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Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on January 01, 2004, 12:03:22 AM
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Well, you've read the first notes of the New Year (if you haven't and you don't then you are taking a chance that a pox will befall you), so you know the routine. To it, I say.
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Let's start off 2004 with a bang, shall we?
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Now that didn't work, now did it Jason? ;)
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Nevermind...
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A Sondheim reference! ;D
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Happy New Year!
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Now that is a BANG if ever I saw one.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!
(okay, I know that was a few minutes late...what can I say, I got distracted)
Now I get to wait 2 more hours to celebrate New Years over here. Oh the joy of time zones.
Goodnight all
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Happy New Year eleven guests!
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BUEK!
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2004 is a much better number than 2003. A great year to all. I have a GOOD feeling about this one.
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Let's have the most marvelous year by starting out with the most marvelous day!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TWELVE GUESTS!
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I'm going to start out this most marvelous of days by having a most marvelous sleep...starting in about five minutes! Goodnight all and have a great "New Year's Day" Day!
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I will be hitting the hay soon myslef, although what the hay did to deserve being hit I have no idea. But, I'll stay up a little while longer because this is just too too much fun.
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Is the partay over? Is it time to call it a day? Or is the partay just beginning?
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My first task of the new year (HHW time zone) is to peruse my DVD collection. I have no idea when things were released but I shall list the DVD's I bought or received as gifts in 2003. The Movies list is easier. I only saw the following:
LOTR TT
Finding Nemo
A Mighty Wind
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.
Chicago.
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Prospero Ano Nuevo!
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DVDs of the year:
LOTR TT (Extended Version)
Chicago
Finding Nemo
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
A Mighty Wind
The Legend Of 1900
Last Orders
Spirited Away
Castle in The Sky
Cambridge Spies
Plus:
Barbara Cook Mostly sondheim
Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Chess - Swedish Production
Kiss Me Kate (Mr Barrett & Co.)
Passion
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Happy New Year to you all as I make my first post of 2004. We leave London later today (boo hoo) and return to New York City. It will be culture shock after 16 days of English accents and pleasant people and an unlimited tube pass, to return to New York City. Ah, well, it must be done.
Enjoy your day my friends.
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Happy New Year DR Laura. Are you allowed to be up this late? Or is it this early?
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Happy New Year to all the Dear Readers.
We just got back from our sparkling (a word we haven't used here recently) soup-tasting party. This is the night that DR Sandra loves above all others -- the night we all play games and she really comes out of her shell. We played Cranium and Catch Phrase, and we all went out at midnight and shouted "Fresh Fish!" Then we toasted the New Year with sparkling apple juice.
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Why thank you, Tom of Oz.
I guess the four cups of coffee was a bad idea, huh?
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I was in slumberland when the ball dropped at midnight. I must get ready for work. But here is a partial list
DVDs of the year: (No particular order)
Special Editions
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Version
The Lion King with its special home theater remix soundtrack
Finding Nemo
Once Upon a Time in the West (A wonderful restoration & remastering)
Lawrence of Arabia (Superbit remaster)
Casablanca (2 disc reissue)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
20,000 Leagues Udner the Sea
Metroplolis (Restored authorized Edition)
and although these were not really in any special editions some favorite films were issued on DVD and really enjoyed watching them several times.
Chicago
Kiss Me Kate London Revical with Mr. Brent Barrett
The Haunting
Wait Until Dark
No Way To Treat a Lady
Hello Dolly!
Where Eagles Dare
Copehagen
The Producers
It's My Party
Jeffey
Sunset Blvd.
All About Eve
Two Concert DVDS
Barbara Cook Mostly sondheim
Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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Hey good morning everyone. Happy 2004.
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Bang!*
Good morning!
What a lovely and amazing number of posts from last night - I will catch up on them when I get back up to Fairfax later today. *I'm currently back home in Richmond on my roomie's computer, so...
I just wanted to check in and say HI! And wish everyone a great 2004! I had a lovely New Year's Eve with Steve - and theatre people can be so fun and funny sometimes! :D
*Bang.. hmm.. I think I just heard two of them outside... I hope they were just a car backfiring or something like that... No sirens in the air, so... I'm OK - just interesting...
Later.
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My favorite DVDs of the year:
Best Picture and sound combination: FINDING NEMO
Best Sound mix: the new enhanced mix for THE LION KING
Best video quality: CHICAGO
Most enjoyable experiences (other than those named above):
THE HAUNTING (Robert Wise version)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
SORDID LIVES
INDIANA JONES boxed set
CSI - Season 2
SHERLOCK HOLMES COLLECTION - Vol 1 and 2 (Basil Rathbone series)
THE BOURNE IDENTITY
ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY
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And the problem I face is that I've got many here that I'm sure would have qualified, but I didn't have time to watch them in 2003 like LA STRADA, ONE TWO THREE, TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, FIREFLY.
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Happy New Year Morning all!
Thank you for the compliments on my doggies, MBarnum. The big boy sitting up is Bear and the one laying down is Brandi.
I have to tell those with pets that get upset with fireworks/thunder/loud noise, I was talking with a lady at the local dog park about how upset Bear gets at New Years and the 4th of July. She told me to try something called Rescue Remedy that you get at your local health food store. It's all natural. Humans use it at times of stress but she said it worked wonders for her dog.
I bought a bottle and gave Bear 6 drops last night in a Vienna Sausage (I always keep a can of those on hand for pill giving) and he handled the fireworks like a champ! I couldn't believe it. He growled a few times but stayed laying down instead of racing around the house like a mad dog.
He's up this morning with no seeming ill effects either. He's at my feet as I type this, chewing on a few Milk Bones. I can now highly recommend Rescue Remedy. I may have to try it myself the next time I feel stressed. Maybe it would help when I have to do a presentation at work.
Sorry I didn't mean to go on and on about this but when I find something helpful, I like to pass it along.
I'm so glad we all made it thought the night with no problems. I was in bed shortly after ten as I thought I would be. I woke at about 8 minutes after midnight with all the loud bangs around here. Bear was peacefully asleep at the time so I turned over and went back to sleep myself.
Well, I have a Rose Parade to watch. Have a good first day all! We'll be having the traditional pork/Sauerkraut and mashed potatoes for News Years Day dinner. I think that’s a German thing. Here in the South I know most have black-eye beans and ham hocks but I’ve never tried that. What do ya’ll have?
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AFAIC, the past year was a banner year for films/television/concerts on dvd, so many choice, so little time.
My Favorite DVD releases of 2003:
1. FINDING NEMO
2. THE INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES
3. SLEEPING BEAUTY
4. Warner's COLE PORTER COLLECTION: KISS ME, KATE, LES GIRLS, SILK STOCKINGS and BROADWAY MELODY
5. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
6. HELLO, DOLLY!
7. MGM'S "gay" series: THE SUM OF US, BENT, JEFFREY, IT'S MY PARTY
8. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON FIVE
9. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
10. CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
RUNNERS UP:
11. PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN
12. KINO'S American Film Theater Series, most notably JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
13. ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY
14. WEST SIDE STORY (double disc; did anyone else realize that the single disc with the white label is PAN AND SCAN! ! !? ? ?)
