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Title: I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: bk on March 17, 2005, 10:13:42 PM: Well, you've read the notes, you think you're gonna like the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - and when they do I think they're gonna like it here.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: bk on March 17, 2005, 10:19:38 PM: And the word of the day is: GIBBERISH!

And now, I must be off to bed for my beauty rest.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:23:03 PM: Good Morning!

BK back on the East Coast in the Big Apple!

WATCH OUT!
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:23:47 PM: Friday Media Check...

Well, since I'm in the Big Apple too right now, I can't answer that question (too).

???
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:28:24 PM: Well, since I'm now "officially" in charge of splitting the check at Angus McIndoe, I guess that means I don't have to pay!

-Yeah, right...

;)

In any case...

Was it DR Ben who made the final reservation? Or was it DR elmore?

Will we be at a bunch of smaller tables? Or will we all be at one big table? The upstairs room? (Hmm... and with Easter next weekend... but I digress.)

Will I have to bring my pocket calculator with me?

;)

To quote Little Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods - "Excited and scared."
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:30:28 PM: Oh.. And just a warning/request to the DRs coming to Jewish Thighs on Saturday...

Since I did not bring a camera with me this trip, I will most likely ask a DR or two to snap a few pictures of me and Penny at the Clurman... In the theatre... In front of the lobby poster... etc.. -The usual stuff to send home to the folks.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:37:26 PM: Since I've been here in Washington Heights, I've been watching some episodes of "The Family Guy" (on DVD) with Nick and Graham. It's sort of our equivalent of Late Night TV since they don't have cable/reception.

Favorite line from last night's episode:

"This is worse than Seussical

Favorite line from tonight's episode:

"You're so far in the closet, you're finding Christmas presents."

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:38:44 PM: Oooohhh.... I guess I'm frenzy-ing!!!!

:P
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:48:47 PM: DR Jane - On the way to the theatre tonight, I made a stop at the Time Warner Center to get a quick bite to eat the Whole Foods there - what a surprise. ;) In any case, since I had a bit of time to spare, I decided to check out the Williams-Sonoma....

I am not worthy... I am not worthy....

WOW!

It really is a BIG store. Nicely laid out, and there's even a small second floor "loft" in the back that features some of their fine dining linens, flatware and china.

My only quibble/question with the layout is the open kitchen area that is used for demonstrations and classes. It's in the back of the store, but the area around it - where the students and observers sit - is very small. They were setting up for a class tonight, and the staff was trying to squeeze 20 chairs into the area they cordoned.

But, otherwise, it's a great space. Lots of stuff on display. Lots of room to move around, and a neat "inventory helper" system. In order to keep more stuff on display (like in most Williams-Sonoma locations), they keep most of the stock in back. Well, each of the clerks is equipped with a headset system that is hooked directly into the backroom. It was very neat watching the clerks talk into their lapel mics, and then a minute later watching an inventory clerk walk up to the counter with the item in hand.

In related news... The NY Times reported yesterday that Sur La Table will be opening their first NYC store in SoHo in the fall. Most Sur La Table locations have separate kitchen/classrooms. I was surprised that they weren't already in Manhattan.

-Oh, and nothing left my wallet while I was in Williams-Sonoma this afternoon. ;) Willpower, I tell ya!
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:49:15 PM: So sad to be all alone in the world...
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:50:02 PM: Well, since BK has already hit the sack... I guess it's safe for me to do so now too...

Goodnight.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: Tomovoz on March 17, 2005, 11:17:45 PM: TOTD:
Most recent DVD: "The Village"
Video "The Road To Nhill"
CD: When You're in Love the Whole World Is Jewish/You Don't have to Be Jewish.

Record: soundtrack - Un homme et Une Femme.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 11:24:52 PM: But before I go...

BK - I've noticed that Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf has been on TKTS, so...
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 11:30:40 PM: And I meant to post this recipe earlier in the week from the New York Times Magazine this past Sunday.

Bon Appetit!

;)

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Light-as-Air Brunch[/i]

Air, approximately 6 cubic feet
1 pound highest-grade sirloin
3 eggs
4 perfect lobsters
Whipping cream, basil and the most expensive mushrooms obtainable anywhere in the world.

1. Mix, in a mixing bowl, the air. Set aside to cool.

2. Take the sirloin, the eggs, the perfect lobsters and the incredibly expensive mushrooms and return them to the store.

3. Come home.

4. Remember that you also should have returned the stupid basil and the idiotic whipping cream.

5. Bag up basil and whipping cream, go back to the store exasperated, return basil and whipping cream, stomp out of store.

6. Come home, pretend to be eating the air in the bowl, look at imaginary person to your right, slowly shaking head as if to say, Wow, was that good. Serves 1 to 20.

Important: If you experience actual pleasure during any of the above steps, you are doing it wrong. Smack yourself in the head with tenderizing mallet until headache develops, then repeat Steps 1 through 6, watching carefully for signs of enjoyment. A desirable variation involves skulking around the neighborhood to see if anyone is enjoying a lush, decadent meal. If so, lecture on benefits of self-denial and sinful nature of self-gratification until he or she loses appetite or chases you away. Sneak back later, firebomb his or her grill.

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To see this recipe in context, here's the link to the whole article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/magazine/13EAT.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/magazine/13EAT.html)
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 11:31:12 PM: And, once again, I bid you adieu....

Goodnight.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: George on March 17, 2005, 11:38:11 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 11:30:40 PM
And I meant to post this recipe earlier in the week from the New York Times Magazine this past Sunday.

Bon Appetit!

;)

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Light-as-Air Brunch[/i]

<SNIP>

ROTFLMAO!! ;D
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Post by: George on March 17, 2005, 11:45:06 PM: In honor of the title "I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE," I'm going to bring a CD of Annie to work to listen to. I think I'll bring the Israeli cast recording...in Hebrew!! ;D

In my DVD player: The Man from Snow River: The Arena Spectacular and "Bjorn Again," the documentary/concert DVD of the ABBA tribute band (both were gotten from eBay).

In my CD player: a whole bunch of stuff that I have at work, to be listed (and listened to) later. I have so much that I just got and need to listen to. I don't remember what all is there. ::)

In my VCR: Thursday night's clip-fest episode of "The Apprentice" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

That's it for now. I have to put out the recycling now so that it can be picked up in the morning (before I wake up).

HAVE A GREAT TIME IN NEW YORK, EVERYONE!! I wish I could be there.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: Danise on March 18, 2005, 12:42:30 AM: I'm up! Just having my cup of tea then I'll go get dressed and ready to

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]GO![/move]

I won't be able to post until I get back on Tuesday, so please, everyone, be safe and happy. Hug those puppies for me! I'll talk with you all when I get back home.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 03:45:54 AM: Good morning, all! I slept quite badly last night, and I'm sure it was the elation of seeing Dear Friend BK last night and catching up on all the news, getting back here and catching up on all the posts, and knowing what a mad whirl this weekend is going to be. After turning out the light, my mind kept bouncing off the walls of my skull for some time. I'm not complaining, only realizing that I'll need to crash after Barnes&Noble before DRGinny arrives and we head off to some dinner.

TOD: I doubt I'll be watching any television before Sunday, so that cancels out DVD and VCR. CD: Jerome Kern, John Rutter cjoral pieces, Bryn Terfel, and Zez Confrey.
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Post by: Ginny on March 18, 2005, 04:17:45 AM: It's Today! (a Mame reference)

I'm up and putting the final touches on my preparations and will be off to Cleveland in a couple of hours. Due into NYC about 5pm.

CD's (car - it's a long drive to Cleveland) - second half of the John Adams bio audiobook and, YAY, bk's Stephen Schwartz album. The discussion earlier this week made me want to hear it and my library doesn't own it. I went online to MORE (Moving Ohio's Resources Everywhere) and it arrived from a library clear across the state yesterday. Some other CD's, too, which I haven't quite decided on.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: DearReaderLaura on March 18, 2005, 04:49:51 AM: Good morning, fellow Dear Readers.

Media check:
Car: bagpipe music

By the way, I apparently wore my camera out. I'm told it's not worth fixing. I took over 9000 pictures in 13 months, so I got good use out of it. I expect I'll go shopping for another one today, since I use it for work all the time.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 05:53:28 AM: Quote from: bk on March 17, 2005, 10:13:42 PM
I shall have a few small bills, some medium henrys, and one large frank.

I shall have one tall bill, one medium joe and a darling beloved steve ;D
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 05:54:47 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:30:28 PM
Oh.. And just a warning/request to the DRs coming to Jewish Thighs on Saturday...

Since I did not bring a camera with me this trip, I will most likely ask a DR or two to snap a few pictures of me and Penny at the Clurman... In the theatre... In front of the lobby poster... etc.. -The usual stuff to send home to the folks.

Of course!! I was planning to ask you two to pose for exactly those pictures so I could post it on the board!
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:04:01 AM: BK

I got this ad in my email box for Virginia Woolf

maybe you can use it!

OFFER: $55.25* Tuesday - Thursday (Reg. $91.25 - a savings of over 40%), $59.75* Friday - Sunday (a savings of over 30%).
Good for 6 weeks only! THRU APRIL 24th.

