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Title: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 13, 2012, 10:43:09 PM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were a place called home, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently looking for a place called home.
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Post by: bk on March 13, 2012, 10:44:02 PM
And the word of the day is: VOLPLANE!
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Post by: George on March 13, 2012, 11:33:32 PM
That's pretty darned cool that you got the signed Sondheim book, BK!  Someday, I hope to get a Sondheim autograph.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 13, 2012, 11:56:47 PM
And the word of the day is: VOLPLANE!

A play by Ben Jonson, adapted as "Sly Fox" for George C Scott

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 14, 2012, 12:04:45 AM
TOD

This went unanswered a few days ago, so I'll try again:

Question for BK:

If memory serves, when you left Varese Sarabande you took your catalog to The Label Whose Name Can Not Be Spoken (TLWNCNBS).

With the demiise of the high-jacked TLWNCNBS, what happened to the catalog?

I ask becasue I was looking up the Cast Reording for PLAY ON and found no new producers (just off label sellers).

der Brucer

Or do I need to wait for the book?
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 14, 2012, 12:20:05 AM
Tonightd extravaganza:

Cheerio! Our next beer dinner is Wednesday, March 14th at 6:30 p.m. Chef Ian and Beer Director Ben are putting together a little something they like to call The English Beer Dinner. Five fabulous courses of "across the pond" inspired food paired with plenty of craft beer carefully selected to bring out the best flavors. All for just $49.95 per person.

1st Course: Ploughman's Lunch
assorted cheeses, house pickled onions, marinated gherkins, hard boiled egg & rustic bread

2nd Course: Traditional Pastie
turnover of beef, potatoes & vegetables w/ root vegetable puree & demi glace

3rd Course: Potato Crusted Cod with Pan Haggerty
crisp potato crust & baked cheddar onion potatoes

Gelee Intermezzo

4th Course: Traditional Sunday Roast Dinner
roasted rib eye with herbed potatoes,buttered peans, yorkshire pudding,
pan gravy, horseradish & english mustard

5th Course: Spotted Dick
authentic english steamed pudding w/ dried fruit & vanilla custard

der Brucer

I thought a "pastie" was something Gypsy wore.

I await with "eagar anticipation" ("bated breath" is on Holiday) to try the "buttered peans".

I'll leave the "Spotted DicK" jokes to thr serfs.

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Post by: Doug R on March 14, 2012, 02:14:28 AM
Re BK's notes about bottled water. It certainly has become a huge industry and it seems as if no-one can travel about without the obligatory water bottle. In the London Underground (subway) they actually have notices in the summer recommending that you don't travel unless you have water with you - as if you're about to take a dangerous trek across the desert! Mind you, the London Underground is probably hotter than the desert in the height of summer.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Ben on March 14, 2012, 02:37:35 AM
Morning all.

That is all.
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Post by: Michael on March 14, 2012, 05:08:39 AM
good morning to all
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 05:22:02 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: Sam on March 14, 2012, 05:34:13 AM
 ;D
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Post by: Sam on March 14, 2012, 05:35:39 AM
It was really cold last night.

Waiting for spring and summer.

And the parade on Saturday.  Good home town silly fun. :)
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Post by: Sam on March 14, 2012, 05:36:17 AM
Off to work.

Vibes for everyone's day.

 ;)
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Post by: Laura on March 14, 2012, 05:43:16 AM
Good morning.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 05:44:22 AM
Good morning, all! I had a long convoluted dream that I hated to leave: I was at a concert of something I'd worked on and Sergeant Aborn, of Tams-Witmark, was there' he mentioned he had a project that he would like me to look at. Then my friend Curtis and I were producing a series of recordings of "high school musicals" for Tams-Witmark. We invaded this rehearsal space and all these associates of Curtis' were singing and playing music as we rehearsed the first musical. Then the alarm went off.

Today, I will take the proof of the vocal score to City Center and go over fixes with Joshie. It's the first day of the PIPE DREAM rehearsal, so I may stop in and say hello to Rob, Mark, and others.  I'm helping him proof the new scores for the Victoria Mallory-Kurt Peterson act that Jonathan Tunick is scoring.

DR Der Brucer, I can't guarantee that I am completely correct about BK's catalogue of recordings, but I believe TLWNCNBS, when the creeps folded it, remaindered all of the CDS. When I need a promo copy, I go to Amazon.com marketplace and look for the cheapest "very good" used copy. I would never buy from them after 2001, and now that they're out of business, I feel I did my bit to help it along.

And now . . . more coffee.
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Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 06:09:42 AM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 06:12:11 AM
The weather is mild here. But i am excited for next week when the temps are supposed to be very mild. It is supposed to be 60s to around 70. I am gonna get my bike out!
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 06:27:53 AM
DR GEORGE send him a letter - he will write back.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 06:28:07 AM
Doctor appt. vibes for DR DtM.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 06:28:48 AM
I think my allergies are acting up....something is amiss.

If DR JMK gives and interview and no one on HHW hears it, did he really give an interview?
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 06:29:14 AM
Glad the books arrived for MR BK.....yes, most exciting.
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on March 14, 2012, 06:52:54 AM
And the word of the day is: VOLPLANE!

And The Song Of The Day Is: COME FLY WITH ME
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on March 14, 2012, 06:53:34 AM
DR GEORGE send him a letter - he will write back.

Curious-Where Do You Send The Letter?
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Post by: Kerry on March 14, 2012, 07:11:38 AM
Good Wednesday morning!
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 07:13:50 AM
I was astounded to read in this morning's paper that they had 8 inches of snow at the coast yesterday.
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 07:14:13 AM
I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.
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Post by: Ben on March 14, 2012, 07:15:35 AM
Opening the case is easy but getting the da** disc out of the case is becoming increasingly more difficult. Is it because I'm getting old???
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 07:18:06 AM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 07:18:34 AM
It doesn't help either that there seems to be no way to contact the fools running this stupid concept.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 07:19:40 AM
DR GEORGE send him a letter - he will write back.

