Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on October 29, 2013, 12:20:40 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of the new musical, 1870!, and now it is time for you to post until the 1870 cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: PECKSNIFFIAN!
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Topic of the Day: I can't say that there's been any war that I've been interested in...other than something like the stage or movie musical 1776, which is about the Revolutionary War.
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Today is going to be a day. I have a dentist appointment at 11:00 (should be okay). And tonight, I'm ushering for a performance by Rufus Wainwright (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/upcoming-events/2013/10/29/rufus-wainwright.html) at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts! I'm sure that it'll be a great concert! :D
(http://www.washingtoncenter.org/storage/eventphotos/13-14-wcpa/131029Rufus%20Wainwright.jpg)
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I hope that I remembered to wash my white shirt. :-\
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Time for bed! 8)
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Had a good flight to Frankfurt. Weather here is fine. Hotel wi fi is very weak making it nearly useless. I'm now in a coffee shop having my usual morning cappuccino. After my severe cold I had my best sleep for 10 days.
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Loved, loved, loved the first paragraph (especially) of today's notes... classic bk! ;D
(I would call the song "Things are Bad in Baden-Baden" :) )
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Glad that you arrived safely, DR Doug R. Hope you feel 100% pronto!
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God morning, all! I have my physical therapy this morning, so I'll leave here around 9:00, hit the bank and deposit the check from last night, then take the bus up to 96th Street. On my way home, I will stop at the post office to post some bills and few packages.
That's my day.
Both the American Revolution and the US Civil War interest me. I've also been fascinated by the general stupidity of World War I since reading Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August while working on a production of OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR!
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Good morning, all.
Vibes for all. My eyes aren't quite open yet, but it's lovely having "Simply" on this early. My ears are appreciative, at least.
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TOD: I would probably have to say World War I. Though I'm not interested in who won which battle and where, I do liek the artistic response to the war, such as the novels of Dos Passos, which I need to read more of, Blitzstein's songs in "The Cradle Will Rock," Faulkner and even some Hemingway. Plus, the whole Dada reaction.
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:)
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Good morning.
:) ;) ;D
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good morning to all
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I've had no AT&T service for 3 days.
The palm tree next door, took down the lines.
Absentee landlord.
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Must catch up later.
Off to work.
Mega vibes.
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;)
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TOD
The War Of The Roses.
Nothing like flowers fighting one another.
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War IS hell! There, I said it.
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TOD:
WW2
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There was an israeli musical revue that dealt in part (but very directly) with the Six-day war called TO LIVE ANOTHER SUMMER, TO PASS ANOTHER WINTER that played on Broadway for a nice while.
Also, a show with a wonderful score about that same war played in Israel, called I LIKE MIKE. I have the CD, very fine songs.
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TOD:
The American Revolutionary War
The American Civil War
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On MR SKEFFINGTON - James Agee in THE NATION:
...it takes her just short of 30 years and two and half hours of playing time to learn, from her patient husband (Claude Rains) that "a woman is beautiful only when she is loved" and to prove this point to an audience which, I fear, will be made up mainly of unloved and unlovable women..... MR SKEFFINGTON is...an endless woman's page meditation on What To Do When Beauty Fades. The implied advice is....hang on to your husband...and count yourself blessed if like Mr Rains, in his old age, he is blinded....
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Waiting for the call so I can go get my CAR!!!
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TOD:
As a kid, I was a big Civil War buff and had a lot of books on the subject and my grandfather gave me a subscription to CIVIL WAR TIMES for several years and I still have a box of them.
As I got older my interest in Richard III sparked an interest in THE WAR OF THE ROSES. I probably have two shelves of books on that.
I also find the battles of Caradoc and Boudicca against the Romans in Britain very fascinating and have books both fiction and non-fiction on that.
Through the historical fiction of Bernard Cornwell, I've gotten interested in Alfred the Great's Battles with the Danes and the Hundred Years War somewhat.
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Tuesday morning greetings! Tonight is my second-to-last nonprofit board leadership class. I have most of the day at home to putter and get ready for the evening.
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Received word this morning that I've qualified to be part of THIS STUDY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24s0qIp5nfA) at Mayo Clinic. Acceptance confirms something that I asked my cardiologist about and he kind of blew off. Time to find a new doc!
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Loved, loved, loved the first paragraph (especially) of today's notes... classic bk! ;D
(I would call the song "Things are Bad in Baden-Baden" :) )
Visually, that's a nice tease, but aurally, I think "Things Are Odd in Baden-Baden" is more euphonious.
