Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 14, 2014, 12:52:34 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of a lovely night, and now it is time for you to post until the lovely cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: WANGLE!
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Congrats, BK, on the successful show and benefit!! :D
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Morning all.
That is all.
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First post after Ben, who was after George, who was after BK!
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What the???
Go to bed!!! It's 3:11am in your world.
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TOD:
Haggis. :P
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This is for DR John G.:
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/ella_zpse3ee1579.jpg)
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bk, I am glad that your stomach that your stomach held together, and that the show was such a success!
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I have furs that wiggle waggle wangle
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Congratulations on such a successful show!!!
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BK it sounds like a wonderful evening I wish I could have seen it
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TOD Sushi.... or as we call it in our house... bait
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TOD:
Haggis. :P
you beat me to it!!!
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and although an enthusiastic meat eater I will not eat heads, feet or innards
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good morning to all
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TOD:
Haggis. :P
you beat me to it!!!
I assume that is covered under innards
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Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck; minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours
(http://www.epspipeband.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/haggis.jpg)
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For the rain it raineth every day.
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That was the weather report BTW
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Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck; minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours
(http://www.epspipeband.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/haggis.jpg)
Haggis is piped in at the ceremonial Burns Supper. It adds to the sense of ceremony. In Burns' poem to a haggis it is described as "great chieftain of the pudding race". Highland chieftains typically had their personal piper who played at ceremonial occasions therefore haggis has its own piper!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5t_d4Nb2fE
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Address To A Haggis
Robert Burns ,1786
Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o' the pudding-race!
Aboon them a' yet tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o'a grace
As lang's my arm.
The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin was help to mend a mill
In time o'need,
While thro' your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.
His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An' cut you up wi' ready sleight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like ony ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin', rich!
Then, horn for horn, they stretch an' strive:
Deil tak the hindmost! on they drive,
Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
Bethankit! hums.
Is there that owre his French ragout
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad make her spew
Wi' perfect sconner,
Looks down wi' sneering, scornfu' view
On sic a dinner?
Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckles as wither'd rash,
His spindle shank, a guid whip-lash;
His nieve a nit;
Thro' blody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!
But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread.
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll mak it whissle;
An' legs an' arms, an' hands will sned,
Like taps o' trissle.
Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o' fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer
Gie her a haggis!
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brown sugar and maple oatmeal and coffee
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and I suppose I must not loll about in the recliner warm and comfy but must venture out to brave the elements
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Good morning, all.
Haggis poetry to start the day? Oy!
Just coffee, thanks.
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And that oatmeal sounds just fine, thank you.
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Rare color movies of London, 1927:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgxki8_R968#t=71
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I have furs that wiggle waggle wangle
I have hair that does that. :)
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haggis has its own piper!
That's so that they can make sure that it is really and sincerely dead!
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Good morning, all! Remember all the disgusting photos that former DR Der Brucer used to post? I guess DR Michael Shayne has decided to take it over.
And the rains have landed in Manhattan. I have to go to the NYPL Theatre Collection around noon on an errand for a friend in England. Until then, I will work on my choral arrangement, which I would like to finish by Sunday.
DR vixmom, I enjoyed your medical history enormously. Lady Bracknell would declare it a life crammed with incident.
BK, good news on last night's benefit!
More coffee!
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Here's an article that DR JRand63 will not want to miss!
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/debra-messing-adopts-bizarre-diet-for-broadway-debut-1
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Glad the show went well.
BK, hopefully you can eat something today. Maybe soda crackers. White rice. Toast.
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I had oatmeal, raisins, pecans and cinnamon and black coffee.
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Yes, it raineth hereth in Manhattaneth noweth.
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What a messeth.
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And noweth, I musteth getteth backeth to worketh.
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Byeth for noweth.
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Congrats on the successful show, BK.
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TOD:
Squash
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Congrats to BK on what sounds like an absolutely perfect, stupendous show. I wish I could turn the TV on and catch it On Demand.
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Here's an article that DR JRand63 will not want to miss!