Curious-Where Do You Send The Letter?

Ah, that's the rub! 

And I am off to Encores!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 07:41:18 AM
Opening the case is easy but getting the da** CD out of the case is becoming increasingly more difficult. Is it because I'm getting old???
I have asked myself that, too. Have they come up with child-proof (meaning adult-proof) CDs and DVDs?
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 07:41:28 AM
Page two!
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 07:42:29 AM
Congrats, BK, on the book find. Naturally, I'm happy for you and only a teensy bit envious.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 07:43:33 AM
I used to have the address - the envelope is around here someplace.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 14, 2012, 08:01:33 AM
"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.
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Post by: Michael on March 14, 2012, 08:05:32 AM
Are people enoying the multi-cd release of the music from Ben-Hur?
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Post by: Ginny on March 14, 2012, 08:11:22 AM
Wednesday morning greetings!  It's another bee-yoo-tee-ful day here in SW Ohio and Richard and I have a fun date set for tonight.  We're going to the Dayton Art Institute auditorium for the Dayton Metro Library-sponsored appearance by Rick Steves (http://www.ricksteves.com).  Dayton is a stop on his Road Trip USA and, frankly, I'm more excited about his visit than President Obama's visit last night to attend the basketball game.
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 08:17:41 AM
"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

By "to the left" do you mean toward the front of the case?  It's not working for me.   >:(
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 08:18:50 AM
I just got it out!  I had to squeeze the little clips that hold it in.
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 08:19:16 AM
Now once I tape the CD back together everything will be wonderful.  ;)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 14, 2012, 08:27:12 AM
"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

By "to the left" do you mean toward the front of the case?  It's not working for me.   >:(

Yes, that is what I meant.   It was a matter of not opening the case completely but jiggling those inner plastic leaves so that they would turn.

FSM has apologized for the packaging.  It's the same packaging they used on an earlier set of musc from "Lassie" films, but the problems didn't crop up with that one.
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Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 08:37:12 AM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 08:51:35 AM
"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

By "to the left" do you mean toward the front of the case?  It's not working for me.   >:(

Yes, that is what I meant.   It was a matter of not opening the case completely but jiggling those inner plastic leaves so that they would turn.

FSM has apologized for the packaging.  It's the same packaging they used on an earlier set of musc from "Lassie" films, but the problems didn't crop up with that one.

I getcha now--my problem wasn't with the leaf (I did have a problem getting the first leaf open, so I know what you're talking about).  The problem was the leaf was open, CD was "available," but it simply would NOT detach from its holder.  I think one of the clips was broken.  Once I pressed on them, I heard something "click," and now it detaches and reattaches just fine.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 14, 2012, 09:40:39 AM
Twilight Time fans....."Bite the Bullet" Blu-ray starts shipping today.  "Demetrius and the Gladiators" won't ship for another couple of days (or, until it arrives back from the plant).
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Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 09:44:51 AM
I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 09:45:45 AM
der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 
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Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 09:45:59 AM
I'm up after nine hours of beauty sleep.
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Post by: Doug R on March 14, 2012, 09:59:28 AM
I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 10:14:06 AM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.


I've reached the conclusion that there are no tweets of interest!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 10:16:00 AM
I am back from Encores! Joshie and I have gone through the DEAREST ENEMY vocal score, looked over Jonathan Tunick's charts for the Mallory-Peterson event and the work Joshie is doing for Jonathan's big band cocnert at Birdland next week. I have several scores to proof while I wait for te next fresh hell to roll down the pike.
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 10:20:08 AM
I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.

I also tried holding down the hub and I was bending the CD to such an extent I thought it was going to break in half.
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Post by: JMK on March 14, 2012, 10:20:56 AM
I didn't have to break one of the clips--I think it was in the wrong position somehow.  Once I squeezed them, there was an audible click, not like something breaking, but like something going into its correct position.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 10:21:40 AM
der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

After I learned the hell they put BK through, I only purchased used copies of recordings from their inventory so they would never see a cent from me! Nobody dumps on my friends.

So, BK, when are you going to get an "in" to Paramount so we can get the soundtrack of "Oh, What A Lovely War!"?
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Post by: FJL on March 14, 2012, 10:37:21 AM
I'm feeling surprisingly energetic today.  I'm trying to figure out what it might have been in what i ate yesterday.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 14, 2012, 10:39:06 AM
der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

After I learned the hell they put BK through, I only purchased used copies of recordings from their inventory so they would never see a cent from me! Nobody dumps on my friends.

So, BK, when are you going to get an "in" to Paramount so we can get the soundtrack of "Oh, What A Lovely War!"?

SECONDED!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 14, 2012, 10:39:39 AM
I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.

I also tried holding down the hub and I was bending the CD to such an extent I thought it was going to break in half.


Did that once to a DVD...very sad.
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Post by: Matthew on March 14, 2012, 10:41:17 AM
Good morning.  Still home sick, but it won't last long as I'm ready to beat down the doors.  I'll probably head to rehearsal this eve, hell or high water. 
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 10:43:28 AM
Holding Down The Hub is the title of my new self-help book.
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Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 10:46:13 AM
I was shocked to look outside and see it snowing. The temps dipped down lowenough for it to snow. It was heavy for a few minutes. Hopefully that will be the last snowflakes I see this season.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 11:03:29 AM
I was shocked to look outside and see it snowing. The temps dipped down lowenough for it to snow. It was heavy for a few minutes. Hopefully that will be the last snowflakes I see this season.

I'm shocked that I'm debating turning on the air conditioner.
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Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 11:22:11 AM
Holding Down The Hub is the title of my new self-help book.

I've already pre-ordered my copy.
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Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 11:23:29 AM
All this talk of 80 degree weather is certainly frustrating for us here in the Pacific Wonderland where it is cold and rainy and/or snowy.

Next week is the first day of spring and it better dang well be sunny and warm on that day!
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Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 11:32:20 AM
My friends Ron and Patrick are tring to get me to go out to our local gay bar this Friday night.

