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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were lovely and off, and now it is time for you to post until the lovely cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: HYPNAGOGIC!
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HYPNAGOGIC...
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to drowsiness.
2. inducing drowsiness.
Meaning...I'm off to bed, now.
Good night.
;)
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First post of the morning!
Now that I've done my work, I should go back to bed.
But before I go...
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LOVE the ice sculptures photos!
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Congratulations to MattH on his huge millstone!
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Vibes to Larry that the brouhaha settles down.
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In the pet peeve phrase dept., (although I wasn't peeved) I used to work with someone who often used the phrase: "and yet but still" very quickly as though it was one word. Of course, we adopted it at our house, along with words like "chimbley' (chimney) and then sometimes forget that they aren't real words/expressions and use them in front of strangers. A little embarassing...
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Morning all.
Oatmeal is being consumed.
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And the word of the day is: HYPNAGOGIC!
And The Song Of The Day Is: SLEEPY TIME GAL
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Good Morning Ben
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Good morning, all! The alarm went off at 6 am but I didn't get out of bed until 6:45. i finished the first half of the piece around 1:15 am, and i have to work faster today and hopefuly finish the entire thing tonight. We'll see.
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Toast is being consumed.
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Nothing is being consumed as the diet continues.
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Photograph Development vibes for MR BK.
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DR DRUXY - I have seen all of those movies you mention - though some NOT in a long time. SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE has a great pedigree from the original material.....but I like SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY a lot better, Miss Mayo has a stronger leading man in Steve Cochran than Ronald Reagan....although Gene Nelson's dancing in both films helps a lot.
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Thursday is a work day....oh well.
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I also loved OSS 117 - sent to me by DR MBARNUM.....OSS 117 Rio isn't available in a Region One DVD yet....maybe soon.
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TOD:
North by Northwest
Dr. No
The Invisible Agent
And many others I am sure will be named as the day goes on.
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Tonight is the Long Program for the Men.....so I hope Mr Lysacek and Mr Weir have their games faces on under all that orange tan and fierce makeup....respectively.
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DR Jane, re: the pairs skating.
That is interesting that you and the NBC commentators thought team #2 made small mistakes. The CTV ones said they were perfect, but noticed that #1 missed their lift.
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It is also interesting reading DRs MattH and RonP's comments about NBC. So for the west coast are they showing the exact same 8-midnight timeblock just delaying it?
I felt some frustrations last night. CTV was replaying stuff. TSN was showing curling (2 non-canada teams) and Rogers Sportsnet was showing hockey. And i really wanted to watch speed skating. The weird part is that it is one of canada's strongest sports. So i could not figure out why they were not showing it.
But apparently they can't switch out if they are in the middle of a game. Anyhow after one of the games ended they went back and quickly showed the prelim rounds and then showed the rest live. So it wasn't too bad.
I don't know if it's just me. But i can't stand when they show games that are 3 hours long. I know hockey and curling are popular here.
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TOD:
DR. NO
AUSTIN POWERS
THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
CASINO ROYALE (the original)
THE 39 STEPS
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Off to work. Oh well.
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Thursday morning greetings! We're having a relaxing morning in Lima before our drive back down south. Didn't get up in time to get downstairs for the complimentary breakfast, so we'll go out for a nice brunch on our way out of town.
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DR DRUXY - I have seen all of those movies you mention - though some NOT in a long time. SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE has a great pedigree from the original material.....but I like SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY a lot better, Miss Mayo has a stronger leading man in Steve Cochran than Ronald Reagan....although Gene Nelson's dancing in both films helps a lot.
I was thinking of getting SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY, but the reviews I read weren't that good. Maybe next time.
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TOD:
FIVE FINGERS (I wish they'd release that on DVD).
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Of course, that is NOT Miss Mayo's singing voice in the SHE'S BACK series.
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Good morning!
COld again but also beautiful again. I probably should have worn a ski cap on my walk this morning, but the sun was coming up, and the windy conditions were only around for the first half of the walk (I did have the presence of mind to wear a heavy jacket).
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Congratulations to MattH on his huge millstone!
Thanks, and thanks for using one of my favorite HHWisms: "millstone."
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Does this take us to page two?
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It does!
Page Two Dance!!!
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TV tidbits:
At least ABC is not playing dead tonight and is airing a lineup of new episodes of their regular series (including a new GREY'S ANATOMY).
SURVIVOR is also new, but most everything else on network TV is a rerun.
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Of course, PROJECT RUNWAY and BURN NOTICE will have new episodes to offer.
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I am so excited about my day off today (and hopefully the rest of the week off). I already have WONDER BAR (which I've never seen all the way through) cued up in the player. If THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM comes on Blu-ray, I'll watch that tonight before I tune in to some Olympics and GREY'S ANATOMY.
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TOD: My favorite spy movies:
Anything with Hitchcock that's spy related (NORTH BY NORTHWEST, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, THE LADY VANISHES) and that includes some films of his that are often disparaged: TORN CURTAIN and SABOTEUR.
COnnery's first three Bond films: DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, GOLDFINGER.
Brosnan's first two Bond films: GOLDENEYE and TOMORROW NEVER DIES.
Craig's first Bond film CASINO ROYALE
The three Matt Damon/BOURNE films (which I've been crushing on a lot lately).
THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD.
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I meant to mention this yesterday, but Tuesday night (the night of the men's short program), AMERICAN IDOL beat the Olympics over the course of their shared two hour time block by 5+ million viewers. That was a surprise.
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It's amazing how an entire day can evaporate without your realizing it. I felt as if I had been shot out of a cannon getting most of the rest of the magazine finished. Sent off the last corrections this morning and hopefully there will be a press run in the next day or two.
It hit the mid-60s here yesterday and was incredibly sunny, so soaking in some Vitamin D did good for body and soul. Wish I could send it north.
TOD:
Notorious (and not the biopic of the rapper)
The 39 Steps (the original)
The Lives of Others
The Tailor of Panama
The Constant Gardener
Thanks to DR Matt H: the new Casino Royale and the Spy Who Came in from the Cold
I'm sure there are more, but these are the only ones that come to a mind that is still half asleep.
And spy movies I hated: Anything with Austin Powers attached to it, the last couple of Tom Clancy movies.
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Well, I'm heading down now to clean up for my lunch outing today with friends. I also have PSYCH and LEVERAGE on the DVR that I'll likely watch at some point this afternoon or this evening.
WBBL.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I am not playing auditions today. However, I will be heading back to Avery Fisher Hall again tonight. :)
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When I got in last night after seeing - well, experiencing - the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall, I started to catch up on the posts I had missed over the past two days...
And that's when the past two days caught up with me...
It was one of those situations where I was so tired that I was contemplating just sleeping on the couch instead of making the effort to make it to my bedroom. But I did make it to my bed and my bedroom, and eight hours later...
Aaahhhhh.... :)
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As for The Olympics...
I'm catching what I can catch, and, alas, just going to have to miss what I'm missing. But what I have seen has been wonderful.
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As for "Lost"...
I'm really digging this (final) season so far. -I've just had to watch the episodes on "DVR delay" due to my schedule lately.
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As for commenting or not commenting on the machinations of this final season of "Lost"...
