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Archives => Archive 17 => Topic started by: bk on October 12, 2009, 12:19:18 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes sang the same old thong, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently at Macy's buying some thongs for their calves.
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And the word of the day is: DESCRY!
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I have nothing to say about thongs. I have no interest in them...especially wearing them. ::)
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I wish I had an opinion on the TOD
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Monday morning greetings! Quiet day ahead for us. Maybe we should go to the new outlet mall...
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm "debating" whether or not to take a nap - and, most likely, end up sleeping through most of the day - or head back out into the clear, cool, almost-Winter-like air and spend Columbus Day walking around the Isle of Manhattan.
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TOD:
I pretty much agree with everything in BK's rant (though I do think that thongs do have their place in society, but only as entertainment.)
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I'm currently watching "The Today Show"...
-The ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center is already set up and open for business... WTF?
-Justin Bieber is performing... At least he's singing live with no "Auto-Tune".. But, again... WTF?
*Pardon my acronyms.
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However...
I will give Justin Bieber some credit for getting his career started all on his own... Via YouTube!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I think if any other DRs also happening to be watching "The Today Show" right now, I'm pretty sure that a good portion of the screaming tweens on the Plaza going gaga over Justin Bieber are probably wearing thongs. And they probably have belly-button piercings too.
'Nuff said.
Word.
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RE: last night's THE AMAZING RACE
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hello abc def one two three four abc d aoiu iu one two aoiu buckle my shoe three
hello abc def one two three four abc d aoiu iu one two aoiu buckle my shoe three
I agree with DR Jrand, the conclusion of the show was very upsetting. It's always
sad when a team loses their passports. But this one really upset me. I loved this
team and really wanted to see more of zev. I will be curious to see what really
happened. They seemed like such a sweet team. And i loved how close they were
with their cabbie. Drats! This sucks! one two three one teo oiu uoi oui oui ouioiuoi
hello abc def one two three four abc d aoiu iu one two aoiu buckle my shoe three
hello abc def one two three four abc d aoiu iu one two aoiu buckle my shoe three
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BK, i just read your thong rant. I agree and disagree.
Obviously children do not need to wear thongs.
And i actually don't wear them anymore. Although i did occasionally in my 20s because of the pantyline thing. Sometimes you have a sheer pair of pants and there was seemingly no alternative.
But guess what? They make full underwear now and it's called NO PANTYLINE. It's an interesting material, but very comfortable!
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The Topic of the Day reminds me of the problem with "under-cupping" they had to deal with while filming "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
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The Topic of the Day reminds me of the problem with "under-cupping" they had to deal with while filming "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
I never heard about this. Was it a Dick problem?
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And the word of the day is: DESCRY!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I CAN SEE IT
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The Topic of the Day reminds me of the problem with "under-cupping" they had to deal with while filming "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
I never heard about this. Was it a Dick problem?
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Actually, it was a MTM problem.
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I totally agree with BK's rant on thongs and stuff. Frankly, I think that thongs are ridiculous, even on adults.
But, since we're ranting this morning, what REALLY bothers me is how kids and even adults (well into their thirties) know little or nothing about great literature, history or even current events. Actually, you only have to watch Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" to know that.
During the last month, I've been with several successful, supposedly well-educated people who had never heard of John Brown, Emile Zola, Robert Louis Stevenson or even Winston Churchill.
I graduated from public high school in 1959. We were required to read several great works of literature, know the basics of American history and study current events. What the hell have schools been teaching since I left?
This gets even better. A few years back, I was speaking to some Cinema students at USC, and none of them had heard of Spencer Tracy or Clark Gable or had seen CASABLANCA or GONE WITH THE WIND. And, they're Cinema students!
But, the true tragedy of this younger generation's ignorance is that they don't care. Their attitude is: What does that have to do with me NOW?
End of rant.
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The Topic of the Day reminds me of the problem with "under-cupping" they had to deal with while filming "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
I never heard about this. Was it a Dick problem?
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Actually, it was a MTM problem.
Was Mary Tyler Moore misbehaving again???
Or is it Much Too Much???
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As for the TOD:
Just rewrite MR BK's rant and sign my name to it.
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As for what DR JOSE mentioned, I think Mr Carl Reiner and Mr Sheldon Leonard, producers of THE DICK VAN DYKE show have said in several articles, that the network censor kept a close watch on the scenes filmed in which Laura Petrie wore slacks and that they were warned several times that they fit MTM too snugly in the backside, hence the warning that they should watch the 'undercupping' on those pants!
At least their response was not the same as the costume designer on SINGIN' IN THE RAIN when Ms Cyd Charisse's costume was too sheer and they had to film a dance sequence three times - the designer after seeing the rushes for the third filming told the producer that he was certain that they now had Cyd's crotch licked.
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The Topic of the Day reminds me of the problem with "under-cupping" they had to deal with while filming "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
I never heard about this. Was it a Dick problem?
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Actually, it was a MTM problem.
Was Mary Tyler Moore misbehaving again???
Or is it Much Too Much???
Actually... -And it's just something I remember from some TV special about "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and/or Mary Tyler Moore...
They had to be very careful with the tailoring of Mary Tyler Moore's outfits, well, at least her pants and pantsuits. They had to make sure not to accent her buttocks with panty-lines - a.k.a. "under-cupping".
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What DR JRand said.