I just don't know that I am in the mood to sit around feeling old amongst a bunch of annoying 20-somethings while dance music I don't know is blaring.

I told Ron that if he could get them to play some Bollywood music I would go.

PS: I have not been to this bar before. Last time I went to a gay bar in Salem must have been well over ten years ago, and that one closed down several years back. Even then the only guys our age were the lushes (among them, one of my ex boyfriends) who are usually drunk as a skunk.

I have, on the other hand, during these last 10 years, been to gay bars in Portland where the clientele is better, and they have naked dancers on stages.
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Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 11:33:15 AM
I think I would rather spend my Friday evening enjoying a good (or bad) movie on television or at the theatre....I still haven't seen WE BOUGHT A ZOO.
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Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 11:36:50 AM
By the way, has anyone checked out the new show GCB? I watched last Sunday's episode and enjoyed it...it was nice to see David James Elliott and Annie Potts on TV again.
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Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 12:02:07 PM
By the way, has anyone checked out the new show GCB? I watched last Sunday's episode and enjoyed it...it was nice to see David James Elliott and Annie Potts on TV again.

I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.  I'll certainly watch it, mainly because I like the "camp" factor. :D
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Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 12:02:27 PM
Good morning, all! I had a long convoluted dream that I hated to leave: I was at a concert of something I'd worked on and Sergeant Aborn, of Tams-Witmark, was there' he mentioned he had a project that he would like me to look at. Then my friend Curtis and I were producing a series of recordings of "high school musicals" for Tams-Witmark. We invaded this rehearsal space and all these associates of Curtis' were singing and playing music as we rehearsed the first musical. Then the alarm went off.

Today, I will take the proof of the vocal score to City Center and go over fixes with Joshie. It's the first day of the PIPE DREAM rehearsal, so I may stop in and say hello to Rob, Mark, and others.  I'm helping him proof the new scores for the Victoria Mallory-Kurt Peterson act that Jonathan Tunick is scoring.

DR Der Brucer, I can't guarantee that I am completely correct about BK's catalogue of recordings, but I believe TLWNCNBS, when the creeps folded it, remaindered all of the CDS. When I need a promo copy, I go to Amazon.com marketplace and look for the cheapest "very good" used copy. I would never buy from them after 2001, and now that they're out of business, I feel I did my bit to help it along.

And now . . . more coffee.

It's a shame that BK can't reissue some of the FA titles...especially the Sherman Brothers CD.
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Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
DR GEORGE send him a letter - he will write back.

At one point, someone gave me his address, but I wouldn't know what to ask without sounding like a gushing fan...which he's said that he doesn't really care for. ::)
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Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 12:03:35 PM
I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.

I also tried holding down the hub and I was bending the CD to such an extent I thought it was going to break in half.


Did that once to a DVD...very sad.

Over the years, that's happened to several CDs and DVDs that the library has purchased.  Fortunately, I was able to get no-charge replacements...because it was considered a "manufacturer's defect."

;)
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Post by: Ginny on March 14, 2012, 12:05:12 PM
I was shocked to look outside and see it snowing. The temps dipped down lowenough for it to snow. It was heavy for a few minutes. Hopefully that will be the last snowflakes I see this season.

I'm shocked that I'm debating turning on the air conditioner.

Us, too, DR Elmore!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 14, 2012, 12:12:24 PM
By the way, has anyone checked out the new show GCB? I watched last Sunday's episode and enjoyed it...it was nice to see David James Elliott and Annie Potts on TV again.

 I'll certainly watch it, mainly because I like the "camp" factor. :D

Me too! Great to see Kristen get a nice comedy gig with a chance to also sing.

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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 12:12:40 PM
I was shocked to look outside and see it snowing. The temps dipped down lowenough for it to snow. It was heavy for a few minutes. Hopefully that will be the last snowflakes I see this season.

I'm shocked that I'm debating turning on the air conditioner.
I'm having people over Sunday and will definitely have to do it before then.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 12:15:55 PM
My friends Ron and Patrick are tring to get me to go out to our local gay bar this Friday night.

I just don't know that I am in the mood to sit around feeling old amongst a bunch of annoying 20-somethings while dance music I don't know is blaring.

I told Ron that if he could get them to play some Bollywood music I would go.

PS: I have not been to this bar before. Last time I went to a gay bar in Salem must have been well over ten years ago, and that one closed down several years back. Even then the only guys our age were the lushes (among them, one of my ex boyfriends) who are usually drunk as a skunk.

I have, on the other hand, during these last 10 years, been to gay bars in Portland where the clientele is better, and they have naked dancers on stages.

Wasn't it someone named Sweeney Todd who once said, "Life is for the alive, my dear, so let's keep living it, really living it"?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 12:27:43 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 12:28:12 PM
I've been to the framers and shortly I will be on my way to Paty's coffee shop to have a lunch meeting.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: DERBRUCER on March 14, 2012, 12:41:02 PM

Wasn't it someone named Sweeney Todd who once said, "Life is for the alive, my dear, so let's keep living it, really living it"?

Was that before or after he observed "Life is like a box of chocolates..."

der Brucer
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 12:41:33 PM
Holding Down The Hub is the title of my new self-help book.

I've already pre-ordered my copy.

That makes ONE of you.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 12:43:46 PM
It is very warm and the allergies are making themselves known.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: DERBRUCER on March 14, 2012, 12:44:13 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.

So sad - you hand the finest B'Way highlight/cabaret act catalog on Planet Earth!

der Brucer
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 12:44:43 PM
My question for ASK BK day.....what do you think is the worst-sequenced Broadway Cast LP?
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Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 01:03:22 PM
My question for ASK BK day.....what do you think is the worst-sequenced Broadway Cast LP?

Well, most of them are sequenced in show order, but I do know, for example, they moved Grapes of Roth on Promises late in the program, which I hated and put right when we reissued it.  I don't like when they move stuff around on a cast album - but in the LP era sometimes it was out of necessity due to how much you could put on one side of an LP
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 01:05:14 PM
I always thought it hilarious on the London cassette recording of "A Little Night Music" that they broke "In Praise of Women," so that it starts on side A and then finishes on side B.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 01:06:49 PM

Wasn't it someone named Sweeney Todd who once said, "Life is for the alive, my dear, so let's keep living it, really living it"?

