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Title: I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE
Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 12:22:47 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you've planted your own tree, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're just taking some dolls and then they'll be right along.
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 12:23:17 AM: And the word of the day is: VACUOUS!
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 12:56:25 AM: Well, I must admit that I haven't seen a noir film in probably ... ever (that I can remember). :-\
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 12:57:29 AM: Unless I've seen some but just didn't know that they were called "noir" films.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 15, 2006, 02:10:01 AM: The phone just rang. The phone ringing at 2 a.m. is never a good thing. So I should be glad it was a hang-up.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 15, 2006, 04:07:06 AM: I don't know about vacuous. I've heard of vac-u-jack, but I don't think that's the same thing.

:o
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 15, 2006, 04:21:54 AM: I had an interesting day at work yesterday. To begin with, I was asked to stay an extra couple of hours. Someone called in to say she wasn't coming in to work, and the bosses needed to fill in her shift. Good for the bosses that I'm easy.

But the good news was that, because I had an extra couple of hours I got to help a customer who really needed help. She was in her mid-twenties, and distraught. It was her first time using a WIC check, a government assistance for families to make sure that the mother and children are fed properly. This particular young mother was feeling ashamed about having to rely on any kind of welfare, but had been hit with hard times. Fortunately, I've become fairly good at working with WIC checks over the past year, and I believe that WIC is one of the best programs around, as it is very specific as to what foods are to be bought. So I did a little hand-holding, reminding her that she was using the check to help her children, that sort of thing. She left feeling a little more encouraged, I hope.

The next lady in line thanked me for being so nice. It was good to have what I did be noticed, but I would have done it anyways.

And now it's time to dash off to work again.
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Post by: Michael on June 15, 2006, 04:47:20 AM: Caught up with the posting for the past few days including watching the Mark Bakalor video. My quick review is this. I liked what I saw, but I don't think it works as a music video because I became so interested in the juggling that the song became secondary. I realized about 3 minutes or so into it that there was a song. Didn't hear any of the lyrics.
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Post by: Michael on June 15, 2006, 04:52:22 AM: TOD: Don't have one.

From a few days ago. Fav T. Williams play. This Property Is Condemed. The first play I ever directed. Most people praised my radical interpretation of the play by casting an African American woman in the part. I never intended it to be "radical" I cast her because she was the best actress who auditioned for the role and never gave a second thought to the color of her skin (although other people must have).
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Post by: td on June 15, 2006, 05:03:43 AM: Quote
I've been around show business for over twenty years, I've grown up with show business, I've seen people come starry-eyed and I've seen them hope to climb Mt. Everest, which as I call it is the top, and I've seen many of them go into the valley of the dolls.

or as it appeared in the novel and the film,
Quote
You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the valley of the dolls. . .

BK knows just how much feeling I have for VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, thanks in part to our mutual arguments with a certain Joe Caps. . .

Speaking of Margaret Whiting, DR EvilTwin LITERALLY escorted Margaret and her hubby Jack Wrangler to the book signing of HEARTBREAKER the other night. . .Margaret had tales to tell and the conversation between the three of them flowed. Alas, the conversation never turned to EvilTwin and Mr. Wrangler discussing HIS film career. . .
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 15, 2006, 05:32:12 AM: Good morning, all! I've slept late aqnd now I'm planning my day: NYPL is a definite must but I may cancel my trip to Toyland because there's been onlt one elevator in service that past few days and the traffic patterns to the 9th floor are ridiculous and claustrophobic. I have a number here from "Lady of the Slipper" I can work on, so that may be what I deide to do.

DRtd, I'll never understand the Whiting-Wrangler marriage (I know more than I should about certain things), but they seem happy and they are both lovely and kind people. I haven't seen Margaret since 1998, when I worked with her for a Frank Loesser concert, but she's a wonderful charming lady.

TOD:
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER
STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS
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Post by: FJL on June 15, 2006, 06:19:43 AM: Audition vibes to TPUNK!
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Post by: FJL on June 15, 2006, 06:20:13 AM: Does MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH count as film noir?
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Post by: FJL on June 15, 2006, 06:21:32 AM: The word of the day reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "Nature abhors a vacuum, and so does my cleaning lady."
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Post by: td on June 15, 2006, 06:35:17 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 15, 2006, 05:32:12 AM
DRtd, I'll never understand the Whiting-Wrangler marriage (I know more than I should about certain things), but they seem happy and they are both lovely and kind people. I haven't seen Margaret since 1998, when I worked with her for a Frank Loesser concert, but she's a wonderful charming lady.

Obviously, they are quite good for each other, Margaret and Jack. Ms. Janet told me that they are both charming and that Margaret is always stunningly beautiful and a class act all the way. . .perhaps, and not to be declasse, it's like the old Astaire-Rogers maxim in reverse:
She gives him class. . .well, you all know the rest. . . ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 06:40:34 AM: Good Morning!

...It's time to move the car...

*However, at least I woke up to some fun music on WQXR this morning.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 06:41:09 AM: As for the Topic of the Day...

