Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on February 11, 2025, 12:19:19 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both bleary-eyed and vaguely discontented, and now it is time for you to post until the bleary-eyed and vaguely discontented cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: FINESSE!
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~~~Vibes for a Modern Major Miracle Pronto for BK!!~~~
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Wordle 1,333 4/6
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Good morning, all!
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Jerome and Dorothy wrote some loverly notes this morning. And Rodgers & Hammerstein provided the title for today's posts.
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DR singdaw, the audiobook was a complete surprise yesterday! The publisher and I had nmever discussed an audiobook.
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We are expecting more frozen precipitation today.
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DR Laura, I see there was a jet collision at the Scottsdale airport. I hope no one in your family or circle of friends was involved.
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I finally got a reply from the NY public Library. They claim they do not do 1099s for payments under $600, so why do I believe they mailed me a 1099 that I lost?
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And with that information, I can complete my 2024 taxes today.
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More. vibes for BK to have a modern major miracle pronto!
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Lovely Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields lyrics about the Notes in the Notes today!
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Good morning, friends.
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And others.
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:)
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~~~CONTINUED MULTIPLE MODERN MAJOR MIRACLE VIBES PRONTO~~~ for the likes o' BK!!!
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Good morning, all.
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I need to shower, then head over to the local blood-letting place to get my labs done before the order expires. I kept putting this off, but no more excuses, it's time to get it done.
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I actually have a couple of days, but not when you take potential weather into consideration. We could wake up to a small amount of - (you know) - tomorrow morning, but we're even more likely to do so on Thursday morning. And that one is forecasted to be the dreaded wintry mix.
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MMM vibes for MR BK.
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Very nice Kern-Fields notes.
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No precipitation at this moment.
So in a bit I shall be off to the getting places.
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Last night I found a couple of Studio One programs on a Roku app.
I watched The Medium and most of 1984.....I think there are a couple of more to see....I shall look later.
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Good morning, all.
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Good morning.
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Jerome Kern songs:
So very many gorgeous songs. My favorite of all is "They Didn't Believe Me" but in a different context from the original lyrics. My favorite version was, IIRC, named "When They Ask Us". It's a glorious arrangement and stunning performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV1a52yHafY
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DR Laura, I see there was a jet collision at the Scottsdale airport. I hope no one in your family or circle of friends was involved.
Thanks. I have a friend whose son sometimes flies out of Scottsdale. I would have heard about it if he was involved. Other than that, I don't know anyone who flies small jets.
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Tis a bleak, blear and potentially rainy day hanging over the CSRA today. A bit on the cool side at 41 degrees. Happily, nothing like what DR JRand has been having.
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MMM vibes for MR BK.
Feels like a song cue for the song "MMMBop"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE
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Page Two!
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The world can continue - my WalMart had meatballs again.
On a different subject I have a meatloaf in the oven.
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On even another subject, my doctor retired yesterday instead of April 20 - so I had to reschedule my tomorrow appointment with my new provider....
It will be February 26.
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I got WoRDle in 6 yesterday as well.
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TOD:
I agree with Ron. So many possibilities. All the Things You Are and Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man immediately come to mind. I also love Gallavanting Around from the first Show Boat movie and Mr. and Mrs. Rorer from Sitting Pretty.
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TOD:
So many but especially -
I Won't Dance
You Couldn't Be Cuter
Never Gonna Dance
Pick Yourself Up
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
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Seth MacFarlane sings one of the above songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r0QdTrvPOo
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Some Girl Is on Your Mind
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On even another subject, my doctor retired yesterday instead of April 20 - so I had to reschedule my tomorrow appointment with my new provider....
It will be February 26.
Wow, hope the new doctor is really good!
Was the previous doctor making the new retirement age earlier sudden?
