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Well, you've read the notes, you're pining for the good old movie days of 1962, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've been saying they're coming home since 1962.
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And the word of the day is: FUGACIOUS!
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Darn! I was replying to yesterdays question from Bruce and lost it because I didn't notice the day was closed. Here it is again:
Quote from bk:
You'll be there. Support your fellow scribes for what, pray tell?
To which I replied...
Glad that you know what I'm going to do before I do! As I said earlier, I doubt I'll go because I'm very uncomfortable in crowds of this type.
As for what the rally is all about... A quote for the WGA:
" We need to let the industry know that we are united in demanding fairness and respect, and that we will not allow them to roll back our standards."
The last part of that statement refers to the conglomerates trying to impose the DVD formula on digital downloads.
As for the fairness and respect part, among other things, basic benefits and Guild coverage are being denied to reality show writers. Not fair.
Twelve writers at the CW’s America’s Next Top Model have been on strike for eight weeks. This rally will show them support.
Hope this answers your questions.
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So, it's a private rally - nothing to do with contract renewal time - do I have that right?
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So, it's a private rally - nothing to do with contract renewal time - do I have that right?
It's a WGA Rally, not private. Has to do with what I mentioned above. Not contract renewal, as far as I know.
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And the word of the day is: FUGACIOUS!
The USUAL ICY FOG of California's Central Valley disappeared FUGACIOUSLY once the sun rose over the Sierra Nevadas.
(Sorry, but I couldn't come up with an anagram for the adjective, had to move it into the adverbial form. And I was so hoping to have a sentence about Gypsy Rose Lee's fugacious costume. :-\)
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I've been having sooo much fun at work.
Hmmm, that sounded negative. I don't mean it to sound that way.
Let me try explaining.
During the summer, we have an expanded staff, mainly because of the extra business we get from the summer vacationers, which is plenty. We add staff throughout the market, particularly in the checkers (lots of girls from Russia), but also in our staff outside, who wrangle the carts from the parking lot and also double as baggers.
Well, it's no longer summer. The girls are gone, as are our wranglers, almost to a man local high school students who are now back in school.
The exception has been Lamar, who has discontinued school, shall we say. He replaces Kim, who was our wrangler (and Special Olympics shot-put star) but is now attending college (and we're all proud of him).
Last week, Lamar's grandmother died suddenly.
Lamar hasn't been back, which has left some of us filling in on the wrangling, mostly Chad (who usually does the numerous odd jobs that come up throughout the store) and myself.
It's a nice change of pace from checking, more physical and using a different set of muscles, lots of leg-work and pushing/pulling - checking is more like repeated lifting and step aerobics.
Yesterday, I was asked if I could come in today, which had been scheduled as a day off. I'll be off Friday, instead. And I'm putting in an extra couple of hours.
The only real downside is that we're in the middle of September, and it's only now that I'm getting sunburned!
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And will someone please explain to me how it is that a fellow like myself, at fifty-three, has more energy than the kids who are a third my age??? No, really, the lads who usually do the wrangling constantly complain about how tired they are.
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Good morning, Edisaurus! Good morning, Ben!
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Der B and I don't have that many films from 1962 in our DVD collection.
One that we do have in the collection might interest DR Michael Barnum: The Brain that Wouldn't Die.
I have no idea how it got in our collection, but it's there.
In contrast, the list of films from 1963 in our collection include:
The Birds
Charade
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Flight of the Phoenix
The French Chef (television series, selected episodes)
From Russia With Love
The Great Escape
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
and Twice Told Tales (another film that might interest DR Michael Barnum)
(Isn't it convenient, to have these all in a database!)
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My ask BK questions
I was watching an episode of Donny Marie's variety show you did. (The ones where you did the Mickey and Judy Babes in Arms set piece and the Li'l Abner type of sketch,)
How much of it was filmed in front of studio audience?
Does the studio where they filmed still exists and where was it I didn't recognize the name?
Did you sing live or was it memorex? (An Ella Fitzgerald reference)
Also I think that the show was trying to be Sonny and Cher for the Morman set.
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and as for me...
2 more days to go.
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Good morning all, just a quick hello before I go to work. Jose, would wednesday (10-4) for and early dinner before we go to ACL work?
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Thanks for the support in my not smoking ordeal. Yesterday was indeed an ordeal. The lozenges seem to be working so I am hoping for an easier day today in that department. Better run.
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Oh one last thing - I was impressed with the improvement on Dancing With the Stars last night. Tonight I want to watch it, but the 2 part American Masters on Andy Warhol starts, so, I may have to figure out how to set up my DVR to record something while I'm watching something else. It' isn't set up that way right now
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Good morning, all! I have few plans today and all are centered in and around the apartment: I have to clean this dump for two reasons:
1. Time Warner Cable is delivering a new modem for the computer, and I hope this clears up the email problem.
2. The Library of Congress is picking up 11 cartons of music, including my full scores to the Goodspeed productions of MIRETTE and REDHEAD, DARLING OF THE DAY, and a lot more recording and concert work.
Beyond that, I have a lot of IRS materials to ship this morning, and a few bills to pay now that some money has floated into my account.
TOD: I can only think of 9!
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Music Man
The Manchurian Candidate
Gypsy
Lolita
Dr No
How the West Was Won
Boys' Night Out
I'm sure there are other films I saw that year, since I spent every weekend in the Paramount Theatre, so they must have been grade D MBarnum films!
Speaking of our wonderful DR MBarnum, I treat him like crap on this site, and I never praise him enough: his good humor, his kindness, his good character, and his trust. Now enough of this twaddle!
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Wednesday morning greetings! It is a beautifully crisp fall day here in SW Ohio.
TOD - The Music Man is one of my all-time favorite musicals, because it was the first professional show I saw - touring company at Detroit's Riviera Theatre, with Forrest Tucker as Harold Hill - when I was 8 or 9 years old. I agree the movie is excellently true to the show. Of course, the fact that the female lead is a Librarian resonates for me, too ;).
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Good morning!
It's an absolutely beautiful morning here. Not a cloud in the sky, and temperatures right now in the low to mid 60s.
I'm going out in awhile, and I had to really decide between shorts and jeans for today. I chose the shorts today, but I'm sure it'll be jeans tomorrow. It's supposed to get down into the 40s tonight.
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If I was in LA, I would be at the WGA rally. You support your fellows scribes in their time of need, because you want them there in your time of need! Any any attack against the Writers Guild and its goals is an attack against ALL writers. Their time of need IS your time of need! They knock one of us over, we become dominos.
In these days of Union-busting, it is imperative that the Guilds stick together and the individual memberships of the individual guilds stick together. You allow the bad guys to win this one and the next time, they're coming to rollback your residuals or your healthcare or your pension.
It disgusts me that writers are always whining and expecting the Guild to be the Great and Good Santa Claus dispensing largess to their every demand, but when the union calls upon its membership to do something, those same whining members with all the demands and expectations just can't summon up the energy because its not really "their" issue, or it only "effects" this group, or some other trivial and inconsequential excuse.
The truth is they just can't be bothered to interrupt their own petty, self-involved lives to see the long-term or the greater good. They somehow think the Guild is seperate and apart from them and they don't need to show up. But the simple fact is the Guild is its membership and only as strong as its membership. It will die if its membership doesn't participate or languishes with indifference and ennui.
I've been able to comfortably semi-retire at a fairly young age largely because of the benefits and diligence of my guild, benefits that others before me fought and bled and sacrifice for! Because they bothered to show up and make a difference!
END OF RANT!
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Of the 1962 musicals (MUSIC MAN, GYPSY, JUMBO, STATE FAIR, BROTHERS GRIMM which has some songs and dances), I would pick GYPSY off the shelf, but that in no way denegrates THE MUSIC MAN which certainly comes in a strong second in my mind. Both have great DVD transfers, but the last time I saw GYPSY, I was astonished at how great that transfer was. Rich color, sharpness that approached HD, and terrific sound.
I remember pulling THE MUSIC MAN off immediately after finishing GYPSY thinking that transfer might also make my eyes pop, but while it was excellent, it didn't quite have the same "WOW" factor for me.
Does make me want to watch it again, however.
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Have PROJECT RUNWAY tonight to look forward to. Should be interesting (and maybe surprising judging from the snippy judges' comments last week) to see which one is eliminated of the four who are left.
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1939 was still better than 1962.
Films from 1939:
GONE WITH THE WIND
STAGECOACH
JUAREZ
ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
INTERMEZZO
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
OF MICE & MEN
GUNGA DIN
BEAU GESTE
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
NINOTCHKA
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
THE LIGHT THAT FAILED
WIZARD OF OZ
PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH & ESSEX
THE WOMEN
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK
DARK VICTORY
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
TARZAN FINDS A SON
THE OLD MAID
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
MAN IN THE IRON MASK
IDIOT'S DELIGHT
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Any year that gives us THE MIRACLE WORKER, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - all masterpieces in my opinion - has got to be one of the great years in all film history (and I'm not even taking into account LAWRENCE OF ARABIA).
