Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 20 => Topic started by: bk on March 14, 2011, 11:34:11 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were less trying than yesterday, and now it is time for you to post until the trying cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: HYPERTROPHY!
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Go to bed, Bruce!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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I'm listening to Part 2 of a BBC program on
George Formby Episode 2 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zsbn9/George_Formby_Britains_Original_Pop_Star_Episode_2/)
Vixdad might know who he was and I'm sure Pogue knows of him but I think to much of the world, especially the U.S., he's forgotten. He's a fascinating character.
Here is the link to Episode 1
George Formby Episode 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z2kkz)
I LOVE the BBC
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Good morning, all! I am styarving and I cannot eat until my tests after 9am. I have to b to my ihealth provider's office on 71st Street by 8:45. After the tests, I will head down to Toyland and see my accountant and pick up my taxes. I'd like to mail them tomorrow.
After that, I'm off to City Center, were we have an orchestra with cast runthrough of WHERE'S CHARLEY? I'll help Joshie get ready however I can, and then I return back here to see what new fresh hell awaits me. I am still puzzling over those missing scores.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And the CDs are packed!
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Next up: Clothes.
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As for the Topic of the Day:
"Out There"
"Growing Boy"
"Somewhere That's Green"
"Santa Fe"
"Just Around the River Bend"
"Her Voice" (Broadway Mermaid)
"Pink Fish"
...And that's the list for now.
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DR elmore - I hope you have/had a good doctor's appointment, a good time at CIty Center, and that those missing scores will present themselves when you walk back into your apartment later.
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And now...
Just keep packing
Just keep packing
Just keep packing...
Laters...
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TOD:
Skid Row
Somewhere That's Green
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No weird dreams last night, but then it took me a long time to fall asleep. I think I'll stop looking at the news before bedtime for a while...
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Good morning, all.
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TOD: Just about the whole score for "Little Shop"
"Just Around the River Bend"
"Never Again" from "King David"
"Little Patch of Heaven" from "Home on the Range"
"Under the Sea"
"Kiss the Girl"
"Beauty and the Beast"
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Off to read more for class.
Vibes for DR Elmore for test and run-through.
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Tuesday morning greetings! Aaaahhh, that's better - for the first time since the time change I did not have to have my alarm set for what seemed like the middle of the night (5:30 Sunday, 6am yesterday). I went to sleep very early last night and just got up about an hour ago, much refreshed. About an hour from now I'll go up to the senior center for my second strength training class with Cheryl.
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Packing/moving vibes to DR Jose!
Medical testing/score finding vibes to DR Elmore!
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Good morning. It is going to be another beautiful warm day in Phoenix.
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TOD:
So many.....most of them already named!
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Certainly Kiss the Girl is high on my list.
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Greetings from the rubble of Toyland! I am having some coffee and a bit if brekfast. The tests were quickly accomplished and the trek here was quite smooth. I am waiting for my accountant's office to open so I can pick up my taxes.
Thank you all for the vibes and wishes concerning the missing full scores. I've lost the Overture and the big hit song from EILEEN, "The Irish Have A Great Day Tonight," other than "Thine Alone." I swear that I had the Irish number last week, and maybe I never hadthe Overture. I think a leprechaun has stolenit from my apartment to prepare for March 17. So, I guess I see an imminent trip to the Library of Congress in the next week.
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Payment vibes for Kritzerland.
Find the scores vibes for DR ELMORE.
Find the watch vibes for DR JANE.
Loved seeing the cats here last night!
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I really don't know Alan Menken, but, as Ben suggests, I do know George Formby...
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I am reading "Monster" by John Gregory Dunne about a writing a script about Jessica Savitch....and how it turned out 8 years later to be something quite different.
Very interesting.
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It is Tuesday morning. Already. Where HAS this week gone?
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Oops... Sorry to be sitting here like so much fish... I forgot to log out...
Still packing and packing and packing...
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Greetings from Sarasota's airport! It's one of the few airports left with free wi-fi, I think.
