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Well, you've read the notes, you felt a song coming on, the song came on, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're sitting there in amazement about how much ME there was in today's notes, and frankly, they're just a little disgusted.
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And the word of the day is: PARTURIENT!
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Well, you've read the notes, you felt a song coming on, the song came on, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're sitting there in amazement about how much ME there was in today's notes, and frankly, they're just a little disgusted.
Well, what would they expect? Notes about Guy Haines??
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A most wonderful and happy birthday to DR TCB
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And on that note (G-natural), I'm off to bed.
Have a good evening, Tomovoz! :)
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HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS, TCB!!!
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Happy Birthday to TCB!
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Good Morning Larry
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Glad to hear BK is coming to New York! I only hope we can get tickets to Last Starfighter since they sell out so quickly. I will have to put the phone on speed dial.
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I am VERY happy about this (just what I need, more CDs). I've been wanting this transfer for a lonnnnnnnnnnng time:
Candide (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101571.html)
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Good morning DRs Ben and Elmore.
I have my "Candide" on order!
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Well, I must get back to work. I need to practice my lines. Like Bruce, I have not performed (other than the radio shows) for a long time, but I will soon be the "voice of the Foundation Center" The office needs/wants to re-record the phone messages on our system. They asked me to do it and I will receive a Barnes & Noble gift card for my efforts. By late next week I should be on the system. If you call the FC main number and the operator/receptionist doesn't answer you should hear me!
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Good Morning Tom.
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ASK BK ?
I never heard of Betting on Bertie. What was the show about and who also was in it?
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Wednesday morning greetings!
Happiest of birthdays to DR TCB!
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I am VERY happy about this (just what I need, more CDs). I've been wanting this transfer for a lonnnnnnnnnnng time:
Candide (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101571.html)
DR Ben - thanks for this link. I've been wanting the Christine Andreas My Fair Lady. Congratulations, too, on becoming the voice of the Foundation Center. I'll have to call after-hours sometime to hear you!
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I am VERY happy about this (just what I need, more CDs). I've been wanting this transfer for a lonnnnnnnnnnng time:
Candide (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101571.html)
Oh, yes, oh yes, my, yes!
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Happy Celebrations to TCB!
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It is quite all right if you want to knock on wood, esteemed BK. I shall not take it personally.
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Happy Birhtdya TCB, you big darling of a man!
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And the word of the day is: PARTURIENT!
It is not nice to INTERRUPT A PARTURIENT woman!
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I need to go to work, and I don't want to move. I need to wear clothes (other than shorts and a T-shirt) but it is toohot and sticky. Maybe Divine Inspiration will hit me.
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Recording artist Puffy Dawg was gleefully PARTURIENT when he decided to add some standup comedy to his regular material and devised a NUTTIER RAP.
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Dear DR Kerry: You don't want Divine Inspiration to hit you. I've seen that drag queen in action, and she's got a mean left hook.
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A question to all on Ask BK Day:
What do you think of home schooling?
I ask because my father's stepson (I guess that makes Joe my stepbrother, an interesting thought) is going through a particularly nasty divorce. His wife has been homeschooling their daughters, now aged 15 and 17, since the begininning, and has been working hard to turn the two girls against him.
Try as I might, I don't remember any of my friends having been home schooled. Or, at least, none of them have ever admitted it. I've only met the two girls once, when Dad and PaulAnn married, and they seemed a bit strange back then, noncommunicative with anyone except each other.
Is home schooling a good idea for the children involved? Or is it just a good idea for the parent doing the schooling?
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Good morning!
It was overcast when I got up and got the newspaper, but the sun has broken through, and I suspect we're in for another scorching, muggy day.
Rain was in the forecast, but now I'm wondering if the front has passed us by. We'll see.
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I have a new gay-themed movie to watch today. THIRD MAN OUT was done for the here! cable network. Of course, living in the Bible Belt, our cable service doesn't subscribe to here! or to the other gay network LOGO, so I have to hope that programming on these networks that I want to see will eventually be ported over to DVD.
