Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on December 22, 2014, 12:05:14 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were cracked, and now it is time for you to post until the cracked cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: FISSILE!
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I have seen Dawn's Crack. It isn't pretty.
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And the word of the day is: FISSILE!
Is your fissile facile?
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good morning to all
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My 2014 Highlight:
Directing The Normal Heart Benefit Performance for the Worlds AIDS Museum and Education Center.
MY 2014 lowlights.
The passing of my father.
Injuring my knee and the continuous pain it gives me.
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Good Morning on this Monday!
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Wonderful picture of the Geissman family, and Baxter is a cutie.
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TOD:
Highlights:
Aside from the fact that I'm still here...
The publishing of 2 new plays, of which I'm very proud: B MOVIE and SEXY REXY.
The publishing of MURDER IN BABYLON, my novel (based on fact) about the William Desmond Taylor murder. That manuscript lay forgotten in my storage space for almost 40 years.
Lowlight:
The passing of my friend and mentor, producer Stanley Rubin
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I have seen Dawn's Crack. It isn't pretty.
Isn't that funny? That's exactly what Dawn said about you!
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It's kooky enough to have to get up at six to announce, when one hasn't fallen asleep until two. It's worse when you get up at four and can't fall back asleep.
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Good morning, all! I am on my way out the door. I've got a trek to the post office, followed by a trip to Toyland.
DR Singdaw, the photos yesterday were great! You do not always credit your source, so I really have no idea what you've dragged from some place on the inner net and what actually has appeared to your wandering eyes. I am assuming the "home" you claim is yours is really so, since I dread to think you are actually living in a refrigerator carton in Minnesota in this weather.
There are three highlights from 2014 that I can remember: seeing Richard, Ginny, and our former DR Joey in April, the help I got from Drs ChasSmith, Ben, and Anthony with my move from Toyland, the release of ROBERTA in October, and the Kritzerland shows last month. So much of this year has been too difficult and unhappy, from the deaths of several friends to no work and poor income. The real highlight of 2014 was the wonderful circle of friends I have online and off.
So, I will post from Toyland.
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BREAKING AWAY was written by the late Steve Tesich about his adolescence in Bloomington, IN. His beautiful daughter Amy is one of the best friends of my goddaughter Charlotte.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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I am assuming the "home" you claim is yours is really so
Well, we rent, but yes - that is truly where we live.
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A good Monday morning to yez all.
Coffee!
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Monday morning greetings! Today is countertop installation day, so our kitchen is all torn up and will get worse before it gets better. The surfaces are empty, the drawers are out, and the top shelves of all the cupboards are clear. Stuff is strewn all over the dining room.
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How about some "before" pictures?
This is what I call the "peninsula" - it separates the kitchen from the breakfast room.
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Here are the official blurbs:
Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition world premiere Oscar-nominated soundtrack to the hugely popular and beloved film:
BREAKING AWAY
Music Adapted by Patrick Williams
Conducted by Lionel Newman
Breaking Away, a wonderful coming-of-age story, took critics and audiences completely by surprise in 1979 and the film was an instant box-office and critical success. Steve Tesich’s warm, wise and wonderful screenplay touched a nerve in audiences and Peter Yates, the director, did a masterful job telling its quintessentially American story. The cast was filled with up-and-coming young actors like Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern and Jackie Earle Haley, as well as seasoned actors like Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley.
Director Yates temp-tracked Breaking Away with classical music while he and his editor were working on the film. Then he brought composer Patrick Williams on board. Williams saw the film with the temp track and told Yates that if that was what he wanted that it was okay with him and Williams would just adapt that music. But Yates, instead, told him to do his thing and perhaps adapt some of the classical bits but also write an original score around them. And that is what Williams did, creating some wonderful dramatic cues in the process. After the film previewed, Yates ultimately made the decision to go with almost all of his temp track, save for a small amount of the original Williams music. And so, Williams and conductor Lionel Newman convened for a second recording session to record more of his adaptations, and that was that. In the end the score was comprised mostly of music by Gioacchino Rossini, Felix Mendelssohn and Friedrich von Flowtow. After the heartbreak of having to replace his original dramatic cues, the irony was, of course, that Williams received an Oscar nomination for Best Music – Original Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score.
