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Title: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 12:11:53 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were like a black hoodie, and now it is time for you to post until the black hoodied cows come home.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 12:12:34 AM
And the word of the day is: TUCKET!
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 12:15:26 AM
And here it is - you know how it works - if you want it before it goes live at midnight tonight, it's 19.98 plus 3.75 shipping (23.73) paid directly via paypal to kritzerland at adelphia dot net.


Kritzerland is very proud to present a very special limited edition CD release:

FOLLIES
The 1971 Original Broadway Cast Recording
NEWLY REMIXED AND REMASTERED!
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

What more can be said about Follies and its original legendary production?  It was stunning, brilliant, shattering, with every element of the show working in perfect harmony, from James Goldman’s caustic, funny, and brutal book, to Stephen Sondheim’s amazing score, filled with heartbreak, remorse, humor, and pastiche that’s so much more than pastiche, to the complex and remarkable direction of Harold Prince and Michael Bennett and the astonishing choreography of Bennett, to the spectacular costumes of Florence Klotz, the evocative lighting by Tharon Musser, and the beyond-perfect set of Boris Aronson.  Everybody was at the top of their game and the result was, for many, the greatest musical theater experience of their lives.

The cast album for Follies has always been a love/hate relationship for fans of the show, thanks to the decision not to make it a two LP set, which caused certain songs to be truncated and others not to be recorded at all.  But what it did have made it something that, despite the frustrations, meant it would never be bettered – the original cast.  No, it didn’t sound all that good (it was, like most cast albums back then, recorded in one day and mixed in one day and in the stores a week later), but those performances, especially from Alexis Smith, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and John McMartin were, for many, definitive. Since then, there have been several other recordings, all of them quite different, and all much more complete than the original – the London version (with some new songs, and some songs gone), Follies in Concert, the Papermill Playhouse version, and the most recent revival – all have their strengths and joys, all have lots more music, and none are the original.

The mix on the original album was odd, with vocals being occasionally overpowered by a suddenly blaring orchestra, or vocals hard-panned left and right (that’s okay for one line, but to hear an entire solo hard-panned to the left or right is just really strange).   Having had great luck with doing new remixes for the cast albums of Promises, Promises and Sugar, we decided to see if Follies’ original session masters were available to us.  Happily they were – the original edited eight-track session masters were in perfect condition.  Those were transferred into Pro Tools and each song was lovingly remixed from scratch.  Gone was the raggedness, and the clarity was astounding, with orchestral and vocal details all sounding crisp and clear, with fantastic depth.  While there were no additional takes or material (the songs were shortened or edited prior to recording), we’re hoping that the new mix is reason enough to have this CD.   Doing a new mix was basically just a new way of looking at a favorite score and we truly hope that everyone is happy with what we’ve been able to do.  It was done out of love and care, to give a new sheen and sparkle to one of the greatest theater scores ever written.  Includes a twelve-page, full-color booklet.

This release is limited to 1500 copies only.   The price is $19.98 plus shipping.

CD will ship by the last week of August – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early).   To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.

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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 12:25:19 AM
CD ordered!!
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 12:25:56 AM
Actually, I ordered two copies (it's just too special :D).  If I remember correctly, the price of shipping ($3.75) is the same for one or two CDs, correct?  That's what I sent.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 12:26:37 AM
Actually, I ordered two copies (it's just too special :D).  If I remember correctly, the price of shipping ($3.75) is the same for one or two CDs, correct?  That's what I sent.

Correct.  Two for 3.75.  Order hasn't come through yet, but I'm sure it will shortly.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 02:34:20 AM
Morning all.

That is all.
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Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 02:36:26 AM
Bruce, I will mail you a check for one copy of Follies. I will put it in the post box this afternoon.

Sorry, I don't do paypal, in any form. It's on the same level as Facebook in my dislike of Modern Technological Conveniences (meaning I despise it with every fiber of my being).
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Post by: Danise on July 11, 2012, 03:36:08 AM
Morning all.  I will order Follies tonight.  No time this morning.

thank you for all the vibes.  Still have some swelling but am going to work.  I don't know what caused it.

Vibes to all!  Have a GREAT day!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 04:37:16 AM
Good morning, all.

And congrats on FOLLIES!

I went to order, and with DR Ben's words about Paypal et al burning into my brain, I proceeded to experience my first ever weirdness with Paypal.  There's some question as to whether the transaction went through, or which method of payment was used.  I'll have to check again later and call them if necessary.

DR Ben, I am in agreement with your misgivings about all that we do online these days, but for me that horse has been out of the barn for years.  Except for Facebook.  That horse is behind bars.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 04:58:14 AM
Good morning, all.

Continued vibes for Danise and all in need.

CD ordered.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 05:17:18 AM
Paypal problem fixed, and CD ordered! 

The credit card set up as a backup source for funds had expired, and all I had to do was update it.  Why this didn't ring bells months ago is a mystery.  Lordy.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 05:46:54 AM
Good morning, all! I am sleeping qite poorly these days. Last night I was up and down most of the night. Jason Graae was one of several friends I have now forgotten in my last dream, which I believe included a school cafeteria, a cave, a group of ladies, and a killer. I don't know if it's the heat, pre-recordng anxiety, general stress over moving offices, but I am sick of it.

Today, main trip is to the post office: mail the full score to Dublin and think about recording schedule. I am not wondering too far from home.

And, I just ordered the new FOLLIES CD.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 06:14:36 AM
*  *  *  *  *  SWELLING-BE-GONE VIBES FOR DR DANISE!  *  *  *  *  *
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 06:15:42 AM
*  *  *  *  *  SPEEDY TRANSFER OF "ONE MORE KISS" VIBES FOR BK  *  *  *  *  *
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 06:18:40 AM
CD Ordered.

Hmmm...they may say that the Broadway Angel release of FOLLIES was remastered, but as I recall it sounded exactly the same as the LP and AAD release.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Doug R on July 11, 2012, 06:25:44 AM
More torrential rain. It's beginning to seem as if it will never end. Everyone is fed up except for the ducks. We can look forward to the Olympic Stadium being one giant swimming pool. :(
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 06:56:59 AM
Note to BK:  I also just ordered an item which I'd completely forgotten to include in my recent book order, shame on me.  Tack so much!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 06:58:00 AM
I'm doing something wrong!  I'm not finding the place to place the order!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 06:58:40 AM
Is it a mac thing?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 07:02:14 AM
Are you doing this?

"If you want it before it goes live at midnight tonight, it's 19.98 plus 3.75 shipping (23.73) paid directly via paypal to kritzerland at adelphia dot net."

In other words, go to Paypal and order from that address because it's not on the website yet.  (Right?)  At least that's what I did.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:10:40 AM
FOLLIES has been ordered!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:11:14 AM
Feel better vibes for DR DANISE.

Sounds like Craig is getting along just fine DR JANE - even after all the travel delays. 
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:15:16 AM
Here is the photo album from "The Curious Savage" from the local newspaper.  The picture on the front page is the one with "John Thomas" the doll being held up to kiss Mrs. Savage.

http://www.bannergraphic.com/gallery/12315

So....a little toy that is 50 years old - that thought its life was over......that had set in a room by itself for years.....had been shoved in a box and traveled across the country in a truck.....finds itself a STAGE STAR.....and on the front of the newspaper!!! I am sure he enjoys the lights, and I hope he doesn't get stage fright when he sees the big audience tomorrow night.

