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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had no pressure and no point, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently looking for the point and feeling a lot of pressure doing so.
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And the word of the day is: LITTORAL!
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And the word of the day is: LITTORAL!
I've seen this word (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral) before, but I always have to make sure I'm seeing/reading it correctly. 8)
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Damn! George beat me again.
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It Must Have Been the Sardines!
Or maybe it was the calamari, or maybe it was the sushi. Well, it probably wasn’t the sardines or the sushi, since I have, so far, managed to avoid both of those. In fact, I haven’t seen any sardines on the daily buffet, but there has been plenty of sushi. In fact, yesterday the whole lunch buffet was Asian. There were some deviled eggs that looked a little suspect, but I didn’t ask what the seafood was on top, but I just ate them and told myself that it was the freshest shrimp I had ever tasted.
The other evening I had some wonderful paella, but I couldn’t quite figure out why someone had dropped several rubber bands into the pot. Well, of course, it wasn’t rubber bands; but rather some chewy calamari. I guess it must be the consistency of the squid that turns me off. It can’t be the flavor, because I have yet to taste a really flavorful squid. Instead it seems to remind me of grade school, when I use to eat paste and chew on rubber bands.
Well whatever it was that I ate yesterday for lunch, something didn’t settle very well with me. Maybe it was nothing more than that giant yellow ball in the sky that kept beating down on me in town and on the pool deck. Anyway, at about two-thirty I went back to my cabin to rest and to read a little more of this sweet little murder mystery that I had started the day before. I never even picked the book up off the nightstand before I fell asleep.
I woke up at about five o’clock as the sun was setting and a cold breeze was blowing in off the balcony. Instead of going all the way over and closing the sliding glass door; I simply grabbed the cashmere lap blanket (is that flaunting) in the cabin and went back to sleep. At about six, when the ship was ready to sail, our ship and several of the others in port decided to have some type of horn blowing contest that not only woke me up, but brought me to my feet as well. It was just as well, or otherwise I probably would have slept straight through my dinner reservation at the Polo Grill.
Last night, I dined in the Polo Grill, not be confused with the Polo Grounds, I hope. The Polo Grill is one of the two specialty restaurants onboard the Insignia. As a guest on the Concierge Deck, I am guaranteed a one night reservation in each of the two special restaurants. Unlike most other cruise lines, there is no extra cost for dining in the special restaurants.
The meal was good, but not spectacular. I couldn’t decide whether to start with the crab cakes or the clam chowder, so my waitress suggested I have both. I, of course, argued with her, but she insisted. So, I had both. The crab cake was heavenly, and the chowder was so-so. Next, I had a Caesar Salad that was boring, probably because I opted out of the anchovies in the salad. Hmm, are anchovies actually sardines??? Anyway, I went into the Polo Grill planning on ordering a mouth-watering Filet Mignon. I should have stuck to that plan, but I gave into the Surf and Turf instead, since the Turf was a Filet. The filet was wonderful, probably the best I have eaten in years. The lobster, unfortunately, was dry and flavorless. Oh well, live and learn.
After dinner, I stopped into the Casino for about an hour. I guess before Washington State became a Mecca to Native American gambling joints, these cute little onboard casinos were a little touch of Vegas that I very seldom got to see. This is by far the smallest casino I have been to onboard a ship, but I had to keep reminding myself that the ship only has 640 passengers, instead of the three thousand passengers on most ships I have sailed. This casino has one roulette table, two blackjack tables, and a poker table. The casino also has about twenty five slot machines. They have two; penny machines, several two and five cent machines, and the rest are twenty-five cents and up. Last night I managed to grab one of the two penny machines, while a very nice lady grabbed the one next to me. After about a half hour, she asked if I wanted to switch machines, and so we did. I won about forty dollars off the two machines, and after requesting Security Guards to escort myself and my winnings; I head back to the cabin and bed time.
Today we are in La Spezia, I think. This is the one port that we are required to anchor off the coast, and take tenders into shore. The main reason seems to be several old warships that are either submerged of partially submerged in the harbor. I thought of taking a tender into town, but after hearing one of the tender crew members whistling NEARER MY GOD TO THEE, I decided to stay onboard ship. The weather also played a part in my decision. The town is heavily shrouded in fog, which makes the idea of a tender ride seem less than ideal. The fog is supposed to lift my around noon, and at that time I may reconsider, although I have been up for two hours now, so a nap is sounding really good.
Today’s lunch buffet is Mexican, which reminds me of the cruise that Tracy and I took to the Bahamas back in 1990. That was the cruise that we hit the tail of a hurricane the first afternoon out. By the time they served the Mexican Midnight Buffet, there were only about thirty of us brave souls who were not too seasick to face a row of tubs filled with guacamole when you entered the dining room.
So, that is the end of this exciting adventure. The man next to me at breakfast said that he had heard there were huge storms in the Puget Sound area, so maybe I need to check the news.
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I like the name, Mike "Junior Mint" Barnum!
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Sorry if my Postcards from Italy sound like I am trying to channel BK's notes. This is the same kind of e-mail that I send out to people at home on all my cruises. But at $2.00 per e-mail per person; this seemed an easier way to reach all of you.
I can stop, if you prefer.
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I can stop, if you prefer.
I don't. :)
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~~~excellent vibes and xylophones for a smooth journey to the finish line~~~
for bk and Kritzerland and the Holy Grail release!!!!!!!!
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Just remember, bk - it's your Holy Grail. It will all be worth the hassle in the end.
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The Heartbreaker here
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Or Two Fists if I use my full name
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Or The Quill if I use a nickname
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Good Morning to Tom and David
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And now it's time for a shower.
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Top o' the morning to you, DR Ben!!!!
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~~~HOUSE-BUYING & HOUSE-SELLING VIBES~~~
FOR DR JMK & CLAN!!!!!!!!!!
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Please continue with the cruise report, TCB. I'll never go on a cruise, so I will have to use my imagination and live it through your reports.
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Good morning from The Mannequin.
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Good Morning,Ben. Or should I call you "Two Fists of Quill"?
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Just call me, "Knuckles"!
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Time to take a short walk outside and wake my body up!
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NO NO NO - we want as much of the trip as possible, DR TCB!! Do not stop writing.
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Asslee Simpson in CHICAGO. Won't these non-talented Simpson girls ever go away? I think age will do that for us. When you have no talent and nothing to sell but youth, you very soon exhaust your resources.
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! ! ! ! ! Vibes and Xylophones for easy sailing for BK's Holy Grail Kritzerland release ! ! ! ! !
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My first question for ASK BK day....when a director is for hire - I.E. not one of the producers.....who casts the film? The director or the producer?
I am thinking of these AIP films NOT done by Roger Corman, and the other B-film production companies that used to exist like Bel-Aire Productions and the like.
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Please continue with your postcards, DR TCB! I'm enjoying them.
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I didn't really expect the Blu Ray to be that much sharper.....the GONE WITH THE WIND Technicolor has always seemed muted to me, even when we saw it on the big screen.
But details in the costuming and scenery and the faces were very much improved, although of course this is the first time I am seeing it on my LED television.
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I like everyone's Mafia names. Most interesting.
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Off for a bit.
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Hmmm...I am...The Venetian.
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Page Two Beware...The Venetian Dance!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/murano_venetian_masks_502new.jpg)
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And the word of the day is: LITTORAL!
