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Title: 200,000 POSTS
Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 12:20:41 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you are suitably impressed by our new plateau, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - there are 200,000 cows and it's going to take a while.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 12:21:11 AM: And the word of the day is: HUMUNGOUS!
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 12:26:33 AM: Between the time I wrote the notes and the time I posted the notes, we went from fifth highest posting day to third highest posting day!

And now - Dino at the piano.
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Post by: Maria on April 27, 2006, 12:29:11 AM: I tried to answer a post from yesterday's frenzy, but it's locked. I don't know how to quote from a previous day, so I'll do it "manually."

bk you said,,,
"Apparently you're impressed by all that hogwash."

And to that I respond...
I'm not, actually. I thought that was the point I was making by wondering if anyone looks at and votes for material because of the packaging.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 12:30:52 AM: And here is Miss Monique Vermont today.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:30:58 AM: Useless Word of the Day Trivia: I'd read some time ago that the word "HUMUNGOUS" appeared in print for the very first time ever in 1973. Just had to share. ;)
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 12:31:28 AM: Doesn't she look exactly the same? Don't dawdle, Amaryllis.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:31:50 AM: BK, great news about the phone call!
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 12:32:25 AM: George and I got a little frenzied in the posting department!!

I will try and make it to chat but I do work and it will depend on how quiet it is..
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 12:33:34 AM: She still looks lovely and it is wonderful that you were able to reconnect with her.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:34:19 AM: Quote from: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 12:32:25 AM
George and I got a little frenzied in the posting department!!

A little??

;)
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:35:55 AM: Quote from: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 12:32:25 AM
I will try and make it to chat but I do work and it will depend on how quiet it is..

I'll be at work also. So will my supervisor. ::) I probably will only be able to pop in every once in a while. Maybe I can take my break and put up a sign saying, "I'm On My Break!"
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 12:37:07 AM: Quote from: George on April 27, 2006, 12:34:19 AM
A little??

;)

WEll you know, I did not want to brag... :)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 12:38:26 AM: Quote from: George on April 27, 2006, 12:35:55 AM
I'll be at work also. So will my supervisor. ::) I probably will only be able to pop in every once in a while. Maybe I can take my break and put up a sign saying, "I'm On My Break!"

That is an idea...

I can do it but it will be a challenge...
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:49:41 AM: I did a Google search on "Monique Vermont" and the very first link that came up was a column from October 12, 1998 on Sondheim.com (http://www.sondheim.com/features/column_a/55.html), by someone known only as "The Real A." (I wonder who this could be?? ;)) Anyway, there is a paragraph that references Monique Vermont...I hope BK doesn't mind me quoting it here:

Mr. Gordon was not my first acting teacher. No, that was Jerry Bloom, who owned the Jerry Bloom Acting School For Young Adults. My parents, in order to appease me, sent me to said acting school. I have very little memory of it, other than that I was very shy and would never volunteer for any of the weird exercises Mr. Bloom would have us do. This was in the summer just before I began high school. Interestingly, there were two people in that class I've never forgotten. One was Monique Vermont, who was a little younger than I and a nice freckle-faced girl. On my first day, I walked in, saw Monique Vermont sitting there and I went into shock. Because Monique Vermont had played Amaryllis in the motion picture of The Music Man! Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, I was in acting class with Amaryllis. I found that extremely neat, and we became friends and even spoke on the phone quite a lot. And then there was a girl named Steffi, who was a bit older than I, and who, I'd discover a month later, went to my high school. I recognized her immediately too, because she'd been in the film of Bye, Bye, Birdie. She didn't have a speaking role, but she was instantly recognizable from the film, because she had fiery red hair which I'd noticed when I saw said film. We became fast friends, too, although when I began high school we drifted apart, as she really couldn't be seen talking to a first semester student. I often wonder where Monique Vermont and Steffi are, and if anyone has any information please let me know so I can send them this reminiscence. Jerry Bloom I know about....

I'll stop here and let you all find out for yourselves what happened to Jerry Bloom. :o

:P
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:58:22 AM: And now, I must go to sleep. Good night, BK and DakotaCelt. It was a great FRENZY!!

;D
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 01:25:17 AM: And a few of us were reading that column back then.
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Post by: vixmom on April 27, 2006, 04:21:24 AM: Godd morning I am just popping in to say HI!! I have to get the Vixter to school and thenit is work work work work all the live long day to make this place presentable for houseguests!

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~Vibes to all that needs 'em with especial thoughts for Danise, her mom, Elmore's dad, Maria's daughter, Ozderek's friends and family, Miss Tammy M. and the divine TCB~~~~~! [/move] [/color]
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Post by: vixmom on April 27, 2006, 04:23:08 AM: Oh and I will definitely not be at the chat as 4 PM PST is 7 PM EST and I will be attending a school concert that begins at that very time!
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Post by: Maria on April 27, 2006, 04:25:06 AM: DD is fine. Thanks for the good vibes, everybody. It's 4:20 AM here and I'm now going to get some sleep.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 04:58:25 AM: Oh, my, oh, my. What a catch up!

I am now all caught up and will proceed.

Congrats on the new plateau/milestone. Although I wasn't part of it, I'm happy to be part of this here site.

I was at the theatre last night seeing Jan Maxwell's replacement in "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" That's why I posted the link to the Playbill article yesterday. The production was OK, not great. Barbara Sims, who replaced Jan Maxwell was fine in the part. The theatre was freezing cold, so cold in fact that many of the audience members were complaining to management and to the ushers. At the end of intermission a voice came on saying "if you used your cell phone during intermission, please remember to turn it off again" The woman in front of me said, loudly enough for the entire audience to hear, "I'll turn off my cell phone if you turn down the air conditioning". Much laughter from the rest of the audience. I read in the paper today that one of the reasons Mr. Baldwin exploded earlier in the week was because he felt the air conditioning in the theatre was not high enough. He sweats profusely in this production and he wears glasses and it was difficult for him to see so he wanted more air conditioning. He got the icebox he requested. He also lost a co-star. Oh, well.

We also made some "lifestyle" changes at Chez McLaughlin/Morelli. After enduring years of increased prices and decreased satisfaction with cable television (we had another price increase in February) when the bill came last week I looked at it and decided not to cancel cable altogether but to downgrade to Basic service. I would cancel altogether if I got decent reception but we live on the fourth floor of a small building with no big antenna. We are surrounded by tall apartment buildings which make TV reception iffy at best without cable. We decided that as long as we got the broadcast channels and PBS we could live without anything else and the bill goes down from $57.94 to $24.96. It would be even less if we were not gouged by excessive fees and taxes (over $10 in fees). The change hasn't taken place yet, we're still getting the 65 channels we used to get but I won't miss a single channel. We just don't watch enough television to justify paying so much money for so little quality.

Almost 8am. I need to get to work.

One of my fondest memories is meeting DR Kerry and former DR MusicGuy (Lyn) in 2003 when they came to New York City for their 30th Anniversary! We went to dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria (along with former DR Jason) and then up to their suite for post-dinner conversation. What a wonderful evening and what a wonderful couple.

Bye for now.
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Post by: S. Woody White on April 27, 2006, 05:35:29 AM: [size=40]HUMUNGOUS[/size]

....just wanted to share....
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 05:36:31 AM: I forgot to mention to Jack, as Fred mentioned, no the dance you spoke about is not in this production of Pajama Game.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 05:48:12 AM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! 200,000 POSTS! CONGRATS TO WE! ! ! ! ! ![/move]
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 06:03:57 AM: Quote from: vixmom on April 27, 2006, 04:21:24 AM

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~Vibes to all that needs 'em with especial thoughts for Danise, her mom, Elmore's dad, Maria's daughter, Ozderek's friends and family, Miss Tammy M. and the divine TCB~~~~~! [/move] [/size] [/color]

Yeah, what she said...
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 06:33:15 AM: Good morning, all! I've just had to wade through 12 pages of notes accumulated after I went to bed. I'm glad you all had a good time. I'm happy that a new plateau has been reached. Congrats to all.

DR George, run to your library's CD sextion and check out a "Trial by Jury." It's a 45-minute piece of comic genius embodying everything that Gilbert & Sullivan did well: legal logic, opera parody, topsy-turvydom, and some insane situations, all served up with a lot of good tunes. I've always liked the EMI-Angel recording conducted by Malcolm Sargent with the wonderful Elsie Morrison as the Plaintiff.

Back to the laundry. My favorite HHW moment? Reading the interviews. We could use some new ones.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 06:57:02 AM: Thanks to DRs BEN and FJL who answered my question. I can understand cutting the Jealousy Ballet....but if they take out Hines' opening monologue...how the HELL does the show start?
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 06:57:43 AM: I can still hear Miss Monique saying: Can I play my cross hand piece.....May I play my cross hand piece.

It's a lovely charming scene with Miss Monique and Miss Shirley Jones.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 06:57:53 AM: Chat today!!!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 06:59:27 AM: Of course meeting some fellow HHW'ers in person has been a highlight.

