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Title: SEPTEMBER AND SESSION TWO
Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 01:07:57 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes welcomed in September and spoke of session two, and now it is time for you to post until the September cows come home.
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 01:08:48 AM: And the word of the day is: BLETTING!
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Post by: Ben on September 01, 2014, 02:58:49 AM: Morning all.

That is all.
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Post by: Ben on September 01, 2014, 03:00:09 AM: Ginny, have a wonderful time in France. I haven't been since 1992. I love the country, in spite of what some people say about the inhabitants. They are wonderful people, the countryside is gorgeous, Paris is a beautiful city and the food is quite wonderful.
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Post by: KevinH on September 01, 2014, 03:48:54 AM: Good morning!
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Post by: FJL on September 01, 2014, 03:54:48 AM: Seeing whether I'm having any posting trouble
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Post by: FJL on September 01, 2014, 03:55:26 AM: Seems to be working OK now from here.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 01, 2014, 04:06:03 AM: Good morning, all.

On Labor Day 2014.
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 04:15:28 AM: Labor Day morning greetings! We'll leave the house about noon for the Cincinnati airport for our 4pm flight to Paris. The housemates are having company for dinner.
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 04:16:10 AM: Thank you, DRs TCB and Ben for the travel wishes!
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 01, 2014, 04:24:49 AM: Have a WONDERFUL trip, DR Ginny!!
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 04:27:07 AM: Thanks, DR ChasSmith!
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Post by: FJL on September 01, 2014, 04:58:48 AM: Have a great time and a terrific trip, Ginny!
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Post by: KevinH on September 01, 2014, 05:11:43 AM: Bon voyage, DR Ginny !
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 05:17:46 AM: Thank you, DRs FJL and KevinH!
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Post by: Michael on September 01, 2014, 05:29:39 AM: good morning to all
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Post by: Michael on September 01, 2014, 05:33:32 AM: TOD

Did you mean books like "The Ballplayer: He Swung Both Way" and "The Third Sex"?

or books like Valley of the Dolls?
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Post by: Druxy on September 01, 2014, 05:53:08 AM: TOD:

THE WHITE TOWER by James Ramsey Ullman
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Post by: Kerry on September 01, 2014, 06:02:03 AM: Bon Voyage, Ginny!
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 06:07:20 AM: Good morning, all! I slept late, although my body was wide awake around 5:30. I had dreamed about the object of an affair I'd been in between 1972 and 1979, and woke up feeling not hot and bothered but a little sad and nostalgic about something that happened 35 years ago. Well, times and people change.

Today, I will meet Matthew, my best friend from college, and we'll see a movie. Not sure what it is yet, but I'm letting Matthew decide. I saw him last around November or december, when he came by to visit and check on my health, so we've got almost a year of catching up.

Between the ages of 13 (1959) and 17 (1963), I read Peyton Place, Anatomy of A Murder, and Lady Chatterly's Lover. I have no memory now of what order they were read, and I have next to no memory now of any of them.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 06:08:34 AM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Safe Travel Vibes to DR Ginny and Richard! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 06:22:52 AM: Quote from: Kerry on September 01, 2014, 06:02:03 AM
Bon Voyage, Ginny!

Merci, DR Kerry!
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 06:24:22 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 06:08:34 AM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Safe Travel Vibes to DR Ginny and Richard! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you so much, dear DR Elmore!
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 06:26:43 AM: TOD - The Nun's Story and The Cardinal. Don't know what the fascination was with Roman Catholicism, but my father was not pleased.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 08:16:54 AM: I guess everyone is sleeping late.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 08:40:53 AM: Health vibes for DR MIKE
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 08:41:23 AM: MR BK's experience at The Bowl last night sounds like it could be an episode of SEINFELD
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 08:41:50 AM: Travel vibes for DR GINNY and DH RICHARD....

Of course we need photos from start to finish!
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 08:43:21 AM: Site is much faster for me today.

