Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on May 01, 2013, 12:47:11 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were merry and written in May, and now it is time for you to post until the merry May cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: NEONISM!
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Spoo would be an example of neonism.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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wwell I must get me to work
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Healing Vibes for CaLLIE
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Vibes fro Callie from us, too.
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Good morning, all.
Oy! and Damnation! It's official: I really do have a cold.
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Callie vibes......
Nice picture DR LAURA!!!
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This morning I am going to the library with my sister to check out some periodicals - I am assuming we can find names in the indexes and issues of newspapers we want to see. Time will tell.
I also have to get a new card as I seem to have lost mine.
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AND the trial starts up again at about 11 a.m. my time.....
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My question for ASK BK DAY:
You mentioned awhile ago that you were thinking about getting representation again for acting....did you get a new agent?
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Good morning, all.
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TOD: So, when can we expect an evening of Robert Jason Brown songs from Kritzerland? Or maybe a tribute album? ;D
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;D
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Good Morning.
8)
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How Green was my Valley, My Geisha, Leave Her to Heaven, arrived.
;D
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Must be off to work.
Mega vibes for everyone.
:) :) :) :)
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Happy May Day, Everybody!
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Speaking of BK doing some acting, I just watched and enjoyed DECEIT! :)
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Don't know much Jason Robert Brown, but I did play THE LAST 5 YEARS in a local production some six or seven years ago.
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The theater wasn't budgeted for the full complement of musicians (five or six, if I recall?), so we went with yrs truly on piano, one violin, and one person doubling on guitar and bass...which worked okay. Actually, it worked fine, and (who's reading this?) was much more presentable than the two singer/actors who screeched their way throughout the proceedings.
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T.O.Y.
I would have to say either an actual artifact from the Titanic (other than the coal which I already have). If not, then a First Edition of A NIGHT TO REMEMBER hopefully signed by Walter Lord. I have a leather bound edition signed by the author, but I would love to have a First Edition.
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Good morning, all! I slept quite poorly last night, and I slept in. I must shortly head down to Toyland.
Last night I saw a concert performance of THE SONG OF NORWAY at Carnegie Hall. Ifind this operetta by two writers I liked enormously, Wright & Forrest plus an assist from Edvard Grieg, a strange mix of witty lyrics, lovely music and one of the stupidest, emptiest and more than usually idiotic librettos ever written. The concert was nicely done with two really wonderful and outrageous performances from Judy Kaye as diva Luisa Giovanni and David Garrison as her husband Pepi LeLoop that caught all of the dizziness at operetta when it's performed with style and a sense of humor over the plot's madness.
The rest of the cast was good: Santino Fontana was a wonderful Edvard Grieg; I hadn't heard hm since for some time and he's a wonderful baritone; Jason Danieley was a good Rikaard, but I think his beautiful tenor has sung too much pop, and I longed for a solid operatic tenor in the role; Alexandra Silber of THE WOMAN IN WHITE was the ingenue Nina, and Iliked her for the msot part: I kept switching back and forth from yea to nay; she was great until she forced the top. Anita Gillette replaced Marni Nixon for the performance as Mother Grieg, but neither lady had the right voice for the role, which calls for a solid, plummy contralto sound and Ted Sperling miscast it. Anita was charming but the wrong voice. Then, because there's so much dance music, we had five ballet students occasionally prancing about to be a ballet troupe or happy villagers, and that added a bit more camp to the proceedings. Overall, though, the singing wasgood, and thechorus and orchestra in fine fettle. I had a good time.
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I think Callie had a pretty good night. We go to th evet pretty soon...
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Happy May.....it's snowing
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I'm going to go cut the daffodils so I can enjoy them inside. I don't think they've frozen yet, but they may over the next few days.
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Dang, too late for some of them. I did get a few. The stems get mushy and they just drop. I hope the tulips will be ok. THey haven't opened yet. I'm going to let them go. I don't have too many. Think I'll leave early to go to the vet. It's really snowing.
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Glad you enjoyed what you could of "Song of Norway," Elmore. Kaye and Garrison can be a lot of fun.
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Vet vibes for Callie.
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Two!
