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Title: IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 14, 2005, 11:58:30 PM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes have drifted your way, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home, which will be as soon as they get my drift - sometime around the twelfth of never.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 12:06:27 AM
And the word of the day is: FESTOON!
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 12:15:19 AM
Just to share my current reading material. A toyland full of thanks to Babes expert DR Elmore.

CD: Pirates Treasure  20 Jimmy Buffet Gems

DVD: Compagnon d'aventure. (Walt Disney).
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 12:23:23 AM
FESTOON, baby, FESTOON!

Well, since it's the ATTACK OF THE WUSSBURGERS, I may as well toddle off to the bedroom environment, where I shall hopefully catch up on the sleep I lost last night.
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Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 02:45:58 AM
I got back from Patti's concert at about 12:45 a.m. or so.  The concert itself was about 2 hours to 2 hours and 15 minutes...I forget what time we actually got out.  I went back to my ex-boyfriend's apartment after the show and got my stuff that I brought, then I went to Tower Records (I bought for only $9.99, on sale from $16.99, Harry Nilsson's "The Point" and for $16.99 "Love's Fowl," a new musical by Henry Krieger).

Anyway, Patti's show was called "Matters of the Heart," the CD for which had our very own BK as "Executive Producer for Varèse Sarabande."  They were selling that CD in the lobby before the show.  She sang most songs on the CD...the one that I can remember that she didn't sing was "Playbill" (written by John Bucchino) and it's one of my favorite songs on the CD.  But there was such a wide variety of songs that it wasn't really missed.  She had two acts and one costume change.  It was incredible.  She just had a piano and a string quartet who sang a bit during the show and sang doo-wop back up to a fabulous doo-wop arrangement of "Just the Way You Look Tonight," which was the encore.  She never stopped.  She sang, she talked, she told a few stories, she made the audience laugh and cry.  Afterwards, she came into the lobby and signed CDs!  I had brought my "Matters of the Heart" CD, so I didn't have to buy one.  They said that you had to buy (have?) a CD for her to sign.  I also brought my CD of her live concert from 1993 (just before she left for London to do Sunset Boulevard) and she signed both!!  So, in honor of today's Topic of the Day, here's what I will have in my CD player at work:
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Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 02:47:29 AM
And this from her Live CD:
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 02:52:39 AM
And this:
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 02:58:14 AM
And finally, has anyone heard this or even heard of this??:
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 02:59:16 AM
It's 3:00 in the morning and I must now sleep.  Goodnight, Tomofoz!  Have a good day, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 15, 2005, 04:26:18 AM
Good morning, all!  I have to request vibes from all of you for my sister-in-law Donna, who's going through worse health than I at the moment.  

DRGeorge, that's fantastic!  I think Patti's great, and she's someone I'd love to work with.  I met her briefly when I was working on PAL JOEY for Encores!, and I've met her brother Robert, who was another casualty, like my friend Dan Marcus, of TRIUMPH OF LOVE.  In 1999, when several ruptured cervical discs were requiring surgery because they were pressing on my spinal cord and inhibiting my motor skills, I had to turn down some work for her.  I had to tell Dick Gallagher, her musical director, that I was too busy since I didn't want the word out that I was unable to walk or hold a pencil.  You win, you lose.  Now that I'm fine, Patti never calls, never writes.

Dear Friend BK, I remember that studio quite well.  Where are you, Mr Haines, and Vinny recording this new album?

TOD:  
DVD:  3 Netflix picks
CD:  various and sundried complations for work, some music hall ditties in honor of Baxter the Clown, Renee Fleming's recording of Massenet's THAIS, perhaps some ABBA in honor of the MAMA MIA delegation.
VCR:  cheap porn

Now, I have to go and deal with various and sundried events today: some proofing, a bit of Liz Callaway work, delivering some music.  It should all be quite lively and festive.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 04:45:06 AM
The health vibes for Larry's sister-in-law Donna are sent and of course to you as well.
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Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 04:46:51 AM
I also just heard about the fire in a hotel in Paris. I saw that DR FRancois posted earlier this morning. I am hoping that it wasn't his hotel as he usually posts more than once on Friday mornings
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 04:48:43 AM
It is still in my DVD player but I watched it last night. Angels in America Part Two. If these movies had been released theatrically they would have swept the oscars each year.
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Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 04:56:31 AM
I am not sure what I will watch or listen to this weekend. Hard to plan a weekend around watching movies or listening to music when you have to pay bills, do shopping, clean house, see friends. So little time.
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Post by: Ben on April 15, 2005, 05:16:50 AM
Not sure about listening and viewing today and this weekend. I have many CDs here at the office. Tomorrow Anthony is working on another craft project with his cousin so I will be out and about during the morning, doing laundry and whatever.

I'm seeing the Mufti Darling of the Day tonight. Miss Rebecca Luker and Miss Beth Fowler will be on stage.

I saw Sweet Charity last night. With TDF you never know what kind of tickets you will get but as luck would have it, I got 4th Row side aisle. I think the show is quite good. D'Amboise is wonderful and it's too bad that she will not be able to open. Perhaps all the brouhaha surrounding the show has given the cast an extra boost of energy but I found it very well done with D'Amboise and O'Hare (Denis) as standouts. It's not an outstanding, knock your socks off production but it stands up well. The song "Good Impression" has been added but other than that, all the changes announced and performed in Minneapolis have been removed. I haven't seen a production of the show in years so I don't remember if the book has been tweaked much but it has the original ending, not the new ending and "I Love to Cry at Weddings" is back where it should be. Praise be to TDF. I will be seeing Charity again next Thursday, this time with Miss Applegate. Don't know if I'll get the same good seats but I'll bring my binoculars, though the Martin Beck/Al Hirschfeld is small enough that if I'm in the balcony I won't really need them. By the by, while the set still contains the lamp post that caused all the problems, NOBODY dances around it. Charity does put her arm around it at one or two points but NO dancing.

Vibes to the Elmore family

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/move]
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 15, 2005, 05:32:06 AM
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ~ ! ~ !  VIBRANT VIBES OF HEALTH FOR DR ELMORE'S SISTER-IN-LAW DONNA  ! ~ ! ~ ![/move]

[move=RIGHT,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~ ! ~ ! ~  AND SOME FOR DR ELMORE, TOO  ~ ! ~ ! ~[/move]

Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 15, 2005, 05:35:48 AM
Last night DR JRand gave the correct link between Tonsil and Pat Carroll.  Ms. Carroll played Mary Richards' cranky hospital roommate when she was having her tonsil (singular) removed.

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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 15, 2005, 05:49:18 AM
The Checking of the Media

iPod:  listening to The Art of John Coltrane right now.  

DVD Player:  To Be or Not To Be

VCR:  The Pope's funeral
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 05:51:26 AM
DISCUSSION ABOUT WEDNESDAY'S ALIAS*******



DR MattH (and others who watch Alias).

