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Title: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 12:07:43 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes resurrected the memory of Helen Twelvetrees, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently looking for the twelfth tree.
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 12:09:29 AM
And the word of the day is: PERLOCUTIONARY!
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:29:41 AM
First post of TCB at the piano.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:30:48 AM
I have had a terrible tummy ache all evening.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:32:17 AM
None of those damn trick or treaters bothered to come by last night, so I have been stuck trying to eat these two damn bags of candy bars!!
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 12:32:37 AM
I had one last night until I thankfully fell asleep.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 12:33:47 AM
I have had a terrible tummy ache all evening.

I had one last night until I thankfully fell asleep.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:34:44 AM
Is there an echo in here?
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:35:46 AM
Travel vibes (redux) for dear Fred!
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:37:06 AM
Continued Chicago vibes for John G.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:38:47 AM
Improved weather vibes for Jennifer.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:48:27 AM
Well, I will go and suffer in silence.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 12:49:11 AM
Good night, all, or any.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 12:49:52 AM
I just took a little impromptu nap. ::)
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 12:50:11 AM
Good night, Tom.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 12:52:07 AM
Good night, Jane.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 12:55:18 AM
I'm going to record the rebroadcast of 42nd Street on Thursday afternoon because the broadcast last night had a few glitches.  Hopefully, those glitches won't be in the rebroadcast.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 01:19:19 AM
Today, I'm going to my sister's for a while, then I'm ushering for a local production of Songs for a New World (https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/34468).  I actually signed up to usher for several performances of it.  The company, Broadway Olympia Productions (https://www.broadwayolympia.com/), was who put on A Christmas Story last year. 
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 01:20:01 AM
And now, time to sleep.

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 02:54:24 AM
Thanks for the vibes!  Having never been through this thing  before, where you can be there for a 7:30 AM flight an hour early, but since the lines are backed up, they say "you're not gong to make your flight" an hour before the flight rather than help you make the flight :) - I'll just leave more time. 

Which of course means that I can expect to breeze through and have two hours or more to kill before the flight. 
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 02:55:59 AM
And I chose American Airlines today, since I have a pass for that lounge so if it turns out I do get to the gate hours early (which can be expected when you leave a lot of time), there will be a place to go
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:05:49 AM
This make even Liam smile, so can I just do one more Jack Viertel joke? 

Here goes:
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:06:58 AM


I didn't get my New Yorkers CD yet either, but when I tried to file my PayPal complaint, they told me since I'm already on file and a Viertel is involved, I should file my complaint directly with the NYS Human Rights office on 125th Street where they have my Jen Tepper complaints.  They'll try to consolidate them.
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:07:42 AM


Thank you.  I'm here all week. Please tip your server.
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:08:06 AM
(Well, actually, I hope I'll be away until Tuesday, but you never know.)
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:13:49 AM
A further conversation with the THEN Hotel suggests that it is certainly not a deluxe hotel, or may be several steps below Holiday Inn. 
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:14:39 AM
Fingers crossed, but it's walking distance from where I'm going to be, so if it's not good -  hopefully I'll just need the hotel for sleeping.
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:15:29 AM
But they recommended it.  Actually, they said its the only hotel in walking distance, and wondered aloud if I'd like a car rental suggestion. 
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:21:04 AM
It looks nice on the site, but I wonder now if it's one of their hotels in another city?

Usually, the phone people at nice chains couldn't care less to accommodate your travels woes.  "If you don't come back, who cares" , is usually an attitude of a place you want to stay  because it means they're really in demand.

Like the director who bends over backwards  to do a reading for the writers probably doesn't have other offers,
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:23:10 AM
so you want the director who's squeezing your reading in along with ten other projects and fielding emails about those other projects during every break in rehearsal - because that means he or she actually likes your show and cares to do your show even though he or she has lots of other things going.  (as opposed to being grateful for something, anything,  to do and your show just happened to be the offer)
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:24:56 AM
Page 2?
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:32:48 AM
I was disappointed to see ion google that Helen Twelvetrees was not the star's real name, but it was ‎Helen Marie Jurgens. 
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:41:40 AM
TOD:

I used to think Boyd Gaines was my favorite character actor, from when he was giving terrific performances in hit stuff like "Porky's" - but I was reminded that while he may be a character actor to film people, but he was already on his way to being  a star in theater.
(He was already on :One Dat at a Time," I think.)

