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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both cool and jazzy, and now it is time for you to post until the cool and jazzy cows come home - they're having mellow grooves and well as mellow MOOves.
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And the word of the day is: DEUTERAGONIST!
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TOTD:
Charade
Mr Lucky
Peter Gunn
The Sweetheart Tree
Pie In The Face Polka
It Had Better Be Tonight
Whistling Away The Dark
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I also like Mr Mancini's versions of themes from :
Nicholas & Alexandra
Romeo & Juliet
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Ahhh...after a good hour of yoga, it's time for me to pack it up and go to bed. 'Night, all!
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Good to have you back here DR Jason. Goodnight.
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both cool and jazzy, and now it is time for you to post until the cool and jazzy cows come home - they're having mellow grooves and well as mellow MOOves.
Do they know MOOn River?
der Brucer
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Fashion News from LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-men3july3-pg,0,7772639.photogallery?coll=la-home-middleright)
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-07/30923030.jpg)
DIOR HOMME: Roomy-legged, blousing pants were shown by several designers, including Kris Van Assche for Dior.
(Jacques Brinon / AP)
These are duds for straight guys?
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-07/30923156.jpg)
GALLIANO: The baggy look, in a military dreamscape.
(Jacques Brinon / AP)
I want to see someone wear this on a NYC subway! (Or in the check-in line at JFK airport!)
der Brucer
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And the word of the day is: DEUTERAGONIST!
One who thinks the Torah should be one book shorter!
We should have a Tetrateuch.
der Brucer
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We had an amazing number of correct guesses for the Unseemly Trivia Contest. Here was the question, which I thought was a real baffler:
This revival of a play by a well-known playwright (but not one of the playwright's most well-known plays, at least to me) eked out a mere three months, despite its illustrious company of players. But, what makes this production fascinating is that its director would soon direct a wildly successful musical, and its cast, save for three people, had or would all star in classic Broadway musicals. This play also had incidental music by a composer who would go on to write the music for the wildly successful musical that this revival's director would soon direct. All but one of the people who had or would star in classic musicals would win Tony Awards for their performances.
Name the play and the author.
Name the cast members who had or would go onto star in classic musicals, name the musicals, and name the Tony winners.
Name the director and the musical he would soon direct.
Name the composer who wrote the incidental music and who would soon write the score to the successful musical that the director would soon direct.
Apparently, it wasn't a real baffler, and here are the answers:
Too True To Be Good by George Bernard Shaw
Glynis Johns, A Little Night Music Tony Winner
Robert Prestion, The Music Man Tony Winner
Cyril Ritchard, Peter Pan, Tony Winner
David Wayne, Finian's Rainbow, Tony Winner
Ray Middleton, Annie Get Your Gun
Albert Marre, Man Of La Mancha
Mitch Leigh
We had correct guesses from the likes of Dan the Man, Jbelles, Jed, Noel, FJL, Jeffrey Kaufman, and Michael Shayne. I put all those names into our handy-dandy Electronic Hat, which randomly chose Jed as our High Winner. So, if Jed will send his address, he will receive a sparkling prize. Congratulations to ALL our winners!
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late posting, as ususal. Favorite Mancini is Whistling away the Dark, which i first heard , not in the movie, but at a Julie Andrews concert in Detroit, with Jay Johnston as her opening act. If I'm sad, that song cheers me up; If I'm already cheerful, it keeps me cheerful. Miss Andrews vocal is my desert island song.
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Hi, Honey, I'm home!
It is about 4:15 a.m. (Left Coast Time). I just arrived back at the house from Las Vegas. I see that I have a lot of catching up to do.
I am off to bed (alone). I have truly missed all of you. More later.
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Hi, Lar!
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Welcome back, DR TCB! And good morning, all!
As I type this, Mr Kevin Spirtas is singing "The World of Tomorrow." As for today, I have an appointment at 9, which I believe wil go well, then a trip to a locksmith, followed up by my arrival at the violated Toyland; I hope the door is still in place and nothing else is missing.
I had an email from my bass playing friend Kirk and he and I are getting together around 8 tonight for a nosh and some dish. I haven't seen him since his trip to Italy, so there's bound to be some good gossip.
I'm a bit ambivalent about Mr Mancini. While I love a lot of his music, I remember his work best from the albums of his music that aren't exactly soundtracks: "Punch and Judy" in CHARADE is one of my favorite tracks on the recording but it's hardly heard in the film. On the other hand, I find his arrangements of others' work often kitschy and badly dated.
TOD: Charade
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Pink Panther
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Welcome home, DR TCB - it is good to see your smiling face!
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DRs Tomovoz and DearReaderLaura - thank you for the bird and cat pictures! :)
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DR elmore3003:
***GOOD RESULTS VIBES***
from your doctors today!
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Good Morning all.
I had to catch up. There was quite a bit to read this morning. I wasn't able to get on after work yesterday but I'm all caught up now.
Glad to hear that Donald is just taking an extended vacation. Sorry for the misinterpretation. It did sound like an extended goodbye to me. Glad to know the truth.
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***CONGRATULATIONS***
to GREAT AUNT DR Cillaliz!!!!
