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Well, you've read the notes, the notes went Hollywood, and now it is time for you to post until the Hollywood cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MORPHEAN!
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And a very happy birthday to former dear reader Jenny, who was but a young teen when she used to post here.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Old Filichia on Friday. I'll have to wait until Sunday to read the new one.
I won't be around until Sunday evening. We leave for DC in a few hours. We're not taking the laptop and I doubt I'll go into the business center at the hotel so I'll see you when we get back.
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Old Filichia on Friday. I'll have to wait until Sunday to read the new one.
I won't be around until Sunday evening. We leave for DC in a few hours. We're not taking the laptop and I doubt I'll go into the business center at the hotel so I'll see you when we get back.
have a great time in dc
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good morning to all
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TOD:
Blu - A DOUBLE LIFE - Excellent picture quality on this Olive Films release.
CD - DAVID AND BATHSHEBA - Wonderful!
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DC vibes for DR BEN.
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It is Friday and I am working all day....ugh.
I got about 80% of my lines last night. The problem for me right now.....is......that.....the freshman girl playing my wife is so....well...BAD.....that her speeches and inflections really throw my line rhythm off.
I haven't been in a play with someone this bad and a LONG time.....I can't describe it......but now that I've heard how she's really doing it, at least I can go over my lines remembering how things are going to be said....
I did get a copy of the picture which I will scan soon.
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I certainly enjoyed MR BK's walk in Hollywood in the notes. Most interesting.
And DR CHAS SMITH wrote some interesting things about Beverly Hills yesterday - as did DR JANE!
Fun!!
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Here is THE CRUCIBLE. That is Reverend Samuel Parris and his bewitched daughter Betty....I think that's the director sitting with them.....I am in the background looking like I weigh about 300 pounds.....which I don't.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/Jackrandall/crucible1_326x600_zps2b7ab5b5.jpg)
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And now I am off to work. Oh well.
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Last night I wrote:
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 think I was unclear since DR George misunderstood. This is an ACTUAL BOOK not an ebook. I just got the sample 3 chapters on my kindle so i can read the first part easier.
And they didn't change the print from the first book. It was small there too.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
It is just so frustrating. Why did they make the print so small? I have never heard had a problem with any book before this series. I never find anything too small to read. But this is ridiculous!
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And the word of the day is: MORPHEAN!
And The Song Of The Day Is: TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE
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Good morning, all. And happy Friday.
Travel vibes for DR Ben and anyone else on the road.
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TOD:
DVD: Coriolanus
Music: Riverwind, Einstein on the Beach
Car CD: Michael Frayn's Skios
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Good morning. I have to catch up on yesterday.
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Good morning, all.
Burned the midnight oils last night. Then, after making sure the oils were burned, I stayed up till all hours.
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TCB - Regarding yesterday's posts - Didn't Clint Eastwood direct PLAY MITZI FOR ME
Or is that getting too political?
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Vibes for Cilla's dear friend.
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Good morning, all! I slept very late.
I will begin laundry very shortly. I also need to call my pharmacy to renew my meds and make a trip there. On the way I will stop at the post office.
DR Ben, have a great time in DC!
TOD:
DVD: THE DEVILS (Disc 2), more Australian Opera with Anthony Warlow
CD: Eric Coates, EILEEN, Guy Haines, Irish pub songs
VCR: Smut
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Saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in 4K at the local AMC last night. This is before I burned the midnight oil. (And there's only one oil, right? It really should be singular.)
I'd watched it twice recently so went more in solidarity to the nationwide showing than a need to sit through it. But I wanted to see how the theater did with it, too. They did well. It was just about perfect. The Blu-ray at home is more satisfying in the sense that I can tweak the brightness and the sound level, but seeing it on a huge screen was something the doctor had ordered, and the small but perfect audience was a pleasure to sit with, and I sat there through the whole thing, amazed that there could be such a classic movie-going experience to be had in October 2012. For one night, anyway.
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I could use some more sleep--- but at least it IS Friday! Friday vibes, y'all!
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Good day one and all!
Vibes to one and all...
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Hollywood is the very core of my strongest feelings about L.A., not just because it was the center of my world there initially, but because its potential and promise still somehow represent what L.A. is about for the likes of moi. I'm glad parts of it survive, but it's going to be a shock, regardless -- which I'm unfortunately accustomed to, having had plenty of experience returning to my various home towns after many years. I'll post my ramblings later, with the notes in front of me so I can follow BK on his walking tour of the Boulevard.
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It has been an interesting journey discovering Hollywood and Beverly Hills through bk's eyes and memories.
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TOD:
Nothing new to watch this weekend.
