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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were mellow, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're in a mellow moo.
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And the word of the day is: RETROMINGENT!
Maybe the most interesting word ever - don't try it at home.
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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There is now no question that we will be shattering every record known to this site.
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I served as VP on our high school thespian society, and between our newsponsor and my group of friends we compleatly re-did the way the old cabinet ran things, which was not at all....sudenly there were shows and trips and initiation ceremonies and joy.
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Will we never get to page three?
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Page three? What happened to page two? I MUST be mellow.
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Time for bed now, I relaxed myself by reading.
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Can we skip page 2 and go to page 3?
Surely that would break some sort of record around here...
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Nighty nite everyone!
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Which record would you like to break Cason--longest time it ever took to get to be an HHW god?
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Ok, it really is time for bed now.
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Good night, Adriana. Sleep well. 8)
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And the word of the day is: RETROMINGENT!
Maybe the most interesting word ever - don't try it at home.
Or in a public restroom. ::)
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Which record would you like to break Cason--longest time it ever took to get to be an HHW god?
Ouch!
Like I said...I am a very patient person.
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Alright, I as well, am off to bed!
G'night all!
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I'm going to the bedroom environment, where I will watch a little of the Brain final edited version. Oh, boy!
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It's time for me to get to sleep, also. I need to get up early enough to feed my niece's cats, then get back to my house to feed my very own cat. Then I need to get to work. Good night, all!
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And the word of the day is: RETROMINGENT!
Maybe the most interesting word ever - don't try it at home.
I don't think I could, even if I wanted to!
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13 Guests at 7:35 in the morning!!!
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It's just Laura and me right now.
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I was involved with the
NAMES Project (http://www.aidsquilt.org/)
for many years. I volunteered for the national organization at many of the displays in Washington, DC and I was on the board of the New York chapter from 1992 until 2001. It was ultimately a positive experience but it was also frustrating in many ways. Dealing with volunteers is a touchy issue. You can't fire volunteers but there were some I would have liked to push into the Hudson River. There were also some amazing people who helped us make the organization do some good work.
I'm not on the board but, as many of you know, I volunteer for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS every Christmas when we put together gift bags for people with HIV/AIDS. I'm glad I'm not part of the board or administration. I get much great feeling out of just volunteering.
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And now it's just me so I will say toodles as David Jacobs (on BBC Radio 2) signs off as well.
Later, gaters.
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I have absolutely no idea of what to do with today's word of the day.
Imagining Casey and his strawberry blonde in such a situation is... :P
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Der Brucer is more a board kind of guy than I.
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By the by, my experiment with frying turkey thighs turned out quite nicely.
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TORN REGIMENT
GIN TORMENTER
TERMING TENOR
RETORTING MEN
REIGN TORMENT
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Sorry, Ben. I guess I clicked out before I saw your post.
TOD: I am currently on the church board and the board of the denomination's district for AZ/CA.
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"You have revealed yourself as a miserable, carping, retromingent vigilante, and I for one am sick of wasting my time communicating with you" (Benjamin C. Bradlee, Editor, The Washington Post) :o
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Good Morning!
Cereal consumed, e-mails read, posts read...
I'm up.
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And to whom was Mr. Bradlee communicating?
And why was he so pi---- off?
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THAT gets us to page two???
[size=20][move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]DANCING DILDOES!!![/move][/size]
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Hmm... I think I remember being in charge of either my high school's Thespian Society, or maybe even the high school literary magazine, "Largesse". Or maybe I wasn't?
-I'll leave it at that for now.
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Time to get ready for work. Early shift today.
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DR Cason - As bk suggested, stop calling. It's amazing how being seen of as "eager" can change to "desperate" in the blink of a (phone) ring.
Take the "advice" from the show... Let it go. Otherwise, you just start playing too many head games with yourself. You know you gave a great audition, and a great callback. They acknowledged your performance at the initial audition and callback. Be happy with that. Whether or not you get another phone call doesn't diminish how you've done up to now.
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OK - Time for me to get ready to head downtown...
Laters...
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"Largesse". Or maybe I wasn't?
Are you sure that was the correct spelling?
Good morning, all! After yesterday's very early rising, I slept late today. I have estate business and then a trek to NYPL to look at the Rossini Critical Edition.
Oh, I have to look for a remote control. What's frustrating is that my apartment is small and things generally don't venture from ther usual areas. I may carry something from one spot to another but it's usually found by retracing my steps. A few years ago I bought a new remote for my tv and then found the old one, so I won't be buying a new remote until I know the other one's not around somewhere. I hope I didn't accidentally toss it.
DR Cason, Dear Friend BK is correct: get off the phone, go to another audition. I think the less you care about THE FULL MONTY, the better your chances on getting it. If this is the only audition in the past two weeks for you, you're doing something wrong. You're too talented.
TOD: Oy!
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Largeass? Wasn't that from THE SIMPSONS? "Has anyone seen my Largeass?"
Or was that "Hugh Jass?"
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DR Ginny -
Your work sounds very interesting to me! And it sounds like you do it very well! Brava.
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DR Cason -
Your conservative grandmother MUST come from your father's side of the family! :)
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I always take the high road.
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Is Billy Barty a retromingent?
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I must say that I have enjoyed the lovely David Shire CD!
I like all of the tracks, but my favorite is "Something for Joey." I am happy I bought this cd even though I didn't know much about it.....as it were....being from Indiana and all....
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I went to college with Seth Rudetsky. Well - I know who he was. I don't think he knew who I was. Robert Spano, who now conducts the Atlanta Symphony, was there with us as well.
And speaking of Atlanta - DR Edisaurus, I am very sorry that my gigs will prevent me from meeting you and your DH in person this coming weekend.
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I would send you a diverting email, DR Jane, but alas, your address is not posted. :)
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Sorry about your remote, DR elmore3003. I personally have my mittens tied together with string and threaded through my coat sleeves.
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And I note that DR JoseSPiano is completely MUM on his next "projects."
That must be what they're calling it, these days. :)
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TOD - several boards and organizations.
I have found that MOST boards to their detriment are run by one or two people who completely take over and re-make an organization in their own image.....and while this can sometimes SAVE an organization (see today's notes) - it more often drives it into the ground.
I am on the Board of Directors of Putnam County Playhouse and have been since 1982. It has been the best and worst thing I have done. There are a couple of people who are impossible to deal with and who will never change, but because they have been around a LONG time, no one will deal with them or get rid of them (of course the same could be said of me),
The property has two structures, the larger barn Theatre and a smaller barn. For two seasons while we were renovating the Big Barn for the theatre space, we did shows on an outdoor stage beside the Little Barn. Inside the Little Barn were the makeup room and dressing areas and some storage.
When we moved to the Big Barn the dressing rooms stayed in the Little Barn....a short trek away - through rain and mud on wet days.
In the early 1990's when we added onto the Big Barn, I suggested we put dressing rooms/makeup there and use the small barn for the shop. There was loud opposition from the Shop Person who said she wasn't about the carry all of her work across the lawn to the barn. She prevailed.
We are now building an additional dressing room/makeup/rehearsal space....but guess what....the shop is still between the dressing rooms and the stage, so guess where the actors AND their props will be. And guess who will be griping the same way she has for over 25 years?
In what logic do you put the SHOP next to the stage and the dressing rooms further away? And this is just to please one person.
See....go serve on a non-profit board, it will make you feel good about the rest of your life.
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Largeass? Wasn't that from THE SIMPSONS? "Has anyone seen my Largeass?"
Or was that "Hugh Jass?"
Isn't that kind of like going to the closet and getting your ascot? ;D
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Tuesday morning greetings! Some members of my family, and friends from time to time, have called me Gin, so
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GIN TORMENTER
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is the perfect description of my morning commute today. Traffic, construction, and someone parked in the space for which I pay a monthly fee ::)
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The old joke: "Give me a sentence with the words commercial, defense and escort," said the teacher to her English-as-a-second-language students.
One student offers: Come Moishel, let's climb over de fence, but don't get your ess cort.
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maybe for a page turn we can do the Ascot Gavotte
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Will we never get to page three?
Two and three.
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Good morning!
Pretty day and back into the 80s today and tomorrow. Then, it's supposed to get cool for a couple of days. Back and forth - typical of early spring around here.
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TOD: Do you have a while? Most recently I was on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for 6 years. I chaired their Indigent Defense Committee for 2 or 3 years, I created the Champion of Indigent Defense Award and chaired the committee that awarded that. Let's see. I was the Chair of the Iowa State Bar Association Criminal Law Section and created and co-chaired the Indigent Defense Task Force. I was President of the Spirit Lake Mainsail (Chamber of Commerce) and was on the Board of the Iowa Great Lakes Chamber of Commerce. I was on the Iowa Sentencing Commission. That's just the past 10 years or so...there were many more before that and of course the service organizations like Kiwanis.
Right now, I'm not on any boards etc. After my term expired on the NACDL Board, I was up for a break. I'm sure I'll get active again once I have my own business, it is a great way to get your name out there.
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When my first relationship broke up after almost eight years, I went back into doing community theater in a big way, and the theater where I worked the most invited me to jooin their volunteer organziation called First Nighters. This group sold concessions, ushered, planned projects to raise money for the theater, assisted at auditions. So, I spent almost all my free time at the theater, and after a year or so, I was elected secretary, a position I retained for about six years. It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed it.
However, as I started doing more shows away from that theater, I didn't have as much time to lend a hand there, so I had to resign. Would you believe since I left First Nighters, I have never been cast in a single show at that theater.
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DR FJL -
Sorry; didn't get to Starfighter yet. I had a rehearsal all night last night, and tonight too. But it is next on my list to listen to, after Brain! Sounds like DR Edisaurus likes what she's heard of it so far.
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Besides the Shirley Temple DVDs I got yesterday, I also received Jules Dassin's RIFIFI whcih I don't think I've ever seen all the way through, so I hope to get to it today.