For this world premiere CD release, we give you all of the classical pieces that Williams adapted (and adapted superbly), as well as his original score cues, both used and unused. For listening purposes, we’ve taken the liberty of inserting a handful of Williams’ unused cues into the score presentation, because they work so beautifully there. The rest are included in the bonus section.
Breaking Away is limited to 1000 copies only and priced at $19.98, plus shipping. CDs will ship by the second week of February. However, on average we usually ship two to four weeks ahead of the official ship date. To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition musical theater-related release:
CLASSICAL BROADWAY
Music by Cy Coleman, John Kander, Harvey Schmidt and Charles Strouse
Classical Broadway is a wonderful and fascinating journey into concert hall works by four of Broadway’s most tuneful composers. For Cy Coleman, we have New York Sketches, three delightful Gershwinesque preludes for piano. For John Kander we have his beautiful and moving settings of Three Poems by Lucile Adler. For Harvey Schmidt we have the delectable Monteargentario: Seven Dances for Solo Piano, and for Charles Strouse we have his marvelous String Quartet No. 1 and Sonata for Two Pianos. While not theater music, these selections are suffused with each of their musical sensibilities and melodic invention. The album is a must for any fan of these four amazing Broadway composers.
Classical Broadway was originally released on Bay Cities in 1992 and has been out of print for over twenty years now. At the time of the recording, all these pieces were world premiere recordings and they remain the only commercial recordings of these pieces. For this long overdue reissue we have done a new and fresh mastering.
Featuring soprano Carol Vaness, pianists Seth Rudetsky, Scot Woolley, Emily Witt, Warren Jones and Harvey Schmidt, and the Korngold Quartet. Produced by Bruce Kimmel, with liner notes by award-winning journalist Jon Burlingame.
Classical Broadway is limited to 1000 copies only and priced at $19.98, plus shipping. CDs will ship by the second week of February. However, on average we usually ship two to four weeks ahead of the official ship date. To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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This is to the left of the stove. The new counter will extend all the way to the wall on the left and the wooden cart will roll underneath. We'll get a new microwave.
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Finally, here's the sink, which is also being replaced. This photo really shows the harvest gold :P
Hmm, looks like that window sill will have to be painted when this is all over...
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TOD: We had 3 festive family weddings - our nephew Christopher (and Kyra) in March, my cousin Perry (and Pam) in May, and DN Lauren (and Jimmy) in July. The two moves - Rob and Mary Linda into our upstairs and Mom to assisted living - are both positives. Richard and I had 2 nice trips to New York, our weird January trip to Georgia, and our glorious 2 weeks in France. And all the home improvement, right up to today's kitchen makeover!
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CD ordered!
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Me too!
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Adam and Marcus removing the old sink:
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Behind the backsplash above the sink - a color history of our kitchen:
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Nice photos DR GINNY......I love being there for the transition!
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Yes, very lovely photos from DR SINGDAW yesterday of the exterior of his decorated abode.
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CD's are ordered.
We did Steve Tesich's play SQUARE ONE at the Phoenix Theatre many years ago, and he attended the opening night. He was a very nice gentlemen and signed everyone's copy of the script.....
It was quite a shock when he passed at such a young age.
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TOD:
Begin in a couple of good plays. Directing GUYS & DOLLS, which I ended up liking very much.
Winning my 4th acting award.
The continuing good health of all of my family.
Officiating at a beautiful wedding of a two good friends.
All the good company here at HHW.
LOWLIGHTS:
My sister closing her store.
But I am NOT complaining!
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I just had a couple of errands for today....and they are done. And as of now, nothing else on the calendar before the BIG DAY.
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Page Two Officiating Dance.
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Nice photos DR GINNY......I love being there for the transition!
Thanks, DR JRand! Stay tuned for some "afters" - the new material is gorgeous!
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DR George wrote:
I didn't realize that the latest episode of "White Collar" that I recorded is the last episode of the series. I knew that it was ending, but I didn't know that it was NOW. :(
I really liked this show.
I love this show. Did you watch the last episode yet? It was crazy.
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Hello from West Seneca, New York!
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The snow is mostly gone. There may be some snow on Christmas Day, but the temp will be mid-thirties so it won't stay. It's going to be in the 50's on Wednesday !
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Thanks for the travel vibes ! They must have worked. While the plane left 30 minutes late, it still arrived on time according to the schedule. The actual flying time was about 50 minutes.
