Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on June 21, 2016, 12:32:08 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were hidden and had treasures, and now it is time for you to post until the hidden cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: INCHOATE!
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To answer Shayne's late night post about the Bells Are Ringing color photos - there's one of Mu-Cha-Cha, most of which was cut from the film, including the shot I have. Oh, and I found three original interior pages for two issues of the Dark Horse Godzilla comics. These are quite fun. Have no idea if they've gone up in value. One other thing - when we cleaned out the storage facility I had bought all these Godzilla toys in the late 90s and just kept them in storage. There's one up on eBay now for three grand - not that anyone would ever get that kind of dough, but I have every one they issued and they're all as new so I think the helper is going to list those on eBay for maybe a hundred or two hundred each. Why not?
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I also have some original art for G Fan, the Godzilla fanzine - I believe it's for one of the interior stories - it's really nice - and in the garage. That's the next thing I'll begin going through. I also have in the hall closet, Leon Joosen's wonderful original painting we used for the Sax and Violence album.
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At the very least when I put all this away it will go in the garage on shelves where I can both access and find it easily, as I'll definitely sell a lot of this stuff I just don't really need.
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First post after BK!
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In case you couldn't picture what I was talking about in terms of the little circular Jean Simmons in Spartacus thing - the display at the Pantages had separate ones for everyone in the cast and they're exactly what's on this window card on eBay - so what I've got is a large version of that Jean Simmons circle. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPARTACUS-1961-rare-Roadshow-engagement-window-card-poster-SAUL-BASS-titles-NF-/231334764186?hash=item35dca05e9a:g:YgwAAOSwDk5UFkOo
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Found several posters from that Alan Menken Stephen Schwartz benefit I directed back in 2007, signed by most of, if not all of the cast (some signatures are really hard to read) - but I can clearly see Cindy Williams, Linda Purl, Patrick Cassidy, Kevin Spirtas, Alice Ripley, Michelle Nicastro, and there are lots more. I'm happy to sell these at fifty bucks each - at the event they were 200 each.
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First post after BK and TCB and BK!!!
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First post after BK and TCB and BK!!!
And now back to me!
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DR TCB, I have never cared for Whitman's chocolates.
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Lovely treasures! I am enjoying reading about them!
And such great photos from DR CHAS SMITH!
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I finally got measurements from the actors, so i am going to travel to Goodwill this morning and see if I see anything worthwhile.
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Good morning, all.
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Good morning, all!
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Everything bagel, toasted, with scallion cream cheese spread.
Coffee.
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I had a very poor night of sleep, but I am now awake and pondering my day.
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I own a George Gershwin drawing that Mrs Ira Gershwin gave me.
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Nice!!!
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DR TCB, I think it's wonderful you were invited to take another cruise. You do get around!
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Fan letter reply from Rod Serling.
Leonard Bernstein autograph with coffee stain.
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Two or three scores given to me and inscribed by Jim Levine.
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A few movie lobby cards that might have a smidgen of value now. A fair number of Hitchcock ones, and some color 8x10s, that I think definitely would.
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More coffee!
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Lovely treasures! I am enjoying reading about them!
And such great photos from DR CHAS SMITH!
I am, too. The wonderful thing about such treasures is that the variety is, quite simply, infinite.
And thank you, DR Jrand65. It was a different and interesting project. I'd happily do something like it again sometime. Weather the first week made the conditions less than ideal, but at least we (and the audience) were under cover. My next gig is another outdoor venue, where I have no idea of the working conditions yet.
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BK,
I'm not a big fan of Ford's cavalry pictures either. I like RIO GRANDE the best.
Actually, with the exceptions of STAGECOACH and THE SEARCHERS, I'm not a fan of Ford's Westerns.
Aside from THE SEARCHERS, my favorite Ford films are THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY and THE QUIET MAN.
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Happy 21th of June....the Firth Day of Summer, as I recall.
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Yeth, I know.
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TOD:
Plenty of "treasures," including signed lobby cards by Humphrey Bogart, Orson Welles, Jimmy Cagney, Cary Grant, Abbott & Costello, Lana Turner. Perhaps my 2 favorites are STAGE DOOR, signed by Hepburn, Rogers and Ball, and KISS ME KATE, signed by Grayson, Keel, Miller and Rall,
Also have signed sheet music signed by Jolson, Chevalier, Astaire, etc.
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Fan letter reply from Rod Serling.
Leonard Bernstein autograph with coffee stain.
In the 1970s I had letters from Lotte Lenya and Benjamin Britten. I have no idea now where either might be!
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Bruce: Look into emovieposter.com. I don't know what your cut would be versus their cut, but they start all bidding at $1. The bids go through the roof for the quality stuff.
