Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on April 11, 2017, 12:12:13 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes waxed and waned and were a parade, and now it is time for you to post until the waxing and waning cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MYRMIDON!
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First post after BK!
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Topic of the Day:
Bette Davis:
All About Eve
The Catered Affair
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Return from Witch Mountain
Joan Crawford:
Grand Hotel
The Women
I think that these are ALL the movies of theirs that I've seen.
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Second poster after George and BK!
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T.O.D.
Bette Davis
ALL ABOUT EVE
HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE
POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES
Joan Crawford
I never liked her in anything.
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Good night, George
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Good night, Tom.
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Well, tonight I'm going to audition for a local production of Hairspray. I haven't been in a "regular" musical in quite a few years. The last actual musical that I was in was Cannibal! The Musical! in 2011. I hope I at least don't embarrass myself. ::)
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Good morning to all
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TOD:
Bette Davis
ALL ABOUT EVE
THE LETTER
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
Joan Crawford
MILDRED PIERCE
GRAND HOTEL (love her scenes with John Barrymore)
Although I'm enjoying the TV series, I've never really been a fan of BABY JANE.
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Good morning, all.
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6th poster after BK (I think).
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Good morning, all!
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I'd been relying on a muscle relaxer again to help me sleep, so I decided last night to stop using it. As a result I was wide awake until 3:30 in the morning. I fell asleep some time after that and had a strange dream that seemed to be in Russia around the first world war. Christopher Lee's Dracula was also in the dream, and there was something bizarre about a lion on the loose.
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My last dream was something about a mine that was being dug, a killer of women working on a beauty shop, cherry pie, a cello, and Angela Lansbury.
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Hopefully, I will fall asleep at a reasonable hour and get back to my usual schedule.
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TOD
Bette Davis
Old Acquaintance
The Man Who Came To Dinner
All About Eve
Pocketful of Miracles
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Joan Crawford
The Women
Mildred Pierce
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
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DR ChasSmith, about that old Italian song situation: is there a piano reduction of the three sets of Respighi's wonderful Ancient Airs and Dances?
Do you have a recording that lists the sources for the material used in the suite?
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What a dream DR ELMORE! I'm not sure the Dream-O-Matic 6000 can handle it.
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I am breaking the script up to make a rehearsal schedule.....with ALL the conflicts, it's not easy....UGH
And the script isn't exactly divided up into scenes, so I have to go by page numbers and songs.....this MAY be the last musical I want to direct......of course I always say that.
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FEUD might be available ONDemand.....it is on Comcast.
This week's episode seemed a bit flat to me - but that might be because of the DRAMA last week.....still two episodes to go.
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TOD:
Bette Davis
Now, Voyager
Dark Victory
All About Eve
Jezebel
Old Acquaintance
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Little Foxes
The Letter
Joan Crawford
The Women
Mildred Pierce
Possessed
Autumn Leaves
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TOD:
Bette Davis:
All About Eve
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Deception
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Letter
Elizabeth and Essex
Joan Crawford
The Women
The Damned Don't Cry
Strait Jacket
The Best of Everything
Trog
Flamingo Road
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Good Morning!!!
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My last dream was something about a mine that was being dug, a killer of women working on a beauty shop, cherry pie, a cello, and Angela Lansbury.
Tax-o-matic 1040 says it means you'll strike gold working on a musical version of Murder She Wrote, or alternatively an Agatha Christie or Miss Marple work of some sort. The weapon in the plot will be a cherry pie. Tax-o-matic doesn't know what the cello means.
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Maybe it relates to the Golden Apple, but then how to explain the cherry pie.
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Good Morning
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I think I have seen "All About Eve" and I know I've never seen "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" in any form. I have a hard time with movies, I don't know why. I 'd love for that to change.
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I had a dream last night where I went to Japan to do something. I'm not clear on what that something was, but I know I didn't want to be there. I finally decided I was going to leave, and I was talked into staying. Ironically, one of the people in my group decided to leave before me and left a trinket in a bowl of candy which turned out to be a mini-fire bomb of some sort. I ended up at a trade show where I was in demand for writing corny commercials for different vendors.
Thank goodness the alarm went off -- you really can't make this stuff up!
