Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on August 15, 2013, 12:16:29 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes asked important questions such as what kind of world do we live in, and now it is time for you to post until the worldly cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MISCIBLE!
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The program portion of the Bergman evening sounds like it was great fun.
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I wonder if the security measures were dictated by the Academy, or by the Bergmans?
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Thanks so much to DRs Cillaliz, Laura, TCB, and vixmom! :)
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/car_zpsa2c45c44.jpg)
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Barbra singing "On a Clear Day"... the alternate single version:
https://soundcloud.com/frank-anders-3/oacd-stereo-single-mix (https://soundcloud.com/frank-anders-3/oacd-stereo-single-mix)
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Good morning, all!
This morning, we have the entire cast; we've rehearsed everyone in bits and pieces, and today we put the whole thing together. I don't know if we will do the whole show twice today or work sections, but by the end of the day's rehearsal, everyone will know how they fit into the scenario.The cast has a day off tomorrow while I go to the first orchestra rehearsal, so I hope they do not party too much. It's very much a group that likes to party.
DR JRand62, continued good wishes for a successful run of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE!
DR cillaliz, you must have one of those Crazy Cat Lady's!
I am off to rehearsal.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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It is easy to party in Dublin.
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Good morning, all.
Coffee, please. Oh yes.
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:)
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Good morning.
Coffee in 2 hours.
Mega vibes everyone.
;) ;)
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Nice pictures yesterday :)
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And work.
And poetry tonight.
:)
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DR ryacko said:
Well, I'm all in a DITHER after seeing that you watched BODY DOUBLE last night, BK. I am actually in the film for about 3 seconds, if I recall. I was a day player/glorified extra in the elevator at the Beverly Connection, when the door opens and we all see the Indian growling at the Wasson and Co. I thought the film was so bad, I only ever watched it once, even though I appeared in it.
We need HHW bumper stickers and refrigerator magnets that say: I SAW DR RYACKO IN BODY DOUBLE
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Good morning, all.
Continued show vibes for Elmore, JRand, George and anyone else involved in a show.
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It is easy to party in Dublin.
Truer words have been rarely printed.
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TOD:
Alan Ladd:
This Gun for Hire
Shane
The Bergmans:
I Wish You a Waltz (most of the Ballroom score, actually, but this song in particular)
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Congrats to Vixmom's parents on their 58th anniversary.
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TOD:
I have never been a fan of Alan Ladd. I think he was a dull actor.
Yes, there are films of his that I do like, but not because he is in them. Indeed, I think the films would have been much better with a different actor in his role.
THIS GUN FOR HIRE
SHANE
THE GLASS KEY
THE BLUE DAHLIA
HELL ON FRISCO BAY
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With regard to THE GLASS KEY, I much prefer the original with George Raft.
True, Raft was no actor, but he did have a strong "tough guy" screen presence that, in my opinion, Ladd lacked.
Frankly, if it wasn't for SHANE, I think that Ladd would be totally forgotten today.
On the other hand, Raft is more remembered, not necessarily for any particular role, but as one of the major icons (along with Cagney, Robinson and Bogart) of the gangster film.
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/chaperone_zps93e9a8bc.jpg)
No gossip DR FJL....it's pretty much people doing their jobs! LOL....
DR TCB....the man with the moustache is my cousin Brad who is playing Robert Martin/Percy Hyman. He looks about the same with or without makeup. He is an elementary school behavior specialist at Cloverdale....where he was born and has lived all of this life.
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I like Alan Ladd....but not many of his dreary movies. There are exceptions....already named:
The Blue Dahlia
Shane
and The Carpetbaggers
I also kind of like Boy on a Dolphin
The Bergmans wrote so many songs I like....but I will post one that probably is not so well known:
I Believed It All music by Al Hamm from the Carol Lynley version of Harlow....and it also appeared musically for some reason in the film version of Stop the World.....
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Jrand - In theatre, that's the best kind of gossip!
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TOD:
I don't know that Ladd was a wonderful actor, but he was very good when his blandness was effectively used for enigma and mystery.
SHANE (a brilliantly meticulous western)
THE BLUE DAHLIA
THE GLASS KEY
THIS GUN FOR HIRE
WHISPERING SMITH (who could forget Frank Faylen as Whitey Dusang)
CITIZEN KANE (not because of Ladd's uncredited bit as a nameless reporter)
...and it's either DUFFY'S TAVERN or VARIETY GIRL where Ladd has a great bit in a skit, where a guy (Howard DeSilva?) slaps a girl around (Veronica Lake?) and tells her to come home. Ladd, all trenchcoat toughness, says with quiet menace to the brute, "Let me see you do that again." So the guy slaps the girl again, whereupon Ladd says: "You better go home with him, Lady, he seems pretty tough." Haven't seen this in years.