This is a murder mystery starring Chad Allen as gay detective Donald Strachey. A second made-for-cable mystery featuring Chad as this character just appeared last weekend - SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM - and I'll get it on DVD when it's released as well.
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Yes, I'm looking forward to getting MY FAIR LADY (1976), CANDIDE, SOUTH PACIFIC (Henderson-Tozzi), and THE KING AND I on their new CD releases. The only one I didn't already have on LP was SOUTH PACIFIC, so it'll be nice to finally hear this version.
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Since I'm only interested in seeing the BONES rerun tonight (repeating its season one finale episode before launching the new season next week), I'll need to find a movie to watch for this evening, too. Will probably be THIS ISLAND EARTH followed by a WILD WILD WEST episode.
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DR George, my friend Jeff bought one of those mini-frigs for his upstairs office so he wouldn't have to keep walking downstairs during the evening for a soft drink or other refreshment. I'll ask him where he got his.
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Good Morning!
Greetings from rehearsal...
Again, sorry to have been errant and truant, but... yadda-yadda-yadda...
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Happy Birthday, DR TCB!!!
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Off to tend to a few things around the house. Then must think about what's for lunch.
WBBL.
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And, yes, I, too, am excited about the CD reissue of Candide! -Now if they would just re-publish that great vocal score with all the production photos in it. I've always been tempted to loan one permanently from the library. *The Arlington Public Library had three copies the last time I was there (which was years ago).
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And now... Back to rehearsal...
*I just have three more orchestra books/parts to finish editing, and then... Freedom!
;)
In other words, I should be able to become a regular around these here parts again. *However, I think I've officially become a Finale Geek - Speedy Entry and Keyboard Shortcuts are my newest friends. ;D
Laters...
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Happy Birthday to DR TCB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Freedom!
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Just remember, Freedom ain't a state, like Maine or Virginia, Freedom ain't across some county line, Freedom is a flame that burns within ya, Freedom is a State (bump bump) of Mind ;)
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Happy Birthday, Dear TCB!!
I hope the kids make you a birthday cake!
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Happy Birthday to TCB!!
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR TCB!!!! All good things.
Hey, Ben - congrats on your news!
Woods - I have known several Home School families - the kids excelled at reading and math, beyond their counterparts in the (egad) public schools. Except for one Down's Syndrome boy, all of the kids tested way up on the SATs and sailed through their college courses. The Down's Syndrom kid kept his own checkbook and learned to read and do simple arithmetic. He eventually got a full-time stockroom job with full bennies at Microsoft.
The home-school parents were not more intelligent than other parents, most had no real teacher-training. But they were willing to learn, and to put in the time with their children. I think it's intention, more than experience, that works the magic. Plus, the kids get individual attention, one-on-one time, specialized instruction - all unavailable in public schools.
In my experience, home-schooled and private-schooled kids are WAY better educated than the hapless public schooled.
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But, then, I am a biased Libertarian...
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...In my experience, home-schooled and private-schooled kids are WAY better educated than the hapless public schooled.
Private or public, kids only spend about 14% of their time in school, so, in a sense, all kids are home-schooled. How the parents choose to spend that huge chunk of out-of-school time makes a lot of difference, I think.
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ASK BK ?
I never heard of Betting on Bertie. What was the show about and who also was in it?
Betting on Bertie (don't know if it's still called that or not) had a score by Wright and Forrest - I think it had been kicking around for ages, but Walter Willison's friend Doug Holmes and written a new book - maybe Walter did some of the book, too. We did a reading in 1991, twice if I recall. It was based on Bertie Wooster and Jeeves by Wodehouse. Also in the reading was Christopher Hewitt, Judy Kaye, Loni Ackerman, Doug Holmes and others I can't remember.
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Totally agree wit' ya!
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Off to do some errands.
Bye for now.
