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Title: MIGHTY LAK' AN IRISH SONG
Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 12:11:56 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes were like an Irish song, and now it is time for you to post until the Irish cows come home.
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 12:12:45 AM: And the word of the day is: KITH!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:20:17 AM: First post after BK!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:20:41 AM: Second post after BK!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:21:09 AM: Third post after BK!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:21:37 AM: Should I keep going?
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:21:54 AM: Probably not.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:22:58 AM: I feel lost without my partner in crime.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:25:56 AM: I know this isn't Wednesday, but will there be a recording (audio or video) of the 10th Anniversary of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X?
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:29:54 AM: T.O.D.

TORCHWOOD

I think that is the only UK series I have ever watched all the way.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:41:19 AM: WELCOME 1 GUEST!
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 12:57:24 AM: Quote from: TCB on August 29, 2016, 12:29:54 AM
T.O.D.

TORCHWOOD

I think that is the only UK series I have ever watched all the way.

I agree! Torchwood was very good...at first. I didn't love the last (American) season.
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 01:01:37 AM: I also love "Doctor Who" and "Red Dwarf" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 01:12:28 AM: Quote from: George on August 29, 2016, 12:57:24 AM
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T.O.D.

TORCHWOOD

I think that is the only UK series I have ever watched all the way.

I agree! Torchwood was very good...at first. I didn't love the last (American) season.

I agree. I didn't are for the last year of TORCHWOOD.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 01:13:20 AM: Quote from: George on August 29, 2016, 01:01:37 AM
I also love "Doctor Who" and "Red Dwarf" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
.

I have never seen any of those.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 01:15:58 AM: How was THE FANTASTICKS?
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 01:30:13 AM: Well, I only saw the first act of "The Fantasticks." I had to leave after intemission to be able to get to the TAO auditions in time. A couple of months ago, I posted about a production that I saw in Portland, Oregon directed by a friend of mine, where they added mothers and split the lines between them. Well, this production (which only played this weekend) was directed by the same guy, and he added mothers to this production, too! WTH? It was otherwise well done and well cast with good singers, except for the mothers (who shouldn't have been there), Matt's father (I forget his character's name), and El Gallo. Matt's father always seemed like he did not know many of his lines. El Gallo was a good performer, but he was a kid...probably just out of high school. Much too young for the role.

And that's my 2 cents.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 01:31:49 AM: Well, good night, George!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 01:34:24 AM: Quote from: George on August 29, 2016, 01:30:13 AM
Well, I only saw the first act of "The Fantasticks." I had to leave after intemission to be able to get to the TAO auditions in time. A couple of months ago, I posted about a production that I saw in Portland, Oregon directed by a friend of mine, where they added mothers and split the lines between them. Well, this production (which only played this weekend) was directed by the same guy, and he added mothers to this production, too! WTH? It was otherwise well done and well cast with good singers, except for the mothers (who shouldn't have been there), Matt's father (I forget his character's name), and El Gallo. Matt's father always seemed like he did not know many of his lines. El Gallo was a good performer, but he was a kid...probably just out of high school. Much too young for the role.

And that's my 2 cents.

Glad I missed that production.
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 01:39:23 AM: It wasn't horrible. Just a couple of wrong directoral decisions.
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 01:43:41 AM: After "The Fantasticks,", TAO had the first night of auditions for our fifth annual "An Improbable Peck of Plays." Saturday afternoon, I made copies of all the scripts to be used as sides, but I only made one set of copies. So yesterday, after concessions, I had to rush to a FedExKinko's and make the copies and rush to the theater.
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 01:44:05 AM: Most of the auditioners were there by the time I got there, so I just had to make the announcements and introductions, and then the directors took over. They handed out the scripts and chose who read what (of course), and overall it went realy well. We have more auditions tonight, then they plan to cast quickly.
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 02:02:13 AM: Well Tom, I must go to sleep now.

