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Title: FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 12:00:27 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes have fruitified you, and now it is time to post until the fruity cows come home.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 12:09:00 AM: I used to love wearing cherries as earrings when I was a child. You know -- two cherries on a stem hung over your ears. Very fetching.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 12:25:09 AM: I love apple and lemon turnovers.

Wait, that came out strangely. I love apple turnovers, and lemon turnovers. That's better.

Der Brucer is more of a cherry man than I am, and he loves fresh peaches in season.

Duck is almost always served with some kind of fruit sauce, the tangier the better.

And Chinese sweet-and-sour sauce needs that pineapple component, or it doesn't taste right. Goes great with chicken or pork or shrimp.

Applesauce is a natural pairing with pork, too.

I came across an interesting applesauce variation recently, from chef Ming Tsai. Cut a small red onion into 1/4 inch dice, saute over medium heat in a medium skillet with 2 T. vegetable oil. After eight or ten minutes, when the onions have browned, add 1 1/2 t. five spice powder (a mixture of cinnamon, fennel, anise, ginger, and clove, generally found in the Oriental section of the market), 1 T. brown sugar, 2 Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored, and again cut into 1/4 inch dice), and 1 cup apple juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 12 minutes. The apples should still be recognizable as diced apples. Stir in 1 T. butter, and correct the seasonings.

(I'm thinking of serving this with ham. Now all I need is to decide on a good starch, like garlic and chive mashed taters.)
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 12:27:39 AM: Tomatoes are also a fruit, by the way, but sharing tomato ideas might be better for another day.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on October 16, 2004, 12:29:52 AM: I've never been particularly fruity either. I can eat apples, oranges, grapes (green preferably), bananas, strawberries, pineapple, maybe or two other things, but it's rarely something I go after on my own. If it's in front of me, I'll nibble. And every once in a while in a ill-fated, short-lived nod to health, I might actually procure some. Most of my fruit comes in the form of fruit juices. I know I should eat more, but...
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Post by: Charles Pogue on October 16, 2004, 12:33:38 AM: Woody, I love everything that comes from tomatoes, but tomatoes...tomato sauce, tomato juice, ketchup...but the tomato itself is hard for me to swallow, so to speak.

I've never been fond of any form of melon either.

We have two lemons trees in our backyard. Most of them rot, before they're ever plucked. I don't even like a slice of lemon with my diet coke. and though I'll eat it, lemon pie is not something I'll go out of my way for.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 12:50:06 AM: My grandfather had several lemon trees in his back yard, resulting in several bags of lemons in our garage each year. These, in turn, resulted in many lemon merangue pies from my mother, which he loved.

She was also good at turning pomegranate juice into the most amazing jelly. I got to juice the pomegranates every year, from the bushes in our yard.

Melons? I grind fresh pepper on them, a taste I acquired from said grandfather. They're also great with proscuitto.

What else to do with lemons...Well, there's veal picatta, or the picatta variations with chicken or pork (since veal is pricy and many people object to it on principle). I use the juice for the sauce, as well as the freshly grated zest.

For that matter, a lemon and oil dressing on salads can be a lot more interesting than oil and vinegar. And the zest works here, too.
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 16, 2004, 12:52:57 AM: Lemons....lemonade, lemon slices, and lemon meringue pies are all favorites of mine.

Fried apples are also very good.

I also have had a grape pie, which was interesting.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 12:58:01 AM: Frankly, I find the cherry garnish in a Manhattan totally unnecessary.

But der Brucer does insist on having two olives in his gin martini, when he has one. Olives are a fruit, aren't they?
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 16, 2004, 01:00:34 AM: Click here and scroll down for a Grape Pie recipe - and a recipe for a Grape Meringue Pie. :o

http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m022703.htm#2 (http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m022703.htm#2)
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 16, 2004, 04:46:16 AM: Good morning, all! So it's a fruit day? I try to have a banana at least once a week because I was told they're full of potassium, which is good for preventing charley horses. I go through crazes: fresh granny smiths for a while, then fresh kiwi. fresh plums, and I never turn down a grape, green or purple.

Cooked, I prefer pastry: apple pie being a favorite, but my mother's family had the recipe and I find nothing as good in New York, except the Little Pie Company comes closest. Baked apples are wonderful, too.

Lemon is great with shrimp, broccoli, and chicken.
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Post by: Ben on October 16, 2004, 05:34:59 AM: I LOVE fruit! Apples, pears, kiwi, bananas, grapes, cherries, BLUEBERRIES (a fave), oranges, grapefruit, melon, raisins, dried cranberries, peaches, nectarines. I could go on and on, but you get the picture. Nothing like a sweet peach in the summertime or a tart, crisp apple, fresh from the Greenmarket, on a cool fall day. Ummm, heaven. I don't cook much with fruit, prefering to eat it raw, though I do enjoy fruit-based desserts such as peach cobbler or apple pie or blueberry pie. A big bowl of mixed, chopped, fresh fruit with plain yogurt makes a great lunch for me.

I agree, Donald does a WONDERFUL job each week with his radio show. He deserves a Pat, a George, A Ronald, a David or a whatever on the back for all the work involved. I'm so glad my computers are able to pull in the show. The Radio Show is how I found this here site in the first place. I listened to all the old archived shows at the "other" site and then googled and found HHW and was able to pick up again, filling my insatiable need for internet radio while working. Thanks a million Donald for all your work and dedication to this site and your radio show!
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on October 16, 2004, 06:56:25 AM: I like to serve (and eat) a huge fruit salad - with whatever's in season (local berries, peaches, apricots; plus the occasional tropical fruit). As for concoctions, I like to use fruit (mango, papaya, pineapple) in a salsa, which I serve with fish.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 16, 2004, 07:55:31 AM: Good Morning!

I'm more or less an equal opportunity when it comes to fruit. (Am I gonna regret typing that statement? Eh... I'll leave it.)

When Granny Smith apples are in season - at least the domestic ones - I will buy them by the bag and have at least one or two a day.

Berries are good too - strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc. However, with all the mass-farmed stuff out there, it's very hard to find some decent stuff in the supermarket, but farmer's markets and roadside stands are a good source. *And I'm a big fan of the frozen "wild" Maine blueberries.

When I was growing up, my parents would always have melons during the summer. They would cut them up into slices, make melon balls, and make a sort of "agua fresca" with the melon juice - that was my favorite way! They would grate the melon on the large side of a box grater into a pitcher with some ice cubes in it. So cold, so fresh, so refreshing. Cantaloupe was my favorite.

In the past few years, I've started trying some more "adult" preparations. Strawberries with freshly ground black pepper and/or balsamic vinegar. Melon with freshly ground black pepper and prosciutto. Watermelon with a dash of salt.

...And there's still something comforting about taking a strawberry or other piece of fruit and using it to scoop out a big dollop of Cool Whip right from the tub... :)

DR SWW - I've tried that applesauce recipe from Ming Tsai - very good. Pairs well with roast pork, pork chops, ham, etc. As for a starch, how about some horseradish or wasbai mashed taters?

OK... I need to get ready for the first 10 out of 12. -And I just realized that since we finish at Midnight tonight, and then I have orchestra rehearsal tomorrow morning at 9:00... Hmmm... I guess I should go ahead and take advantage of the wake-up call service here.

Laters...
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Post by: Matthew on October 16, 2004, 08:14:03 AM: Fruit - Ice Cold Watermelon is my favorite. Then there is the banana with peanut butter on it. I love apples if they are firm, oranges if they are seedless, and most tropical fruit. The best way to eat an apple is in fritter form... nice and crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 08:20:18 AM: Figs!
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Post by: William E. Lurie on October 16, 2004, 08:48:04 AM: Elmore - Did you know you are mentioned in a footnote in Ethan Mordeen's new book THE HAPPIEST CORPSE I'VE EVER SEEN? Strange book... half I agree with totally and half I think is a lot of bullcrap. Also, he doesn't make it easy to read with all the unusual long words he uses.

