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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were lithe and lean with abs and buns of steel, and now it has come to your attention that you must post until the cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: IDIOLECT!
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Welcome eleven GUESTS. As if.
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Certainly I think this here site is a perfect example of idiolect.
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Will we never get to page two?
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Make that twelve GUESTS. Plenty o' GUESTS, and plenty o' WUSSBURGERS.
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I think I'm already ready for another haircut.
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Make that fifteen GUESTS.
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I feel that soon we will be the most popular site on all the Internet. Idiolect, baby, idiolect.
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Maybe I should just keep posting so that we can have an entire page of ME.
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"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"
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Merriment and mirth and laughter and legs. That's idiolect.
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I'm mesmerized by so many me's.
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Favorite Maureen Stapleton performances: Airport, Bye Bye Birdie, Cocoon, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (I have this DVD! ... should I sell it??) and Reds.
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George's stage career gets curiouser and curiouser:
first he's attending to man-eat-man action in Cannibal , now he's stoking fires in hell preparing to roast a screwshrew. Come summer, Dawn of The Evil Dead will probably have a west coast production and George might move up to playing an entree. If they ever bring Kafka to the stage, George is a shoo-in for the cockroach chorus!
I wonder what delight is planned for the Easter Season?
der Brucer
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Lots of Tony predictions in the LA Times:
And the Tony Award nominees will be … (http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/tonys/env-tonypreview-14may14,0,2237685.story?page=1&track=mostviewed-storylevel&coll=sf...)
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Contender: "Grey Gardens" opened to glowing notices for star Christine Ebersole.
(Newsday
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One to beat: "The Coast of Utopia," about revolutionary and romantic politics in 19th century Russia starring Ethan Hawke, is a likely Tony nominee.
(Newsday)
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Frontrunner: Vanessa Redgrave, who portrays Joan Didion in "The Year of Magical Thinking," looks like a lock for a Tony nomination.
(Brigitte Lacombe / AP)
der Brucer
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Favorite Charles Durning performances: "Evening Shade" (TV show); The Muppet Movie; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, State and Main; Tootsie
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Please watch today's WEATHER REPORT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYXii7mg1NU)
der Brucer
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TODAYS VISUAL AWARD GOES TO:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/282522/0_61_051107_naked_man.jpg)
The installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man, a balloon self-portrait by Polish artist Pawel Althamer, has been hovering outside the Renaissance Palazzina Appiani in Milan's Parco Sempione since Monday
der Brucer
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And of course, a MBarnum pin-up:
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Bill Howard, 73, the innovator of Muscle Beach, Venice, stands in front of a sculpture located next to the workout facility in Venice.
(Mel Melcon / LAT)
der Brucer
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George's stage career gets curiouser and curiouser:
first he's attending to man-eat-man action in Cannibal , now he's stoking fires in hell preparing to roast a screwshrew. Come summer, Dawn of The Dead will probably have a west coast production and George might move up to playing an entree. If they ever bring Kafka to the stage, George is a shoo-in for the cockroach chorus!
I wonder what delight is planned for the Easter Season?
der Brucer
Everything has been leading me to Evil Dead: The Musical (http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Musical-Original-Off-Broadway/dp/B000N3ST7U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3762568-1656134?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1179214528&sr=1-1)[/u]! ;D
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AtRiddE0L._SS500_.jpg)
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And MusicGuy is holding house-boy audtions:
(http://bp2.blogger.com/_X2YpBDWHkYo/RgcyJaaE4tI/AAAAAAAAABE/3eCjmf9xBE0/s400/Harlequin+pic+II.bmp)
der Brucer
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TOD
Charles Durning doing "The Sidestep" in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas!
der Brucer
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I'm slowly catching up with yesterday's posts...
~~~Get Well Vibes for Ginny's Dear Son!!~~~
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TOD
Maureen Stapleton:
Mamma Mae in "Bye Bye Birdie".
If Anna/Panni were posting she would no doubt list Maureen's role in the award-winning "Miss Rose White" (for which Panni wrote the screen play), which starred Kyra Sedgewick.
And Edisaurus will most likely be unable to resist Maureen's turn as Emma Goldman in "Reds".
der Brucer
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Happy 13th Anniversary for DR Edisaurus and her DH!! (Sorry that it's a day late. ::))
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Congrats to DakotaCelt on her grades!!
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TOTD Ms Stapleton:Queen Of The Stardust Ballroom
Reds
Mr Durning: Queen Of the Stardust Ballroom
The Grass Harp
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Everything has been leading me to Evil Dead: The Musical (http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Musical-Original-Off-Broadway/dp/B000N3ST7U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3762568-1656134?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1179214528&sr=1-1)[/u]! ;D
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AtRiddE0L._SS500_.jpg)
That's the one I meant!
der Brucer
If they do Jaws - The Musical, maybe you could play bait!
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I'll put in a vote for "Miss Rose White" too.
We transferred it to DVD last year.
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PAGE TWO DANCE!! The Chuck and Mo Show!! ;)
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I bought my copy of "Queen of The Stardust" only a couple of years ago.
It certainly wasn't expensive then. (Usually I pay about the same amount for postage from the USA as I do for the DVD,so I look for "cheap")
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And now I'm off to bed. Good night, Tomovoz and der Brucer!
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'nite George.
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Dr Tom: 'mornin' Mate
Yesterday you mentioned "Australia" - the movie, not the big island continent nation.
An IMDB Fan Site (http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/04/27/hugh-jackman-mustache/) has photos:
I presume the flag is a Governor's flag.
der Brucer
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I know the movie is set in "Darwin". There was no Governor of the Territory and thus no Government House. I Can't really explain the presence of the Union Jack.
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The flag would have been flying has the Governor General been visiting Darwin but that seems doubtful.
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All a mystery. Of course employing Ms Kidman as an actress seems a mystery to me too. I hope Mr Jackman does a better job than he did (Ok it was the script etc) than he did in Van Helsing.
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I know the movie is set in "Darwin". There was no Governor of the Territory and thus no Government House. I Can't really explain the presence of the Union Jack.
I guess I should watch when it's released, I might learn something.
der Brucer
I will not admit I did not know Australia had been attached in WWII
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Of course employing Ms Kidman as an actress seems a mystery to me too.
I liked her in her less pretentious outings like The Others, and Panic Room
der Brucer
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I guess I should watch when it's released, I might learn something.
der Brucer
I will not admit I did not know Australia had been attached in WWII
We were attached to the Mother country!
But bombed by the Japanese.
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TOD:
Charles Durning:
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Tootsie
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Water Engine
Maureen Stapleton:
Bye, Bye Birdie
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Reds
Miss Rose White
Passed Away
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Hi, Der B and Tom. It's a ritual as reliable as Ben's oatmeal bowl---a certain cat will wake me up at 5 for a "treat".
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And now that I'm caught up I will return to my slumber, even though I'm irritated by the dreck printed in the newspaper.
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... even though I'm irritated by the dreck printed in the newspaper.
Perhaps you should be editing that!
der Brucer
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And MusicGuy is holding house-boy audtions:
(http://bp2.blogger.com/_X2YpBDWHkYo/RgcyJaaE4tI/AAAAAAAAABE/3eCjmf9xBE0/s400/Harlequin+pic+II.bmp)
der Brucer
"Uh, yeah, sir, I guess I could wear this in pink."
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I liked her in her less pretentious outings like The Others, and Panic Room
der Brucer
Uh, Panic Room was a Jodie Foster turn.
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Ballroom, based on Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, returned to the stage via the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in 1992, once again retitled Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. The plot songs were reinstated, and more material was written.
The production starred Tyne Daly in the Stapleton role, and Charles Durning returning as her suitor. I found their pairing remarkable in their lack of chemestry. She was fantastic, he was fantastic, and together they were fantastic minus fantastic. That's the way things go sometimes.
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And the word of the day is: IDIOLECT!
When Alice tried to recite the famous Jabberwocky, she found that the poem so countered her own IDIOLECT that IT COILED in her mouth and nearly bit her!
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TOD
CD:
I will also add The Sidestep from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
To Be Or Not To Be
Dog Day Afternoon
Elmo Saves Christmas (He played the definitive Santa Claus)
MS:
The Little Foxes (Which turned out to be her final Broadway appearance)
Interiors
Airport (Especially her final scene at the Airport)
Plaza Suite
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Rants are unmitigated and hostile by nature. I prefer the civility of facts.
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I'm trying to think of a less-than-wonderful performance by Ms. Stapleton.
Nope. Can't be done.
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I shall now depart, for a wonderful day of pavement pounding and cart wrangling.
I wonder if the self-check registers are working again.
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One of the perks of working the carts - I simultaneously get to work on my farmer tan.
Golden arms, pasty shoulders. That's my look for this summer.
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We're closing in on page three.
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That'll give me a great starting place when I get back this evening.
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Tuesday is DVD day.
Can't wait for June when Duck You Sucker is finally being release in Region 1
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***audition vibes***[/color][/size]
for DR JRand56
***recovery vibes***[/color][/size]
for DR Ginny's DS Rob
***CONGRATULATIONS***[/color][/size]
to DR DakotaCelt on your good grade!
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I have always loved the television film Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, and saw Michael Bennett's stage version, Ballroom, out of town before it came into New York, when some of the book songs were still intact. I was ever so grateful to bk for dusting them off and recording them some years back!
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WOD:
I thought it sounded familiar!?! IDIOLECT was also the WOD on March 24, 2007!
But it bears repeating...
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I think I'm already ready for another haircut.
Haircut, or haircoloring, or both? :)
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PAGE 3 HAIRCUT DANCE!
