Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on April 15, 2013, 12:01:35 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were trim, and now it is time for you to post until the trim cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ATTORN!
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And here are the two new Kritzerland releases - they'll be live at six in the morning:
Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack CD release and our first ever Jerry Goldsmith score:
BREAKHEART PASS
Music Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
Breakheart Pass, a wonderfully entertaining thrill ride in the old west featured a stellar cast, including Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, and Jill Ireland, along with a terrific supporting cast that included Charles Durning, David Huddleston, Ed Lauter, Bill McKinney, Archie Moore, and Sally Kirkland. The director was Tom Gries, the screenplay was by Alistair MacLean (The Guns of Navarone, When Eight Bells Toll, Puppet On a Chain, Force Ten from Navarone), and cameraman was the great Lucien Ballard. What they all delivered was a terrific adventure yarn, one with rousing action sequences, and one that kept you guessing as to who was really who and who was doing what to whom.
But what becomes an action adventure movie most is its score, and Jerry Goldsmith’s score for Breakheart Pass is as good as it gets. Goldsmith had worked with director Gries on 100 Rifles and the mini-series QB VII so they knew each other’s sensibilities well. From the first guitar strums of the main title, Goldsmith’s score does what all great scores do – involves you instantly and sets you up for what’s to come. His theme is addictive and propulsive – it literally makes you sit up and take notice. From there he captures not only the rhythm of the train itself (which is a character in the film), but tender moments, moments of high suspense, character moments, and, of course, the adventure sequences, which no one did better than Goldsmith.
Breakheart Pass was previously released on CD by La La Land Records. This release is essentially that album as mastered by James Nelson, with some notable exceptions: In the film, there is a wonderful action sequence towards the end on top of the train. Goldsmith apparently didn’t score it, but Gries and his music editor thought music would help there and so two cues were edited together for that sequence (“Runaway” and “Box Car Fight”) and we’ve recreated that edit for this CD and put it in the proper sequence – it plays beautifully with it. On the previous CD there were two bonus tracks – some guitar strums called “Four Styles” and a trumpet cavalry call. We have left off the cavalry call since it has nothing to do with Jerry Goldsmith or his score. The four guitar strums are not really germane to anything but we’ve kept them. But the biggest difference is the inclusion of a cue that was missing from the previous release. The hunt for that cue took weeks – pulling every tape MGM had and frustratingly not finding it anywhere. Finally, we decided to pull the D/M/E tracks and that’s where we got it from – it’s a great cue (it’s actually the second half of the cue called “Here They Come”) and we’re thrilled to finally have it available, and in excellent sound to boot. We include it in two forms – in the score program as a part two of “Here They Come.” The “Here They Come” album cue was missing almost fifteen seconds of its electronics at the beginning, so as a bonus we give you the entire cue as it plays in the film, complete from the music track of the D/M/E.
Breakheart Pass is limited to 1000 copies only. The price is $19.98, plus shipping.
CD will ship the third week of May but preorders placed at Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks early (we’ve been averaging four weeks). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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And the second title is:
Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack CD release of a classic score to a classic film, complete for the first time on CD, and coupled with a world premiere release:
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
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TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL
Music Composed and Conducted by Alfred Newman
What becomes a psychopath most? Well, in the case of Leave Her to Heaven (1945), it wasn’t moody black-and-white, it was ravishing Technicolor and the radiant Gene Tierney. But can Technicolor and film noir walk hand in hand? In Leave Her to Heaven the answer is a resounding yes. Based on the successful novel by Ben Ames Williams, Twentieth Century-Fox gave Leave Her to Heaven the class treatment all the way down the line. In addition to a wonderful behind-the-camera creative team, Fox assembled a perfect cast, which included Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, and character actors Chill Wills, Ray Collins, Gene Lockhart, and Reed Hadley and you had the recipe for success. And what a success it was – audiences flocked to the film and it was Fox’s highest grossing film of the 1940s. The film received rave reviews for all concerned and, in addition to Gene Tierney’s Oscar nomination for Best Actress, received three other Oscar nominations: Best Art Direction – Interior Design - Color, Best Sound, Recording, and Best Cinematography – Color. Leon Shamroy took home the prize for his stunning work on the film.
