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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were filled with the spirit of Thanksgiving, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're just grateful that it's the turkey's day for being eaten.
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And the word of the day is: HYPAETHRAL!
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Ooh, I get to be first post after BK. That hasn't happened in a very long while.
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Thanks, DRs Cillaliz and Vixmom!!
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I wonder if The Randy Vicar ever met Young Tom Turkey?
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I just received this lovely holiday greeting in my inbox! :)
- DEAR SIR, STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL . WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN OLD CONTRACT. BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND (US$21.5M) INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH US BY EMAIL BELOW FOR FUTHER DETAILS. YOURS FAITHFULLY, ENG. OBI CHARMBERLAIN N.B PRIVATE EMAIL:eng.obicharms@live.com
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I'm rich!!! Turkeys for everyone!!!!
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I must to bed - can't keep my eyes open anymore. I shall dream of turkeys (and you know who you are).
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I guess I'll just stay home and listen to the cast album of White Christmas. Sounds more fulfilling.
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can't keep my eyes open anymore.
Did you try toothpicks?
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I know! Let's all sing a rousing chorus of Dominique!! :)
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That's what I'm talking about!
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OVERHEARD IN NEW YORK:
White guy: Hi, I'd like a pork bun please.
Chinese bun saleswoman: Chicken bun?
White guy: Uh, no, a pork bun please.
Chinese bun saleswoman: Chicken bun?
White guy: Um, no. (points at pork bun) I'd like a pork bun. Pork.
Chinese bun saleswoman: Oh. (pause) Chicken bun?
White guy: Yes. Chicken bun.
Chinese bun saleswoman: Two dollar.
--Chinatown
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Hilarity ensued. :D
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So what's this thanksgiving bit all about?
Is it some sort of corroboree?
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A big " thank you" (always two words in my book!) for all the support and prayers from HHW during my recent (current) health issues. The good news is that there is no bad news!
Status Quo! (not the Rock group). No further action or whatever until more tests in early February. A "Wait and Watch" approach is the only possibility at the moment.
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The church where I work did not do the Pilgrim renactment thing this year.
I did not have to wear a rented costume and lead the thing.
I was most Thankful for that.
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DR Tomovoz, that is the best Thanksgiving news we could have had...
Thank you!
;D
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The Spencer Ross tune "Thanksgiving Day Parade" was the "b" side of the wonderful "Tracey's Theme" way back in 1960. That was probably the first reference I had to Thanksgiving. (I think the tune was from "Miracle on 34th Street").
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Thank you DR TurkeyTrot
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Those daffy Americans...
:)
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And I shall admit publically that I do not care for "Turkey Lurky Time" nor the musical whence it came. I do however like the Dionne Warwick versions of four of the songs from the show.
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I received my special edition of "Wicked" today. I'm not however, going down the DR George Yellow Brick road to the German and Japanese versions etc.
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A big " thank you" (always two words in my book!) for all the support and prayers from HHW during my recent (current) health issues. The good news is that there is no bad news!
Status Quo! (not the Rock group). No further action or whatever until more tests in early February. A "Wait and Watch" approach is the only possibility at the moment.
GREAT NEWS, TOMOVOZ!!
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Thank you DR George.
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Thanksgiving morning greetings! Our 28-pound turkey went in the oven about half an hour ago.
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Thank you to DRs Dan(the Man), Singdaw, TCB, and Vixmom for 90th birthday wishes for my Mom - we're extra-thankful today!
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DR Tomovoz - great news on your health report - take care!
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28 pounds...
That's a lot of sandwiches!! :D
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ONE AND ALL!
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I am thankful for bk and HHW and every last Dear Reader!
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TOD - I love Thanksgiving - we have hosted dinner many times and always enjoy our family, friends, food, and traditions. But one of my favorite Thanksgivings was 31 years ago, when my friend Becky and I were both still single. We went to NYC Wednesday-Sunday, saw 5 shows, attended the Macy's parade, and ate Thanksgiving dinner at Mamma Leone's. At the parade, a family from New Jersey almost adopted us, but I think the mom secretly envied our single-girl city holiday.
The shows we saw were:
I Love My Wife
Side by Side by Sondheim
A Chorus Line
The Wiz
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, When the Rainbow is Enough
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Great news from DR TOMovOZ!
And happy birthday to mother of DR GINNY.
DR CILLA LIZ is visiting the family....AND has a hotel room.....the best of both worlds. Health vibes to DR jhvw.
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WHITE CHRISTMAS is such a fun movie....such a classic.....and the stars so perfectly cast - I don't see the NEED for a Stage Version - although it will certainly keep the royalties rolling in for the IB catalog....but why go out and drive all the way to the theater, pay all that money, and put up with all those people....when you can just put in the DVD?
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I don't know from Thanksgiving.....
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Good morning, all! And a Happy Thanksgiving day to all DRs!
And a happy birthday to DR Ginny's mother! I met her a long, long time ago; she was probably in her 60s then. I hope she has a great day.
DR tomovoz, what great news!
I have nothing else to report. Today seems like Sunday and it's only Thursday, so I feel I'm sounding like Gertrude Stein. I have work on a Frank Loesser show until I head out for festivities with DR FJL and a lot of fascinating scintillating folk.
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Hopefully we will have fotos of the FJL/Skip Event!
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Visiting vibes for DR JOSE.....
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And then I wrote: Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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Although the good cooks of HHW will be horrified - I did make a Diet Soda cake....and it looks very good!
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Another night of weird dreams but a full night of sleep.
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And the word of the day is: HYPAETHRAL!
And The Song Of The Day Is: BLUE SKIES
(Since we're in an Irving Berlin Mode and Mood)
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HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY FRIENDS AT HHW
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I've had many memorable Turkey Days...usually when we were hosting the various "orphans" or displaced friends who were, for one reason or another, not going home to be with family on Thanksgiving. Julieanne would cook a sumptious meal and we'd have anywhere from ten to 15 people for dinner. We've also had many memorable ones where we have been the "orphans" and been invited to many friends' warm homes.
One of my most memorable was when I was in college and we were in tech rehearsals for a show, so none of us could get home. We theatre students chipped in, bought the turkey, and all the trimmings and prepared our own feast.
Many of our Thanksgivings over the past few years have been when we chose to take our London trip. Julieanne and I would go to Tesco or Marks & Spencer; each buy what we wanted to eat, prepare our meal either before or after we went and saw a play...Thanksgiving those times for me has been a play and chicken tikka.
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Good morning!
Cold, brisk, and beautiful. Couldn't be a perfect Thanksgiving Day!
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You want my favorite Thanksgiving story?
Okay, BK, you asked for it.
I love Thanksgiving. I have very warm childhood memories of that holiday.