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/debra-messing-adopts-bizarre-diet-for-broadway-debut-1 (http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/debra-messing-adopts-bizarre-diet-for-broadway-debut-1)
Bone marrow broth - sounds almost as appetizing as haggis!
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Poached eggs and toast are usually a very good way to ease oneself back into regular eating. Always loved that as a kid, and hell, it sounds really good right about now.
But here's a question. What is it about poached eggs that makes us feel that way? It seems like a very carefully made over-easy or over-medium egg is just as gentle and nice. At least they are the way I tend to them, resulting in their being delicate and lovely, done just "enough".
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TOD
Though I'm a voracious meat eater, I, too, limit myself to the standard cuts. No brains, tongue, head, feet, innards, for me. That kinda gal spins webs-- wait, sorry, wrong number. And though I like a lot of seafood, including lox on a bagel and the basic kinds of sushi (it's a great carrier for soy sauce, wasabi and ginger, if nothing else!), no raw oysters or lobster innards or other too-weird things from the sea.
I could still probably enjoy a well prepared liver with bacon and onions meal, though it's been years since I've had it. And chopped chicken liver on a bagel is an essential food group. But I've grown way out of my childhood liking for the plate of "chicken gizzards and hearts" (with gravy, mashed potatoes, etc.) at the "nice" Sunday-dinner type restaurant we were taken to now and then in Columbus in the late '50s. Oy!
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Poached eggs and toast are usually a very good way to ease oneself back into regular eating. Always loved that as a kid, and hell, it sounds really good right about now.
But here's a question. What is it about poached eggs that makes us feel that way? It seems like a very carefully made over-easy or over-medium egg is just as gentle and nice. At least they are the way I tend to them, resulting in their being delicate and lovely, done just "enough".
A fried egg has grease to irritate the digestive system.
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Hey, folks --
LITTLE ME at Encores! Trumpet 4 part recreated by our own DR Elmore.
Has anyone decided anything? If not, I'm going to grab a ticket for the Sunday matinee, February 9th, 2:00 PM. I'm going to be cheap and grab one of the remaining first row balcony seats, just off center, unless someone says those aren't good for any reason. Or if Saturday would REALLY work better for people, but there's already less to choose from.
I think we must needs decide this, like, today, before the few remaining decent seats are gone.
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Congrats on the successful show, BK!
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Tickets just went on sale this morning, so in case anyone has a spare 30 minutes for a one-act musical:
If you can't see Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART, or even if you can - come see
I NEVER MISS A LARRY KRAMER MUSICAL
Come see: A divine musical parody one-on-one!
Part of John Chatterton's Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, featuring widely diverse examples of the one-act 30-to-60-minute play
form.
"I NEVER MISS A LARRY KRAMER MUSICAL, A Parody Chat with Bette Midler"
Has Been Invited To Be Part of John Chatterton’s MIDWINTER MADNESS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
Roy Arias Stage II – 300 West 43rd Street – 4th Floor
New York City, at 43rd Street near 8th Avenue
Three Performances – FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 1 & 2
Tuesday February 25 – 5:45 pm - our first performance after a quick tech time, so it should be exciting - anything can happen!
Saturday March 1 – 10:15 pm and Sunday March 2 – 7 pm
A parody written by Fred Landau
Milla Ilieva (who has an album on Kritzerland) plays the Divine Miss M - more casting coming soon!
Directed by Michael Joseph Ormond (showing a totally different side after his great success with The Crucible last fall)
This 30-minute mini-musical takes place on the morning that Bette inexplicably and unaccountably did not get a Tony nomination.
The one-act piece is 30 minutes from the time we start. A unique blend of parody with divine-Miss-M tribute.
TICKET INFO FROM ovationtix is on my blog http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/
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Sounds very good DR FJL. But I will have to wait until it goes on the road.
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Thanks to all for the rehearsal vibes. Things went very well. My lines weren't as secure as I wanted them to be....but they were better than some....so there is some work to do there.....
