Caroline, or Shange -- a little boy must choose between his beloved maid and the author of For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide.
Kangaroos Not Laid Back After All
By Judy Skatssoon, ABC Science Online
July 27, 2004 — Kangaroos have an aerobic capacity comparable to highly athletic mammals like horses and antelopes, new research shows, which may dent their reputation as laid-back fixtures on the Australian landscape.
Marsupials, including kangaroos, have traditionally been believed to be primitive mammals because their basal metabolism, or resting energy rate, is about a third lower than that of placental mammals.
But Terry Dawson from the University of New South Wales in Sydney says analysis of the muscle physiology of kangaroos shows they stack up against their more energetic placental cousins.
…
Marsupials, and in particular kangaroos, may even be more efficient than placental mammals because of their ability to "rev up" very quickly.
"Instead of being primitive they've got the benefits of not using much energy when they're resting, but they have the capacity to really rev themselves up," he said. "We've probably shown that instead of being primitive they probably have advantages in terms of energy uses." [/size]
High Tech Lets Old Recordings Speak Again
By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
July 23, 2004 — A high-tech system originally developed to track down elusive subatomic particles is now being used to digitize old records and cylinders previously thought to be unplayable, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Early music and spoken word recordings at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., will benefit from the technology. It also may one day allow us to hear Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain speak since, according to written accounts, both notables made recordings during their lifetimes.
The new system, created by Berkeley Lab scientists Vitaliy Fadeyev and Carl Haber, originally was used to determine particle path collisions in research on the Higgs boson, a theoretical particle believed to give objects mass. Now the technology plays and preserves records and tin and wax cylinders without even touching their grooves.
Fadeyev and Haber first tested it out on two LPs: "Goodnight Irene" by The Weavers and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" by Marian Anderson. The albums, full of pops, skips, and scratches, played like new.
…
Sam Brylawski, head of the recorded sound section of the Library of Congress' Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, told Discovery News that some cylinders in the collection are not presently playable due to excessive mold or breakage.
"We do not know what is on (these) unplayable ones, but we expect it to be popular music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries," Brylawski said.
Already the Berkeley team has brought one mystery cylinder from 1912 back to life. It contains a recording of a song called "Just Before the Battle, Mother," crooned by what sounds to be a barbershop quartet.
"There are many promising aspects of the research being conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley Labs," Brylawski said. "One is the development of non-contact playback of fragile sound recordings. Not only cylinders, but radio transcription discs and 78-rpm shellac pressings."
He added, "If their work pans out to enable efficient and accurate transfers, we will be able to hear broken recordings; be able to restore deteriorating recordings without the addition of digital audio 'artifacts;' and play back obsolete formats without having to acquire or restore specialized machines and identify highly trained, i.e. costly, specialized engineers."
The new technology might also one day allow the voices of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain to be heard again.
Fadeyev explained that Lincoln (1809-1865) is believed to have made a recording on a phonoautograph, a device invented before Edison's experiments in sound. The recording, which has not yet been found and may be in private hands, probably could be reproduced using the optical method, according to Fadeyev.
Brylawski further indicated that Mark Twain (1835-1910) recorded a cylinder for the Bettini Company. It too remains lost, but once found, it now has a chance at being played with the same, or perhaps better, quality produced when it was new.
Mulling over which DVD will pop up in the player today. So far no decisions. More later.
Lately, I have noticed that I will glance up at a (digital) clock, and I will notice that the numbers of the hours and minutes will correlate with the numbers of the month and day of my birth.
For instance, if one's birthday was, let's say...March 19th (which it isn't), one would wake up in the middle of the night (as one might occasionally do) and see that the bedside clock was reading 3:19 AM, or be on the task bar of your computer and notice that the online clock is reading 3:19 PM. And it just seems to be happenstance....
Does this happen to anyone else out there?
Lately, I have noticed that I will glance up at a (digital) clock, and I will notice that the numbers of the hours and minutes will correlate with the numbers of the month and day of my birth.
