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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were early and had worms, and now it it time for you to post until the early cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ESEMPLASTIC!
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First post. Huzzah!
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Saturday is a work day.
And I will probably spend this evening loading software onto the VAIO just to see how well it does....if it knows what's good for it, it will behave and work properly!
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TOD:
I like most different kinds of art, although I can't say I have seen lots of ART in person.....just reproductions and the like.
I did see a small Leonardo da Vinci and the National Gallery in Washington D.C. along with many Monet paintings which were beautiful....
I shall await some other DR's choices.
Of course the Seurat painting that inspired SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH (not DR) GEORGE is a favorite as well.
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TOD: I enjoy art the most when DR Kerry is with me. He helps me to look at it and notice things.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the big art museum in NYC when my sister and I went there on a rainy day.
Sometimes I think "art" is really just decorations -- like when they put the giant broken dishes on the freeway walls.
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And now, I must get ready to go hiking.
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tod
Leonardo Creo is one of my favorites. I even own one
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BK, I definitely don't think that you should stop talking about the staged reading. And it's interesting hearing about the long musical. Although i do understand others points about the negativity sometimes re: the latter. But it's still interesting.
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Re: the women's short program figure skating at the World Championships
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DR MattH i'm glad i didn't see your post last night before i watched (i guess we're opposite on this, cause i hate knowing the resuls before i watch). But OMG. I never in a million years would have believed what happened yesterday. And i cannot understand it. I'll be curious if someone can explain it (was there something wrong with her skate?). It's interesting to me because for the most part when you watch ice dancing the leaders can be so much more confident and daring. Because they don't have to worry about the jumps. But for pairs/and individual skating much of it is about will they or won't they fall. But for some reason with Yu-na kim you never had to really worry because she was so amazing. What i saw last night was just incredible. Her first jump was very good. But then ... she couldn't even do her footwork properly. I truly was stunned. I don't really see how she could win now. Although that said her long program is probably much more difficult than most of the others. So if she skates it perfectly i wonder if she could gain the points. I think the finals are on here this afternoon. So i will definitely check it out tonight.
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I do own a nice Helen Frankenthaler print which is nice.
And now to work.
Oh well.
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TOD: I own a real Hughes piece that hangs in my living room.
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I have a fondness for Turner and have seen his work in the National Gallery in London. I love Fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta, and have seen some of his original sketches and a King Kong painting of his that hung in Stan Winston's studio.
BK, is Kansas City B-B-Que as good as Dr. Holy-Wogly's?
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Good morning, all! I have a rehearsal at 1, so until then I have two projects. One is to finish moving the books around that I started last night and the other is the continuation of the Montgomery & Stone edits. David Montgomery & Fred Stone are the first musical comedy team I can think of; they were vaudeville performers in the 1890s who reached a modicum of fame before Julian Mitchell cast them as the Tin Man andScarecrow in his 1902 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which made them huge stars. they stayed with the show for three years and then had a huge success with Victor Herbert's THE RED MILL, which was produced by Charles Dillingham, who became their manager. Dillingham produced THE OLD TOWN for them, a rather poor, but enormous, show that Montgomery & Stone carried pretty much by themselves. Their next show was THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER in 1912, which co-starred them with Elsie Janis, and in which they played two characters modeled very closely on the OZ characters: Montgomery & Stone played a pumpkin and a scarecrow that Cinderella's wishes have brought to life; at the end of the musical, the Fairy Godmother turns them into human beings, In Act Two the team had a medley to reprise some of their hits and the medley, which I'm currently editing, has songs from THE RED MILL, a couple of things I cannot find in OZ or THE OLD TOWN, and two currently popular songs of 1912: "Everybody's Doing It" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll."
David Montgomery died in 1917, during the post-Broadway tour of their successful CHIN-CHIN, based on the story of Aladdin. He never married although gossip columns at one point had announced his engagement to Anna Fitzhugh; I've always thought he might have been gay. Fred Stone married Allene Crater, one of the replacement OZ actresses as madwoman Cynthia Cynch, and they had several daughters: Dorothy became a star playing opposite her father in THE STEPPING STONES and her final Broadwat show was, I believe, replacing Claire Luce in THE GAY DIVORCE; Paula Stone and her husband became Broadway producers, producing successful revivals of THE RED MILL and SWEETHEARTS, both by Victor Herbert, in the 1940s. Fred Stone, after deciding he was too old to do athletic comedy, ended up doing character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood. I've only seen him as Katharine Hepburn's father in ALICE ADAMS.
This afternoon I have a rehearsal with two singers to hear several Herbert songs they will record in late 2010. I may watch THE SEAGULL on the Chekhov BBC set tonight. I wish the film with Vanessa Redgrave and David Warner were on DVD.
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And the word of the day is: ESEMPLASTIC!
And The Song Of The Day Is: PUTTING IT TOGETHER
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And the tea is steeping and the laundry is a-drying.
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My laundry is done.
By the way, good morning all.
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I'm not really an "art" person.
About the only artist I really like is Al Hirschfeld, and I've discussed him here before.
But, this subject has reminded me of a very funny story that I'd forgotten, which I'm going to add to my book of Hollywood memoirs before I send the final version into the publisher.
Thanks, BK.
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I've got 2 more episodes (including the 2-part finale) of the final season of MONK to watch...and then it's over.
Makes me kind of sad. It's such a great show.
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I didn't do laundry last night. We had other commitments. I did it this morning. I went out in the 20-something degree weather and walked to the corner and deposited my quarters. I got a cup of coffee from 7-11 and read the paper while the laundry laundered. I put the laundry in the dryer and came home to my husband checking e-mail on the computer.
I went back and folded the laundry, brought it home and put it away. My husband put away his laundry.
Now he's transferring a 1955 Mae West LP to computer so he can burn it to CD and I'm in the other room giving you excerpts from our exciting life.
We will be uptown this afternoon/evening. I am setting up a technically challenged friend with high speed internet. She uses dial-up right now but her building is wired for high speed and wi-fi. She didn't know this until Anthony took the laptop over a few weeks ago and he logged. She had been thinking of getting Time Warner or Verizon high speed but since her building is wired (it's part of her maintenance, she checked with management) all she needs is a USB Wireless card which I will install.
And that, dear friends, is an overview of our day.
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Good morning!
It was very chilly this morning on my walk (33) though I enjoyed it, and my legs were not as exhausted as they felt two days ago at the end of the walk.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'm very much a Francophile when it comes to Art - at least paintings: Seurat, Degas, Caillebotte, Monet, Manet, etc. I could and have spent hours in the French galleries of the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery in DC.
Otherwise, basically anything that is on view at MoMA (http://www.moma.org). ;)
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I spent a good two hours this morning working on my federal tax return. I've been debating whether to continue with it today or carry it over until tomorrow morning. It is not as complicated as last year's return but I still have several pages of entries to go. I may cut my evening viewing short tonight and go back to it then. We'll see.
I'll definitely finish up with it this weekend, however.
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I am taking the day off work projects today, so nothing to review. TOmorrow I'll work on the DVD of SUMMER HOURS, a 2008 film I haven't seen. It stars Juliette Binoch.
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Well, Picasso is my favorite artist and I have seen his "Guernica" in NYC, but I enjoy all art really and have seen "The Blue Boy" and "Pinkie" in LA and lots of great paintings and sculpture all over NYC. I'm not enough of a scholar to know much about it, but I know what I like.
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GRAN TORINO is coming on HBO-HD tonight, so I'll likely record it. It's another film from 2008 I'm just now catching up with. And next week is DUPLICITY which I also didn't get a chance to see when it came out early last year.
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If SHERLOCK HOLMES doesn't arrive today, I'll probably rent a copy of BROTHERS for tonight.
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DR Jennifer,
Kim Yu-Na said she felt her left foot vibrating during the skate and that's why she was so distracted. Clearly something was amiss because she was making errors in simple things like entry in a camel spin and her footwork that she seemed to get lost in doing. As I said last night, she was given very generous marks, I thought, with the kinds of basic mistakes she was making.
But certainly she can still win or at least land on the podium if she skates her very best and is helped along by generous judges while others don't do their best. Stranger things have happened.
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NPR's "Weekend Edition" ran a story on the latest (U.S.) edition of "Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed" (http://www.amazon.com/Hellraisers-Inebriated-Richard-Burton-Harris/dp/0312553994/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269701083&sr=8-1) this morning. It was quite an interesting and entertaining way to wake up. The audio of the story won't be available until later today, but there's a text version HERE (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125227649).
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P->U->S->H->....
*Not by Sapphire.
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PAGE DEUX!!!!!
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Oh...
It's currently 33 degrees in Central Park... Which is why I'm still in my apartment listening to NPR this morning.