Was that before or after he observed "Life is like a box of chocolates..."

der Brucer
Before he jumped tracks to "On the Twentieth Century" and discovered that life is like a train.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 01:07:50 PM
My ask BK question for the day:


Can you please return the "spell check" feature to HHW?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Druxy on March 14, 2012, 01:19:56 PM
This is one of my favorite Maurice Chevalier numbers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY28AiP6ahU
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Druxy on March 14, 2012, 01:23:22 PM
My wife was as Costco today, and some employee pushing a merchandise cart accidentally ran into her back.

 >:(

My wife has had 3 back surgeries.

She's now lying down with a heating pad on her back and will be going to see her doctor tomorrow.

 :-\
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 01:27:50 PM
Vibes for your wife, Druxy.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 01:29:00 PM
DR JRand61, did you know that Mark Damon has now published his autobiography?


http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Mogul-Monster-Neverending-Pioneer/dp/1434377377/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_i#_ (http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Mogul-Monster-Neverending-Pioneer/dp/1434377377/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_i#_)
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 01:29:26 PM
Poor Mrs. Druxy! Vibes that she feels better very soon.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 02:02:17 PM
Poor Mrs. Druxy! Vibes that she feels better very soon.

Agreed.
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 02:03:15 PM
Page four!
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 02:09:31 PM
That book is over 500 pages!
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 02:11:19 PM
There is no Allison Hayes in the index, but Frances Farmer gets ONE mention.....probably in the cast last of The Party Crashers.  I think I will look for a used copy someplace.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 02:23:32 PM
DR MBARNUM...  I think you can get spell check back if you surf HHW using the FIREFOX browser.....I think it depends on the browser you are using whether to have SC or not.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Ben on March 14, 2012, 02:27:07 PM
DR MBARNUM...  I think you can get spell check back if you surf HHW using the FIREFOX browser.....I think it depends on the browser you are using whether to have SC or not.

Nope, spell check is not available in Firefox. I use it and it's not here.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 02:33:45 PM
DR derBrucer I enjoyed your photos last night.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 02:35:22 PM
Quote
"Come, Come Matron, surely you've seen a temperature taken like this before?"

"Yes, Colonel. But never with a daffodil!"

der Brucer

 ;D
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 02:41:06 PM
DR John G thank you for the beautiful flowers.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 02:41:25 PM
Bruce congrats on your special find.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2012, 02:43:51 PM
DR MBARNUM...  I think you can get spell check back if you surf HHW using the FIREFOX browser.....I think it depends on the browser you are using whether to have SC or not.

Nope, spell check is not available in Firefox. I use it and it's not here.

Hmmmm....it's on for me in Firefox.....I wonder what it is?  Maybe it's a opt out thing.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 02:45:07 PM
Quote
Do any of you NYC folks get Connecticut radio?  It seems I may be interviewed soon by some morning show about Frances.

Wow, that is amazing.  I never knew that there was more than one France.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 02:45:56 PM
That's pretty darned cool that you got the signed Sondheim book, BK!  Someday, I hope to get a Sondheim autograph.

Why?  You have a photo of his back.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 02:47:09 PM
And the word of the day is: VOLPLANE!

A play by Ben Jonson, adapted as "Sly Fox" for George C Scott

der Brucer

.........and TCB.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Ben on March 14, 2012, 02:52:47 PM
DR MBARNUM...  I think you can get spell check back if you surf HHW using the FIREFOX browser.....I think it depends on the browser you are using whether to have SC or not.

Nope, spell check is not available in Firefox. I use it and it's not here.

Hmmmm....it's on for me in Firefox.....I wonder what it is?  Maybe it's a opt out thing.

Not that I know of, I never opted out of it. I remember having it but never noticed it was gone until people mentioned it. It's not in Chrome or Internet Explorer either. Although if a word is underlined in squiggly red and I right click on it Firefox does offer choices to fix the word or add it to the dictionary. Is that what you mean by Firefox having a spell check? Now that I read your other post I think that's it. The spell check is not on the HHW site but it's part of Firefox.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 02:53:03 PM
DR GEORGE send him a letter - he will write back.

And how would you get his address?
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 03:00:16 PM
Now once I tape the CD back together everything will be wonderful.  ;)

The CD or the jewel box?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 03:02:31 PM
Flying causes dehydration so it is important to drink water.  I tend not to when I'm flying but do force myself to.  I prefer my own bottled water only because I can keep it next to me instead of needing a tray to hold the plastic cup.  Recommendations are NOT to drink the tap water on a plane & airlines don't always serve bottled water, another reason to carry ones own water.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 03:03:56 PM
der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

After I learned the hell they put BK through, I only purchased used copies of recordings from their inventory so they would never see a cent from me! Nobody dumps on my friends.



You dump on me.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 03:04:31 PM
Wednesday morning greetings!  It's another bee-yoo-tee-ful day here in SW Ohio and Richard and I have a fun date set for tonight.  We're going to the Dayton Art Institute auditorium for the Dayton Metro Library-sponsored appearance by Rick Steves (http://www.ricksteves.com).  Dayton is a stop on his Road Trip USA and, frankly, I'm more excited about his visit than President Obama's visit last night to attend the basketball game.


Are you planning a trip?
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 03:05:33 PM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.


I've reached the conclusion that there are no tweets of interest!

;D
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 03:06:57 PM
DR Matthew I'm glad you are improving.  Be careful not to do too much too soon.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 03:09:38 PM
My wife was as Costco today, and some employee pushing a merchandise cart accidentally ran into her back.

 >:(

My wife has had 3 back surgeries.

She's now lying down with a heating pad on her back and will be going to see her doctor tomorrow.