As mentioned previously, my friend and I went to see Roslyn Kind yesterday. She's a really good singer. It's a shame she's always compared to her sister, "Barbra Brolin," as she jokingly refers to her. She does a little bit where she starts to sing People and then goes into "I've Gotta Be Me." I think it addresses the elephant in the room, so to speak.
It's been a whirlwind of a trip, but a terrific one.
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So it'll be back to no internet at home. I had bought that ipad-like thing called Xoom, but took it back. I don't think I'd get my money's worth from it. But it was nice having it for two weeks. I wasn't happy with having to sign a two-year contract. I found out you don't need a contract with the ipad. I did have to pay a $70 restocking fee , though.
The cleaners came Saturday and cleaned my carpet, walls, windows,e tc. They're finally cleaning out the storage room where the fire occurred. So I hope the rewiring will start soon afterwards, so my cable, internet and landline phone service will be restored.
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DR elmore-- I read once that missing items are usually within 18 inches of where they should be. Not sure if that applies in your case!
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TOD:
Along with others already named -- "Suddenly Seymour"
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Packing vibes for Jose. I certainly don't envy you that task. But if you have the CDs done, I guess progress has been made.
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TOD:
Pink Fish
Suddenly Seymour
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Heading to Scottsdale, AZ tomorrow for the Festival of the West.
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Good Afternoon!
Just taking a brief break from box-land. It all looks very doable. As long as I remind myself just to place things in boxes and not start to get sentimental and start sorting through every piece of paper, well... in the meantime.
Breathe...
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And, thankfully, my friend, Brendan will be coming over later to help me out too. Whew!
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Oops, I also forgot to log out when I left for my exercise class. Came home and went right downstairs to do my 30-minute walk while my muscles were warmed up.
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From Cilla:
Did he possibly knock it off of a table or something?
I did this over a year ago and was in the progress of looking for it when I had my accident, which ended the hunt for it. Of course I can't stop thinking about it.
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I do have a fear it accidentally fell into the trash can and is gone forever.
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Thank you Jose. There were a few other very special items with the watch.
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From Cilla:
Hey! Mom finally left the computer on when she left the room.....
Oh you cute little sneaks!!! :D
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Jose the fig hamantaschen sound good.
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From Vixmom:
OHH!! I recognize these..... I hate 'em.
;D ;D
I was never a big fan until I was given a small plate of them by a truly good baker. I can't even remember the last time I had any it has been so long.
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From Jose:
Well, there are some bad hamantaschen out there. Sometimes there's too much cookie. Sometimes the cookie part is just plain bad. Sometimes the fillings are too congealed. Etc., etc., etc... But when you get a good one... YUM!
LOL I think the majority of them are bad.
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From John G,
The hamantaschen look great. The flans came out well. People were still talking about them today.
:)
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Thank you DRs George & Jrand. With vibes behind me I should search again, maybe I will find the little box of missing items.
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As mentioned previously, my friend and I went to see Roslyn Kind yesterday. She's a really good singer. It's a shame she's always compared to her sister, "Barbra Brolin," as she jokingly refers to her. She does a little bit where she starts to sing People and then goes into "I've Gotta Be Me." I think it addresses the elephant in the room, so to speak.
Cute opening.
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KevinH- Do you get the sense that Ms. Kind would have stood out as a performer to have been a bigger star had she not had a famous sister?
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I've been watching interviews & listening to her sing. I think she might have been a bigger star:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNs8bUVhliI&feature=related
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Talking about her early years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfDlu1xqvqo
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Following is a short story about the dog search & rescue teams in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfDlu1xqvqo
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I got up at eight-thirty but then went right back to bed and slept another hour. I was asleep by eleven-thirty so that's over nine hours of sleep and boy did it feel good - although I had some completely weird dreams.
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We had a few more orders this morning, and I awoke to an e-mail offering some Kritzerland assistance that was very touching and sweet - hoping we don't have to take advantage of it, but it's really comforting to know it's being offered.
