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Title: INSTALLING THE NIPPLE
Post by: bk on September 12, 2004, 11:59:46 PM: Well, you've read the notes, you are abreast of the times or, at the very least, athigh of the times, and now you simply must post until the cows come home.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 12:11:04 AM: Congratulations on the new nipple, bk. (Wonder if this will be immortalized on Google?)
I'll just agree with everything you've written about Mr. Mancini and his music. What's not to like? And I'm way too sleepy to actually think for myself.
So from high atop the chair at my desk at the House of Guest, I bid you Good Night!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:01:01 AM: Whew! What a nice number of posts to catch up on! And what a nice number of nice posts to catch up on! So, now that I'm caught up...

Henry Mancini... The only song that comes to mind right now is the previously-BK-mentioned title song from "Two for the Road". The music theatre teacher I used to play for at Catholic University used to "give" that song out to her students.

I'll have to think about other Manciniana... Isn't "The Days of Wine and Roses" Mancini too? And there's also his orchestration text book "Sounds and Scores".
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:01:41 AM: DR Tomovoz - Safe Travels! Bon voyage!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:26:40 AM: Catching up from "yesterday".. or maybe even the day before yesterday...???

RE: The "uncredited pianists" for Side By Side by Sondheim. WOW?!?!?!? Now that's an oversight! I wonder if the Musical Director and the Assistant Musical Director are listed in the program as such, but not as the pianists. Hmmm... Hopefully, there is/was some sort of placard placed in the lobby. -Let's just hope the AFM doesn't catch the oversight... ;)

The only time I was not listed in a program - well, I'm sure it's happened more than once, but this is the one I remember - was for a production of A Chorus Line that I was the rehearsal and pit pianist for. Well, technically, I was the "musical director" since I ended up teaching most of the music and playing for almost all of the rehearsals, but due to some contractual stuff... In any case... (The "title" didn't matter to me - and the company did end up paying me more than they did the conductor - and this was all arranged beforehand with all the parties involved, including the conductor)... But I digress(ed)...

So, opening night of the show, and I decide to grab a program in the lobby before the show. And guess who's name appears no where in the program?!?!? -I think I even joked to myself before opening the program that I would not be listed... Ah, well... Needless to say, I was a little upset. I was not even listed in the "Thank You" section, nor in the orchestra personnel listing! -I at least expected to be listed with the orchestra personnel! Well, on my way to the pit, I happened to bump into the director... and I pointed out the omission. She was truly in shock at the oversight. She called over her assistant and asked how "this" could have happened. Well... The apologies started flying left and right. The cast started coming up to me. The conductor came up to me. The producer came up to me... It actually started getting a little comical after a while. Well, it was time to start the show, so I made my way to the pit. *And this particular production had/could afford a full pit for this show, and we had some killer horn players! The "Music in the Mirror" dance kicked a@@!

On my way out of the theatre that night, I headed out through the lobby - well, that was the shortest way to the parking lot. As I was just stepping out of the theatre and into the lobby, I noticed a piece of paper posted on one of the ticket-taker podiums. It was essentially a "Thank You" sign... to/for me! Awww... It apparently had been printed up right before the show - after the "mistake" had been caught - and posted at each entrance to the theatre. And the next night, they had a separate program insert acknowledging my contribution to the show.

But back to Side By Side - I also wonder if this production of SBSBS has the same "problem" that a lot of productions of SBSBS have (had): finding pianists. I've told the story before of the production of SBSBS I ended up subbing in for on Opening Night(!) in DC - and that I ended up getting a nice review for. And I was only in their for the first week and a half of shows. I think they eventually went through four more "Piano II"s after me. So, maybe the pianists were not listed since they didn't know who the pianists would be at the time the program went to press. -Always the benefit of the doubt. :P

Hmmm... I wonder if I should contact the producers of SBSBS out here... ;)

-And, speaking of A Chorus Line, it looks like I will be once again playing that opening "Da-da, duh-da-da-da" sometime in the near future. We shall see...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:30:42 AM: So sad to be all alone in the world...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:31:20 AM: I am my own frenzy...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:32:43 AM: Where in the heck in tarnation is everyone? You'd think it was a late Sunday night - early Monday morning - or something like that?!?!?

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:33:28 AM: Did someone say PIE?!?!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:34:54 AM: Hmmm... I guess I am feeling better... And I guess I did have a little sugar earlier... Well...

Goodnight.
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Post by: Tomovoz on September 13, 2004, 02:08:11 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:01:41 AM
DR Tomovoz - Safe Travels! Bon voyage!
Thank you Jose. Hello from Colin, Fosca & Magnus.
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Post by: beckon on September 13, 2004, 04:59:18 AM: Favorite Mancini:

"Whistling In The Dark" - Probably my favorite, because I find it haunting. It is also not as well known as some of his other work and I always champion the underdog! :)

"Charade" - I believe this is by him. If not, then...oops.

"Le Jazz Hot" - Just plain fun.

Plus, anything by Mancini with lyrics by Mercer.
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Post by: Tomovoz on September 13, 2004, 05:04:16 AM: Mr Lucky will see you all in five weeks or so.
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Post by: Ben on September 13, 2004, 05:07:45 AM: Most wonderful and exciting travel vibes to Tom and Colin. 6 weeks traveling is a dream come true.

Happy Trails for the next six weeks!
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Post by: Tomovoz on September 13, 2004, 05:15:45 AM: Thank you Ben.
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Post by: Ben on September 13, 2004, 05:25:51 AM: My photojournalism tour will begin now, as Tom leaves for his trip.

This picture was taken on Continental Airlines. It just seemed so funny to receive this sandwich for our "snack". Now, I'm all for portion control but, come on ;)

It should not put us in wide screen. I tested on the tech board and it came out fine.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 05:37:52 AM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! BON VOYAGE VIBES FOR DR TOMOVOZ & COLIN ! ! ! ! ![/move]

(Darn--I think I arrived too late at the pier!)
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 05:48:19 AM: Favorite Mancini:

All of the scores that BK mentioned are great--it seems that Audrey Hepburn was a muse for him (I would have to throw Charade into the mix.)

The scores for The Pink Panther and Days of Wine and Roses are favs, too.

And Mancini also wrote one of my favorite TV sitcom themes--the theme to Newhart.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on September 13, 2004, 06:10:20 AM: Encore has announced it's 2005 season and they are NOT doing ANYONE CAN WHISTLE as originally rumored. They are doing A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (too bad Alix Korey is tied up in the Elvis show and can't play Aunt Cissy), PURLIE and THE APPLE TREE (with Kristen Chenowith). I wonder if this will cause Musicals Tonight to cancel their APPLE TREE or if we will see this show at two of the three musicals-in-concert series this spring.

***

Several large trucks and buses should pull up to the stage door at Papermill Playhouse and move the current production of OF THEE I SING forty-five-minutes to Broadway where it would instantly become the best musical currently playing. This 1931 Pulitizer Prize Winner (the first musical to win one) is as current as ever and it is being presented with its original book and score intact. It is excellently cast, perfectly designed and wonderfully choreographed. Papermill's monophonic sound system (an actress enters singing stage left but her voice comes out stage right) can easily be changed, and a few staging adjustments from director Tina Landau (who obviously never moved from dead center and therefore didn't realize that her placement of actors and props often blocked the view of upstage action to people on the sides) could be done in one simple rehearsal. Otherwise this show is an ideal production of a perfect musical comedy and I hope it is an indication of the direction Papermill is going.
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Post by: William F. Orr on September 13, 2004, 06:28:41 AM: "The Theme from Mr. Lucky"

"The March of the Cue Balls" -- I saw that episode of Mr. Lucky when it was first broadcast and was immediately and forever enthralled by the music.

