Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on December 05, 2014, 12:16:37 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were fun-and-a-half, and now it is time for you to post until the fun-and-a-half cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CLAIRAUDIENCE!
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The question at this time is to NyQuil or not to NyQuil. I believe I shall NyQuil.
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The question is how fast can we get to page two?
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George is probably watching Peter Pan Live But Not Really Live on this coast.
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I will have that opportunity tomorrow.
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Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQgQKwHus8&feature=youtu.be
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Guess I'll down some NyQuil right about now.
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George is probably watching Peter Pan Live But Not Really Live on this coast.
I'm actually watching Sunday's episode of "Resurrection." I have enough time to watch it and delete it before I go to bed...my DVR is pretty full.
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Here's a write-up about "The HEAD! That Wouldn't Die!" from Wednesday's The Olympian. I didn't even know that it was written:
http://www.theolympian.com/2014/12/03/3455949_theater-artists-olympia-turns.html
:D
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Here's a shot from the opening number:
(http://media.theolympian.com/smedia/2014/12/01/15/58/a4Hgo.AuSt.38.jpeg)
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This is just before the accident that changes Jan's life...FOREVER!! ;)
(http://media.theolympian.com/smedia/2014/12/01/15/58/1v43Mk.AuSt.38.jpeg)
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First in the Morning after BK and George!
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We're mentioned twice in the notes! I don't think that's ever happened before.
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BK - Glad the truffles tasted as good as they looked. We'd never tried them before, but they looked so perfect for your birthday that we took a chance on them.
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Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQgQKwHus8&feature=youtu.be
I loved that production that starred Sandy Duncan!!!! It was the first show I'd seen multiple times, and saw it again when she took it on the road. Of course, prices were a lot more reasonable then.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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good morning to all
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I did not watch Peter Pan last night as I the dvr record it.
BUT BOY OH BOY what was going on Facebook. I never saw such language about a tv show. F bombs were flying all over the place. Things being placed up people private areas. It really was disgusting by all sides. The pros and the cons. I think the guys who ran the group should have just deleted the the thread and tell people to move.
The Peter Pan discussion was a fiasco people quitting because the majority of the poster hating the show and they liked it.
YIKES!!!!
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Morning, all!
Getting an early start at work so's I can leave early.
Peter Pan has particular resonance for me. I played a pirate in a day-camp production, and saw Cathy Rigby in the late 90s on B'way. It's just a fun show, and I hope people enjoy it.
Anyhow, on to the TOD:
On ye olde iPod: "Welcome to Night Vale" podcasts, lots and lots of lectures
Youtube playlist: Tons of chess videos.
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TOD:
We recorded PETER PAN LIVE.
Now, after reading the less than glowing reviews, I'm not sure I want to invest 3 hours in it.
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George - so glad your show is going so well!
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Good Morning. Is it really Friday?
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Good morning, all! I slept late because I could not get to sleep last night. I'm usually unconscious by 10:30, and I turned off the lights around 10:00 last night. I was awake past midnight.
So, my morning schedule is a bit screwed up at the moment.
I did not watch PETER PAN; I am not a fan of Rob Ashford's work, and I could see from the Macy's parade that this would be for me a must miss. The folk on Broadway World who seemed to like it the most were the ones swooning over the buff Indians and pirates.
I think that's all my news.
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Good morning, all.
Buff Indians and pirates. The title of MBarnum's next novel.
Wonder if he knows how much he's missed in these parts.
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Good morning, all.
Second, that, DR John G. We need us a little DR MBarnum now and then.
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Good morning, all.
Buff Indians and pirates. The title of MBarnum's next novel.
Wonder if he knows how much he's missed in these parts.
Let's face it: Rob Ashford just directed the queerest, big budget family musical ever!
I'm surprised NBC didn't use that in its advertising.
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TOD:
Sandy Bainum’s "It Might Be Fun". I swear, that really is what's in my car CD player right now.
