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Well, you've read the notes, the ntoes showed greate promish, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they promish they will, they really do.
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And the word of the day is: OPSIMATHY!
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Yesternight Music Guy posted:
One of the most overlooked, especially in the very earliest incarnation (L.A. area local only) was of course, Time For Beanie. It wasn't until I was much older that I realized just what a bunch of geniuses made up the creative team.
A definite understatement!
(http://www.mullings.com/beanieandcecil.jpg)
Rich Galen's Blog (http://www.mullings.com/dr_12-30-02.htm) comments:
TITLE: "Over the Bounding Main" My first memory of this song "Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main" was as the theme song for an early TV show named "Time for Beanie". This was a televised puppet show (not unlike Kukla, Fran, and Ollie) which starred a kid with a beanie on his head named, appropriately "Beanie" and his sidekick Cecil, the "Seasick sea serpent."
It was a fifteen minute show, five days a week which we watched on our Dumont TV.
Stan Freberg teamed with DAWS BUTLER (http://dawsbutler.com/) to bring the show to life.
Daws Butler the voice behind some of our most beloved cartoon characters. He was the voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss and many more. He worked at Hanna Barbera studios from 1957 till 1988 as well as working for Warner Bros., MGM, Jay Ward and Walter Lantz. He also wrote and performed on the Stan Freberg show and the original live version of Time for Beanie (Einstein and Harpo Marx's favorite show) as well as acting in radio and voicing TV commercials.
A 1985 Article in the LA Times (http://dawsbutler.com/grapics-daws-2/latimes-5-15-85.gif) reports on a ceremony honoring KTLA:
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(http://dawsbutler.com/daws-graphics/daws-home-03.gif)
An ARTICLE (http://dawsbutler.com/Daws-article.htm#INTRODUCTION):
Daws Butler:
A Personal Portrait
of My Mentor
By Joe Bevilacqua
After service in the Naval Reserve during World War II, Butler moved to California and picked up radio parts on such network broadcasts as "Suspense" and "The Whistler" before spending five years teamed with Stan Freberg doing voices, handling puppets and writing for Bob Clampett's "Time for Beany" daily live television series.
He also co-wrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg’s greatest comedy records. He went on to write and voice countless television and radio commercials and voice now-classic characters for Tex Avery, Hanna-Barbera, Walter Lantz, Jay Ward and others. The successful characters he voiced are staggering in number: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Mr. Jinx, Dixie, Super Snooper, Blabbermouse, Augie Doggie, Snagglepuss, Hokey Wolf, Fibber Fox, Loop de Loop, Wally Gator, Lippy Lion, Peter Potamus, Chilly Willy, Elroy Jetson, Mr. Cogswell, Henry Orbit, Cap'n Crunch, Hair Bear, and on and on...
TOONOPEDIA (http://www.toonopedia.com/beany.htm) reports:
Time for Beany was one of the very earliest children's television series — even Howdy Doody predated its Feb. 28, 1949 debut by less than two years.
It was produced by veteran Warner Bros. animation director Bob Clampett, whose credits include Porky in Wackyland (1938), Horton Hatches the Egg (1942), and Russian Rhapsody (1944), where Hitler himself was the villain.
Clampett had always had an interest in puppets as well as animation; and that's the medium he chose for this show, which originally aired on Los Angeles station KTLA. Beany and his uncle, the captain of the Leakin' Lena (both voiced by Daws Butler, who also did Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear and many, many others), were marionets who sought adventure in all parts of the world, accompanied by Beany's best friend, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent (Stan Freberg, also Joonyer Bear, Pogo's Albert the Alligator and more), a hand puppet. They were opposed by the villainous Dishonest John, also voiced by Freberg. Bill Scott, later known as the voice of Bullwinkle, did much of the writing. The show ran six years, during which it racked up an impressive total of three Emmy Awards.
der Brucer
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And the word of the day is: OPSIMATHY!
Another word where we msut use George's dictionary!
Oh well, it's never too late to engage in some more opsimathy.
der Brucer
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Seems the bandaged finger kept the Today's Column botton from directing to the current notes!
der Brucer
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Another word where we must use George's dictionary!
Oh well, it's never too late to engage in some more opsimathy.
der Brucer
Glad I could help! :)
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Glad I could help! :)
You would have helped more if you had waited 15 seconds 'till I fixed my spelling error! :'(
der Brucer
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Seattle
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You would have helped more if you had waited 15 seconds 'till I fixed my spelling error! :'(
der Brucer
What spelling error??
;)
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Tacoma
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More Tacoma Beauty
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That's me with the two Toms!! ;D
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Tacoma
Casting call for Cocoon III - The Reunion?
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That's me with the two Toms!! ;D
It's the tom-tom bit that got you your present part!
der Brucer
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It's the tom-tom bit that got you your present part!
der Brucer
I'll take it. ;)
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The bluest skies are in Seattle
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Speaking of...rehearsal last night went well. We just started from the top of the show and got through about two-thirds or so. Most people are getting closer to memorizing their lines and, even though I have a slight tendency to take till the last minute (but I do get them...usually ::)), I have a good reason this time: I moved! (That's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;))
Well, I must go to bed now. Good night, Der Brucer and Tomovoz...and those are great pictures! Keep 'em coming! :D
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From the "Space needle".
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Goodnight America.
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8)
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From the "Space needle".
Those blue skies sure were fleeting!
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Good morning DR Elmore.
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Good morning, all! And a special good morning to our DR Tomovoz!
I am going to follow yesterday's schedule and do some brain work at home this morning, then go into the NYPL for a few hours. This evening, DR FJL, Skip, and I are seeing MARY POPPINS. I look forward to it very much.
TOD:
BK, would you ask your MD call me so he and I can get on the same page about chords? If the cast is learning harmonies that are not in my score, it seems redundant for me to send vocals if they've already learned something else and it makes my life easier, of which I'm always in favor!
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DR Elmore, Big thank you from our friend Heather. Your autograph will be placed along side that of Maggie Smith. Both people in their prime.
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ASK BK DAY
When you were at Varese there were two compliations cds. One for Borders and the other for promotional purposes. What process did you use to choose what song went on the cds and the order of the songs chosen.
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Anyone watched the recent DVD releases of the following and if so their opinion.
Let's Scare Jessica To Death
The Other
The Norliss Tapes (TV Movie)
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One of the latest Bitch fests on the Home Theater Forum "discussion" board is that there is a minute of dialogue missing fom the recent DVD release of Sweet Charity.
Some people returned the DVD. Some wrote letters. Some threatened never to buy another DVD from Universal.
What is more useless:
1) Knowing that there is a minute of dialogue missing.
2) Sitting there and comparing the LD to DVD releases. (They don't have any better to do?
3) That you actually took the time to post it on that website.
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One the same site there was discussion about Flower Drum Song being finally released on DVD.
They questioned if our own esteemed BK was the first to announce its release, its bonus material and how he came by that information.
I am not a member so I can't post. But it is obvious to me. Nick Redman does the commentary track. NR & BK are friends simple as that. Case closed.
And again who cares who posted the information first. There is no money involved here.
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But to put it bluntly most people at HTF are know it alls and anal rentative people who must have everything perfect on their DVDs or they will never buy from that company again, return the DVD, write letters or claim they are responsible for a DVD being released with not actually working on it. (Like a certain someone and the release of South Pacific and let's not go there about the complaints about the R2 release of the film)
GET A LIFE PEOPLE!
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And the word of the day is: OPSIMATHY!
Are we DR's sure this is an actual word or just a typo due to a bandaged finger?
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My ask BK question:
Does Guy Haines have any plans to record another album? (If so, I nominated Randy Newman's song "I Miss You" for consideration...he did such a beautiful job with "Marie".)
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As Paul Harvey says, "Page Two"!
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And the word of the day is: OPSIMATHY!
Casey would waltz
With an OPSIMATHIC blonde
For whom the waltz was a fairly new dance -
When she was a child, the minuet was all the rage.
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The older nations of the world, in their OPSIMATHY, find AMITY POSH. It is the younger nations that are eager to go to war.
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One of the latest Bitch fests on the Home Theater Forum "discussion" board is that there is a minute of dialogue missing fom the recent DVD release of Sweet Charity.
Some people returned the DVD. Some wrote letters. Some threatened never to buy another DVD from Universal.
What is more useless:
1) Knowing that there is a minute of dialogue missing.