Well...
I really just want to watch it, and let the writers take me on whatever ride - or rides - they have devised. I'd rather be surprised by every twist and turn, rise and (sudden) drop, rather than anticipate them and see them in the distance.
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Which leads to a question for Ask BK Day...
Do you think a weekly series - such as "Lost" - could work in a two-hour format? -If budgets and scheduled were not an issue, of course. Do you think there would be enough viewers each week to justify viewing a mini-movie each week over the course of 15-23 weeks?
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DR George - When you saw Avenue Q last night, was there a slip of paper in the program indicating that "Gary Coleman's" understudy would be on? I could have sworn that the current tour still had a female "Gary Coleman". Otherwise...
Glad you enjoyed the show!
*Although, I still miss the "we exchanged them for cash" line. ;)
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DR Jane, re: the pairs skating.
That is interesting that you and the NBC commentators thought team #2 made small mistakes. The CTV ones said they were perfect, but noticed that #1 missed their lift.
I saved the skates & will watch again. I missed/forgot the commentator did mention the poor lift by #1. They were very quiet about who they expected to win. I think they knew it could go either way & personally preferred the skate of #2. If I'm not mistaken #2 were awarded higher points for the free skate.
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And, yes, last night's program by The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall was quite spectacular, imho.
The program:
Messiaen - "Les offrandes oubliées"
Liszt - Piano Concerto, No. 2 in A Major - with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as the soloist.
Strauss - "Ein Heldenleben"
Ravel - "Le jardin féerique" from "Ma Mère L'Oye" (as an encore)
The playing and sonority was truly beautiful throughout. The horns, the winds(!), the brass, the percussion... Wow! And Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin truly crafted some wonderful interpretations of all the pieces on the program. There were a few times when I was genuinely moved to tears - well, at least tearing up - by the quality of the music-making in the Hall last night.
*As and added bonus, my fried, Joe, was able to arrange for me to head backstage during intermission to see M. Thibaudet again. It turned out to be a bit of a rushed meeting, but it was fun nonetheless, and it was nice getting see "J-Y's" diamond-studded dog-tag pendant up close... And get a picture too. ;)
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And Maestro Nézet-Séguin is quite fun and nice to watch on the podium too...
(http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/images/gp/6660.jpg)
(http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/images/mozart/featured/artists/yannick_nezet_seguin.jpg)
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Matt H:
Jeremy Abbott was petrified. I was surprised he was able to even get one skate in front of the other.
I felt terrible for him. It was painful to watch.
We make a lot of fun of Johnny Weir, but he skated a beautiful program last night.
I was very surprised.
The Japanese had three superb skaters
They are, & I thought the one who returned after the knee injury is incredible. He is currently my pick for the Gold.
Evan Lysecek was the best I've ever seen him. I didn't get a chance to see this short program at Nationals, but I was VERY impressed with how the choreographer had timed accents in his steps and body movements to the accents in "The Firebird" music. For once, those swinging arms fit the music he was skating to, so they didn't bother me at all and, in fact, enhanced what he was doing with the interpretation.
I'm not really familiar with him & was very impressed. Right now I would give him the Silver. I'll see if the swinging arm thing, which did fit well, bothers me during the free skate. I didn't think he had a fake tan. Doesn't he live in L.A?
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Hmm... DR Jane's above post just gave me a massive sense of déjà vu. Spooky....
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Welcome Back, DR elmore. Hope you're having a productive and efficient day of "part-ing".
*And I still think it's "smile". ;)
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DR Ginny - I'm glad you were able to make it to see Jason - and his "condensed" cast. ;) I look forward to the pics.
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*And even though Junie B. Jones (http://www.theatreworksusa.org/show_detail.cfm?show=1468) is geared towards grades K-5, it truly is a show that appeals to all ages.
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Hmm... DR Jane's above post just gave me a massive sense of déjà vu. Spooky....
hmmmm... ;D
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DR MattH - Congratulations of reaching - and then surpassing - your latest mile/millstone!!
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In the pet peeve phrase dept., (although I wasn't peeved) I used to work with someone who often used the phrase: "and yet but still" very quickly as though it was one word. Of course, we adopted it at our house, along with words like "chimbley' (chimney) and then sometimes forget that they aren't real words/expressions and use them in front of strangers. A little embarassing...
One of the pairs figure skaters was being interviewed about how well they had skated in their first Olympics. She was trying to find the words and said "...it was like a dream come to be."
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Yes, DR MattH, many congratulations on attaining the BIG 50(00)...which, as BK said, is "post-wise"....
I might add that age-wise, you passed THAT millstone long, long ago...but not as long ago as I passed it! :D
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DRs SWW and DER B - Just in case you missed it...
The James Beard Foundation Chef & Restaurant Semi-Finalists (http://www.jamesbeard.org) were announced this morning.
*And their site probably won't be available again until a few hours from now. ::)
**Or CLICK HERE (http://www.rimag.com/article/449795-2010_James_Beard_Awards_The_Semifinal_List.php)
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DR Jane - Having a good hike is still progress. :)
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I meant to mention this yesterday, but Tuesday night (the night of the men's short program), AMERICAN IDOL beat the Olympics over the course of their shared two hour time block by 5+ million viewers. That was a surprise.
Doesn't surprise me one bit. This prime-time smorgasboard without defined sections where someone can say, "Oh, we'll tune in later to watch that" is very off-putting. Since it's all tape-delayed anyway, their attempts to offer up a little bit of everything has viewers tuning in to program blocks that make sense to them...programming on other channels..
It would be like a network giving us 15 minutes of one program, then breaking away for 10 minutes of another program...a lookt at their daytime soaps in a recap...and then back to 10 more minutes of the first program. Doesn't make sense that way, and neither do the games, each event of which is a complete program, be it trials, semi-finals or finals. They could be blocked that way and offered to people to watch at specific times of the evening (or day).
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bk - As for posting at "midnight" - Are you able to "pre-date/time" your Notes? I know most blogging platforms allow you to schedule your posts. Does SMF have this capability (too)?
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In the pet peeve phrase dept., (although I wasn't peeved) I used to work with someone who often used the phrase: "and yet but still" very quickly as though it was one word. Of course, we adopted it at our house, along with words like "chimbley' (chimney) and then sometimes forget that they aren't real words/expressions and use them in front of strangers. A little embarassing...
One of the pairs figure skaters was being interviewed about how well they had skated in their first Olympics. She was trying to find the words and said "...it was like a dream come to be."
I like that.:)
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TOD:
FIVE FINGERS (I wish they'd release that on DVD).
I believe it's available in other regions - I have it. Wonderful movie.
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Yes it is Jose, however I would really like to be able to reach over my head one day. Heck, I would like to be able to reach the butter dish in the frig. I have to use my head to hold the lid up while my left hand gets the butter & puts it away. It is amazing how skilled I am now. ;)
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Which leads to a question for Ask BK Day...
Do you think a weekly series - such as "Lost" - could work in a two-hour format? -If budgets and scheduled were not an issue, of course. Do you think there would be enough viewers each week to justify viewing a mini-movie each week over the course of 15-23 weeks?