We have a dress rehearsal today....but we start at 6 p.m. instead of the usual 7 p.m. This director likes to have dress rehearsals for the LAST TWO WEEKS of the rehearsals....so of course some of the costumes start looking a bit sad by the time we open.....

Luckily for me, I don't even have to put my costume on until intermission....and I only have the onel
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 08:44:31 AM: Not what happened at Capitol Records....but what happens some places.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151294720927330&set=vb.21461308888&type=2&theater
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Post by: Donald on September 01, 2014, 08:56:40 AM: Morning All! Happy Labor Day to everyone. The new edition of The Broadway Radio Show is up for your listening enjoyment. We honor Sandy Wilson, who passed away at age 90 last week, by jumping back into our archives for a show originally aired in August of 2005 where we featured the score of The Boy Friend using 4 different cast recordings. It's great to hear Wilson's charming score once again! ENJOY!
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 09:12:50 AM: Good morning, all.

Travel vibes for DR Ginny. Hope the trip is great.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 09:15:38 AM: TOD:

How do you mean adult? With sex? Might have been The Godfather or Summer of '42, both of which I read in think in the summer between sixth and seventh grade. A next door neighbor lent me those plus The Exorcist and a few others with the understanding that my mother was not supposed to know. She didn't.

Or just a non-kids book? I read most of Agatha Christie and Earl Stanley Gardner in the fifth grade.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 09:17:36 AM: Made a bacon and onion pie for brunch this morning. Smells good. Hope it tastes good.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 09:20:03 AM: I think George summed up the posting problems well. There is about half the time a lag of more than a minute on Firefox and then sometimes the connection is dropped, so the post is deleted.
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 01, 2014, 09:25:00 AM: Bon Voyage to Ginny and Richard.....safe and pleasant travels!!
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 01, 2014, 09:26:49 AM: I got up early and started laundry. Last load is in the washer and should be done soon so I may be done by noon. That's a treat. I also cleaned up the kitchen and made breakfast.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 09:57:00 AM: DR Cilla I'm glad you don't need to panic anymore :)
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 09:59:55 AM: When I'm mad and want to burn off energy I do no mow, I walk and talk to myself and say all the things I need to say privately.

Since my sister passed away I rarely talk to myself as I walk.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 10:02:57 AM: Quote from: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 04:15:28 AM
Labor Day morning greetings! We'll leave the house about noon for the Cincinnati airport for our 4pm flight to Paris. The housemates are having company for dinner.

They didn't wait for you to be gone long ;)
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 10:04:42 AM: So far today I haven't had any problems posting.
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 01, 2014, 10:10:20 AM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 09:59:55 AM
When I'm mad and want to burn off energy I do no mow, I walk and talk to myself and say all the things I need to say privately.

Since my sister passed away I rarely talk to myself as I walk.

I like to mow so I can say all the things I'd like to say out loud. I just have to be sure not to talk over the mower, lol
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 10:20:17 AM: Certainly you are less likely to be heard over a mower than I am when walking. At least in the country there usually aren't people around. On the other hand sound really carries.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 10:21:18 AM: Lovely photo of Boo.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 10:24:12 AM: TOD:

Probably The Fountainhead when I was in the 7th grade.....and then Tales of the Arabian Nights....which had some of "those kind" of parts in both volumes. When I went to check it out again in the 9th grade....it was restricted and could not leave the library....it had to be read there....so I didn't bother.

First adult book I bought was probably THE CARPETBAGGERS when I was 14, after I saw the movie....."THIS IS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT"

I laughed when I saw the tagline.....It is unlikely you will experience in a lifetime ALL that you will see in THE CARPETBAGGERS....

But I am 64.....and it is unlikely that I will.....
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 01, 2014, 10:26:07 AM: Quote from: Jrand64 on September 01, 2014, 10:21:18 AM
Lovely photo of Boo.

Thank you, she's been quite a character the past couple days. Right now she is perched on top of her scratching post, just sitting there
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 10:26:26 AM: I don't remember what my first adult book was. I remember my mother being concerned and my sister telling her if my mother took it away I would be more interesting, and not to worry because I probably wouldn't understand half of it anyway. My sister was right. If my father had seen it I'm sure the book would have been confiscated. I remember he wouldn't let me read James Bond. My mother gave me the books to read when he wasn't home.