2) Sitting there and comparing the LD to DVD releases. (They don't have any better to do?
3) That you actually took the time to post it on that website.
Now, wait a sec here! Our own DR Matt and Esteemed BK have posted their comparisons on occasion, which I find interesting. I admit that getting into every nit and pick can be a bit much, but getting a general impression of the quality of a new release has it's value.
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From the looks of it, DR Edisaurus, you can rightly claim to be living in a cat house!
I won't tell your mother if you don't! ;)
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Der Brucer and I are regularly in the dog house! ::)
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I am home sick from work today. Mostly it's a mental health day.
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Yesterday, after a full eight hours cashiering, I returned home to find der Brucer lounging on the couch. I had thought we were going shopping for clothes, so that I can appear in my stunning best when we head up to Philly on Saturday - it's his high school reunion, and I get to be his trophy spouse!
I knew I needed pants, but he wasn't going to budge until I proved that my old suit slacks were too tight.
Yep, they were too tight.
So off we went to the outlet stores (one of the other things Rehoboth is known for, besides being a beach resort town), to find me some new pants. Fortunately, Haggar has a store there, and they had their regular sale, two pairs for $40 (saving about ten bucks, and Delaware has no sales tax), so I got a black pair and an off-white pair, both of which I can also wear to work.
Der B, meanwhile, decided he couldn't resist getting a new pair of jeans.
Guess what. The size he's been wearing? Didn't fit.
Der B was chagrinned. I just told the salesman "I guess I've been feeding us right," and he laughed and laughed.
Today, we get haircuts. We will be stunning at that reunion, absolutely stunning!
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Wednesday morning greetings! Today, I have a noontime meeting at the Dayton Racquet Club. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it ;)
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Vibage, TPunk!
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Vibes for DR TPunk!
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DR Edisaurus..LOVE the photo of the cats!
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Vibes for TPUNK~~~~~~~~~~
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Today I have a couple things to do at work. The rest of the office is going to the optional dinner/get together before our annual office outing tomorrow. By not going I get a quiet day with the office closed. I have to get up at about 5:00 AM to make it to the outing.
I'm not big on these things and the weather is supposed to be lousy, but I've always wanted to ride on the Boone and Scenic Railroad and that's part of the trip, so it should be fun...here's a link to the railway http://www.scenic-valleyrr.com/ You have to click on "catch the train" to see the train
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thanks for all the vibes. I'm happy to have a day to just take it easy, maybe take care of a few loose ends, and tidy up the house a little. Right now, a shower!
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Good morning!
More clouds than blue in the skies today, but it's still pretty out and very cool. Should make for a fine day.
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Larry, I'll be interested in hearing your take on Mary Poppins. I hear they have toned it down a little from the British production though it's still a much darker and harsher look at the story. Apparently the only way Travers would agree to a musical version (she was still alive until recently) was if Mackintosh hewed closer to the stories she wrote and less toward the Disney version. Apparently there is a scene (according to Michael Riedel) that makes some children crawl under their seats in fright.
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I certainly didn't notice the missing dialog from SWEET CHARITY, but I did miss the joke in BRINGING UP BABY that was snipped out right before Susan Vance skips from the police station. That edit/cut is obvious coming in mid sentence.
I compare laserdisc to DVD usually for picture or sound sake, but it's usually a very quick comparison. I certainly don't do it frame by frame for an entire movie. THE LITTLE MERMAID was the most recent example, but the most telling comparison I've done lately was with that abominable remaster of the Todd-AO version of OKLAHOMA. The laserdisc (and first DVD release) looks a thousand times better than the recent remastering.
But every studio has made mistakes with transfers from time to time. It hurts sometimes, and it makes me mad sometimes, but to boycott a studio for doing a lousy transfer? Absurd. Each one controls too many things I love and wouldn't want to give up for some silly protest that would accomplish nothing.
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When I see it (Mary Poppins that is), I assume I will be up near the famous Ziegfeld Roof Garden. I'm goin' for the cheap seats although according to this price chart from the offical Disney on Broadway site, I could sit in the Balcony F-J or even A-E and still be able to pay the rent and buy a few groceries
Orchestra - $110.00
Mezzanine AA-KK - $110.00
Mezzanine LL-RR - $80.00
Balcony A-E - $60.00
Balcony F-J - $$40.00
Balcony K-M - $20.00
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Thanks for the additional pictures of the Seattle and Tacoma HHW gatherings. Always great to see fellow DRs "in the flesh."
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I just did some research on that high school of der B's. Among the graduates (but not in his class - so few are!):
Ed Wynn
Thomas Eakins (the painter)
Noam Chomsky
Daniel and Simon Guggenheim
Alexander Wollcott
Teller (of "Penn &" fame)
Norman Fell
and Larry Fine (prior to meeting Curley and Moe)
While Bill Cosby attended said high school, he did not graduate. Instead, he transferred to another school, dropped out, joined the Navy, realized he needed the education after all, took a correspondence course and got his GED, and went to Temple University after that.
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My best friend John and his family saw MARY POPPINS in London in the summer of 2005 and while they enjoyed it, they did feel it was cold in tone, too long, and the new songs brought in weren't very good.
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... Apparently there is a scene (according to Michael Riedel) that makes some children crawl under their seats in fright.
Of course, he could be confused here, as he has the same effect on children himself.
::)
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Very odd. Last night, NBC and CBS ran mostly reruns opposite the World Series. Tonight, they're running new episodes of all of their shows opposite the World Series.
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From the looks of it, DR Edisaurus, you can rightly claim to be living in a cat house!
You don't know the half of it!
But *now* you do....
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I just did some research on that high school of der B's.
Noam Chomsky
Now *there* would be some good scuffles in the schoolyard!
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Re: Dancing With the STars.
DR Cillaliz i guess we shall have to disagree again.
My favorite is Mario Lopez, then joey, then monique. I really would like jerry springer to leave tonight. I do think he has done great for his capabilities. And he is entertaining. But he is so inferior in his dancing that i just think it's time for him to go.
And while I admire emmit's work ethic, and i think he has done quite well, i really do not want him to win. He is one of the only dancers i have never voted for. He is good enough. But i truly don't feel he is anywhere near as good as mario. But i think the thing that rubs me the wrong way is how popular he is. I would just rather the best dancer win vs the most popular.
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Good health vibes to TPunk!
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THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER...
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I would just rather the best dancer win vs the most popular.
That hardly ever happens, DR Jennifer. The best seldom wins it all. That's certainly the case on "American Idol" -- since Season 2.
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Larry, I'll be interested in hearing your take on Mary Poppins. I hear they have toned it down a little from the British production though it's still a much darker and harsher look at the story. Apparently the only way Travers would agree to a musical version (she was still alive until recently) was if Mackintosh hewed closer to the stories she wrote and less toward the Disney version. Apparently there is a scene (according to Michael Riedel) that makes some children crawl under their seats in fright.
well, that perks me right up after working for five years on a family musical involving child abuse, demonic possession, and a savage killing!
DR FJL, I've heard from Rebecca; we're going backstage after.
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Three....oh three....
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well, that perks me right up after working for five years on a family musical involving child abuse, demonic possession, and a savage killing!
Babes in Toyland? Who knew Victor Herbert had it in him!
BTW, did you know there is an "adult novelty" store called "Toys in Babeland"?
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It's Wednesday. It's early.
It's relatively peaceful and calm in the office as "most" co-workers are at a breakfast.
I bought gas this morning -- $2.59.99/gallon (middle grade). A bargan!!! Hasn't been this cheap in two years.
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Quote from: S. Woody White on Today at 07:45:59am
I just did some research on that high school of der B's.
Noam Chomsky
Now *there* would be some good scuffles in the schoolyard!
I just wish he'd get those photos Eakins took of him framed.
::) ;)
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Now *there* would be some good scuffles in the schoolyard!I just wish he'd get those photos Eakins took of him framed. ::) ;)
Framed? Who framed him and why?
Does he look startled in those photos?
Was Eakins documenting his framing for court records?
Spill the beans, please!
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Halloween is fast approaching.
Anyone doing anything special?
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Re: "Carefree" --
"I Used to be Color Blind" and "Change Partners" are two of the best numbers Astaire/Rogers ever did, IMO.
And how can we forget that magnficent "The Yam"?
:D
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Did someone say "Joe Caporiccio"?
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Gesundheit!