And The Song Of The Day Is: BY THE SEA
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Good morning, all! Around 3 am I read a bit of Sheridan leFanu's novel UNCLE SILAS (God, I want a Vicotrian heriess who isn't such a passive wimp! this heroine is to passive for anyone's good) and shortly thereafter went back to sleep. At 8:30, I dragged myself out of bed to find an email telling me tomorrow's McGlinnventory has been cancelled for the removal of inventory and arrival of new unopened cartons. I wish I'd known on Tuesday before I scheduled tomorrow's events around this cancelled inventory day.
To get back to UNCLE SILAS for a moment, I am enjoying a lot of the novel - Madame la Rougierre is truly a frightening villainess with a hinted lesbian streak - and I want to see the two British film adaptations, THE INHERITANCE with Jean Simmons and DARK ANGEL with Peter O'Toole, which played on PBS around 20 years ago. I suppose Maud Ruthyn, our narrator and threatened heiress, fits the Victorian heroine mode of passive wimp female beau ideal but she constantly aggravates me because she never becomes active in her defense; the day that Madame la Rougierre nearly broke my finger trying to wheedle a secret out of me is the day the bitch gets herself sacked as my governess! So far, Madame la Rougierre has done that to her, tried to sell her into white slavery, promoted a botched abduction, and she creeps about the estate at night reading Maud's wealthy father's private correspondence while looking for "the will." I don't know where UNCLE SILAS falls in the period of le Fanu's writing, but the sapphic and evil Madame la Rougierre reminds me a lot of his pretty lesbian vampire in CARMILLA.
So, today more edits.
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DR TCB, keep up the reports! I hope you got a few shots of the carpets in the casino for DearReaderLaura.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Vibes & Xylophones for BK! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Good morning!
It was very mild on my walk this morning and overcast, too. Looking outside, I see it has rained a bit since I came upstairs and started my workout. The rain wasn't supposed to get here until 3 p.m.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Health, Real Estate, Employment, and Other Vibes for all the DRs today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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So far, no FIGHT CLUB, so it looks like SANTA BUDDIES is up to bat this afternoon. The movie is less than 90 minutes, and it doesn't appear that Disney has gone out of its way to do much in the way of bonus features either (a couple of music videos and sing along carols). So, I could be done with this this afternoon and have the evening free to watch a movie for fun until it's time for GLEE.
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And just as a reminder (since some of you seem to be fans of the show as I am), MODERN FAMILY is back tonight and with guest star Edward Norton.
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I agree with everybody else. Please continue your posts TCB!
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I loved GALAXY QUEST from the moment I first saw it, and I especially adored Enrico Colantoni's gentle, kindly alien-in-need. I have loved the actor in everything else I've seen him in, but this was my first exposure to him.
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I loved GALAXY QUEST from the moment I first saw it, and I especially adored Enrico Colantoni's gentle, kindly alien-in-need. I have loved the actor in everything else I've seen him in, but this was my first exposure to him.
Charlotte and I loved this film, too!
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Wednesday morning greetings! I've cancelled my reservation for lunch with the volunteer administrators today, because I woke up with a sinus headache and don't want to sit through the by-laws fight. A day of puttering at home is what I need before our festive evening seeing White Christmas at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati.
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DR TCB, I am very much enjoying your posts about your trip...and I am envious, as well!
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~~~FEEL BETTER VIBES~~~
FOR DR GINNY!!!!!!
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Thank you, DR DAW. This is nothing serious - I think it has something to do with the barometric pressure.
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DR TCB - please do not stop sending those marvelous "postcards" from Italy!
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Barometric Pressure - that is the title of my JukeBox musical featuring the songs of Hall & Oates.
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Here is a blog about Hazel's Country Store. This store is in Mintonville, Kentucky - very near my father's birthplace. In fact it's very near where my grandfather had his sawmill and general store (since torn down) back during WW I and the 1920's. My grandfather also taught school at Mintonville while my grandmother ran the mill and the store during the day.
But this is Hazel's Country Store. My father and brothers visited there last month.
http://inthepantry.blogspot.com/2009/11/hazels-store.html
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Well, the UPS man has come and gone, and I now have FIGHT CLUB on Blu-ray ready to be dissected. Due to the length of the film and the plethora of bonus material, I will be with this all day long and possibly into tomorrow morning.
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Now I guess I'll head downstairs and do some leisure viewing while I can before diving into FIGHT CLUB after lunch.
WBBL.
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TCB - I agree. These recollections should be here to treasure now, and for as long as they are googlable!!!
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Good morning everone.
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DAW stole my Y"
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And my quote marks, too.
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A wonderful evening to Ginny and Richard at White Christmas tonight.
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I am insatiable that way. :)
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Please keep those trip reports coming, DR TCB. As many as you can make time to write. They are very interesting.
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And my quote marks, too.
He's getting more desperate. I may need to don my Chimpy Nuts persona and deal with him privately.
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I am insatiable that way. :)
From what I hear, you're insatiable every way. ;D
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Someone at my church gig did the nicest little thing for me--I walked into my office the other day and waiting on my desk was a Toninho Horta-Gal Costa CD of them doing Jobim material. I'm listening to it now--it's superb.
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That wasn't a nice gift - it was a demand for next Sunday's anthem.
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That wasn't a nice gift - it was a demand for next Sunday's anthem.
With this congregation's eclectic musical tastes, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised.
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Our new offer will be 1K over full asking price. I spent a lot of time with the Credit Union yesterday (which has always been absolutely wonderful on each of the houses I've bought over the years) working through different scenarios. The loan part is a done deal basically, what may be difficult is getting an appraisal and comps since the house is so frigging big and on so much property. The CU guy and our realtor both say that may actually work to our benefit though because it forces the bank into a corner vis a vis the appraisal underwriting. We shall see. I'm surprisingly nonchalant about it all. AAAAARRRTGHGG GGHH A: :)
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My first question for ASK BK day....when a director is for hire - I.E. not one of the producers.....who casts the film? The director or the producer?
I am thinking of these AIP films NOT done by Roger Corman, and the other B-film production companies that used to exist like Bel-Aire Productions and the like.
Director is always in on the casting, although the producer and studio may have huge input and certain needs.
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I'm up after five hours of sleep. I really think the screening this evening is looking doubtful - we'll see.
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Not that many e-mails this morning - well actually there are but over half of them will be spam.
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Wrong - two-thirds of them are spam. Not good.
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A wonderful evening to Ginny and Richard at White Christmas tonight.
...and our son and my mother (for whom this evening is an early 91st birthday present!)
Thank you, DR Julie!
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Monday was the 50th anniversary of the Broadway opening of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. There was a celebration at Barnes & Noble, and this blogger writes about it wonderfully:
http://www.theatreaficionado.com/2009/11/reverend-mother-played-poker.html
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Some orders, but not nearly enough. I have been saying for weeks that certain labels have been glutting the market with way too many releases all coming at the same time - even six months ago it wasn't this bad, but now I've been warning them it's going to bottom out for all except the biggest releases by the biggest composers and no one listens - but I've been hearing it now from others that things that would normally sellout quickly are taking longer. I knew Pressure Point would be a tougher than usual title because Ernest Gold, other than Exodus and Mad World, has never sold. He's one of the greats, but at 1000 I didn't think it would be moving quite this slow. And I think it's the glut.
