Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on January 08, 2004, 12:02:49 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you know what's been announced, you know the topic of the day, you know what words we want to hear, so let's have loads of lovely posts, shall we?
;D :D :-*
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Chicken marsala--yum. I don't cook so I don't know recipes.
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Well, if you can't provide a recipe you'll just have to do a TRIPLE LUTZ.
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Do we all get to dance the "Funky chicken" in honour of the DVD site? I am sure it will be of interest and value to the film buffs of HHW. Congratulations BK 1500+ posts and a new baby.
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Oh! I must say I adore terms of endearment. I'm quite partial to "sweet pea." It is also one of my favorite fragrances at Bath and Body Works. I also like "honey" and "hun," but not "hon." "Cutie pie," "sweetie," and "darling" are nice, too. One time some guy called my friend "darling," and I laughed at his demonstration of affection. I now call her "darling," and it tends to bug/scare her!
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I think the DVD thing will be lots of fun, but I want to reiterate it will in no way impact what goes on here EVER.
Also, I don't know why it's linking like it is, but it's taking you to the main page of accessworld.com - when you get there just click on the DVD icon on the left menu bar - that will take you right to our "Place".
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Congrats on the DVD Place, bk!
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...And good night.
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I don't usually use terms of endearment (TOE in Internet lingo), but I've always like "Sweety-honey-baby-pussy-cat" from Little Shop of Horrors.
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Oh, and chicken -
I like to cut up two count them two chicken breasts into chunky chunks. I then like to cut up a decent number of mushrooms and then I like to dice an onion. Then I like to melt some butter in a skillet and dump the whole thing in there, season it with salt, pepper, and a bit of Lawry's season salt, and sautee the whole damn thing up and serve it over a bed of rice. If you haven't got a bed of rice, a futon of rice will do. It's quite yummiliscious. I call it Chicken Thing.
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Yay for the DVD place! I don't watch a lot of movies, though, so forgive me for not posting about it earlier.
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Hmm... chicken recipes... Here's my favorite a la minute one:
Fry two or three pieces of good bacon in a saute pan over medium high heat. Once bacon is cooked - nice and crisp - remove bacon from pan and crumble. Pour off all but about two tablespoons of the bacon fat.
Saute one thinly sliced sweet onion in the bacon fat until translucent. Move the onions to the side, then place two chicken breasts in the pan. Cook on one side for five minutes - do not move the chicken or it will not sear properly - then cook on the other side. Remove chicken breast to a warm plate. Deglaze the pan - yeah, don't use a non-stick - with a few tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. Once you have gotten all those good browned bits off the bottom of the pan, add the chicken breasts back in and cook over medium heat until done. Transfer to a serving plate and top with the crumbled bacon. Serve with vegetable and starch of choice.
-I think I may have left a detail or two out, but you get the point. Oh, you can also "mount" the sauce with a pat of butter - or two. Oh, and, of course, salt and fresh-cracked black pepper to taste.
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Panni must give us a recipe for an authentic Hungarian chicken dish.
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-And great news about DVD place!
-And, now, I, too, must say, "Goodnight".
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Panni must give us a recipe for an authentic Hungarian chicken dish.
Oohh.... Chicken Paprikash! Although, I do love real Paprikash with beef!
Oh, didn't I say Goodnight already?
Goodnight, Already!
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I, too, must to bed, but before I go let me do just one final TRIPLE LUTZ. The other late-night denizens can post away - can you imagine when the early to bedders get up and see that we actually beat the number of posts from the day before, plus all the head-start posts from tonight? I do believe all those people will be doing TRIPLE LUTZES.
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As for the Topic of the Day (TOTD in Internet lingo), I've never cooked chicken. However, I have had homemade food with chicken cooked by other people. Anyway, here are some links to some low fat chicken recipes that sound really good :) (I hope the links work. I can copy and paste the recipes if necessary):
Chicken and Apricot Curry (http://houseandhome.msn.com/food/recipes/RecipeDetail.aspx?rid=2638)
Chicken and Salsa Soup (http://houseandhome.msn.com/food/recipes/RecipeDetail.aspx?rid=2641)
Chicken Breasts with Burgundy Sauce (http://houseandhome.msn.com/food/recipes/RecipeDetail.aspx?rid=2646)
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I'll tell you one thing - I'm making one of these chicken dishes tonight when I get home from the Oaks of Sherman.
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And here's a low-fat Chicken Marsala (http://houseandhome.msn.com/food/recipes/RecipeDetail.aspx?rid=2005) recipe. I've never had Chicken Marsala at all, so I have no idea what it's like. Sounds real easy, though.
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Sleep. is. good. I am so tired. I will probably be errant and truant tomorrow *tear,* so don't have too much fun without me! My friends are coming over to sup with me...I just said sup. Anyway, there will be about 12 or 13 of them (including Drew!), and then there's me. My poor parents and bro. :) Take care, everybody!
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And finally (since I am now leaving the HHW universe for the comfort and quietude* of my bed), Great News on the new DVD website, BK! I'm sure that that will quickly become one of the most pop-you-lar sites on the Internet!
*quietude (a Manhattan Transfer reference!)
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Good golly, it takes quite some time to catch up on 600 posts!
Terms of endearment... I use "sweetheart" fairly often, but not much beyond that.
Chicken recipe... I'll try to come up with one later when I'm not tired.
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I gotta say, I'm quite pleased with this new (to me) computer of mine. Pages load faster, better sound quality, it isn't prone to all-too-frequent freeze-ups, and I finally have MSN Messenger back in my life. It has a DVD drive, too, so I'll have to check that out shortly.
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Congratulations on making it through all the posts Jed. Will Ann be able to cope with the "catch up" I wonder? Good night Washington.
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Whew! Again!
I have bookmarked the NEW DVD place and will do more reading later today....but I had to get through all the posts!
And I will also have to think a bit about a chicken dish.
DREAM LOVERS by Dodd Darin is a nice remembrance of his parents Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. It is NOT a hatchet job but it doesn't spare either of them by covering over flaws. It is a very personal look at the two of them and their lives together and apart. If you are a fan of Bobby and/or Sandra, it is worth looking for.
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Thanks Jack. I shall hunt for it. I doubt if it is available in OZ. I knew there was a reason for me to read posts at this time.
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DRJed - I got a new computer last August to replace my 1998 vintage system....and it is great. Just a WalMart ComPaq special (and I had to return the first one to get one that works) but yes a new computer makes a world of difference. I can even make my own CD's! Of course the 1998 model replaced a Radio Shack Tandy 1500 that used 5 1/4" floppy disks! Technology....and now MR BK is talking about Memory Sticks! We ARE the Jetsons.
TOMOVOZ - you won't be sorry you searched for the book.
Hmmmmmmmmmm......I like chicken breasts served on pasta alfredo.....with sliced tomatoes. :)
As MR BK noted, if you can post at Broadwayworld.com you can use your same screen name and password at the new DVD site!
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From BK last night.
"Won't those who went to sleep thinking haineshisway.com had seen the best of what it was going to see be surprised".
Oh, I knew it was going to happen. I could feel it in my bones so it was no surprise this morning when I logged in and found 7 more pages to read before coming to Thursday. All I have to say is Welcome new DR Evil Twin. I think it's Swishy who says "Welcome to the Cookie Jar".
I recorded my reviews for Radio Wales. The first one will be broadcast next Wednesday, January 14th. It's a capsule (i.e. 90 second) review of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which we saw on Christmas Eve in London. The show is a lot of fun. It's a big spectacle. They are very true to the movie although they did cut a couple of songs, including Truly's love song, which I missed. There are live dogs, a sweets factory, a flying outhouse and a flying car and some excellent performances. It was a great Christmas Eve treat.
I have some pictures to post. I will do it sparingly so as not to hamper the viewing ability of those with dial-up connections. I also needs must post because people (as noted a day or two ago) are breathing down my neck, post-wise. I need to boost my numbers. I'll never catch up to the initial gods, but I'll have a good time trying.
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JRand, I remember the early Radio Shack computers. I even worked on on that used 8" floppys. And they had their own version of MS-DOS called TRS-DOS (pronounced terse dos for those of you who are even remotely interested). My first major computer (after the Timex 1000 with a membrane keyboard and a whopping 1K of memory) was an Atari 800XL in 1984. I stuck with Atari for a while thinking they would be one of the players in the PC battle but in the late 80s realized that they were falling into a niche category and while they did amazing things with games, Atari would not be a survivor in the computer world.
Chicken. I like most kind of chicken. I'm partial to chicken breast, usually marinated in a honey/mustard kind of sauce and sauteed or broiled, and served with fresh green beans. I also love Chicken Marsala, though I have never made it. If it's on the menu at a restaurant, I will usually order it.
Now, on to futzing with pictures so I can entertain you people.
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OK. Here's a picture of my arrival at Paddington Station. We had been on the plane since 8pm the previous evening so I make no apologies for my tired expression. It was about 8am London time. We took the Heathrow Express from the airport to Central London (a bit expensive but worth it IMHO). Since we came to Paddington Station and because Anthony likes to play with the photo editing program, you can see he scanned in the tag from our Paddington Bear and added it to my coat.
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That's it for pictures today. Now I must get back to work, at least for a while.
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Oh, I forgot. Congrats on the DVD site. Looks good. I'll have to explore it more when I find the time to leave this site.
And, since, like Laura II, I didn't provide a Chicken Marsala recipe, I will attempt not a triple lutz, but a quadruple lutz. My office mates will be amazed.
In fact, they are amazed as now resume my seat after attempting and successfully executing a quadruple lutz!!! The roar of approval is still ringing in my ears as I settle into work.
Back to the Ford Foundation.
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Ben, LOVE the photo, especially the "please look after this bear" tag. We must be leading parallel lives; I also took the redeye to Heathrow (didn't sleep a wink), then took the express from Heathrow to London (though my stop was Bayswater station). I can hardly wait to hear more and live vicariously!
Darling BK: If you adore and miss endearments, you need only begin frequenting Denny's and IHOPs across this fine nation of ours. The waitresses there will be happy to call you "Sweet Stuff" or "Lambie Pie" or "Hon" or whatever your little heart desires.
Love the idea of the DVD site, but I confess I had trouble loading the page when I tried to link from the notes. I waited and waited and waited and it still hadn't loaded after a long time (and we have DSL and fast computers) so I finally gave up and continued on to the second page of notes and here. I'll try again later, though.
My DVD purchases lately have been strange, indeed. It seems I'm on a nostalgia kick, as lately I find myself purchasing things from the '80s like Three Men and a Baby and the "Ultimate Edition" of Dirty Dancing. Not that those movies aren't fun, but I mean to say! I still have yet to purchase Grand Illusion or Citizen Kane or even All About Eve on DVD, and yet I'm buying Leonard Nimoy movies? Heaven forfend.
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Oh yeah, chicken recipes.
Well, The Hubby makes delicious chicken, but I think the secret is not so much in ingredients (he marinates it in secret stuff beforehand, and cooks it with green peppers and red onion slices), but in the fact that he does it in a red Le Creuset grilling pan. I guess it's a grilling pan...it has those ridges on it that leave stripes on the chicken? But it's not cast iron, it's red and white enamelware. It's the only thing we ever make in that pan, and it is quite delicious. Can't get the same results cooking it in another pan, and there is always an AWFUL mess to clean up when it's finished. But it's worth it.
A chicken recipe I make is Savory Chicken Saute. Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute 4 chicken breasts in the oil for 4 minutes, then turn them over and add 1 large red onion, sliced. Cover and cook for 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Add 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped, and 1/2 cup chicken broth. Cover and cook until onion is tender-crisp (about 4 minutes), stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
This is a South Beach Diet recipe, and it is SOOOOOO good. The chicken comes out incredibly juicy and flavorful. It's also easy, inexpensive, and good for you. Who could ask for anything more?
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Oh my DRLULU - I don't think I have ever tried a chicken recipe with a red onion...but now that I think about it....perfect!
Welcome DR Evil Twin.
DRBen the pictures are great! When we arrived in London, there was a transit strike going on. Well actually at Heathrow - and who KNEW the airport was so far from the city??? We took a red bus in...no subways...and very few taxi cabs! And when we were leaving the theatre none of us had bothered to get the address of the place where we had checked in....so when we finally found a taxi....we sort of knew where to go.... Thank goodness the subways were running the next day!
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Oh, my dears. I have been totally remiss in terms of endearment. And I just came back from a country where these endearments are still a part of daily speech. I must fix this in future posts.
I hope all the lovies at HHW have a grand day.
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DR Ben will you ask at the Ford Foundation if they have a window crank for the passenger rear of a 1959 Edsel Ranger? It broke off in my hand the first time I tried to use it and my dad is still mad at me. Maybe I can replace it at this late date. 8)
Thanks, dear. :D
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While you were sleeping (Oh! A Bill Pullman reference!):
td and TCB had the following exchange:
(which td simply must retort to)
td: I have been immersed in Season 8 of THE X FILES for review purposes tonight, and that's a lot of Robert Patrick to sit through.
TCB: I've heard that there is a lot of Robert Patrick!
Today's td: Yessir, it's twue! It's twue! (OH! a BLAZING SADDLES reference!) But, this being a family site, we shall not discuss the amazing powers of dvd and freeze-frame. . .
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As I awoke this morning, I knew I was a "GOD;" but, now I know I'm in heaven as BK has launched THE DVD PLACE! ! ! !
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OK, the link on the first page of today's notes is not quite correct. The "www" was left out. Once I added that to the top of my browser, I arrived at wisdom digital's home page, where I found Broadway World, but nothing (after looking through the entire site) about "DVD Place" (or anything at all about DVDs).
Can anyone who has successfully found DVD Place post the link (or better yet, the web address that I could copy and paste) here? Thanks.
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-I think I may have left a detail or two out, but you get the point. Oh, you can also "mount" the sauce with a pat of butter - or two. Oh, and, of course, salt and fresh-cracked black pepper to taste.
I am sure you are all waiting for me to make some crude comment about "mounting" Jose's sauce, but no, I say no, I will take the high road.
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I am sure you are all waiting for me to make some crude comment about "mounting" Jose's sauce, but no, I say no, I will take the high road.
. . . which leaves me to take the low road; guess that means that I'll be in Scotland afore ye.
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OK, the link on the first page of today's notes is not quite correct. The "www" was left out. Once I added that to the top of my browser, I arrived at wisdom digital's home page, where I found Broadway World, but nothing (after looking through the entire site) about "DVD Place" (or anything at all about DVDs).
Can anyone who has successfully found DVD Place post the link (or better yet, the web address that I could copy and paste) here? Thanks.
Lulu, I managed to get there by clicking BK's link. . .BUT, alas, it would not let me register. . . .
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oh, my! i just went back and looked at all the posting that went on once I went to bed last night! WOW!
I think that in the top ten of Beatles songs, I would have to take "When I'm Sixty-Four."
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I also could not register at the DVD Place (no doubt my Karma will now devolve into negative numbers :'( ).
As one of the people who voted for a separate DVD entity when this Board first got up and running this is great news.
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Hey, I'm stuck at home again today due to severe ice, so I thought maybe I could start my own HHW Trivia Contest. Here's the question:
This musical had a legendary star and a fascinating supporting cast. The legendary star would go on to star in a classic musical in a history making production. One of the supporting cast would leave this show to create a role which would win them a Tony. Another of the supporting cast would go on to win a Tony for a show with several unusual elements. And a third member of the supporting cast would be a Tony winner for a hit musical that has something very specific in common with the classic musical the legendary star did. All three of the supporting cast became beloved television stars for various reasons.
