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Title: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 12:40:55 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had six musical numbers, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently doing six MOOsical numbers.
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 12:42:10 AM
And the word of the day is: CATHOLICON!
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Post by: Ben on September 29, 2012, 04:25:38 AM
Morning all.

That is all.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 29, 2012, 04:46:27 AM
Good morning, all!  I was unhappily awake half the night pondering things and it will be a draggy, listless day. I'm pondering staying home, rather than heading down to Toyland, and going there tomorrow.

If I stay here, I'll most likely spend the day puttering about and watching DVDs. Sounds good.

TOD:
Everybody's Got A Home But Me
The Next Time It Happens
How Can Love Survive?
People Will Say We're In Love
If I Loved You
My Girl Back Home
So Far
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 05:33:08 AM
Good morning, all.

For no particular reason, I woke up feeling like the proverbial truck had run over me.  Not sick or anything, but just under the weather enough to let the usual group of friends go to the garlic festival without me whilst I spend the day relaxing.  I've been there many times and the day off from it will be fine.  Right decision.  All is well.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 05:38:27 AM
VIBES and XYLOPHONES and a good dose of Upsetting-Thing-Be-Gone for MR BK. 
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 05:39:48 AM
Out, damned thing.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 05:40:29 AM
VIBES and a dose of Draggy-Listless-Day-Be-Gone for DR Elmore.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 29, 2012, 05:49:37 AM
Speaking of tv dinners, I can't recall the brand, but a while back my niece and I got 2 dinners to eat together. We had fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and a brownie. She was so excited. And it was actually quite good. But when we went to eat the brownie there was corn in it. So we wrote a letter to the company where she proclaimed "there was corn in my brownie". They sent us coupons for 2 more dinners. :)
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Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 06:15:51 AM
good morning to all
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Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 06:19:33 AM
Want a real obscure one

Don't Be Afraid Of An Animal  (if you have a young person for the show this would be perfect)
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Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 06:20:49 AM
And another one as its not to far from Christmas

Happy Christmas Little Friend
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Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 06:23:12 AM
Another song that is not well known

Loads Of Love
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 29, 2012, 06:24:00 AM
VIBES and a dose of Draggy-Listless-Day-Be-Gone for DR Elmore.

And the same to you, DR ChasSmith!
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 29, 2012, 06:24:29 AM
Love Look Away.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 29, 2012, 06:24:40 AM
Another song that is not well known

Loads Of Love

That may be Rodgers, but it's not Hammerstein!
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 29, 2012, 06:25:05 AM
DR JOHNG that was SOME photo from last night from 15 years ago.....it almost looks like you were in costume for a production of THE BOYS IN THE BAND.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 29, 2012, 06:27:32 AM
Today former DR KURT and I will be attending DAY LONG festivities celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis....I hope to see some old friends and to irritate some old enemies by my presence.......

What is really nice is that the people who like me do not like DR KURT and the people who like DR KURT do not like me, so by just arriving together and standing beside it other it's win/win for everyone!

The only two people from ALL of the time I have spent there that I really dislike intensely - are DEAD DEAD DEAD.....so hopefully they won't be there.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 29, 2012, 06:27:45 AM
I shall hope to have lots of photos.....
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Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 06:29:00 AM
And one of my favorite of their ballads

Love Look Away
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Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 06:29:54 AM
And my favorite song advocating the wearing of bras

June Is Busting Out All Over
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 06:59:40 AM
Good morning, all.

Garlic vibes for ChasSmith. I used to live 10 minutes north of Saugerties in the town of Catskill. If it's not raining, it should be beautiful up there this time of year.


Update: And I didn't see your earlier posting this morning, ChasSmith. Sorry, you're having to miss out on the trip. Hope you feel better soon.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 06:59:52 AM
Thank you, Vixmom.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 07:08:12 AM
TOD:

The entire score for Cinderella, especially "Stepsisters' Lament" and "A Lovely Night."
"So Far," "Money Isn't Everything" and the title song from "Allegro"
"You Never Had It So Good"
"This Nearly Was Mine"

And if you're doing just Rodgers by himself: "Be My Host," "The Sweetest Sounds" and "Never Say No to a Man"
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on September 29, 2012, 07:26:56 AM
And the word of the day is: CATHOLICON!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  PIRELLI'S MIRACLE ELIXIR
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: Michael on September 29, 2012, 07:30:54 AM
Another song that is not well known

Loads Of Love

That may be Rodgers, but it's not Hammerstein!


So much for that data base that I Tunes uses! Thanks The song comes from No Strings. I went to the ASCAP data base
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: Druxy on September 29, 2012, 07:55:16 AM
TOD:

