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Archives => Archive 3 => Topic started by: bk on June 17, 2005, 11:57:55 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you dear readers have digested the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the digested cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CAMARILLA!
Smoke on your pipe and put THAT in.
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FIRST POST!!!
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Good Morning!
As I was saying...
-I had written up the final post about my evening on non-debauchery, but by the time I hit Post, I was locked out, and, of course, I had not saved or copied my text, so... Here's my Reader's Digest version of the rest of my evening..
Andy and I Metro'd up to Dupont Circle. We walked around. A lot. We had Chai Milkshakes at Teaism - very good, them make them with Ginger Ice Cream. We saw a gentleman get arrested for making an illegal left turn, not having everyone in his vehicle buckled up, disobeying a police order, and resisting arrest. -And possibly some other charges too. The police did their job, and we - Andy, I and the other bystanders on the sidewalk - thought the driver of the car was just being stupid. I had some more ice cream - Halvah flavor - vanilla ice cream with tahini and almonds - Yep! It tasted like Halvah! We ran into some of the Mamma Mia! boys about to go into one of the bars, but we did not go in ourselves. It was getting late. We bought some Krispie Kremes at the new Krispie Kreme location right at the top of Dupont Circle South Metro entrance. A dozen for each of us, assorted, for the morning. We Metro'd back to where the car was. I drove Andy home. I drove myself home. I started posting. I lost a post.
-And now I'm here.
So...
What was today's topic?
;)
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All in all, it was a very nice evening. And even though we didn't end up going into/out to a bar, or dancing, it was a very nice night out. Andy is a good friend. We're not dating - chemistry is just not there, and that was never the point for either of us anyway - but we're very comfortable around each other which is also a very good thing. It's been a while since I've had a pal I can just pal around with.
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TOTD: 1968
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As for the greatest year in movies...
Hmmm...
I'm afraid I'll have to defer to some of the resident experts here on HHW to answer that one since even though I do love the movies, I just have not invested that much time into watching them over the years. The "classics" and the "new classics".
As I've said before, I make my living sitting in a darkened theatre, and, usually, the last thing I want to do during my free time is spend it in another darkened theatre. ;)
However, I do love a good movie when it comes along. And I usually end up seeing it a few times in the theatre when that happens. I just haven't the time lately to do that. -Which, in a way, has been a good thing. Just means I'm working.
:)
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TOTD: 1968
Aww... I'm very flattered. How nice of you to commemorate the year of my birth!
-Oh, that's not the topic of the day?... Nevermind.
;D
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What were your favorite movies of 1968, so we have some CONTEXT, dear boy.
CAMARILLA, baby, CAMARILLA!
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Well, I'm on for both shows tomorrow/today.... So, I better get my rest.
-Oh, and, yes, Mamma Mia! is currently the highest-grossing musical running right now. I did hear a figure a few weeks ago - truly amazing! But basically, the whole Mamma Mia! machine has been running in the black for the past four years. It's all profit right now. That's a lot of drachmas!
Cue "Money, Money"
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Oh...
Goodnight.
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Aww... I'm very flattered. How nice of you to commemorate the year of my birth!
-Oh, that's not the topic of the day?... Nevermind.
;D
The year of "Funny Girl" lol
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Context: Funny Girl, 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Lion In Winter, Oliver, The Fixer,The Producers, Romeo & Juliet, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Thomas Crown Affair, Star, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Such was 1968.
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Nope, 1939 was the year for me: GUNGA DIN (one of the greatest adventure films of all time), BEAU GESTE (another one), Korda's FOUR FEATHERS (that makes three), GONE WITH THE WIND, the great Laughton HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, WIZARD OF OZ, the seminal STAGECOACH, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, Basil Rathbone's first turns as Sherlock Holmes in HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES & THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (also his two best Holmes films), JUAREZ, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, OF MICE & MEN, THE LIGHT THAT FAILED (I loved this movie...for very strange reasons other than its a wonderful film), the best Frankenstein movie, THE SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, GOODBYE MR. CHIPS, my favourite Shirley Temple, THE LITTLE PRINCESS, ELIZABETH & ESSEX (neither Davis or Flynn's best, but still...), DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK, TARZAN FINDS A SON, BABES IN ARMS, DODGE CITY, THE GREAT MAN VOTES, LOVE AFFAIR, NINOTCHKA, THE SAINT STRIKES BACK, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS, The brilliantly funny MIDNIGHT, starring the magnificent Mr. John Barrymore and the divine Mary Astor, the hilarious NEVER SAY DIE with Hope and Raye. ANOTHER THIN MAN, NORTHWEST PASSAGE, THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, RAFFLES, THE REAL GLORY.
In fact, I think if I could see only movies from a certain time-frame I would want it to be from about 1937 to 1942.
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Okay, BK, what was your favourite year?
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Andy is a good friend. We're not dating - chemistry is just not there, and that was never the point for either of us anyway - but we're very comfortable around each other which is also a very good thing. It's been a while since I've had a pal I can just pal around with.
Are you going to eat your dozen Krispy Kremes now or when you wake up????
Do this several times a week, and they'll be lifelong "pals," too!