Name the musical.
Name the legendary star and the classic musical they would star in and why it was a history-making production.
Name the first supporting cast member and the show they went into and won a Tony for.
Name the second supporting cast member and the show they won the Tony for and at least one of the unusual elements of that show.
Name the third supporting cast member, the show they became a Tony winner for, and what specific thing that show has in common with the classic show the legendary star did.
Name the television credits the supporting cast members are best-known for.
Email me at: jmkauffman@aol.com and I will in fact dredge up a sparkling prize for anyone who gets all the right answers.
Yes, I'm bored and yes, I'm trying to find something fun to do, OK?
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JMK is trying to make us THINK!
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BK - The very best with The DVD Place! Congrats.
DREvil Twin - A big welcome.
And DRJason - Any chance you can get us your mom's recipe for fried chicken? As you licked your chops over Christmas, my mouth began to water.
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Good morning!
Well, I think I'm going to skip the haircut this morning. I really like the barber up here, but it would take about an hour and some change to get it done, so... and since "this cut" is only about a week and a half, I'll just wait until early next week.. Gotta look good for NYC!
-I also slept in a little bit too, so... ;)
Well, I'm gonna start packing up the rest of my stuff, and, hopefully, I should be on my way back to Richmond in a few hours. I'll check back in when I take a break.
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DR Ben, I still have my Atari 800XL hooked up in my storage room, and when I'm looking for something to do (not oftten), I will go in there and play DONKEY KONG, DIG DUG, MS PAC MAN, or POLE POSITION using those cartridges you'd jam down into the thing. Using that computer with a 300 baud modem was my introduction to the world of telecommunications, too, so I got lots of use out of that Atari system before I saw the writing on the wall and traded up to the PC-DOS world.
Welcome, DR Evil Tiwn. Congratulations to our latest entry into Valhalla, DR God td. I'm trying to tidy up my cloud now so you can come to visit, and we can talk shows.
One of the friends in the Christmas pic I posted some weeks ago does a variations on chicken cordon bleu that is to die for, but I have no clue to the recipe.
As for me, good old Southern fried chicken hits the spot with me any time.
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Hello everyone.
Please use the following links to access The DVD Place correctly:
To register (if you are not already a member of broadwayworld.com)
http://dvds.allaccessworld.com/register.cfm
To visit The DVD Place
http://dvds.allaccessworld.com/
Enjoy!
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Somebody's gonna cook my chicken later today, aren't they?
td's chicken dijonaise
5 or 6 Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 Cup Dried Bread Crumbs (cracker crumbs will do nicely, too)
2 Teaspoons Dried Basil
1 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder (optional)
2 Eggs slighly beaten
Dijon Mustard (or any prepared mustard) to taste
1/2 Cup Cooking Oil
Combine dry ingredients.
Spread one side of chicken breast with mustard.
Roll spread breast in dry crumb mixture.
Dip breast in eggs.
Roll breast in dry crumb mixture.
Cook breasts in skillet with heated oil, allowing minimum of 6 minutes per side.
Allow to stand five minutes after cooking.
Serve on bed of rice or pasta of choice.
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DR Matt: No need to clean on my account, your cloud is just fine as it is.
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JMK, they made us come to work today in Salem! But actually I am glad as I have no electricity at home :P
That is great about the DVD Place website, I know that I will be checking it quite often! Will you review GUMNAAM, BK? Oh, come on, do it!
Hey, Lulu, did you happen to catch all those Una Merkel movies on TCM the other week! I watched 3 of them and they were great fun! All from the early 30s.
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JMK is trying to make us THINK!
And BK is trying to make us COOK! ! ! !
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Here's what the DVD site is telling me when I attempt to register (just did it again, got the same error message:)
Error Occurred While Processing Request
Element ID is undefined in GETUSER.
The error occurred in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\allaccess\nav.cfm: line 129
Called from C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\allaccess\header.cfm: line 85
Called from C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\allaccess\register2.cfm: line 10
127 : <p><span class="regsm"><a href="/mail/listmail.cfm" class="leftnav">private messages[/url]
128 : <span class="regsm"><a href="/settings.cfm" class="leftnav">your settings[/url]
129 : <a href="/online.cfm?ID=#getuser.id#" target="picture" onclick="popup4();" class="leftnav">who's online
[/url]
130 : </cfoutput>
131 : <cfif parameterexists(getuser.birthmonth) and #getuser.birthmonth# is not ''>
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I tried to register once again at the dvd place, alas, this is what i got:
Error Occurred While Processing Request
The error occurred in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\allaccess\nav.cfm: line 129
Called from C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\allaccess\header.cfm: line 85
Called from C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\allaccess\register2.cfm: line 10
127 : <p><span class="regsm"><a href="/mail/listmail.cfm" class="leftnav">private messages[/url]
128 : <span class="regsm"><a href="/settings.cfm" class="leftnav">your settings[/url]
129 : <a href="/online.cfm?ID=#getuser.id#" target="picture" onclick="popup4();" class="leftnav">who's online
[/url]
130 : </cfoutput>
131 : <cfif parameterexists(getuser.birthmonth) and #getuser.birthmonth# is not ''>
I've done it a couple of times, and this happens. Should I move this post to the Tech posts? ? ?
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Did everyone try logging on with their Broadwayworld.com user name? If any?
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Nice to have another DVD site to visit. I used the link above to register, took only a couple of minutes, and seemed to work just fine. Haven't posted anything there yet, but will report problems if and when I do.
I'm just an old fogey, I guess, but I do use terms of endearment when deemed appropriate, especially if there is someone important in my life.
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Sorry, DR MBarnum, about not having electricity. In cases like that, work becomes a haven of sorts. Three years ago, my furnace went out while I was playing Bob Cratchit in SCROOGE. Not only was I still teaching then (my last year), but the production company had the kids playing my children and I (and the actress playing my wife) booked all over town to sing and dance "Christmas Children" and "Good Times" as PR for the show. Ordinarily, I hate doing stuff like that, but my house was co cold, I welcomed work and those PR gigs to get out of my icebox house and into some warm environments. It took the heat installers something like three or four days (over a weekend when they didn't work) to finish the job, and OH, how miserable I was until they did!
We lost power for several days during an ice storm last year, too, but some dear friends with underground wiring and thus no loss of power took me in and saved me from the cold!
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Well, gee! I logged in with my Broadway.com id and password, and all worked out fine. . .
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Here is my belated welcome to Evil Twin.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]W E L C O M E, EVIL TWIN ![/move]
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Just got out of a long meeting and I'm about to go to lunch. I think I will have a hot potato knish with mustard and hearty salad.
Even though we have all these lovely chicken recipes today, I think for dinner we may have pork chops with wild rice on the side. I'm trying to think of a vegetable to go with that. I do need to eat a balanced dinner after all.
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Since I've returned from across the pond I find myself hungry. We ate so much in London and Nottingham (our friends went all out for us when we visited) that I have to readujst. I'm trying to eat smaller portions and I'm struggling to remember that just because it's there doesn't mean you have to finish it.
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Speaking of weather, we may even get a little snow tonight! Different meterologists are viewing the cloud formations and temperatures differently, but some are saying we may get a 1 inch dusting of snow tonight. That would be pretty but not too debilitating for people to cope with here.
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Evidently the BroadwayWorld.com portal register is working. I was able to register there and then get to DVDPlace, but when I tried to get to the message board it went kerflooie again.
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Welcome DR EvilTwin!
My roommate just came back from Christmas with her mother's Hungarian chicken recipe. I bet it's not as good as what DR Panni could offer, though.
"This is far from exact or scientific.
Hungarian Chicken (for two)
6-8 chicken drumsticks
Brown the chicken in skillet for 20 min in butter - low to med heat
Turn chicken frequently; add water and simmer 20 mins - med heat
Cover chicken with generous amount of poultry seasoning and paprika - can add garlic or garlic salt, thyme, basil, parsley flakes
Add chopped peppers, onions, and/or potatoes
Cook another 30 min on med heat, adding water when necessary."
It's delicious!
DR Ben you are really making me hanker for a trip across the pond. There are some fantastic airfare deals available now so it's very hard to resist temptation.
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Rain!
We're supposed to be getting more rain!
It's the rainy season!
Always room for more rain!
Sigh!
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Personal note to BK and Nick Redman:
HOO and RAY!
I am so excited about the DVD site!
Congratulations on this new gig!
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Good afternoon!
Well, "my room" up here in Fairfax is all cleaned and vacuumed, and I put clean sheets on the bed - and washed the "old" ones. -I'm a good son, ain't I? ;) And now I will start packing the car, and then I will start the drive down to Richmond!
YIPPEE!!!
Yes, I probably have a bunch of stuff to do once I get back home, but I'll be home!!!!
:D :D ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D :D :D
-Next time I post it will be from Richmond!
Later...
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DR Ron is growing up before our eyes!
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BK, darling. Don't you know, sweetie, why people don't use terms of endearment? Well, bubbulah, in this day and age of political correctness, sugar, it is considered sexual harrassment. People have lost jobs or had to attend "sensitivity" seminars (at Queen Agravain University no doubt) for telling a co-worker of the opposite gender that their dress/suit was attractive. So, precious, until this world gets a sense of humor again, don't expect to hear those terms of endearment (except by Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger) very often again.
Your DVD site sounds great. Do you also plan to have a listing of all announced upcoming DVD release dates? I for one would find this most helpful, particularly if you could search by either title (to check when a certain title will be out) or date (to make a "shopping list" before going to the DVD store.
I make a sauce for chicken with sour cream and dry onion soup mix (sort of like the dip) that is delicious. I fry boneless, skinless chicken breasts, add the sauce to the pan for the last couple of minutes and serve it over rice with a green vegetable.
It's not chicken, but with food the topic of the day I forgot to mention that I got a Cuisnart Ice Cream Maker for Christmas. Since I was sick over the weekend I've only had the chance to use it once, but it was the best vanilla ice cream (oh - a Harnick-Bock reference) I've ever had. This weekend I will try either the chocolate or strawberry. It takes a little time (mostly waiting time, not actual work time) but is well worth it.
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.. The chicken comes out incredibly juicy and flavorful. It's also easy, inexpensive, and good for you. Who could ask for anything more?
Well, a little shaved truffle would be nice!
der Brucer (saying "goodbye" to "inexpensive".)
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I'd be happy to give y'all my dad's fried chicken recipe, but I'm afraid it requires a special kind of flour that I have only found in Kentucky...it's pre-seasoned and it's called Kentucky Kernel. Cheesy, yes...tasty, most definitely. Anyway, dad thaws his chicken tenderloins and breasts in warm salt water and then dips them in an egg and milk mixture and then into the flour and fries them in vegetable oil. Put the chicken on paper towels to soak up any excess oil and then enjoy!
One of my favorite chicken recipes is really, really simple and quite tasty. Take boneless, skinless chicken breasts and put them in a glass casserole dish. Completely cover the chicken with tomato sauce and then pour in three bags of shredded cheese--your three favorite kinds of cheese (one bag of each)--and bake, covered, for three hours (or until cooked) at 350 degrees, stirring occassionally. Serve over wide egg noodles. It sounds sort of plain, but I assure you, it's TASTY. You can also add salsa, jalepenos, peppers, onions--whatever floats your boat. I wish I had an over so I could make it tonight!!
Oh! Welcome, DR Evil Twin. What show are you doing and where???
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Any guesses yet JMK?
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Gyu-Kaku was absolutely fantastic. We arrived before 8 and closed the place at 11:30. And the staff was SO friendly and personable. But why shouldn't they be? They bring you marinated meats, and YOU'RE the one cooking them, over a special only-found-in-Japan kind of charcoal. Amazingly delicious. This trip (and it was a long one) we can't complain about the food in Los Angeles because of Gyu-Kaku and August Chris.
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Okay I read the notes, but have not yet read the posts. Is that allowed? :)
Actually I'm starting them now.
I just want to say that it is FREEZING HERE. DR Emily are you frozen yet?
OMG, this weather is unreal. It is -40C (with windchill) which is above -30F I think. Can the warm vibe people please come out and give us some warm weather please!
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So...went to DVD site. Tried to access BK's column. My internet froze up. Never got to column.
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Oh and I LOVE terms of endearment. And if you want to laugh, "the guy" knows how much I love terms of endearment. So now whenever he wants to say "that was so dumb", instead he says "sweetheart", so we're both happy. Except that I know what he's really thinking :)
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My first major computer (after the Timex 1000 with a membrane keyboard and a whopping 1K of memory) was an Atari 800XL in 1984.
I first cut my computer teeth on a KAYPRO II which used 180K 5¼ floppys and ran CP/M as an operating system. The machine had two floppy drives, but with one floppy for the OP system, one for the Application, and one for the data files, there was lots of disc swapping. All of these for a mere $1600!
I also remember, somewhat fondly, my supervisor's response to my request to add a second 20MB hard dive to my XT: "I can't imagine a time when anyone would need more than 20MB of storage" - and this man was managing technical projects for a top-of-the-line Aerospace company. I think of him often when I notice the 1.4 GB database files I have on my PC today.
der Brucer (a memory size queen!)
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I must have typed in something wrong about my e-mail address or my password because now it says I have an illegal e-mail and/or password when I try to login, and I can't post. That's OK. I can go back and reregister later.
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Good morning one and all!
It is damn c-c-c-c-c-c-ooooollldddd outside today! When I woke up, the first thing I heard on the radio was that it was -26C (-18F) with a windchill that made it feel like -38C (-36F). Let's just say getting out of bed this morning was not the easiest of tasks
You guys (and gals) who posted near to 300 posts after I went to bed at 10pm EST are SICK! SICK I tell you! ;)
Welcome to new DR Evil Twin.
Courses Update:
1) Canadian Public Administration
The prof introduced the class as "the boringest one you will probably ever take in your academic careers" and then went on to prove it with a mini-lecture...
2) Canadian Church History
aka the WEIRDEST HIPPIEST CLASS EVER!!!! Not only am I convinced that the prof is stoned, he made us listen to Joni Mitchell ("Both Sides Now" is our class "anthem") and participation counts for 70% of our mark. Participation!?! What is this... elementary school? The good news is that while he may be weird and more than a little hippie-esque he has a reputation of getting an incredibly diverse and socially important group of guest lecturers to come in to lead "discourse groups". Last year he had Jacques Parizeau (former Premier of Quebec), the gay couple suing the province of Ontario for the right to marry AND Ethan Hawke.
3) Contemporary Western European Politics:
Boq's cell phone went off in class. He had explained that his wife was nine months pregnant with their first child and was due this week in the last lecture. He, and the class, were sweating bullets. Of course, it turned out to be a wrong number ;)
And that was the drama that is McGill... for today at least :)
Okay secondly, I have decided to reinvent myself. I want to change my hair. If DR Andrea is reading this - she just fainted. I have been opposed to all attempts to get me to try something new since a failed "grow it out" endeavour when I was 8. I am due for a cut soon... I must start thinking what I want...
