Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on July 11, 2004, 12:21:13 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you know what you have to do, you're pulling your weight or pulling your chicken or pulling your beef or pulling something or other, and now it is time to post, you dear, dear people out there in the dark.
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BK, given your remark about actors who get a show, then don't show for a performance, are you taking any precautions against such an eventuality? Like understudies?
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Yes, we'll have covers for both men and women, but I'm hoping our cast is professional enough to play their twenty performances. Certainly I know Tammy and Alet well enough to know they'll never miss, and I don't think Susanne ever missed a performance of Forbidden Broadway or Hollywood.
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I look forward to the OZ release of "The Spy Who..". I have read most of Le Carré's novels. Some have made excellent TV series - more successful than the movies.
"A Perfect Spy" was great TV. Quite liked the movie of "The Little Drummer Girl" and to some extent "The Russia House". I don't think I have seen "The Spy Who ... "since it was first out at the movies. Are there any other Le Carré fans out there?
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I look forward to the OZ release of "The Spy Who..". I have read most of Le Carré's novels. Some have made excellent TV series - more successful than the movies.
"A Perfect Spy" was great TV. Quite liked the movie of "The Little Drummer Girl" and to some extent "The Russia House". I don't think I have seen "The Spy Who ... "since it was first out at the movies. Are there any other Le Carré fans out there?
I'm not (nothing against him, though), but my dad is. He love Le Carré's books and has most of them, and a few of the made-for-TV movies. Wasn't Patrick Stewart in some of them?
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Yesterday, Michael Shayne asked if anyone could post a picture of actress Marilyn Cooper. Here it is (scanned from the "Unsung Sondheim" CD, produced by our very own BK):
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Wow! I didn't realize that the picture would be that large...and that's after I resized it to 50% of it's original scan size. Here's a smaller scanned size:
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I said I'd be back --- and here I am. (I didn't say WHEN I'd be back!)
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Also yesterday, JRand asked "what are you TAKING to the Antiques Road Show?"
I have a collection of every piece of music written by Stephen Collins Foster that was put together in 1933, called the "Foster Hall Reproductions." 1000 sets were sent free to libraries around the U.S. and Britain and I got one of the sets at a library book sale...VERY cheaply (at least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it)! I've found other copies for sale, but they all seemed to be missing at least one piece of music, were always stamped by the owning library and had some wear. Mine is complete, was NOT stamped by the owning library and (to me, at least) seems to be in near mint condition! I realize that the three things people look for in "antiques" are condition, condition, condition, and I'll add a fourth: desirability. I don't really know if this is anything that many people want, so if it's worth anything at all, it probably won't be too much. I don't care. It's historically important and it's just pretty darned cool. :)
Also, my niece's other grandparents (meaning her dad's parents) collect A LOT of stuff and will more than likely let me take something to be appraised for them. I don't think I have any records of musicals that are in good enough condition to bring (actually, I know I don't), so it'll have to be the Foster collection for me.
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Very interesting DRGEORGE. Ring Ring the Banjo....or is that someone else?
Chat tonight....auditions....I am also auditioning today for the part of Axel the neighbor in THE NERD. I am hopeful and will be until Tuesday when the cast is announced.
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Wow! I didn't realize that the picture would be that large...and that's after I resized it to 50% of it's original scan size. Here's a smaller scanned size:
Thank you
Does anyone know why when you scan photos from a magazine or cd insert you get the dots?
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I hate the haggling when you buy or sell a house or car. Some folks get a thrill from the challenge; I despise it.
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Yesterday, DR Charles Pogue wrote:
Actually, Woody, I've never worn a full beard...partly for the same reason I hate the one on the Starbuck at Pasadena Playhouse...I could never grow a good, thick strong one. I have had, at various times, a mustache and a goatee or, probably more precisely, a Van Dyke. Both of which do grew in fairly thick and nice. I wore the beard as David Bliss in Hayfever, as DeGuiche in Cyrano, and as Manningham in Angel Street.
THIS makes for an interesting coincidence, since the only time I've ever been on stage was in a college production (Fresno State) of Hay Fever (Noel Coward), where I played David Bliss' son, Simon! And I pissed the director off when I shaved off my beard, thinking that no young fellow of the period would have one. (I kept my moustache, however, and we did dye my hair red to match the actors playing David and mother Judith. Which, in turn, pissed my mother off.)
I've rarely been without my beard, in some form, and have never lacked my moustache as an adult. While I've seen pictures of der Brucer sans beard (from his Navy days), I can't imagine him now without one, either.
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Last night I saw the first professional production THE MUSIC MAN which I have ever seen! I've seen it done by colleges and summer stock house, but until last evening I had never seen a pro pro.
The reason I saw this production was the fact that Jeff Goldblum was returning to his musical theater roots, not to mention his hometown for this show.
The thought of the gigantic Goldblum, who as an actor on film has more than his fair quota of tics, tackling the role of Harold Hill seemed to be one of those "What were they thinking?" propositions, yet, Mr. Goldblum was quite good.
Casting this had to have been a bitch and true to my immediate thoughts when I had heard that Goldblum was cast, yes, indeed, it was a Land of the Giants cast. Ed Begley, Jr. (one of my faves from ST. ELSEWHERE) stands about an inch taller than me - we exchanged kinds words as he was on his way into the theater, both of us hoping for a ST. ELSEWHERE reunion special.
Mr. Begley was playing Mayor Shinn - far, far better than Victor Garber - with a touch of his father's spirit against the divine Ileanna Douglas as his wife. Ms. Douglas was a revelation, to be sure; taking the role and running with it, yet always true to the script.
Jeff Goldblum's charming fiancee, Katherine Wreford, posesses a lovely soprano voice, quite rangy, and shone through with true acting ability from the first moment she hit the stage to the final curtain call. Her fine handling of "My White Knight" and the tenderness of "Will I Ever Tell You?" were major highlights of the production. Very, very funny with her confrontation with Charlie, too.
As for Mr. Goldblum, he was not as miscast as Matthew Broderick had been, as well as being as far away from Robert Preston as one can be. Thank goodness he borught quite a bit of originality to Hill, a con man, yes, but, one who thinks on his feet and on the fly. It was delightful to watch his Hill develop his scheme and to grow as a character. With only slight vocal problems, sustaining throughout "Marian the Librarian" did not detract too much, since his charisma shone through.
All of the character development paid off in spades once "The Footbridge Scene" came about. . .the kiss which ends "Till There was You" was a kiss out of THE PRINCESS BRIDE, absolute perfection.
Presented by Pittsburgh's Civic Light Opera and directed by Richard Sabellico, the show's pacing was appropriately quick.
Goldblum has reined in his performance since the opening night review:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04190/343134.stm
There was no uncertainty in his Harold Hill last night.
Stage dooring afterwards, I present Jeff with his first copy ever of SCARLET STREET magazine, the "Unzips the Fly" issue, which he was very impressed with. Katherine had not yet seen the contents of the "to be autographed" envelope, so she kindly asked me if they could leave it at the stage door TODAY for me to pick up.
