Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on October 01, 2004, 11:59:41 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you now have knowledge, hence you now have power, hence you may now post until the knowledgable cows come home.
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The one thing I know nothing about in which I soon HAVE to be well versed is the use of my new digital camera.
Help!
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Oh, my what a slow Saturday. It is now 7:15 and the only post before that was from DR Panni at 03:12:36am. You'd think it was Friday night/Saturday morning or something.
We decided on the spur of the moment last night to have Chinese food for dinner. We will have the salmon tonight. We walked over to our favorite place, The Cottage and I had Baby Shrimp with Cashews (mmm, good) and Anthony had Sweet and Sour Chicken. They make a WONDERFUL SASC. You can see the chicken. There is very little breading (it doesn't come in clumps of deep fried breading with a hint of chicken) and the sauce is not sickeningly sweet. A very good choice. We also went to a place called Fishes Eddy. It's a discount store specializing in plates and glasses and silverware. They buy lots from restaurants that have gone out of business as well as other kinds of serving dishes. We got 4 nice new bowls in a blue similar to the background here at HHW. We will go to the uptown store to see if they have any other plates. We wanted new plates as well but they didn't have anything that jumped out and said "Buy Me". They have a larger store uptown so we may have more choice.
Well, I need to get back to work. Before I do, we have the pentultimate vacation picture. We went to an outdoor sculpture garden across from the Walker Art Center and took a picture of the Oldenburg Cherry and Spoon. Here it is.
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That is one scary ass picture to see this early in the morning!
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Knowledge is POWER! How true.
I remember SSSSSSS the movie because there was a nakey football player in the shower in it.....but I don't remember much else.
Hmmmmmmm.....outdoor lights, yes those must be mastered before the end of the month and Halloween!
Hmmmmmmmmm.......knowledge. When I want to know something, I go find out. I used to go to the Encyclopaedia Britannica or Americana or even The World Book - now we can go to the internet, more cautiously though.
I think that if I could, I would like to know everything there is to know and become as expert in architecture! I have a passing knowledge of it, but it is fascinating and I have never expanded my basic knowledge of it.
Yes - architecture!
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Good luck with your camera DRPANNI!
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Good Morning!
As for the T-o-D: I'd like to be a bit more mechanically inclined, at least automotively speaking. And, even though I helped - or didn't help ;) - my parents with the gardening chores while I was growing up, I would like to have more of a green thumb. The only plants I seem to be able to sustain are pothos - which are practically indestructible, thankfully. I've never had success with an herb garden - and I've tried and tried and tried. Ah, well...
Well... I need to get ready to hie myself to the Folk of Nor for more performances of MAMMA MIA! I'm playing both shows today and both shows tomorrow. I went ahead and booked a room at the Marriott right near the theatre just in case I don't feel like driving back and "back" again tonight and tomorrow morning. In any case, I will be errant and truant today because of the shows. -Sorry. ;)
And on that note: C-flat!
Laters...
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Good morning, all!
Well, the company giving me the MRI today called to confirm and told me there was an opening an hour earlier, so I'm going in now to be clautrophobically scanned.
TOD: Two things I should put my mind to are finances and computers because I am a moron in both areas:
Finances: I'm kind of like the Thurber cartoon in which the lady says "How can I be overdrawn? I have all these checks left!"
Computers: Outside of email, eBay, and HHW, I'm a total disaster, unable to download programs successfully, unable to figure out how to use this Mac as a word processor. And even though Finale is THE music tool for the Mac, and I have friends who are masters of the program, and I'm unable to go from A to B with it.
I'll be back after the MRI.
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Good morning all!
Well, I must say that I guess we’re all relieved that all the bran muffin talk has passed by. I know I feel better for it. ;)
Panni, what do you need to know about your camera? I’ll try to help you the best I can. What kind is it? Make/model so I can go to their web page and see what your talking about.
I have to go do the usual shopping today. I am also going to look for a new computer chair. Staples has one I tried the other week and really liked. The only problem was the color. I wanted black but they only had brown. Here's the picture of it.
This week it’s on sale so I’m going back to take another look.
I also want to go to another place in Tampa that has chairs made with memory foam. More expensive but could be well worth it .
A chair is a very personal item. If you’re the one who sits in it for hours at a time it has to feel comfortable to you or you can start to have back problems.
I never gave my final report on my memory foam mattress topper pad. All I can say is “Ahhhhh”. I love it and I don’t know how I ever got along with out it. I feel so much better when I get up in the morning.
Good MRI scan vibes to you, DRElmore!
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Gotta scoot. Have a great day every one! Be back later on with or without a new chair!
Opps, misspelled a word—fixed now!
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So many things I wish I were an expert in. I wish I had learned to play a stringed instrument growing up. I took years of piano and played clarinet in my high school and college bands, but I wish I had learned guitar or banjo. I think they're the coolest instruments, and there have been several shows where being able to play a string instrument would have come in handy.
I also wish I had learned to play chess growing up. I've tried to learn via computer chess programs, but I'm rather hopeless to learn that way.
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I'm hoping to watch THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD at some point today. I also want to watch the AMC Backstory on PEYTON PLACE which is on the flip side of the PEYTON PLACE DVD.
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I have always wanted to be able to play piano, the violin and French horn.
I want to take cooking classes from a master chef...
I want to learn the art of matting and framing.
I'd love to learn how to restore old prints, posters, photos.
I'd also love to learn about furniture restoration (as well as design and construction of same).
Oh, well...perhaps in future lifetimes.
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I tried to watch "The Passion" on DVD yesterday.
Got frustrated with the subtitles not keeping up with the spoken word. I mean...what the hell are the actors saying that isn't important enough to put up on the screen.
I know, too, that "some" liberties were taken for the sake of story telling, but I found the first 30 minutes of the film filled with such (non-scriptural) liberties.
And then I fell asleep. I am not impressed, thus far, with much of anything about it. Least of all, sadly, the music -- if that's what those sounds are called these days.
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I always wish that I could read music and translate it. I can find a "G" on a staff, etc., but I can't look at it, and say "Oh, that's this pitch." I guess it's because music is a form of math, and I don't really cotten to math.
And as for being a Newbie, I'm letting it grow out. (Oh, a Will & Grace reference!)
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Good morning, all!
Well, the company giving me the MRI today called to confirm and told me there was an opening an hour earlier, so I'm going in now to be clautrophobically scanned.
TOD: Two things I should put my mind to are finances and computers because I am a moron in both areas:
Finances: I'm kind of like the Thurber cartoon in which the lady says "How can I be overdrawn? I have all these checks left!"
Computers: Outside of email, eBay, and HHW, I'm a total disaster, unable to download programs successfully, unable to figure out how to use this Mac as a word processor. And even though Finale is THE music tool for the Mac, and I have friends who are masters of the program, and I'm unable to go from A to B with it.
I'll be back after the MRI.
Excellent vibes and xylophones on the MRI. That's one of my favorite Thurber lines, absolutely humor at its finest. Another favorite Thurber line (quoted in Kritzer Time) is, "Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone."
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I am not impressed, thus far, with much of anything about it. Least of all, sadly, the music -- if that's what those sounds are called these days.
I wasn't impressed with it from day one...
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And talking about today's subject.
The Kama Sutra.
You're never too late to learn new yoga positions.
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I'm in that blechhy stage of this throat thing where it's all breaking up into phlegm and I have been coughing so hard that I almost threw my lower back out.
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I really just had no interest in watching THE PASSION, especially after reading descriptions of it and perusing reviews.
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I've watched the first fifteen minutes of Star Wars and I must say it is a pretty spectacular-looking DVD. Great clarity and color.
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I must say about the new home environment that the master bedroom in this house is the quietest I've ever been in. In the last home environment one could hear everything - from the neighbors and their squealing children, to people's cars and motorcycles, birds twittering and squirrels beating a tattoo on the roof. Here - absolute silence. Can't hear cars, haven't heard a bird (the singing bird promised me it will return, but it's on the road doing Evita right now), no hammering, no neighbors, just absolute silence. Love that.
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I've watched the first fifteen minutes of Star Wars and I must say it is a pretty spectacular-looking DVD. Great clarity and color.
