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Well, you've read the notes, they were lean mean machine, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home, which will be as soon as they find their collective dictums.
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And the word of the day is: DETRITUS!
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You watch your phraseology!
First post HUZZAH!
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Very well, DRJOEY, I will get my head out of a sack and post. :)
DRJOEY now has a nice non-metal smile. And DRJOSE, don't forget that someone else asked about a costume piece, though nothing as grand as a disco outfit.....not that they weren't lovely, but I have something very similar still in my closet. Not that I EVER wore it!
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One day soon, I must organize the detritus of materials I have accumulated from all the shows I have seen since I first became passionate about theatre.
First one to use detritus in a sentence!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!
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Too funny! :D I must head to bed now as I have an 8 am class tomorrow. (I have a feeling those disco costumes are probably accounted for by someone but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask. ;D) Goodnight all! Sleep well!
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This production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN is shaping up to be quite the show!
HELLO, DOLLY!
Dolly Levi - Patty Duke
Horace Vandergelder - Eddie Applegate
Cornelius Hackl - Mikhail Baryshnikov
Irene Malloy - Barrie Chase
Barnaby Tucker - MacCauley Culkin
Minnie Fay - Evelyn Rudie
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I've caught up with the notes!
Speaking of ON GUARD (a fav film of elmore and BK), The Lovely Wife and I went to the French Film Festival tonight where we first saw it, The City of Lights, City of angels festival at the Director's Guild. Both the event and the attendance seemed stripped down this time. Food was generally uneatable to a meat guy like me...lots of fish and what meat there was was disguised under shoots and roots and mushrooms and such ilk...The food used to be excellent at this event. There was, however, lots of champagne. So we had to stay for the movie, so I could sober up before driving home. It was MEN & WOMEN by Claude LeLouche, who was, of course, in attendance...along with many other celebs and film notables. But again, not as many as in years past...I noticed Rene Aubernjenois (that can't be spelt right!), Brenda Vacarro doing a Kate Smith impersonation dressed in not so much as tent as a pavillion. Director Randall Kleiser sat behind me. We know each other slightly from the time we discussed doing When Worlds Collide and The Day The Earth Caught Fire...neither project got very far along. Seems to me there were a few other folk but I can't remember who...The movie was entertaining, but I felt a tad long...though it supposedly came in under two hours. But it was nice to see a movie about adults...the characters were thirty and up and most seemed in their fifties.
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How about Twiggy as Dolly and Tommy Tune as Horace. Nathan Lane as Cornelius, Gene Wilder as Barnaby, Carol Channing as Irene and Babs as Minnie.
Glenn Close as Ermangarde.
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BK, where was the strange all night coffee shop your ate at? It wasn't Fred's 62 on Vermont by any chance?
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What? No junket?
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Time for "What's My Line" circa 1956! Brought to you by Remington Rand!
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Hmmm... Me like Fred 62 - Their PunkTarts are pretty good. And the all day breakfasts too.
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Fred 62...I always think I'm going to like more than I do...But I have enjoyed myself there...But I find the food real hit or miss...Breakfast is always a pretty safe choice.
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Well, guess I'll finish Iron Chef - Tofu Battle...
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As for Hello, Dolly!...
Dolly Levi - Lea DeLaria
Horace Vandergelder - Wallace Shawn
Cornelius Hackl - Justin Timberlake
Irene Malloy - Britney Spears (Has she really fallen off the radar? - Not that I'm complaining.)
Barnaby Tucker - Sylvester Stallone
Minnie Fay - Pamela Anderson
...Something for everyone!
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The coffee shop was Sitton's on Magnolia, near where Miss Deutsch lives.
DETRITUS!
A new Lelouch movie - I must try and see it if it gets a DVD release. There is a new DVD out of Lelouch's 1970 movie, The Crook, which I've never seen and am looking forward to.
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I like the idea of Patty Duke as Dolly.
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Fred 62...I always think I'm going to like more than I do...But I have enjoyed myself there...But I find the food real hit or miss...Breakfast is always a pretty safe choice.
And the coffee is only $0.62!
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OK - It's almost decision time... Will it be Iron Chef, Masaharu Morimoto, or will it be the Challenger?
....And it goes to the Iron Chef Morimoto!
;)
We can all sleep better knowing that. And that Bush has an iPod...
Ah, well...
Goodnight.
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Oh...
DETRITUS!!!
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There is much DETRITUS floating around throught the Internet.
Coffee for $0.62 at Fred 62!
Reminds me of Chuck's 95er in Phoenix. I mentioned this once a long time ago and DR Laura's DH remembers the place. I was stuck in Phoenix rehearsing an abominable Children's Theatre production in 1978. It was a group of men, IIRC, 18 of us (If I Recall Correctly) rehearsing Buffalo Bill's Wild West. It was only men because the b***h*** who ran the theatre company didn't want to spend more money having a separate residence for women. We all arrived in Phoenix singly and were met by the bh's secretary, a truly bizarre woman. She picked me up at the Phoenix bus station and as she dropped me off at the motel (a step up from The Bates Motel but not by much), she reached into her purse and gave me $1.25. I thought, "How sweet" Little did I know that she had given me an entire meal allotment for we were all given $3.75 a day for food and we were expected (unless we had our own secret stash of money) to eat at Chuck's 95er, open 24 hours and you could get an entire meal for $0.95 cents (tax included)!!! Being the good boys that we were, the $0.30 usually went for a tip, but there were times when I was so hungry that I kept the extra money and bought a candy bar to quench my insistent hunger pangs. Once the rehearsal was over we would be broken up into groups of three, given a van and we would tour the country presenting a most excellent history of the life of Buffalo and the opening of the Wild West. It didn't work out quite as planned.
Oh, that two weeks in Phoenix was probably one of the worst two weeks of my life, although the last two days on the road in Indiana (sorry Jack and Joey, I don't remember where, I've blocked some of this out of my mind) when we stayed at the hot sheets motel (for those of you who don't know what a hot sheets hotel is, use your imagination) and then left the company van in the parking lot to return to our respective homes was also pretty bad. I spent a day and a half on a bus going from IN to MN. I had $37.25 left from my first paycheck and a one-way bus ticket to Minneapolis at that time cost $37.20. I had a nickel left and nothing to eat except a jawbreaker which is what I bought with my last nickel. I was never so happy to see the Minneapolis bus station. At the time I was devastated that my first professional job would turn out so badly, but now it's a big laugh. I hope the evil man who ran that Children's Theatre has had karma returned to him in many forms over many years.
And so ends your lesson for today, children. You are now excused for recess (do they still have recess?)
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Great story, Ben! How's your theatre-going going?
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I believe I played Detritus once in some Shakespeare play or other.
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Thanks, Ginny. I didn't see my friend's cabaret show yesterday. I had received a card in the mail and didn't make a reservation. Usually that's not a problem but this one time I needed to call ahead. Oh, well. It's not like I haven't seen him in other things. He understood.
I see Chitty tonight. I'm looking forward to it. I really enjoyed it in London and unless and they totally screw it up, I should have a good time tonight. I'll report tomorrow.
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I am now in that posting phase where the numbers mirror years from the 20th Century. At some point (in 23 posts) I will post my birth year. I will be watching to catch that moment. It will be like when the odometer turns over to 100,000
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Geez Ben,
If I'd only known, you could have staye with us and eaten real food. You could then look back at Phoenix with fondness and not well-- hunger. Who was the head of the company? I will admit that I don't remember the coffe shop. Where was it?
Wrong casting- for once Carol Channing and Mickey Rooney wouldn't be totally out of place. 20 years ago. PLEASE don't mention this to them, though. They're likely to mount a production just to be on again.
I've missed the Dans, so I'm glad the man is back.
I hate it when I forget my dictum.
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I remember doing the scene of Detritus' advice to Laertes.
Beso to all!
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I am now in that posting phase where the numbers mirror years from the 20th Century. At some point (in 23 posts) I will post my birth year. I will be watching to catch that moment. It will be like when the odometer turns over to 100,000
And I'm within striking distance of that magic 500! I'm kind of waiting for Elmore to show up this morning. Since he got me involved here, I'd like him to be here for my ascension.
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8:54 AM and the jernt is jumpin'
mornin' all!
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Congrats to DRs TCB, Jed and MattH!
And DR Jose, you do realize that your roomie probably rushed to clean the place JUST BECAUSE HE KNEW YOU WERE COMING HOME, right? :)
I'm not sure if anyone answered this, DR JMK, but the promo for the 2 hours of LOST if not for this week. They are showing the season finale promo now.
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I have to catch up with the rest of yesterday's posts....I know not of what you speak!
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Kerry, I don't remember where it was (the diner). I know it was a strip (as in mall) kind of area but other than the searing heat (it was August), the kind that would eminate up from the sidewalk and heat the soles of your shoes and feet (you couldn't go barefoot in Phoenix in August, that's for sure) and Chuck's 95er and the slimebag who ran the theatre (he lived in Scottsdale in a beautiful home, the peon actors took a side trip one day to see where Mr. Moneybags lived) I don't remember specifics such as location of the faux Bates Motel or other incidentals.
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Congrats to DRs TCB and Jed for upcoming roles in Annie Get Your Gun!
Now you guys have to draft DR Ann to play Annie Oakley.
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Congratulations to DR's TCB, Jed, and MattH on being cast in musicals. One of my favorite parts of the Mamma Mia finale was when they put the audience in the spotlight - I hadn't been in those kind of lights for years.
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DR JANE: Evelyn is a name of my favorite English Rose. These are refined pink color having a gorgeous scent all their own and you can see them in my avatar on the left side of this very post (and is shown usually). :)
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Last night, DR JMK wrote: "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And as I was preparing to tape Desperate Housewives last night, there was a Lost promo saying the 2 hour season finale is Wednesday. Can that be right?"
The season finale will be two hours long but not this month! I believe LOST is in reruns for the next three weeks.
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Someone asked yesterday about the release date for the Doris Day boxed set of DVDs.
I believe it is to be released the last Tuesday of April.
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Caught up on yetserday's posts.