I actually think that's a really good idea and someone should try it. A series that's designed to last let's say two seasons, three tops. Endgame in sight from the beginning so they don't go awry (even the writers/producers of Lost admit they've gone way awry a couple of times and wish they hadn't). I'd be all for that, presuming it were done well.
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Yes it is Jose, however I would really like to be able to reach over my head one day. Heck, I would like to be able to reach the butter dish in the frig. I have to use my head to hold the lid up while my left hand gets the butter & puts it away. It is amazing how skilled I am now. ;)
Keith really needs to film that and put it up on YouTube. ;)
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bk - As for posting at "midnight" - Are you able to "pre-date/time" your Notes? I know most blogging platforms allow you to schedule your posts. Does SMF have this capability (too)?
I can't schedule the notes to post, but I can fix the time and day easily, which is what I do when I'm in NY.
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Yes it is Jose, however I would really like to be able to reach over my head one day. Heck, I would like to be able to reach the butter dish in the frig. I have to use my head to hold the lid up while my left hand gets the butter & puts it away. It is amazing how skilled I am now. ;)
Keith really needs to film that and put it up on YouTube. ;)
;D That's ok thank you.
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Oh, and I'm up. Sky is blue. I am a good detective and found the photographer, Miss Kathy Amerman. We're going to chat when she gets back to LA (she's out of town visiting her sister), and I'm going to see if she'll take new photos of me - they'd be my first real professionally done photos in probably twenty-five years - and, as I said in the notes, this gal was the best. She's since become pretty well known, having photographed lots of celebs.
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In other news...
I just found that I'll be attending tonight's concert by the New York Philharmonic (http://nyphil.org/attend/season/index.cfm?page=eventDetail&eventNum=1768&performanceNum=3008&seasonNum=9&mI=0&sI=0), as well as tomorrow night's next concert by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/index.php/gp-09-rpo). -I guess having a friend who has a sick friend is a good thing sometimes. ;)
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-Which, of course, means that I'll be spending a lot of time with my DVR on Saturday morning. ;)
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And back to last night's "Lost" for a second/post...
What about that "Old Spice" commercial?
;D
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
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DR JMK - ~~~~~HEALTH AND HOUSE VIBES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY~~~~~
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Just because....
Overnight Steel-Cut Oats with Almond Butter & Honey (http://www.food52.com/recipes/3062_overnight_steelcut_oats_with_almond_butter_honey)
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
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Do any of our movie buff dear readers have the Variety Film Reviews set? I need one review. For some reason I though you could access that stuff online, but I can't figure it out or it's not possible.
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Do any of our movie buff dear readers have the Variety Film Reviews set? I need one review. For some reason I though you could access that stuff online, but I can't figure it out or it's not possible.
I have one volume, I doubt it would the right timeframe for you 60's obsessor, you. :)
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I'll let y'all guess which volume I have. :)
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In today's exciting genealogy news, I have spoken with the nice people at the Jewish cemetery outside of Toronto and they will be taking high res pics of my grandmother and grand-aunt's headstones (they're buried side by side) so that we can decipher the Hebrew. Then I had a very long telephonic conversation with the Toronto Jewish archive, who will check their extensive cross referenced database and perhaps point me to some living relatives.
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I will simply say that for the most part Variety reviewers loved, loved, loved Miss Frances Farmer, even when her films were hideous. ;)
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
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Congrats to DR Matt on his milestone!
Now, that is a milestone!
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
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I know that DR Danise came back a few weeks ago, but has she been back since?
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I meant to mention this yesterday, but Tuesday night (the night of the men's short program), AMERICAN IDOL beat the Olympics over the course of their shared two hour time block by 5+ million viewers. That was a surprise.
Doesn't surprise me one bit. This prime-time smorgasboard without defined sections where someone can say, "Oh, we'll tune in later to watch that" is very off-putting. Since it's all tape-delayed anyway, their attempts to offer up a little bit of everything has viewers tuning in to program blocks that make sense to them...programming on other channels..
It would be like a network giving us 15 minutes of one program, then breaking away for 10 minutes of another program...a lookt at their daytime soaps in a recap...and then back to 10 more minutes of the first program. Doesn't make sense that way, and neither do the games, each event of which is a complete program, be it trials, semi-finals or finals. They could be blocked that way and offered to people to watch at specific times of the evening (or day).
Do you have a DVR/PVR where you can start recording NBC but then just fastforward through the things that don't interest you.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
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Btw, that AMERICAN IDOL contest that was supposed to be disqualified (i posted about it the other day) seems to be back on the show. I find this odd since it was widely reported. Although another guy WAS disqualified.
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No DtM. She had said she would be very busy working on her house to make it more livable.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Yup. :(
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Kathryn Grayson passed away.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14426220?source=rss
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Good afternoon. That is all.
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The James Beard Foundation Chef & Restaurant Semi-Finalists (http://www.jamesbeard.org) were announced this morning.
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Charles "Chip" Roman, Blackfish, Conshohocken, PA
Maybe DtM can give us a review?
der Brucer
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Heck, I would like to be able to reach the butter dish in the frig.
Heck I would like to be allowed to eat the butter I can reach :)
I guess we each get tormented in our own special way.
der Brucer
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I just got the rehearsal schedule for tomorrow and I'm at the end of the day. Thank God! I've got time to finish this sucker without pulling an all-nighter.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Yup. :(
I've got a friend who works in that building. I'm just glad she had the week off. Peaceful vibes for all affected.
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Kathryn Grayson passed away.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14426220?source=rss
I used to be her publicist.
:'(
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I am so excited about my day off today (and hopefully the rest of the week off). I already have WONDER BAR (which I've never seen all the way through) cued up in the player. If THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM comes on Blu-ray, I'll watch that tonight before I tune in to some Olympics and GREY'S ANATOMY.
Is WONDER BAR on DVD?
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Heck, I would like to be able to reach the butter dish in the frig.
Heck I would like to be allowed to eat the butter I can reach :)
I guess we each get tormented in our own special way.
der Brucer
ROTFLOL. sorry.
I don't eat much, just a little once in awhile. A bit more lately since I need to keep my weight up, something I hate to do since I know it won't be long before I'm fighting to keep my weight down.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Yup. :(
I've got a friend who works in that building. I'm just glad she had the week off. Peaceful vibes for all affected.
Did you know she was off before reading the news? It is nice when you know immediately someone is safe.
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Kathryn Grayson passed away.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14426220?source=rss
I used to be her publicist.
:'(
I thought the article was very nice. Do you agree? She seemed like someone I would want to know.
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Argh...a breaker blew and when I turned it back on everything was flickering so I turned it back off. Time to call an electrician. Ouch!
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As for commenting or not commenting on the machinations of this final season of "Lost"...
Well...
I really just want to watch it, and let the writers take me on whatever ride - or rides - they have devised. I'd rather be surprised by every twist and turn, rise and (sudden) drop, rather than anticipate them and see them in the distance.
This is exactly the way I feel. I'll go where ever they take me and trust that they won't let me down. At the end of the season/series, if they have, believe me, I'll scream to high heaven.
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Yes, DR MattH, many congratulations on attaining the BIG 50(00)...which, as BK said, is "post-wise"....