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Friday morning greetings! I got home from book group last night in time to see about half of PETER PAN. It was OK, but I think it was over-promoted, which takes away some of the magic.
I'd like to be added to DR George's "list."
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Sandy Bainum’s "It Might Be Fun". I swear, that really is what's in my car CD player right now.
Mine, too - really!
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Richard and I are going to a noontime holiday sing-along at the church where we were married.
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TOD:
We recorded PETER PAN LIVE.
Now, after reading the less than glowing reviews, I'm not sure I want to invest 3 hours in it.
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Skip the commercials, DR Druxy, and you only have to invest 2 hours...
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DR Laura I see that Peter Pan is up on nbc.com.
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Sandy Bainum’s "It Might Be Fun". I swear, that really is what's in my car CD player right now.
Mine, too - really!
Listened to it this morning at home.
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DR Laura I see that Peter Pan is up on nbc.com.
Thanks. I have no idea when I'll have time to watch it, but it's good to know it's there.
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TOD:
CD: Sandy Bainum....It Might Be Fun and This Christmas
DVD: O
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I had some chores on my list to do today, so I finished them!!!
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LIVE WISE I have only seen Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan.....but it was a very fun evening of theatre...and Cathy was wonderful.
I love the Sandy Duncan clip....there was everything in that clip that was missing from last night's broadcast....nobody seemed to be having any fun.
I did like Mrs. Darling, and grown up Wendy, and Smee......but everyone else was kind of off....Peter didn't seem so magical and certainly didn't play the spirit of YOUTH that he should be. Hook was off the charts.....I'm still not sure about him....and Smee pulled him out of the weeds several times.....
It was okay.....but fairly charmless....and those Lost Boys must have fallen out of their carriages A LONG TIME AGO!
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I'm up, I'm up - eight hours thanks to NyQuil.
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JRand, do you think it is because they did not use stage actors for many of the lead roles?
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Yes, I read several posts from people who liked the show - that part was fine. Not fine was saying (and they said it loud and clear) "And I loved the buff and sexy chorus boys." Really? Peter Pan? No.
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Glad to hear Sandy is in the players - do post thoughts if you haven't.
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Just caught the first 30 minutes of Peter Pan on nbc.com. So far, looks competent but bland. Really very hard to capture the joy of the stage production on film, and the long camera takes are technically impressive but don't add anything, IMHO.
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I just heard on the radio that PETER PAN LIVE was a major ratings disappointment. It did about half of what THE SOUND OF MUSIC did last year.
On the other hand, maybe other people like me recorded it for later viewing.
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I was led to believe it did better than The Sound of Music - maybe I read that wrong?
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Druxy is right - about half the audience from last year. Of course they're saying that was expected. Well, producers, it wasn't expected - that was never said in advance of this broadcast. That is - spin.
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Yes, I read several posts from people who liked the show - that part was fine. Not fine was saying (and they said it loud and clear) "And I loved the buff and sexy chorus boys." Really? Peter Pan? No.
I thought that was sarcasm as the lost boys were in their 20's and not boys.
I haven't seen it yet but did the Daling parents at the end adopt the buff and sexy chorus boys/lost boys?
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I will watch Peter Pan and keep my finger on the fast forward or delete if necessary
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Yes, I read several posts from people who liked the show - that part was fine. Not fine was saying (and they said it loud and clear) "And I loved the buff and sexy chorus boys." Really? Peter Pan? No.
I thought that was sarcasm as the lost boys were in their 20's and not boys.
I haven't seen it yet but did the Daling parents at the end adopt the buff and sexy chorus boys/lost boys?
No, what I read on the All That Chat board was from idiots who were drooling over the sexy buff chorus boys. No sarcasm, and completely disgusting when discussing Peter Pan.
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Yes DR MIKE, they did.
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Since we are doing INTO THE WOODS in August, I thought I would buy a copy of the Broadway revival.....2002 or so.....and I found a copy on Amazon for $2.99
It arrived today. It is a nice package.....I hope I like it.
