Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 17 => Topic started by: bk on December 01, 2009, 12:04:06 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes did the dance of December, and now it is time for you to post until the December cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CERULEAN!
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Topic of the Day: I think the only John Wayne movies that I've seen all the way through are Hatari!, The Quiet Man and True Grit...and I liked all three very much!
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I don't think I've ever seen a John Wayne movie. But I've seen Nathan Lane's impression of John Wayne in Birdcage! :D
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A big HHW welcome to our newest Dear Reader, JohnG!!!! Glad to have you with us!!!!
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Thank you to bk and DRs Jane, Cillaliz, Matt H., JoseSPiano, and Ginny! :)
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DR Jane:
HHW Photos can be found here:
DR TCB's Italy: LEOPARD-SPOTTED DICKIE, p. 5
DR Julie's Florida: STUFFED, p. 4
THE GAZEBO, p. 5
DR Ginny's DH Richard's Ordination: LEOPARD-SPOTTED DICKIE, p. 4
DR The Vixter's Dance: STUFFED, p. 7
DR dB's Critters: THIS IS APPROVED, p. 4
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Good morning, all! I see that JohnG stoped by for a second. I can only tell you that I've known him since 1985, when he worked for my hometown newspaper, and he moves around: in 1990 or so, when I was doing a show at Cohoes Music Hall titled ANGELINA, he showed up. I had forgotten that and he reminded me. Anythng else about himself he has to tell you all.
Speaking of Cohoes Music Hall, which is a beautiful little theatre, the town of Cohoes was the most haunted area I have ever stayed in. The whole town exuded an aura of dead spirits walking about, and, because it seemed to close down at 6 pm, the walk from the theatre to my apartment was a long creepy walk past empty shops. The apartment I stayed in was so haunted that, on weekends when the cast went back to Manhattan and I stayed alone to work on the score, I kept the lights on all night and played the radio at full volume for company. The stage crew claimed the theatre was haunted as well. As towns go, Cohoes is an abandoned factory town that's really urban-depressed, but I have no urge to stay there ever again.
So, this morning, it's back to the McGlinnventory to prepsre for a move.
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Cohoes publicity on Google tells me it's a "city!" I never would have guessed. In 1990 it was a real hole. It had a great pizza place, which was on the first floor of the apartment I stayed in.
John Wayne movies? THE SEARCHERS and MCCLINTOCK.
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And the word of the day is: CERULEAN!
And The Song Of The Day Is: BLUE SKIES
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Welcome to Dear Reader John G.!
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Tuesday morning greetings! I will be E & T today, attending and being interim secretary for 2 grantwriter meetings.
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Welcome new DR JohnG! I live in Middletown and subscribe to the newspaper for which you interviewed DR Elmore - do I know you?
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For DR Cillaliz:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/11/30/20091130abrk-stoddard1130.html
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Favorite John Wayne Movies:
THE SEARCHERS
RED RIVER
THE COWBOYS
THE QUIET MAN
THE SHOOTIST
STAGECOACH
THE SPOILERS
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I don't think I've ever seen a John Wayne movie. But I've seen Nathan Lane's impression of John Wayne in Birdcage! :D
How can you never have seen a John Wayne movie?
:o
That's Un-American!
::)
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Okay. Time to go to the East Side. God, I hate this trek.
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TOD:
McClintock
North to Alaska
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Un-American
I've been called worse... :)
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Same here.
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I don't have anything on tv tonight except for SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, which shows on my schedule as being on from 8:30pm-11pm. I know there is a presidential address listed. Not sure if it will end on time or if Fox will just cut out at 8:30pm.
A very guilty pleasure of mine is also on tonight. The finale on MTV of The Hills (although i don't get MTV so i will have to wait till tomorrow when it will be online). I don't know why, but i love this show!
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Welcome DAW!
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Glad to see Jane back too! Continued VIBES to Jane!!!!!!!!
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Never forget-- today is World's AIDS Day.
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TOD:
THE QUIET MAN
THE SEARCHERS
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
RED RIVER
STAGECOACH
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
MCCLINTOCK!
TRUE GRIT
THE SHOOTIST
THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
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Un-American
I've been called worse... :)
French?
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It's the first day of the last month of the last year of the first decade of the century.
Just thought y'all might like to know that...
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TOD:
THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE (1932; serial)
BABY FACE (1933)
McLINTOCK (1963)
I highly suspect that THE QUIET MAN will be on this list when I one day sit down to watch it.
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Wow, this decade went by fast!
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It's the first day of the last month of the last year of the first decade of the century.
That sounds like an excuse for CAKE to me!
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Un-American
I've been called worse... :)
Nothing could be worse than a person who has never seen a John Wayne movie.
Correction!
A person who has never seen a Humphrey Bogart movie would be worse.
;)
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Good morning!
Pretty cold this morning, cold enough to require a jacket with my sweatshirt for my walk, but it's absolutely beautiful otherwise. A perfect start to December.
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Uh oh.
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TOD:
My favorite movie in which John Wayne appears is HOW THE WEST WAS WON though it's hardly a John Wayne movie.
For "real" John Wayne movies, my favorites are:
RED RIVER
STAGECOACH
THE SEARCHERS
THE QUIET MAN
RIO BRAVO
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I have an honest-to-goodness day off today! Even if something comes in the mail, it won't be a pressing release and I can have "my day." I have several Blu-rays which have accumulated here over the last two weeks while I've been busy, so I plan to start on them this afternoon starting with ANGELS and DEMONS. This is #1 priority in my to watch Blu-ray stack.
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With nothing on TV for me tonight. I plan to watch more high definition movies tonight, hopefully two of them if I can fit them in. Depends on their length. I'm SO looking forward to relaxing and watching movies without a pad and pen in my lap.