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It took a long time to catch up and now I must wash up.
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Dear Animals Boo and Fletcher are cute as buttons! :)
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A big HHW welcome to D[ear] R[eader] 3DDiffusion! We are glad to have you join our merry band.
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Glad to know DR TCB is back safely.
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I'm too late for the Good morning to DR Ben. Hope the morning was good Ben.
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Good Morning DRs Elmore and ColSlaw.
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Word of the day looks like an anagram for a neuted dragon. (or the obvious Cats reference).
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Good evening, DR Tomovoz. :)
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I'm back. Good Morning Tom. The morning looks as if it will be a good one. We have nice weather and tomorrow the office is closed.
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I'll go to the Greenmarket tomorrow morning, instead of at lunch time. Then we will head to Brooklyn for a 4th of July rooftop celebration and Thursday I will be back at the office.
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Welcome back to TCB. Now we need pictures and dish.
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So Barnum made it to the reservoir and lived to tell the tale (although we haven't yet heard from him, hmmm)
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Oh, my those Levain cookies are dangerously good. Thanks again Jose for the stash from Saturday.
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Welcome back TCB. Glad that you didn't stay in Veags.
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I'm flying to Minneapolis tonight. My DH and I are giving a fund-raiser cabaret concert on Friday in his hometown to raise money for their local arts center to purchase a Steinway grand.
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Glad that you didn't stay in Veags.
But the tales of his exploits did!
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A report from the
Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/US/MN/Minneapolis.html)
No, not that one from the 60s and 70s. This phrase takes on a new meaning.
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Singdaw, you're racking up the miles. Hope you plan to do something fun with all those airline points.
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Throw your hat on Mary's corner for me.
The first time Ant and I went to Minneapolis he went down to the corner of 7th Street and the Nicollet Mall and threw his hat in the air just like MTM. Unfortunately that corner has changed. Dayton's no longer exists. Oh, well. Life goes on.
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We also drove over to Mary's first house, not the second one which was an apartment complet just a couple of blocks from the West Bank of the U of M campus. The first one where Rhoda lived on the top floor and Mary had the amazing studio. It was hard to recognize because they had painted it and the trees had grown so much that they hid many of the features of the house.
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Glad to know DR TCB is back safely.
Ain't it the truth?!?!?
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Marry merry Mary!
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Wow! Twenty-three pages last night and there wasn't even an awards show! A whole slew of subject matter--return of DRs (welcome back Noel and Jason!) and the first appearance of a new one (welcome to brand-spanking new DR 3DDiffusion!) Birth (Congrats to Great Aunt DR Cillaliz!) and death (so sad about DD (Dear Diva Beverly Sills.)
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Welcome back from Vega$, DR TCB!
Congrats to DR Jed on his Unseemly Trivia Contest win!
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TOD:
The Obvious:
Breakfast At Tiffanys
Wait Until Dark (must remember to order that one)
Charade
The Pink Panther
Peter Gunn
Days of Wine and Roses
And the not so obvious:
That's Entertainment
The Theme from Newhart
The Theme from the NBC Mystery Movie
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TOD: Well, it may not be a GREAT score, but I enjoy Victor/Victoria.
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My iPod is acting up this morning--it refuses to link up with iTunes and keeps clicking and pretty much locks up my PC. The usual remedy for this is give it a good hard smack down on a hard surface (this is actually what is recommended on a number of iPod help sites), but it doesn't seem to doing the job today. I guess Apple has sent out the self-destruct signal to the older models.
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TOD: Well, it may not be a GREAT score, but I enjoy Victor/Victoria.
Thematically speaking, it's quite probably a great score; Leslie Bisquick's lyrics are sometimes insufferable. "Cat and Mouse" is one of my favorite Mancini compositions.
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A new nephew....sleeping dogs and acrobatic cats.
HHW is the place to be!!
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I really like Mancini's score for OKLAHOMA CRUDE.
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR
I like the themes in HATARI!
Scores for THE MOLLY MAGUIRES and THE HAWAIIANS.
Songs:
"The Sweetheart Tree"
"The Girl in No Man's Land"
"Whistling Away the Dark"
"The Days of Wine and Roses"
"The Pink Panther Theme"
"Dear Heart"
"Two for the Road"
Albums:
HIGH TIME
CHARADE
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
OKLAHOMA CRUDE
THE GREAT RACE
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TOD
The Pink Panther Theme
Whistling away The Dark
Crazy World
Moon River
Two For The Road
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Flying vibes for DR SINGDAW and DH on their excursion to the Middle West....upper!
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The hair featured in THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X at THE ACORN was first modeled by Miss Allison Hayes in publicity pictures for the Allied Artists release THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960).
;D
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I ended up with a bad cold from rehearsal last night.
I am not pleased with the first evening's results, but that's okay. You cannot direct a musical sitting down. And if you are going to use the prompt book for your blocking, make sure that your script is the same as the one we have, and be MORE prepared....or even a little prepared.
Hopefully tonight will be better.
Yes DR RODZINSKI.....rock rock rock.
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Good morning. That is all.
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Good morning!