Congratulations to Jed & TCB for the jernt venture! Congratulations to MattH on being cast as Georges. Any chance that there will be DVD's & Videos available in the lobby? ;)
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I haven't had any particular desire to see Mamma Mia here in New York, but all this talk of how wonderful the Indiana show was now has me itching for a ticket!
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I haven't had any particular desire to see Mamma Mia here in New York, but all this talk of how wonderful the Indiana show was now has me itching for a ticket!
DR vixmom - Mamma Mia has been a choice at TKTS the last few times I've been there. In fact, niece Laura and I might have seen it the afternoon of March 19 had I not already had plans for Indy. We saw La Cage aux Folles instead, with the recently-replaced Georges.
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Dan (the man) on your behalf I am sending
~~~ Vibes~~~
to the Turkish Rug Seller!!
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DR vixmom - Mamma Mia has been a choice at TKTS the last few times I've been there. In fact, niece Laura and I might have seen it the afternoon of March 19 had I not already had plans for Indy. We saw La Cage aux Folles instead, with the recently-replaced Georges.
If I can scrape a few dollars together I may try to get in there witha friend and see it. DH is not in the least bit interested...hmmm I wonder if DR WFO would like to see it...
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Good morning, all! I slept late, and I'm now stumbling around the environment rather like the final scene of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
So much good news last night! Congrats to DRs Jed and MattH. DRJed, a word of advice: if they only offer you chorus, remember there are no small actors, only small parts.
Dear Friend BK, I saw Elaine Stritch do the SAIL AWAY concert at Carnegie Recital Hall around 6 years ago, and you're right: bad libretto, not-so-bad score, and the title and best song came from a revue about 15 years earlier. The best part of the concert after Miss Stritch was hearing the fantastic echt-60s orchestrations.
DRJoey, nice smile!
DRBen, we need to hit the Union Square market soon; I need another humongous jar of honey, and there's no place cheaper.
DRGinny, follow the light! Congrats. I knew you could do it.
I've always loved DETRITUS ANDRONICUS, my favorite Shakespeare play after THE MERCHANT OF VENUS.
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Is there any DVD from Song Of Love with Katharine Hepburn in the US? I’m now interested in this film and would like to see it. But I’ve found only one VHS from Song Of Love on amazon.co.jp and they say it’s out of stock now. If you, in the US, have any DVD of the film, I can look to have the DVD in Japan, too, in the future.....
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Hi Hisaka!
I am sorry to say that SONG OF LOVE has not been released on DVD yet.
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DRGinny, follow the light! Congrats. I knew you could do it.
Stick around, I'll get this done before I have to leave for work in an hour!
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DR Joey, what a beautiful smile!!
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DR Joey - Your smile is now even more beautiful than it was when we met in person on Sunday. Now, be sure to get those wisdom teeth taken care of, so they don't ruin it all!
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Thanks to all for the congratulations, and let me extend my congrats to DR Jed. Charlie Davenport is a fun part, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Which version of ANNIE are they using, DRs TCB and/or Jed? Do you know yet?
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How could I have forgotten to wish all of you a very happy
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]National Library Week![/move]
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One of us could certainly make you a DVD of SONG OF LOVE once it plays on TCM as it does occasionally. Could you play a DVD-R from the US?
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...frenzy-ing toward God-hood...
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Am I there yet?
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Yay, finally ;D
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Bad DOLLY:
Dolly Levi - Paris Hilton
Horace Vandergeller - Neil Patrick Harris
Cornelius - Al Pacino
Barnaby - (as always) Mickey Rooney
Irene Malloy - Sally Struthers
Minnie Faye - Angela Lansbury
Ambrose Kemper - Tom Poston
Ermengarde - Suzanne Pleshette
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Another ascends to the heavens. The view is lovely here, isn't it? :D
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Yay, finally ;D
DRGinny, I'm very proud of you! Remembering your reluctance when I first brought up the subject of HHW, it's nice to know my suspicions were right: as crazy as the rest of us.
And now "Up Up and Away" calls me from my desk! Off to work.
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I forgot the TOD:
The tabloid cast:
Dolly Levi . . . Liza Minelli
Horace Vandergelder . . . David Gest
Irene Molloy . . . Michael Jackson
Cornelius . . . . O J Simpson
Minnie Fay . . . Lindsay Lohan
Barnaby . . . Justin Timberlake
Ermengarde . . . Paris Hilton
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DRGinny, I'm very proud of you! Remembering your reluctance when I first brought up the subject of HHW, it's nice to know my suspicions were right: as crazy as the rest of us.
I'm feeling rather "Flamin' Agnes" right now...
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!!!! Welcome To Godhood, DR GINNY !!!!!
Use your powers wisely!
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Page Three Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/250px-Isadora_duncan.jpg)
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welcome to the heavens DR Ginny!!!
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!!!! Welcome To Godhood, DR GINNY !!!!!
Use your powers wisely!
or who knows what could happen?!
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;D Thank you, all, for your good wishes. Back to earth now - I have to leave for work. Will check in later, er, Laters!
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Hi Y'all!
Long time no post. Terribly errant and truant :(. I see things are still humming along.
Re: SAIL AWAY - I have a recording somewhere in my stash of a show Judy Garland did that was recorded live. She was sick at the time and throughout kept apologizing for her performance. Anyway, she opened with "Sail Away" and, even with her problems, it's the best rendition I've heard of the song. IMO, she got the intent of the song just right.
I know I should stay longer--but I just can't right now! More's the pity :'(. Will try to catch ya later.
Take care.
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Yay, finally ;D
[move=up,scroll,6,transparent,100%]WELCOME TO THE HEAVENS, DR GINNY!!
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This made me think of JMK's comment the other day about being suproise at the language he heard at the high school
Kids say the foulest things
Anti-swearing efforts fall on deaf earsBy Valerie Strauss
Updated: 8:47 p.m. ET April 11, 2005Dan Horwich's English class is a bastion of clean language, where students read the classics and have weighty discussions free of invective and profanity. But when the bell rings and they walk out his door, the hallway vibrates with talk of a different sort.
"The kids swear almost incessantly," said Horwich, who teaches at Guildford High School in Rockford, Ill. "They are so used to swearing and hearing it at home, and in the movies, and on TV, and in the music they listen to that they have become desensitized to it."
In classrooms and hallways and on the playground, young people are using inappropriate language more frequently than ever, teachers and principals say. Not only is it coarsening the school climate and social discourse, they say, it is evidence of a decline in language skills. Popular culture has made ugly language acceptable and hip, and many teachers say they only expect things to get uglier.
Horwich said he won't tolerate vulgarity in his classroom, and he tells students on the first day of school what he expects. But the 31-year-old teacher said he feels as though he is waging a losing battle -- and he isn't alone. Many teachers say that even if they can control their own rooms, only schoolwide efforts can make a real difference.
Teachers say their principals often don't give them support on the issue, and principals say they can't because administrators are worried about "bigger" problems. Many parents are no help, cursing themselves or excusing their children's outbursts, teachers say. And though many school systems ban profanity, not much happens to most offenders. Many teachers say they no longer bother reporting it.
‘Somebody has to call them’
"Nobody turns their head anymore on the whole," said veteran teacher Pauline Carey of Mount Rainier Elementary School in Prince George's County, noting that her school is an exception in that all the adults are on the same page in demanding respect.
"Somebody has to call them on this language and not just pass it off," Carey said.
George Parker, a D.C. elementary school teacher and president of the Washington Teachers' Union, agreed. "In the same way we teach students math and English, we have to say that you can't come into our schools and use profanity," he said. "And we have to have a systemwide program to deal with it."
But there isn't one, Parker said. Some D.C. teachers, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared repercussions, said they had been told by their principals to "get used to the cussing" because officials downtown had more pressing concerns. A survey last year by Parker's union showed discipline was the leading concern of D.C. teachers.
Profanity, in the large sense, is defined as words that others consider offensive, although it originally was restricted to words that were blasphemous. Once heard mostly in whispers, today it is inescapable. "I never thought I would say this -- once being a hard-core anti-music censor -- but I understand why [young people] are doing this: You almost can't find a song, video game, television show, anything, without a curse word," said Laura Lee Cox, a seventh-grade teacher at Cedartown (Ga.) Middle School.
Children ages 4 and 5 often go through a phase of using inappropriate language they hear but can't understand, child-rearing experts say. Parents are advised against reacting too strongly because the youngsters soon learn from adults that the words are inappropriate.
The problem, said James V. O'Connor, director of the Cuss Control Academy in Lake Forest, Ill., is that when children learn that the words are inappropriate, they enjoy using them all the more to get a rise out of their parents.
Soon it becomes "cool" behavior at school, even if many children don't understand what they are saying. Anne Ryan, a music teacher at Half Day School, a third- and fourth-grade public school in Lincolnshire, Ill., asks students to bring in favorite music lyrics to discuss.
The students constantly question: 'Is this a bad word?' 'Is that a bad word?' " she said. "They hardly know what constitutes profanity."
High school students know, but by then the habit has formed, experts say, and the teenagers know they can get away with it. Said Kevin Shaigany, 17, a student at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County: "What can they really do [about it] in high school?"
Ivette Lopez, 18, a freshman at Montgomery College, said most of the time students aren't trying to be offensive. Seth Kroll, a 21-year-old American University student, agreed, saying: "It's part of our lexicon."
Lazy language
Others see it as lazy language, especially when the same word is used as different parts of speech. "People use it instead of articulating what they want to say," said Naomi Schimmel, 21, a George Washington University student.
Horwich said constant use of profanity reveals a poor vocabulary, and O'Connor lamented the toll it is taking on the language.
"There are words virtually disappearing from our English language," O'Connor said. "When people are mad, what do they say? They say they are pissed off or [expletive] pissed off. No range. There is a big difference between being upset or livid. There is a big difference between irritated and infuriated."
Parents can exacerbate the problem, teachers say, by defending children caught swearing in school.
"As soon as the kid gets suspended, or has a detention, or whatever the consequence, you have the parent come running down to the school, yelling and screaming and swearing, saying they are going to fight it and saying they are going to call their lawyer, and the school administrators back down," Horwich said.
Many teachers and administrators still put up a fight against foul language.
