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Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on March 01, 2004, 12:02:55 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, and you can now march into March by making loads of lovely posts on any number of things talked about in said notes. On your mark, get set, go!
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I have nothing to say other than good-night, but as I was the last poster on the Feb. 29th. (and that won't happen again for a few years!), I'd like to be the first poster on March 1st.
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Oops (spoo, spelled backwards) didn't look at my calendar - you may now bitch-slap me from here to eternity and hell and back because we've got a birthday to celebrate so quick, on with our colored tights and pantaloons and our pointy party hats, quick, out with the cheese slices and ham chunks, quick dance the hora and the can can because today is dear reader Kurt's birthday. Let's all wish him a big haineshisway.com birthday cheer: On the count of one - one:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR READER KURT AND WHY DON'T YOU TRY POSTING ONCE IN A WHILE, BIRTHDAY BOY!
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Happy Birthday Kurt and a special greeting to another birthday boy - Ray. How about some special Ray humour returning to the site once in a while? I know you'll get the message.
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A very quick Good Morning! Happy Birthday to Ray. I don't think we've spoke.
I'll bet I'm one of the few who is still blissfully unaware of who won what last night and couldn't care less. I had a wonderful time in my dreams and feel well and truly rested this morning. :D
Have a wonderful day today, posters and lurkers. Be safe, be happy and be here when I get home.
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I give the Oscars high marks for intelligence, pace and taste. Billy Crystal was warm and very funny. And I'm glad I watched the Barbara Walters special only because it made me appreciate Billy Crystal's hilarious Diane Keaton parody. (But geez, Barbara asks dumb questions.) What I really liked is that the presenters overall showed respect for the industry. Some years, there's too much mocking by lightweight presenters who don't care whether they can pronounce the nominees' names.
I agree that the Blake Edwards tribute was poorly done. And though Katharine Hepburn was of course a legend, it seemed odd that her passing was given a stand-alone tribute while Gregory Peck's got an honorable mention.
I started to watch Lost in Translation last week, but the DVD was defective and we saw only about one-third. Based on that chunk, I could not understand how the movie even got nominated for best original screenplay. Were the final two-thirds that good?
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DR Danise - Erin Go Braugh! LOL....it's lovely! ;D
I will let The Evil Kurt know he should get in here on his birthday!
I stopped watching the Oscars at 10 pm.....boring.....to me....interesting and everyone looked nice, mostly, but so long. And well...I don't like Billy Crystal...I have always hated the host bit....so self serving....
Liked the Bob Hope tribute....what there was...but anyway...congratulations to all the winners!
And yes DRPanni, a LOT of us have been practicing an acceptance speech since we were kids! 8)
My most memorable Oscar moment (among many) was Louise Fletcher's win, when she thanked her parents in sign language..... :D
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Was errant and truant for most of the weekend. Watched the Oscars with friends. It was OK. Nothing special about the show. I only saw one of the nominated movies and that was Finding Nemo. I may see some of the others on DVD or video but I doubt that I will go out of my way to see them. Movies just don't hold much interest for me the way they used to (most current movies that is, there are classics from earlier times that can still move me). I remember when I would try to see at least every movie nominated in the major categories but it doesn't happen anymore. I still try to see everything that happens here on stage in NY so I can watch the Tonys with more interest and knowledge but movies have just moved to a different rung in the level of importance.
While I don't mean to sound this way, and I am not dismissing the importance of movies, I feel like Donald from Boys in the Band when he and Michael are arguing about the merits of movies versus theatre After Donald makes a bitchy comment about film and the lack of sophistication, Michael says, "Pardon me if your sense of art is offended, but odd as it may seem there wasn't a Shubert Theatre in Hot Coffee, Mississippi!" Oh, well. Back to work for me. I'll pop in now and then but there isn't much more for me to say about the Oscars so I'll try to come up with something else to talk about :-)
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Do any DR's remember any 1950's TV movie theme songs....I am specifically thinking of stuff like The Early Show and The Late Show....
I am looking for a specific song to use during a slapstick pantomime....and my first thought is The Syncopated Clock...
Any other suggestions? Thanks!
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I think where I grew up The Syncopated Clock was the theme for The Big Movie, an afternoon movie on one of the local Minneapolis stations. I can't think of the title of another one but it was very sweeping and grand (if that makes any sense in describing a musical theme) and made me think of Westerns. I'll have to ask one of my sisters (they all still live in Minnesota) if they can remember it.
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Using the method I described yesterday (taping half the Oscars then zapping through them while the second half taped and then zapping through them) worked great. We not only saw what we wanted of the Oscars but were able to watch the entire episode of "The L Word" in between. First of all, why announce an 8:00 start and then have a half hour of people walking in, not starting until 8:30. Since we zapped through most of it and didn't hear the introductions we didn't recognize at least half of the presenters. Actually, all we stopped to watch were the tributes to dead celebrities, the animated awards and two of the songs.
Since we are not big Sci-Fi or Fantasy (at least that kind) films, I have a question... was LOTR 3 really so much better than LOTR 1 or 2 which won almost nothing or do you think the awards were actually for the whole trilogy?
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Jennifer - last night:
...Nicole Kidman (in what looked like silver on my tv...
Nicole was in a light green:
(http://www.foxnews.com/projects/photo_essay2/022904_oscarfashion/photos/10.jpg)
"Nicole Kidman complemented her light-green satin Chanel gown with a necklace of 195 carats of natural green diamonds."
For a Fashion Photo Essay (http://www.foxnews.com/projects/photo_essay2/022904_oscarfashion/file1.html)
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I have to correct something DR RLP said last night about GIGI's Oscars. MGM did NOT include Maurice Chevalier's honorary Oscar as one of GIGI's wins. It was nominated for 9 Oscars and won in every category where it was nominated: Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Costumes, Cinematography, Film Editing, Song, Score.
I enjoyed the evening very much. I thought Crystal was fine; his material might not been quite as sharp as in previous years, but it was still entertaining, and he kept the show moving.
Thankfully, they HAVE done away with the awful Debbie Allen production numbers, and the entire show seems classier and more digified than it used to be. Even though the Oscars are no more or less a publicity tool than any other awards, they are looked on by much of the world as the highest award a film can win, so I'm glad the show has gained in respectibility in recent years.
I thought Charlize Theron, Renee Zellweger, and Shohreh Aghdashloo had the most beautiful dresses, though I liked Catherine Zeta-Jones' gown, too. Unlike BK, the long tie with the tux doesn't bother me nearly as much, and as it's been done for the last three or four years, seems to have settled into fashion acceptability.
As for the movie song, JRand was asking about, the local station here that used to run movies on Monday night used Doris Day's "Hooray for Hollywood" as its theme song. The Late Show here also used "The Syncopated Clock."
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Do any DR's remember any 1950's TV movie theme songs....I am specifically thinking of stuff like The Early Show and The Late Show....
I am looking for a specific song to use during a slapstick pantomime....and my first thought is The Syncopated Clock...
Any other suggestions? Thanks!
JRand53, I can send you a couple of CDs of that crazy 50s music that I have sent you samples of on past compilations, if you like. There might be a piece that you could use.
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WEL, the first LOTR won 4 Oscars. The second one won 2. I think after the first film lost Best Picture, it was a foregone conclusion that members of the Academy were waiting for the emotional climax of the trilogy if they planned to honor it at all (which may explain why Peter Jackson wasn't even nominated for a directing Oscar for the second film).
I can't say one part is better than the other as they're all three masterful films. But the emotional payoff was so much stronger (for me at least) in the conclusion because I had not read the second or third books in the trilogy and had no idea how the story was going to end. After a three year journey with these characters, I got a wonderfully dramatic and satisfying conclusion, and I think that's why the movie has been more successful than the other two at the box-office and why is was honored more than the other parts.
And, there has never been anything like this trilogy in terms of conception and production results. I'm so glad it has been honored in this way.
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DR MBARNUM let me check the CD's you sent me....I might use something from there...you are right! I appreciate the offer but I need it TOMORROW!! Of course!
I thought Jennifer Garner's dress was lovely....and CZJ's dress was also very pretty....and it doesn't hurt that they know how to wear them!
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Yep, I meant to mention Jennifer Garner's dress, too. Absolutely stunning shade that completely complemented her own coloring and made the whole effect even more dazzling.
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Enough with what the stars were wearing - what were our Dear Readers wearing whilst watching the ceremony. I was in lovely pants made of jean, and a top which really complemented my hair. I made a "no jewelry" statement and hope to start a trend.
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I had on a black t-shirt, gray sweat pants, white socks, and blue corduroy bedroom slippers.
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Already I feel our fashion is better. Let's have a complete fashion report from everyone. And be detailed.
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Well I was wearing a white t-shirt with the I LOVE LUCY heart logo in the middle surrounded by Lucy faces: Vitameatavegamin, Waters of the Minnetonka, Lucy on the phone, Aunt Martha's salad dressing, women from Mars, and the loving cup.
Green sweat pants, white socks, and brown Natural Issue boxer briefs....Capezio dance sneakers for a bit....and then they came off!
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We are waiting. Mr. Blackwell is going to bitch-slap each and every one of you that doesn't have a fashion report.
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I wore grey striped Hanes (not His Way) boxer-brief combo underwear. Over that I wore denim jeans with the hem rolled into a cuff. I wore white crew socks and white tennis shoes. On top I wore a dark blue heavy Polo-type shirt and a sweatshirt from Providence, RI. I had on my Universal Studios baseball cap and when I arrived carrying my salad fixings from Fairway for our potluck, I was wearing a tasteful brown leather zip up jacket. During the course of the evening, as we partook of pork roast in a light gravy with new potatoes and baby carrots and a mixed green salad, grape tomatoes and sliced white mushrooms (the dressing was of a honey mustard and vinegarette variety), I removed the sweatshirt and my tennis shoes. We then had a delicious apple dessert along with three choices of ice cream and/or fresh whipped cream (with just a hint of vanilla) and coffee. As the evening wound down I put both my shoes and my sweatshirt back on so when the proceedings were over (after midnight NY time) I could more quickly leave 93rd Street and get back home to 16th Street.