"The Drip Dry Waltz" from Charade.

"Peter Gunn"

And breathes there a man with soul so dead that he does not count "Moon River" among his favorite songs?

BON VOYAGE TO TOMOVOZ AND COLINOVOZ!

Now where were they going again?
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Post by: MBarnum on September 13, 2004, 07:16:20 AM: Oh, I love Henry Mancini! You know he contributed to many of the Universal-International B movies of the 50s before he became really well known.

Favorites include:
Days of Wine and Roses
Dear Heart
Moon River
Peter Gunn
Mr. Lucky
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Post by: MBarnum on September 13, 2004, 07:16:55 AM: Tom and Colin have a wonderful, wonderful trip!!
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Post by: Danise on September 13, 2004, 07:28:43 AM: Tom and Colin, have a very safe and happy trip! We will expect many pictures and stories when you return to us!
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Post by: Danise on September 13, 2004, 07:32:10 AM: Quote from: William F. Orr on September 13, 2004, 06:28:41 AM

BON VOYAGE TO TOMOVOZ AND COLINOVOZ!

Now where were they going again?

Jolly ol'England and France. They are going to see Woman In White! I wish I could see it with them.
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Post by: Ben on September 13, 2004, 07:39:27 AM: All this talk of travel makes me want to post another picture.

Here we are on the Midway at the Great Minnesota Get Together.
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 07:40:58 AM: The air conditioner is getting its nipple as I type. The fellow, who was supposed to be here on Friday, then this morning at seven, arrived at seven-thirty. These people.

I love Mr. Mancini's music for Mr. Lucky and, of course, Days of Wine and Roses. I also love the more obscure High Time.
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Post by: Danise on September 13, 2004, 07:47:18 AM: Ben, what kind of digital camera (if it was a digital camera) did you use for your picture of the sandwich?

A snack, huh? Guess they didn't want to weigh down the plane with anything heavy! LOL!
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Post by: Ben on September 13, 2004, 07:52:23 AM: We have an Olympus digital camera. In an electronics life span it's old, from 2000 or 2001, don't remember exactly, I only know they don't make that model anymore. It's a simple, good camera.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 07:53:16 AM: All of my Mancini favorites have been named: "Whistling Away the Dark" from DARLING LILI, "Moon River" from BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, the title songs from CHARADE, TWO FOR THE ROAD, PETER GUNN, MR. LUCKY, and THE PINK PANTHER.

I don't think anyone mentioned "The Sweetheart Tree" from THE GREAT RACE, but it certainly is a favorite, and Jackie Ward's exquisite dubbing for Natalie Wood in the film is one of the indelible impressions of my adolescence.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 07:55:18 AM: And my favorite overall score is CHARADE.

Is there a reason Mancini re-recorded his scores for albums rather than issuing a soundtrack album as most films of the time did?
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 07:57:07 AM: And for those who are interested, Randy Newman won the Best Song Emmy last night for "It's a Jungle Out There" from MONK.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 07:57:26 AM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 05:48:19 AM
Favorite Mancini:

All of the scores that BK mentioned are great--it seems that Audrey Hepburn was a muse for him (I would have to throw Charade into the mix.)

And Mancini also wrote one of my favorite TV sitcom themes--the theme to Newhart.

I too love the theme to Newhart.

I associate Henry Mancini not only with Audrey Hepburn, but also with Radio City Music Hall - Wait Until Dark, Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany's. Other Music Hall-Mancini movies include The Great Race and Dear Heart. Add the themes and songs from both to my long list of favorites.
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 08:05:08 AM: Yes, Monk won. It's too bad that Monk got the new theme because Grant would have won otherwise. I know how these things work and it has very little to do with the music and very much to do with name recognizability, and the combo platter of Monk and Newman was probably not beatable, even though Two and a Half Men is a bigger hit.
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Post by: Danise on September 13, 2004, 08:08:14 AM: I'm back! I was right in the middle of a post and the power went out!

I also discovered some very bad news. My fish passed away. I guess all the trama of being moved back and forth was to much for him after all.

I'm very sad. I won't get another one. It's to cruel to them.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on September 13, 2004, 08:10:05 AM: If the hugeness of a "hit" were a barometer for Emmy, then "Friends" should have won tons of them instead of the paltry few the show picked up over its lifespan.

Conversely, "Picket Fences" is one of the most-honored series in TV history, yet did it ever even break the top 10?

Just food for thought...

Mancini: I adore "Two for the Road" in its entirety, but the song is gorgeousity itself!

I love many of the songs mentioned, especially "Dear Heart" plus one I don't recall seeing: "Wait Until Dark"!

"Who cares how cold and grey the day may be
Wait until dark and we'll be warm...."
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 08:23:21 AM: The Sunday NY Times is loaded with ads for upcoming openings. The first thing I noticed is that the ads are not what they used to be. The design for the original La Cage aux folles was far cleverer than the full-page pink ad for the revival; and the one for Little Women spells b-o-r-i-n-g.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 08:26:41 AM: Well, MONK has the fate of being shown on USA, a basic cable channel and not available to as much a mass audience as TWO AND A HALF MEN on CBS. Not really fair to compare their hit status as the situations aren't really comparable. MONK was the highest rated basic cable show this past summer.

John Turturro won as Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Monk's even more phobic brother in a wonderful episode from Season2.
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Post by: Emily on September 13, 2004, 08:28:26 AM: Has anyone listened to the audio clips on the Little Women website?

Booooorrrriinnngg... and the lyrics are cliche after cliche :(
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 08:46:32 AM: Okay, the tenting people are here and I must leave and do errands. I'll be arriving at the hotel at noon and will post as soon as I get the computer hooked up. Keep the home fries burning.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 09:13:03 AM: Oh, gosh, I forgot about "Dear Heart" which I also love. In fact, in high school, I made up my own medley of Mancini hits to play when asked: "Moon River," "The Sweetheart Tree," and "Dear Heart."

Has RCA issued TWO FOR THE ROAD's Mancini score album on CD? I certainly played it and CHARADE until they were worn out on LP.
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Post by: Noel on September 13, 2004, 09:26:30 AM: I'm not sure this is the best day to list Mancini favorites, as my mind is focussed on Ebb.

Two I forgot to mention that I'm very fond of: There Goes the Ballgame and Dear Love - one of my favorite Valentine's Day songs. My Funny Valentine, you know, is most decidedly NOT a Valentine's Day song, just like What Are You Doing New Year's Eve was meant NOT to be sung anywhere near December.

But start those Saul Bass credits on Two for the Road - I only need to hear Mancini's vamp (the inverted arpeggios) and I'm bawling. Incredibly emotional stuff.

Re: Little Women
Unless I'm mistaken, there's a behind-the-scenes tale of evil producers screwing good writers and I don't want to get this wrong, so if somebody can correct this story, do:

Among the best of my BMI classmates was Allison Hubbard, who, some years ago, wrote a musical of Little Women. She was elated when it was optioned for Broadway. Then came the waiting game, as the producers took the long time it inevitably takes to raise money. Somewhere during this process, the producers decided that the score wasn't good. Had to be replaced. Allison and her composer were fired and new songwriters were brought in, because, you know, those producers though Little Women would make a wonderful musical.
It's very rare for me to wish ill on a new production, but I hope these producers lose every penny.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 13, 2004, 09:29:23 AM: Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

Have a great trip Tom & Colin.

