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Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on July 13, 2004, 01:07:47 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you know all about everything or at least all about Eve, and now you are ready to post until the splendidly splendid cows come home.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone? You'd think it was one-twenty in the morning.
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Well, it's two in the morn and I still can't sleep (some kind of sinus headache thing) - but I got to read about the splendid show and partay. Sounds like a wondeful evening - except for the nauseating food.
As for the TOD, I can't think about Japanese food at two in the morning. I usually reserve those thoughts for three in the morning. And I'm dearly hoping to be asleep by then. So I will chime in about that tomorrow - which is actually today.
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TOD:
I'm not a big fan of Japanese food, but Woody has some Chrysanthemum Tea he'd like me to try.
der Brucer
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Baritone Bryn Terfel is accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau in Dorothy Chandler Pavilion recital.
(Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Note to DR Jay (the Barometer):
Your LA Times (http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-swed13jul13,2,6864958.story) opined:
Shtick clouds Terfel's splendor
Repeated mannerisms pull focus from the baritone's fine voice.
By Mark Swed, Times Staff Writer
Jul 13 2004
Los Angeles Opera's announcement early this year that Bryn Terfel, the splendid and enormously personable Welsh baritone, would star in "Sweeney Todd" next season indicated just how serious the company had grown about attracting the world's most important singers.
When that announcement was followed by the news that DreamWorks, which holds the rights to the Sondheim show, had withdrawn it from the stage because a movie was in preparation, L.A. Opera responded by brilliantly pulling Verdi's "Falstaff" out of its hat for Terfel.
Falstaff happens to be one of the greatest roles in all opera, and if Terfel proved nothing else at his recital in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Sunday night, it was that he was born to sing it. But entertaining and vocally compelling as it was, the L.A. Opera recital came with a warning: Don't leave this singer to his own devices.
Although he began impressively enough with a group of Schumann songs, Terfel soon began to sink under the weight of his shtick.
Let it be said that he was in magnificent voice. From the very beginning, in Schumann's "Die Beiden Grenadiere" (The Two Grenadiers), which climaxes thrillingly with the composer's setting of the Marseillaise, he simply cut the large Pavilion down to size.
With what seemed effortless projection, he made every word of text expressive, whether he was booming or singing whisper soft. He proved, moreover, as comfortable onstage as any entertainer, delivering art songs, folk songs and novelty songs with equal panache.
But then again, the panache was always the same. Terfel has his tricks, and they work. He loves to do a number with epilogues: a knowing grimace while his accommodating pianist, Malcolm Martineau, lingers on a final passage or chord. He loves to wow listeners with his ferocious power and then scale his imposing voice down to a barely audible coo. It's quite a feat, because even at the threshold of hearing, you get every word and the tone remains a marvel. The only problem is that, repeated over and over again, the effect can be sappy or even maudlin. It's one thing to hear this in Schumann and another in "Danny Boy."
Unfortunately, there was a lot more "Danny Boy" and its like than Schumann on Sunday. Terfel can be very funny in cute songs such as Peter Warlock's "Captain Stratton's Fancy." He loves nothing more than a double entendre. But when he found a hundred ways to wink in Benjamin Britten's "The Foggy, Foggy Dew," I kept imagining the composer responding with a hundred ways to wince.
In three numbers from Aaron Copland's "Old American Songs," Terfel's fussiness proved musically destructive. How majestically he might have sung "At the River" had he not restlessly (and cheaply) changed his dynamics every two seconds, had Martineau set the proper oracular tone and stuck with it, Copland style, instead of anticipating Terfel's every dynamic whim.
For one encore, Terfel became, for a moment, Mozart's Don Giovanni, wandering through the audience serenading the ladies, throwing them flowers and high-fiving his pianist when he was finished.
In a well-directed production of Mozart's opera, Terfel can be a devastatingly effective Don. On this occasion, he might as well have been auditioning for Vegas.
Bring Terfel on for "Falstaff." By all means. But let's hope L.A. Opera watches him like a hawk.
Are these fair impressions?
der Brucer
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TD, Good thoughts, wishes, and vibes directed your way.
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Good morning, all! It sounds like Harvey and Tom had a great success last evening, and I'm happy for both of them. Dear Friend BK, were there any surprises on the program? What material was performed? Who was involved besides Leslie Ann Warren? I've known Kevin Bailey since "Mirette"; his partner Jim Mellon was the leading man.
After a lot of questions, some answers on cuisine. I'm not a fan of Japanese food, but I do like tempura and that's about it. As for Chinese, I like too many dishes, but I prefer shrimp or scallops to beef or pork. Last night I had sha-cha shrimp, whatever or whoever sha-cha was. Isn't that a character in GREASE?
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I like most Japanese food. I think shushi makes a great appetizer but I can't make a meal of it like some people can.
BK - Did Jones and Schmidt ever do "The Show Goes On" in LA or was it only done in NY?
I finally listened to the new CD of Judy Holliday in HOT SPOT and I have to say it is the worst quality "private recording" I have ever heard. Unlike most of them which were made through the theatre's sound system, this was made with a portable cassette recorder from someone in the audience. All the lyrics are mumbled and it sounds like the orchestra is in an echo chamber. It's impossible to judge the score itself. A few of the songs were recorded by BK on "Hey Love", a Mary Rodgers revue, and they all sound much better there. The best song in the score (the Sondheim one "Don't Laugh") hadn't been added to the score when the tape was made but is included in a commercial recording by Phyllis Newman. I'd love to here Judy Holliday do it, but will never get the chance. There is one song I know I have heard (it's not in "Hey Love") called "I Think The World of You" but I don't know where I heard it. The CD ends with a demo by Rodgers and Charnin. It includes mostly cut songs and none of them are any good. However there is one couplet I find worth repeating:
Communisim is a headache
Democracy is the Buffrin
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I enjoy most Japanese food. Tempura and black cod are favorite dishes. There's a Japanese restaurant in a dreary strip mall in a Toronto suburb that always receives outstanding reviews for its seasonal menus. I'm hoping to get there one day:
http://www.kaiseki.ca/kaiseki.html
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Well, it's finally morning, thank goodness. I got exactly one hour's sleep. And may I say I feel like sh-t. Now the self-discipline comes into play... I must NOT go back to bed (have just come back from the park with the Wonderdog). Must take an abbreviated walk - can't deal with the whole thing - to wake up the old brain, then shower, then breakfast and then write and write and write. I'm putting it down here for the world (well, the HHW world) to see -- so that if I don't do just this, I'll be ashamed - yes, mortified - and will have to wear a Skammen Cap and sit in the corner. :P
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Favorite Chinese: Moo Goo Gai Pan
Favorite Japanese: Shrimp or Chicken Tempura. I used to love Sushi, developed an aversion to it (long story) and am starting to like it again.
