Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on July 25, 2004, 11:59:35 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you are now in the loop or in the pool and you may now post until the loopy cows come home. To it, I say.
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all of the above plus
Roger Williams, Ray Conniff and the sounds of Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny.
Quite liked the Boston Pops and these days the Erich Kunzel albums are great.
Special mention to the 50 guitars of Tommy "Snuff" Garrett.
The Ferrante & Teicher Lps would have been my firm favourites.
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There have been individual "easy listening" or "lounge music" songs/instrumental numbers that I've enjoyed listening to, but there isn't a particular performer that I've been a fan of...unless Barbra Streisand counts. I don't love her music/interpretations (I don't know if I ever really did "love" her stuff) but I like a lot of what she's done, mostly in her early to middle years, not so much her later stuff.
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I had no idea it was after midnight. Then I looked at the clock, always a wise thing to do when you're unsure of the time. Now I have an idea -- which is that it's after midnight.
Tomorrow I drive Dear Daughter downtown to take her interview for her citizenship, I quizzed her on the 100 question test and learned some interesting things. I've now memorized the 13 original states. Did it in a few seconds, amazing Dear Daughter. I taught her the trick of memorizing meaningless lists -- one of my useless talents. Haven't memorized anything in ages and it was actually sort of fun. The 13 original states, from memory BTW, were Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina. Voila.
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Trivia: Lionel Bart wrote lyrics for a song used in the stage version of "The World Of Suzie Wong" - The Ding Dong Song"
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I used to have a boyfriend who was a big "lounge music" fan. He made me "lounge" compilations which I may still have somewhere. Or not. Perhaps more detail tomorrow on my specific tastes in this music. I'm too tired now.
BTW - I also like lounge music furniture -- leopard chairs and all that. On that note (F#), good-night.
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I always wanted to vist East Voila.
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Oh - and THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG - haven't seen it in years, but how I used to love it. So atmospheric, so romantic. And William Holden - yes!
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I always wanted to vist East Voila.
I knew somebody would make that joke. Glad it was you, Tom.
And now, I really mean it -- good-night.
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And a happy birthday to MissWittiR - don't know whether MissWittR still lurks but there you are.
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Ah...well I was going to vote for Mouse Ears, but the tiara will be all right as well, DRPANNI!! ;D
So much going on....I am feeling a bit better, but not sure if I will able to attend rehearsal tonight. I have let the director know so that she can change her plans...if need be.
Okay....easy listening....ah!!!!!!!!!!
Percy Faith, by all means. Billy Vaughn. Ray Conniff.
Here's a name from the past for all of us DR's of a certain age:
Lester Lanin! He and his orchestra played mostly dance music, but I loved their albums.
The Three Suns and The Kirby Stone Four.
Well.....I loved easy listening music, and I still do. Martin Denney, of course. Les Baxter.
I will leave some for other DR's who not up as early as I. 8)
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Well it is now 6am and I am getting ready to drive to the airport. But first I must pick up my passengers.
Had a long day yesterday. Will try to describe it some time later today.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
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Morning all! I'm up and ready to go back to work! If I get feeling to bad I have a "guaranteed ride home" pass to be drove home at no charge by taxi. You get them for riding the bus on a regular basis.
I can use mine up to 6 times a year but I never have.
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Camera! Why didn't I think to bring a camera!
Same reason I didn't bring one... because, as we learned at Cold Stone Creamery, we, dear father, are two clueless fellas!
...well...that and I don't even have one...
Don't feel bad fellows, I had the camera WITH me when I met DR Elmore and forgot to USE it! ::)
The mind is a terrible thing.
Gotta run. Have a good day all!
PS: Could someone please give me the tip on how to quote from a day before and how to do several quotes in one message? I had that information but lost it with the old computer. Many thanks!
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It's 7:30 AM - aka the time when I'm normally getting out of bed to go to work.
Somehow today, my alarm went off at 5:30 AM and I went about my morning business of getting up, showering and caffeine-ing myself before I glanced at a clock.
Obscenities were flying, let me tell you.
Of course, once I had gotten up showered and caffeine-ed myself, there was no way I could consider going back to bed.
So now it's 7:30 AM and I have made myself a beautiful eggy breakfast with homefries (a weekday luxury) and am just about to read the paper.
Maybe I should do this every morning...
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Good morning all
I'm surprised at how quickly my body has adjusted to east coast time. I woke up this morning bright and early at 7:30 am, no alarm needed.
The wedding yesterday went off without a hitch..well, except the one you'd expect at a wedding, of course :) (no groaning...)
But the service was short and sweet, and the food was marvelous. The bride, my new aunt, spent all day cooking up a miriad of delightful dishes, mainly dealing with seafood...scallops, oysters, calamari salad, and salmon galore. Everything was cooked Italian style...dripping with butter and olive oil and such...I stuffed myself and shan't be able to eat for a month. Of course i managed to save room for some wedding cake.
Oh, for those who care, here is the end of my airport saga -
After 18 hours in that cursed place, my father finally showed up at 2 pm. We went down to the rental car center, only to find out that since he hadn't picked up his reserved car on time, and hadn't called ahead to tell them about it, the car had been rented out. I should add that he could not remember WHICH company he'd rented from, so we visited five different counters, asking if they could check to see if we MIGHT have had a reservation that was gone anyway. Good thing my father has charm...
So anyway, after finding that no one had any available cars, we ended up at the information booth, asking if there was any other company we might try. The lady behind the desk took pity on us, called her 26-year-old son, and had him drive us the 50 miles out to the lake. Talk about depending on the kindess of strangers! Of course we paid him for his trouble. He was also rather cute...but of course, I'd been traveling for 31 hours at this point with no shower, wearing the same clothes, so I was in NO position to make a move. But he was pleasant to look at during the trip :D
So there you have it...a trip that can truly be called an adventure!
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P.S. Bless my uncle for having internet access!! My new aunt's sister and her parents are having a rather heated argument in the kitchen...so glad I have somewhere to escape to!
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Good morning. Ann, your saga would make an excellent mini-series.
Off to walk.
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I am leaving in a bit to go talk to the advisement people at ASU (Arizona State University in Internet lingo). I always hate talking to the advisement people. Most of the time they don't know what they're talking about.
The lady on the phone told me my appointment was for Monday the 27th. So I don't know if it's on Monday or the 27th. But I'm going today just to make sure.
See what I mean? Even the people answering phones for the advisement people don't know what they're talking about.
Nice story, Ann.
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I love lounge music and I have many, many "loungey" CDs. Favorites include Esquivel, Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Ray Anthony, Jackie Gleason, Billy May, The Out-Islanders, Laurie Johnson, and gosh, so many others!