THREE WAYS TO PURCHASE YOUR DISCOUNTED TICKETS:

1. ONLINE: Click Here and enter code: VWHDS74

2. BY PHONE: Call 212-947-8844 and mention code: VWHDS74

3. IN PERSON: Bring a printout of this e-mail to the Longacre Theatre Box Office, 220 W 48th St. Box Office Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm; Beginning March 13, Sun noon-6pm.

Previews Begin: Saturday, March 12 at 8pm
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tues at 7pm, Wed - Sat at 8pm, Matinees Wed and Sat at 2pm, Sun at 3pm

*Offer valid for all performances now through 4/24/05. All prices include a $1.25 facilities fee. Blackout dates may apply. Subject to availability and prior sale. Limit 8 tickets per person per order. Normal service charges apply to phone and internet orders. All sales final. No refunds or exchanges. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer may be revoked at any time.
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:08:30 AM: So who all will be there tomorrow night?

bk, elmore, Jose, PennyO, Panni, Ginny, Danise, WFO & his DP Joe, Ben and his DP Anthony, Michael Shayne, Rodzinski & the Gal, me & my DH Steve...who am I missing? I am sure I am forgetting someone... ???

Of course we will all be missng everyone who couldn't make the trip :'(
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:11:32 AM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~GOOD TRAVEL VIBES~~~~~[/move]

to all DR's on their way to New York
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:13:22 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 03:45:54 AM
Good morning, all! I slept quite badly last night, and I'm sure it was the elation of seeing Dear Friend BK last night and catching up on all the news, getting back here and catching up on all the posts, and knowing what a mad whirl this weekend is going to be. After turning out the light, my mind kept bouncing off the walls of my skull for some time. I'm not complaining, only realizing that I'll need to crash after Barnes&Noble before DRGinny arrives and we head off to some dinner.

Well rest up dear elmore, I am so looking forward to sitting and listening to you talk Saturday night!! :D
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:14:38 AM: TOD:

VCR: Naked Space

DVD: The First Nudie MUsical

CD: The Dubliners (left over from yesterday, I shall have to change that out!)
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:15:54 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 11:30:40 PM
And I meant to post this recipe earlier in the week from the New York Times Magazine this past Sunday.

Bon Appetit!

;)

***********************

Light-as-Air Brunch[/i]

To see this recipe in context, here's the link to the whole article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/magazine/13EAT.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/magazine/13EAT.html)

;D
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:17:49 AM: Quote from: DearReaderLaura on March 18, 2005, 04:49:51 AM
By the way, I apparently wore my camera out. I'm told it's not worth fixing. I took over 9000 pictures in 13 months, so I got good use out of it. I expect I'll go shopping for another one today, since I use it for work all the time.

:o I have never heard of "wearing out" a camera before!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:18:52 AM: Well that's enough gibberish out of me for awhile.

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]WAKE UP EVERYBODY!!! WAKE UP AND POST!!!![/move]

:D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:21:00 AM: I may be tied up at work for the rest of the day and I have to travel 30 miles east of here for a closing later today. So good luck at the reading tonight bk!

May you sell every last book and CD you have with you

See you all tomorrow night!!!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 06:22:12 AM: but first

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]PAGE TWO DANCE!![/move]
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 06:39:53 AM: GIBBERISH!

I think I had a nice night's sleep, although it seemed like was waking up every time I got into a different position. I thought it was later than it was, when I finally got out of bed, but it was only nine-thirty. Still, that gave me my eight hours and that's fine.
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 07:11:30 AM: This may be "wrong", but I think I am in love with those two little dancing Hawaiian girls.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:16:09 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 07:11:30 AM
This may be "wrong", but I think I am in love with those two little dancing Hawaiian girls.

:D

Once again then, just for you!
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 07:26:35 AM: Meeting T. Walton at eleven - he's coming here, thankfully. Then I'll have to shave and shower and get ready, because I'll be going directly from rehearsing to The Drama Bookshop.

Looking forward to seeing a few of you there, and looking forward to PennyO's show and seeing folks there. And looking forward to Angus McIndoe after that. I think it's going to be FASCINATING, the get-together at Angus McIndoe and I shall be taking it all in, oh, yes, I shall be taking it all in.
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Post by: Jennifer on March 18, 2005, 07:33:38 AM: Safe travel vibes to all those heading to NYC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~

And I hope everyone has fun at BK's signing and DR PennyO and Jose's show!
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 07:36:05 AM: New York is now officially the "happening" place since soon a quorum of the HHW's will be there! How exciting for you all!

Yes we look forward to all the photos from DR's of the reading and the show!

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? sounds like a fine choice - since THE GLASS MENAGERIE seems to have gone awry!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 07:38:54 AM: DR JOSE you are now officially not within walking distance of anything interesting. Unless you want to walk about 10 miles. You are even further from Clowes - I am assuming they bus the company to performances.

Lots of pricey restaurants and the Fashion Mall which USED to be the place where the BEST people shopped. Now they go downtown - to pay outrageous prices for shoddy goods.

I am not too familiar with the northeast side of town - never go up there. Maybe someone else can give you some guidance.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 07:39:18 AM: Good Morning!

Just getting in gear for the day ahead. I do want to get my hairs cut sometime in the next few hours, so... And then BK's reading and signing, and then the show.

Sounds like a day to me.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 07:40:01 AM: DVD player - VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

CD player - Haines His Way

VCR - Dark Shadows, volume 18 - Barnabas finds David Collins hiding in the secret room of the mauseleum!!!
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 07:40:19 AM: Friday Media Report:

CD - THE MAD SHOW (OCR)

DVD - MARY POPPINS (about 15 minutes left)
CSI: MIAMI - Season 2, Disc 2

DVR - last night's WILL & GRACE
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 07:42:53 AM: After two days of horrendous winter weather (we had some sleet yesterday), early spring as returned to Charlotte. We have a beautiful, cloudless sky, and highs expected to be in the mid 50s today. Quite a change from the cold gray skies and rain of the last two days.
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Post by: PennyO on March 18, 2005, 07:42:58 AM: WELCOME to Noo Yawk Citeeeeee!!!!

I'll be so happy to see y'all at the signing tonight... I'll come at five, head out at 6 to accost folk at the TKTS booth, then to the theayter around 6:45. We had a really good show last night - for all five of 'em. So much fun! I love this play! Okay, so see you tonight - those who came for the signing - and the rest of yuz tomorrow. Also at the partay will be my dear friend and Tech Director Bill.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 07:43:28 AM: Quote from: JRand54 on March 18, 2005, 07:38:54 AM
DR JOSE you are now officially not within walking distance of anything interesting. Unless you want to walk about 10 miles. You are even further from Clowes - I am assuming they bus the company to performances.

Lots of pricey restaurants and the Fashion Mall which USED to be the place where the BEST people shopped. Now they go downtown - to pay outrageous prices for shoddy goods.

I am not too familiar with the northeast side of town - never go up there. Maybe someone else can give you some guidance.

Now you tell me!!!

;)

Well, we had two choices, and I picked the more appealing one. Ah, well...

However, there is a quote from the manager of the place stating that this is "the best place to stay in town", "everything you could ever need is nearby". We shall see.

And, yes, they will be bussing and vanning us to and from the theatre. -Although, I'm also thinking of getting rental car if I can get a good rate.
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Post by: Ben on March 18, 2005, 07:44:32 AM: FASCINATING, huh? Well, if ya ask me that's just GIBBERISH

Two words in one day.

He said he would. In yesterday's posting.

Virginia Woolf is on the TKTS board as well so I think it would be easy to get a ticket.

SPAMALOT did not get the absolute fall down dead raves that people were expecting. It certainly got some very good reviews but the battle lines seem to be more evenly drawn now between Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Spamalot. The only real rave that I read was from Clive Barnes in the New York Post. Here is the link if you feel so inclined.

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/41216.htm

The link to the Newsday review:

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etlede4178133mar18,0,5028046.story?coll=nyc-theater-bottom-promo (http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etlede4178133mar18,0,5028046.story?coll=nyc-theater-bottom-promo)

The link to the Daily News review:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater/story/290882p-248991c.html (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater/story/290882p-248991c.html)

Since you have to register with the NY Times to read anything I won't post the link to their review. Suffice it to say that Ben Brantley liked it very much but acknowledged that it comes with a built in audience who will probably find the show much funnier than the general public off the streets.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 07:45:05 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 07:11:30 AM
This may be "wrong", but I think I am in love with those two little dancing Hawaiian girls.

Well, if loving them is wrong, you don't want to be right!

;)
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 07:50:50 AM: Awaiting the arrival of Mr. W.

Yes, it will be FASCINATING watching all the dynamics at our partay. And you shall hear all about them, in loving detail, right here at haineshisway.com. I shall nold nothing back, and I shall also hold nothing back. Nold? I like that word. Nold. I shall ascribe to it a meaning one of these fine days, although I feel certain words are good enough not to have meanings attached to them.

GIBBERISH!
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 07:58:00 AM: Well, I wish both shows (SPAMALOT and DRS) much success. I think there should be room on Broadway for two new musical comedies.

