John, Conchata Ferrell was in MYSTIC PIZZA, which was Julia Roberts‘ first film.
I'm hoping to go into City Center this morning to see Joshie.
John, Conchata Ferrell was in MYSTIC PIZZA, which was Julia Roberts‘ first film.
So, I found the 7" single that was included with the Close Encounters soundtrack, but it"s not the disco version. It's just the theme. Here it is:
Pizza sounds good.
Packing vibes for DR MATTHEW.
And here's the B side...that's B for Blank! :D
OMG
I just ate my first Stew Leonard's Pumpkin Raisin Cookie of the season. With a good cup of coffee.
OMG
I never went to see Mystic Pizza when it was released, but when I moved to Connecticut several months later I made a point of renting it, and enjoyed it. I later drove out to Mystic to check out the place.
The movie was shot all around that area, but the existing Mystic Pizza restaurant is not what’s in the film. It’s pretty good pizza, and fun to stop in at if you’re out there. But it’s not of the hardcore New Haven style pizza that Connecticut is known for.
Now I want to see the movie.
And I really want some damn pizza.
(As opposed to "sofa so far so" as they might say in Trouble in Tahiti. Ratty boo, and all that. If you catch my drift.)
It turned out to be a delightful day.
On a related note, DR George mentioned "branching." I was always surprised the studios didn't embrace this more fully, to create "Choose Your Own Adventure" type discs.
I told the cats I would be gone ab out an hour, and that's exactly what the timing was. I left the apartment at 10:45, and entered it at 11:45. It was a delightful trip to and from City Center. I had two very kind and helpful drivers, and thanks to Joshie, I just emailed the scans of my orchestration to the conductor and copyist. While I waited for Joshie to scan the scores, the City Center doorman Abdul, who's become a good friend, came out to the street and visited with me. It turned out to be a delightful day.
Just as I expected, the glimpses of Middletown in this "Hillbilly Elegy" trailer are not very flattering:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW_3aaoSOYg
Strong casting, though...
DR Jane - that reminds me, I need to put white raisins on my shopping list for putting in my morning oatmeal.
~~~KEEPING IT DOWN VIBES~~~ for DR Jane!
bk needs a battery backup that keeps the computer running long enough to shut everything down properly and safely when an outage happens.
As DR Jane suggested last night.
Wednesday afternoon greetings! Our absentee ballots arrived in yesterday's mail, so we completed them and hand-delivered them to the drop-box at the Board of Elections about 7pm. We then went to one of our favorite burger places for a drive-thru car dinner date.
Just as I expected, the glimpses of Middletown in this "Hillbilly Elegy" trailer are not very flattering:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW_3aaoSOYg
Strong casting, though...
I sold a rare set of Mizoguchi films - I've tried to enjoy them, but I don't - Amazon third-party dealers are trying to get six hundred bucks for it, which I really hate, so I underpriced them by two hundred-fifty bucks and it sold in ten minutes. The guy got it and wrote me the loveliest note, thanking me for making it so much less and saying he never thought he'd be able to afford it.
Jane, I used to love oatmeal, but I also find it just too rough on my gut. Was this intended to be challenging?
I've been taking liquid CoQ10 for my gut and it has seemed to help. Vibes your condition improves.
I am trying to regain my equilibrium after this morning's outrage. I've been unable to access my online checking account for two days and was finally able to get through to a real person. She suggested I choose an OS other than Safari or wait on hold for the tech people to see if they can find a workaround. What?! They won't say it, but it certainly looks like they're no longer supporting Safari. The last time I was outraged at their mismanagement I opened an account at another bank. It looks like it's time to make the switch for good. But I'm still mad.
Yesterday's outrage, in case you haven't heard, is that the GOP placed numerous ballot drop-off boxes around the city. They look just like the official ones, but they're FAKE. One can only speculate as to what would happen with those ballots.
Honest to God, stuff like this NEVER used to happen! It's one thing to have differences of opinion on free trade or immigration or other things, but THIS??!!
I'm ready to move to another planet. Venus looks pretty...
I hadn't heard that term in years, DR Jrand70.
DAVENPORT
It's what I grew up saying. I just looked it up, and it figured largely in the Midwest so that makes total sense. For us, that thing in the living room was always a "davenport", and I think "couch" was the informal word for it. I didn't much hear the word "sofa", or at least begin using it myself, till much later.
So what do I (we) use nowadays? "Couch", mostly, whether or not we're sitting on one like so much fish. When we don't say "couch", it's "sofa". (As opposed to "sofa so far so" as they might say in Trouble in Tahiti. Ratty boo, and all that. If you catch my drift.)
(As opposed to "sofa so far so" as they might say in Trouble in Tahiti. Ratty boo, and all that. If you catch my drift.)
I do. And I love it. :)
I sold a rare set of Mizoguchi films - I've tried to enjoy them, but I don't - Amazon third-party dealers are trying to get six hundred bucks for it, which I really hate, so I underpriced them by two hundred-fifty bucks and it sold in ten minutes. The guy got it and wrote me the loveliest note, thanking me for making it so much less and saying he never thought he'd be able to afford it.
I voted. It took about an hour. The line moved quickly and I got 40 pages or so in my book.
Yesterday's outrage, in case you haven't heard, is that the GOP placed numerous ballot drop-off boxes around the city. They look just like the official ones, but they're FAKE. One can only speculate as to what would happen with those ballots.
Honest to God, stuff like this NEVER used to happen! It's one thing to have differences of opinion on free trade or immigration or other things, but THIS??!!
I'm ready to move to another planet. Venus looks pretty...
DR Jane - love the idea of dried cherries. I'll have to try that. Dried blueberries would be good, too, I would think.
DR Jane - love the idea of dried cherries. I'll have to try that. Dried blueberries would be good, too, I would think.
I wonder how freeze-dried strawberries might be. Would they reconstitute in the hot cereal?
DR Jane - love the idea of dried cherries. I'll have to try that. Dried blueberries would be good, too, I would think.
Costco used to have both. Now I can only find the cherries there.
I set another performer for the November show - new to Kritzerland. She's kind of an Internet personality - very popular on Tik-Tok and she's very funny and sings very well. I found her on Facebook and asked her to do the show.
Just notified that ballot was received and will be counted.
DR Singdaw dried cranberries are also good.
Great act, keeping track of all of those parts.
She just needs a better accompaniment track!
Someone commented that she should do "Rock Island" from The Music Man.
Yes, please.
Got a new two-disc set from the library called Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Piano Duets. I think Verve has repackaged her output in most every way imaginable. And I don't really care. It's Ella. There can never be too much Ella in the world.
Last night I watched a film called The Double Life of Veronique about two identical women from different countries who never know each other but somehow feel connected. Today, I started the novel The Vanishing Half about identical twins who become separated and somehow feel connected.
I began a new book. I love the dedication to the author's mother and father. Then she added " Dad doesn't read fiction, so Mom, if you could let him know".
I slammed (No, I mean slammed) the trunk lid on my ring finger today. I finally went to an urgent care center. I almost chopped off the end of the finger, and I broke the finger, as well.
The staff was very nice and the doctor who treated me was a real hottie. I survived the slamming without screaming, but the suturing just about made me pass out. Mike (the hottie) apologized in advance for the pain I would feel from the shot to numb the finger. He said the end of the finger and bottom of the foot both contain the most nerve endings. He was not lying.