Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on March 03, 2025, 12:16:51 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were anemic, and now it is time for you to post until the anemic cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CORUSCATE!
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Welcome, 459 GUESTS!
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Thanks, Iris, for your post from last night: "DR George, lovely photos of your hike."
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So last night, I decided to finally install at least one of the two new smoke/carbon monoxide detectors that I got from Costco last month. There are wires coming out of the ceiling to hook up the detectors, and wired adaptors were included in the package, depending on what one might need.
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Anyway, one of the adaptors looked like it would fit the wired thing coming out of my ceiling and it did fit, but it wouldn't stay connected. There was no locking mechanism to keep them together, which I thought that there should be. :-\ Anyway, I noticed that the light was out in my TV room just on the other side of the short hall from where I was trying to install the detector, and I can only guess that a fuse or something blew and those lights, the ceiling fan in that room, and an outlet in the hall all have lost power. My wi-fi router/modem is plugged into a power outlet in that room and that doesn't work, either, so my computer up in my bedroom couldn't get on the internet!
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The only thing I did was to connect the adapter to the thing coming out of the ceiling! I don't know what else could've happened to have caused this. So, I turned off my computer up in my bedroom (no power loss there), then turned off ALL the breakers in the breaker panel, turned them all back on, and all those lights and power outlets STILL don't work! I'm not sure what I need to do, yet. That's what I was trying to deal with last night. It was all QUITE frustrating! :P
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Good morning, all!
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I slept very well, with Thatch cuddled up under blankets right next to me. Annabelle joined us around 5:00 to get nder the blankets as well. Last night the temperatures dropped and it made sleeping much easier.
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About an hour after yesterday's teacart mess, I was very ill, and this morning I must do laundry, just the way I wanted to spend my morning.
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Good morning
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Vibes for Elmore
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I did not watch the Oscars; I haven't seen any recent films - although I would like to see Wicked, Sing-Sing, and Conclave. After I cleaned up the mess my bout caused, I finished reading Classified as Murder, the second Cat in the Stacks mystery, and then I watched on PBS the Great Performances broadcast of the AARP movies for grownups awards, hosted by Alan Cummings, whose charms wear out quickly.
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Today, while I do the laundry, I will begin the third Cat in the Stacks mystery, File M for Murder, which always makes me think of BK. I'm on a roll
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Good morning
Howdy, DR vixmom!
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Good morning, all.
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I ended up falling asleep on the couch while the red carpet thing was on, and I kept waking groggily and falling back into sleep throughout the show. I hate the grog because it’s so hard to snap out of. But I was exhausted from the last few days.
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Good morning to all
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Anyway, one of the adaptors looked like it would fit the wired thing coming out of my ceiling and it did fit, but it wouldn't stay connected. There was no locking mechanism to keep them together, which I thought that there should be. :-\ Anyway, I noticed that the light was out in my TV room just on the other side of the short hall from where I was trying to install the detector, and I can only guess that a fuse or something blew and those lights, the ceiling fan in that room, and an outlet in the hall all have lost power. My wi-fi router/modem is plugged into a power outlet in that room and that doesn't work, either, so my computer up in my bedroom couldn't get on the internet!
Yikes!
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Good morning to all
Hi Michael!
Did you ever find out what was on in prime time on the West coast right after the Oscars?
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I stopped watching the Oscars live years ago. I don’t have the patience to watch it live. I tape it and watch select moments and fast forward through most of it just to see who won. Don’t listen to any of the acceptance speeches.
I thought Conan Appearing out of Demi Moore was smart and funny idea.
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Good morning.
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Good morning to all
Hi Michael!
Did you ever find out what was on in prime time on the West coast right after the Oscars?
On the east coast was American Idol rerun which I didn’t watch. Did the west coast have more I hope someone will chime in
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What little bits I saw, thinking I was awake enough to get what was going on, were the usual things that were supposed to be funny, and were anything but. And there seemed to be quite the display of plastic surgery on parade, which might have been partly my half-dream state but I assume it was inspired by something. The longest bit I was awake for was Adrien Brody who would not shut up and they had to play him off a second time. Someone else earlier was going on like that, a woman, I think, don’t know who. Sorry, can’t stand it.