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Hmmm--I'm having flashbacks to doing Shakespeare in college in period costumes (i.e., tights) and the costumers (in one case Oscar-award winner Gloria Gresham) pleading with the guys to PLEASE wear the supplied dance belts!
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I totally agree with BK's rant on thongs and stuff. Frankly, I think that thongs are ridiculous, even on adults.
But, since we're ranting this morning, what REALLY bothers me is how kids and even adults (well into their thirties) know little or nothing about great literature, history or even current events. Actually, you only have to watch Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" to know that.
During the last month, I've been with several successful, supposedly well-educated people who had never heard of John Brown, Emile Zola, Robert Louis Stevenson or even Winston Churchill.
I graduated from public high school in 1959. We were required to read several great works of literature, know the basics of American history and study current events. What the hell have schools been teaching since I left?
This gets even better. A few years back, I was speaking to some Cinema students at USC, and none of them had heard of Spencer Tracy or Clark Gable or had seen CASABLANCA or GONE WITH THE WIND. And, they're Cinema students!
But, the true tragedy of this younger generation's ignorance is that they don't care. Their attitude is: What does that have to do with me NOW?
End of rant.
It's often cited that people in their thirties do not like to watch movies that are either made before 1980 or in black and white.
I know for a fact that my eighteen year old nephew refuses to watch anything in black and white--even YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and RAGING BULL.
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Good morning, all! I am packing up 14 cartons today and calling Fed Ex to come and take them off my hands. After that, I shall putter about the apartment until I meet DR Ben for dinner before he sees FINIAN'S RAINBOW.
BK, since I'm not spending your money and I can be rather cavalier about things, my advice is to sign the contract and do 1500 copies of the cast recording. The turnover may not be as great as you'd like, but I believe they will sell eventually. When you released HENRY SWEET HENRY many years ago, i never bought it since it was a show I had never cared about. Well, when I needed one a year ago, a kind DR - I believe it was DR Matt H - burned me a copy, but I later decided I liked it enough to want the CD and ended up paying a lot for it through an Amazon vendor.
As to today's rant, I am very much in agreement, and that's my rant for the day.
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That's why we continue to have "experts" who don't know anything.
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I agree BK, I also agree with DR Druxy. I want to say that we all learned the basics of literature and history, but I do know people I went to school with who didn't learn a bit of what I did in the same class room. I also was lucky enough to be raised in a family that values good books and history, so I grew up with history and have always loved it.
I think what scares me the most is the large number of people who never read a book. Good grief, I don't know what I would do without books, but it seems today it's more important to twitter that you are walking down the street (no offense meant to anyone here, I'm speaking of teens) than to read anything that was written more than 5 minutes ago. I think it's scary
End of rant
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When did people start calling them "sleeping shorts"? My nephew came in the living room and I asked why on earth he was sitting around in his underwear and he informed me they were his sleeping shorts and told him to put some pants on. I didn't believe there was such a thing until that very day I came here to learn that BK had lost his. I don't think yours are in Wisconsin, but I did see a pair there.
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Now back to work. It's been snowing! Woo hoo!! I love it and it's so pretty on the green leaves. It will melt before the day is over, but it was beautiful to wake up to
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I'm not ready for snow yet. We just yesterday gave in and turned the furnace on.
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Remember - today's Columbus Day. No mail, no banking, etc.
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And speaking of Finian's Rainbow...
Here's Cheyenne Jackson's First VLog (http://www.broadway.com/buzz/finians-rainbow-star-cheyenne-jackson-takes-broadwaycom-backstage-with-video-blog/). *Accompanied by one of the least flattering pics/screen-shots of Cheyenne Jackson I've ever seen.
*It's a relatively long clip, just a little over 16 minutes. But it does include some backstage shots, as well as some of the tech rehearsals.
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Remember - today's Columbus Day. No mail, no banking, etc.
Well, here in New York City, a good number of bank branches are open today. However, nothing will officially post until tomorrow.
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Good morning!
We're having a nice rain now and it's very cool out without being cold. Perfect early fall weather.
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I had the heating/AC man here this morning. No, nothing was wrong with the furnace. When my A/C shut down early this summer and I had it fixed, I opted to buy the package which called for a fall and spring maintenance package. Today was the fall maintenance stuff.
Glad I did it too because he adjusted the gas flow for the heat so it wouldn't overflow and trip the cut off switch. He said it will be much more economical this winter. Good to hear!
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UPS truck has come and gone this morning and no Fox Blu-rays yet. Looks like another day off for me unless they come in the afternoon delivery.
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I'm not doing lunch with best friend John today. He has a business meeting, so we rescheduled for tomorrow.
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RE: Missing Sleeping Shorts
BK, maybe your washer ate them. Mine likes to eat socks...
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TOD:
Well, obviously thongs for children are the height of ridiculousness. I have no opinion of them for adults and only hope they exercise common sense before deciding to buy and wear them.
Dance belts were never comfortable to wear, but boy were they necessary for many of the dance shows I've been involved with.
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I plan to watch BROTHERS & SISTERS while I eat lunch today. If I have no work project, I'll get around to MAD MEN and THREE RIVERS this afternoon, too.
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It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood today!
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It used to amaze me no end during my decades as a junior high/middle school teacher about how little the children who got to me knew about history, geography, or authors. (I taught English.)
I had honors students in the seventh and eighth grades, and many of them could not find, say, Washington, D.C., or London, England, on a map. If you gave them a map of the world with no writing on it, they'd ask which way was the right-side up?