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Time to go find some coffee...I didn't stop at the coffee shop today :)
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I agree completely with bk and DR Elmore about not calling the theater any more, DR Cason. You've done eveything you can do. Let it be and get on with other things.
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A good bit of new TV on tonight. Besides IDOL and DANCING WITH THE STARS, HOUSE is a new episode tonight, and both LAW & ORDER shows are featuring new episodes. DIRT has its season (and possibly series) finale tonight as well.
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Page Three Mad-Eye, Harry, and Minerva Dance!!!
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DR Ginny -
Your work sounds very interesting to me! And it sounds like you do it very well! Brava.
DR singdaw - thanks, I needed that!
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Sorry about your remote, DR elmore3003. I personally have my mittens tied together with string and threaded through my coat sleeves.
I had that with my winter coat once because I kept loosing gloves...I hated it, but it worked!
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singdaw - Certainly no rush to get to listening to the CD.
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While I still plan on attending the Friday evening 7pm showing of Sacco and Vanzetti I haven't yet purchased 3 tickets because they are not yet available at moviefone.com nor are they available at the ticket office of the Quad Cinema. The woman to whom I spoke yesterday was not able to sell me a ticket for Friday and at moviefone.com, which lists the film and the show times on one screen, when you click on "buy tickets" you are taken to another screen which says "No show times available yet. Try again later." I will continue trying but we may not get tickets until Thursday or Friday.
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TOD - The "volunteering for leadership positions" gene runs strong among the females in my family. My mother and sister and I all have this reflex that makes us raise our hands, not always with the best results for me. DR Elmore and I went through the great blow-up of our local community theatre board about 30 years ago. The outcome, though, was good: he and several others founded an organization that thrives to this day.
I've had several positions on the board of the Middletown branch of the American Association of University Women - program VP (twice), membership VP (twice), president. The job that almost gave me a nervous breakdown, though, was chairing the nominating committee - never again!
Since 2004, I've been on the state board for AAUW/Ohio, currently as co-program VP. In that capacity, I'm responsible for the planning of our annual conference and convention (http://www.aauwoh.org/Convention/Convention2007Main.htm), which takes place next month.
Professionally, I've chaired the Reference and Information Services Division of the Ohio Library Council. Currently, I'm treasurer for the Miami Valley Association of Volunteer Administrators (http://www.orgsites.com/oh/dayton-mvava) and on the Advisory Committee for the Foundation Center-Cleveland (http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland).
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Damn! Estate hell today. I've now called three numbers about my dad's stock, I've waited over 15 minutes for the Boilermakers' Pension Fund, only to have the call leave the waiting mode and ring for over three minutes with no one picking up, I've left a message after speaking to two other bank employees about closing down his account in Florida, and I'm pissed and frustrated. Oh, I also left a message with the attorney who, like God, moves in mysterious ways.
Damn!
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I must say that I have enjoyed the lovely David Shire CD!
I like all of the tracks, but my favorite is "Something for Joey." I am happy I bought this cd even though I didn't know much about it.....as it were....being from Indiana and all....
Who's our little Hoosier?
:D
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DR FJL -
Sorry; didn't get to Starfighter yet. I had a rehearsal all night last night, and tonight too. But it is next on my list to listen to, after Brain! Sounds like DR Edisaurus likes what she's heard of it so far.
Singdaw, have you started Benjamin Kritzer yet?
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I've got nothing to post, so I'll just point out that there are now 999 HHW members according to the Discussions front page. So, in other words, we're only one member away from 1000 members.
:)
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Spoo, I meant the HHW Community Forum front page, not the Discussions front page.
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However, as I started doing more shows away from that theater, I didn't have as much time to lend a hand there, so I had to resign. Would you believe since I left First Nighters, I have never been cast in a single show at that theater.
Imagine that!
:-\
Most community theatres are all about their "group" and what have you done for me lately, to be sure.
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TOD;
Some years ago I purchased a townhouse that was part of a condominium association. I soon learned that the managing agents who were responsible for maintenance did little. Projgects were being neglected. I spoke to some of my neighbors, learned that they were unhappy, too, and the next thing i knew we had ousted the present Board of Directors, installed a new one, and I was the president. It was a great deal of work, people were more often than not unreasonable--a totally thankless job--but we got things done. I then resigned, sold my townhouse, and bought my present home, which is "fee simple" (not part of any association).
Now if the roof needs repair I call the roofer. It's all down to me, but I use the contractors I choose and if it doesn't get done to my satisfaction I know why. More work in a way, but at least I'm not dependent on people who can't make up their minds, are unwilling to pay for repairs, etc. I prefer it this way.
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Must go do some work. Have a great day, all!
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I don't know from boards and have never been a board member.
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Last night at the grocery store I bought a package of Tamari and Seaweed Organic Rice Cakes. I thought they would make a nice snack to have with my morning coffee....I have never been so wrong in my whole life.
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I would have been better off just taking a big slug of sea water.
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I'm not sure if anybody mentioned this yet. But apparently tonight's AMERICAN IDOL is supposed to go over by 7 minutes.
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have you started Benjamin Kritzer yet?
Yes, indeed. My monster shipment arrived on Saturday, and I'm about half way through the first book. I'm really enjoying it, and many connections are falling into place. In many ways, it truly is the HHW membership manual you never got...
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I have never been so wrong in my whole life.
:'( ;D
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I'm not sure if anybody mentioned this yet. But apparently tonight's AMERICAN IDOL is supposed to go over by 7 minutes.
Yes, this is going to happen, but it's been fairly well covered even in Fox promos for the show - "a special expanded edition of AMERICAN IDOL." They just didn't go into details with how expanded it is.
My morning newspaper had that HOUSE would start at 9:07.
Of course, it's all trying to stem the ratings for the DANCING results show.
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Because I got up earlier this morning than I planned to, I had time to clean the living room before heading upstairs to do my workout. This will leave me with more time this evening for viewing prior to the beginning of IDOL.
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DR Cason,
My advice is to audition for a show that opens while I am in Los Angeles in late April so that I have something fun to go and see whilst I am down there!
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Pardon My So-Wrong
So-Wrong Dearie
So-Wrong Farewell
(continuing yesterday's free-associating)
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Imagine that!
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Most community theatres are all about their "group" and what have you done for me lately, to be sure.
It's disappointing to say the least. One would like to be judged on his ability and not some harbored grudges from long ago. Sad but true.
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DR MattH, thanks for the reminder of the new Shirley Temple movies that are out today...I must hie myself to Best Buy and pick up my favorite, STAND UP AND CHEER! The only movie that I know of that features both little Shirley Temple and big Aunt Jemima.
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How's that for kulture, DR Elmore!
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DR Matt H. I admire your cleaning regimen. Some surfaces in my home haven't seen a duster in...well, I am embarrassed to admit how long! :)
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How's that for kulture, DR Elmore!
I believe, in your level of Klass. that the K is capitalized.
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DR MBarnum, perhaps you can package up the leftover seaweed and send it to DR Michael...I think it was he that was on the Total Body Makeover. [??]
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Seaweed
I Can See It
It Came From Outer Space
From This Moment On
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Who knew? You can connect Babs to seaweed in 4 steps!
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Tamari Sea Weed Rice Cakes?
The package must have been very nice! The product title would have scared me.
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Page four Meena Kumari and Dilip Kumar dance.
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DR MattH, thanks for the reminder of the new Shirley Temple movies that are out today...I must hie myself to Best Buy and pick up my favorite, STAND UP AND CHEER! The only movie that I know of that features both little Shirley Temple and big Aunt Jemima.
Isn't it funny how different we are! I bought the set, but that's the one DVD in the set I really don't care whether I watch it or not. Shirley's in so little of it. I would have bought THE BLUE BIRD and THE LITTLE PRINCESS separately and left off STAND UP AND CHEER completely, but I saved money buying the set.
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DR Matt H. I admire your cleaning regimen. Some surfaces in my home haven't seen a duster in...well, I am embarrassed to admit how long! :)
Thanks, but I can't take any bows really. When I worked a full time job, I almost NEVER cleaned. I didn't have time or inclination. Being retired, I'd really be hard pressed to find an excuse for not keeping the house clean now.
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And now I'm going ead down to start preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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Last night at the grocery store I bought a package of Tamari and Seaweed Organic Rice Cakes. I thought they would make a nice snack to have with my morning coffee....I have never been so wrong in my whole life.
I think we all could have told you that just from the name alone.
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Shirley is only a supporting player in STAND UP AND CHEER, but there are some wonderful musical numbers in that movie...particularly those of Dick (Nick) Foran. The movie just makes me smile (with the exception of the comedy routine by Mitchell and Durant...and I use the word comedy very loosely)
On the other hand THE BLUE BIRD has always left a me feeling sort of icky...I just never cared for the movie...with the exception of the beautiful Helen Ericson as Light. My best friend in Jr. High and High School loved this movie, though. I may give it a try again and see if I like it any better...it does have an interesting cast...and I will be meeting little Sybil Jason when I go to L.A. in April.
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I went for a walk today...
At my local Borders.
And this is what I saw bought:
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000059GEI.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
(http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002ABUNY.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
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Yes, indeed. My monster shipment arrived on Saturday, and I'm about half way through the first book. I'm really enjoying it, and many connections are falling into place. In many ways, it truly is the HHW membership manual you never got...
See?
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Just as you had indicated it would be! :)
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You are doing HHW in a big way, Singdaw. I don't think most people order so many products at once. But you'll enjoy your time here more, I think, as a result of it. Sort of like that language immersion stuff.
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Exactly! Immersion, Mind Meld... Whatever.
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I'm going to the bedroom environment, where I will watch a little of the Brain final edited version. Oh, boy!
How was it?!
And when will some of us be able to do the same thing...well, maybe not retire to YOUR bedroom environment, but get to watch a little of the Brain final edited version?