The cool continues unabated, and I'm loving it. I'm sure it will heat up enough today that I'll have to close the doors and windows and turn the A/C back on, but for now, I'm blissful.
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I can't think of ANY Mancini scores that I don't like.
My favorites:
PETER GUNN
MR. LUCKY
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
CHARADE
THE GREAT RACE
TWO FOR THE ROAD
DARLING LILI
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I have that Allison Janney film to watch this afternoon, but the rest of the day looks free for movies and/or TV that are stacked in piles. I might pick TROG for a film. I may begin the first season of VERONICA MARS for TV.
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I do have Kathy Griffin's MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST on tonight, but I've enjoyed speeding through the many, many commercials that Bravo airs, so I probably won't watch it until tomorrow.
I still have the final episode of STUDIO 60 that I haven't gotten to.
I see that I recorded BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS off the Fox Movie Channel. I didn't buy the DVD set when it came out, so I may watch this again just to remind myself how truly awful it is. (I know several folks here are big fans of the movie. Please don't take offense.)
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TOD: Well, it may not be a GREAT score, but I enjoy Victor/Victoria.
So do I. BK may be enjoying his cool jazz (to keep him relaxed this busy week), but I especially like the hot jazz number in V/V.
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So, DR MATTH, now that you've watched WOMAN IN THE DUNES again, do you think it'll stay with you? :)
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I hadn't realized until I read today's posts just how many movies Mancini scored or how big a contribution to American music he made.
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TOD:
THE GREAT RACE
and
HIGH TIME
plus some of the obvious stuff.
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Good morning DRs...... I too was sad to hear about the death of dear Bev Sills. I always admired that she was a great singer, and yet remained a vibrant lady with a great sense of humor.
Hi Ben..... Hi Elmo, sorry about your office being violated!... And I wonder if dear Jose fell asleep last night, and left his computer logged on here??
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I shall soon be washing my oatmeal bowl. -Which is also tinged purple due to the addition of some blueberries (and a splash of skim milk and a generous dash of cinnamon).
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TOD:
theme from Two For The Road
Whistling Away The Dark ..... but i have just the opposite reaction than the one stated earlier. I can often have a good cry listening to that song.
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And I wonder if dear Jose fell asleep last night, and left his computer logged on here??
Hmm... I'm pretty sure I logged off last night, but I'm here now.
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Today I used dried cranberries (from Trader Joe's) and half a banana in my oatmeal.
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DR Rodzinski - So... Levain cookies: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
;)
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And good morning to you... and your bowl dear Jose......and a pat on your po-po !
(Well, it wouldn't be such a bad way to start the day :)
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I had Special K with strawberries. It is too hot here for oatmeal.
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And let is be known that I did not
enable bring DR Jason a piece of Monkey Cake from Amy's Bread last night. He walked those three blocks all by himself!
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Hi Ben......I just noticed that if you read the "quote" under your avatar, it comes out sounding Swedish (at least to me).
And Ant looked just as cute as ever at our breakfast soiree last weekend! :)
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Ditto.
;)
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DR MusicGuy, did you see the photo of Kitty Lyn in last night's posts?
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DR Rodzinski - So... Levain cookies: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
;)
I ain't eaten 'em yet. There was half a tuna salad sandwich and some cheesecake sitting in my fridge as well. That took precedence.
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He is still hanging around after all these years.
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I ain't eaten 'em yet. There was half a tuna salad sandwich and some cheesecake sitting in my fridge as well. That took precedence.
Dear Rodz..... Oh child of the misguided -- forego the tuna and other stuff, and proceed directly to the Levain !!
You gotta trust me.......
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I have a terrible cold today. Whew!
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Now I want a tuna sandwich.
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Hi Ben......I just noticed that if you read the "quote" under your avatar, it comes out sounding Swedish (at least to me).
And Ant looked just as cute as ever at our breakfast soiree last weekend! :)
I should get a new avatar wearing Sandra's Swedish Chef Hat!
And Ant thinks you look ever dashing and suave!
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The advantage to not eating them yesterday is I still have them today, my good people.
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A little weatherbug tells me that the dew point is 53 degrees. MusicGuy and I know what THAT means. The Monsoon may be coming soon!
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For those of you who direct or work in little theatres.....at the end of the show, who is responsible for the cleaning/dry cleaning of the costumes you used if they belong to the group or theatre?
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DR MusicGuy, did you see the photo of Kitty Lyn in last night's posts?
Hi dear DR Laura.... yes I did see the picture, and thanks for posting "me." If I knew how to reprint the picture here, I was going to put a caption on it that said......"...does this fur make my ass look fat?"
I thought Kitty Kerry was a much sleeker looking feline.
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I had Special K with strawberries. It is too hot here for oatmeal.
I eat oatmeal in the cool air-conditioned atmosphere of my office. We have a lounge/kitchen area with a cooking area so to avoid waking up Anthony I take my breakfast to the office. I then browse the newspaper (on-line) and catch up on e-mail, etc. It's all very civilized.
I also eat the oatmeal every day because it helps with my cholesterol. It's one of the few advertising slogans that seems to hold some truth.