I gave in and bought the trilogy, too. I haven't played any of the movies, yet, but I have to say that the set comes in some sorry-ass packaging. The slipcase (and it took me a while to realize that the case does indeed slip) is made of rather flimsy paper stock. The movie cases feel cheap and the covers do nothing to invoke the original films. Kind of surprising for a such a highly anticipated set.
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The one thing I know nothing about in which I soon HAVE to be well versed is the use of my new digital camera.
Help!
DR Panni, to get things started, just put the batteries in and then set the little wheel on the top to "M" for manual. Then just start taking pics.
You'll also have to load the software that came with it on your PC so you can transfer your pics (and show them all to us!)
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Thing I Wish I Knew More About:
Relationships.
How electricity works.
Astronomy.
How life started on Earth.
How to play a guitar.
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BK, don't forget to stop at Laurie Mitchell's table and say hello if you go to the Hollywood show today! Remember, she worked with Leslie Parrish!
JRand54, where in the Sam Hill were you all day yesterday...not showing up until the wee hours of the morn. What is up with that!
I have a movie to finish watching this morning, an interview to do at 2pm (director Maury Dexter), and a wedding to surry off to at 4:30pm! No rest for me today!
But tomorrow I shall relax all day long! Hopefully!
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Re: TOD...Finances and mathmatics are something that I know little about and wish I knew better. The minute numbers come into play my mind simply goes blank!
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I like the idea of "A mystery by Bruce Kimmell" or better yet, "A Bruce Kimmell Mystery"
Many of my favorite vintage murder mystery books have that on the front!
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Excellent vibes and xylophones on the MRI. That's one of my favorite Thurber lines, absolutely humor at its finest. Another favorite Thurber line (quoted in Kritzer Time) is, "Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone."
Yes, yes, yes, Dear Friend BK! I love THURBER CARNIVAL. And don't forget "you can call it sleepwalking, but I think she's promiscuous." Why isn't that delightful album on CD?
The people who administered the MRI called me right after I posted and wanted to know if I wanted to come in earlier at 10:30. Outside of the racket, for which I used earplugs, it wasn't an unpleasant experience. I'll call the orthopedist on Tuesday and see if he's got the results back.
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I have a movie to finish watching this morning, an interview to do at 2pm (director Maury Dexter), and a wedding to surry off to at 4:30pm! No rest for me today!
But tomorrow I shall relax all day long! Hopefully!
At 4:30, are you wearing fringe on top to the wedding?
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I gave in and bought the trilogy, too. I haven't played any of the movies, yet, but I have to say that the set comes in some sorry-ass packaging. The slipcase (and it took me a while to realize that the case does indeed slip) is made of rather flimsy paper stock. The movie cases feel cheap and the covers do nothing to invoke the original films. Kind of surprising for a such a highly anticipated set.
No, the packaging isn't anything to write about...but what truly IRKS me is that so-called "artwork" on the inserts -- it looks as though someone tried to emulate Leroy Neiman...but they were nearsighted or something. It's truly awful.
The glory, of course, is the recorded image/audio on the DVDs. Not even Lucas' tampering with adding extra scenes has destroyed the beauty of the films (although I think the materials added to the first film are unnecessary and slow down a couple of scenes that moved much more effectively without them).
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I like the idea of "A mystery by Bruce Kimmell" or better yet, "A Bruce Kimmell Mystery"
Many of my favorite vintage murder mystery books have that on the front!
Ahh...the "mystery" that IS Bruce Kimmel.
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Things I wish I knew more about:
How to play the Piano
Wine
I am sure I will think of others as the day progresses.
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I was sick.....but I am better now...a bit.
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Regarding the topic o' the day:
I would like to become more knowledgeable about the art of dance. It's the one performing art about which I am not very conversant.
I would love to learn how to play the piano. I've stated this before on this site (the almost most popular site in all of internetdom) but I shall say it again: I have very few regrets in my life, but not taking up my parents' offer of piano lessons is one of them. (It was Hebrew school AND piano lessons or Hebrew school only. In my youth, both seemed like burdens, and one burden, I figured, was better than two. Faulty thinking.) I have this fantasy of sitting down to the keyboard and effortlessly playing the most refined interpretations of music from the Great Amercian Songbook.
I'd like to learn Latin. Not only would that be helpful in ciphering the Romance languages and better understanding the etymology of many words in English, I think it's a kick to drop Latin phrases into conversation.
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I see The Dear Brother has made a rare Saturday appearance. Welcome Dear Reader Stuart!
I further see that we share an item on the topic of the day.
I also see dead people, but that's another story.
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I'd like to learn Latin. Not only would that be helpful in ciphering the Romance languages and better understanding the etymology of many words in English, I think it's a kick to drop Latin phrases into conversation.
DRJay, I have a degree, now 36 years old, in Latin, and I remember next to nothing of it except the first two lines to Virgil's AENEID. On the plus side, once I understood Latin grammar, English grammar became a breeze, and I find it helped my French immensely, but it's still tres shitte, and Francois intimidates me with his ease of two languages and possibly more. I read it rather easily, but I can barely say anything.
My major rant about English grammar is that too many people in the media don't know jack, and I constantly hear incorrect usage of the objective case in screenwriting, interviews, books, etc., such as "gave it to my wife and I," which infuriate me to no end. We're raising a generation of illiterates, and even the editors behind the writers are morons. END OF RANT!
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Well, what did I do to DRJay's quote?
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Something I wish I knew something about is that BK speciality, audio technology. I am wholly unable to make a decent recording of any of my songs. I also know nothing of duplicating music, and getting it up on the internet. I THINK I can handle burning a CD, but don't test me.
It's all a vast mystery to me, and I worry that whatever I learn will be nearly instantly rendered useless by some new technology.
And yet, it seems, every other songwriter around has great recordings of everything and are putting them out there. The further shame is: I truly believe my best songs are the large ensembles, the things involving several groups of people singing umpteen countermelodies. (Alone in the Night, It's So Simple, Fugue For Cellphones, Seeing Stars) So, once the cast doing the show breaks up, there's no easy way of assembling such a large group of people and doing it again for a recording. Compare Bucchino (whom I admire): the man writes solos, and gets stars to record them.
And every time I pop a self-recorded DAT tape into my machine, it breaks, permanently killing the memory.
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I see The Dear Brother has made a rare Saturday appearance. Welcome Dear Reader Stuart!
I further see that we share an item on the topic of the day.
I also see dead people, but that's another story.
Yes, I am at the office, as we have a weekend full of performances of THE SHAPE OF THINGS. So I figured I would come in early to try to get some other stuff done.
Funny, did we have the same parents? 'Cause my parents also told me it was either Hebrew School AND piano lessons, or just Hebrew school! (I still have never figured out where Mom would have put a piano...even a spinet.)
And thank you for your kinds words, DR JRand.
I have a general question for you folks out there: When learning to type (or "key" as the art is now known) what were you told as far as the requisite number of spaces to put after a period (or other punctuation) at the end of a sentence?
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Yes, I am at the office, as we have a weekend full of performances of THE SHAPE OF THINGS. So I figured I would come in early to try to get some other stuff done.
I assume this is not "the Ballad of the Shape of Things," one of my favorite Sheldon Harnick songs?
I have a general question for you folks out there: When learning to type (or "key" as the art is now known) what were you told as far as the requisite number of spaces to put after a period (or other punctuation) at the end of a sentence?
one space after a comma, two spaces after a period or question mark . . .
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I'm crashing and burning like the Hindenberg on quotes today!
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A couple of weeks ago here at HHW several of us talked about TV GUIDE and its uselessness and our disappointment in recent changes and improvements. Several of us said that we were no longer buying it.
Well...we are not the only ones. For the third week in a row, I have noticed at the Kroger store - the rack (which used to contain only a couple of issues left) are now full....with only an issue or two gone. I would like to see the circulation figures for the last few months.
They won't get the message of course - "it must be that there are so many other similar magazines" not "hmmmm....maybe all of our changes weren't so useful!"
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Same as DRELMORE. Two spaces after a sentence-ending punctuation mark. One, after a comma, or semi-colon, etc. Like that!
