Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on September 18, 2004, 12:00:47 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you know about the notes, the notes know about you, and now it is time to post until the knowing cows come home. Go know.
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I hate to pull the Wussburger over anyone's eyes, but I must pull it over mine and go to sleep. Good night all! And good luck, BK with the last chance for the song! Hope it really works out!
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I don't have enough CDs to call it a collection. Maybe 100 or 150. I really have no idea.
My DVD stash is pathetic. I won't even put a number on it.
I'm suddenly very tired. To bed. I'll catch up on yesterday's posts today. Or later if I can't sleep.
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As for my CDs, I have over 1000 recordings that are just musicals! I used to have all my recordings listed in an Excel spread sheet, but it's no more. I'll have to recreate it. I had almost 1,300 lines in the spreadsheet...of course, that included cross-references for such things as listing foreign language recordings in both the foreign language title and the English title and two listings for CDs with two titles on them, such as Maltby and Shire's Cyrano and The Grand Tour (not to be confused with Jerry Herman's The Grand Tour).
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Good Evening! Good Morning!
Well, my sugar rush is starting to turn into a post-sugar rush headache... ugh... Ah, well... Live and learn... And do it again anyway. :)
As for the T-o-D:
DVDs - Maybe around 50. Not really that many. The collection is all over the place. Classics, Disney, Music Concerts, etc. Disney titles probably make up the bulk of my collection.
VHS cassettes - Around 100 - probably less. Foreign films (mainly French titles) make up most of this collection. Plus a bunch of tapes of shows I've played for.
CDs - Hmmm... I did do a count a few years ago, and I can't remember if I hit 2000 or 3000. I know I'm past 1000. Hmmm... Now that I'm visualizing my collection, I'm thinking it's 2000+. Most of it is Classical Music - lots of boxed sets including all the major operas by Bellini, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, Verdi and Wagner. At least four sets of the Mozart Piano Sonatas; three sets of the Beethoven Symphonies and the Piano Concerti; and almost all of those classic Angel/EMI "Complete Songs of..." sets - at least the French composers - How I wish they would reissue the Roussel set! The piano concerti of Prokofiev, Rachmaninov and Saint-Saens; plus tons of chamber music. My favorites would have to be Richard Goode's complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas on Nonesuch, and any of my Dawn Upshaw discs which are also primarily on Nonesuch. *However, my favorite Upshaw disc is her debut CD which was a result of her Naumburg win - which I think is on MusicMasters. It's a great recital disc and Margo Garrett's accompanying is a model of accompanying. The Rachmaninov selections are wonderful.
As for show CDs, it's a good size, but I'm definitely not a "completist".
I still have one crate of LPs sitting in my parents' basement. Mainly OCRs.
I used to have a bunch of cassettes - original and dubs - but somehow, over the past couple of years, I've lost track of where most of them are. I may have thrown a bunch of them out accidentally in a move. ???
Ah, well...
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DR Jane - Yes, I received your e-mail. :)
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Actors who do not do as they are told.
The actor in THE NERD who replaced the actor who quit is doing a nice job, but he has NOT looked at his script in a week. He is in love with his "business" and his ad libs which he thinks are stealing the show...while we struggle to cover for him. He also doesn't give us cues so that a LOT of laughs are missing.... Tonight I finally said: "Are you EVER going to say......." quoting him the line.... "Oh, I might," he replied, and then went on to say that he never said one line because he was waiting on the audience laughter to die down.....and that I jumped the cue..... I just said...."oh....." GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....closing night tonight! Great audience last night, wish they could have been given the WHOLE show!
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I have many more CDs than I ever thought I would although I don't have anything approaching a thousand. It' a few hundred. That includes the vocals/pop genre which are mixed together (though still alphabetical and kept in a separate unit from the cast recordings). Most of the CDs are cast recordings & theatre-related with some soundtracks thrown in. I'm not a completist for the genre but I try to be a completist for certain shows and a couple of composers.
We have very few DVDs and very few videos. As I mentioned last week, we don't even have a stand-alone DVD player. It's part of the computer. We will probably get one at some point, but I don't think that will increase our supply of DVDs. We just don't have the room and CDs are more important to me than DVDs since I watch so few movies.
I used to have a very large cassette collection but as I replace the tapes with CDs, the tapes get donated to a second hand store (there are no stores in New York that I know of that buy tapes).
Francois, thanks for the Disney CD on Demand link. You have made a friend of mine very, very happy!
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Here is another vacation picture.
There actually is a booth where you can drink all the milk you want for $1. It just isn't in the cow barn.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.....money in the bank and chicks for free....isn't that a song or something?
Hmmmmmmmm......collections.
Okay:
CD's: about 500 or so. Mostly Original Casts and Soundtracks. Several "nostalgia" singers like Gale Storm and Betty Hutton and the like. And several compilation cd's! I loves my music. When I am doing a show, or my theatre group is producing a show, I spend a bit of time getting all of the recordings of it that I can find (usually on EBAY) - so I have multiple recordings of JOSEPH, SOUTH PACIFIC, OKLAHOMA!, MY FAIR LADY, etc. And of course the collections that I make myself and have been sent to me by the DR's here at HHW.
My most treasured and rare: THE COURT JESTER produced by Mr BK himself! Didn't even know it existed! And of course the Kritzer CD's....hope you are taking a CD player boombox to play some of those selections before during or AFTER the readings today, MR BK!
DVD's....like MBARNUM (and MR BK a week or so ago) I bought and am enjoying THE BEST OF YOU BET YOUR LIFE....oh my! Otherwise, about 600 DVD's of all kinds. I love the monster-sci fi genre of course! But I have lots of musicals and epics! I just recently got EL CID in a Chinese version.....great stereo sound, letterboxed, removable subtitles...it will do until we get an official release.
Lots of VHS tapes as well....a few hundred, same genres...some of them the SAME movies!
A bit of BOLLYWOOD (including some made for me by MBARNUM) but a few that I really like, in the main PAKEEZAH!
Okay...someone else's turn!
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Thanks for the link, Francois! The MouseShoppe site is a great resource. I think the Lucy MAME is also available at a good price at Collectors Choice CD!
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That picture reminds me of a terrible joke, DR BEN.
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Hmm, you might have to post it. I'm not sure which joke it is
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TOD:
DVD: Well, I don't own a DVD player, so my DVD collection is zero, but I have a number of video tapes. About 40-50. Over half are Disney features and the rest are all musical theatre/cabaret programs I have recorded over the years.
CD/Cassette: Originally I was a bit embarrased to admit how many recordings I have, but after reading the previous posts I see I am in good company. :)
I have easily 800-900 recordings. It might be more, but I have never counted. They are all musical theatre/cabaret related. I realized a while back that if I collected other types of music also...I would dread to imagine how many CDs/cassettes I would have. Thank goodness my strongest passion in music is musical theatre/cabaret.
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DR George:
You are right. Nina Hagen has a very...unique voice. I thought it might work well for Weill. For another person with a 'unique' voice doing Weill, you should check out Marianne Faithfull singing Kurt Weill. I like it, but it is not for everyone's taste.
I hope you enjoy "Debbie Does Dallas." I thought it was funny, but I think it holds the record for most dialogue on a cast recording.