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New doctor vibes for DR GINNY....yes, I agree!
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Page Two Dance.
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Good (late) morning, all.
Late, not because I slept late, but because I'm loafing around. Time to get moving!
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Loved, loved, loved the first paragraph (especially) of today's notes... classic bk! ;D
(I would call the song "Things are Bad in Baden-Baden" :) )
Visually, that's a nice tease, but aurally, I think "Things Are Odd in Baden-Baden" is more euphonious.
I'd go for a second act novelty number, "Baden-Baden to the Bone".
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TOD:
I don't have any fascination with war at all, but studying WWl and WWll in school was interesting.
Movies about WWlll are rather fascinating, however. But hopefully it is not something I will ever have to live through.
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TOD
I'd love to really learn something about the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and both World Wars. Unfortunately, I've never taken the steps to gain any but the most superficial knowledge of any of these. That doesn't mean it still won't happen, but the enormity of these subjects is daunting, to say the least.
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I neglected to mention the "Cold War". This is the one we've all "lived", and maybe I love the cultural products (the books, films, etc.) more than the actual issues, but the very presence of it has been enormous.
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TOD:
I don't have any fascination with war at all, but studying WWl and WWll in school was interesting.
Movies about WWlll are rather fascinating, however. But hopefully it is not something I will ever have to live through.
I'm guessing your chances of living through WW2 are pretty nil, Mikey!
And I am home from therapy!
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And the word of the day is: PECKSNIFFIAN!
And The Song Of The Day Is: CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE
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Ear Worm du Jour:
"As Coroner, I must aver,
I've thoroughly examined her,
And she's not only merely dead,
She's really most sincerely dead"
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The Baden Baden Seed would be a number about the effect of the war on the children....
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Had a good flight to Frankfurt. Weather here is fine. Hotel wi fi is very weak making it nearly useless. I'm now in a coffee shop having my usual morning cappuccino. After my severe cold I had my best sleep for 10 days.
I am very envious of your best sleep.
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On MR SKEFFINGTON - James Agee in THE NATION:
...it takes her just short of 30 years and two and half hours of playing time to learn, from her patient husband (Claude Rains) that "a woman is beautiful only when she is loved" and to prove this point to an audience which, I fear, will be made up mainly of unloved and unlovable women..... MR SKEFFINGTON is...an endless woman's page meditation on What To Do When Beauty Fades. The implied advice is....hang on to your husband...and count yourself blessed if like Mr Rains, in his old age, he is blinded....
Funny :)
I still liked the movie and this could have been a man as easily as a woman. This was excessive vanity. The acting was a joy to watch.
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Good Day all:
I agree with Jane regarding Mr Skeffington!
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TOD:
The only thing I am interested in regarding Wars is watching the WW11 movies that are about families and romance.
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Good morning. The other day my DH came home from the grocery store with a frozen turkey. We didn't have room for it in the freezer, so it is roasting in the oven. My house smells so good.
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Ha! I remember a Memorial Day turkey dinner that came about for that very reason.
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Received word this morning that I've qualified to be part of THIS STUDY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24s0qIp5nfA) at Mayo Clinic. Acceptance confirms something that I asked my cardiologist about and he kind of blew off. Time to find a new doc!
I'm impressed you knew to ask this, obviously you have been doing your research. Will you be going to the clinic in the near future? Once in the study they may have a doctor they can suggest you use.
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I agree DR JANE....one of my favorite Bette Davis movies.... And the funny parts were very funny....I guess my biggest problem with some Davis movies are that she never was a great beauty to begin with, so a movie that has men swarming all around her like she was Scarlett O'Hara is a bit much. But then, maybe that's the point, her personality made her beautiful....
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I'm up, I'm up - I awoke at eight-forty, stayed in bed and fell back asleep and awoke again two hours later. So, I think that's eight-plus hours.
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Sleep is good.
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Just finished having Giant play in the background while working from home. Enjoyable film and I love the interviews with Carroll Baker, Earl Holliman and the rest.
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I agree DR JANE....one of my favorite Bette Davis movies.... And the funny parts were very funny....I guess my biggest problem with some Davis movies are that she never was a great beauty to begin with, so a movie that has men swarming all around her like she was Scarlett O'Hara is a bit much. But then, maybe that's the point, her personality made her beautiful....
I seen men flock around women I didn't think were great beauties yet they had something about them leaving the beautiful woman next to them ignored-lol. It works the other way too. I've known some great looking men that did nothing for me.
