Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 3 => Topic started by: bk on March 29, 2005, 11:59:32 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've pondered whilst you've wondered and you've wandered whilst you pandered, and now it is time for you to post until the How Now, Brown Cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: HICKEY!
Yes, you read that right: HICKEY!
My first question of the day: Who gave you your first HICKEY?
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As for "How Now Brown Cow".... DR PennyO uses that particular phrase in Jewish Thighs when she talks about dreaming that she was "pale, virginal and British", and wakes being Julie Andrews...."How Now Brown Cow".
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I'm sad to say that I've never gotten, nor have I ever given, a hickey. :'(
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As for a HICKEY... I never got one... But I gave one - or two - once.
;D
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Two to the same person?? ;)
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Is there any book, short story, novella, etc. that you personally would like to turn into a musical? Write the book and/or lyrics and/or music?
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Two to the same person?? ;)
Hmmm... I'll have to think about that...
:P
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Is there any book, short story, novella, etc. that you personally would like to turn into a musical? Write the book and/or lyrics and/or music?
Speaking hypothetically, of course.
;)
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Is there any book, short story, novella, etc. that you personally would like to turn into a musical? Write the book and/or lyrics and/or music?
A book, short story, novella, etc.? Not that I can think of right now. A few movies, but not literary sources. :-\
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I've always thought that Ray Lawler's "Summer of the 17th Doll" would have made a much better musical than opera.
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Well, I think I shall toddle off to the bedroom environment.
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Well, I want to see the Peabody Ducks tomorrow at 11:00, so...
Goodnight.
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I was headed off to my bedroom, but I got sidetracked. I made a CD of the "Andrew Lloyd Webber Royal Albert Hall Celebration" video when it first came out, but the booklet was not very professionally done (it was one of the first that I ever did) and I never had an endcard to the CD case. Well, I got a bug in my bonnet and made a new booklet (I scanned both the DVD and video covers) and an endcard. The first version of the endcard was fabulous, but as I was working on it, it somehow just disappeared! I was going to save it and instead of it giving me the "Save as..." message, the application (Microsoft Photo Editor) just went away! I had spent almost an hour on it! >:(
So, rather than give up in total frustration, I redid the whole thing...the scanning, the copying bits and assembling the picture, etc., etc., etc. (a King and I reference). And I have to admit that the second version is actually better. I have to wait until the morning to print it and see if the measurements are all correct, but they seem to be...so far. So that's why I was sidetracked on my way to my bedroom. ::)
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Now it's my turn to say, "Goodnight."
Goodnight! ;D
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Hello All!
I am sort of back to the land of the living after two days in bed. I still don't feel great but I can't afford to take any more time off with the end of the semester approaching at lightning speed. Big news of the day is that the bane of my mouth will be removed today after having been forced to endure a cruel and unusual sentence since seventh grade. The even better news is that my teeth will be all beautiful and straight. Only a few people know they are coming off today. I want to suprise everyone tonight. We are having elections for a club I am in and I am going to use my dazzling smile as one of the reasons they should vote for me. :D (Then again they have been on a long time so they might not be that dazzling at first... ::))
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Extremely sad that I missed the live chat. Something always seems to come up. :(
Is anyone else looking forward to the Passion concert airing on PBS in the next few days? I am going to try to tape it as I will be busy when it actually airs, but we'll see how that works out. (Hoping against hope this hasn't been discussed to death in the past two days I haven't caught up with yet.)
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A morning levity:
WHAT IS EASTER (FROM A BLONDES' PERSPECTIVE)
Three blondes died and found themselves standing before St. Peter. He told them that before they could enter the kingdom, they had to tell him what Easter was. The first blonde said, "Easter is a holiday where they have a big feast and we give thanks and eat turkey."
St. Peter said, "Noooooo," and he banished her to hell.
The second blonde said, "Easter is when we celebrate Jesus' birth and exchange gifts." St.Peter said, "Noooooo," and he banished her to hell.
The third blonde said, she knew what Easter is, and St. Peter said, "so, tell me." She said, "Easter is a Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover. Jesus was having Passover feast with his disciples when he was betrayed by Judas, and the Romans arrested him. The Romans hung him on the cross and eventually he died. Then they buried him in a tomb behind a very large boulder.
St. Peter said, "Verrrrrry good." Then the blonde continued, "Now every year the Jews roll away the boulder and Jesus comes out. If he sees his shadow, we have six more weeks of basketball."
St. Peter fainted.
der Brucer
(Woody's morning comment: If Johnnie Cochran were still alive we might have "If she's alert, you must re-insert!" Isn't that special :-X)
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For those who like to follow the tabloids' exploitation of ex AI contestant Mario Vasquez, you might read
Gossip Central (http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/feature.cfm?instanceid=63300)
der Brucer
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Hooray for DR Joey!! We want pictures of your sparkling new smile!!
I wore braces for three years in high school. When I got them off, no one noticed.
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You thought the Mushroom People were scary what about......
Attack of the killer tomatoes! Attack of the killer tomatoes!
They'll beat you, bash you, squish you, mash you
Chew you up for brunch and finish you off for dinner or lunch!
They're marching down the halls - They're crawling up the walls
They're gooey, gushy, squishy, mushy - Rotten to the core
They're standing outside your door!
Remember Herman Farbage while taking out his garbage
He turned around and he did see tomatoes hiding in his tree
Now he's just a memory!
I know I'm going to miss her - a tomato ate my sister
Sacramento fell today - They're marching in San Jose
Tomatoes are on their way!
I love this line:
I know I'm going to miss her - a tomato ate my sister
worthy of the master Stephen Sondheim with its internally rhyming
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Wednesday!
I would like to see a small musical of a few of the stories of Ray Bradbury's DANDELION WINE - although probably a film musical rather than a stage musical.
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The Amazing Race - Four Stars last night. ****
My question for ASK BK day. Are television episodes musically scored individually these days? Or are they just spotted with music composed for different moods for the series - to be dropped in when needed?
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Had I means, I would like to produce a musical of William Goldman's "The Silent Gondoliers".
der Brucer
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You thought the Mushroom People were scary what about......
Attack of the killer tomatoes! Attack of the killer tomatoes!
They'll beat you, bash you, squish you, mash you
Chew you up for brunch and finish you off for dinner or lunch!
They're marching down the halls - They're crawling up the walls
They're gooey, gushy, squishy, mushy - Rotten to the core
They're standing outside your door!
Remember Herman Farbage while taking out his garbage
He turned around and he did see tomatoes hiding in his tree
Now he's just a memory!
I know I'm going to miss her - a tomato ate my sister
Sacramento fell today - They're marching in San Jose
Tomatoes are on their way!
I love this line:
I know I'm going to miss her - a tomato ate my sister
worthy of the master Stephen Sondheim with its internally rhyming
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My favorite moment in this film....the man disguised as a Killer Tomato (he has infiltrated the gang of KT"s) is sitting around the campfire munching human legs with the K.T.'s when he says
"Pass the catsup"
"Oh, oh!"
:D
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How Now Brown Cow?
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I seem to have caught Joey's cold, it must be a computer virus
I called in "sick" to work...I have been miserable the past two days and today my throat is so sore I have conceded a doctor's visit may be in order
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Hello All!
I. Big news of the day is that the bane of my mouth will be removed today after having been forced to endure a cruel and unusual sentence since seventh grade. The even better news is that my teeth will be all beautiful and straight.
I am going to use my dazzling smile as one of the reasons they should vote for me. :D (Then again they have been on a long time so they might not be that dazzling at first... ::))
Congratulations on the braces removal!! I had braces for six years so I know the misery they can be. Send us a picture of your new smile!! ;D
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A morning levity:
WHAT IS EASTER (FROM A BLONDES' PERSPECTIVE)
Three blondes died and found themselves standing before St. Peter. He told them that before they could enter the kingdom, they had to tell him what Easter was. The first blonde said, "Easter is a holiday where they have a big feast and we give thanks and eat turkey."