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1962....all of the titles mentioned in MR BK's notes are certainly worthy...and I would be hard pressed to stay at 10.
Hmmmm....in no particular order:
GYPSY
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
THE MUSIC MAN
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
STATE FAIR
THE MIRACLE WORKER
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My only question about the WGA rally....which I would in all probability support - I supported AE when non-Equity tours of Broadway shows came into Indy a few years ago....
Why the hell does a reality show as insipid as AMERICA'S TOP MODEL need 12 writers?
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Need to get ready for lunch out with friend.
WBBL.
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JRand, how many models do you know who can talk?
If someone's writing stuff for people to say on a show, if the concept and the construction of the show is being created, someone is writing it...and, whether it's good or bad, they deserve to fair compensation.
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Brrrrr. I've just caught up...and also caught just a tinge of a chill....!
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It's Wednesday.
ONLY Wednesday.
I feel like this week has been going on forever.
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Overkill.
That's what yesterday was for me.
Overkill.
In several ways, none I wish to repeat.
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For ask BK Day:
Dear BK, after you've waxed, nostalgically, as you did in today's column about 1962 films, do you have any particular balm you apply to the affected areas of your body that may be objecting to said waxing?
(A smartass question....for which only a smartass answer is deserved)
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I don't know if I'm going to make it through this week without taking a day off.
I'm already regretting being here today....and I've been having sneezing fits this week...sometimes sneezing 15 or 16 times.
Something is definitely IN THE AIR and affecting my sinuses.
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My 10 favorite 1962 films:
To Kill A Mockingbird
Mutiny on the Bounty
Gypsy
The Music Man
Lawrence of Arabia
Jumbo
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
That Touch of Mink
The Days of Wine and Roses
The Miracle Worker
(I'd add "How the West Was Won" but it will forever be a 1963 film in my mind. It was only eligible for 1963 Academy Awards and went up against 1963 films for the ones it won).
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My only question about the WGA rally....which I would in all probability support - I supported AE when non-Equity tours of Broadway shows came into Indy a few years ago....
Why the hell does a reality show as insipid as AMERICA'S TOP MODEL need 12 writers?
Perhaps they're all former models?
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I agree with CP's rant - one definitely SHOULD support the union. I'm a proud member of not one, but two Writers Guilds - America and Canada. And, yes, I'm still considering going to the rally, but probably won't. I said earlier that I'm "uncomfortable" in crowds of this type. That understates the case. I've on occasion had panic attacks in situations like this. This goes back to my childhood days when the protesting crowds in Budapest were shot at. The memory of this is in my gut as if it were yesterday. Of course, I know this won't happen at the Grove in LA - my mind knows that - but the part of me that starts to hyperventilate and get incredibly upset doesn't.
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Why the hell does a reality show as insipid as AMERICA'S TOP MODEL need 12 writers?
I don't think it's a matter of whether the models can discuss philosophy or crack wise... "Reality" shows - which actually have very little to do with reality - are written and shaped as much as any other dramatic (or comedic) show. And it's not easy!
Mr. Kimmel can speak to that - he's worked on several.
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Good morning to Esteemed, productive, and studly BK --
I hope the errands, ventures, and chores all go smoothly today.
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I can see that emotions run high on the "union or not" topic being tossed about. So I think it may be best if left alone. I think it is wonderful if any persons have had a difficulty or an unfairness, and their respective union stood up for them with some muscle and determination.
Such was not my experience on the only 2 occassions that I ever needed and asked for help from my particular union. And this was after being a paying supportive member for about 30 years.
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Predictably, The Music Man is my #1 favorite film from '62. I almost did a spit-take with my coffee this morning laughing when I read DR MusicGuy's reference to the "cross hands piece". I can't count how many times I heard, as a child, my father quoting the line "Don't dawdle, Amaryllis" to me or my brother...often with Winthrop's lisp, as we lagged behind.
That's cool, BK, that you had contact with Monique Vermont. I will have to check out the Kritzer trilogy; I'm sure it's far superior to the "Sleepaway Camp" trilogy! ;)
I recently spent time with another child star of '62: Mary Badham, who played Scout in "To Kill A Mockingbird". I presented our "Sacco and Vanzetti" film at the Rome International Film Festival (not as exotic as it seems---it was in Rome, Georgia!) a week or so ago. It preceeded the closing night film, which was "To Kill A Mockingbird"! Mary was in attendance because she was also in the opening night film called "Our Very Own". (I wasn't there for opening night, but this film starred Allison Janney and Keith Carradine, whom I worked with a few years ago.)
It was neat to see this film in a theatre...a nice pairing by the festival director of two films about our legal system, and Mary did a Q&A afterwards. She said that she and Philip Alford, who played her brother, had no acting experience before they were cast in this. They were just kids growing up in Birmingham, AL and never expected anything to come of their auditions. Philip is now a project supervisor for a large construction firm and travels a lot. I know Collin Wilcox, who played Mayella Ewell, because she has had a theatre company in NC for many years (the Instant Theatre Company) and was able to re-connect Mary, who had lost track of Collin.
Mary also talked about how she got a ribbing (pardon the pun) for playing a ham, when her last name was "Bad-ham". She is very involved in the preservation of historic theatres in small towns (our screening was in the 1929 Desoto, one of the first talkie theatres in the South) and so we spent about an hour venting about preservation struggles we were both going through. Nice to meet a fellow comrade-in-arms!
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JRand, how many models do you know who can talk?
If someone's writing stuff for people to say on a show, if the concept and the construction of the show is being created, someone is writing it...and, whether it's good or bad, they deserve to fair compensation.
I agree, if they're writing, they should be paid. I just can't figure out what sequences they write....the beginning and the end have some words that the host reads from cards....but the rest is supposed to be the models doing the "challenges" or whatever....
Just strange to me.... :P Of course nothing is really as it appears to be on the tube. 8)
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My ask BK questions
I was watching an episode of Donny Marie's variety show you did. (The ones where you did the Mickey and Judy Babes in Arms set piece and the Li'l Abner type of sketch,)
How much of it was filmed in front of studio audience?
Does the studio where they filmed still exists and where was it I didn't recognize the name?
Did you sing live or was it memorex? (An Ella Fitzgerald reference)
Also I think that the show was trying to be Sonny and Cher for the Morman set.
My memory is that all of it was done in front of an audience (the show your talking about was taped in Orem at their then brand-new studio - at least it was if Lorne Greene was one of the guests - if not, it was the KTLA studios in Hollywood). All the musical stuff was prerecorded.
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Ah - DR EDISAURUS, I think both DRs CILLA LIZ and GINNY met Ms Mary Badham last year in connection with TKAM....
DR CILLA LIZ got an autographed copy of TKAM the book from Mary for my theatre for display in the lobby during its recent production of the play version!
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So who was more talented, Mr BK - Donny or Marie?
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
I choose:
Jessica Simpson & her sister Ashlee
Tom Cruise
Gloria Alred
Justin Timberlake
Thank you.
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I agree, if they're writing, they should be paid. I just can't figure out what sequences they write....the beginning and the end have some words that the host reads from cards....but the rest is supposed to be the models doing the "challenges" or whatever....
It's not so much a matter of writing dialogue (except for the hosts, I assume) - There are hundreds of hours of film ...which must be shaped into a story. A story with suspense, pathos, humor, compelling character development... As I said earlier, it's not real...
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Re reality shows - I don't watch the ones that are on now, the hits, but the three long-running shows I worked on (Totally Hidden Video, Penn and Teller's Bullshit, and Cowboy U) were very much put together by their writer/producers. The structure (remember, there's no structure without someone making structure), the voice overs (in the case of Bullshit and Hidden Video) made the shows what they were, etc - all written and structured - the way reality pieces are edited - all scripted and structured by writers who've viewed hundreds of hours worth of tapes.
When I left Totally Hidden Video just prior to their final season, because after two-and-a-half years they asked me to take a salary cut because there was no management at Fox, I said that was unacceptable, and I told them they had no appreciation or even knowledge of how important what I did on that show was. They smirked. As I left, I told them they'd find out and that they'd be off the air within the first twelve episodes of the new season. They smirked. They were off the air after six shows because they got people who worked cheap but who didn't understand the mechanics of how to make the show work and what it took to do so.
That said, the money that I made on that show was incredible. No complaints at all and that was back in the early 90s. The money I made on Bullshit was excellent - no complaints. The Cowboy U money - excellent, no complaints. The only time I felt I was underpaid was when I show ran Tricks Of The Trade - that money was a little under what I was used to, but it wasn't bad.
Now, maybe it's worse on network TV (all by stuff has been for Fox or cable), but I don't see how that's the case. However, not all writers on these shows choose to be called writers - some simply take the producer credit, as I foolishly did on Bullshit. Had I not, one of the other producers and I would have shared in its Writer's Guild award, since we did at least half the writing on the show.
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
I choose:
Jessica Simpson & her sister Ashlee
Tom Cruise
Gloria Alred
Justin Timberlake
Thank you.