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Welcome to new DR JOHNG. Any friend of DR ELMORE's is a friend of mine.
DR ELMORE - those were very nice pics of the Music Hall.
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Welcome backs for DR JANE and DR DAW!!!
Hurray!
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It's a long, long way from May to December.
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True Grit - and that score by Elmer Bernstein!
The Searchers - "That'll be the day.....Don't ask me - don't ever ask me.....Come on, Debbie, let's go home...."
The High and the Mighty
North to Alaska
The Quiet Man
All of them named already - but worthy of being named again.
Also -
Rio Bravo featuring a lovely Angie Dickinson
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Thank you, DRs Kerry and JRand59.
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TOD:
THE SEARCHERS (great quote selections, JRand59)
THE QUIET MAN
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
STAGECOACH
RIO BRAVO
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
And, sorry, BK, El Dorado is a pale imitation of Rio Bravo. Rio Lobo is third incarnation of this epic.
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I guess I'll tidy up some desktop items and then head downstairs and see what's on the DVR. I know last night's CASTLE repeat got recorded (I'll watch it while I eat lunch), but I'm not sure I had anything else set to record. If there is nothing, I'll watch another SUPERNATURAL episode from the season four Blu-ray.
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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Nancy's obit was in the paper today. We had known this already, but her mother was California's Secretary of Education for many years. Also, in the small world department, she was born in Utah and graduated from the U of U like I did. I really wish I had talked to her more about her background--I'm certain now we must have had a lot of friends in common, despite her being 10 years or so older than I am.
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DR CP forgot to say thanks for the mention of Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antartica. I got my copy last week and it's great!
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Waiting for the call about the car - probably still several hours away.
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DR CP forgot to say thanks for the mention of Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antartica. I got my copy last week and it's great!
Don't forget to check out his Fourth Symphony and, if you've not heard it before, the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. SOOOOO gorgeous.
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I'm extremely happy that DAW and Jane are back.
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DR Jose, I did indeed receive your email...and many thanks for the Amazing Race "extras" 8)
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Will do, DR JMK.
I want Amazing Race extras!
DR MBARNUM has a birthday coming up next week, I think.
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TOD:
THE SEARCHERS (great quote selections, JRand59)
THE QUIET MAN
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
STAGECOACH
RIO BRAVO
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
And, sorry, BK, El Dorado is a pale imitation of Rio Bravo. Rio Lobo is third incarnation of this epic.
I totally agree with you on EL DORADO, but I'm not particularly fond of RIO BRAVO either. It's far too long.
I once interviewed Howard Hawks, who said to me: "I'm not interested in telling stories. I'm interested in making good scenes."
I was definitely taken aback by that comment, but it sure offers a valid explanation as to why the director's later films are so poorly paced.
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Finished FLIGHTS OF FANTASY - a very interesting book about SUPERMAN on radio and television. Lots of interesting information. Some interesting photos. Info on two SUPERMAN television scripts that were written but not filmed, and the differences between the scripts and what ended up on the screen.
Fun book for fans - written by Michael J. Hayde and available on Amazon.com.
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Good Morning!
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I'm up, I'm up... And the sun is out... And, baby, it's cold outside.
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I seem to remember Elmore disputed his hometownishness vis a vis Portland, but Marc Acito is being listed again as a Portland native with his piece "Holidazed" which is running here. It is getting pretty scabrous reviews on the "backstage" blogs full of theater cognoscenti. The Oregonian of course loved it. It was done here last year, too.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
"The Searchers"
"The Chisholm Trail"
*I actually think those are the only two John Wayne movies I've seen all the way through. ::)
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I want Amazing Race extras!
DR JRand et al - Here's the link to squarehippies (http://www.squarehippies.com/). Btw, the site's tag-line is "worksafe shirlessness". Consider yourself "warned". ;)
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I seem to remember Elmore disputed his hometownishness vis a vis Portland, but Marc Acito is being listed again as a Portland native with his piece "Holidazed" which is running here. It is getting pretty scabrous reviews on the "backstage" blogs full of theater cognoscenti. The Oregonian of course loved it. It was done here last year, too.
Doesn't he live in Portland now? He grew up in New Jersey.
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Thanks to the bitchy office manager at the law office on Park Avenue and 54th, we are moving to Park and 23rd next week. We tossed out a lot of trash, inventoried a few items and finished in an hour. Now it's time to write a few orchestra parts for next week's rehearsals.
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You are getting further and further away from that Wizard who makes tits and ass.
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Thanks for the link, DR JOSE.
And yes, December 1 is World Aids Day.
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Good Afternoon!
And I have to get ready to head out for the afternoon. I'm playing for a, hopefully, brief work session this afternoon. -Oh, I'm also seeing Il Trittico at the The Met tonight.
Laters...
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Page Three Red Ribbon and Remembrance Dance.
(http://www.google.com/images/ribbon_aids_day.gif)
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Watch for Joshua Saul Bain's name in the ensemble at the Met.....not sure when he starts, but he signed his contract last summer.
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Watch for Joshua Saul Bain's name in the ensemble at the Met.....not sure when he starts, but he signed his contract last summer.
He's not listed on the "Artist Roster" for this season, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. However, since casting is usually in place one, if not two seasons in advance, he may not be "in rotation" until the 2010-11 Season.