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Hey, Gang!
I had a delihtful dinner with Elmore last night - it was good to see him up and around, albeit hobbling a bit. How did the MRI go, Elmore??
Just by the way, the PIT I am staying in now, in addition to no phone (hence no internet aaarghhh!) features no electricity in the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. I found that out when I got back fromm said delihtful dinner... oy.
So, anyone have a sublet for me??? Oy! I'm fairly determined to be outa there before tomorrow evening. My wish list includes: a phone, indoor plumbing, electricity, furniture. A piano would be nice. Upper West Side would be so fine. I don't need much. A clean studio with phone, and a toilet that worked, and some light on the subject. Is that so much to ask???
Okay, end of rant. Oy.
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I forgot to say I'm here at Lincoln Center Library, using their internet service. Gosh it's nice here... maybe I could move my stuff into the bathroom on the 2nd floor... hmmmm....
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Same as DRELMORE. Two spaces after a sentence-ending punctuation mark. One, after a comma, or semi-colon, etc. Like that!
That is what I have thought for lo these 41 years. But now the head of Marketing/Communications here is trying to tell me that it is only 1 space after a period. Aside from the fact that she is one prissy (rhymes with witch), with whom I have had problems since my first day here, I just want to throttle her and say "Where were you educated, you snotty (rhymes with ditch)?"
I do really despise this woman.
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DRSTUART to my horror, we are behind the times. The two-space rule applies to typography/typewriting and the one space is the norm for word programming.
;D
I have learned something new. It will take me some time to get used to it. But we must. We must. We must. :P
http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html (http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html)
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Knowledge. Is. Power!
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DRSTUART to my horror, we are behind the times. The two-space rule applies to typography/typewriting and the one space is the norm for word programming.
;D
I have learned something new. It will take me some time to get used to it. But we must. We must. We must. :P
Fie on them. Fie on them all.
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I have learned something new. It will take me some time to get used to it. But we must. We must. We must. :P
http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html (http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html)
Not me! 2 spaces. This old dog is learning nothing new about the keyboard!
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Not me! 2 spaces. This old dog is learning nothing new about the keyboard!
I'm with you, DR Elmore.
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And talking about today's subject.
The Kama Sutra.
You're never too late to learn new yoga positions.
And it helps to practice those yoga positions with a partner.
8)
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I've been out and about doing errands -- still have one more to run. But I came home to retrieve my extra car remote. I do believe the battery in the car remote is kaput. It's been acting erratically (not erotically) of late. But whenever it failed to open the car immediately, a swift kick to the door seemed to do the trick. Not today. People were staring at me in the parking lot as I beat up on my poor car—with my feet, my butt, my purse- to no avail. Finally, it opened, but I couldn't risk this again. For all I know they'd arrest me for car abuse. I think there’s something in the Patriot Act about that. Unamerican to harm a car. Even a Japanese one.
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I'm back from the show and awaiting handy man and Tammy, to be followed by wiring man.
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Thank you for the offers of help with my camera.
The first step is for me to just take the time and sit down with it and the manual. I've installed the software, BTW. I have no specific questions yet, Danise. When/if I do, I'll consult you.
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The new location had a decidedly strange vibe, but Pogue likes it better than the Garland, I think, and most people seemed to think it was an improvement. The biggest change is that the celeb room is gigantic and ninety percent of the dealers are now there as well. I found it a bit confusing, layout-wise. Not as many interesting folks as I thought there would be, but Larry Hagman and Linda Gray were there from Dallas, the lovely June Wilkinson and Pogue's friend and former Tarzan Denny Miller, Linda Blair, the two kidks from The Partridge Family (Suzanne and Brian), George Chakiris (we had a nice chat - it was his first show), Mamie van Doren, Jonathan Haze (he of the original Little Shop film), Lee Aakers (from Rin Tin Tin), a whole separate roomful of Playmates, George Lazenby, and many others. I did see and have a nice chat with Anson Williams - hadn't seen him in quite a while and it was fun catching up.
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In ref to something discussed yesterday:
Beef Wellington.
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. On a rack in a roasting pan, roast a 3 1/2 to 4 lb. beef tenderloin until the meat thermometer reaches 120 degrees, about 30 minutes. Cool the meat completely. Degrease and reserve the pan drippings.
Melt 2 T. butter in a large skillet, then saute 1/2 lb. minced mushrooms over low heat until they absorbe all the liquid they give off. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and cool. (This is called duxelles.) Mash 5 oz. pate de foie gras into the mushrooms. (This is called a very yummy duxelles.)
Roll out 1 1/4 lb. puff pastry, thawed, into a rectangle about 14 x 12 inches, enough to completely wrap the beef. Cover the center of the pastry with the duxelles. Place the beef roast on top of the duxelles, and then coat the top of the beef with the rest of the duxelles. Fold up the long sides of the pastry to cover the beef, sealing the edges with a beaten egg white. Fold up the ends of the dough, brush with more egg white, and seal. Place on a greased baking pan, seam side down, and brush with a wash made of one large egg yolk mixed with one t. water. Cover and refrigerate the roast for an hour.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the fillet until a meat thermometer registers 130 degrees, about 40 minutes. Let the fillet stand for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, disolve 1 T. cornstarch in 1 T. cold water. Stir the cornstarch mixture and the reserved pan juices from the roast in a saucepan, then add 1/2 c. Madeira wine and 1 1/2 c. beef broth. Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened. Stir in 2 T. finely chopped black truffles,
let simmer another 10 minutes, add salt and pepper to taste.
Slice the roast into 3/4-inch slices, serve with a spoonful of sauce on each portion.
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In ref punctuation, particularly with periods.
As in my post above, it is proper to use a single space after a period when said period is being used to denote an abbreviation (abbr. for example). Two spaces are proper following the period when it is used to denote the end of a sentence. This is to give a visual cue to the reader that a thought has been finished, before continuing on to the next thought.
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We just got back from the screening at the Museum of Television and Radio. First let me say that for a one-time only showing of a Cole Porter and a Sondheim I expected big crowds and there were less than 100 people. Where are all the musical theatre lovers in NYC?
Anyway, the Porter ALADDIN was a lot of fun. It's not his best score, but it is his last and that alone makes it important. Many of the songs are shorter than on the CD and "Wouldn't It Be Fun" (the last song he ever wrote) was cut from the telecast (this was the full 90 minute version so it wasn't just cut from the print I saw). The book was good, camp fun. Sal Mineo had way too much eye makeup and a costume that made him look like Peter Pan, but he was fine. Cyril Ritchard was playing Cyril Ritchard, an acquired taste which I never acquired.
EVENING PRIMROSE was like a musical "Twilight Zone" Episode. It was nice to see how the familiar songs fit the story. Tony Perkins was so good I was really sorry he dropped out of COMPANY before it went into rehearsal.
What is most depressing is that we are never going to see the likes of this type of show again on commercial television. Changing audience taste and shrinking budgets have put an end to original musicals for television. Now all we get are occasional bad movie versions of good stage musicals (although I hope the upcoming MATRESS will be okay).
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Der Brucer has the following comment on punctuation.
"There is a space after punctuation marks. Semi-colon however comma (or, in this case, semi-colon space however comma space) there is an additional space between sentences."
And yes, "semi-colon however comma" is a favorite phrase of der B's in conversation.
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Dear DR WEL: Did the showings of Aladdin and Evening Primrose include the commercials from the original broadcasts, or were they edited out?
I remember seeing a kinescope of the original Cinderella with Julie Andrews a few years ago, and the commercials were included. They were a hoot, and somehow lent a completeness to the evening.
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Page Three Dance:
[size=20]SPANISH PANIC![/size]
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A few hours ago, a woman.... this woman
http://www.poster.net/gainsbourg-charlotte/gainsbourg-charlotte-photo-charlotte-gainsbourg-6202082.jpg
enters the lobby of "my" hotel and asks for a pack of cigarettes!
We don't sell cigarettes and I directed her to Les Deux Magots on Boulevard St Germain, closeby!
I was quite thrilled to be briefly talking to Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of Jane Birkin, I mentioned the other day....
She's herself a very good actress and she looks much better in person than her screen image, if I dare to say!