Everybody's Got a Home But Me
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 08:07:12 AM
Saturday morning greetings!  There is nothing on my calendar today and there's not even a Michigan football game to watch.  Think I'll putter in my study and clean up my desk a bit.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 08:11:01 AM
Apparently ChasSmith is the only one who's read the notes, hence his needed vibes.  More please.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 08:13:37 AM
DR JOHNG that was SOME photo from last night from 15 years ago.....it almost looks like you were in costume for a production of THE BOYS IN THE BAND.
that's my demented look. When I don't want to be photographed. have a whole series of those. I believe I was cleaning up after serving a three-course dinner that night.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 08:16:24 AM
Vibes all around.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 08:16:31 AM
Two!
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 08:19:10 AM
Vibes for BK that the somewhat upsetting thing works out OK...
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 08:20:46 AM
Vibes for DRs Elmore and ChasSmith.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 29, 2012, 08:21:19 AM
I read the notes. I was thinking about the TOD!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes to BK for what upsets you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: Kerry on September 29, 2012, 08:25:53 AM
TOD:  When the Children Are Asleep
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Post by: Matthew on September 29, 2012, 08:39:27 AM
Vibes for all that need them. 
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Post by: Matthew on September 29, 2012, 08:41:46 AM
It's overcast here in the bay area.  However, the weather widget on my phone says it's suppose to hit 85 today.  I have a feeling that will be for a total of 2-3 hours. 

Tonight I'm going to see a local production of Grey Gardens  I really know nothing about the show.  I saw the documentary or whatever it was on PBS a few years ago, but that's it.  Oh, and of course, both recordings have found their way into my iTunes library.  I'll listen after I see the show.
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Post by: Laura on September 29, 2012, 08:49:37 AM
BK, I hope the upsetting thing is settled very quickly and in your favor.
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Post by: Laura on September 29, 2012, 08:50:23 AM
BK, do the cameramen have trouble getting through a shoot without laughing? Or have they pretty much seen everything by this point?
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 10:45:13 AM
From DR Cilla:
Quote
  In Iowa if you vote early, they notify both parties that you've voted and you get taken off of all the calling lists....they could care a less if you live or die once you've already voted.   

This is great.  We don't have our ballets yet and they still call after we have voted.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 10:45:22 AM
BK, I hope the upsetting thing is settled very quickly and in your favor.

It's okay - having to do some quick damage control, but hopefully it will all be fine.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 10:46:49 AM
BK, do the cameramen have trouble getting through a shoot without laughing? Or have they pretty much seen everything by this point?

We always do a rehearsal or two, so that's when we all laugh.  But when we shoot we all have to hold it in, but if you watch the raw footage, the minute I call "cut" everyone bursts out laughing.  There were a couple of moments yesterday when we almost ruined takes because we were laughing.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 10:47:02 AM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 10:47:57 AM
DR John G I enjoyed the photo.  You looked like you were having a good time.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 10:49:23 AM
DELIGHTED  (  :)  ) to report the arrival of DAVID AND BATHSHEBA (and SUGAR!) !!   

(Just an FYI to BK -- the CD spindle in D&B was broken, with five of the little "points" missing - except for one which was floating in the case.  No biggie, I'll move it all to a new case, only wanted to let you know.)
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 10:50:24 AM
BK, I hope the upsetting thing is settled very quickly and in your favor.

It's okay - having to do some quick damage control, but hopefully it will all be fine.

Thank the Ye Gods.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 10:55:26 AM
DELIGHTED  (  :)  ) to report the arrival of DAVID AND BATHSHEBA (and SUGAR!) !!  

(Just an FYI to BK -- the CD spindle in D&B was broken, with five of the little "points" missing - except for one which was floating in the case.  No biggie, I'll move it all to a new case, only wanted to let you know.)