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DR Ginny: DR Kate is anxiously awaiting your "after" pictures. She loves home improvement shows!
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DR Ginny: DR Kate is anxiously awaiting your "after" pictures. She loves home improvement shows!
Well, DR KevinH, tell DR Kate that this kind of thing goes MUCH faster on HGTV! We initiated this project on October 20 and I naively thought it would be complete by Thanksgiving.
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I had tears (of joy) in my eyes when this first piece came in:
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New sink and faucet:
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Almost 4 feet of additional counter space!
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Great kitchen pics, DR Ginny
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TOD:
Highlights - Trip to Rome, Venice, Vienna, seeing Starlight Express in Bochum Germany, Amsterdam. Getting my healthy act together
Lowlights - My love life (duh!)
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From DR Cilla:
Ok, I went with the friend who will host the NYE party and another friend to see Wild. I liked it, but liked the book much better, they both liked the movie better than the book.
Interesting, especially since I expect this to be one of the rare occasions when I prefer the movie to the book.
I am most curious to see what the plaza area of Ashland looks like. I read that between scouting Ashland to film and the actual filming of the town scenes our "beautification" project was completed. I can't express how dreary the "beautified" area looks. Before filming the scenes they had to brighten up the area to make it look more like it originally did.
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DR Singdaw the decorated house photos are beautiful.
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It's kooky enough to have to get up at six to announce, when one hasn't fallen asleep until two. It's worse when you get up at four and can't fall back asleep.
Welcome to the regular world of many of us here ;)
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BREAKING AWAY was written by the late Steve Tesich about his adolescence in Bloomington, IN. His beautiful daughter Amy is one of the best friends of my goddaughter Charlotte.
She must have been young when she lost her father.
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Thanks for the travel vibes ! They must have worked. While the plane left 30 minutes late, it still arrived on time according to the schedule. The actual flying time was about 50 minutes.
It is always nice to arrive on time when you leave late. Enjoy your family visit.
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Wow DR Ginny! It looks great and the color of the counter-top really perks up the cabinets.
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I am assuming the "home" you claim is yours is really so
Well, we rent, but yes - that is truly where we live.
SnoopDog, I have always thought your "new home" looked magical, especially at Christmas time.
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Nice new kitchen.
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I went back to sleep at six-thirty so all told I got about six hours.
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I am home from Toyland to warn you all: when you think you've hit the bottom, you can still go lower.
I got to Toyland to find that the internet was out. So, i called the server and a customer service technician tried various things before advising me it could be the Linksys router and perhaps we needed to buy a new one. Well, even if i went out and bought one, I have no idea what to do with it.
Since the foundation appears dead and I expect the office to be closed when the lease expires in July, there's clearly no point in purchasing one and trying to get repayment from the foundation , so what the hell?
I accomplished nothing there today, another exercise in frustration.
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Lovely new kitchen DR GINNY.......the new sink is very nice!
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When that happens to me DR ELMORE.....I just keep unplugging things and plugging them back in, and eventually it works.
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Thank you for all the nice comments about our kitchen makeover. We've put it back together and now we're going to fix ourselves some lunch in it.
Bye for now!
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Nice photos DR GINNY......I love being there for the transition!
Thanks, DR JRand! Stay tuned for some "afters" - the new material is gorgeous!
Great pictures, Ginny! But please take the "after" pictures from the exact same positions so that we really can see the "before and after" comparisons much more easily.
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DR George wrote:
I didn't realize that the latest episode of "White Collar" that I recorded is the last episode of the series. I knew that it was ending, but I didn't know that it was NOW. :(
I really liked this show.
I love this show. Did you watch the last episode yet? It was crazy.
Yes, I did watch it. I had no idea that it was going to end up how it ended up. I'm glad it did. :)
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I had tears (of joy) in my eyes when this first piece came in:
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You did take it from the same position...it looks wonderful!
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I had tears (of joy) in my eyes when this first piece came in:
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You did take it from the same position...it looks wonderful!
Thanks, DR George! Those little shelves on the end of the peninsula caused more consternation than any other part of the project.
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Well, this is kind of interesting..."Annie" Among Top 5 Highest-Grossing Films of Weekend (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/annie-among-top-5-highest-grossing-films-of-weekend-337864).