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Good morning, everyone! Back from NYC with a big smile on my face: from having a great time in the city but also happy to be back home living a more leisurely paced existence.
I'm going to break up my thoughts about the shows I saw into several different posts over the next several days. One long post is just too dreary to read and gets exhausting (for me) to write.
Also, it's going to take me days to go back and read the notes and posts from the last few days. I did log on briefly last night and finished reading the rest of the posts done on Wednesday, the day I left.
I want to thank DR RLP for clarifying my birthday for DR Jane who was interested. He was correct in stating it is September 3rd. His is September 2nd, and how ironic that my college roommate's birthday was ALSO September 2nd. Talk about coincidences!
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On today's Topic of the Day, I go along with many of those already named. I adored Ferrente and Teicher and Roger Williams. Being a (mediocre at best) pianist, naturally I would have been drawn to them, and my aunt, who adored them too, used to take me with her to see them in concert when they'd come to Charlotte. I know I must have seen F&T four times. Percy Faith: just lush and beautiful music.
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My first NYC story actually occurred the last night we were there.
Some of you know the story of my frustration with trying to score ASSASSINS tickets, succeeding, and then finding that the show would end the week before I got to NYC. So what to see? My friends and I decided we'd go to THE FROGS (which was sold out; I checked) and try to score cancellation tickets on Saturday night.
As some of you know, the show actually opened on Thursday (this may have been discussed in Friday's posts; I haven't read them yet but I will) to fairly bad notices. We mulled the situation over all day Friday and Saturday and finally decided Saturday afternoon that we'd rather see a show that got great reviews and awards than one with wonderful actors but bad notices (since it WAS our last night in NYC). So, we picked I AM MY OWN WIFE. The box-office fellow was from NC and gave us a deal on the tickets saying the theater was running a special sale and we paid $50 apiece for the excellent second row mezzanine/first balcony seats.
The show was quite interesting. I have to shame-facedly admit that before seeing this play, I knew NOTHING at all about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, sort of the Quentin Crisp of his/her time and place. While I found the story very, very interesting and Jefferson Mays simply wonderful playing Charlotte and lots of other characters, I didn't find it compelling. Interesting without being gripping, I guess you'd say. Charlotte was a strong willed but quietly sedate person, so there were no VIRGINIA WOOLF displays of volcanic emotion during the show from the central character, and maybe that's what I wanted. At any rate, it was a good show, a great performance, and featured a fascinating set design and marvelous direction moving the single actor around a ingeniously designed and decorated set.
BTW, our weather during the four days ran to total gamut. The first day was hot and steamy, a (for me) typical NYC summer day. Friday was the day of torrential downpours. Even with an umbrella, there is no way not to get soaked while traversing the streets with deep puddles and gutters always overflowing. Saturday was overcast and cool, Sunday the clouds began to give way to sun but temps were still below normal. So in all, it was the most pleasantly cool July weekend I've ever spent in NYC.
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I had one Lester Lanin album (on Epic, I think) - a Latin B'way album that was quite nice. I, too, love Billy May but think of him more as Big Band than lounge, although I suppose he could fit in either world. I liked Roger Williams, too, but not as much as Ferrante and Teicher. I also liked Peter Nero quite a bit. And Jackie Gleason's albums are wonderful - lush, and gooey and great-sounding.
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I really don't listen to "Easy Listening" now, but I used to like Ferante & Teicher, Peter Nero and the Norman Luboff choir. Now the only time I listen to that kind of music is when I on the phone and put on "hold" or when I am in an elevator.
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We attended a rather dull wedding Friday on the Delaware River. Well, since it was raining, it was moved inside a mansion. Joy was the hit of the party, her dance floor energy raising everything by several notches. Those aware of my song "I Can't Marry You" know how we feel about wedding traditions. What was most interesting was meeting the groom's aunt, uncle and 10-year-old cousin from Japan. The groom also had an uncle and his Japanese boyfriend from Vancouver, who gave great massages. All the aforementioned elevated the affair in some way.
I'd always said we'd return home either Sunday or Monday, but, for some reason, they booked us into a hotel 20 miles in the wrong direction, just for Friday night. I didn't arrive at this hotel until two a.m., and, upon waking, was told we had to check out in a half an hour. No rooms at any inn in Bethlehem (hmm, sounds familiar) and we ended up staying at a neighbor's house. Seeing this house proved the highlight of the trip, as it's an eighteenth century farmhouse with antique cabinetry hiding things like refrigerators, etc. Now THAT was the bed-and-breakfast experience one might had sought, had one been allowed to make one's own accommodation plans.
At the day-after-party was the woman who'd played the piano for my 1998 revue, Lunatics and Lovers (I may have the date wrong). Turns out she has a little boy who'd toured in Ragtime and I told her I can't listen to, or play the song "Our Children" without flooding my face with tears. How she managed to sit through it, with her son playing one of the children being sung about, I'll never know.
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I have a million things to do today, including waiting around downtown while DD has her citizenship interview, so I'll be E&T for much of the day.
Forgot to send this earlier:
****Feel better vibes, Jrand****
Ditto for Jane!
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I simply cannot wake up today! I have had mega-cups of coffee but it hasn't helped...can't keep my eyes open!
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Apparently you are not the only one who cannot wake up today. Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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I am so tired!
Woke up at 5am to drive my sister's husband's sister and family to the airport. Then I stayed with them till their flight left.
Let's move on to page two.
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Yep, where is everybody? :(
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Good Morning!
-I had a hard time waking up myself today too... My travel alarm clock has an "unlimited" snooze alarm... If it didn't, I'd probably still be in bed at this time.
Growing up, I would pull out my parents' collections of Mantovani Strings, 101 Strings, various Reader's Digest collections, and a some interesting Columbia Treasury collections. I always seemed to gravitate toward Johnny Mathis singing "Little Green Apples", and an instrumental version of "Hey, Jude". And I still try to play Roger Williams' version of "Autumn Leaves" every now and then. ;)
Well, time for me to get my day started and get some work done.
Laters...
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And one for...Jose! (for getting us to Page 2)
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Busy weekend.
Yesterday was crazy.
Today is my sister's 2nd wedding anniversary.
Her husband's sister was in town with her husband and kids and stayed at my sister's new house for a month.
So we (the hubby's sister and I) decided to buy them a really nice expensive painting they wanted.
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I, for one, am back at work!
Oy!
It's tough getting things done. It seems everyone waited for me to return and then resumed where we left off before my accident.
I've spent much of the a.m. taking care of piddling stuff when I've much more pressing work to get to. Some folks are just needy.
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They had seen this painting quite a few times at the Costco near their house. But every time they went it was either sold or they realized it cost too much.
On Friday my sis had casually mentioned that they had moved the paintings to a different Costco. And on Sunday Joyce (the hubby's sis) and I (and her son and hubby) went in search of it.
