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Well, you've read the notes, you are in the know, you know that despite it being a holiday weekend that we must keep things alive here at haineshisway.com, therefore it is time for you to post until the cows come home - in other words, darling kiss me.
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And the word of the day is: CUCUMBER!
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Cucumber slices dipped in ranch dressing is very good. ;D
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CUCUMBER, baby, CUCUMBER!
And now - Dino at the piano.
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Well, you've named my favourite carnival/circus movie: NIGHTMARE ALLEY.
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I also like Trapeze, which I recently watched.
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Well, the Seattle Storm women's basketball team (whose game I took my niece to last night) won! They were losing big time at the half-time ("intermission" in theater lingo ;)) but scored 53 points in the second half to win 79-69! The only reason I bring this up is because after the game, we went to Tower Records (in their brand new Seattle location) and I bought four (count 'em, FOUR) CDs!! The original Broadway cast recordings of Spamalot and The Light in the Piazza, and two CDs by Susan Egan! I love her. One is her "Coffee House" CD. Donald has played a couple of songs from this CD on his radio show. The other is called "all that & more" (in lower case). It's a compilation CD of tracks that Susan has previously recorded plus two songs that she has not recorded before. But the best part is that ALL of the tracks are produced by our very own BK! AND three of the tracks are orchestrated by our very own elmore!! Pretty darned cool! The three tracks that Larry did are the two new tracks, "More" (from "Dick Tracy") and "Joshua Noveck" (she admits to out and out stealing this song from BK's "Broadway Bound" CD) and "You Can Fly/I'm Flying" from BK's "Cinderella" compilation CD. I'll try and listen to all of these this weekend.
In other news, I have to finish catching up on the posts from yesterday (I'm up to 149), then I have to leave to house-sit. Actually, I should be there right now, but I'm not...I'm at my home catching up on the posts from yesterday.
This afternoon (if we can get tickets), I may go with my friend Margo to see "Star Wars III." Before and after that, I'll be at the house I'm house-sitting.
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And Congratulations to Caitlynne!!
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I think More is a Lanny Meyers chart, if memory serves.
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Then someone screwed up the CD booklet. I'm looking at it right now and it says "Orchestration: Larry Moore." None of the songs on this CD list Lanny Meyers.
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Well, I must be going...to the house being house-sat and then to sleep. Goodnight all!
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"Trapeze" was always a favourite of mine and as a kid I thought "Greatest Show on Earth" was wonderful.
I also loved "The Flying Fontaines" which is not listed by Maltin.
"Carny" was an interesting movie too.
Best yet though is the TV production "Carnivale".
Of course "Lili" is right up there as a sentimental favourite too.
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Brockman!
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Yes, "More" is a chart of Lanny's. I didn't even know of this album's existence. Can I bill for a second usage for reusing tracks with another singer? Get me Perry Mason!
I'm off to the recording office for a few hours, then the post office for a few packages. After that, I don't know.
TOD: Circus of Horrors
Berserk
Carnivale
Jumbo
Dumbo
As I kid I loved "Trapeze," some circus film with David Nelson whose title I forget, and "The Greatest Show on Earth," but it's been too long to have an opinion.
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Hello Elmore. (check PM).
Look For a Star - I now have at least 5 versions but have never seen the film.
Maybe Nelson was in the Flying Fontaines. I remember in something aboout a circus.
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Yep, DUMBO for me. So many of the other films come to a grinding halt to feature the circus acts, and I just get bored. I'm sure it was entertaining for audiences at the time, but I'm not a great fan of the circus anyway, so seeing those acts just bores me.
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Whoa! Tough trivia contest. The first show I had in my mind as the answer went up in flames the second I checked the credits. Oh, well. DOn't know if I have any other guesses.
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In a lonely place . . . .
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Yes, as I've mentioned several times on the forum in the last couple of weeks, I really love NIGHTMARE ALLEY. Haven't seen it in awhile, and reading the DVD announcement a month or so ago just got me giddy with excitement.
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And now, I'm off to the den for some intense DVD watching.
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Berserk
Gorilla at Large
Freaks
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY.....scary stuff....Tyrone and Joan were great!
I too haven't gotten the answer yet...my first few guesses also collapsed, but I have not given up!
David Nelson was in TWO circus movies. In THE BIG SHOW starring Miss Esther Williams and Mr Cliff Robertson he was an American serviceman who fell in love with the daughter of someone involved in the show. HOWEVER in the second one THE BIG CIRCUS, an Irwin Allen Production starring VIctor Mature and Rhonda Fleming, David was a trapeze artist with Gilbert Roland. David turned out to be the person sabotaging the circus - with red herrings like Peter Lorre and Vincent Price thrown in - and was in tights a lot, and finally died when he jumped into the crowd while being chased by the police.