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Not really interesting because it's not really a good opening week holiday gross. We'll see how it holds, but I doubt it will, but they have a VERY long way to ever seeing a dime back, as this won't do well overseas, I don't think. But The Hobbit is the surprise - even though that seems like a high gross, it really isn't. And Night at The Museum sequel beat Annie.
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Met the boy who's doing the Kritzerland how - very nice chap and will be fine. Then we all had lunch.
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Lunch.
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Lunch.
I'm just back from it. :)
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Today, I finally received the physical CDs of the movie soundtrack to "Into the Woods." I also received the original cast recording to "A Second Chance (http://castalbums.org/recordings/A-Second-Chance-2014-Original-Cast/28249)" with Brian and Diane Sutherland. She was formerly known as Diane Fratantoni.
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I'm still waiting for "Herringbone."
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The AAUW Middletown Corresponding Secretary just stopped by with a lovely red poinsettia for Madame President - thank you, Jan!
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I love poinsettias!
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Went to kentucky's BBQ capital, Owensboro, for mutton today. One place was good, the other sucked.
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Ginny, will you be available for lunch Friday? That looks to be about my time to go near Middletown.
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TOD:
2014 was the year I finished the BBQ book, my master's degree and Mom's cookbook. I also lost three inches off my waist and got back into ballroom dancing with a vengeance. Still, I focus on what I didn't finish and that list is long.
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DR elmore I am so sorry about your latest problem at Toyland.
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Ginny, will you be available for lunch Friday? That looks to be about my time to go near Middletown.
Yes, DR John G! I have a doctor's appointment at 10:15, but should be finished well before lunchtime. There's a new barbecue jernt on Central Avenue - are you interested? It's Combs Bar-B-Q Central (http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/new-bbq-eatery-coming-to-middletown/ngPnK/).
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Singer Joe Cocker Dead at 70 After Losing Battle to Lung Cancer (http://www.eonline.com/news/608635/singer-joe-cocker-dead-at-70-after-losing-battle-to-lung-cancer).
:(
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Ginny, will you be available for lunch Friday? That looks to be about my time to go near Middletown.
Yes, DR John G! I have a doctor's appointment at 10:15, but should be finished well before lunchtime. There's a new barbecue jernt on Central Avenue - are you interested? It's Combs Bar-B-Q Central (http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/new-bbq-eatery-coming-to-middletown/ngPnK/).
Sounds great.
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DR elmore do you need an eye check or do you only need the glasses? I am wondering if there is a something like the dental school where you can get discounted eye checks.
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Been relaxing, working at the piano, and trying to nail down the last of the songs so I can gather up any missing music.
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I am assuming the "home" you claim is yours is really so
Well, we rent, but yes - that is truly where we live.
Are you anywhere near any of the houses that Nicole Curtis, the Rehab Addict has worked on? I love her show.
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Karen Prunzik, the original Anytime Annie from 42nd Street and who was briefly married to its producer Mr. Merrick, is a Facebook friend. She teaches dance and tap to kids and puts on lots of shows. She posted her kids doing Be A Santa from a few years ago - done to my version of the song from A Broadway Christmas, where it was sung by Michelle Nicastro and Guy Haines. It was fun. But in looking at it on you tube, I saw there were all these other versions of it with both kids and adults. Curious, I clicked on about eight of them and every single one either used our recording or copied the arrangement exactly including Nikki Harris's tap dancing. I was mind-boggled needless to say. Wouldn't it be nice if people either had to pay a royalty to use the chart and arrangement or, at the very least, acknowledge the people who slaved over it.
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From DR Cilla:
Ok, I went with the friend who will host the NYE party and another friend to see Wild. I liked it, but liked the book much better, they both liked the movie better than the book.
Interesting, especially since I expect this to be one of the rare occasions when I prefer the movie to the book.
I am most curious to see what the plaza area of Ashland looks like. I read that between scouting Ashland to film and the actual filming of the town scenes our "beautification" project was completed. I can't express how dreary the "beautified" area looks. Before filming the scenes they had to brighten up the area to make it look more like it originally did.
There's not a lot of Ashland. She's on the street, in a store, in a restaurant and in a place that has music. There were some shots of town, but not a lot of them.