We had to be at the movies at 2:45pm for a 3:10pm showing. And we didn't know where the Costco was. And we didn't even know if the painting would be there.
But at 1pm off we went.
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Okay so off we went. I knew the address and which highway it was on. But I'd never been there before.
Right away we were lucky.
I wasn't sure whether to get off at the first exit. I did, and it was the right choice.
Then we had to either go right or left at the exit. I chose left. That was right.
Then the Costco was RIGHT THERE at the corner of the highway. ANd when I drove in, there was a parking spot right in front of the door.
So we were feeling great.
Then we walked in and THE painting was right at the door.
Things were looking good.
Only problem was it was too big to fit into my car.
It was now 2pm. And I thought it would take 30 minutes to get to the movies.
So we had 2 people we could call. One had a van and was going to the movie. But it was out of his way.
The other was coming in that direction (to the movie) but we weren't sure if it would fit and we couldn't reach him.
Anyhow after leaving 4 messages #2 answered. And the painting fit.
And we left at 2:45pm but still made it to the movies by 3pm.
And it was all worth it when we all went to my sister's place after. We snuck the painting in. And then joyce said there was a hole in their wall. They came running out and when they saw the painting my sis had tears running down her cheek. And so did I.
They put it up and it is so beautiful. It was expensive. But I'm so glad we did it.
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On the topic o' the day:
I like Liberace.
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A few more lounge music artists that I enjoy...101 Strings, Sergio Mendez & Brasil 65/66, Roy Hamilton.
I very much enjoy the Ultra Lounge series of CDs and there are a couple of really fun MUSIC FOR TV DINNERS CDs that have great, sometimes wacky, lounge music on them. I highly recommend them.
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Jed and TCB your evening sounds like great fun. It also reminds me, so far I have not found a sitter for the weekend of August 21st. Out pets need someone very special to watch over them so when we return they are as healthy as when we left them. So far I haven’t found that person to be available.
SWW aren’t you glad Disney had a thing against beards?
Bruce, interesting you should mention Little Rico, guess what we just watched.
Was it PF Chang’s that put The Plum Tree, a far superior restaurant, out of business?
Tomovoz, I have to say I am not a fan of Cold Stone Creamery.
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My brother had so many easy listening records - Mancini, Faith, Kostelanetz, Mantovani ... Two favorite tracks are Shadow of Your Smile and Dear Heart. I'd rather listen to 101 Strings than to Andy Williams.
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PS: Could someone please give me the tip on how to quote from a day before and how to do several quotes in one message? Many thanks!
I would also like that information.
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So I talked to an advisor person. This one actually seemed to know what she was talking about, which I think is a first for me.
My favorite "easy listening" performer is this Liberace wannabe named Emilio at the Flamingo in Vegas. He got fired for punching his fist through a slot machine, so he's not there any more. He had a really cheesey synthesizer and an even cheesier smile and he made a lot of mistakes.
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Oh, for those who care, here is the end of my airport saga -
So there you have it...a trip that can truly be called an adventure!
Absolutely cared and was waiting to hear the end of your adventure. So glad you made it in time for the wedding. :)
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The Plum Tree was one of my faves and I was sad to see it go.
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As I do my last load of laundry this afternoon, I'll probably resume SENSE AND SENSIBILITY since I only got about an hour in last week before I left on vacation. Fortunately, since the film is one of my favorites and I've seen it many times, both in the theater and on laserdisc (I'm watching the DVD version now), I'll be able to pick right back up where I left off with no trouble.
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PS: Could someone please give me the tip on how to quote from a day before and how to do several quotes in one message? Many thanks!
I would also like that information.
Quote from the day before:
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Memo to HHW Ambassador to Fine Arts AKA DRJay:
We expect a full report!
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Renée Fleming is reaching out to new audiences via pop, jazz and a book despite feeling “it’s risky to step outside of the mold,” she says.
(Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)
Extracts from LA Times (http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-breslauer26jul26,2,7189366.story):
On a high note
Soprano Renée Fleming's star is soaring as she pushes the boundaries of divadom.
By Jan Breslauer
Special to The Times
Jul 26 2004
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The celebrated American soprano, who performs at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, has triumphed at the Metropolitan Opera and throughout Europe, earning comparisons to such greats as Maria Callas and raves from critics not known for gushing. She is widely hailed as one of opera's biggest female stars today, although the praise has not been unanimous.
Fleming has provoked naysayers not only because of her glamour and slick marketing but also because she resists the pressure to specialize. She has gone from a bestselling "Bel Canto" album to a CD of show tunes with fellow opera singer Bryn Terfel. Up next is a Handel album, followed by a jazz CD.
"It's risky to step outside of the mold," she says. "We risk alienating people who appreciate what we do. Opera has a small niche audience anyway, a sometimes voraciously aficionado-style audience."
Fleming may have alienated a few purists along the way, but she has certainly achieved fame beyond the opera house. People know her face from Rolex ads, and her voice from the 2003 movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." She inspired the main character in Ann Patchett's 2002 novel "Bel Canto," a dessert by master chef Daniel Boulud and a newly minted iris. She's been featured in media outlets where opera singers are seldom seen, from People magazine and Vogue to "60 Minutes," CNN and more.
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Fleming is not the only contemporary opera singer to attempt mainstream visibility. While a number of artists have made recordings or done projects aimed at a broader audience, it was the Three Tenors juggernaut that broke the mold for crossover of this kind.
Los Angeles Opera general director Plácido Domingo, the only one of the three tenors still performing at a high level, has been doing crossover for decades. Back in the '70s, he appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and was spotted by record producer Milton Okun. Okun, who now sits on the L.A. Opera board of directors, approached Domingo, and the result was the 1981 Domingo-John Denver duet and album "Perhaps Love." Since then, Domingo has recorded many nonopera albums.
However, there is a distinction to be made between opera singers such as Fleming and Domingo singing one-shots with the likes of Elton John and John Denver, or even making whole albums of other types of music, and pop singers who perform opera — so-called crossover artists, such as Andrea Bocelli.
As the market for the Bocellis of the world has grown, the music companies' attitudes toward opera singers making nonopera recordings has changed.
"When I started recording, every opera singer had a crossover project: music theater or cabaret music," Fleming says. "And in the years since then, we haven't been encouraged to do that at all."
Her much-delayed pet project is a jazz album that she expects to make in August, for release next year. "I just want to do this one jazz record, that's all I want to do," she says. "As a lyric soprano, I have a large repertoire that can be recorded: I'm not a specialist. It was hard to find time to do it, to make space in the schedule. But it's finally happening. Unless it falls apart again."
