Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on April 13, 2020, 12:13:18 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes answered the question posed in the title of the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - no one knows where they are, sadly.
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And the word of the day is: HYPNAGOGIC!
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Today, I'm going to e-mail my supervisor about coming in to work and paying some invoices. I know that some shipments had arrived and were unpacked and received in our computer system last week, so I know that there are invoices to pay. Next week, I'll have to go in so that I can do what needs to be done so that the finance department can actually print the checks, so it would be helpful if invoices were actually paid. ;)
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Otherwise, today I'm going to go shopping for my sister and niece. My sister has actually been working from home and her daughter doesn't want to go out and possibly get sick, so I'll brave the (hopefully) socially distant crowds and shop.
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And now, I'm off to bed.
Have a good day, all!
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And then I wrote...
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Listening to Lukas Foss' second piano concerto, which veers from gorgeous Americana to clangy and back. But I like it - I'm woefully ignorant of his music so am listening to a lot of it.
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There's a clip of Lesbian, Butch, Dyke up on the Tube of You, since 2008. It has received a rather astonishing 256 THOUSAND views.
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Good morning, all!
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I slept quite poorly last night, my own fault since I did niot follow my usual regimen of my night. I was so worried about taking an overdose of something that I took only the Aleve PM.
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DR George, I liked your Easter basket story.
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DR vixmom, I hope your company's accountant will be okay. I hope you remain well, as well.
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Today I need to look over the Babes In Toyland libretto, check the lyrics and the footnotes and send it off. I should be finished by noon, and then I will watch LA Then and Now. After that I'm going to check out the Li'l Abner items.
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It's a gray rainy day here, so I'll hold off on a market trip. I do need to pay a couple of bills and send them off.
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Good morning, all.
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Well now I must get out that DVD and watch Hotel, which I have only seen twice at the most, and never in a theater.
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Vibes for DR VIXMOM & her office & job.
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DR FJL's production of North by NW sounds like fun.
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I was reading DR CILLA LIZ and DR JANE's post and couldn't figure out what a PPE was.....I thought it was an app to post pictures.....and then it came to me......
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I think The Hypnotic Eye with Jacques Bergerac & Allison Hayes was filmed in the HYPNAGOGIC process.....
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T.O.D.
I don't think I have any favorite films of Rod Taylor, Melvyn Douglas or Karl Malden.
I did lunch with Malden one day, back in the early 1970s.
I interviewed him for my book on Paul Muni.
Malden was in the Broadway production of KEY LARGO.
It was a pleasant meeting. He was a nice man.
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TOD:
Rod Taylor: The VIPS, The Time Machine, World Without End, Welcome to Woop Woop, Hotel
Karl Malden: Dead Ringer, Streetcar...., The Streets of San Francisco
Melvyn Douglas: Ninotchka, Hud
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Back to writing on the new play today.
Maybe, if I can get a "hall pass," I'll even go out and get the mail.
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Very windy today, I am hoping my trash can out by the street doesn't blow over....before it's emptied....at least the one that's full of dead leaves and clippings.....that would be a nice surprise for the neighborhood.
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I enjoyed the ABNER clips......
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I am getting a bit "stir crazy".
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BK, thank you for mentioning the fiddle player.
As it happens, I was going to ask about how you handled the overture, so now that’s answered.
I watched each clip three or four times last night on the iPad, and will get back to them on the computer with the good monitors today. More later!
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Because like I said, Abner’s a grail for this DR. :)
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Well, this line of rainstorms and thunderstorms and heavy winds reaching all the way down into Florida is extremely aggravating, and it’s what we’re going to be in all day. The hatches are battened down.
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I think it’s safe to say I can enjoy any movie that any of those three is in.
My introduction to Rod Taylor would have been my first seeing The Time Machine at a kiddie matinee, followed by The Birds a few years later.
Malden, not sure what I would have seen at an early age, but it was Patton that put him on the map for me.
EDIT: And that’s still the case as far as really getting to know him, but Dead Ringer in 1964 for sure!
I didn’t know who Melvyn Douglas was until I saw him in The Tenant in 1976. Even now, I’m forgetting what else I’ve since seen him in, but I know I’ve appreciated some of his earlier films.
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Good morning,all.
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Two!
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How many Abner videos are there? I don't want to miss any. It was great seeing Sami again.
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Three. They’re on yesterday’s page 5.
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Back to writing on the new play today.
Maybe, if I can get a "hall pass," I'll even go out and get the mail.
I don't think that's what "hall pass" means these days
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DR vixmom, I hope your company's accountant will be okay. I hope you remain well, as well.
Thank you dear!
