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Title: HAZARDOUS WASTE
Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:14:16 AM: Well, you know what a special day it is if you've read the notes, so let's party until the cows come home and then let's chat until the cows come home, and let's post until the cows come home, too.

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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:16:39 AM: I knew SOMEONE would get in a last post and upset the balance. I am now setting the balance right, because to be unbalanced is unseemly.
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 12:16:58 AM: Happy Birthday Jane

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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 12:17:46 AM: I also remember a store near Bookstar that sold costumes from the studios. But Ibelieve it is gone now. I tried to post this on the previous board but I was too late. This was a carry over from where Bruce said he saw the film Mr. Quilp at the movie theater on Ventura in Studio City that is now Bookstar. I never knew it as a movie theater, but I thought that it might have been one. It Looks like one.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on December 07, 2003, 12:23:49 AM: Well... I'll post again once I'm up... Until then...

Goodnight!
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 12:23:55 AM: I am not usually up this late but I fell asleep while watching Where Eagles Dare. A favorite of mine and woke up with the last twenty minutes to go. Even though I have seen it many many times it is is an exciting conclusion. Dear Clint Eastwood must have killed more people in this film that all his other films put together. I am not usually the last poster on the previous day or am I the first. So I am not trying to prove a point. But it is a free for alll dat afterall. TOM FROM OZ posted the poster from SORDUD LIVE> A film I really enjoyed seeing. I cannot reccommed it highly enough.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:26:48 AM: I'm soooo tired, but I'm up and I'm not ready to go to bed yet, so here I am, here I'll stay, with our late night Hainsies/Kimlets. Anyone for pancakes?
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 12:30:54 AM: Quote from: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:26:48 AM
I'm soooo tired, but I'm up and I'm not ready to go to bed yet, so here I am, here I'll stay, with our late night Hainsies/Kimlets. Anyone for pancakes?

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Trying to remember isn't there an all night diner on Ventura?
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Post by: TCB on December 07, 2003, 12:36:42 AM: How wonderfully exciting! I always knew that December was a time for celebration, but now that I have joined HHW I truly know the meaning of celebration. Not only do we have those religious holidays (Christmas, Hanukah) and cultural holidays (Kwanza), but we also have all these wonderful birthday celebrations for various and sundried Kimlets.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE![/size]

(And BK, who is going to be responsible for cutting up all these ham chunks?)
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Post by: TCB on December 07, 2003, 12:40:06 AM: Are we in Cinerama this morning, or am I just tired?
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:48:37 AM: Not in Cinerama here.
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Post by: Noel on December 07, 2003, 05:39:36 AM: The Chicago City Limits show was delightful. I thought of Swishy Sarah (her sister, actually) as we improvised a musical about a soccer-playing Seventh Grader. (She sang "Oh, soccer ball - you're black and white and black and white and black and white all over.")

It's really a shame that this troupe (which has their own theatre) is closing after roughly a quarter century. In playing for them, there's a mirror image for me. My first job was as the first musical director of Off the Wall on Fairfax Avenue, which went on to run for about 20 years. And now I catch the tail end of CCL. I feel like Dave Righetti, going from being a starter to a closer.
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 07:07:01 AM: Hey all. Yep we're in widescreen. Must be that beautiful birthday pic. I wonder if we'd be okay if MS removed the little side picture.

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Post by: Craig on December 07, 2003, 07:10:17 AM: Bruce-

You mentioned a film crew a few days ago.. did you ever find out WHAT they were filming.. and are they still there?
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Post by: Craig on December 07, 2003, 07:10:41 AM: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JANE!!!!
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 07:11:18 AM: BTW, I cannot type properly today.I do not want to use my left index finger.

I was using a gluegun last night while hildy was "feathering" and I touched something I glued and got hot glue on my finger.

I could have sworn such things had happened before. But I was in so much pain I could not bear it. I took an ice cube and the pain went away. But the moment I took my finger off the ice cube I was in immense pain. I ended up just sitting with my finger in a mug of water and ice.

But my 11pm I was tired. And still in much pain. So I took an ice pack with me and placed it on towels. The pain didn't stop till 4am. So I am sooo tired. And I'm trying not to use that finger. So typing is hard.
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 07:16:29 AM: For Swishy: Just read your account of your audition.

THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE!!

I cannot believe that they treated you like that. Sorry. But don't let it get to you. You did your best. And at least no matter what you have this audition experience.
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 07:18:51 AM: For DR Andrea: Don't bother checking the weather channel. According to them we will only get a trace of snow in the next 24 hours. Wow, tell that to all that snow that is coming down now :)
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 07:23:05 AM: DR TCB: Ha ha ha ha. I love your new photo.
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Post by: Andrea on December 07, 2003, 07:24:14 AM: Thanks Jen..

Well ladies and gentlemen, I am off to school to go and study for my upcoming exams. Unfortunately, i've been behind in my readings so for the last few days I've been catching up on the readings. Now I can properly study. And hate it. I hate the library during exam time. The library that I wanted to go to (Birks reading room) is closed, so I must go and study with the mostly likely unwashed and over perfumed masses in Club Redpath. (known as club redpath cause the girls actually wear clothing that would be better suited to clubing to study-- oy!)

Bonne Fête DR Jane
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 07:25:03 AM: Happy Birthday, DR Jane! Hope you have many more (and stop counting them as I have been forced to do!)

I will not be at chat tonight. HBO is premiering ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENIUM APPROACHES tonight at 8 p.m. EST, and there is no way on earth I'll miss it. According to my local guide, it's also being broadcast in high definition which will make watching it an added pleasure. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to seeing this much publicized work. I saw both parts of the stage version, and I'm really excited about seeing a $60 millionfilm translation handled by real pros and written for the screen by the original author.
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Post by: Panni on December 07, 2003, 07:27:07 AM: Happy. happy birthday, DR Jane!
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 07:29:50 AM: OK, DR Ron threw down the gauntlet last night in expressing his extreme recommendation for STRICTLY BALLROOM, and one other person chimed in with support. He has assured me that it is not in the frenzied, headache-inducing style of the same director's MOULIN ROUGE, so I would love to hear some other opinions about this film. I will eventually rent it to be "in the know" about this director's films, but do others share this same overwhelming enthusiasm for the movie as DR Ron does?
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 07, 2003, 07:36:05 AM: Happy Birthday, DR JANE!!!

Nice hat, TCB!

Sarah - second day of auditions, bleh! If what they were expecting on the first day didn't show up, and this is all that is here the second day....depression sets in. And 1 o'clock DOES mean 1 o'clock - in theatre time IS money....don't be late!
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 07:57:39 AM: Good Chilly Morning, All! I've been awake since 7 but I didn't want to get out of my nice warm bed!

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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE!!![/move]

It's hard to believe my vacation is over. Sigh. I still have 3 weeks on the books. :)

Have a good day all. I need to go get some hot tea and warm up.

D
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Post by: Emily on December 07, 2003, 08:00:48 AM: Good morning all!

A one and a two and a three and a four:

"Happy Birthday to YOUUUUUU!
Happy Birthday to YOUUUUUUU!
Happy Birthday DEAR READER JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNE!
Happy Birthday to YOUUUUUUU!"

