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Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on April 29, 2020, 12:07:48 AM

Title: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 12:07:48 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes passed the test, and now it is time for you to post until the testy cows come home.
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 12:08:40 AM
And the word of the day is: YLEM!
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 12:09:36 AM
And a VERY happy birthday to the Vixter.  I believe she's turning sixteen today?  My how time flies :)
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 12:25:04 AM
A Very Happy Birthday to The Vixter!! :D
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 12:36:15 AM
A Question for BK and anyone else:  have you ever had Schwan's Home Delivery (https://www.schwans.com/)?  They've been coming to my work since I started working there in the 1980s.  They're a little pricy, but not horribly so, and I've pretty much been quite satisfied with their food...especially their pizzas. :)
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 02:07:24 AM
Today, last year's Metropolitan Opera production of Akhnaten by Philip Glass will be shown on the Seattle PBS.  I wanted to see this filmed version when it was shown in the movie theaters, but I wasn't able to see either showings, and now I get to!  I also need to go to work for a bit and bring in my work laptop so that a couple of programs can be installed on it.  Ginny, one is OCLC.  I have that and the other program on my work computer, and it would be very helpful to have them on the laptop that I have.  Hopefully, it won't take long and I can just wait then take it home again with me.
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 02:07:51 AM
And now, I'm off to bed.

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 02:56:40 AM
I don't know what Schwan's is - have to check it out.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 03:57:10 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 03:57:43 AM
DR TCB, where are you?  I missed you last night.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 04:01:30 AM
I had two long bouts of being awake last night, but when I slept it was quite nice.  I dreamed I was recording in Dublin with Rob Berman.  I was eating a piece of cake that left crumbs everywhere.  The recording studio was the space where we had orchestra rehearsals for the Utah Festival Opera's Greenwillow in 1998.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 04:03:09 AM
We were recording I Married An Angel, and I think the singer doing "At the Roxy Music Hall" was my beloved Kim Criswell.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 04:10:22 AM
Last night we finished watching Wolf Hall.  Anne Boleyn's execution was very tense and nicely paced.  I think I might try the first book - the miniseries was based on the first two books of the trilogy - and see how I like it.  I'm still puzzled about using Wolf Hall as the title since the novels are essentially the life and execution of Thomas Cromwell, who was executed by Henry VIII - who later regretted it - for encouraging his ill-fated marriage to Anne of Cleves, but Wolf Hall is the name of the Seymour estate, family of Henry VIII's third wife.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 04:12:05 AM
Today I must pay a few bills and work on that composition I've been playing with for the past week.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:21:00 AM
Good morning, all
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:21:23 AM
I’m struggling to get out of bed.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 05:27:46 AM
HA!  I watched the Simply video this morning.  Very nice....looking forward to the Sunday Show!
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 05:28:10 AM
I used to listen to a lot of disco music on the radio on YLEM.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 05:28:32 AM
April 29 in Indiana and it is a rainy day.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 05:28:56 AM
Happy Birthday to the Vixter.

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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 05:29:13 AM
Vibes for the mother of DR CILLA LIZ.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:30:06 AM
Happy birthday, Vixter!
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Post by: Druxy on April 29, 2020, 05:31:46 AM
Would you believe?

Today is Sandy and my 19th Wedding Anniversary!

Actually, we've been a couple for 24 years, but only married 19.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:33:21 AM
I started reading T.C. Boyle’s short stories, After the Plague, last night. Dreamed of the story, Termination Dust, about the killing snows of Alaska and the people who choose to live there.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:33:54 AM
Happy anniversary, Druxy and Sandy.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 05:39:10 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 05:42:46 AM
I started reading T.C. Boyle’s short stories, After the Plague, last night. Dreamed of the story, Termination Dust, about the killing snows of Alaska and the people who choose to live there.

Have you read his wonderful novel Water Music?
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 05:43:14 AM
I dreamed about PILLS last night. And about having to deep clean carpets and bedspreads and whatnot of all kinds of messes.