You see, Miss Wreford and I hit it off nicely (as did Mr. G, and I) as we posed for pictures together and someone said, "It looks like you're Daisy and Violet," and, well, as if possessed, Katherine and I launched into a totally impromptu, totally appropriate rendition of "Like Everyone Else" on the sidewalk! We then had a lengthy conversation about SIDE SHOW, favorite musicals and Jeff's compliments to me about my voice, which I must humbly say, did blend nicely with Ms. Wreford's. . .Katherine said that she was delighted to find a person in Pittsburgh who shared an affinity for SIDE SHOW.
The show will be playing through July 18th, and I might just take another gander at it, but, for now, I am reticent. Oh, yes, I am reticent.
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Where did you dine with Mr. Schmidt last night, Dear BK?
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DRtd - what a great story! ;D
I would never have thought of Goldblum as HH! I love Ileana Douglas!
It is Sunday Sweet Sunday (a R/H reference) - storms are predicted but it is very warm here right now. And auditions are in a few hours. Hopefully, I will be home for chat and some rest. You all know how opening weekends are! :P
I am watching THE GIRL MOST LIKELY with Miss Jane Powell on TCM. All that money and all that music - I think it was the last film actually released by RKO....unless THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY takes that "honor." Because I remember an interview with Miss Carol Channing claiming that particular picture did the studio in..... ::)
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Any Robert Horton 110 In the Shade stories from last night, MRBK?
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Can't be at chat tonight. SIX FEET UNDER back on at 9. Wasn't on last week, and, of course, we didn't have chat. Still, hope those who attend enjoy themselves.
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Could I ask why someone wanted a picture of Marilyn Cooper?
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Going to the Land of Port today with sister Sue and momma Carroll. We are taking photos of all the homes that mom lived in from 1929 to 1948...except the apartment she lived in when she first married...it is in a bad neighborhood now, she says.
We are also meeting up with moms siblings...2 brothers and one sister...and having lunch! Should be fun and it is a beautiful day!
Hope to be back for chat and to get things done around the house.
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JRand53, I am taping THE GIRL MOST LIKELY...missed it last time it was on and I am eager to see Keith Andes in one of his few musicals!
PS: the new Filmfax is out...with my Laurie (QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE) Mitchell interview! She will be quite thrilled that it is coming out on her birthday (which is Wednesday).
This issue also has part 1 of a 2 part John Saxon interview!!
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Good morning. Back from my walk. It's already quite warm. That's it for the weather report from Studio City. Off to shower.
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We dined at whatever the restaurant is in the Pasadena Sheraton - we had the restaurant to ourselves and it wasn't bad food.
TD - I must say, yours are the first positive comments I've read about Mr. Goldblum and this production of The Music Man. In fact, I have read nothing but the worst kinds of comments - ranging from horrible to one of the worst ever.
From what I gather, Mr. Horton was not well-loved by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Jones or anyone in the company, really, although they thought he was okay in the part, but not great. They much preferred Ray Danton in the tour that played LA.
I don't haggle over car purchases since using a broker when I bought my last car. Using a broker was recommended to me, and the guy and the experience was great. I merely told him what I wanted, including the color and interior and extras and in two days he called me with the lowest price anyone could ever get. I agreed to it, a day later the car was delivered to my home, I wrote a check and that was that.
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Thank you
Does anyone know why when you scan photos from a magazine or cd insert you get the dots?
As an "I used to be a journalist," the "dots" (and think "Sunday in the Park..." as I'm relaying this...) were added to the original photo in a screening process which converted the image from a flat, even picture to one composed entirely of dots. In print media, this process is called "halftone" -- and with it, the screened photo reproduces beautifully. A non-screened photo would be too harsh...having too few contrasts...and could often have white blotches on them. The dots allow for in-between shades to converge when the image is printed. A very simple, and not great, explanation, but that's why there are dots on those photos.
This URL can shed much more light on the process:
http://www.webletter.org/econtents/0108/0108halftones.html
So just think...on some wonderful Sunday of the past, Georges Seurat sat and dreamed up the idea of painting images comprised wholly of dots. The idea is the same, of course, but the end purposes were entirely different.
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Good Morning!
Wow! Whatever I wanted to post about just totally slipped my mind...
Hmm...
Well, in any case, I need to get ready to head out today, so...
Hmm...
Well, if I remember after I get ready, and Tammy isn't outside yet....
Hmm...
Laters...
*OH, DR Michael Shayne - You get the dots because that's how printed images are composed. You don't really see them at their original size, but if the image is enlarged - and the image of Marilyn Cooper certainly was - then you'll see the dots. It's all about the DPI - Dots Per Square Inch. If anything, it just goes to show how accurate today's scanners are.
Again.. Off to the races... well, at least the auditions...
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Oh, I may have to buy the latest FILMFAX issue! Wonder if they need any DVD reviews? I know one magazine that doesn't.
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Ray Danton as STARBUCK....hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Isn't he Mr Julie Adams?
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So many Bruces! Thanks, der Brucer, for posting the excerpts from Bruce Villanch's tour diary here on the Bruce Kimmel site. He refers his fellow Hairspray performers of all having experience as cats or revolutionaries. One of them played Eliza Doolittle in the national tour of My Fair Lady, ably supported by my dear wife's Lady Boxington.
In fact, we got together with Mrs. Eynesford-Hill for a day at the beach at Coney Island yesterday. I'd never been to a New York City beach, and found it not bad at all.
In June, we had one bad dinner in Los Feliz - some Italian place that's been there a long time, and had a good Indian meal in the Dena of Pas. Every time I passed a subway stop, I wondered how people use them... There's often very little of interest in the immediate vicinity of these places. I can't imagine what it's like to be in L.A. without a car.
The unmistakable smell of marijuana is now wafting in through my window. These neighbors of ours! The nerve of them...refusing to share.
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TD - I must say, yours are the first positive comments I've read about Mr. Goldblum and this production of The Music Man. In fact, I have read nothing but the worst kinds of comments - ranging from horrible to one of the worst ever.
Maybe I saw him on an "on" night, because he really wasn't as bad as I expected him to be, and there was virtually none of the nervous gestures which Mr. Rawson mentioned in the review I cited. Richard Sabellico's direction does Goldblum great service as well. It never becomes a post-modern approach to the material, but trusts the book, music and lyrics to speak for themselves. As I said, he wasn't GREAT, but he did build a complete and total character, give me Jeff over Mr. Broderick any day. Also, I do believe that having his fiancee playing opposite him (and she has quite a track record with 42ND STREET) keeps him more in line than any director could.
Oh, and this week, I finally got a dvd-r copy of WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR from Ebay. Yessssssssssssss! ! ! !
Honestly, why doesn't Stritch talk about this movie in AT LIBERTY?!?!?!?
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In June, we had one bad dinner in Los Feliz - some Italian place that's been there a long time...
Palermo's?
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Palermo's?
Could be. We'd been there some years ago and liked it.
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Since everybody likes to hear about food 'round here.... (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/ernaehrung/food-smiley-016.gif)
Yesterday, for the first time, I had chicken potpie at Du-Par's -- one of their specialties. Quite tasty. I'm still longing for pie sans chicken, though. I'm not a huge pie person, but all the talk of the stuff yesterday -- plus the fact that what I REALLY wanted for lunch was ice cream and pie, but was forced to be sensible and have the chicken variety -- has made me lust for the stuff. I love, for example, fresh peach pie with good vanilla ice cream. Yum.
...Enough with the pie. Off to the writing derby.