George Ferguson, a teacher at Big Cypress Elementary School in Naples, Fla., said he sometimes has children write class rules repeatedly, or he talks to an offender's parents.
Deborah Alford, a sixth-grade special education teacher at Cedartown Middle School, tells students "on a daily basis" what language is appropriate.
Yvonne Morse, a veteran D.C. educator, advises strategies such as counseling, peer mediation and problem-solving sessions, parent conferences, in-school suspensions and letters of apology written by the offender.
Bonnie Tryon, principal at Golding Elementary School in Cobleskill, N.Y., said a schoolwide standard is key. "If you don't stop the little things," she said, "the little things become big."
© 2005 The Washington Post Company
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Gosh! I din't realize how looooong that article was!
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DR vixmom - It occurred to me on the drive to work that Mamma Mia would be the perfect show for the HHW Girls to see together this fall! How 'bout it, Jane and Danise?
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This has been going through my head all morning:
AH, EVERYONE'S A VICTIM
OF THIS DUCKY LITTLE DICTUM:
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER
IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S YARD.
"The Grass Is Always Greener"
Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Music by John Kander
from Woman of the Year
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I'm up, I'm up.
DETRITUS!
That was a fine movie, too - DETRITUS AND THE GLADIATORS.
Beautiful sky and day.
You'd think one of you clever photoshop types could come up with Liza AS Dolly, or any other of our wonderful casting suggestions.
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DR vixmom - It occurred to me on the drive to work that Mamma Mia would be the perfect show for the HHW Girls to see together this fall! How 'bout it, Jane and Danise?
Sounds good to me!!
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my front lawn is covered with the DETRITUS left behind my an ill-driven SUV
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This made me think of JMK's comment the other day about being suproise at the language he heard at the high school
Ah, yes. When my Joe's older sister (known hereinafter as DoDo) had her firstborn (now a college freshman), she became very strict about language, which was curious, as she could swear a sailor under the table any day. A younger sister (known hereinafter as Pix) was living upstairs, and she had a habit of peppering her conversation with the S word. To which DoDo would always reply, "Not in front of my daughter! I don't want her to pick up bad language."
This rule was strictly enforced for about the first year of the girl's life. Once she actually began to learn to speak, however, DoDo forgot all about the rule and went back to her old potty-mouthed ways.
Oh, at times she and her husband tried to substitute "euphemisms". Until the child's teacher told them she had called a little boy a "rectal orifice".
Her son, born later, used to shock all (and amuse his mother) by using the f word at the age of three.
And then, on his first day of school, his mother felt she had to warn him, because of a recent case of inappropriate behavior by a school-bus driver.
When the young lad returned home, he got off the bus and said quite loudly in the driver's presence, "He didn't try to touch my penis."
What Stephen Sondheim song is going through my head?
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Since this site is becoming the unofficial Jessica Skerritt fan site, here is another picture:
(http://www.seattleactor.com/news/images/topics/jessica.gif)
And here is a link to a review (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/seattle/) of Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens on Talkin' Broadway.
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And speaking of campy rock musicals, have all of y'all been seeing the ads for the HBO version of the musical Reefer Madness? I've never seen the show, but--heavenly days, McGee!--the story takes place in the 1930's. Do we really need it to look and sound like MTV?
Much better in my book is DR J. Kauffman's Going to Pot, based on the same source material, but with a score appropriate to the era. (See "Chapter 35: Much Better Adaptations of Reefer Madness".)
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Good Morning!
Well, it's practically Good Afternoon for almost everyone here on HHW, but...
Me? Sleep In?
;)
Whew!
I need to run an errand, and then I shall come back and read and post...
But, I'm Up! I'm Up!
Laters...
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DR Elmore:
Does this young man look familiar?
(http://66.99.255.20/students/organizations/hillel/images/mitch2.jpg)
And btb (by the bye in Internet Lingo), good health vibes.
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Since this site is becoming the unofficial Jessica Skerritt fan site, here is another picture:
(http://www.seattleactor.com/news/images/topics/jessica.gif)
And here is a link to a review (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/seattle/) of Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens on Talkin' Broadway.
And imagine her with a short blonde Jean Harlow doo, and you will see the cuteness that I saw last Friday...and she seemed to be a very sweet gal!
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DR Elmore:
Does this young man look familiar?
(http://66.99.255.20/students/organizations/hillel/images/mitch2.jpg)
And btb (by the bye in Internet Lingo), good health vibes.
When was that fantastic photo of Joe taken?
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Lord! I hope I'm right! I'm sure I am.
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Fun: How well can you spell test.
I am sort of bummed cause I got 13/15. :(
http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_36/How_Well_Can_You_Spell.html?GT1=6428
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Young up-and-coming singer-actor Jessica Skerrit performs her one woman cabaret MEN I'VE HAD at Thumper's Cabaret, located on 15th and Madison in Seattle, Washington, produced by Contemporary Classics.
The cabaret features songs from her four favorite male composers (Kander & Ebb, Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim, and William Finn), presented with a through-line of love, regret, disappointment and hope. The cabaret will feature such songs as "Getting Married Today," "Infinite Joy," "Everybody's Girl," and "Letting You Go." Skerrit, a native of Washington, has appeared in CLO's production of ON THE TOWN, understudied in Village Theatre's HOW TO SUCCEED..., and is currently seen in SOUTH PACIFIC. She has appeared at Thumpers before in BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH, HERE'S TO THE LADIES, LIVE BY REQUEST and many showcases with Ann Evans.
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First on weightier topics:
Angel Jim has received his papers from the Parole Board, and they are full of major errors. He is listed as pleading to a Felony D, a violent crime, use of a weapon. He actually pled to a Felony E, nonviolent, and there was never any hint of a weapon.
It seems to me that this cannot be a simple typographical error. Given the actions of the police and the general state of corruption in the Town of Crookville Brookville, not to mention our belovèd county--something seems quite rotten here.
His lawyer is looking into the matter, and I am supposed to speak to her this afternoon.
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Lord! I hope I'm right! I'm sure I am.
So is your guess the same as mine? The name's the same (although with no jr.), and he is in medical school in Chicago.
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Happier news:
I have been contacted by an editor of a major national magazine who is planning to write, quit unconnected with his job, a biography of a friend of mine who passed away some twenty years ago.
This will be a Tell-All biography. We plan to meet in the next couple of weeks, and I will Tell Some.
Isn't that exciting? Isn't that just too too?
For now, I don't think I should give more details until I have spoken with the gentleman.
And hhw was instrumental in his contacting me.
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I remembered someone else who was at the French Film thingie last night: Henry Jaglom seemed to be Ms. Vacarro's escort. I've never seen a Henry Jaglom film. We also met the national president of AFTRA, who was complimenting The Lovely Wife's hair. Very nice man.
BK, this LeLouch film was actually combined what had been intended to be two films (I think the first had already been released...but did badly) that were supposed to be part of a trilogy initially into one film. He said when it gets released on DVD, the extras with excised footage from the two intended film will probably be as long as the actual film.
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I have to say that with copious amounts of horse tranquilizer and the proper director, I think Liza would actually make a pretty good Dolly. :)
WFO, thanks for your kind comments re: Going to Pot. Virtually everyone who has listened to our version has said our score is head and shoulders above the grandiose LA version. But of course they're usually sitting face to face with the composer when they say that. :) Our recording was made in the worst possible circumstances, with a cast of mostly teenagers (and very young ones at that, some kids as young as 13 and 14), most of whom had never set foot in a recording studio before. So the fact that we got the performances we did is something of a minor miracle. Our version is available for licensing (cheap!) for any of you out there in community theater land. ;D
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I see where Pillowman has opened in New York. I advise all our New york folk to go see this play. It's the most devastating play I've read in the last year.
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Listening to "London Rhythm", 60 minutes of the golden era of British dance bands, on WMKV.
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P.S. If anyone wants the cast album of Going to Pot, though I can't offer you this one for free, I can give you a much better deal than you'll get at any of the online retailers where it's available. Drop me an email or PM.
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Good luck to DR WFO. That is totally ridiculous that they cannot even get the facts of the case correct. I wonder if he can get another parole hearing (since they clearly were acting on wrong assumptions).
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Good Afternoon! I hope everyone is having a halfway decent day. It has gotten cold in Indiana again, but hopefully it will warm up again soon.
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Listening to "London Rhythm", 60 minutes of the golden era of British dance bands, on WMKV.
Do they air it via the internet? I would love to be listening to that whilst working away at work.
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Page Four Dance!
(http://www.baiti.net/images/penguin-dance.gif)
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M. Barnum, the internet is the way I listen to the station. It's based in Cincinnati. The link is www.wmkvfm.org
Right now they're doing French singers who were popular in England, but the British dance bands should be coming up momentarily.
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Please have Jessica Skerritt get in touch when she's in Hollywood.
Her through-line in her cabaret show sounds suspiciously like our Christiane Noll album, A Broadway Love Story. I knew it was a good idea.
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Congratulations to New HHW GODDESS - DRGINNY! It's great up here, isn't it?
And no matter how many additional posts you make, this is indeed the pinnochle of HHW Success!
Perhaps MRBK would like to direct Miss Patty Duke as Dolly Levi nee Gallagher! I am sure Cathy would be her understudy.
DR WFO thanks for the link to the Saucy Jack review....interesting.
Wasn't there a movie called THE DETRITUS AND THE IVY?
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Your Allison Hayes picture of the week. Four scenes from her magnum opus: Attack of the 50 Ft Woman. 8)
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BK and Jessica Skerritt sitting in a tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
I see another duet with another little cutie coming up on the Guy Haines album.
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MBARNUM I didn't get to watch any movies last night. Maybe today!
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Hey, Jessica could end up with a SOLO album.
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I'm on my way to Hollywood Sheet Music to pick up a couple of possibles for the final song on the Haines album.
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Barbra Streisand .... Dolly Levi
Walter Matthau .... Horace Vandergelder
Michael Crawford .... Cornelius Hackl
Marianne McAndrew .... Irene Molloy
Danny Lockin .... Barnaby Tucker
E.J. Peaker .... Minnie Fay
Joyce Ames .... Ermengarde Vandergelder
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Did I say that? :-X
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Happier news:
I have been contacted by an editor of a major national magazine who is planning to write, quit unconnected with his job, a biography of a friend of mine who passed away some twenty years ago.