It sort of cracks me up that every week (lately) you've said "wow the end of ALIAS was shocking".  And for the life of me, I can never remember what happened.  Thankfully you've been putting it in spoiler space to jog my memory.

So for those who watched, who is Joel Grey and why is he dressing up?  The ressemblance was amazing.

Btw, I hadn't seen the opening credits, so I was surprised.


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Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 05:52:15 AM
Congrats again to DR Jed.
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Post by: Kerry on April 15, 2005, 05:53:19 AM
TOD:

DVD's-- I have two great Bollywood movies beckoning to me and impatiently waiting for the weekend.  The DVD's and I are both impatient.

CD's--  "out at the Movies,"  "Anita Ellis," and a compilation CD (which must be songs toward the end of the alphabet as "Who Am I?" Who Gave You Permission" and "Who Kulled Teddy Bear?" are all on it.

Good Health vibes to.. well, everyone, actually.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 06:16:31 AM
The best of OZ health wishes to DR Elmore's sister-in-law.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: vixmom on April 15, 2005, 07:06:02 AM
I haven't caught up with yesterday afternoon's posts yet and I am about to start a closing here in the office..

 so I will be content to Festoon this post with


[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~VIBES To elmores SIL Donna~~~~

~~~~VIBES to DR elmore!!~~~~[/move]
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: DearReaderLaura on April 15, 2005, 07:11:50 AM
Along with the high-speed internet, we also got the free basic cable (mostly just network and a couple shopping channels). I believe the problem with our tv was that the roofers disconnected the antenna. The picture is purty now.
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Post by: William F. Orr on April 15, 2005, 07:27:52 AM
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%] VIBES [/move]

[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]XYLOPHONES[/move]

and

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]STEEL DRUMS[/move]

to Larry's sis-in-law.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:41:23 AM
I will keep the good thought for Donna and DR Elmore in re health issues.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:47:33 AM
I read the VARIETY review this morning of "Murder at the Vicarage," the first of four MISS MARPLE mysteries that are being telecast here on PBS' MYSTERY series. (in one hour installments).

The review was certainly positive, but I found it odd that there was NO mention at all of Joan Hickson's previous TV-films of the four mysteries they're going to be showing. Margaret Rutherford's four 1960s films were, of course, mentioned in the review, but nothing about the fact that these four stories had already been told before on screen and by the BBC.

The review mentioned repeatedly that these mysteries were not going to draw as many in the 18-49 age group that other networks so prize and how lucky we are that PBS doesn't count on that demographic to make their programming decisions.

I still can't believe there were no comparisons between the two VICARAGE productions in terms of performance, production values, etc. Still, I will now look forward to seeing these films that Tomovoz has given such positive reviews to.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:49:55 AM
It is still in my DVD player but I watched it last night. Angels in America Part Two. If these movies had been released theatrically they would have swept the oscars each year.

So, it had to be content to sweep the Emmys (and GOlden Globes and SAG Awards instead). It won 11 Emmy Awards.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:51:17 AM
Friday Media Check:

CD - THE MUSIC OF JOHN BARRY

DVD - THE TERMINAL
          ANGEL - Season 2, Disc 1

DVR - NUMB3RS

laserdisc - HIT THE DECK
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:53:54 AM
I got Mordden's SING FOR YOUR SUPPER on Wednesday and am in the third chapter now. I'm enjoying it.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:55:51 AM
I read this morning that THE THIN MAN boxed set is to be released in August. Can't wait to get my hands on that. Hopefully, the DVDs will look as good as the first THIN MAN did in its single release. The last one, SONG OF THE THIN MAN, has always had a deeper, darker look than the others, and I am especially anxious to see how that translates to DVD.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:58:08 AM
DR Jennifer, it hasn't yet been established if Joel Grey is Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin)'s brother (possibly twin brother), or if he's his clone (he was certainly made up to be his spitting image). I think this information is yet to come, but if I'm misguided, I'm sure someone will correct me.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 07:59:36 AM
Tonight I'll be going to see a production of PROOF. I have not seen the play before in NYC or anywhere else, so I'm looking forward to seeing it for the first time.

Consequently, I will be much later logging in tonight than usual.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 08:00:24 AM
Thanks, DR Ben, for the review/preview of SWEET CHARITY. I'll look forward to your report on Applegate's performance and comparisons to Ms. D'Amboise.
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Post by: Elan on April 15, 2005, 08:01:34 AM
iPod currently playing the Secret Garden OCR, CD player at home has Michelle Nicastro's "On My Own" album, and the DVD drive has "Camp" in it (I don't know why Amazon.com's recommendations to me are all showtunes...)
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Post by: JMK on April 15, 2005, 08:15:09 AM
Miss Marple.  There was a wire service story in this morning's Oregonian about the new series and it mentioned Hickson's versions several times.  It also said that the BBC was swamped with complaints about this new series because it tweaks the original Christie stories, giving Marple a backstory including an affair with a married man.   And there's evidently a lesbian kiss in an episode that some found unseemly.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 08:31:18 AM
Good health vibes to DR Elmore's sister-in-law Donna. ~~~~~~~~
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 08:41:31 AM
Miss Marple.  There was a wire service story in this morning's Oregonian about the new series and it mentioned Hickson's versions several times.  It also said that the BBC was swamped with complaints about this new series because it tweaks the original Christie stories, giving Marple a backstory including an affair with a married man.   And there's evidently a lesbian kiss in an episode that some found unseemly.

That must be in A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED which has an obvious lesbian couple as neighbors to the house where the first two murders are committed.
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Post by: Stuart on April 15, 2005, 08:42:01 AM
CD's--  a compilation CD (which must be songs toward the end of the alphabet as "Who Am I?" Who Gave You Permission" and "Who Kulled Teddy Bear?" are all on it.

I love "Who Gave You Permission?"!
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Post by: Joey on April 15, 2005, 08:45:48 AM
From one of  the Ben and Jerry's emails I receive:

Free Cone Day is Coming!
Free Cone Day is on Tuesday, April 19th from 12 noon to 8pm at
participating Scoop Shops. It's our way of saying thanks!

Click here to find a participating Scoop Shoop
http://chunkmail.benjerry.com/cgi-bin23/DM/y/eVH30DPETT0zx0B6G0Ec
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Post by: Ginny on April 15, 2005, 09:09:29 AM
During my hour this morning at the Tax Form Desk, I was asked if we were distributing envelopes, too. ::)
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 09:15:22 AM
DR GINNY and how about some stamps!
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 09:16:45 AM
Friday at last.  I am going to see ROUNDING THIRD this evening, to see the boys do the Macarena, which I am sure will be the highlight of the show.

VCR: DuBarry Was A Lady
DVD: The Company
CD:  Music from Dark Shadows
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Post by: Ginny on April 15, 2005, 09:18:44 AM
DR GINNY and how about some stamps!

It's only a matter of time, DR JRAnd!
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Post by: vixmom on April 15, 2005, 09:20:36 AM
During my hour this morning at the Tax Form Desk, I was asked if we were distributing envelopes, too. ::)

 You mean you're not preparing the tax forms and electronically filing  them from there? Sheesh!
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Post by: Ginny on April 15, 2005, 09:24:43 AM
You mean you're not preparing the tax forms and electronically filing  them from there? Sheesh!

People have actually asked that, DR vixmom.  They also expect their public library to diagnose medical problems and provide legal assistance.
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Post by: vixmom on April 15, 2005, 09:30:29 AM
People have actually asked that, DR vixmom.  They also expect their public library to diagnose medical problems and provide legal assistance.

You mean you don't?!! ::)

At least you MUST  supply a  free babysitting service.. ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:31:53 AM
Good Morning!

Friday Media Check...

-What's a Media?

;)

I've mainly been catching up on my Prime Time TV - and sleep - this week, so..

Ah, well...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:36:43 AM
DR Iris - Thanks for the report on The Audience and the greetings from Mr. McIntyre.  *I'm hoping to see him at the Helen Hayes Awards in a few weeks.

I was hoping to make it up to NYC to see the show since it was directed by my friend, Jack Cummings, III - another Richmonder - who directed the production of Violet I did a couple of years ago.  I also have a few other friends in the cast, Sean McLaughlin (who happens to be Filipino with that last name!), and Shannon Polly, among others.

Nice to hear that there are some notables in the audience for The Audience.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on April 15, 2005, 09:38:58 AM
elmore, BK tells me you probably have more reason to remember the seedy hotels they stuck you in along there.  Now that's what I call suffering for your art.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:39:18 AM
GOOD HEALTH VIBES TO DSiL (DEAR SISTER-IN-LAW) DONNA!
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 09:39:22 AM
DR JMK did you tell your son you were in the Piano Game?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:44:18 AM
DRs Kerry, DearReaderLaura and Sandra - and other DRs in the Phoenix, AZ, environs...

Have any of you heard anything about the new Arizona Broadway Theatre opening up in Peoria this fall?  I've started seeing casting and employment announcements for this new dinner theatre over the past few weeks.  I'm just curious since it will be in direct competition with Broadway Palm West.  And one of the people who is part of the Board of ABT used to work at Broadway Palm in Ft. Myers, FL.  Hmm...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:45:17 AM
People have actually asked that, DR vixmom.  They also expect their public library to diagnose medical problems and provide legal assistance.

Well, MINE DOES!

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:48:41 AM
DR George - I guess I could Google this, but...

Is there any info in the liner notes for Love's Fowl if it is a revised versions of Everything's Ducky - or whatever title it is now known by - another Ugly Duckling adaptation.  I actually like Everything's Ducky better than Honk!.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:49:09 AM
Hello, DR Elan!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 09:52:44 AM
DR Rodzinski - Is your guest room still available?

;)

-Actually, I received some potentially bad and very disappointing news last night.  It appears the sublet I had lined up this summer in NYC may be no longer due to some "leak".  Apparently, it's bad enough where their landlord is letting them break their lease, so... Now that's bad.  In more ways than one.  But at least it's good to know the landlord is being very understanding about the situation - and about to take care of some apparently major repairs to the place.  We shall see...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:02:08 AM
And in other news...

It's in the upper 50s here, the skies are clear, the sun is out and there's a light breeze.

Unfortunately, according to the News at Noon the current Mold Count is 2640!  -Which explains the dull headache I've been dealing with the past few days - love those sinuses!  Thankfully, it's not bad, just annoying.  And at least I'm not dealing with the runny nose, itchy eyes and sneezing like I have in the past.

"Look on the bright side..."
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:13:48 AM
DR Joey - I got my Chunkmail this morning too!

:D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:17:13 AM
OH... And while flipping channels this morning, I noticed that Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were on "The View", and they were promoting a new DVD - I think - of something called "The Ultimate Vocal Coach".   Then they did a demonstration of the techniques with each of the ladies on "The View".   Interesting.... very interesting...  Well, not really... But...

What will be interesting will be the people who buy this new method and then will automatically think that they can sing better - a lot better - than they did before.  That they will be "American Idol" quality.   -Like that's something really to strive for.

;)
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 10:18:27 AM
Good vibes festooned for DR ELMORE's sister-in-law.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 10:20:38 AM
Page Three Pink Panther Prance!  ;D

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Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 10:20:50 AM
Good morning, all!  I have to request vibes from all of you for my sister-in-law Donna, who's going through worse health than I at the moment.