Over the years, Leave Her to Heaven’s reputation has only continued to grow. Martin Scorsese has said it’s one of his all-time favorite movies. Of course, what helps make Leave Her to Heaven the classic it is is yet another great score from Alfred Newman. It’s short, but what’s there is choice Newman, beginning with the three ominous tympani hits leading into a classic Newman main title, and then his beautiful underscore at just the right moments. Half of what great film scoring is about is where, when and how to use music and no one was better at understanding that than Alfred Newman.
The previous release of Leave Her to Heaven on FSM presented only about twelve minutes of the score – here we present it complete and in improved sound from first generation elements, with the exception of the cue “Danny,” which was taken from the only available source, which wasn’t quite of the quality of the rest.
Because of the brevity of Leave Her to Heaven, we’ve paired it with the never-before-released Newman score to the Fox film Take Care of My Little Girl. While the two films couldn’t be further apart, they do share a few similarities – Jeanne Crain appears in both, and one source cue from Leave Her to Heaven ended up in Take Care of My Little Girl and we present that cue as the bridge between both scores. The 1952 Technicolor film was directed by Jean Negulesco, with a screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein (from the novel by Peggy Goodin), and starred Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, Mitzi Gaynor, Jean Peters, and Jeffrey Hunter.
We’re thrilled to present the first ever complete release of Leave Her to Heaven alongside a new-to-CD Newman score – another Newman treasure unearthed.
Leave Her to Heaven/Take Care of My Little Girl is limited to 1000 copies only. The price is $19.98, plus shipping.
CD will ship the third week of May but preorders placed at Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks early (we’ve been averaging four weeks). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com
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Morning all.
That is all.
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More Alfred Newman - excellent. I've never seen "Take Care of my Little Girl" so it will be great to hear some entirely new Newman!
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;D
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Morning. ;D
Good morning. :)
Very good morning. ;)
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REMINDER TO MYSELF.
Must order cd's tonight.
:-[
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Time and stress finally got to me.
Said the words i did not want to say to the boyfriend about the lack of respect shown to him by his kids.
That i was done trying to befriend them. So we'll see what happens.
I am calm this morning, maybe it was time and this will turn out to be a good thing.
Maybe, seeing him fewer hours on the weekend gives me time to get my stuff done. During the week he is gone till July.
YARD WORK AND DUSTING.
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Need to write out the checks to pay my taxes.
YUCK.
:'(
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Mega vibes.
Have not read the posts for days. :-[
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Off to work.
Wonderful Monday everyone.
;D
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It's off to work for me as well.
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Good morning, all! I slept well, I think, but I remember that it was a night of much tossing and turning. I awoke to find pillows all over the floor, and I do not know in my last dream if I were watching a soap opera or I were in the soap opera; all I remember of it now is some nonsense about a telephone call by a woman whose drinking had resulted in a child's death trying to seduce the father of the victim. I am very glad to be awake!
A day at Toyland; I must finish proofing the Act Two orchestra parts and turn over the vocal score to my colleague Curtis for revisions before we print. I have to ponder the questions about Jerome Moross I just received for my radio interview tomorrow afternoon.
DR ChasSmith, I really like tacos.
That's my day! More coffee!
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good morning to all
hope everyone has a great week
back to work
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I'm scheduled for jury duty today, and the automated phone system is not recognizing my juror number, so I'll have to wait and talk to areal person before I know whether or not I have to go down there. I don't mind doing it, but today isn't the most convenient day to be missing work. Ah well....
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
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Obviously, I don;t endorse that world where it's just about getting noticed!
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Good morning, all.
You're right, FJL. I wrote Saturday after the show about the good songs sung, not the performers. So, I'll correct that by mentioning the one-named Isidro, who sang both "Beautiful City" and "Anthem." He didn't even break a sweat during either song and managed to find the emotional core of each without milking it. That's hard to do with "Anthem," which keeps building and building on its own. He's playing Thenadier in an upcoming local production of "Les Miz," and he made me want to see it.
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TOD:
The silent "Ben-Hur"
Going My Way
Pasolini's "Gospel According to St. Matthew"
Dogma
Diary of a Country Priest
The Passion of Joan of Arc
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DR ELMORE you need to start writing for General Hospital.