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My physical therapy renewal came through today, so I will be heading to 95th Street tomorrow morning. As soon as MAJOR CRIMES ends, i am crashing.
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Ginny, love the new countertops. They look similar to the material mine are made of and I love them. I think you're going to be very happy, especially with the new 4 feet of counter space
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My physical therapy renewal came through today, so I will be heading to 95th Street tomorrow morning. As soon as MAJOR CRIMES ends, i am crashing.
Glad your therapy was renewed. Vibes for a good night's sleep and a good day tomorrow
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From DR Cilla:
Ok, I went with the friend who will host the NYE party and another friend to see Wild. I liked it, but liked the book much better, they both liked the movie better than the book.
Interesting, especially since I expect this to be one of the rare occasions when I prefer the movie to the book.
I am most curious to see what the plaza area of Ashland looks like. I read that between scouting Ashland to film and the actual filming of the town scenes our "beautification" project was completed. I can't express how dreary the "beautified" area looks. Before filming the scenes they had to brighten up the area to make it look more like it originally did.
There's not a lot of Ashland. She's on the street, in a store, in a restaurant and in a place that has music. There were some shots of town, but not a lot of them.
A bit disappointing but thanks for the detail. I will be prepared when I see it. I thought they might have captured the charm of Ashland.
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Ashland is a major stop for people hiking the Pacific Coast Trail.
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Sleep well DR elmore and get to PT tomorrow.
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Yes Bruce, at least acknowledging who they copy would be the decent thing to do.
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2014 was an interesting year for me. The highlights were really the time I spent with family and friends. The lowlight was all the craziness that happened when I applied for the judge job and Edith walked out...but....the funny thing is it sort of turned into a highlight because I realized what I definitely don't want in my life. I'm happy.
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From DR Cilla:
Ok, I went with the friend who will host the NYE party and another friend to see Wild. I liked it, but liked the book much better, they both liked the movie better than the book.
Interesting, especially since I expect this to be one of the rare occasions when I prefer the movie to the book.
I am most curious to see what the plaza area of Ashland looks like. I read that between scouting Ashland to film and the actual filming of the town scenes our "beautification" project was completed. I can't express how dreary the "beautified" area looks. Before filming the scenes they had to brighten up the area to make it look more like it originally did.
There's not a lot of Ashland. She's on the street, in a store, in a restaurant and in a place that has music. There were some shots of town, but not a lot of them.
A bit disappointing but thanks for the detail. I will be prepared when I see it. I thought they might have captured the charm of Ashland.
Well, you can still tell it's a charming town.
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Good
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2014 was an interesting year for me. The highlights were really the time I spent with family and friends. The lowlight was all the craziness that happened when I applied for the judge job and Edith walked out...but....the funny thing is it sort of turned into a highlight because I realized what I definitely don't want in my life. I'm happy.
It is interesting how sometimes not getting what you want makes you realize you didn't want it. At least you didn't realize after getting it ;)
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Boy you can say that again.
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I'm glad I made a quick trip down to the mailbox before it turned completely dark. There was a package from Bryan.
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Boy you can say that again.
;D
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Ginny, love the new countertops. They look similar to the material mine are made of and I love them. I think you're going to be very happy, especially with the new 4 feet of counter space
Thanks, DR Cillaliz! They're HiMac, a solid surface material similar to Corian. I picked this material for the color. That long expanse is going to be nice.
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From DR Cilla:
Ok, I went with the friend who will host the NYE party and another friend to see Wild. I liked it, but liked the book much better, they both liked the movie better than the book.
Interesting, especially since I expect this to be one of the rare occasions when I prefer the movie to the book.
I am most curious to see what the plaza area of Ashland looks like. I read that between scouting Ashland to film and the actual filming of the town scenes our "beautification" project was completed. I can't express how dreary the "beautified" area looks. Before filming the scenes they had to brighten up the area to make it look more like it originally did.
There's not a lot of Ashland. She's on the street, in a store, in a restaurant and in a place that has music. There were some shots of town, but not a lot of them.
A bit disappointing but thanks for the detail. I will be prepared when I see it. I thought they might have captured the charm of Ashland.
Well, you can still tell it's a charming town.
If I remember correctly from listening to the book, Cheryl had quite a time in Ashland.
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LOL Yes she did.
