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Well, you've read the notes, the notes crooned, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently crooning MOOn River.
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And the word of the day is: FESTINATE!
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Well, yesterday was a day. The whole library staff (all 27 branches and administrative service center...except for those who used vacation) convened together for our All Staff Training Day. Our keynote speaker was the controversial (and first cousin to our HR manager), Orson Scott Card. MANY staff members were quite concerned about him being our keynote speaker because of his outspoken religious-based views on homosexuality, but I didn't hear of any incidents happening during the day. I wore my "It Gets Better" t-shirt and a "NØ H8" button. Nothing that anyone wore caused any incidents at all.
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But what really had EVERYONE talking was that his speech was pretty damned BORING! He talked about baboons, about how they had big teeth so that they could chew. He talked a bit about how stories developed in societies, and a whole lot about nothing...he never tied anything to his books. He never talked about his own writings at all, not Ender's Game, not the movie that being made about it, nothing.
Seriously...WTF? ???
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The only things that we could figure out was that a stroke that he had last year affected him worse than anyone thought. :-\
Or something that I just thought about last night (and it's only MY theory): that he somehow heard about our "issue" with his opinions (which would require inside information...his cousin) and he decided to fulfill his contract and give us a speech, but the contract probably didn't specify what he had to talk about so he decided to give us a horribly boring speech as a big FU.
Just a thought.
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I'm sure that we'll never know the truth about the speech. ::)
;)
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good morning to all
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Other than Moon River
Two songs that had the lyrics written after the film theme's became popular.
Speak Softly Love (Theme From The Godfather)
Where Do I Begin (Theme From Love Story)
Two film songs he recorded that didn't become popular. Both were nominated for an Oscar
The Peeking Theme - "So Little Time" (El Cid) as it is credited; is not heard in the film, but as this was a "roadshow" production it was played as people walked out of the theater.
Marmalade, Molases and Honey from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. It was used as an interlude much in the style of Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head but movie was not a success and neither was the song. But I like it
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Good morning, all! I'm still in a je ne sais quoi orpourquoi mood, and I will be glad when it passes. I don't know if it's my body slowing down from all of the rush and hurly burly since June, or if I'm just uhappy and discontented with things.
i'm heading off to Toyland to work on ROBERTA and ponder.
Where is DR Ben these days?
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Swamped with work and going to the dentist at 10am!
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And the word of the day is: FESTINATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I'M LATE
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TOD:
My favourite Andy Williams number is his dubbing (when he was a teenager) of Lauren Bacall on the Hoagy Carmichael number, How Little We Know, for TO HAVE & TO HAVE NOT. Of course, whether his version made the final cut is in dispute. Howard Hawks insists Lauren Bacall performed the number in the final cut, but this from yesterday's London Daily Mail: "Williams would never confirm that he was ousted, he just gave his slow smile and said, 'Maybe', giving everyone the impression he was the real star."
Other than that, I think I'd have to go with Canadian Sunset.
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One of my favourite actors, Herbert Lom, has died at the age of 95.
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Greetings from Toyland!
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Good morning, all.
Thursday vibes to all.
Dental vibes to DR Ben.
Elmore, I'm feeling the same ennui lately. Hope yours turns into something much brighter -- and soon.
Sorry to hear about Herbert Lom, though 95 is a great age. Loved him in the Pink Panther movies.
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TOD:
Speak Softly Love
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Moon River
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One of my favourite actors, Herbert Lom, has died at the age of 95.
I'm sorry to hear that--- I loved Herbert Lom!
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Good late morning, all.
Stayed up to all hours, and damned near slept in till them.
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Good morning. Today I am going to the river with The Monarch Scientist.
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BK's description of his impressions of "Temple of Doom" are PRECISELY how I felt when watching it at the National Theater in Westwood. The revisiting of it once on DVD is even the same. I know it's generally considered the weak one of the original trilogy, but the notes conveyed the nuance of the experience just perfectly.
(My showing at the National even included a film breakdown, the handling of which I wrote a letter of complaint about to the theater, and I received a nice reply with a couple of passes to Mann Theaters -- which like a complete idiot I completely neglected to use! I still have the letters.)
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TOD
Moon River
Days of Wine and Roses
Charade
Can't Get Used to Losing You
Dear Heart
...and probably anything he did on Christmas shows.
He has a place of honor in my "golden age decade" of 1958-1967 or thereabouts.
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Thursday morning greetings! My wake-up this morning was Richard talking to someone in our kitchen at about 9:15. It was DS Rob who had been here long enough to fix himself something to eat. I had not heard him come in the front door or putter around the kitchen. Rob has been working on Richard's new computer and printer and the new wireless router. We're in business!
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One of my favourite actors, Herbert Lom, has died at the age of 95.
Oh wow. I did not even know he was still alive. Loved his version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
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Herbert Lom was a most entertaining actor in his films.