St. Peter said, "Noooooo," and he banished her to hell.
The second blonde said, "Easter is when we celebrate Jesus' birth and exchange gifts." St.Peter said, "Noooooo," and he banished her to hell.
The third blonde said, she knew what Easter is, and St. Peter said, "so, tell me." She said, "Easter is a Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover. Jesus was having Passover feast with his disciples when he was betrayed by Judas, and the Romans arrested him. The Romans hung him on the cross and eventually he died. Then they buried him in a tomb behind a very large boulder.
St. Peter said, "Verrrrrry good." Then the blonde continued, "Now every year the Jews roll away the boulder and Jesus comes out. If he sees his shadow, we have six more weeks of basketball."
St. Peter fainted.
der Brucer
(Woody's morning comment: If Johnnie Cochran were still alive we might have "If she's alert, you must re-insert!" Isn't that special :-X)
Dang, why are there never any greybeard jokes handy when you need one? ;)
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I was never able to finish listening to the Radio Show yesterday. It kept cutting off. I could listen to the Promises, Promises segment and the discussion afterward but then it just stopped. I'll try again right now.
No questions yet.
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And now let us move to Page 2
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It's back on...
Ms. Applegate has convinced the Weisslers not to cancel the SWEET CHARITY revisal so it is back on. Ms. d'Amboise will start the previews but Ms. Applegate's doctor said she will be ready to go back into the show in time to be trounced by the critics.
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well time to toddle off and call the doctor...I'll try to pop in again later
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It never fails. One day you've never heard of something, then once you have heard of it, it keeps popping up. I bought a 45 recently called "Summer of the 17th Doll" because I was intrigued by the title. Now Tomofoz mentions the book the title came from.
Jose- Lauren Mufson from your cast used to sing/work at Brandy's Piano Bar on the Upper East Side, back when I first moved to NYC. She's a talented lady. Later I saw her in an Advil commercial.
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hiya! Okay, so I'm back among the living.
Strike wasn't all that difficult, but it takes it out of a little person of a certain age... my wonderful Tech Director managed the whole thing, we got everything loaded into a cargo van, and shlepped the stuff back to Bristol PA. on Monday, then shlepped said Tech Director out to JFK yesterday, then attended BMI workshop for the first time in weeks last night, where I sang a young composer's new song to the assembled. A lovely tune - watch for Johannes Gluek, folks! Impeccable pedigree - his grampa was Music Director of the Vienna Boys Choir for 30 years, mom a fairly famous accompanist/vocal coach in Vienna... Johannes became the youngest pupil at the Vienna Conservatory at the age of FOUR... anyhow, what a lovely song I had the privilege of warbling last night.
I'm slowly finishing up all the follow-up stuff on the show. Ah, for a production manager in my future who might attend to all this...
Again my deepest appreciation of all your good wishes and loving support of Jose and me, your presence in the audience, the astute critiques which will help make the show even better next time. And OH MY GOSH! the bookings are beginning to come in... quite a number of inquiries, a few bites, and three offers in negotiations for next season. Can you spell SATISFACTION?
Once I've tied up loose ends here, had my conferences with assorted agent/management/booking types, and CASHED THE CHECK - I'm hustling back to LA. A lot of internal pressure to get "home" to the parents IN TIME.
A spectacularly lovely day here in NYC... what a Wonderful Town.
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Mornin', Rodzinski!!
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Hiya, Ben!!
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Hi, Miss Penny. Congrats on your wonderful experience. I'm so glad I was part of it, if just in the audience.
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It never fails. One day you've never heard of something, then once you have heard of it, it keeps popping up. I bought a 45 recently called "Summer of the 17th Doll" because I was intrigued by the title. Now Tomofoz mentions the book the title came from.
Jose- Lauren Mufson from your cast used to sing/work at Brandy's Piano Bar on the Upper East Side, back when I first moved to NYC. She's a talented lady. Later I saw her in an Advil commercial.
Why do I know Lauren Mufson's name? Did she go to Stagedoor Manor, or NYU, or something similar?
In response to the question (I forget who posed it earlier) about a novel, novella, etc. that I would like to see turned into a musical: "Paul's Case," which, as I recall, is by Willa Cather.
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A choral music director named Don Smith gave me my first and only hickey. I don't think I've ever given one.
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Mornin' Penny! Although you're gone :(
Mornin' Stuart and MattH!
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Anyone else think Paula Abdul was stoned out of her gourd last night? I know she's had legal problems recently, but to appear before 28 million people in an obviously inebriated state is disgraceful. And I fault the producers for allowing her to be on camera when she was obviously not in shape to appear.
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Good morning, DR Rodzinski. Top o' the mornin' to ya. (a Lucky Charms reference).
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Not sure where Mufson went to school. She did a fine version of "Suddenly Seymour" up at Brandy's though.
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They're always after me Lucky Charms!
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After two weeks of female contestants going home from IDOL, I fear tonight we will lose one of the men. Neither Anwar's nor Scott's numbers were busy ten minutes into the first hour (Jessica's wasn't either), and Scott's was very busy last week, so I think he did himself real harm last night with all that lousy falsetto trilling.
Only Nikko's number stayed busy for the first hour, so I'd guess (subject to West COast voting variances) he got the highest vote last night. Bo's number was less busy than Constantine's, but tis has been true for the last couple of weeks.
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They're always after me Lucky Charms!
Well, they're magically delicious!
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And can I say that the music of the 1990s (which was last night's theme for IDOL) had the most forgettable music EVER. I knew I wasn't going to be familiar with many of the songs since I don't listen to the radio or buy any pop music on CD, but I didn't find a single song choice memorable for the song itself.
Conversely, when they did songs of the 1960s, even in some wretched performances, the tunes were memorable. What a contrast between the decades.
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When you think music from the 90s, you think... uh, give me a minute...
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The wife of my best friend is coming by today to select a film for her girls' movie night on Friday. She wanted FINDING NEVERLAND, but I don't have that yet, so she's going to have to find something in my library, and I'm pulling stuff today to give her a choice. Among the things I've pulled for her to choose between (some old, some fairly new): THE TERMINAL, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE PERFECT STORM, AMERICA'S SWEETHEART, REAR WINDOW, A TOUCH OF CLASS, SILKWOOD.
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When you think music from the 90s, you think... uh, give me a minute...
I knew the only music I'd know is if they did a movie tune like "Colors of the Wind." No one did.
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Anyone else think Paula Abdul was stoned out of her gourd last night? I know she's had legal problems recently, but to appear before 28 million people in an obviously inebriated state is disgraceful. And I fault the producers for allowing her to be on camera when she was obviously not in shape to appear.
Oh! Was that Paula? I thought Whitney Houston was a guest judge last night.
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AMAZING RACE TALK (not sure if DR MBarnum saw it yet).
OMG, it was so good!
Someone asked yesterday if I thought it would be a double elimination. I suspected it would not be (which it wasn't). I actually really like how they did it. Whenever they have a non-elimination, they should do it in 2 hours.
I was not impressed with rob and amber in the first episode. Going for the ff when they knew they were not in the front was stupid. And then not leaving right away was even dumber. But they managed to catch up (with the shopping and the water in ep2).
I LOVED episode 2. So exciting. And i was so happy. What a fantastic ending!
Next week looks interesting. Seems like the couple who finished first will have a big blowout.
Interesting how they took away the grannies clothes. That was different.