***

I saw an ad for a revival of the 1966 flop A JOYFUL NOISE (recently issued on CD) starring Clay Akins. I assume he is playing the John Raitt role since one of the problems with the original was that Raitt was too old. But there were no other credits. Is the Michael Bennett choreography being re-created or is there new choreography for this production? And who else is in it, particularly who is playing the Karen Morrow role? I know there are some Aiken fans on this here site, so maybe you know.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:55:17 AM: Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? I slept a LOT - just got up a few minutes ago. It's quite gray out here in the Angeles of Los - perhaps summer is over.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on October 16, 2004, 10:06:09 AM: I love fruit a lot, but I haven't been buying much lately. When I look at it in the supermarket, I think it's over-priced and that I could do better over in Jersey at one of the roadside vendors. Of, course, most of those are now closed for the season and those that are open are only selling apples and pumpkins anyway.

But on occaision I do make it over to the Reading Terminal here in Philly, where the fruit is cheap and exotic (sort of like--ah, never mind...) I love a good crunchy, snappy red deliscious apple, though I've come to like romes and galas, too. Peaches, plums and necturines are great, too, but their season is pretty much done here. I've tried the new (new to me, anyway) b;ack and red seedless grapes, but I find them a little too sweet and prefer the basic green ones (love them frozen.) Pineapples and Chinese apples are worth the effort it takes to eat them, too.

And I hate grapefruit.

I love to eat bananas with ice cream and with my Cheerios in the morning.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 10:14:49 AM: Given my feelings about fruit it does seem odd that I wrote a paean to fruit in my musical, Feast (a musical about food), entitled I Love Fruit. It was sung by Miss Diana Canova in what was a really incarnation of the character she would play in Nudie Musical.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 10:27:15 AM: At noon I'm seeing the fully edited Act One of What If - I've already been warned that I might not like it (by they guy who actually shot it) - we shall see.

Right now I am running to Tower Records in West Hollywood. Well, that would be quite a run (about 10 miles) so maybe I'll drive over there instead.
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Post by: Emily on October 16, 2004, 10:40:57 AM: Jay I'll second your "fig" exclmation :)

I also like grapes when they're stored in the fridge and get all cold (ice wine? lol), clementine oranges from Morocco, pomegranates and peaches.

Someone should write a song called "Pomegranates and Peaches" - their names sound right together...
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Post by: Matt H. on October 16, 2004, 10:41:30 AM: I am a big fruit person. Love all of it but especially red, crisp apples, oranges, tangerines, and grapes.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 16, 2004, 10:43:32 AM: I am getting ready now to sit down and enjoy the first THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT. I have never been much of a fan of Part II - too much Kelly and Astaire at the expense of other talented performers. I think Part III is superb and because they had already used up most of the best clips for the first two parts, the producer/directors dug up interesting clips to mix things up a bit. I think it succeeds brilliantly for someone really interested in musical films. A casual fan might find it dull.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on October 16, 2004, 11:06:16 AM: BK, why do you go to Tower Records in West Hollywood? Given your location isn't Tower Records in Glendale closer and more easily accessible? And right up the street is our favourite bookstore, BOOKFELLOWS...one-stop shopping.
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Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 12:40:49 PM: With all this talk about fruit I decided to eat a banana, but they were too soft. I only eat them just as they turn from green to yellow.

I like just about any fruit that isn’t tart. Recently I decided I don’t really care for figs unless they have been dried.

I love red apples and use to eat one every day until they began giving me a stomach ache. Now I rarely have one or Keith saves the core of his apples for me. In the summer we had watermelon almost every day. Little sweet tomatoes are grown locally in the summer and taste like candy. I eat as many of those as I can find.

We have a pear tree and I usually make juice with the pears, adding Fugi apples. I didn’t take the time this year and am sitting here wishing I had.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 16, 2004, 12:49:39 PM: A couple of the fruits I like that haven't been mentioned are eggplant and okra.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 01:00:08 PM: I didn't buy anything at the moving sale -- but they had an incredible collection of things orange -- including an orange TV set from the 60's. I fell in love with a group of various orange vases and various containers and almost bought them -- I still might go back and do it. But WHY???
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Post by: MBarnum on October 16, 2004, 01:03:38 PM: I don't think there is any fruit that I don't like! I am particularly fond of fruit pies! I do try to have a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, but oddly enough, with diabetes there are some fruits (most) and vegies that I am suppose to stay away from...or at least keep to a minimum....which is sad >:(
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 01:05:27 PM: I also went back to the new home environment today. Walked around the neighborhood and went into the house. I love it more each time I see it! And I found out that at Christmas time one of the wealthier denizens of the hood pays for a neighborhood parade which goes up and down the streets. One man I talked to (he was having a yard sale) said that last year he opened his home and had his model trains running for kids to come in and look at. Sounds like Capra should be living there!
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 01:12:58 PM: Abie passed his audition (he sang "What I Dig for Love" and "The Doggies Who Lunch") and has been accepted at the Kennel.
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Post by: George on October 16, 2004, 01:13:13 PM: And one for Mahler...just because!
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 01:14:33 PM: Now I must clean up the joint. My landlady tells me that someone is coming to look at place in hopes of renting it.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 01:24:31 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on October 16, 2004, 11:06:16 AM
BK, why do you go to Tower Records in West Hollywood? Given your location isn't Tower Records in Glendale closer and more easily accessible? And right up the street is our favourite bookstore, BOOKFELLOWS...one-stop shopping.
I think I can answer that, based on what I remember of the Tower location in Glendale before I moved east.

Tower Records in Glendale was part of an experiment, teaming it with The Good Guys Electronics. They had at least two locations, in Glendale and Long Beach, where they were housed under one roof with the name WOW!

The problem was that Good Guys was having severe problems not too long before we moved. In both locations, the selection of electronic goods was gutted, nearly empty.

I don't know if Good Guys has folded yet or not, but the situation was sticking Tower with some prime real estate and only half the store filled with their goods (again, both locations). Hopefully, Tower has been able to absorb the Good Guys half of the Glendale operation, in order to swing things around. The Long Beach location, on the other hand, was so huge that I can't see it as being viable any longer.

In any case, the West Hollywood Tower was always more idea of what Tower Records should be, a veritable warehouse of music and more. As I recall, they've got more than the one store there now, having spread across the street for some of the departments.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 16, 2004, 01:35:09 PM: Quote from: William E. Lurie on October 16, 2004, 08:48:04 AM
Elmore - Did you know you are mentioned in a footnote in Ethan Mordeen's new book THE HAPPIEST CORPSE I'VE EVER SEEN? Strange book... half I agree with totally and half I think is a lot of bullcrap. Also, he doesn't make it easy to read with all the unusual long words he uses.

DRWEL, didn't you read my bitching about his inaccuracies on Oct 10, post #47. For a person working with New Amsterdam Theatre Company, his memory sucks and his facts about JUBILEE are half-assed and incorrect.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 01:36:05 PM: Thirty-three posts at one-thirty? Brother.

I go to Tower in West H for only one reason - they get imports that the other stores don't get.

Now, let's get some postin' goin' on, shall we?