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Well, tonight I'm going to audition for a local production of Hairspray. I haven't been in a "regular" musical in quite a few years. The last actual musical that I was in was Cannibal! The Musical! in 2011. I hope I at least don't embarrass myself. ::)
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FINGERS CROSSED!
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TOD:
I admit I've seen very few old movies. I think I saw "All About Eve" and that's it for Betty Davis movies and I've never seen Joan Crawford in anything. But I'm absolutely LOVING "Feud." It's just so splendidly written and Susan Sarandon is so terrific in it. And the whole thing has made me very curious about "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and now I feel like I should see it.
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Maybe it relates to the Golden Apple, but then how to explain the cherry pie.
Cherry Pies oughta be you, DR FJL!
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So, if you recall the post I posted about trying to purchase an LP from a seller online, who turns out doesn't have the LP anymore? Well, the entire LP is on youtube.
Just sayin'
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Here's a thing:
A few weeks ago, I used TurboTax for my federal/state taxes. Have been using TurboTax the past 8 years.
When all was done, I had TurboTax "e-file" my returns. I didn't give it another thought for 24 hours. That's when I discovered e-mails telling me my returns had been 'rejected'. The cause given: Someone had already e-filed taxes under my name and SSN.
A few days later, I discovered a letter from the IRS that I had overlooked and put down. It informed me of this filing which IRS thought looked suspicious since it didn't resemble past years' e-filings. I called them, verified my identity by citing facts from my previous filing.
They advised me to print out my e-filed returns, sign them, attach payments, W-2s and 1009s to them and mail them in. They rejected the earlier fake submission, but I would not be able to e-file for the past year's taxes. This is, apparently, a huge problem in the IRS this year. It may have evolved from the Google breach of security last year in which tons of personal data was stolen electronically.
I immediately subscribed to LifeLock which, I'm happy to say, showed no further attempts to forge my identity. I've changed ALL my passwords, as well.
It's always SOMETHING, isn't it!
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I'm up, I'm up - I can't imagine I got more than six hours of sleep - allergies a bit and then an active mind being obsessed with this potential What If.
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Maybe it relates to the Golden Apple, but then how to explain the cherry pie.
Cherry Pies oughta be you, DR FJL!
Autumn skies oughta be you.
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Horrible story, Ron. Hope it's all working out.
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George, do want to play any role in particular?
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TOD:
Davis:
All About Eve
Jezebel
Baby Jane
Burnt Offerings
Dark Secret of Harvest Home
The Bride Came COD
Crawford
Sudden Fear
The Women
Humoresque
Daisy Kenyon
Mildred Pierce
Johnny Guitar
Mildred Pierce
Grand Hotel
Dancing Lady
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Horrible story, Ron. Hope it's all working out.
So far, so good.
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DR Ron thank goodness the IRS was also looking out for you and corrected the problem.
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Well, tonight I'm going to audition for a local production of Hairspray. I haven't been in a "regular" musical in quite a few years. The last actual musical that I was in was Cannibal! The Musical! in 2011. I hope I at least don't embarrass myself. ::)
;)
FINGERS CROSSED!
Thanks, Jane!
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George, do want to play any role in particular?
Well, there really are only four adult male roles in the show: Edna Turnblad (who is pre-cast), Wilbur Turnblad, Mr. Pinky (and others), and Corny Collins. I'm not right for Corny, at all, so either Wilbur or the Mr. Pinky track would be it.
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Good
morning afternoon late afternoon, all.
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Back from the city and a four-hour session of
(here comes that word)
auditions.
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Seriously, God bless all the hopefuls of New York City, who -- at whatever their age and skill level -- know how to bring in a piece of music that can be handled, read, and played. God bless 'em, I say.
This was actually an enjoyable four hours of it, especially following on the heels of the three days of HELL of it last week.
(That wasn't fresh hell, either. It was rancid hell.)
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DR Elmore, thank you so much for the tip on checking out the Respighi. I will do that and get back to you.
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So.....how about this weather, eh? east coasters?
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Slightly paraphrasing a wonderful, er, phrase...
I need to slip out of these warm things and into a cold Martini.
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DR Elmore, thank you so much for the tip on checking out the Respighi. I will do that and get back to you.