Chicken Recipe: I like chicken, but overall it is not my favourite thing to eat (being far too boring for "special" occasions when I normally go for fish or seafood if I'm in the mood for meat). I will admit that all your recipes sound delish though. :D
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DR Ron is growing up before our eyes, and nicely, too! :D
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Dear BK (can I call you Baby Kakes?):
You say "Nick and I will both be writing our thoughts on current and upcoming DVDs, his in Nick’s Column, me in Bruce’s Column."
I'll bet you just lutzed about with your eponymously creative naming.
der Brucer (always thankful for an excuse to be verbally promiscuous)
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Oh! Welcome, DR Evil Twin. What show are you doing and where???
Allow me to answer for my Evil Twin:
DILLION'S 245 W. 54th St., NYC (Between B'Way & 8th)
Fri. Jan. 9th 10:00 pm , Sat. Jan. 10th 7:30 pm, Sun. Jan. 11th 5:00 pm
Staring Richard Skipper as Carol Channing, Holli Vest as Tina Turner, Anne Kissel as Roseanne, and Janet Fanale as Julie Andrews, Betty Buckley, Carol Burnett, Kristin Chenoweth, Katharine Hepburn, Madeline Kahn, Patti LuPone, Butterfly McQueen, Ethel Merman, Olivia Newton-John, Bernadette Peters, Joan Rivers, Maggie Smith, Barbra Streisand.
. . .and according to reports in last night's posting frenzy, also as Donna Murphy!
(line-up subject to availability) Reservations call 845-365-0720. $20. cover, $10. food or drink minimum.
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Yesterday, DR Ron Pulliam posted soem interesting pictures; however, he left out the captions:
(http://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200309/tows_20030917_oprahnate_284.jpg)
"You touch me there again and I'll show you my Lorena Bobbit imitation!"
and then:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Urmanov1.jpg)
"Oprah, girl, drop the weapon!"
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You guys (and gals) who posted near to 300 posts after I went to bed at 10pm EST are SICK! SICK I tell you!
Gods are not supposed to get SICK! Welcome me to Valhalla! Birng on the fat lady! Bring on Siegfried - -please!!!!!
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Speaking of DVDs, I noticed that the first season of the campy old 60s sci-fi classic LOST IN SPACE is coming out next week. Anyone else interested in it? I'm sure it's going to look very cheap and cheesy, but when I was in 10th grade, I thought this was a funny and involving show. And Mark Goddard, well, . . . .
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DR Ron is growing up before our eyes, and nicely, too! :D
Yes, but DR JRand still looks a bit un-civilized, maybe one of we dear readers, we few, we precious few, could try to tame his savage beast.
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I like chicken recipes! I will be making chicken fajitas for dinner!
An ice cream maker sounds great.
I tried to go to the dvd site in the notes, but it never loaded. I am trying the link given in the posts. But it hasn't loaded (i've been trying for like 5 - 10 minutes).
Are others having this problem? Are too many people trying to access it?
Now it just said "cannot find server" :(
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...he scanned in the tag from our Paddington Bear and added it to my coat.
Speaking of Paddington Bears, their Daddy, one Michael Bond, has written a series of mystery stories featuring one Monsieur Pamplemousse, a restaurant critic with a wardrobe similar to yours, and a wonderful Bloodhound named Pommes Frites.
der Brucer (who discovered the MP books brousing through the bookstore shelves while BK was intoning from some Kritzer or other.)
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MattH:
There's no record of your account. Please re-register. First day kinks... Thanks for your patience!
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Just wrote a long post which got nuked because the work computer wasn't logged on. How annoying. Anyway, I forgot to tell my internal clock when I needed to wake up so I didn't get out of my home environment until eight-fifty. I'm here, but they've got actual work for me to do immediately (I have to write some stuff for other people's episodes - whatever will they do without me next week).
Meanwhile, keep the home fries burning and the recipes coming. And please be patient with The DVD Place. We literally just went live last night without any testing at all, so there will be hiccups, but they'll get everything to work as quickly as they can. It's gonna be great. Yes, there will be new release info via the home page links. If you have continuing problems post about them here and they'll get answered and/or addressed. Thanks, and I'll be back in a mo or a mo and a half. I haven't even had time to do a fershluganah triple lutz yet.
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Well, a little shaved truffle would be nice!
der Brucer (saying "goodbye" to "inexpensive".)
Shave? You don't like your truffles "au naturelle"??????
What's a hairy truffle ever done to you?
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Well, it's only my site, why should I know how things work
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Yes, but DR JRand still looks a bit un-civilized, maybe one of we dear readers, we few, we precious few, could try to tame his savage beast.
If not, perhaps we could beat upon his savage breast!!
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It's apparently a Mac issue. Damn them, damn them all to hell
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Figure Skating A L E R T[/move]
The short program for men's and women's figure skating will be aired on ESPN2 tonight at 7 (pst)/10 (est).
Will there be a showdown between Michael Weiss and Timothy Goebel or will one of them make a mistage (REMEMBER! You can't make a mistake in the short program and hope to medal).
Or will someone totally unexpected "arrive" and set us on fire?
And will it be Michelle Kwan vs. Sasha Cohen? Will Michelle prevail? Will Sasha get the narrow edge?
Or will some little baby ice princess spring up out of nowhere and dazzle the world?
Speaking of which, whatever happened to Naomi Nari Nam? (sp?)
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Naomi went through the same muscle disorientation that Tiffany Chin went through, I believe, and she left skating behind. She's talked about in INSIDE EDGE, so maybe I can dig that book out and read up on her.
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Yes, bk, I am not a Mac fan. They're undoubtedly cool looking, but I'm just so accustomed to the PC interface and Windows that I just can't warm to them.
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MBarnum -- if your house has no electricity, perhaps you should consider moving to another state. I can say with confidence that Washington State not only has homes with electricity, but indoor priveys, as well!
I am so excited about the DVD site. I hope this means that there is hope that someday soon we can have an Eight Track site.
Welcome DR Evil Twin!
And finally, may I be the first to tell you publicly, DR td, that you have a very attractive member.
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Watching some of our Dear Readers grow up in front of our eyes will be quite interesting.
I had a delicious lunch. In fact, it was fantasmagorical (the word I should have used yesterday when describing our time in London, since we did see Chitty, after all). I will now go back to work, return home after that and do our laundry (since we have Friday evening plans) and then have our pork chops with wild rice for dinner.
DERBRUCER, I remember CP/M. My ex's brother had a KayPro and we used to try it out at family gatherings. I remember it was considered "portable" but I also remember that it weighed A TON!
Monsieur Pamplemousse, sounds like fun. I'll look for the books.
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8 Tracks. Oh, my such memories are on this site today. I remember listening to an 8 track of Funny Girl, I think, on my sister's state-of-the-art sound system in her car. Ant actually has a couple of unopened 8 tracks out on LI. He found them at yard sales. Even with the camp value, I doubt they are worth much.
Listening to AccuRadio right now and they're playing Bells are Ringing. Long Before I Knew You. I love that song even though Sidney Chaplain couldn't sing much.
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I would change my avatar/profile picture with shots from babyhood to the present but I will be bombarding you all with London pictures (only one a day, I promise) so there is not much need to change right now.
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I am sure you are all waiting for me to make some crude comment about "mounting" Jose's sauce, but no, I say no, I will take the high road.
What? And leave all the nasty jobs to us poor newbies!
DR TCB, please save me from myself!
Hmm.."Mounting Jose", sounds like a film by Pedro Almovodar.
Speaking of films, yesterday you commented on Sean Flynn. According to IMDB (http://imdb.com/name/nm0283619/) he made nine films. They also have a rather lengthy bio detailing his growing pains and final years as a journalist.
A Fan Web Site (http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/seanflynn.html) has lots of biographical details and a scad of pictures:
(http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/beefcake/seanflynn/seanflynn13thumb.jpg) (http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/beefcake/seanflynn/seanflynn5thumb.jpg)
(http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/beefcake/seanflynn/seanflynn1thumb.jpg)
der Brucer (oh be still our beating hearts!)
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JRand: The Ford Foundation has politely declined your grant proposal for a replacement window crank for the passenger rear door of a 1959 Edsel Ranger. While they feel the pain of your father's disapproval of your actions in breaking the piece in the first place, unfortunately, when Mr. Edsel Ford when to the great parking garage in the sky, he took all the replacement parts with him. The grant administrator at Ford suggests that you buy your father a 2004 Ford Mustang to get back in his good graces.
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Congrats to BK on the new DVD site!
I don't know any recipes, but chicken marsala, fried chicken, chicken parmesan, coq au vin, etc. are all delish. I love me a good chicken salad sandwich too...not necessarily chicken of the sea ;)
Welcome to new DR Evil Twin! The show at Dillion's sounds great, I wish I could see it! I think a Donna Murphy impression is a wonderful touch...she's one of my favorite Bway stars. Did you see her in Wonderful Town yet?
Ben--I used to love the Paddington Bear books!
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Wow, what came over you guys last night to post so much? It is wicked trying to read 7 new pages at once!
For DR Jose: What was that about ABMs. I have never heard that term. We call them ATMs as far as I know.
And for DR Ron who last night said, "there are 8 gods": But I am still the only goddess, right? ;)
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I have two Paddington bears. One is a wind-up and the other is a small, cuddly ball of fluff.
Paddington Bear cartoons are on the BBC in the morning as part of children's morning television but alas, they don't play DangerMouse nor do they have Roland Rat, Superstar anymore. I still have my Roland Rat mug from my first trip to England.
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And finally, may I be the first to tell you publicly, DR td, that you have a very attractive member.
I wouldn't be insulted if you told me that PRIVATELY, TCB! ::)
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Break from writing slug lines. Hopefully some of the new site probs have abated.
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I think I've figured out the trivia quiz, and will be e-mailing answers in a little bit. Who else?
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...and then have our pork chops with wild rice for dinner.
You asked about a veg - try sauted red cabbage with apple (and a touch of clove if you like)
der Brucer (and, yes the KAYPRO weiighed at least a ton, it had a solid steal case with very sharp edges!
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Sauted red cabbage sounds delicious. I have to remember cabbage. I like it but don't use it much, going for the different kinds of lettuce instead.
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Grrrrrrrrr - not me DRMATTH - every path I take leads me nowhere! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
I am very tame...I will not bite you...until I know you better.
DRBEN...well dammit. Where does the Ford Foundation suggest I stick the rest of my Edsel?
All of these ANCIENT computer memories. Oh my DRderbrucer, I remember taking disks out and putting disks in....Oh my. And I don't think my Tandy had anything resembling windows....what you worked on was what you worked on....
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And WYSIWYG was just a dream.
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JMK's trivia question has thoroughly flummoxed me. Oh yes, that's right, I am flummoxed.
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From the Food Network, Tyler's Ultimate, one of his church social recipes:
Braised Red Cabbage with Apple (prep time: 30 minutes; serves: 8)
1 head red cabbage, about 2 pounds
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, sliced
2 Granny Smith Apples, cored, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon chopped dill, plus more for garnish
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup chicken broth, low sodium
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Salt and pepper, to taste
Quarter the cabbage and cut away the core, then cut the quarters into thirds. Rinse in cold water and set aside. In a large stockpot, melt butter over medium heat. Saute the onion and apples for 2 minutes until they begin to soften. Add the chopped dill, bay leaves, cabbage, and broth. Cook for 5 minutes until it begins to wilt. Stir in the vinegar to preserve the red color. Add sugar, salt, and pepper and cook for 20 minutes until the cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally. Garnish with fresh dill before serving
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Anxiously awaiting guesses. I was afraid this one was so easy no one would even try. :)
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DR Emily - may I suggest a more mature hairstyle for you.
This will certainly get you noticed on campus and at the office.
Give it a try! ;D
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Sure sign the storm is abating: the soap operas are back on!!
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JR, doesn't that remind of a certain autobiography cover photo? All we need is to split it up the middle!
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Does anyone else hear the words "red cabbage" and instantly think of all the family dinners in A CHRISTMAS STORY?
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Emily, I think a nice Beehive would look darling on you!
And for all the rest of you sweetie pies and smiley-pie-faces, have a good day!
JRand53 will soon be swinging from the trees!
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LOL JMK!
LOL MBarnum! On the set of THE DISEMBODIED no doubt.
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Four pages of posts already! Impressive. I'm... you guessed it... very BUSY today, so I won't have time to read the posts until later. But here's a recipe for Chicken Paprikás (the "s" when alone in Hungarian is pronounced "SH" - thus there is no need to spell it "paprikash" as is often done by non-Magyars like the esteemed bk.)
The Recipe for PAPRIKÁS CSIRKE (pron: "CHEERKEH"):
Steal one chicken (...couldn't resist)
Use skinless chicken breast, legs. Cut breast into quarters (or smaller if your prefer).
Put a little oil into a large pot. Dice an ONION into pot and sauté until starts to get reddish. Then add a diced GREEN PEPPER.
Add salted CHICKEN PARTS and sauté until meat starts to turn white (10 mins? or less)
Then add a sliced, peeled TOMATO and 2+ tablespoons of PAPRIKA (I usually add more as I'm cooking) Try to get real Hungarian paprika - the flavor is much better.
After about 10 mins. add enough water to almost cover mixture and add SALT.
Cover the pot and cook on low until done (about 45 mins - but this can vary.)
(Some people add sour cream to all this. Hungarian Jews tend not to do that, so I grew up sour cream-less in my chicken paprikas. I have no idea of how much or when to add sour cream and I don't like it with sour cream so DON't DO IT if you're inviting me.)
Now here's a bonus:
NOKERLI (LITTLE DUMPLINGS)
Easy to make and superb with above. If you don't want dumplings, you can add raw diced potatoes to above during last 20 mins of cooking. Or you can simply boil up some potatoes. But I recommend the dumplings.
Beat 3 EGGS in large bowl.
Add 2 cups FLOUR, pinch of salt and 1 1/2 tblspns. OIL
Add WATER as needed until dough is sticky and spoon can stand up in it
BOIL a large pot of water.
Put the dough you've made on a wooden cutting board. Take a little at a time on the end of a spoon and drop it into the water (You'll have to experiment with the size - not tooo big, not too small). Leave about 10 mins.
Drain and Rinse the dumplings with cold water when done.
Hungarian cucumber salad is lovely with this. But you can figure that out for yourself.
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Me Tarzan....you Paul Burke!
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MBarnum, you may have said this a long time ago when you put up your current picture, but whose picture is in the frame behind you? Is it the lovely Alison Hayes, or one of your interviewees or someone completely unrelated?
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Well, DR Ann has made it part of the way home from Hawaii. Last I heard, she was stuck in San Francisco due to mechanical problems with the plane. So, while I guess it's no fun being stuck in an airport, she's getting more time away from the snow that awaits her in Tacoma!
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My eyes are blurred from catching up on all the posts.
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JRand53 are you sure that isn’t a hat?
About the only time I eat chicken is at a Mexican Restaurant when I can’t resist a chicken toquito. Someplace tucked away I do have my recipe for Chicken Paprika. Since it was my own creation I didn’t have the heart to trash it after becoming a vegetarian.
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Well, DR Ann has made it part of the way home from Hawaii. Last I heard, she was stuck in San Francisco due to mechanical problems with the plane. So, while I guess it's no fun being stuck in an airport, she's getting more time away from the snow that awaits her in Tacoma!
Jed, so Ann is coming back to Tacoma? Isn't she finished with school? Is she going to make Tacoma her home? Obviously she was so impressed with the local Arts scene that she just can't leave it.