So, I requisitioned pull-down maps and had them all over my classroom. I NEVER taught a story or novel that had a specific setting that we didn't pull the map down and find the spot for it. And if we were reading historical fiction (JOHNNY TREMAIN, for example), I ALWAYS brought in history and biography to extend the learning.
I often wondered what on earth the children did in their elementary years in school that they knew no states or countries of the world by the time they got to me. They might not have remembered them after they left me, but for the one or two years that I taught them (and when we had ninth grade in our school, I taught some kids for three years), they were quizzed unmercifully on history and geography as well as language arts where appropriate.
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« Reply #214 on: October 11, 2009, 10:55:20 PM »
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Quote from: Jeanne on October 11, 2009, 12:56:31 PM
In my next life I will ask to have DR GEORGE as my brother. I will also let him know I appreciate all his help.
Thanks...and my sister does.
We're glad you're also appreciated by people other than those of us here.
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I recall when Orson Welles' OTHELLO came out on DVD, I went into Tower Video to get a copy.
The clerk/supervisor was probably in his early 30s.
"Do you have OTHELLO?" I asked.
"How do you spell it?"
I spelled it, then added "It's by Shakespeare."
"Who?"
"William Shakespeare," I said.
"Never heard of him," he said...and he wasn't kidding.
"I wouldn't brag about that," I said.
His reply: "Doesn't bother me."
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Nice posts.
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I'm up - I've never heard the term "sleeping shorts" before - I just made it up. Maybe Cilla's nephew reads these here notes?
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Topics of the Day:
Thongs = Wedgies (For me, no thanks)
The mistakes you make as a parent will come bite you on the ass later
The "dumbing down" of America is sad and alarming
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Remember - today's Columbus Day. No mail, no banking, etc.
Well, here in New York City, a good number of bank branches are open today. However, nothing will officially post until tomorrow.
Yeah, here, too. My bank's free-standing branches are closed, but the branches that are in Kroger stores are open.
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I decided to delay my regular shopping trips until tomorrow when schools are back in session, and there's less chance of my seeing some teens in thongs.
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It used to amaze me no end during my decades as a junior high/middle school teacher about how little the children who got to me knew about history, geography, or authors. (I taught English.)
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When I taught in a teacher ed program, I found it frightening when aspiring teachers were lacking in subject knowledge. I used a feature-length, entertainment-quality video in which the main character Jack learned about information skills by researching the Cuban missile crisis. A future high school history teacher asked me if I thought she should know about that event :o
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Because of the heater/AC guy being here almost an hour, I have lost my morning almost completely, so I'll be heading down now to get started on lunch. No USPS mail to check today, but I STILL hold out hope for those Fox Blu-ray discs.
WBBL.
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TOD - all I have to say is if you're worried about VPL, your pants are probably too tight.
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It's also Thanksgiving Day in Canada - so happy holiday to DR Jennifer and anyone else celebrating!
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I LIKE panty lines. Somehow in the 20th century, women survived just fine with them. But now they really want their ASSES to to be revealed to the world. And listen carefully - what do you think that big triangle that's leading down to your ASS is? Why, it's a different shaped panty line, that's what it is. Of course, equally popular, even more so now, and yes they had them for the toddlers, are g-strings to avoid the triangle.
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Very gray outside. I wish it would just rain - we certainly need it.
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Sleepin' shorts don't waken,
Can't believe what just passed!
He's mine for the takin',
I am happy at last...
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OK...
Nap time.
Laters...
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TOD:
I can't imagine a kid needing undergarments of the type mentioned in today's notes.
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I'll add my mini-rant here about men's trousers today....more specifically, the jeans worn by young people that look like they either took a dump in them....or that they got hand-me-downs from someone whose butts were 10 times larger than their own...and hence, the sag.
Fashion Police are needed NOW, more than EVER.
And they need CLOUT! (Verbal bitch-slaps don't seem to bother any of them).
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"Thing.....Thing a Thong...."
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Hello, gentle DRs!
I am hopelessly behind on notes & posts. Just dropping in to say "Hi!"
The family reunion for the DH's family yesterday was quite an event! Great stories and photos.
Today in southern Minnesota it is grey and snowing. We fly back tomorrow night.
Hope all is well with all of you. Be good!
Smooches-
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Remember - today's Columbus Day. No mail, no banking, etc.
Oh, POOK! I had stuff to mail, too.
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Just returned from an emergency run to CVS for a new curling iron - mine would not heat up this morning and the straight-hair look is not for me!
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If Ron Pulliam gets to rant about men's pants, then I get to rant about women's pants.
Not all of us are skinny 20-year-olds who look good with those low pants, you know.
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This one for Elmoore:
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der Brucer
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(though I do think that thongs do have their place in society, but only as entertainment.)
As long as the "entertainment" isn't the Little Miss Slut contests so popular for 5-6 year olds!
der Brucer
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But, the true tragedy of this younger generation's ignorance is that they don't care.
No, the real tragedy is that their parents don't care, and don't care that their kids don't care!
der Brucer
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I am one of the stupid people you all are talking about today.
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I think what scares me the most is the large number of people who never read a book.
Much of that is caused by the fact that the kids are being raised to see reading a book as a homework chore. They have not been exposed to adults reading for pleasure. I have an on-going battle with my DIL who refuses to let the 12 year old read "trash" that is not "up to grade level". (This kid regularly scores at least 3 years ahead of his grade level on reading tests.)