Um, I should probably listen to that second part.

There was something else leading up to all of that but it won’t come into focus.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 05:44:48 AM
I've finished kitty cleanup, taken the recyclables to the basement, and picked up yesterday's mail.  When I came back to the apartment, I discovered that Stella has shredded another roll of toilet paper.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 05:45:53 AM
I’m surprised I didn’t dream about Jack in the Box. But now with today’s further mention of it, I probably will tonight.

Because ladies and germs, for the first time in years I am DYING for Jack in the Box.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 05:47:26 AM
I've finished kitty cleanup, taken the recyclables to the basement, and picked up yesterday's mail.  When I came back to the apartment, I discovered that Stella has shredded another roll of toilet paper.

That’s like shredding hundred dollar bills, STELLA!!!!!!!
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 06:38:20 AM
I started reading T.C. Boyle’s short stories, After the Plague, last night. Dreamed of the story, Termination Dust, about the killing snows of Alaska and the people who choose to live there.

Have you read his wonderful novel Water Music?

I read about five or six of his books years ago, but haven’t read anything recently and I haven’t read that one. I like his writing a lot. His novel about Kinsey was excellent. Will look for Water Music.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 06:48:52 AM
I’m surprised I didn’t dream about Jack in the Box. But now with today’s further mention of it, I probably will tonight.

Because ladies and germs, for the first time in years I am DYING for Jack in the Box.

I can’t feel that for Jack, which is just around the corner, but White Castle ... now there’s another story ... Sliders!
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Post by: Druxy on April 29, 2020, 06:55:27 AM
Happy anniversary, Druxy and Sandy.

Thank you.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 07:04:44 AM
White Castle always, DR John G.  Now and forever.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 07:11:20 AM
I've just read that cellist Lynn Harrell died at age 76. No cause of death announced, but that's a shocker even though I wouldn't have the slightest idea whether he'd had any health issues. As far as I know, he's been active.

I knew him back in my Cleveland days, though I doubt we ever did anything together beyond playing in the school orchestra and opera and maybe chamber ensembles. Was he teaching then? I don't remember, but I'm sure I played in coaching sessions led by him.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 07:14:36 AM
Ask BK:

I browsed Jack in the Box's web site and wondered which tacos you're referring to, the tiny ones or regular ones. The latter are pictured with a slice of American cheese in them which is certainly strange. That wouldn't necessarily keep me from putting away a few, but it's one thing I noticed.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 07:28:39 AM
I started reading T.C. Boyle’s short stories, After the Plague, last night. Dreamed of the story, Termination Dust, about the killing snows of Alaska and the people who choose to live there.

Have you read his wonderful novel Water Music?

I read about five or six of his books years ago, but haven’t read anything recently and I haven’t read that one. I like his writing a lot. His novel about Kinsey was excellent. Will look for Water Music.

It's his picaresque novel.
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Post by: KevinH on April 29, 2020, 07:33:07 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on April 29, 2020, 07:33:53 AM
I really enjoyed "Simply," BK!  Looking forward to the Krizerland show!
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Post by: KevinH on April 29, 2020, 07:34:08 AM
Happy Birthday to the vixter!
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Post by: KevinH on April 29, 2020, 07:34:39 AM
Happy Anniversary, DR Druxy and Sandy!
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 07:43:41 AM
DR Cilla stay healthy vibes to your mother and brother.  I don't think any ER rooms are giving out mask.  They are lucky to have supplies for the staff.  It is possible they give them to people they suspect of having the virus.
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 07:45:24 AM
It sounds like you are lucky to have Krista.
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Post by: Freddie on April 29, 2020, 07:46:09 AM
I've finished kitty cleanup, taken the recyclables to the basement, and picked up yesterday's mail.  When I came back to the apartment, I discovered that Stella has shredded another roll of toilet paper.

That’s like shredding hundred dollar bills, STELLA!!!!!!!