DR LAURA....I'm not sure what it was....DR ELAN used the word bland, and I guess that's a good description. And if you watched the clip that MR BK posted of Sandy Duncan.....you can see just the OPPOSITE! It must be hard to do the show without an audience....and I didn't HATE it....it's just that on TV in your face...the shortcomings are much more obvious.
Theatre performances MIGHT have been TOO much.
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Friday morning greetings! I got home from book group last night in time to see about half of PETER PAN. It was OK, but I think it was over-promoted, which takes away some of the magic.
I'd like to be added to DR George's "list."
You're on it!
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George - so glad your show is going so well!
Thanks, Fred! Of course, we only just opened last night, so we'll see how the rest of the run goes. :D
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TOD:
We recorded PETER PAN LIVE.
Now, after reading the less than glowing reviews, I'm not sure I want to invest 3 hours in it.
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Skip the commercials, DR Druxy, and you only have to invest 2 hours...
Druxy, would you want a DVD with the commercials cut out? It's not hi-def, but...no commercials to even fast-forward through.
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DR Laura I see that Peter Pan is up on nbc.com.
Thanks. I have no idea when I'll have time to watch it, but it's good to know it's there.
John, do you want a DVD to watch at your leisure?
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Nice link DR GEORGE. I like the original movie....but it does go off in a strange direction or two...
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TOD:
We recorded PETER PAN LIVE.
Now, after reading the less than glowing reviews, I'm not sure I want to invest 3 hours in it.
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Skip the commercials, DR Druxy, and you only have to invest 2 hours...
Druxy, would you want a DVD with the commercials cut out? It's not hi-def, but...no commercials to even fast-forward through.
I thank you for the offer. We'll probably watch it off the DVR this weekend, so we can avoid the commercials.
If I love it, I'll take you up on the offer.
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So, the reviewer who didn't like The Brain From Planet X (he's wrong) really liked The HEAD! That Wouldn't Die! HERE (http://www.northwestmilitary.com/music-and-culture/stage-and-visual-reviews/2014/12/Theater-Review-The-Head-That-Wouldnt-Die-by-Theater-Artists-Olympia/) is his official review. ;D
FYI: I got a mention, but he said that I was the Stage Manager. I'm not. I'm the Sound Board Operator.
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I'm up, I'm up - eight hours thanks to NyQuil.
BK, are you still suffering from a cold? If not, you should betaking ZzzQuil, instead of NyQuil.
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One more.
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Page Three
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Happy Friday, everyone.
Still not 100% myself since Wednesday.
When does that Gavilyte "stop" working? Seems like every meal I eat gets "the treatment".
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I think my biggest problem with PETER PAN came from the flying. Fly By Foy has flown almost everyone since Mary Martin right thru to Liberace. So I blame them for not helping Allison and the boys know how to move and soar when they are flying. When you watch Sandy Duncan or Cathy Rigby or Mary Martin they really make you believe they are flying. Just going up and down, or even doiing somersaults isn't that exciting.
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Well, this is interesting (in a good way, I think). THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=885821#.VIIF7Xl0xtQ) audio-only video is the complete "On the Steps of the Palace" from the soundtrack to the Into the Woods movie. I really enjoy it. And THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=884628#.VIIGOHl0xtQ) two-minute interview video shows one minute of the song from the finished movie (jump to 58 seconds). What I realized as I was just listening to the second clip is that they added breathing sounds to Cinderella's singing. Watching her breathe and also hearing her breaths isn't something that I really thought about while listening to the first video. It adds a layer realism to the video clip that I liked.
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I think my biggest problem with PETER PAN came from the flying. Fly By Foy has flown almost everyone since Mary Martin right thru to Liberace. So I blame them for not helping Allison and the boys know how to move and soar when the yare flying. When you watch Sandy Duncan or Cathy Rigby or Mary Martin they really make you believe they are flying. Just going up and down, or even doiing somersaults isn't that exciting.