THE BIG CIRCUS and THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH are two of my favorite circus/carnival movies. Along with, of course BERSERK and CIRCUS OF HORRORS,
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Good Morning!
I slept in... No surprise there, eh? -But since yesterday was a long day for me... And since today is a two show day... But I did manage to get a good eight hours of sleep, so...
In any case...
CUCUMBER!
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Topic of the Day!
The only movie that comes to mind right now is "Dumbo"...
Maybe another one or two will come to me while I'm waiting to play the last chord of "Chiquitita".
;)
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And now, I'm off to the den for some intense DVD watching.
Is that a euphemism?
:P
;)
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As for the trivia question... Lo and behold, I think I may actually know the answer to this one! I need to check out a few things just to make sure, but... Well, we'll see...
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Well, since I'm taking the subway in today, I have to head out a little earlier. There's just too many people in town during the Memorial Day weekend to "risk" driving in. And driving around the block umpteen times waiting and looking for a parking space lost it's charms years ago.
Between shows, I'm either having dinner with my friend, Jose - yes, another Jose - or with the "black shirt brigade" - a.k.a. the pit musicians from Mamma Mia! and Big River. Or both. We shall see.
OK... I need to get ready... But...
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DR Tomovoz - Continued Rest & Recovery Vibes!
*Would DR Colin's Orange Cake help right now?
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DR elmore - Continued Rest & Recovery Vibes to you too!
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DR JRand - Which costumes did you have in mind? The finale outfits are starting in the four-figure range apparently, so... Low four-figures, but still four figures.
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And, now, PAGE TWO!!!!!
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Everybody do.... well... I'm feeling kind of retro... so...
THE HUSTLE!!!!
*And now you know who to blame if you have "whistling" going through your head today. ;)
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And thus completes my mini-frenzy...
Ciao for niao...
Laters...
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"All by myself, don't want to be.................."
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Favorite circus movie:
CIRCUS WORLD starring John Wayne, Richard Conte, and Rita Hayworth
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Quote from George:
and "You Can Fly/I'm Flying" from BK's "Cinderella" compilation CD. I'll try and listen to all of these this weekend.
I am confused. I have never heard of either song from CINDERELLA
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Any of Harry's shirts....they are very nice.
Grrrrrrr....I am going to have to rest my brain, and try the Trivia Question again. Every lead I have is turning out to be a false one.
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It is way too early in the morning for me to try the Triva Question. At the moment, I can't even remember the 70s.
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Apparently, the Egan booklet is in error, then. We originally gave Susan permission for the CD just to be sold at concerts, not stores. Whether she has since gotten permission to put it out, or has just done it on her own, I know not and frankly, I care not.
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Has anyone mentioned Circus of Horrors with Anton Diffring? It, of course, featured the song Look for a Star, which Mr. Guy Haines sings on Jeepers Creepers.
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Dumbo, without question.
We had some CUCUMBER last night with dinner. A freshly chopped CUCUMBER was in the salad.
{{{{Larry and Tom}}}}
{{{{Larry}}}}
{{{{Tom}}}}
Those are hugs in Internet language. Larry and Tom together and then separate.
Later, gaters!
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Has anyone mentioned Circus of Horrors with Anton Diffring? It, of course, featured the song Look for a Star, which Mr. Guy Haines sings on Jeepers Creepers.
I love the song, but that movie always creeped me out.
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Has anyone mentioned Circus of Horrors with Anton Diffring? It, of course, featured the song Look for a Star, which Mr. Guy Haines sings on Jeepers Creepers.
MR BK must be drunk on cucumbers. CIRCUS OF HORRORS has been mentioned TWICE.
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Here is the link to an article from Playbill On-Line about which numbers will be performed on the Tonys, including the number from Spelling Bee:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93213.html
Pacific Overtures will not be doing a number. It has been closed for some time now and they know they have no chance of winning for Best Musical Revival.
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Uh...me mum is not feeling too well....I think I have to take her to the doctor. Back in a bit.
DR JOSE....I can't afford MUCH....
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My eyes haven't focused yet.
Very overcast out right now.
Who is the actress who plays Tryone Powers' wife? I really thought she was pretty.
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My eyes haven't focused yet.
Very overcast out right now.
Who is the actress who plays Tryone Powers' wife? I really thought she was pretty.
Coleen Gray?
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I had such a
huge crush case of hero-worship on David Nelson when I was a kid. And isn't he Chuck Woolery's father-in-law?
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Jrand54, good health vibes to your Mother. I hope she is okay.
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Afternoon all!
Jrand, Best wishes and Health vibes to your Mom!
I started having trouble accessing the site last night, I don't know if that was on my end or yours but the board was very, very, very slow.
DR Ginny, Good job vibes to you! I saw what you posted but I couldn't say anything. I agree that sometimes you just have to stand up for yourself.