15. A MIGHTY WIND
16. Paramount's Peter Bogdonavich series: DAISY MILLER, TARGETS, PAPER MOON.
also rans:
THE LION KING
MGM's Double Feature Discs which included (finally) THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LADY DRACULA
THE BILLY WILDER COLLECTION featuring the new to dvd AVANTI, PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, KISS ME STUPID and ONE TWO THREE.
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
SWEET CHARITY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE IN BARCELONA
OKLAHOMA! (London Cast)
X-MEN 2
SCROOGE
PRETTY BABY
DVD disappointments:
THE BARBRA STREISAND COLLECTION - although the films look and sound magnificent, the so-called Streisand commentaries bite the big one.
DIE ANOTHER DAY - or, the dumbing down of Bond even further than when Roger Moore was starring.
Best dvd trend of 2003:
the Walmart $5.88 bin
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Happy New Year!
I have a hot pot of coffee awaiting me. It's cold and raining here today. Raining dreadfully! Raining mercilessly! Raining on our parade and preventing us from parading around with our roses! It's the rain of all rains, thus far -- probably the rainiest rain we have had in a couple of years. And it's supposed to rain ALL DAY!
I have delusions today (oh! yes! I HAVE delusions!) of going out to see LOTR:TROTK! But, alas, this "r-a-i-n" has also afflicted me with fetal-position-itis! And it's not pretty. But it IS comfy! And the house is warm and I have a fireplace and firelogs aplenty.
I'm totally jiggy with most of the DVD choices others have listed....including Michael Shayne's mention of the superbit "Lawrence of Arabia" which blew me away more than virtually any other DVD film presentation of the year. "Finding Nemo," "Sleeping Beauty," "LOTR: The Two Towers" are all at the top of my list, too!
My fingers want me to start typing more lists, but my mind is listless, I tell you...totally listless this morning.
Have a wonderful, joyous, DRY day my warm, wonderful, funny friends. (Oh! Uh--oh! I had a flashback to my yout...long may it remain a pleasant memory! It had to do with the song "I'm in the Mood For Love" -- which I'm not, by the way. And it went, "I'm in the mood for love, simply because you're near me. Funny butt....funny butt? Funny Butt! You've got the cutest little funny butt!" I guess you had to be there and then!).
DR Jason: Thank you so much for the photos from Broadway! I appreciate the one of the Gershwin very much!
Adieu til later.
Auguri!
(And to the karma-taker who started my New Year off by booing me: I GIVE it to you gladly because I think you need it MUCH more than I! You helped me resolve to continue being outspoken in this forum. Thank you!!!)
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A good 2004 morning to all! I'm doing my first day of the new year house cleaning today. Late last night I sent out a mass e-mailing to many people (but sent each individually, copying the text) wishing them "a happy, healthy, prosperous, fulfilling 2204!"
And I hadn't even had a drink...
Got back several responses this morning saying that, although the wish was a fine one, they didn't think they'd make it quite that far.
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Panni, you gave me my first big laugh of 2004! Thank you! LOL!
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That would have given me a laugh, too, but I didn't get said e-mail.
I'm didn't really fall asleep until four - had so many things running around in my head. So, I just awoke and am ready to relax and smell the roses or the coffee or the Diet Coke or whatever needs smelling.
And it wouldn't be a New Year unless I began it with: Where in tarnation IS everyone? We mustn't have a New Low on the New Year.
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Well, woke up this first day of 2004 to lots and lots more snow, about 5 inches it looks like. Guess that will keep me home and off the streets today! LOL! Fortunately I have a 4 day weekend! Should get lots of DVD watching done today as well as some writing projects.
Hope everyone's first day of the new year is starting out grand! I want to hear all about JRand53's partay in the big city!
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Happy New Year! Did everyone watch the Rose Parade? It runs through the heart of my home town and concludes only about a mile from my house. Of course, I watch it on TV. No sense in dealing with chilly overcast weather and crowds when the best views are right on TV!
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I haven't watched the Rose Parade in ages, but I do stop and smell the roses and occasionally a parade whenever I have time.
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Good morning everyone from warm but very wet Hawaii!
Luckily it was dry last night so we were able to go down to the beach and watch the fireworks. That was fun. But this morning we awoke to torrential amounts of rain. No beach today, I guess.
I'll post more later when I'm fully awake...
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Jay's List of Best Films of 2003:
Mystic River
The Station Agent
Lost In Translation
The Triplets of Belleville
Big Fish
Pieces of April
House of Sand and Fog
In America
21 Grams
Km. 0
Elephant
L'Auberge Espagnole
I am not the first to note that 2003 was a terrific year for documentaries. Here's my list of the best ones I saw last year:
Winged Migration
Spellbound
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
Amandla!
Lost in LaMancha
(I'm not sure if the first two on this list qualify as 2003 or 2002 movies, but I saw them in 2003.)
In 2003, I also saw the worst film I've ever seen. Not the worst of 2003, the worst ever. What really puzzles me is that this picture shows up on the top ten list by one of the L.A. Times' film critics. It was made in Portugal, and its name, so you can avoid it, is O, Fantasma.
Worst American film, hands down, was Girls Will Be Girls.
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Why can't you go to the beach in the rain?
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Why, if it were raining today I would hate straight for the beach. However, it is not raining today so I will head straight for the couch.
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I haven't watched the Rose Parade in ages, but I do stop and smell the roses and occasionally a parade whenever I have time.
With all the mounted units (don't even go there, Dear Reader TCB) in this parade, I am confident it was a most fragrant event. Maybe that's why they use so many flowers. To mask the scent.
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bk - how right you are. I love beaches in the rain. Water is water, after all, so you end up getting wet either way. But my dear best friend, who was born and raised here in Hawaii, somehow got it into her head that unless she is able to lie on the sand in the bright sun, it's not a beach-worthy day. I, being a good guest, go along with it.
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How could I have left off SORDID LIVES!!! This was my #1 DVD of the past year. I watched if more times than any other film. I cannot recommend it more. If you haven't seen it. Rent it! Buy It! Borrow it! A great film
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I would add to my best DVDs the You Bet Your Life set, the funniest thing I've seen all year. Also, my region 2 DVD of La Dolce Vita, the first time this film has ever been presented on home video correctly, and in a gorgeous transfer to boot. Oh, and The Swimmer - who would have ever thought we'd see this on DVD, let alone looking so good.
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Jason thank you for the wonderful photos! Having been parents on the receiving end of similar calls, Keith and I want to know if your parents understood a word of what you said last night. LOL
MBarnum you got snow and Portland got snow but all we got was rain. So much for the weather forecast of snow all night.
Jay, Keith and I along with friends, including Penny (yes?) whom I notice is on board this morning, went to the parade. Keith & I did this several years in a row. I don’t remember if Penny went more than once. Of course we were very young at the time. This morning I recorded the parade and if I have time will watch it later.
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Danise fortunately Echo is great with storms and fireworks. :) If not I would certainly try the rescue remedy. I know what a pain a dog that is fearful can be. We had a Samoyed once that always informed us when a storm was approaching. Summers in the east were very difficult on her.
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Jane: Yes, they understood it. My dad sounded like he'd been sleeping (what little bit I could hear when he was speaking to me.) I'd like to think that he was just sleeping and not in the middle of something unseemly, considering my parents had the house to themselves last night. We won't go there any further. I felt like 1) they should know that I was out having a good time and I was totally sober (I rang in the New Year with a bottle of Aquafina. I don't drink, but for some reason, even at the age of 27, I feel like I have to prove to them that I'm not out getting sloshed...I'm weird like that) and 2) I wanted them to know where I was just in case something happened, which I really wasn't expecting, but I wanted to take that precaution just in case. From the sound of it, they really couldn't have cared less, so...I dunno.
