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Well, you've read the notes, the notes have caused you to shake, rattle, and roll, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're playing a little gin rummy and will be home soon.
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And the word of the day is: FELDSPAR!
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Topic of the Day: I have no freakin' idea. ::)
;) Growing up, my dad had some compilation albums that had hits of the fifties and sixties, so I can't say when I first heard them or what they were.
As for favorites, I'll have to think about that. There are a lot of early rock-and-roll songs that I like, but I can't remember specific ones that stand out. :-\
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And A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR ELMORE (aka LARRY)!! ;D
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And just because I can't remember if we've ever had one:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]PAGE ONE DANCE!![/move]
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I wanted to post an animated dance .gif, but the one I had chosen was more than 200 KB. :(
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And on that note (D#), good night!
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Happiest of happy birthdays to fellow Virgo, DR ELMORE!
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Vibes for friend of DR TOMovOZ....Peter....and his family!
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Yes, DR MATTH - I have seen Miss Carroll Baker's movie debut in EASY TO LOVE....she talks about it less than fondly in her autobiography...including some rather rude comments made to her by Ms Esther Williams.
Carroll also mentions that her sister who was appearing in a Water Show at Cypress Gardens, was one of the extras in a couple of the BIG numbers.
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Raining here raining raining raining.....
TAR is back and back on track! What a terrific opening show. I have a few favorites among the teams....but we shall see what next week brings. Really enjoyed seeing the Chinese scenery.
I ordered the FAMILY dvd that has the six first season shows and the 22 second season shows.
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"See Ya Later, Alligator" is the first r/r song I remember. And a couple of early Elvis songs "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" are also memories.
I was 5 years old when James Dean died in his car crash, and I remember a song that played A LOT on the radio about him....or at least someone named Jimmy who had died....but I think the song was about a motorcycle wreck... Fuzzy memories.... I remember being shocked to see Jimmy Dean singing on television the next week. Didn't get that straight for a long time.
TOM JONES was released in 1963....I watched it tonight. For some reason I have avoided it ALL these years. And for some reason, I thought it was in b/w.....but NO there it was in glorious color. Albert Finney was almost impossibly handsome.
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A very good morning to all! I am so far behind on everything that it isn't even funny. And now I find that somehow I'm off by two days for our dear Elmores birthday!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to our Dear Larry!
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BK:
According to the Calendar, Larry's birthday is tomorrow, not today. I checked just because I wanted to see his age--how naughty of me! Of course the Calendar also says that Dear Reader DearReaderLaura will be 106 on Thursday, so I'm not sure it can be trusted.
Anyway, just in case,
(http://www.imgag.com/product/180278/2014647d.gif)
and many happy returns! (Oh, a The Prisoner reference!)
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We had the "new" fridge and "new" washer delivered on Saturday and what a trip that was. They had to take the front door off it's hinges to get the fridge in and the guy still managed to get one of his fingers caught in the frame. Then he caught his elbow on the screen door.
Add to that the dogs were barking like crazy (outside) and I had one heck of headache by the time it was all over. And now it seems it was all for nothing because the fridge isn't getting cold (not below 50 degrees) and the washer is leaking all over the floor. Sigh. I have to call the place this morning and have them come out and take the stuff away but it will have to wait until the weekend again. So I'm no better off then I was last week--worse because I have to keep a towel by the washer and by the time the weekend rolls around who know how much damage my floor will have. Sigh.
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106! Well that would be something to celebrate! :)
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I know that I'm really behind on things so I want to send vibes out to all that need them.
I'm hoping that Tom and Colin have a really wonderful time on their trip! Safe travel vibes--I am pea green with envy that I can't be there as well.
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Almost to work--gotta run. Have a wonderful day all!
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VIBES TO DR TOMOVOZ'S FRIEND PETER AND HIS FAMILY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Happy birthday DR Elmore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And the word of the day is: FELDSPAR!
The RED FLAPS on the wings of Orville's model airplane were made of FELDSPAR, the wings themselves were made of marble, and the fusilage was made of granite. The model wasn't designed to actually fly, of course, but that didn't keep Orville's kid brother Wilbur from trying.
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Since Larry's birthday is actually tomorrow (September 19th) I'll wait to offer wishes ;D
Tho one cannot have enough pre-Birthday wishes so I will say:
Happy Pre-Birthday Wishes to our honey of an orchestrator, Mr. Larry Moore!!! He's the only man I know who puts honey in his coffee (oops, am I giving away trade secrets ;))
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TOD:
I don't know what the first rock and roll tune I ever heard was.
I do know what the first novelty song I remember hearing was. It was The Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny Yellow Polka-Dog Bikini, and I remember hearing it on Main Street at Disneyland, of all places, outside the Carnation Ice Cream Parlor.
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Comments re: last night's TAR.
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I also really loved last night's show. I have a few favorites and some that i'm not liking.
I cannot wait to see who everyone else's favorites are.
The 2 eliminations were a surprise. I'm sure the producers could not have been thrilled that the eliminated teams were the indian couple and the muslims. But i didn't mind that much. It would have been interesting to how the muslims adapted their prayers to the race. But i honestly don't think either of these teams had winning potential. They were not competitive. And to me it almost seemed like the show just wanted to have diversity without making sure the teams could do well.
I like the model/drug addicts. I think they have a lot of potential.
I really liked the team with the girl with the disability. I didn't mind that she pre-boarded the plane. BUt i was a bit offput by her telling the cab she had an emergency. BUt i like them a lot. And thought it was slightly crazy that they made her climb that rope.
