Good morning DRs Michael and Larry.
TOTD: Later!! I'm off to bed.
DR MattH what is Becky's scandal and where did you hear about it?
Good Morning!!
I saw most of the skating last night before falling asleep. The local news stations are all praising Emily Hughes for landing in 7th place. I thought her routine was lovely and she projected her sheer joy of being there skating in the Olympics.
I look forward to seeing her again in four years time.
Now, I'm back among the living
I'm on the phone with Danise. She is going home today.
She sounds tired from lack of sleep.
And if anyone is interested (and who wouldn't be?) here is the website for John Abraham's new movie TAXI NO. 9211 in which he plays believe it or not, a taxi driver......www.taxi9211.com (http://www.taxi9211.com)
I think I would like to see PAJAMA GAME! Wonder if it will still be playing later summer/early fall? Hmmmmm.....if I can just save enough money for a vacation!
...that would just be da bomb, as they say.
I probably shouldn't have had that last cup of coffee in Gila Bend.
I have three CDs at my office: Wing Sings Dancing Queen, New Guy in Town, and Forever Plaid the Vegas cast. I shall play them all.
Good Morning!!
I saw most of the skating last night before falling asleep. The local news stations are all praising Emily Hughes for landing in 7th place. I thought her routine was lovely and she projected her sheer joy of being there skating in the Olympics.
I look forward to seeing her again in four years time.
Sweetie! You don't have to wait FOUR YEARS! She'll be skating at the World competition in a month's time.
And you'll see her n a number of skating events between now and next year's Nationals. In fact, you would have to TRY HARD to miss her...and if the vixter has any interest in figure skating, it won't happen.
OH! I am not up on these things. Unfortunately the Vixter didn't get to see alot of the skating as most of it was on after her bedtime but she did see one skater in her black pants outfit, the one that looked like she was half undressed and she said "What is she a skater or a stripper?" ;D (I didn't know she KNEW what a stripper was!!) :o
Those unitards have GOT to go. They don't look good...IMO.
As for the skating being on too late.
It was on MUCH TOO LATE FOR ME. I scanned through the final five performances this morning. I was dog tired last night, although I didn't go to bed until 10:30 p.m.
NBC needs to be rebuked for its atrocious handling of the day's events. Primetime is FAMILY time ... and it's roughly 8-10 p.m.
The TRUMP CARD for the Olympics is figure skating, and none is as high a draw as Ladies Figure Skating.
To show it over the course of FOUR HOURS, with the finale falling the final hour when most folks have gone to bed, is INSANE. It's wrongheaded, ignorant and whoever made the decision to show the event in this manner deserves to be fired and blacklisted from making such decisions ever again, except in the privacy of his home.
I PRAY NBC lost the ratings to "Idol" and "Survivor" and the other two "competition" shows..."Skating with the Stars" and "Dancing with the Stars" -- because none of the figure skating that mattered was aired in those two hours -- and SHOULD have been.
Good Morning!
Well... I was going to go to Lestat rehearsals this morning, but... Guess I'll pop in after the lunch break.
In any case... Once again...
Good Morning.
:)
I am loving all the choices for the skating programs of the DR's. I am a bit disappointed that DRJOSE is not using "I Enjoy Being a Girl" - but I guess he is saving that for his jazz dance exhibition in Australia.
I'd also like to comment on last night's skating (ladies long program).
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I was extremely disappointed in the skating. I mean really disappointed.
I honestly don't think that Sasha Cohen deserved a silver medal for that performance (and she is my favorite skater of the bunch).
I wanted to see both her and the russian skate flawlessly and then see who would win. I think I was in shock when Sasha fell on her two first jumps. I think she did a great job after that. But still, IMO you fall twice = no podium.
DR MattH, I also loved the Canadian skater (her name is Joannie Rochette). I was really proud that she made it all the way to 5th place.
As for the Japanese gold medalist. Well considering the other 2 fell, she had to win. But she just didn't do it for me. She was graceful and skated well. But she was not exciting or interesting.