Half the stuff I get from amazon arrives with the hubs broken - it happens at the pressing plant - it's all automated and I'm surprised it doesn't happen much more.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 11:23:54 AM
Listening to the new cast album for Carrie.  I like Michael Gore and I like some of his music for this.  I absolutely loathe Dean Pitchford's lyrics with their sloppy rhymes and cliches.  The cast does well, but there are just way too many times when it sounds like all that caterwauling in Spring Awakening - that relentless screaming.  The woman who's playing the gym teacher sports a really inane southern accent, which she totally drops during her songs.  Director in attendance?  Is it all the great rediscovered classic?  No.  But it has some pleasing moments.
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 11:53:06 AM
In addition to several college football games in which I have no emotional investment, I'm also watching the Ryder Cup (golf) on TV.  Why?  Because my niece Laura, the golf pro from Illinois State University is in the stands at the 4th green and I'm trying to catch a glimpse of her.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 11:54:28 AM
Well, now the caterwauling like Spring Awakening makes sense - same vocal arranger, so exact same kinds of harmonies and screaming.  She also did Next to Normal, which is more of the same in the group singing. 
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 11:55:15 AM
I shall shortly be on my way to hopefully pick up some packages and an important envelope - if the latter is there then I'll do some banking, then go to our rehearsal.
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 12:28:44 PM


~~~~~~~~~~Excellent vibes and xylophones to BK~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 12:30:22 PM
Go Ohio State!






Ginny, I figured you would prefer that I not root for Michigan State.


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Post by: Laura on September 29, 2012, 12:35:43 PM
Interesting stuff going on in the garden today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM3nYkIK-0&list=UUyEDnwYsHDnSTJXTnOI_LaQ&index=1&feature=plcp
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 12:36:10 PM
DR TCB, except for when they play Michigan, I always root for Michigan State.  Especially today, I'd love to see the Spartans give Urban Meyer a crushing Big Ten welcome.
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 12:46:22 PM
Interesting stuff going on in the garden today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM3nYkIK-0&list=UUyEDnwYsHDnSTJXTnOI_LaQ&index=1&feature=plcp


That is amazing, Laura.  Although, I admit that I fast forwarded it a few times.
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Post by: Laura on September 29, 2012, 12:51:03 PM
I did too, TCB, after the first ten minutes.
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Post by: Laura on September 29, 2012, 12:51:39 PM
It was still moving a little when I turned the camera off.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 01:28:23 PM
Interesting stuff going on in the garden today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM3nYkIK-0&list=UUyEDnwYsHDnSTJXTnOI_LaQ&index=1&feature=plcp

You must be a very patient person. ;)

I only watched the beginning as I have to make cookie dough.  I'll finish it later.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 01:37:13 PM
Three!
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 01:38:07 PM
I need a nap. Got five or six pages done on the paper from hell, but it's all too depressing, so I'm off to sleep.
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 01:50:09 PM
I need a nap. Got five or six pages done on the paper from hell, but it's all too depressing, so I'm off to sleep.


What is the subject matter?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 01:56:32 PM
Good Morning! Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm in still in Chicago!
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 01:58:48 PM
Good Morning! Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm in still in Chicago!


Are you sure?
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 02:00:11 PM
What a boring first half!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 02:06:06 PM
Good Morning! Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm in still in Chicago!


Are you sure?


Umm...

Hold on...

Lemme check...






Uh-huh...


OK...


Yep. I'm still in Chicago.


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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 02:11:17 PM
Dinner at Alinea last night was beyond what I ever contemplated it would be. Yes, it was delicious, very delicious, but it was also humorous! Some of the dishes actually made me giggle! And they were supposed to do that. Yes, it's a temple to molecular gastronomy, but it tempers that very scientific approach with a very doesn't-take-itself-too-seriously side.

I believe the final count was 15 courses, but some of those courses consisted of multiple components. It was paced over the course of just under three hours. And the dessert was a literal child's playground of sugar. Yosh and I actually ended up eating the whole thing! -And then we walked for about two miles before I hopped back in a cab to David's place and he went to his hotel.

I did take a couple of pics, and I'll get them posted sometime. In the meantime... It was more than worth dealing with their "ticketing" system and the cost of said tickets.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 02:12:09 PM
This morning, we went to m. henry for breakfast, and then Yosh and I headed to the Art Institute of Chicago. I got one really nice pics there - and if you look at my Facebook page, you'll see it. :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 02:14:53 PM
And now we're about to get ready to head to dinner at The Bristol (http://www.thebristolchicago.com/) where we will be supping with my friends, Cory and Lisa, who happen to be newlyweds. And then Lisa, David, Yosh and I will be heading to Navy Pier for tonight's performance of Sunday in the Park with George at Chicago Shakes. -Cory has a ballet gig tonight - he's a clarinetist. Not a dancing clarinetist, he plays in the orchestra. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 02:15:11 PM
~~~~~NON-TROUBLESOME VIBES FOR BK~~~~~
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 02:15:25 PM
And...

Laters...
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 02:22:34 PM
What a boring first half!

Defensive battle, for sure!
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 02:31:14 PM
And now we're about to get ready to head to dinner at The Bristol (http://www.thebristolchicago.com/) where we will be supping with my friends, Cory and Lisa, who happen to be newlyweds. And then Lisa, David, Yosh and I will be heading to Navy Pier for tonight's performance of Sunday in the Park with George at Chicago Shakes. -Cory has a ballet gig tonight - he's a clarinetist. Not a dancing clarinetist, he plays in the orchestra. ;)

I think it would be really cool if Cory was a dancing clarinetist!
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 02:32:04 PM
What a boring first half!

Defensive battle, for sure!


You call it defensive, I'll call it boring!
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Post by: Matthew on September 29, 2012, 02:33:21 PM
And now we're about to get ready to head to dinner at The Bristol (http://www.thebristolchicago.com/) where we will be supping with my friends, Cory and Lisa, who happen to be newlyweds. And then Lisa, David, Yosh and I will be heading to Navy Pier for tonight's performance of Sunday in the Park with George at Chicago Shakes. -Cory has a ballet gig tonight - he's a clarinetist. Not a dancing clarinetist, he plays in the orchestra. ;)

I think it would be really cool if Cory was a dancing clarinetist!

Someone let John Doyle know he's available
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 02:36:29 PM
Dinner at Alinea last night was beyond what I ever contemplated it would be. Yes, it was delicious, very delicious, but it was also humorous! Some of the dishes actually made me giggle! And they were supposed to do that. Yes, it's a temple to molecular gastronomy, but it tempers that very scientific approach with a very doesn't-take-itself-too-seriously side.

I believe the final count was 15 courses, but some of those courses consisted of multiple components. It was paced over the course of just under three hours. And the dessert was a literal child's playground of sugar. Yosh and I actually ended up eating the whole thing! -And then we walked for about two miles before I hopped back in a cab to David's place and he went to his hotel.

I did take a couple of pics, and I'll get them posted sometime. In the meantime... It was more than worth dealing with their "ticketing" system and the cost of said tickets.