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about the parents being the real teachers
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Just heard from Terry Trotter, who has another song worked up for me to hear. Excellent, and can't wait. Lunch with the publicist is at noon, so I need to get a new script printed out for him - hence, a visit to Staples. Hence, I must jog.
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Question for BK:
In your new Brain from Planet X play do you have any roles for ex-1950s B horror/sci-fi film stars? There are a lot of them out there who could still act up a storm you know!
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I though CANDIDE was some sort of insect.
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I am VERY happy about this (just what I need, more CDs). I've been wanting this transfer for a lonnnnnnnnnnng time:
Candide (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101571.html)
And it is orderable at SONY (http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=112094&skuId=112121)Sony for $19.96 (with shipping)
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Question for BK:
In your new Brain from Planet X play do you have any roles for ex-1950s B horror/sci-fi film stars? There are a lot of them out there who could still act up a storm you know!
At some point, that might be fun - IF they could sing.
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A big 'ole happy birthday to Dear TCB!!! Hope it is a good one!!!
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At some point, that might be fun - IF they could sing.
Well, I want to see some vintage stars when I come down to see your show!
Diana Darrin, Rhodes Reason, and Yvette Vickers all sing..I am sure there must be many others who can carry a tune, at least a little.
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Since I'm only interested in seeing the BONES rerun tonight (repeating its season one finale episode before launching the new season next week), I'll need to find a movie to watch for this evening, too. Will probably be THIS ISLAND EARTH followed by a WILD WILD WEST episode.
You're missing one of THE GREAT entertainment events on television -- PROJECT RUNWAY! A new episode every Wednesday at 10 p.m.
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And it is orderable at SONY (http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=112094&skuId=112121)Sony for $19.96 (with shipping)
der Brucer
And at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GRTQR0/sr=1-4/qid=1156357591/ref=sr_1_4/102-0954513-8349704?ie=UTF8&s=music) at $17.99 plus shipping...as reported here a week or so ago.
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My sentiments EXACTLY!
Happy Birthday, Tom!
The recycled greeting may seem cheap, but the sentiment is real! :D
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What do you think of home schooling?
Is home schooling a good idea for the children involved? Or is it just a good idea for the parent doing the schooling?
First of all, if the girls are being turned against their father by the other parent -- that's against the law in many states. (I did research on it for a script -- so I know more than I care to know about "Parental Alienation.")
As for home-schooling - depends on who's doing it and what the motives are. Some kids are home-schooled because parents don't want them exposed to certain ideas which they oppose. These usually have to do with sexual orientation, religion, etc. - you fill in the blanks. Three guesses on what my opinion is on this reasoning.
Others are home-schooled because the parents truly believe they can get a better education that way. Home-schooling is very sophisticated these days. It's not just a matter of teaching your kids in your living room. There is a whole network out there that home schoolers can be a part of. Kids can go out and take classes with other home-schoolers - often taught by experts you would not find in a regular school setting. I have a friend in Denver who home-schooled her TEN children. They all wound up going to minor colleges like Yale and Harvard at unbelievably young ages (15, 16) and doing incredibily well.
And that's my two cents worth.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TCB!!!
In the odd mac and cheese department--we took the kids to a "Noodles" restaurant the other night where the only thing even approximately kid-friendly was the Mac and Cheese. Well, guess what? They made it with Dijon mustard. Even I couldn't stand it. :)
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Dijon mustuard in mac and cheese? Blechhh. I'm going to Hugo's momentarily and I shall indeed be having the mac and cheese. They don't do it with mac noodles, and they use three different cheeses, but it's quite tasty.
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Betting on Bertie (don't know if it's still called that or not) had a score by Wright and Forrest - I think it had been kicking around for ages, but Walter Willison's friend Doug Holmes and written a new book - maybe Walter did some of the book, too. We did a reading in 1991, twice if I recall. It was based on Bertie Wooster and Jeeves by Wodehouse. Also in the reading was Christopher Hewitt, Judy Kaye, Loni Ackerman, Doug Holmes and others I can't remember.