I tried uploading my picture to my profile - couldn't do it - it said I needed to resize. Can anyone tell me how to do that? Thanks
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I have a sore throat and an elongated, swollen uvula and it's making me grumpy. I can deal with the sore throat--it's just the weather that's causing that--but the uvula is bothering me. It's laying across the back of my tongue, which makes me sort of gag--especially when I speak, which is bad news since I'm answering phones all day. This has happened before, and it always goes away after a day or two, but what a pain in the rear.
I love, love, love teriyaki anything, but especially chicken. And I love, love, love the chicken/steak/shrimp/fried rice combo at Benihana. YUM! But you always walk out of those places smelling like a hibachi. That's the only drawback, IMHO.
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mrkdl: What photo program do you have on your computer? Photoshop? PaintPro?
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Love sweet and sour pork or chicken! As for Japanese I love most sushis, particularly the eel. There are a many other Japanese dishes I like but don't have a clue as to the names of them.
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Good vibrations coming TDs way!
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Hope they are effective!
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sushi, sushi, sushi!
sashimi, sashimi, sashimi!
All good; unfortunately, those pesky kosher laws get in the way of my ever sampling the more "interesting" dishes (eel, squid, etc). Give me a good tuna roll, though, and I'm on cloud nine. Back in the day, I was a regular at a restaurant sushi bar where the chef would simply prepare what was good that day for me. One day, I walked in, and he simply said "Tuna. You want the tuna," and proceeded to lay down heaven on rice. I'll never find the words to describe that meal, but oh, was that lovely.
I've had the pleasure of seeing Schmidt & Jones in "The Show Goes On" (an evening as delightful as that sushi meal), and meeting Jones at Pamela Myers's cabaret show at the late, lamented Eighty-Eights. Charming, charming, charming man. Myers performed "The Honeymoon is Over" from "I Do, I Do" and I remember directing my applause alternatively between her and an abashed Jones.
Now, if only they'd release "Celebration" on CD...
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I have Celebration on CD. Perhaps it's out of print, but I've had a copy for quite a while.
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I have it on CD, too.
Does anyone have any Tom Lehrer CDs? I got a book of his sheet music, but I don't have a piano to bang out what the songs actually sound like. Even if I did bang out notes, they wouldn't sound like they're supposed to. I'd love to hear some of his stuff if anyone has it...
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Jason:
Rhino released a Tom Lehrer box set a few years back, containing all of his studio and live albums, plus a smattering of previously unreleased or difficult to obtain songs. Lehrer's voice will never be confused with Pavorotti's, but his delivery is just delicious. Almost as much fun is his performance of "Poisoning Pigeons" at the Cameron Mackintosh special "Hey, Mr. Producer!" introduced by Stephen Sondheim (who was Lehrer's camp-mate a lifetime ago... can you imagine being the bunk counselor for THOSE two?)
I've been performing Lehrer's stuff in disreputable piano bars for centuries now, and it's amazing to see how little has changed from when he first wrote some of his material. (Can you believe that "Smut" is more than 50 years old?)
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Well, it seems as if Celebration is out of print. I have spent some time looking for it (I should be working but this is more fun) and there are references to the show and mentions of the CD but the places where one might find it (Footlight, Amazon, etc.) don't seem to have any copies. Veddy Interesting (think Arte Johnson in German Drag)
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I likewise have CELEBRATION.
I eat so much Chinese food that I really don't have a favorite. I like just about anything as long as it's not too spicy. I have a hard time digesting heavily spicy, hot foods.
As for Japanese, I dated a restaurant critic once who took me with him to review a new Japanese place in the city. Had never had sushi or any standard Japanese dishes. Hated every piece of sushi I tried, so I know that it's not for me. The regular Japanese meal I had I liked quite well, but if I had a choice, I'd go Chinese every time. I think that's the only time I ever ate Japanese food. BTW, my date gave the place a very good review (he went back a couple of more times to try other things on the menu before filing his review).
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Looks like I'll be giving AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS a spin on the DVD machine this afternoon. Don't know if I'll be in the mood for the entire film (it IS long), but it'll be great to see it in widescreen after all these years.
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Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? I wanted to sleep later but the mowers are mowing loudly and that is that.
Lesley was the biggest to-do. Susan Watson sang a couple of songs, including the beautiful The Room is Filled With You.
Celebration was first put out on CD by me at Bay Cities. It was subsequently reissued by Angel Broadway - both CDs are obviously out of print, but it really shouldn't be hard to find.
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The Show Goes On was only done at the York Theater as far as I know. I enjoyed Tom and Harvey's participation in it very much, but didn't love the singers in that production. I wish they'd do it out here and let me help find the singers.
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I'm trying yesterday's method of not posting much throughout the day. Still don't feel great, but I've walked (first dog, then myself) done morning chores, put in a wash and now will begin writing. Not bad for someone with stupid allergy symptoms who is operating on an hour's sleep . Laters, all.
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Good vibes to DR td ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!
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Are these fair impressions?
What Mr. Swed calls shtick I call adding dramatic impact to a song. Mr. Terfel is blessed with considerable charisma and that charisma flowed across the footlights, to the delight of the audience. His is a robust, expressive voice and there was a whole lot more energy in this recital than in the typical vocal recital. (I've been to recitals that felt downright funereal.) What Terfel did with dynamics was fairly amazing. He did produce tiny whispers that could be heard--with the words distinct--way up in the balconies. His antics with "Deh Vieni" from Don Giovanni were, yes, pure ham, but gimme a break: it was an encore and he had the audience in the palm of his hand by then anyway.
One thing Mr. Swed did not mention was that the houselights were not kept on during the recital, which annoyed me no end. There was no way to follow the text of the songs, which were in German, Italian, Celtic, Welsh and English, or even know (unless you memorized these things from reading the program before the concert) how many songs were in each set, which produced applause from the audience at inappropriate times. I complained to the house manager at the interval and the lights were brought up slightly in the second half: bright enough to at least make out the composer and name of the song (in bold text) but still too dim to make out the song texts.
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I'm very tired but the mowers are still mowing. Damn them, damn them all to hell.
Japanese food: Teriyaki (chicken only), tempura (love tempura), various noodle soups. Hate Miso Soup.