They don't take on a buyer's premium like Heritage does, but the sellers on Heritage get every cent that is "bid" before BP goes into effect. Heritage also starts at $1, and bids usually take off into the stratosphere on the last day of bidding.
That "Spartacus" item is a gold medallion like a Roman coin.
Of course, there is Sotheby's, but unless you're in possession of items worth $20,000 or more, I don't think it would provide you the return you hope for.
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Page 2.
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Buckle my shoe.
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Good morning.
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Good afternoon, all.
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TOD:
An autographed photo of Charles Strouse
And autographed self-portrait/doodle of Ed Wynn
An autographed Rauschenberg print.
An autographed kd Lang vinyl album cover
An autographed Robert Penn Warren poem from his 75th birthday party symposium
An autographed copy of Ethel Waters autobiography
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Im ready for the work day to be over.
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I own a George Gershwin drawing that Mrs Ira Gershwin gave me.
Wow! I have gotten quite a few CDs autographed from performers who came to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. The year that The Pointer Sisters came, I brought my CD of their tour of Ain't Misbehavin' (http://castalbums.org/recordings/Aint-Misbehavin-1995-National-Tour-Cast/2861) and was able to have it sent backstage for their autographs (I didn't get to meet them). One of the three sisters had died by this time, but the third woman of the group performing that night was the daughter of one of them (I forget which), and she even autographed my CD. ;D
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I have a couple of sets of autographs of the members of The Manhattan Transfer. Former DR Jose even got me the autograph of Laurel Massé, the original soprano of the group, on his very own origami paper.
One of the other treasures that I have is one of the first things that I bought on eBay: a set of 36 slides (actual photographic slides) of The Manhattan Transfer performing in NYC in (I think) 1975, taken by Gorman Bechard (http://www.gormanbechard.com/main.html). It was the original line-up, so it's Tim Hauser (who formed the group and died a couple of years ago), Laurel Massé, Janis Siegel, and Alan Paul (the original Teen Angel in Grease on Broadway). I remember the listing said that the sale included the copyright, but I don't have a print-out or anything with them, anymore. They're buried in a box somewhere, so I haven't seen them in quite a while...but I KNOW that I still have them. :)
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How about things that had signatures we didn't even know were there until after - sometimes long after - we'd picked them up at a book sale or some such?
Of course a number of people would have these --
A couple of Limited Edition Club books signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte.
A limited edition signed by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
A Modern Library edition of poetry signed by W.H. Auden.
The illustrated book on the making and restoration of Lawrence of Arabia signed by the authors.
I've found records in my collection signed by Robert Merrill, Leonie Rysanek, and Eleanor Steber (damn it to hell, I could have gotten hers myself any old day back in school).
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I got a CD of Jelly's Last Jam from an Amazon market seller that turned out to be autographed by Gregory Hines! It wasn't listed in the listing. :)
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My Lucky Stiff (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0141JJKAQ/) DVD has finally arrived!! :D
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My Lucky Stiff (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0141JJKAQ/) DVD has finally arrived!! :D
I hope my copy is waiting for me.
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I'm up, I'm up - nine hours I think, as I fell asleep around three-thirty.
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I have a couple of handwritten notes from Miss Allison Hayes - which include her autograph.
An autographed and inscribed to me photo from Miss Frances Farmer and a letter to me that also includes her signature.
I have a canceled check signed by Sammy Cahn.....an autographed and inscribed to me photo of Greer Garson and one from Nancy Kulp......
My guess is that most of these things are valuable only to me.
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TOD:
An autographed photo of Charles Strouse
And autographed self-portrait/doodle of Ed Wynn
An autographed Rauschenberg print.
An autographed kd Lang vinyl album cover
An autographed Robert Penn Warren poem from his 75th birthday party symposium
An autographed copy of Ethel Waters autobiography
I forgot! I also have John McGlinn's script for M*A*S*H signed by the entire television cast and several of his opera scores signed by Metropolitan Opera Stars.
I believe all my notes from Stephen Sondheim are at the Miami University library.
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My Lucky Stiff (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0141JJKAQ/) DVD has finally arrived!! :D
Mine arrived today as well. I'm waiting for the Barbara Cook bio to arrive on Thursday.
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More rehearsal tonight.....it never ends.....two people of five with conflicts.
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DR Elmore, I would expect you to have a treasure trove of treasures.
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I started to post that I loved having John Raitt's signature on a CAROUSEL program which I believed was the tour of the Lincoln Center revival.