Your choices are fine with me, but I'd add every other celebrity.
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Even when you're seeing interviews on reality TV shows, the questions are prepared in advance and those doing the interviewing know exactly what will be needed and they either lead in that direction or they're actually told what to say, basically.
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise
JLO
Paris Hilton
Hmmm...That is all I can think of.
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I loved MIRACLE WORKER. I had already been inspired by much of what HK had written, and had known of the great accomplishment of her Teacher. I still hope to be that sort of Teacher some day.
AND the first big, adult leading role I played (my small size meant I had usually played children, including Anne Frank in THE DIARY and even Miles in the Britten TURN OF THE SCREW) was Annie Sullivan in that stupendous play.
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Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise
JLO
Paris Hilton
Hmmm...That is all I can think of.
Ben Affleck
Rachael Ray
Jessica Simpson
Lindsey Lohan
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
I choose:
Jessica Simpson & her sister Ashlee
Tom Cruise
Gloria Alred
Justin Timberlake
Thank you.
All of these plus:
Paris Hilton - Kathy Griffin says you can get crabs from her by just looking at her
Britney Spears
Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt
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Which celebrities should just go away? Well, Liz Taylor, Babs Streisand (another comebaack??? for, ummm, political reasons???), Jane fa' chrissakes Fonda are three I'm pretty tired of. Add to that the current publicity whores. Ummm, Lindsey Lohan??? Nicole Richie?? (What does that girl DO, besides be a great man's daughter???)
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Where are Tom and Antonia? I know Antonia started her new job recently and Tom has not been feeling well. I hope they are doing well. We need them around to help greet Tom and Colin (who should be in New York sometime today).
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Nancy Grace!
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Stephen Baldwin
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Anna Nicole Smith
Whitney Houston
Bobby Brown
Heidi Klum (don't stone me Project Runway lovers)
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Might as well make it a frenzy of five
Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson
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I think Telly Savalas is terrific too! A long time ago, I saw him on the "telly" relate this true story ...
Telly Savalas ran out of gas late one night. A man stopped to help him, driving him to a gas station and loaning him money to pay for the gas. He asked the man to write down his name, address and phone so he could repay him the money. The next day, Telly called the number and a woman answered. She said that her husband had passed away five years before. Not wanting the woman to think that he was playing a joke, Telly visited the woman and showed her the paper where the man had written the information. She recognized the writing as that of her husband and asked him to describe the man. From the description of the clothes he was wearing, she identified the good samaritan as her husband--right down to the suit he had been buried in!
Interesting side note: Telly Savalas was Jennifer Aniston's Godfather.
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Speaking of our wonderful DR MBarnum, I treat him like crap on this site, and I never praise him enough: his good humor, his kindness, his good character, and his trust.
His "trust"? Do tell! What are his control words?
der Brucer (having visions of a near-naked MBarnum handcuffed to Larry's fire-escape)
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I think Telly Savalas is terrific too! A long time ago, I saw him on the "telly" relate this true story ...
Telly Savalas ran out of gas late one night. A man stopped to help him, driving him to a gas station and loaning him money to pay for the gas. He asked the man to write down his name, address and phone so he could repay him the money. The next day, Telly called the number and a woman answered. She said that her husband had passed away five years before. Not wanting the woman to think that he was playing a joke, Telly visited the woman and showed her the paper where the man had written the information. She recognized the writing as that of her husband and asked him to describe the man. From the description of the clothes he was wearing, she identified the good samaritan as her husband--right down to the suit he had been buried in!
Interesting side note: Telly Savalas was Jennifer Aniston's Godfather.
I am intrigued by this story....except the part about Jennifer Anniston. :P
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Hmmmm....all very interesting.
I have seen Story Editor and other "story" credits on shows such as THE REAL WORLD, and assumed those people watched the tapes and put together a beginning, middle, and end for a storyline of one or more episodes....didn't realize that would come under "writing" as well.
If they have to watch all those hours of those "Models"....they aren't paid ENOUGH, no matter what they get.
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Page Three Allison and the Sheriff Dance. 8)
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I would add Paris Hilton to the list - but she actually seems to have some intelligence and her compassion for the people whose lives she invades on the few episodes of THE REAL LIFE that I have seen, is certainly more genuine than those of her "compatriot."
Sometimes media interest is confused with public interest....and usually the media stays a bit too long at the fair....or as Joe Gillis said about Norma: "She's waving to a parade that has passed her by." And echoed by C B DeMille: "Thirty million fans have given her the brush."
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Favorites from 1962
The Interns (with Telly Savalas!)
To Kill a Mockingbird
That Touch of Mink
Gypsy
The Music Man
The Days of Wine & Roses
The Miracle Worker
The Manchurian Candidate
The Longest Day
Lawrence of Arabia
How the West Was Won
Tender is the Night
Postscript:
Saw 'The Illusionist" last week and loved it! Am going back to see it again.
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Hey, I love America's Next Top Model. And it has its 2 hour premiere tonight.
(although i will agree, why do they need 12 writers???).
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Here are my thoughts on last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS.
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First off I agree that everyone is really doing better and the level is quite good.
Random comments:
1. My favorite performance was joey lawrence. Although i think mario lopez is probably the best dancer.
2. I know jerry springer won't be going home. But i thought the judges were a bit too easy on him. I did feel for his partner. And I love how hard he is trying. And he was decent (and put a lot of effort into it). But he was clearly inferior to everyone else and i thought the judges gave him marks that were too high.
3. I think willa seems so sweet.
4. I really do not know who will go home, since everyone did quite well. But i think it will be based on popularity and not on who did the worst job.
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4. I really do not know who will go home, since everyone did quite well. But i think it will be based on popularity and not on who did the worst job.
Well, I have to agree with you on that. I mean you get 10 votes per person and since you can vote online, then delete your cookies and vote again, it's clearly a popularity contest. I hope Jerry Springer sticks around for awhile...he's great comic relief.
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JRand - I meant no connection to Telly's ghost story and Jennifer Aniston. Just thought I'd throw it in. I think Jen is Greek, too.
Celebs I've had enough of ...
Tom Cruise
Jessica Simpson
and especially Michael Jackson!
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How could I forget Michael Jackson. Let him stay in Bahrain!
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Question for BK
I believe you wrote that every New Year's Eve, instead of going out partying, you stay at home and assess where you are in life and what you will be doing in the future. How are your goals for 2006 shaping up?
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Yes,
Lindsey Lohan can go on my list...I don't even know who she is, but I sure see her name A LOT!
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Question for BK
I believe you wrote that every New Year's Eve, instead of going out partying, you stay at home and assess where you are in life and what you will be doing in the future. How are your goals for 2006 shaping up?
Creatively, my goals have surpassed what I wished for. Other wishes still have a ways to go.
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Creatively, my goals have surpassed what I wished for. Other wishes still have a ways to go.
We all have a little over three months.... 8)
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RE: what i wrote about America's Next Top Model. When I wrote it i hadn't read what others wrote about them being editors (not writers). I didn't realize the editors were called writers on those shows. But obviously being a reality show watcher i do know there are editors!
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Ron Pulliam,
Yes!!! Rachel Ray!! How irritating is this woman? We were watching her last night and I swear the woman looks like she is on drugs. I have never seen such arm-swinging, pointless, excessive gesticulate. She does things with her hands that have no correlation to what she is saying at all. And I hate that little giggle of hers that she often punctuates sentences with.
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Re: Dancing with the stars and what i wrote about it being a popularity contest (instead of the person being voted off being the worst dancer).
Well, I have to agree with you on that. I mean you get 10 votes per person and since you can vote online, then delete your cookies and vote again, it's clearly a popularity contest. I hope Jerry Springer sticks around for awhile...he's great comic relief.
OMG we are agreeing a lot lately. :)
I do like Jerry Springer on this okay. And i actually love his dance partner (so sweet). But i fear he will last a very long time. And unless he improves signifcantly i just don't agree with that.
Last week I suspect he got the most votes (he had to have gotten close to the top or he would have been in the bottom 3).
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Re: Dancing with the stars and what i wrote about it being a popularity contest (instead of the person being voted off being the worst dancer).OMG we are agreeing a lot lately. :)
I do like Jerry Springer on this okay. And i actually love his dance partner (so sweet). But i fear he will last a very long time. And unless he improves signifcantly i just don't agree with that.
Last week I suspect he got the most votes (he had to have gotten close to the top or he would have been in the bottom 3).
Well, since I tell you when we disagree...I figured it's only fair to tell you when we agree ;D
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Off to court.....ta ta
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Are you the Court Jester, DRCILLALIZ?
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Anybody watching any of the NEW talk shows.....besides the Rachel Ray disaster?
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I'm told the book website will be up shortly. Of course, I thought it would be up yesterday - I'm hoping before I leave for LACC that the site will be up and running and that everyone here will be up and running to order their copies. The first fifty people who order will receive a little something special with or in their copies.