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DR Jennifer,
Kim Yu-Na said she felt her left foot vibrating during the skate and that's why she was so distracted. Clearly something was amiss because she was making errors in simple things like entry in a camel spin and her footwork that she seemed to get lost in doing. As I said last night, she was given very generous marks, I thought, with the kinds of basic mistakes she was making.
But certainly she can still win or at least land on the podium if she skates her very best and is helped along by generous judges while others don't do their best. Stranger things have happened.
Very generous, indeed.
That clumsy, missed entrance to a spin went a full revolution, and the subsequent "good spin" should not have counted. As that was a required element, she should have gotten ZERO points for it (according to Peter Carruthers and Johnny Weir). That same reasoning applies to the incomplete spiral sequence...there should have been NO credits given for what was -- by the book -- a second missed element in a program requiring completion of regulated elements.
Yu-Na was given a present. And, yes...she can easily win if she skates perfectly in the free skate. She beat her competitors in the long program at the Olympics by 20-plus points. She's only 9 points behind Mirai Nagasu after the short program.
All of that said, however, it WAS Nagasu who lit up the arena and skated better than anyone I saw. I, frankly, don't find Yu-Na Kim very interesting on ice. Lovely, but distant...no sparkle or connection with the camera audience that I can discern.
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(http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban305l.jpg)
LOL< this reminds me...when I went to Omaha there was a plane landing at the airport as I passed by. I looked up and saw a line of birds on a wire staring at the runway. It totally cracked me up
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I got a call from my banker this morning. She said that she locked in the rate and that all the underwriter is requiring is an outside appraisal of the house. SO, all I need to do is pick up the new power washer I've been thinking about buying and clean the stone on the outside of the house and the sidewalks so they look nice and new. That and a full copy of my income tax return is all they need and I'm in!
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I went to the office this morning expecting to see work piled up for me. There isn't any! Oh there's lots of work to do, but nothing that can't wait until Monday. So, I'm going to enjoy the weekend. I don't think I'll go to the afternoon session of the film festival, though. It's the locals who didn't make the cut and I've seen them all. The idea is that all locals who submit a film get to see it on the big screen in the Orpheum even if they don't make the final cut for the evening showing. I think that's kind of cool.
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DR Jennifer,
Kim Yu-Na said she felt her left foot vibrating during the skate and that's why she was so distracted. Clearly something was amiss because she was making errors in simple things like entry in a camel spin and her footwork that she seemed to get lost in doing. As I said last night, she was given very generous marks, I thought, with the kinds of basic mistakes she was making.
But certainly she can still win or at least land on the podium if she skates her very best and is helped along by generous judges while others don't do their best. Stranger things have happened.
Very generous, indeed.
That clumsy, missed entrance to a spin went a full revolution, and the subsequent "good spin" should not have counted. As that was a required element, she should have gotten ZERO points for it (according to Peter Carruthers and Johnny Weir). That same reasoning applies to the incomplete spiral sequence...there should have been NO credits given for what was -- by the book -- a second missed element in a program requiring completion of regulated elements.
Yu-Na was given a present. And, yes...she can easily win if she skates perfectly in the free skate. She beat her competitors in the long program at the Olympics by 20-plus points. She's only 9 points behind Mirai Nagasu after the short program.
All of that said, however, it WAS Nagasu who lit up the arena and skated better than anyone I saw. I, frankly, don't find Yu-Na Kim very interesting on ice. Lovely, but distant...no sparkle or connection with the camera audience that I can discern.
The three top ranked Asian skaters: Yu-Na, Asada, and Ando all seem to have a distance from the audience when they skate. Morever, the two Japanese favorites Asada and Ando have such HEAVY, thundering programs that are also of limited appeal despite their abilities to jump to the heavens. When I watch the two of them, I feel like a toy is winding down as they go on and on with these torturously constructed and musically heavy programs.
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The films are really pretty bad this year, lol.. My job this evening is to sell tickets. I'll be in the ticket booth with a guy who is running for state senate. I hope he doesn't want to talk politics..
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Now, I'm going to putter around just a bit more on the computer and then head down to get started on lunch preparation and the rest of my day off (which will probably involve more tax data entering later tonght.)
WBBL.
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OK, time to get out of here before someone realizes I'm sitting in my office....
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I'm up and awaiting the arrival of she of the Evil Eye.
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Pogue, KC Barbecue is very different than Hoggly Woggly's - both are great.
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Saturday
morning afternoon greetings! I've been to see the nurse practitioner and to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions she wrote for my allergies/sinus infection. At Kroger I also bought Ghirardelli dark chocolates filled with caramel and a Starbucks dark cherry mocha. I'm going to act like a sick person the rest of the weekend.
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Will you be observing Earth Hour (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100326-earth-hour-2010-record-landmarks/) tonight?
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
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That's what I'M talkin' about.
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I am observing Earth Hour right now.
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I will singlehandedly take us to page three.
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No posts in over a minute?
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I will singlehandedly take us to page three.
Which hand? Left? or Right? or will you be alternating?
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I guess I will have to take us to page three.
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Ohhhh...I just passed a millstone.
Ow!
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As far as art:
"Show me the Monet"!
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I had an original signed Edward Gorey etching that I never framed. I hid it too well from myself and I think it got lost in the move. But I still have hopes of finding it one day.
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So I can't invite anyone up to see my etchings.
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DR Jose, did you get my email about adding the Fed-Ex amount?
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bk, do you ever proofread by reading the paragraphs backwards? That's what I usually have to do so I don't get caught up in the story and forget my job.
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I have to make a trip up to NY to lock the film sometime soon, before THE CLOSER cranks up. I wonder how late in the year the City Bakery sells hot chocolate?
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I've been reading the reviews for Twyla Tharp's latest Broadway "show", Come Fly With Me, and even thought some of them seem like raves, I still can't tell if the reviewers actually thought it was an actual show, or just an amped up stage version of "Dancing with the Stars"?
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I have to make a trip up to NY to lock the film sometime soon, before THE CLOSER cranks up. I wonder how late in the year the City Bakery sells hot chocolate?
The City Bakery Hot Chocolate is available year-round. -And they introduce an "Iced Hot Chocolate" usually starting in mid-April.
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It's a sunny but chilly day here. I hope to spend a little time continuing my spring cleaning of the yard and garden. I got a lot done yesterday but am kind of sore from pulling weeds---which I call my pull-out-ese exercises.
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And Jose takes us to page 3!
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I've been reading the reviews for Twyla Tharp's latest Broadway "show", Come Fly With Me, and even thought some of them seem like raves, I still can't tell if the reviewers actually thought it was an actual show, or just an amped up stage version of "Dancing with the Stars"?
I have a friend who is involved with it, Charlie Pignone. I wanted to see it when it was here in Atlanta but never got around to it.
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I've been reading the reviews for Twyla Tharp's latest Broadway "show", Come Fly With Me, and even thought some of them seem like raves, I still can't tell if the reviewers actually thought it was an actual show, or just an amped up stage version of "Dancing with the Stars"?
I don't understand why they called it "Come Fly Away" instead of "Come Fly With Me". Guess they couldn't get the rights? It was called "Come Fly With Me" in Atlanta... ???
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COME FLY AWAY, BASED ON THE MUSICAL COME FLY WITH ME BY SAPPHIRE...
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I've been reading the reviews for Twyla Tharp's latest Broadway "show", Come Fly With Me, and even thought some of them seem like raves, I still can't tell if the reviewers actually thought it was an actual show, or just an amped up stage version of "Dancing with the Stars"?
I don't understand why they called it "Come Fly Away" instead of "Come Fly With Me". Guess they couldn't get the rights? It was called "Come Fly With Me" in Atlanta... ???
Oh... That's right, it is now called "Come Fly Away". -From what I understand, part of the reason of the title change was to make it more generic on purpose, and, in turns, more inviting. Apparently, some audience members were expecting a full-on Frank Sinatra impersonation evening, not a dance piece set to the original Frank Sinatra vocals - with a live band.
*I just have to wonder just how "deep" the audio back-up system is for those original vocals. Although, I think I heard that there is an "emergency male vocalist" on stand-by just in case - in addition to the female vocalist who sings some of the songs, and sometimes with 'Ol Blue Eyes.
...And I guess I could just check the Playbill that's sitting just a few feet from me...
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Favorite artists: Bosch, Breugel, Van Gogh, Monet
I've seen a lot of work by the last two. We're having a Monet exhibit in Atlanta right now but I haven't made it there, even though it's right down the street!
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I've been reading the reviews for Twyla Tharp's latest Broadway "show", Come Fly With Me, and even thought some of them seem like raves, I still can't tell if the reviewers actually thought it was an actual show, or just an amped up stage version of "Dancing with the Stars"?
I don't understand why they called it "Come Fly Away" instead of "Come Fly With Me". Guess they couldn't get the rights? It was called "Come Fly With Me" in Atlanta... ???