But was that ever a screwed up memory. Yes, I saw it at the Miami-Dade Auditorium in October 1965. Yes, it was the Lincoln Center tour with Raitt, Eileen Christy, Jerry Orbach, etc., and conducted by Salvatore Dell'isola. But the program has not one signature on it. However -- my old vocal score, of all things, is signed by Orbach (Jigger), Thomas Barry (Policeman), and Linda Howe (Louise).
And yes, I was the kind of geeky kid who schlepped his score to the occasional performance. While here is this very nice program, with the local insert program ... all unsigned. Oy!
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Tuesday afternoon greetings from Macon, GA's western 'burbs. We're here for an eating and sleeping stop before completing our journey to Orlando tomorrow. Today was the drive I dreaded most because we had to go through Atlanta. There were some slow spots, but Richard's assessment was that it could have been a lot worse. The good news is we don't have to do it again on the way home because we're taking an easterly route.
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This is one leisurely trip to Florida, DR Ginny. But it's been enjoyable, right?
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DR ChasSmith, I saw that CAROUSEL tour at Detroit's Fisher Theatre.
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DR ChasSmith, I saw that CAROUSEL tour at Detroit's Fisher Theatre.
Yay!!
I wonder if they toured the other 1960s Lincoln Center revivals. That's the only one I saw.
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This is one leisurely trip to Florida, DR Ginny. But it's been enjoyable, right?
Yes, other people would do the drive from Middletown with just one overnight stop (if that). We're not in that big a hurry and Richard doesn't like 10-12 hour driving days.
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I have sheet music for a song from The Court Jester signed by Mr. Cahn to me, and I have several Sherman Brothers sheet musics signed by Richard to me.
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The scary thing about BK's treasures is that that was only a part of one (1) closet he was going through. :)
Right?
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The scary thing about BK's treasures is that that was only a part of one (1) closet he was going through. :)
Right?
I know!
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TOD - my first autographed book, ELOISE signed by Kay Thompson in the book department at J. L. Husdon's downtown Detroit store (now imploded :'()
And my souvenir program book from my first Broadway show in New York, CABARET, signed by 4 of the 5 original cast principals. I'm only missing Jill Haworth. Joel Grey signed it a second time when he toured to Cincinnati about 20 years later.
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For those who've read Kritzer Time, you'll remember the book begins (as each Kritzer book does) with a prologue that then flashes back to the story proper. In Kritzer Time Benjamin has borrowed his friend's sisters Tempest Le Mans to drive to Atascadero to have a date with a cute as a button young gal. They dine, they see Annie Get Your Gun at a local theater, and then, driving home, Benjamin falls asleep and has a horrible freeway accident in which the car is totaled and he's fine. Of course, the friend is dear reader Jane and yes I borrowed her sister's car. The real gal in Atascadero was named Mary Beth Hoff, who I call Mary Beth Hall in the book.
I have been trying to find her for the last forty-five years to no avail. I wrote her dad in Atascadero two decades ago (found his name in the phone book) and he never wrote back. Since the advent of the Internet I've searched and found nothing until about four years ago. Having become quite a good detective thanks to the Adriana Hofstetter books, by doing reverse searches and all kinds of other things, I found that she'd married someone named Alvord and I found HIM on Facebook and PMd him to see if I'd found the right person. He never responded either. About two weeks ago, I did Google work again, found her husband again, but this time found her under her married name - on Facebook. I wrote her a PM asking if I had the right gal and never heard a peep, with my friend request unanswered. Today, she accepted the friend request and answered the PM. So, fifty-one years later I have found Mary Beth Hoff.
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Still to come in the book room closet - going through several file folders of old comic books and other interesting magazine-sized stuff.
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What a story! Incredible. Half a century.
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Great story Bruce.
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For over 40 years we have been searching for a close friend. We lost contact after he moved to Brazil and we moved to New Jersey. Recently I finally found him on facebook by finding his son and then our friend under his son's friend's.
Our friend is on facebook as a combined name with his current wife, not the one he married when Keith was the best man and I was the matron of honor.
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I lucked out at the market today. It was senior citizen discount day and I got 10% off my purchase.
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Also in the closet - about fifty great photos from B'way musicals and plays - these were the original photos sent to Theatre World for use in those books - they are pristine and incredible - I have ALL the photos they used for Stop the World, I have two from the original production of The Miracle Worker, several from Damn Yankees, etc.
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For those who've read Kritzer Time, you'll remember the book begins (as each Kritzer book does) with a prologue that then flashes back to the story proper. In Kritzer Time Benjamin has borrowed his friend's sisters Tempest Le Mans to drive to Atascadero to have a date with a cute as a button young gal. They dine, they see Annie Get Your Gun at a local theater, and then, driving home, Benjamin falls asleep and has a horrible freeway accident in which the car is totaled and he's fine. Of course, the friend is dear reader Jane and yes I borrowed her sister's car. The real gal in Atascadero was named Mary Beth Hoff, who I call Mary Beth Hall in the book.