I am wondering what others thought of that rope. It was interesting to make people do one physical thing to finish the task. A lot of people struggled. But would they ever have a task the girl with the leg could not do?
Here are the teams who turned me off:
The black women.
The father/daughter.
The guy who yells at his girlfriend.
Here are the teams who i like:
The korean guys (or whatever they were). But they need to pick it up big time.
I also thought the miss americas (or whatever pageant they were from) were quite fit. They could do well.
As for the other teams the cheerleaders did well. I think the gay couple will have trouble.
And OMG that team from kentucky (alabama?), the hicksters. So funny watching them. Why do i think this will be DR MBarnum's new favorite? :)
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FOR GEORGE:
PAGE ONE DANCE
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And for me.......
4 DAYS TO GO
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It's never too early to celebrate Larry's birthday.
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Good morning, all! The birthday problem is my fault! I mentioned the wonderful dinner with DR FJL and Skip, and tomorrow, Sept 19, I turn the BIG 6-0! Just as I always think my ever-young friend BK is a year behind me in age (and isn't!), I'm sure that my dear friend's preoccupation with his hectic schedule and amount of work to prepare for the events coming up, not to mention hosting the continuous birthday and unbirthday party on this site, mistook the calendar date. I couldn't be happier since I get two days for the price of one.
At any rate, there can never be too many birthday wishes. And I thank you for them all! My day today should be pleasant: some IRS work for my accountant, then a 1:00 matinee of The Singing Nun, followed by a pleasant late and afternoon exploring uncharted waters familiarly known as "The Brain from Planet X." Now that we've lost Pluto, we need a new planet and X is fine with me.
TOD: Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" is my first real memory, but I have no feeling for the chronology of such songs as "Chantilly Lace," and the Buddy Holly songs I loved.
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May you boogie with a Carmen of your choice.
Happy Birthday DR ELMORE[/size]
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It's very nearly Sept 19th here.
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Good morning, all! The birthday problem is my fault!...and tomorrow, Sept 19, I turn the BIG 6-0!...
In other words, der Brucer can still call you "Junior"!!!
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Monday morning greetings! Today should be my day off, but I've been invited to talk to another department during their quarterly meeting, so I'll have Thursday off instead.
Happy pre-birthday to DR Elmore - hope you get some mail from me tomorrow!
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In other words, der Brucer can still call you "Junior"!!!
Der Brucer can call me whatever he wishes! I wish I had his energy.
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B'day Best to the incomparable elmore! I dance the Wah-watusi and partake of a ham chunk in his honour.
TOD: Probably something by Presley. I love Presley songs and Doo-wop. Still do! I remember the first time I heard Lonely Teardrops by Jackie Wilson. It was riveting. Loved Orbison and Gene Pitney and Gene Mc Daniel too -- A Hundred Pounds of Clay.
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Good morning to Esteemed, rested, shaken (not stirred), and rolled (kaiser or onion) BK --
Glad everything is moving along forward on "The Brain," and I look forward to hearing how the songs turned out.
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For DR "BRILLIANT BIRTHDAY LARRY" (both today and tomorrow) --
Most happy wishes and celebrations to you !! If you will drop me a private note with your actual "land mail" address, I have a little birthday package I'd like to send to you.
HUZZAH and HUBBA HUBBA to the marvelous ELMORE .
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Good morning!
Another beautiful day, and it's going to be our hottest for awhile, maybe even for the rest of the year - 87 is our forecasted high.
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Would "The Great Pretender" classify as a R&R song? If not, then "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Rock Around the Clock" would be the first ones.
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Happiest of Pre-Birthday Greetings to DR Elmore.
More tomorrow on the actual day! :D
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Thanks for re-posting that Laurel and Hardy dance, DR Michael Shayne. It always makes me laugh.
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I will probably take a break from Dick Cavett interviews this afternoon and put in LUST IN THE DUST. Haven't seen it since I saw it at the teater decades ago.
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Tonight begins the new TV season. I'm looking forward to seeing THE CLASS (with the adorable Jesse Tyler Ferguson among other fresh faces) and STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP.
Of course, I'll be rejoining standbys from last season HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, too.
I'll have to record most of these since I'll be auditioning this evening.
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Tonight begins the new TV season. I'm looking forward to seeing THE CLASS (with the adorable Jesse Tyler Ferguson among other fresh faces) and STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP.
Of course, I'll be rejoining standbys from last season HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, too.
I'll have to record most of these since I'll be auditioning this evening.
Break a leg tonight! It's for AMADEUS, if my muddled mind recalls correctly?
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I used to be so organized; that Virgo mentality is starting to slip. I just found the CD of "Brain" songs that our host with the most, BK, sent me ages ago, and now it's loaded into my iTunes. I've got to read Act Two tonight, finish notes and make by BIG CHART. Used to seem so simple.
Old Cootdom is Hell!!!
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Break a leg tonight! It's for AMADEUS, if my muddled mind recalls correctly?
Correct, and thanks for the good wishes. Should be an interesting turnout tonight.
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Having lunch today with best friend John, so I need to get cleaned up for that. (BTW, his birthday was yesterday - another Virgo!)
WBBL.
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Good Morning!
:)
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My day today should be pleasant: some IRS work for my accountant
Happy pre-birthday DR Elmore - you must be in a wonderful mood, I've never seen anyone start a sentence like this before.
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Happy Pre-Birthday Wishes to DR elmore!!!!
