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Well, you've read the notes, the notes smelled like peat moss and Pete Moss, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're grazing on the grass with peat moss.
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And the word of the day is: COPEMATE!
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Let's see if this works: For those who've read the Kritzer books, my beloved Lido Theater.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/whitesheik/lido3.jpg)
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It worked. So, here's my beloved Stadium Theater, from afar.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/whitesheik/stadium.jpg)
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Here's a great mid-1950s shot of the Bruin in Westwood - some years later our very own dear reader Jane would be working there.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/whitesheik/Bruin1.jpg)
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Finally, here's the Vogue Theater in Hollywood, in its heyday circa 1965 - this theater features in my short story The Book Scout. And, of course, next door is our favorite, Musso and Frank. And as a point of interest, I saw What's New, Pussycat about fifteen times at the Vogue.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/whitesheik/vogue1.jpg)
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TOD
Topkapi
and a twist on the genre - Fitzwilly
der Brucer
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Great photos, bk!! :)
And thanks to DRs Cillaliz and dB for the great photos yesterday.
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TOD: The Sting
does that count as a heist?
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Good morning, all! I was out of bed around 6:30 because I have to be out of the apartment by 8 am: I'm gettng my hair cut at 9 at Rockefeller Center, then I have several hours at Toyland, folowed by physical therapy. After that, it's back here for more work on THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
I'm officially on the DR FJL/Skip Kennon roster for Thanksgiving and very very happy about it. They've got the best salon going for 21st Century Manhattan, and I look forward to seeing friends and making the acquaintance of new ones.
Right now I've got to put together my traveling snack of sliced apples and walnuts and almonds, which should tide me over till I get home for some lunch, which will most likely be tuna salad. Tonight will be steamed vegtables and chicken over brown rice. It's gonna be a tasty day.
Does anyone know what's wrong with the buysoundtrax.com? I tried to buy the LAURETTE Kritzerland recording yesterday since BK said he was sold out and they claimed to have it. Only Paypal said they couldn't accept money at the present time and buysountrax has not responded to my inquiry about the problem.
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Favorite Heist stuff is anything written by Marcy Heistler (wonder why Taylor the Latte Boy hasn't become a symbol like Joe the Plumber)
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So yesterday was interesting...
we have been very slow at work for the past several months - teh boss has decided that he cannot afford to keep going this way (makes senses) but didn't want to lay anyone off... So
he has cut all of us to P/T status - 32 hours a week - 4 days
fortunately I know someone who needs someone one day a week - at least temporarily, so I will be working there once a week
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So sorry to hear that, DR Vixmom. Glad that you have another option.
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TOD:
Flawless
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Also the mamogram place called me because I had not yet made an appointment for the followup sonogram they wanted - I explained that since the doctor was only availbale 10 - 4 M - F and that I work 9 - 5:30 M - F I was trying to figure out when I could get there especially since the recent turn of events means I cannot take time off and still get paid - and said I would call back for an appointment
About a half hour late she called me back and said the doctor "really" wants to see me and that she would come in on this Saturday if I would....
Ok now I'm a little more nervous - and yes I'm going to be there on Saturday
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Separated at birth?
PEAT MOSS
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:rcPtGe1XbPLAfM:http://www.plantschoice.ca/images/product5_blackgold2_rev.jpg)
PETE MOSS
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:FjEKkFZe_B234M:http://www.reclinerecords.com/art/petemoss2007.jpg)
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***VIBES OF HOPE AND COMFORT***
to DR Vixmom!!!
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Then the dentist called me--- remember last week with the impression fiasco? Well in the midst of it, the dentist made note of the enlarged gland on my neck - I've had it for a while and haven't really paid attention to it - it doesn't hurt and it hasn't bothered me in anyway.
At the time she suggested that I go see my regular GP and have him have a look at it.
Well she called yesterday to see if I had gone to see the doctor yet. I told her no and she said that I should go and see my doctor 'Right away" and that I should make sure he also checked the inside of my throat right where the lump is on the outside.
The she called me again an hour later to see if I had made the appointment - (I had - I'll be there at 9:15 before my 11:00 at the mammogram place)
VIBES of all sort are hereby requested
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thank you Singdaw!!!
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elmore - I am sorry you won't be in Ohio for Thanskgiving - but I agree with Jose you'llhave a much happier and less stressful time in NYC with the added bonus of dinner with the wonderful FJL and Skip!!
and you can see the Macy's parade in person!
and you must take photos of the dinner and describe it in detail!!
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Now I am off to work - Vibes for no more frightening phone calls or office meetings!
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and I will not be making any "frivolous" purchases for some time to come - so no new CD's for me
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Much love to vixmom as always!!!
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Quick Thursday morning greetings! We are about to embark on our drive back to Ohio, but I wanted to say HI and send
{{{{{{{{{{Hugs and Vibes to DR Vixmom!}}}}}}}}}}}
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* * * * * VIBES FOR DR VIXMOM * * * * *
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***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
for DR Ginny and Newly-Graduated DH Richard!
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Prayers and vibes to Vixmom!
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TOD:
MAKE MINE MINK
WHO"S MINDING THE MINT
MAD MONEY
GAMBIT
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (original version)
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And the word of the day is: COPEMATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: OLD FRIENDS
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Vibes for DR VIXMOM....no more meetings and no more phone calls from DOCTORS.
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Congrats to DH RICHARD on his graduation.....and vibes for the drive home.
DR CILLA LIZ the pumpkin was terrific.....and the kitty pic is a classic.
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Cool here this morning, too.
Love the theatre pics from MR BK.
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I believe it was the Stadium Theater where Mr BK saw Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
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Rest in peace, Estelle Reiner...
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/68/180px-WhenHarryMetSallyIllhavewhatsheshaving.jpg)
"I'll have what she's having!"
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Here is my niece Emily with Ms Lynda Carter, friend of MR BK.
Her husband owns the software company where Emily and her husband work - they have just released a new video game about the destruction of Washington D.C.
Ms Carter is often at the facility and I couldn't remember if MR BK produced a Lynda Carter cd or just knows her in general. Emily said Lynda is very nice and even more beautiful than photos suggest.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/gypsystardust/Fallout%203%20Launch%20Party/IMG_2249.jpg)
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Short news video about the game. Emily is the blonde packing in the games in boxes in about two seconds of the clip. Ryan designed and worked on some of the backgrounds.
http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=articleplayer&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=907405618
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Rest in peace, Estelle Reiner...
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/68/180px-WhenHarryMetSallyIllhavewhatsheshaving.jpg)
"I'll have what she's having!"
Another movie is just never got......
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Indianapolis Star Poll this morning:
Obama 45.9
McCain 45.3
But as Mammy said: "What gemmins says and what gemmins thinks is two different things."
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And part of me wants to stay another day here in Virginia, and part of me wants to go back today... Ah, well...
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DR JRand - Where was that picture taken? I'm just wondering about the young woman in the background holding the "Jell-O SHOT". -I still remember having one of those down at Disney's Pleasure Island. ;)
*And I believe the ads for "Fallout 3" in the DC Metro have been causing some unease and concern among the ridership. Seeing depictions of the Capitol in ruins is not exactly what wants to see when getting off the Red Line.
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"Heist" movies?
Not one of my favorite genres. [Too limited]
The only one that comes to mind that I rather like is HEIST by David Mamet. It stars my favorite "living," albeit retired, actor: Gene Hackman.
