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Well, you've read the notes, the notes found the lost horizon, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently shooting their new MOOvie.
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And the word of the day is: ETIOLOGY!
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes found the lost horizon, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently shooting their new MOOvie.
BK, where are the new notes??
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes found the lost horizon, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently shooting their new MOOvie.
BK, where are the new notes??
Oh...there they are. :D
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So far, I've been really lucky and have managed to avoid ever seeing LOST HORIZON (the musical) ;D
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TOD:
I'm not really into musicals but two film musicals which I did enjoy, and which I believe were big flops, were PAINT YOUR WAGON and MAN OF LA MANCHA.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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VIBES TO MICHAEL BARNUM'S FRIEND LAURIE MITCHELL.
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Good morning, all.
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DR Michael Barnum
Regarding your actress from the 50's
Is she a member of SAG or any other union? They might have some kind of program.
There's The Motion Picture Home (I believe that's the name)
There also must be some kind of governmental at the state or federal level.
Also she might want to consider making her situation know I am sure there that someone kind soul might be able to help her out. I've seen this happen in the past. She might be able to get some work and get some needed insurance and other benefits.
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TOD: I could write endlessly on flop musicals I enjoy. Stage shows that come to mind:
Make a Wish (entire score)
The Nervous Set (The Ballad of the Sad Young Men, Fun Life)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Good Girls Go to Heaven)
Prettybelle (almost entire score)
The Human Comedy
Dance a Little Closer (Dance a Little Closer, Never Want to See You Again, Anyone Who Loves, There's Always One You Can't Forget)
Many of the songs that came from Unsung Musicals, especially the pieces from Welcome to the Club
On film:
At Long Last Love and all that Cole Porter
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Vibes for Laurie Mitchell and for MBarnum's actress friend.
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FJL, the pills are a double dose of what I was on before the insulin. Apparently, the oral insulin doesn't really work, so it's not being prescribed too much. (Or perhaps there are not enough pharmaceutical reps pushing the oral insulin, but that's another matter.)
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TOD
(These are post The Sound of Music when they died at the box they were widely reported. If there we pre TSOM I am not aware of them)
In No Particular Order
STAR!
Paint Your Wagon
Xanadu
Little SHop Of Horrors
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
bedknobs & Broomsticks
Hello, Dolly!
Sweet Charity
Darling Lili
and perhaps my top guilty pleasure: Can't Stop The Music
I also would like to see if ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER also restored to its original length, but I won't hold my breath as I believe La Streisand owns the rights to the footage
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Good morning, all! I was ready to head to the McGlinnventory, but our paralegal Geri sent me an email at 6:50am saying their power was out and she needed to stay in Connecticut this morning. So, I will work on my projects for the Encores! Gala today, maybe do some work on THE RED MILL as well.
Yesterday I had a great lunch with my beloved Rob Berman, and much was discussed and much was laughed at. I gave him my impressions of the original Broadway MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (saw 4th preview and final performance), and we talked about what Encores! is doing with the material. Before lunch, I had a nice meeting with Joshie at the Encores! office to look over his reduction of Saint-Saens' Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix for the Encores! Gala in a couple of weeks. After that we had a meeting with Rob and Ben Whitely, who will direct the chorus for the gala. I've got a little bit of work to help him with on the gala: harp parts for a couple of items and a chunk of the Finale. He's promised to get me the choral arrangement in the next couple of days. Today I'll write harp parts.
DR MBarnum, I'm sorry to hear about your destitute friend, but I'm more sorry to hear about Laurie. She's a good lady.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for Laurie Mitchell! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Good morning, all! I was ready to head to the McGlinnventory, but our paralegal Geri sent me an email at 6:50am saying their power was out and she needed to stay in Connecticut this morning. So, I will work on my projects for the Encores! Gala today, maybe do some work on THE RED MILL as well.
Yesterday I had a great lunch with my beloved Rob Berman, and much was discussed and much was laughed at. I gave him my impressions of the original Broadway MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (saw 4th preview and final performance), and we talked about what Encores! is doing with the material. Before lunch, I had a nice meeting with Joshie at the Encores! office to look over his reduction of Saint-Saens' Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix for the Encores! Gala in a couple of weeks. After that we had a meeting with Rob and Ben Whitely, who will direct the chorus for the gala. I've got a little bit of work to help him with on the gala: harp parts for a couple of items and a chunk of the Finale. He's promised to get me the choral arrangement in the next couple of days. Today I'll write harp parts.
DR MBarnum, I'm sorry to hear about your destitute friend, but I'm more sorry to hear about Laurie. She's a good lady.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for Laurie Mitchell! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, what are they doing to Merrily? This is flops day, so tell us.
