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Well, you've read the notes, you are now in the know, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're playing Free Cell and cannot be disturbed at this time.
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And the word of the day is: SALUBRIOUS!
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Totd (1) Somebody Up There Likes Me
(2) "Nobody's Fool" "The Sting"
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At least the cows aren't playing World of Warcraft.
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Casey would waltz
With a strawberry blonde
While the band played a SALUBRIOUS set
Of calesthenics music.
(The waltz was a quick-step, of course.)
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Heigh-ho, it's off to work I go...
Early, again. This makes twice this week I've received a call to fill in for someone who has called out sick. :-\
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DR EDISAURUS - thanks for sharing your "questions" at your talk. Glad it went well....we knew it would!!
Sounds as if MR BK's was fun as well.
And they now have a Practice Brain....I think that's my new philosophy....this is just my Practice Brain - I will do better when my Pratical Brain is installed.
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I watched THE INVISIBLE BOY which is part of the new FORBIDDEN PLANET dvd....cheap movie....the home set is ridiculous....but the electronic brain is impressive and of course Robby. I remember seeing the commercials for this movie on TV and we couldn't WAIT to see it!!
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Hmmmm.....I think the first Paul Newman movie I paid to see was the terrible SECRET WAR OF HARRY FRIGG....
But my favorite performances are FROM THE TERRACE, THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS, THE TOWERING INFERNO, and WINNING.
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I love the letter tray on my desk.
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I sometimes feel like I had my real brain for several decades, but now am operating with a Practice brain. :)
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Couldn't wait to see the invisible boy? I like that - good one!
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"Doctor, there's a man in the waiting room, says he's the Invisible Man."
"Tell him I can't see him."
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Good morning, all! I slept late and I have too much to accomplish this morning. I've got the duet to finish, Donna's songs to work on, and I may have a trek to Toyland for a couple of hours, so I'll get to work!
TOD: The Long Hot Summer (first and stil one of my faves)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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I must get to work as well....but nothing as exciting as sow business...I am in the book trade...
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Dr. Gupta on CNN just had a report on the health benefits of happiness. He says the happiest category is men between 60 and 69.
Least happy: men between 20 and 29.
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I am fairly certain that the first Paul Newman movie I saw was WHAT A WAY TO GO! I know that I saw it at the drive-in on its initial release, and I can remember Mum couning Ms. MacLaine's costume changes. Recently I played the dvd for Mum and she laughed out loudly several times, having a ball watching it.
FAVES:
BUTCH CASSIDAY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
THE VERDICT
THE HUSTLER
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN
CARS
HARPER
THE LONG HOT SUMMER
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In response to DR tomovoz' query late last night, there is not a nod anywhere that I could think of to anything Burt Bacharach in CASINO ROYALE; but the visual nod to DR. NO (seen in the trailer) is amazing. :o
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The first Newman film might have been The Silver Chalice. I believe it was from the ABC affiliate in Poland Springs Maine that when I was a kid had a 90 minute time slot friom 9-10:30 that had movies. It was also there I first saw A Star is Born with Garland and they started the movie with Esther and Norman going to her film premiere! (Now they may have shown the first part the day before but I didn't see that)
But the first film that I am pretty sure that I saw of Newman's was The Cincinatti Kid and that was TV.
First film I saw in the theaters was Buth Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but I think I was more impress that "Lurch" from the Adams Family was in it. (Hey I was a kid back then)
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Dr. Gupta on CNN just had a report on the health benefits of happiness. He says the happiest category is men between 60 and 69.
Least happy: men between 20 and 29.
Does that mean I'm happy?
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I'm happy to be awake at 1.50am and posting this?
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Thank you td.
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First Paul Newman movie I saw: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. They screamed the word "shit" when they jumped off the cliff. That was a big deal back then!
Favorite movies: Judge Roy Bean, The Sting, From the Terrace, Fat Man and Little Boy, The Hudsucker Proxy ("You know, for kids"!)
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Favorite Paul Newman Film: THE SILVER CHALICE
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Favorite Paul Newman Film: THE SILVER CHALICE
The Chalice from the palace? :)
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CHALICE IN KRITZERLAND - that's the name of the -
Don't mind me, I'm babbling.
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Good morning!
We've gotten now to late fall with temperatures getting ever-colder. It's beautiful out, but nippy just as you'd expect it to be in November. Perfect fall weather.
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The first Paul Newman film I can remember going to was HUD, still one of my favorites.
Among my other favorites:
THE STING
THE VERDICT
HARPER
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
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Paul Newman was in THE CINCINATTI KID? I don't remember him in that.
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I did break down and buy the new version of SOUTH PACIFIC through DD's sale this week. Today, I want to watch the film with the commentaries on the various versions of the film. I suspect the actual soundtrack will be the same as on the previous disc, so I'm more interested in the picture quality and what Ted Chapin, Gerard Allesandrini, and Richard Barrios have to say about it.
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I also have MONK from last night and still haven't gotten to BITTER SWEET which has been on the DVR for a couple of weeks now.
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Page Two LADY AND THE TRAMP Dance!!!
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I have some things I need to tidy up downstairs before I start preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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Saturday morning greetings! Today would ordinarily be a work Saturday for me, but I took a vacation day in order to watch the epic Michigan-Ohio State game later this afternoon - GO BLUE!!!
