Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on August 07, 2004, 12:00:29 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've sandwiched the notes, you've gleaned the most important bits of the notes, and now you are ready to post until the sandwiched cows come home.
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Hey, BK - You forgot to mention that Coconut "Frosting-Cake" you had earlier from the cafe next door...
Dee-lish?
Not.
;)
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Hmmm... Crackers...
All those various Nabisco crackers were some of the culinary highlights from my youth. There would always seem to be a nice assortment of them at picnics and other family gatherings. Chicken in a Biscuit (or Chik'n in a Biskit, or some other morphed spelling of it), Vegetable Thins, Sociables (my introduction to the poppy seed), Swiss Cheese, Bacon and Cheddar (? - something like that), etc.. Oh, and, of course, you had to have a can or two of the spray cheese to go with the crackers!
*Hmm... I just checked the Nabisco site - and the Kraft food site - and the cracker brands don't seem to be a featured on them. Hmmm...
And then Wheat Thins came out... I can still picture Sandy Duncan standing in the wheat fields.... And my cousin saying to me, "You know, she has a glass eye." ;)
And Triscuits have always been a favorite - and quite addictive.
However, I can tell they have made the crackers more "healthy" over the years. I bought some Chicken in a Biskit and Swiss Cheese crackers a few weeks ago - they were on sale - and they just didn't tast the same - like I had remembered.
Oh, and then there were those Cheese Stix (?) too!
I also like those Rice and Sesame crackers in all their various flavor incarnations. And there are also a few companies that make "bite-size" papadums. I like those too when I can find them.
And those Wasabi Rice Crackers...
And...
And...
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Oh, yes, and that grotesque coconut cupcake thing - all frosting practically and the most sickeningly sweet thing I've ever eaten.
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To me "crackers" are fireworks. They have been banned in this state (for sale to the general public) for over 30 years. "Crackers" is also the same as "Nuts" - that is, crazy!
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OH! I finally found the info on the Kraft Foods web-site...
The proper spelling is "Chicken In A Biskit"
And the rest of the "Flavor Originals" line consists of:
Twigs - Sesame and Cheese Snack Sticks
Swiss Cheese (Baked Snack Crackers)
Better Cheddars (Baked Snack Crackers)
Sociables (Baked Savory Snack Crackers)
Vegetable Thins (Baked Snack Crackers)
Bacon (Baked Snack Crackers)
*Of course, the nutritional info is also available for the products on the website... Hmmm... If they have "healthied up" their recipes, I can't imagine what they were like originally?!?!
Oh, and I guess there's also Graham Crackers too.
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Well.. I have rehearsal in about 10 hours, so....
Goodnight.
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Oooops! (spoo!) Fell asleep and didn't come back. That's what you get for lying down for a short rest at 11 PM.
Crackers: Triscuit, Cheez-Its, English water crackers. Will think of more in the morning. Should get back to bed.
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My best wishes and vibes to DR Elmore. If you need something sir, call me. You know where I am. I'm actually at work right now (Saturday morning at 7am, been here since 6am) but let me know what I can do and I'll pop uptown.
Francois, that's so wonderful about Tom Sawyer. I have the vinyl and thought I would need to transfer it to CD at some point. I really loved that movie when I first saw it (haven't seen it for years, I don't know if it's even out on any media).
Well, as much as I would like to post all morning, I must get to work. That's why I'm here and will be through October. But at least I can pop in easily now.
Laters (to quote a certain DR in CA via VA)
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Good morning! Sounds like WHAT IF is coming along nicely! Can hardly wait to see photos of a dress rehearsal!!
Congratulations DRPANNI on the success of your Telly Program!! Whew how gratifying it must be. I haven't read any reviews where anyone didn't say nice positive things. AND it was NOT an easy subject!
WB DRJASON. We will be doing PIPPIN next year and I will send my application to YOU.
MBARNUM - love means never having to say KHWAHISH.
DRJANE - loved your RV story, and how appropriate to see TLLT....LOL...was DRKEITH singing that song from CARMEN as he drove? And yes, Jean Hagen (who deserved an Oscar for Singin' In the Rain) was a fine actress. She did some terrific stuff at MGM in the early 50's. Danny Thomas wrote in his book (ax, ax, ax) - that Jean got the part because she was a "favorite" of Robert Kintner of ABC. He was incensed that she would come to rehearsal in sloppy clothes and hair curlers - he also thought she acted like she was slumming on TV. Too bad because they made a neat TV couple. Of course, I love Marjorie Lord as Kathy - but she has that horrible habit (like later Debra Messing) of pulling her mouth down at the corners when she says something she thinks is so funny....stage accent....of course Messing is the WORST offender on tv today. When Jean wanted out - Danny decided to kill her character off...and he writes that the power of television was so great MANY MANY people thought Jean Hagen was dead.....I did!
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Jean Hagen held her own in THE ASPHALT JUNGLE along with Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, and Sam Jaffe! ;D
(http://www.tvguide.com/movies/dbpix/images/29964a.jpg)
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Hi, Tom. Just popping in to see the early morning (late day on the other side of the world) denizens.
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Just watched "Maylering". I remember being disappointed when I first saw it so many years ago. It could have been so good - nothing a new script, different actors, better use of music and a new director couldn't fix. One of those definite "no chemistry" movies. I should track down the earlier version.
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Good morning Ben.
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Yes, I do hope DR Elmore feels better. Nothing makes me more miserable than back problems. They make it hard to breathe, hard to sleep, hard to move really, and for me the times my back has gone out on me were slow to get better, too. And his sound infinitely more serious than mine have ever been.
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Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I often have been known to eat cereal out of the box for a snack. I've done this since childhood, and I've never lost my fancy for this kind of snacking. Of the cereals that I most enjoy doing that with are raisin bran and shredded wheat.
So, it should come as no surprise that my favorite cracker is Triscuit. I don't buy them because I can go through a box of them in a day. But when they're served at a party on a platter with various cheeses, I'm afraid I quickly overdose on them.
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In addition to finally watching THE ITALIAN JOB today, I have also selected Disney's ROBIN HOOD, probably the last of the old (pre-LITTLE MERMAID) Disney animated movies I've never watched. I've never read much good about it, but I'm curious to gauge my reaction just the same.
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Has any DR seen Annette in Escapade in Florence or The Horsemasters? I have seen the latter - but not for many years, but have NEVER seen Escapade - filmed in Italy and co-starring Tommy Kirk!
MATTH I meant to add my vote to yours for the GYPSY soundtrack overture!
Crackers - yes Chiken in a Bisket, Bacon Flavor crackers, and of course Ritz Crackers!
Ritz Crackers with spray cheese! I also like something called Keebler's Club Crackers. They are yellow and square....and you can make a chicken salad sandwich with them that is very good!
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Just watched "Maylering". I remember being disappointed when I first saw it so many years ago. It could have been so good - nothing a new script, different actors, better use of music and a new director couldn't fix. One of those definite "no chemistry" movies. I should track down the earlier version.
But...weren't Catherine Deneuve and Ava Gardner absolutely luminously beautiful in this film!!!!
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I adore "Club" crackers ("Biscuits"...or "bikkies"...to our Anglican/Aussie friends)
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I remember eating so many Chicken in a Biskit crackers as a kid that I got to the point I couldn't eat them any more. One taste and I'd get ill. Sometimes too much of a good thing ISN'T a good thing.
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Whatever shall I do today? I'm hoping its productive, but a bit low-key. It's supposed to get hot today. We haven't had "hot" weather here since May.
My activities yesterday (I took the day off): From 7:30-10:15 a.m. I was at the dentist being prepped for two (count em TWO) crowns. Prior to going there, I dropped off some clothing at my favorite cleaners. Afterwards, I came home, stripped my bed and began washing sheets, and later clothing. I watched "LOTR:ROTK" for the fourth time! I had a short nap. I remade my bed, took a shower, and then enjoyed an evening of "Stargate." I shall endeavor to catch "Tiger Cruise" tonight.