Good night and have a good day. :)
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 02:13:09 AM: Good night, George.
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Post by: FJL on August 29, 2016, 03:02:27 AM: Wow, almost at page 2 at 6 a.m. EST!
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Post by: FJL on August 29, 2016, 03:02:38 AM: Very promising!
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Post by: FJL on August 29, 2016, 03:03:52 AM: My choices for the TOD:

Rock Follies
Tom Brown's Schooldays
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Post by: FJL on August 29, 2016, 03:04:11 AM: Does Monty Python count for the TOD?
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Post by: FJL on August 29, 2016, 03:07:32 AM: Do concerts count as UK shows? If so, I'd also add the Adele concert at Royal Albert Hall. (She seemed so much more relaxed there than in her other concert appearances.)
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 03:42:29 AM: We watch a lot of UK shows... We saw River some time ago and I highly recommend it
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 03:49:56 AM: For comedy shows:

(In no particular order)

Yes, Minster
Yes, Prime Minster
To The Manor Born
Good Neighbors (aka The Good Life)
One Foot In The Grave
Butterflies
Keeping Up Appearances
Rising Damp
Dad's Army
The Vicar of Dibley
Absolutely Fabulous
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 03:53:42 AM: Costume Dramas

Upstairs/Downstairs
Downton Abbey
The Sharpes Rifles series
Horatio Hornblower series
Crawford
Return to Cranford
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:20:21 AM: Murder/mystery/drama

House of Cards Trilogy
Foyle's War
Midsomer murders
Inspector Morse
Inspector Lewis
Broadchurch
Sherlock
Rosemary and Thyme
Prime Suspect
New Tricks
Rumpole of the Bailey
Poirit
A Touch of Frost
Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett version )
Wallender (uk version of a Swedish show so not sure if it counts)
Dirk Gently
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:23:23 AM: SciFi

Dr Who series
Red Dwarf series
Blakes Seven
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:28:21 AM: Comedy cont

The Black Adder series
Faulty Towers
Monty Python
Are You Being Served
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:29:23 AM: Random

Top Gear ( the original guys not this latest incarnation)

The Prisoner

Good night Sweetheart
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:29:48 AM: Finally something I know about!
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:29:57 AM: Off to work
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:30:10 AM: Vibes to everyone
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:30:43 AM: Extra prayers and vibes for TCB and family and Ginny and family
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Post by: FJL on August 29, 2016, 04:55:07 AM: Quote from: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:30:43 AM
Extra prayers and vibes for TCB and family and Ginny and family

Yes, more prayers and vibes from us too
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Post by: Druxy on August 29, 2016, 05:19:13 AM: Follow-up from Yesterday re: My Mac

It's a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch). System El Capitan 10.11.6.

Word version: 15.25

The problem is that despite the settings, the program is not auto-correcting my misspellings.

Misspelled words are not highlighted in red, as they are with MS Word on my old machine....even when I deliberately misspell something and select "Check Spelling".

I took a document from the new machine, e-mailed it to the old machine, then pasted the text into a document created by the old MS Word, and everything was okay.

So, there has to me an issue with the new program.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
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Post by: Druxy on August 29, 2016, 05:23:04 AM: I'm also having an issue with the new iMovie, but that's a bit more complicated.

I also need to get a new personal accounting program (something VERY EASY to set up).

I have been using Quicken for years, but the updated Quicken won't read my old Quicken files, so I might as well consider other programs.

Any suggestions?
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:37:42 AM: Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:39:23 AM: After I finished the G&D work yesterday, I watched all of GRANTCHESTER Season 1. I should have watched it again before Season 2.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:42:43 AM: Today I will work my way into "The Crapshooters Ballet." It's long, mostly based on "Luck, Be A Lady." This show needed Trude Rittman to compose the dance music, she would have made more interesting material out of Loesser's melody and chords than whoever worked with Michael Kidd, OI'm hoping I will find the orchestration as imaginative as it is in the Havana sequence.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:49:06 AM: TOO: I know I'm missing some things, but here goes:

COMEDIES
Keeping Up Appearances
Are You Being Served?
As Time Goes By
Absolutely Fabulous
Moone Boy
Jeeves and Wooster

MYSTERIES
Foyle’s War
Inspector Lynley
Poirot
Midsomer Murders
Vera
Pie in the Sky
Father Brown
Grantchester

DRAMA
Upstairs Downstairs
Downton Abbey
At the Grand
Dancing on the Edge

BBC Classic Adaptations
Vanity Fair (Susan Hampshire)
Pride and Prejudice (both 1980 Fay Weldon screenplay and 1995 Colin Firth)
Emma (Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller)
Cousin Bette (Margaret Tyzack)
A Tale of Two Cities (1989)
Little Dorrit
I, Claudius
David Copperfield (Daniel Radcliffe, Bob Hoskins)
Our Mutual Friend
Bleak House
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 06:12:52 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 06:14:41 AM: Dreams were all vague except for one stupid one I'm trying to shake off.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 06:15:39 AM: DR John G, yep! PBS fund drives happen far too often and I find them painful. I also find much of PBS insulting these days: Manhattan's Channel 13 seems to be a lot of infomercials these days, and I have no idea who thought Lawrence Welk's mix of corn, kitsch. and awful musical arrangements deserved a life there.