"And many morrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre" :)

DR Andrea: Birks is closed during exams? How strange... Although I will admit that as the Religious Studies library you will have a far less chance of spending your afternoon watching a girl with low-rise jeans and a backless sweater. :)

DR Michael Shayne: Is it just me, or is that cheese plate in the pic you showed absolutely too over-the-top "cheesy"?

I'm off to study for my Women and the Christian Tradition exam tomorrow afternoon. Cheers!
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 08:19:42 AM: Wonderful birthday wishes!! Thank you. I will return in a little while.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on December 07, 2003, 08:20:44 AM: [move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday, Jane![/move]
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Post by: JoseSPiano on December 07, 2003, 08:21:47 AM: Well, time for me to enjoy long morning/afternoon off! I'll be back after I read the papers....
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Post by: William E. Lurie on December 07, 2003, 08:53:04 AM: I will add my support for STRICTLY BALLROOM. It is one of the funniest films ever made and with our the usual Baz Lhurman excesses.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on December 07, 2003, 09:05:01 AM: Well, it seems DR Shayne either has a stange snese of time, travels by Tardis, or is a leg-puller cause:

Yesterday he posted a pic and asked:

"Does anyone out there in LA know if this place still exist? I took a picture of it a couple of months ago"

Well, according to http://www.gardenofallah.com/GOA_original.htm (http://the Garden of Allah) website:

In its heyday 'The Garden' was home to, amongst many others; Robert Benchley, Ernest Hemmingway, Gloria Stuart, the Marx brothers,
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sheilah Graham (author of a magnificent book, "The Garden of Allah" Crown Publishing 1970) Dorothy Parker, Errol Flynn, Greta Garbo, and Humphrey Bogart. It was torn down in June 1959. In attendance was Francis X. Bushman, famed for the silent "Ben Hur." He and his wife Iva had attended the opening party as well. It is now a pink strip mall with a MacDonald's, a Subway Sandwich Shop, and a pizza place - but no bar.

They even offer this pic:

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Detective der Brucer
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 09:08:44 AM: I will also add my support for Strictly Ballroom. A fine film without the glitz of Moulin Rouge that over powered the story.
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 09:16:31 AM: Quote from: GEORDIEMC on December 07, 2003, 09:05:01 AM
Well, it seems DR Shayne either has a stange snese of time, travels by Tardis, or is a leg-puller cause:

Yesterday he posted a pic and asked:

"Does anyone out there in LA know if this place still exist? I took a picture of it a couple of months ago"

Well, according to http://www.gardenofallah.com/GOA_original.htm (http://the Garden of Allah) website:

In its heyday 'The Garden' was home to, amongst many others; Robert Benchley, Ernest Hemmingway, Gloria Stuart, the Marx brothers,
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sheilah Graham (author of a magnificent book, "The Garden of Allah" Crown Publishing 1970) Dorothy Parker, Errol Flynn, Greta Garbo, and Humphrey Bogart. It was torn down in June 1959. In attendance was Francis X. Bushman, famed for the silent "Ben Hur." He and his wife Iva had attended the opening party as well. It is now a pink strip mall with a MacDonald's, a Subway Sandwich Shop, and a pizza place - but no bar.

They even offer this pic:

(http://www.gardenofallah.com/Images/origpic3.jpg)

Detective der Brucer

I really did take this picture a couple of months ago. I had heard about this place and was wondering if it still existed. It is a standing set at Universal Orlando. I am reposting the picture so we can compare the older photo that der Brucer posted.
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 09:36:23 AM: Quote from: GEORDIEMC on December 07, 2003, 09:05:01 AM
Well, it seems DR Shayne either has a stange snese of time, travels by Tardis, or is a leg-puller cause:

TARDIS--I see a fellow Dr. Who Fan!

Time
And
Relative
Dimensions
In
Space

Who (no pun intended :) ) is your favorite Doctor, Geordiemc? Tom Baker Rules!
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 09:39:23 AM: I am having a wonderful birthday so far. I love weekend birthdays. Bogie left me a funny card this morning, then Echo delivered her own card, and of course Keith had a sweet one for me. Then I came here and there was this BIG birthday cake greeting me. So now I have a birthday cake. All of the greetings are fun and making me very happy.

I want pancakes now. How about DuPars when I’m in L.A.?

TCB your hat is cute.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on December 07, 2003, 09:53:05 AM: Good afternoon.

Well, I read my usual three sections of the paper - at least the Washington Post: Arts, Travel and Sunday Source (kind of catch-all section of fun stuff). Hmmm... A 3-day winter vacation in Paris for only $385 - hotel, airfare and some touristy things included... hmmm... Something tells me I'll be calling the tourism office tomorrow. *If anyone is interested in checking this deal out: franceguide.com.

I also google-d over to the West Virginia Public Theatre site (wvpublictheatre.org) - DR Jason's production of Scrooge actually opens tomorrow night, December 8, and runs through the end of the week. Unfortunately, there's no production info on the site, you have to call for info and tickets. In any case, Good Vibes should be sent out (again) tomorrow - although Good Vibes during tech aren't a bad thing either. -I wonder if Jason's cell phone is working... hmmm...

Well, I think I'm going to be productive for a bit and get some laundry done - even though I don't like doing small loads, just don't like using all that water. At least I can adjust the water level in the machine, but still... I'll see what else I can gather to make a full load.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 09:54:03 AM: Du-Par's can be yours, Jane.

Good morning. I finally got a decent night of sleep, a full nine hours.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 09:56:02 AM: Craig: As it turned out the film crew was actually SHOOTING last Sunday night - unbelievable when you consider that everyone concerned would have been on "golden" time. They were gone the next morning.
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 10:05:03 AM: Danise, I do watch Jag. I haven’t had time to watch in awhile (Keith doesn’t watch with me) and have several episodes saved for a future date. I haven’t done my Christmas cards either, in fact, for the first time in 34 years they won’t be done at all.

Geordiemc the dog pictures are cute.

Tom from Oz thanks. Echo seems fine. The sun just peeked through the clouds so we shall try for a walk now. I was too busy cooking yesterday and we didn’t get out. She was a bit peeved at me and kept barking.
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Post by: Panni on December 07, 2003, 10:08:43 AM: All this pancake talk is driving me insane. I MUST have pancakes, but I haven't got the makings at home and I'm too lazy to go out to a restaurant. I bet somebody could get rich with a Pancake Domino's (is that how you spell it?).
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 10:18:53 AM: You can play dominos with pancakes? I must try it sometime. Sort of a gray day here in Los Angeles, California. I must away to do some errands then I shall return.
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 10:24:13 AM: I'm cracking up here--I just happened to look at the map with the pins and couldn't figure out where the one was I put for me. Well, I found it. Say hello to the only dolphin/whale of the group. I don't know how but my pin is off the coast of Africa in the water! LOL!

D
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Post by: S. Woody White on December 07, 2003, 10:28:02 AM: Quote from: Danise on December 07, 2003, 09:36:23 AM
TARDIS--I see a fellow Dr. Who Fan!

Time
And
Relative
Dimensions
In
Space

Who (no pun intended :) ) is your favorite Doctor, Geordiemc? Tom Baker Rules!
I'm afraid I'm the one at fault for getting GeordieMc (a.k.a. der Brucer) at all familiar with the Doctor. I was hooked on the series when we first met, which created a great deal of ribbing. Needless to say, he ended up finding out a great deal about the series as time and space went on.