DR Panni: I experienced/worked three Tiger Cruises in my Navy years....two on board USS Carl Vinson and one on board USS Kitty Hawk. The norm (in the Pacific Fleet) is for these cruises to follow a Western Pacific tour (normally six months or more, including spending a couple of months in the Persian Gulf). We always picked up our "Tigers" in Hawaii and enjoyed a leisurely return to the U.S. Each crewmember's "tiger" eats, sleeps and goes to work with his sponsor (although I see now that includes females. When I left the Navy at the end of 1993, it was open to male family members only).
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I have my Deanna Durbin franchise collection, my "Back to the Future" trilogy, plus about two dozen (or more) "other" DVDs yet unwatched (including the bulk of the Disney tins, all of which I've collected).
I need a couple of months of nothing to do.
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Speaking of the Disney tins, I was very distressed to read that the True-Life Adventure tin, scheduled for release at year-end with Mickey in Black and White Vol. 2, The Mickey Mouse Club, and The Complete Pluto, has been either postponed or canceled. :(
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Morning, All!
Good Vibes to DR Elmore and to RLP for the TWO (!) crowns! I feel for both your teeth and your wallet!
I just went for my post crown follow up. I had to have it adjusted but it's doing ok. Funny how when you first get something new in your mouth you can't keep your tongue from it.
Hummm, regarding the sandwiches. Sounds like the whole crew could use a good home cooked meal. What you need is a pot luck dinner. Everyone could bring one home made dish and you all could enjoy a wonderful home cooked meal together. :)
Well, I'm off to do the weekly shopping for dog food, people food, etc. Can't wait to get my Jean-Luc Picard Collection at Best Buy. I'm looking forward to seeing The Inner Light again. A tear jerker for me, to be sure, but I still like it.
I may even pick the Sliders Season 1 & 2 collection.
Talk with you all later.
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Good morning, all! Thank you for the good vibes and wishes. All I ask is that you keep them coming for at least the next three days, at which point I'll have a hopefully better assessment to myback and hip problems.
DR Panni, once again, your screenplay was quite moving and evocative, and I thought it not only showed the events and effects of 9/11 through a younger generation's eyes, but that it also showed grace, dignity, and appreciation to chains of command and authority, no easy task.
My mother, in her passive-aggressive approach to housekeeping, always kept boxes of Nabisco crackers around during my childhood: cheese-flavored, bacon-flavored, as well as Saltines, Triscuits, and Ritz. By the time I moved to New York in 1979, her attitude and depression had solidified into apathy, and food in our house was a catch-as-catch-can ordeal. I usually keep saltines around for soup or with cheese, but I'm quite fond of something I believe is called stoned-wheat, whatever that means.
Yesterday's TOD was the media alert, and I had no plan of attack. I did listen all day to Mr Guy Haines' "Kritzer Time" CD and Mr Haines' fabulous CD "Haines His Way," a familiar nomenclature. Last night I watched TIGER CRUISE and then, in honor of DRs Tomovoz and Francois de Paris, I watched a video of the Australian Ballet performing Leo Delibes' ballet COPPELIA. It was the perfect close of the day.
Today, I am dining with DRs td and Michael Shayne at Joe Allen's, and I believe DRBen will join us. Today is Ben's anniversary with Anthony, who's out clowning in Long Island. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DRBEN!
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What time are you guys at Joe Allen's. I'm rehearsing near there and could possibly poke my head in.
Since I never buy crackers, but often enjoy the cheese plate when I'm a party guest, I don't know the name of the cracker I favor. It's round, and a little darker brown than most, has a somewhat different texture than most, and it slightly sweeter. You could eat it plain and take it for a not-so-sweet cookie. Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?
People rarely do.
And, until today, I'd never heard of Chicken in a Biskit. Sounds pretty gross to me, but what's in a name?
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I love me my:
Wheat Thins
Vegetable Thins
Ritz Crackers
and most importantly: Breton Crackers
Mmmmm... cheese....
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My all time favorite cracker used to be part of the "Flavors Original" line listed above by Jose but was discontinued many years ago. It was called "Chippers" and it was a potato chip cracker... it tasted like a potato chip but was round and hard like a cracker.
As good as she always was, Jean Hagen was at her ultimate best as Lina Lamont... "and I cain't stan' dim".
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Merci for the nice words, DR Elmore.
RLP - So you've been on two Tiger Cruises! Who'd have thunk?
Noel - the "sweet brown cracker" you describe sounds like one of the cookie/crackers that comes in the very popular English Water Biscuit cheese and crackers party mixture. I don't know the brand name, but I'm sure some DR will.
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okay... it's my turn. Here's page 2.
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Beaten by Panni!
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..And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BEN AND ANTHONY!
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Sorry, WEL! I thought I was still on Page One.
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I'm up, but she of the Evil Eye is here, so I must brush the pearlies, put my hat on, and hie myself out of here shortly.
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Anniversary? Hurray!!! Happy Anniversary Ben and Anthony.
I am watching BACK STREET....Susan Hayward as a fashion designer....
Reginald Gardiner as Dalian: Do you buy all your clothes at rummage sales?
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Thank you for the thoughts and wishes.
9 years of domestic bliss, in spite of what some might say. Couldn't be happier. I found my Prince Charming at a showing of Flying Down to Rio in Bryant Park. Who knew? Anthony says thanks too, even though he's clowing around on Long Island.
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I'm just posting because there seems to be a paucity of posts. A loverly phrase "a paucity of posts"... But an even lovelier phrase would be A PLETHORA OF POSTS.
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Surprisingly, I'm not much of a cracker person.
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I have not read it yet, but here is an interview for BB fans (with Scott, evicted Thurs):
http://www.tvrules.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5525
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Happy Anniversary to DR Ben & Anthony!
And more good feel better vibes to DR Elmore ~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!
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Has anyone seen the movie The Human Stain (with Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins)?
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Has anyone seen the movie The Human Stain (with Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins)?
It's such a terrible title for a movie. I've met a few people in my life who were little more than soil spots on the earth...and the title reminds me of them...Nicole and Sir Anthony notwithstanding.
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I used to be terribly fond of Animal Crackers.
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I'm fond of oyster crackers.
Especially the round, hard kind, not those silly hexagons.
I love 'em with horseradish.
Clears the nasal passages! 8)
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Jennifer - I've heard that The Human Stain is not a very good movie, but an excellent book (Philip Roth). Having neither seen the movie nor read the book, all I can do is pass on the info as I heard it. (I did buy the book at a garage sale a few weeks ago and it's now on my pile of books to read.)
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For some reason (probably because I was up at 3 AM) I'm really sleepy. Almost nodding off over my computer. Not the best way to write a screenplay. Maybe I should go out into the world for an hour.
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...But that would mean I'd have to get dressed and put on some "go out into the world" clothes. Too much effort.
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Matt H Keith and I saw OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT with Bill Bixby on our first date. The play was far better but I do recall enjoying the movie. I also had a "thing" for Bill Bixby-big time. :)
I had to wait until today to record MONK as we wanted to watch TIGER CRUISE last night. Since Keith was next to me I covered my face with my hair so he wouldn’t tease me about crying. I’m really good when watching movies, if you don’t see me, you don’t hear me-crying I mean. Laughing is another story.
Sandra have you considered dealing with your addiction to Cherry Coke. As a recovered pepsiholic I offer my assistance in kicking this habit. :D
Panni, you passed on the garlic mashed potatoes-such control.
Jose while you are in L.A. try Pete’s coffee if you get the chance.
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Der Brucer and I have at long last had a "weekend," over the last couple of days. Very relaxing, very much what we've needed for a while, and very errant and truant but so what.
Thursday we lad-sat during the day. I wrote about that yesterday. We also got hold of a stack of DVDs on our way home. Also wrote about that.
What I didn't write about was our heading over to a favorite restaurant, Cafe Zeus, instead of going right home. We had very nice chats with people we haven't seen for a while, and very nice chats with people we hadn't met before. We also had a couple of drinks, and came home very relaxed. I made some mushroom gravy for the mashed taters, and reheated some leg of lamb and roasted beats, which made for a nice dinner. And then we crashed.