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I'm told the book website will be up shortly. ...The first fifty people who order will receive a little something special with or in their copies.
BK, will you post a link with the address for us newbies who don't know our way around? I would love to order a copy!
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And we're LIVE!!!
www.howtowriteadirtybook.com
There you can see the cover, read the blurbs, and read the first three pages of the title story. AND - you can order the book!
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Well I feel lucky indeed, to have logged on just for a minute right now........I have my order for the new book firmly placed, and securely secured, so I can now await the mails with anticipation.
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Our first order has come in - from MusicGuy! Keep 'em coming! Don't forget to read the sample.
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I got all excited by the cool animation---whipped out my credit card and:
Paypal: Access to your account has been limited because you have declined the new User Agreement. To restore full access to your account please accept the new User Agreement.
But it doesn't tell you *how* to accept the new user agreement! Argh! I didn't want to send them all my info again because I get so many bogus things of this type that I wasn't really sure it was indeed Paypal. :'(
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For "ask BK day" ...
Dear BK,
Do you ever run into the situation with singers, where they don't actually realize what is the best part of their range? I thought of this because you mentioned setting keys for songs in "The Brain," and I used to encounter an odd thing when I was working with soloists each week.
It seemed especially true of sopranos and tenors; they always would try to pick a key that was just a little too high for them. I don't know if they felt that they had to prove how high they could sing, but they invariably would get weak in the very top range, and the color wasn't as rich or warm. I finally solved the problem, by just dropping the key a half or whole step on the actual performance day.
So, what is your system for getting across to singers where they are actually the strongest and best-sounding?
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I see where Wikipedia has a link to DR Edisaurus' Sacco and Vanzetti doc..
der Brucer
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And for your reading pleasure:
Chenoweth, Hensley, Kudisch to Star in October Workshop of Young Frankenstein (http://broadway.yahoo.com/news/news.php?n=813)
and
Keeping Up with Tom Jones (http://www.playbill.com/features/article/102083.html)
der Brucer
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Woooo-hooooo. I just bought HOW TO WRITE A DIRTY BOOK.
Loved the sample....made me feel as if I was there, Charlie!
My PayPal summary page said Book $22 + $5 s/h for the total of $29. You might have your people check that page and make the $22 into $25.
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BK, noticed a typo in my blurb. It says "Krtizer Times" with an "s" instead of Kritzer Time. Hope it's still possible to change it.
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Could there be a more perfect car for the protaganist of a story called HOW TO WRITE A DIRTY BOOK than the 1954 Desoto....Firedome of course. :o
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For some reason, DR derBRUCER that story about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN [der Musikal] scares me.
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And we're LIVE!!!
www.howtowriteadirtybook.com
There you can see the cover, read the blurbs, and read the first three pages of the title story. AND - you can order the book!
How can I criticize if I don't buy :-\
der Brucer
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For some reason, DR derBRUCER that story about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN [der Musikal] scares me.
'casue you want to play Igor! ;D
der Brucer
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Anybody watching any of the NEW talk shows.....besides the Rachel Ray disaster?
I've seen the first episode of Megan Mullally's new talk show. I enjoyed it, but I haven't seen any since...but I have taped them.
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My top 10 (+) of 1962
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Mr Hobbs had Fabian AND John Saxon!
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'casue you want to play Igor! ;D
der Brucer
What hump? ;D
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Ron Pulliam,
Yes!!! Rachel Ray!! How irritating is this woman? We were watching her last night and I swear the woman looks like she is on drugs. I have never seen such arm-swinging, pointless, excessive gesticulate. She does things with her hands that have no correlation to what she is saying at all. And I hate that little giggle of hers that she often punctuates sentences with.
I don't care for her, but I don't have anything against her. She has this weird smile that (to me) just screams out "TOTALLY FAKE SMILE FOR THE CAMERA!" ::) My sister and niece watch her new show (and have watched her previous show) and love her, though.
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
Ann Coulter
Karl Rove
Darth Chaney
George W. Butch
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And we're LIVE!!!
www.howtowriteadirtybook.com
There you can see the cover, read the blurbs, and read the first three pages of the title story. AND - you can order the book!
BK, I placed my order JUST NOW but there's an issue that I think needs to be brought to your attention. When I click on the "Buy a Signed Copy" link and then click on the "Buy It Now" link and the Paypal screen comes up, it says under "Item":
How to Write A Dirty Book... ($22.00 plus $5.00 priority postage shipping fee)
Item #35
But then the total shown is $29 (which is $24, the correct price, plus $5 shipping). The price in that "Item" display needs to be fixed, unless there is some new Lehrerian new math that I don't know about. ;)
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And we're LIVE!!!
www.howtowriteadirtybook.com
There you can see the cover, read the blurbs, and read the first three pages of the title story. AND - you can order the book!
WOW! (That's !WOW spelled backwards.) (And MOM! spelled upside-down.)
The cover alone is worth the price of admission.
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For "ask BK day" ...
Dear BK,
Do you ever run into the situation with singers, where they don't actually realize what is the best part of their range? I thought of this because you mentioned setting keys for songs in "The Brain," and I used to encounter an odd thing when I was working with soloists each week.
It seemed especially true of sopranos and tenors; they always would try to pick a key that was just a little too high for them. I don't know if they felt that they had to prove how high they could sing, but they invariably would get weak in the very top range, and the color wasn't as rich or warm. I finally solved the problem, by just dropping the key a half or whole step on the actual performance day.
So, what is your system for getting across to singers where they are actually the strongest and best-sounding?
We usually find it together - a nice back and forth I have with everyone I work with. Some fight me on it, but come around in the end.
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I got all excited by the cool animation---whipped out my credit card and:
Paypal: Access to your account has been limited because you have declined the new User Agreement. To restore full access to your account please accept the new User Agreement.
But it doesn't tell you *how* to accept the new user agreement! Argh! I didn't want to send them all my info again because I get so many bogus things of this type that I wasn't really sure it was indeed Paypal. :'(
My suggestion is to log into paypal directly - not through the book site. You should be able to do what you need to do there - then you can come back and place the order.
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Woooo-hooooo. I just bought HOW TO WRITE A DIRTY BOOK.
Loved the sample....made me feel as if I was there, Charlie!
My PayPal summary page said Book $22 + $5 s/h for the total of $29. You might have your people check that page and make the $22 into $25.
I guess I should ketchup on the posts before I post. I hadn't read JRand's post before I said the same thing. Ooops! :-[
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Speaking of Telly Savalas, I was just watching one of his lesser accomplishments at the end of my afternoon of viewing - BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE on the INHD high definition channel.
I've never seen this movie before - certainly didn't pay money to see it in the theater - and the first thirty minutes are supremely bad. Shots of the ship explosions are lifted from THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE with new footage of the cast being tossed about obviously (and badly) connected to it.
But what a cast: Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly, Karl Malden, Shirley Jones, Veronica Hammell, Peter Boyle. I'm sure they all got good paydays from this. Sally's other movie that year won her an Oscar - NORMA RAE.
I was surprised that this sequel was a Warner Bros. movie, not a Fox production. I guess Irwin Allen had gone from Fox to Warners by the late 70s.
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BK, noticed a typo in my blurb. It says "Krtizer Times" with an "s" instead of Kritzer Time. Hope it's still possible to change it.
It's correct on the book. She must have retyped it for the site. I'll alert her.
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BK, I placed my order JUST NOW but there's an issue that I think needs to be brought to your attention. When I click on the "Buy a Signed Copy" link and then click on the "Buy It Now" link and the Paypal screen comes up, it says under "Item":
How to Write A Dirty Book... ($22.00 plus $5.00 priority postage shipping fee)
Item #35
But then the total shown is $29 (which is $24, the correct price, plus $5 shipping). The price in that "Item" display needs to be fixed, unless there is some new Lehrerian new math that I don't know about. ;)
As you say, it's correct elsewhere, but I've alerted the designer to the problem.
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Are you the Court Jester, DRCILLALIZ?
At times :)
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I started my afternoon of viewing with last night's BOSTON LEGAL. Some really funny things going on last night and a chance for Julie Bowen to shine for a chance. James Spader had a good role in last night's script, too.
Looking forward to Craig Bierko joining the cast next week.
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What time does THE OZ COUPLE open in New York?
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LAW & ORDER: SVU had a wild and wooly seson premiere with undercover work and explosions and all sorts of bad things happening. But it did allow Mariska Hargitay to ease out of the show for the next eight episodes while she went on maternity leave last spring.
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So, no new PROJECT RUNWAY tonight? I glanced at the cable guide and the episode for 10 p.m. said "Black and White" which was last week's episode.
Is this right?
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Ah - DR EDISAURUS, I think both DRs CILLA LIZ and GINNY met Ms Mary Badham last year in connection with TKAM....
...
Alas, I did not meet Mary. Our Big Read book for 2006 was, indeed, To Kill a Mockingbird, but the organizers of special events were not thinking big enough to contact her and invite her here for an appearance.
