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Thursday morning greetings. Thank you all for the vibes and prayers. My Aunt Jo died about 4 this morning, relieving her sons from having to make some awful decisions. The prayer now is that she finds a degree of peace that eluded her in life.
And...
After Tuesday night's performance of Catch Me If You Can, Norbert Leo Butz made this extended Tony Acceptance-Thank You SPEECH (http://youtu.be/lyTPxli0YEQ).
My thoughts and prayers are with your family, Ginny. I'm glad they didn't have to make such a hard decision.
And the word of the day is: LIGNIFY!
I wonder if there will be new members joining us after that article. I hope so.
And the word of the day is: LIGNIFY!
I'm happy to announce that Nick Redman will be giving me an IV regarding The Egyptian on BD.
It's a shame Charlie Callas is no longer with us to do the inevitable Anthony Weiner HBO movie.
It's a shame Charlie Callas is no longer with us to do the inevitable Anthony Weiner HBO movie.
Charlie Callas and a few gallons of botox.
Everyone, DD Benedict. I call him Ben.
I have been keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers especially Cilla and the floods and Laura and the wildfires which I have been hearing about on NPR on my way to and from work
too bad Cilla's floods can't be diverted to drench Laura's fires
Good Afternoon!
I just had my lunch, and now I'm sitting outside on the "deck" which overlooks the Southwest Waterfront, and has a view of the Washington Monument. -There are a few buildings too, but, yes, you can see the obelisk.
And...
After Tuesday night's performance of Catch Me If You Can, Norbert Leo Butz made this extended Tony Acceptance-Thank You SPEECH (http://youtu.be/lyTPxli0YEQ).
That is one F***ING good speech. I love that man. Thanks for posting it. An early morning cry at the office.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I love live theatre!
Good Afternoon!
I just had my lunch, and now I'm sitting outside on the "deck" which overlooks the Southwest Waterfront, and has a view of the Washington Monument. -There are a few buildings too, but, yes, you can see the obelisk.
Where is monkey?
This is Interstate 29 looking toward Omaha. They have it worse than we do
This is Interstate 29 looking toward Omaha. They have it worse than we do
DR Jose, I saw your latwer post about Russell Bennett; in his book about orchestration, Bennett writes that his theory on composer's harmonies is that one must respect them on the first chorus and refrain. After that, he is for chord substitutions for several reasons:
1. the arrangement may require different chords to accomplish necessary fills, harmonic movement, etc. as the number progresses
2. after six weeks of hearing the same harmonies played over and over on the piano for all rehearsals, some new harmonies can provide a nice and sometimes welcome surprise.
Thursday morning greetings. Thank you all for the vibes and prayers. My Aunt Jo died about 4 this morning, relieving her sons from having to make some awful decisions. The prayer now is that she finds a degree of peace that eluded her in life.
Check out this little article about us: www.acertaincinema.com
DR Jose, I saw your latwer post about Russell Bennett; in his book about orchestration, Bennett writes that his theory on composer's harmonies is that one must respect them on the first chorus and refrain. After that, he is for chord substitutions for several reasons:
1. the arrangement may require different chords to accomplish necessary fills, harmonic movement, etc. as the number progresses
2. after six weeks of hearing the same harmonies played over and over on the piano for all rehearsals, some new harmonies can provide a nice and sometimes welcome surprise.
Thanks for that information, DR elmore.
And I'm just hoping that the Spirit/Spectre of Robert Russell Bennett will not be too mad at me for "adjusting" some of his wonderful orchestrations for this production.
*Although... I wonder if that is what caused the set of blinds in the Vocal Room where I'm working to fall on me earlier today? ::)
We did make an exception last night - the Vixter and I went to the ONE NIGHT ONLY!!! showing of Company at our local movie theatre. We really enjoyed it . I thought Stephen Colbert and Jon Cryer had no business being in the cast but the rest of the cast was fantastic and we were glad we went
DR vixmom - I'm glad that you got a chance to take a break last night from your "basement project". *Btw, Mr. Sondheim actually sent a note to Stephen Colbert asking him to be in the concert. So.. ::)
I've had telephone conversations with Social Security who set me up for an appointment on Monday morning June 20 and with Mr Ron Raines about the FOLLIES transfer. And that's my morning.
I've had telephone conversations with Social Security who set me up for an appointment on Monday morning June 20 and with Mr Ron Raines about the FOLLIES transfer. And that's my morning.
Larry, why does Social Security need to talk to you and Ron Raines about the FOLLIES transfer??
;)
And...
After Tuesday night's performance of Catch Me If You Can, Norbert Leo Butz made this extended Tony Acceptance-Thank You SPEECH (http://youtu.be/lyTPxli0YEQ).
No good deed goes unpunished department: my current tenant, who is breaking the lease because she broke up with her boyfriend, informed me today she's leaving more or less immediately, despite being required to give me 30 days' notice. I had already stepped up to the plate in first helping her to find a housemate, which was her first choice, and then listing the house and finding someone else to move in in August. She pretty much said "you'll have to make other plans." I had previously offered her a reduction of the lease break fee (which is statutorily determined in Oregon), but when she told me she was leaving ASAP, I said no way. Her ex-boyfriend then lobbied a really violent email exchange at me. I can't believe these people. We have bent over backwards to help them from day one. Cretins.