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I would just rather the best dancer win vs the most popular.
Which is the most frustrating part of AMERICAN IDOL for me: the most popular contestant is often not the best vocalist.
But so many of these reality shows that allow for viewer votes allow popularity to trump talent. I haven't followed the show, but even a quick glance shows Mario in another league from the other male competitors.
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Well we are having a special Seance and Spirit Guide Fest on Tuesday night from 7:15 p.m. until spirit activity wanes.
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The prezzydint sure is hopped up this morning.
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He just said people are showing up for absentee voting.
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Good vibes for good auditioners, MR BK.
The pics are GR8, DR TOMovOZ.
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Which is the most frustrating part of AMERICAN IDOL for me: the most popular contestant is often not the best vocalist.
But so many of these reality shows that allow for viewer votes allow popularity to trump talent. I haven't followed the show, but even a quick glance shows Mario in another league from the other male competitors.
Mario definitely moves better -- and with far more masculine grace than the professional male dancers on the show.
BUT the judges nitpick him to death.
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You don't know the half of it!
But *now* you do....
That is my dream!!
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My first question for ASK BK day:
Poseidon Adventure OR The Towering Inferno? And why?
Sorry about your finser.
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Ben, please let Ant know that I showed one of my kids the toilet paper roll craft book yesterday and he loved it- and this is my picky kid who can never decide on what he wants to do. He is really excited about decorating a wrapping paper sized roll to make it into a walking stick. Thanks Ant!!
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Beautfiul kitty pics, DR EDISAURUS....
Yes, DR RLP....I am hoping Mario is the eventual winner.
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Great pictures Tomovoz!
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I think CAREFREE was a deliberate attempt by RKO to change the Fred/Ginger formula. The team had fallen from 3rd at the box-office in 1936 to 7th in 1937, so clearly the public seemed interested in something new. Ginger was also notorious for wanting to break free of the team, and CAREFREE allowed her to be much more a comedienne separately than glued to Fred.
The attempt, however, wasn't successful. Neither CAREFREE nor THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE ranked among the top grosses of their respective years.
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The prezzydint sure is hopped up this morning.
It falls under the heading of "pre-election posturing."
It can be filed under "spin" and join the myriad occasions when the terrorist security level was raised to offset some failing poll numbers or other GOP faux pas that needed deflecting. I'm certain he believes he "owns" the "absentee" vote.
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I must decide whether to buy fabric and sew a little red riding hood cape, or if I should buy one. I don't really have the time or energy to make one before this weekend/Tuesday but everything I've seen in the stores looks really cheap... but isn't costwise.
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Hope you feel better, DR TPunk, and can enjoy your day off.
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It falls under the heading of "pre-election posturing."
It can be filed under "spin" and join the myriad occasions when the terrorist security level was raised to offset some failing poll numbers or other GOP faux pas that needed deflecting.
How come it's okay for him to back track and change his mind- wasn't that behavior called fence sitting and being wishy washy in others...
Also, I am appalled by the Rush Limbaugh criticism of Michael J Fox. Appalled.
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Sorry about your finser.
Yes, sore finsers are no fun.
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ASK BK DAY
When you were at Varese there were two compliations cds. One for Borders and the other for promotional purposes. What process did you use to choose what song went on the cds and the order of the songs chosen.
I think we did two compilation CDs for Borders - I'd have to look at them again - I just chose tracks I liked and thought would go together.
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No, I have no Halloween plans this year. No party invitations, and I just plan to watch TV as usual that evening. If it's mostly reruns, I'll pull out something spooky like ROSEMARY'S BABY.
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My ask BK question:
Does Guy Haines have any plans to record another album? (If so, I nominated Randy Newman's song "I Miss You" for consideration...he did such a beautiful job with "Marie".)
From what I'm told, Mr. Haines is thinking about it - maybe for next year.
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How come it's okay for him to back track and change his mind- wasn't that behavior called fence sitting and being wishy washy in others...
Also, I am appalled by the Rush Limbaugh criticism of Michael J Fox. Appalled.
I think JRand was referring to the comment about absentee voting.
However, I know exactly what you are referring to....it was just a week ago he still insisted the U.S. would never withdraw troops from Iraq until the job was done.
Today....it's like, "What? Huh?!!!" Is he saying that he's prepared to bring those troops home soon?
Mark my words -- he's under severe pressure from the Republican Party to save this election -- and it's "dire straits" time.
My hope is that the U.S. voting public WON'T take him at his word -- make him DELIVER on his promises. He needs some sort of legacy to mark his presidency...fulfilling ONE promise might do it.
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Page Four Casey Jones, Jr. Dance!!!
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My first question for ASK BK day:
Poseidon Adventure OR The Towering Inferno? And why?
Sorry about your finser.
The Towering Inferno - better script, better music, better everything.
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Heading down now to get some lunch prepared.
WBBL.
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No, I have no Halloween plans this year. No party invitations, and I just plan to watch TV as usual that evening. If it's mostly reruns, I'll pull out something spooky like ROSEMARY'S BABY.
"Rosemary's Baby" is a good one. "Carrie" is another. But I was thinking along the lines of "The Exorcist" (unless Nickelodeon does a "Roseanne" Halloween Marathon!!!).
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I got up early enough to attempt to jog, but I had so many e-mails and I had to respond and that ate up the jogging time as I have to do an errand before the casting session, which means no jog today, but definitely tomorrow - although, if I'm feeling adventurous, I could jog in the evening.
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edisaurus, let me know you got my e-mail response - I got some form I had to fill out so you'd get it.
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elmore, do your vocal arrangements - we only added a couple of things, and not to songs we discussed.
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The Towering Inferno - better script, better music, better everything.
One small difference in my assessment -- Poseidon Adventure featured better acting, IMO. No one in Towering Inferno came close to matching Hackman's performance in Poseidon. And the combo of Astaire and Jones were no substitute for Shelley Winters and Frank Albertson.
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Elmore - Dear Friend (and BK co-star in Last Starfighter readings, and new fan of BK) Maureen Silliman will be joining us tonight.
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...Spill the beans, please!
DR Edisaurus and I are joking.
I suppose it helps if you know who Thomas Eakins and Noam Chomsky were/are.
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edisaurus, let me know you got my e-mail response - I got some form I had to fill out so you'd get it.
(Edisaurus feels guilt at making BK miss his jog...)
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...Also, I am appalled by the Rush Limbaugh criticism of Michael J Fox. Appalled.
I'm appalled that anyone gives Rush Limbaugh any attention at all.
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I don't know if I agree with the selection, but the choices are very good. 8)
http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html (http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html)
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The Towering Inferno - better script, better music, better everything.
On the whole, I agree.
But Shelly Winters swimming underwater is oodles better than O. J. Simpson rescuing a kittycat any day.
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That is my dream!!
Keep your eyes on the prize, TPunk!
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It's Joan Fontaine's birthday!
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But Shelly Winters swimming underwater is oodles better than O. J. Simpson rescuing a kittycat any day.
My cats and I beg to differ...
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Keep your eyes on the prize, TPunk!
But then who will watch the sparrow? 8)
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My cats and I beg to differ...
But all O.J. managed to rescue was a single kittycat!
You'da think he could have rescued at least two!
::)
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DR EDISAURUS did you get to see AVENTURERA as yet?
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DR EDISAURUS did you get to see AVENTURERA as yet?
No---I haven't had a chance to send the non-subtitled version back but I can do that today. Thanks for reminding me, DR JRand56!
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No---I haven't had a chance to send the non-subtitled version back but I can do that today. Thanks for reminding me, DR JRand56!
You will never regret it! :o
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The Towering Inferno - better script, better music, better everything.
......and for those of us who lived right by the corner of Gower and Carlos (one block north of Hollywood Blvd.) at the time of the movie, the thought of the Lake Hollywood reservoir breaking and gushing down the hillside was just too too !!
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But all O.J. managed to rescue was a single kittycat!
How did he know that the cat was single?
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I shall now be on my way to the casting session, then LACC, then home. Keep the home fries burning until my returning.
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Happy Birthday, Joan.... ;D
(http://i11.ebayimg.com/04/i/08/8e/be/fb_1.JPG)
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Babes in Toyland? Who knew Victor Herbert had it in him!
BTW, did you know there is an "adult novelty" store called "Toys in Babeland"?
The first year of the project, I was given a "Toys in Babeland" gift certficate. Never used it!