Is Nathan Lane like that, too, for Broadway huge star vs, screen character actor?  Maybe Bernadette Peters?  Always wonderful on film, where they seemed to be character actors, but you can sell investors based on their involvement on Broadway, and their names make productions happen.

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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 03:46:39 AM
I guess, though it's hard to believe,  Kristin Chenoweth was a character actor for years before they pretty much fashioned a role for her in "... Charlie Brown" that was never in the material before.

In "A New Brain" she was in the ensemble, even though IIRC she'd make such an impression in "Steel Pier" already.  But I guess actors have to meet those insurance weeks.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 02, 2019, 03:58:14 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 04:00:28 AM
And speaking of "Steel Pier,'  It was also a surprise (audible to people who traveled from NYC, who ween't sure ether to give entrance applause not having known she was in it))  to see Karen Ziemba suddenly there in a kind of small role in "Little Dancer" in DC - but there it may have been she loves working with Susan Stroman, and who knows -  may have just enjoyed doing a show which wasn't riding in her for a change 

Like here, in the rehearsal article
https://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc-theater/news/little-dancer-meet-and-greet-photos_70179.html
you wouldn't know that Karen Ziemba was in the show, although lots of star parts before and after it. 

BK's friend and co-worker Alice Ripley after so many awards stepped back for a short run to be a character actor in "American Psycho," but of course everyone was delighted to see her when she was onstage briefly.   
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: elmore3003 on November 02, 2019, 04:01:28 AM
As soon as they realized the alarm time of 6:15 had slipped by and I was still in bed, all hell broke loose.  Thatch sat in the window and and talked - loudly - Stella kicked DVDs off a shelf, and I'm sure Annabelle did something, but she;s too sneaky to be caught.  Then one of them tossed things off the window sill, and I figured WTF and they were fed at 6:30, which will be 5:30 tomorrow.  I am not happy about this.
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Post by: FJL on November 02, 2019, 04:02:40 AM
I assumed it gave her a chance to be in a show and earn a Broadway salary while taking care of her voice for a while.    In the Golden Age her role would have been beefed up like Shirley Booth in "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" or Ben Vereen in :Grind" which shot that show's balance all to hell. 

Someone inline thought a lot had changed for small roles (not just in the movies) with Beatrice Straight in a small time in screen  in "Network'"winning the Oscar. 
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 02, 2019, 04:04:08 AM
Joshie and I decided that I did not need to bring home any My Fair Lady work, so this weekend I must do the following:
1. Laundry!!!
2. Tidy up this dump and vacuum
3. Work on a choral arrangement of an Earl Robinson song
4. Continue with the Babes In Toyland reports
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 02, 2019, 04:08:35 AM
TOD
Paul Ford
Ruth McDevitt
Fred Clark
William Bendix
Estelle Winwood
Marjorie Main
Alice Pierce
John Fiedler
Edward Everett Horton
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Post by: Michael on November 02, 2019, 05:00:04 AM
Good morning to all
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Post by: Jennifer on November 02, 2019, 05:06:09 AM
Thanks for the vibes!  Having never been through this thing  before, where you can be there for a 7:30 AM flight an hour early, but since the lines are backed up, they say "you're not gong to make your flight" an hour before the flight rather than help you make the flight :) - I'll just leave more time. 

Which of course means that I can expect to breeze through and have two hours or more to kill before the flight. 

I don't understand why they didn't just try to get you on the flight. Or if you need to be there more than an hour before ... well why not tell everyone that they absolutely have to be there 2 hours before.
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Post by: Jennifer on November 02, 2019, 05:06:22 AM
Weather is super calm today.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 05:56:37 AM
Travel vibes for DR FJL.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 05:57:19 AM
DR JANE enjoyed hanging out with an 18-year-old last night....this is shocking news on such a family friendly site as HHW.
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 05:57:33 AM
Sleeping later cats vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 05:59:43 AM
I enjoyed the dancing in 42nd Street last night - but I have been  listening to the 1981 Broadway recording so long - that some of the songs seemed a bit off.....and adding that song for Dorothy didn't help because I didn't care for that actress AT ALL.