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Good morning, all! I was ready to head to the McGlinnventory, but our paralegal Geri sent me an email at 6:50am saying their power was out and she needed to stay in Connecticut this morning. So, I will work on my projects for the Encores! Gala today, maybe do some work on THE RED MILL as well.
Yesterday I had a great lunch with my beloved Rob Berman, and much was discussed and much was laughed at. I gave him my impressions of the original Broadway MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (saw 4th preview and final performance), and we talked about what Encores! is doing with the material. Before lunch, I had a nice meeting with Joshie at the Encores! office to look over his reduction of Saint-Saens' Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix for the Encores! Gala in a couple of weeks. After that we had a meeting with Rob and Ben Whitely, who will direct the chorus for the gala. I've got a little bit of work to help him with on the gala: harp parts for a couple of items and a chunk of the Finale. He's promised to get me the choral arrangement in the next couple of days. Today I'll write harp parts.
DR MBarnum, I'm sorry to hear about your destitute friend, but I'm more sorry to hear about Laurie. She's a good lady.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for Laurie Mitchell! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, what are they doing to Merrily? This is flops day, so tell us.
Nope! That's for Encores!, Steve Sondheim, Jonathan Tunick, and James Lapine to discuss/
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I just got one of my holy grail albums on CD and I've put it on my office computer. I will take it home at lunchtime and add it to the shelf.
It's Sarah Vaughan Live in Tokyo (or Japan if you have the LP). I had the record and cassette for years and always wished it would be released on CD. I love this album and I love SV. I could listen to Bye, Bye Blackbird over and over again. It's the complete recording. The LP and the cassette both had things cut off due to time constraints. It was 1973 after all. Now I have the whole glorious thing in stereo!
Sarah Vaughan Live in Tokyo (http://www.worldsrecords.com/pages/artists/v/vaughan_sarah/sarah_vaughan_63154.html)
I'm going to listen now.
Bye (Bye Blackbird)
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And the word of the day is: ETIOLOGY!
And The Song Of The Day Is: ROTHSCHILD AND SONS
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Vibes for Laurie Mitchell.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vibes for MBarnum's actress friend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That is such a nice thing that you are doing for the latter. You are a good guy!
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Recovery vibes for Laurie Mitchell....the Queen of Outer Space.
Survival and additional income vibes for .........
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DR BEN that sounds like a terrific CD. I love it when something that is wanted finally comes out on CD!!!!
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I am torn about the musical version of LOST HORIZON. I enjoy the original film and book. I just don't like the songs.....and it could be the terrible choreography - the mediocre singer - OR the pedestrian direction......put them together and I find it hard to sit through.
It's fine until the first song.....and then.....
Maybe I will wait and buy a used copy sometime.
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TOD:
Donnybrook!
XANADU - the movie
Darling Lili
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Shooting vibes for MR BK & CO today.
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TOD:
Favorite flop musicals?
Difficult question.
I really like LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and SWEET CHARITY.
I enjoy the Gene Kelly number in the otherwise forgettable XANADU.
I think that Sophia Loren was quite good in the problematic MAN OF LA MANCHA. Unfortunately, Peter O'Toole couldn't sing.
Howard Keel, who did the play many times, said that, in the movie, Cervates should have been played by Christopher Lee.
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I'm up, I've shaved, and will shower in a few minutes, then wait for the helper (different helper on the shoots, since the normal helper has been part of the ensemble), after which we'll be on our way to Alet and Andy Taylor's home environment.
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Good Morning-- is it Friday yet??
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Health vibes to Laurie
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Vibes that MBarnum's friend finds help with her financial situation
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TOD: Guilty pleasure is Strouse & Adams' A BROADWAY MUSICAL (guilty pleasure song from that: You Gotta have Dancing, which could have been a classic IMHO had it been in a hit show)
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* * * * * HEALTH VIBES FOR LAURIE MITCHELL * * * * *
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* * * * * FINANCIAL VIBES FOR DR MBARNUM'S ACTRESS FRIEND * * * * *
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TOD:
Film Musical:
SWEET CHARITY
Stage Musical:
THE BAKER'S WIFE
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
70, GIRLS, 70
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TOD:
"The Little Prince" -- "Closer and Closer and Closer", "Little Prince", "Why is the Desert", "I Never Met A Rose", et.al.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm still at the apartment.
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I'm fond of CAN HIERONYMOUS MERKIN EVER FIN TRUE HAPPINESS & FORGET MERCY HUMP...and love the Newley songs Oooo, What A SON OF A BITCH I AM & I'm All I Need.