"Laura"

-That's a noir, isn't it?
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 15, 2006, 06:46:20 AM: Fav film noirs:

OUT OF THE PAST
THE STRANGE LOVES OF MARTHA IVERS
THE MALTESE FALCON
THE BIG CLOCK
JOHNNY O'CLOCK
THE BIG HEAT
GILDA
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY
MURDER, MY SWEET
HIS KIND OF WOMAN
JOHNNY EAGER
KEY LARGO
LAURA
PHANTOM LADY
NIGHTMARE ALLEY

And three Noir Westerns:

BLOOD ON THE MOON
PURSUED
RAMROD
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 15, 2006, 06:47:49 AM: Quote from: td on June 15, 2006, 06:35:17 AM
Obviously, they are quite good for each other, Margaret and Jack. Ms. Janet told me that they are both charming and that Margaret is always stunningly beautiful and a class act all the way. . .perhaps, and not to be declasse, it's like the old Astaire-Rogers maxim in reverse:
She gives him class. . .well, you all know the rest. . . ;D

Yes, but are you sure?
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 15, 2006, 06:50:26 AM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on June 15, 2006, 06:46:20 AM
Fav film noirs:

OUT OF THE PAST
THE STRANGE LOVES OF MARTHA IVERS
THE MALTESE FALCON
THE BIG CLOCK
JOHNNY O'CLOCK
THE BIG HEAT
GILDA
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY
MURDER, MY SWEET
HIS KIND OF WOMAN
JOHNNY EAGER
KEY LARGO
LAURA
PHANTOM LADY
NIGHTMARE ALLEY

And three Noir Westerns:

BLOOD ON THE MOON
PURSUED
RAMROD

DRs Pogue and Jose, how could I have forgotten LAURA or THE MALTESE FALCON? Two of my faves.

DR FJL, I think MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH is not a noir, but I've enjoyed several contemporary attempts: BLOOD SIMPLE and THE LAST SEDUCTION.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 07:08:36 AM: I am not positive if THE RED HOUSE or NO MAN OF HER OWN (the Babs Stanwyck version) count as noir or not...but I do like those along with MILDRED PIERCE.

India put out some interesting film noir in the 50s. POST BOX 999 is a very good Bollywood film noir.

(http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/nehaflix_1901_12355720)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 07:45:55 AM: DR Ben - Since I'm playing the "waiting game" today with various people and phone calls... I just want to make sure to wish you Safe Travels, and please pass on my best to Ant. Hope you have a wonderful time down in Roanoke.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:49:44 AM: Thanks, Jose. I'm looking forward to the trip. It sounds like the show is going well and everyone loves Anthony.

Enjoy the movie tonight! If I wasn't leaving for the airport at 5:30am I'd join you.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:50:32 AM: Our database is down for the next 30 minutes. Problems with backups. So I sit here with little to do but to twiddle my thumbs.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:51:28 AM: I have to go to the post office at lunch time.

I'm mailing a package to the BBC with the last review of this current season.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:53:50 AM: I will be incommunicado from Friday morning to early Monday evening. We don't have a laptop and Roanoke is not a hub of Internet cafes. I'll have to catch up on Monday evening when I return to the apartment.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:55:22 AM: Anthony has an audio clip of Judy singing I'll Plant My Own Tree. He will be disappointed to hear that it's not on the VOTD release. He was hoping to have a clean transfer. Oh, well.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:57:22 AM: It sounds like the Rufus Wainwright concert re-creating the 1961 Judy at Carnegie Hall concert was a success, although I must admit I had little desire to see it. It ran last night and again tonight. Lorna sang a duet with him last night. Liza was in the house (or so I heard) but didn't appear on stage. Joey was probably nowhere to be found.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:58:17 AM: Well, our databases are up again so this ends my late morning frenzy. I will soon depart for lunch and the post office.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:58:36 AM: But before I go I must at least take us to Page 2
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 07:58:54 AM: And here we are.

Welcome, one and all!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:02:04 AM: Good morning!

After three days of rain (not a tribute to the Julia Roberts play currently selling out), we have a gorgeous day today. It's going to get hot, and I may finally have to turn on the A/C, but I've had a good run without it, and I can't complain. Mid-June before turning on A/C is very unusual in the South.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 15, 2006, 08:02:15 AM: DR Ben, safe travel!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:02:39 AM: Oh, I had SUCH a crush on Jack Wrangler when I first saw one of his films.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:04:25 AM: Favorite noirs:

THE MALTESE FALCON (always has and always will be #1 for me)

THE GLASS KEY

LAURA

MURDER, MY SWEET

MILDRED PIERCE
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:06:07 AM: I'd love to revisit THE MALTESE FALCON today, but I already have so much lined up, so it may have to wait until Friday or Saturday.

