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Title: GREAT SCOTT!
Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 12:04:44 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were great and spoke of Scott (John), and now it is time for you to post until the great cows come home.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 12:05:20 AM
And the word of the day is: COZE!
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 12:06:35 AM
Kritzerland is proud to present a world premiere CD release:

JULES VERNE’S ROCKET TO THE MOON

Composed and Conducted by John Scott

The 1960s brought us a whole slew of period comedy adventure films like The Great Race, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, and Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies – movies with all-star casts, lots of slapstick comedy, and filled with all manner of heroes, villains, and eccentric characters.  Two years after Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines had its successful run, Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon hit movie screens in the UK.  This time the all-star cast included Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Dennis Price, Troy Donahue, Gert Frobe, Hermione Gingold, and Lionel Jeffries.  The film is handsomely photographed in scope and color, and has a lot of top-notch production values.  And it’s graced with a truly wonderful and tuneful score by John Scott (billed as Patrick John Scott).

By the time of Rocket to the Moon, the word-of-mouth on John Scott’s film scoring abilities was spreading, and director Don Sharp hired him to do the score – that began a fruitful director/composer relationship that continued for several years.  For Rocket to the Moon, Scott came up with a tuneful, eclectic, and wonderful score – the main theme is so infectiously melodic that it’s hard to get it out of your head once you’ve heard it.

Rocket to the Moon was released on LP in the UK – this is its CD debut.  John Scott’s music has delighted and touched audiences all over the world, and it’s enlivened and enhanced a whole slew of movies, including Antony and Cleopatra, England Made Me, Billy Two Hats, a whole series of Jacques Cousteau specials, North Dallas Forty, The Final Countdown, Where Eagles Fly, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Harem, The Shooting Party, King Kong Lives, Man on Fire, Black Rainbow, Shoot to Kill, Becoming Collette, The Whistle Blower, and many, many others.  No matter what the genre, his scores are filled with wonderful themes, running the gamut from drama to comedy to romance, to adventure, thrills, and suspense, or whatever else the films might have called for.

Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon is limited to 1000 copies only and is priced at $19.98, plus shipping.

CDs will ship by the second week of May, but we’ve actually been averaging three to five weeks early in terms of shipping ahead of the official ship date.  To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 01:09:24 AM
First post after BK!
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 01:09:55 AM
Only because a major thunderstorm just rolled in.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 04:28:57 AM
First in the real morning?
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 04:29:09 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: FJL on March 29, 2017, 04:29:12 AM
First after John G and Chas and BK!
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 04:32:43 AM
CD ORDERED!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 04:34:25 AM
Sounds like an excellent CD release.  Looking forward to it.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 04:34:44 AM
DR AMY actually Satan does sing a song in DAMN YANKEES called "Those Were the Good Old Days."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P0SplN4DTU
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 04:35:41 AM
I am still laughing over what DR CHAS SMITH said yesterday.....it always makes me laugh when someone mentions tinkling on the ivories......first heard when I was six years old......
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 04:40:10 AM
BK has me trying to recall a record store on Third near La Cienega.  I'm coming up blank, and I was living in that neck of the woods in 1988.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 04:45:05 AM
I am still laughing over what DR CHAS SMITH said yesterday.....it always makes me laugh when someone mentions tinkling on the ivories......first heard when I was six years old......

Thank you, DR Jrand66.  In the cold light of day, I think it's actually tickle the ivories, even though I've heard it both ways.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 05:15:05 AM
Good morning, encore.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 29, 2017, 05:25:24 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 29, 2017, 05:27:43 AM
I slept late.  I would gave liked rto sleep more, but I have to be out and about around 10:00.  Today, we rehearse the singers.  Much of the cast has appeared in variou workshops and readings, but we have sevwera; ne sngers and - because of the recordign logistics - an ensemble that will take up the choral work.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 29, 2017, 05:28:04 AM
Before I leave, I need to pay a few bills.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 06:35:25 AM
I am still laughing over what DR CHAS SMITH said yesterday.....it always makes me laugh when someone mentions tinkling on the ivories......first heard when I was six years old......