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Oh! Wait! The “In Memoriam”!
I saw it. The entire sequence was just possibly the best that one of these has ever been done, on any show, ever. Now I must find a clip online to see if I dreamed it.
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Good morning, friends.
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And others.
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One more.
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PAGE TWO
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WTH.
I had just turned on the Oscar telecast.....and they were announcing Best Song I guess...a man and a woman got up there and started jaw-jacking and then the woman started singing the song....
And I fell asleep....and I woke up at 2 a.m.
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I guess I was more tired than I thought!
I missed the HHW par-tay.
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I'd like to chime in with something very positive about Adrien Brody. I worked for the firm which did a lot of Adrien Brody's tax work for about four years in the mid-2010s, and while this might not sound like a big deal in general, to a tax person it's key, and speaks to his being a very considerate person: The material he sent in was among the most useful and helpful and considerate I'd seen in all my time of doing tax work.
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Have I stayed too long at the fair?
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First, Morgan Freeman came out and gave a special tribute to Gene Hackman. Then he left, and they went through everyone at a decent pace (not too rushed), AND the music was none other than the Mozart Requiem, sung live BEHIND the main display (you could see the choral group extending to the sides), and it ended by coming back around to Hackman. It was the most beautiful and respectful thing I’ve seen on TV. Like, ever.
Is that fairly accurate? Please don’t tell me I dreamed it.
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Wordle in Five.
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:)
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The five stages of dairy grief:
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I completely missed the opening of the show - a Wicked thing with Erivo and Grande? - which people are saying was truly good. Anyone here? I dunno, will try to find it online.
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I liked it fine. Except for Ariana's opening "Somewhere o [big breath] ver the rainbow...."
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I liked it fine. Except for Ariana's opening "Somewhere o [big breath] ver the rainbow...."
But did you feel it rivaled Aretha Franklin's much-discussed long breath between the syllables of "country" at Inauguration Day 2009
Aretha Franklin - "MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NqszdLiJxg
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Wow. That just irks me no end.
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Looking back, more seriously, Inauguration Day 2009 was a day full of hope, wasn't it?
How did we get here from there? :(
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The Great Procrastinator strikes again. I'm still feeling queasy, so I am postponing laundry to tomorrow.
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Today is my co-conspirator Joshie's birthday. I wish him a long healthy, wealthy, and very happy life.
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I liked it fine. Except for Ariana's opening "Somewhere o [big breath] ver the rainbow...."
No one teaches this current crop of pop singers two important things to remember:
1. Where and when to take a breath and never between syllables unliss it's clearly intentional
2. The meaning of what you sing is more often more important than your vocalizing
I'm not saying Ms Ariana is guilty of both of these charges, but too many pop singer are.
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Big HB wishes to c-c Joshie!
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I completely missed the opening of the show - a Wicked thing with Erivo and Grande? - which people are saying was truly good. Anyone here? I dunno, will try to find it online.
I linked to it last night. They truncated Home. Otherwise it was good.
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Good morning, all.
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Today is my co-conspirator Joshie's birthday. I wish him a long healthy, wealthy, and very happy life.
Happy birthday,Joshie!
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https://youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM?si=7BUvcKKEqK6PRycB
Here it is
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Woke with a shake. An earthquake originating down off the coast between Bellingham and Victoria, BC.
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2nd one in 2 weeks.
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Was the anemic bash a reflection of movies today or the fact we’re all getting old!
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What was supposed to win best picture, the odds-on fave?
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I don’t like that George resetting his breakers didn’t help fix the issue. But G, look around the house for all your GFCI outlets. The ones with little trip switches on them, often in bathroom and kitchen. One of those may be on the circuit, could have tripped and needs to be reset at the outlet. Worth checking all those.
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The hardwired alarm plus computer and whatever else might be too much for that circuit.
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Today is my co-conspirator Joshie's birthday. I wish him a long healthy, wealthy, and very happy life.
Happy birthday,Joshie!
More birthday wishes to Joshie!
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Woke with a shake. An earthquake originating down off the coast between Bellingham and Victoria, BC.
Vibes that earthquake shakings are over and done!