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...I had originally planned to be down at the studio from 8:00-10:00 earlier this morning to get some practicing done, but due to various reasons, I wasn't able to head down then. -I blame Apple's iOS5 update. ::)
Thankfully, I was able to switch my studio reservation to 2:00-4:00 this afternoon, which will also give me a chance to catch up with my friend, Jennifer, who "owns" the studio I use.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Merrily We Roll Along
The Human Comedy - "Long Past Sunset" always makes me cry.
Lestat - I'm actually surprised that Sir Elton John did not release an official pop version of "Sail Me Away". I'm sure it would have a life as an "American Idol" or "The X-Factor" anthem.
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~~~~~VIBES TO LAURIE MITCHELL~~~~~
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~~~~~VIBES TO DR MBARNUM'S DEAR ACTRESS FRIEND~~~~~
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Thank you for the vibes, everyone. Laurie comes home from the hospital today and if she is up to it I will go and see her.
As for the other actress, she actually is still going on auditions, but has not gotten anything recently. DR MichaelS, she had looked into the Motion Picture Country Home at one point, but said the waiting list was quite long and they ad told her she didn't have enough film credits or something like that. I forget. I am looking into subsidized senior housing for her.
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Otherwise, today I plan to hit Amoeba Records, Larry Edmund's Bookstore, and Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee to do some shopping for CDs for my listening pleasure and movie stills for upcoming interviews.
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I had meant to mention earlier that yes, it is my Australian friend Caroline O'Connor playing Phyllis in the Chicago production of FOLLIES.
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Jeudi evening greetings! We are back from a lovely day of sightseeing on the Ile de la Cite and the river edge of the Latin Quarter. Before we left home, I downloaded 4 Rick Steves podcasts, including his Historic Paris Walk, and put them on both of my iPods. Today, we did the historic walk and toured Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle and some of the Latin Quarter. We had a delightful dejeuner directly across from Notre Dame. Je suis fatigue!
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Ginny, it sounds like you are having a great time! My one visit to Paris was when I was a young teen, there on my own, and very uncultured and naive. I spent two days trying to figure out what the frell the bidet in my hotel room was. ;)
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Betsy has kindly (?) given me the cold which Zach kindly (?) gave her. Oy.
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JR, someone with almost your initials is playing Indy with Beaverton's (NOT Tumwater's ;) ) Shoshana Bean.
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Yes, DR JMK, we are having a wonderful time here in Paris! Sorry to hear that your family is ailing - bon retablissement!
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I'm fond of CAN HIERONYMOUS MERKIN EVER FIN TRUE HAPPINESS & FORGET MERCY HUMP...and love the Newley songs Oooo, What A SON OF A BITCH I AM & I'm All I Need.
Has HIERONYMOUS MERKIN ever been released onto DVD?
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TOD - The Grass Harp, which opened the Power Center for the Performing Arts at The University of Michigan in 1971. My friend, Doug, and I went to the gala opening night, attended by James Earl Jones, Helen Hayes, Truman Capote, among others. The show went to Broadway and didn't last long, but I have fond memories of it.
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Thank you for the vibes, everyone. Laurie comes home from the hospital today and if she is up to it I will go and see her.
As for the other actress, she actually is still going on auditions, but has not gotten anything recently. DR MichaelS, she had looked into the Motion Picture Country Home at one point, but said the waiting list was quite long and they ad told her she didn't have enough film credits or something like that. I forget. I am looking into subsidized senior housing for her.
You're a good man, Michael Barnum. :)
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I am being interviewed on Cult Radio Saturday (15) night at 8pm (Pacific Time) and 10 pm (Austin Time).
If you're around, please take a listen.
CultRadioAGoGo.com
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Betsy has kindly (?) given me the cold which Zach kindly (?) gave her. Oy.
If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing. ;)
or...
I love my friends, and they love me.
We're just as close as we can be.
And just because we really care,
Whatever we get...we share!
I got it from Agnes, she got it from Jim.
We all agreed it must have been Louise who gave it to him.
She got it from Harry, who got it from Marie.
And everybody knows that Marie got it from me!
Giles got it from Daphne, she got it from Joan,
Who picked it up in County Cork a'kissin the Blarney Stone.
Pierre got it from Shiela, who must've brough it there.
He got it from Francois and Jacques, aha!...Lucky Pierre.
Max got it from Edith, who gets it every spring.
She got it from her daddy who just gives her everything.
She then got it from Daniel, whose spaniel has it now.
Our dentist even got it and we're still wondering how.
Ah, but I got it from Agnes...or maybe it was Sue
Or Millie or Jilly or Billy or Willie, it doesn't matter who.
It might have been at the club or at the pub or in the loo,
And if you will be my friend, then I might
---mind you, I said might!
