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Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of the Hills of Beverly, and now it is time for you to post until the Beverly Hills cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: VAINGLORIOUS!
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There was once a stripper named Miss Beverly Hills - she gave the Hills of Beverly a whole new meaning.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Busy day. I have two meetings, a dentist appointment (for which I'm taking half a sick day) and then after the dentist I'm going to a goodbye event for someone from our office who is leaving after 20 years. Then tomorrow the fun begins because we go to DC for the weekend.
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Thank you
Vixmom
Jane
Cillaliz
KevinH
Matthew
JoseSPiano
for yesterday's Birthday Greetings - I was asleep when they arrived!
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I was up early to take my car in for servicing. Left it at the garage and then went into the nearby mall for breakfast of fried egg, bacon, sausage and mushroom. Now hoping that they don't find anything wrong with it.
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Good morning, all! At 9:00 I turned off the lights and went to bed. I did not get 9.5 hours of sleep, unfortunately, because it was a rather unpleasant night of discomfort, but I'm sure I slept at least 7.5 hours. This morning I see my doctor, and I am guessing there are tests to be taken.
After that, I will head to Toyland for a while and work on ROBERTA. The Man From Philadelphia has not sent the last invoice check, which has me concerned, and he's not responded to my last email. I may need to investigate the situation today.
I finished reading Time and Again, which was quite wonderful. I was amazed, because I had liked the book so much in 1979, that I'd forgotten nearly everything about it in thirty years except for the dismantled Stature of Liberty in Madison Square Park and the leading characters hiding from the police in its arm. I'm debating what book to take with me today, A Good And Happy Child by Justin Evans, which may be a horror novel, or Collision, a backstage memoir by Ron Bruguiere.
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Yipee!! DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
have has arrived. The dreaded broken center spindle sydrome struck - every single tooth was broken! I'm used to it though - it doesn't matter how well CDs are packaged - and I keep plenty of spare jewel cases.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Healthy Recovery Vibes for the cat sitting fried of DR cillaliz! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Lar, hope everything goes well at the Doctor! Hugs to you.
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Lar, hope everything goes well at the Doctor! Hugs to you.
Thanks, DR Ben! The sooner i'm feeling better, the sooner I'll be out of this depression and crummy mood. I hope.
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FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES TO DR DOUGR
I hope you had a great day and your birthday was spectacular
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Good morning to all
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TOD
Not my first hamburger but I did find out what Kosher was.
I was at a birthday party. It was a bowling one and afterwards there was hamburgers and hot dogs. I had a hamburger and I requested a glass of milk. One of the other kids said. "Milk and meat! Yuch! That's not Kosher!" When I asked what that meant. She said you're not supposed to eat meat with milk and when I asked why of course she could't give me an answer. I had to wait until I got home to ask my mother what that meant.
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Vibes to DR Cillaliz's cat sitter Sharon. That is so horrible.!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Good morning, all.
I believe a truck ran over me. Almost slept through the clock radio which was set way too low in volume.
COFFEE!!
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Thursday morning greetings! Again, I'll be away much of today because I'm taking my Mother shopping.
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Vibes for DR Elmore - hope you have a satisfying visit with you doctor this morning :-*
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Vibes and prayers for DR Cillaliz's friend Sharon.
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OMG the notes!
I was clinging to every word about the Hills of Beverly. I've got these window cleaners coming soon, and after they're gone, in a few hours, I will post my response. Also:
(BK): How long are you here - we simply must have a get-together.
Yes! I'd intended to post what I know about my itinerary last night, but had to call it a night and leave it for today. Will get that done this afternoon.
I guess I know one thing I won't be doing while I'm in town: revisiting the Hills of Beverly.
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VIBES for a satisfying doctor's appointment for DR Elmore.
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VIBES for everyone else who needs 'em.
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FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES TO DR DOUGR
I hope you had a great day and your birthday was spectacular
Thanks Mike. I had a good day.
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Oh, just one thing before I sign off for a while --
BK: Hunter's Books. Is that the one you couldn't think of?
Martindale's on the north side of Little Santa Monica, Hunter's on the SW corner of LSM and whichever Drive. If I'm remembering it right.
And Hunter's also had the store in Westwood.
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TOD:
My first experience of a hamburger was a Wimpy in about 1963. They started up a chain in the UK in the '50s. I loved those original Wimpys which included fried onions, and a toasted bun. They don't do them like that now - and there aren't many Wimpys left (they are now owned by the business which also runs Burger King).
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And the word of the day is: VAINGLORIOUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: YOU'RE SO VAIN
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Good morning, all.
Healing vibes for CillaLiz's cat sitter. Horrible story.
Vibes for Elmore at the doctor's and Ben at the dentist.
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TOD: I'm sure the first burger I ever had was at home or a church event. I remember realizing as a kid of about 7 or 8 that I had never been to a McDonald's before. We just didn't eat out, and we certainly didn't eat out at places where the food was what Mom prepared at home. What a letdown chain hamburgers were. I remember a few local chains like Burger Chef and Burger Queen, and not liking them.
Favorite toppings: Bacon, egg and avocado. Never ketchup, always mustard and maybe a touch of mayo.
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Yes healing vibes for Sharon the friend of DR CILLA LIZ....most distressing
And of course Doctor Visit vibes for DR ELMORE
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DR BEN - the fix you posted yesterday worked for me.....never thought it would be so simple. I just disabled the program as the instructions said..... THANK YOU
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Page Two Dance with no picture.
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TOD
When I was very young - see Hot Dog Story from yesterday - my aunt & uncle owned a little gas station/restaurant in the little southern Indiana town of Mill Grove....which is just a bump in the road on Indiana State Road 67. But my Aunt Ruby could make the BEST hamburgers EVER. They weren't round, they were sort of square to fit on a piece of white bread....and she smashed them as flat as could be.....loved visiting their business and having a hamburger with dill pickles.....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/rubymillgrove_zps673ee572.jpg)
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DR BEN - the fix you posted yesterday worked for me.....never thought it would be so simple. I just disabled the program as the instructions said..... THANK YOU
I'm so glad it worked! Yes, sometimes the simplest things can make a difference. I'm glad you posted that Revo had not worked or I would not have posted the thing from the Times. I know you use Firefox (so do I) so I thought it might help. Now you just have to have Firefox save those passwords that it removed.
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Good morning.
Vibes to Sharon. How awful!
And vibes to Elmore for his doctor visit today.
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Greetings from Toyland!
I had a series of test and I have new prescriptions to be picked up. I do like my Dr Miller quite a lot.
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HEALTH VIBES TO DR ELMORES~~~~~~~ Glad you like your doctor
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Thanks all for the vibes and prayers for Sharon. It's really just sinking in.
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Vibes to all on this glorious (?) Thursday!
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Sharon has been taking care of the cats for about 7-7-1/2 years. We've become friends over the years and in fact she's the only person who has a key to my house.
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{{{Hugs}}} for DR Cillaliz...
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I'm off to see
the Wizard my Mother - bye for now!
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I have a lead on a new cat sitter. She's someone I know and believe she's trustworthy. Hopefully this will work out
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TOD: Had lots of great burgers over the years. The place not to get a great burger is most fast food chains. Where a hot dog is mustard, a burger is catsup. A nice thick slice of Bermuda onion and perhaps some melted swiss cheese...and that's makes me happy. BK, I was always a fan of ASTRO BURGER in LA.
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TOD
When I was very young - see Hot Dog Story from yesterday - my aunt & uncle owned a little gas station/restaurant in the little southern Indiana town of Mill Grove....which is just a bump in the road on Indiana State Road 67. But my Aunt Ruby could make the BEST hamburgers EVER. They weren't round, they were sort of square to fit on a piece of white bread....and she smashed them as flat as could be.....loved visiting their business and having a hamburger with dill pickles.....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/rubymillgrove_zps673ee572.jpg)
Jack: My father ran a gas station, as I mentioned. The same architect must have designed your aunt's and my father's station:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/DaddyinhisTexacoStationca1953-56.jpg)
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it's a "table work" day.