I have been trying to find her for the last forty-five years to no avail. I wrote her dad in Atascadero two decades ago (found his name in the phone book) and he never wrote back. Since the advent of the Internet I've searched and found nothing until about four years ago. Having become quite a good detective thanks to the Adriana Hofstetter books, by doing reverse searches and all kinds of other things, I found that she'd married someone named Alvord and I found HIM on Facebook and PMd him to see if I'd found the right person. He never responded either. About two weeks ago, I did Google work again, found her husband again, but this time found her under her married name - on Facebook. I wrote her a PM asking if I had the right gal and never heard a peep, with my friend request unanswered. Today, she accepted the friend request and answered the PM. So, fifty-one years later I have found Mary Beth Hoff.
How great, BK!
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TOD: I guess I don't have many treasures: various autographed playbills and CDs, Ms. Streisand's autographed book ("My Passion for Design").
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Page three? Really?
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And barely.
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I shall shortly be on my way to sup with Sandy.
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I'm told the CD master for the LA show will be at the pressing plant in the morning. Print should be ready tomorrow or Thursday, so we could conceivably have CDs by end of next week.
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For those who've read Kritzer Time, you'll remember the book begins (as each Kritzer book does) with a prologue that then flashes back to the story proper. In Kritzer Time Benjamin has borrowed his friend's sisters Tempest Le Mans to drive to Atascadero to have a date with a cute as a button young gal. They dine, they see Annie Get Your Gun at a local theater, and then, driving home, Benjamin falls asleep and has a horrible freeway accident in which the car is totaled and he's fine. Of course, the friend is dear reader Jane and yes I borrowed her sister's car. The real gal in Atascadero was named Mary Beth Hoff, who I call Mary Beth Hall in the book.
I have been trying to find her for the last forty-five years to no avail. I wrote her dad in Atascadero two decades ago (found his name in the phone book) and he never wrote back. Since the advent of the Internet I've searched and found nothing until about four years ago. Having become quite a good detective thanks to the Adriana Hofstetter books, by doing reverse searches and all kinds of other things, I found that she'd married someone named Alvord and I found HIM on Facebook and PMd him to see if I'd found the right person. He never responded either. About two weeks ago, I did Google work again, found her husband again, but this time found her under her married name - on Facebook. I wrote her a PM asking if I had the right gal and never heard a peep, with my friend request unanswered. Today, she accepted the friend request and answered the PM. So, fifty-one years later I have found Mary Beth Hoff.
That's so cool, BK! Did you tell her that she's in your book?
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I discovered parking is easier in town when I go for appointments at 4:30 than mid day. If I had known I would only need 4 minutes to pick up my new contacts and I would have parked in front of the hair salon and walked there and pack. I was so quick I had time for a walk before my hair appointment. Often I have to circle around to find parking. Last time I got my haircut I parked 5 blocks away.
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I just finished listening to the DVD of "Lucky Stiff." I think it's absolutely delightful! Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty wrote a new title song that's played at the closing credits. It's sung by Eric Idle, who was involved in the early development of "Seussical."
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How can we only be on page three with all of these treasures being uncovered??
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They are nice treasures :)
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My Lucky Stiff (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0141JJKAQ/) DVD has finally arrived!! :D
I hope my copy is waiting for me.
It did not arrive.
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Bummer.
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For those who've read Kritzer Time, you'll remember the book begins (as each Kritzer book does) with a prologue that then flashes back to the story proper. In Kritzer Time Benjamin has borrowed his friend's sisters Tempest Le Mans to drive to Atascadero to have a date with a cute as a button young gal. They dine, they see Annie Get Your Gun at a local theater, and then, driving home, Benjamin falls asleep and has a horrible freeway accident in which the car is totaled and he's fine. Of course, the friend is dear reader Jane and yes I borrowed her sister's car. The real gal in Atascadero was named Mary Beth Hoff, who I call Mary Beth Hall in the book.
I have been trying to find her for the last forty-five years to no avail. I wrote her dad in Atascadero two decades ago (found his name in the phone book) and he never wrote back. Since the advent of the Internet I've searched and found nothing until about four years ago. Having become quite a good detective thanks to the Adriana Hofstetter books, by doing reverse searches and all kinds of other things, I found that she'd married someone named Alvord and I found HIM on Facebook and PMd him to see if I'd found the right person. He never responded either. About two weeks ago, I did Google work again, found her husband again, but this time found her under her married name - on Facebook. I wrote her a PM asking if I had the right gal and never heard a peep, with my friend request unanswered. Today, she accepted the friend request and answered the PM. So, fifty-one years later I have found Mary Beth Hoff.