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Page Three!
And before 11 a.m. Eastern - That seems promising!
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https://youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM?si=7BUvcKKEqK6PRycB
Here it is
Thank you!
And oh my, that first breath. Holy moly. :)
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No shakes, rattles or rolls for the West Coast vibes.
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https://youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM?si=7BUvcKKEqK6PRycB
Here it is
Thank you!
And oh my, that first breath. Holy moly. :)
I also didn't like her lyric change. "... a land that I've heard of once ..."
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Bad grammar, don't make no sense
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I know, if I could sing like that (breaths and all), I would then be allowed to criticize ...
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I don't like pitting writers against writers, but this was an interesting read. Is Shakespeare greater than Dickens? I would say yes. But I would also argue that you can reinterpret Dickens in any era. We're no better off, especially these days,than we were in Victorian England. A reinterpretation like Demon Copperhead shows that brilliantly.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/who-is-better-dickens-or-shakespeare
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https://youtu.be/In-GXkhzFNM?si=7BUvcKKEqK6PRycB
Here it is
Thank you!
And oh my, that first breath. Holy moly. :)
I also didn't like her lyric change. "... a land that I've heard of once ..."
That's very interesting!
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I guess this book is happening. I have started getting a response from wineries and wine reps.
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I guess this book is happening. I have started getting a response from wineries and wine reps.
Hoo and ray! Great update, John G!!!
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I finally remembered to tell Keith that I want to watch A Real Pain.
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I need to let him know what I want to see or don't see since I let him work the tv. I've told him if anything ever happens to him I will probably never watch tv again, or finally figure out how to find all the shows. For now I really have no interest in doing so.
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Iris, since they finally did a good job with the “In Memoriam” segment I will find it and watch it.
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I had no interest in seeing Anora.
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DR Iris I figured you would show up last night :)
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The only thing I did was to connect the adapter to the thing coming out of the ceiling! I don't know what else could've happened to have caused this. So, I turned off my computer up in my bedroom (no power loss there), then turned off ALL the breakers in the breaker panel, turned them all back on, and all those lights and power outlets STILL don't work! I'm not sure what I need to do, yet. That's what I was trying to deal with last night. It was all QUITE frustrating! :P
Oh no! Vibes you get your power outlets to work again.
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I'd like to chime in with something very positive about Adrien Brody. I worked for the firm which did a lot of Adrien Brody's tax work for about four years in the mid-2010s, and while this might not sound like a big deal in general, to a tax person it's key, and speaks to his being a very considerate person: The material he sent in was among the most useful and helpful and considerate I'd seen in all my time of doing tax work.
WOW, that is impressive.
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First, Morgan Freeman came out and gave a special tribute to Gene Hackman. Then he left, and they went through everyone at a decent pace (not too rushed), AND the music was none other than the Mozart Requiem, sung live BEHIND the main display (you could see the choral group extending to the sides), and it ended by coming back around to Hackman. It was the most beautiful and respectful thing I’ve seen on TV. Like, ever.
Is that fairly accurate? Please don’t tell me I dreamed it.
Very nice, thanks for the description. I find it interesting that in past years the excuse not to add someone was due to their passing being too close to the awards and not enough time to include them.
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I need to let him know what I want to see or don't see since I let him work the tv. I've told him if anything ever happens to him I will probably never watch tv again, or finally figure out how to find all the shows. For now I really have no interest in doing so.
:)
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Woke with a shake. An earthquake originating down off the coast between Bellingham and Victoria, BC.
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2nd one in 2 weeks.
We keep reading warnings that there will be an earthquake here. So far we haven't felt one, not that I'm complaining.
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I don’t like that George resetting his breakers didn’t help fix the issue. But G, look around the house for all your GFCI outlets. The ones with little trip switches on them, often in bathroom and kitchen. One of those may be on the circuit, could have tripped and needs to be reset at the outlet. Worth checking all those.
Excellent suggestion. I have one in the laundry room I am constantly pushing back in to reset it.