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Jerome Kern songs:
So very many gorgeous songs. My favorite of all is "They Didn't Believe Me" but in a different context from the original lyrics. My favorite version was, IIRC, named "When They Ask Us". It's a glorious arrangement and stunning performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV1a52yHafY
This is the end of Oh! What a Lovely War!. The melody is Kern's 1914 song "They'll Never Believe Me" from The Girl From Utah, and the parody lyrics are supposedly by Cole Porter.
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I love HHW where you can learn the most wonderful things about music, musicals, and movies.....from folks who really truly know what they're talking about!
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I was looking at that Seth MacFarlane CD that is now selling from $36 to $135.
Looking is all I'll be doing.
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My favorite Kern song depends on the day, I think. I love the complete scores of the Kern shows I've been lucky to work on:
Have a Heart
Oh, Boy!
Oh Lady! Lady!
Leave it to Jane
Sally
Show Boat
Sweet Adeline
Music in the air
The Cat and the Fiddle
Roberta
Very Warm for May
But two songs Mabel mercer recorded are at the top of my list:
Poor Pierrot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPPN7US3xo0
Once in a Blue Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHyFGGxlzac
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TOD:
Poor Pierrot
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
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I was looking at that Seth MacFarlane CD that is now selling from $36 to $135.
Looking is all I'll be doing.
Is it on YouTube? You could download it from there.
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Twas this version of Poor Pierrot by Fred Waring and co. that I fell in love with via a 78 I had.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BI8bH6Wo5aQ&pp=ygUYUG9vciBwaWVycm90IGZyZWQgd2FyaW5n
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I'm up, I'm up - nine hours of sleep.
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I was in bed at 12:15 and fell right asleep.
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SHHHHHHHHHH.....DR ELMORE......I did just that.
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That's a nice clip DR RODZINSKI.
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I started watching a set of DVDs over the weekend that could send me down a serious rabbit hole -- the 1984-1986 TV series Riptide -- only because it was filmed literally in my back yard when I was living in Redondo Beach. I'm only 7 episodes in, with nearly 50 to go (once I acquire the third season set which is ridiculously hard to find and ridiculously pricey). But in those 7 episodes, which I've rewound and slo-mo'd and freeze-framed to an extent that would drive anyone else nuts, along with having the 1984 Redondo Beach / South Bay telephone directory right by my side, I have captured and re-learned more about my mid-1980s surroundings than I would have thought possible. For the South Bay, it ranks right up there with other notable L.A. filming location resources.
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Thank you DR Singdaw.
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Thank you DR Rodzinski.
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Thank you DR Jrand.
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Snow staying on schedule vibes for DR Jrand!
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From DR George:
I hate it when that happens...and it's happened to my neighbors on both sides! :P
Vibes it doesn't happen to you, or to your neighbors again!
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Thank you DR George.
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I need to shower, then head over to the local blood-letting place to get my labs done before the order expires. I kept putting this off, but no more excuses, it's time to get it done.
You must have been putting this off for a good long while.
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On even another subject, my doctor retired yesterday instead of April 20 - so I had to reschedule my tomorrow appointment with my new provider....
It will be February 26.
Wow. At least you didn't have to wait long for your new appointment. I hope you like the new doctor.
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By the time we went to bed last night I knew I was, without a doubt, sick. I'm glad the test told me I had covid in time to cancel my appointment.
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[/quote]I started watching a set of DVDs over the weekend that could send me down a serious rabbit hole -- the 1984-1986 TV series Riptide -- only because it was filmed literally in my back yard when I was living in Redondo Beach. I'm only 7 episodes in, with nearly 50 to go (once I acquire the third season set which is ridiculously hard to find and ridiculously pricey). But in those 7 episodes, which I've rewound and slo-mo'd and freeze-framed to an extent that would drive anyone else nuts, along with having the 1984 Redondo Beach / South Bay telephone directory right by my side, I have captured and re-learned more about my mid-1980s surroundings than I would have thought possible. For the South Bay, it ranks right up there with other notable L.A. filming location resources.