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MORNING LEVITY
A husband walks into Frederick's of Hollywood to purchase some sheer
lingerie for his wife. He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price, the more sheer, the higher the price. He opts for the most sheer item, pays the $500 and takes the lingerie home He presents it to his wife and asks her to go upstairs, put it on and model it for him.
Upstairs, the wife thinks, "I have an idea. It's so sheer that it might as well be nothing. I won't put it on, do the modeling naked, return it tomorrow and keep the $500 refund for myself.
So she appears naked on the balcony and strikes a pose.
The husband says, "Good Lord! You'd think that for $500, they'd at least iron it!"
He never heard the shot. Funeral services are pending
This I received from a Republican-widow friend:
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der Brucer
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AND THE DAILY HEALTH/FOOD COMMENTARY
The Straight Dope (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_060.html) reported:
Dear Cecil:
My wife loves sushi. Sushi is just raw fish. Raw fish is full of deadly contaminants. Is she doomed? Pull no punches. --Mike M., Chicago
Cecil replies:
Mike, I have to be honest with you. There is a big potential problem here. It involves something that's small, pink, and crawls.
HINT: You're not likely to chuck it under the chin and go, "Ooh, CUTE Baby Snookums."
You got it, pal. Worms.
Eating raw fish can result in anisakiasis, an infection caused by an infestation of Anisakis worm larvae.
Now, don't panic, it's not that bad. They're not BIG worms. Not like one of those tapeworms, which can be a foot or two in length and take up more room in your abdominal cavity than you do.
No, these are LITTLE worms. They grow up to a mere one inch in length.
This is not comforting you, I can tell. Sorry, I'm doing the best I can.
Well, not BIG WORMS - that's a relief!
Later it was observed:
EATING IT RAW: AN UPDATE
To the Teeming Millions:
Readers who recall Cecil's discussion of the hazards of eating raw fish will be fascinated by a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
It seems a 24-year-old student with a pain in his right side underwent surgery for appendicitis. His appendix was found to be normal, but surgeons were startled to see a 10-inch pinkish-red worm crawl out of the guy's body.
Turned out to be a Eustrongylides, a parasite normally found in fish-eating birds. The victim, obviously not a regular reader of the Straight Dope, said he ate sushi and sashimi once a month.
My feeling is, if you must eat this stuff, make sure you first give it a good going-over with a rock.
But there is more to the story:
AN UPDATE UPDATE: OK TO USE SMALL ROCK
Dear Cecil:
Re the 10-inch post-sushi stomach worm, enclosed is a page from a recent Nutrition Action Healthletter. Turns out the Sushi Worm From Hell was "only" about 1-1/2 inches long. Some comfort. --Junu Kim, Chicago
It seems the editors of Nutrition Action, from which I got this horrifying item, multiplied instead of dividing when converting from the metric. I am surrounded by schmucks.
der "Happy to Share" Brucer
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Well as the NW HHW contingent will attest (and as some of them outright mentioned) I have a lot of CDs and DVDs (and they didn't even see all of them since I don't think they ever went in the master bedroom).
Out in the living area are two CD cases, one with probably about 1,000 Brasilian CDs. I love Brasilian music, love, love, love it. Next to that case is another holding probably another 1,000 jazz and world music CDs, with a couple of shelves for soundtracks and easy listening, especially my wonderful Percy Faith recordings. Because I was running out of room back in the bedroom, I also transferred some Broadway compilation stuff out to the living room, including all of BK's Lost in Bostons and Unsungs, etc. Also on those shelves are some of the composer demos I have for shows like Foxy, Company, Prince of Grand St., blah blah blah.
Back in the master bedroom are three more cases (one a really cool rotating shelf--did you say rotating shelves?--ooh, a Monty Python reference, kind of). The regular shelf holds probably (yes, again) another 1,000 classical recordings. My favorite composers (right now, ask me again in 5 minutes and I'll have different choices) would include Brahms, R. Strauss and Stravinsky.
Next to that shelf is the rotating case featuring OCRs (probably close to 1,000, including many rare items , or so I'm told by my fauning acolytes LOL) and pop stuff (maybe 700 or so).
Next to this are my LPs. Don't even get me started on LPs--I still have scads of them, on two huge beautiful wire and teak units that I got for free due to a huge shipping error (but that's another story).
Over in the corner is a smaller shelf with all my early music. I am a huge fan of early music, especially Hildegard of Bingen, not to be confused with Hildegard of the 1950s. I also have a lot of indigenous music of various cultures, including lots of early Jewish music.
Now DVDs--oy. We have a whole media room downstairs stuffed to the gills with both DVDs and VHSs. I would guess we have close to 1,000 DVDs, but who's counting (probably Betsy, who thinks I should rent and not always buy, and she's probably right, but don't tell her I said that).
In the master bedroom stuffed into a corner are two more DVD shelves with stuff we haven't gotten to yet (since I tend to buy lots on sales, we have a huge backlog).
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TOD:
"How to I hear you, I can count the ways:"
CDs - 367 Show/Cabaret
241 Classical
67 Movie Soundtracks
50 Pop
Total:725 Titles
(There are at least 100 more not yet catalogued - PDQ Bach, Tom Lehrer, Dr. Demento, Yanni, Xmas stuff, etc.)
"How do I see thee, I can count the ways (with difficulty - multi disc box sets count as 1 Item, 2 Titles on a single disk count as 2 Items)":
DVDs 570 Titles
der Brucer (Woody and I are still fussing over cataloguing - every title as a line entry makes knowing what you have easiest, every box as a separate line entry makes finding the item easiest. CDs are grouped by category (Shows are in Title order, Cabaret and Pop are in Artist order, Classical in composer order)
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Since George is a professional of the "cataloguing persuasion" perhaps we should all send him lists of all our media and have him prepare an integrated catalogue of all items for reference purposes. :D
George, unfortunately, is too old to be able to complete the task in his lifetime. :'(
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George, re: Bare, I, too, am unable to find any "show order" for the songs. I have the demo (which I got at Footlight for very cheap because it has no book, it's just in a CD case) and it says on the front, "songs not in Show Order". Do I need to see the show and get a Playbill (or just get a Playbill) to find out the show song order? I went through the Bare Web site and not a clue as to the song order. If you "sign up" at the Web site, you can still download the 11 songs on the CD sampler but it still doesn't tell you the order. Oh, well.
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I stopped counting both CDs, tapes, and DVDs a long time ago. I know the DVDs number over a thousand. Cds are probably 500-700. Videotapes are probably close to 200, but their number has been dwindling as I've given away lots of stuff I had once I got it in better copies on DVD. Same with laserdiscs. USed to have 200 or so, but I gave many of them away to friends who had machines and no intention of replacing their lasers with DVDs.
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Most of my Cds are show recordings of some type or other (and I include the various bk compilations in this). I do have a few personality discs (lots of Garland and Streisand, Durbin, Peter Allen, Village People, Crosby, etc.) and some soundtracks but really not very many of those at all.
The DVDs run the gamut from silents to classics to recent hits. There are lots of most every genre except war movies in which I have only a limited few titles. It is by far my least favorite genre.
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News from the Wild, Wild, West:
Extract from an Associated Press (http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,132786,00.html) story:
Waitress Arrested for Ordering Hit on PatronsFriday, September 17, 2004
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — A waitress has been accused of ordering the killings of two customers who allegedly made rude remarks and tried to grab her as she served drinks at a Vietnamese nightclub, authorities said.