We got going fairly late on Friday, but had errands to run. Among other things, we went downtown to check on another restaurant, in case der B wants to dine there for his birthday. (His traditional birthday dinner is either duck or leg of lamb. Mine is...whatever tastes good!) It was fun, getting down there and almost being tourists.
Home again in time for Tiger Cruise, which as I stated before was very good. I thought it clever how Panni got a lot of the exposition out of the way while everyone was flying to Hawaii. Also, the Arizona sequence was well written, a taste of foreshadowing without diminishing what Pearl Harbor meant in it's own right. How the current tragedy was handled, with the reality of death, was subdued yet realistic. All and all, a satisfying film, one to be proud of for everyone involved.
Time to start cleaning up for work, my "weekend" is over.
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JRand it seems as if I saw the two movies when they first aired but I really don’t remember them.
RLP, especially after watching the movie your personal Tiger Cruise experience was very interesting.
What happened in the first half of ATLANTIS? TIVO didn’t change channels and recorded a blank screen. We have the second half of the show, beginning when people are leaving and what’s her name is staying behind.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BEN AND ANTHONY!
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Reduced fat Whit Thins and Truiscuits
Carrs Whole Wheat crackers which are more like an English Biscuitt
Honey Maid Graham Crackers
When I fly I buy the plain Gold Fish
My all time favorite cracker which I have every day is plain unsalted Manischewitz Matzos, Sometimes I eat it with a little bit of butter. This morning I splurged big time and put Skippy, chunky peanut butter and apricot/pineapple jelly on top.
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Wednesday Echo and I hiked on Grizly Peak. It was a hazy day and the view wasn't very good-see for yourself. :)
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Jane - It wasn't a matter of self-control. I forgot all about the garlic mashed potatoes. AND the biggest baked potato I've ever seen in my life was part of the veggie plate. They had to have a separate container just for the potato.
SWW - Thank you for the nice words about the movie. BTW - I said yesterday that it was being repeated tonight. Wrong. It's on Sunday night.
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With assistance from Keith, I downsized that photo to post. I hope to return later with a photo I downsized all by myself. :)
Panni I just checked TIVO-it shows TIGER CRUISE will be on the 8th, 9th and 11th. I made a similar comment to Keith, as SWW did regarding the discussion on the flight. :)
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I just had some more of the veggie plate left from last night's dinner for lunch... and I threw out a lot of it, too. That's how big it was.
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If they could pay me my full writing fee for each showing, I'd be comfortably set for the rest of the year. I wonder if I asked nicely....
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...Naw.
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I eat good leftovers until they are gone.
Panni, full fee everytime would be nice. :)
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The drive to the parking lot to hike Grizzly Peak is about half an hour, maybe a little bit more, from my house. I don't go often as I prefer not to go there alone.
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I did that all by myself! 8)
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Wow! That's a beautiful picture, Jane!
~~~Healty Healing Vibes for Elmore!!~~~
***Happy Anniversary Ben & Anthony!!***
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Funniest news quote of the day... I was reading an article about this idiot named Vanderford in San Francisco who faked his own beheading in a gruesome video which was shown and reported all over the world as real. Now the truth has come out - that the whole thing was a sick hoax filmed in his garage. It turns out that this poor excuse for a human being works for Wells Fargo in SF and is, of course, very much alive. The last line in the article: "Vanderford expressed the hope that his stunt would not affect his bank job."
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Lovely photo, Jane.
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Dear reader Jrand53 4/5!
I have seen Escapade in Florence many years ago on the Disney Channel; it's a fluffy, naive, sort of travelog little movie BUT....... and we're coming full-circle to a quiz I posted a few months ago here and to which I never gave the answer.... it also stars dreamboat NINO CASTELNUOVO (Mr Newcastle?!) who also was opposite Catherine Deneuve in Les Parapluies.... So Annette and Catherine D. do have something in common, moviewise!
http://www.mousestars.com/steve/annette/af_ef12.htm
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Dear reader Jane,
you are so darn lucky to live in such a beautiful environment!
Thanks for sharing those beautiful pics and peaks with all of us!
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Happy Anniversary, B&A!!!
I forgot all about Goldfish. I love them, the crackers, that is.
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Thank you George and Panni. :)
Panni, I think that person needs some serious help. :o Was he charged with a crime?
I managed to post photos without a problem but not a single page dance I tried worked. ???
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I did not read a single positive review of THE HUMAN STAIN. Every review stated that Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman were both miserably miscast in their roles. Since I like both of them as actors, I was not anxious to see them in something I possibly wouldn't like. When the movie finally shows up on HBO/STARZ/Showtime, I will watch it, but I didn't want to shell out any money on it otherwise.
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François, yes I am lucky and you are welcome. It is fun to share them. :)
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I don't have especially kind things to say about Disney's ROBIN HOOD, either. The voice casting was very erratic: for every good like Brian Bedford as Robin they had some idiot casting like Phil Harris for Little John. The music isn't memorable (despite an Oscar nomination for "Love"). I do like the Disney 70s animation style as it was rich and rounded rather than the stylized look of something like MULAN or THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (though I like those very much). I just didn't think the script, direction, or some of the voices were particularly apt.
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Yes, the liner notes in THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT revealed that the original play ran a year and a half on Broadway, so I figured it must work better as a play than as a film. And as it was Herbert Ross' second effort as a film director (and first time in a non-musical), I didn't think his direction was especially interesting. No one around here ever does the play.
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http://www.mousestars.com/steve/annette/af_ef09.htm
Ménage à trois??
OOh la la!
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Jane - I don't know if he was charged. He should be.
As for the Page Three dance - i think your picture WAS the dance -- "The hills are alive with the sound of music" Dance.
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Thank you George and Panni. :)
Panni, I think that person needs some serious help. :o Was he charged with a crime?
I managed to post photos without a problem but not a single page dance I tried worked. ???
Jane, did you put the URL of your dance image in between the "[ img ]" and "[ /img ]" brackets (without spaces inside the brackets)?
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I have my Deanna Durbin franchise collection, my "Back to the Future" trilogy, plus about two dozen (or more) "other" DVDs yet unwatched (including the bulk of the Disney tins, all of which I've collected).
Speaking of the Disney tins, I was very distressed to read that the True-Life Adventure tin, scheduled for release at year-end with Mickey in Black and White Vol. 2, The Mickey Mouse Club, and The Complete Pluto, has been either postponed or canceled. :(
Speaking of the Disney tins...again, of those of you who have them, what are the limited numbered numbers of your tins? I only have one (from the very first batch, I think), "Silly Symphonies" and it's #003268 of 150000. The number is embossed on the tin right under the little picture, but they don't show numbers on the newer ones. Are the newer ones even numbered? I got mine at Costco and I'll admit that I really only got it because the number was so low. I wonder what it would sell on eBay... ::)
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Robin Hood, the animated film;
Peter Ustinov's Prince John is terrific and has some of the BEST animation ever done for a Disney film, thanks to Ollie Johnston's splendid animation work!
http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Commentary/Frank_and_Ollie/Frank_and_Ollie.htm
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Re: Walt Disney Treasures tins:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/treasures.html
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Robin Hood, the animated film;
Peter Ustinov's Prince John is terrific and has some of the BEST animation ever done for a Disney film, thanks to Ollie Johnston's splendid animation work!
http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Commentary/Frank_and_Ollie/Frank_and_Ollie.htm
I agree with Ustinov's Prince John being one of the highlights of the film. I also mentioned I liked the animation.
But I abhor Phil Harris as Little John, Pat Buttram as the Sheriff, and all of the reliance on small kiddie animals which deflect from the story and make it unappealing for an adult (or for this adult anyway). The actors who voice the children are also wretched.
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The numbers on the second batch of tins are on the certificates of authenticity inside but not on the outside like the original tins. None of my tins had low numbers, and the Davy Crockett tin is very high, among the last couple of thousand issued.