I'd said as a joke, that if they run out of toilet paper, just use paper towels.  The markets are overflowing with paper towels even while the toilet paper supply dwindles. 

I was compared to a certain person who said "Let them eat cake."  I'm hoping a smiley was implied, but these days, you never know. 
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Post by: Freddie on April 29, 2020, 07:47:44 AM
I tried "Let them use their bidet" - but made sure to add a smiley And an LOL.
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Post by: KevinH on April 29, 2020, 07:48:01 AM
I missed TCB last night.
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 07:48:42 AM
Bruce I was actually sleeping last night.
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Post by: Freddie on April 29, 2020, 07:49:24 AM
In some sections and discussion areas, I'm now guessing "Comments are moderated for civility" really means "Comments are moderated for civility, so please try to keep civility to a minimum."
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Post by: Freddie on April 29, 2020, 07:49:37 AM
Happy birthday to the Vixter!
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 07:49:41 AM
Unfortunately I only slept until 5:00.
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Post by: KevinH on April 29, 2020, 07:49:56 AM
Thanks for the French and Saunders link, DR JohnG.  It was very funny!
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Post by: Freddie on April 29, 2020, 07:53:32 AM
A little birdie (and I don't mean Thelma Ritter) suggested that I'd better stop being truant about giving birthday wishes on sites if I hope to get birthday wishes. 

The good news is that once I'm 60, they WILL be able to consider me eligible to take "The test" -
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Post by: Freddie on April 29, 2020, 07:53:41 AM
that means they can consider me, not they will  next week - but they really said wait because it WILL be no while I'm 59.  No joke!
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 08:16:05 AM
ChasSmith, yes, those larger ones.  They're odd and weird but there's something appealing about them. 
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 08:20:44 AM
And yes, I appear to be up after two hours of sleep.  Going back to bed.  I was restless because we've been doing these tests for my commentary for the show and I just hate the look of them.  The idea is great - I sit at the computer like so much fish, have the iPhone on short sticks (the low tripod) which sits in the middle of the ring light.  But the angle looks terrible, the computer light is adding very unpleasant light to the ring light and there's simply no way to make it look good.  So, since I couldn't fall back asleep (yet), and disheveled as I am, I moved the set-up to the living room - there's kind of a counter there with bar stools.  I put the camera on the actual tripod and kept that at its lowest position, but which is higher than the short tripod, I found the most subtle ring light setting that looked good, and got a bit closer to the camera and I must say the difference is quite radical in a good way. 
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 08:26:36 AM
But the issue is the commentary.  I do the opening off book, but everything else I read.  That was the one thing that worked perfectly being at the computer, because I'd position the commentary between the ring light and could scroll and it never looked like I was reading.  Can't do that here - I could use the laptop but the screen is just too small and it throws off worse light than the desktop.  So, I printed out one commentary, which sits at the top of the page.  And I recorded a test and it kind of works pretty well.  It's somewhat small for me and because I don't want my eyes locked on it, when I occasionally look up slightly, sometimes, depending on the length, it's hard to find my place.  I may try enlarging the type and see if that helps, but the idea is not to have it go down to far on the page, if you get my meaning.  And I've learned that even if I'm looking in the center of the iPhone, it in fact looks like I'm looking slightly off and that's because the camera ain't in the center of the phone, it's at the top, so I have to remember to keep adjusting to that.  But that's why we're doing all these tests.  I sent it to Hartley and if she likes it, then that's what we'll do.  Back to bed for me.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:34:37 AM
I missed TCB last night.

I did, too.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:36:19 AM
I’m taking the afternoon off.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:36:36 AM
Let’s move on ...
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:36:45 AM
Three!
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 08:44:50 AM
You may recall I mentioned a friend of a friend who had been treated at Cedars Sinai with a new drug and immediately improved.  I have been following news on the drug.  The latest news continues to be encouraging and fits when I have seen it worked & didn't work.