Ben and Anthony on the MidWay! Sounds like a Road picture.

Mancini....hmmmmmmmmm.....most of my favorites have been mentioned. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S of course - that wacky Rusty Troller!

HATARI and THE PINK PANTHER.....

I especially love some of the songs from DARLING LILI....a couple mentioned already....WHISTLING.....

PETER GUNN is wonderful....but like a couple of other DR's, I am intrigued and enthralled by CHARADE!
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 09:56:20 AM: Quote from: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 08:23:21 AM
The Sunday NY Times is loaded with ads for upcoming openings. The first thing I noticed is that the ads are not what they used to be. The design for the original La Cage aux folles was far cleverer than the full-page pink ad for the revival; and the one for Little Women spells b-o-r-i-n-g.

I've felt that for a long time that B'way poster designs have become boring. I guessing that this is due to the need to distill any ad design into an easily recognizable logo, that can be further marketed and licensed (a la Cats, which probably started this trend.)

Aside, from James McMullen's Lincoln Center posters, how many B'way posters can be truthfully appreciated as art during the past twenty years or so?
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Post by: Noel on September 13, 2004, 10:04:23 AM: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and The Apple Tree are two of my favorite scores. I also recently listened to Purlie, and found it intriguing, but a student of mine read the book and was horrified.

I'm pretty happy with these Encores! choices.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 10:06:59 AM: Quote from: Danise on September 13, 2004, 08:08:14 AM
I'm back! I was right in the middle of a post and the power went out!

I also discovered some very bad news. My fish passed away. I guess all the trama of being moved back and forth was to much for him after all.

I'm very sad. I won't get another one. It's to cruel to them.

DR Danise, I never kept fish, but I remember hearing friends that do saying that many species are very sensitive to changes in air pressure (which is strange, since they're underwater.) With all the hurricane weather you've been having down there, it's possible that the up-and-down barometric pressures ill-effected him more than the moving back-and-forth.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on September 13, 2004, 10:14:24 AM: Danise, I'm sorry to hear about your fish. I know he was special to you. He couldn't have had a better owner.
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Post by: Jay on September 13, 2004, 10:14:54 AM: On the topic o' the day:

My favorite Mancini theme is "Baby Elephant Walk." I can't help but smile each time I hear it.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 10:16:06 AM: Quote from: Noel on September 13, 2004, 10:04:23 AM
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and The Apple Tree are two of my favorite scores. I also recently listened to Purlie, and found it intriguing, but a student of mine read the book and was horrified.

Purlie was my first B'way show. I wasn't into musical theatre then (I was about 11 or 12), so I didn't pay an overwhelming amount of interest in it. I was more excited about having seen the studio where Concentration was taped on the NBC tour.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 13, 2004, 10:27:12 AM: DR Danise, sorry about your fish. I've enjoyed hearing your stories about him.

Did anyone who watches the Apprentice happen to catch the 2 hour version that was on Saturday night?

It was very interesting. It had the same show as last Thursday, but with an extended 50 minute board room.

I wish the show could always be like that.

It was interesting to see how the show was edited. And I found it very interesting for that reason alone.

I actually didn't really care for the first show. I found it boring (they basically did nothing). But I liked it much more after seeing the extended show.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 13, 2004, 10:28:23 AM: Oh wow, some interesting goings on in the Big Brother house last night.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 10:36:08 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on September 13, 2004, 10:27:12 AM
Did anyone who watches the Apprentice happen to catch the 2 hour version that was on Saturday night?

I'm skipping the show this time. From the promos and sneak peaks I've seen, it looks like it's been "casted" with actrons more interested in making drama and a name for themselves than with anyone who actually wants to start a career in the business world.
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Post by: S. Woody White on September 13, 2004, 11:11:06 AM: Quote from: Noel on September 13, 2004, 10:04:23 AM
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and The Apple Tree are two of my favorite scores. I also recently listened to Purlie, and found it intriguing, but a student of mine read the book and was horrified.
There's got to be more to this than we know. Horrified by the book to Purlie? Why?
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Post by: S. Woody White on September 13, 2004, 11:13:28 AM: TOD: I've always had a fond spot for the Theme from The Molly Maguires. Mancini was able to evoke a time and place different from ours quite well with that one. Too bad the film wasn't any near as good.
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Post by: S. Woody White on September 13, 2004, 11:17:56 AM: We need more details about this nipple. Is it simple rubber, or is it silicon? Is it to help provide air conditioning only, or is it also a heat teat? Will it sag in years to come, wither and droop away, to be replaced yet again by something firmer and more supple?

We deserve to be kept abreast of these things!
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Post by: George on September 13, 2004, 11:22:11 AM: Mancini favorites: "Victor/Victoria," "Breakfast at Tiffany's" "The Pink Panther" and "Days of Wine and Roses."

Of course, I don't know the difference between his "actual film scores rather than his album re-recordings" so I can't comment on that.
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Post by: Noel on September 13, 2004, 11:33:43 AM: Sometimes, things that are written with the best intentions in one era, regarding race, sound simplistic and even prejudiced 30 years later.

My student, a young black woman, was horrified to read the book of Purlie, with its slovenly black men and their doormat girlfriends. As I said, the show may have been written with the best of intentions, but the Encores! people are going to have to alter the book to make it play with contemporary audiences
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 11:57:40 AM: Trivia Questions

Of the three Encores productions (Purlie, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Apple Tree):

This actor starred in the original production of one, and appeared in the original production of the play on which another was based.

This actor appeared in the original production of one, and in two original productions by the composer and lyricist of another.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 12:32:16 PM: Bonus trivia question.

Of the three upcoming Encores shows, name this one:

(a) its composer and lyricist
(b) wrote the music for a show
(c) that starred an actor
(d) who co-starred in a musical
(e) with an actress
(f) who had a memorable scene in a movie
(g) featuring the star of (a)
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 12:46:19 PM: Quote from: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 11:57:40 AM
Trivia Questions

Of the three Encores productions (Purlie, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Apple Tree):

This actor starred in the original production of one, and appeared in the original production of the play on which another was based.

This actor appeared in the original production of one, and in two original productions by the composer and lyricist of another.

Are these two different questions? The first actor would be Alan Alda. Nothing is yet ringing a bell with the second.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 12:49:04 PM: If you missed TIGER CRUSIE it will be on again September 20th.

Panni, thank you. You didn’t answer the question yourself. I’m sure at times my attempts to make a difference were not appreciated, but at least they weren’t harmful. ;D

Jose, first a sad story then a funny one to return our smiles to us. People helping others in L.A, doesn’t surprise me at all.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 12:53:07 PM: I know I'm too late... But BON VOYAGE, Tom and Colin!
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 12:58:25 PM: And another nice story from Jose. All those thank you notes to make up for the oversight were great.

Matt H thanks for the answer that has been on my mind.
My brother was sorry they changed the theme song to MONK. Now I’m trying to catch a first season show and listen to the old song. I believe TWO AND A HALF MEN returns next week at which time I will listen to the theme song more carefully.