(http://www.bannergraphic.com/photos/16/96/05/1696052-L.jpg)
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Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 07:15:32 AM
Wednesday morning greetings from downtown Hamilton, OH.  Nancy and I are at the Butler County Records Center and Archives.  She's working on genealogy and I'm being her gopher.  I found my and Richard's marriage record (book 97A, page 408) and made a copy of it for her.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 07:15:44 AM
CD Ordered.

Hmmm...they may say that the Broadway Angel release of FOLLIES was remastered, but as I recall it sounded exactly the same as the LP and AAD release.
"They" say a lot of things.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:16:26 AM
Congrats to DR GEORGE.....interesting about your secretary.....was he removed from the board completely....or just from his office?
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Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 07:16:45 AM
Eye vibes for DR Danise!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 07:17:44 AM
More torrential rain. It's beginning to seem as if it will never end. Everyone is fed up except for the ducks. We can look forward to the Olympic Stadium being one giant swimming pool. :(
We are experiencing the same. It took me 45 minutes to get to work (more than 20 minutes longer than usual) and water was often half a foot deep. There were times when passing SUVs made it impossible to see. We need the rain, but that was a bit much.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 07:20:03 AM
Here is the photo album from "The Curious Savage" from the local newspaper.  The picture on the front page is the one with "John Thomas" the doll being held up to kiss Mrs. Savage.

http://www.bannergraphic.com/gallery/12315

So....a little toy that is 50 years old - that thought its life was over......that had set in a room by itself for years.....had been shoved in a box and traveled across the country in a truck.....finds itself a STAGE STAR.....and on the front of the newspaper!!! I am sure he enjoys the lights, and I hope he doesn't get stage fright when he sees the big audience tomorrow night.

(http://www.bannergraphic.com/photos/16/96/05/1696052-L.jpg)

I recall those dolls from the Sears Christmas catalogue.  Not in that particular color though...
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 07:22:32 AM
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:23:58 AM
I had never seen one like him DR DtM.   He seems to be wearing some kind of band uniform....he has epaulettes on his shoulders, a big smile, and a curl in the middle of his forehead.
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Post by: Druxy on July 11, 2012, 07:26:01 AM
FOLLIES has been ordered.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:26:17 AM
I am enjoying the music from ONE MAN TWO GOVNORS a lot.....skiffle music, Beatles type music, a Kinks type song....and a girl grouop...PLUS a car horn version of "The Brighton Line" - makes me want to see the show even more.

All of the songs are short - as they should be in the context of the play, I guess.....but they are most enjoyable!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:27:15 AM
Last night's Family Night went well....of course the man with the MOST people in the audience......whose wife had the video camera on him....walked out and promptly skipped about four pages of dialogue.

Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Druxy on July 11, 2012, 07:27:41 AM
Question for "Ask BK Day":

Any other Broadway musicals in the upcoming Kritzerland pipeline?
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 07:28:20 AM
I had never seen one like him DR DtM.   He seems to be wearing some kind of band uniform....he has epaulettes on his shoulders, a big smile, and a curl in the middle of his forehead.

I'll see if I can scan a page from a catalogue tonight when I get home.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 07:29:59 AM
Question for BK:

What are your own answers to yesterday's TOD?  Favorite cast recording?  Best sounding cast recording?  Worst?

What cast recording would you like to get your hands on to remix, remaster, retinker, etc.?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 07:32:15 AM
Damn.  Yesterday got crazy and I completely forgot to get back to the TOD.
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 07:42:47 AM
Thanks, Chas.
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Post by: Matthew on July 11, 2012, 07:44:03 AM
CD ordered
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Post by: Matthew on July 11, 2012, 07:44:12 AM
hello, goodbye
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Post by: Matthew on July 11, 2012, 07:45:02 AM
Hoping today will be better.  Hoping is the word, not sure if will actually happen.  Off to camp, I'll try not to physically harm anyone today
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:54:42 AM
Better vibes for DR MATTHEW....your yesterday sounds like some of the theatre days I have experienced.  That is why I gave up CHILDREN'S THEATRE....
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:55:02 AM
I would like to see that DR DtM!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 07:55:59 AM
My question for ASK BK day.....is the CBS Radford Studio you live near the old Republic Studios?  Whatever happened to Vera Ralston's ice skating stage?  I wondered if they paved it over.......
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 08:06:22 AM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.

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Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 08:27:51 AM
And I am back from the post office! The weather is quite humid and I am drying off with the aid of 3 oscillating fans and the AC.

I need to continue the intern search and send an invoice to The Man From Philadelphia.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 08:29:24 AM
I would say the worst sounding OBC recordings of all times are the early 1950s Rodgers & Hammerstein shows PIPE DREAM and ME AND JULIET. Icannot believe how dull and poor the cast and orchestra sound on both of them.
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Post by: Druxy on July 11, 2012, 08:33:09 AM
My question for ASK BK day.....is the CBS Radford Studio you live near the old Republic Studios?  Whatever happened to Vera Ralston's ice skating stage?  I wondered if they paved it over.......

The CBS Radford Studio IS the old Republic Studios.
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 08:33:32 AM
I would say the worst sounding OBC recordings of all times are the early 1950s Rodgers & Hammerstein shows PIPE DREAM and ME AND JULIET. Icannot believe how dull and poor the cast and orchestra sound on both of them.

There's two R&H shows I've never heard or seen - in any way, shape or form.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 11, 2012, 08:41:30 AM
Last night's Family Night went well....of course the man with the MOST people in the audience......whose wife had the video camera on him....walked out and promptly skipped about four pages of dialogue.



Was anyone able to get things back on track?  Or did the play continue without the revelations of the missing four pages?


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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 08:55:17 AM
I would say the worst sounding OBC recordings of all times are the early 1950s Rodgers & Hammerstein shows PIPE DREAM and ME AND JULIET. Icannot believe how dull and poor the cast and orchestra sound on both of them.
They are pretty bad. I give a slight edge to "Me and Juliet," but only slight.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 09:03:03 AM
Question for "Ask BK Day":

Any other Broadway musicals in the upcoming Kritzerland pipeline?

Nothing yet, but I'm now looking at a few other things that are possibilities.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 09:06:09 AM
Question for BK:

What are your own answers to yesterday's TOD?  Favorite cast recording?  Best sounding cast recording?  Worst?

What cast recording would you like to get your hands on to remix, remaster, retinker, etc.?

Best sounding - most of the Columbia recordings from the late 1950s on, but especially Gypsy (NOT the re-mixed version by Tom Shepard, which should be removed from the market place) and Subways are for Sleeping.  Worst? Almost any RCA from the 1960s - including the original Hello, Dolly! and 110 in the Shade - the latter, I suspect, could be helped sound better.  There are a few I wouldn't mind redoing, just to show people how much better something could sound.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:07:36 AM
DR RLP - the other three people tried...but the perp was determined to soldier on.....so eventually he said:  "Maybe Miss Willie will bring Mrs. Savage on now....."

He was thinking I am sure that everyone else was crazy and that Shalynn had missed her cue.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:08:12 AM
I ordered my FOLLIES cd a couple of hours ago.....I wonder if it will come in the mail today?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 09:08:35 AM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 09:09:33 AM
I suppose I'm up.  Once again, despite being really overtired, it took me over an hour to fall asleep.  Then I dreamt that the doorbell rang, which woke me up and which I thought was real - that was thirty minutes ago - it wasn't real, except for the waking me up part.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:10:08 AM
On the original HELLO, DOLLY! LP from RCA  Victor, there is someone shouting something during "Put On Your Sunday Clothes"....shouting someone's name.....it sounds like they holler "Jack".....and for years when I listened with my headphones, I thought someone was yelling my name and I would take off the headphones and yell back..."WHAT???"
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:11:00 AM
I think I shall try to find my FOLLIES LP in anticipation of the new recording.  I have never had the show on CD in any form.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:11:14 AM
Page Three FOLLIES dance....with no picture.
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 09:13:48 AM
Yesterday's TOD -- which I still think is a great one, but I find surprisingly hard to respond in a meaningful way.  Most of this is 1950s/1960s shows because in the years when I was truly wearing out cast albums, that's what I was listening to.  Listening habits changed over the years, but now I find the balance tilting back toward shows.  Original B'way cast unless noted.

