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Title: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 12:27:58 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes were so much white noise and should be ignored, and now it is time for you to post until the ignored cows come home.
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Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 12:29:22 AM: And the word of the day is: BONHOMIE!
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 12:36:02 AM: A Very Happy Birthday to DR ChasSmith!! :D
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 12:37:40 AM: ~~~Some Most Excellent Vibes and Xylophones for a Major Miracle for BK!!~~~
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 12:57:49 AM: Topic of the Day: I haven't read any books in 2021. ::)

;)
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 01:11:08 AM: Now, some of my favorite books of 2020 were (in alphabetical order):

Fiction:
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
The Justar Journal trilogy
The Murderbot Diaries, #1-4 (they're fairly short)
Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
Redshirts by John Scalzi

Non-fiction:
Simply: A Lifetime of Lyrics
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Title: Re: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 01:13:53 AM: And now, I'm off.

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 01:43:44 AM: Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:37:40 AM
~~~Some Most Excellent Vibes and Xylophones for a Major Miracle for BK!!~~~

DITTO!
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 03:55:39 AM: ~~~CONTINUED MIRACLE AND XYLOPHONE AND GLOCKENSPEIL VIBES~~~ for bk!
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 03:57:21 AM: DR ChasSmith - wishing you a wonderful celebration today!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 03:59:56 AM: Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:01:32 AM: I slept rather well, even with all the usual aches, pains, and romping cats.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:10:55 AM: I was sorry to see that Ann Reinking has died. Pixie, the neighbor below me, was her dresser on Goodtime Charlie, and I knew her slightly. In 2000, the Williamstown Theatre Festival present two different evenings of Noel Coward's Tonight At 8:30, one evening directed by Michael Grief, featuring Blythe Danner and Steven Collins, and the other directed by Ann, with Bill Irwin. I was the orchestrator. Ann was very friendly and easy to work with. Michael Grief was neither.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:11:36 AM: DR Laura, I wish you had recorded that performance.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:12:44 AM: I need to make several important phone calls this morning.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:35:06 AM: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy Birthday Wishes to our DR ChasSmith !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 04:56:30 AM: I have read today's notes.
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Post by: Laura on December 15, 2020, 05:44:48 AM: Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith!
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Post by: Laura on December 15, 2020, 05:45:43 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:11:36 AM
DR Laura, I wish you had recorded that performance.

I was afraid it might end up on Youtube. Like John Daker.
Title: Re: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 06:04:13 AM: Quote from: Laura on December 15, 2020, 05:45:43 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:11:36 AM
DR Laura, I wish you had recorded that performance.

I was afraid it might end up on Youtube. Like John Daker.

LOL!
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 06:06:27 AM: .
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Post by: Jennifer on December 15, 2020, 06:19:58 AM: Happy Birthday to DR ChasSmith!
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 06:38:27 AM: Happy Birthday to DR CHAS SMITH......I have arranged a snow storm for you that should be delivered later today!
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 06:40:59 AM: TOD:

SIMPLY.....

That may be the only NEW book I have read this year. I also read some OLD books that I liked including:

My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
Original Story by Arthur Laurents
Mainly About Lindsay Anderson by Gavin Lambert
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:49:11 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:57:27 AM: Thank you, BK, for -- believe it or not -- a reminder that today IS, in fact, the day.

Because due to everyone's schedule this week, we're celebrating my birthday here at the house on Thursday evening, which is mighty fine by me, since I'll be only -- AHEM--cough cough -- years of age for an additional two days. Wasn't that a smart thing to do?
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:58:16 AM: Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:36:02 AM
A Very Happy Birthday to DR ChasSmith!! :D

Thank you, DR George!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:59:01 AM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 03:57:21 AM
DR ChasSmith - wishing you a wonderful celebration today!

Thank you, DR singdaw!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:59:44 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:35:06 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy Birthday Wishes to our DR ChasSmith !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, DR Elmore!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:00:09 AM: Quote from: Laura on December 15, 2020, 05:44:48 AM
Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith!

Thank you, DR Laura!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:00:58 AM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 06:06:27 AM
.

That is excellent.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:01:18 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on December 15, 2020, 06:19:58 AM
Happy Birthday to DR ChasSmith!

Thank you, DR Jennifer!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:02:39 AM: Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 06:38:27 AM
Happy Birthday to DR CHAS SMITH......I have arranged a snow storm for you that should be delivered later today!