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TOD: Just about the whole score for "Little Shop"
"Just Around the River Bend"
"Never Again" from "King David"
"Little Patch of Heaven" from "Home on the Range"
"Under the Sea"
"Kiss the Girl"
"Beauty and the Beast"
I've been trying to find our last uptempo song for a guy and didn't know Little Patch of Heaven - it seems very bouncy and fun from the snippet I just heard, so it looks like it might end up being that or You've Never Had a Friend Like Me. Otherwise, lots of the listed songs are in our Menken show.
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Here's Menken & Slater's LITTLE PATCH OF HEAVEN sung by K.D. Lang on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEK5kU4_uY
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And one of the most poignant songs ever, WILL THE SUN EVER SHINE AGAIN, also by Menken and Slater, sung by Bonnie Raitt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6m2vmtN2f4
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Well...
I forgot about the six(!) big boxes of books under the bed.
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-At least they were/are still boxed up, but... OY!
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So it'll be back to no internet at home. I had bought that ipad-like thing called Xoom, but took it back. I don't think I'd get my money's worth from it. But it was nice having it for two weeks. I wasn't happy with having to sign a two-year contract. I found out you don't need a contract with the ipad. I did have to pay a $70 restocking fee , though.
Yikes! :o Having to pay $70 NOT to keep something. :P
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Topic of the Day (just a few):
Growing Boy
Human Again
I Can Show You a Thing or Two
I Won't Say (I'm In Love)
Just Around the River Bend
Kiss the Girl
The Life I Never Led (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMRzSdltsMQ)
Out There
Pink Fish
A Place Called Home
Santa Fe
Someone Else Is Waiting
Somewhere That's Green
Stop and See Me
Suddenly Seymour
Under the Sea
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And since we're so close (and my computer at work is working normally!)...
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PAGE THREE DANCE!!
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Thanks, FJL, for posting "Will the Sun Ever Shine Again." I didn't think much of the movie "Home on the Range," but I did like the songs.
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I do have a fear it accidentally fell into the trash can and is gone forever.
My Mother thinks she did this with a very nice and fairly expensive ring
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From Cilla:
Hey! Mom finally left the computer on when she left the room.....
Oh you cute little sneaks!!! :D
I didn't write that
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TOD: Just about the whole score for "Little Shop"
"Just Around the River Bend"
"Never Again" from "King David"
"Little Patch of Heaven" from "Home on the Range"
"Under the Sea"
"Kiss the Girl"
"Beauty and the Beast"
I've been trying to find our last uptempo song for a guy and didn't know Little Patch of Heaven - it seems very bouncy and fun from the snippet I just heard, so it looks like it might end up being that or You've Never Had a Friend Like Me. Otherwise, lots of the listed songs are in our Menken show.
That's quite a compliment. Thank you.
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I've had a mostly physical morning of work here, and I'm ready for my lunch break!
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Hello, everyone.
Re: lost objects, mine are usually right where they should be, but somehow I just didn't see them. Don't ask me how; all I can say is that I have an amazing ability to look right at something and not see it. I "lost" a necklace I'd taken with me on a trip to LA several years ago. It turned up recently. It was so small it got wedged into something, and even though I'd looked there, I just never saw it. Eventually they turn up. But, yes, sometimes you need them NOW.
Vibes for finding the scores and Jane's keepsakes.
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Gotta scoot.
TTFN.
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KevinH- Do you get the sense that Ms. Kind would have stood out as a performer to have been a bigger star had she not had a famous sister?
Yes, I do! She's got a great stage presence in addition to a pleasing voice.
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I'm back on the internet at home!! I can't believe the good timing. I got home and saw that the cable guys were working in the building. They hooked me up with cable and I decided to ditch verizon internet and get it through Cox Cable. I need to get a router for wireless service, but wired is fine for now.
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From Cilla:
Hey! Mom finally left the computer on when she left the room.....
Oh you cute little sneaks!!! :D
I didn't write that
So true, my apologies to the kitties.
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I do have a fear it accidentally fell into the trash can and is gone forever.