There's a new episode of WINDFALL tonight that I will watch. I liked the pilot just enough last week to continue watching.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:09:29 AM: For fans of THE CLOSER, if you didn't see the ratings from Monday night, you will be interested to know that the show broke the all-time record for a basic cable scripted progream - 8.3 million viewers. This is more than a lot of network TV shows get.
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Post by: Ginny on June 15, 2006, 08:20:30 AM: Thursday morning greetings! My day started at a sparkling breakfast event where the Miami Valley Association of Volunteer Administrators presented the 2006 Outstanding Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award. The recepient was very pleased and surprised and burst into tears when she saw that we'd arranged for her husband to be there.
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Post by: Ginny on June 15, 2006, 08:21:10 AM: Travel vibes for DR Ben - tell Anthony HI from me!
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 08:23:13 AM: Nice story Ginny. I still remember in high school when I was inducted (with a gym full of other students) into the National Honor Society. My parents knew but it was a daytime thing and it seemed like they would not be attending. Little did I know that they had been asked to attend and they arranged it without my knowledge. My father took off work and I was very surprised and pleased to look into the bleachers and see my family sitting there.
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 08:25:14 AM: I'm up, I'm up. Already a pretty day. I guess if I'm to jog this morning it will have to be by nine-fifteen, as I have to be to LACC by eleven.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 15, 2006, 08:33:07 AM: Yes, give our best to Ant, Ben!!
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 15, 2006, 08:42:41 AM: TOD:

THE BIG COMBO
RIDE THE PINK HORSE
PALAIS ROYALE
MUSS 'EM UP
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:50:44 AM: Getting close to lunch time, so I'll head on downstairs.

WBBL.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 08:51:16 AM: Quote from: td on June 15, 2006, 05:03:43 AM
BK knows just how much feeling I have for VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, thanks in part to our mutual arguments with a certain Joe Caps. . .

This is intriguing...can you link me to one of those arguments?

BK and I have also wrangled with Joe Caps over this film title...at FilmScoreMonthly Messageboard....
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 08:57:30 AM: I am totally UNDER the influence of allergens this morning.

Sneezy, sniffly and full of malaise.

I have some pills for it, which I will take anon.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 08:58:36 AM: My eyes simply do not want to remain open this morning.

And that's odd...yes, odd...because I was abed by 10 p.m., and I arose at 7 p.m. That's sleep aplenty.

Anon...

Abed...

Aplenty...

AHHHH CHOOOOOO!
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:02:09 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 15, 2006, 04:21:54 AM
I had an interesting day at work yesterday. To begin with, I was asked to stay an extra couple of hours. Someone called in to say she wasn't coming in to work, and the bosses needed to fill in her shift. Good for the bosses that I'm easy.

But the good news was that, because I had an extra couple of hours I got to help a customer who really needed help. She was in her mid-twenties, and distraught. It was her first time using a WIC check, a government assistance for families to make sure that the mother and children are fed properly. This particular young mother was feeling ashamed about having to rely on any kind of welfare, but had been hit with hard times. Fortunately, I've become fairly good at working with WIC checks over the past year, and I believe that WIC is one of the best programs around, as it is very specific as to what foods are to be bought. So I did a little hand-holding, reminding her that she was using the check to help her children, that sort of thing. She left feeling a little more encouraged, I hope.

The next lady in line thanked me for being so nice. It was good to have what I did be noticed, but I would have done it anyways.

And now it's time to dash off to work again.

What a great story, and I'm glad that you were able to help her feel better about her circumstances. You are now an honorary social worker!

WIC is a great program for new mothers and their children and it's unfotunate that people would feel bad about using it. After all, we all make use of public assistance programs all the time, mostly without even knowing it. It's too bad that certain ones have a stigma attached.
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:05:23 AM: I just used my Hello Kitty toaster for the first time, and now there is a slight odor of burnt plastic. But the toast tasted fine.
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:06:01 AM: Thank you everyone for your thoughts on Gypsy. Auditions aren't until September so I still have plenty of time to mull things over.
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:06:18 AM: And now, the litter box needs my attention. Lucky me.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 09:32:32 AM: Quote from: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:06:01 AM
Thank you everyone for your thoughts on Gypsy. Auditions aren't until September so I still have plenty of time to mull things over.

Which one of the strippers were you going to audition for?

Dressy Tessie Tura, Miss Mazeppa or Eledtra?

;)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 09:34:21 AM: I've learned today that "Spiderman" has OUTED himself in his latest comic, called "Civil War."

It's a move that is considered unprecedented in the annals of superhero comics.

Yes...Peter Parker actually removes his mask and reveals his identity to the public (although I still believe he's not letting us know EVERYthing).
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:37:33 AM: I just visited Meowmix House, but there's only one cat on camera and it's just sleeping. Where is the drama?
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 09:42:06 AM: Back from a really difficult jog, but I stuck it out and completed it, even though I was ready to collapse halfway through. I do think I'll be getting new running shoes this very day.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 09:50:26 AM: Quote from: bk on June 15, 2006, 09:42:06 AM
Back from a really difficult jog, but I stuck it out and completed it, even though I was ready to collapse halfway through. I do think I'll be getting new running shoes this very day.

