Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on July 07, 2016, 12:44:29 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had memories, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently sharing their MOOmories.
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And the word of the day is: SKERRICK!
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First post after BK!
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I'm home and have been for about an hour and a half. When I first tried to sign onto my Wi-Fi, I would just get the message that my network is saved, but both my tablet and my phone wouldn't actually log on. They would show a strong signal, though. I would turn off the Wi-Fi and then turn it back on, and that usually helps, but it didn't for almost an hour...then I remembered that I could "power-cycle" (unplug from the power, then plug back in) my modem and that finally worked. Now, I'm finally back on-line.
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My sister, her boyfriend Larry and I took our uncle and aunt to Seattle for the day. First, we went to Pike Place Market and walked around there for over an hour, then we all went on the Seattle Great Wheel (http://seattlegreatwheel.com). It was pretty darned cool, and went VERY high!
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After that, we walked around that area of Seattle (the pier and environs) for a little while before we headed up to the Seattle Center. We stopped at a restaurant for a snack and rested for a while. That wasted enough time that we could now get in line to go up the Space Needle (our tickets were for 5:30 pm). We were up there for over an hour, just looking at the views of Seattle. It's still pretty cool.
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It sounds like a nice visit to Seattle.
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The last time we were in Seattle was with our visiting friends. We saw his brother and the niece we just saw in Poulsbo. A year after our trip to Seattle the brother, and father of the niece, passed away.
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We were all pretty hungry by then, so we went to Cutters Crabhouse (http://cutterscrabhouse.com) for dinner. I had the Cutters Char-Grilled Cheeseburger. Now, that was good! Everyone enjoyed what they had. We then headed home, chatted a bit with my mom (my uncle is her youngest brother, and my dad was asleep, so we didn't chat with him), then we said our good-byes. They're leaving to go back to Germany in the morning.
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It sounds like a nice visit to Seattle.
It was. :)
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:)
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But now, I still pretty full from dinner and need to go to sleep.
So good night, Jane and anyone who might be lurking.
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Good Morning to all
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Sad to hear about John McMartin.
A great character actor and always enjoyed his film and tv appearances.
This makes with his passing the last of "oldsters" of Follies. We are still blessed to have some of the ghosts still with us
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First post after Michael, after Jane, after George, after BK!
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First post after TCB!
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Good morning, all!
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I slept quite well. I think the potassium is kicking in and that made sleeping easier.
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That was a lovely tribute to John McMartin, BK. I never met him, but I do believe you are right that he and Charlotte were back together. I'm very fond of her.
I once rode behind him on the 104 bus down Broadway - Charlotte lives around four blocks from me - and I didn't want to intrude on his thoughts.
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I first heard off him with the Little Mary Sunshine cast recording, then Sweet Charity, then Follies.
When the Gay Men's Health Crisis did my reconstruction of Jubilee in 1998 at Carnegie Hall, John did one of the cameos, the drunk at the movie theatre fighting the Queen for a seat. The director Herb Ross - one of the ugliest, most unpleasant men I've ever encountered - was so awful that I preferred to keep out of the way. He really screwed that casting up. I'm not sorry he's dead.
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In Herb Ross' defense, Barbara Cook speaks very kindly about him in her new bio. I still hate him.
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DR JohnG, I have no idea why "Bushel and A Peck" was replaced by the second-rate "Pet Me, Poppa." I had to transcribe that song from the film soundtrack for John Yap's complete recording of Guys & Dolls, and I never liked it or "Adelaide" very much. They also dropped one of the ballads for the new "A Woman In Love," which isn't too bad.
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I never liked my work much for that recording; I didn't have any time to rethink or revise. I had made my piano-cnductor scores, but I had no idea when the recording was occurring. I was in DC working on something at the Library of Congress when John Yap called me wanting to know where the scores were. I literally wrote two of them overnight to send them to London the next day, "Adelaide" and "A Woman in Love." When I got back to Manhattan, I sent him "Pet Me, Poppa" and "Travelin' Light." "Pet Me" is the only chart I'm happy wth.
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This is another MIRANDA day, and my friend Eric Dietz is coming by after the Broadway softball league game to begin Season 2. I'm thinking that I may run down to the Little Pie Co. and pick up a small peach pie for the visit.
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Good morning, all.