Saw the cut of Act One - very well done, but lots of wrong "takes" used, even though I sent over specific notes about most of it. Hopefully, this editor chap will be willing to sit with me and fix it, otherwise I'll just use his rough version of the Friday show, intercut with the three numbers I want from the Saturday show.
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Post by: George on October 16, 2004, 01:39:53 PM: Fruit? I like lots of fruit! Much of what has already been mentioned. Except for mellons. I like watermellon, but not honeydew or cantaloupe. I love blueberries (mainly when cooked in desserts, especially pie) and cherries and bananas and oranges and grapefruit and etc., etc., etc. (a King and I reference).

I was planning on going to work at 11:00 this morning. It's after 1:30 p.m. and I'm not there yet. So, I'm leaving now to go to work. I'll be able to check back in after ushering tonight, but will be gone most of the day tomorrow, so I won't be at chat.

Heigh ho, heigh ho.
It's off to work I go
With hand grenades and razer blades,
Heigh ho, heigh ho.

I actually learned this with the line "It's off to school I go," but I'm not going to school. ::) And no, I'm not bringing said grenades or blades to work. But off, I go!
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Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 01:40:29 PM: Elmore I just received the beautiful post card. :D Thanks for forwarding it.

Shall I send it back to you?
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Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 01:42:37 PM: Panni sorry you didn’t find anything at the sale, but more important I’m so happy you had fun in the new neighborhood. :D

Congratulations to Abie, not that I doubted for a moment he wouldn’t pass.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 01:45:42 PM: In close-but-not-close-enough timing, my copy of David Rosengarten's It's All American Food arrived in the mail today. If it had arrived a few days earlier, we could have included his comments in the discussion Charles Pogue and I were having about Cincinnati Five-Way Chili:

The dish was invented in 1922 by a northern Greek immigrant who wanted to bring all kinds of Old Country spices into chili. Then he decided to layer his creations - with the approval of the customer, of course - with a series of cumulative options. One-way chili is the spiced chili alone; two-way chili is the chili on top of spaghetti; in three-way chili, cheese is added; four-way chili introduces chopped raw onions; and the famous five-way chili puts beans on top of it all.

So what are the spices? Rosengarten lists the mix as: 1 T chili powder, 2 t ground cumin, 2 t ground cinnamon, 1 t ground coriander, 1 t sweet paprika, 1/4 t cayenne, 1/4 t ground cloves, 1/4 t freshly grated nutmeg, and 1/4 t mustard seeds.

Set the spice mix aside.

In a large Dutch oven, over med-high heat, brown 2 pounds ground beef in 1 T canola oil, breaking the beef into small pieces with a spoon. Add 1 finely chopped onion, 1 finely chopped garlic clove, and the spice mixture, cook for another minute. Add 2 1/2 c tomato sauce, 1 1/2 c water, 1/2 c sweet, nonsmoky barbecue sauce (:o), 2 T ketchup, 1 T brown sugar, 1 T red wine vinegar, 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate, and 2 bay leaves, and bring to a simmer, occasionally stirring. Simmer uncovered for an hour, until it looks like a thick sauce. Remove the bay leaves before serving.

Elsewhere in the book, Rosengarten also talks about New Mexican Chili Verde, Texas Chili, and Superbowl Chili. But we can get to those later, some time.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 01:48:14 PM: "Fruit?" Der B looked up from his crossword puzzle.
"Young and willing."

The spirit of TCB lives on. ;)
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Post by: Joey on October 16, 2004, 01:49:19 PM: The errant and truant Joey has returned!!!! Well for short while at least. This is the first I have gotten to sit down and just really relax and talk online in awhile.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 16, 2004, 01:52:15 PM: Enjoyed THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT today, but boy can you tell which movies have been remastered and which haven't. SOme of those black and white numbers were so grainy as to be almost unwatchable. Then, "Over the Rainbow" comes on and that sepia is so smooth and sharp that it makes you want to cry.

I found it VERY odd that they used the remastered SINGIN' IN THE RAIN clips for everything but Donald O'Connor's "Make "Em Laugh" solo which seemed to be from an older print. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS showed up so beautifully, too.

Another carp. Warners used those rechanneled stereo tracks with the SHOW BOAT excerpts but not on their official SHOW BOAT DVD release. Huh? I knew they had them. My SHOW BOAT laserdisc is in surround stereo but the DVD is mono. Maybe we'll get a special edition SHOW BOAT one day with the alternate Ava Gardner tracks so you can choose between her vocals or her dubber Annette Warren's (like you can on the laserdisc), and maybe they'll throw in the other two versions as bonuses along with given a choice on the sound between mono and stereo.

I noticed on both TE I and III, many of the older films (like THE PIRATE) had rechanneled soundtracks where available.
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Post by: Joey on October 16, 2004, 01:54:25 PM: I LOVE fruit! Any kind though I am partial to pineapple.

Here are those pictures I promised though I forget to who.

This one is the main house.
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Post by: Joey on October 16, 2004, 01:56:15 PM: Here is the cottage where I live. It is about 10 or 15 feet to the right of the house.
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Post by: Joey on October 16, 2004, 02:00:43 PM: I hope whoever I told I would post the pictures remembers that I told them I would since I do not remember. ;D
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Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 02:07:13 PM: Joey I would have asked but someone beat me to it-can't remember who it was. Sorry.

I'm enjoying the photos. You live in a nice guesthouse. :)The roof is very pretty too.
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Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 02:07:34 PM: Was it DRLaura?
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 02:08:11 PM: More seriously, der Brucer has been known to make a danged good Cherries Jubilee. But, since he's not sharing his recipe, we'll have to make due with the following:

In a small saucepan over very low heat, cook 3/4 c dried cherries in 1/4 c kirsch and 1 c orange juice until the cherries have begun to soften and absorb the liquid. Remove from the heat and let stand at room temperature overnight. In a separate bowl, soak 2 cans of pitted dark sweet cherries (drained) in 1/2 c orange flavored liqueur, again at room temperature overnight.

When ready to serve (ideally using a chafing dish or some other device so you can perform in front of your starving audience), melt 1 c currant jelly in a large saute pan over medium heat, about 3 minutes. Add both reserved cherry mixtures, with their liquids, and 1 T grated orange zest, reduce heat low, and simmer for 5 minutes. In a small pan, warm 1/2 c kirsch over low heat. Pour the kirsch over the cherries and ignight with a long match. When the flames have burned down (in the pan, not the house), spoon the cherries and sauce over vanilla ice cream in bowls and serve.

Serves eight. This is a party dish, after all. :D
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 02:37:27 PM: Let's face it, Bananas Foster is Cherries Jubilee with, um, a different shape.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 02:51:31 PM: [move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Apple Fritters[/move]

Peel, core, and slice into 1/2 rings 4 Granny Smith (or other firm and tart) apples; toss in a bowl with 1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar. Spread on paper towels to dry slightly.

In a large bowl, sift 1 c flour. Make a well in the middle, and add 1 egg yolk and 1 T vegatable oil; gently mix, slowly adding in 3/4 c milk, until the batter is smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk 1 egg white until it forms firm peaks (you can use the same egg you got the yolk from); fold the egg white into the batter.

Heat more vegetable oil to fill a pan to 1 1/2 inches or so, to 375 degrees. One at a time, dip the apple rings into the batter, letting the excess drip back into the bowl, then slip the rings into the oil. Do not overcrowd. Let the rings fry for about 4 minutes on the first side, flip them over with a slotted spoon, and let fry for another 2 minutes on the second side, to a nice, golden brown. Transfer the rings to drain on paper towels with the slotted spoon. Repeat with the remaining rings and batter.