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Vibes for DR VIXMOM & her office & job.
Thank you Jack!
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Thank you for all the vibes yesterday
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It is pouring rain and very windy here
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Three. They’re on yesterday’s page 5.
Thank you. Then I saw all of them. Fun stuff.
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Alert the Media!
My trash can blew over. HOWEVER, the lock lid stayed on. I went out and put it behind the bigger trash can and hopefully it will stay upright until they arrive.......
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Better make yourself presentable, DR Jrand69, in case the local TV crews show up.
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The Babes In Toyland libretto has been sent, so my day is now my own. I'm thinkng about doing the laundry along with my viewing.
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TOD
Rod Taylor
The Time Machine
The Birds
The Glass Bottom Boat
Karl Malden
Streetcar Named Desire
Baby Doll
Gypsy
Melvyn Douglas
The Old Dark House
Ninotchka
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TOD 1:
My favorite Karl Malden performance is his singing the Ogre song on Unsung Sherman Brothers.
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TOD 2:
I like Melvyn Douglas in almost anything.
Being There
Ninotchka
That Uncertain Feeling
Hud
The Americanization of Emily
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From DR TCB:
You could find out the name of a florist near their home, call up and order the flowers, and have them marked for pick-up at a time Bryan could pick them up. The card and flowers would be from you, but the delivery by your son.
I have thought of that, or just making sure Bryan is home for the delivery. Even though he is home on Mother's Day he is working the nights prior to Sunday. He needs his sleep.
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TOD 3:
Rod Taylor did a decent pilot film of the Travis McGee mysteries that was pretty good.
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A bit of good news from Indiana today:
Statewide deaths reported Sunday were at their lowest daily level since April 6, and positive cases dropped for a second day in a row.
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The original Miss Mazeppa, Faith Dane, has died at 96.
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A bit of good news from Indiana today:
Statewide deaths reported Sunday were at their lowest daily level since April 6, and positive cases dropped for a second day in a row.
Ecellent.
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Can we hit a redo button on today, please.
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I’m not even in the mood to make that a question.
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Elmore I just read thishttp://bway.ly/kimfxy?fbclid=IwAR1WS1deqIlpRe1Tj5LZRADyMlUgPxKsAsP6_1aFvrdDSrArI5qbPRMzazE#https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839
Thanks John it didn’t work as a link when i posted it
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The windows are rattling like someone is shaking the house
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My child is somewhere in Central Florida facilitating phone calls for the hearing challenged
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The original Miss Mazeppa, Faith Dane, has died at 96.
I met her in summer 1973 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. She came to a performance with Donald Saddler.
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That's harrowing.
Prayers for Danny and Rebecca.
They first worked together on Skip's (and Jack's) "Time and Again" in San Diego, though they started dating a while after that.
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But its so strange. How long did the producers know someone in the cast or crew had the symptoms yet they still let the show go on at least the one night before, maybe twice, didn't they? And some of that cast is less than six feet from the audience at times. The producers seem to be UK-based, though, where the terror was not as strong as in NY, though.
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Three!
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I see Rebecca is starting to have symptoms, at the end of Danny's article.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839
Thanks for repeating the link as I didn't have time to read it earlier.
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I see Rebecca is starting to have symptoms, at the end of Danny's article.
Yes, very scary. Vibes she will not be too sick with it.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839
Thanks John it didn’t work as a link when i posted it
That's because you didn't leave a space between this and http:
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I just finished watching LA Then and Now and the Li'l Abner clips. I wish I knew more about LA to fully appreciate the revue, but I loved the songs and the band was fantastic. My least favorite section was the wrestling match but I really liked Robert Yacko's monologue at the end.
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Who did the orchestrations? They were really fine.
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I do love me some Li'l Abner! Those clips were fun.
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Very harrowing read.
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Who did the orchestrations? They were really fine.
I agree and also thought the band was just wonderful.
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Yesterday we smelled smoke, today you can see the haze and it is stronger. I haven't found yet where it is coming from.
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But its so strange. How long did the producers know someone in the cast or crew had the symptoms yet they still let the show go on at least the one night before, maybe twice, didn't they? And some of that cast is less than six feet from the audience at times. The producers seem to be UK-based, though, where the terror was not as strong as in NY, though.
I read that as the producers stopped the show as soon as they were aware of the illness
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839
Thanks John it didn’t work as a link when i posted it
That's because you didn't leave a space between this and http:
I figured it was something I did wrong 😉
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I think the smoke is coming from Oregon.
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Who did the orchestrations? They were really fine.
Lanny. And he was playing Keyboard 2.
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Who did the orchestrations? They were really fine.