There couldn't have been explicit sex descriptions in the first book, that I would have remembered.
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Post by: Cillaliz on September 01, 2014, 10:38:25 AM: I don't remember my first adult book. My parents never restricted what I read, I don't think they really paid any attention.
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Post by: Laura on September 01, 2014, 11:05:38 AM: Good morning. I think the snakes heard that it is September, because there were reports of several on the trails today. I only saw one.
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Post by: Laura on September 01, 2014, 11:05:49 AM: Have a great trip, Ginny!
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 11:24:21 AM: Quote from: Jrand64 on September 01, 2014, 08:41:50 AM
Travel vibes for DR GINNY and DH RICHARD....

Of course we need photos from start to finish!

Thanks, DR JRand - I'll do my best!
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 11:26:09 AM: By adult I mean not a book geared to children.
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 11:26:26 AM: I'm up after nine hours of sleep.
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 11:28:47 AM: Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 09:12:50 AM
Good morning, all.

Travel vibes for DR Ginny. Hope the trip is great.

Thank you, DR John G - so far, so good. Rob dropped us here at the airport and we sailed through check-in and security. We've had lunch and are now using the free, but slow, wi-fi. Boarding in about half an hour!
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 11:29:41 AM: Quote from: Cillaliz on September 01, 2014, 09:25:00 AM
Bon Voyage to Ginny and Richard.....safe and pleasant travels!!

Thank you, DR Cillaliz!
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Post by: Ginny on September 01, 2014, 11:30:24 AM: Quote from: Laura on September 01, 2014, 11:05:49 AM
Have a great trip, Ginny!

Thanks, DR Laura!
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 12:05:47 PM: I shall soon be on my way to a rehearsal
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on September 01, 2014, 12:27:08 PM: Quote from: bk on September 01, 2014, 01:08:48 AM
And the word of the day is: BLETTING!

And The Song Of The Day Is: THIS PLUM IS TOO RIPE
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 01, 2014, 01:07:38 PM: I must be off.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 01:12:14 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 06:08:34 AM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Safe Travel Vibes to DR Ginny and Richard! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~DITTO!!~~~
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 01:13:13 PM: Page two? Really?
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 01:13:22 PM: Page three? Really?
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 01:13:49 PM: Should I eat prior to rehearsal? That is the question, although I've waited so long it's probably not doable now.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 02:02:51 PM: Quote from: bk on September 01, 2014, 11:26:09 AM
By adult I mean not a book geared to children.

"Exodus" in 6th grade.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 02:09:41 PM: We are having a lovely day. We went into town and walked around a little. Lunch was good. I ordered the barbecue salad & thought of DR John.

Romaine, black beans, avocado, tomato slices, cucumber, tortilla strips and an herb buttermilk dressing. It comes with cubed pieces of chicken dipped in BBQ sauce. I usually toss the salad and then kind of pick out the chicken, maybe eat a couple of bites for the protein.

Today I requested it without the chicken and extra beans. I forgot that without the chicken I would be missing the secret ingredient that makes this salad special. I was given a side of sauce and I dipped my tortilla strips in it and tossed the salad. It worked :)
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM: And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:18:37 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 02:09:41 PM
We are having a lovely day. We went into town and walked around a little. Lunch was good. I ordered the barbecue salad & thought of DR John.

Romaine, black beans, avocado, tomato slices, cucumber, tortilla strips and an herb buttermilk dressing. It comes with cubed pieces of chicken dipped in BBQ sauce. I usually toss the salad and then kind of pick out the chicken, maybe eat a couple of bites for the protein.

