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You've read the notes (and if you haven't, get over there before we bitch-slap you from here to eternity - plus, they're really short), so post away, and I'll join in the fun from work.
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Cds: Rosemary Clooney "White Christmas"/"Red Garters"; Secret Garden "White Stones"; Soundtrack "The Legend Of 1900".
DVD: "Chess" (Swedish Production)
VCR. Episode of UK Programme "Teachers"
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A couple of days ago (I think), Michael Shayne posted the lyrics to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin from Meet Me In St. Louis. I love this song and want to show the differences between the original movie lyrics and the out-of-the-context-of-the-movie happy version (just because I have nothing else to do at 1:30 in the morning, even though I should be asleep):
The original movie lyrics (compare the lyrics in bold):
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
Next year all our troubles will be miles away
Once again, as in olden days, happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us will be near to us once more
Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now
The happy lyrics:
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Here we are, as in olden days, happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bow
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
The lyric changes seem subtle, but it’s a substantial difference in the tone of the piece. A friend of mine actually sang both versions in the same concert that he was in. Some people in the audience (other friends of mine) didn’t know that there ever were different lyrics.
Just had to share. :)
To be played in my CD player later in the day: the original Broadway cast recording of Meet Me In St. Louis (with the movie lyrics). I don't have the movie soundtrack on CD.
Now I'm off to sleep. 8) (pretend that that's a smilie wearing a sleeping mask)
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BK SAID in his column:
I also have to work for a few hours on Saturday as well (although I must be home by one because the digital dish people are coming to put in a digital dish so I can once again watch television after a year of being without any cable service)
Well once you get your satellite dish won't you still be without cable service???
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A couple of days ago (I think), Michael Shayne posted the lyrics to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin from Meet Me In St. Louis. I love this song
It was actually yesterday and I posted the happy lyrics. I never even noticed that. My favorite still is Garland version from the film. (Sorry Mr. Guy Haines) Did she she ever record the alternate version?? Now I know there are two vresions I am going to have to listen to all the versions that I have and take a poll. I am going to have to do it after work though.
BK recorded the song twice as the final song on his Hollywood and Broadway Christmas CDs. Liz Callaway sings it on the Broadway and Guy Haines on the Hollywood.
Composers who musical songs that became hits or in anticipation of a hit usually wrote "alternate pop lyrics" so that the song can be recorded outside the context of the show.
So BK maybe you can post the alternate lyrics to:
Lesbian, Butch, Dyke
Orgasm
Dancing Dildoes
Let 'em Eat Cake
Perversion
and the rest
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Quick poll results:
BK recorded the happy version on both cds
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Good morning, fellow dear readers.
In the CD player: Christmas in Plaid. It's swell to hear the fellas singing again. But golly, I wish BK had produced this one!
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Hey good morning everyone. Wow, I had a lot of posts to catch up on from last night.
DR MBarnum: Thanks again for the M+Ms. Very sweet of you (no pun intended). That is interesting that your mom is writing an autibiography. And how curious that you can't have the last part yet. Hmmmm.
DR Jason: Sounds like you had such great food. I have friends who live in the South, but I have never tried real southern cooking. Sounds great. My friend keeps talking about fried pickles (which sound weird to me).
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Also, re: Boxing Day in the US.
I still find it odd that it's not as HUGE a day as it is here in Canada. I wonder if some parts of the US call it Boxing Day? I know when i say "boxing day sale" everyone knows what i mean :)
But I am so jealous that you have stores that open at 5am. Here is it only 1pm-5pm. But 1pm will certainly be a zoo.
There was some snow last night. Not sure if it was anywhere near the 10cms they predicted (I don't think so).
I cannot wait to get to the mall. Should be great fun.
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Yes, here we are on the day after Christmas. I have taken my HHW tree down!
DRGEORGE your Psychologically Challenged Christmas Songs were very funny!
DRTD - yes I will attempt to tape SAY ONE FOR ME.....I have asked Fox Movie Channel to "remind me" on the days it is scheduled. So yes, we can add it to our collections. And come to think of it, a double feature of SOFM and THE APPLE might be perfect for - well no it would never be perfect....it might be just too much!
Yes DRMARKBAKALOR Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and thanks for all you do to make HHW work!
Hmmmmmmmmm......
In my DVD - Groucho Marx, The Lost Episodes & Bonjour Tristesse.
In my CD - Valley of the Dolls soundtrack and The BEST of the McGuire Sisters (a holiday gift)!
In my VCR - Matthew Bourne's THE NUTCRACKER....hehehehe.
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Ack, I think I am the only State of Oregon worker working today!
Lots of things in my DVD player lately:
2 "Race" films with "all colored casts." The first was Broken Strings (1940) which was actually quite good. Starred Clarence Muse, who is quite a fine actor. Lots of music both classical and swing. The other film was Beware. This one was also fun and it starred Big Band leader Louis Jordan who does a fine job acting. Of course he breaks into song just about every 5 minutes, leaving very little time for any kind of plot! LOL! Which is just as well as most of the other actors seem to be having a great deal of trouble remembering their lines and it is quite obvious that only one take of each scene was allowed! LOL!
The Living Corpse. Very interesting black and white Pakistani vampire film. Very similar to the Indian Bollywood movies and it is rather odd to see the lady vampire break into a slinky song and dance!
Bhoot Bangla. BK, I highly recommend this Bollywood feature film. A fun haunted house musical comedy thriller! Has some very suspensful scenes and some of the best musical numbers I have seen in an Indian film...there are two fun Twist numbers, a dancing skeleton number and a West Side Story rip-off number. Fun, fun, fun (that's three funs).
Cds: nothing
VCR: Taping Ernie Kovac's TV show on Trio this morning.
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JRand53, I am so glad that you got the YOU BET YOUR LIFE dvds! You are lovin' them, I am sure!
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DR Panni--Regarding your late post last night: You mean to tell me "vomitously" isn't a real word????
Cleared the CD player of Christmas music and replaced it with:
Jeepers Creepers
She Love Me (OBCR)
Elaine Stritch--At Liberty
A compilation of excerpts from Leonard Bernstein's Broadway scores
The Full Monty (OBCR)
Queued up for my VCR is the first half of the HBO Angels in America
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I had something last night I had never had before: a chocolate martini! I'm not a big drinker by any means (one mixed drink before a meal or a glass of wine with dinner is a big deal for me). Anyway, this was really unusual. It's made with vanilla vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur, and half & half. Some shaved dark chocolate was also sprinkled over the top of it in the martini glass. Very unusual, and by the time I got to the bottom of the glass, I was enjoying it. However, I was driving home later, so I only had one. My hosts each had two.
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Media check for the day:
CD - still enjoying WICKED, and I have THE BOY FROM OZ (OBC) waiting to be played.
DVR - FRAILTY
DVD - SORDID LIVES to be followed by KISS ME, STUPID.
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Good morning, and Happy Boxing Day, to one and all!
Although, we don't officially celebrate Boxing Day in the U.S., anyone who has experienced, in person, the Day After Christmas Sales at the malls will tell you that Boxing Day is as good a description as any to describe the melee.
DR MattH: That chocolate martini sounds pretty nasty to me. I assume they aren't served with an olive.
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I do enjoy a martini every now and then. I haven't tried the Chocolate martini. It does not sound good, particularly, but people tell me it is quite tasty. One of these days I will have to give it a try.
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No, DR TCB, no olive. I was a doubter, too, but it's not a bad drink. I can't stand a standard martini, incidentally.
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Media Check
CD Player (car): Connie Francis Greatest Hits
CD Player (house): Mamas & the Papas 2-volume Greatest Hits
(Courtesy of our Music Guru from Oz)
VCR: Betty Hutton
DVD: Scrooge
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Here's wishing all of you a sacred and holy Boxing Day in which the day's true meaning shines over everyone! ;)
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Emily, once again you have me rolling around laughing my arse off! LOL! ;D
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I had planned on going to Borders today to pick up a couple of calendars now that they'll be reduced 50%, but I just can't get out of this lazy mode to clean up and drive over there.
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It is so wrong to be at work today >:(
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My friend Ron called me and he went shopping early this morning at Fred Meyers for their buy-one-get-one-free DVD sale! He picked up IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD and WHALES OF AUGUST among others.
He is going back on his lunch hour for more!
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Oh, I have not seen THE WHALES OF AUGUST in years and years. I'm not sure I even knew it was available on DVD. Great purchases!
Sorry you have to be at work, DR MBarnum. EVen when I was employed, I always had CHristmas holidays off and I felt bad for friends who had to work.
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My friend Ron called me and he went shopping early this morning at Fred Meyers for their buy-one-get-one-free DVD sale! He picked up IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD and WHALES OF AUGUST among others.