It rather makes you ponder what's about to happen when someone says, "I have to go tinkle".
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 06:35:52 AM
Ooh!  Ooh!   First post after Elmo!
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 06:39:11 AM
Amy, I forgot one of the best greed songs of all: Gimme Some Money from This Is Spinal Tap.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 08:07:36 AM
Love, love, love me some John Scott!!!!!
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Post by: Amy on March 29, 2017, 08:36:17 AM
Great, thanks JRand66 and John G.!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 08:37:23 AM
Wow!  We're still on page 1.  Where IS everybody?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 08:38:14 AM
I note that this here blog is on Mountain Time.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 09:04:28 AM
I'm up, I'm up - barely.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 09:05:21 AM
Welcome to a new day, BK!
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 09:05:38 AM
The record store was on 3rd about three blocks east of La Cienaga, maybe four, south side of the street in a little strip mall, owned by a Frenchman named Renee - a soundtrack store, basically.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 09:05:40 AM
It's Wednesday, March 29.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 09:05:52 AM
One more post....
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 09:06:04 AM
...and now we're on page 2.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 09:40:30 AM
Only because a major thunderstorm just rolled in.

I just read the headline regarding the storm and wondered if you experienced any of it.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 09:42:44 AM
I am still laughing over what DR CHAS SMITH said yesterday.....it always makes me laugh when someone mentions tinkling on the ivories......first heard when I was six years old......

It rather makes you ponder what's about to happen when someone says, "I have to go tinkle".

I have never heard "tinkling"  ;D
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 09:45:13 AM
Only because a major thunderstorm just rolled in.

I just read the headline regarding the storm and wondered if you experienced any of it.


The grass grew about three inches overnight.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 09:45:38 AM
Nothing else seems to have happened.
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Post by: Michael on March 29, 2017, 09:56:32 AM
Good afternoon to all
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Post by: Michael on March 29, 2017, 09:57:49 AM
Since you mentionedin today's notes.

Every thought of releasing the soundtrack of Prime Suspect on CD?
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Post by: Michael on March 29, 2017, 09:58:46 AM
ASK BK #2

What program do you use to format your books on Kindle?
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 10:13:43 AM
Only because a major thunderstorm just rolled in.

I just read the headline regarding the storm and wondered if you experienced any of it.


The grass grew about three inches overnight.

;D
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 10:14:25 AM
Our river had dropped about half an inch yesterday, unfortunately the rains have returned.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 10:17:09 AM
Bruce I agree with you regarding "The Woodsman".
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 10:19:56 AM
The record store was on 3rd about three blocks east of La Cienaga, maybe four, south side of the street in a little strip mall, owned by a Frenchman named Renee - a soundtrack store, basically.

Boy, I guess that's one I missed.  I wonder how, because that was my year for really getting around to a lot of them.

I think one of my favorite Mexican jernts, El Carmen, was in that stretch of 3rd.

On Beverly Blvd., also just east of La Cienega, north side of the street, I seem to recall one specializing in opera.  Maybe all things opera, not just recordings.  Am I imagining that one?  Aron's ruled in that part of town, and there were a couple of other stores on Melrose where I scored a few things.  And the guy on Highland, but I'm not sure I ever bought anything from him.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 10:31:09 AM
I'm subbing on Keyboard 2 in a few performances of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in April, and they seem to be following the style of the original "Brown Album"... which is fine with me because after all these years I still know that better than its various incarnations.  (They're just using five musicians.)  So I just put it on to listen, and while almost every bar was familiar, I was appalled at how unsatisfying a recording it is.  This is a flawless original pressing LP, but man, did I ever have a distorted memory of the sound.  I remembered there being a few edits/splices on it that would alarm a horse, but the overall sound is thin and shallow, especially when things get layered and complex.  So...

Asking BK or anyone who might know:  Before I go looking around, was this ever remastered in a good way?  If not, is it a candidate for a proper treatment?  Original booklet says 16 tracks...
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 10:43:40 AM
I am still laughing over what DR CHAS SMITH said yesterday.....it always makes me laugh when someone mentions tinkling on the ivories......first heard when I was six years old......