My Mother thinks she did this with a very nice and fairly expensive ring
:(
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DR elmore-- I read once that missing items are usually within 18 inches of where they should be. Not sure if that applies in your case!
Well the scores are 11x17, so they should be pretty apparent!
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Hello, everyone.
Re: lost objects, mine are usually right where they should be, but somehow I just didn't see them. Don't ask me how; all I can say is that I have an amazing ability to look right at something and not see it. I "lost" a necklace I'd taken with me on a trip to LA several years ago. It turned up recently. It was so small it got wedged into something, and even though I'd looked there, I just never saw it. Eventually they turn up. But, yes, sometimes you need them NOW.
Vibes for finding the scores and Jane's keepsakes.
I do that which is why I return multiple times to where the item should be and where I thought it was. This time I had to rush off before putting the box in a safe place and can't find where I put it. Until I needed it I had thought it was where it belonged.
Sadly most of my grandmother's things were in storage in London & the storage building was bombed during WWII. This was a very special piece which was in a box with most of my personal special pieces.
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Oh, and thanks for the vibes. :)
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I'm back from a long day out and about. Blood tests, accountant, Toyland, Encores, where I sat through the runthrough with orchestra of WHERE'S CHARLEY? I got home to find waiting a very ugly email from the head of the Institute, and I've written a very angry response, which I will not mail until tomorrow. I've got more books to cart out of there. I don't know what to do about the computer.
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Sherlock had his updated rabies vaccination today and weighed in at 119+ pounds. I didn't hear the plus part. The vet's office had a local story up of a dog in quarantine after tangling with a grey fox. Had the dog not been vaccinated quarantine would be for six months instead of four. I'm shocked there would be any time if the pet is vaccinated. People don't get put into quarantine that I know of.
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DR elmore I'm sorry about the email and proud of you for not responding.
STAY CALM VIBES!!!!
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I'm back from a long day out and about. Blood tests, accountant, Toyland, Encores, where I sat through the runthrough with orchestra of WHERE'S CHARLEY? I got home to find waiting a very ugly email from the head of the Institute, and I've written a very angry response, which I will not mail until tomorrow. I've got more books to cart out of there. I don't know what to do about the computer.
The wealthy people will always call the shots. That's just the American way. :(
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DR ELMORE - perhaps someone in the office is in need of another computer - for awhile.
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Tonight is another Jean Harlow night on TCM. First we see 20 year old Jean in a very mediocre performance in PUBLIC ENEMY - although it has James Cagney and Mae Clarke to compensate for it.
Then we get TWO glorious Jean pictures - BLONDE BOMBSHELL (from Columbia - made because Jean's gangster boyfriend Abner "Longy" Zwillman made Columbia boss Harry Cohn a loan of $500,000.)
And the glorious LIBELED LADY - another top notch comedy, this time from MGM - with Jean wearing the lovely wedding dress she would be buried in a few years hence.
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Congrats to DR KEVINH on his renewed and repaired inner web.
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Back from errands and whatnot and listening to tapes - we've found the motherlode for a classic horror film - it's been added to the queue.
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DR ELMORE - perhaps someone in the office is in need of another computer - for awhile.
There will be no one in the office after I leave. Maybe I should call my Mac man and tell him to come and get it.
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BK, you didn't mention that the Dan Callaway in your Gardenia show is in WHERE'S CHARLEY?
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At least, I assume that is the one and same Callaway.
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And the word of the day is: HYPERTROPHY!
And The Song Of The Day Is: HEART
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I'm listening to Part 2 of a BBC program on
George Formby Episode 2 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zsbn9/George_Formby_Britains_Original_Pop_Star_Episode_2/)
Vixdad might know who he was and I'm sure Pogue knows of him but I think to much of the world, especially the U.S., he's forgotten. He's a fascinating character.
Here is the link to Episode 1
George Formby Episode 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z2kkz)
I LOVE the BBC
ah yes -- Vixdad did indeed introduce me to George Fornby - I suspect former DR Tomovoz is also familiar with his work
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DR ELMORE - perhaps someone in the office is in need of another computer - for awhile.
