Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 3 => Topic started by: bk on February 08, 2005, 11:58:55 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've absorbed the notes like a Brawny towel, and now it is time for you to post until the weak cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: HUMDINGER!
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Just finished watching a wonderful film, Thieves Highway. A HUMDINGER.
Come back to find 0 posts. I tell you, I'm speechless. Therefore I shall toddle off to the bedroom environment. I guess our late-night fun evenings are done.
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Have a happy dream, dear BK.
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Good morning, all! I'm up early to get another chunk of the Gershwin written. I've got to spend several hours at the recording office, then a meeting over lunch about DARLING OF THE DAY, and tonight I have to see a short one-man pice my friend Matthew's directing. I'll probably roll home and fall over around 9!
I'm listening to the "Bus and Truck" demo as I type this, and I'm caught up in the thought that I was born 20 years too late to score a 60s musical! Of course, I'd be my father's age, probably dead now, but what a fertile period of musical theatre: so many shows written, a lot closing out of town, but there was so much work when compared to today's meager artistic and economic standards.
Yesterday, while I was proofing the new KING & I edition, I learned that the original production had 10 violins in an orchestra of 33 players. Part of the day was spent in a game of what 18 players would you choose to play the show in a Broadway revival if you could only hire 18 players since Broadway theatres no longer have orchestras, only combos and bands.
And speaking of orchestration, I'm off to work!
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Thank you, DR JRand, for going to extra mile and looking up the color data on JOHNNY GUITAR.
I knew that Trucolor was originally Republic's cheap way around renting Technicolor equipment, and that it was used for tons of their early westerns. But I also knew that the JOHNNY GUITAR that I watched yesterday was not filmed in a two color system. The skies were too blue (and so were Joan Crawford's eyes). So thanks for your investigation - Eastman/Ansco seems like a valid explanation.
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I'm on earlier than usual because I'm having a new dishwasher delivered/installed today, and even though I gave explicit directions to my house, I suspect the delivery people will call anyway, and I can't be on-line to take their call.
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DR Ron, I recorded SCRUBS and COMMITTED last night since I was watching HOUSE, but I'll watch it at some point today and write my thoughts about COMMITTED later. The comedy is definitely not consistent (I've seen every episode), but the two leading characters are offbeat enough to be charming to me, so I've enjoyed the show without becoming invested in its success (I have a feeling it's not going to make it to a second season).
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And with new episodes of LOST and ALIAS tonight to look forward to, TV is looking pretty special today.
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YW - DRMATTH - that is what the internet is for.....and HHW as well.
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It is snowing lightly this morning. Very pretty.
I am watching LILI, a delightful movie with a delightful cast. It is a HUMDINGER.
I like today's word of the day MUCH BETTER than yesterday's word of the day.
My question for ASK BK day.....what film did you see as a youngster from one perspective and then see again as an adult from a different perspective.....i.e. LILI is a nice puppet show....but it is also a very adult love story.
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Thanks for all the egg white beating tips. DR Jrand, i used liquid sweetener. So maybe that was the problem?
DR Jose, how would one know if they beat them too long?
Btw, for brussel sprouts, my favorite way is cutting them in little pieces and sprinkling with oil and garlic and then baking them on a cooking sheet for 30 -45 minutes (depending on how brown and crisp you like them).
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What's happening to me right now?
Imagine you were Picasso and you go in to paint one day, and someone tells you, instead of painting, they'd like you to build easels.
Imagine you work for a fairly creative, easy going company and it gets taken over by a bottom-line oriented group to whom the words "creativity" and "customer service" are anathemas.
It hasn't really happened overnight, but as the hours have passed lately, the clarity of the fact is sinking in... The cozy job I've had for five years is no more. And that's a real humdinger.
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TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S AMAZING RACE.
Okay I know many of you were rooting for Kris and Jon. But I found last night's episode riveting. I was thrilled we barely had to watch Adam/Rebecca and that they were so far behind.
I was very disappointed that Hayden quit. But the proposal was touching. To me the 1st hour showed how truly pathetic a/r were (if hayden and aaron could catch up even with their horrible cab problems).
For the first time i can remember the F2 were the strongest teams. And for the first time I can remember my favorite teams finished 1 and 2 (in that order).
The lock challenge was crazy.
I was disappointed that cab troubles caused h/a to basically lose. I would have rather they give them tasks that depend on their abilities more (like driving themselves).
I cannot believe that american airlines person telling kris she had the earliest flight lost them $1M. They should have double checked that.
What an exciting fabulous ending. I felt bad that kris and jon got stuck behind that train. But wow, kendra and freddie were so lucky (since they didn't know where the place was). Great show!
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BK, perhaps you should hire a personal trainer to help get the weight off and return to your former svelte self.
Two of my previous interviewees, Mr. Mark Forest (star of GOLIATH AND THE SINS OF BABYLON) and Mr. Reg Lewis (star of FIRE MONSTERS AGAINST THE SON OF HERCULES) both work as personal trainers in your area (and on top of that Mark Forest is a trained singer!)
You to could look like Reg Lewis!
(http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/60/5a/27_1_b.JPG)
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Yes, TAR was a lot of fun last night. I was rooting for Kris and Jon...they really are a nice couple.
I am not sure what Aaron sees in Hayden...she was driving me crazy. She could use a good dose of Prozac.
I was actually getting a kick out of Rebecca and Adam on last nights episode, and in a way I think it is cool that Adam confronted so many of his fears. I am sure both of them are nice people and they make better friends then lovers.
Kendra and Fred were the couple I least wanted to win, I am afraid.
3 weeks until the new TAR starts...and Survivor starts next week! Woohoo!
JRand54, glad you joined us on this round of TAR! Fun show, huh! And wow, China (at least where the show was filmed) was quite beautiful and that train was neat!
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Yes, I loved the "trip around the world" and the little history lessons we got along the way. Very interesting!
MBARNUM that is Reg on the right, right?
I have been watching BUTTERFIELD 8 - and it is so strange, I never noticed before, Susan Oliver is dressed and wearing her hair just like Debbie Reynolds.
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DR MBarnum, I see what you're saying about Hayden. But I think we should give her a break. It is probably much more stressful than we can imagine. They get little sleep and little food. I'm sure I would be a total wreck.
Btw, they posted the pics for TAR7:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/
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Good Morning!
I actually woke up around 7:30. I opened my eyes, felt pretty good and very awake, then put my head back on the pillow. two and a half hours later... I probably should have stayed up then since I'm feeling a little "overslept" right now. Ah, well...
I'm listening to the Brahm's First Piano Concerto with Lazar Berman as the soloist. Right before they started playing it, the announcer announced that he had died on Saturday. My piano teacher had a couple of his records. Such great big sound from a big man - a "Bear Man" as my teacher would say.
There have actually been a few passings of some classical music artists in the past couple of weeks. The Met broadcast of "Pelleas et Mellisande" this past weekend was dedicated to the soprano, Victoria de los Angeles, who passed away last month. I shall have to listen to her Spanish song disc again, oh, and her "La Boheme" - a classic recording.
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In other news...
I'm just trying to plan my day right now. Just not feeling motivated to do much of anything. It's a gray day outside right now, and rain is due this afternoon. Ah, well...
Let me put on my cross-trainers and head downstairs. A good workout is bound to get me going...
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Hello. I have a humdinger of a cold which has also delievered a lovely case of laryngistis I know that's spelled wrong but you know what I mean.
I have not yet looked at yesterday's post or notes but caught up on the rest of Monday's. I stayed home "sick" yesterday and basically just slept. I came into the office today (against my body's stong protests)and found that my desk is buried under a humdinger of of pile of papers and files that will take up a great deal of my day so love to all and TTFN
PS
I bought a megamillions lotery ticket atthe gas stationon my way in this morning, keep yopur fingers crossed for a humdinger of a win...its $50 mill this time, I think I could just about manage on that if keep clipping coupons....
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Oh!! Congratulations dear bk on your 10,000 )and counting) posts!!! Sorry I wasn't 'there" to partay with all the rest of the hainseskimlets!!
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Yes, I loved the "trip around the world" and the little history lessons we got along the way. Very interesting!
This is EXACTLY what I have been trying to convince people of, regarding TAR, all along! It's not just another reality show, but part travelogue/part scavenger hunt.
That being said, I was not crazy about this "cast." There seemed to be far too many couples that all seemed the same, and most of them were in the final four (even last night, I still had trouble discerning which was Kendra and which was Hayden, or -- as I grew to call her -- Hoyden). But I am looking forward to the next edition.
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Thanks for all the egg white beating tips. DR Jrand, i used liquid sweetener. So maybe that was the problem?
DR Jose, how would one know if they beat them too long?
Btw, for brussel sprouts, my favorite way is cutting them in little pieces and sprinkling with oil and garlic and then baking them on a cooking sheet for 30 -45 minutes (depending on how brown and crisp you like them).
Liquid sweetener - That's the culprit! If you must use a liquid sweetener, then just fold it in lightly after the egg whites have whipped up. It won't be the same as using granulated sugar, the sweetness may not get all that evenly distributed. And if it did, you'd probably end up deflating the whites with all that extra mixing and stirring. Use sugar.