That would be DR GINNY and DH RICHARD and DR JOEY and DR JOSE at a production of MAMMA MIA! Then later GINNY, RICHARD, and son ROB when they stopped by the World of Wisdom and brought me cake.

And of course meeting DR's RODZINSKI and ANTONIA last December when they too stopped by the World Of Wisdom!
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 07:00:12 AM: And of course DRJAY photographed the ACTUAL home of Miss Allison Hayes in North Hollywood (DRJOSE searched for it, but didn't find it, getting points for effort nonetheless).....
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 07:01:11 AM: All of the movies and music that have been discussed here on HHW and that I purchased and enjoyed.....has made my cultural life much richer, I am sure.

And of course everyone here has a most interesting life, and I enjoy reading all about what is going on....
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 07:01:59 AM: Page Two Lucy/Esmerelda dance. ;D
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Post by: Charles Pogue on April 27, 2006, 07:14:39 AM: The most memorable benefit of this site has been getting to know BK. I loved doing my unseemly interview and answering BK's loopy questions. I miss the late night frenzies when BK, I, George, and a few other late nighters would be the only ones posting and doing the limbo. I like to listen to the radio show. And, of course, it's always nice to find one's name mentioned in the notes when BK is describing the happenings of his eventful day.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:23:27 AM: Good morning!

But so far it hasn't been one for me. I had one of those infrequent nights last night where it was impossible to turn my mind off and fall asleep. I tossed and turned and finally right before 3 a.m. just got up, came into the den, and turned on the TV. More about my viewing at that absurd hour later.

It's been raining all morning and is very cool. Supposed to stay that way, too, so when I go out today for lunch with friends, I'll be wearing long sleeves and long pants. Hey, just like a grown up! :)
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:25:31 AM: I started my early morning viewing by finishing SUMMER STOCK that I had begun last night. Undoubtedly the best the movie has ever looked on home video.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:27:34 AM: Then, I watched the CSI: MIAMI rerun I recorded from Tuesday night. After getting into the story, I did remember seeing it this season, but the story of a movie screenplay suggesting real-life murders was an interesting episode, and the ongoing story of Ryan Wolfe's struggle with his eyesight after taking a nail right above the right eye has been the one character story this season which has held my interest.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:29:52 AM: Then, I plucked FORBIDDEN PLANET off the shelf. Knowing that a new, improved edition of the film is coming this fall, I figured this may be the last time I will probably watch this particular DVD of the movie. I got about 15 minutes into it when my eyes started getting heavy.

So, I saved my place and by now it was 5:45 a.m., and I was able to sleep about three hours. I suspect there will be a nap in my future at some point today.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:34:11 AM: My favorite moments at HHW have been the Oscar nights. Because it's live all over the US, there are no need for spoilers, and we can all post away about the fashions, the winners and losers, and everything Oscar.

I have also felt very fortunate to become acquainted with some very knowledgeable people in the show biz world and glean from them many different points of view regarding all things entertainment. We may not always agree, but I do often value the opinions offered.

And another bit of thanks to those DRs who have shared so generously of their collections of films, CDs, LPs, etc. I have tried to return the favor when possible, but just wanted to pass on how appreciative I am to those who have been so generous. You know who you are.
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Post by: MBarnum on April 27, 2006, 07:35:23 AM: Favorite things about this site have been meeting some wonderful DRs in Portland, Los Angeles, and New York...plus getting wonderful movies and music from DRs in such places as Indiana and Australia!! And simply having the opportunity to get to know DRs from Florida, Washington, Japan, France, Arizona, North Dakota, and just all over...and of course I wouldn't even know what a Bollywood movie was if not for this here sight...nor would I have delved so furiously into the films of Hong Kong or Mexico.

And then there are the posts that just make me laugh out loud (thanks Vixmom!), or just smile, and even sometimes go :o
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Post by: MBarnum on April 27, 2006, 07:37:08 AM: ...And of course this here sight has helped me through some darn boring days at work, also! LOL!
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:38:33 AM: I frankly am relieved Kellie Pickler was "picked off" IDOL last night. She had totally lost her confidence in the last few weeks and watching her struggle through the last two performances had been rather painful. I found her entertaining and unpretentious, but she's too unseasoned to be able to compete with the far more experienced competition left on the show.

And even though she's from NC, I have not been voting for her at all (other than the occasional call to see whose line was busy).

I'm guessing now that this contest is Chris' to lose.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 07:46:46 AM: DRMATTH - as you mentioned in passing last night....for some reason Walter Plunkett and/or the other MGM dress designers somehow decided that if a character lived in or was FROM the country, their dresses and skirts would be all rickrack, patterns, sweetheart necklines, ruffles, and curious sleeves.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 07:49:25 AM: I'm up, I'm up. Very gray outside - the weather here has been very wacky and unpredictable.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 07:57:25 AM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 07:46:46 AM
DRMATTH - as you mentioned in passing last night....for some reason Walter Plunkett and/or the other MGM dress designers somehow decided that if a character lived in or was FROM the country, their dresses and skirts would be all rickrack, patterns, sweetheart necklines, ruffles, and curious sleeves.

And it's HELL on a high def display! ;D

Judy's overalls in SUMMER STOCK have pinstripes that drive my display batty, and the tweed coats on several of the guys are also problematic.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:07:44 AM: Glad to see that the BMI Musical Theater Workshop and the York Theater got well-deserved special Drama Desk Awards.

Based on the hot word of mouth, surprised that [title of show] got no nominations, especially since there were categories it could have been nominated in where they were stretching to find nominees - very odd.
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Post by: Jennifer on April 27, 2006, 08:20:20 AM: Re: last night's TAR.

spoilers in case anyone hasn't seen it.

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Re: what DR Cillaliz said about the frat boys.

I do think they are very confident. And i'm sure many would find them quite arrogant. But I still like them. They crack me up. And they are really good at the race.

Re: giving the hippies money. I think it was very generous for fran and barry to give them the money. But i don't fault the frats for declining. They are trying to win a million dollars, and the hippies are their stiffest competition. I really don't know what I would do in their place. But I really thought what they did was much funnier than how rude mojo was. Obviously the hippies felt the same way, since they were so mad at mojo (threatening to yield them). Since the frats are the hippies greatest competition logically they should want to yield them!
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Post by: Jennifer on April 27, 2006, 08:22:26 AM: Re: the package I was expecting on my birthday.

Yesterday it was listed as "out for delivery". But when i checked this morning it said that it had been "rerouted to the correct new address". Not sure what that means. Looks like they made a booboo! :(
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 08:25:07 AM: Thanks to DRs Jennifer and Cillaliz for the Spoiler Warnings on their TAR discussions--I got home a little late last night and have yet to watch it. I shall view it tonight.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 08:25:13 AM: Here is the list of Drama Desk nominations

DD Nominations (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99343.html)

I, too, am surprised at a couple of things. As Fred said, nothing for [title of show]. I'm seeing it tomorrow evening but based on word of mouth and extensions I was sure it would have picked up something.

A show that I'm very surprised to see pick up so many nominations (8) is Wedding Singer. I thought it was pleasant fluff with some problems but I never thought it would be strong enough to pick up nominations in Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics - OMG, what were they thinking. The show opens tonight and it may be a bigger hit than I thought it could be, perhaps even nudging out Lestat or Tarzan for a Best Musical nomination at the Tonys. I said earlier that it would have to work awfully hard to reach that point. Well, I may be proven wrong.

Oh, well, what the hell do I know? Many of the current musicals are not written with me in mind anyway so that shows me ;)
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Post by: Jennifer on April 27, 2006, 08:26:35 AM: Re: last night's AMERICAN IDOL.

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I'm really not sure who will win. Because once someone is voted off it's hard to know where their fans will vote.

But I don't think elliot or paris have a chance. Elliot got the highest praise and was still most likely bottom 3. And paris has continually been in the bottom.

I am disappointed that kellie was voted off. Although i agree her confidence was way down the past 2 weeks, and that showed.

I still really hate it when someone gets voted off without being in the bottom ever. But i guess with all good singers left it's hard to know who to vote out.

I really think katharine has to be growing in popularity. If she could be top 2 after the judges' comments then that is great for her. And i'm guessing chris' fans just assumed he was safe last week (and that is why they did not vote for him).

Right now i would like katharine to win. I do like all the others though. I'm wondering if we will have a chris/katharine or a chris/taylor finale.
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Post by: Jennifer on April 27, 2006, 08:27:40 AM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 08:25:07 AM
Thanks to DRs Jennifer and Cillaliz for the Spoiler Warnings on their TAR discussions--I got home a little late last night and have yet to watch it. I shall view it tonight.