PBS also has a knack of finding the whiniest, most irritating announcers to bore you to death with their begging, pleading, cajoling, and nagging the viewer into handing over money for bogus gift items.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 06:16:01 AM: You're all so far ahead of me on British shows it isn't even funny.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 06:18:25 AM: The series I never saw and still want to see is the 1980s Brideshead Revisited.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 06:19:32 AM: PBS pledge drives are, for me, unwatchable these days. It wasn't always this way.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 06:20:26 AM: The 1980s were particularly glorious on PBS.

Which I guess is like saying they don't make movies now like they did in the 1930s, or something! :)
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Post by: Druxy on August 29, 2016, 06:22:55 AM: TOD:

I used to watch RIPPER STREET.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 06:27:13 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:42:43 AM
Today I will work my way into "The Crapshooters Ballet." It's long, mostly based on "Luck, Be A Lady."

I've only played this show once, several years ago. My memories are kind of vague but it seemed like it took a while to thoroughly decipher the handwritten MTI score to my satisfaction. And since it was my first time to really learn the dance music, I was kind of surprised that the aforementioned seemed to be little more than that song. (That's probably a bit simplistic and I should go back to it.)
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:13:44 AM: Monday morning greetings! Not much to report here...
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:14:10 AM: Thank you to DR Jeanne for the comments about Mom last night.
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:17:39 AM: TOD - Many of our favorites have already been mentioned, but I want to add I, Claudius. In our serious dating phase, Richard and I had standing plans to watch this together on Sunday evenings. We even used the Theme from Masterpiece Theatre (Mouret's "Rondeau") as our wedding processional.
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:32:19 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:49:06 AM
TOO: I know I'm missing some things, but here goes:

...

MYSTERIES
Foyle’s War
Inspector Lynley
Poirot
Midsomer Murders
Vera
Pie in the Sky
Father Brown
Grantchester

...

Something you and Richard have in common...
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 07:45:06 AM: Quote from: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:32:19 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:49:06 AM
TOO: I know I'm missing some things, but here goes:

...

MYSTERIES
Foyle’s War
Inspector Lynley
Poirot
Midsomer Murders
Vera
Pie in the Sky
Father Brown
Grantchester

...

Something you and Richard have in common...

Have you and Richard watched Grantchester? As I was watching it last night, I thought, Richard should be watching this!
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 07:46:19 AM: !!! 3hree !!!
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 07:51:51 AM: Here's today's irritation:
http://www.classical-scene.com/2016/08/25/restoring-classic-broadway-score/

These boys are certainly swelling their egos. The work was originally all done by me in 1997 for Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization andCity Center Encores!. They worked from my cleaned up parts and scores provided by Roger Grodsky of the Unversity of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, whose production I believe they ignore in this article as well as his name. OPERA NEWS magazine in 1998 published an article by John Sheehan about me and the reconstruction. Encores! used the article in fund raising.
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:54:51 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 07:45:06 AM
Quote from: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:32:19 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 05:49:06 AM
TOO: I know I'm missing some things, but here goes:

...

MYSTERIES
Foyle’s War
Inspector Lynley
Poirot
Midsomer Murders
Vera
Pie in the Sky
Father Brown
Grantchester

...

Something you and Richard have in common...

Have you and Richard watched Grantchester? As I was watching it last night, I thought, Richard should be watching this!

He didn't find the characters that interesting. He'd add Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis to the list.
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:55:28 AM: TOD - How could I forget Call the Midwife?
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 08:05:59 AM: I would like to see a PBS adaptation of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series, starring Kirsty Dillon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1415407/) in the title role.
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 08:09:26 AM: Quote from: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 04:30:43 AM
Extra prayers and vibes for TCB and family and Ginny and family

Ditto to the first, thanks for the second...
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 08:21:34 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 08:26:53 AM: TOD:

In addition to many of the shows mentioned, I would include Wodehouse Playhouse, perhaps my favorite TV show of all time, as least the first two seasons with Paulette Collins. Just funny stuff.

The two seasons of Blandings were also cherce.