Wow. I was just thinking about that show a few days ago. Joe Penny crossed my mind and I wondered what became of him.
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What episode does the robot show up on?
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Page three.
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Good afternoon.
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I hope you feel better soon, Jane. That's the way it was when I tested positive. I'm sure since you had so many immunizations that you'll be ok. I remember being achy.
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I need to shower, then head over to the local blood-letting place to get my labs done before the order expires. I kept putting this off, but no more excuses, it's time to get it done.
You must have been putting this off for a good long while.
Since mid-November -- because of a killer rehearsal and show schedule, then the holidays, etc. The delay wasn't planned, but it just got away from me.
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What episode does the robot show up on?
First episode, I think. Not right away, Boz isn't there at first. They rescue him from a crazy-ass demonstration (in a building in Long Beach, which I hadn't known before), then he moves onto the boat and brings the robot and everything else.
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I need to gather the photos I took around the Redondo Pier and King Harbor, including some color slides my dad took when they visited me there in March 1984. I know I have some "Pier 56" signs, the Riptide boat, and the Screaming Mimi.
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We got an inch of rain earlier today.
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It's still cold and gray. Well, San Antonio cold. It's about 63 degrees.
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I started watching a set of DVDs over the weekend that could send me down a serious rabbit hole -- the 1984-1986 TV series Riptide -- only because it was filmed literally in my back yard when I was living in Redondo Beach. I'm only 7 episodes in, with nearly 50 to go (once I acquire the third season set which is ridiculously hard to find and ridiculously pricey). But in those 7 episodes, which I've rewound and slo-mo'd and freeze-framed to an extent that would drive anyone else nuts, along with having the 1984 Redondo Beach / South Bay telephone directory right by my side, I have captured and re-learned more about my mid-1980s surroundings than I would have thought possible. For the South Bay, it ranks right up there with other notable L.A. filming location resources.
Wow. I was just thinking about that show a few days ago. Joe Penny crossed my mind and I wondered what became of him.
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Penny retired in 2016. He is 68 years old.
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I hope you feel better soon, Jane. That's the way it was when I tested positive. I'm sure since you had so many immunizations that you'll be ok. I remember being achy.
I'm usually achy and this isn't much worse. It is more like a head cold with a somewhat sore throat and cough. The worst part is my headache. It was very bad most of the night.
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I'm also cold. If I turn the heat up it bothers Keith's sinuses. I'm going to turn it up for a little bit before getting into the shower and then turn it back down.
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It's still cold and gray. Well, San Antonio cold. It's about 63 degrees.
If it was that warm here I would drag myself out for a walk.
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Bryan said we are very lucky to have covid instead of the flu as the flu has been very bad this year. I had read that.
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Perhaps Jane should get some Sambucol.
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Just a thought.
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Prepping away. I think I have the overture vignettes figured out.
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Had Maria's Kitchen penne in pink sauce with one meatball - very good.
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I may need a sweet, which I'd pick up on the way home.
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Page three?
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Really?
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Not very sporting.
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The Overture Vignettes sounds like a baroque piece.
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I remember RIPTIDE.
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Tonight the Saint Louis Billikens are playing a basketball game on TV
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I hope you feel better soon, Jane. That's the way it was when I tested positive. I'm sure since you had so many immunizations that you'll be ok. I remember being achy.
I'm usually achy and this isn't much worse. It is more like a head cold with a somewhat sore throat and cough. The worst part is my headache. It was very bad most of the night.
Sending you more healthy vibes, Jane.
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Page three?
I think I can see page 4 from here
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It's getting closer
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Almost
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Page 4!
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And it's not even 5 p.m. (Eastern) yet
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Perhaps Jane should get some Sambucol.
For covid?
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Just a thought.
Interesting thought. This is my first time with covid but I never found Sambucol to be helpful. We aren't going out and I don't think I have any here. I will double check.
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I hope you feel better soon, Jane. That's the way it was when I tested positive. I'm sure since you had so many immunizations that you'll be ok. I remember being achy.