Every year, we would have a family gathering at our home. My aunt, uncle and two cousins, as well as my half-brother Hersh and his family were always there.
We'd sit around the table and, after everybody had stuffed themselves, people would tell jokes. My uncle, Kenneth, was the #1 storyteller, but on this particular year, I also decided to contribute to the merriment...with disastrous results.
I think it was 1954. I would have been thirteen-years-old.
Without contemplating the consequences, I told this very funny joke that I'd heard at school, and I told it very well.
Correction. I didn't just tell it very well. I told it brilliantly. I had a captive audience.
Then, I came to the punch line...which ended with the word "f**k".
My mother, who'd had a few too many drinks in her, started laughing hysterically. No matter what else you say about her, she was a wonderful audience.
Unfortunately, everybody else at the table sat in a stunned silence. If my mother hadn't been laughing, you could have heard a pin drop.
You see, in 1954, a thirteen-year-old boy did not say "f**k"...particularly in front of adults.
The first one to speak was my father. Pointing at me, he started shouting at my mother, "You're the one who encourages him! This is all your doing!"
Within two minutes, all of our very embarrassed guests had excused themselves and left our house.
I don't recall if I was sent to my room or not, but I know I never told another joke at Thanksgiving dinner.
;D
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Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
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WHITE CHRISTMAS is such a fun movie....such a classic.....and the stars so perfectly cast - I don't see the NEED for a Stage Version - although it will certainly keep the royalties rolling in for the IB catalog....but why go out and drive all the way to the theater, pay all that money, and put up with all those people....when you can just put in the DVD?
I agree completely! And the DVD has REAL stars! (No slam on Steven Bogardus who I think is a fantastic actor.)
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Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!
I truly am blessed to have good health, no financial worries, some fantastic friends, a job I love doing (even when the material isn't worthy). Plenty of reasons to be eternally grateful.
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DR DRUXY - I think your experience was used in a movie I saw.....
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On TV Tonight!™
Not much to report.
CBS does have a new SURVIVOR.
NBC is showing THE INCREDIBLES during prime time. Last year it wasn't in HD. I'll be curious to see if it is this year.
Other networks are running reruns of their regular series tonight.
Of course, football fans will be in spasms of glory today with three NFL games going all day long.
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Greetings everyone.
We are here on Long Island having a relaxing Turkey Day (so far). The weather is nice autumn weather. I woke up to very grey skies but it's now blue and sunny outside.
Happy Turkey Day to all!!!
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Since there is nothing on TV tonight I particularly want to see, I should have no trouble finishing up the LOST set by the end of the evening. Then, starting tomorrow, I begin the Criterion Blu-rays. I have the first four releases waiting to be watched. I'll likely start with BOTTLE ROCKET.
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I can't say enough about Bogardus - not a star, but he really knows how to take a stage and make you watch him. He knows how to play the scenes and he understands his character. The other guy - terrible. Not only no star quality, but unfunny, trying to BE funny, which is the worst. And after all I'd heard about his dancing, just a big bore with none of the personality or style it takes to be a great dancer. Great dancing isn't just doing the steps.
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Anthony's father is retiring. Tomorrow is his last day of work. He's excited. So is Anthony's mother although she is also worried about the fact that she will now have a husband around the house 24/7. I guess that happens a lot when husbands retire.
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DR DRUXY - I think your experience was used in a movie I saw.....
What was the movie?
I'll rent it...then demand royalties.
:D
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Vixmon, thanks for the link to the Jacquie Lawson card. She does great stuff. A friend uses her cards all the time.
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On tv tonight:
SURVIVOR is new but a recap show with new footage.
I'm not sure about SMALLVILLE. It says it is new on the CW website. So i'm going to record it.
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That's it for now. We are seeing a friend tomorrow but we also might indulge in a little shopping. There are a few tech items that a geek finds hard to pass up so I might at least go and look.
We will be back in the city on Sunday and then Monday we begin the volunteer work. It will be quite the two weeks. We just got the word on how many bags have been requested. Last year we did 3,000. This year (I guess it's related to the economy) we have had requests for 3,700 bags!!! OMG, last year we just made it with 3 thousand. It will take some work to make 3,700. But it will happen, I'm sure.
I have to call various and sundry sisters and brothers (four of the female and two of the male) so it's time to leave.
Hugs and love to all, especially those hounds Toby and Dylan :-)
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Guess I'll try to mosey on down to the exercise room, although I'm not really in the mood. But I'll get myself in the mood. It will help if no one else is there.
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DR DRUXY - I think your experience was used in a movie I saw.....
What was the movie?
I'll rent it...then demand royalties.
:D
PUNCHLINE with Miss Sally Field.....she's a divorcee who aspires to be a stand up comedienne. She has two small daughters....one of which keeps telling her jokes. Sally is very patient and tells her after each one...."That's not quite right for mommy's act."
One evening when a dinner at home with her parents, and potential fiance, and her priest, is going completely awry.....in the middle of the chaos, her little girl says, "Mommy, I heard a joke today you can use in your act....."
Sally gives her a smile and sees a light at the end of the tunnel and says: "All right, dear....tell your joke...."
Whereupon the little girl says: "What did one c**ksucker say to the other c**ksucker."
Quick cut to Sally ushering all of her guests out the front door.
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Page Three Sally Field PUNCHLINE dance.
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Ben - Are you still on for the HHW mini-get-together Tuesday night?
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Maybe I'm in the monority but I think the film of WHITE CHRISTMAS has a dreadful screenplay and one number, "Choreography," that I find appalling. When I was a kid, I loved the film, which I saw in its first release, but 50 years later, which is when I caught it again, I think it really stinks. I like the cast, especially Rosemary Clooney - I know her son Rafael - who was always very sweet and funny when I'd run into her, and some of the songs but the film leaves no great impression with me. I look forward to seeing the stage version for several reasons - I know the orchestrator Larry Blank, vocal arranger Bruce Pomahac, choreographer Randy Skinner, book writer David Ives, and Steve Bogardus - and I think it will be silly holiday fun.
I also would like to see NUTCRACKER at City Ballet again before I leave for Ohio, because it's the best thing in Manhattan to put me in a holiday mood.
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On tv tonight:
I'm not sure about SMALLVILLE. It says it is new on the CW website. So i'm going to record it.
It's odd because the CW has a preview showing that the next episode of SMALLVILLE is jan 15th. Yet they have all new on their line-up tonight (which it obviously is not). They are usually pretty good about putting new only if a show is new.
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DR DRUXY - I think your experience was used in a movie I saw.....
What was the movie?
I'll rent it...then demand royalties.
:D
PUNCHLINE with Miss Sally Field.....she's a divorcee who aspires to be a stand up comedienne. She has two small daughters....one of which keeps telling her jokes. Sally is very patient and tells her after each one...."That's not quite right for mommy's act."