Gilead says remdesivir shows improvement in COVID-19 patients when used early.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/gilead-says-remdesivir-shows-improvement-in-covid-19-patients-when-used-early-idUSKBN22B1T9
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Post by: Ginny on April 29, 2020, 09:31:55 AM
Wednesday afternoon greetings!  I don't know where my morning went, but here I am.  At 2pm I have a Zoom get-together with my Cincinnati-area retired librarian friends.
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Post by: Ginny on April 29, 2020, 09:33:08 AM
Happy 19th wedding anniversary to DR Druxy and Sandy!
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Post by: Ginny on April 29, 2020, 09:33:33 AM
Happiest of birthdays to DR The Vixter - we miss you!
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Post by: Laura on April 29, 2020, 09:46:20 AM
And a VERY happy birthday to the Vixter.  I believe she's turning sixteen today?  My how time flies :)

I'm pretty sure she's 14.
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Post by: Laura on April 29, 2020, 09:46:28 AM
Good morning.
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Post by: Laura on April 29, 2020, 09:46:49 AM
Happy Birthday, Vixter!
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 09:50:07 AM
Happy Anniversary to Michael & Sandy!
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Post by: Laura on April 29, 2020, 09:51:21 AM
Happy Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Druxy!
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Post by: Ginny on April 29, 2020, 10:10:25 AM
BK, I just watched the lovely test song on Facebook and have one minor comment.  The times should be Pacific Daylight and Eastern Daylight if you want to be totally accurate.  Or do like the TV networks and just say Pacific and Eastern.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 10:10:39 AM
Finding the right balance vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 10:14:23 AM
BK, I just watched the lovely test song on Facebook and have one minor comment.  The times should be Pacific Daylight and Eastern Daylight if you want to be totally accurate.  Or do like the TV networks and just say Pacific and Eastern.

I do this ALL the time, for myself as well as others. I have never learned which is which, and doing it this way you simply don’t have to give it any thought. Ever again.  :)
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:47:21 AM
Thank you all for the birthday wishes for the Vixter
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:47:58 AM
I too thought she was about 16 but she claims to be a married woman 11 years older than that
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:49:02 AM
I’ve been very sleepy lately not sure if it’s the grey days we’ve been having or lack of activity
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:49:22 AM
I dozed off right after work
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:49:45 AM
Woke up around 7 made and ate dinner, cleaned up and then dozed off again
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:50:12 AM
I rarely remember dreams these days but I woke up about 2 am with a doozy
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:55:00 AM
In the dream I went to someones beach house, located  on one of the barrier islands south of Long Island. 

they didn’t answer the door.  It was night and the lights were on so I went around back to see if they were in the yard.

The sliding glass door was open so I went in, I saw a knife on the floor so I picked it up and put it on the kitchen counter calling the persons name ( I have no idea who it was now)

I rounded a corner and found them dead, apparently stabbed to death.

I grabbed them and tried to resuscitate them , covering myself in blood

Then I heard police cars coming, panicked and ran out and hid in the bushes
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:55:16 AM
Then I remembered my car was in the driveway
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:55:23 AM
Then I woke up
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:56:11 AM
I have no idea where that came from, probably all the crime shows Vixdad has been watching
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Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 10:56:21 AM
Well back to work
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Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 11:02:03 AM
Better tell Vixdad to get back to the Russian car crashes!
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 12:16:44 PM
DR Druxy & Sandy,

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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 12:17:15 PM
Happiest of birthdays to DR The Vixter - we miss you!

That we do.
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 12:18:49 PM
DR Vixter,

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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 12:20:21 PM
I too thought she was about 16 but she claims to be a married woman 11 years older than that

;D
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 12:38:14 PM
Let’s move on ...
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 12:38:21 PM
Four!
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 12:57:39 PM
I'm up again - four more hours of sleep, so six altogether.  I was more awake after two, frankly.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 12:59:19 PM
Thank you all for the birthday wishes for the Vixter

Me too!  Me too!!

