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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were doing a Linda Blair, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently doing a Linda Blair.
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And the word of the day is: BURGEON!
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Hmmm...New Doctor Who logo for Matt Smith (http://www.bscreview.com/2009/10/new-doctor-who-logo-for-matt-smith/).
BBC has revealed the new logo that will accompany the new Matt Smith Doctor Who. According to the Telegraph, it’s the franchise’s eleventh logo in its 46-year history, and the first new one since 2006.
(http://www.bscreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/doctor-who_.jpg)
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MY HEAD IS DOING A LINDA BLAIR
So is mine!
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Not mine.
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Good morning, all! I started reading Kathy Griffin's book last night and put it down shortly after midnight. I slept in an extra hour which was great, except for the fact that last night was filled with very weird dreams, several frightening and several just plain bizarre.
This morning I will run errands I have needed to do for several weeks: post office, market, Staples. I have to be to the theatre around 1 pm to find the PA with my tickets for tonight's invited dress. At 1:45 we have a dress rehearsal with the orchestra, and I will most likely sit with my friend Bruce Pomahac, who cannot come tonight. We have one final cue to hear the band play, which is the Bows music, and they will read that down at 1:30. Hopefully, I have no errors in my score for my fixes, so we'll see how it goes. Afterwards, I will hang out at the theatre in case anything needs to be done, grab some dinner, and meet Jose and my freind Matthew at the stage door around 7:30.
Yesterday's rehearsal went very well, and I hope the response tonight is very positive. I do love this show.
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Beautiful car DR TCB.
Congrats to DR CILLA LIZ on her new space.
And the DR JOSE on the email.
And of course today is the day that DR ELMORE and DR JOSE have been invited to dress and see FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I look forward to the report.
Today is also Senior Day Goodwill so I am going to go over and see if I can get one of them smoking jackets they had for $12.99 so I can use it in BLITHE SPIRIT next year. It will be 30% off if they still have one. They had 4 on Monday.....so we shall see.
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I lasted about 30 minutes into PAGAN LOVE SONG, and then had to go.....I HAD to....most distressing, although it looked pretty good.
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How many times can you sing "The House of Singing Bamboo"?
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Not mine.
Maybe you are Linda Blair?
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DR elmore3003 - I have so enjoyed your sharing the whole FINIAN'S experience with us. Thank you!!!!
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By any chance, was there an undressed rehearsal of FINIAN'S RAINBOW?
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Good Morning. It is too early to tell if my head is doing a Linda Blair or not.
I'll keep you posted. Or I'll post you kept.
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By any chance, was there an undressed rehearsal of FINIAN'S RAINBOW?
No, but one of our cast members has some nice beach photos being passed around backstage!
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By any chance, was there an undressed rehearsal of FINIAN'S RAINBOW?
No, but one of our cast members has some nice beach photos being passed around backstage!
I imagine a certain other picture has been passed around, too.
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Wednesday morning greetings! I'm having my seasonal flu shot at 10:30 this morning and then Richard, Rob, and I are going to Oxford (Ohio, not England) to see the Miami University field hockey team play OSU. Why? Our niece, Lauren, is an athletic training major assigned to the Miami team and we promised her we'd get to at least one of her games. I hear she's a real whiz at ankle-taping!
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Dress-rehearsal break-a-leg vibes to DR Elmore and all of his Finian's Rainbow colleagues!
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Good morning!
The skies were cloudy and there was some spotty rain doing my walk this morning, but all of that has cleared away now, and we should have a sunny day ahead.
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I am still debating with myself as to work today. If the Fox Blu-rays come in, there is no debate, and I begin immediately on them.
However, if they don't come in, then I must decide between doing MONSOON WEDDING on Blu-ray (which would be easy since it's all written up; I just have to watch the film again in HD to ascertain its video and audio quality), 'Z' on DVD, or nothing.
Or, if FLASHPOINT arrives in the mail, starting on that (which would be the most sensible decision).
I'll see what the morning brings.
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I, too, have greatly enjoyed DR Elmore's FINIAN'S RAINBOW work timeline and wish him and the cast a fantastic invited dress tonight. Break many, many legs, folks!
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I need to get to cleaning that messy back porch in a bit and then I can settle down and watch some stuff for fun before deciding about work.
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Indiana Department of Redundancy Department
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Getting shot vibes for DR GINNY.
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I don't think I'm Linda Blair, DR ELMORE - but one never knows.
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I don't think I'm Linda Blair, DR ELMORE - but one never knows.
Well, I've never seen the two of you in the same room at the same time, so . . .
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And the word of the day is: BURGEON!
And The Song Of The Day Is: HURRY! IT'S LOVELY UP HERE
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ELMORE and COMPANY
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT..MAY ALL YOUR RAINBOW'S BE COLORFUL AND BRIGHT.
FINIAN'S IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MUSICALS
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Heading down now to do a few chores and then start today's viewing. No UPS truck yet. [sigh]
WBBL.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it's definitely quite breezy right now here in NYC.
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In other news...
I just got a response to the email I sent last night... Well... On to plan M... N... O.... :-\
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PAGE TWO CHART DANCE ???
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/conversations.png)
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And speaking of Dr. Who...
The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) David Tennant Doctor Who Episodes (http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/10/the_5_best_and_5_worst_david_tennant_doctor_who_ep.php?page=1#)
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Elmore, re: dreams. I kid you not, but you (yes, you) were the star of one of my dreams last night. I don't remember all the details save that I had to climb to some mountaintop lair where I was supposed to retrieve something, and when I got there you were one of several people I knew. You were most angry at how hard the place was to get to. I do remember that much. :)
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Thanks again to everyone who wished me birthday greetings yesterday. I had more good wishes (well I'm assuming they were good, LOL) yesterday than I think I've ever had--lots of emails, FB wall postings and of course HHW.
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Alternate plan vibes for DR JOSE.
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Hmmmmmmmm I only received a 20% discount today. I think I will take my receipt back tomorrow and make sure that is correct. If so they have changed the policy.
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See you tonight, DR elmore! :) :) :)
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Broken legs, DR Elmore!
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I saw a couple of songs from BYE BYE BIRDIE on the ABC News site....I think they were on Good Morning America....Conrad isn't so hot....in Honestly Sincere....the whole thing seems to miss the mark, but it might look more exciting onstage. Choreography is fun and I like the idea of Randolph being a big part of the number, but otherwise.....
I liked the TELEPHONE SONG more....some fun stuff with set pieces, but vocally both numbers seemed a bit week. But then I have been listening to the OBC for almost 50 years and it is ingrained in my brain.....as is the soundtrack....a bit less.....
