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Title: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 12:26:29 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both in whack and out of whack, and now it is time for you to post until the in and out of whack cows come home.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 12:27:11 AM
And the word of the day is: ROLLICK!
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 12:42:55 AM
First post after BK!
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 12:47:24 AM
T.O.D.


HEAVEN CAN WAIT
BONNIE AND CLYDE
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 01:03:07 AM
Comparing back and forth the Bernstein and Vienna Symphony of the Randall Thompson - of course the Bernstein is in stereo and I was wrong in the notes - it does have very good and crisp sound, whereas the Bay Cities sounds like crap (not our fault - the recording is terrible) - interestingly, the Bernstein has always felt ponderous in its opening minutes, so I was surprised to see the Bernstein is only two seconds longer - but analyzing them carefully, while he begins much too ponderously with no sense of urgency or excitement, he then picks up the tempo about ninety seconds in and finds at least something approximating the urgency and excitement - it's better than I said in the notes, although the NY Phil is, for me, not at its best here - nothing terrible, just a bit ragged at times, probably due to Mr. Bernstein.  But this symphony is so brilliantly melodic and American in feel (but not Copland-esque), it's absolutely worth getting - the music is glorious.  I think the CD can be had very cheaply.
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Post by: FJL on October 22, 2016, 02:18:43 AM
Health vibes to vixmom!
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Post by: FJL on October 22, 2016, 02:19:00 AM
Money vibes to Larry.
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Post by: Michael on October 22, 2016, 04:17:26 AM
Good morning to all
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 04:52:01 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 04:52:27 AM
Way too early for this Saturday morning.

But it was a toss-and-turn-y night, so what the heck.
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 05:10:00 AM
DR George, I know you've posted the Photobucket instructions in the past, but please do so one more time and I'll start using it.

I'll also replace the now-you-see-it, now-you-don't BAM! image!    :)
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 05:29:11 AM
TOD

SHampoo
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 05:29:30 AM
Thanks for the vibes
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 05:50:05 AM
It's a very gray morning here.  I had weird dreams, all fading from memory as I type this.  i do remember that DR Ginny, Richard and I went with two men I can no longer identify to a dreadful production of What the Butler Saw in what seemed a football stadium. I also remember that I talked to actress Jane Houdyshell about what a mess the profuction was.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 05:50:40 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 05:53:07 AM
I have nothing more to report back to work on the song I'm orchestrating, a look at this song I was asked to write as a choral arrangement, a bit of cooking, ands a call to Joshie to see how he's surviving.  I expect to get the remainder of Guys & Dolls Act Two at some point this weekend.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 05:55:03 AM
Good Weekend Vibes to all!
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Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 05:56:47 AM
DR vixmom, I hope your next three days all go swimmingly to your advantage!
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 05:57:20 AM
DR Laura, I want a full report on The Sound of Music today!
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 06:21:38 AM
I talked to actress Jane Houdyshell about what a mess the profuction was.

Temper, my good sir.  Temper.
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Post by: Ginny on October 22, 2016, 06:32:29 AM
Saturday morning greetings!  I have a lot to do today before Richard and I leave tomorrow for a little trip to Richmond, VA.  He has a clergy meeting at the end of the week and we're going to visit Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and James Madison's Montpelier on the way.
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Post by: Ginny on October 22, 2016, 07:29:00 AM
Health vibes to vixmom!

Ditto!
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Post by: Ginny on October 22, 2016, 07:30:54 AM
Rob and Mary Linda babysat here last night with their godson (our great nephew J) while his dad helped coach the Franklin Wildcats and his mom and grandma cheered them on.  J is a busy 18-month-old and it was delightful to have him here.
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Post by: Kerry on October 22, 2016, 08:10:42 AM
Good Morning!


TOD:

"Shampoo"  and "Heaven Can Wait" and "Splendor in the Grass"
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: Kerry on October 22, 2016, 08:12:10 AM
Sending Good Vibes to all the Folks!
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 08:15:17 AM
Good morning.