I'm glad you liked the pictures. I posted one especially for TCB and he's not said a darn word about it. That's gratitude for ya! ;)
I may post a few more today, but not as many as last night.
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This gentleman was guarding the Hershey Store in Times Square yesterday. Machine guns and chocolate...what a strange pairing...
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I wish I could settle in and watch DVDs, but I'm picking a friend up at the airport at 3:00 today, and then we're going to have a Chinese dinner. Tonight, DVDs for sure! I put in NORTH BY NORTHWEST finally today, and was simply astounded by the clarity, depth, and rich color. It's obvious I need to rewatch every DVD I own on this TV set to understand how truly wonderful DVDs and how great this set is!
A couple of DVDs for me to add: Hitchcock's NOTORIOUS and SPELLBOUND (Criterion editions).
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Broadway! Broadway! How great you are...
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For some reason, I really like this picture. This is the Weston (?) Hotel on 42nd Street. You can see part of the Loews movie theatre sign in the bottom right hand corner...
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Jane: Yes, they understood it. My dad sounded like he'd been sleeping (what little bit I could hear when he was speaking to me.) I'd like to think that he was just sleeping and not in the middle of something unseemly, considering my parents had the house to themselves last night. We won't go there any further. I felt like 1) they should know that I was out having a good time and I was totally sober (I rang in the New Year with a bottle of Aquafina. I don't drink, but for some reason, even at the age of 27, I feel like I have to prove to them that I'm not out getting sloshed...I'm weird like that) and 2) I wanted them to know where I was just in case something happened, which I really wasn't expecting, but I wanted to take that precaution just in case. From the sound of it, they really couldn't have cared less, so...I dunno.
I’m sitting here chuckling. I’m sure your parents were very pleased you called and appreciated the Aquafina. I know we would. I expect our Portland child is sleeping and we won’t know how our other son fared until he returns from Budapest to Romania.
Thanks for the new pictures. :)
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Well it is indeed 2004, and I am inde3ed absolutely exhausted. I had 10-ish friends over last night (I say 10-ish because people were coming and going...the average at one time was 10), and I think we finally decided to retire at 5. And we were woken at 8:45 to run out and get donuts. I need at least 4 hours of sleep to be fully functional, and it's not working at the moment.
I don't really have any "Favorite 2003 DVD releases", because I almost never watch our DVD's anyway. The one movie I adore is Pirates of the Caribbean, but it's obviously not one of the best movies of the year. Thoroughly entertaining.
Yes, MBarnum, I haz returned from my crazily hectic life. Thanks to everyone for your "welcome back's". I still don't like that picture of Laura and I, I look like a 10 year old with a mouth full 'o metal. Eh. I am sophisticated and glamourous and ravishing now, I look nothing like a 10 year old. Hah.
I'm so glad that the Golddigger Girls (and Jason) had a good time in NYC! ANd I'm glad WICKED was to your liking. Sooomeday, I will be able to come on these trip-type-things.
I spent almost $400 on clothing and shoes yesterday. I now have a new coat, 3 new outfits, and 2 new pairs of shoes. I have gotten my MAMMA MIA outfit that ma mere made me buy. I must say, it is wonderful. A hot pink dress shirt with tiny plum stripes all over it, and flowy black pants, with leather mary jane's for le footwear. I shall be the belle of DC, :).
Jose, will you be there on January 18th?
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Sarah: Nothing "swishy"? Are you abandoning your trademark as if it were an old fashion trend?
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The hotel depicted in the photograph above (post 52) is, I believe, the stupidest building ever built in New York. A total embarrassment that might possibly not look out of place in Miami, but here it's a roll-your-eyes, scratch-your-head, ask "What were they THINKING?" eyesore. It violates every principle of good design. *shudder*
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DR Jane - Your son spent new Year's eve in Budapest? Bet he had a good time. I do miss being among Hungarians. It's strange to leave your homeland when you're young. Sort of like shedding one skin and putting on another. When I'm with Hungarians (Hungarians I like, that is) I feel different. More at home in my skin. In Boulder, one of my best friends was a Hungarian musician. She combined two of my favorite things in the world - Music and Magyar.
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Happy New Year to you, too, Noel. Sorry for offending your eyes with such an eyesore.
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I still don't like that picture of Laura and I, I look like a 10 year old with a mouth full 'o metal. Eh. I am sophisticated and glamourous and ravishing now, I look nothing like a 10 year old. Hah.
I know how you feel about pictures. I don't like the one Keith posted of me. How about you post picture you do like of yourself, one that shows off your more sophisticated look. It is certainly a look I have never been able to master. Maybe you can give me some tips.
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DR Jane: My name change was just because I thought it was a good idea - WFO had used "Tomovoz" and it did sound a touch "romantic and exotic". I was hoping for erotic but you can't have everything depsite the "drag" names from yesterday's posts. Belately (I wrote bleatedly first but there were no sheep) thanks again for the photos - great to see all the family.
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DR Jane - Your son spent new Year's eve in Budapest? Bet he had a good time. I do miss being among Hungarians. It's strange to leave your homeland when you're young. Sort of like shedding one skin and putting on another. When I'm with Hungarians (Hungarians I like, that is) I feel different. More at home in my skin. In Boulder, one of my best friends was a Hungarian musician. She combined two of my favorite things in the world - Music and Magyar.
I felt that way just leaving California and moving around the east coast. LOL
Keith is a quarter Magyar. His grandmother came to America in 1914 from Ujvidek—which is now Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
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Bruce, I am absolutely fascinated by THE SWIMMER and sort of stop and watch it anytime I happen to catch it on. Oddly enough, I don't ever recall catching it from the beginning.
Last night the lovely wife and I watched a wonderful production of THE SEAGULL with Frank Langella, Blythe Danner, Lee Grant, and Kevin McCarthy. Then saw the new year in with the South Park Marathon going on the Comedy Channel, with a quick slip over to Dick Clark and the Ball-dropping. Did I actually see Dick Clark kissing the never-seen Mrs. Clark last night?
All this because I never could find Guy Lombardo last night!
Today I shall loll around like so much fish.
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DR Jane: My name change was just because I thought it was a good idea - WFO had used "Tomovoz" and it did sound a touch "romantic and exotic". I was hoping for erotic but you can't have everything depsite the "drag" names from yesterday's posts. Belately (I wrote bleatedly first but there were no sheep) thanks again for the photos - great to see all the family.
It does flow more easily. Thanks for the explanation.
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DR Danise: My female dog "Fosca" is very prone to thunderstorm anxiety. I shall try the "Rescue Remedy" on her next time. Our VET has given us valium for her and then suggests we take it if it doesn't work on the dog! RR is advertised on the radio here so I must check it out. I guess I could make Fosca a good cup of chamile tea as well. I assume some dogs are mores sensitive to changes in air pressure and can detect storms and high winds hours before they eventuate. Our male dog "Magnus" only thinks about food.
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Yes, The Swimmer is a one-off totally strange movie that I am addicted to.
Jason: I think Noel was just stating an opinion, not criticizing your posting the phote.
What in tarnation is a phote? I'm thinking about food now, and perhaps when I've decided what I want I'll take a phote of it.
