And the word of the day is: PERIPHRASIS!Perri was a Walt Disney True Life Adventure, released in 1957, the story of the life of a squirrel. It was a good thing they had Winston Hibler on hand to narrate the film, because the original PERIPHRASIS were nothing but a whole lot of chittering.
DR Elmore, I hope you get excused.
If it's to the Victor go the spoils, exactly which Victor are they talking about? Victor Mature? Victor Hugo? Victor Borge?
DR Ginny, I'll bet I can guess what YOU'RE having for lunch today!! And I wish I was there to sample the baked beans on pumpernickel... :)
Tuesday seems like Monday.
Here's a question for all you garden experts out there--what the heck do they mean when they say to pinch back petunias after they've done flowering? I've heard this for years and I still have no idea where to pinch the plant. I've researched this on the web and get all kinds of different answers. So I ask, where do you pinch your petunia?
I hope this is not too personal a question to ask this early in the morning.
I decided to post at HHW to help overcome my fear of loneliness.
After you get the answer to this question, DR D (t M) perhaps you could find out where to pinch a pansy.
perhaps you could find out where to pinch a pansy.
Here's a question for all you garden experts out there--what the heck do they mean when they say to pinch back petunias after they've done flowering?
The Tree Men Are Coming! The Tree Men Are Coming!
That is all
Here are my comments on last night's episode of THE LOT:
Where to start?
Like DRs Jose and Jrand i was really annoyed that they didn't continue where they left off last week. The show was so bizarre to me. I mean the movies were okay. But the format was so different from the interesting reality format the last 2 shows.
1.I liked the reality style of the other episodes better than just showing the full films. There was no interactions between the contestants (will it always be this way?)
2.Did i miss something? They went from 36 to 18 people without ever showing us who got cut? They did not show them do their movies from last week. Total lapse! And quite maddening. They didn't show the eliminations or the movies!
3.How did we get these 18?
4. If they don't show us the groupings of 3 from last week (to remind us)are we just supposed to remember who everyone is?
5. After they show each movie why aren't they putting up the phone number to call (the woman host is just saying it). Totally bizarre. And in fact i don't believe they EVER put up the numbers. Crazy. Stupid. And why don't they remind people how many times you can vote or for how long.
6. I don't really like this host.
I get that when you get to a different part of the competition the format can change a bit. But i loved the interaction from last week. This week is so serious and not the same tone. And i really want to know what happened to their movies last week and how everyone got eliminated.
When will THIS DVD be released? ;D
DR Ben - Nice pics.
Great pics, DR Ben.
I didn't realize that Aquafina bottled a dark colored water. It seemed to be the preferred beverage at your party.
The Tree Men Are Coming! The Tree Men Are Coming!
I think it's one of those new-fangled gimmicks. It's clear in the original bottle, but once you pour it - and it "hits" the air - it turns a dark red, garnet color.
DR DtM, I bought some wonderufl petunias while I was in Alabama, and looked up info when I got home to see how to keep them beautiful. I found this useful information to keep them blooming:
If you look at both petunias you'll notice that the flowers form on the ends of the shoots. This means that if you encourage more shoots, you have more flowers, and the way to produce more shoots is to pinch the ends off the stems that you have. That's step one to keeping your petunias blooming.
Step two is to regularly fertilize using a fertilizer that is a 20-20-20 or equivalent. (10-10-10) etc. So called "blossom booster" fertilizers are NOT as good - these annuals bloom better with higher nitrogen levels.
Step three is to dead head your trailing petunia regularly by cutting off the spent flowers BELOW the flower, being sure to cut off the swollen place just below the flower. This is the area seeds are developing in, and it's the seeds you want to be sure to remove. The wave (petunia) does not need to be deadheaded.
Step four is to cut back a few of your stems every two or three weeks.... cut four or five stems back by half every other week to keep plant bushy and flowers all over the plant instead of just on the ends.
Step five is to water deeply when dry. If these are in baskets this might be twice a day in hot weather.... don't keep them wet, but don't let them wilt either. You'll develop the "eye" to tell if it's thirsty, and you can lift the pot to see if it's getting light (dry) and will soon need water. NEVER FERTILIZE A THIRSTY PLANT. Water first and then fertilize a couple of hours later, or use time release fertilizer.
Hope this helps!
The coconuts were too high in the tree
a hanging basket
such decorum you are showing!
Wow, thanks for that info Edisaurus...it just so happens I made up a hanging basket of lemon petunias and both purple and lavendar putunias this weekend.
Oh, and speaking of DVDs...if anyone is interested the highly HHW recommended gay story-lined Bollywood film MY BROTHER...NIKHIL is currently on sale at INDIAWEEKLY.COM for only $1.99 !!!!! Quite a bargain if you ask me!!!