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~~~~~VIBES FOR DR CILLALIZ'S CAT SITTER SHARON~~~~~
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DR elmore - I hope your doctor visit and your new meds help to alleviate your malaise.
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BK,
What a depressing column about Beverly Hills. But, the truth is that, it was pretty much that way before I moved to Austin in 2009.
I have the same depressing attitude toward Seattle. The downtown has changed so much. All of the wonderful majestic movie palaces (e.g. the Orpheum) where I spent so many hours when I was a kid are now gone. It's one of the reasons why I've been reluctant to return home for a visit. I prefer the memory.
:'(
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TOD:
I don't know if he place is still there, but the greatest hamburgers ever made in the world were at a Seattle drive-in, Burgermaster, which was located near the University District.
The burgers were big and messy and fantastic.
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And the word of the day is: VAINGLORIOUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: YOU'RE SO VAIN
Only because I know someone will love it so
Parody of YOU"RE SO VAIN: YOU'RE A PAIN, the Sarah Palin rogue-umentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IGmbd3PDA4
just in good fun...
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DR FJL has a new avatar!
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LOL DR RLP - yes....yes....very similar.....
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Oops, I think my birthday wishes to DR DougR yesterday got lost in the middle of a quote.
So happy belated birthday wishes, Doug R!
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Love the photos of the service stations, JRand and Ron Pulliam
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TOD:
I don't know if he place is still there, but the greatest hamburgers ever made in the world were at a Seattle drive-in, Burgermaster, which was located near the University District.
The burgers were big and messy and fantastic.
MESSY BEAUCOUP was one of the drag queen names in the Dustbin Hoffman fim SHMUTZIE, wasn't it?
(sounds like a Mad magazine bit, perhaps?)
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Here are a couple of more......this place could NEVER have been located in Beverly Hills.
The exterior
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/millgrove1_zps139df584.jpg)
My Aunt Ruby behind the counter demonstrating how to smoke with her sister in law Lemmie.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/millgrove2_zps48e4d7c3.jpg)
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Seems as if Burbank will be the place to be at the end of October......
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DR elmore - I hope your doctor visit and your new meds help to alleviate your malaise.
I wrote this one during my Aetna ST. VINCENT Malaise:
Actually, Jrand, I'm sure you know this "real song" - but is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE an obscure song? Wondering whether this is too much of an oldie,though it was in PRISCILLA.
This one is about all the other shows like PRISCILLA begging Michael (Riedel) to write about them so they can be financial hits like SPIDER-MAN:
Actors in less-publicized shows plead with Michael to make jokes about them for the attention.
WE LOVE THE SPOTLIGHT (tune of Priscilla’s I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE)
Please make jokes about us now, Mike
Please make jokes and a sweet fuss
Please make jokes, we hope you do
‘Bout all the hazards we go through
Ah, please make jokes about all the gowns we tear
When we do cartwheels and flips
We wanna be in your little quips
We’ve had no frac-tures
But did have a sprain
Frac-tures, no, but we’ve had some pain
You kidded Spidey, come on and kid us too
Oh, oh, ow! Oh, oh, ow! Oh, oh, oh, owwww!
We love the spotlight, we’d love it Boobie
So spread the dissing round, oh yeah (repeat chorus)
Please don't joke about them now, Mike
Your sweet jokes could give us a spike
Seems your jokes gets lots of play
The folks repeat each thing you say.
You can joke about our stereotype
Honey that’ll get, huh, us plenty of hype
We hope your staffers give us a chance
We’ve got some act-TORS
Hungry for press
Act-TORS, who look great in a dress
You kidded Spidey, come on and kid us too
Oh, oh, wow! oh, oh, oh, wowwww!
(2x)
We love the spotlight, so Michael, Boobie
So spread the dissing round, oh yeah
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Great lyric, FJL, even if it's sadly all too true. It's like shows that want Forbidden Broadway to roast them.
In other news, Meryl Streep as the Witch in the film of "Into the Woods"? Why? Why Rob Marshall? I hope he doesn't trash the show the way he did "Nine." He only cut my favorite seven songs from that score.
http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/meryl-streep-to-star-with-james-corden-in-new-musical/287841
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Oops, I think my birthday wishes to DR DougR yesterday got lost in the middle of a quote.
So happy belated birthday wishes, Doug R!
Thank you FJL!!
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I'm up - I didn't actually fall asleep until about two-thirty, but I got almost eight hours - the hammering wasn't too bad this morning.
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Yes, Hunter's Books was exactly where the Paley Center is now.
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Just discovered my book has now made it to Kindle format. That makes me feel like less of the Luddite that I am.
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* * * * * PRAYERS AND VIBES FOR DR CILLALIZ'S FRIEND SHARON * * * * *
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TOD:
When I was a wee youngen, I didn't want anything to do with hamburgers for some reason. I would eat hot dogs, but not burgers. Finally, around the age of ten, my father got me to try one at a Gino's. It was good. I liked it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/Ginos_Puzzle_640X526.jpg)
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Great lyric, FJL, even if it's sadly all too true. It's like shows that want Forbidden Broadway to roast them.
In other news, Meryl Streep as the Witch in the film of "Into the Woods"? Why? Why Rob Marshall? I hope he doesn't trash the show the way he did "Nine." He only cut my favorite seven songs from that score.
http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/meryl-streep-to-star-with-james-corden-in-new-musical/287841
I think Meryl has been tied to the Witch role in at least two previous attempts at an INTO THE WOODS movie. I won't mind seeing her but I share your misgivings about Marshall.
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I'm one of the walking dead today--I stayed up until 1:30 last night reading the third Game Of Thrones book. What a page turner!
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Tonight is Act One - OFF BOOK. I think I am ready.....but who knows.....
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TOD
When I was very young - see Hot Dog Story from yesterday - my aunt & uncle owned a little gas station/restaurant in the little southern Indiana town of Mill Grove....which is just a bump in the road on Indiana State Road 67. But my Aunt Ruby could make the BEST hamburgers EVER. They weren't round, they were sort of square to fit on a piece of white bread....and she smashed them as flat as could be.....loved visiting their business and having a hamburger with dill pickles.....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/rubymillgrove_zps673ee572.jpg)
Jack: My father ran a gas station, as I mentioned. The same architect must have designed your aunt's and my father's station:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/DaddyinhisTexacoStationca1953-56.jpg)
DR JRand and RLP, such wonderful photos! And RLP, you dad was kind of good looking!
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TOD:
I don't recall my first hamburger, or even my favorite ones...but I do love hamburgers!
In Salem, the best place for burgers is Rockin' Rogers. They have been around for close to 30 years, I believe and they currently have two places in town...for a time they had four diners!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tk1Yepjr0zE/Sk_fxUd9DYI/AAAAAAAAAgY/ozAo8Eek45U/s1600/Rockin+Rogers,+Salem,+OR+2.JPG)
They had decent breakfast, as well...but the worst coffee I have ever tasted! :P
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Great lyric, FJL, even if it's sadly all too true. It's like shows that want Forbidden Broadway to roast them.
In other news, Meryl Streep as the Witch in the film of "Into the Woods"? Why? Why Rob Marshall? I hope he doesn't trash the show the way he did "Nine." He only cut my favorite seven songs from that score.
http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/meryl-streep-to-star-with-james-corden-in-new-musical/287841
I like Meryl Streep. But I would much rather have a musical theatre performer in this role.
Btw, will anybody else be watching Meryl's daughter who stars in the new CW show Emily Owens MD (starts Oct 22ndish).