One evening when a dinner at home with her parents, and potential fiance, and her priest, is going completely awry.....in the middle of the chaos, her little girl says, "Mommy, I heard a joke today you can use in your act....."
Sally gives her a smile and sees a light at the end of the tunnel and says: "All right, dear....tell your joke...."
Whereupon the little girl says: "What did one c**ksucker say to the other c**ksucker."
Quick cut to Sally ushering all of her guests out the front door.
I saw that movie. Enjoyed it.
Do you think I should sue Sally Field?
;)
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I think EVERYONE should sue Sally Field, just on principle.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!
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And since we're running late...
Laters...
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Jane Curtin and Martin Mull were introduced as the parents of the Allison Morgan character - Gary's ex.... I am not sure if I am annoyed at the actress or the character she plays.
And the kids are the WORST kind of sitcom kids, especially the son who smirks and does the Debra Messing mouth pull down with every line...
BUT Gary Unmarried has Jay Mohr as the title character AND Max Gail as his father.......
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I can't say enough about Bogardus - not a star, but he really knows how to take a stage and make you watch him. He knows how to play the scenes and he understands his character. The other guy - terrible. Not only no star quality, but unfunny, trying to BE funny, which is the worst. And after all I'd heard about his dancing, just a big bore with none of the personality or style it takes to be a great dancer. Great dancing isn't just doing the steps.
I agree. I saw him in the lackluster (and altogether lacking) HIGH SOCIETY in the Jimmy Stewart/Frank Sinatra part, and he was solid from beginning to end.
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No, I'll have to part company with dear Elmore on WHITE CHRISTMAS. I wouldn't think of a Christmas season without watching it. I have loved it from the first moment I saw it on SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, and it became like THE WIZARD OF OZ and CINDERELLA for me, a much anticipated annual event.
I just wish Paramount would give the film a thorough remaster. That's a mighty old transfer that needs some sprucing up.
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BUT Gary Unmarried has Jay Mohr as the title character AND Max Gail as his father.......
I did not know Max Gail was on this show. I LOVE him.
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Well, I have some computer thigsnto fiddle with and then I'll head down to prepare the Thanskgiving feast.
WBBL.
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Gail is not a regular, but shows up from time to time.
I love the movie WHITE CHRISTMAS except for the BIG conflict that could be settled if someone just talked to someone else......
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Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! I am thankful for my HHW friends. Even though I haven't been around every day, I still try to keep up with everyone. I read in my ipod touch because my computer is commandeered for the Mercer project and other people are using it to input into my archival databases, and the browser on my rented editing system crashes whenever you try to use it.
I'm not good at typing on the ipod, it takes forever, but I've been sending vibes to all who need them, especially Vixmom, TCB and Stan, Jayson and Singdaw, Dear Reader Laura and her sister, travel and key finding vibes to Jose and Cillaliz and smooth show vibes to our own fearless leader, bk.
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I don't have any particularly outstanding T-Day memories, but I do remember taking my computer to my mom's last year and working on bk's birthday video in the back bedroom while everyone else watched football/slept!
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DR Ben, I hope the economy doesn't affect your charity efforts too much this year!
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DR DRUXY - I think your experience was used in a movie I saw.....
What was the movie?
I'll rent it...then demand royalties.
:D
One evening when a dinner at home with her parents, and potential fiance, and her priest, is going completely awry.....in the middle of the chaos, her little girl says, "Mommy, I heard a joke today you can use in your act....."
One of my favorite movies. And the priest was played by Jimmy Brogan, one of my favorite stand-ups. I wish he was still touring; he was so funny. He never used profanity, and had no act, he just completely improved off the audience, brilliantly.
For example, when he asked a lady if she had a job and she said "None right now", he immediately came back with "Really. What order"?
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Time to baste the turkey lurkey!
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Wish I was at the Landau/Kennon T-Day do!
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And the word of the day is: HYPAETHRAL!
The reason Ron Howard is partial to baseball caps is because, if he wore just a visor, he would be HYPAETHRAL and probably get a sunburn.
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The church where I work did not do the Pilgrim renactment thing this year.
I did not have to wear a rented costume and lead the thing.
I was most Thankful for that.
As long as, instead, they aren't doing a re-enactment of Custer's Last Stand. That would be unseemly.
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None right now.....LOL
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Wish I was at the Landau/Kennon T-Day do!
I do, too, DR edisaurus! Come back to us soon.
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Anthony's father is retiring. Tomorrow is his last day of work. He's excited. So is Anthony's mother although she is also worried about the fact that she will now have a husband around the house 24/7. I guess that happens a lot when husbands retire.
And it sounds a lot like DH Richard's lot in life. (((Happy hugs to he and DR Ginny.)))
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Andy Williams looked really good on the parade show.
But why didn't someone interview him? Or don't they do that on these shows?
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Per the imdb, Andy williams is 81!
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Oops, Andy Williams is 80, not 81 until next Wednesday.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all you people out there!
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I liked Andy Williams in the Lollipop clip I posted earlier this week.
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
I have Turkey Lurkey Time running through my brain now nonstop--must go put on a CD to exorcize it. :)
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A big " thank you" (always two words in my book!) for all the support and prayers from HHW during my recent (current) health issues. The good news is that there is no bad news!
Status Quo! (not the Rock group). No further action or whatever until more tests in early February. A "Wait and Watch" approach is the only possibility at the moment.
Wonderful news from Austria! Continued prayers and vibes to Tom.
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Yes, Andy Williams did look very good at the Macys parade.
Spent the morning switching between the Macys parade and the Philadelphia IKEA parade (yes, I did say IKEA!) The Macys parade is so tightly scripted and so commercialize
that it's often painful to watch. At least the Philly parade still sounds like a parade.
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TCM is showing THREE FOR THE SHOW in about half an hour.
A strange movie about life in the thea-tuh starring Betty Grable - and as her suitors (one an ex-husband) are Gower Champion and Jack Lemmon.
From Columbia Pictures in 1955.
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I'm taking a break to check in at HHW. My best to you all.
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Oh, my gosh--Wonderful news from down under!
DR Tomovoz, you've given us all an additional meaning for this day.
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I really like the organization within my apartment now. i've been redoing drawers, and now I have two hours with the Most Happy Fella. After that, Ivelieve I shall walk down to DR FJL's gala.
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There's a Thanksgiving tradition at some of the gay bars in the Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA, areas, where they put out a grand spread for everyone who happens by. It made for many a good Thanksgiving for der B and myself, since it was basically just the two of us and our kitchen was a disaster - the oven never worked.