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Good morning!
Cold this morning, but warming up to 60 late in the afternoon. It will be a long sleeved shirt and jacket day for sure when I go out to lunch.
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Favorite heist movies:
RIFIFI (which I just rewatched for review purposes over the weekend)
GAMBIT (which deserves a high def release. It's been on HD channels and allegedly looks fabulous).
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - UGLY BETTY, GREY'S ANATOMY, LIFE ON MARS
NBC - comedies (including the season premiere of 30 ROCK), ER
CBS - SURVIVOR, CSI, ELEVENTH HOUR
CW - SMALLVILLE, SUPERNATURAL
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I'm going to be working on SUNSET BOULEVARD today. I can't wait to do an A/B comparison between the original release and this new one to see if there are actually any differences.
Because there are so many bonus features on the second disc (though they may be only a few minutes long each) and tonight is a heavy TV night, I may not finish it until tomorrow morning.
No rush. The disc doesn't come out until November 11th.
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DR JOSE - it was a company event at the facility in Maryland....if the girl you know works on video games, it could be her.
Yes, the news story talks about people who are not pleased with the images on the advertising for the game in the Metro stations.
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DR JOSE - it was a company event at the facility in Maryland....if the girl you know works on video games, it could be her.
Yes, the news story talks about people who are not pleased with the images on the advertising for the game in the Metro stations.
...As I saw once the clip fully loaded - which took an inordinately long time for me. ???
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TOD Mystery:
I recall seeing a movie in the distant past about someone stealing a valuable painting. The theft was to be accomplished some sort of bizarre Rube Goldburg type of contraption, which replaced the original canvas with a counterfit. I'm pretty sure it was a comedy but I can't recall any of the cast or the title. Anyone have any ideas?
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Sounds familiar, DR DtM......
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All of these heist movies are fun....and in addition I will add:
$ with Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
"Quick Change" with Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Randy Quaid is the first one that comes to my mind. Love all the cameos!
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Good Morning, All!
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TOD Mystery:
I recall seeing a movie in the distant past about someone stealing a valuable painting. The theft was to be accomplished some sort of bizarre Rube Goldburg type of contraption, which replaced the original canvas with a counterfit. I'm pretty sure it was a comedy but I can't recall any of the cast or the title. Anyone have any ideas?
Was it HOW TO STEAL A MILLION with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole?
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I believe that BK once again did not answer my Ask BK question.
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I'm heading down now to get cleaned up for my lunch out with friends. I'm the designated driver today, so I need to get going!
WBBL.
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Favorite heist films:
LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG starring Mary Murphy, Norma Eberhardt, Touch Connors and Sheridan Comerate. With Troy Donahue and Dorothy Provine in small roles.
About a group of wild teens planning a mail robbery.
(http://www.filmposter.net/posters19/6238.jpg)
and.....
The Bollywood film JEWEL THIEF starring Dev Anand, Tanuja, and Vijayantimala.
It is about a jewel thief.
(http://dvdltd.verio-uk.com/acatalog/JewelThief.jpg)
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JRand, I am with you on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...uhg...but then I am not a fan of Meg Ryan at all.
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I had something kind of cool happen yesterday, but it's a bit of a tale to get to the punchline. I have programmed an Oratorio for December 21 at the church I music direct for. We had the choral octavios, but not the orchestral parts, so I called Sheet Music Service here in PDX and was told the orchestration was $150 (!!--usually these things are about $60). Anyhoo, I cleared that I had that much in my music account and placed the order, waited three weeks, they finally called, and I went in with my little church check and picked up the music. I was on my way out of the store with the packet under my arm when the saleslady said, "Oh wait! I need to print you an invoice--you have a balance due!" "Balance due?" I asked in shock. "That score is $250," she replied. I told her I had been quoted $150, which was bad enough, and there was no way I was going to pay $250. I walked back, set the score down and literally ripped the church check off of her clipboard, thanked them and left.
I then decided maybe I'd just get the accompaniment CD, went to the publisher's site and was shocked to see that it was $80! $80 for a CD, can you believe it? So I alerted the church orchestra and office that I would simply program an orchestral piece and have just piano accompaniment for the Oratorio.
So I went in to the music library last night to start sorting through orchestral scores. There's this huge bookcase on wheels in there full of stuff that's just been thrown in on shelves for years and years and I went through everything and sorted it by instrumentation, etc. I was about to leave and a little voice said "look behind the bookshelves," so I lugged this huge piece of furniture out away from the wall and, lo and behold, there were stacks of music behind there that had obviously been there for years, all covered in dust and in various states of disarray.
And what should be in the pile? You guessed it--the orchestral parts and conductor's score for the Oratorio. :)
Was that the longest story ever?
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It was probably Frances who said "Look behind the bookshelves" - she watches out for people who take care of her.
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It was probably Frances who said "Look behind the bookshelves" - she watches out for people who take care of her.
Either that, or she stashed some vodka back there. :)
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JMK, what was your question?
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BK the "flu" you described also did not sound like the flu to me. It just sounded like a really bad cold/cough. It's still possible that the 10 people you knew passed around this bug, whatever it was, and that it was not the actual flu.
To me the flu usually has a fever. Also, since you were able to jog every single day ... that also made me think it might not be the flu (since i seriously doubt you would have been able to get out of bed).
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I had something kind of cool happen yesterday, but it's a bit of a tale to get to the punchline. I have programmed an Oratorio for December 21 at the church I music direct for. We had the choral octavios, but not the orchestral parts, so I called Sheet Music Service here in PDX and was told the orchestration was $150 (!!--usually these things are about $60). Anyhoo, I cleared that I had that much in my music account and placed the order, waited three weeks, they finally called, and I went in with my little church check and picked up the music. I was on my way out of the store with the packet under my arm when the saleslady said, "Oh wait! I need to print you an invoice--you have a balance due!" "Balance due?" I asked in shock. "That score is $250," she replied. I told her I had been quoted $150, which was bad enough, and there was no way I was going to pay $250. I walked back, set the score down and literally ripped the church check off of her clipboard, thanked them and left.
I then decided maybe I'd just get the accompaniment CD, went to the publisher's site and was shocked to see that it was $80! $80 for a CD, can you believe it? So I alerted the church orchestra and office that I would simply program an orchestral piece and have just piano accompaniment for the Oratorio.
So I went in to the music library last night to start sorting through orchestral scores. There's this huge bookcase on wheels in there full of stuff that's just been thrown in on shelves for years and years and I went through everything and sorted it by instrumentation, etc. I was about to leave and a little voice said "look behind the bookshelves," so I lugged this huge piece of furniture out away from the wall and, lo and behold, there were stacks of music behind there that had obviously been there for years, all covered in dust and in various states of disarray.
And what should be in the pile? You guessed it--the orchestral parts and conductor's score for the Oratorio. :)
Was that the longest story ever?
Just out of curiosity... Which Oratorio? Something Classical? or a bit more Contemporary?
*Steve has become quite adept at finding scores and parts and MIDI files for Bach, Mozart, Haydn, etc., choral works on the web. They help save him a lot of time when he's preparing the rehearsal CDs. However, he's sort of surprised that no one has yet to consolidate a lot of those free - and public domain - resources in one place. -Well, he hasn't come across that "place" if it already exists.
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Oh YES....