What are you trying to make? Just a meringue topping for a pie? or some sort of cookie?
You know they're overbeaten when they start to fall apart again. They start to appear dry, curdled looking and water will usually start to pool in the bottom of the bowl.
Here's Emeril's recipe for some meringue cookies. It's basically a meringue with some chocolate chips and nuts mixed in.
2 large egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2/3 cup superfine granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or finely chopped semisweet chocolate
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until fluffy but not at all dry. (Be careful not to over beat.) Add the sugar gradually, about 3 tablespoons at a time. When 1/2 of the sugar has been added, add the vanilla extract. Continue beating and adding remaining sugar in batches, until all of the sugar is dissolved and the meringue is very shiny and tight. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Working one teaspoon at a time, push a teaspoonful of meringue from the tip of 1 teaspoon with the back of another teaspoon onto the lined baking sheets, leaving 1-inch of space between cookies. Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and turn the oven off. Leave the cookies (undisturbed) in the oven for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, or until cookies are crisp and dry.
-And I like roasted brussel sprouts too.
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Question for Ask BK Day - who's probably going to do some bitch-slapping galore when he logs on this morning... We're still on Page 1?!?!?
Now that's a HUMDINGER!!!
-Or is it?
In any case...
Question:
Of the various "incoming shows" to Broadway that seem to "in development" right now, are there are projects that seem like they might work? Anything that interests you?
On a related note:
Has there been anything that you've seen in LA over the past many years, that you thought would have and should have made it to NYC, but didn't?
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-Sorry those questions are sort of vague and broad... I guess I should get into my workout gear...
Laters...
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This is EXACTLY what I have been trying to convince people of, regarding TAR, all along! It's not just another reality show, but part travelogue/part scavenger hunt.
That being said, I was not crazy about this "cast." There seemed to be far too many couples that all seemed the same, and most of them were in the final four (even last night, I still had trouble discerning which was Kendra and which was Hayden, or -- as I grew to call her -- Hoyden). But I am looking forward to the next edition.
I know what you mean DR Stuart...a lot of people lump all "reality" shows together...usually people who don't watch any of them. There is a huge variety of these shows...most of which are actually "game shows." Some can be a bit on the "trashy" side, but many are very educational, and, at the very least, can be enjoyed from the view point of seeing how human beings react to each other and there surroundings under different circumstances and in different types of competion...and that human element is what I enjoy about shows like THE MOLE, BIG BROTHER, SURVIVOR, and THE AMAZING RACE.
Of course it is not everyones cup of tea, but I do enjoy those shows.
And, yes, on this TAR there were some teams I had difficult identifying...for instance I could have sworn that Jon and Kris were not even in the first several episodes! LOL! I think it is because they wore hats so much of the time that they were hard to distinguish from the others....and many of the more interesting teams were eliminated early on.
These shows also remind me of past shows like BEAT THE CLOCK and YOU BET YOUR LIFE, where there is competion, but you also get a chance to know the competitors.
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And then, there was TEMPTATION ISLAND...which I am ashamed to admit to being addicted to! LOL!
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I think the issue with TAR being stressful is the entire point of the show: You get to see these people for who they REALLY are. That's what makes it intriguing television for those who find it so. I don't think anyone should concern themselves with giving any of the contestants a "break" for the way they behave. If they can't take the heat, they should not be on the show.
Last night's "American Idol" irritated the dickens out of me with that contestant who withdrew after she was very kindly passed through to the next round. Her range was stretched and she missed a note or two. She WAS attractive and she had great stage presence (and dynamite gams!).
She misses her son? Fine. She doesn't want to deal with the stress? Fine.
But then they allowed her to go on and on and on and on and on and on about the separation and the stress and how she could not emotionally handle it....I'd have much preferred hearing somebody sing...ANYBODY...than to hear that no-load whine another second (and she went on for what seemed like an eternity).
Hell, I'd have almost welcomed being hanged if it would have shut her up.
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What's going on here today?
It's 9:10 a.m. PST on a Wednesday and we're still on Page 1?
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Here you go, Ron: Page TWO!
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Well thank goodness for you, DR Stuart! Thank goodness for you.
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My day was lifted by someone offering me Pepperidge Farms chocolate "enrobed" milano cookies. Great word, "enrobed".
Although it will make my middle weaker.
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Well thank goodness for you, DR Stuart! Thank goodness for you.
Pas de problem! Pas de problem!
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My question for ASK BK day.....what film did you see as a youngster from one perspective and then see again as an adult from a different perspective.....i.e. LILI is a nice puppet show....but it is also a very adult love story.
Probably Vertigo. I really liked it when I was a kid, but I didn't really understand a lot of it.
Now, might I just ask a question I haven't had to ask a lot recently: Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Question:
Of the various "incoming shows" to Broadway that seem to "in development" right now, are there are projects that seem like they might work? Anything that interests you?
On a related note:
Has there been anything that you've seen in LA over the past many years, that you thought would have and should have made it to NYC, but didn't?
Question one: I'm not that up on what's in development. None of what I know about sounds interesting to me, but that doesn't mean various projects won't end up good or successful.
Related question: I saw The Time of the Barracudas, a tryout, in the mid-sixties. I thought it was great and it never made it anywhere after LA. Part of that was because of its leading lady, Elaine Stritch.
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Very pretty outside.
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Say, BK, what is the thing you are working on writing right now? Are you able to say?
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Good Afternoon!
Whew! This workout is really kicking my ass. Pardon my French. At least with the requisite "burn" and "good pain", it's taking my mind off the "stitch" in my side. Which feels "better" for lack of a better qualifier right now.
Well, I just finished my cereal and blueberries, and now I must take my vitamins and get cleaned up. And then project for the afternoon: White Chocolate Cheesecake!
Ooohhh!!! Aaaahhh!!!!
;)
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I'm working on a new mystery novel. I have not revealed what it's about nor its title as yet.
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But I hope when all is said and done that it will be a HUMDINGER.
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I have a title:
"To Shill a Squawking Bird!"
Isn't THAT a humdinger for a title?
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It's now 14 minutes LATER, and nothing more has been said?
I guess it's not a humdinger for a title.
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So....has anybody noticed that Bloody George is now attempting to screw the very people who have so ardently supported him over the past two elections?
That's right. The "military" and the "elderly".
His budget severely reduces funding for veterans' health care and medicaid, making it necessary for the veterans and elderly to spend more of their savings, if any, to survive illnesses/injuries.
And that doesn't take into account what it's taking away from educational programs.
Our infrastructure, nationally, is rotting away.
But by all means, let's pour hundreds of billions of dollars into Iraq.
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Well, I throw up my hands (no mean feat). Is everyone on vacation today? Or is something afoot or ahand that I don't know about or am missing? Fill me in, won't you?
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I see people on the board. And Stuart, where is your BROTHER?
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I have just eaten a
bowl, small plastic "take-out "container, of chicken soup. It purported to be "homemade" but I suspect it was Campbells with soem chocpped up onions and chicken added.....
and it was 'spensive for such a little container - $3.50
:P
The "Natural Turkey" sandwich I ordered to go with it appears to be dried out turkey loaf...blecch!
:P :P
NOW I remember why I never go in on the office deli order..........that's a humdinger of a lesson I learned
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Vixmom, did you enjoy Kritzer Time?
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I'm about to think of a different word of the day, dear readers, oh, yes, I'm about to think of a different word of the day. And that word is: EXCORIATE.
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And Stuart, where is your BROTHER?
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I see people on the board. And Stuart, where is your BROTHER?
He was out of town. I can't recall if he was planning on returning late yesterday, or today at some point. I did send his regards earlier in the week.
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Sufferin' succotash....
...I feel like I'm at a mime convention...
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He is just TOO TOO busy!
Here is a lovely thing: In the amazon sales rank, Writer's Block had slipped back up in the 300,000 range. Today: # Amazon.com Sales Rank in Books: #39,431
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Probably Vertigo.
Interesting that BK should mention this because I woke up this morning with a HUMDINGER of a case. Called in sick to work on a most inconvenient day, because I had to cancel a program. A bout of health issues have hit our household this week, starting with DH Richard being summoned to the ER to accompany his 88-year-old mother who was taken there at 1am Monday with chest pains. She's OK (as OK as one can be at that age), but he's been off work now for 2 days with flu-like symptoms (all-nighters in the ER can do that...) and now I have this sinus thing. Have some great pills for the dizziness, but they make me very drowsy.
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So....has anybody noticed that Bloody George is now attempting to screw the very people who have so ardently supported him over the past two elections?
That's right. The "military" and the "elderly".
His budget severely reduces funding for veterans' health care and medicaid, making it necessary for the veterans and elderly to spend more of their savings, if any, to survive illnesses/injuries.
And that doesn't take into account what it's taking away from educational programs.
Our infrastructure, nationally, is rotting away.
But by all means, let's pour hundreds of billions of dollars into Iraq.