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I had to go to the local airport today to check up on something. Had a coffee whilst I was there and struck up a conversation with a guy sitting next to me who was a retired banker from Nashville and was on his way to Germany. Had a really interesting chat about travelling, art and old films.
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Good morning, all! I slept quite poorly last night, and I slept in. I must shortly head down to Toyland.
Last night I saw a concert performance of THE SONG OF NORWAY at Carnegie Hall.... The concert was nicely done with two really wonderful and outrageous performances from Judy Kaye as diva Luisa Giovanni and David Garrison as her husband Pepi LeLoop that caught all of the dizziness at operetta when it's performed with style and a sense of humor over the plot's madness.
I first read David Garrison's part as Pepi LePoop
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Good morning to everyone
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ASK BK
How far will you travel to see a show?
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I've always wondered what SONG OF NORWAY really is all about, and how it plays. I've never seen any incarnation of it and I'm not even sure I've heard any of the soundtrack from the old film version. It sounds like last night was a wonderful opportunity to get to know it.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix. At least, I'm going to do the free trial for a month.
Our local Blockbuster closed a few weeks ago, so yesterday I went over to the next closest one (7 miles away), only to find that they have raised their rates to almost double what they were before.
So, I said "Screw it!" and left.
I should have my first 2 DVDs from Netflix by the end of this week.
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Greetings from Toyland!
I must needs find a Kinko's and get this vocal score copied in the next hour!
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix. At least, I'm going to do the free trial for a month.
Our local Blockbuster closed a few weeks ago, so yesterday I went over to the next closest one (7 miles away), only to find that they have raised their rates to almost double what they were before.
So, I said "Screw it!" and left.
I should have my first 2 DVDs from Netflix by the end of this week.
Just in time for season four of "Arrested Development." Only on Netflix!
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Summer has arrived!
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Back from the library where we found a few photos we were looking for.....but not a couple of other things. I had to get a new card and that cost me $2......and they were a bit miffed that I balked at paying for it, and their scripted spiel didn't set to well with me....but I paid the $2. I still don't understand what they were saying about "Your taxes support the library but......" and then it just drifted off into double talk....
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I certainly don't get any ADDITIONAL services.
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Yikes. Not the $2, but the principle. I just renewed my own here, and it's still free. Or "free".
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Wednesday morning greetings! It's another beautiful day in SW Ohio and we're enjoying having our windows open.
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Cat vibes for Callie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Summer has arrived!
Here too! It's crazy. It's high 70s and sunny all week.
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JohnG, did you see this NY Times article about Texas?
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/big-hot-cheap-and-right-erica-grieder-talks-about-texas/
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Summer has arrived!
Here too! It's crazy. It's high 70s and sunny all week.
Here too!
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Good morning.
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I hope Callie will be fine. Hopefully she just pulled a muscle running like a maniac with Little Ricky.
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Vibes for Callie!
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If there are any of you who are devoted Henry Mancini fans, you should know that the complete original soundtrack to "The Days of Wine and Roses" has finally, after ALL THESE YEARS, been released.
You'll find it at Intrada.com.
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It is a hot week in Oakland CA. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be "da hottest" days.
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Whew.png) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Whew.png.html)
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Back from the library where we found a few photos we were looking for.....but not a couple of other things. I had to get a new card and that cost me $2......and they were a bit miffed that I balked at paying for it, and their scripted spiel didn't set to well with me....but I paid the $2. I still don't understand what they were saying about "Your taxes support the library but......" and then it just drifted off into double talk....
So...they're saying that the $2 fee is a tax? But, aren't your tax dollars already supporting the library?
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Trial starts any minute, they say.
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That's what I didn't understand DR RLP..... I guess if I had just applied for a new card instead of a replacement card, it might have been free....but I couldn't understand what either of the ladies was saying and they were both talking at once.
I did make sure, when I was returning my file with all my clippings that both of them saw that they were dealing with someone who might actually be somebody in town....not a member of the great unwashed.
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But they didn't give me back my $2.
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JohnG, did you see this NY Times article about Texas?
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/big-hot-cheap-and-right-erica-grieder-talks-about-texas/
I wanted to stop reading after the first paragraph in which she praises a third-rate Austin restaurant that justifiably closed.