---give it to you!
Tom Lehrer
;D
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Glad DR Ginny is having a great time. I am jealous. I've never been to Paris.
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Glad DR Ginny is having a great time. I am jealous. I've never been to Paris.
Just FYI, evidently bidets are not showers.
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Well, not the traditional kind, anyway.
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Nappies. I am well and truly out of it.
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Today in Movie History:
1938 -- Shooting began on "The Wizard of Oz"
1950 -- "All About Eve" was released
1989 -- "Crimes and Misdemeanors" was released
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Sitting on Sunset Blvd with a flat tire. Not quite how I wanted to spend my day, but the people watching is fantastic
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Adding my VIBES FOR LAURIE MITCHELL.
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Morning shoot went wonderfully, and now we're awaiting the arrival of Gregory Harrison to do the shoot at my place.
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Just heard that actress Patricia Breslin passed away I always liked her, especially in William Castle's Homicidal
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I watched a bit of LOST HORIZON last night. I'm stunned with all the extras that are on this MOD dvd.
I saw LOST HORIZON on its first theatrical run, so, I am looking forward to watching the uncut version - though I did sneak a peak at the "Living Together, Growing Together" fertility dance last night. It is a jaw-dropping, but colorful, experience.
FLOP MUSICAL FILMS I LOVE:
HALF A SIXPENCE
DARLING LILI
XANADU
MOVIE, MOVIE
THE LITTLE PRICE
AT LONG LAST LOVE
and, dare I say it:
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC.
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Following the esteemed BK's opinions on the first three (chronologically speaking), STAR WARS films, I have decided to bit the bullet and buy that set as well. I don't need the supplemental features, so I only bought the three disc edition of Chapters IV, V and VI.
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Doing my home state proud!
http://news.yahoo.com/kentucky-police-couple-shoplifted-forgot-kids-190026290.html
What rock did these two crawl out from under?
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I watched a bit of LOST HORIZON last night. I'm stunned with all the extras that are on this MOD dvd.
I saw LOST HORIZON on its first theatrical run, so, I am looking forward to watching the uncut version - though I did sneak a peak at the "Living Together, Growing Together" fertility dance last night. It is a jaw-dropping, but colorful, experience.
FLOP MUSICAL FILMS I LOVE:
HALF A SIXPENCE
DARLING LILI
XANADU
MOVIE, MOVIE
THE LITTLE PRICE
AT LONG LAST LOVE
and, dare I say it:
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC.
Of course, you can say it. It made me chuckle, though. I've never seen it. But I had the picture novel. The images just looked strange. What was Nancy Walker drinking?
And I loved "Movie Movie," too.
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TOD - The Grass Harp, which opened the Power Center for the Performing Arts at The University of Michigan in 1971. My friend, Doug, and I went to the gala opening night, attended by James Earl Jones, Helen Hayes, Truman Capote, among others. The show went to Broadway and didn't last long, but I have fond memories of it.
Chain of Love is a great song.
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I just got one of my holy grail albums on CD and I've put it on my office computer. I will take it home at lunchtime and add it to the shelf.
It's Sarah Vaughan Live in Tokyo (or Japan if you have the LP). I had the record and cassette for years and always wished it would be released on CD. I love this album and I love SV. I could listen to Bye, Bye Blackbird over and over again. It's the complete recording. The LP and the cassette both had things cut off due to time constraints. It was 1973 after all. Now I have the whole glorious thing in stereo!
Sarah Vaughan Live in Tokyo (http://www.worldsrecords.com/pages/artists/v/vaughan_sarah/sarah_vaughan_63154.html)
I'm going to listen now.
Bye (Bye Blackbird)
thanks for the heads up on that. Love Sarah Vaughn. Love that song. I will never forget reading William Kennedy's "Ironweed" and getting to the end, where the song plays a prominent part of the conclusion. As it would happen, I was listening to a Bobby Short album and he started to sing the song at the same time. I was in tears by the time I finished.
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DR MBarnum - I am sending vibes across the Atlantic to both of your friends, especially Laurie, with whom I have something in common that neither of us ever wanted. I hope she is getting post-heart-attack care that's as effective as mine was and that she recovers stronger than ever.
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Richard and I ventured out for a bit in search of some dinner and headed in the direction of the hotel where Francois works. On the way we found a lovely charcuterie and decided to return there after seeking out Francois. He was, indeed, working tonight and we had a lovely visit. We returned to la charcuterie and bought grapes, a chicken & veggie salad, and a small container of chocolate sorbet. We came back and watched BONES reruns, dubbed in French, while we ate.
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Signing out now to share the computer with Richard - bonne nuit, mes amis!