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I don't like pitting writers against writers, but this was an interesting read. Is Shakespeare greater than Dickens? I would say yes. But I would also argue that you can reinterpret Dickens in any era. We're no better off, especially these days,than we were in Victorian England. A reinterpretation like Demon Copperhead shows that brilliantly.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/who-is-better-dickens-or-shakespeare
I didn't care for Demon Copperhead. I simply do not care for these rewritings that are popular. I am glad I will not be here for my next book group read, James by Percival Everett which is a reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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I guess this book is happening. I have started getting a response from wineries and wine reps.
Wonderful :)
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RIP - The Original Pantry, downtown L.A.
Not one of my #1 favorite places, but it served its purpose as a "destination" spot once a year or so if you were with others who were in the mood for that kind of fun hearty* meal and experience. Not to mention, unique and popular places that help to define and lend color to an area shouldn't have to die in the first place.
*I hear tell the aforementioned heartiness had become greatly reduced over the last few years. And of course prices, like everywhere, were out of control in the other direction.
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They're closed now, but as I understand it, there continues to be a standoff this morning between the (unionized?) staff and the trust that owned/ran the place. I have absolutely no idea of grievances and recent history, so I don't make any criticism either way as regards that.
EDIT: Yes, unionized. Local 11.
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Iris, since they finally did a good job with the “In Memoriam” segment I will find it and watch it.
Here it is, Jane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqPivusE9nc
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I think they should have included Mitzi Gaynor, Tony Roberts, and Olivia Hussey, but that seems to be a problem every year.
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DR Iris I figured you would show up last night :)
Of course! 😄
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I think they should have included Mitzi Gaynor, Tony Roberts, and Olivia Hussey, but that seems to be a problem every year.
It always does, doesn't it? On any such awards show.
Is it also a factor that people who are interested in having their certain someone included have to pay something (perhaps a sizable something) for the honor? I ask in complete ignorance of how that works.
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I have never heard of this GFCI that DR RODZINSKI posted about.
Interesting. I hope it helps DR GEORGE.
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Page Four Happy Birthday, Josh!
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DR FREDDIE I think I have gone through all of my issues of Scarlet Street and Scarlet The Movie Magazine and have not seen TLS article/interview.
I will continue to look.....but alphabetically (Virgo you know) I am now onto Starlog Magazine.
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DR ELMORE I think the Cart Saga is certainly worthy of a blog post.
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It is 44 degrees here headed for 47 degrees.
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I read a post on the interweb that our president is a pronoid.....which is the opposite of paranoid where one thinks everyone is against him.
A pronoid person instead thinks that everyone agrees with him and that he is smartest person in the room....
I still think that Jay Dee was at the Zelensky meeting to be the one to be mean to him....but Derp couldn't stand it that Jay might get all the attention and jumped in with his own idiotic/treasonous/unfounded rants.....
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Pronoid.
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...and now this....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoia_(psychology)#:~:text=Pronoia%20describes%20a%20state%20of,or%20an%20enthusiastic%2C%20spiritual%20belief.
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Electric vibes for George
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Yes I was quite pleased with the memoriam section
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DR FREDDIE I think I have gone through all of my issues of Scarlet Street and Scarlet The Movie Magazine and have not seen TLS article/interview.
I will continue to look.....but alphabetically (Virgo you know) I am now onto Starlog Magazine.
That's OK. Maybe it's better not to find it.
It was a time of feeling encouraged - as shows went in terms of the reception we'd gotten, a time when we thought we had a reasonable chance at having a show with a potential of having a real ongoing life! Everything was looking promising.
It's quite lovely, though, to have gotten local productions even in the past several years! And we keep putting our effort behind getting more productions!
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And we didn't FEEL young then, but of course compared to now, we were young then. :)
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Yes I was quite pleased with the memoriam section
And yet...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/internet-outraged-over-music-oscars-041612988.html
"Internet outraged over music for Oscars memoriam segment - as Michelle Trachtenberg’s omission causes as much fury"
Go there if you dare. Just be prepared to give up on human civilization lasting much longer.
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No, I never went looking for that. I don't go looking for anything of the sort. Someone directed me to it, and so I share the wealth.
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No, I never went looking for that. I don't go looking for anything of the sort. Someone directed me to it, and so I share the wealth.
It was quite interesting to read that, though I am happy to have had the warning before reading it!