Lanny. And he was playing Keyboard 2.
I didn't recognize him, but I'm blind as a bat, even with new glasses.
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I just finished watching LA Then and Now and the Li'l Abner clips. I wish I knew more about LA to fully appreciate the revue, but I loved the songs and the band was fantastic. My least favorite section was the wrestling match but I really liked Robert Yacko's monologue at the end.
I would not have appreciated the wrestling match if, back when BK was first talking about putting the show together, I hadn’t gone to the web and read about Ricki Starr and watched videos. I found him fascinating. Other than that, I have absolutely no knowledge of wrestling or its participants. But I got enough of that tiny bit of its history in my blood to react so surprisingly (to me) to the re-creation in the show.
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Who did the orchestrations? They were really fine.
Lanny. And he was playing Keyboard 2.
I didn't recognize him, but I'm blind as a bat, even with new glasses.
And I’m a complete idiot because there’s no second keyboard in this show!
I was thinking of having just watched LEVI, where he’s only barely visible.
Oy!
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I’m conflating too many shows and posting before I think. Sorry about that!!
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Well D R CHAS SMITH your blooper was nowhere near my LEVI blooper from last week.....
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So, I went out and got the mail.
It's was 5 mile drive each way.
We get our mail at a UPS Store.
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Right, Lanny did both LA and Levi, but there's no keyboard two in LA - it's piano, bass, drums, guitar (that's Grant on guitar), reed (mostly flute and sax) and trumpet. Levi is piano, bass, drums, reed, second keyboard, and violin. I think that was it. Same problem in Levi - lousy violin player. Tried to fire her after week one but Richard Allen said it would be too problematic. On the CD, it's a different reed and violin player - thankfully we were able to replace them and on the CD of LA we replaced the reed because he wasn't available - the live recording's band sound was bad because all the mics were open, so we literally re-recorded all the reed/trumpet stuff, which is why it sounds so great on the CD.
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In the vast scheme of things it doesn't matter department.....last week former reader Mike Barnum informed me that the current edition of Classic Images had an article about Miss Allison Hayes....and told me my name was mentioned.
I sent a check a purchased and copy which arrived today.
Imagine my surprise that the article with about one hundred or so additional words is practically by Blog BIO of Allison.....
There are a lot of photos that are nice to see....and two or three new quotes from various sources. At the end of the article is the sentence:
"The author acknowledges Jack Randall Earles' Internet Biography of Allison Hayes as a source for much of the biographical information contained in this article. Many thanks to Tom Weaver for his invaluable input and suggestions."
A thanks to me and/or a link to my bio would have been appreciated - or maybe even an email to me at the blog to let me know that the article was being published would have been nice.
I am glad that Allison finally got an article in this publication - but I certainly would have modified and gussied it up myself, if they had only asked.
And the movie poster from her film DOUBLE JEOPARDY on the cover doesn't even include her image.....
Thanks "author" Steve Kronenberg for at least acknowledging my years of research and effort.....
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Regarding the wrestling scene, that was literally everyone's favorite thing in the show (including every review) and it stopped the show nightly and got huge laughs, which are easy to hear in the clip. But I figured there would be a few who wouldn't like it because not everyone can like everything. BTW, Eric Boardman was in the audience that night - he's the one who laughs loudly the minute the Dragnet theme plays at the top of the show.
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The LA Now and Then band kicked butt. The audience wouldn't leave the theater until the play out music was finished - you can see that in the video, too. And we really lucked out the night we taped with that brilliant dancing kid at the end. We always had folks up and dancing, but that kid was genius.
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I'm playing the Abner clips on the good monitors on my desk and they sound about a zillion times better than on the iPad. What I should have done was at least get the headphones for that last night. But it was late and I was lazy.
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LA was extremely hard to structure and get right. Act one was easier, in a way, but act two was REALLY difficult and I think I tried nine different ways before finding the right one. Part of it was that it was too long - there was another Doug monologue about LA neon that no actor could learn because it was too all over the place - we cut and we cut but could never get it shorter than eight minutes and I had three different actors try it and none of 'em could get it and much to Doug's chagrin I finally excised it in total. And there was another David Wechter sketch in act two - it was funny but took too long so that went away. Once I locked what was actually IN act two, it still took me four tries to get it right. Once it was right, of course you smack your head and say, "Of course - why couldn't I see that to begin with?"
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I was liking Lanny's orchestration for LEVI, and I never even picked up on the violin player being less good on the video.