One year, we went over to the Crest, our neighborhood hangout, and discovered that something had been forgotten. Somehow, whoever had co-ordinated the feast had neglected to include pie! We dashed across the street, to the Food4Less, which was thankfully still open, and purchased something like a dozen pies, which we brought back to the bar. Everyone was much happier because of that.
Here in Delaware, that kind of tradition simply cannot take hold. Because of the blue laws, you cannot just have a bar. The bar has to be attached to a restaurant. So, naturally, no one sets out a spread for everyone to enjoy. The places are either closed for the day, or have a special Thanksgiving Dinner for which you have to pay a special Thanksgiving Dinner price. It just isn't the same.
Instead, I have a new Thanksgiving tradition. I work.
Yep, I make sure that I'm scheduled to work on Thanksgiving Day. This frees up the day for someone else so that they can spend it with their family, which is a good thing. And I quite enjoy the day. There are customers who come in for their pre-made dinners from the Deli. There are others who have forgotten something and need whatever it may be last minute. There's the husbands who have been sent by their wives to get something from the store (a great way to get them out of the house and out from underfoot).
And there are those who come into the store because there's no place else to go, and every other place is closed, and the store is one of the few places where there are people and you can just linger and, at least for a little bit, not be alone on this day where being with family or friends is the only advertised option offered.
And on Thanksgiving Day, by working at the store, I can be there for them. Because I remember what it was like, before I met der Brucer, when I was living alone and what friends I had had all left to be with their families and the only place I could go was to the bar, where they had a spread.
We're closed on Christmas Day, the only day of the year when we are closed. I prefer Thanksgiving.
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Workies.
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I wish that White Christmas had been silly holiday fun - I would have enjoyed it better. But it sounds like elmore has already decided he'll enjoy it, which is probably the best way to go in. I went in to see good theater, as I always do - but, for me, the book is terrible, and none of the numbers went that extra bit to become incredible or even special. They're fine and it's fun to watch the dancers and the sets, but you really need leads who are great and while Bogardus is excellent and the girls are good, and the one fellow is dreadful, none of them make you forget the four originals.
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Did 6.8 miles on the treadmill - fifty minutes at a decent speed.
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I know I can probably look this up, but does anyone have a few sentences summary, in their head, about the provenance of White Christmas versus Holiday Inn?
Which one do folks prefer?
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Kofi Annan just sent me an email. The United Nations wants to wire me 3.5 million. :D
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In HOLIDAY INN, one of the main characters Bing Crosby opens the Inn - although it's only open on holidays. Some of the songs are the same, but the complications are different.
I like WHITE CHRISTMAS better by far.....except for Astaire's dance in HOLIDAY INN with Virginia Dale...."You'd Be So Easy to Dance With."
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Kofi Annan just sent me an email. The United Nations wants to wire me 3.5 million. :D
Me too!
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Taking a short break from holiday prep to say HI again and thanks to DRs JRand and Elmore for Mom's birthday wishes. We expect one group of company between 2 and 2:30 and the next group about 3pm. I have a few more things to do, but need to catch my breath.
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Kofi Annan just sent me an email. The United Nations wants to wire me 3.5 million. :D
Since I'm only a block from the UN, I can just go pick it up for you.
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Pick mine up too.
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I want to wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to my HHW friends, make that family. I am truely grateful for each and every one of you and the love, comfort and support you have given me. I don't know how I would have made it though the hard times without you.
Vibes to one and all!!!!!
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DR Ginny, Many, Many, Many more Happy Birthdays to your Mom. I hope she has a wonderful day!
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I gotta tell you.
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Tomovoz, happy to hear the good news! Keep it up!
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Mr. Turkey is doing his thing in the oven right now.
I kinda goofed on the amount of stuffing. There was just barely enough to fill him with. I knew I had to make a small batch but not quite as small as I did. Oh well.
I got up and put the space heaters on because it was 57 degrees in the house and then started on the bird to get the oven going. I don't think it hurt him one bit to sit out all day yesterday and last night. You could hang meat in this house when it gets cold. Burrr!
Nice and toasty now. I guess one should count ones blessings. It makes good sense to do ones laundry so the dryer will keep the house warm. I'd say use the oven but I am trying to cut back on the baked goods.
I've turned down most every kind of goodie at work so I wouldn't put to many holiday pounds on. I wish had Bruces will power to go out and jog but that's not my thing. I am trying to take Sheena for walks but when it's cold, I turn into a slug.
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Thanks, DR Danise!
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
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OK, back to work for me - Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! See y'all when our party's over!
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Ya know, I called Brighthouse the other day because I was thinking about dropping my home phone service. I thought it would save me some money to just go to the cell phone since I rarely use either. Well, they told me I would only save about ten dollars a month but they would up my internet service to turbo speed for the same amount I now pay.
It should have kicked in 24 hours after the phone call. All I can say if this is the internet at turbo speed, I am highly disappointed. If anything, it seems to be slower. I notice the board seems "stuck" from time to time. For example, I don't see my vibes moving right now. They are stopped dead in their tracks. I don't get it. I don't think it is the boards fault either. It didn't do it before I went "turbo".
I notice it with other things as well. It seems to take more time for pages to load on other sites as well. This is turbo speed? You can keep it.
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Dear TomOvOz, I am so happy everything is going well for you.
I have to say to everyone that I'm so sorry that I haven't paid attention like I should have. I've been so wrapped up in my own little world these past few months. I went into that dark place back in May and then when I started to come out of it the things started happening with Bear and it put me right back in there.
I couldn't let myself see what was going on with anyone else.
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Just went on a 3 mile walk to get a jump on combatting the poundage I may incur today.
Now back to more basting. I am happy to hear Tomovoz's good news!
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Oh, I do have something else I want everyone to know. As you know, my computer crashed and so I changed to an Apple. Well, that also means that I lost my address book. I don't honestly know if I have everyones home address to send you a Holiday card since it was my habit to put everyones return address straight into the stupid computer as soon as I got them so I wouldn't lose them.
So I just want everyone to know that if you don't get a card from me, it's not that I didn't want to send you one, it's just that I don't have your address.
I'm recollecting email addresses when someone sends me an email because I don't have those either. Sigh. :(
Computers are wonderful for collections of information. Until their not. Then you lose everything in one big crashed hard drive. Like my boss says "Newer doesn't always mean better".
After this I shall make an old fashion address book. The kind you WRITE in.
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Guess I'd better go check on Mr. Turkey. I've decided to try eat early and then maybe go over to Thelma's later on so if I don't make it back, I hope everyone has a great day!
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I think it was when I went to NYC and saw The Macy Parade and the highlight being hearing our own Bruce Kimmel and Michelle Nicastro singing Be A Santa while women pushing shopping carts down the street in time to the song
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I was also thinking about our gathering just a few years back. What fun was had by all! :)
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...the Philadelphia IKEA parade (yes, I did say IKEA!)