Dust the warm fritters with confectioner's sugar and serve warm with maple syrup.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 02:59:08 PM: It's very fruity here today. Has fruit made some people we could name errant and truant? Is fruit the cause of it? If so, we will bitch-slap both the errant and truant and the fruit from here to eternity and hell and back.
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Post by: Sandra on October 16, 2004, 03:31:22 PM: I love fruit. Some of my favorites are little baby corns, avocados, peanuts, and chocolate. My least favorites are bananas, figs, and okra.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 03:36:43 PM: I am sort of E&T (although, frankly - and georgely - I don't think it should be necessary to explain why we are E&T - this isn't school - it's something we do because we enjoy it, not because it mandatory. Why don't we just assume that if someone isn't posting he or she has a good reason. Even if that reason is that they are not in a posting mood.) - That being said (I'm sure I'll get a tongue-lashing, but I'm a big girl, I can take it) - as I was saying, that being said, I am sort of E&T because I'm having a weird weird day, having to clear out of my home environment every half hour or so while it's being shown. I've put on music (Jobim) and made the place as inviting as possible so that it will be rented TODAY and I can go on with my life. I haven't even showered yet. I don't want to be in the shower as a would-be tenant is walking through...
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 03:44:28 PM: I have fruit phases. I'll be heavily into some fruit for a time, then get tired of it... Right now I'm into peaches in a big way. For years my lunch was apples and cheese. I loved apples and cheese. Now I don't. Mangoes were my faves for a while; then pears... bananas... canteloupe with cottage cheese. I'm putting myself to sleep. This list is quite boring. I should slip in some naught words. There was an ad like that in Variety the other day. Tracey Ullman congratulating somebody for something - except words like "bullocks" would suddenly pop up. I'll see if I've still got it somewhere.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 03:58:35 PM: Quote from: Panni on October 16, 2004, 03:36:43 PM
I don't want to be in the shower as a would-be tenant is walking through...
That's it, deprive your landlady of a bonus selling point.

:o 8)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 16, 2004, 04:03:12 PM: Crazy day.

I feel certain I tried to post something earlier today, but it's not here.

And I cannot, for the life of me, recall what it might have been.

It had nothing to do with fruits, despite everything.

I watched the fourth DVD of the "That's Entertainment" boxed set late last night. "The Lion Roars Again" was very special for me, since I had a first-hand report, with photos, from a friend who was there as part of the international press corps at the "TE2" festivities. He's even "in" the featurette.

Have watched "TE3" today and am taking a mid-movie break from "TE2". These films are emotionally taxing...for the sheer joy of them and for the reality of what we have lost and will never have again. And was any talent at MGM ever misused so tragically as Lena Horne?????
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: William E. Lurie on October 16, 2004, 04:05:23 PM: About ten years before SIDE SHOW, another musical about the Hilton Sisters (no not Paris and Nickie), TWENTY FINGERS, TWENTY TOES played a brief off-off-Broadway engagement and was never heard from again. The York’s Mufti series uncovered this show and is presenting it this weekend. It is hard to compare it to SIDE SHOW because it takes place earlier in the girls’ lives and is more musical comedy than serious musical play. The two would work together in rep since both shows have their own merits.

While I enjoyed FINGERS very much, it does have its faults. The first and second acts each have a totally different focal point. The first act is dominated by the twins’ aunt who makes Mama Rose look nice in comparison. She and her slick boyfriend totally exploit the twins, taking all the money they make for themselves. The second act is dominated by a half-man/half-woman vaudeville performer who takes them under his/her wing and allows them to escape from the aunt. The score is good, but laid out poorly. The sisters have several songs in a row in Act 1 with little dialogue in between, and Bert/Bertha has several songs in Act 2 also practically unbroken by dialogue.

Still the York did its usual good job with this Mufti, and since there was only a cast of six, they were even able to add drums and bass to the usual piano only. And, per usual, mikes were not used so the sound of human voices was heard throughout. Next week: GREENWILLOW.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:09:52 PM: Quote from: Panni on October 16, 2004, 03:36:43 PM
I don't want to be in the shower as a would-be tenant is walking through...

Try it!

And then you're the one that the would-be tenant will... rent, not the place! :o :D
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:18:23 PM: New Projects and Events for Dame Julie:

19th-20thOctober, 2004
Broadway: The American Musical (PBS-TV, 9 pm ET)

Dec. 2004
Cinderella (PBS-TV)

Summer 2005
Julie & Carol TV Special (CBS-TV)

The Boy Friend
Julie will directing "The Boy Friend"
at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:23:40 PM: Quote from: Panni on October 16, 2004, 03:36:43 PM
I am sort of E&T (although, frankly - and georgely - I don't think it should be necessary to explain why we are E&T - this isn't school - it's something we do because we enjoy it, not because it mandatory. Why don't we just assume that if someone isn't posting he or she has a good reason. Even if that reason is that they are not in a posting mood.) - That being said (I'm sure I'll get a tongue-lashing, but I'm a big girl, I can take it) - as I was saying, that being said, I am sort of E&T because I'm having a weird weird day, having to clear out of my home environment every half hour or so while it's being shown. I've put on music (Jobim) and made the place as inviting as possible so that it will be rented TODAY and I can go on with my life. I haven't even showered yet. I don't want to be in the shower as a would-be tenant is walking through...

Since you're sure you'll get a tongue-lashing, here it is:

"I don't think it should be necessary to explain why we are E&T - this isn't school - it's something we do because we enjoy it, not because it mandatory. Why don't we just assume that if someone isn't posting he or she has a good reason. Even if that reason is that they are not in a posting mood.)"

a) who asked you to explain anything?
b) who said it was school?
c) if, by now, you don't know to take my (or anyone's) errant and truant posts in the spirit in which they are intended - COMEDICALLY - then perhaps you should oil your humor gears which clearly have rusted beyond repair (especially in regards to today's post, which was so blatantly blatant in terms of its intent).
d) I find your "it's something we do because we enjoy it, not because it's mandatory" condescending. This isn't school.
e) if you're not in a posting mood then don't post. Seems simple to me.

Asked for tongue lashing is now finished.

Now, where in tarnation IS everyone?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 04:23:52 PM: Quote from: Panni on October 16, 2004, 03:36:43 PM
I am sort of E&T (although, frankly - and georgely - I don't think it should be necessary to explain why we are E&T - this isn't school - it's something we do because we enjoy it, not because it mandatory. Why don't we just assume that if someone isn't posting he or she has a good reason. Even if that reason is that they are not in a posting mood.) - That being said (I'm sure I'll get a tongue-lashing, but I'm a big girl, I can take it) - as I was saying, that being said, I am sort of E&T because I'm having a weird weird day, having to clear out of my home environment every half hour or so while it's being shown. I've put on music (Jobim) and made the place as inviting as possible so that it will be rented TODAY and I can go on with my life. I haven't even showered yet. I don't want to be in the shower as a would-be tenant is walking through...

I absolutely agree.

Good renting vibes!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 04:24:47 PM: I posted before I saw the tongue lashing. ;D
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:25:31 PM: New Dame Julie Releases
DVD's

Broadway: The American Musical (12th Oct. 04)

Shrek 2 (5th Nov. 04)

Eloise at Christmastime (16th Nov. 2004)

Little Miss Marker (23rd Nov. 2004)

Mary Poppins Double Disc Edition (4th Dec. 2004)

Cinderella (7th Dec. 04)

Princess Diaries 2 (14th Dec. 2004)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:30:54 PM: Darling Jane, you would never get a tongue-lashing because you would never make a post like the one I responded to. I treasure having you here because you are one of the most positive people I know (and I've known you for YEARS).
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:32:19 PM: Quote from BK's tongue-lashing:

"Asked for tongue lashing is now finished."

--- "My client did not ask for it!!"

Panni's lawyer!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:36:27 PM: You see, it just happened when Panni was taking a shower and some fruit just walked in and said:

"My, I do like your pineapples!"

She did not think it was peachy and just went bananas!