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Finally a little good news--La Manse has two above ground oil tanks, and we knew from experience to investigate whether there had been underground oil tanks at one point which had leaked. Oregon law requires that they be remediated and decommissioned to DEQ standards. Well I called Washington County last week and got the disturbing news that they had a file on the house, but nothing in it. The supervisor said that generally happens when an owner discovers an underground tank leaking but never follows through to have it remediated. She said a remediation company had at least done a site survey because she had the name of it in her file. So I called last week, and they said they'd look into it. I hadn't heard back from them, so I called again yesterday. Well, lo and behold, the owner just called me, completely embarrassed and chagrined. It turns out his company had completed all the decommissioning and remediation work in 2004, but the day after they finished, he left on his honeymoon, and they had forgotten to submit the reports for final certification to DEQ! Because of their screwup, he said they are assuming all additional costs to get the site fully certified as meeting DEQ standards. It could have been a $30,000 expense to clean up (15K per tank), so I'm really happy for this brief moment in time. ;)
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I don't think i've ever seen a John Wayne film.
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I don't think i've ever seen a John Wayne film.
:o
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* * * * * Vibes for the Good News to Keep On Comin', DR JMK * * * * *
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Ummm...
Scratch that...
I'm seeing A Steady Rain tonight instead... -And the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on Saturday at Carnegie Hall too! -All courtesy/via Twitter!
:)
OK...
Laters...
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I never get anything through Twitter...
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How could I forget Red River, a marvelous Wayne film that also has incredible performances by Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, and a host of great character people.
As to El Dorado, I know it's an imitation of Rio Bravo, and I don't think I've enjoyed it so much in the past, but last night I just got sucked in, part of that being because of the Wayne/Mitchum interplay, and part because of Caan vs. Ricky Nelson. Arthur Hunnicut in the Walter Brennan role was also very good. And the Nelson Riddle score is great.
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I'm up, in case anyone was wondering. A very good night's sleep was had by the likes of me, and in about thirty minutes I'll try to go jog.
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from jose
DR Jane - I'm guessing the lack of capital letters means that you're typing with one hand? Wink
yes, and using my right hand mouse with my left hand. thankfully i have spell check to catch my numerous typos
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"Seedy"? WOW! Those must be some really strong drugs!
i feel as if "life on mars" is my reality
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Good morning Dear Jane!
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Welcome N(ew) D(ear) Reader John G.!
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Welcome N(ew) D(ear) Reader John G.!
Jane's improving! Capitals! And it only took her 15 minutes!!!
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Watch for Joshua Saul Bain's name in the ensemble at the Met.....not sure when he starts, but he signed his contract last summer.
He's not listed on the "Artist Roster" for this season, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. However, since casting is usually in place one, if not two seasons in advance, he may not be "in rotation" until the 2010-11 Season.
Ah I see. Thanks, DR JOSE.
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Good underground news from DR JMK.....so I guess that guy's honeymoon cost him more than he thought.
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Learned fact from FLIGHTS OF FANTASY - Jack Larson and Allison Hayes both were clients of Jack Pomeroy. So now when MR BK sees Mr Larson, he can ask him about Allison. I am sure they were bosom buddies.
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No car yet.
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thanks dr kerry.
dr daw thank you for the locations of the photos, once i get out of this med induced fog i just entered i will check them out.
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Un-American
I've been called worse... :)
Nothing could be worse than a person who has never seen a John Wayne movie.
Correction!
A person who has never seen a Humphrey Bogart movie would be worse.
;)
;D :D
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Welcome to new DR JOHNG. Any friend of DR ELMORE's is a friend of mine.
DR ELMORE - those were very nice pics of the Music Hall.
i agree with both statements.
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TOD
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS
THE QUIET MAN
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE
RED RIVER
FLYING LEATHERNECKS
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
Do some of these selections really age me?
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thank you drs jrand and fjl
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thank you dr fjl
Ditto.
And you are most welcome, DR Jane! Wish there was more I could do...
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lol jmk. i also know how to copy and paste.
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JANE::Welcome Back
Left Hand-Right Hand
Whatever
Even If You Wrote With Your Feet
It's So Nice To Have You Back Where You Belong!!
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i need to take a nap in the safety of my bed, not when my body decides to keel over.
laters
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awww arnold. you made me smile :)
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awww arnold. you made me smile :)
SMILE AWAY
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Yikes I saw a mouse.
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Yikes I saw a mouse.
Well, it is Nutcracker season.
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Good Afternoon, once again!
...Just waiting for the director and the actor and the costume designer...
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Hi, Jane!!!!
:)
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La souris est morte.
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Good Afternoon, once again!
...Just waiting for the director and the actor and the costume designer...
Gowns by Vera West.
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I've got a lot to say.
But as it pertains to no one here, I'll simply suppress it!
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Hey, Nursie! How are you feeling today?
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I'm so happy Jane is back - a day without Jane lacks sunshine and always has.
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And ditto for DAW.
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
Poor typing never stopped me or DR vixmom!
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Off to pick up the driving machine.
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Never forget-- today is World's AIDS Day.
And Bette Midler's birthday! Coincidence?? I think not!
;)
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* * * * * Vibes for the Good News to Keep On Comin', DR JMK * * * * *
~~~Ditto!!!~~~
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I'm back from visiting my family in Buffalo--and true to the city's reputation, there was a blanket of snow this morning.
Welcome back, DR Jane!
TOD: True Grit (no desire to see any others)
Thanks for mentioning me while I was gone, DR elmore!
Kevin
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Seattle Police Kill Suspect In Officer Slayings (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20091129/US.Officers.Shot/).
This is good.
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It's clouded over greatly since last I was on-line. That's in keeping with the rain forecasts we have for tomorrow.
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I watched a SUPERNATURAL episode before I started fixing lunch. It was a good one where Sam and Dean are put under a living death spell so their ghosts can communicate with a ghost who knows why deaths have stopped happening in this paticular Wyoming town. A good episode and a welcome appearance from Misha Collins aka Castiel.