~~~~~VIBES OF MENTAL EASE AND MEDICAL WELL-BEING TO DR VIXMOM~~~~~
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I awoke early this morning, and woke up the computer. It would not load the Safari homepage well - finally did after about two minutes. Then I couldn't get anywhere on the Internet (yes, wireless was working fine). So, I quit out of Safari, opened it and the same thing, wouldn't load the home page. I restarted the computer only to get a blank gray screen. I shut it down, restarted, same thing. Had to call Apple Care. They had me unplug everything, remove the battery, then put it back and plug back in. Then they had me restart by holding down the option and Apple keys along with the "p" and "r" keys. This is not that easy because the p and r keys are very far apart and first you have to tap the power button then immediately hold down all four keys - you hold the keys until you hear TWO of the Apple start up sounds, then you let go. That worked, and I got the Apple logo and everything was fine. Occasionally, the system hiccups, they say, and starting up this way resets everything. So, here I am. Then I got a call from the printer who told me that as of yesterday he hadn't gotten an approval on our booklet. Thankfully, he'd talked to the designer who had in fact sent his approval first thing Monday. Unbelievable. So, we're three days behind on the printing, but he's telling me that the latest it will get to the pressing plant is next Wednesday, which means they should be able to still get me CDs by the 10th. I asked him to try and get the print there by Monday or Tuesday so that I'm not quite so up against the wall with the pressing plant, and he said he'd do his best. And that's been my morning so far. It looks a little gray and chilly out.
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JMK, what was your question?
I was curious about your two latest CD releases and how you obtain rights for something like that--do you deal with the Estates? Or is it PD stuff that was never properly copyrighted? And if you do need to negotiate, do you do it yourself or have an attorney handle it? Details, man, we want details. :)
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I had something kind of cool happen yesterday, but it's a bit of a tale to get to the punchline. I have programmed an Oratorio for December 21 at the church I music direct for. We had the choral octavios, but not the orchestral parts, so I called Sheet Music Service here in PDX and was told the orchestration was $150 (!!--usually these things are about $60). Anyhoo, I cleared that I had that much in my music account and placed the order, waited three weeks, they finally called, and I went in with my little church check and picked up the music. I was on my way out of the store with the packet under my arm when the saleslady said, "Oh wait! I need to print you an invoice--you have a balance due!" "Balance due?" I asked in shock. "That score is $250," she replied. I told her I had been quoted $150, which was bad enough, and there was no way I was going to pay $250. I walked back, set the score down and literally ripped the church check off of her clipboard, thanked them and left.
I then decided maybe I'd just get the accompaniment CD, went to the publisher's site and was shocked to see that it was $80! $80 for a CD, can you believe it? So I alerted the church orchestra and office that I would simply program an orchestral piece and have just piano accompaniment for the Oratorio.
So I went in to the music library last night to start sorting through orchestral scores. There's this huge bookcase on wheels in there full of stuff that's just been thrown in on shelves for years and years and I went through everything and sorted it by instrumentation, etc. I was about to leave and a little voice said "look behind the bookshelves," so I lugged this huge piece of furniture out away from the wall and, lo and behold, there were stacks of music behind there that had obviously been there for years, all covered in dust and in various states of disarray.
And what should be in the pile? You guessed it--the orchestral parts and conductor's score for the Oratorio. :)
Was that the longest story ever?
Just out of curiosity... Which Oratorio? Something Classical? or a bit more Contemporary?
*Steve has become quite adept at finding scores and parts and MIDI files for Bach, Mozart, Haydn, etc., choral works on the web. They help save him a lot of time when he's preparing the rehearsal CDs. However, he's sort of surprised that no one has yet to consolidate a lot of those free - and public domain - resources in one place. -Well, he hasn't come across that "place" if it already exists.
No, it's a contemporary piece by John Purifoy--no great shakes, but a good midlevel piece that my choir and orchestra can handle.
I personally create MIDI files for all of the choral stuff we do so that they can rehearse whenever they want. I've been doing that for years for my Pops Choir and church choirs I've worked with. They all love it.
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TOD Mystery:
I recall seeing a movie in the distant past about someone stealing a valuable painting. The theft was to be accomplished some sort of bizarre Rube Goldburg type of contraption, which replaced the original canvas with a counterfit. I'm pretty sure it was a comedy but I can't recall any of the cast or the title. Anyone have any ideas?
Was it HOW TO STEAL A MILLION with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole?
Yes, DR Matt! After reading the synopsis on imdb I am sure that is the picture! Thanks! I need to see this one again.
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Yup DR MATTH is right....I remember HOW TO STEAL A MILLION.....and I remember I kept thinking that I thought I would like the Audrey Hepburn/Peter O'Toole pairing much more than I actually did.
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Off for a haircut.
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I remember they showed HOW TO STEAL A MILLION for movie day at school when I was a kid. They showed another Hepburn film, WAIT UNTIL DARK, for movie day in high school and I still remember to this day 2,000 kids screaming in unison at that "moment" toward the end. :)
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I have a nice surprise for DS Betsy when she gets home this afternoon--we ordered a new fancy-schmancy high tech door for our patio downstairs and it is being installed whilst I type. I did not tell Betsy that the installation was scheduled for today and will just wait for her to go down there and discover it. :)
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DR VIXMOM, VIBES ALL AROUND!!!
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Posting frenzy continued: started going through an Agatha Christie boxed set I got to review. I had seen everything in it with the exception of the "new" Marple (McEwan) version of Body in the Library, so I started with that. Why in heaven's name do they feel the need to change the original just for the sake of "tarting it up?" Joanna Lumley was fun, but I was furious with the changes.
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DR Cilla, the pumpin & cat photos are great! :)
Off to hike Sherlock, and yes I'm getting the flu shot this morning.
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I was so happy about the Phillies winning the World Series last night that I was briefly sorry that I no longer lived in the city--it would have been nice to walk over to Broad Street and join the only somewhat unruly crowd. But I shall be here tomorrow during the day for the Victory Parade that will begin about two blocks away from my office. The only question is whether I will drive in or not.
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a new fancy-schmancy high tech door for our patio downstairs
Does it have a remote? ;)
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I have a nice surprise for DS Betsy when she gets home this afternoon--we ordered a new fancy-schmancy high tech door for our patio downstairs and it is being installed whilst I type. I did not tell Betsy that the installation was scheduled for today and will just wait for her to go down there and discover it. :)
Ya know, DR JMK, on sitcoms "high tech" and "surprise" do not usually work out to happy circumstances. Be aware that hilarity may ensue.
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TOD: How to Steal a Million is one of my favorites. It was the first movie I'd seen at a newly built luxury theatre (at the time), and the scenery and locations and actors (nad John Willimas' score) put me in movie heaven.
The plot you describe is not this movie though. He uses a boomerang to get them to shut off the burglar alarm system and steals a sculpture.
TOD: Would the Pink Panther movies be considered Heist films?
A not-so-great movie which I liked was "Rough Cut" with Burt Reynolds and Lesley-Anne Down. It was on cable a lot for a few years. I guess I associate it with some good times.
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hilarity may ensue.
I hate it when that happens. :)
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Healthy vibes to Vixmom!!!!!!!!
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JMK, what was your question?