My first exposure to "reading for pleasure" was having my "only finished eighth grade" father read the Sunday Comics to me.
der Brucer
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If Ron Pulliam gets to rant about men's pants, then I get to rant about women's pants.
Not all of us are skinny 20-year-olds who look good with those low pants, you know.
I don't recall seeing those sagging pants on older women....or younger ones, for that matter.
If we need a rant about what women wear, let's rant about those women whose idea of fashion-consciousness has them out in public wearing too-tight blouses/tops that expose every seam of their bra straps, every fold of fat on their torso and whose too-tight pants create deep crevices in their butt cracks. Some have no panty lines, so they must be wearing thongs...and some have panty lines so clear one can see how tightly into their butts the panties cut.
I'm all about comfort...and wearing clothes that allow my pores to breathe freely...and not offending the sensibilities of even THE most jaded passersby.
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A major crane accident in Philly - Rittenhouse Square - not too far from Dan's work-hood.
der Brucer
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Remember - today's Columbus Day. No mail, no banking, etc.
Phooey - what's next? Akron Day, Lima Day....
der Brucer
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I LIKE panty lines. Somehow in the 20th century, women survived just fine with them. But now they really want their ASSES to to be revealed to the world. And listen carefully - what do you think that big triangle that's leading down to your ASS is? Why, it's a different shaped panty line, that's what it is. Of course, equally popular, even more so now, and yes they had them for the toddlers, are g-strings to avoid the triangle.
Maybe they can start making Pampers with a thong painted on!
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Back from the dentist - the shot of Novocain was really annoying today and I have rechristened it Novopain. The actual re-filling of the ancient cavity was quick and painless. But I'm numb and groggy and cranky right now.
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If Ron Pulliam gets to rant about men's pants, then I get to rant about women's pants.
Not all of us are skinny 20-year-olds who look good with those low pants, you know.
I don't recall seeing those sagging pants on older women....or younger ones, for that matter.
If we need a rant about what women wear, let's rant about those women whose idea of fashion-consciousness has them out in public wearing too-tight blouses/tops that expose every seam of their bra straps, every fold of fat on their torso and whose too-tight pants create deep crevices in their butt cracks. Some have no panty lines, so they must be wearing thongs...and some have panty lines so clear one can see how tightly into their butts the panties cut.
I'm all about comfort...and wearing clothes that allow my pores to breathe freely...and not offending the sensibilities of even THE most jaded passersby.
Not sagging pants on women -- the very very low cut. So that your belly shows if you are wearing a t-shirt.
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My post on the touring company of "South Pacific" a week ago indicated my believe the national tour would not begin until 2010 (because I read it somewhere).
Actually, the tour continues in November and here is the complete (as of now) schedule:
The tour schedule for South Pacific follows:
San Francisco, CA (Sept. 18-Oct. 25 at the Golden Gate Theatre)
Raleigh, NC (Nov. 3-8 at the Memorial Auditorium)
Charlotte, NC (Nov. 10-15 at the Belk)
Greenville, SC (Nov. 17-22 at the Peace Center)
Chicago, IL (Nov. 24-28 at the Rosemont Theatre)
Dallas, TX (Dec. 15-Jan. 3, 2010 at the Center for the Arts)
West Palm Beach, FL (Jan. 5-10, 2010 at the Kravis Center)
Tampa, FL (Jan. 12-17, 2010 at Tampa Bay PAC)
Melbourne, FL (Jan. 19-24, 2010 at the King Center)
Seattle, WA (Jan. 29-Feb. 21, 2010 at the 5th Avenue Theatre)
Lincoln, NE (Feb. 25-27, 2010 at the Lied Center)
San Antonio, TX (March 2-7, 2010 at the Majestic)
Houston, TX (March 9-21, 2010 at the Hobby Center)
Memphis, TN (March 23-28, 2010 at the Orpheum Theatre)
Fayetteville, AR (March 30-April 4, 2010 at the Walton Arts Center)
Atlanta, GA (April 6-11, 2010 at the Fox)
Schenectady, NY (April 14-18, 2010 at Proctors)
Hartford, CT (April 20-25, 2010 at the Bushnell)
East Lansing, MI (April 27-May 2, 2010 at the Wharton)
St. Paul, MN (May 4-16, 2010 at the Ordway)
Des Moines, IA (May 18-23, 2010 at the Civic Center)
Los Angeles, CA (May 27-July, 17, 2010 at the Ahmanson)
Denver, CO (July 20-Aug. 1 at the Denver Center)
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I wonder if DR MattH will take in one of those Charlotte performances.
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A major crane accident in Philly - Rittenhouse Square - not too far from Dan's work-hood.
der Brucer
My gosh! I take walks that way all the time (not today, though.)
THere are currently a number of larger cranes at work around the city. They make me nervous.
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I am one of the stupid people you all are talking about today.
I don't think so, DR Laura.
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Yes, DR Dan (the Man), I am.
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Yes, DR Dan (the Man), I am.
I am one of the stupid people you all are talking about today.
Like a fox, lady!
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Yes, DR Dan (the Man), I am.
Hmmmm . . .
Nope, don't think so!
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DR Laura, anyone with the amount of wit that you demonstrate here cannot be labeled as stupid.
Now don't argue with me!