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The first year of the project
Gee, that sounds like the documentary world!
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Larry and Fred are seeing Mary Poppins tonight and I'm seeing Heartbreak House, though I'm in the old fogey crowd. I'm seeing the 7pm show.
I'm seeing The Little Dog Laughed on November 17th. I saw a reading of part of the show a couple of years ago in a reading done down at Pace University. I loved it then and from what I've heard it's still very good. I'm a BIG fan of Julie White, ever since I saw her on Grace Under Fire and then the early episodes of Six Feet Under as the evil owner of the funeral home chain.
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Antonia, Ant will be very happy to hear about the craft success.
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Toys in Babeland is a "women-owned sex toy boutique" in case you're wondering.
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I've scared almost everyone away except for Dear Edi
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elmore, do your vocal arrangements - we only added a couple of things, and not to songs we discussed.
He should still get to me what's happening as well.
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well, that perks me right up after working for five years on a family musical involving child abuse, demonic possession, and a savage killing!
"Lizzie Borden - the Musical" - staring Sally Mayes
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"Lizzie Borden - the Musical" - staring Sally Mayes
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In my musical, Ms Mayes plays the mother.
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I'm looking forward to tonight's LOST. They have been showing previews for the next 3 episodes. Apparently something shocking will be revealed.
I"m guessing these are the last 3 episodes before hiatus?
I guess i will have to tape THE NINE tonight, since the Canadian channel that shows it on tuesdays just decided not to show it last night.
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I don't really have a problem with AMERICAN IDOL winners in the same way i'm annoyed by DANCING WITH THE STARS this year.
AI contestants are unknowns. At least viewers are making their own opinions. But For DWTS, it's not really based on dancing to a certain degree. Certain performers have fans that will vote for them no matter what.
Although i will say that i thought the first winners of DANCING WITH THE STARS were deserving. Kelly Monaco was my favorite. And I really liked Drew Lachey (although lisa rinna was my favorite, i thought drew was better).
I have a feeling this year will come down to emmitt vs mario. They are the two most popular. I think it will just depend on where the non-emmitt votes go (i suspect many will go to mario).
Although this year the judges votes really count for very little. So it won't really matter if they think mario is better.
At least last year because drew placed first (out of 3) among the judges, there was no way he could have lost after stacey was eliminated first (since last year they were ranked 1 thru 3 for both judges and audience).
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Ben, please let Ant know that I showed one of my kids the toilet paper roll craft book yesterday and he loved it- and this is my picky kid who can never decide on what he wants to do. He is really excited about decorating a wrapping paper sized roll to make it into a walking stick. Thanks Ant!!
Here's another fun "craft" book from AMAZON (http://www.amazon.com/Ductigami-Art-Tape-Joe-Wilson/dp/1550462849/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_1/104-9298254-3175924?ie=UTF8)
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1550462849.01._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1056514895_.jpg)
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How come it's okay for him to back track and change his mind- wasn't that behavior called fence sitting and being wishy washy in others...
Also, I am appalled by the Rush Limbaugh criticism of Michael J Fox. Appalled.
The New Republic (http://www.tnr.com/blog/theplank?pid=51219)[/b] really takes Rush to task:
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The ad stars the actor Michael J. Fox. In it, Fox asks voters to support McCaskill because, unlike her Republican opponent, McCaskill supports stem cell research -- which might eventually lead to a cure for Parkinson's. The ad is particularly effective because Fox is swaying back and forth during the entire ad, apparently because of the Parkinson's.
Enter Limbaugh. On today's show, while responding to some listener e-mail, Limbaugh said "when I saw the ad, I was commenting ... that he was either off his medications or he is acting. He is an actor, you know."
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A few clicks led me to William J. Weiner M.D., professor and chairman of the department of neurology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He's also director of the Parkinson's clinic there.
Even better, it turns out Dr. Weiner has a phone. When I reached him, he said he'd seen the ad earlier in the day and was fairly surprised to hear about Limbaugh's reaction. Here's why:
What you are seeing on the video is side effects of the medication. He has to take that medication to sit there and talk to you like that. ... He's not over-dramatizing. ... [Limbaugh] is revealing his ignorance of Parkinson's disease, because people with Parkinson's don't look like that at all when they're not taking their medication. They look stiff, and frozen, and don't move at all. ... People with Parkinson's, when they've had the disease for awhile, are in this bind, where if they don't take any medication, they can be stiff and hardly able to talk. And if they do take their medication, so they can talk, they get all of this movement, like what you see in the ad.
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In the meantime, Weiner also pointed out something else I hadn't considered: Fox was actually being commendably nuanced in the ad. The actor could have said stem cells will lead to a Parkinson's cure, but he said merely that it gives patients hope -- which is accurate. There's no way to know for sure what stem cells will do for Parkinson's, or other diseases, but they have the potential to do so. The only way to find out for sure is to do the research that Limbaugh and his allies are bent on blocking.
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He just said people are showing up for absentee voting.
Not as strange as it sounds. Some venues permit voters to go to a counter, procure an absentee ballot, and cast same. Other places already have polling stations open for early voting - you can turn in your absentee ballot by hand or vote via touch screen.
California anticipates 50% of total votes will be cast by absentee ballot prior to Election day!
Some folks are concerned about absentee fraud; however, in some places, like CA, anyone can go to a polling station, claim to be John Doe, show no ID, and vote. Every Absentee Ballot, on the other hand, has it's voter signature compared to the signature on file at the registrar's office.
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Bob (the Book Cart) is now parked by my Grants Information Center, displaying "Phictional Philanthropy - Some complimentary, some not-so-flattering, portrayals of nonprofit work." Here's the list of titles:
Auchincloss, Louis
“The Power of Appointment” and “The Power of Bequest” in Powers of Attorney
“The Prison Window” in The Collected Stories of Louis Auchincloss
“The Wagnerians” in Tales of Manhattan
Capek, Karel
War with the Newts
Clark, Mindy Starns (Million Dollar Mysteries)
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels
A Dime a Dozen
A Quarter for a Kiss
The Buck Stops Here
Conrad, Joseph
Heart of Darkness
Cormier, Robert
The Chocolate War
Davies, Robertson (The Cornish Trilogy)
The Rebel Angels
What’s Bred in the Bone
The Lyre of Orpheus
Dickens, Charles
Bleak House
A Christmas Carol
Oliver Twist
Durrenmatt, Friedrich
The Visit, a Play in Three Acts
Ellison, Ralph
Invisible Man
Fielding, Helen
Cause Celeb
Heinlein, Robert A.
Time Enough for Love
Lewis, Sinclair
Arrowsmith
Babbitt
Elmer Gantry
Main Street
Marquand, John P.
The Late George Apley, A Novel in the Form of a Memoir
Perry, Thomas
Blood Money
Pickard, Nancy (Jenny Cain Mysteries)
Generous Death
Say No to Murder
No Body
Marriage is Murder
Dead Crazy
Bum Steer
I.O.U.
But I Wouldn’t Want to Die There
Confession
Twilight
Smiley, Jane
Moo
Trollope, Anthony
Barchester Towers
The Warden
Vonnegut, Kurt
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Yezierska, Anzia
“My Own People” in Hungry Heart
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Interesting bibliography thar, DR GINNY.
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Interesting bibliography thar, DR GINNY.
Any other suggestions, DR JRand? Or other DRs?
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Also, I am appalled by the Rush Limbaugh criticism of Michael J Fox. Appalled.
I am appalled at Rush LImbaugh, period! LOL!
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You know prior to my taking a postion with our state government I worded in a Pharmacy as a tech...one of the pharmacists was a huge Rush Limbaugh fan and we had to listen to his talks show every morning for a couple of hours (4 hours, maybe)....I was so stressed out some days! LOL!
Oddly enough this was my favorite pharmacist to work with. Go figure.
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My ask BK question:
Does Guy Haines have any plans to record another album? (If so, I nominated Randy Newman's song "I Miss You" for consideration...he did such a beautiful job with "Marie".)
I've been hoping for that too!~ A compilation of wonderful Newman songs would be excellent.
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Newman's "Beware of The Naked Man" should be included.
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You know prior to my taking a postion with our state government I worded in a Pharmacy as a tech...one of the pharmacists was a huge Rush Limbaugh fan and we had to listen to his talks show every morning for a couple of hours (4 hours, maybe)....I was so stressed out some days! LOL!