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I have to be a little productive today, so...
Bye Ben ..... bye Rodz..... bye Laura,..... bye Jack,..... bye Dan....
and bye Jose..... have a great day!
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I put raspberries and blackberries in my Cheerios this morning. I had a coupon for two containers of berries for $2.98 at Shop-Rite last night.
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Bye, Lyn.
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If I knew how to reprint the picture here, I was going to put a caption on it that said......"...does this fur make my ass look fat?"
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Bye, bye, DR MusicGuy!
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A Coupon for Berries
It sounds like a Margaret O'Brien movie.
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Who would star in TOO HOT FOR OATMEAL?
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~~~~~COLD, COLD, GO AWAY VIBES FOR DR JRAND~~~~~
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A summer cold is a different animal.
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Who would star in TOO HOT FOR OATMEAL?
Traci Lords and Ron Jeremy?
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So, DR MATTH, now that you've watched WOMAN IN THE DUNES again, do you think it'll stay with you? :)
It may stay with me longer because of the nightmare I had the night after I watched the DVD.
Undoubtedly, one of the world's masterpieces.
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Well, I was thinking more along the line of Fay Bainter and Thomas Mitchell but okay...
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LOL Laura!
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A summer cold is a different animal.
Ugly animal. Ooooooh!
'Cause it hits you in the summer, when you're least expecting it to!
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A diffrent animal:
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~~~~~COLD, COLD, GO AWAY VIBES FOR DR JRAND~~~~~
Thanks to DR JOSESPIANO and others for the vibes.... ;D
I wonder if DR MBARNUM got back to his carriage house? :D
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I'm up, I'm up. I feel an allergy attack coming on, so I think I'll nip it in the bud or, at the very least, but it in the nip.
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Isn't it odd that the 4th of July is on a Wednesday. I don't even know how to process that.
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Exercise time
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TOD
Nicholas and Alexandra
Romeo and Juliet
Breakfast at Tiffany
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I'm flying to Minneapolis tonight. My DH and I are giving a fund-raiser cabaret concert on Friday in his hometown to raise money for their local arts center to purchase a Steinway grand.
DArn, too bad it was not the end of July, we could have met up....
I am in Fargo.
Where in Mpls is your event?
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Fourth of July on a Wednesday = One big useless work week.
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I forgot about the PInk Panther theme
I did not know he did the Entertainment Tonight theme.
It is rather amazing his contributions to American music.
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LOL Laura!
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Well, I have a turkey breast in the oven, so I need to head down and check on it. Still has about 40 minutes to bake.
WBBL.
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I ain't eaten 'em yet. There was half a tuna salad sandwich and some cheesecake sitting in my fridge as well. That took precedence.
I hate to disappoint you, Rodzinski...I think it was chicken salad with onions.
And just to clarify - DR Jose did NOT enable me last night...I went and got the cake by my very own self. I figured it into my points for the day, so I was well within my points allowance. And it was gooo-ooood! ;D
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Where in Mpls is your event?
DR DakotaCelt - it is actually in Fairmont, a good piece south of the Twin Cities; on the Iowa border.
Darn! :(
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TOD: I don't really know from Mancini scores. Well, I do, but just the obvious ones that have already been named here.
I'm currently listening to RAGS if anyone's interested.
And I developed a cold sore overnight. I'm not happy about that.
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And I developed a cold sore overnight.
And that's what comes from men and women dancing! ;)
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Singdaw, are you a cabaret singer?
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***FEEL BETTER VIBES***
to DRs JRand56 and Jason!!
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Singdaw, are you a cabaret singer?
Well, I will be on Friday! :-\
I make most of my side income singing in churches and synagogues, but I like singing theater and cabaret music most of all!
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Some people are taking off Monay through Wednesday. Some people are taking off Wednesday through Friday. But mentally, most people seem to be taking off the whole week.
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Hmmm.
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Wow! Twenty-three pages last night and there wasn't even an awards show! A whole slew of subject matter--return of DRs (welcome back Noel and Jason!) and the first appearance of a new one (welcome to brand-spanking new DR 3DDiffusion!) Birth (Congrats to Great Aunt DR Cillaliz!) and death (so sad about DD (Dear Diva Beverly Sills.)
..and Monkey cakes, Levain cookies and pats on po-pos (or is the plural po-poes?) -- or are those subjects from the day before .. or maybe today ... you can't leave this site for a second or then it's lost and confused -- or dazed and confused -- in Kritzerland .... so many posts, so little time ...
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So what are you singing in your cabaret show?
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The topic of the day has nothing to do with the Topic of the Day around here.
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Hello, folks!
I'm back at the cabin - gardening (weeding) up a storm, and holding the firm intention to finish up my Independent Study papers (a carload@!) and email them in by July 15. Lotsa people up here for the week, so I must be firm about doing homework. It's gawjus here, jes gawjus.
NYMTFest folks - huzzah, and best vibes for fundraising...
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Singdaw, are you a cabaret singer?
or lounge singer?
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Hi Penny! Where is the cabin? I can't remember.
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So what are you singing in your cabaret show?