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I think the bottom 3 will be anthony, scott and jessica. Hopefully it will be scott going home.
Not happy that the judges are playing favorites. Nikko was voted out. I hate that he got to come back. But I hate that the judges keep praising him so much, that now he won't be voted out anytime soon.
I think there is a chance anwar could be bottom 3.
Clearly Carrie and Constantine are safe.
I loved Cosntantine last night. And liked nadia.
Anwar, who was my favorite, is getting worse each week. And bo wasn't as good last night.
I would like to get rid of scott, nikko, vonzell and jessica. But the public is easily manipulated by Simon.
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Hooray, I was finally able to listen to the Radio Show. Well done on both sides. It reminded me how much I love both Promises, Promises and 1776. It was also great to hear the CD of Bus and Truck. I heard the songs at the NY reading but they are done by different people on the CD and it's a good listen.
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I love this line:
I know I'm going to miss her - a tomato ate my sister
worthy of the master Stephen Sondheim with its internally rhyming
Sorry, but Mr. Sondheim would never resort to that sort of false rhyme. Miss her and sister don't rhyme. Mister and sister rhyme. Miss her and kiss her rhyme.
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The Amazing Race - Four Stars last night. ****
My question for ASK BK day. Are television episodes musically scored individually these days? Or are they just spotted with music composed for different moods for the series - to be dropped in when needed?
I don't watch anything but Alias. Alias does seem to be scored individually, at least to my ears. And I know Grant Geissman who co-does the music for Two and a Half Men, always is doing new music for each episode.
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WEL: I made a long post about Sweet Charity yesterday, when the news first broke. See what happens...
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Anyone else think Paula Abdul was stoned out of her gourd last night? I know she's had legal problems recently, but to appear before 28 million people in an obviously inebriated state is disgraceful. And I fault the producers for allowing her to be on camera when she was obviously not in shape to appear.
That's the same observation I made about her last week on the night of the competition. She was gooey and was all over Simon and being kissy...
She's totally using something.
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I think the bottom 3 will be anthony, scott and jessica. Hopefully it will be scott going home.
Not happy that the judges are playing favorites. Nikko was voted out. I hate that he got to come back. But I hate that the judges keep praising him so much, that now he won't be voted out anytime soon.
I think there is a chance anwar could be bottom 3.
Clearly Carrie and Constantine are safe.
I loved Cosntantine last night. And liked nadia.
Anwar, who was my favorite, is getting worse each week. And bo wasn't as good last night.
I would like to get rid of scott, nikko, vonzell and jessica. But the public is easily manipulated by Simon.
Vonzell was VERY good last night. So was Jessica.
I agree about Scott and Nikko. I cannot stand Anwar.
I think the audience knows its own mind....Simon couldn't save Jennifer or LaToya last time around.
And I'm really getting tired of his absurd putdowns of Anthony. Anthony doesn't make good song choices, but he sings them very well.
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Good Morning!
Well, my cell phone alarm went off at 9:00 - since I had set it to go off at 9:00.
And then my snooze alarm went off about half an hour later in the form of the hotel's fire alarm. ARRGGHH!!!! I started getting dressed about 30 seconds after it started, and as soon as I stepped into the hall, the alarm stopped... Ah, well... I had suspected it was a false alarm, so... But still...
I'm just thankful that the sprinklers didn't go off like they did in when I was in Houston...
So... I'm up.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday, Vincent![/move]
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DR Rodzinksi - I shall be sure to say HI to Lauren for you. ;)
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...And it's actually kind of neat...
The first time the show was in Richmond about two years ago - or has it already been there?!?!? - in any case... Lauren Mufson had just started her stint as one of the Donna understudies, and I believe she went on for the first time in Richmond. And now she's the "star". :)
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Is anyone taping these episodes of "American Idol"?
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Well, I'll guess I'll catch the Peabody Ducks at 5:00 today. I just missed the 11:00 "show".
Memphis is forecasted to get some severe thunderstorms this morning. Hail even. Yikes! At least it's not too long a walk to the theatre, and I have my $5.00 NYC Umbrella with me!
Hmm... Now what to do for Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch... ???
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. And OH MY GOSH! the bookings are beginning to come in... quite a number of inquiries, a few bites, and three offers in negotiations for next season. Can you spell SATISFACTION?
Excellent. Should any of your bookings etc be in the NY area please do let us know. DH & I had a wonderful time at your show.
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It is actually very sad to see Paula on American Idol in that condition. She has always semed like a sort of "earth mother" to all of the contestants. After Simon's barbs and Randy's "Yo Dawg"; Paula seemed to be the only one that was able to boost each one's confidence, even after their worst performances. It must be hard to take anything she says to heart right now, when she just seems to be so totally out of it.
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Vonzell was VERY good last night. So was Jessica.
I agree about Scott and Nikko. I cannot stand Anwar.
I think the audience knows its own mind....Simon couldn't save Jennifer or LaToya last time around.
And I'm really getting tired of his absurd putdowns of Anthony. Anthony doesn't make good song choices, but he sings them very well.
I just find that the judges are overpraising certain performers.
Watch, if the judges (specifically simon) rave about someone, that person will stay. ANd if he puts down someone (that person will be bottom 3).
I doubt that Simon raved about Latoya or Jennifer in the weeks that they were eliminated.
You see what happened to nadia (who until last week i thought was the woman receiving the most votes). She had an off week and simon blasted her (even though i thought until then she had been one of his favorites).
And how he (simon) has been going crazy over carrie the past few weeks.
I truly think that the audience is easily manipulated. Watch who gets bottom 3 tonight.
Of course most of the voters don't realize they are voting with what simon says. But i think most of them think that simon is usually right. So if he says someone is bad, they will believe him. Although there are certain performers (constantine for example) who are immune. The teeny-bopper girls love him, and they will continue to support him.
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AMAZING RACE SPOILER DON'T READ IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH!
Interesting how they took away the grannies clothes. That was different.
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We don't watch TAR here but this sentence caught my eye, they are stripping old ladies? :o
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OK - I believe I'm off to Zoe's or The Cupboard Too.... Gonna take a nice walk too before the rain starts up...
Laters...
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Yum, I went to Walmart and got some half priced easter chocolate. Got a big white solid easter bunny for 96 cents. But what I really wanted was this bean bunny in pink (that i saw last weekend). Only problem is that I'm so dumb, i forgot i had seen it at a different Walmart. Hopefully it will still be there when I get the chance to go.
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well I'm back from the doctor with a prescription for Zythromax or something like that (actually I already dropped the prescription off at the CVS)
In honor of the mushroom people I ordered a Chickem Carnonara from the Quiznos with extra mushrooms for They say you must feed cold and by gum I'm gonna do it!
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AMAZING RACE SPOILER DON'T READ IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH!
We don't watch TAR here but this sentence caught my eye, they are stripping old ladies? :o
No, but they finished last in the first episode and as punishment they took away all their belongings (except their passports).
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Yum, I went to Walmart and got some half priced easter chocolate. Got a big white solid easter bunny for 96 cents. But what I really wanted was this bean bunny in pink (that i saw last weekend). Only problem is that I'm so dumb, i forgot i had seen it at a different Walmart. Hopefully it will still be there when I get the chance to go.
what is a bean bunny?
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Blech, plans changed. Now I don't get them off until the 11th. I suppose I can wait two more weeks. The trials of not having a car while I'm at college! :P
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HICKEY!
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AMAZING RACE SPOILER DON'T READ IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH!
AMAZING RACE SPOILER DON'T READ IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH!No, but they finished last in the first episode and as punishment they took away all their belongings (except their passports).
well I guess they'll move quicker with less to carry.....
