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Title: THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 09, 2005, 11:59:30 PM
Well, you've read the notes, you've digested the notes, you feel abridged and tabbed, and now it is time for you to post until the Readers Digest version of the cows come home.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ann on February 10, 2005, 12:05:14 AM
goodness, it is a slow night.  I just took a bit of a nap, for some reason...dozed whilst listening to Harry Potter audio book.  I am now up and ready to have the honor of the first post.  
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:08:48 AM
Ann, it's so nice that you've caught up and that you're HERE!

And the word of the day is: BONGO!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:09:06 AM
Now, why doesn't George get off his butt cheeks and post?
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:09:56 AM
And a happy haineshisway.com birthday to babyfatso, whomever they may be.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:14:22 AM
The iPod is on playing soothing soundtrack music.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:15:01 AM
And might I just add one thing - BONGO!  I am doing the MAMBO ITALIANO whilst playing the BONGO.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:21:41 AM
Welcome five GUESTS.  We're talkin' about wrong casting for Bye Bye Birdie.

Will George ever get off his butt cheeks.

Ann has left the room.

It's the ATTACK OF THE WUSSBURGERS.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 12:23:09 AM
Quote from: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:09:06 AM
Now, why doesn't George get off his butt cheeks and post?

Here's my post:

I was supposed to see a local production of Closer Than Ever last night (Wednesday), but I got a call from the theater with the message that they were cancelling the performance that night.  It turns out that one of the actors had died.  My dear friend Nona Holm (and her husband Dan) were found yesterday morning, apparently dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.  They were in their 60s and very active people.  Kris, the box office manager at the theater and also a friend of mine, told me that at first they were going to cancel the rest of the run (it was supposed to end this Saturday), but Dan and Nona's children said that they should perform and have some sort of tribute to Nona.  So that's what they're going to do.  They'll have the last three shows starting tonight (Thursday) and I'm going to go on Friday.  That's my post.  It's been quite a day. :'(
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 12:26:58 AM
All of the Seattle TV stations have had short reports on their deaths.  Here's an article in the on-line version of The Olympian newspaper:

Death of couple near Black Lake attributed to carbon monoxide

A couple was found dead in their residence at 6315 Glen Annie Court this morning.

Neighbors identified the couple as Dan and Nona Holm, who were in their 60s.

Thurston County Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Deputy Dan Kimball said it appears the poisoning was accidental.

Black Lake Fire Department Chief Bob Lord said carbon monoxide was detected in the home at 2-3 times the level considered safe.

Lord said the couple’s daughter-in-law went to the house this morning to drop off her son for babysitting and was unable to get into the home. A neighbor assisted and they found the couple unconscious in their bedroom. They were dressed in their night clothes.

Their van was running inside the adjoining garage. It was unclear how long the van was running, according to Kimball.

The street is a cul de sac near Delphi Country Club.

A small dog was also found dead in the residence.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 12:29:18 AM
One of the TV reports said that it looked like one of them was trying to get the other out of the house.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:33:33 AM
Sorry to hear about it.  What a weird story.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:35:11 AM
Nobody here but us chickens - that would be me and five GUESTS.  First GUEST to post gets a sparkling prize delivered to their home environment.  BONGO!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 12:37:25 AM
Quote from: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:33:33 AM
Sorry to hear about it.  What a weird story.

Very.  Nobody thinks that there was any foul play or a suicide.  It was just one of those very strange accidents.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:40:16 AM
I suppose I shall toddle off to the bedroom environment in a few moments.

Not even the offer of a sparkling prize can get our GUESTS to post.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 12:41:54 AM
I'll be going to sleep, also.  Good night, all.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:46:35 AM
I'm still here waiting to award a sparkling prize to the first GUEST who comes out and posts.  Why are they all so damnably shy?

BONGO!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:47:25 AM
Welcome six GUESTS!
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:51:33 AM
Bye Bye Birdie:

Albert: Mandy Patinkin
Rosie: Dame Edna
Kim: Betty Buckley
Conrad Birdie: Harvey Fierstein
Hugo Peabody: Jeffrey Wright
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:53:15 AM
Well, the WUSSBURGERS have wussed out, and I shall not be staying to do a fershluganah monologue.  No, I shall be dancing the MAMBO ITALIANO and playing the BONGO.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on February 10, 2005, 01:08:01 AM
Albert: Michael Crawford
Rose: Bette Midler
Conrad: Justin Timberlake
Kim: Jennifer Lopez
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on February 10, 2005, 04:12:36 AM
Good morning, all!  I'm on the last refrain of the medley, so an end is in sight.  I think it's going rather well, but now I'm too far into the forest to see any trees.  When I finish, I'll read back through it for errors on my part:  reed changes, really unreadable pages, possible fixes.

DRGeorge, I'm so sorry to hear of your friend's death.  In the 1970s I worked for an office supplies company, and one of the furniture delivery men, Ollie Lige, and his wife Minnie were very dear to me.  They died of carbon monoxide poisoning a few years after I moved to New York.  I still think of them.

I always go for the tabloid casting; always good for the ratings:
ALBERT:  David Gest
ROSIE:  Pamela Anderson
KIM:  Michael Jackson
MAE:  Liza Minnelli
HUGO:  Tommy Lee
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ginny on February 10, 2005, 04:40:33 AM
DR George - Condolences on the loss of your friends in such a tragic accident.
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 05:24:32 AM
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 - In the months before the Sept. 11 attacks, federal aviation officials reviewed dozens of intelligence reports that warned about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, some of which specifically discussed airline hijackings and suicide operations, according to a previously undisclosed report from the 9/11 commission.

The report discloses that the Federal Aviation Administration, despite being focused on risks of hijackings overseas, warned airports in the spring of 2001 that if "the intent of the hijacker is not to exchange hostages for prisoners, but to commit suicide in a spectacular explosion, a domestic hijacking would probably be preferable."


The Bush administration has blocked the public release of the full, classified version of the report for more than five months."


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/10/politics/10terror.html?th

I have one question..WHY would the Bush Admisnistration want to block this report? Can ANYONE think of a legitimate reason? (Other than the obvious, so he would win the election)

Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 05:28:40 AM
Oh dear George, I just read the posts, I am so sorry about your friends.  
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ben on February 10, 2005, 05:33:36 AM
DR George, my thoughts and condolences are with you on the loss of your friends.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ben on February 10, 2005, 05:50:09 AM
I have just finished reading all the notes and posts I missed during the month of December. I don't post as often during that time because I'm off from work and I spend about two weeks volunteering for Broadway Cares/EquityFights AIDS. Then we usually go out to Long Island for much of the rest of the holidays. I don't log on much then so the posts pile up. In the first couple of months I take the time to read everything I missed and I am now officially caught up. Whew!

Anyway, I will think about th TOD and perhaps come back with some casting notes.

Tonight, Dame Edna.

Yesterday a rather predictable and boring new play called McReel. An Off-Broadway piece mounted by Roundabout Theatre in their (not so new anymore) 46th Street space, just down the block from Danise's hotel, The Muse, and I believe Ginny's Hotel, the Comfort Inn. Anyway, the show had some good people in it but it just turned out to be a bland evening of theatre.

The night before was a small musical piece called Picon Pie about the life of Molly Picon (pronounced pecan for those of you wondering). June Gable, who played Joey's agent on Friends does an excellent job in an almost one-woman show taking us from Molly's first years in vaudeville through to the end of her life. There are appearences by Stuart Zagnit mostly as her husband of 56 years but also as her father, her other managers and some other minor characters in her life. The music used in the show is almost all from Yiddish theatre and it's done quite well. Having little knowledge of this music, I don't have much basis for judgement but I enjoyed it. Picon lived to be 94 years old and worked for many of her later years, especially after her husband died. She was devestated by his death and took some time off but then began to feel lost and went back to work as a rememdy. The script itself is a bit predictable and even though it's the story of someone's life, you can see some things coming a mile away, but the performances are so genuine and well done that you can get past that easily. It was a pleasant evening in the theatre.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 06:00:34 AM
DR Ben; Thanks for the great review.  I really enjoy when you describe the shows you've seen, you should be a professional reviewer.  Ypu are definitely better than  those hacks the newspapers currently employ.
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 06:04:17 AM
http://oocom.bongo.at/
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 06:05:26 AM
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]BONGO[/move]
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 06:08:13 AM
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 06:12:51 AM
Page 2!!!!
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Post by: Ben on February 10, 2005, 06:17:18 AM
Vixmom, thanks for your kind words. I actually do a bit of reviewing on the side. I'm a BBC fanatic. I listen to many of the stations on-line and 2 years ago I happened on a Radio Wales program called Showtime which plays theatre and movie music. I was listening for a few weeks when the host opened the show by playing the overture to Gypsy. I was seeing the revival the next night and sent an e-mail saying how much fun it was to hear the overture the afternoon before seeing the show. Well, the producer of the show e-mailed me back saying Beverly was interested in hearing my thoughts about Gypsy and could she call me to tape my "review". A chance to appear on the BBC? Like I'm going to turn that down. I thought it would be a one-time lark but apparently I impressed Beverly enough that it has become an on-going venture. I only review musicals for Showtime (since the show plays theatre and film music) even though I see lots of theatre. I see a number of shows, write a 90 second review (boy is that hard) and then when I have a group of reviews, the producer calls me and we record the reviews over the phone and they are put into Bev's shows as she sees fit. They are mixed with music from the show being reviewed (if it's possible, sometimes it's not because there is no cast recording) and there is an intro from Bev and a tag after my segment. It's been quite a wonderful gift to a former actor who has loved radio and lamented the state of it in this country. I've had 31 reviews broadcast so far (31! Even I'm amazed). The show is available on the Internet for one week after each broadcast so I can go on and record it at my leisure. I record them when they are played and I have the first 21 segments on a CD. I have recorded everything since which 10 so far with 5 more in the hopper to be broadcast. I am about to record a new set of segments which will include Good Vibrations, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and some other shows. I will have Volume 2 of my very own CD sometime in the summer.

And that, my dear, is a rather long-winded response to your kind words.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 06:41:04 AM
George- Very sorry about your friends. Just the day before yesterday, we had a carbon monoxide detector installed in our apartment. I think it  may be the law for NY apartments, but everyone should have one of these.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on February 10, 2005, 06:46:14 AM
DR George, oh my gosh that is terrible. I am so sorry to hear about your friend and her husband. That is just very tragic.  :'(
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ben on February 10, 2005, 06:53:26 AM
Rodzinski said:

"Just the day before yesterday, we had a carbon monoxide detector installed in our apartment. I think it  may be the law for NY apartments"

On Sunday afternoon we also had a CMD installed. Our super came around to each apartment in the unit and installed a combo CMD and fire alarm. It is a new law in New York. I don't know if it's just the 5 boroughs or the entire state of NY but we now have a new unit replacing the one installed in March of 1990 (when we took it off the wall the unit still had the post-it I attached with the date of installation).
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Hisaka on February 10, 2005, 07:21:13 AM

DR GEORGE: Very sorry to hear about your friend.
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Post by: Hisaka on February 10, 2005, 07:23:14 AM

I’ve got an “e-dictionary”. It’s quite compact and looks cute. It has a huge capacity, nine Japanese dictionaries, nine English dictionaries (included Japanese-English, English-Japanese, Oxford 6th edition and so on), Easy conversations of seven different languages, Internet terms and Medical terms for home and more.
I didn’t try much yet but it might be nice.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Hisaka on February 10, 2005, 07:25:17 AM

DR VIXMOM: Enjoyed your GONGOs. Thank you!
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 07:36:44 AM
Quote from: Ben on February 10, 2005, 06:17:18 AM
I've had 31 reviews broadcast so far (31! Even I'm amazed). The show is available on the Internet for one week after each broadcast so I can go on and record it at my leisure. I record them when they are played and I have the first 21 segments on a CD. I have recorded everything since which 10 so far with 5 more in the hopper to be broadcast. I am about to record a new set of segments which will include Good Vibrations, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and some other shows. I will have Volume 2 of my very own CD sometime in the summer.


Well I am not suprised, maybe you could take those reviews and get yourself afflliated with one of the local NPR stations  or the News or Newsday all of whom (IMHO) are desperately in need of some competent reviewers.  I would love to hear some of your work,  Unfortunately my computer at work has no speakers and the computer at home is still on dial up and is so slow that I cannot get radio broadcasts.(Which is why I still have never heard this site's  radio show ) Would you consider burning me a CD and giving it to me at Penny's show?
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 07:44:51 AM
Quote from: Hisaka on February 10, 2005, 07:25:17 AM

DR VIXMOM: Enjoyed your GONGOs. Thank you!

You're welcome!!!

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]BONGO!![/move]
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 07:53:33 AM
DR GEORGE what a strange and sad story.  My thoughts are with you and the family of your friends, and their colleagues in the show.  What a shock!
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 07:59:37 AM
Re: JRB as MR BK wrote.  Well, you were expecting something different from the hack/windbag?  Whew!  What a maroon.

Well we have had some excellent suggestions so far, so.........


I will go for the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Dinner Theater Production:

Albert: Burt Reynolds
Rosie: Angie Dickinson
Kim: Ann-Margret
Hugo: Bobby Rydell
Conrad: Edd Byrnes
Mae: Dom DeLuise
Harry McAfee: Larry Storch
Mrs. McAfee: Nita Talbot
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 08:00:15 AM
DR Hisaka what an interesting electronic device you have there.
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Post by: Stuart on February 10, 2005, 08:02:45 AM
DR George, I am sorry to hear of the passing of your friends.  My thoughts are with you.
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:10:05 AM
Always loved June Gable. I saw her in the 1974 CANDIDE revival and thought she was fabulous, and she was always good for laughs on FRIENDS.
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:12:39 AM
BYE BYE BIRDIE miscast:

Albert: Haley Joel Osment
Rosie: Madonna
Mae: Mary Kate Olsen
Conrad: (always and forever) Mickey Rooney
Kim: Angela Lansbury
Hugo: Mickey Hargitay
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:13:13 AM
DR George, I'm so sorry about your friends, but thank you for sharing this strange and sad tale with us.
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:15:50 AM
Was very restless this morning and rather than trying to force more sleep, I flipped on the TV and what did I feast my eyes on on TCM but THE BIG HOUSE and A FREE SOUL, neither of which I had ever seen all the way through. Enjoyed both for what they were, though Chester Morris' girl friend in the former film was a truly terrible actress. You could drive trucks through the pauses she'd make between speeches.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 08:32:42 AM
Good Morning!

Feeling much, much, much better this morning.  In fact, the thing in my side wasn't hurting at all this morning.  Well, that was until I tried seeing if it still hurts - twisted this way, stretched that way.  Ah, well... It's definitely a muscle thing.  Whew!  -But I still have my doctor friend in my back pocket so to speak if things start feeling funny again.

Onward and upward!
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 08:33:59 AM
Good vibes to DR George.  Very sad story.  I didn't even realize that such a thing could happen if people are in their bedrooms and the car is running in the garage.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 08:34:34 AM
DR George - So sorry to hear about your friends.  And it's great that the theatre company will be doing some shows this weekend in her/their honor.  And if she was doing Closer Than Ever in her 60's...  That in itself is a great tribute to her energy and life.
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 08:34:35 AM
Good news DR Jose.
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 08:35:32 AM
Yup sounds like you pulled something there DRJOSE.  Ouch!  The body is a sensitive entity and will always let us know its limits.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 08:37:03 AM
As for Bye, Bye Birdie casting... -Didn't we just do that a couple of weeks ago?  -My how the time continuum blurs here on HHW.  In any case...

I shall ponder my casting choices whilst I get my hair cut in a few.  I also need to head to Border's to copy a cookie recipe out of a cookbook since I forgot to bring the cookbook with me from Richmond - but I did bring all the ingredients with me, so... -And the recipe is nowhere to be found on the web, so.. Ah, well...  And since a bunch of new things were released on Tuesday... Hmm...

Laters...
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 08:38:22 AM
Quote from: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 08:33:59 AM
Good vibes to DR George.  Very sad story.  I didn't even realize that such a thing could happen if people are in their bedrooms and the car is running in the garage.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We had a similar thing happen here on Long Island last year,, it killed most of the family. I think what happened in that situation was the father started the car running in the garage to warm it up, then decided not to go out after all and forgot that it was running........
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 08:39:38 AM
DR MATTH speaking of TCM.

Last night I watched for the first time LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.  Whew!  Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards Jr, and Dean Stockwell.  Directed by Sidney Lumet.  The girl playing the maid was a WEAK link - but how could she NOT be?

I am stunned at this film.  Emotionally powerful and yet not OVER acted or flashy.  I don't know if I ever want to see it again.  

AND then this morning....the opposite....MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA with everyone (especially Rosalind Russell and Katina Paxinou) behaving as if they were in a Clyde Fitch melodrama.  Ugly costumes and settings....just so bad ...  so bad.  
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 08:40:33 AM
Don't forget to buy the new CLASSIC IMAGES issue, DRJOSE with MBARNUM's William Reynolds interview....I think that's who it is.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 08:42:00 AM
Glad you are feelinmg better DR Jose

and speaking of feeling better, how is DR Ann faring?

and DR elmore?

My voice is sorta back, I now sound like a frog, but yesterday I was a whispering frog so I guess it's an improvement.  Now, whether my co-workers, friends and family consider me regaining my voice as an improvement is rather a subject of debate!!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JMK on February 10, 2005, 08:46:04 AM
Well, I'm back, kind of.  Thanks to all the folk who emailed me.  I am still suffering from a severe bronchial ailment and will probably have to go back to the doctor today, even though I've completed the "cure"--Zithromax.  The kids are finally back in school after two weeks (!!), but Betsy is still pretty sick.  This has hit us all pretty hard since we are hardly ever sick and there has only been one previous time that all four of us were sick at the same time.  Add to the misery the fact that Betsy's parents are in town (that doesn't sound quite right--wait, there's more :) ) and they are sick, too (there, that's the misery part) and you have some idea of why I've been E&T.

Re:  JRB.  Well, Jason can be a bit overbearing at times, but he has always been a perfect gentleman and scholar with me personally.  And I find his writing frequently inspired.  His orchestrations on Last 5 Years, especially the string writing, were superb.  When I told him so, he was rather touched and said "It's always nice to know someone's really listening."
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 08:47:59 AM
Oh, How could I have failed to mention this...?

I received the copy of Scarlett Street I ordered on the recommendations of several  DR's

I have not had time to peruse it fully, but the letter section sports letters from bk, Susan Gordon, and  DR Pouge!  There are also two articles by MBarnum, a spread on Jeepers Creepers and an interview with DR CP!


I shall try and do some reading tonight.  
 
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 08:48:25 AM
Page #3!!!!!!!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 09:00:09 AM
Quote from: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 08:47:59 AM
I have not had time to peruse it fully, but the letter section sports letters from bk, Susan Gordon, and  DR Pouge!  

:D  :D  :D

DR Pouge?  Is that "pouge" as in "rouge"???

Or might it be DR Pogue...."pogue" as in "rogue"!

:D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D

Been there myself....
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Post by: Charles Pogue on February 10, 2005, 09:12:38 AM
You wouldn't believe how my last name gets spelled.  Will give vixmom the benefit of the doubt and considered it merely a typo as she has spelled it correctly several times in the past.  And when I first came on, I kept wondering why everyone was referring to each other as "doctor" until BK told me it DR meant Dear Reader...

Well, how shall I use the Word of the Day in a sentence?  Ah, I have it.  The Hippie said, "Hey, dude, where did my BONGO?"
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 09:25:17 AM
I know Vixmom knows I was having fun with her.  We all type "typos" and despite MY best intentions, I'm always pressing "Post" and later finding I've used a wrong word, spelled a word wrong, or misused something grammatically.

WOD:  "Bedtime for Bongo"!



Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 09:26:34 AM
Change or add one letter to the title of a book or movie or play, and give it a new description:

"To Fill A Mockingbird" -- experiments in Chinese haute cuisine.
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 09:25:17 AM
I know Vixmom knows I was having fun with her.  We all type "typos" and despite MY best intentions,




tpyo?! I dno't nveer hve no tpoys!~! :D
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Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 09:36:39 AM
In keeping with tradition and the epitome of bad casting, i would suggest Carol Channing for Kim McAfee.
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Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 09:37:46 AM
To keep the essence of Paul Lynde, we could have Charlotte Rae or Alice Ghostley as Mr. McAfee.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 09:38:02 AM
I don't remember what we did two weeks ago, although I have no memory of doing an "official" bad casting day of Birdie.

What I DO remember is: BONGO!

Excellent use of BONGO in a sentence, Dr. Pogue.

Gray out today, but maybe the sun'll come out at some point.
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Post by: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 09:38:22 AM
Quote from: Charles Pogue on February 10, 2005, 09:12:38 AM
You wouldn't believe how my last name gets spelled.  Will give vixmom the benefit of the doubt and considered it merely a typo as she has spelled it correctly several times in the past.

Thanks! I know how you feel, my name is SO simple Debra Mann  - yet I get Deborah Mahon, Derba Man,  etc.

 
Quote from: Charles Pogue on February 10, 2005, 09:12:38 AM
And when I first came on, I kept wondering why everyone was referring to each other as "doctor" until BK told me it DR meant Dear Reader...


When I first came on I referered to WFO as Dr.Orr, which I often call him because he IS a PHD! Some kind DR corrected me and showed me it should have been Dear Reader!   :D but WFO is, of course, DR Dr. WFO   ;D
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Post by: Ginny on February 10, 2005, 09:44:01 AM
DR Ben - What a cool thing you do, recording theatre reviews for the BBC!  I, like DR vixmom, would love to have a CD, if you're into production.

Just got back from guest lecturing on funding research to an English class at the University of Dayton.  In small groups, they've been paired with a real nonprofit organization and assigned to research potential funders and write a proposal.
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Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 09:44:31 AM
We could use game show casting and go with

Albert:  Charles Nelson Reilly
Rose:    Betty White
Kim:      Suzanner Somers
Hugo:    Gene Rayburn
Conrad: Wink Martindale
Mae:      Brett Somers
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 09:54:27 AM
.....I don't want to leave the Congo...oh no no no no no no!
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 09:59:07 AM
This is today's Millionaire question.  Does anyone know the answer to this? (or where I might find the answer).  THANKS.

****
When did the tradition of both the bride and groom wearing a wedding band begin in America?

 A. World War II
 B. Stock market crash
 C. Industrial revolution
 D. Marriage of George Washington
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 10:03:11 AM
Quote from: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:08:48 AM
Ann, it's so nice that you've caught up and that you're HERE!

And the word of the day is: BONGO!
Bongo!  What a fun word!  It's quite fun and fancy free!

(Oh!  A Dinah Shore reference!)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 10:03:42 AM
Quote from: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 09:37:46 AM
To keep the essence of Paul Lynde, we could have Charlotte Rae or Alice Ghostley as Mr. McAfee.

Or Renee Taylor....

...or Doris Roberts!!!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 10:04:43 AM
DR Vixmom:  That sure is a "funky chicken"!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 10:07:17 AM
Has anybody ever wondered what folks mean when they said that a comic was so funny he left them in stitches?

Does that mean something was ruptured and had to be sewn up?  Did they laugh so hard they busted a gut?  (I know, I know, "burst a gut" is the correct form...gimme a break!).

Could DR Jose's stitch have been caused by laughing too long/too loudly/too much at something WHILE he was taking exercise?

I follow the "stitch of clothing" phrases (ie., and she wasn't wearing a stitch of clothing!!!).

But to "be in stitches" from laughter must have some amazing genesis.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 10:10:10 AM
Ed McMahon:  "Dim Sum...14"

The Great Karnak:  "Mmmmmm...dim sum...that's the total you get when you add a hazy eight to a sickly six.  Dim Sum."
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 10:10:35 AM
I'm hoping, hoping, hoping to get to Richie's for lunch today...."dim sum" here I come"....I hope.
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Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 10:32:39 AM
BRUCE--

I know yesterday was Ask BK day, but I have a question.  I'm been meaning to ask this for some time, but I remembered it after you mentioned Mr. Grant Geissman.  Which of his CD's is your favorite?
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 10:48:51 AM
Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 08:37:03 AM
As for Bye, Bye Birdie casting... -Didn't we just do that a couple of weeks ago?  -My how the time continuum blurs here on HHW.  In any case...
Nope, you're thinking L'il Abner.
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Post by: Ben on February 10, 2005, 10:49:46 AM
Kerry, only 51 to go and you ascend!
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 10:59:16 AM
Quote from: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 09:38:22 AM
When I first came on I referered to WFO as Dr.Orr, which I often call him because he IS a PHD! Some kind DR corrected me and showed me it should have been Dear Reader!   :D but WFO is, of course, DR Dr. WFO   ;D
Strange, I could have sworn the new Dr. Who will be played by Christopher Eccleston.

Oh, sorry, wrong spelling.   ;D
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on February 10, 2005, 11:01:31 AM
DR George, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your friends. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the rest of the friends and family.

Ladies, you may go for a walk with me any time! Just come, and bring your binoculars!

Today I took the car in for an oil change/lookover. There are several maintenance things needed, which will be done on Monday. Isn't that exciting? This car has never left me stranded and has over 113,000 miles on it, and I am not complaining.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on February 10, 2005, 11:05:17 AM
For Jrand54:  

So BONGO, BONGO, BONGO, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no
Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle , I refuse to go
Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I make it clear
That no matter how they coax me, I'll stay right here!

I had to dig out my old 78's stash to find my copy of Ray McKinny and his orchestra doing this and play it on my old wind-up Victrola (that I bought off Ron Pallillo...remember him?) to get the verse.

Glad I did.  Found something I forgot I owned.  A two record album of a 78 recording of Miklos Rozsa's RED HOUSE.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 11:07:49 AM
Kerry, do you mean the albums Grant and I did together - his solo albums?  Or do you mean his solo albums pre me?

If you mean the ones we did together, my two favorites are Cinema Romance, a wonderful album of pretty movie themes (perfect for a massage), and Bacharach: The Instrumental Side.
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 11:09:05 AM
Bye Bye Birdie... Miscast:

As Albert Peterson: Sylvester Stallone
As Rosie DeLeon: Ellen DeGeneris
As Mae Peterson: Barbra Streisand
As Kim McAfee: Lea DeLaria
As Hugo Peabody: Viggo Mortenson
As Conrad Birdie: Nathan Lane
As Harry McAfee: Ben Stein
As Doris McAfee: RuPaul

And, as Ed Sullivan: Tommy Tune!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 11:09:57 AM
Quote from: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 09:59:07 AM
This is today's Millionaire question.  Does anyone know the answer to this? (or where I might find the answer).  THANKS.

****
When did the tradition of both the bride and groom wearing a wedding band begin in America?

 A. World War II
 B. Stock market crash
 C. Industrial revolution
 D. Marriage of George Washington

I think the question is misleading...possibly deliberate, or possibly because the person asking it doesn't truly understand what he or she has asked.

The "tradition" of double wedding rings started in the Roman Empire and was continued when Christianity began.  It has been a tradition since those times.

However, there was a decline in double ring ceremonies in the U.S. at some point in its early history, primarily because U.S. "men" grew suspicious of men who wore jewelry (gimme a break), but it saw a resurgence during World War II (after the bulk of the U.S. male population finally got exposed to something other than stupidity).

Of all the choices you have, the only logical one is "A", in my opinion.

See:  http://www.antiquejewelryonline.com/bridal/bridalcustoms/bridallore.htm
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 11:11:38 AM
I was going to put William Shatner in as Hugo, but then I remembered that he thinks he can sing, and he'd insist on having a song!  I'm not that sadistic.   ::)
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 11:14:44 AM
I'm not gonna dance!  Instead, I'm gonna plop myself down here and sing "We Love Your Conrad" with the rest of the Sweet Apple Conrad Birdie Fan Club (played by the Kit Kat Klub girls) until I'm hoarse!

And maybe even longer!!!
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Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 11:22:02 AM
Thank you everyone for your very kind thoughts.  
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Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 11:29:35 AM
Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 08:34:34 AM
DR George - So sorry to hear about your friends.  And it's great that the theatre company will be doing some shows this weekend in her/their honor.  And if she was doing Closer Than Ever in her 60's...  That in itself is a great tribute to her energy and life.

Yes, both Nona and her husband Dan were very energetic.  Both had a quick wit.  Nona also had a wicked sense of humor and that mischievous glint in her eye.

My housemate was affected by Nona's death, as well.  She was a counselor and Leanne, my housemate's ladyfriend, had been one of her clients for eight years.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 11:45:40 AM
I shall now take a little break from writing.  I've been going back and making lots of additions to the two sections I've been working on this week.  I knew they weren't quite right yet, and this morning I put my finger on at least one of the problems and the additions, I must say, are making these sections come to life and they're now working much better.  Hoo and ray.
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 11:49:17 AM
DR RLP thank you very much for your help.
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Post by: ozderek on February 10, 2005, 11:50:33 AM
Albert: Roseanne Barr
Rose: Roseanne Barr
Conrad: Roseanne Barr
Kim: Roseanne Barr

... can i get a refund on my ticket already?!!!!!!!
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Post by: ozderek on February 10, 2005, 12:00:33 PM
quote from BBB~

"I never told you, but one summer I worked with the circus. Oh those midgets - WILD!"

.. you see, good things do come in small packages!
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:04:34 PM
Must be lunchtime or something.
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 12:11:44 PM
LOL OzDerek.

MR BK do you want me to scan the sheet music for ZING A LITTLE ZONG and send you the jpegs?

Although I think I already know the answer.

And DR SWW - wouldn't your credits actually read:

And TOMMY TUNE as Ed Sullivan
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Post by: Matthew on February 10, 2005, 12:20:02 PM
Sorry to hear about your loss, DR George.

I just found an old Captain and Tennille record, I think I recieved it as a gift when I was 8 years old, it's pretty scratched.  It's sad it hasn't been released on CD.
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Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 12:26:50 PM
I am enjoying the choices for unlikely casts for Bye Bye Birdie. MCC Theater holds an annual spring gala benefit called "MISCAST" where Broadway stars sing roles in which they would never be cast. Last year, Karen Ziemba sang "All I Need Is The Girl" from Gypsy, Raul Esparza sang "The Worst Pies in London" from Sweeney Todd,Norbert Leo Butz sang "Little Girls" from Annie, and Emily Skinner sang "Big Black Man" from The Full Monty. In other years, Patti LuPone sang "Trouble" from The Music Man, and in an ironic note, Kristen Chenowith and Harvey Fierstein sang the duet "Do You Love Me?" from Fiddler.
This year's benefit is on Monday,March 14th.
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Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 12:27:35 PM
Sorry to hear about your friends, DR George.
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 12:31:24 PM
Thanks DR CP....what a crazy song.

BTW - did you watch Eddie G Robinson in THE STRANGER dvd that you got last week?  Been waiting for your thoughts on it.
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Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 12:33:29 PM
Off topic, did anyone else happen to read Maureen Dowd's article today in the New York Times? It contains the following information:
The Virginia House of Delegates have passed a bill authorizing
a $50 fine for anyone who wears pants so low that their
underwear shows "in a lewd or indecent manner."
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Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 12:34:25 PM
BK, was the sparkling prize a case of Diet Coke?
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Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 12:35:48 PM
And exactly how many posts do I need before I can ascend from this fershluganah "newbie"level??
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 12:44:36 PM
Six more, Iris...only six more.  But you won't see the ascension until you post your 51st.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 12:45:33 PM
Only 7 more DR IRIS.

Do you suppose there will be a penalty if NO UNDERWEAR is worn?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 12:45:58 PM
Alas, alack, I did not get my dim sum wish.

Instead, a group of us went to the Oakland Art Museum's cafe and had meat loaf, rosemary roasted potatoes (w/roasted garlic added today), and salad.

It's one of my favorite meals, so I am not bitte.
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 12:46:21 PM
Btw, DR Ron, your answer was correct.
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Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 12:50:33 PM
Iris- I think you are only 6 posts away from THE BIG CHANGE.

Albert: Kathy Lee Gifford
Rosie: Albert Salmi
Kim: Darryl Hickman
Hugo: Anjanette Comer
Conrad: Lee Meriwether
Mae: Robert Morse
Harry McAfee: Esther Rolle
Mrs. McAfee: Kenneth Mars
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 12:50:48 PM
Yes, Jrand, send it along.

No packages for me, although they hadn't logged in everything, so I'll check again later.  The sun has been making sporadic appearances.
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Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 12:53:08 PM
I mean, there's just no place else for me to go where I can hear from someone who bought a victrola from Ron Pallillo.
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 01:00:40 PM
Ain't it the truth?
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 01:01:05 PM
I am scanning as we speak.
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Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 01:04:58 PM
While bored during the Super Bowl, my friend showed me a game he has for his GameCube. It is called Donkey Bongo. Instead of a joystick, it has a pair of bongos you hook up to the game system. Then it plays a song, and it can be any type of song, Tchaikovsky, doo-wop, B-52s, what have you. You have to play along and hit the bongos where noted and in the way it says. Right bongo, left bongo, both, do a roll... It even has a sound sensor because you are supposed to clap sometimes. Now this all sounds very easy, but it is actually quite difficult, and I have a good sense of rhythm.

Anyways, that's my recent bongo experience.
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Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 01:08:39 PM
Anyone ever seen the Laurence Harvey/Cliff Richard film, EXPRESSO BONGO? I've always wanted to...
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Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 01:15:01 PM
Thanks Matthew and Iris.
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Post by: Sandra on February 10, 2005, 01:27:39 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your friends, George. That is so sad.

Right now, I am taking a break from typing my finished History paper. I spent longer fussing about having to write it than I actually spent writing it. I get to start all over again with the other paper. Can you tell I am very excited?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 01:32:21 PM
Quote from: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 12:46:21 PM
Btw, DR Ron, your answer was correct.

You're welcome for the help.

And congratulations, if you won the Million Dollars!!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 01:32:29 PM
Donkey Bongo?

EXPRESSO BONGO has been discusses here before DR RODZINSKI.  Several of us are quite fond of it.  But there is a lot more EXPRESSSO in it than there is BONGO.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 01:32:38 PM
[size=8]5

Glorious

5[/size][/color]
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 01:34:12 PM
DR RON did you have some DimSum?

MR BK you have mail.  Hope the files can be printed.  I sent them LARGE so you can print them out the size you prefer.  Remember, there are a couple of other verses in the movie that are very clever - and the duet by Bing and Jane is very good.  JUST FOR YOU.....the movie, that is.
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Post by: William F. Orr on February 10, 2005, 01:35:34 PM
And for those of you who are confused about how taking huge sums of money out of Social Security is going to save it from "bankruptcy":

George W. Bush explains it all for you

As his Social Security roadshow pulled into Tampa, Fla., over the weekend, Bush was asked how his plan would ensure that Social Security won't run out of money down the road. Here, straight from the White House Web site, is the president's answer in its entirety:

"Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those -- changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be -- or closer delivered to what has been promised.

"Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the -- like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.

"Okay, better? I'll keep working on it."
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Post by: William F. Orr on February 10, 2005, 01:36:44 PM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 01:32:38 PM
[size=8]5

Glorious

5[/size][/color]

Hot sausage and mustard!
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Post by: William F. Orr on February 10, 2005, 01:42:28 PM
BOLLYWOOD ALERT!

Before I dash away to the office, let me mention to DR MBarnum and others that today's Salon has two count'em two articles on Bollywood:

I Was a Bollywood Stuntwoman (http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2005/02/10/stuntwoman/index.html)

and

The Biggest Star You've Never Seen (http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/02/10/rai/index.html), tagline "Aishwarya Rai is among the planet's biggest box-office draws. So why doesn't Hollywood know what to do with her?"
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Post by: William F. Orr on February 10, 2005, 01:43:54 PM
And I must say that I am rather disappointed to see a worst-casting day and get to page 3 before anyone casts Carol Channing.  Why, she is usually the first one everyone thinks of.
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Post by: William F. Orr on February 10, 2005, 01:44:49 PM
And now I have this image in my head of Carol singing, "I am just a Spanish tamale according to Mae."  

Aaaaargh!
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 01:49:09 PM
I adore Expresso Bongo.  Directed by the wonderful Val Guest in glorious black and white scope.  The DVD is great.  It did leave out several good songs from the stage show, but Laurence Harvey and Cliff Richard are terrific.
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Post by: Matthew on February 10, 2005, 01:56:14 PM
I'm listening to a record of the Drury Lane production of Joe Layton's production of "Gone With the Wind" with music and lyrics by Harold Rome... did anyone actually see this????
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Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 01:56:43 PM
Quote from: William F. Orr on February 10, 2005, 01:43:54 PM
And I must say that I am rather disappointed to see a worst-casting day and get to page 3 before anyone casts Carol Channing.  Why, she is usually the first one everyone thinks of.
I think at one point there was a general agreement to put a moratorium on Carol.  The poor old dear can't hoof the way she used to, y'know.
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 02:02:05 PM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 01:32:21 PM
You're welcome for the help.

And congratulations, if you won the Million Dollars!!!

It wasn't for a million dollars only for a trip!

Btw, have any of you seen that this week on Millionaire (the one with Meredith from The View) they are doing couples week.  It's all couples who are trying to plan weddings.  And most of them have sob stories.  Very touching.

I've always wondered how much easier it would be with two people playing.
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 02:06:40 PM
I know many of you are not fans of AMERICAN IDOL, but I have to say that I am ecstatic this year that there are actually some fantastic male vocalists this year. Last year there were no guys who were even close to being outstanding. This year, on the basis of auditions and the quarterfinal rounds we saw this week, there are really quite a few strong men singers. None of the women have blown me away like a handful of the men have.
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Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 02:06:53 PM
Question for those who print pics at Walmart/costco ...

I'm not sure how to explain this so it makes sense.  But I have some pics on a cd that i want to get printed (at Costco).  Does it matter what size they are in order for me to print them so they look alright?

I have printed pics before from disk.  And I always just asked for 4X6.  But I never checked to see what size they were.

Now i have pics (jpegs) sent to me by a friend.  And I played around with them and made them smaller.  But none of them are exactly 4X6.  And when i try to resize them to those dimensions they come out misproportioned.

Some of them are 4.5X6. Some are 3.5X5.  I just want to make sure that when i have them printed that they will look okay.

Did that make sense?
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Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:09:45 PM
Rdozinski-
  I have just been  informed that we attended the same cast party for "Where's Charley?" at the home of Charles and Sharon.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 02:09:53 PM
I don't think of Carol Channing first, DR WTO. I think of Mickey Rooney who is usually wrong for any role at this stage of his career. Well, I guess he could be Arvide Abernathy in GUYS AND DOLLS.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 02:10:04 PM
Quote from: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 02:06:40 PM
I know many of you are not fans of AMERICAN IDOL, but I have to say that I am ecstatic this year that there are actually some fantastic male vocalists this year. Last year there were no guys who were even close to being outstanding. This year, on the basis of auditions and the quarterfinal rounds we saw this week, there are really quite a few strong men singers. None of the women have blown me away like a handful of the men have.

I'd be interested to hear which ones you like.  The group with the music teacher (with the long braided hair) was good.  And the little blond kid that almost couldn't talk.  And the blonde country singer girl (i'm quite certain she makes it).

The thing that sort of bugs me is how many of the 72 remaining that we haven't seen.  I wish we could see them all (or at least have them show clips for a few seconds of each person).
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:13:31 PM
That should have read Rodzinski....my hands are frozen from this cold New York wind.

Anyway, it was the party where someone brought obscenely delicious ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery. I was very busy consuming mass quantities of said ice cream.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:14:50 PM
I just received tickets for the second preview of the new Monty Python musical, Spamalot, for next Tuesday.
Am very excited and will post my thoughts afterwards.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:16:05 PM
Am determined to post my way out of "newbie" status once and for all.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 02:16:46 PM
George I’m so sorry about the loss of your friend and her husband.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 02:20:55 PM
Thank you Jane and Sandra.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:22:21 PM
Albert--Prince Charles
Rosie--Martha Stewart
Kim--Paris Hilton
Hugo--Rod from Avenue Q
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 02:22:25 PM
I thought Mickey Rooney decided to dedicate the rest of his career to modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:22:58 PM
It's so cold tonight, I'm staying home and making a very large dinner.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on February 10, 2005, 02:23:37 PM
In Bongo! It's on the Congo
And oh boy, what a spot!
Quite full of things delightful
And few that are not.
There all the beaches are full of peaches
Swimming gaily everywhere
The summer girl is not a prude
Her tastes are simple, even crude,
Her clothing, what there is of it
Is what you might call porous knit
In Bongo! It's on the Congo
And I wish that I was there!

       P.G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:23:47 PM
Planning to cook a pasta dish with sauteed portobello mushrooms, spinach, and lobster in a tomato cream sauce.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 02:24:27 PM
FINALLY!!!

Now I can relax for awhile. Frenzy over.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 02:24:41 PM
Hisaka your e-dictionary sounds great.

Jose, now you at least know what is wrong with your side.

Vixmom I’m sure your co-workers will be very happy to have your voice return. ;D

JMK –Good health vibes for your entire family.  
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 02:26:12 PM
Quote from: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 08:47:59 AM
Oh, How could I have failed to mention this...?

I received the copy of Scarlett Street I ordered on the recommendations of several  DR's

I have not had time to peruse it fully, but the letter section sports letters from bk, Susan Gordon, and  DR Pouge!  There are also two articles by MBarnum, a spread on Jeepers Creepers and an interview with DR CP!


How do I read a copy of this?
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 02:27:26 PM
Iris- I thought I may have met you at one of those gatherings. Nobody throws a good ol' fashioned post-show party like those two. If you were lucky, you missed my epic song satire of "Where's Charley" using every name of the cast and crew.

Congrats on not being a newbie!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 02:29:41 PM
Quote from: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 02:22:25 PM
I thought Mickey Rooney decided to dedicate the rest of his career to modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch.

Well, all I know is that his TV commercial was banned from the Super Bowl because it was going to show his naked backside.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 02:33:58 PM
I just said the same thing, Jennifer, to my friend about the number of people who have gotten this far that we really have not heard sing at all. Seems like they pick a few favorites and dwell on them from the audition rounds onward.

I really like Scott, the antisocial farm boy from the Cleveland auditions. He has a very flexible and mellow voice, and his group did have that sensational harmony even though the teddy bear guy didn't make it from the group (sort of surprised he got that far as he was far, far from being the kind of pop star they're supposedly looking for.)

I can't say I was really unhappy with any of the people who were eliminated last night. Many of the male voices this year are so individualistic. Many of the female singers were heard have a very generic sound - good but nothing special. No Fantasias this year (at least so far).
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 02:35:47 PM
Here's my take on Bye Bye Birdie, the Kick-Ass version:

Albert: Keifer Sutherland
Rosie: Jennifer Garner
Kim: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Hugo: Tobey Maguire
Conrad: James Marsters (Spike on Buffy)
Mae: Kate Mulgrew
Harry McAfee: Willem Dafoe
Mrs. McAfee: Gena Davis (from "The Long Kiss Goodnight"…after she got her memory back :o)

(my update was to correct spelling errors)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 02:37:41 PM
Jennifer, did you hear that question on the radio?

Ron thanks for the interesting information on wedding rings.  Hmm…how would receiving a gift of pearls that Marie Antoinette wore be considered good luck on a wedding day? ;D
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Stuart on February 10, 2005, 02:44:03 PM
Quote from: Jane on February 10, 2005, 02:37:41 PM
Hmm…how would receiving a gift of pearls that Marie Antoinette wore be considered good luck on a wedding day? ;D

At least they would come off pretty easily.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 02:44:46 PM
Quote from: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 02:33:58 PM
I just said the same thing, Jennifer, to my friend about the number of people who have gotten this far that we really have not heard sing at all. Seems like they pick a few favorites and dwell on them from the audition rounds onward.

I really like Scott, the antisocial farm boy from the Cleveland auditions. He has a very flexible and mellow voice, and his group did have that sensational harmony even though the teddy bear guy didn't make it from the group (sort of surprised he got that far as he was far, far from being the kind of pop star they're supposedly looking for.)

I don't remember who scott is.  There are two guys that I find similar.  Is scott the one who was with the bald chubby guy and the smooth black guy (they grew to love him)?  Or is he the guy who wore the jean overalls before and is sort of a hick?

:)

One thing about them focusing on certain people is that certain ones will get fans now (for example constantine the rock and roll guy who left his band). They have showed him so much.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 02:45:29 PM
Quote from: Jane on February 10, 2005, 02:37:41 PM
Jennifer, did you hear that question on the radio?

No they show them on tv every night during couples millionaire.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Charles Pogue on February 10, 2005, 02:47:51 PM
Jane,

You can order back issues of Scarlet Street by going to their website: www.redcirclellc.com .  the issues Vixmom is talking about I believe is #49.  I'm profiled in both #48 & #49.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 02:51:40 PM
Presenting...

(http://members.aol.com/josespiano/Gabrielle_Cheesecake2.jpg)

Ooooohhhh.....

(http://members.aol.com/josespiano/Gabrielle_Cheesecake1.jpg)

Aaaaahhhh......

;D

-I'll be taking custom orders starting next week!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on February 10, 2005, 02:51:56 PM
Quote from: Matthew on February 10, 2005, 01:56:14 PM
I'm listening to a record of the Drury Lane production of Joe Layton's production of "Gone With the Wind" with music and lyrics by Harold Rome... did anyone actually see this????
Yes Matthew. It was the first musical I saw on my journey to London in 1973. I enjoyed it far more than the film.  June Richie was wonderful and the staging was beautiful. Long ago poster from HHW, Robert Armin was a member of the cast as some stage in the USA tour. Rome's score has some deligthful melodies. It was a pity the production was not given the luxury of a 2 Cd set so that it was all preserved. The Japanese recording of "Scarlett" is worth checking out too.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 02:52:18 PM
OK - Now that I'm out of the kitchen, time for me to catch up on the Posts!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on February 10, 2005, 02:54:34 PM
Quote from: Stuart on February 10, 2005, 02:44:03 PM
At least they would come off pretty easily.
Laughing my head off at that one DR Stuart. (Partner Colin is of course knitting). A far far better post!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 02:55:51 PM
Nice cake, DR JOSE.

Congratulations to Jr Member Iris!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 02:56:59 PM
"I said let them eat cake and ice cream!"

Marie Antoinette's last ditch effort to save her life from the steps of the guillotine. (Far Side)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:07:12 PM
Whew!  All caught up on the posts... Now where to begin...

Oh, I made two White Chocolate Cheesecakes.  And with the way this cast and crew devours sweets, I'm pretty sure there will be no leftovers by the time the show ends.  -There haven't been so far.  I made them yesterday, and just plopped them out of their pans and topped them with the white chocolate curls this afternoon.  *And I have to say, my hands are quite soft to the touch after holding that block of white chocolate!

;)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:11:08 PM
As for getting pictures developed from a disc at Costco...

It's usually best to let the machine default to 4x6 and then decided which pictures you want to resize from there.  You never really get the "whole" picture even when you print from standard film.  Basically whatever part of the negative or disc image fills the 4x6 space or 3-1/2x5 space will be printed.

If you are doing them yourself at one of those kiosks, then you need to use the Framing option and not the Resizing option.  At least that's what it sounds like to me.

For "fun", you could upload them to a site like Ofoto or SnapFish, and see how the images look in preview - since you can preview them in different sizes.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Matthew on February 10, 2005, 03:13:24 PM
Umm... DR Jose... something about licking your hands... or someone to lick your hands.... ummm... on second thought... nevermind.   Yah... glad those cheesecakes turned out well!!!!   :)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:13:39 PM
I'm looking forward to being home next week during the evenings so that I can catch up on my TV viewing.  And, I am looking forward to catching some of AI.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 03:14:02 PM
Yes, Hisaka, who makes that nifty e-dictionary for different languages, and where can we GET one?

Got several packages today, including the new soundtrack releases of Andre Previn's The Subterraneans and Lalo Schifrin's Kelly's Heroes.

Also, just happened to mosey over to my DVD store and got there at just the perfect time - a well-known on-air critic for a cable station was there selling all these DVDs the studios are kind enough to send him.  There is something quite bogus about it all, but I was happy to dive in and get some of them, all of which are not coming out for the next few weeks.  After he was gone, the gal told me he doesn't even bring her the REALLY good stuff - that he sells to his neighbor for fifteen bucks a pop.

I got Charly, Electra Glide in Blue (which I've never seen and I'm sure I'll hate), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (with commentary track by Peckinpah scholars, including our very own Mr. Nick Redman), All in a Night's Work, and The Blue Lagoon 2-Pack.  All VERY cheap.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:14:25 PM
Quote from: Matthew on February 10, 2005, 03:13:24 PM
Umm... DR Jose... something about licking your hands... or someone to lick your hands.... ummm... on second thought... nevermind.   Yah... glad those cheesecakes turned out well!!!!   :)


Ummm...  Well, I'm not the one with a DP who is a pastry chef...

 :o

 ;D
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 03:14:41 PM
Bruce,
As far as your favorite Grant Geissman albums, my question applies to both.  You told me which of his CD's woth you was your favorite.  What about his solo CD's?
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:17:10 PM
DR Hisaka - Those electronic dictionaries are amazing.  Especially the ones that translate Japanese due to all the various kanji and katakana symbols involved.  When I was on the audition with Universal Studios Japan, the ladies always had those with them.  It was fascinating to look over their shoulder every now and then.  One of them even had one with American colloquial expressions in it.  -Although, I doubt "What is it, fish?" was in there.  Yet.

;)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 03:18:23 PM
Rodzinski,
I just caught up with yesterday's posts and am sorry about your work situation.  I have been in that situation before.  If the money is good, maybe you can stick it out and look to other areas of your life for contentment or fulfillment.  I hate it when something good is taken away from me.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 03:19:20 PM
Speaking of good things being taken away from us, I am very sorry to hear about your friends, George.  
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:19:46 PM
Oh, and it was my lucky day to get a haircut.  There was absolutely no line at the barber shop I got to, and there is usually at least four or five people in front of me.  It was sort of sad/funny when I walked in, and the four barbers on staff at the time all turned their chairs to me.  I went back to the woman who cut my hair last time.  Great cut.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:20:21 PM
OK - i need to get ready to head in for the show...

Laters...
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 03:22:13 PM
And finally Jose, that's a very nice birthday cake.  How nice for everyone else to receive goodies on their birthdays. >:(

Sure, go with your friends and have cake.  And don't you even think about us here at HHW for one second.  Better for you to have fun than to worry about all of us here with no cake. :P

I haven't been a  Jewish mother for awhile, so I'm out of practice.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on February 10, 2005, 03:25:45 PM
In Bongo!  It's on the Congo
And oh boy, what a spot!
Quite full of things delightful
And few that are not
The native dances are worth some glances,
You can't beat them anywhere
You ought to go and see them do
The one they call the Boola Boo
It's worth your while to make the trip
They haven't got a censorship
In Bongo! It's on the Congo
And I wish that I was there!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Matthew on February 10, 2005, 03:29:47 PM
Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:14:25 PM
Ummm...  Well, I'm not the one with a DP who is a pastry chef...

 :o

 ;D

Yeah.... well, we believe in not taking our work home with us!!!   LOL  
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 03:39:58 PM
Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:11:08 PM
As for getting pictures developed from a disc at Costco...

It's usually best to let the machine default to 4x6 and then decided which pictures you want to resize from there.  You never really get the "whole" picture even when you print from standard film.  Basically whatever part of the negative or disc image fills the 4x6 space or 3-1/2x5 space will be printed.

If you are doing them yourself at one of those kiosks, then you need to use the Framing option and not the Resizing option.  At least that's what it sounds like to me.

I'm not sure, I will probably just give in the disk for them to do (same price). If i do that, do i need to tell them anything?

Will they just "frame" it?  What I really don't want is for a pic that is 6x4.5 to be resized to 4X6 because it will come out all distorted (like it did when i tried to resize it to 4X6).

Obviously they know what they are doing there.  I just want to make sure.

Oh and of course there is the possibility that i might do them or some myself. And i was curious how to do it (although they could probably help me).

Thanks very much.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 03:42:42 PM
Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 03:11:08 PM
For "fun", you could upload them to a site like Ofoto or SnapFish, and see how the images look in preview - since you can preview them in different sizes.

This might be a stupid question.  But what do you mean "preview" them?

Is that the same as resizing?  Or is it what it what you called "framing"?
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 03:43:27 PM
Listening to The Suberraneans.  I do love Andre Previn, and I can pretty much tell you that there will be a Previn song on the new Haines album.

My favorite of Grant's own albums is his latest.  I heard it a few weeks ago and it's really great.  All originals by him.  He's just shopping it around, but if he doesn't get a deal on it, I told him I'd put it out - that will get me off my butt cheeks in terms of this little label I have sitting here like so much fish.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 03:44:04 PM
I have heated the pool and it is now like a warm bath.  Hence, I shall go swim.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on February 10, 2005, 03:44:46 PM
It is 3:30 pm and only 1/2 hour to go before my 3 day weekend! Woohoo!

I am taking Friday off so that I can drive down to South Beach (Oregon Coast, just north of Newport) for a fun weekend with George U.

Although we had dated off and on a few years back the distance (we live 2 hours away from each other) was a problem, but we have reunited and things are getting much more serious and we have decided that the distance really shouldn't matter that much. We will see what happens. Anyway, he loves old B-movies and vintage TV shows so I am quite sure this is meant to be! LOL!

PS: I have yet to introduce him to Bollywood movies...didn't think I should spring that on him so early in the relationship! LOL!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 03:45:29 PM
I believe I'm finished writing for the day.  I wrote about seven pages, although only about one page of the "new" section I'm in.  All the other pages were additions to two other sections, which I'm now pretty happy with.  I may fumfer with them some more, but I can now move on and complete this new section.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on February 10, 2005, 03:46:32 PM
By the way, WFO, thank you for the link to the Bollywood stories...hmmm...looks like I could manage a nice career over in Mumbai if I had the inclination! And a Gay casting couch...who knew!

I wonder if John Abraham...hmmmm, no of course not  ;D
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on February 10, 2005, 03:46:57 PM
PS: Don't tell Paul Haber I'm seeing someone  ;)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on February 10, 2005, 04:02:38 PM
Quote from: MBarnum on February 10, 2005, 03:46:57 PM
PS: Don't tell Paul Haber I'm seeing someone  ;)

Tramp!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 04:13:40 PM
Had a lovely swim.  I'm tuckered out.  I'm hoping Mr. Nick Redman gets here soon so we'll have time to eat before the Cinerama documentary showing this evening at seven.  

It's quite a long program tonight, with a Q&A, so I'm not sure I'll be back in time to get the notes up right at midnight.  That will, of course, be the goal.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 04:14:33 PM
Jose, no strawberries?  ;D The cakes look great. :D

Charles Pogue thanks for the link and I’m sure having the issue numbers will make it easier for me.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 04:17:53 PM
MBarnum have a good weekend.  Do you have views of the ocean from Steve’s place?
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Ron Pulliam on February 10, 2005, 04:38:16 PM
Quote from: JRand54 on February 10, 2005, 01:34:12 PM
DR RON did you have some DimSum?

No.

See post #109 for details of what I did have, if interested.

:D
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 04:39:42 PM
Thank you Kerry.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 05:06:49 PM
Mr. Nick Redman should be here at any moment and then we shall be on our way to the Ridge of North.  Keep the home fries burning until my returning.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 05:12:32 PM
Oh DR RON - I don't skip posts, but sometimes as I post one or two slip by....happens sometimes when I am posting and the page changes.  

I will turn back....turn back...oh time in your flight.

Good news from MBARNUM - there may be one LESS single HHW'er in the future, I see.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 05:13:04 PM
My INITMATE STRANGERS dvd arrived today, so I will watch it this evening.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 05:18:57 PM
Let us know what you think.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Jane on February 10, 2005, 06:46:10 PM
I can’t take all this excitement here tonight. ;D
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on February 10, 2005, 06:50:41 PM
Quote from: vixmom on February 10, 2005, 05:24:32 AM
"The Bush administration has blocked the public release of the full, classified version of the report for more than five months."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/10/politics/10terror.html?th

I have one question..WHY would the Bush Admisnistration want to block this report? Can ANYONE think of a legitimate reason? (Other than the obvious, so he would win the election)

I finally got around to asking der Brucer about this, figuring that since he's worked with the government he might have an answer.  And he did.