If you do go out this afternoon to buy new shoes, be sure to take your old ones with you. -Especially if you're going to buy your shoes from a running store - or at least a good store with a good, knowledgeable staff. The wear patterns on the soles of your old shoes should help you find your next pair.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 15, 2006, 10:13:12 AM: Quote from: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 09:05:23 AM
I just used my Hello Kitty toaster for the first time, and now there is a slight odor of burnt plastic. But the toast tasted fine.

Does it make a little Hello Kitty face on the toast?
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 10:21:35 AM: Shortly I shall be on my way to LACC, after which I shall return.
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 10:44:45 AM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 15, 2006, 10:13:12 AM
Does it make a little Hello Kitty face on the toast?

Well, it's supposed to.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 10:53:33 AM: I will be the official page turner today.
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Post by: Ben on June 15, 2006, 10:53:47 AM: And now ladies and gentlemen, Page 3
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 10:57:56 AM: Hi Ben! Safe travels and give Ant a hug from me!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 10:58:29 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 09:50:26 AM
If you do go out this afternoon to buy new shoes, be sure to take your old ones with you. -Especially if you're going to buy your shoes from a running store - or at least a good store with a good, knowledgeable staff. The wear patterns on the soles of your old shoes should help you find your next pair.

Good advice, Imelda ::)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:00:26 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 15, 2006, 04:21:54 AM
Good for the bosses that I'm easy.

Don't go there, TCB :-X
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 11:02:40 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:00:26 AM
Don't go there, TCB :-X

I don't know that he can avoid it....everywhere he turns, there he is.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:07:09 AM: IMDB Film-Noir rankings:

Rank    Title
1   Sunset Blvd. (1950)
2   Third Man, The (1949)
3   M (1931)
4   Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
5   Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
6   Double Indemnity (1944))
7   Touch of Evil (1958)
8   Strangers on a Train (1951)
9   Out of the Past (1947)
10   Big Sleep, The (1946)
11   Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
12   Notorious (1946)
13   Killing, The (1956)
14   Lost Weekend, The (1945)
15   Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
16   I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
17   Ace in the Hole (1951)
18   Night of the Hunter, The (1955))
19   Nightmare Alley (1947)
20   Set-Up, The (1949)

der Brucer
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:09:20 AM: Quote from: FJL on June 15, 2006, 06:21:32 AM
The word of the day reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "Nature abhors a vacuum, and so does my cleaning lady."

My favorite quote (about cleaning) is: "My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance."

;D
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:12:00 AM: More awesome:

(http://www.foxnews.com/images/208552/2_26_061506_merapi2.jpg)

der Brucer (is that an entry to TVOD?)
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Post by: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 11:12:51 AM: How could I have forgotten NIGHT OF THE HUNTER! I will add that to my fave list along with DETOUR and THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:16:49 AM: Quote from: George on June 15, 2006, 11:09:20 AM
My favorite quote (about cleaning) is: "My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance."

;D

(http://shop.com.edgesuite.net/ccimg.shop.com/220000/229000/229056/products/25238936.jpg)

Buy it HERE (http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p33552247-k24-g4-~My+idea+of+housework+is+to+sweep+the+room+with+a+glance-nover?sourceid=13) for $5.95

der Brucer
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Post by: Jennifer on June 15, 2006, 11:29:28 AM: Hey a reminder, that LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is on tonight. Some places it is on live at 8pm. Here it is marked for some reason at 9pm. ANd other places have it on Sunday.
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:34:17 AM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:16:49 AM
(http://shop.com.edgesuite.net/ccimg.shop.com/220000/229000/229056/products/25238936.jpg)

Buy it HERE (http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p33552247-k24-g4-~My+idea+of+housework+is+to+sweep+the+room+with+a+glance-nover?sourceid=13) for $5.95

der Brucer

Cool! I had no idea where the quote came from.
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:35:46 AM: Okay, I have seen these movies (that others have mentioned):

The Maltese Falcon
Sunset Blvd.

So I have seen noir films! :)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:45:31 AM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 09:34:21 AM

Yes...Peter Parker actually removes his mask and reveals his identity to the public (although I still believe he's not letting us know EVERYthing).

Well, a little more:

(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2006-06/23914428.jpg)
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 11:48:10 AM: The imdb - what a place. Only there would I Was A Fugitive From A Chain Gang and M be considered films noir.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 11:57:21 AM: Quote from: George on June 15, 2006, 11:34:17 AM
Cool! I had no idea where the quote came from.

Here's a list: (from GMAILFORUM (http://www.gmailforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1994))

1. Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience!

2. Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

3. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.

4. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

5. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.

6. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

7. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.

12. A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

13. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away two weeks before you need it.

14. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

15. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

16. Thou shall not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 12:01:18 PM: Quote from: bk on June 15, 2006, 11:48:10 AM
The imdb - what a place. Only there would I Was A Fugitive From A Chain Gang and M be considered films noir.

Do you know where to find a more definitive list?

der Brucer
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 12:06:37 PM: Good Afternoon!

Former roomie/former cast member of Hairspray in Las Vegas and u/s for our very own Kevin Spirtas/former castmate of DR Ben's ever-loving' Ant/and newlywed, Nick, will be dropping by shortly to take stock of what he still has here, and also just to drop by for a nice visit.