I agree about Circus World. --That's the one with James Steward as the clown with the little dog? Right?
Morning TCB! ICU!
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Hi Ben! ICU, too!
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I'll be E&T again today. Between der B having a lot of work to do on-line, and the hole for the house next door being dug (already tearing up the phone line once!), I'll have little time to be on myself.
As for CUCUMBER, I made us a nice salad of cucumber and sour cream last night. Yummers.
Bye.
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Afternoon all!
Jrand, Best wishes and Health vibes to your Mom!
I started having trouble accessing the site last night, I don't know if that was on my end or yours but the board was very, very, very slow.
DR Ginny, Good job vibes to you! I saw what you posted but I couldn't say anything. I agree that sometimes you just have to stand up for yourself.
I agree about Circus World. --That's the one with James Steward as the clown with the little dog? Right?
Morning TCB! ICU!
Hi, Danise! No, you are thinking of THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
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I'll be E&T again today. Between der B having a lot of work to do on-line, and the hole for the house next door being dug (already tearing up the phone line once!), I'll have little time to be on myself.
As for CUCUMBER, I made us a nice salad of cucumber and sour cream last night. Yummers.
Bye.
But have a good day, SWW! :)
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Hi, Danise! No, you are thinking of THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
That's it! Thanks, TCB! That's my favorite circus movie.
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DR Ginny, Good job vibes to you! I saw what you posted but I couldn't say anything. I agree that sometimes you just have to stand up for yourself.
Thanks, Danise, and others - I've NOT lost my job. In fact, I had a very level-headed and accommodating email response from my manager this morning.
JRand - hope your mom's OK.
My "heart" will be in your neighborhood tomorrow as we watch the race. My grandma always used to say the one day a year she knew what her kids and grandkids were doing was while the Indianapolis 500 was being broadcast (this was back in the radio days). And when we used to visit my grandfather's grave in Crown Hill, everybody said we should put down a checkered flag in a beer bottle instead of flowers.
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Happiest of birthdays, DR ArnoldMBrockman!
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FYI: Coleen Gray will be attending the July Ray Courts Memorablia show in Burbank.
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Many health vibes to the mother of JRand54
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Thanks, Danise, and others - I've NOT lost my job. In fact, I had a very level-headed and accommodating email response from my manager this morning
Yay! I'm very glad. It helps to have an understanding boss.
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That's right! I owe you the other half!
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I will be heading out in a few minutes to the theater to rehearse with my "son" in our scenes together so he can get extra practice without the script. Poor guy has only been in the show a couple of weeks, is working two jobs and has almost no time to study lines, so he's very nervous. I don't mind driving there for him because he's been such a trouper about the entire show. (He just got his Anne the other night so he's got the choreography for "With Anne on My Arm" to learn, too.) And he's an excellent actor, SO much better than the originally cast youngster who was too young and inexperienced (but was a favorite of this often absent-music director).
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I enjoyed DIE HARD 2 all over again. Such a fun action movie.
I put in THE BEST OF EVERYTHING and watched about 10 minutes of it. Those credits were a nice pinkish lavender shade, but so far I've found the Deluxe color just a slightly bit faded.
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And it looks like we're about to have a thunderstorm which I'll luckily get to drive through to get to the rehearsal. :(
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Colleen Gray played Ty's wife in NIGHTMARE ALLEY, I believe.
Add DUMBO to my circus/carnival list, as well as FREAKS, YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN with the inimitable W.C. Fields, and THE MARX BROS. AT THE CIRCUS.
And we all remember Elvis and Babs Stanwyck in ROUSTABOUT, don't we?
LADY IN THE DARK has its famous Circus sequence.
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I remember liking a film called CARNY with Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, and singer/musician Robbie Robertson. It had a score by Alex North.
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I agree about Circus World. --That's the one with James Steward as the clown with the little dog? Right?
And he joined the circus because he had killed his wife who was really sick? Is that the one? My mom and I saw it on TV one time. I don't remember it so much.
And then there's Big Top Pee Wee. Can't forget that. A twister picks up a circus and it lands in Pee Wee Herman's backyard.
Ah yes, cucumbers. An ingredient of floop, and also the nickname of a girl in my fencing class, for some reason.
Vibes all around. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And Happy Birthday, Dear Reader Mr. Arnold M. Brockman!!
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Back from a frustrating outing! For reasons I cannot go into, I could not get into the office this morning, and the super of the building had no key to help me out and one of colleagues who does have the key wasn't around to answer his phone. I ended up waiting an hour, which I billed for, until the realtors in the next office arrived at 10 and let me in. Then, I was told there were two packages at the post office, but they could only find one. I need to kick some ass physically and verbally as I type this.
How could I have forgotten FREAKS? Does KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE count? I love that film.