There will be no one in the office after I leave. Maybe I should call my Mac man and tell him to come and get it.
Is is definite you, or anyone, will not be returning to this project?
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Congrats to DR KEVINH on his renewed and repaired inner web.
Thanks, DR Jrand!
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I hope your internet stays fixed, KevinH. Man, I hate it when I break the internet.
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Good Evening!
Well...
I got half of my move done. Well, from the looks of the apartment, more like 3/8's of it.
The moving taxi ended up coming right at the beginning of the pick-up/moving window.
My friend, Brendan, ended up getting caught in some traffic coming back from Newark.
Etc., etc., etc...
Thankfully, I kept my cool, and didn't break down in tears when the driver showed up. And, thankfully, the driver was very friendly and helpful. He even helped me load and unload the boxes into the truck - which, technically, he is not supposed to, well, is not obligated to do. And he even gave me a bit more loading-in time than what is normally allotted.
And, most thankfully, when I called my landlord to tell them that I would need more day to move my stuff out - I made another pick-up/moving appointment for tomorrow afternoon - she said, "That's fine."
Whew!!!!!!!!!!
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DR KevinH - Welcome Back to the Interwebs!
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So...
I'm gonna spend a few more hours tonight organizing the boxes and setting them up by the door so that when the moving taxi comes tomorrow they can go right in.
And I'll also have a bit more time to tidy-up the place before I vacate, at the very least, give it a good sweep for ole time's sake.
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Caught up but now must leave for a meeting at cjhurch --- laters
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Oh...
And at least the cable it still working too. :)
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And speaking of moving...
Laters...
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Yes, I forgot that's why Dan was in NY. He's great.
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DR ELMORE - perhaps someone in the office is in need of another computer - for awhile.
There will be no one in the office after I leave. Maybe I should call my Mac man and tell him to come and get it.
Is is definite you, or anyone, will not be returning to this project?
After the ass' email today, I will never return to the job.
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Good Evening!
Well...
I got half of my move done. Well, from the looks of the apartment, more like 3/8's of it.
The moving taxi ended up coming right at the beginning of the pick-up/moving window.
My friend, Brendan, ended up getting caught in some traffic coming back from Newark.
Etc., etc., etc...
Thankfully, I kept my cool, and didn't break down in tears when the driver showed up. And, thankfully, the driver was very friendly and helpful. He even helped me load and unload the boxes into the truck - which, technically, he is not supposed to, well, is not obligated to do. And he even gave me a bit more loading-in time than what is normally allotted.
And, most thankfully, when I called my landlord to tell them that I would need more day to move my stuff out - I made another pick-up/moving appointment for tomorrow afternoon - she said, "That's fine."
Whew!!!!!!!!!!
Whew!!! CONTINUED MOVING VIBES!!!
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And speaking of moving...
Laters...
Can you send that truck down to Toyland when you are finished?
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DR elmore-- I read once that missing items are usually within 18 inches of where they should be. Not sure if that applies in your case!
Well the scores are 11x17, so they should be pretty apparent!
Hope you didn't box them and send them to Ohio
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The MGM situation re licenses is getting really ugly now - I may not be able to continue with them after the dust settles because it is really starting to irritate me now. I have given these people over 115K in license fees and have never caused them a moment's worry in anything, unlike others they deal with. So, unless the attitude adjusts, I'll have to start looking elsewhere.
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Good Evening!
Well...
I got half of my move done. Well, from the looks of the apartment, more like 3/8's of it.
The moving taxi ended up coming right at the beginning of the pick-up/moving window.
My friend, Brendan, ended up getting caught in some traffic coming back from Newark.
Etc., etc., etc...
Thankfully, I kept my cool, and didn't break down in tears when the driver showed up. And, thankfully, the driver was very friendly and helpful. He even helped me load and unload the boxes into the truck - which, technically, he is not supposed to, well, is not obligated to do. And he even gave me a bit more loading-in time than what is normally allotted.