 :-\

Oh, your poor wife.  I hope she is much better by tomorrow.  Did someone report this?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 03:10:29 PM
I'm waiting for news from DR Dan (the Man).
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Post by: Matthew on March 14, 2012, 03:12:52 PM
For the spell check issue, it might be a browser setting.  I use Firefox and it indeed tells me if a word is spelled wrong
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 03:17:01 PM
My friends Ron and Patrick are tring to get me to go out to our local gay bar this Friday night.

I just don't know that I am in the mood to sit around feeling old amongst a bunch of annoying 20-somethings while dance music I don't know is blaring.

I told Ron that if he could get them to play some Bollywood music I would go.

PS: I have not been to this bar before. Last time I went to a gay bar in Salem must have been well over ten years ago, and that one closed down several years back. Even then the only guys our age were the lushes (among them, one of my ex boyfriends) who are usually drunk as a skunk.

I have, on the other hand, during these last 10 years, been to gay bars in Portland where the clientele is better, and they have naked dancers on stages.


Portland has always had nice gay bars.  The ones I used to frequent when I lived in Portland are probably all gone by now.  However, they never had naked dancers when I lived there.  Does Oregon still have the crazy law where taverns must close at 12 or 1, and the cocktal lounges could stay open until 2.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 03:26:17 PM
I always thought it hilarious on the London cassette recording of "A Little Night Music" that they broke "In Praise of Women," so that it starts on side A and then finishes on side B.


On a record or a tape?  I remember having several tapes that split a song in half.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 03:30:34 PM
My wife was as Costco today, and some employee pushing a merchandise cart accidentally ran into her back.

 >:(

My wife has had 3 back surgeries.

She's now lying down with a heating pad on her back and will be going to see her doctor tomorrow.

 :-\

Did she report it to the store manager?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 03:35:47 PM
Vibes for your wife, Druxy.

That is terrible. Hope she feels better soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 03:37:15 PM
By the way, has anyone checked out the new show GCB? I watched last Sunday's episode and enjoyed it...it was nice to see David James Elliott and Annie Potts on TV again.

I had no idea this show would be so funny. I'm really liking it so far. But it's not really what i was expecting.
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Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2012, 03:39:26 PM
I also miss the spell check option (i use IE).  I am fairly good at spelling. But sometimes when i type quickly i can make mistakes. And i hate typos. Plus sometimes when i don't know how to spell a word i used to like being able to check the spelling before i posted.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 03:46:01 PM
My ask BK question for the day:


Can you please return the "spell check" feature to HHW?

If I knew how I would.  This site is so antiquated it's a joke.  And there's no one around to fix it, make it easier, or tell me how to do things.  Ridiculous, but the way it is until I just have the whole damn thing redesigned.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 03:47:13 PM
DR MBARNUM...  I think you can get spell check back if you surf HHW using the FIREFOX browser.....I think it depends on the browser you are using whether to have SC or not.

Nope, spell check is not available in Firefox. I use it and it's not here.

It is when I use Firefox.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: MBarnum on March 14, 2012, 03:56:44 PM
My friends Ron and Patrick are tring to get me to go out to our local gay bar this Friday night.

I just don't know that I am in the mood to sit around feeling old amongst a bunch of annoying 20-somethings while dance music I don't know is blaring.

I told Ron that if he could get them to play some Bollywood music I would go.

PS: I have not been to this bar before. Last time I went to a gay bar in Salem must have been well over ten years ago, and that one closed down several years back. Even then the only guys our age were the lushes (among them, one of my ex boyfriends) who are usually drunk as a skunk.

I have, on the other hand, during these last 10 years, been to gay bars in Portland where the clientele is better, and they have naked dancers on stages.


Portland has always had nice gay bars.  The ones I used to frequent when I lived in Portland are probably all gone by now.  However, they never had naked dancers when I lived there.  Does Oregon still have the crazy law where taverns must close at 12 or 1, and the cocktal lounges could stay open until 2.


Taverns have stayed open until 2 am in Oregon all of my bar going days, so that law must have changed prior to 1984.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 04:01:59 PM
DR MBARNUM...  I think you can get spell check back if you surf HHW using the FIREFOX browser.....I think it depends on the browser you are using whether to have SC or not.

Nope, spell check is not available in Firefox. I use it and it's not here.

I went back to Firefox and tried putting in errors, and I got the red line.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 04:06:15 PM
My friends Ron and Patrick are tring to get me to go out to our local gay bar this Friday night.

I just don't know that I am in the mood to sit around feeling old amongst a bunch of annoying 20-somethings while dance music I don't know is blaring.

I told Ron that if he could get them to play some Bollywood music I would go.

PS: I have not been to this bar before. Last time I went to a gay bar in Salem must have been well over ten years ago, and that one closed down several years back. Even then the only guys our age were the lushes (among them, one of my ex boyfriends) who are usually drunk as a skunk.

I have, on the other hand, during these last 10 years, been to gay bars in Portland where the clientele is better, and they have naked dancers on stages.


Portland has always had nice gay bars.  The ones I used to frequent when I lived in Portland are probably all gone by now.  However, they never had naked dancers when I lived there.  Does Oregon still have the crazy law where taverns must close at 12 or 1, and the cocktal lounges could stay open until 2.


Taverns have stayed open until 2 am in Oregon all of my bar going days, so that law must have changed prior to 1984.

Oh please, I was still in high school then.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 04:07:25 PM
My friends Ron and Patrick are tring to get me to go out to our local gay bar this Friday night.

I just don't know that I am in the mood to sit around feeling old amongst a bunch of annoying 20-somethings while dance music I don't know is blaring.

I told Ron that if he could get them to play some Bollywood music I would go.

PS: I have not been to this bar before. Last time I went to a gay bar in Salem must have been well over ten years ago, and that one closed down several years back. Even then the only guys our age were the lushes (among them, one of my ex boyfriends) who are usually drunk as a skunk.

I have, on the other hand, during these last 10 years, been to gay bars in Portland where the clientele is better, and they have naked dancers on stages.