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And speaking of Finian's Rainbow...
Here's Cheyenne Jackson's First VLog (http://www.broadway.com/buzz/finians-rainbow-star-cheyenne-jackson-takes-broadwaycom-backstage-with-video-blog/). *Accompanied by one of the least flattering pics/screen-shots of Cheyenne Jackson I've ever seen.
*It's a relatively long clip, just a little over 16 minutes. But it does include some backstage shots, as well as some of the tech rehearsals.
Am I imagining it, or is there a quick glimpse of Mr Jackson's dance belt on his dressing room table? And if it is, why is there a grommet in it?
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And speaking of Finian's Rainbow...
Here's Cheyenne Jackson's First VLog (http://www.broadway.com/buzz/finians-rainbow-star-cheyenne-jackson-takes-broadwaycom-backstage-with-video-blog/). *Accompanied by one of the least flattering pics/screen-shots of Cheyenne Jackson I've ever seen.
*It's a relatively long clip, just a little over 16 minutes. But it does include some backstage shots, as well as some of the tech rehearsals.
Am I imagining it, or is there a quick glimpse of Mr Jackson's dance belt on his dressing room table? And if it is, why is there a grommet in it?
I think that's his mic pack - which can look like a dance belt.
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I don't read classic literature and I don't watch movies. You are talking about me.
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However, I enjoy other things. Horseracing.
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It has continued raining on and off all afternoon. We needed this rain, so I'm not complaining, and it's very chilly, too. Quite a change for the weekend when it was getting back to summertime temperatures.
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I wonder if DR MattH will take in one of those Charlotte performances.
He likely will not. This has been an expensive summer for me, very expensive with the hospital/doctor/PT bills, A/C repair, new roof on the back of the house. The $70 a ticket for a show I have seen on tour twenty years ago plus several times in local theater productions just isn't in the cards. I'm sure it's a lovely, even memorable production of the show, but if I'm going to send $70, I'd rather it be for the tour of JERSEY BOYS which is also coming through here this season. It may not be SOUTH PACIFIC, but at least I've never seen it before.
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I watched last night's BROTHERS & SISTERS while I ate lunch. Good show with some tear-inducing sequences. And next week our hunk-of-hunks joins the cast for a 5-episode story arc.
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Next I watched last night's MAD MEN. AStonished by several of the occurrences on last night's show. I will be VERY disappointed if the fired person stays fired. The other storylines went pretty much according to Hoyle.
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Page Four Dance!!!
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Since I watched the Blu-ray of THE WIZARD OF OZ several times last week, I thought I'd watch its kissin' cousin today - THE BLUE BIRD. Not in Blu-ray, of course, but upconverted it looks very nice. SOme of the color is quite gorgeous.
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Then, I scanned through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing of interest.
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I scanned through today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Fish, Kyle, and Nick were all on with some interesting dynamics between them. Am really enjoying this storyline.
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Hmmm--I'm having flashbacks to doing Shakespeare in college in period costumes (i.e., tights) and the costumers (in one case Oscar-award winner Gloria Gresham) pleading with the guys to PLEASE wear the supplied dance belts!
During Reefer Madness last year, there was a drug-induced orgy scene where everyone was in various states of undress. All the men were told (and some had to be told more than once!) to wear tighty unders under our outer unders. :-X
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I wonder if DR MattH will take in one of those Charlotte performances.
He likely will not. This has been an expensive summer for me, very expensive with the hospital/doctor/PT bills, A/C repair, new roof on the back of the house. The $70 a ticket for a show I have seen on tour twenty years ago plus several times in local theater productions just isn't in the cards. I'm sure it's a lovely, even memorable production of the show, but if I'm going to send $70, I'd rather it be for the tour of JERSEY BOYS which is also coming through here this season. It may not be SOUTH PACIFIC, but at least I've never seen it before.
I usher for shows that come to Olympia. I get to see them FOR FREE! Okay, sometimes I have to stand for the whole show, but free is free. :)
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I'll add my mini-rant here about men's trousers today....more specifically, the jeans worn by young people that look like they either took a dump in them....or that they got hand-me-downs from someone whose butts were 10 times larger than their own...and hence, the sag.
Fashion Police are needed NOW, more than EVER.
And they need CLOUT! (Verbal bitch-slaps don't seem to bother any of them).
How about the real thing?? ;)
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In the time I had remaining, I tried to pull up last night's episode of THREE RIVERS from HD On Demand, but CBS hasn't posted it yet. So, I pulled up last week's CSI: MIAMI. I don't watch the show regularly any longer, but I have been watching two or three episodes a season just to keep watch over how the show is progressing. Eddie Cibrian has joined the cast and looks wonderful. (I think he's lost a little weight.)
The case, about three beach volleyball players who get electrocuted during a game, is pretty interesting. Haven't seen all the suspects yet, so I don't have any indications as to the guilty party though I know (based on whom we HAVE seen) who I suspect about halfway through the show.
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I totally agree with BK's rant on thongs and stuff. Frankly, I think that thongs are ridiculous, even on adults.
But, since we're ranting this morning, what REALLY bothers me is how kids and even adults (well into their thirties) know little or nothing about great literature, history or even current events. Actually, you only have to watch Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" to know that.
During the last month, I've been with several successful, supposedly well-educated people who had never heard of John Brown, Emile Zola, Robert Louis Stevenson or even Winston Churchill.