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Some orders, but not nearly enough. I have been saying for weeks that certain labels have been glutting the market with way too many releases all coming at the same time - even six months ago it wasn't this bad, but now I've been warning them it's going to bottom out for all except the biggest releases by the biggest composers and no one listens - but I've been hearing it now from others that things that would normally sellout quickly are taking longer. I knew Pressure Point would be a tougher than usual title because Ernest Gold, other than Exodus and Mad World, has never sold. He's one of the greats, but at 1000 I didn't think it would be moving quite this slow. And I think it's the glut.
I'm normally not big on soundtracks, but after listening to the samples of PRESSURE POINT on Kritzerland.com, I've decided to order this one. I like that odd combination of cool jazz with the psycho sounds.
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Good morning, all! Around 3 am I read a bit of Sheridan leFanu's novel UNCLE SILAS (God, I want a Vicotrian heriess who isn't such a passive wimp! this heroine is to passive for anyone's good) and shortly thereafter went back to sleep. At 8:30, I dragged myself out of bed to find an email telling me tomorrow's McGlinnventory has been cancelled for the removal of inventory and arrival of new unopened cartons. I wish I'd known on Tuesday before I scheduled tomorrow's events around this cancelled inventory day.
To get back to UNCLE SILAS for a moment, I am enjoying a lot of the novel - Madame la Rougierre is truly a frightening villainess with a hinted lesbian streak - and I want to see the two British film adaptations, THE INHERITANCE with Jean Simmons and DARK ANGEL with Peter O'Toole, which played on PBS around 20 years ago. I suppose Maud Ruthyn, our narrator and threatened heiress, fits the Victorian heroine mode of passive wimp female beau ideal but she constantly aggravates me because she never becomes active in her defense; the day that Madame la Rougierre nearly broke my finger trying to wheedle a secret out of me is the day the bitch gets herself sacked as my governess! So far, Madame la Rougierre has done that to her, tried to sell her into white slavery, promoted a botched abduction, and she creeps about the estate at night reading Maud's wealthy father's private correspondence while looking for "the will." I don't know where UNCLE SILAS falls in the period of le Fanu's writing, but the sapphic and evil Madame la Rougierre reminds me a lot of his pretty lesbian vampire in CARMILLA.
So, today more edits.
DR Elmore, TCM has been showing THE INHERITANCE under the title UNCLE SILAS. I caught it last month and I was also frustrated by the passiveness of the heroine. It seemed that the machinations that the villians went through were pretty much overkill since they could have probably gotten away with anything they wanted to outright do to this girl. And matters weren't helped much by the actress who overplayed the governess almost to comic effect. Still, it's a fun film to watch if you like Dickens that's been set to overboil.
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Speaking of overboiling, DR Elmore, have you watched the Karl Bohm ELEKTRA yet?
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm enjoying(?) "The View". ::)
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DR TCB - I am LOVING your postcards!!! -And I can't wait to see the pictures once you return stateside.
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DR TCB: I insist you avail yourself of seeing the very next fog-enshrouded town you come to! There is something quite magical about Italian towns in the fog.
It's a perfect excuse for stopping in every taverna you see and having a hot spiced wine (I forget what they call them in Italian). Ask for a vino caldo...that should clue them in you want a hot wine. If they ask about spices, say YES.
If you want to keep your wits about you so that you can find the very next taverna, opt for a cioccalatta caldo...or, a "hot chocolate."
And if you pull into one of the northern Italy ports, find youself a nice ristorante and order a bowl of tortellini a la bolognese -- a wonderful filled pasta (most Italian restaurants in which I dined used the tortellini stuffed with prosciutto) served with a meat sauce. YUM.
Or, if you're in the mood for pizza, order an authentic margharita for a light meal...or a hearty calzone con prosciutto e funghi. Oooooooh.
A liter of the house vino rosso should complement either dish nicely.
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DR Ginny - If you make it down to the pit rail tonight, be sure to wave Hi to my friend, Andy, who's playing piano for the tour this year. -I believe he's also looking for things to do in Cincinnati. I think Graeter's and Skyline were the only things on his list. ;)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Health, Real Estate, Employment, and Other Vibes for all the DRs today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DITTO!
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I am insatiable that way. :)
From what I hear, you're insatiable every way. ;D
Littorally....and on land.
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Speaking of overboiling, DR Elmore, have you watched the Karl Bohm ELEKTRA yet?
I must shamefacedly admit no, DR Dan(theMan)! It's sitting here with 3 Netflix items. I'm pathetic.
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DR Ginny - If you make it down to the pit rail tonight, be sure to wave Hi to my friend, Andy, who's playing piano for the tour this year. -I believe he's also looking for things to do in Cincinnati. I think Graeter's and Skyline were the only things on his list. ;)
There used to be great book stores, used and new, and the Cincinnati Public Library has a great music collection. Is the Italian restaurant Scotti's still operating?
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DR Ginny - If you make it down to the pit rail tonight, be sure to wave Hi to my friend, Andy, who's playing piano for the tour this year. -I believe he's also looking for things to do in Cincinnati. I think Graeter's and Skyline were the only things on his list. ;)
DR Jose - we're sitting in the Loge, so may not make it down to the pit rail, but I'll try. Andy is off to a great start with Graeter's and Skyline, but I'd also recommend Montgomery Inn. And there are things to do in Cincinnati besides eat, but many of them probably conflict with his performance schedule - like CCM's production of Hair, which runs through this weekend. If he's a shopper, tell him not to miss Kenwood Towne Center, where he'll find the Apple Store, Cheesecake Factory, and a brand new Nordstrom's. The Museum Center, in Union Terminal, is pretty spectacular, too.
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DR Ginny - If you make it down to the pit rail tonight, be sure to wave Hi to my friend, Andy, who's playing piano for the tour this year. -I believe he's also looking for things to do in Cincinnati. I think Graeter's and Skyline were the only things on his list. ;)
DR Jose - we're sitting in the Loge, so may not make it down to the pit rail, but I'll try. Andy is off to a great start with Graeter's and Skyline, but I'd also recommend Montgomery Inn. And there are things to do in Cincinnati besides eat, but many of them probably conflict with his performance schedule - like CCM's production of Hair, which runs through this weekend. If he's a shopper, tell him not to miss Kenwood Towne Center, where he'll find the Apple Store, Cheesecake Factory, and a brand new Nordstrom's. The Museum Center, in Union Terminal, is pretty spectacular, too.
Thanks, DR Ginny. I believe he hit the mall yesterday - he's a Mac-fanatic, so he went to check in at the Apple Store. ;)
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DR Ginny - If you make it down to the pit rail tonight, be sure to wave Hi to my friend, Andy, who's playing piano for the tour this year. -I believe he's also looking for things to do in Cincinnati. I think Graeter's and Skyline were the only things on his list. ;)
There used to be great book stores, used and new, and the Cincinnati Public Library has a great music collection. Is the Italian restaurant Scotti's still operating?
Yes, DR Elmore, Scotti's is still there (we've never been - let's go next time you're in Ohio!). The used bookstores aren't so plentiful anymore - my favorite, Duttenhoffer's near UC, while still open has let the cat "aroma" take over and I can't stand to be in there anymore.
Oh, I also just thought of another restaurant for Andy - Izzy's deli. There's one not far from the Aronoff and right across the street is an old-fashioned office supply store where we like to browse - Spitzfaden.
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Went and gassed up Ye Olde Motor Car.
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I was going to go jog, but it's quite nippy out - I'll see how it is in twenty minutes or so, and maybe I'll just do the two-mile jog - that jog is sitting with me much better these days than the four-mile, and it gets me exercised without overtaxing me.
