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Well, you've read the notes, the notes went swimmingly, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're coming home soon, and swimmingly, from what I hear.
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And the word of the day is: GLABELLA!
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Will we never get to page two?
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No one in the jernt but me. Notes are up a bit early as is the new topic.
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I'm going to be earlyish tonight, at least early for me.
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Yawwwwwwn.
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I believe the worst adaptation may be the new Hairspray movie from the tralers I have seen, but I will judge when I see it. I think the movie version of Tommy is horrible when compared to the stage version, but is fun in it's own.
I absolutly adore the new Chicago and the new Phantom of the Opera. I dont care, I like them :)
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About 20 minutes ago, I just got home from our tech rehearsal for "Taming of the Shrew," where the call time was 6:00 pm! We didn't actually start the run until later (I forget exactly when) and we didn't have to go through every single line in each scene, but it still was a long evening. Otherwise, things went quite well. The set looks fabulous and I think most people are pretty good. ::) It's been a lot of fun, too.
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What also made me get home later than when I could've was that I drove another actor home. He lives a few miles north of the school where we've been rehearsing (and will perform) and I live a few miles south. So, I have more driving to do than a direct shot.
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I read today that Donna King of THE KING SISTERS passed away at age 88 in Plano, Texas.
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Her sister Marilyn King was at the opening night of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X.
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DR JRand56, CONGRATULATIONS on your new plateau!!!
bk, I think the new LOGO looks great.
DR Edisaurus, your friend's movie was great fun.
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WOD: I guess people with a unibrow HAVE a glabella; it's just covered up.
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TOD: It is so easy to trip, isn't it, between stage and screen?
Some of the more egregious examples:
Man of La Mancha
A Little Night Music
A Chorus Line
Annie
Mame
And none of these are guilty pleasures!
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TOD: A bad film musical, but I like it anyway: THE SONG OF NORWAY
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Hey, Amy! Your fan letter to Beverley was read on Showtime this weekend. I just finished listening to the show. I try to listen live on Saturday at 5pm but I was busy this weekend so I couldn't listen until just now. It's near the end of the show. She didn't play one of my reviews but she did like your letter. That's nice!
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I'm off to do whatever
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Also, before I forget, thanks for the track list and the lovely response to Ant's letter. He was very happy you enjoy his "journal".
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Good morning all and one.
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Great logo!
I liked the YouTube clip, DR EDISAURUS.....and left a comment.
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TOD:
The Apple
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
in the "original" movie musical category.
A Chorus Line
Bye Bye Birdie (mostly for Janet Leigh and the mangling of the story) in the Broadway to Hollywood category
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Good morning TOMovOZ and BEN.
And the silent DR TCB and DR ELMORE and FJL.
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Perhaps THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES and the 50 FOOT WOMAN will show up in my mailbox today.
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I'm off on the rhode to Colossus.
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Actually headed to Atlantic City for the day, so I'll be E&T after about 10 or so.
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Good morning TOMovOZ and BEN.
And the silent DR TCB and DR ELMORE and FJL.
Silent? Who are you calling silent?
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I must be tired. When I read one of Matt's posts last night, I thought he had watched THE HISTORY OF BOYS. Possibly an interesting movie, but probably more fitting for elmore's VCR.
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Good morning, all! Another day in Toyland, hopefully positive answers on a new office space, and perhaps an evening ou/movie with my friend Kirk. Beyond that, I've got some orchestration work from Mr Kevin Spirtas to begin and I've been doing some Brain Surgery for BK.
DR edi, re yesterday's MOULIN ROUGE posting: the musical is a terrible film, much as I love STRICTLY BALLROOM, but I have no idea what you saw since it hasn't played on Broadway.
TOD:
Man of La Mancha
Brigadoon
A Chorus Line
Pal Joey
A Funny Thing Happened . . .
A Little Night Music
I have a problem with a lot of Hollywood musicals, like BABES IN ARMS, in which nearly all of the original score is dumped, and shows like KISS ME, KATE Wherein the lyrics are laundered. I'd like HAIR more - I do admire it - if the final cut had included songs that I know they filmed: "Frank Mills" and "Air" come to mind immediately.
GODSPELL comes to mind as a guilty pleasure: I love the score and I think the show is quite moving and wonderful, but it's hippie-dippie clowns running around New York spouting gospel and Schwartz makes me roll my eyes.
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TOD
LOST HORIZON
A CHORUS LINE
MAME
MAN OF LA MANCHA
(what an unoriginal list of fims)
I like PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (the movie). I didn't think it was nearly as awful as the critics lead led me to believe.
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Oh my, how could I forget about LOST HORIZON...the moo-sical.
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Off to do some Monday things in the rain.
Atlantic City vibes to DR FJL.
When does DR MUSIC GUY get back from Chicago, that toddling town?
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MusicGuy is due in New York sometime today after his trip to Chicago. He won't be back in Phoenix for a few days.
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I hate to be contrary, but I'll miss Jrand's BLOOD BROTHERS avatar when it's gone.
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This is a short work-week for me. Today is Monday, but tomorrow is Wednesday, which means that Wednesday becomes Friday.
Then I am gone for almost a week. Since I can't afford a laptop (or a vacation for that matter), it is doubtful that I can check in at HHW until next Tuesday.
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Monday morning greetings! Day 3 of the ALA conference and I'm glad it involves some sitting down for me - my feet are pretty shot.
Yesterday morning DH Richard and I went to a high Anglican mass, where one of his fellow Nashotah House students was one of the celebrants. I then spent a couple of hours in the exhibit hall, went to a session on ethics in fundraising, and met 3 of my graduate school classmates at the University of Michigan alumni reception. The four of us met Richard and had a lovely dinner together. It was a long day, but productive and fun.
Today = 2 sessions on fundraising and a session where I have to go clap for a coworker who's receiving an award.
I am so excited that the Brain will play NYC - if it's late enough in Sept., we may be able to piggy-back being there with my Foundation Center conference Oct. 5-6!
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Does 7500 count as a milestone, or is it just one of those off numbers that we don't bother celebrating or noticing?
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Anyway, as I start prepping for my Atlantic City trip, post 7500.
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Off to do some Monday things in the rain.
Atlantic City vibes to DR FJL.
When does DR MUSIC GUY get back from Chicago, that toddling town?
He should be arriving in New York today or tomorrow.
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This is a short work-week for me. Today is Monday, but tomorrow is Wednesday, which means that Wednesday becomes Friday.
Then I am gone for almost a week. Since I can't afford a laptop (or a vacation for that matter), it is doubtful that I can check in at HHW until next Tuesday.
Keep my phone number handy in case I have to post bail.
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TOD:
AT LONG LAST LOVE
JUST IMAGINE
MAN OF LA MANCHA
MAME
RENT
THE APPLE
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I didn't think it was nearly as awful as the critics lead led me to believe.
Critical lead is a serious environmental hazard.
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it is doubtful that I can check in at HHW until next Tuesday.
And we shall feel your absence keenly, my friend!
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MusicGuy is due in New York sometime today after his trip to Chicago. He won't be back in Phoenix for a few days.
DR Ben - do you know how long he'll be in NYC? Will he stay for our Thursday night get together? [I hope!]
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Hmmm...I have an awful lot of catching up to do...
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Hmmm...I have an awful lot of catching up to do...
Well...
Get to it, man!
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***travel VIBES***to DR FJL today
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TOD:
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED/FORUM
THE PRODUCERS
FOR THE BOYS
Striesand's A STAR IS BORN
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Well...
Get to it, man!
:)
I shall! I shall!
I am especially intrigued by the hidden Unseemly Trivia Contest.
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I hope FJL takes photos of the casino carpets on the east coast.
DR MusicGuy returns on July 1, I believe.
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TCB - at which hotel are you staying?
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I was trained in the Heimlich maneuver...
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I'll bet I can knock you over, just using my middle finger...
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a swimming head...
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LOL, DR Laura! I don't have the chutzpah to take carpet pictures. :)
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Thanks for the travel vibes!
I haven't been to Atlantic City in close to two years and am looking forward to it.
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Might as well toss in XANADU and GREASE 2 to today's TOD.
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Man of La Mancha---Badly filmed. Very dark dank visuals. Also could have been shot outdoors (except for the dungeon scenes) The stars were good but the film just didn't work
A Little Night Music---Terrible direction by Harold Prince. Didn't know where to place the camera or how to edit. Changing the location from Sweden to Germany. Have the same singer dub four actresses. Dropping Lliasons from the film
A Chorus Line--Making the Zack/Cassie a major story point. Giving Cassie "What I Did For Love as a love ballad and not to the dancers about dancing. Adding Surprise Surprise and replacing the Music and The Mirror with another song that was practically the same. Terrible camera work and an overblown finally that shouldn't have been.
Annie--Overblown. Badly directed. Removing the Christmas aspect of the story. The new songs. Sign, Dumb Dog and Let's Go To The Movie. We Got Annie wasn't too bad as it was originally written for the stage show. Adding The Asp and Punjab to the story which didn;t do anything. Dropping Annie inspiring FDR politically. The TV remake was better even if they dropped a lot of the plot to fit into 90 minutes.
Mame...Everythng BK said and more. The over soft focus on Lucy's closeups.
Lost Horizon---Never saw the uncut verison. Bad Bad dialogue. Trying to make it more modern also a mistake. The songs that remained were bad surprisingly because it's Bacharach and David. I think this is what broke them up
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum--They rewrote a perfect script making it unfunny and dropping most of the songs.