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And regarding "their" point as to Michelle Trachtenberg not being included, there's pretty much no doubt that she will be remembered at the Emmys.
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...and now this....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoia_(psychology)#:~:text=Pronoia%20describes%20a%20state%20of,or%20an%20enthusiastic%2C%20spiritual%20belief.
Fascinating link!
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They're closed now, but as I understand it, there continues to be a standoff this morning between the (unionized?) staff and the trust that owned/ran the place. I have absolutely no idea of grievances and recent history, so I don't make any criticism either way as regards that.
EDIT: Yes, unionized. Local 11.
I saw something about that this morning on my FB L.A. pages. If I was ever there it might have only been once, many years ago.
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Iris, since they finally did a good job with the “In Memoriam” segment I will find it and watch it.
Here it is, Jane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqPivusE9nc
Very, very nice. Thank you.
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I think they should have included Mitzi Gaynor, Tony Roberts, and Olivia Hussey, but that seems to be a problem every year.
Absolutely.
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I think they should have included Mitzi Gaynor, Tony Roberts, and Olivia Hussey, but that seems to be a problem every year.
It always does, doesn't it? On any such awards show.
Is it also a factor that people who are interested in having their certain someone included have to pay something (perhaps a sizable something) for the honor? I ask in complete ignorance of how that works.
That is just not right.
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I wonder if Morgan Freeman asked to speak to honor his friend.
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Pronoid.
Before reading that I don't recall seeing the word before.
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Thank you so much for that In Memoriam link, Iris.
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DR ELMORE I think the Cart Saga is certainly worthy of a blog post.
It may end up there in some form.
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I'd like to chime in with something very positive about Adrien Brody. I worked for the firm which did a lot of Adrien Brody's tax work for about four years in the mid-2010s, and while this might not sound like a big deal in general, to a tax person it's key, and speaks to his being a very considerate person: The material he sent in was among the most useful and helpful and considerate I'd seen in all my time of doing tax work.
That's great!
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How the hell do ya leave out Mitzi Gaynor?
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It’s not that hard to go through a year and not leave people out. Trachtenberg, I mean I first saw her in a movie. But I get that she’s primarily a TV associated person. But Mitzi Gaynor? A legend of the big screen!
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I have never heard of this GFCI that DR RODZINSKI posted about.
Interesting. I hope it helps DR GEORGE.
Modern houses by code, must install outlets with built in breakers, especially in kitchens and bathrooms where water can cause shocks. You’ve probably been somewhere and seen an outlet with a little light and/or little on/off switches. Ground Fault Circuit Interruption. GFCI.
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Good afternoon!
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Wordle: 3/6
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Page 5!
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How the hell do ya leave out Mitzi Gaynor?
It is shocking.
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Wordle: 3/6
Nice.
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Good afternoon.
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There is nothing more humbling than to be a woman of a certain age shopping for a dress.
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That's for sure.
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Keith got Wordle in four.
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MItzi!
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tHANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION DR RODZINSKI.
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How the hell do ya leave out Mitzi Gaynor?
Irritating. And disrespectful.
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TOD:
I don't have any true favorite Oscar nights, although I loved it when "The Sound of Music" won for 1965, and when Streisand tied Hepburn for best actress of 1968.
The last full Oscarcast I watched was when "LOTR: Return of the King" won 11 Oscars. Since then, it has been mostly of casual interest or...simply "meh".
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I agree, Ron. I’m more interested in the Tony Awards, but even that isn’t so interesting anymore.
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I loved the Oscars when the likes of Johnny Carson (first and foremost) and Billy Crystal hosted. There were other good ones along the way, but those guys ruled. For me, the 1970s through 1990s were prime years for the show - and for the general public's interest in it and reception to it. And it really was a springtime celebration, of sorts, even in L.A., as opposed to the late winter hell theyve consigned it to. And there was something so "right" about it being held at the Dorothy Chandler or the Shrine.
I likewise liked the Tonys more before the Radio City years. I loved that recent year when it was held in the older theeder uptown. But I also agree that the Tonys, too, are so much less interesting on the whole these days.