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DRJane - I think it could be both....it's like that Jiffy Shine stuff you get at the supermarket - it's a dessert topping AND a floor wax!
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STUCK in San Francisco?
STUCK?
In San Francisco?
Pish-Posh, I say. And Bosh, too! Oh, yes! BOSH, TOO!
She might be inconveniently delayed, but she's IN San Francisco...and no one is ever stuck here. No sir!
:D
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I'm hungry for CHICKEN. So hungry, in fact, that I think I'll do a triple lutz whilst saying "darling" "sweetheart" and "dearest".
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MBarnum, you may have said this a long time ago when you put up your current picture, but whose picture is in the frame behind you? Is it the lovely Alison Hayes, or one of your interviewees or someone completely unrelated?
DR Ben, the lovely lady in that picture frame behind me is actress Anne Kimbell. She worked quite a bit on the stage and somewhat in films and lots of television during the 1950s. She owns a theater in Colorado now, as well as working at USC during the school year. Some of her films include: MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR, GIRLS AT SEA, WAGONS WEST, BOMBA AND THE GOLDEN IDOL, PORT SINISTER, and others...she is seen briefly in, MILDRED PIERCE, BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON, and TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY. Aren't you glad that you asked! Her stage work, however, is a bit more upscale...both on Broadway and in London!
She is one of my favorite actresses and quite a wonderful lady, and my interview with her will be published quite soon (hopefully this month!)
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JMK was DR MATTH correct with his guess?
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I still have my Roland Rat mug from my first trip to England.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/375000/images/_378215_rat.jpg)
Ah, yes, DR Ben (I guess in our current mode of Ts of E's I should try Beloved Ben) your ownership of a Roland Rat mug is world reknown (if BK can spell “know” as “now”, I guess we can use “reknown” in place of “renown”): a Yahoo search yields your previous confession:
"I do love a good breakfast and a great breakfast is the full English or Irish breakfast. I remember them fondly from my travels through Europe in 1988. I also remember a puppet character from a morning London news/talk program, Roland Rat (I have a Roland Rat mug), demanding his "proper English breakfast). Roland, btw (by the way) is not related to DangerMouse, except by species…."
Posted by Ben @ 03/25/2003 09:10 AM PST
As you may now (BK talk for "know") Roland's Mum, Anne Wood, also spawned "Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po", arguably the most annoying quartet since the Musketeers added one.
Lee's Collectibles (http://www.rrlee.btinternet.co.uk/misc.htm) sells a mug of Rolands pal, Errol:
(http://www.rrlee.btinternet.co.uk/errol_mug_small.jpg)
and also Paddington Bear Egg Cups:
(http://www.rrlee.btinternet.co.uk/paddingtoneggcup_small.jpg)
They even sell Magazines of the critter:
(http://www.ukcollectibles.co.uk/Images/rolandrat3.jpg)
der Brucer (fondly remembering Sydney, my daughter's blind pet white rat - he was left over from a dinner for Fred, my son's Boa Constrictor, but that's another story)
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Good morning one and all!
Okay secondly, I have decided to reinvent myself. I want to change my hair. If DR Andrea is reading this - she just fainted. I have been opposed to all attempts to get me to try something new since a failed "grow it out" endeavour when I was 8. I am due for a cut soon... I must start thinking what I want...
*THUNK*
What have you been smoking?
It is indeed very cold. Which is why I have not left my house today. I have decided that a 8:30 class (my only one), combined with a nasty, nasty cold and flu like symptons can allow me to stay home and catch up on my homework.
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STUCK in San Francisco?
STUCK?
In San Francisco?
Pish-Posh, I say. And Bosh, too! Oh, yes! BOSH, TOO!
She might be inconveniently delayed, but she's IN San Francisco...and no one is ever stuck here. No sir!
:D
Ahh yes, this is very true. I am a fan of San Francisco. Wonderful place.
Now, as for Oakland... ;)
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DR Ben (& Anthony). Loved the Paddington Bear. now back to page one!
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STUCK in San Francisco?
STUCK?
In San Francisco?
...and no one is ever stuck here. No sir!
:D
Obviously you've missed out on festive times in bars south of Market!
der Brucer (for an East Coast view of this issue, see "The International Stud")
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DR Emily - may I suggest a more mature hairstyle for you.
This will certainly get you noticed on campus and at the office.
Give it a try! ;D
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/emily.jpg)
When did Michael Jackson get the wig?
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Talk about a Thriller!
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MBarnum, thanks for the information. I have seen MILDRED PIERCE, BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON, and TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY but never even heard of the first films. I'll bet between you and JRand, you've seen them all. I'll have to look for them. They sound like good rainy day movies.
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If we keep going at this rate, we will stay even with yesterday and Tuesday and I'll come in tomorrow to a boatload of West Coast messages (not that there's anything wrong with that :-) And our own East Coast maven, Jose, does his share of late night posts also.
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A few hours sleep on cloud 9 or thereabout I am awakened by the sound of new inhabitants of god-dom. (I wrote godom first and that a little too close to sodom). Welcome Oh new Gods. I have not doubt there shall be even more sunshine on this level as even "down there" you provided much merriment.
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DRJane - I think it could be both....it's like that Jiffy Shine stuff you get at the supermarket - it's a dessert topping AND a floor wax!
LOL-almost as funny as the picture itself. :D
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I switched to Swingin' Pop Standards and just heard Dean Martin. While Frank certainly ruled the roost, I think Dean can certainly hold his own. Just MHO (my humble opinion in Internet lingo)
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Yes, it is not the same in Oakland as it is in San Francisco.
Stuck in Oakland
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DRMattH has not emailed me his guess yet, so I know not if it is correct. Still time to get yours in, JR!! :P
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Can I say it FIRST?
Can I say that we will PROBABLY hit 18,000 total posts sometime today....if our posting frenzy continues.
Yes, we just might hit 18,000!
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One last post before I leave for the day. We are having a small birthday celebration for another employee in the lounge (fruit for we health pursuers and gooey chocolate cake for the rest) so I shall be gone from now till I leave at 4pm.
I'll check back tonight so the posts don't build up to an unmanageable number.
Bye for now.
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...Some people add sour cream to all this. Hungarian Jews tend not to do that, so I grew up sour cream-less in my chicken paprikas..
Gee, every Jewish family I knew in Philadelphia kept at least one dis-contnted cow so they would never lack for sour cream. How do the HJs serve their borscht?
The Foody web sites all call for sour cream:
Paprikash.com (http://www.paprikash.com/) advises:
When the onions are fully cooked, add corn starch or flour as a thickening agent, by mixing it into the remaining broth and pouring it into the pan. (If you're out of broth, use water.) Keep the heat at a simmer level, and let it thicken.
Finally, add lots of sour cream, and maybe some more paprika (you really can't have too much), and it's ready to serve over spaetzel.
Note: you'll probably want to add lots of salt. I shudder to say how much I like, so I will merely instruct you to "season to taste".
The Epicurious Dictionary (http://eat.epicurious.com/dictionary/food/index.ssf?DEF_ID=3060&ISWINE=) defines:
paprikás csirke
[PAH-pree-kash CHEER-kah]
Also called chicken paprikash , this Hungarian dish consists of chicken and onions browned in bacon drippings, then braised with chicken stock, paprika and other seasonings. A sauce is made from the braising liquid mixed with sour cream. Although chicken is traditionally used, versions of this dish are also made with meat and fish.
der Brucer (hoping that Panni, like Agnes, will "live!")
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Gee, every Jewish family I knew in Philadelphia kept at least one dis-contnted cow so they would never lack for sour cream. How do the HJs serve their borscht?
It isn't kosher to mix meat and dairy. Borscht doesn't doesn't have meat so it is okay to add the sour cream.
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Borscht? What does borscht have to do with chicken, other than certain people are chicken to eat borscht? When did we go Kosher?
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A few hours sleep on cloud 9 or thereabout I am awakened by the sound of new inhabitants of god-dom. (I wrote godom first and that a little too close to sodom). Welcome Oh new Gods. I have not doubt there shall be even more sunshine on this level as even "down there" you provided much merriment.
I prefer to think of myself as residing in godom!
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It isn't kosher to mix meat and dairy. Borscht doesn't doesn't have meat so it is okay to add the sour cream.
So cheeseburgers are a HUGE no-no?
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I prefer to think of myself as residing in godom!
Does that mean when the DRs approaching 500 posts become gods, there will be somorrah in godom?
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Hey I didn't see any warm vibes. Nobody loves me and emily and andrea :(
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You misunderstood me. DERBRUCER. I love sour cream. I just don't like it in Chicken Paprikas. Of course Hungarians have lots of sour cream around! We practically bathe in the stuff. I don't think it was a religious issue with us, DR Jane. We certainly didn't keep Kosher. It was more of, dare I say it, a class thing. It was considered (by my mother, at least - whose name btw was Agnes) a "peasant" way of cooking to add sour cream to Chicken Paprikas. We were sophisticated city folk.
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So cheeseburgers are a HUGE no-no?
As is steak and lobster, except when I tell my Jewish friends that dinner is on me.
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LC, you are just lucky that there is no groaning allowed at HHW.
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Are there many pillars of salt in Tacoma TCB. I guess you would not have looked back -why leave?
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LC, you win the best pun of the day award.
Have you read The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl?
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Hey I didn't see any warm vibes. Nobody loves me and emily and andrea :(
I can only speak for myself, but...give us a break!
:)
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DR LC - clever adult humour. You must be due for a promotion. Praise from the gods is indeed warranted.
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Feel kind of bad that I took so long to send my answers to DR JMK, but I got knocked off line and couldn't get back on, so I decided to fix my dinner (no chicken, spaghetti instead) and eat instead.
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Praise the gods!
DR JMK, I have a copy of The Dante Club which I started reading and never finished. I should pick it up again. Is it very punny?
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LC, you are just lucky that there is no groaning allowed at HHW.
Oh the joys we miss having no sound-icons.
Think of it:
Moans
Groans
Raspberries
Applause
Thunder Bolts
and Kisses for those with whom we exchange Ts of E.
der Brucer (imaging BK with a "lutz-sounding" emoticon)
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DerBrucer forgot a favorite sound to have at hhw:
brain farts.
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T of E. I think it was the term "sweetheart" which was used so beautifully and often in the amazing film "Secrets and Lies". (A film with special meaning for fellow god td and myself). It was a movie with so much truth in its writing. As some DRs are aware, I am still quite prone to T of E.
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Feel kind of bad that I took so long to send my answers to DR JMK, but I got knocked off line and couldn't get back on, so I decided to fix my dinner (no chicken, spaghetti instead) and eat instead.
Dinner?
At this hour of the day?
Literally...dinner????
Or will there be a "supper" in a few hours?
(You folks not familiar with the South may not realize that it's common to have three meals a day -- Breakfast, Dinner and Supper. Dinner is the same thing as Lunch. And in the South, the terms are interchangeable. Supper is the same thing as Dinner is in other regions, including the South, too, whereas in some circles, "Supper" is a late-night repast.
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Dearest BK:
You may be delighted to know I logged on to your new DVD site (or maybe not!).
Needless to say, my eagle eyes (the only part of my body still functioning) noticed the following in your intro:
"...Paige O?Hara..."
I presume you have some minion lined up to take the fall.
der Brucer (Who suspects dearest BK's fingers sometimes do lutzes on his keyboard - or he occasionally types with his putz or petzel as the case may be)
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What is a T of E?
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BTW DR DerBrucer, the recipe I posted is my late mother's and she was a superb cook. And I'm not a shabby cook, myself, although I don't do it much... And I've made this recipe hundreds of times and people love it. It's really good. Trust me. Forget the bacon drippings (pardon me while I vomit)! I do agree with the Paprika site or whatever it was you quoted, that there can never be too much Paprika - well, yes, there CAN, but if you keep tasting as you go and use good paprika, you won't be sorry.
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What is a T of E?
A "T of E" is a "term of endearment"!
LC....get with it, girl! ;D
It's the "topic du jour"!!!!!!
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OH! LOL, I feel dumb. :)
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Paige O'Hara? Whatever are you talking about? I read through my intro last night, and unless something has changed it was fine with no mention of Miss O'Hara. Direct these things to the board over there and RobD can figure out what in tarnation you are talking about because I have not a clue. And, for your information, my triple lutzes are soundless and breathtaking to behold. In fact, I'm about to do another right this minutes.
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What is a T of E?
Re:TERMS OF ENDEARMENT -
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Just looked at my intro again - it's just what I wrote with no mention of Miss Paige O'Hara. I'm beginning to think Der Brucer needs some hot chocolate with a marshmallow or, in his case, marshMELLOW.
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Thank you all for the hair suggestions... I think... :D
I am cuddled up in a blanket in my basement, cat en-lap, tea in one hand and linguistics textbook in the other. What better way to spend a winter's day?
It is indeed very cold. Which is why I have not left my house today. I have decided that a 8:30 class (my only one), combined with a nasty, nasty cold and flu like symptons can allow me to stay home and catch up on my homework.
How strange that you were able to predict getting this "cold and/or flu" on Monday after hearing today's predicted weather report! ;)
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I ate around 3 p.m. so it was definitely dinner, and I will not eat another meal today. May have a snack of popcorn or something in the early evening.
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I did not get my answers right on the trivia quiz, so send in your guesses, folks! :(
I feel so dumb not getting it, and I thought I was SO close!
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It's nearly 5:00 and I'm just now ordering lunch!! What am I, crazy??!! I'll be having a grilled chicken caesar salad. YUM!
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Jason--I didnt' eat anything all day either until a half hour ago...a McChicken sandwich, strangely enough...something must have been written to put me in the mood for chicken!
Andrea--feel better soon, luv!
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I would LOVE to send in an answer to the Trivia Question, but I didn't get anything right yet. It is a Chinese Puzzle. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR JMK!
Is the composer of one of the musicals Mr Stephen Sondheim?
And speaking of Kosher - I had a good friend Deb whose first husband came into a rehearsal one evening and announced that he was Jesus Christ. Deb look at him and told him he couldn't be Jesus Christ....and he said why not? And Deb said: "Because Jesus wouldn't eat a Big Mac!"
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Paige O'Hara? Whatever are you talking about? I read through my intro last night, and unless something has changed it was fine with no mention of Miss O'Hara. Direct these things to the board over there and RobD can figure out what in tarnation you are talking about because I have not a clue.
Well, actually it is a reference in the bio area posted below the column - you sure make being a bitch difficult.
I have posted my nit-picking comment on the site per your request, so RobD can take the fall.
der Brucer (has BK taught RobD to lutz?)
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I hope you have your skates laced tightly MR BK. Wouldn't want you to fall on your lutz.
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You misunderstood me. DERBRUCER. I love sour cream. I just don't like it in Chicken Paprikas. Of course Hungarians have lots of sour cream around! We practically bathe in the stuff. I don't think it was a religious issue with us, DR Jane. We certainly didn't keep Kosher. It was more of, dare I say it, a class thing. It was considered (by my mother, at least - whose name btw was Agnes) a "peasant" way of cooking to add sour cream to Chicken Paprikas. We were sophisticated city folk.
As usual your story is very interesting. I'm sure your way is much better for you than with the sour cream.
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Oh, I forgot to mention that I had fried chicken for lunch. Damn this website of temptation! :D
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I love terms of endearment...