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Someone should do a running commentary on the Hainsies/Kimlets fashions as we all came down the red carpet on our way to the partay.
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Dear readers Noel and George must be writing a Don de Lillo novel.
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Movies just don't hold much interest for me the way they used to (most current movies that is, there are classics from earlier times that can still move me). I remember when I would try to see at least every movie nominated in the major categories but it doesn't happen anymore. I still try to see everything that happens here on stage in NY so I can watch the Tonys with more interest and knowledge but movies have just moved to a different rung in the level of importance.
While I don't mean to sound this way, and I am not dismissing the importance of movies, I feel like Donald from Boys in the Band when he and Michael are arguing about the merits of movies versus theatre After Donald makes a bitchy comment about film and the lack of sophistication, Michael says, "Pardon me if your sense of art is offended, but odd as it may seem there wasn't a Shubert Theatre in Hot Coffee, Mississippi!"
Oh, boy, do I feel for you, Ben. I'm someone who loves theatre and finds films - especially new ones - only mildly diverting. While I missed "...Rings" I saw many of the other nominees and found them perfectly pleasant but nothing to write home about. But when I saw Ian McKellen some years back in a play called Amadeus, now that was shattering... and I did write home about it.
Of course, one genre has nothing to do with another. (True, some films are based on plays and vice versa: I'll say the movie of Amadeus wasn't nearly as powerful as the play; I'll also say the stage musical of Sweet Smell of Success wasn't nearly as powerful as the black and white movie.) But, for some reason (and your quote from The Boys in the Band exemplifies), people consider you some sort of a snob for loving the theatre. Is this true of other genres? If I said I prefer sculpture to photography, does that make me elitist?
I realize a movie costs only ten bucks to see and a Broadway show is ten times higher. I happen to think it's ten times better. And, like the quote you quoted, I realize not everybody has the same sort of access to theatre. That's one of the reasons I live in New York, in relative squalor, so I can be where the theatre is. It's a financial choice, where we live, often, isn't it?
Glad to share that rung with you, Ben.
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Forget DeLillo, they're writing a J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy.
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LOL.... ;D
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What "people" consider people who love theater snobs? I love some theater and I love some movies. I hate some theater and I hate some movies. Some movies have been much better than any theater I've ever seen, and some theater has been better than anything the movies could have done. It's not black-and-white, and it is possible to straddle both worlds, as I have done my entire life, and which is obvious when you read the Kritzer books. In the third book Benjamin discovers theater and it transforms him and changes his life. Does it end his love for films. Nope.
If you're being specific about today's films, then you won't get much of an argument from me, as I'm on record as not liking very many of them. But, occasionally we do get a gem, and those gems are as good as theater any day of the week, month or year.
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Now, here we have the case of Curious George. Curious George was writing a post. Then he was previewing a post. Now he is reading the board and said post has disappeared into the ether. Since that entire process took twenty minutes, I'm endlessly Curious BK as to what that post was about and why Curious George decided not to post it.
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The first time, I posted a picture that was way too big. Here's a smaller one.
Dear readers Noel and George must be writing a Don de Lillo novel.
And here it is:
Enough with what the stars were wearing - what were our Dear Readers wearing whilst watching the ceremony. I was in lovely pants made of jean, and a top which really complemented my hair. I made a "no jewelry" statement and hope to start a trend.
During all of the Academy Awards and then some, my mom and I went to see Sarah Brightman in concert in Seattle. It was her Christmas present to me. (I was wearing black Champion boxer briefs, black jeans and my Hawaiian "Woody" shirt...it has palm trees, big, red tropical flowers and the Woody car. Remember those? I had Skecher ankle socks and asics running shoes...even though I don't run. And don't ask what my mom was wearing...she never took off her coat. I don't know why.)
Anyway, if you like Sarah Brightman, then you would've liked the concert, "The Harem Tour." If she's not your cup of tea, then, it would not have been a fun evening. My mom loves her voice, but only when she's singing the classical/operatic stuff. She doesn't like the "pop" songs that Sarah sings. Otherwise, I loved the concert and my mom liked it. The Key Arena was filled and the audience gave her a standing ovation at the end of the concert (very deserved) and even one near the end of the first act (unexpected, but also deserved)! It was about two and a half hours, including intermission. She sang VERY well. She didn't do the weird arm-position (hugging someone who's not there) thing and she sang with all her vowels, even the quasi-classical stuff. Yea! The whole evening had the look of Sarah's interpretation of a harem. There were six dancers (all women) and they wore nothing but variations on belly dancing outfits. There were two other featured vocalists, but they both wore saris. Sarah only had three or four costume changes and showed off her legs (they're nice...if you like that sort of thing).
I can't remember all of the songs she sang, but she ended her concert-proper with "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" and then "Time To Say Goodbye." Goosebumps! Those two songs were worth the price of admission alone. She was incredible. So a happy evening was had by me. ;D ;D ;D ;D
I did tape the Oscars, so I can watch them at my leisure. I called my niece during intermission (at about 9:00 pm) and she told me at that time that LOTR had won 10 of the 11 awards that it had been nominated for. As I was telling my mom, a woman sitting in front of me asked which movie I was talking about. She couldn't believe it! My niece told me on the phone that when (not if) LOTR wins best picture, it will be tied for the most Oscars won by a picture. Pretty cool!
I bought her Limited Edition CD "The Harem Tour" ($20...I didn't pay the extra $15 to get the autographed copy) and I'm going to listen to it at work today. Here's the cover (although it may appear that Sarah is impersonating Janet Jackson (with the revealing angle), she really has all her bits covered up):
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It was worth the wait, Curious George. Thanks for the review.
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I have to correct something DR RLP said last night about GIGI's Oscars. MGM did NOT include Maurice Chevalier's honorary Oscar as one of GIGI's wins. It was nominated for 9 Oscars and won in every category where it was nominated: Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Costumes, Cinematography, Film Editing, Song, Score.
Actually MGM did claim Chevalier's Oscar in ads at the time...I'm just misremembering how many it claimed...MGM (and other studios) also used to inflate its Oscar totals by separating art direction and set decoration.
I can't tell you how many ads were out there claiming "Doctor Zhivago" won 6 Academy Awards, when it only won 5 of the 10 it was nominated for.
There was a little tiff over that in the late 60s-early 70s and studios stopped doing it.
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Now, here we have the case of Curious George. Curious George was writing a post. Then he was previewing a post. Now he is reading the board and said post has disappeared into the ether. Since that entire process took twenty minutes, I'm endlessly Curious BK as to what that post was about and why Curious George decided not to post it.
Why does this seem ominously like a case of "Big Brother" is watching us????
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Why does this seem ominously like a case of "Big Brother" is watching us????
I was about to ask the same thing...
So then I guess you already know what we were wearing last night while we were watching the Oscars? And what we're wearing now...
To quote Little Red Ridinghood... "excited and scared".
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Why does this seem ominously like a case of "Big Brother" is watching us????
I was thinking the same :)
Last night I was wearing blue jeans, light grey Hanesherway underwear, and a grey sports bra. That was it for most of the night until I had to go to rehearsal, then I threw on a navy blue sweater and flip flops. Yes, my feet were a bit cold, but I despise wearing socks...don't ask me why.
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Second thoughts?
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I think everyone can do the same as I occasionally do, so we can all be big brothers. Not so ominous after all, eh, smart guys? Just click on "Who's Online" and you, too, can be all-knowing and all-seeing because by doing so you can see who's looking at what and if they are replying or modifying a post. Isn't that lovely?
Now, get to the fashion reports, smart guys.
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I watched the Oscars today (taped them last night). Fast-forwarded through much of it, the show lasted barely an hour. :) I am wearing crosshatch Lee jeans and a royal blue one-pocket baby T.
Was it just me, or did Nicole Kidman look terrible? She's way too thin, and that light-green dress is far too light for her fair coloring (ditto the blonde rinse).
Susan Sarandon looks MUCH too gorgeous for a woman in her mid-50s. It may just be against the law.
I hoped against hope that Johnny Depp would win (not for Pirates, which I still haven't seen, but for his other amazing performances in films throughout the past 15 years), but knew he wouldn't as soon as I saw those clips with much heavier, more "dramatic" roles. We all know how Oscar is about things like that.
I taped the Oscars to see Mitch and Mickey sing "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow," and I was not disappointed. Love Gene and Catherine, and I just had a big grin on my face the whole time they were up there. :)
Jrand, I agree, that moment with Louise Fletcher thanking her parents in sign language is a real keeper. "I want to thank you for teaching me to have a dream. You are seeing my dream come true." It brings tears to my eyes whenever I see it.
The only moment this year that came even somewhat close to that (without touching it) was when the Finding Nemo guy finished up his speech with, "And my wife...I wrote it in a note to you in the 8th grade, and now I can finally say it in front of a billion people: I love you."
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Good Afternoon!
-Well, it's just after noon where I am.
It's another beautiful day here in Richmond! It's currently 63 degrees and may even get up to 70! Hmm.. Maybe I'll go for another run today... Hmm... Otherwise, I do have to get some laundry done... Hmm...
I liked the Oscars last night. No major surprises. No major fashion faux-pas - for the most part, everyone dressed pretty class-ily and nattily. -However, Liv Tyler's glasses bugged me.
As for Oscars past... Since I was playing a show that night, I missed the whole Rob Lowe/Snow White dance number. I heard about it for days, but never got to see it.
-And remember "American Idol" fans - and maybe even some non-AI fans - tonight could be end up being one of the most "so bad it's good" nights on TV! I think I may even get my VCR ready! "Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented". -And although I'm sort of glad that William Hung will be coming back to sing "She Bangs", I can't wait to who else they suckered got to come back and sing live. -Yes, there is some schaudenfreude going on here. ;)
Well, I'm off to enjoy my afternoon... and, hopefully, unmonitored.