And good for you to mention that you haven't seen it. Because now we will be sure to continue the warnings!
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:27:43 AM: Did the producers of THE COLOR PURPLE withdraw their show from consideration? I knew TARZAN wasn't eligible for Oouter Critics or DD this season, but what happened with THE COLOR PURPLE?
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 08:28:11 AM: Not one nomination for WELL? Was it not eligible? I thought it was the critics' darling show of the season.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:30:16 AM: Yes, I think the best Elliott can hope for is 4th, sad to say. He is BY FAR my favorite singer on the show this year.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:33:01 AM: And I'm guessing that next week on IDOL, each singer gets two songs. Did they mention the theme for next week?
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:36:03 AM: Absolutely shocked that, with only three nominees in the Drama Desk's Best Book category, they must have made an absolutely determined decision not to fill the category out to the usual six nominees. So they clearly must have been determined not to honor with ANY nominations COLOR PURPLE, [title of show], and others that might have easily qualified in that category.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 08:36:36 AM: I shall now be on my way to LACC, after which I shall return.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 08:39:56 AM: Quote from: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:27:43 AM
Did the producers of THE COLOR PURPLE withdraw their show from consideration? I knew TARZAN wasn't eligible for Oouter Critics or DD this season, but what happened with THE COLOR PURPLE?

Oprah must have forgotten to mail in that envelope!

Playbill Online mentions that the DD awards show will be taped and shown nationwide on PBS. Was this done last year? I hope one of my local PBS channels carry it.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:41:10 AM: Dan - WELL was eligible for the Drama Desk when essentially the same production played off-Broadway a few years back, so it wasn't eligible now.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 08:58:18 AM: Thanks for DD Awards nomination link, DR BEN. Interesting.
IF a number from LESTAT is chosen to be sung at the Tony Awards....will DR JOSE play, or will the Tony Orchestra do the honors?
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 09:01:27 AM: DRMATTH I seem to remember that Judy's coveralls had some insets along the seams somewhere in order to make her look thinner.....couldn't find a photo....
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 09:06:27 AM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:41:10 AM
Dan - WELL was eligible for the Drama Desk when essentially the same production played off-Broadway a few years back, so it wasn't eligible now.

OIC. Well, then, that's okay.

Okay for WELL, then.

All's well. That ends WELL.

George or WELL.

Ding, dong, dell.

WELL and GOOD.

GOOD and PLENTY.

(Don't mind me--blood sugar is running low.)
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Post by: PennyO on April 27, 2006, 09:15:07 AM: TOD - the Community, itself, is the reason I keep coming back. And getting the daily example of a ceaseless fountain of creativity from BK, himself. I tend toward avoidance and procrastination and fear and self-doubt with my work... What our Fearless Leader accomplishes on a daily basis is so inspiring to me. He's a shiny example. So there.
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Post by: PennyO on April 27, 2006, 09:16:10 AM: PS - he was ALWAYS like that. Just fearless.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 09:38:17 AM: I received MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS in the mail today.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 27, 2006, 10:13:28 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on April 27, 2006, 08:26:35 AM
Re: last night's AMERICAN IDOL.

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I'm really not sure who will win. Because once someone is voted off it's hard to know where their fans will vote.

But I don't think elliot or paris have a chance. Elliot got the highest praise and was still most likely bottom 3. And paris has continually been in the bottom.

I am disappointed that kellie was voted off. Although i agree her confidence was way down the past 2 weeks, and that showed.

I still really hate it when someone gets voted off without being in the bottom ever. But i guess with all good singers left it's hard to know who to vote out.

I really think katharine has to be growing in popularity. If she could be top 2 after the judges' comments then that is great for her. And i'm guessing chris' fans just assumed he was safe last week (and that is why they did not vote for him).

Right now i would like katharine to win. I do like all the others though. I'm wondering if we will have a chris/katharine or a chris/taylor finale.

Anything can be rationalized if you want it deeply enough.

Last week, Chris was bottom TWO.

This week, Elliott was top THREE.

I think it really depends on how well they do from here on.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 27, 2006, 10:14:37 AM: I love coming here for the community....the shared experiences/information...and, of course, the fertilizer.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 27, 2006, 10:24:16 AM: I'm taking today and tomorrow off.

I've run a few errands, and I've left my car at a local shop for a tuneup and, ack, new brakes.

I'm also in the market for new tires....so....
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 10:34:40 AM: Dan - IIRC, weren't the plays GOOD and PLENTY running at side-by-side theaters at some point? I believe that GOOD was at the Booth while PLENTY was at the Plymouth. I thought I had seen a picture of the two marquees side by side.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 10:36:14 AM: Hoo and Ray, my Memorial Day plans are shaping up. I'm going (with a friend) to DC to visit other friends and to see Miss Christine Baranski in Mame at the Kennedy Center! My friend in DC is a KC member so she's taking care of the tickets. We will get in probably Friday night (it's a half day at my office) and return to NY on Monday.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 10:39:47 AM: I was surprised that La Chanze did not get a DD nomination for Color Purple. The show is problematic but she was wonderful! I'm also surprised that Stephen Lynch got a nomination for Wedding Singer (here I go again) but Laura Benati did not get noticed. He's OK but Benati deserves better.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 10:46:42 AM: A note on last evening's "South Pacific":

It was a real joy to have the work performed with so many musicians - all of Robert Russell Bennett's orchestrations right up there - front and center.

It's sad that today's musical theatre is reluctant to really fill out a pit and let the music shine; the "Wonderful Town" revival, a welcome exception.

Would it be a fair guess that's last night's music orchestrations drew more from the film than the original show?

der Brucer

PS It was nice to hear a Nellie that sounded like she was from ~~Small~~ Little Rock.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:06:38 AM: How to make 250lbs look skinny:

(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2006-04/23105774.jpg)

Lopez twins - 7'1"

der Brucer
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 11:07:57 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 06:33:15 AM
DR George, run to your library's CD sextion and check out a "Trial by Jury." It's a 45-minute piece of comic genius embodying everything that Gilbert & Sullivan did well: legal logic, opera parody, topsy-turvydom, and some insane situations, all served up with a lot of good tunes. I've always liked the EMI-Angel recording conducted by Malcolm Sargent with the wonderful Elsie Morrison as the Plaintiff.

Done! And the library where I work has the Malcolm Sargent recording! I also requested a video that has "Trial by Jury" with Frankie Howerd(!) and "Cox and Box" (which I've never heard of) with no one I've ever heard of.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 11:08:48 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 10:46:42 AM

Would it be a fair guess that's last night's music orchestrations drew more from the film than the orginal show?

DR DerBrucer, you heard the original Broadway orchestrations. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization has taken advantage of concerts, like this and the CAROUSEL with Hugh Jackman, to restore the shows from their original full orchestra scores and a complete overhaul of the vocal and orchestral materials for rental in their theatre library. I was proofreading their new edition of KING & I while they were rushing to finish the concert deadline for SOUTH PACIFIC.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 11:09:09 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:06:38 AM
How to make 250lbs look skinny:

(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2006-04/23105774.jpg)

Lopez twins - 7'1"

der Brucer

:o Oh My Goodness!!
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 11:11:01 AM: Quote from: George on April 27, 2006, 11:07:57 AM
Done! And the library where I work has the Malcolm Sargent recording! I also requested a video that has "Trial by Jury" with Frankie Howerd(!) and "Cox and Box" (which I've never heard of) with no one I've ever heard of.

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I saw the broadcast of TBJ and C&B, and they're both wonderful. COX AND BOX is based on a British one-act farce, BOX AND COX, and it's very silly with a wonderful Sullivan score. The video is the only complete recording of C&B; al recordings have cuts ands omit the gambling number.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 11:15:22 AM: Something Wonderful.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 11:18:44 AM: George, Frankie Howerd was Pseudolus in the first London production of Forum (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the). I have it on CD. They call it a "soundtrack" at Amazon but it's the London cast recording.

Forum (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002SOL/002-1255842-6220042?v=glance&n=5174)
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 11:21:03 AM: LOVE Frankie Howerd. Just thinking about him saying his usual "Comedeee" makes me laugh.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 11:21:37 AM: Rehearsal was good - got the opening number finished, and will now move on to the other group numbers - we'll be lucky to get everything staged in time for the show.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:26:37 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 11:08:48 AM
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization has taken advantage of concerts, like this and the CAROUSEL with Hugh Jackman, to restore the shows from their original full orchestra scores and a complete overhaul of the vocal and orchestral materials for rental in their theatre library. I was proofreading their new edition of KING & I while they were rushing to finish the concert deadline for SOUTH PACIFIC.

How big a pit did the original productions of South Pacific have?

Will we be getting a "King and I" concert?

der Brucer
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 11:33:00 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:26:37 AM
How big a pit did the original productions of South Pacific have?