I just asked him, interrupting his crossword puzzle solving in the process, and he's torn between "The guy with the old car" and "The guy who wore the celery stalk." (That's Jon Pertwee and Peter Davison, the third and fifth Doctors, for those who have trouble remembering.) I've also got a soft spot for Davison, and for Sylvester McCoy, the seventh Doctor, but I think the best season of the series was The Key to Time, during Tom Baker's run, which I would like to have on DVD some day.

While we're at it, who were your favorite companions for the Doctor? I always liked Lalla Ward as the second Romana, and Janet Fielding as Tegan.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 07, 2003, 10:38:45 AM: I am preparing for a Board Meeting this evening. Hopefully I will be back in time for chat.
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Post by: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 11:26:32 AM: A HUGE happy birthday wish to DR Jane, one of the nicest people to ever grace the HHW forum!!! Hope you have a wonderful day!
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 11:30:30 AM: Excuse me, but we iz havin' a party here so all the errant and truant need to get their errant and annoyingly truant butt cheeks in here. I haz spoken.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 11:39:06 AM: OZ TV is running every known Dr Who episode in sequence. It started about a month ago. Can't wait for the wonderful Tom Baker episodes - even the sadness of K-9 being left in another dimension.
Strictly Ballroom: Baz got it right that time.
Pleased that your birthday is going well Jane - it finished here six and half hours ago. The Tardis is everywhere.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 11:46:38 AM: Happy Birthday, Jane!

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Glad you're having a wonderful day![/move]
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 11:48:25 AM: Pancake talk doesn't bother me one bit.

I'm a waffle man.

If it's a waffle, I'm ready for it!

I love Belgian waffles.

And pure Maple Syrup!

With a side order of bacon.

And lots of hot, strong, aromatic coffee!

Black!

Yummy!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 11:49:50 AM: And BK:

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy last day before your Birthday![/move]
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 12:00:29 PM: Your viewing in celebration of the birthdays of Jane and BK.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 12:01:21 PM: Jane and BK celebrating:
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:38:40 PM: Well, this is an unpleasant first - logging on at 12:30 and finding no one perusing this board.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 12:50:47 PM: Quote from: bk on December 07, 2003, 12:38:40 PM
Well, this is an unpleasant first - logging on at 12:30 and finding no one perusing this board.

I know. It's spooky, isn't it!

Maybe everyone has had a break in the bad weather and are all outside basking in sunshine! We're having such a break here in the Bay Area...the skies are blue and the sun is shining for the first time since Wednesday.

And another storm is headed in, so folks are out in force!

I'm thinking of making a batch of black walnut fudge in honor of DR Jane's and Dear BK's birthdays.

I'll honor each of you with each delectable bite!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 12:52:58 PM: DR MBarnum has a new photo up.

He doesn't say who it is, but it favors him.

It looks like a photo from the Eisenhower 1950s (black and white photo, well-dressed young man with a crewcut!) or the early. pre-Beatles 1960s.
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Post by: Maya on December 07, 2003, 12:55:56 PM: I is perusing!

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Happy Birthday to Jane!!!![/move]

You should be eating lots of this today:

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Well, I had a lovely sleepover at my friend's house. She, our friend Steven and I went to see "Love Actually," which I thought was witty, sweet and adorable. Hmmm....here's a question....who is the cuter British rogue, Colin Firth or Hugh Grant? I can't decide.

I want to see "Strictly Ballroom." Luhrmann isn't my favorite director, but his aesthetic sense is hard to top.

Swishy--I'm sorry to hear about what happened at the audition! I haven't heard you sing yet (STILL waiting for voice clips, ahem) but I'm sure you are definitely talented enough to have your pick of cabaret shows to perform in. You don't need to be working with people who are going to hold your age against you.

Have you thought about developing you OWN cabaret show? I have one friend who did it and even performed it in NYC when she wasn't much older than you.

Oooo....just thought of another good question for discussion for DRs! If you were doing a cabaret show, what would your theme be? Would you focus it around a certain composer or idea?

Well, I have to write a paper for American Lit but I will def. be around for chat. (Wow, reading Juliana's Journal is having an effect on me!)

Laters! ;D
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Post by: Maya on December 07, 2003, 12:58:23 PM: Oh, and Em---a JRB cabaret show doesn't count! :P
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Post by: JoseSPiano on December 07, 2003, 01:02:21 PM: Off to the theatre I go... See you after the show... from home-base Richmond... *My regrets for the chat.. :(
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 01:12:04 PM: Hey DR Danise: Did you notice your post says Happy Birthday Ann :)

My feet are hurting so bad. Just came home from a long day of shopping.

Something interesting happened when we got to the cash. Our item scanned at much less than what it was supposed to be.

I will be getting (for Christmakah) a nice comfy long fluffy pillow. It was marked reduced for 12.99$. There was a huge sign in front of the pillows. And the tag on the pillow said 12.99. My mom was buying it so I wasn't paying attention, but I heard her say, "did you see that?". And when i looked at the price that it scanned at it said $7 something plus tax.

Now I LOVE when this happens. It's a nice surprise. And even if it was a mistake, they have to give it to you at the scanned price.

Although wouldn't more people buy the stuff if the proper discount was advertised.

A similar thing happened today for my pajamas. It said $34.99, but there was a red tag on them. When we asked, the cashier said they were an extra 25 or 30% off. Yet there was no sign on the rack!

Happy Sunday to all.

Shoot, I can't type anymore, my finger now has a big blister on it. And unless I want to type with one less finger, I must stop now.

And btw, it's still snowing lightly here :(
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 01:13:44 PM: Btw, would someone please comment on Hildy's Trading Spaces "feather" room from last night. She is the star of next week's episode too. Something about cardboard :)
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Post by: TCB on December 07, 2003, 01:23:22 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 07:29:50 AM
OK, DR Ron threw down the gauntlet last night in expressing his extreme recommendation for STRICTLY BALLROOM, and one other person chimed in with support. He has assured me that it is not in the frenzied, headache-inducing style of the same director's MOULIN ROUGE, so I would love to hear some other opinions about this film. I will eventually rent it to be "in the know" about this director's films, but do others share this same overwhelming enthusiasm for the movie as DR Ron does?

MattH -- It is a wonderful film and Paul Mecurio is superb. I also disliked Moulin Rouge, but Strictly Ballroom is a winner.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:23:25 PM: What can be said about Hildy?

She's a crap designer!

She has a huge ego and no concern for her clients.

If it were my room that had been covered in feathers, they would NOT have been able to use what I would have said...and the preview of the corrugated cardboard wall treatment was beyond repugnant.

I hate her. And her crappy answer when Page asked her if "she" would want feathers on her wall: "Well, my house is ALL WHITE!" She "experiments" on these shows with all these little ideas that pop into her head. Believe me, the synapses are not firing good ideas!

It figures. Pretentious (w)itch!

It's going to cost those homeowners about $5,000 to undo the damage Hildy did for $992.13.
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Post by: TCB on December 07, 2003, 01:31:10 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 11:26:32 AM
A HUGE happy birthday wish to DR Jane, one of the nicest people to ever grace the HHW forum!!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Michael Barnum -- What a wonderful picture.
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 01:34:40 PM: Opps, I fixed my goof. I'm sorry both to Ann and Jane! I've been thinking (note not working) on my Christmas card list. Must have gotten the names mixed up.