Getting ready to get some donuts!
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Post by: Jrand74 on October 22, 2016, 08:35:49 AM
Saturday!

TOD:
Splendor in the Grass
Bonnie & Clyde
The Parallax View
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 09:13:06 AM
I was out of whack from so little sleep, but I've made up a couple of hours, AND I'm eating scrambled eggs and bacon which are putting me nicely back into whack.
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Post by: Amy on October 22, 2016, 09:20:25 AM
TOD:
Heaven Can Wait
Reds

Why am I the only person who loved "Reds"? For years that was my favorite movie of all time - all three hours of it.
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 09:32:14 AM
I'm afraid all the donuts won't get to your friend, Elmore. I got them from a place that was on the "best donuts in every state" list. My sample was awesome.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/the-best-doughnut-shop-in-every-state-according-to-yelp?utm_term=.ntJopAkom#.fbQEBMrE3
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
From DR John:
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The cream cheese was more solid, so I spread it around the outside of the bowl and put the more liquid dip in the center.

So there was a bowl dividing them.  Now I can picture it :)
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 09:56:29 AM
TOD:
Heaven Can Wait
Reds

Why am I the only person who loved "Reds"? For years that was my favorite movie of all time - all three hours of it.

Red was good.  I considered listing it.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 09:58:18 AM
My favorite film is
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 09:58:42 AM
I've only seen it once, however, I recall liking DICK TRACEY.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 10:05:20 AM
I'm afraid all the donuts won't get to your friend, Elmore. I got them from a place that was on the "best donuts in every state" list. My sample was awesome.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/the-best-doughnut-shop-in-every-state-according-to-yelp?utm_term=.ntJopAkom#.fbQEBMrE3

Maybe you should have got 2 boxes?
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 10:05:33 AM
DR Laura, have fun today.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:06:54 AM
I'm afraid all the donuts won't get to your friend, Elmore. I got them from a place that was on the "best donuts in every state" list. My sample was awesome.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/the-best-doughnut-shop-in-every-state-according-to-yelp?utm_term=.ntJopAkom#.fbQEBMrE3

Some of the donuts on this link look amazing.  I wanted the cream cheese donut with chocolate oozing out of it, from Dough in Brooklyn, until I read the chocolate is Nutella.  Nutella is hazelnut and you know how I feel about that.

I have only been to one of these shops, Blue Star Donuts in Portland.  A friend kept raving about them.  We were underwhelmed.
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 10:38:05 AM
I love doughnuts.  I don't go in for a lot of fancy ones, but there are a few in those pictures I could stuff my face with right now.

That would be perfect, actually... a nice finisher on top of the eggs and bacon.  Don't you think?  With another nice cup of coffee?
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 11:26:33 AM
Apropos of nothing, here's a Morphine Tango (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sA_AmgoObc) (from Kiss of the Spider Woman) you won't see -- or hear -- every day.
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 11:32:52 AM
DR Laura, have fun today.

Thanks, Elmore.

We are going to take the bus. The theater is on the university campus, and today is homecoming. Traffic will be a total mess. I am sad to say, that since I am going to have to do quite a bit of walking, that I will have to wear my hiking boots. My achilles tendon has not improved, and the boots are the only shoes I can walk any distance in.
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 11:34:30 AM
I went back to the donut shop and got two smaller boxes. I don't think I could carry that big box on the bus very easily.

I got out of there without buying another donut.
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Post by: FJL on October 22, 2016, 11:53:34 AM
DR Laura, have fun today.

Thanks, Elmore.

We are going to take the bus. The theater is on the university campus, and today is homecoming. Traffic will be a total mess. I am sad to say, that since I am going to have to do quite a bit of walking, that I will have to wear my hiking boots. My achilles tendon has not improved, and the boots are the only shoes I can walk any distance in.


The hiking boots could be seen as a tribute to the "Climb Every Mountain" finale of the show, though.