Ngan Thi Bich Vo, 20, was arrested Tuesday as she allegedly prepared to flee to Vietnam, police said. The woman's boyfriend, wanted for questioning about the Aug. 16 killings, may have left the country.
Vo was among three people named in a murder complaint stemming from the fatal shootings of Tri Thanh Phan, 38, and Kurt Martinsen, 29, at a Garden Grove nightclub. The men reportedly bought Vo a rose as a gesture of apology shortly before they were gunned down.
According to Garden Grove Police Lt. Mike Handfield, Vo called her boyfriend, who was at another nightclub, and told him she felt two customers had insulted her by tugging on her skirt and trying to flirt with her.
"She was highly upset, and that may have been the anger that caused this," Handfield said. "She called and facilitated the murders. There is evidence that suggested that she took part in a message to 'take care of business.'"
A gunman walked into the crowded restaurant, strode past four tables, opened fire and then fled into a getaway car. Two men allegedly in the getaway car were arrested
Now, I suspect Panni will turn this into a teleplay. "Taking Care of Business" as a title has been used; perhaps "When a Rose Is Not Enough" for LIFETIME.
der Brucer
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There are lots of most every genre except war movies in which I have only a limited few titles. It is by far my least favorite genre.
I assume you exempt Sword and Sandal epics with half naked hunky men from the "war movie" category. ::)
der Ancient Warmonger Brucer
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Since BK mentioned books, I will usurp that as a supplementary TOD. Just yesterday I got a great shipment of old Weekly Reader Book Club books that I had as a child, that I want to share with my boys. Among these were two of my all-time childhood favorites: The Pink Motel and Follow My Leader. Any fans of these two in HHW land? The cool thing is these were all mint with pretty much unblemished DJs and I got 18 of them for less than $20.00!! eBay, of course. Really strange in that The Pink Motel often goes with DJ for upwards of $30 or $40.
Now here's the interesting part for you bibliophiles: also included were a bunch of other tomes, including a very interesting book from the early 30s called The Skipping Hillies by one Mabel Hall. Inside it is inscribed by three of the Hill sisters, evidently the basis for the characters in the book. I did a little Googling yesterday and only found one or two references, but they were most interesting: the book is evidently about growing up in Carbondale, Illinois. Now here's the punchline: one of Betsy's oldest friends has lived in Carbondale for years and her husband is the state representative from that district! So we are going to call them and see if we can get more information.
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Here is another vacation picture.
There actually is a booth where you can drink all the milk you want for $1. It just isn't in the cow barn.
What Dear Reader Ben was saying when this photograph was taken:
"Sure they're nice. But are they real?"
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I'm up and awaiting Mr. Handy Man. I'm sitting at my kitchen table (where I like to have my laptop, although I must get a new table 'cause this one is too big for this kitchen) and living in a corner house in this neighborhood is very interesting. There is a lot of dog-walking traffic and just plain walking traffic and it's all very very homey and sweet. And, I'm now just a mere three doors up the street from our very own Mr. Terry Trotter.
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You won't believe it, Dear Readers, as I can hardly believe it myself, but I actually cooked a hot breakfast for myself this morning, a very, very, very (that is three verys) rare occurrence in these here parts. I made French toast (that's pain perdu to you, Dear Reader Francois de Paris) from leftover challah.
Can you plotz from the excitement?
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DR Jay, Dear Spouse Betsy makes Challah French Toast on a weekly basis here. I am very sad that I don't think I've ever had it, because if I have something rich (especially with syrup) for breakfast, I am a lethargic mess for most of the day. Maybe I should have it for dinner!!
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After reading about all the CDs etc, of the dear readers at HHW, I feel unworthy. Unworthy, I tell you. Oh well.
I guess the majority of my tiny CD "collection" is classical. When I get a bigger place, I may start purchasing more.
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There'd be a helluva lot more posts if we hadn't run out of noteworthy Hungarians!
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Bruce, I’m glad to hear that you like your new house. May you only know good health, happiness, good friends and good times for as long as you live there.
Have a good book reading as well. I know whoever comes will enjoy it.
Speaking of books, I wanted to you all about the charity book sale they had down at work. I found a book that I had read as a kid and as it was only fifty cents, I couldn’t resist buying it again. It was called, “Champion Dog: Prince Tom” by Jean Fritz and Tom Clute. It’s the true story about a Cocker Spaniel. I’m looking forward to re-reading it again. It was like seeing an old friend when I saw it laying there.
A friend of mine loaned me his copy of “Dune: The Battle of Corrin” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. It’s the last book of a trilogy that was a prequel to prequel trilogy they wrote to the Dune serial written by Frank Herbert (who was Brian Herbert’s father). They did a wonderful job of writing a very interesting story line.
The thing I hate about a good trilogy is that part of me wants to race through the book to find out what happens and the other part wants to take it’s time and savor every page.
I have to go out and do the weekly shopping. I may get that new printer/copier/scanner I’ve been talking about. I would like to scan some photos and get them safely to CD. I lost so many of my photos in an accident a few years back.
I just bought an on line ticket for POTO when it comes in December. I got a very nice seat, almost dead center. I’m so excited. Of course, I have seen it before. At least three other times but some things you want to go back to again and again.
I always knew there was a reason I didn’t like sea food raw or cooked. YUCK!
As for CD/DVD collections. Mine is kind of haphazard. I only have things that I like and will confess most of what I like other people don’t. Mostly sci fi and fantasy stuff. Two items on my wish list on DVD are DVD copy of “The Awaking Land” with Elizabeth Montgomery and “The Sword and the Sorcerer”. I only have a vague memory of that one but know that I really liked it.
The same with CD’s. I have all of Michael Crawford’s and most of Michael Ball’s. The other stuff is just this and that.
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Since George is a professional of the "cataloguing persuasion" perhaps we should all send him lists of all our media and have him prepare an integrated catalogue of all items for reference purposes. :D
George, unfortunately, is too old to be able to complete the task in his lifetime. :'(
You got that right! ;)
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Unfortunately. :-\
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George, re: Bare, I, too, am unable to find any "show order" for the songs. I have the demo (which I got at Footlight for very cheap because it has no book, it's just in a CD case) and it says on the front, "songs not in Show Order". Do I need to see the show and get a Playbill (or just get a Playbill) to find out the show song order? I went through the Bare Web site and not a clue as to the song order. If you "sign up" at the Web site, you can still download the 11 songs on the CD sampler but it still doesn't tell you the order. Oh, well.
Unless someone here knows someone involved with the show...anyway, I didn't even think about a Playbill. I just searched eBay and there is no Bare Playbill available...yet.
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CDs---if we're strictly talking "commercial" releases, then they number approximately 2,000 in the "soundtrack" genre, with about 1,000 classical, pop, rock.
DVDs -- fewer today than there were this time last week -- I have about 700 of them.
LPs -- in my house, there are approximately 700. Another 400 plus-or-minus 50 are in storage.
Would LOVE to purge more of them. Hate to, though.
The 1959 movie "Warlock" just ended on AMC -- magnificent score by Leigh Harline. Sadly, I know of only two Harline scores on commercial recordings: "Pinocchio" (the Disney one) and "Broken Lance."