Thank you for being - as always - generous to a fault, DR Jrand70!
Title: Re: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:09:14 AM: I have not seen the MET Der Rosenkavalier of which BK speaks. That shall have to be rectified. Also, I know the director's name but I have no idea who that conductor is, which might be an embarrassing admission, so that shall also have be rectified.

There's going to be a whirlwind of rectifying going on around here.
Title: Re: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM: DR CXhasSmith, I wonder if you have the James Levine Rosenkavalier DVD from the Met?

DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 07:46:11 AM: You are most welcome, Birthday Boy DR CHAS SMITH - please share it with your friends.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 07:48:34 AM: Hahahaha.....your comment reminds me of the movie RED GARTERS.....

Joanne Gilbert and her father ride into town and no one is there - they're all down at the hanging.....

She meets a boy of about 8.....and later when describing the event to Rosemary Clooney she says - outraged: "He offered me a 'chaw of toe-bakky'!"

And Rosemary replies....."The lad is generous to a fault."
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 07:48:57 AM: I liked your story DR LAURA!
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 07:49:12 AM: Continued Project Two vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 07:49:45 AM: Early this afternoon, my cousin Carol and I are going to visit my Uncle who starts his chemo regimen tomorrow.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:59:54 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR CXhasSmith, I wonder if you have the James Levine Rosenkavalier DVD from the Met?

DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Yes, and thank you for the reminder. I don't recall how Troyanos and Te Kanawa are in comparison with the other great Octavians and Marschallins out there, but I'm looking over the whole cast list (Blegen - Pavarotti - Nico Castel, another wonderful character actor/singer) and it will be great to revisit this one.

EDIT: I'm also curious to check out the Karajan film (for my first time in over 40 years) which now, finally, seems to be readily available. Of course, we didn't have home video back then...
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 08:01:14 AM: Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 07:46:11 AM
You are most welcome, Birthday Boy DR CHAS SMITH - please share it with your friends.

I was rather looking forward to regifting it...
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 08:01:18 AM: The Onion does almost always make me laugh.

https://www.theonion.com/lab-assistant-who-accidentally-poked-self-while-prepari-1845878522
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Post by: Ginny on December 15, 2020, 08:41:10 AM: Tuesday morning greetings! Finally watched the Kritzerland show last night and, sure enough, it cheered me right up!

As we've watched holiday specials on TV, Richard and I have become quite annoyed with all the lip syncing (sp?). It's so nice to see good singers, really singing on camera.
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Post by: Ginny on December 15, 2020, 08:41:40 AM: Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith - let's have pie at O'Charley's!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 08:58:23 AM: Quote from: Ginny on December 15, 2020, 08:41:40 AM
Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith - let's have pie at O'Charley's!

I'm in for that! Thank you, DR Ginny!
Title: Re: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: Druxy on December 15, 2020, 09:39:37 AM: T.O.D.

Aside from researching my own plays, I haven't done a lot of reading this year.

However , I am currently reading THE BIG GOODBYE by Sam Wasson.

It's about the making of CHINATOWN.
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Post by: Druxy on December 15, 2020, 09:41:55 AM: T.O.D. (2)

On order (expected later this week) is RED MILL by Murray Schwartz.

He was the producer of Merv Griffin's talk show.

Back in the day, I had many pleasant dealings with him.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 09:49:35 AM: DR ChasSmith,

(https://www.zingerbug.com/Comments/glitter_graphics/happy_birthday_rainbow_stars_cupcake.gif)
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Post by: Matthew on December 15, 2020, 10:25:02 AM: Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith! Enjoy the day!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 10:41:37 AM: TOD
Music by Max Steiner
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music
Broadway, Balanchine, and Beyond: A Memoir
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Pal Joey: The History of a Heel
Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904-2010
Cat Life: Celebrating the History, Culture & Love of the Cat

I also enjoyed reading bios of London producers Binkie Beaumont and Michael Codron. I thought poor Michael Cohen's book needed a good editor.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 10:47:17 AM: Good afternoon, all.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 10:47:29 AM: Happy birthday, ChasSmith.
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Post by: vixmom on December 15, 2020, 10:55:22 AM: Happy Birthday to our greatly esteemed DR Chas!!