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In the amazing department and you never know who's reading the notes, I got an e-mail from a super nice fellow today who named the theater where I saw Hotel in Cleveland and told me that all those movie palaces were closed up by 1970. Several became live venues, including the Hotel theater. But he included a newspaper attachment and that was fantastic and reminded me that I also saw The Sand Pebbles there and The Bible, both in 70mm. There was also an ad for Leo's Casino touting Dionne Warwick's appearance with new comic Flip Wilson. I had reservations for it but day of show came and she cancelled. I went to Columbus for a couple of days, found she was going to do the show, made reservations, and flew back just to see it. She cancelled again. I vowed never to see her live after that, and yet when I got back to LA after that trip, about six months later I did see her live at the Century Plaza.
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ChasSmith, that's because Marshall Harvey cleverly used as much of the CD audio with her replacement as we could for the video. :)
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I sometimes forget that people leave comments on Amazon reviews. Here's one I found just now:
I ran across your review not long after I came to similar conclusions (although strictly as a bystander enthusiast, not with any insider knowledge.) I had high expectations for this book, but gave up 2/3 of the way through.
Incidentally, you're one of the people whose reviews I stalk, because we have some similar interests, but your reviews and writing are just so damn entertaining. Laughter is something we're desperately short of currently. However I have come to the conclusion that if I follow you too closely, my bank account will suffer substantial depletions.
That aside, thanks for your (always) informative comments, and greetings from a little further upstate, on the central coast..."the land that even California forgot".
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What food is the question that needs answering at this time.
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In the amazing department and you never know who's reading the notes, I got an e-mail from a super nice fellow today who named the theater where I saw Hotel in Cleveland and told me that all those movie palaces were closed up by 1970. Several became live venues, including the Hotel theater. But he included a newspaper attachment and that was fantastic and reminded me that I also saw The Sand Pebbles there and The Bible, both in 70mm. There was also an ad for Leo's Casino touting Dionne Warwick's appearance with new comic Flip Wilson. I had reservations for it but day of show came and she cancelled. I went to Columbus for a couple of days, found she was going to do the show, made reservations, and flew back just to see it. She cancelled again. I vowed never to see her live after that, and yet when I got back to LA after that trip, about six months later I did see her live at the Century Plaza.
I was at school in Cleveland in those years, and I believe the only major film I saw downtown was '2001' at the Loews State on Euclid. So, summer of '68. Other 70mm films I saw there were in Cleveland Heights, such as the theater in Severance Center (mall) and one or two others farther east whose names are escaping me at the moment but I've got them all bookmarked in cinematrasures.org.
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ChasSmith, that's because Marshall Harvey cleverly used as much of the CD audio with her replacement as we could for the video. :)
Wow, amazing. :)
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From DR TCB:
You could find out the name of a florist near their home, call up and order the flowers, and have them marked for pick-up at a time Bryan could pick them up. The card and flowers would be from you, but the delivery by your son.
I have thought of that, or just making sure Bryan is home for the delivery. Even though he is home on Mother's Day he is working the nights prior to Sunday. He needs his sleep.
The idea is lovely. But would Bryan really want to go extra places to pick things up?
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HA! I just finished LA NOW AND THEN.....what a trip, what a riot....what fun!
I loved everything and special kudos for the costumes!
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DR Vixmom vibes for you and the lady at your work who isn't feeling well. Is there a reason why she wasn't tested for covid 19? I don't get it. There are so many cases in NY, she has symptoms (which could be it) and yet they don't test her. To me that makes no sense. I hope that she is still self-isolating just in case. ~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Who wrote the wonderful Disney song about Dopey Drive?
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I can't help it. I love the little pig in "Cornpone"!
Did he (I'm thinking it was a he) always speak and sing along?
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Is that done in most productions (I have no memory of what they did in the movie), or is it a BK thing?
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Who wrote the wonderful Disney song about Dopey Drive?
At the risk of sticking my foot (or an even more unseemly part) into another wrong answer, that would be "The Whimsey Works" by Richard Sherman.
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Who wrote the wonderful Disney song about Dopey Drive?
At the risk of sticking my foot (or an even more unseemly part) into another wrong answer, that would be "The Whimsey Works" by Richard Sherman.
Thank you. We needed programs.
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I know, and I even think I have the programs on the computer somewhere.
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The puppet pig was my idea, but what she did with it was all her own. She was a GREAT Moonbeam McSwine - Emily Barnett, whose sister Sarah sings Laurel Canyon in LA Now and Then, and Emily plays Fiona (who sings This Christmas) in A Carol Christmas. Everyone loved the puppet. Would you like me to post the song list and who wrote what for LA Now and Then? Happy to.
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Natalie Shahinyan did the costumes for Abner and LA Now and Then. Morgan Gannes did Levi and A Carol Christmas. And Michael Mullen did In My Mind's Eye.