Oddly enough this was my favorite pharmacist to work with. Go figure.
You were on drugs, right?
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Thanks for the additional pictures of the Seattle and Tacoma HHW gatherings. Always great to see fellow DRs "in the flesh."
Thanks. Matt.
"In The FLesh" is not necessarily that pretty with some of us!
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This was my favorite JRand56!
(http://porktornado.diaryland.com/images/letmetouch1.jpg)
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Got several things watched and cleared off the DVR. I began with last night's BOSTON LEGAL. We finally got to the end of the Scott Little murder trial.
I thought it was the mother from the beginning, and what happened after the trial cemented that in my mind. Wonder if that's the end of the story with this or will the mother's trial happen later in the season?
Boy, are the producers wasting Mark Valley in this show or what?
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I"m guessing these are the last 3 episodes before hiatus?
Correct.
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I recorded another episode of HELP ME HELP YOU, but why I did it, I don't know. This is a comedy with more wince moments than funny ones. It is SO lucky to be getting that HUGE lead-in from DANCING WITH THE STARS.
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Thanks for the photo feedback TPunk, JRand, Matt and Mike. (et al).
Tomorrow: The Vancouver area.
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I was thinking of posting that Joan Fontain was in a Nip and Tuck episode titled "Three Joins In a Fontaine".
Tasteless so I won't.
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Next I watched ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD. Typical silly stuff with the pair on the loose at "Mammoth Studios" (read MGM). OK but completely forgettable after the movie is over and no need ever to rewatch it.
They missed a golden opportunity to plug other MGM properties and stars by having the boys running around the lot. Oh, they run onto a set with Lucille Ball and Preston Foster being directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and they run into the MGM school with Butch Jenkins and Dean Stockwell there, but imagine all the MGM stars they could have come in contact with on their jaunt. A totally missed opportunity.
It was nice seeing Charles Walters leading the singing and dancing in the big amusement park production number (he also staged the number for the cameras).
But this movie might not have flopped if some of the studio's top talent had popped in for cameo appearances. Warners certainly got great mileage out of that gimmick for IT'S A GREAT FEELING.
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Finished the afternoon watching the first 20 minutes of ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU. That's not Ricardo Montalban's voice doing the singing, but I'll have to research the voice double. Cyd Charisse in the movie makes Esther Williams look chunky and almost plain. I'm sure that didn't make Esther happy at the time. Peter Lawford and Ricardo Montalban are both impossibly handsome in Technicolor.
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I don't really have a problem with AMERICAN IDOL winners in the same way i'm annoyed by DANCING WITH THE STARS this year.
AI contestants are unknowns. At least viewers are making their own opinions. But For DWTS, it's not really based on dancing to a certain degree. Certain performers have fans that will vote for them no matter what.
That is EXACTLY what sucks about AI...it's popularity and has little to nothing to do with whether the person is a better singer.
Ruben over Clay? NO WAY!
Fantasia over anyone?
McPheever vs. the Soul Patrol? Ring any bells? Their fans voted for them no matter how badly they sucked on any given night. And they both bombed badly, vocally....but never paid the price votes-wise.
Neither of them has a voice that can match Elliot's. It was all cult of personality...SAME AS your dance show.
Just because they're peripheral celebrities doesn't guarantee them any more votes than unknowns. AI's unknowns are quickly idolized and become celebrities every bit as well-known as Lisa Rinni or Jerry Springer or Mario Lopez...not with the duration of their celebrity status, but just as recognizable.
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This was my favorite JRand56!
(http://porktornado.diaryland.com/images/letmetouch1.jpg)
Is this a new ad for our DR Jose?
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Is this a new ad for our DR Jose?
Which one of those guys was Mike's favorite?
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It was nice seeing Charles Walters leading the singing and dancing in the big amusement park production number (he also staged the number for the cameras).
He was one of Cole Porter's lovers.
Speaking of which, from the titillating ads for the 5 PM news, there's been a huge gay victory in the New Jersey courts today.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/25/jersey.samesex.ap/index.html
Well, according to the actual news report, maybe it's not such a landmark decision.
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I enjoy spotting Charles Walters or Hermes Pan taking the lead occasionally in a dance number he staged for the cameras in some musicals. Chuck especially was very handsome and always comes off well on camera, even when partnering Joan Crawford in TORCH SONG.
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Here's a surprise. NBC is bringing back its four comedy block for Thursday night starting at the end of November. SCRUBS returns from hiatus to join the already present MY NAME IS EARL and THE OFFICE. NBC is moving Tina Fey's 30 ROCK to Thursday night.
Looks like they're dumping the dreadful 20 GOOD YEARS.
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Good Health Vibes, TPunk!
And now, I'd like to share some news with the sweetest site on the internet (and the most popular):
Tomorrow I will receive my manager's card and the keys to Sam Morgan's Clubhouse.
I will still be serving first and foremost, but, I have elected to take on major managerial duties as well for the dining room and catered parties.
How often in life do we actually get to do those things which we passionately love to do, and get paid to do it as well?
My first solo managerial day will be Sunday, whereupon I also have a party of sixty people in the downstairs dining room; I'll be working the party with one bartender as well as opening the restaurant, getting out the cash drawers and all the other duties for start-up.
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Good Health Vibes, TPunk!
And now, I'd like to share some news with the sweetest site on the internet (and the most popular):
Tomorrow I will receive my manager's card and the keys to Sam Morgan's Clubhouse.
I will still be serving first and foremost, but, I have elected to take on major managerial duties as well for the dining room and catered parties.
How often in life do we actually get to do those things which we passionately love to do, and get paid to do it as well?
My first solo managerial day will be Sunday, whereupon I also have a party of sixty people in the downstairs dining room; I'll be working the party with one bartender as well as opening the restaurant, getting out the cash drawers and all the other duties for start-up.
DR td, fantastic news!
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Congratulations, DR td, on your new responsibilities. Hope all goes smoothly.
I'm about to leave work for the day.
Bye for now.
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Re: Dancing With the STars.
DR Cillaliz i guess we shall have to disagree again.
My favorite is Mario Lopez, then joey, then monique. I really would like jerry springer to leave tonight. I do think he has done great for his capabilities. And he is entertaining. But he is so inferior in his dancing that i just think it's time for him to go.
And while I admire emmit's work ethic, and i think he has done quite well, i really do not want him to win. He is one of the only dancers i have never voted for. He is good enough. But i truly don't feel he is anywhere near as good as mario. But i think the thing that rubs me the wrong way is how popular he is. I would just rather the best dancer win vs the most popular.
I guess I just don't like Joey and Mario..probably because from the beginning they have been held out to be the best and that this is going to be a contest between the two of them.
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Great news Mr Dale. Congratulations.
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My mother is cheering for Emmit which both surprises me and cracks me up. She likes Mario too but wants Emmit to win, and she had no idea who either one of them were before the show started.
You have to understand, she not only watches she takes notes, does her own judging and then calls me to compare notes. LOL, it's a fun thing we do together.
As far as popularity - I don't mind it so much as a factor on Dancing with the Stars. Unlike AI, where talent really should matter, but it doesn't and I don't even like to watch it - on DWTS they aren't competing to get a contract or become well known, they are dancing for a disco ball and maybe 15 more minutes of fame. They are celebrities doing something outside their comfort zone - well most of them. Mario has had lots of dance lessons, another reason I don't particularly think he should win. He knows how to dance already.
You have to consider this isn't just a dancing show it's entertainment. I love watching Jerry Springer. Can he dance? No, but he's very entertaining. The storyline about his daughter was touching and while it's probably time for him to go, I love that he lasted this long. The show wouldn't have been as good without him. Emmit has fun every time he takes the floor and he almost glows. His shimmy last night was great. People jumped to their feet cheering, the mood in the room was electric. That didn't happen for either Joey or Mario. Emmit clearly connects with the audience in a way most of the others don't. That's entertainment. My 2 cents
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How often in life do we actually get to do those things which we passionately love to do, and get paid to do it as well?
I know! Sometimes I can't believe people pay me for what I do (but I'm glad they do!) If I won the lottery and didn't need to work, I would still want to be editing.
Congratulations, td!
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I don't know if I agree with the selection, but the choices are very good. 8)
http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html (http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html)
I hadn't been there in awhile. I see some new ones, like The Brailettes. A perennial favorite for me (not that I don't like my friends, mind you...) is:
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I'm very happy for you, DR td. Good luck with this!