Douglas and Walter both worked on the book. It got progressively worse as all the younger roles got cut for reasons I cannot go into.
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You're missing one of THE GREAT entertainment events on television -- PROJECT RUNWAY! A new episode every Wednesday at 10 p.m.
I LOVE Project Runway.
I suppose I should also now confess to the guilty pleasure of THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR. I can't stay away from it. And I know others of my ilk (whatever that is) who are hooked, too. How can you resist the sweet (and it often is - really!) story of Hugh Hefner and his three live-in girlfriends - the youngest of whom is all of 20? What's strange is that there isn't anything "dirty" about the show. The young women - who do have amazing bodies - really seem to care for Hef and he for them. In last night's episode they all went to San Diego to visit the home of the youngest of the three. There was an awkward moment when Hef met her grandad -- who was probably younger than he is -- but hey, who's counting.
I started watching the show for a few minutes as a joke and wound up tuning in on an almost regular basis. Go figure.
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elmore, I think they even cut my part - the wonderful Pongo Pilkington.
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BTW, when we did the reading, Jack Lee was the musical director.
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Well, guess what? They made it with Dijon mustard. Even I couldn't stand it. :)
Well, a good number of Man and Cheese recipes call for dried mustard, and Gourmet Magazine (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/14930) calls for Dijon.
Even the Dairy Farmers of Washington (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-14-2005/0004215532&EDATE=) toss in a bit in one of their recipes.
der Brucer
Admittedly, my Gradson would toss it on the floor.
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I wonder if John Saxon can sing? I'll bet a certain DR from Indiana would save up his pennies to see Mr. Saxon battle a brain on stage!
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Back from my errands which included having my car washed and mailing a package to The Vixter.
Now I have to get ready for the partay that DH Richard and I are attending tonight:
Preview Party at the new books&co (http://www.booksandcompany.com) at The Greene, 4453 Walnut Street, Beavercreek, OH. ...donation benefits Culture Works and Project READ...
The evening’s festivities include:
Musical entertainment, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres.
The opportunity to meet acclaimed authors Lara Parker, Jennifer Crusie, Will
Hillenbrand, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, David Catrow, Jaime Adoff and Arnold Adoff.
Each guest will receive a limited-edition commemorative book tote, a free Millionaire’s club discount card, and other surprises.
A special raffle of one-of-a-kind bookcases, designed by local artists Glen Martin Taylor, Allyson Cain and the DVAC team, that are filled with modern, classic and children’s books.
books&co at The Greene officially opens on Thursday, August 24 at 9 am.
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Betting on Bertie (don't know if it's still called that or not) had a score by Wright and Forrest -
When Forrest died in 1999, this newstory (http://www.glbtq.com/arts/wright_r,2.html) reported:
For over seventy years Robert Wright and George Forrest were partners in life and art. Together they wrote music and lyrics for film, stage, and club acts. They specialized in adapting themes from classical music into engaging tunes for movie scores and stage musicals.
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In the 1990s Wright and Forrest returned to a work that they had begun three decades earlier with P.G. Wodehouse, Betting on Bertie, a musical about the Bertie Wooster character from Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. The project ended when Forrest died in Miami on October 10, 1999.
Forrest's passing brought to an end a loving and creative partnership of over seven decades. Wright and Forrest's professional career included work in film, television, radio, the cabaret circuit, and most notably the stage, rightfully acknowledged when they were given the 1995 ASCAP/Richard Rodgers Award for their contributions to American musical theater.
When Wright died last year, Playbill (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94336.html) reported:
Robert Wright, Composer-Lyricist of Kismet, Grand Hotel, Dead at 90
By Ernio Hernandez
August 1, 2005
Composer-lyricist Robert Wright who, with writing partner George Forrest, penned lyrics and wrote music for Kismet, Grand Hotel, Song of Norway and other musicals, died at his Miami home of natural causes July 27 at the age of 90.