When I call my boyfriend "darling" or "honey" in public, uptight straight folks get awful stiffbacked.
By the way, it'll be great to have a deeveedee sight written by people who actually know something about what they're writing about! What a concept! Who woulda thunk it? All of the deeveedee sights out there (that I know about, at least!) are good only for getting street dates for upcoming titles.
And the message boards...well, forget it! I will admit to liking the movie Freddy vs. Jason to a junky extent, but the idea that it's somehow a serious piece of art (to one extreme), or that it "RULZ" (to the other extreme), sentiments both of which I'd read on deeveedee message boards, is not only ludicrous, it's laughable.
May you and Mr. Redman have all the success in the world with this new endevor, and may it's influence and intelligence cross over to other, and already lesser, websites.
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All this lutz talk has planted The Student Prince in my head. Instantly takes me back to summer 2000, playing Lucas, and shouting out with the rest of the students, "Lutz, Lutz, Lutz!"
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Thank you all for the hair suggestions... I think... :D
There are any number "looks" you might like to explore.
If you can get your hair to your shoulders, you might want to try a nice shag cut. These were really hot and popular in the late 60s-early 70s and I've missed them.
Whatever you do, DON'T get a buzz cut!
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Oh, the BIO - I didn't even read that. Blame Craig, not me. Blame Canada, not me. Blame it on Rio, put the blame on Mame, blame it on the Bossa Nova but don't blame me. Darling.
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I ate around 3 p.m. so it was definitely dinner, and I will not eat another meal today. May have a snack of popcorn or something in the early evening.
Wow! You're a stronger man than I, Gunga Din!
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I'm trying to stay under 200 pounds, but it's a mighty struggle, I must admit. I like all the wrong things for making that easy.
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I did finally get registered and later posted over at the new DVD site. Hope others will do the same.
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I feel extremely gratified to have stumped the bottomless well of knowledge that is HHW. Here are the answers:
The musical: House of Flowers
The legendary star: Pearl Bailey (don't quibble, darling, she was a legend in at least her own mind), who would go on to star in Hello, Dolly!, which made history by being the first then-currently running musical to continue its run with an all-black cast
Supporting Cast #1: Ray Walston, who left this show for his Tony turn in Damn Yankees
Supporting Cast #2: Diahann Carroll, who won her Tony for No Strings, a show with unusual elements including: 1) an interracial romance; 2) lyrics by Richard Rodgers; 3) orchestra with no strings; 4) orchestra onstage
Supporting Cast #3: Geoffrey Holder, who won his Tony (directing) for The Wiz, which like the Dolly! recasting was an all-black musical (and also, stretching a bit, based on an all-white musical, though that was a film).
TV Credits: Walston in My Favorite Martian; Carroll in Julia; Holder in 7Up commercials
Yes, I have entirely too much time on my hands today. I've tried washing it off, but it's stuck (not in SF).
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Geoffrey Holder won a Tony for the costumes he designed for THE WIZ, also.
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Thanks JMK. Too early for me to even research. interesting question but there is no way I would have come with an answer with a WIZ connection. One of my least favourite musicals. I don't think we ever had "Julia" on OZ TV and certainly never 7-up commercials. I don't think 7-up could make the grade here - much as "Whitmans" were doomed to failure in the Chocolate world.
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Well done, JMK, you did stump us all. I looked at House of Flowers, but didn't recognize Holder's name. I bow to your superior (this time :)) trivial mind!
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And speaking of Chocolate, I notice that chocoholic DR Jose is on the board. A man who has sampled the delights of OZ chocolate and probably knows why we have not much interest in Hershy (sp) and Whitmans here.
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And DR Ann of the Hawaiian Rain storms fame is also with us again.
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Geoffrey Holder, who won his Tony (directing) for The Wiz, which like the Dolly! recasting was an all-black musical (and also, stretching a bit, based on an all-white musical, though that was a film).
Also, 1957 Holder acted in an all-black production of "Waiting for Godot" and In 1978 he directed and choreographed the lavish Broadway musical "Timbuktu!" (Which had one of my favorites: Eatha Kitt! I remember high school days spinning the 45 and hearing her growl:
"I wanta be evil, I wanta drink booze, and whatever I have, I'm willing to loose..."
der Brucer (PS Timbuktu was worth the price of admission just to see Holder's visuals!)
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Very good, JMK,. I figured it had to be Pearl Bailey in the all-black cast of Dolly, but that is as far I got with your puzzle.
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Honey, I'm home! (addressed to the general HHW population)
Home, and freezing my buns off at the moment. This apartment hasn't been heated for the last two weeks...and it's mighty cold at the moment.
Got stranded (not stuck :)) in San Francisco for a few hours, but managed to make it out of there and back in the chilly northwest by 2. Loads of posts to catch up on...I will tonight, I promise.
Oh, terms of endearment...I use "hon" and "sweetie" with female friends of mine. Male friends don't usually get endearing terms...not even when I had a boyfriend. His terms for me were usually "love" or "angel"
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Oh, terms of endearment...I use "hon" and "sweetie" with female friends of mine. Male friends don't usually get endearing terms...
Nonsense! You call me "jackass" all the time! :D
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And speaking of Kosher - I had a good friend Deb whose first husband came into a rehearsal one evening and announced that he was Jesus Christ. Deb look at him and told him he couldn't be Jesus Christ....and he said why not? And Deb said: "Because Jesus wouldn't eat a Big Mac!"
I had an Ultra-Reformed Jewish friend whose version of keeping Kosher was to make sure the butter was on the cheese side of his Ham and Cheese on Rye.
der Brucer (wondering if Jesus eats at Burger King)
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And speaking of Chocolate, I notice that chocoholic DR Jose is on the board. A man who has sampled the delights of OZ chocolate and probably knows why we have not much interest in Hershy (sp) and Whitmans here.
Could we tempt you with a Godiva Truffle?
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Speaking of all-black casts, we have a poster here of the all-black GUYS AND DOLLS. I'll take a snapshot of it and post it either tonight after the Met or tomorrow...it's a hoot!
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I've been doing a little research today on the movie of MAME, but I can't find what its original budget was. Does anyone know? I'm asking because looking at the film again, I was startled by the tinny sounding orchestra. Could they not afford a larger one, or were they afraid more pieces would drown out the frog-voiced Miss Ball? I was just curious how much was spent on this notorious flop?
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I have the cast album of that all black GUYS AND DOLLS, and I don't like it.
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Naked truffles riding horses. Sounds very strange - even to a Peeping Tom.
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Tom of Oz: My mother makes a killer fudge -- one with peanut butter and one with black walnuts.
Both are divoonly decadent!
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Good afternoon!
I'm home! I'm home! I'm home!
-For a few days at least, but I'm home...
And my roomie took down his (kind of ugly) Christmas decorations. ;) Of course, the sink is full of dishes, but I expected that... he "warned" me last night when we were chatting on-line.
I've even made a quick trip to Ukrop's (my favorite grocery store - period!) and CVS for some supplies. Later tonight, I'll attempt to put away some of my clothes, kitchen supplies, etc. I just need to clear enough space so I can sleep in my bed tonight.
I got a little bit of a late start this afternoon - getting all my stuf packed up was fast and easy... putting it all in the car took a little bit of time and creativity. I just had a little bit more stuff than I thought I had. It wasn't major amounts of stuff, but I got plenty of exercise loading and unloading the car. The rush hour traffic also started early today out of DC. Thankfully, nothing came to a standstill, but it was a little slow for a few miles there. In any case...
I'm home!
-And what a lovely number of posts to catch up on!
Well, I need to do some cleaning, and then I'm heading out for a late dinner with a friend.
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DRDerBrucer,
I didn't know Michael Jackson wore a wig - that's hysterical. I just began a little experiment. I e-mailed the photo with your caption to my friend Lynne (other end of Toronto). I'm now waiting to see when it will be sent to me, and from where.
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Whatever you do, DON'T get a buzz cut!
Hey! I find the buzz cut to be a fine look!
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Two more hours!
Two more fershluganah hours!
Oy!
I don't think I have the strength. My deck is pooped.
My dumps are downed. Even my "ins" are all in!
Sigh!
The ONE thing that keeps me going....gives me the momentum to plod through the day...is the everloving excitement in the knowledge that tonight is the short program for the men's and ladies' national figure skating championships.
:D (gotcha!!!)
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Answered my own question. It was budgeted at $12 million.
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Hey! I find the buzz cut to be a fine look!
On a chick? A doll? A babe-o-rama?
On YOU it looks great!
On poor Emily? I don't think so.
(But, I could be wrong).
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As for the chocolate mentions today...
Now I want a Violet Crumble bar and/or a Crunchie!
Or some Fredo Froggies - milk, white and caramel...
Or some Chocolate Rocks from Chocolate Box - actually, I think I still have some of those left... as well as two boxes of Frangos - original (chocolate mint) and an assortment of their other flavors...
Or some Turkish...
Or...
..And I still have that one pound box of fudge from Williams-Sonoma - 1/2 pound of dark chocolate, 1/2 pound with black walnuts.
OH, and when I was at Ukrop's, I finally saw - and bought - a bag of Peanut Butter M&M's. *My roomie is actually allergic to chocolate, so these should be safe for him to eat.
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Answered my own question. It was budgeted at $12 million.
Quite the quest you've set for yourself here, MattH.
What can you tell us about Kirby Furlong?
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OH, and when I was at Ukrop's, I finally saw - and bought - a bag of Peanut Butter M&M's. *My roomie is actually allergic to chocolate, so these should be safe for him to eat.
DR Jose: Ummmmm...aren't the peanut butter M&M's still coated wtih a milk chocolate shell like all the other M&M's?
I think a jar of peanut butter might be the safer route.
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Even I am not enough of a researcher to be willing to delve into the mysteries that are Kirby Furlong. And what a horrible match using Bruce Davison who looked NOTHING like Kirby.
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Are peanut butter M&Ms the ones in the blue bag? If so, they are always plentifully in stock at the grocery stores around here. Or is there some other type I'm just not aware of in those blue bags?
Not an M&M guy, I guess. But those Mars bars you guys were talking about yesterday sure made me hungry for one (or ten) of those!
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Some more chicken: here are two more recipes that my mother made all the time. She always used legs or thighs as we are not fond of chicken breast, but I think these would work just as fine with them.
3/4 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 clove minced garlic (or more, depending on how much you like garlic)
1 finely chopped medium-sized onion
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, tarragon or rosemary (or all of the above)
Pour over the chicken and marinade for a few hours. Make sure chicken pieces are turned every so often so that they get evenly coated.
Bake at 300-350 degrees for 20 minutes, then for another 10 minutes after you turn them over and then for 5 minutes on broil to give them a brown coating.
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Chinese-style chicken
Chop up chicken into chunks
Chopped green onion
White pepper
Oyster sauce
Add small amount of water to coat chicken to make sure a sauce is created during steaming.
Steam in a bowl for about 20 minutes, or until all of the pieces are cooked.
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Oh, and DR Jennifer - There was an ad for Shell stations that now have "ABMs" in them. So... And there was another ad on the page that referred to ABMs. So.. ???
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DERBRUCER: Someone just forwarded me this variation on the picture posted earlier, entitled "Joan Crawford's other daughter" - I think you had the right idea!
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The P&B M&Ms are in the dark orange bag, and they do still have the chocolate coating! So beware, Jose, and don't poison your roommate!
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Finally through doing the writing, and everyone seems happy - it took forever, from 9:30 to 3:30 (I skipped lunch).
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Is it dangerous to skip whilst on skates BK? Or am I lost among my yesterdays?
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Of course, that's not Joan Crawford with Michael Jackson. That's Faye Dunaway in MOMMIE DEAREST made up to resemble Joan Crawford.
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To those concerned DRs... My roomie is not highly allergic to chocolate. He can actually eat Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Reese's Pieces, etc., in moderation He just can't have "pure" chocolate - it doesn't sit too well with his system. However, he does shy away from chocolate chip cookies. Maybe the peanut butter is kind of a buffer - peanut buffer. ???
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Thanks, DR MBarnum. Yes, I have seen those dark orange bags of M&Ms but maybe not all the time. The blue bags are Crispy M&M's, I think.
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Is M & M likely to be nominated for another oscar this year? I just don't seem to have developed the taste. Rap and Peanut butter - not for me Sweeties.
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MATTH I have that cast album too and don't think I have played it all the way through.
DAM DAM AND DOUBLE DAM.....I looked at HOUSE OF FLOWERS but forgot about Holder - couldn't relate him to television. A gold star to JMK!
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Yes, the blue bags are indeed the Crispy M&M's.
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Of course, you could take your M&M's and mix them with Skittles.
Instant S&M's.
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Thanks Robin. Great idea for some stimulating activity this weekend.
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While I'm having a wonderful chuckle at Robin's suggestion, my taste buds are revolted just by the thought! :)
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I have a three hour wait before the figure skating short programs come on, so I think I'll head for the TV to find some DVD mischief to get myself into. I'll be back later (much later) with my comments on the skating.
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Jrand, go start some threads on our DVD site - we know you love DVD so you can be a major force there. MattH, too. I think interesting threads would be - What do you want most on DVD, musicals on DVD, etc.
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Remember that wonderful line by Jane Fonda in 9 TO 5 as she's telling her ex-husband off about her activities since they've been separated: "If I want to play sex games or do M&Ms, I will." And Lawrence Pressman, wonderful actor that he is, looks at her so disbelievingly, "M&Ms?" I break up laughing just thinking about it now.
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Hey, Gang!
I've been trying for three days to get to my house - snowed out, folks - and the plow-guy said it'll be days yet. Oy. Gotta get up there and get my stuff! Anyhow, I've been computer-less for a few days. Been staying at one or another quaint/rustic motels along Hwy 2, east of Monroe, WA. Quaint sometimes means NO PHONE. Oy.
The good news is that, as soon as I plugged in few moments ago, I got mail from Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA - 10 minutes south of Trenton, 20 minutes north of Philly - and my matinee is sold out, so they ADDED A SATURDAY EVENING SHOW!!! Oh, happy me. (Seattle Fringe Theater Fest absconded with ticket money from most of the shows in Sept, and I am still feeling a tad pressed for cash, dontcha know... and now, a double fee in February!!!) Hey, if any of yuz are anywhere near, please come see mah show, okay? Jeez, I didn't even ask if this shameless self-promotion was permitted here on HHW... hope you'll take no offense.
All the chicken recipes sound so tasty... I'm gobbling crap from the local market, don't even bother to heat it in this yarr microwave. Gimme back my stove and my house!!! But i digress, Babycakes, bubbeleh, Honey-Heinie. Okay, so that's it from the Cozy Rest Motel... love, Penny
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No sooner asked than done, bk. :D
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DR Penny O. Thanks for the "Baby Cakes" reference and congratulations on the extra show bookings. Why Baby Cakes? Do any DRs know if "Baby Cakes" has been filmed yet in the "Tales Of The City" Series.- I did read (was it here?) that it was being made as a Telemovie rather than a series like the first three books.
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PennyO - A week in Gold Bar or Sultan? Yeehaw, you know how to party. :D
Always nice to see yet another Washingtonian around here!
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In case anyone wants to see...me at the beach, proof that I was tan :)
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Oh, and DR Jennifer - There was an ad for Shell stations that now have "ABMs" in them. So... And there was another ad on the page that referred to ABMs. So.. ???