I once went to an open house in Los Feliz that had been Ladd's home. The bar in the rec room was carved with the names of various celebrities who had visited the place. Very cool.
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San Antonio's Fiesta grocery stores is making the rounds on the Internet for this unintentionally hilarious sign. It's a good diet aid, if you ask me:
(http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4736967786236241&pid=15.1)
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LOL - Isn't this a family site?
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True DR FJL...true.
Just read that Ham adapted, scored, and conducted the music for the movie version of STOP THE WORLD.... So THAT'S how that song ended up in there.....
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Oh we haven't had a KMA day for a LONG time!
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LOL - Isn't this a family site?
Assorted, of course.
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Two!
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So Lady Gaga's new song is called "Applause" and is likely to be in the top ten this coming week.
But it's not a sampling of the musical. :)
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San Antonio's Fiesta grocery stores is making the rounds on the Internet for this unintentionally hilarious sign. It's a good diet aid, if you ask me:
(http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4736967786236241&pid=15.1)
Do they ship out of state?
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TOD:
Not much love from me for Alan Ladd either. Checking DVD Profiler, I don’t have any Alan Ladd films in my collection but I’ve enjoyed THE BLUE DAHLIA and THE GLASS KEY when they’ve been on TV. I’m obviously in a minority in disliking SHANE which I’ve always thought vastly overrated, along with most of George Stevens’ output. Sorry folks!
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It's available at Amazon. Of course.
http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Crazy-Lady-Action-Figure/dp/B0006GKJ7C/ref=sr_1_2/184-1492878-0252865?ie=UTF8&qid=1376579721&sr=8-2&keywords=crazy+cat+lady+doll
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And the word of the day is: MISCIBLE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: TOGETHER WHEREVER WE GO
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It's available at Amazon. Of course.
http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Crazy-Lady-Action-Figure/dp/B0006GKJ7C/ref=sr_1_2/184-1492878-0252865?ie=UTF8&qid=1376579721&sr=8-2&keywords=crazy+cat+lady+doll
Except they want $10.41 on postage, which is more than the item costs.
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LOL!
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TOD:
I know I have seen Alan Ladd in some movies but I don't know which ones.
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San Antonio's Fiesta grocery stores is making the rounds on the Internet for this unintentionally hilarious sign. It's a good diet aid, if you ask me:
(http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4736967786236241&pid=15.1)
Do they ship out of state?
Bet your ***!! :)
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TOD
Marilyn and Alan Bergman Songs:
The Way We Were
What are you doing the Rest Of Your Life
Windmills Of You Mind
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TOD:
Shane
The Carpetbaggers
Boy on a Dolphin
The Proud Rebel
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The Orange Cream Soda special: cream soda frosting, orange frosting drizzle, and fluffy marshmallows on top.
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/bun_zps9bd1aa76.jpg)
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Ask DR Ron Pulliam; he knows all about morning buns! :-*
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Morning Buns.....yummy!
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In the spirit of things-have-already-gone-to-hell, I offer up this:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/MickeyD.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/MickeyD.jpg.html)
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Hilarious signs!
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TOD:
My most favorite Alan Ladd movie is:
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-man-in-the-net-movie-poster-1958-1020461171.jpg)
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things-have-already-gone-to-hell
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/handbasket_zpse9448b09.jpg)
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And of course, THE MAN IN THE NET co-stars our dear friend and former HHWer, the late Susan Gordon (aka DR DenMother). Here she is, with Ladd, in a scene from the film:
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-man-in-the-net-movie-poster-1958-1020392191.jpg)
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You know, one of the other little kid co-stars from MAN IN THE NET runs a popular restaurant in Los Angeles. I forget the name of the place, however.
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I have not watched it yet, but my buddy Parvesh costared on last night's HOT IN CLEVELAND. Looking foward to watching it tonight...just love that show!
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TOD:
I think I did see The Blue Dahlia. I probably liked it as I like most Film Noirs
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I think I want to go here.
(http://www.funnysignpics.com/images/flippin-church-funny-sign.jpg)
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DR M Barnum,
I don't believe I ever did see The Man In the Net. Is it really Suspense Charged as the promo says?
I found it very interesting that Susan Gordon (DR Denmother) was the little girl in it. How exciting that she is a former HHW Member. May she rest in peace!