And so many of the classic adaptations on Masterpiece: He Knew He Was Right, The Way We Live Now, Middlemarch, Our Mutual Friend, Daniel Deronda.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 29, 2016, 08:27:46 AM: ME ME ME......the subtitle of that article!
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 29, 2016, 08:29:16 AM: TOD:

Are You Being Served?
Downton Abbey
Therese Raquin a miniseries from the 80's
The Last of the Mohicans another 80's miniseries
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 10:44:49 AM: Second emergency run to the dentist with Dad since I've been here.
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 11:07:43 AM: Druxy, Apple can help with everything but Word, although I've found that some senior technicians can help with Word, too. Make sure you ask for a senior technician. If you go to their site, click on support, then call - you'll select your computer and you can then select call me now - you'll get a call instantly.
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 11:07:59 AM: I'm up, I'm up - almost eight hours of sleep.
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Post by: Jane on August 29, 2016, 11:36:01 AM: DR TCB, Co time Ueda vibes for your nephew and your family.
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Post by: Jane on August 29, 2016, 11:40:38 AM: Foyle's War
Doc Martin
Father Brown

There are more but our friends d'so just joined us at the outdoor bar where Keith is enjoying a cigar.
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Post by: Jane on August 29, 2016, 11:41:58 AM: Quote from: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 07:55:28 AM
TOD - How could I forget Call the Midwife?

Absolutely!!
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 12:15:47 PM: eBay is all screwed up today. The site is up, the it's down, it's up and at the moment it's down.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 29, 2016, 12:35:54 PM: RIP, Gene Wilder!

He was 83. Now, he's reunited with Gilda Radner!

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 29, 2016, 12:40:09 PM: TOD:

Brideshead Revisited
Downton Abbey
Forsyte Saga
Grantchester
House of Cards
I, Claudius
Inspector Lynley
Inspector Morse
Lewis
Lily
Marple (all of them)
Midsomer Murders
Persuasion
Poirot (all of them)
Pride and Prejudice (mini-series)
Prime Suspect
Rome
Single-Handed
Touching Evil
Upstairs, Downstairs
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 29, 2016, 12:48:57 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 12:15:47 PM
eBay is all screwed up today. The site is up, the it's down, it's up and at the moment it's down.

Searching on eBay seemed to be completely screwed up at some point yesterday.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 01:00:12 PM: Loved both versions of Forsyte Saga, even if the remake did cut the last trilogy of the novels.

I also loved both versions of Parade's End, even if they both cut the fourth novel, which was so mean-spirited that I can understand why so many people hate it.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 01:01:57 PM: I loved Gene Wilder as Leo in the Producers and in Young Frankenstein but my favorite was Willy Wonka. So sweetly deranged.
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 01:33:09 PM: eBay is down? Very unusual for them.
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 01:33:28 PM: Back from a Chinese chicken salad and a bagel. I'll jog in a few hours.
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Post by: Jane on August 29, 2016, 01:41:02 PM: I am tired.

'night
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 01:52:33 PM: Orchestrator George Bassman really wasn't sure about the orchestration for "The Crapshooter's Ballet." It's not very good.
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Post by: Druxy on August 29, 2016, 01:56:29 PM: Quote from: bk on August 29, 2016, 11:07:43 AM
Druxy, Apple can help with everything but Word, although I've found that some senior technicians can help with Word, too. Make sure you ask for a senior technician. If you go to their site, click on support, then call - you'll select your computer and you can then select call me now - you'll get a call instantly.

Thank you.

I spoke to the folks at Microsoft this morning, and they solved my MS Word problem.

I am currently working with somebody at Apple to solve the iMovie issue.
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Post by: Ginny on August 29, 2016, 02:21:29 PM: I am cleaning out old files and throwing away a lot from when I taught "information skills" in the 1990's. I can't begin to imagine how anyone would teach that today.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 29, 2016, 02:21:44 PM: Quote from: bk on August 29, 2016, 01:33:09 PM
eBay is down? Very unusual for them.

Yep. Since 1:22 EST. Someone posted that the problem was all over the country, not local,l and the problem is with Comcast.
http://community.ebay.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Yes-the-ebay-site-is-down-Confirmed-via-Tech-Support/td-p/25951932
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 29, 2016, 02:42:46 PM: Gene Wilder played the part of Mr. Stein on "Will and Grace":

Mr. Stein: I thank you from the heart of my bottom. No. Wait a minute. Strike that, reverse it.

***

Will: "I am Mr Stein." Say it.

Mr. Stein: It.