:D
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Jose! Hello, good to see you
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The earliest rock & roll song I remember is Rock Around the Clock, but my favorites from that era are Unchained Melody (still love it!), Stay, and Silhouettes (on the Shade). BK and I both liked Sealed With A Kiss, which he named as our song, but I bet he said that to a lot of girls!
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..."They" are filming an Adam Sandler movie on our street. In fact, my roommate has gotten quite a few good pics of Adam Sandler in his fireman get-up. -And, yes, they are even "burning" a building on the other corner.
Alas, they started setting up last night around 2:00AM... Just as I was getting to bed... And from what I can gather, command central is right outside my window. When I peaked through my blinds, I could see the playback monitors. -Oh, and then there are the megaphones...
So much for getting to sleep and sleep in today... ;)
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*I still love New York!!!
-And it really was great getting back yesterday morning, and then spending the rest of the afternoon walking around the city. And I ran into soooo many friends too during my trekking. Sort of makes me not want to go back to DC. ;)
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DR Cillaliz - Good to be seen.
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Happy pre-birthday DR Elmore - you must be in a wonderful mood, I've never seen anyone start a sentence like this before.
Along with reaching the state of Old Cootdom I live in the province of Senility!
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Hmm...
I just saw the commercial for Clay Aiken's new album...
Question: I thought his "people" were trying to make him look less[/b] gay?
;D
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A Very Merry UnBirthday to DR Elmore!
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And to us all!
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..."They" are filming an Adam Sandler movie on our street. In fact, my roommate has gotten quite a few good pics of Adam Sandler in his fireman get-up. -And, yes, they are even "burning" a building on the other corner.
Alas, they started setting up last night around 2:00AM... Just as I was getting to bed... And from what I can gather, command central is right outside my window. When I peaked through my blinds, I could see the playback monitors. -Oh, and then there are the megaphones...
So much for getting to sleep and sleep in today... ;)
DR Jose, welcome back! I think you should post the review you sent me this morning.
When Barbra Streisand was directing one of her pathetic I'm-Not-Ugly-I'm-Beautiful films - not LENTIL but THE MIRROR SOMETHING - sher filmed at night on West End Avenue around 84th Street, all night, every night, forever, and the tenants in the neighborhood wanted a building to fall on her and the lights.
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Hmm...
I just saw the commercial for Clay Aiken's new album...
Question: I thought his "people" were trying to make him look less[/b] gay?
;D
Only God can make a tree.
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DR Jose, welcome back! I think you should post the review you sent me this morning.
Really?
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Well, here's the opening paragraph:
Arena's 'Cabaret,' Heavy on the Makeup
By Peter Marks
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 18, 2006; Page C01
Tomorrow, it turns out, belongs to the drag queens. Pushing brooms in director Molly Smith's idea of the notorious Kit Kat Klub, that Broadway-style bastion of Weimar Germany's decadence, men in rouge and fishnet stockings are chosen to belt out "Cabaret's" Aryan anthem, "Tomorrow Belongs to Me."
And if any DR would like to read the rest, here's the link to the article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/17/AR2006091700802.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/17/AR2006091700802.html)
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Comments re: last night's TAR.
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I like the model/drug addicts. I think they have a lot of potential.
I really liked the team with the girl with the disability.
Here are the teams who turned me off:
The black women.
The father/daughter.
The guy who yells at his girlfriend.
Here are the teams who i like:
The korean guys (or whatever they were). But they need to pick it up big time.
I also thought the miss americas (or whatever pageant they were from) were quite fit. They could do well.
As for the other teams the cheerleaders did well. I think the gay couple will have trouble.
And OMG that team from kentucky (alabama?), the hicksters. So funny watching them. Why do i think this will be DR MBarnum's new favorite? :)
LOL, DR Jennifer, I am not surprised, but we like completely different teams. I was cheering most for the father/daughter and the black women. I was sorry to see the Indian couple go.
The models will be ok if they quit the program stuff... ok you were addicts and you got clean, you don't need to tell me that 100 times, I get it already- move on.
The team that annoyed me the most was the woman with the disability and her whatever he is. I started out cheering for her and was impressed with the things she can do, but she turned out to really annoy me, I didn't like it when they preboarded and said " We can play the disability card a lot in this race" or whatever the exact words were. She's some sort of Iron Man athlete, but will lie (it's an emergency) and use her disability to gain an advantage. I don't like that.
I don't think they should modify the challenges or change them for just her. Others have problems doing them too due to weight or lack of training or age or whatever, if you're going to do TAR, you have to do TAR, if you can't, you'll be eliminated. That's the way it should be.
I think it's totally appropriate to have a physical challenge like the rope early in the competition. How bad to you want this? Bad enough to focus and challenge yourself beyond where you thought you could go? Everyone made it up the rope, so it wasn't impossible for anyone and I think it was great for the teams. Even the coal miner finally showed some respect for his wife saying she was going to have kids at home who would be so proud of her and that he never imagined she could do that. Maybe he'll even listen to her a little now.
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Here is a picture of the cake:
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Like DR George - I have no freakin' idea either.
Although, like DR Music Guy - I also seem to remember "Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny..." from early on.
-Oh, and anything that was on the Sha-Na-Na TV show.
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DRs DerBrucer and SWoodyWhite - It was good seeing you guys again this weekend. How was the rest of your theatrical adventure? And thanks again for dinner! :)
*Ah, yes... So you say you got sort of lost around Andrew AFB? -Are you sure you weren't around Bolling AFB? -Which is where you should have ended up heading around on your way out of the city. However, if you did end up around Andrews, I guess that means you took a right instead of a left. ;) Glad to know you made it home safe and sound.
