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Title: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 12:51:31 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes went on Holliday, and now it is time for you to post until the jolly cows come home.
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Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 12:52:47 AM
And the word of the day is: PUNDIT!
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:35:19 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:35:38 AM
It's  a Jolly Monday.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:36:10 AM
With no Jolly Ranchers on hand.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:36:34 AM
What if there were a bunch of jolly ranchers who ate Jolly Ranchers?
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:44:17 AM
That's what I'd like to know.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:45:10 AM
~~~FINDING-THE-HELPER VIBES~~~ for BK!
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:45:55 AM
~~~CONTINUED MULTIPLE MODERN MAJOR MIRACLE VIBES~~~ for the likes of BK!!!!!!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Ginny on November 20, 2023, 03:46:53 AM
Moving Day greetings!  We are not as ready as I’d like to be, but we’re ready enough.
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Post by: Ginny on November 20, 2023, 03:48:52 AM
I was awake between 2 and 3am, but used that hour to solve one furniture problem and one curtain quandary in my mind.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:56:46 AM
~~~STRESS RELIEF VIBES~~~ for DR Ginny!
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:57:00 AM
Glad you still have Internet access.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:57:14 AM
 :)
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 04:00:43 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 04:03:09 AM
I slept quite nicely last night. I'm very happy to report that the cats kept the pandemonium down last night. Around 2:30 Stella jumped onto the bed and picked a fight with Thatch. That was the last I saw of the three fighting felines until the alarm rang.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 04:06:48 AM
Today I must call Access-a-Ride and schedule Wednesday's trip to Quest Diagnostics for lab work, contact Jury Duty about being excused, and begin the next round of Once Upon a Mattress work. I have one song, "Very Soft Shoes" (I love it!), and three or four numbers of Joshie's to proofread: "Senstivity," "Shy," andI gorget the others.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 04:07:47 AM
DR Ginny, best wishes for the first easy moving day. Thanks for the update on Andrea.
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Post by: Ginny on November 20, 2023, 04:11:56 AM
Thank you, DR Elmore!
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 04:44:18 AM
 :)
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Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 05:49:32 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 05:49:50 AM
I must Wordle  and wander
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Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 05:52:00 AM
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Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2023, 06:33:02 AM
Happy Monday!

Happy Thanksgiving week!

it is a joy to be alive and in decent health!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2023, 06:44:20 AM
Re:  "Bells Are Ringing":

I found the soundtrack in a cutout bin in 1964 or 65.  It was mono, undrilled (i.e. no hole punched in a corner) and featured the MGM studio orchestra conducted by Andre Previn.

I knew of the latter two from many film musicals I had enjoyed, and I was eager to get this one onto my record player.   I was NOT disappointed.  The sound was glorious, the performances a dream, and it became on of my favorite albums.

Flash forward many decades when the score was first issued on CD in stereo.  I was blown away!  Still am!

I first saw the film on TV in the late 1970s.  Not an ideal viewing because it was in an Army barracks at Fort Myer in Arlington VA.  There was a channel that would show Holiday Movie Network programming on special holidays, and "Bells Are Ringing" was one of the films being shown. 

But I later saw it on TV during a different holiday when I lived in Lawrence, IN (a suburb of Indianapolis), and I fell in love with the film.

"Bells Are Ringing" is, for me, one of the best recorded soundtracks ever released.  The songs are terrific, the orchestrations and performances superb, and it truly tells the story of the film.

The Blu ray is superb (except for a scene or two where there seems to be too little room above Judy Holliday's head when she is singing and dancing).
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2023, 06:49:51 AM
TOD:

For the longest time, my favorite actress was Susan Hayward...an opinion formed when I first saw "With A Song in My Heart".

She was replaced by Julie Andrews in the mid-60s.

Andrews was gently eased aside when I saw "The French Lieutenant's Woman."  Streep remains my favorite.

For actors, my favorite was Peter O'Toole.  That remained so throughout his lifetime.  My favorite living actor is Daniel Day-Lewis, now retired.  That said, I highly admire Russell Crowe when he is very good, although lately he doesn't seem interested.   Let's say I am open to discovery.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:10:12 AM
Moving vibes for DR GINNY & DH RICHARD!!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:10:36 AM
My name is Kristopher - has anybody seen my lunch?