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Post by: vixmom on December 15, 2020, 10:58:25 AM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 08:01:14 AM
Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 07:46:11 AM
You are most welcome, Birthday Boy DR CHAS SMITH - please share it with your friends.

I was rather looking forward to regifting it...

Your friends to the north would probably welcome it much more than your friends to the south....
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 10:58:45 AM: TOD:

Hamnet
Girl, Woman, Other
A Journal of the Plague Year
Simply
Quichotte
A Promised Land
Jack
The first three of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels
Caste
A Town Like Alice
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Deacon King kong
Normal People
Love in the Time of Cholera
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Post by: Laura on December 15, 2020, 11:35:33 AM: I am going to give an over-dramatic reading on Sunday during the church zoom worship.
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Post by: Laura on December 15, 2020, 11:36:15 AM: I am going to read "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" to the children. If ever we've had a grinch trying to steal everything from us, it's this virus.
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Post by: Laura on December 15, 2020, 11:36:40 AM: But it can't steal Christmas, because Christmas is in our hearts.
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Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 11:38:16 AM: I'm up, I'm up - seven and a half hours of sleep. I stayed up and finished project two, but not really since there'll be a whole slew of little additions today.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 11:45:17 AM: Quote from: Jane on December 15, 2020, 09:49:35 AM
DR ChasSmith,

(https://www.zingerbug.com/Comments/glitter_graphics/happy_birthday_rainbow_stars_cupcake.gif)

Thank you, DR Jane!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 11:45:38 AM: Quote from: Matthew on December 15, 2020, 10:25:02 AM
Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith! Enjoy the day!

Thank you, DR Matthew!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 11:46:04 AM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 10:47:29 AM
Happy birthday, ChasSmith.

Thank you, DR JohnG.!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 11:46:26 AM: Quote from: vixmom on December 15, 2020, 10:55:22 AM
Happy Birthday to our greatly esteemed DR Chas!!

Thank you, greatly esteemed DR vixmom!
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 12:09:05 PM: Laura, the Grinchy Virus ain’t the only thing trying to steal something this Christmas.
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 12:26:09 PM: Quote from: Laura on December 15, 2020, 05:45:43 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 04:11:36 AM
DR Laura, I wish you had recorded that performance.

I was afraid it might end up on Youtube. Like John Daker.

:))
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 12:36:44 PM: Quote from: Laura on December 15, 2020, 11:35:33 AM
I am going to give an over-dramatic reading on Sunday during the church zoom worship.

Have fun.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 12:37:15 PM: Quote from: Laura on December 15, 2020, 11:36:15 AM
I am going to read "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" to the children. If ever we've had a grinch trying to steal everything from us, it's this virus.

;D Soooo true about this virus.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 12:38:32 PM: Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 07:49:45 AM
Early this afternoon, my cousin Carol and I are going to visit my Uncle who starts his chemo regimen tomorrow.

Many vibes to your uncle.
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:41 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Umm...maybe. ::)
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:58 PM: Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 08:01:18 AM
The Onion does almost always make me laugh.

https://www.theonion.com/lab-assistant-who-accidentally-poked-self-while-prepari-1845878522

Me, too! And that article led me to this one:

Literary Scholars Discover First Draft Of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Where All 4 Ghosts Show Up At Once And Just Beat The Shit Out Of Scrooge (https://www.theonion.com/literary-scholars-discover-first-draft-of-a-christmas-1845863062)! ;D
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 12:54:30 PM: :))
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 01:20:15 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:59:54 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR CXhasSmith, I wonder if you have the James Levine Rosenkavalier DVD from the Met?

DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Yes, and thank you for the reminder. I don't recall how Troyanos and Te Kanawa are in comparison with the other great Octavians and Marschallins out there, but I'm looking over the whole cast list (Blegen - Pavarotti - Nico Castel, another wonderful character actor/singer) and it will be great to revisit this one.

I wonder if you could burn me a set?
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 01:23:27 PM: Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:58 PM
Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 08:01:18 AM
The Onion does almost always make me laugh.

https://www.theonion.com/lab-assistant-who-accidentally-poked-self-while-prepari-1845878522

Me, too! And that article led me to this one:

Literary Scholars Discover First Draft Of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Where All 4 Ghosts Show Up At Once And Just Beat The Shit Out Of Scrooge (https://www.theonion.com/literary-scholars-discover-first-draft-of-a-christmas-1845863062)! ;D

I love it!