:D
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Context: Funny Girl, 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Lion In Winter, Oliver, The Fixer,The Producers, Romeo & Juliet, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Thomas Crown Affair, Star, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Such was 1968.
FINIAN'S RAINBOW
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Ah, spit!
All alone at a quarter of 2 a.m.
LIGHTWEIGHTS!
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Good morning, dear elmore! I'm glad you had such a delightful time at Light in the Piazza last night. I've been reading the novel on which it's based and it doesn't really scream out "Broadway Musical" to me, but that could probably be said of the books on which many hits are based, huh?
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Good morning, dear elmore! I'm glad you had such a delightful time at Light in the Piazza last night. I've been reading the novel on which it's based and it doesn't really scream out "Broadway Musical" to me, but that could probably be said of the books on which many hits are based, huh?
DRGinny, the first book I can think of that says "musical? no way!" is SHOWBOAT by Edna Ferber: too long, too sprawling, everyone except for Parthy and Magnolia die and/or fade away, and it became one of the great musicals. Then there's a novel like PRETTYBELLE, almost like a dirty joke (widow of southern bigot sheriff sets herself up to be raped by several minorities), which several folk thought could be turned into a musical. Were they wrong! There are some beautiful Jyle Styne songs in it.
I have nothing to report on the TOD: my major movie going days were between 1954-1979, and I have no Favorite Year. I guess it's too much sex and drugs.
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And not enough rock and roll. Or rock and rye.
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Beau Gravitte and George Devorsky mentioned last night! Well George will be coming to Delray Beach next year in the Cabaret series I go to. Mrs. Beau Gravitte as just been announced as the special extra added attraction. Looking forward to that!!!
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Yesterday, DRMBarnum posted about a film called Test Tube Babies, but he forgot to include even a hint about the title song:
I'm just a Test Tube Baby,
Wishing that I had some feet.
Golly gee, that would be neat,
But they're a no-show...
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Yesterday, DRJose wrote:
OH!
And I have an apartment in New York City!
New York City!?!?!?
Where?
In the Bronx? Staten Island? Brooklyn? Queens? (No, too obvious).
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In addition to the movies that Charles Pogue mentioned, Bette Davis made FOUR films in 1939, all of them classics: ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (which he mentioned), DARK VICTORY, THE OLD MAID, and JUAREZ (which he mentioned).
I'd have to say from the stand point of classics, 1939 has every other year beat.
Now, as for my favorite year, it would probably be 1950 which featured two of the greatest entertainments ever made: ALL ABOUT EVE and SUNSET BOULEVARD, wonderful entertaining musicals like SUMMER STOCK, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, THREE LITTLE WORDS, THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS, and Disney's CINDERELLA, grand adventure pics like KING SOLOMON'S MINES, THE GUNFIGHTER, PANIC IN THE STREETS, THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, terrific comedies like HARVEY, BORN YESTERDAY, and FATHER OF THE BRIDE, and one of the best films ever made THE THIRD MAN (released in the US in 1950).
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no one ever reads my news clippings
But I do read them, DR Vixmom! I'm just a day late in reading them. :'( :-*
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How can you forget what is arguably the greatest film out in 1939 (though it was officially released in late November 1938): the stunningly conceived, written, directed and acted Paramount classic Ride a Crooked Mile.? I mean, how many films feature Russian emigre saloon singers serenading Cossack cattle rustlers? Hmmm? How many? ;)
Still room at the Inn for BK's little get-together tomorrow. Hardly any HHW-ers have RSVPd. Shame. And bitch-slapping.
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1964 was also a wonderful year with MARY POPPINS, MY FAIR LADY, BECKET, DR. STRANGELOVE, THE PINK PANTHER, THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, ZORBA THE GREEK, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, TOPKAPI, GOLDFINGER, THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE, FATHER GOOSE, and THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA.
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Thanks for the deepdiscountdvd codes DRs DtM & MATTH. I was hoping to use one for The Doris Day Show - but as DRMATTH says - the codes are not good for pre-orders. So I will have to do some serious thinking.
Nice picture of TCB - now how about one of him in costume? :)
TEST TUBE BABIES - with the tagline, "You Will NEVER Feel the Same" - whew!
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Blocked the ending of the show last night - and made a couple of major RE-decisions about the set: stairs going up in the opposite direction, no lift up hatch into the kitchen (good for two small bits, but not important to the plot, and I don't have confidence that the builder can integrate it into the set without it destroying our great look).
The final fights look good - and we are a bit bruised and battered, but not unhappy. And I just realized this is a season in which there is murder in EACH one of our shows: OLIVER!, I'LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT, PIPPIN, and MY THREE ANGELS.
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I am intrigued by the trivia question....and I will begin working on it momentarily. HOWEVER, I am watching my wonderful new $5 video of SEVEN SAMURAI - I love this movie.
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PAGE TWO - but no dance.
Yes DR RLP - I was influenced by Mr Edward Albee...he was a "special interest" all by himself.
Thanks for the PIAZZA precis, DR ELMORE. I was hoping it was just as grand as it looked in the photos!
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Good Morning!
I guess I slept a little "funny" last night. My neck is a bit stiff. Hopefully, some time in a hot shower will help.