Will we be getting a "King and I" concert?

der Brucer

I don't know anything about a KING & I concert, nor do I know how many musicians played in the original pit of SOUTH PACIFIC. I do know that Richard Rodgers liked a large string section, that CAROUSEL in 1946 had around 40 players in the pit, and that SOUND OF MUSIC had 33 players.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 11:34:57 AM: I am liking the music in MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS a lot!! And this guy is the first winner of Pop Idol....the show that became American Idol in the US.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 11:39:55 AM: Hey, Tom/Rod,

I got a postcard from a friend doing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at the Milk Can Theatre. As I read the [size=0.4]incredibly small print[/size] I see as part of The Hamlet Plays a name I recognize. It's you! This is where you're doing the 10 minute plays. I hope to see my friend Lawrence in R&G (I love that play, I used to use a monologue from it for auditions) and I will try to see Hamlet Plays also. It might not happen though since you open in a couple of days and our schedule is tight with Anthony leaving in about 3 weeks. I'll try though. I'd love to see CG (AKA Carrot Girl) in action.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on April 27, 2006, 11:46:10 AM: I come here because I like the people. And it's (usually) a clean site.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 11:48:29 AM: I'm heading up to the Bronx to see my goddaughter in BABES IN ARMS. Thank God it's an easy subway trip!
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 11:49:04 AM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 10:34:40 AM
Dan - IIRC, weren't the plays GOOD and PLENTY running at side-by-side theaters at some point? I believe that GOOD was at the Booth while PLENTY was at the Plymouth. I thought I had seen a picture of the two marquees side by side.

Yep--I'm not sure if they were side-by-side but I definately remember that they were both on 45th Street.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on April 27, 2006, 11:51:48 AM: What time is the chat tonight? I will have to miss part of it. I am taking the young man who fell out of the palm tree out for dinner to celebrate his birthday tonight.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:55:41 AM: Here's a good link with which to start the day:

Click Here then enter Your Name (http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~geoffo/humour/flattery.html)

der Brucer
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 11:59:02 AM: According to the Internet Theatre Database (which isn't always 100% correct but in this case I think it's right)

Good began previews at the Booth Theatre on October 13, 1982 and ran through January 30, 1983 and Plenty began previews on December 28, 1982 and ran through March 27, 1983

so the shows were playing next to each other for a couple of months an in the Good Plenty order since the Booth is next to what was then called the Plymouth Theatre and is now called the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (the theatre next to it was called the Royale and is now the Bernard Jacobs Theatre).
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:59:13 AM: Overheard 50 years ago:

Comments Made In The Year 1957
==============================

I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are,
it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.

Have you seen the new cars coming out next year?
It won't be long before $2000 will only buy a used one.

If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit.
A quarter a pack is ridiculous.

Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime
just to mail a letter?

If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to
hire outside help at the store.

When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would
someday cost 29 cents a gallon.
Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.

Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it
impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be
wearing their hair as long as the girls.

I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since
they let Clark Gable get by with saying, "damn" in "Gone With The
Wind," it seems every new movie has either hell or damn in it.

I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to
put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have
some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas.

Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract
for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me
if someday they'll be making more than the president.

I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would
be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.

It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few
married women are having to work to make ends meet.

It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire
someone to watch their kids so they can both work.

Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more; those Hollywood stars
seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat.

I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to
a whole lot of foreign business.

Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government
takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are
electing the best people to Congress.

The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather,
but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.

There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a
weekend. It costs nearly $15 a night to stay in a hotel.

No one can afford to be sick any more; $35 a day in the hospital
is too rich for my blood.

If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.

der Brucer
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 11:59:16 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 10:46:42 AM
A note on last evening's "South Pacific":

It was a real joy to have the work performed with so many musicians - all of Robert Russell Bennett's orchestrations right up there - front and center.

It's sad that today's musical theatre is reluctant to really fill out a pit and let the music shine; the "Wonderful Town" revival, a welcome exception.

Would it be a fair guess that's last night's music orchestrations drew more from the film than the original show?

der Brucer

PS It was nice to hear a Nellie that sounded like she was from ~~Small~~ Little Rock.

To my somewhat tin ear, the orchestrations sounded like the stage musical.

I thouroughly enjoyed last night's presentation. I was prepared, at the most, to be bored by it, but found myself loving the majority of it. I thought Stokes and McEntire were ideal in those roles. Not so crazy about Cable and Liat.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 12:06:34 PM: Quote from: Ben on April 27, 2006, 10:36:14 AM
Miss Christine Baranski in Mame

And Harriet (Mrs. Meers) Harris as Bosom Buddy, Vera.

Oh how the blood will flow.

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 12:09:35 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 11:59:16 AM
Not so crazy about Cable and Liat.

Cable seemed to be having problems with his mid-range.

And only a consumate professional like Alec Baldwin could loose his place in a reading!

der Brucer
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:11:29 PM: Quote from: Ben on April 27, 2006, 11:18:44 AM
George, Frankie Howerd was Pseudolus in the first London production of Forum (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the). I have it on CD. They call it a "soundtrack" at Amazon but it's the London cast recording.

Forum (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002SOL/002-1255842-6220042?v=glance&n=5174)

Someone on amazon.co.uk is selling the London "Forum" for £149.99!! :o That's almost $300!!
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 12:21:41 PM: It's out of print and hard to find but even I find that egregious :D
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:23:18 PM: Gadzooks! It took me awhile to catch up after last night's Hainanigans. That's right, a new word: Hainanigans! That's HHW shenanigans for those seeking clarity.

20 pages! Excellent!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 12:23:51 PM: Quote from: George on April 27, 2006, 12:11:29 PM
Someone on amazon.co.uk is selling the London "Forum" for £149.99!! :o That's almost $300!!

Bad as a pair for Caesar's Forum!
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 12:23:53 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 12:09:35 PM
Cable seemed to be having problems with his mid-range.

And only a consumate professional like Alec Baldwin could loose his place in a reading!

der Brucer

I donno--that looked a "bit" to me.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:24:46 PM: Ben, were you the one who most kindly sent me a copy of the London "Forum" CD? I've had the album for years, though.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:24:53 PM: BK- Did I miss your review of LEO THE LAST? Have you watched that yet?
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:25:24 PM: Quote from: Ben on April 27, 2006, 10:36:14 AM
Hoo and Ray, my Memorial Day plans are shaping up. I'm going (with a friend) to DC to visit other friends and to see Miss Christine Baranski in Mame at the Kennedy Center! My friend in DC is a KC member so she's taking care of the tickets. We will get in probably Friday night (it's a half day at my office) and return to NY on Monday.

I would love, Love, LOVE (that's three loves in increasing intensity ;)) to see this!! I'm jealous!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 12:25:30 PM: Quote from: Ben on April 27, 2006, 12:21:41 PM
It's out of print and hard to find but even I find that egregious :D
Downright egreedious 8)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 12:27:11 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 12:23:53 PM
I donno--that looked a "bit" to me.

If it was, it fell flat - and disrupted the concert's continuity.

der Brucer
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:30:50 PM: Ben-
Yup, the Hamlet plays. We're opening Saturday, as you could see. Last night was our first rehearsal in the actual space!

The writers had to pick a character from Hamlet to write a play about. My friend chose Ophelia.

It is a cute piece, and it was taking some time to gel. But I think we've turned a corner and it's going to work. Ah yes, Carrot-stick girl... She has some comedic skills. Have had to get rid of some weird mannerisms she sometimes develops, but haven't had any carrot-stick issues. She was eating a burrito yesterday prior to rehearsal, so I have heard her eat.
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 12:33:04 PM: George, if you've had the London Forum for years I don't think it was me who sent it to you.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:43:37 PM: Great moments among the 200K:
Definitely meeting so many folks from the site and finding them as cool or cooler in person. Got just a few more to meet!

I remember one night I had sprained my ankle playing racquetball, couldn't sleep and was just posting on here till 4am.

Seeing TPunk show up on here, because I had been telling her all the time about the site and she'd met some folks with me. And she ended up fitting right in here.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:45:06 PM: Also, people have been very generous sharing music, videos, DVDs...

I won't be able to make the chat tonight, so I hope we have MORE LIVE CHATS!
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:48:05 PM: Quote from: Ben on April 27, 2006, 12:33:04 PM
George, if you've had the London Forum for years I don't think it was me who sent it to you.

I've only had the vinyl album for years. I think it was you that sent me a copy of the CD sometime within the last year or so.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 12:49:05 PM: I'm off to lunch now. I'll stay logged in (as usual), but I'm hungry! :)
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 12:49:59 PM: Oh, yes, then I thought I had done that but when you said "for years" I thought it couldn't be me.

Glad to help fill out your collection! Anytime, matey :D
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 12:54:21 PM: Quote from: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:23:18 PM
Gadzooks! It took me awhile to catch up after last night's Hainanigans. That's right, a new word: Hainanigans! That's HHW shenanigans for those seeking clarity.

20 pages! Excellent!

Hainanigans. I'm going to get my broom. ;D
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 12:56:00 PM: DR LAURA - I think MRBK mentioned opening the chat room at 4pm PST.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 01:04:00 PM: Chat is at four o'clock my time - I'll try not to be senile and remember. I've written two-and-a-half pages so far - the winding down to the end is always difficult because I don't really, in my heart of hearts, want it to end. It probably won't get to ninety pages - more like eighty-five, but then I've got some additions to do and stuff like that, so I won't know a real page count until that happens. But it is almost thirty pages longer than Deceit.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on April 27, 2006, 01:04:07 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 12:56:00 PM
DR LAURA - I think MRBK mentioned opening the chat room at 4pm PST.