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Back from having a beef lo mein bowl of noodles and now ready to watch MURDER, MY SWEET while the laundry is washing and drying.
Back later in the afternoon.
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Pie!
Butterscotch cream pie with meringue.....
Do you know how hard it is to dance with a pie?
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Yes, derBrucer, I have also enjoyed the Vilanch columns. Not sure how much I would enjoy seeing him in the role...I think they are coming to Indy sooner or later, and I wonder just how many people will realize who he is.
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Matt H. I believe you enjoyed Monk more than we did. We feel his at times he is made to look stupid, instead of troubled. I wish we had laughed when he was sitting in the dark whining.
Panni thank you, I will take you up on your offer. Since you first mentioned CHARLIE GRAN’S WAR we have wanted to see it. At the time I set TIVO to automatically record it. So far it hasn’t aired. I just called our two local video stores and they don’t have it.
As to last nights beard discussion, I understood what Charles was referring to in regard to the play, and SWW I am a great fan of beards, especially nicely trimmed ones. I won’t let Keith shave his, and keep encouraging our younger son to grow one. Our older son began growing a beard on our trip. :)
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Hi all–Did I mention that after reading todays notes, I may have pulled a muscle? :D
I have a question that I wanted to ask from the other day but forgot to post. Pardon my ignorance, Bruce, but what is a breakdown service? I realize it has something to do with casting calls but I’ve never heard of one before. Is like a temp service?
And can I say something without sounding like butt kisser? (Humm wonder where I picked that phrase up at?) I’m so happy to belong to a board where everyone gets along. It’s nice be among people who can agree to disagree without really getting mad at one another. That’s all I have to say.
I’m making my famous Coke (make that Pepsi this time) and mushroom soup beef roast with potatoes for dinner. Yum!
I’m slumming today. The grass really needs to be cut but since my surgery is coming up the following week, I thought it would be best to wait until the last weekend before I do anything. With my luck it will be knee deep before I can cut it again.
I haven’t heard how everyone is doing on their diet. I’m kinda pleased to say that I’m maintaining. I haven’t lost all the weight I wanted to but I have lost twenty pounds and seem to be keeping it off. I confess I keep slipping. What can I say? I love carbs, carbs love me.
So who all watched Star Gate? What did you think? Any one see the commercials for Battlestar: Galactica? I wasn’t to crazy about the remake movie so I wonder how the series will be. For one thing, Starbuck should be a guy. I didn’t care for the lady Starbuck at all.
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Yesterday (a Beetles reference) Michael Shayne asked:
Can anyone post a picture of actress Marilyn Cooper?
To which I can happily reply, Yes.
der Brucer (believing that brevity is the soul of wit)
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Very interesting DRGEORGE. Ring Ring the Banjo....or is that someone else?
According to the table of contents: "Ring de banjo;" First edition; Copyright April 29, 1851.
Yup, that's it. :)
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Ah, but is this the right Marilyn Cooper?
(http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/4436247/59633390.jpg)
der Brucer (she sure is no Marilyn Chambers!)
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... I'm still longing for pie sans chicken, though.
Hmmm...chilcken pot pie without the chicken...interesting.
I bet Jane has a recipe using tofu! 8)
der Brucer (doing his share of pulling your weight leg)
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That's the song DRGEORGE. I have an LP of Stephen Foster songs and that's one of my favorites!!!
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DR DANISE if I were on a diet, I would have news. Instead, I am still in Fat City.
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Hi, all. I went out with my new buddy from Craigslist.com last night. He was very nice...not exactly what I was expecting, but cool nonetheless. You can tell he's a southerner--he has a residual South Carolina accent and he walked me to my train just to be polite--and about an hour after I got home, I had an email from him saying what a nice time he had and that he hopes that we can do it again sometime next week. He also thanked me for actually listening to what he had to say, which I thought was quite sweet. I get the feeling that most people don't give him that courtesy, which I can't really understand because some of his stories are RIDICULOUSLY funny. There wasn't the spark that I felt with the person in Chicago, but that's not what I was looking for, anyway. I will admit, though...it'd be nice to meet someone here with whom I had that spark. But I guess we're all looking for that, aren't we?
My spirits are better, and have been for the last couple of days. I still miss "Chicago," but that sting is starting to fade. I spoke with my best friend out in Indiana yesterday, which made me happy, and I'm anxiously awaiting her return to the Big Apple. One of her co-stars is moving here in January, and according to her, he's the second-sweetest guy she's ever met (myself, of course, being the sweetest of them all), so hopefully he and I will become friends, too. She seems to think we'd be good friends. It feels good to be expanding my circle of friends...or to at least be attempting to do so.
And now I'm off to get some lunch. I've been on a Taco Bell kick lately--I don't know why. It's not even real Mexican food, but I think it tastes good and it's relatively cheap. Hope you're all having a good day!
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Hi all–Did I mention that after reading todays notes, I may have pulled a muscle? :D
Dearest Lady - just "read" the notes - don't act them out!
der Brucer (doing more weight leg pulling)
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Hmmm...chilcken pot pie without the chicken...interesting.
I bet Jane has a recipe using tofu! 8)
der Brucer (doing his share of pulling your weight leg)
Nope, but you can buy them in the frozen section. :)
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George, do I get to see the Foster collection when we meet?
JRand53 GOOD NERD VIBES!
Td I enjoyed your story very much. Wish I could have been there.
Noel I’m sure glad your neighbor’s aren’t mine-I’m allergic to marijuana.
Danise we didn’t see the Battlestar: Galactica COMMERCIAL TIVO does have it set to record. I’m not too sure about the female Starbuck either. We shal see.
Jason, you did say you are looking for friends, maybe you just found one. As for sparks, there weren’t any for me when I met Keith and look how that ended. :D :D
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Yes, derBrucer, I have also enjoyed the Vilanch columns. Not sure how much I would enjoy seeing him in the role...I think they are coming to Indy sooner or later, and I wonder just how many people will realize who he is.
But even in Indiana they'll probably realize what he is ::)
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Jason - So glad you had a nice time with your new friend and that he seems to be not only funny, but a decent human being. Sounds like you're handling the "sting" really well.
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...I am a great fan of beards, especially nicely trimmed ones. I won’t let Keith shave his...
And we have no pictures because......
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Jason, you did say you are looking for friends, maybe you just found one. As for sparks, there weren’t any for me when I met Keith and look how that ended. :D :D
Yes, I think Jason and I (yes, his name is Jason, too) could definitely become good buddies. As for the sparks...I don't know. He does have an awfully pretty smile and he's quite the gentleman, but for now, we're just going to be friends as far as I'm concerned. There was, for me at least, a blazing inferno with "Chicago." That might be hard to find again anytime soon. There again, that flame seems to have burned itself out almost as fast as it was lit. Life lessons, I guess.
And DR Jane: How in the world do you know you're allergic to marijuana...? :P
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George, do I get to see the Foster collection when we meet?
Absolutely! It's pretty heavy, but I can bring it.
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Jay and Noel, Palermo's on Vermont (right across from the House of Pies) is the only Eyetalian place that I can think of that's been there forever. I sometimes walk down there on the nights The Lovely Wife works late and will have a meal there. I find it hearty and good, while not exceptional, but both the price and helpings are generous. When I lived in a bungalow across from the Alto Nido (where Nathaniel West lived and wrote DAY OF THE LOCUST...we think our bungalows may have been the inspirations), I used to go to Palermo's branch (no longer there) around the corner on Yucca to order pizza which was pretty good. (The stretch of Ivar I used to live on is also famous for the street down which William Holden drives his car away from the repossessors in the opening moments of Sunset Blvd.)