Bye Bye Birdie---They refocussed the story on Kim because Anne-Margret (Who was too old for the role) was in it. Songs and plot points were rewritten to accomodate her. Someone said that the film should have been called Bye Bye Anne-Margret.
Brigadoon--They really needed to film this film outside. Have it shot all in doors took away the grandeur that would have added so much to it. See what it did for The Sound of Music.
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DR FJL, there was a huge fire on the Atlantic City boardwalk yesterday, but I don't believe it should disrupt any strolling upon it today.
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A Chorus Line--Making the Zack/Cassie a major story point. Giving Cassie "What I Did For Love as a love ballad and not to the dancers about dancing. Adding Surprise Surprise and replacing the Music and The Mirror with another song that was practically the same. Terrible camera work and an overblown finally that shouldn't have been.
Not to mention the awful Flashdance choreography.
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I think that Phantom Of The Opera (not my favorite of stage musicals) was quite good as a film. The adaptation completment the stage version as well as the story as we know it most other adaptations.
Hair--I would love to see an extended director's cut of the film. Milos Foreman did it for Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, why not for Hair.
BTW did you know that Betty Buckley was the singing voice for the girl sing Walking In Space?
Charlotte Rae's song was cut from the film.
Pet Peeve: The Soundtrack CD does not identify who sings what.
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TOD:
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED/FORUM
THE PRODUCERS
FOR THE BOYS
Striesand's A STAR IS BORN
Yes The Procuders was bad. Susan Stroman should never have directed it. Mel should have co-directed it for film. Also they cut The King Of Broadway===big mistake. It tells us all about Max.
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Hey, Amy! Your fan letter to Beverley was read on Showtime this weekend. I just finished listening to the show. I try to listen live on Saturday at 5pm but I was busy this weekend so I couldn't listen until just now. It's near the end of the show. She didn't play one of my reviews but she did like your letter. That's nice!
Oh, cool! I didn't expect that! I'll try to listen to the archived version!
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Great logo!
I liked the YouTube clip, DR EDISAURUS.....and left a comment.
Thanks, JRand. She will appreciate it!
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Will we never get to page two?
Give it some time.
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DtM - Thanks for the Atlantic City alert - much appreciated!
And now, I'm off and soon to be E&T for the day!
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I believe the worst adaptation may be the new Hairspray movie from the tralers I have seen, but I will judge when I see it. I think the movie version of Tommy is horrible when compared to the stage version, but is fun in it's own.
An extended trailer of HAIRSPRAY was on the DVD of THE LAST MIMZY that I watched over the weekend. This is by far the longest trailer I've seen for the film, and my heart just sank as I watched it. Travolta is beyond awful in the scenes they showed, and I didn't like Christopher Walken as the husband either.. The music sounded unremarkable to a startling degree, and I liked the score when I saw the show on stage.
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DR edi, re yesterday's MOULIN ROUGE posting: the musical is a terrible film, much as I love STRICTLY BALLROOM, but I have no idea what you saw since it hasn't played on Broadway.
Spoo...I meant LA BOHEME!
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Good morning!
A little cooler last night and this morning, but not cool enough to turn off the A/C, so no fresh air. Highs in the low 90s all week - Ugh!
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That was another of the worst things about the movie of A CHORUS LINE: the dancing was just plain awful, and for a show about dancing, it's pretty bad when the dancing is done with fancy edits and weird camera angles.
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Hair--I would love to see an extended director's cut of the film. Milos Foreman did it for Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, why not for Hair.
I like HAIR, and I know the editor. I should ask him about the possibilities for an extended cut. BTW, he's composer Raymond Scott's son and is working on a doc about his dad. It should be VERY interesting!
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I've admitted this here before, but I'll say again that I actually like the movie of MAN OF LA MANCHA. I wish they had gone with Richard Kiley for the lead since he could have done his own singing (and magnificently, too), for that is what the film lacks for me: the overwhelming passion in the singing of Don Quixote. Loren has it in her singing (which despite transposed notes all over the place is made to work by her skill as an actress).
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Charlotte Rae's song was cut from the film.
What song did Charlotte Rae sing/not sing?
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Speaking of Richard Kiley, another guilty pleasure musical film of mine: THE LITTLE PRINCE.
And, as others have mentioned, THE APPLE.
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I think BYE BYE BIRDIE is a far worse movie musical than MAN OF LA MANCHA because the stage story has been altered enough to become ridiculous, too much of the great score was dumped, and you have a miscast leading actress (Janet Leigh, I'm referring to).
But I agree with the other choices:
A CHORUS LINE, ANNIE, LOST HORIZON, MAME.
Back to an earlier time, they ruined LADY IN THE DARK, too.
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I was trained in the Heimlich maneuver...
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LOL.
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Of course, I've admitted here on many occasions that MAME is a guilty pleasure. I know it's a dog, but I always enjoy watching it.
I also enjoyed KISMET, HIT THE DECK, EVITA, RENT, all of which have problems but which are for me pleasurable to watch.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I keep thinking I have lots of stuff to do today. But each time I check my book and my calendar, there's nothing listed. However, from Wednesday on... LOTS OF LIVIN' TO DO!
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As for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, I found the leads all lacking. Butler's untrained voice was a chore to listen to after awhile (though I enjoyed LOOKING at him; he's got the charisma in spades.)
Emily Rossum had ZERO spark for me, and her voice was so tinny that the songs lost any interest and color they might have had with a more experienced singing actress.
Patrick Wilson had the voice, but his screen persona is so bland that I was pulling for the Phantom at every moment of their encounters. I didn't want him to end up with Christine.
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BK, THE LAND OF THE PHAROAHS, is indeed a big piece of ham and cheese on rye, but it is guilty pleasure fun. And though Ms. Collins comes up short in the acting department, she's very hot to look at.
I disagree with Mike Shayne that Brigadoon should have been shot outside. I'm a great believer in studio-bound sets. I like the control they give plus you can create an environment you want...sometimes better than real life. Brigadoon is a fantasy. To opt for a realistic Scotland (as Kelly wanted to do) over a fantasy Scotland would have been a mistake. Also, you ever tried to dance over real grass and rock? Goulet and Peter Falk (in the Van Johnson role) did an outside version of Brigadoon for TV that just sucked all the fantasy right out of it...of course, the locations were probably southern California.
I like Brigadoon. Its short-comings are in its truncations from the original score.
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Another movie musical ruined by miscasting a central actor: ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Dump Yves Montand, replace him with Robert Goulet (back then), and you would have had a much better film.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
DITTO
;)
I remember watching the opening sequence of the movie version of A Chorus Line with Baayork Lee and Fran Liebergall (the original pianist and musical supervisor). The howls of laughter and the looks of disbelief after all these years was, well, very entertaining. :) -And the stories! Oh, the stories!
"Rent" - I saw this opening day in DC. And I even, sadly(?), found myself laughing out loud in a few places. And that damn CGI-cold breath still irks me!
"Bye, Bye, Birdie" - For years, I had only know the film version, and I never liked the film version. It took me a few years to actually investigate and see the stage version. Much, much better.
And I guess I could include the Disney/ABC TV adaptations of The Music Man and Once Upon A Matress here too.
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We've talked about the BRIGADOON question before, and I agree with Charles Pogue: the interior sets for me AID the fantasy quality of the piece.
I don't find it a guilty pleasure. I think it's a fine movie. I, too, despair over the omissions of the songs (and Gene Kelly's not-quite-there singing talent for the others), but it's still more than enjoyable.
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I'm very excited about seeing a new episode of THE CLOSER tonight. And with the added enticement of Fritz in a towel, well, I'll be recording this for additional viewing opportunities.
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DR singdaw - Matthew Morrison can give me the Heimlich Maneuver any day! ;)
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Tonight on Showtime is a filkmed version of the stage piece SEMPER FI done by a Marine who came out as gay and his experiences in the military. I'll be DVRing it in an early morning Tuesday broadcast so I will watch it tomorrow.
TCM's Gay Images in film continues tonight with TEA AND SYMPATHY, but I'm more interested in STAIRCASE which is being shown at midnight. I've never seen this, and while I understand it's terrible, I'm interested to see what Stanley Donen did with these two male stars in such an offbeat piece of material.
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Oh...
DR MusicGuy is due to arrive in NYC sometime this afternoon. -And I believe I shall be taking him to Splash tonight too! :)
He heads back to Phoenix on Sunday, midday.
Oh - Do any DRs want to meet up with DR MusicGuy before the rest of the gang gets in later this week?
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Matthew Morrison can give me the Heimlich Maneuver any day!
Surely you're choking...
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Safe Travel Vibes to DR FJL!
-And if you happen to hit the roulette table: 5, 5/8, 8, 22, 26. ;)
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Do any DRs want to meet up with DR MusicGuy before the rest of the gang gets in later this week?
Why...are you afraid to be alone with him? ;)
I would really love to, but won't be able to make it into the city except for Thursday evening this week. :(
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Surely you're choking...
Well, just pretending that I am. Ssshh
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Why...are you afraid to be alone with him? ;)
I would really love to, but won't be able to make it into the city except for Thursday evening this week. :(
Me? Afraid? Pshaw!
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PAGE FOUR HGTV PRIDE DANCE!!!! ;)
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Speaking of Matthew Morrison and 10 MILLION MILES--is it true that the guy who put this show together did not have the rights to Patti Griffin's songs (on which the show is based) until he had her come to see a performance? Talk about chuztpah! And talk about luck that she happened to like it enough to write a couple of more songs for it.