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DR Jennifer, isn't the guy who yelled all the time with his girlfriend not his wife? I think he was the one complaining that she was a control freak...he should look in the mirror, lol
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DR Danise - Did you check to see if your new fridge and dishwasher are plugged in?
;)
Seriously, I hope your appliance woes come to an end soon.
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Better go, think I'll brew some green tea in my office and get busy...
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A very happy happy happy un-birthday to elmore!!! One of my other best friends also has his birthday tomorrow!!! And, by the way, 60 is the new 40...
I'm back at the Loft now - my sister got in before 6 last night, so I shuffled me off to the Marina. Gosh, it's lovely here!!! And now, the fresh morning air and a little exercise before i head outa here at about 1:30 to arrive at BK's abode at 3. Hope i get to stay to listen to The Big Torch Number...
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Jose, welcome back to the City That Never Sleeps
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A very happy happy happy un-birthday to elmore!!! One of my other best friends also has his birthday tomorrow!!! And, by the way, 60 is the new 40...
I'm back at the Loft now - my sister got in before 6 last night, so I shuffled me off to the Marina. Gosh, it's lovely here!!! And now, the fresh morning air and a little exercise before i head outa here at about 1:30 to arrive at BK's abode at 3. Hope i get to stay to listen to The Big Torch Number...
DR PennyO, did your ears burn last evening? Andy Monroe introduced me to some of the BMI Workshop friends who came to the show last night, and we talked about you. They all say hello. Get your butt back to New York!
I'm off to a matinee. More to follow!
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I seem to remember a childhood filled with very energetic music - my mom had her radio on all the time... I remember a hubbub about Elvis and Hound Dawg, but I don't know when I first heard that song. Lotsa Elvis, Gene Pitney, Jerry Lee, and I think Ray...
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DR Jennifer, isn't the guy who yelled all the time with his girlfriend not his wife? I think he was the one complaining that she was a control freak...he should look in the mirror, lol
Yeah if i wrote wife, i meant girlfriend.
It's typical TAR. Always having a team with a guy who yells!
Seriously, i don't like him. But maybe he'll mellow a bit. And perhaps if they improve and are competitive i may change my mind.
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Elmore!!! Thanks for the hello's... unfortunately, the time I spent in the BMI workshop TWO YEARS AGO(!!!) was not a good time for my best work -- my mother had gotten her terminal diagnosis, and I was commuting back and forth NY-LA every ten days... it was just the wrong time to be in that august company, and I'm afraid I didn't make the impression on those other writers that i had hoped to make... Ah, well... I don't regret the time i spent here in LA, with the family, having that once-in-a-lifetime experience of participating in Farewells.
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TARYeah if i wrote wife, i meant girlfriend.
It's typical TAR. Always having a team with a guy who yells!
Seriously, i don't like him. But maybe he'll mellow a bit. And perhaps if they improve and are competitive i may change my mind.
I don't like him either. We do agree on that.
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I wonder if when they audition they say "Pick us, we're the team with the guy who yells and the woman who puts up with it until she breaks down and crys"
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TAR
re: the guy who yells.
I don't like him either. We do agree on that.
Well there are some teams that i'm sure i'll change my mind about.
Usually i go for the teams that are the most capable. I'm not that keen on them wasting spots on people who have no chance (or capability) to win.
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Hmm...
I just saw the commercial for Clay Aiken's new album...
Question: I thought his "people" were trying to make him look less[/b] gay?
;D
Well, he had that atrocious hairstyle when he was a guest star on the season finale of AMERICAN IDOL back in May, so someone in his retinue must think it's a good idea. Maybe that's THE style now. I'm so far out of the loop, I wouldn't know.
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Just sittin' here waiting to be picked up. . . .
NO! Not that way! Those days are very much a part of my past.
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TAR thoughts...
Loved last nights episode!
My favorite teams are/were the father/daughter, the Indian team (Vipul and Arti), the brothers (Edwin and Godwin), the models, and the Miss Americas.
The Kentucky team I find entertaining...so far...but if that gal would stop yelling at her husband all the time I would like them a bit more.
The bickering couple...uhg!
the other teams have not made an impression on me yet, although I was put off by the introduction to the gay team...I didn't like their attitude.
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I'm up, I'm up. I looked at the calendar last night and everything - my eyes must have mis-seen elmore's actual birthday, so that coupled with his birthday dinner comment must have messed with my mind.
I must hurry and send elmore the newest script, since he's reading the version we did last May.
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Good Afternoon!
So, instead of heading out and about this morning - I'm just still too much of a zombie right now - I've gone ahead and gotten a head start on Operation DECLUTTER!
-A whole lot of shredding going on! -Alas, I'm not on the ski slopes.
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Hi, DR Jose! I've missed you. Will you be in NYC in 2 weeks? DH Richard and I should be arriving in Manhattan about this time on Monday, Oct. 2 - I can't wait!
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BK - The tape (of Skip playing the Last Starfighter numbers that you'll be doing) arrived at your mail place via FedEx.
Hope the latest Starfighter script arrives soon, too.
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Willkommen (sp?) back to HHW, Jose!
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I just popped in to say that I must now leave for work. ;)
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Hi, DR Jose! I've missed you. Will you be in NYC in 2 weeks? DH Richard and I should be arriving in Manhattan about this time on Monday, Oct. 2 - I can't wait!
Yes, I should be back in NYC for the first half of that week. See you then!