In any case...
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Today is World Juggling Day!
And it is also International Picnic Day!
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Are you going to eat your dozen Krispy Kremes now or when you wake up????
Do this several times a week, and they'll be lifelong "pals," too!
:D
Well, Saturday morning is usually the morning when one or more of my brothers stops by the house for various and sundried reasons. -Usually before or after one of their children's activities. And my father usually makes some sort of donut run on the weekend too. And as it turned out, they headed either to Virginia Beach or up to Atlantic City this morning with some friends - so they took one of the half boxes with them. Timing is everything!
:)
Hmm... Guess I could have a donut for breakfast.
;)
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Hmmmmmmmmm..... very difficult to choose a favorite movie year...and DR CP certainly makes a good case for the familiar 1939 - how can you beat all those great flicks? In ONE year!
And 1950 wasn't too shabby either, as DRMATTH points out. And 1968, for sure, I graduated from high school in that year.
And although it will never qualify as the GREATEST year - one of my favorites would be 1956: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, FORBIDDEN PLANET, THE LONG LONG TRAILER, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK. Oh, and TEENAGE REBEL with Miss Ginger Rogers.
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MY THREE ANGELS . . . . brings back memories. I was a replacement for someone who dropped out of the cast of the show - two and a half weeks before opening.
I can't remember ever being more petrified trying to learn lines. Fear can be a GREAT motivator.
BTW, I played Felix Ducotel.
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OK... Must get ready for today's shows...
Laters...
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...I have nothing to report on the TOD: my major movie going days were between 1954-1979, and I have no Favorite Year. I guess it's too much sex and drugs.
In the movies? Or... :o
;) ;D
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What made MY THREE ANGELS so daunting was that I was doing THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the time I was trying to memorize those MY THREE ANGELS lines. I hadn't auditioned for MY THREE ANGELS. The director called and asked me as a favor to her to fill in. I was so exhausted from THE SOUND OF MUSIC that I really didn't want to do it, but she HAD cast me in TWELVE ANGRY MEN and one just doesn't say no to directors who may cast you again one day in something you really want to do.
Turned out fine. Met some wonderful actors in the cast I had never worked with before whom I now consider friends, so it was a positive experience (once I got those blasted lines learned.)
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I tend to not think of films in regards to the year they were released. Time, as they say, is an illusion. (Lunchtime doubly so, as Douglas Adams wrote.)
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Right now, der Brucer is watching some film starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. I've a hunch it's not a family film, just from the language. The music sounds like a lot of electric guitars, all being played at full amplitude and engaged in a contest to see who can sound most like an out-of-tune bagpipe.
:P
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Good news on the work front: I keep getting more hours each week! They like me!
Bad news on the work front: I need a back brace. I didn't realize I was this much out of shape. I figure it's a better idea to get the back brace before I hurt myself than after.
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She of the Evil Eye is here, but I'm not quite ready to leave.
I am pondering my favorite film year (several candidates), but I suspect it will be from the late 50s or early 60s, but then you never know.
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Well, it's not every day that a parade steps off right in front of Dayton Metro Library's main entrance, but the Gay Pride parade just did! Yes, I'm at work on this beautiful Saturday...
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My favorite film year would have to be 1958. That is the year that ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE arrived in a theater near you.
June Kenney and Allison Hayes were both quite busy on the big screen that year. June appeared in AOPP as well as EARTH VS THE SPIDER and HOT CAR GIRL, while Allison was busy in ATTACK OF THE 50 FT WOMAN, HONG KONG CONFIDENTIAL, and WOLF DOG.
1957 would be a runner up, movie year wise, as so many of my favorite films came out that year also.
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Well, I had better get my day going...at 1:00pm my little 3 year old grand-neice Taylor will have her first ballet recital...then I will hie myself to Vancouver to visit with my buddies Terry and Jim.
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I'm on my way to do things, but I shall return when she of the Evil Eye is gone.
Only one person has made a stab at the trivia question, and that stab was incorrect. Perhaps I have finally stumped everyone??? Can't know that unless you try to answer, however.
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My favorite film year would have to be 1958. That is the year that ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE arrived in a theater near you.
June Kenney and Allison Hayes were both quite busy on the big screen that year. June appeared in AOPP as well as EARTH VS THE SPIDER and HOT CAR GIRL, while Allison was busy in ATTACK OF THE 50 FT WOMAN, HONG KONG CONFIDENTIAL, and WOLF DOG.
1957 would be a runner up, movie year wise, as so many of my favorite films came out that year also.
1958 was my SECOND CHOICE.... for obvious reasons! Two obvious reasons: Allison Hayes! :o
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I am mulling the trivia questions...trying to decide which Piazza to travel down first in my journey to the answer.
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TOD - Of years not mentioned so far, I liked:
1973 - The Sting, American Graffiti, The Way We Were, and A Touch of Class
1977 - Star Wars, Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl, Julia, and The Turning Point
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DR GINNY has chosen another good year: 1977!
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Just think of the 1000's of people who are going to hear DRJOSE play the keyboard today!
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DRMATTH - Felix is a marvelous role. I am torn between Jules and Joseph - although Uncle Henri is a wonderful role as well.