TOD - Have I seen a Paul Newman movie I didn't like?
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I'm up, I'm up. Our box-office lady had an emergency and no one knows when she'll be returning, and that part of the department is in turmoil. They're hustling to find an interim replacement now.
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Haircut day! Haircut day!
Ms. Erin Arbogast is expecting me at 9 a.m.
She's no Mr. Teddy, but she's good to me anyway!
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In two more days:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Save the Cheerleader...save the World![/move]
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Saturday morning greetings! Today would ordinarily be a work Saturday for me, but I took a vacation day in order to watch the epic Michigan-Ohio State game later this afternoon - GO BLUE!!!
TOD - Have I seen a Paul Newman movie I didn't like?
Which team is "Blue"?
Did you like "Adventures of a Young Man" (Newman played the boxer....HE was the best thing in it, next to Franz Waxman's magnificent score).
Or...that "Paris Blues" thing? Or "A New Kind of Love"? Or "WUSA"?
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Well well well (that's three well's) Look who's posting now?
Just wanted to tell everyone how excited Merrill is to join the cast of Bruce's show. Here are some (what I think are) gorgeous shots we took when we celebrated her birthday last week. Cake wasn't involved - but a hot fudge sundae was, along with a ride on the Toys R Us ferris wheel and a visit to HAIRSPRAY
Enjoy!
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Hi Craig-Thanks for the charming photos of Merrill. It appears she had a fun birthday.
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Td-Thanks for the movie reviews, glad you can get out more these days.
Vixmom-Which job, the one offered or the Monday interview, offers you more free time?
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Feeling much better, now - Thank You.
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Fletcher (AKA "The Pony")
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TOD:
First Newman film - The Silver Chalice
Newman favorites - Exodus and The Sting
der Brucer
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My he is a big boy! I'm pleased to hear he is feeling better.
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She of the Evil Eye has arrived, and I shall shortly be on my way to rehearsal.
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CAPTION:
Miss Rosemary, can the Baby please come out and play?
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der Brucer
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For Your Consideration:
Bollywood Superman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs)
Metrosexual Superman with Michael Jackson moves.
der Brucer
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DerBrucer-You think Sherlock looks evil? :(
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I’m not sure which my first Paul Newman film was. I’m sure I had seen him on TV first. My guess is the film was SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME.
While not his best films, the ones I enjoyed the most are the comedies he did with Joanne Woodward-I’m a bit fan of hers.
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I’m procrastinating. My energy levels are far too low but the sun is shining and I should take Sherlock for a walk. After which, maybe I can take my own, much needed, walk.
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DerBrucer-You think Sherlock looks evil? :(
You could call him "He of the Evil Eye".
He reminds me of the gypsy in our "Ociee Nash" movie---one brown eye and one "scary eye"!
Here's a picture we took in Ireland that reminded us of our gypsy:
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I think it makes Sherlock even more cute and unique!
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DerBrucer-You think Sherlock looks evil? :(
To the contrary - he has the look to confront and conquer evil :)
der Brucer
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For Your Consideration:
Bollywood Superman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs)
Metrosexual Superman with Michael Jackson moves.
der Brucer
Awesome! That's, like, so totally cool and '80's! And they way that they got them to fly! I wonder how they did that?
Zupa-zupa-zupa-zupa Zupaman!!!
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Awwwww...Fletcher...I'm glad he's feeling better!
Der B, does Fletcher have hearing loss?
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Merrill is absolutely adorable!
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I must get to work as well....but nothing as exciting as sow business...I am in the book trade...
It ain't fit for pigs!
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Awwwww...Fletcher...I'm glad he's feeling better!
Der B, does Fletcher have hearing loss?
100% - he wouldn't react to jack-hammers in concrete!
Naturally, with a totally deaf dog, you yell louder :(
der Brucer
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Evidently I have never made an effort to see too many Paul Newman movies. I have seen HUD which I watched as a teenager, but only in order to see the seen that Yvette Vickers was in...and I have seen TOWERING INFERNO but frankly I had forgotten Newman was in it.
I think one thing that has kept me from seeing too many Paul Newman films is because it always seemed like then I would be seeing too many Joanne Woodward films.
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Because of Fletcher's deafness, I think it most important that he can sense a human touch when he comes out of his seizures. Fortunately, unlike some deaf dogs, he doesn't have an immediate "bite reflex" to being startled. I was stroking his belly when he was seizing the other night. Moments after he stopped seizing, and before he opened his eyes, his tail started wagging :D
He then opened his eyes and licked Woody's hand.
Moments like that make the other annoyances worthwhile.
der Brucer
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The only Paul Newman films that I can remember seeing are:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Sting
Loved them all. :)
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CHAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - that's the name of something, isn't it?
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Edisauris-That doll is going to give me nightmares, granted it doesn’t take much to give me nightmares. :o
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Newman did not make that many films with Joanne as his co-star. In one of the best, "From the Terrace", they had an adversarial relationship.
Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin roof", "The Left-Handed Gun," "Exodus", "The Hustler", "Hud", "Cool Hand Luke", et al, defined masculinity in the movies in the late 1950s and all through the 1960s. Joanne Woodward wasn't in a single one of them.