I will try to get it at the library or catch it on TCM .
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Getting back to The Blue Dahlia with Alan Ladd, I used to have a dog named Chelsea who reminded me of Veronica Lake. It was really funny the way her hair would drape in front of her one eye.
My former neighbor said she looked like her.
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"What a world, what a world."
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DR M Barnum,
Too bad your buddy was already on Hot in Cleveland. Did you DVR it. Let us know the next time it is on. It would be interesting to watch. As I have said many times, I am a frustrated actress.
I would have loved to have been in a movie or sitcom.
I do think I could act. I can show real emotion and cry on cue.
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Getting back to The Blue Dahlia with Alan Ladd, I used to have a dog named Chelsea who reminded me of Veronica Lake. It was really funny the way her hair would drape in front of her one eye.
My former neighbor said she looked like her.
Possibly a reincarnation.
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I was wondering DR's what are you favorite mystery films?
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DR M Barnum,
I don't believe I ever did see The Man In the Net. Is it really Suspense Charged as the promo says?
I found it very interesting that Susan Gordon (DR Denmother) was the little girl in it. How exciting that she is a former HHW Member. May she rest in peace!
I will try to get it at the library or catch it on TCM .
Susan played the daughter of Red Nichols in "The Five Pennies" starring Danny Kaye!
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Am I the first post on Page 3??
Hooray!!!
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Thanks DR Ron,
I will try to catch the movie.
How long was Susan on HHW and when did she last post?
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Barbra singing "On a Clear Day"... the alternate single version:
https://soundcloud.com/frank-anders-3/oacd-stereo-single-mix (https://soundcloud.com/frank-anders-3/oacd-stereo-single-mix)
Thank you, Slum Lord, for that clip. And also for the Jack Jones Dance Re-Mix of THE LOVE BOAT THEME!
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DR Kate, you could still be an actress. Have you tried out for any local productions?
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DR M Barnum,
No I haven't but you are very encouraging. Maybe I will.
What have you acted in?
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If I recall correctly, DR DenMother was an active HHW poster during the early 2000s. She (along with DR JRand) were responsible for talking me into coming to HHW. I had interviewed Susan for a magazine called Classic Images just prior to that.
I don't recall when she left HHW, but it was not due to a dislike of this wonderful board. She had problems with some jerk stalker guy who wouldn't leave her alone, from what I understand.
Susan was a child actress from 1958 till the mid 1960s, and we all adored her. She went to school with DR Jane and BK. I had a wonderful visit with her on my first trip to NYC back in 2004. We had a lovely breakfast together and she took me around to some of her favorite shops.
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DR Kate, I am no actor. Just ask anyone who ever saw me in a high school play! LOL!
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Oh, and yes, THE MAN IN THE NET is a wonderful film. You would not be disappointed. It also stars Carolyn Jones and Diane Brewster.
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Thanks DR M Barnum for all of your replies!
I will definitely have to watch The Man in the Net!
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DR M Barnum,
I don't believe I ever did see The Man In the Net. Is it really Suspense Charged as the promo says?
I found it very interesting that Susan Gordon (DR Denmother) was the little girl in it. How exciting that she is a former HHW Member. May she rest in peace!
I will try to get it at the library or catch it on TCM .
DR Kate you may not know then that beginning in 4th grade Susan and I were classmates and friends.
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Oh we haven't had a KMA day for a LONG time!
The coffee must not have kicked in yet.... what is a KMA day?
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Yes, Kate, give acting a try, if you want. Sounds like you'd enjoy it.
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Oh we haven't had a KMA day for a LONG time!
The coffee must not have kicked in yet.... what is a KMA day?
Kiss My Assorted Cream Cake?
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DR M Barnum,
I don't believe I ever did see The Man In the Net. Is it really Suspense Charged as the promo says?
I found it very interesting that Susan Gordon (DR Denmother) was the little girl in it. How exciting that she is a former HHW Member. May she rest in peace!
I will try to get it at the library or catch it on TCM .
Susan played the daughter of Red Nichols in "The Five Pennies" starring Danny Kaye!
Because I adored Danny Kaye this was the only work she did that I was truly interested in. I remember she wasn't happy when they shot the scene where they put the hot packs on her legs. They were really hot and the next day in school her legs were red.
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Oh we haven't had a KMA day for a LONG time!
The coffee must not have kicked in yet.... what is a KMA day?
Kiss My Assorted Cream Cake?
Yes....sort of....