This will be a Tell-All biography. We plan to meet in the next couple of weeks, and I will Tell Some.
Isn't that exciting? Isn't that just too too?
For now, I don't think I should give more details until I have spoken with the gentleman.
And hhw was instrumental in his contacting me.
ooh you've piqued my curiosity
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Has anyone looked at BK's avatar and noticed how wide the eyes have become since pictures of Miss Skerritt were posted?
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I think BK's has to get a new avatar with his blonder do.
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Barbra Streisand .... Dolly Levi
Walter Matthau .... Horace Vandergelder
Michael Crawford .... Cornelius Hackl
Marianne McAndrew .... Irene Molloy
Danny Lockin .... Barnaby Tucker
E.J. Peaker .... Minnie Fay
Joyce Ames .... Ermengarde Vandergelder
;D
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I have just caught uo on theall the posts and since I worked my way backwards (for no good reason) I just finally saw the NY pictures!! Thanks Jose!! I also like DH's description as "Mr. Vixmom" since he refers to me as "Mrs. Stevie" on his group, I think I shall "steal " your description and henceforth DH shall be known as Mr. Vixmom!!
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BK, perhaps you should hie yourself up to Seattle and see Jessica Skerritt in her little metallic mini-dress w/ray gun in SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS. It is worth the trip.
And if this here gay man can fall head over heals in love with her, then there is no telling what might happen to a 50ish year old Jewish guy!
I see Jessica's star rising already!!
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I see Jessica's star rising already!!
Evidently that's not all that's rising. :o
(Hey, I can't leave them all for TCB, can I?) :)
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BK, perhaps you should hie yourself up to Seattle and see Jessica Skerritt in her little metallic mini-dress w/ray gun in SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS. It is worth the trip.
And if this here gay man can fall head over heals in love with her, then there is no telling what might happen to a 50ish year old Jewish guy!
I see Jessica's star rising already!!
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How'd that happen?
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M. Barnum, the internet is the way I listen to the station. It's based in Cincinnati. The link is www.wmkvfm.org
Right now they're doing French singers who were popular in England, but the British dance bands should be coming up momentarily.
Listening to it right now! What a great station!
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Thanks to all for the congratulations, and let me extend my congrats to DR Jed. Charlie Davenport is a fun part, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Which version of ANNIE are they using, DRs TCB and/or Jed? Do you know yet?
We are doing the revival version -- the only one that our director likes. And what's not to like? Orchestrations by elmore3003!
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M. Barnum, for West coasters this station even gets better at night...just lots of music...no geezer programs, even fewer interruptions of which there are damned few right now. "Latin Satin" is now coming up.
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As Dolly Levi - Dame Edna Everage
As Horace Vandergelder - Les Patterson.
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As Dolly Levi - Dame Edna Everage
As Horace Vandergelder - Les Patterson.
I'd change that to
As Dolly Levi - Dame Edna Everage
As Horace Vandergelder - Barry Humphries
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Hollywood Sheets & Music? Oh...nevermind. I didn't read that right!
DRBEN - I loved reading your story. Ah yes, the glamour of show business. Does DRMBARNUM realize he quoted the fabulous Addison DeWitt from All About Eve?
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edit
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Addison DeWitt Page Five Dance.
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Nevermind. ;D
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Of course, I just caught myself and quickly deleted it before too many people saw it! I wonder why The Music Man is on my mind. For some reason I saw the name Horace and The Music Man shoved it's way into my head. I was thinking of Gilbert Godfried as Marcellus Washburn. I'll pull that bit of casting back out when we mount The Music Man next season. ;-)
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Yay, finally ;D
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Ascension
DR Ginny!!!
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DR Joey: Great haircut!
(just to be different)
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Good Afternoon!
Back from my walk... The day started off sunny and cool, but not it's gray and cool and breezy - and there's been a very, very, very, (that's three verys') drizzle in the air for the past hour.
A friend of mine called me about half an hour ago to tell me he would be calling me in another 15 or 20 minutes... We may be heading to the movies tonight. But he hasn't called back yet, so...
In any case...
???
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Hey, Jessica could end up with a SOLO album.
Well, the latest thing is to release a CD with a DVD bundled with it, so...
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SHIPOOPI, SHIPOOPI, SHIPOOPI!
-Ah, the fun we had with that word when we did The Mucous Man in high school.
;D
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Watch YOUR phraseology!
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DR vixmom - It occurred to me on the drive to work that Mamma Mia would be the perfect show for the HHW Girls to see together this fall! How 'bout it, Jane and Danise?
Well, if y'all need house seats...
;)
Mamma Mia! does pop up on TKTS every now and then. However, I'm always amazed when it is not up on the board. Nice to know the show is still doing great business a couple of years into it's run - especially since there are at least six or seven other productions going on elsewhere around the globe.
-And the new trio of leading ladies are pretty spectacular. I would love to have a recording of Carolee Carmello singing her songs from the show.
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I've had a busy day. I got moved to a new desk and have spent much of the day re-orienting (something like Henry Orienting) myself to my new workspace. I think I'm all settled in. My computer works, my phone works, but most important, my Internet connection works and I can get my daily fix of certain material (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean, know what I mean?).
I also had a phone call (which I missed) from the BBC. I'm becoming a fixture over there. One of the many programs I listen to is on BBC Radio 3. It's Stage and Screen. I've promoted them shamelessly, most recently when they did the 2-part Birthday tribute to Sondheim. Well, they are having a "Stage and Screen Interactive" which just means that the listeners can call or write or e-mail and suggest that a certain song be played. The show will air sometime in May when they have all the requests together.
I e-mailed the show, never expecting a response, since I'm on this side of the pond and they have thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of listeners easier to reach than me, suggesting that they play This Nearly Was Mine from South Pacific. I told them why that song meant something to me. In 1979 I was a chorus sailor in a summer stock production and besides having a wonderful summer, the show had a great Emile DeBecque. Every night I would stand in the wings and watch and listen (I wish I could remember his name but I can't) to the man playing DeBecque sing This Nearly Was Mine He nailed that song every night. It could bring tears to my eyes, and it was a six-week run.
This long drawn out story is the lead up to the fact that Edward Seckerson's producer from Stage and Screen called today asking if they could record my story about South Pacific to use as an intro for This Nearly Was Mine on the "Stage and Screen Interactive"
Hoo and Ray! I have a radio career, finally. I may not be getting paid for it, but listening to Internet radio has sure paid off for me.
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More Errol Flynn on TCM today!
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Hollywood Sheets & Music? Oh...nevermind. I didn't read that right!
The one summer I was at the Hampden-Sydney Music Festival in Farmville, VA, there was one local music store in town. Tails 'n' Tunes. And that's exactly what it was - half pet store, half music store!
The first time a bunch of drove up to the place, we just drove around it a few times with our mouths agape. It was housed in a small house - complete with lawn "decorations" of an old water heater, an old Chevy, some tires and a bathtub. And then once we stepped inside.... WOW!
A bird cage here, a bin of piano music there. A display of pet food on the wall, with a selection of guitar strings next to it. Needless to say, the clarinet player was a little wary of buying reeds there. ;)
It was a true mom and pop operation. And it turned out to be run by the father of the family who used to run the chain of music stores in Richmond. So, if TnT ever needed a special order of some Beethoven or Schumann..
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DR WFO and elmore - So, who's this Mitch? Jr? What did I miss?
...And is he single?
;D
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Lovely story, DRBEN. I know what you mean by that song. It's the one I wait for when I see SOUTH PACIFIC. I listen to all these arguments about these new young composers, about how great they are....that guy with three names and a couple of others. I have listened to their work. And not ONE of them has come up with a song that can top R/H or in some cases - even EQUAL them.
"This Nearly Was Mine" and "Love Look Away" are two of the most beautiful songs ever.
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I am waiting for that answer as well DRJOSE. Who is THAT?
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Isn't "Reefer Madness" scheduled for Showtime and not HBO? They have been running the promos for a LONG time.
However, because I did NOT switch to Digital cable I lost ALL my premium channels anyway. :(
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DR WFO and elmore - So, who's this Mitch? Jr? What did I miss?
...And is he single?
;D
I believe he bears some resemblence to DR Elmore's Dr. (as opposed to DR), and they share a name.
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Isn't "Reefer Madness" scheduled for Showtime and not HBO? They have been running the promos for a LONG time.
However, because I did NOT switch to Digital cable I lost ALL my premium channels anyway. :(
DRJRand54, it is on Showtime. Would you like me to tape it for you?
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Last night we met our landlord for next year at the Sunshine Cafe to sign our lease for next year. We ordered dinner and talked about the lease and his philosophy on being a landlord. He talked about how he had never wanted to be a landlord but then he got a landlord who was like a second father to him. His wife had a similar experience with her landlords so they decided they would go into business to be the "good" kind of landlords. He said we have an open friendship with him and if we ever need to talk to him about anything to feel free. The rent is only 185 a month for each of us too. We signed the lease and he paid for our dinners. I am looking forward to living there next year. Most of my friends have horror stories about their landlords but my friends who live there right now absolutley love them. They are such nice people! :)
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I believe he bears some resemblence to DR Elmore's Dr. (as opposed to DR), and they share a name.
I don't think it's the Mirchell Bernstein who's performing surgery on me next month. The hair looks wrong, no beard, and my Dr seems not so beefy.
What do I know? I need new glasses.
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Last night we met our landlord for next year at the Sunshine Cafe to sign our lease for next year. We ordered dinner and talked about the lease and his philosophy on being a landlord. He talked about how he had never wanted to be a landlord but then he got a landlord who was like a second father to him. His wife had a similar experience with her landlords so they decided they would go into business to be the "good" kind of landlords. He said we have an open friendship with him and if we ever need to talk to him about anything to feel free. The rent is only 185 a month for each of us too. We signed the lease and he paid for our dinners. I am looking forward to living there next year. Most of my friends have horror stories about their landlords but my friends who live there right now absolutley love them. They are such nice people! :)
I loved my landlady with the DaVinci Last Supper collection. No taste, but a lovely woman. What was her name?