Ain't that just too too?
Actress - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
1. Science of Sleep, The (2005) (pre-production)
2. Belle image, La (2005) (filming)
3. Lemming (2005) (filming)
4. Un reste, l'autre part, L' (2005) (post-production)
5. Une star internationale (2004) .... Charlotte Gainsbourg
6. Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004) .... Gabrielle
7. 21 Grams (2003) .... Mary Rivers
8. Merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan, La (2002) (voice)
9. Ma femme est une actrice (2001) .... Charlotte
... aka My Wife Is an Actress (2002) (USA)
10. Félix et Lola (2001) .... Lola
... aka Fun of the Fair, The (2001) (Hong Kong: English title) (Singapore: English title: festival title)
... aka Felix and Lola (2001) (International: English title)
11. "Misérables, Les" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Fantine
... aka "Misérables - Gefangene des Schicksals, Les" (2001) (mini) (Germany)
... aka "Miserables, Los" (2000) (mini) (Spain)
12. "Nuremberg" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier
13. Passionnément (2000) .... Alice Almeida
... aka Passionately (2000) (International: English title)
14. Bûche, La (1999) .... Milla Robin
... aka Season's Beatings (1999) (Europe: English title)
15. Intruder, The (1999/I) .... Catherine Girard
16. Love, etc. (1996) .... Marie
17. Anna Oz (1996) .... Anna Oz
18. Jane Eyre (1996) .... Jane Eyre
... aka Jane Eyre (1996) (France)
19. Grosse fatigue (1994) .... Charlotte Gainsbourg
... aka Dead Tired (1994)
20. Cement Garden, The (1993) .... Julie
... aka Zementgarten, Der (1993) (Germany)
21. Amoureuse (1992) .... Marie
... aka Lover (1992/II) (International: English title)
22. 'Merci la vie' (1991) .... Camille Pelleveau
... aka Thank You, Life (1991)
... aka Thanks for Life (1991)
23. Sole anche di notte, Il (1990) .... Matilda
... aka Night Sun (1990)
... aka Soleil même la nuit, Le (1990) (France)
... aka Sunshine Even by Night (1990)
24. Aux yeux du monde (1990) .... Juliette Mangin
... aka Autobus (1990)
... aka In the Eyes of the World (1990)
25. Petite voleuse, La (1988) .... Janine Castang
... aka Little Thief, The (1989) (USA)
26. Kung-Fu master (1987) .... Lucy
... aka Petit amour, Le (1987)
27. Charlotte for Ever (1986) .... Charlotte
28. Effrontée, L' (1985) .... Charlotte Castang
... aka Charlotte and Lulu (1985)
... aka Impudent Girl (1985)
29. Tentation d'Isabelle, La (1985) .... L'enfant
... aka Temptation of Isabelle, The (1985) (International: English title)
30. Paroles et musique (1984) .... Charlotte Marker
... aka Love Songs (1984)
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I want me some Beef Wellington NOW!
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We will not be dining on Beef Wellington in our house tonight. (I am seriously low on black truffles for the sauce.)
Instead, der Brucer wants me to go German for him. Dinner tonight will be pork chops, red cabbage with apples, and potato pancakes.
I haven't made red cabbage with apples or potato pancakes for ages.
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My major rant about English grammar is that too many people in the media don't know jack, and I constantly hear incorrect usage of the objective case in screenwriting, interviews, books, etc., such as "gave it to my wife and I," which infuriate me to no end. We're raising a generation of illiterates, and even the editors behind the writers are morons. END OF RANT!
Boy, that's the truth. You hear and read misused English grammar constantly. As a thirty-year teacher of English, it is VERY disheartening to hear and read so many, errors.
Current major bug: the commercials for ABC's new dramedy DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES which features one woman apologizing to her husband for shooting him saying, "Yes, I feel badly about that." I just want to jerk her by the hair and say that you don't use adverbs to modify linking verbs. You use adjectives.
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I want me some Beef Wellington NOW!
I've posted an info request at another website, one dedicated to food and dining. Hopefully we'll get a response SOON.
(Now, soon, later...a ref to the disfunctional Egerman clan.)
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Off to crank up THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD.
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There are many people who don't know Jack....but I am resigned to it by now.
Jonathon Haze!!! Did he have a big crowd, did you talk to him? He worked with you know who, you know!
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June Wilkinson! The star of The Playgirl and the Bellboy?
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Well.... I know Charlotte Gainsbourg was NOT at the show... because she was in "my" lobby a few hours ago!
Yes, she was!
Positively!
Definitely!
Absolutely!
... and she had nothing to sell...
Actually.... she wanted to buy.... cigs!
Oh, I know!
it's an old story!
Don't mind me!
Arrivederci, for maintenant!
What now my love?
Now that you've left me...
I feel the world....
Bye!
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Charlotte aux Poires?
No!
Charlotte Gainsbourg!
Actually.... Charlotte Yattal, by marriage!
Ain't you happy to know that???
Sure you're happy!
And dopey!
And bashful!
With a song and a smile!
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Knowledge is power?!
Hummm....
Dubya????
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I mean Dubya Gainsbourg, biensûr!
LOL.... to quote DR Barnum!
There's a sucker born every minute... says Dubya!
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from Norfolk. Yes, I decided to splurge on the hotel. Actually, the room rate I got is very reasonable, so it's only a little splurge. -And since I ended up playing an extra show last night... And the room rate is cheaper than my per show rate! So... -There's always a way to rationalize... :D
The main reason I'm staying here is that we're in one of those rain and thunderstorm patterns today. The drive down got quite rainy as I neared Norfolk. Coming out of of the tunnel the rain was coming down in buckets, so much so that everyone started slowing down since it was difficult to see the road. They're predicting more storms for tonight, and I'm just not in the mood to deal with them on the way back... at night.
The matinee went well. I still had a few nervous moments - "Oops, that page is in the wrong order..." - but the show started feeling "normal" this afternoon. The main conductor was on the podium today - the assistant was on last night - and he had no comments for me after the show. However, he seemed a little too comfortable with me playing the show. -Which I guess is a compliment, but there were some cues which seemed to be "understood", or just signaled with a change of facial expression.
Well, time for me to get some dinner... Be back after the show....
Laters...
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Knowledge is power?!
Hummm....
Dubya????
DRFrancois, Dubya is proof that power is idiocy!
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Finances: I'm kind of like the Thurber cartoon in which the lady says "How can I be overdrawn? I have all these checks left!"
I've known this quote for quite a few years, but I could never remember where I first heard it, and of course, never knew who actually wrote it. Now I know!
HainesHisWay...it's educational, too! ;D
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There's a sucker born every minute... says Dubya!
Only if his family name is Barnum. LOL!
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I would love to be able to speak Old English. In fact, I'd better figure out how to by Tuesday for the first midterm exam. (Is it common practice for one class to have more than one midterm exam? This one is new to me.)
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DRFrancois, Dubya is proof that power is idiocy!
Larry, I think you're being too polite! ;)
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I just spoke to our DR PennyO, who sends her love to all. She's been evicted from her sublet after only 3 days for having the nerve to complain to the old crone who rented it to her about the lack of electricity, phone, etc. She's currently staying with the family of her voice teacher on 72nd Street, and I suggested she check Craigslist.com for some sublets.
The old bag who screwed her sublet plans on keeping the $1200 for the first month's rent, but she told Penny that she'd give back her deposit, which I think was more than the month's rent. I told Penny to hit Small Claims court on Monday and sue her for the deposit and half of the $1200 since she'd been evicted after three days for complaining about things the apartment should have had working.
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[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~HOUSING VIBES TO DR PENNYO!!~~~[/move]
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I took three years of typing in high school (wow...I graduated 20 years ago in 1984!) and was taught two spaces after a period. Now "they" say one. Too damn bad. I'm typing two spaces. And if "they" don't like it, they can lump it! :P So there! ;D
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As for the official Topic of the Day: There are a lot of topics that I don't know much about, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I want to become well-versed in them. Several that I would sort of like to become well-versed in...at least, learn more about...are grammar (yes, grammar), history and music theory. But if I had to choose just one, I'd pick computers. Mainly, I'd love to be able to know what I do to my computer to screw it up so that I could prevent it in the future. I'd also love to be able to know how to fix things, especially when I screw things up.