It's really a shame that some years everyone skates clean and someone who skated fantastic has to get a silver medal, and this year we have this. I really was expecting so much more.
I agree with you. I find her fresh and engaging when she skates, and she has such a positive attitude. (So did sister Sarah when she was competing.)
My boss is coming up from Des Moines today and we have 2 meetings over administrative stuff with the court. I'm mostly there to listen, so it shouldn't be a bad day. It's supposed to be 55 degrees today. Too bad I can't play hooky!
...And I'd want all the costume changes too. Very hard to do on the ice.
:P
What is it with these comments from (not just the skaters) - it doesn't matter if I win or whatever....I just want to do my best and really want to do it for myself....etc.
They are supposed to be representing US. We didn't send them to the Olympics for therapy or to feel better about themselves. They are supposed to be the best in our country at what they do....
They are supposed to be representing US. We didn't send them to the Olympics for therapy or to feel better about themselves. They are supposed to be the best in our country at what they do....
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....also a bit perturbed at the the skater who dropped out of the 1500 to concentrate on his individual event.....WITHOUT telling the captain of the team. I guess it is all about individual glory.
It is illegal to park within 15 feet of either side of a fire hydrant. The painted curbs at hydrant locations do not indicate where you can park.
...TOD:...Dear DR Elmore: What do you do when your VCR tapes stick together?
VCR: fill in the blank
I tried to do a dance with Sarah Meier - the stripper skater, but her pictures wouldn't work....so just imagine it. :o
Oh, and if I trained all my life at my expense, I wouldn't be doing it to be the champion of my backyard.
They are there because of their abilities, but they represent US!
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Best Regards,
Ash Santiago
We should all write letters to NBC with exactly this statement in it. Of course their strategy probably was trying to get the viewers to stay for all four hours so they wouldn't miss anything and keep their viewership high for the whole time, but if that was their strategy it misfired. All week I have been turning off the Olympics in favor of DVDs or other programming because the insane bouncing from sport to sport was driving me nuts.
ALSO!! If this whole thing is on tape delay why oh why must we be subject to that awful "filler material" are they trying to convince us that we are watching it "live"?
I'm curious, how many medals was the US supposed (estimated) to win?
I am very tired. Any Starbucks on the way to Los Angeles will be visited by me. I don't think there are many on the way, actually.
I am up, but not at work. :P I'm sick...pity me. ;)
No, that's not really necessary, but I am sick. I don't know what happened, but I woke up with a soar throat (it sort of hurts to talk, swallow and cough) and I feel a little achy all over.
I have a lot of sick leave so I'm finally taking a sick day. But I will need to go to Costco to get some Dimetapp. And some kitty litter...not for my throat, but because I'm totally out, the litter box is almost empty and my indoor cat will need to go again.
Actually, this is what is wrong about the Olympics...moreso now than ever.
The Olympics is NOT a nation-vs.-nation "competition"...it's a celebration of athletes...and it is meant to reward the best of the best...not for "national medal counts" but for the athletes who win them.
The U.S. fielded a team....we should be proud of them for their accomplishments and grateful for those who tried and failed.
Shizuka Arakawa will be honored for decades to come for her gold medal (Japan's ONLY medal of the games, thus far).
Our gold medalists will be on Wheaties boxes for a few months and then forgotten...their names will be trotted out in four years IF they return to compete...otherwise, they're yesterday's news.
Our media places unrealistic expectations on our athletes...none of whom is unbeatable or inhuman...all have weaknesses.
Someone posted here the other day that he is sick and tired of Bode Miller.
Well...don't blame Bode Miller. He didn't do the commentary or write the words...in fact, he'd rather folks left him alone. Blame the media and only the media for that...and also for the conceit that our national pride is somehow wounded if Sasha Cohen has to "settle for Silver" or that Johnny Weir's "wierdness" somehow kept him for winning a medal and, therefore, dishonored the USA.