I wasn't going to watch since I don't get the CW. But they are going to be showing it here on Much Music along with The Arrow. They also show Gossip Girl and the Vampire Diaries.
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Good day one and all
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When I was very young - see Hot Dog Story from yesterday - my aunt & uncle owned a little gas station/restaurant in the little southern Indiana town of Mill Grove....which is just a bump in the road on Indiana State Road 67. But my Aunt Ruby could make the BEST hamburgers EVER. They weren't round, they were sort of square to fit on a piece of white bread....and she smashed them as flat as could be.....loved visiting their business and having a hamburger with dill pickles.....
Jack: My father ran a gas station, as I mentioned. The same architect must have designed your aunt's and my father's station:
DR JRand and RLP, such wonderful photos! And RLP, you dad was kind of good looking!
Yeah, he kinda was.... :)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/LeRoyPulliam.jpg)
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Belated Happy Birthday greetings to Doug!
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Vibes to a speedy recovery for Cilla's friend, Sharon...
Doctor vibes for Elmore...
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Am home on a sick day today. Tired and listless the last 3 days. Might just be allergies, but at work I could barely keep my eyes open so felt it wise to stay home and recup.
So today I watched, for the very first time, the classic I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943). Oh, man what a beautiful film. Not so much a horror story as a love story, and the ending totally caught be by surprise. I can't believe that it has taken me so many years to catch up with this movie.
Even if horror films are not your thing, I would still highly recommend this.
(http://www.stephenjoneseditor.com/media/iwalkedwithazombie-uk-pressad.jpg)
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He could have been a movie star, DR Ron Pulliam!
PS: I keep referring to you as RLP, but you haven't been DR RLP in years have you. I need to get with the times.
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Freak snowstorm here...
Strange to see snow this early in the fall up here but the moisture if needed. In a strange way it was propelled by a super typhoon near Japan a few weeks ago that dislodged unusually cold air from the arctic regions.
The areas bordering the Canadian border got over 7 inches and we only got an inch in Fargo. However, it resulted in some desperately needed precipitation. The melted snow for Fargo amounted to about a third of an inch. It is not a lot, but it is more than we have had in the last two months combined. It is nowhere near the amount needed to break the drought. Parts of the area are any where from 6 to 13 inches below normal for year. Our normal precipitation figures, including melted snow, is usually between 18 to 20 inches a year.
The heavier snow that fell up north did quell two wild fires near Karlstad, MN that burned or damaged 11 homes. During the height of the fire, they evacuated Karlstad, MN as a precaution.
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I hate freak snowstorms. Well, I hate snow or weather below 70 during the day. So, I don't envy you, DakotaCelt. I hope you stay safe and warm.
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The photos of these old-timey burger joints are making me hungry. One of my favorites is Taylor's Automated Refresher in St. Helena, Calif., while we still have one of the last Pig Stands here in San Antonio. (Anyone who has read Larry McMurtry's "Evening Star" might remember mention of those. They started the carhop craze.)
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TOD:
The first hamburger I had at a restaurant called King Leo's on Washington Street in Grand Forks, ND. We also had an A & W drive-in that served hamburgers.
However my favorite hamburger / sloppy joe joint was the Fabulous Kegs Drive-in in Grand Forks. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They still serve wonderful sloppy joes and they are only open during the summer months. They are a treat.
http://www.choppedonion.com/id169.html
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4524
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Belated Happy Birthday greetings to Doug!
Thanks DakotaCelt!
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I want to go to Rockin' Rogers
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Am home on a sick day today. Tired and listless the last 3 days. Might just be allergies, but at work I could barely keep my eyes open so felt it wise to stay home and recup.
So today I watched, for the very first time, the classic I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943). Oh, man what a beautiful film. Not so much a horror story as a love story, and the ending totally caught be by surprise. I can't believe that it has taken me so many years to catch up with this movie.
Even if horror films are not your thing, I would still highly recommend this.
(http://www.stephenjoneseditor.com/media/iwalkedwithazombie-uk-pressad.jpg)
I've got that as part of the excellent Val Lewton DVD box set. I must watch it again - I've forgotten what it was all about!
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Grinders at the Red Pepper in Grand Forks are a source for local legend...
http://www.redpepper.com/
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The great thing about REd Pepper is they have always tried to buy things locally.
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DR Cilla I'm shocked & very sorry & sad to read about your wonderful cat sitter.
MEGA VIBES FOR SHARON!!!!
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HiHo South in South Fargo... Their cheeseburger is fantastic
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/239025/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hi-Ho/136674786388112
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Greetings from Toyland!
I had a series of test and I have new prescriptions to be picked up. I do like my Dr Miller quite a lot.
I'm very pleased you like your Doctor.
DR elmore are you getting enough exercise to give your endorphin's a good boost?
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I have a lead on a new cat sitter. She's someone I know and believe she's trustworthy. Hopefully this will work out
Good luck this person works out.
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Just discovered my book has now made it to Kindle format. That makes me feel like less of the Luddite that I am.
;D and congratulations!
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DR's JRand and Ron, wonderful photos!
DR Ron your father was very handsome.
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DR's JRand and Ron, wonderful photos!
DR Ron your father was very handsome.
Thanks. He was the youngest of 8 siblings, and he didn't really resemble any of them, IMO. Of course, his personality was quite like theirs in almost every way.
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DR's JRand and Ron, wonderful photos!
DR Ron your father was very handsome.
I agree Jane, Ron's father was a handsome devil!
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Good news from DR CILLA LIZ
Thank you DR JANE......a couple of years ago, I was scanning photos for my cousin Lita, and they are still on my hard drive.
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The plant lady came to the door and asked, almost pleaded, if I could please save her from using the porta potty. ;D
I told her it was my pleasure. :)
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And the word of the day is: VAINGLORIOUS!
I thought there was going to be a stripper named Vain Glorious.
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~~~~~Health vibes and prayers for DR Cilla's cat sitter, Sharon!~~~~~
What a tragic event. It reminds me of almost losing my leg to MRSA last year.
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Busy day. I have two meetings, a dentist appointment (for which I'm taking half a sick day) and then after the dentist I'm going to a goodbye event for someone from our office who is leaving after 20 years. Then tomorrow the fun begins because we go to DC for the weekend.
~~~~~~~~~~Dental vibes to DR Ben~~~~~~~~~~
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Good morning, all! At 9:00 I turned off the lights and went to bed. I did not get 9.5 hours of sleep, unfortunately, because it was a rather unpleasant night of discomfort, but I'm sure I slept at least 7.5 hours. This morning I see my doctor, and I am guessing there are tests to be taken.
~~~~~~~~~~Doctor vibes to DR elmore~~~~~~~~~~
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Lar, hope everything goes well at the Doctor! Hugs to you.
Thanks, DR Ben! The sooner i'm feeling better, the sooner I'll be out of this depression and crummy mood. I hope.
If the doctor can't help, perhaps we can fly MBarnum out there to take care of you!
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I have a lead on a new cat sitter. She's someone I know and believe she's trustworthy. Hopefully this will work out
My cat sitter is was my friend, Betzy. Since she has not spoken to me or answered my texts since 5/7/12, I am guessing that I will need a new sitter as well.
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TOD
When I was very young - see Hot Dog Story from yesterday - my aunt & uncle owned a little gas station/restaurant in the little southern Indiana town of Mill Grove....which is just a bump in the road on Indiana State Road 67. But my Aunt Ruby could make the BEST hamburgers EVER. They weren't round, they were sort of square to fit on a piece of white bread....and she smashed them as flat as could be.....loved visiting their business and having a hamburger with dill pickles.....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/rubymillgrove_zps673ee572.jpg)
Jack: My father ran a gas station, as I mentioned. The same architect must have designed your aunt's and my father's station:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/DaddyinhisTexacoStationca1953-56.jpg)
Jack and Ron, what great photos!