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Post by: Matthew on December 15, 2020, 02:02:28 PM: I'm home and the boys are gone to camp!! Hooray. It's been a few weeks. Had to get the key situation figured out here at the new place. I ended up making a new key myself. I'm glad they are getting out for some exercise. They will be tired this evening!
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:02:41 PM: Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:41 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Umm...maybe. ::)

Umm...goody.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:05:10 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:58 PM
Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 08:01:18 AM
The Onion does almost always make me laugh.

https://www.theonion.com/lab-assistant-who-accidentally-poked-self-while-prepari-1845878522

Me, too! And that article led me to this one:

Literary Scholars Discover First Draft Of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Where All 4 Ghosts Show Up At Once And Just Beat The Shit Out Of Scrooge (https://www.theonion.com/literary-scholars-discover-first-draft-of-a-christmas-1845863062)! ;D

I love it!

Ghosts, 4; Scrooge, 0.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:06:16 PM: ChasSmith, what’s on the birthday dinner menu?
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 02:10:10 PM: DR LAURA you used a word I am not familiar with.....perhaps you can give me a definition because it is certainly not in my vocabulary:

O-ver-dra-ma-tic.......

I don't think such a thing exists.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 02:10:42 PM: There are a couple of books on the list DR ELMORE posted that look interesting to me.

And I see that DR JOHN G has read my autobiography....I hope he liked it.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 15, 2020, 02:11:26 PM: My cousin Carol and I had a nice visit with Uncle Wayne.

She also brought me a few pieces of peanut butter fudge that she had made.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 02:26:55 PM: Quote from: Matthew on December 15, 2020, 02:02:28 PM
I'm home and the boys are gone to camp!! Hooray. It's been a few weeks. Had to get the key situation figured out here at the new place. I ended up making a new key myself. I'm glad they are getting out for some exercise. They will be tired this evening!

Hmmm, are keys missing from management? Maybe they should change or lock if they haven't done so already.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 02:30:52 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 01:20:15 PM
Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:59:54 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR CXhasSmith, I wonder if you have the James Levine Rosenkavalier DVD from the Met?

DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Yes, and thank you for the reminder. I don't recall how Troyanos and Te Kanawa are in comparison with the other great Octavians and Marschallins out there, but I'm looking over the whole cast list (Blegen - Pavarotti - Nico Castel, another wonderful character actor/singer) and it will be great to revisit this one.

I wonder if you could burn me a set?

Absolutely!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 02:39:45 PM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:06:16 PM
ChasSmith, what’s on the birthday dinner menu?

A takeout Chinese spread from our favorite jernt that goes back to at least the 1980s. It's been the last remaining original Chinese restaurant here for a number of years (they never converted to buffet or any other newfangled thing). To the best of our knowledge, this family still makes everything to order from scratch. Nothing compares, and when you go there to eat in, except for the prices it's like stepping back in time.
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Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 02:47:53 PM: Picked up a couple of packages, stopped at Gelson's and got two small chicken tenders and the small chicken Caesar from Wolfgang Puck, came home and ate, and now I suppose I'll start futzing and finessing project two.
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 03:15:11 PM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:02:41 PM
Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:41 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Umm...maybe. ::)

Umm...goody.

You're on the list, too.
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Post by: KevinH on December 15, 2020, 03:55:21 PM: Good evening!
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Post by: KevinH on December 15, 2020, 03:55:56 PM: Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith!
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Post by: KevinH on December 15, 2020, 03:56:13 PM: Watched The Prom this afternoon and enjoyed it very much.
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Post by: KevinH on December 15, 2020, 03:56:19 PM: One more...
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Post by: KevinH on December 15, 2020, 03:56:27 PM: Page 4!
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 04:02:47 PM: Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 02:10:42 PM
There are a couple of books on the list DR ELMORE posted that look interesting to me.

And I see that DR JOHN G has read my autobiography....I hope he liked it.

OK, I'll bite. Which was your autobiography?

Girl, Woman, Other
Deacon King Kong
Normal People
None of the above?
Title: Re: IGNORING THE WHITE NOISE
Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 04:03:34 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 02:39:45 PM
Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:06:16 PM
ChasSmith, what’s on the birthday dinner menu?