My favorite Newman film from that era is "The Young Philadelphians"!
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DR Jane: I can't remember whether it was "Somebody Up There Likes Me" or "Until They Sail" that I saw first saw Newman in on TV....both aired on Saturday Night at the Movies in the 1960s. I did see "Exodus" at the movies in 1960 or 61, though.
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Edisauris-That doll is going to give me nightmares, granted it doesn’t take much to give me nightmares. :o
DRJane:
BOO!
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;D
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I've been living in my new place for about a month now, but without a working garage door opener remote. It came with one and I changed the battery, but it still didn't work (it's a Craftsman from Sears). I didn't know if I would have to go to Sears or call a repair
manperson, so I tried looking on the Internet instead. I searched the serial number and came up with instructions on how to reset the remote and it worked! All I had to do was push one button on the opener unit (and the light blinked like it was supposed to), then I hit the button on the remote and that was it! It's fixed and working! Yea! I can park my car in my garage. Now I just have to get used to actually parking in the garage. I'm not quite used to making the turn into it, yet.
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And since my automatic garage door opener worked, I decided to replace the deadbolt on the back garage door that faces my condo front door (I bought a whole bunch of new door knobs a couple of weeks ago). The reason I wanted to change it is that there was only a dead bolt...no door knob at all AND no key! I could only go through that door by going into the garage through the big door and then turning the bolt from inside to go out. Well, I got the new locking door knob installed quite easily last night and when I tried the key...IT DIDN'T WORK!! It fit in the key slot, but it's not the right key! When I bought it, I noticed that it was stapled shut, so I guess that someone bought it and brought it back (there were no parts missing), but they brought it back with the wrong keys. :P I was planning on having two separate keys for my front door and the door into the garage (for security reasons...and I didn't want to have to pay to have it rekeyed), but now I'm going to have to. I'll also have to make sure that the new door knob that I got for my front door has the correct key. It doesn't look like it's been opened at all. But I'll check.
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And now, I'm going to take a shower, then go to work for a couple of hours, then get my oil changed...it's been a little too long since my last oil change and lube. ::)
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Have a good day, all! ;D
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Which team is "Blue"?
The University of Michigan.
Someone else can tell you what the cheer is for Ohio State. I've only uttered it once in my life.
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Newman did not make that many films with Joanne as his co-star. In one of the best, "From the Terrace", they had an adversarial relationship.
Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin roof", "The Left-Handed Gun," "Exodus", "The Hustler", "Hud", "Cool Hand Luke", et al, defined masculinity in the movies in the late 1950s and all through the 1960s. Joanne Woodward wasn't in a single one of them.
In 1963 she was in A NEW KIND OF LOVE. Maybe I should call that a guilty pleasure, not a great movie but I like it.
In 1958 they did THE LONG HOT SUMMER together.
She did take a long break from films to stay at home with the children. Lucky for them but I missed her.
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DR Jane: I can't remember whether it was "Somebody Up There Likes Me" or "Until They Sail" that I saw first saw Newman in on TV....both aired on Saturday Night at the Movies in the 1960s. I did see "Exodus" at the movies in 1960 or 61, though.
Then possibly EXODUS was his first film I saw at the movies.
I tend to like his lighter films such as THE SECRET WAR OF HARRY FRIGG.
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If you hurry over to youtube.com there is a booted copy of Jennifer Hudson's "And I Am Telling You" which will probably be taken down quite quickly. . .
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Good Morning All!
Paul Newman Favs
My most favorite film of Paul Newman's is THE VERDICT. A perfect movie with Paul at the top of his form. Two favorite scenes: When he goes to visit his comatose client in the hospital (no dialogue) andwhen he gives his summation in the courtroom (all dialogue). Absolutely superior acting. The kind that makes me sw-o-o-o-n!
Absence of Malice
Blaze
The Sting
Exodus
Paris Blues
The Hustler
Somebody Up There Likes Me
I believe I first saw him on television. The first movie was either THE HELEN MORGAN STORY or UNTIL THEY SAIL.
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The first Paul Newman film I remember seeing was CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. I saw it for Paul and Liz, but I fell in love with it becasue of Burl Ives. I wish that I could play Big Daddy before I die.
The only strange part was these hints they kept dropping about Skipper. They couldn't possibly mean that he was...........
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The first Paul Newman film I remember seeing was
The only strange part was these hints they kept dropping about Skipper. They couldn't possibly mean that he was...........
...going to spend a lot of time on that damn Island!
der Brucer
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Also on youtube, there were clips from the Tacoma production of DREAMGIRLS, but, alas, I didn't see DR TCB in any of those clips. . .
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Believe it or not, I have seen two Paul Newman movies. My much-older sister took me to see "The Sting" and "Butch Cassidy" way back many years ago.
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Also on youtube, there were clips from the Tacoma production of DREAMGIRLS, but, alas, I didn't see DR TCB in any of those clips. . .
Yes, there is. That's me in the Finale, stage right.
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CHAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - that's the name of something, isn't it?
I think it's a kind of ice cream.
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Clouds are rolling in which should make for a rather bleak evening. It's still pretty cold out (and going to get even colder in the next few days; highs not getting out of the 40s then.)