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I'd change that to
As Dolly Levi - Dame Edna Everage
As Horace Vandergelder - Barry Humphries
No, Les Patterson as Horace is right. Apparently, he and she get along as well as Matthau did with Streisand. Too close for comfort, I say.
::)
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I don't think it's the Mirchell Bernstein who's performing surgery on me next month. The hair looks wrong, no beard, and my Dr seems not so beefy.
What do I know? I need new glasses.
I was thinking maybe... son?
I believe this is your surgeon (http://www.slrsurgery.org/profiles/bernstein.htm).
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But then again, when you Google you always find an extraordinary number of people with the same name, even a very uncommon name.
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I've spent the afternoon catching up on programs on the DVR, primarily DEADWOOD and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES from Sunday.
Wow! Mr. W's method of dealing with those who had knowledge of his sexual prediliction. Totally caught me by surprise.
ON DH: Gabrielle playing with fire. Oh, my!
And get this irony. On Sunday, Lesley Ann Warren appeared on two different shows playing the mother of series regulars. She played Teri Hatcher's mother on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES and in the next hour she was Kathryn Hahn's mother on CROSSING JORDAN. In the latter, she was struck by a car and died at the end of the show, so no recurring role for her there.
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I usually say Carol Channing when we do wrong casting, so I'm not sure what to say today.
I've been lugging around this heavy copy of Paradise Lost and I can't wait to get rid of it.
That's all I have to say today.
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But there is only one Jose Simbulan. Presuming, of course, he was once front desk supervisor at the Arlington Marriott?
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I was thinking maybe... son?
I believe this is your surgeon (http://www.slrsurgery.org/profiles/bernstein.htm).
By George, you're right! That's he. I'd guess from the info he'd be around 45, but he looks 10 years younger!
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Yes, REEFER MADNESS is appearing on Showtime, not HBO.
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I'm tempted to try Salvadore Dali as Dali Levi, but I don't know enough about his contemporaries to do the rest of the cast. :-[
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But there is only one Jose Simbulan. Presuming, of course, he was once front desk supervisor at the Arlington Marriott?
I've noticed that too... And since I'm not too far from the Crystal City Marriott, I've been tempted every now and then to go in and meet the Employee of the Month.
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I'm back from Hollywood Sheet Music. I have eaten a Subway Club. I shall now finish up a spot of work I'm doing.
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But there is only one Jose Simbulan. Presuming, of course, he was once front desk supervisor at the Arlington Marriott?
Check your hat, sir?
Check your shoes, sir?
Check your vest, sir?
Check your pants?
Does this sound like our DRJose? DR Ginny and I knew a desk clerk with that attitude. I believe he was sacked for using the rooms himself.
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And DR Jose, you do realize that your roomie probably rushed to clean the place JUST BECAUSE HE KNEW YOU WERE COMING HOME, right? :)
<nod>
:)
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Check your hat, sir?
Check your shoes, sir?
Check your vest, sir?
Check your pants?
Does this sound like our DRJose? DR Ginny and I knew a desk clerk with that attitude. I believe he was sacked for using the rooms himself.
That's just plain scary, DR elmore. You know me sooo well already!
;)
Actually, I think I would make a good desk clerk/concierge. All those details to keep track of - and always a new "day" whenever a new guest checks in. Never a dull moment.
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Barbra Streisand .... Dolly Levi
Walter Matthau .... Horace Vandergelder
Michael Crawford .... Cornelius Hackl
Marianne McAndrew .... Irene Molloy
Danny Lockin .... Barnaby Tucker
E.J. Peaker .... Minnie Fay
Joyce Ames .... Ermengarde Vandergelder
I've always wondered who sang for Marianne McAndrew. Does anyone know? It's not listed in the album or the CD...I haven't checked the DVD, but I'd assume it's not there, either.
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But there is only one Jose Simbulan. Presuming, of course, he was once front desk supervisor at the Arlington Marriott?
But I am miffed that BK has not informed us of his appointment as Vice President, Therapeutic Applications, at Ambrx (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-06-2005/0003335466&EDATE=) or of his job in Data Management at ALC (http://www.alc.com/ourstory/ourStory_news_Corp.asp?NewsID=162). Not to mention the Norwalk CT Council (http://www.norwalkct.org/comcouncilcom.htm).
I mean with all the hats he wears already, biotech, computer databases, government in Connecticut? Did I mention car racing (http://www.arenaracingusa.com/index.aspx)? Protein therapies (http://www.diversa.com/presrele/2001/view_release.asp?id=20011205)?
And all this is missing from www.brucekimmel.com. Shame on you, Michael!
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DRJRand54, it is on Showtime. Would you like me to tape it for you?
Yes DRELMORE, that would be kind of you.
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Shocking!
DETRITUS!
Soon I shall be watching the Sherlock Holmes pastiche entitled A Study in Terror.
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BK, do you have a good handyman? If so, email me his number. I have to do some repair on the deck before Derby Day.
By the by, I am carrying the BK torch to the hinterlands. In my interview in the local hometown paper they asked if I was close friends with any actors, directors, or writers that folks might know. My answer:
"We don't reallly run in those circles and I'm quite happy not to. Having worked with so many stars early in my career made me realize they're just people...and a great many, despite all their gifts, are screwed up, unhappy people. Most of our friends out here are people we've known for years. Many are fellow Kentuckians from college theatre days...
"Friends you might know are Larry Drake, who played Benny on LA LAW, a dear friend since my Dallas days. Esteemed writer Harlan Ellison and his lovely wife, Susan, are close friends of ours. Famed pin-up and actress, the delightful June Wilkinson, we know through our dinner theatre circle. Author, director, composer, and producer of the best Broadway related CDs in the biz, Bruce Kimmel, is also a close pal."
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Yes, until I googled my name, I didn't realize I was a Harmonica virtuoso, and one of the greatest jazz drummers in Key West!
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Jack Earles - One of the busiest drummers in Key West, Florida - currently performing with "Paradise Swing" "Group Therapy" and drummer in residence for shows at the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Theatre of Key West
SO WHERE IS MY CHECK ALREADY? Scroll down to read.
http://www.russmoydrumstudio.com/biography.htm (http://www.russmoydrumstudio.com/biography.htm)
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I, on the other hand, am an Unsung Hero of World War II (http://www.afa.org/magazine/valor/0794valor.asp) and a well-known Chistian theologian (https://www.eisenbrauns.com/ECOM/_1HT0XRZ1X.HTM). Not to mention a geriatric (no wise cracks!) physician (http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/Physician/Profiles/GeriatricMedicine/Denver_Colorado/Dr_William_Orr_MD_1641E53B.cfm).
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Well, since the guy has been making the talk show rounds...
Has anyone Google-Whacked yet?
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How about:
Dolly Levi.....................................Rosanne Barr
Horace Van der Gelder................Keannu Reeves (he could play that
part as well as any other he has
assayed)
Cornelius van Hackle...................John Travolta ("We've got--[twist,
spin, jump]--elegance!")
Irene............................................ Marissa Jared Winocur
Barnaby.......................................Sir Ian McKellan
Minnie Fay....................................Bette Davis
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I must be silly in the head from grading math papers. That's it! I'm leaving the office and going home.
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Shocking!
DETRITUS!
Soon I shall be watching the Sherlock Holmes pastiche entitled A Study in Terror.
I love that film! Good cast.
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LOL DR WFO.
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Check your hat, sir?
Check your shoes, sir?
Check your vest, sir?
Check your pants?
Does this sound like our DRJose? DR Ginny and I knew a desk clerk with that attitude. I believe he was sacked for using the rooms himself.
??? ??? ??? You've stumped me, DR elmore! Please email me more details...
I knew there was SOMETHING I liked about your new surgeon - he's a Michigan Wolverine (BS, 1983). The usual thing to say here would be "Go Blue," but maybe not this time...
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Thank you kindly, Pogue.
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Actually, I think I would make a good desk clerk/concierge. All those details to keep track of - and always a new "day" whenever a new guest checks in. Never a dull moment.
DR Jose, sounds a lot like my job at the Information Services Desk of a downtown urban public library.
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No, Les Patterson as Horace is right. Apparently, he and she get along as well as Matthau did with Streisand. Too close for comfort, I say.
::)
The chances of Sir Les and Dame Edna appearing on the same stage at the same time are as likely as BK playing tennis with Guy Haines.
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BK, you're welcome...just spreading the word.
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DR Jose, sounds a lot like my job at the Information Services Desk of a downtown urban public library.
One of my favorite "classes" in elementary school was "Library". My grade school had a nice library, and a great librarian who opened up many different worlds of literature to us. I still remember one "project" where we made new dust jackets for certain books. We actually got to design all the art - and draw and color it all ourselves. I seem to remember doing an army story - at least some book with a soldier on it.
We even had classes on the Dewey Decimal System. And I still remember my "disappointment" the first time I went to a "big" library and found that they did not use the DDS. -And then there was the LoC system...
After I had accumulated quite a few boxes of DETRITUS after writing to various companies and organizations - remember those "Free Stuff for Kids" books? - I contributed them to my grade school's library for their pamphlet files. I had a ton of stuff from NASA and the American Coal Association - they sent out these great little cards with actual samples of the different types of coal. OH! And Bethlehem Steel sent me a small sheet of their latest alloy (had to weigh at least three pounds!) -Needless to say, our postman at the time had to wonder why this kid was getting all these big envelopes from all these various companies. I still remember the day he came to door with one of those plastic bins filled with "stuff" for me... And then came back a few minutes later with another bin!
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Jose, 'bet you got some BRIC-A-BRAC, too! Thanks for the great National Library Week story.
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My All-Region code JVC dvd player is winging it's way to my very own home at this moment...via Fed Ex. Due to arrive on Friday!
Also being flung this way are several Hong Kong musicals and/or comedies! I can't wait to see OUR DREAM CAR! LOL!
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WOW! 6:00pm EDT already! Wow!
Feels like I haven't even been up for even five hours today!