Chat tonight?
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Thanks DR GEORGE. I went with my niece to a Sarah Brightman concert a couple of years ago - and I actually had a good time. She was in great voice, and she was funny!
And she is much prettier in person than in photographs. My favorite song she sang....was...."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" which is so pretty...and is so S A D in the POTO.
I don't own any of her SOLO CD's but I am tempted!
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Oh, and one final thought...Angelina Jolie really should have worn a bra.
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Oh My God!
BK is correct. We CAN spy on one another while we are online.
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Oh, and one final thought...Angelina Jolie really should have worn a bra.
Perhaps she was anticipating the month of St. Patrick, Ireland, four leaf clovers, blarney stones and that famous victory cry:
"Angelina...ummm...Erin Go Bra-Less"
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Good morning.
I came down the HHW red carpet in black cotton pants and a sheer white top with pearl buttons. Matching earrings purchased from a street vendor at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco complemented the ensemble. Striped black and gray socks and high heeled black sandals adorned my dainty feet.
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Re Sarah Brightman - Peter Wildeblood, a dear friend of mine, now gone, had a song he wrote (with Peter Greenwell) on her album "The Songs That Got Away." The song is "If I Ever Fall in Love Again." Just lovely.
I forgot the name of the musical and looked up Peter's obit to get it. It was so incredibly interesting, I thought I'd quote a couple of sections for you, DRs.:
"In March 1954, Peter Wildeblood, then diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Mail, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for homosexual offences, together with Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and Major Michael Pitt-Rivers. The Montagu Case, as it came to be known, was a cause célèbre. It had a direct influence on the Wolfenden Committee, whose report in 1957 recommended that homosexual acts between consenting adults in private be legalised – proposals which were finally passed into law in 1967. "The right which I claim for myself, and for all those like me," Wildeblood wrote, "is the right to choose the person whom I love."
...In Against the Law (1955), he told the story of his childhood and schooldays, his war service and university, his life as a journalist, his arrest, trial and imprisonment, and finally his return to freedom. In its honesty and restraint, the book is eloquent testimony to the injustice in the treatment of homosexuals in Britain only a generation ago.
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As for my favorite Oscar night. It was the year BEN HUR won. I adored Charlton Heston (who knew he'd turn strange?) and was crazy for the film. But no matter how I pleaded, I wasn't allowed to stay up to watch the Oscars So I quietly camped on the floor outside my mother and stepfather's bedroom and listened to the whole show from there. I was caught when I started cheering when Heston won.
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My first Oscarcast was for the 1962 Oscars (March 1963). I had the pleasure of seeing Gregory Peck win for "To Kill A Mockingbird" and Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke for "The Miracle Worker."
Alfred Newman was the music conductor that night!
Worst Oscar memories:
Rex Harrison taking the Oscar for 1964's "My Fair Lady" over Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton for "Becket." (Yes, Harrison was good, but "My Fair Lady" is my least-favorite screen musical adaptation. I find it rather embalmed.) both O'Toole and Burton remain electrifying in "Becket."
John Wayne taking the 1969 Best Acting Oscar for "True Grit" over four FAR superior performers/performances, including Peter O'Toole for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" and Jon Voight for "Midnight Cowboy."
Paul Scofield in "A Man For All Seasons" winning the Oscar over Richard Burton's "George" in 1966's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf???? OUTRAGEOUS! UNBELIEVABLE!
Cliff Robertson' "Charly" winning over Peter O'Toole's Henry II in "Lion in Winter" in 1968. PREPOSTEROUS!!! INANE!
"The Godfather" winning the 1972 Best Picture over "Cabaret" which netted 8 Oscars, including Actress, Supporting Actor, Directing and Editing. LUDICROUS!
I know eveyrone else has differing opinions. I just calls 'em as I sees 'em.
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I think I mentioned most of my Oscar mo's last night. Crystal's opening was fab; loved the Jack Black/Will Ferrell lyrics to the "get off" music; thought clips for Hope, Hepburn, Blake were all bad, and thought that Peck who is in that upper echelon of stars should have had his own moment. Joan Rivers looks like a mummy and, sadly, her daughter must be going to the same plastic surgeon, because she has ruined her looks by having too much surgery while still too young. I agree, Susan Sarandon looked stunning. I didn't mind that Angelina didn't have a bra, but I did mind that ugly tattoo on her arm, marring her flesh, however, and thought it ruined her otherwise attractive appearance. I don't know if most of the presenters in the pre-show were local TV people or network people, but my question is who the Hell are they? Where the Hell did they come from? Why the Hell were they all so young? And why theyHell are they all so untalented and flip? How in the Hell did they get these jobs? If I was a star being irritated by them, I would have punched them in the mouth.
Panni, I worked with Heston on stage years ago...He was a lovely, kind man and had a wonderful sense of humour that people rarely see. Yes, it is a shame that a man who walked with Martin Luther King suddenly got so arch-conservative.
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Peter O'Toole may be the most gypped actor in the history of the Oscars.
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Just thought I'd clarify on my Angelina comment; I think she should have worn a bra not for any "moral" reasons, but for aesthetic ones.
Jean Harlow looked sensational when she chose to go braless in a clingy white bias-cut satin gown.
Angelina didn't.
No big deal; most women don't have a Harlow bod (moi included). Which is why the brassiere was invented.
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Barbara Stanwyck never won an Oscar.
Cary Grant never won an Oscar.
Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar.
Sorta puts it all in perspective, doesn't it?
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From last night: RLP, you were stunned that Jack Black can sing? In some circles, he was known as a singer before he was an actor. He's a member of a two-person comedy rock group called Tenacious D that has quite a following. He also used to do some singing on the old HBO comedy, Mr. Show. And if you haven't seen the film HIGH FIDELITY, which was where he really first came to notice, go and out rent it immediately. A wonderful film, he's great in it, and he also sings in it. And School of Rock is quite fun too!
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I didn't mind that Angelina didn't have a bra, but I did mind that ugly tattoo on her arm, marring her flesh, however, and thought it ruined her otherwise attractive appearance.
Here's Biker-Girl:
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Here's Diane Lane - wearing an Olympics ad Dress:
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der Brucer (imagining the bodice rearranged to accommodate Janet Jackson)
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My favorite -almost a Grace Kelly look:
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I know eveyrone else has differing opinions. I just calls 'em as I sees 'em.
I know how you feel RLP. I felt the same when Rocky won over Network and Jill Clayburgh lost out to Sally Field.
I think I win the J-Lo award for a revealing outfit last night: red plaid flannel boxers. (Should I mention that they were vintage?)
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Now I don't know from bras...except that song I'm Going Back to the Bonjour Tristess Brassiere Company....but I do have a question, and I know that I can get the answer here at HHW.
What does it mean that someone is wearing a "Vintage" Valentino? Is it actually an older dress, a used dress, or a new dress made in the style of an older dress? What does that mean.....and where would one find a Vintage Valentino....and please don't say Forest Lawn.
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Oh for the Good Old Days:
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I don't think Angelina Jolie could have worn a bra, since the slit in the front is VERY LOW.
Btw, what did you guys think of Uma Thurman's outfit. Very puffy! :)
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I'm listening to Donald's show this week. Some very funny (and some very good) stuff.
Linda Eder doing a club mix version of I Am What I Am and the Weather Girls washing that man right out of their hair(s) are two highlights.
Go listen.
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Yesterday RLP bemoaned:
But in real life, poor Liv does not have the first clue that the narrowness of her face, plus the angles of her cheeks, are NOT complemented by the totally weird, zany hairdos she favors. It throws her looks way off kilter. Someone please toss her a CLUE!
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InStyle gives a clue:
Liv Tyler's side-swept hair allowed her shoulder-grazing drop earrings by H. Stern to stand out.
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I think I will be Odgen Nash today:
Why is it the people who want to be naked
Are not the people I want to see naked?
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Good afternoon all on this beautiful post-Oscar day!
The reason for my e&tness? The simple (and sad) news = my computer died. It was only 5 months old which makes the death all the more tragic.
Saturday I turned it on and I heard the fan going and the monitor turned on but nothing happened. I phone Dell. They had me OPEN the computer (yes... OPEN the whole tower) and start pulling video and sound cards around for FOUR HOURS (including one hour on hold). I was close to tears (especially because I cut my hand on the sharp edge of one of the cards and started to bleed and I was waving my hand around while trying to manipulate very annoying computer bits all while trying to not bleed ON THE INSIDES OF MY COMPUTER. The Dell guy laughed at me when I explained what happened). Today or tomorrow another Dell guy is coming to my house to either fix the dang thing or bring me another one. I will be happy. I am definitely not happy about having to re-install Windows XP which means I have lost every document I had on the system (including school stuff).
*sniffle*
The Oscars were fun if not spectacular. I will admit that the Triplettes de Belleville song was anything but not entertaining. Was that really a vacuum the guy was playing? I cheered with my family and waved a virtual fleur-de-lis flag when Les Invasions Barbares won for best foreign language film.
Today it is bright and sunny and warm and I think spring may actually be here. People are sitting outside again. Woo hoo! Huzzah!
I will promise to be more un-eandt when the dell disaster becomes the divine dell.
Have a great day everyone! :D
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DR EMILY I am sending you good computer vibes...How annoying and distressing!!!
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Brevity may be the soul of wit, Dear Reader der Brucer, but your last post takes that notion to a new plane.
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I have only one question regarding last night (well, maybe more, but I’ll start with one):
How can someone like Vera Wang, who is responsible for some of the most beautiful evening gowns around year in and year out, show up at the Oscars wearing one of the least attractive gowns of the entire evening?
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Ah, yes, I remember it well.
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Ah, yes, I remember it well.
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But the picture does not show the egg-shaped purse that she conveniently "dropped."
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Frankly, I thought Cher's Oscar for MOONSTRUCK was as much a joke as the outfit she wore to accept it in. If the Academy wanted to honor her, her performance in SILKWOOD (which she was nominated for) was much more deserving.