Happy Birthday, Vicky!
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 01:02:59 PM
My phone hasn't rung all day and I got two calls at once.  The important one I was on was about unemployment payments for the self-employed, which I need to plug into.  The call I really wanted to take was from a dear friend I've not seen in years, so I need to call him back.
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 01:09:20 PM
Here is the right YouTube link for tonight - at least this link worked fine last night: https://www.youtube.com/user/haineshisway
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 01:12:56 PM
Same time?
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 01:14:43 PM
And if you're doing Facebook it's: https://www.facebook.com/KritzerlandUpstairsatVitellos/
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Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 01:15:23 PM
Yes, 8:00 pacific daylight, 11:00 eastern daylight.  Is that now worded correctly?
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 01:43:41 PM
I called my friend back and we had a nice conversation.  I haven't seen him in years.  He and his wife Sue, who dated actor John Davidson when they were college students at Oberlin, were two of my very dearest friends in the early 1970s.   Sue fought a long and hard battle with cancer, and after her death in 2016, we lost touch.

Charlie must be 77 or 78 now, living in Albuquergue with his two sons and their families.  His daughter Jennifer, for whom I occasionally babysat and who was the first diaper I ever changed, lives in Woodstock.
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Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 01:47:29 PM
Watching The Muppets Take Manhattan. One of the people stars is Elmore's favorite director, Lonny Price. It's not my favorite Muppet movie. But it was mentally about where I'm at today. 
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 02:08:35 PM
11 p.m. tonight......I hope I am still awake.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 02:09:12 PM
DR VIXMOM you probably know this already......but if you put your stuffed peppers in a muffin tin they won't fall over as they bake.
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Post by: Ginny on April 29, 2020, 02:18:26 PM
Yes, 8:00 pacific daylight, 11:00 eastern daylight.  Is that now worded correctly?

Perfect!
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 02:22:42 PM
Watching The Muppets Take Manhattan. One of the people stars is Elmore's favorite director, Lonny Price. It's not my favorite Muppet movie. But it was mentally about where I'm at today. 

Lonny Price is a wonderful actor and I wish he'd go back to it and stop being a second rate director.  He and Jason Alexander were the best things in the original production of Merrily We Roll Along.  His "Franklin Shepard Inc." was amazing.
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Post by: Ginny on April 29, 2020, 02:22:43 PM
Had a fun Zoom chat with Cheryl, Paula, and MaryEllen.  We were all greater Cincinnati library administrators in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s, representing the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Northern Kentucky University, and Miami University.  Everyone’s healthy and coping pretty well.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 02:24:18 PM
I baked chicken breasts with button mushrooms for dinner and it came out quite nicely.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 29, 2020, 02:26:04 PM
I discovered yesterday that back in my profligate spending days I had purchased a Rock Hudson-Doris Day package of three movies, so tonight we will watch Pillow Talk, which I have never seen.
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Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 03:05:07 PM
My phone hasn't rung all day and I got two calls at once.  The important one I was on was about unemployment payments for the self-employed, which I need to plug into.  The call I really wanted to take was from a dear friend I've not seen in years, so I need to call him back.


Good vibes getting your unemployment checks!
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 03:32:43 PM
Would you believe?

Today is Sandy and my 19th Wedding Anniversary!

Actually, we've been a couple for 24 years, but only married 19.

A Very Happy Anniversary to you and Sandy!! :D
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 03:34:53 PM
I'm home and watching Akhnaten on PBS. 
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 03:36:16 PM
I'm really enjoying this. :)
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 03:39:47 PM
I’m surprised I didn’t dream about Jack in the Box. But now with today’s further mention of it, I probably will tonight.

Because ladies and germs, for the first time in years I am DYING for Jack in the Box.

I can’t feel that for Jack, which is just around the corner, but White Castle ... now there’s another story ... Sliders!