Well, actually, DR DearReaderLaura - it was kind of interesting putting the program together. I tried to balance my penchant for the intereting & obscure with comedy and crowd-pleasers, so I've got a bit of everything: Berlin, Lerner & Loewe, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bock & Harnick, Larry Grossman, Clark Gesner, Mitch Leigh, Hoagy Carmichael, Maltby & Shire, Craig Carnelia, Maury Yeston, Lane & Harburg, plus a bunch of cute comedy novelties. It should be fun.
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or lounge singer?
Yeah, that's the ticket! :)
A louche lounger!
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It sounds like you are singing a little bit of everyone.
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a little bit of everyone.
As they kept repeating at the 2007 Tonys: There's a little bit of Broadway in everyone! :)
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It's lunchtime in NY, so I can't make telephonic calls, but I must speak with the potential general manager, who was supposed to send me something via e-mail yesterday and, of course, didn't.
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And I have a rehearsal at eleven, a meeting at two, so I'm hoping I can find the time to make the call.
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time to make the call.
Time to Make the Call.
That would be a good title for...
Something. :)
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And I have a rehearsal at eleven, a meeting at two, so I'm hoping I can find the time to make the call.
You can do anything you put that Teddy-coiffed head of yours to doing (inspirational speaker reference)
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I hate to disappoint you, Rodzinski...I think it was chicken salad with onions.
No disappointment. It was good, whatever it was!
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Tuesday greetings from Ohio! DH Richard and I had a smooth flight back to Cincinnati yesterday evening. We are settling back in here at home, but my first order of business was a visit to the doctor. Those who were around me this past weekend know that I sound consumptive (Richard said the airline folks would hear me cough and think I had TB!). Dr. Frazer gave me Zyrtec and a new nasal spray, which he said should help me feel better.
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Welcome Home, DR Ginny and Richard!
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Sad you're gone from here, Ginny, but glad you made it back home.
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Good Afternoon!
Well, the laundry has been folded - four loads, and my bed sheets are currently in the dryer drying.
There's a put-in rehearsal for Kevin Worley, the new Al in ACL, at 3:00, and I think I'm going to go and watch and listen. And then spent an hour or so practicing the keyboard 2 book - I have my "debut" tomorrow afternoon. And then I may come back here, or I may stay and watch the Opening Combination, or I may see about getting into Frost/Nixon. We shall see.
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Moon River
Days of Wine and Roses, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pink Panther
Peter Gunn series
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Well, I guess that's all for now.
I hope DR MBarnum checks in sooner rather than later.
Laters...
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DingSung ~ Break a leg (or whatever lounge singers say), and safe and fun travel vibes..
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Welcome Home, DR Ginny and Richard!
Thanks, DR Jose!
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DR DakotaCelt - it is actually in Fairmont, a good piece south of the Twin Cities; on the Iowa border.
Darn! :(
I know where that is and it is a drive.
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Sad you're gone from here, Ginny, but glad you made it back home.
I'm sad to be away from NYC, too, DR Rodzinski! When we were in our taxi to the airport yesterday, I told Richard that I wasn't ready to go back to Ohio, but was ready not to be staying in a hotel anymore.
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The topic of the day has nothing to do with the Topic of the Day around here.
nor here....
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Sheesh! In our accumulated mail, which Richard picked up at the PO this morning, we have a fundraising letter from Summer Youth Theatre, whose production this year is Cinderella. The letter says,
"It debuted in 1957 for a special one-time performance on PBS to a record audience of 107 million viewers."
A few clicks on the PBS website reveal that PBS was not founded until 1969.
Wasn't the original broadcast on one of the major networks, which were pretty much all we had back in 1957?
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Thanks, DR Miss Karen! :) :)
And WELCOME HOME, DR Ginny! I am so glad to have had a chance to meet you and DH Richard. :)
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And why, I ask, all this discussion of my Portly Po-Po and its relation to my Careless Coif?
You humans can be so annoying.
der Brucer
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For some reason I am thinking it was CBS, Ginny.
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So this is a long July 4th week? I should have taken today off, and yesterday? Or, I should be taking Thursday and Friday off? Fat chance.
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I'm sad to be away from NYC, too, DR Rodzinski! When we were in our taxi to the airport yesterday, I told Richard that I wasn't ready to go back to Ohio, but was ready not to be staying in a hotel anymore.
That simply means the time has come for you to move here!
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It was CBS for both versions. The 1957 version starred Julie Andrews and was only broadcast once. The 1965 version starred Lesley-Ann Warren. PBS entered the picture when, in 2004, they broadcast the Julie Andrews version of show for the first time since 1957.
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And WELCOME HOME, DR Ginny! I am so glad to have had a chance to meet you and DH Richard. :)
Thanks, DR Singdaw! We were pleased to meet you, too. Travel and break-a-leg vibes for your trip to Minneapolis!
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Sheesh! In our accumulated mail, which Richard picked up at the PO this morning, we have a fundraising letter from Summer Youth Theatre, whose production this year is Cinderella. The letter says,
"It debuted in 1957 for a special one-time performance on PBS to a record audience of 107 million viewers."