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It's the good morning and goodnight ritual.
We just watched (yet again) "The Chorus". What a delight.
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Hello DRs TCB and SwingShift.
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Hello and Goodbye - sweet dreams, DR Tomovoz!
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We just watched (yet again) "The Chorus". What a delight.
Have you ever seen the BBC/PBS television miniseries The Choir, a good number of years back?
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Good morning, slingblade!
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Health vibes to DR Ginny's DS
Belated anniversary wishes to DR edi
Continued love and prayers to DR Danise and her mom.
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The Tony Nominations are out!
HERE (http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html) is the link!
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Good morning, DR TCB!! :)
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TOD:
Maureen Stapleton--
REDS
PLAZA SUITE
THE GATHERING
QUEEN OF THE STARDUST BALLROOM
TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS
MISS ROSE WHITE
I also have a recording of Stapleton doing THE ROSE TATTOO. It was her early theatrical signature role and she is devastating. I wish I had seen her do it on stage.
Charles Durning--
THE STING
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
TOOTSIE
QUEEN OF THE STARDUST BALLROOM
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (the only reason to watch this movie)
Durning was also wonderful in his occasional role as the priest on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. And I also like him in the Burt Reynolds sitcom EVENING SHADE.
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Good morning, all! I've got treks to Toyland and the pharmacy this morning.
I have nothing else to add for the nonce.
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I saw BALLROOM about two weeks after it opened. I was sort of disappointed with it in that Dorothy Louden didn't have enough musical numbers, but I still loved the show overall.
I also remember the sticker shock when the first ads appeared. $25 top ticket! I remember saying to myself, "Oh, no! I'll never afford to see this!" It was an extravagant price for me back then.
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Shocked that usual Tony favorite Kristin Chenoweth did not get a nomination.
Lovely that the ultra-talented Brooks Ashmanskas (whose name didn't seem to have come up in most forecasts) got a Featured Actor nomination for the Martin Short show.
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I've always wondered if that story about CBS demanding that Stapleton's character die at the end of BALLROOM because they felt she should be punished for sleeping with a married man was a myth or not. It doesn't really make sense--she was a widow. If anyone could be construed as "sinning", it was Durning's character. To me, the ending was a bittersweet touch to the story. It never felt to me that it was tacked on.
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Shocked that usual Tony favorite Kristin Chenoweth did not get a nomination.
Lovely that the ultra-talented Brooks Ashmanskas (whose name didn't seem to have come up in most forecasts) got a Featured Actor nomination for the Martin Short show.
Kristin Chenoweth didn't get a nomination, but she's got herself a a role on a new TV series (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108074.html) scheduled for the fall.
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Good contests overall in the Tony nominations, though I don't quite understand MARY POPPINS inclusion in Best Musical over LEGALLY BLONDE when I look at their other nominations. But I guess it really doesn't matter--SPRING AWAKENING will probably sweep up the awards.
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A month or two ago, DR Tomovoz mentioned The Puppini Sisters (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000O17152/ref=pd_luc_mri/103-4589617-6667823?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance). Now their CD has been released domestically in the U.S. and is available on Amazon.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/61SNk38sELL.jpg)
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My buddy Brooks Ashmanskas was nominated. Yay! I now need to update my website to state I've Music Directed and written special material for Tony-nominated Brooks Ashmanskas. I'm positive the work is going to pour in now. ;D
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Will we never get to page two?
Sooner than you think.
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I liked her in her less pretentious outings like The Others, and Panic Room
Jodie Foster was the star of PANIC ROOM.
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Good morning!
A beautiful day here with a slightly warmer afternoon than yesterday. But the morning has been fantasically cool. Sheer heaven!
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I, too, was surprised with MARY POPPINS getting the nomination over LEGALLY BLONDE. And the actress playing Mary Poppins wasn't nominated either.
A lot of the acting races are really going to be tough decisions.
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Maureen Stapleton is one of those actresses that can impress even in junk, like her role in THE FAN. The movie is barely better than a slasher film (despite the big stars), but Stapleton is magnetic.
I think she's at her best in INTERIORS, but as bk said, I can't remember a bad performance from her.
I loved what she did in the first episode of PLAZA SUITE, but I would also like to have seen her in the other two playlets, especially the last one (repeating her Broadway roles).
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I have had my three-mile walk and coffee, and will now begin painting my son's room. Once I get started, he usually takes over. ;)
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I do not have anything to say about the TOD.
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Charles Durning, also good in everything. SUpremely entertaining in BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, and I loved him in Billy Wilder's remake of THE FRONT PAGE. Good in TOOTSIE, too.
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I have three TV shows on the DVR to watch, and I must watch Criterion's SANSHO THE BAILIFF at some point today.
Lots to see!
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Thanks for the Tony link, DR SINGDAW....very interesting races!
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TOD:
Charles Durning - those mentioned, and I will add:
THE FURY
MASS APPEAL
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Maureen Stapleton....where to start...of course those listed including:
QUEEN OF THE STARDUST BALLROOM
BYE BYE BIRDIE
and
AIRPORT - that Hayes got the Oscar over her shocks me every time I watch the movie. Of course she is playing opposite Van Heflin who is also superb...but as has been mentioned her last scene at the airport when she is informed her husband is on the plane....wow!
THE FUGITIVE KIND - showing who is the actress playing opposite Miss Joanne Woodward
BUT I loved her MOST as THE ELECTRIC GRANDMOTHER!!
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Looking through Charles Durning's credits I see that I have seen very little, if any, of his films. I did see DOOMSDAY VOYAGE but don't recall who he played in it...but I am sure he was good.
As for Maureen Stapleton I have seen her in many things, and she was always wonderful...but I can think of no particular titles.
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Tuesday morning greetings!
Thank you to DRs MBarnum, Edisaurus, George, Singdaw, and TCB for the vibes for our DS Rob. He has an appointment with our family physician tomorrow - not that we don't trust the university health service, we just thought it would be a good idea for him to be seen by someone who knows him.
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And MusicGuy is holding house-boy audtions:
(http://bp2.blogger.com/_X2YpBDWHkYo/RgcyJaaE4tI/AAAAAAAAABE/3eCjmf9xBE0/s400/Harlequin+pic+II.bmp)
der Brucer
I don't know... that would be a pretty complicated interview... and I'd probably need to ask for assistance from Elmo and Jose before coming to a decision.
However, as mentioned, yes.... the applicants are allowed to wear pink, in any location of their choice.
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And a very good morning to dear Esteemed, well-fed, calm, industrious, sinewy and voluptuous BK --
And a sparkling morning to the various and sun-dried DRs that are up so far today.
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I will now use the remaining 3 cells of my idiolect, to comment on the TOD :
basically, DR George and others have mentioned all of my favorites, for both Mr Durning (who we got to see in person here in Phoenix) and Ms. Stapleton.
My idiolect is deepening...... "... all I had were some lovely brain tissues...."
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It has come to my attention that the mailman will be at my house in less than one minute....
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No mail for me..... :(
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I got an Amazon shipping order this morning (BECKET included in it), but I'm not expecting anything today or tomorrow of importance.
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I'm heading down now to get started on lunch. I'm doing spaghetti today.
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It has come to my attention that the mailman will be at my house in less than one minute....
I just love a man in an uniform.
Or was that a unitard?
Anyway...
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Rants are unmitigated and hostile by nature. I prefer the civility of facts.
Hmmm...and unwarranted criticism of others is civil? And over something so silly as a small rant about the forever stamp? Good grief. You may not realize it, but you've insulted a number of people with this pettiness, including our host who often embarks upon a rant or two. None of them are ever "personally insulting" as you go out of your way to be on occasion.
S. Woody, skip my posts from now on.
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I'm up, I'm up. It's very gray out today.
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I saw the Long Beach production of Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. It was dreadful in just about every way, despite the talents of Miss Daly and Mr. Durning. The choreography and direction were tepid, at best, and one could, at least, see why Mr. Bennett went the route he went. He went too far, yes, but I understand why. I can't find my copy of Not Since Carrie (it's buried in a box in the garage or in storage) but I do remember that while the show was out of town the audience could not go with Who Gave You Permission as the opening of a musical. It works well for the TV movie, but he was right about the stage version - when Tyne came out and sang it, you don't know anything about her character and it just presents her as an angry, hurt woman and then you have the Job Application, which is another downer. THEN, the show picks up. Bennett, I believe, starts the show considerably after the death of her husband - you hear about it, but you don't get the two downer songs. But, I think it was a mistake to cut Suddenly It's You. Of course, Fifty Percent was written FOR the stage.
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I would please ask that we all respect each other - even if we disagree, there's no need to get snippy with people on this board. I understand Ron's reaction, so please, state your views however you'd like to and discuss but let's not try to fan unnecessary flames. Thanks, you dear, dear people out there in the dark.
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I'm trying to de-groggify but may not joggify if it's too chilly out. Haven't heard a peep from dear reader Jeanne. And Miss Ryan is driving me insane with her schedule changes. Now we may have to rehearse today instead of tomorrow.
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Just three people in the jernt?
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I looked at the Tony nominations. Aren't there some weird omissions, like the two solo performances nominated in the special event category? And why, for example, is Jay Johnson's show that and Martin Short's not?
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I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille.....
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Feh! ABC is actually going through with their Geico caveman sitcom this fall. I've been reading that the pilot for this show was a complete turkey and yet it's still found its way onto primetime. I can't wait for the eventual coming of EVERYBODY LOVES GEKKO...