TOD:
Probably "Moon River" - although I like just about everything Mr Williams recorded.
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TOD:
Born Free
Days of Wine and Roses
Moon River
Charade
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The Rev. Samuel Parris went into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday - so I read his part last night - since I only have one line in the trial scene.
HOWEVER - I am hoping for a full recovery for him and that he returns on Monday......
PLEASE....
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Reading about BK's fasting in the notes. I think I lasted last night till 5pm or 5:30pm. And it wasn't bad for me at all. I often don't eat till noon. So missing one meal wasn't really too much for me.
BK, don't you often fast much of the day? Or do you have snacks before your meal of the day at night?
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RIP, Herbert Lom.
95, though, that's good to hear.
What a week.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm trying to decided where and what to eat for breakfast.
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PUSH.....
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PAGE TWO!!!
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DR Jose, when will you get to meet beautiful Baby Grace?
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I'm sure that we'll never know the truth about the speech. ::)
;)
Except that...it was boring! ;)
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DR Jose, when will you get to meet beautiful Baby Grace?
DR Ginny - I won't get to meet Baby Grace until January. I'm planning to spend a week or two in San Diego after the run of My Fair Lady is done. I believe my parents will be heading out t/here in a week or two. I may get to see Baby Ariston in NYC the week after next.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Besides "Moon River"...
I seem to remember a recording of Andy Williams singing "Little Green Apples". It was in one of those box set collections my parents had.
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OK...
Time to head out for a final stroll (for this trip) of the Streets of San Francisco.
Laters...
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TOD:
Y'all aren't probably going to be familiar with "my favorite Andy Williams" song, but it was on one of his late 1960s albums (don't remember the title). The song is "I Want to Be Free".
Words and Music by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
"I want to be free like the bluebird flying by me
Like the waves out on the blue sea
Your love has to tie me, don't try me, say goodbye
"I want to be free, don't say you love me, say you like me
But when I need you beside me
Stay close enough to guide me, confide in me, oh-oh-oh-oh
"I want to hold your hand, walk along the sand
Laughin' in the sun, always havin' fun
Doin' all those things without any strings to tie me down
"I want to be free like the warm September wind, babe
Say you'll always be my friend , babe
We can make it to the end, babe
Again, babe, I gotta say
"I want to be free
I want to be free
I want to be free"
Sigh.
I have a 45 rpm that was part of the "Christmas" when I got my first hi-fi record player. It's Andy Williams singing Hawaiian songs....Blue Hawaii, Sweet Leilani and two others. I played that record THOUSANDS of times...that and the other 45 rpm....Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" and three other songs, including the Latin version of "Adeste Fidelis" which I committed to memory and sang along with him, even in the summertime!
It would be another couple of years before I discovered film music and soundtrack albums.
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OK...
Time to head out for a final stroll (for this trip) of the Streets of San Francisco.
Laters...
Give my regards to the "morning bartender"!
And please remember to ask about the coffee brand they serve at your hotel.
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I'm up, I've shaved, and shortly I will shower and then be on my way to part one of our shoot.
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Jennifer, I normally eat my meal o' the day in the afternoon, sometimes early afternoon.
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That's the smart way to eat, BK. I love it when I can sit down to a good midday meal. Other times, though, the main meal gets relegated to an early evening time slot. Some days just don't allow time for anything other than a quick bite.
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Another Jekyll and Hyde "Concept" CD. I doubt they really changed the concept. Do I need it for my library? Hell yeah!
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Another Jekyll and Hyde "Concept" CD. I doubt they really changed the concept. Do I need it for my library? Hell yeah!
LOL. Does that mean I should get "Wonderland" for my collection?
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TOD:
Moon River
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BK,
I totally agree with you on INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM.
Aside from the opening sequence, it is a turkey.
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Another Jekyll and Hyde "Concept" CD. I doubt they really changed the concept. Do I need it for my library? Hell yeah!
LOL. Does that mean I should get "Wonderland" for my collection?
Well, I've done the show. So, it's the complete-est in me that must include this in my library.
I do like Wildhorn, and I just looked - I have both the concept and Broadway recording of Wonderland - have I listened to them? I don't know. Did I pay for them? Probably not -I have very generous friends that feed my habits :)
I do not, however, have Bonnie and Clyde At least I think I don't....
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Ok, I do have the demo for Bonnie and Clyde - how it got in my library I have no idea.
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Nice photo from the DR JOSE/DR RLP dinner last night.....
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After we were settled into our seats at Asena (of Alameda, CA), I got to meet Monkey:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/MeetingMonkey.jpg)
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We had a nice variety of foods to choose from (among?)...Jose opted for the stuffed eggplant (with "loose" lamb...tsk! Who knows where that lamb had been!!!). I had the tilapia with roasted veggies:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Ourmealsmineinfrontjosesinback.jpg)
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That's the smart way to eat, BK. I love it when I can sit down to a good midday meal. Other times, though, the main meal gets relegated to an early evening time slot. Some days just don't allow time for anything other than a quick bite.