A few clicks on the PBS website reveal that PBS was not founded until 1969.
Wasn't the original broadcast on one of the major networks, which were pretty much all we had back in 1957?
IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129672/companycredits) says of Cinderella:
Production Companies
• CBS Television
Distributors
• CBS Television (1957) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
der Brucer
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That simply means the time has come for you to move here!
From your mouth to God's ears, DR Rodz!
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A big HHW welcome to D[ear] R[eader] 3DDiffusion! We are glad to have you join our merry band.
Thanks all for the kind welcolme!
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Welcome DR 3DDiffusion!
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~~~~~SAFE TRAVEL VIBES TO DR SINGDAW~~~~~
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at the end of the show, who is responsible for the cleaning/dry cleaning of the costumes you used if they belong to the group or theatre
I didn't see anyone respond to this, so if I may input my 2 cents, just ask the theater manager what their policy it - or check the contract as it should be in there.
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DR 3D, are you in show business?
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For those of you who direct or work in little theatres.....at the end of the show, who is responsible for the cleaning/dry cleaning of the costumes you used if they belong to the group or theatre?
What does it say in the contract/rental agreement?
Regardless, whoever used the costumes is responsible for cleaning them regardless of who used them. In short, if you wore it, clean it, and pay for it.
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Are you asking after-the-fact, DR JRand?
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OK... Well, I just had to send a slightly nasty e-mail regarding some payments that are now almost two months late. And by "nasty", I mean I had to drop the "U-word" - Local 802, AFM. And since they are deducting union dues, I do have that recourse, so... Let's see what kind of response I get today.
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Ahh...nothing like a little CANDIDE to brighten one's afternoon...
I'm waiting for my lunch to arrive....grilled chicken and a baked potato. Mmmm...
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OK - Now I'm heading down to midtown. And I may just have to walk by Piece of Chicken to see what they have today. :)
Laters...
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DR Jason - What time are you heading in? The put-in ends at 5:00, but the pit equipment won't be turned on until 6:30, so... -Unless they turn it on for the put-in, but I think they're just putting the piano in the house. In any case... Call me if you come in early and want to grab some pre-show food.
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or a pre-show waiter ;)
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More "Child Abuse Under Cover of Parenting":
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READ SHAMEFUL DETAILS HERE! (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/showbiz/showbiz4.shtml)
der Brucer
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Welcome, DR 3DDiffusion!
OK, I've cleaned out the refrigerator :P and am now off to Kroger to buy two of everything.
Bye for now!
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I shall now be on my way to rehearsal, after which I shall return.
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OK... Well, I just had to send a slightly nasty e-mail regarding some payments that are now almost two months late. And by "nasty", I mean I had to drop the "U-word" - Local 802, AFM. And since they are deducting union dues, I do have that recourse, so... Let's see what kind of response I get today.
Are your "jobs" at the reservoir covered by the Union?
der Brucer
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For BIG BROTHER FANS:
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/globalshows/bigbrother8/index-preshow.html
I asked last week if anyone knew if John from canoe would still be doing his BB blog (because i couldn't find the info on the canoe site). Apparently he will NOT be doing it there. But will be doing some type of updates (hopefully very similar to what he did for canoe) at the site i listed above (Global tv is the station we get BB on here in Canada).
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Piece of Chicken is a restaurant I would have thought could only exist in my dreams. So glad to have it around.
That said, I enjoyed pieces of chicken from my pal Popeye today.
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Here is an interesting article posted today re: BIG BROTHER (by john).
http://communities.canada.com/globaltv/blogs/bigbrotherrewind/pages/exec-grodner-looks-forward-to-interactive-season.aspx
Interesting, it sounds like America's player will have to vote (to evict) whoever america decides.
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Have we already discussed the idea that SINGING BEE looks like essentially the same show as DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS?
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So always look for
The union label!
It says we're able
To make it in the U.S.A.!
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And I may just have to walk by Piece of Chicken to see what they have today.
Umm...and I'm guessing, here...perhaps...chicken? ;)
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For fans of Brenda's "Kitty"
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Have we already discussed the idea that SINGING BEE looks like essentially the same show as DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS?
I'm not sure if anybody here mentioned it. But i did read a story about it last week. Apparently one network rushed their show to premiere right before the other. Although the other network says they had been planning the show for a while.
I guess it will depend on the rules of the show. Because even if the shows sound the same. I think the rules could make one more interesting than the other.
Or which host you prefer.
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Umm...and I'm guessing, here...perhaps...chicken? ;)
That would have been my guess, too, DR Singdaw.
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Chicken. For a dollar a piece.
But you can also get a few other things for a dollar. Collared greens, potatoes, fish soup...
Then fried catfisth for $2.
The whole restaurant is just a window in the back of a nice restaurant.
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Piece of Chicken is a piece of Heaven. Truly delish. And the mac and cheese is faboo. Too bad I can't indulge there too often. Oh, well...nothing tastes as good as thin feels...or so they say.
Lunch arrived, was quickly devoured, and I'm still hungry. Well, hungry for something sweet. Perhaps I should make a run to the Brooklyn Diner for a scoop of John R...??