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well I'm back from the doctor with a prescription for Zythromax or something like that
DR vixmom - I'm so sorry to hear that you're part of the epidemic. I just finished my Z-pack, which was prescribed on Saturday. And you're right, you should feed a cold to keep those antibiotics company in your stomach. Otherwise: :P
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Blech, plans changed. Now I don't get them off until the 11th. I suppose I can wait two more weeks. The trials of not having a car while I'm at college! :P
Poor Joey, you have my sympathy... just think they'll be that much straighter in two weeks!! ;D
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HICKEY!
I know I had my share and gave my share while in high school but darn if I am gonna tell names ;D
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DR Joey - Those nice straight teeth are all the more reason to have the wisdom teeth taken care of before they wreck the years of orthodontia.
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AMERICAN IDOL: USA TODAY article
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-03-29-idol-tuesday-recap_x.htm
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I never had a hickey...just some mysterious curling iron accidents!
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what is a bean bunny?
It is a stuffed bunny (stuffed animal), but made from fabric. But the inside is like little beans. It is so cute! But of course it was overpriced. But at 50% off, I really want one!
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AMAZING RACE TALK:
AMAZING RACE SPOILER DON'T READ IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH!well I guess they'll move quicker with less to carry.....
Ahaha ha. That made me laugh. :)
Yep, and it worked, they moved up a few places!
Really, I wish everyone here would watch this show. Last night's episode was one of the best ever!
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DR vixmom - I'm so sorry to hear that you're part of the epidemic. I just finished my Z-pack, which was prescribed on Saturday. And you're right, you should feed a cold to keep those antibiotics company in your stomach. Otherwise: :P
Thanks....after my neices finished crawling all over me on Easter, with hugs and kisses,particularly the 6 year old (not tht I discourage these outpourings of affection) their mom (my SIL) announced that they had all been sick for the past three days apparently they were feeling better but still had the bugaboos to spread! :P
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I never had a hickey...just some mysterious curling iron accidents!
with me it was always that darn hairdryer!!!
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It is a stuffed bunny (stuffed animal), but made from fabric. But the inside is like little beans. It is so cute! But of course it was overpriced. But at 50% off, I really want one!
OH! Like a bean bag animal! Well happy hunting! (I thought it was something you eat...hmmm off to raid my Easter basket)
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HICKEY!
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HICKEY!
Well, we are awaiting your hickey revelations.
:D
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When you think music from the 90s, you think... uh, give me a minute...
Will this jog your memory?
Michael Bolton
Phil Collins
Celine Dion
Gloria Estafan
Amy Grant
Faith Hill
Billy Joel
Elton John
Madonna
Ricky Martin
Sarah McLachlan
George Michael
Bette Midler
Rod Stewart
Shania Twain
Wilson Phillips
Toni Braxton
Maria Carey
Vanessa Williams
Bryan Adams
Bon Jovi
Sheryl Crow
Melissa Etheridge
Billy Idol
Lenny Kravetz
Alanis Morisette
Bonnie Raitt
Bruce Springsteen
Van Halen
U2
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Go to 90s Billboard Hits (http://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/90.html)
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I knew the only music I'd know is if they did a movie tune like "Colors of the Wind." No one did.
Sad. too - they had quite a few Billboard Top 40s from Disney films to select from:
Aladdin A Whole New World (1)
Lion King Can you Feel the Love Tonight (4)
Circle of Life (18)
Pocahontas Colors of the Wind (4)
Hercules Go The Distance (24)
Tarzan You'll Be Here In My Heart (21)
der Brucer
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I have been gradually catching up on yesterday evening;s posts and found this sentence penned by our own DR CP:
" Somehow I can't summon up any tear of mourning for a man who, rather than seek truth and justice, chose to contemptuously manipulate the judicial system in order to cynically inflict once more onto society a heinous piece of dubious, vile, human excrement"
Now that I tell you is a sentence! I love this sentence! I have to memorize and casually drop this sentence into conversations over the next few days (I wonder what the royalties payments would be..... )
I guess this shows why DR CP is a writer and I am but a reader!
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Its a gorgeous 70 degrees in Muncie today. I am really excited to go running at 4!!!! :D :D
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Question for BK or a dear reader or two (or three).... the DP and I watched "Mary Poppins" last night, and in the penquin scene, I could have sworn it was Angela Lansbury's voice that says "You're our faaavorite person" (spoken by a penquin) I've check all the resources, and can't find anything that says she was invloved with this movie. Check it out and see what you think, I think it's on the CD also. I'd put money on this.
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Just looking at upcoming CD releases over at Oldies.com and I see a Ginny Simms/w Kay Kyser band CD that will be out soon. I adore Ginny Simms from her musical film work and will likely pop for this CD.
So, my BK question of the day (for BK and all DRs) is: who are some of your favorite 1930 and 40s Big Band vocalists.
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So DRJOEY you will see MAMMA MIA! and have your braces off the very next day!
Lovely weather here in Mooresville as well. Sixty seven degrees!
No hickeys here - they are unseemly. But several gin rickeys!
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Thanks for the music answer, MR BK.
Yes, the AMAZING RACE was extra good last night. I like the music that is used on this show, too. The main theme is very exciting and well orchestrated.
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Dear BK and fellow Dear Readers,
What is the punchline to your favorite joke? I don't want the joke- just the punchline.
I don't have a favorite joke, but my favorite punchline is "That's OK. My mother has a mustache." I use it for every joke I tell.
For example: A duck walks into a bar and asks the bartender, "Do you have any berries?" The bartender says, "No" so the duck leaves. The next day, the duck walks into the same bar and asks the bartender, "Do you have any berries?" Again, the bartender says, "No," so the duck leaves. The next day, the duck walks into the same bar and the bartender says, "If you ask me one more time if I have any berries, I'm going to nail your beak shut." The duck asks, "Do you have any nails?" The bartender says, "No," so the duck says, "That's OK. My mother has a mustache."
Isn't it so much better that way?
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Dear BK and fellow Dear Readers,
What is the punchline to your favorite joke? I don't want the joke- just the punchline.
LOL!! I don't know if this will fit, but here's a punch line:
What do you think I am...a radio??
Here's another:
(spoken with a Southern accent) Well, sugar, I don't know what they call 'em, but I call 'em precious!
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My favourite joke punchline, "Make it Peach."
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Fave punchline: "Because that's what everybody calls me!"
Favorite Hickey: The late William Hickey.
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Big Band vocalists: I do enjoy Ginny Simms. What a voice. But if you look at her for awhile, she really has on oddly shaped head.
I like Harry Babbit too. The odd harmonies of the Lombardo trio. Bea Wain is tops. Vaughn Monroe. Margaret Whiting. Jo Stafford...
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Will this jog your memory?
Now I see why I didn't remember. I had blocked most of those folks from my memory on purpose.
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LOL!! I don't know if this will fit, but here's a punch line:
What do you think I am...a radio??
DR George, I am thinking we have stumbled upon a transcontinental/ regional variation on the same punchline. For, in NY, I believe that punch line is known as: "No soap. Radio!"
Unless we're thinking of two separate things.
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Vera Lynn.
"I can't hear you, I've got a banana in my ear."
"And when I woke up, my pillow was gone."
"So I bit him"
I don't believe anyone ever gave me a hickey, but I'm always open to new experiences. I believe I gave a hickey to my first girlfriend. I may also have given another hickey soon thereafter, but I leave that revelation to others. Of course, I might not have, in which case no revelation will be forthcoming or even fifthcoming.
"Those are ants, you idiot, we haven't taken off yet."
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So beautiful today. Blue skies, a slight breeze.
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I never had a hickey...just some mysterious curling iron accidents!
DRMBarnum,, sometimes you frighten me.