And because EVERYONE played the show in that over the top wink-to-the-audience style - it was a bit less funny to me.

I am glad George liked the Maggie, I thought she missed a LOT of humor in the part and pushed a bit too hard.....or maybe a LOT too hard....

BUT other than that, I liked it.  Signed Mrs. Lincoln
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 06:00:11 AM
Rehearsal vibes for MR BK & Co and welcome to Jim Beaver as The Man....who....came to dinner.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 06:05:34 AM
It took the jury 3 hours and 17 minutes to return a verdict last night.....and surprisingly, it was the one I thought was correct:


Guilty of first degree intentional homicide with a deadly weapon.

The defense goons kept up their ridiculous actions right up until the last moment.   In Wisconsin, for some reason, the jury is not provided with exhibits for the deliberation, they have to ask for them. 

Every time they sent a note asking for something, the defense put up a fight or ask for some stipulation.....the jury asked for the transcripts of the interviews the defendant had with the police and the defense said NO....they have to come into the court room and WATCH the video interviews if they want to hear them.....

The jury said #&%@ it!  We have a verdict.....   LOL
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 06:10:14 AM
TOD:

I like DR ELMORE's list....I will add:

Edward Andrews
Paul Lynde
Helen Broderick
Eve Arden
Billy DeWolfe
Frank McHugh
Cecil Cunningham
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 02, 2019, 06:19:43 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 02, 2019, 06:21:31 AM
I not only didn't get my New Yorkers CD, there's no Creature DVD here either. I'm afraid it's time to bring out the big guns. I'm going straight to my attorney general.
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 02, 2019, 06:22:45 AM
Other than that, it's a Saturday.

Yes! You heard that right. Saturday it is, and it just happens that I intended to have a Saturday today anyway.
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 02, 2019, 06:26:18 AM
DR Elmore, the species commonly known as "cats", when combined with the man-made conceit known as "time changes", creates a recipe for trouble. We can invent sliced bread and put a man on the moon, but a cure for this (and the common cold) are beyond our grasp.
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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 06:32:13 AM
Thanks for the vibes!  Having never been through this thing  before, where you can be there for a 7:30 AM flight an hour early, but since the lines are backed up, they say "you're not gong to make your flight" an hour before the flight rather than help you make the flight :) - I'll just leave more time. 

Which of course means that I can expect to breeze through and have two hours or more to kill before the flight. 

That does seem very bizarre to me
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 06:34:30 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 06:35:05 AM
Getting ready to face the day. High of 40 expected.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 06:42:50 AM
TOD:

The Preston Sturges rep company of actors, like William Demarest and Franklin Pangborn
Frank Capra had his group, too.
And Robert Altman’s group, including Rene Auberjonois, Bob Balaban, Shelley Duvall, Michael Murphy and more.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 07:18:21 AM
Franklin Pangborn is indeed a fine choice.....
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Post by: Druxy on November 02, 2019, 08:24:19 AM
T.O.D.

Edward G. Robinson
Basil Rathbone
Paul Muni
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:53:26 AM
I'm up, I'm up - maybe four hours of sleep - ABS - Active Brain Syndrome.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:12:09 AM
Good night, Jane.

I think I had already crashed. 
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:13:26 AM
Thanks for the vibes!  Having never been through this thing  before, where you can be there for a 7:30 AM flight an hour early, but since the lines are backed up, they say "you're not gong to make your flight" an hour before the flight rather than help you make the flight :) - I'll just leave more time. 

Which of course means that I can expect to breeze through and have two hours or more to kill before the flight. 