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Ah yes, cucumbers. also the nickname of a girl in my fencing class, for some reason.
That's open to a lot of speculation.
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That's open to a lot of speculation.
Uh oh. Here we go.
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Quote from George:
and "You Can Fly/I'm Flying" from BK's "Cinderella" compilation CD. I'll try and listen to all of these this weekend.
I am confused. I have never heard of either song from CINDERELLA
:o OOPS!! (that's !!SPOO spelled backwards) Talk about a brain fart! :-[ ;)
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Yes, that should have been "The Musical Adventures of Peter Pan," produced by our very own BK, NOT the aforementioned "Cinderella."
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Danise and Sandra are thinking about the C.B. DeMille epic, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH with Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, my old pal Henry Wilcoxon (who I got to know in the last years of his life), and many others.
Which, frankly, I think is a terrible picture...and, for my money, has the distinction of being the worst film to ever win an Oscar for best picture. It beat out THE QUIET MAN, IVANHOE, MOULIN ROUGE, and HIGH NOON. With the exception of THE QUIET MAN, admittedly not an exceptional year, but any one of them would have been better than the GREATEST SHOW...
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Of course, the picture that should have won the Oscar that year wasn't even nominated...SINGING IN THE RAIN!
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a quick hello from Montreal.
Taken some pictures to share when I come back.
Trivia questions. For some reason the answer came right to me but had to make sure.
Cold and rainy yesterday. today nice and sunny,
Off to a play cette soir.
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Danise and Sandra are thinking about the C.B. DeMille epic, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH with Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, my old pal Henry Wilcoxon (who I got to know in the last years of his life), and many others.
Which, frankly, I think is a terrible picture...and, for my money, has the distinction of being the worst film to ever win an Oscar for best picture. It beat out THE QUIET MAN, IVANHOE, MOULIN ROUGE, and HIGH NOON. With the exception of THE QUIET MAN, admittedly not an exceptional year, but any one of them would have been better than the GREATEST SHOW...
Well, then I guess I've never seen Circus World. Never mind!
In other news, I'm hungry. I want cake.
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Don't worry, Sandra, my memory of CIRCUS WORLD is that it's almost as bad as THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. To quote TIME: "To sit through this film is something like holding an elephant on your lap for two hours and fifteen minutes." Bloated spectacle filmed in "Super Technirama", whatever the Hell that was.
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CIRCUS WORLD was pretty fantastic to see in SUPER TECHNIRAMA....even though NOTHING happened of much worth. John Wayne is okay, but I cannot understand a word Claudia Cardinale has looped in the whole movie. I only have the P/S video, so it suffers a lot - and in fact I gave it to my brother and never got it back. Rita Hayworth (!) plays John's girl friend.
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I think my Mom had some kind of food poisoning. She is resting now - but then again, it may be the fumes from water proofing the deck.... Thanks for the vibes!
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Glad SOMEONE has figured out the Trivia Question. Grrrrrrrrrrrr
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DR Sandra is frosting a cake and singing "Moses Supposes" whilst tap dancing in socks.
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Watching MR BK's landlord Mr James Marsden in DISTURBING BEHAVIOR on the Spike TV network.
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I'm back from Bookfellows. Too crowded for me, so I left quickly, after making a couple of purchases.
I have just had to have a rather loud and annoying conversation with someone - people who only know my nice side are always taken aback when I have to get strong. And I had to get strong. VERY strong.
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Oh dear. Are you naming names?
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DR CP is correct - that SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was not named Best Picture of 1952 is shocking.
Mr Cecil B. DeMille's picture THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is much more fun, and I would have chosen it over AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - a few years later.
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But then I don't care a LOT for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - though it has its charms....compared to SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and its stars and songs and performances and story...well...RAIN is TOPS!
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It's so quiet.....
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But then I don't care a LOT for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - though it has its charms....compared to SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and its stars and songs and performances and story...well...RAIN is TOPS!
Obviously the ballet is what won Best Picture for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. Otherwise, it's a no better than average MGM musical, pleasant, light, forgettable. Still, as much as I admire that ballet, the movie did not deserve Best Picture over STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE or A PLACE IN THE SUN.
Agree about GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, too. I certainly think it's the worst Best Picture in the Oscar lists. That was also the Oscar year of THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA, THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, PAT AND MIKE, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, CARRIE, RASHOMON, and, as said earlier, SINGIN" IN THE RAIN, many of which were FAR more deserving of the Best Picture Oscar.
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Back from rehearsal where we did some good work. Also got some one-on-one time with the costumer to know exactly what would be worn when. Most of my stuff is ready.
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DR Sandra is frosting a cake and singing "Moses Supposes" whilst tap dancing in socks.