He is going back on his lunch hour for more!
I always thought that Whales of August should have featured Shelley Winters..... with a cameo by me!
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I haven't seen Whales of August in many years either. I caught a bit of it on TV awhile back and was better able to appreciate the talents of Lillian Gish and Bette Davis in there later years. I adore Lillian!
I believe the DVD was released just this last month.
TCB, you would have been a dashing cameo...perhaps you could have played Lillian's great-grandson!
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TCB, you would have been a dashing cameo...perhaps you could have played Lillian's great-grandson!
Thank you, Mr. Barnum!
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I arrived at work promptly at nine. My editor is not here as of yet and I'm just sitting here like so much fish. Plus, they've moved my second editor into a different bay and the computer in there is totally messed up, so I will surreptitiously move the one I'm typing on in there and move that one in here and hopefully no one will be the wiser.
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Good Morning! Good Mid-Day! Good Afternoon!
What a lovely number of posts to catch up on this morning. I ended up getting to bed before midnight last night - What's up with that?!?!? I was kind of wiped out from the day, and I was also in a little bit of pain last night. When I went to throw away some garbage in the garage, I stepped onto one of those prickle-ball-tree-thingies... and I was in socks! OUCH! I was limping for a bit, and it felt like my foot was swelling. There was no "outside damage", but I didn't want to take may chances, and since I was already tired, and all the festivities were done for the evening... I headed up to bed, did some last-minute web-surfing/browsing, elevated my leg... and then found myself waking up around 2:00am with all the lights still on, etc... So...
And I slept in a little bit this morning too. I think my parents headed out into the madness of the Day After Christmas Sales. I've been thinking about it, but anything I would buy today would just be "because it's on sale". So, we'll see what the afternoon brings. Besides, I actually did some DACS shopping on Wednesday when some of the stores I was at were actually starting their DACS! However, I will be heading to IKEA in the next two weeks for their "twice yearly sale". With a pending apartment move coming up, I'm sure I'll find some necessities - and, hopefully, on sale too.
*I'm also planning a MAJOR purge of stuff in January. I just have to do it this time. I have many boxes of assorted stuff I haven't looked through or even opened in years(!), CDs I haven't listened to since I bought them - or ever(!), some VHS tapes of things I now have on DVD, way too many back issues of various magazines, etc. -I will most likely be keeping all the CDs, but it will be nice to inventory them again - I know I'm missing some of my show CDs. I also need to get another set of shelves for my CDs - too many piles around my room right now. My collections is not huge, but it's sizable, and I just want to get things in order. Oh, and my book collection may get whittled down... that will be hard to do too. A friend of mine gave me first dibs on his collection before he moved up to Boston a few years ago. He had some wonderful books, as well as some wonderful editions of books. There's a great used book store near me, and I may just take some down there and see if the owner thinks I should hold on to them, or pass them onto him. And I'm not even going to bother going through my print music collection. Every time I've done that before, I've kept everything, so...
Now as to when I'll do this major purge.... Hmm.. I'm back home in Richmond for at least two weeks straight in January, and I hope to devote at least two or three days to sorting and deciding. -Oh, the dust bunnies I am bound to run across! Unless they run me across first!! And rest assured Dear H/Ks, that if I end up coming across some "questionable" stuff, I will give the DRs of this board first dibs.
-And maybe I'll give E-bay a try?
End of first babble for today...
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Good morning/afternoon. Perhaps one of you can help me with a DVD player question. My DVD player has suddenly started to turn the image strange colors. it will be playing normally, then the colors will get dark and orange-y, then go back to normal, then suddenly get darker again. You get the picture (an orange one). Any suggestions as to what might be causing this and what controls I could fiddle with to remedy it?
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DR Panni - I had that same issue with my DVD player a few months ago - wow, I guess that means I actually did watch some DVDs this year! For me, it was a matter of making sure all the various electrical cords from all the various pieces of audio-video equipment were "organized". Too many electrical fields were getting criss-crossed like the wires. So, if you've just recently moved some stuff around, that may be it. *I also found that my cable cable was the big culprit.
Hope this helps.. If not... Next DR...
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Good morning esteemed, lithe, and sugar-infused BK --
Happy Boxing Day to Tom-Oz, and also to all the DRs here at HHW.
DR Jay -- any news yet about Roller today?? Please keep us informed.
DR Jason -- What a great Christmas you had....I sure wish I could have shared some of that food with you!! I'm glad your Christmas "loot" turned out to be some really good stuff.
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DR Panni -- About your quandry re: your DVD player... Even though DR Jose's suggestion sounds sensible and might work, DR Kerry has a knack for knowing just where to hit a piece of electronic equipment, so as to make it work again. Well, make it work again or stop working at all.....
He may make house calls........... :o
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CD PLAYER: The haunting NIGHT OF THE HUNTER album given to us for Christmas by Mr. Kimmel and which my wife is absolutely in love with...she's drooling over Ron Raines' voice and agog at Sally Mayes'. It may get replaced later by THE UNSUNG BERLIN.
As for the DVD, we may try one of our American Film Theatre selections later in the day...I'm anxious to see LUTHER with Stacy Keach again.
Or if we can actually get enough energy up, we may go out and take in a movie on my WGA card for free.
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DR MBarnum -- I'm sorry you got stuck having to work today! Which state dept. do you toil for??
As you mentioned Lillian Gish (in The Whales Of August) I thought I'd post one of my favorite pictures here for you. Kerry and I got to spend several hours with her at a very small, private gathering here in Phoenix a number of years ago. She and I were having a very interesting talk about silent movie music and scoring when this pic was taken. She was extremely sweet-natured, interesting, and sharp as a tack mentally.
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DR Panni -- About your quandry re: your DVD player... Even though DR Jose's suggestion sounds sensible and might work, DR Kerry has a knack for knowing just where to hit a piece of electronic equipment, so as to make it work again. Well, make it work again or stop working at all.....
He may make house calls........... :o
LOL ;D
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DRPANNI - I had a similar problem in which all my DVD's were suddenly in black and white....and indeed one of my cables had worked loose. Check to see that all your connections are secure and that none of the wires are criss-crossed or wound around the other....those "fields" are sensitive!
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Oh and DRMATTH was that YOU who posted the Judy Harriet picture last night? I hadn't seen it for years.
And as for Judy having Annette's career - well Annette had a couple of advantages over Judy....LOL....if I remember correctly!
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Now don't you be laughing Jose...DR Kerry could come over there to your place and do some hitting on you!! ;)
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Thanks for the DVD Player advice DR JoseSPiano. You may be right - I just recently moved, so the wires are a bit awry. I'll climb back there and give it a try.
DR MusicGuy - I too have a talent for hitting things just right, so if the above doesn't work, I'm putting on my boxing gloves.
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Just saw DR Jrand 53's advice. Thank you, aussi! Will try to detangle.
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"...When you're smiling , when you're smiling, the whole world smiles wtih you."
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Jose and Panni-- knowing where to hit a computer or VHS or anything techincal is the millenium version of jiggling the handle.
Jose- I'll make house calls. ;>)
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MusicGuy, I am soooooo envious! You actually got to sit and chat with Lillian Gish!!! How wonderful! I have always been so in awe of her. Her performances were always top notch whether in silents or soundies. She is truley a legend in my eyes and someone I would have so enjoyed sitting down and talking with about films or just about life.
I read her autobiography some years back and might have to dig that one out again.
And thanks so much for posting the photo!
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oh, Judicial Department, Personnel Division.
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DR Jay -- any news yet about Roller today?? Please keep us informed.
Don't you know, I just got off the phone with the vet, and she informed me that I can pick up Roller and bring him home this afternoon after 2 p.m. Hoo and ray! Thanks once again to all of you Dear Readers who have been holding him in your thoughts.
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Jose and Panni-- knowing where to hit a computer or VHS or anything techincal is the millenium version of jiggling the handle.
Jose- I'll make house calls. ;>)
I'm criss-crossing all my wires now!
-And will you just be making the house call? Or will DR MusicGuy be coming along too? :o
Oh, and should I bake cookies?
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Great news, DR Jay! Does this mean that the American Veterinary Association will now have to official recognize "H/K Good Vibe Therapy" as a viable form of treatment?
-Hey, wasnt' Good Vibe Therapy in TFNM?
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There is nothing interesting in the DVD player, or CD player, or anything right now. That's because I'm doing something antiquated: I'm reading!
Specifically, I'm reading a book der Brucer found at a local bookstore that specializes in selling older books at discount prices. The bookstore is called Atlantic Books; apparently they have lots of branches, or at least two branches here in Rehoboth.