Now, "The Far Country"is airing...one of those early 50s Universal music-score-by-committee affairs that saw only Joseph Gershenson receive on-screen credit (for supervision). I don't know if Gershenson even wrote music, but he always got screen credit. For this film, the uncredited composers included Henry Mancini, Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner and Herman Stein.
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I don't know those two Weekly Reader children's books, but I had several favorites from them as a child: DANNY DUNN AND THE HOMEWORK MACHINE and CHAMPION DOG, PRINCE TOM.
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Did Leigh Harline do the background score for THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM? If so, that was released commercially with soundtrack vocal excerpts.
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DRJMK - don't you love finding bargains that turn out to be even MORE of a bargain than you thought!
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Hey, Gang!! Scrambling to get outa here on Monday morning, shlep down to LA for the week with the parents, and get on the plane to NYC on Wednesday, Sept. 29!!! To add to the fun, my sublet just this minute FELL THROUGH!!! Now how the heck did that happen??? I sent the deposit - we're talkin' thousands of $$$$ more than 3 weeks ago, and she said GREAT! can't wait to meet you! Now all of a sudden she has "an investment banker" interested in the place... oy!
So - any of those sublets still available???
Bruce, I'm so glad you're in and settled and you like the place. Mazel Tov, angelboy!
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DR BEN - this is a family site, so I will just say....well....never mind.
I love Saturdays! Closing night tonight!
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Some years ago, in my notebook of potential songs, I had a title, "Cheap Sushi" but I could never make a song out of it because cheap sushi means different things to different people. Some love sushi but find it unaccountably expensive, and therefore appreciate a bargain. Others are disgusted by the thought of cheap sushi, picturing the health and cleanliness issues alluded to in earlier postings. Often, people make an equation: if it's cheap, it can't be safe.
My love for sushi began at a time when inexpensive sushi didn't exist in these United States. It always cost an arm and a leg, and, for that price, you were getting the highest quality fish, picked up that morning from a dock, stored in the best possible conditions and the cut by a master artisan who knew exactly where to cut the safest and most delicious morsels. (Gee, when you put it that way, it sounds like it's worth the price.) It was then I learned the rule that I've mentioned on this board before: if you don't see the chef's knife go through the fish, don't eat it.
Nowadays, every market, no matter what size, has little plastic platters of cheap sushi with the inevitable glob of wasabit and packet of soy sauce. You don't get to know the quality of the fish, who cut it, and when it might have been cut. I'd speculate that the poor guy with the worm problem might have habitually eaten that stuff.
The best meal I ever had in Los Angeles was a lunch at Matsuhisa on LaCienega's Restaurant Row. My friend's girlfriend at the time was something of a diplomat, and spoke with the chef - an essential part of a good sushi experience. Matsuhisa has been, for many years now, one of L.A.'s top restaurants. The L.A. Times critic who pronounced it the best restaurant in L.A. later moved to the New York Times, where she pronounced Nobu Matsuhisa's New York restaurant, Nobu, even better than Matsuhisa. Suffice it to say that no one has ever suffered any ill health effects from eating at these establishments. It would be MAJOR news in the restaurant world if they did.
But those crummy $5.50 trays in your supermarket, no one can vouch for.
And never eat sushi on a Sunday - fish markets take the day off and you're eating old fish. Joy won't eat it on Monday either.
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Mr. Handy Man is being handy and is installing the DVD shelves and then the CD shelves and I can finally start unboxing that stuff - although I'm sure it will take days.
CDs - around six or seven thousand. DVDs, probably two thousand. Books - heaven knows.
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Good Morning! -barely...
-I've been spending the morning listening the NPR station here in L.A. - well, at least one of them. It's so "interesting" - for lack of a better word - listening to "Weekend Edition" being broadcast at 2:00AM - Why is it on so early?!??! Oh... DUH! It's live... Then rebroadcast. And then the other programs out here that I've never heard before. Pretty decent. And then "Car Talk" came on.. And then "Wait, Wait..."... And then I realized I should get out of bed... So...
I need to take care of some phone calls... Back in a little bit...
Laters...
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Hey, Gang!! Scrambling to get outa here on Monday morning, shlep down to LA for the week with the parents, and get on the plane to NYC on Wednesday, Sept. 29!!! To add to the fun, my sublet just this minute FELL THROUGH!!! Now how the heck did that happen??? I sent the deposit - we're talkin' thousands of $$$$ more than 3 weeks ago, and she said GREAT! can't wait to meet you! Now all of a sudden she has "an investment banker" interested in the place... oy!
So - any of those sublets still available???
Bruce, I'm so glad you're in and settled and you like the place. Mazel Tov, angelboy!
Are you looking for a place of your own? Or with a roommate (in a large apartment)?
How long a lease/sublet are you looking for?
*I just got some e-mails from people looking for some sublets, I'll sort through them and see what looks good.
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OK - I need to head out and get some food... that whole breakfast/brunch/lunch thingy... whatever...
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Since George is a professional of the "cataloguing persuasion" perhaps we should all send him lists of all our media and have him prepare an integrated catalogue of all items for reference purposes. :D
So is Keith and I have been waiting 35 years for him to organize our books. ;D
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SWW are you eating lots of watermelon and sleeping elevated. I have found both really help. Good healing vibes!
I have had email from Larry and the early dinner is fine with him. Penny must be distracted by the sublet situation (not an issue when she wrote me earlier) because she also plans to join us for dinner. Any suggestions? Aside from meat, I don’t want sushi.
I love challah French toast. I haven’t had time to make Betsy’s recipe yet. Chances are I won’t until I return from NY. :(
Penny good vibes finding a new sublet.
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Are you looking for a place of your own? Or with a roommate (in a large apartment)?
How long a lease/sublet are you looking for?
*I just got some e-mails from people looking for some sublets, I'll sort through them and see what looks good.
Thanks!! and thanks to jane for the heads-up!! I'm looking for my own place, to sublet for anywhere from 2 to 10 months. Upper West Side preferable, and if it had a piano, oy, what nachas!!!! I surely do appreciate this, Jose, lad.
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We have very few DVDs and tapes. We have a somewhat decent, though far from large, collection of CDs but I think a nice variety of music. With the problems we have been having with our sound system and the main DVD player working inconsistently we haven’t made many new purchases yet. I plan to rectify that once we get a new system, whenever that is.
Bruce, hope the reading went well today and each day you feel more at home in your new abode. Corner lots can be fun.
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Just checking in for my afternoon post. Luckily in Charlotte, Hurricane Ivan did not hit with the force they were forecasting. The poor NC mountains, however, sustained even more flooding and this time with some tragic loss of life. Thank, DR Jane, for asking about conditions here.
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TOD:
CDs - 367 Show/Cabaret
241 Classical
67 Movie Soundtracks
50 Pop
Total:725 Titles
(There are at least 100 more not yet catalogued - PDQ Bach, Tom Lehrer, Dr. Demento, Yanni, Xmas stuff, etc.)
DVDs 570 Titles
der Brucer (Woody and I are still fussing over cataloguing - every title as a line entry makes knowing what you have easiest, every box as a separate line entry makes finding the item easiest. CDs are grouped by category (Shows are in Title order, Cabaret and Pop are in Artist order, Classical in composer order)
It's not the cataloguing that's causing the problem, dear der Brucer mine. It's your insistance that we file the CDs and DVDs in what you call a logical order, which often means I cannot find anything you've filed at all. If it were up to you, all the titles would be mixed together regardless of whether they are part of a set or not.