And that's about all for now.
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Post by: TCB on June 15, 2006, 12:27:40 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 12:06:37 PM
Good Afternoon!

Former roomie/former cast member of Hairspray in Las Vegas and u/s for our very own Kevin Spirtas/former castmate of DR Ben's ever-loving' Ant/and newlywed, Nick, will be dropping by shortly to take stock of what he still has here, and also just to drop by for a nice visit.

And that's about all for now.

Would you ask him to take off his shirt and pose for a photo for his fans?
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 12:35:08 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 12:06:37 PM

Former roomie/former cast member of Hairspray in Las Vegas and u/s for our very own Kevin Spirtas/former castmate of DR Ben's ever-loving' Ant/and newlywed, Nick,

Does he link to Kevin Bacon?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 12:47:05 PM: Oh...

And for those DRs in the NYC environs... Speaking of film noirs...

"Sunset Boulevard"
Showtime: 7:00pm
Chelsea Clearview Cinemas
260 W 23rd St
Tickets: $6.00 - What a bargain!

Meet at 6:30 in front of the theatre. And, remember, Hedda Lettuce will be our host(ess) for the evening and to give out some wonderful door prizes.

Chelsea Clearview Cinemas (http://clearviewcinemas.com/thursday_at_chelsea.shtml)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 12:48:25 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 15, 2006, 12:27:40 PM
Would you ask him to take off his shirt and pose for a photo for his fans?

Hmm... Well, he just left... So... But he'll be back on Saturday to move some stuff out. I'm sure he'll be more than happy to oblige.

;)
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 15, 2006, 12:52:05 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 15, 2006, 12:27:40 PM
Would you ask him to take off his shirt and pose for a photo for his fans?

I'm confuzed--are we talkin about Kevin Spirtas or Spider-Man?
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 01:00:34 PM: "ROSE-MARIE" will never be the same again!

A first for Brokeback Mounties (http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Columnists/Cockburn_Lyn/2006/05/29/1603235.html)

Quote
…Jason Tree, 27, and David Connors, 28, are indeed getting married. On June 30. To each other. In Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Their nuptials will constitute the first ever same-sex marriage in RCMP history. And yes, the two constables say they have heard the phrase "Brokeback Mounties" several times since they announced their intentions.
And they don't seem to mind the various headlines that read "Mounties get their men - each other."
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 01:13:42 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 01:00:34 PM
"ROSE-MARIE" will never be the same again!

A first for Brokeback Mounties (http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Columnists/Cockburn_Lyn/2006/05/29/1603235.html)

Good for them! They are very courageous to be that much in the spotlight.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 01:13:57 PM: Started my afternoon watching the recently acquired laserdisc of NANCY GOES TO RIO. It's a marvelous print, and the Technicolor is superb, astonishing. Ann Sothern got top billing in the film, but it looks like Jane Powell got top billing in the ads. Just love the duet the two of them do with "Magic Is the Moonlight."
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 01:15:50 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on June 15, 2006, 11:29:28 AM
Hey a reminder, that LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is on tonight. Some places it is on live at 8pm. Here it is marked for some reason at 9pm. ANd other places have it on Sunday.

I'm happy to report that all three of our PBS stations are carrying it on Sunday. One is doing it on Sunday afternoon, and the other two are doing it on Sunday evening. Delighted for the chance to see it.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 01:19:11 PM: Quote from: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 01:00:34 PM
"ROSE-MARIE" will never be the same again!

A first for Brokeback Mounties (http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Columnists/Cockburn_Lyn/2006/05/29/1603235.html)

Great news and wishes of great joy and happiness to them!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 01:21:47 PM: Next, I decided to rewatch BRIGADOON. I like to revisit it every few months. I love the music, the romance, and I find the wedding dance sequence very moving with the bagpipes playing as Jimmy Thompson and Virginia Bosler dance.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 01:23:25 PM: Finished my viewing with the last of the WILD WILD WEST episodes from the first disc in the set. It takes place in a circus with Robert Loggia and Antoinette Bower as the main guest stars. Lots of circus stunts in this one and very entertaining.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 01:38:06 PM: Had lunch at the Oakland Museum today with two co-workers.

As we exited through the ground floor parking area, folks were running around and acting startled. Out on the street, fire trucks and police cars and clusters of people along the sidewalks were looking at the center of the road where medics were tending to a person I could not see.

The museum takes up two city blocks....and in the middle of the block were the medics. Down at the end of the block toward me, my co-workers and I learned that a driver in a Honda Civic had been traveling at high speed the wrong way down the one-way street that extends 9 or 10 blocks.

According to a witness, someone had yelled out at the driver two blocks further down that he was going the wrong way. The driver sped up and hit two women in the crosswalk. One fell off to the side of his car, and the other travelled to mid-block where he swerved around her and sped off.

We haven't heard anything about their condition...but we stayed around long enough to listen to various witnesses tell news crews their horrific tale of what happened and how the victims fell, etc. Sadly, where one victim had fallen were her shoes, her purse, a pair of glasses and a scarf, blouse and skirt, which the medics cut off her before placing her in the ambulance.