The director sent out an email this morning that said no evening rehearsal tonight, there is just class today from 12:30 until 5 p.m......he talked to me about coming in at six to work with my scene partner, so I am not sure it that is still happening. I guess I will get an email if it is.
My BIG scene is the opening scene of Act Two.......my scene partner is Oley (pronounced in the Swedish way...NOT the Spanish way).
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Sounds very good DR FJL. But I will have to wait until it goes on the road.
Well, we do do a take on "One for My Baby, and One More for the Road." :)
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Loved reading about the benefit.....what a great evening!
I like SILENT auctions....although I guess you can raise more during a LIVE auction.....
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Sounds very good DR FJL. But I will have to wait until it goes on the road.
Well, we do do a take on "One for My Baby, and One More for the Road." :)
Nice.
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I just wrote an opening for the choral medley for 8-12 alarm clocks. I think it will get a laugh.
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our finale (tentative lyric) - tune of One For My Baby (Bette “Tonight Show” version)
JUST A QUARTER, YOU SEE -
JUST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT END PROFITABLY
YOU GAVE ‘EM HELL, BETTE -
YOU ROCKED ‘EM WITH A LADY IT’S GREAT THAT THEY MET
YOU’LL DO IT AGAIN, WE’LL SEE YOU THEN
FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD
MAKE IT MORE FUN FOR BROADWAY
AND ONE BIG MOTHER LODE
JUST ONE-FOURTH OF SHOWS
PAY BACK FOR THEIR INVESTORS BEFORE THEY MUST CLOSE
AND GEE, SO WHAT IF BETTE
WON’T GET THAT STATUETTE NAMED FOR ANTOINETTE
A BOX OFFICE SMASH, BUT NOT JUST FOR CASH,
DOES THE CROWD EXPLODE
YOU MADE IT SUCH FUN FOR BROADWAY
AND ONE BIG MOTHER LODE
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I just wrote an opening for the choral medley for 8-12 alarm clocks. I think it will get a laugh.
It makes me laugh just reading about it.
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LOL that makes me laugh, too, DR FJL.
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Congratulations on your production, DR FJL.
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Thanks so much, Jrand!
Hoping it goes over (although it can't go over 30 minutes!). The director has been great so far, and Milla is already her terrific self, even with just starting the process last Wednesday.
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Congratulations on your production, DR FJL.
Thanks, singdaw!
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I just wrote an opening for the choral medley for 8-12 alarm clocks. I think it will get a laugh.
It makes me laugh just reading about it.
I love it already.
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Byeth for noweth.
Goodbyeth. Farewelleth. Aufeth Wiedersehneth. Adieueth.
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Page 3.
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TOD: Clams. Oysters (except an occasional fried oyster on a seafood platter). Chitlin's. Snails. Kippers. Pickled Herring. Don't know nothin' 'bout no Haggis, but I do know I don't want anything "internal" of an "organ" nature.
I adore squash. Fried me up a mess of summer squash last night and had it with fresh tomato slices and bbq chicken.
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Page 3 is all me right now. Prithee help me out.
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The day in Oakland CA is absolutely gorgeous, thus far.
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We have two birthdays this week and both will be celebrated Thursday at lunch. One will be a lunch out somewhere for a co-worker in my division and the other will be a potluck for a co-worker in another division.
I will go out to lunch, but will bring in a dish for the potluck and ask that a plate be made for me to take home that evening.
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Torpor, get thee gone.
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TOD:
So far, I cannot think of anything that I won't eat.
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I find myself wondering if JRand spent on time on Lifetime network this past weekend with the "50 Shades of Grace" marathon.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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TOD:
So far, I cannot think of anything that I won't eat.
Would you eat a fly?
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Afternoon, all!
bk: Glad to hear the benefit went well
Vixmom: were you quoting the play or the musical (Twelfth Night)? Need to know if I have to start reciting my sonnets or singing my Rupert Holmes in retaliation.
TOD: Long as it's kosher, I'll try it once, but I don't eat tomatoes or broccoli.