For example, it is only logical to put all the Bond titles together, in chron order. Similarly, the Trek films belong together. But you would have them helter-skelter all over the place.
Not to mention my wanting to put the kid-friendly DVDs in one location, so that the grandlads will know which from our collection they can grab and watch when they visit (and so their mother can double-check so that our standards match). Kiki's Delivery Service is kid-friendly. Aeon Flux is not.
I spent twenty-three years of my life filing. I know what I'm doing. Please leave some of my professional dignity intact!
(And, no, you are not allowed anywhere near the spice shelf in the kitchen. Period.)
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(And, no, you are not allowed anywhere near the spice shelf in the kitchen. Period.)
So just how do you have your herb garden arranged then? ;)
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Thanks!! and thanks to jane for the heads-up!! I'm looking for my own place, to sublet for anywhere from 2 to 10 months. Upper West Side preferable, and if it had a piano, oy, what nachas!!!! I surely do appreciate this, Jose, lad.
Hmmm... I just checked through the various e-mails and announcements... Seems that everyone is looking for roommates. However, there is one place on the Upper East Side... Hmmm... A friend of mine in NYC is one of those realtor-types AND she's an actress to boot, so... I'll send you a PM with the pertinent info.
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BK - Have a great reading today. Alas, I won't be able to make it as I'm spending this afternoon getting some preliminary sorting and packing done for my trip back East next weekend...
~~~GOOD BOOK SIGNING AND READING VIBES~~~
*And you know where to bring any extra leftover goodies. ;)
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I'll soon be on my way to the reading, then back here for a couple of hours, then on my way to the theater for tonight's show.
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SWW are you eating lots of watermelon and sleeping elevated. I have found both really help. Good healing vibes!
There's something about "sleeping elevated" that makes me think of Doug Henning, who sadly is no longer around to assist. But thanks for the vibes!
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283 cookbooks, or books on food (same basic subject).
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Sadly, I know of only two Harline scores on commercial recordings: "Pinocchio" (the Disney one) and "Broken Lance."
DR RLP,
Me thinks you are forgetting the obscure score Harline wrote for the obscure film ..... SNOW WHITE ( et les 7 Nains!) :D
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DR RLP,
Do you know about this?:
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACCT67745/category.6/it.A/id.3428/.f
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I am currently on Canadapost online to figure out how much a package I'm sending will cost (I like to know in advance).
I had the craziest shopping day EVER today.
My mom and sis and I were at Zellers (it's a Walmart type store). And they had tons of discount clothing outside. I was looking for kids stuff. And when I asked the lady the price of an item (they are normally 50% off of the last price) she told me everything outside was $1.
Since this is totally crazy, I filled up my carriage (as did my sis). She was looking for clothes for herself, and I was looking for kid's clothes for her niece.
When we eventually got inside, we were told that the sale was a big mistake, but that they would honor it for those people who mentioned it at the cash.
OMG, all the stuff I got cost me $31 (27 items). And it was probably worth like $500.
So it was a very good shopping day for me (well for my sister's niece who hopefully will be happy when she gets all her new clothes).
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Jane (and other NYers). If we do our usual Joe Allen's you can get vegetables, including salads. Here is a sample of the menu. I will also try to find restaurants with suitable veggie entrees for you in Midtown. I think you will probably be staying in midtown and since I'm going to theatre in midtown, it would be great if we could meet in midtown (I've used the word "midtown" 4 times!). Not that Jane wants a burger, but between 4pm and 8pm there are no sandwiches or egg dishes at Joe Allen's.
Joe Allen's Menu
Appetizers
Soup of the Day 8.00
Black Bean Soup 7.00
Mexican Gazpacho 7.50
Mixed Green Salad 8.00
Small Caesar Salad 9.00
Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dip 12.00
Endive and Watercress Salad with Roquefort Cheese
and Walnut Dressing 12.00
Cucumber Salad with Chopped Tomatoes, Feta Cheese,
Black Olives and Mint Dressing 11.00
Shrimp Cocktail 14.00
Spinney Creek Oysters on the Half Shell (half dozen min.)
MKT. Price each 3.00
Little Neck Clams on the Half Shell (half dozen min.)
MKT Price each 1.75
Main Course Salads
Caesar Salad 15.00
La Scala Salad: Diced Salami, Provolone, Iceberg Lettuce
and Chickpeas 16.00
Chicken Salad with Trevisano, Gala Apples, Walnuts,
Chayote, Gruyere, Grapes and Ginger Vinaigrette 16.00
Tabouleh Salad with Chopped Tomato, Onion,
Black Olive, Parsley and Mint Dressing
with Pita Bread 16.00
Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Cajun Mayonnaise and
Grilled Onions on Ciabatta 13.00
Sandwiches
Hamburger with French Fries 10.50
Cheeseburger with French Fries 11.50
Bacon Cheeseburger with French Fries 12.50
Meatloaf Sandwich on Sourdough Bread 12.00
Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Cajun Mayonnaise
and Grilled Onions on Ciabatta 12.00
Grilled Steak Sandwich with Watercress, Tomatoes
and Cajun Mayonnaise on Ciabiatta 11.00
Alaskan Crab Roll with French Fries 17.00
Lobster Roll with French Fries 19.00
Eggs
Mushroom and Cheddar Omelette with Fried Potatoes,
and English Muffin 12.00
Smoked Salmon with Scrambled Eggs, Tomatoes,
and English Muffin 13.00
Frittata with Bacon, Potato, Zucchini, Red Onion and
Cheddar Cheese 12.00
Tostada with Chorizo, Beans, Fried Eggs, Cheese
and Salsa 12.00
Main Courses
Grilled Sirloin Steak with Red Wine Butter and
French Fries 27.00
Steak Tartare 25.00
Sautéed Calf’s Liver with Sautéed Spinach and
Mashed Potatoes 20.00
Meatloaf with Sautéed Spinach, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy 17.50
Grilled Marinated Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potato 18.00
Grilled Portobello Mushroom and Vegetable Plate with
Basil Vinaigrette 17.00
Blue Corn Crusted Salmon Cakes with
Sauteed Spinach, Roasted Potatoes and
Roasted Jalapeno and Cilantro Sauce 23.00
Grilled Tuna with White Beans, Grilled Vegetables
and Roasted Garlic-Pepper Vinaigrette 23.00
Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Mashed Potatoes
and Mushroom Sauce 22.00
Penne with Hot Italian Sausage, Tomato Sauce, Basil and
Parmesan 18.00
Alaskan Crab Roll with French Fries 18.00
Maine Lobster Roll with French Fries 20.00
Side Orders
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy 6.00
French Fries 6.00
Baked Potato 5.00
Sautéed Spinach 6.00
Steamed Snow Peas 6.00
Desserts
Fresh Fruit 8.50
Ice Cream 7.50
Tollhouse Cookies with Vanilla Ice Cream 8.50
Warm Apple Crumb Pie 8.50
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream 9.50
Cheesecake 8.50
Peach, Blueberry and Raspberry Cobbler
with Whipped Cream 9.50
Banana Cream Pie 9.00
Watermelon Ice with Short Bread Cookies 8.50
Key Line Pie with Whipped Cream 8.50
Ginger Bread Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
and Carmel Sauce 9.50
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We have two DVDs in our collection. Three, if we ever remember where we put Amadeus.