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:10:46 AM
Vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:11:02 AM
Continued Modern Major Miracle Vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 07:11:03 AM
Much as I love Robert Russell Bennett's orchestrations, I think he was the wrong guy for the Broadway production of Bells Are Ringing. The movie charts leave Bennett in the dust.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:11:10 AM
Pagina Dos.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 07:12:07 AM
Page 2 Dance!
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:12:13 AM
Well the FIRST performer I loved was Miss Annette Funicello.....followed by Lonnie Burr, Tim Considine, and Tommy Kirk - all Disney and Mickey Mouse Club related performers.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:14:38 AM
DR RON PULLIAM and I probably saw BELLS ARE RINGING on Indy TV at the same time.

WFBM [now WRTV] Channel Six showed a big movie in COLOR on Saturday night......and one of them was BELLS ARE RINGING.

It was glorious and everything that MR BK writes about.  I was singing and dancing those songs for a couple of weeks afterwards.  I finally found the soundtrack LP several years later - pre internet you were at the mercy of Thrift Stores, Rummage Sales, and cut outs from the grocery store.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 07:16:51 AM
I really liked Carroll Baker in the 1960's - she's still my favorite.

Others:

Elvis Presley
Troy Donahue
Mary Martin
Ethel Merman
Natalie Wood
Steve McQueen
Fabian

And then came THE BEATLES and everything else was history!
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 07:18:07 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 07:18:26 AM
Almost 9 hours of sleep.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 07:18:55 AM
Moving vibes for DR Ginny and DH Richard.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 07:24:01 AM
TOD 1:

As a wee bairn, I was more drawn to singers:

Neil Diamond
Diana Ross
And later Bruce Springsteen

Actors
Fred Astaire
Julie Andrews
Abbott and Costello
Shirley Temple
Dean Jones
We didn’t go to many movies except Disney films
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Post by: KevinH on November 20, 2023, 07:41:44 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on November 20, 2023, 07:41:54 AM
Wordle:  5/6
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2023, 07:50:05 AM
When you know. you know:
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 08:38:32 AM
When you know. you know:

Love it!
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 08:47:28 AM
My friend Jay just shared this with me:

Just got an email from Annie Morrison she’s in the 54 Below Sondheim Unplugged at 7 pm Sunday. Available for steaming for $28.50. If I get home in time I’ll sign up. LIVESTREAM: https://54below.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F5d00001IorXhEAJ (https://54below.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F5d00001IorXhEAJ)
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 20, 2023, 09:01:15 AM
Good morning, all.

Right under the wire!   Damn it, a minute late.
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 20, 2023, 09:03:15 AM
I had to get up early to go meet someone and pick up music for a student recital/concert I'm playing in January. (Five days before the first cataract surgery, in fact.)

Now I'm back, I've had a bagel (which wasn't very good), coffee (I could use some more), and the guy from the local oil/fuel company is here starting the annual maintenance checkup on the furnace.
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 20, 2023, 09:03:59 AM
So while he's going in and out and puttering around in the basement, I'm upstairs ketchuping on things various and sundry.
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:11:12 AM
DR George, Cool Whip is not whipped cream  :P  ;D
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:15:44 AM
Moving Day greetings!  We are not as ready as I’d like to be, but we’re ready enough.

It is a bit easier when it doesn't all have to be completed in one day and then the house locked up for good.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:16:08 AM
MOVING VIBES FOR DR GINNY!
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:17:30 AM
I was awake between 2 and 3am, but used that hour to solve one furniture problem and one curtain quandary in my mind.

I'm surprised you slept as well as you did.  Solving the problems in your mind must have helped you fall back to sleep.
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:17:54 AM
:)

;D
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:21:04 AM
TOD:

For the longest time, my favorite actress was Susan Hayward...an opinion formed when I first saw "With A Song in My Heart".


Susan Hayward was one of my favorite actresses when I was young.  I thought she was beautiful like my mother.
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:21:21 AM
My name is Kristopher - has anybody seen my lunch?

;D
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:22:28 AM

We didn’t go to many movies except Disney films

;D
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:23:04 AM
Good morning, all.