Well, now, you can't very well sing "Moses Supposes" WITHOUT tap-dancing, can you? And considering that I can neither sing nor tap-dance, I was pretty good.
And in other news, I will soon be eating cake.
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Page Four "Moses Supposes" cake-frosting tap-dance!
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Back from lunching with Miss Tammy Minoff (a lunch meeting, really). Must now begin watching as many DVDs as I can sit through today.
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DR Tomovoz - Continued Rest & Recovery Vibes!
*Would DR Colin's Orange Cake help right now?
;)
It's worth a try! I'll mention it to the Chef. Cake helps with everything. As does Icecream.
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Cake AND Ice Cream, yes.
DR MATTH which costume is your favorite? I hope you have a couple of nice hats! I love costumes! I hate doing costumes for a director who doesn't KNOW costumes - no, I take that back, I hate doing costumes for a director who THINKS he knows costumes. hehehehe
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JRand, I'm very happy to hear that your Mom is alright. Whew! They can scare us, can't they?
I'm also glad to see both you Tom and Elmore posting more and more. I hate to think of either of you in pain.
It is HOT right now. BTW did I miss anyone answering my question about what the weather is like in NYC in October?
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What happened to new DR Jinks? I haven't seen a post since the first one.
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Thanks DRDANISE, yes they can.
Maybe Jinx is practicing his Charlton Heston voice.
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Going for a P Mail run. Be back.
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How is the weather there, DR TomovOZ?
Yes, DRGINNY - the Indy 500 used to be quite a BIG DEAL. All of downtown was decorated, there were festivals and parties every day of the month in May, there was a Miss 500 Pageant and the Queen had her court, and everyone in Indiana was excited because the eyes of the world were on us, and MANY celebrities visited here.
NOW, Mr Tony Hulman, son of the man who made the Indianapolis 500 a BIG DEAL....a wholesale grocer from Terre Haute...has decided he wants to have a WORLD CLASS FORMULA ONE race track and hobnob with the rich and famous - although he and his drunk mother will always be hoi polloi. Mr TH, JR, has turned it into just another race on just another day.
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Wet and cool DR JRand. We need the rain and it is after all, "Autumn". I'm not really strong enough to be allowed outdoors yet.. It's like being looked after by Louise Fletcher here.
DR Danise. Still a painfree existence. I live on a higher plain.
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LOL....well Louise did get an Oscar after all....LOL
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I am currently watching an appallingly unfunny film. More later.
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It is HOT right now. BTW did I miss anyone answering my question about what the weather is like in NYC in October?
DRDanise, the weather in early October is lovely, still warm but much cooler after the hellish summer.
I just finished my third Stephanie Barron mystery using Jane Austen as a Restoration sleuth. I'm now back from buying the next three in the series. They are quite wonderful and I recommend them highly. I've taken two Tylenol with codeine in the past 30 minutes and I feel quite pleasant.
This afternoon I watched MURDEROUS MAIDS, a French film about the insane Papin sisters killing their employer in LeMans, 1933. I liked it very much, but I think Wendy Kesselman's play "My Sister in This House" and her screenplay for SISTER, MY SISTER are better tellings of the case.
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HAPPY SPECIAL DAY ARNOLD BROCKMAN! :D
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Jrand I hope your mother continues to improve, and quickly. Good health vibes to her.
Ginny how wonderful your manager sent you an accommodating email.
Elmore I’m sorry your day wasn’t better :'(
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Thanks Larry. Experienced man you are.
Have you found anyone with a multizone DVD player so that you can watch Caroline O'Connor?
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Danise last year it was chilly the first day and I purchased a warm scarf from a vender on the street. From then on I wore it a few times at night. I must have had a light weight jacket with me and a thin lining under a sweater. I was also sorry I had not taken a summer top with me which I would have enjoyed my last day in NY. Of course I had only a fraction of the clothes with me then what you travel with. Knowing I would be taking the train and walking to my hotel from the train station I traveled with just one small roll-on suitcase. If I stay longer this time I might have to add another small bag.
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Bruce sorry, somehow I missed your post regarding Caitlynne-GREAT NEWS AND GOOD VIBES TO HER!
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I am still reeling from DISCO DANCER...the SHOWGIRLS of Bollywood cinema!
Slum boy Anil becomes popular singer/dancer Jimmy, much to the disappointment of popular singer/dancer Sam and his father.
Mr. Oberi: Now Jimmy will never sing. He's got guitar phobia.
Sam: Guitar phobia?
Mr. Oberi: Yes. I mean he has a fear for the guitar. A guitar killed his mother.
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Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com? I am now finished watching what I feel is one of the all-time unfunny movies - Team America: World Police. I shall have much to say on this peurile fiasco. Now onto Dead Ringers of David Cronenberg.
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Thanks Larry. Experienced man you are.