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TOD:
I don't know if he place is still there, but the greatest hamburgers ever made in the world were at a Seattle drive-in, Burgermaster, which was located near the University District.
The burgers were big and messy and fantastic.
Still there, Druxy!
http://www.burgermaster.biz/university
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And now I am off to rehearsal....there is a photo of me in Tuesday's edition of The DePauw, but I do not have a hard copy of it yet, and I can't link the PDF.....so perhaps sooner or later it will show up here.
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I have a lead on a new cat sitter. She's someone I know and believe she's trustworthy. Hopefully this will work out
My cat sitter is was my friend, Betzy. Since she has not spoken to me or answered my texts since 5/7/12, I am guessing that I will need a new sitter as well.
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I'm glad your MSR attack had a better outcome than DR Cilla's friend.
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Great lyric, FJL, even if it's sadly all too true. It's like shows that want Forbidden Broadway to roast them.
In other news, Meryl Streep as the Witch in the film of "Into the Woods"? Why? Why Rob Marshall? I hope he doesn't trash the show the way he did "Nine." He only cut my favorite seven songs from that score.
http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/meryl-streep-to-star-with-james-corden-in-new-musical/287841
I just hope that Pierce Brosnan passes on the project.
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Great lyrics, Fred!
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"Student Who Got 'Gay Cure' Sues California Over New Law"
http://gma.yahoo.com/student-got-gay-cure-sues-california-over-law-180012521--abc-news-health.html
Anyone have an idea how this could "cure" could actually be "successful"?
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Great lyrics, Fred!
I agree! :D
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Love the photos of the service stations, JRand and Ron Pulliam
Ditto!
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Just discovered my book has now made it to Kindle format. That makes me feel like less of the Luddite that I am.
Great news, John!
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TOD
When I was very young - see Hot Dog Story from yesterday - my aunt & uncle owned a little gas station/restaurant in the little southern Indiana town of Mill Grove....which is just a bump in the road on Indiana State Road 67. But my Aunt Ruby could make the BEST hamburgers EVER. They weren't round, they were sort of square to fit on a piece of white bread....and she smashed them as flat as could be.....loved visiting their business and having a hamburger with dill pickles.....
Jack: My father ran a gas station, as I mentioned. The same architect must have designed your aunt's and my father's station:
DR JRand and RLP, such wonderful photos! And RLP, you dad was kind of good looking!
Yeah, he kinda was.... :)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/LeRoyPulliam.jpg)
Wow! Hottie alert!!
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Thanks all for the vibes and prayers for Sharon. It's really just sinking in.
~~~ADDITIONAL VIBES FOR SHARON!!~~~
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RE Notes for today- Although I didn't grow up in So Cal, I am always very saddened when I read about what I read about in bk's notes. Nothing is sacred anymore, I don't understand people's thinking about Mom and Pop stores and their demise, I think it's a big deal that they're all going away. (or have gone away)
That's all I have.
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Grinders at the Red Pepper in Grand Forks are a source for local legend...
Why, do they grind up people?
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T.O.D.
The first hamburger joint I remember, and the one that my sister and I still talk about. Jolly Jack's.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/JollyJacks1.jpg)
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I have a lead on a new cat sitter. She's someone I know and believe she's trustworthy. Hopefully this will work out
My cat sitter is was my friend, Betzy. Since she has not spoken to me or answered my texts since 5/7/12, I am guessing that I will need a new sitter as well.
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I'm glad your MSR attack had a better outcome than DR Cilla's friend.
Me, too, Jane. Thank God!
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One more post.
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Page 5!
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Back from a major shopping day with my Mom. First we went to a ladies' clothing shoppe nearby where I'd special ordered a cute shirt with a Paris motif a couple of months ago. They hadn't called to tell me it was in, but I just thought to check anyway. The clerk, who'd taken my order, said it had JUST come in and she was embarrassed to call and thought I probably no longer wanted it. Well, it's perfect for this Middfest weekend and I'm wearing it to tonight's kick-off dinner!
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Back from a major shopping day with my Mom. First we went to a ladies' clothing shoppe nearby where I'd special ordered a cute shirt with a Paris motif a couple of months ago. They hadn't called to tell me it was in, but I just thought to check anyway. The clerk, who'd taken my order, said it had JUST come in and she was embarrassed to call and thought I probably no longer wanted it. Well, it's perfect for this Middfest weekend and I'm wearing it to tonight's kick-off dinner!
Do you think that it really just came in?
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Well, DR TCB, that's her story and she was sticking to it!
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"Student Who Got 'Gay Cure' Sues California Over New Law"
http://gma.yahoo.com/student-got-gay-cure-sues-california-over-law-180012521--abc-news-health.html
Anyone have an idea how this could "cure" could actually be "successful"?
Lobotomy?
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T.O.D.
The first hamburger joint I remember, and the one that my sister and I still talk about. Jolly Jack's.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/JollyJacks1.jpg)
I want to go there. Now. Man, that is beautiful.
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
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(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/china-garden-pig-stand-pig.jpg)
And here is the big pig outside the original Pig Stand in San Antonio. It actually has a small dining area where a party of six or so could have a cramped dinner. But at least you could say you ate in the pig. The original restaurant is closed, a Chinese place has taken over, but the pig still rules.
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
I love it!
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
Old people like me. And any fan of "Love at First Bite."
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Watch out, here it comes...
Beverly Hills.
I’d actually long ago figured that the place I knew had disappeared due to the death of theaters, bookstores, camera shops, certain eateries, and the like. Since I’d been away from it, the first couple of bombshells were that “Via Rodeo” shopping thing and the whole expansion of the Civic Center. But those are ancient news. I could later tell from occasional glances at Google Earth or Bing that many structures had bitten the dust, and the likes of me learned long ago that that kind of New is almost never Good.
I'd moved from Ohio to L.A. in 1972, on a whim, and lived in Hollywood until 1975 when I moved to Beverly Hills to be closer to my job. (I actually didn’t have a car during those first few years in L.A.) My apartment was on Clark Drive, one block north and west of Wilshire and Robertson, and I was there until 1979. My job was at Litton Industries’ corporate headquarters on Crescent Drive at Brighton Way, a nice walk or bike ride from the apartment. (I like other people’s geographic specifics, so I’m giving my own for those who wish to follow along at home.) This is why I feel a strong bond to the former Hills of Beverly. Though there was never much of a night life (just about none after the movie theaters were gone), the place bustled throughout the day.
BK tells a horror story in the notes, and a dream story in Kritzer Time. The place was obviously greater in his years than in the 1970s when I knew it, but it was still viable. What first killed me was reading about Chesterfield Records, which I never knew (but I knew many other great record stores). And the Ontra Cafeteria – I didn’t know that one, and I didn’t think I remembered Ontra at all, but I recently discovered that an amazing old one I fondly remembered at Hollywood and Vine was an Ontra.
So, working an office job at Litton, I soon learned my way around the area, and I can honestly remember spending two or three dollars on a nice breakfast or lunch in Beverly Hills. There was a comfortable old coffee shop on the SW corner of Brighton and Canon that, sadly, became a Tony Roma’s shortly after I started going there. (That was, for me, the first death.) I loved the little café next to the Beverly Canon Theatre. Walter’s Pastry and Tea Room. Ah Fong’s (downstairs!) Chinese restaurant on Beverly Dr. (I believe there was another in Westwood). Michelangelo’s on Beverly. The Café Swiss on Rodeo. The Magic Pan, which we’ve talked about, which I think was in the building on Brighton Way at Camden (NW corner). Another small but very charming coffee shop on that SW corner. The Café Beverly Hills on Wilshire near Roxbury (not to be confused with the Beverly Hills Café on La Cienega, another strong favorite). The Hamburger Hamlet (I think there were two there – one on Bedford or Roxbury, which later became The Ginger Man (?), and a small one in an elegant-ish department store on Wilshire whose name escapes me at the moment). The Red Onion on the NE corner of Beverly and Dayton. Bon Appetit, a great cafeteria-style deli lunch spot on Beverly. A small sandwich place called Marty’s (?) at or near the SE corner of Beverly and Dayton...