This may help:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Airs_and_Dances
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Tuesday afternoon greetings! Rob and I had to be at the book sale site at 9am today to help vacate the venue. They really needed my voluminous vehicle and Rob's muscle; I helped pack up a bit and mostly provided moral support. We were home in time for lunch, so Rob went out to get Chinese food for us and crashed for a nap. I, on the other hand, tore apart my art corner to incorporate a new storage rack that they'd used this year for cassettes and were going to send to Goodwill. It works perfectly for my stamp ink pads and there's plenty of room to grow my collection!
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Must have been the night/morning for weird dreams. My alarm was set for 7, but I got up at 6:30 thankful to be out of a dream in which I was late for a class. I couldn't get to where I'd left my textbook that we were going to need for an open-book quiz. The elevators weren't running properly, some guy tried to chat me up, and I had to call on my (former) best friend with whom I had a bad falling out about 20 years ago. When I woke up half an hour before necessary, I was glad to be awake and went ahead and got up.
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Loved the extensive ruminations on Baby Jane, et al. in the notes. What a landmark movie. I remember reading the movie tie-in paperback and getting freaked out by it before seeing the movie, and the movie itself really freaked me out. I loved it then and I love it now. And I love Charlotte almost as much. I don't know much about Robert Aldrich, and I have no idea how faithful to any known truths Feud is regarding him, but what a genius moment in film history was Baby Jane.
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Y'all can add my dreams (two whole sets of them, both before and after a 3:30 a.m. bathroom break) to everyone else's complex and bizarre ones from last night.
Relating them here wouldn't even make as much sense as the ones already described, but they were doozies.
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I also have to say, regarding Aldrich, Davis, & Crawford, that through Feud, as over the top that it is (if indeed it really is over the top, who am I to say?), I have come to admire both of these women more than ever. Especially Davis, no question about it, right up to the end. But both of them. This li'l mini-series has opened my eyes to much more than I ever knew I wanted to dig into.
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DR Ron thank goodness the IRS was also looking out for you and corrected the problem.
They told me this was a program they were forced to put together over the past two years and this year was the first full implementation.
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Glad all is working out OK, Ron!
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Here's a thing:
A few weeks ago, I used TurboTax for my federal/state taxes. Have been using TurboTax the past 8 years.
When all was done, I had TurboTax "e-file" my returns. I didn't give it another thought for 24 hours. That's when I discovered e-mails telling me my returns had been 'rejected'. The cause given: Someone had already e-filed taxes under my name and SSN.
A few days later, I discovered a letter from the IRS that I had overlooked and put down. It informed me of this filing which IRS thought looked suspicious since it didn't resemble past years' e-filings. I called them, verified my identity by citing facts from my previous filing.
They advised me to print out my e-filed returns, sign them, attach payments, W-2s and 1009s to them and mail them in. They rejected the earlier fake submission, but I would not be able to e-file for the past year's taxes. This is, apparently, a huge problem in the IRS this year. It may have evolved from the Google breach of security last year in which tons of personal data was stolen electronically.
I immediately subscribed to LifeLock which, I'm happy to say, showed no further attempts to forge my identity. I've changed ALL my passwords, as well.
It's always SOMETHING, isn't it!
I've had LifeLock for several years.
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Well, Randy's health may postpone my Ohio trip. I hope not.
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I have to think seriously about when my own Ohio trip will be. It's normally second or third week in May, but this is one crazy time and I might have to delay it a bit.
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Back from a long but fun lunch with the writer of the musical - he's a very nice guy and we get along great.
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Picked up one package, came home, and found we lost the person I cast yesterday. I honestly think she just didn't think about having to learn three songs she didn't know - but, really, three weeks to do it - you can learn a whole damn show in three weeks. I will honestly never understand people and I won't be asking her again.
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DR RLP - that is a scary story....glad it worked out well.
DR CHAS SMITH if your trip to Ohio is postponed until the first or second weekend in June, you can hop over and see CURTAINS.....Fresh Hell, indeed.
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George, do want to play any role in particular?
Well, there really are only four adult male roles in the show: Edna Turnblad (who is pre-cast), Wilbur Turnblad, Mr. Pinky (and others), and Corny Collins. I'm not right for Corny, at all, so either Wilbur or the Mr. Pinky track would be it.
Casting vibes.
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Vibes for Randy's health and DR ELMORE's trip.