In my day it was Gimbals' Thanksgiving Parade - the day Santa Claus came to town!
der Brucer
Poor Mom had a time explaining why there was also a Santa at Lit Brothers!
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Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans!
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Jane Curtin and Martin Mull were introduced as the parents of the Allison Morgan character - Gary's ex.... I am not sure if I am annoyed at the actress or the character she plays.
I guess I could be thankful for residuals. ;D
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I've been redoing drawers,
Is "redoing" another word for "mending"?
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Tom Turkey was just carried in the door, so it must be time for a HAPPY THANKSGIVING DINNER!
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Maybe I'm in the monority but I think the film of WHITE CHRISTMAS has a dreadful screenplay and one number, "Choreography," that I find appalling. When I was a kid, I loved the film, which I saw in its first release, but 50 years later, which is when I caught it again, I think it really stinks. I like the cast, especially Rosemary Clooney - I know her son Rafael - who was always very sweet and funny when I'd run into her, and some of the songs but the film leaves no great impression with me. I look forward to seeing the stage version for several reasons - I know the orchestrator Larry Blank, vocal arranger Bruce Pomahac, choreographer Randy Skinner, book writer David Ives, and Steve Bogardus - and I think it will be silly holiday fun.
It was a LOT of fun when I saw it here a couple of years back. The "I Love A Piano" number is FABulous!
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Well, I have reserved the liver from the Turkey to use in an omelet.
I have the remaining innards (neck, craw, heart) simmering in large pot with celery, onion, and carrot for stock.
I have draped bacon over the bird to make it self-basting.
The cranberry sauce has been mellowing in the refigerator since yesterday.
The sprouts are ready as is the chestnut butter.
I pop the bird in the oven at 5 and my work is done!
The only thing missing as a good homemade mince-apple pie.
der Brucer
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Maybe I'm in the monority but I think the film of WHITE CHRISTMAS has a dreadful screenplay and one number, "Choreography," that I find appalling. When I was a kid, I loved the film, which I saw in its first release, but 50 years later, which is when I caught it again, I think it really stinks. I like the cast, especially Rosemary Clooney - I know her son Rafael - who was always very sweet and funny when I'd run into her, and some of the songs but the film leaves no great impression with me. I look forward to seeing the stage version for several reasons - I know the orchestrator Larry Blank, vocal arranger Bruce Pomahac, choreographer Randy Skinner, book writer David Ives, and Steve Bogardus - and I think it will be silly holiday fun.
It was a LOT of fun when I saw it here a couple of years back. The "I Love A Piano" number is FABulous!
Isn't "I Love A Piano" from Easter Parade??
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Kofi Annan just sent me an email. The United Nations wants to wire me 3.5 million. :D
Singdaw gets the most interesting email.
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Kofi Annan just sent me an email. The United Nations wants to wire me 3.5 million. :D
Singdaw gets the most interesting email.Kofi Annan just sent me an email. The United Nations wants to wire me 3.5 million. :D
But 3.5 million WHAT???
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I've been redoing drawers,
Is "redoing" another word for "mending"?
I think is means he is replacing his G.I Joe's boxer skivvies with jockey shorts.
der Brucer
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A Very Happy Birthday to Occasional DR DivaRobbie!
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In about five minutes I shall be on my way to FJL and Skip's Thanksgiving Do. It takes about a half hour to walk to Broadway from here, so I'm assuming a nice thirty-five minute walk to their place.
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Isn't "I Love A Piano" from Easter Parade??
Indeed it is; but it's easy to mix up "Christmas" and "Easter", they have the same leading man.
der Brucer
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Isn't "I Love A Piano" from Easter Parade??
Indeed it is; but it's easy to mix up "Christmas" and "Easter", they have the same leading man.
der Brucer
Santa and the Easter Bunny are the same person??? ;D
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Isn't "I Love A Piano" from Easter Parade??
Indeed it is; but it's easy to mix up "Christmas" and "Easter", they have the same leading man.
der Brucer
Santa and the Easter Bunny are the same person??? ;D
As Toby grows up, check your bank statement - I think you'll find they are.
der Brucer
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Ann - just you wait for this Christmas; Toby should be able to focus at a distance and respond to basic colors - A decorated Christmas Tree is pure joy to a three month old!
der Brucer
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Will we even recognize the new svelte BK, I wonder.
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Round One of family dining is done. Coffee, beer (not for me) and pumpkin pies and rolls to follow.
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Will we even recognize the new svelte BK, I wonder.
Have the doorman check for buns of steel.
der Brucer
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Soon to be off to Thanksgiving adventures. Have a great day everyone!
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WHITE CHRISTMAS (broadway version) was one of the numbers performed on NBC for the MACY's THANKSGIVING DAY parade.
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Thank you DRs for the responses to my no bad news report!
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TCM is showing THREE FOR THE SHOW in about half an hour.
A strange movie about life in the thea-tuh starring Betty Grable - and as her suitors (one an ex-husband) are Gower Champion and Jack Lemmon.
From Columbia Pictures in 1955.
I bought the laserdisc in a cutout bin a long time ago and have probably watched it twice in my life. Not a very good movie.
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The movie of, "White Christmas' (excuse me, "Irving Berlin's "White Christmas") was pretty lame compared to "Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn." Yes, the movie of "White Christmas" has its moments, but you have to wade through an awful lot of mediocrity. Rosemary Clooney is a delight as is Mary Wickes and Dean Jagger. George Chakiris is good, too. But one watches it for the occasional moments of joy.
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I believe "I Love a Piano" was one of the Irving Berlin numbers interpolated into the stage version of WHITE CHRISTMAS.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all and one and one and all. I will say it again-- Happy Thanksgiving to all and one and one and all.
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The movie of, "White Christmas' (excuse me, "Irving Berlin's "White Christmas") was pretty lame compared to "Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn." Yes, the movie of "White Christmas" has its moments, but you have to wade through an awful lot of mediocrity. Rosemary Clooney is a delight as is Mary Wickes and Dean Jagger. George Chakiris is good, too. But one watches it for the occasional moments of joy.
I have just the opposite reaction. Though the music is great in HOLIDAY INN, I find the love triangle tedious in the extreme. I find WHITE CHRISTMAS pure pleasure from beginning to end, even those numbers Charles Pogue seems to disdain so frequently in these here parts.
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I watched last night's CSI: NY while I ate lunch. A good episode with lots of lying folks hiding the real truth of what had been going on. I'm glad they've finally gotten to Lindsay's pregnancy confession. She has been showing for the last episode or two.
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Then, I spent the rest of teh afternoon watching LOST. I only got three of the remaining six episodes watched (several interruptions). This show is GREAT!
