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Well, you've read the notes, the notes mused, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they, too have a muse but they call it a MOOS.
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And the word of the day is: ATELIER!
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ATELIER
A fancy-schmancy way of saying "I"ll tell ya"??
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bk, it's great that you've got such sage advice for your writing projects. :)
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A very warm HHW Welcome to our newest DR, Basil! Glad that you found your way here, and looking forward to getting to know you better.
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Morning all.
I survived my first day back at work. I have a presentation tomorrow morning at 9:30. The same dog and pony show we did last year so it's not anything new. I have a small pile of work which came in while I was gone.
I will be seeing Nine with a friend this evening. I don't know how I will react. I am of the opinion that the original stage version was amazing and beautiful. I don't get the sense from the clips I've seen that this will be the case in the movie theatre.
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Welcome to Basil!
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And I'm all alone in the world.
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Good morning, all! And a special hello to our new DR Basil! It's fantastic that we've acquired three new DRs in the past two months and I'm very happy that all three have shown up.
This morning, I was lying in bed thinking about what I hoped to accomplish on Jonathan Gealt's show this morning and it hit me: after a long hiatus, I am back to the McGlinnventory today. So, I'll be downtown until noon and when I get back I'll finish up the bass parts and proceed to the drums.
BK, I'm glad the book is going well. I hope you're moving the deleted portions of the text to another folder and holding onto them for the book that deals with yucky personal history in fictional or nonfictional form. And I guess this is my lead-in to the TOD.
I still want to write my history of BABES IN TOYLAND from 1902-2000, and I'm still intrigued by DR Jose's suggestion for a book on musical theatre although I've read and agreed, and disagreed, with so many texts on the form's origins, developments. Maybe I shold write a book tearing down those I disagree with and praising those wherein I agree. And then there's the long-awaited memoirs. Hmm . . .
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And I'm all alone in the world.
DR Ben, you've got me! I'm here.
Would any DR be interested in a Jan 16 ticket to a Symphony Space concert of Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE in which my friend Jesse Cromer is singing Papageno? I cannot go and I'm bummed about it.
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And now DR Ben has gone. So much for pledges of non-abandonment!
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And the word of the day is: ATELIER!
And The Song Of The Day Is: A PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
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Good morning! I expected to sleep in later since I've been going to bed late and getting up so early every day since I've been here, but I guess I'm on a routine. And this is later than I've gotten to sleep in. I may snooze a bit more though, I feel so tired after going through this whole process and battling very opinionated people. It will ultimately make the film better but it's very draining.
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Welcome to brand new DR Basil! Glad you've arrived to spice things up! (Although I know you're an herb...)
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TOD: If I could write, I would write a book about Calypso music.
I often hear that I should write a book about the making of the last, not-to-be-named documentary.
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Sorry to have missed you Larry! The top of the board doesn't always show who is here or not since when I was here around 7:35 the top of the board said I was still alone!
Greetings, Amy. I hope you're enjoying your time in New York.
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And I'm all alone in the world.
DR Ben, you've got me! I'm here.
Would any DR be interested in a Jan 16 ticket to a Symphony Space concert of Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE in which my friend Jesse Cromer is singing Papageno? I cannot go and I'm bummed about it.
As Carly Simon sang, "Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you"!
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Hi, Ben!
I'm looking forward to having a day just to hang. DR Jose is going to meet me for breakfast and then we're going to check out the big tree and a few store windows and wind up in Chelsea. I have a feeling Madelines will be consumed at some point. A great way to spend a day before diving back into intensive editing tomorrow!
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I would love to write a book about the Broadway theatres from the time Broadway was 14th Street up to the present day and include as many pictures of the old theatres and locations as possible. It might be a coffee table book or it might be a multi-volume book.
Or I might write a biography of
Julian Eltinge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Eltinge)
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It's a bit cold for it, but Jose may take you on the High Line!
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and then you could have hot chocolate at Chelsea Market
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It's a bit cold for it, but Jose may take you on the High Line!
Greg and I already did the highline a few days ago, when it was colder and windier. We'd been looking forward to going the next time we were in NY, and since this WAS the next time...
It was very cold but we were glad we went!
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I wouldn't be opposed to hot chocolate at some point, either! I wonder if Jose would know where you can get hot chocolate in this town...hmmm...I just wonder...
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Heigh ho heigh ho it's off to work I go!
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TOD:
Hmmm...not exactly sure about this one. I know that in the past five years or so, I've become fascinated with the New York performing arts community of the 1950's. It was a very exciting time, with the rise of off- and off-off Broadway venues and the emergence of new playwrights and lots of work available for actors through theatre and television. There was a growing middle class that was starting to attend theatre, ballet and classical concerts regularly. And even though this was the age of McCarthyism, this new audience was approachable (if not totally embracing) to new and radical ideas and approaches presented on stage and in concert halls. I think I would have loved living at that time. If I could find the proper hook, I think I would also love to research and write about it.
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Maybe I'll write a book on macaroons. Or cranberries!
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Welcome to brand spanking-new DR Basil!
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If they asked me, I could write a book.
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Welcome to new DR Basil! We're so glad you have decided to jump in and join us.
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TOD: Perhaps a collection of deleted posts.
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Page 2 dance!
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Kerry, yesterday I was at Pebble Beach, on the Bush Highway very east of Mesa. Plus Saguaro Lake, and then down through Fountain Hills.
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And we are very glad that you posted the proof! :)
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Good morning everyone!
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Welcome to new DR Basil!
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Jose and Amy have a nice day planned!
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TOD:
Aside from my own Hollywood memoirs, which I completed late last year, there are several non-fiction stories that I would not mind writing.
The problem is that the people who can give you first hand information on these subjects are no longer around, and I really hate doing a non-fiction book where all of your research comes from previously published material.
So, the only alternative is to do a "novel based on fact," which I might tackle one of these days.
In the meantime, I'm planning to turn one of my unsold screenplays into a novel. It's of the horror/sci-fi genre, and I've completed over 40 pages.
And, no, Jack, there is no 50 foot woman in it.
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Welcome to new DR Basil!
Congrats to DR Cillaliz on such an easy move!
BK, you are lucky that Margaret is so good!
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Just finished watching the clip of the first million dollar winner on Antiques Roadshow. I love it when good things happen to nice people! :D
[if you are interested, it's here (http://video.pbs.org/video/1376025298?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs), five minutes from the end of the hour.]
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it sure was nice to sleep in my own bed again. Aaahh.. :)
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Of course, that's a rare event even when I'm here in NYC as is it, but still... ::)
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Anyhoo...