***

Mr. Stein: I like you, Will. You remind me of a young me.
[pauses]
Mr. Stein: Do you know where my red wagon is?
Will: Uhh... no. I'll have to ask mom.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 29, 2016, 02:43:06 PM: Page 4.
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 02:53:06 PM: Was just listening to the rather horrifying duet of Streisand and Melissa McCarthy singing Anything You Can Do - a terrible arrangement and if what I heard on You Tube is actually the mix, the worst I've ever heard - I hope that's just a problem with the upload because all you hear is the band. What was amusing to me was that we're doing the song with Jenna and Sami in the Kritzerland show, and I adjusted some of the lyrics for them. And guess what - one of the lyrics I came up with is almost to the word in the Streisand version. I guess great minds think alike although mine is truer to Berlin's scan and intention.
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Post by: KevinH on August 29, 2016, 03:27:18 PM: Hello!
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Post by: KevinH on August 29, 2016, 03:28:16 PM: TOD:

Are You Being Served?
Keeping Up Appearances
As Time Goes By
Downton Abbey
Doc Martin
Upstairs, Downstairs
Brideshead Revisited
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Post by: KevinH on August 29, 2016, 03:30:50 PM: The Melissa McCarthy duet sounds fine to me. The only cut I don't like is the one with Chris Pine. I wonder if that's his real voice or if he's trying to imitate someone. I take that back. I like Barbra's vocals - I wish she would have sung "I'll Be Seeing You" by herself.
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Post by: KevinH on August 29, 2016, 03:31:14 PM: Sorry to hear about Gene Wilder.
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Post by: KevinH on August 29, 2016, 03:31:36 PM: Continued vibes to DR TCB and family.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 29, 2016, 03:50:44 PM: ComcastONDemand is having a problem with TCM Movies OnDEMAND.