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Well the news is mixed from the vet. He couldn't find any place in particular where she had been injured. He said it was possible that she got a little puncture from a claw and it's infected under the skin, so he's giving her antibiotics, but....if they don't work then there's a chance that she could have cancer. If that's what it is, he said it may be a very aggressive form that doesn't show up on the xrays right away and when it does show up the bone is basically gone. I'm not panicking. The first time a vet told me Callie may have cancer she was 2 1/2 years old. She'll be 11 years old in June. She has really high calcium levels in her blood and always has had. So that's what they've based that idea on in the past. I'm going to give her the antibiotics and hope for the best.
She didn't enjoy the snow this morning.
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It's May, It's May, it's going to snow all day......
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DR JRand, maybe your library is like many of the public libraries in Oregon...although taxes support them, it is only by a thread. Our libraries get shuttered every now and then. I think all of Jackson County's libraries closed down for a year or so...DR Jane will remember the exact amount of time.
For a book loving state, our library system has never been well supported by those in charge of such things.
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Page 3 public library dance!
(http://hcap.artstor.org/collect/cic-hcap/index/assoc/p2249.dir/Oregon%20Civic%20Justice%20Center%20(as%20Salem%20Public%20Library,%20ca.%201912),%20Willamette%20University-large.jpg)
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The pictured building is no longer our library. It does look familiar, however. Must be used for offices or something downtown.
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Errands are run, and I am waiting on the arrival of Mr Rob Berman to pick up his scores. Then I will head for home.
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I did make sure, when I was returning my file with all my clippings that both of them saw that they were dealing with someone who might actually be somebody in town....not a member of the great unwashed.
A cousin of one of my exes used to make sure people knew this by bringing photos of himself in the shower. He was called many things, but "unwashed" was never among them.
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That didn;t really happen, by the way.
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An Update on the Problem of Maria (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-update-on-the-problem-of-maria?)
The Baroness Regrets (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled)
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Decided to come home and work here today. Cal was really mad when we got home. She has the funniest mad face. Anyway, she's resting comfortably. Between the weather, worrying about her and not getting a lot of sleep, I'm not feeling so hot. Oh, I haven't had any caffine today. Maybe I'll make some ice tea.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
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Well the news is mixed from the vet. He couldn't find any place in particular where she had been injured. He said it was possible that she got a little puncture from a claw and it's infected under the skin, so he's giving her antibiotics, but....if they don't work then there's a chance that she could have cancer. If that's what it is, he said it may be a very aggressive form that doesn't show up on the xrays right away and when it does show up the bone is basically gone. I'm not panicking. The first time a vet told me Callie may have cancer she was 2 1/2 years old. She'll be 11 years old in June. She has really high calcium levels in her blood and always has had. So that's what they've based that idea on in the past. I'm going to give her the antibiotics and hope for the best.
She didn't enjoy the snow this morning.
~~~Continued Callie the Cat Vibes!!~~~
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix. At least, I'm going to do the free trial for a month.
Our local Blockbuster closed a few weeks ago, so yesterday I went over to the next closest one (7 miles away), only to find that they have raised their rates to almost double what they were before.
So, I said "Screw it!" and left.
I should have my first 2 DVDs from Netflix by the end of this week.
I just heard this morning that as of last night, Netflix lost about 2000 movies. Doing a quick search, I found THIS (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/You-lost-1800-titles-from-your-Netflix-purge-streaming-account-today.html) little article about it. :P
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And the word of the day is: NEONISM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: NEW WORDS
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Most of the titles on Netflix streaming are temporary. The company has agreements to show the titles for a certain amount of years, so it is always a good idea to look for the expiration date when you add a film to your streaming queue.
This week they are suppose to be adding around 500 titles.
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Most of the titles on Netflix streaming are temporary. The company has agreements to show the titles for a certain amount of years, so it is always a good idea to look for the expiration date when you add a film to your streaming queue.
And that's what I hate about streaming! You can't "own" it.
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Good morning, all.
Oy! and Damnation! It's official: I really do have a cold.
~~~Cold-Be-Gone-Quickly Vibes for ChasSmith!!~~~
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An Update on the Problem of Maria (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-update-on-the-problem-of-maria?)
The Baroness Regrets (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled)
These are funny!!