I've only seen a little bit of the flying from last night's broadcast, but I think another problem (maybe even the bigger problem) is that their set is so small compared to an actual theater and they really didn't have the room to do much flying...certainly not side to side. :-\
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So, the reviewer who didn't like The Brain From Planet X (he's wrong) really liked The HEAD! That Wouldn't Die! HERE (http://www.northwestmilitary.com/music-and-culture/stage-and-visual-reviews/2014/12/Theater-Review-The-Head-That-Wouldnt-Die-by-Theater-Artists-Olympia/) is his official review. ;D
FYI: I got a mention, but he said that I was the Stage Manager. I'm not. I'm the Sound Board Operator.
Where does it say that?
I saw "Technician George Dougherty."
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Actually, I haven't ever gotten the cold and hope I won't. I don't know about this other NyQuil, but I occasionally will take NyQuil even if I'm not feeling up to snuff or that I might get something.
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Actually, I haven't ever gotten the cold and hope I won't. I don't know about this other NyQuil, but I occasionally will take NyQuil even if I'm not feeling up to snuff or that I might get something.
Okay, but ZzzQuil is made by the same company, but is supposed to be for helping you sleep only.
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So, the reviewer who didn't like The Brain From Planet X (he's wrong) really liked The HEAD! That Wouldn't Die! HERE (http://www.northwestmilitary.com/music-and-culture/stage-and-visual-reviews/2014/12/Theater-Review-The-Head-That-Wouldnt-Die-by-Theater-Artists-Olympia/) is his official review. ;D
FYI: I got a mention, but he said that I was the Stage Manager. I'm not. I'm the Sound Board Operator.
Where does it say that?
I saw "Technician George Dougherty."
Oh, good...they got that corrected. :)
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Yes.....you are no longer Stage Manager - you are technician. Check your check.
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For those here who know, does everyone have the cost of Medicare Part B taken out of his Social Security check?
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Yes, Jane, Nicky and I both use the same Myralax.
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For those here who know, does everyone have the cost of Medicare Part B taken out of his Social Security check?
I guess that is what I do, Jack. They take out the amount of my supplemental insurance. Is that the same as Part B?
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Happy Friday, everyone.
Still not 100% myself since Wednesday.
When does that Gavilyte "stop" working? Seems like every meal I eat gets "the treatment".
I think you should call your doctor. I've never heard of this happening.
VIBES IT STOPS!!!!!
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Yes, Jane, Nicky and I both use the same Myralax.
But not the same one for a colonoscopy?
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For those here who know, does everyone have the cost of Medicare Part B taken out of his Social Security check?
Yes, the amount is based on a sliding scale against your income.
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Yes, thanks, DR TCB.....I guess I will start losing money in August when I turn 65 and sign up for Medicare.
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For those here who know, does everyone have the cost of Medicare Part B taken out of his Social Security check?
I guess that is what I do, Jack. They take out the amount of my supplemental insurance. Is that the same as Part B?
Originally I had a PPO Medicare Advantage and the money went there. Now I have Medicare B along with a supplemental insurance that we pay for the supplement but Medicare oversees it. We also pay separately for a prescription insurance.
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On hold with Apple Care - the first gal I got was a complete idiot and should not be working for them. I was on hold for twenty minutes, then I get this idiot who isn't even a tech person. You sit there and waste your time explaining the problem, she mis-writes it down four times, then can't understand the serial number you're giving her, then finally switches you over to someone who presumably can help - and you're on hold for another twenty minutes, which is where I am now. This completely weird crap is going on with iTunes - never happened EVER - I launch it and it shoves my desktop off the screen and takes up the full screen with no way to minimize, close or get back to the desktop without force quitting iTunes. Obviously it's not supposed to do that, as it precludes you from seeing your desktop or dragging tracks to it. I just don't get this crap at ALL.
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For those here who know, does everyone have the cost of Medicare Part B taken out of his Social Security check?
Yes.