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I've run my errands, and I need to think about a little lunch beofre I head down to the theatre. I've found my best route is to take the No 1 subway to 42nd Street, walk to Eighth Avenue, walk up Eighth to 44th Streeet and head east. The stage door is at the front of the theatre next to the entrance, so it's an easy destination.
I did not get to Staples, so perhaps I will do that tomorrow. I'm waiting to hear from my colleague Curtis on what he's doing this week. The last thing I heard was that he is on jury duty.
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I'm home today.
Sinus headache. Throbbing kind. Am under the influence of drugs right now or I'd be flat on my back.
Does this qualify as Linda Blair thingamabob?
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The Telephone Hour
First a commercial....turn your sound down, for some reason it's really loud!
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8727953
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Honestly Sincere.......sad sad sad
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8731988
Another LOUD clip
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~~~VIBES OF COHERENCE AND RECOVERY~~~
FOR DR RON PULLIAM!!!!!!
But not necessarily in that order.
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Got my flu shot and a bandaid, but no lollipop. I also got prescriptions for 2 pain meds that he said should help the bursitis in my hip.
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DR Ron Pulliam - sinus headaches are no fun. Hope you feel better soon!
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My question for ASK BK day.....what is your favorite Boris Karloff performance.
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The Telephone Hour
Thanks for the clip, DR JRand59. Whew - the costumes are... Unusual. :P
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Yikes! Richard and I stayed in this hotel and saw the show at the theater this past July:
Theater, hotel evacuated in Loop bomb scare (http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/threat-causes-theater-evacuation.html)
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Plan M...N...O.... vibes to DR Jose!
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I've run my errands, and I need to think about a little lunch beofre I head down to the theatre. I've found my best route is to take the No 1 subway to 42nd Street, walk to Eighth Avenue, walk up Eighth to 44th Streeet and head east. The stage door is at the front of the theatre next to the entrance, so it's an easy destination.
I did not get to Staples, so perhaps I will do that tomorrow. I'm waiting to hear from my colleague Curtis on what he's doing this week. The last thing I heard was that he is on jury duty.
If you wanted to avoid the Times Square Station, you could also walk over to Central Park West, and take the C Train down to Times Square. If you ride the back of the train, then you'd just have to walk the two blocks north underground, and the subway exit/entrance comes right out at John's Pizza right next to the St. James. -But I think you're way is shorter.
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Ohh!
Some members of the NYFD are in the building right now doing their annual inspection... And they are all quite "calendar ready" if you get my drift.
::)
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Honestly Sincere
Well THAT was unfortunate!
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Plan M...N...O.... vibes to DR Jose!
DITTO!!!
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Some members of the NYFD are in the building right now doing their annual inspection... And they are all quite "calendar ready" if you get my drift.
Prove it! You have an iPhone, right? ;)
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Forgive me if some DR already posted this previously. They say that the memory is the first thing to go...
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Some members of the NYFD are in the building right now doing their annual inspection... And they are all quite "calendar ready" if you get my drift.
Prove it! You have an iPhone, right? ;)
Well... Um... If I were to take pictures of them, I'd rather be obvious about it rather than discreet. I'd want good pictures, not blurs.
;)
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Alternate plan vibes for DR JOSE.
Thank You, DR JRand.
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Plan M...N...O.... vibes to DR Jose!
Thank You, DR Ginny.
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Plan M...N...O.... vibes to DR Jose!
DITTO!!!
DITTO!
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Time to head out! See you at the stage door, DR Jose!
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A couple of Stage Door Johniies.
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Yes DR DAW - it seems a stretch that that performance by Conrad Birdie would elicit that response. And I find it unusual that neither number presented included stars John Stamos and/or Gina Gershon.
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Miss Piggy caresses the ear with her rendition of 'Lo Here the Gentle Lark' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4_Ph3kFxKo) :D
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Awww, feel better soon, Ron Pulliam. Sinus headaches are awful.
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~~~~~SINUS-PRESSURE-BE-GONE VIBES FOR DR RON PULLIAM~~~~~
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Oh....
Good Afternoon!
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And...
Laters...
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Oy, what a morning at the local brick and mortar sheet music emporium. I had placed a huge choral and orchestral order weeks ago, and they kept calling me saying "Everything but __________ has arrived" (a different item each time), and I kept telling them to just call me when it was all there since they're kind of out of the way to get to. They had previously quoted me three prices on the order and we had finally settled on what we both agreed was the correct total. So they finally called last Friday, said everything was indeed there, re-quoted me the supposedly correct price, blah, blah, blah. Got there this morning and they first thought the whole order was NOT there. They did finally find everything but I quickly pointed out their total was not what I had been told--it was actually $20 less! Since I already had a check for what was supposed to have been the total, I did some extra shopping, which was fun, but they had an ancient DOS-based accounting system and the poor clerk had to really push it to its limit to get it to understand what was happening. It actually crashed their invoice printer, LOL.
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I'm sure you all found that story completely captivating.
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One of the extra things I picked up today was a lovely arrangement of Elmer Bernstein's wonderful TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I just played through it and got a little verklempt.
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Thanks again to everyone who wished me birthday greetings yesterday.
Have a belated one from me.
der Brucer
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I just played through it and got a little verklempt.
There, there DR JMK. I'm sure that you're playing wasn't quite that awful. ;)
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Does this qualify as Linda Blair thingamabob?
Not without the dulcet tones of Mercedes McCambridge.
der Brucer
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I just played through it and got a little verklempt.
There, there DR JMK. I'm sure that you're playing isn't quite that awful. ;)
You obviously haven't heard me play. :)
Does anyone else find the opening 4 bars of Bernstein's theme just slightly reminiscent of "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight" from Dr. Kildare?
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My question for ASK BK day.....what is your favorite Boris Karloff performance.
Frankenstein/Bride Of Frankenstein and Targets
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Nice to sleep till ten - I really needed it! I'll jog shortly. No one is next door - I think they might finally be done.
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DR Elmore, I'll be thinking of you tonight and wishing I could there. What is the scheduled run for the show?? I hope to get up there while it's still going on!
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Oh, and I don't think I mentioned - Sunday's open house - I checked about ten times during the day and didn't see one person going in to look. No cars anywhere to be found. Finally at about four-thirty there seemed to be about three people going in. They had one yesterday and I saw no one go in.
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The Telephone Hour
First a commercial....turn your sound down, for some reason it's really loud!
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8727953
Wow...those phone booths are pretty cool!. I love Harvey Johnson!
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Honestly Sincere.......sad sad sad
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8731988
Another LOUD clip
Ugh! That Conrad is big dud! But I still feel sorry for him with that choreography he's saddled with--it makes him come off as a complete egotistical misanthrope who would rather make love to a microphone than flirt and play with any of the pretty girls in the crowd.
And are the families really grouped up like that in those costumes at the beginning of the scene? It looks like they are ready to play a life-sized game of Parcheesi.