Wright and Forrest were collaborators since the 1920s, when they were in high school together. They both played piano, and both wrote music and lyrics. The team was still active at the time of Forrest's death in 1999, refining a longtime project, a P.G. Wodehouse-Guy Bolton musical, Betting on Bertie, and developing another long-aborning project, a musical version of Eudora Welty's novella, "The Ponder Heart."
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One, two, three – A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER TO OUR VERY OWN TCB!!!
Thank you very much, BK.
I was so impressed by Woody's thoughtfulness (not to mention the post total) of thanking each birthday greeting individually; that I thought I would attempt it. Wish me luck (as well as Happy Birthday).
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A most wonderful and happy birthday to DR TCB
Thank you, DF Tomovoz.
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Thank you, George.
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HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS, TCB!!!
Thank you, Maria.
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Good morning, all! Not a great deal to do this morning, but I'm hopefully back to my usual schedule. This morning I've a trip to the post office, the recordng office, and the NYPL Theatre Collection: librarian Barbara Knowles phoned me yesterday to tell me a scrapbook I had requested has been located. Now if they can only find the missing BABES scrapbook I've been hunting for the past four years![move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]
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Thank you, DF elmore3003.
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Happy Birthday to TCB!
Thank you, Ben, and thanks again for the CDs of your shows.
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Thank you, Michael S, for the good wishes.
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Wednesday morning greetings!
Happiest of birthdays to DR TCB!
Thank you so much, Ginny.
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Happy Celebrations to TCB!
Thank you Woody for the wishes and the inspiration.
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Happy Birhtdya TCB, you big darling of a man!
Thanks, Kerry. You are a sweetheart!
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Thank you for the kind wishes, DR Matt H.
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Happy Birthday, DR TCB!!!
Thank you, JoseSPiano, you have been missed!
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Happy Birthday to DR TCB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Jennifer, I never seem to catch you online any more.
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Happy Birthday, Dear TCB!!
I hope the kids make you a birthday cake!
Thank you, DearReaderLaura. I am afraid a cake from the cats would probably be a mousse.
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Happy Birthday to TCB!!
Thanks very much TPunk!
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR TCB!!!! All good things.
Thank you so much, DR PennyO. I hope this is the year that we finally meet.
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A big 'ole happy birthday to Dear TCB!!! Hope it is a good one!!!
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Thanks, MBarnum, you cards are as wonderful as you are!
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My sentiments EXACTLY!
Happy Birthday, Tom!
The recycled greeting may seem cheap, but the sentiment is real! :D
Thank you, Ron Pulliam, the sentiments are greatly appreciated.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TCB!!!
In the odd mac and cheese department--we took the kids to a "Noodles" restaurant the other night where the only thing even approximately kid-friendly was the Mac and Cheese. Well, guess what? They made it with Dijon mustard. Even I couldn't stand it. :)
Thanks a lot, JMK. Please do not send any mac and cheese!
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der Brucer
Thanks, der Brucer, what a terrifying thought!
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Back from a particularly scrumptious lunch:
Minestrone zuppa
Orzo con salsiccia (Chicken/basil sausage, cherry tomatoes, broccoli florets, zucchine sauteed in a garlic-based olive oil on a bed of orzo).
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It's a gorgeous, partly cloudy day here in Oakland CA.
There's a nice breeze. Temp is about 75.
Looks like rain...but that won't happen. We don't get rain from May through October.
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TCB:
Is there cake?
Is there going to be cake?
What kind of cake?
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I think we should all eat some cake in honor of Tom (aka TCB).
It's the least we could do.
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You're missing one of THE GREAT entertainment events on television -- PROJECT RUNWAY! A new episode every Wednesday at 10 p.m.
As I've mentioned before, apart from AMERICAN IDOL, I don't watch competitive reality shows. I get too caught up in the drama and make myself miserable. Half a year of IDOL is quite enough for me.
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I very much enjoyed THIRD MAN OUT this afternoon. I was afraid with this TV-movie appearing on here!, they would have no budget, and everything would look like it was filmed in someone's backyard.
