Hopefully our rental costumes will arrive today as scheduled.
Happy Birthday, Arnold!
A very happy birthday to you DR Arnoldmbrockman!!!!
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BTW, I'm sitting in Panera Bread eating everything in sight. In case anyone was wondering.
Happy Birthday to DR Arnold Brockman!
A very happy birthday, and many more, to our very own and one and only DR ArnoldMBrockman!!
Thank You Ron80 Boys, 80!Happy Birthday, DR Arnold M. Brockman!
BTW, I'm sitting in Panera Bread eating everything in sight. In case anyone was wondering.
Have a bear claw for me, DR ChasSmith!
I was listening to the Rare Tracks Bruce Kimmel CD in the car yesterday an have questions about three of the tracks.
1) Tap Your Troubles: what was happening visually that had people laughing?
2) The "Barry Mannilow" medley. Are the song used actually longer than the 30 seconds or so that we hear and have they been recorded?
3) Also the opening vamp of Tappin' Away sound a little bit from Bachelor Bills?
bk -- It's really none of my business. And I certainly don't know the particulars.
But --
Is an apology that is forced out of someone (under threat of legal action) really an apology worth having?
They can say all the words you want to hear, yet not mean a word of it.
Okay, I'll bite. What is this "Rare Tracks" CD? :)
Okay, I'll bite. What is this "Rare Tracks" CD? :)
It came with There's Mel, There's Woody and There's You, if purchased through Kritzerland when the title was announced. We probably have more of them if you want one.
bk -- It's really none of my business. And I certainly don't know the particulars.
But --
Is an apology that is forced out of someone (under threat of legal action) really an apology worth having?
They can say all the words you want to hear, yet not mean a word of it.
I think people should not be allowed to just behave in any way they feel. When you know the story I think you'll understand why I want everyone involved to own up to their misguided actions. But I'll know more when I speak to the lawyer.
Which reminds me. You know what I forgot to do on my way out of Cincinnati? Make a stop at Graeter's.
Maya Angelou (http://www.abc17news.com/lifestyle/entertainment/reports-poet-maya-angelou-dies-at-86/26204598)
died today at age 86. She was nominated for a Tony in 1973 for her role in
Look Away (http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/5380/look-away)
I think that DR ChasSmith lived that last poster.
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DR Arnold M Brockman,
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Greetings, all!
And Happy Birthday DR ArnoldMBrockman!
BK, I'm keeping lots of positive thoughts for a good resolution for you on that issue you are handling. I'm so sorry you've had to deal with despicable acts from people who have no business treating anyone that way, much less you. I'm glad you are getting both friends' and legal advice on this as well. Onward and upward.
Happy Birthday, Arnold Brockman!
Happiest of landmark birthdays to DR ArnoldMBrockman!
A VERY Happy 80th Birthday to DR Arnold M. Brockman!! :D
Happy 80th to Arnold!!!
A very happy special milestone birthday to Arnold Brockman!!!
Happy Birthday to DR ARNOLDMBROCKMAN
This is, indeed, a milestone day for our dear DR ArnoldMBrockman!
Wishing you a marvelous celebration, and a full year of health and happiness ahead!!!!
:) :) :)
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and of course a most happy birthday to our song of the day maven Arnold Brockman who looks fab-u-lous and looks at least 10 years younger (and maybe more) than he really is
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to DR Arnold Brockman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to DR ARNOLDMBROCKMAN!!!
Morning, all!
Happy Birthday DR ArnoldMBrockman!
And the word of the day is: TOXOPHILITE!
My mom seems to be the one who stopped it and she did so after getting a hold of my brother-in-law, who convinced my dad that my sister had indeed taken her son to school today, so he didn't have time to get to Mexico.
Happy Birthday, Arnold Brockman!
I spoke with my dad this morning. He was lucid. He detailed everything that happened yesterday. And he's embarrassed to the core by it.
I told him that what he did showed how much he loves the members of his family and what he would do for us.