;D
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Has anyone else ever noticed that on films scored by Max Steiner - at the point that his credit comes up on the screen there is ALWAYS either a tempo change or a drum and cymbal crash or some other tag in the music?
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My bottom permanent retainer just broke loose on one side. I thought it was feeling a bit loose from the getgo. Good thing I am going back in to get my upper retainer tomorrow anyway...
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Page Seven Max Steiner Score! 8)
(http://www.screenarchives.com/gifs/4074.gif)
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If you do a google search on me you would most likely think I was a famous college football player! I think I disguise it well. ;-)
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You're never fully dressed without a smile DR JOEY. Ask Jason Graae.
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You're never fully dressed without a smile DR JOEY. Ask Jason Graae.
Which reminds me....
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This would have been an interesting musical cast:
Shirley Booth .... Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
Anthony Perkins .... Cornelius Hackl
Shirley MacLaine .... Irene Molloy
Paul Ford .... Horace Vandergelder
Robert Morse .... Barnaby Tucker
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<---Now you get to see my pearly whites whenever I post!
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My bottom permanent retainer just broke loose on one side. .
This almost sounds like a more appropriate line for DR Elmore
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Nice teeth, Joey!
Rhetoric is about to start. I got a Cherry Coke, some off-brand Chex Mix, and a raspberry Tootsie Roll Pop. I am all set.
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But on the other hand
Dolly........Andrea Martin
Horace....Donald Trump
Cornelius...Clay Aiken
Irene......Christina Applegate
Minnie....Charlotte d'Amboise
Barnaby....Gary Coleman
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Great new avatar, DRJOEY!
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I've always wondered who sang for Marianne McAndrew. Does anyone know? It's not listed in the album or the CD...I haven't checked the DVD, but I'd assume it's not there, either.
Actually two different people dubbed her. One in her solos and another in her group numbers.
Gilda Maiken (ensemble) and Melissa Stafford (solo)
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DRMBARNUM - I do not know how the television screens of the time handled such pulchritude - but both Miss Allison Hayes AND Miss Joi Lansing were featured in a Four Star Playhouse 11/17/55 episode entitled "Here Comes the Suit". Allison was David Niven's co-sar and Joi is mentioned in the supporting cast!
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And you know something, DRMS, even if it had been THREE people, I still wouldn't like Ribbons Down My Back, my idea of an ultimate show-stopper...and I don't mean in a GOOD way.
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DRMBARNUM - I do not know how the television screens of the time handled such pulchritude - but both Miss Allison Hayes AND Miss Joi Lansing were featured in a Four Star Playhouse 11/17/55 episode entitled "Here Comes the Suit". Allison was David Niven's co-sar and Joi is mentioned in the supporting cast!
It was a lucky thing for viewers that there was no 3-D on television!
BTW: I would give my right leg for a copy of that episode!!!
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I would love to see it myself, but it doesn't seem to be on any of the Four Star Playhouse collections. If any DR has any of them on VHS or DVD, maybe he/she will check for us.
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Re: Reefer Madness. I can't remember exactly where it was (Broadway.com?), but there was a forum thread on the two Reefers (so to speak) that got very acrimonious but was hilarious (for me, anyway). I can't remember if it was Murphy or Studney who actually started posting on it, defending their work (one of my favorite quotes was someone accusing them of only knowing three chords, at which point they posted the changes to a song which had--wait for it--four chords in it). But then it degenerated into something to do with AFM (which, frankly, I can't remember), with, again, either Murphy or Studney saying his boyfriend was dressing up as a giant rat outside the theater every night in protest. (Are we not in Kansas anymore, Toto?).
Anyway, there were several nice posts on the thread about the GTP score, which I was amazed at, since most of the people seemed to be NYC-ers.
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And you know something, DRMS, even if it had been THREE people, I still wouldn't like Ribbons Down My Back, my idea of an ultimate show-stopper...and I don't mean in a GOOD way.
I think I've mentioned this before, but... "Ribbons Down My Back" has to be my least favorite song to hear and play at auditions. It just annoys me, and it's very hard to make those melody and lyrics sound anything but... well, desperate, for lack of a better word right now.
And then there are the young women who come in and mimic the vocal quality of the actress/dubber in the movie. Worse than nails on a chalkboard!
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I want chocolate!
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Actually two different people dubbed her. One in her solos and another in her group numbers.
Gilda Maiken (ensemble) and Melissa Stafford (solo)
Thanks for the info! I wonder why they used (needed?) two different people? :-\
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Matt H Congratulations on you new role.
Jose congratulations on returning to a clean home.
JMK it makes perfect sense to me Betsy could easily find the one piece of paper in her clutter. When the desk has been cleaned is when I can’t find anything.
Joey great new avatar showing off your beautiful smile! :D
Jed and TCB together-oh how I wish I could go to Tacoma in June.
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Ginny welcome to the clouds! :)
Off for a walk before I read the rest of today’s posts.
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Good afternoon, fellow Dear Readers.
I have nothing to add to today's comments, so here's a picture of the stonework going up on the new building.
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DR LAURA who was the architect? That really is a nice building. ;D
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DR CP - a couple of days ago you mentioned the Ramon Novarro house designed by Lloyd Wright (son of Frank) is in your neighborhood. I seem to remember a photo spread (maybe in Architectural Digest) of the house when Keaton lived there and I didn't like the "improvements" either.
Here is a photo of the house from 1932 when Ramon moved in. Maybe next time you and Tewkes are strolling by, you can snap a photo of the house for us as it is today. ;D
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The Gal and I are seeing Pillowman tomorrow.
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Dolly........Geena Davis
Horace....W.C. Fields
Cornelius...John Denver
Irene......Louise Lasser
Minnie....Anjanette Comer
Barnaby....Lionel Atwill
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Joey- Nice teeth!
Don't fall for that wisdom teeth stuff either. Hold onto those things as long as you can! ;D
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Been meaning to tell you also Pogue, that this WMKV is swell!
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JoseS working at a hotel? Can you imagine when someone calls for room service?
"Room Service? No, no no! You'll want to walk two blocks away to the finest Polynesian Grill in town, then just around the corner there is a swell Mexican establishment that makes the finest huevos rancheros with squash caserole, then just go next door for a dessert of caramel coffee cake with lime frosting and if you're still hungry, just come up to the front desk and I'll bake you a raspbery chocolate cheesecake!"
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LOL DRRODZINSKI.
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The Amazing Race will be on very soon!
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The Gypsy Cast of Hello, Dolly!
Dolly - Bernadette Peters
Horace - John Dossett
Cornelius - Jack Klugman
Irene - Ethel Merman
Minnie - Tyne Daly
Barnaby - Jonathan Hadary
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Jrand54, no need to take a picture of it; it still looks the same from the outside. Excepty for some very large copper house numbers to match the outside copper trim on road behind the house, all Keaton's changes were done on the inside. It was Architectural Digest who did a spread on the magazine.
Rodzinski, I'll be curious to hear your review of Pillowman. Glad you like the radio station...it's being able to get things like WMKV that makes the internet worth it. I also love that I can listen to the BBC on the internet. I liked it that I could get baseball games broadcast free on the local radio stations too, before the Major League Baseball stepped in and ruined it.
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Whew! I had pre-ordered the I Love Lucy 4th Season DVD set at Amazon for $38 + change. I checked around because something was nagging at my brain. And yes indeed I had also pre-ordered it for $42 at DeepDiscountDVD....close. I cancelled the DDD order post haste!
Talk about losing my dictum! I can just BARELY afford ONE set! And as much as I love LUCY....one set is sufficient!
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Thanks DRCP - I will have to locate that AD issue, but of course a color snap of the house would be nice. An HHW exclusive.
That house always reminded me as a jr. version of the Ennis House designed by FLW and used for exteriors in the original "House on Haunted Hill."
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Oh dear, Diane Keaton is featured in the April, 2005, issue of AD, so it is difficult to find the earlier issue.
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My mind raced to another type of Room Service altogether DR Rodzinski. And Yes I've met DR Jose.
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JoseS working at a hotel? Can you imagine when someone calls for room service?
"Room Service? No, no no! You'll want to walk two blocks away to the finest Polynesian Grill in town, then just around the corner there is a swell Mexican establishment that makes the finest huevos rancheros with squash caserole, then just go next door for a dessert of caramel coffee cake with lime frosting and if you're still hungry, just come up to the front desk and I'll bake you a raspbery chocolate cheesecake!"
Tsk, tsk, tsk... You've got it all wrong, DR Rodzinksi...
The place around the corner is Japanese, and they specialize in yakitori.
The Mexican place is really more of a Oaxacan eatery.
The dessert place is across the street, and their house specialty is a blood orange pound cake topped with a Meyer Lemon curd.
And I would never serve cheesecake to my guests. Only cookies - probably my Oatmeal-Chocoate-Chip-Pecan-Toffee Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies or my Cantuccini - something portable so that they can carry them around while they follow my detailed self-guided walking tour maps. *And for those guests with nut allergies, I would serve them my Chocolate Crack-Ups and/or my Lemon-Thyme Cornmeal Butter Cookies.
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Lemon-Thyme Butter Cookies! :)
WELL - now I know why Kathleen Turner can give the stunning performance that she is giving in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf now on Broadway!
In the background as I work on the computer (and while I wait for NCIS and The Amazing Race) two television shows called EXTRA and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT are on. I haven't watched either of them for years...but they are awful, just awful. Nothing but plugs for movies and "rumors" about Britney and Mariah that are completely manufactured to be denied.
ANYWAY...Kathleen got ready for her part in Albee's play by having her knee replaced. Can you imagine her trying to do it with her OLD knee? i would say it makes all the difference!
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Oh and also, Kathleen has appeared to be drunk in public because of the medication she has to take for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Watching "American Idol"...
YIKES!
...And even I'm feeling "old" hearing these kids sing songs from the year they were born! A lot of these came out when I was in high school... some even from my first two years in college.
YIKES!
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DR JRand - DH Richard is a fan of NCIS, too.
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Matt H Congratulations on you new role.
Jed and TCB together-oh how I wish I could go to Tacoma in June.