~~~ BEST HEALTH VIBES FOR DR ELMORE'S S-I-L DONNA!! ~~~
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:21:29 AM
DR Ben - Thanks for the Sweet Charity review/report.  I'd actually like to see Charlotte d'Amboise in the show. I wonder if Ms. Applegate has any scheduled vacations yet.  ;)

Oh, and I meant to comment on your CCBB comments...  Did you notice any tweaks - major or minor - from the London version?  I only ask since I heard that the pit has been getting revisions almost nightly throughout the previews.

And I hope Erin Dilly finally gets some "wide" notice for this role.  Love her!

And I'm guessing Mark Kudisch doesn't appear naked in this show like he did in The Highest Yellow down at Signature Theatre last fall.

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:22:09 AM
FESTOON!!!

-And I'm no longer the only one posting!

;)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 10:23:43 AM
DR George - I guess I could Google this, but...

Is there any info in the liner notes for Love's Fowl if it is a revised versions of Everything's Ducky - or whatever title it is now known by - another Ugly Duckling adaptation.  I actually like Everything's Ducky better than Honk!.

I couldn't find any mention of Everything's Ducky.  Love's Fowl is actually a retelling of the Chicken Little story ("The sky is falling! The Sky is falling!") and has a website pulcina.org (http://www.pulcina.org).  All of the lyrics in the booklet are in Italian!  Also, it's performed with puppets and Henry Krieger and Susan J. Vitucci perform all the parts.  I'll listen to it at work today to see (hear) what it's all about.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:25:08 AM
OK - I have a few things I have to take care of this afternoon...  And I also want to check in with Steve to see how all his unpacking and reassembling is going.  And maybe even get my haircut!  -I'm about a week and a half overdue!

Laters...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 10:26:29 AM
I couldn't find any mention of Everything's Ducky.  Love's Fowl is actually a retelling of the Chicken Little story ("The sky is falling! The Sky is falling!") and has a website pulcina.org (http://www.pulcina.org).  All of the lyrics in the booklet are in Italian!  Also, it's performed with puppets and Henry Krieger and Susan J. Vitucci perform all the parts.  I'll listen to it at work today to see (hear) what it's all about.