(HOW AM I DOING SO FAR???)
...and ohmigod the Luau on Rodeo, surely one of the nicer Polynesian/Tiki restaurants at the time. Later, the Saloon on Little Santa Monica, which I associate with an “upscale chili” craze of the late 1970s. La Scala (?) on Little Santa Monica had an affordable café (an annex to their more upscale restaurant) with the most delicious chopped salad. Was there a House of Pie farther down Little Santa Monica? (Correct me if I’m wrong on any of these!) And I was always charmed by the little coffee shop in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel – for some reason, those little old places tucked into corners of jernts like that always held a certain magic for me – it was called the Pink Turtle Café or some such. The Orange Julius on Wilshire near Beverly. Oh, here's a good one -- Ye Little Club, a small dark old comfortable bar on Canon that served up the most delicious cheeseburger in the world (not to confuse this with today’s TOD). And for God’s sake, Nate ‘n Al’s, which started this whole mishegas.
I’m bound to remember something else later, but those, DRs, are the places a normal person – not the celebrities and one-percenters – just a normal working class person working a normal day job in the Golden Triangle of Beverly Hills – could WALK to for something good to eat without even thinking about breaking the bank. If you wanted to break the bank, there was the Brown Derby (or maybe that wasn’t so expensive – I don’t remember), the Bistro, and any number of more famous upscale places that we knew about but which we only got to on the more special occasions. Further, almost every place I listed had something on their menu that I’d give anything to sit down to and enjoy again. And no chain restaurants – only a few local area ones like the Hamlet, nothing at all like the national chains that even a place like Beverly Hills must be blighted with now. Oh – the Cheesecake Factory, which BK mentioned – we did go there for desserts.
I don’t think there were any record stores in the Hills o’ Bev by the time I got there, so I’ll have to hold my reminiscences for when we’re talking about Hollywood or Westwood or other locales. For bookstores, BK mentioned Martindale’s (whose name I recall somehow included Doubleday’s – is that possible? Something like Martindale-Doubleday’s?). Hunter’s was a bit more upscale or had a reputation for deeper selection, I think. And in the Beverly Wilshire was Brentano’s. I got hours of fabulous browsing accomplished in these stores.
Now don’t get me started on movie theaters. Okay, just a little. The Beverly Theater with its Taj Mahal-type dome. The Beverly Canon. And my favorite, the Stanley Warner – which by then was called, a little oddly, the Beverly Theater - a magnificently ornate movie palace, reduced, like those others in their latter days, to revival and second-run films. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But what a place to spend an evening, and it often seemed like I had the whole magnificent place to myself. Sadly, I probably did.
In those years I was much into photography, and soon became a familiar face at the two camera stores in Beverly Hills where I took slides to be developed. I think the first one was on Canon, north of Brighton Way, and the other was on Beverly Drive in the block with Bon Appetit and a lot of other stores I wish I could remember now. Beverly Hills Camera, and Beverly Hills Camera Exchange, I think they were called. Last but not least, Jack’s Camera Exchange on Little Santa Monica.
That Beverly Drive block also had one of those wonderful stationery stores that were special places to explore - special, meaning that stores like Staples don’t even come close to holding the excitement and mystery for discovering that perfect thing for whatever the task of the moment was, and of course they also had other wonderful things I’d buy and then find a need for. There was a great old luggage and gift store right around there. For groceries, Smith’s Food King had a following, and there was a Ralph’s around the corner.
One point, or pernt, to make is that during business hours, at least, Beverly Hills was – not the best, but one of the good urban walking areas of L.A. at that time. Hollywood and Westwood ruled, of course, as did Melrose later on, but there was plenty to do there if that’s where you found yourself. I’m sure it was more of a destination place when the theaters were thriving and playing first-runs.
I just looked on Google Earth and found the top block of Crescent Drive - GONE - covered by some new monstrosity between the City Hall and the Post Office building. One good and worthy unique thing, in addition to Nate ‘n Al’s, that MIGHT still exist there: the space-age or Googie-style Union 76 gas station on Little Santa Monica. If it’s still a gas station. If it’s still a 76. If it still has the revolving 76 sign. If. If. If.
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Apologies for the rambling regurgitation. Blame the notes! :)
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T.O.D.
The first hamburger joint I remember, and the one that my sister and I still talk about. Jolly Jack's.
I want to go there. Now. Man, that is beautiful.
You and me both, John!
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
Old people like me. And any fan of "Love at First Bite."
Oh WOW - I totally saw "Love at First Bit" at our little movie theatre downtown Angels Camp in 1979. Which of course - I believe is gone.
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Back from a major shopping day with my Mom. First we went to a ladies' clothing shoppe nearby where I'd special ordered a cute shirt with a Paris motif a couple of months ago. They hadn't called to tell me it was in, but I just thought to check anyway. The clerk, who'd taken my order, said it had JUST come in and she was embarrassed to call and thought I probably no longer wanted it. Well, it's perfect for this Middfest weekend and I'm wearing it to tonight's kick-off dinner!
LOL that doesn't sound like a good reason NOT to call.
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T.O.D.
The first hamburger joint I remember, and the one that my sister and I still talk about. Jolly Jack's.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/JollyJacks1.jpg)
I want to go there. Now. Man, that is beautiful.
Me too. ALL of these pictures are killing me.
I'm not even up to trying to answer the TOD yet!
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
Old people like me. And any fan of "Love at First Bite."
I liked "Love at First Bite."
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
Old people like me. And any fan of "Love at First Bite."
Great! Yes, I remember the howling in the theatre when they did close-ups of George Hamilton's feet.
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Back from a major shopping day with my Mom. First we went to a ladies' clothing shoppe nearby where I'd special ordered a cute shirt with a Paris motif a couple of months ago. They hadn't called to tell me it was in, but I just thought to check anyway. The clerk, who'd taken my order, said it had JUST come in and she was embarrassed to call and thought I probably no longer wanted it. Well, it's perfect for this Middfest weekend and I'm wearing it to tonight's kick-off dinner!
LOL that doesn't sound like a good reason NOT to call.
Yeah, it does sound kind of flaky, doesn't it? Makes me wonder if she thought I wasn't a serious shopper and really wouldn't make the purchase after all. Kind of the "Pretty Woman" treatment...
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Apologies for the rambling regurgitation. Blame the notes! :)
Great reminiscences, Chas!
But you could have made, at least, ten posts out of them.
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Back from a major shopping day with my Mom. First we went to a ladies' clothing shoppe nearby where I'd special ordered a cute shirt with a Paris motif a couple of months ago. They hadn't called to tell me it was in, but I just thought to check anyway. The clerk, who'd taken my order, said it had JUST come in and she was embarrassed to call and thought I probably no longer wanted it. Well, it's perfect for this Middfest weekend and I'm wearing it to tonight's kick-off dinner!
LOL that doesn't sound like a good reason NOT to call.
Yeah, it does sound kind of flaky, doesn't it? Makes me wonder if she thought I wasn't a serious shopper and really wouldn't make the purchase after all. Kind of the "Pretty Woman" treatment...
Ginny is a hooker!
::) ??? ::)
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Apologies for the rambling regurgitation. Blame the notes! :)
Great reminiscences, Chas!
But you could have made, at least, ten posts out of them.
You are so right.
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What a terrible waste.
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I must resolve to do better.