I really like Saturdays. I think we should replace Monday with another Saturday.
I'm watching a Ronco infomercial. I love Ron's infomercials, but I wouldn't want to buy anything he sells.
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Jane (and other NYers). If we do our usual Joe Allen's you can get vegetables, including salads. Here is a sample of the menu. I will also try to find restaurants with suitable veggie entrees for you in Midtown. I think you will probably be staying in midtown and since I'm going to theatre in midtown, it would be great if we could meet in midtown (I've used the word "midtown" 4 times!). Not that Jane wants a burger, but between 4pm and 8pm there are no sandwiches or egg dishes at Joe Allen's.
BUT... Even though the Hamburger and Cheeseburger and Bacon Cheeseburger fall under the "Sandwiches" column, they still serve those between 4:00p.m. and 8:00 p.m. At least they still did when I was up there this past spring.
Of course, that "news" doesn't really help DR Jane, so... ;-)
*If you want to do Chinese, West Side Cottage II is a good ole stand-by - and with a group of adults, the fortune cookies can be a lot of fun!
:o
;D
:D
;)
And then there's DR Jason's favorite, Ollie's, right off of Times Square. -I like it too.
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Oh, and if you want to do Italian, there's my other favorite, Becco. You could make a nice meal - vegetarian or otherwise - out of their antipasti alone! The fresh ricotta with freshly cracked black pepper and honey is soooo good!
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And if you want to splurge a little bit, there's the Greek place, Molyvos up a few blocks...
Hmmm.. It always comes back to food... And housing... (sorry, that was sort of an "in" theatre contracts "joke")...
Hmmm...
???
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Well, on that note, I'm going to start making my way to the theatre. I'm going to make a stop by the Filipino store down the street, and, hopefully, pick up a copy of the Filipino newspaper to send back home to my parents...
Laters...
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You are welcome Matt H. Now I hope Jeanne doesn’t increase in force.
Sandra, are you meeting new people at school? I know it can take longer, if you are even interested, when you are local and not staying in a dorm.
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The setting of bk's reading was lovely and the audience was not huge, but it was a select crowd with impeccable taste. I took a few photos....
Here is a lovely chair - and behind it is The Author!
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Ugh! Been sick with a sore, drippy throat and low grade fever all day. Whatever this is, it started yesterday in work where I had a headache and felt so lethargic I thought I was going to fall asleep a few times. I'm trying my best to do absolutely nothing this weekend to rest up and get better.
TOD:
I organized my CDs just a few weeks ago, so I have a good idea of what I have. My collection numbers in the neighborhood of 900, with approximately half of them being musical theatre related. I also have a number of (*ahem*) unconventionally obtained show related recordings that, instead of burning as music CDs, I've been storing as MP3 files wheich are then burned onto CDs or DVDs (I can get multiple recordings on one disc that way.) I have 50-plus of these recordings.
As far as DVDs are concerned, my collection is probbaly just approaching one hundred. I try to be very selective on what I buy these days.
My VHS collection also numbers in the hundreds, but I never did an exact count on them. I'm hoping to one day transfer the rarer recordings to DVD.
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Here is a closer view of The Author. You'll note his interesting fashion choice for the event - a mic earring.
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Next is DR Pogue, pouring himself a cool glass of wine while listening to The Author reading KRITZER TIME. A perfect way to spend an afternoon, no?
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And finally, here I am, just before the reading, eating my glasses, but thinking that perhaps I should dip them in ketchup for a more enjoyable taste treat.
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The setting of bk's reading was lovely and the audience was not huge, but it was a select crowd with impeccable taste. I took a few photos....
Here is a lovely chair - and behind it is The Author!
My malaise is effecting my eyesight--I thought BK was holding up and reading a menu in this pic.
An outside reading can't be easy. I would imagine that you have to project much harder to contend with the wide open space while at the same time retaining the "voice" of the reading. I hope there weren't too many competeing noises from street and sidewalk traffic.
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Signing was fun, although I don't recall actually signing anything. We did sell a few books and I always enjoy reading, but these stores, despite a huge lead time, simply don't do anything to promote these events - shameful really. That, plus the Jewish holidays.
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I shall soon be on my way to the theater.
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Lovely setting, nice photos. At first I thought the mic earring was a beard. ;D I noticed, once again, CP iscamera shy. He does look like he is having fun. Panni, so look so cute in the photo, especially wearing the pink hat.
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My Bollywood movie for this weekend is: PYASI SHAM (1969).
Two cousins are in love with the same gal. When the girl decides on one cousin over the other the father of the loser goes ballistic.
I bought this one because it was supposed to have my favorite Bollywood actress Helen in it. She is in the credits...but, I couldn't find her in the movie, other then one scene where a guy grabs a cardboard dispay off of a store shelve and it has a picture of Helen on it! Humph!
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Dan (the Man) SPEEDY VIBES TO YOU FOR A QUICK RECOVERY!
MBarnum-LOL
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Ok, I went through my Cds and DVDs...I have around 370 DVDs...however some DVDs have multiple movies on them.
Of those 370 DVDs there are 75 Bollywood DVDs. Of those I have watched 54 of them...with 20 left still to view.
There are 137 unwatched DVDs of various genres. Most of my movies tend to be B films from the 30s, 40, 50s, and 60s. Lots of Sci-fi and horror and mystery.
For CDs I couned around 290. About 1/3 or more are Bollywood soundtracks, the remainder are lounge music, easy listening from various decades, Big Band, and a handful of movie soundtracks. Also several Christmas CDs.
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Well since it's 9pm and I don't want to feel guilty about hitting an all time low, I will post!
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--I thought BK was holding up and reading a menu in this pic.
TRUE!
But the menu is hidden in his book he's reading from!
Can't wait for BK to put his books on cds! He has no idea how good this would be for Foreign College students -- or anybody else... -- to learn English and enjoy his writings!
Just my 2 euros! :D
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And I am feeling SO very sleepy. I think I might fall asleep typing these posts.
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L Panni, so look so cute in the photo, especially wearing the pink hat.
For a moment I thought Jane had been into the cooking sherry - then I looked at the photo again. It DOES look like I'm wearing a pink hat. Very fetching. And I've always thought pink wasn't my color!
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So what did you guys think about Drew's decision? I knew that Big Brother would make it so he couldn't throw the comp.
I will say this though. He is so dumb if he thinks Diane would get more votes than Cowboy.
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So what did you guys think about Drew's decision? I knew that Big Brother would make it so he couldn't throw the comp.
I will say this though. He is so dumb if he thinks Diane would get more votes than Cowboy.
I thought he was wrong, but am I right, am I left, North, South?
I never liked Drew; preferred Vince or Ivan! But then Josie is kind of sweet!
Oh, Sandra! I've found your copy of Amadeus!
I'm the one who borrowed it the other day and forgot to tell you! ;)
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I bought this one because it was supposed to have my favorite Bollywood actress Helen in it. She is in the credits...but, I couldn't find her in the movie, other than one scene where a guy grabs a cardboard display off of a store shelve and it has a picture of Helen on it! Humph!
LOL!
Is she wearing a pink hat on the pic!
Think Pink!.... oh, a Funny Face reference! :D
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Well just spent the last 5 hours working on brucekimmel.com. Where does the time go?