Danise I’m really sorry about your fish. I know it hurts. :(
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 12:58:36 PM: Quote from: Noel on September 13, 2004, 10:04:23 AM
I also recently listened to Purlie, and found it intriguing, but a student of mine read the book and was horrified.
I'm pretty happy with these Encores! choices.

I'm a bit of an expert on the non-musical Purlie (PURLIE VICTORIOUS) as I've written a sequel of sorts to it ("Purlie's Summer") with the cooperation of Ossie Davis who wrote the original play. Mr. Davis does not like the musical Purlie. And "does not like" is putting it mildly.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 01:02:44 PM: I too missed wishing Tom and Colin bon voyage. However François can let us know when they are in Paris and pass along our good wishes.

Days of Wine and Roses.
Dear Heart
Moon River
Two for the Road
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 01:11:20 PM: I'm happily ensconced in my room at the Renaissance Hotel in the heart of Hollywood. The beautiful and TALL Sophie Jones got me a suite and it's all just too too. I have the high speed internet and there's a gym and if I'm feeling up to it, I could even walk to rehearsal tonight. Also, she gave me a parking pass so I don't even have to pay for parking. Hoo and ray. And if you knew what rate I was getting you would fall over and plotz. I must get some Diet Coke up here shortly. And I've never really visited this whole complex here at Hollywood and Highland, so I'll be exploring. I'm told that I'll be able to get the key to my new home environment on Wednesday, which I'm thrilled about. I was over there this morning briefly and it's a lovely place and for the first time, home-wise, I'll have a pool and a jacuzzi.

But, here's the best news of all: I logged on to see an e-mail from the online C.C. Brown's, who informed me that they have a shop open again, in the new complex at Sunset and Vine. I don't think the Schumachers run it, I think it's franchised, but how thrilling is that, to once again be able to go to C.C. Brown's for a hot fudge Sundae after dinner any time we feel like it? Hoo and ray.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 13, 2004, 01:15:59 PM: Got my new waterbed mattress. But cannot figure out if I have enough water in it.

Plus the customs people/UPS people made me realize why I don't order anything from the US that is not a gift. :(

Did anyone see the new WB show Jack and Bobby last night? Very good.
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Post by: S. Woody White on September 13, 2004, 01:19:27 PM: Quote from: Panni on September 13, 2004, 12:58:36 PM
I'm a bit of an expert on the non-musical Purlie (PURLIE VICTORIOUS) as I've written a sequel of sorts to it ("Purlie's Summer") with the cooperation of Ossie Davis who wrote the original play. Mr. Davis does not like the musical Purlie. And "does not like" is putting it mildly.
Interesting, since Davis is listed as co-author of the book to Purlie, along with lyricist Peter Udell and director/producer Philip Rose.

It certainly had a more-than decent run on Broadway, at 689 performances. From what I've read, the reason the musical lost money was because of the cost of switiching theaters twice during it's run.

I've a strong suspicion that the young woman objecting to the book of the musical doesn't realize that it was intended as satire (as was the original play). Sad, how some things don't come off as funny when they're stated in the black and white of print.
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Post by: TCB on September 13, 2004, 01:31:12 PM: Greetings from the Tacoma Public Library

Sorry to report that my computer passed away on Friday morning.... Not just ill this time, but quite dead. No windows, no AOL, no Freecell, NOTHING! Oh well, I guess I will be E&T for the foreseeable future, but I will try to check in whenever I get the chance.

At the last minute, I decided not to move to the other apartment. Something about a master bedroom smaller than my current closet was the deciding factor. I will deal with the flight of stairs for now. Unfortunately, my decision to move did not come in time to stop cyberson, Jed, and cyberdaughter, Anne, from volunteering their services to the aborted move. Well, at least they got to come and see the opening night of TEN LITTLE INDIANS.

Well, so long for now!!!
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 01:32:15 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on September 13, 2004, 01:19:27 PM
Interesting, since Davis is listed as co-author of the book to Purlie, along with lyricist Peter Udell and director/producer Philip Rose.

That was probably a contractual thing.
Here's Mr. Davis on Purlie:
"My only contribution to the production was to supply Phil [Rose] with the names and telephone numbers of two actors working with me in Cotton Comes to Harlem [which he was directing at the time] - Melba Moore and Cleavon Little.
[He then talks more about the musical - he wasn't even in the country when it opened and concludes with...] What had been in the original script a subtle satire based on the folklaughter of the real inhabitants of a culture, was now a blatant cartoon, played for laughs, that had little to do with ther real lifestyle of the people being portrayed."
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 01:33:58 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on September 13, 2004, 01:15:59 PM
Did anyone see the new WB show Jack and Bobby last night? Very good.

I watched the preview DVD that came in last week's Entertainment Weekly. While I thought it sometimes went into Dawson's Creek territory, I liked it very much overall. Interesting concept and good acting (particularly from Christine Lahti.)

The only thing I didn't like was that they told you which brother does become president. I thought that not knowing was the one of the premises of the show.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 01:36:22 PM: I think those are three splendid ENCORES choices. I think each of those scores has a lot to recommend it for inclusionj in the series. To be honest, THE APPLE TREE is my least favorite of the three.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 01:38:45 PM: Quote from: TCB on September 13, 2004, 01:31:12 PM
Greetings from the Tacoma Public Library

Sorry to report that my computer passed away on Friday morning.... Not just ill this time, but quite dead. No windows, no AOL, no Freecell, NOTHING! Oh well, I guess I will be E&T for the foreseeable future, but I will try to check in whenever I get the chance.

DR ~~Danise~~ TCB, I never kept ~~fish~~ PCs, but I remember hearing from friends that do saying that many ~~species~~ models are very sensitive to changes in air pressure ~~(which is strange, since they're underwater.)~~ With all the hurricane weather you've been having ~~down~~ up there, it's possible that the up-and-down barometric pressures ill-effected ~~him~~ your PC ~~more than the moving back-and-forth~~.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 01:41:15 PM: Bruce enjoy your vacation, and then your new house. It sounds very nice. Here it is too cold for swimming but I’m sure in the valley you still have many more warm days ahead of you.

Jennifer, sleep well tonight.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 01:43:04 PM: The MONK theme for season one was an instrumental played on (what sounds like) mandolin and bass and drums. It's cute, sprightly, jumpy. A fine piece of music, but I do think the Newman theme now used is more appropriate to the title character.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 01:44:24 PM: Good Afternoon!

DR Jane - Thank you.

DR Danise - Sorry to hear about your fish. Maybe once the weather conditions start to level out, you might change your mind about getting another fish. ;)

DR TCB - Sorry to hear about your computer.

DR Panni - Very interesting "news" about Purile.

DR Noel - It will indeed be interesting to see what happens with this current incarnation of Little Women. I will say that the "Theater Previews at Duke" series has not had the best track record in regards to shows having a successful life after their time in Durham, so...

DR Ben - Great pics! I want to see the various fried foodstuffs-on-a-stick now!

Esteemed BK - C.C. Brown's at Sunset+Vine? Hmmm... I walk by that complex each time I walk to the theatre, and I haven't noticed a C.C. Brown's there. Hmm... There's a new "famous Schwab's Restaurant", a Kabuki Sushi place, a Baja Fresh, and various retail shops, but I haven't seen a C.C. Brown's. I guess I'll have to check it out closer today on my way to rehearsal tonight.

D-i-T - I'd answer your trivia questions, but... ???