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Man, did I sleep late. I really needed it, and I stumbled into the kitchen at 9:45. I see the gray skies have turned to blue and that the wind is really kicking up its heels.
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If this is the only audition in the past two weeks for you, you're doing something wrong. You're too talented.
Well, the only problem there is that I'm not represented - getting auditions without someone else's help ain't so easy out here in good ol' LA.
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DR Cason, of course, when I first inserted The Brain into my car's CD player this morning, I had to skip straight to your big number. You do a really wonderful job with it! :)
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DR Cason -
Your conservative grandmother MUST come from your father's side of the family! :)
Indeed she is.
How ever did you know? ::)
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DR Cason, of course, when I first inserted The Brain into my car's CD player this morning, I had to skip straight to your big number. You do a really wonderful job with it! :)
Why, thank you! ;D
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I really enjoyed THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS last night - as DR MATTH wrote it looks great!
I like everything except Donald O'Connor's solo which I don't like the staging of....but everything else is GRAND in the Fox manner. 1954 was certainly a banner year for Irving Berlin what with this film AND White Christmas!!
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the wind is really kicking up its heels.
Like a gazelle in a chorus line?
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The Brain looks good so far. I also watched a little of the show from camera four, the lock-off shot of the full stage. And I must say I will never use this video crew again. The lock-off shot, which is supposed to run the entire show (it's a mini-DV cam, and the tapes are an hour), occasionally has "off" moments, isn't locked off (frequently zooming in and out), and occasionally adjusting its light sensitivity. In other words, there are times when you really would like to use that shot and you can't because it's not doing what it's supposed to be doing, i.e. recording the entire show from a wide master shot.
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Our next step is to sweeten the sound - we just have to find the time and the person who's willing to help out in that regard. We're going to do a highlight reel of about twenty minutes - if we can't find anyone willing to sweeten the entire show, then we'll just do the highlights reel, since that's what we'll be using for promotional purposes.
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Well, the only problem there is that I'm not represented - getting auditions without someone else's help ain't so easy out here in good ol' LA.
Well, we must find you an agent...it is too bad that Henry Willson is not still around...of course he would change your name to something like Chuck Wagon or Rock Steady.
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DR MBARNUM are you the bidder on that Allison "Acapulco" publicity shot? I have never seen one of those! But it's a bit pricey for me.
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Well, we must find you an agent...it is too bad that Henry Willson is not still around...of course he would change your name to something like Chuck Wagon or Rock Steady.
:)
Well, if anyone happens to know any agents or such, I definitely won't turn a deaf ear...
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DR MBARNUM are you the bidder on that Allison "Acapulco" publicity shot? I have never seen one of those! But it's a bit pricey for me.
I am indeed...it is pricey, but I just gotta have it!
I will make you a copy if I get it! It is a wonderful shot...although she seems to be way to happy with those two balloons!
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We should have invited agents to the Brain....I have no doubt that there would be a couple of people in that cast who would have been picked up!
Maybe Mr. Kevin Spiritas knows an agent or two? Perhaps his agent? Most of the actors I know haven't had an agent in 40 years.
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Too bad the show only ran for six episodes! 8)
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those two balloons!
Is this a euphemism? ;)
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Oh. Never mind...
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Too bad the show only ran for six episodes! 8)
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I had balloons like that when I was a youngen!
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...he said, quite innocently.
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Well, we must find you an agent...it is too bad that Henry Willson is not still around...of course he would change your name to something like Chuck Wagon or Rock Steady.
And demand exorbitant favors . . .
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And demand exorbitant favors . . .
Of course Henry Willson preferred to call it "Hollywood etiquette."
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I remember balloons like that, too. I never thought of them as symbols of ACAPULCO, but then the two stars Telly Savalas and Ralph Taeger didn't seem like Mexican Private Eyes to me, either.
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That is all.
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THE RUBBER BRIDEGROOM - should that be the name of something?
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Only if Gumby is gettin' married today!
(http://www.newfarm.org/newsletter/041905/images/GUMBY.jpg)
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Will they do the Hokey Pokey at that wedding?
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The wonderful thing about Tiggers-
Yes, Tiggers are wonderful things.
Their tops are made out of rubber,
Their bottoms are made out of springs.
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I've done what I need to do this morning, and in about fifteen minutes, I shall endeavor to write, if I can finish de-groggifying by then.
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Have you ever seen the T-shirt that says:
What if the Hokey-Pokey IS what it's all about?
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Will we never get to page six?
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Gumby and Pokey Get Married - featuring the Red Clay Ramblers
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if I can finish de-groggifying by then.
That's always the risk, with a mellow mood...
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Vixmom, TPunk and Rodzinski appear not to have opened up the PM'S I sent them regarding brunch this Sunday.
Update: I reached vixmom by phone, and she's going to check her schedule, goiven that it's Palm Sunday. (Thought I had Antonia and Tom's number somewhere, but I guess not.)
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I'd best tend to some work stuff...
Smooches, kids!
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And the word of the day is: RETROMINGENT!
Maybe the most interesting word ever - don't try it at home.
It's difficult to write neatly when you can't see the snow!
der Brucer
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Der Brucer is more a board kind of guy than I.
Somebody called "Woody" must be the ultimate "board" guy!
der Brucer
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And demand exorbitant favors . . .
Well, that is just all part of working in Hollywood, now isn't it.
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Hey, Fred, I just sent e-mail to TPunk, Rodzinski and Vixmom (I CCd you) telling them about the brunch and if they are free to respond to you.
Hope that helps.
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Great, thanks, Ben.
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Off to a conference call...bye for now.
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THE RUBBER BRIDEGROOM - should that be the name of something?
Yes - a Bridal Shower Boutique
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Well, that is just all part of working in Hollywood, now isn't it.
Oh, Mikey. so innocent, so naive . . .
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I refuse to do any dance in which I am instructed to "shake it all about."
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Off to a conference call...bye for now.
DR GINNY - doesn't a conference call by definition come to you? ;D
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I did end up moving a page from the previous chapter to the current chapter - I think it helps both. Then, after making that adjustment, and adding and subracting a couple of things from that page, I wrote one new page. I shall write at least four more during the day.
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I refuse to do any dance in which I am instructed to "shake it all about."
Not everything stops when the music does! :)
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SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0d/07/20070327072509990010)
Frogwatch / AP
A cane toad the size of a small dog was captured near Darwin, Australia, Monday. The animal measures the size of a football and weighs about 2 pounds.
FROGWATCH (http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/toad-the-size-of-a-small-dog-captured/20070327081909990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001)
Cane toads were imported from South America during the 1930s in a failed attempt to control beetles on Australia's northern sugar cane plantations. The poisonous toads have proven fatal to Australia's delicate ecosystems, killing millions of native animals from snakes to the small crocodiles that eat them.
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That's what happens when non-native species are introduced to an area. Always a bad idea.
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More for the size queens:
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/02/02/20070327111609990001)
20 lb Easter Bunny
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0f/06/20060719143009990020)
646lb CatFish
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That's what happens when non-native species are introduced to an area. Always a bad idea.
I am sure the Native Americans agree :)
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DR Cason i agree with what others have said about not phoning. Although i think it is quite inconsiderate of them not to phone people back. I'm sure it was only one or two for each part. Geez everyone could have just left their email addresses!
But i wonder if DR Jose or someone else you know might know someone involved with the production. Maybe THEY could find out the info for you without saying it was for you.
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When my first relationship broke up after almost eight years, I went back into doing community theater in a big way, and the theater where I worked the most invited me to jooin their volunteer organziation called First Nighters. This group sold concessions, ushered, planned projects to raise money for the theater, assisted at auditions. So, I spent almost all my free time at the theater, and after a year or so, I was elected secretary, a position I retained for about six years. It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed it.
However, as I started doing more shows away from that theater, I didn't have as much time to lend a hand there, so I had to resign. Would you believe since I left First Nighters, I have never been cast in a single show at that theater.
Yes!
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We have a Sweeney Todd sighting today.
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The problem with shows directed by the fellow who's doing The Full Monty (the LA flavor of the year), is that the agency who represents him also represents most of the theater acting talent in LA and it's all very incestuous. That said, the San Diego theater is clearly a combo platter of Equity/non-Equity, so they only have a limited number of Equity contracts and I'm sure whether a non-Equity person gets a major role is wholly dependent on whether the director/agency can fill that role with an Equity friend.
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We have a Sweeney Todd sighting today.
Cool! I thought for some reason they had suspended filming due to the health of J. Depp's daughter, but they must have resumed!
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Not everything stops when the music does! :)
Ain't it the truth. :P
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Wow! Thanks for the Depp/Todd photo, DR ELMORE.
I am very excited about this movie. Well....excited and scared.
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GOOD DOGGIE!
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/272429/0_61_032707_toby_golden.jpg)
Cecil Whig (http://www.cecilwhig.com/articles/2007/03/27/news/01.txt)
A Calvert woman claims her 2-year-old golden retriever saved her life Friday by giving her the canine version of the Heimlich maneuver.
“The doctor said I probably wouldn’t be here without Toby,” said Debbie Parkhurst, 45, a jewelry artist who lives near Rising Sun High School with her husband, Kevin, and their two dogs. “I keep looking at him and saying ‘You’re amazing.’”
Parkhurst said she was home alone with the dogs Friday afternoon when she decided to snack on an apple.
Suddenly, she said, a chunk of the fruit became wedged in her windpipe.
“It was lodged pretty tight because I couldn’t breathe,” she said. “I tried to do the thing where you lean over a chair and give yourself the Heimlich, but it didn’t work.”
Parkhurst said she then began beating her chest, an action that might have attracted Toby’s attention.
“The next think I know, Toby’s up on his hind feet and he’s got his front paws on my shoulders,” she recalled. “He pushed me to the ground, and once I was on my back, he began jumping up and down on my chest.”