Portland has always had nice gay bars.  The ones I used to frequent when I lived in Portland are probably all gone by now.  However, they never had naked dancers when I lived there.  Does Oregon still have the crazy law where taverns must close at 12 or 1, and the cocktal lounges could stay open until 2.


Taverns have stayed open until 2 am in Oregon all of my bar going days, so that law must have changed prior to 1984.

Oh please, I was still in high school then.


Okay, yes it was the early Seventies.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 04:22:57 PM
der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

After I learned the hell they put BK through, I only purchased used copies of recordings from their inventory so they would never see a cent from me! Nobody dumps on my friends.



You dump on me.

That's right! I do.

You always hurt the one you love.

Around 3pm, I was suddenly quite sleepy and an hour later I awoke. I've been proofreading ever since. I did have one unpleasant email to deal with as well.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 04:30:23 PM
I always thought it hilarious on the London cassette recording of "A Little Night Music" that they broke "In Praise of Women," so that it starts on side A and then finishes on side B.

Remember 8-track tapes??  Just about every song was broken up into chunks because of the limited amount of room. :P
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 04:31:24 PM
My wife was as Costco today, and some employee pushing a merchandise cart accidentally ran into her back.

 >:(

My wife has had 3 back surgeries.

She's now lying down with a heating pad on her back and will be going to see her doctor tomorrow.

 :-\

~~~Vibes for DR Druxy's Wife!!~~~

Now they have to change their board to "Ø Days without Incidents."
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Matthew on March 14, 2012, 04:59:02 PM
Leaving the house to go to a production meeting and a rehearsal.  Timing couldn't be better because I am ready to go crazy
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: KevinH on March 14, 2012, 05:02:53 PM
I always thought it hilarious on the London cassette recording of "A Little Night Music" that they broke "In Praise of Women," so that it starts on side A and then finishes on side B.

Remember 8-track tapes??  Just about every song was broken up into chunks because of the limited amount of room. :P






Yes, DR George.  My friend demonstrated his brother's 8-Track for me once.  I was dumbfounded when I observed that songs were broken up between tracks and thought why would anyone buy one of these?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Laura on March 14, 2012, 05:26:56 PM
Good thoughts and prayers for Mrs. Druxy.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 05:35:46 PM
Bruce I saw the following on Classmates:


47th Caladonian class reunion
When: Oct 21 2012 1:00 PM - Oct 21 2012 5:00 PM
Invited Classes:
1965
School: Alexander Hamilton High School
RSVP count
Yes: 6 + guests (4)10
No:1
Maybe:1
No response:308
Where
To be determined
Description
 
A reunion is in the planning for Sunday the 21st of October,2012. At the 94th Aero Squadron. Hoping for a Buffet,50's,60's music. Family and friends are invited. Cost to be determand later.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 05:46:07 PM
Well, it took me longer to drive to the doctor's office than the amount of time he spent examining me.  But I sort of expected that since I was a new patient to him (my regular doctor has gone AWOL from that office.)
 Anyway, he told me I have a malicious bug that's been going around that totally wipes out its victims.  He told me that he's seen several basketball players from a local high school that were in worse shape than me!  He prescribed an antibiotic and, as a precaution, sent me to the labs to get a chest x-ray (because of the crackling in my lungs)
So I plan on taking the rest of the week off from work and just loaf around the house.  Maybe I'll do a SMASH marathon!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 05:47:33 PM
Well, it took me longer to drive to the doctor's office than the amount of time he spent examining me.  But I sort of expected that since I was a new patient to him (my regular doctor has gone AWOL from that office.)
 Anyway, he told me I have a malicious bug that's been going around that totally wipes out its victims.  He told me that he's seen several basketball players from a local high school that were in worse shape than me!  He prescribed an antibiotic and, as a precaution, sent me to the labs to get a chest x-ray (because of the crackling in my lungs)
So I plan on taking the rest of the week off from work and just loaf around the house.  Maybe I'll do a SMASH marathon!


I hope you feel better soon, Dan.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 05:48:08 PM
* * * * * The Most Comforting Of Back Vibes For The Dear Wife Of DR Druxy * * * * *
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 05:49:59 PM
Thanks, DR TCB!  (Though I'm wondering if watching 5 hours straight of SMASH might hinder my recovery...)
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 05:53:36 PM
The local PBS channel is showing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA concert again tonight.  I didn't see Act One the first time.

Whoa!  The close ups certainly don't do the "girl" playing Meg any favors.  But I think we have a potential Baby Jane for any upcoming stage adaption...
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 05:54:52 PM
Meow!
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 05:55:35 PM
I think I'll catsup with today's posts...
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Laura on March 14, 2012, 05:56:57 PM
Glad you got in to see a doctor, Dan (the Man). I hope you are feeling better soon!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 06:02:09 PM
Well, it took me longer to drive to the doctor's office than the amount of time he spent examining me.  But I sort of expected that since I was a new patient to him (my regular doctor has gone AWOL from that office.)
 Anyway, he told me I have a malicious bug that's been going around that totally wipes out its victims.  He told me that he's seen several basketball players from a local high school that were in worse shape than me!  He prescribed an antibiotic and, as a precaution, sent me to the labs to get a chest x-ray (because of the crackling in my lungs)
So I plan on taking the rest of the week off from work and just loaf around the house.  Maybe I'll do a SMASH marathon!

VIBES THE MEDS WORK QUICKLY!!!

Does this "bug" have a name?

When do you get the results of the x-ray?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:09:56 PM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.


I've reached the conclusion that there are no tweets of interest!

Well, that's because you don't follow *me*!  My tweets are sublime bits of whimsy that detail the absurdities of this world, along with what I had for lunch.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 06:12:58 PM
Thanks, DR TCB!  (Though I'm wondering if watching 5 hours straight of SMASH might hinder my recovery...)

It would probably ruin my health (if that is possible).
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:16:24 PM
Thanks Laura and Jane!

The doctor had s name for the bug but all I can remember was that it sound like "mala-copy"?

I had to take 2 antibiotics as soon as I got home, and as always happens when I take antibiotics, I fell right asleep for 2 hours.  So I guess they are working one way or another...
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 06:18:07 PM
The local PBS channel is showing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA concert again tonight.  I didn't see Act One the first time.

Whoa!  The close ups certainly don't do the "girl" playing Meg any favors.  But I think we have a potential Baby Jane for any upcoming stage adaption...

I think that Raoul looked better at a distance, as well.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 06:19:14 PM
Two antibiotics.  I hate taking even one.  I suggest when you finish the antibiotics you follow them with an equal round of Lactobacillus acidophilus.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 06:21:12 PM
Two antibiotics.  I hate taking even one.  I suggest when you finish the antibiotics you follow them with an equal round of Lactobacillus acidophilus.


?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2012, 06:33:08 PM
Feel better, DR Dan(theMan)!

I had to write a piece on Appalachia for the producer of the Christmas show. That's revving up again.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:34:41 PM
I have to question the wisdom behind this POTO 25th Anniversary concert.  There must have been a great deal of time and expense spent in redesigning and restaging the show.  But for what purpose?  The concert seems to celebrate the original long running show by blowing it up and over-inflating out of its already larger than life proportions.  The Les Miserable concert managed to keep itself a stripped down version of the show (while over emphasizing the performers and the music, which wasn't a bad idea.) This Phantom concert strikes me as over-packed and leaves me not wanting more...
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:36:35 PM
Two antibiotics.  I hate taking even one.  I suggest when you finish the antibiotics you follow them with an equal round of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

Even if the sound of that is something quite atrocious? :)
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:37:29 PM
I think I'm babbling...
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 06:38:20 PM
Well, it took me longer to drive to the doctor's office than the amount of time he spent examining me.  But I sort of expected that since I was a new patient to him (my regular doctor has gone AWOL from that office.)
 Anyway, he told me I have a malicious bug that's been going around that totally wipes out its victims.  He told me that he's seen several basketball players from a local high school that were in worse shape than me!  He prescribed an antibiotic and, as a precaution, sent me to the labs to get a chest x-ray (because of the crackling in my lungs)
So I plan on taking the rest of the week off from work and just loaf around the house.  Maybe I'll do a SMASH marathon!