It rather makes you ponder what's about to happen when someone says, "I have to go tinkle".

I have never heard "tinkling"  ;D

In the south, ladies would use it sparingly when directing guests who might need to use the facilities.

A neighbor lady, inviting me to enjoy their pool as her son's friend, turned to me and said, "No tinkling in the pool."

I knew what she meant, but wondered at why she felt she needed to say it to me.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 10:48:03 AM
DR RLP maybe you had a tinkle in your eye.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 10:50:41 AM
My auditions are April 9 & 10........so OF COURSE - Indiana State Road 240 which I take into Greencastle every day.....will have paving work beginning on April 3 and continuing until September 29.....even though the same road was closed last year for BRIDGE WORK.....  I am hoping there will be restrictions instead of closing.....because usually the crews are gone by 6 p.m. when I drive there.....time will tell.

They couldn't pave at the same time?
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 10:55:59 AM
I am still laughing over what DR CHAS SMITH said yesterday.....it always makes me laugh when someone mentions tinkling on the ivories......first heard when I was six years old......

It rather makes you ponder what's about to happen when someone says, "I have to go tinkle".

I have never heard "tinkling"  ;D

In the south, ladies would use it sparingly when directing guests who might need to use the facilities.

A neighbor lady, inviting me to enjoy their pool as her son's friend, turned to me and said, "No tinkling in the pool."

I knew what she meant, but wondered at why she felt she needed to say it to me.

I know this mean for the word, never heard it in reference to ivory ;)

I was about to add that last bit to my original post when the phone rang.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 10:56:13 AM
DR RLP maybe you had a tinkle in your eye.

;D
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 11:08:23 AM
"This baby gots to go winky tinky!"

One of my favorite movie quotes. From Paper Moon.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:11:00 AM
:)
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Post by: Ginny on March 29, 2017, 11:18:13 AM
Wednesday afternoon greetings!  We checked out of our hotel, left our suitcases with the bellman, and went to 42nd Street for a 10:30 showing of HIDDEN FIGURES, which we both liked a lot.  Just finished lunch at the Brooklyn Diner Times Square location and now we're hanging out in the 8th floor lobby of the Marriott Marquis.  In about an hour we'll retrieve our bags and head for the airport.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 11:19:59 AM
Enjoying a little libation there, DR Ginny?  Good spot to relax.

Safe and happy travel vibes on your return to Beautiful SW Ohio!
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Post by: Ginny on March 29, 2017, 11:23:43 AM
Enjoying a little libation there, DR Ginny?  Good spot to relax.

Safe and happy travel vibes on your return to Beautiful SW Ohio!

No libation this time, DR ChasSmith, just loitering and using the wi-fi.  Thanks for the travel vibes!
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 11:45:40 AM
Kritzerland is proud to present a world premiere CD release:

JULES VERNE’S ROCKET TO THE MOON

Composed and Conducted by John Scott

The 1960s brought us a whole slew of period comedy adventure films like The Great Race, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, and Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies – movies with all-star casts, lots of slapstick comedy, and filled with all manner of heroes, villains, and eccentric characters.  Two years after Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines had its successful run, Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon hit movie screens in the UK.  This time the all-star cast included Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Dennis Price, Troy Donahue, Gert Frobe, Hermione Gingold, and Lionel Jeffries.  The film is handsomely photographed in scope and color, and has a lot of top-notch production values.  And it’s graced with a truly wonderful and tuneful score by John Scott (billed as Patrick John Scott).

By the time of Rocket to the Moon, the word-of-mouth on John Scott’s film scoring abilities was spreading, and director Don Sharp hired him to do the score – that began a fruitful director/composer relationship that continued for several years.  For Rocket to the Moon, Scott came up with a tuneful, eclectic, and wonderful score – the main theme is so infectiously melodic that it’s hard to get it out of your head once you’ve heard it.