I was curious about your two latest CD releases and how you obtain rights for something like that--do you deal with the Estates? Or is it PD stuff that was never properly copyrighted? And if you do need to negotiate, do you do it yourself or have an attorney handle it? Details, man, we want details. :)
Different for every release. Evening Primrose, the deal was with Sondheim and his lawyer, and yes I did it myself because it was very simple. The two Herrmann titles are in the public domain - I just happened to have the best source materials anywhere in the world. Of course, we pay the publishing on these titles, too.
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Ya know, DR JMK, on sitcoms "high tech" and "surprise" do not usually work out to happy circumstances. Be aware that hilarity may ensue.
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Well, as long as wackiness doesn't follow, you should be OK.
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Since no one has listed it, I'm very fond of the heist movie Kaleidoscope, with Warren Beatty and Susannah York.
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TOD: How to Steal a Million is one of my favorites. It was the first movie I'd seen at a newly built luxury theatre (at the time), and the scenery and locations and actors (nad John Willimas' score) put me in movie heaven.
The plot you describe is not this movie though. He uses a boomerang to get them to shut off the burglar alarm system and steals a sculpture.
So replacing a painting with a forgery (or vice-versa) doesn't happen in HTSAM? I though that this might be it because I thought I recalled an older character and I thought that it might have been Charles Boyer.
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I, too, love Rififfi. I like Topkapi but don't love it, I like Big Deal On Madonna Street, love Gambit, and I'm sure I'll think of some other 60s films.
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~~~SUPER VIBES OF ALL KINDS FOR DR VIXMOM!!~~~
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So replacing a painting with a forgery (or vice-versa) doesn't happen in HTSAM? I though that this might be it because I thought I recalled an older character and I thought that it might have been Charles Boyer.
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Charles Boyer was in HTSAM, but it was a statue they stole (although forged paintings are part of the plot, too).
You're right abuot much of this, but I think you've got some plot devices from something else mixed up. Interesting though, since some of what you describe that isn't part of HTSAM sounds familiar to me too.
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Why does everyone seem to have such a problem with the quote feature on this new board?
(Awaiting "fun" and "wacky" responses utilizing this quote). ;)
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Favorite heist films:
The Bollywood film JEWEL THIEF starring Dev Anand, Tanuja, and Vijayantimala.
It is about a jewel thief.
(http://dvdltd.verio-uk.com/acatalog/JewelThief.jpg)
Michael, you crack me up!
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By "high-tech" I meant that its "R" factor is quite high, so we will hopefully be noticing a warm-up down in the Rec Room. It's a neat little door with a built-in screened window, so we can jettison our completely decrepit old wooden screen door, which was probably circa 1956 (and looked like it). Of course I am circa 1956, but am youthful and vibrant. ;)
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JMK, Congratulations on your serendipitous luck with the Oratorrio.
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Of course I am circa 1956, but am youthful and vibrant.
That's for others to decide. ;)
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The sun is trying its best to come out - it also looks a bit windy out.
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The sun is trying its best to come out
Come out, come out, whoever you are!
;)
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Topic of the Day: I loved both "Gambit" and the original "Thomas Crown Affair" (which have already been mentioned).
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Time to get ready for work...finally.
Until later!
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OK - I'm going to get out of the house for a few hours while I can. -Some family friends just came over for a visit - and one of them is a nurse - so...
Laters...
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TOD: I loved "Goldfinger" which was sort of a "heist" film.
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Back from a somewhat lethargic long jog. About a half-mile from the finish, it started to rain. Unbelievable. I put on some speed, went three blocks - suddenly no rain and the sun is out. Ladies and gentlemen - welcome to LA.
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Super, duper vibes to Vixomom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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VIBES OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES TO VIXMOM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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So no one knows anything about a buysoundtrax.com problem with Paypal or anything else?
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Running way behind. I shall now be on my way to rehearsal, then directly to La Mirada, so I'll be back later this evening.
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JRand, I am with you on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...uhg...but then I am not a fan of Meg Ryan at all.
Oh I loved When Harry Met Sally....but then again, I am a girl :)
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*And I believe the ads for "Fallout 3" in the DC Metro have been causing some unease and concern among the ridership. Seeing depictions of the Capitol in ruins is not exactly what wants to see when getting off the Red Line.
I know who didn't watch the clip ;)
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Why does everyone seem to have such a problem with the quote feature on this new board?
(Awaiting "fun" and "wacky" responses utilizing this quote). ;)
Those of us on the "right" side of the Force have no difficulty :)
der Brucer
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Thanks for the compliments on the photos
DR Ron, my kitchen is very yellow, but not as yellow as it looks in the photo.
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Why does everyone seem to have such a problem with the quote feature on this new board?
(Awaiting "fun" and "wacky" responses utilizing this quote). ;)
Those of us in the "right" side of the force have no difficulty :)
der Brucer
;D
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I have had no interest in getting work done lately, that is not a good thing. I must go and make another attempt at it
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TOD Mystery:
I recall seeing a movie in the distant past about someone stealing a valuable painting. The theft was to be accomplished some sort of bizarre Rube Goldburg type of contraption, which replaced the original canvas with a counterfit. I'm pretty sure it was a comedy but I can't recall any of the cast or the title. Anyone have any ideas?
Was it HOW TO STEAL A MILLION with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole?
First movie I thought of.
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Was that the longest story ever?
It was a great story :)
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JRand, I am with you on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...uhg...but then I am not a fan of Meg Ryan at all.
....but then again, I am a girl :)
Gee...I always imagined you the "I am Woman, hear me roar type; you know:
I am strong
I am invincible
I am woman
der Brucer
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I am a girl
I enjoy being a girl.
Now and then. :)
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Why does everyone seem to have such a problem with the quote feature on this new board?
(Awaiting "fun" and "wacky" responses utilizing this quote). ;)
Not fun & wacky, once again I was told I had responded to a quote, which I had not, & couldn't do it again. ::)
Stupid more than fun & wacky, sometimes I put my post in-between two quotes, forgetting multiples appear now.
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Was that the longest story ever?
It was a great story :)
Have you a tale of hiking Sherlock and getting shot?
der Brucer
I thought only shirts got hiked.
Daily Puzzlement: Why do skirts get hiked-up and pants get hitched-up?
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..once again I was told I had responded to a quote, which I had not, & couldn't do it again. ::)
That is the board's Sondheim inspired "I Never Do Anything Twice" feature.
der Brucer
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Was that the longest story ever?
It was a great story :)
Have you a tale of hiking Sherlock and getting shot?
Don't even joke about that, isn't it still hunting season? I used to put bright bandana’s on Echo, Sherlock & I go to safer trails.
I did get shot while Sherlock waited in the car. So far just a slightly, very normal, ache in my arm. The guy who gave me the injection said if I do have something more than allergies going on the vaccination could make it worse. I decide that could be good it whatever I have progressed enough so it could go away.
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I am a girl
I enjoy being a girl.
Now and then. :)
When you got all frocked out and belt "This Is My Once-a-Year Day".
der Brucer
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So no one knows anything about a buysoundtrax.com problem with Paypal or anything else?
It just worked; I ordered LAURETTE!
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So no one knows anything about a buysoundtrax.com problem with Paypal or anything else?
It just worked; I ordered LAURETTE!
GREAT! I don't, as a rule, use BuySoundTrax for anything other than their signed-by-the-composer releases. Thus far, I've been extremely fortunate to have had only good experiences with them whereas many others who buy from them experience significant delays in receiving items purchased...sometimes for as much as up to a year (if the posts I've read at FilmScoreMonthly Messageboard are truthful).