Double Ugh!
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DR Elmore, I'll be thinking of you tonight and wishing I could there. What is the scheduled run for the show?? I hope to get up there while it's still going on!
DR Edi - The Vixwomen, my DH Richard, and I will be at the Saturday, October 24, matinee. Can you join us?
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Honestly Sincere.......sad sad sad
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8731988
Another LOUD clip
Do I spy me a Bill Irwin?
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One of the extra things I picked up today was a lovely arrangement of Elmer Bernstein's wonderful TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I just played through it and got a little verklempt.
Is it for solo piano?
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Honestly Sincere.......sad sad sad
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8731988
Another LOUD clip
Ugh! That Conrad is big dud! But I still feel sorry for him with that choreography he's saddled with--it makes him come off as a complete egotistical misanthrope who would rather make love to a microphone than flirt and play with any of the pretty girls in the crowd.
And are the families really grouped up like that in those costumes at the beginning of the scene? It looks like they are ready to play a life-sized game of Parcheesi.
Double Ugh!
You mean, Par-cheesey?
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Hmmmmm...Finian's Ranbow AND Bill Irwin? Broadway is calling me...
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Honestly Sincere.......sad sad sad
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8731988
Another LOUD clip
Ugh! That Conrad is big dud! But I still feel sorry for him with that choreography he's saddled with--it makes him come off as a complete egotistical misanthrope who would rather make love to a microphone than flirt and play with any of the pretty girls in the crowd.
And are the families really grouped up like that in those costumes at the beginning of the scene? It looks like they are ready to play a life-sized game of Parcheesi.
Double Ugh!
You mean, Par-cheesey?
Below Par-cheesey.
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One of the extra things I picked up today was a lovely arrangement of Elmer Bernstein's wonderful TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I just played through it and got a little verklempt.
Is it for solo piano?
Yes.
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~~~Break Leg Vibes for DR Elmore and Finian's Rainbow Cast, Crew and Company!!~~~
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By any chance, was there an undressed rehearsal of FINIAN'S RAINBOW?
No, but one of our cast members has some nice beach photos being passed around backstage!
GET COPIES!!
;)
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The mystery of the second WIZARD is solved--I had emailed customer service to ask where the posters were in my first set (which DAW ultimately kindly answered here), and that magically got translated in far off Uzbekistan (or wherever they are) as "send me another one."
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Dress-rehearsal break-a-leg vibes to DR Elmore and all of his Finian's Rainbow colleagues!
DITTO!!!
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The next time you're on Facebook, try this (it only works online, not from your phone):
1. Scroll down to the very bottom of your stream page.
2. Click on the 'English (US)' link.
3. Click on the 'English (Pirate)' link.
4. Hilarity ensues. :D
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THE EXORCIST: another movie I've never seen. :-\
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DR Jose, plan M... N... O vibes!!!
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Fee better soon DR Ron!
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Yes DR EDISAURUS - Mr Irwin plays Harry McAfee - and since every time I say I don't like something here on HHW - 25 readers tell me how much THEY do like it - I will not express my opinion about Mr Irwin.
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Loads of work to do inside & out in October. Also this is a time of year we have guests. If I'm not around don't worry, I'm just trying to get things done, plus my body is telling me it needs a break from the computer. Instead of sitting at the computer I'll catch the last of the sun before winter sets in.
VIBES TO ALL!!!
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The Telephone Hour
First a commercial....turn your sound down, for some reason it's really loud!
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8727953
Wow...those phone booths are pretty cool!. I love Harvey Johnson!
I had seen the clip of "Honestly Sincere" (I don't care for the color-coordinated costumes ::)) but didn't see this at all. I really enjoyed this one. :)
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Hope you feel begtter sooon, DR Ron.
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Very disappointed that the Fox Blu-rays once again did not come in.
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However, the FLASHPOINT 1st season set did come in, so my work project for the day was set even before I began eating lunch.
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Before lunch, I watched another NCIS episode from the fourth season box set. This was the very poignant episode where Ziva falls in love with the guy dying from radiation poisoning. A completely shocking murderer and a very sad ending.
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While I ate lunch, I watched NCIS: LA from last night. It was an OK episode, as they've all been, but the show is still not must-see TV for me like CASTLE or BONES or MEDIUM. I'm getting more comfortable with the cast and their roles in the various investigations, but it's NOT appointment television for me.
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Then I watched the first four episodes of FLASHPOINT from the first sason set. (All of the episodes on disc one). Of the four, I had seen one previously. I had never seen the pilot which was unusual in that the case was wrapped up with still about 15 minutes or more to go in the episode. That will never happen again, I don't think.
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Yes DR EDISAURUS - Mr Irwin plays Harry McAfee - and since every time I say I don't like something here on HHW - 25 readers tell me how much THEY do like it - I will not express my opinion about Mr Irwin.
It's OK. Nothing can alter my opinion of Mr. Irwin. He's probably not the best choice for this role, but still, it's Bill. Conrad looks cute, sings fine and I like his Elvis dance moves, but yes---he seems totally in love with himself and the microphone, not the girls. I've seen guys who had better charisma in H.S. productions . Maybe the director's fault? The color coordinated costumes seem weird to me, too. But I still want to see it, if I get up for Larry's show.
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The pilot episode also had the set's only commentary, but it was a pretty dull affair.
The episodes are, as I've said since I started watching the show, very affecting. Amazing how you can get wrapped up in these tense situations, often with good people pushed to the breaking point on the worst day of their lives, and want things to come out OK. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't.
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Gee, our family always dressed in coordinating outfits when my kids were teenagers. Didn't yours?
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Holy moley on rye what a day so far. I was on the phone with Apple Care for over ninety minutes trying to fix my iPhone. We finally got it working perfectly, but it required resetting everything, putting in passwords again, setting up Mobile Me almost from scratch again - at some point something went terribly wrong with my phone, probably resulting from the faulty cord from a few weeks ago, and we never fully fixed it. Now it works perfectly and everything synchs correctly. I lost all the photos in the phone, but that's okay - I have them in iPhoto.
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I'm meeting David Wechter at three-fifteen at the Burbank Bob's Big Boy - haven't been there in years and years.
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Now it works perfectly and everything synchs correctly.
:)
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I'm going to write for a little bit and then head back downstairs to skim through today's soaps, watch some more FLASHPOINT, and then enjoy tonight's new episode of GLEE.
WBBL.
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DR Elmore, I'll be thinking of you tonight and wishing I could there. What is the scheduled run for the show?? I hope to get up there while it's still going on!
We open on Oct 28 and hope to run forever.
Nobody wanted to have dinner with me so I came home. I'll head back down around 6:30. The runthru today was fantastic. Lordy, our cast is good.
http://www.finiansonbroadway.com/cast.html
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Finding it hard to write 1500 words about HELL RIDE. So far I have:
It's crap.