What I absolutely cannot understand about these so called 'conservatives" is the way they constantly put us deeper and deeper in debt
I still cannot beleive that for the sake of "party unity" those idiots put through the so called medicare reform act which is costing billions more than the old plan, giving less benefits to the recipients and just making the drug companies richer becasue it is now AGAINST THE LAW for the government to negotiate prices with the drug comaony
and the social security nonsense I cannot believe, since I am under 55 I fall into the category of people being completely $%^&&*
Let's forget thatI have already been paying into the system for more than 30 years, and they have already increased my retirement age for full beneifits by 18 months, but now they want to have younger workers
stop funding the sysytem...yeah that'll help it wiork better,,,stop funding it!
MORONS!!!!!!
Also isn't it interesting he plans for this new plan to start in 2009, AFTER he leaves office?
It took Clinton 6 years to clean up the mess Reagan & Bush Sr. made of the economy and Jr. managed to get us back in the hole in only 9months!!!!
Here endeth the rant for today.....
SEE Ron what you started!!! :)
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Vixmom, did you enjoy Kritzer Time?
oh yes!! Check your email!!
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Interesting that BK should mention this because I woke up this morning with a HUMDINGER of a case. Called in sick to work on a most inconvenient day, because I had to cancel a program. A bout of health issues have hit our household this week, starting with DH Richard being summoned to the ER to accompany his 88-year-old mother who was taken there at 1am Monday with chest pains. She's OK (as OK as one can be at that age), but he's been off work now for 2 days with flu-like symptoms (all-nighters in the ER can do that...) and now I have this sinus thing. Have some great pills for the dizziness, but they make me very drowsy.
DR Ginny for you and your family I send
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~~~GOOD HEALTH VIBES~~~~~~~~~[/move]
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What's happening to me right now?
...Imagine you work for a fairly creative, easy going company and it gets taken over by a bottom-line oriented group to whom the words "creativity" and "customer service" are anathemas.
It hasn't really happened overnight, but as the hours have passed lately, the clarity of the fact is sinking in... The cozy job I've had for five years is no more. And that's a real humdinger.
The bottom-line people where I used to work used "customer service" as a way of disguising the fact that they couldn't give a *u** about customer service.
Damn them, damn them all to hell.
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DR vixmom - thanks for the health vibes - same to you for that cold you've been fighting. I just engaged in some retail therapy by ordering the 3 Kritzer books and 2 Bryn Terfel CD's from Amazon.
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Sorry to hear the news RODZINSKI.....but at least you still have a job!
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What do you Amazing Race fans think of family TAR?
http://www.tvrules.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7208
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DR vixmom - thanks for the health vibes - same to you for that cold you've been fighting. I just engaged in some retail therapy by ordering the 3 Kritzer books and 2 Bryn Terfel CD's from Amazon.
You are going to LOVE the Kritzer books, I keep diving back in and rereading bits here and there! Keep all three handy as you willwant to pick up the next one as soon as you finish one!
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Yesterday, der Brucer took our car over to the DMV for new registration tags. In the process, they did a check on the car and found that the right brake light wasn't working. It's been fixed now, and everything is working fine (and we won't need to reregister the car for two years) but...
...But we just had the car in the shop for a few days to work on the brakes! Wouldn'tcha think they'd check the brake lights at the same time as they got the brakes working correctly?
Sheesh.
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Liquid sweetener - That's the culprit! If you must use a liquid sweetener, then just fold it in lightly after the egg whites have whipped up. It won't be the same as using granulated sugar, the sweetness may not get all that evenly distributed. And if it did, you'd probably end up deflating the whites with all that extra mixing and stirring. Use sugar.
What are you trying to make? Just a meringue topping for a pie? or some sort of cookie?
You know they're overbeaten when they start to fall apart again. They start to appear dry, curdled looking and water will usually start to pool in the bottom of the bowl.
I was trying to make a meringue cookie.
So how long would it take? I was doing it for 15 minutes and it never got the peaks. But it certainly wasn't dry. :(
The eggs were room temp. But perhaps the mixers weren't completely dry.
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Got the e-mail, vixmom! Thanks! Now I must EXCORIATE you to go to amazon.com and write reviews of all three books posthaste.
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Re yesterday's discussion of Indiana: Didn't Toby Keith have a hit song called "Hoozier Daddy?"
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I've got a BK Question (but all can answer):
How many different states of the USA have you visited so far? (Not counting states you've passed through on an airport layover, of course.)
And which state, which you haven't yet been to, would you next like to visit?
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S. Woody and JRand- Thanks for the kind thoughts. I am happy to still have a paycheck, it's true.
Ginny- I am sorry you have vertigo.
States I HAVEN'T been to:
Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Washington, S. Dakota, N. Dakota, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Idaho.
Of those, I would most be interested in Hawaii.
States I have LIVED in: Indiana, Georgia, Mississippi, California, Ohio, New York.
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Why, I oughta EXCORIATE BK for changing the Word of the Day in the middle of the day before I had a chance to use the previous WOD in a sentence, because I have awakened with a HUMDINGER of a stopped-up nose. I hope that it will not turn out to be a HUMDINGER of a cold, because I have a HUMDINGER of a workload and don't need my body falling apart on me for the next couple of weeks.
Ron what is new about Bush screwing over the people who got him elected? That has always been the case...the people his policies hurt the most have always been the idiots who voted for him. They deserve him when they get when they think that so-called Republican "values" are more important than Health Insurance, Social Security, prescription drugs, job security, a bankrupt government, a declining dollar, a pointless war that has recruited more terrorists than ever before, and more money in your pocket . You can just hear them now "I may cancer and have no insurance to pay my medical bills or for my drugs, but God bless George Bush, at least there'll be no more wardrobe malfunctions on my beloved Superbowl."
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Someone was mentioning "Lil Abner" on here. Maybe Charles Pogue. I think that show has an incredible and trenchant score in the service of a pretty weak and dated book.
Question for BK and all: If you could take only the music from one show and create an entirely new book for it, what would it be?
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I've got a BK Question (but all can answer):
How many different states of the USA have you visited so far? (Not counting states you've passed through on an airport layover, of course.)
And which state, which you haven't yet been to, would you next like to visit?
Do states that you drive through and maybe just stop at a Denny's or Cracker Barrel count?
We like to drive to Florida from Long Island (well perhaps LIKE isn't the correct word, it beats the cost of round trip airfare for three and a car rental for two weeks)
So IF that counts, let's see, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, NC, SC, GA and Florida , and I have also been to Texas a few times (Houston in '73 & Dallas in the 80's), spent three days on 1982 with my cousin who lived in Newport Beach CA, she took me to Palm Beach, New port Beach and I went to Knotts Berry Farm on my own, where I met the cowboy who held up the train, and I went to Disneyland with HIM the next day!
Spent a week in Boston, MA, twice, once with my girlfriend and once visiting my bro who worked there for a while
spent 10 GLORIOUS days in Hawaii , one day on Kaui all the rest in Waikki,
I spent a week in AZ, mostly in Tuscon, including a three day stop at the Grand Canyon
my DH worked in Greenbelt MD for about 9 months, so for awhile we spent alternate weekends down there looking around.
Spent a long weeked in DC (ok not a state) during the blizzard of '96 (got snowed in at the Capitol Court Hotel) damn you Newt!! You must send out the snow plows DURING the storm, don't wait until it ends!!
Spent a couple of weeks in Harrisburg PA, when my grandmother lived there. In fact I watched the moon landing with my Nana, on her little black & white set
Spent one day in New Orleans, and a week in Mississippi with my girlfriend who was living there (the New Orleans trip was a daytrip from her house)
I drove through Alabama on the way to Mississippi (I was in Florida first), I sat in a airport in Minneapolis and Chicago a couple of times but that doesn't really count
Oh, and I also spent a week in Illinois when the same friend lived there
Of course I've been to New Jersey numerous times (sometimes by accident) and to Conneticut, when my uncle used to live in Greenwich, and also when they had the Shakespeare festivals in Stratford (when did that theatre close down? That was a wonderful place)
I think that covers it....
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It wouldn't be Li'l Abner, which I talk about ALL the time, since it's one of my all-time favorite musicals. I don't find the book dated at all - I find it timely, in fact. I love Panama and Frank and the dialogue in Li'l Abner, if performed by great people, is priceless. I haz spoken!
I would take the music from Smile and do a whole new book that better understood the point of the film.
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Someone was mentioning "Lil Abner" on here. Maybe Charles Pogue. I think that show has an incredible and trenchant score in the service of a pretty weak and dated book.
Question for BK and all: If you could take only the music from one show and create an entirely new book for it, what would it be?
DRRodzinski, I love LI'L ABNER, both as a comic strip and a show, and I totally disagree with you! I am so looking forward to the DVD release.
GIRL CRAZY could use a new book, but I don't think the score needs tinkering as much as was done to it in CRAZY FOR YOU.
PIPE DREAM could use a new book, but ME AND JULIET could use a new score.
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I've been in quite a number of states, when I toured with The Bishop's Comapny doing Do You Know the Milky Way, back in 1966. We went everywhere. States I remember - Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, Wisconson, Detroit, Ohio, Illinois - there are more, just can't remember.
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Oh, and Pogue, I didn't change HUMDINGER, I added to it because of all the errant and truant folks.
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Rodinski you are right about humidity affecting egg whites. It does the same when making whipped cream.