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When I saw the title of today's notes (without "John"), I immediately thought BK was writing about a certain sordid chapter in L.A./South Bay history.
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Nice reminiscences from BK and DR Elmore.
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I need to run a couple of errands, then the rest of the day can - and shall - be spent in the Music Room on various and sundry projects.
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The story I heard.....so it must be true....is that for some reason Samuel Goldwyn hated the song "Bushel & A Peck" - so a new song was written for the film.
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I mostly remember John McMartin from Sweet Charity....and of course from the FOLLIES recording....
But he was also good in a few episodes of the old BEAUTY AND THE BEAST tv show, and I remember him will from a MARCUS WELBY MD episode....he played the father of David Cassidy, who was a young diabetic man who refused to take his insulin.....
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It's Thursday. I slept badly, so I'm not quite with it yet but, I'd better hurry since I have to get going soon.
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I had some pie. I really didn't want any, but I had to even up the row.
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Thursday morning greetings! After 2 "up and outta here" mornings in a row, I'm enjoying a slow start to today. I've had breakfast and 2 full cups of coffee, read the paper, and completed the crossword puzzle. Maybe I'll be dressed by lunchtime...
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Thank you to DR TCB for last night's vibes for Richard.
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Traffic in midtown is ungodly today. Everything is blocked at 42nd Street and traffic seems to b e a bottleneck at every intersection. It took me forever to get back.
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I'm up, I'm up - seven hours of sleep.
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Good afternoon,all.
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Sorry to hear about John McMartin. I got to interview him when he was playing Frederick in a production of Night Music with Barbara Barrie and Barbara Baxley. He was charming, though I think he was taken a little aback when I told him I had a cat named Benjamin Stone.
I also saw him in Grey Gardens.
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He did a lot of great guest appearances on TV. One of my favorites was on Coach in which Shelley Fabares has to stalk him for some reason and begins babbling about the airport in Atlanta. He thinks she's demented and his reactions are priceless.
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So, my first project in the Music Room this morning was listening to L.A. Now and Then straight through on the Big Speakers. And did it disappoint? Oh yeah, baby. And I have shared that disappointment with my millions of loyal followers on Amazon.
BTW, for me the CD was a little hard to find there because of the number of "now and then" type of titles that came up, even when searching the precise title within CDs and Vinyl. But if you search on "Bruce Kimmel" in that department, it at least turns up on the first page of results, the third or fourth item down.
Fantastic album and show, BK.
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I hope to listen to the new CD this weekend.
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I had some pie. I really didn't want any, but I had to even up the row.
The sacrifices we sometimes have to make!
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L.A. Now and Then (http://www.kritzerland.com/LA_Now_Then.htm) has arrived in Tumwater! :D
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My first post on page 2.
My first post of the day, as well.
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George: Is there a Tumwater Springs?
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Part of me remains abed today. Not sure why. I can think of nothing more comfy than lying on my bed for a nap.
Of course, I'm a work, so that's impossible.
Grrrrr.
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I'm waiting for Eric to show up. I've just finished the second edit for "Runyonland."
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George: Is there a Tumwater springs?
I don't think so. There is a Tumwater Falls Park (http://www.olytumfoundation.org/tumwater-falls-park/), which has three waterfalls along the Deschutes River within the park.
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TOD:
I have enjoyed the cast recording of "Follies" with his Benjamin Stone.
I have enjoyed him in various episodes of "Murder, She Wrote".
I enjoyed him as Father Frank Leahy in an episode of "The Golden Girls"
And I very much enjoyed him in "Further Tales of the City" and "Sweet Charity".
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George: Is there a Tumwater Springs?
I don't think so. There is a Tumwater Falls Park (http://www.olytumfoundation.org/tumwater-falls-park/), which has three waterfalls along the Deschutes River within the park.
The Falls sound nice. But a "Tumwater Springs" would just seal the deal!!!
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I have eaten too much and walked too little, and too slowly. I gained 3 pounds while we had company. We took them to the airport and made a trip to Costco on the was home. We go to the Costco in Portland.
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We are heading out for a LONG walk :)
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OMG, I am sitting here on the back deck under a dark sky, luxuriating in the most incredible balmy pre-storm breezes.