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Feh! ABC is actually going through with their Geico caveman sitcom this fall. I've been reading that the pilot for this show was a complete turkey and yet it's still found its way onto primetime. I can't wait for the eventual coming of EVERYBODY LOVES GEKKO...
As bad as this all seems, I'm certain it could be a lot worse.
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Good Afternoon!
It's amazing just how much stuff one can get done if one does not turn on the computer and log on to the internet before getting the aforementioned stuff done.
;)
Yes, I'm up. And I've been up!
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WHEW!
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DR JRand....I was glad to read that you find the HD version of "Lost" a splendid visual experience.
Have you watched "Ugly Betty" in HD, or CSI -- either the original or Miami?
Talk about a feast of colors!!!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Charles Durning - "Tootsie"
Maureen Stapleton - "The Electric Grandmother" - THANK YOU, DR JRand for the reminder!
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As bas as this all seems, I'm certain it could be a lot worse.
A TV Show built around the Head On commercial?
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Good Afternoon!
It's amazing just how much stuff one can get done if one does not turn on the computer and log on to the internet before getting the aforementioned stuff done.
;)
Yes, I'm up. And I've been up!
And the world is a better place for it.
Good morning (PDT)/afternoon (EDT), Jose!
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Hmmm...
One of my roommates is making sugar cookies right now. Which, alas, means that I'll be re-cleaning the kitchen at some point and time this afternoon. Or not. -I just always get the impression that she doesn't want to dirty the sponge by touching it to the dishes. ;)
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A TV Show built around the Head On commercial?
;D
LOL!!!!
;D
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Hmmm...
One of my roommates is making sugar cookies right now. Which, alas, means that I'll be re-cleaning the kitchen at some point and time this afternoon. Or not. -I just always get the impression that she doesn't want to dirty the sponge by touching it to the dishes. ;)
Maybe she's read or seen something about sponges being harbingers of gross bacteria colonies that makes her cringe at the thought of touching one.
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Re: Dancing With the Stars (dialidol spoilers included).
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I'm not sure how many people here watch this. But was anybody else annoyed that Apolo (my fav) got penalized for being "too sexy". I thought that dance was by far the best of the night. And i thought that he was by far the best of the night. And it made me sort of mad that he didn't get a perfect score, when other performances (which i did not think were as good) did.
To me 60/60 should be for perfection. I guess it's hard that they can only give an 8, 9 or 10. But while i think that laila and joey did well, i do not think their dances deserved 60/60 (which they both got).
I've never checked dialidol results for DANCING WITH THE STARS. But i am very pleased that apolo is ranked as #1. I was expecting laila and ian to be the B2, but wasn't really sure if that was how it would play out. But that is what dialidol has listed.
http://stars.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/predictions.asp
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DR RLP - I have seen CSI MIAMI.....but I have not seen UGLY BETTY because I usually watch THE OFFICE and MY NAME IS EARL and I don't have the newfangled doo dad that will allow me to watch it on my own time....perhaps during some of the rerun season.
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Blue Moon Dance.
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So true, DR JOSE....my internet bio of Miss Allison Hayes is languishing at almost midpoint until I decide to go back to it.....
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As for the Tony Nominations...
I knew that Grey Gardens and Spring Awakening were locks in the Best Musical category, and that the remaining to slots could go either or any way. And it looks like they did.
I'm actually very happy with the nominations. Even though some favorites were left out - Kristin Chenoweth, Harold Prince, Pirate Queen (NOT!) - I don't feel there are any shocks. The shocks, if any, will come the night of the ceremony. *I would have been surprised is LoveMusik had snagged a Best Musical nom.
And I'm glad that Journey's End received the nods that it did. And I hope that it wins the Tony for best Revival of a Play. And it would also be neat to see Boyd Gaines take home another one too.
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As for the Tony Nominations...
Our own Alliance Theatre in Atlanta (where SISTER ACT was staged) wins the regional theatre Tony Award!
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Congrats to the Alliance alliance.
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I made a trip to Lowes to purchase some necessary home repair items. And somehow I injured myself talking on the cell phone. I had some items in my arms when the phone rang, and I guess I had my arm in a funny position whilst I carried on my conversation. When I extended my arm again, yow! my arm cramped up. It is still tender. Perhaps the motions of painting will help to loosen it up.
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BK - I believe Matin Short's show was up for all the regular musical categories (hence, Brooks Ashmanskas' nomination for Featured Actor) as opposed to Special Event, following the precedent set by Chita Rivera's show last year.
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I meant Martin Short, not Matin Short. Matin Short is some little French guy. :)
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RE: the Tony noms
I was surprised that LEGALLY BLONDE was not nominated for Best Musical and that Kristin was not nominiated for Lead Actress in a Musical.
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I am surprised they are having the Tony Awards again...didn't they just do the same thing last year?
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BK - Skip's work on Herringbone is taking him a little longer than expected, and must be done by next Monday.
He's done a lot of what you've mentioned on that mixing, but is it OK if it's not done until the end of next week?
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somehow I injured myself talking on the cell phone
We lose more DRs that way!
;)
Hope your arm feels better soon, DR DearReaderLaura!
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DR JRand56...
LOVE that Blue!
:)
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DR JRand56...
LOVE that Blue!
:)
I think I have used that pic before, but it was easy to find. ;D
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Phone call for Jerry Falwell:
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Does this mean that the Apocalypse is upon us?
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Phone call for Jerry Falwell:
Is he dead? Last I heard he was just "unresponsive".
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Yep, he's dead alright.
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Well... The cookies are baked and cooled. Almost. And since she's running late, she's leaving everything out on the counter - the bowls, the cookie sheets, the rolling pin, etc.... Along with a note on the fridge, "Sorry for the mess. I'll finish up baking when I get home tonight."
-Of course, she won't be back until 9:30pm. Seven and a half hours from now. Hmm...
Now, I really don't mind cleaning and washing dishes. Really I don't. And I don't ming being asked to clean up - especially if someone is on a tight schedule. That can happen. But to leave a mess on the counters and a note of the fridge while I'm sitting ten feet away... And she knows that I could be home all day... Well... ???
In any case, I'll clean up. Heck, it's something to do. And with all the sprinkling sugar that ended up on the floor, I need to sweep that up before the ants come back. And they will come back.
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Reading what Falwell did to Jim & Tammy made me like him even less than I ever did.
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The Obit:
http://snipurl.com/falwell
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Perhaps you could suggest she use her Easy Bake oven next time, DR JOSE.
Are you wearing any of your new clothes? Have you heard how your friend's audition went?
DR RODZINSKI nows works in Manhattan...I am assuming it is still at PLAYBILL.
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Reminds me of a joke:
A Sargent says to one of his discharged privates, "Well now that you are out of here, I bet that you can't wait for me to drop dead so you can come to my funeral and spit on my grave."
And the private says, "No, sir! I made a promise to myself that when I got out of the army, I would never stand in any long lines again."
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Reminds me of a joke:
A Sargent says to one of his discharged privates, "Well now that you are out of here, I bet that you can't wait for me to drop dead so you can come to my funeral and spit on my grave."
And the private says, "No, sir! I made a promise to myself that when I got out of the army, I would never stand in any long lines again."
Falwell is one of the worst of a breed.... or WAS, I guess. :P
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Perhaps you could suggest she use her Easy Bake oven next time, DR JOSE.
Are you wearing any of your new clothes? Have you heard how your friend's audition went?
DR RODZINSKI nows works in Manhattan...I am assuming it is still at PLAYBILL.
;D
As for my new clothes - They're still sitting nicely folded on my dresser.
As for my friend's audition - I guess I'll hear something tonight.
As for DR Rodzinski's work situation - I believe he started back at the place he was at before he went to Playbill. However, I believe he'll still be doing the "Leading Men" column for Playbill.com. I believe. *Playbill.com also just posted a job listing for a new full-time staff writer in their Queens office, so....
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Well... At least the cookies are good.
;)
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Well... Time to wash the dishes...
Laters...
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;D
As for my new clothes - They're still sitting nicely folded on my dresser.
As for my friend's audition - I guess I'll hear something tonight.
As for DR Rodzinski's work situation - I believe he started back at the place he was at before he went to Playbill. However, I believe he'll still be doing the "Leading Men" column for Playbill.com. I believe. *Playbill.com also just posted a job listing for a new full-time staff writer in their Queens office, so....
Thanks....three questions....three answers....who could ask for anything more? ;D
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... Time to wash the dishes...
It's nice to know that DR Ben's tradition lives on during his brief absence!
:)
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three questions....three answers....who could ask for anything more?
Well, one COULD ask for three coins in a fountain, but that would be greedy.
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Of course Jerry Falwell had a few good quotes reported:
"Grown men should not be having sex with prostitutes unless they are married to them."
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I think only two of the girls in the movie threw coins into the fountain. Jean Peters wanted to go home....although her story had a rather different outcome.
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Yep, he's dead alright.
You're just telling me that to cheer me up.
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I haz returned from the postal office - better than yesterday, but still a few too many losers who don't prepare. I found out today that with our little :25 cent raise in shipping at Kritzerland, that I'll JUST not lose money shipping two CDs. Otherwise, everything is covered and all is well.
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Reading what Falwell did to Jim & Tammy made me like him even less than I ever did.
He isn't the one who gave Tammy make-up advice is he?
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I believe that Rodzinski moved to Playbill's Manhattan office. He was going to go back to his old job but Playbill made him a counteroffer that was to his liking.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone? Dear reader Jeanne is not feeling well, so dinner is off. I am now thinking about food.
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He isn't the one who gave Tammy make-up advice is he?