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I am leaving now to head to Fullerton, which is in the County of Orange, to witness an all-male production of Mr. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Wish me luck, Dear Readers.
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This morning I went for a walk, and I forgot to take my camera with me.
We are enjoying the remains of Hurricane Javier, who wandered in from the Pacific coast. Rain always makes the purple sage bloom. It didn't even hit 100F here today -- a very nice day!
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Page Four Dance:
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Panni- ;D Apparently pink is your color.
Jennifer are you still enjoying your water bed?
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The rain brought chilly damp weather to us.
DRLaura please don't forget to post a photo of the purple sage.
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Evening all!
I enjoyed the pictures of the reading. I have GOT to get me one of those picture taking phones! I have a bad case of tech envy! :)
I did get the new printer/copier/scanner but I haven't have time to connect it to the computer.
I also bought a new chair for my computer desk but I will be taking it back. It felt wonderful in the store but when I got it home, it didn't fit the desk. I have it as low as it will go but my feet can't touch the floor! It was fine in the store.
After talking about The Sword and the Sorcerer this morning, I did a little search and found it is available on DVD. Yay! I'm looking forward to seeing that one again.
I can't keep up with all the new releases.
I read somewhere that DVD's will go the way of the VHS tapes in less than ten years so I wonder if it's even worth it to buy all these movies. If memory serves correctly, did you know that Circuit City is going to stop selling VHS tapes after January? I know it's sometime in the not to distant future.
Matt, you read the book about Prince Tom? Did you like it?
I was looking at the menu for Joe Allen's. I don't see the dish I ordered when I was there with Elmore. It was a wonderful chicken with sweet potato on the side. Yummy! If I ever make it back up that way I would like to have it again!
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Ben, and other New Yorkers, I have heard so much about the yummy tofu at Ollie's and the Westside Cottage sounds good. Convenience and ambience are also important. We do want to relax and carry on a conversation. I shall let you locals decide where to eat. I saw plenty to eat at Joe Allen’s and should probably experience this special restaurant. I found plenty to choose from, including the gingerbread cake for dessert. I will also eat salmon if there isn’t tofu.
Just tell me where and the time. But please, someone make a reservation. :D
I am looking forward to meeting the NY gang. :)
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TOD...
CDs
Like 860 something Broadway
300 Caberet related
1200 Classical
1200 pop/rock/stuff related
DVDs
500?....or so....wide range...Most of AMPAS things, musicals, foreign, and some other 'art" forms...
And still 700 LPs of show stuff and tons from when I worked at a record (re=LP back in the old days) of disco stuff that I got for free.
When did Panni do Dallas?....Did I miss a few posts?
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Trio Netword (for those who get it)...it doing a new Saturday thing for alternative lifestyles.
Right now on West Coast "Gandolf" meets "George of the Jungle" in "Gods and Monsters"....but a day with Dame Edna...Leighh Bowery, Velvet Goldmine and the likes....and other Saturdays seem to be packed with original programming and the likes. Some here might wanna check it out.
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K....it's a frenzy of one.....
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and I'm only working with "pom"
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Watched "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" today from the new Hitchcock box set. I STILL laughed out loud at one of the most beautifully realized scenes I first burst a gut viewing the only time I saw this film. The restaurant scene is one of the most subtle builds I can recall in a screwball comedy. (Salt shaker in napkin?) <G>
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Marching onward....
Got through two chapters in "Angels In America."
I saw the original HBO series...but GOD what language both "words" and "film."
When did Mike Nicholas start to use those ariel shots in his opening credits....(I know Working Girl and Birdcage...but was it ALWAYS a thing with him?). Beautiful across from Golden Gate to the statue down up and under...and then the statue moves.
And a GREAT shot from a hotel bar....out through the window into the park past various bodies having uhhh....well....see the film....
Beautiful play realized on film...with performances that should kick ass tomorrow at the Emmys.
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Still just me....<sigh>....guess everyone else is at "What If."
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Hey....lets....post....one....for the vanity
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one for the new song in the show...and keep fingers crossed....
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BK...how many of the songs in the show are now NOT written by you? Any chance...you'll fill it out...and make a whole evening of BK inspiration?
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Heck....wish I knew the numbers when the page changes....(serves me right for not posting with any regularity).....<SIGH>
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DR Jose's posts have been an inspiration for all vehicle challenged Los Angelenos.
But has he had the chance to snap a pix of the Allison Hayes house? <G>
His food, shopping and transit riding posts...ring like CHIMES to those who think that you can't get here. But then I seldom get east of the 405 in my little mecca near Santa Monica. (Some by choice...some by time...others...by...err...other). <G>
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Unpacking all of BK's CD's and organizing them by the color of their spine...so they'll look PRETTY
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Trying to be helpfull
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Hey Matt...help me out here?
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Isn't it amazing that not a single one of the marvelous songs from the score of SNOW WHITE was nominated for a Best Song Oscar! Was this a revolt against cartoon songs getting nominations or did the music branch actually think the songs nominated were all vastly superior to the SNOW WHITE songs? Many of those songs made the Hit parade, so it couldn't be that they were looked down on. I've never read an adequate explanation as to why that score was overlooked.
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So Eisner leaves the Mouse....when contract is up....DISCUSS?
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I guess everyone saw the Warner Brothers DVDs voted for the next round of America's Choice:
THE LETTER
ICE STATION ZEBRA
RANDOM HARVEST
KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950)
IVANHOE
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I know things have been very ugly at Disney with Eisner there for some time, but to the general public, I doubt they'll notice much difference whether he's there or not.
BTW, saw the trailer for Pixar/Disney's THE INCREDIBLES coming in November, and it looks like a hoot.
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After I finished the documentary on the STAGE FRIGHT DVD, I reached for the top DVD off the stack thinking it was FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. The room was dark so I just assumed that's what would start playing. Much to my surprise it was YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES I had picked up instead. Not a great film, but certainly looks wonderful on DVD.
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Well I like The Way you Look Tonight....but maybe...it was a little snobish about a new art form....(if they only KNEW)
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The ratings for the MISS AMERICAN PAGEANT have been falling for over a decade now, and trying new things on the show this year didn't make it any better. (My mom and I used to watch it religiously every year).
One sure sign that it's not considered a primo special any more: ABC didn't broadcast it in high definition.
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well...Clay Aiken will sure bring in NEW viewers....<wink>....Have you seen Mr. & Mrs. Smith....if not....will be interested to know what you think....(just forget it's Hitchcock...and you'll be fine....and Carol look beautiful....along with her leading men)
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Trio is rerunning two Miss America's tonight....the Vanessa Williams....and Anita Bryant
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Well I like The Way you Look Tonight....but maybe...it was a little snobish about a new art form....(if they only KNEW)
Actually, "Sweet Leilani" won the Best Song Oscar the year the SNOW WHITE songs would have been eligible. The score was nominated for best Score (won by ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL).
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Hey Ben?
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well heigh ho....over sweet Leilani or a couple...think my brain is off a year....<sigh>....happens with dementia
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Jose, thanks for the clarification about burgers at Joe Allen's and the time between 4pm and 8pm. I knew that and was going to say it in the post but it slipped by.
Ollies is fun (it's in the heart of Times Square on 44th just west of Broadway) and at 5pm it shouldn't be too crowded. I don't know if they take reservations. I'll see what I can find out. I'm going to the Broadway Cares Street Fair tomorrow and part of it will be across from Ollie's so I'll drop in and see what they say.