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I watched the CASTLE rerun while I ate lunch. It was a repeat of the season premiere that had Castle in the doghouse for trying to find out more about the death of Beckett's mother. Robert Gant was one of the guest star suspects in this episode.
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Then I watched ANGELS & DEMONS. Both the theatrical and extended versions are on the disc, and I opted for the extended version (146 minutes). The movie follows the book very closely to my recollection (I read the book quite a long time ago), so some of the problems I had with the book were also present in the movie. A lot of racing around in the film (which gets kind of tedious after the second killing) since the heroes are working on an hourly deadline to prevent assassination of potential Pope candidates.
Better than THE DAVINCI CODE? Well, they're both pretty preposterous in terms of the villains depending on a lot of things happening in a certain sequence in order for their schemes to work out. I'd honestly say one is no better or worse than the other for me.
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Then I skimmed through today's OLTL and ATWT. No gay boys turned up on either show today (boo!) and no previews of them in tomorrow's ATWT either.
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Tonight I'll likely watch MONSTERS VS. ALIENS on Blu-ray and then possibly CUJO on Blu-ray. But I'm doing some house decorating tonight, so that may mean I only get one movie watched.
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Then I skimmed through today's OLTL and ATWT. No gay boys turned up on either show today (boo!) and no previews of them in tomorrow's ATWT either.
I think Kyle and Fish are back tomorrow
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Fish
What is it?
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And who is Sylvia?
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Back from a two-mile jog, shipping packages, and picking up a couple of packages. I'm now in for the rest of the day, and shall now eat some tuna pasta salad, and then go back to the editing road map. I'm told I'll be able to hear the master for our next release either later tonight or, more likely, tomorrow. As long as it can get to the plant by Friday, I'm jiggy.
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Welcome six GUESTS. December is a great month for coming out of the woodwork and joining our merry troupe.
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Carroll Baker was Sylvia in 1965.
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Pressure Point is an excellent CD.
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Good Afternoon!
Hmmm... What to wear? What to wear?
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And who is Sylvia?
Wouldn't you like to know.
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Seattle Police Kill Suspect In Officer Slayings (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20091129/US.Officers.Shot/).
This is good.
"Huckabee's Chances for President also Killed. News at 11."
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Then I skimmed through today's OLTL and ATWT. No gay boys turned up on either show today (boo!) and no previews of them in tomorrow's ATWT either.
I think Kyle and Fish are back tomorrow
That's great news. I didn't get any review discs today, so tomorrow appears to be another day off. I can savor the show without feeling like I am desperate to find time to squeeze it into my schedule.
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I'm so happy Jane is back - a day without Jane lacks sunshine and always has.
awwww :)
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Guess I'll head down now and decorate a little bit and then watch one or two things for fun.
WBBL.
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
i can't figure out what i typed-lol. i hope i don't get that loopy again, but if i do i will share my typos with you.
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
Poor typing never stopped me or DR vixmom!
these were beyond poor typing.
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Hmmm... This could get interesting....
GE, Comcast Complete Deal Over NBC Universal (http://www.cnbc.com/id/34225581)
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I'm back from visiting my family in Buffalo--and true to the city's reputation, there was a blanket of snow this morning.
Welcome back, DR Jane!
Kevin
our older son and his new wife spent thanksgiving in buffalo at her parents home. they left saturday, stopping in michigian for the night at byan's friend's who married them. before driving onto chicago sunday they had breakfast at zingerman's in ann arbor. i now have 2 ginger-jump-ups from zingerman's. :)
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DR Jane - How is Sherlock doing? Has Keith been taking him out for his daily walks?
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Hey, Nursie! How are you feeling today?
well... i had a very rough night and a difficult morning. i'm doing better now thanks. poor keith is so exhausted he slept through my restlessness and quiet groans. i keep telling him not to feel bad, i was glad not to disturb him and he needed his sleep soooo very much. i would also have asked for a pain pill and messed up the new schedule i set for myself. i would have been very unhappy had that happened. i hope keith realizes he can lighten up a bit at night. i keep promising i will wake him and not attempts movements on my own i should not be doing.
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Just ate some tuna pasta salad and am watching the most extraordinary DVD - the 1954 Academy Awards presentation, complete. I got it on eBay and it's just amazing to watch this - somehow in 1954 during what I believe is the show's first broadcast on TV, they knew how to do this 1000% better than the buffoons that do it today. The longest acceptance speech thus far has run about fourteen seconds. The Awards that year were split between ceremonies in LA and NY and it works really well. LA host is Bob Hope, who is brilliant, and NY host is, surprisingly, Thelma Ritter, who is also wonderful. And the STARS. And the GLAMOUR. And the outfits. It puts today's circus of a show to shame. They just did it - and because of it there's excitement in the air. So far my favorite thing was the appearance of the amazing Muzzy Marcellino, whistling The High and the Mighty (Johnny Desmond does the song itself).
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The Tiger Woods Incident explained via Virtual Reality (http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2009/12/the_tiger_incident_explained.html).
And in Chinese too!
;)
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Hello hello everyone!
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DAW is back!!! :) :) :)
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Hello, Julie!!
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Seattle Police Kill Suspect In Officer Slayings (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20091129/US.Officers.Shot/).
This is good.
"Huckabee's Chances for President also Killed. News at 11."
I don't really think that this will hurt Huckabee's chances.
After all, both the trial judge and the parole board signed off on the commutation.
But, I do think it's good that they got the guy.
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Good Afternoon!
Hmmm... What to wear? What to wear?
When in doubt, DAW's red shoes are usually the perfect choice.