I thought we had eaten there until I read your description of the restaurant which doesn't fit mine.  I'll try and remember to ask Bryan.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 29, 2012, 02:43:49 PM
I spent the afternoon watching two of the Anthony Warlow productions from Opera Australia: FLEDERMAUS and the double bill of HMS PINAFORE/TRIAL BY JURY.  The Gilbert & Sullvans were excellent, nicely staged, very funny, rather well sung except for the comedienne playing Little Buttercup who looks great but she's a strident belter, not a G&S singer who seems out of sync with everyone else. The other ladies and the men, especially Warlow who plays Captain Corcoran and The Learned Judge, were superb.  TRIAL BY JURY, about abreach of promise suit, is updated to the present and it's still an outrageous look at the British legal system. I don't know why they cut Angelina's arrival in court in her wedding dress with her bridesmaids in full regalia. This meant cutting the Judge sending love notes to the Maid of Honor until he sees Angelina and transfers his affection along with the Defendant flirting with the bridesmaids the everything else is staged really well.  I recommed this DVD highly.

FLEDERMAUS was also quite wonderful, although it was a bit broad for me: they're all playing to the back of the opera house, especially the singer playing Adele the parlor maid, and it's Way Too Big - sometimes Too Shrill - for TV. The staging, set in 1930s Manhattan instead of 1874 Vienna, looks good and the orchestraplays the score beautifully. For some  strange reason, the last part of the second act, before the great finale, is suddenly played darkly, about exposing the characters behnd the masks, which is a wrong move: the masks are all part of a revenge plot. Warlow is a fantastic lead; his French Marquis Renard disguise is really excellent.

I had seen the FLEDERMAUS before but I'd never seen the PINAFORE. After the Guthrie Theatre G&S abortion PBS showed early this year, it was nice to know that someone can still direct a 19th Century comic opera with zest, fun and taste. The videos from the Stratford Festival of the early to mid 1980s are terrible: a lot of revising of score and text, prancey campy staging by a choreographer who thinks swshy movement and nelly queens are funny, and a lot of the battle-axe ladies' roles played by men. Pathetic.
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 02:48:57 PM
Remember this TRIAL BY JURY, DR Elmore?

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/247952_10150287900280049_5330349_n.jpg)
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 02:52:24 PM
I need a nap. Got five or six pages done on the paper from hell, but it's all too depressing, so I'm off to sleep.


What is the subject matter?
Trauma and the concept of home after 9/11.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 02:54:46 PM
I need a nap. Got five or six pages done on the paper from hell, but it's all too depressing, so I'm off to sleep.


What is the subject matter?
Trauma and the concept of home after 9/11.


Oh yes, cheery!
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 02:57:09 PM
Dinner at Alinea last night was beyond what I ever contemplated it would be. Yes, it was delicious, very delicious, but it was also humorous! Some of the dishes actually made me giggle! And they were supposed to do that. Yes, it's a temple to molecular gastronomy, but it tempers that very scientific approach with a very doesn't-take-itself-too-seriously side.

I believe the final count was 15 courses, but some of those courses consisted of multiple components. It was paced over the course of just under three hours. And the dessert was a literal child's playground of sugar. Yosh and I actually ended up eating the whole thing! -And then we walked for about two miles before I hopped back in a cab to David's place and he went to his hotel.

I did take a couple of pics, and I'll get them posted sometime. In the meantime... It was more than worth dealing with their "ticketing" system and the cost of said tickets.

I thought we had eaten there until I read your description of the restaurant which doesn't fit mine.  I'll try and remember to ask Bryan.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I had a good friend, who died a couple of years ago, who was a great foodie and found dinner there to be a three-hour bore.
 
I haven't had a great deal of the molecular stuff myself. The closest we get here would be the smoke and mirrors of the nitrogen stuff, and I am not impressed. Still, everything I've read about Alinea intrigues me. Looking forward to the photos.
Title: Re: SIX MUSICAL NUMBERS
Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 03:32:08 PM
Dinner at Alinea last night was beyond what I ever contemplated it would be. Yes, it was delicious, very delicious, but it was also humorous! Some of the dishes actually made me giggle! And they were supposed to do that. Yes, it's a temple to molecular gastronomy, but it tempers that very scientific approach with a very doesn't-take-itself-too-seriously side.

I believe the final count was 15 courses, but some of those courses consisted of multiple components. It was paced over the course of just under three hours. And the dessert was a literal child's playground of sugar. Yosh and I actually ended up eating the whole thing! -And then we walked for about two miles before I hopped back in a cab to David's place and he went to his hotel.

I did take a couple of pics, and I'll get them posted sometime. In the meantime... It was more than worth dealing with their "ticketing" system and the cost of said tickets.

I thought we had eaten there until I read your description of the restaurant which doesn't fit mine.  I'll try and remember to ask Bryan.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I had a good friend, who died a couple of years ago, who was a great foodie and found dinner there to be a three-hour bore.
 
I haven't had a great deal of the molecular stuff myself. The closest we get here would be the smoke and mirrors of the nitrogen stuff, and I am not impressed. Still, everything I've read about Alinea intrigues me. Looking forward to the photos.