Thanks. I can make it then.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 01:05:23 PM: Haven't seen Leo the Last yet, but will watch it over the weekend.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on April 27, 2006, 01:10:47 PM: Frankie Howerd also had a very funny half-hour show called UP POMPEII which was a burlesque farce set in ancient Pompeii, very much echoing FORUM and its Roman comedy antecedents in style. He, of course, played the wily slave. I've got them in Video format...don't know if they ever came out on DVD.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:19:02 PM: Lunch ran late since I had to take a friend to pick up his car which was being worked on at a local dealership. Thus my video viewing was a bit more limited than usual today.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:20:53 PM: Quote from: George on April 27, 2006, 12:11:29 PM
Someone on amazon.co.uk is selling the London "Forum" for £149.99!! :o That's almost $300!!

Some folks don't know the right people (that is, if they want the album and would settle for a CD-R copy).

That's outrageous!
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:23:09 PM: Page Five Lilo Dance!!!
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:26:15 PM: Started out with last night's BONES episode. Very touching story of a bone graft gone bad. A very involving story last night.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 01:26:50 PM: Frankie Howerd's name brings to mind the great and somewhat forgotten signer Eddy Howard. I urge you all to pick up an Eddy Howard collection if one is available. Kind of a crooner like Rudy Vallee, but less mannered, a tad more contemporary. "The Rickety Rickshaw Man" was one of his hits.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:27:51 PM: Next was CSI: NY where Stella was discovered unconscious in her apartment apparently attacked and her boy friend shot dead. A second case involved the death of a driver for rock singer Kid Rock.

The Stella story was excellent.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 01:28:42 PM: Amazon has The Best of Eddy Howard: The Mercury Years.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:29:49 PM: Then I put in the new deluxe edition of GUYS AND DOLLS. The new anamorphic transfer may not sparkle, but it's clean and sharp, and the color looks good. The tweed suits on Nicely and Benny are rock solid on my display meaning good encoding. I only got about 15 minutes into the film, but I'm satisfied on the trade-up from the previous non-anamorphic edition.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:30:54 PM: I can't believe how beautiful it is outside right now. After a miserably rainy and cold morning, it's beautiful out right now with blue skies, a nice breeze, plenty of sun without being too warm.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 01:33:39 PM: Quote from: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 01:28:42 PM
Amazon has The Best of Eddy Howard: The Mercury Years.

What happened to the Jupiter Years? ::)
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Post by: Charles Pogue on April 27, 2006, 01:42:36 PM: I have the sheet music to Rickety-Rickshaw man. Didn't Eddy Howard also do a version of Easy Come, Easy Go?
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Post by: Charles Pogue on April 27, 2006, 01:44:27 PM: "To Each His Own" is the big Eddy Howard hit I remember.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 02:13:20 PM: Thursday afternoon greetings from Cleveland, OH! I've been on the road since I left work Monday and was only able to peek in on the posts once Tuesday (at Bexley, OH, Public Library, where chat rooms are forbidden) and once Wednesday (at the Columbus, OH, Apple Store, where I had to pretend to be interested in buying an iBook). Actually, that pretending wasn't too difficult, because DH Richard and I have decided that we're going to have to have something portable for traveling. Anyway, I'm here in Cleveland now at my favorite Hampton Inn which has a very nice business center for guest use and lots of great shopping nearby.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 02:19:32 PM: Sitting here slogging away line by bloody line. Will be going to the editing room, probably between five and six. Tammy thanks everyone for the excellent vibes and xylophones. Procedure was fine - results won't be known for a week or so.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:26:39 PM: One of my Plateau resolutions had been to make it to 2,000 posts before the Plateau Partay, but I guess that's not going to happen. :(
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 02:26:54 PM: My seminars in Columbus Tuesday and Wednesday were very worthwhile, but my hotel (a Hampton Inn) was in a pretty crummy part of town. I stayed in both evenings, which I didn't mind, because I got to see part 1 of the HBO Elizabeth I and the PBS South Pacific. Tonight, I'll see Part 2 of Elizabeth I. I thought I'd just have to wait for the DVD, since we don't have HBO at home.

I'll be going out soon to find some dinner and will try to check back in during the chat!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:27:55 PM: I'd hate to fill the board with inanities just to fulfill my own selfish needs.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:28:46 PM: It could go up in smoke - a regular Bonfire of the Inanities.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:30:37 PM: Remember when someone on THE ODD COUPLE referred to someone else as an "inane drone?"
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:33:47 PM: I could list the Drama Desk categories, that would take up 27 posts. But I don't type fats enough.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:34:10 PM: Or fast enough.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:35:15 PM: Maybe I'll try something less ambitious, like getting to post #1999
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:35:59 PM: Then I can party like it's 1999.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 02:36:10 PM: Heading down to do the usual cleaning and then settle in with more GUYS & DOLLS and then Thursday night TV which (being the first night of sweeps) is ALL NEW!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 02:36:55 PM: Oh, dinner's ready. Priorities, priorities! :)
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Post by: Maria on April 27, 2006, 02:57:48 PM: I don't have any particular "favorite" memories of this site. I'd never posted on a site before I posted on this one (bk suggested that I post and I resisted - couldn't see the point. But he can be persistent.) I like the people here and have made many friends all over the world through HHW. As I spend most of my days alone, writing, with imaginary folks (real to me) running around in my head, it's a great feeling to know that with one keystroke I can usually find some friends with whom I'm pretty comfortable to either talk with or simply watch. That's why I returned after my long absence. Even though I kept in touch with many of my HHW friends outside the site, I missed the 24/7 feeling of friendly souls a keystroke away -- the idea that I wasn't alone at my desk. (And yet I am - which is the best of both worlds. Because if there were actual flesh and blood people in the room while I was writing, it would drive me crazy. ...And if Mr. Kimmel were present, he'd add, "Not a long drive." So, as my good deed for the day, I'll do it for him.)
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 02:59:20 PM: Yes, I have Eddy doing "To Each His Own," I think on one of those sets of 78s. The kind that came in booklet of records, an actual record "album."

I associate that tune with the Ink Spots mostly.
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Post by: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 03:01:13 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 01:33:39 PM
What happened to the Jupiter Years? ::)

That's when he recorded his Nep-tunes.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 27, 2006, 03:08:03 PM: Spent some good time today wallowing in the "This Heart of Mine" and "Limehouse Blues" segments of "Ziegfeld Follies."
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:09:37 PM: So the chat will only be one hour?

We will have to type fast.

Remember Tuesday is Soylent Green day.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:11:49 PM: Well, remember MRBK, that we all write line by line.....

And as Mr Irving Thalberg complained to his writers: What is this writing business anyway? It's not that difficult. It's just putting one work after the other.

And Mr Charles MacArthur said: Excuse me, Irving. But it's putting one RIGHT word after the other.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:12:12 PM: Quote from: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 03:01:13 PM
That's when he recorded his Nep-tunes.

I am speechless.... ;D
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:12:25 PM: I have just written the word: CURTAIN.

Eighty-five very full pages (the nature of writing in Final Draft). I'm sure I'll be adding another page or two of additions, although who knows. I like the ending very much.

And some people on this here site will be very happy to know that there is an extended little tribute to Valley Of The Dolls and especially Miss Patty Duke, with one line in particular quoted several times - it is, in fact, the final line of the play (should I be happy with what I just wrote). That is because the leading male character's name is Peter Neely - but he hates his first name, and his close friends call him Neely. I'll let you all figure out the quoted line.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:13:10 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:06:38 AM
How to make 250lbs look skinny:

(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2006-04/23105774.jpg)

Lopez twins - 7'1"

der Brucer

Wow....
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:14:38 PM: Quote from: DearReaderLaura on April 27, 2006, 11:46:10 AM
I come here because I like the people. And it's (usually) a clean site.

I agree with you Laura and they all have sparkling personalities....
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:17:01 PM: Quote from: Rodzinski on April 27, 2006, 12:23:18 PM
Gadzooks! It took me awhile to catch up after last night's Hainanigans. That's right, a new word: Hainanigans! That's HHW shenanigans for those seeking clarity.

20 pages! Excellent!

Rodz, it all started when a giant mosquito came and buzzed in our ears... He was a mischievous sort.... His buzzword was Frenzy!!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:20:04 PM: Can we still post on this board while the chat is on?
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:20:50 PM: That way I could get to 2000 DURING the party, whcih might be almost as good as before the party.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:21:17 PM: Terrible spelling, I of course meant "partay."

:)
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:21:57 PM: The whole idea is to post while the chat is going on - we HATE when posts stop because we're doing a live chat. Forty-two minutes from now.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:22:30 PM: I think he referred to posting and chatting.... I could be wrong..

Need to get a couple of things cleared off the desk before chat time..