The book is Vertigo: The Making of a Hitchcock Classic, by Dan Auiler. Martin Scorsese wrote less than two pages for the book's forward, so he also gets his name on the dustjacket. It's quite interesting, going into considerable detail on the genesis of the film, the screenplay, production, and post-production. There's even a chapter on the restoration and re-release of the film, and an appendix on what the heck VistaVision was (as compared to CinemaScope). And there's a few pages of color pictures, too!
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And where is Swishy Sarah I wonder on this Holiday Season?
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Jay -- That is wonderful news about Roller. I am sure he will be as happy to be home, as you will be to have him home.
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Great News about Roller---Am sure he will be very happy to get home.
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I saw COLD MOUNTAIN yesterday. What a wonderful movie. Just as good as the wonderful book.
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DR Jay -- Your news about ROller is the best "day after Christmas" present I can imagine. You have to give him a hug, snuggle, and kiss for each and every one of us here in H/K-land. That should keep you both busy for awhile.
A nice posted picture of Roller would be appreciated by all, I'm sure.....(hint hint) ;)
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Yes-A picture of Roller would indeed cheer us all
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Dear Reader Jay-
And maybe I missed it but how did you come up with the name ROLLER?
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Yes, here we are on the day after Christmas. I have taken my HHW tree down!
I thought the Tree was supposed to remain for 12 days (of Christmas) AFTER Christmas rather than before.
Wonderful news about "Roller" DR Jay. The best Boxing Day present.
Thanks MusicGuy: Boxing Day is well over now but it was most pleasant.
"TCB: Great smiles. Now to see the real ones.
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It's a quiet day here in HAINESVILLE!! and also in KIMMEL CITY.
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My excuse for managing to put everything I wrote in the Quote Box is that it is "Boxing Day". (And it is not that at all here but it is 6.03 am Saturday)
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Re: Lillian Gish. Another reason to treasure John McGlinn's production of "Showboat" as one of the greatest recordings of the twentieth century.
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Dear Reader Jay-
And maybe I missed it but how did you come up with the name ROLLER?
The name came with the dog when we adopted him. He was owned by a breeder who hoped to show him, but the dear pup was just too shy in the ring to ever achieve champion status. So the breeder retired him from the ring and had no further use for him. Technically, his full name is High Roller. And when we bred Roller and took the pick of the litter, we named that puppy Blackjack. (And I'm not even a heavy gambler.)
For those who missed the info early on, these dogs are purebred cocker spaniels. They both were black as coal at one time, but each of them has developed some salt in their pepper, Roller more so than Blackjack, Dear Reader Me more so than Roller. ;)
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I do hope everyone understands that our internet access has been severely limited since leaving home Monday.
The highlight of the trip so far was the Christmas Eve Do at the warm, inviting home of the astonishingly lithe Bruce Kimmel. We were most favorably impressed by his hospitatlity, cordiality, and in-person wit. We enjoyed meeting some other Kimlets, and daughters thereof.
Today, we're off to Phoenix. Although I've heard that certain flights bearing a substance known as poutrine have been grounded. Not sure what to make of that.
Best gift: official Playbill binders for Playbills from DW Joy. Exactly what my mother had during her one-show-a-week Broadway phase, roughly from 1945 to 1958. Them were good years!
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Arnold: I do believe I saw Swishy Sarah lurking here yesterday but she obviously deigned not to post. I found that strange, but then I find many things strange and when I do find things strange I laugh and laugh and then I laugh some more.
Once again, I did not really need to be here today. My editor is still out sick and I'll just be doing busy work for a while. Tomorrow I'll be getting here at eight-twenty to work until twelve-thirty. At that time the digital dish people will be coming to my home environment to install the dish. What I was most impressed with, dish-wise, is that the whole damn thing is free - the dish, the box, the installation. And the monthly fee isn't much more than what I formerly paid for Adelphia Cable, the world's worst cable service.
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Wish I could say that everything's up to date in Kimmel City!!
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The original lyrics written for the movie were never used... Judy refused to sing them. I don't have them all, but it began
Have yourself a very merrry Christmas.
It may be your last.
Next year we will all be living in the past.
Yes it's very depressing, but also right for character and situation.
CD - WICKED (it comes off better on stage than on CD) and lots of Christmas stuff
DVD - SCROOGE and MRS> SANTA CLAUS
VHS - Still trying to work up the enthusiasm to watch "Angels in America". I know it is supposed to be so brilliant but it just sounds so stupid!
Happy Boxing Day to those who celebrate it and Happy Kwanza to our African-American DRs.
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In my CD Player-WICKED
In my DVD Player-THE HOSPITAL. THE PAWNBROKER coming up.
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I also watched the documentary on Treasure of Sierra Madre - I must say I am underwhelmed by most of these. Part of the problem is they seem to get the same three people to do them all - and let me tell you I just don't need to see either Robert Osborne or Leonard Maltin talk about ANYTHING. John Milius narrates, and while that might have seemed like a good idea, the fact is he drones, has no life, and it just is somnambulistic.
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DR Musicguy -- What year was that picture taken of you and Miss Gish? You look like they should have carded you before they allowed you in a place that served alcohol.
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Well I thought too much of THAT tree would be....too much!
DR SWW I have that Vertigo book, and it is indeed very interesting.
MR BK, I think you will like satellite dish television. We enjoy ours very much....but there are so many choices, it cuts into DVD time!
Roller will soon be home. Holly the zaftig Shar-pei approves!
I read an interesting thing today that I didn't realize but it makes perfect sense. Turner owned all the pre-1948 Warner Bros films because they sold them to someone (MCA?...no that was Paramount)....anyway...since all the mergers Time Warner CNN etc., WB now has their library back!
Strange things.....
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Yes, DR JRand, it was I who posted the Judy Harriet picture. She was definitely one of the second tier Mousekateers, but I do remember her.
DR Panni, does your DVD player do this with all DVDs. Sounds like the player thinks it's playing a copy of a DVD rather than the real thing OR the player thinks you're trying to make a tape of the DVD and is kicking in the copy protection. Make sure you don't have anything plugged into the player to make the player think you're doing any copying.
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Happy to hear about Roller. A nice Christmas present to have him back.
I'll never forget Lillian Gish on a talk show, maybe Mike Douglas or Merv Griffin, and Richard Shickell (I know that's not the right spelling; too lazy to look it up) was also there as a guest, and she told him off good and proper about the negative review he had given her and her show ANYA many years before. It was very clear that ANYA meant a great deal to her and that she had nursed this grudge against him for quite a long time.
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Must stop eating cookies!... Must stop eating cookies!...
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Well, I headed downstairs and had a late brunch of eggs and bacon... and cookies - chocolate chippers. I went through the newspaper, and all the sale flyers... Clipped a few Extra Discount Coupons - of course, the coupons aren't valid on most of the stuff I/you want to buy, but one can hope.
Must stop eating cookies!... Must stop eating cookies!...
I'm gonna go ahead and get ready to head to the theatre for tonight's show... and make a stop at Pentagon City Fashion Center (aka "mall") on the way in. ;-) We'll see...
Must stop eating cookies!... Must stop eating cookies!...
Anybody need anything from Macy's? Or Best Buy? Or Nordstrom? Williams-Sonoma? Sur La Table? ;-)
Must stop eating cookies!... Must stop eating cookies!...
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Dear TCB -- THank you so much for your very flattering remark! I was many years past being carded when that party with Miss Gish ocurred. But thanks for the "late Christmas Present." :D
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I had a delightful time catching up on the posts. Now I must go back to work disinfecting my house. My son left with his flu germs and we have company arriving Monday. We simply can’t afford to be sick, nor do I want to pass it along to them.
Aside from the fact our son was sick Christmas was great.
Jay, I’ll be watching for updates on Roller.
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LOL, Jose...I can use the same chant only replacing the word "cookies" with "chocolate."
I saw Peter Pan yesterday, and BK, your friend did a faboo job coaching the children. They were all wonderful, but I was most impressed by the girl who played Wendy...just a natural screen presence, and a marvelous little actress.
Charles--How cool about the friendship with Jason Isaacs. He is just so wonderful at playing preening villains...his Hook was over-the-top and sublime, every bit as good I thought as Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. I want to see "Dragonheart" btw!
DVD--Sweeney Todd in Concert
CDs--Merrily We Roll Along OCR, Pacific Overtures OCR, Parade OCR, Wicked OCR
Cassettes--She Loves Me OCR, Do I Hear a Waltz? OCR
I think I shall go out and spend more Xmas money!
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Somebody is glad it is December 26th! ;D
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Jay, I am most happy for you that Roller will be home at least in time for New Years! You can both celebrate Dick's Rockin New Years together!
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Jane, glad to see you back! Was it really snowing down there? The hail camed down but good up here yesterday causing 20 cars to collide near the Market Street exit on I-5! Glad I missed that and thankfully no one was hurt badly.