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You know DRTCB - the shoemaker's children always go barefoot!
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Here's something fun.
We can judge last night's Oscar fashion.
(and see if most people agree with us):
http://et.tv.yahoo.com/celebrities/hitormiss/
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Why is it the people who want to be naked
Are not the people I want to see naked?
Hey! I resemble that remark!
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Here she is DR's....Ms Megan McKinney as Lucille Ball in the play LOVING LUCY by Philip blue owl Hooser, directed by Jack Randall Earles at the Phoenix Theatre in, Indianapolis! ;D
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Frankly, I thought Cher's Oscar for MOONSTRUCK was as much a joke as the outfit she wore to accept it in. If the Academy wanted to honor her, her performance in SILKWOOD (which she was nominated for) was much more deserving.
Awww...Moonstruck is one of my all-time favs and I loved Cher's performance.
I can't help but feel that the decision to try and musicalize this movie is a bad idea. The way the characters speak it's already an opera.
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LOL DTM - present company excepted, of course.
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Here's what I thought:
Sandra Bullock: BIG HIT
Uma: miss
Angelina Jolie: hit
Nicole: hit (btw, here it says the dress is silver, although elsewhere it says light green)
Oprah: looked nice
Diane Lane: she looked nice, but not my fav dress
Julia Roberts: okay, not crazy about this one
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Yesterday RLP bemoaned:(http://i.timeinc.net/instyle/read/images/sl/sl_ac_03_290204.jpg)
InStyle gives a clue:
Liv Tyler's side-swept hair allowed her shoulder-grazing drop earrings by H. Stern to stand out.
Please note that they did not complement this hair don't in any way whatsoever. Everyone was so AGOG over the "stiletto earrings" -- a year or two back it was the "junk in the trunk" dresses.
Gimme a BREAK!
As for Cher's performance in "Moonstruck," DRMattH, you and I shall have to seriously disagree. Never, IMO, has Oscar more happily made a match than when it went to Cher for this movie!
She was fantastic!
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Was it just me, or did Nicole Kidman look terrible? She's way too thin, and that light-green dress is far too light for her fair coloring (ditto the blonde rinse).
I sort of agree in that the color of her dress may have washed her out a bit. But it was a very pretty dress!
The only moment this year that came even somewhat close to that (without touching it) was when the Finding Nemo guy finished up his speech with, "And my wife...I wrote it in a note to you in the 8th grade, and now I can finally say it in front of a billion people: I love you."
I had forgotten about that. Yes, it actually was very touching!
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I am fairly certain that "Vintage Valentino" means that the house of Valentino opened its refrigerated archives and allowed gowns from older collections to be selected.
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I thought the great performance in MOONSTRUCK was Nicholas Cage's. A dangerous actor.
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I think that Renee Zellweger's gown was the loveliest of all, followed by the beautiful red zinger that Catherine Zeta-Jones had on.
And I absolutely loved Marcia Gay Harding's 1960s do.
I also thought (sorry RLP) that Liv Tyler's do was smashing particularly with her cat-eye glasses!
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Most memorable Oscar moment of all-time for me was the night that the curtains parted to reveal Patricia Neal who had lingered on the brink of death for so long center stage. To me, it was one of the most heart-felt and spontaneous standing ovations I ever remember seeing on any of the Oscar telecasts.
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I think that Renee Zellweger's gown was the loveliest of all, followed by the beautiful red zinger that Catherine Zeta-Jones had on.
Ha ha! For a moment, I thought Red Zinger was Renee's sister.
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Instead of a roll-call about what we're all wearing, how about what we're all reading? What's on your nightstand (and yes, I read in bed, just like Panni does).
For me:
POWER...a so-far interesting play by Nick Dear that was produced at the National Theatre last year about Louis the 14th and his minister Fouquet.
EXPOSED BY THE MASK, Form and Language in Drama by Sir Peter Hall, a series of lectures he did at Trinity College, Cambridge.
And a mediocre thriller that for now shall go nameless that someone wants me to adapt.
Panni, how many bad books do you read a year that someone wants you to adapt...or worse, bad screenplays that someone wants you to re-write. I've pretty much eliminated the bad screenplays simply because of my rather stringent rules for re-writing, but I really resent the time I waste reading crap novels...and I wonder why someone bought them in the first place.
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I've just thought of two not-long-gone favorite Oscar moments:
Anna Paquin uncontrollably sobbing during her acceptance of the Best Supporting Actress award for The Piano
and
Woody Allen's sudden appearance during the 2002 Oscar presentation and then being hilariously self-deprecating about it.
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Instead of a roll-call about what we're all wearing, how about what we're all reading? What's on your nightstand (and yes, I read in bed, just like Panni does).
There's always a stack of this week's comic books. And I'm about half way through with Goat by Brad Land (not exactly a pleasant bed-time read.) Next up will be the Kander & Ebb Colored Lights book.
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Instead of a roll-call about what we're all wearing, how about what we're all reading?
I'll do both!
What I wore during the Oscars was my favorite pair of cut-off jeans, and a tank-top with a picture of Captain Kirk on it. Bare feet, the way God intended you to watch the Oscars.
What I'm reading now is Evolution, a novel by Stephen Baxter. I'm loving it.
Also on the nightstand is The Plastic Man Archives, Volume 5, by Jack Cole. Laugh-out-loud funniness.
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There's always a stack of this week's comic books. And I'm about half way through with Goat by Brad Land (not exactly a pleasant bed-time read.) Next up will be the Kander & Ebb Colored Lights book.
D-T-M -- If you are into comic books, are you familiar with Brian Michael Bendis?
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By the way, my favorite moment at the Oscars, ever, was Stanley Donen bursting into a singing-and-dancing acceptance song, sung to the tune of "Dancing Cheek-to-cheek", as he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award.
Wouldn't that be terrific extra on a DVD?
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OOOOOOHHHHHHH!
Page Four!
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EXPOSED BY THE MASK, Form and Language in Drama by Sir Peter Hall, a series of lectures he did at Trinity College, Cambridge.
I have that on my shelf - hasn't made it to the bedside table yet. I bought it at the theater when I saw TANTALUS - the absolutely stunning all day production (we broke for lunch and dinner) that Sir Peter Hall directed. What an experience! Thanks for reminding me to read the book.
As for what's on the bedside table. There is a dangerous pile that will one night fall on me and that will be the end of Panni. On the top at the moment - I blush to admit - is Joe Eszterhas' HOLLYWOOD ANIMAL.
As for being sent crap to read. Oh yes! All the time. And crap ideas and true stories, as well.
I was recently sent a really good book for a change - Hispanic-American setting - got all excited, met with the producers - great meeting. They took notes, said "to be continued" as we parted. And now I find out they're going with a Hispanic writer. (Unless they can't make a deal with that writer - then back to me. Why does that not sit well with me?) ....Oh well, win a few, lose a few. I guess I should stick only to Hungarian or Canadian topics 'cause I couldn't possibly handle anything else. Si, si.
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We are waiting. Mr. Blackwell is going to bitch-slap each and every one of you that doesn't have a fashion report.
I was wearing a flannel bathrobe - maroon, tied-at-the-waist and ankle length. No shoes, no socks.
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Panni, I desperately wanted to catch Sir Peter Hall's production of Tantalus, but the timing was never right. I have the script which I've yet to read. I've seen a lot of his productions and don't think I've ever been disappointed in any of them. My favourites are a production he did of AN IDEAL HUSBAND, that had been weeping at one point it was so moving and in hysterics the next. Martin Shaw who played my Henry Baskervilles in my film of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, played Lord Goring as Oscar Wilde. Very funny performance. I also saw an impeccable production Hall did of a rarely done Granville-Baker piece called WASTE, which by all analysis shouldn't at all work for today's audience, but was absolutely mesmerizing to me. Wonderful director.
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Oh! Whenever I'm off reading emails or chatting on AOL, I ALWAYS have HHW on the screen, using the handy-dandy who's online feature!
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Yes, DR RLP, we will have to disagree about Cher deserving that Oscar. I thought she was adequate, no more. (I liked the film very much).
But the other four actresses did much more accomplished pieces of acting in my opinion: Meryl Streep in IRONWEED, Holly Hunter in BROADCAST NEWS, Glenn Close in FATAL ATTRACTION, and Sally Kirkland in ANNA. I would have given it to Close (even with that silly slasher ending tacked on the movie).
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Panni, I desperately wanted to catch Sir Peter Hall's production of Tantalus, but the timing was never right. I have the script which I've yet to read.
The script won't do the production justice. There was a program done on PBS about the play(s). If you haven't seen it, you might want to hunt it down before you get around to reading the script.
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Good Afternoon!
Well, I went ahead and put on my running shoes and headed out earlier for a nice run. Another beautiful day outside, but there were some pretty gusty wind gusts while I was running through the park. -And tomorrow I shall be running around gettting ready for my trip to Chattanooga on Wednesday for SETCs. *I just hope I remember to wake up Wednesday morning in time for my flight - I keep thinking I'm flying out on Thursday for some strange reason.
OH - finally saw Uma Thurman's dress... That's couture? Little Bo-Peep meets Leiderhosen meets Hospital Gauze?!?!
As for "Vintage Valentino" - Yes, it's an old dress. Probably from their vaults.
I liked Sandra Bullock's dress.. from the waist up. The "poofs" on the button of the dress were actually kinf of humorous.
Well.. time to get the apartment cleaned up...
DR Emily - That's amazing they had you open your tower case! As for the info on your "old" computer - if a technician comes out, he may be able to hook up your old hard drive into a new unit, so all may not be lost.
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Don't everyone all gang up on me now, but I didn't watch the Oscars.
Fashion report: My faithful saddle shoes, pants of some kind, and a shirt that says, "My brother gave me a lousy shirt for my birthday." You'd be surprised how many people ask me where I got it.
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Today is the birthday of CSI hunk George Eads. Happy Birthday, sweet guy.