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And so I have just ordered your highly-touted DVD that you described.
Me, too! My first plunge into Bollywood...
Another satisfied customer.
I thought for sure that you or DR MBarnum would post: "Come on in, the water's fine!" :)
the sea snakes
Is that a euphemism? ;)
It appears that HDTV makes everything old NEW again.
Here....have a peek! (http://www.sharkfriends.com/seasnake.html)
BUT ---- just where is that pesky pixie dear Jose this morning?? If this behavior continues, he will have to be dealt with most severely !!
...a sea snake, that is...
I was here. And now I'm back. In the meantime, I took care of some things around the apartment. And watched the first post-Rosie episode of "The View"... -At least Audra McDonald was on today too.
Dear Mikey-Hunky .... I want you to know that I believe everything you tell me! And so I have just ordered your highly-touted DVD that you described. And there better be some skin Baby..... some skin !
TOD:
From the Fox vaults --
The Egyptian
With A Song in My Heart
April Love
Hangover Square
In Love and War
Woman's World
Boy on a Dolphin
The Mudlark
Bird of Paradise
From MGM vaults:
The Opposite Sex
The Swan
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Raintree County
The Brothers Karamazov
The Journey
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (out of curiousity as to how bad it truly could be)
From the Warner Brothers vaults:
Inside Daisy Clover
Dead Ringer
Did you catch the second, shorter episode of "On the Lot" last week? They did show the eliminations after the three-person film challenge.
However, we did not see the one-page script movies, nor the whittling down to last night's final 18.
I just double-checked the DVR, and they did put up the phone numbers after each movie was shown while the host was wrapping things up. And at the end of the show during the recap, they showed the numbers again. -Instead of having all 18 of them repeated by the host one after the other (Whew!).As for the host... I guess there's bound to be some info somewhere on web as to what happened.
As Jose mentions, On the Lot did indeed show the "whittling" down to 18 finalists last week (on Thursday, IIRC). I posted on Friday about it. What I am finding strange is this weird scheduling. I'm wondering now if they will settle down to Mondays and Tuesdays. Also, what happened to the blonde woman host from the first episode. The babe last night was fine, but I kept thinking she was Eva Longoria (not that I'm complaining, LOL). I am currently favoring Zach, and I disagree with Garry Marshall--I don't think he should change his last name. ;)
"Yentl" has been available here for at least a year.
And is "The View" a better viewing experience without the riveting Rosie?
As Jose mentions, On the Lot did indeed show the "whittling" down to 18 finalists last week (on Thursday, IIRC). I posted on Friday about it. What I am finding strange is this weird scheduling. I'm wondering now if they will settle down to Mondays and Tuesdays. Also, what happened to the blonde woman host from the first episode. The babe last night was fine, but I kept thinking she was Eva Longoria (not that I'm complaining, LOL). I am currently favoring Zach, and I disagree with Garry Marshall--I don't think he should change his last name. ;)
DR Ginny - I don't think I've ever had a cold baked bean sandwich. Hmm.... Something to add to my list. ;)
C'mon over, I'll make one for you!
I was there when...
Phillip Casnoff was hit on the head by scenery at SHOGUN and they had to cancel the rest of Act II
Idina Menzel had that trapdoor mishap at what turned out (unintentionally) to be her last Broadway perf - so far- of WICKED. Since there were only five minutes left of the show, the standby went on after they made sure Idina Menzel's injuries were not as serious as originally thought.
When the house malfunctioned and they had to cancel the remainder of Act II of MARY POPPINS
Three times being at Broadway mishaps should be the limit, I guess, so they won't happen in my presence again, I hope.
Jennifer, I'm really confused by what you're saying about On the Lot, sorry. First off, Kenny indeed was there last night--his movie was a really, really bad thing about a taxi driver (it did have some cool color effects in it). Second, what do you mean by "1 page scripts"? The last show last week did indeed whittle them down to 18; I'm just not sure what you think you missed.
Jennifer, I'm really confused by what you're saying about On the Lot, sorry. First off, Kenny indeed was there last night--his movie was a really, really bad thing about a taxi driver (it did have some cool color effects in it). Second, what do you mean by "1 page scripts"? The last show last week did indeed whittle them down to 18; I'm just not sure what you think you missed.
Apparently there are 2 non-US people on ON THE LOT (that's all i noticed). Zach (the special effects guy) is from canada. And there is a guy with big bushy hair from the UK. Right now i actually think zach could go far.
Although i think my favorite of the night was the lucky penny one.
It appears that HDTV makes everything old NEW again.
Will we never get to page six?
And isn't their a contestant from South Africa as well as South America (Venezuela) as well?
DR Edisaurus, I very much regret that I forgot to program my machine to tape your gardening special on HGTV yesterday morning while I was in New Jersey. When I get my new DVR hooked up, such mishaps will be a thing of the past, I hope!