I graduated from public high school in 1959. We were required to read several great works of literature, know the basics of American history and study current events. What the hell have schools been teaching since I left?
This gets even better. A few years back, I was speaking to some Cinema students at USC, and none of them had heard of Spencer Tracy or Clark Gable or had seen CASABLANCA or GONE WITH THE WIND. And, they're Cinema students!
But, the true tragedy of this younger generation's ignorance is that they don't care. Their attitude is: What does that have to do with me NOW?
End of rant.
It's often cited that people in their thirties do not like to watch movies that are either made before 1980 or in black and white.
I know for a fact that my eighteen year old nephew refuses to watch anything in black and white--even YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and RAGING BULL.
I think that was Ted Turner's rationale for colorizing films. Not that I'm defending the idea...
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All I can say about folks who won't watch black and white films is that it's THEIR loss. They will never know what they're missing.
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Hey, DerBrucer -- Please tell Woody I need some tips for making caramel apples.
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Hello, everyone.
What has struck me about clothing trends since returning to California is how many women I see showing cleavage in the work place. Over and over again I see women wearing tops that I associate with either beachwear or cocktailwear, yet one was working in a pharmacy, another at a doctor's office. I see it all the time, too. I can't understand it.
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All I can say about folks who won't watch black and white films is that it's THEIR loss. They will never know what they're missing.
Absolutely!
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I wonder if DR MattH will take in one of those Charlotte performances.
RAIN is also coming to Charlotte.
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I guess I should go eat something. The numbness is almost all gone now.
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Sorry about the nasty trip to the dentist, Bruce.
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I wish it would rain here. It looks like it's trying to.
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All I can say about folks who won't watch black and white films is that it's THEIR loss. They will never know what they're missing.
Word!
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I finished the liner notes and sent them and track titles to the designer. I won't start the next liner notes until tomorrow.
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Rain may be coming to my 'hood soon, too. Oh! Different rain.
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I will be leaving soon to have dinner with Dear Elmore then I get to see Finian's Rainbow!
What a nice break from the work environment
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I have a few computer odds and ends to tinker with her, and then I'll head down to begin the evening entertainment. I'll be watching something on Blu-ray, but I haven't decided what it will be yet.
And no, the Fox Blu-rays did not come today. They will be exactly one week AFTER street date if they arrive tomorrow. Is this any way to run a publicity business?
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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I'm heading out now for midtown. I need to purchase two tickets at the box office for next Tuesday before meeting DR Ben on 43rd and Ninth Avenue.
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Richard and I have returned from our first visit to Cincinnati Premium Outlets (http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=79), which is one exit south of us off I-75. It's mostly clothes and shoes.
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All I can say about folks who won't watch black and white films is that it's THEIR loss. They will never know what they're missing.
I agree, but then that is what I also say about Bollywood movies.
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It is getting colder out. But thankfully no snow. I am definitely not ready for that yet. I really do not want to see snow in october!
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I have a bunch of tv shows that i have not watched yet, including the end of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, DEXTER, PRIVATE PRACTICE and GOSSIP GIRL.
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I have a bunch of tv shows that i have not watched yet, including the end of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, DEXTER, PRIVATE PRACTICE and GOSSIP GIRL.
I still have last night's "Mad Men" to watch. Hopefully, tonight...in between "Heroes" and "Castle," maybe.
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PAGE FIVE DANCE!!
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Sounds like between writing notes and the dentist that MR BK's day is going well.
I just watched MODEL SHOP and 1969 American film by Jacques Demy that I didn't even know existed. Mr Gary Lockwood was at his most handsome, especially next to Ms Anouk Aimee who is does not have typical Hollywood beauty - although she is certainly striking.
Interesting movie - I hope MR BK saw all of the LA locations in this film.
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Now to watch THE APPOINTMENT with AImee and Omar Shariff....another film I have never seen.
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....another film I have never seen.
My own personal list is quite lengthy... :P
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Hey everyone, it's me, The Vixter. I'm logging in and out so Mom can come back on, so I'll make this brief.
Topic-wise: Ew. That could be one of the most horrible things I've heard in a while. What is this country, no I'm sorry, world coming to? Thongs for toddlers, it won't be long until we have a society like A Brave New World going on here, with everyone whoreing themselves out like they are. Yeesh. What's next, women going topless in schools?
On another note, I have a quick favor to ask from you all, oh wise ones. I have to do a topic in musical theater where we come up with our theme song, and preform part of it for the class. It can be from any genre, from musicals to pop-culture. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of a song I could use for my theme? I will be very greatful to you guys if you can help me. I have to go now, my Mother is demanding her computer back.
Love, The Vixter
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What is your theme?
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Back from some bacon and eggs and am doing more work right now and listening to my second try for a Brent sequence - I'm liking this one very much.
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Somebody's supposed to come over with some CDs for me and to pick up a small box o' CDs.
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Jrand, I wrote about The Model Shop a year ago when I was going through my giant Jacques Demy box set from FRance.
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What is your theme?
I dunno, that's why I'm asking friends, family, close compains from the internet *wink wink*
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What is your theme?
I dunno, that's why I'm asking friends, family, close compains from the internet *wink wink*
Sorry, that was supposed to say companions... Mom's bad spelling is contagous...O_0
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Thongs! PTHewie! Tongs, on the other hand, are just fine for beach wear . . .as long as they are on the feet.