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Handy Man is here and exterior house lights will now work properly on the timer. Pool lights will have to wait for a week or two until the owner is back in town - at that time Handy Man will come back and deal with that and then voila - all will be fine and dandy and also dandy and fine.
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You say "one space" and i say "two spaces"!
Let's call the whole thing off!
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Evening all!
I’m typing this from the new chair. Now that I have it, I’m not so sure I want it. It felt comfortable in the store but now that I have it home, I’m not so sure.
I want to wish DR Jane and very safe and happy trip! Please let us know when you have arrived.
I hope the MRI went ok for you, DR Elmore!
As for the Topic of the day. Gee, do we have enough time and space for me to list everything I wish I could do? I want to read music. I want to play piano or any instrument. I want to learn how to sing properly. I want to speak another language. I want to learn more about computers. I want to learn to cook wonderful meals. I want to learn how to knit, crochet and sew. I want to look at the stars and be able to name them.
I know there’s much, much more but I think that’s at least a good start.
I also want to put 2 spaces after my period. Period.
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Bruce and JRand-feel better.
Elmore I’m glad the MRI went well. How nice the test was earlier than expected, and they called you. :)
I’m speed reading, and I’m sure missing many interesting posts, but I must pack now. I probably should pay attention to the punctuation & grammar complaints. I hope I haven’t offended anyone. ;D
George, I just saw yours-definitely two spaces after a period.
Thank you Danise and I hope your find the right adjustment for your chair.
I’m off to pack. This might be it for the night.
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Have a wonderful time and be safe, Jane!
Good travel vibes!
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Waiting on Wiring Man. Tammy and I had Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches from Quickie's Pizza and Subs. Quite yummilicious.
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And one for Maalox.
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Anson Williams figures prominently in The Big Voice: God or Merman?
I wonder if he knows.
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Good home hunting vibes to PennyO. I think the way she was treated is horrible and I hope she does take that woman to court.
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Speaking of home hunting... I decided to start my search today. I forgot how many interesting (read "strange") people you meet on such a quest. I've already met a man who decided to build a house on half of his property -- so he did. He told me he had never been "a lord" before (meaning landlord). I have another appointment to see a place on Fruitland in just over an hour. I'd like to live on Fruitland. The jokes would just never stop. I'm laughing even as I type.
Of course, having a dog makes house hunting very difficult. The man on Fruitland said he would accept a small dog. I told him my dog weighed 50 pounds. He said that's not his idea of small, but we could talk. I can see that this is not going to be easy...
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Thanks Danise.
I’m back with an important question. I’m packing just a little roll on bag and can’t take much for my week trip. Are jeans okay for the theater?
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Speaking of home hunting... I decided to start my search today. I forgot how many interesting (read "strange") people you meet on such a quest. I've already met a man who decided to build a house on half of his property -- so he did. He told me he had never been "a lord" before (meaning landlord). I have another appointment to see a place on Fruitland in just over an hour. I'd like to live on Fruitland. The jokes would just never stop. I'm laughing even as I type.
Of course, having a dog makes house hunting very difficult. The man on Fruitland said he would accept a small dog. I told him my dog weighed 50 pounds. He said that's not his idea of small, but we could talk. I can see that this is not going to be easy...
Oh my goodness!!
Fruitland!! :D
"Only in America!"
I'm sure the lady with the Tutti Frutti Hat could have been Mayoress of Fruitland!
Thanks for the laugh!!
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Panni at least you have a place with nice people while you look for something else. I remember the difficulty of finding a place to rent with cats and dogs. Good luck.
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I took three years of typing in high school (wow...I graduated 20 years ago in 1984!) and was taught two spaces after a period. Now "they" say one. Too damn bad. I'm typing two spaces. And if "they" don't like it, they can lump it! :P So there! ;D
Damn they. Damn they all to hell.
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Are jeans okay for the theater?
In Fruitland YES! ;D
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The way people dress these days for theater you could show up in your underwear and no one would give it a second thought (well, SOMEONE might but not most).
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The way people dress these days for theater you could show up in your underwear and no one would give it a second thought (well, SOMEONE might but not most).
I'd walk up and tell them "I'm sorry, but auditions are over."
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So I won't be frowned upon, or I will and shouldn't care? I do hope my nieces don't mind.
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In Fruitland YES! ;D
That is in LA and I'm going to NY. And while I'm talking to you, Keith will miss me, just not the mess I make. ;D
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The way people dress these days for theater you could show up in your underwear and no one would give it a second thought (well, SOMEONE might but not most).
So true! EVEN in Paris, France!
People don't dress up anymore!
They tend to... dress down, I guess!
No "self-respect"?......
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Years ago we went to London and were very excited to go to the theater. Keith was one of two men in the entire audience wearing a tie, let alone a suit. He didn’t see the point in continuing to be uncomfortable in a tie and took it off.
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That is in LA and I'm going to NY. And while I'm talking to you, Keith will miss me, just not the mess I make. ;D
Oooohhh... I'm sure there is more than one Fruitland on this planet of ours!! :D
"Miss you
Miss you!
How could I miss you?"
Loveland??
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Jeans are fine. So are genes.
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Years ago we went to London and were very excited to go to the theater. Keith was one of two men in the entire audience wearing a tie, let alone a suit. He didn’t see the point in continuing to be uncomfortable in a tie and took it off.
What about the suit?
Did he take it off too? :o
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[size=8]Big news for Dear Reader JRand54!!![/size]
Step 1 of my little three part mission is accomplished!
I should be able to attend to Step 2 (development of the photographs I took today) on Monday or Tuesday
If you send me a private message with your mailing address, I will be able to complete Step 3.
By the way (BTW in internet lingo), I was expecting ceiling heights accommodating of a fifty-foot tall resident, but was disappointed.
Confidential to Dear Reader Jose: That was not a driveway or even a private road. Believe it or not, what you saw is typical of the width of many of the streets that run through the Hollywood Hills.
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Pierre Cardin jeans or Cartier jeans or Vuitton jeans or Channel jeans are even better!
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Years ago we went to London and were very excited to go to the theater. Keith was one of two men in the entire audience wearing a tie, let alone a suit. He didn’t see the point in continuing to be uncomfortable in a tie and took it off.
Oh, people have changed there, i've heard!
And they all go to the theater in the nude!
(No sex, please!
We're British!) ;)
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It is my defective genes that are taking me to Bethesda with the bonus of NY. I'm sure glad they are good for something. ;D
He might have taken the jacket off. ::)
Levi and Guess jeans. The Guess ones are really cute with lots of pockets and zippers. Both are made from a stretch material so they can expand with me while I indulge in lots of goodies on this trip. :)
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Years ago we went to London and were very excited to go to the theater. Keith was one of two men in the entire audience wearing a tie, let alone a suit. He didn’t see the point in continuing to be uncomfortable in a tie and took it off.
I'm sorry for the one guy who kept his!
What was his name?
Prince Charles?
He must have been setting up a trend! :)
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Jeans can be.... cute????
"Oh! Your jeans have a cute cut!"
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The Guess ones are really cute with lots of pockets and zippers. Both are made from a stretch material so they can expand with me while I indulge in lots of goodies on this trip. :)
Who would have Guessed?
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The people who administered the MRI called me right after I posted and wanted to know if I wanted to come in earlier at 10:30. Outside of the racket, for which I used earplugs, it wasn't an unpleasant experience.
Did you have one of those machines that has open sides. Or the one where you're going in a tunnel? I had the latter, and it is not pleasant if you're claustrophobic.
Also, I don't remember being allowed to use earplugs.
To me the deafening sound, was the biggest surprise. I had no idea that an MRI would be like that.
They should warn you cause I have never heard anything that loud. And I was going in for having a migraine!
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Both are made from a stretch material so they can expand with me while I indulge in lots of goodies on this trip. :)
How I wish my salary would be made of such material! ::) :D
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I have always used 2 spaces after a period. But I took typing lessons on a typewriter. I find it looks too squished with only one space. But I've been noticing a few people on HHW only use one space. Interesting.