One thing about her not being a great beauty is how well she fell apart after her illness.
I found the psychiatrist annoying. Keith agreed with his attitude and I said from our perspective it was correct, however, he had just met her and might have been a bit kinder.
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Received word this morning that I've qualified to be part of THIS STUDY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24s0qIp5nfA) at Mayo Clinic. Acceptance confirms something that I asked my cardiologist about and he kind of blew off. Time to find a new doc!
I'm impressed you knew to ask this, obviously you have been doing your research. Will you be going to the clinic in the near future? Once in the study they may have a doctor they can suggest you use.
A trip to Mayo is not part of the immediate plan, but I'm shopping around for a new cardiologist who doesn't laugh off SCAD (spontaneous coronary artery dissection).
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Good luck finding the right doctor.
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Ginny have you checked with the Cleveland Clinic if they know doctors in your area?
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No, Jane, but I'm in a SCAD Survivors Facebook group where several women are from Cleveland and have gone to the Clinic.
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Off to do some errands on my way to my evening class - bye for now!
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On MR SKEFFINGTON - James Agee in THE NATION:
...it takes her just short of 30 years and two and half hours of playing time to learn, from her patient husband (Claude Rains) that "a woman is beautiful only when she is loved" and to prove this point to an audience which, I fear, will be made up mainly of unloved and unlovable women..... MR SKEFFINGTON is...an endless woman's page meditation on What To Do When Beauty Fades. The implied advice is....hang on to your husband...and count yourself blessed if like Mr Rains, in his old age, he is blinded....
Funny :)
I still liked the movie and this could have been a man as easily as a woman. This was excessive vanity. The acting was a joy to watch.
I watched this again the other night and it's one of the few Bette Davis movies I can still watch anymore. Her mannerisms and that odd staccato way of speaking has extremely dated for me over the years, but all that falseness works of the character and for this picture. But the terrific performance (and he gave so many) is that of the inestimable Claude Rains. He is so real next to Bette. Walter Abel also delivers staunch, smooth support.
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Rains, of course, got an Oscar nom for this. But then so did Bette I believe.
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(http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9781626193468_p0_v1_s600.JPG)
I need to read this book. Tunnel 13 is up the road from where we live.
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On MR SKEFFINGTON - James Agee in THE NATION:
...it takes her just short of 30 years and two and half hours of playing time to learn, from her patient husband (Claude Rains) that "a woman is beautiful only when she is loved" and to prove this point to an audience which, I fear, will be made up mainly of unloved and unlovable women..... MR SKEFFINGTON is...an endless woman's page meditation on What To Do When Beauty Fades. The implied advice is....hang on to your husband...and count yourself blessed if like Mr Rains, in his old age, he is blinded....
Funny :)
I still liked the movie and this could have been a man as easily as a woman. This was excessive vanity. The acting was a joy to watch.
But the terrific performance (and he gave so many) is that of the inestimable Claude Rains.
The main reason we watched this movie.
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Jed posted this on Facebook, and I thought it was pretty cool. It is a perfect send-up of all the evil villioness's from Disney
It is called the SPELL BLOCK TANGO based on the number from CHICAGO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM
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DR JANE I certainly agree with what you wrote.....RE: "beautiful" people.... And DR CP is also correct in that Davis' sometimes arch manner fit the part very well.... And certainly the makeup people did a nice job, toward the end she was looking very Baby Jane Hudson-ish....
I think the psychiatrist had just seen SO MANY women like Fanny - such as the patient just before her - and her insistence that she was an "urgent case" annoyed him.
I also agree about Rains performance and that of Walter Abel - who was so much fun in HOLIDAY INN as well.
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That's pretty funny DR TCB! LOL
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Oh my goodness. Turkey, stuffing, and gravy.
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DR JANE I certainly agree with what you wrote.....RE: "beautiful" people.... And DR CP is also correct in that Davis' sometimes arch manner fit the part very well.... And certainly the makeup people did a nice job, toward the end she was looking very Baby Jane Hudson-ish....
I think the psychiatrist had just seen SO MANY women like Fanny - such as the patient just before her - and her insistence that she was an "urgent case" annoyed him.
I also agree about Rains performance and that of Walter Abel - who was so much fun in HOLIDAY INN as well.
Keith made the same Baby Jane comparison. I agree about Walter Abel.
I felt like the psychiatrists tone, not what he had to say which was fine, was in part to contrast how men behaved towards her with her beauty gone and part to contrast the too gentle husband & cousin.