Today I requested it without the chicken and extra beans. I forgot that without the chicken I would be missing the secret ingredient that makes this salad special. I was given a side of sauce and I dipped my tortilla strips in it and tossed the salad. It worked :)

Sounds good.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:20:55 PM: Up from a nap that I enjoyed. The pie worked. It was really good.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 02:29:36 PM: I've just been watching some TV, but now I need to take a shower and do some laundry...a lot of laundry...and some more TV watching. I still haven't watched Saturday's "Doctor Who"!
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 03:08:14 PM: Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

It reminded me a bit of the Beulah Bondi film Make way For Tomorrow.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 01, 2014, 03:13:17 PM: Today was the last day at the outdoor pool. Luckily the weather was sunny and quite hot.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 01, 2014, 03:16:00 PM: That post took a really long time to go through.

Tomorrow is my younger nieces first day of kindergarten.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:18:42 PM: Is she excited? How long is kindergarten there? Ours is half day unless you need a before or after school program and then you have to pay for it.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 01, 2014, 03:20:42 PM: I saw that DR George said that it took him 8 minutes to post. For my last post it did not seem to be going through (it usually goes back to the last post after it's posted). But I thought maybe it might have posted anyways. So I just clicked on discussions and saw that mine was the last post (it had gone through even though i was still waiting).
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Post by: Jennifer on September 01, 2014, 03:22:13 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:18:42 PM
Is she excited? How long is kindergarten there? Ours is half day unless you need a before or after school program and then you have to pay for it.

It is a full day, except for this week. Tomorrow is 1 hour with your mom. Wednesday is till lunch. Not sure about Thursday. But Friday is a full day.

There are 6 classes so she has no idea if anybody she knows will be in any of her classes.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:30:48 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

It reminded me a bit of the Beulah Bondi film Make way For Tomorrow.

That was one of the most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:32:00 PM: Mom, not parent, or is it just that your sister will be the one to go. It is nice they build up to full day.
VIBES SHE ENJOYS SCHOOL!!!!
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:34:23 PM: It just took two minutes to make that last post, which was a quote. Those seem to take longer, and I don't know if they are going through, because I usually get a message saying that the connection been interrupted.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:36:14 PM: Finally watching "Dallas Buyers Club." Enjoying the performances, even if the direction is a bit inert.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:38:16 PM: Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:30:48 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

It reminded me a bit of the Beulah Bondi film Make way For Tomorrow.

That was one of the most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen.

Which, "Make Way for Tomorrow" or "Love is Strange"?
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:38:51 PM: So far I'm not having any issues.
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Post by: Michael on September 01, 2014, 03:54:31 PM: TOD

The Man Who Folded Himself.

I read it when I was around 14 or 15. Didn't know it had adult material in it

I read it because it was by David Gerrold who at that time was best known to me for writing for Star Trek and The Land of The Lost.

It was also my first novel that had homosexuality as part of the plot which I didn't quite understand what it was.
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Post by: Jennifer on September 01, 2014, 03:57:47 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:32:00 PM
Mom, not parent, or is it just that your sister will be the one to go. It is nice they build up to full day.
VIBES SHE ENJOYS SCHOOL!!!!

I think it is all the moms that are going. But I suppose you could send your dad.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 04:12:02 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:30:48 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

It reminded me a bit of the Beulah Bondi film Make way For Tomorrow.

That was one of the most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen.

Which, "Make Way for Tomorrow" or "Love is Strange"?

Didn't you see his comment implying that he had not seen "Love is Strange"?
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 04:21:51 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:30:48 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

It reminded me a bit of the Beulah Bondi film Make way For Tomorrow.

That was one of the most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen.

Which, "Make Way for Tomorrow" or "Love is Strange"?