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Starting right now.
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"Student Who Got 'Gay Cure' Sues California Over New Law"
http://gma.yahoo.com/student-got-gay-cure-sues-california-over-law-180012521--abc-news-health.html
Anyone have an idea how this could "cure" could actually be "successful"?
Well, Michele Bachmann's husband swears it works, but have you seen that queen?
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No-o-o-o, DR TCB, but I definitely felt like she didn't take me seriously as a shopper.
Off to dinner - bye for now!
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My check arrived in today's post so I am happier than I was but i still feel pretty crummy.
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I'm pondering tomorrow and whether I stay here and do laundry or go to Toyland anddo laundry on Saturday. It looks like we hav three days of hot weather in the high 70s before it drops down to the 50s.
Decisions, decisions . . .
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My check arrived in today's post so I am happier than I was but i still feel pretty crummy.
To quote song lyric from "Woman of the Year":
"So what else is new?"
;)
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Page Six!
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No-o-o-o, DR TCB, but I definitely felt like she didn't take me seriously as a shopper.
Off to dinner - bye for now!
I woder why that would be? I have that happen regardless of whether I am shopping for a pair of pants, a new car, or a house. If I don't have a wife and possibly kids with me - I am invisible!
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Wow, Norwegian Cruise Lines is offering a 16 day TransAtlantic cruise from New Orleans to Copenhagen with prices starting at $699.00 per person. That is less than $50.00 a day. Granted, that is an inside cabin, but still, less than $50.00 a day?
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Back from a major shopping day with my Mom. First we went to a ladies' clothing shoppe nearby where I'd special ordered a cute shirt with a Paris motif a couple of months ago. They hadn't called to tell me it was in, but I just thought to check anyway. The clerk, who'd taken my order, said it had JUST come in and she was embarrassed to call and thought I probably no longer wanted it. Well, it's perfect for this Middfest weekend and I'm wearing it to tonight's kick-off dinner!
LOL that doesn't sound like a good reason NOT to call.
Yeah, it does sound kind of flaky, doesn't it? Makes me wonder if she thought I wasn't a serious shopper and really wouldn't make the purchase after all. Kind of the "Pretty Woman" treatment...
Funny you should mention Pretty Woman. You will know why very soon. ;)
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It is interesting reading Bruce's walk down memory lane and prompts my own trip down this lane.
I rarely went to the Canon Theater. For me it was the Fox Wilshire or the Stanley Warner (where Keith worked in the late 60's).
While Bruce was eating in Ontra's my best friend in elementary school & I began walking to Beverly Hills for a day of shopping. We always stopped for lunch at Nate 'n Nal's. Meals there were always delicious and at least one star was to be seen. While Bruce still thinks this restaurant is great Keith & I lament how far downhill it has gone and that the best coleslaw in the world is no longer the best. I still think they have the best Kosher new pickles.
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Pixie Town, a children's shop which until recently was a Beverly Hills landmark store, was a must stop for us. Following a day of shopping in the Hills we would treat ourselves to a bus ride back to Pico drive and then walk back down Motor Drive into our Cheviot Hills. Then that stretch of Motor Dr was up & down sloping hills with a dirt sidewalk with a golf course on each side of the street. It was very pretty. While the golf courses are still there the road is now flat and paved, not as pretty but less strenuous to walk after a day of shopping. I'm pleased to say the entrance to 20th Century Fox is still there even though the rest of the studio is now Century City. I digress from Beverly Hills, sorry.
My sister used to love to go to Will Wright's Ice Cream Parlor. I liked the charming turn-of-the century decor & the almond macaroon cookies she liked the ice cream and usually stole most of mine.
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Until I left my job, which was interfering with my wedding & honeymoon plans, I worked in the office building which Bruce mentioned. Much farther down Cannon Drive was my grandfather's house. After we were married I worked at Union Bank, which is still there. In my early twenties I spent many lunch hours walking around Beverly Hills. Brentano's was the book store I loved. After Nate ' Nal's my favorite place was Allen Wertz candies, even more so than the See's Candy shop where I was offered a job (knowing just about every candy I would have been easy to train for the x-mas rush)
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Almost every visit home over the years has taken me walking through Beverly Hills so I have gradually seen all the changes, some good & others not so good. When it first began to grown I liked the changes and the energy and, to me, it still had the charm Bruce mentioned only with a much needed spark added. When "Pretty Woman" had the scene with the shop lady initially treating Julia Robert's like nothing I would tell people that just isn't realistic. Bruce is correct, the stars and the rich might have fancy cars but you couldn't necessarily tell by how they were dressed. They had a casual natural look to them. Even in the seventies when we were poor I was never snubbed at any store in Beverly Hills because I didn't have the right look.
Over the last few years I've noticed there just seems to be something missing.
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Okay, I am now the proud owner of six cans of Cincinnati Recipe Original Chili (eat your heart out, BK!). Now I have to stock up on the other 4-way ingrediants. What kind of beans? What kind of cheese? And od i have to do anything special when I cook the spaghetti?
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It is interesting reading Bruce's walk down memory lane and prompts my own trip down this lane.
I rarely went to the Canon Theater. For me it was the Fox Wilshire or the Stanley Warner (where Keith worked in the late 60's).
While Bruce was eating in Ontra's my best friend in elementary school & I began walking to Beverly Hills for a day of shopping. We always stopped for lunch at Nate 'n Nal's. Meals there were always delicious and at least one star was to be seen. While Bruce still thinks this restaurant is great Keith & I lament how far downhill it has gone and that the best coleslaw in the world is no longer the best. I still think they have the best Kosher new pickles.
What stars do you remember seeing? Is their coleslaw, at least. good?
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I hope we don't get snow here for quite a while. At least until December!
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The National Weather Service officially said today that Western Washington was going to continue with drought conditions through the fall and winter.
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If any is interested, you can read an excerpt from my masters' thesis.
http://gradworks.umi.com/15/16/1516521.html
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TCB, it is supposed to be on the dry side here also. We were really dry last winter and very little snow. It was actually 55 on Dec 26 and that is very warm for us
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If any is interested, you can read an excerpt from my masters' thesis.
http://gradworks.umi.com/15/16/1516521.html
Congrats, DakotaCelt. :D
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
I remember that. :)
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
I remember that. :)
Gloria Gaynor?
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
I remember that. :)
Gloria Gaynor?
No, Alicia Bridges (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2qImB0sT0). Gloria Gaynor sang "I Will Survive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faf1ch7Q9XE)." Same era, though. :)
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It is interesting reading Bruce's walk down memory lane and prompts my own trip down this lane.
I rarely went to the Canon Theater. For me it was the Fox Wilshire or the Stanley Warner (where Keith worked in the late 60's).
While Bruce was eating in Ontra's my best friend in elementary school & I began walking to Beverly Hills for a day of shopping. We always stopped for lunch at Nate 'n Nal's. Meals there were always delicious and at least one star was to be seen. While Bruce still thinks this restaurant is great Keith & I lament how far downhill it has gone and that the best coleslaw in the world is no longer the best. I still think they have the best Kosher new pickles.
What stars do you remember seeing? Is their coleslaw, at least. good?
There were so many I don't really remember who I saw when I was young. One of the biggest stars I remember was Shelly Winter's.
My favorite was Jim Hutton. Keith and I were in the long line waiting to order at the "to go" counter at the deli. The entire time we chatted & joked with Jim & his pregnant wife. Mostly Keith & Jim were joking and making us laugh.
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I forgot to mention one of the original Beverly Hills place we still miss, Blum's. They had the best sundae's.
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TOD: Not applicable since I don't eat meat!
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If any is interested, you can read an excerpt from my masters' thesis.
http://gradworks.umi.com/15/16/1516521.html
Congrats, DakotaCelt. :D
Ditto!