Only 1498 to go.
Oh, wait.
It's TOTAL crap.
1497.
;)
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LOL!
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What's with the headshots cutting off the tops of their heads? Is that the latest style?
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Yes DR EDISAURUS - Mr Irwin plays Harry McAfee - and since every time I say I don't like something here on HHW - 25 readers tell me how much THEY do like it - I will not express my opinion about Mr Irwin.
I loved Bill Irwin in FOOL MOON and IN REGARD OF FLIGHT, which were fantastic shows. I enjoyed working with him on TONIGHT AT 8:30 in 2002 and I like him personally very much. However, amazing as he is in using his own internal rhythms, I found he had a hard time with musical rhythms and singng on the beat. I wish him well as Harry MacAfee, although he wouldn't be my first choice for the role.
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DR Elmore, I'll be thinking of you tonight and wishing I could there. What is the scheduled run for the show?? I hope to get up there while it's still going on!
We open on Oct 28 and hope to run forever.
Nobody wanted to have dinner with me so I came home. I'll head back down around 6:30. The runthru today was fantastic. Lordy, our cast is good.
http://www.finiansonbroadway.com/cast.html
I wanted to have dinner with you, you big wazoo.
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Um, page four? I don't think so. I think we'd better be to page six upon my return.
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So much for a light day. One of these days I'll have one, I just know it.
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At long last page five.
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DR Elmore, I'll be thinking of you tonight and wishing I could there. What is the scheduled run for the show?? I hope to get up there while it's still going on!
We open on Oct 28 and hope to run forever.
Nobody wanted to have dinner with me so I came home. I'll head back down around 6:30. The runthru today was fantastic. Lordy, our cast is good.
http://www.finiansonbroadway.com/cast.html
I wanted to have dinner with you, you big wazoo.
I wish you could!
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Okay. I'm outa here. I'll report back after the show.
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Broken legs for all, Elmore!
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Yes DR EDISAURUS - Mr Irwin plays Harry McAfee - and since every time I say I don't like something here on HHW - 25 readers tell me how much THEY do like it - I will not express my opinion about Mr Irwin.
I know what you mean. I have had my opinions corrected, too.
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Now I shall watch some TEE VEE.
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Yes DR EDISAURUS - Mr Irwin plays Harry McAfee - and since every time I say I don't like something here on HHW - 25 readers tell me how much THEY do like it - I will not express my opinion about Mr Irwin.
I know what you mean. I have had my opinions corrected, too.
You both are wrong.
There, 24 to go.
I'm in a counting down mode, it seems.
:)
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BTW, I neither know nor care about Mr. Irwin, LOL.
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Irwin Allen, now that's a different matter entirely.
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Must now take screencaptures of HELL RIDE, SUM OF ALL FEARS, and the newish Cecilia Bartoli SEMELE, which cracked me up because its cover has a "featuring the hit songs 'Where'er You Walk' and 'Myself I Shall Adore'" on it). Who knew Handel was a top 40 guy these days?
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Must now take screencaptures of HELL RIDE, SUM OF ALL FEARS, and the newish Cecilia Bartoli SEMELE, which cracked me up because its cover has a "featuring the hit songs 'Where'er You Walk' and 'Myself I Shall Adore'" on it). Who knew Handel was a top 40 guy these days?
It's all hype. Anything to "sell" it. ;)
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When DRs post their honest opinions here at HHW, I don't take it as a corrective, or as an "I'm right, you're wrong, and here's why."
Horses. :)
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MY HEAD IS DOING A LINDA LOVELACE
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Oh, and I don't think I mentioned - Sunday's open house - I checked about ten times during the day and didn't see one person going in to look. No cars anywhere to be found. Finally at about four-thirty there seemed to be about three people going in. They had one yesterday and I saw no one go in.
Well, I guess standing in your front lawn with that Uzi really worked. Congratulations!
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Thanks everyone for nice comments about my new car yesterday. It is a 2009 Hyundai Elantra in metalic blue. And, best of all, it has Sirius Radio!!!
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JMK, since I couldn't buy you a new car; I hope you got that copy of WIZARD OF OZ that I ordered for you.
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Break legs vibes for everyone connected with FINIAN'S RAINBOW!
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Any Michael Buble fans here? His new cd arrives on Friday. . .well, I think you all know the rest. . .I'm currently listening to it, in between listenings of SONG OF NORWAY.
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MY HEAD IS DOING A LINDA LOVELACE
So YOU say. . . ;)
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And for fans of that jolly green Brian Darcy James, someone surely pointed out that SHREK THE MUSICAL's Vocal Selections are now available . . .
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BK- will you be taking in the production of PARADE at the Mark Taper Forum?
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Um, page four? I don't think so. I think we'd better be to page six upon my return.
DON'T COME HOME TOO SOON!
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Any Michael Buble fans here? His new cd arrives on Friday. . .well, I think you all know the rest. . .I'm currently listening to it, in between listenings of SONG OF NORWAY.
I believe there are twenty-five of us who really enjoy him, but I know for a fact that Jrand59 hates him.
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I don't think I'll be seeing Parade, since I loathed every minute of it at Lincoln Center.
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Color me no fan of Michael Buble - if I want to hear Frank Sinatra I'll listen to Frank Sinatra, and that goes for Harry Connick, too - I won't and don't listen to these Sinatra wannabes.
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Back from a late lunch with David Wechter. We solved the problem that needed solving, which requires me to write a short little ditty. And we made two dialogue cuts (both from the film) that I never liked and that's a good thing.
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I don't think I'll be seeing Parade, since I loathed every minute of it at Lincoln Center.
Tell us, BK, how do you really feel?
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One more
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PAGE SIX (FOR BK)!
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Mary Phagan is buried across the street from my house in Marietta. That's all I know from PARADE, except that I always thought it was a strange subject for a musical.
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I don't think I'll be seeing Parade, since I loathed every minute of it at Lincoln Center.
Even Jeff Edgerton as The Young Soldier who opens the show?
I saw a national tour featuring David Pittu and Andrea Burns which I thought was quite good.
I was familiar with the Leo Franks case from movies such as THEY WON'T FORGET (coming soon as a Warner Archive title) and tv's THE MURDER OF MARY PHAGAN.
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TCB, love your new set of wheels!
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Mary Phagan is buried across the street from my house in Marietta. That's all I know from PARADE, except that I always thought it was a strange subject for a musical.
Edi! You're back!
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TCB, love your new set of wheels!
Thank you.
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DR Edi - there's something waiting for you in your facebook inbox. ;)
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Mary Phagan is buried across the street from my house in Marietta. That's all I know from PARADE, except that I always thought it was a strange subject for a musical.