Toby’s jumping apparently managed to dislodge the apple from Parkhurst’s windpipe.
“As soon as I started breathing, he stopped and began licking my face, as if to keep me from passing out,” she said.
(http://www.cecilwhig.com/content/articles/2007/03/27/news/01.jpg)
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Wow! Thanks for the Depp/Todd photo, DR ELMORE.
I am very excited about this movie. Well....excited and scared.
I am really looking forward to it!
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Will we never get to page seven? We've had about twenty posts in the last two HOURS.
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Gray skies have appeared, along with a few droplets of rain.
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I don't think I have ever seen a Johnny Depp movie, other then ED WOOD...the guy always looks so creepy.
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The Soft Cell song TAINTED LOVE is coming from the cubicle next to me.
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BK, don't you know any agents?
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BK, will you be dining at Musso and Franks with DR Musicguy and I on the evening of April 24th?
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I am really looking forward to it!
If anyone can do it right, it's Burton/Depp.
And Dariusz Wolski, as Cimematographer, should really give the film the "look" it needs (Dark City, The Crow, Pirates of the Caribbean).
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I don't think I have ever seen a Johnny Depp movie, other then ED WOOD...the guy always looks so creepy.
Well, Sweeney is not your nextdoor Mr. Rogers.
See Depp in "Sleepy Hollow" for a feel of how this film will probably work out.
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I don't think I have ever seen a Johnny Depp movie, other then ED WOOD...the guy always looks so creepy.
I agree. Well, not that I've seen Ed Wood. I agree that he looks creepy. I have never seen a Johnny Depp movie. He must be a good actor, though. He seems to be busy.
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We should have invited agents to the Brain....I have no doubt that there would be a couple of people in that cast who would have been picked up!
Maybe Mr. Kevin Spiritas knows an agent or two? Perhaps his agent? Most of the actors I know haven't had an agent in 40 years.
Most of the actors you know, haven't taken a breath in forty years.
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I refuse to do any dance in which I am instructed to "shake it all about."
But that's half the fun!
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Good Afternoon!
So far, so... It's been an interesting and semi-crazy day today at Chelsea Studios. There are two big open calls taking place here today, and the hallways are filled with hopefuls - and an unfortunately palpable sense of desperation.
I started off the day playing some more 42nd Street auditions, and now I'm back in All About Us land for a few hours.
-And I still feel a little out of sorts, like I'm still waking up - ???
In any case...
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I've always been worried that SWEENEY TODD would fall into the hands of someone who would be tempted to over produce it. I've been imagining "Not While I'm Around" opened up a la "Consider Yourself" from OLIVER or "Thank You Very Much" from SCROOGE, with Mrs Lovett and Toby dancing and covorting with the various vendors and rag pickers of Fleet Street in a song/dance/parade extravaganza.
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Well, that is just all part of working in Hollywood, now isn't it.
AND visiting New York.
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*There was a mini-reunion of sorts out in the hallway a little earlier: a couple of "Grease Academy" alumni, including some of the final 12 (14).
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DR MBarnum - As for those Tamari and Seaweed Rice Cakes... Well, I guess know you know that Tamari is Japanese soy sauce. -Which most definitely does not go with coffee. However, maybe with some tuna salad...
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BK, don't you know any agents?
Which kind:
IRS
ICE
FBI
CIA
KGB
UNCLE
CONTROL
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Wow! Thanks for the Depp/Todd photo, DR ELMORE.
I am very excited about this movie. Well....excited and scared.
Excited and scared is right (I'm not a great fan of Johnny Depp ::)), but I really do want to see it. :)
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BK, will you be dining at Musso and Franks with DR Musicguy and I on the evening of April 24th?
I will if someone reminds me.
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I don't really know the agent scene anymore.
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I agree. Well, not that I've seen Ed Wood. I agree that he looks creepy. I have never seen a Johnny Depp movie. He must be a good actor, though. He seems to be busy.
For shame. No truely worthy parent allows their children to grow up without seeing Edward Scissorhands.
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I really want another pastrami sandwich from Art's. Haven't been able to rustle up anyone to lunch with, though, so I'll either forget it, or mosey on over there and eat by myself - bring a pad and do some work or maybe even bring Ye Olde Laptop.
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If you've waited/put off/refused to buy the existing GREY GARDENS off-B'way cast recording, it's now on sale at PSClassics.com (http://www.psclassics.com/cd_greygardens.html) for just $4.95 plus 3.00 shipping.
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AND visiting New York.
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So far I have avoided that!
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I will if someone reminds me.
We will remind you!!
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I am not a truly worthy parent.
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On the other hand THE BLUE BIRD has always left a me feeling sort of icky...I just never cared for the movie...with the exception of the beautiful Helen Ericson as Light. My best friend in Jr. High and High School loved this movie, though. I may give it a try again and see if I like it any better...it does have an interesting cast...and I will be meeting little Sybil Jason when I go to L.A. in April.
Well, it's an allegory and thus a little thick for today's tastes. I've still always loved it.
And I just saw "little" Sybil Jason in another Shirley movie which I'll be talking about presently.
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Will we never get to page six?
Possibly.
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Will we never get to page seven? We've had about twenty posts in the last two HOURS.
We will. We have.
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I just want that masterpiece of a score to SWEENEY TODD given the respect it deserves. I'm going to be heartbroken if it gets gutted like A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC was (and that was at the hands of Hal Prince of all people).
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Johnny Depp doesn't always play weird. Try FINDING NEVERLAND. Not quite true to the real story, but a lovely and magical film in many ways.
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I began my afternoon with the 1937 THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, one of the real classics of the golden age of moviemaking. Stupendous film in every way, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. never had a role that better rivaled what his father became famous for playing (well, his father usually played heroes while Jr.'s Rupert is a cad, but what charisma he showed in this!). Of course, ROnald Colman is perfection in the dual role.
But the DVD is a sad reflection of a truly great movie. I guess this is the best they could do with it, but it's grainy and filled with scratches and dirt throughout. The film must truly have been in terrible shape.
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AMAZON (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00032G1S0/ref=cm_cr_dp_2_1/102-3609393-4488137?ie=UTF8&customer-reviews.sort%5Fby=-SubmissionDate&n=3370831) is now selling:
(http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00032G1S0.01-A3CDPEGSIQM61V.PT01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
One review:
Delivered by the bronzed descendants of Roman Gods (dressed as postal workers) my Tuscan Milk arrived! Upon opening the container, the heavens opened and the angels sang! It was really quite a nuisance. My house is now littered with unemployed Romans and angels that won't shut up. They drank all my Tuscan milk.
*sob*
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I finished my afternoon with another full length film - THE LITTLE PRINCESS with Shirley Temple. A beautiful mounting of the story and in glorious Technicolor. Once again, Fox has darkened the transfer a little too much for my taste, but the color is rich, rich, rich.
Thank you, Fox, for rescuing this film from public domain hell.
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I am not a truly worthy parent.
Well, perhaps I was a tad harsh. You just need more practice picking movies for the family.
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I am on the board of CINE (Council for Non-Theatrical Events), and have volunteered with them for about 20 years. They were formed during the Cold War to foster relationships with other countries by sharing our film and video with them and vice-versa, and getting award-winning films out to international festivals.
I am also on the board of the Atlanta chapter of Fight SMA (Spimal Muscular Atrophy).
I rarely volunteered for anything until I married Mr. Linton, who is an über-activist. Since we knew we wanted to stay in Marietta, most of our free time was taken up with trying to make the city a better place, since it was facing issues that challenged our quality of life dailiy.
We are founding members of:
The Loop Group, which succeed in combating crime and uniting the various ethnic/cultural groups in our neighborhood (which has now been virtually obliterated by developers.)
We do quarterly cleanups, and May Day and Christmas events and are now developing a community garden with those who are left in the neighborhood.
IMPACT: (Involved Mariettans Planning Actively for the City of Tomorrow) and Greg also served 3 terms as president and VP.
Cobb Preservation Foundation, which we formed with other members out of frustration because the local preservation group, Cobb Landmarks, was a social group that would not take an active role in preserving anything. We buy, fix up and resell historic properties and have been tremendously successful for such a small (@30) group. Cobb Landmarks has about 10 times as many members and we all belong to that group and volunteer with them as well.
Riverkeepers: we monitor streams for water quality monthly. Greg won the state's data colleciton award last year. He also helps another woman with her stream data collection. She is 80 years old!
Greg is on the board of the Cobb Land Trust, and we do clearing and maintain properties on work days.
Greg is President of Friends of Nesbitt Chapel, the ruins of a historic church that we have been trying to protect from development and convert into a learning center.
We also volunteer for
Taste of Marietta, and clean up after the ravenous hordes every year
Marietta Tree Keepers, planting trees about every other month.
Marietta Christmas Tour of Historic Homes
We also work behind the scenes to coach other neighborhoods in organizing and working productively to try to get their needs met when faced with development challenges.
Greg almost singlehandedly saved a local community theatre from going under, and volunteered his time with tech support on many of their productions.
Since we're moving, we are slowly trying to pull away from most of these groups and for the last year we've been volunteering with our new neighborhood group. But once we move, we are going to keep our activist side "in the closet" for awhile and spend our time living our lives. After being repeated stomped on by the city, we're pretty jaded and will be happy just doing basic volunteering---clean-ups, etc.
Once we move and I have a plce to edit, my volunteerism will mainly consist of editing projects for others ---labors of love which have been piling up for some time now.
Whew! I'm tired just thinking about how much of that time was wasted by a city that didn't care about its residents.
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I'm thinking tonight I'll watch POPPY, the next film in the W.C. Fields box. It's just a bit over 70 minutes so I should have plenty of time to watch it before IDOL comes on.
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Good God, I should have split that up into more posts, since I've been in session and haven't posted today.
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POPPY with WC Fields
POPI with Alan Arkin
PEPE with Cantinflas
Cottage cheese with Canteloupe
only four steps from WC Fields to Canteloupe
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I refuse to do any dance in which I am instructed to "shake it all about."