Where are you flying out of?  Is it a very small airport?  You didn't mention if you were checking luggage?
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:15:17 AM
As soon as they realized the alarm time of 6:15 had slipped by and I was still in bed, all hell broke loose.  Thatch sat in the window and and talked - loudly - Stella kicked DVDs off a shelf, and I'm sure Annabelle did something, but she;s too sneaky to be caught.  Then one of them tossed things off the window sill, and I figured WTF and they were fed at 6:30, which will be 5:30 tomorrow.  I am not happy about this.

Yes, the cats are doing a fine job of training you.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:16:31 AM
DR JANE enjoyed hanging out with an 18-year-old last night....this is shocking news on such a family friendly site as HHW.

You meant DR Vixmom :)
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 09:16:33 AM
I shall now be on my way to the theater for rehearsal.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:18:07 AM
T.O.D.

Edward G. Robinson
Basil Rathbone
Paul Muni

Funny, I think of them as stars.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:25:20 AM
I am surprised over the shock that DR FJL missed his flight due to the lines.  We never only allow an hour to get through the lines, even at small airports.

We now have pre-TSA which usually have shorter lines, still there can be a wait.  We would rather be early, walk around the airport or sit & read.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 09:27:47 AM
I will add Henry Jones to the fine list of actors already mentioned.
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 02, 2019, 09:43:34 AM
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 02, 2019, 09:52:33 AM
.

LOL!
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 02, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
I remember Franklin Pangborn as an organist at a radio station who was on standby to play in case anything happened.  He had been ready to go on for years but was never called upon.

Then he got his moment....he was nervous running down the hall and telling everyone "I'm on....I'm on...."

He sat down at the organ and the stage manager pointed at him and he fainted and fell off the bench.

I think this was in POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL with Shirley Temple....
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 12:56:17 PM
I really must have trained my pets well. 
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Post by: KevinH on November 02, 2019, 01:52:22 PM
Good afternoon!
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Post by: KevinH on November 02, 2019, 01:53:44 PM
I saw "Joker" today.  It was very violent, but I have to say it was riveting and Joaquin Phoenix is sure to get an Oscar nom.
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Post by: KevinH on November 02, 2019, 01:54:46 PM
I always aim to get to an airport 2 hours before flight time and usually make it by 90 minutes before.  As DR Jane mentioned, TSA Precheck helps. 
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 02:59:59 PM
Back from a really fun rehearsal - leading man was with us and will be great - he's feeling his way but his instincts are great.  We blocked him into all of act one, then I began on act two and by our finish time I'd blocked all of act two save for the final three pages - so we'll get to act three on Monday night.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 02, 2019, 03:39:18 PM
This morning I turned the clocks back.  I fed the cats their dinner at 4:15 instead of 3:15, because my clocks now say it was 3:15.  So, they always get their night time treat around 6:30-7:00, and I figured by the old time of 7:30 I'd give it to them.  It isn't working.  I have three kitties demanding their snack NOW!

Damn.
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 04:06:51 PM
Back from a really fun rehearsal - leading man was with us and will be great - he's feeling his way but his instincts are great.  We blocked him into all of act one, then I began on act two and by our finish time I'd blocked all of act two save for the final three pages - so we'll get to act three on Monday night.

Excellent.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 04:07:14 PM
This morning I turned the clocks back.  I fed the cats their dinner at 4:15 instead of 3:15, because my clocks now say it was 3:15.  So, they always get their night time treat around 6:30-7:00, and I figured ay the old time of 7:30 I'd give it to them.  It isn't working.  I have three kitties demanding their snack NOW!

Damn.

;D
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 04:34:07 PM
I always aim to get to an airport 2 hours before flight time and usually make it by 90 minutes before.  As DR Jane mentioned, TSA Precheck helps. 

Do you normally check luggage?
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 04:35:34 PM
TSA recommends arriving 2 hours early for domestic flights & 3 hours for international.  That also included time to park. 
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 04:36:55 PM
Skyscanner says "Keep in mind that boarding typically starts 45 minutes ahead of takeoff, and closes about 15 minutes before takeoff, so don’t make the mistake of thinking you have until the scheduled takeoff time to make it to the gate!"
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 04:58:23 PM
Skyscanner is an online travel company based in Edinburgh.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 05:19:17 PM
Craig went to the National's parade today.  I wonder if he could see the parade.  There were a lot of people there.
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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 05:49:25 PM
DR JANE enjoyed hanging out with an 18-year-old last night....this is shocking news on such a family friendly site as HHW.