"Sound of Music" finale - Climb Every Mountain reprise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvDFoF9sfQA
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 12:26:45 PM
I'm up, I'm up - ten hours of glorious sleep. 
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 12:32:24 PM
Wear a long skirt with the boots ;)
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 12:32:27 PM
While I was putting CDs away I found another performance of Randall Thompson's second symphony, this on Chandos, conducted by Neeme Jarvi with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.  Parts of it are the best of the bunch - the orchestra is really great and the only thing that took some getting used to was the quicker tempo in the slow second movement (a beautiful tune) - but the first movement is fifteen seconds faster than the Bernstein and boy does that make a difference in a good way.  They're all interesting - Bernstein, in light of hearing these others, is certainly better than I was giving it credit for, save for the sloppiness.  The Jarvi lacks a certain bit of the fun of the final movement, which is key.  I also found the Koch so I'll be curious to play it and see if it's like the rest of their output - distant miked and bad - but that CD also has Thompson's third, so want to hear that - they also did his first and want to revisit that. 
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 12:34:27 PM
For those of you who have not had your flu shots yet, read this for the best time of day to get it. (http://www.menshealth.com/health/when-you-should-get-a-flu-shot)
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 12:36:54 PM
Soon it will be time for BK to transition from second symphonies to second concertos.
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 01:18:37 PM
As expected, the Koch recording is dreadful in just about every way, with a final movement that is a minute and twenty seconds LONGER than the Bernstein and a minute longer than the Jarvi - dynamics are, of course, distant and all over the place.  Terrible.  So, of these, the Jarvi is the smoothest and perhaps technically the best played, but in the end the Bernstein, while certainly not fun, captures the spirit of the piece best, save for the opening minute or so.  That's the one to get until someone does one that's absolutely perfect, which will probably occur on the twelfth of never.
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 01:23:58 PM
From DR John:
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The cream cheese was more solid, so I spread it around the outside of the bowl and put the more liquid dip in the center.

So there was a bowl dividing them.  Now I can picture it :)

No bowl dividing them. The liquid one was at the center. You could get one chip into both dips at the same time.
Title: Re: IN AND OUT OF WHACK
Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 01:26:19 PM
TOD:

McCabe and Mrs. Miller
The Player
Heaven Can Wait
Bugsy
Bulworth
Dick Tracy
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Post by: Jrand74 on October 22, 2016, 01:38:58 PM
Now I want donuts.
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Post by: KevinH on October 22, 2016, 01:48:05 PM
For those of you who have not had your flu shots yet, read this for the best time of day to get it. (http://www.menshealth.com/health/when-you-should-get-a-flu-shot)




Thanks, DR Jane!  I'll have to go to the health unit at work between 9 and 11 am this week.
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Post by: KevinH on October 22, 2016, 01:51:36 PM
Listened to the first several songs of Unsung Sherman Brothers--love it so far!  Only problem--I tried later to play it in my car's CD player and it wouldn't work.   
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Post by: KevinH on October 22, 2016, 01:53:44 PM
Sorry to hear that comedian Kevin Meaney has died.  I thought he was very funny.
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Post by: George on October 22, 2016, 02:40:38 PM
Sorry to hear that comedian Kevin Meaney has died.  I thought he was very funny.

He was only 60 years old. :(
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 02:48:44 PM
DR George, thank you for the instructions!  I'll be trying that out later.
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Post by: George on October 22, 2016, 02:52:27 PM
DR George, thank you for the instructions!  I'll be trying that out later.

Great!
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 02:54:53 PM
A preview story of Freaky Friday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/get-ready-for-another-freaky-friday/2016/10/20/1e2f89c8-947a-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-arts%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 02:55:58 PM
Clearance sale at Half Price Books. Two hours of shopping was able to fill a bag of odds, ends and Casanova's autobiography.
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 02:56:06 PM
Let's move on.
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 02:56:17 PM
Three!
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 03:04:12 PM
(http://savorsa.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dual-avocado-dips.jpg)

Here are the dips.
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Post by: Druxy on October 22, 2016, 03:25:58 PM
TOD:

Splendor in the Grass
The Parallax View
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Post by: FJL on October 22, 2016, 03:36:56 PM
Interesting link, John G.   Thanks for posting it!