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I love General Taos chicken! :)
I do like Japanese. Tempura is VERY good. And I like sushi, but only the rolls (and not the stuff that is just raw fish).
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Confidential to Dear BK: I've been to the Japanese restaurant you went to last night. Which is precisely why I recommended Smitty's and Celestino.
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I love Japanese food in all its varieties: sushi, sashimi, tempura, teriyaki, yakitori, etc., etc. One very memorable meal I recall was a Japanese bento-style breakfast I had when I was in Japan (Fukuoka) on business many years ago. The only Japanese food I cannot tolerate is giant clam. It's just too challenging for me.
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There's little Chinese food at which I turn up my nose. My favorite dish is Peking Duck. My favorite Chinese dining experience is dim sum at a Hong Kong-style seafood palace, of which we have quite a number in the Los Angeles area.
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Dear BK: Where was the post-performance party held last night?
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I am my own posting frenzy.
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I, too, love all types of Japanese food, while Chinese is about my least favorite cuisine.
The experience related earlier about getting to know the sushi chef is an essential part of the experience. You should get to know him and he you. Then, ask him what's good today or what he'd think you'd like. Freshness is essential to good sushi and sashimi. If you haven't watched the knife go through the fish, you haven't had good sushi.
Sorry about the bad Japanese food experience. I mentioned I'd recently had a good Indian meal in the Dena of Pas, not sure of the name, but it seemed to be on a hidden street behind Lake. I've no idea how close to the Playhouse.
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I love japanese food - and especially sushi of all kinds!
There's a place on Greene Ave. in Westmount - i.e. the chi-chi area of anglo supremacy - where they have absolutely amazing sushi... and their prices are relative good given the product and the area in which they are located. They make an appetizer called a sushi pizza which is kind of like a layered open-faced sushi roll that's cut into wedges:
layer of seaweed
layer of rice
layer of tuna, spicy salmon and green onion
layer of japanese mayonnaise
layer of tempura flakes
Oh I would die happily if my last meal were made up entirely of sushi pizzas... :P
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okay... I lied about ALL kinds of sushi - I don't like sea urchin...
vomity-blech
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The partay was held a few blocks away at something called McCormack's and something-or-other.
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McCormick & Schmick's. A nice seafood restaurant. Part of a chain.
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General Taos chicken. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM......
What a lovely evening it sounds like was had by all. To hear all those lovely songs - to hear Lesley Anne Warren (Cordy Biddle HERSELF!) and Susan (Kim McAfee) Watson - oh my! Well I can understand the awkwardness of meeting Mr Lee - but how you feel is how you feel. I feel the same way about a lot of shows. 110 IN THE SHADE is one of those shows you see or remember or imagine in a certain way, and it's hard to watch it done any other way....I am like that with COMPANY, too.
BUT....
Well...the news is out...I start my new job on July 27th. More details later. AND I have just been cast in the leading role in THE NERD. Yes, HHW'ers you heard it hear....I will be playing Rick Steadman. I wanted to play Axel, the upstairs neighbor....but here I am. The director had me read for it, but I didn't think it was a possibility. I don't know what to say except....what a LOT of lines!
ANYWAY....here is your Allison Hayes picture of the week: From THE ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU...Allison has just been zombified:
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BK - One of the singers in "The Show Goes On" was a last minute replacement for Dee Hoty. I agree that J&S were better than the singers they used.
For those of you who were less than thrilled with the Warner Home Video release of the MGM Marx Bros. films, Universal has announced that the 5 Paramount Marx Bros. films will be released on DVD 11/9. On the same date they will be releasing a box of 5 W. C. Fields films.
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Wow double congrats Dr JRand!
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For those of you who were less than thrilled with the Warner Home Video release of the MGM Marx Bros. films, Universal has announced that the 5 Paramount Marx Bros. films will be released on DVD 11/9. On the same date they will be releasing a box of 5 W. C. Fields films.
Wow, what fantastic news!!! Did you happen to find out the W.C Fields titles?
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Good Morning!
-Of course, if I was posting from home right now, it would already be Good Afternoon! But since I'm not at home in Richmond, and I'm here in Los Angeles, CA... And there's a three hour time difference between here and Richmond... Richmond being in the Eastern Time Zone, and LA being in the Pacific Time Zone... -Well, I guess I didn't really need to explain that, but...
Once again, a very public "Thank You" to DR Jay for his kindness and generosity last night. Besides the wonderful dinner and sparkling conversation, he also started filling my head (in a good way) with a whole bunch of other ideas and possibilities for day trips, overnight trips, two-three day trips to other places in and around LA - and California. -I've never been to San Francisco, so... We shall see.
And after going through some other e-mails and stuff last night, I realized just how many friends and other people I know happen to be out here in LA right now. It's very "cool" for lack of a better word. Thanks again, BK, for the phone call!
-I was also a bit more tired last night than I realized... I meant to post again before the new notes went up, but after finding myself zonked out on the couch while half-watching Letterman, I just walked into the bedroom, plopped into bed... next thing I knew it was this morning. *But I did catch the Top Ten last night with Ken Jennings from "Jeopardy!" Very funny.
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Congratulations, Jrand!
Japanese food - One of my faves.
Sushi & Sashimi (FRESH!) of all kinds. Eel - yummy. Salmon and chicken Teriyaki. Unlike bk, I like Miso Soup (when it's good - sometimes it tastes like dishwater). I don't like rolls with mayo or cream cheese. Mayo and cream cheese do not say "Japan" to me.
I also like Chinese food - although I prefer Japanese. But there are not too many really good Chinese restaurants around. Recently discovered one in the hood just north of here which is very good and reasonable. I like Chinese chicken dishes the best, I think. Lemon chicken, that kind of thing. Right now, however, thinking about Chinese food makes me feel slightly ill. So I shall stop.
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Wow JRand53, double happiness to you for the good news!
A new job!
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And a new role! (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/aktion/action-smiley-014.gif)
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As for Chinese - There's not much Chinese I don't like. I've started "investigating" some of the more traditional/family type dishes. Good stuff! Especially some of the more interesting noodle preparations.
As for Japanese - Most sushi I like. But grilled items tend to be my favorites, especially negimaki - the thinly sliced beef, rolled up with scallions, then grilled. Yummy! And there's nothing quite better than working your way through a steaming bowl of edamame sprinkled lightly with sea salt.
OK - I have a date with a copier down the street...
Laters...