*And then at the end of that week, I'm going on a cruise! Well, I'm actually working on the cruise. However, it's a seven-day cruise, and I'm only scheduled to work five hours during that time. So... :D
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Willkommen (sp?) back to HHW, Jose!
Danke bitte!
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...and on to Page Four! :)
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Well, they're still filming outside... And, apparently, to get in or out of our apartment, we need to be escorted to the corner to get the subway. -As one of my roommates just found out. -Adam Sandler's chair is set up right outside our front door!
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Note for George on "Cannibal - the Musical":
Far and away the most significant element of the presentation we saw in DC was the infectious joy exhibited by the cast - they were so clearly enjoying performing the material and the good-vibes were contagious!
der Brucer
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I wanted to post an animated dance .gif, but the one I had chosen was more than 200 KB. :(
Here's one we can use to celebrate Larry's Birthday:
der Brucer
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Oh... And Kevin James and Dan Ackroyd too... Must be a comic fire-fighter movie. I hope.
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Back from the jog. Now, I must get dressed and do some errands.
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Here's one we can use to celebrate Larry's Birthday:
der Brucer
How about this for a belated Page Four Dance?? ;)
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BK:
Of course the Calendar also says that Dear Reader DearReaderLaura will be 106 on Thursday,
Well, you know how it is.
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TOD:
Well, I was a witness to the Birth of Rock and Roll!
I watched Bandstand before Dick Clark took over in a midnight switch from a chap named Bob Horn who was caught in the broom closet with a minor. (Clark had been hawking dinner plates and silverware on a late-nite movie show).
The Grand Beginning: Bill Haley and His Comets, "Rock Around the Clock". 1954
(actually Joe Turner had recorded " Shake, Rattle and Roll", in1954 but it didn't go big until Haley did a cover later on).
Fats domino Ain't that a shame 1955
The Platters, "Only You". Released mid-1955.
Chuck Berry, "Maybellene". Recorded May 1955.
Carl Perkins, "Blue Suede Shoes". Recorded December 1955.
Elvis Presley, "Heartbreak Hotel 1956
Fats Domino, "Blueberry Hill". Released September 1956.
See History of Rock and Roll (http://www.dntownsend.com/Site/Rock/2begin.htm)
der Brucer
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Would "The Great Pretender" classify as a R&R song?
Yup - as does its predecessor "Only You"
der Brucer
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Back from one set of errands.
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Well.. The film crew moved to the other side of the street... I guess to get shots from other angles, close-ups, and things like that. So, it looks safe to head out. So...
Laters...
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Well, here's the opening paragraph:And if any DR would like to read the rest, here's the link to the article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/17/AR2006091700802.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/17/AR2006091700802.html)
Clearly Mr. Marks and I saw the same show, and left with similar impressions (although I liked Dorothy Stanley's Fraulein Schneider better than he did). I remember Walter Charles from his turn in LA's La Cage.
der Brucer
AS I told Jose post-performance: Musical Direction=A, Choreography=D- (I was generous)
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Only God can make a tree.
Yes, but the fey-gay couple on TAR can make Aiken look butch!
der Brucer
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Here is a picture of the cake:
Okay - I won't say a word!
der brucer
(Did somebody feed the bear some of PennyO's "product"?)
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TAR thoughts...
Loved last nights episode!
My favorite teams are/were the father/daughter, the Indian team (Vipul and Arti), the brothers (Edwin and Godwin), the models, and the Miss Americas.
The Kentucky team I find entertaining...so far...but if that gal would stop yelling at her husband all the time I would like them a bit more.
The bickering couple...uhg!
the other teams have not made an impression on me yet, although I was put off by the introduction to the gay team...I didn't like their attitude.
I always wonder which teams you're gonna like. It's fun trying to predict! :)
I knew you would hate the bickering couple. And i knew you'd love the indian couple.
Of your favorites, i really like 3 (asians, pageants, and models). I don't like the father/daughter as i said before.
There are two teams that you didn't mention that i thought you would.
1. the girl with the leg.
2. the black women
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Vibes and prayers to Tom's friend Peter and his family.
Happy Almost-Birthday to DR Elmore! (Save the ecard I sent until tomorrow.)
Last night I went to a screening of BLACK DAHLIA. I did not love it, no sir. Far from it. I DID love the Q&A with James Ellroy after the film. What a fascinating man! And REALLY funny. He called writers "benign megalomaniacs" because (on paper) we get to rule the universe, rewrite history, create, destroy...
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I guess that means you took a right instead of a left. ;)
Trust me - when I'm in DC I always go right!
der Brucer
And, yes, It was Andrews - when screw up I do it big time!
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I had a Greta Garbo festival this afternoon. TCM is funning some of her classics today, and there were two I had never seen before which I got the DVR to catch.
I began with SUSAN LENOX: HER FALL AND RISE. Not a very good picture really, and similar in some ways to Dietrich's BLONDE VENUS (made the same year) featuring a woman who uses men to get what she wants materially, but what she really wants is love and marriage with her first love. Garbo and Gable don't make a great couple though he's as commanding as always.
The print on TCM was grainy and not in very good shape.
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think I'll brew some green tea in my office ..
Isn't just brewing it in a mug sufficient?
der Brucer
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Last night I went to a screening of BLACK DAHLIA. I did not love it, no sir. Far from it. I DID love the Q&A with James Ellroy after the film. What a fascinating man! And REALLY funny. He called writers "benign megalomaniacs" because (on paper) we get to rule the universe, rewrite history, create, destroy...
I haven't read any reviews that were positive. The best I read was mixed (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY), but the two local reviewers here both really hated it.