Make Way for Tomorrow.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 04:42:30 PM: I'm now on my third load of laundry.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 04:42:40 PM: Just had to share. :)
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 04:57:28 PM: Well...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 04:57:57 PM: ...since we're so close...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 04:58:05 PM: PAGE FOUR DANCE!!
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 04:58:15 PM: I also just watched the second episode of "Intruders" with John Simm.
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Post by: singdaw on September 01, 2014, 05:00:02 PM: We are home, and boy do I have a lot of catching up to do!
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 05:00:24 PM: I'm still not sure about this, but I'll stick it out for at least another episode. I just read "Some Answers to Questions...[spoilers ] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3552166/board/flat/233855163) on IMDb, which answers some questions. The original poster read the book and what he posted makes sense and sounds kind of interesting. As long as the TV show doesn't get stupid, I'll probably keep watching it...probably. :)
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Post by: singdaw on September 01, 2014, 05:00:53 PM: I wish there was an HHW "app" for my phone!
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 05:08:21 PM: Welcome back, Samsung.
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Post by: Amy on September 01, 2014, 05:17:29 PM: TOD:
I actually have two answers to this question. The first book I ever read that was an actual novel, not a little Dr. Seuss book was "Charlotte's Web". I know that's still a children's book, but at the time it was a big deal that I was reading something with that many pages. The first actual adult book I ever read was "To Kill a Mockingbird". I believe both those books were school assignments that I was forced to read. I wasn't a big reader, like my older sister was.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:24:27 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on September 01, 2014, 03:57:47 PM
Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:32:00 PM
Mom, not parent, or is it just that your sister will be the one to go. It is nice they build up to full day.
VIBES SHE ENJOYS SCHOOL!!!!

I think it is all the moms that are going. But I suppose you could send your dad.

:)
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:25:34 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 04:12:02 PM
Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 03:30:48 PM
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Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

It reminded me a bit of the Beulah Bondi film Make way For Tomorrow.

That was one of the most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen.

Which, "Make Way for Tomorrow" or "Love is Strange"?

Didn't you see his comment implying that he had not seen "Love is Strange"?

Obviously not or I forgot about the comment by the time I asked the question-lol
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:26:16 PM: Quote from: George on September 01, 2014, 04:42:30 PM
I'm now on my third load of laundry.

I decided to stop at two loads since the 3rd one wasn't very full.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:30:46 PM: Quote from: George on September 01, 2014, 05:00:24 PM
I'm still not sure about this, but I'll stick it out for at least another episode. I just read "Some Answers to Questions...[spoilers ] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3552166/board/flat/233855163) on IMDb, which answers some questions. The original poster read the book and what he posted makes sense and sounds kind of interesting. As long as the TV show doesn't get stupid, I'll probably keep watching it...probably. :)

Thanks for the report. I think I'll read the spoilers.

We found our first episode of DOCTOR WHO intriguing. We plan to watch it again.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:35:40 PM: I read the spoilers and have decided I do not want to continue with the show. I will share it with Keith and see what he has to say about it.

This reminds me....I should write former DR Matt H and ask for new September show recommendations.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 05:36:25 PM: Quote from: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:30:46 PM
Quote from: George on September 01, 2014, 05:00:24 PM
I'm still not sure about this, but I'll stick it out for at least another episode. I just read "Some Answers to Questions...[spoilers ] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3552166/board/flat/233855163) on IMDb, which answers some questions. The original poster read the book and what he posted makes sense and sounds kind of interesting. As long as the TV show doesn't get stupid, I'll probably keep watching it...probably. :)

Thanks for the report. I think I'll read the spoilers.

We found our first episode of DOCTOR WHO intriguing. We plan to watch it again.

I put my third load of laundry in the dryer and I'm now going to watch the second episode of "Doctor Who."
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Post by: Amy on September 01, 2014, 05:40:16 PM: Quote from: bk on September 01, 2014, 11:26:09 AM
By adult I mean not a book geared to children.
I knew what you meant! Although I admit the other meaning did cross my mind. That said, the first book I read that had rather "mature" content was "Proposition 22". It was my sister's book, and my dad wasn't pleased that I was reading it. The funny thing is that he didn't take it away from me. He just went and yelled at my sister about it. She in turned yelled at me for showing it to him.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:42:20 PM: Somehow I missed reading many of the classic children & young adult books until I was older. I didn't read either Charlott's Webb or Mockingbird until I was an adult. I read The Secret Garden just before going into 10th grade when a new friend lent it to me. I didn't read The Chronicles of Narnia until I was pregnant with Bryan. I read many of the classics as Bryan read them.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 05:43:21 PM: Quote from: Amy on September 01, 2014, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: bk on September 01, 2014, 11:26:09 AM
By adult I mean not a book geared to children.
I knew what you meant! Although I admit the other meaning did cross my mind. That said, the first book I read that had rather "mature" content was "Proposition 22". It was my sister's book, and my dad wasn't pleased that I was reading it. The funny thing is that he didn't take it away from me. He just went and yelled at my sister about it. She in turned yelled at me for showing it to him.