;)

-Sorry for the list nature of this post, but I've been catching up things this morning, and I still have some more stuff to get done before heading into Hollywood this afternoon...

Laters...
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 01:49:02 PM: Continuing to watch WILL & GRACE this afternoon including the episode which won Eric McCormack his Emmy - "Lows in the Mid-80s." He's wonderful, but I honestly think Debra Messing's performance was the superlative one in this episode. She submitted this episode that same year for consideration, but the Emmy went to Patricia Heaton in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND.
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 01:51:05 PM: The C. C. Brown's is, I believe, located in Schwab's.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 01:57:23 PM: Schwab's has been reborn?? I have to shrink a sweater and go sit at the soda fountain. You never know...
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Post by: George on September 13, 2004, 01:59:36 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 01:49:02 PM
Continuing to watch WILL & GRACE this afternoon including the episode which won Eric McCormack his Emmy - "Lows in the Mid-80s." He's wonderful, but I honestly think Debra Messing's performance was the superlative one in this episode. She submitted this episode that same year for consideration, but the Emmy went to Patricia Heaton in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND.

Is is just me or does anyone else sing the melody from "Everybody Loves Louis" from Sunday in the Park With George EVERY time you read "Everybody Loves Raymond?" I do...every time! And I've still never seen an entire episode of the sitcom. And could that be a "What If?" entry? What if Sondheim had written an episode of "E.L.R."?
Title: Re:INSTALLING THE NIPPLE
Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 02:01:51 PM: Sorry to hear of the passing of your computer, TCB. Hope you can check in often. Could you perhaps get a used one somewhere? Sometimes you can get them dirt cheap. I've even seen them at garage sales. Especially this time of year when kids get brand new set-ups as they go off to college. The old but perfectly servicable computers are worth nothing to the kids or the parents.
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Post by: George on September 13, 2004, 02:01:56 PM: Everybody loves Raymond,
Him, as well as his folks!

Okay, who wants to continue it and add a line or two?
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 02:10:54 PM: I have now been on hold with Direct TV for a half-hour. I may just tell them to go jump in the lake and get Adelphia cable instead, since it's already installed there and would just have to be activated.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on September 13, 2004, 02:18:58 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 12:46:19 PM
Are these two different questions? The first actor would be Alan Alda. Nothing is yet ringing a bell with the second.

Yes, two different questions - sorry if I didn't make that clear.

And yes - Alan Alda is correct. Well done, DTM.

These questions are much easier to concoct than to answer.
Title: Re:INSTALLING THE NIPPLE
Post by: Michael on September 13, 2004, 02:36:44 PM: I would also have to vote for the haunting theme of Whitling Away the Dark. I don't know what it is about the music but it calls to me. Also the lyrics by Mercer are some of his best.

Next up I also like Crazy World from Victor/Victoria.

Also BK mentioned the track where Holly looks for her pussy. A great piece of music climaxed by a reprise of Moon River.
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Post by: Michael on September 13, 2004, 02:40:22 PM: Talking of the Emmy awards. It is interesting that the late tv series The Practice won the Emmy for Best Guest Actor in a Drama seven times (one for each year it was on) This year the winner was William Shatner. It was his first win and he had only been nominated once before!

The Practice also won Best Guest Actress three times including this year for Sharon Stone!
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Post by: Michael on September 13, 2004, 02:41:06 PM: Also Elaine Stritch At Liberty won the Emmy for best program in its classification.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 02:41:59 PM: I really don't care at all for EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. I've watched a few episodes figuring there must be something there since it's so popular, but whatever is there that makes it so appealing to others simply evades me.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 02:43:22 PM: Elaine is also a nominee for her performance in her special. If she was a producer or executive producer of that special, she already won an Emmy for the show, but she'll still be competing for her performance in this Sunday's ceremony.
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 02:45:49 PM: And QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY also won as Best Reality Series (non-competitive category).
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 02:54:40 PM: I think I've done the following:

Dealt with the change of phone service, Direct TV, Adelphia and booking the guy who does all my wiring. Whew (wehw, spelled backwards).

Shayne: Who is "BJ"?
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 03:11:58 PM: I remember Schwab's in Beverly Hills. I wasn’t too keen on it.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 03:14:07 PM: I remember Schwab's in Beverly Hills. I wasn’t too keen on it.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 03:14:30 PM: I hope TCB finds a way to visit us.
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Post by: MBarnum on September 13, 2004, 03:35:20 PM: TCB I am sorry to hear of your further, and evidently final, computer problems (with your current computer). I hope you are able to get another one so that you can check in with us more often.

Also, hope your opening night went splendidly!!!

Danise, I am also sorry about the death of your fish. You were a very good mom to it!
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Post by: MBarnum on September 13, 2004, 03:46:04 PM: Just talked to Elmore3003 on the telephone and he says to tell everybody that he misses all the HHWers and hopes to be back with us soon. He is still messed up, health-wise, but sounded better then the last time I had heard from him.
Title: Re:INSTALLING THE NIPPLE
Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 03:53:38 PM: What a strange and elephantine place this "thing" at Hollywood at Highland is (does this thing have a name?). I got a headache trying to figure out what was where. It's too sprawling for my taste. I didn't know, however, that direct access to the mall or whatever you'd call it, can be had from the forecourt of the Chinese Theater. There ARE lots of little food stands and restaurants, including a CPK. Wolfgang Puck has a new place here, and I'm told that Twist, the restaurant in the hotel, has very good food. But, I looked at the menu and it was one of those joints where there is one ingredient in every dish that I would never want to eat. I was also flipping channels on the TV and saw a three minute promo for The Ten Commandments - as Moses would have said, "Oy." At five, Sophie is going to show me the big 5,000 buck a night suite on the top floor - it has a 360 degree view.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 03:56:41 PM: MBarnum, I received a delivery today, and Echo a treat. Then she proceeded to bark almost non stop at the delivery man. She really wanted another cookie but she was very annoying and embarrassed me. ;D
Title: Re:INSTALLING THE NIPPLE
Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 04:27:08 PM: Quote from: bk on September 13, 2004, 03:53:38 PM
At five, Sophie is going to show me the big 5,000 buck a night suite on the top floor - it has a 360 degree view.

I can turn around in circles FREE and use $5000. to buy chocolate syrup and other nice things.
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 04:36:54 PM: And a very happy haineshisway.com birthday to dave in the valley.

Welcome six GUESTS. We're talkin' about Henry Mancini.