Sorry the good times at your work have changed. I hope they return.
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Jennifer-LIQUID SWEETNER! LOL
I do not worry about re-washing my bowls or beaters. I might wipe them off if something is noticeable. The most important thing to me is the egg whites need to be at room temperature. I suggest you try it again without the liquid sweetner.
Ghirardelli double chocolate chips are really good in chocolate chip meringue cookies. I leave out the nuts.
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Do states that you drive through and maybe just stop at a Denny's or Cracker Barrel count?
Yes, because driving through the state (and stopping at a Denny's or Cracker Barrel ( :P but that's just my personal opinion) means you've SEEN something of the state. Airports don't count, because all you see is the airport, which is at best looking in at a souvenir shop. Looking at a coffee mug and a sweatshirt just isn't the same thing.
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Ann & Jed I hope you are having a good day.
Vixmom & Ginny-good health vibes!!
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Granulated sugar is a must - not liquid sweetener....it is a granulated chemical reaction that you are looking for. But that has all been discussed already.
Hmmmmmm....nothing in the mail. I was waiting for my humdinger of a Laconte DVD so I could watch INTIMATE STRANGERS....maybe it will come tomorrow.
I was reading in USA TODAY about some changes the director of the show wants to make in the Oscar telecast - with Chris Rock as the host (so it will be "happening" and "now") - he wants ALL nominees onstage when the winner is announced - kind of like Miss America. If this is the case, I think a bathing suit elimination round is also called for!
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If you stopped at a Cracker Barrel anywhere in the Midwest, you would still be there waiting for your meal.....the only place with slower service is Bob Evans Restaurants.....
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Answering my own question (which I had to think about after posing it):
I've lived in California and Delaware.
I've traveled through or to: Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington DC (which isn't a state but should be or something), Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Florida.
I'd love to travel to Alaska.
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I was reading in USA TODAY about some changes the director of the show wants to make in the Oscar telecast - with Chris Rock as the host (so it will be "happening" and "now") - he wants ALL nominees onstage when the winner is announced - kind of like Miss America. If this is the case, I think a bathing suit elimination round is also called for!
In that case, I'm danged glad Michael Moore WASN'T nominated for anything!
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Here is something to discuss. This is the prototype for an invention.
What is it? What is it used for? What would YOU call it? ;D
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Let's go with the bottom photo - for some reason TWO inventions showed up.
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I was reading in USA TODAY about some changes the director of the show wants to make in the Oscar telecast - with Chris Rock as the host (so it will be "happening" and "now") - he wants ALL nominees onstage when the winner is announced - kind of like Miss America. If this is the case, I think a bathing suit elimination round is also called for!
That might be fun if all the losers reacted as they should and beat the winner to a pulp. Might raise the ratings.
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Chris Rock: And now, Mr Moore, if you are crowned King of Hollywood, what will you do?
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Rodzinski, I guess BK set you straight on Li'l Abner. It gets talk about a lot here. BK is the Li'l Abner Freak, but there are many of us who also adore it. Like BK, I don't think the book has dated much at all. I just watched the movie recently (thanks to auspices of BK) and, with Bushie in the White House, I think it has never been more timely and that it's ripe for a first-class revival.
I have been through all of the Southeastern United States, the Southwest, and most of the Midwest. And New York on the Eastern seaboard. Washington(well Seattle) on the Northwest ocean side. I've never been through any of the New England states (nor Maryland), in the midwest I've missed Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas. I've missed all of the Upper West and Great Plains States...I've missed Oregon, Michigan, and Wisconsin. And haven't seen Hawaii or Alasksa...I've probably got half the USA to still see.
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What is it? What is it used for? What would YOU call it? ;D
In my apartment? Extra large clutter!
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DR ELMORE - can you imagine the hair-pulling and bra-twisting?
And the actresses would be even worse.
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Aside from my home state of Oregon, I have only been to California and Washington (I don't get out much, evidently).
DR Jennifer, the Family TAR sounds like it would be interesting.
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JRand54, it looks like a lifesized Easy Bake Oven!
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DR ELMORE - can you imagine the hair-pulling and bra-twisting?
And the actresses would be even worse.
Oh, my gosh JRand54, that made me guffaw out loud...and caused a few co-workers to ask that was so funny!
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Hehehehe.
No it is NOT an Easy Bake Oven.
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Back from Chinese lunch -- at Shan Dung, a Szechuan restaurant in Oakland's Chinatown district.
Had the house specialty -- Shan Dung chicken with a side of braised green beans.
Totally YUM.
Lots of fireworks went off during the wee hours this morning...woke me up around 1 a.m. I heard more at lunch...and evidence of thousands of firecrackers going off litter the streets.
I had a humdinger of an "irritant" reaction to a co-worker's perfume this morning. Several sneezing attacks perpetrated serious queries about why I was sneezing, so I said what it was that was causing the problem. My boss stopped short of excoriating the co-worker who was wearing twice her normal dose of whatever it was...but she won't make that mistake again. She worked only half a day today, so the afternoon should be irritant-free, except for another co-worker who sits opposite me...but that's another story altogether.
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I'm not fond of the idea of revising books to musicals, or rewriting them entirely. Too often this practice does not result in an improved show, but rather one that highlights the flaws that were in the original. And yes (and sorry, Jose), I include Hallelujah, Baby! in this catagory. As well as Into the Woods.
In the case of musicals that have new books written for them, and totally reconceive the piece, they are far and few between. Personally, I liked Flower Drum Song when the revisal played in Los Angeles. But some way of distinguishing this new script should have been found, to keep it from being confused with the original.
What disturbs me most about revisals is that the new version becomes the standard, and the original is removed from the market entirely. This is a shame, as it may well be the original production (and cast recording) that attracted the attention of the new theater wanting to produce the show.
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Good afternoon, fellow dear readers. This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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Re my comment "Anywhere but Indiana" --
If I am in Indiana, I am there to visit in-laws. Hence, the dream vacation being anywhere but Indiana.
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...the Family TAR sounds like it would be interesting.
Ever ask your dad to borrow the Family TAR????
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States I have lived in-Southern California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Connecticut, Northern California and Oregon. Southern and Northern California felt like different states. ;D
Sates I have been to are Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico (but only to sit on it at the four corners), Idaho (I think), Florida, Louisiana, New York, Virginia, Main, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire. Hawaii and Alaska.
Wow, I have been busy. :)
I would like to go to New Mexico, Idaho while traveling to Montana, and visit friends in Kentucky. I would gladly return to most of the states I have visited. Keith has been to every state so I wouldn’t mind catching up to him.
Who has been to Mesa Verde in Colorado? An amazing place I want to return to.
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DR ELMORE - can you imagine the hair-pulling and bra-twisting?
And the actresses would be even worse.
DRJRand54, you just got into the elevator and rose straight to the top! ;D
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My goodness, we haven't had thirteen users at one time in a coon's age. Add to that our six GUESTS and the jernt is finally jumpin'.
I'm going to see if I have any packages. I'll be back shortly.
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We have a Cracker Barrell restaurant here in Rehoboth. The service wasn't terrible, other than the server having too many tables to work at the same time. The food was what bothered me. It struck me as food made by and for people who don't like to eat.
:P
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Oh, and I want to go for a walk with DRLaura.
Ron I'm very allergic to almost every perfume, except the one I use.
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DRJRand54, you just got into the elevator and rose straight to the top! ;D
He also beat everyone else to the punchline! ;D
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Speaking of perfume, I found the following story over at IMDB:
Sarah Jessica Parker To Launch Fragrance
Former Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker has signed a new deal to develop her own line of fragrances. The brand name and the exact perfume scent are still works in progress, but the stylish star says the first perfume - to be issued by Coty Inc - will be "fresh." She explains, "It'll be intentionally quiet, not a very aggressive scent. It's not a scent you'll smell before a person walks in a room. I don't want it to not have social skills! This is a part of my life I want to share with others... I really, really thought about it. I've been invited into women's lives and I take that seriously." Fragrance is something that has been important since her childhood. When she went to the hospital to give birth to her son, James, two years ago, Parker admits she brought her perfume because it's an important part of her daily routine. She adds, "Fragrance is a necessity on days you don't have time to shower." The fragrance is expected to hit stores in the autumn.
A necessity on days you...uh...EEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!
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DR Jane: A birding expert went with me this morning, and we had a swell time -- 44 species seen and a few heard but not seen.
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He also beat everyone else to the punchline! ;D
I can't think of a better punchline!
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Hahahahaha....I always used that joke in my curtain speech for sold out performances of VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM....
DRLAURA what a lovely photo...NOT of Indiana....LOL.
No other guesses about the machine?
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I never really had the Abner pantheon of characters as a cultural reference point as it wasn't in any of the papers I knew growing up, so that may be a part of how I do not relate as much to that show. However, every song is a near masterpiece, in that we can agree. "The Country's in the Very Best of Hands" is truer today than when it was written.
Actually, the whole "Put 'em Back" business is now metaphorical for the steroid madness infecting athletic types.
I really do not advocate taking the songs from a show and creating a new show. T'was purely rhetorical. But have you (anyone) ever HATED a show and loved the tunes?