For instance, if one's birthday was, let's say...March 19th (which it isn't), one would wake up in the middle of the night (as one might occasionally do) and see that the bedside clock was reading 3:19 AM, or be on the task bar of your computer and notice that the online clock is reading 3:19 PM. And it just seems to be happenstance....
Does this happen to anyone else out there?
Only problem is they taste more like cake than a muffin.
Ask BK (and other DRs) Day Question:
Lately, I have noticed that I will glance up at a (digital) clock, and I will notice that the numbers of the hours and minutes will correlate with the numbers of the month and day of my birth.
For instance, if one's birthday was, let's say...March 19th (which it isn't), one would wake up in the middle of the night (as one might occasionally do) and see that the bedside clock was reading 3:19 AM, or be on the task bar of your computer and notice that the online clock is reading 3:19 PM. And it just seems to be happenstance....
Does this happen to anyone else out there?
Only problem is they taste more like cake than a muffin.
And the problem with this is....?
I was most impressed with Teresa Heinz Kerry's speech at the Democratic convention. She's bright, compassionate and funny; supportive, yet very much her own person.
For pity's sakes! Stop procrastinating and watch the expanded "LOTR: The Two Towers"!
;D
I just read that Jerry Falwell is going to give the opening Invocation at the Republican National Convention. No further comment necessary.
So ... the question for the day:
What's your favorite muffin?
This season's Amazing Race is pretty good.
But I have a question for those who watch. Didn't they say there was supposed to be some special thing each team could use to stop a team ahead of them for one hour.
Sort of like the Fast Forward from other years.
What happened to that? And how come nobody has used it?
Ask BK (and other DRs) Day Question:
Lately, I have noticed that I will glance up at a (digital) clock, and I will notice that the numbers of the hours and minutes will correlate with the numbers of the month and day of my birth.
For instance, if one's birthday was, let's say...March 19th (which it isn't), one would wake up in the middle of the night (as one might occasionally do) and see that the bedside clock was reading 3:19 AM, or be on the task bar of your computer and notice that the online clock is reading 3:19 PM. And it just seems to be happenstance....
Does this happen to anyone else out there?
MY question for ASK BK day.....what is the BEST movie souvenir book you have ever purchased, the one that you enjoyed the most after seeing the movie! I like the books/magazines I got at Ben-Hur and Oklahoma! but my favorite is the pink hardback book from My Fair Lady!
My favorite muffin is still in the planning stages in my head. I call it a "mookie." It's a cross between a muffin and a cookie. I've only made one batch and it didn't turn out too well.
DerBrucer - Forgot to mention that I laughed yesterday when you twisted the titles of a number of my filums.
Dan-in-TO - I do believe I've had Mars muffins.
Mars Bar Muffins
For this recipe I actually use a muffin mix....you can of course make your own muffins from scratch, but I find once you add the various ingredients, no one will ever know that these muffins came out of a packet!!!
Ingredients:
2 x 60 gram Mars Bars
3/4 cup Vanilla custard (make your own or buy it pre-mixed)
500 gram packet Multi Purpose Muffin Mix (I use White Wings)
1/2 cup water
1 egg
Icing sugar for dusting
Method:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C or 160C for a fan force ovens. Grease, or line with patty cases, a 2 x 6 whole muffin pan.
2. Chop your Mars Bars in half lengthwise then finely chop.
3. Toss the Mars Bars into a large mixing bowl with the muffin mix. Combine the custard, water and egg in a small mixing bowl and add the muffin mix. Using a spatula stir gently until mixture is only just combined.
4. Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared muffin pan. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden and cooked when tested with a skewer.
5. Serve warm dusted with the icing sugar.
INSTANT BANOFFI
2 large chocolate muffins
4 tsp brandy
1 Mars bar
3 Tbs cream
25g butter
2 bananas, sliced
1 Tbs brown sugar
squeeze of lemon juice
vanilla ice cream to serve
Cut each muffin in half across the middle and pour 1 tsp brandy over each half.