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Good Morning-- is it Friday yet??
Can't be...I'm not in Oregon, yet. Tomorrow morning, my sister, my niece and I are going to visit our cousin in Coquille, Oregon for the weekend. :D
I hope that I'll be able to check in here every once in a while. I might, with my Kindle, if I can find an unprotected Wi-Fi connection and the time to navigate through HHW on the Kindle...it's VERY slow going.
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I watched a bit of LOST HORIZON last night. I'm stunned with all the extras that are on this MOD dvd.
I saw LOST HORIZON on its first theatrical run, so, I am looking forward to watching the uncut version - though I did sneak a peak at the "Living Together, Growing Together" fertility dance last night. It is a jaw-dropping, but colorful, experience.
FLOP MUSICAL FILMS I LOVE:
HALF A SIXPENCE
DARLING LILI
XANADU
MOVIE, MOVIE
THE LITTLE PRICE
AT LONG LAST LOVE
and, dare I say it:
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC.
I don't remember. Was it "Movie" or was it "Movie" that was the musical?
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T.O.D.
Laura and TCB"s Unofficial Ask BK on Thursday Day
Has Guy Haines ever considered recording the the title song from LOST HORIZON?
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Recovery Vibes for Laurie Mitchell!
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So far, I've been really lucky and have managed to avoid ever seeing LOST HORIZON (the musical) ;D
I really think you should see LOST HORIZON, Doug R. Why should we all suffer and you not?
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DR John G.
VIBES THINGS WORK BETTER WITH THE CHANGE IN MEDS!!!!
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TOD:
I'm not really into musicals but two film musicals which I did enjoy, and which I believe were big flops, were PAINT YOUR WAGON and MAN OF LA MANCHA.
You are NOT into musicals!!
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Thanks DR Jrand.
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VIBES FOR LAURIE MITCHEL, DF OF DR MBARNUM!!!
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VIBES DR MBARNUM FINDS A NEW HOME FOR THE WOMAN & HER DOG!!!!
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I watched a bit of LOST HORIZON last night. I'm stunned with all the extras that are on this MOD dvd.
I saw LOST HORIZON on its first theatrical run, so, I am looking forward to watching the uncut version - though I did sneak a peak at the "Living Together, Growing Together" fertility dance last night. It is a jaw-dropping, but colorful, experience.
FLOP MUSICAL FILMS I LOVE:
HALF A SIXPENCE
DARLING LILI
XANADU
MOVIE, MOVIE
THE LITTLE PRICE
AT LONG LAST LOVE
and, dare I say it:
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC.
I don't remember. Was it "Movie" or was it "Movie" that was the musical?
Oh, that's easy. It was "Movie".
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Richard and I ventured out for a bit in search of some dinner and headed in the direction of the hotel where Francois works. On the way we found a lovely charcuterie and decided to return there after seeking out Francois. He was, indeed, working tonight and we had a lovely visit. We returned to la charcuterie and bought grapes, a chicken & veggie salad, and a small container of chocolate sorbet. We came back and watched BONES reruns, dubbed in French, while we ate.
I'm so happy you found Francois at work.
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DR JMK I hope your cold is mild & doesn't last long!!
Be very glad you no longer have Quest. Since it was purchased by Century Link we keep loosing our internet service. I'm lucky I can post this.
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Uh oh. The church has Quest/Century Link.
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I am torn about the musical version of LOST HORIZON. I enjoy the original film and book. I just don't like the songs.....and it could be the terrible choreography - the mediocre singer - OR the pedestrian direction......put them together and I find it hard to sit through.
It's fine until the first song.....and then.....
But the first song comes over the opening credits?
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It is amazing what You Tube can do to alter your mood for you. I just watched the final scene from BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S for about the 100th time. Tears are flowing!
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Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater must be having attendance problems with SAVING AIMEE. They are now playing up the Kathy Lee Gifford connection.
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Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater must be having attendance problems with SAVING AIMEE. They are now playing up the Kathy Lee Gifford connection.
I actually want to see this, but I can't. I love Carolee Carmello!
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Page Four!
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Ginny, it sounds like you are having a great time! My one visit to Paris was when I was a young teen, there on my own, and very uncultured and naive. I spent two days trying to figure out what the frell the bidet in my hotel room was. ;)
;D
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Uh oh. The church has Quest/Century Link.
Are you having problems? It could be a local one for us. We keep hoping it is related to ongoing efforts to upgrade our DSL cables/wires.
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No problems yet. But it sounded like a warning.
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Good Morning-- is it Friday yet??