However, the other night we saw BERNIE with Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine.
It's an excellent black comedy, and a true story.
Check it out.
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Travel vibes to Ben and Ant!
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TOD:
DVD:
Hercules Against the Pirates
DVR:
Last night's THE OFFICE
CD:
Music and Lyrics by Charles Bloom: In Here
I think several DRs would enjoy this CD as it has plenty of HHW-ish singers such as Christine Ebersole, Vicki Lewis, Jason Graae, Gregory Jbara, Liz Larson, and other names I recognize from being mentioned on this hear board.
Here is the link where you can order it: http://www.charlesbloomusic.com/cd.htm (http://www.charlesbloomusic.com/cd.htm)
Charles is a buddy of mine who I and DR Jose lunched with on my last trip to NYC. Charles is the son of my interviewee and dear departed friend actress Carolyn Kearney. Charles is a very talented chap and I am enjoying his songs very, very much.
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Friday morning greetings! Some travel vibes for Fr. Richard would be appreciated. He just left for NW Indiana, where he will participate tomorrow in the consecration of a bishop and then head for NW Ohio, where he will conduct Sunday services. My Middfest commitments kept me from accompanying him on this adventure.
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Oh, he left page 2 behind for us!
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I hope DR Ben and his ever-lovin' Anthony have a fabulous time in Washington, DC!
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Vibes to one and all for safe travel and positive thoughts...
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I had to smile when a fellow researcher sent me some genealogy data. One of her ancestors on her maternal grandmother's line is named Guy Haines....
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TOD:
Nothing new to watch this weekend.
However, the other night we saw BERNIE with Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine.
It's an excellent black comedy, and a true story.
Check it out.
It was great in the theater, too. Fun to be in a sold-out crowd (twice) that roared with laughter throughout.
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In south FArgo I am amused by two of the store fronts in a strip mall... One front is for Hornbachers, a grocery story and next to it is an animal hospital.
I realize it is not good to feed animals human food but it does cause one to pause to wonder what the eat to become ill.
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I've been up since seven-fifteen thanks to the hammering. I got so annoyed finally that I went outside and found where it was happening - two doors north of me. They're doing roofing work. But apparently they only do this until the entire neighborhood is awake, then by eight-thirty there is no more hammering. Later today I shall speak to the contractor because I've HAD it.
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Just got some sad news...
Friends of mine, Dave and Christine, found out that their beloved Adela has Hemangiosarcoma. It is cancer of the spleen in dogs. It is a fatal diagnosis. I have been honored to meet the beautiful Adela on several occasions. She is a 12-year old German Shepherd.
Here is an article about the type of cancer she has. Adela did have a tumor removed last week because she was unusually lethargic and did not want to play with her favorite ball. With Adela, if you have her ball in hand, she is ready to play even if it is just rolling it on the floor. Sweet dog....
They could use a few thoughts and prayers to get through this trying time.
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It's finally cooled off in the City of Studio and is actually a little chilly.
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Friday morning greetings! Some travel vibes for Fr. Richard would be appreciated. He just left for NW Indiana, where he will participate tomorrow in the consecration of a bishop and then head for NW Ohio, where he will conduct Sunday services. My Middfest commitments kept me from accompanying him on this adventure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Travel Vibes for Richard! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Just got some sad news...
Friends of mine, Dave and Christine, found out that their beloved Adela has Hemangiosarcoma. It is cancer of the spleen in dogs. It is a fatal diagnosis. I have been honored to meet the beautiful Adela on several occasions. She is a 12-year old German Shepherd.
Here is an article about the type of cancer she has. Adela did have a tumor removed last week because she was unusually lethargic and did not want to play with her favorite ball. With Adela, if you have her ball in hand, she is ready to play even if it is just rolling it on the floor. Sweet dog....
They could use a few thoughts and prayers to get through this trying time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for the friends of our DR Dakotacelt! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Thanks, DR Elmore! Are you feeling better today?
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Here is a link about the cancer that Adela has...
http://m.petmd.com/dog/conditions/cancer/c_dg_cancer_spleen_liver
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TOD:
DVD: Smoke Signals
VHS: Classic episodes of OLTL
CD: Chieftains: Year of the French; Altan: Altan; Clannad: Anam
Computer cd: Best of ELO
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Vibes to DR Dakota's friends and to Adela!
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I've been up since seven-fifteen thanks to the hammering. I got so annoyed finally that I went outside and found where it was happening - two doors north of me. They're doing roofing work. But apparently they only do this until the entire neighborhood is awake, then by eight-thirty there is no more hammering. Later today I shall speak to the contractor because I've HAD it.