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Welcome to new DR Basil
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Or rather, "should have been deleted".
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Welcome to newest DR Basil!!
Do you like ice cream?
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What's the Sue Ann Nivens line - it was something like "I woke up in the middle of the night with a great idea, so i went right home and wrote it down" (That was actually a racy line for the 1970s, even for the sophisticated Mary tyler Moore Show)
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And as DR edisaurus mentioned, I shall be meeting here in a little while for some breakfast and as well as some window-looking. -I hope the Christmas windows are still up at Bergdorf-Goodman at least.
If any other DRs happen to around and about on 5th Ave later this morning and early this afternoon, please feel to drop by. I'll have my iPhone on me, so I can check for PMs and emails along the way.
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And as for hot chocolate... Well.. If we do end up in Chelsea, we might as well go to City Bakery for their justifiably city- - if not world-famous hot chocolate - with the homemade marshmallow on top, of course!
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Tuesday morning greetings! We have snow on the ground here in SW Ohio, but unfortunately not enough to justify staying home from the 2 grantwriter meetings in Dayton today. All in all, I'd rather be in NYC with DRs Jose and Edi.
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Welcome to new DR Basil!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Hmmm...
I'd like to research and write up a history of the audiences for musical theatre and opera and the other performing arts over the past 100 years. I wouldn't want some sort of dry, sociological study, but rather a compilation of sorts of "bad" - and "good" - audience behavior. A collection of "Yes, they really did that!" incidents.
Yes, cellphones are quite the nuisance today, but, remember, people used to bring rotten food to the theatre to throw at the stage.
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And now it's time for me to head down to 7th Ave. We'll be at Le Pain Quotidien just below Central Park if anyone happens to be in the area. The more the merrier.
Laters...
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I think I would write a book called "This Morning I Went For a Walk...."
I would need to get a new camera -- the one the big kids have -- in order to do the photos, though.
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I have written a play, Mr. Jaffe...
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Good morning!
Yep. we're still in the depths of the deep freeze with no recovery for at least another week according to the newspaper. It was 19 this morning. This made for a very cold walk. But walk I did!
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A hearty welcome to our latest dear reader Basil. Come often!
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I didn't hear the UPS truck this morning (but I was deep in thought reading so I could have missed him). Anyway, if CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 on Blu-ray comes, that will be today's work project. If it doesn't get here by 12:30 or so, then I'll be beginning the Criterion Collection's DVD release of CHE. This will take me all day just to see the 4 hour, 18 minute film. Two hours 18 + commentary this afternoon and two hours 18 + commentary tonight.
If DOZEN does arrive today, CHE will get pushed to tomorrow. But I want to get started on this long movie as soon as possible.
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I have Saturday night's episode of CASTLE to watch while I eat lunch today, so that should be fun.
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TV tonight is mostly new episodes. CBS' drama slate is all new tonight.
NBC starts a new season of THE BIGGEST LOSER at 8 p.m.
ABC burns off two episodes each of SCRUBS and BETTER OFF TED along with a new episode of THE FORGOTTEN.
Fox has college football.
Only DR Jennifer's beloved CW is still in reruns.
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Quoth BK yestereve:
And then the only other things she asked for was a descriptive sentence about my ex-wife, which is easy to add
One therefore assumes this book will not be for the younger, more impressionable reader. ;)
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Well in the twist and turn department, La Manse is back on the market for the original asking price. What to do, what to do.....
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TOD:
I've talked about it before here, but I've already been interested in the singers who dubbed the singing voices for actors starting with the beginning of sound films. Just last night while watching THE SHOW OF SHOWS, there was a sister number, and the Costello sisters came out singing, and it obviously wasn't their voices. But who was doing the singing? For years, the studios kept the information secret either to protect a sensitive star or no one seemed to care whether Eleanor Powell was singing for herself (she wasn't) or not so no big deal was made about it. Some of the names of these ghost singers began to be made known when MGM began issuing soundtrack albums and we finally found out that it was Anita Ellis singing for Vera-Ellen in THREE LITTLE WORDS and THE BELLE OF NEW YORK or that Cyd Charisse was being dubbed by a host of folks from India Adams to Carole Richards.
And who were these studio singers anyway? Did they have careers of their own? (Some did like Gogi Grant who sang for Ann Blyth in THE HELEN MORGAN STORY).
I wish there was a listing of ALL the dubbed singing in the movies from the start of talkies on. And biographies of the singers who did a lot of dubbing behind the scenes. Really, only Marni Nixon has gotten much publicity about it down through the years (well, she did dub in three of the biggest and most successful movie musicals of all time, so it's right she's gotten recognition), but there were lots of dubbers who did far more work behind the scenes than she did.
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I guess I'll head downstairs now and watch a MENTALIST episode before starting on fixing some lunch. I saw the UPS truck drive by, but if the driver stopped at my door, he was awfully quiet about it.
WBBL.
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Or rather, "should have been deleted".
Or rather, "should have been re-thought and then avoided?"
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If they asked me, I could write a book.
All right. DR Dan (the Man), would you please write a book?
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Well in the twist and turn department, La Manse is back on the market for the original asking price. What to do, what to do.....
Head for the hills. They haven't fixed everything, have they?
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I have a title for a new book:
"The UPS Driver Who Was Very Quiet About It"
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Quoth BK yestereve:
And then the only other things she asked for was a descriptive sentence about my ex-wife, which is easy to add
One therefore assumes this book will not be for the younger, more impressionable reader. ;)
And possibly not for the more mature but easily shocked readers, as well.
I'm agape, aghast and agog at what those three paragraphs might reveal.
And I petition BK to post them here!!!
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Welcome to new DR BASIL.
DR CILLA LIZ - did that table ever get there? I must have missed the news if it did.
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TOD:
I am writing one as we speak....
DR DRUXY just about ANY book could be improved by adding a 50 foot woman, but it is of course, your choice.
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Hoosier Monkey did not get out today - but perhaps he may do something around the house later.
I watched CHEYENNE AUTUMN which is a strange movie.....what with Elizabeth Allen running around in her bloomers for no particular reason.....except of course to set up a very funny joke - James Stewart has denied ever meeting her before, but when she ends up on the floor of his buggy in her bloomers with her feet around his neck he says: "By golly, I did meet this girl in Wichita!"
The farther along the Indians got on the trail, the less makeup Carroll Baker wore....and the MORE makeup Dolores Del Rio wore. And Karl Malden was completely unrestrained and outrageous in his role....difficult to watch.