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Did you have one of those machines that has open sides. Or the one where you're going in a tunnel? I had the latter, and it is not pleasant if you're claustrophobic.
Also, I don't remember being allowed to use earplugs.
To me the deafening sound, was the biggest surprise. I had no idea that an MRI would be like that.
They should warn you cause I have never heard anything that loud. And I was going in for having a migraine!
Oh, I believe the loud noise is just like the one of a Rock Concert! ???
The only tunnel I enjoy is the Tunnel of Love!
Hummm.... the Men in White are around again! :(
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Jennifer you should have had ear plugs. I will have them on Monday. I find a mild tranquilizer does wonders.
My jeans will be worn with a nice top and a jacket to dress them up a bit. Now to see if I everything I put out to take will fit in the little bag.
François ;D as usual.
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I have always used 2 spaces after a period. But I took typing lessons on a typewriter. I find it looks too squished with only one space. But I've been noticing a few people on HHW only use one space. Interesting.
I heard it has something to do with political orientation! ???
As long I can stuck in two bran muffins, that's all I care about!
One space, two spaces! It's a... tie that I can take off! 8)
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New page;
Tie Tango!
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DR Jane, you could definitely wear jeans to the theatre and nobody would look twice. But I would encourage you not to do so. You don't have to wear a dress. But you don't get to NYC often. And I think going to these couple of shows will be a big deal for you. So try to look nice.
I know a lot of people disagree with me. And I have lightened up a lot since my first trips to NYC. My sis and I used to dress up EVERY single night. Because it was special to us. Now I won't wear a dress or skirt. But I still won't go in jeans. I want to show the performers and those around me that I think going to the theatre, especially in NYC is significant to me. And I would never even consider looking like a slob.
(not that DR Jane would in jeans).
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Sorry.... Did not have time to check what kind of Jeans Charlotte Gainsbourg Yattal was wearing....
But who cares????
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Bon voyage, Jane! Absolutely yes to jeans with a nice top.
I'm off to Fruitland now.
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(not that DR Jane would -- look like a slob --in jeans).
Well, DR Jennifer!
That's preposterous of you to say that!
Who knows?
Jane MAY look like a slob in jeans!
Her right!
and left too! :o
-- i guess she's concerned about packing dresses in a suitcase, methinks! --
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And if you really want to dress up the jeans, wear a nice pair of heels (don't have to be high - just not sneakers).
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There is NO such thing as a pair of DRESS jeans.
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Well, DR Jennifer!
That's preposterous of you to say that!
Who knows?
Jane MAY look like a slob in jeans!
Her right!
and left too! :o
-- i guess she's concerned about packing dresses in a suitcase, methinks! --
I have seen Dear Reader Jane in jeans and trust me, she couldn't have looked less like a slob.
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Thanks DRJAY! Hurray! More photos!
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Jane, I answered your e-mail but will answer here as well. I wore dresses when I went out at night in NYC but I carried 2 suitcases and a roll on board.
I did see people in jeans.
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DRFRANCOIS congratulations on your celebrity encounter. I love to hear about them....and of course MR BK and DR CP were surrounded by them today.....rubbing elbows with celebrities until their elbows were raw, no doubt.
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I have seen Dear Reader Jane in jeans and trust me, she couldn't have looked less like a slob.
I was being FACETIOUS.... but I know you know.... :)
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OMG DRJANE you can get this dress WITH the hat on Ebay for $24.99!! ;D
I won't wrinkle and you will be the CENTER of attention at any show you attend even in the Big Apple! ::)
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Ok, let’s clarify that. I didn’t carry them, they had wheels. One was a big honking suitcase, the other was a suit bag and a roll on board. And I was worried I didn’t have enough!
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Bon voyage, Jane! Absolutely yes to jeans with a nice top.
I'm off to Fruitland now.
May you be fruitful in Fruitland! ;D
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DR Jane, I would occasionally wear jeans to the theatre, especially on weeknights. I would, however, dress them up with a blazer, and even a tie on occasion (sorry Keith!). On occasion I would dress them up even more with pearls, a brooch and a tiara, but only for specific shows. ;)
In other words (oooh, a Frank Loesser reference!), real New Yorkers wear jeans to the theatre, so you should not feel uncomfortable.
I do, however, draw the line at wearing shorts to the theatre. And wearing sandals anywhere. I despise sandals almost as much as that woman in Marketing/Communications who is telling me that I should only be using one space after the end of a sentence!
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For some reason, Outlook isn't sending the e-mail I sent to you, Jane. It's still in the out box.
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JRand I’m sure my jeans and jacket will draw less attention than that outfit. ;D I’m not wearing dress jeans (even if I believe there is such a thing). I’m dressing up jeans with a nice top and jacket. ;)
Jay is now my hero. Thank you. :D
Panni I’m just taking comfortable black flats. I will be doing too much walking for anything else. Thanks for reminding me not to leave the hotel with sneakers on Wed. afternoon.
Stuart, Keith has dressed jeans up with a tie and blazer but that day it was a nice suit he wore.
Bryan called and I didn’t finish packing. I think I should eat first. I'm hungry.
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Danise I'm not checking my luggage with only a 45 minute layover in Phoenix, plus I have to take it on the metro and then the train.
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Need to say this ASAP--my cable modem died there for a moment and it still won't send e-mails. I may wink out and not be able to come back.
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Danise-good modem vibes.
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Dad-gum it. It keeps going off and on--I don't know why. It's a calm night. I guess even if you e-mail me now Jane, I won't get it. That out box e-mail is also still sitting there.
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In case I go off line again and can't get back on, I just wanted to say--shouldn't you be resting or packing? ;D Be safe, have a GREAT trip and I will call you when I said in the e-mail.
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I'm packing but I haven't put all my clothes back into our closet since we got our new carpeting, so I'm between two ends of the house in order to pack. The laptop is in the middle of the house on the kitchen counter. I'm condensing now so everything will fit into my two carry ons-that includes my big purse.
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Jane, don't worry! I'm like you: I don't wear a dress when I go to a theater! Ah, ah, ah!
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Jane,
have a swell time in the City That Never Sleeps!
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Forgot to mention the great Dave Thomas of SCTV fame was at the show - I was surprised to see him there. No show, at least while I was there, Theodore Bikel.
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My little roll on bag is only 20 inches long, maybe 14 inches high, including the smaller compartment on top. When I pack “light” I usually take that along with a very full toiletry bag that sits on top. I just, with Keith’s assistance, packed one week worth of stuff into the one carryon bag. I sure hope I can pick it up without hurting my back. Everything else will be crammed into a large purse. I hope I don’t find much to buy in NY. There are lots of cute shops in Bethesda too.
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Sad to be all alone in the world.
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François ;D and thanks. I like to walk late at nice, which is why I’m staying in an area where there will be other people out. Watch, instead I will be exhausted from my day activities and go to sleep early.
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Panni, I'm here. Not for long, but I'm here at the moment.
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Forgot to mention the great Dave Thomas of SCTV fame was at the show - I was surprised to see him there.
The great Dave Thomas guested on KING OF KENSINGTON a couple of times. But the one I recall (from falling down laughing in the booth) is his reading of a Paul Anka song (My Way?) - just speaking it as straight dialogue - playing a minister doing a funeral oration.
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Hi, Jane! Hope your trip is PERFECT.
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I won't be moving to Fruitland. Judging from the two places I've seen so far, I'm living in a palace.
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The man on Fruitland actually said, "And look at this great view from the dining room!!" (To begin with there was no "dining room" that I could see. And the view was of some apartment buildings -- and if you really squinted and kind of bent sideways, on a clear day you might be able to make out some tree-covered hills ("mountains" in LA parlance) in the distance.)
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Quite enjoyed THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD. The transfer is top notch. You can really see the pores and pock marks in Burton's face, and it's simply stunningly photographed. Always leaves me feeling regretful, of course, but I'm glad now to have such a beautiful copy of the film.
Don't know what I'll be up for tomorrow. I'm having a farewell lunch with my friend who's moving, and then afterward, I'll watch something, but I'm just not sure what at this point. I'd love to get into Olivier's RICHARD III on that Criterion DVD, but I don't think I'll have the time to watch the whole thing.