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It was a contrast for sure!!! LOL
I think I will watch Pitch Perfect.....
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Yup :)
Off to get a much needed haircut now that the handyman has gone for the day. Keith is doing yard work. I should have picked up acorns earlier, wish I had remembered sooner.
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Wae-Ling picked up some acorns a couple of weeks ago when we went up north. She said they were "awesome!"
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DR Laura - you could have turkey with acorn stuffing. :)
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Had a cup of chicken soup and a ham and Swiss and no fries or onion rings. I'm afraid jogging is going to be out at least until Thursday, when I actually have a day off. Whilst sitting eating I heard the vile rumor that the 405 is completely shut down again - therefore all the canyon roads are jammed, including, according to the person nearby, Laurel Canyon, which is actually kind of amazing considering that it is nowhere near the 405.
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Well, according to Google, the idiots who were sharing the vile rumor were incorrect - the 405 is NOT shut down today - where do these people get their stupid incorrect information?
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/fall3_zpsdd015b18.jpg)
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bk, I think you should write a song about the dastardly 405.
In your spare time. :)
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Had a cup of chicken soup and a ham and Swiss and no fries or onion rings. I'm afraid jogging is going to be out at least until Thursday, when I actually have a day off. Whilst sitting eating I heard the vile rumor that the 405 is completely shut down again - therefore all the canyon roads are jammed, including, according to the person nearby, Laurel Canyon, which is actually kind of amazing considering that it is nowhere near the 405.
Where are all the flying cars that were promised for The World of Tomorrow (a Brain From Planet X reference ;)), which is actually today??
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It's the Golden Girls!
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/goldengirls_zpsdb083abe.jpg)
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Received word this morning that I've qualified to be part of THIS STUDY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24s0qIp5nfA) at Mayo Clinic. Acceptance confirms something that I asked my cardiologist about and he kind of blew off. Time to find a new doc!
Good luck, Ginny...with all of it!
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Jed posted this on Facebook, and I thought it was pretty cool. It is a perfect send-up of all the evil villioness's from Disney
It is called the SPELL BLOCK TANGO based on the number from CHICAGO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM)
That's fantastic! :D
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I look forward to purchasing and reading BK's upcoming novel about the 405!
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Too long day at work. Glad to be getting on to other things.
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During lunch, I made a buttermilk pecan pie. Will have to wait until tomorrow to taste it, however. I don't like delays like that.
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Sitting in on a rehearsal of NOW CHANGE tonight. Probably tomorrow night, too. Friday is "my" rehearsal, for which I hope to holy hell the bass player and violinist I'll be playing with on "my" performance will be there. (You never know. Also, I think they got two violinists, so I need the right one to show up.)
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Ancient Ethel, from 1930:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vF9-tbCF0
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Ancient Ethel, from 1930:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vF9-tbCF0
That's pretty cool! I love things like this.
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Neato, DR John G.! :)
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Apparently, FiberFix is 100x stronger than duct tape.
Just so you know. :)
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Page three? Really?
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I guess I'll leave in about thirty minutes. I may try Beverly Glen to see what that's like on a weekday at four. If it's reasonable, it's a much easier way to get to West LA than Laurel Canyon. And if I'm going to sit in a restaurant and kill time for an hour, many more choices.
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Jed posted this on Facebook, and I thought it was pretty cool. It is a perfect send-up of all the evil villioness's from Disney
It is called the SPELL BLOCK TANGO based on the number from CHICAGO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM)
That's fantastic! :D
Loved it!
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Chicken pot pie from Harriet's Kitchen! Not as good as the Brooklyn Diner's but almost as good.
And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
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Ancient Ethel, from 1930:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vF9-tbCF0
Hard to believe she was only 22 here!
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Page 4!
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!!!! 4 !!!!
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And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
OMG, DR elmore3003 - that is really bad news for you... :P
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And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! :o
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And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
OMG, DR elmore3003 - that is really bad news for you... :P
Bingo!
I can limp down three flights but I wouldn't guarantee climbing them.
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And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! :o
Ooooooooooooooy!!!!!
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Our super, who's really wonderful, knows there are two gimps on three. I'm hoping that by the time i get home from a City Center meeting at 11am, that it's fixed.
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Jed posted this on Facebook, and I thought it was pretty cool. It is a perfect send-up of all the evil villioness's from Disney
It is called the SPELL BLOCK TANGO based on the number from CHICAGO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM)
That's fantastic! :D
Loved it!