And, most thankfully, when I called my landlord to tell them that I would need more day to move my stuff out - I made another pick-up/moving appointment for tomorrow afternoon - she said, "That's fine."
Whew!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to hear your landlord is being reasonable about the move. You've been a good tenant and she should give you a little slack
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Vibes to Elmore. I hope you get the rest of your things out of there ASAP. If I was there I would be hauling them for you.
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I have never heard of a moving taxi before. Is it just a regular taxi that you can get for moving or is it a moving van or truck?
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Today I called the theater about my passes. The "manager" I talked to said she isn't the general manager and he wasn't there, but he told her that they were coming or were in so she's going to talk to him about it. Hopefully before the end of the week I'll get my passes
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Cilla it is rather shocking how difficult collecting your prize has been.
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I have never heard of a moving taxi before. Is it just a regular taxi that you can get for moving or is it a moving van or truck?
Is this what it looks like?
(http://www.cargotaxiusa.com/images/ikea_delivery.jpg)
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While changing for bed last night I noticed all the bruises on my left leg and rushed into the kitchen for my nightly shot. Not I know why I kept bruising myself last week, so I wouldn't forget my shots. ;) So far this week I don't have a single bruise on my right thigh. I normally only bruise once in awhile & not nearly as bad as last weeks bruises.
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Vibes to Elmore. I hope you get the rest of your things out of there ASAP. If I was there I would be hauling them for you.
That's really sweet of you. Thanks! It isn't a great deal but it's all awkward to handle: books of various sizes and all of the BABES IN TOYLAND scores I copied in 1990 for the Houston Grand Opera. I did email my Mac man to see if he wanted the computer. If he or one of his crew wants to come and pick it up, that would be great.
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Today I called the theater about my passes. The "manager" I talked to said she isn't the general manager and he wasn't there, but he told her that they were coming or were in so she's going to talk to him about it. Hopefully before the end of the week I'll get my passes
This is so ridiculous! Why did the jerks offer a prize if they're going to make it so difficult for you to obtan it. I hope it all works out soon for you.
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Hello, everyone.
Re: lost objects, mine are usually right where they should be, but somehow I just didn't see them. Don't ask me how; all I can say is that I have an amazing ability to look right at something and not see it.
I tried that with my ex-wife.
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DR Jose, why did you all have to move out? I know the building sold, but are they tearing it down or something?
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TOD:
I don't know from Alan Menken, and none of those songs sound familiar
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I am not sure how much any of the HHWers are keeping up with the disaster in Japan, but this video really shows the force of the tsunami. It just obliterates this city block.
From what I have heard, there was only about 20 minutes or so between the time the earthquake hit and that tsunami hit, in some areas. Certainly explains the large loss of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MR7u8xSr-8
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TOD:
I don't know from Alan Menken, and none of those songs sound familiar
I am surprised MBarnum, he has written songs for a lot of cartoons!
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Cilla it is rather shocking how difficult collecting your prize has been.
I know... I don't quite get it. I don't think it's intentional to not give it, I just think that no one bothered to think about getting the passes before they had the contest so now they are scrambling. The company has a number of theaters, they are more of a local chain, ie all theaters within about 200 miles
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Today I called the theater about my passes. The "manager" I talked to said she isn't the general manager and he wasn't there, but he told her that they were coming or were in so she's going to talk to him about it. Hopefully before the end of the week I'll get my passes
This is so ridiculous! Why did the jerks offer a prize if they're going to make it so difficult for you to obtan it. I hope it all works out soon for you.
Oh, it will. I blame the newspaper. It's their contest. I have no qualms about bugging them until I get them. I shouldn't have to do it, but I will. I think tomorrow I'll start calling daily until I get them.
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Today I called the theater about my passes. The "manager" I talked to said she isn't the general manager and he wasn't there, but he told her that they were coming or were in so she's going to talk to him about it. Hopefully before the end of the week I'll get my passes
This is so ridiculous! Why did the jerks offer a prize if they're going to make it so difficult for you to obtan it. I hope it all works out soon for you.