That happens when you live in the sea. :)

I've been trying to get my scanner to work all afternoon but can't. I wanted to show you fellow Dr. Who fans some pictures. Since that didn't work I had to settle on using my digital camera. Sorry they didn't turn out so great.

Here is Colin Baker the 6th Doctor--
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 01:36:03 PM: Here is Nicola Bryant. His American Companion.
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 01:38:09 PM: Really loved the new picture DR MBarnum, but it can't be from the Eisenhower era. He's not old enough to have been around then, much less a teen as he appears to be there. My goodness, how handsome!
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 01:40:07 PM: I spent part of this afternoon watching an old tape of THE ODD COUPLE episodes from TV. Was that a hilarious show or what? The movie ODD COUPLE is a very good version of the stage hit, but I think Klugman and Randall are pitch perfect as Oscar and Felix in the TV series. I laughed and laughed.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:42:18 PM: No, it couldn't be from the Eisenhower era...unless it's his father!!!
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 01:44:25 PM: I get the other two mixed up. One is Nicholas Courtney--the Brigadier and the other was "Harry".

All of these pictures are from Omnicom '84 I also met John Nathan Turner--the shows Producer at the time.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:45:09 PM: I finally have my Christmas tree up. Took me about 3 minutes.

Fiber optic, don't ya know!

Since I don't spend any part of Christmas here, it seems silly to decorate, but it gets me into the spirit of Christmas to put a few things out.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:46:59 PM: And ohbytheway! Is anyone else as concerned as I am that Jennifer is playing with a glue gun? That there is actually a glue gun in her house???????

We have all learned why this is not a good idea, but shouldn't there be some licensing involved?

Jennifer: The Hildy segments of "Trading Spaces" are not instructional! They edit out safety precautions that everyone should take when actually applying those melted glue sticks to surfaces.

And ohmygoshbutwhatwereyougluingwhenyouburnedyourinde xfinger? Youweren'ttryingtodofeathersyourselfwereyou?
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 01:48:43 PM: Here's the other one.
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 01:51:07 PM: One last photo--Me at a local TV station fund raiser for Dr. Who. 1984
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 02:11:46 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on December 07, 2003, 10:28:02 AM
, but I think the best season of the series was The Key to Time, during Tom Baker's run, which I would like to have on DVD some day..

Ah but it is!!

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Post by: Ben on December 07, 2003, 02:14:56 PM: My, my, my (that's 3 mys) I was actually able to read all the posts in a quick spurt on this late afternoon, kinda like the old days. I'm just checking in to say hello. I have so much to catch up on but I doubt that I will be able to do that.

Before I forget

Happy Birthday Jane

Glad I could be here for at least one of the festivities. As I remember, there are plenty of festivities coming up in the next few days. I will try to be here for some of them.

I still need to eat dinner and finish the NY Times. Don't know if I will be around for chat. I will try to be there. A friend is taping Angels in America for me. I saw the stage production (one of the finest pieces of theatre I have ever seen, it easily goes on my list of Top Ten) and I want to see this film version also. Part of the ending of my saga with Time-Warner Cable of NYC included me cancelling HBO so I will have to rely on the kindness of my friends who continue to have HBO. They will tape the final episodes of Sex in the City and both parts of Angels and Six Feet Under for me.

I'll try to be here later. TTFN.
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Post by: Ben on December 07, 2003, 02:16:04 PM: A vanity post or two just to get me to 450 so 500 doesn't seem so far away. My postings have dropped so far I'm afraid to look at myself on the stats board. I've probably fallen off the radar.
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Post by: Ben on December 07, 2003, 02:18:14 PM: My, my. I've only fallen to number 9. It looks like our next God-Like Hainsie will be the lovely and talented Mr. TCB, who, when I last looked, had 494 posts. Only 7 more to go to 501 and he will join the heavenly group so near and yet so far from me.
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 02:18:49 PM: I had some friends who were mad about DOCTOR WHO, but I could just never get into it. But isn't it great when a favorite show gets released on DVD so you can have it to watch whenever you want.

I was so disheartened when Fox Home Video announced it wasn't going to release any more seasons of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW because the Season1 boxed set sold so poorly. I bought it, and I do like Season 1 very much, but I felt the show only got better as the years passed and the characters became richer and fuller creations.
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 02:20:26 PM: Question for Bruce: The Jeff Harnar album you executive produced has no producer credit. Do you remember who it was?
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Post by: SwishySarah on December 07, 2003, 02:32:48 PM: I feel like I complain too much on the board. I come home and I vent about my day. There shall be no more of this! No more big complaints from Swishy.

Noel: How funny that you remember I have a seventh grade soccer-playing sister! Good memory!

I did NOT get cast in the Cabaret show, but when the director called, she said I had a wonderful audition, and she wished there were more spots in the show, or they would have cast me. Although I'm not in this show, I now have an automatic role in Valentines Follies in February, should I want it.

I don't even know what that is, I just smiled and said Thank You. I won't ever understand adults, no offense to the majority of the board.

Maya: I would have a romantic theme for my cabaret night, with swoon-worthy songs being sung. That's really cool about your friend, elaborate!

I'm off to a local church's youth group program with my friend. The church has a really fun thing called SNL (Sunday Night Live), with a band, games, etc. My friend was nervous about going by herself, so I'm keeping her company.

Oh, and wasn't there a birthday today? ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE! I hope your day is filled with smiles :).

Speaking of smiles, at the restaurant today, a man asked me if he cold have a straw. When I gave him one, he smiled the most GENUINE smile I've ever seen, and said "Thank you so much! You're the greatest!" in a completely sincere tone of voice. I was smiling for at least an hour afterwards, it was the nicest thing.
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Post by: Panni on December 07, 2003, 02:34:55 PM: I just came back from my second visit today to the Studio City Farmers' Market. Why did I go twice, you ask. (And even if you don't, I'm about to tell you.) Well, I've been looking forward to checking out this once-weekly market. Missed it last week, so today, rain or shine, I was going. And I decided to take my faithful dog to give him a treat. He was very excited, knowing the way dogs do, that something interesting was about to happen. I drove along Ventura and parked a slight distance from the market. Abie (faithful dog) was now even more excited as he trotted along the Boulevard. We got to the market and were greeted by huge red signs: NO ANIMALS! Is that an outrage or what? Abie was very insulted. We walked along the outskirts of the market, peeking in like interlopers at HHW (nice ones) and then left. I have to say that the Farmers' Market in Boulder, CO welcomes dogs. I don't miss Boulder at all, but this one feature I do miss. And to add insult to injury, after I took Abie home and went back to the market, I saw a rather large woman with a tiny dog go right in like she owned the place.
...On a more pleasant topic - I want to once again wish Jane the happiest of days.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on December 07, 2003, 02:40:14 PM: Happy Birthday, Dear Reader Jane! Hope your day is filled with much cake.
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Post by: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 02:47:39 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 12:52:58 PM
DR MBarnum has a new photo up.

He doesn't say who it is, but it favors him.

It looks like a photo from the Eisenhower 1950s (black and white photo, well-dressed young man with a crewcut!) or the early. pre-Beatles 1960s.