Across the street from my apartment they begin jackhammering work on the sidewalk replacement at....6:00 am...all week long.
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Poor Adela dog..many vibes for her!
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Vibes for Adela and her family.
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
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TOD: Nothing.
Isn't that sad? There actually hasn't been anything over the last couple of days. Very busy with this and that. (Mostly that.) Back to a semblance of normal tonight.
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Thanks and a tip o' the hat to DR Dan (the Man) for the CD-R just received!!!
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Thank you to several of the dear readers, and especially to BK, for the walks down memory lane both yesterday and today. I have never spent much time in either Hollywood or Beverly Hills (other than as a drve by tourist), so hearing these stories about the area are wonderful.
I am curious, BK, how things changed for you on your journeys once you began your career. Were you recognized when you went into some of these places or did the service improve at some of these eateries once you became "Bruce Kimmel" rather than that skinny Jewish kid?
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It is Friday and I am working all day....ugh.
I got about 80% of my lines last night. The problem for me right now.....is......that.....the freshman girl playing my wife is so....well...BAD.....that her speeches and inflections really throw my line rhythm off.
I haven't been in a play with someone this bad and a LONG time.....I can't describe it......but now that I've heard how she's really doing it, at least I can go over my lines remembering how things are going to be said....
I did get a copy of the picture which I will scan soon.
Be grateful you aren't in a comedy together.
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Thank you to several of the dear readers, and especially to BK, for the walks down memory lane both yesterday and today. I have never spent much time in either Hollywood or Beverly Hills (other than as a drve by tourist), so hearing these stories about the area are wonderful.
I am curious, BK, how things changed for you on your journeys once you began your career. Were you recognized when you went into some of these places or did the service improve at some of these eateries once you became "Bruce Kimmel" rather than that skinny Jewish kid?
I wouldn't say the service improved, but in my TV heyday I was recognized often in eateries, both by staff and diners. I know that bothers some actors, but I always loved it.
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I went back to sleep around nine-thirty - you could hear a pin drop. It's unbelievable, really. Slept two more hours, which I really needed to do.
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Last night I wrote:
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 think I was unclear since DR George misunderstood. This is an ACTUAL BOOK not an ebook. I just got the sample 3 chapters on my kindle so i can read the first part easier.
And they didn't change the print from the first book. It was small there too.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
It is just so frustrating. Why did they make the print so small? I have never heard had a problem with any book before this series. I never find anything too small to read. But this is ridiculous!
Perhaps a pair of Cheater Glasses would help you with the book.
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Last night I wrote:
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.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
I used to complain about books that had small print until it occurred to me that not all of the publishers had suddenly started reducing the size of the print, so there might be another reason.
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TCB - Regarding yesterday's posts - Didn't Clint Eastwood direct PLAY MITZI FOR ME
Or is that getting too political?
Yes, and Mitzi turned out to be an empty chair.
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One more post.
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Page 3 - At last!
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Saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in 4K at the local AMC last night. This is before I burned the midnight oil. (And there's only one oil, right? It really should be singular.)
I'd watched it twice recently so went more in solidarity to the nationwide showing than a need to sit through it. But I wanted to see how the theater did with it, too. They did well. It was just about perfect. The Blu-ray at home is more satisfying in the sense that I can tweak the brightness and the sound level, but seeing it on a huge screen was something the doctor had ordered, and the small but perfect audience was a pleasure to sit with, and I sat there through the whole thing, amazed that there could be such a classic movie-going experience to be had in October 2012. For one night, anyway.
Did the doctor stay for the showing?
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Someone just gave me a piece of Bazooka bubble gum with a cartoon and a fortune slip inside. I don't think I've had one of those in years.
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Thanks and a tip o' the hat to DR Dan (the Man) for the CD-R just received!!!
Mine arrived, too! Thank you, DR Dan(theMan)!
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Friday morning greetings! Some travel vibes for Fr. Richard would be appreciated. He just left for NW Indiana, where he will participate tomorrow in the consecration of a bishop and then head for NW Ohio, where he will conduct Sunday services. My Middfest commitments kept me from accompanying him on this adventure.
~~~~~Safe travel vibes for DH Fr. Richard!~~~~~
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Thank you, DR TCB!
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Just got some sad news...
Friends of mine, Dave and Christine, found out that their beloved Adela has Hemangiosarcoma. It is cancer of the spleen in dogs. It is a fatal diagnosis. I have been honored to meet the beautiful Adela on several occasions. She is a 12-year old German Shepherd.
Here is an article about the type of cancer she has. Adela did have a tumor removed last week because she was unusually lethargic and did not want to play with her favorite ball. With Adela, if you have her ball in hand, she is ready to play even if it is just rolling it on the floor. Sweet dog....