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Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint starred in that musical version of OUR TOWN on TV where Frank Sintra played the Stage Manager and sang "Love and Marriage." I've never seen that entire show but I have seen excerpts. Paul looks like a god in that.
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I spent the entire afternoon viewing time watching SOUTH PACIFIC and listening to the commentary. Ted Chapin didn't really have much to say but attempted to answer questions posed to him. SOmetimes he knew the answers but often he didn't.
The picture is simply stunning on the new DVD. Yes, I still despise the color filters, and now with the new enhanced transfers, they are deeper and more saturated than ever and thus more bothersome. Still, the scenes without them have simply stunning Technicolor photography. Awesome to watch. I may wait and watch the roadshow version at a later date. There's only so much SOUTH PACIFIC that I can take at one time.
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Still don't know if THE DAVINCI CODE screening is going to happen tonight or not. If not, I'll probably watch MONK and then REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE tonight.
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DR MattH - I do so adore how your mind works; I'm at this very moment taking a break from THE DA VINCI CODE (the transfer is top notch, btw) to feed & walk the dog and planned on SOUTH PACIFIC for later this evening!
A few nights ago, I watched and tremendously enjoyed REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE.
DR TCB - someday (or night) you're going to have to show me all of your DREAMGIRLS moves . . .
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DR MattH - I do so adore how your mind works; I'm at this very moment taking a break from THE DA VINCI CODE (the transfer is top notch, btw) to feed & walk the dog and planned on SOUTH PACIFIC for later this evening!
A few nights ago, I watched and tremendously enjoyed REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE.
I'm sure you're familiar with that quotation about "great minds," but I'm not quite sure where I fit in! ;)
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[move=up,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Page Four Dance!!![/move]
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If I'm going out tonight, I need to go clean up a bit.
Then, back to finish SOUTH PACIFIC and then on to other goodies.
WBBL.
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Back from a cleanup rehearsal, which went very well considering we were still missing five players. Monday, we're back with everyone and the people who were errant and truant for three days had better know their stuff or they will not be happy campers.
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THe first Paul Newman movie I saw was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Other Paul Newman movies I have seen are Judge Roy Bean, The Hustler, The Sting, and The Color of Money.
My favorite is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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Skip just got back from seeing ALL THE WAY HOME at the Transport Group, which featured Dear Friend (and BK's Last Starfighter reading co-star) Joseph Kolinski. He said it was fabulous.
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Merrill looks like she is having a grand time on her birthday and all the best broken leg vibes to her!!
Broken leg vibes to Merrill!
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Jane, Sherlock looks adoreable....
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How lovely that just about every MARY POPPINS review that I've seen and heard (even the ones that were decidedly mixed on down) had excellent things to say about Rebecca Luker's performance as Mrs. Banks.
Skip and Larry are seeing MARY POPPINS this very evening, to make up for the show we were all at where the set had broken down during Act II.
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Actually RLP I have many times planned to watch THE YOUNG PHIL'S but always seemed to miss it when it was on...and it just seemed that whenever I came across Paul Newman on the television there was Joanne...not that that is a bad thing mind. I am just saying.
Actually, according to some of my interviewees, even when she and he were not in a movie together she was very often there on the set.
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DerBrucer I have a question or perhaps you can give insight.....
It is something that has been pestering Matt Ashford fans for awhile. It has to do with a scene he filmed back in 1990 on a firetruck.
We are suspecting that the dog was either drugged, deaf or Extremely well trained.
It is a full grown dalmation and he standing on the back of the truck calm as a cucumber. As the truck takes off he is held by Jack as Jennifer is screaming at the top of her lungs and pounding on Jack. The dog just sits there unusually calm.
here are some screencaps... It isa VERY calm dog...
http://www.geocities.com/jackjenncaps/firetruck.html (http://www.geocities.com/jackjenncaps/firetruck.html)
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How lovely that just about every MARY POPPINS review that I've seen and heard (even the ones that were decidedly mixed on down) had excellent things to say about Rebecca Luker's performance as Mrs. Banks.
Skip and Larry are seeing MARY POPPINS this very evening, to make up for the show we were all at where the set had broken down during Act II.
I haven't had a chance to read them, that is very nice to hear. I'm looking forward to Skip and Larry's opinion...
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DerBrucer I have a question or perhaps you can give insight.....
The dog might well be deaf (10-12% of them are born deaf).
The Story of the Fire Station Dalmatian (http://www.chaplaincorps.org/index-1.html)
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One of the most recognized symbols of the fire service is the Dalmatian dog. The origins of the breed are unknown. No one knows really how old the breed is. They were thought to have come from Dalmatia, but recent evidence shows them clearly painted in Egyptian tombs. It is known that the Dalmatian, because of its poor hunting abilities, was relegated to the stable area of fine manor homes. It was in these stables that the Dalmatian became acquainted with the horses. It is quite common to keep dogs and other small animals, such as goats, around stables to keep high-strung horses company to calm them.
Dalmatians were used by the fire service in the days of the horse drawn fire engines because they were not afraid of the horses and they would guard the fire wagons. Since in the early days of fire fighting all departments were volunteer, and insurance companies would pay only the department that was hooked up to a hydrant. This lead to competition and some sabotage between rival fire companies which led to the natural use of guard dogs to protect the equipment. The Dalmatian, with its superior agility and endurance could also run out in front of the horses and clear the streets for the approaching fire engine.