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I am pleased to say I have heard from DR DERBRUCER. He had cataract surgery and was finally able to use the computer, not that he is using it much. I will let him know folks have been asking about him and there were birthday wishes.
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T.O.D.
I am not much of a fan of Alan Ladd. Too many shortcomings.
CITIZEN KANE
THE CARPETBAGGERS
THE BOY ON THE DOLPHIN
THE BLUE DAHLIA
SHANE - More for Brandon deWilde, than for Alan Ladd
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It's available at Amazon. Of course.
http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Crazy-Lady-Action-Figure/dp/B0006GKJ7C/ref=sr_1_2/184-1492878-0252865?ie=UTF8&qid=1376579721&sr=8-2&keywords=crazy+cat+lady+doll
Except they want $10.41 on postage, which is more than the item costs.
Here is one for $4.21 and $5.95 for postage.
http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Crazy-Lady-Action-Figure/dp/B0006GKJ7C/ref=pd_sim_t_2
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T.O.D. Part Two
FIFTY PERCENT
THE WAY WE WERE
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I'll just bet that the Man in the Net is the Man in (the) Chair's cousin or something.
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I think I want to go here.
;D
Me, too!
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You can pick up a $1-million Monet while you're at Amazon with the new art brokerage.
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Thank you, Slum Lord, for that clip. And also for the Jack Jones Dance Re-Mix of THE LOVE BOAT THEME!
You are most welcome, DR TCB. :)
I don't remember doing the latter. But it sure sounds like something I would do!
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They are installing a permanent new cement speed bump right outside my window. Because, you know how people drive in church parking lots. :)
The process is QUITE a loud one. :P
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Love Boat Disco version was at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsDZgO_YUrA
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I'm up and have been so for an hour now, dealing with various and sundried annoyances. Think I'll go jog. I wish I didn't have this lunch meeting, at least in the restaurant we're going to - last week's meal there was decidedly mediocre and I want to eat sooner.
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Those are just the accoutrements for Crazy Cat Lady. Would it be the same? It's for a gift.
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Why don't you eat before you go and then just have a small salad? They can't ruin a salad, can they?
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Page 4?
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I forgot to mention that back in the 1980s the manager of the apartments I lived had worked as Alan Ladd's stand-in back in the day. That was when I first learned that Ladd was rather short.
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I forgot to mention that back in the 1980s the manager of the apartments I lived had worked as Alan Ladd's stand-in back in the day. That was when I first learned that Ladd was rather short.
He was? :)
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I'll just bet that the Man in the Net is the Man in (the) Chair's cousin or something.
Could be.....
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I forgot to mention that back in the 1980s the manager of the apartments I lived had worked as Alan Ladd's stand-in back in the day. That was when I first learned that Ladd was rather short.
He was? :)
He was not only short, but he seems to have put a crimp in the Page 4 postings!
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Congrats to Vixmom's parents on their 58th anniversary.
Ditto!! :D
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Thats for the encouragement John G regarding being an actress.
Maybe I will look into it.
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DR Jane,
That is very interesting regarding Susan. That poor child, what she had to endure being a child actress.
I went online and saw pictures of her as a child and as a adult. What a pretty child and beautiful woman she was.
So awesome that you attended school with her.
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DR M. Barnum
Are you a writer?
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Is anyone else on this forum an actor?
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DR M Barnum,
Was Chery Ladd ,Alan Ladd's daughter/in /law?
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DR M Barnum,
No I haven't but you are very encouraging. Maybe I will.
What have you acted in?
Kate, there are several of us (myself included) who have performed in local community theater productions. I'm sure that you could find a local group who's doing a play that you'd be perfect for!
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In the spirit of things-have-already-gone-to-hell, I offer up this:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/MickeyD.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/MickeyD.jpg.html)
I always wonder if pictures like this are real or not, but if they're this funny...who really cares?? :D
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I am pleased to say I have heard from DR DERBRUCER. He had cataract surgery and was finally able to use the computer, not that he is using it much. I will let him know folks have been asking about him and there were birthday wishes.
Thanks for the update, Jane!
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DR BK,
A few days ago my hubby and I were listening to Brent Barrett's duet with a woman. I think it is called, "Yes, I remember it well"
All of a sudden I said to my hubby. Is that Lauren Bacall? He didn't know. I thought it sure sounds like her with that Unmistakable husky voice that I so Love.
What was it like producing that album? Did you meet her? What a honor. I just love her in all her movies. What Charisma. Bogey and Bacall, Noone else comes close to them!
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DR John G,
Any acting tips for me??
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TOD:
I don't know that Ladd was a wonderful actor, but he was very good when his blandness was effectively used for enigma and mystery.