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I have that den to clean now, so I'm off for the moment.
WBBL.
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I'm watching Cash Cab...now that's the way I want to travel around New York, making money in a cab rather than spending it
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I'm looking forward to Friday for not-so-obvious reasons: We are having our annual Halloween cookout/bbq (another money-raising event to pay for our annual Holiday party)!
Whoopee, huh! In years past, I've brought potato salad (on request of organizers) but I served notice a year ago I'm tired of making it. This year, they dared to ask someone else.
Still, they asked if I wanted to bring food (in lieu of paying for a meal), so I offered to make chili for the hot dogs.
Little do they know what's in store for them. I'm gonna bring some chili! And those hot dogs are going to s-i-n-g!
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I am SO looking forward to "Jericho", "Lost" and "The Nine."
Now that "Pwoject Wunway" is done, I can watch "The Nine" as it airs!
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And I'm eagerly anticipating tomorrow night's episode of "Ugly Betty" -- easily my favorite comedy on TV.
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I don't have any Halloween plans for the first time in years. Probably because I'm not supporting someone in my social circle who is running for County Attorney. I just don't think he's the right person. Anyway, that's the group I usually party with. But, this year a group at the Orpheum on the 28th is reinacting The War of The Worlds and it will play on the local radio station on Halloween night. So, I'm thinking of going to see that and stay home handing out candy and listening on Halloween night
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Time to feed the cats. They were so calm and peaceful moments ago, now they are body slamming each other all over the place. Food should stop that.
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Re: American Idol.
I think that being a pop star requires more than just having a good voice. I guess that is why i am okay with someone more charismatic doing better than someone who is dull. Although that doesn't always even happen.
As for DANCING WITH THE STARS, I think in the same way that mario is favored because he is so good, emmitt has to be favored because he is most popular. I'd actually never heard of mario before this show. But emmitt has millions of fans. He is entertaining and he tries hard. BUt it just bugs me that he is almost guaranteed to win.
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I think that being a pop star requires more than just having a good voice. I guess that is why i am okay with someone more charismatic doing better than someone who is dull. Although that doesn't always even happen.
What I HEAR is all that matters when listening to a CD or the radio.
And then there's that "charismatic" reference. Taylor Hicks...big old goober. Katherine McPhee...not-as-pretty-as-she-thinks-she-is girl with an off-pitch singing style.
YUCK! Nothing charismatic 'bout them in my book.
Fantasia charismatic? She wishes that would happen.
Ruben charismatic? WHO? Ruben? Was there a Ruben?
And as for Carrie what's-her-name who beat out Bo Bice (and Constantine Maroulis)....P-YEW!
Outside of Kelly Clarkson, the "judge-driven" winners have pretty much been a washout.
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Ask BK Day:
Do you know (or did you know) an actress in L.A. by the name of CJ Hincks, or Candace Hincks, or sometimes Candy Hincks? She did a lot of episodic TV in the 70s and 80s.
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Re: American Idol.
I think that being a pop star requires more than just having a good voice. I guess that is why i am okay with someone more charismatic doing better than someone who is dull. Although that doesn't always even happen.
As for DANCING WITH THE STARS, I think in the same way that mario is favored because he is so good, emmitt has to be favored because he is most popular. I'd actually never heard of mario before this show. But emmitt has millions of fans. He is entertaining and he tries hard. BUt it just bugs me that he is almost guaranteed to win.
LOL, what bugs me is that I get the feeling they will find a way for Mario to win. Where did you find the stats on who is getting the most votes? I've been meaning to ask you for the site
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Votes...that's another false indicator of who "should" win.
Some folks call in hundreds of votes, each, for each competition...not an indicator at all of how many people like this performer or that one...but only an indicator of who has a few fans willing to call the most times to put their favorite ahead.
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Thanks for the additional pictures of the Seattle and Tacoma HHW gatherings. Always great to see fellow DRs "in the flesh."
Oh, I hope Tomovoz doesn't show those pictures!
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Any other suggestions, DR JRand? Or other DRs?
Under Phictional Philanthropy:
"A House Is Not a Home" - Polly Adler
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Twas a good day for a walk on the beach:
Up The Beach
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198952244.jpg)
Down the Beach
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198952242.jpg)
Out to Sea
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198952241.jpg)
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I'm off to see MARY POPPINS. I look forward to seeing DR FJL, Skip, and Maureen. And Rebecca.
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The Sand Watchers:
On The Beach
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198954387.jpg)
Closer
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198954379.jpg)
On the Boardwalk
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198954380.jpg)
Closer
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198954384.jpg)
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But all O.J. managed to rescue was a single kittycat!
You'da think he could have rescued at least two!
::)
Maybe he murdered the other one?
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That is EXACTLY what sucks about AI...it's popularity and has little to nothing to do with whether the person is a better singer.
As it is advertized!
It is American Idol - a popular fan icon!
Not American Talent, or Best American Singer.
By definition, the most "popular" entrant should win.
der Brucer
I have many, many Barry Manilow albums, but nary a one by Tony Bennet.
I have Dolly Parton and Celine Dion, but no Maria Callas.
My money follows my "pop" taste, not my critical judgement.
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Full Poppins Details anticipated, DR ELMORE.
More love pics, DR TOMovOZ.
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derBRUCER is making a Beach Picture.
DR MBARNUM yes that was a disturbing album cover.
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You know prior to my taking a postion with our state government I worded in a Pharmacy as a tech...one of the pharmacists was a huge Rush Limbaugh fan and we had to listen to his talks show every morning for a couple of hours (4 hours, maybe)....I was so stressed out some days! LOL!
Oddly enough this was my favorite pharmacist to work with. Go figure.
Was he ninety years old and did he have big sagging muscles?
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So does anyone know the song that goes "None greater than thee oh lord, none greater than thee" ? Apparently Danny Rolling broke into song just before he was executed and no one could figure out what the song was.
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derBRUCER is making a Beach Picture.
Would you like a role in my sequel "Son of a Beach"?
der Brucer
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/25/jersey.samesex.ap/index.html
Well, according to the actual news report, maybe it's not such a landmark decision.
Oh, but it is, Blanche, it is!
The court has held, that based on the State Of NJ Constitution, gay men and women must be granted equal co-habitation rights.
They left it to the legislature to either:
A. Amend the law to allow same-sex marriage, or
B. Create a new civil construct for same-sex unions
The Legislature must either amend the marriage statutes to include same-sex couples or create a parallel statutory structure, which will provide for, on equal terms, the rights and benefits enjoyed and burdens and obligations borne by married couples," the court held.
The court ruled that the state does not have a "legitimate governmental purpose" in denying same-sex couples "the financial and social benefits and privileges given to their married heterosexual counterparts."
Considering that the Whacko Right went apoplectic at Condi's reference to a gay man's "mother-in-law", this ruling may require the generation of new terminology to describe their dismay!
And since this was a NJ Supreme Court ruling based on the NJ Constitution, there is no recourse to a higher court!
The anti-crowd will have no recourse but to attempt to amend the State Constitution, which I am sure they will try!
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A side walk stroll uncovered a most unusul lady - a Lab/Siberean Husky mix: lovely black lady with startling blue eyes!
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198955102.jpg)
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198955099.jpg)
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198955097.jpg)
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Anyone planning a trip to Melbourne, Australia in 2007?
For anyone's money, it will be THE PLACE TO BE when Anthony Warlow (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102982.html) stars again in "Phantom of the Opera!
For those who didn't know, Warlow was elected a "Living National Treasure".
He'd have had my vote, had I been eligible to vote!
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Not familiar with that song, DR CILLA LIZ, although I think it is a Biblical quote. Get out the concordance.
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Not familiar with that song, DR CILLA LIZ, although I think it is a Biblical quote. Get out the concordance.
Oh, I'm sure someone will figure it out and it will be in the news. It doesn't matter that much to me, just thought I'd ask here
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No, I have no Halloween plans this year. No party invitations, and I just plan to watch TV as usual that evening. If it's mostly reruns, I'll pull out something spooky like ROSEMARY'S BABY.
Ewwwwww!!!!!
That film creeps me out too much to even watch it!
(Horseracing.)
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Newman's "Beware of The Naked Man" should be included.
I'd prefer a song called "Beware of The Naked Man... But Take Pictures!"
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...Looks like they're dumping the dreadful 20 GOOD YEARS.