I must admit that while I am a big Monty Python fan, I was not blown away by HOLY GRAIL the first time I saw it. I thought there were lots of dead places between the inspired sequences. It has been a film that has increased in fondness for me on each re-visit. Now, LIFE OF BRIAN I found brilliant from Day One.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:04:00 AM: I was listing these for my own reference, but realized certain DRs might find it handy too.

Drama Book Shop
250 W. 40th St. (between 7th and 8th Ave., south side of the street)
212-944-0595

The Clurman @ Theatre Row
410 W. 42nd St. (between 9th and 10th Ave., south side of the street)
212-714-2442

Angus McIndoe
258 W. 44th St. (between Broadway (7th) and 8th Ave.)
212-221-9222
(Next door to the The Producers (The St. James), and across the street from The Phantom of the Opera (The Majestic))

And for good measure...

Joe Allen
326 W. 46th St. (between 8th and 9th Ave., south side of the street)
212-581-6464
-Tell 'em Bruce Kimmel sent ya'. ;)
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:04:07 AM: Yes, there is palpable excitement in the air as HHW folks descend on this fair, sunny city. It would be cool to have footage of each HHW person as they come off their plane, out of their cab, etc. We could beam this footage live over the net to those at home in the rest of the country.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:07:16 AM: OK - Time for me head down to Chelsea to get my hairs cut...

Laters...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:09:33 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:04:07 AM
Yes, there is palpable excitement in the air as HHW folks descend on this fair, sunny city. It would be cool to have footage of each HHW person as they come off their plane, out of their cab, etc. We could beam this footage live over the net to those at home in the rest of the country.

Well... Hainsies and Kimlets are known to be a crazy and peculiar bunch of folks, but not that crazy.

Well... Um...

Nevermind

;)

I do have that video clip feature on my cell phone...
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Post by: Ben on March 18, 2005, 08:11:18 AM: Jose said:

Time for me head down to Chelsea to get my hairs cut

And where do you go in Chelsea to get your hairs cut? My barber is in Chelsea also although I doubt that we go to the same place. I go to a place on 7th Avenue between 21st & 22nd Streets and Yuri cuts my hairs.

You mention Nick and Graham in some of your posts, Jose. Is this the same Nick who has been cast as Hero in Mill Mountain's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum? Inquiring minds want to know (so does Anthony).
Title: Re:I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE IT HERE
Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:13:34 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:04:00 AM
I was listing these for my own reference, but realized certain DRs might find it handy too.

Drama Book Shop
250 W. 40th St. (between 7th and 8th Ave., south side of the street)
212-944-0595

The Clurman @ Theatre Row
410 W. 42nd St. (between 9th and 10th Ave., south side of the street)
212-714-2442

Angus McIndoe
258 W. 44th St. (between Broadway (7th) and 8th Ave.)
212-221-9222
(Next door to the The Producers (The St. James), and across the street from The Phantom of the Opera (The Majestic))

And for good measure...

Joe Allen
326 W. 46th St. (between 8th and 9th Ave., south side of the street)
212-581-6464
-Tell 'em Bruce Kimmel sent ya'. ;)

Thank you!! Very helpful!!
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Post by: Hisaka on March 18, 2005, 08:13:54 AM: Have fun all DRs who are in NYC and attend a HHW family gathering!!! :D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:14:29 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:04:07 AM
Yes, there is palpable excitement in the air as HHW folks descend on this fair, sunny city. It would be cool to have footage of each HHW person as they come off their plane, out of their cab, etc. We could beam this footage live over the net to those at home in the rest of the country.

Well I'm sure those shots will be in it when it is recreated for the movie version!! :D
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Post by: Hisaka on March 18, 2005, 08:15:42 AM: I have a kind of feeling myself of “home alone”. :-[
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 08:16:34 AM: Re: Boatniks at Peepworld. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe that is the new attraction coming to California Adventure in Spring 2006!!

TOD: DVD player--The Band Wagon which, I'm loathe to admit, I've never seen. Shame, shame.

However, I have been madly watching MGM/UA DVDs in order to mail them back by March 31. Here is some news from the Arbitration staff itself: this suit is NOT only about the inserts. Evidently many titles were framed incorrectly--full frame films (like the 1940 Thief of Bagdad) got released in widescreen, and films labelled as widescreen on the boxes got released in full screen. And, most importantly, you do NOT need to return the cases--just the DVDs themselves, so if you are springing for postage yourself (as I am) in order to get delivery confirmation, it's going to be cheap to mail them via Media Mail. You must have them in the mail by March 31.

Guilty MGM/UA DVD pleasure--I must admit that I actually enjoyed The Abominable Dr. Phibes. I'm not quite sure what that says about me.
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Post by: Ben on March 18, 2005, 08:21:07 AM: And with a PUSH[/u][/b] we move to Page 3
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Post by: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 08:23:39 AM: Media check:

VHS: THE BLACK DAKOTAS starring Mr. John Bromfied and Ms. Wanda Hendrix.

DVD: the last volume of TREASURY MEN IN ACTION

CD: TOM WOPAT SINGS HAROLD ARLEN
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Post by: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 08:24:23 AM: What fun there will be in New York! :D
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 08:25:57 AM: No subtitles?

Yes DRHISAKA - I also have a feeling of Home Alone.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 08:27:47 AM: I'm almost always home alone, but there are still a few of us to keep the forum hopping while the others are partying.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:33:07 AM: oh, Jack and Matt and Hisaka...we will be thinking of you and will hoist a glass in your honor!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 08:35:05 AM: DRJOSE - a rental car is okay, but parking downtown in pretty bad.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 08:35:23 AM: Please do DR VIXMOM
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:38:31 AM: JMK- I think you are thinking of Peepniks at Boatworld, the new attraction at Disney's Water Sports Park.

There is no shame in enjoying PHIBES. It makes a great double bill with THEATRE OF BLOOD, to me one of the best dark comedies.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 08:44:17 AM: I must admit that I have never seen THEATRE OF BLOOD though I have read about it many, many times during the years. One of these days, I'm going to catch up to it and watch.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:59:08 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:38:31 AM
There is no shame in enjoying PHIBES. It makes a great double bill with THEATRE OF BLOOD, to me one of the best dark comedies.

Speaking of double bills - when is the HHW Rodzinski Film Fest scheduled for? :D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:00:38 AM: Quote from: JRand54 on March 18, 2005, 08:35:05 AM
DRJOSE - a rental car is okay, but parking downtown in pretty bad.

Hey Jack, why don't you just drive him around?
(she suggests from the safety that several hundred miles provides) ;D
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Post by: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 09:01:08 AM: Yep, DR JRand54, no subtitles! I am gonna write a letter! LOL!

So instead I switched my Bollywood movie of the week to:
BAAZI (1968) A man dies and leaves a ton of money to his lovely young neice. Then people start disappearing...including the body of the dead man!

(http://216.247.121.93/dvdImages/b7050.jpg)
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Post by: Danise on March 18, 2005, 09:01:08 AM: Just a quick "hello" from Down town NYC! I'm at the Visitors Center. My room isn't ready yet and I was told to come back at three. :(

Oh well, I'm going to go do some walking around. And EATING! I'm HUNGREY!

Laters!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:01:29 AM: Quote from: JRand54 on March 18, 2005, 08:35:23 AM
Please do DR VIXMOM

I certainly will, I minored in glass hoisting in college...
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 18, 2005, 09:02:13 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 11:30:40 PM

Serves 1 to 20.

If that was a sentence handed down for one of the WORST recipes ever told, I'd have to say it's too light and the judicial system should double it, with no possibility of parole.

;D >:( :D :( ;D >:( :( :D ;D >:( :( :D ;D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:02:32 AM: Quote from: Danise on March 18, 2005, 09:01:08 AM
Just a quick "hello" from Down town NYC! I'm at the Visitors Center. My room isn't ready yet and I was told to come back at three. :(

Oh well, I'm going to go do some walking around. And EATING! I'm HUNGRY!

Laters!

Danise is here! Hoo and Ray!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:06:03 AM: Quote from: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 08:24:23 AM
What fun there will be in New York! :D

oh, and who could ever forget you dear MBarnum? You too will have toasts in your honor!

"to absent friends...."
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:07:37 AM: Holy Moley and Flying Smuckers!

I just realized that I have passed the 1200 post point already....and all of it gibberish!!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:08:18 AM: I am , of course, fluent in gibberish...

I majored in gibberish in college
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 09:11:20 AM: Oh, there'll be a Film Fest some day. When all other available movies on the planet have vanished into thin air.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:21:18 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 09:11:20 AM
Oh, there'll be a Film Fest some day. When all other available movies on the planet have vanished into thin air.
I look forward to that...wait, that doesn't sound right.... :o

;D
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 09:32:21 AM: THEATRE OF BLOOD was directed by my late pal, Douglas Hickox. Douggie also directed my HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. In casting that film, there had been some discussion of casting Vincent Price as Dr. Mortimer, the part that eventally Denholm Elliott played.