Couldn't have been more wrong. Looked like TV-movies I've seen on Lifetime, A&E, and other cable channels. MURDER IN GREENWICH is what it most reminded me of. To give it a noir-ish look and feel, the color was desaturated somewhat, but the transfer was widescreen enhanced and very sharp. Good Dolby 5.1 sound.
Having read Agatha Christie's THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, I had a jump start on solving the crime which I did before it was revealed. Still, well done, nice acting from the principals, and one I quite enjoyed. I'll be looking forward to getting SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM whenever it gets released to home video.
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There was a behind-the-scenes featurette on the disc that I also watched. Good information and nice to hear the actors out of character talking about their work and the production. That was the only extra apart from a trailer.
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TCB:
Is there cake?
Is there going to be cake?
What kind of cake?
I am thinking I may snag a cheesecake from the bakery
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Then I watched THE HOURS. I've been meaning to watch it again for months, and I'd just never gotten around to it, but with two hours left in my afternoon slot, I put it on and got swept up into it again.
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Tonight will be THIS ISLAND EARTH and possibly DOUBLE INDEMNITY since that newly remastered DVD special edition arrived today.
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I think we should all eat some cake in honor of Tom (aka TCB).
It's the least we could do.
I think everyone should make a point of eating a piece of cake in my honor today! Great idea, Ron!
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I am thinking I may snag a cheesecake from the bakery
Here: Your Own One Minute Cake (http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=WU46625658)
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Happy Birthday to DR TCB! A mere youngster....
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More rehearsal tonight.....badly needed rehearsal.
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I very much enjoyed THIRD MAN OUT this afternoon. I was afraid with this TV-movie appearing on here!, they would have no budget, and everything would look like it was filmed in someone's backyard.
Couldn't have been more wrong. Looked like TV-movies I've seen on Lifetime, A&E, and other cable channels. MURDER IN GREENWICH is what it most reminded me of. To give it a noir-ish look and feel, the color was desaturated somewhat, but the transfer was widescreen enhanced and very sharp. Good Dolby 5.1 sound.
I went to Amazon.com to order it and they had a "Better Together" suggestion of "Third Man Out" with "Adam and Steve." I was interested in both movies, so I put both in my cart, but then I thought that I should compare the prices between Amazon.com and DeepDiscountDVD.com and guess what...for the two titles, it's $13.60 LESS on DeepDiscountDVD.com than Amazon! That can essentially get me another DVD for free! DDD charges no tax and just has cheaper prices (in most cases)! DDD got my order. ;D
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I think we should all eat some cake in honor of Tom (aka TCB).
It's the least we could do.
Fantastic idea! I'll go to Artie's and get a piece of birthday cake. Oh! Would that DR PennyO were here to join me.
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I went to Amazon.com to order it and they had a "Better Together" suggestion of "Third Man Out" with "Adam and Steve." I was interested in both movies, so I put both in my cart, but then I thought that I should compare the prices between Amazon.com and DeepDiscountDVD.com and guess what...for the two titles, it's $13.60 LESS on DeepDiscountDVD.com that Amazon! That can essentially get me another DVD for free! DDD charges no tax and just has cheaper prices (in most cases)! DDD got my order. ;D
Good shopping! I think you will enjoy both films, DR George. Let me (us) know your reactions once you finally watch them.
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Off to clean the den now. And then, THIS ISLAND EARTH and the TV show BONES will have my attention.
WBBL.
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Happy Birthday TCB!!! I'm on board for eating cake
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Here: Your Own One Minute Cake (http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=WU46625658)
der Brucer
If only it were that easy! Thanks, der Brucer.
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Happy Birthday to DR TCB! A mere youngster....
Thanks JRand55! From one youngster to another.
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Happy Birthday TCB!!! I'm on board for eating cake
Thank you, DR Cillaliz. You have to report what kind of cake you eat.