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Happiest of Thanksgiving days to y'all! the chuckster came in from Phoenix, most of the fam will be here at Rikki's, and a good time and foodstuffs will be had by all.
Now, take a bite of everything, but don't make your tiny selves sick! Save room for PIE!!
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The Twilight Zone marathon is on - just saw Shatner in his classic pre-Trek performance. Jeez, I remember... that show used to scare the heck outa me - but I couldn't miss it. So unsettling. Still a marvel.
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Good Afternoon!
The ride down from Fairfax was relatively uneventful. After we made a brief stop at his ex-wife's house to say Hi to her and the kids, we then started the drive down to Richmond. Alas, my brother kept driving around and around in order to avoid some of the traffic on 95. Of course, after 20 minutes of trying to find a less congested route, we ended up on 95 anyway. Thankfully, the traffic kept moving, and we still made good time down here.
*And I had a good nap in the car too. :)
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Once we arrived at my parents' house, the Big Meal was all ready to be served. -We just had to wake up my Mom and Dad from their respective naps. My brother, Mike, and his wife were/are here too, along with their kids, John Michael, Alyssa and Emily, so there was a good crowd around the dining room table. Turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cranberry sauce, rice (plain), and arroz gandules rounded out the spread. For dessert, my father picked up a Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Cheesecake from CostCo - he's really become "infatuated" with CostCo lately - "Only $14.00!". -It was pretty tasty, and their store-line actually tastes a bit "lighter" and less-caloric than their in-store pies. -And after two slices, it better be. :)
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Again, Happy Thanksgiving Day to Everyone!! I'm off to my sister's for a while, then we're all going to our parents' house. Today is my only day off until AFTER the first weekend of Reefer Madness: the Musical, which opens NEXT WEEK!! :o
Be Well, Everyone!! ;D
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But before I go...Hi Penny!! :D
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And now...
Until later!!
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DR Tomovoz - Wonderful News Indeed! :)
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Thanks, DR Edisaurus!!
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It seems to be a festive day today at HHW. :)
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Drat!! Missed DR PennyO again!
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Heading down now to continue my adventures with the ever-hunky Sawyer, Jack, Desmond, Said, and others.
WBBL.
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I'm wondering what was/is on the menu today at Fred & Skip's this afternoon?
*And I wonder if anyone had a camera and took pictures?
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As for Irving Berlin's White Christmas...
I loved it when I saw it in the rehearsal room last year. Seeing it in a very stripped down state - no sets, no costumes, no make-up, no orchestra (just piano), really brought the show "Home". Just actors, people telling a story. They had also tweaked the opening scene for last year's full-scale productions in Detroit and Boston which helped the proceedings out. And I think there were some more tweaks for this year's Broadway incarnation. For better or for worse. -But, then again, the past three years were more or less "previews". ;)
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As for the Topic of the Day...
No particular Thanksgiving stands out among my memories right now - but that could just be due to the post-Feast haze. However, I remember the Thanksgivings from a couple a years ago, where Steve and I would spend the holiday weekend at both of our family's houses. We would have Thanksgiving brunch/lunch at one house, and then drive South or North to the other house. Such a good mix and contrast of people and food and traditions.
OH! And there was one Thanksgiving in Richmond where our friend, John, made his famous Amaretto Yams. Which, of course, was basically lots of Amaretto with a touch of Yams. ;)
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For those DRs who are "Top Chef" fans...
If you'd like to text Thanksgiving greetings to either Spike or Andrew from Season 4, just PM me and I'll send you their numbers. -They gave them out over the past two live "Twitter" sessions. ;)
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I know! Let's all sing a rousing chorus of Dominique!! :)
Who's gonna play the guitar?
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The church where I work did not do the Pilgrim renactment thing this year.
I did not have to wear a rented costume and lead the thing.
I was most Thankful for that.
Well, at least there's still photographic proof from last year's thing, isn't there?
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Just checking in. BK will post pictures of the Thanksgiving dinner when he gets back to the hotel.
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I know! Let's all sing a rousing chorus of Dominique!! :)
Who's gonna play the guitar?
I guess pop singer Adele (Chasing pavements) is not Sister Smile's Guitar with a career of her own.
(I hope at least one Reader understands the references there)
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! We had a delightful traditional meal turkey, potoatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, ambrosia salad, chutney and....I think that's most of it. All was very tasty
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Ben - Are you still on for the HHW mini-get-together Tuesday night?
A friendly reminder: Even though they can handle groups that just drop by "unannounced", John's Pizza prefers that groups call ahead for a "reservation". However, I think a group for John's Pizza is 20+ people, so...
However, since most shows are part of the "Tuesdays at 7:00" program, getting a table for a group should hopefully be easier after 7:30pm.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all DR's!!! We had our feast and I dreamed away most of the afternoon. Good day. DR Cill sitting at the table about 15 away, I think we're waiting on pumpkin pie...
Jose, your baby pic is so cute.
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Just checking in. BK will post pictures of the Thanksgiving dinner when he gets back to the hotel.
Was it a Thanksreceiving Dinner for Dylan & Toby?
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I know! Let's all sing a rousing chorus of Dominique!! :)
Who's gonna play the guitar?
I guess pop singer Adele (Chasing pavements) is not Sister Smile's Guitar with a career of her own.
(I hope at least one Reader understands the references there)
I got it. One of my favorite albums of the year. :)
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I was just about to ask you when we're going to eat pumpkin pie!
While jhvw was in dreamland we went for a walk along Shoal Creek to see the Chert cliffs.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all DR's!!! We had our feast and I dreamed away most of the afternoon. Good day. DR Cill sitting at the table about 15 away, I think we're waiting on pumpkin pie...
Jose, your baby pic is so cute.
...And so is your question mark, DR jhvw. ;)
Hope the pie is worth the wait!
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PAGE SEVEN HAPPY NIECE AND UNCLE DANCE!!!!
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*Alas, shortly after that pic was taken, Emily commenced with her usual "I'm scared of my Uncle Jojo" routine.
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DR Jose - has "Duffy" made any impact in the USA? Her album was the best selling CD in the UK this year.
The first single from the album, "Mercy", has only been outsold by one of those charity/xmas releases by a group of "talent" show finalists. (with Mariah Carey's "Hero").
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My most played tracks of the year:
Mercy - Duffy
Warwick Avenue - Duffy
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chasing Pavements - Adele.
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Beautiful Photo DR Uncle JoJo.
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DR Jose - has "Duffy" made any impact in the USA? Her album was the best selling CD in the UK this year.
The first single from the album, "Mercy", has only been outsold by one of those charity/xmas releases by a group of "talent" show finalists. (with Mariah Carey's "Hero").