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My friend Zachary may be on ALL MY CHILDREN this week, if anyone watches it. I don't know what his character's name is, but he is looking for a job at a law firm......
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Several interesting people evidently caught COME AND GET IT last night on TCM, then found my article, and have emailed me. It's always gratifying to get these emails from people who are either new to "Franaticism" or are finally finding out the truth about her.
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bk, loving the notes you are telling us on the book!
TOD - I have a few ideas for a book that someday I'll put on paper. One is a fictional auto-biography, but sometimes I wonder if anyone would care!! LOL Second, would be a play about my Grandparents. Someday...
The DP and DM have returned from Disneyland and a stop at Mission St Ines in Solvang. The Mission stop was great. My new pastor was pastor there before he came to us and made sure that I stopped there on my way home as the DP had never seen Solvang. (a lovely Danish town). It was a nice short vacation, and now I'm ready to hit the ground running.
Auditions for Rent are Saturday and Sunday this week. I'm excited to do the show, however, just about as excited as everyone else in the area as there are 4 other productions sprouting up in the area between now and July. Then there is that second guitar/second keyboard part combination that I have to try and find someone to play...
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I'm up and the sun is shining and, conversely, the sun is shining and I'm up.
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Hoosier Monkey did not get out today - but perhaps he may do something around the house later.
I watched CHEYENNE AUTUMN which is a strange movie.....what with Elizabeth Allen running around in her bloomers for no particular reason.....except of course to set up a very funny joke - James Stewart has denied ever meeting her before, but when she ends up on the floor of his buggy in her bloomers with her feet around his neck he says: "By golly, I did meet this girl in Wichita!"
The farther along the Indians got on the trail, the less makeup Carroll Baker wore....and the MORE makeup Dolores Del Rio wore. And Karl Malden was completely unrestrained and outrageous in his role....difficult to watch.
Way back when, Sal Mineo told me that working on this film was one of the biggest disappointments of his career. He said that Ford had totally lost it. He said that he would miss shots and that, more often than not, his assistants were covering for him, trying to see that he didn't make any major mistakes.
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Welcome new DR Basil!
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If they asked me, I could write a book.
All right. DR Dan (the Man), would you please write a book?
No, sorry. But thank you for asking.
Well, I didn't say I would write a book...
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TOD:
I am writing one as we speak....
DR DRUXY just about ANY book could be improved by adding a 50 foot woman, but it is of course, your choice.
I always though that SOPHIE'S CHOICE would have turned out very differently if Styron had let Sophie grow to 50 feet.
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So many wonderful ideas for books. I hope that at least some of you DRs will follow through!
JRand, I am most intrigued by your book that is in the works!
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I think the only thing i have on tv tonight is a new THE GOOD WIFE!
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Welcome new dear reader Basil! I think you will like it here!
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Welcome new dear reader Basil! I think you will like it here!
Hello, Basil. Glad you're among us. What's your handle at FSM? Are you "Basil" there, too?
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TOD: I of course really should finish my book about Frances. There's just no publisher interest, though I get virtually daily requests from people to write something, so I guess I could go the BK route and self-publish.
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I've written a couple of pages, and the MGM lady is trying to make things work, so I'll know more about that later, and I'm about to pick up the film tracks so I can hear what they sound like. Then I'm heading out to Westlake Village to give Dana Kaproff some Empire of the Ants CDs.
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WELCOME BASIL!!!
It is a pleasure to meet you.
Be sure to stop in on your birthday.
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Edi, editing vibes!!!
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Well in the twist and turn department, La Manse is back on the market for the original asking price. What to do, what to do.....
lol, the bank was stupid not to come to an agreement with you. since you mentioned something similar happened before i suggest you stay away, unless you offer an extremely low price.
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ANTS is a most satisfying CD...I am finding.
And RHAPSODY OF STEEL is a perfect CD to play while on the exercise walker.
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A Story For Today:
Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.
The End.
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Boring Story Page Dance!
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Thanks DR MBARNUM....time will tell if the book comes to anything.
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Laura DR - I like your story. It had a happy ending.
And you are a good soul! :)
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DR DtM a 50 foot Sophie is most intriguing.
Thanks for the CA information DR DRUXY.....something was certainly wrong....
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A Story For Today:
Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.
The End.
Perfect!
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And may I just say that Amazon.com's "You have previously purchased this" feature has saved me more than once from making a bone-headed mistake.
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TOD:
I've talked about it before here, but I've already been interested in the singers who dubbed the singing voices for actors starting with the beginning of sound films. Just last night while watching THE SHOW OF SHOWS, there was a sister number, and the Costello sisters came out singing, and it obviously wasn't their voices. But who was doing the singing? For years, the studios kept the information secret either to protect a sensitive star or no one seemed to care whether Eleanor Powell was singing for herself (she wasn't) or not so no big deal was made about it. Some of the names of these ghost singers began to be made known when MGM began issuing soundtrack albums and we finally found out that it was Anita Ellis singing for Vera-Ellen in THREE LITTLE WORDS and THE BELLE OF NEW YORK or that Cyd Charisse was being dubbed by a host of folks from India Adams to Carole Richards.
And who were these studio singers anyway? Did they have careers of their own? (Some did like Gogi Grant who sang for Ann Blyth in THE HELEN MORGAN STORY).
I wish there was a listing of ALL the dubbed singing in the movies from the start of talkies on. And biographies of the singers who did a lot of dubbing behind the scenes. Really, only Marni Nixon has gotten much publicity about it down through the years (well, she did dub in three of the biggest and most successful movie musicals of all time, so it's right she's gotten recognition), but there were lots of dubbers who did far more work behind the scenes than she did.
i would find this interesting & fun to own. last night while we were watching "to have & have not" keith didn't think lauren bacall was singing. i would like a reference book to have looked that up.
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I think Andy Williams dubbed Ms Bacall in TO HAVE & HAVE NOT.....but that may be an urban legend.
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Ooohhh...just came back from several hours of eating and walking and drinking (City Bakery hot chocolate---heavenly!) with DR Jose. Despite the B&G windows being closed, it was a fine stroll!
Thank you, Jose. My New Years Resolution will begin once I finish the macarons!
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I think the only thing i have on tv tonight is a new THE GOOD WIFE!
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A Story For Today:
Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.
The End.
very clever idea to take the dog for a walk. i gather it was not wearing tags. even when they have tags, too often only a home number is listed which doesn't do much good if you aren't home. we also have my cell number on sherlock's tag.
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Laura DR - I like your story. It had a happy ending.
And you are a good soul! :)
i also enjoyed your story with the happy ending.