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Oy, the new door is still being installed. Of course it's about 1/4" thicker than the old door, so the deadbolt was wonky. I had him bore a hole to sinkmount the external side of the deadbolt in and that seems to have worked. I'd like him to be through soon. (His cellphone's ring is "Carry On, Wayward Son," which I have heard just a few too many times this morning. ;) ).
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When Betsy was a news anchor on KEX, I suggested that they change their slogan to "songs you've heard just a few too many times." They were not amused.
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Don't even joke about that, isn't it still hunting season?
Good point - it would be easy to mistake Sherlock for a Dove.
der Brucer
Note to Jane: maybe you should avoid referring to him as Deer Sherlock.
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Posting frenzy continued: started going through an Agatha Christie boxed set I got to review. I had seen everything in it with the exception of the "new" Marple (McEwan) version of Body in the Library, so I started with that. Why in heaven's name do they feel the need to change the original just for the sake of "tarting it up?" Joanna Lumley was fun, but I was furious with the changes.
This was the "new" Marple that I watched, and I was so dissatisfied with the changes that I have never watched another one. I know the new ones have fans on this site, but I'm not one of them. Of course, my opinion IS based on just one effort, probably not fair, but I just couldn't stomach this new version which I was so used to the Hickson versions.
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I enjoyed HOW TO STEAL A MILLION, but I think it's too long for what it is. Had they been able to make it fit into a 90-100 minute frame, I think it would have played like gangbusters and been more entertaining.
The film did very well in its initial release, but it seems draggy to me.
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Had a nice lunch and a pretty good drive picking up and dropping off folks. I'm not usually the driver, so I can't complain when I have to do it once in a while.
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When I got in, I watched SUNSET BOULEVARD. I haven't had time to do an A/B comparison yet (when I go back downstairs), but the new one looks very nice if very similar to what I remember the other one looking like.
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Paramount also ported over from the previous 2002 release the audio commentary by Ed Sikov who wrote a biography of Billy Wilder. The commentary is OK, but he runs out of anecdotes long before the picture is over and is reduced to merely describing what we're seeing on the screen or what is to come.
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(His cellphone's ring is "Carry On, Wayward Son," which I have heard just a few too many times this morning. ;) ).
You'd prefer an Oscar winner like "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"?
der Brucer
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Posting frenzy continued: started going through an Agatha Christie boxed set I got to review. I had seen everything in it with the exception of the "new" Marple (McEwan) version of Body in the Library, so I started with that. Why in heaven's name do they feel the need to change the original just for the sake of "tarting it up?" Joanna Lumley was fun, but I was furious with the changes.
This was the "new" Marple that I watched, and I was so dissatisfied with the changes that I have never watched another one. I know the new ones have fans on this site, but I'm not one of them. Of course, my opinion IS based on just one effort, probably not fair, but I just couldn't stomach this new version which I was so used to the Hickson versions.
The way I see it, we have the Hickson in 4:3, and the McEwan is beautifully presented at 16:9 anamorphic with gorgeous production values and sharp photography. Since the story IS so familiar, it's nice to look at a different perspective. Ultimately, it all works out in the end.
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Must get down to writing now, so will jump off-line.
WBBL.
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This was the "new" Marple that I watched, and I was so dissatisfied with the changes that I have never watched another one. I know the new ones have fans on this site, but I'm not one of them. Of course, my opinion IS based on just one effort, probably not fair, but I just couldn't stomach this new version which I was so used to the Hickson versions.
Is your objection mainly to the story-doctoring, or do you not like McEwan's portrayal.
der Brucer
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I'm having such a problem getting the plaque done for my DMIL. We filled out the information on August 22nd. After a long wait & multiple phone calls we received the sample to approve the plaque. We couldn't approve it because it didn't match Keith's father's plaque, which it should have. Now I'm pressing them to get this taken care of before Thanksgiving.
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I'm having such a problem getting the plaque done for my DMIL. We filled out the information on August 22nd. After a long wait & multiple phone calls we received the sample to approve the plaque. We couldn't approve it because it didn't match Keith's father's plaque, which it should have. Now I'm pressing them to get this taken care of before Thanksgiving.
We went through hell to get my Mother's name properly added to my father's military gravestone (that's how they do it in military cemeteries--the spouse is listed on the same gravestone). It took us three tries (each carved in granite, no less), plus several calls to the semi-lovely Orrin Hatch's office to get it solved. My mother hated Orrin Hatch, he sat next to her at the dedication of my father's museum and she came back and told me, "If that G-ddamned Orrin Hatch had patted my knee one more time, I would have socked him in the mouth." There are times I miss my Mother. ;D
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I am a girl
I enjoy being a girl.
Now and then. :)
Like tomorrow?? ;)
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Carved in granite first! It sounds like a nice gravestone.
Ours is a stupid pop-out plaque at an outrageous price. It hasn't helped the mail from California is so darn slow. When I first called abut the incorrect sample, the guy handling this at the cemetery took a photo of Dad's so we could compare them. Unfortunately he couldn't figure out how to email said photo, delaying this process even longer. I sent a copy of the photo with my changes.
We all find it too sad to go to the cemetery without the plaque there, sort of silly I suppose.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VIBES OF EVERYWHICH KIND FOR DR VIXMOM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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We went through hell to...
Might not a heavenly approach worked better?
der Brucer
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TOD:
TOPKAPI
HOW TO STEAL A MILLION
THE STING
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TOD: I always enjoyed "The Pink Panther".
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I liked KALEIDOSCOPE too.....saw it on a cable channel and it was much better than I expected it to be.
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An email with the corrections arrived. That was fast, wish they did it my email in the first place.
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Thank you for the VIBES and the prayers and the love --- all very much appreciated!
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JMK - congratulations on the "find"!!
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis. It should last about 12 weeks (he waited a month to see the podiatrist). He is back to using cold packs, has stretches to do, & it is taped for 10 days. If it doesn’t improve he will go for physical therapy.
I hiked while Keith was getting injected, then we met at the pharmacy to get our flu shots, I then shopped while he came home to continue working on the mover, in a dust bowl, picking up leaves. He has been doing this almost non-stop for a week now. :(
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and for your sake I hope hilarity and wackiness do not ensue in the wake of the door installation!
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DR Vixmom, you are lucky to have doctor's follow up on your care instead of leaving it up to you :)
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So no one knows anything about a buysoundtrax.com problem with Paypal or anything else?
It just worked; I ordered LAURETTE!
GREAT! I don't, as a rule, use BuySoundTrax for anything other than their signed-by-the-composer releases. Thus far, I've been extremely fortunate to have had only good experiences with them whereas many others who buy from them experience significant delays in receiving items purchased...sometimes for as much as up to a year (if the posts I've read at FilmScoreMonthly Messageboard are truthful).
Thanks for the information, though. I haven't ordered from them before so I was surprised by the Paypal glitch ysterday. Today there was no problem at all. Go figure.
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JRand - your niece is lovely!
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis.
I had that. My doctor gave me a pill for it.
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Because I was preoccupied this morning with all I had to do before leaving the apartment:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Travel Vibes for DR Ginny and Health Vibes to DR vixmom and Vibes to all other DRs in need of them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"If that G-ddamned Orrin Hatch had patted my knee one more time, I would have socked him in the mouth."
Now there's a quote for under your posts!
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My eyes are tired, and I have more computer paperwork to read through.