No, DR MBarnum; that would imply some intelligence on the part of idiotic "reverend" Falwell. It's amazing his body lived so long since he was brain dead for a good number of years. He blamed feminists, gays and lesbians, among other objectionable types, for the terrorist attacks on 9/11, later apologized for being Miss Information of 2001.
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Welcome fourteen GUESTS.
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Make that fifteen GUESTS.
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The sun is making an effort - not a good effort, but an effort nonetheless.
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WOD:
I thought it sounded familiar!?! IDIOLECT was also the WOD on March 24, 2007!
But it bears repeating...
IDIOLECT is TCELOIDI spelled backwards.
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The Tony Nominations are out!
HERE (http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html) is the link!
I haven't seen a single one of the plays/musicals nominated this year.
Of course, every time der B and I have been in NYC, it has been for other reasons than seeing a show.
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Johnm_001/teletubbies_tinky_winky.jpg)
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DR RLP - I have seen CSI MIAMI.....but I have not seen UGLY BETTY because I usually watch THE OFFICE and MY NAME IS EARL and I don't have the newfangled doo dad that will allow me to watch it on my own time....perhaps during some of the rerun season.
Plan on the DVD set coming out before the next season starts. It's been one of the funniest shows I've seen in years.
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Blue Moon Dance.
AWWWWW!!!
:D
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It occurred to me as I picked up some DVDs today that if Darren Aronofsky were to make a movie about a time-travelling Objectivist Monkee, he could call it
The Fountain Fountainhead Head
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Good Afternoon!
Bowls, measuring cups, cookie sheets(!), spatulas, etc. have been washed are currently nestled in the drying rack by the sink.
The counters have been wiped down and disinfected and wiped down again.*
The stove top has been wiped down and disinfected and wiped down again.* -I'm still trying to figure out how a 1/2 cup of flour ended up in one of the burners - and we have a gas stove too, so I made sure to clean that up ASAP.
*Can you tell that my parents are in the food service industry?
And then I even Mop'd and Glo'd the kitchen floor and the living room. As well as vacuumed the rug in the living room. And I even made a pass through my bedroom too.
Whew!
But that's a good Whew!
:)
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-And now I'm tempted to leave a note on the fridge: Please leave the kitchen the way you found it.
;)
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Make that sixteen GUESTS. Or tons.
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But, again, I do like cleaning.
And the sugar cookies were/are good too.
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Johnm_001/teletubbies_tinky_winky.jpg)
Tinky-Winky waves buh-bye!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Hmm... Upon closer inspection of the Tony nominations, there is one nomination that does shock me. Hmm... I guess the classes did help. ;)
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I believe that Rodzinski moved to Playbill's Manhattan office. He was going to go back to his old job but Playbill made him a counteroffer that was to his liking.
I stand corrected, clarified and informed.
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It occurred to me as I picked up some DVDs today that if Darren Aronofsky were to make a movie about a time-travelling Objectivist Monkee, he could call it
The Fountain Fountainhead Head
LOL! I actually like the movie HEAD, and stole a few editing tricks from it!
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Johnm_001/teletubbies_tinky_winky.jpg)
Ah yes. I forgot about THAT!
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He blamed feminists, gays and lesbians, among other objectionable types, for the terrorist attacks on 9/11
One can only hope Fred Phelps is not too far behind him....wherever he ended up.
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But that's a good Whew!
DR Jose, if you run out of things to clean...
....and fancy a return visit to Atlanta...
:)
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More on the self-checkout shutdown at Super G -
It turns out that someone in Toronto was working on correcting a glitch in the computer programming, and in the process accidentally discombobulated all of the self-checkout computers for our entire chain of stores, both Super G and Giant.
Stop-N-Shop, which is technically part of the same chain, has their central computer hub located somewhere other than Toronto, so they got off without a glitch.
It took the computer tech a couple of hours to get our registers back on line, and then he had to get to another store an hours drive away. But the lanes are open again.
All this goes to prove is that the international urge to centralize everything is causing more problems than it solves.
In the last year, we've had a spinach scare (with so much of the packaged spinach coming from a single source, in California), a peanut butter scare (from a single source, this time in Georgia), and a dog food scare
(single source, in Canada again).
I would think that someone would get the idea that single-sourcing resources, be they food items or computer programs, is inherently a bad idea. There should be at least one back-up plan, if not two or three.
On the bright side, since Jose is not Canadian, this is one time he can confidently disclaim any blame in the matter.
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It was a short day of cart-wrangling today. Very pleasant weather, if a little breezy and polloney.
We currently have a sale going on, five cases of Coke (any variety) for $11. The catch, that the customer has to buy five cases, no more and no less, is not stopping our little old ladies from obtaining the quencher of their choice en masse. While not as heavy as the Snapple cases, the cases of Coke aren't exactly lightweight. The smiles on the little old ladies faces when I offer to help them move the cases from their carts into their cars is another of my job perks.
Happy sigh.
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Sorry, I can't think of a single dance for page seven that involves shopping carts. :-\
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I am surprised they are having the Tony Awards again...didn't they just do the same thing last year?
Funny how that works out . . . .
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How about a shopping cartwheel? Or have we done that already?
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The only nom I care to comment on is Miss D'Amboise. I've always enjoyed her work, but she is NOT a good Cassie, and it's NOT a good performance.
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Will we never get to page eight?
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No mail at the mail place, but then again they get it so late now it might not have been put out yet.
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Had some fun viewing experiences this afternoon.
I began by finishing THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA which I had begun last night. I never tire of this film. The performances are terrific, the sophisticated air of the piece is just intoxicating to me. And even though the surprises in the script aren't surprises any more, I still get emotional at the reactions to the various revelations.
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Will we never get to page eight?
Sooner rather than later, I suspect.
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It has come to my attention that today is "don't buy gas day." I had no idea, but I support it completely. Are people listening? No, they're at the gas station topping off their tanks. Do you know how much money the oil companies would lose if everyone actually DID boycott today? And tomorrow? Let me tell you how fast prices would begin to drop. There is strength in numbers, but people are just hopeless. They can't go a day without topping off their stupid tanks. They couldn't get gas yesterday? Or tomorrow? It has to be today?
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Next, I watched LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT from last evening.
Great guest star cast last night: Rita Moreno, Roy Sheider, Mark-Linn Baker, Tony Goldwyn, J. Smith Cameron, just to name a few. And some shocking revelations, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if Moreno's performance doesn't net her an Emmy nomination.
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The only nom I care to comment on is Miss D'Amboise. I've always enjoyed her work, but she is NOT a good Cassie, and it's NOT a good performance.
This is probably her SWEET CHARITY nomimation.
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Next up was the new Criterion release of SANSHO THE BAILIFF. This is a Mizoguchi film that I've managed to miss somehow for decades, but like his other work that I've seen, it's haunting, poetic, and heartbreaking.
A nice Criterion transfer (though I think the contrast might have been a little more vivid.)
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The only nom I care to comment on is Miss D'Amboise. I've always enjoyed her work, but she is NOT a good Cassie, and it's NOT a good performance.
Oh... there was that one too..
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This is probably her SWEET CHARITY nomimation.
Bingo!
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I had time to watch the shortest of the three special video features on the disc, an interview with actress Kyoko Kagawa who played the tragic daughter of the piece. Still a lovely woman now, and I enjoyed her remarks on making the film.
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Waiting to attach a name to DR JOSE's surprise nomination.
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Sorry to announce this but CBS has canceled JERICHO, CLOSE TO HOME, and THE CLASS.
I just read this in VARIETY.
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It has come to my attention that today is "don't buy gas day." I had no idea, but I support it completely. Are people listening? No, they're at the gas station topping off their tanks. Do you know how much money the oil companies would lose if everyone actually DID boycott today? And tomorrow? Let me tell you how fast prices would begin to drop. There is strength in numbers, but people are just hopeless. They can't go a day without topping off their stupid tanks. They couldn't get gas yesterday? Or tomorrow? It has to be today?
A Shell station in the City of San Francisco was featured on yesterday's news for having the highest prices in the state....$4.63 for a gallon of regular (IIRC). Across the street, another station was selling for $3.69/gal. of regular.
The manager of the station was interviewed and it was revealed that Shell Oil raised his rent so much that his only recourse was to increase the price-per-gallon or he would not be making any profit at all. Of course he's not getting more than a few customers a day...and those folks who were asked if they hadn't noticed the cheaper prices across the street professed they hadn't checked, but were in a hurry and there was a line across the street.
The manager indicated he's selling the station back to Shell and will seek another line of work.
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UPS man has come and gone: He left me "wonderful" things.
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I just heard a cute joke:
Because of a mix up in the booking of her flight, a little old lady gets bumped up to first class. After she seats herself, she is joined next to her by a wealthy matron. The little old lady excitedly introduces herself and attempts to start up a conversation with her seatmate.
"Where are you from?", the little old lady asks.
"I'm from a place where people do not end a sentence with a preposition," the matron icily replies.
"Oh...", says the little old lady. "And where are you travelling to, bitch?
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The only nom I care to comment on is Miss D'Amboise. I've always enjoyed her work, but she is NOT a good Cassie, and it's NOT a good performance.
Never having seen Donna do this, BK, I have to tell you she was spectacular in the performance I saw. Possibly many of the voters who nominate haven't seen the original, either.
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On the good TV news front:
CW has renewed SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL (and ONE TREE HILL for those who watch it). No word yet on VERONICA MARS.
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Sorry to announce this but CBS has canceled JERICHO, CLOSE TO HOME, and THE CLASS.
I just read this in VARIETY.
I have no idea what those shows are.