I might add that age-wise, you passed THAT millstone long, long ago...but not as long ago as I passed it! :D
Thanks (and thanks DR Jose as well).
Don't remind be about the age stuff. It's awful enough to feel daily aches and pains; let's don't discuss the reasons why! :)
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Do any of our movie buff dear readers have the Variety Film Reviews set? I need one review. For some reason I though you could access that stuff online, but I can't figure it out or it's not possible.
I have one volume, I doubt it would the right timeframe for you 60's obsessor, you. :)
1976 to be exact.
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Do any of our movie buff dear readers have the Variety Film Reviews set? I need one review. For some reason I though you could access that stuff online, but I can't figure it out or it's not possible.
No, I don't have it. You can access reviews on-line, but older reviews are usually shortened.
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I am so excited about my day off today (and hopefully the rest of the week off). I already have WONDER BAR (which I've never seen all the way through) cued up in the player. If THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM comes on Blu-ray, I'll watch that tonight before I tune in to some Olympics and GREY'S ANATOMY.
Is WONDER BAR on DVD?
Warner Archive, I think.
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Kathryn Grayson passed away.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14426220?source=rss
Oh, how very sad. She's one of the musical stars from MGM's golden age that isn't much written or talked about any more. She was a beautiful woman, and even Ava Gardner conceded that she had the most buxom measurements in all of Hollywood.
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I am so excited about my day off today (and hopefully the rest of the week off). I already have WONDER BAR (which I've never seen all the way through) cued up in the player. If THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM comes on Blu-ray, I'll watch that tonight before I tune in to some Olympics and GREY'S ANATOMY.
Is WONDER BAR on DVD?
It's a Warner Archive release.
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I am so excited about my day off today (and hopefully the rest of the week off). I already have WONDER BAR (which I've never seen all the way through) cued up in the player. If THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM comes on Blu-ray, I'll watch that tonight before I tune in to some Olympics and GREY'S ANATOMY.
Is WONDER BAR on DVD?
Warner Archive, I think.
Great minds think alike! :D
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Congrats to DR Matt on his milestone!
Now, that is a milestone!
Thanks, DR Dan (the Man).
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Before I headed out to lunch, I watched last night's PSYCH.
Good episode with some big laughs. Judd Nelson was the guest star, and, big surprise for me, was not the killer.
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Kathryn Grayson passed away.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14426220?source=rss
I used to be her publicist.
:'(
I thought the article was very nice. Do you agree? She seemed like someone I would want to know.
I only represented her while she and Howard Keel were doing a nightclub act together. Howard stayed with me for over 10 years.
I'd see her from time to time, and she was always very warm and friendly. Last time I saw her was at the Hollywood/Celebrity Show in Burbank about 3 years ago.
One of my most prized autographs (framed) is a lobby card of the "We Open in Venice" number from KISS ME KATE, signed by Grayson, Keel, Ann Miller and Tommy Rall, who was the hardest signature to get...because I didn't know him.
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When I got in I watched WONDER BAR (Warner Archive release). Not the greatest quality. Kind of soft and contrast was weaker than it should have been.
Couldn't believe Al Jolson's first number: "Viva la France" was performed as if Eddie Cantor were doing it; not in Al's style at all. Wonder what THAT was all about.
And that blackface finale in heaven was VERY long and very unusual.
The dance double for Ricardo Cortez couldn't have been more obvious.
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Then I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing and nothing in the previews either, not even of Dr. Pill.
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Then skimmed through ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Yep, the boys were on both individually and together. I just love seeing them together: a great soap couple.
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Then I started rewatching portions of the short programs again. I'm going to put a few of them on a DVD-R, and that's how I'm going to spend part of this evening until GREY'S ANATOMY comes on.
The Olympics? I'm going to record them like before.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Wow is right, and I agree with just about every word of it and have said so for years. Enough is enough and unfortunately our "new" government officials are doing nothing and will continue to do nothing but continue the status quo. He was right - if what he calls the "American zombies" would wake up and realize the power that people have if they band together, then and only then would things change. I've said for years if five million people said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" and did not file tax returns you can bet your ASS that things would change. They cannot put five million people in jail (or one million, or five hundred thousand) - if people would stop being complacent brainwashed sheep, things would change. There, I've said it and I'm glad.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
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Where online can you access older Variety reviews - even shortened? I was not able to find what I'm looking for on the Variety site, unless I was doing something wrong.
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Guess I'll go pick up mail (if there is any) and then attend to the liner notes.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Wow is right, and I agree with just about every word of it and have said so for years. Enough is enough and unfortunately our "new" government officials are doing nothing and will continue to do nothing but continue the status quo. He was right - if what he calls the "American zombies" would wake up and realize the power that people have if they band together, then and only then would things change. I've said for years if five million people said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" and did not file tax returns you can bet your ASS that things would change. They cannot put five million people in jail (or one million, or five hundred thousand) - if people would stop being complacent brainwashed sheep, things would change. There, I've said it and I'm glad.
Does BK own a plane? :o
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Where online can you access older Variety reviews - even shortened? I was not able to find what I'm looking for on the Variety site, unless I was doing something wrong.
If you want me to search the datebase for some particular film, PM me or tell me here, and I'll be glad to do it.
Maybe you have to be a subscriber to access these.
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DR George - When you saw Avenue Q last night, was there a slip of paper in the program indicating that "Gary Coleman's" understudy would be on? I could have sworn that the current tour still had a female "Gary Coleman". Otherwise...
Glad you enjoyed the show!
*Although, I still miss the "we exchanged them for cash" line. ;)
There was a slip of paper in the program, but I didn't read it. ::) I thought that it had to do with sponsors and other people who are supporters of the center, but I can check when I get home tonight. I think I still have it. Also, I didn't notice any kind of signage in the lobby indicating any understudies.
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Well, I guess turnabout is fair play. The Olympics outscored AMERICAN IDOL's Top 24 show last night by 12 million viewers!
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I'm going to hop off-line for the moment and install my tax preparation software. I won't be doing them for another month, but I guess I can go ahead and install the basic program.
WBBL.
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DR George - When you saw Avenue Q last night, was there a slip of paper in the program indicating that "Gary Coleman's" understudy would be on? I could have sworn that the current tour still had a female "Gary Coleman". Otherwise...
Glad you enjoyed the show!
*Although, I still miss the "we exchanged them for cash" line. ;)
There was a slip of paper in the program, but I didn't read it. ::) I thought that it had to do with sponsors and other people who are supporters of the center, but I can check when I get home tonight. I think I still have it. Also, I didn't notice any kind of signage in the lobby indicating any understudies.
According to the Avenue Q tour website, Gary Coleman is played by a man.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Wow is right, and I agree with just about every word of it and have said so for years. Enough is enough and unfortunately our "new" government officials are doing nothing and will continue to do nothing but continue the status quo. He was right - if what he calls the "American zombies" would wake up and realize the power that people have if they band together, then and only then would things change. I've said for years if five million people said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" and did not file tax returns you can bet your ASS that things would change. They cannot put five million people in jail (or one million, or five hundred thousand) - if people would stop being complacent brainwashed sheep, things would change. There, I've said it and I'm glad.