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DR FJL - The Legally Blonde OBC appears to be on sale now at the theatre. It streets July 17th.
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Speaking of Matthew Morrison and 10 MILLION MILES--is it true that the guy who put this show together did not have the rights to Patti Griffin's songs (on which the show is based) until he had her come to see a performance? Talk about chuztpah! And talk about luck that she happened to like it enough to write a couple of more songs for it.
I had heard that story too. However, since the show was announced more than a year ago... And I also saw Patti Griffin in concert about two years ago, and she mentioned that she had a "Broadway show" in the works. Who knows?
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DR FJL - The Legally Blonde OBC appears to be on sale now at the theatre. It streets July 17th.
You are correct, Sir. They started selling them on Friday. Alas, there's no employee discount.
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TOD: Desi Arnaz, Jr. is Marco! (With Zero Mostel as Kublai Khan). Oy.
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Re: yesterday's logo--if someone demurs about it, does that make them LACCTAA intolerant?
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DR JoseSPiano - is that a new tattoo on David? I don't remember that one from before...
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Can one simply sashay into the theatre to purchase the LEGALLY BLONDE CD, or do you have to flash a ticket stub or some such thing?
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Can one simply sashay into the theatre to purchase the LEGALLY BLONDE CD, or do you have to flash a ticket stub or some such thing?
Yes. The merchandise/refreshment area/lobby is before the ticket-takers. Also, they are selling them at "walk in" and "walk out" - just look for the young men and women yelling, "Programs! CDs! T-Shirts!" on the sidewalk. *And the "pre-lobby" at The Palace opens one hour before curtain time for your all your merchandising needs.
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Good Morning all.....I'm in the lovely hallowed halls of O'Hare airport at the moment, awaiting my flight to LaGuardia.....
Our fund-raiser programs went very well on the weekend, but I've been having 14 hour work days and I'm very out of touch and "not caught up" here on postings and developments.
Could someone give me the "cliff'snotes" version of happenings here and with BK ?? Has "Brain" been picked up for New York ?
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Heading down now to clean up for lunch out with best friend John. He's off for two weeks in the British Isles tomorrow night, so this will be our last lunch for awhile.
WBBL.
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DR JoseSPiano - is that a new tattoo on David? I don't remember that one from before...
We were wondering the same thing. Then we were trying to remember if he's ever appeared on his show sans shirt, so maybe we just never saw it before. And up close - and by "up close", I mean just six inches away :) - I think I noticed a couple of other smaller tattoos. Or it could have just been his perspiration.
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Hi dear DR Jose..... yes,... Splash for tonight ! And maybe a snack beforehand. :) I get into LaGuardia around 2:30 this afternoon. Any suggestions other than cab, for coming into the city.... 44th Street??
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Hi dear DR Jose..... yes,... Splash for tonight ! And maybe a snack beforehand. :) I get into LaGuardia around 2:30 this afternoon. Any suggestions other than cab, for coming into the city.... 44th Street??
Well, you could take the M60 Bus from LGA to 125th and St. Nicholas, then transfer to the A train downtown and get off at Times Square/Port Authority. -And all for just $2.00!
However, the cab rate is standardized now. I think. So... Just make sure to have enough cash on you, if the cab is not equipped with a credit card machine.
However, I think your hotel has a van shuttle. I'd call if you can.
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Hello, DR MusicGuy, and ***TRAVEL VIBES*** to you!
Yes, it looks like the Brain is coming to NYC!
DR Cillaliz is setting up her new office.
DRs George and Cason both have opening nights on Friday this week.
And...the plans are in motion for a mob HHW gathering this weekend!
Those are some of the highlights... :)
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And, yes, "The Brain" was accepted for NYMF. BK will be making phone calls(!) today to get the final details and budget requirements.
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Thanks Jose......I'll call you when I get into the hotel.
And thanks to both you and ScrimShaw for the "notes updates". What great news about the "Brain!!"
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I better log off for now -- I lucked out and got an upgrade on this flight, so they will call boarding very soon.
Take care studlies, lovelies, and exotics !!
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DR FJL-Have a fun time in Atlanta.
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I hope MusicGuy is in the air and enjoying his upgraded flight.
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From Dakota:
I did have a genealogy breakthrough though yesterday... I finally located a bit of info I have been looking for. I have been searching for this bit of info for years....
Now I just need to figure out what county in the LA area he died in. Forest Lawn Cemetery does not have a database on line... Darn!
I know Chester Garner and his wife both died in the LA area, possibly in Thousand Oaks. I was a very happy camper when I found this last night...
Is there something Keith can help you with? He would need names and dates.
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Happy landings DR Musicguy!
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We've talked about the BRIGADOON question before, and I agree with Charles Pogue: the interior sets for me AID the fantasy quality of the piece.
I don't find it a guilty pleasure. I think it's a fine movie. I, too, despair over the omissions of the songs (and Gene Kelly's not-quite-there singing talent for the others), but it's still more than enjoyable.
Clarification, Matt. It was LAND OF THE PHAROAHS I find a guilty pleasure. I like BRIGADOON just fine...no embarrassment at all where my afinity for it is concerned.
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Adriana, I enjoyed your photos. Thank you for sharing.
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Spoo...I meant LA BOHEME!
It may have been a subconscious slip, since Baz Luhrman is reported to be preparing "Strictly Ballroom" for the stage.
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From Cilla:
So is anyone going to buy an I-Phone?
Keith would probably get one, except he said only AT&T offer it. We don’t have or want AT&T cell service.
If the phone turns out to be fantastic, maybe we will re-think AT&T. We are pleased with our T-Mobile service but Keith is very unhappy with his Sidekick.
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I'm very excited about seeing a new episode of THE CLOSER tonight. And with the added enticement of Fritz in a towel, well, I'll be recording this for additional viewing opportunities.
Take note at @ 20 minutes into the show...
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I've called the guy at NYMF, but got his machine. So, he's now gotten an acceptance e-mail on Saturday evening (I'm concerned about the e-mail as it bounced back the first time, but seemed to have gone through the second), and he's gotten an acceptance message on his machine. I need to have an actual conversation to be totally comfortable, so keep sending excellent vibes and xylophones, and hopefully he'll call soon and I can lock down dates and space.
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Egregiously busy day, thus far. I've been in since 7:30 a.m. It's been non-stop up until now.
We've reached "critical mass" on some of our procedural evolutions, with far too many people involved in the "input" of ideas/recommendations. Several of them don't have a clue what they're talking about and things have to be redone after they've messed things up.
It's end-of-fiscal-year madness, that's what it is.
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It became very obvious at several points in Pharaohs, that Miss Collins was being dubbed by another actress. It's her voice for ninety percent of the film, so it's really jarring when this other voice comes out of her - the accent is close and the timber is close, but Miss Collins' voice has a lot of rasp and gravel in it, and that's completely missing.
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Keith is very unhappy with his Sidekick.
...and that is NOT a reference to you OR Sherlock! :)
BTW, DR Jane, DR FJL is traveling to Atlantic City, not Atlanta. A much shorter trip!
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The iPhone looks like a terrific gadget but I agree with BK on waiting out the first generation on products like this. I would rather wait until the second or third version comes out, with the bugs resolved and with additional features.
A disintegrator ray would be real cool!
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DR FJL-Have a fun time in Atlanta.
I WISH!!! :)
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Aside from NO, NO, NANETTE and ALL ABOUT US, what other shows feature Atlantic City?
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Singdaw-I knew that, don't know why I typed in Atlanta except that I want to go back to sleep for a few more hours.
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Aside from NO, NO, NANETTE and ALL ABOUT US, what other shows feature Atlantic City?
I guess you could include Ragtime.
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Oh, and I'm up.
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Bruce, continued excellent vibes and xylophones!
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Aside from NO, NO, NANETTE and ALL ABOUT US, what other shows feature Atlantic City?
Steel Pier?
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I always get that one mixed up with Steal Pierre...
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...and then there's PEEL STEER, about the leather industry.
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High Button Shoes
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...and that is NOT a reference to you OR Sherlock! :)
He does occasionally threaten to replace me, never Sherlock, but I know he is only teasing. ;D
When we were first married I worked while Keith went to college. For years people, mostly co-workers, told me once Keith completed his masters degree he would divorce me. A couple of months before he graduated he began counting down the days until he was leaving. I thought he was hysterical and still think it was funny. There were a few horrified expressions regarding his sense of humor. Sometimes I wish those same people could see us nice.
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DtM & Bruce, you are probably right about waiting before purchasing the new i-phone. Keith got the sidekick when it first came out. I wonder if the newer versions work better. Most annoying is it doesn't hold a charge for very long.
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Of course, I've admitted here on many occasions that MAME is a guilty pleasure. I know it's a dog, but I always enjoy watching it....
Hey! Quit insulting dogs! >:(
;D
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The Firesign Theatre had a number based on LAND OF THE PHAROAHS.
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Aside from NO, NO, NANETTE and ALL ABOUT US, what other shows feature Atlantic City?
Ragtime.
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"The Land of the Pharaohs" has a great score by Dimitri Tiomkin, a fun performance by Jack Hawkins, a rare film appearance by Sydney Chaplin and the wonderful James Robertson Justice as the man who designs/builds the pharaoh's tomb along with Dewey Martin.
It's one helluva cornfest.
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TOD:
Paint Your Wagon.