That is funny.

Bruce lent me CANDY and my father found it. Bruce never saw that copy again ;D
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 06:19:11 PM: T.O.D.

Probably FANNY HILL. I found it in my mom's room. I believe she borrowed it from my sister. I was shocked!! I think I was probably 35 or 36.
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Post by: Jane on September 01, 2014, 06:19:58 PM: LOL DR TCB.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 06:34:31 PM: Quote from: Amy on September 01, 2014, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: bk on September 01, 2014, 11:26:09 AM
By adult I mean not a book geared to children.
I knew what you meant! Although I admit the other meaning did cross my mind. That said, the first book I read that had rather "mature" content was "Proposition 22". It was my sister's book, and my dad wasn't pleased that I was reading it. The funny thing is that he didn't take it away from me. He just went and yelled at my sister about it. She in turned yelled at me for showing it to him.

So, where would The Adventures of Tom Sawyer fit in all of this? I think I read that in fourth grade.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 06:34:53 PM: Quote from: TCB on September 01, 2014, 06:19:11 PM
T.O.D.

Probably FANNY HILL. I found it in my mom's room. I believe she borrowed it from my sister. I was shocked!! I think I was probably 35 or 36.

Was it in Braille?
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 06:42:10 PM: I just got a "The connection has timed out" message.

:P
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 06:42:58 PM: But now, I'm going to take out my trash, then go to for some food. I've been home all day doing laundry and I just want to get out.

Be back later. :)
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 01, 2014, 07:17:49 PM: TOD

All day I've been thinking I have not the slightest idea what the first book would have been, but I have remembered that it's very likely Tales of Edgar Allan Poe in the dark green Random House edition (with woodcuts by Fritz Eichenberg) my mother always had. I remember reading a few of the stories in a house we lived in prior to seeing the first of the Roger Corman films. It's possible that I'd seen the trailer for "House of Usher" then, but if not, I was being drawn to horror and supernatural stories anyway at that time.

(To this day, that Random House edition remains one of my favorite Poe volumes, and my attraction to that book extended to the Random House editions of the Bronte novels, also illustrated by Eichenberg. And one or two other things that escape me at the moment.)

I also remember reading sections of my mother's copy of Gone With the Wind , probably just a little later than the Poe.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 01, 2014, 07:19:32 PM: Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 06:34:31 PM

So, where would The Adventures of Tom Sawyer fit in all of this? I think I read that in fourth grade.

Good point. Tom and Huck, for sure.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 08:08:42 PM: Watching a piece of drive-in garbage called "Malibu Beach." Pure junk. The shark special effect must have cost $1.99.
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Post by: John G. on September 01, 2014, 08:53:19 PM: Good night, all.
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 09:23:25 PM: Quote from: John G. on September 01, 2014, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 01, 2014, 02:12:51 PM
And i am home from the movies. Matthew and I had to decide between BOYHOOD and LOVE IS STRANGE, which worked for out time slot. We went in expecting a comedy of sorts and emerged from a very moving independent film with a great cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marisa Tomei in a really marvelous performance. It is not a comedy but it was truly wonderful and heartbreaking.

I really want to see both movies. Glad to hear Love is Strange is that good. And I love the cast.