I'm usually achy and this isn't much worse. It is more like a head cold with a somewhat sore throat and cough. The worst part is my headache. It was very bad most of the night.
Sending you more healthy vibes, Jane.
Thank you.
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Though the date is April 1, I don’t think this is an April Fool’s joke:
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, the new film that spotlights Liza Minnelli's life in the 1970s, will make its PBS premiere April 1 at 9 PM ET as part of the American Masters series; check local listings. The film will also stream.
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And the theeder website is updated and all links are active.
Let the emails and complaints begin.....oh and they will.
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And the theeder website is updated and all links are active.
Let the emails and complaints begin.....oh and they will.
I filed my complaint with PayPal.
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Back to Succession.
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I’m enjoying Matthew Macfayden.
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Gratuitous post 100!
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It's still cold and gray. Well, San Antonio cold. It's about 63 degrees.
If it was that warm here I would drag myself out for a walk.
Not in the drizzle and cold winds.
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And the theeder website is updated and all links are active.
Let the emails and complaints begin.....oh and they will.
What kind of complaints are you expecting?
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Been enjoying a new album called Ravel l’alchemiste from Jean-François Heisser. It features a lovely performance of Ma Mere l’oye and the Pavanne.
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Will you offer sun tan oil with Christmas Carol tickets?
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I really liked Cemetery Club on Broadway.
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A regional production of The Cemetery Club is the only play I remember walking out of at intermission.
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In Succession, Alan Ruck rips a server for laying out the dinner forks incorrectly. The only problem is, in the shot, the forks are on the wrong side of the plate.
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A regional production of The Cemetery Club is the only play I remember walking out of at intermission.
I'm sure Jrand's production will be great, though. There's potential in the material.
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In Succession, Alan Ruck rips a server for laying out the dinner forks incorrectly. The only problem is, in the shot, the forks are on the wrong side of the plate.
? Do you mean they are on the correct side of the plate to begin with?
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Your complaint has been registered DR JOHN G.
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I worked on a production of The Cemetery Club at the Phoenix Theatre in INDY and it was great.
But if you saw something like what is being shown on YouTube.....you were right to walk out DR JOHN G.
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Yes DR FREDDIE there certainly is....and some of my actresses from Morning's At Seven are probably going to audition....I hope they do.
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Of course I only have four women's roles and many more womens to choose from.
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Jrand - Any emails yet about Christmas Carol in June?
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Never heard of Riptide.
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But by that time my TV viewing wasn't what it used to be.
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Don't you think we ought to have a little HHW gathering for Drat! You could fly in, as happened with the Brain from Planet X. I think this is a splendid idea.
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Splendidly splendid.
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Splendiferous.
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And it it's a Sunday matinee, we could all go to the Smokehouse afterwards. Of Genghis Cohen.
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Enter page five.
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Page five? Really?
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Not very sporting.
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Just had to let one of our actresses go - she'd already missed one rehearsal due to food poisoning, but her single conflict suddenly turned into five days of missed rehearsals just as we're in run-throughs - not dealing with it this time. Trying to find a replacement right now.
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Sorry. Good luck you find someone.
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Just had to let one of our actresses go - she'd already missed one rehearsal due to food poisoning, but her single conflict suddenly turned into five days of missed rehearsals just as we're in run-throughs - not dealing with it this time. Trying to find a replacement right now.
Do you think she was being misleading when she'd said there was just one conflict?
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Apparently so.
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I think she, like most young people, thought we'd just deal with it. Not this time. I'd rather have one less person in the show than deal with it, frankly.
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I think she, like most young people, thought we'd just deal with it.
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In Succession, Alan Ruck rips a server for laying out the dinner forks incorrectly. The only problem is, in the shot, the forks are on the wrong side of the plate.
? Do you mean they are on the correct side of the plate to begin with?
No. They are misplaced but on the wrong side of the plate.