Yes, unlike CANNIBAL - THE MUSICAL.
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Any one who has any interest in the Franks case should read And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney. It's a valuable history & social lesson.
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There's a new documentary about the case: THE PEOPLE VS. LEO FRANK. I haven't seen it yet but ave heard good things about it. The women who did the fundraising for it are also doing the fundraising for our new film: JEWS AND BASEBALL. They have held two events for us in Atlanta and plan more in NY, LA, Washington D.C. and possibly more cities. They are well-connected and we've had great turnouts so far!
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DR Edi - there's something waiting for you in your facebook inbox. ;)
I just finishing downloading it...thank you SO much! My vinyl copy is destroyed from listening to it since high school! Thank you!!!
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DR Edi - there's something waiting for you in your facebook inbox. ;)
I just finishing downloading it...thank you SO much! My vinyl copy is destroyed from listening to it since high school! Thank you!!!
You are so very welcome!
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Any one who has any interest in the Franks case should read And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney. It's a valuable history & social lesson.
Steve spent a lot of time in Marietta researching the case. His book was very controversial because he named names...lots of O.M.'s (Old Mariettans) had family members in the lynch mob!
I went to college with Steve---he was two years ahead of me but we both worked with the campus newspaper. He was a writer, naturally, and I was a photographer, which came with the perk of being able to use their darkroom whenever I liked!
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DR Elmore, I'll be thinking of you tonight and wishing I could there. What is the scheduled run for the show?? I hope to get up there while it's still going on!
We open on Oct 28 and hope to run forever.
Just like FAME!
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Any one who has any interest in the Franks case should read And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney. It's a valuable history & social lesson.
Steve spent a lot of time in Marietta researching the case. His book was very controversial because he named names...lots of O.M.'s (Old Mariettans) had family members in the lynch mob!
I went to college with Steve---he was two years ahead of me but we both worked with the campus newspaper. He was a writer, naturally, and I was a photographer, which came with the perk of being able to use their darkroom whenever I liked!
I know Jeff Edgerton. . . .
I really, really liked Steve's book. I can understand the controversy!
When you say "dark room" it that a euphemism? ;)
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We are back from a fun time at the Miami University women's field hockey game (they lost to Ohio State, 5-2 :-\) and dinner at 45 East with Lauren and her mom. We didn't get to see Lauren tape any ankles, but saw several players leave the training room after the game with ice packs on their knees - Lauren's handiwork. She's really pumped because for second semester she's been assigned to men's basketball, which is a pretty major sport at Miami.
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Any one who has any interest in the Franks case should read And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney. It's a valuable history & social lesson.
Steve spent a lot of time in Marietta researching the case. His book was very controversial because he named names...lots of O.M.'s (Old Mariettans) had family members in the lynch mob!
I went to college with Steve---he was two years ahead of me but we both worked with the campus newspaper. He was a writer, naturally, and I was a photographer, which came with the perk of being able to use their darkroom whenever I liked!
I know Jeff Edgerton. . . .
I really, really liked Steve's book. I can understand the controversy!
When you say "dark room" it that a euphemism? ;)
Occasionally...
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Any one who has any interest in the Franks case should read And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney. It's a valuable history & social lesson.
Steve spent a lot of time in Marietta researching the case. His book was very controversial because he named names...lots of O.M.'s (Old Mariettans) had family members in the lynch mob!
I went to college with Steve---he was two years ahead of me but we both worked with the campus newspaper. He was a writer, naturally, and I was a photographer, which came with the perk of being able to use their darkroom whenever I liked!
I know Jeff Edgerton. . . .
I really, really liked Steve's book. I can understand the controversy!
When you say "dark room" it that a euphemism? ;)
Occasionally...
::) ::) ::)
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Well, I hope the dress rehearsal was a huge success for elmore and everyone (especially Cheyenne) associated with FR.
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G'night!
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
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Secombe
I used to play the C-comb.
Now I play the concert B flat-Comb.
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When DRs post their honest opinions here at HHW, I don't take it as a corrective, or as an "I'm right, you're wrong, and here's why."
Horses. :)
well you obviously don't know what you are talking about
:-* ;D
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When DRs post their honest opinions here at HHW, I don't take it as a corrective, or as an "I'm right, you're wrong, and here's why."
Horses. :)
well you obviously don't know what you are talking about
:-* ;D
Sez you!
Hi, Vixmom!!
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Secombe
I used to play the C-comb.
Now I play the concert B flat-Comb.
Hahahahaha!
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Well Hello Edi! I'm so glad that you are back where you belong!
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What with the condition of my hair, I no longer play the comb - I am working on Facecloth in F#.
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VIBES that all his plans may go aright to JOSE!
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GLEE was most enjoyable this evening.
I did not know that Michael Buble has a new CD - I will explore that. In fact I have a couple of them, and enjoy them....so there....take it back, DR TCB. Or you will be sued for libel. I have the same lawyer that Edith Farmer Elliot used to sue Jean Ratcliffe, and you know how far that got!
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I scanned through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. The boys were on both together (a little bit) and separately. And that super soapy ending to the wedding. Lordy, how CONVENIENT!
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FINIAN'S RAINBOW must be rocking the house about now.
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE didn't have any of the gay boys except Nick, and my, what a tangled web he's weaving.
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Page Seven Jumping Cat Dance. ;D
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I watched five more FLASHPOINT episodes making a grand total of nine episodes watched today. I could have watched one or two more, but I wanted to watch something else for a break.
That leaves me with four more to watch tomorrow plus two bonus featurettes. Should have no trouble finishing that, maybe by tomorrow afternoon.
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I am going to listen to some CD's.
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MR BK - Good Karloff choices.
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The Vixter and her musical theatre class whent to See Bye Bye Birdie today - she was very excited becaue they are usually sitting in the rafters but today, to her delight, she was in row G orchestra
The show was as great success in her eyes - she said that girls inthe audience were screaming like the girls on stage during Conrad's numbers - (which is enought to keep ME from going to see that show) and Conrad was Hotter than HOT!!!
This performance was apparenetly a special school performance becaue they had a talk back after the show which the Vixter was pleased and surprised to see was attended by the entire cast - stars included
Unfortunately in the excitement of it all she failed to collect the promised extra playbills for JRand
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I enjoyed GLEE, too. There were some really funny scenes and some great lines. I really enjoyed the boys' routine more than the girls', but theirs was also enjoyable.
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TCB I wish you many happy years with your new Elantra - Vixdad has one in red that is 6 years old now - we have never had a moment's trouble with it excet that the paint seems to be easily marred - hoepfully it was a problem they have since corrected - we had a Hyundai Excel hatchback for 15 years before we traded it in for the Elantra and that paint job was still as beautiful on the day we gave it up as it was when we first bought it new.