MOST FAVORITE / LISTENED TO:
Cabaret
Camelot
Evita
Fiddler on the Roof
Gypsy
Hello, Dolly!
The King and I - 1960s Lincoln Center because it included the ballet
Kismet
Kiss of the Spider Woman - Chita
Li'l Abner
The Music Man - grew up on the soundtrack first, then OBC
My Fair Lady - B'way and London
On the Town - Bernstein 1960s re-recording
Show Boat - 1960s Lincoln Center
South Pacific
West Side Story - soundtrack, then OBC

Lots of others, too, but had to draw the line somewhere.

BEST SOUNDING:
I remember thinking Cabaret was a great one, but I'd only begun to listen for quality of sound around that time.  However, I'd always liked the ones on Columbia, which is particularly easy to identify now with BK's comments re Goddard Lieberson in the new book fresh in my mind.  Not only the sound, but the gatefolds and most everything else about the albums.

LEAST FAVORITE:
Annie Get Your Gun (don't remember why)
Hard to recall least favorites.  Have to think about this.

WORST SOUNDING:
Hello, Dolly! - RCA Dynagroove LP, inner groove distortion, you name it.
Man of La Mancha  - LP sound always irritated me, don't remember why.
Promises, Promises  - LP - same, especially out-of-tune stuff - all the things BK's CD fixes.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 09:15:53 AM
I ordered my FOLLIES cd a couple of hours ago.....I wonder if it will come in the mail today?

I have already filed my Paypal complaint!
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 09:17:02 AM
Sorry for long response!
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 09:23:40 AM
I ordered my FOLLIES cd a couple of hours ago.....I wonder if it will come in the mail today?
If not, don't forget to let Paypal know.  ;D ;)
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 09:39:54 AM
Here is the photo album from "The Curious Savage" from the local newspaper.  The picture on the front page is the one with "John Thomas" the doll being held up to kiss Mrs. Savage.

http://www.bannergraphic.com/gallery/12315

So....a little toy that is 50 years old - that thought its life was over......that had set in a room by itself for years.....had been shoved in a box and traveled across the country in a truck.....finds itself a STAGE STAR.....and on the front of the newspaper!!! I am sure he enjoys the lights, and I hope he doesn't get stage fright when he sees the big audience tomorrow night.

(http://www.bannergraphic.com/photos/16/96/05/1696052-L.jpg)

Jack, great photos, but, forgive me for saying it, Mrs. Savage has the world's worst wig.  Maybe it looks better on stage.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:44:13 AM
It does look better onstage DR TCB....but Yes I know what you mean.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 09:44:27 AM
I am working on fixing that.
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 09:53:13 AM
Curious, but not really savage.  I just got an e-mail from Direct TV (which I have) saying that the all-new season of DAMAGES premieres tongiht, but that it can only be seen on Direct TV.  Why would that be?
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 09:54:46 AM
I had never seen one like him DR DtM.   He seems to be wearing some kind of band uniform....he has epaulettes on his shoulders, a big smile, and a curl in the middle of his forehead.

Either my sister or I had one, but it was dressed in red, but had the smile and the curl.
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Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 09:55:44 AM
Curious, but not really savage.  I just got an e-mail from Direct TV (which I have) saying that the all-new season of DAMAGES premieres tongiht, but that it can only be seen on Direct TV.  Why would that be?

It's only on Direct TV because FX dropped it. Direct TV decided to pick it up. You have to have Direct TV, which is not a cable station, but a pay-TV provider, to watch the show.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 10:06:30 AM
Curious, but not really savage.  I just got an e-mail from Direct TV (which I have) saying that the all-new season of DAMAGES premieres tongiht, but that it can only be seen on Direct TV.  Why would that be?

It's only on Direct TV because FX dropped it. Direct TV decided to pick it up. You have to have Direct TV, which is not a cable station, but a pay-TV provider, to watch the show.

This is as bad as when Time Warner had divided Manhattan into two sections and both halves had different programming outside of the four main networks!

Luckily, I don't care about DAMAGES but I find the concept of needing a different form of reception to watch a program rather ridiculous.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:12:03 AM
Helper has come and gone - we're going to storage tomorrow.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:12:31 AM
Yes cable companies and satellite providers are having some volatile disagreements about programming....which of course all comes down to $$$$$
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:12:53 AM
I opened up advance orders to the castrec-l group, as I always do - and for advance orders we've broken all records - about 100 sold before we even announce.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 11, 2012, 10:14:14 AM
DR JRand, I am now doll John Thomas' biggest fan.  :D
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Post by: MBarnum on July 11, 2012, 10:15:37 AM
There is a scandel brewing with one of the two playhouses in Salem...The Bush Creek Players...they are missing a huge amount of money from their funds and the treasurer has resigned.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 11, 2012, 10:17:01 AM
Ask BK:

I am most curious as to what brought on your new found interest in Scandanavian TV shows.

It is rather fun to discover a new favorite, isn't it! And something you probably would never have imagined even caring about.
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 10:17:26 AM
ChasSmith, your list wasn't too long. Enjoyed the responses. I forgot one from mine yesterday. When I first got "Flahooley," I must have played that recording night and day for three weeks.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 10:38:14 AM
On the original HELLO, DOLLY! LP from RCA  Victor, there is someone shouting something during "Put On Your Sunday Clothes"....shouting someone's name.....it sounds like they holler "Jack".....and for years when I listened with my headphones, I thought someone was yelling my name and I would take off the headphones and yell back..."WHAT???"

During the Entr'acte of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', the band pipes in with "Ain't nobody's business if she does!"  Their voices are so clear and vibrant that I sometimes jump and think someone has suddenly entered the room.
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Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 10:39:27 AM
BTW, I put the check in the mail so, technically, I've ordered the CD as well.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 10:43:12 AM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 11, 2012, 10:45:44 AM
I am working on fixing that.

Maybe you can make her face shiny to match the wig.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:46:32 AM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

I know what you mean.  That Broadway Cast Album of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? didn't leave ANY room for the songs.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:47:11 AM
I am working on fixing that.

Maybe you can make her face shiny to match the wig.

Guess what I found in my closet?  Stop that.  No, I found a nice NEW shorter style ladies gray wig.....I shall let her try that on tonight.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:47:44 AM
DR JRand, I am now doll John Thomas' biggest fan.  :D

I am sure he will soon have a fan club on FACEBOOK......probably sometime tonight.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:48:25 AM
There is a scandel brewing with one of the two playhouses in Salem...The Bush Creek Players...they are missing a huge amount of money from their funds and the treasurer has resigned.

We must have all the details as they become known.  Don't worry about accuracy....just tell us what you know.  It is theatre, after all.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:49:01 AM
I am still trying to figure out where the wig came from.....
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 10:49:23 AM
I opened up advance orders to the castrec-l group, as I always do - and for advance orders we've broken all records - about 100 sold before we even announce.