I would think that that greatly limits you. Are you not, JRand, a dancer?
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I am not a truly worthy parent.
**Not saying anything**
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Not everything stops when the music does! :)
Speak for yourself, my dear.
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I've seen Edward Scissorhands. I think it was in New Mexico.
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Or Colorado.
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Or whatever.
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I'm stuck under a sleeping cat. But never fear. I have peanut butter cups and Cherry Coke.
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Page Eight dance!
I can't shake it all about because of the aforementioned sleeping cat.
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Is that the one your dad made you girls turn off because it was too disturbing?
Or was that the Rocky Horror Show?
Or did he make you turn both off?
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It would have been Colorado, I believe, if it was on that side trip you made after family reunion that year.
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That was the Rocky Horror thing. And I was the one who thought it was disturbing. The Scissors movie was later. Or before. I don't know.
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Robert Spano, who now conducts the Atlanta Symphony, was there with us as well.
Our orchestra LOVES him! They were pretty miserable under his predecessor.
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Does it feel like a "Monday" to anyone else?
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Does it feel like a "Monday" to anyone else?
Actually, I mistakenly thought earlier today that is was WEDNESDAY!
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Well, it's an allegory and thus a little thick for today's tastes. I've still always loved it.
Of course my taste in movies is certainly not within the parameters of "today's tastes," rather my reason for disliking the film has always been that it seemed rather forced and trying too hard to be a thrilling fantasy picture in the vain of WIZARD OF OZ, if that makes sense.
It just didn't work for me. But then I haven't seen it since the early 1980s, so my opinion might be totally different if I were to watch it again now.
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Johnny Depp doesn't always play weird. Try FINDING NEVERLAND. Not quite true to the real story, but a lovely and magical film in many ways.
I meant weird in real life! Whenever I see him on an interview show or an awards show he seems very odd.
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I think I tried to watch the Scissors one when I was in a motel room the time I made that trip up there alone. I found it disturbing and turned it off.
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DRs Adrianna and Cason, also please to join us (why are we coming apart) at Musso and Franks April 24th!
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TOD: I am doing a bit of board work right now.
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Well, rehearsal is about to wrap up here, and then I'm meeting a friend for dinner. -Not sure I'll make it home in time to catch "Idol". In any case...
Laters...
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I've got some things to attend to as well, so I'll sign off now and find a movie to watch before IDOL begins.
WBBL.
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Back from a pastrami sandwich and fries at Art's. It was just as good as yesterday's. I rarely go out and eat alone, but I must say it was very pleasant - I took a couple of magazines with me and just relaxed. Very nice. Now I shall write page number five, and then see if I feel like going beyond my five pages today.
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Johnny Depp doesn't always play weird. Try FINDING NEVERLAND. Not quite true to the real story, but a lovely and magical film in many ways.
My concern isn't that he's "weird" (either in his acting or personal life) but about the quality of his voice. I didn't like the casting of Gerard Butler as the Phantom because he's not a trained singer, which I (personally) feel is really necessary for that role. I (again, personally) feel that the part of Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker also requires an actor with vocal training, which Johnny Depp doesn't have. I know that he's a good actor, but I would've wished for a really good singer, since it basically is an opera. :-\
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Just my 2˘.
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DR GINNY - doesn't a conference call by definition come to you? ;D
Nope, DR JRand, the organizers provided a toll-free number and a code to me and instructed me to call in at 2:30 EST.
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For those who enjoy some nifty theramin lounge music...here is an ideal vintage record album that you can download for free...
http://www.blognow.com.au/XtabaysWorld/ (http://www.blognow.com.au/XtabaysWorld/)
It is quite beautiful and reminds me of childhood days of watching old 50s sci fi films on the late, late show!
(http://www.weirdomusic.com/illustratiesdownloads/Xtabay.jpg)
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DR MBarnum - As for those Tamari and Seaweed Rice Cakes... Well, I guess know you know that Tamari is Japanese soy sauce. -Which most definitely does not go with coffee. However, maybe with some tuna salad...
This reminds me of the time I was so excited to be on United Airlines because they'd just started serving Starbucks coffee (before you could get it everywhere). What did they serve for a snack with the coffee? Honey mustard pretzel bits. Not a good combination :P
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DR Edisaurus, I am very sorry that my gigs will prevent me from meeting you and your DH in person this coming weekend.
Bummer!!!! I'm sure the other HHW brunch attendees feel the same! :'(
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This new Sweeny Tod sounds like something that will have a lot of bloodletting in it.
I enjoyed the 1930s version of Sweeny Todd.
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'bout time for me to go home. I'm not sure I'll be coming to work tomorrow, because they're shutting off the water for an undetermined length of time. The powers that be have placed bottled water in each department and one (yes, ONE) portapotty in the staff parking lot. Isn't there an OSHA regulation or something about employee/potty ratio?
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While I still plan on attending the Friday evening 7pm showing of Sacco and Vanzetti I haven't yet purchased 3 tickets because they are not yet available at moviefone.com nor are they available at the ticket office of the Quad Cinema.
Thanks for trying, Ben! I'll post if I hear anything about them becoming available.
I have to wonder what's the point of being able to order tickets in advance if they're not available!
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DR MattH, thanks for the reminder of the new Shirley Temple movies that are out today...I must hie myself to Best Buy and pick up my favorite, STAND UP AND CHEER! The only movie that I know of that features both little Shirley Temple and big Aunt Jemima.
I bought a Shirley Temple DVD last week at the Dollar Store for---a dollar. It's in a cardboard box, so I will have to put it in a real case. I don't know if there are any extras or if it even looks any good, but I figured you couldn't go wrong for a buck. But a cardboard box?
I have a cat that likes to gnaw on cardboard. She has already demolished THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. (Also only a buck!)
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News Anchor Katie Couric drives me crazy. Why is it I think:
Walter Cronkite = intelligence and depth
Katie Couric = Bubblegum
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there are times when you really would like to use that shot and you can't because it's not doing what it's supposed to be doing, i.e. recording the entire show from a wide master shot.
Yes, feel my pain. That's why I used it as little as possible. It may have been on auto-iris and adjusting itself when the lighting got hot.
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I am indeed...it is pricey, but I just gotta have it!
Sometimes if an item is out of print, like a music folio, and I know someone else who would like it, we combine funds to buy it and one of us will then copy it for the other. Since it's out of print I don't feel bad about it.
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Vixmom, TPunk and Rodzinski appear not to have opened up the PM'S I sent them regarding brunch this Sunday.
Update: I reached vixmom by phone, and she's going to check her schedule, goiven that it's Palm Sunday. (Thought I had Antonia and Tom's number somewhere, but I guess not.)
Thanks, FJL! I sent them a postcard which they should get in a day or two, so maybe we'll hear from them...
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Gumby and Pokey Get Married - featuring the Red Clay Ramblers
I loved the Red Clay Ramblers in FOOL MOON.
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SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0d/07/20070327072509990010)
Frogwatch / AP
A cane toad the size of a small dog was captured near Darwin, Australia, Monday. The animal measures the size of a football and weighs about 2 pounds.
Look out, Tomovoz!
Our distributor also distributes a wonderful doc on them:
http://firstrunfeatures.com/canetoadsdvd.html
Imagine if Monty Python did a nature documentary and you'll get the picture. It's wonderful!
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That's what happens when non-native species are introduced to an area. Always a bad idea.
That's why we have kudzu and Hawaii has the polka vine. And there's another thing...a thing I have long considered as a subject for a short documentary. After being on HHW for a while, now I think the subject should be adapted as a musical.
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And the subject is: Myocaster coypus, a.k.a.
NUTRIA!!!
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That's why we have kudzu and Hawaii has the polka vine. And there's another thing...a thing I have long considered as a subject for a short documentary. After being on HHW for a while, now I think the subject should be adapted as a musical.
Absolutely!
Non-Native Invasive Species, The Musical!
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Will we never get to page ten?
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A lovely rave review for the Shire album. Order soon, if you haven't
http://www.movie-wave.net/titles/shire_at_movies.html
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Have done a little over five pages and will probably finish the sixth before I leave.
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I finished my afternoon with another full length film - THE LITTLE PRINCESS with Shirley Temple.
I love this film---the scenes in the hospital always make me cry!
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I saw a presentation of a musical version of the comic strip KUDZU. Does that count?
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Okay, I've done close to seven pages and I think that's that for today. Maybe after rehearsal I'll do a little cleanup. I should be able to wrap this chapter by mid-day tomorrow, and then I know what the next chapter is, so I can at least start that. And I can print out the latest fifty-some pages and get them to Margaret.
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I saw a presentation of a musical version of the comic strip KUDZU. Does that count?
Was it aggressively invasive? If not, it wasn't *real* kudzu!
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OK Ben---the Quads hope to have the link up some time tonight to order tickets. If not, most certainly tomorrow!
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Okay, time to take a little poll. I have in storage boxes of CDs I've produced, both for Varese and elsewhere. I would really like to thin out the stock and I've been thinking for some time about how to do that. A certain label has basically let everything go out of print (I suppose you can still order direct, but most copies on amazon are from private sellers). So, is there any interest if I make these titles available at, say, ten bucks each, only to people on this here site (not via Kritzerland). I'd publish a list of the available titles and payment could be made via paypal.
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Yes, but could we pay by check (or cash) if we don't have a Paypal account?
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Of course. The problem is there will be limited number of copies available, and how do I control that? There would never be more than twenty copies of each CD listed. Any ideas?
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Okay, time to take a little poll. I have in storage boxes of CDs I've produced, both for Varese and elsewhere. I would really like to thin out the stock and I've been thinking for some time about how to do that. A certain label has basically let everything go out of print (I suppose you can still order direct, but most copies on amazon are from private sellers). So, is there any interest if I make these titles available at, say, ten bucks each, only to people on this here site (not via Kritzerland). I'd publish a list of the available titles and payment could be made via paypal.