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Won't stay out for long, as thunder and lightning aren't too far away. But I had to enjoy it while I can
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George, I just got my Broadway Center guide for next season. I see that Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer are appearing together in concert at the Pantages Theater in March. Does that mean they are coming to the Washington Center as well?
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George, I just got my Broadway Center guide for next season. I see that Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer are appearing together in concert at the Pantages Theater in March. Does that mean they are coming to the Washington Center as well?
Thanks for the info!! The Washington Center has announced their season and TMT aren't part of it. However, TMT is performing at the end of this month at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle! :D I'm definitely going to see them there!
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DR JohnG, I have no idea why "Bushel and A Peck" was replaced by the second-rate "Pet Me, Poppa." I had to transcribe that song from the film soundtrack for John Yap's complete recording of Guys & Dolls, and I never liked it or "Adelaide" very much. They also dropped one of the ballads for the new "A Woman In Love," which isn't too bad.
Maybe it was a case of wanting a new song for an best song Oscar consideration?
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That was a lovely tribute to John McMartin, BK.
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I mostly remember John McMartin from Sweet Charity....and of course from the FOLLIES recording....
Those are mostly where I knew him from, too. Those and HIGH SOCIETY and GREY GARDENS, also.
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I also added L.A. Now and Then (http://castalbums.org/recordings/LA-Now-and-Then-2016-Original-Cast/32612/) to castalbums.org (http://castalbums.org/). :)
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PAGE THREE JOHN McMARTIN DANCE!!
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George, I just got my Broadway Center guide for next season. I see that Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer are appearing together in concert at the Pantages Theater in March. Does that mean they are coming to the Washington Center as well?
Thanks for the info!! The Washington Center has announced their season and TMT aren't part of it. However, TMT is performing at the end of this month at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle! :D I'm definitely going to see them there!
Probably a better price than the Pantages where the tickets range from $39.00 to $110.00.
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So, my first project in the Music Room this morning was listening to L.A. Now and Then straight through on the Big Speakers. And did it disappoint? Oh yeah, baby. And I have shared that disappointment with my millions of loyal followers on Amazon.
BTW, for me the CD was a little hard to find there because of the number of "now and then" type of titles that came up, even when searching the precise title within CDs and Vinyl. But if you search on "Bruce Kimmel" in that department, it at least turns up on the first page of results, the third or fourth item down.
Fantastic album and show, BK.
I couldn't find it on Amazon, either. I searched "L.A. Then and Now" under the CDs & Vinyl dropdown option, then sorted by Release date (it puts the newest first), and it didn't show up until the very last page. :-\
But when I added "Kimmel" to the search, it was the only thing that showed up. :)
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George, I just got my Broadway Center guide for next season. I see that Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer are appearing together in concert at the Pantages Theater in March. Does that mean they are coming to the Washington Center as well?
Thanks for the info!! The Washington Center has announced their season and TMT aren't part of it. However, TMT is performing at the end of this month at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle! :D I'm definitely going to see them there!
Probably a better price than the Pantages where the tickets range from $39.00 to $110.00.
Jazz Alley's ticket price for TMS's show is $49.
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We watched two episodes of MIRANDA, had some peach pie, and Eric headed home to interview a possible new roommate.
I am pondering dinner.
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Had a productive phone meeting with ALS and now have a very clear picture of what their twenty minutes will be. Then I had some lunch - a chopped salad with a little ham and avocado added and red wine vinegar dressing (at Jerry's) and a bagel - all great about about 7 or 800 calories all in, although I suspect much closer to 700. I'll jog in a bit and that will come down. I'm not really going to eat anything else substantial - just some almonds and dried cranberries a little later. I picked up a couple of packages, too.
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I'm listening to L.A. Now and Then (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HU4NVCM/). :D
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Good! And then don't dilly-dally but write a review while it's fresh in your mind. Here's dear reader ChasSmith's wonderful review - I'd buy it based on reading this! There's also a shorter review that's also five stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Now-Then-Original-Cast-Recording/dp/B01HU4NVCM/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HMTBQX93BCCWQ6F7YX3W
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Good evening!
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No CD in today's mail. As a matter of fact, I haven't gotten mail in three days. I'm assuming it's not just me. I guess I'll have to call the post office again to see what's going on.
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I enjoyed Mr. McMartin in Grey Gardens.
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Time to head home.