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Back from a festive Middfest kick-off dinner at our local Miami University campus. I bought a copy of this year's magazine and picked up a printed schedule so I can get ready for the weekend.
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We don't go to Nat 'n Al's as often as we used to. When there we don't see stars like we used to. We have been told they are more likely to be there for an early breakfast. What we have heard are grunts picking up lunch at the take out counter for names we recognize.
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If any is interested, you can read an excerpt from my masters' thesis.
http://gradworks.umi.com/15/16/1516521.html
Congrats, DakotaCelt. :D
Well done - congratulations!
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My favorite hamburger's were my mother's and later mine, especially the mini appetizer ones on Jewish rye bread and then broiled. They were about as delicious as my Stat's hamburger's. It was a sad day for me when Stat's closed down.
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I am enjoying the journey of Beverly HIls since I have never been there so it is fun for me to imagine these places.
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TOD:
I don't know if he place is still there, but the greatest hamburgers ever made in the world were at a Seattle drive-in, Burgermaster, which was located near the University District.
The burgers were big and messy and fantastic.
Still there, Druxy!
http://www.burgermaster.biz/university
Is it still a drive-in?
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I have had two incredible veggi burgers.
The first was a little place near Lehigh when I took my niece to look at the campus. My friend's daughter gave us a tour and was thrilled she finally knew someone who would want to try the vegetarian place that had recently opened up.
The second place was off an Alley in New Orleans. It was extremely hot & humid & I had been walking for hours. I was thrilled to find a vegetarian food place, just can't call that little place a restaurant ;) I quickly ordered home made lemonade and the veggi burger, went back outside to sit at a table with an umbrella just before it began to rain. The lemonade would have been refreshing even if it hadn't been delicious. The burger was a heavenly treat.
I like my vegetarian burgers but since we don't have a BBQ grill I don't make them very often.
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Wow, Norwegian Cruise Lines is offering a 16 day TransAtlantic cruise from New Orleans to Copenhagen with prices starting at $699.00 per person. That is less than $50.00 a day. Granted, that is an inside cabin, but still, less than $50.00 a day?
A great price but not worth it to me.
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So, today I remembered sitting with some old and new friends this summer and hearing that one of them is a pet sitter. I remember telling her that I already had someone I was very happy with. Well, today I called her and she said as long as she's in town she'd be glad to. She doesn't live far from my house and will come over next week to get the lay of the land. Plus, she mentioned a couple other friends by name and said among them, they would always make sure I had help with the cats. I'm quite relieved about that. Now I just hope she's around in December so I can go to NYC
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I also broke my tooth last night. Luckily they can fix it with a crown. The other lucky thing is it doesn't hurt
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at least not yet
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On a positive note, my little toe is feeling better quite quickly, so I think it may not be broken
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Thanks for all the vibes and prayers for Sharon. I haven't gotten any more news today. I'm going to call one of her friends tomorrow and see what the latest is.
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So, today I remembered sitting with some old and new friends this summer and hearing that one of them is a pet sitter. I remember telling her that I already had someone I was very happy with. Well, today I called her and she said as long as she's in town she'd be glad to. She doesn't live far from my house and will come over next week to get the lay of the land. Plus, she mentioned a couple other friends by name and said among them, they would always make sure I had help with the cats. I'm quite relieved about that. Now I just hope she's around in December so I can go to NYC
That's great. VIBES SHE IS AROUND WHEN YOU NEED HER!!!
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On a positive note, my little toe is feeling better quite quickly, so I think it may not be broken
Good :)
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Thanks for all the vibes and prayers for Sharon. I haven't gotten any more news today. I'm going to call one of her friends tomorrow and see what the latest is.
CONTINUED MEGA VIBES FOR SHARON!!
Thanks for the update even if you don't know anything. I've been thinking about her.
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Vibes for Sherry --- She is in my prayers --- whata terrible thing
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Chas thank you for your walk down memory lane! I quite enjoyed it
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I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Please don't talk about love tonight
Please don't talk about sweet love
Please don't talk about being true
And all the trouble we've been through
Ah, please don't talk about all of the plans
We had for fixin' this broken romance
I want to go where the people dance
I want some action
I want to live
Action, I got so much to give
I want to give it
I want to get some too
Ooooh I, I love the nightlife
I got to boogie
On the disco 'round, oh yea
Oh, I love the night life
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Please don't talk about love tonight
Your sweet talking won't make it right
Love and lies just bring me down
When you've got women all over town
You can love them all and when you're through
Maybe that'll make, huh, a man out of you
I got to go where the people dance
I want some action
I want to live
Action
I got so much to give
I want to give it
I want to get some too
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i blame FJL
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TOD
Hvae no idea where or when I had my first burger
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There used to be a Fuddruckers that we used to go to that served amazing burgers but they left long ago
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Ah Fong’s (downstairs!) Chinese restaurant on Beverly Dr.
I first began going there with Keith and his family. It was a sad day for us when Ah Fong's went out of business.
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I'm sure my mom made my first burger. Or I had it at Stafford's Cafe or Kinnard's..
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I like a medium burger (pink not red in the middle) on a nice toasted bun with cheddar cheese and sauteed mushrooms and mayo
or swiss cheese
or muenster
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Or maybe A&W or the East Side Drive In
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Yum Vixmom, that sounds good
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or a turkey burger marinated in terriyaki sauce witha nice slice of pineapple
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I like a medium burger (pink not red in the middle) on a nice toasted bun with cheddar cheese and sauteed mushrooms and mayo
or swiss cheese
or muenster
oh and a nice big slice of roasted red pepper
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They make a great terriyaki (Sp?) burger at Mother Nature's. It's got mushrooms and I can't remember...swiss cheese? Anyway, it's beef, not chicken, and it's wonderful
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You are making me hungry
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oh and the burger must be grilled on an outdoor barbeque
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"Student Who Got 'Gay Cure' Sues California Over New Law"
http://gma.yahoo.com/student-got-gay-cure-sues-california-over-law-180012521--abc-news-health.html
Anyone have an idea how this could "cure" could actually be "successful"?
He just has to keep taking big doses of denial.
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when MacDonalsd first came out with their 1/3 lb angus burgers the mushroom swiss burgers were amazing - beautifuuly cooked, covered with delicius suteed mushrooms dripping with melted swiss.... but once the introductory period was over the burgers became overcooked with miniscule amounts of toppings
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Good Evening!
We managed to get through Act One during today's "table work" session, and it was quite a lively and loverly discussion. We read a scene, and then open the floor to questions. Any questions. What time of day is it? What would have prompted one character to do that to another character? What level of education did the character achieve? Etc., etc., etc. It's like a background research session en masse.
We go back to choreography and music sessions tomorrow, and will go over Act Two on next week. -Our "Higgins", Benedict Campbell, flew back up to the Shaw Festival to finish up his second to last week of Ragtime and His Girl Friday.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'm guessing the first hamburger I had was from McDonald's. Although, it's very possible the first one was from during a backyard cookout.
One hamburger-specific memory: The first couple of times I went to Wendy's I remember being disappointed(?) that they weren't as juicy and as "drippy" as their commercials said they were. -Remember all those napkin commercials?
I also seem to remember not being all that impressed with a Burger King "Whopper".
*And my favorite McDonald's hamburger used to be a plain one. No pickle. No ketchup. No mustard. *If you asked for a plain one, they were usually made-to-order - or at least assembled-to-order - since the default was with ketchup and pickles (and onions?). Alas, when McDonald's streamlined their assembly line, that meant that most items are pre-cooked, kept in a warmer, and then microwaved as needed. :-/
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
DR FJL - I most definitely remember that song! *And it's one of those songs that "kids" who weren't even born when the song first came out seem to know by heart. ???