Just got off the phone with Harvey Schmidt, who tells me he's working non-stop on the Kritzer Time cover art, and that I'll have it no later than the end of next week - possibly sooner. VERY exciting.
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Great News about the Kritzer Time cover, Bruce!
After I went to sleep last night, I woke up. And you know what? It was raining. It was snowing yesterday and now it's raining. AND I have to go to Seattle to visit my ex-boyfriend (the long distance didn't make for a good relationship). Anyway, we're still friends, so that's good.
As for my top DVDs of the year. I'm not limiting it to just 10...so here are my top favorites (that I actually own):
1776
Chicago
Far From Heaven
Finding Nemo
Futurama (the complete first season)
Futurama (the complete second season)
Kiss Me, Kate (with the WSMA Brent Barrett)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Scrooge
Soap (the complete first season)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (the movie)
What's Up, Doc?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Those are my 12 favorite DVDs that I got this year.
Now, off to Seattle (with a stop at Krispy Kreme). Have a good day, everyone!!
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What to eat, what to eat, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to have a big sandwich or to have fast food or to go somewhere, well, there's the rub.
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I love THE SWIMMER. It's totally mesmerizing. When I first saw it I wanted to replicate what Lancaster did, 'cept I was living in Canada (not too many pools) and I hate getting wet. Oh well. ...Why oh why are they remaking it???
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They're remaking The Swimmer? A thirty-five year old box-office disaster that happens to be an almost perfect film? Why indeed. Hollywood is truly truly bankrupt and I don't know that it will ever recover from its current malaise.
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Bruce, why don't you have a small sandwich and a small side of...something small. BIG is not what you want to be thinking, nor is fast food. Eat in as much as you can.
YOU CAN DO IT BRUCE! I have faith in you that you can achieve your goals. Don't give up now, you're THIS much closer to making it! Think about how good it will feel to feel better about yourSELF.
This has been a pumped up message from Swishy.
Ron: The flowy black pants could also be called Swishy black pants, but Swishy was SO last season. Pants that are baggy throughout, yet tailored, are le look. They must f-l-o-o-o-o-o-w, thus the basis of the term "flowy pants". This does not apply to jeans. Baggy jeans should be outlawed. Slightly loose jeans on guys is fine, but when you can't see their feet, there is a problem. The same goes for too tight, men and women. On men, unless you are sex-on-toast, I PROMISE it doesn't look good. On women, it doesn't look good, period. Jeans should not look like they have been painted on.
See what I do with a simple word? I turn it into a rant. I should work on that.
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But what to eat, what to eat? To eat, perhance to dream. What am I, Shakespeare all of a sudden? I need foodstuffs. Well, guess I'll get dressed and venture out and decide what I shall consume.
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BK: I know he was just stating his opinion. I'm jiggy wid' it. It's all good...
As for food: I'm eating a meatball sandwich from Subway and some Frito's corn chips. Quite tasty.
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They're remaking The Swimmer? A thirty-five year old box-office disaster that happens to be an almost perfect film? Why indeed. Hollywood is truly truly bankrupt and I don't know that it will ever recover from its current malaise.
Um, I think that's a bit of a broad generalization, Dear BK. True, when things like this year's The Cat in the Hat make it to the screen, one shakes one's head and worries, indeed. Occasionally, genuinely good work does make its way out of the Hollywood miasma. (Mystic River is a good example of that in the year just past.) And, thankfully, there are those independent filmmakers who defy the odds and manage to get their films, often of very high quality, into distribution. (True, often it is very narrow distribution, but the films do get out there.)
Along those lines, the dichotomy between studio films (made strictly for commercial gain) and independent films (driven by an artistic animus) seems to be growing. I assume your comments refer to the studio machine.
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Why don't you head over to Art's and get a big bowl of chicken soup? Are you a matzoball kind of guy? Or kreplach?
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Yes, mostly studios, although independent films are not what they used to be either - just too slick and polished and obvious calling cards. I'm being general, of course - there are exceptions both studio and independent-wise. I like matzoh balls but I'm not in the mood for soup. I might get a turkey san from Jerry's or I might go to the Subway (very low fat gram count there for many sandwiches) - I'm going out now and will come back with some edible or other.
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Since I'm about a day or so behind (as usual), my hope for 2004 is that it will be better than 2003. 2003 had some wonderful and exhilirating moments in it; it also had a lot of lows (and very low lows, at that---more so than most years). Was 2003 better than 2002? Was 2002 better than 2001? Come to think of it, the fact that I've survived the last 5 years or so is amazing. Luckily, I'm an optimistic person (or at least part of me is).
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Jeez, that last post sounds grim. Things aren't really grim, but I've never been fond of January 1st (or Dec 31st, for that matter).
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Well, back from picking up my friend at the airport and our early dinner. I am now free from holiday obligations and festivities. I've loved it, but I'm SO glad it's behind me. I like that feeling of security that comes with the tried and true. I guess I'm just an old fogey, but I'm looking forward to just relaxing the next couple of nights without having to set foot out of my house.
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I've just washed my hair for the first time this year. Found no men in it.
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Hollywood bankrupt? I've suspected as much with the remakes recently of PSYCHO and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. How and why perfect films need any kind of remake or rethinking is beyond my feeble brain. All I know is I won't be seeing them (and I say that even though I love Meryl Streep, but I will not sit through a remake of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE which I have a perfect version of it here that I can see any time on DVD.)
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RESCUE REMEDY is the way to go!
Our Minx is deathly afraid of storms, fireworks, gunshots (except she love the opening 20 minutes of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, as she'll curl up along the front row of speakers and stare into the center one while it's on), but a friend in Wisconsin got her the RESCUE REMEDY. Ever since her first dose, she has become very docile and nonchalant whenever storms are brewing, fireworks are a-flaring and hunters are being stupid.
Run, don't walk, to your nearest apothecary and get the dog some RESCUE REMEDY!
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I realized that I haven't posted all year!
Who are these Golddiggers that have been mentioned the last couple of days? Are they from Paris, 1933, 1935 ir 1937 Warner Bros or from Dean Martin's show in the 70s?
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I realized that I haven't posted all year!
Who are these Golddiggers that have been mentioned the last couple of days? Are they from Paris, 1933, 1935 ir 1937 Warner Bros or from Dean Martin's show in the 70s?
One of them is from Virginia.
I hope that none of them are from Metalusia.
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DR Jason: I am loving all those pictures you've been posting of NYC. I especially love the theatre marquees. Great work!
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For those who didn't buy the American Film Theatre offerings on DVD this past year, I just read that Trio will begin showing them on January 17th at 9 p.m., starting with A DELICATE BALANCE. I bought a few, but this will be my chance to record the remainder of them I was too cheap to buy, and if I like them enough, I'll spring for the commercial versions.
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Jane and SwishySarah, I say pishtosh! Yes, you heard me, pishtosh...those photos of both of you were lovely, and gorgeous, and glamorous!
If the swishy look is out and the baggy look is in, will you now be known as BaggySarah? It just don't have the same ring to it!
Here is my list of favorite 2003 DVD releases:
THE DESPERATE HOURS (1955 version)
BORN FREE
SONG OF BERNADETTE
HOUSE OF WAX/MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM
THE SADIST (this cheapo movie really surprised me in how really good it is!)