Does BK own a plane? :o
My thoughts exactly.
::)
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In honor of George attending AVENUE Q last evening, let me just say that it sucks to be me. My MRSA gave birth to a new outbreak this morning, despite the fact that I have been on the sulpha drugs for four days.
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Matt H.: My apologies. I could have sworn that I offered congratulations on your 50,000
birthday posts yesterday; but I will be darned if I can find it today.
Anyway.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT H.
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DR DRUXY - I have seen all of those movies you mention - though some NOT in a long time. SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE has a great pedigree from the original material.....but I like SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY a lot better, Miss Mayo has a stronger leading man in Steve Cochran than Ronald Reagan....although Gene Nelson's dancing in both films helps a lot.
Okay, based on your recommendation, I've ordered SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY, so if I don't like it, it's on you.
;D
Also, since Kathryn Grayson (and Merv Griffin) is in it, I ordered SO THIS IS LOVE. Never seen that one either.
My birthday is this month and WHV has given me a 1 month 20% off certificate, so I might as well take advantage of it.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
It doesn't sound odd at all. Believe it or not, people have different interests.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
Funny, I feel that same way about the Super Bowl, but 99.99% of my fellow posters here proved me wrong.
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In honor of George attending AVENUE Q last evening, let me just say that it sucks to be me. My MRSA gave birth to a new outbreak this morning, despite the fact that I have been on the sulpha drugs for four days.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MRSA-be-gone Vibes to our DR TCB! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Well, I guess turnabout is fair play. The Olympics outscored AMERICAN IDOL's Top 24 show last night by 12 million viewers!
And not a figure skater in sight, either.
Must have been Shaun White and the promise of everyone seeing his new tricks.
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Kathryn Grayson passed away.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14426220?source=rss
Interesting! I can't quite picture Ms. Grayson as Aldonza the whore.
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Of course, I can't picture Howard Keel as Cervantes.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Wow is right, and I agree with just about every word of it and have said so for years. Enough is enough and unfortunately our "new" government officials are doing nothing and will continue to do nothing but continue the status quo. He was right - if what he calls the "American zombies" would wake up and realize the power that people have if they band together, then and only then would things change. I've said for years if five million people said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" and did not file tax returns you can bet your ASS that things would change. They cannot put five million people in jail (or one million, or five hundred thousand) - if people would stop being complacent brainwashed sheep, things would change. There, I've said it and I'm glad.
Wow, BK, I just threw my TV out the window!
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Wow! I just read the strangest article on AOL. The article says that there are a lot of people in this country who believe that the "Miracle on the Hudson"was a hoax! ??? ??? ???
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Oy! A person I thought was a dear friend has proven that, no matter how friendly the exterior, she's out for my blood. Given that we've been friends for 25 years, it's very sad. It's been a very ugly day and I've learned one thing: when a drunk strokes your ego, remember they're drunk.
I'm just going to make a wild leap of faith here and assume this post is not about DR Ginny. ;D
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
I would think that at least certain sports would interest each person (they could be different for every person).
But even if i hated every single sport at the Olympics, to me it's a matter of national pride. I just can't imagine not caring.
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Oy! A person I thought was a dear friend has proven that, no matter how friendly the exterior, she's out for my blood. Given that we've been friends for 25 years, it's very sad. It's been a very ugly day and I've learned one thing: when a drunk strokes your ego, remember they're drunk.
I'm just going to make a wild leap of faith here and assume this post is not about DR Ginny. ;D
Nope. Ben.
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Congrats to DR Matt on his magnificent millstone.
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Vibes and hugs to DR TCB on his latest outbreak.
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Good Evening!
I've had my "Darkest Dark Chocolate Hot Chocolate" for the day...
YUM!!!
*And I was informed today that I "better not buy a t-shirt!" I'll be getting one as a "Thank You" gift. :)
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DR TCB - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
and a BIG {{{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}} too.
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And I just walked The High Line for the first time in a couple of weeks... Even in the snow, it's still beautiful and makes me smile.
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Am I the only person who thinks that Dr. Oz is kind of creepy?
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~~~~~PAGE SIX MRSA GO AWAY DANCE FOR DR TCB~~~~~
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DR TCB - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
and a BIG {{{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}} too.
Oh don't hug me, Jose, you will probably get it, too.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
I would think that at least certain sports would interest each person (they could be different for every person).
But even if i hated every single sport at the Olympics, to me it's a matter of national pride. I just can't imagine not caring.
How can watching the Olympics have anything to do with national pride!
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I've finished the liner notes and sent all that stuff off. Cross Of Iron will be here in the morning, but won't go out until Monday, since they didn't tell me they'd be arriving and Cason won't be here until the weekend to address.
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DR Jennifer - I believe the Summer Olympics are a bigger "deal" and ratings draw on this side of the border.
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And now...
Time to head back up to Avery Fisher Hall for tonight's New York Phil concert.
Laters...
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No, I don't own a plane nor would I ever advocate violence in any form, save for maybe blowing a big raspberry.
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DR TCB, I hope you get better very soon!
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Thanks all for the thoughts and vibes. This is about the only place I feel safe talking about it. When it gets brought up at work, I suddenly feel like Ben-Hur's mother after he took her out of the Valley of the Lepers.
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Thanks all for the thoughts and vibes. This is about the only place I feel safe talking about it. When it gets brought up at work, I suddenly feel like Ben-Hur's mother after he took her out of the Valley of the Lepers.
Except you're prettier than Martha Scott.
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Healing vibes to DR TCB.
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Hey, DR JOSE - do you know what they do when the first violinist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra dies?
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The move him back a chair.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
Funny, I feel that same way about the Super Bowl, but 99.99% of my fellow posters here proved me wrong.
;D
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Sorry to hear the news about Ms Kathryn Grayson.
SO THIS IS LOVE is not her finest hour, DR DRUXY.....but she sings some fine songs.
I love LOVELY TO LOOK AT.....she sings "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes".....and other such ditties......
Well if you like Virginia Mayo - you will like SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY....and it's got an ersatz Broadway vs. Hollywood vibe that can entertain....AND Gene Nelson AND Steve Cochran.....dark and mean......but you know Virginia can GIVE as good as she gets.....her reaction to his denigration of her stage work is a pip.
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It's a dream come to be.
MR BK sometimes - SOMETIMES - doing a NEWS SEARCH for a specific film on Google brings up a Variety review, but they are sometimes only capsules.
And sometimes you can get a Box Office magazine review that way, too.
You can search A LOT of Box Office Magazine issues from many years here.
http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs?page=41
But they are in NO PARTICULAR order! :P
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
I would think that at least certain sports would interest each person (they could be different for every person).
But even if i hated every single sport at the Olympics, to me it's a matter of national pride. I just can't imagine not caring.
With the sports teams, when I have watched, I'm all for our home teams. For the individual sports such as ice skating, I find myself rooting for the athlete's that excite me the most. Granted, when it is an American winning the Gold it nice to hear our anthem played, especially when that person was Brian Boitano ;)
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Time for dinner.
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DR TCB when can you see the doctor? I'm wondering if you will have to try one of the antibiotics the news always touts as "curing" this.