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DRMBARNUM sent me a package of the most delightful tapes and a DVD! Hours of fun....since I don't have to work.
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MBarnum yes it really snowed, just a very pretty light snowfall. All that was left this morning was a light layer of ice, which I believe is now melted.
I am also having trouble, an understatement, leaving the left over junk food alone. My method is too put it down the garbage disposal. This must be done very quickly so it actually goes into the garbage and not into me. I really did that with some of my leftover candy. The rest I tucked away in a drawer.
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DR Jane: How did you like (or not) the great Australian novel?
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I am also having trouble, an understatement, leaving the left over junk food alone. My method is too put it down the garbage disposal. This must be done very quickly so it actually goes into the garbage and not into me. I really did that with some of my leftover candy. The rest I tucked away in a drawer.
I try that too, with my leftover goodies, but sadly I am the garbage disposal!
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I try that too, with my leftover goodies, but sadly I am the garbage disposal!
I said you have to be really fast. That is the secret to success. ;D
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DR Jane: How did you like (or not) the great Australian novel?
I’m still working on the great Australian novel. I read it on the plane to Los Angeles and back. In-between my brother had some light detective novels for me to read. I have barely had time to read since I returned, just at night before I fall asleep. I am enjoying it very much and finding it very interesting. I am really curious now about your childhood and how it was like this book.
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I've done busywork, and now we're about to go out and get some luncheon to bring back. I suppose I'll mosey over to Tower at some point.
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Not really like my family life Jane. The descriptions of Perth in the 1950's and the "Laconic lifestyle" of a trouble free, sunny childhood are so evocative of a peaceful time when Australia was in splendid isolation. Our current leader (John, in Bush's pocket, Howard) wants Australia to be back there again - not all the values were good and we can not go back. It was a time when we wanted Australia white and ignored the existence of the indigenous people - Howard would like that. Tim Winton's use of the landscape itself and his use of Aborignal "dreamtime" influences is wonderful. The "Water" that is so important to the novel (and significant in his other works too) is interesting. Probably 90% of Australians live on the coast. Our childhoods are spent in the sea. It is the freedom that is given by the water and the dangers hidden in the water that influence so much that is Australian. The "rebirth" of "Fish" is symbolic of so much and once again, the near death experience is revisited by characters in his other novels.
Mr Winton writes what he feels ansd claims that he writes a novel for no other purpose than to "Write". His symbolic images are often only descriptions of reality and not meant to signify any deep inner turmoils etc. In interviews he seems to be thoroughly down to earth and lacks any pretension. He hates all that "promote the book" public appearances "performing" that is necessary these days if you want o make a living from writing. I think now I should have emailed this to you. Maybe other readers will want to read "Cloud Street".
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Tomovoz, I realized this was a book that needed more attention than I had to give at the moment, plus I was missing much of the Australian innuendoes. Thank you for the in-depth explanation. I thought there must be more significance regarding the water than I perceived and was wondering where the “dreamtime” influences came from. Since I’m finding the book a bit depressing I’m pleased the book doesn’t represent your family life.
Now will you please explain your name change?
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If one were to start with ONE Tim Winton book,iyho,what would it be?
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"Shallows" would give you a taste of the writer Arnold. "Cloud Street" next. Then his earlier works and "The Riders". His latest book is beautifully written ("Dirt Music") but does not satisfy.
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Anybody for Pancakes?? Have an urge for some pancakes!
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Thanks.. I will start with SHALLOWS then-when I get a chance
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If and when you come back from TOWER what did you come back with? Or was it just window shopping?
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And what's for dinner?
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I hope not Pancakes?
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I'm just checking but this will be a millstone(oops milestone for moi) 100 posts in the new format. A Jr. member I'm not,i think,no more.
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What a great pic of Santa at the beach! Very poignant actually.
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I'm a little late getting on this afternoon because SORDID LIVES was so good I wasn't going to stop in mid-movie. What a funny and touching little movie. This should have become more famous. It may not have as many funny lines as STEEL MAGNOLIAS, but it should be a much bigger cult movie in the gay world.
And Leslie Jordan, who plays the hilarious Beverly Leslie on WILL & GRACE, was heaven-on-earth as Brother-Man.
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I agree with the Santa picture,Almost like Irving Berlin yearning for a White Christmas looking out at a LA sunny and bright and snowless.
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Arnold: A few movies have been made of Mr Winton's books. "That Eye The Sky" (with Peter Coyote) and "In The Winter Dark". I think that "Cloud Street" did not get much further than the rights being purchased.
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Tower did not have what I wanted - the new Adventures of Captain Marvel serial DVD. We had El Pollo Loco for lunch, about which more tomorrow. I'm going to try to not eat anything for dinner.
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Congratulations on breaking the century Arnold.
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Jay, congratulations on getting a healthy Roller back! ;D Hope you two have a great new year!
As for me, I'm not at work! Yea, and double yea! I'm off to Borders Books and Music in Tacoma...but first I have to go back to my credit union and get my driver's license, which I left in the drive-through drawer. :o OOPS! After I deposited my Christmas gift money, I stopped off at work for a bit, went to lunch at Dairy Queen, went to the other side of town to Circuit City, and then realized that I no longer had my driver's license! I called my work (it was not on my desk where I might have left it), then called my credit union. They called me back and said that it was there. Yea! Now, I just have to drive there to pick it up, then off to Tacoma to spend some money, and then to Krispy Kreme which is real close to Borders! ;D
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I keep forgetting to ask - has anyone seen the TV mini-series remake of Valley of the Dolls. I somehow missed it and I now want to see it.
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I must be due for a special award for slowness in connecting people and names. I have just found who the parents are of Sam in LOTR. It never occured to me that these people could give birth to a hobbit - and my favourite character too. No names in case there is anyone else out there is as ignorant as I am.
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Good day, one and all and all and one. Today has been a lazy one. We all slept in, but I somehow awoke to the sounds of myself singing MOBY DICK. Then I realized it was my mother playing the CD downstairs. Around 1:00, my dad and I headed to the mall and, after living in New York for two years now, it made me laugh to see what he and others considered to be a long line at the cash registers. I returned the shoes and got some Calvin Klein "Truth" cologne and then I went to Gap and exchanged a sweater and a sweatshirt for a *smaller* size! that made me happy. :)
Since then, I've been home eating and watching Trading Spaces and While You Were Out and eating some more. I really have to stop that. And by the way, speaking of While You Were Out, does anyone know anything about the new host, Evan Farmer?? Suddenly I have a new-found appreciation for that show... :D
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Jennifer, belatedly I know, but thank you for your empathy with my Christmas present story yesterday. You shall of course be rewarded.
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Hey everybody!
Wow, so many posts to catch up on.
Hey I totally forgot, but I haven't seen Swishy around in a while too. Where is Swishy?
I still cannot get over the term used here for Boxing day. "Day After Christmas Sales" just don't cut it for me! I will give a full report on today's Boxing Day activities after I finish reading the rest of today's posts.
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DR Jane mentioned garbage disposals. Do you know there is no such thing in Montreal. I know in the US they are everywhere. But NOBODY here (and maybe in all of Canada) have garbage disposals.
Oh and YEAH for Roller!
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I try that too, with my leftover goodies, but sadly I am the garbage disposal!
I can just picture you as the garbage disposal :)
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Jennifer: See my earlier post about Swishy. Where in tarnation IS everyone? I'm going to attempt to leave the work environment and go to the home environment in the next few minutes.
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Jennifer, belatedly I know, but thank you for your empathy with my Christmas present story yesterday. You shall of course be rewarded.
I accept cash and cheques :)
Okay and karma :)
Btw, I gave my aunt's dog a bunch of gifts for Christmas. They have these adorable soft little stuffed toys at the $1 store. And she loves to toss them in the air. Anyhow for X-mas they had a penguin with a X-mas scarf. So cute.
Also I gave her a fuzzy red stuffed bone. And she was lying in the couch with her little head on it. We snapped a pic, because it was so precious.
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BK, yeah I saw your post about Swishy. I was just wondering where she was. Maybe she is super busy right now (working or visiting family).
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I realise that my priorities are all wrong but I am about to be visited by friends of friends visting from the UK so must log off and be charming and well-mannered for a while. Back later my friends.
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Super busy, yes, I'm quite sure of it. Where is jrand with my Valley of the Dolls answer?
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Boxing Day: Okay I cannot imagine that Boxing Day is as popular anywhere else as it is here. I really cannot believe how popular it is here, except that I live through it every year.
The stores open at 1pm. But do people get there at 1pm. NO!!! When we arrived at 12:10pm WE COULD NOT FIND A PARKING SPOT AT THE MALL. We ended up parking very far away.