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A conversation with a Classic Queen
Part One:
August 3rd 2004 (www.iesb.net)
Interview With Julie Andrews on Princess Diaries 2
Q:You seem to be channeling queens recently
JA: Oh come on, give me a break. I've channeled queens and nannies and cross-dressers.
Q: But you played one in Shrek and these two.
JA: Yes, that's three queens in a row. I think I have to look for another day job, don't you?
Q: But you're the only one -
JA: No, come on. The thing is - first of all, why not? Because I get to wear all these great jewels and these gorgeous dresses, and I get to work for Garry Marshall, what's nicer than that?
Q: What was it like working with Hector again?
JA: Great, great. First of all, he's lovely to work with and everybody from the first movie, people would stop me on the street and say, 'Were
you an item, and will you get together in the next one? Is he going to be in it?' They love him and his character. So I think it was a foregone conclusion that we had to do something in this new movie.
Q: He seems to think that there is more coming up between Clarisse and Joseph
JA: Oh, I can't imagine where we'd go from here.
Q: Bed and Breakfast on the border?
JA: Too late to have babies I think; so breakfast on the border (?), maybe. Maybe a bedroom scene, who knows. It's a family movie, so we have
to be careful.
Q: Congratulations on Shrek - it's number three spot of all time yesterday.
JA: Amazing, isn't it? It's wonderful. It's like one of those lovely perks that come along every once in awhile. I'm so proud to be part of it, and
this movie too.
Q: Weren't you nominated for an Emmy for one of the Eloise movies?
JA: Yes, yes. Totally surprised.
Q: The last time we spoke you were talking about your children's book coming out.
JA: It's out; that one's out. It's called Dragon, about a wonderful dog called Dragon. And there's a new one that I'm working on at the moment
coming up for next year, you know what, to be really honest with you I'm not mentioning it, because if I give you the title I think it will give away the story and I'd rather not at this point.
Q: It was such a joy to see you sing again - I know you said you were talking/singing, but it sounded like singing to me
JA: Thank you. Actually, if you really watch it it's very carefully - and I kind of slide in and out of it. I really don't sing. Not the kind of
Sound of Music singing.
Q: It was rapping basically
JA: You know what's so clever is that the minute I walk off that stage and hand it over to the kids, they do rap; they do sort of do their thing. It's certainly hip-hop.
Q: Did you fight against doing it?
JA: I did wonder if I should, and then I have to admit it was slightly intriguing to see if I could pull anything off at this point. And Garry
and I promised each other that if it didn't work it would not be in the movie. I actually wondered if it was right for a movie. I said, 'What if
it holds up the action? What if people say, 'Oh, they just did that.' But it comes out of a real place, so it's okay.
Q: At the Shrek junket you said you didn't know if it was going to be in or not
JA: That's right. So we made that deal with each other about it.
Q: Were there legal implications if you're singing and you have a bad throat?
JA: Well, I don't have a court action anymore, it's six years since all of that. And I'm not singing, I'm not able to sing really, to practice, you
can hear. So it was really talking in a very, very low key and just occasionally touching notes here and there.
Q: Did I read that you moved from Malibu to New York?
JA: No, you're slightly wrong. We did sell our place in Malibu. We now do live in - we have a very small place in Brentwood. But we do have a
hideaway in Long Island, because my middle daughter's there, the one that I write my books with, and who runs my company. And some of my
grandchildren are there.
Q: And you don't consider either place home?
JA: I think this is probably more home base, because this is where Blake works from most of the time. But I'm in and out quite a bit.
Q: And the last time we spoke you were saying that there was a possibility of doing something with Carol Burnett again. How is that coming?
JA: For this year, the timing of it fell through. She wasn't able to do it when I could, and vice-versa, but it's certainly being considered for next
year.
Q: When you did Princess Diaries it was Anne's first film, I wonder how she has changed from the first one?
JA: Was it her first one? Wow. Truly - (the man brings in Julie's book - hands them out) Truly she's a natural and she's a very, very good actress,
she's wonderful at comedy, she's as beautiful inside as she is outside. I think, yes, does she know her craft even better than she did, probably. But I don't think she needed to be taught very much.
Q: Hector said you were like a mentor to her
JA: I was?
Q: He noticed that you brought her by your side to watch dailies and said 'Look at the camera,' etc
JA: I think he's being a little over kind. That's very sweet. Well, she's good. I did, I don't anymore because she's fine. I did feel protective,
she's such a lovely talent and such a sweet girl, that I do want the best for her, but no she doesn't need much from me, she's got it. I think she's
going to be a huge star.
Q: James Garner said that The Americanization of Emily was his favorite movie - do you have any story from that or any of your big films?
JA: Oh God, I have tons. What do you want to know? Garner I adored to work with, he's a friend, we've been friends ever since then. We worked three times together as you know, Victor Victoria, a television movie called One Special Night and The Americanization of Emily. We both loved Emily. It was such a great screenplay, Paddy Chayefsky and he wrote so well and I am so thrilled to have been a part of it. Alright, I'll tell you one about James himself. Almost one of the first scenes we shot, and you have to remember I had only made Mary Poppins, never made a serious, non-singing role, never done a love scene, never done anything. And one of the first things we shot was the bedroom scene in The Americanization of Emily, which is pretty passionate. For some reason, our director decided to get everything on the bed, a lot of rolling and kissing, and I mean really
having at it, and all the time I'm doing it I'm thinking, 'I can be professional, this is what people do, they do love scenes all the time, it's not going to affect me,' and at the end of the afternoon, after a lot of takes, I got up off the bed and my knees buckled. So I guess it got
through to me more than I'd like to admit.
Q: He was a pretty dashing guy
JA: He was devastating, and such a great guy. He's a great friend.
Q: With the 40th anniversary of Mary Poppins, how did it feel to watch the film now.
JA: It's kind of wonderful. First of all, the DVD has a second DVD package with it. It's a double DVD, and they had found photographs and outtakes
and rehearsal footage that I had never seen, so to look at it all it was like, 'Oh God, I remember that.' The energy we both had, Dick and I, you
say, 'That was the very first take I ever did,' and so on, all sorts of things like that. It's a very, very good 40th Edition, it really has a lot going for it.
Q: You did commentary on it
JA: Yes, not only commentary with Dick, obviously reminiscences and commentary and all this out stuff, plus a new animated piece that I
actually am in. We actually shot it for the DVD, so it's good value.
Q: Clarisse has her poodle that she's very close to, do you have pets?
JA: That dog, if I could have taken him home. Sadly, I cannot remember his real name, it was Caesar or some wonderful - Maurice was the name in the movie but his real name I can't remember, but talk about a pal, talk about a pro, he was one of the great dogs. He did things, on the day that the
Queen is sitting on the throne, it's not in the movie, and I kept saying to Garry, 'You must use it,' there's a scene where I was very sad and I
had my hand on the throne and all of a sudden I feel his nose (indicates nudging her hand) like, are you okay? Sweet guy.
Q: Garry said you had a real sense of this place Genovia
JA: Because he asked. He said, 'You're European, what would she have? What would it be like in Europe?' I kept thinking, what do they do in Monaco? What do they do in Liechtenstein? So I tried to say, well what do they do? Pears and goat cheese became the two eatables that we're famous for, lace making because the nuns in the cloisters would be doing that kind of thing, so we came up with all these wonderful ideas.
Q: He said you were the only one who could pronounce Genovia right
JA: Actually I can spot that a lot of people don't, but I kept saying, 'They must say Genovia, they mustn't say Ganovia or Janovia.
Q: Were you surprised that it was on the coast?
JA: No, Monaco's over there on the right and Genovia's over there on the left. It's between France and Spain.
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Part Two:
Q: Do you have pets?
JA: Yes, I do. They're Scotties and actually my beloved Scottie just passed away, but we also have a little West Highland whose name is Sugar.
Q: Do you take them with you?