Welcome our latest registered user, just one step.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 04:43:48 PM: The $5000 suite reminds me of a GOOD TOPIC: The spiffiest places we've stayed.
I shall begin... High on my spiffy hit parade is a place in the Cayman Islands that had, among other cute touches, a WHITE grand piano in the living room. The balcony looked out at the ocean a few steps away. And every room had an ocean view with a wrap-around balcony. It was stunning. If you want to see what it looked like, rent THE FIRM. This condo complex was used in the movie. (I don't know if it was this particular condo or one that looked just like it.)
I'm not really a beach person (lying around in the sun bores me to distraction - plus I burn in two seconds - so what's the point?) - but even I was impressed by this locale.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 04:46:30 PM: BTW - I wasn't paying. It was a business thing. And I was there by myself! What a waste!
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 05:20:43 PM: Shortly I shall be on my way to the theater to rehearse the new song. Then I shall return. My room has a huge view of Highland and all of Hollywood, and the other window looks out directly on the pool.
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 05:38:31 PM: DEAR HEART
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK
THE GIRL IN NO MAN'S LAND (also from DARLING LILI)
Everything in VICTOR/VICTORIA the film
HATARI!
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR
LIFEFORCE
and, I never realized it was obscure: HIGH TIME

And, as for why I was errant and truant all weekend, I shall take a few posts and put up all my thoughts about this weekend's intense PLAY IN A DAY event, soon.
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 05:39:18 PM: I want TCB to visit!
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 05:50:06 PM: Marky Mark has three nipples.
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 05:51:21 PM: MY 24 hours with PLAY IN A DAY
Armed with my brand new postcard sized head shots, I arrived at the Open Stage Theater on Saturday evening, early - of course - for the 7pm call. Standing outside of the door was my very own dark lady from LOVE’S LABOURS WONNE, my Miss Marci, Marcia Sekulien, whom I had not seen since the closing matinee three years ago! My Miss Marci is a tall lady, every bit as tall as me. We hit it off at LLW and that friendly sparkle in her eye was still there. She immediately asked about my folks, somehow having heard through the Pittsburgh theater grapevine that I had been spending a great deal of time with their respective recuperations.
Inside of the theater, major changes had taken place - new ventilation, raised stage platform, new lighting grids - no longer looking like a former bingo hall. Melanie Armer, the director of SYMPATHETIC MAGIC had set up her artistic director desk at the far edge of the stage, here we mingled, the relatively few who had risked this intense experiment. Chris Kirsch, also of SM, embraced me with a great big kiss, asking if we were all fools. In exchange for our headshots, we were given name tags! Melanie, every the trusted friend I had made in the brief time I worked on SM, commented positively on my head shot, stating that it really was an accurate representation of the Tony Dale she knows and respects. Grabbing a few chairs from the corners of the space, Miss Marci, her pal Rachel, Chris and I took places in the back row, while a few stragglers wandered in: one of them, long time friend, Mark Calla. I felt at ease, knowing that I had these past friends there in my present.
Briefly, Melanie reiterated the goals of the event, as well as the writing and acting rules. One script written expressly for the chosen actors, to be completed by 7am Sunday, actors to return at 8am pick up the script, work with playwright and director until show time - Sunday eve at 7pm. The she asked the playwrights to step forward, where they drew named cards to acquire their casts. I thought of “Last One Picked” from WHOOP-DE-DOO and Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen” while the five writers chose. Playwright Jennifer Schaupp called my name in addition to the name, Molly Seremet. Melanie, in the meantime, assigned directors to each group, we got Richard Bonime - who immediately told us that he was 70 years old (I would have thought older) and had just been fired from a directing job with The Pittsburgh Savoyards - Gilbert & Sullivan’s RUDDIGORE. Well, that certainly did NOT earn my trust. Jennifer said that she was 23, had just finished her Bachelor’s at Carnegie Mellon in Creative Writing, and was now attending Pitt, still in a writing program. Ironically, I pointed out that I attended Pitt before working for Carnegie Mellon for fifteen years! Obviously, the writer and I hit it off. Molly, a mere 18 seemed to be a sweet, if softly spoken young lady. After these momentary introductions, Richard dismissed Molly and I.
Other actors had very short meetings with their creative teams as Mark Calla was standing outside the door with Marci when I came out. I immediately asked if he had plans for the evening, to which he said, not until 9:30 which gave him about an hour and a half which he’d rather spend doing something other than driving home to McKeesport. I told him that I was heading to Red Fin Blues, and he was more than welcome to join me for a cocktail or two. He’d heard of the place, but, had never been there, so it was a plan.
Michael greeted me on the deck, great guy who serves and bartends there. Ambisextrous to the max. Mark and I sat at the bar and as if three years had NOT passed between our last get-together picked up our friendship with talk of new projects, new men and women, New York trips while imbibing our Sam Adams (Mark) and vodka martinis (me). Nine-thirty came and went before mark and I were in the parking lot saying good night, and sharing formerly unspoken feelings. It wasn’t until I was driving past the Highland Park Bridge that I realized that I had only eaten a few handfuls of Trail Mix throughout the day and that I really needed cool air hitting my face, for I was pretty damned plastered by those four HUGE Red Fin Blues martinis, martinis with vermouth only whispered over the glass.
Minx was downstairs, Dad in his chair and Mum in bed when I stumbled in the door. I poured a cold cup of coffee and fixed the coffee pot for an early a-rising. Dad told me, from the other room, that Carmen had brought his son Brandon out that evening, and that Brandon was a firecracker, a rambunctious child, exploring every crevice of the house that he could get to. All I could really think about was getting Minx onto her leash, out the door and up into bed. But, a wonderful sight hit my eyes as I opened my yahoo messenger, downloaded my emails and prepared to shut down for the night; my dear friend Alex, from Australia, had been trying to reach me. We connected and had a great, if drunken - I believe the word I used was “shit-faced” - nearly deep and meaningful conversation. Alex even offered to phone, if that would make it any easier to communicate.
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 05:52:07 PM: PART TWO
SUNDAY the day from hell

Well, I managed to wake up properly at 6:15am, with nary a trace of the night be fore’s libations. (I thank God that I have never experienced a hangover, knowing full well that if there were any day I deserved to have one, it was that day). Quick coffee, quick walk for Minx, quick shower and out the door. I arrived at the theater at 7:35, yep, early again. Our little group was taken to the upstairs dressing room for reading(s). Jen’s script was nice, compact and highly reminiscent of Terrance McNally’s AND THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, with its bomb shelter setting and its “there is something out there” themes. But it was a short script, filled with sarcasm and sudden transitions - a nice piece to be challenged with for this experiment. Two cold readings, with a couple of minor changes, and Richard dismissed Molly and I until 1pm. I thought, this is trouble. . .the director is NOT going to direct, and I was proven correct. I went home for a couple of hours - hell yes! Typed my lines into the computer, walked the dog and took a forty-minute power nap. Once back to the theater, Richard told Molly and I that my character would stand and that her character would sit. Then at 1:20, we had the stage for ten minutes in which I stood and Molly sat - that was our blocking rehearsal. Richard’s notes: get off book.
For the next two hours, Molly and I ran lines, together, apart, together and at 3:20 were called onto the stage for our tech rehearsal. Richard wasn’t in the building, nor was Jen. Rather than interrupt the flow of things, the stage manager allowed Molly and I to call the lighting levels and to give her the cue for the slow fade at the end. Somewhere during all this, Richard returned and had NOTES for the tech rehearsal: Tony: more energy and project, Molly more energy and project. Jen had a better note for us, she would be in the house as a prompter, so if we needed a line during the show, we were to just call “LINE. ” By 3:30 Molly and I were on our own again. I elected to go to Red Fin for coffee and a sandwich. Spread out at the bar, I marked up my script with intentions, made copious notes, drank my coffee and killed a half Italian Hoagie. Gorgeous day, and I knew that I was well on my way to being completely off book.
Molly was in the parking lot upon return, so we ran the show a few times as five o’clock approached. No notes from Richard, even when he was within earshot of our rehearsals. I showed Richard the cobalt blue tee-shirt I had chosen to wear, he approved. Jen wished us luck and reminded us to call for line if necessary.
You might ask if I was nervous, no. I was a bit put out that our director was giving us no direction, but, I trusted Molly’s instincts and my own enough to know that we would get through the show.
We did. Very few dropped cues or lines, though an entire transitional portion did fall by the wayside. The audience laughed quite a bit, it was an audience that was there because they wanted to like us, to like this project and to support this kind of experiment. What I saw and heard of the other shows were sublime and ridiculous. Molly and I were the second play on the bill, so, I had a chance to see all of the first and a bit of the last. When Molly and I exited the stage, we hugged each other and apologized for any foibles we had committed onstage. Other actors backstage said that we were really good, and I knew that at least we had successfully done a PLAY IN A DAY, and never once broke character or called for a line. Exhausted, I spent most of the rest of the evening outside with Mark and Marci puffing away. After the complete cast curtain call, Richard came up to me. . .”My God!” he said, “You did everything on that stage that you were supposed to do! I can’t believe that you haven’t acted for three years! You surely do keep those acting chops well greased, don’t you? I supposed that your cabarets would somehow NOT keep the acting alive, but, I have to tell you, I was impressed with what you were capable of out there.” Jen, too, was stunned at hearing her words and seeing her characters brought to life, and her compliments to Molly and I meant a great deal more to me, than the complimentary remarks of an absent director.
Once home, wanting to crash, but wanting to communicate, I emailed Mark Calla, thanking him for Saturday night, and found that Alex was on line, if only for a short period, and had a sober conversation with him. Got in one and a half episodes of ANGEL’s fourth season before sleep hit before 12:30am.
A great experience, though something which should be done sparingly. It takes its toll. A play in a day? Maybe next time, I’ll ask to be considered as a writer!
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Post by: Sandra on September 13, 2004, 05:53:21 PM: I am so sorry about your fish, Danise. At least he had some fun adventures.