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Expecting a WHITE CHRISTMAS report from DR GINNY tomorrow.
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HUGE INPUT AND CERTAIN NEEDS - by ANY producer in Hollywood.
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Oh my YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT the musical version of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT is on TCM now. The Johnny Mercer - Gene de Paul songs are okay.....but June Allyson and Jack Lemmon are NO Gable and Colbert.
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... And there are things to do in Cincinnati besides eat...
Yeah...the Zoo!
PAWNATION (http://www.pawnation.com/2009/11/17/unlikely-best-buds-a-puppy-and-a-cheetah?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl3|link6|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pawnation.com%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2Funlikely-best-buds-a-puppy-and-a-cheetah)
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Unlikely Best Buds: A Puppy and a Cheetah
A puppy and a cheetah cub may seem like unlikely bedfellows, but at the Cincinnati Zoo they are brother and sister.
According to the Wilmington News Journal, the zoo adopted Cali, a mixed breed pup, to raise alongside Nia, their cheetah cub. Nia's other two siblings didn't survive and the zoo was looking for a similar animal to raise with Nia. The zoo needs to socialize Nia because she is being raised as an ambassador animal that will travel to schools to teach children about wildlife and conservation.
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der Brucer
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Good evening everyone. Wow, already on Page Four at 9:30 in the morning, Left Coast Time. Actually it is about 6:30 p.m. Left Coast of Italy Time.
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Love the reports, TCB - keep 'em comin'.
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I am an Ambassador Animal.
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Tomorrow we arrive in Genoa. I wonder if DR Ron has any phones numbers he could give me for that city? I will certainly try some of your food suggestions, Ron.
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Love the reports, TCB - keep 'em comin'.
Thanks, BK. Thanks everyone. I just didn't want Mr. Haines filing any copywright infringement cases against me.
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We were supposed to have sailed thirty five minutes ago. I have a feeling we may still be missing a few passengers!
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Speaking of overboiling, DR Elmore, have you watched the Karl Bohm ELEKTRA yet?
I must shamefacedly admit no, DR Dan(theMan)! It's sitting here with 3 Netflix items. I'm pathetic.
Pah-leeze! If you only knew the number of purchased dvds which sit unwatched--unwrapped!--in my library...
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Good Afternoon!
Well... I can tell that if I don't get off the couch in a few minutes, I never will. And since the sun is out, and since I haven't been down to The Highline in a few weeks, well...
Laters...
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The menu is out for our next Beer Dinner:
Welcome Reception (First Course):
Artisanal Cheese Course
paired with a Beer Sampling
Second Course:
Oyster Chowder
ale, bacon, potatoes
paired with Southampton Double White Ale
Third Course:
Tea-Smoked Duck Breast
framboise-soaked cherries, pancetta-corn bread pudding
paired with Troegs Mad Elf dark ale
Fourth Course:
Chestnut-Stuffed Venison Roulade
pear-star anise mostarda, yam & butternut terrine
paired with Victory Old Horizontal Barleywine
Fifth Course:
Flourless Chocolate Torte
espresso crème anglaise
paired with Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
My wish list was for future dinners included: Oyster Stew, Duck, Venison (either one with cheeries) and Phesant. 3 down, one to go.
der Brucer
Note for Ron Pulliam: when in Vicenza did you ever have mostarda vicentina?
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Oh, the puppy and the cheetah should be friends!
Oh, the puppy and the cheetah should be friends!
One of 'em likes to sleep and play,
The other one likes to run all day,
But that's no reason why they can't be friends!
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I'm so zonked I just cancelled going to tonight's screening.
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Boy, do I love Progresso's chicken noodle soup. It has provided a very tasty lunch today.
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I'm going to Junior's Deli, perhaps my least favorite next to Art's Deli. Hoping to find something decent to eat.
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Inspector Clouseau showed up in my mailbox today! With the extra added attraction of Mr Ken Thorne's autograph!
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Speaking of overboiling, DR Elmore, have you watched the Karl Bohm ELEKTRA yet?
I must shamefacedly admit no, DR Dan(theMan)! It's sitting here with 3 Netflix items. I'm pathetic.
Pah-leeze! If you only knew the number of purchased dvds which sit unwatched--unwrapped!--in my library...
LOL....I'm in that line, too, Dan.
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We haz slowed to a crawl.
Where is DRJOSE today?
And DR MBARNUM?
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Well, I have managed to churn out reviews for the Abbado Mahler 3 and the SF Ballet Nutcracker, so I believe I can rest until GWTW arrives (hopefully tomorrow--Warner did not send us a screener of this title and my personal copy is of course delayed).
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I'm back after having a tutorial from my live-in computer guru (DS Rob) on how to use the mp3 player (not an iPod) that I won at the ALA conference back in July. My plan is to use it just for audiobooks and podcasts that I don't want to keep forever. It wasn't nearly as complicated as the instruction book made it look.
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I'm back after having a tutorial from my live-in computer guru (DS Rob) on how to use the mp3 player (not an iPod) that I won at the ALA conference back in July. My plan is to use it just for audiobooks and podcasts that I don't want to keep forever. It wasn't nearly as complicated as the instruction book made it look.
Sometimes I think the people who write Instruction Books don't really look at the product.
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Tomorrow we arrive in Genoa. I wonder if DR Ron has any phones numbers he could give me for that city? I will certainly try some of your food suggestions, Ron.
I'm afraid I am unfamiliar with any phone numbers in Genoa, TCB. I am sure, though, the same rules apply. Be careful, though, as it's a port city. Lots of ruffians and slavetraders there. You never know where you might end up....or upend.
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Guess which one is me? :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/SwRAqJHmt4I/AAAAAAAAkxg/NmRs4X8dlHs/s400/rockettes1109.jpg)
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Guess which one is me? :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/SwRAqJHmt4I/AAAAAAAAkxg/NmRs4X8dlHs/s400/rockettes1109.jpg)
Well I think the question is which one is the real you, and which three are the clones?
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Guess which one is me? :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/SwRAqJHmt4I/AAAAAAAAkxg/NmRs4X8dlHs/s400/rockettes1109.jpg)
The pretty one?
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I iz here, Jrand.
And speaking of autographs, Sally Todd's agent, who is a swell guy who I met in Burbank a couple of years ago, sent me Sally''s personally autographed photo as thanks for assisting the two of them recently.
He also included a personally autographed photo of one of his other clients, a Ms. Jane Russell! I was quite thrilled with both autographs, I must say.
He and Jane just returned from a 2 week tour of Europe where she was performing. He told me the turn out was spectacular!
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I had time to get last week's LAW & ORDER watched. Jonathan Cake was again the primary guest star (this time on trial) and Kate Burton was his cousel. Quite a wonderful show.
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Speaking of overboiling, DR Elmore, have you watched the Karl Bohm ELEKTRA yet?
I must shamefacedly admit no, DR Dan(theMan)! It's sitting here with 3 Netflix items. I'm pathetic.
Pah-leeze! If you only knew the number of purchased dvds which sit unwatched--unwrapped!--in my library...
I suspect there are quite of few of us who can identify with that!!
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Guess which one is me? :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/SwRAqJHmt4I/AAAAAAAAkxg/NmRs4X8dlHs/s400/rockettes1109.jpg)
The second from the right?
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Then I watched last night's NCIS: LA. I enjoyed the show this week, or maybe I'm just getting used to it, but it doesn't have the mystery element that makes me enjoy NCIS so much.