Oh, it will. I blame the newspaper. It's their contest. I have no qualms about bugging them until I get them. I shouldn't have to do it, but I will. I think tomorrow I'll start calling daily until I get them.
Squeaky wheels and oil I understand completely; it's my M.O.
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I am not sure how much any of the HHWers are keeping up with the disaster in Japan, but this video really shows the force of the tsunami. It just obliterates this city block.
From what I have heard, there was only about 20 minutes or so between the time the earthquake hit and that tsunami hit, in some areas. Certainly explains the large loss of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MR7u8xSr-8
Did the tsunami alarms go off immediately? I read mixed bits on that.
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This is the tsunami from a helicopter as it was happening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ICkoR1fNM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ICkoR1fNM)
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So anyway.....I was mistaken....again.
BOMBSHELL on TCM right now is an MGM picture......I was thinking of Platinum Blonde, a Columbia picture with Jean Harlow the year before.
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I'm glad I'm not a fan of Family Guy or I would have to stop watching it. ::)
Family Guywriter Alec Sulkin tweeted that feeling better about the quake was just a matter of Googling "Pearl Harbor death toll." Almost 2,500 died in that 1941 attack; more than 10,000 are feared dead in Japan.
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T.O.D.
SUDDENLY SEYMOUR
SKIDROW (DOWNTOWN)
HUMAN AGAIN
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Larry check your mailbox
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I like almost all the songs in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
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I'm glad I'm not a fan of Family Guy or I would have to stop watching it. ::)
Family Guywriter Alec Sulkin tweeted that feeling better about the quake was just a matter of Googling "Pearl Harbor death toll." Almost 2,500 died in that 1941 attack; more than 10,000 are feared dead in Japan.
I don't think you can blame an entire television production company based on one idiot writer. That is like blaming the entire Republican Party based on the comments of Glenn Beck.
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G'night!
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I'm glad I'm not a fan of Family Guy or I would have to stop watching it. ::)
Family Guywriter Alec Sulkin tweeted that feeling better about the quake was just a matter of Googling "Pearl Harbor death toll." Almost 2,500 died in that 1941 attack; more than 10,000 are feared dead in Japan.
I don't think you can blame an entire television production company based on one idiot writer. That is like blaming the entire Republican Party based on the comments of Glenn Beck.
;D That is why I did rolling eyes after my own comment. :)
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Richard and I did some errands together this afternoon and came home to find a very tired Rob napping on the living room couch. He is completing his Firefighter 1 training this week along with the 4th (out of 5) quarters of paramedic training. He's ready for spring break.
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After reading Sulkin, and other's, comments Gilbert Gottfried's stupid joke that got him fired isn't so bad. But then I only read the one of tasteless joke he tweeted, "They don't go to the beach. The beach comes to them."
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I like almost all the songs in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
I still remember how much I loved the original production downtown and the score! I like some Menken, but I really loved LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
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After reading Sulkin, and other's, comments Gilbert Gottfried's stupid joke that got him fired isn't so bad. But then I only read the one of tasteless joke he tweeted, "They don't go to the beach. The beach comes to them."
The day after the Challenger exploded, they were making Christa McAuliffe jokes, tastless but they still made me laugh, just as "They don't go to the beach. The beach comes to them" makes me chuckle. Yes, I know it's sick, but I think humor is a way of warding off bad vibes.
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LOL elmore. Once I read what he said I was surprised he was fired for it. I think the Pearl Harbor joke & taking pleasure from their suffering is beyond a funny tasteless joke. Possibly the rest of Gottfried's joke were over the line.
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I like almost all the songs in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
I still remember how much I loved the original production downtown and the score! I like some Menken, but I really loved LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
DR Samantha starred in a local production. She was really good
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Sometimes dark humor is the only way people know how to deal with an overwheling situation
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It's snowing in Japan. What next?
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LOL elmore. Once I read what he said I was surprised he was fired for it. I think the Pearl Harbor joke & taking pleasure from their suffering is beyond a funny tasteless joke. Possibly the rest of Gottfried's joke were over the line.
That isn't a joke. It's petty and cruel.