The only other Eyetalian place would be a branch of Louise's now housed in what used to be one of the Brown Derby restaurants on the corner of Los Feliz and Hillhurst and is perfectly nice. But it really hasn't been there all that long.
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Danise we didn’t see the Battlestar: Galactica COMMERCIAL TIVO does have it set to record. I’m not too sure about the female Starbuck either. We shal see.
I watched "Battlestar: Galactica" on The SciFi Channel and, as much I liked the original, I'm not stuck in the past. This is a totally different take on the basic story. If you watch it with that in mind (an open mind, mind you), I don't think you'll be disappointed. I enjoyed it. It's not the best science fiction story (or even remake) ever done, but it's pretty good...and the special effects are certainly worth it.
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DR DANISE if I were on a diet, I would have news. Instead, I am still in Fat City.
You didn't look like Fat Cityin that picture you posted the other night!
Posted by: DERBRUCER Posted on: Today at 02:33:18pm
Quote from: Danise on Today at 01:53:32pm
Hi all–Did I mention that after reading todays notes, I may have pulled a muscle?
Dearest Lady - just "read" the notes - don't act them out!
der Brucer (doing more weight leg pulling)
LOL! I'll take that under advisement.
I also meant to tell you all about the bill I received yesterday. For services not yet rendered either. Would you believe the hospital is ALREADY billing me?! I have to come up with the co-pay by the pre-op or the surgery is off. Only in America!
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Perhaps I'm misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Bruce Villanch is leaving Hairspray at the end of the summer.
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DR George, check your inbox.
and, yes, there is a copy available. (I looked after I had posted the PM).
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This issue also has part 1 of a 2 part John Saxon interview!!
Mr. John Saxon appears in "The Feminum Mystique, Parts 1 and 2" on the new Wonder Woman--Season One deeveedee box set.
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And on the subject of Wonder Woman, I must say I enjoy Jason's new avatar quite a bit. Lynda Carter fit the part of Wonder Woman as well as Christopher Reeve fit the part of Superman...outstanding casting in both instances.
I'm quite enjoying re-visiting the Wonder Woman teevee show on deeveedee.
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DR Danise, I had actually sort of stopped dieting for a bit. But I need to definitely start really paying attention to what I eat. And start biking everyday. For a while I was either biking or doing pilates every single day. And I want to get back to that. So if anyone wants to ask me if I've exercised (any day) please feel free to do so.
And btw, there were so many people biking today. And it was REALLY hot!
BBQ tonight.
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Thanks td!!
And one for...whoever the hell wants it! ;D
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I was just reading in the paper about a new service called Vonage. It's a phone service that used your computer instead of land line. It sounds interesting. Has anyone here heard of it or use it?
What are your thoughts?
BTW Robin, your signature line. I seem to remember that saying but worded slightly different-- that a Woman needs a Man like a fish needs a bicycle. ;D
I don't blame you, DR Jennifer. I'm having problems as well with sticking with it 100%. I feel lucky that I'm just maintaining. I don't want to gain that 20 lbs back!
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Off to my sister's to spend the last day with my aunt, who leaves tomorrow to go back to California. I may or may not be at chat.
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Have a good time, George!
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I love, for example, fresh peach pie with good vanilla ice cream. Yum.
Until we find the pie, try one of these:
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There are advantages to shopping in stores which have good customer service policies. (Dah!) I bought some lovely flowers yesterday. When I put them in the vase I noticed that a couple were starting to droop. I was hoping that the fresh water would liven them up. No such luck. Flowers which should have lasted 4 or 5 days were dead today. So I went back to the store with my bill (the flowers were already in the garbage) and told them the whole sad story. Not only did they tell me to pick out a fresh bouquet, but they let me have a slightly more expensive one at no extra charge.
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Noel: Yes, Bruce is leaving the HAIRSPRAY tour to come to Broadway at the end of Michael McKean's run.
Robin: I got the DVD box set of "Wonder Woman" just last week and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. "Wummer Woman," as I apparently referred to her as a child, was my favorite show for a long time (until the Bionic Woman and $6 Million Man came along--and the Incredible Hulk) and watching it now just brings me the greatest joy imaginable. The writing and acting was awful, but it was just so much fun. And let's face it (and I hope no one finds this offensive), Lynda Carter was one badass babe! I can't imagine seeing anyone else in that bustier and can we talk about those boots? She had legs that wouldn't quit! Yes, I think it's safe to say that Wonder Woman is my favorite superhero of all time, partially due to the loveliness of a certain Ms. Lynda Carter and her gorgeous blue eyes.
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You are a cruel man, derBrucer!
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Nope, but you can buy them in the frozen section. :)
Frozen - ugh!
I want my food fresh.
I want fresh killed tofu in my "ain't-got-no-chicken-in-it "pot pie.
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You are a cruel man, derBrucer!
Crueler yet:
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Szerbo
A pastry made famous by Gerbeaud, the legendary Hungarian czukrazda (confectionery). 4 layers made with apricot and walnut fillings and a rich chocolate icing on top.
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The first time I lived in LA, our street was the "used to live here street." Across the street used to live (but no longer did) Dennis Weaver. Next door used to live Wummer Woman, herself, Lynda Carter. Ours was a corner house and around the corner used to be the ranch of Clark Gable (all the streets in that section were named for Gone With the Wind places of characters.) A few houses up the street was - and still is - the Jackson family compound. The End.
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And, now, cruelest!
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Deep Dish Peach Praline Pie
Rich, classic flavors come together in this extravagant recipe.
Golden ripe peach slices, supremely sweet and juicy. And that's only the filling. We fold and spoon it over a layer of rich, buttery caramel laced with chopped Southern pecans, and we top it with a classic golden streusel. Then we bake it in our cookie-crumb crust until it's bubbly and wonderful.
I'm sure you can find your own vanilla ice cream for toppers.
der Brucer (helping Panni get the weight to pull)
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That's verging on sadistic, dB!
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... Lynda Carter was one badass babe! I can't imagine seeing anyone else in that bustier and can we talk about those boots? She had legs that wouldn't quit! Yes, I think it's safe to say that Wonder Woman is my favorite superhero of all time, partially due to the loveliness of a certain Ms. Lynda Carter and her gorgeous blue eyes.
You took time to notice her eyes?
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Across the street used to live (but no longer did) Dennis Weaver. /quote]
He died?
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Gerbeaud, by the way, is one of the great coffee houses of Europe. The Communists changed the name because the French Gerbeaud was thought to be too bourgeois a moniker. But no self-respecting Hungarian took that seriously. You'd get in a cab and say "Gerbeaud" and were taken there no questions asked, even though the sign outside was the name of some greasy Stalinist hero.
Now Gerbeaud is Gerbeaud once again and all is well with that tiny part of the world.
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You took time to notice her eyes?
Skammen! How could you miss them?
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That's verging on sadistic, dB!
That was actually referring to the Gerbeaud goodies. I'm drooling on my keyboard.
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Drool, I've heard, is not good for computer equipment. If it breaks I would send der Brucer the bill!