In this way, the fire engine did not have to slow down for traffic and make the horses tire early. When the horses were replaced by gasoline driven fire engines, many fire departments kept their Dalmatians. In many areas you can still see the Dalmatian standing proudly, on top of the fire engine as it races to another emergency.
Unfortunately, the Dalmatian Club of America (http://www.thedca.org/deaf1.html) has a very negative attitude toward deaf dogs:
With the rising popularity of the Dalmatian breed, there has been a rapid increase in the number of deaf Dalmatian pups showing up in homes, pet shops and Humane Societies across the country. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.
Deafness is NOT uncommon in Dalmatians. It has been estimated that from 10% to 12% of the breed is deaf
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Responsible breeders NEVER knowingly sell, place or give away deaf pups to pet homes. Deaf pups should ALWAYS be humanely destroyed by a veterinarian.
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The Dalmatian Club of America Board of Governors feels very strongly that deaf pups should NEVER be sold, placed or given away, and most certainly should not be bred from. Deaf Dalmatians are hard to raise, difficult to control ( they are often hit by cars when they "escape") and often become snappish or overly aggressive, especially when startled.
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IF YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH AN ANIMAL SHELTER, HUMANE SOCIETY OR DOG RESCUE SERVICE, PLEASE do not attempt to place the deaf Dalmatian puppies and adults that come in, and do not advertise for a "special home" for the"poor little deaf Dalmatian." The HUMANE approach is to put down the deaf Dals and concentrate on finding good homes for the healthy, hearing dogs.
These folks are so intent on keeping the breed pure that they actively boycott any Animal Rescue group that is willing to place a deaf dog in foster care.
Fletcher was pulled from an SPCA in NYC by our Delaware Dalmatian rescue where we found him.
(On those occasions when the tribe escapes, Bonnie usually stays with Fletcher; she'll come when called, and then run back and get Fletcher - we think she knows he's deaf.)
He is a very gregarious dog - loves strangers, particularly children and puppies. When we first got him, he was on a daily dose of barbituates to control the epilepsy. We decided to try him "off meds" and his seizure rate actually seemed to decrease. The other night was the first in a year.
der Brucer
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Edisauris-That doll is going to give me nightmares, granted it doesn’t take much to give me nightmares. :o
She's a life-sized mannequin, which somehow makes it even scarier, in a "Tourist Trap" sort of way...
//www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/maindetails
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Note to Edi-"your in box is full"-saurus:
All of Fletcher's seizures have started when he was sleeping, usually in the AM. There seems no correlation with the event and any external stimuli.
der Brucer
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I have not been taking notes.
What exactly is the special deal at DeepDiscount DVD (and should I pay attention before I order Woody's Dr. Who stuff from Amazon).
der Brucer
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Double your pleasure:
She of the Evil Eye and her "normal" little sister.
Sweet dreams, DR Jane! ;D
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Note to Edi-"your in box is full"-saurus:
All of Fletcher's seizures have started when he was sleeping, usually in the AM. There seems no correlation with the event and any external stimuli.
Good...at least you don't have to live as quietly as we did!
"Lives of quiet desperation..."
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THE BIG NEWS ON FNC:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/111806_TomKat_Castle01.jpg)
Fairy-tale Wedding
Fog shrouds Odescalchi Castle in Italy, where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exchanged wedding vows.
And, oh, by the way:
U.N. SAYS SUDAN COMMITTING ACTS OF 'INEXPLICABLE TERROR' AGAINST CIVILIANS IN DARFUR
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Top Shiite Official Killed in Baghdad
Member of Shiite political group attacked in western Baghdad; forces continue search for 4 Americans, dozens of Iraqi hostages
It's all about priorities!
der Brucer
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Thanks Dakota-Sherlock is a sweetie, except when he is being a typical puppy-lol. Really, for a puppy he is very calm.
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Really, for a puppy he is very calm.
And for a Great Ape, Kong was very gentle 8)
der Brucer
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I've been living in my new place for about a month now, but without a working garage door opener remote. It came with one and I changed the battery, but it still didn't work (it's a Craftsman from Sears).
When we put up Katrina evacuees at our new house, I gave them the ancient Sears remote and explained that it was a very old opener and would probably be hard to replace, so the only thing I would ask of them is not to lose it. When they left town a few months later, they took it with them and swore they'd mailed it back but I never got it. Argh. The one thing I asked!
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Paul Newman faves:
SLAPSHOT
WHAT A WAY TO GO
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS
First: Probably THE TOWERING INFERNO
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I just saw a fun production of DREAMGIRLS in Brooklyn last night. The Effie role was amazing and we came to find out after the show that she was the understudy and only found out she would be in the show like 10 minutes before curtain, AND had never run the full show before.
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Sorry about today, Ginny. Doggone red team. I hate them.
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Been watching a good portion of the Spike Lee Katrina Documentary on the HBO.
Powerful.
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Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com? Most unseemly, and there will be major league bitch-slapping if I return from the show I'm seeing and don't have a plethora of postings to peruse.
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I'm afraid I have nothing to add to today's discussion.