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-A whole lot of shredding going on!
Sounds like an ENRON office!
der Brucer
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Next came THE PAINTED VEIL. This is a love triangle picture with Herbert Marshall as the husband and George Brent as the lover. Unusual that it's set in China where Marshall is a doctor battling a cholera epidemic. I only got an hour in, but I was enjoying it more than SUSAN LENOX. Still, very similar to ANNA KARENINA which Garbo was to make the next year.
The print on TCM had some small scratches and dirt, but the black and white cinematography was gorgeous. I suspect I'll finish this tonight after I watch STUDIO 60.
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Re bk's comments on THE MIRACLE WORKER in the notes this morning.
This has been my #1 film for all of my adult life. It inspired me to want to become a teacher. It is as perfect a movie as a movie can be. I love having it on DVD, but I, too, grit my teeth every time I put it in the player, and it's not an anamorphic transfer.
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Now dealing with some things I would have preferred not dealing with - Miss Lauren Rubin called to say her boss would not agree to her schedule for the play, hence she is pulling out. I'm always amused when actors moan about their going-nowhere careers and then don't do what needs to be done when they are handed a golden opportunity on a platter - a LOT of people are going to see this show, including agents, managers, and casting people. But, you're either an actor and willing to do what's necessary, or you're not. Nothing against Lauren, who's a very nice and talented gal - but she just made a bad, bad decision. So, I'm now scrambling trying to think of a replacement, hopefully one with some sort of name value and/or good credits.
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Last night I went to a screening of BLACK DAHLIA. I did not love it, no sir. Far from it.
Nor did Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/9307283/review/11691416/the_black_dahlia)
De Palma throws everything at the screen, but almost nothing sticks.
or the Philly Inquirer (http://ae.philly.com/entertainment/ui/philly/movie.html?id=696329&reviewId=21448)
Josh Friedman's screenplay doesn't so much distill the flavor of Ellroy's hard-boiled writing as serve up indigestible chunks of verbiage.
der Brucer
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Also saw the proof of the softcover version of my cover. No. Afraid not. Try again, and this time do exactly what we asked you to do. The cover is always the area where I'm not in 100% control, and naturally it's always the area that causes problems. So, dealing with that, too.
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I always wonder which teams you're gonna like. It's fun trying to predict! :)
I knew you would hate the bickering couple. And i knew you'd love the indian couple.
Of your favorites, i really like 3 (asians, pageants, and models). I don't like the father/daughter as i said before.
There are two teams that you didn't mention that i thought you would.
1. the girl with the leg.
2. the black women
Those two teams I haven't made up my mind about yet.
I am curious as to why you don't like the father/daughter team. I thought they played well and they are nice.
The Vipul and Arti didin't have much opportunity to show how well they could play...and they got way behind through no fault of there own.
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Tomovooz, best of vibes to your friend Peter!
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Guess I'll jump off-line and start thinking about the audition. I cleaned the dining room early this morning so I wouldn't go to the audition smelling of lemon wax, but I want to veg a bit before I head on off to read for some roles.
WBBL.
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I hate it when clients pick and choose what part of their tax info they're going to send us. In this case the client likes sending copies rather than originals and decided to pick and choose to save on the copying, so it probably ends up costing more in accounting fees for us to call him and ask for the extra stuff.
End of my mini-tax-season rant.
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I wouldn't go to the audition smelling of lemon wax...
Well better lemon wax than Tidy-Bowl ::)
der Brucer
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Just wanted to pop in and say happy birthday to Larry. And thanks to him for being such a big help.
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FJL, got the tape and got the script.
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Jose, Will you be in NYC on Wednesday Oct 4? We don't arrive until then.
We're hoping to meet Ginny and Richard for dinner that night before we go to ACL and they go to THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, of course other Hainsies and Kimlets are welcome to join us. Our planes (jhvw and I) both are due to arrive around 3:00 PM , so we figure we'll have time to get to the hotel and still meet for dinner before the show.
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I'm up, I'm up. I looked at the calendar last night and everything - my eyes must have mis-seen elmore's actual birthday, so that coupled with his birthday dinner comment must have messed with my mind.
I must hurry and send elmore the newest script, since he's reading the version we did last May.
I'm printing it out as I type this.
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Anybody up for taking Larry to a Wiener Birthday Lunch?
HAUTE DOGS (http://articles.news.aol.com/business/_a/frankly-speaking-haute-dogs-go-gourmet/20060918075909990023?ncid=NWS00010000000001)
Few have taken the gourmet end more seriously than The Laundry, a white-tablecloth restaurant in East Hampton, N.Y., that this summer began selling $25 hot dogs made from Wagyu beef. It's sold more than 1,000 of them since July. Some customers order $250 bottles of wine with them...
Of course if you're on a budget:
At Mandler's, The Original Sausage Co. in New York City, there's a "mustard bar" with a half-dozen varieties to spread on its 12 different hot dogs, says owner Ronnie Mandler. Want to go even more upscale? Its sausages, costing up to $6.55, can be tucked inside jumbo croissants for an extra 65 cents.
Nostalgia brings up:
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiR.FQ9FEjMBbf6jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=11o240tae/EXP=1158702846/**http%3a//www.mherbert.com/nedicks1.jpg)
which morphed to:
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiMdFQ9FKt8APW6jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=11vdj9g8b/EXP=1158702749/**http%3a//www.cubeny.com/sidedish/nedicks1.jpg)
At least they toasted their buns!
der Brucer
Anybody remember the Horn and Hardart automats?