I don't believe I would appreciate the food at Alinea.
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 04:47:35 PM
Oh, well, at least Urban Meyer had to work to win his first Big Ten game:  Ohio State 17, Michigan State 16.
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:51:27 PM
Page three?
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:51:33 PM
Three pages?
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:51:48 PM
We'd better get us some frenzies goin' on.
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:51:57 PM
Or there will be hell toupee.
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:52:36 PM
Thankfully the important envelope was there so I did my banking - also had a couple of small packages.   
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:55:20 PM
The run-through went pretty well.  One of the reasons I insisted doing a small audience run was to let her get the butterflies out of her stomach and to make the mistakes for them rather than her sold out house tomorrow night.  While she did very well, she went to weird places that she's never gone to in certain ways, exactly as I suspected would happen.  Her patter pauses were endless occasionally.  But I took detailed notes and she knew what she'd done and understood all the little notes.  So, I now think she'll be fine, having gotten one under her belt.  The act ran exactly one hour.  I made one little cut in a song, which will help the one thing in the show that I thought overstayed its welcome.
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:56:08 PM
After notes, I went over to Hugo's and had a small Caesar salad and pasta papa - I'm now stuffed to the gills and shall now watch a motion picture on Blu and Ray.
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:56:14 PM
Page four?
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 04:56:21 PM
Four pages?
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 04:57:53 PM
I'm cooking an artichoke.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 04:58:13 PM
It is a big artichoke and taking forever to cook.  I'm hungry.
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:29:44 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

We don't have bears but do have coyotes...of course you can feed them
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:30:13 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

I would never, ever want to keep the deer away!
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:31:17 PM
Interesting stuff going on in the garden today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM3nYkIK-0&list=UUyEDnwYsHDnSTJXTnOI_LaQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Way cool
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:32:04 PM
Interesting stuff going on in the garden today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM3nYkIK-0&list=UUyEDnwYsHDnSTJXTnOI_LaQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Love that! Nature is so fascinating!
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:36:17 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

I would never, ever want to keep the deer away!

I love them, but had to stop feeding them when they started damaging property.  They actually bent an iron shepard's hook that had a bird feeder hanging on it.  The feeder was broken into several pieces.   
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:36:34 PM
John G   We'll gladly take any rain you can send.  None in the forecast
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:36:46 PM
DR George, thanks for the congrats yesterday
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:37:43 PM
It has been such a lovely Saturday!



got up way too early...around 5:30 am...went grocery shopping...came home and started reading a fascinating novel titled FRESHWATER ROAD....watched the turgid 1958 juvenile delinquent melodrama YOUNG AND WILD....took a nap...read my book for a few more hours....went across the street to the Saturday Market..read some more...and here I am.
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:37:55 PM
I threw some bread out to the squirrels today.  As I threw it I yelled "Here squirrels....come get some bread"  :)
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:40:08 PM
It's been a fabulous day here weather wise.   I cleaned out the side of the garage I park in and did some other outdoor things.  I also watched Atlas Shrugged part I.  It's a little disconcerting that Part II has different actors, but I'll adjust
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:43:13 PM
By the way, I very highly recommend FRESHWATER ROAD! It is about a sheltered black girl from Detroit in the 1960s who decides to travel to Mississippi to help with registering black voters. Unfortunately, she finds out this is fraught with danger.

The author is Denise Nicholas, who many of you will remember from starring in the 1970s tv series ROOM 222. I suspect some of this book is based on her work with the civil rights movement. There is a lot in this book that is reminding me of the voter suppression that has been going on lately.


Here is Denise with her handsome co-star, and one of my favorite actors, Lloyd Haynes.



(http://www.tvsinopse.kinghost.net/g/geracao-indomavel1_arquivos/tvsinopse1016.jpg)
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:44:21 PM
I threw some bread out to the squirrels today.  As I threw it I yelled "Here squirrels....come get some bread"  :)


That sounds like my little grandnephew Cole when he feeds the squirrels! LOL!
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Post by: George on September 29, 2012, 05:46:22 PM
DR George, thanks for the congrats yesterday

You're welcome, Cilla!
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Post by: George on September 29, 2012, 05:46:43 PM


~~~~~~~~~~Excellent vibes and xylophones to BK~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~DITTO!!~~~
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Post by: George on September 29, 2012, 05:46:54 PM
Vibes for all that need them. 

~~~DITTO, TOO!!~~~
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 05:47:07 PM
I threw some bread out to the squirrels today.  As I threw it I yelled "Here squirrels....come get some bread"  :)


That sounds like my little grandnephew Cole when he feeds the squirrels! LOL!
You have a very smart grandnephew :)
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 05:47:19 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

We don't have bears but do have coyotes...of course you can feed them

;D

I forgot to mention that we also have cougars.
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:47:40 PM
and for those curious, here is a poster and trailer for YOUNG AND WILD!

You can watch the movie on Netflix Streaming! it stars my dear, late friend Carolyn Kearney. What a sweetheart she was.



(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/YOUNG-AND-WILD-1958-11X17-DISPLAY-POSTER-BAD-GIRL-PINUP-/00/$(KGrHqYOKpcE4vZ!uLtQBO(CNGedQw~~_3.JPG)




The narrator of the trailer is wonderful! Some great lines!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVHLdZBQwwM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVHLdZBQwwM)

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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 05:48:00 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

I would never, ever want to keep the deer away!