The National Theatre in Britain is doing a musical version of Theatre of Blood this season. I think Jim Broadbent is starring.
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 09:39:44 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2005, 10:48:47 PM
...In any case, since I had a bit of time to spare, I decided to check out the Williams-Sonoma....
...-Oh, and nothing left my wallet while I was in Williams-Sonoma this afternoon. ;) Willpower, I tell ya!
And the Blue Fairy will be coming around to get that nose of yours back to normal size, Pinocchio.
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 09:41:22 AM: Ladies and gentleman - AOL - the stupidest, most inept service on all the Internet. Just wrote a nice post and got clicked "post" and got the "Error - can't find the website". REALLY? Can't find the website you just found, you stupid bunch of cretinous cretins? Happily, I saved what I posted - here it is:

Just back from my time with T. Walton. We talked of many things and had quite a lot of fun. I'm very phleghmy today, but hopefully that will clear up by the time of the reading. I think I shall lay off the Diet Coke from now until then, and only drink H2O.

GIBBERISH!

It's a lovely day here in New York, New York - crisp and sunny.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 09:42:19 AM: Ricky: (surrounded by starlets in the living room to Lucy on the floor) Lucy, what are you doing?

Lucy: I'm looking for my earring.

Ricky: Where did you lose it?

Lucy: In the bedroom.

Ricky: Why are you looking for it in living room?

Lucy: Because the light's better in here?
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 09:43:31 AM: Remember - every street's a boulevard in old New York!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:45:57 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 09:39:44 AM
And the Blue Fairy will be coming around to get that nose of yours back to normal size, Pinocchio.

Silly me, I read that as "nothing left in my wallet" :D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 10:02:26 AM: Quote from: JRand54 on March 18, 2005, 09:43:31 AM
Remember - every street's a boulevard in old New York!

New York, New York--it's a helluva town; the Bronx is up and the Battery's down; the people ride in a hole in the ground
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 10:09:41 AM: I have shaved. Next up - shower. Then I shall be off to rehearse with my lovely singers.
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 10:17:59 AM: And one for Mahler.
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 10:18:56 AM: Holy moley on rye - page four!

It's so weird - every time I look at the computer it says California time. I keep forgetting how early it is elsewhere.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 10:21:23 AM: LOL.....yes we hear in the EST live three hours ahead of you, typically.
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 10:28:02 AM: There is a copy of Newsweek in my hotel room. I haven't looked at a copy of Newsweek in a decade. Since when did they start dumbing down this magazine? It looks like it was designed for infants to read. And the content is no better than People. Is Time the same way?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 18, 2005, 10:29:55 AM: Just wait till you watch an episode of network news!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 10:31:11 AM: Alright pippels, I have to drive to Hauppauge and close a couple of loans now... fifty miles from where I wanna be, in NYC at the booksigning <sigh>

ah well there's always tomorrow....
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 10:54:47 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:04:07 AM
Yes, there is palpable excitement in the air as HHW folks descend on this fair, sunny city. It would be cool to have footage of each HHW person as they come off their plane, out of their cab, etc. We could beam this footage live over the net to those at home in the rest of the country.
Otherwise known as "rubbing it in."
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 10:57:00 AM: NEWSWEEK started dumbing down around the time the internet came around and it has gotten exponentially worse the last 4 years or so. They should call it USA TODAY, THE MAGAZINE.

Pogue, I often wondered about Hickox, being that THEATRE OF BLOOD is the only film I've seen of his. It is so stylishly and cleverly directed. I mean it manages a real balance of dark comedy, plus some actually scary scenes and moments of real suspense. The Shakespearean aspect is very well done too.
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 11:01:36 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 10:54:47 AM
Otherwise known as "rubbing it in."

Not how it was meant, SWoody.
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:04:53 AM: Quote from: bk on March 18, 2005, 10:18:56 AM
It's so weird - every time I look at the computer it says California time. I keep forgetting how early it is elsewhere.
We've been telling you about this for quite some time!!! ::)
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:06:29 AM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 11:01:36 AM
Not how it was meant, SWoody.
I know, just frustrated that we won't be there. :'(
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:10:51 AM: DVD player: Alternating between The Incredibles and Pulp Fiction. They're strangely complementary.

I'm trying to imagine Tarantino directing a Disney film. My brain is warping.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 11:26:01 AM: BK, re: Newsweek. Time's become like that too. Welcome to the USA TODAY effect. Pop news. Same with most networks. Lots hip graphics and stylistic touches...very little substantial news.

That's why I go on the internet and read newspapers. And watch the BBC World News. The only news magazine I read anymore is THE WEEK. which is still a bit capuslated...but it usually distills both sides of an argument down to the pertinent basics without a lot of bullshit rhetoric .

Walter Cronkite used to give us more real, hard news in 15 minutes than any 24-hour news channel now on the air.

Rodzinski, Doug Hickox's career wasn't stellar, but he was a strong solid director (came out of British commercials, I think) and did some interesting films: Theatre of Blood, my Hound of the Baskervilles, Zulu Dawn (prequel to Zulu about Ishlandhwana), and Entertaing Mr. Sloane. He also did a Duke Wayne cop film called Brannigan and a nice mini-series of Robt. Louis Stevenson's Master of Ballantrae with Michael York and Richard Thomas.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 11:27:46 AM: BK, actually I remember my Weekly Reader having more in-depth articles in it. Do kids still get the Weekly Reader in school?
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Post by: Ben on March 18, 2005, 11:33:17 AM: According to their Web site, Weekly Reader does still exist. They are certainly more slick than I remember them.

http://www.weeklyreader.com/corporate/index.asp

Weekly Reader was purchased in November 1999 by Ripplewood Holdings.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 11:37:05 AM: Ben, thanks for the interesting link. Yeah, a bit more slick than I remember. Seems ours was about six or eight pages of newsprint, all pix in B&W.
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 11:37:30 AM: It's too bad that such reliable rags as Time and Newsweek have to now appeal to the lowest common demoninator. Is the New Yorker any good anymore?
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 11:38:08 AM: In about twenty minutes I'll start walking over to the rehearsal studio. I have been true to my word and only have had water since noon.
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 11:39:36 AM: (http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/dancing_girls.gif)

Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 07:11:30 AM
This may be "wrong", but I think I am in love with those two little dancing Hawaiian girls.

That is oh, so wrong! ;)
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 11:46:06 AM: I stopped reading The New Yorker when that woman took over as editor and turned it into something it shouldn't be. She isn't there any more (I have blocked her name from my mind) but I don't think NY has returned to its former glory.
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:48:22 AM: Quote from: George on March 18, 2005, 11:39:36 AM
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/dancing_girls.gif)That is oh, so wrong! ;)
Why are they waving crowns of broccoli at me?????
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 11:52:00 AM: So, the question then is what magazines of old have kept their integrity?
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 11:56:49 AM: All right then, I shall be on my way to rehearse and then to the signing.
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:57:17 AM: They're on the web!

Peggy (http://www.petfinder.org/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=4193216&adTarget=468doggeneral&SessionID=423b318a06469ab6-app4&display=&preview=1&row=25&tmpl=&stat=) and the Brindle Boys (http://www.petfinder.org/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=4193274&adTarget=468doggeneral&SessionID=423b318a06469ab6-app4&display=&preview=1&row=25&tmpl=&stat=) have their own sites with Petfinders. Here's hoping they find new homes fast!
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:58:03 AM: Quote from: bk on March 18, 2005, 11:52:00 AM
So, the question then is what magazines of old have kept their integrity?
Even American Heritage isn't what it used to be.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 12:05:37 PM: Rodzinski, It seems Douggie Hickox also did several Brit rock and roll films in the sixties starring such acts as Peter & Gordon and Freddy and the Dreamers.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on March 18, 2005, 12:05:43 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:48:22 AM
Why are they waving crowns of broccoli at me?????

Those are artichokes.

:D
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Post by: Ben on March 18, 2005, 12:09:04 PM: So, have any of you Left Coast posters come across a California quarter (or two) that you might be willing to drop in a card and send to a New Yorker who despite obsessive checking of all change received has not yet come across one? I'm talking about the U.S. Mint 50 State Quarter program for those of you who don't know. I've been collecting them since it started and I have always been able to get at least one in my change soon after the Quarter was released but the California quarter has been in circulation for a while now and I haven't seen one (other than on the Web site). I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger today (or send you a quarter in return)
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Post by: Ben on March 18, 2005, 12:15:26 PM: Our own Dear Penny O has made it to Playbill On-Line.

Here's the link:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91821.html
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 12:29:32 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on March 18, 2005, 12:05:43 PM
Those are artichokes.

:D
Oh! So they're California Girls! (http://www.artichoke-festival.org/)
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 12:35:42 PM: Lovely article about DR PENNYO.

And the doggie pictures are hard to resist. Sending vibes for lots of phone calls and emails!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 12:40:02 PM: Page Five Broadway Dance!

(http://finearts.cypresscollege.edu/~kbrown/broadway.gif) ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 12:54:44 PM: Good Afternoon!

DR Ben - I went and got my hair cut at Chelsea Barber, 465 W. 23rd (basically at 10th Ave.). I had heard about the place from various people, and it was featured on "Queer Eye", so... A little bit of a wait, but I got a great cut, and even though the waiting chairs were filled, each of the three (only three!) barbers really takes their time with their current client. It was fascinating watching them work.

As for Nick- yes, one and the same.. my buddy, and future "Hero" to DR Ant's Hysterium.