Oh... That's right, it is now called "Come Fly Away". -From what I understand, part of the reason of the title change was to make it more generic on purpose, and, in turns, more inviting. Apparently, some audience members were expecting a full-on Frank Sinatra impersonation evening, not a dance piece set to the original Frank Sinatra vocals - with a live band.
*I just have to wonder just how "deep" the audio back-up system is for those original vocals. Although, I think I heard that there is an "emergency male vocalist" on stand-by just in case - in addition to the female vocalist who sings some of the songs, and sometimes with 'Ol Blue Eyes.
...And I guess I could just check the Playbill that's sitting just a few feet from me...
Come Fly Away is harder for me to remember...
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Will you be observing Earth Hour (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100326-earth-hour-2010-record-landmarks/) tonight?
Well, I'll leave the lights off at the house and will be in a dark theater watching movies....does that count?
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They finally found an actor to play CAPTAIN AMERICA. When I met with the producer in LA, this seemed to be their biggest obstacle. They couldn't find a young actor with the right "build"...it's too popular to be skinny.
Looks like Chris Evans is very qualified! ;)
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I am off to a rehearsal. The book shelves look fantastic, although every muscle in my neck and shoulders aches.
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I like lots of different art. I now like more abstract art although I never used to. I collect local artists and people I know. I have about 10-12 different paintings by locals. I love all of them and it's fun to collect the works of people I know
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When we interviewed Johnny Mercer's daughter, we videotaped some of his watercolors that she had on her walls. Thanks to shooting in HD, I was able to blow up a frame and have a very nice Johnny Mercer watercolor of my very own!
Johnny did a watercolor of Sandy Koufax that I used in our baseball film.
When films collide!
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Awww... Cheyenne Jackson/"Danny Baker" finally gets featured in The New York Times (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/cheyenne-jackson-gets-his-new-york-times-profile-sort-of/). Sort of. ;)
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
Oh, the horror!
:o
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Will you be observing Earth Hour (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100326-earth-hour-2010-record-landmarks/) tonight?
I'm not sure if i will do it. They have notices in my town about doing it. So maybe.
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
Oh, the horror!
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DR Laura said last night that there's too much talk about TV and movies.
Actually, that was what drew me here in the old days. HainesHisWay used to be primarily about such things. Now, for me, there's "too little" talk about entertainment issues. Many -- most? -- aren't interested in such things at all. Usually, when I attempt to start -- or "steer" -- a discussion, it is met with a resounding absence of interest. I later may find that someone did, eventually, see it and comment upon it, but by that time I was on FaceBook engaged in a round or two of Mafia Wars...in short, spending my time in a way that interests me at the time. It will, of course, pass.
And no, TCB , Facebook in and of itself isn't very interesting or entertaining unless you are engaged in some game or other in which many other people are also actively engaged. In Mafia Wars, for instance, I have a "personal" mafia of 650 players....all of which were added one-by-one to help me grow and increase my strength in the game. And the stronger I am, the more useful I am to other players who have different numbers of people in their mafias. It's interesting, it's fun and it's not at all judgmental about how I spend my time there....nor does it care if I visit other sites.
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TOD - I've been a fan of Mark Tobey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tobey) ever since seeing his abstract painting, "Broadway Melody," in the University of Michigan Museum of Art when I was an undergraduate. He and I share a Dec. 11 birthday; I was born on his 60th birthday.
I also like Charley Harper (http://www.charleyharperartstudio.com), a beloved Ohio stylized wildlife artist. About a year ago, Richard and I attended an exhibit of needlepoint adaptations of his work that were exquisite.
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BK,
This is probably old news to everybody else, but I just discovered where the "Guy Haines" name (probably) originated.
It's Farley Granger's character's name in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
;D
Did Farley ever sue?
::)
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Roger Ebert just posted this over on Twitter, and, well... Just watch it (if you haven't seen it already).
"@ebertchicago I don't wanna hear one more WORD about how awful depressed you are. If this doesn't cheer you up, end it all http://j.mp/b8O2Fu "
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Hello, everyone.
I've had a very busy last several weeks. I've lost one day each week to dental work. Yesterday should have been a relatively easy day procedurewise, but I came home and fell right to sleep. This is becoming the norm. I'm taking a break from it for a few weeks, then will try to finish it up. It needed to be done, though, and it'll soon be history.
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Dental vibes for Jeanne!
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Coping vibes for Jeanne!
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It's cooler and windier here again today too! Hooray!
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Continued house vibes of all sorts for JMK.
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Re the post count:
Bruce, I know the post count is important to you, but for those of us who come here to chat or learn or just enjoy the amusement, I don't think it matters. From my viewpoint, another hundred posts a day doesn't make it a better site or a more entertaining one. And I think we learned that there are a few people who we don't want here. This site isn't for everyone; it's a select group, but it usually works pretty well.
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Thank you, Kerry.
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Roger Ebert just posted this over on Twitter, and, well... Just watch it (if you haven't seen it already).
"@ebertchicago I don't wanna hear one more WORD about how awful depressed you are. If this doesn't cheer you up, end it all http://j.mp/b8O2Fu "
Wow!
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Yes, house vibes to JMK! I hope your house is bid up and you can show THAT to any naysayers!
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And did I read that DR Ron just had the R-procedure? My sympathies, Ron.
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On the positive side, I went to a lovely concert by the LA Chamber Orchestra last week. It just so happened that they were playing my favorite Mendelssohn, the Violin Concerto in E Minor. It was the 1844 version, which I don't think I'd heard before. Always a joy to hear it live.
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On the positive side, I went to a lovely concert by the LA Chamber Orchestra last week. It just so happened that they were playing my favorite Mendelssohn, the Violin Concerto in E Minor. It was the 1844 version, which I don't think I'd heard before. Always a joy to hear it live.
Are you an LACO subscriber? A friend of mine will be a soloist with them in a few weeks.
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TOD:
I am quite the art lover. I bought a signed woodcut from a very good, but not well-known, LA artist when I was in living in Santa Monica in my twenties. I've always loved it. In those days, there were many accomplished artists here in LA, but their works did not command high prices. I can't say if that is still the case--I'm not up on the art scene. But my little woodcut was a bargain then, and even more so now.
My tastes are eclectic; I like some contemporary work and some traditional. I've become good friends with several of the artists whose work I purchased, most notably Jean Weinbaum.
I have none of my art works with me; everything is in storage. Of all that is presently in storage, it is the art I miss the most.
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bk, do you ever proofread by reading the paragraphs backwards? That's what I usually have to do so I don't get caught up in the story and forget my job.
Interesting :)
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On the positive side, I went to a lovely concert by the LA Chamber Orchestra last week. It just so happened that they were playing my favorite Mendelssohn, the Violin Concerto in E Minor. It was the 1844 version, which I don't think I'd heard before. Always a joy to hear it live.
Are you an LACO subscriber? A friend of mine will be a soloist with them in a few weeks.
I am not a subscriber, but I may need to remedy that. Who is your friend? I will be going to another concert in a few weeks. Will I be seeing him/her?
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bk, do you ever proofread by reading the paragraphs backwards? That's what I usually have to do so I don't get caught up in the story and forget my job.
Interesting :)
My voice teacher in college would always start "backwards" any time she got a new text book for review. She usually found at least three mistakes three chapters in from the end.
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It isn't Jeremy Denk, is it?
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[/quote]Roger Ebert just posted this over on Twitter, and, well... Just watch it (if you haven't seen it already).
"@ebertchicago I don't wanna hear one more WORD about how awful depressed you are. If this doesn't cheer you up, end it all http://j.mp/b8O2Fu "
WOW!!! What a fantastic story!! Thank you for sharing it.
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VIBES DR JEANNE!!!
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On the positive side, I went to a lovely concert by the LA Chamber Orchestra last week. It just so happened that they were playing my favorite Mendelssohn, the Violin Concerto in E Minor. It was the 1844 version, which I don't think I'd heard before. Always a joy to hear it live.
Are you an LACO subscriber? A friend of mine will be a soloist with them in a few weeks.
I am not a subscriber, but I may need to remedy that. Who is your friend? I will be going to another concert in a few weeks. Will I be seeing him/her?
I believe the concert is in mid-April, a program of Stravinsky and Mozart at the Alex Theatre. He, Jeremy Denk, will be the soloist for the Stravinsky "Piano Concerto" and the Mozart "Concert Rondo".
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It isn't Jeremy Denk, is it?
Yes, it is! (see above) :)
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Oh Ginny, you aren't supposed to drink at all while on blood thinners? :( I know other people who do. I'll have to ask them. I thought once you are regulated it is ok.
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Thank you, Jane. And vibes back to you for continued improvement and comfort.
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Time for my first torture session of the day ;)
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It isn't Jeremy Denk, is it?
Yes, it is! (see above) :)
He will also be performing at Royce Hall (UCLA) the following day and I WILL BE THERE! Oh, how fun!