A takeout Chinese spread from our favorite jernt that goes back to at least the 1980s. It's been the last remaining original Chinese restaurant here for a number of years (they never converted to buffet or any other newfangled thing). To the best of our knowledge, this family still makes everything to order from scratch. Nothing compares, and when you go there to eat in, except for the prices it's like stepping back in time.

Yum
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 04:04:11 PM: Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 03:15:11 PM
Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 02:02:41 PM
Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 12:46:41 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on December 15, 2020, 07:36:24 AM
DR George, I wonder if you will be creating a DVD of The Prom?

Umm...maybe. ::)

Umm...goody.

You're on the list, too.

Insert slap-happy face here.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 04:04:29 PM: Time for Jeopardy.
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 04:19:59 PM: Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 06:38:27 AM
...I have arranged a snow storm for you that should be delivered later today!

What a thoughtful birthday gift! ;D
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 04:21:48 PM: Quote from: KevinH on December 15, 2020, 03:55:56 PM
Happy Birthday, DR ChasSmith!

Thank you, DR KevinH!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 04:23:18 PM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 04:19:59 PM
Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 06:38:27 AM
...I have arranged a snow storm for you that should be delivered later today!

What a thoughtful birthday gift! ;D

Fortunately, DR Jrand70's thoughtful gift was held up (probably used Media Mail) and should be here tomorrow about this time.
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 04:25:46 PM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 04:02:47 PM
OK, I'll bite. Which was your autobiography?

Girl, Woman, Other
Deacon King Kong
Normal People

OK. Definitely not the latter.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 04:35:32 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 04:23:18 PM
Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 04:19:59 PM
Quote from: Jrand70 on December 15, 2020, 06:38:27 AM
...I have arranged a snow storm for you that should be delivered later today!

What a thoughtful birthday gift! ;D

Fortunately, DR Jrand70's thoughtful gift was held up (probably used Media Mail) and should be here tomorrow about this time.

That was nice to wait until after your birthday.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 04:35:47 PM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 04:25:46 PM
Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 04:02:47 PM
OK, I'll bite. Which was your autobiography?

Girl, Woman, Other
Deacon King Kong
Normal People

OK. Definitely not the latter.

;D
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Post by: Jennifer on December 15, 2020, 05:18:58 PM: OMG it is freezing here. 7F. Yuck!
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:11:32 PM: Hello, everyone.
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 06:11:37 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on December 15, 2020, 05:18:58 PM
OMG it is freezing here. 7F. Yuck!

Yikes!! :o
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:12:25 PM: Today I made a point of being logged in while reading all of DR Chas's posts. You know, just in case. ;)
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:14:26 PM: Happy Birthday to Chas no matter when you celebrate it!
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:15:09 PM: I just woke up from a little impromptu nap and am now quite groggy.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:16:07 PM: Back to the dentist tomorrow. I had a cleaning yesterday and need to have a crown cemented tomorrow. Such an exciting life!
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Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 06:17:38 PM: Finished with the first round of futzing and finessing, and will do round two later tonight after some viewing. I added quite a few things that were helpful, as well as losing a few things that weren't.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:20:26 PM: I stopped in at the new independent bookstore yesterday. It's quite a nice store. You can tell it was planned pre-Covid: they installed a fireplace and placed a sofa and armchairs around it. Hoping we will feel free to sit and linger sometime in the future. Personally, I feel I must minimize my time in stores -- rush it, grab what I need, check out, and be gone. One day...
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:21:36 PM: Vibes of warmth to DR Jennifer and anyone else who needs them.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:21:50 PM: TTFN.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 06:37:28 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on December 15, 2020, 05:18:58 PM
OMG it is freezing here. 7F. Yuck!

:o

I am sorry. That is way too cold, especially in December.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 06:39:50 PM: Quote from: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:16:07 PM
Back to the dentist tomorrow. I had a cleaning yesterday and need to have a crown cemented tomorrow. Such an exciting life!

Thank you for the reminder. Keith wants to postpone our cleaning appointment until after we are vaccinated. I called, the dentist answered, and I think forgot to have the front desk woman call me back to change the appointment.
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 06:40:32 PM: Quote from: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:20:26 PM
I stopped in at the new independent bookstore yesterday. It's quite a nice store. You can tell it was planned pre-Covid: they installed a fireplace and placed a sofa and armchairs around it. Hoping we will feel free to sit and linger sometime in the future. Personally, I feel I must minimize my time in stores -- rush it, grab what I need, check out, and be gone. One day...