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LOL elmore. Once I read what he said I was surprised he was fired for it. I think the Pearl Harbor joke & taking pleasure from their suffering is beyond a funny tasteless joke. Possibly the rest of Gottfried's joke were over the line.
That isn't a joke. It's petty and cruel.
I agree and just to be clear I was commenting on black/dark humor in general
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It has been a very quiet day here in my little world, where nothing of interest happened.
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Therefore, I have nothing to post about.
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Remember the ides of March....they are almost over for the year
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Or is it the Ides of March is almost over
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I have a very busy day tomorrow. Time to get some sleep
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Tonight is another Jean Harlow night on TCM. First we see 20 year old Jean in a very mediocre performance in PUBLIC ENEMY - although it has James Cagney and Mae Clarke to compensate for it.
Then we get TWO glorious Jean pictures - BLONDE BOMBSHELL (from Columbia - made because Jean's gangster boyfriend Abner "Longy" Zwillman made Columbia boss Harry Cohn a loan of $500,000.)
And the glorious LIBELED LADY - another top notch comedy, this time from MGM - with Jean wearing the lovely wedding dress she would be buried in a few years hence.
I love "Libeled Lady." One of my favorite screwball comedies.
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Night, all.
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I love almost anything by Alan Menken, except the gospel music (Hercules, Sister Act), maybe it's my feeling on that genre to begin with, I don't know.
The song added to "Beauty and the Beast" - "A Change In Me" is a great song. Also on the list are:
Little Shop score
Happy Working Song
Colors of the Wind (probably my fave)
Be Our Guest
Prince Ali
and the list can go on.
In other news, I've been trying to dig up some piano recordings of 2 pianos, 8 hands. I played in a quartet in high school and now I've been trying to find some of the recordings of some of the pieces we played. I've been successful a little, but some are out of print or haven't been recorded. A plan someday is to record them myself using the marvel of technology. Someday, when I have time....
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Good Evening!
Well... I did a bit more packing, as well as some tidying up. I found myself feeling "rushed" and flustered, so I took a deep breath and slowed down. The moving taxi won't be here until 2:00, so I have plenty of time to finish up whatever I have to finish up. -Now I'm just hoping that the rain isn't too bad tomorrow afternoon while I'm loading the boxes into the truck. Thankfully, there's a covered loading dock at the storage facility.
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And speaking of moving...
Laters...
Can you send that truck down to Toyland when you are finished?
Well, if I get the same driver tomorrow that I had today, I'm pretty sure he'd take the detour. ;)
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I have never heard of a moving taxi before. Is it just a regular taxi that you can get for moving or is it a moving van or truck?
Well, that's what they call it. It's basically a big(!) mini-van - like the one that DR Jane posted - with no seats. They call it a "taxi" since a driver drives it to your home, then drives you to the storage facility. -And, as I found out, as long as you're renting from them, you can use the service for free. So, I can also use it when I start moving things into my new place.
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DR Jose, why did you all have to move out? I know the building sold, but are they tearing it down or something?
Well... Since there's a new owner, they can raise (or lower?) the rent, and not have to follow the rental laws in New York City. -There's a certain percentage cap on yearly rental increases. There was no way I could have afforded the new rent. They are also getting ready to install new floors, new appliances, re-do both bathrooms and re-landscape the backyard area. KA-CHING$$$$ So...
Additionally, two of my roommates were moving out anyway, and the early search for new roommates was not panning out. So...
We actually got the notice a month ago - 30-day notice - so everything is on the up-and-up on their end. I just got busy with work and various projects - including five days in Atlanta for SETC - so I wasn't able to concentrate on getting things packed up until this past weekend.
And now with my gig down at Arena Stage coming up in two months, well... It all seems to have worked out for everyone.
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And since I do want to get up early and finish everything else...
Goodnight.
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Rehearsal was very good, and all music and CDs have been picked up by our performers. I got some almonds and dried CRANBERRIES for my snack. I haven't had one minute for the last two days to actually sit on my couch like so much fish.