Wondering if KevinH ended up seeing the show.


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Post by: Jrand74 on October 22, 2016, 04:01:13 PM
I can't go to Half Price Books until I get more shelf space.
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 04:04:01 PM
I can't go to Half Price Books until I have a Half Price Books to go to.    :(
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 04:04:23 PM
(http://savorsa.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dual-avocado-dips.jpg)

Here are the dips.

Wow!  I wasn't picturing that well at all.  That looks wonderful!
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Post by: George on October 22, 2016, 04:10:12 PM
Well, I need to get ready for tonight's final performance of "An Improbable Peck of Plays 5."  We do have some tickets sold, so that's good.  We'll probably have some walk ups, as well.
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Post by: George on October 22, 2016, 04:10:26 PM
Have a good rest of the day, all!
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 04:36:32 PM
From DR John:
Quote
The cream cheese was more solid, so I spread it around the outside of the bowl and put the more liquid dip in the center.

So there was a bowl dividing them.  Now I can picture it :)

No bowl dividing them. The liquid one was at the center. You could get one chip into both dips at the same time.

The photo helps to picture it, thanks.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 04:37:22 PM
For those of you who have not had your flu shots yet, read this for the best time of day to get it. (http://www.menshealth.com/health/when-you-should-get-a-flu-shot)




Thanks, DR Jane!  I'll have to go to the health unit at work between 9 and 11 am this week.

I put it on my calendar to do it in the morning next year instead of the afternoon.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 04:42:00 PM
I am guessing the dip is on the spicy side for me, yet it is intriguing enough that I would have to taste it :)
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 05:14:52 PM
Had a chili, cheese, and onion omelet and an English muffin.  Listened to the Thompson third on the Koch disc, which is so irritating I shut it off, as great as the music is.  I found one on You Tube taken from an old, scratchy transcription disc from a CBS radio broadcast from the late 1940s - and THERE is the great music conducted by someone who understands the music and even with all the scratches and crappy sound, it's brilliant.  There's also his first symphony on You Tube taken from a 1971 broadcast, and that's very good, too.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 05:16:58 PM
I've moved on to English music now, mostly on my favorite label devoted to English music, Lyrita.  I do think I've got most of their CDs that were done for LP originally.  They sound amazing - they were kind of the Mercury Records of the UK - just great sound and always interesting music.  Right now listening to the wonderful female composer Grace Williams.  I should have pulled out all the others when I was cleaning the closet - all the Alwyn and Arnold and Bax, etc. - at some point I'll go in and get all those. 
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 05:25:23 PM
Bruce, is it true Jerry's Deli is closing?  Not that I care as I can't get past their terrible bread but I know you like it.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 06:22:13 PM
Jerry's in Woodland Hills has closed, due to a non-negotiating new landlord.  Our Jerry's and Encino Jerry's are fine.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 06:22:28 PM
Back from a two-and-a-half mile jog.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 06:22:45 PM
I guess I'll go watch a motion picture of some sort.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 06:26:50 PM
The show was great. Wonderful singing, and the sets were beautiful.
Rodgers and Hammerstein shows are always such wonderful music

Elmore's friend is very nice. And now he has lots of donuts to eat.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 06:28:02 PM
We ended up walking quite a ways, because two of the bus stops we could have used were closed due to the football game. I'm really glad we don't have evening tickets.
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Post by: George on October 22, 2016, 06:29:27 PM
I'm at the theater just waiting for people to show up.  We'll have our last performance, then strike (which will only involve people taking home their costumes because we have no set), then the cast party!
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 06:51:02 PM
Jerry's in Woodland Hills has closed, due to a non-negotiating new landlord.  Our Jerry's and Encino Jerry's are fine.

I was surprised when I read they were closing and you hadn't mentioned it.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 06:51:43 PM
The show was great. Wonderful singing, and the sets were beautiful.
Rodgers and Hammerstein shows are always such wonderful music

Elmore's friend is very nice. And now he has lots of donuts to eat.