It sounds lovely. I hope it is still there once things return to normal.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:42:25 PM: Quote from: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 06:14:26 PM
Happy Birthday to Chas no matter when you celebrate it!

Thank you so much, DR Jeanne!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:42:49 PM: DR Jeanne: What new independent bookstore is this?
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 06:59:08 PM: Favorite books I read in 2020 though it was published in 2019
It Rained Warm Bread: Moishe Moskowitz's Story of Hope
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 06:59:37 PM: Sorry, I forgot to do this earlier and am shutting down the computer now.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:59:58 PM: Last night I watched the first half - actually a little more than half - of 8 1/2. I started too late and realized I wouldn't get all the way through it. But much to my surprise, the main culprit was the effort it took to read and keep up with the subtitles. I've been reading subtitles all my life, but I was blindsided by two things here: deciphering the near-constant white words against bright images, and the fast intensity of them. I wonder if they look the same in new Fellini set. I don't think I've ever had this difficult a time on any other film.

I know it's the luck of the draw, since so many of this movie's scenes are light, and it is what it is. The letters have a bit of an outline, but I have to wonder if a color would work better. Whenever a darker background came along, my eyes rejoiced at the lovely contrast. But the moment was always fleeting.

La dolce vita was wonderful, with its 2.35:1 image and moving the titles into the region just below it. Hopefully once I've gotten the rest of the way through this film, which at this point will have to be tomorrow evening, subsequent viewings will be easier.
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Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 07:04:32 PM: Must go put gas in the motor car now.
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 07:07:38 PM: ~~~VIBES OF COMFORT~~~ for the DU of DR Jrand70
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 07:08:03 PM: .
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:12:32 PM: Quote from: George on December 15, 2020, 06:11:37 PM
Quote from: Jennifer on December 15, 2020, 05:18:58 PM
OMG it is freezing here. 7F. Yuck!

Yikes!! :o

Yuck. Yikes. Yo-no-no.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:19:53 PM: It's going down to 16 F here overnight, which I daresay won't feel any better than DR Jennifer's 7 F.

Party's over, kids! We might not be seeing a day like Sunday until sometime in March if we're lucky. We shall hope for some midwinter thaws. Those are always lovely.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:25:07 PM: There's some stuff outside I'd wanted to clean up a little more before the snow gets here.

But the HELL with that. Now it's too damned cold.

I shall tend to my other priorities: picking up a couple of things at the supermarket, mailing off DR Elmore's DVDs, and taking the snow blower out for a five-minute warmup so it'll be ready to use on Thursday.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:28:12 PM: Quote from: bk on December 15, 2020, 07:04:32 PM
Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 07:39:44 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:42:49 PM
DR Jeanne: What new independent bookstore is this?

It's in the Westchester community, near LAX. It opened last August and replaced a very rugged dollar store. It's right down the street from my dentist's office -- otherwise I wouldn't have known about it. It's an interesting street, just one-story small businesses reminiscent of the 1950s and 60s. Westchester's main drag is just a block away, with the usual medium to large stores -- Staples, Panera, plus a few independent throwbacks. It's such a contrast!

I'd like to meet the owners. They clearly are experienced booksellers, based on the attractively designed displays and so much about the store. It also has a Liberal bent, with the Obama's books front and center.

The Book Jewel
https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookjewel

A good place for BK to do a reading once such things are possible again.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 07:40:45 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:28:12 PM
Quote from: bk on December 15, 2020, 07:04:32 PM
Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I'm glad when I can buy gas for under $4/gal.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:52:18 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:28:12 PM
Quote from: bk on December 15, 2020, 07:04:32 PM
Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I was paying $1.70 a gallon last week before I left. It was $1.99 here.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:52:47 PM: Just finishing up Lolita. Thanks, BK. It's a treasure.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:53:31 PM: I have taken a Benedryl. Allergies were horrible today.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:53:40 PM: And now I must sleep.
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Post by: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:53:47 PM: Good night, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:54:10 PM: Quote from: Jeanne on December 15, 2020, 07:39:44 PM
Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 06:42:49 PM
DR Jeanne: What new independent bookstore is this?