Right under the wire!   Damn it, a minute late.

It is still morning here :)
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:26:08 AM
Now I am in the mood to watch Judy Holliday in Bells Are Ringing.  It has been years since I've seen it.
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 09:27:48 AM
Sending modern major miracles for Bruce.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:42:31 AM
Onward!
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:42:38 AM
Three!
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:43:08 AM
Getting a little work done. Not too much.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2023, 10:14:00 AM
And the holiday week starts off with a $$$ thud.

My termite control company came to renew the treatment around my home.  This included an underneath-the-house inspection.

Lo(!) and behold!  Moisture has set in and poses a problem.  Solution: An encapsulation and installation of a dehumidifier under the house.  It's not cheap, and it will take several days, but I have known for a couple of years that this was inevitable.  I have been running a dehumidifier during the summer inside my house and have to empty its water container several times a day.  This was not so a few years ago, but we have had very wet summers and humidity has been high.  I may as well get it done now and face 2024 with some sort of accomplishment for the house.

Owning a home is costly, ain't it!

I guess I won't be going to Europe next year.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 10:38:26 AM
Oh my - and the money keeps rolling.....out.
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 10:38:50 AM
TOD - how in the world could I forget Miss Hayley Mills?

Fie!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2023, 10:51:42 AM
Oh my - and the money keeps rolling.....out.

And I just caint stop it!
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Post by: ChasSmith on November 20, 2023, 11:02:59 AM
The presentation yesterday of THAT GUY WHO KNEW WAY TOO DAMNED MUCH was incredible. No one has ever seen this film with the clarity - and the sound - it has now. My jaw was on the floor throughout, and it renewed my love affair with what was actually the first Hitchcock film I ever saw.

BK:  I don't remember - was it your first Hitchcock, or had you seen any others prior to that momentous day?

BK saw it during its original release. My shot at it was in 1963 when it was reissued on a double bill with THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY. The latter kind of bored little DR ChasSmith then, but he was thrilled with TMWKTM.

It's this and a few handfuls of other superb 4K releases that are nudging my ASS toward upgrading my player to 4K...and eventually the screen, of course, but one can at least watch the discs on one's existing screen.

Here's the Q&A afterward with Janet Maslin (former NY Times critic) and Robert Harris who helped restore the film.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 11:40:28 AM
BK, now that you’ve directed 70, Girls, 70, what do you think of the song Home? It was on Sondheim’s of songs he wished that he’d written.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 20, 2023, 12:26:30 PM
BK, now that you’ve directed 70, Girls, 70, what do you think of the song Home? It was on Sondheim’s of songs he wished that he’d written.

I never knew it was on Sondheim's list, but I have always loved the song.
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 12:45:44 PM
And the holiday week starts off with a $$$ thud.

My termite control company came to renew the treatment around my home.  This included an underneath-the-house inspection.

Lo(!) and behold!  Moisture has set in and poses a problem.  Solution: An encapsulation and installation of a dehumidifier under the house.  It's not cheap, and it will take several days, but I have known for a couple of years that this was inevitable.  I have been running a dehumidifier during the summer inside my house and have to empty its water container several times a day.  This was not so a few years ago, but we have had very wet summers and humidity has been high.  I may as well get it done now and face 2024 with some sort of accomplishment for the house.

Owning a home is costly, ain't it!

I guess I won't be going to Europe next year.

I'm sorry about your major expense and hope you can still get to Europe next year.
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 12:56:33 PM
The presentation yesterday of THAT GUY WHO KNEW WAY TOO DAMNED MUCH was incredible. No one has ever seen this film with the clarity - and the sound - it has now. My jaw was on the floor throughout, and it renewed my love affair with what was actually the first Hitchcock film I ever saw.


Wow!  It sounds amazing.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 01:43:14 PM
BK, now that you’ve directed 70, Girls, 70, what do you think of the song Home? It was on Sondheim’s of songs he wished that he’d written.

I never knew it was on Sondheim's list, but I have always loved the song.

I have too. Kander was slightly mystified and humbled that it was the one song of that he singled out for such praise.
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 01:59:17 PM
~~~FINDING-THE-HELPER VIBES~~~ for BK!