I am pleased you enjoyed the show, and Elmore's friend.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 06:51:51 PM
The show was great. Wonderful singing, and the sets were beautiful.
Rodgers and Hammerstein shows are always such wonderful music

Elmore's friend is very nice. And now he has lots of donuts to eat.

He liked you.  Loved the donuts! Were you by yourself?
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 06:52:48 PM
DR Laura, how was Ben as Capt. Von Trapp?  And Merwyn as Max?
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 06:52:48 PM
It was just too nice out for me not to take a second, though shorter, walk before it got dark.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 06:53:21 PM
I would have stayed out longer except I had clothes in the dryer.  Laundry is not Keith's thing-lol
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 06:53:52 PM
The show was great. Wonderful singing, and the sets were beautiful.
Rodgers and Hammerstein shows are always such wonderful music

Elmore's friend is very nice. And now he has lots of donuts to eat.

He liked you.  Loved the donuts! Were you by yourself?

How could he not like DR Laura, especially when she delivered donuts ;)
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 06:54:19 PM
I'm at the theater just waiting for people to show up.  We'll have our last performance, then strike (which will only involve people taking home their costumes because we have no set), then the cast party!

That's easy :)
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 07:01:59 PM
Sandra was with me.

He was wonderful, and Merwyn was too. The whole cast was excellent.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 07:03:29 PM
It made me wish I could sing.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 07:06:03 PM
Now I am chopping up stuff for a quinoa salad for tomorrow's funeral. Then I will ice my foot. If I do it now, I'll never get up.
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Post by: Jrand74 on October 22, 2016, 07:06:17 PM
DR LAURA my friend Darren Matthias is also in the cast, not sure which roles he plays.
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 07:06:30 PM
Just watched Killing Reagan, the first of these I've seen.  And I haven't read any of the books.  This was good, and I look forward to Killing Kennedy next.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 07:07:34 PM
Sandra was with me.

He was wonderful, and Merwyn was too. The whole cast was excellent.

Excellent!  I am happy you had a good time.  And thanks for taking him the donuts.  Can I send you some money?
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 07:07:47 PM
But what I most look forward to - right now?

Hitting the sack!  Oh yes, it is waiting.  And I mustn't keep the sack waiting.
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Post by: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 07:08:30 PM
That sounds like a great day, DR Laura.  Now I wish I could see that tour.

I guess I should check it out.  Has it already played around the east coast?
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 07:21:33 PM
That sounds like a great day, DR Laura.  Now I wish I could see that tour.

I guess I should check it out.  Has it already played around the east coast?

I would like to see it very much, if only to wipe that TV Live broadcast and  disastrous Susan Shilman revival out of my mind.  In 1963 I saw the first national tour.  It was great!
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 07:36:36 PM
DR LAURA my friend Darren Matthias is also in the cast, not sure which roles he plays.

He was the butler. We saw him at the stage door, too. He received no donuts. Unless Ben shared with him.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 07:38:27 PM
That sounds like a great day, DR Laura.  Now I wish I could see that tour.

I guess I should check it out.  Has it already played around the east coast?

http://thesoundofmusicontour.com/#tickets
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 07:40:07 PM
Didn't mention the Jerry's in Woodland Hills because I'd only ever been there one time.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 07:40:38 PM
How many people here who've watched Killing Reagan know which Dancing Dildo is in it?
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 08:15:27 PM
Watching Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. It's great in its own weird way.
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Post by: John G. on October 22, 2016, 08:15:53 PM
But I'm fading. May head to bed soon.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 08:24:28 PM
My foot is on ice, and Joshie is purring on my lap. Which makes computering difficult.
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 08:59:58 PM
Busy day today 2 tests one of which required drinking a massive quantity of iodine laced iced tea and a IV which they couldn't get started in my left arm so had to switch to my right
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:04:08 PM
The other involved placing parts of my anatomy into a vice and squishing them flat
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:04:30 PM
Ah the joys of womanhood
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Post by: George on October 22, 2016, 09:05:03 PM
Just watched Killing Reagan, the first of these I've seen.  And I haven't read any of the books.  This was good, and I look forward to Killing Kennedy next.