They could use a few thoughts and prayers to get through this trying time.
~~~~~Vibes for Adela and her parents!~~~~~
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
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Well, the storms have held off, so I think I'll venture to the Middfest venue and take care of a couple of things - bye for now!
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
This musical is one. of. the. stupidest. ideas. ever.
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
I think his TV wife has first dibs on the part.
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
This musical is one. of. the. stupidest. ideas. ever.
His love keeps lifting me higher
As I settle into his hairy paw
I know you're all asking "Why her?"
With the dumbest ape ya'ever saw.
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
oooh!
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
I think his TV wife has first dibs on the part.
Who is or was Brian's TV wife?
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Thanks a lot to Fred. or George, or whomever! I still can't get that disco song out of my head!!
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
I think his TV wife has first dibs on the part.
Who is or was Brian's TV wife?
Debra Messing
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Thanks a lot to Fred. or George, or whomever! I still can't get that disco song out of my head!!
My work here is done. :-*
;)
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
oooh!
Please, God, put saltpeter in his diet! Perhaps we could all chip in $1.00 and send him to Lourdes via media mail to cure his erotomania.
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Thanks a lot to Fred. or George, or whomever! I still can't get that disco song out of my head!!
That STUPID disco song!
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Friday morning greetings! Some travel vibes for Fr. Richard would be appreciated. He just left for NW Indiana, where he will participate tomorrow in the consecration of a bishop and then head for NW Ohio, where he will conduct Sunday services. My Middfest commitments kept me from accompanying him on this adventure.
~~~Travel Vibes for Fr. Richard!!~~~
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Just got some sad news...
Friends of mine, Dave and Christine, found out that their beloved Adela has Hemangiosarcoma. It is cancer of the spleen in dogs. It is a fatal diagnosis. I have been honored to meet the beautiful Adela on several occasions. She is a 12-year old German Shepherd.
Here is an article about the type of cancer she has. Adela did have a tumor removed last week because she was unusually lethargic and did not want to play with her favorite ball. With Adela, if you have her ball in hand, she is ready to play even if it is just rolling it on the floor. Sweet dog....
They could use a few thoughts and prayers to get through this trying time.
~~~Vibes of All Kinds for Adela and Dave and Christine!!~~~
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Last night I wrote:
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 think I was unclear since DR George misunderstood. This is an ACTUAL BOOK not an ebook. I just got the sample 3 chapters on my kindle so i can read the first part easier.
And they didn't change the print from the first book. It was small there too.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
It is just so frustrating. Why did they make the print so small? I have never heard had a problem with any book before this series. I never find anything too small to read. But this is ridiculous!
Perhaps a pair of Cheater Glasses would help you with the book.
I tried it with a pair and it was completely blurry.
I read a lot and this book is significantly smaller than what i am used to.
I found a very large magnifying glass (circle). If i place it directly on the page it increases the font by 1 size, which makes it perfect for me read. It's just a pain to have to move it.
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Last night I wrote:
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.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
I used to complain about books that had small print until it occurred to me that not all of the publishers had suddenly started reducing the size of the print, so there might be another reason.
Yah if other books were bothering me i would say it was me. But in this case it's the book :)
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
I think his TV wife has first dibs on the part.
Who is or was Brian's TV wife?
Debra Messing
Is Brian going to be completely off of SMASH this year? Or will we still see him? I loved him on the show!
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From DR John G:
Dessert: Wild huckleberry tart. Spectacular:
It looks delicious.
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I certainly enjoyed MR BK's walk in Hollywood in the notes. Most interesting.
And DR CHAS SMITH wrote some interesting things about Beverly Hills yesterday - as did DR JANE!
Fun!!
I'm glad you enjoyed the them, I sure did but then it is my home town.
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Hollywood is the very core of my strongest feelings about L.A., not just because it was the center of my world there initially, but because its potential and promise still somehow represent what L.A. is about for the likes of moi. I'm glad parts of it survive, but it's going to be a shock, regardless -- which I'm unfortunately accustomed to, having had plenty of experience returning to my various home towns after many years. I'll post my ramblings later, with the notes in front of me so I can follow BK on his walking tour of the Boulevard.
I look forward to reading your ramblings.
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Saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in 4K at the local AMC last night.
The first time I saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was on the big screen when Keith took me to the Fox Wilshire Theater on Beverly Drive.
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBLC9g3hjGx9x0vdJv2vn_HgnboBQDHCPZy1Io2rznQaA4q2o7)
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Friday morning greetings! Some travel vibes for Fr. Richard would be appreciated. He just left for NW Indiana, where he will participate tomorrow in the consecration of a bishop and then head for NW Ohio, where he will conduct Sunday services. My Middfest commitments kept me from accompanying him on this adventure.