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis.
I had that. My doctor gave me a pill for it.
???
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http://www.brandextract.com/catbowling/default.asp
I loved your Pumpkin Cilla!!
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Thanks DR VIXMOM - she is the niece whose wedding pictures I posted a year ago....
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis.
I had that. My doctor gave me a pill for it.
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Ah yes, I had to get a cortisone shot for the same thing yesterday. Laura's doctor treated hers with an anti-inflammatorymedication. Right, DRL?
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We went through hell to...
Might not a heavenly approach worked better?
der Brucer
You obviously never met my Mother.
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Continued TOD:
The Lady Killers
Lavener Hill Mob
It Takes A Thief (which is less about a heist and more to give Hitchcock a chance to do all the things he does so well).
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I suppose I should make dinner for these people in my house
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We need a complete Open a New Door report from DR JMK.
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis. It should last about 12 weeks (he waited a month to see the podiatrist). He is back to using cold packs, has stretches to do, & it is taped for 10 days. If it doesn’t improve he will go for physical therapy.
I hiked while Keith was getting injected, then we met at the pharmacy to get our flu shots, I then shopped while he came home to continue working on the mover, in a dust bowl, picking up leaves. He has been doing this almost non-stop for a week now. :(
~~~Foot Vibes for DH Keith!!~~~
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis.
This is what comes from all that practicing for "Dancing With the Stars.
der Brucer
Or may he's the Ashland Cat Burglar - going tippy-toe from house to house
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch.
Foot-ouch? Is that like shoe-bite?
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Happy Halloween E'en, Everyone!
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Besides some of the titles already mentioned
I am found of the Italian Job (Michael Caine 6o's version)
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Yes. I had plantar fasciitis and the doctor gave me an anti-inflammatory for it.
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It is too hot.
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Poor Mr. Goldstein. He had a terrible time at Peter Piper Pizza this afternoon. Mae-Ling threw quite a temper tantrum, he tells me.
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Poor Mr. Goldstein. He had a terrible time at Peter Piper Pizza this afternoon. Mae-Ling threw quite a temper tantrum, he tells me.
Becasue Mae-Ling Goldstone Goldstein wanted egg roll with her Pizza?
der Brucer
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I told him to never let her win. He's doing better.
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis.
I had that. My doctor gave me a pill for it.
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Ah yes, I had to get a cortisone shot for the same thing yesterday. Laura's doctor treated hers with an anti-inflammatorymedication. Right, DRL?
Keith's doctor put a pad on his foot before taping it. Now it feels MUCH better. How does your foot feel?
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~~~Foot Vibes for DH Keith!!~~~
Thank you, and for DR Kerry.
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Poor Mr. Goldstein. He had a terrible time at Peter Piper Pizza this afternoon. Mae-Ling threw quite a temper tantrum, he tells me.
;D She looks too sweet to do such a thing.
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DR Laura, I've never heard of simply treating it with an anti-inflammatory. Did it work right away & is that because yours was a mild case?
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Does anybody there know anything about FAX machines?
I've got an HP psc 2210.
Earlier today, we had a brief power outage, then a major power surge when the electicity came back on.
It cost me $185.00 to get my Mac up and running again, but my FAX appears to be "fried".
All the green lights on it are flashing on-and-off. I unpluged it for a couple hours, but when I pluged it back in, it was the same thing.
It looks like I'm going to have to buy a new one (cheaper than getting it repaired)...unless somebody can suggest some remedy that I'm not aware of.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Poor Mr. Goldstein. He had a terrible time at Peter Piper Pizza this afternoon. Mae-Ling threw quite a temper tantrum, he tells me.
Tell Mae-Ling that she should be more spontaneous.
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~~~Foot Vibes for DH Keith!!~~~
Thank you, and for DR Kerry.
Aw, thanks. And back to Keith too. Luckily my doctor gave me a choice of giving me the shot (or nothing), but warned what a shot in the foot would feel like. I asked him to let me think about it while we discussed other things and decided to go for it. It wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be.
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Sorry DR Druxy, all I know is that I find fax machines temperamental & frustrating at times. At least the one we currently own. Did you get a surge protector for your computer?
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Poor Mr. Goldstein. He had a terrible time at Peter Piper Pizza this afternoon. Mae-Ling threw quite a temper tantrum, he tells me.
;D She looks too sweet to do such a thing.
Yes, doesn't she?
However, I've seen it. It's not pretty.
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DR Laura, I've never heard of simply treating it with an anti-inflammatory. Did it work right away & is that because yours was a mild case?
It worked immediately. However, I took it daily for a long time before it went away completely.
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This morning Keith went to a podiatrist & got a cortisone shot in his foot-ouch. It appears he has plantar fasciitis.
I had that. My doctor gave me a pill for it.
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Ah yes, I had to get a cortisone shot for the same thing yesterday. Laura's doctor treated hers with an anti-inflammatorymedication. Right, DRL?
Keith's doctor put a pad on his foot before taping it. Now it feels MUCH better. How does your foot feel?
My foot feels better today than what I thought. Luckily, the stuff seems to be working. I got no pad though!
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DR Kerry, does your foot already feel better since the shot? Keith wonders if it is the cushion taped under his foot or a combination of the two.
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My doctor told it would hurt today, but that by Saturday it should be fine. He also told me that the cortisone itself would feel like a bump under my heel (and hurt) for about 2 days. Luckily, that part seems just fine (although I could tell what he meant when I walked out his office). I had some other issues with my ankle that couldn't be taken care of as quickly, so I opted for the cortisone because I felt I'd make more progress on that right away (so I could deal with the other stuff as it came along-- one probelm wiped out; right?).
BTW, how are YOU feeling?
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Thanks Kerry, so far I don't feel any worst than I did a few days ago, and better than I did the last couple of days.
I hope the next couple of days brings great relief to your foot, and the ankle begins to heal as it should.
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Foot vibes for everybody!!!
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Yes. I had plantar fasciitis and the doctor gave me an anti-inflammatory for it.
I had it and they gave me physical therapy and anti-inflamatories.
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Try this DR DRUXY:
Go to the www.hp.com website and look up the FAQs for the 2210. It basically says to hold down the "Setup" button while pressing the "Options" button and the message will go away. Worked for me.
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Good Evening!
Ah, it was nice to actually get out of the house - my parents' house - for more than two hours today. :)
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Thanks Kerry, so far I don't feel any worst than I did a few days ago, and better than I did the last couple of days.
I hope the next couple of days brings great relief to your foot, and the ankle begins to heal as it should.
Glad you're doing OK at least (feeling no worse is progress).
Thanks for the good wishes. I am very hopeful.
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I had a cortisone shot once for bursitis. I think the doctor put it in the wrong spot, plus I was greatly improved by then & there were better options for treating it. The result of the shot was my bursitis was considerably worst than before I went to the doctor. We had just moved into the area & when I would tell anyone what happened, they immediately asked if I went to Dr..... and they were all correct. Seems his reputation proceeded him.
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DR Kerry, hopeful is good. :)
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I had hoped to catch up with two of my former college professors when I headed over to VCU, but, of course, it turned out that both of them were "out of the office" for the afternoon. However, since I was in the "Fan", I decided to park by my old apartment and walk around and take some pics of the old 'hood - and the amazing Fall Color!
*I'm in the process of uploading the pics to a web gallery, and will post a link once it's ready to be viewed.