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Thanks Jeanne.
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It isn't Jeremy Denk, is it?
Yes, it is! (see above) :)
He will also be performing at Royce Hall (UCLA) the following day and I WILL BE THERE! Oh, how fun!
Ah, yes, the mini-tour of LA!
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It isn't Jeremy Denk, is it?
Yes, it is! (see above) :)
He will also be performing at Royce Hall (UCLA) the following day and I WILL BE THERE! Oh, how fun!
Ah, yes, the mini-tour of LA!
And he was just out there with Joshua Bell at Disney Concert Hall too.
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OK... That's enough couch time for me right now..
Laters...
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I need to scoot, too.
TTFN.
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BK,
This is probably old news to everybody else, but I just discovered where the "Guy Haines" name (probably) originated.
It's Farley Granger's character's name in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
;D
Did Farley ever sue?
::)
No one ever accused you of being ahead of the curve. :) I have a signed photo on my piano from Mrs. Haines - Laura Elliot aka Kasey Rogers.
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RLP, if games interest you that is peachy. And we're very happy that they aren't judgmental. And from where I sit, plenty of people have responded to all sorts of posts from you. But, take a break, play the game, it's all good, baby.
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I have to go and see if there's mail and then I'm home until dinnertime and The Steak Joint.
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Will you be observing Earth Hour (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100326-earth-hour-2010-record-landmarks/) tonight?
Perverse critter that I am, I shall be observing Edison hour instead - I shall try to enlighten the darkness so all can see the wonders of technology!
der Brucer
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Something for RLP's library:
(https://www.newsmaxstore.com/newsletters/blaylock/images/olive_oil_book.jpg)
der Brucer
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TOD: Those of you who have been to our house know that Betsy's mom is a rather well-known and completely unique artist. We have several of her canvas hangings here, all of which are quite beautiful. I also love Bob Venosa, who did a bunch of the old Columbia albums in the 1960's and 1970's. I have an original Campuzano, who evidently was a famous Spanish impressionist, though I didn't know it when I bought it. I also have an intriguing color pastel of Frances Farmer, with a signature by an artist whose name I can't decipher, but who I was told did the illustrations for the Washington Post back in the 1930's for visiting celebrities. I emailed the Post's archivist for info, but never heard back from her.
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They finally found an actor to play CAPTAIN AMERICA. When I met with the producer in LA, this seemed to be their biggest obstacle. They couldn't find a young actor with the right "build"...it's too popular to be skinny.
Looks like Chris Evans is very qualified! ;)
Yes, he's a great Johnny Storm in the FANTASTIC FOUR movies, and he should be fine as Captain America. His brother Scott, of course, plays the gay cop Oliver FIsh on ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
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I watched the rest of the Disney 1951 ALICE IN WONDERLAND while I ate lunch. I had almost forgotten that I hadn't quite finished it last night.
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Then I began watching a marathon of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER episodes from the 4th season Blu-ray set. I might as well get through them. They're only 20 minutes each and they can be randomly amusing at times. Never enough for me to make the show a must-see again, but since I got the set for nothing, I have enjoyed catching up with what they gang is up to.
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I saw the results of the ladies skating finals. What crushing long programs for some of the favorites! Sounds like a train wreck for some of them. What a shame. They must really be physically and emotionally exhausted after the Olympics.
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Page Five Dance!!!
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After I finish my afternoon internet surf, I've decided to go ahead and finish up with my taxes. No reason not to, and my eyes have uncrossed from entering all that data from this morning!
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I gotta tell you.
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They finally found an actor to play CAPTAIN AMERICA. When I met with the producer in LA, this seemed to be their biggest obstacle. They couldn't find a young actor with the right "build"...it's too popular to be skinny.
Looks like Chris Evans is very qualified! ;)
Yes, he's a great Johnny Storm in the FANTASTIC FOUR movies, and he should be fine as Captain America. His brother Scott, of course, plays the gay cop Oliver FIsh on ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
Gratuitous Chris Evans beefcake for DR MBarnum!
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They finally found an actor to play CAPTAIN AMERICA. When I met with the producer in LA, this seemed to be their biggest obstacle. They couldn't find a young actor with the right "build"...it's too popular to be skinny.
Looks like Chris Evans is very qualified! ;)
Yes, he's a great Johnny Storm in the FANTASTIC FOUR movies, and he should be fine as Captain America. His brother Scott, of course, plays the gay cop Oliver FIsh on ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
Gratuitous Chris Evans beefcake for DR MBarnum!
Not JUST for DR MBarnum!!
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I'm hopping off-line now to (hopefully) finish up my 2009 tax return. Can't wait to have this over and done with!
WBBL.
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My stomach has never looked like that - for me, a good thing.
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Listening to music. Got one package today. A piece of mail that should have been here two days ago still isn't here.
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I am back from a great rehearsal with dramatic soprano Margaret Jane Wray, one of the funniest ladies I know. She's here for AIDA at the Met and she's one of the best. Here's a photo of her in AIDA in Wales.
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DR elmore - RE: Margaret Jane Wray - She's fabulous! My friend, Eric, is one of her vocal coaches and accompanists.
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I am back from a great rehearsal with dramatic soprano Margaret Jane Wray, one of the funniest ladies I know. She's here for AIDA at the Met and she's one of the best. Here's a photo of her in AIDA in Wales.
Did you do the charts?
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TOD: I've seen many an *artist's* etchings. . . . .names will not be named.
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Hmmm, I fell asleep for a couple of hours. Coughing woke me up.
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My stomach has never looked like that - for me, a good thing.
You could always get one of those spray-on six packs!
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Isn't Captain America the superhero with the "mighty shield"?
I wonder if he has a mighty sword (a Randy Newman reference...)
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I just did 4 hours of pull-out-ese in anticipation of vegetable planting. Ouch. Now to haul all these huge bags of weeds up to the street...
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Vibes for DR JEANNE.
Good news from DR CILLA LIZ.
DR JMK - if you really want to sell your house, bury a small St Joseph statue or icon upside down between the front door and the street, facing away from the house.
I know you probably have several of them around the house. Once it sells, dig him up and take him with you or the sale will fall through.
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DR ELMORE - the HOFFMAN I was watching was on PBS from the met...the Bartlett Sher version.
As opposed to the Sonny and Cher version.
I love AIDA....opera and musical.....still on the fence about MY DARLIN' AIDA or whatever it was called.
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So DR's - what story, novel, or film that has not gotten the OPERA treatment, do you think should be so written?
I loved DOCTOR ATOMIC - so an opera can be written about almost anything....well I guess ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN might not qualify....but other than that...it's open season.
How about the life of Jean Harlow as an opera?
Or the life of Clara Bow? I can see it now La Bow Him. Also the title of an opera about Sitting Bull.
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I like Dali and Magritte of that sort of style. I love most illustration artists.
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BK,
This is probably old news to everybody else, but I just discovered where the "Guy Haines" name (probably) originated.
It's Farley Granger's character's name in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
;D
Did Farley ever sue?
::)
No one ever accused you of being ahead of the curve. :) I have a signed photo on my piano from Mrs. Haines - Laura Elliot aka Kasey Rogers.
I remember that, but I never before made the connection.
:-[
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I am back from a great rehearsal with dramatic soprano Margaret Jane Wray, one of the funniest ladies I know. She's here for AIDA at the Met and she's one of the best. Here's a photo of her in AIDA in Wales.
Did you do the charts?
Nope. Giuseppe Verdi is a brilliant orchestrator and needs no help.
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Speaking of gratuitous beefcake, where is DR MBarnum today? Cruising the nursing homes for an 80 year-old date? Trolling the parks for hot elderly men on walkers?
I have to go to market: I am out of a few staples, like bread and milk.
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DR ELMORE - the HOFFMAN I was watching was on PBS from the met...the Bartlett Sher version.
As opposed to the Sonny and Cher version.
I love AIDA....opera and musical.....still on the fence about MY DARLIN' AIDA or whatever it was called.
The HOFFMANN did not get good reviews, but I really wanted to see the Sher production. The John Schlessinger production from Covent Garden with Domingo is one of my favorites.
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I also love the Michael Powell film, even if the translation makes Offenbach sound like Gilbert & Sullivan!
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I'll be the judge of what Verdi does or does not need. I think a klezmer band would suit him to a T or even a W.
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Methinks Jane is mad at me.
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Just stopped to say hello. Time to get ready to sell tickets for the film festival, followed by watching the films, and counting the ballots for the audience favorite. It should be a fun evening
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Oh, I'll help turn the page
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This should do it
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My work is done here :)
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I was flicking channels and the SyFy (what the hell happened to the tradituonal Sci Fi?) channel is showing a film called HELL HOUNSA, which looks like a sword & sandal movie of the 60s with better CGI. Is DR MBarnum aware of this renaissance of his favorite non-Bollywood film genre?