SAFE AND EASY TRAVELING FOR RICHARD!!!
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I had to smile when a fellow researcher sent me some genealogy data. One of her ancestors on her maternal grandmother's line is named Guy Haines....
:)
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Just got some sad news...
Friends of mine, Dave and Christine, found out that their beloved Adela has Hemangiosarcoma. It is cancer of the spleen in dogs. It is a fatal diagnosis. I have been honored to meet the beautiful Adela on several occasions. She is a 12-year old German Shepherd.
Here is an article about the type of cancer she has. Adela did have a tumor removed last week because she was unusually lethargic and did not want to play with her favorite ball. With Adela, if you have her ball in hand, she is ready to play even if it is just rolling it on the floor. Sweet dog....
They could use a few thoughts and prayers to get through this trying time.
VIBES OF COMFORT FOR YOUR ADELA, CHRISTINE, AND DAVE!!!
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Last night I wrote:
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 think I was unclear since DR George misunderstood. This is an ACTUAL BOOK not an ebook. I just got the sample 3 chapters on my kindle so i can read the first part easier.
And they didn't change the print from the first book. It was small there too.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
It is just so frustrating. Why did they make the print so small? I have never heard had a problem with any book before this series. I never find anything too small to read. But this is ridiculous!
Perhaps a pair of Cheater Glasses would help you with the book.
I tried it with a pair and it was completely blurry.
I read a lot and this book is significantly smaller than what i am used to.
I found a very large magnifying glass (circle). If i place it directly on the page it increases the font by 1 size, which makes it perfect for me read. It's just a pain to have to move it.
There are a number of different strengths of cheaters. If you tried a pair that was too strong for you, it would certainly make everything blurry. But if you found the correct strength, it would be the same as using the magnifying glass without having to move it.
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Last night I wrote:
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.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
I used to complain about books that had small print until it occurred to me that not all of the publishers had suddenly started reducing the size of the print, so there might be another reason.
;D
I was going to suggest DR Jennifer get her eyes checked ;)
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Last night I wrote:
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 think I was unclear since DR George misunderstood. This is an ACTUAL BOOK not an ebook. I just got the sample 3 chapters on my kindle so i can read the first part easier.
And they didn't change the print from the first book. It was small there too.
If I read on my bed with my reading lamp right on the book it is bearable. But the print is still too small for it to be comfortable. I may end up using a magnifying glass for part of it. Just putting the magnifying glass right on the book makes the print big enough. I wish i had a ruler shaped magnifying glass because it's not practical to hold a mg while trying to read the whole book.
It is just so frustrating. Why did they make the print so small? I have never heard had a problem with any book before this series. I never find anything too small to read. But this is ridiculous!
Perhaps a pair of Cheater Glasses would help you with the book.
I tried it with a pair and it was completely blurry.
Reading glasses come in many different strengths and you have to find the correct one for your vision.
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From DR George:
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.
Unfortunately I have had books on my Nook where the extremely small print could not be adjusted. I'm pleased to say that hasn't happened in a good while. I researched it and the problem wasn't my Nook.
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DR Jennifer I have encountered books with ridiculously small print, more often in a large book where I can only guess that the publisher's want to reduce the total number of pages. On the other hand I have seen this kind of small print in books with only two-three hundred pages.
I have one advantage over you. I have always been so near sighted that where other's began needing reading glasses I began taking my glasses off to read. Still that small print gives me eye strain. Now with my shoulder holding a book up that close to my face for any length of time simply hurts.
Most of my life I have been reading that Baby Boomer's "rule" the world and as we age the world will accommodate to our needs, more so than any previous generation. If that is so why has the print on books become smaller‽‽
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
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Back from about 3 hours at Middfest, where I turned in money and some unsold admission buttons and bought 5 tickets for the drawing for 2 roundtrip airfares and 4 nights in a Paris hotel. Then I helped set up the Language and Literature Center, where I will spend the better part of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I've been working closely on this with the young woman who now holds the public services librarian position at our local Miami University campus that brought me to Middletown 39 years ago.
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Thank you to DRs George and Jane for the travel vibes for Richard.
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The temperature dropped about 20 degrees while I was in the L&L center. I had "French" food for dinner, but got cold sitting at the picnic table. Came home to get warm. I'm in for the night.
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Hello, all.