Can't be...I'm not in Oregon, yet. Tomorrow morning, my sister, my niece and I are going to visit our cousin in Coquille, Oregon for the weekend. :D
I hope that I'll be able to check in here every once in a while. I might, with my Kindle, if I can find an unprotected Wi-Fi connection and the time to navigate through HHW on the Kindle...it's VERY slow going.
I have never tried getting on the internet with my Kindle. I have enough trouble remembering to charge the darn thing.
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DR JMK I hope your cold is mild & doesn't last long!!
Be very glad you no longer have Quest. Since it was purchased by Century Link we keep loosing our internet service. I'm lucky I can post this.
I have had no trouble with my internet service since Qwest become Century Link. Other than I think the name is strupid.
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No problems yet. But it sounded like a warning.
That's good. DR JMK has ranted numerous times about Quest. Maybe it is because we live in Oregon that it is so bad.
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DR JMK I hope your cold is mild & doesn't last long!!
Be very glad you no longer have Quest. Since it was purchased by Century Link we keep loosing our internet service. I'm lucky I can post this.
I have had no trouble with my internet service since Qwest become Century Link. Other than I think the name is strupid.
:) & ;D
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I have been watching the MLB playoffs today. Now granted, they are appealing to a macho, redneck type of viewer, but I have seen this same commercial three times. Combinging Southern Comfort with tabasco sauce. Yuck! :P
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Uh oh. The church has Quest/Century Link.
Are you having problems? It could be a local one for us. We keep hoping it is related to ongoing efforts to upgrade our DSL cables/wires.
Actually, I have had far less problems with CenturyLink, than I did with Comcast. And it seems a lot faster than Comcast.
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We quit following the MLB playoffs when our team got wiped out in the first round.
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After 5 days I was finally able to return to the gym. After a quick breakfast/lunch we took Sherlock for a short hike & ten the the big pet store near Costco where I purchased a new tag for DGD Yogi. I couldn't read is old tag which also had a Pennsylvania address. I just put his name & phone number on the new tag.
We left Sherlock in the car while we shopped at Costco.
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We quit following the MLB playoffs when our team got wiped out in the first round.
I will happily watch any playoff game that doesn't contain the NY Yankees.
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Damn Yankees. (A Damn Yankees reference)
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G'night!
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We quit following the MLB playoffs when our team got wiped out in the first round.
I will happily watch any playoff game that doesn't contain the NY Yankees.
I had expected to watch the Phillies with Craig.
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DR Jane - have you read THE NIGHT CIRCUS or THE DOVEKEEPERS?
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Well, I must be off. I'm going to see a local production of Always...Patsy Cline at Capital Playhouse (http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/). It should be good.
Until later!
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But before I go...the Topic of the Day:
Movies:
At Long Last Love
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Movie, Movie
Xanadu
Shows (all but one are based on the recordings):
70, Girls, 70
Anyone Can Whistle
The Baker's Wife (Capital Playhouse did this several years ago :))
Dance a Little Closer
Donnybrook!
The Human Comedy
Merrily We Roll Along
Prettybelle
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DR JMK I hope your cold is mild & doesn't last long!!
Be very glad you no longer have Quest. Since it was purchased by Century Link we keep loosing our internet service. I'm lucky I can post this.
If you go back and search through my years of rants here, you'll see that Century Link is simply continuing a longstanding tradition of Qwest not providing internet service. :)
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I'll tell you two changes the boys were urging me to do which I fought tooth and nail (isn't that an odd saying?), both of which I'm so glad I've done now: 1) switched from Qwest to Comcast. The difference in internet reliability and especially speed is amazing; 2) switched from browsing with IE to Chrome. Again, a much better experience. I hate it when the kids are right. ;)
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Good Evening!
...I guess it must be "gay night" on OWN.
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In any case...
CRANBERRIES!
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I'll tell you two changes the boys were urging me to do which I fought tooth and nail (isn't that an odd saying?), both of which I'm so glad I've done now: 1) switched from Qwest to Comcast. The difference in internet reliability and especially speed is amazing; 2) switched from browsing with IE to Chrome. Again, a much better experience. I hate it when the kids are right. ;)
Those dang whippersnappers!
::)
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DR Jane - have you read THE NIGHT CIRCUS or THE DOVEKEEPERS?
No. Should I? I like the name THE DOVEKEEPERS. The most recent book I have read & enjoyed is THE RED SCARF by Kate Furnivall.
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'night
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G'night!
G'night, DR TCB.
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Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater must be having attendance problems with SAVING AIMEE. They are now playing up the Kathy Lee Gifford connection.
Well... Even "The Today Show" - the fourth hour, at least - is "moving" to Seattle next week to cover the Opening Week/Night of Kathie Lee's (not so) new show.