Rocket to the Moon was released on LP in the UK – this is its CD debut.  John Scott’s music has delighted and touched audiences all over the world, and it’s enlivened and enhanced a whole slew of movies, including Antony and Cleopatra, England Made Me, Billy Two Hats, a whole series of Jacques Cousteau specials, North Dallas Forty, The Final Countdown, Where Eagles Fly, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Harem, The Shooting Party, King Kong Lives, Man on Fire, Black Rainbow, Shoot to Kill, Becoming Collette, The Whistle Blower, and many, many others.  No matter what the genre, his scores are filled with wonderful themes, running the gamut from drama to comedy to romance, to adventure, thrills, and suspense, or whatever else the films might have called for.

Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon is limited to 1000 copies only and is priced at $19.98, plus shipping.

CDs will ship by the second week of May, but we’ve actually been averaging three to five weeks early in terms of shipping ahead of the official ship date.  To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.

I just listened to the samples and they're great!  I can't wait to hear this one!
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 11:45:54 AM
"This baby gots to go winky tinky!"

One of my favorite movie quotes. From Paper Moon.

"She must have a bladder the size of a peanut."

;)
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:53:34 AM
Wednesday afternoon greetings!  We checked out of our hotel, left our suitcases with the bellman, and went to 42nd Street for a 10:30 showing of HIDDEN FIGURES, which we both liked a lot.  Just finished lunch at the Brooklyn Diner Times Square location and now we're hanging out in the 8th floor lobby of the Marriott Marquis.  In about an hour we'll retrieve our bags and head for the airport.

A movie in NYC, not what I expect tourists there to do ;)

SAFE & EASY TRAVELS HOME!
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:56:20 AM
DR Vixmom I read this on fb:

Re April the pregnant giraffe: ""We will not confirm active labor, but we do have discharge that would suggest the count down to calf has begun! Mammary development is on point.... We will keep everyone posted throughout the day with developments. Our team and Vet are on standby. We could be hours away or days - so do not stop your day - but certainly don't stop watching!"
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 12:18:46 PM
DR JRand -- Hah!  ;D
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 12:18:59 PM
Two more pages....
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 12:19:11 PM
Just hold your breath another second...
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 29, 2017, 12:19:29 PM
....and now we're on page 3















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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 01:02:24 PM
Well, I just received and have now listened to I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road (http://castalbums.org/recordings/Im-Getting-My-Act-Together-and-Taking-It-On-the-Road-1978-Original-Off-Broadway-Cast/3814#51710).

Just had to share. :)
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 01:03:27 PM
ASK BK #2

What program do you use to format your books on Kindle?

I have a company that formats them for eBooks - they use Mobi for Kindle.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 29, 2017, 02:20:29 PM
And I am home from rehearsal.  It was nice to meet mew singers and to see old friends from various incarnations of Moonshine & Mistletoe.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 29, 2017, 02:21:23 PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Safe Travel Vibes for DR Ginny & Richard!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 02:50:25 PM
Speaking of travel, our 50th high school reunion is on May 21st.  We will be in L.A. a few day prior and a few after.  Bruce, maybe you can introduce us to DR Jeanne.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 03:00:52 PM
Travel vibes for Ginny and Richard.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 03:02:07 PM
DR GEORGE - Gretchen Cryer was the first wife of David Cryer - father of Jon - they met at DePauw University.

I did THE CRUCIBLE with David and his new wife.....of a couple of decades....back in 2012.  They were both very nice. 

David was given an honorary degree of some kind by DePauw a few years ago....when he got up to speak he said:  "I am very nervous today, but not for the reason you might think.  My first wife is sitting beside my second wife in the front row......"

Britt Swanson Cryer was most excellent in the play and a joy to be with - she was a dancer who worked a lot with Agnes DeMille back in the 1950's -60's.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 03:02:23 PM
More travel vibes for the Buckeyes.
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Post by: Ginny on March 29, 2017, 03:09:33 PM
Thanks, DRs Elmore, John G, and JRand!  We are at our gate and will board in 30 minutes.

"Take me back to Manhattan..."
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Post by: Ginny on March 29, 2017, 03:12:38 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.
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Post by: Ginny on March 29, 2017, 03:15:38 PM
Given the gate they're using for our departure, it's obvious LGA>DAY is not a priority flight...
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 03:17:14 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.