The sound is way off....the voices, music, sound FX are about 2 seconds early.....it's been going since last week.
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 04:08:41 PM: Quote from: John G. on August 29, 2016, 10:44:49 AM
Second emergency run to the dentist with Dad since I've been here.

~~~Vibes for Your Dad!!~~~
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 04:08:56 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on August 29, 2016, 12:35:54 PM
RIP, Gene Wilder!

He was 83. Now, he's reunited with Gilda Radner!

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/

I just heard about this. :(
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 05:08:44 PM: Quote from: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 03:49:56 AM
For comedy shows:

(In no particular order)

Yes, Minster
Yes, Prime Minster
To The Manor Born
Good Neighbors (aka The Good Life)
One Foot In The Grave
Butterflies
Keeping Up Appearances
Rising Damp
Dad's Army
The Vicar of Dibley
Absolutely Fabulous

How could I forget "The Vicar of Dibley"? And "Murder Most Horrid"? I LOVE "Murder Most Horrid"! Dawn French stars in both of those. :D
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 05:09:03 PM: Let me also add "Broadchurch" and "Sherlock" and "Dirk Gently" and "No, Honestly."
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 05:09:39 PM: And now, I must be off. Tonight is the second night (of two nights) of auditions, and I must be there.

But, I'll be back (here) later.
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 06:59:54 PM: How could I have forgotten I, Claudius and Doc Martin?!
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 07:02:42 PM: Is Game of Thrones American or UK made?
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:03:00 PM: I have just bought my tickets for Crete in November.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:03:13 PM: I'm ready to go now.
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 07:04:14 PM: I never sa Murder met horrid I shall have to find it. Saunders and Fench GSM a variety show before AbFab , I believe, that was quite good
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Post by: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 07:04:50 PM: Parental Vibes for John G
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 29, 2016, 07:08:33 PM: What is the weather like in Crete?
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:10:40 PM: I also recently enjoyed Home Fires a lot. And from the classic days of Masterpiece, Cousin Bette, the Barchester Chronicles, the Pallisers, and the Jewel in the Crown.

Then there was Prime Suspect.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:11:40 PM: Quote from: vixmom on August 29, 2016, 07:04:50 PM
Parental Vibes for John G

Thank you. Tonight wasn't pleasant. I've had a headache for days now and I lost my patience.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:12:00 PM: Quote from: Jrand66 on August 29, 2016, 07:08:33 PM
What is the weather like in Crete?

Mediterranean loveliness.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:12:57 PM: (http://newmedia.thomson.co.uk/live/vol/2/fe3dcde09627087ce9c9a645fa34e2b80567fb57/1080x608/web/EUROPEMEDITERRANEANGREECECRETEDES_000800.jpg)
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:13:38 PM: (http://www.visitgreece.gr/deployedFiles/StaticFiles/Photos/crete/Chania_500_new.jpg)
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 07:16:17 PM: Back from a two-and-a-half mile jog. Prior to that it was one hour of completely unnecessary and over the top drama, which was actually mind-boggling. I'm supposed to have a conversation at seven-thirty with the person who caused it - we'll see if that actually happens. If not, an e-mail will be sent - I should think a conversation would be much more pleasant.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:52:46 PM: Vibes for a fruitful and pleasant conversation, BK.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:57:21 PM: Started watching an Italian flick called Bitter Rice with Vittorio Gassman and someone named Doris Dowling. She's said to be a Hollywood star, but I don't know her.

I'm liking the movie though. Neo-realism with a touch of pulp. Russ Meyer could have filmed the scenes of the scantily clad women working the rice fields, especially the big cat fight in the mud.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:57:44 PM: Let's move on.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 07:58:20 PM: Five!
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Post by: bk on August 29, 2016, 08:08:21 PM: Doris Dowling is very memorable in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend in which she plays Gloria. Wonderful performance.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 08:10:00 PM: Quote from: bk on August 29, 2016, 08:08:21 PM
Doris Dowling is very memorable in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend in which she plays Gloria. Wonderful performance.

Thanks. I haven't seen that movie in close to 30 years.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 08:15:37 PM: She had a fascinating life, including a run as the 7th Mrs. Artie Shaw. They had a son together.

She was also in Panama Hattie with Ms. Ethel Merman.
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Post by: John G. on August 29, 2016, 09:15:16 PM: Good night, all.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:14:03 PM: Good evening!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:14:20 PM: Hello, 1 Guest!
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:14:56 PM: Where is everybody tonight.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:15:30 PM: I imagine the east coast has gone to sleep.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:16:07 PM: Or in Vixmom's case, just driving home from work.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:16:54 PM: She just needs to change clothes, grab some coffee, and head back to work.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:17:26 PM: Hopefully that is just a joke on my part.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:20:00 PM: Family vibes to DR Ginny!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:21:55 PM: Thank you for the continued vibes and prayers from so many of you.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:28:04 PM: I went out to the site of the accident, because there was a memorial growing out there.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:28:52 PM: I didn't find it, but my friend Tracy, who lives a few blocks from there, said she has seen it.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:29:35 PM: Maybe I will go back and look again tomorrow.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:30:31 PM: Obviously, the memorial is not for my nephew, but for the woman who was killed.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:31:08 PM: Elijah may be leaving the hospital.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:32:02 PM: He thinks he is going back to his apartment, but he is actually going to his mom's house.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:34:08 PM: Although they are teaching him how to use crutches, he can't really take care of himself.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:34:50 PM: He can't put any pressure on his foot for thirteen weeks.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:37:40 PM: It is his right foot and ankle, so he won't be about to drive.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 10:38:11 PM: And, of course, he has no vehicle.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:25:29 PM: Summer arrived late to Western Washington this year.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:27:07 PM: Now, it appears, it is leaving a bit early.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:29:48 PM: The next 10 days are mostly in the sixties, with only a few days reaching seventy degrees.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:32:23 PM: September is usually one of our nicest months, but we shall see.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:37:37 PM: The ~~Puyallup~~ ~~Western Washington~~ Washington State Fair has finally decided to extend their run an extra week this year. It would really suck if the weather didn't cooperate.
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:43:34 PM: One more post
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Post by: TCB on August 29, 2016, 11:45:05 PM: Six
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Post by: George on August 29, 2016, 11:58:25 PM: Quote from: George on August 29, 2016, 05:09:39 PM
And now, I must be off. Tonight is the second night (of two nights) of auditions, and I must be there.

But, I'll be back (here) later.

Well, the auditions are done and the shows are cast. Those who are cast will get e-mails tomorrow saying they're cast. After everyone has accepted, those who weren't cast will get their e-mails. The first read-through won't be for a couple of weeks, so now we wait.
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Post by: George on August 30, 2016, 12:03:22 AM: After the auditions, I met a couple of friends and friends of theirs at a local karaoke bar. My friend sang "Eye of the Tiger." I did not sing...it's not what I'm interested, at all. But it was fun to watch. :)
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Post by: TCB on August 30, 2016, 12:07:13 AM: Didn't they have any songs you liked?