So we get there. My sis and her hubby had called and decided to go to the same mall. So we called them when we arrived (my mom was with me).
A few stores had opened early. But you'd think they were giving stuff away. I mean the place was packed. More packed than I had seen it any day before Christmas. I really do think that Boxing day is the biggest shopping day of they year in Canada.
So we go to the stores that are open. We decided we all wanted our half price calendars. So that stand opened early. I got my Y&R one and we moved down to Sears. We ended up staying in Sears (a department store, for those who don't know it) for like 1 1./2 hours. It was crazy. We had to return the gift I got my aunt for X-mas (she had the same blouse). And luckily we had remembered another blouse we knew she'd like. And everything was 30% off at least. Plus there was an extra $5 off. Plus they didn't make us lose the $10 (if you buy $50) that we got last week when we bought the first blouse (we love getting bargains).
I found a nice shirt and jacket. And of course I was under by 50 cents (you have to spend $25 to get the $5 off). So underwear it was!
By this time the mall was packed. I mean you could barely walk without hitting people. Crazy. We got more parcels. My mom found some pillows for $9. Then we bought more stuff (picture frames). And by this time it was 4:30pm and we were dead tired. My feet were killing.
For some reason I thought the stores were only open till 5pm. But apparently cause it's Friday they are open till 9pm.
I can't even imagine the craziness at the electornics stores. FutureShop was advertising free DVD players if you bought five $9 dvds. I would not have liked to be there. CAuse they only had 25 per store.
I don't celebrate X-mas per se. But it cracks me up how it is possible for the day AFTER X-mas to be this crazy. Hasn't everybody spent all their money? :)
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Roller is home and he thanks you all for your good wishes. Still a little weak, he is, but he is himself, which was not the case at all when this episode began last week.
He looks a little funny right now. He was quite shaggy and overdue for a haircut when he came down with his pneumonia. He even had an appointment for a grooming earlier this week when he, alas, was in the hospital. Also, the vet had to shave around his "ankles" on all four legs for IV catheters. So he looks like a cocker spaniel in sheepdog drag masquerading as a standard poodle.
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I'm a little late getting on this afternoon because SORDID LIVES was so good I wasn't going to stop in mid-movie. What a funny and touching little movie. This should have become more famous. It may not have as many funny lines as STEEL MAGNOLIAS, but it should be a much bigger cult movie in the gay world.
And Leslie Jordan, who plays the hilarious Beverly Leslie on WILL & GRACE, was heaven-on-earth as Brother-Man.
Out of all of the film's many, many, many (that is three manys) funny moments, Leslie Jordan's routine in Sordid Lives with the lipstick and the cigarette is absolutely hysterical and is my favorite.
The film did develop a cult following in Palm Springs which, as you probably know, has a large gay resident population and also serves as a very popular gay destination resort. The picture played for something like two years at the art house cinema there to sold out houses.
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DR Jane mentioned garbage disposals. Do you know there is no such thing in Montreal. I know in the US they are everywhere. But NOBODY here (and maybe in all of Canada) have garbage disposals.
er.... Jen?
I know many people in Montreal and other Canadian cities with garbage disposals...
check you facts ;)
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Jay-yea for Roller!! Here’s to a speedy recovery now he is home where he belongs.
Jennifer. We didn’t have a garbage disposal in New Jersey due to the poor septic tanks in the area. With some homes we had them but weren’t supposed to use because of the septic system. So there are some people in the US who don’t have them.
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My Boxing Day Goodies:
1 tweed a-line skirt - $15 (originally $45)
1 red scoop necked sweater - $29.99 (originally $39.99)
1 pair of winter boots - $40 (originally $80)
woo hoo! yippee! huzzah!
I am exhausted - the crowds downtown were just as bad as the ones Jennifer described out in the suburban West Island.
A friend I was shopping with wanted to check out Sports Experts to see if there were any sales. There obviously were judging by the amount of people waiting in line to get IN TO the building. Furtur Shop (electronics) supposedly saw a crowd of 400 people line up pre-1pm when their doors opened.
The Gap, while crowded, didn't have many deals. They should only happen around the middle of January.
Also may I offer HHW vibes to Andrea as another delighful friend who I dragged shopping with me? Not only did I make her wait 20 minutes for me since I was late in arriving at the mall but then I questioned stuff she picked out for me. The horror. The outrage. I think the sample sale at Jacob made up for the pain. ;)
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Before I picked up Roller, I caught an early afternoon screening of Cold Mountain. I'm still not sure what to make of this motion picture. There's an opening sequence that is quite impressive. Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellwegger were all fine, as were a good number of the supporting players. I can find no fault with the script or the direction, but the picture just did not grab me. (I had the same problem with Master and Commander.) That's very subjective, I know, but it is the way I feel.
I am interested to hear other Dear Readers weigh in on this picture when they see it. DR Panni/Anna has already expressed her opinion of the movie here. Others?
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Garbage Disposals in OZ. We have two called Fosca and Magnus.
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Not only am I the garbage disposal, I am also the dish washer ! >:(
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Do you do house calls MBarnum?
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Good Evening Everyone.
I also hit some of the stores but came home pretty empty handed. The dogs and Fish Butt scored for the most part. I'm worried because I'm almost out of the jar of betta fish food I bought for Fish Butt when I got him.
I've tried to give him all kinds of other betta food but he only likes that one kind. Here's the rub--I can't find it any more! I went to 3 different pet stores today but no soap. The company that makes it came out with a "new and improved" version of it so it's not the same as before and he doesn't like it. Sigh. I don't know what I'm going to do. Who would have thought that a fish would be so picky about his food?
Anyway, I found 4 different kinds of betta food that I haven't seen before so I bought them all. I hope I found something that he will like. I already feel bad about leaving him all alone when we have these long weekends.
I'm so glad to hear about Roller! It must be wonderful to have your baby home. I know how I would feel if it were Brandi or Bear.
What's a "garbage disposal"? :) I've never had a house that had one of those things. But then remember, I don't even have central heat and air, a dish washer or other items people take for granted.
I'm so hoping to move sometime next year. I don't know how long it's going to take to find another house but when I do, it's going to be much, much better then this one ever was.
I dug out and watched An American Christmas Carol from my DVD collection last night. I like that version much more than the old Scrooge/Christmas Carol but not to many people seem to know it. Has anyone here seen it? Like it?
I'm still working on my Babylon 5 collection. I'm up to the 3rd disk of the 1st season. I'm enjoying every moment of it. Still need to watch some Highlander but I did watch the bloopers. They must have had fun doing that show.
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Hey, 1 + all!
We drove to Greenville SC today to visit some of my old haunts -- I took pictures of some of the houses we lived in (YES! They are STILL standing, those houses!). We tried to go to a mall, but OHMIGOSH OHMYGOLLY! Oh....MY....GOD! The T-R-A-F-F-I-C. I knew, when I saw that people were parking everywhere illegal that we would not find a parking space, but my mother demonstrated the hardheadedness which puts mine to shame and we drove around for 35 minutes until I was able to convince her it was not worth it.
Sigh.
We also visited a cousin who re-married last year. He married a wonderful woman who has really taken charge of his house and made it into a beautiful and comfortable place to live.
"The Robe" is playing on the Fox Movie Channel right now, and "Bells Are Ringing" is playing on TCM. In my portable CD player is "Wicked" and it will remain there for some time.
I can't wait to rejoin all of you on a more regular basis. I'm missing out on so much merriment, madness and mirth, not to mention silliness. But I am getting massive doses of silliness here.
All the big get-togethers are over and done and could I regale you folks with some stories!!!??? Oh! Yes! I could regale you. My Uncle Rock alone is worth five paragraphs! And then there's my cousin Travis. And my cousin Ashley's husband David.
Oh! We have some characters here.
DR MattH: I hate to tell you this, but I sound so southern now I'd put YOU to shame! I can't help myself.
Love "trying" to keep up by reading, but I regret missing so many in-the-moment things.
Have a safe weekend, all!
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But then remember, I don't even have central heat and air, a dish washer or other items people take for granted.
Do you have indoor plumbing, Dear Reader Danise?
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DR Jay: Glad to hear that Roller is doing better. Our trip to the vet had good results today, too.
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DR Emily: do you have a garbage disposal? I don't know of anyone here who does. And I have never seen any for sale. When I go to the US everybody has them.
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Yes, DR Jay. We do have that. :-)
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Oppps how did I double post?
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Only have a minute, but wanted to say to DR Jay that it's terrific you've got Roller back.