??? ??? ???

-- had to correct a typo before BK get at me! ;) --
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:38:01 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:30:54 PM
Darling Jane, you would never get a tongue-lashing because you would never make a post like the one I responded to. I treasure having you here because you are one of the most positive people I know (and I've known you for YEARS).

Why Jane are you blushing all at once?! :D
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 16, 2004, 04:43:50 PM: This morning I went to a very odd funeral for the neighbor on the corner. He was obviously not a religious man, as the music was a song by Elvis, a song called "My Dog Thinks I'm Elvis" and the closing song was "Happy Trails To You."

After that, I did some fascinating church paperwork. Then I went to the local park to get some photo slides for the prelude at church tomorrow. While there, I saw a bighorn mountain sheep, a jackrabbit, and a roadrunner.

Didn't I have an exciting day?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:46:08 PM: Quote from: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:32:19 PM
Quote from BK's tongue-lashing:

"Asked for tongue lashing is now finished."

--- "My client did not ask for it!!"

Panni's lawyer!

She wanted it, she expected it, and she GOT it. I rest my case.

Laura, I always enjoy hearing about your days, and I'm happy you got your traveling privileges back.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 16, 2004, 04:46:15 PM: Paddy Paws, Paddy Paw...

Claws IN, everyone!

Let's play nice(ly).
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: MBarnum on October 16, 2004, 04:46:39 PM: I just woke up from a 2 hour nap. Yesterday I had a 3 hour nap. I must be getting old.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:47:53 PM: And frankly, Francois, I found your client's post offensive, pedantic, condescending and like she was giving a lecture no one asked for or needed. NOW I rest my case.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:48:29 PM: No, I don't feel like resting my case now. My case has been getting way too much rest and my case needs exercise so it can have abs and buns of steel.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:49:50 PM: This pussy, when lectured, has claws OUT, baby. RLP, did you see that thread about The Jungle Book CD on FSM? Most amusing.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:50:14 PM: I am my own frenzy.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Dan (the Man) on October 16, 2004, 04:50:32 PM: I have a hard time accepting things like tomatos, eggplant and okra as fruits. Afterall, there never was eggplant flavored Kool-Aid, was there? I don't remember there being a stick of okra in Beechnut's Fruit Stripe Gum. And there definately are no tomato Froot Loops!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:51:24 PM: Finishing up That's Entertainment III, then will watch the extras disc. The sun sort of came out in the shank of the afternoon. I actually had to turn the heat on in the home environment today. But now I shall turn the heat off. Unless someone lectures again.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:52:09 PM: Okra gum sounds interesting, doesn't it?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 16, 2004, 04:52:32 PM: Thank you, BK.

Now that my traveling privileges are restored, are you going to be doing "What If?" in November?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:00:37 PM: Definitely not in November, but if you're in town I can show it to you on DVD.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:01:42 PM: I love sitting in my kitchen, typing away on the laptop whilst looking out at the lush greenery of the front yard. It makes me happy.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:01:55 PM: Whaddup, dog?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:03:18 PM: Welcome seven GUESTS. We're talkin' about fruit.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:08:09 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:52:09 PM
Okra gum sounds interesting, doesn't it?

I prefer Okra Winfrey! ;D 8)
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:10:23 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:00:37 PM
Definitely not in November, but if you're in town I can show it to you on DVD.

Now, Laura gets viewing privileges too?! >:( ???
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:11:38 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:03:18 PM
Welcome seven GUESTS. We're talkin' about fruit.

Must be the dwarfs!! :-\
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:14:18 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:01:42 PM
I love sitting in my kitchen, typing away on the laptop whilst looking out at the lush greenery of the front yard. It makes me happy.

Well.... you're quite easy to please!! :D

That sure beats real Tv!! :P
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:19:20 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:30:54 PM
Darling Jane,....(and I've known you for YEARS).

Hummm... I wonder if Jane likes to be reminded!! :o :D
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:20:37 PM: OOOOhhhhh, I'm my own Frenchie!!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:33:50 PM: I am! And quite a repellent too!

Everyone has logged out!
Oh well!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:35:35 PM: New page!

I did not do it on purpose!
I swear!

Should I lock the door when I leave?
I've already turned off the lights!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:37:21 PM: "Good night, sweetheart!"
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:38:05 PM: Ooops, sorry for bumping into you, BK!

It's so dark in here!

-- pooh-pooh to typos! --
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:39:36 PM: Oh, you're bringing Carmen along!!

Nice hat! She sure knows about fruits! Me gusta!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:55:49 PM: Just booked the first Writer's Block signing at my "good luck" store, Bookfellows aka Mystery and Imagination. Saturday December 11, three days after my very own birthday.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 06:13:51 PM: If anyone understood my post as a criticism of this site, it was not meant as such. I've made some treasured friends here. As I feel that I am no longer a welcome guest in the home of our host - which this wonderful site is - I will no longer be posting. Thank you for the good times and the good conversations. I wish you all the best, DRs.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 06:16:55 PM: Panni has just informed me that I "misunderstood" her post and that she wasn't lecturing or condescending, just stating an opinion. That's fine. The point of my tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheek-lashing was that there are ways to state opinions that don't have to sound like a lecture and furthermore since no one was REALLY castigating anyone for posting or not posting I simply didn't understand the reason for saying things like "this isn't school" and "it shouldn't be mandatory". Had I said those things then, of course, any opinions would have been both warranted and welcome.

We're just havin' fun around here, and that post seemed to imply that I was seriously upset that people were errant and truant and, of course, nothing could have been further from the truth. I was KIDDING, like always.

I'm not upset with Panni, although she seemed upset by my tongue-lashing which was simply in response to her thinking she would get one. Someday I'll do a REAL tongue-lashing so that people can know how bad I can really be.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 06:18:40 PM: Oh, dear, drama. Hadn't seen that post before posting mine. Obviously, we all like Panni and hope she will reconsider as she most certainly is a welcome guest here at haineshisway.com
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 16, 2004, 06:36:27 PM: We all love Panni and hope she'll stay.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: elmore3003 on October 16, 2004, 06:39:13 PM: I just turned off FAHRENHEIT 9/11 after 91 minutes because it disturbed me so much. I just erased this post because I'm too full of anger right now over this stupid Iraq conflict and this lying regime.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: elmore3003 on October 16, 2004, 06:40:23 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 05:55:49 PM
Just booked the first Writer's Block signing at my "good luck" store, Bookfellows aka Mystery and Imagination. Saturday December 11, three days after my very own birthday.

Dear Friend BK, congratulations!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 06:44:30 PM: Quote from: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 04:38:01 PM
Why Jane are you blushing all at once?! :D

Yes I am. :)

Bruce, I'm not all that sweet because I enjoyed Panni's post but thank you. :D
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 06:48:13 PM: Quote from: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 05:19:20 PM
Hummm... I wonder if Jane likes to be reminded!! :o :D

Of course I do. It brings back happy memories. :D
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 06:53:26 PM: PANNI, you are not quitting posting!

We NEED you here!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 06:53:27 PM: Let me be very clear about the post in question: The sentiments contained in it (we shouldn't have to post if we don't feel like it, blah, blah, blah) were all fine. My problem, and this just might be me, is that I didn't understand the reason for it - no one was really castigating anyone, no one was annoyed, so it seemed peculiar to me to make such a post.