Ah, that's ringing the proper bell now.  Thanks.
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Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 10:27:35 AM
DRGeorge, that's fantastic!  I think Patti's great, and she's someone I'd love to work with.  I met her briefly when I was working on PAL JOEY for Encores!, and I've met her brother Robert, who was another casualty, like my friend Dan Marcus, of TRIUMPH OF LOVE.  In 1999, when several ruptured cervical discs were requiring surgery because they were pressing on my spinal cord and inhibiting my motor skills, I had to turn down some work for her.  I had to tell Dick Gallagher, her musical director, that I was too busy since I didn't want the word out that I was unable to walk or hold a pencil.  You win, you lose.  Now that I'm fine, Patti never calls, never writes.

Maybe YOU should call her back! ;) Also, in the program was written:
Matters of the Heart is performed in loving memory of its co-creator, Dick Gallagher.
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Post by: JMK on April 15, 2005, 10:29:40 AM
Vixmom, I suddenly realized this morning whilst listening to Brasilian music that I forgot to include a CDR of various versions of Waters of March in your little package which should be arriving any moment.  I'll send something to you next week.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 15, 2005, 10:30:32 AM
I remember Festoon from Gunsmoke.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 10:48:20 AM
I am the winner!  I remember that episode because I think for some reason Mary was only having one tonsil removed.  She might have only had one left.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Iris* on April 15, 2005, 10:56:59 AM
DR Jose- According to my friend in the cast, notables are in the audience of The Audience every night. Besides Mr. Tune, Randy Graff and Jan Horvath were there last night and Michael John LaChiusa also attended. Of course, he did write the music and lyrics for one of the songs in the show.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Iris* on April 15, 2005, 11:02:18 AM
Also, Jose, I've heard about this new theater in Peoria, Az. They are planning to do 6-8 fully staged Broadway musicals in a 400 seat dinner theater. The season is set  to include Anything Goes,Brigadoon,Man of La Mancha,Damn Yankees,H.M.S.Pinafore,Big River,and The World Goes Round.
Oh, and your friends were wonderful in The Audience. Shannon Polly was hilarious as a Staten Island secretary and she has a great voice. Sean MacLaughlin was quite touching as a loving son who can't get over the loss of his parents.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 11:09:49 AM
Hey, I could use some help from one of the many PHOTO experts at HHW.

I took some pics on a cd to have printed at Costco.  But when the woman was looking at them with me on the disk, she said that some of them had very low resolution.  She said that pics needed to be around 1000 to be very clear.  And some of mine were 400, 600, 700.

Now here's the part I don't understand.  These were taken from two different digital cameras.  One group was emailed to me.  These pictures were extremely big when I received them, and I made them smaller and put them on my disk.  The second group was from my dad's camera and they were just copied to the disk.

Now here is my question.  How can I see the resolution before I bring my pics to get printed?  And is there a way i can fix them before i bring them in?

I am using something called Ulead Photo Express and I can enhance and do various things to the pictures.  But I don't know how I can see the resolution.

Now the woman at Costco was very nice and she test printed 2 pics for me. One came out okay. But the other came out very blurry (i mean very).  But it is crystal clear in email/on the disk.

Anybody have any ideas?

I hope this made sense. :)

Btw, I asked if by fooling around with the pics (making them smaller) if i would have changed the resolution and the Costco woman said no.  

Thanks.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ben on April 15, 2005, 11:14:41 AM
DR Jose, yes, it's too bad that officially, Ms. D'Amboise goes back under cover after the Saturday evening performance.

As far as tweaks (in CCBB), I didn't notice many, just that the show seemed scaled back from London although it's hard for me to tell because it's been almost two years since I saw it (December of 2003). Even though it's a large show for Broadway, it seemed bigger in all respects at the Palladium, bigger cast, more dogs, bigger sound, bigger set, bigger (in a good way) performances, etc.

And no, Mr. Kudisch did not appear naked in CCBB.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:22:56 AM
DR JENNIFER if you right click on the photo and then click properties you usually get the resolution.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:23:48 AM
Yes DR BEN thanks for the CHARITY update.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:26:35 AM
DR JENNIFER - I think you can change the density on Ulead by clicking Photo - Resize - Density.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 11:29:29 AM
DR JENNIFER if you right click on the photo and then click properties you usually get the resolution.

When I right click I only see "redo/copy or clear".  No "properties".
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 11:33:31 AM
DR JENNIFER - I think you can change the density on Ulead by clicking Photo - Resize - Density.

I am so confused.  I'm looking at a pic that the woman printed.  I believe it said the resolution was 500-600.  Well when i look in Ulead it says:

res: 120

And yes there is a place where i can move that number up and down.

But obviously this isn't the same as what she was telling me (since we have 2 different numbers).

Btw, THANKS VERY MUCH.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:38:57 AM
Hmmmmmmmmmm......that setting may be what you are set at.  Try changing it to a higher density.  Some programs are set at a particular density and all photos loaded are then changed to that density.  
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 15, 2005, 11:39:23 AM
DR Jennifer, maybe the photo clerk was talking about the resolution at which the picture was originally taken?  If the picture was taken at a low resolution in the first place, there's nothing you can do to improve the piture quality.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 11:47:18 AM
DR Jennifer, maybe the photo clerk was talking about the resolution at which the picture was originally taken?  If the picture was taken at a low resolution in the first place, there's nothing you can do to improve the piture quality.


Yes, I think that is right.

I'm not sure how these things work at other stores.  But at Costco you put in the disk and it shows the resolution of each photo.  By that she could tell which ones would not come out very well.

So are you saying that no matter what i do, adjusting the resolution on my end now will not improve the quality?

There is one pic of me and my niece and nephew that i really would like to print.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: elmore3003 on April 15, 2005, 11:53:34 AM
elmore, BK tells me you probably have more reason to remember the seedy hotels they stuck you in along there.  Now that's what I call suffering for your art.

Ohmigod, DRPogue, the very first one was so god-awful that Bruce decided nothing human could live there.  A few of them, while rundown and tacky, were no worse than some of my regional theatre housing (Cohoes Music Hall's for example) amd some of the places we stayed in  on trips in my childhood.  One place, I'm convinced, rented totally by the hour.

I will say, though, that every visit to work with Bruce, outside of the occasional battles in the studio, were nothing but fun.  BK, even at his worst or mine, is always a treat.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 11:54:46 AM
In the "I Find It Irritating" Department:

On "Smallville," which is a new take on the youth of Clark Kent as he matures into Superman, the town of Smallville has a proliferation of kryptonite...it has caused all sorts of mischief and has had strange, mostly evil, effects upon everyone affected by it.

Of course, it's deadly to Clark.

In any event, the writers have decided the proper way to refer to the kryptonite fragments is "meteor rocks.'