JA: They are so happy in the garden, honestly they have a great garden in Long Island. I do bring them back and forth, but I've had Scotties a great
deal, we've always had Scotties, but had everything from Labs to - we have to great cats here, Abyssinians and they are the best guys. One is an
Abyssinian and one is a Abyssinian/Bengal mix.
Q: Are the dogs small enough where you can put them under the seat in a plane?
JA: No, sadly, which is why I don't travel - I think Sugar might be, but I don't think so. And you know what, I don't like to put them in the hold,
so unless it's a really important journey and we're going for a long time.
Q: What do you hope young girls will take away from this movie?
JA: You know what, it's great that it's a family movie that adults can enjoy as much as the kids really. I think that there are some nice hidden
messages, they don't hammer them at you, because you're meant to have a pleasant, pleasant feeling when you see the movie. But it does deal with
responsibilities being assumed as you grow older, decency, courtesy and politeness and manners mattering. There was a lot of that, we shot a lot
of things like manners matter, and I think they're wonderful things to imply in a movie like this, because a lot of teen movies go to the other
place, they go to the lowest common denominator, kind of like the child can identify and vent. But this one really makes you aspire a little more
I think.
Q: Did you have any doubts yourself about the idea of her not accepting her responsibility as it was written into Genovian law?
JA: I think this grandma was probably very torn and quite guilty, I know I played and asked for that to be put into the movie because today I think -
I didn't want it to look like I encouraged her to do an arranged marriage, and in fact it's actually her choice, this is my best me (?), it's what I
was born to do, and then I go along with it, but by the end of the movie, as you see, I say no, it's wrong, just in the nick of time.
Q: The last time we saw you, you had just had a grandson - how's he doing
JA: Had he just been born? He's doing great. We have little Hope, who is Emma's little girl, who is now going to be a year old, and Hank's about
five months. He was there last night. He's adorable.
Q: If there's a sequel are you going to be able to put any of your family in like Garry?
JA: In this one, my granddaughter is in it, my lovely Hannah, who's now 11 but was 10. She's the little hip-hop girl, the little blonde, and her name
is Hannah. Wasn't she wonderful? They said, 'We're looking for a little girl that can dance,' and I said, 'Excuse me,' and that's exactly how it
happened.
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Poppins' flies on anniversary DVD
"Mary Poppins" is coming back to DVD in a two-disc 40th-anniversary edition from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Among the hours of bonus footage on the Dec. 14 release is the first reunion of Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews (news) and co-composer Richard Sherman.
Andrews, Van Dyke, Sherman and others also provide audio commentary during the movie, which has been completely restored for the DVD ($29.99) and is presented in the original 1.66:1 aspect ratio with remixed and enhanced sound for home theater setups.
Toon short
Also included is a new animated short based on an original P.L. Travers story about the flying nanny, featuring the voices of Sara Ferguson, Tracy Ullman and David Ogden Stiers and hosted by Andrews.
Other extras include a new rendition of the never-before-heard deleted song "Chimpanzoo"; a 50-minute behind-the-scenes program with never-before-released footage and new interviews; and a set-top game.
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Happy anniversary Ben and Anthony!
I like chocolate graham crackers with peanut butter. And I like fishie crackers. And animal crackers (even though they're really more like cookies. I won't tell if you won't tell).
I ate a sandwich last night. I'm sure you all wanted to know that.
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Beautiful picture indeed Jane. Thank you.
Best wishes to Ben and Anthony too.
Special positive and healing vibes for DR Elmore.
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But...weren't Catherine Deneuve and Ava Gardner absolutely luminously beautiful in this film!!!!
Totally out of place in this film - miscast IMHO. Looking good was not enough. Catherine Deneueve looked quite uncomfortabe and the the love affair was not believable. There was no passion. I kept asking myself what Ava Gardner was doing in the film.
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[sigh] MARY POPPINS is one of those movies that I have bought and bought and bought, but I suspect I'll be the first in line for this new edition since there will be footage I don't have on any previous tape, laserdisc, or DVD release.
It truly is one of the magical films of my childhood. I saw it for the first time in New York and many times since then in theaters and on home video. Never seem to tire of it. That score is just amazing.
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When my brother got home last night, he started up again with that drum of his. Boom. Boom. Boom. I don't know how long this went on, but it was too long. It almost drove me crackers.
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More on "Mayerling". Interesting that it was made within a year of the (IMHO) exquisite "Elvira Madigan" where the score really worked.
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And One for Julie Andrews!! Just because. ;D
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DR FRANCOIS - thanks for the FLORENCE photos. The video is up on EBAY, and since I hadn't seen it, I wondered if I should bid. I think I will!
I love the pick of Nino, Annette, and Tommy! I wonder where the apex of that triangle would be?
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I will not prejudice (or enlighten, as the case my be) my comments by first reading the prior posts.
I approached “Tiger Cruise” with a bit of apprehension – this was going to be a Disney weekly TV TeenGirl Flick about by a significant portion of my adult life (serving at sea with the Navy) -What a pleasant surprise! (And scripted by a lady alien too boot ;))
The film not only extols the virtues of “Those Who serve, Going Down the Sea in Ships”, but puts equal emphasis on the service of the loved ones left behind to cope with a household missing a parent.
The plot outline is apparent early on, but it is a pleasure to watch the creative team color in the bold lines with a pleasant palette of warm colors; like many mystery films, the joy is in the journey not the resolution. The relatively heavy-handed underscoring is reminiscent of the wonderful films of the 50s and serves the project well.
The plot touched on many memories: 12 hours notice to move my family out of potential harms way before deployed into the Atlantic to confront the Cuban Missile Crises; the retired Marine’s comment “Well, we all know who did it” reminded me of the hours spent ensuring my Nukes were tested and ready and pouring over charts preparing an amphibious invasion of Egypt while our cruiser was screaming across the Mediterranean after the “Liberty” was sunk – let’s face it, “We All Knew Who Did It”. There were the real and present dangers steaming in the Gulf of Tonkin, guiding our planes in attacking the North Vietnamese while carefully avoiding the Red Chinese; and the days of watchful uncertainty as we thrust through the North China Sea at the heart of North Korea to test out their readiness and evaluate their reactions. The screen play nicely highlighted not only the dangers to self, but the concern for family, and depicted the frustration that always accompanies uncertainty, not only of the future, but of the facts of the present.
But more than awaken memories of sea stories, it really hit home in highlighting how career service people lavish so much attention and affection on their at-sea charges, and often have too little left to share with their own left behind at home.
I was “at-the ready” looking for what I expected to be a flock of Hollywood induced technical errors; to my surprise the only glaring mistake I noticed, the screenplay had already addressed (Tina is seen escorting her sister off of the flight deck after we have clearly established that “no way” were the Tigers going to be on deck during flight ops. The scene does its dramatic duty, and few observers will catch the glitch).
It was heartwarming to see the ships cooks given equal billing with the pilots! (Must have been the Woman’s Touch”.)
Instead of a thinly disguised “Top Gun” recruitment film we have a film rooting for the families left behind –
BZ Panni!
der Brucer
PS: BZ=Bravo Zulu, Navy Jargon for “Well Done”.
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Well, I was going to go to work today, just for a couple of hours, but...I didn't. Oh, well. I'm now going to watch the tape of "Tiger Cruise" that I taped last night while I was at the Chateau Ste. Michelle (http://www.chateaustemichelle.com/) last night, watching The Corrs in concert.
For a group that I thought would have mostly young fans, a lot of the audience was made up of what my sister called "middle-aged-wine-drinkers." Not that that's a bad thing AT ALL, it's just that there weren't as many young (younger the my sister and I...late 30s) people in the audience as we though that there would be. Anyway, it only rained for about 20-25 minutes. The rest of the time it was fine, and it didn't get too cold, even when it was raining. The almost 2-hour concert didn't convince me to go out and buy any of their CDs (they're not The Manhattan Transfer, you know), but it was quite an enjoyable evening.