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Visually, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jennifer Garner made the evening worthwhile for me. ;) And Diane Lane and Susan Sarandon certainly did their part, too!
As for myself, I was wearing a white t-shirt with my summer stock company's logo emblazoned across the front, jeans, and white socks.
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A sad fact and a question:
Fact: I just read that the Canon Theater in Beverly Hills is being torn down after the present show.
Question: Is anyone watching the 3-hour Natalie Wood biopic (directed by Peter Bogdanovich) on ABC tonight?
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So ,last week, Denny (to some, Scott) Miller emailed me to tell me he was sending me a rare exotic treasure in the mail. It came today...not exactly the Maltese Falcon, but rather a rubber duck in the likeness of Mr. Miller in his persona of the Gorton's Fisherman. Is there no degradation to which these fish people will subject Mr. Miller? As the Gorton's Fisherman, they have made two bobble-head dolls in his likeness, one hand puppet, and now this. What's next? A Pez dispenser? (By the way, I have all the aforementioned mementos...signed by Mr. Miller) I'm afraid to actually use the duck in the tub for fear the inscription will wear off. And quite frankly, it would be damned weird having something in the likeness of Mr. Miller floating around my naked body.
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Fact: They've been saying their tearing down the Canon for three years, always after their current show.
Today I actually got someone on the phone at AOL who was nice, smart and who wanted to keep me as a customer. This was after first talking to an incredibly stupid woman in billing. Hint from this nice lady: Never speak to anyone in billing. She gave me a number to get to the smart people. I told her I got a cable modem, and she offered me the new bring your own provider rate of 9.99, and then gave me two free months. Everything works exactly the same, so that's nice. So, with the twenty bucks I saved from finally shutting off WebTV, the fourteen bucks I save from shutting off my second phone line, and the ten bucks I save from AOL, even when the cable modem service goes up to its full price sometime in summer (it's eighteen bucks until then) I will be paying a net three dollars. That's excellent.
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BK: You know all about Tivo, don't you? That someone is out there monitoring everything you record, everything you watch, how often you watch it, even down to which part of the program you re-watch? They compile this info for someone....and give it to them.
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And quite frankly, it would be damned weird having something in the likeness of Mr. Miller floating around my naked body.
And now I have that image stuck in my head!
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I retrieved some videos from my storage unit this past weekend that I recorded off AMC years ago when they were a channel for movie lovers and the movies they love.
I watched "The Gang's All Here" and "With A Song in My Heart" on Saturday afternoon. "With A Song in My Heart" just wastes me....reduces me to tears. What a feast of a movie. And that great Froman voice is unbelievably wonderful. For me, it's Hayward's greatest performance. David Wayne is very good, but Thelma Ritter gives her standard "sterling" (and Oscar-nominated, IIRC) performance, this time as "Clancy", a nurse from Flatbush, who takes charge of Froman's care after her wartime accident damages her right leg. This won the Oscar for scoring, robbing Lennie Hayton of the honor for "Singin' in the Rain". Despite the near-universal love folks have for the latter film, "With A Song in My Heart" is a musical tour-de-force on its own and a deserving winner.
"The Gang's All Here" is so much fun....with Eugene Pallette and Edward Everett Horton and Charlotte Greenwood lending more than just support to Carmen Miranda and Alice Faye and Benny Goodman. Even Jeanne Crain and June Haver have bit parts in this 1943 Technicolor extravaganza.
"A journey to a star would not be very far as long as I'm alone with you...."
Ahhhh...............
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Charles -- Don't ask me how I stumbled upon this, because it was a very long and convoluted journey, but did I read it correctly at this one website, that, according to The Columbia World of Quotations, you Charles Edward Pogue are credited with the phrase, 'Be afraid. Be very afraid"?
Also, Charles, did you see me mention last week that I got several autographed pictures and a very nice note last week from Denny Miller?
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So ,last week, Denny (to some, Scott) Miller emailed me to tell me he was sending me a rare exotic treasure in the mail. It came today...not exactly the Maltese Falcon, but rather a rubber duck in the likeness of Mr. Miller in his persona of the Gorton's Fisherman. Is there no degradation to which these fish people will subject Mr. Miller? As the Gorton's Fisherman, they have made two bobble-head dolls in his likeness, one hand puppet, and now this. What's next? A Pez dispenser? (By the way, I have all the aforementioned mementos...signed by Mr. Miller) I'm afraid to actually use the duck in the tub for fear the inscription will wear off. And quite frankly, it would be damned weird having something in the likeness of Mr. Miller floating around my naked body.
There are those of us, who would kill for the opportunity to have Mr. Miller floating around their nude body!
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Well, if them knowing I record interesting classic movies, fine. If it helps them knowing that I sometimes replay the main titles fine. If it helps them knowing that I watched the Oscars and didn't record them, fine. In other words, there is nothing I watch on cable or that I TIVO that would tell them anything at all. However, knowing that that is so, I might just have to subscribe to some PORNOGRAPHIC channels (I don't even think they have such things) and some RADICAL channels.
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Hello, all! The Oscars had me up too late last night, so I overslept this morning and missed reading all of last night's discussion. I had three friends over for the Oscars and I wore a Los angeles sweatshirt I puchased at LAX on one of my Kimmel assignments, brown corduroys, and my favorite Rockports, which I think are the greatest shoes ever.
Howard Shore's talented nephew Ryan is a good friend and I was thrilled that Howard won, but I was happy that LOTR carried the evening. I wanted the song from A MIGHTY WIND to win, since I found the two (!!!) songs from COLD MOUNTAIN stark but Sting's hurdy-gurdy fascinating, Annie Lenox rather frightening, although I love her voice, and the song just a bit formless. I haven't seen TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE but the song made me want to see it.
I got an intersting email from a friend in Austin today, happy that Renee won since he claimed to know her when she worked as a stripper in Austin. I have a problem with Ms Kidman: she always looks to me like she's just smelled a bad fart. I also thought she looked like she had some surgical work done. I thought DR MBarnum was right about Catherine Zeta-Jones; maybe the best dressed in my opinion, and I loved the Jack Black-Will Ferrell number.
Reading:
CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER: well, I thought WICKED was an amazing book.
JEWISH THIGHS ON BROADWAY: well, we have to support our colleagues and it's quite funny.
THE IMPOSSIBLE MUSICAL: I want to like it more.
I need to find a new bio: last read the new bio of The Lunts, but my favorites last year were Alison Weir's bios of Eizabeth 1 and Henry VIII.
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I have a problem with Ms Kidman: she always looks to me like she's just smelled a bad fart.
Is there a good fart? Just asking. And has elmoore read both Kritzer books, and if so, where is his lovely amazon.com review?
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Dearest BK, I'm embarassed to admit that I have both BENJAMIN KRITZER and KRITZERLAND sitting right here calling to me, and I picked up JEWISH THIGHS ON BROADWAY instead. Only a cad, or one of my dates, would drop Miss Orloff as she claws her way to stardom for a Kritzer epic. I promise I'll have read both novels and ordered your newest by April 1! Then, baby, get out your asbestos because I'm going to give you a hot review!
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Of course, there a good farts. Farts are fun! They're shit without the mess! And we all know down deep it's really only OTHER people's farts that we don't like!
BUt I literally fell laughing out of my seat in the theatre the first time I saw the now infamous "bean/campfire scene" in BLAZING SADDLES. Mel Brooks struck down the taboo and admitted what none of us publicly cop to...that we all giggle, if not guffaw, at farts.
Of course, what was novel and new then has subsequently been laid on with trowel in every slob comedy since with little originality, daring, or wit.
Well, I think I've just brought HHW to a new low...right into the scatological gutter.
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I think I will be Odgen Nash today:
Why is it the people who want to be naked
Are not the people I want to see naked?
Or, as I used to say, "Some people should not have to wear clothes if I don't want them to."
8)
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DR Charles Pogue, thank you! I feared I'd be the first!
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I'd like to see some of those Fox musicals show up as Studio Classics some time soon.
I just read an announcement of the latest Fox designated Studio Classic - DESK SET.
Now, I like DESK SET as much as the next person (can't hold a candle to ADAM'S RIB or PAT AND MIKE, of course, but those were written expressly for them whereas DESK SET was adapted from a play that starred Shirley Booth). Still, I consider WITH A SONG IN MY HEART or THE GANG'S ALL HERE every bit a Studio Classic as DESK SET.
I shouldn't complain about the studio that is giving us STAR! and CALL ME MADAM on DVD shortly, but I'd still like to see some of their earlier musicals released on DVD.
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A pretty Jewish girl comes along and BK gets put on the pile. Isn't that always the way.
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TCB, I did not see your post re: your Miller memorabilia. Did you track him down through his website? His bio (actually more a memoir than a bio) will be out in April.
Gee, between his book and BK's book, I'll have two books I've blurbed coming out...in fact, the only two books I've EVER blurbed (My blurb, I trust, looks good, BK! You've stay on your editors about that as well as everything else I hope.)
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Your blurb leads off the blurbs. You are the first blurb. You are the main event.
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Your blurb leads off the blurbs. You are the first blurb. You are the main event.
So we may now call DR CP the Uberblurber.
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Well, I think I've just brought HHW to a new low...right into the scatological gutter.
Somehow, I thought you'd have been more aware of BK's scatological funny bone.
We've had MAJOR scatological discourse on this here forum.
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"The Gang's All Here" is so much fun....with Eugene Pallette and Edward Everett Horton and Charlotte Greenwood lending more than just support to Carmen Miranda and Alice Faye and Benny Goodman. Even Jeanne Crain and June Haver have bit parts in this 1943 Technicolor extravaganza.
Here in Minnesota's Twin Cities, we have a wonderful non-profit establishment called The Quatrefoil Library. It's a lending library with a GLBT theme; for twenty bucks, you're a member for a year.