And a perfect movie too :)
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Post by: Ginny on March 29, 2017, 03:27:04 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.

And a perfect movie too :)

Especially for me, since my book group is discussing the book at my house on April 20!
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 03:56:34 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.

And a perfect movie too :)

Especially for me, since my book group is discussing the book at my house on April 20!

I just finished reading the book today at lunch!  I still haven't seen the movie. :-\
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 03:57:03 PM
DR GEORGE - Gretchen Cryer was the first wife of David Cryer - father of Jon - they met at DePauw University.

I did THE CRUCIBLE with David and his new wife.....of a couple of decades....back in 2012.  They were both very nice. 

David was given an honorary degree of some kind by DePauw a few years ago....when he got up to speak he said:  "I am very nervous today, but not for the reason you might think.  My first wife is sitting beside my second wife in the front row......"

Britt Swanson Cryer was most excellent in the play and a joy to be with - she was a dancer who worked a lot with Agnes DeMille back in the 1950's -60's.

That's pretty cool.  Thanks for the info, Jrand!
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Post by: Laura on March 29, 2017, 04:08:30 PM
Good afternoon.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 04:27:44 PM
Page three?  Really? 
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 04:28:31 PM
Busy day.  Production meeting was very long but very fun.  Wasn't sure about the lighting guy but about thirty minutes in I think I "got" him and he "got" me and we were all laughing a lot.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 04:32:38 PM
Then went and picked up packages after a telephonic conversation.  Books are here but helper can't ship them until Friday, which is quite irritating - but they'll go out with some fun stuff.  Also arrived, new computer speakers.  I read about new Audio Engine speakers that just came out in December, like a week after I got mine.  These sounded like I'd like them a lot - first off, they have Bluetooth, should I need to use that, they're a tiny bit larger (but really tiny) than the A2s, but from the reviews I read I knew the sound was going to be more spacious - that was my one very minor complaint with the A2s, a certain muddiness in the mids and highs.  Before coming home, I had a Philly cheesesteak sandwich and some fries.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 04:36:54 PM
Once home, I unboxed books and began signing them.  Then I unhooked the A2s and set up the HD3s.  The set-up is really easy and I'm much happier with the wire that connects the two speakers - the A2s had wire that you had to put behind the doohickeys and the first time she of the Evil Eye dusted them, off came the wire.  These have banana plugs and can't come out, so that was a big plus.  Anyway got them hooked up, turned them on, and played the exact same track I'd been listening to on the A2s and holy moley - these are so beautiful and airy and true sounding - I love them already and these speakers require a forty to fifty hour break in period and will sound even better.  Very happy ears over here.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 04:39:19 PM
The really good news is I had someone salivating over the A2s and I sold them to him so these were, with my Amazon credits, virtually free.
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Post by: Kerry on March 29, 2017, 06:02:06 PM
Good afternoon.

Good Afternoon, Laura.
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 06:15:52 PM
I'm subbing on Keyboard 2 in a few performances of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in April, and they seem to be following the style of the original "Brown Album"... which is fine with me because after all these years I still know that better than its various incarnations.  (They're just using five musicians.)  So I just put it on to listen, and while almost every bar was familiar, I was appalled at how unsatisfying a recording it is.  This is a flawless original pressing LP, but man, did I ever have a distorted memory of the sound.  I remembered there being a few edits/splices on it that would alarm a horse, but the overall sound is thin and shallow, especially when things get layered and complex.  So...

Asking BK or anyone who might know:  Before I go looking around, was this ever remastered in a good way?  If not, is it a candidate for a proper treatment?  Original booklet says 16 tracks...