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I am not bad at speling! I just can't tpye
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BK - the song is supposed o be her own personal theme - a song that says something about the person that she is
Her first thought was the song that you wrote - I want to Sing on Broadway - but she felt that the teacher would prefer a song that she (the teacher) was familiar with
It is a Musical theatre class so the Vixter was thinking that a song froma Musical would be the best bet - so far she hasn't found one that "feels right"
any songs out there about a girl who loves to sing , loves to read and is respectful of adults that's NOT from Beauty & the Beast?
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Laura - I have to agrre with the oithers here - you certiaany are not stupid - and I am certain that yo are not ignorant either- I don't think that because you do not choose to read classic novels or watch movies that places you in the same category as someone who has managed to progress through the school system and avoid learning anything
I suspect that the names William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte are not unknown to you even if you aren't particiularly interested in reading their works
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and thanks to BK for the compliment in the notes!!
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So Saturday was the big wedding extravaganza - my brother married his own true love surrounded by wishes that they will live happily ever after
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And when will you and the Vixter be reading a novel you've had for weeks?
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Sing On Broadway would be fun, but I understand about the teacher being familiar with it - although, then again it might be fun for her to sing an original that no one knows.
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we were very luck that the forecasters were wrong and the rain it did not rain
the wind it did blow however, so the unity candle ceremony was "pretend"
Vixdad was a groomsman, the Vixter sang One Hand, One Heart - (thanks JMK for the sheet music!!) and I read from 1 Corinthians 1 -13
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Vixmom, I know it's more of an "I Want" song instead of an "I Am" song, but what about "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin?
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And when will you and the Vixter be reading a novel you've had for weeks?
Well the wedding is over - and she just has 3 more weeks of Soccer and 4 more weeks of play rehearsal (they are putting on Stage Door)
So she will proabably be free to do some non- homework reading by mid Novemebr - I on the other hand have already read it and have been mentally composing my review
I should be ready to put in into print shortly
and yes - I liked it very much!!
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Vixmom, I know it's more of an "I Want" song instead of an "I Am" song, but what about "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin?
OOH! That's a good one!! I will suggest that she listen to that again
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oH! It's time for her choir rehearsal - I have to drive her -- laters
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How about Cy Coleman's "You There in the Back Row (Watch Me While I Sing My Song)" from Liz Callaway's album?
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I am very excited about this upcoming cast album (never before on CD) that BK is going to hopefully release. I never ever thought I would have the chance to own the Chinese National cast recording of ZOBRA! I can't wait!!!
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THONGS FOR THE MEMORIES!
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On DWS, the next dance is the LAMBADA!! Oh My!!
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T.O.D.
If God had intended people to use dental floss in their ass; he would have given their a**hole's teeth!
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I am back from a lovely dinner with DR Ben, who's now watching Act One of FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I stopped backstage to see everyone and headed home. I have to be up at 6:30 tomorrow morning so I will be heading to bed very soon.
I may have to score a new finale, although I very much like the one we currently have. There's been some feeling from a producer that it's too large an ending, and I suspect he dislikes the harmonies on the final chords. So, I'm on alert.
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Remember - today's Columbus Day. No mail, no banking, etc.
Well, here in New York City, a good number of bank branches are open today. However, nothing will officially post until tomorrow.
I remember when I was young (well, sorta), you weren't allowed to date a check on Sunday, you had to post date the check to Monday. This was part of Washington State's Blue Laws.
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Hey, DerBrucer -- Please tell Woody I need some tips for making caramel apples.
Oh man, I want to eat a carmel apple
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I wonder if DR MattH will take in one of those Charlotte performances.
RAIN is also coming to Charlotte.
I didn't buy RAIN with my season subscription, but I think I'll call and add it
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What is your theme?
I dunno, that's why I'm asking friends, family, close compains from the internet *wink wink*
How well do you sing? That would be a major factor for me to consider if I were doing it.
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However, I enjoy other things. Horseracing.
Laura enjoys horseracing?
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What is your theme?
I dunno, that's why I'm asking friends, family, close compains from the internet *wink wink*
How well do you sing? That would be a major factor for me to consider if I were doing it.
If you sang at the wedding, apparently your abilities are not in question. :)
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DR JoseSPiano - alas, no plans to visit the Mall of America this trip. :(
DR JRand59 - glad to read that you are feeling better.
Happy Birthday (belated) to DD Sugar!!!!! :)
bk - sorry about your discomfort at the dentist's
DR JMK - enjoyed The Voca People. :D
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VIXMOM/VIXTER
HOW ABOUT
"IN MY OWN LITTLE CORNER"
RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN + CINDERELLA
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Tonight I decided to take a trip down memory lane. I pulled out some show tapes from productions I've been in that I particularly enjoyed performing in. I began with AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND. I adored all the songs I got to sing in the show both individually and with the group, but I remember this show used to wear me out more than A CHORUS LINE did!
The genius about this show is that though there were a few familiar Kander and Ebb songs scattered throughout, many gems were picked from shows like 70 GIRLS 70, THE ACT, and THE RINK that people weren't all that familiar with, so many of these wonderful songs were new to many in the audience.
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Next I watched FOREVER PLAID, probably the most enjoyable show to perform I've ever been a part of. The audience reponse was so joyous every performance that doing it was pure pleasure.
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I'm back from visiting Midtown Comics and listening to Marlene VerPlanck.