I am grateful I did not see it happen...I'm much too upset about having seen the aftermath.
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Post by: Ginny on June 15, 2006, 01:42:49 PM: DR Ron Pulliam - What an awful thing to happen. I hope the victims are receiving the best care available. Please let us know the outcome.
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Post by: vixmom on June 15, 2006, 01:44:26 PM: That's dreadful! I have just decided that my day hasn't been too bad after all.
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Post by: vixmom on June 15, 2006, 01:45:08 PM: Phone calls have been made and received , decisions have been made, Thank you all for the VIBES
Monday is the date set for the announcement... ;)

Something alongthe lines of TPunks "rush" friend ;)
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Post by: vixmom on June 15, 2006, 01:45:38 PM: Gotta go ~ I have many things to complete
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 15, 2006, 01:50:46 PM: Shocking story, DR RLP.

I have been OFF the internet since 10 pm last night, thank you COMC-ASS-T.

Still dealing with a family situation - directing a play - and working....in short...having a busy life just like everyone else!

Watched VD last night - loved the extras - and will be watching with the commentary tonight. :)
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Post by: TCB on June 15, 2006, 01:51:12 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 15, 2006, 12:52:05 PM
I'm confuzed--are we talkin about Kevin Spirtas or Spider-Man?

Neither!
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 15, 2006, 01:51:22 PM: Off to rehearsal and fingers crossed that the internet will still be working when I arrive HOME!!!
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 15, 2006, 02:01:04 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on June 15, 2006, 01:50:46 PM
Watched VD last night

Sometimes too short an abbreviation may mislead ::)
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Post by: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:07:45 PM: Good afternoon/evening all! Lord, am I tired for some reason. I think it won't be long after I hit the front door that I shall be going in to lay down.

Sorry that I didn't get the chance to post yesterday. I received a few emails that I was trying to answer. By the time I made it to the board, there was no way I could catch up on all the posts and post myself.

I did my best to scan as many as I could but I'm sure I missed a lot.
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Post by: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:08:58 PM: I watched the 4400 season opener last night. I thought it was only an hour but it was two.

I won't say anything in case others haven't seen it yet that want to but it was a shocker.
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Post by: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:10:15 PM: I hope those of you in the New York area enjoyed what was left of our little storm, Alberto. :) I heard he left his calling card on the city this morning.
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Post by: TCB on June 15, 2006, 02:13:48 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:07:45 PM
Good afternoon/evening all! Lord, am I tired for some reason. I think it won't be long after I hit the front door that I shall be going in to lay down.

Sorry that I didn't get the chance to post yesterday. I received a few emails that I was trying to answer. By the time I made it to the board, there was no way I could catch up on all the posts and post myself.

I did my best to scan as many as I could but I'm sure I missed a lot.

Danise! How great to see you online!
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Post by: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:15:28 PM: HI DR TCB, I've missed you! I do hope that you are healing and that you are well.
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Post by: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:17:15 PM: Did I catch it right that Cillaliz got herself a new kitty?
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Post by: TCB on June 15, 2006, 02:19:18 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:15:28 PM
HI DR TCB, I've missed you! I do hope that you are healing and that you are well.

Thanks, Danise. I have had a few setbacks this week, but I am coming along farily well.
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 02:19:31 PM: Back from a really good luncheon with Mr. Kevin Spirtas - went to CPK and I had their delicious grilled sausage and peppers penne pasta - no bread, no salad, so I'm jiggy with the meal.
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 02:24:33 PM: Hi Danise!
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Post by: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 02:39:46 PM: I am convinced this is the coolest kids album cover I have ever seen...I want to own it and frame and display it on a wall someplace!

(http://www.heyrube.com/images/roberttherobot288.jpg)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 02:58:22 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:10:15 PM
I hope those of you in the New York area enjoyed what was left of our little storm, Alberto. :) I heard he left his calling card on the city this morning.