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DR Jane - How is Sherlock doing? Has Keith been taking him out for his daily walks?
keith is walking sherlock right now. sherlock has been very upset throughout this. on the trail he kept lying down in front of me and nuzzling my head. later he was left in the car while i was taken into a building never to return. keith would take sherlock to the building everyday and again leave sherlock in the car, agitating sherlock more. keith found sherlock was better if they went in keith's car instead of mine. keith could spend more time visiting me if he could take breaks to walk sherlock.
wow, that took a lot of effort to write all those short choppy sentences-lol
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Good Afternoon!
Hmmm... What to wear? What to wear?
When in doubt, DAW's red shoes are usually the perfect choice.
Well, red is the color for World AIDS Day...
*As happy as I am for winning tickets to see A Steady Rain tonight from Broadway.com via Twitter, I'm a little sad that I'll miss the dimming of the marquees tonight at 8:00pm in commemoration of World AIDS Day (since the show starts at 7:00 tonight).
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DR Jane - Thank You for your response - and your efforts.
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The Tiger Woods Incident explained via Virtual Reality (http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2009/12/the_tiger_incident_explained.html).
And in Chinese too!
;)
Zach just came in and asked if the VR segments were done in The Sims. ;D
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Btw, if any other DRs in or near NYC want to see A Steady Rain tomorrow afternoon - and maybe even tomorrow night, Broadway.com is still giving away pairs of tickets right now via their Twitter (http://twitter.com/broadwaycom) account.
*They've also been giving away tickets to Billy Elliot and Wicked too.
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OK - I guess it's time to make myself presentable for Mssrs. Craig and Jackman. :)
Laters...
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And who is Sylvia?
that all her swains commend her?
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I have been reading with great enjoyment Paul Rudnick's latest book, I SHUDDER, consisting of some memoirs and stories, and it's all quite entertaining, from his mother and her sisters to writing SISTER ACT for Bette Midler and dealing with a difficult Nicol Williams on I HATE HAMLET. I just finished a funny but moving chapter on two deceased friends, his agent Helen Merrill and the director Peter Mark Schifter, who died of AIDS at the age of 44.
On a frustrating front, will these reports for BABES IN TOYLAND ever line up? The discrepancies between what are on my desktop and in the PHI repository are driving me a bit mad today. Oy!
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I am reading an advance copy of THE LADY IN THE TOWER about Anne Boleyn. Most interesting and distressing.
And on TCM Take the Money and Run.
I think I will watch THE FAR HORIZONS and then THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO.
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they left saturday, stopping in michigian for the night at byan's friend's who married them.
Wait--Bryan is in a plural marriage? ;D
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Hello, everyone.
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Welcome to new DR JohnG.
Welcome back to DRs Jane and DAW.
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HOUSE VIBES to DR JMK. I thought I was the only one who had problems like yours. I hope all clears up nicely.
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TOD:
I've seen John Wayne on screen, but I suspect it was on TV. I don't recall going to any of his movies.
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Watched the new BD of the Dornhelm film of La Boheme. Liked it quite a bit. Netrebko and Villazon were excellent, though they obviously haven't learned to properly lip synch yet. This streets in two weeks.
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I am very tired. I've been very busy and didn't sleep well last night. A little nappypoo (as one friend calls it) may be in order.
TTFN.
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they left saturday, stopping in michigian for the night at byan's friend's who married them.
Wait--Bryan is in a plural marriage? ;D
if i had had the energy to type house after friend's, it would have correct-yes?
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thank you jeanne
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That was so entertaining and everything the Oscars today aren't.
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Listening to the new master - boy did he do a good job on this one - sounds great.
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Hey, Larry! I ordered "The Golden Apple (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0739063391/ref=ox_ya_os_product)" from a seller on Amazon (new...for only $36.20+$3.99 shipping) and it arrived today! It looks beautiful! ;D
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VL1YhES-L._SS500_.jpg)
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monday i had plans to wash my hair, instead i was at the er. FINALLY i have had a nice shower and my hair is clean. twice in the hospital they used a self contained hair washing shower cap. i suppose it helped a little.
i feel so good, clean wise. my body feels like the wreck the back of my left shoulder looks. today was the first time i saw the bruises. keith had warned me. he says it looks much better today. the front of mr arm, where the stitches are, look as if i've been beautifully embroidered.
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Lo-o-o-o-ng day of meetings with the grantwriters. I had to be there early to meet the speaker and the caterer. We had a good, festive holiday meeting followed by an inconclusive
bored board meeting. The president and I then had to wait around for the caterer to come back to pick up all their gear. On the upside, I brought home a pan of pasta that we just had for dinner.
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monday i had plans to wash my hair, instead i was at the er. FINALLY i have had a nice shower and my hair is clean. twice in the hospital they used a self contained hair washing shower cap. i suppose it helped a little.
i feel so good, clean wise. my body feels like the wreck the back of my left shoulder looks. today was the first time i saw the bruises. keith had warned me. he says it looks much better today. the front of mr arm, where the stitches are, look as if i've been beautifully embroidered.
You could get a tattoo to cover the scar and really make it look embroidered! ;)
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DR Jane - I remember how good that first shower after being in the hospital feels. Do you have to keep your shoulder dry? That would be tricky, I'd think.
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Hey, Larry! I ordered "The Golden Apple (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0739063391/ref=ox_ya_os_product)" from a seller on Amazon (new...for only $36.20+$3.99 shipping) and it arrived today! It looks beautiful! ;D
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VL1YhES-L._SS500_.jpg)
Wow! That's about 50% discount I wonder if it fell off a truck?
Good for you, DR George!
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I heard from DR JohnG. I think he was looking for his post from last night on today's posts and couldn't find it. I assured him he was now an HHW DR and sent him the page from last night with his post. Perhaps today he will tell you all more about himself.