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LA Now and Then choreography by Cheryl Baxter. Set and projections by Tesshi Nakagawa, who also did the set for Li'l Abner and A Carol Christmas. Here's the song and sketch list:
This Is the City Cast (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
The Helms Man April Audia, Sarah Barnett, Elle Willgues (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
Now and Then #1 Bedjou Jean, Elle Willgues, Alexis Jackson, Kasper Svendsen (Written by Bruce Kimmel)
Straight Outta L.A. Lamont Oakley, Shawna Merkley, Prisca Kim (Music and Lyrics by Wayne Moore)
A Home in Laurel Canyon Sarah Barnett (Music by Shelly Markham, Lyrics by Adryan Russ)
What’s So Good About the Good Old Days? Bedjou Jean, Kole Martin, Michael MacRae. Lamont Oakley (Music and Lyrics by Wayne Moore)
C.C. Brown’s Robert Yacko (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel
Now and Then #2 Michael MacRae (Written by Bruce Kimmel)
Midnite at The Roxy Alexis Jackson (Music by Michele Brourman, Lyrics by Karen Gottlieb)
Weekday Heroes Bedjou Jean (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
L.A. Is Lamont Oakley and cast (Music by Grant Geissman, Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel and Grant Geissman)
There Once Was a Building April Audia (Written by Bruce Kimmel)
Jackie-O Kasper Svendsen, (Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon)
Now and Then #3 - The Art of the Deal Robert Yacko, Shawna Merkley, Elle Willgues, Michael MacRae, Lamont Oakley, Kole Martin, April Audia (Written by Bruce Kimmel and David Wechter)
The Whimsey Works Robert Yacko (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman)
Every Wednesday Night Cast (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
Act Two
Born Too Late Kole Martin (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
Spinning In My Mind Paola Fregoso (Music and Lyrics by Adryan Russ)
Now and Then #4 Robert Yacko, Shawna Merkley (Written by David Wechter)
Once Upon a Time April Audia, Michael MacRae (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
The Black Dahlia Elle Willgues (Music by Bruce Kimmel, Lyrics by Adryan Russ)
L.A. Uber Alles Robert Yacko, Michael MacRae (Written by Bruce Vilanch)
Hullaballoo Kole Martin, Kasper Svendsen, Alexis Jackson, Shawna Merkley, Paola Fregoso, Sarah Barnett, Prisca Kim, Elle Willgues (Dance music by Lanny Meyers)
The 1962 Dodgers Michael MacRae (Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon)
Christmas in Los Angeles Robert Yacko (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)
What’s So Good About the Good Old Days (reprise) Bedjou Jean, Kole Martin, Michael MacRae. Lamont Oakley (Music and Lyrics by Wayne Moore)
We Look Ahead Robert Yacko and cast (Written by Doug Haverty; Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
Sunset Strip 1965 April Audia (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel)
This Is the City (reprise and finale) Cast (Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel
The L.A. Now and Then Band
Musical Director and keyboard: Richard Allen
Bass: Randy Landas
Drums: Ed Smith
Guitars and banjo: Grant Geissman
Reeds: Dave Hill
Trumpet: Bob O’Donnell
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Food should be here in ten minutes or so. California Chicken Cafe - a chicken wrap, some chicken pasta salad for a side, and a little Caesar salad.
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I enjoyed LA Now and Then and especially liked the Li'l Abner clips--in fact, I've been humming "Namely You" all day.
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Yes Moonbeam and piglet were standouts.
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The puppet pig was my idea, but what she did with it was all her own. She was a GREAT Moonbeam McSwine - Emily Barnett, whose sister Sarah sings Laurel Canyon in LA Now and Then, and Emily plays Fiona (who sings This Christmas) in A Carol Christmas. Everyone loved the puppet. Would you like me to post the song list and who wrote what for LA Now and Then? Happy to.
Yes, please.
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I enjoyed LA Now and Then and especially liked the Li'l Abner clips--in fact, I've been humming "Namely You" all day.
"Past My Prime" is my earworm.
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Those Lil Abner clips, I felt, needed no apology for being rehearsals. Wonderful. I had been thinking you might have wanted to splice in yourself or more of the team with an intro making your reservations clear -
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but as entertainment, jubilation in all three.
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elmore, I did post it - it's above your post.
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But if you still feel the reservation nagging at you, you can add Dress Rehearsal in the text underneath, can't you?
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Or is there a reason you can't show a rehearsal?
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From DR TCB:
You could find out the name of a florist near their home, call up and order the flowers, and have them marked for pick-up at a time Bryan could pick them up. The card and flowers would be from you, but the delivery by your son.