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It may have been a subconscious slip, since Baz Luhrman is reported to be preparing "Strictly Ballroom" for the stage.
Baz Luhrman directed MOULIN ROUGE and LA BOHEME, but I was linking him to the other show for some reason.
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I did, finally, get a shipping notice from Amazon.com yesterday afternoon about my Cult Classics-Epics box having shipped.
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Baz Luhrman directed MOULIN ROUGE and LA BOHEME, but I was linking him to the other show for some reason.
Baz Luhrmann directed the film "Strictly Ballroom", Amy. It's one of his "red curtain" films along with "Romeo and Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge."
There is a DVD of his early 1990s Australian "La Boheme" production...very much similar to the one he did here in the U.S. a few years ago.
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Last night, for Dining Out for Life, der Brucer and I went to a local restaurant called Cloud 9.
The food was excellent. I had the tempura lobster tail for my appetizer, which was succulent and wonderful. Der Brucer pigged out on a bowl of steamed clams with andouille, which he loved. We both had baby back ribs for our entree, sweet and delish. The only part of the dinner that wasn't great was dessert (strawberry creme brule for moi, tiramisu for der B), which rated just good, not on a par with the rest of the meal.
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By coincidence, I tried to watch the DVD of Godspell after we got home.
I'd forgotten how bad it was. :P
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And not even Victor Garber dancing the Page Six Dance could redeem that film. :P
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Today is my lone day off from work this week.
We're celebrating by taking grandlad William to swimming lessons, and attending grandlad Alex's final baseball game of the year.
After that, I don't think I get to rest much until after the Fourth of July. If then.
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It's funny about the film of Godspell - I went to a matinee showing in Westwood when we were in rehearsals for Forget-Me-Not Lane at the Taper. I had a Sunday off, or maybe I had a late call mid-week. For some reason I really enjoyed it and found it quite entertaining and liked the location filming. Then I didn't see it for twenty years, and I was shocked to watch it and realize just how awful it is. I could barely get through it. But if I were like all those imdb yokels, I'd go on there and say "MASTERPIECE" - I saw it when it came out and LOVED it, and therefore I LOVE it now." So much of the moviegoing experience is tied to how you were feeling at the time you saw things - what your mood was, how your life was, etc.
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I liked Godspell more when I first saw it, back in my college days.
I didn't know much, back then.
Time to leave for swimming lessons.
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TOD:
Mame
Xanadu however it is a bit of cheesy fun - it does have some good music
Grease II was a horrendous rip off of Grease. It is BAD!!! I did not like it at all.
Chorus Line is watchable but the stage version is much better. I would take it any day over an Adam Sandler film.
Not a huge fan of Tommy or Hair [film versions]
Brigadoon is one of my guilty pleasures as is BAbes in Toyland
I am mixed on how I feel about Oklahoma! for I have never seen the stage version and only the film version. It has some very catchy tunes.
LIked Chicago, Music Man, My FAir Lady (Audrey was excellent) and Grease.
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I don't care for GODSPELL the movie now nor did I like it then. For one thing, I can't stand "Beautiful City". For another, it looks like it was filmed by the same guy who did the Burger King commercials back then.
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The stage version of Annie is much better. I was not a fan of the movie version but it was watchable. Watched it once and that was enough
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I can safely say I have never seen Godspell
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Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ!
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That's a line from GODSPELL. I don't mean to offend.
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I'm having trouble with the last question of the Unseemly Trivia Contest.
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Good Afternoon!
Well, I hope DR MusicGuy has landed safely at LGA and is on his way into the City by now.
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Are you going to see Plaid Tidings, Jane? It is a lot of fun. We saw it every year when it was in Pasadena, then the last two years when it was in Las Vegas. I do not know what we will do next year, now that Plaid has closed in Las Vegas.
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Well, it appears they really like me. The really, really like me. I'm now covering a few more rehearsals for A Chorus Line, as well as a few more performances. And my debut of Key 2 has been moved up from next weekend to the matinee of July 4. Heck, for a "sub", I sure do seem to be playing a lot. HOO and RAY!
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I've always liked the movie of Godspell. Don't know why, I just do. However, the movie of Jesus Christ Superstar is another story. I don't mind watching it, but I also don't mind not watching it. -And when I watch it now, I usually end up playing, "I Spy Baay(ork)!". ;)
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DR singdaw - Aw! Thank You for your lovely package. Or something like that. ::)
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I've always liked the movie of Godspell. Don't know why, I just do. ;)
It's because you're a young, positive, upbeat person.
You see it through different eyes than many of the rest of us.
I was never wholly fond of it as I was too into "traditional" Hollywood musicals.
Oddly, though, "Jesus Christ Superstar" was quite satisfying. I still find it so after all these years, too. Dunno why.
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...And I also received a big ole packet from the Walt Disney/Fidelity Investments Services Co. today. Hmm... I've only ever done contract work for them, and I don't ever recall having money taken out of my checks for any type of savings/retirment plan, but apparently, I did. Guess I should make a phone call or two.
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What song did Charlotte Rae sing/not sing?
"My Conviction"
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Back to an earlier time, they ruined LADY IN THE DARK, too.
They were ruining them long before that! Much as I like several of Jeannette MacDonald's films, all of them from THE MERRY WIDOW on diverge wildly from the stage originals.
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Jose-Of course they like you! :D
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As for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, I found the leads all lacking. Butler's untrained voice was a chore to listen to after awhile (though I enjoyed LOOKING at him; he's got the charisma in spades.)
Emily Rossum had ZERO spark for me, and her voice was so tinny that the songs lost any interest and color they might have had with a more experienced singing actress.
Patrick Wilson had the voice, but his screen persona is so bland that I was pulling for the Phantom at every moment of their encounters. I didn't want him to end up with Christine.
I must concur with DR MATTH on this--I found the film lacking. I wanted to like it, but just couldn't.
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TCM's Gay Images in film continues tonight with TEA AND SYMPATHY, but I'm more interested in STAIRCASE which is being shown at midnight. I've never seen this, and while I understand it's terrible, I'm interested to see what Stanley Donen did with these two male stars in such an offbeat piece of material.
Wait till you see Cathleen Nesbit in it! I think it's she in the role of the mother.
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Just been doing Brain work here, trying to figure everything out. Haven't had my NYMF call returned yet, but hopefully it will be soon.
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Hmm... So, I guess they are making opera singers - at least the men - take their shirts off during auditions now. -From the current Covent Garden production of Mozart's Don Giovanni:
(http://www.playbillarts.com/images/photos/DonGioROHpj460.jpg)
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Oops... I didn't realize all the pics were linked. But since it didn't put us into Cinemascope...
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Hmm... So, I guess they are making opera singers - at least the men - take their shirts off during auditions now. -From the current Covent Garden production of Mozart's Don Giovanni:
There are at least three guys in those photos you just KNOW didn't take off their shirts!
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Are you going to see Plaid Tidings, Jane? It is a lot of fun. We saw it every year when it was in Pasadena, then the last two years when it was in Las Vegas. I do not know what we will do next year, now that Plaid has closed in Las Vegas.
We have never seen them.
We would happily go see the show with company & there is now a non-stop flight from Phoenix to Medford. Ashland is about a two day road trip away.
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Aside from NO, NO, NANETTE and ALL ABOUT US, what other shows feature Atlantic City?
That film with Susan Sarandon and Burt Lancaster, screenplay by John Guare, called ATLANTIC CITY!
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There are at least three guys in those photos you just KNOW didn't take off their shirts!
Well, everything in moderation.
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DRLaura & Sandra, the day after Thanksgiving the holiday lights go on in Ashland. It is beautiful here then and a perfect time to visit. Not having a fire escape we can’t entertain in the grand manor as DR elmore, but we could manage somehow.
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Off to dog training class
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The iPhone looks like a terrific gadget but I agree with BK on waiting out the first generation on products like this. I would rather wait until the second or third version comes out, with the bugs resolved and with additional features.
A disintegrator ray would be real cool!
My observation, also. So many tech gadgets (and software) are brought to market too quickly.
Did Apple announce a disintegrator ray? :)
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I wonder which salt water taffy DR FJL will go for--Schriver's or Fralingers?
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My observation, also. So many tech gadgets (and software) are brought to market too quickly.
Did Apple announce a disintegrator ray? :)
Not yet, but they are so leading edge technology-wise, it's only a matter of time.
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I kept thinking about those DON GIOVANNI photos, "why do I know the name Kyle Ketelsen?" Duh! He's on the cover of the new CLASSICAL SINGER magazine. I read it last week while waiting for materials at the NYPL Music Collection.
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Well, everything in moderation.
Why?
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So much of the moviegoing experience is tied to how you were feeling at the time you saw things - what your mood was, how your life was, etc.
Yes. I also feel that some things are just in fashion when we see a film and we're quite used to them, whereas years later we look back--out of context--and they just look dumb.
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DR JoseSPiano - you're welcome! :)
And that's fantastic regarding ACL. You can never have enough validation. Congratulations!
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DR JoseSPiano - you're welcome! :)
And that's fantastic regarding ACL. You can never have enough validation. Congratulations!
Or paychecks!
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The Eagle has landed! Well, at least DR MusicGuy's plane, and he's in a cab right now heading into midtown.
So, I need to run a few errands anyway, so, I think I shall take care of those now, and meet up with DR MusicGuy in a bit.
Laters...