I do have say that since I have joined I have rather enjoyed chatting with you all and learning more about theatre. It has been fun.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:22:31 PM: That's me pal, Neely O'Hara....
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:23:09 PM: one of my closest friends is Nelia
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:23:37 PM: FJL, where ya from?
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 03:24:42 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on April 27, 2006, 01:10:47 PM
Frankie Howerd also had a very funny half-hour show called UP POMPEII which was a burlesque farce set in ancient Pompeii, very much echoing FORUM and its Roman comedy antecedents in style. He, of course, played the wily slave. I've got them in Video format...don't know if they ever came out on DVD.

I vaguely remember watching this when I was younger. I'm pretty sure I liked it.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:26:30 PM: Oh I take my first choice back....

I think the quoted line would have to be....wait for it....wait for it...

Sparkle, Neely, sparkle!!!
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:26:35 PM: and some appropriate confetti for the festivities!

(http://www.forevermemories.co.uk/images/confetti/160.jpg)
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:26:48 PM: There are isolated cries of racism over on another chat board because of the Drama desk nominators completely shutting out COLOR PURPLE. I don't want to get into the fray over there, lest I be decried as a suck-up to some of the nominators, but they also completely shut out [title of show] after all. I'm not sure I agree that disliking a show is a reason to shut out all of its elements, but racism is a tag that just doesn't seem to belong in this situation, in particular when you look at the history of these nominators as a group.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:30:14 PM: If you shut out all the elements because the overall piece isn't worthy of awards, would "Last dance" from THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY have its Oscar, after all? :)
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:31:11 PM: I've decided. I'm replacing my verbal tic of "sort of" and "kind of" to "after all."
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:31:22 PM: Glad you are liking the music from Mrs Henderson Jack.. Will Young is what entertainment is all about! A worthy winner of a format copied throughout the world with such commercial crass. He is a delight.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:31:57 PM: Good grief - on May 16 coming out on DVD are (among other things)

I Love Lucy - the sixth (and final half hour) season
The Big Valley season one
Here Come the Brides season one
The Doris Day Show season three
Doris Day TV Special....
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:32:41 PM: Dakota - I'm from Brooklyn - first ten years in Flatbush, then moved to Luna Park. Moved to Manhattan in 1986.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:32:56 PM: I don't know (what show) you mean DR FJL...I am from Indiana, you know.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:35:12 PM: JRand - There's a show whihc is actually called "[title of show]" - it's about a team of writers' experiences creating a show especially to submit for a festival.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:36:13 PM: Your second guess is, of course, correct, jrand. I can't tell you what a treat it was to quote that line - I think it's used three times and, as I said, at this point it's the play's final line.

Chat in thirty minutes. For those on AOL, it may work just fine, but if there are any probs, just use IE or Safari.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:36:52 PM: I have the big valley here - I may watch an episode later tonight.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:37:21 PM: Hmmm. I was on post #1985 just I was writing about moving to Manhattan in 1986.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:39:35 PM: I wonder if the "Shine Deena shine" line from DREAMGIRLS is a veiled reference to "Sparkle, Neely, sparkle."
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:41:51 PM: Ah, Here Come the Brides! Now I'll have Bobby Sherman's "Julie, Julie Julie, Do You Love Me?" running through my head all through the chat.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:42:08 PM: Quote from: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:36:52 PM
I have the big valley here - I may watch an episode later tonight.

Your writing about it is what made me go looking..... ;D
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:42:55 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:31:22 PM
Glad you are liking the music from Mrs Henderson Jack.. Will Young is what entertainment is all about! A worthy winner of a format copied throughout the world with such commercial crass. He is a delight.

Are his songs included on the soundtrack? It's hard to tell at Amazon. I just see a song list.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:43:35 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:35:12 PM
JRand - There's a show whihc is actually called "[title of show]" - it's about a team of writers' experiences creating a show especially to submit for a festival.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....okay. Thanx 8)
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:44:26 PM: VALLEY HIGH - that should be the name of something

Or maybe THE BIG VALET
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:46:55 PM: Will Young Page Seven Dance. ;D

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/popidolwilliam/will_trunks.jpg)
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 03:47:38 PM: Or The Big Valley of the Dolls with Barbara Stanwyck as Helen Lawson

Great dialog choice, Mr BK!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:47:57 PM: Or perhaps VALET OF THE DAHLS - an intimate look at the house staff at the Roald and Patricia Dahl house
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:50:20 PM: Much loved UK entertainer Cilla Black credits Frankie Howerd for teaching her all about "audience" and "timing".
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:50:42 PM: Everything was beautiful at the valet
Bring your suits and someone's always there
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:51:40 PM: Soundtrack does have all the songs DR JRand.
I'd love Will to do an album of similar material - Ben's Ant. would love it.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:52:31 PM: Did anyone else used to think that Cathy enjoyed a minuet, the Valley Roos, and crepe suzette?

(a full-circle PATTY DUKE reference)
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Post by: Ben on April 27, 2006, 03:52:58 PM: I'm getting senile too. I forget, did I mention I'm seeing [title of show] tomorrow evening? My friend lives across the hall from the creators and he has heard the show through the walls in rehearsal and through revisions. It's closing on Sunday. No word yet, at least that I've heard, on whether it will move. I hope it doesn't move to Broadway because from what I hear it's just not a "Broadway" show. I know it's hard to make money off-Broadway but some shows don't belong on Broadway. There are lots of nice stages available. If it moves I hope it goes someplace small. The Vineyard size is good. It's closing because the Vineyard's next show has to go in and they can't extend anymore. It's why Grey Gardens is closing also. Playwrights has to open the next show, The Busy World is Hushed, with Miss Christine Lahti. Anyway, I babble. I will stop babbling.

BTW, FJL, I agree. I don't think racism was the cause of the Color Purple shutout at DD, although as I mentioned, I do think that La Chanze should have been noticed for her work.
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:53:46 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:50:42 PM
Everything was beautiful at the valet
Bring your suits and someone's always there

I was about to write that it is the support from FRIENDS on this here site (and their off site support too) that is so wonderful.

It is also gems like those presented by FJL
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:53:49 PM: Chat in a mere ten minutes
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Post by: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:55:41 PM: I posted a pic of the Valley Roos yesterday. (Resting between minuets).
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:57:38 PM: JRand - Nice photo. I haven't gone back to look at a photo over and over this much since DR Pogue posted about his Shakespeare experiences the other day.
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 03:59:00 PM: Chat in five minutes. Or less.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:59:28 PM: I might as well admit it, I really thought they were singing "grape suzette" when I first heard the song.
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 03:59:35 PM: Hi all!

Wow, I was very impressed by the new number of posts we had yesterday! I'm sorry I was not party to them.

I have many special memories of HHW. My first "live" meeting with a DR--which was Elmore. And then the March Meeting when a group of us met for BK's book reading and to see DR Pennyo's show. Then how can I forget the Walking Tour and the Girls Night Out With The Guys? What can I say about the very dear friends I have made here? The phone calls, the cards, the letters, the flowers and such an outpouring of friendship that enriched my life more then I can express?

But I guess one of the major memories I have is finding a place on the internet where the major theme wasn't to fight with everyone else on the board. What a joy to talk with people from all over the world that are different ages and more important, to see everyone here get along.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 03:59:41 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:32:41 PM
Dakota - I'm from Brooklyn - first ten years in Flatbush, then moved to Luna Park. Moved to Manhattan in 1986.

Cool, I know a gal on another board that is from Brooklyn. Interesting..
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:00:44 PM: Thank you, BK, for having the chat early so I take part. :)
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 04:01:37 PM: Chat is open. Come on in, the conversation is fine.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:01:50 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on April 27, 2006, 03:51:40 PM
Soundtrack does have all the songs DR JRand.
I'd love Will to do an album of similar material - Ben's Ant. would love it.

I would buy it! He has a new Cd coming out in a couple of weeks.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 04:01:55 PM: Quote from: Danise on April 27, 2006, 03:59:35 PM
Hi all!

Wow, I was very impressed by the new number of posts we had yesterday! I'm sorry I was not party to them.

I have many special memories of HHW. My first "live" meeting with a DR--which was Elmore. And then the March Meeting when a group of us met for BK's book reading and to see DR Pennyo's show. Then how can I forget the Walking Tour and the Girls Night Out With The Guys? What can I say about the very dear friends I have made here? The phone calls, the cards, the letters, the flowers and such an outpouring of friendship that enriched my life more then I can express?

But I guess one of the major memories I have is finding a place on the internet where the major theme wasn't to fight with everyone else on the board. What a joy to talk with people from all over the world that are different ages and more important, to see everyone here get along.

I totally agree with you!!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:02:04 PM: Tomovoz, many thanks, but contrary to what most people think, I had nothing to do with presenting the ouvre of Pam Gems.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:02:26 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 03:52:31 PM
Did anyone else used to think that Cathy enjoyed a minuet, the Valley Roos, and crepe suzette?