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Hey, DR KevinH! Where have you been?
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
Oh, the horror!
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DR Laura said last night that there's too much talk about TV and movies.
I don't think I said there's too much talk about movies and tv. I thought I said you all mostly talk about movies and tv and that I don't have anything to add.
I don't care that you talk about tv and movies. Although I will admit I just skim those posts, since I don't have a clew what you all are talking about.
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Hi DR elmore!
I guess I'm one of those who doesn't pull his weight around here! I'll have to try and do better.
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Well, Wae-Ling "Miss Laura, I'm tired" Goldstein hiked five miles today. In front. Running a lot of the way.
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You asked where I've been. Well, I did go to Las Vegas for a few days. Other than that I've been working quite a lot (every Saturday, some Sundays, late on weekdays).
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Coming back from Las Vegas the other day was interesting. I had a connection at Chicago Midway. About 10 minutes after takeoff (from Chicago) there was a very loud shrieking sound. The flight attendants were running about not really giving any information. A few minutes later the Captain announced that there was nothing to be concerned about--there was just a tiny gap in the back door seal. While we were in no danger, he said, nevertheless, "we're returning to Midway." So back we went--changed planes and eventually made it back to BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) at 12:45 am (instead of 10:50 pm). I got home at 2:05 am, so glad I didn't have to get up early for work that day!
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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Hi DR elmore!
I guess I'm one of those who doesn't pull his weight around here! I'll have to try and do better.
One does what one can! Stop in when you can and want to. How's your weekend going?
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Coming back from Las Vegas the other day was interesting. I had a connection at Chicago Midway. About 10 minutes after takeoff (from Chicago) there was a very loud shrieking sound. The flight attendants were running about not really giving any information. A few minutes later the Captain announced that there was nothing to be concerned about--there was just a tiny gap in the back door seal. While we were in no danger, he said, nevertheless, "we're returning to Midway." So back we went--changed planes and eventually made it back to BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) at 12:45 am (instead of 10:50 pm). I got home at 2:05 am, so glad I didn't have to get up early for work that day!
Do you suppose a passenger or steward got sucked out of the plane? I'm glad you got home in one piece.
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Here is my contribution to art. I call it:
Little Girl in Lupine
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
Is it eating an iguana?
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I worked 10 hours today and am now watching Bewitched reruns on TV Land! I really have to get at my income taxes and do laundry (sounds like other HHW posters !)
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I gotta tell you.
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Or if you prefer yellow:
Little Girl in Fiddleneck
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It caught some kind of lizard. I'll have to have one of my reptile experts see if they can tell.
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I couldn't get any closer; it was afraid we were going to take away lizard and it didn't want to share. It slithered away very quickly. We were lucky to see it.
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Hey BK (and other LA people)--HHW favorite, Brent Barrett, will be reprising his role of Billy Flynn in Chicago, the Musical from April 20 -May 9 at the Pantages! I'm going to try and make it!
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The desert was very pretty.
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I'll be seeing Brent a few times while he's here and I'll probably go see him in the show, too.
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Laura, that is a very cute little girl.
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Wae-Ling is very sweet.
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Welcome six GUESTS. We used to have 100 GUESTS but they're all on Facebook playing a game. :)
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Wae-Ling should post more often.
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NPR's "Weekend Edition" ran a story on the latest (U.S.) edition of "Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed" (http://www.amazon.com/Hellraisers-Inebriated-Richard-Burton-Harris/dp/0312553994/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269701083&sr=8-1) this morning. It was quite an interesting and entertaining way to wake up. The audio of the story won't be available until later today, but there's a text version HERE (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125227649).
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518YrsOVYxL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Jose, I got a copy of this and read it about a year. Very entertaining.
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Some cast members have been picking up scripts. One I particularly like is Eddie Korbich. Also, we're not supping at The Steak Joint - there seems to be a slight problem in that they've gone out of business. So, it's the Eclectic Cafe - many things I like there, including a good risotto with chicken. And much friendlier, calorie-wise, than a huge hunk of meat.
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We've got some hellraisers right here at haineshisway.com.
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One hour to food. For actors who haven't shown up by the time I leave, their scripts and music will be left outside.
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I'll be seeing Brent a few times while he's here and I'll probably go see him in the show, too.
BK, will you possibly be working on a project with Brent?
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Some cast members have been picking up scripts. One I particularly like is Eddie Korbich. Also, we're not supping at The Steak Joint - there seems to be a slight problem in that they've gone out of business. So, it's the Eclectic Cafe - many things I like there, including a good risotto with chicken. And much friendlier, calorie-wise, than a huge hunk of meat.
I haven't seen Eddie since he was in REDHEAD at Goodspeed in 1998 or thereabouts.
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I'll be seeing Brent a few times while he's here and I'll probably go see him in the show, too.
BK, will you possibly be working on a project with Brent?
Not during this trip.
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Some cast members have been picking up scripts. One I particularly like is Eddie Korbich. Also, we're not supping at The Steak Joint - there seems to be a slight problem in that they've gone out of business. So, it's the Eclectic Cafe - many things I like there, including a good risotto with chicken. And much friendlier, calorie-wise, than a huge hunk of meat.
I haven't seen Eddie since he was in REDHEAD at Goodspeed in 1998 or thereabouts.
Eddie is just one of those guys - a real pro, good-natured, down-to-earth, and I really like him a lot.
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Back from preparing and eating a yummy dinner - chopped sirloin, mac & cheese, green beans. Now I'm watching a silly with Richard, "The Men Who Stare at Goats."
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DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert. The snake, not so much.
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Good morning, all! I have a rehearsal at 1, so until then I have two projects. One is to finish moving the books around that I started last night and the other is the continuation of the Montgomery & Stone edits. David Montgomery & Fred Stone are the first musical comedy team I can think of; they were vaudeville performers in the 1890s who reached a modicum of fame before Julian Mitchell cast them as the Tin Man andScarecrow in his 1902 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which made them huge stars. they stayed with the show for three years and then had a huge success with Victor Herbert's THE RED MILL, which was produced by Charles Dillingham, who became their manager. Dillingham produced THE OLD TOWN for them, a rather poor, but enormous, show that Montgomery & Stone carried pretty much by themselves. Their next show was THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER in 1912, which co-starred them with Elsie Janis, and in which they played two characters modeled very closely on the OZ characters: Montgomery & Stone played a pumpkin and a scarecrow that Cinderella's wishes have brought to life; at the end of the musical, the Fairy Godmother turns them into human beings, In Act Two the team had a medley to reprise some of their hits and the medley, which I'm currently editing, has songs from THE RED MILL, a couple of things I cannot find in OZ or THE OLD TOWN, and two currently popular songs of 1912: "Everybody's Doing It" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll."
David Montgomery died in 1917, during the post-Broadway tour of their successful CHIN-CHIN, based on the story of Aladdin. He never married although gossip columns at one point had announced his engagement to Anna Fitzhugh; I've always thought he might have been gay. Fred Stone married Allene Crater, one of the replacement OZ actresses as madwoman Cynthia Cynch, and they had several daughters: Dorothy became a star playing opposite her father in THE STEPPING STONES and her final Broadwat show was, I believe, replacing Claire Luce in THE GAY DIVORCE; Paula Stone and her husband became Broadway producers, producing successful revivals of THE RED MILL and SWEETHEARTS, both by Victor Herbert, in the 1940s. Fred Stone, after deciding he was too old to do athletic comedy, ended up doing character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood. I've only seen him as Katharine Hepburn's father in ALICE ADAMS.
I love that you are digging up so much info on these long lost performers!
Have you ever looked for living relatives of any of these people?
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DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert. The snake, not so much.
It wasn't a rattler, so it wasn't scary.
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DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert. The snake, not so much.
It wasn't a rattler, so it wasn't scary.
Tell that to the lizard.
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Well, I missed quite the hub-bub last night on HHW.
Some days I make it to HHW, and some days I do not, but I always catch up with those days I missed.
Sometimes I post and sometimes I do not, mainly because I don't have nuttin' to post about.
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I would have, but unfortunately it was dead.
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Good morning, all! I have a rehearsal at 1, so until then I have two projects. One is to finish moving the books around that I started last night and the other is the continuation of the Montgomery & Stone edits. David Montgomery & Fred Stone are the first musical comedy team I can think of; they were vaudeville performers in the 1890s who reached a modicum of fame before Julian Mitchell cast them as the Tin Man andScarecrow in his 1902 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which made them huge stars. they stayed with the show for three years and then had a huge success with Victor Herbert's THE RED MILL, which was produced by Charles Dillingham, who became their manager. Dillingham produced THE OLD TOWN for them, a rather poor, but enormous, show that Montgomery & Stone carried pretty much by themselves. Their next show was THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER in 1912, which co-starred them with Elsie Janis, and in which they played two characters modeled very closely on the OZ characters: Montgomery & Stone played a pumpkin and a scarecrow that Cinderella's wishes have brought to life; at the end of the musical, the Fairy Godmother turns them into human beings, In Act Two the team had a medley to reprise some of their hits and the medley, which I'm currently editing, has songs from THE RED MILL, a couple of things I cannot find in OZ or THE OLD TOWN, and two currently popular songs of 1912: "Everybody's Doing It" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll."