SHANE (a brilliantly meticulous western)
THE BLUE DAHLIA
THE GLASS KEY
THIS GUN FOR HIRE
WHISPERING SMITH (who could forget Frank Faylen as Whitey Dusang)
CITIZEN KANE (not because of Ladd's uncredited bit as a nameless reporter)
...and it's either DUFFY'S TAVERN or VARIETY GIRL where Ladd has a great bit in a skit, where a guy (Howard DeSilva?) slaps a girl around (Veronica Lake?) and tells her to come home. Ladd, all trenchcoat toughness, says with quiet menace to the brute, "Let me see you do that again." So the guy slaps the girl again, whereupon Ladd says: "You better go home with him, Lady, he seems pretty tough." Haven't seen this in years.
I once went to an open house in Los Feliz that had been Ladd's home. The bar in the rec room was carved with the names of various celebrities who had visited the place. Very cool.
Of ALL the Alan Ladd movies that have been mentioned, I have only seen "Citizen Kane" that DR Charles Pogue mentioned. ::)
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DR John G,
Any acting tips for me??
I'm not John G., but my tip would be that even though you may need to be "in the moment" for an intimate moment on stage, you must still speak loudly enough and enunciate so that people can hear and understand you, even if you're performing in a small space. The show that I'm in right now has a couple of actors who can act well, but they aren't speaking either clearly enough or loudly enough to be heard in the empty space. When it's be filled with people eating dinner while we're acting, we will all definitely need to project and enunciate and they're not rehearsing that.
That's my acting tip for the day. :)
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Endless calls. Did a three-mile jog, had a local CD dealer pick up his stuff, got Susan Egan to commit to guest-starring in the November Kritzerland show (the one with Brent - this is shaping up to be something else), and still trying to replace the guest star for the anniversary show - why this is so daunting I'll never know, but several e-mails are out.
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I am off for the fifth performance of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE......
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Shortly I shall be on my way to the lunch meeting - a good thing since I'm ready to fall over from hunger.
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I forgot to mention that back in the 1980s the manager of the apartments I lived had worked as Alan Ladd's stand-in back in the day. That was when I first learned that Ladd was rather short.
He was? :)
He was not only short, but he seems to have put a crimp in the Page 4 postings!
We are actually further along today then we have been in the past several days. Maybe he's the reason.
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I forgot to mention that back in the 1980s the manager of the apartments I lived had worked as Alan Ladd's stand-in back in the day. That was when I first learned that Ladd was rather short.
He was? :)
There's no denying Ladd was stature-challenged. Many a photographic trick was used to put him on an even playing field with the taller actors of his day. He was not an exception, however. Many actors and actresses were diminutive in stature.
It's really all about proportion. With Ladd, he often played opposite more rugged types than most matinee idols, and so his height became an issue. I believe he was considered very sensitive to it.
However....proportionally, he was extremely photogenic:
For TCB:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Ladd2.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Ladd2.jpg.html)
For everyone else:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Ladd1.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Ladd1.jpg.html)
All right, TCB, here's another one you can share:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Ladd3-1.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Ladd3-1.jpg.html)
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DR John G,
Any acting tips for me??
I am not an actor. A reformed theater critic, but not an actor. I would ask JRand, TCB, George or any of the other thespians in our midst for help in that area.
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A reformed theater critic
Is there such a thing? ;)
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Calico lobsters for everyone!
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/calicolobster_zpsa616e5b2.jpg)
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My internet was down earlier today. Back up at last! And it's still Thursday--- how'd that happen?!?!?!
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Sheet music for the songs from Bombshell, the musical-within-Smash, is now available for purchase:
http://goo.gl/ufr24p (http://goo.gl/ufr24p)
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/bombshell_zpse96f9e9d.jpg)
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Sheet music for the songs from Bombshell, the musical-within-Smash, is now available for purchase:
http://goo.gl/ufr24p (http://goo.gl/ufr24p)
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/bombshell_zpse96f9e9d.jpg)
It's actually been available since March. I actually bought this back in June. It's really fun to listen to the recording and follow along with the music.
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And the songbook does not have simple piano accompaniment, either. Even though I can't play it, I like that in a songbook.
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DR Jane,
That is very interesting regarding Susan. That poor child, what she had to endure being a child actress.
;D
Danny Kaye was wonderful and doing that film was a very special time for her.
Growing up where I did it seemed everyone knew a child actor. In Jr high another child actor joined our class, Flip Mark, who is also a friend. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0548240/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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DR M Barnum,
Was Chery Ladd ,Alan Ladd's daughter/in /law?