Well, I'm checking in very late today; I'm having a week of crossed connections, frustration, and spring fever (I hope that's what it is). There have been some wonderful moments as well, but over all, a frustrating two days.
I've asked for Fridays away from B&N because of a lot of tiny jobs coming in, but I don't if it starts this Friday or not, so I've turned down a doctor appointment about the surgery until next Tuesday; everyone on the BABES IN TOYLAND project has jumped ship fot two weeks to work on a showcase for a new musical, so I'm tredding water until they're back; and I promised Jonathan Tunick a vocal score tomorrow but now it looks as if I won't get it to him until later since the friends I lent it to haven't photocopied it yet! GRRRR.
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DR George, I am thinking we have stumbled upon a transcontinental/ regional variation on the same punchline. For, in NY, I believe that punch line is known as: "No soap. Radio!"
Unless we're thinking of two separate things.
Does your joke involve penguins? ::)
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Big Band vocalists: I do enjoy Ginny Simms. What a voice. But if you look at her for awhile, she really has on oddly shaped head.
I like Harry Babbit too. The odd harmonies of the Lombardo trio. Bea Wain is tops. Vaughn Monroe. Margaret Whiting. Jo Stafford...
Well, coincidentally Oldies.com just released a Harry Babbit/Kay Kyser CD as well...I can't remember if I have heard him or not, but I may get his CD at the same time as Ginny's...and yes Ginny does have an unusual look....I lover her in Abbott and Costello's HIT THE ICE!
I do like Vaughn Monroe, and I will add Ray Noble to that list...and maybe Helen Forrest.
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And the voice says: "No. This is the
manager of the skating rink. There are no fish under the ice."
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BK, "So I bit him" has always been one of my fav punchlines too, along with "No, thanks, just had one." and "Okay, you're a cab."
I love what I call "Have an accident?" jokes.
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Another fav punchline: "How he got in my pyjamas I'll never know?"
And there's this infamous one: "I'm thinking! I'm Thinking!"
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Punchlines?
"Practice."
"He only comes once a year."
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Someone on a message board was complaining that Christopher Isherwood had used the word "obstreperous" in a review, and that that was just too highfalutin' a word. I said that if they bothered to come to the ginchiest website on all the Internet but a mere week or two ago, they would have known exactly what that word meant, along with many other words. Of course, I did not name the website.
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Just read the Warner Bros. chat transcript and there is some cool stuff coming to DVD soon1
JRand54...some Allied Artist's titles (they didn't say which ones, however) and STORM WARNING!! Woohoo!
Also, all 48 Bowery Boy's movies (there are a few I would like to see!)...and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (before X-mas) and SON OF KONG....new Fay Wray interview will be with the KING KONG release!
Lots of other things too, but those were what excited me the most!
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Good Afternoon!
-Yep, it's definitely Spring Break time. All the soaps are featuring story lines with their "younger" actors this week.
;)
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Lauren Mufson wouldn't know me from Adam, Jose, but tell her she has fans "out there" from her Brandy's days.
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Man, I used to dream of a world where I could have access to all the Bowery Boys movies.
Now all I need are the Gas House Gang flicks!
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Back from my lunch and walk....
I went ahead and headed over to The Cupboard Too. It was my first time there, but I have been to their original/parent location, The Cupboard, during my previous visits to Memphis.
I had a good lunch, but instead of a "meat and three" menu, it was more of a "meat and two" - just two side dish choices instead of three. Now I'm just trying to remember if it's always been a "two" or if at one time it was a "three". Or maybe it's just a "two" at the downtown location.
Follow me? ;)
Well... For today's lunch, I had the Chicken Fried Steak, Corn Pudding and Italian Spinach (seasoned spinach mixed with some ricotta cheese). And, of course, some Sweet Tea and the basket of corn muffins and yeast rolls that come with every meal. Yummers!
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THE BOATNIKS and THE BOWERY BOYS! Rodzinski will be in DVD heaven this year :D
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I just noticed that my garbage can, under my desk here at work, smells very unseemly even though I just emptied it.
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Big Band vocalists: Tex Benecke; Skinnay Ennis; Young Frank Sinatra; Bea Wain; Herb Jeffries; Vaughn Monroe; Martha Tilton; Ray Eberle; Bob Eberle; Bob Allen; Dolores O' Neill; Dick Haymes; Jo Stafford
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Oh, and all the Val Lewton films are coming to DVD later this year! Hurray!
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Big Band vocalists: Tex Benecke; Skinnay Ennis; Young Frank Sinatra; Bea Wain; Herb Jeffries; Vaughn Monroe; Martha Tilton; Ray Eberle; Bob Eberle; Bob Allen; Dolores O' Neill; Dick Haymes; Jo Stafford
Did you see the recent interview with Herb Jeffries in FILMFAX magazine? It was wonderful!
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I felt very sorry for Anthony last night because he had his best vocal in three weeks and expected to hear plaudits and instead got putdowns from everyone especially Simon. I thought he was going to cry.
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Since the sun was still shining and the sky cleared up, I decided to go for a walk along Front Street - which is basically the road that parallels the Mississippi River. Not really much down there to see. Even the view of the River is obscured by a mini-harbor and some industrial structures.
I did stop into the Elvis Presley-B.B. King Welcome Center. It's basically a rest stop for those coming across the bridge from Arkansas. There are two big bronze statues of, guess who, Elvis and B.B. inside, plus bathrooms and a tourist information booth.
Then I headed back up to Main Street and checked out the area not in the direction of the Orpheum Theatre. Government buildings, Federal Reserve, Convention Center, and The Pyramid - basically a sports/concert venue that is sadly under utilized now as a result of the new FedEx basketball arena (Go Grizzlies!). In any case...
As as I was coming to the end my loop, I came across three words plastered onto the side of a building...
HOT FUDGE PIE
:D
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Is there any book, short story, novella, etc. that you personally would like to turn into a musical? Write the book and/or lyrics and/or music?
William Goldman's The Silent Gondoliers. It's the right length of a story, with plenty of good humor. Plus, there's the challenge of writing a musical around a lead character who cannot sing, yet making him musical in his heart.
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The place is called Westy's. Quite and interesting menu. Lots of variety. And their house specialty dessert is Hot Fudge Pie - which according to all the blurbs posted in the place, was voted The Best in Memphis.
So, I settled into a booth and ordered a glass of milk and a slice of the Hot Fudge Pie. A few minutes later...
:D
Basically, it's like a warm slice of Chocolate Chess Pie, or a really fudgy brownie. And topped with French Vanilla Ice Cream and whipped cream. Very good, and surprisingly, not achingly sweet. Rich, yes, but not feel-it-in-your-teeth sweet. -I'm suspecting the ice cream was house-made too, especially since they also feature Boiled Custard and Eggnog on their dessert menu.
And since they're open until 3:00AM...
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I have put in the special edition of STAR TREK: GENERATIONS for my next DVD film. I hope to get started watching it some later tonight even though it will go off when the wonderful LOST comes on.
The new TREK edition of this less than wonderful film has been outfitted with a new DTS soundtrack, so I can't WAIT to hear that.
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Since I had my slice of Hot Fudge Pie, I went ahead and walked back to the hotel instead of taking one of the trolleys that run up and down Main Street.
;)
And it seems the threat of thunderstorms this afternoon has evaporated too!
:)
Oh, and I did take pictures while I was out walking. I didn't take pictures of the Hot Fudge Pie itself, but I did take a pic of the sign. Hopefully, I'll have pics to post in the next few days.
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DR PennyO - Great news! Should I keep my bags packed? ;)
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Remember that I oredered that used copy of SHRK TALE on Sunday night when I got in from seeing it at my friends' home? Well, it came today! It was mailed Media Mail from Texas on Monday morning and get here today. I couldn't believe it!