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A Hawaiian sunset.
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I had some pie. I really didn't want any, but I had to even up the row.
The sacrifices we sometimes have to make!
It can be a tough life sometimes.
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A Hawaiian sunset.
I think I'd like to be there now.
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Good evening!
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What the hey????????
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Page three at almost 9:00 pm?
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And not even at the end of page three.
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Where is everybody tonight?
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Kerry is here at night?
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Maybe I have gone through a time warp and it is really 9:00 am?
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No. No such luck.
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And now Kerry has left me.
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I enjoyed John McMartin in SWEET CHARITY, but I loved him on the FOLLIES CD.
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I already dreamed of being able to play Benjamin Stone, but it didn't happen.
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Um, no, and let me say that again most emphatically NO. Page three? At nine pacific time? I suggest a posting frenzy or three and I'd suggest it real soon. That's what I'm suggesting.
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Finished with my viewing.
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FOLLIES just isn't done very often in community theatre.
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Where's Jane, George, Cilla, Vixmom, and I could go on.
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This is quite unseemly and even the two Ds - disheartening and disgusting.
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Page four? Really? Get me off this damn page.
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Boy it is tough trying to post tonight.
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Maybe it is my laptop that is the problem.
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A frenzy alone is not easy to pull off.
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Sandy is feeling better.
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He thinks he is up to going to lunch tomorrow.
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I wish he would feel better on Mondays.
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Friday is the worst day to try driving home from Seattle.
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Plus we are expecting rain all day tomorrow.
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But the good news is that he is feeling well enough to go out again.
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Maybe everyone is having laptop problems.
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#102
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Don't worry, I will overcome my laptop problems
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It is just taking a little longer to post.
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A friend of mine just got back from L.A.
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He got to see GREY GARDENS
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With Betty Buckley and Rachel York.
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He said it was brilliant.
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Where is John tonight?
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Maybe he was here earlier.
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If so, he was one of the only ones.
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I meant to watch SHE LOVES ME again tonight.
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I think today is the last day to watch it, until it is edited and brought back onto Broadway HD in a couple of months.
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My friend, Tracy, didn't like Laura Benanti in SHE LOVES ME.
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She thought she sounded like Kathryn Grayson.
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And that was not meant as a compliment.
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Personally, I thought she was delightful.
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My favorite song from the show is "Dear Friend," and she brought a tear to my eye.
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One more post.
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Five
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Tragic what is happening in Dallas tonight.
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Four of the police officers are dead.
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The world gets crazier every day.
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Our local station has hooked into their "sister station" in Dallas.
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Apparently, all local stations are equally mediocre.
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Hello, 1 Guest!
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Are you one of the regulars who has decided to lurk tonight?
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If so, I could use your help tonight.
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Some of the wounded officers were taken to the infamous Parkland Hospital.
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Wow, we have made it to post 130
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That is a big improvement from where we were a couple of hours ago.
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My 1 Guest has gone away.
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I don't blame him/her.
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These posts are pretty damn boring.
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You want quality or quantity?
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I would prefer both.
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Sandy is feeling better.
I am glad to hear this.
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But I guess tonight I will have to settle for quantity.
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But the good news is that he is feeling well enough to go out again.
Yup. Easy travel vibes!
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Maybe it is my laptop that is the problem.
The last few evenings I have found it sluggish. Tonight, so far, it is fine.
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Tragic what is happening in Dallas tonight.
Very :(
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Sandy is feeling better.
I am glad to hear this.
Thank you.
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The world gets crazier every day.
So true. It is baffling.
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Maybe it is my laptop that is the problem.
The last few evenings I have found it sluggish. Tonight, so far, it is fine.
My laptop must have caught the sluggish from your computer.
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I did 4 loads of laundry this evening. I have one left for tomorrow.
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Well, I guess I have done all that I am able to do.
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I had planned to take a short walk this evening but since it rained I decided to do laundry instead.
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I did 4 loads of laundry this evening. I have one left for tomorrow.
Wow!
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One more post.
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SIX
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I am dozing off.....
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A Hawaiian sunset.
Wow! That's beautiful.
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But the good news is that he is feeling well enough to go out again.
That's very good news, Tom!
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But the good news is that he is feeling well enough to go out again.
That's very good news, Tom!
Thank you.