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Well, I'm back at it tomorrow, with a SpongeBob band rehearsal in the afternoon immediately followed by a Mermaid dress rehearsal in the evening.
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Starting Some Like It Hot. What joy.
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Tony Curtis is doing a Gary Grant impression in a 1929 setting, before the world knew who Cary Grant was. And it doesn’t matter at all.
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Orry-Kelly earned his Oscar for Marilyn’s nude dress with the open back alone.
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James Carville, for those who know who he is, has predicted that the Trump administration will collapse within 30 days.
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For me, that's 29 days too long.
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Groceries procured.
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But not a very exciting day, for me.
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And now I'm quite tired.
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Good night, friends.
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And others.
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James Carville, for those who know who he is, has predicted that the Trump administration will collapse within 30 days.
His mouth to you know who’s ear.
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So I did go see Bruce Vilanch this evening.
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First we watched a film ( produced about 25 years ago) called Get Bruce.
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It was basically a documentary/love letter film, following him around as he met with various celebrities, Better Midler, Roseanne, Billy Crystal, Whoopie Goldberg, Robin Williams were all prominent, as well as Bruce's mom.
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Afterwards Bruce came out and talked about working on the Oscars amd Tonys as well as various variety shows etc.
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Then he took questions.
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One of the questions was about the memorium section.
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He said they they have to include people from all the fields, writers directors, makeup, costumes., etc and try take nominations from the different unions and families, then they try to whittle it down to 32 -36 folks.
He agreed however that leaving Mitzi Gaynor out was egregious.
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I shamelessly dropped BK's name during the book signing.
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Well, bully for him. It doesn’t bring Mitzi back.
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He had very nice things to say about you, Bruce. Said you were very funny, and that he had done several shows with you, and that he always enjoyed working with you.
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Watching the beginning of a late silent film called White Shadows in the South Seas.
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Sounds like a great evening, Vixmom.
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Speaking of Bruce…
He has not been here today, as far as I can tell. Most unusual.
I hope you’re ok, bk!
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I'd like to chime in with something very positive about Adrien Brody. I worked for the firm which did a lot of Adrien Brody's tax work for about four years in the mid-2010s, and while this might not sound like a big deal in general, to a tax person it's key, and speaks to his being a very considerate person: The material he sent in was among the most useful and helpful and considerate I'd seen in all my time of doing tax work.
Nice to know this about him.
I think he’s an excellent actor.
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I noticed his very beautiful partner last night, Georgina Chapman.
I knew I had heard her name before, but couldn’t quite place it.
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Turns out, she was married to Harvey Weinstein for 14 years until 2021, and has 2 children with him.
I think Adrien Brody is a much better choice.
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I loved the Oscars when the likes of Johnny Carson (first and foremost) and Billy Crystal hosted. There were other good ones along the way, but those guys ruled. For me, the 1970s through 1990s were prime years for the show - and for the general public's interest in it and reception to it. And it really was a springtime celebration, of sorts, even in L.A., as opposed to the late winter hell theyve consigned it to. And there was something so "right" about it being held at the Dorothy Chandler or the Shrine.
I likewise liked the Tonys more before the Radio City years. I loved that recent year when it was held in the older theeder uptown. But I also agree that the Tonys, too, are so much less interesting on the whole these days.
Chas, I feel the exact same way.
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A new tour of Sound of Music is launching. Jack O’Brien is directing. I am yawning.
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CT scan first thing in the morning. Good night, all.
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Good CT scan vibes, John G.
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Good night, all.
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I thought I had been here. But it was a crazy morning - I got maybe one hour of sleep because I was really freaking out about our set and how I still wasn't really understanding a couple of aspects of it, it still hadn't been taped out, and I just could not get my mind to put it aside.
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I finally got up, sketched out a version of the set I thought would work better and enable me to have every moving piece of scenery and furniture onstage without them ever taking up space in the wings.
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I sent that to Doug, who thought it would work well, then sent it to the set designer. It doesn't subvert what she was going for, it just simplifies it and makes it work in a different way.
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Then we had a conversation and we said we'd meet at the theater, which we did at four-thirty.
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But before all that, the musical director dropped off the act two tracks and his score, then I went and did banking - very fast in both banks, thankfully. I stopped at Taco Bell and got some tacos.