Yes, that and a good cosmetic surgeon.
Now, why did my eyes read "executed"? :P :)
I'm going to try not to watch the entire season again in one sitting since they're so entertaining that I don't want the enjoyment to be over so quickly, but I couldn't resist watching one more. This is the first one to feature Frances Sternhagen as Brenda's mother (inspired casting)
There was lots of foiliage including banana and coconut trees. The coconuts were too high in the tree to photograph but here is a loverly bunch of bananas
Haven't I seen DR Jose somewhere in that very same pose?
Dear Edi ... I REALLY love your new "publicity picture" that you are using now...... very nice !!
I was here. And now I'm back. In the meantime, I took care of some things around the apartment. And watched the first post-Rosie episode of "The View"... -At least Audra McDonald was on today too.
At first, Joanne Woodward was being considered, but I can't think of anyone more perfect than Frances Sternhagen. She has the look and the accent!
This season, I believe we will be meeting Brenda's father.
Also, Kyra will be on the cover of next week's TV guide, with a very nice article. THE CLOSER, by a viewer poll, is the most anticipated summer show, way higher than anything else. Hurrah!
...And have I mentioned that when I played Passion at Signature Theatre, someone had a heart attack in the audience. -And the house staff managed to get him out of the theatre without interrupting the show.
...And there was another myocardial infarction during Eleanor: An American Love Story at Ford's Theatre...
...And another one at Clemson University when I was there with Anything Goes...
DR Jose - years ago DH Richard (maybe he was still my DB then) and I attended a concert by our local symphony orchestra. During some concerto, the piano soloist got so lost that even having the conductor shout out measure numbers to her didn't help. She finally just put her hands in her lap and shook her head.
Maybe DR Elmore was at that concert, too?
Back from annoying errand. I suppose some excellent vibes and xylophones for a good end to May and a great June would be very much appreciated around these here parts.[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]
I'm going to try not to watch the entire season again in one sitting since they're so entertaining that I don't want the enjoyment to be over so quickly, but I couldn't resist watching one more. This is the first one to feature Frances Sternhagen as Brenda's mother (inspired casting) and involved the suspicious death of a juror during deliberations.
DR elmore - Well, at least your home (early).
As for the subway, couldn't you walk over to the A/C, and then take the C up to 81st and walk over from there?
Or over to the B/D/F/V/N/Q/R/W up to Herald Square, and then hop on then either stay on the B, or transfer to a C Train?
TOD:
The Ritz
Yentl
MBarnum, have you ever seen Srinivas Krishna's film MASALA? I saw it at the Toronto festival about 15 years ago (a friend of mine mixed it) and I thought it was a great first effort.I think you would like it!
My little margie.There is no such thing as a little margie.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/dogs/Turtle0001.jpg)Ah, yes, two parts of my morning wake-up routine.
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Well, aren't you just Typhoid Mary?
TOD: Mondo Teeno, among many others...
I agree with both of these...but I have the Region 2 DVD of Yentl from England. You'd think that if they can release it anywhere in the world, they'd be able/willing to release it in the US. :-\
Also:
Song of the South
The Boy Friend
And of course Ring of Fire with David Janssen...but that's for a co-worker, not me. :)
As for DVD releases stage productions that have been filmed/broadcast on TV:
Ain't Misbehavin', Pump Boys and Dinettes, Romance/Romance and Pacific Overtures!!
Anyone else here a fan of Stanley Donen's "Movie/Movie"?
It isn't any kind of lost, underrated masterpiece, but it was fun!
You know, Amy....every time I see your smiling face (your avatar), I'm reminded of Marie Osmond in her "Sound of Music" publicity photos/posters.
If XANADU had had the wisdom to open off-Broadway, wait to be discovered and then either (a) move, or (b) stay put off-Bway in NYC like Little Shop did but tour to large venues - I suspect it would become a hit. As is, openiong directly on Bway, I'll fearlessly :) predict as follows: if Brantley reviews it for the Times, it will be negative and the show will be stuck building word of mouth with the summer tourist crowd; if Isherwood reviews it, I think he will like it a great deal and call it an extended but very enjoyable sketch.
Will we never get to page ten?
Not sure if this was posted about here is an article about the cd release of The Creature Wasn't Nice
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2007/nz11260.php
BK, I agree TV IS one big Ted Mack amateur hour. Which is why I don't much watch it any more. We're now living in the age of the Amateur as Auteur...and what a frightening thought it is! Gong them all!
Only me and Jose in the jernt.
I didn't know what time it is - then I looked at the clock.
How many other people are listening to Trino Lopez I wonder.
How many other people are listening to Trini Lopez I wonder.
I left my hat in Haiti.