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As any opera singer who wants to have a big career these days must, Fleming continues to pay close attention to the "branding" and the art. Particularly since she sang the 1998 debut of André Previn's "A Streetcar Named Desire," there has been consistent interest in Fleming. In addition, there was a surge of attention this past fall, when she opened the Met season with a widely lauded turn as Violetta in "La Traviata."
She's expecting another busy fall, with the release of her newest Decca CD, "Renée Fleming: Handel," and a book, "The Inner Voice," due out in November from Viking Penguin.
"It's not an autobiography," the singer says. "The framework is autobiographical in the sense that it tells my story, but it's really a process-oriented book about how to learn how to sing, how to build a career."
At the Met, she'll star in a new production of Handel's "Rodelinda." Until then, she is continuing a tour of major American music festivals, including Tuesday's Bowl appearance, where her program will likely include selections from "Rodelinda" along with a variety of other opera fare and some musical theater songs.
In January, she will return to the West Coast for a recital at Los Angeles Opera, where she will make her company debut the following season, 2005-06, in "La Traviata."
Yes, that's our Jay: voracious aficionado
der Brucer
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Here's a name from the past for all of us DR's of a certain age:
Lester Lanin! He and his orchestra played mostly dance music, but I loved their albums.
Ah, yes "Gentleman Of a Certain Age" - sure beats "old fart".
This GOCA not only remembers the LPs of dear Lester, he danced at A Debutante Ball to the melodious sounds of his orchestra - partnered by the future mother of his children.
der Brucer
Here's a pic taken one year later:
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The Plum Tree was one of my faves and I was sad to see it go.
Yea :(
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Obscenities were flying, let me tell you.
Please post pictures of Flying Obscenities.
Thank You
der Brucer (do they look like my new friends the Vultures?)
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Absolutely cared and was waiting to hear the end of your adventure. So glad you made it in time for the wedding.
Jennifer, lovely story. You sound like one big happy family.
DerBrucer my goodness I didn’t recognize you-no beard, a smile and short hair. :)
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When I purchased my ticket for Miss Renee Fleming's concert tomorrow evening at the Hollywood Bowl, I anticipated that there would be a good amount of orchestral filler and Miss Fleming's repertoire would be on the fairly light side, with a heavy dose of "pops."
Well lookie what's on the program:
Mozart: Overture, The Marriage of Figaro
Handel: Morrai sì, l’empia tua testa, from "Rodelinda"
Handel: Ombre piante, urne funeste, from "Rodelinda"
Bizet: Danse Bohème from "Carmen"
Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table, from "Manon"
Massenet: Obéissons quand leur voix appelle” (Gavotte) , from "Manon"
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of "Lohengrin"
Strauss: Morgen (Op. 27, No. 4)
Strauss: Zueignung (Op. 10, No. 1)
Rodgers: Carousel Waltz
Traditional, arr. Grusin: Shenandoah
Traditional, arr. Grusin: Water is Wide
Porter: So in Love, from "Kiss Me Kate"
Rodgers and Hammerstein: You'll Never Walk Alone, from "Carousel"
Verdi: Overture to "Les vêpres siciliennes"
Catalani: Ebben?… Ne andro lontana, from "La Wally"
Puccini: O mio babbino caro, from “Gianni Schicchi”
Verdi: Merci, jeunes amies, from "Les vêpres siciliennes"
Faithfully reported by your voracious aficianado.
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So, we picked I AM MY OWN WIFE. ..
The show was quite interesting. I have to shame-facedly admit that before seeing this play, I knew NOTHING at all about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, sort of the Quentin Crisp of his/her time and place. While I found the story very, very interesting and Jefferson Mays simply wonderful playing Charlotte and lots of other characters, I didn't find it compelling. Interesting without being gripping, I guess you'd say. Charlotte was a strong willed but quietly sedate person, so there were no VIRGINIA WOOLF displays of volcanic emotion during the show from the central character, and maybe that's what I wanted.
My View: It is not Charlotte but Doug (the reporter/writer) who is the real protagonist - and it is in the closing dialog between him and John that the play reaches it's emotional crescendo. As is quoted in the intro to the written script:
Whatever you do, don't write a play about history. Write a play about your love affair with Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
der Brucer
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Absolutely cared was for Ann. It should have been in her quote. I have no idea what I did wrong. Guess I wasn't paying attention. :-[
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Panni, thank you for the good vibes. I think they worked. I wasn’t too sure if I should work out this morning but I did and I was okay. Then Echo and I had a lovely walk. She had a friend join us which was fun for her.
RLP and Danise good vibes on your first day back at work.
JRand, now it is your turn to feel better.
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DR Ann, great adventures!
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It's a good thing that the part of LA that DR Jose is staying in has a lot of hills, and steep ones at that. With all that pie he's eating, walking to and from House of Pies at least provides him with the right amound of exercise.
That's for sure! :)
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Thanks Jay, though I seem to be missing the original quote info. I will try again.
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And where might I ask in tarnation IS everyone? It's just me and Jane, Jane and me, The Jane and I.
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Danise askedQuote from the day before:
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Thanks Jay, though I seem to be missing the original quote info. I will try again.
Hey it works!
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Hi Bruce. :)
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Bruce, just for you I chose a dog, instead of a cat, for my page three dance.
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So much for Bruce, off he goes without talking to me. :o
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Love dogs, don't love Cats, either animal or musical.
Welcome five GUESTS. We're talkin' about easy listening. If you don't like that subject you can talk about hard listening.
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You are back. Yea, I know you don't love cats, but then you have never met Bogie, the great converter of non cat people. :)
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I should be talking about easy listening. I should be listening to easy listening but I'm not doing either.
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Welcome seven GUESTS. We're talkin' about lounge, baby. We are the loungiest site on all the Internet.
Jane, I'll have to meet Bogie one of these fine days.
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Welcome seven GUESTS. We're talkin' about lounge, baby. We are the loungiest site on all the Internet.
Jane, I'll have to meet Bogie one of these fine days.
Bruce should vist Jane in Ashland sometime! I think he would like that town very much!
Bruce, have you ever been to Oregon before?
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My View: It is not Charlotte but Doug (the reporter/writer) who is the real protagonist - and it is in the closing dialog between him and John that the play reaches it's emotional crescendo. As is quoted in the intro to the written script:der Brucer
We'll have to agree to disagree about that.
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Yes indeed Mr Lester Lanin was on the Epic Yellow Label. And I am not surprised that DR derBRUCER danced to his orchestra...the liner notes on the albums I have all point out how popular he is at college, deb, and wedding functions....in fact his schedule barely permits him to make records!
I also like Roger Williams and Hugo Winterhalter!
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Spent a lovely tear-filled afternoon with the Dashwood family in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Such a wonderful movie. So glad I watch it uninterrupted in the future (the laserdisc was three sides which required disc switching).