Where is Superstar bring  performed , Chas?  Is this a show I coukd come to see?
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 06:19:45 PM
Travel vibes to Ginny and Richard
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 06:20:19 PM
I hope today's m&m recording was a happier experience for you Elmore
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 29, 2017, 06:24:45 PM
Vixmom:  Waterbury, CT.  Seven Angels Theatre.  It would be the route you drove for Ragtime, but some 20 minutes shorter.  If you're interested I'll get you my dates.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 06:27:25 PM
Having M&M's for dinner.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 06:28:04 PM
Wish one of those m's were Moonshine.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 06:28:25 PM
Let's move on.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 06:28:33 PM
Four!
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 29, 2017, 06:37:13 PM
I hope today's m&m recording was a happier experience for you Elmore

Thanks, DR vixmom!  Today was a rehearsal of the singers for tomorrow, so I saw none of the folk with whom I am unhappy.  I'm back to them tomorrow.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 06:38:11 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.

And a perfect movie too :)

Especially for me, since my book group is discussing the book at my house on April 20!

Interesting.  I am curious if the movie & book differ much as I never read it.
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 06:38:56 PM
Well, in addition to receiving the off-Broadway cast recording to I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road in the mail today (here at work), I also received the songbook to Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman's The Slipper and the Rose that I bought on eBay a couple of weeks ago!  Here's the cover from the listing:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/35EAAOSwB-1Yw-a4/s-l1600.jpg)
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 06:39:00 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.

And a perfect movie too :)

Especially for me, since my book group is discussing the book at my house on April 20!

I just finished reading the book today at lunch!  I still haven't seen the movie. :-\

If you do see the movie, I will be interested in your comparisons as well.  Chances are I won't read the book since I saw the movie.
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 06:42:00 PM
DR Jane, the Broadway matinees all ran too long for us to be sure that we could get to the airport in time and we're both too tired to walk a lot, so the movie today was just right.

And a perfect movie too :)

Especially for me, since my book group is discussing the book at my house on April 20!

Interesting.  I am curious if the movie & book differ much as I never read it.

I would assume that they are very different.  The nonfiction book is mostly the history from the early 1930s to the 1980s of NASA (formerly NACA), black women in the agency, civil rights in the south, Jim Crow laws, etc., plus moments of certain people's lives.  It's not just a narrative of someone's story at one point in time.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 06:43:51 PM
Since we had early morning trips, last minute appointments as we both needed things checked & removed unexpectedly, Keith suggested dinner out tonight.  We went to Beaches where everyone knows your name, at least the waitresses we like the best. 

Once again I had a biopsy.  I hope this time, vs the last two, I do not have to return for a deeper removal and begin the healing process again.
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 06:59:58 PM
Since we had early morning trips, last minute appointments as we both needed things checked & removed unexpectedly, Keith suggested dinner out tonight.  We went to Beaches where everyone knows your name, at least the waitresses we like the best. 

Once again I had a biopsy.  I hope this time, vs the last two, I do not have to return for a deeper removal and begin the healing process again.

:o

~~~Biopsy Vibes for Jane!!~~~
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Post by: Laura on March 29, 2017, 07:16:28 PM
Aww, Jane. I'm sorry. I hope you get good news back.
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 07:18:17 PM
Page four?  Really?
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 07:26:30 PM
The movie Hidden Figures features several scenes that are said to be fictional, including the one where Kevin Costner removes the whites only sign by the bathroom.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 07:27:50 PM
The Einstein on the Beach viewing continues. The bird is not amused. The music is stressing him out. And it's calming me.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 07:41:44 PM
Since we had early morning trips, last minute appointments as we both needed things checked & removed unexpectedly, Keith suggested dinner out tonight.  We went to Beaches where everyone knows your name, at least the waitresses we like the best. 

Once again I had a biopsy.  I hope this time, vs the last two, I do not have to return for a deeper removal and begin the healing process again.

:o

~~~Biopsy Vibes for Jane!!~~~

Thank you.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 07:42:30 PM
Aww, Jane. I'm sorry. I hope you get good news back.

Thanks.  They are really more of an annoyance than a concern.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 07:45:50 PM
The movie Hidden Figures features several scenes that are said to be fictional, including the one where Kevin Costner removes the whites only sign by the bathroom.

Did the book also contain fictional events?
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 07:58:03 PM
The movie Hidden Figures features several scenes that are said to be fictional, including the one where Kevin Costner removes the whites only sign by the bathroom.

Did the book also contain fictional events?