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DR Em, the Sea Urchin is one of my favorite Sushi! I also like the Roe and the salmon. There is one that I don't like but have never been able to identify it. It is very white...maybe a giant clam. Not sure. All other sushi and sashimi I have loved.
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Congrats to Jrand. Trying to organize things for tonight's rehearsal and must go out and xerox some stuff.
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DRJRand, kudos on your new responsibilities! Isn't THE NERD the play with that great monologue about the airplane? Maybe it's in the other Larry Shue play, whose name I cannot recall.
My memory of THE SHOW GOES ON was that Tom and Harvey wanted Ron Raines, but GUIDING LIGHT had him under contract. My only other gossip is to let you know that Emily Loesser, daughter of Frank, and husband Don Stephenson just had their second child last Thursday. I believe her name is Fiona.
This is Rona Barrett signing off.
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Congratulations and congratulations to Dear Reader JRand.
And belated good vibes (not too belated to be of help, I hope) to Dear Reader TD and all those near to him.
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Maybe it's in the other Larry Shue play, whose name I cannot recall.
I believe that it is WENCESLAS SQUARE.
And congrats to DRJRand.
On the TOD:
I LOVE Chinese food. (Of course, in China, it's just ... food.) Favorite dishes include Sesame Chicken (I have never found a restaurant that did it as well as one in Park Slope in Brooklyn, when I used to live there.) I also like peking duck and moo shu chicken. Lamb with scallions is another fave. There are some nights where all I desire is some Robert Egg Foo Young. Other nights when only Chow Fun will do. Pinenut Chicken.....the list is endless..... And, as I mentioned in one of the recent discussions about favorite breakfasts, cold Chinese food is even better than cold pizza for breakfast, IMHO (in my humble opinion, in internet lingo).
I also like much Japanese food, including sushi and sashimi. Like DR Elan, I find the kashruth hard to get around at a sushi bar, at times, but I manage. Like DR PAnni, I also can't quite wrap myself around sushi/sashimi/rolls that include cream cheese. Tempura gets a big thumbs up, as does teryaki. I don't care for japanese soups, though I am not a big fan of soup in general.
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Well DrELMORE - Willem the OTHER lead in the play has a monolog about what happens on an airplane when I jump up and say "Urinate! Urinate or your kidneys will explode!" Pretty funny. Mostly I am there to make his life miserable, but it turns out to be all in a good cause.
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I concur with Mr. Kimmel. The evening and the wonderful music was so swellegant that any negatives would be quibbles. I also concur that Lesley Anne Warren was gorgeous, sang Sweetriver beautifully and shared swell memories. Susan Watson was also looking quite lovely and also sang beautifully... a couple of lovely songs I was not familiar with. Orson Bean recited the opening of "The Fantasticks...I suspect as a last minute substitute for Elliott Gould. And John Raitt got up, seeming a bit frail (but then I suspect he's in his eighties) to introduce Tom and Harvey with some amusing stories about his near casting misses in I DO, I DO and 110. I must say the stories were subtlely unkind to Robert Horton. You got the idea Horton was not much wanted.
Funniest line of the night. Tom Jones: "David Merrick was deaf in one ear and mean in both ears."
Jones also shared reminisces that Inga Swenson, unable to attend, had passed along.
My favourite: She apparently refuse to use a body mike and got into a big fight with David Merrick about it, but stood up to him, saying: "Mr. Merrick, if they can't hear me, fire me! But I want to control my performance!"
Isn't that a great quote? And a great lesson for all modern performers these days. It should have made the heavily miked performers last night blush with shame.
I'm not one for Japanese food ordinarily, but I just found the perfect choice last night. Pork cutlets on a bed of rice, slathered in a curry sauce...curry gravy would be more apt. Yum!
The only other restaurant choice was a Mexican up the street...which The Lovely Wife nixed as too heavy for such hot weather. As it turned out, ours was the restaurant of choice for the theatre crowd. Even Mr. Jones and Mr. Schmidt ate their pre-show meal there a few tables away. Theatre Historian Miles Kreuger, an acquaintance of both BK's and mine, came in with a group. We were explaining to Tammy Minoff that Miles WAS the Institute of The American Musical and that his house was filled with theatre memorabilia, albums and recordings and programs..."He's probably got an original program from The Black Crook," I said jokingly, mentioning the show that is more or less considered the first American Musical from the 1800's...and I thought well, Hell, he's right there..."Hey, Miles, do you have a program from The Black Crook?" "From opening night, " he shot back. "I can get you a xerox, if you want." Miles is interviewed in BROADWAY -- THE GOLDEN YEARS.
As I was sitting directly behind and above Mr. Kimmel and Tammy (They were in the stalls, we in the front row of the dress circle above...I could have spit on his head), I can attest that he indeed was the first one up for the two standing ovations Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Jones got...although the Lovely Wife was a half second behind him. I...old geezer that I am...can't move quite that fast.
Japanese/Chinese...dishes with either beef or chicken, rice and some sort of savory sauce...sweet and sour, orange-flavoured, lemon...are usually my choices. Pork-fried is always a good adjective for me in dealing with Asian food.
I found the laments about Union practices a bit amusing and a bit naive when I came home last night. Feeling sorry for all the tourist trade jobs affected and how unfair to the deprived audiences and all that...
Well, gee, folks, that's the point of a work stoppage: To create an untenable finanicial situation that puts pressure on the fatcats to negotiate fairly. It wouldn't do any good for them to strike the touring shows, if more and more of them are already non-union. Where's the finanicial burden for the owners in that? Get them where they hurt...the most and the fastest. That's the strategy. Never used lightly, usually as a last resort. But without the real threat of a work stoppage, a union would have very little clout in getting big business to deal fairly.
The simple fact is that anyone who wants to consistently play in the Big Time in the Business of Show is going to have to be a member of at least one or more artistic unions or guilds.
BK, thanks for getting Julieanne's program signed. Would we had known it was so easy to crash the party, we would have.
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Thanks everyone for the congrats & vibes. I appreciate it!
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Even though my evil doggie is staring at me like some canine Siren from his perch on the bed, I'm being a good girl and am writing away. No skammen cap for me.
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I just looked up TIGER CRUISE, the movie I worked on for the Disney Channel. It's interesting that they're so afraid of "traumatizing" young viewers by anything having to do with 9/11 that they have notes from a psychologist on how to watch the movie IF you choose to let your kids watch it.
http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/tigercruise/parentsguide.html
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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Oh, I'm so bored of these people who "watch" the children for us. So traumatized - feh. I really can't stand aspects of the world I live in.