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Alas, I did not meet Mary. Our Big Read book for 2006 was, indeed, To Kill a Mockingbird, but the organizers of special events were not thinking big enough to contact her and invite her here for an appearance.
But I did ;D She was wonderful. The showing of TKAM and the dinner in her honor were both at The Orpheum. It was restored 5 years ago to the tune of $12 million. She was very impressed with it.
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And for your reading pleasure:
Chenoweth, Hensley, Kudisch to Star in October Workshop of Young Frankenstein (http://broadway.yahoo.com/news/news.php?n=813)
and
Keeping Up with Tom Jones (http://www.playbill.com/features/article/102083.html)
der Brucer
What I find particularly interesting is that the Monster will be played by Shuler Hensley (http://www.shulerhensley.com/).
Hensley, of course, won both an Olivier and a Tony (not to mention the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama Desk Awards) for his portrayal of Jud Fry in Oklahoma!--the rôle that our very own DR Jason got three callbacks on when the National Company was being cast--but alas! did not get the part.
But--there is always a but--did you know that Hensley played the Monster in the musical Frankenstein (http://www.frankensteinthemusical.com/)?
And did you know that he played the Monster in the so-bad-I-can't-take-my-eyes-off-it film Van Helsing, starring his Oklahoma! co-star Mr. Jackman? (I just know the MBarnums of two generations hence will love it!)
It appears that Shuler was born to play Frankenstein's monster.
The sitcom will be scheduled for the 2007 fall season.
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My TV guide doesn't show a NEW Pwoject Wunway either....what's up?
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
I choose:
Jessica Simpson & her sister Ashlee
Tom Cruise
Gloria Alred
Justin Timberlake
Thank you.
Paris Hilton (with or without Nicole Richie)
Britney Spears (with husband), and
Tom Cruise
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Several orders have come in. Keep 'em coming!!!
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I ordered....and I'm anxiously waiting to see what the extra something is and whether it's in or with my order....
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More hot orders, please!
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What I find particularly interesting is that the Monster will be played by Shuler Hensley (http://www.shulerhensley.com/).
Awwwww...and he's a Marietta boy, grew up about a mile from my house, here in Georgia!
---Amy
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What hump? ;D
You and Maggie Smith!
der Brucer
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LOL
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Here are some random snaps of Shuler:
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Talk about puttin' on the Ritz!
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Evening all. Just a quick hello. I hope that DR Elmore had a grand time on his birthday.
My, but this seems to be a very popular time of year to be born! I had a special friend whose birthday is today but since we don't talk anymore there is no sense in wishing him a Happy Birthday.
It was really raining this morning! We had to take another way to work and we were very late. Oh well.
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How could I forget Michael Jackson. Let him stay in Bahrain!
I heard he was singing in Baharin.
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I received an interesting email at work today. It seems another department has a new job opening and the guy who will be it's supervisor wanted to know why I hadn't applied for it.
It's more money but I'm not sure I would like it there. I've heard bad things about that section. I may just put in for the job for heck of it--he might not even pick me. But if he does then I'm not sure what I'll do.....
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Three newborn babies given accidental overdoses of a blood clotting medicine at a local hospital.
Three newborn babies who will not be going home with their families. Sad, sad, sad.
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I'm told the book website will be up shortly. Of course, I thought it would be up yesterday - I'm hoping before I leave for LACC that the site will be up and running and that everyone here will be up and running to order their copies. The first fifty people who order will receive a little something special with or in their copies.
Will they be hand-delivered by Kevin Spirtas?
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Three newborn babies given accidental overdoses of a blood clotting medicine at a local hospital.
Three newborn babies who will not be going home with their families. Sad, sad, sad.
Very, very, very sad, indeed. :'(
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WRTV Channel Six....formerly WFBM Channel Six (home station of Frances Farmer Presents from 1958-64) - lets the public vote online for the TOP FIVE stories of the day and present them on air in that order.
Frances Farmer Presents was the Number One local television show in its slot for its entire run - against cartoons, another movie, AND the Mickey Mouse Club. Frances was fired in September, 1964. In the "history" of the station FROM CRYSTAL TO COLOR published in 1965, Frances and her program were NOT even mentioned.
Howard Caldwell, longtime newscaster at WFBM, has stated many times that Channel Six News was number one and remained number one for years because of the audience lead-in delivered by FFP.
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Here are some random snaps of Shuler:
(http://www.shulerhensley.com/vh%20gallery3/vh_fm_3.jpg)
Looks like Barnum dating material to me!
der brucer
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Well---that's all folks! See ya's tomorrow! :)
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A Frances Farmer many of you may not be familiar with.
My friend Marika who grew up on Park Avenue in Indy, just down the street from Frances, said that on Halloween, Frances always dressed up like a witch all in black with a hat and gave out the BEST candy on the street! 8)
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Shortly I shall be on my way to LACC to set keys for three songs (I'm hoping they're fine where they are), then shall return for the reading. Keep the home fries burning until my returning for which I know you'll be yearning, and keep them orders coming in!
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My TV guide doesn't show a NEW Pwoject Wunway either....what's up?
Maybe Bravo didn't want the show to face up against the season premieres of so many network shows.
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I must get downstairs and tend to the end of the DVD-R recording of THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS. Then, must clean the den.
WBBL.
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Maybe Bravo didn't want the show to face up against the season premieres of so many network shows.
Could be.....it will be a DVD night for me. :D
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So, no new PROJECT RUNWAY tonight? I glanced at the cable guide and the episode for 10 p.m. said "Black and White" which was last week's episode.
Is this right?
Tonight's episode of PROJECT RUNWAY is supposed to be ON THIN ICE.
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That third photo of Mr. Suler is quite hunky.
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Tonight's episode of PROJECT RUNWAY is supposed to be ON THIN ICE.
I can't believe I posted something regarding any reality show other than DANCING WITH THE STARS!!
Perhaps, I have spent too much time on this site?
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But since I am posting, I do think this was a very good career move for Joe(y) Lawrence. Following in the pattern of Drew Lachey, I believe that Mr. Lawrence could really revive his career; or at least earn himself a job in the next touring company of ANNIE.[/size]
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Are any of the New Yorkers here going to attend the BROADWAY FLEA MARKET AND GRAND AUCTION on Sunday?
Hmm, the leather wrist band worn by Kevin Kline in MOTHER COURAGE. Now that is my kind of Broadway souvenir!!!
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Good Afternoon!
Back to DC... Back to work...
We had our first understudy rehearsal for Cabaret this afternoon. It went very well. We basically did a run-through of the show just to see where everyone is in their readiness, and, I have to say, everyone seems pretty ready to go on should the need arise. After the run, we did some solo work on the musical numbers, and tomorrow will be a dance day. And then... We may just end up having one more u/s rehearsal next week, and then just have the required put-in rehearsal should someone need to go on as the run of the show progresses. So...
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DRs Cillaliz and jhvw - It looks like I will be in NYC on Wednesday and Thursday of that week, so... What were your plans for Thursday again?
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Ben, I loved the photo yesterday, and I love the avatar today.
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DR TCB - First of all...
If you do want to bid on Kevin Kline's costume piece, I believe BC/EFA is taking bids online this year for certain items. Who knows? You could be the proud owner of a sweaty'd piece of leather. ;)
Secondly... As for for you PM... ;D
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DR TCB - First of all...
If you do want to bid on Kevin Kline's costume piece, I believe BC/EFA is taking bids online this year for certain items. Who knows? You could be the proud owner of a sweaty'd piece of leather. ;)
Secondly... As for for you PM... ;D
Actually, that is exactly where I saw the photo of said sweaty piece of leather.
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*Oh, I also forgot that we have no show on October 5 - we go dark when the show in the other theatre opens. So... And then since I fly down to Ft. Lauderdale the next day to get ready for my cruise/working vacation... :)
-So that's why I can come up to NYC midweek that week.
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AH!!!
PAGE SIX DANCE WITH THE STARS!!!!
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-Well, at least those stars you're not sick of seeing all over the place.
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And, yes, something is in the air indeed... And I could actually feel "it" coming on during the trip southward last night from NYC. Fall allergies. *And since the temps here took a rather drastic downturn overnight, a bunch of us had the sniffles in the theatre earlier today. Ain't nature grand?
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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RE: Rachel Ray - The New York Times had a review of her new talk-show in yesterday's edition. A very interesting read, and the reviewer fully acknowledged the "love her" or "hate her" "affect" of her persistent perkiness and toothy smile.
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And this:
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
DearReaderLaura, I agree with what other Haines said the other day. Your photos are wonderful. You have a great eye for composition. Perhaps a coffee table book?
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Question for ASK BK (and HHW'ers) Day.
Which "celebrity" of today do you wish would just go away? You may choose more than one.
Take a glimpse at any of the tabloid mags at your supermarket. And yes, this includes People and all of that glossy ilk (or irk).
If anyone appears on more than one tabloid cover, that person needs to disappear.
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And this:
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Why, thank you, TCB and others. Sometimes I just get lucky. You don't see the 60 shots I delete.