As it happens, each year they have a fundraising evening at a local monoplex (that's a theater with one screen, as God intended!), and one year, they ran The Gang's All Here. And that was my first date with Micheal, my Significant Other. So, I naturally adore The Gang's All Here, regardless of whether or not it's a good movie. Even without the memories, I like it an awful lot. Perhaps it was because I was Carmen Miranda in a past life. More likely, though, I was Eugene Pallette.
By the way, I went to the doctor's today, and got my check-up. All is well, or will be in a few more days; I've been instructed to wait 'til at least Wednesday to return to work. And I've been told that the damnable ringing in my left ear should fade in (get this!) a few weeks. And on Friday, the stitches come out.
Advice to all the assembled HHW'ers...never incur a head injury.
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Red carpet fashionista report: highly faded blue jeans, supported blue and white plaid boxers (no A. Jolie I!), and a taupe t from the Grand Canyon, with a stylized flute-playing American Indian dancing on it (in black, burgundy, and turquoise). I was so happy wearing it yesterday that I wore it today as well, for my shrinkage appointment.
Good news there, Dr. Andy is quite happy with my meds and how they're running, so I won't be going back for another two months. Maintenance is so cool. 8)
Re the films/theater debate, I'm reminded of Marshall McLuhan's comments on cool vs. hot media. (Very different def on "cool" from the preceeding paragraph.) Live theater is obviously hot, with the audience being a part of the experience and their feedback informing the performances on the stage. Not so with film, which is a "cool" recorded experience. Since the two are experienced in such different ways, I normally don't even consider them in the same sentence.
Elsewhere, I was curious enough to look up a word in my trusty dusty Merriam-Webster. Squalor: the quality or state of being squalid.
OK. Move up the page about an inch. Squalid: 1: marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty; 2: morally debased, SORDID.
OK again. Go forward a few pages. Sordid: 1a: dirty, filthy; 1b: wretched, squalid. 2: marked by baseness or grossness, VILE. 3: meanly avaricious, COVETOUS. 4: of a dull or muddy color.
(Caps not mine.)
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I think I started out the Oscars wearing blue jeans and a dark green T-shirt with some vintage advertisement on it...later I shed those for a nice comfy blue and white light cotten bathrobe.
I am currently reading E. C. Craver's excellent mystery-thriller THE LAST REUNION. E. C. Craver, of course, being the one and only Mr. Cal Bolder. This is his first book and he is now working on a second one which will star the same character as in the first one, a Los Angeles police officer (which Cal used to be before he started working as an actor).
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Re: what vintage valentino means
I always thought it meant that it was a new dress (made for this occasion), but that it was made using vintage fabrics/colors/styles that were from some time in the past.
But I guess I'm wrong (since two others said it was merely an old dress) ... do we have a third confirmation?
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Vintage Valentino: Something Rudolph spilled wine upon?
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Would that be Ramon Navarro?
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RLP, actually I am aware of Bk's scatological funny-bone and we've gone there in private more than once. Just never saw here before.
elmore, I live around the corner from Ramon Navarro's old house, one that Lloyd Wright (Frank's kid) designed for him, later purchased by Ms. Diane Keaton, who one would see occasionally walking her dog in the neighbourhood(she has since moved on). I don't believe this is the house where poor Mr. Navarro was brutually beaten and killed by Rough Trade. I've actually been in the house...interesting and unique.
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Robin I’m glad you are waiting a few days before returning to work. Bad vibes to that ringing, may it be gone soon.
Panni I have TIVO recording the Natalie Wood biopic. Three hours! I didn’t realize it was so long. I will wait to find out if it’s good before I watch. I’m not even sure I want to watch the negative stuff about her. I was such a big fan & was truly upset when she died.
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Top of the evening all!
JRand, I'm glad you like my St. Patricks Day look. You can't see the four leaf clover I have on the front of my dress but that's ok.
Green beer. Yuck. Brown beer. Yuck. Beer Beer. Yuck. Smells horrible, tastes worse.
I haven't hit the panic button yet but I do wish those blasted tickets would go on sale for Michael Ball's concert! I'm calling Ticket Master 3 times a day and getting up early to check the net before I go to work then again as soon as I hit the door at night. Sigh.
I received a book I ordered in the mail today. It is none other than Dragon Heart by Mr. Charles Pogue.
I would also like to say that now that I have MS Reader working, I don't like it. I would much rather have a book in my hand then on the PDA. Pity. It would have solved one of my space problems.
As to what I was wearing last night during the Oscars--I was in my nightgown, dreaming sweet dreams. ;)
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Fine, perhaps it's time to bring out the coprophiliac joke book for Mr. Pogue's benefit. For those not in the know, Mr. David Shire, many years ago, told me of this jokebook, and I contributed to it heavily (no pun intented). Coprophilia, of course, is a love of excrement. To wit:
What is a coprophiliac's favorite Chinese dish? Poo-poo Platter.
What is a coprophiliac's favorite place to sit in a saloon? Bar stool.
What is a coprophiliac's favorite pair of pants? Dungarees.
Where is a coprophiliac's favorite place on a ship? The poop deck.
What is a coprophiliac's favorite children's story? Winnie the Pooh.
Favorite TV show? Howdy Doody
What is a coprophiliac's favorite TV commercial jingle? Plop-plop-fizz-fizz, oh what a relief it is.
What is a coprophiliacs favorite part of a symphony? The second movement.
Your turn.
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Gee, between his book and BK's book, I'll have two books I've blurbed coming out...in fact, the only two books I've EVER blurbed
I've only ever blurbed one book - and blurbing can make for strange bedfellows (blurbfellows?). Kathy Lee Gifford was a fellow blurber.
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Gee, I had to post (poost?) right after that!
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Can we have an exception to the no groaning rule?
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What is a coprophiliac's favorite Jewish holiday? -- Purim.
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What do you call a coprophiliac criminal who rats on his accomplices? --
A stool pigeon.
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My mind, which should be concentrating on brilliant writing, is now churning out poop jokes. And we all know whose fault it is.
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Re Sarah Brightman - Peter Wildeblood, a dear friend of mine, now gone, had a song he wrote (with Peter Greenwell) on her album "The Songs That Got Away." The song is "If I Ever Fall in Love Again." Just lovely.
I forgot the name of the musical and looked up Peter's obit to get it. It was so incredibly interesting, I thought I'd quote a couple of sections for you, DRs.:
"In March 1954, Peter Wildeblood, then diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Mail, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for homosexual offences, together with Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and Major Michael Pitt-Rivers. The Montagu Case, as it came to be known, was a cause célèbre. It had a direct influence on the Wolfenden Committee, whose report in 1957 recommended that homosexual acts between consenting adults in private be legalised – proposals which were finally passed into law in 1967. "The right which I claim for myself, and for all those like me," Wildeblood wrote, "is the right to choose the person whom I love."
...In Against the Law (1955), he told the story of his childhood and schooldays, his war service and university, his life as a journalist, his arrest, trial and imprisonment, and finally his return to freedom. In its honesty and restraint, the book is eloquent testimony to the injustice in the treatment of homosexuals in Britain only a generation ago.
Thanks for this info, Panni. I never knew...of course, I never looked either. I have this CD (and on vinyl...I first got it when such a thing was normal) and it's one of my favorite songs from this recording.
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D-T-M -- If you are into comic books, are you familiar with Brian Michael Bendis?
A resounding yes to that one, TCB! Bendis writes absolutely wonderful stuff--Powers, Ultimate Spider-Man, Daredevil. And I believe that Alias' Jessica Jones is the most fully-realized comic book character in the history of the medium.
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I'm roasting a turkey for dinner. (No, I'm not roasting der Brucer, but I will be giving him the bird. ::))
I figure sweet corn bread pudding (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_6570,00.html), and spinach (with some freshly grated nutmeg) as sides should do well.
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it's one of my favorite songs from this recording.
That's nice to hear, DR George. On Peter's behalf, I thank you.
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What does a coprophiliac name his byproduct?
"Winnie the 'poo'"!
What's a coprophiliac's favorite driving route? The Hershey Highway!
Who is the coprophiliac's favorite player on any team? Number Two!
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Already I feel our fashion is better. Let's have a complete fashion report from everyone. And be detailed.
Well, since you asked...!
I wore a gorgeous silver gown with matching silver heels, as much rhinestone jewlery as my mommy would let me borrow, white gloves, and a fur coat for the outdoor preshow! Despite my incredible beauty, my party was a dismal failure. I planned a wonderful evening, but my guests were incredibly rude and completely ruined it. Ah well. Next year, I'll spend my Oscar night on HHW!
Speaking of HHW, I devoted my day to catching up on yesterday's daily thread and I'm still not finished! I TIVOed the daily thread, basically. Well, I had best go back to catching up or else I'll find myself behind for days! :o
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What is a coprophiliac's favorite musical?
I Doo Doo! I Doo Doo!
What is a coprophiliac's favorite revue?
New Feces of 1952
What is a coprophiliac's favorite Beckett play?
Crap's Last Tape
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Yes, there is no rude Oscar behavior here, Jenny. Just FUN! We missed you, but next year you shall be here, bejeweled and begowned.
Just watched Matchstick Men - not too bad - Nicholas Cage is always fascinating to watch. Didn't much care for Sam Rockwell, but the young girl was terrific. More in tomorrow's notes.
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Good Evening!
"American Idol: Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented"... Hmm.. Very interesting. All I'll say at this point is that it took a lot of chutzpah for those people to go back on the show that has given them their 15 minutes of fame - or infamy as it were. I'll wait until the West Coasters get a chance to see it before I post any more thoughts.
-And I'm still really trying to feel how I feel about the whole show... Hmm...
Oh, and since I forgot earlier... My red carpet wear last night: Old Navy running socks (white), Hanes boxer-briefs (gray), Old Navy jersey sleep "bottoms" (black - and very comfy!), over-sized Russell pocket-tee (blue).