I don't really have anything to say because there's not much else going on. Eventually, I'll have to do my homework, but I'm going to put that off as long as I can.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on September 13, 2004, 06:10:05 PM: Quote from: td on September 13, 2004, 05:50:06 PM
Marky Mark has three nipples.

E I E I O!
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Post by: Emily on September 13, 2004, 06:58:56 PM: Jennifer, I saw "Jack and Bobby" last night and was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the show's writing, as well as by the performance of Christine Lahti. Very impressive.

Betcha didn't know that I went to school with Jessica Paré (aka the love interest on the show) She was two years ahead of me. All I can remember of her as a student was that she played Jesus in a production of Godspell (aka the first and last musical Villa Maria ever did) and did a pretty good job. The girl can saaaanng. Oh, I think she also wrote some angsty teenaged poetry for the school's literary magazine. Let's hope the show picks up so I can sell it on EBay for $$$

This evening I went dragon boating on the Olympic Bassin with DR Andrea. The team a coworker belongs to started a recreational team and she asked me to try it out. It was amusing.

Oh.... and male rowers/paddlers = serious serious ***SERIOUS*** eye candy

We are going back next week to try again - this week was really just a light workout in which to learn the basics. Still my back does hurt an eensy weensy bit...

Though I'm way way too late: Good travelling vibes to the TomofOz clan!!! :D
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 07:05:25 PM: Quote from: td on September 13, 2004, 05:50:06 PM
Marky Mark has three nipples.

Really? There is a rumor Ann Boleyn did.
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Post by: Michael on September 13, 2004, 07:11:54 PM: Quote from: bk on September 13, 2004, 02:54:40 PM
I think I've done the following:

Dealt with the change of phone service, Direct TV, Adelphia and booking the guy who does all my wiring. Whew (wehw, spelled backwards).

Shayne: Who is "BJ"?

Typo. It should have been BK. You mentioned it in your notes.
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Post by: Michael on September 13, 2004, 07:13:46 PM: I know we have been talking about What If? alot here. But go here for a sneak preview of one of Bruce Kimmel's "forgotten" musicals: Stages.

Still working on it, but I wanted to share.

http://www.brucekimmel.com/stages.htm (http://www.brucekimmel.com/stages.htm)
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 07:18:08 PM: td great story. I’m glad it was so rewarding.

Emily have fun with the boating, and the eye candy. ;)
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 07:21:15 PM: Michael Shayne-thanks for sharing. :)
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 07:32:00 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 13, 2004, 07:18:08 PM
td great story. I’m glad it was so rewarding.

now, if only the writer could have been Panni and the director BK, it would have been even more rewarding.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 07:42:18 PM: Thanks for the STAGES info, MS. Fascinating.
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Post by: Jane on September 13, 2004, 08:03:56 PM: I just baked sweet carrot pumpkin bars and a cream cheese frosting. I will serve the frosting on the side in case anyone wants to eat “healthy” They do taste yummy both ways but I prefer them with frosting.

Tomorrow is my book discussion group’s yearly pot luck lunch. Technically it should be at my house since I’m leading the discussion but I recently hosted and another member was kind enough to take over the hosting responsibilities for me. :D

I highly recommend the beautifully written book, THE KITE RUNNER, about two boys in Kabul before and after the Russians invaded.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 08:21:20 PM: Quote from: td on September 13, 2004, 07:32:00 PM
now, if only the writer could have been Panni and the director BK, it would have been even more rewarding.

You did fine on your own, td. Anyway, no rewrites in life. (Well, most of the time...)
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 08:22:40 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 13, 2004, 08:03:56 PM
I just baked sweet carrot pumpkin bars and a cream cheese frosting. I will serve the frosting on the side in case anyone wants to eat “healthy” They do taste yummy both ways but I prefer them with frosting.

Yum. I think I'll join that book group.
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Post by: George on September 13, 2004, 08:24:42 PM: [move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]@&$%* PAGE FIVE DANCE *%$&@[/move]
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Post by: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 08:29:05 PM: Watched more Season 3 WILL & GRACE this evening and got to the three episode arc that featured the best guy they've ever paired Will with: Patrick Dempsey. Physically and temperamentally, the two actors were quite wonderful together. Unfortunately, because his character had just gotten a sports announcer job, he felt it necessary to be in the closet and Will couldn't accept dating him on the sly and pretending to be his brother when with his work friends.

I have to say that Vince, the character Will is now involved with (and played by the very talented Bobby Cannavale), is the most appealing boy friend they've found for Will since Patrick Dempsey's Matt character.
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 08:39:52 PM: I'm halfway through the second disc of ANGEL: SEASON FOUR.
Wow! Charisma Carpenter turned into a real actress once she got onto this show! "Slouching towards Bethlehem" has one of the finest television performances I've seen. . .
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Post by: George on September 13, 2004, 08:46:03 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on September 13, 2004, 08:29:05 PM
Watched more Season 3 WILL & GRACE this evening and got to the three episode arc that featured the best guy they've ever paired Will with: Patrick Dempsey. Physically and temperamentally, the two actors were quite wonderful together. Unfortunately, because his character had just gotten a sports announcer job, he felt it necessary to be in the closet and Will couldn't accept dating him on the sly and pretending to be his brother when with his work friends.

I have to say that Vince, the character Will is now involved with (and played by the very talented Bobby Cannavale), is the most appealing boy friend they've found for Will since Patrick Dempsey's Matt character.