David Montgomery died in 1917, during the post-Broadway tour of their successful CHIN-CHIN, based on the story of Aladdin. He never married although gossip columns at one point had announced his engagement to Anna Fitzhugh; I've always thought he might have been gay. Fred Stone married Allene Crater, one of the replacement OZ actresses as madwoman Cynthia Cynch, and they had several daughters: Dorothy became a star playing opposite her father in THE STEPPING STONES and her final Broadwat show was, I believe, replacing Claire Luce in THE GAY DIVORCE; Paula Stone and her husband became Broadway producers, producing successful revivals of THE RED MILL and SWEETHEARTS, both by Victor Herbert, in the 1940s. Fred Stone, after deciding he was too old to do athletic comedy, ended up doing character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood. I've only seen him as Katharine Hepburn's father in ALICE ADAMS.
I love that you are digging up so much info on these long lost performers!
Have you ever looked for living relatives of any of these people?
I should. I might learn where the songs and papers I need are located!
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I don't know from art or artists, other then I prefer abstract paintings to anything else.
the only artists that I know by name, and that I like a lot, is Reynold Brown who did a lot of movie poster work in the 50s. Some examples of his work follow:
(http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/reybrown1-L.jpg)
(http://www.franzbrown.com/reynoldbrownart/ReynoldBrown/images-for-pg-1/johnny_dark-poster-54-11-o-01-wr.JPG)
(http://granadamovieposters.com/photos/stepdownTC.jpg)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_k3OGDx_seSw/S1ECFw3PFwI/AAAAAAAAAcY/6pCNMuxzw-I/s800/Atragon%203%20sheet-sm.jpg)
He also did some nifty magazine covers (I sure would not have wanted to be one of the two models used for this one, however!)
(http://williamhorberg.typepad.com/.a/6a00e553df648988340115707da8a6970b-800wi)
I believe there are two brand new coffee table books of Brown's artwork out now.
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You know what I miss about HHW (besides certain DRs who have left) are the live chats. Those were always so fun.
BK, do we not do the live chats anymore because they take away from the posting totals? If so, why are the posting totals of such importance to you? Just curious.
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And now I shall do the kind of post I used to do every weekend, and that is to post the weekend Bollywood movie that I will be watching....tonight, thanks to Netflix, I will be viewing the 2009 film KISAAN.
I know nothing much about the movie, other then it has hot guys wearing turbans. Sometimes that is all I need.
(http://www.topnews.in/files/Kisaan.jpg)
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MattH, I understand you feeling about your posts. I often think that no one reads my posts, particularly BK.
But then I realize that although I read most every post, I don't comment on the posts that I read, even though I have found it interesting and or it has made me laugh.
So even though it may seem that no one read your posts, let it be known that they/we do. I, in fact, always look forward to reading what you thought of the weeks CASTLE or THE OFFICE or SOUTHLAND or any other show that I watch.
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Oh Ginny, you aren't supposed to drink at all while on blood thinners? :( I know other people who do. I'll have to ask them. I thought once you are regulated it is ok.
Well, all the paperwork says not to consume alcohol, but most of the medical people I've talked to have indicated that a glass once in a while would be OK.
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CL is such a crapshoot. Last week I posted and got virtually no response, or the responders turned out to be flakes. I just posted again and within about 30 seconds have already sold the Aquos HDTV and Kurzweil keyboard.
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Zach completely cracks me up with great regularity. We were driving around today and the local jazz station had a soprano sax tune playing and he asked me if it were a clarinet. I said no, it was a sax. To which he replied, "That doesn't sound like the saxes at my school. They sound like:" and then he did this weird screeching screaming sound that did indeed sound exactly as I remembered elementary school saxes sounding. :)
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Methinks Jane is mad at me.
Shaking my head & laughing. I get grumpy, rarely mad. You should know that.:)
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
Oh, the horror!
:o
DR Laura said last night that there's too much talk about TV and movies.
I don't think I said there's too much talk about movies and tv. I thought I said you all mostly talk about movies and tv and that I don't have anything to add.
I don't care that you talk about tv and movies. Although I will admit I just skim those posts, since I don't have a clew what you all are talking about.
That is what you said Laura. I figured I would let you correct the statement ;)
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Well, Wae-Ling "Miss Laura, I'm tired" Goldstein hiked five miles today. In front. Running a lot of the way.
How cute, and good for her.
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Coming back from Las Vegas the other day was interesting. I had a connection at Chicago Midway. About 10 minutes after takeoff (from Chicago) there was a very loud shrieking sound. The flight attendants were running about not really giving any information. A few minutes later the Captain announced that there was nothing to be concerned about--there was just a tiny gap in the back door seal. While we were in no danger, he said, nevertheless, "we're returning to Midway." So back we went--changed planes and eventually made it back to BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) at 12:45 am (instead of 10:50 pm). I got home at 2:05 am, so glad I didn't have to get up early for work that day!
Those moments after the shrieking sound until the captain made the announcement must have been a wee bit unnerving. I'm glad your flight landed without further incident.
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I am very pleased to be finished with my 2009 taxes both federal and state. I haven't e-filed yet. I'll wait a few more days just in case my brokerage firm submits another updated report that would require adjustments in the figures.
This year's return was shorter than last year's so I was able to do it in about 3 1/2 hours instead of about 5 like last year's took.
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Here is my contribution to art. I call it:
Little Girl in Lupine
Precious. I won't comment on the previous photos ;D
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I worked 10 hours today and am now watching Bewitched reruns on TV Land! I really have to get at my income taxes and do laundry (sounds like other HHW posters !)
Yeah, like me! I did taxes today and will do laundry tomorrow! Not fun but necessary.
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DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert. The snake, not so much.
It wasn't a rattler, so it wasn't scary.
Tell that to the lizard.
ROTFLOL!
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Oh Ginny, you aren't supposed to drink at all while on blood thinners? :( I know other people who do. I'll have to ask them. I thought once you are regulated it is ok.
Well, all the paperwork says not to consume alcohol, but most of the medical people I've talked to have indicated that a glass once in a while would be OK.
Thanks. I home wine is your drink of choice, when you do treat yourself.
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Zach is a very funny kid. :)
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When I went down, I began my evening by watching Monday night's LAW & ORDER. Don't know why it took me so long to get to it, but anyway I watched it tonight. Four NYC cops are slaughtered at a pizzeria, but the case becomes a lot more complex than trying the killer for the four murders. Most interesting ins and outs this week.
I have to say that LAW & ORDER continues to put on these wonderfully involving cases still after 20 years. Amazing.
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We had such a lovely day & Keith was kind enough to take Sherlock & me for a hike. After returning home I had phone calls to return & then it was time for my exercises. I then had dinner, answered a long email & then began catching up on the posts.
I finding explaining my day away, & why I wasn't posting rather boring.;D
I could go into detail on my exercises & how one series always makes me feel like throwing up and/or passing out from the pain. The good news is, they are working. I can tell when I go to therapy.
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For some reason, I thought I'd look through Starz On Demand. I'm not sure I had ever pulled it up before, and I was ASTONISHED to see that they have a section called EARLY PREMIERES: movies that will eventually be shown on the network but which they're offering now. Among them were THE PROPOSAL (which I reviewed already on Blu-ray so I didn't need to see it) and the movie I selected to watch tonight:
JULIE & JULIA.
I simply loved it. THough I had read disparaging things about the Amy Adams sections, I was captivated by both sides of the story and couldn't wait to get back to either one when the other was on.
Like BABETTE'S FEAST, it made me immediately want to get in the kitchen and cook something scrumptuous (preferably with tons of butter). Oh, that food looked heavenly. What a joyous movie!
When the vocal version of "Time After Time" came up over the last scenes, I was sure that was Meryl singing, so I had to hang around to see in the credits who it was: Margaret Whiting. What a great rendition of one of my all-time favorite songs!
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I'm jogging a little on my hike, just as I used to, without too much increase in pain. My arm is swinging more naturally when I walk on a flat surface or downhill, oddly I still need to hold it close to my body when I go uphill.
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Personally, I love hearing about the long musical, about recording sessions, productions of THE BRAIN, and work sessions on all of BK's books.
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Nice art work MBarnum.
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So, I'll start looking for a reasonably priced edition of JULIE & JULIA on Blu-ray to add to my archives. I can't wait to see it again!