~~~DITTO!!~~~
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 01:59:31 PM
~~~CONTINUED MULTIPLE MODERN MAJOR MIRACLE VIBES~~~ for the likes of BK!!!!!!

~~~DITTO, TOO!!~~~
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 01:59:48 PM
~~~STRESS RELIEF VIBES~~~ for DR Ginny!

~~~DITTO, ALSO!!~~~
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:01:33 PM
:)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7421.0;attach=19676)

I love it! ;D
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:03:09 PM
:)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7421.0;attach=19678)

A friend of mine in college said that she was actuakly taught that in high school. :o
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:06:26 PM
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:08:58 PM
When you know. you know:

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7421.0;attach=19681)

I know!! ;)
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:11:58 PM
My friend Jay just shared this with me:

Just got an email from Annie Morrison she’s in the 54 Below Sondheim Unplugged at 7 pm Sunday. Available for steaming for $28.50. If I get home in time I’ll sign up. LIVESTREAM: https://54below.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F5d00001IorXhEAJ (https://54below.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F5d00001IorXhEAJ)

That's great!  I wish I could see it. I'm ushering for two events on Sunday, and I'll be in the middle of the second one when that starts. :-\
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 02:12:38 PM
DR RON PULLIAM that happens so much nowadays that it is a pandemic.
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:13:22 PM
DR George, Cool Whip is not whipped cream  :P  ;D

Yes, I do know that...and I certainly do prefer whipped cream to whipped "topping."

::)
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 02:16:42 PM
Thank you DR CHAS SMITH.

I saw it that man who knew too much at the drive in so probably second run when I was seven or eight.

It had been talked to me by a boy my own age at the the playground who couldn't praise it highly enough.  Of course he and I identified with the boy.....and when I saw it, I was floored.....

I don't want to say it's my favorite Hitchcock film....but I would be hard pressed to find another because of my first viewing of it.

The only one that compares is North By Northwest......despite Eva Marie Saint's clumsy performance.
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Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 02:17:30 PM
BK, now that you’ve directed 70, Girls, 70, what do you think of the song Home? It was on Sondheim’s of songs he wished that he’d written.

I never knew it was on Sondheim's list, but I have always loved the song.

I have too. Kander was slightly mystified and humbled that it was the one song of that he singled out for such praise.

Add me to the lovers of that song.  I also love "Boom Ditty Boom."  Musically, it's just so much fun!
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Post by: Jrand74 on November 20, 2023, 02:20:14 PM
I am very excited because tomorrow two lovely Indianapolis actresses who were very active with me during the heyday of the Phoenix Theatre are coming to my house for lunch.

This is of course in response to my participation in the Trail Talk about the 40th anniversary of the Phoenix Theatre that happened on November 5.

I am very excited to see them both!
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Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 02:34:46 PM
The presentation yesterday of THAT GUY WHO KNEW WAY TOO DAMNED MUCH was incredible. No one has ever seen this film with the clarity - and the sound - it has now. My jaw was on the floor throughout, and it renewed my love affair with what was actually the first Hitchcock film I ever saw.

BK:  I don't remember - was it your first Hitchcock, or had you seen any others prior to that momentous day?

BK saw it during its original release. My shot at it was in 1963 when it was reissued on a double bill with THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY. The latter kind of bored little DR ChasSmith then, but he was thrilled with TMWKTM.

It's this and a few handfuls of other superb 4K releases that are nudging my ASS toward upgrading my player to 4K...and eventually the screen, of course, but one can at least watch the discs on one's existing screen.

Here's the Q&A afterward with Janet Maslin (former NY Times critic) and Robert Harris who helped restore the film.

What was the first movie that Janet Maslin reviewed when she started at the NY Times?
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Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 02:35:38 PM
BK, now that you’ve directed 70, Girls, 70, what do you think of the song Home? It was on Sondheim’s of songs he wished that he’d written.

It's a wonderful song and a ton of fun for the cast with all the la las and chukka chukka chukkas and boom booms.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 02:41:19 PM
BK, now that you’ve directed 70, Girls, 70, what do you think of the song Home? It was on Sondheim’s of songs he wished that he’d written.