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
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Well the news is mixed from the vet. He couldn't find any place in particular where she had been injured. He said it was possible that she got a little puncture from a claw and it's infected under the skin, so he's giving her antibiotics, but....if they don't work then there's a chance that she could have cancer. If that's what it is, he said it may be a very aggressive form that doesn't show up on the xrays right away and when it does show up the bone is basically gone. I'm not panicking. The first time a vet told me Callie may have cancer she was 2 1/2 years old. She'll be 11 years old in June. She has really high calcium levels in her blood and always has had. So that's what they've based that idea on in the past. I'm going to give her the antibiotics and hope for the best.
She didn't enjoy the snow this morning.
~~~Continued Callie the Cat Vibes!!~~~
Thanks George.
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Vibes for Kitty Callie.
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I am loving this weather!
High 70s and sunny.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
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I went on my bike around the lake twice this week. I am going to try to go everyday (although probably won't end up doing it). But I need the exercise.
The lake is interesting this time of year. The trees are all bare. So it's not very visually appealing. But the lake part and ducks are nice. And the no cars part is nice too.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
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It was 32 degrees this morning when I met up with my hiking group. After hiking, eating out for a late breakfast, and doing errands, it was in the 60's.
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DR JRand, maybe your library is like many of the public libraries in Oregon...although taxes support them, it is only by a thread. Our libraries get shuttered every now and then. I think all of Jackson County's libraries closed down for a year or so...DR Jane will remember the exact amount of time.
For a book loving state, our library system has never been well supported by those in charge of such things.
I don't remember how long it lasted & it wasn't until they re-opened that I began using the library on a regular basis. We still have reduced hours. Awhile ago I read threats of possible closures again but haven't seen anymore on the subject.
During the stretch our Ashland library was closed many businesses set up book stations. When I went to my hairdresser's I would leave a paperback & pick up a new one to read.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
I always find it interesting how different that different libraries are...for instance, we have feature films, documentaries and TV series. The TV series (which can have 10 discs or more) can be checked out for up to three weeks, and most feature films have a seven-day due date. We also only have a 15¢/day fine. Patrons can accrue up to $10 in fines and still not be blocked from checking out materials. If, however, they go over $10, then they're cut off until they pay.
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Page 3 public library dance!
(http://hcap.artstor.org/collect/cic-hcap/index/assoc/p2249.dir/Oregon%20Civic%20Justice%20Center%20(as%20Salem%20Public%20Library,%20ca.%201912),%20Willamette%20University-large.jpg)
Beautiful building. From the outside I prefer the original Carnegie library to the current library with the addition. From the inside I prefer the addition. :)
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The original section of the building.
(http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/be/33/2c/ashland-library.jpg)
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My question for ASK BK DAY:
You mentioned awhile ago that you were thinking about getting representation again for acting....did you get a new agent?
I do have a new agent, but we haven't discussed the acting part yet - just the directing.
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ASK BK
How far will you travel to see a show?
These days not far. In the old days, far.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
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I managed to sleep until ten, when the phone rang - so I got eight hours. It was the publisher again, just letting me know the book was at the printers. BTW, it's funny to watch all these authors who know about my books migrating to Author House, the latest being Carl Reiner.
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I went on my bike around the lake twice this week. I am going to try to go everyday (although probably won't end up doing it). But I need the exercise.
The lake is interesting this time of year. The trees are all bare. So it's not very visually appealing. But the lake part and ducks are nice. And the no cars part is nice too.
No cars has to make it a great ride ;)
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
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DR George we have some tv series. But not a ton. I wish we had all the new series. They do have Homeland and popular stuff like that. I think the tv series are a week.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
I always find it interesting how different that different libraries are...for instance, we have feature films, documentaries and TV series. The TV series (which can have 10 discs or more) can be checked out for up to three weeks, and most feature films have a seven-day due date. We also only have a 15˘/day fine. Patrons can accrue up to $10 in fines and still not be blocked from checking out materials. If, however, they go over $10, then they're cut off until they pay.
I saw a few tv series. In fact, the DVD on hold for me is John Le Carré's Smiley's People. It says the DVD will be held for 12 days. Now to find out how many I can keep it.
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I went on my bike around the lake twice this week. I am going to try to go everyday (although probably won't end up doing it). But I need the exercise.