I think it is supposed to be very good for you to eat your largest meal of the day for lunch. But I don't know that it is supposed to be good for you to only eat one meal.
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That food looks tasty and unusual!
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And then...dessert:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/DessertatAsena.jpg)
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Does anyone know how to tell if you have a cold vs allergies?
My niece has been blowing her nose like crazy for like 3 weeks. My sister is convinced it is allergies, since she doesn't have a fever or any other symptoms. And she has 100% of her energy.
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Isn't the light level amazing...and all from that one little candle!! (Not!)
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I'm not sure what i have. I have just felt 65-70% for the last 3 weeks. So haven't been exercising that much.
I would love to bike. But i hate exercising hard when i don't feel 100%.
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Isn't the light level amazing...and all from that one little candle!! (Not!)
I hate eating in the dark.
But the worst thing (to me) is when they darken the restaurant after you've already been seated for an hour. It probably doesn't bother anyone else. But it drives me crazy. I feel like i can't see anymore. :)
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Good morning. Today I am going to the river with The Monarch Scientist.
The Moon River?
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Great photos, DR Ron Pulliam.
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Does anyone know how to tell if you have a cold vs allergies?
My niece has been blowing her nose like crazy for like 3 weeks. My sister is convinced it is allergies, since she doesn't have a fever or any other symptoms. And she has 100% of her energy.
By going to a doctor? Sorry, but I don't know of any other definitive way.
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Just dropped by to say...
PAGE THREE (3)
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But what really had EVERYONE talking was that his speech was pretty damned BORING! He talked about baboons, about how they had big teeth so that they could chew. He talked a bit about how stories developed in societies, and a whole lot about nothing...he never tied anything to his books. He never talked about his own writings at all, not Ender's Game, not the movie that being made about it, nothing.
Seriously...WTF? ???
Very odd.
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TOD:
Aside from Moon River, I can think of any song in particular that is a favorite of mine. On the other hand, I can't think of any song I ever heard Andy Williams sing that I didn't like. And there's not many artists I can say that about.
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The only things that we could figure out was that a stroke that he had last year affected him worse than anyone though. :-\
Or something that I just thought about last night (and it's only MY theory): that he somehow heard about our "issue" with his opinions (which would require inside information...his cousin) and he decided to fulfill his contract and give us a speech, but the contract probably didn't specify what he had to talk about so he decided to give us a horribly boring speech as a big FU.
Just a thought.
Could be but then he only embarrassed his cousin by doing so.
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TOD:
My favourite Andy Williams number is his dubbing (when he was a teenager) of Lauren Bacall on the Hoagy Carmichael number, How Little We Know, for TO HAVE & TO HAVE NOT. Of course, whether his version made the final cut is in dispute. Howard Hawks insists Lauren Bacall performed the number in the final cut, but this from yesterday's London Daily Mail: "Williams would never confirm that he was ousted, he just gave his slow smile and said, 'Maybe', giving everyone the impression he was the real star."
Interesting :)
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Good morning. Today I am going to the river with The Monarch Scientist.
Ya know, there's a good hand-clappin', toe-tappin gospel number in there somewhere.
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Does anyone know how to tell if you have a cold vs allergies?
My niece has been blowing her nose like crazy for like 3 weeks. My sister is convinced it is allergies, since she doesn't have a fever or any other symptoms. And she has 100% of her energy.
By going to a doctor? Sorry, but I don't know of any other definitive way.
She called her doctor. The allergy meds she has been taking seem to help a bit. They definitely would not give her anything if it was a cold.
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I *HATED* Temple Of Doom when I saw it in the movie theatre. I haven't watched it since.
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T.O.D.
HAPPY HEART
MOON RIVER
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TOD
Moon River
Days of Wine and Roses
Charade
Can't Get Used to Losing You
Dear Heart
...and probably anything he did on Christmas shows.
He has a place of honor in my "golden age decade" of 1958-1967 or thereabouts.
When I think of, two of my favorites here, Dear Heart & Days of Wine and Roses I also think of Jack Jones.
Aside from those two, Moon River & Can't Get Used to Losing You another great favorite of mine is Color Me Blue.
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Thursday morning greetings! My wake-up this morning was Richard talking to someone in our kitchen at about 9:15. It was DS Rob who had been here long enough to fix himself something to eat. I had not heard him come in the front door or putter around the kitchen. Rob has been working on Richard's new computer and printer and the new wireless router. We're in business!
:)
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The Rev. Samuel Parris went into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday - so I read his part last night - since I only have one line in the trial scene.
HOWEVER - I am hoping for a full recovery for him and that he returns on Monday......
PLEASE....
Recovery Vibes for the Rev. Samuel Parris !