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Had I means, I would like to produce a musical of William Goldman's "The Silent Gondoliers".
der Brucer
I hadn't read this yet when posting. Can you tell we've been together for a number of years?
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Favorite punchlines:
"99 nuns go, "Hehehehehe. 1 nun goes, "OH!!"
"Snowballs."
"Hmmmm, that's a hard one..." -A blare of trumpets, confetti cannons go off, and The Gates of Heaven open.
-What can I say, I went to a private Catholic high school.
;D
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Ahh, the joys of technology! Ended up with only a half day of work thanks to server problems back in Iowa. Upside... afternoon off. Downside... half a day of pay. Oh well, just ups the chance of overtime pay coming up later!!!
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Jed, did you tell us that you got a job? Did I miss this news???
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And I can tie two threads together!
L.B. Mayer gets to heaven and starts cataloguing his accomplishments. He gets to the end of the list and pauses. St. Peter: "Well, what about that Ginny Sims thing?"
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Great DVD news, DR MBARNUM. So many favorites.
I will be needing some EMPLOYMENT vibes starting on Friday - but I will remind you again, HHW'ers.
I recently spoke to my Dear Friend Suzanne in Dallas and encouraged her to come to HHW. She is a marvelous person, a terrific director, actress, and vocalist! Fingers crossed that she finds her way here.
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My favorite punchline is to an Ethel Merman story:
"Remember the minuet? I can't even remember the men I %$@*ed!"
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Jo Stafford. Betty Hutton. Desi Arnaz.
I love Big Band vocalists. The Modernaires.
AND, ladies and gentlemen, the Misses Doris Day AND Rosemary Clooney.
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Other punchlines:
"Then why did you answer the phone?"
"How should I know? I just got here myself."
"We'll get you a seat in another car, and maybe we can find a banana for your monkey."
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MBarnum, what's the URL for the Warner Video chat transcript? I thought it was at Home Theater Forum, but I couldn't find it there.
Favorite punchlines:
Is this because I'm a lesbian?
Udaho.
We have a new one at our household based on a very unfortunate situation (we are politically incorrect, so read no further if you are easily offended, not that any of you are, LOL). A couple we know just got back from vacation and it turns out the husband was arrested for soliciting a prostitute (I never liked the guy--just something off about him). So, anyway, most of my recent interchanges with the DS have included lines like, "Honey, I'll be a little late tonight--I have to go solicit a prostitute." To which the DS replies, "Just make sure to get a babysitter before you leave."
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Has Sharon Stone been announced in a remake of Mildred Pierce? A Crawford group I belong to is all a-twitter, but I can't figure out if it's wishful thinking or an actual new (old) movie.
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Obviously she will be playing the Zachary Scott role.
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HICKEY & BOGGS
Violent Bill Cosby/Robert Culp thriller.
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Canadian teenagers play Ice Hickey.
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Hmm.... I think a nap is now in order...
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"When Jean Claude, the famous fighter pilot, goes down; he goes down in flames"
"Yes, but can you tell what I'm knocking with?"
"If I could walk that way I wouldn't need the talcum powder"
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and from the Vixter:
"Anywhere he wants to"
"Here kitty, kitty"
"Orange you glad I didn't say banana?"
"I didn't know you could yodel"
"Time to buy a new fence"
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"To the dump to the dump to the dump dump dump."
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I'm still winning both auctions..... :o
that'll teach me... (not punchlines, just observations!)
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I broke my digital camera. Apparently you are not supposed to put it in a case, then drop in on the driveway under the rear wheel of your husband's car (he barely clipped it when he pulled out in the morning) and then leave it there all night and all the following day in the pouring rain.
Oddly, the damage is not covered under warranty....
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A MILDRED PIERCE remake? Oh, my lord!!!
I won't need any reminders to miss that! It will NEVER play in the 21st century, just like the update of STELLA DALLAS that Bette Midler made didn't make a dime.
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Big Band vocalists: Peggy Lee & Margaret Whiting
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And the PSYCHO and CHARADE redos didn't make a cent.
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I have decided that I need to win the lottery. I don;t need a big one, just about a miilion clear after taxes. I want to be a stay at home mom...but I need a bigger house.
The Vixter is READING OVER MY SHOULDER (YOU BAD BAD GIRL!!!) and she says "AMEN!:
She is aloso making fin of my typos!!! GO DO YOUR HOMEWORK YOU NAUGHTY THING YOU!!!!
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Ok I am being dragged off to teach the Vixter how to sew a cloth doll...laters!!!
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Jed, did you tell us that you got a job? Did I miss this news???
Yes, DRJed! Do we hear the word employment or are you hallucinating from poverty?
"They have crystal balls."
DRJRand54, I've heard a million stories from people who knew Merman, but I've never heard her name mentioned before in the minuet joke. However, this is a bona fide punchline to an Ether Merman story involving Loretta Young:
"Here's a dollar; go #$%$ yourself!"
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Yesterday I went for a walk and I saw this juvenile dark-morph red-tailed hawk:
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Isn't DR Jed working at a temp job grading tests? I seem to remember him telling us about it a week or so ago and that he would be rooming with DR Ann for the duration of the job.
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I am being urgently requested in the next room...
I look forward to someday hearing the LEAD INS to all these great punchlines!!!
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DR JMK, Warner Bros. chat transcript --> www.digitalbits.com (http://www.digitalbits.com)
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I would like the punchline to the Warner Video chat archive..... :P
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LOL, MB. Jinx. (Kind of).
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vixmom - beware last-second snipers on eBay. You really shouldn't even enter a bid until just before the auction closes. If you want some tips, e-mail me.
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there is a link to the home theater forum chat on the hometheaterforum.com discussion board (software is the name of the section on the board that you'll want to click on - halfway down).
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... chose to contemptuously manipulate the judicial system in order to cynically inflict once more onto society...
Now that I tell you is a sentence!
Yes, it is rare to find two split infinitives in one sentence!
der Brucer (who must confess, any correct rework that comes to mind is awkward and weakens the impact - but, hey, "Rules am Rules".)
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Well here's what I'm excited about from the Warner chat:
Brando Mutiny on the Bounty
Ryan's Daughter
SE Ben Hur with both versions
I find it hard to believe that Warner and MGM/UA coexist peacefully--the difference in attention to quality and detail in their DVD releases is truly amazing.
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I'm happy about the Val Lewton box, I already knew about the Garbo and Flynn boxes, disappointed more information wasn't forthcoming about upcoming musical releases or about the Joan Crawford box coming up.
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Ah, I will have to give away my THIN MAN single DVD since it's going to be part of the upcoming boxed set along with a disc of extras - 7 discs. Wow! I figured they'd put two films per disc (one on each layer) since none of them apart from the second one is very long.
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Ok I am being dragged off to teach the Vixter how to sew a cloth doll...laters!!!
To use in Voodoo class?
der Brucer
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We are in deep trouble
#1. We're in more trouble than I imagined! While looking at a house, My brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the North?" When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, (and has for some time), she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff.". . . She also votes!
#2. I used to work in technical support for a 24x7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific." . . . . . . He also votes!.
#3 So my colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, when we overheard one of the admin. Assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a convertible, but "didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving." . . . . . . . She also votes!
# 4My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car. It's designed to cut through a seatbelt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk. . . . . My sister also votes!
#5 My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20% discount . . . . He also votes!
# 6 I was hanging out with a friend when we saw a woman with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My friend said, "Wouldn't the chain rip out every time she turned her head?" I explained that a person's nose and ear remain the same distance apart no matter which way the head is turned. . . . . . My friend also votes!