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Clay Aiken sang last year on the Pageant and it didn't bring in any more viewers. I doubt his participation this year will either.
I enjoyed watching those old Miss America shows on Trio.
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Hi, back WLAJB!
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Well if only Celine Dion had covered one of the songs....it would have been no contest...She was alive back then....right?
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I have only seen MR. AND MRS. SMITH once in my life, and wasn't overly fond of it, but I'm certainly willing to give it another chance. But it'll be at the bottom of the stack. Looking forward eventually to FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT and then I CONFESS, another Hitchcock that others don't like and I do.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a guilty pleasure...it's SO not Hitchcock...and one wonders what would he have done with Lombard in one of his "REAL" films. But it's the men who shine. Montgomery is great....so is Rayburn....(maybe tooooo much better). But there are a few set pieces that are SOOOooooo good....in Hitch's work....and the actors....is a B....maybe a B+
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The only film of his I haven't seen is Under Capricorn....but "think" I've seen bits....enjoy Mr. & Mrs. Smith.....it's a "screwball" type of film...just pretend it's directed by someone else....then think back upon it....and see how it fits into his entire work....(can't think about trying trying to spell oeuver....or whatever)
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So Eisner leaves the Mouse....when contract is up....DISCUSS?
Mr Eisner leaves the Mouse at the end of ...... 2006!
That leaves me plenty of time to tune up my résumé! ;)
In that regard, check this for fun!
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-et-martinez17sep17,1,4363693.story
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DARN........let's post....till the cows come home......till the home fries....turn to crisspy carbon
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Well...maybe Dreamworks...will take over the house of disney....<hehehehe>....would please at least ONE of the THREE....
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No PIXAR.....not real motion pix this year....theme parks SUCK because of HURRYCANES........go figure
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Who is ordering Broadway The American Musical on DVD before it come on local PBS?.....It's a first isn't it....the DVD coming out the same day it airs?
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well...let's not let Panni do all the cheer leading....waving my "pom"
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Once.....
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Twice....
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Think this works....if not....let others do BETTER than I can do....<sigh>
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UNDER CAPRICORN is my absolute LEAST favorite Hitchcock and that includes TOPAZ, JAMAICA INN, THE PARADINE CASE (which I really like but most others loathe; a true guilty pleasure for me).
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Michael....did we ever know how your BK site ever came into being?.....you seem to chronical his every breath.....<G>
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Sailors.....like On The Town....but only "stranger" <g>
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Cheerleading?
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sorry...was just typing 'cause refreshing wasn't working....<sigh>
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Would hate Hitchcock's Topaz....if not for the spiral death....when she died....and the dress fanned out.....(but is that enough for a movie?).....yeah......worked for me
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Sondheim is a girly man.....can't ryhme worth with bull pucky......let's discuss?
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but I hum his melodies forever....(go figure)
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well...have to bail....talk amongst yourself.....and pay Rosie royalties.....<G>....outta here.....back laters
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http://www.pbs.org/weta/onstage/holiday2003/graae.html#
for a brief clip of Jason Graae
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Sondheim is a girly man.....can't ryhme worth with bull pucky......let's discuss?
Since no one can make "worth" rhyme with "bull pucky," what's to discuss? ("Pucky" rhymes with "ducky" and "lucky," but with "worth?" Not a chance on earth. And even that's pushing it.)
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MESSAGE FROM BK
The Notes might possibly go up late tonight. He's having a post-show meal. (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/ernaehrung/food-smiley-002.gif)
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PAGE SIX DANCE!
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Good Evening!
Back from the show...
Good show tonight. At least from a performance standpoint.
The audience, however... Hmmm... Let's just say they were being "polite", and leave it at that for now. -I'll let BK put their reaction - or non-reaction - in his own words in his own inimitable style.
And it's actually kind of cool outside now too. Brrr... ;)
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Hmmm... So if I take the 8:00 train up to NYC on October 6... Hmm...
Now that I've thought about it... I may be crazy enough to do it! I need a New York City fix. I haven't been up since Children of Eden rehearsals in March, and with my upcoming schedule, I probably won't be able to make it up again until February of 2005! Hmm...
:D
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Jose, thanks for the clarification about burgers at Joe Allen's and the time between 4pm and 8pm. I knew that and was going to say it in the post but it slipped by.
Ollies is fun (it's in the heart of Times Square on 44th just west of Broadway) and at 5pm it shouldn't be too crowded. I don't know if they take reservations. I'll see what I can find out. I'm going to the Broadway Cares Street Fair tomorrow and part of it will be across from Ollie's so I'll drop in and see what they say.
Just remember that October 6 is a Wednesday, so you may have to deal with post-matinee diners.
Have a great time at the Flea Market, Ben! I've always wanted to go up for it, but I always seem to be working when it happens. -Just like I always seem to be working when "Broadway Bares" goes up. At least they have videos of those. ;)
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OH! And if you really want to experience Times Square dining, there's always the world's largest TGIFriday's!
NOT!!!
Ugh!
*Oh, and I keep meaning to mention that the kitchen at Joe Allen will usually accomodate "special requests" from diners (make a certain dish vegetarian, no dairy, etc.). Just all depends upon how busy the place is. I guess that's what happens when you cater to actor-types. ;)
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Oh, and my two other usual standbys...
Pietrasanta - Italian - although the seating can get quite "close" at times... And their sister restaurant...
Rachel's - Kind of bistro-ish, American. If you can score a nice table in the back, it's a perfect place for a small gathering. *And I always seem to end up eating next to Donna Murphy when I eat there. ???
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Yes... I had some caffeine... and a donut... or two...
:D
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Must be something in the air tonight...
-Hey, is that Phil Collins getting ready for his big drum solo?
:P
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Just trying to keep those home fries burning... Hmmm... Home fries.. Hmmm...
-Burn, baby, burn...
-Must be that new number BK wrote...
Or it's most likely the caffeine and sugar buzz I'm on right now.
Ah, well...
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OK... I'm starting to scare myself now...
Laters...
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Today, I went to a Seattle Storm (http://www.wnba.com/storm/) women's basketball game with my niece (I know, I know...HHW is not really a sports fan's site ::)). It was a good game, but they lost by three measly little points. If the last shot by Sue Bird had gone in (at about two seconds till the end of the game) it would have tied the score and forced the game into overtime. But the shot didn't go in and they lost. Oh well, they're already in the playoffs. :) That's all that really matters now! Go Storm!
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Have a great time at the Flea Market, Ben! I've always wanted to go up for it, but I always seem to be working when it happens. -Just like I always seem to be working when "Broadway Bares" goes up. At least they have videos of those. ;)
So, Jose...or anyone else who might know, do they really "take it all off" (a Jerry Herman reference) or not? Just curious. ::) ;)
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So, Jose...or anyone else who might know, do they really "take it all off" (a Jerry Herman reference) or not? Just curious. ::) ;)
They do two shows. One at 9:00 - I think - and one later at Midnight. The Midnight show usually does have some extra exposure. Or at least the "tease factor" is upped. It's never gratuitous or in your face (hmmm... maybe that's the wrong phrase to use here). There was one skit a few years ago involving strategically placed soap bubbles and shaving cream. ;)