I've never been to White Castle (none anywhere near Washington state) but I've gotten their frozen sliders from the store.  They're not bad, but not fabulous.  I can only imagine what they would taste like when purchased fresh from the restaurant.
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Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 03:46:28 PM
You may recall I mentioned a friend of a friend who had been treated at Cedars Sinai with a new drug and immediately improved.  I have been following news on the drug.  The latest news continues to be encouraging and fits when I have seen it worked & didn't work.

Gilead says remdesivir shows improvement in COVID-19 patients when used early.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/gilead-says-remdesivir-shows-improvement-in-covid-19-patients-when-used-early-idUSKBN22B1T9

That's pretty cool!  Hopefully, it proves successful!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 03:48:44 PM
In the dream I went to someones beach house, located  on one of the barrier islands south of Long Island. 

they didn’t answer the door.  It was night and the lights were on so I went around back to see if they were in the yard.

The sliding glass door was open so I went in, I saw a knife on the floor so I picked it up and put it on the kitchen counter calling the persons name ( I have no idea who it was now)

I rounded a corner and found them dead, apparently stabbed to death.

I grabbed them and tried to resuscitate them , covering myself in blood

Then I heard police cars coming, panicked and ran out and hid in the bushes

Oh, my goodness! :o
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 04:08:06 PM
Can't wait to find out what Jrand says about this one! ;)
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 04:08:25 PM
I called my friend back and we had a nice conversation.  I haven't seen him in years.  He and his wife Sue, who dated actor John Davidson when they were college students at Oberlin, were two of my very dearest friends in the early 1970s.   Sue fought a long and hard battle with cancer, and after her death in 2016, we lost touch.

Charlie must be 77 or 78 now, living in Albuquergue with his two sons and their families.  His daughter Jennifer, for whom I occasionally babysat and who was the first diaper I ever changed, lives in Woodstock.

Nice!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 04:30:13 PM
DR ELMORE Pillow Talk as discussed here last week is a very funny film....and many films followed its lead - but it was the first.....and Doris and Rock are dynamite!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 04:31:06 PM
Akhnaten has finished. 
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 04:32:41 PM
But there's still another half hour to the broadcast.  They're now doing a "Backstage at Akhnaten" segment.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 04:33:59 PM
DR VIXMOM - the Dream-O-Matic 6000 says that your dream indicates that you are conflicted about working when others are not - but it is so embedded in your DNA that you cannot imagine NOT working.

You want to be helpful to others who sometimes do NOT want or appreciate your help and sometimes you wonder if it is worth the effort.

Yes, it is.  What they think or say is sometimes the opposite of what you feel.

You are not hurting anyone else by living your life as you wish - so you should NOT change what you are doing.  You can ignore the warning signs from Chicken Little - but be sure that you recognize the true origin of any such warnings this week.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 04:34:21 PM
Please deposit $35 in my PayPal account.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 04:34:38 PM
Page Five.....
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 04:37:04 PM
Apparently today is national zipper day.  I have learned they were invented in 1925, a fact I am sure I will immediately forget though I am very grateful for this invention.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jeanne on April 29, 2020, 04:40:13 PM
Hello, everyone.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jeanne on April 29, 2020, 04:40:51 PM
I'm not caught up on posts, so I haven't a clue what's going on.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jeanne on April 29, 2020, 04:41:56 PM
Happy Birthday to The Vixter!

May you have a wonderful day.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jeanne on April 29, 2020, 04:42:12 PM
Happy Anniversary to Druxy and Sandy.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jeanne on April 29, 2020, 04:43:08 PM
A Question for BK and anyone else:  have you ever had Schwan's Home Delivery (https://www.schwans.com/)?  They've been coming to my work since I started working there in the 1980s.  They're a little pricy, but not horribly so, and I've pretty much been quite satisfied with their food...especially their pizzas. :)

No, you're the only one I've ever heard mention Schwan's.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 04:47:49 PM
A couple of fun facts...the woman who plays Akhnaten's wife, J'Nai Bridges, made her Met debut in this opera, AND grew up in Tacoma, Washington!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jeanne on April 29, 2020, 04:51:50 PM
I'm having trouble staying awake. I need a nap!