I would be very interested, but I think you need some kind of lottery system when you have multiple buyers for one item to be fair and all.
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DR Laura, are you sure it was EDWARD SCISSORHANDS that you found disturbing? It never struck me as that kind of film. What bothered you about it?
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The guy had scissors for hands. That's disturbing.
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The guy had scissors for hands. That's disturbing.
In a way, until you learn why -- and if you can get past the hands, it's really a touching movie about being different and an outcast, but finding acceptance and love. I loved it -- plus, Tim Burton does some cool and interesting stuff with sets, costuming, lighting, colors, etc., in his movies.
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Thanks for the ticket info Edi.
Yes, Bruce, I would be interested in seeing what was available. $10 a pop is a great price.
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I find the whole black makeup, black clothing, dead-looking, scissorhand thing creepy.
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BK - yes, I'd also be interested in some of those recordings. Count me in!
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TOD: Your standard mom and volunteer stuff -- (and more committee work than I care to admit -- I'm a volunteeraholic and need to learn to say no... but there are so many things I'm interested in...):
PTA or PTO (whatever they're calling it now), Choir Boosters, etc.
Church Boards (ironically, I've seen some of the worst behavior on those...)
Art boards -- The Bosque Conservatory of Fine Arts in Texas and the Prescott Fine Arts Association here in AZ, The Tin Building Theatre in Texas (and we called to let folks know if they did or didn't get a part...it's called being polite/manners)
The Bosque County Memorial Museum -- and some city and county committees back in Texas
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Good Evening!
Back from a wonderful dinner with my wonderful friend, Chris. We laughed and laughed and laughed till we couldn't laugh anymore. And then we did laugh some more!
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And I made it home in time to catch Sanjaya on "American Idol"...
The horror. The horror.
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Okay, time to take a little poll. I have in storage boxes of CDs I've produced, both for Varese and elsewhere. I would really like to thin out the stock and I've been thinking for some time about how to do that. A certain label has basically let everything go out of print (I suppose you can still order direct, but most copies on amazon are from private sellers). So, is there any interest if I make these titles available at, say, ten bucks each, only to people on this here site (not via Kritzerland). I'd publish a list of the available titles and payment could be made via paypal.
Count me in! ;D
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Okay, time to take a little poll. I have in storage boxes of CDs I've produced, both for Varese and elsewhere. I would really like to thin out the stock and I've been thinking for some time about how to do that. A certain label has basically let everything go out of print (I suppose you can still order direct, but most copies on amazon are from private sellers). So, is there any interest if I make these titles available at, say, ten bucks each, only to people on this here site (not via Kritzerland). I'd publish a list of the available titles and payment could be made via paypal.
BK, I might be happy to purchase multiple quantities of some of them!
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I don't think I have ever seen a Johnny Depp movie, other then ED WOOD...the guy always looks so creepy.
I love Johnny Depp. Don Juan DeMarco, Edward Scissorhands etc
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The guy had scissors for hands. That's disturbing.
It's an allegory about how our touches can maim those we love.
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I love Johnny Depp. Don Juan DeMarco, Edward Scissorhands etc
I agree. I think he's a wonderful actor.
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Well, I'm leaving work...and it's so early! I just got back from an eye appointment (no change in my prescription) and they dilated my eyes. But I can't focus on anything up close, even my computer screen (this is all very blurry). Since I have so much sick leave, I'm leaving and going to my sister's house to watch TV on her high definition TV! That's far enough away. ;D
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The guy had scissors for hands. That's disturbing.
LOL
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BK, I'd also be interested in purchasing some of the cds
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If you want to be fair, I suppose you'd have to ask who is interested in a specific title, give a deadline to tell you they are interested and then have a lottery if there are more interested than you have copies. It would be a pain in the butt, but it would be fair. Or there's always first come first serve
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It is VERY windy here tonight.
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BK, I'd also be interested in purchasing some of the cds
Me, too! Let's thin the herd!
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Cillaliz, be prepared for warm weather in Atlanta!
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Also, the pollen count is EXTREMELY high: 5,700. They say 175 is extremely high, so...
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Thanks Edi, but with 9 hours a day of classes, I don't think I'll be spending much time outside the hotel
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I have to figure out what to pack tonight. The meetings are always in cold rooms and it's hot outside. I really don't plan to do much but go to class and study. I know that's boring, but it's also very necessary right now.
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I have to figure out what to pack tonight. The meetings are always in cold rooms and it's hot outside. I really don't plan to do much but go to class and study. I know that's boring, but it's also very necessary right now.
Layering!
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Edi - When do you leave?
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I am flying Midwest Airlines....we all know what that means....hot chocolate chip cookies baked on the plane...YUM!! And since it's 2 flights each way, that's 4 cookies each way!
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RE: tonight's DANCING WITH THE STARS RESULTS.
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I'm not going to say who went. But it's starting to bug me that the judges votes don't matter. If they want to be like american idol and have america decide then do that. But to make it seem like the judges decide 50% is so misleading.
The highest judges vote was 50/60 (50divided by 660 total judge votes = 7.7%). The lowest judge vote was something like 34/60 (34divided by 660=5.2% of judges votes. So that is only 2% difference. So basically the least popular celebs will go.
I guess eventually the public will vote for the most talented. But in the first few rounds the lesser known celebs (paulina, shandi ...) will go. And athletes who have many fans stay (even if they are not that good). IMO clyde (basketball player) was the weakest.
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DR Jose is your horror Sanjaya's hair??
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RE: johnny depp go with Finding Neverland or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Johnny Depp in Chocolat
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DR Jose is your horror Sanjaya's hair??
The hair, the song choice, the performance.... EVERYTHING!!!
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RE: tonight's IDOL.
SPOILERS
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Um, IDOL has gwen stefani and DANCING WITH THE STARS has dionne warwick????
My favorite is still blake. He is the only one i have liked from the start who has never disappointed me. Although that said, i was a bit surprised he did not beat box tonight (since gwen mentioned she wondered how he'd do it).
I have really grown to like jordin a lot in the past 2 weeks (after not really caring either way for her before). But i was not overly fond of her performance tonight. I did not like what she was wearing. And i thought the song did not show off her voice.
Lakisha was my favorite woman. But i am not as interested in her anymore. She does the same performance every week. And while she is a great singer, i don't know if i would want to see her perform song after song.
Sanjaya. OMG that hair was atrocious. I really hope he goes this week.
Chris S. I did like him after hollywood. But i'm liking him less and less each week.
The judges loved gina. But i just don't get her. She was good tonight. BUt she's just not one of my faves.
I am curious who will go this week. I would imagine melinda, lakisha, jordin and blake would be safe. I suppose eventually haley will have to go. I liked phil better this week. So i don't think he will go this week.
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Before I left work tonight, I told my managers that tomorrow for me would be like when winter weather is predicted. I'll get up at my usual time, get ready for work, but wait for the email notification that the water is back on in our building before going in to work. It may end up costing me another vacation day, but the idea of 100+ people having access to only one (outdoor) bathroom is GROSS.
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Edi - When do you leave?
Thursday, 10:45AM. Will I see you in the airport? :)
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DR Laura, give Edward Scissorhands a chance. It's a beautiful film!
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Thursday, 10:45AM. Will I see you in the airport? :)
I arrive at the airport Wednesday at 5:30 pm. So I'll already be there.
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Well I should think about packing. Not a lot to pack - definitely carry on. Only I forgot about the plastic little stuff, hmmm, I better go check and see if I need to run to the store tonight.
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DR Laura, give Edward Scissorhands a chance. It's a beautiful film!
I'll pass.
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Don't forget the zip-lock bags!
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Hey! I see that Swishy Sarah is logged in!!!
Hi Swishy Sarah!
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Back from rehearsal - we had a very sick Merissa on our hands, so we cut it short. But all the music is now routined and arranged except for two things, so we'll be ready to get this thing on its feet starting next Monday.
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DR SwishySarah, long time, no see! Long time, no see!
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So, maybe what we'll do is this: I'll list say thirty titles and say how many copies there are. Then anyone who's interested in those titles e-mails me immediately, and I put together the list and when they're gone, then I stop the list there. If there were more takers than CDs then I guess I could just randomly throw the names into our electronic hat and decide - but mostly everyone would get what they wanted, I'm thinkin'. So, I may go to storage on Saturday and begin this process - listing let's say twenty titles to start. When those are gone, then another twenty.
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And congrats to DR Laura on 4000 posts!
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I think we need some frenzies, don't you? I thought we'd break our record by this evening. Of course, I never thought the day would come when I'd say 300 posts seemed like a slow news day!
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Will we never get to page twelve?
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I spy a Swishy Sarah.
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Why, hello HHW friends :D
Having read all of today's messages:
Laura- when I look at that picture of Johnny Depp, my first reaction is to smile and how adorable he is. That's what watching the entire movie does to you.
On the subject of Johnny Depp and Sweeney Todd, Sondheim did a vocal check for all of the actors in the movie, and if they weren't vocally up to par with his standards, he wouldn't allow them to participate. I'm assuming, then, that Johnny is sufficiently talented.
HOW ARE YOU ALL???
Things are going swimmingly for me- I'm finishing up my last month or so of my freshman year at James Madison University as a Vocal Music Education major. This year has been absolutely crazy, and I've loved every minute of it. I'm getting opportunities as a vocalist that just blow my mind, and I've learned so much as a musician. The entire cumulative experience has been a blast. In a year, I've performed in The Magic Flute, performed at the Virginia Music Educators Association, been in a performance of Mozart's Coronation Mass, passed my juries with all A's, recorded a CD, got a church job that I'll be able to keep until I graduate, been exposed to some of the most talented musicians in the world, and this has only been the first year! I'm so excited to see what's coming up next.