To a person, the entire cast pronounces "meteor" as "media"...and it's "media rock" this and "media rock" that....and it drives me up the barking tree!

:)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: elmore3003 on April 15, 2005, 11:56:37 AM

And I'm guessing Mark Kudisch doesn't appear naked in this show like he did in The Highest Yellow down at Signature Theatre last fall.

;D

DRJose, how many times did you see THE HIGHEST YELLOW?
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 12:04:41 PM
DR RLP what happened to saying Kryptonite?  I stopped watching this show after the second season.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Charles Pogue on April 15, 2005, 12:12:45 PM
elmore, if you were staying in any of the motels on Sunset near the recording studio, you were in the heart of hooker row.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 12:19:22 PM
I'm up, I'm up.  I cannot believe it - I got up and all the fershluganah clocks said 12:00.  I had no idea when they'd all stopped, when I realized it WAS twelve o'clock.  Man, I haven't slept that late since around 1989 when I was pulling all-nighters on Totally Hidden Video.  The latest I've slept is maybe ten-thirty.  Wow, I must have needed to catch up sleep from the night before.  I was also having an incredibly delicious dream, which probably stems very much from the new short story I've just embarked upon, about which more later.

Excellent vibes and xylophones to Donna!

"They" didn't put elmore up in a sleazy hotel - the OWNER of Varese Sarabande, one of the cheapest individuals I've ever known, put him up in those awful motels - I fought him every time.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 12:20:32 PM
FESTOON, baby, FESTOON!  I cannot believe it's already afternoon.  I'm still groggy, and am trying to get ungrogged since someone is paying a visit in fifteen minutes.

Most shockingly, no one noticed I was gone.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 12:28:07 PM
We thought you were getting your Festoons!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 15, 2005, 12:31:12 PM
Yes, I think that is right.

I'm not sure how these things work at other stores.  But at Costco you put in the disk and it shows the resolution of each photo.  By that she could tell which ones would not come out very well.

So are you saying that no matter what i do, adjusting the resolution on my end now will not improve the quality?

There is one pic of me and my niece and nephew that i really would like to print.

If the picture looks like it's pixelated, there's really nothing you can do except print it at a smaller size.  Adjusting the resolution now will only break it up into a greater number of pixels.  Sorry about that.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: JMK on April 15, 2005, 12:31:20 PM
Actually, Pogue noticed you were gone but he didn't have a cellphone to tell anyone.  ;)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Stuart on April 15, 2005, 12:33:07 PM
And no, Mr. Kudisch did not appear naked in CCBB.

Shucks.  His chest is one of the reasons I remember the Tune/Reinking BIRDIE tour (or, in my case, the Tune/Nemetz tour) so fondly.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 12:39:47 PM
Sorry about that DRJENNIFER - I guess I don't know from what.  LOL....I use  PHOTOIMPRESSION and I thought I was changing resolutions.  Maybe not.  :)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 12:51:15 PM
Yesterday, Jose wrote:

Quote
I still have my TONSILs...

Which always seem to become an "issue" whenever I come down with some sort of major ears/nose/throat infection/crap - like last year at this time.  UGH!  I used to get strep "normally" when I was younger, unfortunately(?), it was not frequent enough for the doctor to justify having my tonsils taken out.  And since the procedure is highly NOT suggested for adults...

I got my tonsils out when I was 26 years old.  I had gotten strep throat and was on antibiotics for 10 days.  As soon as I was off the meds, it came right back.  They put me on it again for two weeks.  Two days after that round was done, it came back.  They put me on antibiotics AGAIN for an entire month!  This time, it didn't come back.  They told me that since I had gotten strep three times within six months, they could take out my tonsils (and it would be covered by my insurance).  When I told people that I was getting my tonsils out (especially at age 26!) everyone had to tell me horror stories.  One that I really remember was that a co-worker said that he had a friend (it's always a friend of a friend ;)) whose anesthesia wore off as the doctors were removing a tonsil from his mouth!  Fortunately, stories like that don't bother me.

Anyway, I went in to the hospital on a Tuesday morning and was in the operating room at 11:30 a.m.  By 1:00 p.m., I was awake and eating the cherry popsicle to show the doctors that there weren't any problems.  By 3:00 p.m., I was back home and I called my supervisor to tell her that everything went well.  I had absolutely no problems with the surgery or recovery.  I felt pretty good.  My biggest, hugest (meaning dumbest) mistake was that that Friday, my sister and niece and I went out to dinner (I was eating fairly easily by then) and I ordered nachos.  I (sadly, painfully) didn't chew my food thoroughy enough.  SCRAPE!!  OUCH!!! :o :'(

There was no serious damage at all, just pain.  I do NOT recommend eating nachos shortly after getting one's tonsils out. :P
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ginny on April 15, 2005, 01:03:37 PM
Best healing vibes to DR elmore's sister-in-law Donna.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Stuart on April 15, 2005, 01:06:25 PM
From Google's Home Page, I assumed it is DaVinci's birthday.  Then I googled him to double check.  It is.

Hmmm....broke that code pretty easily.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 01:15:42 PM
From Google's Home Page, I assumed it is DaVinci's birthday.  Then I googled him to double check.  It is.

Hmmm....broke that code pretty easily.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: elmore3003 on April 15, 2005, 01:15:53 PM
Best healing vibes to DR elmore's sister-in-law Donna.

DRGiny, was it Andrea?
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 01:19:08 PM
Media:  Last weekend, I feasted on laserdiscs of "Shoes of the Fisherman" (how could I NOT rewatch this film after JPII's funeral???) and "Ryan's Daughter."  Then it was the LD of "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

I also watched the DVD of "Sideways" and enjoyed it immensely.  Just the wine references alone are giggle-worthy (i.e., the seriousness of the oenophiles and their rituals).  I've no idea if Paul Giammati's character was knowledgeable or blowing smoke, but it was funny either way.  I liked it...I really liked it.

And then I watched a BBC DVD on the last day of Pompeii.  Also on the DVD is a second feature on the life of a gladiator.  Quite compelling stuff.

In my CD player:  Anthony Warlow and Brent Barrett.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 01:31:31 PM
Media check:

DVD: AFRITA HANEM (The Genie Lady) (1947) The Egyptian musical comedy I picked up in Seattle.

VCR: WANTED: JANE TURNER (1936) starring Gloria Stuart

CD: KYU SAKAMOTO: SINGLES

Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 01:34:00 PM
My Bollywood pics for the weekend:

CHAR DERVESH (1965). Oddly enough, a swashbuckling sword and sandal mythological film!