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DR RODZINSKI do you have the INVASION! DVD starring Mr Campbell Scott?
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I like the Cracker Barrels along US 95 south of the Dixon Mason Line, of course keep in mind I am comparing them to the Denny's or McDonalds we would be stopping at otherwise since there do not seem to be such a thing as a DINER anywhere outside of New York ,or am I wrong DR's, all ? Correct me if I am. Here on Long Island nearly every little town, Village, Hamlet, etc has a Diner, open 24 hours a day where you can get breakfast or a steak dinner at any time of day (or night)
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Sorry, JRand. I meant to answer that question earlier. I do not have Invasion! What is it?
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Ahhhh....DRRODZINSKI - Invasion! is the movie that THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA claimed to be.
It is a hilarious spoof/homage to WAR OF THE WORLDS in particular and the 1950's sci-fi films in general.
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I like the Cracker Barrels along US 95 south of the Dixon Mason Line, of course keep in mind I am comparing them to the Denny's or McDonalds we would be stopping at otherwise since there do not seem to be such a thing as a DINER anywhere outside of New York ,or am I wrong DR's, all ? Correct me if I am. Here on Long Island nearly every little town, Village, Hamlet, etc has a Diner, open 24 hours a day where you can get breakfast or a steak dinner at any time of day (or night)
We have a diner right here in Rehoboth Beach. It's called (ta-dah!) the Rehoboth Beach Diner! And it's open 24/7 all year (except Christmas).
Check on-line next time you're planning a trip, and see what the different bergs enroute have to offer! It's a great way to make your trip more enjoyable.
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I really do not advocate taking the songs from a show and creating a new show. T'was purely rhetorical. But have you (anyone) ever HATED a show and loved the tunes?
Yes. WELCOME TO THE CLUB. (Not all of them, but a passel of them, and thanks to our Dear BK for preserving some of them.)
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I never really had the Abner pantheon of characters as a cultural reference point as it wasn't in any of the papers I knew growing up,
You youngun, you, ;D next you'll be telling us you don't remember Pogo "We have met the enemy and he is us"
Now there's a musical waiting to be written ! (I'm not showing my ignorance of an existing musical of Pogo am I?) C'mon, bk, elmore, WFO, CP and all, write me a musical of Pogo...and make sure I get some nice house seats, because remember, my talent is the art of appreciation of the talents of others!! :D
Personally, I think this would be a HUMDINGER of a show!!!
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We have a diner right here in Rehoboth Beach. It's called (ta-dah!) the Rehoboth Beach Diner! And it's open 24/7 all year (except Christmas).
Check on-line next time you're planning a trip, and see what the different bergs enroute have to offer! It's a great way to make your trip more enjoyable.
When I travel with the the DH all stops must be "right off the exit" ;D,
when I did the same trip with my Mom we would wander fifty or sixty miles off the track to eat someplace that seemed interesting in the AAA guide.
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RE the Oscar nominees all being on stage. I think this is cruel and inhuman punishment. It's one thing to be a good sport about losing, but to have to be a good sport and hide obvious disappointment in front of many millions of people is perhaps asking a bit too much. Frankly, if I knew I was going to have to do that, I wouldn't attend the ceremony.
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I really do not advocate taking the songs from a show and creating a new show. T'was purely rhetorical. But have you (anyone) ever HATED a show and loved the tunes?
Uh, no.
But that's because I don't use the word "hate" in that way any more. I reserve that word to describe what Fred Phelps and his ilk do. I may have "loathed" a show while loving the tunes, but that's different.
More often, I'll love the score but be driven to distraction by the book. Chess is an example of this, for me. I've seen it twice, in London and in Long Beach, with vastly different books. It's a great score! The book, however, will probably never work properly, at least not until we are far enough from the Cold War to see the show in a historical perspective.
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That is the general consensus, DRMATTH - and some "stars" are contemplating that.
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Spent a lovely 90 minutes with the movie THE STATION AGENT this morning. Such a quiet, lovely film, not much of a plot, but three very interesting characters. The movie's only 90 minutes, and I wished it could have been at least twice as long to get to know more about these unusual people.
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Page Five Dance. ;D
Click the link for a lesson. 8) Posted before - but always good to take a refresher course.
http://www.zefrank.com/invite/swfs/index2.html (http://www.zefrank.com/invite/swfs/index2.html)
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I can imagine their disappointment. There are theater awards at several of the area theaters where I've appeared. I've won some and lost some, and I know, even with something so relatively insignificent, how it burns to lose, especially to a performance you don't think was your equal.
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I've got a BK Question (but all can answer):
How many different states of the USA have you visited so far? (Not counting states you've passed through on an airport layover, of course.)
And which state, which you haven't yet been to, would you next like to visit?
I've been to 40. Hmm, don't know which I'd like to go to next but within the next year or so I should be going to 5 of those I haven't been to yet.
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You youngun, you, ;D next you'll be telling us you don't remember Pogo "We have met the enemy and he is us"
Now there's a musical waiting to be written ! (I'm not showing my ignorance of an existing musical of Pogo am I?) C'mon, bk, elmore, WFO, CP and all, write me a musical of Pogo...and make sure I get some nice house seats, because remember, my talent is the art of appreciation of the talents of others!! :D
Personally, I think this would be a HUMDINGER of a show!!!
Deck the halls with Boston Cholly
Falalalalalalalala
Nora's freezing on the trolley
Falalalalalalalala
That Pogo?
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Well since we have no more guesses, I will tell all the DR's that said invention is:
A device for enhancing the incubation of membrane-based assays.
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Page Five Dance. ;D
Click the link for a lesson. 8) Posted before - but always good to take a refresher course.
http://www.zefrank.com/invite/swfs/index2.html (http://www.zefrank.com/invite/swfs/index2.html)
That's what I was referring to earlier! Hoosier Daddy!
;D 8)
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Well since we have no more guesses, I will tell all the DR's that said invention is:
A device for enhancing the incubation of membrane-based assays.
Well! Whoda thunk it?>
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After I finished THE STATION AGENT, I popped in the DVD of BROADWAY MELODY (of 1929). Looks the best I've ever seen it look. It'll never sound anything but tinny, but it looks a lot better than THE COCOANUTS from the same year.
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POGO!!!
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DREAMCHILD was on one of the premium channels this afternoon (Showtime?), and I recorded it. Ironic since we were just talking about it the other day, and I haven't seen it since it first appeared in theaters. I'll watch it at some point over the next few days.
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DR ELMORE and it is so easy to learn!
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I also have an extreme allergic reaction to perfume. Although perhaps it's getting better. I used to not be able to even walk through the front of any department store without holding my breath and running through.
States I have visited: California, NY, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Indiana.
Btw, if anyone has a link to last night's TOP TEN (letterman) it was extremely funny. Well #10 was. The audience could not stop laughing ( i have never heard this reaction before).
It was something like: Slogans for a new gay beer.
And #10 (this is just from memory so i'm paraphrasing): We don't like Bush!
:)
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Well since we have no more guesses, I will tell all the DR's that said invention is:
A device for enhancing the incubation of membrane-based assays.
I was JUST ABOUT to say that!!
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DR ELMORE and it is so easy to learn!
And once I learn, what will the assay?
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Well since we have no more guesses, I will tell all the DR's that said invention is:
A device for enhancing the incubation of membrane-based assays.
That's what I was going to guess ;D Yeah right. The other one looks likes something you'd put test tubes in to separate out DNA....
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The true definition of frustration:
Having all the nominees up on stage together, but there's a no-show, and that's the bastard who wins!
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No packages.
There are quite a few shows with scores I love that weren't great shows. Anyone Can Whistle being one of them.
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Deck the halls with Boston Cholly
Falalalalalalalala
Nora's freezing on the trolley
Falalalalalalalala
That Pogo?
yup!!
Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
swaller dollar cauliflower alleygaroo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou.
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
boola boola Pensacoola hullabalou!
- Walt Kelly
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The true definition of frustration:
Having all the nominees up on stage together, but there's a no-show, and that's the bastard who wins!
Now that's a humdinger!
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Deck the halls with Boston Cholly
Falalalalalalalala
Nora's freezing on the trolley
Falalalalalalalala
That Pogo?
Well, I remembered it incorrectly! I just googled it.
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What the assayed was not recorded, DRELMORE.
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I can imagine losing an Oscar made bearable by the fact that you can slink down in your seat, or stand and applaud and hide out among the forests of the famous. But to lose and then still be in plain sight, and then have to walk gamely back to your seat or stand there and watch the winner speak, knowing you have to smile because you may be on camera behind the winner's shoulder? That sounds like a peculiar kind of torture.
vixmom- I do know ol' Pogo. He was still in the Atlanta paper when I moved down South.
JRand54: My guess is some sort of device for enhancing the incubation of membrane-based assays.
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And once I learn, what will the assay?
No assays, DR Elmore. Just a short answer quiz.
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Ah yes DR RON - I had to stop taking Vanity Fair magazine because of the perfume ads. I requested a subscription for the non-smelly edition, but NEVER got it - so they lost me as a subscriber.
Those cards drove me crazy. The worst perfume allergy I ever experienced was with women wearing CHER - whew! It smelled like mosquito repellant to me and make me sneeze and my eyes water....it was the worst - for me! Sorry, Cher.