You would if you were walking a dog and the mother deer began attacking even if your dog was on a leash.
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Post by: FJL on September 29, 2012, 05:48:22 PM
By the way, I very highly recommend FRESHWATER ROAD! It is about a sheltered black girl from Detroit in the 1960s who decides to travel to Mississippi to help with registering black voters. Unfortunately, she finds out this is fraught with danger.

The author is Denise Nicholas, who many of you will remember from starring in the 1970s tv series ROOM 222. I suspect some of this book is based on her work with the civil rights movement. There is a lot in this book that is reminding me of the voter suppression that has been going on lately.


Here is Denise with her handsome co-star, and one of my favorite actors, Lloyd Haynes.






I remember thinking that if Karen Valentine was too silly to know she should get off that bus in the opening credits every week, I didn't want her teaching students-I didn't get that kind of no-laugh-track-comedy at first.  :)  They actually had a laugh track for a brief while, IIRC.
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 05:48:38 PM
Amazing video from DR Laura's garden!
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 05:49:04 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

I would never, ever want to keep the deer away!

I love them, but had to stop feeding them when they started damaging property.  They actually bent an iron shepard's hook that had a bird feeder hanging on it.  The feeder was broken into several pieces.  

LOL Soooo, you agree it is best not to fee them, just not to make it illegal to do so ;)
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:49:42 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

We don't have bears but do have coyotes...of course you can feed them

;D

I forgot to mention the cougar's.



I beg your pardon? Oh, you mean the big cats.
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Post by: George on September 29, 2012, 05:50:07 PM
And now, I must be off.  I'm going with my niece and my sister's boyfriend (my sister isn't feeling well today) to see a local reading of Dustin Lance Black's "8" at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts (http://wcpa.squarespace.com/upcoming-events/2012/9/28/8-the-play-by-dustin-lance-black.html).  Several friends of mine are in it.  And right next door on the main stage is the Seattle Men's Chorus.  Actually, I was supposed to usher for the chorus but couldn't because the tickets to "8" were purchased before I realized it.  Anyway, it'll be a very interesting evening.

Until later!
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Post by: FJL on September 29, 2012, 05:50:56 PM
One of my favorite jokes that people think was Borscht Belt is actually from ROOM 222:

I have half a grapefruit every time I'm hungry.  I'm at about 40 grapefruits a day.

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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:53:18 PM
I think deer are so amazing to watch, I guess they could mess up whatever they wanted in my yard and I wouldn't mind. Such gorgeous creatures.

Of course my friend Mark in Wyoming doesn't feel the same way. He says they eat everything he plants in his yard and it drives him crazy. I just tell him he shouldn't have moved into the animal's territory.  ;D
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 05:53:48 PM
Well, back to my book...or a movie.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 05:55:09 PM
By the way, I very highly recommend FRESHWATER ROAD!

Here is Denise with her handsome co-star, and one of my favorite actors, Lloyd Haynes.


I added it to my "to read" list.  My library has it on Kindle but not on EPub which I use.

Nice photo.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 05:59:23 PM
and for those curious, here is a poster and trailer for YOUNG AND WILD!

You can watch the movie on Netflix Streaming! it stars my dear, late friend Carolyn Kearney. What a sweetheart she was.


The narrator of the trailer is wonderful! Some great lines!




That was fun and I like the poster.

We can't watch Streaming at our house.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 06:00:03 PM
DR Elmore -- how are the orchestras and conducting on those G&S?

(Don't know either of those but plan to get to all of them eventually.)
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 06:00:04 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

We don't have bears but do have coyotes...of course you can feed them

;D

I forgot to mention the cougar's.



I beg your pardon? Oh, you mean the big cats.

You bet I do.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 06:01:27 PM
We have an 8 foot fence to keep the deer out. 
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Post by: bk on September 29, 2012, 06:03:18 PM
I sat down to watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  The main titles began and I closed my eyes for just a minute and when I opened them it was thirty minutes later.  So, I went back and began again.
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Post by: Jane on September 29, 2012, 06:03:19 PM
DR George, thanks for the congrats yesterday

I apologize, I thought I had congratulated you this morning.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 06:04:13 PM
Been laying back, watching new Blu-rays all afternoon/evening.  Well, spot-checking and skipping around, and watching some whole scenes.  

THIS IS CINERAMA, WINDJAMMER, the James Bond set...

I'm really hankering to watch the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD remake (I've never seen it), but feel I should review the original first.
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Post by: KevinH on September 29, 2012, 06:05:36 PM
Happy Belated Birthday to DR John G!
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 29, 2012, 06:06:11 PM
I sat down to watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  The main titles began and I closed my eyes for just a minute and when I opened them it was thirty minutes later.  So, I went back and began again.

I have done that more times than I care to remember.  Sometimes it's necessary, just to get to the point at which I'm totally wide awake and ready for a complete movie.

Nothing new here, I've done it in theaters a few times over the years, too.
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Post by: KevinH on September 29, 2012, 06:06:38 PM
Looking forward to the new Outside the Box videos!
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Post by: KevinH on September 29, 2012, 06:07:33 PM
9 days till Barbra in Philly!
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Post by: KevinH on September 29, 2012, 06:08:03 PM
Great video and photos from the last couple of days, DR Laura!
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Post by: FJL on September 29, 2012, 06:08:43 PM
Looking forward to the new Outside the Box videos!