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~~~~~GET WELL VIBES TO DR JMK~~~~~
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TOD - The Grass Harp, which opened the Power Center for the Performing Arts at The University of Michigan in 1971. My friend, Doug, and I went to the gala opening night, attended by James Earl Jones, Helen Hayes, Truman Capote, among others. The show went to Broadway and didn't last long, but I have fond memories of it.
Chain of Love is a great song.
I'm also very fond of "Floozies".
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And speaking of The Grass Harp and the song "Floozies"...
Trivia Time!
Russ Thacker played "Collin Talbo" in The Grass Harp, and sang "Floozies". The Grass Harp closed after seven performances. Russ Thacker also starred in five other Broadway musicals:
Two of them ran less than five performances: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Dear Oscar
Two of them closed on opening night: Home Sweet Homer, Heathen!
And one closed before it opened: Me Jack, You Jill
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(http://www.musicaltheatreguild.com/images/show_logos/grass_harp.gif)
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Sitting on Sunset Blvd with a flat tire. Not quite how I wanted to spend my day, but the people watching is fantastic
I hope your "wait" on Sunset Blvd. wasn't too long. -Which part of Sunset?
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DR Ginny - Oh! Saucisson!
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And...
Since I will be playing some auditions for DR elmore's Appalachian Christmas Carol project in the morning...
Goodnight.
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DR Jane - have you read THE NIGHT CIRCUS or THE DOVEKEEPERS?
No. Should I? I like the name THE DOVEKEEPERS. The most recent book I have read & enjoyed is THE RED SCARF by Kate Furnivall.
I have been thoroughly mesmerized by THE NIGHT CIRCUS; it's full of magic, wonder, mystery and true characters.
THE DOVEKEEPERS is Alice Hoffman's new novel, which I just downloaded today for my e-reader, and is about four women during the Roman siege of Masada. It looks quite promising.
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Waited about an hour on a sidewalk on Sunset Blvd for the man to come and change my tire, which he did. And he was a nice man ;)
Once that was done I finished my journey to Amoeba Music where I found a goldmine of Bollywood soundtracks, obscure Big Band, and a couple of Arabic pop cds. A pretty good haul, and most of it was from the $1.99 and $2.99 mark down sections, and for every 4 mark down CDs you get one free! I like free!
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DR Jose, I was at West Sunset and Seward.
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There was a 24 Hour Fitness gym down the block, which explains why the people watching was so good.
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T.O.D.
Laura and TCB"s Unofficial Ask BK on Thursday Day
Has Guy Haines ever considered recording the the title song from LOST HORIZON?
Guy Haines is, in fact, considering a song from Lost Horizon - just not the title song.
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After my trek to Amoeba I headed back to the valley via Laurel Canyon which was VERY slow going. I think it took about 30 minutes to get over the hill, normally about a 5 minuted or so drive.
Hit Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee and bought some nice photos for upcoming and potential interviews. By this time it was about 5:30 and I begun to find myself a bit on the hungry side. I was going to run back to my hotel and then call DR Jeanne, as we hadn't had a chance to meet while I was here, to see if she was free for dinner but I got so hungry I pulled over on Lankersham in North Hollywood and went into the closest restaurant, which was a Greek place and ate by myself. In fact I was the only person in the place. The food was quite good...although not in the hefty portions I am used to, which is probably for the better...haven't gotten much excercise this week, you know.
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Talked to Laurie Mitchell this evening and she is home and feeling well. The doctor is taking good care of her, as is her husband. She sounded good and is almost her peppy, happy self again...well, she is always happy...she is just a happy person!
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The day is finally done! The second shoot went very well, save for having to endure some very atypical noise on my patio. It's normally completely quiet out there, but not today. Today, the neighbor, who is NEVER home, was having a bee problem (several dead ones ended up in my yard - thank you) and the bee killers were VERY loud. We had to ask her to ask them to please talk more quietly - they complied. Then instead of the one plane going over every three hours or so, we must have had twenty in a one-hour period. Add to that some sirens and it became comical after a while. But the footage is funny and good. I then had to leave and I had a twenty minute window to shove a bacon cheeseburger down my gaping hungry maw - I went to a jernt a block from the rehearsal studio - it was deelish. Then we had our rehearsal and I had to go pick up sheet music from the Xerox place then go directly down to LACC (mucho traffic, natch), and I auditioned three boys and one girl. Two of the boys I cast, knowing I can work with their raw talent - and since the girls were already cast (this gal couldn't attend due to bronchitis) I cast this girl to cover and she'll get to do two matinees. That seemed fair. So, the third boy we can bring in and I'll get someone really strong.
Then I finally came home.
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T.O.D.