And now I must get ready to hop on the A Train back down to 42nd Street...

;D

Laters...
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 01:03:38 PM: As long as I'm finding out about food festivals, I would be remiss not to mention the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/2242-home-page.asp), which is going on right now.

And there's the Washington Catfish Festival (http://www.washington-la.org/catfish_schedule.htm). That's in Washington, Louisiana. Betcha never heard of the place. Neither had I!
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 01:12:37 PM: Speaking of Tony Walton, I've just finished listening to the commentary on MARY POPPINS, and Julie Andrews is so very complimentary about Tony Walton's contribution to the picture. I think it's great they remained such good friends and supporters of each other even after their divorce.
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 01:15:10 PM: Our Arizona compadres might be interested in the West of Western Food Festival (http://www.westofwestern.com/festival.html), being held in Phoenix this weekend.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 01:18:10 PM: I just got my notification that LAURA has shipped. Of course, that means I won't get it until Monday, but I will look forward to seeing it then.
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 01:23:03 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 01:12:37 PM
Speaking of Tony Walton, I've just finished listening to the commentary on MARY POPPINS, and Julie Andrews is so very complimentary about Tony Walton's contribution to the picture. I think it's great they remained such good friends and supporters of each other even after their divorce.

What do you know.... that Dame is CLASS personified!
As you may well know, she writes books for children, with her daughter, and Tony Walton does the illustrations... :D
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 01:29:45 PM: And I've heard Tony speak euphorically about Julie as a person, as a wife and mother, and as an entertainer.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 02:25:50 PM: (http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/6916436/89586194.jpg)

NOW WHERE'S THAT QUACKING DUCK?

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 02:28:01 PM: Extract from JMK's history notes:

Beginning of the Internet (http://www.singingman.us/Beginning.htm)

der Brucer
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 02:40:00 PM: Wonder what they're singing right now?
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 02:40:21 PM: Which sexy male singer did MR BK end up using for the songs?
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 02:44:10 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 02:28:01 PM
Extract from JMK's history notes:

Beginning of the Internet (http://Beginning of the Internet)

der Brucer

Well, you've got me stumped. The link is dead and I have absolutely no idea what you could be talking about. ???
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 03:03:09 PM: Quote from: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 01:23:03 PM
What do you know.... that Dame is CLASS personified!
As you may well know, she writes books for children, with her daughter, and Tony Walton does the illustrations... :D

And this summer at Goodspeed, Julie's directing THE BOY FRIEND and Tony's designing it just as they did for the Sag Harbor production about 3 years ago!
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Post by: TCB on March 18, 2005, 03:03:32 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 03:45:54 AM

TOD: I doubt I'll be watching any television before Sunday, so that cancels out DVD and VCR. CD: Jerome Kern, John Rutter cjoral pieces, Bryn Terfel, and Zez Confrey.

I used to own John Rutter's complete cjoral set!

I once wore out a cameraman!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 03:05:57 PM: I liked John Rutter in Three's Company.
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 03:06:35 PM: Quote from: TCB on March 18, 2005, 03:03:32 PM
I once wore out a cameraman!
I don't think we're supposed to post those kinds of pictures. :-\
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 03:07:23 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 02:28:01 PM
Extract from JMK's history notes:

Beginning of the Internet (http://Beginning of the Internet)

der Brucer

Ding! Dong! The link is dead....
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 03:12:27 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 03:03:09 PM
And this summer at Goodspeed, Julie's directing THE BOY FRIEND and Tony's designing it just as they did for the Sag Harbor production about 3 years ago!

Absolutely true; and the lady who did the casting then was at "my" hotel some months ago!...and one of John Kander's cousins was here too a few weeks ago!
It's a small world after all!....
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Post by: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 03:13:14 PM: And the National Cherry Blossom Festival (http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390) will be running in Washington DC (The other Washington) from March 26th thru April 10th.

Personally, I never ate a cherry blossom that I didn't like!
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 03:20:42 PM: Quote from: TCB on March 18, 2005, 03:03:32 PM

I once wore out a cameraman!

.... and that cameraman was at "my" hotel too; I could tell it was him because he was.... completely out-of-focus! ;)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 03:25:59 PM: Quote from: JMK on March 18, 2005, 02:44:10 PM
Well, you've got me stumped. The link is dead and I have absolutely no idea what you could be talking about. ???

THIS MAY U-STUMP YOU Beginning of the Internet (http://www.singingman.us/Beginning.htm)

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 03:27:10 PM: Quote from: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 03:07:23 PM
Ding! Dong! The link is dead....

To quote BK "Whatever do you mean, it works just fine".

der Brucer
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on March 18, 2005, 03:37:39 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 01:15:10 PM
Our Arizona compadres might be interested in the West of Western Food Festival (http://www.westofwestern.com/festival.html), being held in Phoenix this weekend.

That sounds swell, but tomorow I'll be at the Welcome Back Buzzard Festival.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 04:36:18 PM: LOL.....I spend much time at the Bay of Ezekiel!
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 04:40:15 PM: Has anybody been following the threads on the Past Films and DVD usenet groups about the WB Classic Comedies DVD sets suddenly disappearing from all the online retailers? They're not just sold out--they've removed the item completely. Was there a licensing problem? Are we all incredibly lucky to have ours? There was a slight glitch with my order that I didn't think much about until I saw these threads.
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 04:49:01 PM: What movies are in the set?
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 04:50:18 PM: And when was the DVD set originally released?
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 04:51:08 PM: It's the one that just came out a couple of weeks ago with Bringing Up Baby, Dinner at Eight, et al.
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 04:53:46 PM: And one for Mahler!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 04:58:00 PM: Hmmmmmmmm......don't visit those boards....what's the word?
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 05:02:30 PM: All anybody is saying is that, f'rinstance, Amazon's link is no longer there. Even if you've ordered it, there's no longer a hyperlink to it. And it's disappeared from several other sites. I have mine, so I'm not worried, I'm just curious if there was a licensing issue and I now I have something I can sell for thousands at the Bay of Ezekiel. :)
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 05:02:35 PM: Just read the Past Films board, JMK....hmmmmmm interesting.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 05:05:36 PM: Hmmmmm To Be or Not to Be, Libeled Lady, Bringing Up Baby, Dinner at Eight are all still available individually at Amazon - but the box set did disappear. Did the box set have the 2-disc special editions?
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 05:13:55 PM: Whew! It IS gone! All the titles are available individually though, even Stage Door!
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 05:17:03 PM: Speaking of WB boxed sets, just got an email that there's a big Joan Crawford set coming out in June, including a couple films that have never been released before.
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 05:17:44 PM: This makes me think that if you haven't gotten your WB Musicals boxed set, you'd better hurry. :)
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 05:18:30 PM: Quote from: JMK on March 18, 2005, 05:02:30 PM
All anybody is saying is that, f'rinstance, Amazon's link is no longer there. Even if you've ordered it, there's no longer a hyperlink to it. And it's disappeared from several other sites. I have mine, so I'm not worried, I'm just curious if there was a licensing issue and I now I have something I can sell for thousands at the Bay of Ezekiel. :)

I wonder if it was a similar to what happened with the original "special edition" of "Little Shop of Horrors." Frank Oz had black and white (and maybe silent) footage of the original ending where Audrey II eats everyone and takes over the world. David Geffen actually owned the rights to it and didn't authorize its release, so he had all the unsold copies pulled. They sell (or at least sold) for over $100 on Ezekiel Bay. Maybe there was something in the set that isn't available in an individual disc. ::)
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 05:18:49 PM: Still available at the TCM site - I posted on the forum there to see if anyone knows anything.
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 05:25:13 PM: I have that original LSOH DVD. IIRC (it's been a long time since I've watched it), that original ending does include sound, though it is, as you said, in B&W.
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 05:26:43 PM: And, yes, the boxed set included the 2 disc special editions. As does the Musicals Set--that's why they're such a bargain. You're getting all the films, which retail individually for between $19.95 and $26.95, for a total of around $40.00!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 05:40:33 PM: Hmmmmmm....general consensus is what you said. Problems with rights to TO BE OR NOT TO BE....which might be a problem with Mel Brooks since he remade the movie. Wouldn't he own some kind of rights to the original in order to remake it?
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 05:41:16 PM: Off to watch THE INCREDIBLES!
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Post by: Jane on March 18, 2005, 06:22:08 PM: Vixmom, one of the worst concerts we ever saw was Tony Bennett in the early seventies or late sixties. Not only was he bad he wouldn’t leave the stage. People just began walking out on him.

Thanks for asking but unfortunately the renovation don’t go. It is very frustrating. We ripped out a few cabinets from a side wall in the kitchen and realized we should have done so years ago. The kitchen already looks much better. Maybe we won’t gut the rest of it now. We shall see. I have no idea when the floor guy will be here to extend the hardwood floors in the powder room and another area we removed cabinets that held the stereo equipments, CD’s, albums and other assorted stuff.
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Post by: Jane on March 18, 2005, 06:25:55 PM: MBarnum what is the cost of the flight from Portland to LAX? Is $200 round trip?

Great news about Jeffrey, yet sad.