#7 My girlfriend and I were picking up some sandwiches from the sub place last week and she asked the clerk which of two sandwiches was better. The clerk didn't have an opinion but did say that the first sandwich was more expensive My girlfriend got a quizzical look on her face and asked, "If that's the case, why are they both listed with the same price on the menu?" To this, the clerk responded, "I don't think we add tax to the turkey." . . . . . The clerk also votes!
#8 I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?". . . . . She also votes
der Brucer
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Yes, it is rare to find two split infinitives in one sentence!
der Brucer (who must confess, any correct rework that comes to mind is awkward and weakens the impact - but, hey, "Rules am Rules".)
He can split my infinitives anytime if he can come up with a sentence with that kind of impact!!
(and ain't it rules is rules?)
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To use in Voodoo class?
der Brucer
No, Spanish class...lets see, in November her History teacher made her make a papier mache sacarpogus
In December her English teacher wanted a mobile
Now her Spanish teacher wants a hand made doll dressed in traditional Niciguaran clothing (I was tempted to give her a GI Joe!)
apparently we have inadvertant;ly sent our child not to the local Middle School but to the Deer Park School of Arts and Crafts..... am I bitter just because my school taxes top $4K a year oh no.....
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Ah, I will have to give away my THIN MAN single DVD
you have my address, right? ;D
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vixmom - beware last-second snipers on eBay. You really shouldn't even enter a bid until just before the auction closes. If you want some tips, e-mail me.
My problem is the dang dial up is so slow I'm not very good at these last minute sniping things....If I REALLY want somthing I look for a 'BUY IT NOW" and pay the extra.... but I would appreciate any tips you might like to offer :D
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LOL - Well, DR ELMORE - I read the story in a book of Hollywood Quotes. It seems that Robert Alton who had choreographed DU BARRY WAS A LADY on Broadway was doing the dances for THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS in Hollywood, and thought he might use some of the same steps in one of the medley numbers for Merman.....whereupon he reminded her of DU BARRY and asked her "do you remember the minuet?"
And the rest belongs to history. So it may be apocrophyl, but it is a funny punch line. ;D
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Oh! How could I forget this one, and I use this all the time
"What do you mean "WE", paleface?"
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And of course there is the story that Joan Crawford once remarked on the bowl of water that Loretta Young walked on.
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DR derBRUCER I would like to meet the politician that ran on the "No Tax On Turkey" ticket.
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So it may be apocrophyl.
Isn't apocrophyl the active ingredient in Clorets? ;)
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Ok since its ask BK day, although it is of course open to all....
I heard this story once and I cannot remembe WHO the actress in question was:
It was a Broadway play and a young actress was bragging that she was upstaging the leading lady ( a very well known actress). The LL overheard this conversation and said "I could upstage you without even being on the stage"
She proved her point at the next performance . Upon exiting the stage she balanced a full wine glass on the very edge of a table upstage and on the opposite side of the downstage action, clearly visible to the audience, whose eyes were riveted on it, waiting for it to fall, during the young actress' entire scene.
The Leading lady had of course, taken the precaution of placing doublestick tape on the bottom of the wine glass.
Now, has anybody else here ever heard this story? Who was the leading lady? It's driving me crazy!!!!!
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Isn't apocrophyl the active ingredient in Clorets? ;)
I thought that was cloroform
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I thought that was cloroform
In the that explains a lot department, my Mom was a nurse and she used to bring me home empty (or so she said :) ) cans of ether to play with when I was a kid. Don't ask me why, but I loved the smell of ether (in the morning--a Robert Duvall reference).
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In the that explains a lot department, my Mom was a nurse and she used to bring me home empty (or so she said :) ) cans of ether to play with when I was a kid. Don't ask me why, but I loved the smell of ether (in the morning--a Robert Duvall reference).
;D
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So, how much is a transcript of the {"Monday Night Chat " going for on ebay? :D
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Sorry, but Mr. Sondheim would never resort to that sort of false rhyme. Miss her and sister don't rhyme. Mister and sister rhyme. Miss her and kiss her rhyme.
I was kidding.
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Come to think of it, Mom always had prescription codeine cough medicine on hand for any given occasion. It's all beginning to make sense now.....Getting sleepy, sleepier, must nap.....
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Well I know chlorine is a girl who dances on Broadway, but I don't know from chloroform. Is it the costume they were?
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Oh, you were KIDDING. If you're KIDDING and there's no way for a person to know if you're KIDDING, put a little smiley in there, baby.
vixmom - I have one word for you - esnipe. Go to esnipe.com. You may register for free and you don't have to buy and "bid points" for quite a while - it's all free. Once you register, you put in the number of your auction, put in your TOP or HIGHEST bid you're willing to pay and esnipe will bid automatically six seconds before the auction ends. Never fails.
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Jed, did you tell us that you got a job? Did I miss this news???
This is the 4-week temp position I have with Pearson Educational Measurement, scoring standardized tests (specifically the Ohio 4th grade writing assessment). Looks like there's a good chance of extending an extra two weeks, scoring parts of the ACT college entrance exam at that time. Also a chance of doing the Washington state standardized test (not sure if it'd be 4th, 7th, or 10th grade) in late May-mid June.
A little bit at a time, but sure as heck beats nothing! :D
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Isn't DR Jed working at a temp job grading tests? I seem to remember him telling us about it a week or so ago and that he would be rooming with DR Ann for the duration of the job.
Well remembered, vixmom!
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Must be siesta time. Not me, baby. I feel twitchy and bitchy and manic. I'm goin' out and gettin' myself a HICKEY!
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I feel twitchy and bitchy and manic.
Calling Cora--it's time to revise your review. ;D
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sacarpogus
Lord, you must be covered in bandages, just like a sarcophagus 8)
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(http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/6916436/91251867.jpg)
der Brucer
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Well folks, the vacation is over. Tomorrow, reality sets back in. Sigh.
I had one last fleeting surprise from my wonderful vacation. I was cleaning out my purse and came across the attached. Are you impressed? Can anyone tell me what it is?
Hickeys. I must say that I also have never given nor received one.
Jane
HHW God
Re:SOUTHERN FRIED NOTES
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Danise I hope the first impression with your new neighbors is misleading and all turns out well.
I never heard of anyone having to purchase two burial sites. It must have been a prime location you wanted.
Good luck with the bus service. Are you the only one who uses that stop?
Well, I hope things aren’t as bad as my first impression of them. Somehow, I don’t think so.
I don’t know about “prime location”. It is in the Veterans section of the cemetery. Only a couples of spaces down and to the left of where my Dad is buried.
No, I’m not the only one who uses that stop. I got a “Thank you for you input” reply from HARTLINE. I wrote them again.
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Ok since its ask BK day, although it is of course open to all....
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It was a Broadway play and a young actress was bragging that she was upstaging the leading lady ( a very well known actress). The LL overheard this conversation and said "I could upstage you without even being on the stage"
"Honey, I can upstage you with out even being on the stage." - is attributed to Tallulah Bankhead
der Brucer
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Ok Jennifer and JRand54, I watched the first half of ATR...whew, quite an emotional episode! And I was pretty worried there at the end...didn't want my favorite team getting the ax! Poor Gretchen...she really looked like she'd gone through a meat grinder! She just makes me smile everytime I see her, though!
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George, and I stopped just shy of 5,000 posts-LOL
Charles, I hope you are pleased with both versions of the mini-series. Also please let me know which one to watch.
Tomovoz, I left too soon last night. :(
Jose thanks for the information on the various peanut stores. Now I have one more reason to return to Virginia.
Joey sorry those darn things didn't come off today. Be well vibes!
Vixmom-feel good vibes!
Penny good job vibes!