I haven't watched “Will & Grace” regularly for a couple of years. I think that it might be that (to me) they descended into the "totally ridiculous situations and characterizations" phase of the series and have no where to go but down. Granted, they’ve always been “characters” and not very realistically portrayed even from the beginning, but they’ve gone to such extremes that it sort of turns me off (from what little I’ve seen over the last couple of years). It seems to me that this happens to most sitcoms eventually, some sooner than others.
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 08:57:22 PM: I'm back. Rehearsal went reasonably well - the number is blocked and we'll see if the young man can get it down in time for Thursday. He'd promised he would be singing the correct notes this evening, and, of course, he didn't (it's really one note which reoccurs in every verse and he will never be performing this song in the show until he learns it). Tammy had learned something wrong in her song, and I had to be equally as strong with her, but she did what she needed to do and got it down. I don't get it, really. Learning it wrong or just singing it wrong, I don't really like to tell people something fifty times before they finally get it right. If this were a Broadway show and a performer consistently sang the wrong note after being told time and again what it is (not to mention having it on tape), they'd be fired in an instant.

Shaye: re "BJ" I know it was a typo - I was JOKING.

Now I must eat something before I pass out.
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Post by: td on September 13, 2004, 08:59:09 PM: It's gonna be tough being a late night denizen with the world traveling tomovoz off gallivantin' around!
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 09:16:44 PM: I bought a new kind of harness contraption for the hound and I can't figure out how to put it on. It's very frustrating. I'm usually pretty good with things like this. The instructions are useless.
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Post by: Sandra on September 13, 2004, 09:57:46 PM: Argh!!! Homework!!!
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Post by: bk on September 13, 2004, 10:46:08 PM: When did everything grind to a screeching halt? When did everything screech to a grinding halt? How unseemly.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 10:46:17 PM: Shall I ask the tarnation question?
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 10:46:37 PM: Is there anyone out there to answer it?
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 10:47:40 PM: I think bk and I were posting the same question at the same time. Strange but true.
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Post by: Sandra on September 13, 2004, 10:58:51 PM: I'm here. None of these questions seem to have answers. I think my teacher made them all up just to drive me CRAZY.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:24:51 PM: Yes, teachers sometimes do that. Or sometimes they're aliens (a FACULTY reference).
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:25:22 PM: Just a few more...
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:25:38 PM: To avoid...
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:25:51 PM: The dreaded....
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:26:18 PM: ATL...
Wheww!
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:28:42 PM: The world is once more safe and secure.
Tomovoz will be MISSED for many many reasons. But most especially at night - because he is Emperor of the Late Night Denizens.
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:30:06 PM: Jose! What adventures have you had?
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Post by: Sandra on September 13, 2004, 11:34:16 PM: Quote from: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:24:51 PM
Or sometimes they're aliens (a FACULTY reference).

That would explain so much.

All my questions are now matched up with answers, but I'd be surprised if they were right.

That's good enough for me. Good night!
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:35:23 PM: While Jose is writing up his adventures (I hope) - I have to report that I've been snacking on popcorn. And this particular batch turned out just perfectly. Popcorn, I find, is very tempermental. If all the elements aren't right, it's too dry or too boring or not done quite right. But this batch, for some mysterious reason, was wonderful. End of popcorn report.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 11:38:34 PM: Good Evening!

I would have posted sooner, but I'm currently in a C.C. Brown's Buster Brown Sundae coma...

:-X
;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 11:40:06 PM: Quote from: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:35:23 PM
While Jose is writing up his adventures (I hope) - I have to report that I've been snacking on popcorn. And this particular batch turned out just perfectly. Popcorn, I find, is very tempermental. If all the elements aren't right, it's too dry or too boring or not done quite right. But this batch, for some mysterious reason, was wonderful. End of popcorn report.

Stove top? Air pop? or Microwave?

Butter? Salt? Pepper? Other seasonings?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 11:50:40 PM: As for my adventures today, not much to report. But I did have some rather nice culinary diversions today... ;)

As I eluded to earlier, I found the aforementioned C.C. Brown's in the new Schwab's complex at Sunset+Vine. The "+" is how the complex is named. Someone bought the Schwab's name, and there's a shopping arcade that's part of the complex. There's also a Schwab's restaurant. Plus, some pretty high end apartment units. In any case...

Since BK had mentioned it before, I decided to check it out on my way to rehearsal. Once I got to Sunset+Vine, I didn't see any new sign for C.C. Brown's anywhere on the outside in the courtyard earlier. Well... I decided to head inside, and, lo and behold, there was an ice cream freezer case and small counter right by the entrance to the shopping area. I looked at the menu, made some mental notes, then continued onto rehearsal...

I almost had a dinner consisting of a C.C. Brown's Sundae, but I opted instead to head downt he street to Super Tortas to get, what else? - a torta, Mexican sandwich. This was my first time here. I had seen some write ups for the place here and there, and decided to give it a try today. In short, Good! I opted for the machaca (shredded beef) and egg sandwich. A very good bolillo (bun), very good beef and egg, a light schmear of refried beans and some not too hot hot sauce. And a very good deal for about five dollars and some change - it's a nice-sized torta.

After finishing up my sandwich, I continued on to rehearsal... which BK already spoke about...
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Post by: Panni on September 13, 2004, 11:58:04 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 11:40:06 PM
Stove top? Air pop? or Microwave?

Butter? Salt? Pepper? Other seasonings?

Plain old microwave Healthy Choice Natural popcorn (I abhor the fake butter flavor).
Just salt. And lots of it.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 13, 2004, 11:58:28 PM: Well.. After rehearsal, I, if you haven't figured it out by now, stopped at C.C. Brown's to have some post-rehearsal dessert.

The ambience of the place is a little cold and industrial - high ceiling, polished cement floor, IKEA-like stools and tables, etc. And the servers probably have no idea that Schwab's or C.C. Brown's had an existence before it's current incarnation... And the young man behind the counter had a black t-shirt - that said "fat free" - under his white, ice cream counter shirt. But...

I opted for the Buster Brown - one scoop of vanilla, one scoop of chocolate, a banana, roasted almonds, whipped cream and a small pitcher of the famous hot fudge sauce. -Sorry, BK, no little brown pitcher -just a small metal "creamer" pitcher. In any case...

DEE-LISH!!!

-And they use the "famous McConnell's Super-Premium Ice Cream from Santa Barbara". Very good and very rich. Add the hot fudge on top of the two quite large scoops... Hmmm... *I first thought the $6.65 price tag was a bit high for the Sundae, but after realizing that there was about a full cup of ice cream in the martini/sundae glass... The price seemd right.

Well.. I better hit "Post" before I get shut out of today...
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Post by: Panni on September 14, 2004, 12:00:56 AM: Yum!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on September 14, 2004, 12:05:21 AM: More C.C. Brown's stuff... The menu listed about 20 "official" Sundaes available there, plus the option to make your own. Some of the more "fruit-y" ones sound pretty interesting and I may give them a try before I head out town.

The ice cream counter sits adjacent to the Schwab's restaurant entrance, and I guess it serves as a "temptation" to those diners who passed on having dessert at the restaurant. -I still have yet to check out the restaurant's menu. They appear to be in the "soft opening" stage right now, and there were signs posted for "Sundays at Schwab's" coming up over the next few weeks. Have brunch at Schwab's, get a discounts at the shops, activities for the kiddies, etc... Guess I know what I'll be checking out on the way to the matinee this week. ;)

OH! And unless I was just totally not looking in the right place, there is no signage for C.C. Brown's. I only confirmed that the ice cream counter was C.C. Brown's after reading one of the many menus that are open on the counter and tables. Hmm... ????