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All fixed easily. More importantly, the new iTunes, which made a lot of formerly easy stuff very difficult and made my album titles disappear and had everything by artist only (when I import stuff for Kritzerland CDs I always do it by title and not artist, so I had no way of knowing which album was which for those tracks. The helpful man had to do some research (they are all still on a learning curve with this new version). When he came back it was just a matter of double clicking on part of the screen, which brought down a huge pull-down menu - from there I put the cursor where I wanted the album title to show up, clicked "album" from the pull down menu and voila, all is now the way it was.
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Seasonals:
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Yes.....you are no longer Stage Manager - you are technician. Check your check.
Except that the program lists me as "Sound Board Operator."
And my check is in the mail. ;)
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I just heard on the radio that PETER PAN LIVE was a major ratings disappointment. It did about half of what THE SOUND OF MUSIC did last year.
On the other hand, maybe other people like me recorded it for later viewing.
I think maybe it was because of Carrie Underwood? I honestly did not know who Allison Williams was (I mean I know she is on Girls but I've never seen that show).
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It is so cold outside today. :(
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Wow - I guess it looked like I was sitting here like so much fish all day.
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I actually had to hang up on a customer today. She was afraid and upset and anxious about her insurance - understandable. But when she just yelled and yelled at me, I told her that if she couldn't calm down and let me help her, I was going to have to hang up, and that she could call back when she had calmed down. And when she kept yelling, not allowing me to get a word in edge-wise, I did hang up on her.
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Wow DR Singdaw, wasn't there a manager you could pass her on to?
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Welcome to the world of Customer Service.
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Oh, believe me, she took my name and asked for my manager. Who wasn't there.
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DR Singdaw, when I worked in the public library's telephone reference center I was amazed at the abusiveness of some callers. The only time I remember hanging up was on an obscene call. When the guy called back I connected him with my (male) supervisor.
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Media report - while I knit I'm listening to BK's MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN.
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Well, this is interesting (in a good way, I think). THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=885821#.VIIF7Xl0xtQ) audio-only video is the complete "On the Steps of the Palace" from the soundtrack to the Into the Woods movie. I really enjoy it. And THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=884628#.VIIGOHl0xtQ) two-minute interview video shows one minute of the song from the finished movie (jump to 58 seconds). What I realized as I was just listening to the second clip is that they added breathing sounds to Cinderella's singing. Watching her breathe and also hearing her breaths isn't something that I really thought about while listening to the first video. It adds a layer realism to the video clip that I liked.
Next Friday night, the cast of the movie, INTO THE WOODS, will be on ABC's 20/20
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Oh, believe me, she took my name and asked for my manager. Who wasn't there.
What did your manager say when you related the incident?
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I forgot to mop.
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Well, this is interesting (in a good way, I think). THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=885821#.VIIF7Xl0xtQ) audio-only video is the complete "On the Steps of the Palace" from the soundtrack to the Into the Woods movie. I really enjoy it. And THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=884628#.VIIGOHl0xtQ) two-minute interview video shows one minute of the song from the finished movie (jump to 58 seconds). What I realized as I was just listening to the second clip is that they added breathing sounds to Cinderella's singing. Watching her breathe and also hearing her breaths isn't something that I really thought about while listening to the first video. It adds a layer realism to the video clip that I liked.
Next Friday night, the cast of the movie, INTO THE WOODS, will be on ABC's 20/20
Thanks for sharing! I don't usually watch 20/20, but I will watch this.
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And now, I'm off to the theater. Hopefully, we'll have a larger crowd than last night. ::)
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Until later!
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They are working Into the Woods much too hard. The reason Chicago was a hit is because they did absolutely the right thing in its promotion - nothing. They let people discover it. NBC just made the same error with Peter Pan.
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DR Laura I see that Peter Pan is up on nbc.com.
Thanks. I have no idea when I'll have time to watch it, but it's good to know it's there.
John, do you want a DVD to watch at your leisure?