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Reading about BK's fasting in the notes. I think I lasted last night till 5pm or 5:30pm. And it wasn't bad for me at all. I often don't eat till noon. So missing one meal wasn't really too much for me.
BK, don't you often fast much of the day? Or do you have snacks before your meal of the day at night?
You make it sound easy.
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Does anyone know how to tell if you have a cold vs allergies?
My niece has been blowing her nose like crazy for like 3 weeks. My sister is convinced it is allergies, since she doesn't have a fever or any other symptoms. And she has 100% of her energy.
My guess that is allergies.
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I'm not sure what i have. I have just felt 65-70% for the last 3 weeks. So haven't been exercising that much.
I would love to bike. But i hate exercising hard when i don't feel 100%.
Allergies can drag you down or you are fighting a cold that hasn't become full blown. Why not go for an easy bike ride. The nice days won't be around too much longer.
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I *HATED* Temple Of Doom when I saw it in the movie theatre. I haven't watched it since.
I have heard that from so many people through the years that I'm glad I didn't waste my time on it.
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Not lately, but I've had a couple of summer allergy attacks lasting several days that were every bit as bad as a lousy cold. Went to the doctor for one of them and he confirmed that's all it was. They can be pretty horrible.
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Reading about BK's fasting in the notes. I think I lasted last night till 5pm or 5:30pm. And it wasn't bad for me at all. I often don't eat till noon. So missing one meal wasn't really too much for me.
BK, don't you often fast much of the day? Or do you have snacks before your meal of the day at night?
You make it sound easy.
Well it was definitely easier for me than for my sister. She is used to eating breakfast by 7:30am. She was feeling quite ill by noon.
I was hungryish. But I've got enough fat on me to last for 1 day. :)
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Does anyone know how to tell if you have a cold vs allergies?
My niece has been blowing her nose like crazy for like 3 weeks. My sister is convinced it is allergies, since she doesn't have a fever or any other symptoms. And she has 100% of her energy.
My guess that is allergies.
I feel bad she has to blow her nose so much at school.
Every week the teacher puts their names in a draw for prizes. She is a good kid so usually she has her name in a bunch of times. But this time I asked her how many times her name was in the draw and she said only once. Because every time the teacher was adding names in for doing good stuff she was blowing her nose.
Somehow she won anyhow. She got to take the class stuffed animal home for the weekend.
The guy whose name was drawn first declined and took a prize from the prize bag. For some reason everyone else but this one kid always chooses to take the class pet home. They all think this is the greatest thing ever.
It is dirty and my sister made her carry it around in a plastic bag. :)
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I wonder if I ever saw TEMPLE OF DOOM...if I did, I don't remember anything about it.
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Yummy looking food photos!
The stuffed eggplant sure sounds good. Kwan's Chinese Restaurant here in Salem always advertises the most exotic dishes...right now it is Chicken Stuffed Egglplant.
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I feel bad she has to blow her nose so much at school.
I read that as "I feel bad she has to blow her nose in music at school."
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Great Herbert Lom story in the Washington Post:
In 1953, songwriters Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II informed Mr. Lom that they wanted him to audition for the role of the King of Siam in the London production of their hit musical “The King and I”; Yul Brynner had become a Broadway star in the role.
Mr. Lom sent the composers a telegram saying he was unable to do so because he could not secure a visa to come to the United States. “America would not let me in,” he told the Independent. “I was suspected of being a fellow traveler, a Communist sympathizer. Everybody had Communist leanings. But I was not a lover of Communist regimes. And I admired America greatly, yet for many years I was not allowed in.”
Undeterred, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote back saying they would meet him in Canada. Only a few minutes into the audition, they gave Mr. Lom the part. He performed it for two years, opposite Valerie Hobson as schoolteacher Anna Leonowens, and received critical acclaim. Theater critic Kenneth Tynan called Mr. Lom “practically an act of God” in the role.
Was his performance recorded?
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Had no idea he had done that. What a great story!!
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Great Herbert Lom story in the Washington Post:
In 1953, songwriters Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II informed Mr. Lom that they wanted him to audition for the role of the King of Siam in the London production of their hit musical “The King and I”; Yul Brynner had become a Broadway star in the role.
Mr. Lom sent the composers a telegram saying he was unable to do so because he could not secure a visa to come to the United States. “America would not let me in,” he told the Independent. “I was suspected of being a fellow traveler, a Communist sympathizer. Everybody had Communist leanings. But I was not a lover of Communist regimes. And I admired America greatly, yet for many years I was not allowed in.”
Undeterred, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote back saying they would meet him in Canada. Only a few minutes into the audition, they gave Mr. Lom the part. He performed it for two years, opposite Valerie Hobson as schoolteacher Anna Leonowens, and received critical acclaim. Theater critic Kenneth Tynan called Mr. Lom “practically an act of God” in the role.
Was his performance recorded?
