watched BIG BROTHER tonight, the last half hour anyway, and was amazed at the face-off between the party leaving and the often-on-the-chopping-block Marvin. But I didn't blame him. The One leaving was attempting to use some sort of threat/intimidation about having power as a member of the jury, and it just sounded like sour grapes to me.
I haven't gotten to the feature yet (the real reason to look forward to it is Suzanne Pleshette's vocal work as the villian.
CD Player - Patty Duke's Greatest Hits
DVD - COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA - A very faithful film version (with Shirley Booth adding an Oscar® to the Tony® she already won for the role). What a wonderful play. Of course I am a big Inge fan. His output may not have been as extensive as Williams or Miller, but the quality is every bit as good as the best of either of them. In a period of about 10 years he wrote COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA, BUS STOP, PICNIC and DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS. Does anyone know of a good bio of Inge? I'd like to know more about him.
I see flags, I hear bells,
There's a parade in town.
I see crowds, I hear yells,
There's a parade in town!
I hear drums in the air,
I see clowns in the square,
I see marchers marching,
Tossing hats at the sky.
Did you hear? Did you see?
There's a parade in town?
There are drums around me!
'Cause a parade's in town!
Now I'm dressed at last,
at my best, and my banners are high.
Trust me, I'm quick at getting ready,
When there's a parade in town!
There has been a bio of Inge.... ;D
http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/voslif.html (http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/voslif.html)
DR RLP - I like what is printed under your photo....
DR MattH: I think you have the proper take on what transpired on Big Brother 5 last night.
Adria is totally in denial that she has, in any way, done anyone wrong. She chooses, instead, to adopt a hypocritical attitude toward having done to her and Natalie what she and Natalie did when she was HOH and what they both did to Will.
Marvin correctly called her out on her using the Bible (and in her nominations of Will and Marvin, using a dream in which Jesus came to her and told her to nominate them) to justify her actions. She's a looney tune with a looney tune sister. She's that most horrible of things -- a fanatic.
Her kindly feelings toward the idiot Michael (aka Cowboy the Snitch) and Karen are hilariously odd. Michael has aligned himself with every "asshole" in the house. He has trashed his real sister -- who has been the one, TRULY honest player, who plays with INTEGRITY -- and called Adria his sister. Michael thinks he's a stud, that America loves him and that he has an unlimited future in acting/entertainment. He constantly sucks up to his betters and presumes he's one of them. I admit that's a crass way for me to put it, but that's the way he comes off to me...because he honestly believes he's better than his real sister who has outclassed him in every respect during this game.
Drew is spinelessness personified. I have zero respect for him and I hope he's brought down soon.
I thought his nominations were truly indicative of his trustworthiness as a person and player. I hope the male nominee wins golden power of veto.
It will take a miracle for the two best/most worthy players to make it to the final two. Those two are Nakomis/Jennifer and Marvin.
Thanks for the Inge info Jrand. I think I'll order that book.
Speaking of books, I am currently reading GERTRUDE LAWRENCE AS MRS. A by Richard Aldrich, her husband for the last ten years of her life. This covers the years after STAR, but in STAR she meets Aldrich after LADY IN THE DARK, whereas they were already married when she did it.
By the way the DVD release of NEW YORK, NEW YORK has been delayed from December to February 15. And a new 6 CD Soundtrack set of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT will be out shortly after the first of the year with much of the extra material different from the now out-of-print 6 CD set released in 1995.
I think dear readers Jay and Jose and cronies must have really tied one on not to have made their usual late night postings (not the cronies, just Jay and Jose).
DR Jennifer: re: Big Brother 5 -- disagreement:
No offense taken. I fully expect us to disagree and to post our differing views. That's what makes it interesting.
As for the use of "the proper take" -- it IS the proper take, "in MY opinion", of course! :)
As for Marvin losing all those votes....I'm absolutely NOT sure about that at all. I think most of the houseguests feel the same way about Adria.
We simply have our favorites and we don't like it when someone hurts them or doesn't like them.
But where did you EAT?
All four of my friends--"cronies," according to Dear BK--
I prefer to think of your entourage as a "coterie", not as your cronies. ("cronies" sounds like old hags!)
der Brucer
Thank you DR Laura. Thought you needed some competition. lol. My walk was only a few yards though.
Beautiful flower, Tom! Thanks for posting it.
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Speaking of books, I am currently reading GERTRUDE LAWRENCE AS MRS. A by Richard Aldrich, her husband for the last ten years of her life. This covers the years after STAR, but in STAR she meets Aldrich after LADY IN THE DARK, whereas they were already married when she did it.
They retreat to a house in the country to try to patch things up and find that there new abode is haunted.
I can't and won't argue BIG BROTHER. I haven't watched every episode but have merely kept up from this site and others, reading the details of each episode's events the day after they transpired. I have no feelings about any of them either way. I merely gave my impressions of their behavior coming into the show with fairly fresh, unprejudiced eyes.
Today I learned that after the American Revolution - for which taxation was a big issue - the Revolutionaries' taxes actually went UP ten times! The things you learn!
For our Page Four Dance:
Here is Dancing Paul....you can make him do your own combinations of steps! Enjoy!
http://www.dancingpaul.com/ (http://www.dancingpaul.com/)
From our garden!
Thank you DR Laura. Thought you needed some competition. lol. My walk was only a few yards though.
The Warratah is the State Flower for New South Wales (a td reference!)
Good G_d! Fushia pod-people!
Did you know that one of the soldiers in Norman Jewison's film of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is TOM GUEST? ! ? ! ? !?
Which one?
Which one?As to which of the soldiers is Tom Guest:
The second from the left! He speaks with an Oz accent! ;)Close, but wrong direction according to the person who worked with Tom Guest:
That looks like Tom in the line of guards with the helmets, second from the right, even with Ted's shoulder.
Did you know that one of the soldiers in Norman Jewison's film of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is TOM GUEST? ! ? ! ? !?
Dan-in-Toronto your friend's show sounds interesting. I would go just for the challah.
Dan-in-Toronto your friend’s show sounds interesting. I would go just for the challah.
Mitzi Gaynor is 74! How can this be? I guess she is only 73 in some parts of the world.
After the show Dear Reader Jose and I went to The Other Side. No, not that Other Side, but rather a piano bar in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles. ...Been there, under a number of names.
...one of the regular players there, Rudy De La Mar, can often be found at the OZZ supperclub in Orange County. Either that, or he can be found in Chicago...
Can any cooking people here tell me what you guys call rosee sauce (with an accent on the first e).Oh, like French cooks are going to give you anything BUT?
I know that is what we call it here. But I'm trying to find a recipe for it. And it's only giving me french recipes. So I was wondering if you guys have a different spelling. Thanks.
(it's the creamy tomato style sauce).
Actually, it's Rudy De La Mor. And yes, he still appears at Ozz with his wild hats and wilder sense of humor.And of course, with all the cultural events you attend, this is something you already know about. 8)
Jose's "bits" have vanished.So this IS a family show!
td did you get THE FANTASTICKS - the Japan Tour, recording from Michael Shayne? How is it? I read the vocals aren’t as good as the original.
I am still getting "upload folder full" notices.Has anyone else tried to post photographs tonight?
...and WOOF to td, Superstar