(http://store1.yimg.com/I/nehaflix_1837_25140676)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 01:35:02 PM
Hey, YO!  I got your Drift!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 01:37:02 PM
And...AMAANAT (1970) starring the leading man from GUMNAAM, Manoj Kumar

(http://216.247.121.93/dvdImages/b6669.jpg)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 01:38:22 PM
Well, must continue cleaning as my mom will be visiting from Medford, and as my sister has a full house, mom will be boarding with me...which means I get to sleep on the couch  >:(
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 01:41:08 PM
No packages today.  Still a bit groggy from almost twelve hours of sleep.  But, boy am I glad I got that much sleep.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 01:44:56 PM
No packages?  Well, perhaps this festoon of lights will cheer you up!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 01:45:25 PM
And this:
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jennifer on April 15, 2005, 01:49:25 PM
If the picture looks like it's pixelated, there's really nothing you can do except print it at a smaller size.  Adjusting the resolution now will only break it up into a greater number of pixels.  Sorry about that.

Thanks for the info.  I guess I'm still sort of confused about digital cameras.  Why would anyone take pics at a resolution too low to print?

I will look into trying to print it at a smaller size.  And when I go to pick up my pics, I will put my disk in and see if my changing the resolution now did anything.

I still wonder how there cannot be any way to fix it now.  Like I said the pic looks fairly clear on my screen.

Thanks for your help (and DR JRand thanks too).
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 01:50:13 PM
Judging from the lame critiques that Randy and Paula offer the contestants, I wouldn't be interested in ANY coaching they could provide.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 01:54:49 PM
Dreft was the first SYNTHETIC cleaner developed for home use.  8)

(http://www.pg.com/images/company/history/dreft.jpg)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 01:55:41 PM
It might as well be Spring.....
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 01:56:44 PM
I've heard Clark refer to them as kryptonite when he's with his parents, but they are officially "meteor/media rocks" when anyone else is discussing them.

In the comics that I read as a kid, kryptonite only turned up once in a blue moon. DR Ron is right that the writers use it ALL THE TIME.

Since I've been watching LOST this year, I've only seen a few SMALLVILLE episodes when LOST was in reruns. I'll probably catch up to this season's shows this summer.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 02:00:44 PM
Watched the first hour of THE TERMINAL today. Funny, endearing, unusual. I hope this isn't going to be a romance with Catherine Zeta-Jones coming up.

I should be able to finish it before I head off to the theater to see PROOF tonight.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jane on April 15, 2005, 02:31:02 PM
Jed-congratulations!  I will do my best to get there in June.  Penny said she will go if she doesn’t have to be in L.A.

Iris-LOL-I would not want to sit behind Tommy Tune.  ;D Next to him would be great.  

Cellphonies is a very sad concept.  

George thanks for sharing your evening and the photos.

GOOD HEALTH VIBES to elmore’s sister-in-law Donna!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: JMK on April 15, 2005, 02:47:55 PM
No packages today.  Still a bit groggy from almost twelve hours of sleep.  But, boy am I glad I got that much sleep.

Well you certainly should have gotten at least a little envellope from Portland by now.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jane on April 15, 2005, 02:53:41 PM
Michael Shayne the Paris Opera-Hotel is not the one François works at.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 02:56:46 PM
In honour of JMK's knowledge of Esperanto I shall play Three Dog Night's greatest hits this morning.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 03:01:31 PM
Getting ready to leave for the theatre.  More later.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: JMK on April 15, 2005, 03:04:32 PM
In honour of JMK's knowledge of Esperanto I shall play Three Dog Night's greatest hits this morning.

I think you mean JMK's knowledge of Google.   ;D  In which case, I guess you'd have to play Barney Google.   ;)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 03:08:36 PM
The eyes have it!!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 03:15:42 PM

Cellphonies is a very sad concept.  

Also, "Mister Cell-o-phone" would be a bad idea for a song.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 03:56:28 PM
JMK - yes, the envelope arrived yesterday, although I didn't get it until today.  Thanks much.  And, if you can't arrange a store, let's proceed with your other plan.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 03:59:46 PM
Let peacocks and monkeys in purple adornings
Festoon the way to your bedroom chamber...
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: William F. Orr on April 15, 2005, 04:11:14 PM
In honour of JMK's knowledge of Esperanto I shall play Three Dog Night's greatest hits this morning.

La Plej Grandaj Shlagroj de Trihunda Nokto.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 04:27:00 PM
Woohoo! My All region code JVC DVD player arrived! But ugh, now I have to hook it up. Do any other DRs find the massive amounts of cords behind their TVs/VCRs/DVD players to be most unseemly?
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 04:39:16 PM
Happily, it's quite easy to hook up.  I think you will be most happy with your JVC player from hkflix.  I have two, and they've never caused me a moment's grief.

Soon I will be on my way to Mr. Grant Geissman's house to do piano tracks for four songs.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 04:41:13 PM
And now, MBarnum, there is a whole world that could never be yours that can now be yours.  I have over two hundred region 2 discs, and they're amongst my favorites.  You can get all your Hong Kong musicals now.  You can get the new SEs of Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More months before they're available here (mine should be here Monday or Tuesday).  
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 04:43:34 PM
I wonder where I'll be supping tonight?  Must give it some thought.

Oh, and do you want to hear something funny?  I did not gain any weight from last night's humungous meat fest.  I think it's because a) I hadn't eaten all day, and b) the steak was probably only four ounces, the one sausage wasn't too bad, the four pieces of bacon isn't that much and the mushrooms and sauteed onions were nothing.  In fact, the only REALLY bad thing I ate were the french fries, but there weren't many of those.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 04:44:02 PM
I am my own frenzy.

We've got a quorum on the forum, though.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 04:44:57 PM
FESTOON, baby, FESTOON!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Danise on April 15, 2005, 04:47:48 PM
Hi folks.  It has been a very long week.   Work is still a bear and Mom pulled her back out again.  

Let's just say it's not been a fun one.  I'm very tired as I sit here and plan on going to bed shortly.  Thank goodness I can sleep in tomorrow.  

I haven't had time or energy to do much of anything.  

I hope all are doing well.

Good vibes to DR Elmores DSIL Donna!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 04:52:38 PM
Michael Shayne the Paris Opera-Hotel is not the one François works at.

Thank you I was getting worried as I started catching up I saw no Francois posts or anyone knowing which hotel he worked at.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 04:53:36 PM
Why isn't the quorum on the forum posting?  The quorum on the forum has potential to be posting, but the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Danise on April 15, 2005, 04:56:28 PM
I heard about the fire in Paris.  Horrible.  I thought that  Francois worked at Disney so I didn't think about his maybe being in danger.  I am very glad that he was not.  
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 04:57:37 PM
La Plej Grandaj Shlagroj de Trihunda Nokto.
And Jeremiah was Bull Frog I believe.