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While I'm not familiar with The Plum Tree, the mention of PK Chang's and Cold Stone Creamery brings on a rant.
Don't you just hate it when some mom-and-pop operation, that's been doing fine for years, suddenly faces competition from a big national or multi-national chain and is put out of business? It's the individual entrepreneurs that make a city great, not the ubiquitous chain stores. I try to avoid the latter as much as possible. Today, in fact, I shook the hand of a new bookseller in the neighborhood.
He's across the street from Columbia's Barnes & Noble (am I right that Barnes & Noble started out as NYU's bookstore?) and the book suppliers sell to Barnes & Noble at a much lower price than they do to independants like him. Of course, that's because Barnes & Noble racks up a high-volume amount of, er, volumes, but often it seems the system is rigged against the little guy.
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Here's a picture of Peace-Corps-Craig and mom. Don't we look happy? :)
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What a great picture, derBrucer.
Did you get one of Lester's beanies?
Here is a site with a great Lester Lanin interview! Who would have thought such a thing would be on the internet? ;D
http://www.goodnewsbroadcast.com/lanin.html (http://www.goodnewsbroadcast.com/lanin.html)
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Lovely painting story JENNIFER...and another great pic DRJANE.
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Nice pic, Dear Reader Jane.
Question: Why do the apes have their own palace in Bratislava?
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Never have been in Oregon I don't think. Been in Seattle and Vancouver.
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P.F. Chang's is oke. Nowhere near as good as The Plum Tree, which was really excellent. As to Cold Stone, I've been there several times (they just opened one five minutes from me), but I don't like it. I keep thinking I should like it, but it's too rich, too sweet and just not to my tastes. I much prefer Ben and Jerry's in every way and, of course, I still like Baskin-Robbins, too.
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Now, wait just a darned minute - I didn't realize I'd just gone over 5,000 postings. Hoo and ray. Shall I list our top ten posters? Not that it means anything, as we treasure all our posters no matter how many postings they've made.
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Always love Ben and Jerry's.
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Well, here it is, just for fun:
bk 5509
JRand53 4008
Panni 3340
Matt H. 3170
Tomovoz 3028
Jennifer 2510
Jane 2394
S. Woody White 2228
TCB 1920
JoseSPiano 1573
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Oh and have reached 4000 posts - didn't notice that either!
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Well, here it is, just for fun:
bk 5509
JRand53 4008
Panni 3340
Matt H. 3170
Tomovoz 3028
Jennifer 2510
Jane 2394
S. Woody White 2228
TCB 1920
JoseSPiano 1573
Hmmm. I do believe there was a tie for 10th at 1573, which with this post has now been broken.
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The only reason I'm ahead of TCB in postings is because he's had serious computer problems. I'd much rather it be because of a competition between us, to see who could post more, but there it is. :'(
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TOD: I've never been much of a lounge fan. I like an honest-to-gawd sofa.
Sorry.
I do remember Hugo Montenegro dabbling for a while in pop music, during my high school years, and our mixed chorus getting to use some of his charts for a concert they put together during my senior year. He was a very nice fellow, and worked with the chorus members a couple of times in preparation for the show.
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Time to get ready for work!
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I remember looking on my parents' 78 rpm records when I was a kid and under the name of the song and the artist performing it, it would say "Fox Trot" or "Jazz." Did people really care back then what tempo or type of music was being played? I assume if they bought the record, they knew what they were getting before purchasing.
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Well, here it is, just for fun:
bk 5509
JRand53 4008
Panni 3340
Matt H. 3170
Tomovoz 3028
Jennifer 2510
Jane 2394
S. Woody White 2228
TCB 1920
JoseSPiano 1573
Jay is now 1574, Jose is 11th at 1573 and I'm 12(!) at 1563 (with this post). No slouch in the post-department am I!
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Nice pic, Dear Reader Jane.
Question: Why do the apes have their own palace in Bratislava?
That's an interesting observation DR Jay. Here's what the guide book says:
"A relatively obscure fact that we learned during our travels is that the old Slovenian kings were descended from apes that migrated to Europe from Africa in the 5th century BC. At the time of the migration the land was populated with simian-wannabes like the Greeks and Romans--thus it was fairly easy for the roving gorillas to assume positions of leadership in the lands that became Slovenia.
(BTW, it is rumored that Nero's great grandmother was an ape. Apes are notoriously tone deaf and Nero probably inherited his lack of ability from the ape-gene transfer.)
Today in Bratislava this little-known biological artifact can be witnessed in the Bratislavan saying "king see, king do" and, of course, the name of the royal residence: The Primate's Palace."
The above excerpt was posted by DR Jane's husband who assumes no responsibility for how other DRs subsequently use this information.
Also...he says "Hi guy" ;) to DR Jay!
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That's an interesting observation DR Jay. Here's what the guide book says:
"A relatively obscure fact that we learned during our travels is that the old Slovenian kings were descended from apes that migrated to Europe from Africa in the 5th century BC. At the time of the migration the land was populated with simian-wannabes like the Greeks and Romans--thus it was fairly easy for the roving gorillas to positions of leadership in the lands that became Slovenia.
(BTW, it is rumored that Nero's great grandmother was an ape. Apes are notoriously tone deaf and Nero probably inherited his lack of ability from the ape-gene transfer.)
Today in Bratislava this little-known biological artifact can be witnessed in the Bratislavan saying "king see, king do" and, of course, the name of the royal residence: The Primate's Palace."
The above excerpt was posted by DR Jane's husband who assumes no responsibility for how other DRs subsequently use this information.
Also...he says "Hi guy ;) to DR Jay!
I knew it was Keith at the keyboard halfway into the first sentence.
Hi guy back to you!
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DR Jay, here's how it all started.
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Jay, I knew you would know immediately it was Keith. :)
Noel, I hate it when the chain isn’t worthy of the store that has been eliminated, such as The Plum Tree. We are trying to keep chains out of our little town. So far there are three Starbucks and one Blockbuster. I don’t mind, in fact I like the little Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. I don’t believe any of these have put another store out of business.
Bruce, a Cold Stone opened up in Brentwood down the street from the Ben and Jerry’s my brother frequents. He went in the first night to see what the fuss was about and didn’t care for it. In the beginning they were so busy he feared his B & J’s would go out of business. So far it hasn’t happened and all is well in the world with my brother.
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Welcome back MATTH! Sounds like you had a good time in the Big Apple. I remember seeing those tempo markings on 78 RPM recordings as well. I just assumed it was so you would know what dance to do to the song...LOL.
THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG....well, I think Holden is very handsome and I love the on location photography. Nancy Kwan is so beautiful, but she is such a BAD actress...LOL. And for me the movie (and probably the play as well) makes the mistake of treating a brothel like a sorority house - with all the stereotypes in residence. Most of Kwan's lines seem to have been looped so this was her second chance at voicing the performance, and she still misses most of the time.
The best acting I ever saw her do was in her Pearls of the Orient bath oil commmercials that ran and ran and ran several years ago.
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Jay is now 1574, Jose is 11th at 1573 and I'm 12(!) at 1563 (with this post). No slouch in the post-department am I!
And they're off and running - it's Jrand on the outside, with Jose coming up fast, but watch out, George is starting to make his move...
I meant to say I'd crossed 5500 posts, not 5000.
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Evening all. I made it though the day but confess I am very tired and sore on my right side.
I hope all are doing well. :)
As for the music. I would guess since I like Michael Crawford, Michael Ball and Neil Diamond, they would fit the catagory.
Thanks for help on doing the quotes. I think I have a question but I'm to tired to remember what it was.
Have a good evening all.
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Good Afternoon!
I just had to take a break from looking at, placing and playing all those little black dots of music on the page. I'm at the "detail" stage now, and I just have to make sure not to drive myself crazy with all those details. If I keep up my current pace, I should have a complete book for the show by the end of the week. *I've done charts - lead sheets - for a bunch of songs, and now I want to actually write out full piano-vocal parts/arrangements. Sometimes it feels like slow going, but then I look at the clock and it's actually earlier than I thought it would be - that's a good thing. :)
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As for the music. I would guess since I like Michael Crawford, Michael Ball and Neil Diamond, they would fit the catagory.
Mr Ball is more than welcome in my lounge too.
Kevin Spacey too of course - lovely voice that should have been recorded more.
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DRJOSE I didn't see your answer to my question a couple of days ago...are you going to be onstage for WHAT IF....or do you have a pit?
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I'm not a big fan of Cold Stone Creamery either. The appeal of the novelty of having your ice-cream "made" right there on the marble slab, as well as some of the songs and "skits" the scoopers put on, did draw me into the store initially, but after tasting the ice cream... It's just has no depth of flavor to me. I taste more sugar than flavor in their base ice creams. And the price/mark up.... eh! *However, I'm still appalled at the price of a single scoop of Haagen Daaz at their stores - it's practically the same price as a pint at the grocery store!
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On stage.
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...as well as some of the songs and "skits" the scoopers put on...
When they first broke into song, TCB and I looked at each other with a mutual, "Oh my." As another customer said later when we were outside eating, "I'll tip them more NOT to sing!" :D
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I'm not a big fan of Cold Stone Creamery either. The appeal of the novelty of having your ice-cream "made" right there on the marble slab, as well as some of the songs and "skits" the scoopers put on,
I have yet to see that. ;D
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Danise, rest and take it easy tonight.
I am having fun reading both Jose and Bruce’s post of the same show. :)
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I just deleted a message when I realized I had told DR Noel he was inaccurate. When I realized what he said was correct., I felt like a total buffoon. Sorry, DRNoel.
DR Jane, I love your photo. Except for the fact your hair is dark and not blonde, you haven't changed at all, mon dieu!
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Back from the land of the Feds. Here's a bit of info. You can't take a photo-phone into a Federal building. They made me return to the parking garage and put it away.
Another bit of info. Mayor James Hahn's nickname is Slim Jim.
As for the citizenship appointment...
Rachel's appointment was set for 12:45. She got in at 1:30. Not a huge surprise. She passed with flying colors - she heard several people around her being told to come back and try again because they FAILED. However, she can't get sworn in until after she comes back from Study Abroad. She leaves on Aug, 17 and the next swearing in day is August 18. Oh well.
Freeway wasn't too bad, but now have to head out again over the Laurel which will probably be busy. I'm tired.
Over and out from Poster #3.
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THE TRUTH IS OUT!
Broadway.com (http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=40446&CT=3) tells all:
Solitaire and the Solitary Writer
by Julie White
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I have now remembered that I have a very hard time writing anything. I tend to turn on the computer, go to Payday Freecel Solitaire and say to myself "just one more game, and then I will start writing" for such an embarrassingly long time that when I finally begin whatever I am attempting to write I am filled with self-loathing. Today, for some reason, I cannot open Payday Freecel. Not that I haven't tried. I think my husband has so successfully blocked all pop-up ads on the computer that it won't let me play... so I have to write this. I have a friend in L.A. who is a successful screenwriter and confided to me that she also has to deal with this problem. Her solution is not to allow herself to wash her hair until she finishes what needs to get done. So finally her nasty head forces her to get on with it. I think the longest she lasted was a week.
OK, Panni - fess up!
der Brucer
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Oh - and I'm HOT. The AC in my little guest house is not the greatest. Have I mentioned I'm HOT?
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Wow DR Jane, your son is cute!
But I'm having trouble getting used to you as a brunette. :)
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"This is the face of a voracious aficionado"
Oh dear - A Star is Born!
der Brucer (a proud Papa)
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So derBrucer did you get a Lanin beanie?
DRJOSE that is wonderful news! Onstage - will you be wearing white tie and tails? A cutaway? A tuxedo.
I think you should wear a tuxedo coat, flat shirt, tie, and a kilt!
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Here is an example, DRJOSE - my birthday twin! ;D
A real eyecatcher!
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Jennifer thank you. I think Bruce and Penny O still have the same problem. :D
DerBrucer-very funny but Panni didn't comment. ;D
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Nancy Kwan is so beautiful, but she is such a BAD actress...LOL. And for me the movie (and probably the play as well) makes the mistake of treating a brothel like a sorority house - with all the stereotypes in residence. Most of Kwan's lines seem to have been looped so this was her second chance at voicing the performance, and she still misses most of the time.
The best acting I ever saw her do was in her Pearls of the Orient bath oil commmercials that ran and ran and ran several years ago.
(http://www.angelcareproducts.com/facial/images/kwan.jpg)
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TOD:
Is Carmen Dragon too high-brow to be considered "easy listening'?
If our voracious afficiando was out and about the Hollywood Hills 40 odd years ago he would no doubt have tales to tell.
John Henken, writing for the Hollywood Bowl (http://www.hollywoodbowl.org/about/piece_detail.cfm?id=1248) reports:
Californian Carmen Dragon (1914-1984) was a highly successful composer, arranger, and conductor. Trained at San Jose State College, he worked as a nightclub pianist, and then as an arranger in Hollywood. He eventually scored more than 30 films, as well as television and stage shows. He conducted at the Hollywood Bowl many times in the 1950s and '60s, recorded prolifically with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony, and served as music director of the Glendale Symphony for many years. His evocative arrangements - here of "Across the Wide Missouri," aka "Shenandoah," an American sea chanty much associated with the Western pioneer movement, and the powerful 1895 patriotic anthem "America the Beautiful" - are still performed by orchestras and choirs around the world.
der Brucer
Note: Since he did the score for the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" he can't be pure high brow.