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RE TOTD: I saw "Someboy Up there Likes Me" at a screening in a public hall in the small seaside village of Wagstaff. It was near to my Grandparents' house at Kilcare on "Brisbane Water" north of Sydney. The best known village in the area is "Woy Woy" which may be known to Spike Milligan fans.
The night at the movies was a holiday treat. We all thought we going to see "Somebody Loves Me".
A similar error was made in the nearby town of "Gosford where we travelled by Ferry to see "The Wizard Of OZ". It had finished screening the day before. We saw "Marty.
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Isn't the bookwriter of Mary poppins also the screenwriter of Gosford Park?
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And one for Marty
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That would be a fun show: Marty Poppins
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I've been living in my new place for about a month now, but without a working garage door opener remote. It came with one and I changed the battery, but it still didn't work (it's a Craftsman from Sears). I didn't know if I would have to go to Sears or call a repairmanperson, so I tried looking on the Internet instead. I searched the serial number and came up with instructions on how to reset the remote and it worked! All I had to do was push one button on the opener unit (and the light blinked like it was supposed to), then I hit the button on the remote and that was it! It's fixed and working! Yea! I can park my car in my garage. Now I just have to get used to actually parking in the garage. I'm not quite used to making the turn into it, yet.
"Instructions" are wonderful things.
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What do you wanna do, marty?
I dunno, let's go down to the dance hall and get a spoonful of sugar
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The first Paul Newman film I remember seeing was CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. I saw it for Paul and Liz, but I fell in love with it becasue of Burl Ives. I wish that I could play Big Daddy before I die.
The only strange part was these hints they kept dropping about Skipper. They couldn't possibly mean that he was...........
...a Log Cabin Republican????
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You're not such a dog as ya think ya are. In fact, you're supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (sp?).
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It's expensive going out on dates, marty. First you gotta feed the bird, then have to stay awake all through the meal.
Oh, i forgot, "Stay Awake" isn't in the stage version.
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It's expensive going out on dates, marty. First you gotta feed the bird, then have to stay awake all through the meal.
Oh, i forgot, "Stay Awake" isn't in the stage version.
When you go to see it, will you be wearing your Marty pants?
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Well, that's enough of Marty Poppins. An idea past its time.
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Sorry about today, Ginny. Doggone red team. I hate them.
Thanks, DR Rodzinski. My wish for today, barring a win (which I thought was hightly unlikely), was that it not be a blow-out. I got my wish and will hold my Wolverine head high. Here's some eloquence from
Mitch Albom (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061118/NEWS99/311180002)
DH Richard and my mom and I had fun watching the game together, eating munchies and dinner and drinking wine.
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Except to say there's a part in it for Jason Graae's brother, Marty Graae.
I'd better stop before I'm told to go fly a kite.
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MARTY, with Ernest Borgnine, great movie!
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Edisauris-Did you think I was joking about nightmares? ;DI wish! Actually the larger photo isn’t so creepy, so I’m okay. :)
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Well, that's enough of Marty Poppins. An idea past its time.
Well there's always Merry Pippin...
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MARTY, with Ernest Borgnine, great movie!
And a musical starring John C. Reilly - Rupert Holmes wrote the book
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I'm watching Comic Relief. All the money raised this year is going to New Orleans.
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The Importance of being Marty Poppins. I think Mary Poppins was a carpet bagger and not a hand bag person.
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My sister is taking the train from Boston to see Marty Poppins because you'll never see my Sister Suffer-a-jet.
Oh, right, that number was cut from the stag version also.
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If you hurry over to youtube.com there is a booted copy of Jennifer Hudson's "And I Am Telling You" which will probably be taken down quite quickly. . .
"And I Am Telling You" sung by Jennifer Hudson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McH134UFbHA&mode=related&search=)
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Stag version? What am I thinking (or typing)?
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Ginny-Thanks for the Mitch Albom link, a real treat.
Though I don’t follow sports I usually read his column in the Detroit Free Press, saving the best ones for Keith. And the reason Keith knew who Mitch was when he sat next to him on a flight returning home to Detroit. Keith was returning home from NY, Mitch from a Tuesday with Morrie.
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Well, that's enough of Marty Poppins. An idea past its time.
The party's never over until the last guest leaves....
;D
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And for a real hoot, here is WonderRobbie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqjwVwESgfE&mode=related&search=) "performing "And I Am Telling You" by lipsynching to Jennifer Holliday's version!
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I must be all alone in this. but I much prefer Beyonce on the title song of "Dreamgirls" to Jennifer Hudson's "And I Am Telling You."
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MARTY'S POPPIN' - the stag version of Marty poppins
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I must be all alone in this.
You've got no argument from me...it's a fine song and she does it well.
Her overkill appearance at the Oscars a year or so back put me right off her...for a while.
But...the BIG number is "And I Am Telling You...", so the curiousity factor is huge. I'm sure Beyonce will find her audience if the film is a big hit...just as Jennifer will....
:D
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Cillali-Did you get to see the show?
Today we received a friendship email, the kind you are supposed to send your closest friends. Neither of us knew who it was from & had to identify her from our email address book. Obviously she isn’t a close friend, barely an acquaintance. ::)
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Is there a stag version of BAMBI, I wonder?