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Took a break from Judgment at Nurmeburg and am watching a new movie called Inherent Vice from the director of The Master, which I thought was horrid. This does have its, how shall I say, outré amusing moments here and there, but boy is it weird for weird's sake - I think I know what he's trying to do, but while I'm sure it works for him for the viewer not so much. And I really cannot stand the leading man and everyone is mumbling up a storm. There's some fun 1970s decor, but most of the way the film is shot you don't even know what the rooms or places look like.
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I think I'll go to Gelson's in a bit and do my big Do shopping - I've made a list so I don't forget anything, because after tonight it's going to be impossible to get anywhere near there.
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I'm still waiting for "Herringbone."
So am I. I sent them my info again even though I haven't moved.
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Karen Prunzik, the original Anytime Annie from 42nd Street and who was briefly married to its producer Mr. Merrick, is a Facebook friend. She teaches dance and tap to kids and puts on lots of shows. She posted her kids doing Be A Santa from a few years ago - done to my version of the song from A Broadway Christmas, where it was sung by Michelle Nicastro and Guy Haines. It was fun. But in looking at it on you tube, I saw there were all these other versions of it with both kids and adults. Curious, I clicked on about eight of them and every single one either used our recording or copied the arrangement exactly including Nikki Harris's tap dancing. I was mind-boggled needless to say. Wouldn't it be nice if people either had to pay a royalty to use the chart and arrangement or, at the very least, acknowledge the people who slaved over it.
Can't you ask Youtube to take them down due to copyright infringement?
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Took a break from Judgment at Nurmeburg and am watching a new movie called Inherent Vice from the director of The Master, which I thought was horrid. This does have its, how shall I say, outré amusing moments here and there, but boy is it weird for weird's sake - I think I know what he's trying to do, but while I'm sure it works for him for the viewer not so much. And I really cannot stand the leading man and everyone is mumbling up a storm. There's some fun 1970s decor, but most of the way the film is shot you don't even know what the rooms or places look like.
I thought this sounded a little familiar. Josh Brolin was a guest on David Letterman's pre-Christmas episode with Darlene Love's annual singing of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" last week.
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And on that note (C-natural), I'm leaving work and going home.
Until later!
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Ginny, love the new countertops. They look similar to the material mine are made of and I love them. I think you're going to be very happy, especially with the new 4 feet of counter space
Thanks, DR Cillaliz! They're HiMac, a solid surface material similar to Corian. I picked this material for the color. That long expanse is going to be nice.
Mine is..I can't remember but it's also similar to Corian. I love it
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From DR Cilla:
Ok, I went with the friend who will host the NYE party and another friend to see Wild. I liked it, but liked the book much better, they both liked the movie better than the book.
Interesting, especially since I expect this to be one of the rare occasions when I prefer the movie to the book.
I am most curious to see what the plaza area of Ashland looks like. I read that between scouting Ashland to film and the actual filming of the town scenes our "beautification" project was completed. I can't express how dreary the "beautified" area looks. Before filming the scenes they had to brighten up the area to make it look more like it originally did.
There's not a lot of Ashland. She's on the street, in a store, in a restaurant and in a place that has music. There were some shots of town, but not a lot of them.
A bit disappointing but thanks for the detail. I will be prepared when I see it. I thought they might have captured the charm of Ashland.
Well, you can still tell it's a charming town.
If I remember correctly from listening to the book, Cheryl had quite a time in Ashland.
Yup, that made the movie
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Boy you can say that again.
And again and again.
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Karen Prunzik, the original Anytime Annie from 42nd Street and who was briefly married to its producer Mr. Merrick, is a Facebook friend. She teaches dance and tap to kids and puts on lots of shows. She posted her kids doing Be A Santa from a few years ago - done to my version of the song from A Broadway Christmas, where it was sung by Michelle Nicastro and Guy Haines. It was fun. But in looking at it on you tube, I saw there were all these other versions of it with both kids and adults. Curious, I clicked on about eight of them and every single one either used our recording or copied the arrangement exactly including Nikki Harris's tap dancing. I was mind-boggled needless to say. Wouldn't it be nice if people either had to pay a royalty to use the chart and arrangement, at the very least, acknowledge the people who slaved over it.
Especially since you said there's stuff you added.
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Loving your kitchen transformation, DR Ginny!