I'm assuming ABM is automated bank machine?
Why would a shell gas station have one?
I dunno, maybe that article was from toronto. Maybe they call them that there. Or maybe french people call them that? All i know is that I have never heard the term before.
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Hope Laura II's (aka Cutie Pie) dinner party is going just smashingly. Remember, I'm expecting pictures...or at least one! . :D
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Oh yeah Ann. Love beach pics. YOu look svelte!
So glad you're back home safe.
And for DR Ron: It is -40C/-30F ... I think we DESERVE some warm vibes :)
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Okay guys talking about chocolate (my weakness) is mean :)
But did you guys know that they have Atkins Reeses type peanut butter cups. And atkins caramel chocolates. They are sort of good.
Off to watch Friends and the Donald Trump show.
Try not to post another 400 messages tonight without me :)
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See you later everyone. I am off to buy my Skittles and M & Ms. I promise I won't post photos.
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Oh Laura 2 you never told us if Swishy was going to your dinner party. I think I invited myself during chat. But you're thousands of miles away.
Do give us a report.
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Do all y'all realize that if we have a strong evening of posts, we will have averaged about 300 posts per day for the last week? And to think BK was worried about the December doldrums! :D
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Babe on the beach alert! I'm gonna try to exit at five-thirty since I didn't take a lunch break at all - and I'm definitely making chicken tonight. Don't try and stop me, Horace, please!
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Yes, the blue bags are indeed the Crispy M&M's.
I want to start a letter writing campaign to bring back Mint M&Ms all year round.
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Thanks for the pic Ann!
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Babe on the beach alert! I think that calls for a triple lutz!
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Are we on a dinner break now?
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Do all y'all realize that if we have a strong evening of posts, we will have averaged about 300 posts per day for the last week? And to think BK was worried about the December doldrums! :D
Ahhh, Jed, this is January!
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Of course this is January, which is precisely when we told BK that things would pick back up again better than ever. And by gum and by golly, we were right!
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It turns out to be fairly consistent - our January a year ago was very big, too. I LOVE it. Other sites are feeling the heat and starting useless threads to bump up their number of posts. Yes, they're feeling the HEAT, baby, darling, dearest, luv, dimples.
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Well done, JMK, you did stump us all. I looked at House of Flowers, but didn't recognize Holder's name. I bow to your superior (this time :)) trivial mind!
The first time that I heard of him was in Rex Harrison's "Doctor Dolittle." He played Willie Shakespeare.
Shortly after I saw that movie for the first time (in the 1970s), he started doing the 7Up commercials. "7Up...doesn't have caffeine. Never had it...never will. Never had it...never will. Never had it...never will. Never had it...never will." I will always remember that he said "Never had it...never will" four times in the commercial.
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Ya gotcha new threads there, Blanche....lookin' forward ta sum good replies!
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Babe on the beach alert! I think that calls for a triple lutz!
And if it was a picture of me on the beach would it call for a triple salch-cow?
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My Sal Cow. Who made up these stupid ice-skating terms? Honestly.
I'll soon be on my way to Gelson's to buy CHICKEN for tonight's din din.
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Good evening , Everyone!
I'm happy to say that I'm feeling much, much better and am typing this on the bus ride home.
I'm sorry, Bruce, but I didn't get the chance to start your book. It was all over the page and I was fiddling with the screen adjustments to make it fit. Then I found out I should have converted it into something called “tag format” to make it fit the PDA's screen. That will be tonight’s task when I get home.
I should have known it wouldn't be as simple as just an upload to the PDA. Sigh!
One other bit of news. The director of our department came over to my desk and said he was very sorry to hear about my fish dying. You could have knocked me over with a feather! I never expected him to say anything.
He asked if I was going to get another one and I said I wasn't sure. He said that if I did, he knew it would be well taken care of. That was very nice of him, don't you think?
Oh, and before I forget, we have a little difference of opinion about something in the office so I thought I would ask you. When you write a letter and you put xxx's and ooo's on the bottom that means hugs and kisses, right? Well the question is, which are the hugs and which are the kisses? I say the x is the hug, the o the kiss but some say it's the other way around.. What do you say?
My bus stop is next!
Well, now I’m home and have been playing with the PDA to try to get the Adobe Reader to take the “tag format” without any luck. I guess I’ll have to try again this weekend. I did everything I could think of but it says it can not be converted. Sigh. Guess I should have just got the hardcopy. The only convert you have to do is from the page to the brain.
Welcome to the new people! “Evil Twin” is an unusual name. ;)
I don’t remember reading that Errol Flynn’s son made a movie. Is it available anywhere? Was he a chip off the old block, looks wise?
I would like to visit Errol’s grave someday and put some flowers on it if it would be allowed.
As far as endearments go, the only reason I have a problem with them is if they are not meant or used as way to be demeaning or condescending.
I looked at the new site for just a second because I was trying to work with the PDA and am very impressed. Will the DVD section just be about current releases or can we talk about old favorites as well?
I read where some of you are having a problem signing on. If you look at the thread on Broadway World.com Rob said it wasn’t ready for the general public yet but those with a BBW sign on could get on the board. Correct me if I’m wrong but that might be why your having a problem signing on.
Well I want to go have another look/see at the new place but I will be back.
XXXXX OOOO
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The way I've always used them is that the ooo's are hugs because it's like they encircle you and the xxx's are kisses because they're like when you pucker your lips. :-*
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I want to start a letter writing campaign to bring back Mint M&Ms all year round.
I'm with you TCB! I should have stocked up before the holiday's ended!
Was happy to find that my electricity was back on when I returned!
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Mr. Barnum, I know it isn't Ask DR Day, but have you ever met or interviewed Dave Draper? If so, what is he like? Also, since I am asking, do you think Gordon Scott was the best looking Tarzan, or do you have another nominee?
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DRs TCB and MBarnum - They actually are available year round. If you have a "specialty" candy store, they should be able to get them for you. A friend of mine was able to order them for her wedding reception favors. -If the store you go to has one of those M&Ms Colorworks "machines", they should be able to get them for you.
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-Oh, and I thought they started phasing out the Crispy M&Ms - ????
I guess I could check that site.
*Oh, and the Mint Ones also pop back up at Easter - usually in pastel colors.
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DRs TCB and MBarnum - They actually are available year round. If you have a "specialty" candy store, they should be able to get them for you. A friend of mine was able to order them for her wedding reception favors. -If the store you go to has one of those M&Ms Colorworks "machines", they should be able to get them for you.
Jose, you have answered my prayers.
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Mr. Barnum, I know it isn't ask DR Day, but have you ever met or interviewed Dave Draper? If so, what is he like? Also, since I am asking, do you think Gordon Scott was the best looking Tarzan, or do you have another nominee?
I have not interviewed Dave Draper but I have been in contact with him. He helped with some info I needed for my Reg Lewis interview and he, in fact, outbid me on a muscle magazine that I needed for an article. He mailed it to me so that I could get some info out of it and make a copy of the cover to illustrate my article. He seems like a very nice guy and I did get him also to sign some photos for me, as well. He has his own website now.
Yes, I am partial to Gordon Scott, and he is my favorite Tarzan...but it might be a toss up as far as to who I think is the best looking Tarzan...I would have been more then pleased to swing on a vine with either Buster Crabbe or Mike Henry.
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Danise, glad you are feeling better! And as for Sean Flynn, you can get some of his Italian sword and sandal films at www.sinistercinema.com and at www.moviesunlimited.com
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr. Sean Flynn[/move]
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Hmmmm.... Or should that be MM...
I just checked out:
http://www.mms.com
No mention about Mint M&Ms at all. I may have to do some searching. However, the whole ColorQuest and Color-less (black and white) m&ms promotion seems fun. You can color lentils with crayons!
Oh, and it does seem the Crispy ones are here to stay. As well as the Peanut Butter ones. However, my favorite are still the almonds. YUM!
OK - I'm finally off to dinner... Later.
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DRs TCB and MBarnum - If the chocolate store by me still has the Mint M&Ms, shall I stock up for you?
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Humm, my quick post went bye, bye. In case it won't show up again, I said, "Wow! He WAS a looker, just like his dad! I'll have to check those sites out!".
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I have not interviewed Dave Draper but I have been in contact with him. He helped with some info I needed for my Reg Lewis interview and he, in fact, outbid me on a muscle magazine that I needed for an article. He mailed it to me so that I could get some info out of it and make a copy of the cover to illustrate my article. He seems like a very nice guy and I did get him also to sign some photos for me, as well. He has his own website now.
Yes, I am partial to Gordon Scott, and he is my favorite Tarzan...but it might be a toss up as far as to who I think is the best looking Tarzan...I would have been more then pleased to swing on a vine with either Buster Crabbe or Mike Henry.
Mike Henry had hair on his chest. That was pretty unusual for Tarzan wasn't it?
What's your opinion of Lex Barker?
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What about Mike Henry?
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And speaking of Chocolate, I notice that chocoholic DR Jose is on the board. A man who has sampled the delights of OZ chocolate and probably knows why we have not much interest in Hershy (sp) and Whitmans here.
I don't have much interest in Hershy or Whitman's either. I'm surprised you have even heard of Whitman's. What do you have there?
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I just can't seem to picture a mouth looking like an X. An O, yes. Hummm but the reason you gave, George, is the same one I got down at work. Arms forming the hug.
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Ann thanks for the nice picture. The beach and warm weather sound very appealing at the moment.
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DRs TCB and MBarnum - If the chocolate store by me still has the Mint M&Ms, shall I stock up for you?
P-L-E-A-S-E !
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Ya, I don't think too many of the Tarzan's had hairy chests...darn it! I used to have some serious day dreams about Mike Henry when I was a teenager!!!
I didn't think much of Lex Barker as Tarzan (although I actually haven't seen any of his jungle man movies since I was a kid), but I did like him in other movie roles. Good looking guy!
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LOL Jose, I better pass! But thanks! It will be all I can do to get rid of the flab that has accumulated from my gorging on mint m&ms all season!
In fact I seriously need to be getting back to the gym...my New Years resolution (one of them, anyhow) is to get back to going to the gym on a regular basis...I have really slacked off this last year! :(
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DRs TCB and MBarnum - They actually are available year round. If you have a "specialty" candy store, they should be able to get them for you. A friend of mine was able to order them for her wedding reception favors. -If the store you go to has one of those M&Ms Colorworks "machines", they should be able to get them for you.
You can also pick and buy your own color combinations of M&Ms from www.colorworks.com . There also is a link at www.m-ms.com to the colorworks site. It's pretty darned cool!
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BK, I just read that Ingrid Thulin passed away yesterday in Stockholm Sweden...as many DRs will know, she plays a big part in BENJAMIN KRITZER.
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Oh....Ingrid Thulin - whose face was so beautiful in FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE with Angela's Lansbury's voice coming out of it.
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Re: skating jumps - the Salchow is named after its inventor, a Swedish skater named Ulrich Salchow; similarly, the Axel was created by Axel Paulson.
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Ingrid Thulin
1929-2003
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Re: skating jumps - the Salchow is named after its inventor, a Swedish skater named Ulrich Salchow; similarly, the Axel was created by Axel Paulson.
LC, that makes no sense. They should have named them the Ulrich and the Axel; or the Salchow and the Paulson. No wonder figure skating is in the shape that it is in!
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So sorry to hear about my beloved Ingrid Thulin. I'm glad I got to pay tribute to her in Benjamin Kritzer.
I'm home, and cookin' up CHICKEN after doing a triple Sal Cow.
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So sorry to hear about my beloved Ingrid Thulin. I'm glad I got to pay tribute to her in Benjamin Kritzer.
I'm home, and cookin' up CHICKEN after doing a triple Sal Cow.
BK, did you ever hear from Miss Thulin after the book came out?
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Ya, I don't think too many of the Tarzan's had hairy chests...darn it! I used to have some serious day dreams about Mike Henry when I was a teenager!!!
Yes, that is the way I felt about Chuck Conners.
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Well, off to dress rehearsal. Good night, one and all.
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DR Jane: In the "Everyday" chocolates category, Cadbury would rule in Oz. Lindt is very popular as are Begian chocolates. We do have our own specialst companies such as Newmans who do prduce excellent confections.
Whitman Samplers attempted to break into the Oz market a few Christmases ago. The box was attractive but people did not go back for more! too sickly sweet and not smooth enough.
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Of course, that's not Joan Crawford with Michael Jackson. That's Faye Dunaway in MOMMIE DEAREST made up to resemble Joan Crawford.
Either that, or the two photos are of Faye before and after the face lift. Or is it Michael in the before and after? This gets so confusing!!!
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Hey, neato! I got to start page 11!
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And now for something completely different :o: This is one of the funniest practical jokes that I've ever heard of! It was in yesterday's Olympian, which is our local paper, and the on-line article does have pictures. Click here to read it: Friends Foil Olympia Man's Home (http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20040107/southsound/8191.shtml) (and they mean it literally!)
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DR Jane: In the "Everyday" chocolates category, Cadbury would rule in Oz. Lindt is very popular as are Begian chocolates. We do have our own specialst companies such as Newmans who do prduce excellent confections.
Whitman Samplers attempted to break into the Oz market a few Christmases ago. The box was attractive but people did not go back for more! too sickly sweet and not smooth enough.
Cadbury isn't as good here. My all time favorite chocolate is Lindt milk chocolate. When we went to Canada this summer I was able to buy an extra large, extra fat bar in the duty free shop. Whitman's on the other hand is terrible. I am always surprised when I see it in our store, which doesn't happen much anymore.
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Hey Emily: are you frozen in your basement yet? :)
Brrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
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Speaking of big chocolate bars, has anyone seen the huge 15lb (must be at least Toblerones they sell. They look so good!
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Sad to hear about Ms. Thulin's demise, but dvd watchers will be able to see her soon in the controversial film, THE DAMNED, which is on its way from MGM.
I also remember THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, though the music stirred me more than the story.
She was also unforgettable in a couple of Swedish flicks, HOUR OF THE WOLF and CRIES AND WHISPERS.
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Speaking of big chocolate bars, has anyone seen the huge 15lb (must be at least Toblerones they sell. They look so good!
Oh, they are....
Loved the foil story george!
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Lemme ask you: why the heck should I be out pounding the pavement looking for a job? Slogging through a day's posts is a full-time job in itself!
Going waaaay back to an early post today from Dear Reader Jose: Dear Reader Jose, I have seen your hair, and I cannot imagine at all how it could take more than an hour for someone to cut it. Do they do it one hair at a time?
More hair advice: Dear Reader Emily, if you don't go for the MBarnum buzz cut, have you considered a mullet? :o
My favorite term of endearment: "cupcake." I call people "doll" and "darlin'" all the time. Haven't been slapped yet. (That is, for calling people "doll" and "darlin'.")
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Everybody went on a break? Well, we'll wait for our late-night denizens to show up. CHICKEN was so yummy I did a triple chow mein.
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A question for Dear Readers, even though it is not Wednesday and Ask Dear Reader Day: I have an opportunity to see a one-night-only performance of I'm Getting My Act Together And Taking It On The Road, starring Sharon Lawrence. I am unfamiliar with the play as well as the artist. Is this something I want/need to see?
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I've not seen a production of the show Jay but any score with "Dear Tom" is OK by me. Its get me on a "Natural High".