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...they have notes from a pyschologist on how to watch the movie IF you choose to let your kids watch it.
That is, after the little tykes are done playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
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Given the discussion on the topic of the day, the ads at the top of the page are all related to sushi.
Big Brother has arrived.
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Well, I had a productive lunch hour. Instead of going home for lunch (Anthony went to the Lincoln Center library today) I decided to be a bad boy and go to Footlight. Lucky I did because I finally got me a copy of Hey, Love: The Songs of Mary Rodgers, produced by our own BK. I also picked up the studio recording of A Little Night Music (the one with Sian Phillips and Elisabeth Welch) on TER. I also went over to Academy but they weren't as tempting as Footlight so I then went back to the office and had 6 small California rolls, a bottle of V-8 and some green grapes for lunch.
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M Barnum and others interested parties:
The WC Fields titles being released on DVD 11/9 are
The Bank Dick
International House
It's A Gift
My Little Chickadee
You Can't Cheat An Honest Man
And of course the five Marx Brothers Paramount titles
Animal Crackers
The Coconuts
Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Monkey Business
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Thanks WEL! I will certainly be getting both boxed sets!! I was really hoping that INTERNATIONAL HOUSE would be on of the DVDs, so I am a very happy camper right now!
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I am my own posting frenzy.
Showoff! ;D Congratulations on reaching 1500 posts, Jay!
Anyway, as for Japanese food...I'll have none of it! :P 'Nuff said. :-X
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DRJRand, kudos on your new responsibilities! Isn't THE NERD the play with that great monologue about the airplane? Maybe it's in the other Larry Shue play, whose name I cannot recall.
THE FOREIGNER?
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Thanks for the info, WEL. I'm disappointed in a way about THE BANK DICK as I already have an expensive Criterion DVD of it, but to get the others, particularly IT'S A GIFT, I guess allowances must be made.
I sure hope Universal has cleaned up and restored the Marx pictures as best they can. HORSE FEATHERS, which I watched on that Image release the other day, was full of splices and skips plus lots of debris.
WEL, do you if these are going to be released individually. Of course, if they price these like they have done the Kettle and Abbott and Costello boxes, they won't be costing much to start with.
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td- BEST OF VIBES FOR YOUR MOTHER AND MINX.
We had a Samoyed who periodically had the type of seizure you are describing. We never treated it and didn’t have Rescue Remedy, something she could have used during storms. After several years she didn’t have them again. I hope you don’t have to go through that again. I know how frightening they are.
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Apart from one shot that seemed very out of focus (when the actual picture begins after the Murrow sequences) and some very bad speckling right at the Intermission, the transfer was as beautifully sharp, clean, and colorful as could be hoped. How marvelous to see it in widescreen, and the sound had been revamped into 5.1 expertly. The movie has always been anemic in terms of drama (until those last few frenzied minutes), but as a travelogue, as a star watching exercise, and as a pleasant way to spend a few hours, it's pretty nice to have.
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Yes Shue's other play was THE FOREIGNER....
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I haven't heard if they will be released individually or not, but if each film is on a separate DVD they might be. I also have heard nothing about price yet.
Does anyone remember a film in which both Groucho and Harpo appeared but not together? It was from Warner Bros. in the late 50s with an "all star"cast called THE STORY OF MANKIND. It was a big flop.
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With Hedy LaMarr as Helen of Troy!
Off in the tornado weather to a FAther of the Bride brush up rehearsal.
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from the copier place around the corner. The copier I was on - which happened to be the only one working - made quite good copies, but it was slow... and the sheet-feeder wasn't working. So... I got my "pile o' stuff" copied, and after tonight, I'll see just how much more stuff I have to copy.
Best of all, however, was the guy behind the counter who just ended up giving me an "hourly" rate for the copies. I think I got out of there for only about $0.03 per copy! Beat that Kinko's! ;) -I also told him that I'd most likely be back... and I know I will.
OK - Time for me to get ready to venture out... again...
Laters...
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Just finished entering corrections for my book. That took the last four hours. I'll give it one more pass myself and then enter everything into the computer.
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Here are the prices: Of course likely to be cheaper at most retail places and on the internet.
the W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (11/9 - SRP $59.98 - includes The Bank Dick, International House, It's a Gift, My Little Chickadee and You Can't Cheat an Honest Man),
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (11/9 - SRP $59.98 - includes Animal Crackers, The Cocoanuts, Duck Soup, Horse Feathers and Monkey Business)
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Congratulations on reaching 1500 posts, Jay!
Thank you, Dear Reader George. Truth be told, I hadn't even noticed.
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Thank you for the pricing info, DR MBarnum.
I saw THE STORY OF MANKIND (Chico is in his own segment, too). It is one of the most dreadful things I've ever seen.
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I think tonight I'll watch the newly released DVD of HEARTBURN with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.
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I just noticed my Freudian typo - PYSCHOLOGIST. Very interesting! (And now corrected.)
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I just had one of those great "Where did that come from?!" writing moments. Made myself cry at what I wrote. Those moments are worth the rest of the beating your head against the page ones.
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Totd: I do not like Japanese or Chinese food at all. I do not go further East than Thai! Prefer Malaysian and Indian cuisine.
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Just caught up with the posts. Congratulations JRand.
Cute photo DRLaura..
DRElmore's posts certainly have been missed - informative and humorous.
Can't remember if François is back this week or next. Guess we will know on (your) Friday.
Congratulations to td who is now able to work out time difference between the USA and OZ. I do hope all those vibes are working. A regular Arthur Lyman performance is needed at times.
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JRand53 - Congrats on the job and the role. Don't these good-news events happen in threes? (Buy a lottery ticket.)
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Today I was working in a neighborhood with Middle Eastern shops. I picked up dates, Rahad Lokum (a Kismet reference) and Halava. The Halava ingredients include "bouncing beat water." It finally dawned on me: translation (from the Turkish) for "spring water."
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I love tempura, vegetable of course. Edamame. In Bratislava we had a delicious fried tofu dish at a Japanese restaurant. I also like Teriyaki salman. Cucumber salads are good and the soups. If I eat sushi, then it’s cucumber and avocado.
Dan-in-Toronto the restaurant looks good. When we lived in Connecticut we had season tickets to the Shubert Theater in New Haven. Across the street, very convenient in the winter, was a wonderful Japanese restaurant that had great tempura.
I enjoy most vegetarian Chinese food. My favorites are spring rolls and a good bean curd and broccoli.