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I just heard a cute joke:
Because of a mix up in the booking of her flight, a little old lady gets bumped up to first class. After she seats herself, she is joined next to her by a wealthy matron. The little old lady excitedly introduces herself and attempts to start up a conversation with her seatmate.
"Where are you from?", the little old lady asks.
"I'm from a place where people do not end a sentence with a preposition," the matron icily replies.
"Oh...", says the little old lady. "And where are you travelling to, bitch?
PURR-fect!
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Sorry to announce this but CBS has canceled JERICHO, CLOSE TO HOME, and THE CLASS.
I just read this in VARIETY.
Sorry about "Jericho", I am. But...not totally surprised.
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It has come to my attention that today is "don't buy gas day." I had no idea, but I support it completely. Are people listening? No, they're at the gas station topping off their tanks. Do you know how much money the oil companies would lose if everyone actually DID boycott today? And tomorrow? Let me tell you how fast prices would begin to drop. There is strength in numbers, but people are just hopeless. They can't go a day without topping off their stupid tanks. They couldn't get gas yesterday? Or tomorrow? It has to be today?
And today is also New Flavor Day at Häagen-Dazs Shops from 4:00pm-8:00pm.
You can try Cinnamon Dulce de Leche or Sticky Toffee Pudding. FOR FREE!
FREE ICE CREAM (http://www.haagen-dazs.com/newflavorday/)
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I think only two of the girls in the movie threw coins into the fountain. Jean Peters wanted to go home....although her story had a rather different outcome.
There WAS a third coin thrown, though. I'll have to pull this DVD out and watch it again on my plasma.
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Never having seen Donna do this, BK, I have to tell you she was spectacular in the performance I saw. Possibly many of the voters who nominate haven't seen the original, either.
From what I recall, most of the members of the nominating committee were probably at the premier of THE BLACK CROOK.
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I have no idea what those shows are.
Me neither. Never seen any of them.
The only series I follow is THE CLOSER, and, well...I kind of have to do that.
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Off I go. I got me some petunias to plant.
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Speaking of, the season premiere will once again be commercial free, so the show is a full hour. A good one, too!
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I have no idea what those shows are.
Sorry. They are shows that several of us have been talking about all season long.
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Here are the ABC cancellations, straight out of the VARIETY story:
Gone are "According to Jim," "George Lopez," "Knights of Prosperity," "Big Day," "Daybreak," "The Nine," "Help Me Help You," "In Case of Emergency," "Six Degrees" and "What About Brian."
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Me neither. Never seen any of them.
The only series I follow is THE CLOSER, and, well...I kind of have to do that.
"Jericho" is the one I watched. Jericho is a town in Kansas and the setting of this tale about nuclear explosions taking out some major U.S. cities...all at the hands of an internal terrorist group bent on overthrowing the government and establishing a new one, from what I can gather from information revealed thus far (and, as it turns out, all we'll ever get).
Ultimately, though, it's a tale of survival. Jericho is an a agricultural town...and its neighbors are desperate for food and trade. Jericho can barely feed itself and cannot trade as much food as the neighbors want. So...the neighbors launch a war against them.
It's a creepy, but very plausible look at how our society may break down in the wake of national disaster on huge scale.
It should have done better, but CBS put the show on a lengthy hiatus, along the lines of what ABC did with "Lost", and "Jericho" lost its audience base (more for some soap-operaish storylines before the hiatus, IMO.). I didn't watch again until I was channel-surfing a few weeks back and landed on CBS....and found myself riveted by the new conflict (new in light of what had been going on just before it went on hiatus). The show actually got better and better, but the audience didn't care.
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Here are the ABC cancellations, straight out of the VARIETY story:
Gone are "According to Jim," "George Lopez," "Knights of Prosperity," "Big Day," "Daybreak," "The Nine," "Help Me Help You," "In Case of Emergency," "Six Degrees" and "What About Brian."
Where they planning on running the remaining episodes of "The Nine" and "Six Degrees"? I thought they were cancelled weeks ago? Or are these "final" cancellations?
*I actually liked "Six Degrees".
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I've never heard of ANY of those ABC shows.
Did they publicize this "don't buy gas" boycott? If I hadn't been told about it, I would never have known. Certainly it wasn't on the AOL News page at any time, nor the roadrunner news page. Are they owned by oil companies?
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I've never heard of ANY of those ABC shows.
Did they publicize this "don't buy gas" boycott? If I hadn't been told about it, I would never have known. Certainly it wasn't on the AOL News page at any time, nor the roadrunner news page. Are they owned by oil companies?
It was more or less an e-mail, internet, word-of-mouth campaign.
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It has come to my attention that today is "don't buy gas day." I had no idea, but I support it completely. Are people listening? No, they're at the gas station topping off their tanks. Do you know how much money the oil companies would lose if everyone actually DID boycott today? And tomorrow? Let me tell you how fast prices would begin to drop. There is strength in numbers, but people are just hopeless. They can't go a day without topping off their stupid tanks. They couldn't get gas yesterday? Or tomorrow? It has to be today?
Odds are, they didn't even hear about this. They've probably been too busy listening to their iPods, or talking on the phone, or doing any of a thousand other things than listening to current events.
Of course, I didn't hear about this, either. But I don't own a car, or even drive, so I just naturally don't buy gas, on any day.
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Sorry to announce this but CBS has canceled JERICHO, CLOSE TO HOME, and THE CLASS.
I just read this in VARIETY.
Der Brucer isn't going to like the first two cancellations. Both are shows he's enjoyed.
He's not watched the third, that I know of.
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It was more or less an e-mail, internet, word-of-mouth campaign.
I will say this was discussed on local TV yesterday. I folks watched the news, they "might" have retained the information.
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Where they planning on running the remaining episodes of "The Nine" and "Six Degrees"? I thought they were cancelled weeks ago? Or are these "final" cancellations?
*I actually liked "Six Degrees".
They are final cancellation notices. Shows like SIX DEGREES, THE NINE, etc. were technically "on hiatus" with indefinite plans to return at a future date. This makes it official that they won't be back next season. (MEN IN TREES which is also on hiatus HAS been renewed.)
ABC hasn't annoucned if the shows will be burned off this summer either on-air or on the net or neither. We never did see the last episodes of EYES two seasons ago.
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Der Brucer isn't going to like the first two cancellations. Both are shows he's enjoyed.
He's not watched the third, that I know of.
THE CLASS is the one I DID watch. Sorry to see it go since it was one of the few shows with a regular gay character in the story mix, and the show was finiding its footing near the end of its run.
It also did about as well as any show has done in the 8:30 time slot. Even TWO AND A HALF MEN, which played there last night for its season finale, lost about 3 million viewers playing at that earlier time against other competition.
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I've never heard of ANY of those ABC shows.
Sorry. Some of them have been around a long time like ACCORDING TO JIM for six seasons and GEORGE LOPEZ for five.
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There WAS a third coin thrown, though. I'll have to pull this DVD out and watch it again on my plasma.
I think it happened later.....but I was counting the last time I saw it, and thought I only counted two.
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I cleaned the living room this morning, so that chore is behind me. I do have some writing to do, and then will head back down for more viewing.
WBBL.
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I've been going over my songs for this musical reading I'm doing in a couple of weeks - I wish I'd printed them out sooner - some of this stuff is totally out of my range, and, for my money, the character would NEVER sing this high, producing that kind of sound. It would be like having Harold Hill sing high A's. Why? So, I've written a strong note to the writer and basically told him I'm completely uncomfortable trying to sing lots of G's and A's and, frankly, even F's. I asked him if it were going to be possible to transpose my songs - we'll see what he has to say, but if the answer is no, I believe I'll pull out.
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Have you ever seen the BBC/PBS television miniseries The Choir, a good number of years back?
Ah yes! I remember it well.
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A month or two ago, DR Tomovoz mentioned The Puppini Sisters (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000O17152/ref=pd_luc_mri/103-4589617-6667823?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance). Now their CD has been released domestically in the U.S. and is available on Amazon.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/61SNk38sELL.jpg)
Released here at last too DR DtM. Promoted for Mothers' Day.
(My copy was from the UK)
It's a "fun" recording.
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LOL! I actually like the movie HEAD, and stole a few editing tricks from it!
Stole - on porpoise?
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I think it happened later.....but I was counting the last time I saw it, and thought I only counted two.
I have no idea what you're talking about, but was it the film about the time travelling Objectivist Monkee in Rome who was also a teacher played by Howard Hesseman:
Three Coins in the Fountain Fountain Fountainhead Head Head of the Class?
Hmmm?
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Jodie Foster was the star of PANIC ROOM.
So was Kidman - in the "less pretentious" role as Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone.
der Brucer
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I'm heading down now to get started on lunch. I'm doing spaghetti today.
Franco-American will be so pleased :D
der Brucer
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Here are the ABC cancellations, straight out of the VARIETY story:
Gone are "According to Jim," "George Lopez," "Knights of Prosperity," "Big Day," "Daybreak," "The Nine," "Help Me Help You," "In Case of Emergency," "Six Degrees" and "What About Brian."
The only one of these that i am sad about is WHAT ABOUT BRIAN, which i quite liked.
Btw, is ACCORDING TO JIM definitely cancelled? The article i read said it was not in the fall schdule. But that no decision had been made.
As for CBS, I am sort of sad that CLOSE TO HOME is gone. It wasn't my favorite show, but it's one i enjoyed when i watched it.
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or CSI -- either the original or Miami?
Talk about a feast of colors!!!
My favorite visuals! (They should get Chamber of Commerce subsidies.)