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No tags. I asked the people on my street who answered the door if they recognized it, but no one did. So I went one street south and walked it to see if it would turn up a driveway. If I had gone on the street north of me, that brilliant idea would have worked.
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Actually, the owner lives on the street behind me; the person who found us was a friend of the owner, who was out looking for the dog. In order to make the story more concise, I changed that part. What's that called? Literary license? Something like that?
And, the guy who found us is the guy who did the tilework in my bathroom a few years ago.
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See why I changed the story?
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DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.
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i do, you didn't expect so much interest in your sweet story. this way there are more posts to make bruce happy ;)
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I agree that would have made the story more interesting, Dan (the Man).
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Hello, everyone.
AND A GREAT BIG WELCOME TO NEW DEAR READER BASIL!
Basil, there's a lot of humor here that's unique to this site. You'll pick it all up in no time.
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Cilla, I'm glad your move went so smoothly. You do seem to have very good karma when it comes to new business endeavors. Maybe JRand has more to say about that.
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Jose did you offer to pick up your prize since the office is so close? I would think shipping it slow speed would be just as fast as 3 day service.
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MattH, I love your book idea about the studio singers. I really think that would be interesting. I didn't know about Gogi Grant.
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DR JMK, it'd be interesting to know if La Manse gets any offers. Maybe the bank will have egg on their face and wish they'd accepted yours.
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Jane, the 1975 version of BALLET SHOES is on its way to me. I'll let you know what I think, but the 2005 version is stellar, IMHO.
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i did a bit of research & Lauren Bacall did indeed do her own singing in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT:
"When it was decided that Bacall's character would sing, the studio and Howard Hawks ordered some vocal training with Warner vocal coach Dudley Chambers. In case she wasn't up to the challenge, several singers were called in to audition for the dubbing, among them torch singer Lillian Randolph and Dolores Hope (wife of Bob). Louanne Hogan, who was at Warners at the time assisting Joan Leslie with her vocals in Cinderella Jones, was in on the fun as well. "Yes, I auditioned for the dubbing of Betty Bacall in To Have and Have Not," Louanne told me recently. "I tried out, but my voice just didn't fit her at all. It fit Joan Leslie just fine. If I'm not mistaken, Andy Williams got the job." The then teen-aged Williams did win the auditions and recorded the numbers.
Bacall evidently unsuccessfully recorded the numbers. Says Tod McCarthy in "Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood": "Williams finally prevailed, and it was his voice that emanated from the playback machine ... when Hawks at last came to filming 'How Little We Know.' As was customary, Bacall sang along while [Hoagy] Carmichael tinkered away on the silent keyboard, and as she did, Hawks liked what he heard and told her to keep going. When she was done, he decided to record her again singing the song, so, despite the legend that has come down over the years that Andy Williams' voice was dubbed over Bacall's, the truth is that Bacall sang her own numbers in To Have and Have Not." Andy Williams wasn't left in a lurch, he appeared in a few bit roles at WB, such as Janie (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946).
The two songs Bacall was required to sing were the newly written "How Little We Know" by Carmichael and Johnny Mercer and "Am I Blue?" The latter song was penned by Grant Clarke and Harry Akst for the earlier Warner Bros. film On With The Show (1929), where it was sung by Ethel Waters. Warners obviously thought highly of the song. It was also featured in their So Long Letty (1930)."
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thanks jeanne. the 2005 version should be in my mail today.
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Getting ready to leave the Hollywood Manse. It was a lovely four weeks. I now know how to NOT lock myself in the bathroom, I've gotten to know a number of the neighbors (at least one of whom I'd like to stay in touch with), but the light switches still flummox me.
And, no, I don't know where I'm going yet.
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Jane, Heidi Thomas did the screenplay for the 2005 version. I really like her work. Plus the casting was very strong.
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Jane, the special features include an interesting interview with Emma Watson, who plays Pauline.
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My last day of my loooong weekend and I am watching episodes of THE GERTRUDE BERG SHOW (aka: MRS. G GOES TO COLLEGE).
What a sweet little comedy this show was. I have not gotten through a single epiosode without a tear or a lump in my throat, and some laughs. Did any HHWers watch this show when it originally aired?
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I guess I need to hear early Andy Williams.
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Jane, the special features include an interesting interview with Emma Watson, who plays Pauline.
i'll be sure to watch it. do you think keith will enjoy this or shall i watch on my own? he isn't a fan of ballet.
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Time for lunch.
TTFN.
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I guess I need to hear early Andy Williams.
i know :)
HOME VIBES!!
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Jane, you absolutely do NOT need to be a ballet fan. There's actually very little ballet in it. It's about family and ambitions and growing up in difficult circumstances. A beautiful and charming story.
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HOME VIBES!!
THANK YOU!!
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Now, lunch.
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My money is still on Andy Williams.
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Well, I found some lunch/dinner to take with me--a pre-packeged sandwich from Amy's Breads (since LGA has pretty poor offerings) and am now ready to pack up the computer and schlep everything back down the 4 flights of stairs and over to 6th Avenue. That, I hope, will be the worst part of the trip!
See you in Atlanta, and thanks to all the HHWers for their hospitality! Hope to see you all again soon!
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Hoosier Monkey did not get out today - but perhaps he may do something around the house later.
I watched CHEYENNE AUTUMN which is a strange movie.....what with Elizabeth Allen running around in her bloomers for no particular reason.....except of course to set up a very funny joke - James Stewart has denied ever meeting her before, but when she ends up on the floor of his buggy in her bloomers with her feet around his neck he says: "By golly, I did meet this girl in Wichita!"
The farther along the Indians got on the trail, the less makeup Carroll Baker wore....and the MORE makeup Dolores Del Rio wore. And Karl Malden was completely unrestrained and outrageous in his role....difficult to watch.
Way back when, Sal Mineo told me that working on this film was one of the biggest disappointments of his career. He said that Ford had totally lost it. He said that he would miss shots and that, more often than not, his assistants were covering for him, trying to see that he didn't make any major mistakes.
Hmmm.... so MAD magazine's parody CHEYENNE AWFUL wasn't too far off the marK? (I've never seen the film, so I'm just speculating).
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I got busy on the computer and only had time to watch a MENTALIST episode while I ate lunch. It was the one with the sky diver whose parachute was tampered with and who plunged to his death. This was an enjoyable outing but with one of the easiest to solve mysteries of the first season.
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I spent the next two hours and eighteen minutes watching CHE on the Criterion DVD. The story is non-linear in this first film as we go back and forth between the Cuban Revolution and Che at the UN in 1964 making a speech and being interviewed.