Panni, if it’s still there, have you tried Hoy Toy’s in Van Nuys on Van Nuys Blvd.? The best dish there was the “upstairs” ribs. On our LA trips we would meet friends at the Plum Tree but, sadly, it closed down after Chang’s or some other big name place went in.
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Jason-GOOD HEALING VIBES! Gosh, I hope that goes away quickly.
JRand=CONGRATULATIONS!
DearReaderLaura you are posting photos again-YES! THANK YOU.
I’m off to the bookstore to find a book to read.
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Dan-in-Toronto, funny and intersting. They both sounds yummy too. :D
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Jane - Re Hoy Toy's, the name alone calls for a visit - if it still exists.
I hope they have a Hoy Toy Poo Poo Platter.
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I feel totally miserable, Dear Readers. Allergies. I need to do more writing today, but I'm sitting here shivering and burning up at the same time. My little thermometer says that my temp is 92 - so I have a feeling it's not working. (Or I'm not working.) After I take the Wonderdog for his post-dinner walk, I may go out and get some ice cream. Ice cream heals all.
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A frenzy of one. Why is nobody posting? Is it up to me to...
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...move to Page Four?
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I guess so.
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Jane - Re Hoy Toy's, the name alone calls for a visit - if it still exists.
If it were called Boy Toy's I'd be there in a flash.
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Panni,
Can you get chicken-soup ice cream? And good shluffing vibes.
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Can you get chicken-soup ice cream? And good shluffing vibes.
I got a big bowl of matzoh ball soup at Jerry's Deli last night. And all it seemed to do was keep me from shluffing. Ever hear of caffeine in chicken soup? All these wired kosher chickens frantically singing "Hava Nagila"...
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This to cheer up Panni:
Vice President Dick Cheney joined former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at last night's game at Yankee Stadium. Cheney really blended in with the crowd; wearing a Yankees cap, eating peanuts, and yelling at all the Red Sox to "F**k off."
Jacob Novak
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Another from Jake (http://jakejakeny.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_jakejakeny_archive.html)
Partisan Dating Sites
In the past few months, dozens of online dating sites have launched catering to singles with distinct political leanings. People surfing the GOP sites can expect to get a lot more action since you're always much more likely to get screwed by a Republican.
der Brucer (image the howl of protest from me if "someone else" had posted this!)
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Top of the evening to ya’ll!
Panni, I hope you get to feeling better. Healing vibes your way![move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/move]
TD here are some vibes being sent your way as well[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%].~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~[/move]
Jrand–What absolute wonderful news! I would like to suggest that you go out for an evening and treat yourself to something very nice.
Well folks, I have to tell you, after watching that wonderful Michael Ball tape last night you would have thought I would have nothing but very very sweet dreams last night, right? Not me! What did I dream about? A snake! A yellow one with red dots on it and red eyes.
I had the bamboo stick I take with me when I take the dogs for a walk and I wacked that poor snake no matter how hard it tried to get away. I even told my dream self, “Danise, let that poor thing go! It’s not hurting you! I wouldn’t blame it if it bit you!” but despite my efforts, my dream self continued to wack and hit that poor snake.
I woke up and lay there thinking about what could have put that into my head when the symbolic meaning of a snake occurred to me and I had to laugh at myself. Freud would have had a field day! Sorry guys, but I must have some deep seated issues! LOL! Anyway, I was laughing so hard the dog lifted his head to look at me like I was from outer space! I thought, Poor Michael Ball! That’s not exactly the effect I’m sure he wants to have on women. Ahhh well. ;D :D
I got a kinda payback for my dream meanness. In all my excitement of seeing the tape, I did something I never do–I forgot to set my alarm! I woke up again at 6:40 AM. The bus comes at 7:00 AM! I think I did my best David Copperfield impression and yes, believe it or not, I made it to the bus on time. No makeup on but I took care of that on the bus.
Speaking of wacking, TCB, maybe you should try that on your computer. It might make it sit up and fly right.
As far as the Chinese/Japanise food goes, I LOVE Moo Goo Gia Pan! YUM! Egg Foo Young! Yum! Fried Rice and egg rollS and I could go on and on.
Except for how I feel about sushi. Do I really have to say it? Does "Not in this life time. Not if my life depended on it!" sound familar? :) :D
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I'm off to the Hollywood Bowl, Dear Readers. This is my first sojourn to the Bowl of the season, and it will be my first exposure to the new shell, which is larger than the previous shell to better accommodate the performers and, theoretically, to improve the acoustics.
The program tonight is comprised of Mr. William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as performed by A Noise Within, the classic repertory company from Glendale. They will be accompanied by Mr. Felix Mendelssohn's complete incidental music, as performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Mr. Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Enjoy Jay!
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I'm off to get ice cream. Perhaps Mr. Felix Mendelssohn will be there getting a sundae. He might be in town for his concert at the Bowl. You never know.
At seven I need to watch Jeopardy to see if my favorite Mormon gets to one million. You gotta love the guy. Not only is he smart and funny, but he intends to give part of his winnings to PBS and NPR.
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Thanks for the good vibes, Danise!
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Feel better soon vibes to Panni! ~~~~~~~~~~~
I had Chinese food today and last night. Vegetable fried rice. And yes, I did eat it in bed. Well, on my futon.
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Panni what kind of ice cream did you have? Do you have a Baskin Robbins near you? I found Hoy Toy’s on line but it is in Columbus, Ohio not Van Nuys. Then I realized I added a y by mistake and found:
Ho Toy's Restaurant. 4630 Van Nuys Blvd. Sherman Oaks. 91403. 818-789-0460.
4454 Van Nuys Blvd., #K. Sherman Oaks. 91403. 818-783-6646.
One of these may be the take out and the other the restaurant. That is why the ribs were called “upstairs” ribs. If you ordered to go you wanted to be sure to get the good ones from the restaurant. I have no idea why they were different.
It must be at least 15 years since we have eaten there.
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Danise such detail on your dream. I’m impressed.
Keith thinks we were at Ho Toys around ten years ago.
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I have way too many Ghirardelli double chocolate chip meringue cookies left from my morning company. And guess who is eating them all? HELP, MAKE ME STOP! Not that they weren’t the hit of the goodies I served, but I made far more than necessary. Far more than the far more than necessary food I usually serve. I also had the peanut butter cookies, trail mix with toffee and dried cherries, fresh cherries, sliced peaches, Cotswold cheese and cracker, plus two different kinds of fresh brewed tea and coffee. Oh, I also had mixed nuts and sliced carrots. I go a bit crazy with this. Some people only serve one muffin per person when they host our book discussion.