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... I got the DVD box set of "Wonder Woman" just last week and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. "Wummer Woman," as I apparently referred to her as a child, was my favorite show for a long time (until the Bionic Woman and $6 Million Man came along--and the Incredible Hulk) and watching it now just brings me the greatest joy imaginable.
Well it seems Wummer Woman's next outing is a film called "The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park" (2004) directed by Chrisopher Coppola (you know the clan) and written by his wife.
Poor Bionic Women seems to have a career in a tail-spin.
The Ford commercials weren't too bad, but her currrent pitches for Sleep Number Beds are painful (and judging from her wrinkles, painful for her as well).
Almost reminds me of poor Betty Hutton.
der Brucer
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I've just gotta add that the future Mrs. Jeff Goldblum is indeed one CLASSY lady.
I picked up the packet of DVD liners which Jeff was signing for me from the stage door man, and on the lower right hand corner was this little note:
FOR TONY - Such a pleasure to meet you (+ sing with you!) - Catherine Wreford
Now, I'm all verklempt and now, of course I can't throw the envelope into the trash!
DerBrucer - if you want to be truly sadistic, you have to post pics of steaming cups of Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Grandes. . . .and other assorted coffee beverages.
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DR Jane, I think I definitely enjoyed MONK more than you did. The extent of Monk's bipolar disorder is still being revealed now even three years into his saga. The fact that he was willing to go on a date was the tiniest of baby steps toward some stability in his life. She certainly wasn't the woman to bring it to him, but it's a start. I'll be interested to see how open the writers of the show will be for further exploration. I mean, he can't recover or there would be no show, but experimenting with getting back to a semi-normal life, even for him, is interesting to me.
I also think Tony Shahloub and Ted Levine are terrific actors and can make even weak material interesting and fun.
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Thoroughly enjoyed MURDER MY SWEET this afternoon, and after it was over, I started it up again to listen to the commentary. Don't know where my DVD travels will take me later this afternoon and tonight.
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Poor Bionic Women seems to have a career in a tail-spin.
She was an early contender for the role of Katherine Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, which went to Genvieve Bujold. And then, when she stalked off of the set, it went to Kate Mulgrew.
Are The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman coming to deeveedee anytime soon?
And howsabout Honey West? I wanted to grow up to be Honey West. Alas, it didn't quite work out that way....
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I've been watching the first season of Lost in Space on deeveedee. The first dozen or so episodes are terrific, but the series went downhill really fast...!
And someone at CBS really like Bernard Herrmann's music. I recognized some theremin stuff from The Day the Earth Stood Still, as well as some cues from Journey to the Center of the Earth and, I believe, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
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I think they should create The Further Adventures of Wonder Woman. It's what the world needs right now. OK...well, it's what I need right now.
I can't wait for Season Two to be released, and they really need to get on the ball with releasing The Bionic Woman, The $6 Million Man and Hart to Hart on DVD.
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Hello, all! The Bitch is Back! I hope everyone is well. I got to Penn Station around 2:00, and I've been doing two weeks' worth of laundry in the basement as I unpack.
I think the production at Goodspeed is going to get really good reviews, especially for Noah Racey as Charley: a total star turn. He's charming, amazingly talented, and the three preview audiences I saw loved everything he did, from the dancing to the sing-along of "Once In Love With Amy" to all the slapstick and pratfalls. He can do no wrong from the first scene to the finale, and he really deserves the ovations. The rest of the cast is very good (maybe one exception, who could be much better), but Noah is a genuine find. And a really good guy, to boot! As for my 4-week stay in East Haddam, I loved it. I had a great suite in a house built in 1832, which I shared with Richard Pilbrow the lighting designer, the costumer, and three of the actors, and the music staff is excellent and fun to work with.
More to follow.
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Here's the rundown for the next BROADWAY'S LOST TREASURES. Dispppointing in that there's still no CHORUS LINE, COCO, DREAMGIRLS, I DO! I DO!, or PURLIE.
The song list for the special follows:
•"The Leads"
Title song from Anything Goes performed by Patti LuPone & company
A medley of songs from Sweet Charity performed by Juliet Prowse and Chita Rivera
"Bosom Buddies" from Mame performed by Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur
"I Believe in You" from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying performed by Robert Morse
"The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha performed by Richard Kiley
•"Revivals and Record Breakers"
"We Are What We Are" and "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles performed by George Hearn and Les Cagelles
"At the End of the Day" and "One Day More" from Les Misérables performed by Colm Wilkinson and the company
"You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel performed by Shirley Verrett the company
"All I Care About is Love" from Chicago performed by Jerry Orbach and company
•"All Singing! All Dancing!"
"The Ladies Who Sing," from Ain't Misbehavin' performed by Nell Carter and company
"We'll Take a Glass Together" from Grand Hotel performed by Michael Jeter and Brent Barrett
"That's How You Jam" from Jelly's Last Jam performed by Gregory Hines and company
"Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys and Dolls performed by Walter Bobbie and company
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Welcome back, Elmore!
I think I said this one time before but I remember seeing a movie before LIS came on about some space aliens that got control over two robots that were in a lab. I seem to remember the robots names where "He" and "She" or "Him" and "Her" something male/female. Anyway, I can't remember very much but a big hairy hand that pushed a button on the space ship and the robots would go mad and kill whoever was in the room with them. At other times they were perfectly fine.
I remember siting on my Mothers lap when LIS came on and being very frightened of the robot. I wasn't allowed to see LIS until I was in my teens and came across it in re-runs.
Does anyone know what movie I saw that scared me so badly?
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Sorry for being errant and truant yesterday, but my mom had a lot of work to do and she made me help her. She made me work! Can you believe this??? ;)
She's off doing some more work right now and I'm left at home watching the Arizona Diamondbacks get clobbered by the San Francisco Something-or-Others. Well, they're not quite clobbered yet, but there's still time.
Dance pants that don't fit me (why I have these is kind of a mystery because I can't dance, so don't ask me), a shirt that I think belongs to my mom, a sparkly fake diamond hair clip, my ever-present saddle shoes, and a little red riding hood cape (even though it's 104 degrees). And of course, my favorite accessory, a Cherry Coke.
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Good afternoon all
I am here in the burg of Ellen, taking a break from helping my mother do some work. I can relate, DR Sandra...the nerve that mothers have, making their daughters work!
Last night DR Jed and I saw a community production of Fiddler. Let's just say it was better than we had expected. Musically the show was quite strong, and their Tevye was solid, so there were some good moments. One of my dear friends played Motel, his first real lead role.
Today I shall either be staying here and helping my mother more, or going back to Tacoma to sit around like so much fish. Time will tell.
I just ate some yogurt with fresh raspberries (picked from our backyard) and a bit of chicken salad. It was good.
Blue jeans and tank top...both rather dusty and dirty from being down in a basement all day.
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Welcome back, DRelmore, and thanks for the postcard!
Yes, DRderBrucer - he will be recognized at once as a Norwegian Bachelor!
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Are The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman coming to deeveedee anytime soon?
The first four seasons of Six Million Dollar Man and the first season of Bionic Women are already released on DVD in the UK Amazon - UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/external-search/202-4175405-6987048?tag=imdb-uk&mode=dvd-uk&keyword=B00005ABUB%7CB00005NB0F)
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005ABUD.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
BUT - they are Region 2 encoded.
der Brucer
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We are now officially clobbered.