I have thought of that, or just making sure Bryan is home for the delivery. Even though he is home on Mother's Day he is working the nights prior to Sunday. He needs his sleep.
The idea is lovely. But would Bryan really want to go extra places to pick things up?
Not unless he could walk there, then they would both go.
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I keep wanting to hear Calvin Trillin as a rhyme, but I guess he wasn't famous yet. :)
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DR Vixmom vibes for you and the lady at your work who isn't feeling well. Is there a reason why she wasn't tested for covid 19? I don't get it. There are so many cases in NY, she has symptoms (which could be it) and yet they don't test her. To me that makes no sense. I hope that she is still self-isolating just in case. ~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There aren't enough tests and they often take a long time to get the results.
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vixmom, this was in Variety:
"Only a few weeks ago, there were conflicting reports about COVID-19 in the United States. But the producers of “Moulin Rouge!” wanted to be cautious. They huddled with the cast to tell them they were taking extra measures: not allowing guests backstage; asking crowds at the stage door to hold out their playbills for autographs, so they wouldn’t be passing germs back and forth. Tveit refrained from going out to meet with fans that week because of his runny nose.
Then on March 12, the Broadway community discovered how serious the coronavirus pandemic would be. That Thursday afternoon, New York state officials closed all 31 musicals and plays to prevent the spread of the deadly virus."
That sounded like they knew symptoms were happening before March 12, and they let the show go on, even let the stage dooring go on with Sharpies. But you may be right in how you're reading Danny's article.
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Freddie, dear, I have clearly stated it's a dress rehearsal in my caveat about the band, which is the only problem. They simply were ragged for the first dress. They got better - it took the fiddle player a bit longer than the others, but he was eventually fine. I picked three clips where they weren't too bad - but you can hear him struggling like crazy in Namely You.
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Who rhymed months and once? I can't imagine that would be me. Where do you hear such a rhyme? Unless you're talking about Mr. Mercer - I think it's close enough - many sticklers have used it. Not me, though.
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You know how sometimes you'll lock in on an ensemble member who's a little bit better or a little bit more lacking than the others? The gal who's usually at stage right really had the kind of energy and enthusiasm you always want to see from everyone, but she kept doing one thing that called my attention to her: on every dead stop she'd sway instead of standing dead still. :)
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My trash has been picked up and nothing was spilled.
I have brought my mums in since there is a frost/freeze warning for my county.
I had my Banquet meatloaf and mashed potatoes frozen dinner.....
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I had a good laugh over this headline.
Czech nudists reprimanded by police for not wearing face-masks.
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elmore, I did post it - it's above your post.
I saw. Thank you.
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I was watching ACC videos of dogs, and Annabelle got really into it. She kept trying to touch them through the computer screen.
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Freddie, dear, I have clearly stated it's a dress rehearsal in my caveat about the band, which is the only problem. They simply were ragged for the first dress. They got better - it took the fiddle player a bit longer than the others, but he was eventually fine. I picked three clips where they weren't too bad - but you can hear him struggling like crazy in Namely You.
Some I was a teenager, I've been waiting for Bruce Kimmel (or Donny Most) to call me "Freddie, dear" but never in such a context. :)
What did I write that prompted this? I said I didn't see why apologies were even necessary, that I loved all three.
But if you felt that, you could just add something to the title line or do an intro.
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Who rhymed months and once? I can't imagine that would be me. Where do you hear such a rhyme? Unless you're talking about Mr. Mercer - I think it's close enough - many sticklers have used it. Not me, though.
It's in Jubilation T Cornpone.
What's going on , Bruce?
(I deleted that other post since it was misunderstood. Has anyone use "months" and "once"meaning it to be a perfect rhyme? )
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but as entertainment, jubilation in all three.
What wasn't clear in this?
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Freddie, dear, I wasn't calling you out for anything, I was saying that I've clearly explained it was a rehearsal and rough in response to your saying maybe I should do an intro to explain. I'm hoping everyone reads the text I used to accompany the video, that's all. I'm glad you liked all three. As to months and once, I think a lot of people use it as a true rhyme, including Adryan Russ who just used it in a lyric from the show we're working on - I actually told her it was sketchy but that we'll leave it :)
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Back from the mail place, the bank, and now I'm home again. Three checks today - the one I was expecting that elmore got the other day, from Concord Theatricals - was hoping it would be a little larger than it is, but it's fine, one from the Writer's Guild for The Faculty (those are pretty small these days) and one from Happy Days/Laverne and Shirley, tiny. But added together it was okay, so I put those in the ATM and was surprised I could not withdraw all of it instantly - it only let me take a little under half, while the rest will be available tomorrow - weird. I'll cash that then deposit into the Kritzerland account.