YOU BET YOUR LIFE: the lost episodes
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS (the pic quality on this release was not too hot, but I love the movie so I was satisfied)
UP IN THE AIR
There were many other releases from 2003 that I have yet to purchase so I did not include them on my list.
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DR MBarnum, thanks for reminding me about HOUSE OF WAX/MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM. I, too, considered it one of the year's best and most welcome releases. My friend John gave me THE DESPERATE HOURS, but it was backordered and just gave it to me today. I suspect it would have made my list had I had a chance to watch it yet. I love the film.
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Decided to make some tuna pasta salad - easy and I'm very fond of it.
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Only problem being that it takes about three hours for it to get cold. So, I'll probably have to snack on something in the meantime.
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Oh wow, it's been so long since i've posted any pictures i'm having trouble now :)
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Here is a pic from last night:
(http://us.f406.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter/jen4.JPG?)
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How come all I see is a big red X? :(
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Tom, I hope that Rescue Remedy works as good for your dog, Fosca, as it did for Bear.
I had never heard about it before talking to that lady at the dog park. It's rather expensive--I don't pretend to know the money exchange but it was $15.99 for 20 ml here.
My vet also gave me some pills for Bear that don't work. He'd still run around barking his head off.
Like your other dog, Magnus, nothing bothers Brandi except not being fed. I rarely mention her because she doesn't do anything. Bear is Mr. Personality.
Poor Brandi, I got her at an animal shelter and they told me she had been badly abused. At first, she didn’t want anything to do with any of us. I just left her to herself and after a few years (yes, it took at least 2), she started to want to lay at my feet and then she started barking in a protective way, like she finely said this is MY house too and I want to guard it.
Bear is my Walmart special.
Tuna salad. Ugh. Chicken salad. Yum.
We just finished our dinner. Good luck for the year is now assured. Whoopie!
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You are seeing a red "X" because you are doing something wrong.
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It's snowing!
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You are seeing a red "X" because you are doing something wrong.
ha ha. Thanks for that :)
I thought I was doing what I did before (taking a pic from my disk and selecting properties and copying the link) and then hitting the image button. I will try again.
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I guess this is what happens when you get out of practice :)
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Lovely picture, DR Jane.
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Jason: I think Noel was just stating an opinion, not criticizing your posting the phote.
What in tarnation is a phote? I'm thinking about food now, and perhaps when I've decided what I want I'll take a phote of it.
I thought, and still do, Jason was making a joke-I laughed. :)
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Snow, Snow, Snow! It won't be long before we'll all be there with snow.
I've never seen it--live and in person.
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Okay take 3. There was a bunch of stuff to copy that I did not see. Here is a pic from last night.
(http://64.4.14.250/cgi-bin/getmsg/jen4.JPG?curmbox=F000000001&a=f4c905b2e6075008a23ba72cb0ada9e2&msg=MSG1072998736.1&start=1313741&len=91974&mimepart=4&disk=64.4.14.73_d262&login=pr1ncessmegan&domain=hotmail%2ecom&hm___sig=c6677e6a01c3d0bc2a4f0f8806e4ead6886564ca64088f65)
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Lovely picture, DR Jane.
Thank you. I feel as if I’m living inside one of those old fashioned snow globes. Wish you were here.
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You must put the photo somewhere on your computer first - not link to the disc, if that's what you're doing. Once it's on your computer, all you have to do is hit browse and find it and click "open" and it will put the proper info in the box. Then just hit post.
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SS you are a natural cheerleader and thanks for the fashion tips. I had better not gain any weight or my jeans will be too tight & I shall be out of fashion.
Jay, matzo balls are fattening. Not the best food for someone on a diet.
MBarnum you are so sweet.
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Jennifer I saw a picture. Where did it go?
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Picture probably went bye bye when she took the disc out.
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Jennifer, I hope you go back and delete those posts that have no pics (just X's) in them.
Or will that disappoint bk to lose a number of posts? I just thought they were taking up unnecessary space, but maybe not. Sorry.
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Or she can "modify" them so the pix can appear. Either way is fine, and it's also fine to leave them. Everything is fine. Fine is everything. Sylvia is Fine. Fettle is Fine.
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That is a beautiful snow picture, DR Jane, but that's the only snow *I* want to see this year. I really don't like the stuff, but since I don't have to worry about school being canceled or driving through it to get to school, well, I guess I should be happy for those who DO love it.
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Speaking of her, bk, did you ever meet or know Sylvia Fine?
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Nice picture Jane, is that your backyard? I wonder if you are on my brother Allen's Fed Ex route? He does Ashland, mostly the countryside. He loves it because he is a real country boy!
I like the snow today, but tomorrow will be a different story as I need to do my grocery shopping and buy some stamps to mail my bills...which means driving in the snow, which I hate!
Now if I were still a kid, I would be having a blast! My cat Freddy is enjoying romping around in the snow, but it almost buries him as it is pretty deep!
Danise, you have never seen the snow in real life? I cannot believe this! It really is beautiful!
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Great new pic, Matt!
Lovely photo, Jane.
To sound more up from my previous posts, I shall describe (in honor of Jose) my dinner last night. We went to a lovely little place a few blocks from our house. Great food, and the chef hugs us everytime we come in--- that sort of place.
I had a lovely pate witha wonderful spicy mustard sauce on the side, cornichons (of course). I wish I could remember the herbs, but it was all delightful (and the leftovers of which made a very nice lunch).
I had one of the specials which was halibut sauteed in a ginger sauce with mushrooms and served over bok choy.
For dessert, a lovely Grand Marnier crême brulée.
It was a leisurely early dinner with DRMusicGuy and a dear friend visiting from Illinois.
So, is this more positive than the grim posts of mine from earlier? :-\
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Nope, never met the divine Sylvia Fine - but I think she was one of the greats.
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Danise, sometimes it takes animals a LONG time to get over their past. Look how long it takes US to get over ours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you, DR Kerry. So many others have been changing their pics lately that I thought a different pose from the same sitting would be a relief.
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Does anyone else remember those three MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT specials Sylvia Fine (Kaye) did on PBS a couple of decades ago? The first one was, for me, the best one, especially her raves about COMPANY and seeing Richard Chamberlain (playing Bobby) singing "Barcelona" with Bernadette Peters.
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Has anyone ever played a game called Speed Scrabble?? I'm not sure, since this family claims to have invented it. The way it works is, the tiles are spread in the middle of the table, and every player starts with 7, like usual. When the game starts, every played flips over his or her letters and makes a mini-scrabble board, connecting as many words as they can until all 7 tiles are used. The first person to finish yells "Tile!" and everyone has to pick another tile from the center, and make another complete word set...this continues until no more tiles are left. The first person to finish wins. It's actually a really fun game! Doesn't work well with less than 3 players, though...
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I certainly remember Musical Comedy Tonight - it's a shame they don't put it on DVD, but I'd imagine the rights situation would be a nightmare.
Food is finally ready to eat so eat I shall, whilst watching Auntie Mame.
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Nope, MBarnum, never seen it. I even missed it the one time it sorta snowed here in Tampa. I had a really bad cold and took some medicine that had me out cold.
All I have is a vage memory of my Mom trying to wake me up. "It's SNOWING!" she said and I'm like, "Errrrrr. Sssnnnooowww. ZZZZZZ. " snore and went back to sleep.