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DerBrucer - if you want to be truly sadistic, you have to post pics of steaming cups of Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Grandes. . . .and other assorted coffee beverages.
First he hunts whales, then he's a Rainmaker, and now you tell me he brews coffee?
der Brucer (who thinks td should keep Minx away from Mocha Grandes)
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...I've been doing two weeks' worth of laundry in the basement as I unpack...
::working on the visuals::
Step 1. Fill basement with water
Step 2. Empty multiple cartons of detergent into basement.
Step 3. ....
wait - isn't spin-drying going to be a problem?
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DR Jason, I used to watch Wonder Woman too...seems to me that there was a blonde wonder woman to begin with...Cathy Crosby maybe? Anyway, she all of a sudden turned into Lynda Carter, who I agree was the best person for the role.
Welcome back Elmore3003! We missed you!
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Jason, your Wummer Woman story made me laugh.
The show was my brother's favorite when he was younger too. In fact he provided a blood sacrifice the day we moved into our current house 20+ years ago because of the show. My parents had gotten a mattress and a tv set up in the master bedroom to keep him and my older sister occupied when they organized the rest of the move - ironically to make sure they didn't get hurt in the mayhem. They happened to turn the channel to my brother's favorite show. He jumped up on the mattress and started spinning around like the Wonder Woman character in excitement. Then, because of the unsure footing from the mattress beneath him, he toppled over directly onto the metal headboard and, to make matters worse, rolled onto the top of our radiator cover. He was a bloody mess and my parents had to forgo the moving for the emergency room and some stitches.
Needless to say, we tease him about that all the time... :D
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MBarnum: The pilot episode is included on the Wonder Woman DVDs, and while there was a blonde Wonder Woman, it most certainly was the ever-lovely Ms. Lynda Carter. Here's the low-down: Her mother, played by Cloris Leachman in the pilot and subsequently played by Morticia Addams, was having a contest to find out who was the strongest, smartest and most agile of all the Amazons, so that the winner could return Major Steve Trevor to the United States. She didn't want Diana (Wonder Woman) to compete because she was the princess (where was Drusilla at this point?), but Diana was too smart for her mother and dressed herself in a long blonde wig and ended up winning the contest. Even then, Diana knew the value of a bad disguise. So perhaps that's where you got the idea that there was a blonde Wummer Woman. Or perhaps they had originally cast a blonde in the role and ended up going with Lynda. Either way, W.W. was never a blonde in the comic books...
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I could have sworn that I posted several times this morning and now they are not there. Old age creeping up on me
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Welcome home, DR Elmore!
Emily: I feel your brother's pain. I used to spin and spin and spin and I never did become anything but dizzy. One Saturday morning (back when they had good cartoons on "Cartoon Day"), I had finished watching "Scooby-Doo" and I thought I'd be funny and go wake my parents. Now, I should establish this story a bit better, but...it was my habit to get up at the crack of dawn on Cartoon Day (Saturday), get out my sleeping bag and go snuggle into it on the floor of the family room for a few hours in my Batman underoos. That particular day, I decided to be a Scooby-Doo ghost, so I threw the sleeping bag over my head and went for my parent's room, moaning "oooh....OOOOOHH!" I attempted to sit down on the side of what I thought was my parents' bed, and instead missed by several feet and cracked my head open on their bedside table. Where was Wummer Woman then?? That's one of the only times I've ever heard my dad use the word "Shit." I got seven stitches and never put that sleeping bag on my head again.
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From what I remember in the David Merrick bio regarding Robert Horton I believe he was forced on the production because he was a hot commidity at the time, He left a successful tv series as he thought he was hot stuff. He did the show but was never able to achieve the success he had with the tv series.
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Robert Horton Wagon Train Days (the series he left for 110 in the shade
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Robert Horton as Strabuck with Inga Swenson
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Robert Horton 1995
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I used to watch Wonder Woman too...seems to me that there was a blonde wonder woman to begin with...Cathy Crosby maybe?
Yup. It was Cathy Lee Crosby. I think she wore a brunette wig in her transformation into Wonder Woman. ABC did a Wonder Woman pilot movie two or three years before the series, but obviously it didn't work the first time.
Lynda Carter, however, made it work.
Oh, and by the way...Welcome Back, Elmore!!!
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He's more proof that Lynda Carter was was Wonder Woman...notice the resemblance???
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And another example...too bad they didn't keep the cunning star-spangled skirt, though...
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Welcome back. Elmore!
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Dear Reader Robin, I can't imagine being able to run in that Wonder Woman outfit, much less saving the world.
Well, the Diamondbacks lost 2 to 9. Clobbered. What did I tell you?
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Dear Reader Robin, I can't imagine being able to run in that Wonder Woman outfit, much less saving the world.
Well, being a superhero, she can do things you and I can't. It's one of the perks.
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And we have no pictures because......
I know I have posted a picture of Keith with his beard. There will be some coming from our trip once he organizes & crops the photos.
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Robin...if you'll recall in the TV pilot, Diana came out in her traditional Wonder Woman costume and had a wrap-around skirt with it...blue and covered in stars. The queen suggested she get rid of it for easier movement. Leave it to a queen to tell her to take off more clothes. She also has a star-spangled cape (red, white and blue, of course), and in one of the last episodes of the first season (the episode with Roy Rogers), she's dressed in some pretty tight white pants, a red silk blouse, her magic belt, the truth lasso and those kick-ass boots.
My favorite little character trait that Lynda had was after she'd spin and transform into Wonder Woman, she always made sure to adjust her belt--and sometimes she'd secure her tiara, too. I love that. It shows that Lynda was at least attempting to find a character. From what I understand, her acting improved by leaps and bounds in the second and third seasons.
And can we talk about those bulletproof bracelets? I think all New Yorkers need those. I can't explain it, but every time she becomes Wonder Woman and that great theme song starts to play and she does something totally kickass, I get really energized and happy. I don't know how she kept everything inside that bustier, but God bless that costume designer. Haha!
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And DR Jane: How in the world do you know you're allergic to marijuana...? :P
;D Just put me in a room with people smoking it and I can't breathe very well.
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Good Afternoon!
Back from auditions... 'nuff said - again, I'll wait for Herr BK to share his thoughts, opinions and remembrances of this morning once he's able to log on and post.
Back from BK's Storage place... WOW! We had a pretty successful music hunt while we were there. There was only one box/one piece we weren't able to find - it's most likely missing. Thankfully, that one piece should be able to be procured with a phone call and/or an e-mail or two. Additionally, as I was shuffling all the various and sundried boxes of music and papers, I managed to come across some various and sundried CDs... ;) -And I may actually make a return trip to BK's storage place at a later time, and help him get it a bit more organized. But we all had a great time looking through the boxes, and we even found some more possible material for the revue.
Back from lunch... After leaving the storage place, we all headed over to Art's Delicatessen for lunch. BK, Tammy and I were seated in a nice booth, and ordered and lunched. The onion rings were/are quite good. And my pastrami and chopped liver sandwich was quite filling and good too. We would have stayed for dessert, but the waitress informed us that they do not serve pies!?!?!?! WHAT!?!?!?! Just strudel, pastries and cookies. But no pies! -Even she suggested The House of Pies... So, we gathered ourselves up and headed on our merry ways. -And, no, we did not end up heading over to the House Of Pies. At least not this time. *I may head over later myself for my "dinner-dessert".