JMK you are so lucky to have seen Billy Joel in an intimate atmosphere.
Is that $99 round trip? Bryan wants to go to a convention in LA in May.
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Post by: Jane on March 18, 2005, 06:35:53 PM: Jose, so half a day in Williams-Sonoma and half a day for the rest of our NY walking tour when we meet? :D

DRLaura I wasn’t aware you could wear out a camera so quickly. ;D

Ben I haven’t seen the California quarter yet. It has become more and more difficult to get the states quarters. I will do my best to get you one.
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 06:47:41 PM: Quote from: Jane on March 18, 2005, 06:35:53 PM
Ben I haven’t seen the California quarter yet. It has become more and more difficult to get the states quarters. I will do my best to get you one.

I've been buying them through the U.S. Mint and getting the "proof" quarter yearly sets. They're pretty cool! And I have the whole set...so far. After this year, there will only be three more years to go.

I work with a woman (Liane) who had been collecting coins with her late husband for quite a few years. As soon as we each find out about the quarters, we let each other know. The quarters are the only coins that I collect, but Liane gets a lot more.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 06:52:42 PM: A toast from The Lovely Wife & me to all the New York Party-folk!
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Post by: Jane on March 18, 2005, 07:02:55 PM: Ben I think I might be missing a few of the more recent ones. I should check.

Goodnight.
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Post by: Jane on March 18, 2005, 07:04:01 PM: I forgot-

It was another super busy day. I didn’t even have time for a walk on this magnificent day we had. Rain is expected tomorrow.

Bruce I hope the signing was a success.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:14:31 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on March 18, 2005, 11:48:22 AM
Why are they waving crowns of broccoli at me?????

They want you to cook for them of course!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 18, 2005, 07:26:28 PM: Nice pic DRCP!

DRJANE did you ever get to watch the Betty Hutton interview?
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:28:44 PM: Quote from: Jane on March 18, 2005, 06:22:08 PM
. I have no idea when the floor guy will be here

Sounds like the same guy who is supposed to do bk's floor for the past three months!

Maybe that's his problem, he's stretched too thin trying to cover the entire west coast! :D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:30:54 PM: Hello Jack! Wanna keep me company for awhile?
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:34:37 PM: Tonight is DH's gaming night out, so the Vixter & I watched the Incredibles. We loved it in the theatere and it was just as much fun the second time around.

The deleted scenes section on disc wo would have been a lot better if they just showed the scenes without the director/writer whatever he was babbling on and on and on....the Vixter actually called out to the TV at one point 'Enough already! Just show the clip!"
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:40:59 PM: The local PBS station is showing some sort of 1960's or 70's rock thing, (the tv is in the other room and I can't see it from here) but they were just playing "Bad Moon on the Rise"

I haven't heard that song for years but immediately the lyrics came back as sung on the school bus lo those many years ago...

"Don't out tonight , without a flush tonight, there's a bathroom on the right...."
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 07:41:30 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 06:52:42 PM
A toast from The Lovely Wife & me to all the New York Party-folk!

DRPogue, great photo! Quite a festive and attractive couple. You should have followed Mr Kimmel east and joined us.

I'm back from our lovely dinner after the WRITER'S BLOCK event, which I heard went splendidly, but I'll let Dear Friend BK give a full report since I wasn't there. I met DRGinny, her niece, and her niece's boyfriend at Joe Allen's, and then the large group from the reading arrived: BK our Pied Piper, his assistant Jonathan, two singers from the event (I forget their names!), Richard Valley and Tom Amorosi of SCARLET STREET, DRs Michael Shayne, Danise, Panni, W F Orr and Joe, Rodzinski, and Ben. I believe a glad time was had by one and all. More to follow.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 07:43:44 PM: Quote from: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:31:45 PM
Oh and Larry's here too! Did you get a chance to get any rest today?

DRvixmom, alas, I did not. I came home, lay down, but I generally cannot nap during the day. It was nice to put my feet up for an hour or so. The visit to Joe allen's was quite enervating, and I'll crash in a few moments.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 07:59:18 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 07:41:30 PM
DRPogue, great photo! Quite a festive and attractive couple. You should have followed Mr Kimmel east and joined us.

I'm back from our lovely dinner after the WRITER'S BLOCK event, which I heard went splendidly, but I'll let Dear Friend BK give a full report since I wasn't there. I met DRGinny, her niece, and her niece's boyfriend at Joe Allen's, and then the large group from the reading arrived: BK our Pied Piper, his assistant Jonathan, two singers from the event (I forget their names!), Richard Valley and Tom Amorosi of SCARLET STREET, DRs Michael Shayne, Danise, Panni, W F Orr and Joe, Rodzinski, and Ben. I believe a glad time was had by one and all. More to follow.

Sounds like a wonderful crowd!!
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 08:00:04 PM: I had read about people not being able to find the boxed set at various retailers, but I just assumed the retailers didn't stock many because the films were older classics. I've certainly seen THE PHILADELPHIA STORY and BRINGING UP BABY being sold as separate items.

I'm glad to have the entire box.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:00:21 PM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Excellent Night's Rest Vibes~~~~~[/move]
for dear elmore
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 08:04:21 PM: That's why I bought the boxed set even though I already had the previous release of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. The films ended up costing about $8 apiece, and I certainly couldn't find them individually for that price, so I gave my old TPS to my dear friend John and kept the new one in the box for myself.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 08:06:47 PM: [sigh] I watched MEDICAL INVESTIGATION with a sad sense of resignation tonight knowing that next week's episode is probably the last ever for the series. I will be sorry to see it end next week.

LAW & ORDER: TRIAL BY JURY had another surprising episode. I finally figured out the truth right before it was made clear to us, but I, too, was fooled for a good part of the show.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 18, 2005, 08:10:38 PM: I saved the second disc of extras on MARY POPPINS for another time since I spent the better part of two days watching the film one time through to look at the anamorphic picture and hear the new sound mix and then today watching it again but with the commentary turned on. At one point, Karen Dotrice was commenting about something, and Richard Sherman asked her how old she was when she made the film. She wouldn't answer because she said people could do the math and know how old she was! Good lord!
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:20:07 PM: Also, attending the reading, but not Joe Allen's, was DR Iris. And the youngster Jenny, who has not posted much in recent times. And, of course, Jose and PennyO.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 08:21:28 PM: Quote from: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:20:07 PM
Also, attending the reading, but not Joe Allen's, was DR Iris. And the youngster Jenny, who has not posted much in recent times.

And neither came to Joe Allen's! I see you're safely home, DRRodzinski!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:21:37 PM: Good Evening!

I'm reading, I'm reading...
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:21:53 PM: Will Iris and Jenny be joinig us at Penny's show tomorrow?
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 08:26:56 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on March 18, 2005, 08:21:28 PM
And neither came to Joe Allen's! I see you're safely home, DRRodzinski!

Safe and sound!
Iris will not, that I know. I don't believe Jenny will, but I am not 100% on that.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:33:13 PM: So was the reading wonderfully womderful? I have never been tot he Drama Bookshop, what is the space like? I have been imagining tables and food and singers and listeners all crowded around a piano which bk perched upon while reading selections from his book....
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 08:33:19 PM: I just made a handy dandy $125.00 at the Bay of Ezekiel selling old DVDs, CDs and videotapes. I always love the total illogic of the Bay of Ezekiel. CDs you could go down to Border's and get for $7.00 go for over $20.00 (plus my exorbitant shipping fee, LOL).

Does anyone have any favorite eBay descriptions? One of mine (which I've seen with minor variations) is:

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]RARE!!! SOUND OF MUSIC SOUNDTRACK LP!!!![/move]
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:33:31 PM: The reading, singing and signing were splendid. It was lots of fun putting screen names and avatars to real faces and bodies. And, lo and behold, there were actually some people there who were neither a Hainsie nor Kimlet. The "mystery people". ;)

It was great finally getting to meet DRs Danise, WFO and Joe, Rodzinski, and Jenny; and re-meeting DRs Ben, MichaelShayne, and Iris. And seeing DR Penny O again too! ;)

And if it "sticks", DR Danise may be posting via her PocketPC and WiFi Card!
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 08:34:09 PM: It sounds like a great evening! Someday...soon, I hope, I'll be able to make it to a regional HHW Gathering! ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:35:28 PM: Jewish Thighs went well tonight too. We had more than five people in the audience tonight too! ;)

...I'll leave the rest of the details to PennyO to post at her convenience and discretion.
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Post by: George on March 18, 2005, 08:35:28 PM: I'm still at work, but not for long!
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 08:36:10 PM: Part one:

Can 'Cats' win over Russians?