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In Succession, Alan Ruck rips a server for laying out the dinner forks incorrectly. The only problem is, in the shot, the forks are on the wrong side of the plate.
? Do you mean they are on the correct side of the plate to begin with?
No. They are misplaced but on the wrong side of the plate.
Then getting called on it seems correct. I guess I needed to see the scene-lol
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I wish my head would stop hurting. Maybe by tomorrow.
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In Succession, Alan Ruck rips a server for laying out the dinner forks incorrectly. The only problem is, in the shot, the forks are on the wrong side of the plate.
? Do you mean they are on the correct side of the plate to begin with?
No. They are misplaced but on the wrong side of the plate.
Then getting called on it seems correct. I guess I needed to see the scene-lol
The setting was wrong and the correction was equally wrong.
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I wish my head would stop hurting. Maybe by tomorrow.
More vibes, Jane.
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In Succession, Alan Ruck rips a server for laying out the dinner forks incorrectly. The only problem is, in the shot, the forks are on the wrong side of the plate.
? Do you mean they are on the correct side of the plate to begin with?
No. They are misplaced but on the wrong side of the plate.
Then getting called on it seems correct. I guess I needed to see the scene-lol
The setting was wrong and the correction was equally wrong.
Got it.
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I wish my head would stop hurting. Maybe by tomorrow.
More vibes, Jane.
Thank you.
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Are they still giving that antiviral for covid? I sent a message to the doctor through the MyChart thing asking if I would be a candidate for it. It was called in pretty quickly.
It didn't get any worse, and it faded pretty quickly, as I recall.
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Paxlovid
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I hope your headache and the aches go away quickly, Jane. And I'm so thankful you had all the shots.
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Riptide was Stephen J. Cannell, post A-Team adventure crime fighter vibes like Hunter and Hardcastle and McCormick. Gotta have cool vehicles, in this case, a big, fat, pink helicopter. Then a nerdy guy with a robot to capture the kid audience. Definition of formulaic. It started kinda cool, but like A-Team, grew tiresome. It was that brand of comic book violence where nobody ever got killed in a gunfight. Perry King and Joe Penny. The slick but dark realism of Miami Vice kinda wiped this stuff off the map, eventually.
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Actors. Give ‘em an inch they’ll keep taking… So yeah, sometimes you gotta cut it down till you just have the committed folks.
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Just be sure to remove that name from the poster, BK.
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Are they still giving that antiviral for covid? I sent a message to the doctor through the MyChart thing asking if I would be a candidate for it. It was called in pretty quickly.
It didn't get any worse, and it faded pretty quickly, as I recall.
Early on I decided I was at risk for one of the side effects triggering my IBS and it wouldn't be worth it for me.
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I hope your headache and the aches go away quickly, Jane. And I'm so thankful you had all the shots.
Thank you. I read that I would be a candidate to do the shot every six months. I am not sure we would have done so, vs once a year. Since six months would have been the end of this month it won't be happening now.
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Just be sure to remove that name from the poster, BK.
Amen. And good riddance.
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What date would that matinee be?
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Succession continues. Finishing the second of three discs.
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It's King Lear, only with less nice offspring.
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Onward!
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Six!
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I think I will have a little popcorn tonight while we watch Brokenwood Mysteries, an easy show that doesn't require my brain to focus too much.
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;D
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Riptide was Stephen J. Cannell, post A-Team adventure crime fighter vibes like Hunter and Hardcastle and McCormick. Gotta have cool vehicles, in this case, a big, fat, pink helicopter. Then a nerdy guy with a robot to capture the kid audience. Definition of formulaic. It started kinda cool, but like A-Team, grew tiresome. It was that brand of comic book violence where nobody ever got killed in a gunfight. Perry King and Joe Penny. The slick but dark realism of Miami Vice kinda wiped this stuff off the map, eventually.
Yes, these shows were kind of the ultimate in, um, shallow smiley face '80s adventure entertainment.