OH! OH! OH! - I caught a part of "Tracy (Ullman) Takes On..." yesterday - apparently, it was about dogs. Well... She was in the garb of a Jewish retiree in Florida... She's "kvetching" about how this dog had followed her home, how dogs are dirty, how you can't have a white carpet if you have a dog, etc... After some more kvetching, she finished off with:
"You show me a Jew who owns a dog, and I'll show you someone who married outside of their faith."
;)
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Well, I just ate dinner while I watch perhaps Walter Huston's greatest performance, DODSWORTH, on TCM. It also stars the great and beautiful Mary Astor and has one of my favourite lines ever, that I quote frequently: "Love has got to stop someplace short of suicide."
Another Fav is coming up...RANDOM HARVEST with the dashing Ronald Colman and the beautiful Greer Garson. Alas, I'll have to forgo.
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Just wanted to point out that we are not very far from an extraordinary new landmark - coming up, probably tomorrow, 30,000 posts on just the Daily Discussion board. Hoo and ray.
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Why does the coprophiliac always bet on the horse that will "show" rather than "win" or "place" when he goes to the races?
Because be like to bet on the horse that comes in t'ird.
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I think I'll forego the six page dance with that one.
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Hello, fellow dear readers.
I spent another exciting day watching the men work with the large machines.
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Another landmark is fast approaching. Will Pogue reach Divinity this week. Ascension comes at 500 posts, right?
Danise, we will eagerly await your review of my little Dragon epic.
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Pathetic Tales From Jenny's High School Theatrical Career...Pt. 2
My Shakespeare class is putting together a series of mini adaptations of scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to air on our school's weekly television show. The class was seperated into groups such as writers (Who are also in charge of casting), film crew, actors (Such as myself), costuming, etc. and together, we're supposed to make this modernized "Midsummer" soap opera.
Today, I suggested that the writers adapt the text in a very different way than they were planning to. The teacher loved my idea, I loved my idea, most of the class loved my idea, but the writers did not love my idea and were actually offended that I would dare to make a suggestion.
...So they cast me as Bottom.
:-\
It's a cruel, cruel, hilarious thing to do to a teenage girl.
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Just watched Matchstick Men - not too bad - Nicholas Cage is always fascinating to watch. Didn't much care for Sam Rockwell, but the young girl was terrific.
Alison Lohman. She was also terrific in WHITE OLEANDER.
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I live around the corner from Ramon Navarro's old house, one that Lloyd Wright (Frank's kid) designed for him, later purchased by Ms. Diane Keaton, who one would see occasionally walking her dog in the neighbourhood(she has since moved on). I don't believe this is the house where poor Mr. Navarro was brutually beaten and killed by Rough Trade. I've actually been in the house...interesting and unique.
I worked with Keaton in the house when we were doing AMELIA EARHART. Very strange vibes. (The house, not Keaton.) Plus her dog (Josie, I think) was a holy terror.
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What kind of mushrooms does the coprophiliac like best? -- Shitake. of course.
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All I remember is that it was a big dog. Very long house on a long lot sort of running along the spine of hill. It had it's charm but it very much defines your space and how you live. Lots of built-ins which the Lloyd Wright did a lot. None of this, "I hate the furniture, let's get rid of it" every five years stuff.
Jenny, it sounds like you have the fine makings of a studio executive, telling writers how to write...Hmmm, Panni, how do we feel about this?
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Jenny, it sounds like you have the fine makings of a studio executive, telling writers how to write...Hmmm, Panni, how do we feel about this?
Oh, please! Their idea of how to modernize the text was to simply write a new play with absolutely no similarities in plot or theme to the original. With this script, we're all failing the assignment! I wasn't telling them how to write, I was merely proposing a way for them to be creative while still following the task. ::Smiles angelically::
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Oh! Maybe I missed it... Maybe it was posted here... But did anyone mention the passing of Bart Howard last week?
"Fly me to the moon..."
:(
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Has anyone heard this gentlemen sing? Opinions?
(http://store6.yimg.com/I/broadwaycares_1783_658820)
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Jenny, it sounds like you have the fine makings of a studio executive, telling writers how to write...Hmmm, Panni, how do we feel about this?
Jenny, in the real world (if that's what FS Pogue, bk and I work in) the writers will not be offended that changes are suggested. They will merely roll their eyes with a "Here we go again" look. Suggesting changes for executives is like peeing on trees for dogs. A useless and smelly endeavor, but nature decrees it must be done.
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Just caught up with today's notes and now its time to sleep.
I could have posted all night.
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings
And done a thousand things
I'd never done before
I'll never know what made it so exciting
When all at once my heart took flight
I only know when he began to post with me
I could have post posted posted ..all night
It's after eleven now
don't you agree now
I ought to be in bed?
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(But, Jenny seems much too nice to become an executive.)
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What's a coprophiliacs favorite breed of dog? Shitzhu. Or Poodle.
What's a coprophiliacs favorite type of music? Scat singing.
What's a coprophiliacs favorite exclamatory expression? "Bloody Merde-er!"
What's a coprophiliacs favorite Diana Ross song? "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
-Yes, I know that's stretching... and kind of eewwww.
Ok - I think I'll stop... for now.. ;)
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DR Jose: I also saw American Idol tonight. I don't think you can really spoil the show, since it was just a bunch of clips and performances (that don't count).
But in case you think you will be spoiled DON'T READ AHEAD IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TONIGHT'S AMERICAN IDOL.
I was surprised that many of the performers were good and not awful (like I assumed they were supposed to be). Also loved what they did with William Hung.
DR Danise: I'm pretty sure you don't have to call Ticketmaster 3 times a day. Ticket dates are announced before they go on sale. Plus, I'll bet there is a certain day of the week that tickets go on sale there (either saturday or whatever). What about on Michael Ball's website?
I guess I don't understand, don't the people at ticketmaster who you are calling know their own policy? I would ask to speak to a manager. They should know the sale dates WAY before they go on sale. And if the date is soon, they should be able to tell you.
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I'd like Jenny to be a film executive. She's smart - she'd hire all of us immediately.
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DR Michael Shayne's sign-off tonight reminded me of one my favorite auditions of all time. The young woman put the music for "I Could Have Danced All Night" in front of me, and told me just to keep playing no matter what. "OK" - ???
Well... -In place of the _____ just insert a big smile and a "Mmmmm"...
"I could have _____ all night
I could have _____ all night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my _____
And done a thousand things
I've never done before
I'll never know
What made it so
Exciting
Why all at once
My heart took flight
I only know when he
Began to ____ with me
I could have ____!
____!!!
____!!!!!
All Night!"
-Finishing off with the high-C of course!
;D
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Another landmark is fast approaching. Will Pogue reach Divinity this week. Ascension comes at 500 posts, right?
Danise, we will eagerly await your review of my little Dragon epic.
Ascention comes at 501. Kind of like finding a pair of Levis that fit perfectly.
Der Brucer is a little ahead of you, CP, with Danise close behind. We must prepare the pantaloons and party hats, with gobs of confetti and cheese slices and ham!
(It's too bad Maya disappeared. Everyone is passing her by. Tsk.)
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Set your VCRs! Tomorrow, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 C.E., at 17:00 [5:00 pm] (EST), the SciFi Channel will air Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, starring The Sexiest Man Alive.
No, silly! I do not mean FS Charles Edward [sic] Pogue's Close Personal Friend, Kevin Sorbo. Nor do I mean Michael Hurst, dressed as the inimitable Widow Twanky. And I don't even mean the late, humpy Kevin Smith (the actor, not the director) in Ares leather drag.
I refer of course to our own, our very own Brent Barrett playing Uris in the episode "A Star to Guide Them" (Episode 3.9). I have never seen it, but I am greatly looking forward to it, and, of course, I'm hoping they let him sing.
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RE tonight's AMERICAN IDOL. If there had been anything else on I was tempted to watch, I wouldn't have watched this tonight. I think they've gone to the well once too often with the audition stuff. But I understand those are the most popular programs (apart from the finale where the winner is named), and Fox is starting a new reality show tonight and wanted to give it a big audience lead-in.
Other than the military girl, I didn't think the others were worthy of a second look even in fun. The military girl (whose name keeps escaping me) was ever so much better than many of the singers two weeks ago (those godawful twins) or Hawaiian Jonah from last week.
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Maya was stolen away from us. We hope she is happy at whatever board she's on.
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And without even a goodbye, I might add, or subtract, depending on my math mood.
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I recently finished the Natalie Wood bio NATASHA and am planning on reading the one by Gavin Lambert eventually, so I knew no TV-biopic would capture the detail of those books (or deal as honestly as necessary with some of the facts of her life).
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This Kevin Smith, of course.
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And this Brent Barrett:
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I spy a dlevy. Welcome, dlevy and all I can say is IT'S ABOUT TIME! Post away, my boy.
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And this Michael Hurst...
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...as this Widow Twanky:
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Oh, and while we're speaking of the SMA, look what I found on my hard drive. Here he is with some disreputable friend of his.
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Dr Jose, you are a fine man! Thanks so much for the video of THE LAST WAGON, it just arrived today and what a surprise!! Now I can watch Ken Clark, James Drury, Susan Kohner, Ray Stricklyn and the rest will be acting their little hearts out on my TV screen very soon!
Thanks a bunch buddy!
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Hi all! Yesterday was my mom's birthday. (It is after midnight here on the east coast.) I have been "busy" doing nothing. Oy. You know what amuses me? I like saying oy vey to people and hearing them (only guys so far) say, "What does that mean?" Oy vey. Can you believe some people are not familiar with this saying? Oy gevalt.
Tonight I watched the finale of Average Joe 2 (spoiler in case anyone who cares has not seen it yet). Larissa picked Gil, the pretty (bland) boy. They were "rewarded" with a trip to some tropical-looking place. While on their vacation, Larissa told Gil she had a secret from her past that she felt compelled to share. She wanted him to hear it from her first. Now, I thought this would be something like, "I'm divorced." Um...no. She said, "My ex-boyfriend is Fabio." I laughed so hard. Who cares?? I mean, I don't think Fabio's love life was ever publicized that much, so I don't believe Gil would have heard from many other people. Now, Gil didn't take this too well. He was shocked and dismayed, and he dumped Larissa (?!?). Ah well, I suppose that's what she gets from a guy who probably dates girls based on their looks. I actually enjoyed the fresh (and not fairy tale) ending. The only thing that would have made the entire sequence better? If Larissa had said, "I was with Fabio when that goose hit him in the face on that roller coaster."