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Yes DRRODZINSKI - I might know some Indiana boy would know all about assaying.
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Well, I remembered it incorrectly! I just googled it.
So did I ...I never would have remembered otherwise!! ;D
I only have one child and I can't get her name right somedays! I need to take that special vitamin for memory, only I keep forgetting what its called ;D
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IBtw, if anyone has a link to last night's TOP TEN (letterman) it was extremely funny. Well #10 was. The audience could not stop laughing ( i have never heard this reaction before).
It was something like: Slogans for a new gay beer.
And #10 (this is just from memory so i'm paraphrasing): We don't like Bush!
:)
I'll forgive a mispelling. I picked this up from the official site: (http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/)
Top Ten Slogans For The New Gay Beer
10. For guys who don't like Busch.
9. Cold as a mountain stream, gay as a picnic basket!
8. For all the gay stuff you do, this beer's for you.
7. Made with the finest gay hops and barley.
6. Toss one back, and while you're at it have a beer.
5. The perfect drink for spending the afternoon watching "Trading Spaces" with the guys.
4. Come out of the closet and head for the mountains.
3. Wreck your liver and your marriage!
2. Drink until you can see "straight".
1. The Queen of beers.
There really is a gay energy drink, along the lines of Red Bull, but I can't remember what it's name is.
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I blush to print the slogan they didn't use.
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I can imagine losing an Oscar made bearable by the fact that you can slink down in your seat, or stand and applaud and hide out among the forests of the famous. But to lose and then still be in plain sight, and then have to walk gamely back to your seat or stand there and watch the winner speak, knowing you have to smile because you may be on camera behind the winner's shoulder? That sounds like a peculiar kind of torture.
Y'mean, like the way Michael Moore insisted all the other nominees for best documentary join him onstage a couple of years ago, to act as a backdrop while he went into his rant?
::)
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I've got a BK Question (but all can answer):
How many different states of the USA have you visited so far? (Not counting states you've passed through on an airport layover, of course.)
And which state, which you haven't yet been to, would you next like to visit?
I was born in Alabama and lived in Georgia, California and Texas and by the time I was four, we moved to Germany. I have very few memories of Texas only. When I was six or seven (the summer between first and second grades), we moved to Colorado. We lived there until I was 10 and have lived in Washington State ever since. Those are where I've lived.
As an adult, I've actually visited California, Oregon, Indiana (when I was in college) and New York. That's it...at least that's all I can remember.
As for visiting places I've never been...I'd love to see the Grand Canyon...but that's not a state ::).
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Page Six Dance is up to me?
How about a
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=20]Humdinger Hullabaloo!!!!![/size][/move]
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George, DO NOT visit the Grand Canyon if you are bothered by heights. My depth perception problems kicked in and, spectacular as the canyon was, I had trouble controlling my stomach.
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Y'mean, like the way Michael Moore insisted all the other nominees for best documentary join him onstage a couple of years ago, to act as a backdrop while he went into his rant?
I'd stand on a stage ANY DAY with Michael Moore if he was ranting about what a backstabber old Bloody George really is.
::)
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Re Li'l Abner - I didn't really know anything about it when I first saw the film in 1959. I became a fan after that, and read The World of Li'l Abner paperback tie-in with the film.
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What disturbs me most about revisals is that the new version becomes the standard, and the original is removed from the market entirely.
DR SWW, that's not always the case with revisals or revivals. Most of the time, when a local theatre company does a show that went through a revival or revisal, the materials that are send from the publishing house are the original Broadway book/score. Not many of the new orchestrations or even new scripts of old shows are always available. What the sad part is, is that people TRY and do the revival/revisal with the old material - some pull it off, and others don't, usually quite badly!!
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As for visiting places I've never been...I'd love to see the Grand Canyon...but that's not a state ::).
Here's a swell Grand Canyon photo for DR George:
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Here's something else I saw this morning. There is a hawk on top of the saguaro:
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May I suggest a humorous nickname for the current prez:
Jubilation W. Cornpone
And that, my friends, is post number 100 from ol' Rodzinski.
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The true definition of frustration:
Having all the nominees up on stage together, but there's a no-show, and that's the bastard who wins!
I know of that happening at least twice. In 1934, Will Rogers was the MC and called Diana Wynward and Mae Robson up to the dias leading the audience to expect that there was a tie for Best Actress. Instead, he kissed both ladies and announced that Katharine Hepburn had won the award. (She, of course, was not there.)
The other time happened in 1941 when the Best Director nominees were called to the dias so the losers could congratulate the winner. John Ford wasn't there to collect his prize leaving losing nominees George Cukor, Alfred Hitchcock, William Wyler, and Sam Wood with egg on their faces.
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May I suggest a humorous nickname for the current prez:
Jubilation W. Cornpone
And that, my friends, is post number 100 from ol' Rodzinski.
To be rechristened FULL Member at the next post!! Congrats!!
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I know of that happening at least twice. In 1934, Will Rogers was the MC and called Diana Wynward and Mae Robson up to the dias leading the audience to expect that there was a tie for Best Actress. Instead, he kissed both ladies and announced that Katharine Hepburn had won the award. (She, of course, was not there.)
And he was our MOST LOVED Humorist? Not by Diana & Mae after that,I reckon!
Oh wait, they said he never met a MAN he didn't like, guess he had it in for the ladies!
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Here's something else I saw this morning. There is a hawk on top of the saguaro:
I wanna go on walks with you!!!
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Will Rogers' Folly!
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I am taking my cold on the road
TTFN!!
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Will Rogers' Folly!
It's a good thing for you groaning is not allowed here on HHW!!! ;)
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Well, Will did give each lady a rose before escorting them off the dais. Comedians then and now could pretty much get away with murder.
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Back in those early Oscar days, the complete results of the balloting were always revealed, and it's fun to see what came in second. For Best Picture in 1933, CAVALCADE bested #2 A FAREWELL TO ARMS and #3 LITTLE WOMEN. Mae Robson came in second to Hepburn and Charles Laughton defeated Paul Muni by only a few votes for Best Actor.
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I'd stand on a stage ANY DAY with Michael Moore if he was ranting about what a backstabber old Bloody George really is.
::)
Which points out the problem. You would be on that stage voluntarily. The other nominees were called up without being given a choice by Moore. His having them stand behind him made them all appear to agree with him, regardless of whether they did or not.
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If they were behind him, could they be seen?
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So all this talk of classic comic strips like POGO & LI'L ABNER has given me my question of the day, open to all:
What were the worst comic strips ever:
My vote goes to DONDI or HENRY, followed closely by THE LITTLE KING & MARMADUKE...
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What were the worst comic strips ever:
Momma and Sylvia. And I've long tired of Garfield.
I wasn't old enough to understand Dondi when it was running. Living with an oversized (and klutzy) Dalmatian gives me a new respect for Marmaduke.
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If the Miss America and Miss Universe contestants can all be on stage when the winner is announced...well, you would think the Oscar nominees could at least act happy for the winner! LOL!
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DRLaura-how fun to see all those birds. Would you have missed many of them without the bird expert?
Vixmom-diners are in many states.
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Great pics DRLAURA.
The Little King is a comic I hated. Another was Apartment 3-D. But the one that drove me crazy was Nancy.
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Good Afternoon!
The two white chocolate cheesecakes are cooling off in the oven, and I shall place them in the fridge before I leave for the show tonight. This was my first attempt at making a white chocolate cheesecake. I looked up a few in books and on the net, and they all just seemed to be slight variations on the standard cheesecake recipe with the addition of white chocolate. They actually browned a little more on top than I'm used to, but after checking some of the recipes, some of them actually call for the top to brown (and the edges to crack). So... Once I cover them in white chocolate shavings... -Oh, I'm making them for one of the dresser's birthday tomorrow.
I was going to make some cookies, but just not in the mood for it.
I'm feeling a little out of sorts. And, yes, it's the stitch/cramp/pain in my right side. It actually does feel better, but my mind just keeps overwhelming itself with thoughts of appendicitis or gallstones. Now is just not a good time for me to deal with any sort of major medical issues. -But, of course, when is a good time?
:-\
But I did take my temperature, and I'm not running a fever. In fact, I seem to be running a little cool - 97.2 - so maybe I'm just dealing with a very minor, minor cold/whatever right now. So...
A doctor friend of mine up here in Arlington said I could see him tomorrow if I'm still not feeling "well". I ran through my symptoms or lack thereof with him over the phone, and he thinks it's just some muscle pull - and that I'm probably just pushing myself a little too much with my workout right now. -Which I have done before, so...
I just need to stop thinking so much.
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Lived in: always been in Washington
Been to/through: Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Tennessee, New York, Michigan (only the Detroit airport, so really doesn't count)
Young enough that I don't remember them at all: Utah, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas
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Thanks for letting me share....
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I don't think stop thinking is an option.
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DR Jennifer - You can't use liquid sweetener in a meringue. The liquid will just prevent the proteins in the egg whites from doing their thing and whipping up properly. If you were beating the egg whites to use in something else like a cake, then liquid sweetener may work. Otherwise, the liquid would just dissolve the "whip".