So, I understand, Jane, why you would agree with the sentiments expressed (who wouldn't agree) but I hope I've at least made clear what MY problem with it was - and I hope everyone knows that even in my tongue-lashing, it was tongue-in-cheek lashing. I've made Panni aware of this and hopefully all will be well.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 06:54:25 PM: elmore, I'm determined to do a couple of Writer's Block signings in NY - hopefully at Partner's in Crime books in the Village.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 06:56:05 PM: Jane, I forgot to tell you that someone from Hami has been e-mailing me like crazy - but I don't think you'd remember her as she was, I think, gone just as you were arriving - Lee Arond. Any bells?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 06:59:43 PM: I just read Panni and Bruce’s last two post. Gosh, I took it all in fun. I thought Panni’s E & T post was funny and in the past other’s have made similar comments regarding E & T.

Panni please don’t leave us!! :'(

No bells! I asked Keith and he doesn't remember her either.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:00:08 PM: QUICK!

Send in the clowns!!!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:03:19 PM: Quote from: Jane on October 16, 2004, 06:59:43 PM
I just read Panni and Bruce’s last two post. Gosh, I took it all in fun. I thought Panni’s E & T post was funny and in the past other’s have made similar comments regarding E & T.

Panni please don’t leave us!! :'(

No bells! I asked Keith and he doesn't remember her either.

I believe Panni and BK have fun a way of tricking us into posting tonight!!! ;)
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 07:05:00 PM: It's ALL in fun, that's the point. FUN, FUN, FUN (that is three funs - who am I, the Beach Boys all of a sudden?). I think it was a big comedy of errors and now it is time to prance about like a hyena in heat.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:05:31 PM: Quote from: Jane on October 16, 2004, 06:48:13 PM
Of course I do. It brings back happy memories. :D

BK said "many YEARS"... so I was alluding to time passing... age... you know! :P

Panni.... PANNI... come back!!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 07:06:56 PM: Welcome seven GUESTS. We're havin' fun. What are you seven GUESTS doing on this fine Saturday evening.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:07:59 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 07:05:00 PM
I think it was a big comedy of errors and now it is time to prance about like a hyena in heat.

Well, then, BK, for "pénitence" :o... you do the prancing as I watch! :)
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:13:32 PM: Larry, if you could watch the French documentary "The World According To Bush"!!

It goes even deeper than MM's pamphlet and is quite powerful!

I think it was finally shown on some US channel lately; it was to run in the same category as M's film at the Cannes Film Festival, but Fahreinheit was selected instead... and won!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:16:33 PM: Hummm

I "said" penitence; I might have said... pannitence!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:24:52 PM: A link for Larry! LOL!

http://www.flachfilm.com/film.php?id_film=79&lang=en
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:29:44 PM: Larry!

Moore?
Nope! More!

http://www.flachfilm.com/film.php?lang=en&id_film=79&id_article=379&rub=art
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 07:31:42 PM: No clowns here at HHW!

At least...one... me!

C'est moi!
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 07:43:59 PM: Howdy all.

Well, the week that lasted a month (that’s the way it felt) is finely OVER! Thank goodness! I was so tired last night that I went to bed shortly after crawling in the door. I hope next week is much, much better.

Not that today was an easy one. I took the memory foam pad I bought for my Mom back to the store since she refused to even try it. Why? Don’t ask me. I couldn’t get her to go out with me today to try to get the flu shot either. I won’t be able to get one but at her age and with her health history, I know she should have it.

Anyway, the van overheated but I was near Target store so I just pulled in under a tree and let it cool down. I bought water to put in it when a guy came up to me and asked if I needed help. I told him, no, I had a pretty good handle on it. I know better to try to open the radiator cap while it is hot and I also know to run the engine when it cools down enough to put the water in so you don’t crack the engine block by putting cold water in. You also don’t pour the whole gallon in at one time for the same reason. A little water at a time does the trick.

He said he had some shopping to do but would check back when he came out but I was long gone by then. It was nice of him to offer to help. I remember another time when I had a flat tire and had to change it by myself. I didn’t have AAA at the time. I think it was shortly after that I joined.

It’s like, I understand the principals of changing a tire but having the strength to crack the lug nuts is something else. I’ve even tried the old jumping on the tire iron trick but that doesn’t always work. Especially when they use one of those air guns to put them on.

According to the Weather Bug in the lower corner of my computer it is 63 degrees here in sunny Florida! Do any of you have a Weather Bug in the lower corner of your computer? It’s a nice little free program to have.

We had a zero moon phase the other night, according to the Weather Bug. It made me think. If werewolf’s come out on the night of a full moon, what would someone turn into on the night of no moon? What would be the opposite of a werewolf? Something totally hairless? Like one of those hairless dogs? An interesting thought, don’t you agree?

Now I miss my pair of red slipper/socks I lost in NYC. I shall have to check at the local Walmart for another pair. I’m just not into wearing shoes.

Panni, I saw the pictures of your soon to be new home. I have to say that the windows look like the windows in our house. Do they open out? Most of ours do.

I’m glad to read that Boggie may have found the right vet. Good vibes to both Boggie (sp?) and Echo.

TOTD: Fruit. I love it! There is very little fruit that I don’t like. Green melons and shredded coconut are about the only things I can think of that I can’t eat. The green melon makes my throat scratchy and I always choke on shredded coconut no matter how much I chew it before I swallow.

I would LOVE to taste the pomegranate jelly, SWW! I would also LOVE to have a pomegranate tree/bush/what ever in my yard. I never can wait for fall so the stores will start to sell them. Of course, because of the seeds (and no, I’m not going to spit every seed out) I really shouldn’t eat them anymore but I consider them worth the pain.

In fact, I bought one today!

My parents always called them “Indian Apples”. I don’t know why. A Pittsburgh/Northern thing? When I was younger, I could never understand why no one understood what I was talking about when I would ask for an Indian Apple. And to think they are the “cause” of summer and winter. A Greek myth reference.

One bit of good news from last week—I won the T-shirt design contest again. It was the design I thought they would go for, considering we are a government agency and the walk is in the same month as the Presidential elections.

I guess I’ll have to start thinking about what to do for next year.

Opps, caught up again on the posts. I’m sure it was all a misunderstanding, Panni, the problem with boards is it is impossible to hear the emotion in the other persons voice or see the expression on their face to know for 100% sure if they are joking or not. These guys can only help so much. :) ;) :D ;D >:( :( :o 8) ??? ::) :P :-[ :-X :-\ :-* :'(
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 07:46:01 PM: I didn't throw us into wide screen mode, did I? It looks tall on my computer but it does fit. I don't understand. I saved it as 480 X 360 like I do all of my photos.

Hummmm. Maybe because it's not a photo?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 16, 2004, 07:56:48 PM: Danise, I miss you so much when you take time off from posting. I'm glad all is well.

Re "What If?" Thanks, BK. I'll take you up on your offer if I don't get to see it live.

Re fruit: This is what I learned from having a kid in a botony class last year: The fruit is the ovary of the plant, so it is the part that contains the seeds. Hence, green beans, okra, tomatoes, are all technically fruit. A vegetable is the stem, flower, leaf, or root of the plant. If I'm wrong, DR Sandra can correct me.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 07:57:48 PM: Your picture looks fine from where I sit, Danise.

Panni, please don't be gone too long. Much love to you.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 07:59:32 PM: DR Laura, this means that any ripe squash is also a fruit.

This makes zucchini bread the kissing cousin to fruitcake.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 08:01:28 PM: Aww, thank you, DearReaderLaura. I missed you guys too. I read the posts. I just get in these moods when I feel like I don't have anything anyone wants to hear so I stay away.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Jane on October 16, 2004, 08:02:01 PM: Danise the only one of my mother-in-law's elderly friends who got a flu shot waited four hours to do so. The chances your mother could have gotten one are slim. Keith's mother is high risk and can't get one.

Thanks for the good vibes.