You meant DR Vixmom :)

The people I was hanging out with were 26, 52 and 53.  I was the old lady of the group
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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 05:50:03 PM
They were drinking wine, I had 3 beers
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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 05:50:21 PM
Non alcoholic beers
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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 05:53:09 PM
And we ate foods that I had never tasted before
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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 05:54:20 PM
Rice balls

Empanadas

Cold Tortellini salad

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Post by: vixmom on November 02, 2019, 05:56:50 PM
Everything was very good
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 06:41:13 PM
I like vegetarian Empanadas.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 06:41:28 PM
I think I will set the clocks back now.
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:15:21 PM
I'm up, I'm up - oh, wait...
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:15:29 PM
Finished with my viewing.
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:15:38 PM
With my viewing I'm finished.
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:15:51 PM
Why I oughta...
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:16:16 PM
Pizza after rehearsal didn't happen - I'll let people know on Monday night that that's the plan on Saturday.
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 08:16:46 PM
Had tuna sandwiches for the meal o' the day.  Will probably have a piece or two of matzoh with butter now.
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:42:57 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:45:12 PM
The strangest thing happened this morning. The sun was out and it was another beautiful day, when I heard a loud rumble. Thunder?? A few minutes later it started to rain. RAIN!! The forecast called for zero percent chance of rain. It only lasted about ten minutes, but as dry as it is here every bit is welcome.
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:45:32 PM
Did you get any rain, Bruce?
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:51:36 PM
Last night Vixmom posted:
I am so glad I joined this firm!


WE ARE GLAD YOU DID, TOO
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:52:08 PM
Travel vibes for FJL and John G.
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:52:26 PM
Enjoy your extra hour, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on November 02, 2019, 09:52:35 PM
Good night.
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Post by: bk on November 02, 2019, 10:00:10 PM
No rain that I've seen.  Wouldn't mind some, though. 
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 10:19:53 PM
The strangest thing happened this morning. The sun was out and it was another beautiful day, when I heard a loud rumble. Thunder?? A few minutes later it started to rain. RAIN!! The forecast called for zero percent chance of rain. It only lasted about ten minutes, but as dry as it is here every bit is welcome.

A shame it wasn't more than 10 minutes, better that than nothing.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 10:21:39 PM
I was surprised to find Keith had already changed most of the clocks.  I only had to take care of the one on my end table and my travel clock. .
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 10:22:02 PM
Oops.  I forgot to change my watch.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:36:30 PM
Travel vibes for Fred.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:37:07 PM
Today was action packed in the best way.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:37:50 PM
Started with a nice walk and bus ride to the Art Institute.
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Post by: Jane on November 02, 2019, 10:37:51 PM
Good 😊
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:38:59 PM
The new plaque by the Seurat mentions Sunday in the Park with George.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:40:01 PM
Hopped a tourist bus over to Navy Point.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:40:21 PM
Loved the Shedd Aquarium.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:41:25 PM
Found the planetarium meh. We couldn’t go into the main viewing room.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:43:12 PM
The Field Museum was a mixed bag. Loved the dinosaurs and the Egyptian mummies. Hated the old, dusty stuffed animals and birds. Plus, plans for a private party were underway, so certain areas were blocked off.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:43:30 PM
Let’s move on ...
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:43:45 PM
Five!
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:44:42 PM
After the sun set, I went to the top of the Willis, originally the Sears Tower. The views were breathtaking.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:46:20 PM
That is, until I got to the ledge. Hundreds of people ahead of me walked out and had their picture taken. What’s the big deal? I am freaked out by glass floors and this one is 1,353 feet above the ground.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:46:52 PM
I couldn’t look down. I could barely stand on it looking up.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:48:35 PM
The guide took about a dozen pictures of me standing and sitting on the ledge, but I was freaked. I thanked him and headed for the elevator before my allotted ledge time was up.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:50:28 PM
Then I went to a neighborhood Italian restaurant people had been recommending to me, Bruna’s. It’s been in Chicago since 1933. They squeezed me in and took great care of me though the place was slammed.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:51:51 PM
Just the kind of place I love. Everybody is crammed into a small space. They talking and laughing and loving life and each other. And the food was excellent.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:52:36 PM
I had baked clams, tomato bisque and spaghetti alla carbonara.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:53:41 PM
Then I went to a neighborhood Jamaican bar wheee I had some jerk wings and spicy island mac and cheese.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:53:56 PM
I’m ready for bed.
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Post by: John G. on November 02, 2019, 10:54:14 PM
Good night, 0 guests.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:37:43 PM
Good evening.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:39:48 PM
That is, until I got to the ledge. Hundreds of people ahead of me walked out and had their picture taken. What’s the big deal? I am freaked out by glass floors and this one is 1,353 feet above the ground.