I guess I will just audition and let the director decide....LOL...I guess that's what I should do anyway.
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Just think of the 1000's of people who are going to hear DRJOSE play the keyboard today!
...and would I love to be one of them!
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a good, easy to use software for burningd CDs?
RECORDNOW is the software that came already installed onh my computer, but it seems to have fizzled out and won't work anymore. It keeps trying to install itself when I open it and then just comes up with a big old error message and then freezes my computer. So I think it might be time to invest in some other software for ripping and recording cds.
Any helpful suggestions are quite welcomed.
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Hmmmmmmmmm..... very difficult to choose a favorite movie year...and DR CP certainly makes a good case for the familiar 1939 - how can you beat all those great flicks? In ONE year!
And 1950 wasn't too shabby either, as DRMATTH points out. And 1968, for sure, I graduated from high school in that year.
And although it will never qualify as the GREATEST year - one of my favorites would be 1956: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, FORBIDDEN PLANET, THE LONG LONG TRAILER, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK. Oh, and TEENAGE REBEL with Miss Ginger Rogers.
That's a good year, too, and included THE KING AND I, CAROUSEL, THE SWAN, ANASTASIA, FRIENDLY PERSUASION, GIANT and WAR AND PEACE.
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Yesterday, DRMBarnum posted about a film called Test Tube Babies, but he forgot to include even a hint about the title song:
I'm just a Test Tube Baby,
Wishing that I had some feet.
Golly gee, that would be neat,
But they're a no-show...
Oh-h-h....
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I wish I had hours to cull my Theatre Worlds and reference texts of Theatre and TV to solve the riddle of the trivia question, but alas, I don't. It's too hard!
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Jose-LOL-that was late for us. When I’m in NY I will function on your late hours (love the 3 extra hours of play time).
Not that I slept in late today, just stayed in bed longer than usual. Keith didn’t get much sleep. I didn’t do my usual workout, just did my stretches and then took a short walk. Those hill we have still get my heart rate up.
The drywall guy finished this morning so I will pick up the paint later today and Keith will paint on Monday.
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I'm back and have one question: Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?
Hard though the question may be, we have already had two count them two correct answers. Blow me over with a mackeral.
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I wish I had hours to cull my Theatre Worlds and reference texts of Theatre and TV to solve the riddle of the trivia question, but alas, I don't. It's too hard!
You could start, however, by compiling a database from your Theatre Worlds, etc., bit by bit over time, when you have any to spare.
You could even come up with some trivia questions to top BK's, I'd expect.
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Two correct answers already!!! Grrrrrrr.
In my mailbox today - from DR FRANCOIS - I received two CD's!
OST Three Little Words
OLC Mary Poppins
Merci, mon ami! I am so happy. I appreciate it so much! Hours of listening pleasure ahead!
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Me too, DRGINNY. Another fun day it would be!
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You might try this DRMBARNUM - ;D
http://www.burn4free.com/ (http://www.burn4free.com/)
But if you have Real Player, doesn't it have a "rip and burn" feature on it? ???
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Finished watching the scrumptuous Technicolor of SHOW BOAT today and plan on screening ADVISE AND CONSENT tonight. After seeing Charles Laughton's magnificent work in WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION once again the other night, I look forward to seeing his last performance later tonight.
I think I mentioned this before, but in one of the Laughton biographies, it was mentioned that as Charles was drifting in and out of a coma right before he died, he mistakenly thought he had been nominated for an Oscar for ADVISE AND CONSENT. And the fact is he SHOULD have been nominated!
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We have been blessed with cooler weather yesterday and today, so a walk is not out of the question later on today.
However, I do have to mop the kitchen floor at some point today, never a fun chore.
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My upstairs computer uses a Roxio CD Creator to burn CDs, and it has always been super-simple to use.
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That Martin Lawrence movie S. Woody mentioned earlier today - was that one of the BAD BOYS movies? I've never seen them, but that's what I thought when I read his message.
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And back to SHOW BOAT for a minute. I wonder if Warners is planning on an Ultra-Resolution redo for either SHOW BOAT or AN AMERICAN IN PARIS? Both have artifacts on the current transfers that could be improved with some digital tweaking, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if either or both of these films aren't given a spiffy deluxe edition within the next year or two.
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I noticed that HOW THE WEST WAS WON was on TCM this afternoon. That might be a fun (though long) DVD to pull off the shelf and watch tonight. Along with watching movies that I haven't seen on DVD yet, I'm trying to go back through my library and watch some favorites each day I have the time to do so as well.
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All alone Monday, singin' the blues. . . ."
Oops, maybe that should read "All alone Saturday, singin' the blues . . . ."
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DirectTV is out - they're sending a technician on Thursday. Also, for the first time, I didn't replace my gas cap after getting gas. I drove away and it must have fallen right there in the station. I found out what happened ten minutes later and drove back and guess what? No one had turned it in, and it was nowhere to be found, which means that some peckerhead TOOK it. How ugly and stupid are people? So, I had to go to the Infinity dealership and buy a new one.
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Got a wonderful father's day present from the darling daughter - fresh cherries from something called The Cherry Farm in San Diego. Totally cool.