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/london_zps09834c55.jpg)
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TOD:
So far, I cannot think of anything that I won't eat.
Would you eat a fly?
Or perhaps harm one?
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NO I did not DR RLP! And DR ELMORE that link was terrifying - just the fact that such a thing was worthy of reporting at all boggles my brain.
So it turns out that Oley and I are working our scene from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. which is great, I will be home by 6 p.m.
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Other than that - there ain't a damn thing happenin'!
A Flip Wilson reference.
I think I will start using DR SINGDAW's job interview technique....I don't really want a job anyway.
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TOD:
Liver
Spinach
Cabbage
Hominy
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Hate liver and hominy. Not much of a fan of turnips (the root part, not the greens).
Love spinach and cabbage....and broccoli!
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You can just pass that cabbage and spinach over this way, DR Jrand63.
And those tomatoes and broccoli, DR Elan.
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NO I did not DR RLP! And DR ELMORE that link was terrifying - just the fact that such a thing was worthy of reporting at all boggles my brain.
So it turns out that Oley and I are working our scene from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. which is great, I will be home by 6 p.m.
She must have Victoria Clark's publicist.
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No good deed goes unpunished: I offered to go to the NYPL to see if there were a Broadway script for Alan Jay Lerner's THE DAY BEFORE SPRING. Walking's an ordeal, and I ended up walking way too much all over the 2nd and 3rd floors. I got the libretto, Lerner's personal copy, with a lot of additions and deletions, but it doesn't follow the Broadway playbill's musical program. God knows what draft(s) this(these) pages may be. So, now I'm exhausted, my body aches, and my trip to help a friend was a dud.
I'm wet and glad to be home.
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Rare color movies of London, 1927:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgxki8_R968#t=71 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgxki8_R968#t=71)
I love things like this! Thanks for sharing!
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Tuesday afternoon greetings! It's clear, sunny, and not too cold here in SW Ohio and I'm very glad because Fr. Richard officiated at a funeral today. The deceased was the grandfather of the fiancé of our DN/goddaughter Lauren, so I accompanied him to the funeral home and the gravesite. We went out to lunch, did a few errands, and came home to wash the cemetery mud off our shoes.
Might be time for a nap...
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Here's an article that DR JRand63 will not want to miss!
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/debra-messing-adopts-bizarre-diet-for-broadway-debut-1 (http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/debra-messing-adopts-bizarre-diet-for-broadway-debut-1)
Topic of the Day: "bone marrow broth"
:P
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Tickets just went on sale this morning, so in case anyone has a spare 30 minutes for a one-act musical:
If you can't see Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART, or even if you can - come see
I NEVER MISS A LARRY KRAMER MUSICAL
Come see: A divine musical parody one-on-one!
Part of John Chatterton's Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, featuring widely diverse examples of the one-act 30-to-60-minute play
form.
"I NEVER MISS A LARRY KRAMER MUSICAL, A Parody Chat with Bette Midler"
Has Been Invited To Be Part of John Chatterton’s MIDWINTER MADNESS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
Roy Arias Stage II – 300 West 43rd Street – 4th Floor
New York City, at 43rd Street near 8th Avenue
Three Performances – FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 1 & 2
Tuesday February 25 – 5:45 pm - our first performance after a quick tech time, so it should be exciting - anything can happen!
Saturday March 1 – 10:15 pm and Sunday March 2 – 7 pm
A parody written by Fred Landau
Milla Ilieva (who has an album on Kritzerland) plays the Divine Miss M - more casting coming soon!
Directed by Michael Joseph Ormond (showing a totally different side after his great success with The Crucible last fall)
This 30-minute mini-musical takes place on the morning that Bette inexplicably and unaccountably did not get a Tony nomination.
The one-act piece is 30 minutes from the time we start. A unique blend of parody with divine-Miss-M tribute.
TICKET INFO FROM ovationtix is on my blog http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/ (http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/)
Congrats, Fred! Sounds like it'll be so much fun!!