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Love Brokenwood. What season are you watching?
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Nothing much of note happened to me today.
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Good night, friends.
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And others.
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It's raining again. Very nice.
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Finishing up episode eight. Than it's quits for the evening.
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Yes, it has become an addiction.
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After turning off the TV, I started a new audiobook. It's Anne Tyler's latest, Three Days in June. The surprise is that the reader is J. Smith Cameron, one of the stars of Succession.
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15 minutes in and I am hooked to that too.
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Good night, all.
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Hello, everyone.
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Sorry to hear you have Covid, Jane.
Vibes for a speedy recovery.
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Btw, regarding dry eyes, Life Extension has a product called Tear Support with Maqui Berry. I find that it helps. The capsules are quite small — and purple! You can probably find it at Amazon. Definitely at Life Extension.
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After turning off the TV, I started a new audiobook. It's Anne Tyler's latest, Three Days in June. The surprise is that the reader is J. Smith Cameron, one of the stars of Succession.
I used to read a lot of Anne Tyler, but haven’t done so in many years. Glad to hear you like it.
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Perhaps Jane should get some Sambucol.
For covid?
Yes, for colds (viruses) and flu and also sinus. So easy to take!
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I love HHW where you can learn the most wonderful things about music, musicals, and movies.....from folks who really truly know what they're talking about!
Yes! And have fun doing it!
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I’m enjoying Matthew Macfayden.
I’ve enjoyed him in everything I’ve seen him in.
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I’m enjoying Matthew Macfayden.
I’ve enjoyed him in everything I’ve seen him in.
So good on that show.
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Hi Jeanne!
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With a Herculean effort, p. 7 is attainable.
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After that, it’s up to the fates.
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Or we face the furies.
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The Sidney J. Furies.
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Big storm coming here in the next few days. Shouldn’t be a problem in my ‘hood, but the burned areas could get quite messy.
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Hi, Rodz!
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The Fury, starring Kirk Douglas and John Cassavetes.
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Big storm coming here in the next few days. Shouldn’t be a problem in my ‘hood, but the burned areas could get quite messy.
Mudslide fears?
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7 has been achieved.
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Nice story tonight on the PBS Newshour about the efforts in Altadena to set up a new school quickly so the kids would have in-person classes, see their friends, and have a sense of continuity. Not only did their school burn, but many also lost their homes.
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Big storm coming here in the next few days. Shouldn’t be a problem in my ‘hood, but the burned areas could get quite messy.
Mudslide fears?
Yes.
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Good night.
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Yes not sure if it’s the same but Altadena has a school named for a Black activist woman buried in the cemetery, a place that managed to escape relatively unscathed due to some groundskeepers battling flames.
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DR Laura, I see there was a jet collision at the Scottsdale airport. I hope no one in your family or circle of friends was involved.
Oh, my goodness! What is this...the fourth airplane accident in the four weeks since tRump became prez?? :o
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Today was a day!
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I stayed at my mom's last night and she has been having no problems with any back pain!
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And the surgery pain is lessening every day.
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SO, I don't have to stay overnight anymore! :D
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Not that I really minded it (my mom, you know), but it's nice to sleep in my own bed with my own pillow. :)
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My friend Margo is out of town for a medical procedure for her dog, so I went to her place and made sure everything was okay.
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I checked the mail and brought it in.
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The feral cat's litter box was scooped, and food was filled and water was replaced.
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And I made sure that the Christmas tree that's still up has enough water in it.
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She ALWAYS keeps her tree up as long as she's able...or, at least a month longer. ;D
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After that, I went to the Grocery Outlet a couple of blocks from her house and just wandered around.
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I only got a couple of things, but nothing that I really "needed."
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And then I came home.
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Gratuitous Post #200!! :D
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And NOW, I need to ketchup on today's posts!
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We'll see how far I can get before BK has to lock the day. ::)
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;)
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And with that information, I can complete my 2024 taxes today.