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I kept thinking about those DON GIOVANNI photos, "why do I know the name Kyle Ketelsen?" Duh! He's on the cover of the new CLASSICAL SINGER magazine. I read it last week while waiting for materials at the NYPL Music Collection.
Was Kyle Ketelsen the centerfold in this issue?
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Congrats to DR Jose on his ever expanding ACL gig!
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Received in today's mail DVDs of "Yanks" and "Love At Stake".
Both are favorites, for very different reasons.
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Now if only the UPS man would make me very happy, too!
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And, Hey! I'm not picky...it could be a UPS woman who could make me very happy, too.
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I got my shipping notice from Amazon about the Cult Classics sets in the early hours of this morning, so I'm hoping they'll be here on Wednesday.
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Received in today's mail DVDs of "Yanks" and "Love At Stake".
Both are favorites, for very different reasons.
YANKS was a favorite of mine, too (and not just for the obvious.)
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I prefer the score of GODSPELL to the score of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, and I would rather see GODSPELL on stage, too.
The movie of GODSPELL is hard to sit through now, but I did like it in the day.
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Have we mentioned another catastrophic transcription of stage musical to the screen:
THE WIZ.
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Was Kyle Ketelsen the centerfold in this issue?
Four pages!
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This afternoon, lunch got a very late start, and I had company when I got back home, so I only had time for two MURDER SHE WROTE episodes this afternoon.
In the first, Jessica was called to bail out an old student of hers, not a lawyer accused of murder. The student was played by Megan Mullally!
Also in this episode were Denver Pyle, William Moses, Cliff DeYoung, Barbara Bain, and Chuck Connors.
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BK, I just spoke to Josh Clayton and gave him your email address. I think he may send you a resume. He knows Fred Lassen, says his work is good, and that if Fred wanted the job he'd love to play the Keyboard 2 part.
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This afternoon, lunch got a very late start, and I had company when I got back home, so I only had time for two MURDER SHE WROTE episodes this afternoon.
Life can be SO unfair!
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The second one involved a reclusive star actress played by Jean Peters who got inadvertantly tied into a robbery and a murder. Among the guest stars were John McMartin, Michael COnstantine, the very handsome Greg Naughton, and Luci Arnaz playing one half of a very funny Cagney and Lacey parody.
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Life can be SO unfair!
So true, and we ALL manage to deal with it as best we can!
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Just had some really annoying things to deal with - I do wish life would run on a smoother line sometimes.
I did get a mug in the mail - from the place from where I purchased my sunglasses.
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The NYMF guy is out of the office and has been all day - I just asked the gal to reiterate to him what I wrote in my e and left on his voice mail, so hopefully that will get to him and we'll be good to go - she did seem to recognize the title when I said it to her.
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Speaking of Richard Kiley, another guilty pleasure musical film of mine: THE LITTLE PRINCE.
And, as others have mentioned, THE APPLE.
I feel NO guilt at all about THE LITTLE PRINCE; I find it charming.
DR Edisaurus and I are people of impeccable taste lately.
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DR singdaw - Matthew Morrison can give me the Heimlich Maneuver any day! ;)
Get in line, young man!
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"His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free."
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Have we mentioned another catastrophic transcription of stage musical to the screen:
THE WIZ.
A movie that is only watchable for the last half hour.
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I hope FJL takes photos of the casino carpets on the east coast.
DR MusicGuy returns on July 1, I believe.
DR Laura, I visited www.bejane.com today. It's a site about women remodeling things. They have a whole gallery of floors in Europe or somewhere. Reminded me of your casino photos
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A movie that is only watchable for the last half hour.
Not necessarily. I recently watched the whole thing.
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Not necessarily. I recently watched the whole thing.
THE WIZ is not an anamorphic DVD transfer, so it might have looked better if Universal had bothered to do an updated transfer.
I do love Lena Horne in the film.
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At some point over the weekend, Starz broadcast THE NIGHT LISTENER. Yes, it's been out on DVD for months (bk wrote about it after he watched it), but I haven't seen it, and I'll probably do so tonight prior to the beginning of THE CLOSER.
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I'm heading down now a bit earlier than usual. My mail had not come when I came upstairs, so hopefully there will be mail to read and then a few things to tinker with before settling in for the evening's viewing. I cleaned the dining room this morning, so at least I'm free of that chore.
WBBL.
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Not necessarily. I recently watched the whole thing.
So did I.
The charm THE WIZ only happens for me once Mabel King appears on the scene, followed by the ludicrous but lovable strip-tease ballet, Lena Horne and Diana Ross' one-take of "Home."
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I thought I was socializing with my friend Kirk tonight, but the jerk hasn't called all day to confirm it! I'm only bummed because he cancelled last Thursday and suggested tonight. I agreed, so I don't know what's going on.
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Kirk The Jerk. The jerk, Kirk.
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I'm waiting to hear from Joan and Boswell about our meeting time. I suspect it will be around four - I'll go directly from there to the LACC Foundation meeting.
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So did I.
The charm THE WIZ only happens for me once Mabel King appears on the scene, followed by the ludicrous but lovable strip-tease ballet, Lena Horne and Diana Ross' one-take of "Home."
See....different....those are among my least favorite parts of the movie.
My favoite moment: "Be A Lion"
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Does Kirk work? Does Kirk smirk?
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I do love Lena Horne in the film.
I love Lena Horne any time. I've adored her since I was a little, bitty girl.
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It's pretty out.
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It's pretty in.
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I do hope this LACC Foundation meeting isn't endless - they ARE providing dinner, which leads me to believe it will be - I'll bail after a while.
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Will we never get to page nine?
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I'm having an afternoon weary attack.
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Perhaps I'll take a shower and wash off the annoyances of an hour ago.
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There's a cut song from 110 that I recorded with Mr. Ron Raines. It's called Pretty Is. Mr. Tom Jones got a little irked (not much) that Mr. Raines pronounced "pretty" as "purty". I had to remind him that in Mr. Schmidt's demo recording, that's exactly how Mr. Schmidt pronounced it and I liked it so much that I had Ron do it.
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Just got a nice e-mail from proofer two, who said she's really enjoying the new book.
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What am I, doing a monologue?
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I am my own frenzy.
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Least favorite musicals - I'm sad to say that there are many MGM musicals that I'd put on that list. Some of those just don't do it for me and never have - then again, things like Singin' In The Rain and The Bandwagon make up for the ones that don't.
I loathe Lost Horizon, but there's something about it that makes me watch it every now and then - I do like some of the score, too.
Obviously Mame.
I know this one will anger some of our dear readers, but 1776. While I'm grateful that so many of the original company are in the film, for me, Mr. Hunt's direction is lumbering and awkward and everyone is playing to the balcony. I think a good film could have been made but, again, for me, this one isn't it.
Hello, Dolly - there is NOTHING I like about the film version - I can tolerate Matthau and that's it.
Star - another one that will make some unhappy, but I couldn't stand it when it came out, and I can't even get through it now. It was a shocking misfire back then, coming from that creative team.
Rent, The Producers, Dreamgirls - don't like any of 'em.
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Oh, Doctor Dolittle - awful, terrible, some nice songs, but as a viewing experience - excruciating.
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Oh, The Unsinkable Molly Brown - done in by Miss Reynolds - at least for me. She's so annoying and "FEISTY" and then cloying - none of which Miss Tammy Grimes was in the show.
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At long last page nine.
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Oh, At Long Last Love - another one of those imdb wonders where people shout "LOST MASTERPIECE".
It should only remain lost - it was unwatchable when it came out, and it's unwatchable now (literally, since it isn't available on home video).
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I just got the most delightful surprise in today's mail from DR Tomovoz.
THANK YOU, DR Tomovoz!!!!
I can't wait to give them a spin!!! :) :)
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TOD:
Paint Your Wagon.
And I love PAINT YOUR WAGON!
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I just got the most delightful surprise in today's mail from DR Tomovoz.
THANK YOU, DR Tomovoz!!!!
I can't wait to give them a spin!!! :) :)
A pleasure DR ShinDig.
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Just got all the info regarding NYMF, so that's a good sign. There's so much stuff - I really need to hire immediately a line producer/general manager to deal with it, as it make my head want to explode.
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Baz Luhrmann directed the film "Strictly Ballroom", Amy. It's one of his "red curtain" films along with "Romeo and Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge."
Right, I know. DR Elmore was correcting me when I said I didn't like the stage play of MOULIN ROUGE, when I really meant to say LA BOHEME.
I DO like STRICTLY BALLROOM, though.
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It's funny about the film of Godspell - I went to a matinee showing in Westwood when we were in rehearsals for Forget-Me-Not Lane at the Taper. I had a Sunday off, or maybe I had a late call mid-week. For some reason I really enjoyed it and found it quite entertaining and liked the location filming.
I felt the same about GODSPELL and SONG OF NORWAY.
I never liked the movie version of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, although the recent British production is fun in an over-the-top way.
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I'm having trouble with the last question of the Unseemly Trivia Contest.
I have no clue about any of the answers.
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"My Conviction"
Ah. I thought that was usually sung by male actor.
I forgot that it wasn't in the movie. I like that song.
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TOTD:
Guilty pleasures: "A Little Night Music" and "Newsies"
I can not watch AGAIN
Moulin Rouge
J C Superstar
DreamGirls
I like "The Little Prince" a lot.
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That film with Susan Sarandon and Burt Lancaster, screenplay by John Guare, called ATLANTIC CITY!
LOL, Elmore!
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I couldn't get through "The Wiz" but then I disliked it on stage.