I guess if I have to ask what that is....... I'm not in it!!    :o    (Harrumph, etc.)
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:49:47 AM
Thank you DR TCB for mentioning it to begin with.....you spurred me to action, and the show will be better for it.  I shall take a photo if it works.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 10:50:09 AM
Page Four Wig Dance.

With no pitchers.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 11:00:56 AM
I opened up advance orders to the castrec-l group, as I always do - and for advance orders we've broken all records - about 100 sold before we even announce.

I guess if I have to ask what that is....... I'm not in it!!    :o    (Harrumph, etc.)

The Cast Recording List is a subscription group. If you are interestd in becoming a member, try this link:
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/castrecl
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 11:05:38 AM
Some of your'all's comments about more recent recordings is bringing something to light:

I don't harbor any close identification with what newer ones sound like, as opposed to what the older ones that I really grew up with sound like.  For instance, I listened to BAT BOY quite a lot for a while, but I have no aural memory of its recorded sound.  I think it's like this with many of the recordings made over the past couple of decades.  Maybe I'm identifying too strongly with shows from the LP era, and turning part of my brain or my affection off to the later stuff just because it only comes on those little shiny discs.  Or maybe it's...something else.  I don't know.
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 11:08:57 AM
I opened up advance orders to the castrec-l group, as I always do - and for advance orders we've broken all records - about 100 sold before we even announce.

I guess if I have to ask what that is....... I'm not in it!!    :o    (Harrumph, etc.)

The Cast Recording List is a subscription group. If you are interestd in becoming a member, try this link:
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/castrecl


Oh, that kind of a list!  Thanks, DR Elmore, I'll give it a try.
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 11:10:14 AM
I mean:  Tack.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 11:11:03 AM
Bra
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 11:13:03 AM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

I know what you mean.  That Broadway Cast Album of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? didn't leave ANY room for the songs.
LOL
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Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 11:16:23 AM
Nancy and I went through Oxford and on to College Corner OH/IN to the cemetery where several of our ancestors are buried.  She took photographs there for some of her online genealogy friends who also have ancestors there.  Back to Oxford for lunch and now we're in Eaton, OH, looking into Preble County property records.  She keeps asking for copies, so she must be finding something good!
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 11:20:55 AM
Ask BK:

I am most curious as to what brought on your new found interest in Scandanavian TV shows.

It is rather fun to discover a new favorite, isn't it! And something you probably would never have imagined even caring about.

It was The Killing.  I'd read about the new one, but in trying to figure out if I wanted to invest time in it, I found it was based on a Danish series - I got it, and was pretty much hooked.  Then the same thing happened with Wallander - I was looking to see whether I wanted to watch the Branagh version, when I saw it was originally a Swedish series.  Those were the two - then I began to read up on others.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 11:43:14 AM
I haven't found my FOLLIES lp yet.....
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 11:43:39 AM
Nancy and I went through Oxford and on to College Corner OH/IN to the cemetery where several of our ancestors are buried.  She took photographs there for some of her online genealogy friends who also have ancestors there.  Back to Oxford for lunch and now we're in Eaton, OH, looking into Preble County property records.  She keeps asking for copies, so she must be finding something good!

Exciting!!!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 11, 2012, 11:56:10 AM
I am still trying to figure out where the wig came from.....

...or when you last wore it?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 11, 2012, 11:57:51 AM
Underpants!
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 11:58:52 AM
Congrats to DR GEORGE.....interesting about your secretary.....was he removed from the board completely....or just from his office?

Thanks, Jack, and sadly, he is no longer on the the board at all.  He didn't know or think to add his name for one of the officers-at-large positions in addition to secretary.  Most people did that.  The worst part is that his girlfriend DID put her name in for an officer-at-large position and she got it!  If he'd done that, he probably would've gotten it and not her.  So, the really big question is if she'll stay or not...or maybe she'll convince him to at least stay involved with the theater group.  Other previously de-elected people have stayed involved. :-\
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 11:59:01 AM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

I know what you mean.  That Broadway Cast Album of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? didn't leave ANY room for the songs.



Is there any way to point out that there is indeed singing in the play without sounding like  a frigging know-it-all?


Guess not.

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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 11:59:21 AM
Last night's Family Night went well....of course the man with the MOST people in the audience......whose wife had the video camera on him....walked out and promptly skipped about four pages of dialogue.

Was anyone able to get things back on track?  Or did the play continue without the revelations of the missing four pages?

I was in a local production of "Amadeus" where 15, count 'em, FIFTEEN pages were cut!  It was opening night (a very long story) and there were a couple of people whose only scenes were in those 15 pages!  They took their bows but didn't perform that night.
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 11:59:57 AM
I opened up advance orders to the castrec-l group, as I always do - and for advance orders we've broken all records - about 100 sold before we even announce.

Great news!
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 12:01:01 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

I think the new recordng of FOLLIES really sucks. I've been very critical of this second-rate revival, and the recording does nothing to put a more positive spin on it for me:  there's a lot of bad acting I never want to hear again and way too much dialogue: who decided Terri White should talk through the dance music of "Who's That Woman?" I realize that I amsetting myself up wth the dialogue on EILEEN and DEAREST ENEMY, but I feel the dialogue on FOLLIES was added to increase the recording length and justify two CDs. If I want to listyen to something beyond the OBC, I'll stick with the Papermill recording and its appendices.
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 12:01:49 PM
Or was the singing just in the VIRGINIA WOOLF  film?
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 12:08:57 PM
There is a scandel brewing with one of the two playhouses in Salem...The Bush Creek Players...they are missing a huge amount of money from their funds and the treasurer has resigned.

:o
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 12:14:08 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.

I remember reading years ago that when CDs first happened and started to become popular, they were released with very little EQ or treble or bass adjustments (or whatever it is that makes recordings sound good) because most audiophiles had all those adjustments in their stereo equiment and would make them sound the way they wanted their recordings to sound.  But nowadays, people don't have all that equipment...just headphones, so of course, they sounded like crap.  But you'd think that producers nowadays would know this and make it sound as good as they could because there aren't the "audiophiles" today with the kind of equipment that there used to be.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 12:24:33 PM
Or was the singing just in the VIRGINIA WOOLF  film?

"I'm nobody's houseboy......"

"Now......"
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 12:25:51 PM
I am off to work in the box office and then a run thru only in anticipation of tomorrow night's opening.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 12:27:03 PM
Whew I had the wrong song to begin with....luckily no one quoted it before I changed it.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 11, 2012, 12:27:20 PM
Laterz - as my birthday twin used to say.
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 12:45:36 PM
Jrand - When you are in the play, do you also work the box office for the same play at times?
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 12:46:47 PM
Whew I had the wrong song to begin with....luckily no one quoted it before I changed it.

That's terrible when that happens.
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 01:46:35 PM
Curious, but not really savage.  I just got an e-mail from Direct TV (which I have) saying that the all-new season of DAMAGES premieres tongiht, but that it can only be seen on Direct TV.  Why would that be?

It's only on Direct TV because FX dropped it. Direct TV decided to pick it up. You have to have Direct TV, which is not a cable station, but a pay-TV provider, to watch the show.


Oh yes, I know.  I have that big old dish taking up one third of my balcony.
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 01:48:09 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

Oh chill out, Ebenezer!
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 01:49:40 PM
Page five
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 01:51:15 PM
Crazy morning, but I think that's all done now.  I had to deal with CDs arriving without anyone telling me they were arriving - that won't happen again.  Then I had a sandwich and no fries, then picked up some packages.  It's REALLY hot here today, but I have the air on and it's comfy in the house.
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 01:52:10 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

I know what you mean.  That Broadway Cast Album of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? didn't leave ANY room for the songs.