In a small saucepan, heat the Mars bar and cream
over a low heat, stirring constantly. Melt the butter in a saute pan, add sliced bananas, lemon juice and brown sugar. Cook until the bananas are caramelised and golden brown. Arranger the bananas over the muffin halves and drizzle the chocolate sauce over the
top. Serve with ice cream immediately.
The Original Hungry Monk Banoffi Pie
Invented at the Hungry Monk in 1972, Banoffi Pie is still as popular today as it was the first time it appeared on the menu. There have been many imitations as far and wide as Russia and the United States; it is even rumored to be Mrs Thatcher's favourite pudding! Below is the original recipe as it first appeared in 'The Deeper Secrets of the Hungry Monk' in 1974.
Invented at the Hungry Monk in 1972, Banoffi Pie is still as popular today as it was the first time it appeared on the menu. There have been many imitations as far and wide as Russia and the United States; it is even rumored to be Mrs Thatcher's favourite pudding! Below is the original recipe as it first appeared in 'The Deeper Secrets of the Hungry Monk' in 1974.
To serve 8-10
12 ounces uncooked shortcrust pastry
1.5 tins condensed milk (13.5 ounces each)
1.5 pounds firm bananas
375ml of double cream
Half a teaspoon powdered instant coffee
1 dessertspoon caster sugar
A little freshly ground coffee
Preparation
Preheat the oven to gas mark 5 (400F, ). Lightly grease a 10in x 1.5in flan tin. Line this with the pastry thinly rolled out. Prick the base all over with a fork and bake blind until crisp. Allow to cool.
The secret of this delicious pudding lies in the condensed milk.
Immerse the cans unopened in a deep pan of boiling water. Cover and boil for 5 hours making sure that the pan does not boil dry
* (see CAUTION) . Remove the tin from the water and allow to cool completely before opening. Inside you will find the soft toffee filling.
Method
Whip the cream with the instant coffee and sugar until thick and smooth. Now spread the toffee over the base of the flan. Peel and halve the bananas lenghtways and lay them on the toffee. Finally spoon or pipe on the cream and lightly sprinkle over the freshly ground coffee.
*CAUTION
It is absolutely vital to top up the pan of boiling water frequently during the cooking of the cans. 5 hours is a long time and if they are allowed to boil dry the cans will explode causing a grave risk to life, limb and kitchen ceilings.
Hint - Banoffi is a marvellous "emergency" pudding once you have the toffee mixture in your store cupboard. We therefore suggest that you boil several cans at the same time as they keep unopened indefinitely.
I just read that Jerry Falwell is going to give the opening Invocation at the Republican National Convention. No further comment necessary.
Subject: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AGENDA
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE)
The following is the "first final" list of events for the Republican National Convention in New York City, August 30 to September 2, 2004.
PART One
AUG. 30 - 6 p.m. - OPENING PRAYER read by Mel Gibson while being flogged with a spiked leather strap wielded by Ann Coulter
* TOM RIDGE raises National Alert Level to RED.
* LEST WE FORGET - HONORARY ROLL CALL of All Members (and Friends)of the Bush Administration Who Might Very Well Have Been Killed In Vietnam If It Hadn't Been For Nasty Trick Knees, Anal Cysts, Recurrent Headaches, and Highly-Placed,
Overly-Protective Parents.
(Sponsored by Tyson Chicken)
* ANTONIN SCALIA speaks - "SLAVERY - THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF OUR FOREFATHERS, AND GREAT FOR BUSINESS! (Sponsored by Wal-Mart)
* DICK CHENEY hosts AMBASSADORSHIP RAFFLE -
Opening Bid $1 million (cash, non-sequential bills, 20s or less)
* CLIMAX OF THE EVENING - FILM - "BRING IT ON!"
Stirring fictionalized re-creation of Mr. Bush's actual dental appointment in Alabama in 1972, where he showed the incredible courage to allow "deep cleaning" of gums without anesthetic.