"Duffy" has done quite well here in the States. Although, it took (seemingly) forever for her post-"Mercy" single, "Stepping Stone" to get released - or at least for her to perform something else other than "Mercy" on her various TV appearance.
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My most played tracks of the year:
Mercy - Duffy
Warwick Avenue - Duffy
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chasing Pavements - Adele.
Has the new Brent Dennen album been released Down Under? Some amazing lyrics on the latest release.
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Beautiful Photo DR Uncle JoJo.
Thankfully, her mother knew the proper game/fake out to use in order to get that pic. ;)
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So...
John Michael wanted to watch a James Bond movie today(?), so we checked the On Demand listings, and, lo and behold, almost all the Bond films were available for free viewings. So, we're currently watching "License to Kill"...
Now, I know this movie was made in 1989 - which is not really not that long ago - but, boy, does this one seem dated. It has not aged well, imho.
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My most played tracks of the year:
Mercy - Duffy
Warwick Avenue - Duffy
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chasing Pavements - Adele.
Has the new Brent Dennen album been released Down Under? Some amazing lyrics on the latest release.
Not that I am aware of DR JoJo.
I've not been in the stores much.
Duffy's second single in the UK was "Warwick Avenue" which also did very well. Maybe because it's a London Tube station reference they decided against it for the second release in the USA.
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The reviews here did not care too much for the story line and pacing of the new James Bond movie but the box office was great - too much for "Australia" to outsell/
So far the comments for "Australia" have been mostly along the lines of - an hour too long, Kidman is so wrong (and looks uncomfortable) and the word "Crikey" is way over-used!
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DR Tomovoz - Is "crikey" the Australian equivalent of "hot mess"? ;)
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I feel like I am interupting the JO JO AND TOM SHOW!
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I feel like I am interupting the JO JO AND TOM SHOW!
We prefer declination: "ToJo".
;D
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I feel like I am interupting the JO JO AND TOM SHOW!
We prefer declination: "ToJo".
;D
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Well, we could make it the "ToJoTo Show".
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Well, we could make it the "ToJoTo Show".
Now, that I like!
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And speaking of "Australia"....
Manohla Dargis in the NY Times gave it somewhat benefit-of-the-doubt positive review. However, the most entertaining part of the review was at the end where they listing the films ratings and some "warnings":
“Australia” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Some bloody violence, many stampeding hooves.
:)
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"Crickey" - an expression of surprise or mild oath!
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DP Colin and I tried to watch "A Home at the End of the World" the other night. Colin's Farrell's eye movements just became all too much! (We coped much better with his character in "In Bruge").
Worst movie we have attempted to watch of late - "Chicago Cab". It was not $2 well spent.
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Hmm... To Movie, or Not To Movie tonight?
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I just posted this to CASTRECL, but if anyone here can help:
In the strange but true department, our niece's college roommate, who is over here for Thanksgiving dinner since her parents are British, turns out to be the daughter of Peter Bellwood, book writer for the musical "Gantry." Does anyone have access to a soundboard recording of the show? She's certain her father has no recordings and I'd like to connect her to one so that she can give it to him for Christmas. Thanks!
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I know! Let's all sing a rousing chorus of Dominique!! :)
Who's gonna play the guitar?
I guess pop singer Adele (Chasing pavements) is not Sister Smile's Guitar with a career of her own.
(I hope at least one Reader understands the references there)
I will sing of Adeleto
I will sing of Sister Adele,
Was never a servant so faithful
She wants but to serve the Lord well.
Adele is my dear companion,
Together we've traveled so far.
Together we sing as we worship
Adele is my Spanish guitar. . .
I think I got it, DR tomovoz.
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Logo had a marathon of SORDID LIVES today, so I watched it.
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I know! Let's all sing a rousing chorus of Dominique!! :)
Who's gonna play the guitar?
I guess pop singer Adele (Chasing pavements) is not Sister Smile's Guitar with a career of her own.
(I hope at least one Reader understands the references there)
I will sing of Adeleto
I will sing of Sister Adele,
Was never a servant so faithful
She wants but to serve the Lord well.
Adele is my dear companion,
Together we've traveled so far.
Together we sing as we worship
Adele is my Spanish guitar. . .
I think I got it, DR tomovoz.
I thought Tomovoz was talking about his career as a C/W drag queen.
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Watching The Polar Express... :)
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I always thought of DR tomovoz as more R & B than W & C. . . .
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DR Jhvw and I today. I had nice eye make-up on until I chopped some really strong onions
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No Gantry recording here.
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I watched WALL-E which I enjoyed very much....
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I can only find music from the new opera written by Robert Aldredge and Carroll Baker's son, Herschel Garfein.
http://www.elmergantryopera.com/site/
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In other - more somber - news, it was announced today that playwright, William Gibson, (The Miracle Worker), died this past Tuesday.
‘Miracle Worker’ Playwright Dies (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/miracle-worker-playwright-dies/)
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PAGE EIGHT "WALL-E" DANCE!!!!
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Mum is now watching THE SINGING NUN on her huge hdtv while quilting.
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Wasn't someone mentioning DYNASTY here the other day? The "Gantry" girl's father's previous wife was none other than Pamela Bellwood! That puts me two degrees of separation from Joan Collins, baby.
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The reviews here did not care too much for the story line and pacing of the new James Bond movie but the box office was great - too much for "Australia" to outsell/
So far the comments for "Australia" have been mostly along the lines of - an hour too long, Kidman is so wrong (and looks uncomfortable) and the word "Crikey" is way over-used!
I just returned from seeing AUSTRALIA.
Yes, it is a bit long...but that didn't bother me up until about the last 15 minutes.
I don't want to be a Spoiler, so I won't go into specifics, but the problem there (as I see it) is that the ending of the film is badly structured, so that the "Final Confrontation" with the lead heavy seems anticlimactic. I think that if they'd, essentially, reversed two scenes, it would have worked much better.
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I;m back from a fantastic celebration of Thanksgiving with some very wonderful people I'm grateful to consider my friends. Skip's meal, as is par for him, was quite wonderful and, as is par for both him and DR FJL, extremely generous: delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, a wonderful "kitchen sink" stuffing with all sorts of surprises, green beans, and three desserts, about which more in a moment. Mary Jay made some excellent cornbread and brought a wonderful pumpkin bread from Amy's. There were three desserts: a scrumptious pumpkin pie with wonderful spices, a Jefferson Davis pie, which had a date-pecan layer between the pie crust and filling, and a flourless chocolate cherry cake, which was something I wanted to try but never got to. I had plenty of everything else.
I think it was a most successful day and i would have stayed longer but I was getting anxious about getting home and taking my meds. Thanks for a great day, DR Fjl and Skip!