Laura and TCB"s Unofficial Ask BK on Thursday Day
Has Guy Haines ever considered recording the the title song from LOST HORIZON?
Guy Haines is, in fact, considering a song from Lost Horizon - just not the title song.
Yes, but will Guy Haines be recreating a soupcon of Hermes Pan's indescribable choreography?
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Talked to Laurie Mitchell this evening and she is home and feeling well. The doctor is taking good care of her, as is her husband. She sounded good and is almost her peppy, happy self again...well, she is always happy...she is just a happy person!
That's great news.
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In any case...
CRANBERRIES!
Tis the season.
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TOD - The Grass Harp, which opened the Power Center for the Performing Arts at The University of Michigan in 1971. My friend, Doug, and I went to the gala opening night, attended by James Earl Jones, Helen Hayes, Truman Capote, among others. The show went to Broadway and didn't last long, but I have fond memories of it.
Chain of Love is a great song.
I'm also very fond of "Floozies".
I'm sure you are.
I like most of the score, actually. "Indian Blues" and the Baby Love sequence are both fine, and "Yellow Drum" certainly does its job.
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DR John G.
VIBES THINGS WORK BETTER WITH THE CHANGE IN MEDS!!!!
Thank you. It's been an interesting day. I certainly can focus much better than I have been able to lately. More energy. But, boy, do I have to watch every bite. Really no cheating for quite a while.
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That's it for me. Night, all.
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Good night.
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Glad that the meds are helping DR JohnG!
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We quit following the MLB playoffs when our team got wiped out in the first round.
I will happily watch any playoff game that doesn't contain the NY Yankees.
what's the point of that? Don't youze guyz know
If the Yankees ain't playin; it ain't worth watchin'
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TOD - The Grass Harp, which opened the Power Center for the Performing Arts at The University of Michigan in 1971. My friend, Doug, and I went to the gala opening night, attended by James Earl Jones, Helen Hayes, Truman Capote, among others. The show went to Broadway and didn't last long, but I have fond memories of it.
Chain of Love is a great song.
I'm also very fond of "Floozies".
we like you too
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TOD Lestat
SailAway
I Want More
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well I finally left my desk clean tonight I wonder what it will look like on Monday when I go back
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VIBES for Laurie Mitchell and Mikey's actress friend
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VIBES are requested for a successful DR visit fir my Dad tomorrow
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wishit I had some chines fod tnght
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should ought had stopped at Tco bell onthe way home
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several of our foodies and Jane have plotzed at the thought of taco bell
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cold go away vibes for JMK and family
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I can imagine Guy singing either Reflections or I Come To You. Where Knowledge Ends, Faith Begins--not so much.
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Ginny did you remember to give Francois my hug?
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DR Jane - have you read THE NIGHT CIRCUS or THE DOVEKEEPERS?
No. Should I? I like the name THE DOVEKEEPERS. The most recent book I have read & enjoyed is THE RED SCARF by Kate Furnivall.
I have been thoroughly mesmerized by THE NIGHT CIRCUS; it's full of magic, wonder, mystery and true characters.
THE DOVEKEEPERS is Alice Hoffman's new novel, which I just downloaded today for my e-reader, and is about four women during the Roman siege of Masada. It looks quite promising.
I shall have to get these you always know about the best books!!
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And speaking of The Grass Harp and the song "Floozies"...
Trivia Time!
Russ Thacker played "Collin Talbo" in The Grass Harp, and sang "Floozies". The Grass Harp closed after seven performances. Russ Thacker also starred in five other Broadway musicals:
Two of them ran less than five performances: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Dear Oscar
Two of them closed on opening night: Home Sweet Homer, Heathen!
And one closed before it opened: Me Jack, You Jill
And those are six more musicals that I ever appeared on Broadway with :-)
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Sitting on Sunset Blvd with a flat tire. Not quite how I wanted to spend my day, but the people watching is fantastic
Isn't sitting on Sunset Blvd a little dangerous? Wouldn't it be safer to sit down on the sidewalk? :-)
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I have been thoroughly mesmerized by THE NIGHT CIRCUS; it's full of magic, wonder, mystery and true characters.
THE DOVEKEEPERS is Alice Hoffman's new novel, which I just downloaded today for my e-reader, and is about four women during the Roman siege of Masada. It looks quite promising.
I shall have to get these you always know about the best books!!
I am a latte boy and a bookseller. But, primarily, I am a reader.
Definitely check out THE NIGHT CIRCUS.
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TD the Latte Boy ......
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beddy bye I think
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Guy's Lost Horizon favorites are I Might Frighten Her Away and The World Is A Circle.
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Glad that the meds are helping DR JohnG!
Ditto!!