By the time I woke up, it was all gone and I was mad as wet hen. "Why didn't you WAKE me UP!?!". "I tried but YOU wouldn't get UP!". The story of my life. What can I say? Sigh.
Kerry, that's why I let her choose her own time to come to me. I didn't push. She's laying to right of me at this moment and Bear is the the left. I feel well protected.
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Hello one and all, all and one. I had a delightfully delightful New Year's Eve last night with a group of my theatre friends. One of them is a dance teacher, so we hold the party in her dance studio, and all works quite well. Lots of fun conversation, various snack foods, a couple games of Scattergories, and then some sledding on the hill across the street from the dance studio just after midnight. Hopefully my friend, Ken, will get me a picture soon for me to post.
Slept until 1pm today (was up till 4), and am now partaking of the "I Love the 80s" marathon on VH1 (which I did last January 1st, as well). Only 2 inches of snow here today. We had 13 on New Years Day last year, so I won't complain one bit about this today!
Thanks to Jason and Jane for the wonderful pictures!
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Whew!!! :o
So many posts and wonderful pictures from yesterday and today. Thanks DRJASON, I asked for the Music Box and Phantom! Appreciate the time you took to take and post the photo...and all the great theatre marquees! When I am in New York, or any BIG city I always take a picture of the theatre!
DR Jane I am not sure if my parents were Myrna Loy fans or not. They wanted a five-letter girl's name that ended in "a" to go with Paula.... Of course by the time Molly came along all that planning had gone to H-E- double Hockey Sticks! And thanks for the picture of the snow.....it is going to be 56 degrees here tomorrow - so hopefully we will have an unseasonable weekend.
DRMATTH nice new picture - and I really like the pic of your brother and you and your doggie.
The party was tres jolie...tres tres jolie...but I was sorry to miss all the fun here at HHW.
I will scan and post some pictures of pets this weekend!
But I do have one last thing to say:
I love all the family names....thanks for sharing.
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I just returned from a week in Bayfield, Ontario. It was a good break. I got some work done, took long walks with Archie the spaniel, and recharged my batteries. Bayfield is a quiet village on Lake Huron, not too far from Stratford (Stratford Festival). It's lively though not touristy in the summer, and sleepy in the winter.
I returned to at least 1,200 HHW posts, and the big decision was whether to start at the beginning or the end. Being a Libra, I'm alternating between the old and the new, working my way down to the middle.
Happy belated birthday DR Maya - and best wishes for a great year.
DR Jason - I loved the Broadway pictures.
And all other DRs - thanks for the schmoozes and the laughter.
A little laundry, a little dinner, and I'll be back.
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Oh:
House of Wax/Mystery of the House of Wax
Beginning of the End
Where Eagles Dare
Bonjour Tristesse
Seabiscuit
You Bet Your Life
8 Women
Crime of Passion
All About Eve/Sunset Boulevard/Titanic (1953)
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Lovely lists. Man, I haven't seen Auntie Mame in a 'coon's age. I bought the DVD when it came out, then just never got around to it, other than checking the transfer. It's a lovely film, gorgeous transfer, and Miss Russell is captivating, as is the rest of the cast. You can see how Jerry Herman just went through the play and picked the places for the musical numbers - no thought even required, they're all built in.
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Happy New Year to you, too, Noel. Sorry for offending your eyes with such an eyesore.
Today turned out to be a day for appreciating good 21st Century architecture, as we went to downtown L.A. to get up close and personal with Disney Hall and the Cathedral. The former is quite sexy (hope to see the inside someday). The latter deals with a puzzle that's long fascinated me: How can you build something that conveys a sense of holyness while using modern architectural means? That Cathedral doesn't succeed in many ways, but, in some, it does. And, some years ago, you wouldn't have expected me to refer to anything built in Los Angeles as anything other than an eyesore.
Happy New Year. And happy new architecture!
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Today turned out to be a day for appreciating good 21st Century architecture, as we went to downtown L.A. to get up close and personal with Disney Hall and the Cathedral. The former is quite sexy (hope to see the inside someday). The latter deals with a puzzle that's long fascinated me: How can you build something that conveys a sense of holyness while using modern architectural means? That Cathedral doesn't succeed in many ways, but, in some, it does. And, some years ago, you wouldn't have expected me to refer to anything built in Los Angeles as anything other than an eyesore.
Happy New Year. And happy new architecture!
I agree with you on the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It is nothing short of thrilling inside and out.
As for the cathedral, I must vehemently disagree with you, Dear Reader Noel. It is an eyesore, as far as I am concerned. It is a forbidding fortress from the outside, its plaza is a completely uninviting hardscape, and the interior is chilly, at best.
For those of you Dear Readers who have not seen the cathedral, there are some photographs of it in this website: http://www.olacathedral.org/index.html (http://www.olacathedral.org/index.html)
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JRand53--that picture "Happy Everything". I have that on my computer at work. I got it off of webshots. Where did you get it?
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HmmmmmmDRDANISE.... It had been submitted to one of the YahooGroups I belong to. I saved it and deleted the message, so I am not sure which group it was...LOL.
AUNTIE MAME - RR is Mame Dennis. I love that movie.....it makes me laugh every time I watch it. I hope there is no disagreement about the statuesque and superb superstructure and architecture of Miss Rosalind Russell!!
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Does anyone else remember those three MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT specials Sylvia Fine (Kaye) did on PBS a couple of decades ago? The first one was, for me, the best one, especially her raves about COMPANY and seeing Richard Chamberlain (playing Bobby) singing "Barcelona" with Bernadette Peters.
I met and worked with the director of that show and he told me that the entire show of Company was taped. He was supposed to give me a copy but couldn't find it and when he tried to get a copy of Sylvia Fine she said no.
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Auntie Mame disproves the notion that a film that is "theatrical" cannot work. Those fades with RR spotlighted are divine!
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Morton DaCosta later used the same "fades" technique in the film of The Music Man. Works very well.
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Nice picture Jane, is that your backyard? I wonder if you are on my brother Allen's Fed Ex route? He does Ashland, mostly the countryside. He loves it because he is a real country boy!
We don’t know the name of our Fed Ex guy, only the UPS guy. We are outside Ashland, past Emigrant Lake. Does he deliver out here?
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MBarnum-wait. Keith just walked in and said it is Allen. Does he have white hair and a mustache?
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I remember one Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye special. But not too much about it except that I enjoyed it.
The picture was taken from my front door.
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I love small world stories. Looks like one is about to be confirmed right here at HHW.com.
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I think I've got the first MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT floating around somewhere in my videotape cabinet (taped off TV), but I haven't pulled it out in years. I should go searching for it.
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The second MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT was the one Danny Kaye was featured on doing his famous song from LADY IN THE DARK (and Lynn Redgrave doing the Gertrude Lawrence "Saga of Jenny" as I recall). It didn't go over as well as the first one had, so she took a totally different tack for the third one, and it was the weakest of all.
Still, any special the celebrates musical comedy in all its glory can't be all bad.
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After I finished NORTH BY NORTHWEST tonight (and the "making of" documentary on the DVD), I pulled off the To-Watch shelf a DVD I bought a couple of years ago and hadn't watched since I saw it at the theater: AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. I had a mixed reaction to the movie in the theater feeling much of it was strong and emotionally involving but that the last third seemed unfocused, meandering, and less involving. But I'm looking forward to seeing the whole thing again (I watched about 25 minutes tonight) and maybe gainging a new perspective on it after a few years.