Trihunda Nokta is supposed to be an Australian saying. Sounds more like a Delaware reality on a quiet night.
We only get to two dog nights here. (When there is a thunderstorm!)
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 04:57:41 PM
Maybe the quorum members feel that when they post, they're ignored.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 05:01:23 PM
I shall ignore that remark Ron.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 05:13:04 PM
BK, do you have any places to recommend for buying Region 2 movies? I would love to find some Italian movies...I have looked at Amazon France and Great Britain but have not found anything that I must have...Amazon Germany has some sword and sandal films but they don't have subtitles, Amazon Japan probably has many films I would like to get but, LOL, I can't read the Japanese writing very well!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 05:20:07 PM
For Japanese DVDs I use cdjapan.co.jp  Excellent service and selection.  How can you not have found anything from amazon uk or france?  Most of my stuff is from those two places.  I also got all my Edgar Wallace sets from amazon germany.

For cult items, I like xploitedcinema.com.  hkflix.com also has some great genre stuff.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: elmore3003 on April 15, 2005, 05:29:04 PM
Woohoo! My All region code JVC DVD player arrived! But ugh, now I have to hook it up. Do any other DRs find the massive amounts of cords behind their TVs/VCRs/DVD players to be most unseemly?

Does this mean you'll enter your chamber and never be seen again?  That would be most unseemly.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 05:58:54 PM
I checked out xploitedcinema.com, they do have some interesting titles available.

What I am mostly looking for are titles that will likely never be released in the U.S. ...like the Italian spy films from the 60s, Japanese comedies from the 50s and 60s, some of the more obscue sword and sandal films, things like that.

Somewhere, but I don't know where, you can get DVDs of vintage Malaysian horror and sci-fi films from the 50s and 60s...haven't found that website yet.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ginny on April 15, 2005, 06:00:25 PM
DRGiny, was it Andrea?

Yes, DR elmore, I'm pretty sure it was Andrea who brought the Dorito's.

Friday media:  CD (car) - I still can't stop listening to Mamma Mia.  My very favorite sequence is "Take a Chance on Me," the wedding bridge, and "I Do, I Do, I Do..."

DVD - DH Richard had a Midsomer Mystery all cued up when I got home from work:  "Death of a Hollow Man," which takes place in the community theatre during their production of Amadeus.  DH was quite interested in the news I shared from DR's MattH and JMK about the new Miss Marple series.  We'll definitely be watching that.
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2005, 06:08:58 PM
I shall ignore that remark Ron.

And I shall ignore your ignoring!
Title: Re:IF YOU GET MY DRIFT
Post by: George on April 15, 2005, 06:12:32 PM
Woohoo! My All region code JVC DVD player arrived! But ugh, now I have to hook it up. Do any other DRs find the massive amounts of cords behind their TVs/VCRs/DVD players to be most unseemly?

Congrats on the player, MBarnum!!  As for the wires, I have my TV, 2 VCRs, DVD player and laserdisc player all on a TV stand that is just a bunch of shelves on poles which are on wheels.  There are no sides and everything is open so that the wires and the backs of the machines are easily accessible.  My sister insists on having some kind of an armoire where she can close it and hide the components.  Any time that she has to make some changes (actually, I'M the one who does it), it's a huge pain in the butt.  Just getting to the backs of the machines is a chore because the cabinet is enclosed and impossible to move...and the wires are never long enough. :P
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 15, 2005, 06:22:20 PM
Currently listening to "England Swings" by Roger Miller.
Not really watching anything at the moment. Got a lot o' films to catch up on though!
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 06:26:02 PM
Quote from: Ginny DH was quite interested in the news I shared from DR's MattH and JMK about the new Miss Marple series.  We'll definitely be watching that.
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I hope all the Marple fans can go there with an open mind. We had the same London crits quoted here - mostly hype to promote the show. I thought the "tweaking" was fine and the interpretation of Marple as being a thinking, "aware" woman - not just a busybody - was fine by me. Of course, I do like Geraldine McEwan so there is some bias on my part.
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 06:31:39 PM
Currently listening to "England Swings" by Roger Miller.
Not really watching anything at the moment. Got a lot o' films to catch up on though!

Useless trivia. Tony Hatch and Jackie Tent adapted "England Swings" and released "Australia Swings". It made not a ripple.
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 06:32:58 PM
Bobby Rydell was more successful with an Australian version of his "Kissin' Time".

I need to get out more!
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 15, 2005, 06:36:30 PM
Say, Tomovoz, you seem very knowledgable about American pop music. What I wonder is, what percentage of pop music in Australia was from the US, back when music was better, say, in the 60s and 70s. I know a lot was from England too. Just wonder what was the breakdown of US vs British vs Homegrown Australian artists.

Did Aussie charts reflect England's pretty much or were they very different. And who are some of the biggest Australian groups that people never heard of here?

I found a CD by a band called Skyhooks that was apparently very popular in the 70s, but I've never known anyone besides me who knows of them.

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Post by: JMK on April 15, 2005, 06:58:31 PM
Useless trivia. Tony Hatch and Jackie Tent adapted "England Swings" and released "Australia Swings". It made not a ripple.

Useless until it turns up as the $250,000 question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?  :)
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 07:00:07 PM
Sorry Tom - will have to reply in detail later.  Visitors!
Skyhooks were a Melbourne Band.  Lead singer died a couple of years ago.
1955 - 1963 Our top 40 would have been 80% USA origin.

Will PM later - or tomorrow!

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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 07:21:38 PM
Good Evening!

Greetings from Steve's new place.  We spent a good chunk of time putting the shelving units together in his bedroom.  I guess you could say we screwed until we couldn't screw anymore.  At least he had an electric one.  Screwdriver, that is.

-Yes, that was for you, DR TCB.

;D

We headed out for dinner - Benny's BBQ.  This is a place I've passed many, many times, but never went in - even though the "smoke" wafting from the place always tempted me while I was driving.  Very good, and very cheap.  And LOTS of food.  We both had the chopped pork BBQ platters.  Really good hush puppies.  And for dessert, of course, Steve had the pecan pie, and I had the bread pudding (which was topped with whipped cream and a drizzle of lemon curd!).  Very good.

And now we're back at his place getting some more boxes unpacked... We'll he's doing the unpacking now since I'm on his computer, and posting here, so...

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 07:24:24 PM
DR Iris - Thanks for the The Audience reports about my friends.  Sean was my Monty in Violet - wonderful!  And Shannon was my Reno in my Anything Goes buss & truck tour.

And it's great to know that Jack's company has been having some success.  I had hoped to catch his First Lady Suite last season.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 07:29:55 PM
DR Jennifer - Some digital cameras are low-resolution - especially the ones you can buy hanging on a rack at the drug store.  ;)

Additionally, some people will set the resolution to a lower setting in order to store more pics on their camera's memory card.  And sometimes they don't realize by setting the number of pics stored to "more" that they are affecting the resolution of their pics.  I also have a few friends who keep their cameras on low resolution since their main purpose for taking the pics is to post them to the web or to e-mail them, not to print them out.