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Three more hours (give or take five minutes) before quittin' time.
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I'm feeling peckish, yet I only recently finished a turkey Mediterranean sandwich and a bag of chips.
I guess I need something sweet to take the "savory" out of my mouth.
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I am certain
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that a little effort
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exerted on these pages
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will get us to
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Page 4
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I've done it!
Please proceed forthwith into merriment and mirth.
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I've done it!
Please proceed forthwith into merriment and mirth.
Hooeth and Rayeth!!
;)
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Everything in NYC must be quite copasetic lately. Haven't read a good Elmo rant in some time.
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Geez, it's Toosday already, and evening here in lovely rainy Maine.
CONGRATS, BK on your very successful benefit show last night. I've been catching some of the FB postings and pics. I so wish I could have been there.
I also hope you are feeling much better after the attack of the zombie food.
We are into our designer run-through tomorrow, and by Friday, tech. By Sunday, halfway to coming home. It feels like I stepped into a time warp, but I am happy that the show here is very good.
Have a great evening, all!
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Got up at nine-thirty and was writing fifteen minutes later. There was little of use from Sunday and Monday, even the futzing and finessing. I redid all that stuff, took a shower and came up with what was missing, and then wrote that. I've done about six new pages so far and I'd sorely love to do at least six more before the end of the evening. I know how the current chapter ends and I'm only about four or five pages from that - once that happens then the next couple of chapters I at least know what happens and that's nice.
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Had my first food in almost sixty hours - poached eggs on white toast with some white rice on the side. I must say it was really good and I felt so much better getting something inside my tummy. I think at dinner I'll have something mild, but definitely eat.
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I don't think I'll do any kind of meat or fish for the next day or so.
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I picked up one package and now I'm home and taking an hour or so break before more writing.
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TOD:
So far, I cannot think of anything that I won't eat.
Would you eat a fly?
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die
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Here's the whole thing. I had this in a story book when I was a kid and always liked it.
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird,
How absurd to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat,
Imagine that, to swallow a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog,
My, what a hog, to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat,
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow,
I wonder how she swallowed a cow?!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse,
She's dead, of course!!
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Pretty morbid for a kids book, lol.
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I don't like beets. At least I don't think I like beets, it's been so long since I tried them
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We no longer get The Weather Channel on Direct tv
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We do get Weather Nation now They actually have weather all the time What a concept
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As a kid, you couldn't pay me to eat Harvard Beets or fried eggplant.
Both are quite palatable to me, now.
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It was a rainy day but not too cold in the DC area.
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Still have to watch Downton Abbey.
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Congrats BK on the success of the show!
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Glad you're feeling better, BK!
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Thanks so much, George!
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Only 28 more minutes in my work day!
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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FWIW, if anyone can remember back to 1994, Paul Wylie finished in a qualifying position (I don't remember if we sent two or three men). The committee was sorely tempted - and spoke out about their deliberations - to send another skater in Wylie's place who they had "thought" would make the team but who didn't. Wylie was considered unreliable (like our national champ Jeremy Abbott, from competition to competition).
History, of course, bears out the Olympic Committee's decision to stick to the results from nationals. Wylie not only did well...he won the Silver Medal and, in the minds of many, should have won the Gold. A Russian won it and the bulk of judges were from Soviet countries...so, go know. Our national champ that year finished very low in the final results.
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Feeling bad for Max Aaron who free-skated himself into third place at Nationals, but won't be going to the Olympics because only two men will go. Sadly, Jeremy Abbott (28 years old and sporting an abominable haircut) won again and will again go to an international competition where history says he will be lackluster and disappointing.
Maybe history will be proven wrong. But there IS Jason Brown who was very good at nationals and won the silver.
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Only 18 more minutes in my work day.
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A poem:
I never saw a purple cow
I hope I never see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
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Just a few more posts and we'll be on page 5.
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And it's just me and one guest active on the board.
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Sigh!
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Me and my shadow...
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...walk along the avenue!