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I enjoyed THE HERBAL BED very much. Everyone pronounced herb with the "H" sound in it, so that must be the British way of things.
Need to get some banking and shopping done before another event this morning. I shall return.
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Good morning, all.
Is it Monday?
Coffee!
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Will be ordering both CDs today.
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I suppose I'm up and will announce in just a few minutes.
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DR ELMORE you need to start writing for General Hospital.
LOL!
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I've been emailing back and forth with the radio producer who's interviewing me tomorrow. He sent me a list of questions about Jerome Moross, and I had to go through it and tell him the items where I was completely clueless. After I'd vetoed every one of the topics (his work method with John Latouce is one example), I asked him why he and Susanna Moross wanted me in this documentary! I was perfectly happy if they'd replied with a thanks, but no thanks, but we've resolved the topics I'm happy to discuss somewhat intelligently:
1. THE GOLDEN APPLE and mythology, cast, themes
2. SORRY WRONG NUMBER, BALLET BALLADS and GENTLEMEN BE SEATED
3. Moross as an orchestrator and film composer
4. Moross and Americana
After hearing myself lisp through the EILEEN interview, I cannot say I'm looking forward to this!
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DR ELMORE you need to start writing for General Hospital.
LOL!
Seriously. A few years decades ago that could have been the hook for a made-for-Cinemax Drew Barrymore movie.
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Off to Toyland!
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CDs ordered, along with a couple of ketchup items I look forward to hearing and seeing.
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Monday morning greetings! I was asleep before 10 last night and I'm easing into the week with lots of coffee. Three mornings in a row of having to be ready for long, tiring days are enough for me.
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JohnG, I hope i wasn't coming off as crabby.
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Greetings from Toyland!
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JohnG, I hope i wasn't coming off as crabby.
You weren't. You were right. In all my years of being a critic, I found it much easier to focus on the negative, but more rewarding eventually to focus on what works.
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TOD:
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
THE JAZZ SINGER
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Announced everywhere.
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TOD:
I can't say I'm a big fan of religious movies at all, except to enjoy some for their lavish and hokey spectacle like the TEN COMMANDMENTS. I'm fond of KING OF KINGS because it does so much of it from the Roman and outsider's point of view and deals with the zealots and gives Judas an actual motivation for betraying Jesus. And, of course, for the great Frank Thring's campy performance as Herod, "DansssssSalome!"
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CD's ordered.
I love LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN....Gene Tierney is mad crazy..... And her death scene is astonishing. It is a credit to the cast that the movie holds together even after her character is dead. The book is even better! And the color photography is breathtaking. This is one I would like to see on the B I G screen.
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DR CP do they say HERB in England as opposed to 'erb - speaking of plants, not people.
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Thanks for the ecard DR DRUXY.....yes, I feel exactly like that!
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TOD - The Nun's Story
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Belated congratulations to DR Cillaliz for her professional recognition!
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My father is getting his new Hover-Round chair today to replace the one he has had for many years.
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Here's a family photo from yesterday's festive event. Rob and Mary Linda are behind me and niece/goddaughter Lauren and her Mom are next to me. Lauren's fiance is behind her:
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Oh, that kind of tree trimming! I thought you meant like a Christmas Tree trimming.
Or a Hanukkah Bush.
Or a George Bush.
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Great photo, Ginny.
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My father is getting his new Hover-Round chair today to replace the one he has had for many years.
HoverRound Takes Me Where I Wanna Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBCpDcjovM)
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Need to write out the checks to pay my taxes.
YUCK.
:'(
I paid my taxes yesterday; and I swear the second I hit "Send" I heard the U.S. National Debt Clock click backward one less billion.
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
I think I know who William Hung is, but I have no idea about Jessica Sanchez.
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
I think I know who William Hung is, but I have no idea about Jessica Sanchez.
Since I have never seen an episode of American Idol, I have no ideal who either is.
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TOD:
For an atheist I sure do love me some religious movies! Favorites include:
KING OF KINGS (silent version)
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1950s version)
SONG OF BERNADETTE
SHRI RAMBHAKT HANUMAN
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Lovely family photograph Ginny.
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My father is getting his new Hover-Round chair today to replace the one he has had for many years.