Keep your eyes off of Cheyenne!
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:47:06 PM: I have returned to the USA
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:47:21 PM: And I am exhausted
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 09:48:32 PM: Page four? Really?
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 09:48:42 PM: What is this dearth of postings?
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 09:48:50 PM: Every day a little dearth.
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 09:49:26 PM: Page five? Really?
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 09:51:32 PM: I got back and started reading. I'm almost to the end of "The Silkworm." Cormoran Strike has figured out who the killer is, but the reader hasn't been specifically told, yet.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 09:52:02 PM: Quote from: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:47:06 PM
I have returned to the USA

Welcome home, Vixmom!
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:52:45 PM: We have Ben up since 3 am Well that's 5 am est but then again due to goodbye visits with all the family members in their respective locations. Nephew and new bride in their new house, niece and husband with their two sons and new born daughter in their home, vixgrandad in hospital, Vixgranny at her house and vixdad,s sister and her husband at their home.....and dropping off the rental truck, and final packing it was around 1 am est before we got to bed and of course little sleep since we feared oversleeping the alarm
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:54:08 PM: This was our first time flying west jet and although the seats are a little tight in steerage class, I was overall quite pleased with their performance
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:55:17 PM: The only real deay we experienced was on our way out and that was solely due to issues at the laguardia totally out if control of the airline
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:55:48 PM: Quote from: George on September 01, 2014, 09:52:02 PM
Quote from: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:47:06 PM
I have returned to the USA

Welcome home, Vixmom!
. Thanks George !
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:56:49 PM: Travel vibes to Ginny and Richard !!!
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Post by: vixmom on September 01, 2014, 09:56:59 PM: And now to bed
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 10:00:11 PM: This is not good.
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 10:11:31 PM: I think I missed Vixmom!

Welcome Home!
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 10:12:48 PM: I gotta tell you.
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 10:16:31 PM: Werner Franz has died at the age of 92. Mr. Franz was the last surviving crew member of the Hindenburg.
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 10:54:10 PM: Why I oughta...
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Post by: bk on September 01, 2014, 10:54:22 PM: What is this dearth of postings lately?
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:07:18 PM: Well, this is interesting. My ex-brother-in-law is FB friends with a woman who was in a play with me last year. He posted a video clip and mentioned her name in his comment, and she commented back. I didn't even know that he was on FB (but then, I never looked). And I never would've guessed that they even knew each other. Who'da thunk?
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:10:38 PM: And speaking of FB, someone posted this: Fact checking HISTORY's Houdini - Night One (http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2014/09/fact-checking-historys-houdini-night-one.html).
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:10:53 PM: I didn't watch the show, but I started reading through the article. Here's the first sentence:

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After one night, HISTORY's Houdini miniseries starring Adrien Brody is on track to be the least accurate Houdini biopic ever made, and that's saying something.

:o
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:23:01 PM: As for the Topic of the Day: my sister and I started getting books from the Science Fiction Book Club when I was middle school and continued through high school. I don't know which could've been the first.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:23:22 PM: I know early selections of mine were "The Sword of Shannara," "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" and "Winter's Tale."
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:23:51 PM: I just re-read the last two this year.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:24:02 PM: I got the Kindle version of "The Sword of Shannara" from the library, so I plan on re-reading that soonly.
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:28:56 PM: Well...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:29:22 PM: ...since...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:29:29 PM: ...we...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:29:57 PM: ...are...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:30:23 PM: ...so...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:30:32 PM: ...close...
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Post by: George on September 01, 2014, 11:35:04 PM: PAGE SIX IT'S-ABOUT-DAMN-TIME-THIS-POST-POSTED DANCE!!
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 11:38:52 PM: Quote from: George on September 01, 2014, 11:10:53 PM
I didn't watch the show, but I started reading through the article. Here's the first sentence:

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After one night, HISTORY's Houdini miniseries starring Adrien Brody is on track to be the least accurate Houdini biopic ever made, and that's saying something.

:o

It would be hard to beat the tony Curtis version.
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Post by: TCB on September 01, 2014, 11:45:07 PM: I am trying to decide who should win the title of Weirdest Duo of the Year:

Barbra Streisand and Elvis Presley

Or

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga