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Well, you've read the notes, the notes flew by but seemed like a week, and now it is time for you to post until the flying by cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LIPOGRAM!
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First post after BK!
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Today, I will only work for five hours so that I can go to the ALA conference in Seattle on Saturday.
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Also tonight is the first read-through for Olympia Little Theatre's next production, Bunbury, to be directed by my friend pug, for which I will be running the sound board.
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I don't need to be there, but I want to, and since I'll be part if the production, I can be there. :)
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I have a PDF copy of the script, but I'll need a paper copy once tech week starts.
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I have the PDF on my tablet with a 10.1-inch screen, so it's very easy to read.
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And now, I'm off to bed.have a good day, all!
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Good morning, all!
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This is my only day of City Center work, which is distressing for me, since I'm not earning enough to supplement my income. Next month I have the damned property taxes to further complicate my life, and I hate this constant state of anxiety gripping me.
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DR Jane, condolences to you and Keith.
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Thank you DR elmore and more work vibes for you.
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DR FJL thank you.
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Thank you DR George.
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DR TCB thank you and I hope you are packed.
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Bruce thanks for the condolences.
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DR TCB we didn't have any problems flying in and out of Portland. Good luck with your flignts.
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Our flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver, BC was rather bumpy. Even though Keith doesn't get air sick he found it annoying and kept wondering why the pilot didn't get up above the turbulence. Usually pilots make some kind of announcement regarding turbulance and what they can or cannot do to avoid it. We got nothing.
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As a precaution I set a barf bag on seat but never needed to hold on to it. I also ate as little as possible which probably helped.
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Good morning, all.
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Condolences to DR Jane and DH Keith.
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Major income vibes for DR Elmore.
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Vibes of all kinds, as needed, for all.
It’s Friday. Let’s have some Friday vibes.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Weekend Vibes and Travel Vibes to all DRs! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I watched another Amicus anthology last night and remembered I hadn’t reported on the prior one, FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE.
That had a different feel from the first three I’d watched — it was “quieter”, somehow, with a longer running time and more time for each story. I didn’t think to take these in chronological order, which might have been instructive. But this one’s director was different, too. The Freddie Francis and Roy Ward Baker ones seemed more assured. Still, nice material and certainly enjoyable.
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Last night’s, TORTURE GARDEN, was one I had never seen all the way through. Or if I had, it was so many years ago that I’d simply forgotten much of it. American actors Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith provide a different tone, but they’re excellent and it all works well.
I’m loving these, but will have to resume tomorrow since I’ve got a “thing” to go to tonight.
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Oh—did I say this before? I got arm-twisted into seeing the latest attempt at MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG on, I believe, February 12th. Obviously I agreed to it, but I do have to wonder what I was thinking, when there are other worthy things that must be seen.
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And I believe that wraps up the news for this morning.
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Condolences to DR Jane and DH Keith.
Thank you.
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Good morning!
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Page 2!
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Condolences to DR Jane and Keith.
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Good morning, all.
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It was good to get nine hours of sleep.
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I hope i can function as a judge today.
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Nice to see you back, Mr. Orr.
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Travel vibes for TCB!
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Travel vibes for TCB!
Oh yes. Bon voyage, sir!
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Good morning, all! Which is a lipogram. The most challenging kind, no 'e'.
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Condolences to DR Jane and Keith.
Thank you.
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It was good to get nine hours of sleep.
I am so very envious.
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In my CD player: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.
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Nice CD choice DR WILLIAM F ORR.
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Flying and continued travel vibes for DR TCB.
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That was a sweet and sad story DR JANE.....condolences to you & Keith.
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DR FJL it's the theatre - if you're not number one, you're number two...and you know what that is.
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Continued vibes for MR BK.
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It is five degrees here....with a wind chill below zero.
I turned the thermostat up to 72 degrees and will probably leave it there. Birdy Barnum is telling me all about something, but I'm not sure what.
He spends a lot of time talking to his OWL....which was actually a little decoration to hang on a flower pot.....I hung it on his cage and he is fascinated by it.
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Tomorrow my three sisters and I are having a Sock Hop in the new entertainment room which used to be my bedroom.
It is nicely set up with turntable, tv, Blu Ray Player, CD player, computer, bar stools, new rugs.....etc.
I have lots of records and cd's, and I bought a collection of 16 Magazines from the 1960's for us to read....and of course there is a collection of board games to play if we get bored....and playing cards.
I also have Fireball whiskey......and I have the makings of my famous Barnabas Collins libation.
This is made from white zinfandel and cranberry juice. I also make frozen cranberry juice ice clumps to add....
There may be photos.
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So much me on this page.
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Brother Dane and wife Pam visited yesterday with their new doggie....Lacey a Yorkie who is ten weeks old.
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Read thru vibes for DR GEORGE.
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DR CHAS SMITH I am enjoying your reports on the Amicus/Hammer anthologies.
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So sad to be all alone in the world.
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Doesn't DR VIXMOM leave for Florida today as well?
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Lacey is a handful!
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That was a sweet and sad story DR JANE.....condolences to you & Keith.
Much appreciated.
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Tomorrow my three sisters and I are having a Sock Hop in the new entertainment room which used to be my bedroom.
It is nicely set up with turntable, tv, Blu Ray Player, CD player, computer, bar stools, new rugs.....etc.
I have lots of records and cd's, and I bought a collection of 16 Magazines from the 1960's for us to read....and of course there is a collection of board games to play if we get bored....and playing cards.
I also have Fireball whiskey......and I have the makings of my famous Barnabas Collins libation.
This is made from white zinfandel and cranberry juice. I also make frozen cranberry juice ice clumps to add....
There may be photos.
It sounds like a fun time.
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Lacey is a handful!
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Hello Lacey.
I like that they took their new pup to meet you.
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I was hoping to fall asleep for an hour or two, didn't happen. I suppose I should get up and do something productive.
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Doesn't DR VIXMOM leave for Florida today as well?
we are enroute now.
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Travel vibes for TCB
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Race you to Florida
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Morning, JRand, and thanks. Hope your three sisters get to Moscow soon will post about Rosewater. Safe air traffic control to all travelers. Thank NSA workers for their service and sacrifice to stroke widdo Donnie's ego.
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Sometime I call them by Russian names....LOL DR WILLIAM F ORR.
The race is on!! I wonder who will arrive in FL first?
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I am having a Marie Callender cheesy bacon chicken pot pie for my meal of the day......
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So I thought I try to explain my absences these past two months. Early in December I cellulitis and was homebound for the entire month. In mid-December, I had an unexplained week of high fevers. It wasn't the flu, but a virus of some kind. The Doctors said I neeed more bed rest in order to recover.
I went back to work at the beginning of January and within a few days of my return to work, the unexplained fevers returned, and I was out of work again to recover. This time some blood work was done and came back with an elevated white blood cell count. I recovered and went back to work.
It came back earlier this week. Seven different blood test was done this time. I received the results from some of them yesterday, my white blood cells have more than tripled what the baseline count should be. One other came back positive, and the others were negative. Moreover, I am waiting to hear back from the other tests which I hope will arrive today.
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Race you to Florida
;D
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DR Michael, wow. Aside from feeling terrible this all must be very scary. I thought after you had recovered from the cellulitis you have simply been busy working on your projects.
MAJOR VIBES THERE WILL BE GOOD NEWS FROM THE TEST RESULTS!
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On the plus side, my play about Allan Carr will have a staged reading in June and my show about Marvin Hamlisch has been sold to several venues. Now all that is left to do is to put the show together and arranged. It has been the only bright spot in the last two months.
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Health vibes for Michael. And heartiest congratulations.
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I have judged Bloody Marys and desserts so far. Rib-eyes next. Then pintos.
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My pot pie was good.
I am watching the semi final match of AO Men's Tennis. My favorite player Milos Raonic was defeated a couple of days ago....so I might not watch the entire thing......Djokovic vs. Pouille....to see who will play Nadal for the win!
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Congrats to DR MICHAEL on his success and strong VIBES for this medical tests.....scary....
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Where is MR BK today?
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HA! The joke is on me.....the match was played last night....this is a rerun......
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I'm up, I'm up - not quite eight hours of sleep.
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Rib-eyes were largely wonderful. My tummy is happy
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Weekend Vibes and Travel Vibes to all DRs! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
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This is my only day of City Center work, which is distressing for me, since I'm not earning enough to supplement my income. Next month I have the damned property taxes to further complicate my life, and I hate this constant state of anxiety gripping me.
~~~CONTINUED FINANCIAL VIBES FOR LARRY!!~~~
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So I thought I try to explain my absences these past two months. Early in December I cellulitis and was homebound for the entire month. In mid-December, I had an unexplained week of high fevers. It wasn't the flu, but a virus of some kind. The Doctors said I neeed more bed rest in order to recover.
I went back to work at the beginning of January and within a few days of my return to work, the unexplained fevers returned, and I was out of work again to recover. This time some blood work was done and came back with an elevated white blood cell count. I recovered and went back to work.
It came back earlier this week. Seven different blood test was done this time. I received the results from some of them yesterday, my white blood cells have more than tripled what the baseline count should be. One other came back positive, and the others were negative. Moreover, I am waiting to hear back from the other tests which I hope will arrive today.
~~~QUICK RECOVERY AND FEEL BETTER QUICKLY VIBES FOR MICHAEL!!~~~
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Read thru vibes for DR GEORGE.
Thanks, Jrand! I'm sure that it'll be quite fun.
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Lacey is a handful!
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Cute doggie! And very nice picture, Jrand! As is the one of Dane and Pam!
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On the plus side, my play about Allan Carr will have a staged reading in June and my show about Marvin Hamlisch has been sold to several venues. Now all that is left to do is to put the show together and arranged. It has been the only bright spot in the last two months.
Congratulations and thank goodness for bright spots.
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HA! The joke is on me.....the match was played last night....this is a rerun......
;D
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I'm up, I'm up - not quite eight hours of sleep.
I really, really, desperately need eight hours of sleep.
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Lacey is so small I really couldn't see her on my laptop. What a difference the computer makes :)
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Health vibes for DR Michael.
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Doesn't DR VIXMOM leave for Florida today as well?
we are enroute now.
Woo hoo! Lumberton, here they come!
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SUBOTSKY!
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That's for DR Jrand68, of course.
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Because we do what we can here for each other.
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I am home from City Center, where Joshie and I put to bed the vocal score for I Married an Angel.
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Little Thatch was happy to see me. Annabelle refused to leave her bathroom washtub to greet me.
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She's got a hot date tonight, or what?
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Today, Thatch and I reached another plateau: he likes to sleep next to me, and if I lie down for a nap during the day, he will join me. He doesn't like getting closer than that. He also dislikes being held, so to my surprise, when I came in and lay down on the bed, he jumped up to join me, then climbed onto my chest, settled there and tried to chew the button off my shirt.
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She's got a hot date tonight, or what?
Annabelle's too young to date, and her crushes are all afraid of me.
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Mine do that climbing onto the chest thing all too rarely, but I've always loved it when they do.
I mean, all but the button chewing.
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I just fed the cats, and as soon as he finished eating, Thatch threw up all over the mats holding their dishes and the floor. What a mess! I hope he's not sick.
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Today, Thatch and I reached another plateau: he likes to sleep next to me, and if I lie down for a nap during the day, he will join me. He doesn't like getting closer than that. He also dislikes being held, so to my surprise, when I came in and lay down on the bed, he jumped up to join me, then climbed onto my chest, settled there and tried to chew the button off my shirt.
Cute.
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Mine do that climbing onto the chest thing all too rarely, but I've always loved it when they do.
I mean, all but the button chewing.
We had a big cat that liked to sleep on my chest. I would wake up gasping for air.
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I just fed the cats, and as soon as he finished eating, Thatch threw up all over the mats holding their dishes and the floor. What a mess! I hope he's not sick.
Hopefully not. At least it wasn't on your bed or carpeting. That is truly a mess.
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Craig's cat has always been rather healthy. She has one issue though, throwing up her food. She seems to be sensitive to many foods.
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Oy! Po' Thatch!
He's probably fine. "These things happen."
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Oy! Po' Thatch!
He's probably fine. "These things happen."
Yes, both my cats were prone to the upchucking on a quasi-regular basis with no other ill effects. ::)
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Tummy vibes for Thatch.
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I know DR JANE - Lacey is tiny....10 weeks old. I brightened up the photo so she wouldn't be so dark against my black sweatshirt.
I see that Great Performances is broadcasting the opera version of DOUBT....I watched the preview.....I'm not sure I can take it....the lady playing the lead is very scary looking....
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Thank you DR CHAS SMITH - it sort of sounds like an opera, doesn't it......or an expletive......
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The hockey all stars are having their Skills Show on NBCSN tonight, it is always a lot of fun. The NHL All Star Game is on tomorrow night....
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Birdy Barnum is enjoying listening to Eric Burden & the Animals...as am I.....
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Great photo, JRand.
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Well, I get to leave work now and go to lunch, but not go back to work! I'll then go home for a while before the read-through tonight.
Be back later.
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Judging the pinto beans was strange. Who in their right mind thinks of complementing barbecue with minestrone? Or chili?
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Mahler’s 9th at the Symphony tonight.
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Judging the pinto beans was strange. Who in their right mind thinks of complementing barbecue with minestrone? Or chili?
;D
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Pelosi KO's Trump in the third round. Film at eleven. :D :D :D
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Vibes and condolences to DR Jane and Keith. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Health vibes for DR Michael!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Travel vibes for DR TCB and DR Vixmom!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I am very excited to see the Live Rent this Sunday. I love that musical!
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Health vibes for DR Michael and congratulations on your plays.
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Page 5!
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Travel vibes for TCB!
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Travel vibes for DR vixmom!
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Picked up packages, had Jersey Mike's for my meal o' the day, wrote a set of liner notes, and now I can relax.
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Good evening.
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Vibes and condolences to DR Jane and Keith. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you.
Recently I was asked where we are going next. I do not believe you saw my response. It might be of interest to you.
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Greetings from Lumberton
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It ain't Southeast Asia but I'm happy, this time tomorrow I will be with my girl
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Health vibes to Michael, that is so scary. I tooassumed you were busy with your projects
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Congratulations on your successes there!
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I am home from City Center, where Joshie and I put to bed the vocal score for I Married an Angel.
How did you enjoy what you heard?
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The concert tonight was spectacular. I've heard recordings of Mahler's 9th before, but hearing it live was something else. Sad, heartbreaking, frantic at times, and totally overwhelming.
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It wasn't everyone's cup of tea. A man left after the third movement and said he'd had enough noise for the evening.
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Started watching Nuts with Streisand. Somehow I never saw this one. It may not be Martin Ritt's finest, but I'm enjoying the first part.
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But I must get some sleep. Good night, all.
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Decided to watch the DVD of A Carol Christmas - it's certainly watchable and you can hear everything well - two cameras so he cuts in and out which helps everything move along, but he misses a few things here and there because he didn't know the show well enough. That said, the new speech we added for the final two weeks of the run isn't there and boy did it help, and Carol's costume completely changed for the final three weeks, too.
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Good evening.
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I have tried to sleep since six, but finally gave up and turned on figure skating.
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A little while ago, Nick forgot he was mad at me, and he came over and cuddled with me.
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I keep falling asleep and dropping my tablet.
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'night
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Good night, Jane.
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Thank you, all, for the travel vibes.
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More travel vibes provided.
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Health vibes to DR Michael; and congratulations for your theater successes.
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More travel vibes provided.
Thank you.
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Just when it is time to hit the hay, it is time to get up and get ready for the day.
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And now I am getting sleepy.
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If I fall asleep now, I am down for the count.
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Page 6
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Well, that is nice!
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Hi, Tom.
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The Bunbury read-through went well.
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It's a funny show (more "humorous" and not knee-slapping funny), and I think it'll be very good.
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There might (mind you, I said might) be a nude scene!
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The character of Allan (Blanche DuBois' husband) and Bunbury have a scene together and depending how things work out, they may get nekkid...or not.
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pug (the director) will have to see how it goes, so they may not disrobe.
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I think that the actual bed to be used might factor in the decision.
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pug doesn't mind either way.
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...even though the actor playing Allan is her very own just-turned-twenty-years-old son.
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As young as he is, I don't think that he would have a problem with it, either.
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I would assume that the actor playing Bunbury is okay with it, too.
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I won't be back until tech week (it opens March 8 ), so I won't know what was decided for a month and a half.
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Just remember, after tonight both Vixmom and myself will be in Floridal, but not together!
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Blanche DuBois' husband?
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Blanche DuBois' husband?
He's referred to in A Streetcar Named Desire, but he killed himself, so he's never seen.
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Bunbury takes several characters from plays that are referred to, but never seen, and gives them their own play...and happy endings. Bunbury meets Rosaline from Romeo and Juliet and he wants to give all these sad-ending characters the happy endings they deserve, but Rosaline tries to put things back the way they should be...I think that that's the plot.
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Here's a play description that I found on several different sites:
What if Blanche Dubois didn’t go crazy? Or the Three Sisters actually made it to Moscow? When he discovers he’s fictitious, a never-seen character in an Oscar Wilde play, Bunbury joins forces with Rosaline, Romeo’s never-seen obsession from ROMEO AND JULIET. Together they infiltrate and alter classic literature, including giving ROMEO AND JULIET a happy ending.