And why can't you come to Tacoma in June? Keith could drive you to MBarnum's house and the two of you could drive up to Portland, meet up with JMK and Betzy, and then head north to Olympia and meet up with George. From there, you are only about 20 minutes from Tacoma, you meet up with Ann, and everyone goes to the theater to see Jed makes his Tacoma theatrical debut. Now, all we need to do is get the L.A. group in town, and PennyO from where ever she may be by June (maybe even Washington), and we will have the entire west coast group (except honorary member Tomovoz) in one place at the same time!!!
Simple! Right?
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My Rat Pack Hello, Dolly cast:
DOLLY: ANGIE DICKINSON
HORACE: DEAN MARTIN
CORNELIUS: FRANK SINATRA
BARNABY: SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
IRENE MALLOY: PETER LAWFORD
MINNIE: JOEY BISHOP
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I have been approached about directing a benefit of Los Angeles City College. I'll be meeting with people in two weeks - it will completely depend on what it is they're looking for, who they'll allow me to use, and the date, but I'm definitely interested.
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Just watched Kathleen Turner in PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED the other day, in which she is dynamic. An underrated movie.
Sorry Jose! I didn't have the culinary expertise to do a satire worthy of your good name.
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I have been approached about directing a benefit of Los Angeles City College. I'll be meeting with people in two weeks - it will completely depend on what it is they're looking for, who they'll allow me to use, and the date, but I'm definitely interested.
Well, okay BK, but I will have to check
my schedule to see if I am available.
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Me, too, DRTCB - because obviously MRBK will want to use the MOST talented of the HHW accolytes to STAR in the production.
DRGINNY - I kind of got hooked on NCIS because it comes on just before The Amazing Race. The stories are usually pretty obvious, but I like the cast and it's always nice to see David McCallum! DHRichard has great taste!
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DR RODZINSKI - I also like PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED....and I love the Buddy Holly tune!
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BK- The Gal just finished "Writer's Block", as she is quite the mystery buff. She enjoyed it a lot and said she loved the twists and had no idea where it was going until it was through.
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Just watched Kathleen Turner in PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED the other day, in which she is dynamic. An underrated movie.
Sorry Jose! I didn't have the culinary expertise to do a satire worthy of your good name.
I've always liked PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED too. Ms. Turner's "young and wide-eyed" looks in that movie are wonderful. And it's one of the rare Nicholas Cage performances that I can actually sit through.
As for your "satire"... Who said anything about a satire?
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Whew! I had pre-ordered the I Love Lucy 4th Season DVD set at Amazon for $38 + change. I checked around because something was nagging at my brain. And yes indeed I had also pre-ordered it for $42 at DeepDiscountDVD....close. I cancelled the DDD order post haste!
Talk about losing my dictum! I can just BARELY afford ONE set! And as much as I love LUCY....one set is sufficient!
I have done the same thing before, JRand54!! Only I haven't always discovered it until both items arrived! LOL!
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My mind raced to another type of Room Service altogether DR Rodzinski. And Yes I've met DR Jose.
And what exactly is that supposed to mean? HUH?
::)
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:-*
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JRand54, The Ennis-Brown house is also in our neighbourhood. I walk by that one too. Never been inside, but the outside having real problems and in need of some tender-loving care. Apparently Lloyd Wright did a lot of experimenting with different types of cement...and whatever this type is, a lot of it seems to be crumbling away. Of course, the Navarro house isn't Frank Lloyd Wright, but Lloyd Wright, the son. We have another Lloyd Wright, the son, house close by that is finally going through a much needed renovation. Part of it is covered by "Kimmel Tarps". There is another Frank Lloyd Wright on Franklin Ave, also within walking distance, that looks very Mayan or Aztecan in its influence...It was at one time the home of Dr. George Hill Hodel, whose son -- retired LA detective, Steve Hodel -- who has written a book called BLACK DAHLIA AVENGER, claiming his father was the murderer of the Black Dahlia. Its caused a great deal of controversy, but it's fairly compelling and there a many creditable people who are vouching for it.
Then in Barnsdale Park, we have another Frank Lloyd Wright house which has just been restored.
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We could all hop the Amtrack to Tacoma!
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BK, is the benefit to be performed by students, former students who might be professionals, or professionals of your own chosing? Is this your alma mater? I hope it works out. I want to see another Kimmel extravaganza of song and dance. I still think we need an cast album of WHAT IF? and a revival of the show.
WMKV is now spotlighting Kay Kyser and his orchestra.
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Rodzinski, please thank the gal very much.
One thing that's come out of my conversations with all the new book guinea pigs is that I'm not calling it "A mystery" since it really isn't that at all.
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I have extended my weekend Bollywood movies (I have about 60 or so to get through) into the work week!! I am now watching what is turning into a most interesting motion picture...ANOKHI RAAT (1968).
(http://216.247.121.93/dvdImages/b7622.jpg)
Afterwards, if time permits, I may watch QUEEN BEE.
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I must say that my Adelphia Cable Modem machine has been whacked out all day. The "data" light, which normally only blinks continuously when it's actually retrieving data (like loading a website - otherwise it just blinks sporadically), has been blinking continuously since this morning. Totally sapzzing out. I called Adelphia and the recording says they're having problems all over the San Fernando Valley and they're working on it. It implies that people don't have service at all - thankfully I do (knock on wood).
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And what exactly is that supposed to mean? HUH?
::)
;D
:-*
;)
Check your hat, sir?
Check your shoes, sir?
DRGinny, here's a BIG hint: he was in THE FANTASTICKS, worked for a while at one of the motels on Rte 75 until he was caught doing more with the guests than checking them in, got fired as a Catholic high school drama teacher after being caught in flagrante with one of the students, may have sent threatening notes to Howard and Jim . . .
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DR JANE: Evelyn is a name of my favorite English Rose. These are refined pink color having a gorgeous scent all their own and you can see them in my avatar on the left side of this very post (and is shown usually). :)
Thank you. I forgot the name of the beautiful rose & didn't make the connection.
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And why can't you come to Tacoma in June? Keith could drive you to MBarnum's house and the two of you could drive up to Portland, meet up with JMK and Betzy, and then head north to Olympia and meet up with George. From there, you are only about 20 minutes from Tacoma, you meet up with Ann, and everyone goes to the theater to see Jed makes his Tacoma theatrical debut. Now, all we need to do is get the L.A. group in town, and PennyO from where ever she may be by June (maybe even Washington), and we will have the entire west coast group (except honorary member Tomovoz) in one place at the same time!!!
Simple! Right?
And BK said in his interview with Donald a couple of weeks ago that he's having a signing in Portland! (I'm assuming Portland, Oregon and not Portland, Maine.) If his signing is during the run, BK could see the show, too!! ;D ;D
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BK, you did say in your interview with Donald a couple of weeks ago that you're having a signing in Portland, didn't you? Did I remember/hear that correctly??
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DR vixmom - It occurred to me on the drive to work that Mamma Mia would be the perfect show for the HHW Girls to see together this fall! How 'bout it, Jane and Danise?
Sounds good to me, but I will do almost anything. :)
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I see where Pillowman has opened in New York. I advise all our New york folk to go see this play. It's the most devastating play I've read in the last year.
I read a powerful review of this yesterday.
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M. Barnum, the internet is the way I listen to the station. It's based in Cincinnati. The link is www.wmkvfm.org
It's working today! :D
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I've been meaning to mention for the past week that Ifound I have two copies of the DVD for SINGLES with Matt Dillon and Bridget Fonda. Would any DR like it? Let me know.
Off to bed. Night, all!
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JMK is supposed to be working on setting up something in Portland. Haven't heard if he's been successful. It would be fun to coordinate the two events.
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Synchronicity in ordering the same DVD twice department: I just today received the Sondheim Celebration at Carnegie Hall DVD, which had been offered as a cheapie bonus when I placed another order a few weeks ago. The minute it arrived I thought, "Hmmm...don't I already have that in the Sondheim boxed set?" Yes, I did. Which brings me to:
Would anyone here like a nice still-sealed DVD of A Sondheim Celebration at Carnegie Hall? Cheap!!!
Re: BK in Portland: BK if you booked yourself, let me know ASAP as I am still phoning bookstores for you!
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Boy, take too long to post around here and your questions get answered before they're asked.
I just sent you a little gift with a note in it, BK, in which I discuss my current progress.
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??? ??? ??? You've stumped me, DR elmore! Please email me more details...
I knew there was SOMETHING I liked about your new surgeon - he's a Michigan Wolverine (BS, 1983). The usual thing to say here would be "Go Blue," but maybe not this time...
I'm wearing my Michigan Sweatshirt. :)
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Ben, nice story.
Joey your new landlord sounds fantastic. :)
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And what exactly is that supposed to mean? HUH?
::)
;D
:-*
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You can lead Jose to Chocolate
But of other things he'll think.
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Well, it's not even 11:00pm here on the east coast, and I'm already feeling sleepy. Whaddup widdat?
I'm thinking I'll be in bed my midnight, and then wake up "early" tomorrow. I can definitely tell that the hustle and bustle of the past six weeks has caught up with me.
We shall see...
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JoseS working at a hotel? Can you imagine when someone calls for room service?
"Room Service? No, no no! You'll want to walk two blocks away to the finest Polynesian Grill in town, then just around the corner there is a swell Mexican establishment that makes the finest huevos rancheros with squash caserole, then just go next door for a dessert of caramel coffee cake with lime frosting and if you're still hungry, just come up to the front desk and I'll bake you a raspbery chocolate cheesecake!"
;D ;D :D
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I'm wearing my Michigan Sweatshirt. :)
Well, Go Blue! And thanks for welcoming me to the clouds - it's lovely up here. I got your email about the books and I'll look into them before I respond.
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You can lead Jose to Chocolate
But of other things he'll think.
LOL!!!
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BK, if you got booked in Seattle, you could go see Jessica Skerritt, and then hop down to Tacoma and see the play!
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DRLaura the stonework is a nice touch on the building.
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I now have no photo of Jose to light up the screen - Everyone else is OK! x marks the Jose!
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Maybe Jose has been called away to service rooms!
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JOSE is missing from my screen as well. It happens now and then to avatars, but they mostly ALL return sooner or later.