The lake is interesting this time of year. The trees are all bare. So it's not very visually appealing. But the lake part and ducks are nice. And the no cars part is nice too.
No cars has to make it a great ride ;)
The city/suburb I live in has a lot of bike paths. So I can do a whole bike ride only on bike paths. There are just a few places that I have to cross (but it is from one bike path to the other side of the bike path.
I do like the lake because it's more peaceful and not windy. The other day when I went it was very windy on the way back. So I had to re-route myself back thru the lake. That added 10 minutes. And so it was 45 minutes for my first bike ride of the season. I was tired.
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
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I get to keep the DVD 7 days, not bad. I didn't ask about late fees as I don't plan on needing to pay any.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Do you read posts from the past few days? It was reported here and on Facebook on April 30.
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
Right, where many of our library users don't always get into town every day. I know I don't. Plus the odd hours sometimes make it difficult to get there when they are open. They don't open until noon on Thursday & Saturday and are closed on Friday. For some reason I tend to want to go on Fridays.
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Decided to come home and work here today. Cal was really mad when we got home. She has the funniest mad face. Anyway, she's resting comfortably. Between the weather, worrying about her and not getting a lot of sleep, I'm not feeling so hot. Oh, I haven't had any caffine today. Maybe I'll make some ice tea.
I hope Callie is okay!
I've been going through hell booking an August flight to Dublin. Oy!
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
I've heard that very, very few libraries have gotten on the Blu-ray bandwagon. We're not going in that direction at all...at least, any time soon.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
I've heard that very, very few libraries have gotten on the Blu-ray bandwagon. We're not going in that direction at all...at least, any time soon.
I can understand this. Sometimes Red Box doesn't offer Blu-ray or we take the DVD because the Blue-ray is out.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
But how many copies of a particular title does your library have? It's a stand-alone, right? We're a 27-branch system, so three selectors buy for the whole district. And we have what's called a floating or shared collection, meaning if someone at the Tumwater branch checks out a title and returns it to the Aberdeen (or any other) branch, it stays at the branch where it was returned. It doesn't get sent back to Tumwater. That has cut WAY down on having to move the items back and forth and back and forth.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
I did it since TCB isn't here to. :D
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Durbin didn't die today. She died a few days ago. It was just announced today. Partial obit from the Times:
"Deanna Durbin, who as a plucky child movie star with a sweet soprano voice charmed American audiences during the Depression and saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy before she vanished from public view 64 years ago, has died, a fan club announced on Tuesday. She was 91.
In a newsletter, the Deanna Durbin Society said Ms. Durbin died “a few days ago,” quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. No other details were given.
Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband."
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TOD: So, when can we expect an evening of Robert Jason Brown songs from Kritzerland? Or maybe a tribute album? ;D
"The Song Stylings of Jason Robert Brown as Only the One and Only Guy Haines Can Style Them!"
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
But how many copies of a particular title does your library have? It's a stand-alone, right? We're a 27-branch system, so three selectors buy for the whole district. And we have what's called a floating or shared collection, meaning if someone at the Tumwater branch checks out a title and returns it to the Aberdeen (or any other) branch, it stays at the branch where it was returned. It doesn't get sent back to Tumwater. That has cut WAY down on having to move the items back and forth and back and forth.
Except for things taken out of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, the NY Public Library works the same way. You can check out at any branch and return to any branch and it stays where it's returned until it's taken out and possibly returned someplace else.
Our overdue rate for DVDs is $3 a day and all DVDs are for 7 days only, though you can renew up to 2 times.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
Like when we decided to go into the Adult Toy Store in NYC during our HHW walk! LOL!
(It was a toy store, but geared towards adults who collect stuff, but DR Vixmom and The Vixter didn't realize that)
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
But how many copies of a particular title does your library have? It's a stand-alone, right? We're a 27-branch system, so three selectors buy for the whole district. And we have what's called a floating or shared collection, meaning if someone at the Tumwater branch checks out a title and returns it to the Aberdeen (or any other) branch, it stays at the branch where it was returned. It doesn't get sent back to Tumwater. That has cut WAY down on having to move the items back and forth and back and forth.
There are 15 libraries in Jackson County. The other DVD I requested is being shipped from another branch. As far as I can tell returns stay where they are returned until requested elsewhere. When I look something up it tells me how many copies there are and where it is.