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I cannot wait to hear from Elmore about the Finian's dress rehearsal- I am really looking forward to seeing the show
and now that I've followed Elmores' link and seen the cast phots I am really hoping that Elmore can arrange a marriage meeting for me with Cheyenne
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I cannot wait to hear from Elmore about the Finian's dress rehearsal- I am really looking forward to seeing the show
and now that I've followed Elmores' link and seen the cast phots I am really hoping that Elmore can arrange a marriage meeting for me with Cheyenne
Good luck, Vixmom! You're not the only one who would like to marry meet him!
;)
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LOL, DR Vixmom! May I be the matron of honor?
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I am going to do a little writing and then head downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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LOL, DR Vixmom! May I be the matron of honor?
absoutely!!!
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Well, it's time for me to leave work and go home.
Until later.
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Hi all.
Just listened to That Man From Rio.
Trying to stay above positive about living in this building.
Listened to all 3 of the Guy Haines cd's last night, that helped, something about the songs just makes me want to stay happy.
I decided for every note left on my door, I'm staying an extra month. It's babyish I know, but screw em.
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I amn eager to hear the Fianan's Rainbow report but I am so tired and tomorrow is a big day -brother's wedding rehearsal dinner I must go sleeybye VIBES for all!!
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Finished watching the Blu and Ray of a motion picture entitled Contact. Not sure if I'm up for another movie and may just go get something to nosh on and listen to CDs.
One interesting thing about Bob's Big Boy - were the Big Boy burgers always as small as they are now. Hardly a filling meal. I cannot imagine that the two patties together are more than 2 or 3 ounces of meat, and the buns are tiny, too. It took me about two minutes to finish mine, and David ate his in less time. I had a little teeny tiny salad with it and onion rings instead of fries - all five of them - they were quite good. We were still so hungry that we split another Big Boy and we were still hungry after that.
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I made reservations for the 31st. Halloween Opening Night Noir Costume Party ( after the play).
BLEEDING THROUGH. I'm looking forward to being out for the evening.
Night all.
Extra special vibes for everybody. ;)
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I LOVE THE MOVIE CONTACT. WATCH IT ALL THE TIME. IT'S A FEEL BETTER MOVIE.
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Indiana Department of Redundancy Department
I worked for the Arizona version of that department!
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I think we had a very successful dress rehearsal, but I'm cautious because it's an audience of friends and family. My friend Matthew had seen it at Encores! and thought this was a vast improvement, as do I. He was very complimentary about the director's work and the production. I'm still waiting for DR Jose's thoughts. I ran into Jonathan Tunick and went waltzing off with him to a taxi so I sorta left our DR Jose in the lurch. I'm sorry. DR Jose!
We had a very musical row of seats in the front rown of the mezzanine: Jose, Matthew, me, Allison, assistant to Brian, and Brian the copyist, and Mark Mitchell, who played all the rehearsals. I met Mark working on the Encores! PAL JOEY production, Or was it CALL ME MADAM?
One of the major creeps from the Men's Chorus who writes for Broadwayworld.com, was there, but we didn't speak. I think we have a mutual loathing going on which suits me fine. And he's a total ass.
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My question for ASK BK day.....what is your favorite Boris Karloff performance.
Frankenstein/Bride Of Frankenstein and Targets
I also really liked his guest shot as Mother Muffin on either "The Girl from UNCLE" or "The Man from UNCLE" (quite memorable!)
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I think we had a very successful dress rehearsal, but I'm cautious because it's an audience of friends and family. My friend Matthew had seen it at Encores! and thought this was a vast improvement, as do I. He was very complimentary about the director's work and the production. I'm still waiting for DR Jose's thoughts. I ran into Jonathan Tunick and went waltzing off with him to a taxi so I sorta left our DR Jose in the lurch. I'm sorry. DR Jose!
Glad it went well, elmore. Let yourself enjoy it! :)
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I'm sure you all found that story completely captivating.
Personally, I was riveted. Absolutely riveted.
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
Ahhhh. . .and I do love me some Florence Henderson! And Frank Poretta, too!
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JMK, since I couldn't buy you a new car; I hope you got that copy of WIZARD OF OZ that I ordered for you.
LOL!!!
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What with the condition of my hair, I no longer play the comb - I am working on Facecloth in F#.
DITTO!! :-\
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Happy to hear the FINIAN'S report!
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I think they should have gotten Joshua Noveck to play Conrad Birdie.
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Hope everyone is feeling better by tonight!
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OOHH-- page 8 dance!!!
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Good Evening!
What a day this has been!
What a rare mood I'm in!
-Oh, sorry, wrong musical... ;)
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
It's a beautiful, old-fashioned show... which happens to be serendipitously timely.
I really could gush and gush, but I think the best thing I could say about the show would be:
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
Try to work on that, would you, Jose?
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DR elmore - Thank You! And Congratulations!
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The Vixter and her musical theatre class whent to See Bye Bye Birdie today - she was very excited becaue they are usually sitting in the rafters but today, to her delight, she was in row G orchestra
The show was as great success in her eyes - she said that girls inthe audience were screaming like the girls on stage during Conrad's numbers - (which is enought to keep ME from going to see that show) and Conrad was Hotter than HOT!!!
This performance was apparenetly a special school performance becaue they had a talk back after the show which the Vixter was pleased and surprised to see was attended by the entire cast - stars included
Unfortunately in the excitement of it all she failed to collect the promised extra playbills for JRand
And what did the Vixter think of Bill Irwin? :-)
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
It's a beautiful, old-fashioned show... which happens to be serendipitously timely.
I really could gush and gush, but I think the best thing I could say about the show would be:
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
DR Jose, that is a fantastic review! I find the score so sublime that when the show gets to a great song like "Look to the Rainbow" or "Something Sort of Grandish," I get all teary. Even the comedy numbers get my eyes all watery. And when Terri White launches into "Necessity," it's complete nirvana.
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
Ahhhh. . .and I do love me some Florence Henderson! And Frank Poretta, too!
I even like me some Toralv!
Did you know that Frank Poretta's son was the star of TNT's Robin Hood series a few years back? Just as cute as his daddy! In fact, his daddy guest starred on an episode. He has aged well!
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After the show, I managed to catch up with a couple of people, including the more than lovely Kate Baldwin who plays Sharon in this production. Kate was my "Nellie" in South Pacific down at Arena Stage. I also managed to run into one of my favorite stage managers from the DC area who was across the street seeing Mr. Law in Hamlet tonight.
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
Ahhhh. . .and I do love me some Florence Henderson! And Frank Poretta, too!
I even like me some Toralv!
Did you know that Frank Poretta's son was the star of TNT's Robin Hood series a few years back? Just as cute as his daddy! In fact, his daddy guest starred on an episode. He has aged well!