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Went to an amazing one man show tonight. Well, one man and a pianist. It was part cabaret, part theatre-piece, about the winter solstice. He collected songs from pop, Broadway, and classical, then interwove them with poetry about winter and the solstice. It was very theatrical, very funny, and very well done - a delightful evening. He used several songs from Celebration, which I did in college, so it was fun to reconnect with those numbers.
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DR Ginny: DR Kate and I agree that your kitchen looks great !
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I went shopping and bought a lot of gift cards at Wegmans supermarket. That turned into an ordeal. I was using a new credit card and I guess that set off fraud alarms. The credit card company wanted to call my home number and leave a four digit code. Since I'm not sure how to retrieve messages from my answering machine the alternative was to leave the code with a relative with the same last name. So the called my brother's house and spoke with my sister-in-law. She called me and then I called the credit card company. The supermarket manager tried again. It didn't work. Had to call again. It finally worked.
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Thank you, DRs Singdaw, KevinH, and Kate!
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Las Vegas:
Paris:
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/eiffel_zps8707c83f.jpg)
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Went to an amazing one man show tonight. Well, one man and a pianist. It was part cabaret, part theatre-piece, about the winter solstice. He collected songs from pop, Broadway, and classical, then interwove them with poetry about winter and the solstice. It was very theatrical, very funny, and very well done - a delightful evening. He used several songs from Celebration, which I did in college, so it was fun to reconnect with those numbers.
I was Potemkin in a production in college
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I was Potemkin in a production in college
:)
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Page 4..... really?
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/toner_zps76ed7bf4.jpg)
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Some people say that today is the day when the wind will rise and blow the world away.
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and it may be so, I just don't know.
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All I know is up until we have to go I want to Celebrate
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I want to Celebrate, I want to savor each sensation
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See the sunlight rise, feel it touch the sky
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I want to stay alive until the day I die
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I want to celebrate......every day
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gH1bBOjoVU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gH1bBOjoVU)
Now that made some posts....you can listen to the rest here
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I really liked that show. It was weird, but I still loved it.
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Thanks, DR Cillaliz! :)
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One of my favorite lyrics in that show was
At twenty, man you've had it. If you know what I mean. And you start aging very fast, the day you reach thirteen
oh it's better to just listen to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfPRchocNOg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfPRchocNOg)
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I'm having fun listening to Celebration songs on Youtube. I must admit it was fun to play a part that was originally written for a man.
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I have discovered if I sing really loud the cats stop stalking each other and turn and stare at me
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Oh, I seem to have chased everyone off. Guess I'll head upstairs. At least I got us to page 5
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It's really not the fault of You Tube - and I don't mind that people do it, but they really ought to credit Lanny and me or at least the album. I do own all the arrangements from all the albums, but there would be no enforcing this kind of thing after the fact. People do this all the time.
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Finished Inherent Vice - certainly right up there with movies I hate, but I'm sure some will enjoy it. It's very smart-ass and if you're a fan of the marijuana cigarettes this will be right up your alley since the characters never stop smoking them. Since I abhor all drugs, you can imagine just how much I hated every frame of this 148-minute whatever it is. I also cannot stomach the leading man. It's based on a Thomas Pynchon book - I'm also not a fan of his either - it's filled with "funny" names that no one would ever have - one character lives on Gummo Marx Way - that's the level we're dealing with here. I'm sure Mr. Pynchon has never really left the year 1970, but some of us hated it then and hate it now even in retrospect. There's a mystery in it (the lead character is a pot-filled PI) but after thirty minutes, well, there's just no there there. This director has his FANatics, but even the couple of movies I could tolerate, like Boogie Nights and Magnolia, are not great for me - they have moments.
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I repeat - 148 minutes. It's like they all thought they were making a Terry Southern movie, only Terry Southern was the genuine article.
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Some people say that today is the day when the wind will rise and blow the world away.
I love this song. :)
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One of my favorite lyrics in that show was
At twenty, man you've had it. If you know what I mean. And you start aging very fast, the day you reach thirteen
oh it's better to just listen to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfPRchocNOg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfPRchocNOg)
And this one, too.
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My computer is being a little wonky. I go to comast.net to check my e-mail, but I can't log in! I didn't have any trouble with any other website that I tried to go to, just Comcast's e-mail. :P