That is indeed me, myself, and I. A buddy of mine took that picture a not too long ago when he was taking a photo course at Chemeketa Community College. He used me as a project for taking portraits or something. I wanted a nice photo to use for the back of a book cover if I should ever write a book.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 02:47:54 PM: DR Sarah. Smiles are such wonderful things. I would much rather a sincere smile than a thousand robotic "have a nice days". At least your name and voice are known now and the Valentines thing could be fun. AND You now get to see "Mama Mia" (I think that was the show) so indeed good news win or lose.
I make Cds for elderly folk (older than me would you believe?) and their thank you letters give me much joy. Sincerity is still out there in the world. Thanks for sharing your "smile story". The straw that did not break the camel's back.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 02:49:38 PM: I'd buy the book for the cover MBarnum. Can you judge a cover from its book I wonder.
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Post by: George on December 07, 2003, 02:50:58 PM: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE! Hope you have a great birthday!

I won't be at chat tonight. I'm ushering for a show tonight and I have to be there at 5:30.

Otherwise, I'm off to have some pancakes and stuffed crepes at IHOP. I had some last week and they weren't too bad. And since they (the stuffed crepes) are only available for a limited time, this will probably be the last time that I have them. However, the pancakes will be available for a much longer time.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 02:54:55 PM: More need not to know information. Way back in 1973 I stayed at Bed & Breakfast place in Cornwall. I loved the area and asked if I might stay for two more days than I had planned and then after that more days - the extra days were free. I have corresponded with the couple running the B & B every Christmas since. They are now both 92 years old. Sad I know but I always wait for the card each year before I send one back. God knows, they will probably outlive me anyway.
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Post by: Danise on December 07, 2003, 03:14:53 PM: Just wanted to say I won't be at chat either. With tomorrow being my first day back at work, I know I'm going to be tired so I want to hit the hay a bit early tonight.

D
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Post by: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 03:15:12 PM: Just finished watching the most enjoyable Bollywood movie. It was called ANAND, and it is the best Indian film I have ever seen, in fact I now rank it as one of my top ten movies of all time. It was made in 1970 and was so uplifting! It is about a man who has terminal cancer but spends his remaining months bringing as much joy as he can to those around him. The star is the very hunky Rajeesh Khanna and I highly recommend it to anyone, Bollywood fan or no!

BK, have you watched any other Bollywood films other then GUMNAAM? There are so many good ones out there!
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Post by: Ann on December 07, 2003, 03:32:33 PM: Back from the matinee choir concert...it went pretty well, better than last night. We got a standing ovation...that's always cool. Off to get food and write a paper...
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Post by: Noel on December 07, 2003, 03:44:26 PM: Quote from: Maya on December 07, 2003, 12:55:56 PM
Oooo....just thought of another good question for discussion for DRs! If you were doing a cabaret show, what would your theme be? Would you focus it around a certain composer or idea?

The best selection of cabaret songs I've seen recently was about a year ago at Don't Tell Mama:

You There in the Back Row
The Kid Inside
Stools
Hello Tom
Nothing Really Happened
Fifteen Pounds Away From My Love
So Many People
Watching the Show
I Can Do This
You Can Be a New Yorker Too
I Have Found

Everybody know these songs? And who sang them?

And did anyone ever answer my query as to who wrote "Not Exactly Paris"?

Oh, and

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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 03:51:46 PM: Noel: I certainly know two of those songs, since I was the first to record them.

Michael Shayne: I think Jeff produced it himself - or he and Alex Rybeck or something. Can't remember if I had any input in the order or not.
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Post by: Jennifer on December 07, 2003, 04:00:46 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:46:59 PM
And ohbytheway! Is anyone else as concerned as I am that Jennifer is playing with a glue gun? That there is actually a glue gun in her house???????

We have all learned why this is not a good idea, but shouldn't there be some licensing involved?

Jennifer: The Hildy segments of "Trading Spaces" are not instructional! They edit out safety precautions that everyone should take when actually applying those melted glue sticks to surfaces.

And ohmygoshbutwhatwereyougluingwhenyouburnedyourinde xfinger? Youweren'ttryingtodofeathersyourselfwereyou?

Actually I have used a glue gun MANY times before. And next time I will probably wear something on my finger.

In the past I have done many crafts with dried flowers and decoupage. I was trying to fix something for someone that needed a touchup. And I was also fixing an ornament for my mini Christmas tree. I don't celebrate Christmas or have any trees. But I like decorating them. Not sure what I will do with this one. But it is so cute.

And btw, I LOVE HILDY. I will reply to your rant later. But I must go watch Alias. It starts in 2 minutes!
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Post by: Jay on December 07, 2003, 04:21:30 PM: Happy Birthday, Dear Reader Jane!!!

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Post by: S. Woody White on December 07, 2003, 05:09:47 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 02:47:39 PM
That is indeed me, myself, and I. A buddy of mine took that picture a not too long ago when he was taking a photo course at Chemeketa Community College. He used me as a project for taking portraits or something. I wanted a nice photo to use for the back of a book cover if I should ever write a book.
It is indeed a very nice picture, and makes you look quite butch!
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 05:11:29 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 11:26:32 AM
A HUGE happy birthday wish to DR Jane, one of the nicest people to ever grace the HHW forum!!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Oh you are so sweet. There isn't a blushing happy face, just the embarrassed with a frown. I'm blushing with a smile.

I'm having a wonderful day thank you. We saw Love Actually, a nice feel good movie.
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Post by: Emily on December 07, 2003, 05:11:48 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:46:59 PM
And ohbytheway! Is anyone else as concerned as I am that Jennifer is playing with a glue gun? That there is actually a glue gun in her house???????

We have all learned why this is not a good idea, but shouldn't there be some licensing involved?

Ron, during the registration process people that - ahem - shared your views on firearms sent in license and registration applications for glue and soldering guns just to irk the officials and run up costs and problems with the system.

And they wonder why we went 42000% over budget (btw - that is NOT an exaggeration!) :)
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:14:20 PM: Chat in forty-five minutes.
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 05:14:36 PM: Quote from: Tom from OZ on December 07, 2003, 12:01:21 PM
Jane and BK celebrating:

We did have a nice waltz once around a very large dance floor where we were the only ones dancing.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:20:23 PM: Tell us more about that dance floor, dear Jane.

And tell us what foodstuffs you're having for your glorious birthday.
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 05:33:08 PM: Quote from: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:20:23 PM
Tell us more about that dance floor, dear Jane.

And tell us what foodstuffs you're having for your glorious birthday.

You don’t remember? ???

I’m just having leftovers from our dinner last night. Guacamole dip, delicious artichoke crepes, wild rice, and sting beans with sautéed onions and portabella mushrooms. For dessert I made a new recipe, pumpkin carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. We were more than pleased with the dinner, so much so I decided not to go out tonight and just finish the leftovers.

I did not have an official birthday cake. My favorite birthday treat is a Baskin Robbins white cake with chocolate chip ice cream, but eating an entire cake can be rather fattening. Keith might have a piece or two but that’s it. He prefers the non fat ice cream.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 05:34:49 PM: DR Emily: Please tell me what you believe my views on guns/firearms to be.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:46:38 PM: Of course I remember - but I want YOU to tell, not me.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:46:54 PM: Oh, and chat in fifteen minutes
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Post by: S. Woody White on December 07, 2003, 05:48:29 PM: Well, dear readers, der Brucer and I have had an interesting day, to say the least. We were already scheduled for a reception and a dinner, when from out of the blue we suddenly get a phone call from his daughter. They (meaning her husband and his assistant) had a couch to deliver to us, and would we at all mind if they (meaning her husband, his assistant, plus the grandlads and herself) dropped by this afternoon? This request was made when the five of them were already on the road, and less than an hour away.