Macaroni and Cheese, Baked Beans, Creamed Spinach...mmmm good!
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... mini-tax-season
Since when do we have a mini-tax?
der Brucer (and don't skirt the issue)
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Having enjoyed "Cannibal - the Musical", I hope we can get to see 'Carrie Potter at the Half-Blood Prom".
Come spring Landless is doing "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper".
der Brucer
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TOTD:
Anything sung by Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin
Virtually anything produced by Tommy "Snuff" Garrett - ie Tracks by Johnny Burnette, Gene McDaniels, and Bobby Vee. Snuff's later production for The Crickets, Cher, Gary Lewis and Vickie Lawrence were also great.
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Tomovooz, best of vibes to your friend Peter!
Thank you Michael. It all helps.
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I heard today that my buddy and interviewee Mickey Hargitay passed away. I knew he had been ill but I hoped he would pull through.
He was a super nice, down to earth guy and he even gave me a grand tour of his home up in the hills above Sunset Blvd....it was wonderful!!
(http://i15.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/03/4a/06_1_b.JPG)
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Sorry to hear about your buddy Mike.
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Welcome back to the stunning, hot, and sultry DR JOSE !! :)
DR Larry.....thanks for sending me the e-mail; I got your info, and B'day goodies will be heading your way.
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Dear BK -- poopy news indeed, about one of your main actors dropping out on you! Fie on them........and no pie, or crackerjack shrimp for them !
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Sad news about Mickey Hargitay.
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*And then at the end of that week, I'm going on a cruise! Well, I'm actually working on the cruise. However, it's a seven-day cruise, and I'm only scheduled to work five hours during that time. So... :D
Are you sailing from New York? Can we wave and blow kisses and shout, "Bon Voyage"?
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Are you sailing from New York? Can we wave and blow kisses and shout, "Bon Voyage"?
I've always wanted to do that!!!
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I'm trying very hard to stay awake until 10pm to watch the first episode of Studio 60. At least I can sleep in a little in the morning, because I'm taking half a day off to have a brunch visit with a friend. She and her husband are leaving this weekend on their first segment of America's Great Loop (http://www.greatloop.com). They keep their boat just downriver from Cincinnati and plan to get to Venice, FL, before storing it for the winter.
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I was 5 years old when James Dean died in his car crash, and I remember a song that played A LOT on the radio about him....or at least someone named Jimmy who had died....but I think the song was about a motorcycle wreck... Fuzzy memories.... I remember being shocked to see Jimmy Dean singing on television the next week. Didn't get that straight for a long time.
Jimmy was the one with the sausage.
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Oh... And Kevin James and Dan Ackroyd too... Must be a comic fire-fighter movie. I hope.
;)
Gee, that's depressing! The only one of the three I would want to meet is Adam Sandler.
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PennyO has come and gone. We fixed a few things before the reading on Wednesday - simple fixes, really, but they help a lot, clarity-wise. We also had a lovelier than lovely dinner at Hugo's, where I stuffed my gaping hungry maw with Pasta Papa (pasta, scrambled eggs, sausage and bacon) and a salad.
Alet came over and we were happy to discover that her song keys are fine as is.
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Well, I just got a call from my real estate agent and she said that the sellers of the condo I'm buying have people in there now who are fixing the things that I asked to have fixed! The main thing was the moisture under both toilets. However, the fixers can't find any kind of leak so they think that the toilets might have some very small cracks...they are both 20 years old, you know, so they're overdue to be replaced. So, I have to replace them, which is what I'm going to do now. :P But I'll have new toilets! I have no idea how much toilets cost, but I'll find out very soon.
Later!
And TCB, I think Kevin James is pretty cute. ;)
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Later!
And TCB, I think Kevin James is pretty cute. ;)
Good, he is all yours, George!
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Break a leg tonight! It's for AMADEUS, if my muddled mind recalls correctly?
My roommate in college was in the original Broadway cast of AMADEUS back in 1980.
He had made his Broadway debut the year before in CRUCIFER OF BLOOD. As a matter of fact, from what I have read, he has made quite a career of doing CRUCIFER in various theaters.
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One should always have new toilets - haven't you seen The Conversation?
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Let's see - any theater notables born on Sept. 19th? Why, let's check out All That Chat's Today's Birthdays for that day.