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I too am hopeful, that I will not have flu like symptoms from this shot.
We went to the clinic at the pharmacy today instead of the one at the doctors office, the timing & location were far more convenient. Because the pharmacy knows immediately what your insurance covers, we were pleasantly surprised to find the shots were completely covered.
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Fall photos :)
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I had bursitis once, too. The doctor gave me an anti-inflammatory for it.
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It seems that I inflame frequently.
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I too am hopeful, that I will not have flu like symptoms from this shot.
We went to the clinic at the pharmacy today instead of the one at the doctors office, the timing & location were far more convenient. Because the pharmacy knows immediately what your insurance covers, we were pleasantly surprised to find the shots were completely covered.
I'll send lots of vibes and keep my fingers crossed. As you said, having a hopeful attitude is good!
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Then I headed up to Church Hill to meet up with my friend, Mike, for dinner. We actually headed back down to Shockoe Bottom to eat at Sette (http://www.settepizza.com/). I had the Grilled Caesar Salad (they grill, lightly char the romaine), and a Pizza Rustica, and Mike had the Wild Mushroom Pizza. It was pretty good pizza. Sette opened after I left Richmond, but I had been hearing and reading about it for a while. It was good to know that the place lived up to it's reputation. ;)
*It was also great catching up with Mike too. I had forgotten that he works with "Senior Populations" at MCV (Medical College of Virginia), and he was the perfect person for me to vent to in regards to my parents' current health situation, matters. He also "confirmed" that the quasi-denial that my Mom is going through is "normal". Doesn't necessarily make it right, but it does make it easier to accept.
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This is nice, and so sad it is needed:
The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims is named in honor of the singer-actress's slain mother Darnell Hudson Donerson, brother Jason Hudson and nephew Julian King.
"The specific purpose of the Foundation is to care for the needs of families who have lost relatives to a violent crime," the family says in a statement. "This encompasses their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter as well as grief counseling."
Donations to the Hudson-King Foundation can be sent:
c/o Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
Attn: William L. Abrams, Esq.
237 West 35th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
For the full article: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236848,00.html
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It seems that I inflame frequently.
I do to but I can't tolerate the anti-inflammatory meds.
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Thank you DR Kerry.
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Fall photos :)
Here's a sample:
(http://gallery.me.com/josespiano/100013/IMG_4498/web.jpg)
And to see the rest of pics I took - I just uploaded al of them, no editing (yet) - just click here: Fall in the Fan, 2008 (http://gallery.me.com/josespiano#100013)
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DR Jane or anyone else - Could you click on the Gallery link above to make sure I cut and pasted the right URL? -I'm still getting used to MobileMe. -Thanks in advance. ;)
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DR Jane or anyone else - Could you click on the Gallery link above to make sure I cut and pasted the right URL? -I'm still getting used to MobileMe. -Thanks in advance. ;)
It worked for me! Great pictures! ;D
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DR Jose, the slide show is beautiful. I suspect DR Laura is going to want many of these for her collections.
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DR Jane or anyone else - Could you click on the Gallery link above to make sure I cut and pasted the right URL? -I'm still getting used to MobileMe. -Thanks in advance. ;)
It worked for me! Great pictures! ;D
DR Jose, the slide show is beautiful. I suspect DR Laura is going to want many of these for her collections.
Thanks!
And Whew!
*Now, does it look like you have access to anything else in my MobileMe account except for the current gallery? -That's what I'm worried about. I'm pretty sure I did it right, but... ;)
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The first two pics are of the tree in front of my old apartment building. -We had the apartment in the back, so you really can't see that in the pic. ;)
And most of those pictures were taken on Hanover Avenue. In the spring, seeing those trees form a green canopy over the street is also quite a beautiful sight.
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DR Jose, the slide show is beautiful. I suspect DR Laura is going to want many of these for her collections.
And it's very easy to download them too from the menu.
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Love the photos, DR JOSE. I clicked around and the Fall album was the only one I could find. So everything else is still verboten.
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Love the photos, DR JOSE. I clicked around and the Fall album was the only one I could find. So everything else is still verboten.
Again... WHEW! ;)
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I plan on some LEAF photo taking next week. We still have lots of green mixed in, but the frost today and the warm temps for the next few days should speed us along.
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After dinner, I headed back over to VCU hoping to catch one of my former professors since he's currently in rehearsal for the upcoming show. Well, it turned out that tonight was the first night of tech. I did get to see him, albeit briefly, but I'm sure I'll be back again to see the show - and to see him again too.
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What show are they doing?
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Clicking on the link sent me right to the photos. The slide show is a little slow, that's all. Once you edit the duplicates I would enjoy watching it again. The duplicates are nice, but how many photos are in there ;)
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'night
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Good night, DR JANE.
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Clicking on the link sent me right to the photos. The slide show is a little slow, that's all. Once you edit the duplicates I would enjoy watching it again. The duplicates are nice, but how many photos are in there ;)
You can just click on the arrows to make the slide show go faster. ;)
-And there are 100 photos. And none of them are true duplicates. ;)
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I am headed for bed as well......falling asleep while watching some "scary" movies on TCM. Mostly not so scary.
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MR BK must be sitting in the audience waiting for the HAPPY DAYS overture......that wasn't last night was it?
This week has all run together for me.
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See you on Halloween!
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I just donated to "No on 8" in California.
That is all.
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I can't see DR JoseSPiano's pictures. :(
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***FOOT VIBES*** to all and sundried.
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And since I was at VCU, I decided to check out what was going on West Avenue. West Avenue is a two-block long street right on the edge of the VCU campus. Basically, it's a street of "showcase homes". During the spring, there is usually a "West Avenue House Tour", and during the holidays, there is bound to be some "competition" going on between the households. Halloween is no exception. ;)
(http://gallery.me.com/josespiano/100021/IMG_4527/web.jpg)
WEST AVENUE HALLOWEEN (http://gallery.me.com/josespiano#100021)
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I can't see DR JoseSPiano's pictures. :(
Try again, DR singdaw. I was just doing some editing.
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*And I really wish I had had a tripod with me for those night shots. In the meantime, I'll just consider the "blur" and "artistic choice". ;)
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This was the "new" Marple that I watched, and I was so dissatisfied with the changes that I have never watched another one. I know the new ones have fans on this site, but I'm not one of them. Of course, my opinion IS based on just one effort, probably not fair, but I just couldn't stomach this new version which I was so used to the Hickson versions.
Is your objection mainly to the story-doctoring, or do you not like McEwan's portrayal.
der Brucer
I did not like the changes to the characterization of Marple going so far away from the Agatha Christie books as to make her all but unrecognizable. So, the writing is what turned me off. McEwan did what she could with the material she was handed. I just thought the material unworthy of its source.
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Nice photos DR Jose!
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The reactions to BILLY ELLIOT on All that Chat are starting to turn a little bit unfavorable.
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The reactions to BILLY ELLIOT on All that Chat are starting to turn a little bit unfavorable.
Is that due to the cuts they made to the show to bring it under the three hour mark?
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Nice photos DR Jose!
Thanks, DR Cillaliz!
*Now to figure out why DR singdaw was still able to see the pics. ???
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As predicted there were so many bonus featurettes on SUNSET BOULEVARD that I didn't get through them all before UGLY BETTY began. I will have three or four to watch tomorrow before I can finalize my review.