So, now I'm back at my friend's place, and we're listening to Bobby McFerrin Live while he's actually doing a small photo shoot in his living room - a still photo for an album cover. Yes, my friend, Chris, is quite talented - photographer, musician, composer, conductor, steel drum player, Mac enthusiast, etc. And he's also a damn good friend too if I may so myself!
Well, I think I may take a short nap now...
Laters...
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Frozen - ugh!
I want my food fresh.
I want fresh killed tofu in my "ain't-got-no-chicken-in-it "pot pie.
I didn't say it was great, but it has satisfied a craving once in awhile. :D
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I've been watching the first season of Lost in Space on deeveedee. The first dozen or so episodes are terrific, but the series went downhill really fast...!
And someone at CBS really like Bernard Herrmann's music. I recognized some theremin stuff from The Day the Earth Stood Still, as well as some cues from Journey to the Center of the Earth and, I believe, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
Actually, it was someone at 20th Century-Fox, which produced the "Lost in Space" TV series and for whom Herrmann had scored ALL those films, the music of which remains in the 20th Century-Fox vaults and all of which have received spiffy CD releases with splendid sound.
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Every time I passed a subway stop, I wondered how people use them... There's often very little of interest in the immediate vicinity of these places. I can't imagine what it's like to be in L.A. without a car.
It does require some imagination, plus the ability to plan ahead. As it is, I managed quite well for more than twenty years.
Using the subway in LA usually means also using the bus system. The connections are quite good. It's a bit like using the busses and subways in NYC, where knowing how to make the connections counts. The difference is that the LA subway system is clean, spacious and safe, where NYC's needs a good scrubbing, is claustrophobic and requires nerves of steel at the odd hours.
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First of all, Welcome Back, Elmore!!
Secondly:
The first four seasons of Six Million Dollar Man and the first season of Bionic Women are already released on DVD in the UK Amazon - UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/external-search/202-4175405-6987048?tag=imdb-uk&mode=dvd-uk&keyword=B00005ABUB%7CB00005NB0F)
BUT - they are Region 2 encoded.
der Brucer
If one has a region-code free DVD player (such as one can get at hkflix.com (http://www.hkflix.com/hardware/)), it would be NO PROBLEM to purchase and view these DVDs! I got the British release of the new "Battlestar Galactica" from England (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001M1JFM/qid=1089589117/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/026-9261529-6158836) because according to amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JMNS/qid=1089589192/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/103-4358801-4536629?v=glance&s=dvd), it's:
"NOT YET RELEASED: The studio is currently not producing this title on DVD, but to be notified when it is available, enter your e-mail address at right. You'll also be voting for this release; we'll let the studio know how many customers are waiting for this title."
But you CAN get it from England (which I did)! The first three seasons of "Futurama" (I love this show!) were released in England even before the second season was released in the U.S. The fourth season won't be released here until August 24! That's not fair! :'(
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George, looking forward to it, but if it’s heavy I will understand if you change your mind.
Danise Keith has heard of Vonage. Voice over Internet Protocol is the technology. I haven’t a clue what it is about.
DerBrucer that second photo really was cruel.
I think Lindsey Wagner does the bed commercials because it really did help her. We got one of those mattresses for me. I don’t like it and Keith does.
Panni, I’m sorry but I was very disappointed with Gerbeaud and I assure you I tried very hard to find something I liked. I found the cakes to be dry and everything had too much cream. Everything was beautiful, I just didn’t care for them. It was the same with just about every dessert we had on our trip. You would think I would have quit ordering desserts, but they were too beautiful to resist. I finally would take a bite or two then trash them.
Matt H. Monk isn’t bipolar (manic depressive), he suffers mostly from obsessive compulsive disorder and is claustrophobic and acrophobic. I don’t recall him being afraid of the dark in the past. I think he can get some of his problems back under control and still be a brilliant quirky detective.
HI ELMORE, WELCOME BACK!
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
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Chat in a mere hour and I will NOT forget.
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Welcome Back Elmore. So nice to have you here again
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Page 5 dance
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Re: Starbuck
First he hunts whales, then he's a Rainmaker, and now you tell me he brews coffee?
der Brucer (who thinks td should keep Minx away from Mocha Grandes)
Not only that, he's flying space fighters and is gender-confused!
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Or a more traditional page 5 dance
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BK: You sure he has to be 30's-40's? How 'bout late 20's to early 30's? :D
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::working on the visuals::
Step 1. Fill basement with water
Step 2. Empty multiple cartons of detergent into basement.
Step 3. ....
wait - isn't spin-drying going to be a problem?
It should be noted, der Brucer has never watched Wonder Woman.
Which also means he won't get this joke.
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
Bill Hutton?? (http://www.brucekimmel.com/images/huttonbillnewjpg.jpg)
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DR Jason, I used to watch Wonder Woman too...seems to me that there was a blonde wonder woman to begin with...Cathy Crosby maybe? Anyway, she all of a sudden turned into Lynda Carter, who I agree was the best person for the role.
Cathy Lee Crosby did a made-for-TV (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072419/) version of "Wonder Woman" that was supposed to be a pilot for a series, but it didn't go anywhere. She was blonde (more of a natural looking dishwater blonde...certainly not extreme bleach blonde) and wore a skin-tight pant-suit kind of outfit that's become so popular with the Star Trek costumers these days (a la Seven-of-Nine and T'Pol). There are a couple of copies on eBay right now, if one is so inclined.
George, looking forward to it, but if it’s heavy I will understand if you change your mind.
Well, it's not that heavy, more awkward than heavy. I'm thinking of getting a little wagon or furniture dolly with a handle to pull it around in. It shouldn't be any kind of problem. ;D I'd love to show it!
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
or how about Darrin Baker
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Bill Hutton?? (http://www.brucekimmel.com/images/huttonbillnewjpg.jpg)
His recording of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor© Dreamcoat with Laurie Beechman is my absolute favorite! I really don't like any of the later recordings, although I do like some of the performers...just not the recordings.
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Would Guy Haines be available?
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
or how about Mark Waldrop?
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Now if suggestions my three suggestions are in the LA area!
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Last night DR Jed and I saw a community production of Fiddler. Let's just say it was better than we had expected.
That it was... however, having seen a few productions from this company in the past, the bar had been set disturbingly low...
Musically the show was quite strong
Very much so, yes... sadly, that's only half of a show...
and their Tevye was solid
For the most part, yes. If only he had a sense of comedic timing.
Due to the strength of the music (both vocal and orchestral), I think it was a decent community theatre production, but should have been quite a bit better. My kingdom for a director!!!
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We would have stayed for dessert, but the waitress informed us that they do not serve pies!?!?!?! WHAT!?!?!?! Just strudel, pastries and cookies. But no pies!
No, no, no! Not Art's for pies.... Du-Par's for pies! Pies are their thing, man!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Du-Par's for pies![/move]
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Actually, it was someone at 20th Century-Fox, which produced the "Lost in Space" TV series and for whom Herrmann had scored ALL those films, the music of which remains in the 20th Century-Fox vaults and all of which have received spiffy CD releases with splendid sound.