Evidently, YES (http://www.castalbumdb.com/rec.cfm?RNumber=606)
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And for your added excitement - I found THIS (http://www.amazon.com/The-King-And-Golden-City/dp/B000WN12HA/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348769566&sr=301-3)
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
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And for your added excitement - I found THIS (http://www.amazon.com/The-King-And-Golden-City/dp/B000WN12HA/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348769566&sr=301-3)
That looks interesting. Not familiar with Golden City.
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Successful interviewing vibes for DR John G!!
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Great Herbert Lom story in the Washington Post:
In 1953, songwriters Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II informed Mr. Lom that they wanted him to audition for the role of the King of Siam in the London production of their hit musical “The King and I”; Yul Brynner had become a Broadway star in the role.
Mr. Lom sent the composers a telegram saying he was unable to do so because he could not secure a visa to come to the United States. “America would not let me in,” he told the Independent. “I was suspected of being a fellow traveler, a Communist sympathizer. Everybody had Communist leanings. But I was not a lover of Communist regimes. And I admired America greatly, yet for many years I was not allowed in.”
Undeterred, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote back saying they would meet him in Canada. Only a few minutes into the audition, they gave Mr. Lom the part. He performed it for two years, opposite Valerie Hobson as schoolteacher Anna Leonowens, and received critical acclaim. Theater critic Kenneth Tynan called Mr. Lom “practically an act of God” in the role.
Was his performance recorded?
Evidently, YES (http://www.castalbumdb.com/rec.cfm?RNumber=606)
Fascinating - never knew that.
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FOUR!
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And I am home from Toyland!
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
Oy! and VIBES!!!
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And for your added excitement - I found THIS (http://www.amazon.com/The-King-And-Golden-City/dp/B000WN12HA/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348769566&sr=301-3)
That looks interesting. Not familiar with Golden City.
Me neither. Thank you, DR Matthew. Order placed. (For the CD, not a download.)
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Herbert Lom as the King of Siam? Interesting casting choice.
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As a teacher at a private school, students (mostly their parents) are rather generous with gifts either at Christmas time, end of the school year, etc. Let's just say I've accumulated many gift cards that I'm not "good at" redeeming. So, I went through my cards and uploaded the iTunes cards into my account and was able to purchase several new cast recordings. Which is great, because I hate buying them 'cuz they usually aren't worth it, but now at least they are part of my cast recording collection. In the process of doing this, I come to the OBC of Nice Work if You Can Get It. Has anyone heard this? I'm not a huge Gershwin fan to begin with, but is there anything exciting about it?
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Reading about BK's fasting in the notes. I think I lasted last night till 5pm or 5:30pm. And it wasn't bad for me at all. I often don't eat till noon. So missing one meal wasn't really too much for me.
BK, don't you often fast much of the day? Or do you have snacks before your meal of the day at night?
You make it sound easy.
Well it was definitely easier for me than for my sister. She is used to eating breakfast by 7:30am. She was feeling quite ill by noon.
I was hungryish. But I've got enough fat on me to last for 1 day. :)
If she was feeling ill than she should have had something. It is permitted if you aren't well, at least that is what my father always said when he made me eat something.
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Does anyone know how to tell if you have a cold vs allergies?
My niece has been blowing her nose like crazy for like 3 weeks. My sister is convinced it is allergies, since she doesn't have a fever or any other symptoms. And she has 100% of her energy.
My guess that is allergies.
It is dirty and my sister made her carry it around in a plastic bag. :)
LOL I don't blame her.
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
MEGA VIBES!!! YOU SHOULD GET THIS!!!!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mega Vibes for John G's interview! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
Lots of vibes from someone who has interviewed - twice - for the job she was already doing!
Oops, no, make that 3 times!
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Today is Craig's birthday. I hope I didn't embarrass him with the card I posted on FB.
It is also Keith's brother's birthday.
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Happy Birthday to Craig! And to Keith's brother!
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Thanks.
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As a teacher at a private school, students (mostly their parents) are rather generous with gifts either at Christmas time, end of the school year, etc. Let's just say I've accumulated many gift cards that I'm not "good at" redeeming. So, I went through my cards and uploaded the iTunes cards into my account and was able to purchase several new cast recordings. Which is great, because I hate buying them 'cuz they usually aren't worth it, but now at least they are part of my cast recording collection. In the process of doing this, I come to the OBC of Nice Work if You Can Get It. Has anyone heard this? I'm not a huge Gershwin fan to begin with, but is there anything exciting about it?
You should redeem your generous gift cards. :)
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We are awaiting the arrival of overnight company. The should be here in about 2 1/2 hours having stopped for lunch on the way. Stopping for lunch is a rather foreign idea to us.
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TOD:
"Dear Heart"
"Last Tango in Paris" (haunting!)
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Good Afternoon!
Greeting from SFO!
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...And my flight is delayed by 30 minutes, so... A-posting I shall go!