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DR Laura, not surprised the deputy won't apologize. Guess a court's rorder means nothing if you're a deputy. JAIL TIME!
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Nancy's obit was in the paper today. We had known this already, but her mother was California's Secretary of Education for many years. Also, in the small world department, she was born in Utah and graduated from the U of U like I did. I really wish I had talked to her more about her background--I'm certain now we must have had a lot of friends in common, despite her being 10 years or so older than I am.
I saw that online last night. I was very surprised that the federal defenders here in Iowa didn't know anything about it.
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Yup.
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Seattle Police Kill Suspect In Officer Slayings (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20091129/US.Officers.Shot/).
This is good.
"Huckabee's Chances for President also Killed. News at 11."
I don't really think that this will hurt Huckabee's chances.
After all, both the trial judge and the parole board signed off on the commutation.
But, I do think it's good that they got the guy.
Well, Druxy, JMK is not alone in that sentiment.
Huckabee White House Chances Look Slim to None After Police Slayings (http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/01/huckabee-white-house-chances-look-slim-to-none-after-police-slay/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicsdaily.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fhuckabee-white-house-chances-look-slim-to-none-after-police-slay%2F)
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
I agree. It is wonderful to see Jane again. It makes me smile
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they left saturday, stopping in michigian for the night at byan's friend's who married them.
Wait--Bryan is in a plural marriage? ;D
You really are from Utah, aren't you?
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that all her swains commend her?
I was a Swain, once.
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they left saturday, stopping in michigian for the night at byan's friend's who married them.
Wait--Bryan is in a plural marriage? ;D
You really are from Utah, aren't you?
Sorry, can't talk, must dry clean my garments (AKA "magical underwear").
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I have been reading with great enjoyment Paul Rudnick's latest book, I SHUDDER
I enjoyed this recently, too.
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Thanks, DRs Julie and Jeanne!
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New master sounds great and is approved with one small volume shift on one track.
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I want chocolate. I only have chocolate syrup so I may have to cook
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I was very pleased to find that the USB turntable comes with Audacity
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that all her swains commend her?
I was a Swain, once.
You misheard me. I did not say, pearls before swain.
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Are pearls after Labor Day gauche?
At least they go with my red shoes.
And my magical underwear.
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I was very pleased to find that the USB turntable comes with Audacity
Poifect!
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Bet NEVER wear pearls with polka dots!
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DVD's of A Face in the Crowd and Advise & Consent are on sale at AMAZON.COM for $5.79 each.
AND the Warner Bros Romance Collection: Palm Springs Weekend, Rome Adventure, Susan Slade, and Parrish is on sale for $15.79.
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Uh Oh.....Donna Reed just declared "I am Sacajawea."
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Hmmmm another President announcing a surge of troops to fight a foreign war....sounds familiar
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Jmk on the news about the neighborhood tragedy
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Memorial-held-on-slain-public-defenders-birthday-78193332.html
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Thanks for the all the greetings. Glad to be here.
I'm surprised at the number of John Wayne movies I enjoy, including "True Grit" and "The Cowboys." But my favorites are:
"Stagecoach"
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"
"The Quiet Man"
Are there any actors out there who could take Wayne's place today? It seems as if Harrison Ford's style has kind of calcified into something as one-dimensional as Wayne could be when he was phoning it in. But Nathan Lane in "Birdcage" was a lot more entertaining, as someone else pointed out.
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Howdy, DR John G!
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monday i had plans to wash my hair, instead i was at the er. FINALLY i have had a nice shower and my hair is clean. twice in the hospital they used a self contained hair washing shower cap. i suppose it helped a little.
i feel so good, clean wise. my body feels like the wreck the back of my left shoulder looks. today was the first time i saw the bruises. keith had warned me. he says it looks much better today. the front of mr arm, where the stitches are, look as if i've been beautifully embroidered.
You could get a tattoo to cover the scar and really make it look embroidered! ;)
i thought about that ;)
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I always liked True Grit. Did you know John Wayne's Birthplace is very close to the real bridges of Madison County?
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
I agree. It is wonderful to see Jane again. It makes me smile
awww... :)
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I would say to Jane not to worry about typos. You just type and we'll figure it out.
I agree. It is wonderful to see Jane again. It makes me smile
awww... :)
:D
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DR Jane - How is Sherlock doing? Has Keith been taking him out for his daily walks?
keith is walking sherlock right now. sherlock has been very upset throughout this. on the trail he kept lying down in front of me and nuzzling my head. later he was left in the car while i was taken into a building never to return. keith would take sherlock to the building everyday and again leave sherlock in the car, agitating sherlock more. keith found sherlock was better if they went in keith's car instead of mine. keith could spend more time visiting me if he could take breaks to walk sherlock.
wow, that took a lot of effort to write all those short choppy sentences-lol
None of this surprises me a bit knowing how much Sherlock loves you!
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DR Jane - I remember how good that first shower after being in the hospital feels. Do you have to keep your shoulder dry? That would be tricky, I'd think.
dry would have been near impossible. keith taped a clean heavy duty plastic bag over a dry clean towel. both more than covered the self dissolving "embroidery" and the 11, at least half inch, strips of tape helping to hold the embroidery in place. after my shower i/keith patted the shoulder dry.
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DR Jane - Keith sounds like a wonderful caregiver.