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I don't know the name of the cracker I favor. It's round, and a little darker brown than most, has a somewhat different texture than most, and it slightly sweeter. You could eat it plain and take it for a not-so-sweet cookie. Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?
People rarely do.
Actually, I think I know exactly what you're talking about.
They are a wheat Breton Cracker - darker than usual, sweetish, and make a lousy cheese cracker becasue they tend to crumble like a Lorna Doone cookie.
der Brucer
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Thank you for the lovely review, DB!
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Thank you for the lovely review, DB!
Now that I am momentarily in your good graces, perhaps you would share how this project came about. We have a joint screenplay credit and no hint of "story" credit.
der Brucer
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A pleasant surprise. I read a review of Bea Arthur's one woman (and one man - Billy Goldenberg) show in today's LA Times. It's playing for three days only at a small theater ten minutes from me. The show sounded wonderful (Tony nominated when it was in NY) and Billy Goldenberg did a wonderful score for Miss Rose White, so I suddenly really wanted to see it. Didn't think I could get a seat. Well, the theater just called and they had 8 seats left and I get one! Should be good. The review is in today's LA Times, as I said, if anybody wants to read about it.
The only down-side is that I've been writing all day and I look like a slob, so I have to wash my hair and do all that kind of stuff. Oh well, a small price to pay for a good night of theater.
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I did that all by myself! 8)
No shared credit with God - I mean the sky, the clouds....?
der Brucer
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DB - I sent you a long PM to answer your question. As I have a history of PM's going astray. let me know if you got it.
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Funniest news quote of the day... I was reading an article about this idiot named Vanderford in San Francisco who faked his own beheading in a gruesome video which was shown and reported all over the world as real. Now the truth has come out - that the whole thing was a sick hoax filmed in his garage. It turns out that this poor excuse for a human being works for Wells Fargo in SF and is, of course, very much alive. The last line in the article: "Vanderford expressed the hope that his stunt would not affect his bank job."
My TV has been graced throughout the day with the "candid" interviews with this jerk in his BVDs:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/134231/22_22_080704_vanderford_benjamin.jpg)
AP Photo/Ron Harris
Aug. 7, 2004: Benjamin Vanderford, 22, at his home in San Francisco.
AP Newstory (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128314,00.html) reports:
Shrugging and taking a drink from a diet soda, Vanderford said he originally made the video as a way to draw attention to his campaign for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He filmed the footage at a friend's house, using fake blood.
Two words explains it all - San Francisco, Politics.
der Brucer
(And with the Video coverage this guy is getting - no dates, not even in San Franciso!)
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Well I rented Human Stain at the recommendation of my video store clerk. I trust her opinion. We shall see if I like it.
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Beautiful pictures, Jane. Truly spectacular!
I think it's swell seeing where we all live.
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And a good idea for a future day DR Laura - Time needed but we may all be able to do something similar. How about it BK!
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...And our pets.
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Thank you DearReaderLaura. On a snowy winters day when I posted a picture out my front door of nothing but trees prompted MBarnum to ask if his brother delivers our FedEX packages to us. Who knows what other connections might be made if we all post photos of our neighborhoods.
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DB - I sent you a long PM to answer your question. As I have a history of PM's going astray. let me know if you got it.
Yes, Mail Received - loved the Stamps:
(http://images.kaleden.com/dbimages/TCB1677SIL1884.jpg)
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What happened in the first half of ATLANTIS?
Their exploration team called in to tell them they were en route and under fire (i.e., take cover). Several blasts came through the star gate before the team got through.
Joe Flanigan's character (he's a colonel?) commented to the female leader that they've had 9 missions and encountered the wraiths five times....too many times for it to be coincidence. They speculate they might have a spy in their midst.
The isolate all the non-earth inhabitants until each can be evaluated. They, in turn, resent the treatment and demand to be allowed to leave. That's why they're off site planting crops.
As you saw, it was an "innocent" thing that was giving away their position each time they went through the gate...an item Tayla (sp?) wore but which was activated by Flanigan's character's "extra" gene.
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Thanks RLP. I stopped at "as you saw" because we will see tonight. :)
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George, just “inserting image” as I usually do seems to be work now. Thanks for the suggestion. I will try it next time. :)
(http://www.gifs.net/animate/anipup2.gif)
If you read this and only see a red x, for some reason the pictures goes away after awhile making me look like an idiot for saying it works now. ;D
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And speaking of pets, and because I have nothing better to do, here is my cat Tumbly, who says that he does not like to have his picture taken.
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Whoops....
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Whoops....
;D ;D
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Had myself another emotional wallow...watched the new, DTS Stereo, enhanced with special features DVD of "Field of Dreams."
It's one of my three favorite films of all time.
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Tumbly is very handsome. Is he called that because he tumbled a lot as a kitten?
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The other two are no doubt "Beaches" and "Steel Magnolias" RLP. lol. (I know we've been here before).
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And speaking of pets, and because I have nothing better to do, here is my cat Tumbly, who says that he does not like to have his picture taken.
That's it! Scare my birds >:(
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Remember the news blurb the other day about the A@@hole DC Metro cop that threw a lady into handcuffs and carted her away for chewing on the last bit of a power - bar? I remember thinking - authority sure does go to some folks heads.
Well, the Washingto Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31075-2004Jul31.html) editorializes with a few more details:
Sunday, August 1, 2004; Page B06
METRO'S TRANSIT police are a beleaguered lot -- 381 officers covering 1,500 square miles in two states and four counties, plus Alexandria and the District of Columbia. They perform an essential public service, for which we should all be grateful -- all, that is, except those among us who chew. As it turns out, the chewing public rides Metro at its own risk.
The facts are these: Stephanie Willett had devoured most of a PayDay candy bar when Officer Cherrail Curry-Hagler spotted her in flagrante delicto -- in the act of masticating -- as she entered Metro Center Station. The officer warned Ms. Willett that eating in the Metro system is forbidden, whereupon Ms. Millett nodded, kept chewing and popped the last morsel into her mouth.
There is every reason to believe that Ms. Curry-Hagler, an experienced transit officer, is a patient woman; she has four children under the age of 6, including toddler twins. But everyone has a breaking point, and apparently Ms. Willett pushed Officer Curry-Hagler to hers. Instead of heeding the officer's instructions, Ms. Willett advised her to tackle some "real crime." When the officer asked for identification, intending to issue a citation, Ms. Millett refused to stop, whereupon she was arrested, cuffed, frisked and locked up for three hours in a D.C. police station. She was released after paying a $10 fine.
Lucky for Ms Millett she doesn't live in Singapore where she would have been publicaly caned (and deservedly so!)
der Brucer
PS I'll bite: Is it Millett or Willett - and where are the proof-readers?
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Now that I've pot-shotted at the WP's proofers , let me congratulate their writers:
From the lead Editoral in the WP (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/outlook/):
THERE HAVE always been beggars outside palaces, and comfortable people have always preserved their capacity for happiness by screening out other people's pain.
der Brucer (who loves a well turned phrase as much as Barnum loves a well chiseled chest)
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! PAIN FREE VIBES FOR DR ELMORE ! ! ! ! ![/move]
[move=RIGHT,scroll,6,transparent,100%]@ @ @ @ @ HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DR BEN AND DP ANTHONY @ @ @ @ @ [/move]
I'm still catching up on today's posts. Just wanted to mention that my favorite crackers when I was a kid were Nabisco Saltines, either with butter or peanut butter. Nowadays, I prefer Triscuits. I like Cheeze-Its, too, but I consider them more of a snack than a cracker.
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Panni (Anna), I just finished watching "Tiger Cruise." I got choked up on more than one occasion (I'm usually pretty cynical). It was nice to see a movie where the focus is on children (or young adults) but doesn't talk down to them. This'll be a keeper. Thanks!
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Crackers! I totally forgot about crackers!:
Goldfish
Any flavor Cheez-Its (white cheddar is my favorite)
and...many others to numerous to remember!
My sister just called and I'm off to visit...my parents came over and they brought dessert! ;D Later!
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Thank you, George!