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I think fall has finally hit us. Highs in the low 70s all next week, and nights seasonably cool. Today was, hopefully, the last of our humid days, at least for awhile.
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Thanks Panni and enjoy your palace.
I'm off to ice my back one more time before before I leave.
Goodnight.
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I like to walk late at nice, which is why I’m staying in an area where there will be other people out.
I agree!
It's very night to do so!! ;D -- joke! joke! --
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I'm off to ice my back one more time before before I leave.
Nice to ice at night? ;)
Bonne nuit! :-*
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Safe journey, Jane. Wait until you all hear dear reader Jenny's exciting news. She'll post about it soon.
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Jenny made her mind up when she was 3....
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Good Evening!
Back from tonight's show... Went well. The humidity level is really high right now here in Norfolk, consequently, it was a little humid and warm in the theatre. Tomorrow is supposed to be quite a nice day. Of course, I'll be playing two shows, so... I'm hoping to get up early-ish to get brunch at my favorite place over in Ghent. -The matinee is at 1:00. We shall see.
Oh... Of course, I did have one boo-boo... during the exit music... Well, more like a misunderstanding. The assistant conductor was on tonight, and she actually counts off the last entrance. However, the main conductor did not count it off this afternoon. So... Ah, well..
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Wait until you all hear dear reader Jenny's exciting news. She'll post about it soon.
I just received the cast list for the good ol' high school play, and I would like to inform you all that I am the man who came to dinner.
Yes, Virginia, I've been cast as Sheridan Whiteside.
;D ;D ;D
Now, usually it's a very bad sign when a girl is cast as the male lead (that usually implies that there were no talented males to be found), but many very talented lads (who now want me dead) auditioned for this role. We were all asked to specify which role we want on our audition forms, and I wrote "Sheridan Whiteside. Why not? I'll happily accept any role." After the auditions, the director approached me and asked if I really thought that Sheridan could be played by a woman. I replied that while reading the play, it occured to me that Jeana (a very talented girl who auditioned and was cast as Miss Preen) would be perfect for the role. She then asked if it would make sense for Sheridan to be played by a girl, and I said that the role of Sheridan is based on Alexander Woolcott who had undescended testicles and supposedly never engaged in sexual activity" (I have no clew where I read that) "therefor, Sheridan Whiteside is asexual." Apparently that was a convincing argument.
As for today's TOD, I would really like to know more about world music (especially African and Argentinian music). I would also like to learn to speak American Sign Language and various African languages. And I truly wish that I knew more about math so that I could do well on the SATs and go to college someday.
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:o
WHOA!
-I'm watching the season premiere of Saturday Night Live... They just ran a fake commercial for an erectile dysfunction drug. I'm actually amazed the censors let some of the wordage get by... and the final image..
WHOA!
:o
*Maybe the west-coasters can "confirm" my "disbelief" in a few hours.
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DR Jenny! Congratulations!!!
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DR Jay - Thank you for completing my mission. ;) Did you drive your car up that narrow street? Or did you walk up the hill? Or did you even have to walk up the hill?
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I said that the role of Sheridan is based on Alexander Woolcott who had undescended testicles and supposedly never engaged in sexual activity" (I have no clew where I read that)...
Ah ha! I read that in (of course) the Village Voice review of the 2000 revival of "The Man Who Came To Dinner". Michael Feingold wrote the following about Woollcott: "Vaguely effeminate in appearance (he had an undescended testicle and seems never to have consummated any sort of sexual relationship), he was archly turn-of-the-century in both his ornate phraseology and his tastes—sentimental fiction, Gilbert and Sullivan, parlor games, the acting of Mrs. Fiske."
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Congrats, DR Jenny!
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DR Jane - Hope your packing went well! Just make sure there's nothing "questionable" in your carry-on - although, the "allowable" list seems to have eased up lately. And I'm sorry I won't be able to meet you while you're in Bethesda or New York City next week. I'll be in the land of THE PRODUCERS, and after going through the rest of the advance book between shows today, I have a feeling I'll be spending some time in the practice rooms next week. ;)
Bon voyage! Safe travels!
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Will they be PC and call it "The Person Who Came to Dinner"...?
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Undescended Testicles - I think that's going to have to be the title of my new novel.
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OMG DRJANE you can get this dress WITH the hat on Ebay for $24.99!! ;D
I won't wrinkle and you will be the CENTER of attention at any show you attend even in the Big Apple! ::)
But are those boots really made for walking?
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I'm so glad I'm not well-known enough for people to discuss my testicles after my demise. (Not that I have them to discuss.)
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Undescended Testicles - I think that's going to have to be the title of my new novel.
Reminiscent of "Up the Down Staircase"...
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And as for wearing or not wearing jeans to the theatre...
I wear jeans. But I didn't used to. For me, it's mainly a matter of the time of year I'm going. And since I usually see most of my theatre during the winter - at least in NYC, I dress more to stay warm than to look good and/or appropriate. Jeans are warm. Dress pants are not. However, I do wear nice jeans. No rips or tears, not "washed" out. And usually black.
Otherwise, I usually opt for a nice pair of black or dark blue chinos.
Now, if I'm going to some place like the Metropolitan Opera or some special event at the Kennedy Center, then I put on my one and only navy blue blazer. -Plus the requisite dress shoes, socks, pants, belt, shirt and tie, of course!
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Not to forget "Testicles of the D'Urbervilles"...
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Will they be PC and call it "The Person Who Came to Dinner"...?
I do hope not, but an email I received from the director today was titled "The Woman Who Came To Dinner". Hopefully, she was just being cute. I would like for the character to become female by being referred to as "she" and by not having my costume and makeup make me look male (and by not making me play the character as a man), but I don't want the text, or the title, or the character name to change. That would be strange and foolish.
"Undescended Testicles" is a wonderful name for a book.
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I think I shall write a song entitled Undescended Testicles.
Undescended testicles
You did me wrong
Undescended testicles
And I can't wear a thong
I thought my testicles
Were my friend
But you'd think a friend
Would just go and descend
Undescended testicles
How cruel is fate
How I wish those testicles
Would descend like a crate
Then they'd be unending
In their endless descending
But my testicles just sit there
Like so much fish
Oh how I wish
I had descending testicles
Then I'd be happy at last
Happy and gay
Just me and my testicles
Descended all day
But no, I've got undescending testicles
Come what may.
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Safe travels, DR Jane.
Congrats, DR Jenny.
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Need I even ask on what other website....
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Oh, and I have to say my choice of clothing when going to the theatre depends upon what I'm seeing. The more "serious" the subject matter, the "better" I dress.
-Also, my seat location is also a factor. The closer to the stage I am, the "better" I dress. I actually do get a little self-conscious when I see a show - especially when there's someone in it I know. I don't want to be spotted in the audience due to my level of dress.
-Did that make sense?
-I'm rambling....
Next!
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Does the haughty yount testicle say, "I'm descended from a long line of Testicles."...?
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I think I shall write a song entitled Undescended Testicles.
Undescended testicles
You did me wrong
Undescended testicles
And I can't wear a thong
I thought my testicles
Were my friend
But you'd think a friend
Would just go and descend
Undescended testicles
How cruel is fate
How I wish those testicles
Would descend like a crate
Then they'd be unending
In their endless descending
But my testicles just sit there
Like so much fish
Oh how I wish
I had descending testicles
Then I'd be happy at last
Happy and gay
Just me and my testicles
Descended all day
But no, I've got undescending testicles
Come what may.
So... Will that solo go to Paul or to Ryan when What If? comes back? OR... Will it be my solo?!?!?!
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Wasn't it Marcel Duchamp who painted Nude Undecending a Testicle?
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OK... I'm tired...
I actually went ahead and had a nice soak in the tub as soon as I got back from the show. I just felt like the thing to do tonight. Very relaxing. *And I didn't have to run up my water bill! ;) And since I do want to get up early-ish...
Off to the land of the Wussburgers...
Goodnight.
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It will only be your solo if I receive my show book as promised, dear boy.