Knowing very little about the revolution and its progress during its two years in length, the war scenes were fascinating. The film did not seem nearly 128 minutes long.
I hope the second half is equally engrossing.
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I listened to about 30 minutes of the commentary. A very learned biographer of Che does it, and he fills in lots of things about the man's life that was skipped in the back-and-forth storytelling of part one. Another great Criterion commentary that gives added value to the package.
There was also the theatrical trailer for the movie on disc one.
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I did have time to speed through both soaps today. Luke and Noah wereon ATWT and it was a bittersweet meeting to be sure. Noah going to Dallas seems to signal that character's exit from the show. We'll see. They were not in the previews for tomorrow, of course.
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There were a couple of very brief glimpses of Oliver on OLTL today, but just in the background.
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~~~SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES~~~
FOR DR EDISAURUS!!!!!!
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Guess I'll write for just a little bit (can't write about the movie or video/audio quality until I've seen the whole thing) and then head back down to start on Part II of CHE. I can write the heading and about the trailer and commentary. That's something, I guess.
WBBL.
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Smooth travel vibes to Edi
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Just finished watching the clip of the first million dollar winner on Antiques Roadshow. I love it when good things happen to nice people! :D
[if you are interested, it's here (http://video.pbs.org/video/1376025298?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs), five minutes from the end of the hour.]
That's so weird! I just got the book, "Antiques Roadshow: Behind the Scenes" from the library today!
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Back from lunch and shall now write. A package that was supposed to be here today won't be here until tomorrow because UPS screwed up (what else is new). Also, I've now heard the film tracks in question, and right now I'm of the opinion they're just not in good enough quality to make a two CD set that costs 29.98. We're going to try one other thing and see if I'm happy, otherwise, it will be the LP presentation in great sound and four or five bonus tracks from the film itself.
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cue eerie music
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I wasn't aware that ANTIQUES ROADSHOW had "winners." Has it changed to a game show format?
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I wasn't aware that ANTIQUES ROADSHOW had "winners." Has it changed to a game show format?
Probably now that it's been mentioned on the Internet, it might happen. ;)
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BK, I'm glad the book is going well. I hope you're moving the deleted portions of the text to another folder and holding onto them for the book that deals with yucky personal history in fictional or nonfictional form. And I guess this is my lead-in to the TOD.
I agreee, BK. You should save the deleted stories and use them for future literary purposes.
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I wasn't aware that ANTIQUES ROADSHOW had "winners." Has it changed to a game show format?
No. I just didn't take the time to figure out how it should have been appropriately phrased.
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If you end up with "La Manse," would you consider yourself a "winner"? :)
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Off to dinner at Ollie's with dear friend Lesli
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If you end up with "La Manse," would you consider yourself a "winner"? :)
Betsy and the realtor are, at this point anyway, loathe to even consider going down that road again. We have several newer, nicer options, though they are not on 15 acres. Having just tried to clean up our 3/4 acre to put this current house on the market, I'm thinking maybe that's another plus, LOL.
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Good Evening!
I had a very nice day out and about in New York City, and I'm looking forward to a warm and cozy evening in my apartment.
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Or rather, "should have been deleted".
Or rather, "should have been re-thought and then avoided?"
Well... Once the money has changed hands...
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PAGE SIX CITY BAKERY HOT CHOCOLATE DANCE!!!!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/4018068645_2730f36a07.jpg)
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Complacency deleted.
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Ooohhh...just came back from several hours of eating and walking and drinking (City Bakery hot chocolate---heavenly!) with DR Jose. Despite the B&G windows being closed, it was a fine stroll!
Thank you, Jose. My New Years Resolution will begin once I finish the macarons!
DR edisaurus - Always happy to Enable my friends and neighbors!
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~~~~~SAFE AND EASY AND NON-BREACHED TRAVEL VIBES FOR DR EDISAURUS~~~~~
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As DR edisaurus mentioned, we did have a nice stroll today. It wasn't too cold. It wasn't too windy. And the sun was out today too. A good day for replenishing one's Vitamin D supply.
It was a bit sad to see that the Bergdorg-Goodman windows were already in the process of being dismantled, but one of the windows was still in "full" view. Although it was kind of neat being able to see some of the dismantling in progress behind the black shades.
Thankfully, the macarons at Madeleine Patisserie and the hot chocolate at City Bakery were still on display and available for consumption.
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I've written five pages so far and am thinking a break would be nice - I'll probably do a couple more later - I've sort of been enjoying writing a few pages every night, too.
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It was a bit sad to see that the Bergdorg-Goodman windows were already in the process of being dismantled, but one of the windows was still in "full" view. Although it was kind of neat being able to see some of the dismantling in progress behind the black shades.
Did the Bergdorgs buy out the Bergdorfs? And are they somehow related?
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Jane, the special features include an interesting interview with Emma Watson, who plays Pauline.
i'll be sure to watch it. do you think keith will enjoy this or shall i watch on my own? he isn't a fan of ballet.
Are you suggesting that you actually do things "apart"?
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A Story For Today:
Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.
The End.
And the Bollywood version of this story would probably still run 3 hours.
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It was a bit sad to see that the Bergdorg-Goodman windows were already in the process of being dismantled, but one of the windows was still in "full" view. Although it was kind of neat being able to see some of the dismantling in progress behind the black shades.
Did the Bergdorgs buy out the Bergdorfs? And are they somehow related?
Precisely!
::)
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Canneberges!
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A Story For Today:
Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.
The End.
And the Bollywood version of this story would probably still run 3 hours.
With a dozen dance numbers. :D
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Welcome to DR Basil from a fellow "newbie!"
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Wait! I just noticed that I've graduated to "Jr Member!"
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WELCOME NEW DR BASIL!
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I don't know which was more frightening in last evening's posts
1) DR Kerry's new drag avatar as Candy
or
2) The photo DR Jose posted of the woman that they had cut open and found she was full of sushi and fruit.
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BK, I hope the section that made muse Margaret uncomfortable did not involve your night of passion with Shirley Jones (was that the right Partridge member).
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DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.
Or a 50 foot dog!
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Now that I think about it, the dog might be the one across the alley that yaps all day and all night when the windows are open.
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Now that I think about it, the dog might be the one across the alley that yaps all day and all night when the windows are open.
Maybe he's hoping you'll close your windows?
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Hmmm...
I'd like to research and write up a history of the audiences for musical theatre and opera and the other performing arts over the past 100 years. I wouldn't want some sort of dry, sociological study, but rather a compilation of sorts of "bad" - and "good" - audience behavior. A collection of "Yes, they really did that!" incidents.