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It IS Father's Day tomorrow! When one's father has been gone for some time, one tends to forget these days.
Congratulations to all the fathers on the forum in case I forget to mention it tomorrow!
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It IS Father's Day tomorrow! When one's father has been gone for some time, one tends to forget these days.
Congratulations to all the fathers on the forum in case I forget to mention it tomorrow!
And to the mothers who married them!
:D
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I trust BK is letting people know when their trivia contest submissions contain errors...and that no news is good news, indeed!!!
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No news is good news indeed.
Now, might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? This isn't a holiday that I know of.
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That Martin Lawrence movie S. Woody mentioned earlier today - was that one of the BAD BOYS movies? I've never seen them, but that's what I thought when I read his message.
I think it was the first Bad Boys film. It certainly wins, hands down, the award for the most times the word "f***" has ever been used in a single sentence. (What's scary is that most of those f's were probably improvised on the set, and that they actually improved the script. :P)
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...So, I had to go to the Infinity dealership and buy a new one.
We've heard it here first! BK has, indeed, driven to Infinity and beyond!
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Now, might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? This isn't a holiday that I know of.
This morning I went to the arboretum. On the way home, my tire blew out on the freeway at 65 mph. Thank goodness for cell phones and AAA!
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Good to know that you are Ok yourself DearReader Laura. I assume your are!
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DRLAURA - that would have been a good subject for a photo!
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I am fine, although it was quite nerve-wracking.
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This morning I went to the arboretum, and this is what I saw:
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And the Arizona State Bird:
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And:
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And a nesting cardinal:
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A Nesting Cardinal - that's the title of my next novel. Lazy day, and just where in tarnation IS everyone?
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I'm here! I'm home, but I had to catch up with all the posts since Thursday! I'm house-sitting in a house that not only doesn't have a DVD player, it doesn't have a computer! :P
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Delightful pictures, DearReaderLaura!
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a good, easy to use software for burningd CDs?
RECORDNOW is the software that came already installed onh my computer, but it seems to have fizzled out and won't work anymore. It keeps trying to install itself when I open it and then just comes up with a big old error message and then freezes my computer. So I think it might be time to invest in some other software for ripping and recording cds.
Any helpful suggestions are quite welcomed.
Did you have a demo version that has expired? That's happened to me a lot.
My upstairs computer uses a Roxio CD Creator to burn CDs, and it has always been super-simple to use.
I use ROXIO (http://www.roxio.com/), too.
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A Nesting Cardinal - that's the title of my next novel. Lazy day, and just where in tarnation IS everyone?
But the book I'm waiting for is "The Nasty Cardinal"!
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Cardinals aren't nasty! They're pretty, and red, and look neat when they fly around our woods!
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Borrowed from magicmusic.net, with thanks to Tim Hollis!
Robie Lester passed away on Tuesday, June 14. She had been battling leukemia for many years, and our last communication from her was just a couple of weeks ago when she sent additions and corrections for her biographical sidebar that will appear in MOUSE TRACKS: THE STORY OF WALT DISNEY RECORDS. At that time she mentioned that her doctors had discontinued all of her chemotherapy and other treatments, so we knew it didn't sound good.
Most of you will recognize Robie's name from the dozens of Disney records on which she appeared as either narrator ("You will know it is time to turn the page when Tinker Bell rings her little bells like this...") or voice actor (Piglet in the POOH albums, many voices in the Oz LP's, trembling Karen in THE HAUNTED MANSION album, etc). However, Robie appeared on practically as many Disney records in an uncredited capacity than the ones that featured he name on the label. Did you ever wonder who sang "The Litterbug Song," "Sammy, the Way-Out Seal," or "The Siamese Cat Song," or who was the voice of the Orange Bird? Those, and many others, were Robie at work.
We don't even have room to go into all of her other credits here, but probably her most famous non-Disney work was as Miss Jessica the schoolteacher, who becomes Mrs. Kris Kringle, in the Rankin/Bass classic SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN (1970). Her big song from that special, "My World is Bginning Today," stands out as both one of her finest performances and a fitting tribute to her entire career. Pull that show out of your Christmas videos or DVDs and watch it in her memory!
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There are certainly so many "unsung" stars of Disney DR François. Thank you for the information.
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Evening all.
Thank goodness you are alright, DearReaderLaura! That must have been a very frightening experience to be sure.
My parents enrolled me into AAA but I had an incident after my father passed that made me quit for a time. This was BC (Before Cell phones) I had a flat tire. I walked about a mile to the nearest convenience store and was pretty hot and tired by the time I got there.
Imagine my surprise when I called AAA and the guy said that he recognized my voice, that I called them all of the time to come bail me out and he wasn’t sure if he was going to send somebody or not! I was floored and very angry. Of course I didn’t think to get the guys name and I didn’t have enough money on me to call back.
Before he hung up on me I told him that I had not called AAA in over a year and I didn’t care if I had! I was paying for them to be there if I had an emergency.
I trudged back to my car, scared that no one would come. After about two hours (normal AAA time) someone finely did.