;D ;D ROTFLMAO  ;D ;D
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 11, 2012, 01:52:15 PM
Last night's Family Night went well....of course the man with the MOST people in the audience......whose wife had the video camera on him....walked out and promptly skipped about four pages of dialogue.

Was anyone able to get things back on track?  Or did the play continue without the revelations of the missing four pages?

I was in a local production of "Amadeus" where 15, count 'em, FIFTEEN pages were cut!  It was opening night (a very long story) and there were a couple of people whose only scenes were in those 15 pages!  They took their bows but didn't perform that night.

I was in a production of "Ten Little Indians" performing the role of Philip Lombard.  At one point three-quarters of the way through, a friend who played Blore skipped several pages.  It was final dress and we had to play it as if for real.  I carefully adlibbed something and gave him his original cue hoping he'd glean that he'd jumped ahead.   He came in with the same "several-pages-later" line.  I adlibbed some more, addressed him by character name, and then gave him the cue again.  He just looked at me totally confused.  The director stopped the play and explained to him what he had done.  He came back and said, "I thought we were supposed to play this as if it's a performance and move on."  I laughed and explained: "Yes, Lewis, but if we had continued your way we'd have had an extra person on the stage.  You skipped a murder that would have just left three of us and my next line addresses the death that has not yet happened."

All the peformances went smoothly with little "looks" when he got the correct line each night!
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 01:52:54 PM
I find it vastly amusing that dear reader Pogue, who used to have lots of folks here read and enjoy his musings and posts, now doesn't post here ever because he thinks Facebook is all about him.  Note to Pogue: You had many more readers here - no one sees his posts except the same two people who always respond to them.  It's so funny that people think they're reaching a vast number of people there.  Come back, little Pogue - you're much better off here.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 01:58:49 PM
Thank you DR TCB for mentioning it to begin with.....you spurred me to action, and the show will be better for it.  I shall take a photo if it works.

You are most welcome.  I believe it was Photo #13 that convinced me that I needed to speak up.
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 02:01:56 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?



Patti LuPone



Just kidding!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 02:14:17 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

I know what you mean.  That Broadway Cast Album of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? didn't leave ANY room for the songs.



Is there any way to point out that there is indeed singing in the play without sounding like  a frigging know-it-all?


Guess not.




"I'M NOBODY'S HOUSEBOY.......   NOW!"
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 02:44:42 PM
Congrats to DR GEORGE.....interesting about your secretary.....was he removed from the board completely....or just from his office?

Thanks, Jack, and sadly, he is no longer on the the board at all.  He didn't know or think to add his name for one of the officers-at-large positions in addition to secretary.  Most people did that.  The worst part is that his girlfriend DID put her name in for an officer-at-large position and she got it!  If he'd done that, he probably would've gotten it and not her.  So, the really big question is if she'll stay or not...or maybe she'll convince him to at least stay involved with the theater group.  Other previously de-elected people have stayed involved. :-\

Girl friend?  It just goes to show that there are no straight male secretaries!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 02:45:44 PM
Well,I'm back from a Wonderful Time In Hilton Head,South Carolina.
Weather was kinda Hot-But It Didn't Rain. Restaurant's Were Great. And I missed All Of You At HHW. I also Missed The Great FOLLIES news. That Is Really Exciting. A Great Big Huzzah,Cheers and Champagne Overflowing To BK For Making It All Happen.
And Now Back To The Regular Routine..
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Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 02:49:22 PM
Well,I'm back from a Wonderful Time In Hilton Head,South Carolina.
Weather was kinda Hot-But It Didn't Rain. Restaurant's Were Great. And I missed All Of You At HHW. I also Missed The Great FOLLIES news. That Is Really Exciting. A Great Big Huzzah,Cheers and Champagne Overflowing To BK For Making It All Happen.
And Now Back To The Regular Routine..

Hooray, Arnold has returned!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 02:51:52 PM
Hello, divarobbie!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 02:52:22 PM
And the word of the day is: TUCKET!

And The Song Of The Day Is: BEAT OUT THAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 02:53:54 PM
Welcome back, ArnoldMBrockman.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 03:01:39 PM
And the word of the day is: TUCKET!

And The Song Of The Day Is: BEAT OUT THAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM


I believe that Mr. Hammerstein wrote the song title as "Beat out Dat Rhythm On a Drum."
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 03:12:17 PM
And the word of the day is: TUCKET!

And The Song Of The Day Is: BEAT OUT THAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM


I believe that Mr. Hammerstein wrote the song title as "Beat out Dat Rhythm On a Drum."

I Believe You Are Correct...Therefore Corrected. Thanks
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 03:15:26 PM
And the word of the day is: TUCKET!

CORRECTED

And The Song Of The Day Is:  BEAT OUT DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 03:18:06 PM
Liz Callaway, Amanda McBroom and Faith Prince! - Saturday July 14, 2012

  It is a pity that Jason Graae can't get any good gigs.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: elmore3003 on July 11, 2012, 03:23:58 PM
Well,I'm back from a Wonderful Time In Hilton Head,South Carolina.
Weather was kinda Hot-But It Didn't Rain. Restaurant's Were Great. And I missed All Of You At HHW. I also Missed The Great FOLLIES news. That Is Really Exciting. A Great Big Huzzah,Cheers and Champagne Overflowing To BK For Making It All Happen.
And Now Back To The Regular Routine..

Howdy, DR ArnoldMBrockman!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 03:24:29 PM
Liz Callaway, Amanda McBroom and Faith Prince! - Saturday July 14, 2012

  It is a pity that Jason Graae can't get any good gigs.


Oops!  Forgive me.  Also, La Chanze!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 03:27:07 PM
Listening to the mastered versions of the first seven tracks - they sound wonderful, but I'm not sure they sound more wonderful than what we sent - so I'm having him do two tracks that basically are just level-matched but that don't have the EQ he's used - just want to make sure we're being very true to the sound of our mixes.  Usually the mastering EQ is subtle but will bring out nuances, and I just want to be sure the RIGHT nuances are coming out.  Once I have the "vanilla" tracks I'l be able to toggle back and forth and make an easy decision.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 03:27:40 PM
TOD: What is the worst sound you've heard on an original cast recording, BK?

I have heard plenty of OBCs that I consider aurally dead, so flat that they bore the ear. Seussical was one. The recording is inert, yet I was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant and wonderful the music was when I heard it in the theater.



Bat Boy is terrible-sounding, completely dead.  And, I hate to say it, the new recording of Follies, which people are drooling over on the various boards, is not to my liking at all - recorded in a dead room, no reverb (that I can hear) added - that's how to take and orchestra of twenty-eight and make them sound like nineteen.  The vocals are dead, the dialogue is dead - when I was listening to our remixes, I'd occasionally A/B them with the first Follies release and then the new recording - it was - illuminating.

That's another thing that can kill an OCR for me--inclusion of segments of dialogue.  I son't mind a lead-in or a brief exchange.  But recordings like ANNIE 2, VICTOR/VICTORIA,  and the latest A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and FOLLIES are filled with it.  It disrupts the listening experience for me.

I know what you mean.  That Broadway Cast Album of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? didn't leave ANY room for the songs.



Is there any way to point out that there is indeed singing in the play without sounding like  a frigging know-it-all?


Guess not.




"I'M NOBODY'S HOUSEBOY.......   NOW!"