Yes, cellphones are quite the nuisance today, but, remember, people used to bring rotten food to the theatre to throw at the stage.
Waht do you mean "used to?" George still brings rotten food every time he comes and sees me in a show.
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From TCB: "I don't know which was more frightening in last evening's posts
1) DR Kerry's new drag avatar as Candy"
I just always like the French version of the "Lolita" poster! Much neater graphic than the American version.
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I'll go back to being dull me soon.
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More TOD: JMK could write a book, but no one would read it.
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Back from dinner at Ollie's
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Duane called again. Last time I talked to him, he was drunk on New Year's Eve. He is looking for Mary. I told him he has a wrong number. Again.
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And may I just say that Amazon.com's "You have previously purchased this" feature has saved me more than once from making bone-headed mistake.
Insert, "another"
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DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.
Or a 50 foot dog.
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MattH, I love your book idea about the studio singers. I really think that would be interesting. I didn't know about Gogi Grant.
Oh yes, she was a wayward wind.
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I saw muse Margaret's father Dave on TCM on Sunday evening in NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK.
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Shameless self-promo alert:
Link to theater critic Frank Rizzo on Hartford Courant blog:
http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2010/01/a-wicked-good-parody-about-mrs.html
where he says:
A "Wicked" Good Parody About Mrs. M.
By Frank Rizzo on January 5, 2010 2:20 PM
Here's a "Wicked" good parody on a youtube link that gave me a laugh at the start of the new decade, sung by Jan Horvath, and created by Fred Landau titled "Crying Poverty"
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Page Seven Dave Willock Dance.
(http://images.tvrage.com/people/3/7129.jpg)
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Thanks for the link DR FJL!
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I spent the next two hours and eighteen minutes watching CHE on the Criterion DVD. The story is non-linear in this first film as we go back and forth between the Cuban Revolution and Che at the UN in 1964 making a speech and being interviewed.
Knowing very little about the revolution and its progress during its two years in length, the war scenes were fascinating. The film did not seem nearly 128 minutes long.
I hope the second half is equally engrossing.
Is that film based on the cartoon character on the t-shirt?
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It seems that NCIS hires the WORST guest actresses on television.....
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DR MATTH - I didn't read the MAD version of CHEYENNE AWFUL, but my guess is that it was on the money.
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Oh my....such TELEVISION.
Pantomime Quiz - July 1, 1953.....featuring Dave, John Barrymore Jr, Angela Lansbury, and Jackie Coogan
(http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/57641593.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=3104EE97883DB82358124E46FD0A2568)
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Wow there are several photos of Angela on Pantomime Quiz.....I guess she was a regular panelist!
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DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.
Or a 50 foot dog.
Great idea, TCB!!!
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Duane called again. Last time I talked to him, he was drunk on New Year's Eve. He is looking for Mary. I told him he has a wrong number. Again.
Well, next time he calls, tell Duane hello from me.
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Perhaps Drunk Duane will become another HHW recurring character.
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Hmmm...
I just booked my flight to Memphis for this year's session of UPTA (http://upta.org), and I noticed the following in the fine print:
Also exempt from checked bag fees:
-Passengers traveling to/from the Middle East or Brazil
Please to explain? ???
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Duane called again. Last time I talked to him, he was drunk on New Year's Eve. He is looking for Mary. I told him he has a wrong number. Again.
Well, next time he calls, tell Duane hello from me.
Or just give him DR TCB's number.
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More TOD: JMK could write a book, but no one would read it.
But that's because he's a lesbian.
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Back from dinner at Ollie's
Was Stan there?
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Jane, the special features include an interesting interview with Emma Watson, who plays Pauline.
i'll be sure to watch it. do you think keith will enjoy this or shall i watch on my own? he isn't a fan of ballet.
Are you suggesting that you actually do things "apart"?
lol, not too often ;) while i'm recovering i occasionally watch movies during the day, without keith.
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Jrand - Always trying to be of service! LOL!
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Wait! I just noticed that I've graduated to "Jr Member!"
Excellent!
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TCB - No, but someone named KUKLA asked for you
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DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.
Or a 50 foot dog.
Great idea, TCB!!!
B**ch!
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DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.
Or a 50 foot dog.
Great idea, TCB!!!
B**ch!
Of course, I mean the dog, Kerry, not you.
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TCB - No, but someone named KUKLA asked for you
Which makes me Fran!
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I had a scary thing happen last night. I went to bed early last night and watched the Fiesta Bowl before I went to sleep. Wait! Taht isn't the scary thing. I woke up about 12:30, and I was soaking wet. I got up and checked the thermostat in the bedroom, but it was off. I walked out into the hall and the entire apartment was close to 100 degrees. All of the baseboard heaters were going full blast. The walls were so hot that I couldn't touch them.
I checked the living room thermostat, but it was off. Apparently, when I turned it down before I went to bed, soemthing inside broke, so that all of the heaters attached to that thermostat were going full blast. I found the correct circuit breaker and turned it off, but if I hadn't gotten up, Nicky and I would have been barbecue.
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Is there any DR who may in need of some used office equipment? forklift? Singer sewing machine? clarinet?
CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/cursales.htm)
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Scary DR TCB!
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Is there any DR who may in need of some used office equipment? forklift? Singer sewing machine? clarinet?
CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/cursales.htm)
Wow! I think I am going to get the Baby Jumper and the JukeBox Hot Air Popcorn Popper!
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I can't even bring myself to say the title of the show that is following FINIAN'S RAINBOW into the St James.
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That is scary, TCB.
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I can't even bring myself to say the title of the show that is following FINIAN'S RAINBOW into the St James.
Can you type it out?
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Question:
August: Osage County --
Is this a comedy? Drama? Heavy?
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Question:
August: Osage County --
Is this a comedy? Drama? Heavy?
All of the above.
And really worth seeing if the tour is coming to your city.
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BK, I hope the section that made muse Margaret uncomfortable did not involve your night of passion with Shirley Jones (was that the right Partridge member).
No, I'm not anywhere near that section of the book yet. And it was Susan, not Shirley.
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BK, I hope the section that made muse Margaret uncomfortable did not involve your night of passion with Shirley Jones (was that the right Partridge member).
No, I'm not anywhere near that section of the book yet. And it was Susan, not Shirley.
Don't give away the bombshells yet! I almost said it was David.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/05/green-days-american-idiot-set-to-hit-broadway/
Oh well.......................
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Question:
August: Osage County --
Is this a comedy? Drama? Heavy?
All of the above.
And really worth seeing if the tour is coming to your city.