Yesterday I asked if anyone had read Two Boys in Afghanistan. Turns out the book I was looking for is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseine. It is about two boys in Afghanistan. I had heard it is great and went to our local bookstore to purchase and preview it for my group-my choice in September. The owner of the bookstore had not read it but said she keeps hearing it is great. So, I went ahead and chose it. Now I have to wait until September to read it, or read it twice if I want to lead an intelligent discussion on the book. So once again, has anyone read the book?
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Jason: If you can wait until after July 25th I can make copies of the Lehrer Rhino set. it is up in Canada at my folks and I will be seeing them that weekend.
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I enjoy all sort of oriental foods. Japanese, Chinese, Viet Namese and Thailandese.
Pad Thai is one of my fav dishes
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Tonight's meal won't be very Japanese: ham, sauteed spinach, and cheese grits. (It's that last bit that keeps it from being an Oriental meal, I suppose.)
Favorite Japanese meal: One week, when der Brucer and I were in San Francisco for a convention, we went to a very nice restaurant. The meal consisted of a light miso soup (which I like very much), tempura, and sukiyaki. Der Brucer hadn't had sukiyaki before, and found it quite tasty. Tender, thin slices of beef, braised in a beef broth with assorted vegetables and bean curd. I teased him about liking the tofu, but he growled that it was "bean curd" because that is what it was called on the menu.
There's a new, very upscale Chinese restaurant in town, called Confucius. Der Brucer is refusing to go, because he can't stand the thought of paying those kind of prices for rice.
On the other hand, we've sampled the food at a sushi restaurant called Abstractions, and he thought what they served was quite delish.
A question for all: Wasabi - thumbs up, or thumbs down? For myself, thumbs up. I find it milder than European horseradish, with an interesting flavor of it's own.
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I got a kinda payback for my dream meanness. In all my excitement of seeing the tape, I did something I never do–I forgot to set my alarm! I woke up again at 6:40 AM. The bus comes at 7:00 AM! I think I did my best David Copperfield impression and yes, believe it or not, I made it to the bus on time. No makeup on but I took care of that on the bus.
I'm sorry, Danise, you're far too nice a person and don't deserve this, but...eeeewwww! Putting make-up on while riding the bus? There are few things that make me wince more than that. I've always been of the mindset that there are certain things that should be done in private, and applying make-up is one of them. It's not as gross as heavy petting, but it's still up there. Fortunately, I'm certain this is not the sort of think you do habitually. (The make-up, not the heavy petting. You're far to much a lady to tell us about that.)
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Panni's post about ice cream reminded me of a faux-Japanese meal that I enjoy: teppan steak. There's a new restaurant being built nearby that will feature teppan, and I'm hoping it doesn't turn out to be a bust.
The reason I'm reminded of this is because they often serve, for dessert, green tea ice cream! Yummers!
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I'm off to the Hollywood Bowl, Dear Readers. This is my first sojourn to the Bowl of the season, and it will be my first exposure to the new shell, which is larger than the previous shell to better accommodate the performers and, theoretically, to improve the acoustics.
Ah, yes, "improving the acoustics", resulting in another round of the Hollywood Bowl Shell Game.
It's an open air theater. It will never have great acoustics. Enjoy it for the event, people!
(Hope the concert show is a good one, Jay!)
(And it would help if I remembered what you wrote originally, or I wouldn't have to edit what I wrote. :-\)
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Posting Frenzy, Posting Frenzy
Rah Rah Rah!
Posting Frenzy, Posting Frenzy
Siss Boom Bah!
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We sent wasabi chips to our son in Romania and he asked for more.
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Michael Shayne, my favorite is Pad See U (obviously not spelled that way) :)
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SWW, I don't care for Wasabi chips or plain Wasabi. I'm sure I have enjoyed iWasabi when foods have been cooked with it.
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Echo has finished her dinner and just had her pills so we are going to relax and watch a DVD now.
Goodnight.
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I enjoyed HEARTBURN as always with excellent work by the actors. Great to see Kevin Spacey in an early role (he mugs Meryl Streep for her rings), and the film has lots of familiar faces in it that I didn't even remember were in this film: Karen Ackers, Mercedes Rheul, John Wood, to name a few. And the transfer is splendid, very sharp with great color.
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Oh, Joanna Gleason was in it, too.
Tomorrow, I'll be watching a DVD of Jack Benny episodes. Maybe another Charlie Chan, too.
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Wasabi - Thumbs up. I like Wasabi beans (or is it peas?) too.
Jane - I had pecan and peanut butter frozen yogurt. Delish. You wouldn't be able to have it though! Thanks for looking up Hoy Toy.
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I have a slight cold at the moment (annoying tickle in the throat stuff). Dr DR Panni: Can you recommend a particular flavour ice-cream for my condition. Hope you are feeling better.
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No page five dance from me - Wallflower from OZ.
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my buttcheeks are numb.
it's been that kind of day.
just wanted to see my friends at HHW.
::)
now that i've had a look around, i'll put my buttcheeks to bed.
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I like taking the wasabi paste that comes with sushi and mixing it up with soy sauce for dipping with my chopstick...
if you stir long enough and aim for the clumps you get a nice spicy - but not concentratedly so - sauce :)
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Of course, because the wasabi can also float around if you don't mash it properly there is always the chance you can get a clump stuck inside a roll without knowing it.
That happened to me once and I thought I was dying - especially because I had just finished my glass of water and had no way to curb the heat except to wait it out...
ouch :)
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I discovered an interesting kind of customer while I was at work today.
An elderly woman, still active and spry, but somewhat hesitant, asked me for assistance late in the evening. She was looking for something to give an athletic friend of hers, either a refrigerator magnet of some sort or a sports bottle. She hadn't cared for what we had on display of the former, and we don't carry the latter. I was very polite to her, paying attention and trying to give suggestions. It became clear, after a few minutes, that what she really wanted more than anything else was some attention.
It was getting very close to closing time, and I'd left off vaccuming the floors to help her, but she was completely oblivious. She finally settled on a miniature marble rolling pin that had a flat side to keep it from rolling, and a groove set cut into the other side to hold a recipe card. She thought this was very clever, and decided to buy it for a "Secret Santa" gift for the winter. All told, I spent more than ten minutes with the customer, and she spent less than three dollars.