It's a wonderful song and a ton of fun for the cast with all the la las and chukka chukka chukkas and boom booms.

It is fun. With a wonderful message.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 02:41:41 PM
Let’s get off this page.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 02:41:49 PM
Uno mas.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 02:41:56 PM
Four!
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 02:42:46 PM
I’m ushering for a cheerleading competition. Little kids. Really little kids.
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Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 02:43:12 PM
Maybe I can pick up some dance moves
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 02:49:47 PM
I haven't caught up yet today, so sorry if this is duplicate information, but as of today you can order 4 more free COVID test kits from the Feds:
https://www.covid.gov/tests
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 02:55:13 PM
~~~FINDING-THE-HELPER VIBES~~~ for BK!

~~~DITTO!!~~~

DITTO!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:04:18 PM
DR Chas, did they show the trailer for The Man Who Knew to Much?  I just watched it and had forgotten Jimmy Stewart talks to the audience a little bit about filming the movie.
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Post by: Ginny on November 20, 2023, 03:10:12 PM
Day One is complete and went very smoothly.  Our furniture fits even better than I’d envisioned.  Tomorrow should be a much shorter day, but will really clutter the place up with boxes.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:12:51 PM
I had many favorite actresses when I was young.  Aside from Susan Hayward a few were:

Barbara Stanwyck
Myrna Loy
Doris Day
Ginger Rogers
Shirley MacLaine
Natalie Wood
Judy Garland
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:13:27 PM
I mustn't forget my first favorite actress, Shirley Temple.
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Post by: Ginny on November 20, 2023, 03:17:07 PM
And we’re not yet on wi-fi, so I’m going to sign off to avoid usage fees on my cell phone.  Thanks for all the good vibes today!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:18:02 PM
Favorite actors:

Danny Kaye
Gene Kelly
Edward G. Robinson
Ray Milland
Jimmy Stewart
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:18:44 PM
Day One is complete and went very smoothly.  Our furniture fits even better than I’d envisioned.  Tomorrow should be a much shorter day, but will really clutter the place up with boxes.

I am very pleased for you.  Sleep well tonight.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:19:10 PM
I stayed with film stars vs tv.
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 03:26:49 PM
So glad to read of your good progress, DR Ginny.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Matthew on November 20, 2023, 03:33:20 PM
Hi everyone!  Happy Thanksgiving week!   Finally able to come up for air.  It's been a busy 3 weeks.  I'm down to White Christmas in my show coffer at the moment - which is great.  The General needs some work and catching up to do.  We open December 1.  On top of that is the school Christmas program which is coming along, I think.  Try to stay ahead of the game as best as possible!
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Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 03:37:01 PM
Hi everyone!  Happy Thanksgiving week!   Finally able to come up for air.  It's been a busy 3 weeks.  I'm down to White Christmas in my show coffer at the moment - which is great.  The General needs some work and catching up to do.  We open December 1.  On top of that is the school Christmas program which is coming along, I think.  Try to stay ahead of the game as best as possible!

Hi Matthew, it nice to see you catching up.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 05:03:08 PM
I am currently reading A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan.

Wow, just wow!

Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 05:03:41 PM
DR Jrand I did not realize that "heartland" referrenced in the title was Indiana.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: ChasSmith on November 20, 2023, 05:08:22 PM
DR Chas, did they show the trailer for The Man Who Knew to Much?  I just watched it and had forgotten Jimmy Stewart talks to the audience a little bit about filming the movie.