Don’t plan on eating at the Space Needle next time you are in Seattle.  It now has a glass floor, but then it is only six hundred feet high.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:39:52 PM
I enjoyed the dancing in 42nd Street last night - but I have been  listening to the 1981 Broadway recording so long - that some of the songs seemed a bit off.....and adding that song for Dorothy didn't help because I didn't care for that actress AT ALL.

And because EVERYONE played the show in that over the top wink-to-the-audience style - it was a bit less funny to me.

I am glad George liked the Maggie, I thought she missed a LOT of humor in the part and pushed a bit too hard.....or maybe a LOT too hard....

BUT other than that, I liked it.  Signed Mrs. Lincoln

Well, I'll confess that there was one moment early in the show that I thought Maggie was really funny, and that's when I posted my post.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:40:02 PM
Hi, Tom.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:40:07 PM
Hi, George.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:42:11 PM
I not only didn't get my New Yorkers CD, there's no Creature DVD here either. I'm afraid it's time to bring out the big guns. I'm going straight to my attorney general.

How rude! >:(
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:42:20 PM
;)
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:42:39 PM
I enjoyed the dancing in 42nd Street last night - but I have been  listening to the 1981 Broadway recording so long - that some of the songs seemed a bit off.....and adding that song for Dorothy didn't help because I didn't care for that actress AT ALL.

And because EVERYONE played the show in that over the top wink-to-the-audience style - it was a bit less funny to me.

I am glad George liked the Maggie, I thought she missed a LOT of humor in the part and pushed a bit too hard.....or maybe a LOT too hard....

BUT other than that, I liked it.  Signed Mrs. Lincoln

Well, I'll confess that there was one moment early in the show that I thought Maggie was really funny, and that's when I posted my post.


I only saw the last twenty five minutes, but I enjoyed what I saw.

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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:43:18 PM
Well, tonight I ushered for a local production of Songs for a New World.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:43:41 PM
The singers were all really good.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:43:42 PM
Today was another lazy day.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:44:37 PM
I did travel to Safeway for Nick’s dinner, and to the pot store.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:44:46 PM
I don't know any of them, but I know the wife of one of the men, so I knew who he was...but he and I have never actually met.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:44:56 PM
That was enough to wear me out.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:46:12 PM
The set was filled with suitcases and trunks, and the costumes and the few props were taken out of them. 
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:46:44 PM
It was pretty cool and effective.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:47:12 PM
Is that the one written by Justin Bobby Brown?
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:48:21 PM
After the show, Margo and I went to McMenamin's and had dinner.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:49:02 PM
Is that the one written by Justin Bobby Brown?

Yup...his musical revue of just random songs.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:49:21 PM
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:51:37 PM
In about 12 minutes we will reach midnight.  Should we turn back our clocks then, so we can get another hour of posts?
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:56:03 PM
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5939.0;attach=9544)

...or chickens.  My niece is going to get up an hour earlier to keep her chickens on the same schedule. ::)
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:57:17 PM
Back from a really fun rehearsal - leading man was with us and will be great - he's feeling his way but his instincts are great.  We blocked him into all of act one, then I began on act two and by our finish time I'd blocked all of act two save for the final three pages - so we'll get to act three on Monday night.