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Dear DR Jenny: I have to admit, you've got an acting challenge ahead of you. I'm having trouble thinking of you as asexual, somehow. But I'm looking forward to you pulling it off.
Better start practicing with the wheelchair now, though! 8)
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..Oh... I'm guessing NBC has used up their "Special Guest Fund" on tonight's season premiere of SNL...
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It will only be your solo if I receive my show book as promised, dear boy.
-I'm still waiting for the FedEx number from you-know-who... ;)
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Der Brucer also sends his congrats!
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That is a truly brilliant song, Bruce. It shall be my new theme song.
Dear DR Jenny: I have to admit, you've got an acting challenge ahead of you. I'm having trouble thinking of you as asexual, somehow. But I'm looking forward to you pulling it off.
Better start practicing with the wheelchair now, though! 8)
I'm looking forward to the challenge! It's going to take an enormous amount of work, but I'm game! I have to prove myself worthy of a potentially stupid casting decision.
I'm also looking forward to this role as an excuse to get fat! "The Portly Sheridan Whiteside" indeed!
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I'm not sure how much posting I'll be up to tomorrow.
Der B and I are going to a "Celebrity Chef's Beach Brunch," being held just south of Rehoboth in Dewey Beach, DE. At least twenty area restaurants will be represented. The whole thing is to benefit Meals on Wheels, Delaware (proving once again how cars are an important part of our society).
The festivities begin at eleven in the morning, and run until three or four in the afternoon. There will be lots of food, and a silent auction...and lots of libations.
It's that last part that may put a damper in my posting tomorrow. I hope not, but at least I'll not be posting happily.
On another note: Sorry, BK, but there are still no responses about Beef Wellington in the Los Angeles area at the other site I mentioned earlier. Maybe LA's lack of a sense of history has done the dish in. Or maybe the sixties aren't retro enough.
Flambe them. Flambe them all to hell.
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...I'm also looking forward to this role as an excuse to get fat! "The Portly Sheridan Whiteside" indeed!
"Portly" is not the word I'd ever use to describe your figure, dear Jenny! ;) ;D 8)
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So... Will that solo go to Paul or to Ryan when What If? comes back? OR... Will it be my solo?!?!?!
Undescended testicles can't be a so low.... errr... solo!
See.... talk about TESTICLES and you get hundreds and hundreds of... posts! :D
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Dear DR Jenny: I have to admit, you've got an acting challenge ahead of you. I'm having trouble thinking of you as asexual, somehow. But I'm looking forward to you pulling it off.
Better start practicing with the wheelchair now, though! 8)
"Pulling it off!!!"... while talking about undescended testicles!!! :o
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;) ;D 8)
:o ;D :-*
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It will only be your solo if I receive my show book as promised, dear boy.
Sounds like something Noël Coward would have said! ;)
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Hi, everyone!
I'm so, so, so sorry, I've been away for so long. I'm listening to BK's Brent Barrett Sings Alan Jay Lerner Album and chatting with Jenny about all her wonderful news, and it occured to me that I really should stop by and say hello, even with all the time that's passed.
BK--I've been hearing all about "What If" and I'm thrilled that it's going so well! I think it's a brilliant idea, and I'd love to hear some of the songs.
I've been doing okay. Jenny's not the only one who's going to change genders for a show. I get to play not one, but two men, in James Madison University's production of "1776." I'm both Lewis Morris and Robert Livingston, and rehearsals have been fun so far. We're doing "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" next semester, and I have my heart set on playing Puffer, although I probably won't get it. Some of the girls at my school have AMAZING voices, and I don't know if I can compete. Dr. Hart, the musical theatre department head, says he's going to work on Rupert Holmes to come see it! So even if I don't get cast, that would be pretty exciting!
I'm also toying with the idea of directing. I've been writing a lot lately (a lot of lyrics and musical theatre parodies), and want to do other things besides perform. I'm currently working on a proposal of "A New Brain" for our Experimental Theatre. I mean, it's a long shot that I'll get approved, as I've never directed in my LIFE, and I don't even have an MD or an accompanist yet...but Dr. Hart is 100% behind me on this, and I have a few tech people attached already, so who knows?
And yesterday I got a letter from Sondheim. I had written him a long, gushing letter and I was thrilled to tears at hearing back. Today I bought a frame for the letter.
I hope everything is well with everyone! I miss you guys. And I may not be able to post a great deal, but I intend to read the goings-on here more often.
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Welcome back, Maya!
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Hiya, Maya! ;)
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Maya, like Dolly, is back where she belongs and we are the better for it.
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The Jacuzzi was swell and actually helped my back quite a bit.
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The Jacuzzi was swell and actually helped my back quite a bit.
Yes, but was it hot? ;)
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I always still try to dress for the the theatre. I've worn jeans before, but I usually wear a sport jacket and sometimes even a tie. Sometime for the wavier shows, I'll go a little casual (and only did on the last time I went to WHAT IF...The other two times, I wore a jacket). But there are events I still like to dress up for and the theatre is one of them.
The Celebrity/Memorabilia Show was interesting and fun today. I think the new space is better, but was not used particularly well. They had enough space to widen the aisles more and they really should be able to tell who are going to be the big draw celebs and put them someplace where the traffic flow won't get jammed up.
June Wilkinson was in her usual flirtatious, funny form. William Wellman Jr. was next to her and they had a joint merchandising shrine to Macumba Love. After Bruce left (and good company he was while there), my pal, Pat Skelton (he played Wally on All My Children back in the early eighties) and I went and had a couple of beers with the always gregarious and great Denny Miller (well, Pat and I had a couple of beers...Denny doesn't drink) and just spent most of the afternoon bumming about the show. We also ran into the doyen of Musical Theatre Archivists, Myles Kreuger, and he told us all about his find of a dozen stills from the rare George M. Cohan film, The Phantom President.
My finds were a little less illustrious. Several pieces of wonderful sheet music at two bucks a pop...Be Careful, It's My Heart ( Blue Skies version...not Holiday Inn version) ; Star Eyes; Lovely To Look At (the Astaire film version); Oh, You Nasty Man (from an Alice Faye film); and My Little Buckaroo. I also got a CD of the Prince of Foxes score by alfred Newman which BK told me to snap up at the price it was being offered.
A note to all Playmates that were at the show...and were doing very little business...Guys don't want to come up to you and chat you up and ask for autographed photos when your greasy, glaring boyfriends are always hovering nearby (not that I wanted to buy anyway; but it was a phenomenon Pat and I observed when we visited the room...those who did not have boyfriends were on the phone or talking to the other girls and did not seem very invested in the traffic in the room, of which there was not a lot) I was talking to June about this and she said, "You never bring your boyfriend." You have to maintain the illusion of accessibility.
The expense of the show has increased. Fifteen dollar entry fee and then a six buck parking fee. Which was always the drawback when the bookfair was there. The restaurant is better than what used to be there. All in all, it was a pleasant day.
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I wish BK would tell us the story of the Randy Vicar and the Indecent Reticle.
Just wish!...
No? Maya is back in town.... and with a letter from Stephen?
Hello, Maya!
Btw, letters don't need frames! They need envelops! LOL! -- letter of love?! lol!
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Denny does not drink and... his name is Miller!?!
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"A note to all Playmates that were at the show..."
Sorry DR Pogue but I don't think they read HHW!
They're wrong because they should!
We're quite accessible! ;)
"Would You Like To Play Wiz Me?" :D
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Yes, the Playmate room was a bit of a bust (pun intended).
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And BK did you get to see Ms. Laurie Mitchell, star of QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, and MISSILE TO THE MOON?? I hope she was having fun. She was quite excited about doing the show!!
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DR Jay - Thank you for completing my mission. ;) Did you drive your car up that narrow street? Or did you walk up the hill? Or did you even have to walk up the hill?
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I did drive my car up that narrow street, which was unnecessary, as the house is just above the corner where the street narrows. Finding a place to turn around--and then turning around--provided me with my daily adrenaline rush.
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Ugh. Ticketmonster has to have one of the most user-UNfriendly sites in all of internetdom.
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Didn't see Laurie Mitchell. It was very crowded and almost impossible to see who was at every table.