No, they usually show nothing but the movie at these events.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 05:10:13 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 05:35:04 PM
Thanks for reporting on the film showing, DR ChasSmith.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 05:35:55 PM
DR Matthew - glad you're holding it all together. Doing a show at the same time that your school programming comes to a climax takes a certain kind of guts.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Rodzinski on November 20, 2023, 06:05:26 PM
The klan was definitely a looming threat in Indiana.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 06:22:22 PM
Reading the book is far scarier than I expected it to be, especially comparing much of it to what is happening today.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Jane on November 20, 2023, 06:38:41 PM
'night
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Rodzinski on November 20, 2023, 06:45:04 PM
“Long Before I Knew You” was first introduced to me on the seminal LP “The Four Aces Sing Hits From Broadway.” Great version. Then I watched the movie with my little sis.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: Rodzinski on November 20, 2023, 06:46:06 PM
George, I do own The Apple movie soundtrack.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 06:54:31 PM
Tonight we watched The Miracle Club, with Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Maggie Smith. It's not a great film, but it is entertaining.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:00:08 PM
 :)
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:19:32 PM
I don't know if these are all true, but they're fun.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:19:45 PM
Lucky #120
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Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:19:56 PM
And PAGE FIVE
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:20:16 PM
Hope you enjoyed your first full work day of retirement, DR John G.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:20:42 PM
Giving dogs equal time.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:21:06 PM
This joint ain't exactly jumpin'.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: singdaw on November 20, 2023, 07:39:34 PM
Good night, friends.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:05:17 PM
Tonight we watched The Miracle Club, with Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Maggie Smith. It's not a great film, but it is entertaining.

I just got that from the library. Will watch in a day or two.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:07:24 PM
All the best with both White Christmas and the school show, Matthew.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:13:34 PM
The cheerleading recital was loud and long and exhausting. They kept cheering something that sounded like Ed Meese! Ed Meese!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:14:31 PM
I’m sure they have no idea that there was someone named Ed Meese.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:15:51 PM
Listening to a YA novel called Finding My Elf. It’s cute, not much more.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:38:01 PM
I haven't caught up yet today, so sorry if this is duplicate information, but as of today you can order 4 more free COVID test kits from the Feds:
https://www.covid.gov/tests



Thank you!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:43:15 PM
I have not stopped since I woke up this morning
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Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:44:48 PM
Work, then Post office for WFO, then WFO, then calls with my mom and Vixter ( separate calls)
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Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:45:35 PM
Then off to the grocery store when I realize I was out of kosher salt AND it appears we may have 2 more for dinner Thursday
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:46:02 PM
By then it was after 9 and we hadn’t eaten yet so I grabbed 5 Guys fir us
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:46:42 PM
A quick bite then I wanted to dry brine then turkey which has been defrosting in the fridge since Thursday
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:46:55 PM
Except it still wasn’t defrosted enough
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:47:19 PM
Hope you enjoyed your first full work day of retirement, DR John G.

It felt like a weekend.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:47:57 PM
Hi, Vixmom!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:48:06 PM
So there was the cold water bath method until I got all the  ice away and gizzards out of the inside
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:48:21 PM
Hi JohnG!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:48:56 PM
I’ve never done a dry brine before but I thought I’d give it a try so we’ll see.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:49:55 PM
I mixed up some kosher salt with grated  orange rind and some poultry seasoning and gave it a good rub down, inside, outside and under the skin
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:50:20 PM
Then I wrapped it all tightly and put it back in the fridge
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:50:35 PM
Finding My Elf is kinda like a gay Kritzer World in that it’s about an actor who does better at comedy than heavier material. The difference here is that he has to learn it for himself. While failing in love.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:50:43 PM
Then I cleaned up the kitchen and took out the garbage
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: John G. on November 20, 2023, 09:50:48 PM
Good night, all.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:51:27 PM
I’m finally d sitting down to relax but I’ve just noticed it’s nearly 1 am!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 09:51:40 PM
I haven't caught up yet today, so sorry if this is duplicate information, but as of today you can order 4 more free COVID test kits from the Feds:
https://www.covid.gov/tests

Thanks for the info!  I just ordered some more. :)
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:52:05 PM
And I want to go to BJs before work so I can try and get some potatoes and pumpkin pie
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:52:21 PM
At least I’ve found page 6
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: vixmom on November 20, 2023, 09:52:45 PM
So I will bid ye a fond good night
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 09:52:51 PM
Day One is complete and went very smoothly.  Our furniture fits even better than I’d envisioned.  Tomorrow should be a much shorter day, but will really clutter the place up with boxes.

That's great, Ginny!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 10:03:17 PM
I am currently reading A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan.

Wow, just wow!


:o
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 10:03:51 PM
George, I do own The Apple movie soundtrack.