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My wrists and shoulders are hurting from typing, sooo
'night Sweet dreams & sleep well tonight.
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Tomorrow I'll go back to work with the DVD of Criterion's SUMMER HOURS. I've never seen it and know nothing about it except wh the stars are. So, it will be something totally new.
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Will you be observing Earth Hour (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100326-earth-hour-2010-record-landmarks/) tonight?
I'm not sure if i will do it. They have notices in my town about doing it. So maybe.
What earthly reason can you have for not doing it?
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What's Earth Hour?
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You know what I miss about HHW (besides certain DRs who have left) are the live chats. Those were always so fun.
BK, do we not do the live chats anymore because they take away from the posting totals? If so, why are the posting totals of such importance to you? Just curious.
We don't do the live chats because the company that put that together kept changing things every time I turned around - from the cost, to passwords and how the log-in worked and frankly I just couldn't keep up with all the changes and would forget passwords and log-in stuff, so I just let it lapse.
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I like anything Amy Adams is in, so I had no problem with those sections of the film. My only problem in those sections of the film is that I really did not care for the actor playing her husband.
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I ate way too much food - pasta salsiccia (sausage and pasta in a light marinara), salad, bread and then chocolate mousse - I could not finish the latter.
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I guess I'll go sit on my couch like so much piggish fish and try to watch something.
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
Oh, the horror!
:o
And no, TCB , Facebook in and of itself isn't very interesting or entertaining unless you are engaged in some game or other in which many other people are also actively engaged. In Mafia Wars, for instance, I have a "personal" mafia of 650 players....all of which were added one-by-one to help me grow and increase my strength in the game. And the stronger I am, the more useful I am to other players who have different numbers of people in their mafias. It's interesting, it's fun and it's not at all judgmental about how I spend my time there....nor does it care if I visit other sites.
;)
Ron, I certainly wasn't making a value judgment about Facebook. I was only saying that for me, personally, five minutes is about the extent of my time there. I understand that there are a lot of activities that people are involved in that don't interest me.
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Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?
HARUMPHH!!!!
Oh, the horror!
:o
And no, TCB , Facebook in and of itself isn't very interesting or entertaining unless you are engaged in some game or other in which many other people are also actively engaged. In Mafia Wars, for instance, I have a "personal" mafia of 650 players....all of which were added one-by-one to help me grow and increase my strength in the game. And the stronger I am, the more useful I am to other players who have different numbers of people in their mafias. It's interesting, it's fun and it's not at all judgmental about how I spend my time there....nor does it care if I visit other sites.
;)
Ron, I certainly wasn't making a value judgment about Facebook. I was only saying that for me, personally, five minutes is about the extent of my time there. I understand that there are a lot of activities that people are involved in that don't interest me.
TCB, many people here and elsewhere feel as you do. And many people here and elsewhere think Facebook is the second coming, just as it was once thought that MySpace was the second coming - of course, MySpace is now considered useless and very yesterday, and I have no doubt the same thing will happen with Facebook as soon as the next thing comes along. I think history has shown that to be the case. The good part of Facebook is occasionally being found by interesting people you either knew or didn't know at all.
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I like anything Amy Adams is in, so I had no problem with those sections of the film. My only problem in those sections of the film is that I really did not care for the actor playing her husband.
I thought he was fine. The little spat they had which split them up was very predictable and conventional, the only part of the film I didn't care for. (The exact same thing happened in another Streep project: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. The minute the ingenue gets engrossed in her job, suddenly she's letting everybody down, and it's just an insipid conflict that writers fall back on that seems lazy to me.)
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Found JULIE & JULIA for $10.97 on Blu-ray at the Marketplace. Add $2.97 shipping, and it's mine. Already ordered.
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I have also been catching up on some of the world skating performances since I had no access to them except on the internet. Finally got to see Brian Joubert's long program (not bad but filled with trifling mistakes and one fall. Plus, even though he did a quad, he had no triple-triple combinations. He put a double toe loop with the quad and later with a triple lutz, both less than he should have been doing). I'll watch Michal Breznia's free skate tomorrow. I also watched Marai's beautiful short program, the best she has ever skated.
From reading about the ladies' results in the free skate, I'm not sure I want to see ANYONE's long program. Even Yu-Na, who won the long program, didn't skate cleanly.
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Now, I'm heading down and going to bed. Since I finished my taxes today, tomorrow morning can go back to being a normal morning with my walk and my workout regimen. Nice to get back to normal.
Good night!
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KGW has decided to pre-empt L&O for THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS. We are not amused.
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...their scripts and music will be left outside.
Studio City is melting in the dark
All the cheese and ham hunks flowing down
Someone left the script out in the rain
I don't think that I can bear it
'Cause it was so hard to repair it
And I'll never have that energy again
Oh, no!
der Brucer
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The film festival was fun tonight and with abotu 350 people it was well attended.
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There were also about 350 people. I think abotu maybe a foreign place...I didn't see anyone from abotu there
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...tomorrow morning can go back to being a normal morning...
Unless those EarthHour nuts turned off the sun!
der Brucer
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Oy! What a day. Trips to and from the new house. Setting up for the Ms. Canadian Contemporary Christian Diva concert (metaphorically speaking), then for the past hour, the CL gauntlet here at home. Both the Aquos and the incredibly heavy Kurzweil are gone. There is a stack o' cash on my bedroom tray which the kids are lusting after as they ponder patricide. :)
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In honor of Earth hour, I turned on, tuned in, dropped out. I was eating during Earth hour and used no electricity whilst doing so.
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There is a stack o' cash on my bedroom tray which the kids are lusting after as they ponder patricide. :)
Do the lads have Betsy as an ally?
der Brucer
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Caught up on yesterday and trying to get through today, but i'm getting sleepy.
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I was eating during Earth hour and used no electricity whilst doing so.
So, no air circulating; no pool pump; no refrigerator; no clock on a TV box, oven, or Microwave; no Internet Modem?
der Brucer
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No, I said I was eating and used no electricity whilst doing so. I didn't eat here, I ate there. Here, all the electricity was working as usual.
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...but i'm getting sleepy.
DO NOT look into the Corgi's eyes....
der Brucer
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Good Evening!
So... Earlier tonight, my friend, Eric, and I headed out to Jamaica, Queens, to dine at O Lavrador (http://olavradorrestaurant.com/) - Portuguese food! Since it was our first time there - and since Eric has been craving some authentic Portuguese food for a while (he lived in Portugal for a number of years) - we ordered the basics: some "flaming" chouriço, leitãl (roast suckling pig) and feijoado (the traditional Brazilian pork and bean stew). Oh, and a very reasonably-priced bottle of a Portuguese red wine. It was all quite delicious, filling and satisfying.
Our waiter, Edgar - who is also the manager and the son of the original owners of the restaurant - was also quite nice and helpful. He even tipped Eric off to a Portuguese grocer in the neighborhood, and they traded some stories of their favorite places in Portugal. Oh, and he was/is very cute too - sort of reminded me of Michael Bublé (if Michael Bublé was from Portugal). ;)
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There were also about 350 people. I think abotu maybe a foreign place...I didn't see anyone from abotu there
;)
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No, I said I was eating and used no electricity whilst doing so. I didn't eat here, I ate there. Here, all the electricity was working as usual.
OK - I'll pay more attention :)
der Brucer
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For some reason, I thought I'd look through Starz On Demand. I'm not sure I had ever pulled it up before, and I was ASTONISHED to see that they have a section called EARLY PREMIERES: movies that will eventually be shown on the network but which they're offering now. Among them were THE PROPOSAL (which I reviewed already on Blu-ray so I didn't need to see it) and the movie I selected to watch tonight:
JULIE & JULIA.
I simply loved it. THough I had read disparaging things about the Amy Adams sections, I was captivated by both sides of the story and couldn't wait to get back to either one when the other was on.
Like BABETTE'S FEAST, it made me immediately want to get in the kitchen and cook something scrumptuous (preferably with tons of butter). Oh, that food looked heavenly. What a joyous movie!
When the vocal version of "Time After Time" came up over the last scenes, I was sure that was Meryl singing, so I had to hang around to see in the credits who it was: Margaret Whiting. What a great rendition of one of my all-time favorite songs!
Time-Warner has also started offering some "early premieres" too, as well as offering "On Demand" viewings (for pay) of upcoming DVD releases the weekend before they officially go on sale (on Tuesday).
-Glad you loved "Julie & Julia". Besides the dual story lines, I also loved the quasi-Valentine to New York City. -As well as some of the great cameos by some Broadway Babies - including my friend, Erin Dilly, as the book editor. -She actually learned how to make beouf bourguignon for the film!
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Some cast members have been picking up scripts. One I particularly like is Eddie Korbich. Also, we're not supping at The Steak Joint - there seems to be a slight problem in that they've gone out of business. So, it's the Eclectic Cafe - many things I like there, including a good risotto with chicken. And much friendlier, calorie-wise, than a huge hunk of meat.