In honor of Cracker Day - I just came back from Whole Foods where I purchased a kind I've never had before. And I quite like them! They're called Smoke House Almond Nut-Thins and are made of rice and nutmeal. They taste like smoked almonds, are nice and crunchy. No wheat or gluten. And for those who are watching their weight, 16 crackers (considered one serving) contain 120 calories.
Gets the Panni Seal of Approval.
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That's it! Scare my birds >:(
Tumbly is more afraid of your birds than the birds are of him. He is the biggest fraidy cat ever. He's afraid of outside, he's afraid of his water dish, he's afraid of his shadow...
His full name is Tumblebrutus after a character in everybody's favorite musical, CATS. (Yeah, I know. But it's a cute name!)
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I am deeply disappointed. What I thought was my Disney Channel is actually some kind of Disney Channel offshoot. I am going to have to ask one of my more cable-sophisticated friends to tape Tiger Cruise for me.
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I'm waiting for the Australian screening in 2008. Gave up 'cable" last year but it would still be afew years yet. I don't think the Disney Channel here really reflects the one in the States. We decided we didn't need more choice of channels NOT to watch. TV people we are not. "LifeStyle" and "Reality????" were the death of TV for us. "Six Feet Under" was the oasis in the cringe desert.
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Well, I have returned from a lovely dinner with DRs Elmore, Michael Shayne and TD. We supped at Joe Allen's (no Al Pacino tonight) before the Out-of-Towners whisked off to see Mr. Jackman's turn as Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz. We had lovely service in a very crowded and hectic restaurant. Meat Loaf, Penne Pasta, Crab Rolls and Cheeseburgers with Wine, Bloody Marys, Iced Tea, Selzter and water. Then came the fun part with Banana Cream Pie and Toll House Cookies with Vanilla Ice Cream. Someone didn't have dessert and two people had the same dessert. I won't spill the bananas as to who had what, though. I'll leave that for the rumor mill.
I ate so much that I decided to walk home from Joe Allen's (a mere 32 blocks from 46th and 8th Avenue to 16th and 6th Avenue). Even with that walk, I'm still full of food.
Yes, in person DR TD does bear an amazing resemblance to Martin Mull. When Michael returns to Florida, he may post a picture or two of our outing. It's always so nice when DRs come to visit New York. It makes Larry and I feel so special.
Bruce, we spoke of you and looked lovingly at your table. It was taken before we got there and the reprobates refused to give it up, especially after finding out it was your table. Oh, well. We had a wonderful time anyway, sitting near the poster for Rags. We dished and discussed many things, but what happens at Joe Allen's stays at Joe Allen's - isn't that rule???
OK, I'm off for now. Perhaps I'll pop back in before bed.
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I have just been listening for the past two hours or so to the McGuire Sisters. Very enjoyable.
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Thank you for the report DR Ben.
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DerBrucer I almost forgot to mention I felt your comments regarding TIGER CRUISE went to the heart of the movie and all that was good about it. I also found your personal stories very interesting. Please tell us more.
Panni I thought you left for the show.
Dan(the Man)-oops I forgot to transfer the movie to tape for Jennifer. Shall I make you a copy also?
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Tomovoz can you play our VHS tapes?
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I'm back, and to prove it, I'm here. Nice cleanup day, and I broke everyone a little early. Jose, Tammy, Tammy's beau and myself then made a quick decision to go to Musso and Frank. First decent meal I've had in a week and it was yummilicious.
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Jane - If you're around (or a square) - yes - I'm off to the theatuh soon. Just have to change.
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Just wanted to mention that my favorite crackers when I was a kid were Nabisco Saltines, either with butter or peanut butter.
But surely, the ultimate use of Nabicso Saltines is crumbled into a hot bowl of Campbell's Tomato Soup!
And a nice Philly lad like yourself should be extolling the virtues of Oyster Crackers.
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Keith, Echo and I were sitting on the deck enjoying the beautiful evening.
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DR Jane. You have mail and mail.
Tried to send some photos but they came back!!
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Tomovoz you have mail back.
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I think we are being blocked by the international dateline Jane! I'll check again soon.
(We are now going to be accused of hijacking HHW for our personal use!)
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Time to watch the second half to Atlantis. Thanks to RLP we know what the first half was about.
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Tomovoz ;D. I will watch for the rest of the mail tomorrow.
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Cliff Richard concert on PBS! What fun!
Great pictures, everyone!
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Lyrics/Music T.Koehler & I.Caesar/R.Henderson
Once Mother said My little pet
You ought to learn your alphabet
So in my soup I used to get
All the letters of the alphabet
I learned them all from A to Z
And now my Mothers giving me
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Animal CRACKERS in my soup
Monkeys and rabbits loop the loop
Gosh oh gee but I have fun
Swallowing animals one by one
In every bowl of soup I see
Lions and Tigers watching me
I make 'em jump right through a hoop
Those animal CRACKERS in my soup
When I get hold of the big bad wolf
I just push him under to drown
Then I bite him in a million bits
And I gobble him right down
When their inside me where its dark
I walk around like Noahs Arc
I stuff my tummy like a goop
With animal CRACKERS in my soup
Animal CRACKERS in my soup
Do funny things to me
They make me think my neighbourhood
Is a big menagerie
For instance there's our Janitor
His name is Mr Klein
And when he Hollers at us kids
He reminds me of a Lion
The Grocer is so big and fat
He has a big moustache
He looks just like a Walrus
Just before he takes a splash.
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Animal Crackers
Aerosmith
Don't wanna close my eye's
I don't wanna fall asleep 'cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't wanna miss a thingYou know what I was thinkin'
What
I I really don't think that the animal CRACKER qualifies as a CRACKER
Why
Well 'cause it's sweet which to me suggests cookie... and you know
I think putting cheese on something is sort of a defining characteristic
Of what makes a CRACKER a CRACKER
I don't know why I thought of that I just...
Baby... you have such sweet pillow talk
If you had like little animal CRACKER Discovery Channel thing
Watch the gazelle as he graze's through the open plains
And now look... as the cheetah... approachs
Watch... as he stalks his prey
Now the gazelle has looked spooked
And he could head north... to the mountainous peeks above
He could go south...
The gazelle now faces man's most perilous question
North... or... South
Way down
Tune in next week
Baby
Do you think it's possible that anyone else in the world is
Doing this very same thing at this very same moment
I hope so
Otherwise what the hell are we tryin' to save
Don't wanna close my eye's
I don't wanna fall asleep 'cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
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I have the new FIELD OF DREAMS on my to-watch shelf the numbers on which don't seem to shrinking at all. Perhaps if I stopped buying DVDs.
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He's playing that drum again!
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And I didn't get ANYTHING watched tonight. I got sidetracked with something else, and nothing got watched. Darn!
And tomorrow I'm helping a friend buy a new computer so that's going to occupy a fair portion of the day, too. Argh!
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I also found your personal stories very interesting. Please tell us more.
Well....if you insist :)
One thing that startled me in "Tiger Cruise" was the obvious of the availability of on-the-air-TV for all. When I was sailing the seven seas (in search of Pirates) we didn't have real time news available; we had to do with daily teletype summaries of the news of the world.