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I need to catch up on the last two days' worth of posts and notes. But for now, let me just say Good night and sweet dreams to you all!
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A question for Dear Readers, even though it is not Wednesday and Ask Dear Reader Day: I have an opportunity to see a one-night-only performance of I'm Getting My Act Together And Taking It On The Road, starring Sharon Lawrence. I am unfamiliar with the play as well as the artist. Is this something I want/need to see?
If you've never heard this score, then I would say emphatically, "YES!"
"Old Friend" will hook you. . .
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Good evening, DR's. I have been tres BUSY all day, and haven't been here long enough to get through posts until now. School, work, homework, cleaning, etc.
And I am officially addicted to WICKED. "Defying Gravity" is amazing, the ending is...perfect. The first (and second, and third, and fourth...) time I heard it, I got all spacey and when I "woke up" I had tears in my eyes. I love that. While it isn't perfect as a whole, the message behind the words is beautiful.
I didn't get to go to Laura's get-together, although I wanted to VERY much, but school has to come first this week. I'm sure it's still going on, that's why she hasn't posted. Those college kids and their wild parties...;).
The few terms of endearment that I cannot stand are "Dollface", "Baby", and "Honey". I love "Darlin'", "Babe", and "Cupcake". I also have a friend who calls me "Sunshine", which is a nice. My mornign is a little brighter when I hear him yell "Hey, sunshine!" down the hall. My dad calls me "Sweetie", which I hadn't ever really thought about until today. Every night he says "Goodnight, sweetie, love you."...I should start appreciating these things.
I'm 16. I do not COOK. I merely thank my mom for making whatever she makes and then I enjoy it. Therefore I have no chicken recipes besides "Open Schwanns Grilled Chicken Bag...Take one piece out...Put chicken on plate, and microwave on High for 1 minute. Enjoy."
Emily, I think you should go straight, slightly choppy in length, with sideswept bangs in the front. It would frame your face, making it look more elongated. And with the choppy straightness, you have a few options, like flipped in, flipped out, clipped up in various ways, etc. If you actually STRAIGHTEN it, it would probably be better in the long run, but you can also just buy a flatiron and use that. MATRIX makes some great Straightening Products (shampoo, conditioner, gel) that work with your hair tools. I love em!
Time to sleep, hopefully I'll post a little more tomorrow!
Love,
Sarah, Official HHW Hair Consultant.
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DR Emily: The best thing for a woman to do when it comes to changing how they wear their hair is to sit down with their stylist, with several magazines in hand, and discuss what you both see. First round of eliminations: What do you like? Second round of eliminations: Are the styles that make it through the first round things that your stylist is comfortable doing? (This can make a big difference! It will also let you know how honest a stylist you have.) Third round: What styles do the two of you agree would make you look good?
This is time consuming, but worth the effort.
As for Jay's question about Jose's haircut taking so long: well, heck yeah! I've been wearing mine in a flattop for years, not too dissimilar to MBarnum's (from the hairline up). Easy cut, right? Wrong. Roger, the fellow who did the cutting back in Long Beach for the last seven or eight years, would take a half hour, getting it exactly right, level and even. And I knew that, even after a month and several washings, it would still look good. And nothing can get a fellow to looking seedy faster than a buzz cut gone wrong. (It has taken DR TCB years to get that look down pat, I'm sure, but I could match him in two months if I let myself go. ;D)
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Terms of endearment I don't like: "Dear"... "Honey"... "Sweetie"...
Do like... This is mortifying, but under the right circumstances, I like "baby"... C'mon, it can be very sexy.
"Love"...with a British accent only.
"Anna Banana" said fondly, as opposed to the kids yelling it out in the schoolyard.
My stepfather used to call me "Csuri"...which is "pee" in Hungarian. I don't know why, so don't ask me. But it was kinda sweet. As in Sweet Pea (only it was Pee). I was young, so gimme a break.
Should I make an appointment with a therapist now?
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DR Jay - It would have taken me an hour to drive to the barber, get my hair cut (about 10 minutes), and then drive back home. It's a good 20-25 minutes from my parents' house, but worth the drive. And, heck, it's only a $10.00 cut!
However, I used to go to a ritzy salon in DC years ago - Mrs. Bush (the first one) used to get her hair cut there - as well as other First Ladies. Nice set up.
Well, James would cut my hair there. And he would do it all with scissors - no guides, no clippers. All by hand. It would take about an hour or so - well, James would take an hour of so. Sometimes his boss would walk by sometimes and ask him why he just wasn't using clippers. James would always respond, "This is art! not gardening!" :) And to this day, I have yet to pay as much for a haircut as I did back then... I think I would pay about $50.00 - which included the tip. But it was so worth it - and the service was impeccable - cappucinos and Haagen-Dazz bars were included!
And, I'd also go see the show - Interesting score, some nice numbers, and Sharon Lawrence is all right too.
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When it comes to ToE, I've always called der Brucer "Tugger." Well, not always, because I do know his real name, but it's what I call him. It's a T. S. Eliot reference.
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DR SWW - My haircut is truly a buzz cut lately - a 2 on the sides, 4 on the top, taper the corners. So, it's a quick cut. However, I used to get a flat-top, and, like you said, that can take some time - always a few "sleepers" popping up here and there.
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I forgot to comment on Ingrid Thulin. I liked her so much. CRIES AND WHISPERS was a real earth shaker for me.
In the next life I'd like to be a tall blonde Swedish actress with a husky voice and sad eyes. ...Who can tap dance like crazy. Well, you have to do something fun on those LONG cold nights.
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Back from the final performance of BARBER OF SEVILLE for this season. It sounded great, but I really didn't want to be there...my co-workers were OUTRAGEOUSLY bitter and hateful tonight and I wanted no part of it. I didn't have the patience for it. Anyway, I'm home now, so...
Re. chocolate: We have Lindt chocolate all over the place here in NYC and Cadbury is pretty accessible, too. My favorite chocolate bar, though, is the Galaxy bar, which I've only been able to find in England. It's WONDERFUL! Just plain ole' milk chocolate that sticks to the roof of your mouth. YUM.
I had chicken for "lunch" and for "dinner." So much chicken...and now I'm hungry again.
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Hey, I'm not sure if anyone has commented on the Tony nominating committee decisions today...
The one I'm most "concerned" about is the Leading Actress in a Musical Category. Both ladies from Wicked will be put in that category, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. Hmm... I wonder if they will cancel each other out, leaving Donna Murphy to walk away with number Three! -Of course, I've been hearing from a lot of people that if Caroline, or Change actually moves to Broadway, that Tonya Pinkins will win her second Tony.
Oh, and after next week, I'll be able to judge for myself! :D
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Re Terms of E: Add "sweetheart" when spoken by a lover, not a salesperson.
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Ohh.. DR Jason - I believe the chocolate shop near me in Richmond has Galaxy bars... Hmmm.. If so, maybe I'll bring a few up with me next week.
The Australian Cadbury is different from the American Cadbury - and the English Cadbury as well. Just goes to show you how the environment can affect the ingredients - even if the ingredients and proportions are the same. While in OZ, I also enjoyed Darrel Lea, Chocolate Box, and some of the various "boutique makers" at one of the department stores - that was quite the candy counter! The organic Tasmanian chocolate was incredible!!
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As promised...
IT'S BACK, BLACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!!
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(I promise, this will be the last picture I post today...and it's only number two!)
Here's the programme for BUGSY MALONE in London. I saw the show for my seventh or eighth birthday...I can't remember. Anyway, Ms. Catherine Zeta Jones played Tallulah and she looks exactly the same in her 14-year old headshot than she does now at age 30-something.
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Time for our late-night denizens to go on a mad posting frenzy. If we do, I promise you a lutz, a sal cow and an axel rose.
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Time for our late-night denizens to go on a mad posting frenzy. If we do, I promise you a lutz, a sal cow and an axel rose.
Let's post here! Let's post at thedvdplace! let's be like the beatles and post here, there and everywhere!
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No wonder I can't sleep. My twin is up and posting! Hello all.
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I'm very full from CHICKEN. Craig tells me we had a very nice first day at the DVD site and we haven't even posted about it anywhere really.
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If td is the good twin you must be absolutely, positively evil beyond redemption. Then again now that td has the status of a god there may be some glimmer of hope.
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Dear BK (and DR Charles Pogue): I finally got around to reading your column at DVDPlace, and have a question: Wasn't gray-scale part of the make-up process used on Sean Connery in Dragonheart?
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Well, BK - What kind of CHICKEN did you sup on? Fried, sauteed, fricaseed, paprikash-ed, stewed, baked, roasted, broiled, etc.?
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No wonder I can't sleep. My twin is up and posting! Hello all.
Where else would you expect your twin to be at this hour? ?
I'm becoming an honorary Washingtonian, or Aussie. . .one or the other.
Or I am just doing time in OZ? ? ?
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Many of the figure skating moves were named for the people who invented them, much like melba toast was named for Nellie Melba or a sandwich being named for the Earl of Sandwich.
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Had a long day. Daughter off for Mexico in the morning. Me off to bed with a book tonight. You'll have to frenzy without me tonight, sweethearts.
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Sauteed chicken with mushrooms and onions. Yummiliscious. I see Panni is up to her usual BUSY "you'll have to do this without me" thing. With you or without, a frenzy we will have. Damn them, damn them all to hell.
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I thought Mike Henry was the handsomest Tarzan, too, unless Denny Miller beat him out, but Johnny Weissmuller's series were my favorites as far as the adventures and films themselves were concerned.
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I really don't buy that "canceling each other out" stuff, especially at the Tonys. Lots of people from the same shows are nominated and one manages to win. Case in point, last year three ladies from NINE were in the supporting category and one managed to win. Three supporting actors from THE PRODUCERS were up and one managed to win. Two lead actors from THE PRODUCERS were up and one managed to win.
I think people nowadays vote for the person and not the show. Maybe I'm naive, but I do really believe it works that way now.
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Enjoyed watching the national figure skating short programs tonight. Matt Savoie and Johnny Weir skated clean and entertaining programs on the men's side, and Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan, Jenny Kirk, Angela Nikodinov, and Amber Corwin all did well on the ladies' side. Finals on Saturday.
As for poor Timothy Goebel, he may have reached his zenith in years past. No chance to go to the worlds this year (unless the USFSA decides to place him on the team - highly doubtful after tonight's performance; he finished 10th missing every jump he tried.)
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What happened to our frenzy? Still and all and also all and still - we're havin' a fre. You've got a fre in me. It must be because Panni is BUSY.
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It is VERY late here on the East Coast, so I'm headed for bed. Perhaps DR Ron will weigh in with his opinions on the skating tonight or tomorrow.
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Congratulation, folks! We have now averaged 300 posts over the last 7 days! We've gotta be on our way to becoming the most popular site on all the internet, don't we, Bruce?
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DR MattH - I wasn't implying that "cancelling each other out" was a negative in this situation. Just that both actresses have their fans, and it's very possible that they could "divide" the Wicked votes... In the end some ONE has to win. And, who knows? -ties are possible too.
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I thought my internet provider had deserted me for a while. I has inadvertently pulled the phone line out of its socket. These "Senior's moments" are becoming too regular. Now that I know what "Oz" also means "You could be so lucky td!". Washington has more than charm to offer and more than snow. There may have even be snow in the far South Western part of Washington yesterday. I am proud to be an honoury Washingtonian. I was granted honoury Oregonian citizenship yesterday (thanks to JMK) - now I need to see if I can hold dual citizenship of whether I can have a NW certification that covers all.
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I am become addicted to "Wicked". At last a chance to really listen to the score. This could be my favourite new score in years - maybe since "Kiss Of the Spider Woman".
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DR MattH - I wasn't implying that "cancelling each other out" was a negative in this situation. Just that both actresses have their fans, and it's very possible that they could "divide" the Wicked votes... In the end some ONE has to win. And, who knows? -ties are possible too.
But then it's not the fans who vote. It's assumed (but we know what can mean) the people who vote will chose someone because of their talent and skill as a performer, not whether or not they like the person.
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What an interesting idea George. Talent and skill. Perhaps they could introduce that in Movie awards.
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There's always hope!
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A question for Dear Readers, even though it is not Wednesday and Ask Dear Reader Day: I have an opportunity to see a one-night-only performance of I'm Getting My Act Together And Taking It On The Road, starring Sharon Lawrence. I am unfamiliar with the play as well as the artist. Is this something I want/need to see?
I have to admit that I have the original cast album but I've never listened to it. I have heard a couple of songs from it..."Old Friend" being the one that has probably been recorded the most. I've always thought (more so when I was younger) that the picture on the cover is kinda weird. Maybe that's why I haven't listened to it:
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J540.jpg)
Other than that, if I remember correctly (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong), Sharon Lawrence was originally supposed to play Lili Vanessi in the revival of Kiss Me, Kate with Brian Stokes Mitchell but didn't when she got her sitcom (which didn't last very long...although I really liked it) so they got Marin Mazzie to play Lili. (Sound familiar? Can we say Kristen Chenoweth in Millie? Although she hasn't done too bad for herself since!)
Sharon had a variety special on TV and she was very good. I really would have liked to have seen her in KM,K (but I'm glad that I saw Marin). She has a real strong belt voice and has Broadway credits:
According to www.ibdb.com, Sharon (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=73954) played Tzeitel in the 1990 revival of Fiddler On the Roof with Topol, was in Chicago as a later "star" replacement and was a Kit Kat Girl (and others) in the 1987 revival of Cabaret with Joel Grey, Gregg Edelman and Alyson Reed.
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I feel confident that soon we will be the most popular site on all the Internet, even if we didn't quite achieve our posting frenzy tonight. Of course, there's still fifty minutes left, and a post a minute would just about...
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Tonight I got a copy of LIZZIE BORDEN starring our very own Ms. Allison Fraser. This is my first listen and I'm not quite sure what my thoughts are yet. It's so radically different from WICKED, which is what I've been marinating in for the last few weeks, that I'm suffering from genre shock. :) Overall, I think I'm enjoying it.
I also got CLUE on DVD. YAY! I'm going to watch it tomorrow night. (Can you tell it was payday at BOTH jobs? I went shopping at Tower... ;D )
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Well, unless some posting miracle were to occur we definitely won't reach 18,000 posts today, even though we gave it the old college try and came very close. However, we will definitely reach it tomorrow and in amazing record time.
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I, too, am very much enjoying Wicked, which I just got earlier this week, but I've found that I more often find myself playing (or humming all day) Avenue Q, which I also got just the other day.
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Oh, and after having fried chicken for lunch, I had chicken tacos for dinner. HHW is slowly taking over my life!!! :D The tacos were quite tasty.
If I keep going with shorter posts like this, I could reach God-dom very early next week! Only 48 posts to go!
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Only forty-eight posts left? Hell, you can do that tonight!
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On your Mark Bakalor, get set, GO!
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I see the beach babe is here - but she ain't posting.
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I'm afraid that I won't be adding to the (potential) posting frenzy. I'm off to bed.
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I've noticed that Miss Cutie Pie herself, Laura II, has been here for quite some time, but has yet to regale us with tales of her sparkling dinner party. Most unseemly, says I!
47... It would take a TD-ian feat to do those all tonight, but very possibly this weekend...