Midtown has more copies of my favorite comic book series ("Angry Youth Comics" by Johnny Ryan) but not the best arrangement. I don't think they sell Johnny's newest book either. I definitely recommend Jim Hanley's Universe right across the Empire State Building.
I also went to the Audi Forum for a very quick look-see of their cars: Very spartan place, being an Audi showroom and all. All I have to see inside are the R8 V10 and the R8 Le Mans Prototype (the gasoline-burning one, before the diesel-engine-equipped R10 and R15)
Topic of Discussion message:
You hate thongs for way-too-young girls, I hate big-ass sunglasses for girls or women of any age. We have ourselves a deal.
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I didn't have enough time to watch another entire show, so I started pulling out shows and watching certain songs or scenes from them. I looked at THE SOUND OF MUSIC and LA CAGE. I wanted to get to NUNCRACKERS, but I ran out of time.
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Next I watched FOREVER PLAID, probably the most enjoyable show to perform I've ever been a part of. The audience reponse was so joyous every performance that doing it was pure pleasure.
Is this a copy of the show you were in?
Yes, a homemade copy, but forget I said anything because such tapings are not legal.
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IU did forget that I did watch one DVD tonight - THE VERY FIRST ALVIN SHOW.
This was the 1961 first cartoon version of THE ALVIN SHOW with the real Ross Bagdasarian doing the voices, etc. I hadn't seen this in 50+ years, and it took me instantly back to my childhood. I just wish there had been more than one episode on the disc.
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Then let's both delete our posts.
And suffer the wrath of bk? Not on your life.
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Time for me to head downstairs and go to bed.
Good night!
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thank you for the song suggestions - I shall pass them all along to the Vixter
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Belated Anniversary Wishes to FJL and Skip - I would love to hear all about the performance - Vixdad had heard about it and hoped we could attend as well but my pesky brother WOULD have to schedule his wedding for the same day -
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Continued Health VIBES for Jeanne
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Laura- thank you for the lovely big horned sheep pictures over the weekend they were stunning
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Thanks for your thanks. It was awesome to see the wild sheep and get so close to them.
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I am getting very very tired- so beddy bye time for me - good night to all and VIBES that BK's shorts get found
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Finished watching an interesting motion picture on my DVR in hi-def. May watch Miracle on 34th Street now or save it for tomorrow night and watch the Grinch instead (the cartoon).
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Good Evening!
I'm back from Yonkers. And, no, I was not lost. However, I did have some muy delicioso Mexican food. -A small bowl of pozole and some tamales - perfect food for this very cool (verging on cold) Fall evening.
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DR elmore - As for your Finian's tickets - Can't you just put in a house seat request? -Or did you want to use one of the discount vouchers/codes? ;)
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DR Kit Lo - Will you be paying a visit to Lonely Planet down by Union Square? -They don't carry as many comic books as they used to, but it's still a fun place to browse (and dream).
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DR TCB - "ZOBRA!" -I'd like that one too - especially since I've never heard of it.
::)
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DR the vixter - "The Miller's Son"
;D
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JoseSPiano: I went to Forbidden Planet a quick while ago. Any bookstore that sorts its books by author is good in my book - I got Johnny's latest novel "Prison Pit Book One" out there. Less wacky unpredictable toilet humor compared to Angry Youth Comix but more Japanese post-apocalyptic horror/action then a handful of toilet humor.
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Today's posts were too much fun. ;D
I won't even attempt to add to them.
I'll just say, I have nothing to say.
Lots of happy vibes for everyone for Tuesday.
Night.
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Oh, I did have one thing to say from the weekend.
I can't stop listening to Cops and Robbers.
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Good evening... Sneaking in here at work...
Hopefully if things pan out... I will get my computer this weekend... I am hoping...
Elmore, thank you!!!!!!
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Hi DakotaCelt! Nice to see you.
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Just because:
Indian Superman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs)
"Lookie Here:
Another Indian Superman Song, from the movie, "Dariya Dil" starring Govinda, And watch out for the girl dressed like Spider Woman"
*Be sure to "observe" the use of blue-screen - or, rather, the lack thereof.
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But Sam, you made the pants too long. And did you finish the book?
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Possible song, which is actually quite touching when you read the lyric:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N53-LxbIizA
MMMBOP, by Hanson, a touching message about being there for someone wrapped up in a catchy ditty
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A play on bk's title
I would like to see some wear pants or at least opaque tights....
Yikes....
A gal is wearing see-through tights, an oversized type sweatshirt as a dress and it is not a pretty sight...
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I need to get off since the library is closing....
I am now recovering from seeing the disturbing scene....
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I don't know if this is a vixter theme song, but maybe it could be her singing about her mom; maybe something to the tune of "Sleepy Man", the real song being at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkIXndEekUE
Or maybe it could be done with playing around with vixmom and vixter's names
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As far as thongs go, isn't there the Elton John thong
And you can tell everybody that this is your thong
I know that that's what you're wearing beneath your sarong
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
If I retch on the ground;
How wonderful life is when you're not around
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With a thong in my heart
With a string up my butt I am fine
With a thong in my heart
Having no panty line is divine
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FJL... ;)
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Thanks, George.
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Seems to me I've seen that thong before
It's from an old familiar score
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Nobody can tell ya
There's only one thong worth slinging
They may try John Selya
'Cause it hangs 'em up to see a thong on you
(that doesn't even make sense. :) It must be time for to sleep.)