Yes. She kept the name after they divorced.
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DR M Barnum,
Was Chery Ladd ,Alan Ladd's daughter/in /law?
Yes. She kept the name after they divorced.
With a name like Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor, it was a good choice.
;)
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LOL
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Good evening!
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DR Kate--Susan Gordon was also in Attack of the Puppet People, a movie we saw years ago. I'm sure you remember!
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TOD re Bergman songs:
The Way We Were
Theme from "The Promise"
Windmills of Your Mind
Ordinary Miracles
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I'm not sure if I've ever seen an Alan Ladd film.
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Sheet music for the songs from Bombshell, the musical-within-Smash, is now available for purchase:
It's actually been available since March. I actually bought this back in June. It's really fun to listen to the recording and follow along with the music.
Actually actually? Or just actually?
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Back from a lunch meeting with some interesting and potentially fun news: Earlier this year there was a production of And The World Goes Round - it really wasn't very interesting, but the musical director and his folks came to me and asked about doing a recording. We had several meetings about it, and I said I'd do it if they'd let us do it as long as we recast all of it save for one gal with really amazing people. I went to Kander and his publisher, they liked the idea as long as we used the full band, and today we made the decision to go ahead. So, we'll be casting this in the next few weeks and either record it in December or early January. It will be the first complete recording of the show and since I absolutely loathe everything about the RCA cast album, it will be fun to hopefully make a better version.
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Sheet music for the songs from Bombshell, the musical-within-Smash, is now available for purchase:
It's actually been available since March. I actually bought this back in June. It's really fun to listen to the recording and follow along with the music.
Actually actually? Or just actually?
Actually actually! :D
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Back from a lunch meeting with some interesting and potentially fun news: Earlier this year there was a production of And The World Goes Round - it really wasn't very interesting, but the musical director and his folks came to me and asked about doing a recording. We had several meetings about it, and I said I'd do it if they'd let us do it as long as we recast all of it save for one gal with really amazing people. I went to Kander and his publisher, they liked the idea as long as we used the full band, and today we made the decision to go ahead. So, we'll be casting this in the next few weeks and either record it in December or early January. It will be the first complete recording of the show and since I absolutely loathe everything about the RCA cast album, it will be fun to hopefully make a better version.
That is so cool!! Congrats, BK! I'm curious...has the show itself been "revised" or is it basically the same song choices as the original?
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Same show.
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Thanks for the Acting tip George!
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Back from a lunch meeting with some interesting and potentially fun news: Earlier this year there was a production of And The World Goes Round - it really wasn't very interesting, but the musical director and his folks came to me and asked about doing a recording. We had several meetings about it, and I said I'd do it if they'd let us do it as long as we recast all of it save for one gal with really amazing people. I went to Kander and his publisher, they liked the idea as long as we used the full band, and today we made the decision to go ahead. So, we'll be casting this in the next few weeks and either record it in December or early January. It will be the first complete recording of the show and since I absolutely loathe everything about the RCA cast album, it will be fun to hopefully make a better version.
VIBES IT IS EVERYTHING YOU IMAGINE IT WILL BE!
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DR Kevin, I do remember The Title "Attack Of The Puppet People" but I don't remember the movie!
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Goodbye for Now!
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That is some amazing and exciting news, BK.
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This is thrilling news. Congratulations, bk! It will be good for the composer AND the fans!
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Back from a lunch meeting with some interesting and potentially fun news: Earlier this year there was a production of And The World Goes Round - it really wasn't very interesting, but the musical director and his folks came to me and asked about doing a recording. We had several meetings about it, and I said I'd do it if they'd let us do it as long as we recast all of it save for one gal with really amazing people. I went to Kander and his publisher, they liked the idea as long as we used the full band, and today we made the decision to go ahead. So, we'll be casting this in the next few weeks and either record it in December or early January. It will be the first complete recording of the show and since I absolutely loathe everything about the RCA cast album, it will be fun to hopefully make a better version.
Thank you. I don't care much for the RCA recording either, except for the song selection. And who wants great songs in lousy performances?
So, how will you bill this? Studio cast recording?
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Back from a lunch meeting with some interesting and potentially fun news: Earlier this year there was a production of And The World Goes Round - it really wasn't very interesting, but the musical director and his folks came to me and asked about doing a recording. We had several meetings about it, and I said I'd do it if they'd let us do it as long as we recast all of it save for one gal with really amazing people. I went to Kander and his publisher, they liked the idea as long as we used the full band, and today we made the decision to go ahead. So, we'll be casting this in the next few weeks and either record it in December or early January. It will be the first complete recording of the show and since I absolutely loathe everything about the RCA cast album, it will be fun to hopefully make a better version.