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Then I watched FIGHT CLUB on Blu-ray. What a superb transfer both visually and audibly. Top notch.
The film is provocative and filled with interesting ideas. It's a bit of a mess from time to time, and for me some of it doesn't quite pass muster, but it's a fun ride as most Fincher films are.
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I skipped over the commentaries for the moment (there are four of them) and concentrated on the other bonus items. There are hours worth of material for the release, and some new to Blu-ray stuff about the sound design and allowing the user to play with the sound mix on his own.
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Page Five Dance!!!
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When I go back down I'll give each commentary about a thirty-minute sampling.
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TCB, like BK's notes, I don't comment on many, but I read every word...please keep them coming!! ;D
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Speaking of overboiling, DR Elmore, have you watched the Karl Bohm ELEKTRA yet?
I must shamefacedly admit no, DR Dan(theMan)! It's sitting here with 3 Netflix items. I'm pathetic.
Pah-leeze! If you only knew the number of purchased dvds which sit unwatched--unwrapped!--in my library...
I suspect there are quite of few of us who can identify with that!!
Umm...yup. ::)
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Guess which one is me? :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/SwRAqJHmt4I/AAAAAAAAkxg/NmRs4X8dlHs/s400/rockettes1109.jpg)
What's so hard to guess? The ape in the middle, right?
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I guess I need to hop off-line now and get some writing done.
WBBL.
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Happy Johnny Mercer's 100th Birthday!
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Back from a productive meeting at which I finally got the co-author to have an epiphany about the biggest problem in the show. With one word he understood what was wrong with one of our leading characters and he knows now exactly how it has to be fixed. It will fix so many problems once he's addressed the major problem with the character.
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No packages today. Few e-mails today. No drama today.
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DR Francois thank you for the radio links. I shared them with my team. I wish these were archived or could be downloaded in some way!
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I iz here, Jrand.
And speaking of autographs, Sally Todd's agent, who is a swell guy who I met in Burbank a couple of years ago, sent me Sally''s personally autographed photo as thanks for assisting the two of them recently.
He also included a personally autographed photo of one of his other clients, a Ms. Jane Russell! I was quite thrilled with both autographs, I must say.
He and Jane just returned from a 2 week tour of Europe where she was performing. He told me the turn out was spectacular!
Lovely! Although I am not sure what Ms Russell would be performing.
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Back from a productive meeting at which I finally got the co-author to have an epiphany about the biggest problem in the show. With one word he understood what was wrong with one of our leading characters and he knows now exactly how it has to be fixed. It will fix so many problems once he's addressed the major problem with the character.
Time will tell with these folks.....
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I iz here, Jrand.
And speaking of autographs, Sally Todd's agent, who is a swell guy who I met in Burbank a couple of years ago, sent me Sally''s personally autographed photo as thanks for assisting the two of them recently.
He also included a personally autographed photo of one of his other clients, a Ms. Jane Russell! I was quite thrilled with both autographs, I must say.
He and Jane just returned from a 2 week tour of Europe where she was performing. He told me the turn out was spectacular!
Lovely! Although I am not sure what Ms Russell would be performing.
Ummm...."Isn't Anyone Here for Love"? With acrobtaic chorus boys?
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I am watching Ms Doris Day being terrorized in MIDNIGHT LACE - in which EVERY ONE in the cast is lurking and slouching and no one is NOT a suspect....except of course the person it turns out to be.
The only safe bet is that is that is probably NOT Myrna Loy.
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Today in Savannah they unveiled the Johnny Mercer statue on Eliis Square. Since the filmmaking team didn't really feel like the film was something to celebrate, and none of us went to the big Atlanta screening, most of us convened down here to Celebrate Johnny's birthday.
The highlight of the long presentation was when Ken Barnes premiered a new Johnny Mercer song: "You're In Savannah". These lyrics were never set to music; in fact it maybe have been a poem rather than a song, because Johnny also wrote poetry, but Ken was able to get Richard Sherman to set it to music. Then, since he's friends with Michael Feinstein, Michael recorded it with just him and his piano, and it was presented before the unveiling. It was a top secret thing because Dianne, who has done an amazing job organizing the Mercer events throughout the year, wanted to surprise Johnny's family members. So it was really special to be in Savannah the first time this song was heard by everyone!
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I am watching Ms Doris Day being terrorized in MIDNIGHT LACE - in which EVERY ONE in the cast is lurking and slouching and no one is NOT a suspect....except of course the person it turns out to be.
The only safe bet is that is that is probably NOT Myrna Loy.
I love that movie. It really gave me the creeps when I was a kid.
"I wont hurt you, Mrs. Preston"...
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Now for more partying!
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Very cool, DR Edisaurus! :D Thanks for filling us in on the festivities. My DVR is recording the documentary at this very moment!
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Very cool, DR Edisaurus! :D Thanks for filling us in on the festivities. My DVR is recording the documentary at this very moment!
My sister's boyfriend recorded the Johnny Mercer documentary when it was on a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to record it also. He said that the broadcast wasn't in hi-def, even though he recorded it on the hi-def channel. I don't know what that's all about. :-\
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In today's "expected" UPS delivery, I'm anticipating:
Barry White's "Unlimited" -- 5CD set of his best work
The most recent "Holiday Inn" DVD (2-disc set)
My Warner Bros. Archives order that includes all the Gordon Scott Tarzan movies!
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In today's mail, I got: Walt Disney's "Moon Pilot" starring Tom Tryon and Dany Saval.
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DR EDISAURUS this is most exciting. I first saw MIDNIGHT LACE on Frances Farmer Presents and was certain that Roddy McDowell was the culprit.
I am sure Asslee Simpson will sing the new Mercer song on her next cd, once she ends her run in CHICAGO. And of course as soon as her sister Jessica learned that Asslee would be appearing in CHICAGO, she flew there and started looking for Broadway. (courtesy Joel McHale and THE SOUP).
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Now for more partying!
I vote for that!
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The only safe bet is that is that is probably NOT Myrna Loy.
You can count on Myrna to know just what DoDo needed to calm her nerves, too! A shopping spree and a martini!!!
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Because of some network scheduling I can watch MODERN FAMILY - a repeat I haven't seen - GARY UNMARRIED and still watch GLEE!
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Very cool, DR Edisaurus! :D Thanks for filling us in on the festivities. My DVR is recording the documentary at this very moment!
My sister's boyfriend recorded the Johnny Mercer documentary when it was on a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to record it also. He said that the broadcast wasn't in hi-def, even though he recorded it on the hi-def channel. I don't know what that's all about. :-\
Why did I think your sister was married?
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I am sure Asslee Simpson will sing the new Mercer song on her next cd, once she ends her run in CHICAGO. And of course as soon as her sister Jessica learned that Asslee would be appearing in CHICAGO, she flew there and started looking for Broadway. (courtesy Joel McHale and THE SOUP).
Hey, maybe Asslee [sic] and Jessica could be in Chicago together! I'll be siblings have never done the show...even though the characters are not siblings, it would make news.
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I spent some time today dealing with house seats for FINIAN'S RAINBOW: 4 tickets on matinee Dec 26, and the major problem was tat one person, Barbara's mother, was in a wheelchair. It took a while to work it out, since the houseseats dept had questions on how i wanted to break up the tickets: the wheelchair in the wheelchair section and 3 in houseseats, 4 together, one wheelchair and companion and 2 in houseseats? Turns out the wheelchair can be broken down and the mother can be helped into a reguar seat, so I managed to get 4 houseseats with one in the aisle to make things easy for her mother.