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DR Jane - How is Sherlock doing? Has Keith been taking him out for his daily walks?
keith is walking sherlock right now. sherlock has been very upset throughout this. on the trail he kept lying down in front of me and nuzzling my head. later he was left in the car while i was taken into a building never to return. keith would take sherlock to the building everyday and again leave sherlock in the car, agitating sherlock more. keith found sherlock was better if they went in keith's car instead of mine. keith could spend more time visiting me if he could take breaks to walk sherlock.
wow, that took a lot of effort to write all those short choppy sentences-lol
None of this surprises me a bit knowing how much Sherlock loves you!
nothing compared to his devotion to his daddy. keith thought it would be easier 4 sherlock to adjust to sleeping on the floor BEFORE i returned home. he showed his displeasure by taking the dog treats off the night table, without permission. he seems to understand the concept of the bed now that i'm home. he is allowed up while we watch tv and is sleeping in his own bed during the night. i have to be careful where he is when i get up at night.
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Good evening.
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I'm still out in Florida, so I was able to participate in the Board meeting for Prospect over the phone. Yay!
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DR Jane - Keith sounds like a wonderful caregiver.
he is and i know this truly scared him. he was so sweet. the doctor said the surgery would be at least 3 hours. one of the last things i said to him was a reminder not to be worried after 4 hours. he assured me he knew, but he did't. 4 hours still frightened the heck out of him. of course the emergency call at the wmcy monday did' help. i heard the message relayed to get him to the phone and it was much calmer than the one he received.
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For anyone who will be in NY this coming Saturday, and doesn't have plans already, there will be a one night only benefit concert of Peter Mills' musical The Taxi Cabaret, this Saturday - two performances -- 4pm and 8pm. Tickets are only $25 and $40 and are tax deductible. There will be 36 actors performing the piece. I understand the rehearsals are going really well, so it should be a lot of fun.
You can find out more about it here, if you're interested:
http://www.prospecttheater.org/2009/11/22/the-taxi-cabaret-dec-5th-benefit-concert/ (http://www.prospecttheater.org/2009/11/22/the-taxi-cabaret-dec-5th-benefit-concert/)
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Sherlock must be so happy that Jane is home. He must have been so scared through Jane's whole ordeal.
Continued healing vibes to DR Jane.
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Jose is mighty lucky winning those free tickets to see Hugh and Daniel.
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DR Jose - how much money did they auction the shirts for tonight?
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Welcome to DR John G.!
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Just ate some tuna pasta salad and am watching the most extraordinary DVD - the 1954 Academy Awards presentation, complete. I got it on eBay and it's just amazing to watch this - somehow in 1954 during what I believe is the show's first broadcast on TV, they knew how to do this 1000% better than the buffoons that do it today. The longest acceptance speech thus far has run about fourteen seconds. The Awards that year were split between ceremonies in LA and NY and it works really well. LA host is Bob Hope, who is brilliant, and NY host is, surprisingly, Thelma Ritter, who is also wonderful. And the STARS. And the GLAMOUR. And the outfits. It puts today's circus of a show to shame. They just did it - and because of it there's excitement in the air. So far my favorite thing was the appearance of the amazing Muzzy Marcellino, whistling The High and the Mighty (Johnny Desmond does the song itself).
No, I think the 1952 awards (presented in 1953) were the first televised year.
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I had a pretty fun evening of both old and new presentations.
I began by getting the rest of the inside of the house decorated. Not that I do THAT much, but I decided after the awful ordeal this past summer that I'd take the opportunity to make the house festive this year. I haven't decorated for athe last couple of years.
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Can anybody tell me why "Sun Valley Serenade" hasn't been released on DVD yet? Glenn Miller and Orchestra playing some great tunes, the Nicholas Brothers with Dorothy Dandridge bringing down the house with "Chatanooga Choo-Choo" and even Sonja Henie skating. Stereo sound on the music, too. But I have to rely every Christmas on a bad VCR copy from the library to watch this fave.
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Once I was ready to settle in with a movie, I chose the latest Dreamworks animated film MONSTERS VS. ALIENS. It was not as big a hit as most Dreamworks animated films usually are (though it did quite well), and I could see why. The story really wasn't all that much fun. I did love Seth Rogan's B.O.B., Hugh Laurie using his own naturally accented voice as a professorial cockroach, and, best of all, Keifer Sutherland as a gung-ho Army general.
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Can anybody tell me why "Sun Valley Serenade" hasn't been released on DVD yet? Glenn Miller and Orchestra playing some great tunes, the Nicholas Brothers with Dorothy Dandridge bringing down the house with "Chatanooga Choo-Choo" and even Sonja Henie skating. Stereo sound on the music, too. But I have to rely every Christmas on a bad VCR copy from the library to watch this fave.
It was going to be in the next wave of Fox Studio Classics, and then Fox dropped the line from their release schedules. Now, they don't seem to be issuing much of anything on DVD in a classic vein any more.
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They released "Orchestra Wives," which is quite good, too, and for many of the same reasons -- Glenn Miller, Nicholas Brothers, stereo sound on the music. But I want both!
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Next, I watched A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. No, not on TV (thought it was broadcast tonight). Amazon reduced the price on the Blu-ray for a few days last week, and I snapped it up. It has been considerably cleaned up and the colors are truer and more appealing than the old DVD I had, but they've tricked out the music and sound effects into a 5.1 audio track (the only one available), and much of that just doesn't work very well (when Lucy shakes the cash can with the nickels in it, for example, why should that sound be in the front left channel?). So the picture was good but the sound was distracting.
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They released "Orchestra Wives," which is quite good, too, and for many of the same reasons -- Glenn Miller, Nicholas Brothers, stereo sound on the music. But I want both!
Many of us do!
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Next, I watched my old DVD copy of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. I've never bothered to upgrade this old copy. It was the original release with awful color timing and a picture loaded with noisy color, but unlike CHARLIE BROWN, I watch this once a year only, and I just haven't been willing to spend any more on it.