By Sophia Kishkovsky International Herald Tribune


Saturday, March 19, 2005

MOSCOW"Cats," the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that made a record run on Broadway, London and around the world has opened in Moscow, where musicals are still associated with the 2002 hostage-taking of an entire theater by Chechen terrorists during a performance of the musical "Nord-Ost."
.Those two shows are also now linked through their actors. Several who performed in "Nord-Ost" are playing in "Cats," part of a new caste of Russian performers who specialize in musicals, which are still relatively new to Russia, a sign of a hunger here to catch up to Europe and the United States in terms of mass entertainment and consumer culture.
."A viewer walks in and understands that this is a brand, that this is what he paid money for," said Dmitri Bogachyov, general director of Stage Holding Russia. He said the Russian version cost "millions of dollars," but declined to be specific. (His company is part of Stage Holding, the Dutch theatrical production company that has staged "Cats" and other musicals, including "Mamma Mia," the ode to Abba, and Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar," around Europe.)
.On Friday, a red carpet was laid out at the theater for the premiere and for the arrival of Lloyd Webber, making his second visit to Moscow; his first was in 1989 for a two-night showing of the German version of "Cats."
.Bogachyov also produced "Nord-Ost" and "12 Chairs," the musical version of a Soviet satirical classic. He said the choice of "Cats" for Russia was made only after much market research and efforts to avoid past mistakes, like the staging of "42nd Street" in 2002 - in English, with American actors.
.Grizabella, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks and Deuteronomy are singing "Pamyat" for "Memory," in a translation that hews almost literally to the original adaptation of T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." The cats' names are simply transliterated into Russian. Aleksei Kortnev, an actor and pop star who wrote the libretto for, and starred in, the Russian version of "The Witches of Eastwick," translated "Cats."
.Bogachyov is counting on Russian literary pretensions to draw a high class of viewers to "Cats" - "he is a Nobel laureate" he said of Eliot - and moderate ticket prices, starting at 400 rubles (about $14.50) and ranging to 1,600 rubles, to keep the masses coming.
.Bomb-sniffing dogs patrolled the premises before Thursday's packed preview and security guards guarded the Moscow Palace of Youth Theater, a behemoth of the Soviet era that has been revamped for this production, the viewing hall turned into the traditional "Cats" dump, the foyer ceiling painted and lit to resemble a starry night.
.Christine Cartwright, the resident director of the original London production who was involved in preparing this show, came to Moscow to prepare for the premier.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:36:24 PM: ...Of course, as I was leaving The Drama Bookshop, I realized that no one had taken a group picture there, so...

Cameras tomorrow!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:37:51 PM: Quote from: JMK on March 18, 2005, 08:33:19 PM
I just made a handy dandy $125.00 at the Bay of Ezekiel selling old DVDs, CDs and videotapes. I always love the total illogic of the Bay of Ezekiel. CDs you could go down to Border's and get for $7.00 go for over $20.00 (plus my exorbitant shipping fee, LOL).

Does anyone have any favorite eBay descriptions? One of mine (which I've seen with minor variations) is:

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]RARE!!! SOUND OF MUSIC SOUNDTRACK LP!!!![/move]

is anything sold on ebay NOT rare? :D

Is anybody selling the aforementioned recently departed WB set? I was planning to get it as I am a big Hepburn fan and Stage Door is one of my favorites....now don't cringe when I say this Matt H... but I may have to settle for just watching my old VHS tapes.....
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:39:18 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:36:24 PM
...Of course, as I was leaving The Drama Bookshop, I realized that no one had taken a group picture there, so...

Cameras tomorrow!

WHAT!!! Not even Danise with her nifty new disc that holds three million shots?! :o
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:39:34 PM: DR Iris will not be at the show tomorrow night due to a previous commitment. -Which is why she came Wednesday night (instead).

DR Jenny may or may not make it. She hasn't been able to keep up with the board as much lately, so she didn't realize that tomorrow night was the "official" HHW Night at Jewish Thigns. But she may make it sometime next week schedule-permitting.
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 08:39:59 PM: Part two:

"'Cats' has been traveling around the world for a long time already and we're very glad that we have the opportunity to bring it to Russia," she said in a television interview. "This is one of the most famous musicals in the world. This is a very important event for us, since Russia doesn't have a rich tradition of musicals."
.The Moscow version is now the only stationary production of "Cats" in Europe. Bogachyev said he hopes it will help lure tourists to the city. Tickets appeared to be in great demand. Stage Holding said that advance sales had reached 20,000 as of March 11. During an interview, Bogachyov dealt with several callers seeking tickets, even asking that a message be conveyed to someone calling from the Kremlin: "Let them buy tickets," he said cheerfully. He seemed pleased that he has successfully merged the talents of a Dutch, English, German, Spanish and Russian production crew.
.It was tough going. Casting took much longer than expected, five months instead of two, and was done by people on the British side of the production. They gathered a troupe of actors from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk and Kiev. Several pop stars were auditioned, apparently, but were rejected for being too wooden and incapable of singing live.
.The concept of swing performers able to play several roles was introduced and proved timely because the dance and movement in "Cats" takes getting used to for Russian performers and has resulted in several injuries.
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Post by: Tomovoz on March 18, 2005, 08:40:36 PM: Cats amongst the Mouskevites. Interesting article François.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:40:55 PM: Quote from: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:39:18 PM
WHAT!!! Not even Danise with her nifty new disc that holds three million shots?! :o

DR Danise did snap a few shots, as did DR Michael Shayne, but there was no "OK, Everybody! Group Photo!" call.

;)
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Post by: JMK on March 18, 2005, 08:42:12 PM: Quote from: George on March 18, 2005, 08:34:09 PM
It sounds like a great evening! Someday...soon, I hope, I'll be able to make it to a regional HHW Gathering! ;D

Hey, what were Jane, MB and I, chopped liver? ;D
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:42:20 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:39:34 PM
DR Iris will not be at the show tomorrow night due to a previous commitment. -Which is why she came Wednesday night (instead).

DR Jenny may or may not make it. She hasn't been able to keep up with the board as much lately, so she didn't realize that tomorrow night was the "official" HHW Night at Jewish Thigns. But she may make it sometime next week schedule-permitting.

That's a shame, I was looking forward to meeting them...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:43:38 PM: And I have to say that DR Jenny is quite the striking young woman in person. And her presence belies her high school junior "status". -Or something like that. "belies" - Is that the right word? Is that a word?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:44:25 PM: And DR Rodzinksi... WOOF!

;)
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 08:45:14 PM: I did take a group photo at the very end of the evening.

The signing, reading, and singing went very well. A lovely group of folks. As always, about twenty people who said they'd definitely be there didn't show up. I scratch my head in wonderment. It was really fun doing the songs "live". There were some interesting folks besides our splendidly splendid group - including composer/lyricist Doug Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady, The Gig), and a very nice fellow who posts at All That Chat. There were a couple of others I didn't know at all, and who left before I met them. We sold a few books, the food was nice, but the best were the folks. I didn't like the whole vibe of the bookshop. When I normally do signings, there is someone in charge who handles everything, tells people what to do and where to go, and introduces me. That didn't happen. The man who arranged the signing had to go home before it began. His associate went home before it began. Everyone was very nice, certainly, but I found the whole thing confusing. I hated the downstairs dungeon where the reading took place. But the upstairs room where we had the party was very nice. More in the notes.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:46:06 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:43:38 PM
And I have to say that DR Jenny is quite the striking young woman in person. And her presence belies her high school junior "status". -Or something like that. "belies" - Is that the right word? Is that a word?

yes

Main Entry: be·lie
Pronunciation: bi-'lI
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lied; -ly·ing
Date: before 12th century
1 a : to give a false impression of b : to present an appearance not in agreement with
2 a : to show (something) to be false or wrong b : to run counter to : CONTRADICT
3 : DISGUISE 3
- be·li·er /-'lI(-&)r/ noun
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:46:10 PM: ...I'm actually kind of tired right now. Guess getting my hair cut earlier took it out of me. Sort of the Samson effect, I guess. ;)
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 08:46:34 PM: When I came up to my room, there was a bowl of something yellow sitting on my counter, along with a chilled bottle of wine. I called down to see who sent it up - apparently the hotel sent it up because I'm a valued guest - I love that. The yellow stuff was once ice cream, but is now soup.
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 08:47:15 PM: Part three:

On the musical side, Daniel Bowling, the production's musical supervisor who worked on "Cats" in London, along with "Les Miserables" and "The Phantom of the Opera," said he had problems finding musicians who could improvise. "They have wonderful classical training," he said of the Russian musicians. "The difference is that in the West there are more musicians who are all-rounders."
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Eventually, he said, he was able to put together a small orchestra that included a jazz pianist and a classical cellist, "who learned the mixture wonderfully."
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Yelena Charkviani left her role as Killer Queen in the Moscow production of the musical "We Will Rock You" (based on songs by the group Queen) to star as Grizabella. She had never seen "Cats" live, or on video - "I don't like to watch what I will perform" - but had listened to Barbra Streisand's and Elaine Page's performances of "Memory."
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Charkviani said the production has been exhausting but the attitude toward the actors has been heartening. "They were very respectful," she said. "It was the first time I encountered such an attitude toward performers, both from the English side and our side."
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The verdict is still out on the show. At the preview, a man who came with his two small daughters could be heard muttering, "There needs to be a plot, but there's no plot." Vita Dmitriyeva, who came from St. Petersburg for the show said, "What's the point? What's the logic."
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Others found it childish and were irritated by what they said looked like Christmas lights over the stage.
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But some people came out starry-eyed, bundled up against the Moscow slush. "I like it all, the actors, the costumes, the music, the moral," said Tatyana Sergeyeva, an acting teacher who brought a group of 40 teenage students. "I'm in ecstasy."

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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:47:28 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:44:25 PM
And DR Rodzinksi... WOOF!