You've never seen two men leap to house-cleaning so fast, making things at least half-way presentable. It's amazing how much dander five dogs can shed in a month! And then I got a batch of Toll House cookies going, as well.

So we now have an oversized couch in the living room, very used but more comfortable than the picnic bench that was sitting there before. Of course, they listened to der Brucer explain that we had other events to attend...and still didn't make any move to leave. Of course they heard der Brucer explain that we had wanted to introduce the dogs to the family one at a time, but still they came as a gallumphing herd (the family, not the dogs). The dogs were not pleased.

They (the family) finally got a move on, and we were able to get to the first function, a fundraiser for a woman running for the local state assembly seat. During that, we discovered some inconsistancies between what we had been told before on how county politics works in regards to one major political party (let us call that the Lucy X party) and the other major political party (let us call that the Jessie Y party). (Those are not their real names, of course. Anyone not getting THAT reference around here has problems.) We had been led to believe that the overdevelopment going on in Rehoboth was the fault of the Lucy X party, but it turns out that the County Board of Commissioners are instead dominated by the Jessie Y party, and it is the CBoC that says yea or nay to the development projects. Der Brucer and I are going to have a lot of fun with the political scene around here, I can tell you!

Anyways, having met some interesting people at the reception, we were on our way to the dinner when the cell phone starts ringing. It's der Brucer's daughter. They had forgotten to pick up the fiber-optic snowman they had asked us to buy for them, and had already driven back and were almost at our house. Would we mind if they just popped in and got it? As a matter of fact, we WOULD mind, thank-you, as would the dogs! Besides, the fiber-optic snowman was in the trunk of our car. Well, could we meet them somewhere? As another matter of fact, we're already late for the dinner, what is so important about a fenorkin' fiber-optic snowman!!!?

We finally told them where the car would be parked, and left the fenorkin' fiber-optic snowman on the back seat with the car unlocked. We also made a point of not leaving the dinner until we absolutely had to, almost overstaying our welcome, just to make sure we had avoided another meeting with der Brucer's daughter.

There are times contact with family should be limited to very tiny doses. This is especially true when the family doesn't understand what the phrase "very tiny doses" means.

On top of which, they took with them half the batch of cookies that I had baked. I really need to make more cookies. It's good therapy.

*sigh*
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:51:10 PM: Oh, and chat in ten minutes.

C'mon, Jane, do tell.

I hope you are having the most marvelous birthday because you are a most marvelous gal.
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Post by: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 05:52:01 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on December 07, 2003, 05:09:47 PM
It is indeed a very nice picture, and makes you look quite butch!

Thanks for the nice comments on the picture. It is the first time I have been able to get a picture up that didn't turn out blurry!

Some think that I look like my dad, and for a truely vintage photo here he is circa 1945. Eventually he turned into Wilfred Brimley, however.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:55:57 PM: Oh, and chat in five minutes.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 06:01:40 PM: Chat is open.
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Post by: Mr. Mark Bakalor on December 07, 2003, 06:09:11 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 05:52:01 PM
Thanks for the nice comments on the picture. It is the first time I have been able to get a picture up that didn't turn out blurry!

Some think that I look like my dad, and for a truely vintage photo here he is circa 1945. Eventually he turned into Wilfred Brimley, however.

Hey! If you send me as large a scanned image file as you can of that old photo I'll touch it up and get it looking as if it were taken yesterday. Email it to me at mark@hijinks.com if you're interested!
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 06:19:48 PM: 1945 was a wonderful year. (I only experienced 17 days of it but I met some wonderful people. My older sister had a wonderful Christmas present and she hasn't broken it yet!) Can we send td messages by proxy? I bought my sister a copy of "AI" for Christmas. Mr Dale will understand!
Don't know if that Man in the photo was in an Australian port during WW2 and my mother is no longer here to ask. I am glad his son turned out to be such a lovely guy.

Jane: I think Birthday boy BK was so overwhelmed by your twirling that he has forgotten everything except that he was there. Surely he remembers how long it took to get his hair like that?
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 06:31:15 PM: Chat is wild and wooly and wooly and wild and if I were you I'd get your well-worn butt cheeks in there. Or post. Or not.
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Post by: MBarnum on December 07, 2003, 06:40:30 PM: Chat is very lively! If you aren't there you ain't nowhere, man!

Emily just revealed that she is indeed a croisannt, BK and Ben has dreams of being sperm doners, and Panni will soon be employing Mr. John Schneider.

You are simply missing out if you are not there.
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Post by: Ben on December 07, 2003, 06:48:08 PM: Just left a sparkling chat. Sperm donation was indeed a topic as was Mr. John Schneider.

MBarnum, I do agree with others that the photo of you looks like it was taken many years ago. You look great in it but it looks like a 50s college shot or something similar.

I must be off to do sundried things and get ready for tomorrow, facing a city full of people who have to deal with snow.
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 06:51:34 PM: I'm catching up on things - one day off is difficult at times.
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Post by: Matthew on December 07, 2003, 07:10:20 PM: Woah - it's only 7:09 PST and I'm the only one in the chat room... I showered, really I have. I'm off to find tea and spirits to sooth my failing vocal chords, but I'll stay in the chat room for a while.
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 07:11:35 PM: Quote from: bk on December 07, 2003, 05:51:10 PM
Oh, and chat in ten minutes.

C'mon, Jane, do tell.

I hope you are having the most marvelous birthday because you are a most marvelous gal.

I was busy eating my delicious dinner.

Okay, now for the waltz story. I was invited by friends of the family to a dance for MGM employees. I had recently met Bruce, so I was fifteen, almost sixteen years old(?) and asked Bruce to take me. I can’t remember where the dance was but believe Bruce does. When the band took a break the crowded dance floor cleared out. From somewhere music began to play again, but the dance floor stayed empty waiting for the band to begin again. Bruce decided we should dance. I was absolutely embarrassed to be the only ones out there. My embarrassment quickly passed as he twirled me around the entire dance floor. I suppose that was the closest I ever came to feeling as if I were dancing with Gene Kelly.
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 07:14:32 PM: MBarnum those are wonderful pictures of you and your father. You both have great faces.