I also like SHARK's HD shots of LA
If they did Monk in HD, we could get some Bay flavor in the mix.
der Brucer
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I don't quite get the "don't buy gas" boycott. Wouldn't you just buy gas the next day and the results would be the same?
How about a "don't drive" day? Now *that* would have some impact...
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I meant Martin Short, not Matin Short. Matin Short is some little French guy. :)
No, Matin Short is Morning Prayer for folks in a hurry.
der Brucer
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If nobody bought gas for one day - and I mean nobody - what would that cost the oil companies? Millions, I'd say.
Just spoke to the author, who assured me there would be no problems transposing whatever I needed. So, about three or four numbers are going down, down, down.
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I've been going over my songs for this musical reading I'm doing in a couple of weeks - I wish I'd printed them out sooner - some of this stuff is totally out of my range, and, for my money, the character would NEVER sing this high, producing that kind of sound. It would be like having Harold Hill sing high A's. Why? So, I've written a strong note to the writer and basically told him I'm completely uncomfortable trying to sing lots of G's and A's and, frankly, even F's. I asked him if it were going to be possible to transpose my songs - we'll see what he has to say, but if the answer is no, I believe I'll pull out.
Dear BK -- ABSOLUTELY TRUST your instinct on this. I just wanted to toss you my 2 cents...... your own gut feelings, as to what does and doesn't fit your voice, its range, and its color, I feel are spot on the mark in this instance.
That inherent instinct that you posess, has served you very well in producing other singers, and even guiding the career of Guy Haines. So don't doubt your inner feeling this time.
Ah haz spoken !
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And with all the sprinkling sugar that ended up on the floor, I need to sweep that up before the ants come back. And they will come back.
From PETA News:
Callous NYC keyboard artist deprives living creatures of necessary sustenance - SHAME!
der Brucer
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Dear DR Jose...... You are very sweet to clean up after your thoughtless slob, busy roomate. I also think it would be nice for your roomates to show some special appreciation to you sometimes.... a little present, a gift certificate to somewhere nice,.... something like that.
They don't realize what a jewel and a prince they have for a roomate!
[end of my soapbox]
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And so here is a "Damn Them All To Hell" Dance !! :P
......PAGE NINE..........
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Well, one COULD ask for three coins in a fountain, but that would be greedy.
We could settle for Two Mules For Sister Sara.
der Brucer
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-I'm still trying to figure out how a 1/2 cup of flour ended up in one of the burners -
I take it you slept through that little fire.
Does Sara Lee know where the fire extinguisher is?
der Brucer
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-And now I'm tempted to leave a note on the fridge: Please leave the kitchen the way you found it.
;)
Why not a note that says: "The Shelter thanks you for the delicious cookies."
der Brucer
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Dear DR Jose...... You are very sweet to clean up after your thoughtless slob, busy roomate. I also think it would be nice for your roomates to show some special appreciation to you sometimes.... a little present, a gift certificate to somewhere nice,.... something like that.
They don't realize what a jewel and a prince they have for a roomate!
[end of my soapbox]
Aw, shucks, DR MusicGuy. Thanks.
Again, I really didn't mind cleaning. And, frankly, I guess I was a little bored too. However...
We all do little things for each other around here all the time. It's a good group. When we weren't sure what was happening with the lease here a few months ago, the first thing we all started looking for was another apartment that all four of us could move into (again).
And, trust me, if I was really mad about the "mess", I would have said something before she left. Trust me on that one.
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Sorry, I can't think of a single dance for page seven that involves shopping carts. :-\
Contact Susan Stroman - if she can do walkers, she can do shopping carts!
der Brucer
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I knew about the gas boycott, having received e-mails about it from everyone on the planet...however I forgot that it was today.
Like Edisaurus said, what good would it do since everyone who doesn't fill up today would just do it on another day...so the same amount of gas would be purchased...you would simply need to "use" less gas rather then just not buy it on once particular day.
I do refuse to believe that there is a "legitimate" reason for these outrageous prices and it seems odd to me that all of the grandstanding politicians who start out saying they are going to get to the bottom of it.....never seem to, nor do you ever hear them talk about it again. Probably too busy driving the brand new Jaguar up to their brand new vacation home that they mysteriously just got once they stopped spouting off about gas prices.
Just my two cents worth.
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That's because everytime the government steps in to do something about the gas prices, the oil companies suddenly, magically, drop the prices - that's what happened last year - the prices dropped almost a dollar within six weeks because the government started making noises. So, they backed off - and prices went back up. They need to ream these people, and ream them well.
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Like Edisaurus said, what good would it do since everyone who doesn't fill up today would just do it on another day...so the same amount of gas would be purchased...you would simply need to "use" less gas rather then just not buy it on once particular day.
Exactly.
There should be a "no drive" day, and then a day's worth of gas would not be consumed per person. As it is, I'm not buying gas today, because I don't need it today. I'll gas up tomorrow, but I haven't had any impact on the oil industry by not buying it today.
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It has come to my attention that today is "don't buy gas day." I had no idea, but I support it completely. Are people listening? No, they're at the gas station topping off their tanks. Do you know how much money the oil companies would lose if everyone actually DID boycott today? And tomorrow? Let me tell you how fast prices would begin to drop. There is strength in numbers, but people are just hopeless. They can't go a day without topping off their stupid tanks. They couldn't get gas yesterday? Or tomorrow? It has to be today?
A. If most people stopped buying gas today or tomorrow, the oil companies would suffer very little - folks would just have to buy more the day after.
B. Recommended emergency preparedness in areas like Southern CA suggest keeping your tank at least half full.
If people really want to "hurt the oil companies" then replace a "don't buy gas day" with a "don't drive day"!
der Brucer
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And I cannot be convinced that the lowering of gas prices that occured just as we were voting last time was a coincidence...cause they went right back up aftewards.
Not that I am a conspiracy theorist or anything...but really, now.
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Sorry about "Jericho", I am. But...not totally surprised.
Me, too. I wish it could have found a home on cable. It is the kind of show that Sci-Fi channel might have picked up.
On a side note, the fact than channels like USA, TNT, and SCI air their "first run" episodes twice an evening gives viewers many more viewing opportunities.
der Brucer
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For some reason my Pakistani internet radio station won't load today and that has left me without any musical accompaniment for my work day.
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That's because everytime the government steps in to do something about the gas prices, the oil companies suddenly, magically, drop the prices - that's what happened last year - the prices dropped almost a dollar within six weeks because the government started making noises. So, they backed off - and prices went back up. They need to ream these people, and ream them well.
As long as "Oily" Brother George is president, we're the ones getting reamed.
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"Jericho" is the one I watched.
...
It's a creepy, but very plausible look at how our society may break down in the wake of national disaster on huge scale.
Not only that, it does a nice job in addressing how individuals will react to that breakdown - some fall apart without the structure, others, like Dale, grow to meet the new demands.
der Brucer
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For some reason my Pakistani internet radio station won't load today and that has left me without any musical accompaniment for my work day.
And how do your co-workers feel about such good tidings?
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I thought Jericho was a pretty interesting show also, but lost interest after that long hiatus...and I also really did not like the lead actor...so I never returned.
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Hmmm....you know they have all been really nice to me today DR Elmore. Do you think there is a connection?
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Did they publicize this "don't buy gas" boycott? If I hadn't been told about it, I would never have known. Certainly it wasn't on the AOL News page at any time, nor the roadrunner news page. Are they owned by oil companies?
Well, few would accuse me of not "keeping up" with the news, and I hadn't heard about it either. Of course my usual reaction to a boycott is to go buy; and, to confirm Edisaurus's suspicions, I never met a picket line I wouldn't cross.
If the government really wants to reduce gasoline consumption, then raise the CAFE standards (and include SUVs and pick-ups in the mix) and put a hefty retail tax to push gasoline prices to at $5.00/gallon to stimuate consumer behavior modification. (At a mere $3.00/gallon, my daughter still drives alone in her 7 passanger mini-van over 100 miles a day for work.)
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Hi all.
If I ever needed those famous HHW vibes, it is now.
I got here from work and was told that Mom may not make it though the night. If she does, she won't last but a day or two. All the signs they tell you about are there so I don't doubt it this time.
Forgive me but I won't be posting for a few days.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. You are such a wonderful group of people. No one could ask for a better group of friends.
Much love,
Danise
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I thought Jericho was a pretty interesting show also, but lost interest after that long hiatus...and I also really did not like the lead actor...so I never returned.
Skeet Ulrich? You didn't like Skeet?
Holy Moly....on rye.
Oh, well....diffrent strokes and all that.
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Hi all.
If I ever needed those famous HHW vibes, it is now.
I got here from work and was told that Mom may not make it though the night. If she does, she won't last but a day or two. All the signs they tell you about are there so I don't doubt it this time.
Forgive me but I won't be posting for a few days.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. You are such a wonderful group of people. No one could ask for a better group of friends.
Much love,
Danise
God bless, Danise! My thoughts are with you.
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Good Afternoon!
It's amazing just how much stuff one can get done if one does not turn on the computer and log on to the internet before getting the aforementioned stuff done.
;)
Yes, I'm up. And I've been up!
So you really waited an entire five minutes before turning on your computer?
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I've been going over my songs for this musical reading I'm doing in a couple of weeks - I wish I'd printed them out sooner - some of this stuff is totally out of my range, and, for my money, the character would NEVER sing this high, producing that kind of sound. It would be like having Harold Hill sing high A's. Why? So, I've written a strong note to the writer and basically told him I'm completely uncomfortable trying to sing lots of G's and A's and, frankly, even F's. I asked him if it were going to be possible to transpose my songs - we'll see what he has to say, but if the answer is no, I believe I'll pull out.