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This moon phase is doing a number on dreams......
Precious returned from the groomer with NO FUR......I put a sweater on her so she won't be embarrassed.....but her fur grows fast, she'll be looking fine in a couple of weeks.
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AUDITION VIBES for DR GEORGE.....I love the Mr. Pinky role......
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George, do want to play any role in particular?
Well, there really are only four adult male roles in the show: Edna Turnblad (who is pre-cast), Wilbur Turnblad, Mr. Pinky (and others), and Corny Collins. I'm not right for Corny, at all, so either Wilbur or the Mr. Pinky track would be it.
Casting vibes.
Thanks, John!
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Vibes for Randy's health and DR ELMORE's trip.
~~~Ditto!!~~~
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AUDITION VIBES for DR GEORGE.....I love the Mr. Pinky role......
Thanks, Jrand! I would not be disappointed with either Mr. Pinky or Wilbur...mostly because there's nothing else. ;)
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AUDITION VIBES for DR GEORGE.....I love the Mr. Pinky role......
Thanks, Jrand! I would not be disappointed with either Mr. Pinky or Wilbur...mostly because there's nothing else. ;)
Best of luck, DR George!
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AUDITION VIBES for DR GEORGE.....I love the Mr. Pinky role......
Thanks, Jrand! I would not be disappointed with either Mr. Pinky or Wilbur...mostly because there's nothing else. ;)
Dest of luck, DR George!
Knock'em dead!
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Thanks, Larry and Matthew!
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I sat back in the recliner and fell into a totally unexpected hour-and-a-half nap.
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I sat back in the recliner and fell into a totally unexpected hour-and-a-half nap.
Envious.
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DR Ron thank goodness the IRS was also looking out for you and corrected the problem.
They told me this was a program they were forced to put together over the past two years and this year was the first full implementation.
It is such a shame they had to do this.
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Well, Randy's health may postpone my Ohio trip. I hope not.
Sorry.
GOOD HEALTH VIBES FOR RANDY!
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Well, I'm off to the audition! Pray for Rosemary's Baby!
Be back later!
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Had another meeting, this one with the musical director - that one was good, too.
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Good luck DR George!
Scary story DR Ronp!
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Hello, everyone.
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Ron, how frightening! But it's better to know sooner than later. I never would have thought that finding out that someone's trying to steal your identity would show up this way.
Vibes it didn't go any further and you have no more problems because of it.
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My last dream was something about a mine that was being dug, a killer of women working on a beauty shop, cherry pie, a cello, and Angela Lansbury.
Tax-o-matic 1040 says it means you'll strike gold working on a musical version of Murder She Wrote, or alternatively an Agatha Christie or Miss Marple work of some sort. The weapon in the plot will be a cherry pie. Tax-o-matic doesn't know what the cello means.
:) A guest appearance by Yo-yo Ma?
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DR Ron thank goodness the IRS was also looking out for you and corrected the problem.
They told me this was a program they were forced to put together over the past two years and this year was the first full implementation.
Identity theft isn't new. Given how much of it there is--and how horribly it can mess up your life--I really feel that some sort of cross-check measures should have been put into place many years ago. It protects the IRS as well.
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Vibes for Randy's health and DR ELMORE's trip.
Ditto.
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This moon phase is doing a number on dreams......
Precious returned from the groomer with NO FUR......I put a sweater on her so she won't be embarrassed.....
:)
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TTFN.
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Page four? Really?
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Sorry to read that Linda Hopkins died. Loved her in Black and Blue.
She was also great on the recording of Bessie and Me as well as that great opening scene of Purlie when she blasted Walk Him Up the Stairs at full volume.
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J. Geils also died.
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I don't think I could bring more bad news if I tried.
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Well, yes, I could. In two words: Holocaust centers.
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Really? During Passover?
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Sorry for getting political.
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Just finishing up Chasing Amy. The movie is more powerful than I remembered it being. Also, the scene in which Silent Bob breaks his silence and talks about wanting to be a dancer in Vegas, complete with hand gestures out of Showgirls, had me in tears I was laughing so hard.
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Gratuitous Post No. 100.
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Hello, 0 guests!
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And good night, all.
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Good luck DR George!
Scary story DR Ronp!
Thanks, Jennifer!