And Matthew Poretta was also in the original Broadway cast of Passion as Count Ludovic, as well as Jere Shea's understudy (Jere Shea). -Consequently, I saw him five times. -Although, never as Giorgio.
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Congratulations on such a great dress rehearsal, and a great review from our own DR Jose! Does Og measure up to Mr. Tommy Steele? You know how I love me some Tommy Steele...and Bill Irwin...and Harry Secombe...and the Poretta family...
I'm such a "ho"!
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
It's a beautiful, old-fashioned show... which happens to be serendipitously timely.
I really could gush and gush, but I think the best thing I could say about the show would be:
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
DR Jose, that is a fantastic review! I find the score so sublime that when the show gets to a great song like "Look to the Rainbow" or "Something Sort of Grandish," I get all teary. Even the comedy numbers get my eyes all watery. And when Terri White launches into "Necessity," it's complete nirvana.
Trust me, DR elmore, I was tearing up almost every time a song started.
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
Ahhhh. . .and I do love me some Florence Henderson! And Frank Poretta, too!
I even like me some Toralv!
Did you know that Frank Poretta's son was the star of TNT's Robin Hood series a few years back? Just as cute as his daddy! In fact, his daddy guest starred on an episode. He has aged well!
And Matthew Poretta was also in the original Broadway cast of Passion as Count Ludovic, as well as Jere Shea's understudy (Jere Shea). -Consequently, I saw him five times. -Although, never as Giorgio.
How fun! I guess?
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
Try to work on that, would you, Jose?
Well... Alas, DR Kerry... I first have to work on "convincing" my apartment manager not to evict us at the end of this week... :-\
-Thus the emails and phone calls...
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Moving on... For now...
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Oh, DAW, you forgot to include part 2 of your instructions, namely change back to English, department:
I followed DAW's FB Pirate instructions today and then forgot about it. Until I received this missive:
Mark Andrew Lawrence shouted to th' shipmates of Cast Album Collectors Corner.
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Regaarrding: This Sunday on FRONT ROW CENTRE...
It's HAIR day.
I saw the Tony winning revival last week and interviewed Gavin Creel (Claude) and Caissie Levy (Sheila.) Sunday's performance of HAIR has been canceled so the cast may take part in the Marriage Equality march in Washington, D.C.
On the program we'll talk about the march, the show and we'll feature selections from the New Broadway cast recording as well as selected cuts from the 1967 off-Broadway cast, 1968 Broadway cast and 1979 film soundtrack albums.
Join us for this special edition of FRC Sunday morning at 9 am on 103.9 PROUD-FM. (online at: http://www.facebook.com/l/42db0;www.proudfm.com/show_details.php?id=42)
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Spy mateys from your MSN ship on Ye olde Facebook! Go to http://www.facebook.com/find-friends/?ref=email
T'is scrawl be intended fer j***@***. If ye want to sanction which e-bottles ye get from ye olde Facebook, stab:
http://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php?notifications=1&mid=13766d1G4ee5fd93Gf94a0eG0
Ye olde Facebook's caverns are t' be discovered at 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
Ahhhh. . .and I do love me some Florence Henderson! And Frank Poretta, too!
I even like me some Toralv!
Did you know that Frank Poretta's son was the star of TNT's Robin Hood series a few years back? Just as cute as his daddy! In fact, his daddy guest starred on an episode. He has aged well!
And Matthew Poretta was also in the original Broadway cast of Passion as Count Ludovic, as well as Jere Shea's understudy (Jere Shea). -Consequently, I saw him five times. -Although, never as Giorgio.
How fun! I guess?
It was. I know Frank Porretta from his opera work and a voice teacher.
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I swear, that "Pirate" thingy on FB seems to be come and go in cycles. Just sayin'.
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
It's a beautiful, old-fashioned show... which happens to be serendipitously timely.
I really could gush and gush, but I think the best thing I could say about the show would be:
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
DR Jose, that is a fantastic review! I find the score so sublime that when the show gets to a great song like "Look to the Rainbow" or "Something Sort of Grandish," I get all teary. Even the comedy numbers get my eyes all watery. And when Terri White launches into "Necessity," it's complete nirvana.
Trust me, DR elmore, I was tearing up almost every time a song started.
I think I would, too, just from the sheer joy of seeing a live performance of the show, and with Elmore's orchestrations to boot!
Do you know if Ernie Harburg is going to attend one of the shows? He's a good guy and the Harburg Foundation has contributed to both THE INTERNATIONALE and SACCO AND VANZETTI.
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I think we had a very successful dress rehearsal, but I'm cautious because it's an audience of friends and family. My friend Matthew had seen it at Encores! and thought this was a vast improvement, as do I. He was very complimentary about the director's work and the production. I'm still waiting for DR Jose's thoughts. I ran into Jonathan Tunick and went waltzing off with him to a taxi so I sorta left our DR Jose in the lurch. I'm sorry. DR Jose!
We had a very musical row of seats in the front rown of the mezzanine: Jose, Matthew, me, Allison, assistant to Brian, and Brian the copyist, and Mark Mitchell, who played all the rehearsals. I met Mark working on the Encores! PAL JOEY production, Or was it CALL ME MADAM?
One of the major creeps from the Men's Chorus who writes for Broadwayworld.com, was there, but we didn't speak. I think we have a mutual loathing going on which suits me fine. And he's a total ass.
DR elmore - You didn't leave me in the lurch. It gave me a chance to catch up with some other people I know in the production. I did end up taking the A Train back up town with Brian. -We both agreed that the three of us need to sit down to a nice, long, leisurely-paced dinner sometime.
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David Hyde Pierce and his partner were also in attendance tonight. We had better seats. ;)
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Harry Secombe. Ahhhh...I love his voice.
Ahhhh. . .and I do love me some Florence Henderson! And Frank Poretta, too!
I even like me some Toralv!
Did you know that Frank Poretta's son was the star of TNT's Robin Hood series a few years back? Just as cute as his daddy! In fact, his daddy guest starred on an episode. He has aged well!
And Matthew Poretta was also in the original Broadway cast of Passion as Count Ludovic, as well as Jere Shea's understudy (Jere Shea). -Consequently, I saw him five times. -Although, never as Giorgio.
How fun! I guess?
It was. I know Frank Porretta from his opera work and a voice teacher.
I saw Mr Poretta play Candide in 1971 at the Kennedy Center Opera House. I swear I saw him in another show as well.
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I cannot wait to hear from Elmore about the Finian's dress rehearsal- I am really looking forward to seeing the show
and now that I've followed Elmores' link and seen the cast phots I am really hoping that Elmore can arrange a marriage meeting for me with Cheyenne
Good luck, Vixmom! You're not the only one who would like to marry meet him!