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A big HHW Welcome to new Dear Reader (DR) 3DDiffusion. We love new Dear Readers around here.
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And we love the old ones, too.
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Beedle-dee-deedle-dee-dee!
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Chicken. For a dollar a piece.
But you can also get a few other things for a dollar. Collared greens, potatoes, fish soup...
Then fried catfisth for $2.
The whole restaurant is just a window in the back of a nice restaurant.
Ah...this does sound familiar. I think DR JoseSPiano did tip us off to this place within the past week or two...
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Hello
M.C. DR Cason! We hear you're quite something in your latest role! And CONGRATS on getting to NYC in The Brain! :)
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Thank you, DR singdaw!
It'll be nice to come to the City in a professional sense...
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Those are scary pictures, DR Cason.
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And there's an Emcee frolicking with some very "bee-yoo-ti-ful" girls!
Congrats, DR Cason!
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Scary photos, indeed! I had to look at them over and over to get over how scared I was. :) :) :)
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Seriously, nice photos, Cason! And congratulations!
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I'm sorry to report that my iPod...is dead.
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TOD
Nicholas and Alexandra
Romeo and Juliet
Breakfast at Tiffany
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Sheesh! In our accumulated mail, which Richard picked up at the PO this morning, we have a fundraising letter from Summer Youth Theatre, whose production this year is Cinderella. The letter says,
"It debuted in 1957 for a special one-time performance on PBS to a record audience of 107 million viewers."
A few clicks on the PBS website reveal that PBS was not founded until 1969.
Wasn't the original broadcast on one of the major networks, which were pretty much all we had back in 1957?
CBS!
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I'm sorry to report that my iPod...is dead.
I am so sorry, DR Dan (the Man). I guess you can't tell if a battery transplant would save the day? :(
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Scary photos, indeed! I had to look at them over and over to get over how scared I was. :) :) :)
I can't view them from my office. And it sounds like - just as well! :P
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Hi, Cason...I've heard a lot about you. Congrats on CABARET! I hope to meet you when you come to the City for BRAIN. Perhaps we'll be working together...who knows...?
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I hope so, DR Jason.
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My condolences on your iPod, Dan (the man).
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I am so sorry, DR Dan (the Man). I guess you can't tell if a battery transplant would save the day? :(
I afraid not. I'm getting the official dead iPod image on the little screen:
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And that's what comes from men and women dancing! ;)
With each other?
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Thanks for the condolences, DR Laura. In lieu of flowers, everyone can just hum a chorus of "The Woman's Dead" from CURTAINS. We can wait for DR FJL to write the lyric.
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*sniff *
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DR Cason, I am not at all frightened by your photographs, I am, shall we say, reticent - yes, reticent - about how the emotional effect those pictures had on me. ;)
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Sheesh! In our accumulated mail, which Richard picked up at the PO this morning, we have a fundraising letter from Summer Youth Theatre, whose production this year is Cinderella. The letter says,
"It debuted in 1957 for a special one-time performance on PBS to a record audience of 107 million viewers."
A few clicks on the PBS website reveal that PBS was not founded until 1969.
Wasn't the original broadcast on one of the major networks, which were pretty much all we had back in 1957?
It was on CBS, and one look at the cover of the cast recording with the CBS Eye very prominent on the cover would tell any writer that.
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For fans of Brenda's "Kitty"
Makes me smile just looking at that photo.
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I would suppose that DR JRand's earlier question about who cleans the costumes would be somewhat moot at the theatre DR Cason is playing.
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I watched the remaining hour or so of FORBIDDEN PLANET that i had started last night. Always a treat to watch this excellent classic.
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Page Eight young harry Potter Dance!!!
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I also watched the outtakes and unused footage on the disc under the special features. Funny how some of the unused footage - some beautiful shots of outer space with various planets - were not shot in Cinemascope.
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That doesn't look ANYTHING like the all grown up picture I have of Harry Potter...and I do mean ALL grown up...
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Next, I watched TROG. It's bad, of course, but this is THE best i've ever seen it look. I didn't see it at the theater, so the only times I've ever seen it have been on TV, and TV prints have always been grainy, faded, full of artifacts, and, of course, full frame. There wasn't a spot or splotch on the film at all!
And poor Joan. She had to have been reading at least some of her dialog off cue cards. At certain points, she wasn't facing the person she was talking to but a little up or down from them as she talked.
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That doesn't look ANYTHING like the all grown up picture I have of Harry Potter...and I do mean ALL grown up...
No, Mr. Radcliffe is indeed growing into the full flower of his young manhood.
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That doesn't look ANYTHING like the all grown up picture I have of Harry Potter...and I do mean ALL grown up...
Just wondering if you have the same picture I do. . .
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To finish out the afternoon, I opened MEDIUM - Season 1 - and watched an episode from it. This was the one where Ariel dreams she's a girl named Sarah being held by an ogre in a castle. I suppose this was one of the first episodes where we realized Allison wasn't the only one in the family who could have meaningful dreams.
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No, Mr. Radcliffe is indeed growing into the full flower of his young manhood.
Well, his flower isn't quite in full bloom in the picture I saw...and that's all I'm saying.