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My feet are really really really really (that's FOUR!!!) tired.
I feel as if I was pounding the pavement for eight hours.
Wait a sec, that's exactly what I was doing, out in the parking lot all day, wrangling shopping carts.
But the weather was wonderful (not too hot, not too cloudy, just right), and it's amazing how keeping a smile on my face and a friendly greeting gets the same from the customers in return.
My hunch is, tomorrow I'll be pounding the pavement again. Dixie, the front-end manager, had a hunch that my hunch was correct when I mentioned what my hunch was.
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Der Brucer is watching one of the few "reality" shows we allow in our house, Iron Chef America. Yes, the show has writing.
Cady Huffman is one of the judges on this ep. She has such a wonderful laugh. Unscriptable.
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Back from setting keys - all keys for these three songs were changed to accomodate the singers. We're a bit concerned about the girl who's playing the daughter - she was my only choice for the role (and she read it well), but she's got some pitch problems and isn't strong. She's got her work cut out for her, I'll say that. I'm hoping once she gets secure with the character and the music, that she'll come through.
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And how many orders came through whilst I was gone? 0, that's how many.
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Dear Esteemed and well-tuned BK --
Don't despair.......for the west coast (at least), it is the mid-afternoon "low blood sugar" slump part of the day. I'm sure once the west coast H/Ks get home from work and get to the Living Room, things will pick up and orders will be sizzling......just like so many crackerjack shrimp.
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And how many orders came through whilst I was gone? 0, that's how many.
Perhaps Paypal is down?
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DR Laura -- What amazes me is not only are the pictures genuinely beautiful, but who the hell knows names like " the damselfly" and "the LeopardFrog."
Well, obviously, you do ! :)
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I don't THINK paypal is down - is it? I got one order for Simply Sondheim, so it was working for that.
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DRs Cillaliz and jhvw - It looks like I will be in NYC on Wednesday and Thursday of that week, so... What were your plans for Thursday again?
Nothing etched in stone. Something with DR Ginny and DH Richard. We're thinking Chelsea Market and/or the Village. Drowsy Chaperone that night at HHW get together afterward
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Oh and anyone else is welcome to join us....that's just the plan so far
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Hi DR George --
I haven't heard an update (or maybe I missed it)....but, have you heard the OK from the finance place, and the seller, and everything?
In other words -- are you a genuine, all-American, in debt up to where the sun don't shine, homeowner now??
If so, you absolutely have to get and watch "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" with Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. It is a wonderfully enjoyable film, and it is worth watching just so you can be kidded about possibly needing a "Zuz Zuz Water Softener" for your house.
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I don't THINK paypal is down - is it? I got one order for Simply Sondheim, so it was working for that.
I was just trying to ease your mind!
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Nothing etched in stone. Something with DR Ginny and DH Richard. We're thinking Chelsea Market and/or the Village. Drowsy Chaperone that night at HHW get together afterward
Or, if the weather's nice, how 'bout Central Park? You know, Oct. 5 is the 1-year anniversary of our big eating/walking tour, so it's fitting that a band of Hainsies/Kimlets should follow DR Jose around some part of New York that day. I think Richard and I will want to be at St. Thomas Church, at 53rd & 5th for a 4pm evensong service.
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Just had a nice conversation with Dr. Barry Kohn re my hoarseness. He had some excellent suggestions (after I carefully explained the problems) all of which are over-the-counter stuff. Hopefully, that stuff will work. If not, he's off to NY tonight and will be there while I'm there, so if I need further help he's a phone call away - that totally eases my mind. One interesting thing he told me is that for singers drinking water is not great. Who knew? Best thing to lubricate the chords? Diet Snapple. Who knew?
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And how many orders came through whilst I was gone? 0, that's how many.
BK, I know it's early still, but how many orders have you gotten, so far?
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She's got her work cut out for her, I'll say that. I'm hoping once she gets secure with the character and the music, that she'll come through.
Thanks for the warning. The band will play the melody with her.
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Hi DR George --
I haven't heard an update (or maybe I missed it)....but, have you heard the OK from the finance place, and the seller, and everything?
In other words -- are you a genuine, all-American, in debt up to where the sun don't shine, homeowner now??
If so, you absolutely have to get and watch "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" with Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. It is a wonderfully enjoyable film, and it is worth watching just so you can be kidded about possibly needing a "Zuz Zuz Water Softener" for your house.
Thanks, MusicGuy. You're not the first to suggest "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House," however. DR Jane also did and I've added it to my Netflix queue...and moved it to the top. Of course, I have to watch the movies that I have now. ::)
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And that's why we love you, elmore!!!
Got one more order - we've had about ten or so thus far - and we want MORE!!! I see a William F. Orr, for example. Has he ordered?
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Or, if the weather's nice, how 'bout Central Park? You know, Oct. 5 is the 1-year anniversary of our big eating/walking tour, so it's fitting that a band of Hainsies/Kimlets should follow DR Jose around some part of New York that day. I think Richard and I will want to be at St. Thomas Church, at 53rd & 5th for a 4pm evensong service.
Sure, we want to see that too...jhvw, hope you don't mind me speaking for you on the plans... these are all places we've talked about going. I think it would be great to get a band of HHWs together again to follow Jose around. That was a lot of fun
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And how many orders came through whilst I was gone? 0, that's how many.
Argh! Well, after spending an hour trying to navigate and figure out why my account was "limited" (i.e. "useless") and that it would take 2-4 business days of PayPal putting small amounts of money in the bank and me calling the bank to verify that it had arrived, I finally just called them and after I got a real person on the phone, he resolved it in 2 minutes. Whew!
So I ordered a book! Yay!
I see on the order page that there's a blurb from adorable guitarist extraordinaire Grant Geissman. He played on the music session for the last feature I cut, "The Adventures of Ociee Nash". I was the music supervisor on that one, so I got to lay out the music for that, pick the composer, and was able to work with my friend, Van Dyke Parks. Grant's playing was splendiferous. His book "Foul Play" is also recommended!
"How to write" looks great...I can't wait to dig in!
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Good Evening!
Well, if you really want to follow me around again... Central Park sounds like a great idea - especially if the weather is nice. We could start on the West or East side and walk across the Park via the Reservoir. And we could check out the respective Eastside and Westside neighborhoods before or after.
Or another option would be to check out Central Park South. We could start at the Time-Warner Center, then walk eastward. We'd pass the big hotels on CPS, then come to the new Apple Store - where we could all check in via the "public computers" there - and even take a photo there too! Then there's all the great stores over there too - Bloomingdales, etc. - as well as some great places to grab a bite to eat.
Or we could do the northeast corner of the Park and check out the sculpture garden there.
Or...
Or...
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DR Jose - the new Apple store is definitely on our list!
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Or if you HHWers want to be "adventurous", you could always head uptown to my place - I'm right off the A/C, B/D - and I could host a "snack break" at my place. -And then if you wanted to head further up and go the Cloisters, see the GW Bridge, etc., etc....
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DR Jose - the new Apple store is definitely on our list!
Well, it is open 24 hours, so... You could always pop over to Dylan's Candy Bar and/or Serendipity for a frozen hot chocolate, then head back to the Apple Store for some latenight window-shopping and web-surfing.
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Or we could do the northeast corner of the Park and check out the sculpture garden there.
Or...
Or...
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Or if you have nothing better to do, go check out Sacco and Vanzetti at NYU at 6PM! (But I would be disappointed in all y'all if you *didn't* have better things to do!)
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Edisaurus, you'll find that Grant is one of my best friends. He's designed the last three books I've written, and he's played on about fifty of my albums, plus we've done about five solo albums together. He and Van Dyke go way back. On the Nudie Musical DVD first pressings, the soundtrack CD also includes all his arrangements of my score that we used for the documentary. He also musical directed the most recent Guy Haines album.
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Or if you HHWers want to be "adventurous", you could always head uptown to my place - I'm right off the A/C, B/D - and I could host a "snack break" at my place. -And then if you wanted to head further up and go the Cloisters, see the GW Bridge, etc., etc....
Jose - Richard and I are planning the Cloisters for Tuesday or Wednesday. Will you be around then? I think DRs Cillaliz and jhvw opted out of that excursion.
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OH!!!!
And I just remembered that that first weekend in October happens to be "Open House New York". Basically, it's a design and architecture event, and a bunch of museums and other institutions open their doors for free that weekend.
Here's the website for the event:
http://www.ohny.org/ohny_website/start.html (http://www.ohny.org/ohny_website/start.html)
They're still putting together the list of the events and freebies, however, the following site has picked up some advance news:
http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/downtown/index.php (http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/downtown/index.php)
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Jose - Richard and I are planning the Cloisters for Tuesday or Wednesday. Will you be around then? I think DRs Cillaliz and jhvw opted out of that excursion.
Right now, I believe I will be in NYC on the Sunday and Monday of that week, and then back Wednesday night thru Friday morning, so... I should be around sometime during that week. ;)
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Well... Time for me to head back to the theatre to get a report on the first act...