Great to hear about that!
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 06:54:05 PM
By the way, I very highly recommend FRESHWATER ROAD! It is about a sheltered black girl from Detroit in the 1960s who decides to travel to Mississippi to help with registering black voters. Unfortunately, she finds out this is fraught with danger.

The author is Denise Nicholas, who many of you will remember from starring in the 1970s tv series ROOM 222. I suspect some of this book is based on her work with the civil rights movement. There is a lot in this book that is reminding me of the voter suppression that has been going on lately.


Here is Denise with her handsome co-star, and one of my favorite actors, Lloyd Haynes.






I remember thinking that if Karen Valentine was too silly to know she should get off that bus in the opening credits every week, I didn't want her teaching students-I didn't get that kind of no-laugh-track-comedy at first.  :)  They actually had a laugh track for a brief while, IIRC.

I loved Room 222.
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 06:56:22 PM
From Cilla:
Quote
I went to the City council meeting to complain about the stupid don't feed the deer or turkeys but ok to feed the squirrels and birds ordinance.   They showed part of my comments on TV.  I have had more people tell me that they saw that clip and they are against the ordinance than anything I've ever done.  It's hilarious.  People walk up on the street to say "I saw you on tv.  I agree about the deer"  LOL

 ;D

Here there is a reason people shouldn't feed the wildlife, Bears & Coyote's.  Not feeding the deer has not reduced their population.  To keep deer away all landscaping would have to be removed.

I would never, ever want to keep the deer away!

I love them, but had to stop feeding them when they started damaging property.  They actually bent an iron shepard's hook that had a bird feeder hanging on it.  The feeder was broken into several pieces.  

LOL Soooo, you agree it is best not to fee them, just not to make it illegal to do so ;)

Yeah.  I really think there's no way you can pass an ordinance that says You can't feed deer and turkeys but you can feed anything else.  Seriously, how stupid and unenforcable can you get!  the truth is they have to pass this to get the help of the Iowa DNR who will charge them something like $100,000 to count the deer.  That's even dumber.  AND if the goal is to get them to leave the flowers and gardens alone, isnt' that exactly what they are going to eat if no one feeds them?
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 29, 2012, 07:05:35 PM
DR George, thanks for the congrats yesterday

I apologize, I thought I had congratulated you this morning.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

If you did i must have missed it.  thanks! cat on lap have to type with one hand
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Post by: Ginny on September 29, 2012, 07:13:52 PM
Have to get ready for tomorrow's trip to Lima - 'night!
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 07:28:21 PM
I think deer are so amazing to watch, I guess they could mess up whatever they wanted in my yard and I wouldn't mind. Such gorgeous creatures.

Of course my friend Mark in Wyoming doesn't feel the same way. He says they eat everything he plants in his yard and it drives him crazy. I just tell him he shouldn't have moved into the animal's territory.  ;D


You don't have a yard, Mikey!
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Post by: TCB on September 29, 2012, 07:40:09 PM
By the way, I very highly recommend FRESHWATER ROAD! It is about a sheltered black girl from Detroit in the 1960s who decides to travel to Mississippi to help with registering black voters. Unfortunately, she finds out this is fraught with danger.

The author is Denise Nicholas, who many of you will remember from starring in the 1970s tv series ROOM 222. I suspect some of this book is based on her work with the civil rights movement. There is a lot in this book that is reminding me of the voter suppression that has been going on lately.


Here is Denise with her handsome co-star, and one of my favorite actors, Lloyd Haynes.






I remember thinking that if Karen Valentine was too silly to know she should get off that bus in the opening credits every week, I didn't want her teaching students-I didn't get that kind of no-laugh-track-comedy at first.  :)  They actually had a laugh track for a brief while, IIRC.

I loved Room 222.

Karen Valentine is from Santa Rosa.  When I worked at the mall in Santa Rosa, Karen's sister worked at the Emporium.  Side by side, they didn't look that much alike, but there mannerisms were so similar, there was no doubt who was her sister.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 10:00:08 PM
Thank you, KevinH.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 10:00:48 PM
By the way, I very highly recommend FRESHWATER ROAD! It is about a sheltered black girl from Detroit in the 1960s who decides to travel to Mississippi to help with registering black voters. Unfortunately, she finds out this is fraught with danger.

The author is Denise Nicholas, who many of you will remember from starring in the 1970s tv series ROOM 222. I suspect some of this book is based on her work with the civil rights movement. There is a lot in this book that is reminding me of the voter suppression that has been going on lately.


Here is Denise with her handsome co-star, and one of my favorite actors, Lloyd Haynes.






I remember thinking that if Karen Valentine was too silly to know she should get off that bus in the opening credits every week, I didn't want her teaching students-I didn't get that kind of no-laugh-track-comedy at first.  :)  They actually had a laugh track for a brief while, IIRC.

I loved Room 222.