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DR Matthew - Yes, you should get the OCR of Nice Work If You Can Get It. You may not be a Gershwin fan(?!?!?), but there is some fine work in the Musical department: orchestrations, arrangements and playing.
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DR Jennifer - Make sure you wash your niece's pillow cases and blanket a bit more often, especially if she's dealing with a prolonged allergy attack. The allergens could be transferring from her hair, skin and clothes and just getting embedded in her bed linens.
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~~~~~INTERVIEW VIBES FOR DR JOHN G~~~~~~
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DR Ron Pulliam - Alas, I did not make it over to The Gangway to saw Hi to the "morning bartender". Instead, I got in line at Dottie's, and had an amazing breakfast consisting of their signature pancakes and a Louisiana hot-link.
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DR Ron Pulliam - As for the hotel's coffee, it was a very "generic" food service brand: Grower's Select. I'll have to see if it's listed on Sysco's site.
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Oh!
And Baby Grace is about to see her nursery at home in a couple of minutes!!! :)
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DR John G - That's a great Herbert Lom story!
And DR Matthew - I shall have to check out that link later.
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That food looks tasty and unusual!
It was very tasty, and really not all that unusual.
-Now I want to cue that Tom Jones song. ::)
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DR Jennifer - Make sure you wash your niece's pillow cases and blanket a bit more often, especially if she's dealing with a prolonged allergy attack. The allergens could be transferring from her hair, skin and clothes and just getting embedded in her bed linens.
I like to air out a bed before making it. I've been told that dust mites like the warm bedding.
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And here she is, all set to go home!
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I can not wait to see and hug her in person in January.
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And it looks like they're going to try to attempt a very quick turn around for my flight, so...
Laters...
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Lots and lots of interview vibes, DR JohnG!
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Travel vibes, DR Jose - wave when you you-know-what.
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I can not wait to see and hug her in person in January.
I bet! Like the rest of your nephews & nieces, she is a cutie.
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Page two interview dance!
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:)
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First shoot went great and very quickly. We wrapped an hour ahead of schedule, had lunch, have set up for shoot two and will now await the arrival of Hal Linden and daughter at three.
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Off to lead a pre-Middfest discussion of Ina Caro's Paris to the Past - bye for now!
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First shoot went great and very quickly. We wrapped an hour ahead of schedule, had lunch, have set up for shoot two and will now await the arrival of Hal Linden and daughter at three.
Sounds perfect!
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BK: What's a typical turnaround time on Outside the Box? About when might the ones you're working on now be completed and made public?
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Yesterday I made a batch of peanut butter haystacks. I gave the workman half the batch & kept the rest for our company. I'm now baking heath toffee cookies and will do the same.
Tomorrow the guys may have everything that is left. They work hard and get hungry.
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I don't know what a peanut butter haystack is, but I require a bunch of them RIGHT NOW.
And some heath toffee cookies. STAT.
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I don't know what a peanut butter haystack is, but I require a bunch of them RIGHT NOW.
And some heath toffee cookies. STAT.
What he said.
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Production vibes for BK.
And some peanut butter haystacks for the rest of us. OK, throw in a few white chocolate ones, too.
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Peanut butter haystacks are essential to good nutrition!
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Interview vibes for DR JOHN G
Shooting vibes for MR BK
Travel vibes for DR JOSE and welcome home vibes for GRACE.
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Thank you, all.
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I don't know what a peanut butter haystack is, but I require a bunch of them RIGHT NOW.
And some heath toffee cookies. STAT.
:)
Haystacks are easy to make if you want the recipe, no cooking required.
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PEANUT BUTTER HAYSTACKS
10 pkg Reeses peanut butter morsels
2T. Skippy extra chunky peanut butter
5oz can La Choy chow mein noodles
Melt peanut butter morsels
Stir in peanut butter (melt a little longer if needed)
Mix in noodles until well coated
Form little clusters (haystacks) on wax paper or tin foil
Set in frig to harden
I don't do anything little so my haystacks are a bit larger.
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Company should be here soon so I don't know if I'll be back today.
Vibes DR Jose has a safe landing!
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The Rev. Samuel Parris went into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday - so I read his part last night - since I only have one line in the trial scene.
HOWEVER - I am hoping for a full recovery for him and that he returns on Monday......
PLEASE....
~~~Vibes for the actor playing Rev. Samuel Parris!!~~~
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
~~~Keep Your Job Vibes for DR John G.!!~~~
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Yesterday I made a batch of peanut butter haystacks. I gave the workman half the batch & kept the rest for our company. I'm now baking heath toffee cookies and will do the same.
Tomorrow the guys may have everything that is left. They work hard and get hungry.
When I first read this, for some reason I thought that you had made peanut butter pancakes.
And I thought that that sounds really good! ;)
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I'm sure that we'll never know the truth about the speech. ::)
;)
Except that...it was boring! ;)
That seems to be the consensus with everyone I've talked to.