I made a DVD of this for my dad.
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:06:19 PM
To celebrate the end of the torture I went to Arbys and brought roasrbeef sandwiches and curly fries home for vixdad and myself
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:07:13 PM
Then i went to church to.help.them set up.for this  evenings Oktoberfest
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:10:18 PM
It was a fun evening with a dinner of pork schnitzel,  bratwurst, red cabbage, hot German potato salad,  those little German noodles  (The name slipped my mind) pretzels and non alcoholic beer
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:10:46 PM
All you could eat buffet
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:11:14 PM
Foot vibes for Laura
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:15:01 PM
Now I am chopping up stuff for a quinoa salad for tomorrow's funeral. Then I will ice my foot. If I do it now, I'll never get up.

I read this as "dice my foot" which I considered an extraordinarily bad idea
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:15:47 PM
Happy to hear you actually opted to.ice it instead
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:16:31 PM
Please send Sandra my regards,  I do miss her posts and wish her well
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:17:22 PM
Maybe I'll stop by the drugstore and get Mr flu shot tomorrow after church
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:18:23 PM
We had the flu shot clinic  at church last weekend while we were away
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:22:00 PM
Oh for those that Care the desserts were German. Chocolate cake,  German Apple cake, Apple pie, pumpkin pie and those butter cookies you make with a cookie press with the raspberry jam garnish on top like a little cherry
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:22:38 PM
Maybe I'll stop by the drugstore and get Mr flu shot tomorrow after church


Mr flu shot?
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:23:23 PM
That seems a bit formal, Spellchecker
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:23:52 PM
I found page 5, folks ; it was right here all the time
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:25:37 PM
Then Monday I get to see my radiology oncologist for my 6 month check up
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:26:13 PM
Isn't this exciting?
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:27:19 PM
And somewhere also g the line I need to schedule everyone's favorite invasive procedure
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:28:11 PM
And a Dentist appointment  or two ... maybe I will be able to get my teeth by Christmad
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:28:34 PM
Oh the fun never ends
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:28:52 PM
Nor do the bills
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:30:04 PM
At least we still have  insurance.....
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:30:45 PM
Isn't it about time that the West coast folks chime in?
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:31:35 PM
It's already tomorrow and I must be up in 6 1/2 hours
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:33:22 PM
I wonder what my body would do if it ever had  8 or more hours of sleep in one go,  it might think I  had fallen into a coma
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:34:01 PM
I probably shouldn't  chance  it
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Post by: vixmom on October 22, 2016, 09:35:05 PM
I am off to slumberland.  Good night all
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:38:13 PM
Good evening!
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:38:48 PM
Good night, Vixmom!
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:42:38 PM
I had a great day working on the book.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:44:13 PM
Which is too bad because it is probably the last really sunny day we will have for a while.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:45:01 PM
My first excuse was I waiting for my grocery delivery.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:45:39 PM
After that, I was having too much fun.
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Post by: Laura on October 22, 2016, 09:50:29 PM
Sending good vibes for all your tests, Vixmom!
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:58:24 PM
Nicky has to go back to the doctor on Monday.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:59:00 PM
His test results showed he was having kidney problems.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 09:59:33 PM
So, he has to go and give a urine specimen.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:00:16 PM
How do you tell a cat that he has to hold it until you get to the doctor?
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:03:18 PM
I called Betzy and she is going to go with me again on Monday.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:07:14 PM
That makes it so much easier to get Nick in and out of the car and into the doctor's office.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:13:46 PM
John, that dip looks really good.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:15:21 PM
I hope you win on Monday.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:15:55 PM
Page Six
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:19:03 PM
Didn't mention the Jerry's in Woodland Hills because I'd only ever been there one time.
That's ok 😊
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:26:07 PM
Busy day today 2 tests one of which required drinking a massive quantity of iodine laced iced tea and a IV which they couldn't get started in my left arm so had to switch to my right