Many of the SOURCES of information included in the report would be at risk if the full report were to be disclosed.  Revealing the sources would put not only their information-gathering abilities in jeopardy, but in some cases would put the very lives of the people involved in jeopardy.

This blocking of the public release is not just common to the Bush administration, but to every administration within our lifetimes.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 07:34:49 PM
You're right about that S. Woody. Keeping the public in the dark is no recent phenomenon.  One of the best things to happen in the last twenty years or so is the enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act, which has allowed us a peek at some of the documents our govt. did not want us to see. Even with the FOIA, it is a battle to retrieve the documents and they are often heavily redacted, but the courts have been pretty strong in siding with FOIA requests.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 07:42:02 PM
Thanks for the congrats, Rodzinski and JRand. Took me long enough, but it's nice to no longer be a newbie.

Rodzinski-Somehow I missed your epic song satire-perhaps a secret videotape exists?
And I hope your work situation improves-it sounds pretty frustrating at the moment.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on February 10, 2005, 07:49:47 PM
Thanks Iris, and Kerry as well, for the kind wishes. You know, I never looked at my job as the end-all be-all of my life. Mainly, I like a pleasant atmosphere that allows me freedom to do other stuff that I enjoy even more. So I've been really lucky as far as that. The new atmosphere will test me. We'll see how I come through!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 07:51:26 PM
I'm surprised Carol Channing and Mickey Rooney haven't toured in "Love Letters" yet.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Kerry on February 10, 2005, 07:57:36 PM
Rodzinski,
I have had so many awful working environments that I probably wouldn't know what to do with one that was pleasant.  Well, I kind of liked parts of one of my jobs, but never enough.  I'm used to looking elsewhere (like HHW) for pleasure. But I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, what do I know.  
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:10:06 PM
Chita Rivera and Michelle Lee were on WILL & GRACE tonight playing a lesbian couple that had pretended to be siblings for thirty/forty years. Michelle was looking chunkier than I've seen her look in quite a while (middle age spread or is she ill; not criticizing, just observing), but Chita looked in amazing shape.
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:16:41 PM
Before my shows came on tonight, I watched the documentary on the GONE WITH THE WIND DVD set on how they used "Ultra-resolution" on restoring GONE WITH THE WIND. Interesting, but the feature could easily have been twice or three times as long. And I'd love to have seen many many more screen comparisons between old and new and more information on the various GWTW theatrical releases and how each was sold to the public down through the years along with how the advertising got sexier and more vibrant with each successive rerelease.
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Post by: Matt H. on February 10, 2005, 08:17:34 PM
Happy to read your news, DR MBarnum, and wish you all the best on a great weekend. Hope things go your way.
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Post by: Jrand74 on February 10, 2005, 08:40:20 PM
I have finished watching INTIMATE STRANGERS....hmmmmmm....
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Post by: MBarnum on February 10, 2005, 08:41:44 PM
Quote from: Jane on February 10, 2005, 04:17:53 PM
MBarnum have a good weekend.  Do you have views of the ocean from Steve’s place?

Hi Jane,
Yes his house is on a cliff above the beach....but his name is George (not to be confused with DR George, whose name is also George)....I think Steve belongs to DR JosePiano! LOL!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 08:57:00 PM
DR MBarnum - I hope you have a great weekend.  And you better bring donuts on Monday!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 09:09:13 PM
DR Jennifer - Those photo sites allow you to preview the photos before you order them.

As you indicated, the proportions between 3-1/2x5, 4x6 or even 8x10 are not equal.  As I mentioned, even when you take a picture with regular film, you never get the "whole" picture, the whole frame (of the negative).  Most shots are "framed" in the center of the negative, and depending upon what size the final print is, sometimes you get more or less of the outer edges of the negative/print.

Framing is just moving a "frame" around in a picture.  For example, make a 4x4 frame out of toothpicks or something like that.  When you place that on a standard piece of paper, the area in the middle is "framed".  And you can move that frame to different parts of the page, and, in essence get different pictures.   You are not changing the proportions of the picture, just the area that you are showing/developing/printing.

Some of the kiosks allow you to frame different parts of a picture - like just a face or one particular person in a photo.

I'd say the easiest thing to do is just to upload some pictures and start fooling around with the editing options.  Then you can "preview" your pics on your computer screen.  No, they won't be on paper, but if you did things like change the contrast, added some sort of effect, or even resized the pic, then you can see what it will look like once it's on paper.

Now if the pics you were given were scanned in and not directly from a digital camera, then that's a different issue.  You may just end up with some prints with black bars at the sides and/or top and bottom.  -That happens with panaromic prints that are printed in 4x6 rather than 4x10 (or whatever size).

And if someone says there camera takes prints in different sizes - 3-1/2x5, 4x6, etc. - then they're "lying" to you in sense.  There may be optimum enlargement sizes due to the number of pixels, but the "negative" is pretty standard regardless of the final size of the photo.

Hope this makes sense.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 09:10:19 PM
Oh, and about the whole repeal of the "Underpants Law" here in the Commonwealth of Virginia...

Yet one more reason to get out of Richmond!

;)
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 09:16:45 PM
OK - I'm gonna head downstairs and get a head start on my baking for tomorrow.  The peanut butter cookie recipe I use calls for freezing the balls of dough before they go into the oven.  Very handy - and makes it's very easy to keep some on hand at all times for those "emergency" entertaining situations.  I also like this recipe since it calls for melted butter - no creaming of the butter and sugar involved.  Very easy to mix up by hand.
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Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 11:02:11 PM
Okay, I'm back, and let me tell you I'm really confounded that there hasn't been one post in two hours.  This will NOT do, I'm afraid.  I'm afraid this will do NOT.  

There will be bitch-slapping aplenty when I finish writing the notes.  This WUSSBURGER ATTACK must stop and stop now.  Otherwise I shall take dire measures, oh, yes, I shall take dire measures.  Here I thought I'd have some excellent reading matter upon my return.

I am so nauseated that the only think I can think of to say is - BONGO!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on February 10, 2005, 11:21:59 PM
Does anyone remember the story of Bongo the Circus Bear that was a Disney cartoon (Hell, I'm posting...I'm not getting bitch-slapped).
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 11:24:05 PM
Quote from: bk on February 10, 2005, 11:02:11 PM
Okay, I'm back, and let me tell you I'm really confounded that there hasn't been one post in two hours.  This will NOT do, I'm afraid.  I'm afraid this will do NOT.  

There will be bitch-slapping aplenty when I finish writing the notes.  This WUSSBURGER ATTACK must stop and stop now.  Otherwise I shall take dire measures, oh, yes, I shall take dire measures.  Here I thought I'd have some excellent reading matter upon my return.

I am so nauseated that the only think I can think of to say is - BONGO!

WOW!

I'm amazed too!

Well, the peanut butter cookie dough balls are in the freezer - which I had to turn "down" since they weren't freezing as fast as they normally do.  The bowls, cups and spoons are all washed...  And I even ended up watching an hour of FoodTV - some bake-off special. Eh..  I would stay up to watch Alton Brown, but..

I need to get to bed.

Goodnight.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on February 10, 2005, 11:24:57 PM
OH!

BONGO!
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 11:29:32 PM
Nobody's going to bed.  Anyone who goes to bed is getting hit with a BONGO.  I have finished the notes and they will be up on time.
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: bk on February 10, 2005, 11:45:26 PM
I said nobody's going to bed and everybody went to bed.  Don't you people listen?  I've got a gat here, baby, and I ain't afraid to use it.
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Post by: George on February 10, 2005, 11:55:30 PM
I'm here.  Here's my post:  I had instant mashed potatoes with my dinner and the stuff from the box was a very fine powder.  It was really weird.  My experience with instant mashed potatoes has always been either flakes or little pellet-like objects.  Anyway, the taste was okay, but the texture was just wrong.  It was too, too, tooo (that's three toos) smooth. :P
Title: Re:THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES
Post by: Iris* on February 10, 2005, 11:57:02 PM
All of us at HHW are just too smooth. That is why we

BONGO!!!!