Karen Valentine is from Santa Rosa.  When I worked at the mall in Santa Rosa, Karen's sister worked at the Emporium.  Side by side, they didn't look that much alike, but there mannerisms were so similar, there was no doubt who was her sister.
Count me among the Room 222 fans. Loved Denise Nichols enough that I'll have to check out her book.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 10:02:51 PM
Back from a nice birthday dinner. My biz partner's husband's birthday is today, so we generally celebrate both his and mine together. Great meal. I had an amazing beet salad with cheese, duck breast with foie gras, and a slice of lemon tart with fresh berries. Brought along a special Bordeaux that I'd been saving for the past decade. It seemed the right time to open it.
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Post by: John G. on September 29, 2012, 10:04:23 PM
Got the "Carrie" cast recording. Hope I enjoy a little more than BK.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:13:18 PM
Good Evening!

Dinner at The Bristol was amazing!

We just ended up ordering a slew of "small plates" to share, and then ended up with a little too much food on the table since some of the "small" plates ended up not being that small at all.

Broccoli Tempura - What a stunner of an appetizer! Great taste, perfect combination of textures. The crunch!
Monkey Bread - They do a savory version with Parker Roll house dough that's served with Dill Butter.
Duck Fat Fries - Truly my favorite version of a new sort of "standard" side dish. And their aioli and homemade ketchup were the perfect accompaniments.
Mexican Style Corn - It was prepared "elote" style. Grilled, then drizzled with butter, cotija cheese, parsley and cilantro.
A great cheese plate.
Three amazing pastas: Ricotta Gnocchi with Crisp Bacon, Zucchini and Mint; Fresh Chitarra with Shrimp, Red Pepper Flakes, Egg Yolk Raviolo with Brown Butter.

...In fact, we didn't have room for dessert!*
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:16:53 PM
As for Sunday in the Park with George at Chicago Shakespeare Theater....

I lost track of how many times I started to cry. And once I did start crying, well...

It's a very good production, and a very earthy and beautiful one. It was only their third preview, and there were a couple of coordination problems between the stage and the pit, but the Heart of the show is already there. The two leads really managed to put their own unique spin on the characters - which is aided by some of the very smart choices by their director, Gary Griffin. And I guess because I truly get the number now, but Linda Stephens singing "Beautiful" just destroyed me.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:23:11 PM
*However...

Due to discovering that tonight's curtain was at 7:30pm instead of 8:00pm - it's the only Saturday night during the run where it was not at 8:00pm - and the usually heavy Saturday night traffic through Bucktown and getting to Navy Pier, we ended up missing part of the Opening. Thankfully, something/someone made me check the curtain time when we sat down to eat, and our waitress made sure we got out of there in plenty of time - or so we thought. In any case...

Somehow not hearing that opening section - those words - kind of made hearing them anew at the end of the show that much more powerful. -At least to me. I had to stifle a semi-sob during the final pause of the music in the finale so as not to disturb my fellow audience members. And I also got to see my friends Brad and Linda after the show.

All in all a very wonderful evening.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:23:54 PM
Tomorrow night, I may be seeing the final dress run/rehearsal of Kinky Boots. I have some friends in the cast, and there's an extra ticket floating around.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:25:36 PM
However...

My friend, David, is running the 5K in tomorrow morning's AIDS Walk Chicago. And, well... I'm going to join him and do the Walk part. :)

Since my original schedule was to fly back on Sunday/tomorrow, I truly made no plans, so... And this will be a truly worthwhile to wrap up what's been a most amazing two weeks.

:)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:25:57 PM
PAGE SIX!!!!!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:37:42 PM
bk - Is Juliana planning to present her show in NYC too?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 29, 2012, 10:43:37 PM
And since I have to be up in six hours...

Goodnight.
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Post by: Matthew on September 29, 2012, 11:09:29 PM
Grey Gardens was quite good.  Weird, but understandably so, in Act Two, but good nonetheless.  Now the cast recording (s) will make sense.

Goodnight
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Post by: MBarnum on September 29, 2012, 11:45:40 PM
Monkey bread? I hope Monkey wasn't witness to this.
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Post by: George on September 29, 2012, 11:58:18 PM
And now, I must be off.  I'm going with my niece and my sister's boyfriend (my sister isn't feeling well today) to see a local reading of Dustin Lance Black's "8" at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts (http://wcpa.squarespace.com/upcoming-events/2012/9/28/8-the-play-by-dustin-lance-black.html).  Several friends of mine are in it.  And right next door on the main stage is the Seattle Men's Chorus.  Actually, I was supposed to usher for the chorus but couldn't because the tickets to "8" were purchased before I realized it.  Anyway, it'll be a very interesting evening.

Until later!

"8" was great!  It was very well done!  Since it was a staged reading, everyone had their scripts, but they were all very good actors.  The audience was full.  I don't think that there was an empty seat in the house.  And the audience talk-back after the show was interesting and very polite.  I don't think that any non-supporters were there (or at least, they didn't make themselves known and challenge the stance that the play takes), but the actor who played the Prop 8 proponent lawyer brought up the fact that the play contains just a selection of what was said during the trial to make the author's point...but it makes a very compelling point.  Highly recommended if anyone gets a chance to see it.
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Post by: George on September 30, 2012, 12:24:09 AM
I just finished watching the last episode of this season's Doctor Who.  I hope that it's no spoiler (it was announced at the beginning of the season) that Amy and Rory are leaving the show.  It happened on tonight's episode.  I will miss them. :(
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Post by: George on September 30, 2012, 12:24:25 AM
Now I'm playing Mah Jongg on my netpad.

Just had to share.