Oh, I guess I should add that completely errant and truant member Maya has been accepted at the Yale School of Drama to study Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism! She's finishing up her last semester here at JMU and is beyond thrilled to be going there.
It's so nice to see so many familar and new faces! I hope you're all doing well :D
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Helloooo, Laura, Dan (the MAN), and dear BK!
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Nothing to report.
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I would think that that greatly limits you. Are you not, JRand, a dancer?
Well, Yes I am....more choreographer now....and I suppose I have been known to shake it all about to music, now that you mention it. ;D
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But I can use some vibes for three different things going on in my life.
1) My back is acting up again and I am in a lot of pain. Hard to walk and hard to sit for long periods of time.
2) lost my cell phone and of course I didn't have a phone list backed up.
3) My position at work is being phased out and they now have to find a place for me in the store. To start: I will be a greater. I think it is time after 8 years to try and find another job or at least a location with a better job.
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So, maybe what we'll do is this: I'll list say thirty titles
You could list each one as a separate post. That would be a whole page and quite a frenzy!
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DR MBarnum - As for those Tamari and Seaweed Rice Cakes... Well, I guess know you know that Tamari is Japanese soy sauce. -Which most definitely does not go with coffee. However, maybe with some tuna salad...
Soooooooyyyyyyyyyyy Sauce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
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BK: I woud be interested in a few titles if you have them.
1) On the Waterfront
2) The two Laurie Beechman cds. I have the cd jewel boxes but no cds!
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Time to take some pain killers and go to bed.
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Vibes to DR Michael S!!!
I hope you feel better soon, find your phone, and find a better job!
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Oh who in the world would be interested in a bunch of old CD's? For heaven's sake!
Well....me....just to pick someone at random!
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I will say this about Johnny Depp: He makes a smashing pirate!
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DR SwishySarah! Wasn't I talking to Mark Falconer recently about you?
It sounds as if school is going amazingly well. What did you do in the Magic Flute?
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Oh who in the world would be interested in a bunch of old CD's? For heaven's sake!
Well....me....just to pick someone at random!
Before I go to bed, DR JRand56, I have to say that avatar freaks me out! Who is it?
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Shayne, unfortunately I don't have any On The Waterfront CDs nor any of the film music titles I did. Of course, I have the Beechman CDs. What I'm going to do is start at the front of the storage facility and pull the first thirty boxes. Then we'll go from there. I have pretty much everything but a handful of titles.
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Great SHIRE review, thanks for the link, MR BK.
I have been working working working on the Allison Hayes bio....and in trying to make it the definitive INTERNET bio....it has turned into quite the task, but I want it to be accurate and THE place to go for information for the casual OR the obsessed fan alike.
Pictures will be included. But it will take a bit longer than I thought.
1-27-1957 Louella Parsons in Hollywood: " Allison Hayes, who is starring in a TV show for Columbia, makes Bob Taplinger's heart beat faster."
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My concern isn't that he's "weird" (either in his acting or personal life) but about the quality of his voice. I didn't like the casting of Gerard Butler as the Phantom because he's not a trained singer, which I (personally) feel is really necessary for that role. I (again, personally) feel that the part of Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker also requires an actor with vocal training, which Johnny Depp doesn't have. I know that he's a good actor, but I would've wished for a really good singer, since it basically is an opera. :-\
Believe me; I share your concern. I was talking strictly about the fact that he doesn't always play weird e. g. FINDING NEVERLAND. I have never thought he could sing the role, and unless they're dubbing him, I'm afraid the music will be compromised.
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Before I go to bed, DR JRand56, I have to say that avatar freaks me out! Who is it?
<-------- If you mean that one - it's ME! :P
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Well, since I'm a freshman, and had only been in Harrisonburg for 5 days before my audition, they put all of us in the chorus, but I was also an understudy for one of the spirits. I had never been in an opera before, so it was a great way to kickoff the academic year. I'm not sure what the opera will be next semester, but I've developed enormously as a vocalist this year (as a result of having an INCREDIBLE voice teacher, Dr. In Dal Choi), so I'm hoping that partial seniority and talent will warrant me a larger role.
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Good Evening!
And since I'm already sleepy - and we have a "Press Preview" tomorrow morning...
Goodnight.
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And elmore, you may very well have been talking to Mark Falconer about me! I adore Mark Falconer.
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DR Swishy Sarah - HI! And I was going to ask who your voice teacher is, and you already answered. Dr. Choi is very good. I remember him from countless NATS conferences/competitions.
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Will we never get to page ten?
Of course.
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I love this film---the scenes in the hospital always make me cry!
It has the same effect on me. Every time. Without fail.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
I'm certain we will.
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Okay, time to take a little poll. I have in storage boxes of CDs I've produced, both for Varese and elsewhere. I would really like to thin out the stock and I've been thinking for some time about how to do that. A certain label has basically let everything go out of print (I suppose you can still order direct, but most copies on amazon are from private sellers). So, is there any interest if I make these titles available at, say, ten bucks each, only to people on this here site (not via Kritzerland). I'd publish a list of the available titles and payment could be made via paypal.
Me, me, me, me, me!!!
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I started my evening with W. C. Fields in POPPY, the film version of one of his Broadway hits. The movie must have been much more requested than the three previous ones in the set because there's more damage to it than to the others. It's a little grainier, too, and less pristine.
But it's a Fields classic undoubtedly. Has that famous routine with the talking dog, his extended croquet match, and many other delightful bits. Rochelle Hudson and John Cromwell make a gorgeous couple, too.
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I'd be interested in seeing the CD titles, too, bk.
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Next, I put back in SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM and watched about 40 minutes of it. It's just so much fun. Really like the mystery a bit more than the one in THIRD MAN OUT plus we get that excellent backstory on Donald and his army career.
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Well, I'm leaving work...and it's so early! I just got back from an eye appointment (no change in my prescription) and they dilated my eyes. But I can't focus on anything up close, even my computer screen (this is all very blurry). Since I have so much sick leave, I'm leaving and going to my sister's house to watch TV on her high definition TV! That's far enough away. ;D
Apparently, George, we both had eye appointments today. My results were not as positive. Next week more tests.
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Shirley Temple in THE LITTLE PRINCESS is lovely and heartbreaking and has a great supporting cast...all of whom adored her.
I much prefer Marcia Mae Jones in HEIDI, though.
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Wow! My face freaked DR ELMORE out so badly he left!
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ON TCM right now
Will WIlliams STopover in Hollywood lots of 60's locations!
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AMERICAN IDOL tonight:
I thought once again Melinda was in a class by herself, mainly because she OWNS the stage when she's performing. Her voice is solid, but her gestures, her movement, her presentation is just so interesting and true. She never makes a misstep.
My second favorite vocal of the night was Gina. She was my least favorite female singer last week, but I liked her voice very much tonight.
LaKisha's was my third favorite vocal although, as I've been saying, she has zero presentation. Her voice is very strong, and she's always solid on the vocals, but her face is immobile, and there's no joy in her performance.
Jordin's song choice was poor. The low notes were too low for her, and the rest was chanting rather than singing. Blah!
I didn't think any of the men sold themselves well tonight. Blake and Chris Richardson had okay renditions. Chris Sligh was indeed ahead of the music thus making his vocal kind of inconsequential. Phil had some pitch problems early (but he does have power when he uses it; I'd love to see him sing a song full out one time.)
As always, Sanjaya brought up the rear. The hair was absurd, the vocal erractic at best, and he was cocky with the judges. I'd like to see THAT do him in. Sad to say, I don't think it will, at least not yet.
If I had to guess who the bottom two will be, I'd say Haley and Phil.
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West Side Story is showing at Graumann's
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HOUSE had a fascinating case tonight with a soldier apparently suffering from Gulf War syndrome. A very surprising discovery solved the case none too soon.
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DIRT had its season (and probably series) finale with Jennifer Aniston vying for Lucy's job (all the while contending that she didn't want it), Don going psychotic, Holt dumping his girl friend Julia, and the stalker being discovered (whose identity I guessed WEEKS ago.) The cliffhanger ending, of course, means nothing if the show doesn't get picked up for another season. I'm guessing FX will hold off making an announcement of renewal or cancellation until the ratings come in for the first episodes of THE SHIELD'S new season. Cable ratings have been down for certain shows, so I'm sure they want to see if it's a trend or just people tuning out DIRT.
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Jose, you know Dr. Choi? He's absolutely marvelous. He actually chose me to be in his studio, and I don't regret it at all.
For those who don't know him (aka everyone else), Dr. Choi is practically a celebrity in Korea, and he came to the US to get his Masters (from Juilliard) and his doctorate (from the Manhattan School of Music), and he's sort of planted himself at JMU for the past 30 years. He has a vocabulary of about 200 words, most of which are music terms, and even then, he's a genius teacher. He's also the kindest and most hilarious professor in the School of Music here. Every morning he goes to our gym at 6:30, swims, and works out, and thus, at 70 years of age, is in better shape than most of his students. He also prays for each of his students every day, and has us fill out prayer cards at the beginning of each semester.
His vocal advice consists of little catchphrases that he bellows out during lessons, such as "FREE VACATION" (relax yourself), "WEST POINT" (keep your chin down) and "JEFF" (my nonexistent ex-boyfriend who cheats on me during songs when I'm angry, and who I'm in love with during the sappy numbers).
I'm a little obsessed with Dr. Choi.
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DR Matt. If you just take the first word of your last two posts (#343 and 344) it says House Dirt!
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The cats have seen the suitcase....they are not amused
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DR Matt. If you just take the first word of your last two posts (#343 and 344) it says House Dirt!
Well, maybe I'd better get started CLEANING!!! ;D :o
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Well since I need to be heading south by car by around 6:30 AM at the latest, I better get some sleep. I have a 3 hour lay over in Milwaukee. I'm hoping they have wireless in the airport. It's a nice airport, quiet and very easy to get around in, so I'm sure I'll find somewhere to camp out with my computer.