Amber Riley madde a great Ursula.
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And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
OMG, DR elmore3003 - that is really bad news for you... :P
Bingo!
I can limp down three flights but I wouldn't guarantee climbing them.
Sherpa? Maybe you could charge it to the landlord.
Seriously, I hope it's fixed soon.
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DR Michael Shayne, IMDB, not the greatest source of info, has it backwards: Rae Allen was replaced by Evelyn Page in ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER.
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And the bad news? The elevator is out of order.
I'm sorry.
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Well, I'm off to usher for Rufus Wainwright! I'm sure that it'll be a great show!
Be back later!
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Good morning. The other day my DH came home from the grocery store with a frozen turkey. We didn't have room for it in the freezer, so it is roasting in the oven. My house smells so good.
YUM!!! I need to get a turkey and have it cut in half lengthwise. Then I can roast 1/2 at a time. I love the smell of turkey
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Page 4!
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Really?
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That's all I have to say.
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Two Gimps on Three....that's the title of my next novel......oh wait, I haven't written my first novel yet
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Two Gimps on Three....that's the title of my next novel......oh wait, I haven't written my first novel yet
So your first novel would be your next novel.
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Or your next would be your first???
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Someone on ATC had linked Alec Baldwin's own list of his donations for the year
http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/10/29/whats-in-your-wallet-alec-baldwin-has-given-away-almost-3mil-so-far-this-year
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I'm drawn to novels, films & personal stories during WWII. I've read numerous books of or about Jews in Eastern Europe during that time. "Foyle's War" which began during the war is my all time favorite series.
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'night
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TOD
War of the Roses
The American Revolutionary War
The American Civil War
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Ginny, Congratulations on getting into the study - I agree, new doctor time.
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Fixed Elevator vibes for Elmore
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where in tarnation IS everybody?
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I'm drawn to novels, films & personal stories during WWII. I've read numerous books of or about Jews in Eastern Europe during that time. "Foyle's War" which began during the war is my all time favorite series.
Have you seen the new series? I'm due to get it in a few weeks from the library.
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Let's move this forward.
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Five!
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All this barbecue writing is making me hungry.
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JohnG. maybe your bird is screaming because of his bald chest, perhaps this will help...
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/clothesforcockatoo_zps22de0da6.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/clothesforcockatoo_zps22de0da6.jpg.html)
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The American Revolution
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A couple nights ago I decided to look for my college roommate from Costa Rica on Facebook and found her! We chatted on FB and shared photos from 1980-81 and some from today. It's really been fun.
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I had a lot of good memories of Maritza and very fondly remembered my trip to Costa Rica that year, but I forgot how much we laughed. We laughed and laughed and laughed. What a fabulous thing to remember
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How wonderful that you were able to reconnect with your roomate!
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Yes! I searched her name and when I saw the photo I knew I had found her
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I think that's been what I like most about Facebook is connecting with people who had sort of dropped out of my life with all the moves I've made. But then again, HHW has done that while introducing me to some wonderful new people.
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Good night, all.
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TOD:
I don't have any fascination with war at all, but studying WWl and WWll in school was interesting.
Movies about WWlll are rather fascinating, however. But hopefully it is not something I will ever have to live through.
At your age, Mike, I would sincerely doubt it.
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Page five? Really? Page FIVE?
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Back from rehearsal - interesting.
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Did take Beverly Glen at four-fifteen and while it was a bit more crowded it was pretty good.
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Well, the Rufus Wainwright concert was very good. What I didn't know was that his half-sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche, was his opening act! She has a breathy voice, and at first I wasn't sure, but by the end of her set, she won me over. And she's funny! She didn't sing humorous songs, but when she chatted in between the songs, she really has a sense of humor!
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The only problem with Rufus' set is that the volume was a couple of notches too loud (for me). And he mumble-sings. He didn't enunciate as well as I would think a live performer should. He's got a great voice, though, and I really enjoyed his songs.
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One very touching moment was when he and his sister sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and from where I was standing in the back of the theater, I saw a guy who was sitting on the aisle get up, the woman with him also stood up, but then he motioned for her to stay there. He got down on one knee and proposed to her right there! It was so sweet! I could see her nod her head "yes"!
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After the song was over, someone from the audience yelled that there was just an engagement. Rufus and his sister Lucy couldn't see it from the stage. As it was happening, the house manager walked in and I pointed them out and he took a picture.