Well, I just ran out to Duane Reade to buy some paper towels and ended up getting caught up in a downpour on the way back. Nothing like a sun-shower to perk up the afternoon.
:)
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 02:59:01 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on June 15, 2006, 01:50:46 PM
I have been OFF the internet since 10 pm last night, thank you COMC-ASS-T.

~~~Internet Vibes for JRand!!~~~ I've had Comcast Internet for several years and have never had an unplanned outage. Good luck! :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 03:01:06 PM: DR TPunk - See you in a bit! :)
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 03:04:35 PM: See you soon! Would it be uncouth for me to bring dinner into the movie with me?
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Post by: TPunk on June 15, 2006, 03:06:08 PM: I don't want to offend Hedda.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 03:07:16 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 02:39:46 PM
I am convinced this is the coolest kids album cover I have ever seen...I want to own it and frame and display it on a wall someplace!

(http://www.heyrube.com/images/roberttherobot288.jpg)

I had that toy robot on the cover and it's one of the only toys from my youth that I actually remember having and loving.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 03:08:10 PM: Off to clean the bedrooms now and then settle in with tonight's video offerings.

WBBL.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 15, 2006, 03:31:27 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:08:58 PM
I watched the 4400 season opener last night. I thought it was only an hour but it was two.

I won't say anything in case others haven't seen it yet that want to but it was a shocker.

SPOILERS

SPOILERS

This is how we can discuss this and warn off anyone who still hasn't seen it.

I saw this show Sunday night when it first aired, and it has re-aired on USA Network a few times since Sunday, so I'm not certain how long we need to wait before folks have had adequate opportunity to view it.

I agree that the ending was quite shocking....Lily was one of my favorite characters. I hate the guy in the Foundation who is bent on abusing her and bending her to his will....perhaps he will get an "end" of his own that will be ugly and painful courtesy of Isabella.

I'm looking forward to the return of the founder of the Foundation...it should be interesting.

And all the internal struggling going on between their little terrorist wing and Sean is bound to become uglier.

I don't know how us plain folks are gonna survive!
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Post by: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 03:39:03 PM: I am envious MattH, with regards to the Robert the Robot.

I had a similar type robot toy which had blinking lights, etc., but ran on batteries. I got it in the early 1970s for Christmas or birthday or something. I didn't use it much until I started making my 8mm home movies during my Jr. High School years...then that robot starred in some of Galaxy Productions finest feature films including INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN and LADY AND THE ROBOT.

Sadly, some years after Galaxy's studios shut down production, many of the props used in my films were discarded like so much garbage...and I have kicked myself ever since!!!!!!
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Post by: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 03:42:37 PM: I am at this very moment I am downloading this record album for my musical enjoyment!

(http://static.flickr.com/54/149076920_611772a7c0.jpg?v=0)
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 03:59:03 PM: The pasta has made me very logey.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 15, 2006, 04:03:28 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 15, 2006, 03:42:37 PM
I am at this very moment I am downloading this record album for my musical enjoyment!

(http://static.flickr.com/54/149076920_611772a7c0.jpg?v=0)

DR MBarnum, Freud could write volumes on you and this record cover!
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Post by: TCB on June 15, 2006, 04:41:22 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:08:58 PM
I watched the 4400 season opener last night. I thought it was only an hour but it was two.

Isn't that Pat Robertson's televsion show?
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 15, 2006, 05:30:12 PM: Quote from: Danise on June 15, 2006, 02:17:15 PM
Did I catch it right that Cillaliz got herself a new kitty?

No, I haven't gotten one yet. Callie has been sick - she's getting better, but not completely yet. So although I have looked and talked about a couple cats I've seen I'm not going to get one at least until she recovers
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:33:45 PM: I watched Robert Osborne interviewing Debbie Reynolds in a 2002 episode of PRIVATE SCREENINGS. I thought I hadn't seen this before, but as she got into the interview and talked about Agnes Moorehead, I remembered that I had seen this, at least in part. An OK interview, but, of course, some of the films I would have asked about weren't mentioned.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:35:16 PM: Then, I watched ENTOURAGE from Sunday night. I found the season premiere very underwhelming. The show ended its second season on such a high, and this was a letdown for me. But, perhaps things will improve in the weeks to come.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:36:30 PM: I watched THE OFFICE rerun tonight and enjoyed Michael's feelings of isolation being omitted from Jim's cookout party. And Jim and Pam's dancing around each other when they're smitten with each other gets more poignant with every episode.
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 08:38:03 PM: How long were we down - absolutely infuriating. I wrote our host immediately, but either they were having a huge prob or they weren't there. Hopefully, we'll be fine, but these people never ever tell you what was wrong.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:38:12 PM: The CSI rerun on tonight was the one I tried bypassing a couple of weeks ago when CBS must have pulled it for another episode. Anyway, because they were showing it tonight (my least favorite episode of the season), I put in a Season 5 CSI disc and wwatched an episode from it.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:38:50 PM: I tried getting on-line for about half an hour and was almost ready to give up when I finally got through.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:40:32 PM: WINDFALL tonight advanced the stories in ways that I didn't much care for. I'll probably watch again next week, but unless I like where at least SOME of the stories are going, I'll be checking out of this one after next week. Only the Luke Perry storyline is hooking me at this point.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 09:07:43 PM: Well, I'm going to head for bed now.

Good night!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 09:22:27 PM: Good Evening!

Back from "Sunset Boulevard"...