(Sponsored by Sinclair Broadcasting)
* SUGGESTED AFTER-EVENT - "GET BAKED WITH RUSH - "Crankster" LIMBAUGH!"
(Location TBD) (Sponsored by Pfizer)
Subject: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AGENDA
PART Two
AUG. 30 - 6 p.m. - OPENING PRAYER read by Mel Gibson while being flogged with a spiked leather strap wielded by Ann Coulter
* TOM RIDGE raises National Alert Level to RED.
* LEST WE FORGET - HONORARY ROLL CALL of All Members (and Friends)of the Bush Administration Who Might Very Well Have Been Killed In Vietnam If It Hadn't Been For Nasty Trick Knees, Anal Cysts, Recurrent Headaches, and Highly-Placed,
Overly-Protective Parents.
(Sponsored by Tyson Chicken)
* ANTONIN SCALIA speaks - "SLAVERY - THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF OUR FOREFATHERS, AND GREAT FOR BUSINESS! (Sponsored by Wal-Mart)
* DICK CHENEY hosts AMBASSADORSHIP RAFFLE -
Opening Bid $1 million (cash, non-sequential bills, 20s or less)
* CLIMAX OF THE EVENING - FILM - "BRING IT ON!"
Stirring fictionalized re-creation of Mr. Bush's actual dental appointment in Alabama in 1972, where he showed the incredible courage to allow "deep cleaning" of gums without anesthetic.
(Sponsored by Sinclair Broadcasting)
* SUGGESTED AFTER-EVENT - "GET BAKED WITH RUSH - "Crankster" LIMBAUGH!"
(Location TBD) (Sponsored by Pfizer)
AUG 31-- 6 p.m. OPENING PRAYER read by Our Lord
(The Passion Of) Jesus H. Christ, as channeled by Lt. General Boykin, the man who first revealed that Mr. Bush was chosen by God to lead this country into war against the heathens.
Mr. Boykin will then give a short, upbeat presentation on Islam called, "My God Can Beat Up Your God."
* TOM RIDGE raises National Alert Level to FLASHING RED.
* WAYNE LAPIERRE will pry Davy Crockett's Kentucky Long Rifle out of Charlton Heston's cold dead fingers (subject to Heston's death)
(Sponsored by Smith & Wesson)
* DESIGNATED BROWN PERSON (Hispanic or Muslim, or possibly an Hispanic-Muslim, if we can find one) will speak on how being a brown person doesn't automatically disqualify you from being a Republican (subject to finding a brown person capable of
being bribed to do this - may need professional actor, possibly brought in from third world country)
* CLIMAX OF THE EVENING - PAUL WOLFOWITZ
announces American plans to invade Iran, strip them of nuclear weapons, and turn over entire country to Bechtel to be run as a subsidiary. (Wolfowitz will tell anxious voters that the operation will involve 200 out-sourced "consultants", will
take one week and will be entirely funded by pocket change found in a White House couch.)
(Sponsored by Halliburton)
* SUGGESTED AFTER-EVENT - "RIDE THE WAVE WITH RUSH "Big Oxy" LIMBAUGH!" (Do a couple of 'ringers' with Big Pharma - sponsored by ROBITUSSIN)
Subject: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AGENDA
PART Three
SEPTEMBER 1 - 6 p.m. -- OPENING PRAYER by the REVEREND JERRY FALWELL who will demonstrate the spirit of Compassionate Conservatism and the eternal mercy of God by wishing a horrible fiery death and an eternity in the pit of hell for all
non-white, non-male, non-Christian, non-heterosexual, non-Republicans.
* TOM RIDGE raises National Alert Level to PULSATING RED
* THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INSANELY RICH PERSONS (AAIRP) will present LAURA BUSH with A PLATINUM CHAINSAW in thanks for the Bush Administration tax cuts (Sponsored by Gulfstream)
* ANN COULTER, BILL O'REILLY and SEAN HANNITY will lead a special TWO-MINUTE HATE-IN aimed at photo of John Kerry.