Interestingly for the eBooks, which I have been told are all of Oregon, there might be a footnote saying some branches get the book faster. When I've noted that the book has gotten to me much faster than other books with a shorter queue. I don't know if Ashland has requested or paid for extra eBooks for this benefit.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
I did it since TCB isn't here to. :D
;D
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
But how many copies of a particular title does your library have? It's a stand-alone, right? We're a 27-branch system, so three selectors buy for the whole district. And we have what's called a floating or shared collection, meaning if someone at the Tumwater branch checks out a title and returns it to the Aberdeen (or any other) branch, it stays at the branch where it was returned. It doesn't get sent back to Tumwater. That has cut WAY down on having to move the items back and forth and back and forth.
Except for things taken out of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, the NY Public Library works the same way. You can check out at any branch and return to any branch and it stays where it's returned until it's taken out and possibly returned someplace else.
Our overdue rate for DVDs is $3 a day and all DVDs are for 7 days only, though you can renew up to 2 times.
Hmmm, I shall have to see if they can be renewed. I can't renew eBooks & I learned, the few times I renewed books, the renewal date began when I clicked the button and not from the original due date.
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
Like when we decided to go into the Adult Toy Store in NYC during our HHW walk! LOL!
(It was a toy store, but geared towards adults who collect stuff, but DR Vixmom and The Vixter didn't realize that)
ROTFLOL!
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DR Jane 12 days would seem crazy to me if someone else wanted it. But I think you said before that your library holds books for a long time too. My library only holds books for 2 days also. I think that is totally fair since there are others waiting. And our library is only for our suburb. So basically everybody would live within 10 minute drive.
But how many copies of a particular title does your library have? It's a stand-alone, right? We're a 27-branch system, so three selectors buy for the whole district. And we have what's called a floating or shared collection, meaning if someone at the Tumwater branch checks out a title and returns it to the Aberdeen (or any other) branch, it stays at the branch where it was returned. It doesn't get sent back to Tumwater. That has cut WAY down on having to move the items back and forth and back and forth.
Except for things taken out of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, the NY Public Library works the same way. You can check out at any branch and return to any branch and it stays where it's returned until it's taken out and possibly returned someplace else.
Our overdue rate for DVDs is $3 a day and all DVDs are for 7 days only, though you can renew up to 2 times.
Hmmm, I shall have to see if they can be renewed. I can't renew eBooks & I learned, the few times I renewed books, the renewal date began when I clicked the button and not from the original due date.
We can't renew e-books, either, but we can just put on another hold and get it again...AND if we don't link our reader to "the cloud" or whatever, the book will actually stay on the device and is readable until we do. It's one way to work the system.
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Not linking is best. I've come close to using that method but so far finished in time. Putting another hold on a book when I might have to wait ages doesn't appeal to me.
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Good evening!
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
I've heard that very, very few libraries have gotten on the Blu-ray bandwagon. We're not going in that direction at all...at least, any time soon.
I don't know why, but my library gets all new movies in regular and Blu-ray.
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Hmmm, I shall have to see if they can be renewed. I can't renew eBooks & I learned, the few times I renewed books, the renewal date began when I clicked the button and not from the original due date.
I think we can renew dvds online if nobody else has them reserved (but most movies are reserved).
If you take out a book on may 1st and you decide to renew it on may 15th. Shouldn't it renew it from the date you renewed it (may 15th)? That is how my library works. Although I think my sister's might work the way you said. If she takes out a book on may 1st and renews it on may 15th then she gets 3 weeks + 3 weeks from may 1st (books are for 3 weeks). I think it's much more fair the way my library works. IF nobody has her book reserved she could potentially renew it the day she takes it out for 6 weeks..
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I went to our local library a couple of weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised to find not only a goodly number of films on Blu-ray, but a quite respectable number of Criterions in both DVD and Blu-ray. Looked at a few because I was curious to see how people have been treating them, and -- woops -- found the booklets missing in several. (A few of the more recent releases had "INCLUDES BOOKLET" stamped on the outside, and those were all there!) Anyhoo, for a not-too-large movie and TV department, the quality of selection was way more interesting than expected.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
I've heard that very, very few libraries have gotten on the Blu-ray bandwagon. We're not going in that direction at all...at least, any time soon.