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Very cool, DR Edisaurus! :D Thanks for filling us in on the festivities. My DVR is recording the documentary at this very moment!
My sister's boyfriend recorded the Johnny Mercer documentary when it was on a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to record it also. He said that the broadcast wasn't in hi-def, even though he recorded it on the hi-def channel. I don't know what that's all about. :-\
Why did I think your sister was married?
She was at one point, but that was a long time ago. She and her boyfriend have never gotten married...nor have they ever lived together.
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PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Back from a productive meeting at which I finally got the co-author to have an epiphany about the biggest problem in the show. With one word he understood what was wrong with one of our leading characters and he knows now exactly how it has to be fixed. It will fix so many problems once he's addressed the major problem with the character.
Congrats on the co-author's breakthrough! :D
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DR EDISAURUS this is most exciting. I first saw MIDNIGHT LACE on Frances Farmer Presents and was certain that Roddy McDowell was the culprit.
I am sure Asslee Simpson will sing the new Mercer song on her next cd, once she ends her run in CHICAGO. And of course as soon as her sister Jessica learned that Asslee would be appearing in CHICAGO, she flew there and started looking for Broadway. (courtesy Joel McHale and THE SOUP).
As long as she stays clear of FINIAN's RAINBOW!
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Someone has put together a 50th Annivewrsary tribute to Mary Martin and THE SOUND OF MUSIC using a tape from a live performance. I love the shot of her and the Captain (Theodore Bikel) with Marian Marlowe in the red dress watching from above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Nbbc32gBM
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oops, i caught up on today but almost left without posting!
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Very cool, DR Edisaurus! :D Thanks for filling us in on the festivities. My DVR is recording the documentary at this very moment!
Hence the weird, coughing up a hairball noises it's making. ;)
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Nice DR ELMORE....I put that on my FACEBOOK.
Also loved the link to the celebration that was posted yesterday.
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DR EDISAURUS this is most exciting. I first saw MIDNIGHT LACE on Frances Farmer Presents and was certain that Roddy McDowell was the culprit.
I am sure Asslee Simpson will sing the new Mercer song on her next cd, once she ends her run in CHICAGO. And of course as soon as her sister Jessica learned that Asslee would be appearing in CHICAGO, she flew there and started looking for Broadway. (courtesy Joel McHale and THE SOUP).
As long as she stays clear of FINIAN's RAINBOW!
ASSLEE SIMPSON is OG!
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Who is producing CHICAGO and exactly how desperate are they to keep it going at this point? My guess - from DR JOSE's clip (from London last year) - is that she still DOESN'T know the lyrics.
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DR EDISAURUS this is most exciting. I first saw MIDNIGHT LACE on Frances Farmer Presents and was certain that Roddy McDowell was the culprit.
I am sure Asslee Simpson will sing the new Mercer song on her next cd, once she ends her run in CHICAGO. And of course as soon as her sister Jessica learned that Asslee would be appearing in CHICAGO, she flew there and started looking for Broadway. (courtesy Joel McHale and THE SOUP).
As long as she stays clear of FINIAN's RAINBOW!
ASSLEE SIMPSON is OG!
More like Grog!
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LOL
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Movie just ended.
Rex Harrison did it.
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Who is producing CHICAGO and exactly how desperate are they to keep it going at this point? My guess - from DR JOSE's clip (from London last year) - is that she still DOESN'T know the lyrics.
The Weislers don't care;I think they'll put anyone - talented or not - into a show if they think it will bring in an audience. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY used to make fun of their casting.
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I thought I was going to the dress of GIRL CRAZY at Encores! tonight, but no one called me about the ticket. It is tonight, I do believe.
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I thought I was going to the dress of GIRL CRAZY at Encores! tonight, but no one called me about the ticket. It is tonight, I do believe.
That's funny--DAW thought he was going as the dress of GIRL CRAZY. ;D
(Hey, when you post a picture like the girls with the ape, whaddaya expect?) ;)
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DAW thought he was going as the dress
It's been known to happen.
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Must restart my computer.
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Good Evening!
I iz here too. Well, I iz back.
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I thought I was going to the dress of GIRL CRAZY at Encores! tonight, but no one called me about the ticket. It is tonight, I do believe.
Oh! I think I was supposed to see that tonight (too). Hmmm... -I still think that Encores runs Friday-Sunday, so I keep thinking that the invited final dress rehearsals are still on Thursday nights. Guess, I'll splurge on the $25 tickets this weekend. Or not.
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Az for where I waz...
I took the train down to Union Square where I scouted out today's offerings at the Greenmarket. I didn't buy anything today, but I probably will on Friday. After perusing the produce, I met up with a friend, and we wandered around for a couple of hours. It was a perfect Fall afternoon for wandering in the City of New York.
And now I'm back at my apartment waiting for some sweet potatoes to finish roasting in the oven. Smells good already!
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Who is producing CHICAGO and exactly how desperate are they to keep it going at this point? My guess - from DR JOSE's clip (from London last year) - is that she still DOESN'T know the lyrics.
Yep, as DR elmore already noted, Chicago is a cash-cow for The Weisslers. The term "stunt-casting" was basically invented for and by them. -And they're proud of it. Frankly, I do have to give them some credit for being able to keep the revival of Chicago open and running for as long as it has. Of course, since it's basically the original Encores presentation moved into a Broadway theatre, charging Broadway ticket prices, and since there's no real set, and no major costume budget, well.. Ka-Ching$
Ah, well...
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Who is producing CHICAGO and exactly how desperate are they to keep it going at this point? My guess - from DR JOSE's clip (from London last year) - is that she still DOESN'T know the lyrics.
The Weislers don't care;I think they'll put anyone - talented or not - into a show if they think it will bring in an audience. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY used to make fun of their casting.
Sarah Palin is Roxy!!!
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Today is the 18th? It opens tomorrow, so tonight's the dress. I thought Joshie had a ticket for me. Oh, well.
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DR EDISAURUS this is most exciting. I first saw MIDNIGHT LACE on Frances Farmer Presents and was certain that Roddy McDowell was the culprit.
I am sure Asslee Simpson will sing the new Mercer song on her next cd, once she ends her run in CHICAGO. And of course as soon as her sister Jessica learned that Asslee would be appearing in CHICAGO, she flew there and started looking for Broadway. (courtesy Joel McHale and THE SOUP).
As long as she stays clear of FINIAN's RAINBOW!
ASSLEE SIMPSON is OG!
Hehe: "ASSLEE". ::)
*Although, if she dances well enough, I guess she could play Susan... The Mute. ;)
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... The Mute.
There are some who wish I would play The Mute on HHW.
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... The Mute.
There are some who wish I would play The Mute on HHW.
Stop!
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The e-birds and the e-bees:
How was I born?
A little boy goes to his father and asks 'Daddy, how was I born?'
The father answers, 'Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway! Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room, and googled each other. There your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said:
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:_vHuxei3Nh3PnM:http://images.suite101.com/671206_com_babyboy636.jpg)
YOU GOT MALE!
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Our new, improved offer has been submitted. Now we sit and wait.
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Hush, love, hush,
Think it through.
Once it bubbles, then
What's to do??
All good things
Come to those who can...
...Wait.
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bk - What were you supposed to see tonight?
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Gilly flowers maybe?