Yes, please. In case I ever have leisure time again.
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I think I'll go to Gelson's and get some soup.
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Last few posts for a day or two from me.
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Had my last rehearsal with my partners before tomorrow's competition. I need to be there by 7:30 a.m. with the first dance at 8 a.m. sharp. We dance off and on until 6:30 p.m.
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Then on Sunday we have a book signing, followed by a cookie exchange with a Christmas party in the evening.
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I'm exhausted now, so I have to get some sleep in a little while.
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I haven't had time to concentrate on the important things in life lately, like Peter Pan and racial injustice. I think those are in order of importance. At least with the Facebook postings I've been reading.
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I watched the rest of Peter Pan. I thought Kelli O'Hara was great.
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TOD:
Car CD: Christmas Mornings, Brent Barrett
Home CD: Unsung Musicals
DVD: Back to Brooklyn, Barbra Streisand
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I kind of mopped. Now I need to iron.
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I think I would have liked to have seen Mr. Smee as Capt. Hook.
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I'm going to watch the inside of my eyelids for a few hours. Good night, all.
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So, we just finished watching PETER PAN LIVE.
It was okay...not great.
Certainly the complexity of the production was impressive.
Allison Williams and Christopher Walken were certainly good, but I prefer Mary Martin and Cyril Richard in the roles.
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I keep seeing the trailers for INTO THE WOODS, and they make me not want to see it.
If I didn't already know it was a musical, I wouldn't know that from the trailers.
Interesting that nobody is talking about the film for any awards.
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Got some soup and a little bit of seafood salad for my snack - and melon balls, always melon balls. Always Melon Balls - that's the title of my next novel.
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tomorrow's competition
I hope you are wearing something sparkly.
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DR Jane - my manager simply said that some unhappy people are always looking for someone to blame.
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hello I have no news to impart
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Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQgQKwHus8&feature=youtu.be
I loved that production that starred Sandy Duncan!!!! It was the first show I'd seen multiple times, and saw it again when she took it on the road. Of course, prices were a lot more reasonable then.
I saw it in 1979 with my sister and brother in law. It was the second time I'd ever been to New York. I loved it!
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Finished watching Foxcatcher and about forty-five minutes of Peter Pan.
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I may write early notes, schedule and get to bed by eleven. Must be up at nine-thirty at the latest.
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TOD sort of.....I got my copy of HERRINGBONE in the mail but haven't had a chance to listen yet. Hope to do that over the weekend
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Page 5 what do you know
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I finished my Christmas shopping today. I really don't do much anymore. Most of my friends and my brother and I don't exchange gifts. I really prefer just going out to dinner and making some time to spend with friends. It's much easier for everyone and I get a lot more out of the time we spend together.
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I found some nice things for mom at a really good sale prices so that was good.
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Good grief, it's just me
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All alone on page 5
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Thinking about everyone who used to be here, but isn't anymore
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Ok done with that
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I didn't watch much of Peter Pan. Just wasn't in the mood. Can't say I didn't like it, just wasn't in the mood
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Oh my, the Petco ad on tv just reminded me, I'm not done with my shopping after all
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Not sure what to get them. Ricky needs a new brush. He LOVES his brush
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I've run out of things to say....night
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No one is alone.
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Truly.
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Must read a bit about the real John du Pont.
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To this day I haven't seen a minute of DOWNTON ABBEY, and too many people I trust have told me I simply have to get on board with it, so I'm thinking of picking up a set of all the seasons to date. If I recall, there were some problems or complaints about some of the early issues. Was it a US- vs UK-release difference? If anyone (BK?) knows what's what, I want to make sure I get the right set.
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i fellasleep joing toi bed gnfightr
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Yes, I can't remember which season it was but if you Google Robert Harris, Home Theatre Forum and Downton Abbey problems, you'll find it. The UK sets have all been perfect and the new season is winging its way to me now.
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A hot shower is in order, then notes, then scheduling notes, changing the topic and hitting the road to dreamland.