Night all.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 08:06:05 PM: I'm thinkin' about food now that it is the shank of the evening. Wait - it was just the shank of the afternoon. What is a shank anyway? I know what a skank is but not a shank. For example, the skank of the evening might be a person out on the town who was quite dirty and nasty-smelling. But can one have a shank of both the afternoon and the evening?
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 08:13:04 PM: I've never heard of a shank but I understand the word "food" well enough--what did you have in mind?

Jane, I know. The lines for the flu shots are just horrible. I did hear they should have more shots available next month. That gives me time to "work" on her.
Title: Re:FRUIT
Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:20:35 PM: Getting back to fruit, there was another discussion a while back between der Brucer and DR Jose about apple butter, particularly when paired with scrapple.

So, without any further delay, here's APPLE BUTTER!

Start by sterilizing four half-pint canning jars, along with their lids and bands. Yes, this is important. Keep them in hot (but not boiling) water after sterilizing so that they'll be ready to use.

Peel, core, and coarsely chop seven pounds tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Macoun. Yes, you read that right, seven pounds. You can mix and match apple varieties, if you like. Combine the apples and 1 cup apple cider vinegar in a large, nonreactive pot, cover, and cook for about 30 minutes, until the apples fall apart. Run the apples through a food mill (coarse disc) or push through a strainer, and return the mush to the pot.

Add to the apples the following: 2 packed cups dark brown sugar, 2 T lemon juice, 1 1/2 t grated lemon zest, 4 t ground cinnamon, 1 1/4 t ground clove, 1 1/4 t ground ginger, 1/2 t ground allspice, and 1/2 t salt. Cook at a very low simmer for about 90 minutes, watching carefully to make sure the butter doesn't scorch. When the butter is very thick, test it by putting a spoonful on a plate: if it doesn't leak a liquid ring, it's ready.

Ladle the apple butter into each jar, tapping the jars on the counter to get rid of any air bubbles, and leaving a half inch headspace in each jar. Wipe the jar rims with a clean damp towel, seal with the lids and bands, and return the jars to the hot water, putting the jars in the water upside down. Return the water to a boil, and cook for ten minutes. Remove the pot from the heat, and let the jars cool slightly before removing them from the pot. As they cool, the vacuum will be created, sealing the jars. Let the jars cool completely, still upside down, on kitchen towels.

Store the sealed jars in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks or more before serving. If any jars did not seal for any reason, use those jars first. Refridgerate the jars after opening.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:23:19 PM: Shank, according to my dictionary, means the tail end of a time period. It can also mean the early part of a time period. Or the middle of the time period.

Oh, what the heck, it's five o'shank somewhere. Cheers!
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Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 08:26:16 PM: Scrapple. Not in this lifetime. Not if my life depended on it. :P :)
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:34:56 PM: It's the wrong season for them, but how about some

[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Strawberries Romanoff!!![/move]

Wash, stem, and quarter a pint of strawberries, reserving four small strawberries for garnish later. Mix the quartered strawberries with 1/4 c sugar, 2 T freshly squeezed orange juice, 2 T triple sec,and a teaspoon freshly grated orange zest. Cover, and let sit in the refrigerator for a few hours.

(Amazing how many of these recipes call for grated zest, isn't it!)

When ready to serve, whip 1/2 c whipping cream to soft peaks, and gently fold into 1/2 pint softened vanilla ice cream, then gently fold the strawberries into the ice cream mixture. Serve in martini glasses, or wine glasses, or jelly glasses if that's all you have. Garnish with the reserved strawberries.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:35:30 PM: Me, I could pig out on scrapple.

;)
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:38:08 PM: Avocados are a kind of fruit.

Guacamole is therefor a fruit dip!
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Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 08:40:59 PM: You and my Mom are more than welcome to my share. :D

I bet you like Braunschweiger (sp?) as well! Ugh!
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:43:35 PM: I'd post a recipe for Crepes Suzette, but it's way long and I don't really feel like going on forever. It does include naval oranges and lemons, however.

The recipe I'm looking at for Canard a l'Orange goes on and on and on, too. No, that was three. Sorry.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:45:16 PM: Braunschweiger? Not sure if I've had it, but der Brucer is of German heritage, so it wouldn't be looked down upon in our house.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 08:45:50 PM: Thanks for all the nice posts. There's enough drama in the world without my contributing to it, so let's call the whole thing off. But just to be clear -- I wasn't chastising anyone or anything. I wasn't lecturing. I was merely commenting, giving my opinion. And I was responding not to one post, but generally to the whole E&T thing. The post was simply the catalyst. However - it's no big deal. As I said to a DR who kindly wrote me about all this and quoted some of the posts which followed my "departure" -- Iraq is a big deal, being homeless is a big deal, illness is a big deal. A misunderstanding on a website, even the best website on the internet, is NOT a big deal. End of story. Let's move on.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 08:46:26 PM: I'll try to be back later; time to take a break.
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Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 08:53:21 PM: Did you hear????

Panni's back!

No panni-cking then!!

Hoo and Ray... for Hollywood!
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Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 08:57:53 PM: Quote from: Panni on October 16, 2004, 08:45:50 PM
Thanks for all the nice posts. There's enough drama in the world without my contributing to it, so let's call the whole thing off. But just to be clear -- I wasn't chastising anyone or anything. I wasn't lecturing. I was merely commenting, giving my opinion. And I was responding not to one post, but generally to the whole E&T thing. The post was simply the catalyst. However - it's no big deal. As I said to a DR who kindly wrote me about all this and quoted some of the posts which followed my "departure" -- Iraq is a big deal, being homeless is a big deal, illness is a big deal. A misunderstanding on a website, even the best website on the internet, is NOT a big deal. End of story. Let's move on.

That's exactly the way I took your post!

BK read more than what was in it and did not realize his joking could hurt your feelings! :-\

Let's kiss and make up! :-*

Don't you all think Christopher Reeve's wife is quite a special lady?

People like that -- Reeve and his wife -- are too rare, I think!
That man! What an inspiration!
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Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 08:58:50 PM: Hi Panni, so glad to see you back!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 16, 2004, 09:00:17 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 04:49:50 PM
This pussy, when lectured, has claws OUT, baby. RLP, did you see that thread about The Jungle Book CD on FSM? Most amusing.

I saw it earlier, but just went back and took in the rest of it.

Hell's bells.

Who is Manderley? Do you know?

I also revisited the "Peyton Place DVD" thread and learned I'd not read the entire thread. LOTS of flinging in THAT thread! It was loads of fun, too.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 16, 2004, 09:00:24 PM: Watched SEVEN BRDIES tonight - the Cinemascope version. Looked simply wonderful, as good as the slightly ruddy Ansco color system could ever look. Sound was fine, too. Didn't look at any extras. I did go back and listen to Stanley Donen's commentary, what little there was of it.
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Post by: Danise on October 16, 2004, 09:01:22 PM: What time is it in Paris, François de Paris? I just looked at the clock and saw it is 12:02 AM! I am going to turn into a pumpkin!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 16, 2004, 09:04:19 PM: Finished the "That's Entertainment" set. The first film, for me, is the best. The third one is great, too, but I don't much like "TE2".

I wasn't at all thrilled with the sound situation on the DVDs....everything would be moving along, and suddenly the sound goes from mono to processed (shades of electronically created stereo) sound. I was watching in the 5.1 mode and had to switch over and simply watch in a basic mono/stereo mix. One of the numbers from "Good News" sounded great, and then processed sound took over and we were in a vast arena with arena sound blasting away.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:09:44 PM: Is it the shank of the evening yet? I had Buffalo Wings from Koo Koo Roo. Quite good. I've moved on to the extras disc on TE, but am not enjoying it too much. I think I'll go right to the cut numbers side, because I don't like the puff pieces. The amusing one is for TEIII, with all these new "video" guys hogging the screen and being all self-congratulatory. I don't like the second OR third film much.
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Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 09:13:11 PM: Quote from: Danise on October 16, 2004, 09:01:22 PM
What time is it in Paris, François de Paris? I just looked at the clock and saw it is 12:02 AM! I am going to turn into a pumpkin!