Sounds like it will be great!
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Thursday evening greetings!
So, yesterday Richard and I left about 3pm for our Wednesday workout. About halfway there, he said, "My chest hurts," so, instead of turning left into the Y, we turned right into the ER. They determined almost immediately that he was NOT having a heart attack, but decided to keep him overnight and do a stress test this morning. Late this afternoon the cardiologist told us that that test suggested there might be a blockage in the lower part of the heart, so tomorrow morning they're doing an angiogram (cath) to find out for sure. If necessary, a stent will be placed to open the blockage.
Vibes would be appreciated.
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BK - Could you include some numbers from THE VISIT as bonus tracks?
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BK - Could you include some numbers from THE VISIT as bonus tracks?
Like the whole score.
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~ ~ ~ DIAGNOSIS, SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT, & EXTRA-STRENGTH RECOVERY VIBES ~ ~ ~ for DR Ginny's DH Richard!!!!
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I have a new friend who has come around to my front yard a few times. She doesn't get along yet with the boy cat that visits the back yard, but she loves having her ears rubbed.
(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kitty.jpg)
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~ ~ ~ DIAGNOSIS, SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT, & EXTRA-STRENGTH RECOVERY VIBES ~ ~ ~ for DR Ginny's DH Richard!!!!
A double dose.
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Thank you, DRs Singdaw and John G!
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DR MBarnum - did your buddy Parvesh play the doctor's son or the caterer on that Hot in Cleveland episode?
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DR Ginny - does DH Richard have to preach on Sunday? Would he still be able to?
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DR Ginny - does DH Richard have to preach on Sunday? Would he still be able to?
No, he called last night and said he wouldn't be there this coming Sunday or the next.
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Oh. Page 6.
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Well, thank goodness you don't have to force him to be sensible.
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AND that coverage is available.
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AND that coverage is available.
Well, sort of. When he's not there, the lay reader does a Morning Prayer service. No communion.
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Yes, billed as a studio cast recording.
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Health vibes for DH Richard!
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Thank you, DR KevinH!
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Thursday evening greetings!
So, yesterday Richard and I left about 3pm for our Wednesday workout. About halfway there, he said, "My chest hurts," so, instead of turning left into the Y, we turned right into the ER. They determined almost immediately that he was NOT having a heart attack, but decided to keep him overnight and do a stress test this morning. Late this afternoon the cardiologist told us that that test suggested there might be a blockage in the lower part of the heart, so tomorrow morning they're doing an angiogram (cath) to find out for sure. If necessary, a stent will be placed to open the blockage.
Vibes would be appreciated.
BEST WISHES AND MEGA VIBES FOR RICHARD!!!!
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I have a new friend who has come around to my front yard a few times. She doesn't get along yet with the boy cat that visits the back yard, but she loves having her ears rubbed.
(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kitty.jpg)
She is beautiful!
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~ ~ ~ DIAGNOSIS, SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT, & EXTRA-STRENGTH RECOVERY VIBES ~ ~ ~ for DR Ginny's DH Richard!!!!
~~~DITTO!!~~~
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I have a new friend who has come around to my front yard a few times. She doesn't get along yet with the boy cat that visits the back yard, but she loves having her ears rubbed.
(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kitty.jpg)
Cute!!
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BK - Could you include some numbers from THE VISIT as bonus tracks?
Like the whole score.
I second that suggestion! ;)
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And now, I'm off. Time for rehearsal...a full run-through or two! I hope I don't call for lines too often. ::)
;D
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Thank you, DRs Jane and George!
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BEST WISHES AND MEGA VIBES FOR RICHARD!!!!
........AND MANY MANY MORE !!!!!!!
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Thank you, DR ChasSmith!
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Early call tomorrow. Thank you for all the vibes. I will check in when I know something after the procedure.
'night!
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Vibes, prayers, and good thoughts for Fr. Richard! And thankfulness that such procedures are available these days!
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And of course, THE MAN IN THE NET co-stars our dear friend and former HHWer, the late Susan Gordon (aka DR DenMother). Here she is, with Ladd, in a scene from the film:
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-man-in-the-net-movie-poster-1958-1020392191.jpg)
I guess I will have to watch this film. I never knew Susan was in it.
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Me too. I've never seen it.