I'm surprised the composer and others involved didn't check your recordings before asking you to participate. They give a very good indication of your range and comfort zone.
Of course, you could always pull the trick I pulled back in the sixth grade, when we were all supposed to sing for the ceremony noting our graduation from Elementary school to Jr. High. My voice was already changing, so instead of letting it crack, whenever the note got too high I just transposed to an octave lower. It freaked out the girls who were sitting in the row right in front of me, but there was no way I was going to keep my mouth shut, not with my parents and grandparents attending. (Lip-synching wasn't even heard of back then... whadaya mean, that wasn't Natalie Wood singing on the West Side Story soundtrack?!! :o)
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So you really waited an entire five minutes before turning on your computer?
Score one for you!
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DR Danise - Peace and Love.
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...Just spoke to the author, who assured me there would be no problems transposing whatever I needed. So, about three or four numbers are going down, down, down.
Much better than my suggestion.
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We lose more DRs that way!
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Hope your arm feels better soon, DR DearReaderLaura!
There are many ways to injure an arm.
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Is he dead? Last I heard he was just "unresponsive".
No, the first information turned out to be merely a complaint from his wife.
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A. If most people stopped buying gas today or tomorrow, the oil companies would suffer very little - folks would just have to buy more the day after.
B. Recommended emergency preparedness in areas like Southern CA suggest keeping your tank at least half full.
If people really want to "hurt the oil companies" then replace a "don't buy gas day" with a "don't drive day"!
der Brucer
Carpooling, walking, public transportation...
If even half of the populace cut back, an impact could be made. (We'll never get everyone on this bandwagon - too many people think they're special.)
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Page Ten Dance:
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Skeet Ulrich? You didn't like Skeet?
Holy Moly....on rye.
Oh, well....diffrent strokes and all that.
I know, I know...but there is just something about him that grates on my nerves...at least in that show.
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There are many ways to injure an arm.
....like trying to conduct a prospective houseboy interview....
I told you I needed Elmo and Jose to help... ;)
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dear DR Danise..... you have lots of good hugs, vibes, and prayers being sent your way. Mine include the hope for the very best, speediest, and peaceful transition for your mother.
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Just watching "American Idol"....
Interesting. But a good interesting.
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There WAS a third coin thrown, though. I'll have to pull this DVD out and watch it again on my plasma.
Ah yes, that was thrown by the young Italian boy who was working as Louis Jourdan's dresser.
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Hi all.
If I ever needed those famous HHW vibes, it is now.
I got here from work and was told that Mom may not make it though the night. If she does, she won't last but a day or two. All the signs they tell you about are there so I don't doubt it this time.
Forgive me but I won't be posting for a few days.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. You are such a wonderful group of people. No one could ask for a better group of friends.
Much love,
Danise
DR Danise, I send vibes to your mother for a speedy and painless passing and huge vibes to you for all the support you can muster to get through this. [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]
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I've never heard of ANY of those ABC shows.
Did they publicize this "don't buy gas" boycott? If I hadn't been told about it, I would never have known. Certainly it wasn't on the AOL News page at any time, nor the roadrunner news page. Are they owned by oil companies?
I would have been happy to forward any of the eight e-mails I got this week regarding the boycott, but I didn't think you would want me sending you junk e-mails.
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Dear BK -- ABSOLUTELY TRUST your instinct on this. I just wanted to toss you my 2 cents...... your own gut feelings, as to what does and doesn't fit your voice, its range, and its color, I feel are spot on the mark in this instance.
That inherent instinct that you posess, has served you very well in producing other singers, and even guiding the career of Guy Haines. So don't doubt your inner feeling this time.
Ah haz spoken !
And personally, I have never thought that Guy Haines' voice could hold a candle to Bk's voice.
Then again, why would a voice want to hold a candle?
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Thoughts and prayers for DR DANISE.
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It has come to my attention that I did not have the special two-disc editions of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and EAST OF EDEN, so I ordered a used copy of each for a total of about $22 including shpg.
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Off I go. I got me some petunias to plant.
Is that a euphemism?
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DR LAURA - maybe the home improvement stores are not your playground.
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and its neighbors are desperate for food and trade
Rough trade? ;)
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I liked Skeet in a movie about a baby, but I forget what it was all about.
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DR Danise,
I pray that your mother will have a speedy and painless passing. And remember, at this difficult time, that you are surrounded by love and friendship from us all. May God bless you both.
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DR Danise...
I'm not sure what the appropriate vibes even ARE at this point.
But know that we are with you and your mother!
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Back from Marie Callender's - bacon cheeseburger, onion rings and a salad.
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I adore good onion rings.
But I'm cooking with a Chinese edge tonight.
Poached boneless/skinless chicken breasts, w. a little sweet and sour dressing
Snow peas w. water chestnuts and mushrooms and a dab of hoisin
Sesame ginger rice.
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I've been going though the Beard Foundation's archive on previous book award winners.
So far, checking through the list up to 1984, I know I've six of the books in my library. That's out of about 120 winners dating back to 1967.
It's facinating how many of the books that have won (up to that time) that I've never heard of. How fleeting fame can be.
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And, when I returned from work this afternoon, I found Becket stuffed in our mailbox. He looked quite undignified in that position.
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I've been going though the Beard Foundation's archive on previous book award winners.
So far, checking through the list up to 1984, I know I've six of the books in my library. That's out of about 120 winners dating back to 1967.
It's facinating how many of the books that have won (up to that time) that I've never heard of. How fleeting fame can be.
And how well-stocked is your library with IACP (http://www.iacp.com/) winners?
*And I suspect The Good Cook Book Club will soon be featuring the IACP and Beard Foundation winners in a nice sale or two. :)
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I've never heard of ANY of those ABC shows.
Did they publicize this "don't buy gas" boycott? If I hadn't been told about it, I would never have known. Certainly it wasn't on the AOL News page at any time, nor the roadrunner news page. Are they owned by oil companies?
It was on the news here
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DR Danise VIBES, HUGS and PRAYERS to you and your mother ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Hi all.
If I ever needed those famous HHW vibes, it is now.
I got here from work and was told that Mom may not make it though the night. If she does, she won't last but a day or two. All the signs they tell you about are there so I don't doubt it this time.
Forgive me but I won't be posting for a few days.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. You are such a wonderful group of people. No one could ask for a better group of friends.
Much love,
Danise
~~~Super Vibes of Comfort and Peace for Danise and Her Mother!!~~~
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I don't have much to say. I went to the visitation for my friend's son. Literally hundreds of people there with a line out the door and down the sidewalk. There was such raw emotion, it was really heartbreaking.
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On the other hand I was glad to see our friend Rupert received 2 Tony Nominations.
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Well, I'm leaving work now. I need to go home for a moment and then get to rehearsal. After that, I'll come home and have dinner. :) Until later!
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I love it George
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I am happy with the results of DWS tonight!
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Re: Jerry F.
I have also read that Tammy Faye Baker is knocking at heaven's gate. She is down to 65 pounds and stopped any kind of treatment for her cancer.
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Wishes of peace for DR Danise and her Mother.
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I see that Boyd Gaines can become the first actor to win 4 Tony awards and in all 4 different categories! Previously won for She Loves Me (Best Actor), Contact (Best Featured Actor) & The Heidi Chronicles (Best featured actor)
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DR. Denise
Much love and peace to you and your family during this time.
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(((((Danise)))))
Love and prayers to you and your mom.
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DR Danise, you are certainly in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
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Skeet Ulrich? You didn't like Skeet?
Holy Moly....on rye.
Oh, well....diffrent strokes and all that.
Well, you like Skeet, I like Skeet, and MBarnum has reservations.
But we have Gerald McRaney for MBarnum, so I'm still at a loss.
der Brucer
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Had some interesting viewing this evening. I began with some additional special features on the SANSHO THE BAILIFF DVD. There was an interview with the first assistant director about working on the film. Always great to interview folks who were actually on a film set and know what they're talking about.
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I also watched a lengthy video critique of the film by a Japanese film critic. Had some interesting information to impart. Though he conisders the film a masterwork, he doesn't find it Mizoguchi's best film as many other critics do. He gave some interesting reasons why he didn't.
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I had time enough to be able to watch another episode in the PLANET EARTH set. This one was "Caves," and it certainly was fascinating. Because of the low light levels, much of the photography in this episode did have that "picture window" depth that the other HD episodes have had, but it was still beautifully done.
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I am watching CROUPIER with Mr Clive Owen....giving an astonishing performance. Quite a good film.
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IDOL random comments:
Melinda definitely the best of the night. She used her three songs to show many colors in her voice and her ability to finesse and belt with the best of them. She also had the most difficult song in the first two rounds. As usual, she came through with flying colors.
Blake and Jordin did well with their songs, but for me, they gave each song the same color (unlike Melinda). Jordin is all about belting at the top of her voice. She can do it, and she didn't crack, but it gets tiresome. Blake's boy band stylings are going to probably get him into the finals. He is fun to watch and listen to, but again, nothing new to offer
I would like to fire every one of those backup singers. THEY ARE TOO LOUD often obliterating the vocal of the leading singer. For both Jordin and Blake, it was sometimes hard to tell who was singing the highest notes. I think often people unschooled in singing don't know whose voice it is they're listening to. In one of Blake's songs (the second one, I think), their oversinging masked some bum notes he was hitting.
I think there should never be backup singers during a competitive round. We need to have no question about whose voioce is doing the vocalizing.