;)

He turned into a werewolf?! :o

So, that explains the movies......
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 08:48:42 PM: Dear reader Jenny was just as delightful in person as she was/is on the site.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:52:15 PM: will the notes be going up at 12 EST tonight?
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 08:53:57 PM: I've never been around for the Changing of the Notes.. is there a big ceremony and parade like the Changing of the Guard? I'm all goosepimply in anticipation!!! :D
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 08:58:53 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:44:25 PM
And DR Rodzinksi... WOOF!

;)

(http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/6916436/89621543.jpg)
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 08:59:15 PM: Well, they have CATS and.... we have PUTIN visiting!!!!

Is there a message there????
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Post by: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 08:59:47 PM: Wow, what a crowd of HHWers! I can't wait to hear all the details!!! Wish I could have been there!

And George does seem to have forgotten about the Pacific Northwest gathering of he, myself, JMK, and Jane (with a special IM appearence by DR JRand54)!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:01:18 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 08:44:25 PM
And DR Rodzinksi... WOOF!

;)

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 08:58:53 PM
(http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/6916436/89621543.jpg)

gosh, he looks different without his glasses....
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 09:02:46 PM: Quote from: Jane on March 18, 2005, 06:35:53 PM
Jose, so half a day in Williams-Sonoma and half a day for the rest of our NY walking tour when we meet? :D

DEAL!!!

Although, I'm thinking we should start and end with the wallking tour portion. We can start at the Westway Diner on 9th for breakfast, or down in the Lower East Side and The Donut Plant, or down in Chelsea Market at Sarabeth's or Amy's Breads, or....

Then we can walk to Magnolia Bakery for a cupcake or two... Then to Chocolate Bar for a truffle or two... The the Krispy Kreme in the Village... Or John's Pizza... Or Cones for some gelato... or back over to the LES for some fish & chips at A Salt & Battery. -And, yes, they do serve Scotch Eggs!

Then in the late afternoon, we can check out The Chippery in Chelsea (they make custom batches of potato, sweet potato and/or beet chips to order - great dipping sauces too!)... Then to F&B (Frankfurters & Beignets) for some great "European" street food (and, yes, they have smoked tofu dogs - and fried green beans!)... And if it's the right day, we can check out the Green Market in Union Square (breads, vegetables, etc.. even wine!)... -And a new Whole Foods just opened across the street...

Or if you want to stroll up Fifth Avenue... There's Maison du Chocolat... Minamoto Kitchoan for exquisite Japanese sweets... Or we can do full Japanese tea in the Tea Room at Takashimaya... Perhaps a wine tasting at Morelli... There are a couple of great falafel and kebab carts long that stretch too.

And then to finish off the day... We can go up 8th Ave... Dinner at Artie's... Perhaps some dim sum at Ollie's... A Beard Papa Cream Puff or two (although, I'm going to have to try their Mango Over Shaved Ice dessert sometime next week)... Then up a few more blocks to H&H to stock up on some bagels (unless you want to go to the Hell's Kitchen location)... And Zabar's, of course!

And then there's Brooklyn, Queens, Harlem, Long Island, The Bronx...etc., etc., etc...

Oops... I forgot about Williams-Sonoma!

;D
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Post by: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 09:03:32 PM: DR Rodzinski, I am unhappy to find that I was outbid on the DVD of RAGE OF THE WEREWOLF!

So I purchased a copy (using "buy it now" of ALIEN CONSPIRACY: BEYOND THE LOST WORLD, instead! Hopefully it will be just as good.
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Post by: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 09:05:05 PM: DR Jose, that tour description made me hungry!

Have you watched your Bollywood yet?
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 09:05:33 PM: Quote from: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:01:18 PM
gosh, he looks different without his glasses....

Oh, it's also because he had a few... glasses! ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 09:05:51 PM: ...Ooohhh.. I just remembered... I have ice cream in the freezer!!!! That new Ben & Jerry's "Chocolate Therapy" flavor.
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:07:17 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 09:05:51 PM
...Ooohhh.. I just remembered... I have ice cream in the freezer!!!! That new Ben & Jerry's "Chocolate Therapy" flavor.

hold on! let me just get my spoon...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 09:07:39 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on March 18, 2005, 09:05:05 PM
DR Jose, that tour description made me hungry!

Have you watched your Bollywood yet?

No...But I did bring it with me "on the road"... So... I'm actually thinking I may pop it in tomorrow night. Nice way to finish out my first week of shows.
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 09:08:45 PM: May I ask the HHW NY Group to forgive Putin's absence; he's having fun with Chirac and Schröder here in France... and won't be able to make it! -- LOL! --

I'm so intimate with those folks that they won't be offended to know that I don't use Mr when naming them!
Hope you won't mind too?!
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:10:28 PM: Well 12:05 and I must toddle off to the bedroom environnment.. lots to do tomorrow before driving in to the City of York..... mail Jane's cookies, wash the car, visit the cash machine, get my hairs cut, need a manicure, little lipo, a facelift....
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:12:22 PM: Quote from: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 09:08:45 PM
May I ask the HHW NY Group to forgive Putin's absence; he's having fun with Chirac and Schröder here in France... and won't be able to make it! -- LOL! --

I'm so intimate with those folks that they won't be offended to know that I don't use Mr when naming them!
Hope you won't mind too?!

you'll be flying over tho right? :D I'm sure Putin will lend you his jet
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 09:14:51 PM: Quote from: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:10:28 PM
Well 12:05 and I must toddle off to the bedroom environnment

Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If prayers are answered this fine day
I'll arise next to a 1995 Ford Taurus retractable cargo cover , color grey.

der Brucer
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:14:54 PM: 12:12 bedtime for vixmom....
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Post by: vixmom on March 18, 2005, 09:15:46 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 18, 2005, 09:14:51 PM
Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If prayers are answered this fine day
I'll arise next to a 1995 Ford Taurus retractable cargo cover , color grey.

der Brucer

:-*
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 09:16:49 PM: BK, just those the yellow stuff wasn't some spiked food from some crazed fan...They set out ice cream for you? Cake! Cake you could actually use and it's not time sensitive. Or a cookie...Or just a mint on the pillow...The wine I can understand? But ice cream, when they don't know when you'll be back?

Was it a good bottle of wine? Whose the vintner?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2005, 09:32:16 PM: Chocolate Therapy (TM)

Chocolate Ice Cream with Chocolate Cookies & Swirls of Chocolate Pudding Ice Cream

Uh-oh. Call the emotional rescue squad. Whatever wrinkle, glitch, minor upset or major mishap may be the cause of your discombobulated state, that "must-have-chocolate" mantra you're muttering calls for primal s'cream therapy of the sublimest chocolate kind.

(http://benjerry.com/assets/images/our_products/packaging/7684010105.gif)

I'm not sure I really, really like it. I ate half the pint just now. So, I guess I'll have to eat the rest of it tomorrow night before I can make a final judgment.

;)
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 09:33:11 PM: MBarnum- That was me who outbid you!

Just kiddin'. But I can't imagine who else in the world IS bidding on these things. B-YOND THE LOST WORLD, if I'm thinking of the right one, I got to act with the C-Movie scream queen Debbie Rochon. Part of it was shot at a mansion in Brooklyn somewhere. I don't think a single aspect of my character made any sense. I'll see if I can't send you a copy of RAGE because I don't want you spending any more money on these. The best, if you can find it, is called GREY SKIES: ALIEN CONSPIRACY which sells for $3.99 and thereabouts. I wrote/directed my segment in that, and it is flawed, but I am proud of some of it.

I'm with you, Pogue. Ice cream is just a bad idea, no matter how good it SOUNDS, why would you deliver ice cream to a room without being sure the person is there to enjoy it?
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 09:39:43 PM: My feeling is that the owners of the Hotel where BK stays are from Canada and that yellow soupy stuff that was waiting for him is just putin... I mean.... poutine!

But then I may be wrong.....
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 09:39:47 PM: A magazine you can still count on for quality is called SMITHSONIAN.
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Post by: Rodzinski on March 18, 2005, 09:44:03 PM: The sad thing is the "dungeon" where the singing took place would be considered a pretty choice theatre space in this town. Such is the dearth of good places in which to mount modest productions.
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 09:46:29 PM: Last I've heard, if CATS succeeds in Moscow, the next musical there would be an original production called "My Fair Chenchya", which now has the working title of
"The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Kalachnikovs".

They haven't asked me, but I don't know if that's a good idea!
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 09:48:08 PM: Yes, the ice cream seemed peculiar. The wine, which I'll bring with me to the theater, is Meridian Chardonnay. I don't know from wine, so I have no idea where that falls in the wine spectrum.
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Post by: bk on March 18, 2005, 09:48:54 PM: Hold tight for a second while I start the new topic.
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Post by: François de Paris on March 18, 2005, 09:50:04 PM: New page?

Dance!

KASATCHOK?

Da!

-- next musical project for Moscow?
Da! Da!..... a russian adaptation of I DO! I DO!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 09:50:11 PM: Meridian is acceptable everyday stuff. Nothing exceptional, but not swill.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 18, 2005, 09:51:35 PM: One o' clock in New York where BK is. Time for new notes!