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Listening to more Lukas Foss. Even his more modern stuff is interesting in a way that most modern music of that era isn't. He's an expert orchestrator, so the colors are always wonderful.
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I was watching ACC videos of dogs, and Annabelle got really into it. She kept trying to touch them through the computer screen.
;D
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Freddie, dear, I wasn't calling you out for anything, I was saying that I've clearly explained it was a rehearsal and rough in response to your saying maybe I should do an intro to explain. I'm hoping everyone reads the text I used to accompany the video, that's all. I'm glad you liked all three. As to months and once, I think a lot of people use it as a true rhyme, including Adryan Russ who just used it in a lyric from the show we're working on - I actually told her it was sketchy but that we'll leave it :)
Great!
And you were always a much better match for Susan Dey than Harry Hamlin.
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And the AFM have caved and will allow the Disney benefit to air this Friday - in his statement, Ray Hair did not even acknowledge that it was his decision NOT to let it happen. But I knew they would cave because the outcry was so large and loud and the local 802 really got tough with him. When what they call the "optics" are that bad, caving is what happens. He should never have done what he did and he truly needs to be ousted. The musicians were, of course, fully paid for the concert itself and WELL paid as they always are - the actors, of course, are allowed to donate their services and the same should hold true for ANY musician who is playing ANY benefit. But no, their union won't allow it. It always makes me think of the troubles I had with them in NY for the first year of recording. I finally told them what it would take for me to use the low-budget agreement and they quietly made the adjustment I told them HAD to be made, and then they loudly proclaimed they'd brought us to our knees through their brilliance without once mentioning the deal that I made them do. We, of course, were equally loud about it. The deal was - in the original low-budget agreement, if you sold more than around 3500 albums (maybe it was 5000) then you had to kick in the rest of the money they'd be owed under the normal budget prices. I said no, 5,000 was not enough for us to break even, and I, me, myself, and I got them to raise the units sold to either 10,000 or 12,500 can't remember which. And of course, none of the albums we did with them sold anywhere near that.
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Susan Dey is someone I'd really love to chat with now. I liked her so much.
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At NYMF 2007, it was odd that if Skip had played the piano and got paid for it, that would have been Ok with the union.
But tracks were an issue, until the logic was explained. I guess Skip and two more musicians could have played live, maybe along with the tracks?
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Watching the last of the Sacha Guitry films in this collection, Quadrille, a film based on a play that he wrote. It plays like a bad cross between Noel Coward and La Ronde. I think it's largely because the characters are too two-dimensional. And it feels like a filmed play, but Guitry is no Elliott and his leading lady, Gaby Morlay, is no Amanda.
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Went for a nice long walk today after work. It felt good. The temperature is about 15 cooler than yesterday.
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I'm thinking about a walk. Maybe at some point I'll actually take one.
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I've started watching a Masterpiece adaptation of The Moonstone. It seems lively enough, but it was also filmed on a budget of about $1.75. And that's OK. I remember a great War and Peace with Anthony Hopkins that was filmed on a similar budget and I watched every last minute of it.
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I did take a brisk walk for about five blocks all in, then a drive. And today there are a LOT of cars on both streets and freeways.
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Elmore, I seem to recall you referring to the musical Yank! in the past. The 10th anniversary reunion is being broadcast.
https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-complete-10th-anniversary-yank-concert-starring-bobby-steggert-ivan-hernandez-nancy-anderson
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Good night, all.
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Finished Hotel and am listening to musique from France.
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I know I said I wouldn't do it but I am.
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Tomorrow we are going the the very early senior hours at Fred Meyer.
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Then we will head over to Safeway to finish our shopping.
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Senior shopping at Safeway ends an hour later at 9:00.
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They call it Golden Hours. I like that better than senior.
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There's a clip of Lesbian, Butch, Dyke up on the Tube of You, since 2008. It has received a rather astonishing 256 THOUSAND views.
Congrats, BK!
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They call it Golden Hours. I like that better than senior.
I don’t know what the actual name is here, but I just call it old people shopping
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Got word the office will be opened tomorrow so I am still employed
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So I probably should go to sleep
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They call it Golden Hours. I like that better than senior.
I don’t know what the actual name is here, but I just call it old people shopping
;D
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Got word the office will be opened tomorrow so I am still employed
Great news. Plus you know your environment is safe.
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DR Vixmom is there less work to do now?
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But you said you wouldn't do it.
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I, on the other hand, am finished with my viewing.
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DR George, I liked your Easter basket story.