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I ended my evening watching an episode of CASTLE from the first season box set. I chose the one with the frozen lady's body found melting in a tree. This was the episode where Castle first got the idea of seeking out the killer of Beckett's mother. Made a nice pairing with the second season premiere which I watched today during lunch.
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Once again, it looks like I will have tomorrow off since I got no review discs today. So, I'll likely watch GLADIATOR on Blu-ray tomorrow. This has gotten very negative reviews for the transfer, but at $10, I couldn't pass it up when Amazon had it on sale last week. (I easily passed up BRAVEHEART. I'll NEVER sit through that again.) If I have time tomorrow, I'll do my own A/B comparison with the DVD to compare the transfers.
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Sherlock must be so happy that Jane is home. He must have been so scared through Jane's whole ordeal.
Continued healing vibes to DR Jane.
he was and thank you.
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'night
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The internet was very quiet tonight, so I guess I'll head downstairs and get ready for bed. Yes, I did remember to turn off the Christmas tree lights. But I'm sure over the course of this month, I'll forget to do this once or twice at least.
Good night!
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Good Evening!
I have to say the combination of an early curtain time (7:00pm), a 90+ minute play, plus the "remnants" of Daylight Savings Time, really sort of fooled me into thinking it was much, much later when I left the Schoenfeld about two hours ago. But at least I can catch up on most of tonight's DVR viewing before midnight instead of after. ;)
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As for A Steady Rain...
It's a very well-written play, very smartly constructed; a good play, not a great one. It sort of seemed like a very amped-up combo of "Hill Street Blues", "The Shield" and "The Wire". Again, I thought it was a good play, but I also thought the "formula" was just a bit too obvious (which is a very picky criticism). Anyhoo...
The performances by Mssrs. Craig and Jackman were very good, but I'd have to give the acting - and accent(!) - honors to Daniel Craig. What really impressed me about both of them was how they really were able to come across as "regular Joe's". Yes, they are "Stars" starring in a play (that probably would not have been produced on Broadway without their participation), but there was no sense of "Hollywood" - which was a good thing. -Even during their curtain speech after the show, they were very personable, funny and humble. -Oh, and sexy, of course. :)
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DR Jose - how much money did they auction the shirts for tonight?
The top bid was $5000. However, Hugh Jackman offered a compromise of sorts. He asked the person who had bid $4000 if he would come up to $4500, and if the person who bid $5000 would then match that for a grand total of $9000. Each winning bidder would get a shirt signed by both actors. -And that was in addition to those willing to donate $1000 for a picture backstage with both actors.
*Apparently, they've already broken the BC/EFA fund-raising record for any single show. My friend, Lane, who accompanied me tonight, has been helping out with the post-show collections over the past couple of weeks, and as of this past Sunday, A Steady Rain had already raised just over $1.1 MILLION!!! -Not bad for a show with a cast of TWO!
**I think the highest bid for the shirts has been $11,000; and there have been many nights where they've had 50 audience members line up for the post-show pics - at $1000 each - with Mr. Craig and Mr. Jackman.
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One very interesting thing about the tickets I won for tonight's show...
I was expecting the tickets to be marked "comp" when I picked them up at the box office. Instead, they were marked with their full price. From what I could tell, they were probably set aside for a ticket broker, but were turned in for re-sale, re-distribution. Consequently, I had very nice seats for tonight's performance: center mezzanine, third row, on the aisle. :)
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DR Jane - Thanks for the updates. Rest and sleep well.
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Are pearls after Labor Day gauche?
At least they go with my red shoes.
And my magical underwear.
Just because your underwear can "walk" from the laundry basket to the laundry machine all on their own, doesn't necessarily make them "magical".
::)
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DR Jose, sounds like a fun night on free tickets!
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Hmmmm another President announcing a surge of troops to fight a foreign war....sounds familiar
At least there was no "Mission Accomplished" banner set up behind him.
;)
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DR Jose, sounds like a fun night on free tickets!
Yep!
And the Freebie Fun continues on Friday with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
*Oh, and I also won a jazz Christmas CD from NaxosDirect today too!
**And now it's time to check my lottery tickets...::)
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And it was nice to see that Fox went ahead and showed "SYTYCD" in its entirety, and actually delayed the 10pm news - at least here in NYC.
*And it was nice to see that my DVR adjusted accordingly.
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Anyone seen FJL?
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I went to Amoeba with more trade stuff, got a lot of credit and got some new Blu-Rays - for some reason they'd gotten copies of several region B Blu-Rays I'd wanted, so this was an easy breezy way to get them.
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I think FJL is bogged down with taxes.
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Anyone seen FJL?
DR FJL has been popping in every now and then. -And, as DR Laura just pointed out, I believe he's caught up in some late-season tax work.
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Hmmmm another President announcing a surge of troops to fight a foreign war....sounds familiar
At least there was no "Mission Accomplished" banner set up behind him.
;)
You have a point there!
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I'll give him late season tax work.
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Uh Oh.....Donna Reed just declared "I am Sacajawea."
Reading that just now caused me to spit out the cereal I was eating, due to laughter.
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DR JohnG, if you have an all-region DVD player you can enjoy SUN VALLEY SERENADE on DVD.
It is available through Amazon.com, but it is a region 2 DVD.
http://www.amazon.com/Valley-Serenade-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B001ANUSTE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259731316&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Valley-Serenade-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B001ANUSTE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259731316&sr=1-1)
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Dear Jane,
Lots of hugs and kisses and happiness for your recovery. :)
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Night all. ;D
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Night all. ;D
Ditto.
Goodnight.
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the cereal I was eating
Cereal isn't just for breakfast anymore.