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Another Jekyll and Hyde "Concept" CD. I doubt they really changed the concept. Do I need it for my library? Hell yeah!
My favorite is still the 2-CD studio recording with Anthony Warlow, Linda Eder (of course) and Caroloee Carmello.
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DR Matthew - Yes, you should get the OCR of Nice Work If You Can Get It. You may not be a Gershwin fan(?!?!?), but there is some fine work in the Musical department: orchestrations, arrangements and playing.
I was thinking about pre-ordering the CD from the NWIYCGI (http://niceworkonbroadway.com/) website, but it was $25 and the shipping would be $15!!
Really? $15 to ship ONE CD?? ???
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Isn't the light level amazing...and all from that one little candle!! (Not!)
I hate eating in the dark.
But the worst thing (to me) is when they darken the restaurant after you've already been seated for an hour. It probably doesn't bother anyone else. But it drives me crazy. I feel like i can't see anymore. :)
I don't like it either, but you rarely have a choice. My sister HATES it when that happens. :P
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I don't like it either.
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Our company just got off the freeway and will be here soon.
'night
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
Vibes to DR John G!
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The Hal Linden shoot went equally as well as the Euan Morton shoot. Hal is just terrific and look unbelievable for his age. He was so cute - he arrived and asked if we had make-up for him and I told him we didn't really do that - he'd brought his own, just in case :)
What a pro he is - just nailed it all very quickly. He used cue cards but he's so good at it you'd never know. Very happy with my camera people and I think they will be with me now on all the shoots, so that's great. Our sound guy has done all the LA episodes and he's great. Next up, Juliana, in an hour.
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I love being ahead the whole day, which we were, wrapping Hal an hour ahead of schedule, which I know made him very happy.
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Successful interviewing vibes for DR John G!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Job vibes for DR JohnG!!!
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As a teacher at a private school, students (mostly their parents) are rather generous with gifts either at Christmas time, end of the school year, etc. Let's just say I've accumulated many gift cards that I'm not "good at" redeeming. So, I went through my cards and uploaded the iTunes cards into my account and was able to purchase several new cast recordings. Which is great, because I hate buying them 'cuz they usually aren't worth it, but now at least they are part of my cast recording collection. In the process of doing this, I come to the OBC of Nice Work if You Can Get It. Has anyone heard this? I'm not a huge Gershwin fan to begin with, but is there anything exciting about it?
I haven't heard the cd, but the numbers I saw performed on tv were very good.
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Reading about BK's fasting in the notes. I think I lasted last night till 5pm or 5:30pm. And it wasn't bad for me at all. I often don't eat till noon. So missing one meal wasn't really too much for me.
BK, don't you often fast much of the day? Or do you have snacks before your meal of the day at night?
You make it sound easy.
Well it was definitely easier for me than for my sister. She is used to eating breakfast by 7:30am. She was feeling quite ill by noon.
I was hungryish. But I've got enough fat on me to last for 1 day. :)
If she was feeling ill than she should have had something. It is permitted if you aren't well, at least that is what my father always said when he made me eat something.
She did eat something in the afternoon.
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DR Jennifer - Make sure you wash your niece's pillow cases and blanket a bit more often, especially if she's dealing with a prolonged allergy attack. The allergens could be transferring from her hair, skin and clothes and just getting embedded in her bed linens.
I like to air out a bed before making it. I've been told that dust mites like the warm bedding.
I think she has the dust mite cover on her bed.
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Baby Grace looks comfy!
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Happy Birthday to DS Craig and to DH Keith's brother!
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DR Jane I would probably just eat the Reese's peanut butter morsels. Love them!
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It's been an incredibly crazy week. I can't even begin to explain how crazy it's been. Not bad, but whew!
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I was going to spend the weekend doing nothing, but a friend from New York will be at the lake, so I guess I'll head up there for a few hours on Sunday
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Good Evening!
Greetings from somewhere in the air between San Francisco and Chicago!
The WiFi on this flight teeters between dial-up modem slow and non-existent with rare bouts of standard connectivity rates. So... If this post goes through, then good. If not...
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Enjoying a quiet evening in front of the Blus and the Rays.
(My two favorite teams.)
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~~~~~~Job vibes for John G~~~~~~
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Vibes for John G. for his interview!
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Happy Birthday to DS Craig (and to DR Jane's B-I-L)
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I got to play tonight. I played with a toddler whose mommy is on bed rest until the new baby comes (hopefully a few more weeks). Now I remember why babies are for young people.
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I don't know what a peanut butter haystack is, but I require a bunch of them RIGHT NOW.
And some heath toffee cookies. STAT.
When I was a kid, I always thought it was a Health Bar. I could never figure out why anyone would want a healthy candy bar.
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BK: What's a typical turnaround time on Outside the Box? About when might the ones you're working on now be completed and made public?