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HOUSE had an interesting episode about a bratty genius in seriously bad health. Held my attention throughout, and the diagnosis for him seemed appropriate.
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THE SHIELD, another riveting episode. Shane making deals with the Russian mob; Vic feeling his back against the wall. Grand drama.
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So tomorrow, I'll get to tonight's VERONICA MARS, BOSTON LEGAL, and SVU. There's still THE SOPRANOS as well.
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Is there anyone here besides me who has seen Spring Awakening and not liked it?
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I would like to fire every one of those backup singers. THEY ARE TOO LOUD often obliterating the vocal of the leading singer. For both Jordin and Blake, it was sometimes hard to tell who was singing the highest notes. I think often people unschooled in singing don't know whose voice it is they're listening to. In one of Blake's songs (the second one, I think), their oversinging masked some bum notes he was hitting.
I think there should never be backup singers during a competitive round. We need to have no question about whose voioce is doing the vocalizing.
Well, my untrained ear was frequently pulled to the back-ups; it seems when the back-ups are up-fronts we have a group act, not a solo performace.
You got my vote on ban the back-ups!
der Brucer
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I would much rather see Grey Gardens win for Best Score than Spring Awakening. I loved the Grey Gardens CD.
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Oh well, we'll find out soon enough, I'm going to go to sleep.
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So tomorrow, I'll get to tonight's VERONICA MARS, BOSTON LEGAL, and SVU. There's still THE SOPRANOS as well.
I think you'll like SVU - it doesn't signal where it is going.
der Brucer
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For DearReaderLaura:
I talked with my son-in-law who is a contractor specializing in re-models. He said no reputable contractor would agree to to a tile surround without pulling the dry-wall; if the tile is mounted to dry wall and not the special tile-back walling, the tiles will start falling off in about four years.
der Brucer
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Want to continue some writing I'm working on and then head down to bed.
Good night!
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Thanks, DerBrucer. It is not regular drywall; it is some kind for around water. I talked to a tileman today, and he will put up a backboard of some kind. He should be able to start in about a week. Hooray!
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We finished painting DS's room. We used the very boring too-light blue paint that was in the kitchen for a short time. In the bedroom it looks very nice.
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Goodnight.
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Vibes of strength and love to Danise.
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Also, just checking in for a moment, and saying "GOODNIGHT" to the assembled lovelies.
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Sooooooo..... I guess this is a
.......Page 12 Lullaby Dance......
(whatever the hell that is !!)
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And I cannot be convinced that the lowering of gas prices that occured just as we were voting last time was a coincidence...cause they went right back up aftewards.
Not that I am a conspiracy theorist or anything...but really, now.
Gasoline prices are always higher in the summer months - the demand is at a yearly peak and the government regulations dictate a more expensive gasoline formulation.
Come fall, the demand drops, cheaper formualtions are marketed, and retail costs go down - all without benefit of conspiracy.
For the 2006 election, the worldwide price of crude did a large slide from July to October thanks to OPEC (them fereners). After the market bottomed out, the Arabs decided to help pull the price back up and cut back on production - crude went up and gas prices rose - without any help from a US conspiracy.
And it should be noted that gasoline prices do not follow a national conspiracy pattern. Retail gasoline prices here in DE are LOWER today than they were a year ago! You guys in WA and CA are paying about 50 cents a gallon more at the pump than do I in Delaware or my daughter in MD.
We still have not reached the annual inflation adjusted prices set in 1980 ( but we will if prices stay where they are).
der Brucer
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Opinion... How would you view this...
Today at work they brought some foodstuff over from a retreat the librarians had and the staff was invited to partake. I slipped to the back and made a sandwich and a bowl of fruit for my lunch.
I started to put some fruit in a bowl and one woman threatened to stab me with a fork if i touched the fruit. She thought she was being cute but I was not amused. I reported this to her super and to mine.. My super was not too concerned but it truly bothered me. She could have suggested it in another way than threatening me with a fork. How would you read this?
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Excellent vibes and xylophones for Danise.
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I'm on DVD number two for the evening, although I won't be finishing it tonight.
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Lots of Tony predictions in the LA Times:
And the Tony Award nominees will be … (http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/tonys/env-tonypreview-14may14,0,2237685.story?page=1&track=mostviewed-storylevel&coll=sf...)
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Contender: "Grey Gardens" opened to glowing notices for star Christine Ebersole.
(Newsday
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One to beat: "The Coast of Utopia," about revolutionary and romantic politics in 19th century Russia starring Ethan Hawke, is a likely Tony nominee.
(Newsday)
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Frontrunner: Vanessa Redgrave, who portrays Joan Didion in "The Year of Magical Thinking," looks like a lock for a Tony nomination.
(Brigitte Lacombe / AP)
der Brucer
Grey GArdens and Coast of Utopia look good...
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Vibes and strength for Danise!
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Congrats to DakotaCelt on her grades!!
Thank you George!!
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JUST IN!
FINAL CASTING FOR THE FULL MONTY REVIVAL:
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der Brucer
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Well, I guess since she only threatened and didn't hurt you, no one else thinks it is a big deal. Believe me, I understand.
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I think you did the right thing reporting the threat, by the way.
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Vibes to Ginny's DS!!
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I started to put some fruit in a bowl and one woman threatened to stab me with a fork if i touched the fruit. She thought she was being cute but I was not amused. I reported this to her super and to mine.. My super was not too concerned but it truly bothered me. She could have suggested it in another way than threatening me with a fork. How would you read this?
What message do you think she was attempting to send?
Your "being cute" suggests the women was simply having a bit of fun.
der Brucer
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Tomorrow my friend and I are going to see the plastic bodies at the science museum.
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I was bothered by it and I debated for several hours after it happened to say anything. If she was 'trying to be cute by pulling that stunt' it did nto work. In this day and age with all the violence in work places, it is not the thing to do.
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I let things slide quite often becuase sometimes it is best but it gets to a point where 'curt' remarks and putdowns and veiled threats need to end.
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Was she trying to claim the fruit for herself?
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Stupid question here...
Are Jean Stapleton and Maureen Stapleton related? or do they just have the coincidence of the same last name?
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Was she trying to claim the fruit for herself?
That is what I am wondering but it did not have her name on it. She is one of several in the library who feel since I work at night, I should not have teh privilege of having stuff like this. The Interim director invited me to have some.
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Was not a fan of Falwell at all... The guy scared me!
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Vibes to DR Laura to get rid of her kinks from talking on her cellphone!
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IDIOLECT:
Here is my interpretation
Celtoidi
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Here are the ABC cancellations, straight out of the VARIETY story:
Gone are "According to Jim," "George Lopez," "Knights of Prosperity," "Big Day," "Daybreak," "The Nine," "Help Me Help You," "In Case of Emergency," "Six Degrees" and "What About Brian."
A few of I have never seen... I was not a fan of According to Jim or George Lopez...
Knights of Prosperity I thought had a promising premise but quickly fizzled as did Six Degrees.
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Tomorrow my friend and I are going to see the plastic bodies at the science museum.
Why not go to the morgue and see the real thing 8)
der Brucer
I mean, really, would you go to a museum to see plastic birds ;)
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Stupid question here...
Are Jean Stapleton and Maureen Stapleton related? or do they just have the coincidence of the same last name?
Coincidence.
der Brucer
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Hi all.
If I ever needed those famous HHW vibes, it is now.
I got here from work and was told that Mom may not make it though the night. If she does, she won't last but a day or two. All the signs they tell you about are there so I don't doubt it this time.
Forgive me but I won't be posting for a few days.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. You are such a wonderful group of people. No one could ask for a better group of friends.
Much love,
Danise
((hugs))
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DerBrucer, DBF and I have been carpooling so far this week since he is finishing his research at the university and I work at the library we chose to save money that way.
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I have not driven my car since Sunday when I returned from my parents!
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DerBrucer, DBF and I have been carpooling so far this week since he is finishing his research at the university and I work at the library we chose to save money that way.
The Good Citizen Gods smile upon you!
der brucer
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Thank you derBrucer
BTW, I really do like that avatar of you. Very nice!
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Page 13 dance!
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BTW, I really do like that avatar of you. Very nice!
Stop flirting :D
der Brucer
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Me?? Flirt???
I am sweet, pure and INNOCENT!!!
I am sure MissKaren and singdaw would even agree with me :-)
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I am sure DR Laura would even agree with me for she is pure, sweet and innocent also!
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You can even ask George!
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You can even ask George!
I am neither pure nor innocent.
;)
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I am right??
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I am neither pure nor innocent.
;)
Back from stoking the fires of Hell?
(Waiting for Jerry Falwell)
der Brucer
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I am right??
:-X
;D
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Pleading the 5th George ??? :)
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Dang, where is MissKaren or singdaw when I need them!! :)
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I think if we try hard enough we could hit 400 posts before bk locks us out... :)
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I did not mean to scare ya away.... :)
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Dang, where is MissKaren or singdaw when I need them!! :)
Your character witnesses?
You need a better lawyer 8)
der Brucer
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DerBrucer....
They are excellent character witnesses... Perhaps George could also be a witness....
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wonder if bk would be a character witness for the sweet and innocent here? :-)
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Who are your character witnesses DerBrucer???
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MissKaren is a very sweet person as is Laura, Jane, Ginny!!
Adriana is lively!
The gents are gents!!
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I am on my own frenzy...
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What am I still doing up at this hour??
I should be in bed!
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Tennis anyone??
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Allo??
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Who are your character witnesses DerBrucer???
Only one - Ann Coulter
(And the ghost of Oscar Wilde)
der Brucer
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I would question her....