Sometimes I do see films differently after a second, third, or fourth viewing. I'm hoping this second look will make me admire the film more. I think there is much there to admire if I can only ferret it out for myself.
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And, yes, DR Ron, I am watching AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE in wonderful DTS sound. Is there any other choice when it's available?
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I have made no secret that I'm a fan of AI, including its much-maligned last third.
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I'm looking forward to that last third now, bk, to see if I can appreciate it more or find it better than my first impression left me remembering. I'll report here tomorrow once I finish it.
For now, I'm going to have to trot off to bed. Stayed up too late last night, and it's catching up to me now. Good night, all.
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I had only read BK's last post, and I was about to say "You're a BIG American Idol fan? Really?!?"
And then I grew some common sense and decided to read up :).
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I'll be interested to see if MattH thinks AI is better the second time around. If so, I may consider giving it a second chance. It really missed the mark for me when I saw it in the theater. Horseracing, I suppose.
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Wow, I feel like I wasted the first day of the new year. I didn't do anything stunning. I mostly just listened to music after going to Mass and then to lunch with the family. Ah well, tomorrow will be busier, which will be nice.
Sarah--I've spent a couple hundred dollars over the past few days. I seriously think I have a shopping addiction.
Hi Mark and everyone else who is on!
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I love small world stories. Looks like one is about to be confirmed right here at HHW.com.
Guess I will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. We are watching “Two for Breakfast” then going to sleep.
Good night.
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I have made no secret that I'm a fan of AI, including its much-maligned last third.
Me, too! Me, too!
Became a fan on first viewing, grew to appreciate it more and more with the dvd.
It is quite likely that A.I. features prominently in my favorite films of the past decade; it never fails to move me to tears AND cause me to think.
Tomovoz, my memory is a blur; did YOU also find A.I. to be a heart-rending experience?
As an adopted child, I found the first third of the film to be quite true to life in capturing the pre-adolescent feelings of an adoptee, brought to nighmarish life when "mother" does leave her "son" in the forest to fend for himself.
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MBarnum-wait. Keith just walked in and said it is Allen. Does he have white hair and a mustache?
Yep, that is my brother! What a small world! LOL!
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I just came online to apologize for being E & T today, but there is nobody here, so I guess I will check in tomorrow.
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Errant and truant on our first day of the New Year??? At least you made it in the nick of time, at least on this coast.
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Here's another loverly marquee for those of you who are enjoying them...the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, where 42nd STREET is playing...(also the former home of RAGTIME)...
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And now for a real eyesore...the new marquee at the Minskoff Theatre. Can we say "clip art," anyone?
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Jason, I am glad you are here. I just saw the picture from last night. It's wonderful. There are so many oneliners running through my head right now, I might keel over.
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Someone call the EMTs...just in case!
I spent a totally l-a-z-y afternoon. Long nap. Only the lonely yowls of Miss Vickie could rouse me out of my sleep. Had a traditional New Year's Day meal -- collards, black-eyed peas, cornbread and, as a ham substitute, pork chops! That's Southern traditional, at any rate.
I've also watched the expanded editions of "LOTR:FOTR" and "LOTR:TTT" preparatory to my going to see "LOTR:TROTK" in the next couple of days.
So much grandeur, so much good food, so much free time!
I really would love to win the lottery and retire!
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Just came home from a lovely Japanese dinner. Drank a bit too muck sake (it goes down so easily) and am feeling quite giddy.
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Jason, all of your photos are wonderful. They make me realize how much I miss The City.
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TCB: Don't feed the plants! No one-liners from you, sir... ;)
I feel a bit odd posting all of these pictures...perhaps I should stop for a while. I don't want it to be annoying...I hope most of you are enjoying them, and I'm happy to take requests if there's something you'd like a snapshot of...
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I just got back from Seattle (I haven't read up on posts yet) with side trips to Krispy Kreme (of course) and Tower Records. I wasn't planning on Tower Records but I'm SO glad I did!
One of the things I got was a British import CD for my niece's birthday which is not until April--I can't believe I found something this early!
I got (for me) the CD issue of LORELEI: A Musical Comedy Based on GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES with Carol Channing.
And also for me: "EVERYONE HAS A STORY: The Songs of Adryan Russ" produced by our very own BK! Those are what will be in my CD player tomorrow (except for the birthday present CD for my niece). I can't wait to listen to it...actually I'm not. I'm going to listen to it right now!
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Does anyone else remember those three MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT specials Sylvia Fine (Kaye) did on PBS a couple of decades ago? The first one was, for me, the best one, especially her raves about COMPANY and seeing Richard Chamberlain (playing Bobby) singing "Barcelona" with Bernadette Peters.
Three?? I only knew of the one with Elaine Stritch singing "To Keep My Love Alive" and Patti LaBelle (almost wrote LuPone) singing "Heat Wave" (which LuPone did record). Darn, I didn't know that there were three!
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Jason: I really like your pictures! I've never been to NYC, so this is all new and interesting to me. Keep them going, please!
I am on a huge adrenaline rush right now for some odd reason, and I have Michael Jackson blasting, and I'm dancing nonstop. This is WEIRD, usually by 2AM I'm even SLIGHTLY tired. I can't get used to this sleeping pattern, school starts on Monday. Eh.
Time to watch more Conan. Are there any other Conan fans here?
Jeans, black dress shirt, gray sneakers. Soon to be PJ's.
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As for the cathedral, I must vehemently disagree with you, Dear Reader Noel. It is an eyesore, as far as I am concerned. It is a forbidding fortress from the outside, its plaza is a completely uninviting hardscape, and the interior is chilly, at best.
For those of you Dear Readers who have not seen the cathedral, there are some photographs of it in this website: http://www.olacathedral.org/index.html (http://www.olacathedral.org/index.html)
I'm not sure where you think we're vehemently disagreeing, Jay. I said that the Cathedral succeeds in some ways and fails in others. The altar, for instance, is inviting: people feel free to roam under that stunning cross that extends from the window panes. The color of the building is a very pleasant contrast with the ugly court complex across the street. And, on the plaza, I find it most amusing that through the windows with the etched angels, you can see the freeway. (This blocks out the noise, as well.) These are ways in which it succeeds.
It fails in many other ways. The way it doesn't meet the street at all, but rather meets its parking garage. Why does the architect want us to enter those huge hallways, from the wrong side, so that, when we first glimpse the nave, it's from an odd angle? And the windows with the louvers are indeed ugly from the outside. Today we didn't go downstairs into the scary maze that is the crypt.
SO many architecture and church terms, my head is now swimming. And so to bed.
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So many late-nighters - so lovely to see. New notes up in one hour and then to bed, to bed.
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Good evening/morning!
WOW! I've been reading ALL the posts from New Year's Eve and New Year's Day! This place is hoppin'! Jumpin'! Rockin'!
Now to post and catch-up....