Had some roast chestnuts today. One of my favorite things in the world and my first for this season. Unfortunately they were underdone, but a few pieces were good. Just as I was buying them - and thinking back on my chidlhood days eating them on the snowy streets of Budapest and later the Hungarian immigrant section of Toronto - the PA system at The Grove began to play THE CHRISTMAS SONG. If I were writing this scene in a movie, I wouldn't dare do that, lest the audience let out a collective groan.
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Thankfully, there is no groaning at HHW.com.
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I LOVE chestnuts! How do you make yours? We cut little X's or crosses (which ever you want to call them) then soak them over night in salt water. Then we bake them at about 400 for about 45 minutes to an hour. When you see the cross/X flaps start to curl back you know they are done. Super YUM!
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Poor septic tanks in New Jersey explains so much.
I managed to get out of work by five, did a couple of little errands and am now home, safe and sound.
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Here I am and yes I did see it....the TV version of VOD that is. And it was painful to watch.
I am not talking about the television series....never saw that. This is the mini-series with Veronica Hamel and Lisa Hartman and Bert Convy and Jean Simmons.
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I'm sure it was awful, but I MUST see it.
And then there were two - but hopefully there will be more than four score later.
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I thought I taped it, but the tape is no where to be found. The television series was short lived and didn't run in my area. I don't know anything about the cast.
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DR Danise - No soaking or X's for me. I just make one slit in the chestnut with a sharp knife, then put it in the broiler until done. Warning: if not slit properly, some will explode. Chestnut KABOOM!
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I had something last night I had never had before: a chocolate martini! I'm not a big drinker by any means (one mixed drink before a meal or a glass of wine with dinner is a big deal for me). Anyway, this was really unusual. It's made with vanilla vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur, and half & half. Some shaved dark chocolate was also sprinkled over the top of it in the martini glass. Very unusual, and by the time I got to the bottom of the glass, I was enjoying it. However, I was driving home later, so I only had one. My hosts each had two.
I went out earlier in the week with TheGirl to a popular SoCal joint called Lolas in West Hollywood known worldwide for their wide array of martinis. I had the raspberry martini and she had the caramel apple martini. Great drinks, food, atmosphere... give it a try!
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I had a chocolate martini at the Hard Rock Cafe in Washington DC....the raspberry martini sounds like a better choice.
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MR BK - Rick Rhodes was the composer for the VALLEY OF THE DOLLS syndicated series.....65 episodes in 1994, for New World Television.
The miniseries was in 1981.
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Danise you sound like my son in Romania. I hope you at least have little electric heaters like he does. Do you have hot water? ;) He has to boil water. It takes him about an hour and a half to fill a bathtub with hot water so he can bathe or wash clothes.
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Hey where are all the posts tonight? :(
Oh my gosh, I have been through an emotional rollercoaster tonight. I won't go into details, but aren't men lovely ;)
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Fred Karlin did the music for the 1981 miniseries Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls with Catherine Hicks as Anne, Jean Simmons as Helen, Veronica Hamel as Jennifer, and Lisa Hartman as Neely. Bert Convy was Tony, David Birney was Lyon, and James Coburn was Henry Bellamy.
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It sure is a lazy day after Christmas. . . I slept unitl 9am!
Dropped off a couple of gifts for the managers of Sam Goody's who have gone out of their way for me more than once.
I actually spent the remainder of the day referencing my collection of burnt cds, complete with cover art, etc. Now that they're safely ensconced in a nifty leather binder, and supper is long over, it's time to drop into HHW to check out the media collections of the day.
In my dvd player - nothing really. But, last night was spent watching KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE and as other Hainesies know, SCROOGE.
In the vcr: The Kennedy Center Christmas program featuring Jason Graae.
On the tv right now, The Kennedy Center Honors paying tribute to James Brown, Mike Nichols, Carol Burnett, Loretta Lynn et al. (gosh, how I love Trisha Yearwood).
But, the cd player has been having a major workout this week:
The Christmas cds of MANHATTAN TRANSFER, BARBARA COOK, ELAINE PAIGE, HARRY CONNICK, MICHAEL BALL, NANCY LAMOTT. . .
The BK-produced BROADWAY and HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS cds.
The Soundtrack of GYPSY - and, yes, I was induced to cringes when Roz tried to tackle thost tunes.
The OBCs of IRMA LA DOUCE ("drink the health of the Christmas child. . ."), BOY FROM OZ (they should never have recorded this the day after its opening) and WICKED (which sounds too *clean* to me, probably because):
The August 15th L*I*V*E recording of WICKED, which captures the energy, the verve, the characterizations most effectively, and gets played as much as the OBC.
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Maybe I'll kall Karlin and see if he has a video of the miniseries. Yes, by gum and by golly, that's what I'll do.
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DR Jane mentioned garbage disposals. Do you know there is no such thing in Montreal. I know in the US they are everywhere. But NOBODY here (and maybe in all of Canada) have garbage disposals.
I had friends in college from Vancouver, BC and they said that what Americans call the "garbage disposal" (the grinder that's in the kitchen sink), they call a "garbarator" (I'm not sure of the spelling).
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DR George, I don't know, I have heard that term before though. All I know is that I have never seen anyone in Montreal who has one. Although apparently in DR Emily's neck of the woods everyone has them :)
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Hey good night everyone. Thanks for the good vibes. I appreciate it.
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In the DVD player “The Lady Vanishes” which I’m about to return to. It sure feels good to be sitting. Good night.
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Just wanted to mention that I looked at the "fairly new" DVD of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD tonight. Overall good transfer though some scenes were out of focus; don't understand why they can get most of it so sharp and then have a few shots that are not. The color was lush without being oversaturated (a danger with early three strip Technicolor).
I guess I was most surprised that in his introduction, Leonard Maltin didn't comment on the identity of the solo girl singer in the big band short. It's Nan Wynn who served as Rita Hayworth's voice double in MY GAL SAL and COVER GIRL.
BK, I saw that VALLEY OF THE DOLLS miniseries. Terrible and not the least bit campy like the 1967 film, so it has NOTHING going for it.
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Just finished watching the Kennedy Center Honors. Julie Andrews even sang a little. The voice is a big improvement over the last time I heard her sing. Maybe she can play Madame Armfelt in A little Night Music now
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RE: The Garbage disposals. My parents and my sister live on the island of MTL and they have them.
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Too bad Patric Knowles didn't have a bigger career in Hollywood. He was very handsome (taller than Errol Flynn when they stood side-by-side), a fine actor, and the camera seemed to like him. I certainly liked him! :)
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DVD this weekend. Beckett on Film (All his plays) also Lord of the Rings Part One and Two extended versions.
CDs haven't decided yet, but I am leaning towards a BK festival.
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Well, I'm in rarified air now. I'm over 1,000 posts!
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The Cast of the TV Series Remake
Catherine Hicks .... Ann Welles
Lisa Hartman .... Neely O'Hara
Veronica Hamel .... Jennifer North
David Birney .... Lyon Burke
Jean Simmons .... Helen Lawson
James Coburn .... Henry Bellamy
Gary Collins .... Kevin Gilmore
Bert Convy .... Tony Polar
Britt Ekland .... Françoise
Denise Nicholas .... Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
Steve Inwood .... Teddi Casablanca
Carol Lawrence .... Miriam
Camilla Sparv .... Vivienne
Kathleen Nolan .... Dr. Galens
Tricia O'Neil .... Enid Marshall
Robert Sampson .... Charles Golden
Janet MacLachlan .... Alva Solazarno
Joe E. Tata .... Art Williams
Army Archerd .... TV Commentator
(http://www.bertconvy.net/bcvhdolls.jpg)
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The Cast of the Soap Opera Valley of the Dolls
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Warren Burton .... Mitch Henry
Sharon Case .... Anne
Michael Paul Chan .... Rick Chen
Kamar De Los Reyes .... Ray Ariaz
Melissa De Sousa .... Neely O'Hara
Cameron Hall .... Billy Shreiber
Lisa Howard .... Caitlin North
Sally Kirkland .... Helen Lawson
Lauren Koslow
Carol Lawrence .... Bernice Stein
Scott Marlowe .... Michael Burke
Colleen Morris .... Jennifer North
John O'Hurley .... Allen Cooper
Jim Pirri .... Jean-Claude
Tom Reilly .... Peter D'Allesio
Mik Scriba .... Gordon North
Milton Selzer .... Manny Henry
Kevin Spirtas .... Tim Burke
David Stratton .... Dennis Ulander
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The Cast for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolly Read .... Kelly McNamara
Cynthia Myers .... Casey Anderson
Marcia McBroom .... Petronella Danforth
John Lazar .... Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell (as John LaZar)
Michael Blodgett .... Lance Rocke
David Gurian .... Harris Allsworth
Edy Williams .... Ashley St. Ives
Erica Gavin .... Roxanne
Phyllis Davis .... Susan Lake
Harrison Page .... Emerson Thorne
Duncan McLeod .... Porter Hall
(http://strawberryalarmclocksac.homestead.com/files/beyond.jpg)
In the original script, the Susan Lake and Baxter Wolfe characters were called Anne Welles and Lyon Burke.