And...
After Tuesday night's performance of Catch Me If You Can, Norbert Leo Butz made this extended Tony Acceptance-Thank You SPEECH (http://youtu.be/lyTPxli0YEQ).
Thursday morning greetings. Thank you all for the vibes and prayers. My Aunt Jo died about 4 this morning, relieving her sons from having to make some awful decisions. The prayer now is that she finds a degree of peace that eluded her in life.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family, Ginny. I'm glad they didn't have to make such a hard decision.
Some of us are lucky: we know there will be a long line waiting to pull the plug.
I wonder if there will be new members joining us after that article. I hope so.
I'm off now to hug my own mother and to replenish her supply of Scotch.
Isn't it about time for the Broadway closing notices to start?
The production, which officially opened April 25 following previews that began April 4, had originally been announced as a 16-week engagement. When it closes, House of Blue Leaves will have played 21 previews and 72 regular performances.
Not "the" Mr. Newport, as in RATM Newport?
Thursday morning greetings. Thank you all for the vibes and prayers. My Aunt Jo died about 4 this morning, relieving her sons from having to make some awful decisions. The prayer now is that she finds a degree of peace that eluded her in life.
My goodness, Cillaliz!
And...
After Tuesday night's performance of Catch Me If You Can, Norbert Leo Butz made this extended Tony Acceptance-Thank You SPEECH (http://youtu.be/lyTPxli0YEQ).
Back from a really interesting telecine session. I'll talk in more detail in the notes, but I will say that Nudie Musical, when we're through, will look as good as it's ever going to look, given the camera negative is lost and therefore not an option. But the CRI is the next closest thing, generation-wise - so it's obviously not first generation but it is second generation, while the opticals are third generation. We had the DVD there as a guide - and I can only tell you I'd forgotten what a scratchy mess that was. The CRI is in great shape with only really minor dirt at the heads and tails of reels, all of which we'll be able to get rid of. The colorist is fantastic and it already looks 1000 times better than the DVD, which was not bad, color-wise. But here, we go shot by shot and it's a lot more detailed than the previous transfer - the tools are 1000 percent better now than they were almost a decade ago. So, the color is fantastic, the quality is 5000% better, and the sharpness is amazing compared to the DVD, as it should be in 1080p. The sound is a little more problematic, ironically. Unfortunately, what they played back for me was the raw transfer - they've already done a filter pass and I didn't hear that - it's supposedly better than the crackle-filled, sibilant, distortion thing I heard today. However, for more money, they can also do a sonic pass where all that stuff gets cleaned up. But the audio guy there said we might even be better off taking the sound from one of the prints - so next week I may bring in three prints for audio evaluation. I'm not going to do all this amazing work on the image to only have it sound bad. The sound on Nudie was never very good, but we want it to be as good as it can be.
And I do think I'm going to have to do the kickstarter thing - I've already submitted it and they think it's a great idea and only suggested I rethink the rewards part - I'd just sort of made it up as I went along - but they gave me some ideas and other projects to look at and then I revised them, so we'll see what they think of that. The way it's set up is that anyone can donate any amount of money, from $1 to $1000 and there are rewards no matter how much you donate. So, I'll keep everyone posted about the progress and I think I made some rewards that are really fun.
This is Interstate 29 looking toward Omaha. They have it worse than we do
Ohmigod, DR cilaliz! It's horrifying, but i have to say, it's a beautiful photo.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family, Ginny. I'm glad they didn't have to make such a hard decision.
Some of us are lucky: we know there will be a long line waiting to pull the plug.
Hey Jose or some other Smartphone maven: is there an *easy* way to reset a Gmail password on an Android phone? You would think with it being Googleized that would be easy, but it isn't and doing a Google on how to brings up some insanely convoluted methods for doing it. The problem is on an Android phone you put in your Gmail password the first time you turn the phone on, and then Gmail is just kind of "there," with no Settings available anywhere.
DR vixmom - I'm glad that you got a chance to take a break last night from your "basement project". *Btw, Mr. Sondheim actually sent a note to Stephen Colbert asking him to be in the concert. So.. ::)
I wonder if it was because of Colbert's interview of Sondheim...they both seemed to have enjoyed it.
I've had telephone conversations with Social Security who set me up for an appointment on Monday morning June 20 and with Mr Ron Raines about the FOLLIES transfer. And that's my morning.