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Le voila! And on that bit of Français, I'll bid you adieu!
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I disagree. They have to look at the overall performance and who has the best chance of doing well at the Olympics. I think Wagner has a much better shot of doing better. Plus it was her doing well at the World Championships that got them the 3rd spot.
I do think that it is a shame that only 3 get to go. That doesn't make sense to me. It would be nice if 4 or 5 got to go if they were competitive enough to do well.
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Feeling bad for Max Aaron who free-skated himself into third place at Nationals, but won't be going to the Olympics because only two men will go. Sadly, Jeremy Abbott (28 years old and sporting an abominable haircut) won again and will again go to an international competition where history says he will be lackluster and disappointing.
Maybe history will be proven wrong. But there IS Jason Brown who was very good at nationals and won the silver.
I feel very bad for Max Aaron too. Such a shame. I loved Jason Brown's long program. So exciting.
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Good evening, all.
Congratulations on a great show, BK. I've loved Obba Babbatunde's singing since Dreamgirls. His singing of the line, "Effie, sing my song the way it should be" is written in my mind.
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Congrats on the show, FJL. Sounds like fun. And great lyrics.
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The book went to the publisher last night. The photos were placed in the mail today. Perhaps I can start to breathe easier again.
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TOD:
Cheesecake
Yogurt
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Better stomach vibes for all.
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The book went to the publisher last night. The photos were placed in the mail today. Perhaps I can start to breathe easier again.
Congrats, John!
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And the word of the day is: WANGLE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: COME FLY WITH ME
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The book went to the publisher last night. The photos were placed in the mail today. Perhaps I can start to breathe easier again.
Congrats, John!
Thank you, sir.
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I missed your milestone, Ron. Congratulations.
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Still have to watch Downton Abbey.
Well get on it!
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I heard she was contesting it, has that happened?
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Yikes, did I miss Ron's milestone too? If so, congrats.
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Feeling bad for Max Aaron who free-skated himself into third place at Nationals, but won't be going to the Olympics because only two men will go. Sadly, Jeremy Abbott (28 years old and sporting an abominable haircut) won again and will again go to an international competition where history says he will be lackluster and disappointing.
Maybe history will be proven wrong. But there IS Jason Brown who was very good at nationals and won the silver.
I love Jason Brown!
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Congrats on the show, FJL. Sounds like fun. And great lyrics.
Thanks so much, John G!
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I disagree. They have to look at the overall performance and who has the best chance of doing well at the Olympics. I think Wagner has a much better shot of doing better. Plus it was her doing well at the World Championships that got them the 3rd spot.
I do think that it is a shame that only 3 get to go. That doesn't make sense to me. It would be nice if 4 or 5 got to go if they were competitive enough to do well.
I have to agree with Ron on this one. If you can't pull if off when it counts at Nationals, you don't go.
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I heard she was contesting it, has that happened?
They said the other day she was writing a letter. Is that a nice way of saying she was fiing a protest.
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Yes, Congrats on the show, FJL!
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I heard she was contesting it, has that happened?
They said the other day she was writing a letter. Is that a nice way of saying she was fiing a protest.
They also said she didn't have a coach to help her. Didn't she have a coach? Time to google
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Looks like she got some advice about the selection process, but didn't contest it. I feel bad for her
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Congrats, DR John G. May you have some pleasant and slightly more relaxing days ahead of you!
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Dr John G, good news on the book!
I've worked enough today. Time to veg out.
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Will have lots of photographs in the new notes later.
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Watched about thirty minutes of a motion picture, will do this dinner meeting at six, then will finish the movie, then do another three to six pages.
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congrats on the book John G. I've been hungry for BBQ since you started writing it...
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congrats on the book John G. I've been hungry for BBQ since you started writing it...
thanks, all. I'm still hungry for barbecue. Had a leftover smoked pastrami short rib for lunch today.
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Six!
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Thanks for the good wishes, Cilla!