MSRA BEGONE VIBES!!!!
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DR TCB when can you see the doctor? I'm wondering if you will have to try one of the antibiotics the news always touts as "curing" this.
MSRA BEGONE VIBES!!!!
I spent the early part of the afternoon at the doctor's office today. He cut the new one open and put a wick in it. There was no doubt that it was MRSA.
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
I would think that at least certain sports would interest each person (they could be different for every person).
But even if i hated every single sport at the Olympics, to me it's a matter of national pride. I just can't imagine not caring.
It's nice that people want to be the best at something. I can understand that. Whether it's rolling logs, collecting stamps, contorting one's face until it looks like the rear end of a constipated rhinoceros, there is always the potential for entering the record books.
Now, the Olympics is a big deal in the sense that they are held every four years and feature (arguably) the best in the various sports disciplines being celebrated...winter sports and summer sports.
But, frankly....outside of a few of these sports, I'm not really interested in watching the events. The human interest, however, is another matter. The athletes' personal stories...the struggles, the sacrifices, the years of honing their crafts...these are what make watching them perform memorable to me.
I couldn't care less about cross-country skiing or a host of the other Nordic "original winter" disiciplines that were adopted when the Winter Olympics was established. But tell me a great story about one of the competitors and I'll watch.
What these Olympics have lacked, for me, is a sufficiency of personal interest. I detest media hype about who's favored to win Gold, blah-blah-blah.
Lindsey Vonn fell today and was disqualified. Lindsey Jacobellis fell two days ago and her four-year dream of redemption for a faux pas in Torino was ended. Boo and Hoo. I know their hearts were broken. I feel bad about that. It was someone else's turn, though...becasue someone ALWAYS wins a medal. And that's what sports are...games in which someone wins and someone loses.
The Olympics have been, for far too long, a heavily politicized exercise in nationalistic fervor. The athletes cease being their own selves and become national properties. When they falter they are reviled, some of them, if sports analysts think they made stupid mistakes. After all, didn't those athletes sacrifice everything to be judged/criticized by a media hack? And some athletes who qualified to participate, but who have no delusions about being in contention for a medal, are the objects of media attention because MAYBE they might pull a HUGE upset. No pressure intended, of course.
Going for an Olympic medal is a lofty goal. I, for one, feel the presentation of the sports should be done with dignity, respect for the athletes, and with a mind toward the fact that the public doesn't know much about most of them in terms of difficulty, the interest they hold for the participants, etc. I don't get any sense of "dignity" associated with Olympics presentations. Something is missing and I cannot quite put my finger on it.
Oh...well....MAYbe it's because I'm just not watching beyond the few events that interest me this time around. Too many other things in life seem more important to me than someone's having put life on hold for four more years to see if they can redeem bad judgment made at the last Olympics.
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DR TCB when can you see the doctor? I'm wondering if you will have to try one of the antibiotics the news always touts as "curing" this.
MSRA BEGONE VIBES!!!!
I spent the early part of the afternoon at the doctor's office today. He cut the new one open and put a wick in it. There was no doubt that it was MRSA.
I'm glad you got in quickly this time. I gather there is no change in the treatment.
I hope somewhere there are teams of people trying to find a cure, and that they find one soon!!!
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We had a beautiful day here & took Sherlock for a walk around town. I wish I had taken a good walk this morning instead of having Keith drop me off at the bottom of the road on our way home. Had I done so I would have been in the car when he pulled up the driveway & saw a beautiful fluffy red fox. He almost always sees the wildlife without me-DARN.
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Thanks all for the thoughts and vibes. This is about the only place I feel safe talking about it. When it gets brought up at work, I suddenly feel like Ben-Hur's mother after he took her out of the Valley of the Lepers.
Except you're prettier than Martha Scott.
{{{{KISS}}}}
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BK might be interested to know that at the same time that THE BRAIN is playing in Olympia, Seattle Musical Theater will be presenting:
110 in the Shade
Book by N. Richard Nash
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones
May 7 - 23, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Thursday 5/20 at 7:30pm
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We had sunshine today! If we have sunshine for a few hours everyday for a while, we can look forward to a slow thaw. We need that slow thaw so that we're not deluged with flooding when all this snow melts.
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I was in and out of Aspen Dental today in less than a half an hour! I must say it was so quick that I didn't even notice the tooth being pulled. My words, through Novocaine and gauze, were "Holy crap!" I am to take the day off work tomorrow, continue on antibiotics for two weeks and call if there are any complications. Of course, no solid food today. No hot food nor any cold food. Room temperature soft foods. So, I made two packs of instant pudding, one Royal one Jell*O, and although they were different flavors, the Jell*O undoubtedly tastes better.
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I was in and out of Aspen Dental today in less than a half an hour! I must say it was so quick that I didn't even notice the tooth being pulled. My words, through Novocaine and gauze, were "Holy crap!" I am to take the day off work tomorrow, continue on antibiotics for two weeks and call if there are any complications. Of course, no solid food today. No hot food nor any cold food. Room temperature soft foods. So, I made two packs of instant pudding, one Royal one Jell*O, and although they were different flavors, the Jell*O undoubtedly tastes better.
Inuit women used to give birth, eat a handful of snow, wrap their baby in a bearskin, and head off over the glaciers. Just so you know.
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And The Brain will also be playing in Indiana at the same time.
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I was in and out of Aspen Dental today in less than a half an hour!
I'll leave it to someone else to explain why you drive from Pennsylvania to Colorado to see a dentist.
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Just concluded the deal for a new soundtrack - hopefully the first of many with a new company for us.
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Jennifer - I don't care for sports, especially competitive, and I don't really care about national pride, at least not at this particular time in our history.
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I'm glad to hear your dental procedure went so well, td. That's always a good thing.
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And The Brain will also be playing in Indiana at the same time.
Send me a card, and I will take it when I attend.
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Inuit women used to give birth, eat a handful of snow, wrap their baby in a bearskin, and head off over the glaciers. Just so you know.
I have no plans to give birth.
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I was in and out of Aspen Dental today in less than a half an hour!
I'll leave it to someone else to explain why you drive from Pennsylvania to Colorado to see a dentist.
I love the scenic route.
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Inuit women used to give birth, eat a handful of snow, wrap their baby in a bearskin, and head off over the glaciers. Just so you know.
I have no plans to give birth.
Me either.
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Question today on ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER?
The Wabash River starts in Ohio and travels through what state on its way to Illinois?
Grown up's answer: Uh...Colorado?
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Congrats to MR BK on the Soundtrack Deal!!!
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Still no ice skating.
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Inuit women used to give birth, eat a handful of snow, wrap their baby in a bearskin, and head off over the glaciers. Just so you know.
I have no plans to give birth.
Me either.
Nor I.
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I was in and out of Aspen Dental today in less than a half an hour! I must say it was so quick that I didn't even notice the tooth being pulled. My words, through Novocaine and gauze, were "Holy crap!" I am to take the day off work tomorrow, continue on antibiotics for two weeks and call if there are any complications. Of course, no solid food today. No hot food nor any cold food. Room temperature soft foods. So, I made two packs of instant pudding, one Royal one Jell*O, and although they were different flavors, the Jell*O undoubtedly tastes better.