Last night I saw a production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Yes, I've never seen it until last night. It's a lovely little show. Very funny, and the songs make more sense now that I've seen it, so the cast recording is fun to listen to! I'll probably see it in November at another theatre company, so I'm excited to see it again. Tonight, I'm seeing a production of Anything Goes which I'm also looking forward to. I love the show and a good friend of mine is playing Reno.
I'm trying to see as much theatre as possible. However, I'm finding when I'm not working on a show, it's more fun to be at home and not have to be somewhere.
In the oven, there are turkey cutlets, which I floured, dipped in egg and coated with crushed corn flakes. Hopefully, it will turn out well.
That's all I have.
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DR Ginny I hope you win the trip to Paris!!!
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
LOL! They are indeed laugh out loud!
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Back from about 3 hours at Middfest, where I turned in money and some unsold admission buttons and bought 5 tickets for the drawing for 2 roundtrip airfares and 4 nights in a Paris hotel. Then I helped set up the Language and Literature Center, where I will spend the better part of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I've been working closely on this with the young woman who now holds the public services librarian position at our local Miami University campus that brought me to Middletown 39 years ago.
So, Ginny, have given any thought on who you might want to take to Paris?
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
So cute!! :D
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
LOL! They are indeed laugh out loud!
I know :D
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
LOL! They are indeed laugh out loud!
I know :D
Pandas aren't meat-eaters, are they?
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DR Jennifer I have encountered books with ridiculously small print, more often in a large book where I can only guess that the publisher's want to reduce the total number of pages. On the other hand I have seen this kind of small print in books with only two-three hundred pages.
I have one advantage over you. I have always been so near sighted that where other's began needing reading glasses I began taking my glasses off to read. Still that small print gives me eye strain. Now with my shoulder holding a book up that close to my face for any length of time simply hurts.
Most of my life I have been reading that Baby Boomer's "rule" the world and as we age the world will accommodate to our needs, more so than any previous generation. If that is so why has the print on books become smaller‽‽
I do wear glasses but only for driving/distances. I don't use glasses to read.
I actually have been reading the book with the small print without any help. I guess my eyes just got used to it. It was never that i couldn't see the print. It was just so small it felt very uncomfortable to read.
I counted the number of lines per pages and there are 35. And it is not a big book. Also it's only 300 pages. I checked with other books and i see some of 30 lines per page. I am guessing they wanted to try to have to print less pages. But to me it's ridiculous.
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
LOL! They are indeed laugh out loud!
I know :D
Pandas aren't meat-eaters, are they?
Sometimes.
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
LOL! They are indeed laugh out loud!
Just great!
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From DR George:
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.
Unfortunately I have had books on my Nook where the extremely small print could not be adjusted. I'm pleased to say that hasn't happened in a good while. I researched it and the problem wasn't my Nook.
Yup...it's the way the document was created that determines if it's an available option.
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DR Jennifer I have encountered books with ridiculously small print, more often in a large book where I can only guess that the publisher's want to reduce the total number of pages. On the other hand I have seen this kind of small print in books with only two-three hundred pages.
I have one advantage over you. I have always been so near sighted that where other's began needing reading glasses I began taking my glasses off to read. Still that small print gives me eye strain. Now with my shoulder holding a book up that close to my face for any length of time simply hurts.
Most of my life I have been reading that Baby Boomer's "rule" the world and as we age the world will accommodate to our needs, more so than any previous generation. If that is so why has the print on books become smaller‽‽
I do wear glasses but only for driving/distances. I don't use glasses to read.
I actually have been reading the book with the small print without any help. I guess my eyes just got used to it. It was never that i couldn't see the print. It was just so small it felt very uncomfortable to read.
I counted the number of lines per pages and there are 35. And it is not a big book. Also it's only 300 pages. I checked with other books and i see some of 30 lines per page. I am guessing they wanted to try to have to print less pages. But to me it's ridiculous.
It is ridiculous!
I find my eyes slowly adjust to the smaller print, still it is uncomfortable and annoying.
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These panda's are the cutest ones I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
LOL! They are indeed laugh out loud!
Just great!
:)
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Speaking of annoying.... I'm not happy how much work Keith has had to do during this landscaping job. This is why we paid the landscaper. Of course Keith is twice as unhappy as he is the one doing the work.
The guy should be here working with his crews. Thank goodness they are good but Keith isn't the one who should be catching the mistakes. The plant lady is also terrific and doing some of the landscaper's job.
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Back from about 3 hours at Middfest, where I turned in money and some unsold admission buttons and bought 5 tickets for the drawing for 2 roundtrip airfares and 4 nights in a Paris hotel. Then I helped set up the Language and Literature Center, where I will spend the better part of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I've been working closely on this with the young woman who now holds the public services librarian position at our local Miami University campus that brought me to Middletown 39 years ago.