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I compared the new SB to the 2002 version. They appear to be from the same master quite frankly though since the new one is on a disc by itself, the bitrate is much higher and thus the image is much more solid and stable.
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Tonight's UGLY BETTY should be the awful Lindsay Lohan's penultimate appearance. I will not be sad to see her go. Betty has plenty of opposition and conflict at work. She doesn't need another enemy that she's constantly sparring with.
Nice new storylines building with Hilda's work license and Daniel's "secret" at Meade Publishing.
Nice to see Marc's boy friend back even for only a brief scene.
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GREY'S ANATOMY had interesting parallel stories. And great to have Kevin McKidd back.
And I had to laugh at the number of times they felt the need to assure viewers that no animals were harmed in filming the show.
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I loved LIFE WITH MARS tonight even though the story of the girl working for the mobsters was very predictable. Jason O'Mara's very strong performance really carried the hour tonight.
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I didn't like the animal story line on Grey's. I understand it, but it bothers me.
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I loved LIFE WITH MARS tonight even though the story of the girl working for the mobsters was very predictable. Jason O'Mara's very strong performance really carried the hour tonight.
It's LIFE ON MARS, isn't it? Anyway, I'm finding it fascinating. It's one of those shows that I can't say I "love" but I feel compelled to keep watching it. I'm not complaining, I just find it fascinating
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Hmm, I just learned that our Congressional District is the number on alternative energy district in the county. Cool. We have lots of wind mills, biodiesel, ethanol, methane etc... I heard the other day that if there was storage capacity via some huge battery, our whole district could go off the grid.
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So...
Instead of hopping on the 7:00am bus tomorrow morning back to NYC, I'm going to head up to Northern Virginia with Steve for a day of shopping. He's been wanting to make an IKEA run, as well as possibly a Tysons Corner run, so, he took the day off and asked if I'd like to come along. And I will.
And then I will just grab a bus from DC back to NYC tomorrow night after dinner. -Which is much more civilized than getting on the 1:00am bus early(!) Saturday morning. :)
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I loved LIFE WITH MARS tonight even though the story of the girl working for the mobsters was very predictable. Jason O'Mara's very strong performance really carried the hour tonight.
It's LIFE ON MARS, isn't it? Anyway, I'm finding it fascinating. It's one of those shows that I can't say I "love" but I feel compelled to keep watching it. I'm not complaining, I just find it fascinating
Of course it is. It was a slip of the fingers.
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I just donated to "No on 8" in California.
That is all.
I knew I loved you!
We have a similar campaign here in AZ (Prop 102-- most definitely vote NO-- that is, IMHO). It's already on the books defining what marriage is (which is not MY definition), but the little pigs want to amend the Constitution too. This same Proposition failed the last time (they got too piggy, and it backfired on them), and we for once were progressive enough to vote it down. I am afraid to say that of about 15 similar ballots around the country, we were the only state to defeat the Prop. Arizona then! Who'da thunk it?
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I must write some now and then head down to bed.
Good night!
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It Takes A Thief (which is less about a heist and more to give Hitchcock a chance to do all the things he does so well).
I had no idea Hitchcock directed episodes of that tv show. ;D
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My big problem with Body in the Library was the change in the denouement. The "repurposing" of Marple was bothersome, yes, but the "new" ending was just silly and unneeded.
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Sorry DR Druxy, all I know is that I find fax machines temperamental & frustrating at times. At least the one we currently own. Did you get a surge protector for your computer?
Actually, I had a surge protector, but it didn't do it any good.
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TCB, have you read this or heard about it? It's a different theory on the Titanic sinking. I just finished it last night
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DR Druxy - Sorry to hear about your computer woes. Hopefully, you'll get everything back up and running without spending too much more money.
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Well, I'm already sleepy - which is a good thing since I need to be ready to head out of here at 10:00. So...
Goodnight.
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DR Druxy, sorry about your electronic woes, don't have any good ideas for you
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Night Jose, I'm waiting to see which house the property virgin decided on.
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Night Jose, I'm waiting to see which house the property virgin decided on.
Wha?!?!?!? ???
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Re: last night's "Design Star"
Hooray! The "designer" I've liked least the entire competition FINALLY got his due with elimination. His ego knows no bounds and his style is a bit matronly. Small wonder he's style editor for "Martha Stewart Living". Still....if Martha was watching she might want a new style editor because his is decidedly "twee". IMO, of course.
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So...
Instead of hopping on the 7:00am bus tomorrow morning back to NYC, I'm going to head up to Northern Virginia with Steve for a day of shopping. He's been wanting to make an IKEA run, as well as possibly a Tysons Corner run, so, he took the day off and asked if I'd like to come along. And I will.
And then I will just grab a bus from DC back to NYC tomorrow night after dinner. -Which is much more civilized than getting on the 1:00am bus early(!) Saturday morning. :)
What? You haven't also planned your potty breaks?
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You haven't also planned your potty breaks?
It all Depends.
der Brucer
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I'm not a member of any organized potty (oh wait, is that political? :) )
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Didn't Eddie Murphy sing "My girl wants to potty all the time, potty all the time, potty all the tiiime"
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Back from rehearsal, which was amazing and not in a good way, and then Happy Days, which was amazing and not in a good way. In fact, the only upside of my afternoon and evening was grabbing a hamburger at Wendy's next door to the theater. I haven't had a Wendy's burger in twenty years - I'd forgotten how tasty it is. I had a little Caesar salad with it, which was fine.
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Since I'm not going to talk about the rehearsal in the notes, I can only tell you that the singer had a melt down for personal reasons and I had to play therapist and cheerleader - I don't mind doing the latter but the former is not my thing and certainly not my thing for the pittance I agreed to help this person for. I should never have said yes. I'm hoping she'll come in positive and ready to work tomorrow at noon - if it turns into what it turned into today, I'll leave.
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And since I won't go into detail about Happy Days in the notes I will only tell you that it was excruciatingly bad, worse than I could have imagined and for very interesting reasons. The score is horrible, the actors are all fine, the direction is amateur, and the choreography, while busy and energetic, is unfocused and uninteresting. But it's the story and the script - does Mr. Marshall not remember what made his show a success? Hint: It wasn't just the Fonz. The leads in the musical are Fonzie and Pinky Tuscadero (the worst character ever on the TV series). Richie disappears for half the first act, and he really has nothing much to do with the show. Well, note to everyone: Happy Days was a hit not only because the audience loved the Fonz, but because they loved the heart and soul of the show - Richie (Ron Howard).
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vibes for bk....
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I have always thought scholarly research was on serious topics...
However this one from Georgia State demonstrates other wise....
http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04202008-190035/unrestricted/robinson_thomas_c_200805_ma.pdf
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I was looking for something on methodology relating to fantasy theme analysis... Imagine my surprise when that popped up
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Back from rehearsal, which was amazing and not in a good way, and then Happy Days, which was amazing and not in a good way. In fact, the only upside of my afternoon and evening was grabbing a hamburger at Wendy's next door to the theater. I haven't had a Wendy's burger in twenty years - I'd forgotten how tasty it is. I had a little Caesar salad with it, which was fine.
I like their baked potatos as a treat every once in a while
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I'm not a member of any organized potty (oh wait, is that political? :) )
As in Grand Old Potty?
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der Brucer
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or the pretty potty
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Cilla, I have seen Life on Mars tape delayed and I am enjoying it also.
Have you ever seen the British version of the show?