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Sorry to read that Linda Hopkins died. Loved her in Black and Blue.
She was also great on the recording of Bessie and Me as well as that great opening scene of Purlie when she blasted Walk Him Up the Stairs at full volume.
Oh, no! :(
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J. Geils also died.
What??
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Well, the Hairspray audition went quite well. I was the only adult male tonight. There was one adult female. She was African American and had a great voice. The rest were kids. There were about eight or ten of them. None of the kids tonight had "theater" voices. ::)
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Evidently, more people auditioned last night, so there is some competition for Wilber and Mr. Pinky. When I left, the director gave me a big hug (we've known each other for more than 25 years) and she said that I killed it and (quietly to me) "of course, you're cast." ;D But of course, I don't know which role, yet. She said that they'll make decisions and contact people by the end of the week.
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Well, yes, I could. In two words: Holocaust centers.
I do hate politics here, however...... ::)
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DR George vibes it is the part you want.
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DR George vibes it is the part you want.
Thanks, Jane!
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Finished with my viewing.
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Howdy
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Last night I ran some errands after work, made and ate dinner and promptly fell asleep
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Tonight one of my coworkers and I had plans
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So I drove her to work this morning and then after work we went out for pizza and then a showing of Beauty and the Beast
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One if my errands last night was picking up the tickets to the show. It turns out that on Tuesdays all shows are $8.50 and they now have luxurious wide recliners and reserved seating
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I loved everything about that. We got great seats and were able to eat without worrying
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The seats were very comfortable and the aisles so wide that even when you were stretched out people could pass by without disturbing you
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And because it is ""stadium seating" every seat has a clear view
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I enjoyed. B&B very much,there are some new songs and some slight revisions to old ones
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Some people were put off by Emma Watsons singing but I had no problem wth it, she's certainly not a great singer but she wasn't bad and I enjoyed her in the role very much
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Church choir rehearsal lately is like the movie "50 First Dates" where it's the same music with the same people always having to go over the same sections and remind them of the same "Road map". I'm so over this.... 5 days until I leave for NYC.
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One if my errands last night was picking up the tickets to the show. It turns out that on Tuesdays all shows are $8.50 and they now have luxurious wide recliners and reserved seating
The movie theater in the mall on the west side of Olympia converted to the reserved recliners last year. They also have Tuesday night be cheap movie night. I always forget that, though.
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Page five? Really?
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Good evening!
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Health vibes to Elmore's brother Randy.
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IRS relief vibes for DR Ron.
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Today was a lazy day.
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I did manage to take myself out for lunch.
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That was about it for me today.
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I didn't even get around to watching GRIMM.
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This evening I napped more than I did anything else.
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Congratulations to George for a good audition.
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What company is doing HAIRSPRAY?
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George, Chris is also directing a production of HAIRSPRAY in Federal Way.
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He just held auditions last week before he went to New York.
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Tomorrow is the old actor's lunch.
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Gee, it sounds like another busy day for me.
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After reading about Ron's tax filing Hell, I am relived that the IRS accepted my return.
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Of course, I am still in shock that I am getting a refund this year.
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Congratulations to George for a good audition.
Thanks, Tom!
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What company is doing HAIRSPRAY?
Apple Tree Productions. They're a children's theater company and this will be their first show with adults.
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My shoulder is really bothering me this evening
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George, Chris is also directing a production of HAIRSPRAY in Federal Way.
I'd heard about that. I don't know when theirs goes up.
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What company is doing HAIRSPRAY?
Apple Tree Productions. They're a children's theater company and this will be their first show with adults.
Are they located in Olympia?
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Do you know who is cast as Edna in your production?
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What company is doing HAIRSPRAY?
Apple Tree Productions. They're a children's theater company and this will be their first show with adults.
Are they located in Olympia?
Yes. The auditions were and the performances will be at Tumwater High School, literally just down the street from where I live. :)
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Do you know who is cast as Edna in your production?
Yes, Harrison Fry, who played Rod in TAO's production of BK's The Brain From Planet X!
He turns 30 in July.
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Do you know who is cast as Edna in your production?
Yes, Harrison Fry, who played Rod in TAO's production of BK's The Brain From Planet X!
He turns 30 in July.
Really?
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You saw THE STORY OF MY LIFE at OLT didn't you?
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