Wow, that was fast. Did you drive yourself ok? I know bleeding can be a problem while trying to drive home. I hope it doesn't hurt too much & it is the cure for your problem.
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Just concluded the deal for a new soundtrack - hopefully the first of many with a new company for us.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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DR Jane, my cousin drove. Mum insisted for the very reason you mention. I just have a problem keeping the gauze in my mouth. . . .
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Jrand, I'm thinking of coming to Indiana, too - I have a friend there who I haven't seen in over twenty years and said friend said they'd drive the 300 miles to the theater.
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JRand, are you going to audition for a part in Brain?
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JRand, are you going to audition for a part in Brain?
No I am tied up in Dancing With the Stars!
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Jrand, I'm thinking of coming to Indiana, too - I have a friend there who I haven't seen in over twenty years and said friend said they'd drive the 300 miles to the theater.
If you can come the second week, I'll see you there.
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Jrand, I'm thinking of coming to Indiana, too - I have a friend there who I haven't seen in over twenty years and said friend said they'd drive the 300 miles to the theater.
You have TWO friends in Indiana then.
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I was in and out of Aspen Dental today in less than a half an hour!
I'll leave it to someone else to explain why you drive from Pennsylvania to Colorado to see a dentist.
I love the scenic route.
You went all the way to Colorado today, and you didn't swing by and say "Hello?"
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In honor of George attending AVENUE Q last evening, let me just say that it sucks to be me. My MRSA gave birth to a new outbreak this morning, despite the fact that I have been on the sulpha drugs for four days.
~~~Vibes of Comfort and Quick Recovery for DR TCB!!~~~
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Two Friends In Indiana - that's the title of my next novel.
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DR Jane, my cousin drove. Mum insisted for the very reason you mention. I just have a problem keeping the gauze in my mouth. . . .
Mum was right :) You are lucky it isn't too bad. Vibes you sleep comfortably tonight.
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Two Friends In Indiana - that's the title of my next novel.
LOL.....and you could meet DR KURT who comes and goes....like Grand Hotel.
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That would make THREE! A sequel to the other book.
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This is a great story about an incredible dog. (http://news.bestfriends.org/index.cfm?page=news&mode=entry&entry=D707732A-C5CB-C21F-AF5AACBFCA746248&utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Love+is+in+the+air)
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Two Friends In Indiana - that's the title of my next novel.
LOL.....and you could meet DR KURT who comes and goes....like Grand Hotel.
lol, comes & goes. I checked his last post. It was in 2003.
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It is also interesting reading DRs MattH and RonP's comments about NBC. So for the west coast are they showing the exact same 8-midnight timeblock just delaying it?
I felt some frustrations last night. CTV was replaying stuff. TSN was showing curling (2 non-canada teams) and Rogers Sportsnet was showing hockey. And i really wanted to watch speed skating. The weird part is that it is one of canada's strongest sports. So i could not figure out why they were not showing it.
But apparently they can't switch out if they are in the middle of a game. Anyhow after one of the games ended they went back and quickly showed the prelim rounds and then showed the rest live. So it wasn't too bad.
I don't know if it's just me. But i can't stand when they show games that are 3 hours long. I know hockey and curling are popular here.
They were having a lot of trouble with the long track's ice. That was one of the reasons they were cutting away to other things here. Could that be part of it?
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Shortly I shall be on my way to have a light and I do mean light supper with Miss Alet Taylor. This morning I had some bacon and eggs, so the most I'm going to eat is either a turkey sandwich, or maybe just a nice plate of fries and/or onion rings. We shall see.
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DR George - When you saw Avenue Q last night, was there a slip of paper in the program indicating that "Gary Coleman's" understudy would be on? I could have sworn that the current tour still had a female "Gary Coleman". Otherwise...
Glad you enjoyed the show!
*Although, I still miss the "we exchanged them for cash" line. ;)
I'll be seeing it before long in Sioux City. I'll make sure to post whether it's a man or woman. I'm looking forward to seeing it, despite all my trips to New York while it was on Broadway, I've never seen it
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
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Welcome eleven GUESTS.
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One of our eleven GUESTS is looking at the exact same thread that has been looked at every day for the last week. Note to GUEST: It doesn't change.
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Can't it be a different guest checking out the thread, possibly a friend of the original guest?
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
Lancelot??
;)
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As for commenting or not commenting on the machinations of this final season of "Lost"...
Well...
I really just want to watch it, and let the writers take me on whatever ride - or rides - they have devised. I'd rather be surprised by every twist and turn, rise and (sudden) drop, rather than anticipate them and see them in the distance.
Ditto and ditto. :)
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Just concluded the deal for a new soundtrack - hopefully the first of many with a new company for us.
Congrats on the new deal, BK!!
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BK, have you been watching any of the Olympics or do they not interest you?
Maybe this sounds odd, but i just can't imagine anyone not being interested.
It may sound odd, but they really don't interest me in the least.
I would think that at least certain sports would interest each person (they could be different for every person).
But even if i hated every single sport at the Olympics, to me it's a matter of national pride. I just can't imagine not caring.
How can watching the Olympics have anything to do with national pride!
USA! USA! USA! USA! I have no idea ;)
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For Cillaliz:
http://www.azcentral.com/video/#/News/Arpaio+chief+testifies+under+oath/40280768001/35150280001/67369826001
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DR Jennifer - I believe the Summer Olympics are a bigger "deal" and ratings draw on this side of the border.
I've never figured that one out.
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
Maybe it was Swen Swenson?
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For Cillaliz:
http://www.azcentral.com/video/#/News/Arpaio+chief+testifies+under+oath/40280768001/35150280001/67369826001
Thanks,. I saw this earlier..
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Evgeni Plushenko looks just like a boyfriend I had years and years ago. He was not a nice person and it makes it very difficult for me to cheer for Plushenko.
He was also the reason I ended up in Phoenix, lol
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Thank you, DRs TCB and td. Much appreciated.
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It's supposed to be in the 50s here tomorrow. That makes me excited!
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Question today on ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER?
The Wabash River starts in Ohio and travels through what state on its way to Illinois?
Grown up's answer: Uh...Colorado?
Oh, dear lord! But, actually not THAT big a surprise. Geography seemed to be something that totally escaped many of my students during my years of teaching. I've told this story before, but once I found out that my students couldn't find simple locations on a U.S. or world map, I went right to the library and asked for as many pull down maps as my room could accommodate. Afterwards, we NEVER read a story with a particular setting that a map didn't get pulled down and we had a little mini-geography lesson. I also tried to work in as many names of places in grammar work as I could so we could talk about them during a grammar lesson.
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Glad you got through your dentist visit OK, DR td. I hope there are no complications and that recovery is swift.
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
Inga Swenson or Swen Swenson?
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When I went downstairs I watched THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM on Blu-ray since it arrived in the mail today. Yep, the sound is much richer and fuller on Blu-ray than it was on my HD-DVD. I'm so glad to have the three films all on Blu-ray now.
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Next, I've been meaning to transfer the long program performances of Ryan Bradley, Adam Rippon, Johnny, Wvan, and Jeremy from the National Championships onto a DVD-R, and I finally got around to doing that tonight. Those two hours will be precious real estate on the DVR recording another 4-hour Olympic evening tonight.