HoverRound Takes Me Where I Wanna Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBCpDcjovM)
How many minutes would a handicapped person (i.e. me) last in NYC before they were mugged for their HoverRound?
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Here's a family photo from yesterday's festive event. Rob and Mary Linda are behind me and niece/goddaughter Lauren and her Mom are next to me. Lauren's fiance is behind her:
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/558643_4749633264973_1561898653_n.jpg)
Did DN / DG Lauren meet her fiance over a romantic meniscus tear?
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Thank you, DRs John G and DougR!
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Did DN / DG Lauren meet her fiance over a romantic torn cartilage?
Kind of, DR TCB...She was interning as the athletic trainer for one high school and he was assistant coaching for another and they met when the schools played a regular-season football game.
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My father is getting his new Hover-Round chair today to replace the one he has had for many years.
HoverRound Takes Me Where I Wanna Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBCpDcjovM)
How many minutes would a handicapped person (i.e. me) last in NYC before they were mugged for their HoverRound?
You'd be surprised at the number of people in Manhattan (mostly tourists) who get around in those chairs.
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
I think I know who William Hung is, but I have no idea about Jessica Sanchez.
Since I have never seen an episode of American Idol, I have no ideal who either is.
OMG!!! I thought I was the only person in the entire world who hasn't seen that show (actually no, Anthony hasn't seen an episode either). It's good to know I'm not alone.
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
I think I know who William Hung is, but I have no idea about Jessica Sanchez.
Since I have never seen an episode of American Idol, I have no ideal who either is.
OMG!!! I thought I was the only person in the entire world who hasn't seen that show (actually no, Anthony hasn't seen an episode either). It's good to know I'm not alone.
Me!
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Me three!
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DR Sam-CHILDREN & BOYFRIEND VIBES!
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TOD - The Nun's Story
Great one!!!
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Great photo, Ginny.
DITTO!
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My father is getting his new Hover-Round chair today to replace the one he has had for many years.
HoverRound Takes Me Where I Wanna Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBCpDcjovM)
How many minutes would a handicapped person (i.e. me) last in NYC before they were mugged for their HoverRound?
DR TCB do you now have a HoverRound?
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TOD
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
KING OF KINGS
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
THE CARDINAL
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
SODOM AND GOMORRAH
BEN-HUR
THE ROBE
BARABBAS
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I went back to bed, fell asleep, and if there were tree trimmers doing anything in the yard they were the quietest known to man - I think they were no shows.
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Me three!
Should we all join in a chorus of "No One Is Alone"? I don't think you'll hear that on an episode of "American Idol."
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REMINDER TO MYSELF.
Must order cd's tonight.
:-[
I have just ordered the CDs. :)
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Great photo, Ginny.
DITTO!
I agree, too! :D
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Time and stress finally got to me.
Said the words i did not want to say to the boyfriend about the lack of respect shown to him by his kids.
That i was done trying to befriend them. So we'll see what happens.
I am calm this morning, maybe it was time and this will turn out to be a good thing.
Maybe, seeing him fewer hours on the weekend gives me time to get my stuff done. During the week he is gone till July.
YARD WORK AND DUSTING.
~~~Vibes of All Kinds for DR Sam!!~~~
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I haven't seen an episode of AI for about five years....and then it was sort of by accident.
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Lovely photo DR GINNY.
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Thank you, DRs Jane, George, and JRand!
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You are welcome.
We are having our lawn mowed today....and we finished clearing out the flower bed in front of the house. Thunderstorms tomorrow, so glad it's done!
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LOL DR BEN....exactly.
For some reason the previous chair was NOT a Hover Round - and this new one is smaller and easier to operate and looks much nicer.....
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Two explosions reported near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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Two explosions reported near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
I just read about that (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html)! :o
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Two explosions reported near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
I just walked in. It's all over the news.
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Hello Everyone
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Two explosions reported near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
I just read about that (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html)! :o
:(
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Hello Kate.
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Two explosions reported near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
I just read about that (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html)! :o
I just read about it too. :(
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Hello Everyone
Hello.
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Sad and horrifying news from Boston continues.
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
I think I know who William Hung is, but I have no idea about Jessica Sanchez.
Since I have never seen an episode of American Idol, I have no ideal who either is.