The play does run over three hours, but there are two intermissions. -And those three hours fly!
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I have been known to develop ADD at dramas. My feet get hot and I have to take off my shoes and wiggle my toes. I get fidgety. I'm quite pathetic, really.
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I have been known to develop ADD at dramas. My feet get hot and I have to take off my shoes and wiggle my toes. I get fidgety. I'm quite pathetic, really.
Wear Birkenstocks. They just slip right off and they're comfy (in my humble opinion...IMHO, in Internet lingo). :)
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tcb , very scary. i've never heard of that happening before. was it fixed today?
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Laura - then I suggest you wear socks without holes when you see the play.
:)
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TCB - so happy you're OK
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One other thing I noticed when I was booking my flight to Memphis...
I brought up all the various airline sites, as well as Travelocity, Orbitz, and Priceline.
The "guaranteed lowest price" from Orbitz was just $1.00 cheaper than the airline's price.
The Priceline "deal" was 70 cents cheaper than the airline's price.
Hmmm...
Needless to say, I paid the extra 70-cents - well UPTA's did/will - and earned my Frequent Flyer miles too.
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Welcome to DR Basil!!!
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I had a scary thing happen last night. I went to bed early last night and watched the Fiesta Bowl before I went to sleep. Wait! Taht isn't the scary thing. I woke up about 12:30, and I was soaking wet. I got up and checked the thermostat in the bedroom, but it was off. I walked out into the hall and the entire apartment was close to 100 degrees. All of the baseboard heaters were going full blast. The walls were so hot that I couldn't touch them.
I checked the living room thermostat, but it was off. Apparently, when I turned it down before I went to bed, soemthing inside broke, so that all of the heaters attached to that thermostat were going full blast. I found the correct circuit breaker and turned it off, but if I hadn't gotten up, Nicky and I would have been barbecue.
Did anyone come in today to repair the problem?
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Tuesday morning greetings! We have snow on the ground here in SW Ohio, but unfortunately not enough to justify staying home from the 2 grantwriter meetings in Dayton today. All in all, I'd rather be in NYC with DRs Jose and Edi.
DR Ginny, I'd be happy to send you some. We have another 5 inches on the way
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DVD time.
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I had a scary thing happen last night. I went to bed early last night and watched the Fiesta Bowl before I went to sleep. Wait! Taht isn't the scary thing. I woke up about 12:30, and I was soaking wet. I got up and checked the thermostat in the bedroom, but it was off. I walked out into the hall and the entire apartment was close to 100 degrees. All of the baseboard heaters were going full blast. The walls were so hot that I couldn't touch them.
I checked the living room thermostat, but it was off. Apparently, when I turned it down before I went to bed, soemthing inside broke, so that all of the heaters attached to that thermostat were going full blast. I found the correct circuit breaker and turned it off, but if I hadn't gotten up, Nicky and I would have been barbecue.
Very scary!! Good thing you were able to wake up and turn off the circuit breaker!
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Welcome to new DR BASIL.
DR CILLA LIZ - did that table ever get there? I must have missed the news if it did.
Table?? Which one? Do you mean the desk I bought or the kids table I ordered or the table I was taking from home to the office for the break room or the table that was stored in another empty office?
The space I planned to put the new writing desk (my great deal from Pier 1) ended up being perfect for two wingback chairs I had at the office. It's a nice litttle conversation area - it just needs a small table between the chairs - I have one of those at home. Tonight I flexed my muscles and moved the writing desk from the garage into my living room and rearranged a few things so it fits...quite nicely. So the writing desk isn't leaving home, lol
The little kids table arrived at my office a while back. I need to take a bigger phillips screwdriver to the office tomorrow to finish putting it together. The table I was taking from home for the breakroom - I took it apart put it in the Prius and took it to the office, The table that was being stored in an empty office was moved into the new space by the moving company.
Or was it a different table you were interested in? :)
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Jane, you absolutely do NOT need to be a ballet fan. There's actually very little ballet in it. It's about family and ambitions and growing up in difficult circumstances. A beautiful and charming story.
they talk alot about it in You've Got Mail.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Hmmm...
I'd like to research and write up a history of the audiences for musical theatre and opera and the other performing arts over the past 100 years. I wouldn't want some sort of dry, sociological study, but rather a compilation of sorts of "bad" - and "good" - audience behavior. A collection of "Yes, they really did that!" incidents.
Yes, cellphones are quite the nuisance today, but, remember, people used to bring rotten food to the theatre to throw at the stage.
Waht do you mean "used to?" George still brings rotten food every time he comes and sees me in a show.
Hey! ...
I wish that I could come up with a witty comeback, but I can't...so I'm going home. ;)
Until later!
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If you end up with "La Manse," would you consider yourself a "winner"? :)
A very good question!
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Is there any DR who may in need of some used office equipment? forklift? Singer sewing machine? clarinet?
CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/cursales.htm)
Wow! I think I am going to get the Baby Jumper and the JukeBox Hot Air Popcorn Popper!
Phew! I was worried I'd be fighting with you over the bus parts
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It seems that NCIS hires the WORST guest actresses on television.....
I'll have more to say about this in a moment.
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I have been known to develop ADD at dramas. My feet get hot and I have to take off my shoes and wiggle my toes. I get fidgety. I'm quite pathetic, really.
This is a good old fashioned dysfunctional family. I loved it and couldn't belive how fast the three hours flew by.
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I had a scary thing happen last night. I went to bed early last night and watched the Fiesta Bowl before I went to sleep. Wait! Taht isn't the scary thing. I woke up about 12:30, and I was soaking wet. I got up and checked the thermostat in the bedroom, but it was off. I walked out into the hall and the entire apartment was close to 100 degrees. All of the baseboard heaters were going full blast. The walls were so hot that I couldn't touch them.
I checked the living room thermostat, but it was off. Apparently, when I turned it down before I went to bed, soemthing inside broke, so that all of the heaters attached to that thermostat were going full blast. I found the correct circuit breaker and turned it off, but if I hadn't gotten up, Nicky and I would have been barbecue.
Did anyone come in today to repair the problem?
I was wondering the same thing
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I'm watching the Orange Bowl. GO HAWKEYES!!!!
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I spent the first three hours of my evening watching the second half (2 hours, 9 minutes) of CHE. As involving as the first part was, that's how desultory the second part was. It was AGONY to sit through. It covers the 11 1/2 months of his final failed campaign in Bolivia trying to rouse the peasants to overthrow the government and finding them uninterested and suspicious of strangers. As smart as the man seemed to be, I could tell it was a lost cause at LEAST halfway through the campaign. I cannot IMAGINE why they kept pressing on when it was obvious that they were not only NOT gaining momentum, they were losing supporters left and right. Argh!