Have you found anyone with a multizone DVD player so that you can watch Caroline O'Connor?
No, DRTomovoz, but I did get a lovely email this week from Caroline and her husband Barrie.
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At last I'm "Back To The Future". Yes DRs I have caught up on all those funny one liners etc from my "missing" week.
I really appreciate all the good thoughts that were sent my way. It is is so good to be home. BTW - many of the one liners (think TCB here!) certainly do not lesson their effect when read a week after their posting. The smiles are good medicine.
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Mr. Oberi: Yes. I mean he has a fear for the guitar. A guitar killed his mother.
How? Did it fall on her? Was she electrocuted when she plugged it in? Did she look at a chord chart and leap out a window? Inquiring minds want to know!
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elmore-LOL
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Just returned from a five hour tech rehearsal with my dear son. Actually, it was about an hour and a half of sitting around, an hour of pigging-out on food supplied by the theater, and two and a half hours of tech.
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How? Did it fall on her? Was she electrocuted when she plugged it in? Did she look at a chord chart and leap out a window? Inquiring minds want to know!
I heard it snuck up on her.
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Well....GuitarPhobia can be no more deadly than The Ninja Chewing Gum Bullet and the Octopus Pot - two deadly weapons used in THE BLACK TIGHT KILLERS.
DRELMORE you must see this movie....I don't remember if MR BK has seen it or not. What great COLOR design - and you can bet that if one of the Black Tight Girls gets mixed up with hero Honda, she is going to end up naked or dead OR BOTH!!!
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My nurse has had to take over so many duties.
I escaped yesterday and took this photo.
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Nice photo :)
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I agree with DRJANE - very nice wildlife!
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Oh I am using a different browser and can't dance!
But Welcome to Page Five!
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Beautiful birds, DR Tom!!
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We're back from a little trip to Cincinnati, where we picked up DS Rob to come home for his friends' graduation party tomorrow. Did some shopping (I bought OCR's of Mamma Mia and Wicked) and stopped at my mom's to have ice cream with her and my sister and her husband, who are visiting from Michigan.
DR elmore - with all that Tylenol with Codeine, you're probably in a VERY good mood now ;D
DR Jane - yes, I was quite relieved to get the email I did from my manager.
DR Danise - I was in NYC last year at the same time Jane was and the weather was glorious. I did need a jacket in the evenings.
DR Tomovoz - Beautiful birds - are they yours?
DR JRand - I fondly remember the Indy 500 festivities from when I was a kid. My grandmother and my mother's sister lived in Indianapolis in the late '50's and early '60's. Maybe '62 we were there for the whole week and went to the parade. My parents and my aunt and uncle went to the race while Grandma and I stayed home with my baby cousin. The only race I ever attended was the year ('66?) there was a big crash on the start and they had to restart single file. Nobody was hurt, fortunately, but it was scary and happened right in front of where we were sitting.
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DR Ginny. The birds are wild. I am a believer in non-caged birds. They are not tame - just trusting.
A pair of King Parrots which are native to this area of Australia. Not all of our feathered visitors can be hand fed, but there are usaully a few who are prepared to "cross the line".
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How? Did it fall on her? Was she electrocuted when she plugged it in? Did she look at a chord chart and leap out a window? Inquiring minds want to know!
You would never believe it DR Elmore3003, you would never believe it.
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LOL JRand54! The chewing gum bullet...I had forgotten!
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Boy, was THE BEST OF EVERYTHING filled with bad acting! Everyone knows Suzy Parker was no Meryl Streep, but one can see why Robert Evans turned to producing, too. He's ghastly. I had forgotten how sudsy this actually is! Parker's character becomes a stalker,etc.
Ah, me, how a broken heart can make people do crazy, outrageous things. How innocent those times were!
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Another wonderful COLD CASE in HD tonight. This one revolved around the House Committee on Un-American Activities. What a terrible period in our history!
And I love both THE FRONT and GUILTY BY SUSPICION that deal with the period, too.
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DR MBarnum, I've been recording THE GREEN HORNET from Encore Action the last two weeks. Last week we even got to see Van Williams' hairy chest when the Green Hornet was shot. This week, no such luck!
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Also enjoyed a couple of ANGEL episodes on DVD once I finished THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. Now, I need to think about what to watch tomorrow when I will have pretty much an uninterrupted day of DVD watching.
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Earlier this week, DR Ron Pulliam mentioned to me the upcoming 4-disc DVD release of BEN-HUR, and I thought when he mentioned it that I wouldn't be interested since I've only watched the previous BEN-HUR DVD release once since I bought it.
But today I read that on the third disc in this new set is going to be the silent BEN-HUR with Ramon Novarro, and now I'm kind of interested in getting this.
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CUCUMBER!
Bwah! Bwah! Bwaaaah!
He's the man,
The man with the Midas Touch!