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Tonight will be THIS ISLAND EARTH and possibly DOUBLE INDEMNITY since that newly remastered DVD special edition arrived today.
Don't forget that my recent interviewee Rex Reason stars in THIS ISLAND EARTH...and he is still quite handsome!
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Don't forget that my recent interviewee Rex Reason stars in THIS ISLAND EARTH...and he is still quite handsome!
and when the Geritol kicks in, I bet he gets a bit frisky!
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Funny story:
I pre-ordered "This Island Earth" via Amazon.com several weeks ago.
Yesterday, I visited my "Account" to verify that it was in the process of being shipped. To my amazement, it had an "estimated" shipping date of August 24th, with an estimated arrival of August 28th.
What you need to know is that I have their free shipping with 2nd-day delivery plan (it pays for itself in about a month for me).
I visited the listing and satisfied myself they did, indeed, have it in. In fact, they were promising it by today if anyone used 1-day ordering to obtain it.
Have gone round and round with them on previous pre-orders that took more than a week from date of release for them to ship to me, I duly cancelled my pre-order.
I then simply ordered it again. It shipped last night.
And it arrived 35 minutes ago!
Ain't that the shits?
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Thank you, DR Cillaliz. You have to report what kind of cake you eat.
I opted for vanilla bean cheese cake. It was good
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I opted for vanilla bean cheese cake. It was good
I decided that cheesecake for one was a waste of money. So, I had a graham cracker with frosting on it and called it cake.
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Well it's not a piece of cake in this house. And we're not putting it together bit by bit. The reverse in fact.
DP Colin had his stitches removed from what is left of his ear. The biopsy results show that he need smore removed as there art beginnings malenoma skin cancer there. He had a melanoma removed from his arm a decade or more ago.
More surgery now before we leave for North America.
Oh Happy We. Candide seems an appropriate reference on this best of all possible days!
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Well it's not a piece of cake in this house. And we're not putting it together bit by bit. The reverse in fact.
DP Colin had his stitches removed from what is left of his ear. The biopsy results show that he need smore removed as there art beginnings malenoma skin cancer there. He had a melanoma removed from his arm a decade or more ago.
More surgery now before we leave for North America.
Oh Happy We. Candide seems an appropriate reference on this best of all possible days!
Oh Tomovoz, I am so sorry to read that DP Colin needs to have more of his ear removed. Please give him my best regards.
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At this moment I am listening to "Our Time" - arranged by Larry Moore. "Simply Sondheim - Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles".
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Vincent Van White. I think his painting is improving too. Thanks TCB.
Be careful when you open your mail. You may get an ear full.
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Vincent Van White. I think his painting is improving too. Thanks TCB.
Be careful when you open your mail. You may get an ear full.
:o
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~~~Ear Vibes for DP Colin!!~~~
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Back from Terry Trotter's where I heard his latest take on a Sondheim song - very beautiful. I have him three more pieces to take a look at.
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Thank you George - and goodnight from last night!
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Thank you George - and goodnight from last night!
;D
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At this moment I am listening to "Our Time" - arranged by Larry Moore. "Simply Sondheim - Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles".
I didn't know they had recorded it, too! I wonder if they paid me?[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEALTH VIBES FOR DP COLIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR Tomovoz, we will keep Colin in our prayers.
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Thanks DR Elmore
The recording is from 2001~
Joanna Gleason sings "Pleasant Little Kingdon"
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Thank you DR Laura. Keep away from Rattlers.
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Thank you DR Laura. Keep away from Rattlers.
I intend to!
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Health vibes to Tomovoz's DP Colin.
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Late (but somehow still on time) birthday wishes to DR TCB.
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We are back from the gala benefit preview at books&co at The Greene (http://www.thegreene.com), greater Dayton's newest shopping/dining/entertainment destination. The partay was lovely, with performances by many local musicians including one of our favorites - guitarist Jim McCutcheon. The special event coordinator for the bookstore presented a check for $12,150 to the executive directors of the literacy coalition and the arts consortium. They were both quite pleased.