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You are not alone and I've not heard the Beyonce version!
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I think it was something to do with Thumper and Bambi's Mother.
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And one for Hollar! (in honor of Jennifer Hudson)
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Maybe that was "The Yearling". I'll avoid any reference to fawnicate. This is a family site.
It's all Greek to me - maybe that's faunicate.
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Oops, I think i menat "One for Holler"
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You are not alone and I've not heard the Beyonce version!
LOL-You read my mind. ;D
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You are not alone and I've not heard the Beyonce version!
Oh go watch "Steel Magnolias" three times in a row!
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'night
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Wow! Just crucify Jennifer Hudson and be done with it.
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I'm sure I'll love the "And I'm Not telling You" scene when I see it onscreen.
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LOL Ron. I'll follow with "Beaches" as usual.
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Maybe that was "The Yearling". I'll avoid any reference to fawnicate. This is a family site.
It's all Greek to me - maybe that's faunicate.
Oh deer.
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"Where the Hudson Diva Crows" - is that from Dreamgirls?
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Anything to make a buck
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(That was a deer reference, not a Hudson reference)
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When I was a youngster I toured Venis on ten bucks a day.
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Just for a frame of reference, I realize I also much preferred Sheryl Lee ralph in the stage version to Jennifer Holliday.
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Oddly, given the original splash, Sheryl Lee ralph had much more of a career than did Jennifer Holliday.
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Jennifer Holiday was in "Splash"? I guess she sang about refusing to dive into a non-heated pool. "I'm telling you..".
These posts are really to keep BK away from his beloved machine!
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But on the plus side, Ron P, someone was looking over my shoulder while I was on HHW earlier today and commented on how handsome your avatar is.
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I've never seen "Dreamgirls" nor have I heard of Ms Hudson nor Ms Ralph. I've only seem Ms Holliday singing that same song and going more over the top each time - on Tony Award shows etc.
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I'm tapping as fast as I can...
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Dylan or Toby?
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Well, Tom, Ron P DOES have a fetching avatar.
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Jennifer Holliday was terrific in a recurring role on "Ally McBeal". The was a choir director who had been in a relationship with the pastor, got spurned in favor of a younger woman also in the choir. Holliday would feature hymns that directed her anger at him or the other woman. The pastor hired the lawyers to get her to cease and desist (as he didn't dare fire her lest he get sued for obvious reasons).
In one of the show's very best (among many great) episodes...during a funeral for a man whose last wish was to have it known that he despised people of diminutive stature, Holliday led the choir...with the congregation joining in jubilantly...in a rousing rendition of Randy Newman's "Short People.'
It was fabulous.
For some reason not given at IMDb, Ms. Holliday has not appeared on TV or in film since 2001.
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No, it was a human being who said that about Ron's avatar.
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I loved Ms. Holliday on "I Am Changing," though.
I just happen to prefer the title song to "And I Am telling You," I guess.
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But on the plus side, Ron P, someone was looking over my shoulder while I was on HHW earlier today and commented on how handsome your avatar is.
Ahhh, golden days....olden days....
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For some reason I don't like Mr Newman's "Short People" song. (despite his comments that it is not really about people who are short in stature).
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How did we get from the danger of an all-time low to nearly being on page 7?
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And I aaaam teeelllling you I am posting
You're the best board I've ever known
We make puns and you never groan
No no There's no way
I'm errant and truant
Not errant and truant
I don't wanna be slaaaapped
I'm posting
I'm posting
And you, and you, you're on page seven
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OK, almost page seven
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Nice work Curly, Moe, and Lar Tom, Fred, and Ron!
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Thank you TCB. I can now returned to my usual Sunday pressing Habit. My Altar Ego. Iron Man.
and I see the second of Ye Bonnie Banks children has joined the Board. First Jane and now Michael has Popped in.
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OMG, it took 40 years, but I just got it - his name is Banks, and he works for a Bank (slaps forehead)
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Well done FJL.
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Well done or not, that kind of realization is very rare, indeed.
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Cillali-Did you get to see the show?
Mary Poppins? No, but thanks to DR Elmore we met Danny Burstein after seeing The Drowsy Chaperone and he joined us at Joe Allen. He is married to Rebecca Luker. So, I'm cheering for her.
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George Dubya Banks!
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Oh deer.
Nice, a post with hart :)
der Brucer
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I finished SOUTH PACIFIC to begin my evening. It continued to look every bit as spectacular as the first 2/3 of it I had watched. Mr. Chapin and Mr. Allesandrini hold the film in much higher esteem than I do.
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No, it was a human being who said that about Ron's avatar.
Do the other household members know they are not considered "human beings" 8)
der Brucer
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Next I put in REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE. I saw the movie for the first time at a revival theater in the late 1970s on a double bill with THE SERGEANT. The print they showed, of course, did not have the golden wash, so this version I saw on DVD tonight was the first time I've ever seen it that way. It does give an eerie, unsettling presence to what is a very strange tale indeed. The movie looked just wonderful in terms of sharpness, and the mono sound was full and rich. I got to within 20 minutes of the end when my friend called to come over to watch THE DIVINCI CODE.