Did it have even twenty good minutes? :-\
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...And now, I'd like to share some news with the sweetest site on the internet (and the most popular):
Tomorrow I will receive my manager's card and the keys to Sam Morgan's Clubhouse.
I will still be serving first and foremost, but, I have elected to take on major managerial duties as well for the dining room and catered parties.
How often in life do we actually get to do those things which we passionately love to do, and get paid to do it as well?
My first solo managerial day will be Sunday, whereupon I also have a party of sixty people in the downstairs dining room; I'll be working the party with one bartender as well as opening the restaurant, getting out the cash drawers and all the other duties for start-up.
No back-up mixologist? For sixty?
I do not envy you. At all. :'(
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...I have many, many Barry Manilow albums, but nary a one by Tony Bennet....
But we DID attend a very good set by a Tony Bennett accolyte at last year's Jazz Fest, here in Rehoboth.
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Der Brucer and I have been clippered. Yes, we have had our hairs clipped, each of us, and look much more smartly than we did before.
The reunion on Saturday becomes more and more an actuality.
But for now, I must prepare his dinner. ::)
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The reunion on Saturday becomes more and more an actuality.
I do hope there will be photographic evidence of your clippered and slippered selves!
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A side walk stroll uncovered a most unusul lady - a Lab/Siberean Husky mix: lovely black lady with startling blue eyes!
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/13106448/198955102.jpg)
Here, Cujo! Here, Cujo! Good girl....
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Beautiful canine photography.
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Sometimes for Halloween, I watch The Omen 1-4....original versions. Pretty creepy to see them all in one setting.
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One small difference in my assessment -- Poseidon Adventure featured better acting, IMO. No one in Towering Inferno came close to matching Hackman's performance in Poseidon. And the combo of Astaire and Jones were no substitute for Shelley Winters and Frank Albertson.
Of course you meant Jack Albertson.
You were testing us right?
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The jernt is empty!
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Another choice:
Annette Funicello OR Darlene Gillespie?
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Speaking of naked men -
Q: What did the elephant say to the naked man?
A: It's cute; but can you really breathe through it? ? ?
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Re: what DR RonP mentioned about reality show voting.
For Dancing With the Stars you can only vote 5 times this week (per phone line) and 5 times per email address.
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DR Cillaliz i will find the voting site for you. I have never gone to it. I merely went to theamazingracesucks.com message boards (the one for dancing with the stars) and some people quoted it). I'll see if i can find the exact website though. It's the same one that they do for american idol.
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DR Cillaliz, this is the website. I'm not sure why this week doesn't show anything. Click on "show week with 7 stars" and you will see how popular each one is:
http://stars.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/Predictions.asp
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Congratulations, td!
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Congratulatipns to the lovely and talented td.... may your new employment give you much joy and satisfaction!
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Feel Better Vibes to Tpunk and to Ant!
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Elmore. and FJL I look forward to hearing your reviews of Mary Poppins!
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The Vixter has absconded with my Drowsy Chaeprone cd... welll not really absconcded she's only gone to her room.... but she has claimed possession of it and learned all the songs off. She says her favorite character is "The Old Lady" Ms Engel I presume....!
I must get us in to see it before the cast changes.
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Tonight "the 13th Warrior" came on the tv and even though we own the dvd we sat transfixed. It is a movie that I never would have thought to have enjoyed if it had been described to me but which has become one of my favorites
I especially love the campfire scene.
I think it is a wonderly well crafted film that beautifully tells the story of peopel learing to overcome theior differences and respect one naother's cultures, custonms and religions while seeming to be all about fighting a bunch a cannabalistic madmen .
It has great acting and no gratuitous sex, swearing or in your face over the top gore.
opinions?
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We have been invited to our friends annula Halloween bash. Our friends love Halloween and always throws a great party, it used to be adults only but since the birth of their son a couple of years ago, and thier purchase of a lovely large house with a built in ready to hand playroom they have opened it to the kiddies too. This year they have invited the Vixter to bring two of her girlfriends along and they are all busy planning their outfits.
The ixter wanted to goa s some anime character but er were unable to find a suitable outfitm however while waiting for the AAA to rescue us at the GoodWill last Saturday... (I went to drop off three big bags of clothes, I left the Vixter inthe car and went around the back of the sattion wagon to take out the bags of clothes, leaving my keys inthe ignition, I shut the back of the car and turned around to see the Vixcter standing next to me, She had decided to get out to help me carry, locking the car door behind her, my keys and pocketbook safely locked inside) ANYWAY to kill time waiitng for the AAA to show up we wandered rounf the GoodWill where we found a beautiful light blue formal dress exactly the Vixter's size and for which she already owned the perrect shoes and it only cost $14!!
So she'll wear that along with my crysTal tiara and crystal necklace and earrings and go as Madame Pompador!
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well I seemd to have chased everyone from the room.. so bye!!!!
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DR Cillaliz, this is the website. I'm not sure why this week doesn't show anything. Click on "show week with 7 stars" and you will see how popular each one is:
http://stars.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/Predictions.asp
Thanks, if you click show all weeks Emmit and Cherly are in about 4th. Not quite sure how this site works
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The Vixter has absconded with my Drowsy Chaeprone cd... welll not really absconcded she's only gone to her room.... but she has claimed possession of it and learned all the songs off. She says her favorite character is "The Old Lady" Ms Engel I presume....!
I must get us in to see it before the cast changes.
Danny Burstein said the night we saw it there was only one member of the ensemble that wasn't in the original cast. So, now is the time to go
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Ask BK Day:
Do you know (or did you know) an actress in L.A. by the name of CJ Hincks, or Candace Hincks, or sometimes Candy Hincks? She did a lot of episodic TV in the 70s and 80s.
There was a popular 70s/80s actress named Catherine Hicks. Could you be talking about her? (She was in the remake of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.)
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I can’t stay & visit until our company leaves on Friday, but I just had to share…….
Keith put the camera up to our land telescope today & took this photo.
There should be a fantastic photo here, not:
"The upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and contact the administrator."
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Well, according to Simon, AMERICAN IDOL is a "singing competition" as he repeats countless times each season. As such, that's how I judge the folks who are the contestants.
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I can’t stay & visit until our company leaves on Friday, but I just had to share…….
Keith put the camera up to our land telescope today & took this photo.
There should be a fantastic photo here, not:
"The upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and contact the administrator."
The upload folder must be full.
:)
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I watched 30 ROCK tonight, and I'm glad I went back one more time to it becuase it was funny tonight. Alec Baldwin set Tina Fey up with a lesbian blind date since he was convinced she was gay. The sweet, innocent NBC page beat all the guys at poker, and Alec finally foiund someone who could play in his league.
For the first time tonight, I saw some actual merit in the show.
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While waiting for LOST to come on, I watched the Biography Channel's episode on the life of Boris Karloff. Very interesting.
I didn't know he won a Grammy for the soundtrack of GRINCH. And he said it looked like a doorstop so he let his agent keep it holding open his office door.
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LOST had a fascinating episode tonight with a sensational Sawyer backstory and more surprises in store for the viewer. Love this show!
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And THE NINE has gotten very interesting, too, but I want more of the hostage time. Tonight's few minutes inside were just mesmerizing. In present time, some of the stories are quite involving, but I'm not really all that fascinated by Scott Wolf and his pregnant girl friend. Maybe that will get better.
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There was a popular 70s/80s actress named Catherine Hicks. Could you be talking about her? (She was in the remake of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.)
Hasn't Catherine Hicks been on that tv series Seventh Heaven for the past 10 years or so?
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The only other show I recorded tonight was CSI: NY. Since so much of tomorrow night's schedule is reruns (UGLY BETTY, SMALLVILLE, and SUPERNATURAL are new episodes), I may watch it then.
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Hasn't Catherine Hicks been on that tv series Seventh Heaven for the past 10 years or so?
I can't answer. I don't watch the show.
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Tomorrow my friend and ex-partner Frank and I are having lunch and then going to see THE PRESTIGE. This is one of the few fall movies I have been looking forward to seeing.
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I must be on the road at 6:00 AM to get to the mandatory annual office "outing". I'll let you know if anyone is outed. It will be a long day about 320 miles round trip plus the time there during the day. I'll be glad to get this over
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I'm heading for bed now.
Good night!
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Nice pictures Tom....
I was Seattle nearly 10 years ago and I would like to visit again.