The character of Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell was based loosely on legendary record producer Phil Spector. While neither Meyer nor Ebert had ever met Spector, they were told by acquaintances of his that they'd caught his essence very well.
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Every one of these is a horror. I am NOT one of those people who find BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS a camp riot. I just find it tedious and gross. Maybe I've never seen it with the right audience.
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(http://www.zianet.com/jjohnson/valdoll1a.jpg)
Judy as Helen Lawson
(http://users.deltacomm.com/rainbowz/valley1.JPG)
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Danise you sound like my son in Romania. I hope you at least have little electric heaters like he does. Do you have hot water? ;) He has to boil water. It takes him about an hour and a half to fill a bathtub with hot water so he can bathe or wash clothes.
My mother still tells stories of her trip to romania. She was told to bring a bath stopper because apparently her hotel didn't have one! She keeps talking about going back there one day.
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So is Patty Duke really the mother of a hobbit?
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We were talking last night about Raquel Welch possibly doing a screen test for Jennifer in VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (or at least of her being considered for it, which I'm sure she was). I have those two DVDs of Fox screen tests, and I need to see if there's one on there of Raquel as Jennifer. I've watched it, but it's been awhile and I honestly can't remember. I remember that Sharon Tate's screen test is on one of the discs (the scene with Tony in the freezing park), but she's SO much better in the film than in the screen test.
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DR George, I don't know, I have heard that term before though. All I know is that I have never seen anyone in Montreal who has one. Although apparently in DR Emily's neck of the woods everyone has them :)
I know my area is far to declasse to have something like that.
And Jennifer, dear, I hope things with thatman get better :(
Mark and THEGIRL.... sniff.. you broke my heart.
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Are those screen test DVDs worthwhile?
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For the longest time Sam Astin was rumored to be Lucille Ball's grandson, but turned out to be that Michael Tell was his father who Patty was married to for a month when she was in one of her manic depressive moments.
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Now that is confusing! Is Sean Astin the son of Patty Duke and John Astin? The Michael Tell (?) reference means nothing to me.
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Sean Astin biological father was Michael Tell. John Astin adopted him when he was 3 years old. Desi Arnez Jr. is not his father
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However Mackenzie Astin's father is an Astin and his mother is a Duke
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Which reminds me when I have seen reruns of the old "game show" Tattletales its interesting to see how many married couples are no longer married. My favorite couple was Dick Sargeant and Fannie Flagg who could get one question right. looking back it is not hard to understand why.
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Thanks Michael. Now I think I've got it. The Desi reference explains the Ball reference. I had read neither before - hence my confusion. We adopted children have an interests in such lives. (the "We" refers to another Kimlet and myself of course).
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Now if I can establish that Lucille Ball was a Welsh miner then she could be the mother of Michael.
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...I have just found who the parents are of Sam in LOTR. It never occured to me that these people could give birth to a hobbit - and my favourite character too. No names in case there is anyone else out there is as ignorant as I am.
Can we mention that Daddy has worked for Jackson, too?
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I like those screen test DVDs. Had some interesting screen tests for THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Mia Farrow going for Leisl) and Judy Garland's wardrobe tests for DOLLS. Raquel Welch is on it testing for a part in OUR MAN FLINT (which she didn't get). Besides Sharon Tate's DOLLS test, it also has one of Patty Duke's tests for the movie. Walter Matthau testing for THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH.
I'd like lots more, of course, but they're OK.
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Oh, congratulations to the newest god in our midst. There's room on my cloud for many more! :D
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Fred Karlin did the music for the 1981 miniseries Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls with Catherine Hicks as Anne, Jean Simmons as Helen, Veronica Hamel as Jennifer, and Lisa Hartman as Neely. Bert Convy was Tony, David Birney was Lyon, and James Coburn was Henry Bellamy.
Mrs. Clint Black was Neely?!?
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How blase I've become! Congratulations and welcome. Entry to HHW Heaven is for some "A Quiet Thing".
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Well I am going to sleep and listen to Roger Ebert's commentary for Casablanca to help me fall alseep,
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Yes, Lisa Hartman was Neely, and she was terrible, but so was everyone. Even though the 1967 movie also changed it from a period drama covering many years to a more modern piece, it still had lots of old fashioned notions (like longterm studio contracts for films stars, etc.). The 1981 miniseries did away with all of that. It was totally modern (and thoroughly awful.)
I say this because I must have read the original book 20 times. Terrible writing, but a good read.
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Thanks Michael. Now I think I've got it. The Desi reference explains the Ball reference. I had read neither before - hence my confusion. We adopted children have an interests in such lives. (the "We" refers to another Kimlet and myself of course).
Did somebody call me? ? ?
Sorry, i was busy watching the DVD of the British QAF.
Well, I'm here now. . .what's to discuss? ? ?
Oh! a new deity!
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DR Ann: Shouldn't you be on a surf board or up a palm tree? Did you notice that the State flag of Hawaii still has a Union Jack?
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Did I miss a post from A Quiet Thing? I hate that. I'll have to go back and look now.
I do believe we iz havin' a postin' frenzy here. I love that.
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It seems that the Washingtonians and I having been meeting up around this time quite a bit. . .don't it?
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Maybe I misread Tom's post. It made it seem like we have a new person here - but I don't see any posts from said new person. So, maybe I misread Tom's post. Or, maybe I misread Tom's post - that's always a possibility, too. I do think we're going over two hundred tonight - I feel certain. I started watching Mr. Mario Bava's marvelously weird Blood and Black Lace on a new German DVD that's enhanced for widescreen (unlike the US release) and whose transfer is amazingly colorful. But, I'm just not in a movie mood tonight, don't know why really.
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Just a quiet entry to the world above by a new GOD BK.
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Ah, now I see. Like a god with his head above the clouds you're a Hainsie/Kimlet god!
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Good evening DRs, and esteemed and sultry BK --
Kerry and I went to a real movie theatre tonight, and saw "Somethings Gotta Give." I really enjoyed it, and Diane Keaton gave a marvelous performance (which I expected). The surprise for me, was that Jack Nicholson didn't just rely on over-mugging, but actually created a believable, flawed character with more than one dimension. Also, it provided many good "right out loud" laughs for me. It was a very enjoyable outing, and then we came home and watched the Kennedy Center honors, 4/5ths of which I enjoyed immensely. Seeing Itzak Perlman's kids on stage made me all verklempt.
Sugar sends a big "welcome back home" to Roller !!
Time to toddle off now. Sleep good, and don't forget to turn off the light BK. 8)
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There are twenty-two people perusing this board! Eleven of them are guests. Come on in, guests, the water's fine. We'd love you to make a post or three, oh, yes, we'd love you to make a post or three. But, if you are not so disposed, then read away.
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Good evening!
WOW! I go away for a few hours, and come back to a loverly number of posts!
My trip to the mall was.. OK. Just OK. Most of the stores I went into - and I didn't go into many - were cleaned out already. Some even looked like they had re-arranged their displays to "hide" the low stock. And anything that was bargain priced, seemed to be bargain priced for a reason - ugly, non-functional, still-overpriced, or all of the above. However...
I had seen an ad for Nordstrom's in the morning paper, and a pair of shoes they were advertising caught my eye. I had never really shopped at Nordstrom's just walked through it, but I decided to give it a try. What a pleasantly surprising experience. As soon as I walked into the shoe department, at least three or four clerks offered their assistance. Once I found a pair of shoes I was interested in - which were the ones I saw advertised - "Anna" came over, and offered to pull a pair in my size from the back room. She came back with my size and one and half-size bigger - "just in case". Well, the "just in case" ones were just a hair too big, but the other pair was just right - and sooooo comfy. Anna put them at the counter for me, and brought me back a claim ticket so that I could just present it at the cash register when I was ready to check out. I started looking at the other shoes - nice selection even on the sale racks - and there were some good deals too! Most of the shoes on the non-sale racks were out of my price-range - well, any shoe over $100.00 is out of my price range - it just seems weird to have something on my body that costs the same as a minor car repair. However, there were some other shoes on special, and I'll most likely go back in a few days and try a few more pairs on when I have more time to browse. So, after heading to the cash register, presenting my slip, and finishing the sale, I walked away with a new pair of "winter mocs". I'm sure I'll be putting them to good use.
I also made a stop into Sur La Table and Williams-Sonoma. The only things on sale in both stores were seasonal items. I'm not a big fan of serving dishes that only come out once a year, so I passed them on by. *But there was this one $60.00 (sale price) porcelain pie whistle at Sur La Table I almost bought...not!