OMG!!! I thought I was the only person in the entire world who hasn't seen that show (actually no, Anthony hasn't seen an episode either). It's good to know I'm not alone.
You can count me among the non-viewers. I've seen snippets and I have (sadly) heard of William Hung, but otherwise, I don't watch it at all.
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Sad and horrifying news from Boston continues.
...and, now, a library...
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And now for something completely different:
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Sad and horrifying news from Boston continues.
...and, now, a library...
No, they just announced the library had a malfunction, not a bomb.
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TOD:
A Man Called Peter
The Silver Chalice
The Nun's Story
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Robe
The Song of Bernadette
(for the music) The Greatest Story Ever Told
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Shock to come home to news from Boston.
Prayers to everyone and their families
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Haven't stopped yet - printed out a LOT of orders, dealt with some yahoo on the FSM board who felt he had to criticize that fact that we had extra tracks on the Breakheart CD (!) and then, of course, guess who shows up to be the only one to defend the yahoo - yes, our very own troublemaker. I asked her if she was taking a break from doing her usual dirty business elsewhere on the Internet. I am so sorely tempted to go right down to her level and wreak havoc where it will hurt her.
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But then again, why bother? She will get what is due her - people who behave like she does always do.
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Hello, everyone.
I need a nap. Instead, I'm here.
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TOD:
The silent "Ben-Hur"
Going My Way
Pasolini's "Gospel According to St. Matthew"
Dogma
Diary of a Country Priest
The Passion of Joan of Arc
What? Someone else has seen DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST? I saw it in a film history class. I think I was the only one who enjoyed it. It is sloooooow. I read the book, too.
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There was an excellent mini-series from Australia some years ago that former DR Tomovoz told me about. I think it was BRIDES OF CHRIST. I was quite impressed with it.
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CD's ordered.
I love LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN....Gene Tierney is mad crazy..... And her death scene is astonishing. It is a credit to the cast that the movie holds together even after her character is dead. The book is even better! And the color photography is breathtaking. This is one I would like to see on the B I G screen.
I like it, too. I'm a fan of Gene Tierney. I don't think I've disliked anything I've seen her in.
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And now for something completely different:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Picture4.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Picture4.jpg.html)
Ouch!
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DR JEANNE then you have seen SON OF FURY featuring a fine performance by Miss Frances Farmer.
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Beautiful setting.
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DR JEANNE then you have seen SON OF FURY featuring a fine performance by Miss Frances Farmer.
No, I haven't. I'm gathering that I should, yes?
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It's now in my queue. this is why I must keep a window open to Netflix while I'm on HHW.
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Thanks, Jack.
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I am craving chocolate. This is not good. I'm trying to break my addiction. I was doing better, too, but then I relapsed. Oy.
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So sorry to hear about the events at the Boston Marathon.
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TTFN.
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And now for something completely different:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Picture4.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Picture4.jpg.html)
That is funny!
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I am so thankful that my stepson was not running the Boston Marathon this year.
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I am so thankful that my stepson was not running the Boston Marathon this year.
That's a VERY good thing!
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I am craving chocolate. This is not good. I'm trying to break my addiction. I was doing better, too, but then I relapsed. Oy.
I am on day three of not eating chocolate. I am very proud of myself even if it doesn't last. The first night I had a mild migraine but have been ok so far.
DR Jeanne a little chocolate is ok. I was eating it all day long.
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I am so thankful that my stepson was not running the Boston Marathon this year.
He picked a good year not to be there.
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My friend Ian Kahn is the killer in the current CASTLE rerun on TNT.
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TOD:
The silent "Ben-Hur"
Going My Way
Pasolini's "Gospel According to St. Matthew"
Dogma
Diary of a Country Priest
The Passion of Joan of Arc
What? Someone else has seen DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST? I saw it in a film history class. I think I was the only one who enjoyed it. It is sloooooow. I read the book, too.
All of Bresson's movies are sloooooooooooooow. But I find it nice that he follows his own pace -- and makes it work for him.
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Hello.
Terrible news from Boston.
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While I've seen clips from American Idol, I have never watched the show itself.
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Watching CASTLE now too, Larry.
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Belated congratulations to DR Cillaliz!
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I guess The Last Blues Song which I linked clips from with helen Reddy and then Sandy duncan and Julie Andrews recenetly really was a radio song in the 1970's.