* CLIMAX OF THE EVENING -- DIEBOLD CORPORATION WILL ANNOUNCE ELECTION RETURNS - BUSH WINS RE-ELECTION WITH 51% OF VOTE
(YET TO BE CAST).
(JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA will certify vote results) Diebold Board member Wilbur H. Grafton will deny fraud, announce his retirement, and be named the new Ambassador to Jamaica.
(Sponsored by Diebold)
* SUGGESTED AFTER-EVENT -- "GET WRECKED WITH RUSH "Kicker" LIMBAUGH"
(sponsored by Eli Lilly)
SEPTEMBER 2 (nomination night) - 6 p.m. - OPENING PRAYER by ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT, who will then sing "Let the Eagle Soar" and light the ceremonial "TORCH OF FREEDOM with the (actual) Bill of Rights.
* TOM RIDGE raises National Alert Level to Fire Engine Red, and ANNOUNCES CAPTURE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.
* CONVENTION SHIFTS TO "GROUND ZERO" - DICK CHENEY will introduce and personally re-nominate PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, who WILL IMPALE OSAMA BIN LADEN WITH DAVY CROCKETT'S KENTUCKY LONG RIFLE donated by Wayne LaPierre (Sponsored by NRA)
* PRESIDENT BUSH WILL GIVE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, standing on Osama's dead body.
POST CEREMONY CLOSING NIGHT PARTY OPPORTUNITIES:
- "GET MAXED WITH RUSH "ROCKET CAP" LIMBAUGH!" (Sponsored by Glaxo Smith Kline)
* RICK SANTORUM 'DOG ON DOG' PETTING ZOO (adults only, please)
* BILL O'REILLY SHOWS OFF PULITZER PRIZE, ACADEMY AWARD AND NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
* SPECIAL BUFFET - JOHN ASHCROFT WILL PERSONALLY EXORCISE A KINDLE OF CALICO KITTENS, BARBECUE THEM AND SERVE THEM AS CANAPES (sponsored by KRAFT "Thick N' ****y" BBQ Sauce)
I baked a batch of blueberry muffins this morning - my tribute to the first of the local wild blueberries.
So ... the question for the day:
What's your favorite muffin?
I have a question for Bruce and all Dear Readers, how do you open a CD case without damage to ones nails?
I have a question for Bruce and all Dear Readers, how do you open a CD case without damage to ones nails?
I have a question for Bruce and all Dear Readers, how do you open a CD case without damage to ones nails?
DRJane, do you mean unwrap the cellophane or open a CD case? I'm getting tired of all the plastic tape sealing CDs and DVDs before they shrink wrap everything, I've just received DVD with plastic tape at top, side and bottom. Seems an awful waste.
I loved the MY FAIR LADY sourvenir book, too. It seemed, well, so classy. MGM used to package souvenir books with their deluxe boxed LP soundtrack recordings. I got a BEN-HUR and a WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM that way.
Panni I just added TV Guide to my list of things to buy tomorrow. I hope there are still some out there. Is it for this week or next week and what is on the cover?
Is the landlord working on fixing your AC?
;D :-[ ;D Guess what I just found in the cabinet, sitting right next to the CD’s? ;D ;D
Yep. And who do you suppose purchased said item? ;D
Jennifer---
As the HHW resident reality show expert, are you going to watch the new show where they put the Amish youth in with some Hollywood kids and see how they mix? If so, please give your impressions tomorrow. Unless Canada has the good taste not to show this explotive show of course.
What is inside the Dobos Torta?
Dobos Torte
A Dobo's Delights Specialty!
[ DOH-bohsh ]
This rich torte is made by stacking 9 extra-thin layers of génoise (or sponge cake) spread with chocolate buttercream. The top is covered with a hard caramel glaze.
Available in traditional round or rectangular shapes.
Dobo's <> dobos
Despite the similarity, dobos is not the same as Dobo's. Our Hungarian name is Dobo, while 'dobos' means 'like a drum' in Hungarian. Hence the drum shape of the traditional torte. However, The Dobos Torte was actually created by Austrian pastry chef Josef Dobos, which also isn't the same as Dobo.