I enjoyed "RENT" better as a film - maybe because I could control the volume.
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Off to dog training class
Is this where they teach Sherlock how to train you?
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I have no clue about any of the answers.
Neither do I!!!! :)
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"His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free."
I was glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that one...
Laughing out loud!!! :)
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Oh, Doctor Dolittle - awful, terrible, some nice songs, but as a viewing experience - excruciating.
That was one I loved when I was in HS. And I still love the music. I'd like to see it again...could be another SONG OF NORWAY!
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BTW, DR td - I very much enjoyed my time spent investigating your profile. Thanks for the link!
:)
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Can a head be SWIMMING and EXPLODING at the same time?!?
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The film I found excruciating---although I guess it technically was a musical, it doesn't deserve to be called one:
Woody Allen's EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU. He has no sense of how to film a musical. Ack.
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Woody Allen's EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU. He has no sense of how to film a musical. Ack.
Let us hope he does better with staging an opera.
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TOTD:
Guilty pleasures: "A Little Night Music" and "Newsies"
NEWSIES, yes! Christian Bale and Bill Pullman, love them both.
How about Christian Bale in SWING KIDS? There's a guilty pleasure! "Swing Heil!". But it does have some good dancing numbers...
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Let us hope he does better with staging an opera.
It would HAVE to be better!
(I hope there aren't any fans of this film. I like the actors and the songs chosen, but....)
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(I hope there aren't any fans of this film.)
The Beauty Is...
The world is a diverse place!
And there's no accounting for taste. ;)
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Especially BAD taste.
:)
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We'll be doing at least two numbers from Newsies in our fundraiser show, which, in case I haven't mentioned it, is an evening of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz songs.
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Will we never get to page ten?
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Will this afternoon's work session ever happen?
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Will I be able to hold out, eating-wise, until the LACC meeting and, if so, will I like anything they're serving for dinner?
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Should I just go to Carney's and eat a few hot dogs?
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So it is written, so it shall be done - page ten.
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Will we never get to page eleven?
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I'm REALLY hungry. Maybe I'll have some gross avacado chips. Maybe I won't.
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Maybe I'll go get a filet o' fish. Maybe I won't.
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But I don't think there's any way I'm holding out until 7:00.
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Then again, maybe I will.
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A whole page of ME so far.
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BTW, DR td - I very much enjoyed my time spent investigating your profile. Thanks for the link!
:)
Ooooh! Do I have a stalker? ? ? :D
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And I love PAINT YOUR WAGON!
So do I!
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Ooooh! Do I have a stalker? ? ? :D
Speak a little more loudly into those bushes over there.
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We'll be doing at least two numbers from Newsies in our fundraiser show, which, in case I haven't mentioned it, is an evening of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz songs.
Menken and Schwartz songs (together or separately) would get my hienie into a seat! Can I at least buy a cd of the benefit?
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Speak a little more loudly into those bushes over there.
Remember, we're speaking breathily like Marilyn Monroe. . . .
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Menken and Schwartz songs (together or separately) would get my hienie into a seat! Can I at least buy a cd of the benefit?
YES! I don't know a lot about the economics of these things, but if bk could get the performers to allow it, it seems to me that the production costs wouldn't be all that much more to record the live event, and the CD sales could raise a lot of money for the organization! But I don't know if the mechanical rights make it prohibitive.
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Remember, we're speaking breathily like Marilyn Monroe. . . .
Oh, right...
;)
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Hey, Amy! Your fan letter to Beverley was read on Showtime this weekend. I just finished listening to the show. I try to listen live on Saturday at 5pm but I was busy this weekend so I couldn't listen until just now. It's near the end of the show. She didn't play one of my reviews but she did like your letter. That's nice!
I just listened to her show. That was lovely! I love her voice so much that it was a thrilled hearing her say my name! But she didn't mention how much I liked the contributions of her "man in NY". Maybe she'll mention that before your next segment?
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Oh, Ben, it's also true that I have spent many hours outside on clear nights with my shortwave radio, seeing what I could pick up. (Radio Gabon was always a favorite and came in clearly.)
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So do I!
I think we have the same DVD collection!
I especially love the men's chorus songs and the Reverend.
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Did bk's CD guy ever sohw up? I think I missed that...
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Right, I know. DR Elmore was correcting me when I said I didn't like the stage play of MOULIN ROUGE, when I really meant to say LA BOHEME.
I DO like STRICTLY BALLROOM, though.
Yes, I followed all of that just fine.
But when you wrote...
Baz Luhrman directed MOULIN ROUGE and LA BOHEME, but I was linking him to the other show for some reason.
...I didn't get the impression you were sure why you were linking Luhrmann to "Strictly Ballroom".
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One movie musical I find unwatchable and banal beyond all belief is "Lost Horizon."
I know it has its "defenders".
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CD guy did show up. No work session today - has to be early morning tomorrow.
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Couldn't wait, so went to Gelson's and got a Wolgang Puck chicken casear.
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But when you wrote......I didn't get the impression you were sure why you were linking Luhrmann to "Strictly Ballroom".
Oh, I don't think I originally mentioned STRICTLY BALLROOM. I just said that I didn't like the stage play of MOULIN ROUGE when what I meant to say was LA BOHEME. But thanks for the reminder...I'd like to see STRICTLY BALLROOM again!
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I'm in the process of replacing certain favorite albums with CD's. I have the '70's CANDIDE, but do any DR's favor other versions?
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It's now officially official - The Brain From Planet X is part of the NYMF festival.
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O frabjous day! Callooo---callay!!!
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! :)
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Congratulations BK
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A movie that is only watchable for the last half hour.
I never got that far. ;D
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Oh, I don't think I originally mentioned STRICTLY BALLROOM. I just said that I didn't like the stage play of MOULIN ROUGE when what I meant to say was LA BOHEME. But thanks for the reminder...I'd like to see STRICTLY BALLROOM again!
Oh, I get it now...Elmore was referring to HIS liking "Strictly Ballroom" despite NOT liking "Moulin Rouge" which was never on Broadway.
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Is this where they teach Sherlock how to train you?
;D
Last week we learned how to teach a dog to surf the counter & steal food. It was very entertaining. ;D
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I just listened to her show. That was lovely! I love her voice so much that it was a thrilled hearing her say my name! But she didn't mention how much I liked the contributions of her "man in NY". Maybe she'll mention that before your next segment?
When I heard her mention your name I thought that would be the tie-in to playing one of my segments, but no luck.
She just got a new shipment of reviews so maybe in the next week or so she'll play a segment and mention your letter again.
I did laugh when she mentioned you standing in your yard with a short wave radio ;D
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Thank you DR RowBoat. Tony has just arrived in Oz.
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Well, you'll have to mention THE BRAIN when it's in the festival...maybe she would play a cut from it!
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DR FJL - you have exactly two months to enjoy this avatar....then it's history, boys.
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Great clear pic too David. Much appreciated.
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DR FJL - you have exactly two months to enjoy this avatar....then it's history, boys.
:'( I like this avatar! :)
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I love Strictly Ballroom:
There are NO NEW federation steps!
Liz: What do I want? I'll tell you what I want! I want Ken Railings to walk in here right now, and say 'Pam Shortt's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with YOU!'
[the door flies open. It's Ken]
Ken: Pam Shortt's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with you.
Kylie: That was unexpected.
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Just had a nice e-mail from proofer number two, who loved the book and has her corrections (which she says aren't many) ready for me - so I'll drive out and pick it up after the Joan rehearsal tomorrow.
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My remodeling story:
As you know, we have built a new section onto the theatre - reference rusty spade photo.
Well....because it is attached to the shop end of the original structure, fire laws call for 4 1/2 inches of drywall on the separating wall. And so the NORTH wall of the new structure was built with 4 1/2 inches of drywall.
Inspectors say...NO....there must be 2 1/4 inches of drywall ON EACH SIDE.
So we must now move EVERYTHING out from the south wall of the shop downstairs and the costume loft upstairs, so that 2 1/4 inches of drywall can be put up.
The contractor is assuming the cost for the extra drywall.
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DR Jane, I wasn't fishing for an invitation. But thank you. I doubt we'll be up in Oregon in November, but if we happen to be, we'll give you a call!
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Thank you DRJANE.
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I was watching APOCOLYPTO and ....IF today.....
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Ah, yes, Inspectors. We were not so lucky as to have the contractor pick up the expense for the mistake it made that had to be corrected so we could get our occupancy certificate.
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Gee, it is hard to believe that it was two years ago that we were working on the new church.
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Link to the first week of construction.
It's nearly complete now! ;D
Except for the 2 1/4 inches of drywall.... :P
http://www.putnamcountyplayhouse.com/photo/categories.php?cat_id=97&sessionid=796a9e6a8e1e7c0e88b3c604358e7598 (http://www.putnamcountyplayhouse.com/photo/categories.php?cat_id=97&sessionid=796a9e6a8e1e7c0e88b3c604358e7598)
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Ah, yes, Inspectors. We were not so lucky as to have the contractor pick up the expense for the mistake it made that had to be corrected so we could get our occupancy certificate.
Well DRLAURA.....we all know that churches are rolling in dough and theatres are paupers. ;D
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I love Strictly Ballroom:
There are NO NEW federation steps!
Liz: What do I want? I'll tell you what I want! I want Ken Railings to walk in here right now, and say 'Pam Shortt's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with YOU!'
[the door flies open. It's Ken]
Ken: Pam Shortt's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with you.
Kylie: That was unexpected.