After the iodine do you have to avoid people until it flushes through your system?
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:26:33 PM
To celebrate the end of the torture I went to Arbys and brought roasrbeef sandwiches and curly fries home for vixdad and myself

LOL, I guess not.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:27:01 PM
Happy to hear you actually opted to.ice it instead

;D
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:27:51 PM
Maybe I'll stop by the drugstore and get Mr flu shot tomorrow after church

Did your read the link I posted about the best time of the day to get your shot?
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:28:53 PM
I too miss Sandra and her funny posts.
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Post by: bk on October 22, 2016, 10:29:01 PM
Finished with my viewing and am back to my listening.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:30:14 PM
It made me wish I could sing.

I always wish I could sing.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:38:31 PM
How do you tell a cat that he has to hold it until you get to the doctor?

Bogie used to give sterile urine samples, meaning they took them with a needle.  I could lock him in a bathroom with a plastic lined kitty litter and take that in but I found the results weten'the accurate.   Poor boy.  I wonder how the will get Nicky 's. 

Major vibes his kidneys are ok!
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:38:52 PM
I called Betzy and she is going to go with me again on Monday.

Good.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:41:04 PM
That makes it so much easier to get Nick in and out of the car and into the doctor's office.

I know it is still easier to have help with him at home, however, if you have to take him on your own do you call the office from your cell phone?  I expect they would go to the car and get him for you?
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:42:09 PM
FOOT VIBES FOR DR LAURA!
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:46:36 PM
That makes it so much easier to get Nick in and out of the car and into the doctor's office.

I know it is still easier to have help with him at home, however, if you have to take him on your own do you call the office from your cell phone?  I expect they would go to the car and get him for you?


Yes, if I am by myself with Nicky, they will come out and get him for me.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:47:58 PM
But that doesn't help getting him from the house to the car.😟
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:48:57 PM
Well, I got bad news about the play.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:53:24 PM
But that doesn't help getting him from the house to the car.😟

I began with that but it seemed you wouldn't have help on at the vet's which surprised me. 
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 10:53:29 PM
Not about the play really, but about the rehearsal space.  It is wheelchair accessible, but it has no accessible bathrooms.  They are upstairs.  There are "available" restrooms across the street at the dingy shopping plaza.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:54:06 PM
Well, I got bad news about the play.

 :-\
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:54:31 PM
Not about the play really, but about the rehearsal space.  It is wheelchair accessible, but it has no accessible bathrooms.  They are upstairs.  There are "available" restrooms across the street at the dingy shopping plaza.

What!
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 10:55:47 PM
Are the rehearsals in a different location than the theater?
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:01:28 PM
They are until THE WIZARD OF OZ opens at the theater.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:08:08 PM
I did not need to find this out.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 11:19:11 PM
This has got to be upsetting.  How long before you will be in the theater with a proper bathroom?  Are you considering dropping out?
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:20:37 PM
I assumed, when I asked if the rehearsal hall was accessible, I meant in all aspects.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:23:53 PM
This has got to be upsetting.  How long before you will be in the theater with a proper bathroom?  Are you considering dropping out?

I believe we move into the theater on November 7.  And yes, I am thinking of dropping out.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 11:36:49 PM
I am really sorry.  I know you have been looking forward to doing this.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 11:38:14 PM
Is there a way to accommodate you until the 7th, shorten the time you need to be there for rehearsals?
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:38:35 PM
Yes, I have.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:40:08 PM
Is there a way to accommodate you until the 7th, shorten the time you need to be there for rehearsals?


She suggested that, but that doesn't always solve the problem.
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 11:41:11 PM
I know but I was hoping it would be good enough.
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Post by: TCB on October 22, 2016, 11:43:35 PM
Seven!
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Post by: Jane on October 22, 2016, 11:53:08 PM
'night Tom.  Good luck with your decision making.
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Post by: TCB on October 23, 2016, 12:00:03 AM
Thanks.  Good night.
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Post by: TCB on October 23, 2016, 12:16:03 AM
Greetings, 5 Guests!