I wrote the company a very nasty letter. I received a reply from the president of the company assuring me that I was a member in good standing and he didn’t know why that had happened nor would it ever happen again. I was still mad so I tore my card up.
After I was stuck a time or two after that with no one to call, I decided to take my chances with AAA and rejoined. I am happy to say that has never happened again.
I also make sure that I carry an emergency stash of money for a cab and my cell phone with me now days. A lesson well learned.
Lovely pictures. I like the lizard (of course) and the cardinal. I call them the Peepers because of their song/cry. They are so lovely. A flash of red through the sky! :)
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We haven't done a lot of talking about the food tour. The place DR Ben went to sounded interesting.
I would like to try some of the Chinatown food. I love Moo Goo Gai Pan but if we can't work it in that's fine. Now that DR Elmore taught me how to use the subway I plan of going all over the city this time.
I caught part of something on TV about Cony (spelling?) Island and it being a two hour subway ride. Is that true? Do you think I could take a day and go check it out?
I'm also thinking about getting some tickets for some of the tv shows. The only problem is that I don't watch that much tv so I don't know what would be interesting. Any thoughts?
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Just got Tony Walton's answers to his 10 Questions interview for the Kritzerland site. What fun - and wonderful capsule portraits of Fosse, Kander and Ebb, George Abbott and Mike Nichols.
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In other news, the people living in the Pink Mausoleum are putting up a privacy fence on our side. Yay! I notice they put all of the trees on their side of the fence. Double yay! That means they are taking responsibility for them.
Now if we can just get the West side to do the same thing we will have privacy fencing on three sides and we don’t have to worry about the up keep of any of it!
I worked very hard today getting the old love seat out of the house and down to the dump then going and picking up the new loveseat (we don’t have room for a full couch) and getting it into the house.
I am quite tired and think I may have pulled something in my shoulder/back. So forgive me if I call it a short night. I think I would like to take a couple Aspirin and go lay down.
Have a good evening all!
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Before I go--I wanted to say that loved the picture of TCB! Very nice.
I hope all of the West Coast of HHW have as lovely of a time/vist as we did here on the East Coast.
Remember--Lots of picutes and stories!
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I also wanted to tell François de Paris that I was sorry to hear that MeatLoaf gave his friend such a hard time. I've always thought of him as such a nice guy.
I guess you until you meet someone, you really don't know what they are like in person.
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Well I think I got the correct answer, although I was off in another direction with a different play that fit the criteria (i thought) for the play, the leads actors and the directors. But when it came to the supporting cast I knew I should have realized I was with the wrong play when I didn't recognize any of the supporting actors except for one and he was in a drama series of the 60's. So I went off and searching again and seeing the cast list of the play I knew I had to have the correct answers.
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I also wanted to tell François de Paris that I was sorry to hear that MeatLoaf gave his friend such a hard time. I've always thought of him as such a nice guy.
I guess you until you meet someone, you really don't know what they are like in person.
Dear Danise,
I'm kind of sorry about posting what I did about Meatloaf the other day: you have previously mentioned him before and I had avoided telling the story then!
Of course, it should not have any reflection on you at all! You are a sweet person!!
And to be honest, as an explanation for his behavior, I should add that Meatloaf had drank a little too much that day -- it's VERY often HOT in Florida (right Danise?!) -- and became demanding... The crowds were huge at WDW then! (WDW : Walt Disney World!).
I LOVE AAA and used them quite often when I lived in your neck of the woods -- Black Snake and all -- Danise!
And they always treated me right! Even, as you say, if I had to wait a long time before someone could help me!
I was good at locking my ignition key in my locked car; system was So lousy then!
That fellow who did not treat you right might have been Meatloaf's American cousin, I guess!
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Remember--Lots of picutes and stories!
Why.... because picutes are very cute! ;) ;D
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All right, already, enough with the errant and truant. The jernt is moribund, I tell you, moribund. Let's get some sparkle, some glow, some life, some ha cha cha.
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I'm back (for now). I helped my sister with some stuff...she's repainting and rearranging her living room to make room for some short (3 feet tall) bookshelves.
I hope all of the West Coast of HHW have as lovely of a time/vist as we did here on the East Coast.
Remember--Lots of picutes and stories!
I hope that we do to! My sister's boyfriend will loan me his camera. It can take more than 200 pictures! And it takes great pictures. ;D
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I am returned. I have positive vibes about the films from 1933 and 1974. I'll have to do some resarch to back the vibes up with facts.
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Saw MR. AND MRS SMITH last night. Anyone see this? I, for some reason, thought it would be a little smarter than it is. It is really more in a league with CHARLIE'S ANGELS in terms of style over substance. The two leads are fun to watch, I have to admit. But the irony of assassins who lead normal lives is not infinitely hilarious.
There are also definite examples of editing due to test audience. Supposedly, there was a whole different story line with Keith David, which was cut out. But just enough was left in to lend incoherence. And supposedly three different endings were shot until audiences were pleased.