I don't know why, but my library gets all new movies in regular and Blu-ray.
You are lucky.
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Hmmm, I shall have to see if they can be renewed. I can't renew eBooks & I learned, the few times I renewed books, the renewal date began when I clicked the button and not from the original due date.
I think we can renew dvds online if nobody else has them reserved (but most movies are reserved).
If you take out a book on may 1st and you decide to renew it on may 15th. Shouldn't it renew it from the date you renewed it (may 15th)?
That is what is does but I was expecting it to renew from the original due date.
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I went to our local library a couple of weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised to find not only a goodly number of films on Blu-ray, but a quite respectable number of Criterions in both DVD and Blu-ray.
I have never looked at the collection in the library, only for a few online, and just did this 2 days ago.
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I think it's safe to say that Mr. Brown will never be a part of Kritzerland, whether show or recording. The closest we got was when I did the Q&A with him for the alumni association at LACC.
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I think it's safe to say that Mr. Brown will never be a part of Kritzerland, whether show or recording. The closest we got was when I did the Q&A with him for the alumni association at LACC.
This does not surprise me. ::)
;)
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Just watched and greatly enjoyed FUNNY GIRL on Blu-ray.
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Okay, so here's a question for BK or anyone else who can jump in:
I've never seen a stage production of FUNNY GIRL. How does it stand up these days, particularly in the shadow of the film? Do people do it? Is it performed basically unaltered?
I just put the album in the To Play stack near the turntable so it will get listened to sometime soon. I can't even remember when I heard it last.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix. At least, I'm going to do the free trial for a month.
Our local Blockbuster closed a few weeks ago, so yesterday I went over to the next closest one (7 miles away), only to find that they have raised their rates to almost double what they were before.
So, I said "Screw it!" and left.
I should have my first 2 DVDs from Netflix by the end of this week.
I just heard this morning that as of last night, Netflix lost about 2000 movies. Doing a quick search, I found THIS (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/You-lost-1800-titles-from-your-Netflix-purge-streaming-account-today.html) little article about it. :P
I'm renting the DVDs, not streaming.
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
I've heard that very, very few libraries have gotten on the Blu-ray bandwagon. We're not going in that direction at all...at least, any time soon.
I don't know why, but my library gets all new movies in regular and Blu-ray.
You are lucky.
Except that I don't have a Blu-ray player :)
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
George beat me to the joke.
Great (sick) minds think alike.
::)
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Decided to come home and work here today. Cal was really mad when we got home. She has the funniest mad face. Anyway, she's resting comfortably. Between the weather, worrying about her and not getting a lot of sleep, I'm not feeling so hot. Oh, I haven't had any caffine today. Maybe I'll make some ice tea.
I hope Callie is okay!
I've been going through hell booking an August flight to Dublin. Oy!
Thanks Elmore. I'm hoping she's ok too
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
George beat me to the joke.
Great (sick) minds think alike.
::)
;D
I'm glad I was feeling lazy so I could entertain you both ;)
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Thanks for the vibes JRand
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix.
For the first time I reserved two DVD's from the library. One came in today. I have no idea how many days I have to pick it up, or to keep it once I check it out. I also need to find my library card.
Does your library carry new movies?
This is how I watch all of my movies (from the library). They seem to get most new ones. And you can request what you want. We get them for 3 days (or 1 week if it is based on a real person). We have 2 days to pick them up. And there is a $2/day fine for every day it is overdue.
Some but I will get those in BlueRay from Red Box when I can. I don't think the library has BlueRay, at least not that I've seen.
Now that I'm about caught up I think I will see if the library is open to ask the details.
I've heard that very, very few libraries have gotten on the Blu-ray bandwagon. We're not going in that direction at all...at least, any time soon.
I don't know why, but my library gets all new movies in regular and Blu-ray.
You are lucky.
Except that I don't have a Blu-ray player :)
;D We are glad we upgraded to it, however, we are surprised how rarely we use it.
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I received both Funny Girl and The Guilt Trip blurays from amazon.com but haven't watched either yet.
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'night
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My Ask BK Question today is for DR Cillaliz.