~~~FEEL BETTER QUICKLY VIBES FOR DR DAN (THE MAN)!!~~~
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 06:39:18 PM
Jane, that sounds very peculiar, a 47th reunion. 
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 06:40:22 PM
Finally finished one set of liner notes.  Whew!  Will do the next one later tonight.  I've been teetering on the verge of feeling sick but am fighting like a tiger not to succumb.  I've sucking down Coldeez, I sat in the Jacuzzi, and I'm resting.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 06:40:30 PM
DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.


I've reached the conclusion that there are no tweets of interest!

Well, that's because you don't follow *me*!  My tweets are sublime bits of whimsy that detail the absurdities of this world, along with what I had for lunch.

I wonder if Benjamin Kritzer's Grandpa Gelfinbaum would've tweeted anything. ::)

:o

;)
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 06:46:34 PM
Two antibiotics.  I hate taking even one.  I suggest when you finish the antibiotics you follow them with an equal round of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

Even if the sound of that is something quite atrocious? :)

;D  It comes in a capsule.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 06:47:54 PM
Jane, that sounds very peculiar, a 47th reunion. 

I know.  Maybe because you skipped your 45th.  We are having a very casual 45th reunion in July.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:49:35 PM
My question for ASK BK day.....what do you think is the worst-sequenced Broadway Cast LP?

Well, most of them are sequenced in show order, but I do know, for example, they moved Grapes of Roth on Promises late in the program, which I hated and put right when we reissued it.  I don't like when they move stuff around on a cast album - but in the LP era sometimes it was out of necessity due to how much you could put on one side of an LP

Maybe that explains SWEET CHARITY, which had been tops on my list of frustrating LPs...
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 06:52:41 PM
Bruce go to classmates, click on reunions & scroll down for your class.  There is a contact link for Carey Stock.  There is also a list of classmates to see who has responded.  If you scroll down the list you will find your name to click & open.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 06:55:53 PM
* * * * * Strong Immunity Vibes For BK * * * * *
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: TCB on March 14, 2012, 06:57:08 PM





G'night!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 07:00:52 PM
Bruce try an allergy pill to go with the coldeeze.  I find a Benadryl, or half of one helps.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Jane on March 14, 2012, 07:00:58 PM
'night
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 07:19:10 PM
Bruce try an allergy pill to go with the coldeeze.  I find a Benadryl, or half of one helps.


I did exactly that this morning - an Alavert, which works best for me.  In a while, I may go to Jerry's and have a bowl of chicken soup.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 07:34:19 PM
Nothing does better than a hot bowl of chicken soup.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 14, 2012, 07:34:36 PM
'night!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 07:47:17 PM
I always thought it hilarious on the London cassette recording of "A Little Night Music" that they broke "In Praise of Women," so that it starts on side A and then finishes on side B.

Remember 8-track tapes??  Just about every song was broken up into chunks because of the limited amount of room. :P
I do recall 8-track tapes. Never had one. This was a cassette.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Michael on March 14, 2012, 08:11:56 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.

So do they own all the tapes or only those that belong to the "other label".
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 08:13:19 PM
Listening to a rough mix of the STAGE benefit - this one Sondheim.  I'm at a loss most of the time as to who is singing - save for Len Cariou.  I've asked for a list of the singers and songs.  Next we mix their Bacharach show, then ALW, then I'll go over and we'll finesse all of them - then we have to rush and have all three done by the end of April.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 08:14:33 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.

So do they own all the tapes or only those that belong to the "other label".

Not sure what you mean?  The label that went under owns about a hundred of my productions.  Varese owns a handful of the more expensive recordings and all the film music recordings I did.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Druxy on March 14, 2012, 08:23:34 PM
My wife was as Costco today, and some employee pushing a merchandise cart accidentally ran into her back.

 >:(

My wife has had 3 back surgeries.