--no--wait a minute...that's not right...
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Favorite Circus films:
Dumbo
The Seven Faces of Dr Lao
Carnival of Souls
I know I've seen The Greatest Show on Earth, but that was years ago. I would need to see it again to a valid opinion.
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And there is that merry go round in that Twilight Zone episode!
DRGINNY - remember that all the local television shows...the cartoon and movie hosts, including Frances Farmer, used to do LIVE broadcasts from the Speedway AND later in the summer, everyone broadcast from the State Fair!
Tom Carnegie got sick this week and is in the hospital. He and Frances had a fling in the 1960's when she was at WFBM.
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But we love Hope Lange in TBOE.
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Good Evening!
Ah, two show days! Fortunately, there are only two, two-show days during each week. Unfortunately, they're back-to-back. -When I was growing up, DC used to be mid-week matinee type of town, but not any more. But, hey, it's work!
-I'm rambling already....
Hmmm....
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Dinner between shows was Thai. I ended up joining the "black shirt brigade" at Haad Thai. Very good meals all around. I had some spicy chicken dish with homemade rice noodles.
Then it was off to Ben & Jerry's for dessert - a nice scoop of
"In A Crunch" in a sugar cone. And I was able to use my "Chunk Spelunker" keychain-card for my 10% discount too!
:)
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So... I was originally planning on meeting a friend for dinner, but since he was a no show... and didn't call... and didn't leave a message for me during dinner... and didn't pick up the house seat which I had set aside for him... which means I have to pay for it... and still no message from him after the show...
Needless to say, I'm a bit perturbed right now...
I wash my hands...
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Ramble, Ramble, Ramble...
CUCUMBER, CUCUMBER, CUCUMBER...
Ramble, Ramble, Ramble....
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Hopefully, I shall have some pictures to post of some of my creations that are adorning my mixing board and keyboard in the pit. I've been averaging about three to four "folds" - figures - of origami each show. I have been giving away some of the folds at the end of the show to some audience members, but there are a couple of folds that I'm keeping for myself for now.
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DR Jrand - OK - I'll check on the shirts. I've become chummy with one of the dressers, so... Hmm....
;)
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DR Danise - As others have commented, NYC in October is a great time to be there weather-wise. Not too hot, not too cold. And if you happen to be lucky enough to be there when the trees are in full color in Central Park... Ah... Beautiful!
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Since BK watched - and did not enjoy - "Team America"....
After me...
AMERICA!!!
**** YEAH!!!
:P
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Hmmm... There are still some donuts from this morning on the kitchen counter....
Hmmm....
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DR Tomovoz - So nice to see the birds! And DR/Dear Nurse Colin too!
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Ah Matth, that is why I always try to catch SURFSIDE 6 each week...Van tends to walk abour sans shirt quite often...Lee Patterson, too!
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For some reason, I have not seen any of the circus movies mentioned. What is wrong with me? ;) Anyway, today I went to see "Star Wars, Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith." I must admit that it was pretty darned good...certainly much better than the first two Star Wars movies (first two chronologically, not the first two released). It ties up all the loose strings and sets up everything for "Star Wars, Episode 4: A New Hope" (a.k.a. just "Star Wars"). I can recommend it. It's VERY action oriented. A LOT of space ships flying and fighting and a LOT of light saber fighting.
So, that was my day. Now, I have to leave my home and go to the house that is being house-sat by me which also does not have a computer...or a DVD player. I hate that. Fortunately, tomorrow night (Sunday) is the last night that I will have to stay there. The owners come back Monday. The love-seat-hide-a-bed that I'm sleeping on is just not made for anyone to sleep on. :P I have to sleep corner to corner to fit. It's just too darned short.
Tomorrow I am ushering for a local production of "Quilters." A local church is putting it on. I hope it's good. But since I'm only ushering (and not paying to see it), if I need to, I can stay out in the lobby and not watch it. But I hope that they do a good job.
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DRGINNY - remember that all the local television shows...the cartoon and movie hosts, including Frances Farmer, used to do LIVE broadcasts from the Speedway AND later in the summer, everyone broadcast from the State Fair!
That was the way it used to be in Seattle every August for the unlimited hydorplane races. The entire week before the races all the local shows and the news shows would report live from Lake Washington. They even covered the Driver's Meeting the night before the race, where all they ever did was draw the lane assignments. And on race day, all the television channels and a lot of the radio stations carried the entire day of races. It was quite a spectacle back in the 50s and 60s. There was hope that the movie MADISON this year would revive interest in the sport. Unfortunately, the movie stunk. Not even Mel Gibson's Jesus could save the film (or apparently, the sport).
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George, why don't you call Tacoma Little Theatre and see if they need ushers for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN?