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Have a couple of movies for my viewing pleasure this weekend: Monsoon Wedding and Bride and Prejudice. Not sure which one I will watch first. A grad student who comes into the library all the time loaned them to me.
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Are we DR's sure this is an actual word or just a typo due to a bandaged finger?
AT first I thought he visited the state map of Minnesota...
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I'm back from Act One and the first 5 minutes of Act Two. The huge set for the house went off track and the remainder of the show was cancelled. I look forward to seeing the rest of it, and I will refrain from saying anything about it now.
I'm going to go finish up the Brain score I was working on and go to bed.
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Tomorrow my friend and ex-partner Frank and I are having lunch and then going to see THE PRESTIGE. This is one of the few fall movies I have been looking forward to seeing.
We went to see this a few nights ago. We haven't been out to the movies in a while but a friend of mine did the sound design and I always like to see what he's up to (he won an Oscar for "Master and Commander"). We really enjoyed it, and I don't think I'm biased when I say that the sound design makes the film! I am also a Tesla fan and I didn't know that Tesla was a character in the film (played by an almost unrecognizable David Bowie) so that was a bonus. Great art direction and editing, too!
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Beautiful dog DerBrucer....
I was going to say here Balto, Here Balto....
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best of luck on the new job vibes to td!
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Congratulations on the new job, td! Hope you have fun!
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This evening I looked out into my butterfly garden, but since the upload folder is full, I can't show you what I saw.
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I like butterflies...
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Laura, did you take photography lessons or has this always been a passion of yours?
You do wonderful job capturing your subjects.
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Thanks, DakotaCelt. I take photos for PowerPoint presentations. I take hundreds and keep a couple. I just get lucky.
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Sometimes.
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Thanks, DakotaCelt. I take photos for PowerPoint presentations. I take hundreds and keep a couple. I just get lucky.
You do very well...
What sort of powerpoint projects do you do?
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Sometimes.
Luck of the draw!
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Are we DR's sure this is an actual word or just a typo due to a bandaged finger?
In bk's defense, sort of:
He has previously used words not found in unabridged dictionaries like M-W OnLine
Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/OPSIMATHY) which reports:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source
OPSIMATHY
\Op*sim"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?.] Education late in life. [R.] --Hales.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Those of us who are anal-retentive hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalinistic wordsmiths have a copy of Webster's New International Dictionary -Second Edition at the ready.
der Brucer
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Here, Cujo! Here, Cujo! Good girl....
I agree the pictures make her look like a devil-dog, but she was a sweetheart in person.
der Brucer
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Just finished interviewing a very nice actor, singer, and Broadway performer... John Gabriel.
JRand56 may recall him as the star of Al Adamson's biker spy film HELL'S BLOODY DEVILS and as Allison Hayes' husband in an episode of 77 SUNSET STRIP!
He was also in the films THE HUNTERS, STAGECOACH (1960s version), EL DORODO, and STORY OF RUTH.
And he played the professor in the pilot for GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. However he was replaced by Russell Johnson.
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Then.......................
(http://johngabriel.net/pictures/scrap-2.jpg)
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You do very well...
What sort of powerpoint projects do you do?
They go along with the worship service.
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And now.................
(http://johngabriel.net/pictures/headshot.jpg)
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Re Mary Poppins, to paraphrase elmore:
I'm back from Act One and the first 5 minutes of Act Two. The huge set for the house went off track and the remainder of the show was cancelled. I look forward to seeing the rest of it.
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I will say that the first act of Mary poppins felt very much like a concept musical, maybe even a string of songs held together by an idea and only the slightest of plots a la COMPANY. At several points, it felt like one song could be moved fom one place to another without hurting the storytelling. Nothing wrong with that per se, and i'm looking forward to seeing the second act to see how it all builds in a cumulative effect.
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Ask BK Day:
Do you know (or did you know) an actress in L.A. by the name of CJ Hincks, or Candace Hincks, or sometimes Candy Hincks? She did a lot of episodic TV in the 70s and 80s.
No, the name doesn't ring a bell.
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What a long day! I'm zonked. I had a nice meal, though, but must go sit on my couch like so much fish, then write the notes, because tomorrow is another early casting session.
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What a busy little day here at haineshisway.com. I LOVE it!
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Good luck with the casting bk!
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Today's title seems to remind me of song by Connie Francis, I think, by a similar title.
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DAKOTA BAD-LANDS!
Rapid City Journal (http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/10/25/news/local/news05.txt):
Judge: Todd County school district violated student’s constitutional rights
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Attorney Dana Hanna filed the complaint last December against the school district, superintendent Richard Bordeaux, board members Randy Her Many Horses, Marlon Leneaugh, Charles Moe, Steve Her Many Horses and Troy Heinert
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Ernest Doe, then 14, admitted to being one of four students who drove past Todd County Middle School late on Oct. 14, 2005, and to firing a .22-caliber rifle near the school from a moving vehicle.
This news report raise a few serious questions:
A. What is the sex of Randy Her Many Horses?
B. What is the relationship, if any, between Randy and Steve Her Many Horses?
C. How amusing is it to read the Rapidy City phone directory?
der Brucer
Is there a Mr. & Mrs Our Many Horses?
Is there a Johnny Too Many Horses?
Is there a Bruce What Is It Fish?
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... I can't show you what I saw.
You'd make a lousy ecdysiast :D
der Brucer
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Playbill has an article on the MARY POPPINS set breakdown.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103010.html
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Elmore - Would Saturday evening November 18 work for you and me re-catching MARY POPPINS? (We'd be exactly two rows further back than we were tonight.)
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Today's title seems to remind me of song by Connie Francis, I think, by a similar title.
In addition to Promise, Promises, Connie's writers catered to her notorious stammer by providing her with hits like:
A Ba Bi Bi
Addio, Addio
Bye Bye Love
Ciao, Ciao Bambina
Comme Ci, Comme Ca
Eli Eli
My Love, My Love
Quando Quando Quando
Que Sera Sera
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Toot Toot Tootsie
der Brucer
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And one for Mary
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Playbill has an article on the MARY POPPINS set breakdown.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103010.html
Between your MARY POPPINS "breakdown" and Playbill's MARY POPPINS "grinds to a halt" there must be fodder for some anticipated new shows.
der Brucer
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Today I looked into my butterfly garden, and this is what I saw:
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And this:
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And this:
Look - insect Tinker-Toys!
der Brucer
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Take this Kimmel!
(http://cdn.channel.aol.com/channels/07/06/453d1c01-0038b-04b2a-400cb8e1)
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Look - it's Injun George, ready to beat his TomTom!
der Brucer
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Today, I was not at work. :D I was at my old house putting primer on closet doors and cutting shelves and dowels so that they would fit in the closets whose doors have now been primed. This weekend, we'll put up the shelves and dowels in the closets and paint the doors of the closets and then all the closets will be done! And the closets will never have to be mentioned again! ;)
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After dealing with closets and primer paint that made me noxious, I went to a local production of A Chorus Line. The only other live stage version that I've seen was a high school production that was not very good. This production was a lot better, but still it wasn't fabulous. They weren't wonderful dancers, but they were good...not great, but good. The singing was better, but still, not incredible, but very good. The acting was very good, except for Zack. He was a little too...I don't know...much, I guess. And the Cassie was the shortest person in the cast. Several inches shorter than the Connie who is supposed to be four-foot-ten. ::)
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And they didn't have an intermission. I can't imagine doing the show with an intermission. The time just flew by. Adding an intermission would just ruin everything. Anyway, it was great to see the whole thing in context with all the dialogue. A thoroughly enjoyable evening. ;D
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... paint that made me noxious..
Well, better "noxious" than "obnoxious" ;D
der Brucer
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The only thing that really screamed "community theater" more than anything else were the costumes for the finale. The men's weren't as fitted as you'd think they should be and they were one-pieces that they just slipped on. I know that that was necessary, but several had ripped crotches, which wasn't. Fortunately (no, really), they were wearing undergarments that were a similar color (no one was going commando ;)).
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We've been purged by Mr. Mark Bakalor, but even before that happened (only fifteen minutes ago) it certainly seems that people could post photos, so not sure what was going on.
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Well, better "noxious" than "obnoxious" ;D
der Brucer
True. I always try to be on my best behavior. ;)
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Now, I'm going to go back to Page 2 to catch up on all of the posts from today.