It is NOT ABOUT US...it's about THEM...they are the ones who have trained all their lives -- at their own expense, not from government endowments in government facilities -- and we have no right to demand anything from them.
I have the utmost respect for the athletes...from all the nations...and I'm truly tired of the media trying to make us believe it's a country vs. country affair.
DOWN WITH MEDAL COUNTS -- the Cold War is OVER!
So...did she give 'em a glove, or something?
Couldn't you just not go to the meeting since they didn't tell you until the last minute?
NBC is producing Olympic Idol - they just happened to choose the wrong contestants.
I am very tired. Any Starbucks on the way to Los Angeles will be visited by me. I don't think there are many on the way, actually.
And thanks for the travel vibes.
I was 2/3 of the way there yesterday. Too bad they didn't call.
I haven't watched hardly any Olympics coverage on NBC. But I have noticed that the figure skating went past 11:30pm. I agree that this is ridiculous. Although I'm pretty sure that is what time it ended every night in Torino (cause it's 6 hours difference and was ending at 5:30pm eastern time).
Actually, this is what is wrong about the Olympics...moreso now than ever.
The Olympics is NOT a nation-vs.-nation "competition"...it's a celebration of athletes...and it is meant to reward the best of the best...not for "national medal counts" but for the athletes who win them.
DOWN WITH MEDAL COUNTS -- the Cold War is OVER!
DR MBarnum - I'm sure if you took a break from buying Bollywood movies and e-Bay, you'd have enough saved up for a return trip to NYC... In about a week's time!
;D
Dear DR Elmore: What do you do when your VCR tapes stick together?
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DR Dakota,
The horsie is quite beautiful, isn't he? He is the Lord of the Horses -- Shadowfax, from Lord of the Rings.
:)
Send them to Michael Barnum.Well, of course! I should have realized the obvious! ::)
I am up, but not at work. :P I'm sick...pity me. ;)
No, that's not really necessary, but I am sick. I don't know what happened, but I woke up with a soar throat (it sort of hurts to talk, swallow and cough) and I feel a little achy all over.
I have a lot of sick leave so I'm finally taking a sick day. But I will need to go to Costco to get some Dimetapp. And some kitty litter...not for my throat, but because I'm totally out, the litter box is almost empty and my indoor cat will need to go again.
Send them to Michael Barnum.
The doctor told me I could have stayed in the hospital one more night but there's no place like HOME!
And of course, my Knight called me. It was so good of you to call me, DR Elmore.
Of course you didn't mention that to me ;D
I haven't watched hardly any Olympics coverage on NBC. But I have noticed that the figure skating went past 11:30pm. I agree that this is ridiculous. Although I'm pretty sure that is what time it ended every night in Torino (cause it's 6 hours difference and was ending at 5:30pm eastern time).
DR RLP....that's not what I said. If they do their best and they don't win, that's okay. Not everyone can win, and being an Olympic athlete is a great accomplishment in itself.
But being in it for PERSONAL satisfaction is not the same thing.
I am all for the efforts they each make and what I think of them doesn't really matter much - but I can certainly have an opinion about their behavior. I hope some of them do 'fade away' - and as for Bode Miller don't tell me he doesn't love all the attention. He just didn't expect it to continue when he turned out to be a less than spectacular contender.
DR MattH re: Becky from American Idol.
I highly doubt that Becky was voted off because of the pictures. I can't imagine that most American Idol watchers/voters would have heard about this. I know I had not heard anything.
I'm curious, how many medals was the US supposed (estimated) to win?
Every morning there is an Olympics section in the newspaper. And I noticed that the US only had 19 medals (Canada had 18 i think). I thought the US always got like triple the medals we got.
DR Jennifer, I don't think viewers voted Becky off. I think the producers axed her. If you've ever read the rules of the show (broadcast at the end of competitions), you know that the producers have the right AT ANY TIME to dispute the viewer votes and make their own decisions for the good of the show. I think they exercised it with her to spare themselves any further dealings with controversy.
I didn't find the pictures at all demeaning, but there are probably quite a few IDOL conservatives who did.