I love Kylie.
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Both the kids are great in that movie.....
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DR JOSE is on the line!!!
DR MBARNUM when do you leave for the Big Apple?
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I like the barn theater!
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Keep my phone number handy in case I have to post bail.
It is already programmed into the cell phone, dear. Just don't forget the American Express card!
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TCB - at which hotel are you staying?
The Flamingo.
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Thanks for the travel vibes!
I haven't been to Atlantic City in close to two years and am looking forward to it.
Are all of the matinee ladies going, Fred, or is it just you?
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Another movie musical ruined by miscasting a central actor: ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Dump Yves Montand, replace him with Robert Goulet (back then), and you would have had a much better film.
Hell, replace him with Elliot Gould and you have a better movie!
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TCM's Gay Images in film continues tonight with TEA AND SYMPATHY, but I'm more interested in STAIRCASE which is being shown at midnight. I've never seen this, and while I understand it's terrible, I'm interested to see what Stanley Donen did with these two male stars in such an offbeat piece of material.
Oh, Matt, are you sure you want to subject yourself to STAIRCASE, especially just before bed?
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What an odd day this has been.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
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I'm comfortably full from my salad, but if there were to be something yummilicious-looking at the meeting, I still have a wee bit o' room left in the old tummy.
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PAGE FOUR HGTV PRIDE DANCE!!!! ;)
Who was that? :P
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From Cilla:Keith would probably get one, except he said only AT&T offer it. We don’t have or want AT&T cell service.
If the phone turns out to be fantastic, maybe we will re-think AT&T. We are pleased with our T-Mobile service but Keith is very unhappy with his Sidekick.
Well, perhaps you should try counseling?
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I wonder what Gerritt Graham is up to?
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We have never seen them.
We would happily go see the show with company & there is now a non-stop flight from Phoenix to Medford. Ashland is about a two day road trip away.
Ashland is a two-day road trip from Medford? On what horse?
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And, yes, "The Brain" was accepted for NYMF. BK will be making phone calls(!) today to get the final details and budget requirements.
Great news!! This is as far as I've caught up to. ::) I had to read ALL of yesterday's posts today. I don't like being that far behind, but I'm a busy guy this week...on many fronts. :)
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Topic of the Day: Ditto. ;)
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I wonder what Gerritt Graham is up to?
Did I ever tell you I worked with Gerritt Graham? I'm sure he doesn't have good memories of Atlanta...he was wounded in action!
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DR MBARNUM when do you leave for the Big Apple?
Too Soon! Too Soon!
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Hell, replace him with Elliot Gould and you have a better movie!
Hell, replace Barbra with Elliot Gould and you'd have a better movie!
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I'm having trouble with the last question of the Unseemly Trivia Contest.
I'm have trouble with every question of the Unseemly Trivia Contest. :-\
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I wonder what Gerritt Graham is up to?
For what role?
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And Congrats to Jose for ACL recognizing his talents...as a pianist/accompanist!!
;D
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I like the barn theater!
It's lots of fun to play in. ;D
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I wonder what Gerritt Graham is up to?
Ask DR RODZINSKI. ;D
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Really liking this episode of THE CLOSER....no shower scene yet....just 14 minutes in.....
Watched some of HEARTLAND....who is that TALL TALL TALL guy?
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I love Strictly Ballroom:
There are NO NEW federation steps!
Liz: What do I want? I'll tell you what I want! I want Ken Railings to walk in here right now, and say 'Pam Shortt's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with YOU!'
[the door flies open. It's Ken]
Ken: Pam Shortt's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with you.
Kylie: That was unexpected.
I LOVE this movie, too!! ;D
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Thank you, Miss Karen!!
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It's funny about the film of Godspell - I went to a matinee showing in Westwood when we were in rehearsals for Forget-Me-Not Lane at the Taper. I had a Sunday off, or maybe I had a late call mid-week. For some reason I really enjoyed it and found it quite entertaining and liked the location filming. Then I didn't see it for twenty years, and I was shocked to watch it and realize just how awful it is. I could barely get through it. But if I were like all those imdb yokels, I'd go on there and say "MASTERPIECE" - I saw it when it came out and LOVED it, and therefore I LOVE it now." So much of the moviegoing experience is tied to how you were feeling at the time you saw things - what your mood was, how your life was, etc.
Also, experience as a movie-goer. If someone doesn't know what a good movie is supposed to be like (and you certainly do, BK), that person doesn't realize that they're really watching crap.
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Wet wet wet shower.....chest hair.....wet wet....towel.....
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As MR BK wrote......loving Lucy and loving Mame are two different things....
I really like MAME the movie......with all it's faults....it's kind of like loving The Elephant Man...the person NOT the movie....
BUT that said - Rosalind Russell IS Auntie Mame. The End. IMHO
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Everybody must be watching THE CLOSER. Or at Splash.
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Five Broadway shows has grosses last week of over One Million Dollars, they say.
Top Price for Young Frankenstein - $401, they say.
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:'( I like this avatar! :)
So do I!!
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I'm off to rehearsal! Until later!
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Everybody must be watching THE CLOSER. Or at Splash.
Or they are watching THE CLOSER at Splash?
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DR Jane, I wasn't fishing for an invitation. But thank you. I doubt we'll be up in Oregon in November, but if we happen to be, we'll give you a call!
I know that. We would enjoy your company :)
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Thanks DR JEANNE.
Boy Kyra surely knows how to kick butt and take names.
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I like the barn theater!
Me too. :)
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Well, perhaps you should try counseling?
You have experienced AT&T cell service ;D
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Tickets $9!!
Come see me in THE FANTASTICKS in August or THE SUNSHINE BOYS (I hope) in September.
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Page 13 Putnam County Playhouse Before Siding Dance. ;D
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Nice photo.
'night.
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You can sit here. ;D
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Night DR JANE....I am off myself.
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Things to do:
http://members.fortunecity.com/wavjunky/swl-c/crupload.wav (http://members.fortunecity.com/wavjunky/swl-c/crupload.wav)
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Monday evening greetings! Another long day at the ALA conference. I had fundraising sessions 10:30-12 and 1:30-3 and managed to complete the exhibit hall in between. The second session was Fabulous - wish I could go back and implement it within my library - fat chance. Had another surprise chat with one of my best grad school friends before going to the awards ceremony to clap for my coworker. I'm glad I did that, because no one else from our library system bothered to show up ::)
DH Richard and I took the Metro back here to Crystal City and rested for a bit before walking up the block to Legal Sea Food for a nice dinner - I had the chopped Greek salad and an appetizer portion of fried clams - perfect.
I'm about to turn in for the night, because I have to be at the Foundation Center-Washington by 9am tomorrow. When that meeting ends at noon, the business portion of this trip will be over and I can shift into vacation mode.
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Congrats bk!
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What song did Charlotte Rae sing/not sing?
My Conviction. It would had been at the party where I Got Life was sung
Elmoore beat me to it
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Ginny, your conference doesn't sound near as much fun as Cillaliz's was. Where is the spa treatment???? Where are the fireworks????
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That film with Susan Sarandon and Burt Lancaster, screenplay by John Guare, called ATLANTIC CITY!
And most of it was filmed in Montreal. the appartment building where they lived is on Sherbrooke Street west of Guy. My friend lived in the building and for as long as he lived there the door to "Kate Reid's" apartment remained as in was seen in the film. All the other doors remained the same.
I even work on another film that was based on the same source material. While it was being filmed in was called The Neighbor. It was changed because of the John Belushi film neighbors. It was then changed to The Man in 5F (or something like that) After the movie was completed in was seize buy some bank for non payment of a loan. It was eventually released as Killing Them Softly
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Have we mentioned another catastrophic transcription of stage musical to the screen:
THE WIZ.
I thought the concept of NYC being Oz was great. The production & costume design by Tony Walton was great,
Diana Ross was a BIG mistake. I even tollerated Michael Jackson. I could have done without the extra music by Quincy Jones, but that wasn't too bad
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We'll be doing at least two numbers from Newsies in our fundraiser show, which, in case I haven't mentioned it, is an evening of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz songs.
Will it also include Ashman lyrics to Menken stage music as oppsosed to Disney music?
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Will we ever get to page 15???
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Wow five postings in a row!!
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I also liked Paint Your Wagon which could be considered an original. It is nothing like the stage version except for the score
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I did not mind Paint your wagon.
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Will we never get to page nine?
Surely.
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I also liked Paint Your Wagon which could be considered an original. It is nothing like the stage version except for the score
Since I didn't have time to spend on the Saturday trivia question.......
I was uploading Lost Horizon to my computer and notice a connection to another 60's film musical based on a semi successful stage hit. I would think it would fall into the obscure trivia question category. Lost Horizon has at least two connections to that 60's musical. What are they?
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I did not mind Paint your wagon.
You broke my posting streak! :-(
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Will we never get to page ten?
Soon (a Sondheim reference).
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Will we never get to page eleven?
Ten has just arrived.
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Oh, Matt, are you sure you want to subject yourself to STAIRCASE, especially just before bed?
It's recording now, but I won't watch it until tomorrow. Also BOYS IN THE BAND (which I already have on videotape) and VICTIM.
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You broke my posting streak! :-(
I'm sorry!
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Will we never get to page twelve?
It's next!
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I was discussing musicals and movies at work today and one of my student workers abhors WEST SIDE STORY...
I like it..
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I began my evening with a MURDER SHE WROTE episode. This is the one where Dale Robertson proposes marriage to Jessica. Also guest starring is David Birney.