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When I drove my friend Margo to the airport yesterday, I stopped off at Silver Platters. I got four (count 'em, four) CDs! One was the TCM/Rhino release of the soundtrack to "Victor/Victoria." I have the GNP/Crescendo release (with 16 tracks), but at 31 tracks, the TCM/Rhino was too hard to pass up (and it was fairly cheap). :D I also got the original soundtrack (again TCM/Rhino) to "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" with Debbie Reynolds; the world premiere recording of I Remember Mama with Sally Ann Howes and Georges Hearn and S. Irving; as well as The Actor's Fund of America Benefit Recording of Hair. I've only listened to "Victor/Victoria" and don't know if I'll have any time to listen to the rest until I go back to work, where I can listen to CDs all day and still do my job! ;D
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Today I watched a movie received from MBarnum entitled CULT OF THE COBRA. Pretty fun, with army buddies being hunted down by a cobra woman. It's funny how little there are any cobras in this film. It is all done with p.o.v camera and shadow. But effective nonetheless.
What else have I seen? USED CARS was on last night. Good, crass fun.
BARCELONA, a letdown.
GALAXY QUEST, always a treat.
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I don't know much from movies, so I don't have anything to say about today's topic o' the day. And I didn't do much of anything today, so I don't have anything to say about that either. Sorry BK!
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"Sometimes being constrained by your budget allows you to be more creative."
So says MR AND MRS SMITH director Doug Liman on this promo piece they keep showing on FMC.
"I really wanted the action to feel real and not created afterwards with visual effects."
Ha! and Ha!
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Dinner tonight: Toad in the Hole.
A simple matter of baking sausages in a pan in the oven, then pouring a batter around them and baking some more until everything is golden and delicious. I added some of Stouffer's Harvest Apples on the side, a good match.
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I spent the evening clearing off my DVR of things like THE GREEN HORNET and LESS THAN PERFECT. And I still haven't gotten to LOST IN THE STARS or PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET.
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"Sometimes being constrained by your budget allows you to be more creative."
So says MR AND MRS SMITH director Doug Liman on this promo piece they keep showing on FMC.
"I really wanted the action to feel real and not created afterwards with visual effects."
Ha! and Ha!
Sorry, I'm misreading again. I thought you called it a "porno piece."
:o
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Cardinals aren't nasty! They're pretty, and red, and look neat when they fly around our woods!
Protestants! ::)
:D
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I did get the kitchen mopped tonight and I've just enjoyed hearing a lovely light rainfall outside. Tonight may be an early night for me.
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Well, I have to leave for a bit. My sister needs me to help her move the shelves into place now that the paint is dry enough. Then I have to get some things from the store for tomorrow's HHW Gathering!
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I did get the kitchen mopped tonight and I've just enjoyed hearing a lovely light rainfall outside. Tonight may be an early night for me.
Why do I get the imagery of a football field?
Come over and mop MY kitchen now!!!
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I'll have to save ADVISE AND CONSENT for tomorrow, and I'd like to see LOST IN THE STARS tomorrow, too. Those two films may be all I have time for tomorrow.
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...In Portland, Oregon.
And I have a bit of a headache. That's never good. :P
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Ugh! Mopping the kitchen is one of my least favorite things in the world to do. (Mowing the lawn is another.) I let it go during the last week of LA CAGE, so I mopped it on Monday morning, and it needed it again today. Hopefully I won't have to do it again until its usual rotation in my cleaning regimen - Friday.
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Be back later!
But before I go, here's the Page Five Dance!
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And Noah is a cutie, too! Thanks for the pic!
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DRLaura I’m so glad you weren’t hurt. That happened to me and it was a bit frightening. I was only going about 45 on a dark road at night. The kids were young and there was no way I was risking pulling over and getting hit. I also knew where the next gas station was. We pulled in trailing smoke. The boys thought it was really cool. ;D
BTW, nice photos.
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Rodzinski I don’t plan to see Mr & Mrs Smith. The idea they are having fun trying to kill each other doesn’t appeal to me. You just convinced me my decision is correct.
François de Paris, sad but interesting story on Robie Lester. Thank you for sharing.
Once again we lost our internet connection this afternoon and now I’m having problems staying connected to the discussion.
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I've had trouble staying connected to discussions for years.
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Grandneice Taylor's dance recital was quite a thrill for uncle Mike!
I left the house early so that I would have plenty of time to get to Sherwood, Oregon's Sherwood High School where the recital was to take place in that schools auditorium. No problem getting up I-5, but then I got onto the Tualitan-Sherwood highway ( a two lane hwy) and it was slow going...pretty soon the traffic slowed to a crawl, then just plain stopped. I was stuck in a traffic jam for 45 friggin minutes!!! 45 whole minutes! I was so angry, grumpy, whatever you want to call it...I was NOT going to miss little Taylor's first dance recital!! Not on your life! After about 25 minutes of crawling (from I-5 to Sherwood it normally takes only 10 minutes) I finally could see that the hold up was that the police had cordened off a section of the highway and was diverting traffic through a little country road (as that was the only road available for traffic to detour to). Another 20 minutes went by and finally I got to highway 99! I was about 10 minutes late for the recital, but fortunately Taylor's little group was last to perform.
Here is a lovely shot of the traffic jam.