If I continue to have the weekend off, I'll transfer the short and long programs of the best skaters onto a DVD-R for keeping at some point this weekend. That will allow me to delete these and have room for the ladies' events next week.
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Waiting for the start on GREY'S ANATOMY, I watched about half an hour of THE CROWD which was on TCM-HD.
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And then I watched tonight's GREY'S ANATOMY. It was the best episode of the season thus far, concentrating on cases from the earlier careers of several of the doctors. Really, really enjoyed it this week.
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DR Jennifer - I believe the Summer Olympics are a bigger "deal" and ratings draw on this side of the border.
I've never figured that one out.
Summer-style sports are internationally performed in all climates. Winter sports are not. The original Olympics featured classical sports that are considered Summer ones and some remain part of the Summer Games.
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I watched about half an hour of THE CROWD which was on TCM-HD.
Ditto...loved the sequence on the bridge between the man, who was suicidal, and his young son. VERY effective.
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
Inga Swenson or Swen Swenson?
Kathryn also starred in the National Company of CAMELOT. I saw her do it in Seattle with Louis Hayward and Arthur Treacher.
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DR Jennifer - I believe the Summer Olympics are a bigger "deal" and ratings draw on this side of the border.
I've never figured that one out.
Summer-style sports are internationally performed in all climates. Winter sports are not. The original Olympics featured classical sports that are considered Summer ones and some remain part of the Summer Games.
Oh I know, I just don't find them as interesting...but then I like winter better than summer so that probably makes sense
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Once again, I got no UPS review copy deliveries, so it appears I'll have tomorrow off. I really enjoyed the total freedom today of watching anything I wanted, and will look forward tomorrow for a repeat performance.
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Tonight CBS played THE MENTALIST rerun at 9 p.m. and CSI at 10 p.m. I'm thinking this may be permanent, if not for the rest of this season then possibly next season. THE MENTALIST has been CBS' highest ranked show on Thursday night for much of the season.
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OK, I guess I'm finished with my evening surf, so I'll head down now and go to bed.
Good night!
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Page Nine Dance!!!
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And now I'm REALLY going!
;D
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MattH, thanks for checking.
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
That makes no sense.
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
Inga Swenson or Swen Swenson?
Kathryn also starred in the National Company of CAMELOT. I saw her do it in Seattle with Louis Hayward and Arthur Treacher.
I saw her in Cincinnati. I'm sorry to hear she's dead, but I never ever liked her singing.
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Question today on ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER?
The Wabash River starts in Ohio and travels through what state on its way to Illinois?
Grown up's answer: Uh...Colorado?
Oh, dear lord! But, actually not THAT big a surprise. Geography seemed to be something that totally escaped many of my students during my years of teaching.
Well, were these children U.S. Americans or from the Iraq? ;D
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Kathryn Grayson played Guenevere for the last 11 weeks of the original broadway run of Camelot. Also Inga Swenson was the original standby for Lancelot
That makes no sense.
ROTFLMAO
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Hey all - I know I haven't been on here much lately, but college is keeping me pretty darn busy. I think elmore sent me a PM about a week ago to check up on me - a very kind gesture, and not something I normally expect to see out of anyone. I do have a week free for spring break at the beginning of March, so perhaps I'll have more time to be posting here. :) I only skimmed this thread briefly, and I'll come back to the ones I missed later on.
Just concluded the deal for a new soundtrack - hopefully the first of many with a new company for us.
I'm curious to know which company? I would have guessed Paramount, but Kritzerland released the Bernstein double-header. Universal, perhaps?
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My sister saw Inga Swenson (in her cast) in the closing weeks of 110 in the Shade. It was probably the first OBC I ever listened to, believe it or don't, since she brought it home from NYC that summer.
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I'm praying it's the WB soundtrack catalog on UA and we're finally getting UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE. Yes, I know, BK, you've told me it's impossible, but that's how much faith I have in you. ;)
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With Inga Swenson as Lancelot is the title of my new cross dressing revue.
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You went all the way to Colorado today, and you didn't swing by and say "Hello?"
I waved.
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A small plane has crashed into an office building in North Austin (I'm in South Austin.) that houses an IRS office. They're saying that it could have been an intentional act.
And, I thought that Austin was supposed to be a peaceful city.
I was about to ask you about this, DR Druxy... Apparently, the pilot had set his house on fire this morning before heading to the airport... :-\ ???
That info wasn't mentioned when I read the news earlier :(
And this just turned up... Basically's it a suicide note... :(
Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/02/18/internet_note_posted_by_man_li.html)
I just read this. Wow!
Yup. :(
I've got a friend who works in that building. I'm just glad she had the week off. Peaceful vibes for all affected.
Did you know she was off before reading the news? It is nice when you know immediately someone is safe.
DR Jane, I knew about Deb beforehand. She had told me she was headed to Memphis. But she called later and was, needless to say, quite shaken up by what had happened.
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Good Evening!
Well... There was about a total of 65 minutes of music on tonight's concert by the New York Philharmonic. The concert started at 7:30, and the final downbeat was around 9:05. Alas, tonight's program was interesting, but not exactly engaging. Well, not played engagingly. Additionally, the pianist in Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand had a couple of finger-slips... and he had the score in the piano - he turned the pages with his right hand. In a nutshell, tonight's concert was like a bad date: short and boring. ::)
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Hey all - I know I haven't been on here much lately, but college is keeping me pretty darn busy. I think elmore sent me a PM about a week ago to check up on me - a very kind gesture, and not something I normally expect to see out of anyone. I do have a week free for spring break at the beginning of March, so perhaps I'll have more time to be posting here. :) I only skimmed this thread briefly, and I'll come back to the ones I missed later on.
Just concluded the deal for a new soundtrack - hopefully the first of many with a new company for us.
I'm curious to know which company? I would have guessed Paramount, but Kritzerland released the Bernstein double-header. Universal, perhaps?
Not Universal and more I cannot say at this time.
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Sorry to hear about Kathryn Grayson, if only because she was one of the last of the MGM stars from its heyday. I agree with DR JRand that "Lovely to Look At" was full of some of her best work. I liked her version of "Yesterdays," as I recall. The movie was not great, but she seemed more suited to Kern than many of the other composers she sang.
And congrats, BK, on the deal. Looking forward to learning the new titles.
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...Or how about Will Swenson (http://www.willswenson.com)*?
(http://willswenson.com/images/WillFinalw_border_tn.jpg)
*If you check out Will's website, be sure to have your sound turned up. ;D
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The men's figure skating finals is history. It has been over for about 16 minutes.
We're getting tape-delayed women's half-pipe when both coasts could have seen the men's finals "live" and been done by six minutes past midnight. Too bad men's figures are considered unworthy of prime time focus.
No telling when NBC will "get around to" airing tonight's finals. Nothing thus far.
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DR Ron Pulliam - I believe "we" got it "Live" on the East Coast tonight.
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We got it live in the Central time zone
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And it was really fun to watch
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Well... Tomorrow is not a full work day for me, but there is some work to be done tomorrow. So...
Goodnight.