Thanks for the LW and FLW info DRCP. Yes, many homeowners have problems with their FLW homes. I know when we took the Oak Park area tour (which was great) many of the homes were in need of exterior work.
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Adelphia and Comcast...they take our money and leave us messages.
Amazing Race contestants are in India this week. Not as exciting as some episodes because the tasks are fairly mundane - but I like ALL these teams and don't want to see any of them eliminated!
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DR Jose has not left the building after all.
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DR GINNY it is raining very hard here!
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Yes, indeed, DR TOMovOZ - DRJOSE is back on my system as well.
QUEEN BEE is a good choice, MBARNUM. Do not delay! John Ireland is along for the ride as well. Always a good reason to take a look.
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I've noticed that I've been disappearing lately too..
Hmm...
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And why can't you come to Tacoma in June?
Simple! Right?
Simple and fun if we could travel then. We are still planning on gutting our kitchen. If we had begun the work at the beginning of March as we had intended June would have been okay. Once the work begins the only way we will leave Bogie is if there is an emergency. Now I might be able to sneak away for a few days. Maybe Penny can pick me up if she is going this way. MBarnum owes his mother a visit and could come get me . I could take the bus to Portland again and hitch a ride. Of course all this depends on Bogie staying healthy.
Simple! Right? ;D
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In case any DR didn't get the email - Amazon.com is selling the Fox Studio Classic DVD's for only $9.99! :o
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/536321/ref%3D%5Fpe%5Fd%5Ffox%5Fmail%5Fsale%5Ffeature/104-6018206-3675103 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/536321/ref%3D%5Fpe%5Fd%5Ffox%5Fmail%5Fsale%5Ffeature/104-6018206-3675103)
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And we will of course need pictures of any said event in the NW! Perhaps Leslie Parrish Bach could be invited. A human interest story in the local paper might bring her out of hiding - if there was to be a reading of a LP/BK passage!
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No shirt. No shoes. No dancing.
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I am so sleepy I can barely move my mouse.
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I am so sleepy I can barely move my mouse.
Now if that ain't a euphemism, I don't know what is!
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A good night for most of the IDOL contestants. They were singing songs they felt comfortable with and there really weren't any horrible performances in the bunch. (Of course, all of the best singers are left, so that's not surprising).
I really was rather impressed with Scott performance tonight because he ACTUALLY GAVE ONE. He didn't just stand there and weave side to side but actually got into the lyrics and rocked it. Then, fool that he was, he ruined it all by arguing with simon over his performance and proclaiming how millions of people in America couldn't stand before a live camera and do what he just did. True, but stupid to show such hubris. He'll be going home, I'm predicting.
I didn't like Nadia's song much at all, and she didn't do anything with it, so I suspect she may be back in the bottom three as well along with Anthony who sang VERY well, with much power and control, but I just don't think he can play with the big boys any more.
As for busy signals, the busiest lines were Constantine, Carrie, and (surprise) Anwar!
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Isn't this a great place. Amazing Race fans AND American Idol fans.
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Started CLOSER this afternoon, but only got about an hour of it watched before I had to tend to other matters.
What a dramatic roundelay! I have never read nor seen the play, but I have been instantly drawn into the partner swapping and resulting jealousies and furies. I just know it's going to get uglier before it's over. I think all of the performances are excellent (so far).
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In case any DR didn't get the email - Amazon.com is selling the Fox Studio Classic DVD's for only $9.99! :o
Temptation;: I have now ordered some DVDs about a Scottish teacher teaching a might be Russian princess that clever people and grocers weigh everything (at least in Greece).
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I also was able to watch one of the last three remaining hour POIROT mysteries - "The King of Clubs." I'm a little sad now that I've collected all 36 hour-long episodes. Only two more left to watch on DVD.
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Now if that ain't a euphemism, I don't know what is!
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:) no wonder we missed DtM
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Yes, I got that e-mail about the Fox Studio Classics, too, but honestly, Deep Discount wasn't selling them for much more than that the last time I ordered one from them.
I guess I should trade up to that latest edition of ALL ABOUT EVE. I've looked at Fox's first release, and I don't really see anything wrong with it. But every review I've read said it was worlds better in the new edition.
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:) no wonder we missed DtM
Oh! My mouse just moved! :D
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Hmmmmmmm....I have that EVE release, MATTH, but I don't have the original DVD release. I would guess, though, that the one you have is fine!
TOMovOZ - good choice.
I am right-handed, but I handle my mouse with my left hand.
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Maybe you need a mousetrap, DR DtM.
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Is that too much information Jack?
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A good night for most of the IDOL contestants. They were singing songs they felt comfortable with and there really weren't any horrible performances in the bunch. (Of course, all of the best singers are left, so that's not surprising).
I'm looking forward to hearing what the "judges" will say tomorrow after watching the show on tape - if they watch tonight's show on tape. Lots of pitchiness, especially Anwar - that last note.... He seemed nervous to me tonight - breath wasn't hooking up and in at all.
And, yes, Vonzell, may have sung the song in a higher key, but she didn't do all those "whistle tones".
And Scott really was pitchy on the lower sections of the song.
And I don't think I've ever heard that Crystal Gale song that Nadia sang - and my parents had a lot of Crystal Gale LPs in their collection!
And a very interesting cutting of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
But, as you stated, no real horrible performances in the bunch.
We shall see....
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Maybe you need a mousetrap, DR DtM.
Or maybe a pussy to take care of it.
Mrs. Slocombe, are you out there?
Night, y'all!
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Well, I really am sleepy, so...
I'm gonna finish watching Letterman - it's his 58th Birthday today. Who else turned 58 recently? ;) ??? In any case...
Steve is packing up his apartment tomorrow, and I'm gonna head over and help. His sister, Becky, will be there too, and it will good to catch up with her too.
So...
Goodnight.
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YIKES!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Mickey Rourke just came on Letterman...
What the $@!%@&#^%#@%! is up with his face? or the remnants of it... Looks like The Joker. Doesn't even look remotely like his "old" self.
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes, there was pitchiness. Carrie tried for some high note and landed under it, then stretched her voice to reach it and got really raspy. Gad, that was a bad moment. Vonzell missed a couple of notes, and so did most of them. I guess I meant overall, there were no train wrecks.
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Or maybe a pussy to take care of it.
Mrs. Slocombe, are you out there?
Night, y'all!
One of the few sitcoms I truly enjoy. I was rather sad when I found out the local Muncie PBS doesn't carry the series. (The only station we are able to get.) My eventual goal is to buy the DVD set though and then I can get a laugh whenever I want! Some of those episodes I've seen 5 or 6 times and they haven't gotten old yet. I have been told I should really see Faltry Towers.
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YIKES!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Mickey Rourke just came on Letterman...
What the $@!%@&#^%#@%! is up with his face? or the remnants of it... Looks like The Joker. Doesn't even look remotely like his "old" self.
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The answer to your question, Jose: Bad Plastic Surgery!
http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/000344.html
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I saw Fiddler on the Roof tonight. It was one of those free in advance tickets that Ball State offers the students. I was suprised at how much I liked it since I generally frown at the shows that have been hitting Ball State lately. My two biggest complaints was it had only a 6 or 7 member pit and the other is the fact that Emens is just too big for these shows. There wasn't much spectacle which was actually rather refreshing and it was staged very well. The talent on stage was great and the guy who played Tevye did well. It's just harder to connect to the show when you are in the back row of a balcony that seats over 3,000 people.
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If you really want to jump in the deep end Joey - look out for "Little Britain" and "The League Of Gentlemen".
(I suspect not on free to air TV in the USA)
DR Sandra would no doubt suggest "Red Dwarf". "Black Adder" and "Fawlty Towers" are still classics in my book.
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DETRITUS, baby, DETRITUS!
Am now watching the new DVD of The Sea Hawk. Won't finish it in time for the notes, but will talk about it a lot in Thursday's notes.
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BLACK ADDER gets the prize for me. Both LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN & LITTLE BRITAIN have run on BBC AMERICA here. Not much for LEAGUE, but I love LITTLE BRITAIN and am impatiently waiting the second season which has already run in England or is running now. Very, Very funny.
I also like MEN BEHAVING BADLY & BRILLIANT (Oooo! Suits you, sir!)! I love FAWLTY TOWERS...and PYTHON, of course...but it really is time to give both a rest, they've run them so often here for so many years!
Tomovoz, did you ever get a British show called HAGGARD down under? I picked it up on DVD and found it very amusing. Another British classic for me is UP POMPEII with Frankie Howerd. And, of course, YES, MINISTER & YES, PRIME MINISTER are the creme de la creme. But for raucous low, cheap laughs there's nothing like ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
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I watched DAWN PATROL again tonight. What a terrific movie...Flynn, Rathbone, Niven and the great Donald Crisp are all just brilliant!
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Anyone for 300?
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Synchronicity in ordering the same DVD twice department: I just today received the Sondheim Celebration at Carnegie Hall DVD, which had been offered as a cheapie bonus when I placed another order a few weeks ago. The minute it arrived I thought, "Hmmm...don't I already have that in the Sondheim boxed set?" Yes, I did. Which brings me to:
Would anyone here like a nice still-sealed DVD of A Sondheim Celebration at Carnegie Hall? Cheap!!!
Re: BK in Portland: BK if you booked yourself, let me know ASAP as I am still phoning bookstores for you!
A couple of days ago, I ordered "Smiles of a Summer Night" from deepdiscountdvd.com and saw the offer of "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" for only $2.99. Even though I already own it, I went ahead and ordered it. Hey, $3 is cheap! :D
And I would be willing to go to Portland AND Seattle to meet BK! ;)
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300!
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If you really want to jump in the deep end Joey - look out for "Little Britain" and "The League Of Gentlemen".
Is he local?? ;)
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JMK: I have done nothing about Portland because you said you would do it.
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Is he local?? ;)
I do hope so George or he'll be in real trouble with Tubs.
Colin and I saw the show at Drury Lane in 2001 - Brilliant guys.
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I have their Live in Drury Lane and Christmas Special DVDs.
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And all three series...there are only three, aren't there??