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So derBrucer did you get a Lanin beanie?
Sadly, no. At least not that I remember...you see they had a lot of this stuff called "champagne" ....
der Brucer
By the Bye - Lanin actually had quite a few orchestras touring at the some time ; "Music by the Lester Lanin Orchestra" didn't quarantee Lester Lanin.
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...We are trying to keep chains out of our little town.
What about whips? 8)
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'Tis time to retreat to Tarnation; I will leave it to BK to ponder where in Tarnation I've gone.
der Brucer
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What about whips? 8)
;D We have everything here. At the moment we even have nude protesters protesting the new anti-nude law. Up until the new law was suggested I don’t believe most townspeople new it was legal to run around town naked. Now you can be topless but not bottomless, so what we really have is half of an anti-nude law. I have been told the police chief who requested this new law is a “boob guy”, which explains why only half an anti-nude law.
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elmore thank you. The large sunglasses help. :)
How are you feeling today?
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If our voracious afficiando was out and about the Hollywood Hills 40 odd years ago he would no doubt have tales to tell.
True. But I wasn't, so I don't.
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Here is an example, DRJOSE - my birthday twin! ;D
A real eyecatcher!
That sure as heck does NOT look like Prince Charles in that outfit!
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No dance, no song, just a quiet moment of reflection to acknowledge our transition to page the fifth of today's posts.
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It was not my intent for it to be that quiet or prolonged a moment.
Post on, Dear Readers, post on!
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:D
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Back from Montreal. Crazy busy day on Sunday. trying to cram a lot of stuff in the few short hours left.
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Michael, welcome back. Did you have fun?
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DR. Matt>
Your opinion of I Am My Own Wife is very similar to my Aunts and Uncle. They were looking for something to see in NYC and it was one of the plays I suggested. She had the exact same opinion as you did. Interesting. I think now I will strike it off my possible play list when I go to NYC in 10 days
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There was a musical fest as as well as a the comedy fest in Montreal while I was there. I sat next to one of the singers from the music fest when I fly to LGA on my way home to Florida. I asked him if I should go see Wicked or Avenue Q. he had seen both several times and like them both. But I think he was leaning to Avenue Q.
For those that have seen both which ones would you recommend?
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One my long plane rides I have been working to update and expand my bruce kimmel website. Can't believe I am gotten so far behind. I hope everyone will take a look once I have it update.
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As for my trip to Montreal there was never enough time to do everything I wanted to do. But I made time to see my great Aunt who at 94 is still sharp as tack. She is the last of the patriarchs who are still alive. She is my father's mother sister. I try to make a point to visit her every time I am in Montreal or at least calling her.
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I also was able to reconnect with a friend of mine who I haven;t seen in maybe nine years, We lost touch and by fluke whe made contact and I spent the afternoon with him and later with his partner. We picked up as if we never left off. It was so nice. It is a shame that so many of my good friends live far away from me and we only talk on the phone or via email. I wish I had the time and money to travel where they are and see each and everyone of them.
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Also caught up on my mail today. I received a letter from THE SONDHEIM REVIEW telling me that the Summer edition will be soon coming off the press and be mailed to me. And with that my subscription will come to an end.
I have subscribed since the very first issue and now I am thinking of not renewing. Has aone have any thoughts on this?
PS
I also miss Show Music. I have every issue from when it was just a Newsletter up to the final issue. I hope it comes back.
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Michael Shayne glad you had a good trip.
RLP how do you feel after your return to work?
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Also like to mention that I receieved a package from DR Penny Orloff with a copy of the stage vesion of Jewish Thighs On Broadway.
I recommend to all DR out there if you like Bruce's Kritzerland trilogy you will most certainly love Jewish Things On Broadway. (Amazon or Barnes and Noble)
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DR Jane, love the picture of you and Craig! Your son is very, very handsome, and you are way too cute...your smile is so great!!
I don't mind chain stores at all, in fact many of my favorite stores are chain stores...Fry's, Target, etc. Many chain stores started out as Mom and Pop stores. I shop at whichever store has the product I want at the price I can afford and a best selection.
Now as for a quaint town like Ashland I would not want the big chains coming in and ruining the quaintness...I would want them in the outskirts or maybe nearby in Medford, or maybe Talent, and keep the downtown more local business oriented...makes it more fun.
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...and I don't care for Cold Stone Creamery much either...just don't think their ice cream is really all that good...and I never tip simply because I DON'T want them to come out singing!
But my buddy Mark loves the place!
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I forgot to mention today's topic. Back in the days when I collected show album LPS I collected alot of instrumental versions because sometimes they would have material that was not recorded on the original cast LP. Li'l Abner instrumental is like that and has 2 or 3 cuts that did not make the cast lp.
Sometimes it would be a broadway season where there were flop musicals that did not get recorded and this way for example I had three songs from Let 'em Ride on one LP.
One of the more interesting cuts was an instrumental version of Camelot that had the cut called "The Quests" which was music used for a scene that was cut from the show early in the Toronto run when show ran over 4 hours long!!
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Cold Stone every now and then. Way too rich and sweet.
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MBarnum you are so sweet.
I am very happy when the chain stores go to Medford, just don’t want them here. I don’t think Talent wants them either. They are working on becoming the next quaint town in the area. It helps they are getting the Ashland overflow. When The Gap moved into the mall is made the front page of the paper-LOL. At least two of the Starbucks are in older buildings and the third is in Albertson’s so they are not tough on the eyes. I have friends who have petitioned for Trader Joe’s to come to the area.
Next time I pass the Cold Stone in Medford I will have to check out if they really sing or not. :D
Michael Shayne did you just change your avatar? :)
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I have to agree... Keith has done quite well for himself... he married an absolute cutie, and has ended up with a real knockout! :D
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MBarnum you are so sweet.
I am very happy when the chain stores go to Medford, just don’t want them here. I don’t think Talent wants them either. They are working on becoming the next quaint town in the area. It helps they are getting the Ashland overflow. When The Gap moved into the mall is made the front page of the paper-LOL. At least two of the Starbucks are in older buildings and the third is in Albertson’s so they are not tough on the eyes. I have friends who have petitioned for Trader Joe’s to come to the area.
Next time I pass the Cold Stone in Medford I will have to check out if they really sing or not. :D
Michael Shayne did you just change your avatar? :)
Yes
And yes they do sing. If disney found out they would have to pay royalities
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Well that's all folks for tonight. Caught with losts of posts. Probably remeber more stuff tomorrow.