Laters...
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Edisaurus, you'll find that Grant is one of my best friends.
And what a talented friend to have! I could tell that Van Dyke was very fond of him and they had a vibe that spoke volumes about how much they'd worked together and could almost read each other's minds. I don't know if Grant would remember me since he was locked in a glass booth most of the time, but please tell him that the editor of "Ociee" www.ociee.com sends her regards. His smooth guitar licks made that session. I was awestruck when I heard that he'd be playing on our little soundtrack! Lucky us!
Actually, I was in the midst of adding Grant and other musicians to our imdb listing and saw the "Nudie" documentary and that's what led me to your site. So I owe Grant, bigtime!
We did that session at the late, lamented Cello Studios. I was sorry to see that it is no more. :'(
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Jose - love that NewYorkology site!
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3 newbie questions:
How do you add your zodiac sign?
If I put my computer to sleep, am I still logged on? And is it impolite to stay logged on when you're not really there? Is it kind of like leaving the toilet seat up? Or is it more of a "if a tree falls in the woods" situation?
What is an avatar? I was complimented on mine but I'm not sure whether to feel flattered.... I would like to feel flattered....
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Well, it is open 24 hours, so... You could always pop over to Dylan's Candy Bar and/or Serendipity for a frozen hot chocolate, then head back to the Apple Store for some latenight window-shopping and web-surfing.
OHH I love Serendipity - I went there last time and had a frozen hot chocolate. It was yummy
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Or if you have nothing better to do, go check out Sacco and Vanzetti at NYU at 6PM! (But I would be disappointed in all y'all if you *didn't* have better things to do!)
That's on Thursday, right? I would love to see it there, but a lot of us have tickets to Drowsy Chaperone that night.
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OHH I love Serendipity - I went there last time and had a frozen hot chocolate. It was yummy
Oh, yes, Serendipity, too!
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3 newbie questions:
How do you add your zodiac sign?
If I put my computer to sleep, am I still logged on? And is it impolite to stay logged on when you're not really there? Is it kind of like leaving the toilet seat up? Or is it more of a "if a tree falls in the woods" situation?
What is an avatar? I was complimented on mine but I'm not sure whether to feel flattered.... I would like to feel flattered....
1) If I remember correctly, you get your zodiac sign automatically when you put in your birthday (although, I don't know if it requires the year for those who don't wish to divulge that information ;)).
2) Once you close your browser, you do not show up as logged in. The "stay logged in" option is just so that you don't have to enter your password whenever you come to the site.
3) Your avatar (and I learned this on this here site) is your picture, which you've already added. :)
;D
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3 newbie questions:
How do you add your zodiac sign?
If I put my computer to sleep, am I still logged on? And is it impolite to stay logged on when you're not really there? Is it kind of like leaving the toilet seat up? Or is it more of a "if a tree falls in the woods" situation?
What is an avatar? I was complimented on mine but I'm not sure whether to feel flattered.... I would like to feel flattered....
If you go to "edit profile" at the top of the page and add you birthday, it will add your horoscope and will add your birthday to the calendar so everyone will send you wishes when the day arrives. An avatar is your picture, feel flattered
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Or if you have nothing better to do, go check out Sacco and Vanzetti at NYU at 6PM! (But I would be disappointed in all y'all if you *didn't* have better things to do!)
DR Edisaurus - you can be sure if we'd met you sooner and weren't already committed to The Drowsy Chaperone that night, we'd have an HHW contingent there!
BTW - your avatar is the photo or, in my case, cariacture that appears under your name in all your posts. I think, if you add your birthday to your profile, your sign will automatically appear. As for your etiquette question - I'm the worst offender of signing on and forgetting to sign off when I go away. So far, they haven't thrown me out for it ;)
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I vote for Jose leading us on a Central Park area excursion. It wouldn't require the detailed planning of last year (we know you don't have time) but you are such a wonderful tour guide. It would be very fun.
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On the Nudie Musical DVD first pressings, the soundtrack CD also includes all his arrangements of my score that we used for the documentary.
Can you buy this DVD through your site? ( I see it on Amazon.) Is the first pressing impossible to get now?
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If we do it Thursday we spend the day together on the tour and the evening at the theatre and the get together afterwards, sounds like a great time to me.
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DR Jose, and the DRs visiting NYC --
If your group ends up at the top northeast corner of Central Park, there is a little hidden gem very close by. It is called (I believe) the Museum of New York City. I don't know about the hours, but they have some of the most fascinating theatre memorabilia that I have ever seen. It is well worth the visit.
And I hope if I have the name or the facts wrong, that wiser and more handsome souls like DR Larry or DR Ben will supply the correct info.
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Yay! Thanks to the DR's for all your help on the HHW etiquette! I'm envious of what promises to be a good time in NY with Jose!
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DR Laura -- What amazes me is not only are the pictures genuinely beautiful, but who the hell knows names like " the damselfly" and "the LeopardFrog."
Well, obviously, you do ! :)
Not to mention the Morning Glory! Nice photos, DR Laura!
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Edisaurus, do you use the Joan Baez "Ballad of" on the SACCO AAND VANZETTI film? It is my favorite Joan Baez. I wore out, at least, one LP.
And when you get the chance, be sure to pick up Guy Haines latest CD. It is phenomenal! With all due respect to BK, Mr Haines is the real reason we all come here.
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I vote for Jose leading us on a Central Park area excursion. It wouldn't require the detailed planning of last year (we know you don't have time) but you are such a wonderful tour guide. It would be very fun.
And can we go see the portrait of Eloise at the Plaza, for Lord's sake?
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Speaking of avatars, DR Ben's new one is very nice!
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I see where Wikipedia has a link to DR Edisaurus' Sacco and Vanzetti doc..
der Brucer
Yes, thanks to our crafty webmaster. Thanks for noticing!
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Edisaurus, do you use the Joan Baez "Ballad of" on the SACCO AAND VANZETTI film? It is my favorite Joan Baez. I wore out, at least, one LP.
DR TCB, it's interesting that you mention that. No, we don't use the song--it's a bit out of character with our score, but we do use clips from the film, as well as other dramatic interpretations of the case. We even have Henry Fonda talking about Vanzetti in a clip from "The Male Animal". We also went to Italy to interview Montaldo, who directed that film, and filmed Sacco's niece in Sacco's hometown of Puglia.
I have put together a mix of S&V related songs for a future program on WFMU in NY when we have our theatrical release. We did this with our last film, and played 2 hours of different versions of "The Internationale". (I think that show is still archived on their website.) So we will certainly use the song then. I also include it on a mix CD I made for walk-in music before screenings. I may have an extra copy which I could give you since yours is worn out!
One thing I learned about shooting in Italy (it was my first time there but I hope not my last!) is that you have to allow a lot more time to move your gear, because the elevators are the size of tiny closets and it takes at least 10 trips every time you have to relocate equipment!
I will definitely check out the new Guy Haines CD, too. So much to explore in your world!
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DR TCB, it's interesting that you mention that. No, we don't use the song--it's a bit out of character with our score, but we do use clips from the film, as well as other dramatic interpretations of the case. We even have Henry Fonda talking about Vanzetti in a clip from "The Male Animal". We also went to Italy to interview Montaldo, who directed that film, and filmed Sacco's niece in Sacco's hometown of Puglia.
I have put together a mix of S&V related songs for a future program on WFMU in NY when we have our theatrical release. We did this with our last film, and played 2 hours of different versions of "The Internationale". (I think that show is still archived on their website.) So we will certainly use the song then. I also include it on a mix CD I made for walk-in music before screenings. I may have an extra copy which I could give you since yours is worn out!
I would be thrilled!
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Good Evening! once again...
Cabaret sounded good - at least the opening and closing numbers of the first act...
Now I'm just waiting for "Project Runway" to start. ;)
*And watching "The Biggest Loser" in the meantime... Just what I needed to see right now. A good source of inspiration so to speak.
;)
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I would be thrilled!
PM me with your snail mail address and I'll hook you up!
Thanks!
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Jose - love that NewYorkology site!
It really is a wonderful site. I just came across it recently while trying to look up some museum info.
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I'm watching American Masters on Andy Warhol
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I'm glad I'm recording it, the cats are in a fighting mood tonight.
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Ok, how dumb is this, I had a Nestle's Crunch bar tonight. It says inside the wrapper that I won a free candy bar. Then it says I have to mail the wrapper in. So I'm spending the money on an envelope and stamp to get a candy bar that was on sale 3 for 99 cents! It would cost me more to get the free candy bar than it would be to go to the store and buy another one
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OH! I did go to Top of the Rock on Monday night. -With DR Jason as a matter of fact. What an amazing view of the city! I had done Top of the Rock(efeller Center) about a month ago with my friend, Andy, during the day, and the view of the city at night is just as spectacular.
*And with the current Season of Savings discount, we saved a few bucks too.
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I whipped up a batch of one of my favorite fall treats - candy corn and dry roasted peanuts. It's best when the candy corn begins to get a little stale.