:)  :)
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 03:29:15 PM
Welcome back, Arnold!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:32:49 PM
Feel better vibes for DR DANISE.

Sounds like Craig is getting along just fine DR JANE - even after all the travel delays. 

It does.  I'm sure he is also working very hard.  At least, having lived there before, he is familiar with the area and knows his way around.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:33:29 PM
Here is the photo album from "The Curious Savage" from the local newspaper.  The picture on the front page is the one with "John Thomas" the doll being held up to kiss Mrs. Savage.

http://www.bannergraphic.com/gallery/12315

So....a little toy that is 50 years old - that thought its life was over......that had set in a room by itself for years.....had been shoved in a box and traveled across the country in a truck.....finds itself a STAGE STAR.....and on the front of the newspaper!!! I am sure he enjoys the lights, and I hope he doesn't get stage fright when he sees the big audience tomorrow night.


:)
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:34:00 PM
Wednesday morning greetings from downtown Hamilton, OH.  Nancy and I are at the Butler County Records Center and Archives.  She's working on genealogy and I'm being her gopher.  I found my and Richard's marriage record (book 97A, page 408) and made a copy of it for her.

:)
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 03:34:42 PM
Listening to the mastered versions of the first seven tracks - they sound wonderful, but I'm not sure they sound more wonderful than what we sent - so I'm having him do two tracks that basically are just level-matched but that don't have the EQ he's used - just want to make sure we're being very true to the sound of our mixes.  Usually the mastering EQ is subtle but will bring out nuances, and I just want to be sure the RIGHT nuances are coming out.  Once I have the "vanilla" tracks I'l be able to toggle back and forth and make an easy decision.


Bravo!  Whatever the Hell you said.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:35:17 PM
Better vibes for DR MATTHEW....

DITTO!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:35:50 PM
DR George, reading about the secretary I felt very bad for him.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:37:52 PM
It does look better onstage DR TCB....but Yes I know what you mean.

Thank goodness it looks better on stage  ;D
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:39:39 PM
I am working on fixing that.

Maybe you can make her face shiny to match the wig.

Guess what I found in my closet?  Stop that.  No, I found a nice NEW shorter style ladies gray wig.....I shall let her try that on tonight.

If it works please share a new photo.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:39:57 PM
I am still trying to figure out where the wig came from.....

;D
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:41:06 PM
Nancy and I went through Oxford and on to College Corner OH/IN to the cemetery where several of our ancestors are buried.  She took photographs there for some of her online genealogy friends who also have ancestors there.  Back to Oxford for lunch and now we're in Eaton, OH, looking into Preble County property records.  She keeps asking for copies, so she must be finding something good!

Keith and I stopped at a couple of cemeteries in Los Angeles and took some photos. 
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Post by: KevinH on July 11, 2012, 03:41:45 PM
Hello from the relatively (87 degrees) cool DC area!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:43:45 PM
Last night's Family Night went well....of course the man with the MOST people in the audience......whose wife had the video camera on him....walked out and promptly skipped about four pages of dialogue.

Was anyone able to get things back on track?  Or did the play continue without the revelations of the missing four pages?

I was in a local production of "Amadeus" where 15, count 'em, FIFTEEN pages were cut!  It was opening night (a very long story) and there were a couple of people whose only scenes were in those 15 pages!  They took their bows but didn't perform that night.

 I laughed and explained: "Yes, Lewis, but if we had continued your way we'd have had an extra person on the stage.  You skipped a murder that would have just left three of us and my next line addresses the death that has not yet happened."


That's funny.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:45:06 PM
Well,I'm back from a Wonderful Time In Hilton Head,South Carolina.
Weather was kinda Hot-But It Didn't Rain. Restaurant's Were Great. And I missed All Of You At HHW. I also Missed The Great FOLLIES news. That Is Really Exciting. A Great Big Huzzah,Cheers and Champagne Overflowing To BK For Making It All Happen.
And Now Back To The Regular Routine..

Welcome back.  It sounds like you had a good time.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 03:46:18 PM
Hello from the relatively (87 degrees) cool DC area!

When I spoke to Craig yesterday he said it wasn't too bad.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 03:47:41 PM
I am so sick of this Presidential Campaign and both of the candicates.  First its Obama's birth certificate (still).  Then its Romney's 12-years of tax records.  Romney is bragging about raising $100 million.  Obama is complaining because he only raised $71 million.

Hey, I've got an idea!  How about we skip the money, and skip the mudslinging; and instead, one of you give us a good reason to vote for you, rather than having to vote for the lesser of the two evils.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 11, 2012, 03:51:51 PM
I am so sick of this Presidential Campaign and both of the candicates.  First its Obama's birth certificate (still).  Then its Romney's 12-years of tax records.  Romney is bragging about raising $100 million.  Obama is complaining because he only raised $71 million.

Hey, I've got an idea!  How about we skip the money, and skip the mudslinging; and instead, one of you give us a good reason to vote for you, rather than having to vote for the lesser of the two evils.

TCB, you STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!  There can be no rational thought involved in politics!!!




;)
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: TCB on July 11, 2012, 03:53:33 PM
I am so sick of this Presidential Campaign and both of the candicates.  First its Obama's birth certificate (still).  Then its Romney's 12-years of tax records.  Romney is bragging about raising $100 million.  Obama is complaining because he only raised $71 million.

Hey, I've got an idea!  How about we skip the money, and skip the mudslinging; and instead, one of you give us a good reason to vote for you, rather than having to vote for the lesser of the two evils.

TCB, you STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!  There can be no rational thought involved in politics!!!




;)


Forgive my, Ron!  What was I thinking?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Danise on July 11, 2012, 03:56:10 PM
And the word of the day is: TUCKET!

And The Song Of The Day Is: BEAT OUT THAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM
Hoo and Ray we have a song of the day!   Humm that rhymes doesn't it?  :)  Glad you had good time, glad to see you back!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Danise on July 11, 2012, 03:57:14 PM
I am so sick of this Presidential Campaign and both of the candicates.  First its Obama's birth certificate (still).  Then its Romney's 12-years of tax records.  Romney is bragging about raising $100 million.  Obama is complaining because he only raised $71 million.

Hey, I've got an idea!  How about we skip the money, and skip the mudslinging; and instead, one of you give us a good reason to vote for you, rather than having to vote for the lesser of the two evils.

TCB, you STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!  There can be no rational thought involved in politics!!!




;)


Forgive my, Ron!  What was I thinking?
You could have had a V8?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 04:04:50 PM
I am so sick of this Presidential Campaign and both of the candicates.  First its Obama's birth certificate (still).  Then its Romney's 12-years of tax records.  Romney is bragging about raising $100 million.  Obama is complaining because he only raised $71 million.

Hey, I've got an idea!  How about we skip the money, and skip the mudslinging; and instead, one of you give us a good reason to vote for you, rather than having to vote for the lesser of the two evils.

TCB, you STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!  There can be no rational thought involved in politics!!!




;)

;D
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 04:26:33 PM
BK-

Did You Get My Money For Follies?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 04:38:49 PM
Congrats to DR GEORGE.....interesting about your secretary.....was he removed from the board completely....or just from his office?

Thanks, Jack, and sadly, he is no longer on the the board at all.  He didn't know or think to add his name for one of the officers-at-large positions in addition to secretary.  Most people did that.  The worst part is that his girlfriend DID put her name in for an officer-at-large position and she got it!  If he'd done that, he probably would've gotten it and not her.  So, the really big question is if she'll stay or not...or maybe she'll convince him to at least stay involved with the theater group.  Other previously de-elected people have stayed involved. :-\

Girl friend?  It just goes to show that there are no straight male secretaries!