If you're using a liquid sweetener for dietary concerns, you may want to give the Splenda a try. They have a "bakeable" version out. -It's very weird - the box looks like it should weigh about a pound, but when you pick it up, it's next to nothing. However, once you open the box, it's a box full of Splenda. It's made from sugar so it reacts a bit more like real sugar than some of the other artifcial sweeteners on the market.
15 minutes should have been plenty. And just like liquid sweetener, if there is any water left in your bowls or on your beaters, that could affect your final product.
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Page Seven...
Dance?
Hmmm... I know! A good ole Russian HOPAK!!!
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Liquid sweetener in a meringue? Never! And speaking of meringue: MERINGUE! LIMBO!
You can't use liquid sweetener in a LIMBO either, and certainly not in a MAMBO ITALIANO. In fact, one shouldn't use liquid sweetener in anything.
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As for States... Due to my one and only bus and truck tour, I actually drove through and stopped in quite a few number of states. The only ones I have yet to step foot in are Alaska, Hawaii and Maine.
I've lived in Virginia (various parts), Washington, and Connecticut for extended amounts of time. I was born in Massachusetts - Go Sox! I've worked for at least two weeks in the States of Florida, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, California, Virginia, Texas and Utah.
Otherwise, I've been in every other state except for those noted above for at least a day if not two or three.
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Comic strips...
All the "adult" ones I never understood while growing up - "Prince Valiant", "Apartment 3-G", etc.
And I would run hot and cold with "Cathy" - who I understand finally got married recently - the reception is taking place this week in the strip. There's a great article in Post today the comic strip and how Cathy has remained sort of ageless for better... or worse. -But that's another comic strip.
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I ran mostly cold with Kathy - oh, you're talking about CATHY, not my ex-wife.
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I don't think stop thinking is an option.
I know, I know... I just have a tendency to obsess in general, so...
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I ran mostly cold with Kathy - oh, you're talking about CATHY, not my ex-wife.
:o
LOL!
;D
-Thanks. I needed that.
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DR Jrand - Was that a protoype for a microwave oven?
-I know you mentioned something about "membranes" and "assays", but...
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Happy Chinese New Year, y'all!!!!!!
It's the year of the Rooster. If TCB were here, I'd say it was the Year of the Cock.
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Happy Chinese New Year, y'all!!!!!!
It's the year of the Rooster. If TCB were here, I'd say it was the Year of the Cock.
Well, when Steve and I were together, it was alway the Year of the...
:o
Oh.. Nevermind. Wrong site.
;D
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Actually, I'm a Monkey, and Steve is a Rooster. According to traditional Japanese astrology, we should not be compatible on any level.
WRONG!
:)
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Oh, and since I just used one myself...
What is/are your favorite commercial tag lines, slogans?
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OK - Time to head in for the show...
Laters...
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Full member! Yes indeedy! Not since the machete accident have I...
Oh, never mind...
Marmaduke, yes, not a fave
Heathcliff too, if that's still around
Garfield, I agree with that. Tired
Cathy, yeah, get married already
Sylvia, good call, it's hard to read the text
There are a lot of subpar "Far Side" knockoffs these days. Those bother me most.
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Who can name the song from which this lyric comes?
"The stakes may be heavy or small."
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I wanna go on walks with you!!!
We will have to plan a trip at the same time. :)
DRLaura was your walk today near your house?
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Which points out the problem. You would be on that stage voluntarily. The other nominees were called up without being given a choice by Moore. His having them stand behind him made them all appear to agree with him, regardless of whether they did or not.
Michael Moore MADE them join him? He held guns to their heads?
I don't think so.
They had a choice to just say no, shake their heads or remain in their seats.
:)
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I'm feeling a little out of sorts. And, yes, it's the stitch/cramp/pain in my right side. It actually does feel better, but my mind just keeps overwhelming itself with thoughts of appendicitis or gallstones. Now is just not a good time for me to deal with any sort of major medical issues. -But, of course, when is a good time?
A doctor friend of mine up here in Arlington said I could see him tomorrow if I'm still not feeling "well". I ran through my symptoms or lack thereof with him over the phone, and he thinks it's just some muscle pull - and that I'm probably just pushing myself a little too much with my workout right now. -Which I have done before, so...
I just need to stop thinking so much.
I’m sorry I meant to respond to your earlier question regarding this. I had this problem when I jogged. I think your friend is probably right, especially sense it coincided with the beginning of your working out. But if you are concerned you should see your friend tomorrow. Peace of mind will help you relax and it might go away. Good luck.
Where in Massachusetts were you born?
Don't forget to let us know how those cheesecakes turned out.
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States - the ones I have not visited are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. Lived in Oregon (born), Michigan (grew up in Detroit), and Ohio (now).
DR Rodzinski - Sorry to hear about your job troubles.
DR elmore - funny you should mention Joan Morris last night - I was just listening to her on my iPod at work yesterday and remembering how much I love her singing.
DR Jose - another loss this week in the classical music world is Karl Haas - we used to listen to his "Adventures in Good Music" on WJR Detroit, from the Golden Tower of the Fisher Building.
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DRs Elmore & Ginny: Only replaced my Joan Morris "After The Ball" record with a CD last year. Love those "Edwardian"/Turn Of the Century songs. Am also fond of Edward Woodward's recording of similar material.
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DR Jose: I used to get stitches in my side when I overdid the exercise. They seldom stayed with me, though, so it's possible you "pulled" something. :(
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Friday is a holiday for us County workers. It's our celebration of Lincoln's Birthday.
Yes, we also get Washington's Birthday, too (known as President's Day for those who don't get both). This year, that day is Feb. 21. And, as I am planning on taking Feb. 18th off, the next two weeks are looking happy, happy, happy to me!
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DRs Elmore & Ginny: Only replaced my Joan Morris "After The Ball" record with a CD last year. Love those "Edwardian"/Turn Of the Century songs. Am also fond of Edward Woodward's recording of similar material.
DRTomovOz: Do you have any fondness for Kathryn Grayson's version of "After the Ball" from "Show Boat"?
Or her "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" from "Lovely To Look At"?
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I believe I'm through writing for the day. I'll have a few things to add to what I did today, but overall I'm over the latest hump, I think and have begun a new hump. A New Hump - the title of my next novel.
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Few know that the song in "Aladdin" was originally titled "A Whole New Hump". It was to be sung by a camel.
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DRTomovOz: Do you have any fondness for Kathryn Grayson's version of "After the Ball" from "Show Boat"?
Or her "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" from "Lovely To Look At"?
No!
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The Joan Morris recording is just delightfully "camp".
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Michael Moore MADE them join him? He held guns to their heads?
I don't think so.
They had a choice to just say no, shake their heads or remain in their seats.
:)
And what were they to do at receiving the invitation during the awards ceremony, not move from their seats? That would have appeared strange. BUT he had not made clear to them exactly what he was going to say beforehand. By having them stand with him on stage, he implied that they all agreed with him.
Moore used them, plain and simple. They were not allowed to speak for themselves. He never gave them the chance.
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George, DO NOT visit the Grand Canyon if you are bothered by heights. My depth perception problems kicked in and, spectacular as the canyon was, I had trouble controlling my stomach.
As far as I know, I don't have much trouble with heights...as far as I know. ::)
Here's a swell Grand Canyon photo for DR George:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/condorincanyon.JPG)
Thanks! That's pretty damned cool!
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Granulated sugar is a must - not liquid sweetener....it is a granulated chemical reaction that you are looking for. But that has all been discussed already.
Hmmmmmm....nothing in the mail. I was waiting for my humdinger of a Laconte DVD so I could watch INTIMATE STRANGERS....maybe it will come tomorrow.
I was reading in USA TODAY about some changes the director of the show wants to make in the Oscar telecast - with Chris Rock as the host (so it will be "happening" and "now") - he wants ALL nominees onstage when the winner is announced - kind of like Miss America. If this is the case, I think a bathing suit elimination round is also called for!
According to THIS (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/oscars/news/vao/20050207/110783798700.html) article, some awards will be given to people FROM the audience:
Oscars telecast producer Gil Cates told the annual luncheon of nominees on Monday that he had major changes planned for the awards, including not inviting the victors in some categories to the stage.
Instead, Cates said they will receive their awards from a presenter parked in the audience. In other cases, all the nominees in a single category will be invited up on stage and the winner then announced.
And, finally, some nominees will get their Oscars the old-fashioned way, walking down the aisle to the stage after the envelope is opened and the name announced.
Won't that be exciting! Ugg. :P
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As Pogue's close personal friend, Mr. Harlan Ellison, said of Mr. Cates - he's a hack. There is simply nothing worse than someone in their mid-seventies pandering to what they think is hip and now. Having seen Mr. Cates' recent production of Paint Your Wagon, I can only tell you that Mr. Cates doesn't seem to have improved with age.
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Evening folks. Sorry to have been E & T. I haven’t been feeling well the past couple of days. I only had about 2 hours of sleep last night so I’m not feeling so great right now either.
I’m hoping I will make it to see Lost but if not, so be it.