;)
I had sort of forgotten that Cheyenne Jackson was in the show, so when he made his entrance, I was very happily surprised. ::) -And, yes, he's still gorgeous and sings like a dream.
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Congrats, Larry. I hope someone steps up to record the show (hint, hint, nudge, nudge, say n'more) so that we can all hear your grandish work.
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LOL, DR Vixmom! May I be the matron of honor?
I just want to host the Bachelor party.
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As for Finian's Rainbow...
I started smiling as soon as the Overture started... And I'm still smiling.
It's a beautiful, old-fashioned show... which happens to be serendipitously timely.
I really could gush and gush, but I think the best thing I could say about the show would be:
If I had enough money to fly every DR to NYC to see this production, I would.
DR Jose, that is a fantastic review! I find the score so sublime that when the show gets to a great song like "Look to the Rainbow" or "Something Sort of Grandish," I get all teary. Even the comedy numbers get my eyes all watery. And when Terri White launches into "Necessity," it's complete nirvana.
Trust me, DR elmore, I was tearing up almost every time a song started.
I think I would, too, just from the sheer joy of seeing a live performance of the show, and with Elmore's orchestrations to boot!
Do you know if Ernie Harburg is going to attend one of the shows? He's a good guy and the Harburg Foundation has contributed to both THE INTERNATIONALE and SACCO AND VANZETTI.
All the heirs had huge blocks of seats roped off for family and friends: Lynn Lane (widow of Burton), Anthony Saidy (son of Fred), Ernie Harburg (son of Yip). I hope they were all happy with what they saw.
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FINIAN'S RAINBOW must be rocking the house about now.
It was, and it did.
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I think we had a very successful dress rehearsal, but I'm cautious because it's an audience of friends and family. My friend Matthew had seen it at Encores! and thought this was a vast improvement, as do I. He was very complimentary about the director's work and the production. I'm still waiting for DR Jose's thoughts. I ran into Jonathan Tunick and went waltzing off with him to a taxi so I sorta left our DR Jose in the lurch. I'm sorry. DR Jose!
We had a very musical row of seats in the front rown of the mezzanine: Jose, Matthew, me, Allison, assistant to Brian, and Brian the copyist, and Mark Mitchell, who played all the rehearsals. I met Mark working on the Encores! PAL JOEY production, Or was it CALL ME MADAM?
One of the major creeps from the Men's Chorus who writes for Broadwayworld.com, was there, but we didn't speak. I think we have a mutual loathing going on which suits me fine. And he's a total ass.
DR elmore - You didn't leave me in the lurch. It gave me a chance to catch up with some other people I know in the production. I did end up taking the A Train back up town with Brian. -We both agreed that the three of us need to sit down to a nice, long, leisurely-paced dinner sometime.
Brian Sears?
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I know Jeff Edgerton. . . .
I know Jeff too. We recorded some demos a few years ago. Such a nice guy, and every time we run into each, well... I just want to hug him. And hug him. And hug him. ::)
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Brian Sears?
Nope, Brian Allan Hobbs, your music copyist. We had a nice chat during my trip up to 145th Street.
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Congrats, Larry. I hope someone steps up to record the show (hint, hint, nudge, nudge, say n'more) so that we can all hear your grandish work.
I suspect of my grandish 100 measures only a few will make the recording:
1. end of "This Time of the Year"
2. end of "Look to the Rainbow" Dance
3. Finale Ultimo
4. Perhaps the end of the Golden Crock dance if they record it
Everything else is incidental underscoring that I really can't see ending up on a recording, even though I like a lot of it quite a bit.
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PAGE NINE FINIAN'S RAINBOW SHOW CURTAIN DANCE!!!
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*I did not take that picture. My iPhone remained off the entire time I was in the theatre. Just sayin.
:-X
::)
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VIBES that all his plans may go aright to JOSE!
Thank You, DR vixmom. I have a few options to investigate tomorrow.
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Brian Sears?
Nope, Brian Allan Hobbs, your music copyist. We had a nice chat during my trip up to 145th Street.
That's nice. Brian's a good fellow. Is 172nd Street near you? I just met Brian Sears today. At last Friday's sitzprobe, there was this guy in a bseball cap singing with the ensemble and I asked the stage manager who he was since I'd never seen him at any staging rehearsal: Brian Sears, standby for Woody and Og, and swing. What a horrible number of parts to learn!
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So, I'm puzzled: what's the landlord being difficult about?
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I'm off to bed: meeting at Toyland at 10:30 am.
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What's with the headshots cutting off the tops of their heads? Is that the latest style?
That's just bad cropping of the actors 8x10s for the website. Looks like most of them would have worked better in "portrait" rather than "landscape".
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So, I'm puzzled: what's the landlord being difficult about?
It all goes back to the all the craziness and crap that went on back in May and June when the old roommates moved out and the new ones moved in...coupled with my current work and financial situation and/or lack thereof... and the fact that we still have yet to be presented with a copy of the new/current lease. -Which we've asked for repeatedly! We were notified of an "outstanding balance", and my roommates and I are not currently in a position to cover it. -And that's probably all I should be saying about it right now.
I know it will all get worked out. I just feel it. I just need to make it happen now.
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Finding it hard to write 1500 words about HELL RIDE. So far I have:
It's crap.
Only 1498 to go.
Oh, wait.
It's TOTAL crap.
1497.
;)
You could always go the Bart Simpson route:
It was crappity-crap crap, crappity crap, crappity-crappity crap, crap, crap, crappity-crap crap, crappity crap, crappity-crappity crap, crap,crappity-crap crap, crappity crap, crappity-crappity crap, crap,crappity-crap crap, crappity crap, crappity-crappity crap, crap,crappity-crap crap, crappity crap, crappity-crappity crap, crap....
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Oh, and I don't think I mentioned - Sunday's open house - I checked about ten times during the day and didn't see one person going in to look. No cars anywhere to be found. Finally at about four-thirty there seemed to be about three people going in. They had one yesterday and I saw no one go in.
bk - Maybe you should go check out the house for yourself? -And bring some things to leave behind... -Remember that story about the curtain rods? ;)
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I'm sure you all found that story completely captivating.
...And that's why I was always glad I never worked in the Choral Department when I worked at the music store. Too many small publishers to deal with, and none of them had consistent order processing times. Of course, there were those piano teachers who would place large orders from time to time. God forbid they ever wanted something from Boosey & Hawkes - that could hold up the completion of an order for months sometimes!
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I love reading about all the Finian's Rainbow goings-on! Please keep it coming! :D
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And lest we forget, our very own Mr. Kevin Spirtas is one of the large list of producers on Finian's.
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And lest we forget, our very own Mr. Kevin Spirtas is one of the large list of producers on Finian's.
Ah, that's right! -And I thought I spied him sitting downstairs in the orchestra section. ???