She's now lying down with a heating pad on her back and will be going to see her doctor tomorrow.

 :-\

Oh, your poor wife.  I hope she is much better by tomorrow.  Did someone report this?

Very definitely.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Druxy on March 14, 2012, 08:24:15 PM
My wife was as Costco today, and some employee pushing a merchandise cart accidentally ran into her back.

 >:(

My wife has had 3 back surgeries.

She's now lying down with a heating pad on her back and will be going to see her doctor tomorrow.

 :-\

Did she report it to the store manager?

Absolutely.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: VinTek on March 14, 2012, 08:24:18 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.

bk, I was wondering what had happened to the attempt to buy back the Sherman Brothers album since you'd mentioned at that Kritzerland show you were trying to make that purchase.  Do you think that they're refusing to sell both albums to you out of spite, despite finding out who a snake the person who betrayed you was?  I have no ideas about how to acquire Haines His Way, but what if Mr. Richard Sherman tried to buy the Sherman Brothers album instead of you?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 08:29:02 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.



bk, I was wondering what had happened to the attempt to buy back the Sherman Brothers album since you'd mentioned at that Kritzerland show you were trying to make that purchase.  Do you think that they're refusing to sell both albums to you out of spite, despite finding out who a snake the person who betrayed you was?  I have no ideas about how to acquire Haines His Way, but what if Mr. Richard Sherman tried to buy the Sherman Brothers album instead of you?

I'm afraid it's probably hopeless.  You'd think, as you say, they'd have figured out who the real villain of the piece is (there is no doubt for those who read my book), but I only know that after having sent a message to their son, who sells their stuff on amazon privately, he denied he was their son and refused to answer any questions - whether he did as I asked and forwarded mine to his mother is anyone's guess, but my guess is he told her about it and she told him to deny it was him.  It wasn't too hard - selling only releases from one label out of Louisiana (Lafayette, to be exact), which just happens to be where these people are from, and a username that's the same as his mother's save for a different first initial.  It seemed positively weird and nuts to me, but I dropped it after that.  There's something seriously wrong with all these people.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: John G. on March 14, 2012, 08:50:16 PM
Night, all.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: Michael on March 14, 2012, 09:15:17 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.

So do they own all the tapes or only those that belong to the "other label".

Not sure what you mean?  The label that went under owns about a hundred of my productions.  Varese owns a handful of the more expensive recordings and all the film music recordings I did.

I guess I was a little obtuse.

I was wondering if they actually owned the Varese recordings, the FA recordings or both.

But you answered the question.

But I will ask this
I thought that either Original Cast Records or footlights took over the label and was distributing them.

Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: bk on March 14, 2012, 09:19:34 PM
I've tried to put the word out that I would buy back Haines His Way and the Sherman Brothers Album, to no avail.  I know they've sold back masters to a few singers - I've told the singers what to ask for and how much to offer.  I would only do the Sherman Brothers album if they had the hard drives so that I could completely remix it from scratch - as most know, the idiot who did the mix left off half the band tracks and didn't comp vocals.

So do they own all the tapes or only those that belong to the "other label".

Not sure what you mean?  The label that went under owns about a hundred of my productions.  Varese owns a handful of the more expensive recordings and all the film music recordings I did.

I guess I was a little obtuse.

I was wondering if they actually owned the Varese recordings, the FA recordings or both.

But you answered the question.

But I will ask this
I thought that either Original Cast Records or footlights took over the label and was distributing them.



I don't know what the exact deal with - I do know that if you look on eBay and amazon all those sellers selling this stuff sell because they bought CDs at rock-bottom blow-out wholesale prices - so, just guessing, they just dumped as much as they could to get whatever cash they could.
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 09:51:37 PM
Favorite line from tonight's episode of "Happy Endings":

You know what I was thinking about…if Mary Tyler Moore married and then divorced Steven Tyler, then married and divorced Michael Moore, then got into a three-way lesbian marriage with Demi Moore and Mandy Moore, would she go by the name Mary Tyler Moore Tyler Moore Moore Moore?

 ;D
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 09:57:10 PM
I didn't have to break one of the clips--I think it was in the wrong position somehow.  Once I squeezed them, there was an audible click, not like something breaking, but like something going into its correct position.

sorry, that was my knees
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 10:06:55 PM
PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:07:46 PM
Well, it took me longer to drive to the doctor's office than the amount of time he spent examining me.  But I sort of expected that since I was a new patient to him (my regular doctor has gone AWOL from that office.)
 Anyway, he told me I have a malicious bug that's been going around that totally wipes out its victims.  He told me that he's seen several basketball players from a local high school that were in worse shape than me!  He prescribed an antibiotic and, as a precaution, sent me to the labs to get a chest x-ray (because of the crackling in my lungs)
So I plan on taking the rest of the week off from work and just loaf around the house.  Maybe I'll do a SMASH marathon!


Does this "bug" have a name?



Horace
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:14:53 PM
Back Vibes for Mrs. Druxy
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:15:36 PM
Health Vibes for TCB, DantheMan, JohnG, Doug R and anyone  feeling under the weather
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:18:23 PM
whts a "spel chek"?
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:19:42 PM
well I spent 16 1/2 hours in the office today  so I think its time I got some rest
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:20:25 PM
The Vixter made a delicous meatloaf yesterday for us and i was so happy to come home to leftovers to warm up!!
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2012, 10:20:46 PM
good night  to all you people out there in the dark
Title: Re: THERE'S A PLACE CALLED HOME
Post by: George on March 14, 2012, 11:21:16 PM
I went to Costco this evening and bought a $7.99 two-pack DVD...the documentary "Young@Heart (http://www.amazon.com/Young-Heart-Joe-Benoit/dp/B001BBAVKQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1331791786&sr=1-1)" and the movie "Once (http://www.amazon.com/Once-Glen-Hansard/dp/B000X1Z0BU/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1331791874&sr=1-1)." 

And the "Once" DVD includes a free .wav version of the song, "Falling Slowly." :)