Hope all is well with everyone! :)
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Nice photo of Brent Barrett and his disreputable friend.
Tonight I shall try knitting again. I bought some yarn and took a knitting book from the library. Used to knit many years ago (20?) and found it quite relaxing. But I don't remember how (to knit -- or relax, for that matter). I shall report on my progress...
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Come back, Maya! Just like SHANE. Who nabbed her away and why can't she go to more than one message board?
I had an epiphany tonight watching the reject American Idol...I realized I was wasting an hour of my life watching America celebrate mediocrity when I could have been watching RANDOM HARVEST for the 15th time or reading or working or doing something worthwile. But then it seems like most television has become a celebration of the mediocre. Certainly Fox TV. I see they used the special AI as a lead in to their new series Forever Eden which smells just like Temptation Island, only retitled. Fine TV...let's bring a lot of couples together and see if we can encourage infidelity, betrayal, and venal behaviour. Howcum the FCC gets their knickers in a twist about Janet Jackson's boob but not this low-class, mind-numbng, Neanderthal knuckle-dragging, brow-sloping crap?
Actually, I'm thinking I may be getting bored with Idol altogether. It's pretty much the same shit. The clip of Scooter Girl tonight, manic as she is, reminded me that so far we have no one who actually adds eccentricity, electricity, or personality to the show. Not very exciting this year. And tonight here we were laughing at deluded, untalented people. Geez, I dunno...
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MBARNUM, I worked twice with big Jim Drury in dinner theatre. Did THE RAINMAKER with him (I was Noah) and ONCE MORE WITH FEELING.
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Actually, I'm thinking I may be getting bored with Idol altogether. It's pretty much the same shit. The clip of Scooter Girl tonight, manic as she is, reminded me that so far we have no one who actually adds eccentricity, electricity, or personality to the show. Not very exciting this year. And tonight here we were laughing at deluded, untalented people. Geez, I dunno...
I never watched the show except once last year when Frenchie Davis sang. Now that was exciting! And then her "scandal" broke and she was off the show. Does anyone know how she's doing with Dreamgirls?
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The only thing that would have made the entire sequence better? If Larissa had said, "I was with Fabio when that goose hit him in the face on that roller coaster."
How about if she had said, "I was the goose that hit him in the face on the roller coaster. You see, when I was a young girl, an evil witch, jealous of my position and beauty, placed a curse upon me, transforming me into a goose. On that fated day, when I tasted the blood falling from Fabio's face, I returned to my real human form. But this effect was only temporary, for during the following sweeps period, I became a goose again. You see, I need to drink the blood of a himbo at least once during each of the four seasons, or else I become a forlorn goose, rejected by society and gaggles alike, perhaps fated to wind up as a plate of pate at a Vanity Fair soiree. For some time now I have sustained myself on Fabio, but frankly, it's become a little embarassing being seen on the arm of a man who wears his hair that long at his age. And so I've been searching, searching, searching for another vacant piece of man hunk to supply me with the essence I need. And now I have found you. Please, my love, don't goose me!"
Oh...that's right, I forgot...it's a "reality" show.
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Let's have our own reality show right here. The first reality is that we need some denizens. Any reality denizens out there? Just finishing this awful Natalie Wood movie. Blechhh.
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I have the Natalie Wood movie on in the bg while I'm trying to knit. It keeps unraveling - the movie and the knitting. Natalie was knitting in the movie. If she can knit, why can't I?
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DR MBarnum - "No... You're a fine man." You're very welcome. I'm just glad I remembered it was being rebroadcast. And I'm also glad Steve was able to tape it for me for you. *He actually had to reconnect all his TV/VCR/Cable stuff back up since he had moved some furniture around earlier in the week - he bought a new piano! I'll be sure to pass on your thanks to Steve as well. -And Steve actually ended up watching parts of the movie himself. ;-)
-And I'm amazed you got the package today?!?!? I sent it out Saturday morning! Oh, so...
DR George - Any mail today for you too? I resent yours out on Friday, and if Michael got his package today...
DR Laura II - Thank you for the Average Joe update/spoiler. I was distracted by another program over on Food TV and forgot to change channels. I kept wondering what the "big secret" was... Fabio's girlfriend?!?!?! That's all it was?!?!?
Now, if she had had Fabio's love child, then that would be a scandal.
Now, if she had accidentally cut off Fabio's hair, then that might have been a scandal.
But just an ex?!?! I guess I'm glad I didn't watch.
However, I guess that's what she gets for picking the "hottie".
*I also saw the "winning" couple of "The Bachelorette" on "The View" today. -Yes, I watch "The View". -And for a second I thought that they were the "Average Joe" couple. Brunette with a hunky blond guy... Close, but no cigar.
And as for "AI-UUU" - Yeah, the producers are just stretching for anything at this point. Getting as much mileage out of the release form that all the contestants have to sign. However, I do suspect that Army Girl may be getting a few calls from agents soon. And I truly felt sorry and embarrassed for Scat Singing Girl. *Sorry I don't know their real names - and I just checked the idolonfox site, and they don't list anyone except for William Hung. *Oh, and they also just uploaded some more bad auditions... I think I'll pass.
Well, I have to get up early tomorrow/later today...
Goodnight.
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Had no interest in the American Idol thing tonight, so didn't watch it. Like DR Charles Pogue, I find my brief interest in the show fading quickly. Never had the slightest interest in Average Joe, so sure as hell didn't watch that (no offense at all to those who enjoy those shows, just not my cup o' tea). Watched the first hour or so of the Natalie Wood thing, then tired of that.
Thank goodness for syndicated sitcoms. :)
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DR George - Any mail today for you too? I resent yours out on Friday, and if Michael got his package today...
YES!! I did! Thank you! And I was not expecting the extra bonus material. Thanks for that, also! Did you have to pay for postage twice? (I hope not :-[ )
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We haz been deserted. Where have all the Kimlets gone? Long time passing. It is pouring rain here, perfect for a late-night posting frenzy, but alas, I fear it is not to be. However, tomorrow we pass 30,000 posts and that's saying something.
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Tonight I watched the finale of Average Joe 2 (spoiler in case anyone who cares has not seen it yet). Larissa picked Gil, the pretty (bland) boy. They were "rewarded" with a trip to some tropical-looking place. While on their vacation, Larissa told Gil she had a secret from her past that she felt compelled to share. She wanted him to hear it from her first. Now, I thought this would be something like, "I'm divorced." Um...no. She said, "My ex-boyfriend is Fabio." I laughed so hard. Who cares?? I mean, I don't think Fabio's love life was ever publicized that much, so I don't believe Gil would have heard from many other people. Now, Gil didn't take this too well. He was shocked and dismayed, and he dumped Larissa (?!?). Ah well, I suppose that's what she gets from a guy who probably dates girls based on their looks. I actually enjoyed the fresh (and not fairy tale) ending. The only thing that would have made the entire sequence better? If Larissa had said, "I was with Fabio when that goose hit him in the face on that roller coaster."
Laura II, I was right in the middle of watching "Average Joe" (it was about 10:30 or so) when I read your message. Okay, I'll admit that (at first) I was a little upset that you didn't make "Average Joe Spoiler Alert" in bold, all-caps, etc., but then I'm glad that I found out before I saw it on TV. I would have been a bit upset with the outcome. They totally set up the episode to make it seem like that she would pick the "average guy" (as they did in Average Joe I), but much more so this time. I think the producers do a disservice to their audience by setting it up so strongly in one direction when it doesn't end up that way.
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OOOOO! I is wet. Just took wonderdog out for his pre-bedtime pee and we got soaked. I'm afraid I won't be a late-night Dennis the Menace tonight. Until tomorrow. Au revoir, mes amis.
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I'm off too. Goodnight all!
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Panni, of course, is a prime example of a Wussburger
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I have the Natalie Wood movie on in the bg while I'm trying to knit. It keeps unraveling - the movie and the knitting. Natalie was knitting in the movie. If she can knit, why can't I?
I want to knit in America
Knitting's a hit in America
Can't knit a whit in America
My knitting's chit in America.
(OK, it's Anita's song, not Maria's, big kablooie.)
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We haz come to a standstill. We iz frozen. We iz not happening this evening. I think I'll eat a worm.
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Well, I'll join the Wussburger brigade with post #200 on this frozen standstill of a not happening evening. :D Goodnight, all.
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Wussburgers of the world, ununite. I know, I know, everyone was exhausted from trying to catch up on yesterday's posts.
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Couldn't see the point of a movie called THE MYSTERY OF NATALIE WOOD? What mystery? Were they going to revive those hoary old rumours that Bob Wagner and Chris Walken were doing something untoward on the yacht that drove her to the dinghy? It seems to me her life was pretty cut and dried. She had her love affairs, her personal ups and downs, her careers ups and downs. She was beautiful; she died far too young. This just does not seem the fodder of great drama or even great biography.
And what the Hell happen to Peter Bogdanovitch? He used to be a pretty good director than he petered out trying to be Svengali to a bunch of paramours. Cybill Shepherd did better without him; Dorothy Stratton was murdered, then he married her sister. Anyone else find that just too creepy? I saw THE CAT'S MEOW. It had some semblance of style, but in the end didn't really amount to much.
Is he trying to mimic his idol Orson Welles' career?Start out big and end, not with a bang, but a whimper.
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TCB, I did not see your post re: your Miller memorabilia. Did you track him down through his website? His bio (actually more a memoir than a bio) will be out in April.
Indeed I did, Mr. Pogue. He was very gracious in his note, and even gave me a couple of extra Gorton's Fisherman signed photos.