'Stead of daisies.
I dunno know, Sir.
What do you think?
*Which brings up the whole "Is it a "hard" or "soft "g" - "gilly" v. "jilly"?". -Both have been sung and recorded.
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The e-birds and the e-bees:
How was I born?
A little boy goes to his father and asks 'Daddy, how was I born?'
The father answers, 'Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway! Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room, and googled each other. There your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said:
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:_vHuxei3Nh3PnM:http://images.suite101.com/671206_com_babyboy636.jpg)
YOU GOT MALE!
Which reminds me of this classic from my childhood:
-I really hope this isn't too risqué for this site. ???
It was another PayDay and I was tired of Mr. Goodbar. Then, I saw Miss Hershey throwing me Kisses on the corner of Clark and 5th Avenue. In no time I pulled out my Whoppers and began feeling her Mounds with my Butterfinger. “Hey, how’d you like to Crunch on my Tootsie Rolls?”, I asked. Well, she did and it felt like pure Almond Joy. Then, I let her have my Choco Taco. She let out little Snickers and moaned,” Oh Henry it feels Good & Plenty. Even better than the 3Musketeers. Oh, those beautiful Sugar Babies!” She asked if I was into M&Ms. I said, “Why don’t you take my Whatchamacallit and slip it in your Bit-O-Honey and feel my MilkyWay?” Hey, I know men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but soon she began to get a little bit Chunky and nine months later out came Baby Ruth.
8)
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Happy Johnny Mercer's 100th Birthday!
And here is NPR's tribute:
100 Years Of Johnny Mercer, Pop Poet Laureate (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120541054&sc=fb&cc=fp)
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DR edisaurus - Sounds like you and friends had a wonderful time in Savannah, GA, today.
*Any chance you picked me up some pralines from the Candy Kitchen? ;)
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The menu is out for our next Beer Dinner:
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DR DER BRUCER - Just how big are the "pours" of beer that they serve with each course. That's a lot "liquid" real estate so to speak.
*As for the dessert: I would have opted for a Young's Double Chocolate Stout. -And just the stout for dessert. :)
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Nestlé has announced a canned pumpkin shortage.
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bk - What were you supposed to see tonight?
The Informant.
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Good evening. Interesting day. I was trying to get a brief done...in that do not disturb mode... when the building manager, maintenance guy and the guys working on the new space kept coming in and asking questions, having me go look etc.
They are suddenly obsessed with me finding the person to put in the phone wire. For some reason this has become some sort of "has to be done this minute" thing. Then there's my computer guy who will do the network wiring. He was going to do my phone wiring, but he says it's premature to do anything because the ceiling in one room hasn't been installed. I locked the door and did my brief, lol.
It's really quite silly. I've been telling them I'll do whatever arrangements they need for the past two weeks and they weren't in any hurry. I found out that they suddenly have 2 other spaces that they need to build out and have ready shortly after mine. So I've been put on the front burner on high LOL.
It's a good thing, but still.... I'll deal with them tomorrow
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Nestlé has announced a canned pumpkin shortage.
There's also an Eggo Waffle shortage (http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/11/the-great-eggo-waffle-shortage-of-2009/?so=f-s).
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DR Cillaliz:
~~~BRIEF-FINISHING VIBES~~~
I do hope we'll see some photos of the new space when the time is right!! :)
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LEGGO MY EGGO!
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Seriously, due to the growing conditions in the Northeast - or the lack thereof - over the summer, some other crops are also running low this season. Sadly, the farmers are the ones hit hardest by all of this.
Closing Out a Season Farmers Want to Forget (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/nyregion/15farm.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=rain%20produce&st=cse)
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DR TCB, I love reading about your trip. I agree with everyone else. Please keep writing
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DR Cillaliz:
~~~BRIEF-FINISHING VIBES~~~
I do hope we'll see some photos of the new space when the time is right!! :)
Thanks for the vibes, buy I finished it 2 minutes before my only appointment today showed up. I got it electronically filed by 4:30 PM so it's a low stress evening. PLUS tomorrow I was going to go to Des Moines to a seminar, but I don't need the hours and I can really use and unscheduled day at the office so I'm not going. This means a VERY low stress evening.
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Nestlé has announced a canned pumpkin shortage.
There's also an Eggo Waffle shortage (http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/11/the-great-eggo-waffle-shortage-of-2009/?so=f-s).
Not in my freezer there isnt!
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... The Mute.
There are some who wish I would play The Mute on HHW.
Me?
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I don't think so, Laura DR! :)
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DR MBarnum - A possible TV/DVR alert for you- Tonight's featured dance company on the "So You Think You Can Dance?" results show: NDM Bollywood Dance Productions (http://www.ndmdance.com/).
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DR Daw, there will be photos...I actually may take some tomorrow of the "In progress". It's really a huge transformation taking place. I've never had this for a new office space...where they are customizing it for me. It's very exciting
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For Cillaliz:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/11/18/20091118docontempt1118-ON.html
"I'm sorry. I'll never do it again. Promise."
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Thanks DR Laura. A press conference isn't enough. He should go to jail
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I have a busy day tomorrow. It's my last presentation before I go on vacation and it's "off campus" We have to go to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (http://www.ddcf.org/) for the same presentation we have been doing since April. I think we have done 12 to 14 of these. We are a well oiled machine by this time but you never know what questions will be thrown at you and since it's not in our space we have to arrive early to set up on their equipment. I have to put my PowerPoint presentation on the computer (thankfully it's only 4 slides, we realized that explaining 3 grants was sleep-inducing and we have cut back to one) and the others must bookmark their material on our Web site. We have to be there by 9:30 for the 10am presentation but the nice thing is We Get Lunch! I won't be back to the office until probably 1:30 or 2pm depending on how long lunch goes. I'm looking forward to it.
All this work does mean that I won't completely finish one or two small projects before I leave but they are not high priority so I can go on "volunteer/vacation" with a clear conscience.
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I thought you might be interested in an update, Cillaliz.
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There is an owl outside somewhere hooting. That's not common here in the city.
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And now, a pitch to those New Yorkers on the board (lurkers too) who might have some free time between Friday, December 4th (at about 9:30am) through Friday, December 18th.
As many of you on this board know, I spend the first two weeks of December helping at a project to make gift bags for men, women and children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. It's called the
Stephen J. Falat Holiday Basket Project (http://www.actorsequity.org/NewsMedia/news2009/oct22.falatbasketproject.asp)
I have been a part of it for 11 years (if I recall correctly) and it's a very important part of my Holiday Season. We need volunteers to help out. If any of you in New York (or the surrounding area) have free time and would like to help out we would love to have you. We operate out of the 2nd Floor of the Actors Equity Building in the Audition Lounge.
The day we need the most volunteers is Friday, December 4th. That's the day all the supplies and donations and other purchased gifts arrive. We have to load all the goods from trucks on 46th Street into the freight elevator and into the Audition Lounge. If you want to volunteer on that day you need to be able to lift and carry and run around.
If you can't make it on that day but would like to help out other days we need people to fill the bags, cut and curl ribbon (we do about 3,000 bags and each one is tied with curled, colored ribbon), fill sandwich bags with candy, fold clothing and other tasks. You don't need to be able to lift and carry and run around to help on days after December 4th. We have sitting jobs for those who are not physically able to do much work.
We also have a separate room where bags for children are assembled. That is coordinated by a New Jersey branch of the Barry Manilow Fan Club, 3 wonderful women who love Barry and also love to help out at the holidays.