It's in the Westchester community, near LAX. It opened last August and replaced a very rugged dollar store. It's right down the street from my dentist's office -- otherwise I wouldn't have known about it. It's an interesting street, just one-story small businesses reminiscent of the 1950s and 60s. Westchester's main drag is just a block away, with the usual medium to large stores -- Staples, Panera, plus a few independent throwbacks. It's such a contrast!

I'd like to meet the owners. They clearly are experienced booksellers, based on the attractively designed displays and so much about the store. It also has a Liberal bent, with the Obama's books front and center.

The Book Jewel
https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookjewel

A good place for BK to do a reading once such things are possible again.

I started to post this, then deleted because I thought I was wrong, but it's right where I imagined, in the area near the Trader Joe's I remember stopping at a few times, and near that wonderful facade of the defunct Loyola Theater
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:56:20 PM: Lolita's still wending her way here. I caught sight of her on USPS Informed Delivery this morning.
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Post by: Druxy on December 15, 2020, 07:57:18 PM: Happy Birthday ChasSmith!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:57:36 PM: Quote from: Druxy on December 15, 2020, 07:57:18 PM
Happy Birthday ChasSmith!

Thank you, sir!
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Post by: bk on December 15, 2020, 08:56:31 PM: Finished with my viewing and listening to Klemperer do Wagner - orchestral and vocal opera highlights.
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Post by: TCB on December 15, 2020, 10:19:51 PM: Happy Birthday to Dear Chas Smith!
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 10:23:09 PM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 07:08:03 PM
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😊
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Post by: Jane on December 15, 2020, 10:29:49 PM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:52:18 PM
Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:28:12 PM
Quote from: bk on December 15, 2020, 07:04:32 PM
Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I was paying $1.70 a gallon last week before I left. It was $1.99 here.

I have not filled the gas tank once since we left Oregon. I suppose I should still pay attention to the price of gas but I really am clueless ;D
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:04:23 PM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:52:18 PM
Quote from: ChasSmith on December 15, 2020, 07:28:12 PM
Quote from: bk on December 15, 2020, 07:04:32 PM
Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I was paying $1.70 a gallon last week before I left. It was $1.99 here.

I think I paid $2.39 when I got gas this weekend. :-\
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:05:08 PM: Quote from: John G. on December 15, 2020, 07:52:47 PM
Just finishing up Lolita. Thanks, BK. It's a treasure.

I still haven't received my copy. :(
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:21:17 PM: But I'm waiting patiently. ::)

;)
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:33:13 PM: Haven't had a chance to watch yet, but could be interesting:

"Oscar & Walt" by Donald Steven Olson celebrates the enduring literary legacies of Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman by re-creating an actual encounter that took place in 1882 between the 62-year-old Whitman and a 28-year-old Oscar Wilde. .

(approx 90 minutes)
https://rb.gy/sl2ke3 (https://rb.gy/sl2ke3)

Judy Kuhn is involved somehow, as well.
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:46:51 PM: Get off my lawn!
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:50:37 PM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:33:13 PM
Haven't had a chance to watch yet, but could be interesting:

"Oscar & Walt" by Donald Steven Olson celebrates the enduring literary legacies of Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman by re-creating an actual encounter that took place in 1882 between the 62-year-old Whitman and a 28-year-old Oscar Wilde. .

(approx 90 minutes)
https://rb.gy/sl2ke3 (https://rb.gy/sl2ke3)

Judy Kuhn is involved somehow, as well.

That's pretty cool...Judy's sound is a bit muffled, though.
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:52:28 PM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:46:51 PM
Get off my lawn!

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6348.0;attach=10910)

I love it!! ;D
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:57:19 PM: And now, since we're so close...
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Post by: George on December 15, 2020, 11:57:58 PM: six!!!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:58:15 PM: Woo hoo!
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Post by: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:58:46 PM: I would love to join the DR George and DR TCB show, but I should be asleep...
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Post by: George on December 16, 2020, 12:05:39 AM: Quote from: singdaw on December 15, 2020, 11:58:46 PM
I would love to join the DR George and DR TCB show, but I should be asleep...

Well, actually, so should I...but I don't.
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Post by: George on December 16, 2020, 12:12:33 AM: Good night, Singdaw.
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Post by: bk on December 16, 2020, 12:21:38 AM: I'm checking on your order - I never got tracking on it so I've asked her what's what - your other order has gone out, that I have tracking on.