Today's Birthdays 9/19
Posted by: do_re_milla 10:26 pm EDT 09/18/06
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Frances Farmer 09/19/1913 - Aug 1, 1970 Wife of Leif Erickson (2/8/36 - 6/12/42) divorced, performer, source material - GOLDEN BOY (Robert Lewis, Elia Kazan); QUIET CITY (music by Aaron Copeland); THUNDER ROCK (Lee J. Cobb); tv's & film's SON OF FURY; Come & Get It; The Party Crashers; Frances Farmer Presents
Rosemary Harris 09/19/1927 performer; mother of Jennifer Ehle, wife of John Ehle (1967 - present), Ellis Rabb (December 4, 1959 - 1967) divorced - THE LION IN WINTER (Robert Walken, Chris Walken); 1966 SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (Helen Hayes); OLD TIMES (Robert Shaw); PACK OF LIES (Patrick McGoohan [debut], Dana Ivy, Tracey Pollan); tv's & film's Spiderman 1, 2 & 3; Being Julia; Heartbreak House; The Chisholms; The Royal Family; Holocaust; Blithe Spirit
William Hickey 09/19/1928 - Jun 29, 1997 performer; Made Broadway debut as walk-in in Bernard Shaw's SAINT JOAN (1951 production, starring Hagen). His most important contribution to the arts, however, remains his teaching career at the HB Studio in Greenwich Village, founded by Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof. George Segal, Sandy Dennis, and Barbra Streisand all studied under him. - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE (Kevin McCarthy, Marsha Mason); MORNING BECOMES ELECTRA (Colleen Dewhurst), 1986 ARSENIC & OLD LACE (Tony Roberts, Jean Stapleton, Abe Vigoda); tv's & film's Prizzi's Honor; Baby Talk; The Name of the Rose; Androcles and the Lion
David McCallum 09/19/1933 performer - THE FLIP SIDE; AMADEUS (David Suchet); tv's THE MAN FROM UNCLE; NCIS
‘Mama’ Cass Elliott (Ellen Naomi Cohen) 9/19/1941 - 7/29/1974 performer, singer: group: The Mamas & The Papas: California Dreamin’, Monday, Monday, Creeque Alley; solo: Dream a Little Dream of Me, Make Your Own Kind of Music; group: The Mugwumps; tv's DR. KILDARE, SMOTHERS BROTHERS
Jeremy Irons 09/19/1948 performer, Husband of Sinéad Cusack (1978 - present), son-in-law of Cyril Cusack; began by busking, and then joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School His first break came in the musical Godspell, when he played John the Baptist alongside David Essex. - THE REAL THING (Glenn Close, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon); tv's BRIDESHEAD REVISITED; film's REVERSAL OF FORTUNE; Being Julia; Lolita; Stealing Beauty; The Lion King; The Pallisers; Nijinsky; The French Lieutenant's Woman; Inland Empire
Larry Moore 9/19/1946 - noted orchestrator for theater and recordings - his work has been heard in the Goodspeed Opera productions of OH, KAY! and THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, The New York State Theatre Institute's productions of A TALE OF CINDERELLA (also on Videocassette and compact disc) and THE SNOW QUEEN, as well as numerous recordings including the LOST IN BOSTON series, UNSUNG SONDHEIM, SONDHEIM AT THE MOVIES, the UNSUNG MUSICALS series, LIZ CALLAWAY ON AND OFF BROADWAY, and Jason Graae's YOU'RE NEVER FULLY DRESSED WITHOUT A SMILE.
Twiggy (Leslie Hornby) 09/19/1949 performer, wife of Leigh Lawson - MY 1 & ONLY (Tommy Tune, Roscoe Lee Browne & Roscoe's replacement Judd Jones); tv's & film's The Boy Friend; Twiggy; The Blues Brothers; Madame Sousatzka; Young Charlie Chaplin; Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Rex Smith 09/19/1956 performer - PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Kevin Kline, Estelle Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Alix Korey); Grease; tv's & film's Pirates of Penzance; Sooner Or Later (Judd Hirsch, Barbara Feldon, Morey Amsterdam, Vivian Blaine, Lynn Redgrave); As the World Turns; Pope Dreams
Carolyn McCormick 09/19/1959 performer; wife of Byron Jennings - Dinner Party [replacement]; 2002 Private Lives; tv's & film's Law & Order; Judging Amy; Enemy Mine; Homicide Life On The Street
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Hmmm...How could Milla not mention that David McCallum was in TIME AND AGAIN?
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One for Larry...
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And one for Milla!
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I am so glad that they only mention the really important notables' birthdays!
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Auditions went just fine. Not a huge turnout but decent. I read for four roles and was moderately satisfied with what I did. Auditions are also tomorrow but I won't be going. Notifications on Wednesday-rehearsals start next Monday.
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I did get home in time to watch some prime time TV. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was in progress when I walked in the door but using the DVR and its ability to watch in real-time and skip commercials, I finally caught up with the show in progress.
Better than almost all of last season's episodes of this show, I thought. Bright funny lines all around.
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VANISHED held my attention for another hour with the kidnapping story continuing to curl into many other areas and implicate other people. I'm liking the show, but I'll be eager to see how much its ratings suffer by airing opposite new shows on the other networks tonight.
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And then STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP. I liked it (but didn't love it). The writing was smart, funny, but at times lacerating, too, which kept it edgier than some other shows. Creator/writer/producer Aaron Sorkin certainly used his one-time relationship with Kristin Chenoweth to mine character and plot for at least one storyline.
I've never been a fan of Amanda Peet's acting, and this performance tonight didn't change my mind. I thought most of the cast were a tier higher than she in the talent department.
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Tomorrow, I'll catch up with THE CLASS, OLD CHRISTINE, and CSI: MIAMI.
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Off to bed now.
Good night!
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I had a very productive work session with BK this afternoon, on the play. We moved scenes around and deleted extraneous dialogue to give the piece more zip and verve. Then alet came by with her 4-year-old daughter Lucy of the Dirty Cowboy Boots. She scrambled over the yellow velvet couch with said boots, until I removed them, while Mommy tried to concetrate on the song from BRAIN. It's gonna be great! The song, not the couch... no, seriously, Alet and Lucy went out to the car to get HandiWipes and fixed the couch.
Then Bruce and I had a bit of dinner - he ordered a really wonderful-smelling pasta and scrambled eggs dish. Yes, scrambled eggs. And a salad. I had a salad and water with lemon. That boy's clothes just hang off his lanky frame, I tell ya. Somebody needs to take him shopping for some smaller clothes - he looks positively ENGULFED in denim and cotton jersey. Still, must be very comfortable...
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And that's all, folks! Oh, yeah -- we went to Staples to have copies made for the cast... all done, except for the shoutin'!