Not from what I understand.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 07:58:14 PM
Biopsy vibes, Jane.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 07:58:46 PM
Going to the Fur Ball tomorrow. Love the name. It's a fundraiser for the Animal Defense League.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 08:06:53 PM
The Einstein on the Beach viewing continues. The bird is not amused. The music is stressing him out. And it's calming me.

Poor guy.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 08:07:12 PM
The movie Hidden Figures features several scenes that are said to be fictional, including the one where Kevin Costner removes the whites only sign by the bathroom.

Did the book also contain fictional events?

Not from what I understand.

Thanks.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 08:07:33 PM
Going to the Fur Ball tomorrow. Love the name. It's a fundraiser for the Animal Defense League.

Cute.
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 08:14:02 PM
The movie Hidden Figures features several scenes that are said to be fictional, including the one where Kevin Costner removes the whites only sign by the bathroom.

Yup...that's not in the book.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 08:14:33 PM
I swapped the music out. Watching an episode of the Frank Sinatra Show with Elvis as a special guest star. Frank sings Witchcraft, Elvis sings Love Me Tender. Sammy sings There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York. And Nancy Sinatra dances, but not very well.
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 08:15:44 PM
Well, I need to leave work and go home.

Be back later.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 08:45:38 PM
Movin' With Nancy - but not very far........
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 29, 2017, 08:45:46 PM
Vibes for DR JANE.
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 08:46:00 PM
Vixmom:  Waterbury, CT.  Seven Angels Theatre.  It would be the route you drove for Ragtime, but some 20 minutes shorter.  If you're interested I'll get you my dates.

Yes please!!!
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 08:52:15 PM
Thank you DR Jrand.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 09:06:10 PM
I'm thinking it's time for sleep.
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 09:06:23 PM
But first ...
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 09:06:40 PM
Five!
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Post by: John G. on March 29, 2017, 09:07:50 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 09:15:00 PM
I wonder how Second Samuel went  last night
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 09:16:36 PM
When is TCB going to Boise?
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 09:16:51 PM
Good night, john
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Post by: bk on March 29, 2017, 10:01:58 PM
Finished with my viewing.  Listening to the new speakers - some Norman Dello Joio - the break in of the speakers continues - about forty hours to go.
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Post by: vixmom on March 29, 2017, 10:02:33 PM
Goo hit so sleeeeepy
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:03:24 PM
Good evening!
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:04:00 PM
Yes, I am leaving for Boise first thing in the morning.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:04:45 PM
SECOND SAMUEL went very well last night.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:05:50 PM
We had an audience of around 60 people last night.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:06:51 PM
I thought I had someone to ride with me, but he has had to change plans and drive himself over to Idaho,
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:07:41 PM
In the mean time, I have had apartment plumbing problems.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:11:50 PM
My bathroom sink is not draining and when they took apart the drain they found a mess.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:12:36 PM
They will be back in the morning to work on the pipes.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:13:42 PM
Hopefully I can make them keep the door closed while they are working.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:14:30 PM
I can't have Nicky getting out while I am off in Boise.
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:15:00 PM
One more thing to worry about when I need to get some sleep.
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Post by: George on March 29, 2017, 11:15:34 PM
Good luck with everything, Tom!!
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Post by: TCB on March 29, 2017, 11:23:27 PM
Good luck with everything, Tom!!

Thank you, George.
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:35:33 PM
SECOND SAMUEL went very well last night.

:)
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:36:55 PM
SAFE AND EASY TRAVELS VIBES FOR DR TCB!
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:37:33 PM
SAFE VIBES FOR DC NICKY!
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Post by: Jane on March 29, 2017, 11:38:29 PM
PIPE VIBES FOR TCB!
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Post by: TCB on March 30, 2017, 12:02:03 AM
SAFE AND EASY TRAVELS VIBES FOR DR TCB!


Thank you
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Post by: TCB on March 30, 2017, 12:05:17 AM
Condolences to DR Laura on the loss of Joshie.
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Post by: TCB on March 30, 2017, 12:15:16 AM
Travel vibes to Ginny and Richard!