I haven't seen Eddie since he was in REDHEAD at Goodspeed in 1998 or thereabouts.
Oh, I guess you missed his stint at the tap-dancing seagull in Disney's The Little Mermaid on Broadway. ;)
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DR JMK did you plant ST Joseph yet?
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Downloading software onto this here Vaio....we shall see if I can make it work like it's supposed to....time will tell.
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But at 2 a.m. EDST - I will call it a day.
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It is a day.
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I think I'll write the notes, post 'em, and get to bed.
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Personally, I love hearing about the long musical, about recording sessions, productions of THE BRAIN, and work sessions on all of BK's books.
Just to clarify, I never said that I never wanted to read anything more about "the long musical". I just got to wondering exactly "Why?" bk was working on "the long musical" since almost every post about "the long musical" was a "vent" and/or a "rant". -Why would one continue to work on something that was a continual source of frustration and non-fulfillment? Had bk become a glutton for punishment? If I wanted to read about a sinking ship, I'd rather read about The Titanic. (My apologies for the comparison.) Well...
Then, last night, I asked bk "Why?", and he answered. And, now, all that venting and ranting makes sense.
I really do believe that Progress leads to more Progress, and that Happiness leads to more Happiness. -And I also believe in the flipside of that equation. It's too easy to spiral downward these days. Way too easy. All of us on this board are dealing with some sort of, for lack of a better word, "sadness" - whether we've shared that with everyone or not. It could be small, it could be big, but it's there. A health issue. A tenuous job situation. A strained relationship with a family member. An inconsiderate upstairs neighbor. Etc., etc., etc. We all have problems. But we also have non-problems. It's nice to hear about those too from time to time.
To hijack a metaphor from a former DR: If everyone is bickering in the living room, I'm heading to the kitchen. (Which is where most musicians end up anyway.) ;)
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Just read some first preview reports of the Promises, Promises revival. No Bennett choreography at all. And they've added Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home to the show. And they wonder why it's running long? Are these people so deluded that they think they can "fix" a show that was a smash hit in its original incarnation? I am so heartily sick of these egomaniacal people thinking they're better than the show they're doing. Trust the material or don't do the show. Period. What do Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home have to do with Promises, Promises? If the original creators of the show would put their collective feet down, these things couldn't happen. There was a reason Promises was a smash hit show. That seems to be beyond these people. I hope they fall on their ASS.
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DR Laura - Thank you for posting those pics of Wae-Ling. :)
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Just read some first preview reports of the Promises, Promises revival. No Bennett choreography at all. And they've added Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home to the show. And they wonder why it's running long? Are these people so deluded that they think they can "fix" a show that was a smash hit in its original incarnation? I am so heartily sick of these egomaniacal people thinking they're better than the show they're doing. Trust the material or don't do the show. Period. What do Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home have to do with Promises, Promises? If the original creators of the show would put their collective feet down, these things couldn't happen. There was a reason Promises was a smash hit show. That seems to be beyond these people. I hope they fall on their ASS.
Well... Burt Bacharach has been in the rehearsal room, so... Hmmm... ???
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But we also have non-problems.
Do four overly affectionate dogs count?
der Brucer
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Just read some first preview reports of the Promises, Promises revival. No Bennett choreography at all. And they've added Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home to the show. And they wonder why it's running long? Are these people so deluded that they think they can "fix" a show that was a smash hit in its original incarnation? I am so heartily sick of these egomaniacal people thinking they're better than the show they're doing. Trust the material or don't do the show. Period. What do Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home have to do with Promises, Promises? If the original creators of the show would put their collective feet down, these things couldn't happen. There was a reason Promises was a smash hit show. That seems to be beyond these people. I hope they fall on their ASS.
As for the absence of Michael Bennett's choreography, well... I believe you'd have to talk to his lawyer.
*I'm just wondering why they decided to put the show in such a big house, The Broadway.
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But we also have non-problems.
Do four overly affectionate dogs count?
der Brucer
Indeed they do!
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Zach completely cracks me up with great regularity. We were driving around today and the local jazz station had a soprano sax tune playing and he asked me if it were a clarinet. I said no, it was a sax. To which he replied, "That doesn't sound like the saxes at my school. They sound like:" and then he did this weird screeching screaming sound that did indeed sound exactly as I remembered elementary school saxes sounding. :)
Ah, the sounds of Rico Royals! #2's!
*Let's see how many DRs get that one! ::)
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CL is such a crapshoot. Last week I posted and got virtually no response, or the responders turned out to be flakes. I just posted again and within about 30 seconds have already sold the Aquos HDTV and Kurzweil keyboard.
I dealt with the same "wave" a few months ago. I placed five items up for sale about three months ago. No one bit. Then I reposted the ads six weeks later, and everything was spoken for within six hours. I even had a bidding war for an old keyboard stand which I had resigned to just placing out on the sidewalk for anyone who happened to walk by.
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I was flicking channels and the SyFy (what the hell happened to the tradituonal Sci Fi?) channel is showing a film called HELL HOUNSA, which looks like a sword & sandal movie of the 60s with better CGI. Is DR MBarnum aware of this renaissance of his favorite non-Bollywood film genre?
The "Sci Fi Channel" became "Syfy" last summer. July 7, 2009 to be exact.
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Are these people so deluded that they think they can "fix" a show that was a smash hit in its original incarnation?
I suspect there is a fundmental urge to "do something" so as to get some credit for adding to a revival's success.
It's that American Idol syndrome of "Take that classic song, mix it up, and make it your own."
der Brucer
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TOD: I've seen many an *artist's* etchings. . . . .names will not be named.
Which begs the question: Have you yourself, DR td, been "etched"?
::)
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Just read some first preview reports of the Promises, Promises revival. No Bennett choreography at all. And they've added Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home to the show. And they wonder why it's running long? Are these people so deluded that they think they can "fix" a show that was a smash hit in its original incarnation? I am so heartily sick of these egomaniacal people thinking they're better than the show they're doing. Trust the material or don't do the show. Period. What do Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home have to do with Promises, Promises? If the original creators of the show would put their collective feet down, these things couldn't happen. There was a reason Promises was a smash hit show. That seems to be beyond these people. I hope they fall on their ASS.
Well, since "I Say A Little Prayer For You" and "A House Is Not A Home" have had some recent exposure and re-success, well... It doesn't make it right, but if it gets people into the theatre, well... It's a puzzlement!.
I do have to say that I was quite surprised to hear "Prayer" being used as the background music for the commercials for the current revival.
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TOD:
Of course the Seurat painting that inspired SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH (not DR) GEORGE is a favorite as well.
I love that painting also...and I'd actually seen it live and in person (Sally Durant...a Follies reference) when I was in college. :D
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My stomach has never looked like that - for me, a good thing.
You could always get one of those spray-on six packs!
Or you could buy one of these t-shirts:
(http://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tshirt09.jpg)
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Or this one:
(http://images4.cafepress.com/product/88445884v5_480x480_Front_Color-AshGrey.jpg)
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Ohhhh...I just passed a millstone.
Ow!
Congrats on your stone passing, Edi!
;)
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So DR's - what story, novel, or film that has not gotten the OPERA treatment, do you think should be so written?
I loved DOCTOR ATOMIC - so an opera can be written about almost anything....well I guess ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN might not qualify....but other than that...it's open season.
How about the life of Jean Harlow as an opera?
Or the life of Clara Bow? I can see it now La Bow Him. Also the title of an opera about Sitting Bull.
Well... "A Streetcar Named Desire" has been opera-tized. As has "Dead Man Walking". Even Britten managed to give a musical voice to "A Death In Venice". And there's William Bolcom's opera of "A View From The Bridge" - which has some truly gorgeous arias for the tenor and baritone! And I love Carlisle Floyd's "Of Mice and Men". So...
As for "La Bow Him", well... The musical version would most likely be titled, La Bow Him! ;)
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Today, we ran act one of The Brain From Planet X...it was VERY rough...and no one's off book, yet...and there are a couple of numbers that haven't been choreographed at all, so we just sang through them.
There are some very funny moments throughout the show and we're laughing through the rehearsals. :D
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BK, I asked Josh about you doing talk-backs with the audience(s) of the show(s) that you attend and he'd love for you to! As soon as you finalize the date(s), let me know.
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OH! One story I would love to see given a musical voice would be Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye". -And, from what I understand, with the recent passing of Mr. Salinger, various projects based on his stories may soon see the light of day.
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KGW has decided to pre-empt L&O for THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS. We are not amused.
WHAT?!?! WHY?!?! Were the Brothers Bridges in town?
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Mr. Bacharach, heaven love him, is eighty-two years old. We don't need him rethinking his work from 1968. There should be a law, frankly.