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Okay, ladies and germs, I've got my ticket for the Sunday matinee of LITTLE ME. Don't know if DR KevinH is coming up for it, but whoever is around that day, maybe we can get together for some pastrami or something equally essential to our well being and happiness.
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Congratulations
to BK, cast, and crew!
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TOD:
So far, I cannot think of anything that I won't eat.
Would you eat a fly?
I knew an old Lady who swallowed a fly
oh, Cilla knew her too apparently
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Well, it's time for me to go to the Theater Artists Olympia monthly board meeting. We have some things to discuss, so we'll discuss.
Be back later!
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OK I have caught up lets see what I remebrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Congratulations FJL I would like to come Hopefully the Sunday performance will be possible -
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Elan, you are correct I was quoting from the sonnet from Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
"When That I Was And a Little Tiny Boy"
(From "Twelfth Night")
When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came to man’s estate,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
‘Gainst knaves and thieves men shut the gate,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came, alas! to wive,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
By swaggering could I never thrive,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came unto my beds,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
With toss-pots still had drunken heads,
For the rain it raineth every day.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
But that’s all one, our play is done,
And we’ll strive to please you every day.
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JohnG congratulations on the book completion!!
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Here's an article that DR JRand63 will not want to miss!
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/debra-messing-adopts-bizarre-diet-for-broadway-debut-1
Oh, that crazy redhead. I wonder if this Broadway show contains her famous grape-stomping scene?
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Watched the last season of Dexter today. Sadly, the writing was not great, even as the cast was as good as ever.
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Tickets just went on sale this morning, so in case anyone has a spare 30 minutes for a one-act musical:
If you can't see Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART, or even if you can - come see
I NEVER MISS A LARRY KRAMER MUSICAL
Come see: A divine musical parody one-on-one!
Part of John Chatterton's Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, featuring widely diverse examples of the one-act 30-to-60-minute play
form.
"I NEVER MISS A LARRY KRAMER MUSICAL, A Parody Chat with Bette Midler"
Has Been Invited To Be Part of John Chatterton’s MIDWINTER MADNESS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
Roy Arias Stage II – 300 West 43rd Street – 4th Floor
New York City, at 43rd Street near 8th Avenue
Three Performances – FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 1 & 2
Tuesday February 25 – 5:45 pm - our first performance after a quick tech time, so it should be exciting - anything can happen!
Saturday March 1 – 10:15 pm and Sunday March 2 – 7 pm
A parody written by Fred Landau
Milla Ilieva (who has an album on Kritzerland) plays the Divine Miss M - more casting coming soon!
Directed by Michael Joseph Ormond (showing a totally different side after his great success with The Crucible last fall)
This 30-minute mini-musical takes place on the morning that Bette inexplicably and unaccountably did not get a Tony nomination.
The one-act piece is 30 minutes from the time we start. A unique blend of parody with divine-Miss-M tribute.
TICKET INFO FROM ovationtix is on my blog http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/
Great news, FJL!
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Congratulations, DR John G., on finishing the magnum opus. I know it may not seem like it to you, but the project really did come together astonishingly quickly.
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I am normally asleep right now. But for some reason, couldn't sleep. So, here I am.
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And I'm going to try the sleep route. Good night, all.
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i should be sleeping ....
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Had the dinner meeting which was really long, now I must write more pages.
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Feeling kinda bad for Mirai Nagasu who took third place at U.S. Nationals but was bumped from the team in favor of Ashley Wagner. Wagner is scary-looking most of the time. She wants everything with too much fervor and, as a result, overdoes everything.
I'm a firm believer that if you finish third and three people can go, then YOU go. Wagner had her chance in both programs and she fell twice and finished fourth. Falling isn't an issue if you can score enough points to overcome the fall. Wagner did not and could not score more points. There should be no Olympics for her.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I heard she was contesting it, has that happened?
She decided not to contest it, which is probably wise.
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John, great news about your book.
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Good evening.
TOD: runny egg yolks
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I think I'm done for the evening. Wrote about nine pages in all and will be able to give Muse Margaret exactly what I gave her last week - forty-five pages.