Jennifer---
As the HHW resident reality show expert, are you going to watch the new show where they put the Amish youth in with some Hollywood kids and see how they mix? If so, please give your impressions tomorrow. Unless Canada has the good taste not to show this explotive show of course.
The Associated Press
Updated: 3:03 p.m. ET July 21, 2004
LOS ANGELES - Television is not part of the traditional Amish world. But the Amish are now part of television, like it or not.
Amish in the City” gives five young adults the chance to explore the big city and discover what life is like outside their Amish communities.
In the first two episodes of the UPN reality series, they hit the beach for sun and fun, visit a mall and cultivate sometimes uneasy relationships with six non-Amish sharing their temporary Hollywood Hills home.
Compared to other fishbowl shows like “Big Brother” or “The Real World” the series is tame, at least in the early going. There’s no drinking, no sex and no knife-wielding roommates in the two-hour premiere airing 8 p.m. ET July 28.
But there are bikinis, they’re scanty and they’re worn by the Amish women.
“Oh, my, really?” said Amish cultural historian Joseph Yoder after hearing a description of the program.
Not something they typically wear?
“Heavens, no, not in public,” he replied.
Yoder is concerned the series will live down to his expectations and justify the protests he lodged as director of Menno-Hof, an Amish and Mennonite center in Shipshewana, Ind. Other groups and political leaders criticized plans for “Amish in the City.”
“Our concerns were that Hollywood would probably get it wrong with the Amish, and just the whole thing of televising the Amish and putting Amish people on TV,” Yoder said. “They don’t even believe in this kind of thing; they’re trying to stay separated from the world.”
Not the two women and three men from Midwestern Amish communities featured on the series, which is billed by its producers as a coming-of-age saga. They include (identified only by first names) Jonas, an Iowa native; Miriam and Ruth, both of Ohio; Mose of Wisconsin and Randy of Indiana, all between 18 and 24.
Sweet sixteen
Members of the Amish sect, concentrated in rural Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio, are known for simple attire and avoiding most technology. But at age 16 they’re allowed to break free of their strict code before deciding whether they want to be baptized as adults.
During the period of “rumspringa,” a Pennsylvania Dutch term that means “running around,” youths often date, drink, drive cars and move away from home. Most then return to the faith.
Most don’t roam as far as Los Angeles and have their adventures filmed by a TV network. But the series’ intent is not to typecast or offend the Amish, said one producer, Daniel Laikind.
“We certainly went in with an attitude that this was about the individual people and individual journeys that were going on,” Laikind said. “We’re not trying to say the five participants who grew up Amish are representative of every Amish person in existence.”
…
For the Amish, exposure to the sights and sounds of urban California life is mostly exhilarating to young people who have lived without electricity and other modern elements.
“If I’m going to go out and explore I’m going to go all the way,” says Mose after putting on a hip new wardrobe picked out by the “city kids,” the non-Amish roommates.
Ruth marvels at paintings in a gallery; such art, she says, isn’t part of Amish life. Even the most mundane aspects of the city, including parking meters, can stop the L.A. newcomers in their tracks.
The challenge to their emotional and religious core isn’t ignored. After a perilous first attempt at ocean swimming, the already baptized Mose fears for his soul outside the Amish community and seeks solace in the Bible.
Roommates receive the harshest treatment
If the Amish are treated gently, their roommates aren’t so lucky. Turns out they needed protection from TV scrutiny.
Ariel, a Los Angeles waitress and vegan who seems to be channeling Jessica Simpson, confronts her housemates about their eating habits. Eggs are “chicken abortions,” she informs them, dairy products are “cow pus” and cattle likely are space aliens.
Hollywood club promoter Reese and salesman Kevan demonstrate their maturity with a brief tussle that includes a sock used as a weapon. Ariel sensitively pronounces herself “a sexy little Amish girl” when she and the other city kids are instructed to wear traditional Amish clothing.