Karen, the assistant manager (who had taken over the vaccuming when she saw what was going on) was appreciative of my spending the time. I was left a little saddened. I didn't feel used, but my contribution for the customer was temporary, a stop-gap, and I think she knew that as well.
Should I have spent more? Should she?
Retail is interesting, but sometimes the rewards aren't findable there.
In parallel, another woman (whom I have served three or four times) had left just minutes before. She is highly obese, and has gone on a South Beach program. We discuss foods, how to make them more interesting and flavorful, and how well she is doing. She is exercising more, and feeling better about herself. And she missed me the last time she was in the store, either because I was on another shift or it was my day off.
All right, sometimes the rewards are small, and have nothing to do with the business. Sometimes they are inconclusive. Sometimes they are like catching sight of a firefly, which disappears into the night the moment your eye focuses on where it was.
A firefly night.
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I bought a tube of wasabi paste once, and used it (several times) instead of mustard in making a vinaigrette for salad. It turned out very nicely, as long as I didn't use too much.
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Any updates yet td?
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I shall need to indulge in a frenzy. All is quiet on the Western Front. Where are the West Coasters this evening?
Question: Is it possible to ever tire of the Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks? These recordings have certainly passed the test of time and then some.
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I'm back, but am running out to get a bite to eat and discuss show matters with Tammy. Notes may go up just a wee bit late, depending on when I get home. I'll have a full report on our first rehearsal, and yes, Virginia, at the eleventh hour we found our final cast member. Let's not achieve a new low, shall we? Why is it so light today? Although, I must say, today's posts were especially cherce. Keep the home fries burning until my return, and someone please have a frenzy or two.
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BK is on on the site. Must check out where Beekay is lately. (He is shifting house, job and town so I guess he is a little busy).
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It has taken me so long to remeber to do it but thanks to posts by td, Danise and Jane I have at last remembered to buy some "Rescue Remedy" for Fosca. Now to wait for a thunder storm to test the effectiveness of the product. Guess I shall use it myself if it does not calm the dog. Magnus is of course totally unaware of thunder storm activity. Of course is also totally unaware of our rabbit population too. Perhaps I need to feed him canned rabbit. No. His diet is too strict.
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The wonders of the internet. Colin and I shall be in London in mid September - meeting with one time Hainsie Allan from Bournemouth. Another internet contact is a London cab driver and is going to give us a free tour of the city. I lived there for a year but a Cab driver will no doubt have a different view of the world.
A month later and we shall be visiting M. François de Paris.
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Was it DR George who was asking about "clean up" programmes for record to CD on computer? I invested in one called "Clean". Don't understand it at all but a young friend is having a great time with it - on my behalf. He thinks it is brilliant. I am just not a computer person.
As with BK, I shall stick with the non computer method of transfer of vinyl to CD.
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I have noticed an absence today - TCB. Computer problems again I guess. Life is not the same without him here.
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We will not achieve a new low. Promise.
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What's this I hear outside? Thunder????
The last rain we had here was April 10.
Could it be?
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I hope so for your sake DR Laura. Out with the Rescue Remedy. Maybe the cat needs it after its recent visit to the Vet.
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Sasha is still mad. I can't blame her, really.
No rain yet.
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I like you firefly night, SWW.
Tom - My ice cream remedy does not seem to have worked. I'm feeling pretty sick tonight. I bought some kind of frozen vegetable/rice thing at Trader Joe's and it's done in my stomach. So now as well as all the other symptoms, my stomach is killing me. Oy. This too shall pass.
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~~~~~~~ Feel-better-vibes to Panni!
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We had rain here in Rehoboth on Monday night; today was overcast. That's actually good for business: people don't spend their time at the beach, and go shopping instead. We did double the business we were expecting to at the shop. And it looks like tomorrow is going to be another gloomy day! Hoo and Ray!
I'm amazed by my co-worker, Chris. He's in his early 30s, and after a stint in the Navy was a chef locally. Having burnt out on that, he's now selling cooking equipment, and he's damn good at it. If we're on the same shift, I have no problem calling him over to sell a KitchenAid stand mixer or the like. What's interesting is, he's moral about it. He won't sell someone something that's a piece of junk, but he won't sell that same person something that is more than they need. And I've watched him do it.
I don't mind that he's got a goofy/wicked sense of humor, either. And he's inclined to wear a necktie, just for the eccentricity of it. (A tie? In summer? In this humidity?) He's impressed with how well I'm picking up the work procedures, and we're both research inclined. And, heck, if he can wear a tie, so can I. (New expense: finding silly neckties.) So we're bonding. Plus he likes der Brucer, and I've met and like his wife, so that's all working out OK.
There will probably be Chris stories in the future.
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What's this??? Can it be????
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RAIN!!!!!
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I like you firefly night, SWW.
Thank-you, Panni.
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Special feel better vibes are winging their way across the Pacific for you Panni.
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Must have been Starbuck to the rescue DR Laura. I guess it has been more than 110 in the shade of late.
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It's time to call it quits. I started out the day with an early call to work, a truck coming in with a delivery. Split shift, home for a nap and then back to work...and another truck showed up with much-needed electronics and just myself and Karen on duty. Tomorrow, a full day starting early again, still another truck scheduled. I think I need my
beauty whatever sleep.
Besides, Buster looks like he needs/wants to cuddle. I just gave him a brushing, pulling loose a large fistfull of undercoat in the process. He enjoys that, since it leaves him with a lighter coat and just plain feels good, I think.
Until tomorrow's posts, then.
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Good Evening!
Well... I'm home from the last round of auditions and our first rehearsal. Huzzah!
It went pretty well considering I was without music for a bunch of songs since the FedEx man's timing was a little off this afternoon. However, most if not of all of the missing notes should be in place by tomorrow night's second rehearsal.
Well... I need to decompress for a little bit in front of the TV, and then I'm heading to bed since I have to get up early and get a lot of work done before tomorrow night's rehearsal. Now that we're cast, and we've heard the cast sing... Let the great (amount of) work begin!
Oh, as for wasabi - Thumbs Up! However, I'm not a big a fan of the wasabi-coated dried peas as I used to be. And there's this mix of wasabi-coated and honey-roasted peanuts (hot and sweet). Initially, I thought it was a good/interesting combination, but the wasabi just got to be truly overwhelming after a while.. ugh. OH! And I've have to say my favorite non-sushi use of wasabi is in mashed potatoes! In fact, DR Jay's dinner last night included said wasabi-mashed potatoes.
OK... Goodnight... (for now).
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Notes going up on time!