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Sondheim may have checked vocal abilities of Depp and the others, but let's face it: Johnny Depp is one of the biggest box-office draws in the world, he's Tim Burton's favorite male star, and if Burton wanted Depp to assure the project would get a green light, they'll make concessions to get Depp.
What we may end up with is part Depp and part dubber, kind of like what was done with Rosalind Russell in GYPSY.
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My day is going to be a bit split tomorrow because I'm taking a friend to the airport at 12:30, so I'll have less viewing time tomorrow afternoon than usual on a typical Wednesday.
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The Cats Have Seen the Suitcase.....sounds like a mystery novel!
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Oh, Lilian Jackson Braun.
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Good night!
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Sondheim may have checked vocal abilities of Depp and the others, but let's face it: Johnny Depp is one of the biggest box-office draws in the world, he's Tim Burton's favorite male star, and if Burton wanted Depp to assure the project would get a green light, they'll make concessions to get Depp.
What we may end up with is part Depp and part dubber, kind of like what was done with Rosalind Russell in GYPSY.
They dubbed him in cry baby
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Bedtime. 7:45 am rehearsal for a 9:00 am concert. Getting up early isn't genetically programmed into me.
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BK - I'd like to see that list of available CD's, too.
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I got zero count 'em zero returns done today - mucho missing info
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And one for Marcia Mae
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Swishy, don't leave before I get to say hello!
Hello!!!
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DRs Adrianna and Cason, also please to join us (why are we coming apart) at Musso and Franks April 24th!
Looking forward to it!
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So alone...
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or I was...Hello DR FJL
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time to get ready for bed early tonight.
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This school thing is fun, but it really crimps my style when its at 8 in the morning...I dont know how I managed to k-12 which started at 7:30, I guess becauase it was the norm.
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What does "West Side Story" is playing at the Grauman's" mean?
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How will we ever get to 400 with all this WUSSBURGERING?
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How will we ever get to 400 with all this WUSSBURGERING?
That's what happens when you title the notes "In A Mellow Mood" -- everyone gets mellow and wussburgers out....
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We need a zippy, frenzy-inducing note title for tomorrow...
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I'm the only one in the house again...hmmm, isn't this how a frenzy started a few nights ago..I was by myself, posting trivia, then started hearing noises, and ta-dah. folks joined the par-tay, and then all frenzy broke out ...
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I think the march madness is wearing off
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Or saturn isn't in jupiter anymore
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time to read untl I get sleepy- night all
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I get my paper and study packet finished, and I'm ready to celebrate...and all the HHWers have mellowed and wussburgered off to bed...rats!
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Miss Patti, is that you? You were on, then went off, and are now back on again...spooky...
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I think the march madness is wearing off
Never! Madness will abide forever! (especially here at HHW)...
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I am trying to figure out what "west side story is playing at graumans" means
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Or saturn isn't in jupiter anymore
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my internet is being slow
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To think we're only 21 or so posts away from the March Madness 400 Post...
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I have no idea, it is not playing in hollywood, unless I didn't get a members-only letter, in which case I am annoyed...
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I think I will try to figure out how to send an email on here to DR Jane to check on her and DP Sherlock -- I've replied to a few I've gotten, but I've never intiated one on here before (hope it's easier than making stuff dance across the screen...)
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Reading time, sorry to abandon you
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Oh hello Bruce
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Just smoothed out today's pages and made a couple of additions and deletions, and then wrote another page, for a total of eight. Because tomorrow is so busy, that means I really only have two pages before I end this chapter. Then I can print out these pages, approximately fifty-five of them - in a little over a week. Whew!
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I just got caught leaving >.<
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Well, we've had one yea vote from a board member. About twelve to go.
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If you need help Miss Karen, feel free to ask
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Yay page 14 Boogie
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The book I am reading is not particularly interesting, but it is good at putting me to sleep
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We are onthe home stretch here and everyone decides to stop posting....
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If you need help Miss Karen, feel free to ask
ASK!!
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Tomorrow is a long day, my bed is calling, I have to leave the last few posts to the rest of you
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Give me some email instructions and we'll make it to #400..
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I got a call from Miss Merrill Grant tonight - she's fine, and is actually coming to California on Thursday, but up north to see her folks.
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What does "West Side Story" is playing at the Grauman's" mean?
I was watching this one reel filler on TCM called Will Williams' in Hollywood.
It must have been filmed sometime in early 1962 because the girl was driving a red 1962 Chevrolet convertible and she was dressed and wigged to resemble Miss Marilyn Monroe.
She started at Paramount Studios, went to Hollywood & Vine near the American Airlines Building and then to Grauman's where WSS was showing. Then she drove around and saw some of the studios, including The King Bros Productions, and James Stewart's house in Beverly Hills, and then the graves of Douglas Fairbanks, Tyrone Power, and Gary Cooper. And then she went to Marineland of the Pacific and then back to Paramount.
Very interesting. 8)
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Do you know that by Wednesday I shall be 200 pages into the new book, with approximately 70 pages to go from that point on. The home stretch, as we like to call it.
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ok- find a post of the person who you want to messege, and click their name ( in the blue letters that turn red). That will open their personal page. At the bottom of that page reads more blue words that say "Send this member a private message." click them and from there it is just like typing a reply post.
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And they're coming around the corner into the home stretch.
I will only say that I am enjoying Act Two of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH much more than I did Act One.
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DR JRand! You want the honor? (we're SOooooo close to #400)
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A couple of months ago, I began doing something on the film music board - I titled a thread IN PRAISE OF... and then went on to praise Mr. Johnny Mandel. This week I did it again, about the new disc of Dave Grusin's score to Author! Author! which also includes Mr. Mandel's discarded score. Once again, I titled the thread IN PRAISE OF...
And that's going to be my thing - except someone has already ripped it off. Isn't that funny?
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A couple of months ago, I began doing something on the film music board - I titled a thread IN PRAISE OF... and then went on to praise Mr. Johnny Mandel. This week I did it again, about the new disc of Dave Grusin's score to Author! Author! which also includes Mr. Mandel's discarded score. Once again, I titled the thread IN PRAISE OF...
And that's going to be my thing - except someone has already ripped it off. Isn't that funny?
Not surprising. ;D
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Maybe Jrand will answer the West Side Story question.
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Oh, and we achieved 400 posts.
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Maybe Jrand will answer the West Side Story question.
I done it. 8)
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Ok, I did my good deed, now it's time for bed.
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Which means that at some point tomorrow, probably by noon, we will smash our all-time posting record of February.
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I was watching this one reel filler on TCM called Will Williams' in Hollywood.
It must have been filmed sometime in early 1962 because the girl was driving a red 1962 Chevrolet convertible and she was dressed and wigged to resemble Miss Marilyn Monroe.
She started at Paramount Studios, went to Hollywood & Vine near the American Airlines Building and then to Grauman's where WSS was showing. Then she drove around and saw some of the studios, including The King Bros Productions, and James Stewart's house in Beverly Hills, and then the graves of Douglas Fairbanks, Tyrone Power, and Gary Cooper. And then she went to Marineland of the Pacific and then back to Paramount.
Very interesting. 8)
I done it right here.
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good night
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Boy, bk, sure is a little chatterbox tonight...(and that's a good thing..)
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YAWN..time for to go to bed for me, too.
DR ELMORE never did tell me why my face scares him.....maybe he will do so tomorrow....or that is....later today.
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YAWN..time for to go to bed for me, too.
Now, you're making me YAWN...time to hit the hay...
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I'd wait and say hi to DR Jorge, but he takes forever to to catch up on the posts...
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and der Brucer is looking for stuff to cut and paste...
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Yawn... I'm gone...zzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Very cute, George!
Thanks. :)
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I'd wait and say hi to DR Jorge, but he takes forever to to catch up on the posts...
I have to have everything in context! Sorry I missed you. Hi :D ...and bye.
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Was it aggressively invasive?
Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
der Brucer
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Why, hello HHW friends :D
<SNIP>
It's so nice to see so many familar and new faces! I hope you're all doing well :D
Welcome back §wishy§arah! And thanks for the update. :)
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But I can use some vibes for three different things going on in my life.
1) My back is acting up again and I am in a lot of pain. Hard to walk and hard to sit for long periods of time.
2) lost my cell phone and of course I didn't have a phone list backed up.
3) My position at work is being phased out and they now have to find a place for me in the store. To start: I will be a greater. I think it is time after 8 years to try and find another job or at least a location with a better job.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Back Vibes for Michael Shayne!!~~~[/move]
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Cell Phone Vibes for Michael Shayne!!~~~[/move]
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Better Job/Location Vibes for Michael Shayne!!~~~[/move]
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Apparently, George, we both had eye appointments today. My results were not as positive. Next week more tests.
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Eye Vibes for TCB!!~~~[/move]
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I'm at my sister's house and watched a bit of the extras on the region-2 DVD of Torchwood, Series 1, Part 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Torchwood-Vol-1-Disc-John-Barrowman/dp/B000GRU0ZC/ref=pd_bowtega_3/026-2065454-9827609?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1175064512&sr=1-3). My sister has a region-code-free DVD player and a high-def TV!! It's wonderful! I also brought a couple of other DVDs to watch on later evenings.
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My sister and niece are coming back late Friday night/Saturday morning. I won't be staying here that night but I can come over in the evening to watch TV before they get back. I'm liking this hi-def, widescreen stuff! ;D
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Tomorrow night, I'm going to see a local production of Ain't Misbehavin'. It should be quite good. :D A co-worker of mine said that he would like to see it also, but he hasn't gotten a ticket, yet. I don't know if he'll be able to get one. The last time, he got there and was put on a waiting list, but then he left before they had a chance to call his name, which they did. He could've gotten in. :-\
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AOL has been totally screwy for the last hour, making hash of every website (not loading anything properly) - really ridiculous, but what else is new?