Stay safe.

TTFN.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jennifer on April 29, 2020, 04:58:16 PM
Happy Anniversary to DR Druxy and his wife!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jennifer on April 29, 2020, 04:59:47 PM
Happy Birthday to the Vixter.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 05:03:14 PM
DR VIXMOM you probably know this already......but if you put your stuffed peppers in a muffin tin they won't fall over as they bake.

I don’t bake my stuffed peppers, I use our family recipe which involves cooking them in a pot on the stovetop.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 05:08:19 PM
DR VIXMOM - the Dream-O-Matic 6000 says that your dream indicates that you are conflicted about working when others are not - but it is so embedded in your DNA that you cannot imagine NOT working.

You want to be helpful to others who sometimes do NOT want or appreciate your help and sometimes you wonder if it is worth the effort.

Yes, it is.  What they think or say is sometimes the opposite of what you feel.

You are not hurting anyone else by living your life as you wish - so you should NOT change what you are doing.  You can ignore the warning signs from Chicken Little - but be sure that you recognize the true origin of any such warnings this week.


Wow!  I thought it was from falling asleep in the recliner while vixdad watched crime shows!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 05:08:45 PM
Happy Anniversary Mr. And Mrs. Druxy
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
When I went into work to have a couple of programs installed onto my work laptop, I saw that my copy of Bagley's DeSylva, Brown & Henderson (http://kritzerland.com/desylva.htm) had arrived! ;D
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 05:19:03 PM
I also saw that a CD had arrived for a co-worker who doesn't drive.  He only lives a few miles from me, and since I had previously brought him another package, I offered to bring this one to him, too...and so I shall, now that Akhnaten is over.

Until later.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:47:29 PM
Akhnaten sounds like something I would have enjoyed. Maybe it'll be on the PBS website.

Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 05:51:11 PM
I am watching a Russian film called Prisoner of the Mountains. It's a political drama about the hatred between the Russians and the Chechens. Very harrowing. Engrossing.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 06:38:04 PM
Have spent hours finessing the singers and their tracks so it's all balanced correctly for Sunday - this is the part I knew would take some doing and that's proven correct.  We're getting there.  Ninety minutes to test 2 on Facebook and YouTube.  Links are a couple of pages back.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 06:56:08 PM
Last night we watched ANOTHER THIN MAN.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 06:56:37 PM
Tonight we are watching SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 07:57:58 PM
It's show time, folks!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 08:14:39 PM
Enjoyed the test very much.....nice story and a lovely song!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 08:14:54 PM
It makes me anticipate the show even more!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jrand74 on April 29, 2020, 08:15:21 PM
LOL DR VIXMOM.....just goes to show you.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:17:14 PM
I watched on youtube. BK disappeared -- and so did the link -- before he was finished with the song.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:17:51 PM
Guess I'll be watching it on Facebook Sunday.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 08:19:11 PM
On FB it kind of froze for a moment right at the end of the song. But I think it was all there on playback, maybe cutting off just a split second too soon.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 08:20:36 PM
But like I said last night, it was smooth and professional looking -- and sounding. Really nice. Let's hope it stays this way with more people and more variables involved.  :)
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 08:22:44 PM
So, it's supposed to "save" to that timeline but I don't see anything but last night's.  Anyone else???
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:23:56 PM
But like I said last night, it was smooth and professional looking -- and sounding. Really nice. Let's hope it stays this way with more people and more variables involved.  :)

Yes. The sound was excellent. Loved the song.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:24:46 PM
Six!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: ChasSmith on April 29, 2020, 08:24:53 PM
So, it's supposed to "save" to that timeline but I don't see anything but last night's.  Anyone else???