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OH! And that Sky Mirror is pretty cool!
Sky Mirror (http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2006/09/sky_mirror_at_r.php)
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OH! And, Yes, it is that time of the year for the Fall Season of Savings in NYC. For those HHWers still planning some activities for the trip to NYC, maybe some of the discounts offered this year will help finalize your plans, theatrical and otherwise.
Season of Savings (http://www.seasonofsavings.com)
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Hate to be a wussburger, but I'm exhausted. At least I have a day off tomorrow, so maybe I can sleep in a bit.
'night.
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Tonight's episode of PROJECT RUNWAY is supposed to be ON THIN ICE.
The "delay" has to do with the timing of the Fall Fashion Week showings last week of the finalists. -The New York Times and The Washington Post actually had lengthy reviews of the shows - they should have posted a "Spoiler Alert" before them. ;)
I'm guessing Bravo will have a "PR" Marathon sometime in the next week or two, along with the reunion show, and then the Finale.
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Ok, how dumb is this, I had a Nestle's Crunch bar tonight. It says inside the wrapper that I won a free candy bar. Then it says I have to mail the wrapper in. So I'm spending the money on an envelope and stamp to get a candy bar that was on sale 3 for 99 cents! It would cost me more to get the free candy bar than it would be to go to the store and buy another one
But if you win another free candy bar with your "win", well...
;)
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LOL, then I can spend another 39 cents to get a 33 cent candybar.
I talked to jhvw tonight. He's up for a Thursday Jose tour, too. What fun!
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LOL, then I can spend another 39 cents to get a 33 cent candybar.
I talked to jhvw tonight. He's up for a Thursday Jose tour, too. What fun!
...And then after The Drowsy Chaperone, I guess I could take DR jhvw down to Splash for "College Night"... And I think it's "amateur night" on Thursdays too.
;D
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Hello peoples!!!
Early this evening the sky became a bit more blue, the air smell sweeter, the birds sang a bit more brightly and I suddenly realized.....Tomovoz is in Town!!!!!
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This past Saturday William F. Orr and I and I thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful "The Horrible and Tragic Life of the Singing Nun" featuring orchestrations by the lovely and talented Mr. Larry Moore.
It really is a wonderful show and I urge anyone who has not yet seen it to go forthwith!!
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After the show I enjoyed a lovely meal of saurbraten a German restaurant on 10th Avenue inthe company of two of my favorite people - DR's WFO & elmore.
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Hello to newbie DR Edisaurus!!! Welcome aboard!!
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I may take the day off on October 5 and come in for part of the day... it is "meet the teachers " night at the Vixter's school that eveing so I must be home rather early.
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Are any of our locals going to be around for "Meet the Oz cointingent" on Saturday 9/23?
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What a nice day seeing both DR Jose and Vixmom!
I am so sad I won't be in NY this October...I miss you guys! :'(
And Jose, it would seem there is still lots of NY I have not yet to see!
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I heard from Rodzinski today. He is alive and well..but had been sick and feeling yucky. He is back at work and busy as a bee...I am sure he will show up on these boards again soon.
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The temperature has plummeted just as the weather forecasters predicted. Sheer heaven to feel such cool air!
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I got in the mail today the DVD of FABULOUS! The History of Queer Cinema. It's kind of a companion piece to THE CELLULOID CLOSET starting with Kenneth Angar's FIREWORKS in 1947 and continuing through BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. The emphasis is more on lesbian cinema this time though certainly gay male cinema is also covered. The talking heads aren't quite the starry caliber of Susan Sarandon or Tom Hanks, but it's nice to see some behind the scenes folks like writers and producers and directors as well as actors narrate this history.
Enjoyable but I liked THE CELLULOID CLOSET better.
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What a nice day seeing both DR Jose and Vixmom!
I am so sad I won't be in NY this October...I miss you guys! :'(
And Jose, it would seem there is still lots of NY I have not yet to see!
Lots still left to see, DR MBARNUM. LOTS! ;)
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Hiya, gang.
Just got back from the reading Chez Kimmel. I am so happy to have heard it once again with real. live, actors and with the new songs melded into the play. We got nice laughs, good scene transisitons, everyone liked the songs.
Bruce's friend Jennifer was good enough to read the stage directions, in a clear, musical, mellifluous (LOVE that word.) voice. Sandey Grinn (who was nominated for an Emmy for his puppetry on DC Follies. Twice. And had a recurring role on Babylon 5 and Zoobilee Zoo.) read the Older Men. Cason of BRAIN fame read the Younger Men. I read the Older Women and Jolie Summers read Young Miriam.
If we can effect the few necessary changes (which BK and i will discuss tomorro at some point) and get a good demo of the songs, I have every confidence we'd be picked up for a subsidized staged reading at any of a number of venues that have readings of new works as part of their season. I love the workshop process - in which you get to try things out, maybe scrap some, maybe use some - with good actors being paid to work on your material. So, I'm really up for the 18 months or so ahead of us, getting ready for a full production, on somebody else's nickel!
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Then, I enjoyed BONES. Nice to see Temperance not fighting with Cam; they seem to have smoked a peace pipe last week, and I'm glad that it seems to be working.
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Finished the evening with the last of the season two GREY'S ANATOMY episodes. Wept a good bit (as usual for me with this series) and am really ready for a new episode tomorrow.
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OH!
And while checking out some things on Amazon, I noticed that they're taking pre-orders for the "Six Feet Under: The Complete Season" box set. -It's due out in November. -I think I just found the Christmas gift to myself... and most likely someone else too! *And the whole set is priced at just under $200. Not bad at all. Glad I "waited" to buy them! ;)
Six Feet Under - 2001-2005 (http://www.amazon.com/Six-Feet-Under-Complete-Gift/dp/B000HEVZBW/sr=1-6/qid=1158808672/ref=sr_1_6/104-3606588-3298315?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)
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Well I must to bed... I been trying to catch up... belated birthday wishes to dear elmore (though I expect you got my message yesterday! )
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VIBES TO ALL!!!!
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Page Nine Lilo Dance!!!
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*Since I've never pre-ordered anything from Amazon... Am I right to assume that they don't charge your card until the item(s) are shipped?
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TCB - I noticed that you didn't seem to go to work today...your car never seemed to leave. Are you feeling alright??
Apologies if you did post this info already today and I overlooked it...
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That will leave me tonight's JUSTICE and CSI: NY to watch tomorrow.
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*Since I've never pre-ordered anything from Amazon... Am I right to assume that they don't charge your card until the item(s) are shipped?
I believe this is correct.
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What a nice day seeing both DR Jose and Vixmom!
I am so sad I won't be in NY this October...I miss you guys! :'(
And Jose, it would seem there is still lots of NY I have not yet to see!
and we you!! Save your pennies and come and visit again soon!!
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TCB - I noticed that you didn't seem to go to work today...your car never seemed to leave. Are you feeling alright??
Apologies if you did post this info already today and I overlooked it...
ANN!!! How goes the wedding plans?
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VIXMOM!! Please do join us on the 5th, it would be so good to see you
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Heading off to bed now.
Good night!
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My memory is that all of it was done in front of an audience (the show your talking about was taped in Orem at their then brand-new studio - at least it was if Lorne Greene was one of the guests - if not, it was the KTLA studios in Hollywood). All the musical stuff was prerecorded.
It was with Cindy Williams and Paul Lynde
Videotaped at Goldenwest Videotape Division
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Ah, Golden West is KTLA.
Edisaurus, I've passed your hello on to Grant. I think I may have one copy of the two disc Nudie left. Let me check before you place an order should you want to place an order. They also show up on eBay from time to time, but you really have to make sure the seller knows in advance that it's two discs (one DVD, one CD).
I was very pleased with the reading, about which more later. There were only a handful of things that I thought needed tweaking and I noted them in my script. The one thing that was very clear is that the piece has a firmer structure and there is much more clarity now. The songs seem to fit right in nicely. I thought the actors did well.
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Dear BK -- I'm glad your reading went well, and that the Brain is feeling solid, together, and working smoothly. Am I remembering correctly that you told DP Kerry and I that the opening night is Dec. 4th ? At least I think that is what I remember?
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and speaking of KTLA .... I think my grandfather and I used to watch Dick Laine ("leatherbritches") host the wrestling matches on very early TV.
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Well, certainly if you've read Kritzer Time you'll remember that Benjamin watched Dick Lane (Whoa, Nellie!) and wrestling ALL the time.
The Brain opens on my birthday - December 8th.
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I'm doing the Wussburger thing (and admitting to it ::) ) because I MUST get to work early! I'm leaving work early (3:00 PM) to go to Seattle to see the national tour of Wicked!! I can't wait!! I finally get to see it. ;D But I must. I also have to drive very carefully because I'll be driving some co-workers. We're also going to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I've never been. I hear it's pretty good. :)
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And I also have to get gas at lunch time so that we can just leave when we all assemble at my car. Good night, BK (and any guests).
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