If you are interested in helping and you're registered on the board you can send me a private message to let me know.
If you lurk but are interested in helping you can just come to the 2nd floor of the Actor's Equity Building at 165 West 46th St. between Broadway and Sixth Avenue any day Monday through Friday from 10-4pm December 7 through approximately December 18. We don't always go the full two weeks, it depends on how many bags we are doing and how many volunteers we have.
You don't have to be a member of Equity to help, just come to the second floor Audition Center and tell the person at the desk that you have come to help on the Basket Project. Even if you only have a half hour to help it's greatly appreciated. I'll be there every day so you'll get to spend time with me (what a treat!).
If you can't help out but want to make a donation of goods or money (it's tax deductible and we can give you an EIN for tax purposes) either send me a private message and I'll tell you who to contact or drop by for even a few minutes and I'll tell you what to do to make a donation.
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to give. I hope to see some of you this year.
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Guess which one is me? :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/SwRAqJHmt4I/AAAAAAAAkxg/NmRs4X8dlHs/s400/rockettes1109.jpg)
The one with the five o'clock shadow?
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I forgot to mention something. If you can't help out during the week, they do need people on both Saturdays for deliveries. The bags are filled Monday through Friday and Saturday morning they need people (it's usually early around 8am) to help deliver the bags. If you have a car and can drive that would be wonderful!
Again, if you're interested, let me know and I can let you know who to contact for weekend duty.
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Seriously wish I was there to help, DR Ben. I so admire what you are doing
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Went back to work today, a few days early. But I think I stayed too long at the fair. By the time I got home I was in a lot pain. Took a pain killer and it knocked me out.
I think tomorrow will be a shorter day.
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Well, I'm done with work. I normally would go home, but there's a board meeting and there's some union talk going on, so us new union members (we affiliated a couple of months ago) have been asked to show up and be a presence. So, I'll be a presence...but I'm not speaking. I don't know how long the meeting will last, but then, I'll go home.
Until later!
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But before I go...
PAGE 8 DANCE!! ;D
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Please take it easy the rest of this week, Michael S.
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Today I went for a walk at the river. I started a herd of javelinas (and they startled me). I grabbed my camera, but it was not a good enough video to post.
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Watching a long but interesting motion picture and it isn't Gone With The Wind.
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I really love MIDNIGHT LACE, too. I never saw this at the theater though I believe from PILLOW TALK until the end of her movie career I saw all of her other movies at the theater. When I finally caught up to MIDNIGHT LACE on TV, the first few minutes scared me to death, and I hid under a blanket for much of the rest of the movie.
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I sampled all four of the commenatries. I was disappointed with Fincher's solo commentary. He didn't talk much and just seemed bored. The others were livelier.
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I had time to watch two more SUPERNATURAL episodes from the fourth season Blu-ray set. The first was the Halloween episode which concerned a powerful witch, and it was very good, very creepy.
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The second one was one of the weaker episodes of the season, one about a wishing well whose wishes came true but which always turned bad after the initial pleasure of the fulfilled wish was over. Just not all that compelling compared to most episodes of this show.
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Then I went to HD Showcase on Demand and watched Sunday night's THREE RIVERS. I wept though a good part of the last quarter of the show. Mandy Patinkin was the guest star and he was really effective as a man dying from ALS.
The cases were all interesting, and there wasn't ANY personal drama about the doctors' love lives which made the show SO much more compelling.
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I skimmed through today's ATWT and OLTL soaps. Nothing of interest on either one.
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I liked MIDNIGHT LACE because everyone looked so good! AND there was a ballet in the middle of it - you know everyone was classy because they went to the ballet and had champagne cocktails during the interval.
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Then I ended my evening viewing by watching tonight's GLEE episode. Loved all the songs and got into the story, too. Good job!
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That WAS a funny joke DR JOSE.
AND DR CILLA LIZ is on the front burner!
GLEE was fine tonight. The song choices were interesting and some characters took major strides forward....and other doors were cracked open. And the preview seemed to show some interaction with other schools AND guest star teachers.
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LOL DR MATTH and I were posting at the same time on the same subject.
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Sarah Palin will be in Indianapolis tomorrow.....I will not be going to see her.
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Now I am going to watch some other video tapes that I haven't seen in many years.
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That WAS a funny joke DR JOSE.
The "scary" thing is is that I believe the first time I read about that "paragraph" was on a slip of paper that my mom and aunt were trying unsuccessfully from me and my brothers... When I was nine or ten years old. ::)
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As for tonight's "Glee" - I really liked tonight's episode too. Alas, due to some weirdness with our DVR, it did not record tonight's episode - at least I was watching it "live", but it also cut off the last couple seconds of the episode as well as the preview for next week's episode. ???
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Looks like itll be SANTA BUDDIES on Blu-ray for my work project tomorrow. Well, since I'll be going out to lunch and getting back at a time later than I begin when I'm home for lunch, it's good that that BD will be what I work on tomorrow with less afternoon time to get it done.
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I'm heading downstairs to bed now.
Good night!
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Well... Tomorrow I have a breakfast meeting, followed by a lunch date, followed by an afternoon of errands, so...
Goodnight.
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Finished with my viewing. I think I'll take a nice hot shower now.
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Sarah Palin will be in Indianapolis tomorrow.....I will not be going to see her.
She'll be in Sioux City on Dec. 6th. Not sure if I'll go or not. I'm considering it.
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What I'm disgusted about is a young perv who gets his teenage girlfriend pregnant being treated as if he's some sort of superstar. Barf.
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DR MBarnum - A possible TV/DVR alert for you- Tonight's featured dance company on the "So You Think You Can Dance?" results show: NDM Bollywood Dance Productions (http://www.ndmdance.com/).
Too late. Maybe it will be uploaded to Youtube 'cause I think I would like to have seen that.
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Well... Tomorrow I have a breakfast meeting,
Goodnight.
I must be getting tired. I read that as "Tomorrow I have a beefcake meeting."
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I've showered and am just sitting here like so much fish.
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Maybe I'll go finish watching the movie I've been watching in the bedroom. That way, I can go right to sleep after the notes are posted. Yes, that is a fine idea.
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Hi ;)
Listened to That Man From Rio.
Watched To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
Finally sold my dad's car tonight.
Night all. 8)
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I wish I was in Italy.
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Well... Tomorrow I have a breakfast meeting,
Goodnight.
I must be getting tired. I read that as "Tomorrow I have a beefcake meeting."
Tired...or wishful thinking??
;)
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A Facebook friend of mine wrote this on Facebook:
I'm not really concerned about swine flu. However here's my concern: 5 yrs ago Chinese calendar year of the cow... Mad cow disease. 3 yrs ago, Chinese calendar year of the Bird... Avian or Bird flu. This year Chinese calendar Year of the Pig.... Swine Flu. Next year is Year of the Cock. Anyone else worried ?
;D
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There is an owl outside somewhere hooting. That's not common here in the city.
So what are you saying? Owls there don't give a hoot?
Is that what you're saying?
Whaddaya mean, "Who?"
You, that's "who"!
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DAW thought he was going as the dress
It's been known to happen.
Yes...when there has been a bustle.
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Here's a publicity shot of Miss Jane Russell, in a big number from her triumphant engagement in France, Europe:
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Here's a publicity shot of Miss Jane Russell, in a big number from her triumphant engagement in France, Europe:
I'll have whatever she's having!
:D