Dear DR Cillaliz,
If a juror does something that gets him/her removed from a jury, would there be criminal charges filed?
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Good morning, all.
Oy! and Damnation! It's official: I really do have a cold.
COLD GO AWAY VIBES FOR CHAS!!!
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix. At least, I'm going to do the free trial for a month.
Our local Blockbuster closed a few weeks ago, so yesterday I went over to the next closest one (7 miles away), only to find that they have raised their rates to almost double what they were before.
So, I said "Screw it!" and left.
I should have my first 2 DVDs from Netflix by the end of this week.
I recently did the same thing for the same reasons
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I've loved the library photos today. Here's our main library. It may look familiar t those who have seen the Spy Kids movies. They used it as the location for the children's spy headquarters in the movies.
(http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/legorreta/sanantonio.jpg)
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Yesterday, I signed up for Netflix. At least, I'm going to do the free trial for a month.
Our local Blockbuster closed a few weeks ago, so yesterday I went over to the next closest one (7 miles away), only to find that they have raised their rates to almost double what they were before.
So, I said "Screw it!" and left.
I should have my first 2 DVDs from Netflix by the end of this week.
Just in time for season four of "Arrested Development." Only on Netflix!
woo hoo! I LOVE Arrested Development!
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More vibes for dear Callie
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Healing Vibes for Callie
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It's May, It's May, it's going to snow all day......
I will now stop complaining about the weather here
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Ear skritches for Callie. I hope she responds to the antibiotics.
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Skritches? Scritches? Spellcheck doesn't like either one. Spellcheck doesn't "Spellcheck" either.
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Michael Buble and Reese Witherspoon
SOMETHING STUPID dance, from the #1 album this week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtHJATon0Xk
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Just read that Deanna Durbin died today at the age of 91. Please don't say who is Deanna Durbin.
Yes I read that. She was delightful with a wonderful singing voice.
I especially enjoyed her young adult films.
Deanna Durbin made "adult films"...when she was young?? :o
;)
LOL I knew this would happen but I was too lazy to re-word my post.
Like when we decided to go into the Adult Toy Store in NYC during our HHW walk! LOL!
(It was a toy store, but geared towards adults who collect stuff, but DR Vixmom and The Vixter didn't realize that)
Oh yes!! I was afraid to go in until Jose assured us it was fine ---- then LATER in the tour........ we stayed outside!!!
;)
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I've loved the library photos today. Here's our main library. It may look familiar t those who have seen the Spy Kids movies. They used it as the location for the children's spy headquarters in the movies.
(http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/legorreta/sanantonio.jpg)
Oh goodness!! I remeber that from teh Vixter's younger days!
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I enjoyed the first two Spy Kids movies. Didn't see the third.
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Good night, all.
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My Ask BK Question today is for DR Cillaliz.
Dear DR Cillaliz,
If a juror does something that gets him/her removed from a jury, would there be criminal charges filed?
Not unless they committed a crime. I've never heard of a juror being charged, but it may have happened somewhere
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Thank you for your answer, Cillaliz. Honestly, if I were a juror on this case I would have talked about the case or seen something on the news months ago.
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Thanks all for the vibes for Callie. I checked on her a little while ago. She was resting. I've given her her antibiotics twice now. I need to do her last does of lactulose and go to bed....I have no idea why I'm staying up to watch the end of the evidence in the Jody Arias trial, but I am
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I am going to record all of the closing arguments. Closing is my favorite part of the case. I've been told my cross examination is the best part of my case, but I think I'm a good closer. Watching Juan do cross reminds me of a judge who once said "Doing cross-examination doesnt' mean that you do an examination crossly"
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I finally cast the Hofstetter books - boy was that hard, but someone Barry Pearl recommended last week auditioned, did a second read-through, we met, I liked her, and I just gave her the series. We'll work together next week and then she'll start recording the new book. And, it's Tessa Grady, who is the daughter of the late Don Grady.
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I finally cast the Hofstetter books - boy was that hard, but someone Barry Pearl recommended last week auditioned, did a second read-through, we met, I liked her, and I just gave her the series. We'll work together next week and then she'll start recording the new book. And, it's Tessa Grady, who is the daughter of the late Don Grady.
Congrats on the decision, BK! And good luck!