Since you are all busy chatting I shall return later.
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Post by: Laura II on December 07, 2003, 07:26:50 PM: Hi all! I hope everyone had a fabulous day!
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Good vibes to Jason for opening night tomorrow and for the rest of the week!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sarah, I'm sorry to hear that the lady at the audition was rude to you. You'll get to enjoy Mamma Mia now, though, plus you have audition experience. Btw, on the topic of SNL (this probably will only make sense to Sarah :))...I went to SNL once or twice last year. I too have a friend who wanted to go but was too nervous to go by herself. Anyway, Ryan (not Sco) invited me, along with my friend's future boyfriend (now ex). I felt really awkward, but I didn't participate in their service, and no one pressured me to do so. (I'm Catholic and very comfortable with my faith.) Later that night, during the actual SNL (the fun and games part for teens :)), my friend, Ryan, Jeremy (the ex), a few other people, and I had a lot of fun just sitting around and singing. (I love singing, and I actually got to "perform," which is something else I enjoy lol.) Anyway, my friend (another Laura) really enjoyed the night and wanted to return the next week, so when she asked, I said I'd go with her because she's pretty shy. Unfortunately, SNL that week was not a blast. As soon as we got there, everyone was leaving to go to a meeting at someone's house. Jeremy had Laura and me come along. You know whose house we went to? Drew's. That's right...my ex-crush who had indirectly caused me to lose a friendship with a girl who was a very close friend. I was completely mortified for the entire night, especially as he and his then-girlfriend sat about 5 feet away from me the whole time. eek. He and I are still friends, though, which is good. That was my last time at SNL (in like October of 2002). I was still grateful that Ryan and Jer had invited me, as Ryan was a popular guy at school who seemed to be reforming, but something happened a few weeks later that caused me to lose a lot of respect for him...I don't want to bore people with my stories, but if anyone is interested, I'll share some more. Sorry for the rambling!

Jennifer--I hope your finger gets better! When I was in eighth grade, I was working on a French project/poster board the night before it was due (as usual). I was using a hot glue gun, and I accidentally dropped a piece of fabric with the glue on it on my forearm. I went to peel off the fabric, and some skin came with it. I still have a somewhat noticeable scar there. (Question for all DRs: Do you have any scars? How did you get them? I have one on my left knee from when I was 6 and jumped off the roof of a car.) Anyway, hope your finger gets better! I know how you feel. My hands are really chapped and cut up from the cold weather and because I wash them like 25 times a day. They hurt a lot!
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Post by: Jed on December 07, 2003, 07:28:55 PM: While I still have a few hours to say it... Happy Birthday, Jane! Glad to hear you've had such a wonderful day.

Chat was rather brief, but fun and lively as always. Matinee went quite well today. Smallish audience, but they got a good show. And now some nights off!
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 07:34:27 PM: Swishy Sarah we enjoy your postings and venting. “Speaking of smiles, at the restaurant today, a man asked me if he cold have a straw. When I gave him one, he smiled the most GENUINE smile I've ever seen, and said "Thank you so much! You're the greatest!" in a completely sincere tone of voice. I was smiling for at least an hour afterwards, it was the nicest thing.” That certainly isn’t complaining. It is certainly a happy story. :) :)
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 07:53:20 PM: Just finished watching Part One of Angeles in America!! Brilliant!! You must see it. Find a friend who has HBO and see it!!
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 07:57:48 PM: Jane: I did that? What a bon vivant I was, and how cute you were and are. Actually, I don't remember where the dance was held.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 07, 2003, 08:04:12 PM: Oh I missed the chat! Sad Sad Sad.....

Yes that is the picture that DRMBarnum uses at the Scarlet Street site where he is listed as part of the staff! It is indeed a nice study.

Angels in America....part two next Sunday!

So many things in the notes - Sarah congratulations on the Valentine Show - if you want it - work breeds work, so if you are interested at all in working at the venue in the future, don't turn down a part! That is advice from one of those "mature" people you don't understand.

No dogs at the Farmer's Market??!!!! Abie is right to be outraged!

New info from SWW! And on and on....
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on December 07, 2003, 08:16:54 PM: Noel-

NOT EXACTLY PARIS was written by Russell George and Michael Leonard and is on Nancy LaMotts's" LISTEN TO MY HEART "CD. The last CD she made,I believe.
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 08:18:11 PM: Quote from: Noel on December 07, 2003, 03:44:26 PM
The best selection of cabaret songs I've seen recently was about a year ago at Don't Tell Mama:

You There in the Back Row
The Kid Inside
Stools
Hello Tom
Nothing Really Happened
Fifteen Pounds Away From My Love
So Many People
Watching the Show
I Can Do This
You Can Be a New Yorker Too
I Have Found

Everybody know these songs? And who sang them?

And did anyone ever answer my query as to who wrote "Not Exactly Paris"?

I will answer these songs

You There in the Back Row -----The only person I know who sang it and recorded it was Liz Callaway

The Kid Inside and Nothing Really has been recorded by many people. They were written by Craig Carnellia for a musical called Is There Life After High School. and he recorded The Kid Inside in his own cabaret act.

Hello Tom. I am wondering if it not Dear Tom from I'm Getting My Act and Taking It On the Road by Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer

So Many People of course is by Stephen Sondheim and was written for Saturday Night. Many people have recorded it.

You Can Be a New Yorker too was written by Charles Strouse for the off-broadway musical Mayor

I am wonder if the complete title for I Have Found is I Have Found Out and then it would be from the musical Great Expectations

And Not Exactly Paris was recorded wonderfully by Nancy LaMott and was written by Rusell George and Michael leonard

Not sure about the other songs but if I had time I might look them up for you later
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 08:20:00 PM: Quote from: ArnoldMBrockman on December 07, 2003, 08:16:54 PM
Noel-

NOT EXACTLY PARIS was written by Russell George and Michael Leonard and is on Nancy LaMotts's" LISTEN TO MY HEART "CD. The last CD she made,I believe.

Actually I think it was her first cd. The last one (so far) was released after her death which was What's Good About Goodbye?
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 08:20:46 PM: I can tell you what WON'T be happening next Sunday and that will be chat. If we have to skip a week then we shall skip a week. Or, if I can manage to do a mid-week one then we'll do that.
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 08:28:04 PM: I echo DR Michael's comments about ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENIUM APPROACHES. It was truly as wonderful as I was hoping, and the play has held up fantasticly. I was most impressed with Patrick Wilson because, to be honest, I thought he was as bland as white bread in THE FULL MONTY, but he really is exploring his character to its depths, and I was SO impressed. It also is SO great to get to see deeply into the actors' eyes (which you can't do at a play). Adds 100% to the effect their words have on you (or me at least).
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Post by: Ann on December 07, 2003, 08:28:49 PM: Good evening all
Three choir concerts in two days...and another tomorrow night. Oy vey. But both of the ones today went really well. I was rather hoping that chat would still be going on when I got home, but oh well. I'll try to catch the next one, whenever it is.
Must write a paper before 9 am tomorrow morning...bring on the coffee...
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Post by: Michael on December 07, 2003, 08:29:01 PM: Well off to bed folks. But please if you have an opportunity to see Angels in America grab it!!!
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 08:52:02 PM: Man, it is like a glue factory here tonight. We got people perusing, that we've got. Oh, well, I suppose we'll set a new record tonight.
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Post by: Matt H. on December 07, 2003, 08:54:16 PM: I'm off for bed myself. I only got six hours of sleep last night, so I'm hoping tonight will be a more successful night for sleeping. Be back tomorrow as I hope all others will.
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Post by: TCB on December 07, 2003, 08:55:09 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 01:46:59 PM
And ohbytheway! Is anyone else as concerned as I am that Jennifer is playing with a glue gun? That there is actually a glue gun in her house???????

Guns don't glue people. People glue people.
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on December 07, 2003, 09:02:33 PM: Michael-

I believe that Nancy LaMott's last CD was LISTEN TO MY HEART...Beautiful Baby was her first.