You'll turn into a pumpkin but... I'll find your shoe! :D

It's exactly 6:15 am right now!
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:13:29 PM: RLP: Yes, we know who Manderley is.

Let's keep the errant and truant thing in perspective, shall we? When I (or anyone) speaks of it, just assume we're having fun. I understand now that I'm being told that Panni's post was humorous, but so was the post she was responding to, and I just saw no reason for being what seemed to me all serious about it. Errant and truant = funny. It someone doesn't find it funny, move along and ignore it. Certainly I'm not going to drop one of our longest running gags - EVER. I am all about the running gags. ALWAYS.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:21:41 PM: I am also all about having a C. C. Brown's sundae on a Saturday. I should never have opened the jar yesterday, but now that it is open I must consume it, oh, yes, I must consume it.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:28:59 PM: Here is more humor: I just decided that I would take a Jacuzzi tonight after several days without. I went outside to turn the heat on and guess what - it is raining. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, it was raining. Can you believe it? No Jacuzzi tonight I suppose.
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:29:15 PM: And luckily I have weather-proof patio furniture.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 09:31:25 PM: It's raining in the City of Studio!
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 09:38:42 PM: I'm hoping my place is rented. My landlady feels uneasy about renting to a male tenant. But I think the best prospect so far was a nice looking gay man in his thirties who came with a lady friend to help him look. They both loved the place and he wants it. He has a nine-year-old Lab and works in music clearance at Paramount. And he brought a a stack of references, even his credit report. All first class. He even asked if he could paint the bedroom and have a decorator friend do the place. Sounds like the perfect tenant to me. Now if the landlady agrees, I can once again shower in peace.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 09:40:21 PM: Oh - I posted about the rain before seeing bk's post. And I thought I was the first with the scoop.
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Post by: Panni on October 16, 2004, 09:42:27 PM: I bet sitting in a hot Jacuzzi with cool rain falling would be quite pleasant.
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Post by: TCB on October 16, 2004, 09:48:33 PM: Yes, DR Dear Friends, I have returned home (there is no place like home, there is no place like home,.....). I relied on the kindness of stangers, well, actually a friend's son to restore my computer to the living.

So, fasten your seat belts...........

Favorite fruit: Tab Hunter.
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Post by: TCB on October 16, 2004, 09:50:37 PM: DAMN! I frightened everyone away..... except for Panni the Vampire Slayer.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 16, 2004, 09:51:51 PM: BK: I was hoping you would identify Manderley by name. Is't possible????
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:57:20 PM: You wouldn't know who he is, which, given his many postings about what a giant he is in the industry, would amuse you no end. He's a cameraman on a bunch of "c" movies
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Post by: TCB on October 16, 2004, 10:17:38 PM: Mr. ovoz, wlecome home!!!
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 10:28:29 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:13:29 PM
...Errant and truant = funny. It someone doesn't find it funny, move along and ignore it. Certainly I'm not going to drop one of our longest running gags - EVER. I am all about the running gags. ALWAYS.
Or, in keeping with today's TOD, "Pear-ant and Prune-ant."

Just a suggestion. ::)
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 10:29:41 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 09:28:59 PM
Here is more humor: I just decided that I would take a Jacuzzi tonight after several days without. I went outside to turn the heat on and guess what - it is raining. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, it was raining. Can you believe it? No Jacuzzi tonight I suppose.
Why the heck not? It's all water, after all.

I wouldn't try it in a thunderstorm, of course. Shocking what can happen during a thunderstorm.
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Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 10:29:58 PM: Welcome back Tom!

Welcome back TCB!
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 10:31:13 PM: Quote from: Panni on October 16, 2004, 09:38:42 PM
I'm hoping my place is rented. My landlady feels uneasy about renting to a male tenant. But I think the best prospect so far was a nice looking gay man in his thirties who came with a lady friend to help him look. They both loved the place and he wants it. He has a nine-year-old Lab and works in music clearance at Paramount. And he brought a a stack of references, even his credit report. All first class. He even asked if he could paint the bedroom and have a decorator friend do the place. Sounds like the perfect tenant to me. Now if the landlady agrees, I can once again shower in peace.
It sounds like you could have showered, and no one would have cared.

Dang.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 10:32:22 PM: Quote from: TCB on October 16, 2004, 09:48:33 PM
Favorite fruit: Tab Hunter.
Well, of course!

Welcome back, TCB!
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Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 10:34:47 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 10:29:41 PM
Why the heck not? It's all water, after all.

I wouldn't try it in a thunderstorm, of course. Shocking what can happen during a thunderstorm.

It's all water, after all!
It's all water, after all!
It's all water, after all!

Just good old water!

Please do turn on the tab, Hunter! :)
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 16, 2004, 10:43:09 PM: This has nothing to do with fruit. (http://www.nobodyhere.com/toren.hier)
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Post by: François de Paris on October 16, 2004, 10:56:22 PM: Then... what about "It's A Fruity World, After All"?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 16, 2004, 11:01:10 PM: Good Evening!

The show is teched...

Orchestra rehearsal in 8 hours...

-Most likely be back sometime on Monday - whenever I wake up - since I start at 9:00AM and end at Midnight tomorrow (Sunday), so...

Goodnight.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 16, 2004, 11:24:15 PM: TomovOz: Welcome home!!!

And thanks for the postcard!
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Post by: bk on October 16, 2004, 11:30:06 PM: Welcome back to TCB and Tom of Oz - nice to have you back where you belong.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:31:52 PM: I have just returned from a Los Angeles Philharmonic concert, led by Mr. Hans Graf, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The second half of the program was comprised of Mr. Dmitri Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony. Though the playing was good, I did not care for the piece too much. The Dear Father slept through much of it and The Dear Stepmother was in heaven.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:32:47 PM: Quote from: bk on October 16, 2004, 11:30:06 PM
Welcome back to TCB and Tom of Oz - nice to have you back where you belong.

What BK said.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:35:25 PM: Quote from: DearReaderLaura on October 16, 2004, 04:43:50 PM
This morning I went to a very odd funeral for the neighbor on the corner. He was obviously not a religious man, as the music was a song by Elvis, a song called "My Dog Thinks I'm Elvis" and the closing song was "Happy Trails To You."

After that, I did some fascinating church paperwork. Then I went to the local park to get some photo slides for the prelude at church tomorrow. While there, I saw a bighorn mountain sheep, a jackrabbit, and a roadrunner.

Didn't I have an exciting day?

Sticking with the fruit theme of the day, I must say that when comparing the posts of Dear Reader Laura and Dear Reader Sandra, one must conclude that the apple, indeed, does not fall far from the tree.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:37:49 PM: Confidential to Dear Reader Laura and Dear Reader Sandra:

Are you coming to Lalaland for Grand Hotel and/or Plaid Tidings? If yes, I'd love to connect with you while you are here. Send me a private message with the date(s).
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:42:06 PM: My, my. I've just caught up on today's posts and must confess I've never seen anyone make a ~~comeback~~ return so soon after she left the stage.

I am most ecstatic that Dear Reader Panni shall remain amongst the minions of Hainesies and Kimlets.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:43:03 PM: I do believe this post makes my frenzy an official one.
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:47:42 PM: And I just noticed that I have exceeded the 2000 post level. Excelsior!
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Post by: Jay on October 16, 2004, 11:48:11 PM: May as well trip us to page 7 while I'm at it.