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I am pleased to say I have heard from DR DERBRUCER. He had cataract surgery and was finally able to use the computer, not that he is using it much. I will let him know folks have been asking about him and there were birthday wishes.
Jane, please tell him I asked about him.
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I am pleased to say I have heard from DR DERBRUCER. He had cataract surgery and was finally able to use the computer, not that he is using it much. I will let him know folks have been asking about him and there were birthday wishes.
Jane, please tell him I asked about him.
And send some vibes from me, too.
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Thank you, Slum Lord, for that clip. And also for the Jack Jones Dance Re-Mix of THE LOVE BOAT THEME!
You are most welcome, DR TCB. :)
I don't remember doing the latter. But it sure sounds like something I would do!
It was on the same page.
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Thursday evening greetings!
So, yesterday Richard and I left about 3pm for our Wednesday workout. About halfway there, he said, "My chest hurts," so, instead of turning left into the Y, we turned right into the ER. They determined almost immediately that he was NOT having a heart attack, but decided to keep him overnight and do a stress test this morning. Late this afternoon the cardiologist told us that that test suggested there might be a blockage in the lower part of the heart, so tomorrow morning they're doing an angiogram (cath) to find out for sure. If necessary, a stent will be placed to open the blockage.
Vibes would be appreciated.
BEST WISHES AND MEGA VIBES FOR RICHARD!!!!
Much love and wishes and vibes from us as well to Richard!
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Started watching the old version of "Parade's End." So far, it's a bit of a constant surprise as to how adult it is. Judi Dench was really young and vibrant, but a little too much of the books have been condensed for the miniseries.
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But I'm fading, so I'll have to finish later.
Good night, all.
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Thursday evening greetings!
So, yesterday Richard and I left about 3pm for our Wednesday workout. About halfway there, he said, "My chest hurts," so, instead of turning left into the Y, we turned right into the ER. They determined almost immediately that he was NOT having a heart attack, but decided to keep him overnight and do a stress test this morning. Late this afternoon the cardiologist told us that that test suggested there might be a blockage in the lower part of the heart, so tomorrow morning they're doing an angiogram (cath) to find out for sure. If necessary, a stent will be placed to open the blockage.
Vibes would be appreciated.
Vibes and prayers for DH Richard.
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I forgot to mention that back in the 1980s the manager of the apartments I lived had worked as Alan Ladd's stand-in back in the day. That was when I first learned that Ladd was rather short.
He was? :)
There's no denying Ladd was stature-challenged. Many a photographic trick was used to put him on an even playing field with the taller actors of his day. He was not an exception, however. Many actors and actresses were diminutive in stature.
It's really all about proportion. With Ladd, he often played opposite more rugged types than most matinee idols, and so his height became an issue. I believe he was considered very sensitive to it.
However....proportionally, he was extremely photogenic:
For TCB:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Ladd2.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Ladd2.jpg.html)
All right, TCB, here's another one you can share:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Ladd3-1.jpg) (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/RonPulliam/media/Ladd3-1.jpg.html)
Thank you, Ron!
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Thursday evening greetings!
So, yesterday Richard and I left about 3pm for our Wednesday workout. About halfway there, he said, "My chest hurts," so, instead of turning left into the Y, we turned right into the ER. They determined almost immediately that he was NOT having a heart attack, but decided to keep him overnight and do a stress test this morning. Late this afternoon the cardiologist told us that that test suggested there might be a blockage in the lower part of the heart, so tomorrow morning they're doing an angiogram (cath) to find out for sure. If necessary, a stent will be placed to open the blockage.
Vibes would be appreciated.
Vibes and prayers Ginny for good Father Richard
and coping vibes and prayers for our beloved Ginny
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Finished with my viewing, had some low-cal cheese and crackers and a couple of low-cal sweets and some melon balls. Done.
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And now, I'm off. Time for rehearsal...a full run-through or two! I hope I don't call for lines too often. ::)
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Well, we got through the whole show only once, but we worked a few scenes. I felt like I might have called for lines more than anyone else, but that could just be my perception. It was a good rehearsal. A few of us stood around and chatted afterward, and that was fun. I'm home now and need to ketchup on the posts and get to bed.
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I want to go to bed earlier than usual so that I can get to work earlier than usual because I'm going to have lunch with one of the cast members, Vanessa. She was the stage manager when I ran the sound for both "Titus Andronicus" and "Reservoir Dogs." She's a lot of fun to be around and we want to chat and talk about whatever. ;) Anyway, we're going to meet at 11:30, which is an early lunch for me, so that's why I need to get to work early.