Well...not anymore. :D
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 04:39:15 PM
Well,I'm back from a Wonderful Time In Hilton Head,South Carolina.
Weather was kinda Hot-But It Didn't Rain. Restaurant's Were Great. And I missed All Of You At HHW. I also Missed The Great FOLLIES news. That Is Really Exciting. A Great Big Huzzah,Cheers and Champagne Overflowing To BK For Making It All Happen.
And Now Back To The Regular Routine..

Welcome back, Arnold!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 04:44:26 PM
Today is the first day it has felt like there is a possibility of a good storm in quite a while.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 04:44:56 PM
Welcome home, Arnold!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 04:48:54 PM
Rain and storm vibes for DR Laura.  With this, no fire vibes!!!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 04:50:55 PM
Looks like Cason and Miss Karen got some rain today.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 04:51:58 PM
It looks like there is a storm heading for us now!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 04:52:18 PM
I would expect they normally get more rain then you do.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Matthew on July 11, 2012, 05:08:34 PM
Hello - home from camp.  Making dinner, sending emails. and then off to Legally Blonde 

That's my story
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 05:11:42 PM
So, Laura, where did your quote come from?

In case it changes before you answer, it's "That would be like taking crack from your grandmother"
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 05:20:41 PM
Good Evening Ben

That Is All
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 05:21:26 PM
Nancy and I were back in Middletown in time to meet an AAUW friend at the book sale venue to drop off the 3 boxes of books that Nancy and her daughter are donating.  We got home just as Richard was leaving for the Y, so we had time to read today's newspapers and visit a bit before he brought home pizza for dinner.  Now we're enjoying some TV together.  It's been a nice day.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:22:07 PM
I said that myself just this morning, Ben.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 05:22:16 PM
Welcome home, DR ArnoldMBrockman!  Did you go on a cruise on the AmaLyra?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 11, 2012, 05:24:57 PM
Welcome home, DR ArnoldMBrockman!  Did you go on a cruise on the AmaLyra?

That Was A Couple Of Years Ago. Down The Danube. Wonderful!

Just Came Back Fron Hilton Head,South Carolina
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 05:29:08 PM
You say the funniest things Laura
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 05:29:21 PM
Greetings, Arnold. It's great to have you back.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Ben on July 11, 2012, 05:29:43 PM
It's hot in Manhattan again, though not as hot as it was last week.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:31:19 PM
I said that myself just this morning, Ben.

Why! ?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:32:11 PM
You say the funniest things Laura

It is obvious who DR Sandra takes after.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 05:35:38 PM
I'm off to a local restaurant, Budd Bay Cafe, to celebrate my sister's boyfriend's birthday!  I bought him a CD, Carole King's The Legendary Demos (http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Demos-Carole-King/dp/B007EM6FTW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1342052824&sr=1-1&keywords=legendary+demos).  I don't know if he has it, but if he does, I'll keep it and get him something else.

Be back later!
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:37:07 PM
It had to do with those kitty treats in the crackly bags. My friend always said those treats were like crack for cats. She would open the bag, and the cats would come from all over for the treats because they could hear when she opened the bag. I got some for our kitties, and Sasha (the 16-year-old) loves them.
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:37:55 PM
Cute. :)
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:38:10 PM
I am confused, George. Don't you have a nominating committee that asks you if you would run for the position and then you are put on the ballot? Anyone who wants to be on the board just puts their name on the ballot?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:38:40 PM
Wait, what kitties?  Did you take in kittens while I was away?  Did I miss photos?
Title: Re: KRISTER KRITZER AND THE KILLER IN THE BLACK HOODIE
Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:40:31 PM
Joshie, Sasha, and Rex. I didn't get any fosters this summer. Yet.
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:44:43 PM
Glad I didn't miss anything.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 05:52:06 PM
Decisions, decisions - and really hard to make.  I'll talk to the mastering guy in a bit and we'll discuss.  I keep waffling back and forth about which sounds better.  Sometimes his version, sometimes ours - I'm leaning towards his at the moment, and he's actually done minor stuff to ours and there are times I just like that better, but we shall see.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 05:52:51 PM
I've also asked my engineer to listen to both - he can't do that till seven, but I'm definitely needing his opinion before I decide.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 05:52:59 PM
I think I'll go take a swim.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 05:53:05 PM
Tack.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 05:53:09 PM
Bra.
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Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:53:14 PM
Kristen Chenowith injured: http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=742436
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 05:53:15 PM
Puss puss.
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Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:54:31 PM
And it looks like our storm dissipated before it hit town.
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:56:12 PM
We received a charming mini rose plant in a cute pot today.  I have it on our kitchen counter.  It was sent in memory of Sherlock by the woman who started The Romanian Animal Rescue group.  She also included Sherlock in her dedication for this month's news letter.  As she was in Romania running spay & neuter clinics she hadn't heard the news.  Once home she wrote to ask how he was doing.

It was very sweet of her but now we are missing him more than ever.  It didn't help that after hiking on Mt. Ashland this morning my group decided to have lunch at Callahan's, a nice lodge near there.  I never new until today that well behaved dogs were permitted on the patio.  Of course our perfectly behaved boy would have been welcomed there.  If only we had known, it is a nice roomy patio.
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:56:22 PM
And it looks like our storm dissipated before it hit town.

Sorry.
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Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 05:56:43 PM
(((((Jane)))))
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:57:30 PM
Kristen Chenowith injured: http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=742436

Vibes she is ok!
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 05:57:41 PM
Thanks Laura.
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Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 06:27:04 PM
I'm about to power down for the night and probably won't be back until tomorrow evening.  Richard and I are going on an all-day bus trip tomorow to Cincinnati for the World Choir Games (http://2012worldchoirgames.com/Home/Landing?sectionName=2012-games).  We have to be at the nearby senior center at 7:30am  :o
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 06:28:00 PM
Have fun!
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Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 06:32:26 PM
Thanks, DR Jane!  Richard really needs a day away from class prep and church work, so I'm glad we've had reservations for this trip for a while.  And I'm glad the weather is cooler than this time last week!
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Post by: Ginny on July 11, 2012, 06:36:10 PM
'night!
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Post by: Jennifer on July 11, 2012, 06:42:52 PM
Curious, but not really savage.  I just got an e-mail from Direct TV (which I have) saying that the all-new season of DAMAGES premieres tongiht, but that it can only be seen on Direct TV.  Why would that be?

This was already answered. But I"m so sad that we haven't even gotten last season yet (since it moved to Direct tv). I love Damages. :(
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Post by: Jennifer on July 11, 2012, 06:46:16 PM
Went to my niece's soccer game today. They had a mini tournament. It was lots of fun. Only problem was after 20 minutes extra time the guy in charge wanted them to keep playing. But the coach wanted to leave!

Surprisingly her team played very well together. They won all their matches. And that was with one kid who was not feeling well being the goalie the entire time. She is slightly scatterbrained and does not focus. There was one time when the opposing team was right on top of her and she did not even notice they were there!
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Post by: Jennifer on July 11, 2012, 06:47:54 PM
DR George, reading about the secretary I felt very bad for him.

Me too. Did the people who voted against him have something they didn't like about him? Couldn't they have told him that they were voting for someone else so that he would know.
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Post by: Jane on July 11, 2012, 07:00:07 PM
I doubt they would want to tell him they weren't voting for him.
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 07:21:35 PM
Advance copies of my book arrived today. It is strange to hold in your hands something like that, something you worked that hard on, and see your name on it. A quiet thing, as the song says.
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 07:40:02 PM
Advance copies of my book arrived today. It is strange to hold in your hands something like that, something you worked that hard on, and see your name on it. A quiet thing, as the song says.