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AVENUE Q is quite hummable, DR Jed...I agree. But, for some reason, once I got WICKED, I couldn't stop listening. In fact, at one time I had "Defying Gravity" on repeat and I listened to it for HOURS. Sick? Yes. That song does something for me, though...it sort of inspires me. Is that stupid to admit? "As Long As Your Mine" is really growing on me, too...and Idina just blows me away in "The Wizard and I." If only I could sing pop like that! And don't even get me started on Ms. Kristi...she basically can do no wrong in my eyes...and I keep hoping her success will rub off on me, seeing how we graduated from the same school and all. ;D
Anyone noticed the really sad (sad "how unfortunate," not sad "boo-hoo") sounding clarinet solo in "As Long As Your Mine?" It's during the dialogue toward the end of the song...playing the main "dum-dee-dum-dum-dum-dummmmm" motif. It sounds overly-reedy, and it doesn't really color the song with the right, well...color. Clarinets are usually used to evoke a feeling of loneliness. This just sort of sticks out at you, like so much fish. But what do I know about orchestrations--I'm a singer!
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Ok, I have just caught up on today's posts!
Interesting night, I must say. Thank you, Jed and Jennifer for asking about it (and Sarah for mentioning it)!
Well, the night ended at about 12:30 (too early!). It began this afternoon when I made cupcakes that my friend Tiff requested. I make them in ice cream cones and ice them to look like ice cream. They're very cute, and they're practically the only thing I make!
At around 4:30, I got a call from our very own Sarah, who said that she had to work, so she couldn't make it. I missed her, but I totally understand!
People were supposed to arrive at about 6:00, and I just waited around (and listened to Wicked until then. At around 5:55, I called my friend Laura to ask her a question, and like two minutes later, my cell rang...
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Hey Emily: are you frozen in your basement yet? :)
Brrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
Hey, Jennifer. Has your tongue stuck to any metal objects since it got so cold?
:)
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Okay, I lied. I'll add this:
I've listened to both Avenue Q and Wicked several times over the last few weeks. They both have the plusses and minuses (pli and mini?) and I like them both very much for very different reasons (which I won't go into at this late hour because I don't want to). But I've specifically listened to them in equal amounts. For every new CD that I get, I try to make sure that I listen to it at least three times within the first week. That way I at least become familiar with it to be able to decide if I actually like it or not. I like both Avenue Q and Wicked.
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I suspect DR Ann is drowning in a sea of catchup. No not ketchup (unless she is feeling particularly saucy). I am becoming Americanised! We don't use the term "ketchup" in OZ.
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We spell "Americanized" with a Z here in the States. ;)
That's "Americanized" with a Z
Not "Americanised" with an S
'Cause "Americanised" with an S goes "Ssss," not "Zzzz..."
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DR Laura II has been making terms of endearment this afternoon.
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Ooo, Jason, just listened to the spot you mentioned. I'd have to say that clarinet is definitely... well... less than pleasant, how's that? :)
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I suspect DR Ann is drowning in a sea of catchup. No not ketchup (unless she is feeling particularly saucy). I am becoming Americanised! We don't use the term "ketchup" in OZ.
Then there's also catsup. I have a friend who pronounces it (no matter how it's spelled) as kat-sup. He never says katch-up or even ketch-up (Mary, Merry, Marry ;D )
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Another learning experience Jason. Thanks. We of course don't say ZEE either.
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Huzzah! Ask for tales of the dinner party, and here they are!
45... :D
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How about some recipes for leftover turkey?
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Ketchup/catsup... either spelling I pronounce it meh-ree. :D
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Haha! You say "Zed" like "Jed!"
That's "Zed" with a Zed...
Not "Jed" with a...um...J?
'Cause "Jed" with a J goes "Juh," not "Z..uh..."
Tom: I hope you know I wasn't trying to correct you...I just thought the song parody would be fun...
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Who was on the phone, you ask? Drew. Yes, Drew. The boy who still makes me a little jittery (in a good way!) when I talk to/see him. He was on my street, he said, and just wanted to make sure he was at the right house. When I said yes, we hung up after saying we'd see each other in a few seconds.
Now, let me just say that this was something that sort of worried me. Back in high school, Drew was in the extremely popular group. We were friendly, but I can't say we hung out a lot. So yes, when I had invited him, I had expected to get a no. Well, I got a yes. While I was happy, I was also a bit nervous. I don't know why...I guess I'm just silly. Anyway, I was hoping and praying that someone would arrive before him because I didn't want to entertain him alone! Thank God Meg and Laura walked into the house before he did. Unfortunately Meg parked in the driveway before my dad got home, so she and Laura went to move the car. I don't know *why* it took two people to do that! This left Drew in the house with my mom and me, and of course, my mom, who had told me she didn't really want to entertain my friends (that was my job), started asking him about college and stuff. (more will follow)
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It seems DR Ann has been replaced on the board by another fellow Washingtonian. Rehearsal tales please TCB.
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No matter what we do, we'll never get enough posts tonight to hit 18,000.
It won't happen in a kazillion years!!!!!!!!
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Tonight I got a copy of LIZZIE BORDEN starring our very own Ms. Allison Fraser. This is my first listen and I'm not quite sure what my thoughts are yet. It's so radically different from WICKED, which is what I've been marinating in for the last few weeks, that I'm suffering from genre shock. :) Overall, I think I'm enjoying it.
Jason, I also have that recording of Lizzie Bordon. I think it's quite interesting and very good. Do give it a chance. Also, Alison Fraser has really grown as a singer since her first recording, which was (I think) In Trousers. Her voice has improved so much...not that she was bad, but just seemed like she had no vocal training at that point in her life.
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But we are about 17 posts away from that milestone! Just a few moments ago, it was 40 posts.
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Now I am wondering if I should pronouncing Jed as JEE.
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I suspect DR Ann is drowning in a sea of catchup. No not ketchup (unless she is feeling particularly saucy). I am becoming Americanised! We don't use the term "ketchup" in OZ.
If I recall correctly from my trip, you call ketchup (or catsup if you prefer) simply what it is: tomato sauce.
I remember when we had lunch on one of the various piers we had lunch on, and there were pitchers marked "tomato sauce". Hmm... After some deducing - other pitchers were labeled "cocktail sauce", "tartar sauce", "malt vingegar", etc... I realized "tomato sauce" was indeed just "ketchup". -Well, once I saw someone pour some "tomato sauce" out and saw what it looked like.. then when I poured some out and tasted it.
Hmm... Now I'm thinking about that amazing calamari I had... and the prawns... and the oysters... and the "mudbugs"... and the crab legs...
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Off to bed, off to bed. We don't need no stinking off to bed. I'll be swacked and pickled in moonshine - I went off not to bed but to shave and blow me over with a macaroon if there wasn't a posting frenzy when I returned. Although the beach babe still hasn't posted.
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You can DO it, Jed!
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Only 13 more...after this post until we hit 18,000!! PPPUUUSSSHHH!!!!!!
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And of course we don't use the term "pitcher" either Jose.
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Okay, I lied about going to bed. No, not lied at all (a Mrs. Lovett reference)...I changed my mind. I'm allowed to do that!
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If only Maya and Ann would come out of hibernation we might just make 18,000 this very evening. I did not think it possible but I might just be proven wrong.
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PUSH!!!!!!
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Now I'm listening to the Bernadette Peters' recording of GYPSY that a friend let me borrow. Hmm...I don't remember her sounding this good (and I use the term "good" VERY lightly) when I saw her...either time I saw her! In fact, the first time I saw her, she could barely speak, let alone sing. Her first line came out, "S-ng Ow --eez!"
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Now I am wondering if I should pronouncing Jed as JEE.
I think the wondering stage is a good place for that concept to stay. :) Although, I guess I'd never be any the wiser (well, not until I make it to Oz, or you make it to the NW) if you pronounced it however the heck you want!
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Hey, only 7 more until we hit 18,000 and I only need 20 more until I become a HainesHisWay God!!
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Fourteen more posts and it will be three consecutive days that are over 400! I thought George had gone to sleep!
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DR MattH intimated that I might have something to say about the short program for men and women.
Goebel was a disaster. Weiss once again gambled on a quad he couldn't hit. Johnny Weir(d) is in first place with a clean skate but his individualism scares me.
I cannot warm up to Sasha Cohen no matter what she does. Her costumes are horrible. She has no taste in that department at all. She skates brilliantly, but I'm a bit tired of her stock moves...they're eye-catching but their not thrilling and have no emotional pull.
Kwan is perhaps THE most stunning, talented, gifted female skater of all time. She gave up a trip to the Olympics at age 15 so that Nancy Kerrigan could go after dropping out of Nationals following an attack on her knee by Tanya Harding's husband's friend. Tanya and Nancy have faded away.
She went to Nagano with Tara Lipinski and Nicole Bobek. Tara and Nicole have faded away.
She went to Salt Lake City with Sarah Hughes and Sasha Cohen. Sarah has now faded away and Sasha is trying to make her move.
Thing is, Michelle is as graceful and strong and fresh and original and stunning as ever. I think Sasha will burn out and fade away...possibly before the next Olympics.
Finals are on Saturday night. DR MattH is rooting for the best skater, but he secretly wants Jenny Kirk and Matt Savoie to upset the field.
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Sleep? We don't need not stinking sleep, except for the beach babe who has conveniently disappeared from sight and site.
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Dang it, George, how am I supposed to surpass you when you stay up right along with me??? :D
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That's my plan, Stan (I mean Jed!)
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18,000!!!!!!!
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Jason - Luckily, Bernadette was in pretty good voice the night I saw Gypsy. Only real rough spot she had that night was early on in "Everything's Coming Up Roses." But it only lasted a couple measures and she seemed pretty much alright again.
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Whew! I'm wiped out just watching you guys hit 18,000. I'm going to bed! Until tomorrow...
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After my mom kept conversation flowing (thanks, Mom!), Meg and Laura came in, and I put on some John Mayer. (My friends don't really enjoy musicals, and John Mayer is someone they enjoy.) We talked about stuff, and I flitted around. (I have a tendency to move around a lot when company is over. I like to make sure everyone is content with drinks/company/etc.) Soon Cristina, her little bro (my bro's friend), and Daisy arrived, followed by Aquila (my absolute best friend--I hadn't seen her in three years!) and two of her friends, Erica and Yvonne. Everyone got along wonderfully! People were chirping and giggling...we were loud! Still a few people were missing, so I decided to go call them at around 6:30-6:45ish.
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Now this is a frenzy!!!
40... :D
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I'm 16. I do not COOK. I merely thank my mom for making whatever she makes and then I enjoy it. Therefore I have no chicken recipes besides "Open Schwanns Grilled Chicken Bag...Take one piece out...Put chicken on plate, and microwave on High for 1 minute. Enjoy."
Wow...I wish I could still use that excuse...only I'm 21 now!
It's amazing about Wicked...people acknowledge that it isn't a great score, but it's just sooo addictive and fun. It's easier (and more fun) to listen to than a lot of more "accomplished" scores.
I love Alison Fraser's voice...it's so unique.
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Jed, are you planning on posting 39 more posts tonight? I only need 17 (after this one). Not that I'm counting or anything!
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Jed...I started getting all excited just a second ago because she was actually holding notes for their full value, and then, out of the blue, she started doing that weird "I'm losing my voice and can't hold it" thing where she cut words off without finishing them or only held the note for half of it's written value. She did that with EVERY sustained note when I saw her--both times--but especially that first show when she really had no voice and should have had Ms. Moore go on for her. The audience gave her a partial standing ovation when the curtain came up for act two simply because she was still there! I've never seen that before...
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I mean Jed, it's not that I really care about becoming a HainesHisWay GOD before you, or anything... ::)
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Yes, BK, the beach babe has headed for bed. Apparently she has to work somewhat early in the morning. But we don't let such trivial details slow us down!
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I mean Jed, it's not that I really care about becoming a HainesHisWay GOD before you, or anything... ::)
Of course not, George. And of course I'd never let such thoughts as "Alright, I know this guy's gotta work in the morning... I can outlast him!" go through my head. ;D
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Good night, good night,
Good night, good night, good niiiiight!
Don't try and stop me, Horace, PLEASE!
Wave your little hand and whisper "Good night, Dearie"
You don't have to stay up any more!
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Mike, Mallory, and Tiff were still missing, as was Jeremy, so I called them. Tiff informed me that her group was not on its way. Jeremy's brother answered his phone and was thoroughly uninformed about his brother's whereabouts. I decided to go back and chat because we weren't planning to have dinner until 7:00. I returned to my seat on the floor next to Drew (funny how that worked out :P), and we looked through Aquila's yearbook (where I would have gone if I hadn't moved), while she and her friends looked through mine.
For those of you who would like to see a picture of Drew, here's one of him with the yearbook.
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I'll take addictive and fun any old day. Well, I went away for a brief moment to prep tomorrow's notes and topic and I come back and blow me over with a chicken fajita if we haven't made 18,000 posts - that's over 1,000 posts in two-and-a-half days - THAT is something!
All those people who went to bed early thinking we'd peaked at 325 will be VERY surprised when they arise.
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Ten more minutes until new notes and new posting frenzy.
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Okay, this post will be my last post for the evening. Jed, if you can post more and pass me, MORE POWER TO YOU!! ;D But then, I'm 40 posts behind TD. He's 10th highest poster and I'm 11th. I don't think I'm going to be able to catch up (or even ketchup) to him anytime soon.
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I believe that in honor of the last few days of posts we need a new skating jump. I think the Triple Kimlet would be a wonderful name. Or maybe it should be a Quadruple Kimlet to honor our 400 post days.
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DR Jose: Not had a chance to listen to those Cds as yet. "Wicked" has taken over for a while. I shall get there this weekend (I hope) and report back.
Good night all.
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Wow...I wish I could still use that excuse...only I'm 21 now!
It's amazing about Wicked...people acknowledge that it isn't a great score, but it's just sooo addictive and fun. It's easier (and more fun) to listen to than a lot of more "accomplished" scores.
I love Alison Fraser's voice...it's so unique.
Allison Fraser is in Wicked, too???
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At this point, I felt bad for Drew. I have quite a few guy friends, yes, but not all of them live in the area. Also, I didn't invite many of them. I basically asked four, and with the exception of my friend Mike Z, who had to leave for school early Thursday morning, they were all supposed to show. Poor Drew was the only guy here at this point. Keep in mind that I'm the only girl in my group who actually knows him pretty well. I mean, we used to write notes to each other in school...not many guys will willingly write notes! Anyway, I kind of felt like we were boring him (which he insisted wasn't happening at all). Still, he then told me that he had to leave at 7:30 because he had made two sets of plans tonight. Now, I totally understood (even if I wasn't pleased) because I said to get here at 6:00, and I guess most people would expect dinner right away. I just wanted to allot time for people to arrive, and if we served it at 6:00, only three people would have been there to eat!
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Wow, he is hot, Laura! Even with the facial hair! ;)
Of course there are plenty of cute guys with facial hair...*looks obliquely at Jed*
TCB--she was mentioned earlier...I just have a weird tendency to thread my thoughts together, I guess!
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One moment while we change topic threads... Then we can get a major head start on tomorrow's posts.
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Laura II, you can do better.
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I shall continue my story in a few! Those of you who asked for details should be pleased so far!
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Wow, he is hot, Laura! Even with the facial hair! ;)
Of course there are plenty of cute guys with facial hair...*looks obliquely at Jed*
Nice save, sweetheart! ;D