Congratulations. Nice end to this part of the story. I hope the next chapter is a good one, too.
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I'm told the CD master for the LA show will be at the pressing plant in the morning. Print should be ready tomorrow or Thursday, so we could conceivably have CDs by end of next week.
Looking forward to it.
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Amazon is not expected to ship Lucky Stiff until tomorrow. WTF?
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Waltz Tango Foxtrot, of course.
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:)
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I'm watching an odd movie called Arabian Nights. It was filmed in Portugal as a means of commenting on the austerity measures that lefts a poor country even poorer. It's the first part of a trilogy.
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Where is everybody this evening?
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Hello, George and 2 guests.
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I had a good trip to the market today. Cherries are now affordable. Got a watermelon, too.
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Part of my summertime diet. Except I shouldn't eat that much fruit.
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Oh well ...
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Four!
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TOD (2):
I also have a letter to me from Jimmy Durante, which I treasure.
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Bummer.
Ditto. :-\
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Well, I must be off. I've been at work for too long, although I did get all my time in, so that's good.
Be back later.
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TOD (2):
I also have a letter to me from Jimmy Durante, which I treasure.
Nice.
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I have
A playbill signed with the original Broadway cast of Zobra
A playbill and window card signed with the original Broadway Revival of The Most Happy Fella
A playbill signed with the main cast and composer Cole Porter of Around the World in 80 Days. Orson Welles did not sign it
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I hope that the Around the World playbill is worth something as it was a failed musical and has Porter's signature on it.
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Sounds wonderful, DR Michael.
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Good evening!
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Page 4? Really?
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Is this site really slow tonight?
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DR TCB, I have never cared for Whitman's chocolates.
a big DITTO!
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I watched TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL today.
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I enjoyed it. Tab is still a handsome man.
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Second day in a row with a mention of Dolores Hart
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Lots of great treasures mentioned today.
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Boy, I could drive a truck thru some of these postings.
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But I don't have a truck.
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My pride and joy is my signed and numbered print of the Titanic Grand Staircase; not only signed by the artist, but also signed by one of the last survivors of the Titanic.
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My ONCE UPON A MATTRESS program signed my Imogene Coca (the real wicked witch of the west), King Donovan, and Edward Everett Horton.
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A TITANIC CD signed by Celine Dion.
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I have had lots of autographs that I have lost over the years.
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Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ed McMahon, Sandy Duncan..........
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A TITANIC, THE MUSICAL poster signed by the cast.
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A poster of PHANTOM THE LAS VEGAS SPECTACULAR signed by the entire cast of the show. This was thanks to a gentleman by the name of Brent Barrett.
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An LBJ for President poster signed by Hubert Humphrey
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A book of matches from the Kennedy White House.
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Nothing like a lot of the things mentioned here today.
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No Dear Readers and no Guests tonight.
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One more post.
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Page 5? Really?
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Hello, 1 Guest.
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I have been very lonely here tonight.
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Tomorrow is the old actor's lunch.
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Italian food on the menu this week.
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I am hungry for spaghetti and meat balls.
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Who knows what I will be hungry for tomorrow.
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70 degrees tomorrow, with rain by Thursday.
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The weather people are telling us we will have warmer weather next week.
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I will believe it when I see it.
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Hello, Jane!
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DR TCB, I have never cared for Whitman's chocolates.
a big DITTO!
;D
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Hello, Jane!
Hi Tom.
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I am falling asleep.
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I ordered pizza for dinner tonight.
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It was not very good.
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'night
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But, at least, I didn't have to go to the store.
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Enjoy your lunch tomorrow!
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'night
Good night, Jane!
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People come, people go.......
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Back from a lovely dinner with Sandy B. Went to Mr. Chow's. Now, those who've read Patrick Bronstein Presents know that one chapter takes place in that restaurant - however, I had never actually been there, but I knew the deal intimately because it was one of the late Teddy's favorite jernts - plus lots of photos on the Internet. What Bronstein orders is what Teddy used to rave about. Anyway, fun to finally go there and the food was really excellent.
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No George this evening?
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Busiest man in the show business.
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On a Tuesday?
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We might make it off this page.
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It won't be easy.
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But possible. Very, very possible.
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Getting close.
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One more to go.
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SIX
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No George this evening?
I have been ketchuping on some TV and YouTube watching.
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Good night.
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Good night, Tom.