Still having hard boil egg problems but I think I have found something that will help me. One of the guys at work told me about an egg timer that looks like an egg. You put it in the pot and when it turns all black, your eggs are done. I had to order it off of the net so I don’t have it yet. I will keep you posted about how it works when it gets here.
If I understand the TOD, I have never lived anyplace except Hillsborough County, Florida. Some times with in the Tampa city limits and sometimes not. We’ve been in this house twenty-five plus years.
I have to agree about the people who like to bathe in perfume. Ugh. I can’t imagine anything worse. I had a boss once that put so much cologne that he left a “vapor” trail where ever he went. I’m not joking. If you wanted to find him in the office, all you had to do was follow the scent.
I also went out with a guy once in the dead of winter. He had so much cologne on that I thought I was going to pass out.
I’ve never understood the need to put so much of the stuff on.
Something else people don’t think about—the mixtures of smells from their deodorant, hair products, etc. I always try to get non scented items so they don’t clash.
End of rant. Sorry.
Lovely pictures, DR Laura. :)
Be well, all. Vibes to those who need them.
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I only use a hint of cologne. I do not use scented deodorant. I do not use scented hairspray. That is because I like the scent of mystery. I don't think Danise would have liked Smell-o-Vision.
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Speaking of birthdays, I shall soon be on my way to the ASCAP/Disney workshop.
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I'm listening to all of Grieg's orchestral works on six CDs from Deutsch Gramaphone. It cost me thirty bucks - five a CD. Pretty good. Some very pretty music. Peer Gynt is now playing. But I can't hear that famous tune without thinking of Fritz Lang's M and the TV version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
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DR Danise - Sorry to hear that you, too, are under the weather. Let's hope everybody who's planning to be in NYC next month is fully recovered!
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Health vibes to everyone who needs them.
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DRs Elmore & Ginny: Only replaced my Joan Morris "After The Ball" record with a CD last year. Love those "Edwardian"/Turn Of the Century songs. Am also fond of Edward Woodward's recording of similar material.
DRTomovoz, I don't know the Edward Woodward recordings, but I'd like to. Joan and Bill Bolcom are old friends, and I love their recordings, Nonesuch has been quite stingy about releasing them on CD.
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The Joan Morris recording is just delightfully "camp".
DRTomovoz, a bit arch, perhaps, but not camp. Beatrice Kay camped the fin de siecle material, but Joan just presented it with excellent diction, pitch, and charm. Andrew Porter, my favorite music critic, called her in the 1970s the best American singer he knew of.
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Eeeee, I am vexed. The same thing that once took over my homepage before has done so again. My virus scans and security systems do ot get rid of it. I'm suddenly getting pop-ups when I have never gotten pop-ups before.
Computer guy comes Saturday.
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The "camp" was the material Larry - not the presentation. I do however to not find much to enjoy in her Gershwin recording. (but then it's more enjoyable than Dame Kirri's). I also don't really care that much for the Christiane Noll Cd either. Maybe I like the Ella songbook too much.
Edward Woodward's album was titled "Edwardian Woodward"
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SWW I have a problem with heights but still managed to enjoy the Grand Canyon. The trick is to stay away from the edge. ;D
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Regarding scent/cologne: My practice has always been to apply just enough so that if anyone smells it, then we're being terribly intimate.
As for the Michael Moore discourse: Michael Moore had/has no hold on anyone. Not knowing what he was going to do or say was no reason to rush the stage. Everyone who went deserved to feel however they felt about it.
I know I would not have gone...even if I'd agreed with him.
The only reason to take the Academy stage is if you are a presenter, for which you've received tens of thousands of dollars worth of goodies in your "Oscar bag", or your name has been called as a winner.
Going up there just because some nominee invites you is silly if you're not willing to suffer whatever consequences fall.
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Eeeee, I am vexed. The same thing that once took over my homepage before has done so again. My virus scans and security systems do ot get rid of it. I'm suddenly getting pop-ups when I have never gotten pop-ups before.
Computer guy comes Saturday.
Consider the health vibes extended to your computer, as well!
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Good Evening!
Back from the show...
Btw, DR SWW - no need to apologize for your Hallelujah, Baby! comment earlier...
;)
I'm pretty wiped out right now, and I'll most likely - well, definitely, be in bed by midnight. All the stressing out I did today about this thing in my side has taken it's toll I guess.
However, "it" does feel better right now, and it really hasn't bothered me since I posted about it earlier. I guess I just needed to "voice" my concern about it to help get "it" out of my system. The power of HHW!
DRs Jane and Ron - Thanks for your comments and concern. The more I think about it, the more I'm pretty sure it's a muscle thing. I now remember going through this before when I was taking Baayork's "class" during South Pacific rehearsals. I just had to pull back and take it easy for a few days, and everything got back to normal.
If it starts bothering me in the morning again, then I'll go see my friend here. Otherwise, I'll see my doctor back in Richmond on Tuesday.
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The first time I ever saw the 1951 SHOW BOAT and heard Kathryn Grayson hit that ultra-high note at the end of "After the Ball," I was knocked out of my seat. I had never heard any other Magnolia go for that note, and I have to admit that I was blown away. "After the Ball" wasn't on my Metro soundtrack LP, so seeing a reissue of the film in a theater was my encounter with it.
I don't particularly like her voice in any of her films, and the story of having a ghost voice for that one note at the end of her song in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES was a funny anecdote in Hugh Fordin's book, but I will say that in SHOW BOAT, the combination of that note and George Sidney's shooting of the end of that New Year's sequence was pretty wonderful with the audience rising to its feet and Joe E. Brown beaming in ecstasy.
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DR Jane - As for the cheesecakes... Well, I did try a piece of the "crust", and it tasted very good. I'm just not used to having a cheesecake brown like that, but, like I said, the recipes I consulted said they should brown. -At least for the amount of white chocolate I put in them - one pound! I need to buy some strawberries tomorrow as well as some more white chocolate so I can decorate/disguise the tops of the cheesecakes.
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Who can name the song from which this lyric comes?
"The stakes may be heavy or small."
Ooohh! Ooooh!! I know!!!!
Frankie Laine's "Moonlight Gambler"
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Saw this on the internet today:
"The four stars of ABC's Desperate Housewives, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria, receiving $250,000 bonuses as a thank-you from the network for making it such a big hit. "
I'm guessing ABC is trying to ward off a potential wage war this summer from the actors on the show after winning numerous awards as well as high ratings this season. But I wonder how jealous stars on other hit shows will be if their networks don't show them some sign of appreciation in the form of $$$.
I remember NBC bought the four WILL & GRACE stars BMWs as a thank you after their first successful season. No word in subsequent seasons of any bonuses for them.
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Just a word on NBC's COMMITTED which DR Ron did not enjoy last night. Far be it from me to defend the show because I can't; I don't think the writing is very good. Still, I had three laugh aloud moments today watching it. I can't really explain why I find it rather charming and kooky/funny, but I do.
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Ooohh! Ooooh!! I know!!!!
Frankie Laine's "Moonlight Gambler"
You got it, JoseSPiano! Which means you know that you can gamble for matchsticks; you can gamble for gold. The stakes may be heavy or small. But if you haven't gambled for love and lost, then you haven't gambled at all.
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You got it, JoseSPiano! Which means you know that you can gamble for matchsticks; you can gamble for gold. The stakes may be heavy or small. But if you haven't gambled for love and lost, then you haven't gambled at all.
:)
Where's my prize? -Oh, an Assassins reference.
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And since we seem to be in a little bit of a political mode today, here's The Quote of the Day I received from a friend of mine earlier in the week:
"Today is both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union Address. As Air America Radio pointed out, it is an ironic juxtaposition: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication -- and the other involves a groundhog."
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OK - The clock is about to strike 12 here on the East Coast of the United States - as opposed to the East Coast of Australia where it soon will be striking 3:00 tomorrow afternoon... ;)
Time to rest my body and my mind.
Goodnight.
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OH!
BK - I hope you had a good time at the Disney/ASCAP workshop. I'm looking forward to your report... In the morning.
Bonne nuit.
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OH!!!
And a sign that I'm ready for this show to close... There's a line in one of the songs that mentions "her glance". I could have sworn tonight he sang, "her glands".
;D
Gute Nacht.
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OK - The clock is about to strike 12 here on the East Coast of the United States - as opposed to the East Coast of Australia where it soon will be striking 3:00 tomorrow afternoon... ;)
Time to rest my body and my mind.
Goodnight.
Make that 4:00 - daylight savings but 3:00 in Queensland and Tasmania
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And all is quiet in the world.
Here's hoping what BK saw tonight was an improvement over the short version.
(See, we DO pay attention! ;D)
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I'm back and shall now write the notes. I'm very appreciative that everyone helped us bounce back from our very slow start today. Very excellent postings. Hoping there are some late-night denizens about when the new notes go up, because I'm NOT tired.
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Oh, DR TomovOz...go have a relaxing couple of hours with the special edition of "Steel Magnolias"....that will bring you 'round!
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Holy moley on rye - page nine! Barely. Ain't that a HUMDINGER.
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Welcome six GUESTS. It's just you and me, babe.
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Nobody here but us chickens.
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New notes in four count them four minutes. Will there be anyone to read them?