Here's a version featuring Valerie harper on The Carol Burnett Shwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fK3dtLEVy8
and all the lyrics about dying are actually a little eerie considering, but if course this is from the 1970's.
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Topic of the Day:
Dogma
It's a Wonderful Life
Jesus Christ Superstar (I actually met Jesus [aka Ted Neeley]! :D)
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DR FJL thanks for the Valerie Harper clip.
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It is snowing! :o
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From DR John:
I'm afraid the cinemascope on that picture was because it was taken after most of the brunch.
;D
It is a very nice pic & I like your hair.
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From DR TCB:
No, I just figured I would make a much better friend for Wally. Best friends. Only friends. Sleep-over friends.
;D
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I'm very relieved the snow has, for the most part, lightened up & is melting when it hits the ground.
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Has anyone seen the play TWO TRAINS RUNNING?
Friends visiting in June are interested in seeing it at the Shakespeare Festival & I haven't heard anything about it.
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TERROR AT THE BOSTON MARATHON! That should be the name of a new disaster film or a summer bestseller. Instead it is the title of the latest "Breaking News" crisis program on every television network in America.
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Sigh.
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Has anyone seen the play TWO TRAINS RUNNING?
Friends visiting in June are interested in seeing it at the Shakespeare Festival & I haven't heard anything about it.
You and/or your friends may have already looked it up, but HERE (http://www.osfashland.org/productions/2013-plays/two-trains-running.aspx) is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's webpage for the production, and THIS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Trains_Running) is the Wikipedia page. I've never heard of the play, but I've certainly heard of August Wilson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Wilson) (the author).
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Thanks George. I will read the Wikipedia page on it. I found this "interesting" review in the Orgogonian I sent my friend who asked about it. The review makes me hesitate to see it, especially as it is a long play. http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/03/oregon_shakespeare_festival_re_9.html
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DR Vixmom, when I was in Pippin back in 1980, we had a very tall female leading player. I liked the dynamic
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Terrible news about Boston. I have a friend who's daughter in law was a coordinator for the race and was across the street from the blasts. She's fine, thank God. I didn't know that until I saw his update on FB
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I'm glad she is fine!!!!
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I'm enjoying watching The 80s on National Geographic. I was in college, law school and starting out in my career. It's crazy to look back at that time
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I should have said I didn't know his daughter-in-law was a coordinator for the race until I saw his message on FB
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Or the first time in a while I decided to take half a muscle relaxant. Usually these things tend to make me feel tired and non functional. But my shoulder problem has crept up towards my neck. It feels like it might be inflamed a bit.
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My brother , SIL and 3 nieces live in Boston - they are all ok thank God, but I am sorry I am no mood to play today maybe I will be here tomorrow ... I just want to cry
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It was a comfort food kind of day, so I made tuna casserole and corn muffins for dinner.
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I understand DR Vixmom.
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DR Jennifer I think it is time you had your shoulder checked and get into physical therapy.
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'night
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DR Vixmom, I'm glad to hear your Boston family members are OK. You don't have to play - just sit here with us for a while...
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John G - Ah, but in the 2010's world where the point is make them talk about you and just get your moments of fame :)
isn't it intriguing that it's the sinbgle stand-out person(s) who did the less-good-than-others jobs that gets written about and singled out both in your write-up and in vixmom's write-up of the show she saw?
Hmmm., do we remember William Hung more than say Jessica Sanchez from American Idol?
I think I know who William Hung is, but I have no idea about Jessica Sanchez.
Since I have never seen an episode of American Idol, I have no ideal who either is.
OMG!!! I thought I was the only person in the entire world who hasn't seen that show (actually no, Anthony hasn't seen an episode either). It's good to know I'm not alone.
Me!
We could hold an non-watching AI convention in a phone booth. If we could even find a phone booth anywhere.
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My father is getting his new Hover-Round chair today to replace the one he has had for many years.
HoverRound Takes Me Where I Wanna Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBCpDcjovM)
How many minutes would a handicapped person (i.e. me) last in NYC before they were mugged for their HoverRound?
DR TCB do you now have a HoverRound?