Have your tried an online place like Ofoto - which is now Kodak Picture Gallery or something like that, Snapfish, etc.  Some of those sites will "fill-in" lower resolution pics if you want a larger size of print.  Sometimes the results are OK, and sometimes not OK.  But since you can preview the pic online, you're not wasting any money.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 07:30:34 PM
OK, let me get a few more boxes unpacked...

Laters...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 07:31:08 PM
Page Six Dance!!!!

Everyone do the FESTOON!!!
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Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 07:43:42 PM
I never understood what's the big deal about Sweet Charity and who is going to star in it or not.

Not as if there has been an Applegate on Broadway before!

Isn't that right Joe?
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Post by: Michael on April 15, 2005, 07:53:00 PM
I have listening to the Lost In Boston albums. I have to leave a vote for Karen Morrow's rendition of Who Gave You Permission? (Ballroom) as one of the best vocal performances on the four volumes. It is so moving.

Elmoore is that one of yours?
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Post by: MBarnum on April 15, 2005, 07:53:31 PM
Finished watching RAGE OF THE WEREWOLF. DR Rodzinski does a fine job of acting the part of Ralph, the sidekick to a "good" wolf man...However, it would appear that a lot of mannequins gave their lives for this movie!

And why no bloop reel on this DVD (like on the Alien Conspiracy one), Rodzinski???
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Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 08:11:30 PM
Back from our session - Grant had to cancel our dinner part of the evening, so I stopped at Taco Bell and brought home some stuff.  The final song, which I narrowed down to two possibilities, has, I think been chosen.  One was a ballad the other an up, and I was concerned that there were just too many ballads.  We recorded the up tonight, in a twin piano version (I'm a HUGE fan of that two-piano sound), and I really liked it.  So, barring any changes of mind, that's what will make the album.  If not, we'll do a live recording of the ballad with just Guy and Grant.
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Post by: Jane on April 15, 2005, 08:18:10 PM
 In fact, the only REALLY bad thing I ate were the french fries, but there weren't many of those.

The only thing good we ate tonight were the sweet potato fries.  This from one of our favorite restaurants in town-very disappointing!  We wish the new Indian restaurant had opened already-maybe next week.  Except next week we shall be eating Indian food at one of our favorite restaurants in Portland.

We are taking a very quick trip to celebrate Keith’s birthday with Bryan.  Unfortunately our trip will not allow an HHW get-together, this time anyway.   We will be spending most of the time with Bryan and getting to know his new girlfriend.
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Post by: TCB on April 15, 2005, 08:26:32 PM
And now, MBarnum, there is a whole world that could never be yours that can now be yours.    


I wish I had said that to him!
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Post by: Jane on April 15, 2005, 08:28:15 PM
Off to watch something.  Ladder 49 arrived from Netflix so we might watch that.  I think Numbe3s is on tonight.  We will decide in a few minutes.
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Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 08:57:11 PM
Nobody here but us chickens.  You'd think it was a Friday night or something.  Nine o'clock and the jernt is deserted.  I think my jernt is going to be desserted, for I now have a sweet tooth after my Taco Bell.

And just where in tarnation IS Jessica Skerritt?
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 10:03:41 PM
Back from PROOF (and we had dinner afterwards). The play was funnier than I was expecting, and I really liked ALL of the scenes between the father and daughter. They were my favorite parts of the play.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 10:06:31 PM
Oh, congrats DR Jed for getting Charlie Davenport. You and TCB should have a blast doing this show together. We'll expect reports and, when the time comes, picture galore.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 15, 2005, 10:08:59 PM
I liked THE TERMINAL. Tom Hanks gave one of his patented sure-fire performances of innocence and pathos. But the character that the sensational Stanley Tucci was stuck with was such a stock villain, mean and vindictive simply to add the conflict the plot would have otherwise lacked. I was VERY disappointed that more thought wasn't given to writing a more versatile character for such a versatile actor to play.
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 15, 2005, 10:24:40 PM
Father and son appear. And it is not the Brockmans.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 15, 2005, 10:51:28 PM
Just watched a couple films on the ol' Fox Movie Channel and IFC.

The former was a film by Pogue's late friend Douglas Hickox, entitled SKY RIDERS. Coburn and Culp together in one film, that is a must see. Also a character actor I like named Steven Keats. And Charles Aznavour. The movie is an excuse to have a lot of hang gliding footage over beautiful Greek locations, and as such, is breathtaking. Culp's family is kidnapped by Greek terrorists, Coburn and his crew hangglide to the rescue. The scenes of Coburn— not a stuntman— clinging to a helicopter spinning out of control are pretty amazing. Enjoyable music by Lalo Schifrin.

The IFC film was AT CLOSE RANGE. Quite well-made film, if a bit downbeat. "Live to Tell" probably Madonna's finest song.

Pet peeve: Okay, I don't watch movies on commercial tv unless I have to, but here you have a non-commercial, supposedly film-buff oriented channel in IFC, and they immediately interrupt the closing credits with noisy-promos that take up half the screen. I wonder why unions don't protest the shrinking of credits to unreadable status. But beyond that, I consider the closing credits part of the film and I don't like to have them interrupted so callously. End pet peeve.
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Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 10:53:01 PM
Just got a very sweet e-mail - but I'll share it in tomorrow's notes, which will be up in a mere one hour from now.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 15, 2005, 11:27:02 PM
MBarnum- I did not know there was a bloop reel on any of those. I think I only have that one on VHS.  You may be confusing the actual film itself with the blooper reel. There probably isn't much of a difference! :)
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 15, 2005, 11:28:27 PM
Hmmm... Hate to guess with the notes just a half hour away. But could that sweet email have come from one Jessica Skerritt of Seattle-town??? Oh, now I gotta stay up and see!
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Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 11:30:33 PM
You'll just 'ave to wait up and see, ducks.  
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Post by: bk on April 15, 2005, 11:30:50 PM
I think I shall now have a late-night shower.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 15, 2005, 11:37:23 PM
If it is a cold shower, than the email was DEFINITELY from Ms. Skerritt!
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:39:36 PM
I enjoyed ROUNDING THIRD very much.  Very well directed and very well acted.  The boys messed up the macarena royally - BUT that was okay, who's to say their characters could do it anyway.

Yes, I would recommend this play to HHW'ers if it shows up in the neighborhood, and woudl encourage male HHW'ers of ages 20's & 30's to go to auditions if a notice shows up.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:40:00 PM
There are many things I should be doing.
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Post by: Jrand74 on April 15, 2005, 11:41:34 PM
Hopefully the boys of ROUNDING THIRD will get a nice review in the Saturday STAR.

I know, DRGINNY, that part of MAMMA MIA! was a stand out for me as well.  Although I am still gaga over Tanya!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2005, 11:55:35 PM
Just wanted to post before the change of Notes/Posts...

See you "tomorrow".

Laters...