So, Ginny, have given any thought on who you might want to take to Paris?
;D
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And now for something completely different...Sam Champion Engaged, He and Longtime Partner Plan New Year's Wedding (http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20121005/b351855/)!
Congrats to Sam and Rubem! ;D
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'night
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Back from about 3 hours at Middfest, where I turned in money and some unsold admission buttons and bought 5 tickets for the drawing for 2 roundtrip airfares and 4 nights in a Paris hotel. Then I helped set up the Language and Literature Center, where I will spend the better part of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I've been working closely on this with the young woman who now holds the public services librarian position at our local Miami University campus that brought me to Middletown 39 years ago.
So, Ginny, have given any thought on who you might want to take to Paris?
Hey, I was going to ask that!
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Long night. But I'm starting "Coriolanus." Loving Vanessa Redgrave, but what else is new?
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Still, let's get off this page.
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FIVE!
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I just caught up on the postings from after I went to bed last night. TCB, monkfish used to be called the poor man's lobster. Now it's two or three times more expensive than lobster. Wonderful stuff.
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Well, I have 2 full days ahead of me at Middfest, so - 'night!
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Good Evening!
I'm up, I'm up... And...
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I did end up getting up a little earlier than usual, and drove in a little earlier than usual, and ended up having time for breakfast at Eastern Market and a latte at Peregrine.
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...And then once I biked back to Arena, it was time for rehearsal. It was a dance day. Lots of "Loverly" and lots and lots and lots of Embassy Waltz-ing.
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And now I shall attempt to catch up before I pass out...
Laters...
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HOLLYWOOD -- BK had the best years there, no question. In comparison to his, my 1970s were the beginning of the downhill slide. But I thought it was the greatest place in the world. I’d still give anything to have those 1970s back, so it’s interesting to start from what I remember, and try to imagine all the ways in which it would have been even better prior to that.
The intersection of Hollywood and Highland was BK’s arrival point, and I credit that intersection as being my own focal point and gateway to Hollywood when several of us in college drove out there from Ohio in the summer of 1971. A few of us stayed in a motel on Sunset Blvd. east of Highland. It might even have been east of Vine, and it’s bizarre that after all those years I never thought to go have a look back at it. Somewhere I have a picture saved from Google Earth that shows what I believe to be the one. Others in our group stayed in a Travelodge on Sunset that I think was between Highland and La Brea. My chief memory of our motel was coming back one afternoon to find cops and ambulance there because some girl had drowned in the pool. I remember the blanket-covered body lying there on the patio. In spite of that little welcome to Hollywood, my best friend and I were so blown away by the place that we drove out the following June, 1972, no particular plans in mind but to enjoy it for a year or two. (That turned into 17 years for me. A job later took him to Northern California, where he married and raised a family and still lives in Santa Rosa.)
We took a one-week rental in a cheap apartment on Orange Drive behind the Chinese Theater. We’d both loved the Hamburger Hamlet, and he took a job as waiter there -- at store #10 in Hamlet lingo. (More about the Hamlet later.) I pounded the pavement looking at apartments, and finally chose the “Franklin Park Apartments” at the NW corner of Franklin and Whitley, even though we'd be splurging on it to the tune of $175 per month, more than we’d planned on spending. But we loved that place -- two blocks up from the House of Pies and the Boulevard and, as far as we were concerned, the center of the world. I took a job at a small publishing company on Beverly Blvd. near Rampart, a block from the original Tommy’s where an 8:00 a.m. chili cheeseburger before work was the greatest starter ever.
Back later with my own walk through Hollywood.
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Back from about 3 hours at Middfest, where I turned in money and some unsold admission buttons and bought 5 tickets for the drawing for 2 roundtrip airfares and 4 nights in a Paris hotel. Then I helped set up the Language and Literature Center, where I will spend the better part of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I've been working closely on this with the young woman who now holds the public services librarian position at our local Miami University campus that brought me to Middletown 39 years ago.
So, Ginny, have given any thought on who you might want to take to Paris?
Hey, I was going to ask that!
Too bad. That will teach you to run off to those pagan feasts every night!
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I just caught up on the postings from after I went to bed last night. TCB, monkfish used to be called the poor man's lobster. Now it's two or three times more expensive than lobster. Wonderful stuff.
More expensive! Wow.
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I love HHW everyday. But it is days like this, with these walks down memory lane, that make this place so very special. Thank you one and all.
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Poor Adela dog..many vibes for her!
Many vibes.