Then came Macy's... They too were pretty cleaned out - at least in the home department - and their Christmas stuff seemed pretty picked over too by that time. I came across a crockpot that was on clearance for $13.00 - originally $35.00 - so I held onto that. Then I found a neat blue metallic frame that was also on clearance, and added that to my take. Then came a truly sobering moment...
Now I know I have put back on some of the weight that I lost over the past year, and I know I've been allowing myself some spluging diet-wise the past few weeks, but... I came across of display of bathroom scales that were on sale... I stepped on one... WHOA! I stepped on another model just to make sure it was the scale and not me... WHOA! It was me, not the scale...Ugh! It's not bad, but bad enough to make me buy a new body-fat monitoring scale... and to make me get back on the wagon pronto! I'm getting a head start on my New Year's resolution.
But I did get some good deals on the crockpot, picture frame and scale. And even though my "extra discount" coupon applied to only one of the items - the frame - I didn't even break $50.00. Not bad.
I was going to check out the Men's Clothing department, but after the Scale Incident, I just wasn't in the mood to look for clothes.. Besides, it was getting late, and I had to head to the theatre...
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Isn't it funny? The minute I mention that there are eleven count them eleven guests, three of the depart, as if my very mentioning their presence was a threat to their national security. As if they suddenly went on Orange Alert. I suppose it can just be fun to see what's going on here, but it's ever so much MORE fun to join our merry troupe. Of course, some of those guests might just be, well, they might just be UIs. That would be my guess. If so, I wish them all a merry Christmas.
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For td.
Young Mr Jackman.
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Man, they drop like flies so quickly - people come, people go, like Grand Hotel.
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WOW! There does seem to be quite the posting frenzy going on right now!
...We had a good show tonight. And some of the actors seemed to be trying out some new line readings tonight - nothing drastic, just different... and fun.
Before the show, the greenroom tables started filling up with various and sundried Christmas goodies: cookies of all sorts, chocolates, fudge, caramel corn, chocolate covered espresso beans... Hmm.. maybe that's why the show seemed a bit peppier tonight?!?!? ;)
We did have one "laugh out loud in the pit moment". During the last sequence in "Take Me To The Fair", our Guenevere jumped the last set of rhyming "challenges".
"You'll open wide him?"
-"I'll subdivide him!"
..."You'll open wide him?"
....-"I'll subdivide him."
Oops! She had jumped the "You disconnect him?" "I'll vivisect him." lines... and couldn't think fast enough to backtrack... The conductor just got this really big grin on his face, while a bunch of us under the stage just started laughing out loud with questioning looks on our faces. -You may have had to be there.
The gremlin in my keyboard also made another appearance tonight. When I played one of the exposed bell cues, the decay did this "wobble" thing and settled down a half-step lower. ??? Even some of the players heard it and wondered, "What the ???" A few nights ago, the note sounded a half-step lower, but the decay came up to the right pitch. Who knows? At least it keeps it interesting.
And the final tally for our fundraising drive was $22,000.75!!! Half will go to BC/EFA and half will go to Food & Friends. Many thanks to all who gave money to the cause.
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DR Jason - Will you be working Benvenuto Cellini tomorrow? ;)
-Continue to enjoy your time at home!
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DR Panni - Any DVD player update?
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Yes, Panni, don't keep us in suspense.
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Wow! Tomovoz! You could say he's got biceps to spare, couldn't you?
But, is every last inch of him covered with hair? ? ?
Young Hugh, Old Hugh. . .and just think of the anagrams one could make of that! ! !
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td. I much prefer the original QAF. The USA version is fun but the UK characters had more depth. I loved the honesty in the portrayal of the youngest character - too young for an American audience to accept I gather.
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td: He was a wonderful Gaston and then went on to play Joe in "Sunset". I have never seen bad press about the man. He played a prisoner in a TV series here and was a hearththrob for people on both sides of the fence before he took so naturally to the musical stage.
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td. I much prefer the original QAF. The USA version is fun but the UK characters had more depth. I loved the honesty in the portrayal of the youngest character - too young for an American audience to accept I gather.
I agree with you entirely.
Another dear reader had sent me the videotapes of QAF:Brit, and only recently did I upgrade those to dvd. As far as QAF:American goes. . .well, I wrote about it somewhere in the distant past:
http://www.dvdlaunch.com/queerasfolkseason1.html (http://www.dvdlaunch.com/queerasfolkseason1.html)
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Did Hugh do his stint as Joe opposite Deborah Byrne? ? ? ?
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YEAH! Over 200 posts! Happy, BK? ;)
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Indeed Hugh and Deborah together. Brilliant performances.
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Indeed Hugh and Deborah together. Brilliant performances.
I may not be a god yet, but, my Show Queenliness is showing. :o
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I don't remember who was posting earlier about having pancakes, but der Brucer must have picked up on the vibes, because when I asked him what he wanted for dinner, he said "Pancakes!"
We ended up going to the grocery store, because he also wanted sausage with his pancakes, and all we had on hand was bacon and some very tired looking scrapple. Finishing off the meal were some Stouffers Harvest Apples.
I also picked up some fresh snow peas and bean sprouts, because I want to do something asian-ish tomorrow to go with the roast pork I've got planned.
Speaking of roasting, has anyone out there tried using a digital probe thermometer yet? I've got one, made by Polder, and it's great. It consists of a battery-powered computer unit, and a probe with a long wire attached. The probe goes into the meat, the wire is flexible so you can shut the oven door on it, and the other end plugs into the computer part. You can either use it as a timer, or program it to let you know when what you're cooking reaches the temperature you want. Even better, you can punch in the type of meat you're cooking (beef, ground beef, veal, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey) and what done-ness you want, and it will beep you when the meat has finished cooking! Nifty gadget.
(But it's not the best tool when cooking pancakes. :-\)
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I am going to leave that digital probe thermometer comment alone. I think I am on a South Park site. No-way is this a ShowQueens site. Oh my goodness! I keep telling people I don't own a Judy Garland Cd.
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Pumpkin time for me... Goodnight.
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Are we all waiting for Fagin to post? I know there are people out there in the dark. Speaking of "Sunset", I had the pleasure of seeing Betty Buckley and John Barrowman in the show.They were great. Deborah Byrne and Hugh Jackman were better. The show on the other hand.....! Well it was better than "The Beautiful Game"
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Little BK, Happy at Last.
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I am all alone in Washington! Holy cow. To use the other adjective would be insensitive and tasteless.
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Whoops! I am not alone. I am however much happier.
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I'm not waiting for Fagin. . .i'm toddling off to bed, where I shall finish reading WICKED (third time round on this marvelous book), then snore my way straight on til morning. . .
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I bought Colin Gregory Maguire's "Lost" for Christmas. He loved "Wicked" and I could not find a copy of "Confessions Of An Ugly Step Sister". Must look again this week as I have a book voucher to "spend".
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Whew! Just caught up on the posts from yesterday and today. I'm glad to hear that everyone had a nice Christmas!
DR Jay--glad to hear Roller came home! :)
Goodnight all!
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I may not be a god yet, but, my Show Queenliness is showing. :o
I am going to leave that digital probe thermometer comment alone. I think I am on a South Park site. No-way is this a ShowQueens site. Oh my goodness! I keep telling people I don't own a Judy Garland Cd.
I'm not a Show Queen, I'm a Theatre Fig! ;)
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Good evening from Hawaii. I am getting tan here. My mother says that's not a good thing. Melanoma runs in our family. Hmmm... But I love the beach, what can I say. Jose, I'm with you. I made the mistake of stepping on a scale yesterday...Whoa Nellie...I'm gonna have to lay off the christmas sweets. But I still fit into my new swimsuit, thank goodness.
Oh yes, VERY glad to hear of Roller's improvement.
Well, I suppose I should attempt to get some sleep...
'night all
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DVD Update - I replugged everything -- and it's still turning colors.
Thanks for the advice re the wires, etc. - I'll move the actual DVD player tomorrow, see if that helps (which I doubt). If it doesn't, DVD players are so cheap now that I might buy another one somewhere it can be returned with no problems. I'll try the new one and see if it works. If not, screw it. I've been feeling sorta low, always happens this time of year, so I don't really much care right now. Been trying to keep my cheerful face on because my daughter is visiting -- and because everyone is expected to be oh so cheerful this time of year.
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Last call, last call.
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I am going to leave that digital probe thermometer comment alone. I think I am on a South Park site. No-way is this a ShowQueens site. Oh my goodness! I keep telling people I don't own a Judy Garland Cd.
Ozzie, you seriously don't own a Judy Garland CD? Everybody, straight or gay, should own JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL. It is an incredible testament to her talent.