And all three Nick Redman-produced CDs are in my collection. See if you can find them:
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Jane, to be honest, I haven't eaten at Gerbeaud for decades. I'm sorry to hear their desserts are not yumillicious. Sigh....
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I like Darrin Baker (right type) but he's in NY I think. We thought of Bill Hutton today - not sure about his humor, though. I might give him a call.
Jason: I suppose we could consider someone a bit younger, but you know I have Tammy and her young friend, and Susanne and Alet, and I'd like a slightly older type to balance with the latter two.
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...Of course, I'm not saying that Du-Par's is better than the House of Pies when it comes to pies. I've never been to the House of Pies. I would like to go to the House of Pies. I'm just saying that when in the City of Studio, the pie place is Du-Par's.
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
Dear Friend BK, I am thrilled to be back! I will email you more later. did you get my postcard? I've heard brief rumblings about your show, but I want to know all about it. It's to be in LA? What about greg Jbara? I thought Bill Hutton was a good idea. Where's Burke Moses these days? MBarnum wopuld love to see Tom Wopat in the show.
Other ideas: Devon May, who was amazing in "Tree Grows In Brooklyn" at Goodspeed (saw the video last week), Robert Cuccioli, Stephen Bogardus, Jason Graae, James Barbour.
Thanks to all for the kind welcome back! I missed you all.
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Am I back in time for chat??
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You are indeed. Chat in a mere four minutes. I may open up early so feel free to hie your various and sundried butt cheeks in there.
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Chat room is open!!
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Welcome back, Dear Reader Elmore!
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I can't come to chat as I am leaving now to attend a recital by Mr. Bryn Terfel. Will check in on my return.
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Come in the chat room is a blaze!!!
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Here is a picture of Matt in Dorian Gray
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Michael Shayne-very clever.
Panni, I think I just prefer a different type of cake than those served in the Eastern Europe Cities we were in. I did have some wonderful hot chocolate. One day Keith’s coffee was mostly whipped cream where my hot chocolate didn’t have any, disappointing both of us. Oh, that was at Gerbeaud’s. ;D Even without the whipped cream I still enjoyed my drink. Across from our hotel in Budapest we found a wonderful chocolate store and restocked on treats a few times.
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and one for Mahler
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PAGE 6 Dance!!!!!
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Michael...his name is Max, not Matt.
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Very nice chat this evening, people...!
And there was hardly any foul language this time. Congratulations, I believe, are in order.
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Sandra can you do that with your swords?
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I think Keith’s onion soup helped my cold. Today is the first day I have felt decent in a week. I had more for dinner. Now I’m hoping to be almost cured by tomorrow.
Today we saw SPIDERMAN 2 and it is better than the first one. Now I’m trying to remember, who is going to become Lizard?
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A very nice, lively and sparkling chat indeed!
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Tonight's chat was wild and wooly and also wooly and wild. We haven't had that sparkling a chat in quite some time. It was grand popular fun.
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No, no, Panni, House of Pies for pie!
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
Does Bruce Campbell sing?
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Today we saw SPIDERMAN 2 and it is better than the first one. Now I’m trying to remember, who is going to become Lizard?
Robin wrote:
Even though his evil alter ego doesn't appear in the movie, one of Peter Parker's professors, Dr. Curt Connors, does show up. He's doomed to become The Lizard.
By the way, the fellow Mary Jane Watson almost marries, the astronaut John Jameson, is doomed to become the Man-Wolf.
And of course, Harry Osbourne will become the Hobgoblin in the next movie.
How do I know all this stuff? Because I'm a geek, that's how!
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PIES!
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We need PIES! NOW!
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And one for Mahler.
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Don't tell me I'm not a frenzy.
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I am a majority of one. Where in tarnation IS everyone? I want PIES.
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No, no, Panni, House of Pies for pie!
I was talking about Studio City, FS Pogue! If they opened a branch here, I would be first in line. Meanwhile, Du-Par's will have to do.
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I think Keith’s onion soup helped my cold. Today is the first day I have felt decent in a week. I had more for dinner. Now I’m hoping to be almost cured by tomorrow.
And you say Keith "cheated" by using chicken broth in the soup?
The old standard cure once again comes to the rescue!
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I don't know where I'd go for pies here in Rehoboth Beach. I'll have to do some research.
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Other ideas: Devon May, who was amazing in "Tree Grows In Brooklyn" at Goodspeed (saw the video last week), Robert Cuccioli, Stephen Bogardus, Jason Graae, James Barbour.
Thanks to all for the kind welcome back! I missed you all.
Isn't Burke Moses in THE FROGS at Lincoln Center right now. James Barbour is finshing up in ASSASSINS which runs through the 18th.
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After I finshed listening to the commentary on MURDER MY SWEET, I switched over to BRIGADOON for some reason and watched that until SIX FEET UNDER came on.
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Excited that the one MISS MARPLE movie I missed recording on DVD the last time they were shown (MURDER AHOY) appears at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning on TCM. If all goes well, I will have the four films after tomorrow and can enjoy them on DVD even if Warners makes good its promise to release them next year. Can't believe they'd release a box of MISS MARPLE and not THE THIN MAN series. I would think THE THIN MAN series would be a lot more popular and more in demand, but there has been no mention of any of the other five of them being readied for DVD release.
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DR MBarnum, I'll start working on your tape tomorrow. Matt Battaglia did not appear on tonight's QUEER AS FOLK (except in the recap from last week).
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Here is a picture of Matt in Dorian Gray
That is not Matt; that's Max von Essen, I do believe!
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Isn't Burke Moses in THE FROGS at Lincoln Center right now. James Barbour is finshing up in ASSASSINS which runs through the 18th.
Well, I tried, George. God knows I have tried.
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No posts in almost one and a half hours! Skammen. Everybody must be out for pie.
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Maybe I'll have pie for breakfast. Oatmeal pie.
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I'm finally back and to prove it I'm here. And elmore is finally back - hoo and ray! Elmore, we need to find an actor pronto -sort of a thirty to forty-fivish Bert Convy type. I had Kirby Tepper, who's fantastic, but he can't do it now, and I haven't seen anyone who comes close to what I need. I need someone who can be funny and irreverant but also deliver a poignant ballad if need be.
Well, personally I vote for Brent Barrett, but that Jason is adorable, too. If you can't go younger, I have a great 40s - 50s guy that I could get you.
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Pogue, did you get my e?
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Sorry I missed chat. Sounds like it was the bees' knees.
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I, Panni, can go over the hill for good pie!
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I, Panni, can go over the hill for good pie!
Can't disagree with that.
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I, however, am already over the hill.
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More hot pies!
More hot pies!
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Bk, got your "e". Will do the necessaries.
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Just spoke to Harvey S. who, as I thought he would, actually enjoyed the production of 110. He totally understood my thoughts, though, and I have the feeling Tom felt the same in certain ways about certain things, but they both just sat back and enjoyed it and liked all the singing voices, so that's good. Authors do tend to be forgiving, especially because these guys have seen so many really awful productions of this show.
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It's also a major production and they're getting royalties. It always helps. And unlike films, if one production screws it up...there's always another one down the line
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PIES!
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OOhh... Just checked over at Playbill.com... Interesting news that Chris Kattan will be replaced by Roger Bart in THE FROGS.... After three weeks of previews.. Hmm...
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87287.html