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The commentary, however, is wonderful filling in lots of blanks left by the sketchy screenplay and generally paying a grand tribute to the man. It's far more interesting than the second half of the movie.
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I did have time tonight to watch NCIS. Pretty good mystery (I did guess the correct murderer), but Rena Soffer began a story arc tonight as a combative lawyer than you just know is going to develop into a love interest for Gibbs eventually.
She couldn't have been more disagreeable and annoying for an introduction to the show. Nope, I've never been a fan of this actress' work, but they made the character so belligerent that I instantly despised her. They've got a major uphill struggle to win me over if they want this to develop into anything other than an adversarial relationship.
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Thanks to everyone for the congrats on my office and the move. We continued to settle in today and there is absolutely no question in my mind that we're doing the right thing. The phone started ringing off thehook this afternoon and Edith has my schedule jam packed for the rest of the week and next week is filling up very fast. It's really a relief. Now that the move is off of my mind, I'm looking forward to digging in and getting back to work.
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Tomorrow I'll deal with disc three in the CHE set, the bonus features. I guess if CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 shows up tomorrow, I'll have to put CHE aside since it doesn't come out until January 19th and CHEAPER came out today. Otherwise, this will be a good one to get out of the way.
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Page Nine Dance!!!
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I took another look at the five-film CHANTEL AKERMAN box today. Three of those films are less than an hour in length, so that will allow me to get through the box quicker than I had thought I would.
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Is there any DR who may in need of some used office equipment? forklift? Singer sewing machine? clarinet?
CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/cursales.htm)
Wow! I think I am going to get the Baby Jumper and the JukeBox Hot Air Popcorn Popper!
Phew! I was worried I'd be fighting with you over the bus parts
Well... If you'd like a door or a map or a horn... CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/collectsales/index.html).
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Oh, my, it's later than I thought. I need to head downstairs and get some sleep.
Good night!
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I spent the first three hours of my evening watching the second half (2 hours, 9 minutes) of CHE. As involving as the first part was, that's how desultory the second part was. It was AGONY to sit through. It covers the 11 1/2 months of his final failed campaign in Bolivia trying to rouse the peasants to overthrow the government and finding them uninterested and suspicious of strangers. As smart as the man seemed to be, I could tell it was a lost cause at LEAST halfway through the campaign. I cannot IMAGINE why they kept pressing on when it was obvious that they were not only NOT gaining momentum, they were losing supporters left and right. Argh!
I remember running into a woman who had just sat through both parts of "Che" at The Ziegfeld. When I asked her what she thought of the movie, her response was something along the line of:
"Well, the first part was war, talk, war, talk, war, talk. The second part was just mainly war."
;)
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http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/05/green-days-american-idiot-set-to-hit-broadway/
Oh well.......................
Say it, DR JRand!!!! Just SAAAAAAAYY IIIIIIIIIIIIIIITT!!!!
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Is there any DR who may in need of some used office equipment? forklift? Singer sewing machine? clarinet?
CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/cursales.htm)
Wow! I think I am going to get the Baby Jumper and the JukeBox Hot Air Popcorn Popper!
Phew! I was worried I'd be fighting with you over the bus parts
Well... If you'd like a door or a map or a horn... CLICK HERE (http://www.mta.info/nyct/materiel/collectsales/index.html).
Oooo, a few more doors and they would make great closet doors!
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Hmmm, I've been thinking about what non-fiction book I would write. I've considered writing about the way we saved an amusement park from developers. I actually have interviews of all the major players and a lot of minor players that I did after we made it. I can't remember the number now, but i think we raised 7 million dollars in 6 weeks. Kids did lemonade stands, two of us organized a telethon on local TV that raised 40,000. We didn't really have one or two "Angels" the community raised at least 75% of it.
It was 10 years ago, when I lived at the lake. I don't think I worked more than a couple days that whole month. Marilyn Maye was at every single event we did. I've never interviewed her about it, I should do that when she comes to Okoboji next summer. She was fabulous about it. She's been going to Okoboji every year since....gees maybe forever!
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Back in the 70s I took a large Y cut subway token, had it cleaned and made into a necklace. I still have it somewhere.
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GO HAWKEYES!!!!!!!!!
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Watched an hour of a motion picture on the DVR. Now I think I'll try to finish this little section I'm in - my first time before a camera for a screen test to star in a pilot.
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"In heaven there is no beer, that's why we drink it here, and when we're gone from here, our friends will be drinking all the beer"
When I was at Iowa the marching band played this every time the football team scored. They also played the song "cocaine" and the crowd sang along. Well first the song "Cocaine" was forbidden, now they can only play the beer polka as a victory polka at the end of the game and only one chorus. Times have certainly changed, but I'm glad they got to play it at the Orange Bowl!
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Oy, I spent the day reviewing music titles. The best one was the great new Michael Tilson Thomas series KEEPING SCORE. I've already done two episodes. Today's was Berlioz and Symphonie Fantastique. Then there was the mostly excellent Jose Feliciano Paris concert Blu-ray. And lastly, a good, if exhausting, audio only Blu-ray of Mahler's Second featuring world renowned (not) conductor Oleg Caetani. It was actually a surprisingly visceral performance. I of course grew up listening to Mahler done under the baton of Grand Prix du Disque winner Maurice Abravanel, whose Mahler cycle was iconic in its day, so it's hard to impress me. You haven't heard Mahler's choral pieces until you've heard them sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Tabernacle (which is where the Utah Symphony used to perform).
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Ok, Orange bowl is over, time to get some rest.
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Gentle DRs - for personal reasons, I need to leave you all.
I appreciate the kindness with which all of you have welcomed me, and wish you all the very best in every endeavour.
Godspeed! :-*
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WHAT???? DR DAW, I hope no one did anything to offend you. Don't leave.
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Godspeed to you too, David.
:-*
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Well, I don't know what's going on, but I do wish you the best and hope there is nothing wrong, DR DAW. Come back if you can
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Crap! I'll try to work this out, but I am NOT happy.
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I have no idea if DAW will write me back. This has nothing to do with the board, really, it's a personal thing with DAW and I'm trying to see what can be done.
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Well... To bed.
Goodnight.
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OH!
In other news...
I didn't realize that Amy Adams is expecting! -She was back on "Letterman" tonight, and was looked very, well.. expectant!
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DAW, why would you go away and leave us? We love you and want you here!
Please take care!