That's good, Larry!
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Lovely Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields lyrics about the Notes in the Notes today!
Agreed!
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MMM vibes for MR BK.
Feels like a song cue for the song "MMMBop"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE
;D
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The world can continue - my WalMart had meatballs again.
On a different subject I have a meatloaf in the oven.
What a coinkydink! At my mom's late this morning, she and I made some meatloaf in small tins to be frozen so that I could have some to bake whenever I want some.
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We made five little loafs. She only wanted one, and I took the other four.
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At first, we made one test loaf that turned out quite good, so then we made the other five. :)
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PAGE EIGHT MEATLOAF DANCE!!
(https://gourmetdoneskinny.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Grannys-meatloaf-mini-loaf-pan.jpg)
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These are not the actual meatloafs that we made, but they seem like they're a similar size to what we made.
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I started watching a set of DVDs over the weekend that could send me down a serious rabbit hole -- the 1984-1986 TV series Riptide -- only because it was filmed literally in my back yard when I was living in Redondo Beach. I'm only 7 episodes in, with nearly 50 to go (once I acquire the third season set which is ridiculously hard to find and ridiculously pricey). But in those 7 episodes, which I've rewound and slo-mo'd and freeze-framed to an extent that would drive anyone else nuts, along with having the 1984 Redondo Beach / South Bay telephone directory right by my side, I have captured and re-learned more about my mid-1980s surroundings than I would have thought possible. For the South Bay, it ranks right up there with other notable L.A. filming location resources.
That's really cool, ChasSmith.
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From DR George:
I hate it when that happens...and it's happened to my neighbors on both sides! :P
Vibes it doesn't happen to you, or to your neighbors again!
Thanks, Jane!
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Bryan said we are very lucky to have covid instead of the flu as the flu has been very bad this year. I had read that.
Yikes! Fortunately (he said hopefully), I've had both the flu and Covid shots. :)
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Prepping away. I think I have the overture vignettes figured out.
That's great, BK!
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I hope you feel better soon, Jane. That's the way it was when I tested positive. I'm sure since you had so many immunizations that you'll be ok. I remember being achy.
I'm usually achy and this isn't much worse. It is more like a head cold with a somewhat sore throat and cough. The worst part is my headache. It was very bad most of the night.
Sending you more healthy vibes, Jane.
~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
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I really liked Cemetery Club on Broadway.
Tacoma Little Theatre did it a few years ago, and I knew a couple of the actresses. My and Jane's (and Tom's) friend Sharry was in it. :)
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A regional production of The Cemetery Club is the only play I remember walking out of at intermission.
:o
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That's too bad. I thoroughly enjoyed the Tacoma production.
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Just had to let one of our actresses go - she'd already missed one rehearsal due to food poisoning, but her single conflict suddenly turned into five days of missed rehearsals just as we're in run-throughs - not dealing with it this time. Trying to find a replacement right now.
Oh, my goodness! How do people think that that's even remotely acceptable?? :P
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I think she, like most young people, thought we'd just deal with it. Not this time. I'd rather have one less person in the show than deal with it, frankly.
Good for you!
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Riptide was Stephen J. Cannell, post A-Team adventure crime fighter vibes like Hunter and Hardcastle and McCormick. Gotta have cool vehicles, in this case, a big, fat, pink helicopter. Then a nerdy guy with a robot to capture the kid audience. Definition of formulaic. It started kinda cool, but like A-Team, grew tiresome. It was that brand of comic book violence where nobody ever got killed in a gunfight. Perry King and Joe Penny. The slick but dark realism of Miami Vice kinda wiped this stuff off the map, eventually.
Totally random thought: if Perry King married Joe Penny, he'd be Perry Penny! :))
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New notes are up.
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Up are new notes.
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I've seen them.
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I've read them.
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I wrote them.
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I like Anne Tyler.
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Just be sure to remove that name from the poster, BK.
Oh, yeah!