Actually, no. Although the company that rents wheelchairs and walkers for the cruise line called me this afternoon. I had rented a rollator, but they called to see if I would accept a scooter for the same price. Ah, Yeah!
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Well, I'm off. I am going home and will watch some TV! But it's really raining right now and I left my jacket in my car when I went to lunch. It was sunny and not too cloudy at that time. :P
Oh, well. I'll survive.
Until later.
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Has anyone seen the play TWO TRAINS RUNNING?
Friends visiting in June are interested in seeing it at the Shakespeare Festival & I haven't heard anything about it.
I've seen it twice, once in New Haven when it was trying out at Yale Rep and then in Baltimore in a regional theater production. It's one of August Wilson's 10-play cycle about blacks in 20th century America. With the right actors it can be a moving experience. I love both productions though the approach of each was greatly different. It's hard to describe the action, other than it's about a group of people who hang out at the same place in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.
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I now see your second message. Yes, it is a long play, but I so enjoyed the time I spent with them that it didn't feel long to me at all.
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Has anyone seen the play TWO TRAINS RUNNING?
Friends visiting in June are interested in seeing it at the Shakespeare Festival & I haven't heard anything about it.
I've seen it twice, once in New Haven when it was trying out at Yale Rep and then in Baltimore in a regional theater production. It's one of August Wilson's 10-play cycle about blacks in 20th century America. With the right actors it can be a moving experience. I love both productions though the approach of each was greatly different. It's hard to describe the action, other than it's about a group of people who hang out at the same place in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.
Not so secret historical fact: August Wilson's real name, by which he was called for at least the first twenty years of his life, was Freddie.
Somehow it would make sense for JERSEY BOYS to be at the Freddie Wilson Theater rather than the August Wilson Theatre, wouldnt it? :)
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Re August Wilson having changed his name from Freddie to August. I had thought of following his lead. I had been thinking of changing my name to June, but then I started gaining weight, and I was afraid people would start saying June is busting out...
Or they'd say "Because it's June - June, June, June"
Although it might hav been fun to have Leslie Uggams do the musical story of my life
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Guess that cleared the room.
But yes, August Wilson's name really was Freddie.
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Love the photo of John G and his co-author
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Jrand - my in house Brit assures me that in England the proper pronunciation of herb is indeed Herb not 'erb -
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In other playwright gossip, Lillian Hellman was known as Snookie to her friends
(not really)
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Jrand - I believe THE HERBAL BED was the next production in the season after mine at Camp Loyaltown right after we did the all-boy YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. Very popular title. That year everyone was doing BYE BYE BIRDIE, HERBAL BED and FIDDLER. We were cutting edge with CHARLIE BROWN.
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(that's a joke. HERBAL BED was at least as cutting edge as CHARLIE BROWN)
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BITTER HERBAL BED - Passover at a Jewish brothel, an opera
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DR Vixmom, when I was in Pippin back in 1980, we had a very tall female leading player. I liked the dynamic
Did we know before today that Cilla was a thespian?
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Love the photo of John G and his co-author
Thanks, June.
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Can't pay too much attention to the Boston news. It's too disturbing to me.
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DR Vixmom, when I was in Pippin back in 1980, we had a very tall female leading player. I liked the dynamic
Did we know before today that Cilla was a thespian?
Cilla is a woman of many talents!
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I am so thankful that my stepson was not running the Boston Marathon this year.
He picked a good year not to be there.
I'm glad I decided not to run the Marathon, too.
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T.O.D.
JESUS OF NAZARETH
BEN HUR
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Re August Wilson having changed his name from Freddie to August. I had thought of following his lead. I had been thinking of changing my name to June, but then I started gaining weight, and I was afraid people would start saying June is busting out...
Or they'd say "Because it's June - June, June, June"
Although it might hav been fun to have Leslie Uggams do the musical story of my life
LOL! June, you are one crazy dude!
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In other playwright gossip, Lillian Hellman was known as Snookie to her friends
Unfortunately she didn't have any.
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It isn't really an evening to babble on, just to raise the post total.
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Just when I thought the world could not get crazier, something like Boston comes along and tears your heart out.
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Good night, all.
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Back from A Catered Affair - what producer in his right mind would have thought this show should have been on Broadway? It truly boggles the mind how deluded some people are.