It was quite the evening at Chelsea Clearview Cinemas (Where Dreams Come True). There was a nice size crowd, and Hedda was in rare form tonight too. And she had a heckler of sorts in the audience. Made for a very lively pre-show. And the about five or ten minutes into the movie, the movie stopped and the houselights came up... Hmm... Then a couple of minutes later the houselights went back down and the movie started back up.

It was my first time seeing the movie all the way through in one sitting. I've usually just caught it on TV in snippets up until now. It really is a true classic. -And seeing it in a movie theatre filled with predominantly gay... I mean, predominantly filled with gay men added that extra special touch to the proceedings.

It was also interesting that they were showing it via an actual reel and not a DVD - which they now have the capability to do. Yes, there were specks and scratches, but just seeing the movie on the big screen more than compensated for those "artifacts".

-And I never realized that William Holden was such a hunk. The very audible reaction in the theater when he came out of the pool was priceless!

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 09:23:23 PM: ...And I was accompanied by the ever-lovely DR TPunk and the ever-studly DR Rodzinski - who made a last-minute surprise appearance. Always nice to be in their company.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 09:26:22 PM: After the movie, James met me and we walked up Eighth Avenue to forage for some dinner. First we hit White Castle... Oh soooo bad for you, but oh soooo good in that way that only overly-greasy fast food can be. Then it was up to the new Junior's at Schubert Alley to split a piece of their Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake... Whoa! Quite the dee-lish slice, and we weren't able to finish it.

And, now, we digest.

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2006, 09:28:55 PM: And I was running into old friends and acquaintance all night tonight as we walked up Eighth Avenue. It was kind of "scary" after awhile. People I hadn't seen in a few weeks, people I hadn't seen in a few years. And since we hit the Theatre District around 10:30, I was running into everyone leaving their shows. Quite the "Hi!-fest".
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 15, 2006, 09:35:39 PM: It was an unexpected cool day here -- only 101F. So I did a lot of yard work today. A most exciting day.
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 10:14:56 PM: Well, we need a frenzy or three or this will be our lowest day in AGES and AGES, thanks to our lovely host.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 15, 2006, 10:16:20 PM: I guess eveyone was watching "Light in the Piazza" on PBS, which I completely forgot about.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 15, 2006, 10:44:49 PM: Well I'm not watching Piazza or eating Pizza.

I'm cataloguing my CDs. Even if the cost price had been $20 each I could have bought a house instead!!
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 15, 2006, 10:51:29 PM: A word or two of thanks of DR's Jose and Matt H and other viewers. It has been a long wait but the final episode of "Six Feet Under" will be aired here next week. I have appreciated not knowing where the characters go! The most rewarding TV experience I have had in decades! If only "Carnivale" had been allowed to continue to a worthy conclusion.

It's been wonderful writing when characters have been allowed to grow and when their choices may have been surprising and unpredictable, they have neverthless been acceptable in terms of their "flaws".
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 10:52:04 PM: I watched some of Light in the Pizza - it was okay. Two do not a frenzy make.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 15, 2006, 10:52:09 PM: At least there will be 140 posts!!
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 15, 2006, 10:53:04 PM: Two pizza's may not even make a meal.
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:02:41 PM: Quote from: bk on June 15, 2006, 08:38:03 PM
How long were we down - absolutely infuriating. I wrote our host immediately, but either they were having a huge prob or they weren't there. Hopefully, we'll be fine, but these people never ever tell you what was wrong.

Af first, I thought that there was something wrong with my computer at work, but then I could get to other websites. I wasn't able to log on here until I got home.
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:05:31 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on June 15, 2006, 08:40:32 PM
WINDFALL tonight advanced the stories in ways that I didn't much care for. I'll probably watch again next week, but unless I like where at least SOME of the stories are going, I'll be checking out of this one after next week. Only the Luke Perry storyline is hooking me at this point.

I'm finally home and watching "Windfall." I don't really like this show. A lot of very attractive people making some dumb decisions. I just don't care about them.
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Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:06:27 PM: That's not even a "FR." But they're posts.

;)
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 11:19:37 PM: We've still got forty-five minutes, and actually the notes won't go up until about 12:30, I think.
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Post by: bk on June 15, 2006, 11:20:11 PM: Making a couple of air hot dogs - fifty calories each on eighty calorie buns, for a grand total of 260 calories.
Title: Re:I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE
Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:27:55 PM: Tomorrow, I will be gone all day. I'm taking the day off from work and will help my friend Margo move her daughter back home from college in Portland, Oregon. We just have to go down there and get her stuff and come back (hopefully, we'll at least have time to stop at The Cheesecake Factory...I've never been to one). But we have to be back in time for me to get to Applebee's in Lacey by 5:00 p.m., because tomorrow is my mom's birthday and that's where she wants to go. :) So we can't dilly-dally.
Title: Re:I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE
Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 15, 2006, 11:33:02 PM: Enjoy the Cheesecake Factory, George. It is yummy!!
Title: Re:I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE
Post by: George on June 15, 2006, 11:38:31 PM: Quote from: DearReaderLaura on June 15, 2006, 11:33:02 PM
Enjoy the Cheesecake Factory, George. It is yummy!!

I know it is! My niece has gone and brought me back an Oreo® (I think) cheesecake and it was very, very, very (that's three verys) good. I'm hoping that we'll have time to go so that I can have my own (whole) piece of cheesecake. ;D
Title: Re:I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE
Post by: George on June 16, 2006, 12:09:30 AM: Well, I hate to do pull a Wussburger (no, really I do!! ;)), but I'm off to bed. I have to get up early and go for a long drive. And eat some cheesecake. And celebrate my mom's 64th birthday.

Good night!