Or something to shout from the rooftops, if you feel like it!  Congratulations, John G!!!!!!!!
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 07:52:26 PM
Thanks, FJL.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 08:12:29 PM
Decision made: My engineer thought the mastering was masterful and was very happy so that's what we're going with.
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Post by: John G. on July 11, 2012, 08:20:07 PM
Night, all.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 08:29:36 PM
Hey all,  could you please send some of those HHW vibes to my brother, David.  He's going to undergo bypass surgery at 6:00 AM.   He's had problems over the years and I guess this time the doctors said medication isn't good enough.  He has no heart damage and they want to do the procedure while there is no damage.   He's only 54 years old, so I hope that helps him have a speedy recovery
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 08:42:14 PM
Hey all,  could you please send some of those HHW vibes to my brother, David.  He's going to undergo bypass surgery at 6:00 AM.   He's had problems over the years and I guess this time the doctors said medication isn't good enough.  He has no heart damage and they want to do the procedure while there is no damage.   He's only 54 years old, so I hope that helps him have a speedy recovery

Vibes for speedy recovery from us to David!
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 08:48:48 PM
Thanks FJL.  The surgery will last at least 4-5 hours, so I won't know anything until about noon tomorrow.  My dad had a quintuple bypass 14 years ago and is doing fine.  His whole family and my parents are there. 
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 08:52:06 PM
Hey all,  could you please send some of those HHW vibes to my brother, David.  He's going to undergo bypass surgery at 6:00 AM.   He's had problems over the years and I guess this time the doctors said medication isn't good enough.  He has no heart damage and they want to do the procedure while there is no damage.   He's only 54 years old, so I hope that helps him have a speedy recovery

~~~Additional Vibes for DB David!!~~~
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 08:54:58 PM
Advance copies of my book arrived today. It is strange to hold in your hands something like that, something you worked that hard on, and see your name on it. A quiet thing, as the song says.

Congratulations, John G.!!
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Post by: vixmom on July 11, 2012, 08:57:07 PM
today was my mom's 80th bd  we took Mom and dad to Miller Ales house folrthe lobster special  it was vwt niuce but I am fakkling alkseep  good nugh t all
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Post by: vixmom on July 11, 2012, 08:57:45 PM
vibes for david
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Post by: vixmom on July 11, 2012, 08:57:54 PM
ordered follies
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Post by: vixmom on July 11, 2012, 08:58:07 PM
c=sleep nosw
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Post by: vixmom on July 11, 2012, 08:58:24 PM
vibes to all
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 09:00:10 PM
Happy bday to the vixmommom
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 09:01:08 PM
Thanks for the vibes.  It's kind of hard not to be there, but there are already 8 people there for him.  I think I'd be in the way
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 09:09:53 PM
On a happier note, I decided to go see THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, the Musical in Nashville.   I missed Rupert's last two shows, so I decided I didn't want to miss this.  It should be fun and I'll get to bum around in Nashville a little
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 09:15:48 PM
On a happier note, I decided to go see THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, the Musical in Nashville.   I missed Rupert's last two shows, so I decided I didn't want to miss this.  It should be fun and I'll get to bum around in Nashville a little

If they sell a CD in the lobby (it could happen), could you PLEASE get me one...okay?? :D
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 09:16:14 PM
I'm off to a local restaurant, Budd Bay Cafe, to celebrate my sister's boyfriend's birthday!  I bought him a CD, Carole King's The Legendary Demos (http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Demos-Carole-King/dp/B007EM6FTW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1342052824&sr=1-1&keywords=legendary+demos).  I don't know if he has it, but if he does, I'll keep it and get him something else.

Be back later!

Well, Larry really liked the CD!  He is a fan of Carole King and didn't have this CD, so all is well. :)
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 09:21:29 PM
Excellent vibes and xylophones to David.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 09:26:36 PM
Thanks BK. 
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 09:27:02 PM
DR George, reading about the secretary I felt very bad for him.

Me too. Did the people who voted against him have something they didn't like about him? Couldn't they have told him that they were voting for someone else so that he would know.

I doubt they would want to tell him they weren't voting for him.

The voting is (of course) anonymous.  It was different this year because we were in a crunch for time...our by-laws specify that the voting has to be done by a certain date.  We couldn't find a date for all voting members to get together at one time to have live voting, so we decided to create this survey-as-ballot on surveymonkey.com.  It was all tied to each voting member's e-mail address, people couldn't vote twice AND it was confidential.  No one (not even the two people who created the survey) could find out how anyone voted.  But the downside was that it also didn't give the nominees any chance to talk to the voters at the potluck election (or anyone to pass on the idea to put yourself in for another position).  So, we're stuck with what we got and it all counted as officially official, according to our by-laws.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 11, 2012, 09:27:56 PM
I'm going to go to bed.  Night all.
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 09:31:02 PM
today was my mom's 80th bd  we took Mom and dad to Miller Ales house folrthe lobster special  it was vwt niuce but I am fakkling alkseep  good nugh t all

A Very Happy Birthday to Vixgran!! ;D
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 09:38:43 PM
What happened to all our GUESTS?  Only thirteen after an entire week of fifty and more.
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Post by: FJL on July 11, 2012, 09:57:22 PM
It'll never be anonymous dammit


Isn't that from "1776" - or close to it?
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 11, 2012, 10:01:08 PM
VIBES to David for speedy recovery.
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Post by: George on July 11, 2012, 10:04:20 PM
It'll never be anonymous dammit


Isn't that from "1776" - or close to it?

Close enough. :D
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:04:46 PM
Tack.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:04:53 PM
Bra.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:04:59 PM
Puss puss.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:09:38 PM
I gotta tell you.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:09:47 PM
It's like I'm losing my mind.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:10:19 PM
Sometimes I stand in the middle of the floor - not going left, not going right
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:13:28 PM
Lucy is lacy
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:27:07 PM
Perhaps our usual fifty GUESTS are watching Swedish crime dramas and dancing in their underpants.  Or perhaps Wednesday night July 11 is National Night Off For GUESTS.  Or maybe they're off smoking the Mary Jane cigarettes or taking the cocaine.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:27:28 PM
But there's only nine of them, to which I say nein.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:35:56 PM
The GUESTS are moseying back - twenty-nine now. 
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:36:06 PM
They seem a little high to me.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:36:16 PM
What am I, doing a monologue?
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Post by: Laura on July 11, 2012, 10:39:05 PM
Prayers and vibes for David. Be sure to give us an update tomorrow, Cillaliz.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:39:14 PM
35.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:40:39 PM
44.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 10:41:09 PM
29-35-44 - if someone had those measurements why...
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Post by: Matthew on July 11, 2012, 10:46:17 PM
Vibes for those who need them.   
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Post by: Matthew on July 11, 2012, 10:48:01 PM
Rehearsal was fine.  Lots of people with conflicts.  I've decided to ignore them and get what I have to do done.  I can't be bothered with people who get in a show that have a zillion conflicts.  Forget it, if you can't make my music rehearsal, then learn the part on your own and don't ask me for a special rehearsal to go over what you miss.   

That's all I have
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 11:16:17 PM
Welcome fifty GUESTS - it's nice to have you back where you belong.
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Post by: bk on July 11, 2012, 11:42:55 PM
52.