And I'm just guessing here; I have no inside source of information. It's the only thing that would make sense since there were far weaker singers and with less personality than Becky.
Not in the Winter Olympics. We've never been a winter sport power.
I really think that the Idol producers would not dare vote out Becky on their own. If that came out the show would be in major trouble, since the fans would go crazy.
It is one of several reasons to this day I cannot stand Kerrigan or Harding... In the 1992 Olympics I actually found myself cheering for Kwan, Baiul and Bonaly...
I know the US always does amazing at the Summer Games. But I thought you still did very well in Winter.
So how many medals were predicted. Does anyone know?
DR JRAND55, I was just notified by Amazon.com that they shipped the Steve Suskin book!
DR Jennifer,
I'm with you on Curling. I am SO into it.
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Curling!
I DESPISE the medal count by country and always have. Like others, I have certain athletes I pull for and appreciate regardless of national origin. I also have some I root against, regardless of country.
I don't know maybe it's different in/for the US, but I like seeing the medals distributed by country. Canada never has a chance to get the most, so everyone is just very excited when any athlete wins a medal.
Actually I don't so much care about seeing PAJAMA GAME as much as I just really want to see Harry Connick Jr. in a show...that would just be da bomb, as they say.
Actually, this is what is wrong about the Olympics...moreso now than ever...........................................<This quote has been edited to save space.>
............................................DOWN WITH MEDAL COUNTS -- the Cold War is OVER!
If he stopped buying Bollywood for a week, he could pay off the furnace, to boot!
I am watching THE SLEEPING TIGER from my 50 disk DARK CRIMES set...it is my first Dirk Bogarde movie...he seems ok, but he is a lot more British then I was expecting. Alexis Smith is also in the movie.We are taping Bogarde in "Ill Met By Moonlight" this afternoon.
Thank you, DR Tomovoz. I guess after a while the hundred marks stop being counted, don't they?
Although reading that sentence now that I've typed it, a hundred marks just doesn't get what it used to back in the day.
DR TOMovOZ - your ice music selections yesterday were wonderful!Thank you Sir.
George feel better vibes!
We used their kitty litter until one of our cats developed breathing problems. He was most likely sensitive to begin with but that stuff from there creates too much dust.
DR GEORGE how is your watch doing? You ARE Dick Tracy.
We finally started Season 2 of Mary Tyler Moore, and the theme song has finally changed to the one I remember. Gotta love this show.
Does anyone know if they plan to release "Alice" on DVD? Or even "Facts of Life"?
Is that the MTM theme that is
Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it.
Love is all around no need to waste it
You can have the town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all,
MTM Statue Dance.....
Yep, the first season had an alternate lyric. I was quite shocked when I heard it. It felt rather wrong.
Is that the MTM theme that is
Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it.
Love is all around no need to waste it
You can have the town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all,
MTM Statue Dance.....
Cool beans! I'm over 2000
If you watched MTM, did you also watch Bob Newhart. I loved that show. Of course in college it led to playing "Bob" where you took a drink everytime someone said "Bob"This was played with Diet Coke, right?
"Doctor at Sea" DR Michael. (With Brigitte Bardot).
...but I really want to see 8 Degrees.Eight Below. (Don't want to have you confusing the girl at the ticket booth.)
I just returned from having a nice dinner with this young couple that will be moving in across the hall from me next week. They both seemed nice enough, and I am not very good at detecting this sort of thing; but I think the guy might be just a little gay. He said he was "an actor" and he is working as a "librarian"..... what more can you say!
I just returned from having a nice dinner with this young couple that will be moving in across the hall from me next week. They both seemed nice enough, and I am not very good at detecting this sort of thing; but I think the guy might be just a little gay. He said he was "an actor" and he is working as a "librarian"..... what more can you say!
Well, I could give incontestable evidence indicating the true "nature" of the guy in question...but this is, after all, a family site ;D
Back from the show and a late-night dinner with the Pogue and now I must hurry and write the notes.