We were in the Western Mediterranean, southeast of Sardinia when word of the sinking of the “USS Liberty” off the coast of Lebanon hit the wires. Without waiting for prompting from Washington, the Admiral called the Fleet to battle readiness and we all steamed full-speed towards the Middle East. The ready-rooms of the gun mounts were stocked with ammo, and the Missile systems were put on full Alert. The carrier kept part of its combat aircraft in the air at all times. The journey took us through the straits of Messina (between Italy and Sicily where the Russia fleet watched us as we dashed East. Soon we start getting news reports that “The Sixth Fleet is reported to be steaming toward Crete. Soon thereafter comes the official pronouncement from Washington “The Sixth Fleet is still on station in the western Mediterranean”. I read this message as the lovely shores of Crete passed on our Port side (and the ever present Red Fleet was observing). Who knew what the problem was – we had sent our intentions to DC, we regularly updated them on our position, and like good sailors, we were but anticipating orders. Well, the problem was “SECRECY!”. The communications channels were flying fast and furious with Secret messages of all sorts of urgency. By regulation, all reports of ship’s position are classified, but carry a routine priority. So all our reports were falling to the bottom of the queue. We were getting the news reports promptly because they were unclassified. Finally the Pentagon folks got our position reports and cabled back a ”What the hell are you doing there message” – which was secret and of “only” urgent priority, and consequently got in line behind the more urgent traffic buzzing thru the airways. Finally DC got the picture, and sent the “Get Your Asses Back Where You Belong” message”. “LEFT FULL RUDDER, ALL AHEAD FLANK” – pass Crete, wave to the bemused Russians, charge through the Straits of Messina, wave at the bemused Russians; and finally get back to Sardinian waters for some very much needed sleep.
One lesson learned from this excursion in confusion was that if you kept the Fleet at full alert for days at a time, by the time you got to a combat zone you’d be too exhausted to fight!
Der Brucer
PS If this were not a family-friendly site we could talk about the Madams in Jamaica who always kept a “special girl” on call for the Senior Shore Patrol Officer.
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Good Evening!
Just a quick post for right now... I need some good ole-fashioned vegging in front of the TV time right now...
Good rehearsal... And, we indeed, get out very early. Thank you, BK! And Thank You, Dear Cast for being so prepared and ready at this stage - which is why we were able to break early today.
BK took me over to Amoeba for my first Amoeba experience. Quite the store - but with a definite sense of manufactured hipness to it. The whole store seems kind of funky and almost disorganized, but when you realize that the whole inventory is computerized and security "encoded"... Plus, it's located on a piece of prime real estate - high visibility. It really always amazes me that so many people still pay list price for CDs and DVDs at certain stores, when places like Best Buy, Circuit City, Amazon.com, etc. - even Tower - are out there. But, I guess, if you want it now, you can buy it now if you so like. *We saw more than a few people carrying around five or six new releases at full price on their way to the cash registers.
I came across quite the bargain in the Musicals section. I picked up an apparently brand new copy of the "Scrabble Cover" Sondheim 2-disc set for only $7.99! At first I thought it was used, but it was really only missing the original outer wrap. The CDs and the booklet inside the case were/are spotless! Once I got it back to the apartment, I checked out the various price stickers that had been layered one upon the other - $7.99 was over $14.99 which was over $21.99 which was over $27.99 - ???? Hmmm... I'll have to check Amazon.com for the current list price. I almost picked up some stuff in the Classical department, but I resisted...
Then it was over to Musso & Frank for dinner where we met Tammy and her boyfriend, Eddie. We almost didn't get a table - after I had called just five minutes before, and the woman who answered the phone said that there were "empty" right now, and would be able to seat us - but after the maitre d' did some counting on the reservations lists (which I thought was just for show), we were seated at a very nice table. And the place was indeed empty. And stayed so until we left right after 6:00 - when all the pre-Hairspray crowd started coming in. All in all, a good meal. -And I had the liver (calves) and onion and vegetables plate. Yummy! *And there was no one really waiting to be seated even when we left.
I walked around the area a little bit before getting on the Metro at the Hollywood and Vine station. -And the Metro Police were out in force again issuing citations to those trying to get a free ride.
On my walk back from the Vermont-Sunset station, I stopped at the Alcove and picked up a piece of some Chocolate Heath Bar Layer Cake thingy. It was a huge piece. HUGE! Of course, that didn't stop me from finishing the whole thing just a few minutes ago. Well, actually, almost all of it. There are still a few chunks of the chocolate fudge and chocolate ganache filling left on my plate. Originally, I thought I was going to eat half of it tonight, and the other half tomorrow... Ah, well... some times the best laid plans... And I washed it all down with a nice cup of Viennese Roast coffee.
Well, that really wasn't that quick a post... Ah, well... Time for me to get my laundry out of the dryer... and watch some TV...
Laters...
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Good evening all
I've been rather E&T about posting lately...
Update on my sister's car problems - Well, the hit and run turned out to be one car rear-ending the other. The people driving the car that got hit by my sister's car were able to get the license plate #, which is how the insurance company found my parents. The car itself, however, is still missing. The people who got hit were also able to see that there were five college-age boys driving the car, which pretty much puts my sister in the clear. Now all they need to do is find the damn car...
I'm having a Kate-fest around here. TCM has been showing her movies all day, so I've watched at least part of The Philadelphia Story, Little Women, and just starting Bringing Up Baby, which happens to be one of my all time favorite movies.
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SWW - Thank you for the nice words about the movie.
You are very welcome. To take it a step further, I wrote my father about the film. He made a point of watching it, and was impressed with both the storytelling and the accuracy. From him, that's high praise!
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I don't have especially kind things to say about Disney's ROBIN HOOD, either. I do like the Disney 70s animation style as it was rich and rounded rather than the stylized look of something like MULAN or THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (though I like those very much). I just didn't think the script, direction, or some of the voices were particularly apt.
It's not one of my faves, either. I originally saw it in the theaters, and shrinking it to television size, while cutting the flaws down in size, really hasn't helped it. There was originally a third story to be included, but what I've heard is that it included the threat of Robin being beheaded. Rather than risk a PG rating for that, they chopped off the story instead.
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THAT brings us to a Page Six Dance? Hmm, let me see...let's try a
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I don't think we've done one of those in ages!
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My TV has been graced throughout the day with the "candid" interviews with this jerk in his BVDs...
No, they look like generic plaid boxers.
He just looks generic.
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Overall, "Tiger Cruise" was a fun, intelligent film that has great family values, patriotism and a call toward personal accountability that some young people sadly lack.
It was great to see a carrier underway (and NOT be on it!!!), but it was a bit disconcerting to see the disparity in ages of tigers....some looked like grandparents (which is fine) but others looked to be about 6 or 7, which is (or, back in 1992, WAS) way too young for tigers. Also, it was a bit upsetting (remember, I was ship's company during tiger cruises) to see tigers roaming around unescorted and aimlessly going wherever they wanted. That didn't happen "back in my day". : )
I recognize the need for story telling conventions and appeal for all ages and I'm sure that's what the filmmakers were going for.
It was a well-spent 90 minutes...and it was commercial-free!!!
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He's playing that drum again!
Do you own a pair of heels?
Work out the solution!
8)
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I must wussburger. I'm on call for tomorrow morning at work, for a full day, and I've been warned that the regular
girl young woman is having trouble finding a babysitter...after a full week's advance notice. :-\ Then, after work we're off to celebrate Der Brucer's natal day. He's celebrating his ##th (let's just say he's getting his seniors discounts these days...and has been for a while... ;D)
Take care, all. And happy anniversary, Ben and Ant!
And vibes to all who need them.
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Back from Bea Arthur's one-woman show. The writing of this show is not as strong as Elaine Stritch at Liberty. It's strictly anecdotal, with no particular through line. But I had a nice evening. Miss Arthur, at 80 years of age (or more?) is certainly a force of nature. And I particularly enjoyed Billy Goldenberg, who turns out to have not only musical, but comedic talents. The place was packed. I even ran into a few people I knew.
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Good Evening... again...
Whew! I guess the week finally caught up with me... I've just been sitting either in front of the TV and/or computer for the past few hours not really engaged in anything... Kind of sleeping with my eyes open. I have a feeling I'll be turning in soon - which will be good. Even though I'm off tomorrow, I'd like to have a nice, long day off - rather than sleeping through it. And I'm thinking catching a movie or two. We shall see where the day takes me.
-I'm also just a few blocks from Griffith Park, and I have yet to check it out, so...
*Of course, I could also be in a slight food coma from the huge slice of that Chocolate Heath Bar Layer Cake thingy I had earlier. ;)
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WOW! I just looked up the Sondheim "Scrabble" set on Amazon... $31.98!!! I truly did get a bargain at only $7.99!!!