That's great, BK.
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Post by: George on November 02, 2019, 11:58:29 PM
The strangest thing happened this morning. The sun was out and it was another beautiful day, when I heard a loud rumble. Thunder?? A few minutes later it started to rain. RAIN!! The forecast called for zero percent chance of rain. It only lasted about ten minutes, but as dry as it is here every bit is welcome.

:o
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:58:43 PM
Turning back our clocks is really breaking the law in Washington.  Last March, the Legislature passed the law keeping us on Daylight Savings Time year round.
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Post by: TCB on November 02, 2019, 11:59:47 PM
But we have to wait to get a waiver from Congress before we can put it into play.
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Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:00:03 AM
I was surprised to find Keith had already changed most of the clocks.  I only had to take care of the one on my end table and my travel clock. .

I always wait until after I've woken up on Sunday to change mine.  I never remember which ones switch automatically.
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Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:00:28 AM
Turning back our clocks is really breaking the law in Washington.  Last March, the Legislature passed the law keeping us on Daylight Savings Time year round.

Oh, I forgot about that.
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Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:00:51 AM
But we have to wait to get a waiver from Congress before we can put it into play.

Can't happen soon enough!
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Post by: TCB on November 03, 2019, 12:01:58 AM
Then we will be four hours behind East Coast time.
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Post by: TCB on November 03, 2019, 12:03:38 AM
Actually, the entire West Coast (WA, OR, and CA) will be four hours behind.
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Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:03:44 AM
The new plaque by the Seurat mentions Sunday in the Park with George.

I went there once in college as part of a choir tour.  We had half a day off before we flew out of O'Hare, and a bunch of us went there.  A friend took a picture of me next to the painting, but he never gave me a copy of the photo. :'(
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Post by: TCB on November 03, 2019, 12:04:59 AM
I have seen you in that!  Aren’t you the one in the hat?
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Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:06:10 AM
That is, until I got to the ledge. Hundreds of people ahead of me walked out and had their picture taken. What’s the big deal? I am freaked out by glass floors and this one is 1,353 feet above the ground.

:o I've never experienced anything like that.  I don't know how I'd react.  I haven't been up to the remodelled Space Needle, yet.
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:08:30 AM
I enjoyed the dancing in 42nd Street last night - but I have been  listening to the 1981 Broadway recording so long - that some of the songs seemed a bit off.....and adding that song for Dorothy didn't help because I didn't care for that actress AT ALL.

And because EVERYONE played the show in that over the top wink-to-the-audience style - it was a bit less funny to me.

I am glad George liked the Maggie, I thought she missed a LOT of humor in the part and pushed a bit too hard.....or maybe a LOT too hard....

BUT other than that, I liked it.  Signed Mrs. Lincoln

Well, I'll confess that there was one moment early in the show that I thought Maggie was really funny, and that's when I posted my post.


I only saw the last twenty five minutes, but I enjoyed what I saw.

Did you know that it's going to be rebroadcast...if you wanted to see the whole thing?
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Post by: TCB on November 03, 2019, 12:09:27 AM
I enjoyed the dancing in 42nd Street last night - but I have been  listening to the 1981 Broadway recording so long - that some of the songs seemed a bit off.....and adding that song for Dorothy didn't help because I didn't care for that actress AT ALL.

And because EVERYONE played the show in that over the top wink-to-the-audience style - it was a bit less funny to me.

I am glad George liked the Maggie, I thought she missed a LOT of humor in the part and pushed a bit too hard.....or maybe a LOT too hard....

BUT other than that, I liked it.  Signed Mrs. Lincoln

Well, I'll confess that there was one moment early in the show that I thought Maggie was really funny, and that's when I posted my post.


I only saw the last twenty five minutes, but I enjoyed what I saw.

Did you know that it's going to be rebroadcast...if you wanted to see the whole thing?


Yes, I have it set to record.
Title: Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
Post by: George on November 03, 2019, 12:10:22 AM
I have seen you in that!  Aren’t you the one in the hat?

Does anyone still where a hat??

;)