The Greene officially opens at 10am tomorrow. Work crews were still on the job when we left at about 8:45 tonight. I suspect they will work all night.
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Sorry, I only have time to say hi & that all is well. Boy, it has been crazy here. I'll try & return next week, maybe with good puppy news.
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Oh, I haven't had time to read the posts-hope everyone is well.
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Happy B'day, TCB!
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Dear reader Jane has been most errant and truant.
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Oh Happy We. Candide seems an appropriate reference on this best of all possible days!
Not to be cute, but half an ear is better than half an ass!
der Brucer
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Late (but somehow still on time) birthday wishes to DR TCB.
Thank you so much, FJL. Please come visit Washington State again!
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Happy B'day, TCB!
Thanks for the good wishes, DR Charles Pogue!
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Thank you, one and all, for the wonderful birthday wishes. They mean more to me than you can imagine. What a swell group of friends. Thanks, BK, for inviting all of us into your living room!
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Since it is DR TCB's birthday today I thought i would electronically sing him our happy happy birthday song. It is a tradition at hollywood high school.
*sung in a solemn, monotone voice*
Happy birthday, Happy birthday
There is destruction and despair
People dying everywhere
*quick up tempo*
THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY SONG,
IT ISNT VERY LONG W00!
happy birthday!
:D
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btw I got my invite to the magic castle after a long strenuous search from a neighbor upstairs w0000 me!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CYBERFATHER TCB!!!
Name the night, and Jed and I will take you out for a celebratory dinner and/or ice cream. ColdStone sounds like a great birthday treat...
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hmmm, that birthday greeting was supposed to look cooler than that...oh well
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hmmm, that birthday greeting was supposed to look cooler than that...oh well
Ann, it's beautiful, because YOU posted it...with love! ;D
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Vibes 'O plenty to DP Colin!
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Fantastic idea! I'll go to Artie's and get a piece of birthday cake. Oh! Would that DR PennyO were here to join me.
You and me both, kid!
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Healing ear vibes for Colin. All you sun-bunnies - wear sunscreen and a hat, please...
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And so, good night.
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Good night, Penny. :)
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Happy Birthday TCB!!
I hope you have a very splendid day!
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Private or public, kids only spend about 14% of their time in school, so, in a sense, all kids are home-schooled. How the parents choose to spend that huge chunk of out-of-school time makes a lot of difference, I think.
Ginny, I could not agree with you more on this point. How a child turns out as an adult is they are educated by thier elders by example and guidance.
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I am not overly familiar with Project Runway. Is it on cable?
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I think everyone should make a point of eating a piece of cake in my honor today! Great idea, Ron!
TCB, I have a piece of Ghirardelli's dark mint chocolate in your honor!
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Ear vibes to DR Tom's DP Colin!! I hope all goes well for him and surgery can be averted!
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Looking forward to the end of the week. It has been a long and arduous week. Itching to do some writing this weekend. Perhaps hiking...
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And in honor of TCB's birthday wish that we all have cake today...I had a piece of raspberry cheesecake. ;D
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Looking forward to the end of the week. It has been a long and arduous week. Itching to do some writing this weekend. Perhaps hiking...
I have to do a lot more packing! Through Costco, I went to LendingTree.com and signed up to get some mortgage offers...and I got some. Now, I need to supply some information to the lenders who've given preliminary quotes so that they can give me some more comprehensive quotes so that I may buy a condo! And I have to have my current house (that I rent from my sister) cleaned out (my bedroom is the worst...it's really messy ::)) so that we can fix it up and repaint some rooms and make it all pretty for potential buyers.
That's what I plan to do. Now, I just have to do it. ;)
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And with that, I must do the Wussburger. We have our monthly day-after-the-board-meeting-staff-meeting tomorrow at work and it's at 9:30 a.m.! I usually get to work by 10:00 (or so) so I really must go to sleep now.
Good night, all!