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Tonight I watched the video of DAMN YANKEES. I want to play the role of Applegate so bad, I can taste it. I still love that film. Tab Hunter is so damn cute in that movie. He may not be the world's greatest actor, but his cuteness got him a long way in that film. Now, if I could only cut the WHO'S GOT THE PAIN number, the movie would be almost perfect!
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George, why don't you call Tacoma Little Theatre and see if they need ushers for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN?
Would the take someone who has never ushered for them before...sight unseen?
But I certainly don't mind paying...then I can just watch the show and not have to worry about any "ushing" responsibilities. :D
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Would the take someone who has never ushered for them before...sight unseen?
But I certainly don't mind paying...then I can just watch the show and not have to worry about any "ushing" responsibilities. :D
You could always ask. Tell them that you usher a lot in Oly. If you don't want to usher though, I can see if I can come up with a comp for you. Of course, if all I can find is a "2 for 1", then you will have to insist that Michael Barnum comes up to see the show, so you can get your discount.
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You could always ask. Tell them that you usher a lot in Oly. If you don't want to usher though, I can see if I can come up with a comp for you. Of course, if all I can find is a "2 for 1", then you will have to insist that Michael Barnum comes up to see the show, so you can get your discount.
That sounds like a plan! Either is fine with me! ;D
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Well, speak of the devil, and here I is! LOL!
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I am watching HERCULES, THE AVENGER...you know, I sure wouldn't mind if Reg Park washed up on MY shore!
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I don't know what the month of June will look like for me, but I am hoping to be able to see ANNIE GET YOUR GUN...most likely it would be on a Sunday matinee.
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I am watching HERCULES, THE AVENGER...you know, I sure wouldn't mind if Reg Park washed up on MY shore!
Uhh, Michael, you don't have a shore.
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I don't know what the month of June will look like for me, but I am hoping to be able to see ANNIE GET YOUR GUN...most likely it would be on a Sunday matinee.
I hope you can make it, Michael, Jed and Ann and I would love to meet you -- finally.
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I am watching HERCULES, THE AVENGER...you know, I sure wouldn't mind if Reg Park washed up on MY shore!
Do you know when THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES will be out on DVD? When I saw it as a kid, I don't think I had the same appreciation of Hercules that I do now.
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CUCUMBER, baby, CUCUMBER!
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I hope you can make it, Michael, Jed and Ann and I would love to meet you -- finally.
And I'd love to meet Jed and Ann...and you, TCB (more properly, anyway ;D)
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Question for BK (although it isn't Ask BK Day).
For the movie version of DAMN YANKEES, they imported the entire Broadway cast, minus Stephen Douglass, and even staged it presentationally on the screen. So, why did they bother to substitute a mediocre song like An EMPTY CHAIR for A MAN DOESN'T KNOW? Would they have been trying for a Best Song Oscar, way back in 1955?
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And I'd love to meet Jed and Ann...and you, TCB (more properly, anyway ;D)
Well we are expecting you to come up here, George, even if we have to drag you.
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I haven't left yet (to go to the house that I'm house-sitting) because I decided to do some laundry. I realized that I have no clean clothes...so I'm still here. Anyway, I too have a question for BK. I'm watching the DVD to What If?. In the song "When You’re Waiting for Love," written by you, I can't understand one line. I think Alet sings it well, but I'm just not getting it. Here's the phrase:
Can’t you see that I’ve become a trouper,
In the waiting for romance to come ??
Set me free relieve me from this stupor
Are you, perchance, the great romance I’m looking for?
I know it's supposed to rhyme with "for" but I just can't figure it out. And did I get that whole line correct? Can you enlighten me? I totally understand the rest of the song, but that one line...I don't get it.
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Well, George, I guess we will never know.
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Well, maybe not tonight...but someday. ;)
I must now go. My laundry is in the dryer and I can just let it go overnight. I'll be back in the morning (to my home) to put on my newly washed usher clothes so that I will be properly attired to ush. Goodnight all.
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"In the 'waiting for romance to come' war"
I don't know why they substituted the song - but they did that frequently back then.
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Thanks for the answers, BK. It just bugs me every time I watch that movie. If it was a better song, I could understand it, but it isn't.
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We bought a cucumber on our shopping trip today for this greek themed dinner we're having tomorrow. Nice to post after being E&T this week. School is winding down, summer is a-coming-in. The trivia questions were fun!!
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We bought a cucumber on our shopping trip today for this greek themed dinner we're having tomorrow. Nice to post after being E&T this week. School is winding down, summer is a-coming-in. The trivia questions were fun!!
Matthew, nice to see you posting!
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And I see Mr. oz is back!
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Well, I think I have done all I can for the Cause for tonight. My posts have gone from the ridiculous to the inane.
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If we don't have a completely lame day tomorrow, I do believe we shall achieve our new plateau.