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Wow, very weird bottom 3 on Idol! :(
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Yep DR Mbarnum, the first half of TAR was a good one. But wait till you watch part 2. Now that was crazy!
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I'm on my way to a little book signing for a fellow neighborhood scribe - at Samuel French. Keep the home fries burning, you dear, dear people out there in the dark.
And before I go, might I just say - HICKEY!
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JRand-I will repeat this on Friday-GOOD JOB VIBES!
JMK & Betsy-LOL
DRLaura, beautiful picture of the Hawk. :)
Did you and/or Sandra see my post regarding FOREVER PLAID? Isn’t it one of your favorite shows, or is that just for Christmas?
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Jed-here’s to a little bit at a time-may it last until you find a permanent situation.
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Hisaka, Keith found more information on the wild turkeys. It seems you were correct when you asked about the male. Read the following:
Wild Turkeys travel in small flocks. For most of the year, they are single-sex flocks. Females are with females, males with males. Young turkeys follow their mothers.
Wild Turkeys have good eyesight and hearing, and they are very fast runners. The breeding season is in March and April. A male turkey will try to find a female flock to make his harem. To attract females, the male will gobble and strut, fanning out his tail. He will mate with several females in the flock.
Wild turkey nests are made in the ground. A shallow depression is lined with leaves and covered up with vines and other plants. Ten to fifteen eggs are laid. Eggs are light brown, with black and dark brown spots. The female will sit on the eggs for a month or more. This makes her very vulnerable to predators
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I never saw the point in a hickey. I think I gave Keith one once and it looked silly. I don’t remember if he gave me one. :-\
I have dishes to wash and my hair to dry.
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Thanks DRJANE! Advance vibes NEVER hurt....LOL.
DRDANISE I have NO idea what that is! But if it gets any bigger, give it to the new neighbors as a house-warming gift.
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Book signing!
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DRLaura, beautiful picture of the Hawk. :)
Did you and/or Sandra see my post regarding FOREVER PLAID? Isn?t it one of your favorite shows, or is that just for Christmas?
Thanks, Jane.
Yes, I saw it and meant to respond. Sorry. You're going to see it, aren't you? Maybe you can play Heart and Soul.
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And here are my pre-Friday job vibes for JRand54!
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I'm back from ye olde book signing. Small turnout of mostly neighborhood friends, which is, sadly, the way signings go these days. It was fun, though.
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Not a weird bottom three at IDOL for me at all. In fact, I predicted two of the three, and as for the third one, well, that person's popularity was already in question and based on the calls I made last night, completely in step with the busy signals and lack thereof that I discovered.
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I liked ALIAS a lot tonight, mainly because I have always loved the Marshall character and liked that he was given a mission to perform.
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I also watched the new Tim Daly (fine looking man) detective series EYES tonight. They had about four plots going at once and jumped quickly back and forth between them. I think the show may be a bit too hyper to catch on. It also has the disadvantage of having the relatively weak ALIAS lead-in, and the killer competition of CSI: NY and LAW & ORDER on the other two networks.
The Tim Daly character has a gay best friend. There are also various snakes and good guys in the mix at the firm, all with their own agendas. There was even a surprise murder of one of them (or what appeared to be murder).
As I said, a hyper episode with a little bit of everything in the mix.
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I almost broke down tonight and had a dish of ice cream, but I fought my craving with every ounce of resistence I had and was able to conquer it (for today anyway).
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Oh, you were KIDDING. If you're KIDDING and there's no way for a person to know if you're KIDDING, put a little smiley in there, baby.
vixmom - I have one word for you - esnipe. Go to esnipe.com. You may register for free and you don't have to buy and "bid points" for quite a while - it's all free. Once you register, you put in the number of your auction, put in your TOP or HIGHEST bid you're willing to pay and esnipe will bid automatically six seconds before the auction ends. Never fails.
oooh!! I must try this. Thank you!!
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Lord, you must be covered in bandages, just like a sarcophagus 8)
I canna tpye neether do I spellchek ;D
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"Honey, I can upstage you with out even being on the stage." - is attributed to Tallulah Bankhead
der Brucer
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you !
You are a gentleman and a scholar even if you do make fun of my atrocious spelling!!!
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I never saw the point in a hickey. I think I gave Keith one once and it looked silly. I don’t remember if he gave me one. :-\
I have dishes to wash and my hair to dry.
I prefer using a dishtowel myself.... :D
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So the Gal's mom is in town and treated us to dinner at Barrymore's, and who do I run into as I am leaving, but our own talented Penny O. She was on her way to see ALL SHOOK UP. We were on our way to see SHOCKHEADED PETER. That was a pleasant surprise.
As for PETER, I hoped it would be better. I liked the horrific aspects of it much better than the comic aspects. Some of the sequences were really cool, but had I known the guy from the Tiger Lillies was going to sing EVERY song, I probably would not have gone. A little of his piercing falsetto goes a long way for me. Still, some incredible moments of staging and a couple genuine chills made it worthwhile.
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And now...sleep.
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Yep, I'm headed off to dreamland myself. Talk to everyone again tomorrow.
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Midnight here on the east coast... i must say that medicine the doctor prescribed is working wonderfully I feel much better than I did the past two days and this morning... then again it might have been Jane's vibes!!!!
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Good Evening!
Back from the show. Much better tonight (for me). Less "wiggles" as the assistant conductor likes to call them. Now I just need to learn to count to 4 over and over again.
1-2-3... 1-3-4... 2-3-4... 1-2-4...
It's actually a lot harder than one would think!
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We were all surprised when we were leaving the theatre to find that storms had finally come. Nice torrential downpour and some lightning and thunder. Thankfully, I had my $5.00 NYC umbrella with me. But it started to die down just a few minutes later. But there will probably be a lot of soaked Mamma Mia! programs in Memphis garbage cans tonight.
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DR vixmom - It's the VIBES, baby. The VIBES.
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I haven't checked in on E-bay in a while... BUT...
Do they still allow you to place your highest bid "in private"? So that you don't really need to worry about being sniped. -Of course, that presumes you really do have a set spending/bidding level.
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BK, what book was being signed?
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Jose, did you get around to seeing the Peabody Marching Ducks?
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DR Danise - It looks to me like it is a wrapper from a Ricola Throat Drop. Maybe someone gave you one? Or at least the wrapper before a show?
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Jose, did you get around to seeing the Peabody Marching Ducks?
Tomorrow. I promise. ;)
I did take a nap earlier this afternoon. By the time I had woken up, it was already 5:30 and I had to get ready to head in for the show. So...
But tomorrow I am planning on grabbing a good ole Southern breakfast, and after breakfast, I shall head to the Peabody to catch the 11:00 March of the Ducks.
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OH! And it looks like a bunch of us Mamma Mians will be heading to Graceland on Friday! YEAH!!! I think I'll splurge on the Grand Tour this time round.
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The book was American Racist by Tony Slide - about Thomas Dixon and his "contribution" to Birth of a Nation and other books and films.
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DR JOSE has it! I agree, I think DR DANISE has unearthed a Ricola cough drop wrapper!
What goes on around here at this time of day?
Thanks for the vibes DR MBARNUM!
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Cool!
The PBS station here in Memphis is one of those stations that rebroadcasts their programs in the late night hours. The Live from Lincoln Center presentation of Passion will be on tomorrow night at 8:00pm and 1:00am! Guess I'll be up late tomorrow night (again).
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Time now for to go to bed.
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Nobody here but us chickens.
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It has been DR Ann's birthday in OZ time for nearly 20 hours now. Happy Birthday Ann.
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"Try the peanuts, they're complimentary."
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March is almost done.
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I think that calls for a HICKEY!