(a full-circle PATTY DUKE reference)

I never understood "a hotdog makes her lose control" until a couple of years ago.
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:02:47 PM: And if I can just add to my post, I just can't wait to make more memories with our Dear Reader. I hope that in time I will meet you all in person!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:03:45 PM: How do you join the chat....
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:04:01 PM: Chat is open come on in!!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:04:51 PM: ...and still keep posting here?
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:07:59 PM: Get to the chat room!!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:08:13 PM: Yes
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:10:00 PM: BK says get to the chat room or kiss his ass
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:10:05 PM: Let me just get....
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 04:10:05 PM: Where are ya all??

Come on in the chat room is filled with lovely fish!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:10:29 PM: ...to post 2000!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:10:50 PM: And now... party!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 04:11:37 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:03:45 PM
How do you join the chat....

...and still keep posting here?

Leave the posting board up and right click on the "Live Chat" link at the top of the page, then "Open in New Window." Then you can toggle back and forth!
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 04:12:31 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 04:10:29 PM
...to post 2000!

Congrats on the 2000+!!
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:16:59 PM: Chat! We're dishing the dish. Be there or be square!
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:18:00 PM: Where is everybody
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:27:43 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 04:18:00 PM
Where is everybody

I've tried several times to get into the chat, but this computer won't go there. I'd bet anything that the hotel has somehow disabled chat software. Grrr!
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:30:02 PM: Don't mind me - I'll just stand here outside the chat room with my nose pressed up against the glass :'(
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 27, 2006, 04:31:44 PM: LOL DR GINNY.....can you try a different browser?
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 04:33:09 PM: Where in tarnation IS everyone? We're havin' a partay in chat! Use another browser.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:34:11 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 04:31:44 PM
LOL DR GINNY.....can you try a different browser?

Nope - the only one on this machine is IE. Maybe I should have bought that iBook yesterday.
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Post by: S. Woody White on April 27, 2006, 04:41:38 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 01:19:02 PM
...I had to take a friend to pick up his car...
Does he now have to wear a truss?

::)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 04:44:29 PM: Hello Ginny!!
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:44:50 PM: Hi Ginny!
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 04:45:12 PM: Woody, come and join us in the chat room!!
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:47:33 PM: Hi, Danise!

Hi, DakotaCelt!

Are y'all having fun in there?
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:47:51 PM: I left the chat room so I could be with those who can't get in.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:48:22 PM: Quote from: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:47:51 PM
I left the chat room so I could be with those who can't get in.

Aww - you didn't have to do that, Danise!
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 04:48:58 PM: Hi Ginny!
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:49:18 PM: Did I mention how impressed I was to find that a new milestone had been reached while I was away? Congratulations to us!
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:49:18 PM: Yes, I did. How is your trip going?
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Post by: S. Woody White on April 27, 2006, 04:49:25 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 11:06:38 AM
How to make 250lbs look skinny:

(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2006-04/23105774.jpg)

Lopez twins - 7'1"

der Brucer
Uh, no. We will not be installing a larger pet door.
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:49:33 PM: Pictures?
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:50:31 PM: Quote from: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:49:18 PM
Yes, I did. How is your trip going?

It's going fine. I made my way from Columbus to Cleveland today via the Longaberger Homestead. Sort of Longaberger Basket Disneyland.
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:51:30 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on April 27, 2006, 04:49:25 PM
Uh, no. We will not be installing a larger pet door.

How hard is it to install one?

Ever since Brandi passed away I don't know what to do with Bear. He used to sleep through the whole night on the end of my bed. Now he want's in and out all night long. I think he might be looking for her.

I don't know how to help him but he's keeping me up all night.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 04:52:05 PM: Lovely day in Dakotaland today.. The grass is green and the trees are getting their leaves!
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:52:35 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:50:31 PM
It's going fine. I made my way from Columbus to Cleveland today via the Longaberger Homestead. Sort of Longaberger Basket Disneyland.
What days are you going to be in NYC this fall?
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:54:10 PM: Quote from: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:49:33 PM
Pictures?

Of my trip? No, I left my digital camera at home for DS Rob to use for a class project. If I'd had it with me here's what I would have photographed:

The Chihuly glass sculptures that are all over the Franklin Park Conservatory (where my seminars were Tuesday and Wednesday)

The exquisite orchid plant in the Conservatory's entrance

The Longaberger Main Office building that's designed to look just like one of the baskets
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:55:10 PM: Hi, George!
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:56:28 PM: Quote from: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:52:35 PM
What days are you going to be in NYC this fall?

Before I left work Monday, I made a reservation at the Comfort Inn for October 2-8 (Monday-Sunday). My conference is Friday and Saturday, during the day only.
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 04:58:03 PM: I'm having problems posting. "To Many Connections"
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Post by: Danise on April 27, 2006, 05:00:49 PM: It's about time for me sign off anyway so everyone have a GREAT evening. I hope this posts!
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 05:01:41 PM: It did, Danise! All is right with the world. :)
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:10:32 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on April 27, 2006, 11:59:16 AM
To my somewhat tin ear, the orchestrations sounded like the stage musical.

I thouroughly enjoyed last night's presentation. I was prepared, at the most, to be bored by it, but found myself loving the majority of it. I thought Stokes and McEntire were ideal in those roles. Not so crazy about Cable and Liat.

I agree, DR DtM. Got a kick out of Alec Baldwin losing his place and Reba's reaction. I cried at the end, and cried even harder when Reba fell apart.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:11:40 PM: And now I really want to go to a performance at Carnegie Hall.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:14:40 PM: Many of the recent movies that we missed in the theaters are available in this hotel, on demand. Maybe I'll watch one tomorrow evening:

Good Night and Good Luck
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Brokeback Mountain
Walk the Line

...and many more

Tonight: Part 2 of Elizabeth I
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:15:17 PM: What's going on in the chat room?
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 05:15:35 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 04:02:26 PM
I never understood "a hotdog makes her lose control" until a couple of years ago.

Well, there's something she has in common with our DR Jose!
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Post by: TCB on April 27, 2006, 05:19:35 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on April 27, 2006, 04:02:26 PM
I never understood "a hotdog makes her lose control" until a couple of years ago.

I guess I still don't understand it.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 05:21:22 PM: Goddaughter Charlotte was absolutely stunning in BABES IN ARMS, and I was extremely proud of her. Good band, a lot of laughs. I sat with my friend Evans Haile, who conducted the recording of BABES IN ARMS with Jason Graae, Judy Blazer, Judy Kaye, and Greg Eddelman. We laughed a lot and had a great time.

Charlotte's father is up for a Daytime Emmy tomorrow night. I have to remember to tape it for her since she will be in her show tomorrwo night.

Sorry I missed Chat. I love it.
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Post by: George on April 27, 2006, 05:21:58 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:15:17 PM
What's going on in the chat room?

I just left a few minutes ago...I'm still at work ;) and must continue.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:25:27 PM: Good for Charlotte, DR Elmore! Someday, I'd like to meet her.

My meeting tomorrow is at the Cleveland regional office of the Foundation Center. I learned Tuesday that the new Spiderman movie is being filmed along Euclid Avenue, right in front of the building in which the FC is located. In fact, the film company trailers are parked in the lot where I usually park when I visit this location. Hmm, guess I'll have to find another place to leave my car.
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Post by: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 05:30:36 PM: Signing off now to go up to my room and find out what happens to Elizabeth I.

Bye for now.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 05:31:53 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on April 27, 2006, 05:21:22 PM
Goddaughter Charlotte was absolutely stunning in BABES IN ARMS, and I was extremely proud of her. Good band, a lot of laughs. I sat with my friend Evans Haile, who conducted the recording of BABES IN ARMS with Jason Graae, Judy Blazer, Judy Kaye, and Greg Eddelman. We laughed a lot and had a great time.

Charlotte's father is up for a Daytime Emmy tomorrow night. I have to remember to tape it for her since she will be in her show tomorrwo night.

Sorry I missed Chat. I love it.

I wish Ron luck. He is a good actor...
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 05:35:57 PM: BK got called to the editing room a little ways through the chat. Hope all is OK.
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 05:40:09 PM: A little celebration music (or lyrics) in honor of the new plateau. It's almost the weekend, after all.