Back from a really interesting telecine session. I'll talk in more detail in the notes, but I will say that Nudie Musical, when we're through, will look as good as it's ever going to look, given the camera negative is lost and therefore not an option. But the CRI is the next closest thing, generation-wise - so it's obviously not first generation but it is second generation, while the opticals are third generation. We had the DVD there as a guide - and I can only tell you I'd forgotten what a scratchy mess that was. The CRI is in great shape with only really minor dirt at the heads and tails of reels, all of which we'll be able to get rid of. The colorist is fantastic and it already looks 1000 times better than the DVD, which was not bad, color-wise. But here, we go shot by shot and it's a lot more detailed than the previous transfer - the tools are 1000 percent better now than they were almost a decade ago. So, the color is fantastic, the quality is 5000% better, and the sharpness is amazing compared to the DVD, as it should be in 1080p. The sound is a little more problematic, ironically. Unfortunately, what they played back for me was the raw transfer - they've already done a filter pass and I didn't hear that - it's supposedly better than the crackle-filled, sibilant, distortion thing I heard today. However, for more money, they can also do a sonic pass where all that stuff gets cleaned up. But the audio guy there said we might even be better off taking the sound from one of the prints - so next week I may bring in three prints for audio evaluation. I'm not going to do all this amazing work on the image to only have it sound bad. The sound on Nudie was never very good, but we want it to be as good as it can be.
And I do think I'm going to have to do the kickstarter thing - I've already submitted it and they think it's a great idea and only suggested I rethink the rewards part - I'd just sort of made it up as I went along - but they gave me some ideas and other projects to look at and then I revised them, so we'll see what they think of that. The way it's set up is that anyone can donate any amount of money, from $1 to $1000 and there are rewards no matter how much you donate. So, I'll keep everyone posted about the progress and I think I made some rewards that are really fun.
I just caught up on yesterday's posts. My condolences and prayers to both DR Ginny and DR Jrand.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And...
There's currently a line of thunderstorms moving through the area, so...
Laters...
I just caught up on yesterday's posts. My condolences and prayers to both DR Ginny and DR Jrand.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes ditto from as i catch on the notes as well
Back from a really interesting telecine session. I'll talk in more detail in the notes, but I will say that Nudie Musical, when we're through, will look as good as it's ever going to look, given the camera negative is lost and therefore not an option. But the CRI is the next closest thing, generation-wise - so it's obviously not first generation but it is second generation, while the opticals are third generation. We had the DVD there as a guide - and I can only tell you I'd forgotten what a scratchy mess that was. The CRI is in great shape with only really minor dirt at the heads and tails of reels, all of which we'll be able to get rid of. The colorist is fantastic and it already looks 1000 times better than the DVD, which was not bad, color-wise. But here, we go shot by shot and it's a lot more detailed than the previous transfer - the tools are 1000 percent better now than they were almost a decade ago. So, the color is fantastic, the quality is 5000% better, and the sharpness is amazing compared to the DVD, as it should be in 1080p. The sound is a little more problematic, ironically. Unfortunately, what they played back for me was the raw transfer - they've already done a filter pass and I didn't hear that - it's supposedly better than the crackle-filled, sibilant, distortion thing I heard today. However, for more money, they can also do a sonic pass where all that stuff gets cleaned up. But the audio guy there said we might even be better off taking the sound from one of the prints - so next week I may bring in three prints for audio evaluation. I'm not going to do all this amazing work on the image to only have it sound bad. The sound on Nudie was never very good, but we want it to be as good as it can be.
And I do think I'm going to have to do the kickstarter thing - I've already submitted it and they think it's a great idea and only suggested I rethink the rewards part - I'd just sort of made it up as I went along - but they gave me some ideas and other projects to look at and then I revised them, so we'll see what they think of that. The way it's set up is that anyone can donate any amount of money, from $1 to $1000 and there are rewards no matter how much you donate. So, I'll keep everyone posted about the progress and I think I made some rewards that are really fun.
Could you use any of the music from the cd releases as a backup for thr musical numbers?
DD does not like me. At first I thought it was the leash, but he walks fine without me holding on to it. As soon as I pick it up, he stops. I've tried everything, treats, etc... he just does not follow me. He might have to go back to his breeder tomorrow :(
And...
After Tuesday night's performance of Catch Me If You Can, Norbert Leo Butz made this extended Tony Acceptance-Thank You SPEECH (http://youtu.be/lyTPxli0YEQ).
Mr.Wopat appears to be rapidly approaching the ideal age for Mikey!
Back from COMPANY at the movie theater.
I really really liked it. A couple of quibbles since I was not familar with all the actors it would have been nice to identify them as they took their bows.
The other one is some of the weird camera angles.
Sound was spectacular and I even listened for the "Bobby Baby" underscore in Another Hundred People which I heard to the right of me.
Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone were great.
The actresses who play Amy and April shined in their moments as did MArtha Plimpton. I know the actress who played Marta but the name escapes me. Noni.....???
I never realized how underwritten (I guess by choice) the men's roles are; especially Larry's But men were all very good. Familar faces John Cryer and Stephen Colbert were also good in ther parts
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I liked that Tick Tock was in this version.
I have seen about four productions of Company over the years and I think I like this one the best. My least favorite was the one where actors played their own intstruments.
I recommemed highly. I believe it is going to be shown twice more. I recommend it. Pricing will vary. I paid $18
Is he a puppy?
Many vibes and prayers of sympathy.Thursday morning greetings. Thank you all for the vibes and prayers. My Aunt Jo died about 4 this morning, relieving her sons from having to make some awful decisions. The prayer now is that she finds a degree of peace that eluded her in life.
My condolences to you and your family, Ginny.
~~~Vibes of Comfort for All!!~~~