Thanks, Larry! My mom also never made that mistake again. ;)
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A bit of good news from Indiana today:
Statewide deaths reported Sunday were at their lowest daily level since April 6, and positive cases dropped for a second day in a row.
That's great news, Jrand! Hopefully, that's a trend and not just a momentary blip.
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The original Miss Mazeppa, Faith Dane, has died at 96.
I'd read that. A friend of mine said that he met her back in the 1980s. He told a story (which I can't remember ::) ) and said that she was a kick!
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My child is somewhere in Central Florida facilitating phone calls for the hearing challenged
Cool!
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I see Rebecca is starting to have symptoms, at the end of Danny's article.
:(
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I just finished watching LA Then and Now and the Li'l Abner clips. I wish I knew more about LA to fully appreciate the revue, but I loved the songs and the band was fantastic. My least favorite section was the wrestling match but I really liked Robert Yacko's monologue at the end.
I watched act one earlier today, and as soon as I ketchup with today's posts, I'm going to finish it.
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Who did the orchestrations? They were really fine.
I agree and also thought the band was just wonderful.
Let's all just agree to agree!
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I think the smoke is coming from Oregon.
:o
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ChasSmith, that's because Marshall Harvey cleverly used as much of the CD audio with her replacement as we could for the video. :)
That's a clever idea.
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I sometimes forget that people leave comments on Amazon reviews. Here's one I found just now:
I ran across your review not long after I came to similar conclusions (although strictly as a bystander enthusiast, not with any insider knowledge.) I had high expectations for this book, but gave up 2/3 of the way through.
Incidentally, you're one of the people whose reviews I stalk, because we have some similar interests, but your reviews and writing are just so damn entertaining. Laughter is something we're desperately short of currently. However I have come to the conclusion that if I follow you too closely, my bank account will suffer substantial depletions.
That aside, thanks for your (always) informative comments, and greetings from a little further upstate, on the central coast..."the land that even California forgot".
What was this for?
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Up to 950 inmates in the Washington corrections system are going to be released early to help ease the Coronavirus problem in one of our prisons.
Lucky that Ted Bundy is no longer a prisoner.
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My trash has been picked up and nothing was spilled.
I have brought my mums in since there is a frost/freeze warning for my county.
I had my Banquet meatloaf and mashed potatoes frozen dinner.....
What a coinkydink! I had some more Costco meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner. I still have a little left, so I'll probably have that tomorrow.
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For lunch, I went to Happy Teriyaki and got a Love Salad. It's my favorite...actually, it's the only thing that I get there.
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Hi, Tom.
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I had a good laugh over this headline.
Czech nudists reprimanded by police for not wearing face-masks.
:o
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:))
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Elmore, I seem to recall you referring to the musical Yank! in the past. The 10th anniversary reunion is being broadcast.
https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-complete-10th-anniversary-yank-concert-starring-bobby-steggert-ivan-hernandez-nancy-anderson (https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-complete-10th-anniversary-yank-concert-starring-bobby-steggert-ivan-hernandez-nancy-anderson)
I have the original Off-Broadway cast recording, and I think at some point I downloaded the 2008 demo.
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Tomorrow we are going the the very early senior hours at Fred Meyer.
Good luck, Jane!
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PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
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Got word the office will be opened tomorrow so I am still employed
Great news, Vixmom!
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I e-mailed my work about coming in and paying invoices before the checks are actually printed ::) but I haven't heard back, yet. I'm sure I'll get some response sometime tomorrow.
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I'm thinking about a walk. Maybe at some point I'll actually take one.
Sadly, I think of a walk every day.
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DR George, I liked your Easter basket story.
Thanks, Larry! My mom also never made that mistake again. ;)
;D
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I think the smoke is coming from Oregon.
:o
It wasn't as bad later in the day.
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Wasn’t there talk about giving us a second Stimulas check?
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Tomorrow we are going the the very early senior hours at Fred Meyer.
Good luck, Jane!
Thanks.
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By the way, my check arrived in my account today.
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I'm thinking about a walk. Maybe at some point I'll actually take one.
Sadly, I think of a walk every day.
:(
Is there some sort of exercise you can do?
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Hello, George.
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By the way, my check arrived in my account today.
Great.
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Hello, Jane.
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Good night, George and Jane.
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Wasn’t there talk about giving us a second Stimulas check?
Second? I haven't even gotten the first one. :-\
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By the way, my check arrived in my account today.
Cool!
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Good night, Tom.
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George, the comment was for some book review I did.
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A mere three posts to 200.
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It would be unseemly to stop here.
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Yes, I think we need 200.
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Gratuitous Post #201!