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE was released after her death and the contents of said recording where made long before the making and release of Listen to My Heart.
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Post by: SwishySarah on December 07, 2003, 09:03:13 PM: I'm here, I'm posting, and now I'm leaving. I need sleeeeeep.

And I'm probably going to be semi-E and T tomorrow, I might not get home until late. I have school, then after school choir rehearsal, then a Banquet that I'm singing carols at, and then volunteer service for the Banquet. I don't have a clue when it ends, we shall see.

And since it's midnight here on the East Coast, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BK!
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Post by: TCB on December 07, 2003, 09:16:08 PM: MBarnum -- It is obvious to me where your good looks come from.
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Post by: Jane on December 07, 2003, 09:44:05 PM: It has been a very nice day. My son in Romania called me, then my brother, my niece and my other son in Portland. And of course I had so many birthday wishes right here. Thank you for helping make my day special.

Good night.
:) :) :) :) :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on December 07, 2003, 09:45:39 PM: Good drive back to Richmond - and it was so nice getting back before midnight! Actually, I was back by 10:45! Even had time to head to the restaurant on the corner and get a burger and fries - really good burger and really good fries.

Unfortunately, just two blocks from my house there was some major car accident. It looked like at least two cars were involved, but from the amount of glass on the roadway, it might have been more. But the police and EMTs were doing their job, and I hope everyone involved only had their vehicles damaged.

I'm planning on watching Angels in America: Millenium Approaches tomorrow night on HBO2 - love those plex channels! But before that... I'm hoping to have a nice long day. I've even made a breakfast date with a friend to catch up over coffee and knosh at Starbucks. -Although, Starbucks doesn't really qualify as a true "knosh" place. And then it's baking time. -I need to do some cleaning and prep work in the kitchen before heading to bed. Run a few errands, have a nice dinner out, then watch TV. Sounds like a good day off, huh?

Well, I'm outta here for now... I'll check back right before turning in.
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Post by: Noel on December 07, 2003, 09:50:32 PM: When I wrote:
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The best selection of cabaret songs I've seen recently was about a year ago at Don't Tell Mama:

You There in the Back Row
The Kid Inside
Stools
Hello Tom
Nothing Really Happened
Fifteen Pounds Away From My Love
So Many People
Watching the Show
I Can Do This
You Can Be a New Yorker Too
I Have Found

Everybody know these songs? And who sang them?

It wasn't because I didn't know the songs. I was suggesting that everybody here should know these rather obscure songs, because they're really good. And "who put them all in one wonderful cabaret act?" was another of my guessing games.

I Have Found is an excellent song by William Finn from that still-not-yet-produced musical comedy The Royal Family and I wrote I Can Do This. Indeed BK was the first to record Watching the Show and You There In The Back Row. Those two albums, by the way ("by the way" in internet lingo) are my favorite BK-produced albums. I play them all the time.

But look at the time! Could it be? Yes, it could! Hold your hats and hallelujah, get out your ham chunks and cheese, and perhaps more of those "pigs in pigs" (hot dogs wrapped in bacon), it's somebody's birthday...

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Happy Birthday, Bruce!

Everybody sing:

You're past your prime...

You're past your peak
You'se an early antique
Look at this physique
Just hear the old bones creak!
Where there was a glow
There ain't a glow no mo'
Now the wrinkles show
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Post by: Maya on December 07, 2003, 09:50:38 PM: Chat was fun tonight, if small. I finally finished my American Lit paper....while I HATE doing analysis papers, I suppose I am relatively okay at them.

I saw the first hour of Angels in America but left early for chat. My mom taped the rest, which I intend to watch tomorrow. I can only say that based on an hour of viewing, I can see why this is considered one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century. Incredible.

Happy early birthday to BK, even though it technically isn't his birthday on the West Coast yet!

TCB--looove the hat on the pic! Absolutely adorable!

Ann and Jed--glad that your respective recital and show went well!

Hmmmm...if anyone is interested some Macbeth pics were posted, and I thought I would amuse you with one:

Behold my best friend Isis, moi and Metalhead. If I ever wrote an autobiography, I think I would pull a Merman and leave his page blank.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 09:53:49 PM: Jane: "My Son In Romania" sound like a wonderful song title. Thank you for the waltz story and pleased you had a good day.
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Post by: Maya on December 07, 2003, 09:58:34 PM: Noel--love the ditty...which is entirely facetious of course!
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 10:03:47 PM: I'm Past my Prime - one of my favorite Li'l Abner songs - of course, I am an early antique.

Technically it's not my birthday, so I shall revel in my youth a bit longer.

Maya, who is that "person" standing next to you?
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on December 07, 2003, 10:06:47 PM: BK-

Since it's Monday in this part of the world I can say A DEFINITIVE H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y Dear BRUCE and manymanymanymanymanymanymanymanymany more!!
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 10:08:45 PM: But technically it's not Monday in this part of the world, so I shall revel in my youth for a few moments more. After that, I'se an early antique.
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 10:27:44 PM: Mr Brockman Snr have you switched coasts?
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Post by: Tomovoz on December 07, 2003, 10:38:17 PM: Ann. Shouldn't you be writing a paper? Glad to hear your Choir work was so well received. When does your seemingly never ending paper trail finish?
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Post by: Noel on December 07, 2003, 10:49:21 PM: Quote from: Maya on December 07, 2003, 09:58:34 PM
Noel--love the ditty...which is entirely facetious of course!

and written by Savannah's own Johnny Mercer.
In the show, it's sung by a 17-year-old knockout who feels she should've been married by now.

And speaking of being married, what better birthday (or Christmas!) gift could there be than

www.WeddingMusical.com (http://www.WeddingMusical.com) ;)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/NKgals.jpg)
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Post by: Maya on December 07, 2003, 10:56:54 PM: LOL, BK, what "person" do you mean?
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Post by: bk on December 07, 2003, 11:03:54 PM: The beard standing next to you.

I'm still reveling in my youth, but not for long.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 07, 2003, 11:06:33 PM: Sorry to have missed the gabfest.

I was wholly absorbed and immersed in the expanded edition of "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"! It's my second viewing of the DVD in the last 10 days.

I'm a LOTR junkie, I'm afraid.

Not having premium TV channels, I was unable to catch "Angels in America" but I truly look forward to its availability on DVD.
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Post by: Maya on December 07, 2003, 11:28:29 PM: That beard, BK, would be the infamous Metalhead Macdeath.

Goodnight everyone!
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Post by: Ann on December 07, 2003, 11:30:38 PM: Maya - Great pic of you guys, even Metalhead. You remind me of someone I used to know, I swear...just can't put my finger on it. You didn't by any chance go to a summer camp in the San Juan islands, did you? :)

I have three pages done...I need eight...I have two cans of Red Bull and a pint of Starbucks coffee ice cream...it's gonna be a long night
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Post by: Jed on December 07, 2003, 11:34:42 PM: Love the Macbeth pic, Maya. Just imagine my beard in place of Metalhead, and it's all even better! :D
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Post by: Panni on December 07, 2003, 11:56:11 PM: ANGELS IN AMERICA was phenomenal! What's so funny is that the Reaganites who stopped the Reagan mini-series didn't see this one coming. It's much more damning of him than that could have possibly been.

Happy eight minutes to your birthday, bk!
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Post by: Panni on December 07, 2003, 11:57:15 PM: According to the time above my post - I'm four minutes off.