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And oh yes. To all a good night. Sleep well pleasant dreams and I hope the rehearsal went well tonight
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Between Avenue Q and Wicked, I'd pick Avenue Q but it really depends on what you're interested in, in a theatre experience.
I like to laugh, and so Avenue Q, a little musical with heart, would be my choice. But, other people like a certain "bigness" in a Broadway musical. For them, there's Wicked. Also for people who like power belting. And stars with recognizable names (George Hearn, Joey McIntyre, etc.). And an interesting plot. So you see, I'm saying Wicked has much to recommend it, for people who care about such things. Me, I'd take those "unknown" puppet-masters over the denizens of Oz anyday.
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;D We have everything here. At the moment we even have nude protesters protesting the new anti-nude law. Up until the new law was suggested I don’t believe most townspeople new it was legal to run around town naked. Now you can be topless but not bottomless, so what we really have is half of an anti-nude law. I have been told the police chief who requested this new law is a “boob guy”, which explains why only half an anti-nude law.
All the same, I'd grab the car keys if Keith declares that he's going to "hang around downtown."
;)
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For me, if I'm going to pay Broadway prices, I want to see a Broadway show. For an off-Broadway show, I expect to pay off-Broadway prices.
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Thank you so much, DR JRand, for the good wishes both before the trip and afterward. I greatly appreciated them.
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More on the saga of the kitchen store:
The co-worker with whom I had the arguement tried to side-swipe me, setting up a complaint against me with the manager re store proceedures. It didn't take.
I learned, in a conversation with another co-worker tonight, that she regularly tries to set up her co-workers in little ambushes, to lower their standing in the manager's eyes. She's done this with the last four managers. All she does is cause aggravation.
I survived twenty-three years of office politics in a big office, I can easily survive this.
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DR Michael, I agree that WICKED and AVENUE Q offer their own unique pleasures, and I don't think you'd be disappointed with either one of them. I'm glad I got to see both. Will be talking more about them later this week.
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I, too, very much miss SHOW MUSIC. Wish I could see it again. Now I feel out of touch kind of, like there are albums that are out there but I don't know about even though I surf the net constantly looking for new cast album info.
I, too, wonder what I'll do with my SONDHEIM REVIEW subscription. I have three more issues to go. May not be that many more of them, so I may not have any choice to make.
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Well, here it is, just for fun:
bk 5509
JRand53 4008
Panni 3340
Matt H. 3170
Tomovoz 3028
Jennifer 2510
Jane 2394
S. Woody White 2228
TCB 1920
JoseSPiano 1573
Oh, how lovely! My number of posts matches my birth year.
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The only reason I'm ahead of TCB in postings is because he's had serious computer problems. I'd much rather it be because of a competition between us, to see who could post more, but there it is. :'(
Thank you, Woody, that is a very nice attitude.
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DR Jane, yes Trader Joel's would be a good match for Ashland.
Talent, the next quaint place! I can hardly believe it! When I lived down your way Talent only had a population of, like, 5! LOL! And even then it was run down!
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Hey, Y'all! Long time no see! Long time no see! (a Diane Keaton reference.) I've been on a bizarre three week series of trips to Milwaukee, NYC, Rhinebeck NY, and the Jersey shore and various points between. Now I'm finally back home and trying to reacquaint myself with my surroundings. I'll fill y'all in on the details as soon as I can figure out if they're fascinating or not, in which case I'll try to make up something interesting.
I hope everyone is doing great. I missed HHW a lot (I pretty much had no internet access--talk about going through withdrawal!) I'm looking forward ::) to reading the past three weeks' posts to catch up on what's going on with y'all!
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I'm back from doing many things which involved too much driving.
And I wash my hair every day or every other day. So the screenwriter in the story was not moi!
Good to see you posting again, TCB.
Jane, you have a very handsome son.
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Dan the Man! You are here. Are you okay? There have been a lot of people around these parts that have been very worried about you!!!
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I've at least caught up on the TOD and actually have something to contribute. A few years ago, Steve & Eydie did a cover of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" that was actually very good, not just a lounge music spoof of a grunge rock song. It's available on a CD called Lounge-A-Palooza.
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Also like to mention that I receieved a package from DR Penny Orloff with a copy of the stage vesion of Jewish Thighs On Broadway.
I recommend to all DR out there if you like Bruce's Kritzerland trilogy you will most certainly love Jewish Things On Broadway. (Amazon or Barnes and Noble)
Oh, Michael, what a nice thing to say!!!
About any similarity between Thighs and Kritzer: Many of you already know that BK and I grew up in the same neighborhood at the same time, attended the same schools, and that our parents were good friends, and my dad's brother and BK's dad were in business together in the Kiru restaurant. My very first professional revue was the first one Mr. Kimmel directed - and getting the daily news about this current revue brings back such excellent memories. Even as a young artist, BK had a unique style with the music he loves, and uncommon insight into the soul of a lyric. I do envy his What-If cast!!
Welcome back, Michael. We'll be in touch.
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Jane, you are a knock-out, and your son is a hottie.
Mr. Barnum, glad to see you online. I think I owe you at least one e-mail.
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Dan the Man! You are here. Are you okay? There have been a lot of people around these parts that have been very worried about you!!!
Yes, I am fine and dandy, though I think I could use another week's vacation just to rest up from the last three. And I'm really sorry about not letting anyone know what was going on--but I was mostly sans internet when I was not in work, and when I was in work, I was in a very negative frame of mind and not all together a very nice guy. But I'm glad to be back and to see everyone's face once again (and how some of those faces have changed!)
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Dear son, Jed, we have apparently started a firestorm of controversy by mentioning our visit to Cold Stone Creamery.
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DR Dan the man. Welcome back
DR TCB. Your son is good looking too.
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I'm back for a mo, but am running out to get some food. And then... JUST WAIT!
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DR Dan the man. Welcome back
DR TCB. Your son is good looking too.
Indeed he is, Tomovoz.
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Michael & Matt. I renewed my Sondheim in the hope that it would keep going - the Spring issue was certainly on the thin side. With few renewals I doubt there will be an incentive to keep it alive. Despite its faults, the magazine has had some interesting interviews. Let's hope that Show Music can make a return.
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Dear son, Jed, we have apparently started a firestorm of controversy by mentioning our visit to Cold Stone Creamery.
Certainly looks that way! Imagine what debates we can stir up when I move to this side of the mountains and we can spend more time together!
DR TCB. Your son is good looking too.
Indeed he is, Tomovoz.
Aww, shucks, all y'all are too kind!
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Thank you, Woody, that is a very nice attitude.
You're welcome. The fact is, your computer problems are the only reason I've passed you in posts.
Is the only reason?
There's something wrong with the tense in that sentence. Problems are the only. How can "only" be "problems," plural? Doesn't read right.