Stomp Lyrics

Steppin' out the weekends open wide
Fill it up let's blast the jams and ride
While we're cruisin' around in the street
Listen up for the party in feet

Slap me five that's the place we've arrived it's alive
Ev'rybody take it to the top we're gonna
Stomp all night in the neighbourhood
Don't it feel all right gonna
Stomp all night wanna party
Till the morning light

Runnin' runnin' runnin'
The set is hot there's people wall to wall
Old ones young things short ones standing tall
So Grab the one with the smile on her face

And hit the floor and stay right on the case
The heat is on and the funk just won't leave us alone
Ev'rybody take it to the top we're gonna

Stomp all night in the neighbourhood
Don't it feel all right gonna
Stomp all night wanna party
Till the morning light gonna

Stomp all night in the neighbourhood
Don't it feel all right gonna
Stomp all night wanna party
Till the morning light

Stomp

(x 3)
Stomp step down in it put your foot
Where you feel the fit
Stomp you don't want to quit
Put your heels where you're feeling it

(repeat - fades)
Stomp all night in the neighbourhood
Don't it feel all right gonna
Stomp all night wanna party
Till the morning light
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Post by: Cillaliz on April 27, 2006, 05:59:52 PM: I'm in the chat room, it appears to still be open if anyone wants to try it
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Post by: Cillaliz on April 27, 2006, 06:16:34 PM: Dakota and I are having a nice chat. It's still open if anyone wants to join us
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 06:27:46 PM: THe water is fine!
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:05:09 PM: And now, for your easy listening pleasure, as HHW makes its way towards 250,000, here's Ryan Adams' song "Easy Plateau"

Easy Plateau

Let's take a ride to the easy plateau
Where the cold don't come and the wind don't blow
Moonlight flickers on the water below
The orange grove blossoms
In the orange grove
Bad nights lead to better days
It doesn't matter but I think about it anyway

I want a easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
For awhile, for awhile, for awhile
For a little while

Sleepyhead, come on let's take a ride
To the easy plateau in the back of your mind
Up through the alley, take the door under the stairs
My head ain't feeling nothing but cats and rocking chairs
Bad nights lead to better days
It never happens but I think about it anyway
I want an easy plateau
Some place to hang my head
I want an easy plateau
Some place to hang my head
For awhile, for awhile, for awhile
For a little while

How do I hold on to you
If I can't hold on to me
How do I hold on to you
I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head for a little while

I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
An easy plateau
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Post by: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:39:23 PM: Since it's a little quiet around these parts, here's a song from Nirvana called, simply, PLATEAU:

many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
some belong to strangers and some to folks you know
holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
to beautify the foothills and shake the many hands
there's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
and an illustrated book about birds
you see a lot up there but don't be scared
who needs action when you got words
when you're finished with the mop then you can stop
and look at what you've done
the plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen
and the work it took was fun
well the many hands began to scan around for the next plateau
some said it was in greenland and some in mexico
some decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
but they were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:47:30 PM: Sorry I missed the chat. Cleaning took less time than I thought, and I sat back down to continue with the new DVD of GUYS & DOLLS and the time just slipped away. Before I knew it, it was 8 p.m. and time for prime time TV to begin.

I hope everyone had a grand time.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:51:55 PM: GUYS & DOLLS continued to be fun. I got basically to the end of where Act I would have been when the gamblers rush out of the mission after Sky and Sarah return from Havana.

Neither Brando nor Jean Simmons is the world's best vocalist, but you'd look hard to find a more effervescent performance than Jean's of "If I Were a Bell," and Brando's reactions to her playfulness are loads of fun. I think it's the best number in the movie.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:54:14 PM: SMALLVILLE had an entertaining episode but resorted to two of its old standbys:

spoilers - - - - - - - -

1. The villain with a ready supply of kryptonite to use against Clark.

2. A visitor trudging up the steps to the barn loft at the end of the episode to have a heart-to-heart with Clark. How overworked that device has become in the years this show has been on the air.
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Post by: François de Paris on April 27, 2006, 08:54:41 PM: TCB

My mom had the same surgery last September and the hyp replacement is totally made of titanium!

Is your surgeon considering using such for you!

http://www.totaljoints.info/orthopaedic_metal_alloys.htm
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Post by: François de Paris on April 27, 2006, 08:55:55 PM: Quote from: FJL on April 27, 2006, 08:05:09 PM
And now, for your easy listening pleasure, as HHW makes its way towards 250,000, here's Ryan Adams' song "Easy Plateau"

Easy Plateau

Let's take a ride to the easy plateau
Where the cold don't come and the wind don't blow
Moonlight flickers on the water below
The orange grove blossoms
In the orange grove
Bad nights lead to better days
It doesn't matter but I think about it anyway

I want a easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
For awhile, for awhile, for awhile
For a little while

Sleepyhead, come on let's take a ride
To the easy plateau in the back of your mind
Up through the alley, take the door under the stairs
My head ain't feeling nothing but cats and rocking chairs
Bad nights lead to better days
It never happens but I think about it anyway
I want an easy plateau
Some place to hang my head
I want an easy plateau
Some place to hang my head
For awhile, for awhile, for awhile
For a little while

How do I hold on to you
If I can't hold on to me
How do I hold on to you
I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head for a little while

I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
I want an easy plateau
Some place to rest my head
An easy plateau

"Listening pleasure"?

I can't HEAR a thing! ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:56:43 PM: CSI had an unusual episode tonight

spoilers - - - - - - - -

with the team carelessly losing the evidence and spending the rest of the hour backtracking to solve the case anyway. Greg's laconic Raymond Chandler-like narration of his segment was pretty hysterical, and George Eads had his t-shirt cut off him in a very provocative scene. Some nice eye candy for us fans tonight!
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Post by: TCB on April 27, 2006, 08:56:55 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:54:10 PM
Of my trip? No, I left my digital camera at home for DS Rob to use for a class project. If I'd had it with me here's what I would have photographed:

The Chihuly glass sculptures that are all over the Franklin Park Conservatory (where my seminars were Tuesday and Wednesday)

The exquisite orchid plant in the Conservatory's entrance

The Longaberger Main Office building that's designed to look just like one of the baskets

Ginny, if you like Chihuly glass art, you should visit the Pacific Northwest. Dale is a Tacoma native son, and the Tacoma Glass Museum was built here in Tacoma because of his influence. You will find his glass sculptures all over the area.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 08:59:24 PM: A BUG'S LIFE Page Ten Dance!!!
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 09:00:41 PM: And WITHOUT A TRACE had a sober story of an unhappy teenaged figure skater who goes missing while dealing with some personal problems.
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Post by: PennyO on April 27, 2006, 09:01:38 PM: Nobody in Chat... is it over??
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 09:02:17 PM: I meant to mention that on CSI tonight, Veronica Cartwright played the corpse. Usually, a celebrity with that kind of name recognition isn't hired to play the corpse, but there were so many flashbacks used in the telling of the tale that she actually had one of the biggest roles in the show this week.
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Post by: TCB on April 27, 2006, 09:03:48 PM: When I think about HHW, it isn't the moments or the memories that come to mind first. As others have already said, it is the wonderful family of people who care so much and share so much at this site. I have made a lot of life-long friends here, even though I haven't met all of them them face to face, yet. I think the key to the heart of this site is BK himself. If someone asked me if I knew anyone in, say, New York, or Florida, or California, or Australia I would very truthfully have to say, yes.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 09:04:38 PM: WILL & GRACE had one of its latter day best episodes that mixed poignancy with humor as Will dealt with the aftermath of his father's funeral. Lots of guest stars this week as the show winds doiwn its eighth year. Looks like they're trying to get the WILL & GRACE family of guest actors who have had recurring roles during the series' run to have a concluding episode for themselves.
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Post by: TCB on April 27, 2006, 09:09:00 PM: Quote from: François on April 27, 2006, 08:54:41 PM

TCB

My mom had the same surgery last September and the hyp replacement is totally made of titanium!

Is your surgeon considering using such for you!

http://www.totaljoints.info/orthopaedic_metal_alloys.htm

Oui, François, my current hip it titanium, and I assume from what the surgeon said; that they will be replacing it with the same material. Thanks for the website. I am considering asking the surgeon if I can have the old parts that he removes. I am visualizing a modern sculpture of some kind.
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Post by: Matt H. on April 27, 2006, 09:20:49 PM: Off to bed now. I'm hoping for more than the three hours I got last night. :)

Good night, everyone!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 09:24:20 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 27, 2006, 04:54:10 PM

The Chihuly glass sculptures that are all over the Franklin Park Conservatory

Pretend you took this:

(http://www.fpconservatory.org/images/chihuly2.jpg)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 09:36:37 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 27, 2006, 09:24:20 PM
Pretend you took this:

(http://www.fpconservatory.org/images/chihuly2.jpg)

Interesting....
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Post by: bk on April 27, 2006, 10:14:18 PM: Back from the dialogue mix - we finished it, so tomorrow the editor continues letterboxing the show, and on Saturday our intention is to wrap it all up.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 11:27:44 PM: Quote from: bk on April 27, 2006, 10:14:18 PM
Back from the dialogue mix - we finished it, so tomorrow the editor continues letterboxing the show, and on Saturday our intention is to wrap it all up.

Glad to hear that....

BTW, thanks for opening the chatroom tonight. It was a lovely evening!
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Post by: DakotaCelt on April 27, 2006, 11:34:00 PM: Quote from: TCB on April 27, 2006, 09:09:00 PM
Oui, François, my current hip it titanium, and I assume from what the surgeon said; that they will be replacing it with the same material. Thanks for the website. I am considering asking the surgeon if I can have the old parts that he removes. I am visualizing a modern sculpture of some kind.

TCB,

I truly hope all goes well for you and the surgery is a success.
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Post by: George on April 28, 2006, 12:22:49 AM: Why do I keep coming to HHW?? The people...the friendship...the camraderie (sp?)...the support...and the politeness. ;D
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Post by: George on April 28, 2006, 12:23:26 AM: Favorite moments?? All of them. ;)