Good. ;D
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 10:04:24 PM
:)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7421.0;attach=19685)

:))
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 10:05:46 PM
I don't know if these are all true, but they're fun.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7421.0;attach=19686)

;D
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 10:06:34 PM
Giving dogs equal time.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7421.0;attach=19688)

Cute! :D
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 10:41:52 PM
Page six???
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 10:42:04 PM
Why do we struggle to get off this damn page?
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 10:42:25 PM
Struggle, struggle, struggle.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 20, 2023, 10:46:00 PM
I had a kind of gross tiny pizza at 12:30 from a place I'd never tried called Pizza Man. You had to make a choice of thin crust or thick crust. Now, thin crust to me is super thin, like a cracker, and I hate that. So, I got the thick crust pepperoni. Well, the heel of this thick crust was so thick that it took up a third of the slice, with the actual cheese, tomato sauce, and pepperoni's real estate being a two bite affair. Four pieces. I couldn't eat more than two of the heel crusts and threw the others out. And then, it just wasn't digesting well, so I just ordered a little shrimp Louis from Little Toni's, which has never been on DoorDash before. That should be here very soon.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 20, 2023, 10:54:16 PM
Hopefully, your little shrimp Louis from Little Toni's is much better than the tiny pizza!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:07:36 AM
Tonight, I went shopping with my sister.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:07:45 AM
She's having everyone over for Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:08:09 AM
She even invited both my friends Margo and Shelly to come over.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:09:04 AM
Bev, a former co-worker of her boyfriend Larry, is coming over, too.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:09:22 AM
And a former co-worker of my mom's might come over, also!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:09:45 AM
Anyway, we went to Costco, and then to Fred Meyer.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:10:13 AM
As a thank you for my help, my sister bought me some light bulbs that I needed.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:10:47 AM
They're LEDs, but they have a switch on them that can change the hue (I think) of the whiteness!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:11:29 AM
It can change it from a bright white light (a Sunday in the Park with George reference ;) ), to a more yellow color.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:11:39 AM
It's really cool.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:12:47 AM
I really don't like that bright white light that most LEDs (that I've purchased, at least) have been, so this makes it possible to have a more (or less) yellow look that is very much like incandescent bulbs that I'm used to.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:13:26 AM
The box that I got had only four bulbs, but I don't think I'll need any more than that.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:13:48 AM
There are only a few bulbs that I actually want to replace.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:14:32 AM
And these bulbs are also 100 watt equivalent, so they're quite bright and not what I'd want everywhere.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:17:31 AM
Here's what that switch looks like:
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:19:24 AM
And here's how the box shows the differences:
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:21:49 AM
PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:22:20 AM
I put one bulb in my bathroom fixture, but I already have several other kinds of bulbs in there, so I'll have to test it in another fixture with no other bulbs.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:23:17 AM
I had a bright white LED bulb there, so even just swapping out the one bulb, I already liked how it looked, so we'll see what it all looks like after a little experimenting.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:25:02 AM
I just looked on the box and, fortunately, it did say that it's suitable for damp locations. 
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: George on November 21, 2023, 12:25:08 AM
WHEW!!
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:56:24 AM
I do not care for page seven.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:56:34 AM
There, I've said it and I'm glad.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:56:44 AM
And I don't care who knows it.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:57:55 AM
The shrimp louie was a five-star disaster. The shrimp were vile, smelly, rancid, undercooked and after two bites I stopped eating them and just tried to eat the lettuce and tomatoes but they'd all been tainted by the clearly tainted shrimp.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:58:07 AM
My tummy is not happy right about now.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:59:22 AM
I got a full refund and because when there's food quality issues they take it VERY seriously, the also contacted me via e-mail and I suggested to them that given the nausea I was feeling they might want to throw a little extra credit my way.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:59:37 AM
Vile.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 12:59:47 AM
Threw it in the trash.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:09 AM
That was two gross meals today, although the louie was hardly a meal.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:17 AM
Blechhhh.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:24 AM
Disgusting.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:34 AM
Where the HELL did George go?
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:46 AM
New notes are up.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:52 AM
Up are new notes.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:00:59 AM
I've seen them.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:01:05 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:01:10 AM
I wrote them.
Title: Re: A JOLLY HOLLIDAY
Post by: bk on November 21, 2023, 01:01:18 AM
They involve food.