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I thoroughly enjoyed THE DA VINCI CODE though my friend did not have the volume up quite loud enough for me. Of course, he had two young children asleep in another part of the house, and I understood the need to keep the volume moderate. Ian McKellan pretty much speaks sedately anyway in the film, so I brought it home with me to watch again at some point over the next week.
I hadn't read this book though I had read ANGELS & DEMONS. My friend had read it and said there was quite a bit missing.
DR td was correct. The transfer looks wonderful. Can't wait to see what it looks like on my equipment.
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So tomorrow, I'll finish REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE and get to Friday night's MONK. Then I'll have the rest of the day (until 9 p.m.) to go through some of the other DVDs that have come in the mail this week.
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Almost midnight, so I'm heading for bed.
Good night!
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Paul Newman was in THE CINCINATTI KID? I don't remember him in that.
Whoops! That was my first Steve McQueen film. But it could have been a Paul Newman movie
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I'm back from MARY POPPINS, which I attended with the recent birthday boy Skip. I had a great deal of fun, although I think the show's a mess with wonderful moments. Too long, too many plots, and by the end, too many endings. The cast is good, and I think Matthew Bourne's choreography the best thing about the show. The new songs don't do much for me, but the cast is quite wonderful, especially Gavin Lee as Bert, who's an amazibng song and dance man.
Rebecca is beautiful as ever, sings divinely, and she has some wonderful moments, not to mention a figure that makes Edwardian and Victorian fashion poetry in motion. I believe we saw the same Jane and Michael as before, and the girl playing Jane reminded me a lot of Hayley Mills in POLLYANNA. Skip and I went backstage, where we met Danny Burstein and his two sons, two visiting friends from San Diego who knew Skip and DR FJL. I also stopped by Gavin's dressing room to tell him how fantastic he was; I had met him in 1999 when he played the Prince in the BBC-Radio 3 broadcast of my Cole Porter show, JUBILEE. Rebecca played the Princess in the original 1986 production of the show. Small world.
Dear Friend BK, I got your message. I suspect you want Gmajor over E instead of the Gminor over E in the printout I got. I'll try that tomorrow.
And now, good night!
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BK:
Have you ever consider writing an article for American Cinematography magazine and expressing your views what is wrong with color transfer of older films. Maybe people will see the error of their ways or maybe someone will hire you to do it correctly.
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Advice for DR tomovoz - after watching BEACHES, don't forget to listen to:
The Korean Cast recording of BLOOD BROTHERS. ;)
The Australian Cast recording of BLOOD BROTHERS. ;)
The Original Cast recording of BLOOD BROTHERS. ;)
The London Cast recording of BLOOD BROTHERS. ;)
The Symphonic redording of BLOOD BROTHERS. ;)
The Stephanie Lawrence re-recording of BLOOD BROTHERS. ;)
Then you may go back to watching STEEL MAGNOLIAS. ;)
We now return you to your regularly scheduled postings.
;D
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Tell me it's not true!
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Of course "The Woman in White" may be marginally worse.
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To paraphrase Lily von Shtup, get your damn shoes off the table.
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Before Blood Brothers, I'd never heard of anyone actually putting their shoes on the table.
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Larry - Lovely birthday present for Skip. Thanks. (I just might have to help him with the Platinum chocolates.)
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I didn't know that Guy Madison was into archery?
(http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/photoman88/MADISONARCHER.jpg)
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The Shoes on the table" thing" was my father's only superstition.
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That must have you all of a quiver DR MBarnum.
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BEAUS & ARROWS - that's the caption for the above pic
BEAUS AND EROS?
Would you believe BEAUS & AROUSE?
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Bows and a Rose - Nah!
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I didn't know that Guy Madison was into archery?
(http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/photoman88/MADISONARCHER.jpg)
Who is the other person in the photo, Mr. Barnum?
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WHERE THE BOWS ARE?
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURES?
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And one for Madison
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"Take two pair of sparkling thighs"
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Who is the other person in the photo, Mr. Barnum?
Just some guy teaching Guy Madison who to shoot ::)
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The dog might well be deaf (10-12% of them are born deaf).
The Story of the Fire Station Dalmatian (http://www.chaplaincorps.org/index-1.html)
(http://static.flickr.com/58/165044502_a50213da6d.jpg?v=0)Unfortunately, the Dalmatian Club of America (http://www.thedca.org/deaf1.html) has a very negative attitude toward deaf dogs:These folks are so intent on keeping the breed pure that they actively boycott any Animal Rescue group that is willing to place a deaf dog in foster care.
Fletcher was pulled from an SPCA in NYC by our Delaware Dalmatian rescue where we found him.
(On those occasions when the tribe escapes, Bonnie usually stays with Fletcher; she'll come when called, and then run back and get Fletcher - we think she knows he's deaf.)
He is a very gregarious dog - loves strangers, particularly children and puppies. When we first got him, he was on a daily dose of barbituates to control the epilepsy. We decided to try him "off meds" and his seizure rate actually seemed to decrease. The other night was the first in a year.
der Brucer
I do not like their way of thinking. People who think animals wiht problems should be destroyed often have the same attitude towards people. I had a cat that was once half-blind. Heck she got around quite well and was very affectionate.
With love and care most animals can be cared for.
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THanks for the info derbrucer...
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Back from the show and am zonked.