On the FB Kritzerland at Vitello's page, I see last night's but not tonight's.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: John G. on April 29, 2020, 08:37:19 PM
Good night, all.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 09:07:30 PM
Yes, I now know the problem re it not being on the timeline - Hartley was on the page and changed some settings - which is why it also didn't pop up in the left-hand corner as it should do, so she's gonna put everything back the way it was.  She was just playing with stuff to see what it would do.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 09:08:06 PM
Why it disappeared from YouTube for John is another story, as Hartley was watching it live there and it was fine right through to the end.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: bk on April 29, 2020, 09:08:45 PM
But that's the purpose of all the testing - to get the bugs out.  Another one tomorrow nacht.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 09:12:59 PM
Akhnaten sounds like something I would have enjoyed. Maybe it'll be on the PBS website.

I haven't seen it there, yet.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 09:48:13 PM
I saw it after it was over .  The only suggestion I have is to get the microphone closer to your mouth and further from the piano.  On my IPAd at least the piano drowned out your singing
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: vixmom on April 29, 2020, 09:48:58 PM
In the video there were no glitches and it played smoothly all the way through
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 10:13:05 PM
In the video there were no glitches and it played smoothly all the way through
E

I just watched the video and it worked for me, too. 
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 29, 2020, 10:13:17 PM
That was a great song, BK!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: Jane on April 29, 2020, 10:16:07 PM
'night
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 29, 2020, 11:26:53 PM
A Question for BK and anyone else:  have you ever had Schwan's Home Delivery (https://www.schwans.com/)?  They've been coming to my work since I started working there in the 1980s.  They're a little pricy, but not horribly so, and I've pretty much been quite satisfied with their food...especially their pizzas. :)

No, you're the only one I've ever heard mention Schwan's.


I just got my Schwan’s order delivered yesterday.  They have the greatest thermal delivery bags.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 29, 2020, 11:27:29 PM
Happy Birthday Mrs. Vixter!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 29, 2020, 11:28:19 PM
Happy Anniversary, to Mr. and Mrs. Druxman.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 29, 2020, 11:30:58 PM
A couple of fun facts...the woman who plays Akhnaten's wife, J'Nai Bridges, made her Met debut in this opera, AND grew up in Tacoma, Washington!


Yes, but back then she was known as Narrows Bridges!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:05:47 AM
Pierce County Library says that my ebook loan will end on Thursday at 10:00, so instead they removed it today at 10;00 am.  WTF?
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:06:04 AM
A couple of fun facts...the woman who plays Akhnaten's wife, J'Nai Bridges, made her Met debut in this opera, AND grew up in Tacoma, Washington!


Yes, but back then she was known as Narrows Bridges!

:))
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:06:10 AM
Hi, Tom.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:06:59 AM
Pierce County Library says that my ebook loan will end on Thursday at 10:00, so instead they removed it today at 10;00 am.  WTF?

How rude! >:(
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:07:14 AM
Hello, George.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:13:01 AM
Are you watching Mayor Pete?
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:13:52 AM
Are you watching Mayor Pete?

No.  I forgot. :P
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:16:38 AM
Pierce County Library says that my ebook loan will end on Thursday at 10:00, so instead they removed it today at 10;00 am.  WTF?

How rude! >:(


AND, the email they sent me says right there, “Thursday, April 30.”
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:18:03 AM
I only had 3 chapters to go.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:18:31 AM
I was recording the opera Akhnaten from one of my DVRs onto my computer and I had to swap my DVRs.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:19:43 AM
Are you watching Mayor Pete?

No.  I forgot. :P

I'll watch it later on On Demand.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:22:06 AM
I only had 3 chapters to go.

A couple of months ago, I misplaced my Kindle and had to use my older Kindle, and wait about 4 weeks before I was able to re-check out the book that I was reading.  I still haven't found that Kindle. :(
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:23:36 AM
PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:23:41 AM
SEVEN
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: TCB on April 30, 2020, 12:24:03 AM
Good night, George.
Title: Re: THE FIRST TEST
Post by: George on April 30, 2020, 12:28:14 AM
Good night, Tom.