BK, by the way, looks fantastic.
Now, as to all this speculation about my redoing my drawers, I'm fascinated that such a simple and mundane household task of rearranging/tossing out the contents of various drawers in file cabinets has engendered thoughts about my underwear. So here's a pair of drawers you can fantasize about redoing.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/jockeys.jpg)
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Now, as to all this speculation about my redoing my drawers, I'm fascinated that such a simple and mundane household task of rearranging/tossing out the contents of various drawers in file cabinets has engendered thoughts about my underwear. So here's a pair of drawers you can fantasize about redoing.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/jockeys.jpg)
Gee, elmore has lost a lot of weight!
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"Necessary filler" post so that I can keep browsing within the peripheral view of my mother.
;D
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And since we're so close....
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Oh, nevermind, I can't do the sum today.
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This was a lovely Thanksgiving.
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I believe "I Love a Piano" was one of the Irving Berlin numbers interpolated into the stage version of WHITE CHRISTMAS.
Indeed it was...and it's spectacular. The S.F. second-year production was wonderful, for the most part. The leads were a bit oddly matched, especially given they were man and wife for real. He was a bit wooden. She was spectacular in "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me." The sets and costumers were totally glorious.
And when it snowed "on" the audience (Orchestra sections only), the finale SOARED>
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I'm back and some photographs momentarily. First off, what a great Thanksgiving it was - grand food, grand company, stimulatingly stimulating conversation.
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Here, for example, is the food. I can only say that the turkey was moist and great-tasting, the green beans were perfect, didn't have the mashed potatoes, and the stuffing was great. I had two pieces of turkey breast, two reasonable helpings of stuffing, and two smallish pieces of that fantastic corn bread - all food made by Skip, save for the cornbread, which was made by their friend and neighbor Mary Jay.
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*Alas, shortly after that pic was taken, Emily commenced with her usual "I'm scared of my Uncle Jojo" routine.
I wouldn't mind playing with Uncle JoJo. We can even play the Chauffer and the Contessa!
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Next we have the dessert assortment - grand pumpkin pie (I had a reasonable piece with whipped cream) I can't remember the name of the other pie but everyone loved it - FJL can tell you the name and what was in it, and a dairy-less chocolate cherry cake.
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*Alas, shortly after that pic was taken, Emily commenced with her usual "I'm scared of my Uncle Jojo" routine.
I wouldn't mind playing with Uncle JoJo. We can even play the Chauffer and the Contessa!
Just remember, I don't drive stick.
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Next we have our very own FJL and elmore.
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Here's Milla and Mary Jay
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Looks like a great dinner and great company!
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bk - Were those pics taken with your iPhone?
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The movie of, "White Christmas' (excuse me, "Irving Berlin's "White Christmas") was pretty lame compared to "Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn." Yes, the movie of "White Christmas" has its moments, but you have to wade through an awful lot of mediocrity. Rosemary Clooney is a delight as is Mary Wickes and Dean Jagger. George Chakiris is good, too. But one watches it for the occasional moments of joy.
I have just the opposite reaction. Though the music is great in HOLIDAY INN, I find the love triangle tedious in the extreme. I find WHITE CHRISTMAS pure pleasure from beginning to end, even those numbers Charles Pogue seems to disdain so frequently in these here parts.
Don't get me wrong, Matt; I fall for the end of "White Christmas" every time! I like Vera-Ellen; I like "Count Your Blessings" and "Sisters" (both versions), "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me," and "Snow." Bing is his usual easy going self, but the movie is not perfect. But I still watch it regularly , and I still fall for the good parts!
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Finally, here's our late arrivals, the beautiful Maureen Silliman and her ever-lovin' Bill Parry.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/whitesheik/thanksgivingmaureenbill.jpg)
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Yep, all photographs taken with my iPhone.
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The reviews here did not care too much for the story line and pacing of the new James Bond movie but the box office was great - too much for "Australia" to outsell/
So far the comments for "Australia" have been mostly along the lines of - an hour too long, Kidman is so wrong (and looks uncomfortable) and the word "Crikey" is way over-used!
Our newpaper movie critic gave it two stars out of four.
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I *LOVE* Vera-Ellen. Her singing voice may have been mediocre enough to require dubbing but no one could touch her on the dance floor. She could do every kind of dance expertly and look lovely while doing it.
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BK, fantastic photos!
And fantastic company to boot!
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I find it hard to believe but I did NOT finish with LOST tonight. I had forgotten that the last episode was 84 minutes long. I didn't bank on so many bonus features. I still have four bonus featurettes to go, so I just called it a night, and will finish them tomorrow morning.
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BK, fantastic photos!
And fantastic company to boot!
The food looked simply scrumptuous.
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Page Nine Dance!!!
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I snapped a wonderful photograph of our cook, but he was adamant about not wanting it posted. I even cropped him out of the Maureen and Bill photo.
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It was a beautiful day in Joplin, MO the temps were in the 60s and we had a very lovely time. We're going to go shopping in the morning, but not getting up early to do the insane 4:00 AM thing. We'll go at a reasonable hour
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Count me in as a Vera-Ellen fan too. I loved her in "On The Town", but didn't really know who she was - or what her name was - until years later. And I've always wondered if she would have "worked" as Kathy Selden in "Singing in the Rain"
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Did Guy Haines not show up tonight at Fred & Skip's?
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Hmm....
Just watching the local news here in Richmond, VA. Since it's Thursday, they ran their weekly "Restaurant Report Card" feature. Not sure hearing about restaurants being closed for health code violations was how I wanted to end my Thanksgiving Day.
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Our party concluded about 8pm and I crashed in front of the TV with Rob and Mary Linda to watch the Peanuts specials, then got engrossed in Grey's Anatomy. I won't be up much longer, because I'm exhausted.
The birthday celebration aspect of today was just great - my mom cried several times which is always a sure sign that she's pleased (don't ask). Now she says her goal is to reach 100.
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DR Ginny, glad to hear your mother had a great birthday celebration...and that you had a great thanksgiving
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Great pictures, BK! THANKS for sharing!
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I managed to work out this morning, we went for a walk in a local park area in the afternoon and I worked out again tonight. I'm hoping that will balance out the wonderful food I had all day
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I'm back from my parents' house. A lot of food was had by all...too much to mention. I'm at home but I was supposed to go over to a friend's house, but he hasn't called. :-\
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I loved the NYC pictures!
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I'm going to head down now and get some sleep.
Good night!
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Well, I'm gonna crash for tonight - see y'all tomorrow!
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It was pretty cold out this evening.
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Well, my friend just called, so I'm off to a second party! Happy Day, all!
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Hmmm, I tried Jose's photo-taking trick about pulling in the neck but neglected to hold in my stomach.