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I came home and ate them, but they weren't great.
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I think I simply have to take a break from fast food.
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Then I went to the theater and we talked through how what I sketched would work and everyone thought it was a good solution to all our problems.
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I felt much better after that, in terms of comfort.
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Then I stopped at Gelson's and got a small salad from the salad bar and red wine vinegar for the dressing - so not calories, really.
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I came home and ate that, and then thought to myself, "Myself, did I post this morning?"
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I came here immediately and the answer was no.
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Good to see you, Bruce.
Relieved that all is well.
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I hate when that happens.
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Finally, the page that shall not be named and yet has been named.
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I'm beyond overtired and when I get an hour of sleep I'm in danger of losing my voice if I'm not careful. I must be in bed by midnight, right after I post the notes.
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Of course, she of the Evil Eye is coming at eight-thirty - it's always that way.
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And then it's a rehearsal, so no time to really even nap.
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I should be able to sleep in on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, though.
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To sleep, perchance to dream.
Good night, bk.
Sweet dreams.
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Goodnight, sweet lady.
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Listening to the two Mendelssohn concertos for two pianos and orchestra. I absolutely love the sound of two pianos, and this is with Gold and Fizdale, the first duo-piano team I heard with Dave Brubeck's Points on Jazz ballet. I mean, I knew and really liked Ferrante and Teicher and had all their albums, but one of my favorites was the leaner off-Broadway album they did. But Gold and Fizdale were wonderful.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Soitenly not here.
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Soitenly.
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The five stages of dairy grief:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7890.0;attach=25551)
;D
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I liked it fine. Except for Ariana's opening "Somewhere o [big breath] ver the rainbow...."
I know!! :P
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But at least it was a live performance. Shania Twain recorded a song called "From This Moment On" and TWICE within the studio recording, she breathed in the middle of the word, "becau- [breath] -se of you..." Even Bryan White, who's featured in the song, breathed in the same place both times. Here's the moment (see what I did there?? :) ):
https://youtu.be/a-Lp2uC_1lg?si=dJuJ2IVp4HLTxKsE&t=88 (https://youtu.be/a-Lp2uC_1lg?si=dJuJ2IVp4HLTxKsE&t=88)
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No update on your electric issues, Dear G?
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Cool that you talked to Bruce about Bruce, Vixmom.
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Bruce V tells funny stories about working on the Donny & Marie Show. Wonder BK, if you crossed paths ever in that setting.
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So this YouTube video short just randomly came into my feed. It's a kind of a feel good story:
Sometimes the internet shows how cool it could be (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Erg5XQVRowY)
:)
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Gratuitous Post #200!!
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No update on your electric issues, Dear G?
Not yet. I'm going to try flipping the breakers again, but I think I'll need to <GASP!> call an electrician.
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Yeah if it’s not breakers or the switch on one of your outlets, an electrician is the only way to go.
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AND I just realized tonight that the power outlet in my powder room downstairs is ALSO out! The light in the ceiling works, just not the outlet on the wall. ::)
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I liked it fine. Except for Ariana's opening "Somewhere o [big breath] ver the rainbow...."
But did you feel it rivaled Aretha Franklin's much-discussed long breath between the syllables of "country" at Inauguration Day 2009
Aretha Franklin - "MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NqszdLiJxg
I don't mind that nor the Oscar performance so much because they were live performances and anything can distract people from their technique. The Shania Twain song was just wrong because it was a studio recording...but that's just me. ;)
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Today is my co-conspirator Joshie's birthday. I wish him a long healthy, wealthy, and very happy life.
A Very Happy (but slightly belated) Birthday to Joshie! :D
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I liked it fine. Except for Ariana's opening "Somewhere o [big breath] ver the rainbow...."
No one teaches this current crop of pop singers two important things to remember:
1. Where and when to take a breath and never between syllables unliss it's clearly intentional
2. The meaning of what you sing is more often more important than your vocalizing
I'm not saying Ms Ariana is guilty of both of these charges, but too many pop singer are.
I agree! I was in choirs from seventh grade through five years of college. We really learned when (and when not) to breathe.
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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.