Both he and my mother put a stop to it as it was unfolding, but since they don't have caller ID, they have no way of tracing the calls. It turns out that not only did the first caller use my nephew's name, he also used the word "Opa," which is what the nephew uses to call him. So, whoever the scammer was did some homework.
It turns out that CVS will refund one of the money cards my dad bought, and the rest are good to be used wherever, so they aren't out any money. But, oh, is his pride hurt.
I spoke with my dad this morning. He was lucid. He detailed everything that happened yesterday. And he's embarrassed to the core by it.
I told him that what he did showed how much he loves the members of his family and what he would do for us.
Both he and my mother put a stop to it as it was unfolding, but since they don't have caller ID, they have no way of tracing the calls. It turns out that not only did the first caller use my nephew's name, he also used the word "Opa," which is what the nephew uses to call him. So, whoever the scammer was did some homework.
It turns out that CVS will refund one of the money cards my dad bought, and the rest are good to be used wherever, so they aren't out any money. But, oh, is his pride hurt.
...My issue with dropping the land line is that we both can't get on the phone at the same time.
DR John G, I'm so glad there's not more to your Dad's incident than some embarrassment. You dealt with him very kindly.
...My issue with dropping the land line is that we both can't get on the phone at the same time.
DR Jane, Rob will often call my cell phone or Richard's and ask to be put on speaker when wants to talk to both of us about something. Like when he and Mary Linda became engaged (good) or when his company went out of business and he lost his job (bad).
I may have to make a bold decision for Kritzerland soon - as I predicted to every gluttonous label four years ago, if you keep going down your path you are going to kill this for everyone - and so it has come to pass, with every label's sales down (save for the biggest titles) and that includes us. We are struggling and when my big online dealer told me his needs for our latest two titles, I told him that after those I may reassess how I'm doing things. What that means is, that perhaps beginning with our next title I will only make our titles available at Kritzerland exclusively. That will not sit well with my dealers, but at this point I have to think boldly - I have led the way in many ways with the other labels, so much so that one of them regularly and routinely rips off the way we do our press releases and even the way in which I respond to guesses on the film music board - it's funny and sickening all at the same time. Get your own routine, say I.
At the beginning, Kritzerland was unorthodox - I was the first label to stop selling to brick-and-morter stores so that I would never have returns. Guess what? Soon thereafter, all the soundtrack labels save for Varese also stopped. Well, my guess is if I try this new thing and it works for me, that everyone will soon follow suit because none of us can survive with these numbers.
DR John G. - you are so wise and caring! That was the perfect thing to say.
Glad the outcome was favorable. And your parents are now the wiser.
The online dealers are taking less and less - that's the problem - and if it continues, I just think I'm better off doing exclusive releases on our site alone - make more money that way and just have to educate people that that's the way it's going to be. It's a dangerous gambit but at this point it may be one I'm willing to make.
DR John G. - you are so wise and caring! That was the perfect thing to say.
Glad the outcome was favorable. And your parents are now the wiser.
Thank you, all. In talking with my sister this evening, it turns out that my nephew told my dad the same thing last night. Hopefully, he will take it to heart.
She had some different ideas on the phone situation, so we'll all likely be discussing that more.
The online dealers are taking less and less - that's the problem - and if it continues, I just think I'm better off doing exclusive releases on our site alone - make more money that way and just have to educate people that that's the way it's going to be. It's a dangerous gambit but at this point it may be one I'm willing to make.
The online dealers are taking less and less - that's the problem - and if it continues, I just think I'm better off doing exclusive releases on our site alone - make more money that way and just have to educate people that that's the way it's going to be. It's a dangerous gambit but at this point it may be one I'm willing to make.
Speaking of the movie West Side Story, guess who's coming to the Richard Sherman event? A-Rab himself (and the original B'way Baby John) David Winters.
Did I mention that we'll be recording Sandy's new album at the legendary Capitol Records - yes, the same place where someone named Sinatra recorded with the likes of Billy May and Nelson Riddle. What ghosts we'll be amongst.
Speaking of the movie West Side Story, guess who's coming to the Richard Sherman event? A-Rab himself (and the original B'way Baby John) David Winters.