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DR Jane (or any other DRs), I know you use your nook mostly now, but what did you used to do if your book's print was too small to comfortably read?
It's book 2 and i really want to read it. This is the only series i've ever had a problem with. Sometimes they fonts are a bit smaller but i've never seen anything like this. And it's making me crazy.
I ended up getting the first 3 chapters as a sample at amazon.com so i could read that part comfortably.
I really don't understand why anyone printing a book would do this. :(
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I only have it maybe twice a year, but I really like a Big Mac!
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Gonna go watch GLEE.
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And...
Since I'm been getting up between 6:30am and 7:30am in order to leave before the main crush of the morning rush hour... And since I kind of want to head in even a little bit earlier tomorrow in order to take a bike ride around West Potomac Park...
Goodnight.
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Sensational seafood dinner tonight. Dessert: Wild huckleberry tart. Spectacular:
(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sandbar-huckleberry-tart.jpg)
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(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sandbar-monkfish-schnitzel1.jpg)
And the main course: Monkfish schnitzel. And, yes, it tasted like schnitzel, as opposed to fried fish.
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I like a medium burger (pink not red in the middle) on a nice toasted bun with cheddar cheese and sauteed mushrooms and mayo
or swiss cheese
or muenster
No pink burgers EVER!! :P
;)
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TOD
Hvae no idea where or when I had my first burger
Ditto. It probably was one that my mom made...a typical, small German burger that has the ground beef mixed with bread crumbs, an egg and parsley. I love my mom, but even as a kid I knew that she always overcooked them. I never liked them...even if they weren't overcooked.
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DR Jane (or any other DRs), I know you use your nook mostly now, but what did you used to do if your book's print was too small to comfortably read?
It's book 2 and i really want to read it. This is the only series i've ever had a problem with. Sometimes they fonts are a bit smaller but i've never seen anything like this. And it's making me crazy.
I ended up getting the first 3 chapters as a sample at amazon.com so i could read that part comfortably.
I really don't understand why anyone printing a book would do this. :(
I take it that the font size isn't adjustable in the book...or do you not know if it's adjustable? The font size for almost all the books for my Kindle can be adjusted. You just have to find the settings.
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John G is your book available on the nook?
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It's almost 8:00 and I must leave work and go home and watch some TV...and eat some dinner...and pet my cat (that's not a euphemism ;)). Yes, I have a full evening planned.
Anyway, I'm off. Be back later.
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Thanks, guys. Is I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE a song people remember?
I remember that. :)
Gloria Gaynor?
No, Alicia Bridges (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2qImB0sT0). Gloria Gaynor sang "I Will Survive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faf1ch7Q9XE)." Same era, though. :)
I love Gloria Gaynor. That was Mitzi's daughter wasn't it?
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TOD: Not applicable since I don't eat meat!
Veggie burgers?
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There used to be a Fuddruckers that we used to go to that served amazing burgers but they left long ago
We used to have one in Fargo that was really good also.
Another hamburger joint that was good in Grand Forks was Toppers. They had some hamburger toppings that were quite creative
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I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Please don't talk about love tonight
Please don't talk about sweet love
Please don't talk about being true
And all the trouble we've been through
Ah, please don't talk about all of the plans
We had for fixin' this broken romance
I want to go where the people dance
I want some action
I want to live
Action, I got so much to give
I want to give it
I want to get some too
Ooooh I, I love the nightlife
I got to boogie
On the disco 'round, oh yea
Oh, I love the night life
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Please don't talk about love tonight
Your sweet talking won't make it right
Love and lies just bring me down
When you've got women all over town
You can love them all and when you're through
Maybe that'll make, huh, a man out of you
I got to go where the people dance
I want some action
I want to live
Action
I got so much to give
I want to give it
I want to get some too
Did your grandmother tell you about this song, vixmom?
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There used to be a Fuddruckers that we used to go to that served amazing burgers but they left long ago
There was a drive-in on Route 3 in Jersey that had great burgers. But the best thing was they had Birch Beer on tap.
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They make a great terriyaki (Sp?) burger at Mother Nature's. It's got mushrooms and I can't remember...swiss cheese? Anyway, it's beef, not chicken, and it's wonderful
I like beef burgers and I like turkey burgers, but forget about chicken burgers. The only thing worse than chicken burgers is chicken hot dogs.
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i blame FJL
Or Jose.
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It looks like we hav three days of hot weather in the high 70s...
This does not compute.
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Sensational seafood dinner tonight. Dessert: Wild huckleberry tart. Spectacular:
I once dated a huckleberry tart!
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DR Jane (or any other DRs), I know you use your nook mostly now, but what did you used to do if your book's print was too small to comfortably read?
It's book 2 and i really want to read it. This is the only series i've ever had a problem with. Sometimes they fonts are a bit smaller but i've never seen anything like this. And it's making me crazy.
I ended up getting the first 3 chapters as a sample at amazon.com so i could read that part comfortably.
I really don't understand why anyone printing a book would do this. :(
I take it that the font size isn't adjustable in the book...or do you not know if it's adjustable? The font size for almost all the books for my Kindle can be adjusted. You just have to find the settings.
I believe Jennifer meant a real book.
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John G is your book available on the nook?
Not yet, just Kindle. But its a start.
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John, what is monkfish like?
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Chas thank you for your walk down memory lane! I quite enjoyed it
Thank you for yours! Love these. What/where was Stat's? Sounds familiar but I can't place it.
I would have gone on longer with mine but decided to limit it to the Triangle. God forbid I start talking about the Fine Arts, Music Hall, Fox Wilshire, Writers Guild, the Dolores Drive-In...
Oh now I've done it. I said "the Dolores Drive-In". We are doomed.
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BK: I'm deliberately flying out ahead of the others. I get into Burbank at 5:30 pm, Thursday the 18th. Thursday evening, all day Friday, most of the day Saturday, and Sunday morning/early afternoon are free. Most of the others are arriving on Sunday. I'll be renting a car and turning it back in on Sunday when the designated drivers pick up the group's SUVs for the week.
"Most of the day Saturday" means I should be on hand sometime that afternoon or evening to meet my hotel roommate. A few of those not bringing spouses are sharing rooms.
The HTF events run Monday through Friday. Monday evening is free. Wednesday we're in Anaheim visiting a mouse. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings are reserved for "hotel ballroom events", but have yet to be announced, so one of those might possibly end up becoming free. I fly out first thing Saturday the 27th.
BTW, I'm pleased and excited to say that we've been told that at some point, not sure when, we'll be meeting with Nick Redman and Julie Kirgo.
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Well, we'll definitely find a few times - and we can meet up with Nick and Julie outside of the HTF stuff.
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Wonderful posts - what a nice batch to read. Of course, next week I will have some hamburgers at different jernts. I may even go to the one remaining Fosters Freeze and have a cheeseburger.
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I remember all the places that Chas and Jane mentioned.
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We had a really good rehearsal today - this cast is very prepared and we have one gal named Angel Reda who is just going to knock everyone's socks off - she's so professional and so good and so prepared.
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Welcome seventy-two GUESTS!
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DR Jane (or any other DRs), I know you use your nook mostly now, but what did you used to do if your book's print was too small to comfortably read?
It's book 2 and i really want to read it. This is the only series i've ever had a problem with. Sometimes they fonts are a bit smaller but i've never seen anything like this. And it's making me crazy.
I ended up getting the first 3 chapters as a sample at amazon.com so i could read that part comfortably.
I really don't understand why anyone printing a book would do this. :(
I take it that the font size isn't adjustable in the book...or do you not know if it's adjustable? The font size for almost all the books for my Kindle can be adjusted. You just have to find the settings.
I believe Jennifer meant a real book.
Ahh...I didn't track that. I've never heard of a publisher changing the style or format in the middle of a series.
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PAGE NINE DANCE!!