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Oy and vey is it a slow news day here at haineshisway.com. And, of course, all the errant and truant will show up come Monday saying the usual, "I wasn't around all weekend, I was doing this and doing that," and we shall laugh and laugh and just when the errant and truant think we can laugh no more, we shall laugh again.
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Smoke on your pipe and put THAT in.
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I may or may not post the notes a bit earlier than usual - I don't really have to get up until eight, so I don't need to go to bed before midnight - we'll see how I'm feeling. Everything is laid out for packing, but I'll probably put the pants and shirts in the bag in the morning, so they don't sit there all night getting wrinkled.
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I've had trouble staying connected to discussions for years.
ROTFLMAO!
And there are so "few" discussions worth being connected to, as well....
I am a magnet for people who never fail to use 25 words when five will do.
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I just recently watched "The Purple Rose of Cairo," a movie that grows more poignant and wonderful with each viewing.
Now I'm in a mood for "Hannah and Her Sisters," but "Another Woman", which I've never seen and don't have on DVD or VHS, is going to air on my local PBS station in one hour.
I picked up the 2-DVD issues of "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without A Cause" today. I'm torn between which one to watch first. That's why I decided to view "Purple Rose..." Now I'm committed to more TV viewing.
Sigh.
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And though I sat and sweated, well I do have air conditioning now so I did not sweat too much, through the traffic jam it was all worth it to see my little pumpkin!
Taylor is on the right...her best buddy Abby is on the left.
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I just recently watched "The Purple Rose of Cairo," a movie that grows more poignant and wonderful with each viewing.
Now I'm in a mood for "Hannah and Her Sisters," but "Another Woman", which I've never seen and don't have on DVD or VHS, is going to air on my local PBS station in one hour.
I picked up the 2-DVD issues of "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without A Cause" today. I'm torn between which one to watch first. That's why I decided to view "Purple Rose..." Now I'm committed to more TV viewing.
Sigh.
"East Of Eden": Colin's favourite movie of all time.
The right age! Father/son issues of course. Noticed it was out on DVD at last. I much prefer it to Rebel and Giant.
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BK, you still never said what your favourite movie year was and why?
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Lovely recital photo DRMBARNUM.
Patience is a virtue. It is also it's own reward. But as one vulture said to the other: "Patience my ass, I'm gonna kill something."
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More lovely DR LAURA photos. I, too, especially enjoyed the Cardinal photo...the Cardinal of course being the State Birdie of Indiana!
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I'm leaving my house to house-sit at the house with no computer. :P I'll stop at a store to get fudge ingredients and make it first thing in the morning. (The fudge is for the Portland Get-Together!)
Is anyone who is coming to the Portland Get-Together alergic to cashews? I bought some cashews at Trader Joe's yesterday (because I love cashews) and want to make some cashew fudge. But I'll also make plain fudge in case anyone wants plain fudge...or is alergic to cashews...or you just want two different kinds of fudge. Did I mention that I LOVE fudge...and cashews?? ;D
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And I want to share!
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Good night all!
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Watched the film of NOISES OFF. Fun, but I imagine the play must be a lot sharper.
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'Night George!
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Watched the film of NOISES OFF. Fun, but I imagine the play must be a lot sharper.
Enjoyed the film myself Rodzinski - have never seen the play.
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Partner Colin has been transferring Video to DVd today - latest was "The Rainmaker" - the made for TV version with Tuesday Weld. I would so much like to see a production of "110 In The Shade". I'd even settle for 98 in the shade.
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Package of CDs on the way to you as of today, Tomovoz. Of the 114 tunes, I hope there's one or two you don't already have!
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Thank you in anticipation DR Rodzinski. If I indeed have the tracks, I won't have them in the same order!!
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Rodzinski, the film cannot compare to play. It is one of those intrinsically theatrical things where most of the amazement comes from it actually being performed live before...particularly the second act that happens all backstage. Also door-slamming farce just works better onstage than in film. After having seen the play a couple of times with different casts (British & American), the movie just seemed tired and laboured. And the fiddled with the third act, if I remember correctly (though the third act of the play is the weakest part as well).
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What is BK's favourite movie year? Can you imagine? He exhorts us all to answer the topic of the day and neglects to himself. Tsk! Tsk!
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I haven't had a moment to do the research - but I will answer as soon as I figure it out, once I'm in Portland. The imdb is no help - it's way too confusing.
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Good Evening!
Good shows today.
Good meal between shows.
And now I have a headache - which is telling me that I should get some sleep. Soon.
So... Until "Laters...."
Goodnight.
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Well, I just got home from the performance of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Tonight's show was really HOT! Literally. The theater was so warm, and we had a sell-out house, so the sweat was flying. But the audience was great, and we got, yet another, standing ovation.
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Congratulations TCB. Applause applause.
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Now if only the TV production of "Applause" would find its way to DVD.
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Thank you, on and all, for the comments about my photo. And thanks to Tomovoz for posting it. The photo was attached to a less than rave review of our production for everyone in the cast, except our Annie Oakley. She certainly deserves all the praise she receives, but I thought the comments the reviewer made about our ensemble were a bit unkind.
Of course, our musical director particularly liked the fact that my photo appeared directly below the headline, ACTRESS DELIVERS A BULLS-EYE PERFORMANCE!