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I despise AI! I think it emphasizes all Spielberg's negative excesses to the worst degree...treacly false emotionalism, rank sentimentality, a disturbing, distorted view of childhood innocence, fuzzy cuddlies, a borrowing of themes and fawning over other films and just a movie that is simply not psychologically true, given what it sets up and initially presents. A.I made my skin crawl. I want to take a bath after I saw it. It is an utterly false, empty movie! His worst since that homo-erotic paean to a nauseating notion of childhood, HOOK! Spielberg's best movie is still Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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I'm the oldest of four boys. All in a row. My brother "behind" me would have had that same birthday, but he ended up being a month premature - so for about a month every year, we're the same age. So, he we are:
Jose Carlos
Don Aris
Michael Jody
Jay Alan
My brother, Mike, used to go by Jody when he was younger - ???. Then it changed over to Michael in middle school. *I also think it also had something to do with "Jody, Jody... The Country Girl Doll"
My parents would have me sign my name in grade school as "J. Carlos". My mom's reasoning being that all the other boys with Spanish names were named Jose. -Well, the other boys with Spanish names were named Carlos! I finally rebelled in sixth grade, and started going by my given name, Jose. The whole "J. Carlos" thing also confused me when it came time to fill out test forms - especially when you had to fill in all those little circles. *And I could never spell out my "middle" name, since they usually only provided one box/circle for your middle initial.
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Don't hold back, Charles...tell us how you really[/b] feel! ;)
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Did I mention that I also find A.I. just ponderous and pretentious and far too long to justify the slight, shallow emotional depth that it posesses. What a heaping pile of manure. I think it would have been just as bad in Kubrick's hands, by the by. Well, maybe...not quite as bad...we probably would have been spared all the overwrought, twee sentimental clap-trap.
And speaking of ponderous and pretentious, Jay, I agree with you regards Cardinal Mahoney's edifice to his ego. A totally unnecessary expense and structure. Money that would have been better spent paying damages to all the people abused by the priests that Mahoney has covered up for over the years. I think he should be arrested as an accessory after-the-fact and for obstructing justice all these years.
The worst part of the Mahoney's monument to himself is that the space it occupies used to be the best place to park when going to the Music Center.
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How to spend New Year's Eve? With someone? With a lot of someones? Or by yourself?
It comes and goes with me. I'm usually playing a show on New Year's Eve, and just end up hanging out at the theatre with everyone - like last night. Although, I do sometimes just like going home, watching Dick Clark, and then heading to bed shortly after midnight.
Last night's party was fun. However, I did feel a little "out of it" with some of the crowd that was there - even though I knew almost every one that was there. I was a bit tired after the show. Steve had a good time, and we stayed by each other's side for most of the evening. We just kind of stayed "quiet". It was nice. And the drive back to Richmond was very uneventful on 95 - thankfully - and we did a lot of catching up and planning for our trip to NYC. *Will it be the Coconut Layer Cake from Magnolia Bakery and/or the Monkey Cake from Amy's Bread? ;)
Oh, the spread of food last night was quite the spread. And a lot of it was low-carb-ish, so... However, I did allow myself a slice of the heavenly dark chocolate chambord flourless torte. YUM! Oh, and a small sliver of cheesecake too. *I took a nice LONG walk this morning as "compensation" - and it was a beautiful day in Richmond too!
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As for The Top Ten DVDs...
Hmm...
I've bought a couple of the ones that other DRs have mentioned...
However, I haven't watched any of them. Maybe this year. ;)
DR Jay - I, too, loved L'Auberge Espagnole! Is it on DVD yet by chance?
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Hmm... Is there a scientific/medical term for pistachio nut addiction?
Well, I need to stop soon...but they're soooo good!
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Dark chocolate chambord flourless torte... Damn it, Jose, you always make me hungry! :D
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I am home and am just about as exhausted as I have ever been in my entire life!
Happy New Year everyone!
The Goldiggers' Trip was much fun! I saw WICKED (with Maya) and GYPSY (with Andrea and my friend Robin) both of which kicked serious bootay.
Robin took the picture of the Hainsies outside of Ollie's... so I will blame her for the fact that she successfully managed to make me look like the three hundred pound man I was trying to prove I wasn't! It's time for an avatar switch before the flirting stops forever! ;)
Off to bed am I... to dream of witches and have nightmares of my mother turning into Mama Rose... :o
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DR Jason - Thanks for all the NYC pics! I'm soooo looking forward to getting back up to the city in just two weeks!!!!! OH - Do you know if you're working the evening of Friday, the 16th? I'll check with you "personally" too.
I did one New Year's Eve in Times Square a couple of years ago... wow, more than 10 I guess at this point. I was with some friends who came in from California. We somehow ended up catching a late showing of The Prince of Tides. I still remember someone in the theatre whispering, "Happy New Year", at midnight... and other people started to follow suit, then we all returned to watching the movie. Once we got back outside, it was a little scary actually... Lots of trash on the ground... Lots of broken glass! And the cops weren't letting anyone through the Times Square area unless they had a hotel key on them. So we ended up walking up a bunch of blocks to catch the subway back downtown. Of course, once we got there, the tokens we had bought earlier that day didn't work - the new fares/tokens took effect at midnight - Happy New Year... Not!
BUT... New Year's Day was actually very nice in the city. And I couldn't believe how all the mess in Times Square was cleaned up by morning. And my friend, Mark, managed to snag a prime mezzanine seat for Miss Saigon - the original cast was still in - that day - the day of the show. Seeing that show was the only thing he truly wanted to do in New York that visit.. mission accomplished.
And to all the Golddiggers - So glad to hear you all a great time. Of course, I'm assuming Emily and Andrea had a great time too - eagerly awaiting their posts!
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I also think Close Encounters is Mr. Spielberg's best. But I like AI - can't help it. And that is what makes the horse racing.
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I am here! Good time was had by all and I adored meeting the other girls (although Ollie's wasn't great for a long lingered conversation and I wasn't able to head out bar hopping with the girls because Robin wasn't too keen on it (I ended up walking around central park with Robin and-- of all people-- CYGOPP (Whom Maya and LC have now met)). Will post tomorrow about the trip-- my version. We will then compare and contrast with Emily's
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Emily - Your new pic reminds me of somebody I know... and it's driving me absolutely nuts trying to figure out who!!! :D
Glad the NYC trip was a faboo as expected!
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Jed: I just realized that your picture includes your be-tighted legs! How funny!
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DR Matthew - So glad to hear you had a great time in NYC! I was going to try to squeeze in seeing TBFO myself - to see Mr. Jackman - but just no room in the schedule this time round. And that's great that you ended up with house seats. I sometimes just take my chances and just wait... House seats are usually released at half-hour if they aren't claimed by someone with the production. *A dear friend of mine got in trouble at the Kennedy Center once for figuring out their "system" - we were waiting in line, but it still wasn't half-hour before the show. We kept letting people go ahead of us. One of the box office ladies motioned to my friend to ask what the problem was... He told her that he was told that the house seats are released at half-hour. Well, this upset her a little bit. No one was supposed to know that. Well, we got back in line and let a few more people go ahead of us. A few minutes later, she motioned us to her window again... and gave us the house seats. Fifth row center for the opening night of the first national tour of Les Miserables. *Of course, we ran into some friends afterwards who had ordered tickets months in advance... and all they could get were second balcony! Oh, and this happened at the Sondheim Celebration last summer too. There were some really lucky people in the Stand-By/Cancellation line... They would walk up, and find themselves in prime seats.
Oh, and one time in NYC, I hit TKTS at 7:55.... And ended up with house seats! -Can't remember the show, but it did happen! And, yes, I ran like mad to the theatre!
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Hold your posts for thirty seconds and then post to the new topic.
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OK... Stopping the eating of the pistachios...
I hope..
Goodnight.