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"King Kong: The Musical"? Why not!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170819-Press-Event-for-New-Musical-King-Kong-Including-Announcement-of-Lead-Cast-Will-Be-Streamed-Online
Perhaps Brian D'Arcy James can play Kong?
This musical is one. of. the. stupidest. ideas. ever.
Could it be any worse than SPIDERMAN?
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I love HHW everyday. But it is days like this, with these walks down memory lane, that make this place so very special. Thank you one and all.
In that case, here's another great 1980's disco song for you, TCB!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-2tGYkyMPU
to add to I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE.. :)
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HOLLYWOOD -- BK had the best years there, no question. In comparison to his, my 1970s were the beginning of the downhill slide. But I thought it was the greatest place in the world. I’d still give anything to have those 1970s back, so it’s interesting to start from what I remember, and try to imagine all the ways in which it would have been even better prior to that.
The intersection of Hollywood and Highland was BK’s arrival point, and I credit that intersection as being my own focal point and gateway to Hollywood when several of us in college drove out there from Ohio in the summer of 1971. A few of us stayed in a motel on Sunset Blvd. east of Highland. It might even have been east of Vine, and it’s bizarre that after all those years I never thought to go have a look back at it. Somewhere I have a picture saved from Google Earth that shows what I believe to be the one. Others in our group stayed in a Travelodge on Sunset that I think was between Highland and La Brea. My chief memory of our motel was coming back one afternoon to find cops and ambulance there because some girl had drowned in the pool. I remember the blanket-covered body lying there on the patio. In spite of that little welcome to Hollywood, my best friend and I were so blown away by the place that we drove out the following June, 1972, no particular plans in mind but to enjoy it for a year or two. (That turned into 17 years for me. A job later took him to Northern California, where he married and raised a family and still lives in Santa Rosa.)
We took a one-week rental in a cheap apartment on Orange Drive behind the Chinese Theater. We’d both loved the Hamburger Hamlet, and he took a job as waiter there -- at store #10 in Hamlet lingo. (More about the Hamlet later.) I pounded the pavement looking at apartments, and finally chose the “Franklin Park Apartments” at the NW corner of Franklin and Whitley, even though we'd be splurging on it to the tune of $175 per month, more than we’d planned on spending. But we loved that place -- two blocks up from the House of Pies and the Boulevard and, as far as we were concerned, the center of the world. I took a job at a small publishing company on Beverly Blvd. near Rampart, a block from the original Tommy’s where an 8:00 a.m. chili cheeseburger before work was the greatest starter ever.
Back later with my own walk through Hollywood.
I arrived in Hollywood at the end of 1963, and by the middle of the following year, I lived in an apartment at Franklin and Argyle.
Hollywood was so nice back then. Friday nights after work, I would stroll down Hollywood Blvd. from the Pantages Theater to Grauman's Chinese, then back again on the other side of the street. It was a totally different time.
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Of course, I could take my own walk down memory lane, not down through the Hills of Beverly, but rather in the hills of Laguna Niguel. My nights of drinking with Maggie Raye at the infamous Little Shrimp......... Oh wait, I think there are still copyright problems involved with those storie, so maybe not!
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I am very much enjoying these walsk through memory lane - kep them up !!
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I love HHW everyday. But it is days like this, with these walks down memory lane, that make this place so very special. Thank you one and all.
In that case, here's another great 1980's disco song for you, TCB!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-2tGYkyMPU
to add to I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE.. :)
Thankfully, I have never heard that song before. My disco memories run more to The Bee Gees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY&feature=list_other&playnext=1&list=AL94UKMTqg-9AmFDJiLLBIyh8zljA4I50Q
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Very sorry, but I'll have to continue that post tomorrow or another time. I have to help a friend who is in need of some real support. The pet lovers here will understand how some serious lost-beloved-cat-finding vibes will be very welcome right about now. Thanks.
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Saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in 4K at the local AMC last night.
The first time I saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was on the big screen when Keith took me to the Fox Wilshire Theater on Beverly Drive.
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBLC9g3hjGx9x0vdJv2vn_HgnboBQDHCPZy1Io2rznQaA4q2o7)
Don't think Lawrence ever played the Wilshire - unless it was second run, which the Wilshire didn't usually do. It played its roadshow at the Stanley Warner Beverly Hills.
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Back from a nice meal with David Wechter and then the James Bond film music event, about which more in the notes. It was a very nice evening.
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Very sorry, but I'll have to continue that post tomorrow or another time. I have to help a friend who is in need of some real support. The pet lovers here will understand how some serious lost-beloved-cat-finding vibes will be very welcome right about now. Thanks.
ALL IS WELL!!! (Long story.) Thank you thank you. Hollywood Blvd. post to be continued tomorrow.