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Will we ever get to page 15???
Is there an echo in here or is bk hiding in the corner?
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I'm in the process of replacing certain favorite albums with CD's. I have the '70's CANDIDE, but do any DR's favor other versions?
All of them. :)
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Next, I watched THE NIGHT LISTENER. Perhaps Maupin's book was exciting or intriguing, but all I could think of while watching Robin Williams rushing around like a person of limited intelligence was HOW STUPID and NAIVE the character was. I got really irritated by some of the bone-headed decisions he made during the film.
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When it was over, I had some time before THE CLOSER started, so I flipped over to TNT on Demand (which is free on my cable service), and watched a five minute interview with Kyra which was very entertaining and informative. It seems to have been filmed for season 2 (clips from season 2 are featured). Anyway, enjoyable.
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Page Fourteen Ron Weasley Dance!!!
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Also had time to start a 1994 made-for-TV movie I found on Demand: MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS with Timothy Busfield and Stephen Lang. Only got about 15 minutes in, but it looks OK.
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THE CLOSER had a top notch episode.
SPOILER
but I really despaired over the falling out between Brenda and Sergeant Gabriel. I hope their relationship can be repaired because I love them together. Of course, even friends can fight on occasion and so can work partners, so hopefully, when he realizes she was doing her job properly, he can be magnanimous.
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I spent the last hour of the evening watching the first 3/4 of SEMPER FI, the docudrama about the gay Marine Jeff Key. Part stage performance and part documentary film, he's not the greatest actor on the planet, but his story did hold my interest.
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I'll finish these concluding parts of MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS and SEMPER FI tomorrow before starting on STAIRCASE and other items on the DVR.
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Back from a short and sweet LACC Foundation meeting, so that was good. I msut finish watching a motion picture on DVD right now, but first, I need some thoughts on the following:
On one of those boards, there is a slight discussion of the song Fifty Percent from Ballroom, which Joan Ryan is doing (her act one closer). A couple of people hate the song and feels it totally ruins audience identification with the character of Bea Asher. To which I say, horse pucky - the world is not a simple place and there are all kinds of relationships. Bea makes a decision to have a relationship with a married man, one who most likely is not happy, but for whatever reason can't leave his marriage. The song blatantly says that you sometimes don't have a choice who you fall in love with, you just fall (when you fall, you fall) and that, for her, at this time in her life, having fifty percent of her fella is better than having one hundred percent of anybody else. For me, it's a moving song, a song of almost-defiance, and a positive song for the character.
Joan has fought me on this song since the beginning, because it doesn't relate to her. She does it wonderfully and I'm pretty positive it will work very well - and we've gone to great lengths in the setup to distance it from her personally - it's in a relationship block of songs (all different kinds - the good, the bad, and the ugly) and she references the movie and the character and how for the character an unconventional relationship obviously works for her.
What think you all?
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It is a GREAT song and I "believe" it. We all make compromises in our lives and relationships. This one works for her. Some people stay in seemingly very bad relationships because it is better to have a relationship than not. This is a mature woman who has experienced life and makes a sensible compromise that works for both parties.
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DR Ginny, when I arrived home today there was a fun package in my mailbox from you! Thanks so much, it gave me a chuckle..
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It is a GREAT song and I "believe" it. We all make compromises in our lives and relationships. This one works for her. Some people stay in seemingly very bad realtionships because it is better to have a relationship than not. This is a mature woman who has experienced life and makes a sensible compromise that works for both parties.
This is exactly how I feel. One of the yokels on that board goes so far as to say that it killed Ballroom. And, of course, one cannot present any other point of view to said yokel, because only his view of the world counts and only he can be right.
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As someone who accepted fifty percent in a relationship once (and lived to regret it), the song is brilliant in that moment of decision (not knowing what the future will hold). I think she'd be very foolish to abandon it.
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And now, I'm off to bed.
Good night!
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This is exactly how I feel. One of the yokels on that board goes so far as to say that it killed Ballroom. And, of course, one cannot present any other point of view to said yokel, because only his view of the world counts and only he can be right.
Maybe the yokel is identifying too much with the wife?
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DtM - our salt water taffy of chocie was James' which is sold by Fralinger's.
https://www.seashoretaffy.com/
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I had a lucky thing happen today.
Last week, someone put a flyer in our mailbox for a yellow lab/golden retriever that escaped near our house next to the loft. We looked for it during the week but no luck.
Today when I went to the coffee shop, I noticed handwritten "lost dog" signs. No description, and it was about a mile from where the dog escaped. The coffee girl said she'd seen these signs in her neighborhood which actually described the dog as a yellow/golden. I called the folks who put up the posters, and also called the numbers of the flyers and gave each the other's numbers. The guy I talked to sounded like he was going to cry.
This afternoon, a woman called me to say she was going to pick up Layla from the girl who had rescued her. She had escaped while her owner stopped at the office across the street from our house---he was on his way to Oregon to be best man in his brother's wedding, and couldn't stay to find her so the office people said they would take care of things for him. The office lady was very happy because Layla was not from the area and got lost quickly.
Knowing I had a small part in reuniting them gave me a great start to the day.
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We wenmt into that taffy shop because (a) it is an adorable shop right along the boardwalk; and (b) their slogan is that their taffy is (I swear I am quoting) "cut to fit the mouth."
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Just in case anyone think that me or team Closer is responsible for these ridiculously hypey spots that networks make us do "you won't believe what happens next"...blahblahblah... we are being forced to because they test well. So blame the test audience yokels.
And now I've reache the end of my broadcast day...
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I hope I can visit Coney Island before it gets all condo-ized.
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We did walk the length of the boardwalk of Atlantic City. The area where the fire had been was blocked off and there were a couple of local news vans there.
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No casino carpet photos, alas.
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So, did you take photos of the boardwalk?
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For those who like to play slots but don't really want to gamble, I strongly recommend the "Penny Pavilion" at the stunning Tropicana Atlantic City - the penny section included both penny and nickel games, and is thus a bit misleading, but it was loads of fun.
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No photos at all. No cameras!
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I think the yokel has his world view and nothing can interfere with it - it doesn't really matter about Bea Asher or her feelings and needs - to this yokel the song is demeaning, she's a tramp and a lowlife for making her decision and, as he put it, that's all there is to it, period.
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Will we never get to page fifteen? Happy to say that I have once again finished the notes early.
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you sometimes don't have a choice who you fall in love with, you just fall (when you fall, you fall)
It is very true ;D
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Good Evening!
Back from spending a lovely evening with DR MusicGuy. We ate - Stand (burgers, shoestring fries, onion rings, beer and wine). We watched musical theatre video clips - Splash (and I guess it really has been a couple of months since I was last there - there were a lot of "new" videos in the rotation).
And then since they're continuing track work on the A and D lines, it took a me a little longer to get back uptown than expected. However, the wait time was long, but the trip up wasn't too bad since the A was running Express again tonight (when it usually runs Local).
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DR elmore - Lunch tomorrow?
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As for "Fifty Percent"... I used to play for one of DC's "Divas" and she would sing "Fifty Percent" whenever she would perform for a Gay/Lesbian event. It actually works in that context (in regards to gay marriage or the lack thereof). Consequently, whenever I hear the song now, that's what comes to mind. In any case...
I do like the song. A lot. However, it can come across as sort of a downer. It is a very dramatic song. If Joan is still having reservations about it, is there another number you could add to the set to make it more "up"?
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DR FJL - So, did you win anything playing the slots?
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bk - If you need a choreographer, my roommate, Jim, is pretty good. He works at Broadway Dance Center, and teaches one of their "Dance for Musical Theatre" classes. *And since he's at BDC, he also may be able to provide you with some studio space in their brand spanking-new facility.
*I also have an MD or two to recommend to you.
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DR Ginny - Enjoy the final hours of your conference!
*And if you want a real nice dinner, I highly recommend taking a cab over to Shirlington and dining at Carlyle. Truly one of my favorite restaurants. Period. The cab fare will be worth it once you have their Flourless Chocolate Waffle for dessert. :)
OH - 703-931-0777
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DR Ginny - If you want to stay closer to the hotel, I still do highly recommend Lebanese Taverna at Pentagon Row (it's the other mall "behind" Pentagon City Mall). -And your hotel may even have a shuttle to the mall.
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Jose, can you please e me their numbers? Thanks! As to Joan and Fifty Percent, I have finally drummed it into her head that the number isn't a downer at all, but a positive and UP sentiment by a woman who has made a choice and isn't just settling, but is adamant that her choice is the right one and a happy one. That's how Loudon plays it, and that's how Joan's playing it (even more so) and it really works that way. But, if you tip it in the downer direction, it's bathetic and doesn't work.
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Are we still on page fifteen?
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I'll bet we make it to page sixteen.
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I think I can, I think I can, I think, I think, I think I can...
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Life is anyone's guess
It's a constant surprise
Though you don't plan to fall in love
When you fall, you fall
I'd rather have fifty percent of him
Or any percent of him
Than all of anybody else at all
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I forgot I recorded the song with that weird woman, Miss Helen Reddy.
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Even in Oz she is considered weird.
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I think Ms Reddy now dwells on Norfolk island which is somewhat of a tax haven. One of her fellow residents on the island is the author of The Thorn Birds - which was made into a movie with a so miscast DR Kildare.
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I am tired
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I'll bet we make it to page sixteen.
Are you going to delay until we do?
;)