Didn't you watch it this afternoon? :)
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All alone!
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........... and 0 Guests.
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G'night!
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What a sight this afternoon brought. A double dose of promises.
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Good Evening!
My flight ended up leaving and hour late.
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My flight landed an hour late.
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My friend, David, picked me up at Midway.
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We went to dinner at Reza's (http://www.rezasrestaurant.com/). YUM!!!
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*We were supposed to have dinner at The Bristol (http://www.thebristolchicago.com/), but since we would have ended up walking in just as the kitchen was closing, well... We'll be dining there on Saturday night instead before we see Sunday In The Park With George at Chicago Shakes.
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And now...
I have to take care of a two work-related emails.
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Then get ready for bed.
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But first...
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At the party I went to tonights, scorpions and maggots were offered among the appetizers. And haircuts. And log rolling. And fencing. And henna tattoos. And falcons.
As my friend Sharyn said, "ahhh the old log rolling/fencing/scorpion eating party I should have guessed."
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PAGE SEVEN
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At the party I went to tonights, scorpions and maggots were offered among the appetizers. And haircuts. And log rolling. And fencing. And henna tattoos. And falcons.
As my friend Sharyn said, "ahhh the old log rolling/fencing/scorpion eating party I should have guessed."
Were the insects fried, caramelized, salted, dipped in chocolate or all of the above?
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And...
Goodnight.
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They were boiled, I think. But they were in a honey-citrus glaze. And on Belgian endive with goat cheese.
And I was glad I didn't get one. Or the maggots, either.
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Good night.
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I'm glad I am not a foodie.
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The Juliana rehearsal went really well - first time in weeks that we've been with the pianist - we had some stuff to work out with him and we should be fine for our Saturday run-through.
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Then I went directly to watch the Outside The Box rehearsal. Kay Cole has done a splendid job staging the two number - I only had minor nits to pick and she fixed those things and we're set to go - fun ensemble.
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TOD:
Y'all aren't probably going to be familiar with "my favorite Andy Williams" song, but it was on one of his late 1960s albums (don't remember the title). The song is "I Want to Be Free".
Words and Music by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
"I want to be free like the bluebird flying by me
Like the waves out on the blue sea
Your love has to tie me, don't try me, say goodbye
"I want to be free, don't say you love me, say you like me
But when I need you beside me
Stay close enough to guide me, confide in me, oh-oh-oh-oh
"I want to hold your hand, walk along the sand
Laughin' in the sun, always havin' fun
Doin' all those things without any strings to tie me down
"I want to be free like the warm September wind, babe
Say you'll always be my friend , babe
We can make it to the end, babe
Again, babe, I gotta say
"I want to be free
I want to be free
I want to be free"
Sigh.
I have a 45 rpm that was part of the "Christmas" when I got my first hi-fi record player. It's Andy Williams singing Hawaiian songs....Blue Hawaii, Sweet Leilani and two others. I played that record THOUSANDS of times...that and the other 45 rpm....Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" and three other songs, including the Latin version of "Adeste Fidelis" which I committed to memory and sang along with him, even in the summertime!
It would be another couple of years before I discovered film music and soundtrack albums.
oh gosh yes! I remember this song!!!
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Vibes request. I just found out that I will be interviewing for the position I've been doing for the past 16 months. Mine was one of 148 applications.
~~~~~~~PERMANENT HIRE VIBES FOR THE MOST DESERVING JOHN G!!!~~~~~~
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Good morning. Today I am going to the river with The Monarch Scientist.
Ya know, there's a good hand-clappin', toe-tappin gospel number in there somewhere.
WAAAAAAAAL
Me and the monarch scientist
went down to the river today
Me and the monarch scientist
went down to the river to play
Me and the monarch scientist
counted butterflies along the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!
YEE HAAAAAAAAA!
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At the party I went to tonights, scorpions and maggots were offered among the appetizers. And haircuts. And log rolling. And fencing. And henna tattoos. And falcons.
As my friend Sharyn said, "ahhh the old log rolling/fencing/scorpion eating party I should have guessed."
boooooooooring --- I mean how often can you do the same old thing?
:D
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At the party I went to tonights, scorpions and maggots were offered among the appetizers. And haircuts. And log rolling. And fencing. And henna tattoos. And falcons.
As my friend Sharyn said, "ahhh the old log rolling/fencing/scorpion eating party I should have guessed."
Were the insects fried, caramelized, salted, dipped in chocolate or all of the above?
had I been there they would have been avoided
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well since my alarm is due to go off in 3 hours and8 minutes.................
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good night!!
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Today was my sister's 48th birthday. The family went to her house and we had Thai food. I had some pineapple curry with rice and chicken (mild) and it wasn't too bad. What is too bad is that I left it at my sister's house. I won't be able to get it until Saturday because tomorrow night, I'm going to a union meeting after work. HOPEFULLY, there will be more than four people at the meeting.