…
The impact on the Amish won’t be lasting, predicted Yoder, who’s Mennonite. But he can’t say the same for the TV audience.
“The Amish will survive this,” said Yoder. “They’re a strong Christian community and a few kids going astray and being lured by big money aren’t going to ruin them. But it will give a very false perception” to viewers.
© 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
How are you feeling?
From what I understand, there is The Musical of Musicals. There is a Barry Kleinbort Sondheim song on his Big City Rhythm CD, and of course, if we record our show, you can have The Yiddish Sondheim.
I have a question for today's Ask BK and Anyone Question Day: I’d like to put together a Sondheim Tribute CD (for my own personal listening pleasure) and these are what I already have:
"Everybody Wants to Be Sondheim" by Alan Chapman, recorded by Alan Chapman, Amanda McBroom & Guy Haines
"Playbill" by John Bucchino, recorded by Patti LuPone
"A Little Complex" from The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!
"Sondheim" from In Gay Company
These, plus songs from the Forbidden Broadway series, are recordings that I have that are tributes/spoofs/in the style of Stephen Sondheim’s music and/or lyrics. Does anyone know of any other examples or suggestions? I'd like songs that are NOT written by Sondheim himself, but are in his style.
Sounds yummy. It’s a shame I didn’t know about Dobo’s before I went to Budapest. Maybe if I ever make it to Vienna. :)
In the heart of the city centre, Café Mozart can be found in the beautiful walking street of Gyõr. Furnished in period style, with excellent service and waitresses in period dress, Café Mozart awaits you from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day with 60 coffee specialties, 50 different bowls of assorted ice-cream, and cakes made from Hungarian and Austrian recipes. We also take orders and make cakes, pastry and cookies for parties.
I have a question for today's Ask BK and Anyone Question Day: I’d like to put together a Sondheim Tribute CD (for my own personal listening pleasure) and these are what I already have:
...
Does anyone know of any other examples or suggestions? I'd like songs that are NOT written by Sondheim himself, but are in his style.
I have a question for Bruce and all Dear Readers, how do you open a CD case without damage to ones nails?
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Cast members of UPN's new reality series, "Amish in the City," from left, Jonas, Miriam, Randy, Ruth and Mose."...“If I’m going to go out and explore I’m going to go all the way..." - shades of Agnes Gooch!
der Brucer
Stud!Thank-you.
As for a breakfast type cookie, there are companies out there that do make "muffin tops" - remember the Seinfeld episode? And I've seen muffin top pans available in cookware stores - SWW?We sell regular muffin tins, twelve muffin cups per tin. We sell mini-muffin tins, twenty-four muffin cups per tin. We sell Texas-size muffin tins, six muffin cups per tin.
WEL - we only get "Amish in the City" on delay on the Global station.But, so far, in just one direction.
It'll start Sunday here instead of tonight.
Proof that bad taste does indeed cross the 49th parallel :)
I have a question for Bruce and all Dear Readers, how do you open a CD case without damage to ones nails?This is why one has a husband, silly!
Re TIGER CRUISE - I do not believe in reviews -- unless they're complimentary. In that vein, for those who still get the "official" TV Guide, in next week's issue (Beldar Conehead and Cptn Picard on the cover) there's a very nice review (on Pg. 22 of my edition) and another rave for Friday Movie Pick of the Day (on Pg 163 of mine).It's too bad the Disney Channel is only watched by 'tween-aged girls.
Jennifer years ago I lost my letter opener and have yet to replace it. One of these days.I don't have a letter opener, either. I simply use my CD opener. I so love a multi-tasker!
Quote from: Jane on Today at 02:21:54pmAs I recall, "A" also required washing said CDs afterwards. :(
I have a question for Bruce and all Dear Readers, how do you open a CD case without damage to ones nails?
A. Get a puppy.
B. Leave outside for the squirrels.
der Brucer (have had success with "A", have yet to try "B")
So what is everybody's EBAY Score?
I am 904. 99.9% Positive Feedback. 1148 Positive Feedbacks. 1 Negative.