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Just wondering if you have the same picture I do. . .
This is the edited version of the picture I've got...
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/BroadwayBratt/Copyofharry_potter_all_grown_up.jpg)
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Great Aunt Cilla-CONGRATULATIONS!!! [/b] You are very lucky.
I enjoyed all the photos-thanks.
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Welcome home TCB!!
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Just back for a moment. Had a nice e-mail from a potential musical director, who I immediately like. We'll speak this afternoon - he's the assistant MD for The Drowsy Chaperone, and did the same for The Producers, both on B'way and on tour, and has conducted both shows many times.
Got a proposal from the general manager I've been speaking of, but it's way too much money (he gave me a ball park low-to-high end yesterday, and this proposal is the high). I'll just have to ask if he can do the low and go on faith, if not I've got to find someone else. This company is really good and I know he'd do a great job, but it just eats up too much of our budget - even his lowest eats up too much of the budget, but I think we'd save in other areas.
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This is the edited version of the picture I've got...
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Uh-huh! That's the one!
Just goes to prove that DR Jason is still a connoisseur of the finer things in life.
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Uh-huh! That's the one!
Just goes to prove that DR Jason is still a connoisseur of the finer things in life.
Who, me?!?!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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DR TCB! You're BACK! Where you belong! Still growin', glowin' and still goin' strong!
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Who, me?!?!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Coy Boy! ;D
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TCB, I've been waiting to see what you thought of Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular
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For fans of Brenda's "Kitty"
I still say it is difficult to see Kitty in the photo. If the photo were larger.... :)
Great episode this week. Keith & I enjoyed it very much.
SPOILER:
Have we seen the last of the horrible red lipstick?
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I hope so, DR Jason.
ME TOO!!!
Cason photos :D :D :D
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Coy Boy! ;D
That was such a great show...too bad it didn't get more Tony nominations and had to close so quickly... Oh, wait...that's CORAM BOY...
Nevermind...
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DerBrucer, thank you for the Guy Mitchell link. :D
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Dakota-Are you feeling better?
FEEL BETTER FAST VIBES for JRand Jason, Ginny & all who need them.
Ginny, glad you and Richard made it home safely.
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3DDiffusion-WELCOME!
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Thank you all for the "feel better" vibes. Thankfully, I'm not ill...this cold sore is strictly a result of stress. The swelling is starting to go down, and I'm taking my Lysine, so hopefully it will go away soon.
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DR Jason, what a pleasure to see you posting here again. You have certainly been missed.
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No break in last night, but we did discover today that another laptop was taken as well, and we may find more missing when/if we ever unpack the cartons and see which ones don't turn up.
I will stop by tomorrow morning to ascertain that the situation is okay.
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Nice to hear it is 'only" a cold sore, without the cold.
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elmore how did your appointment go today?
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Kitty Lyn is very sleek, just has a longer coat.
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There's talk that the photo that's been making the rounds showing the full monty is actually Harry Potter's upper torso superimposed on someone else's full monty. Anyone else heard anything about that?
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DR Jason, what a pleasure to see you posting here again. You have certainly been missed.
:) Thanks... I've missed you guys, too...
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There's talk that the photo that's been making the rounds showing the full monty is actually Harry Potter's upper torso superimposed on someone else's full monty. Anyone else heard anything about that?
I don't care whose monty it is, but I may have to inspect it more closely to ascertain the authenticity of Harry's magic wand.
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And now I'm off to meet DR Jose for dinner before my show.
Ciao!!
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Guess I'll head down to do a little reading and then back to the viewing. The Allison Janney movie I'm going to be watching is a 2005 film called OUR VERY OWN. It isn't rated which makes me suspect it never got an official theatrical release. The liner notes mention an audience awaard at Sundance or some other such festival, but it must not have sold for general exhibition.
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For those of you who direct or work in little theatres.....at the end of the show, who is responsible for the cleaning/dry cleaning of the costumes you used if they belong to the group or theatre?
The Costumer, and therefore, the theater.
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Good afternoon all.....
Dear DR Jason -- could you please drop me a PM with your current cell #, and land address? I tried to send you a cell message, but I don't think it went through.
And when you have a bite to eat, you tell that little vixen dear Jose..... well, you just tell him! That's all.
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To the dear and pixieliscious Boo-key ----- Congratulations on your wonderful Cabaret pictures! You hereby get to keep your "honorary card" and all rights and privaleges thereby associated with. :)
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Hi dear Laura......... UGH ! It's even to hot to go out and jump in the pool!
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TOD: Well, it may not be a GREAT score, but I enjoy Victor/Victoria.
I was able to see this live in New York with Julie Andrews! I thought it was pretty good...not great...but good. But I'm really glad that I got to see Julie on Broadway! That was a treat! ;D
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Hi George.... I envy you getting to see Julie A. on Broadway.
And now, I have to get back to some more work..........
TTFN
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elmore how did your appointment go today?
OK, not great but OK.
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Fourth of July on a Wednesday = One big useless work week.
You got that right! :P
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Some people are taking off Monay through Wednesday. Some people are taking off Wednesday through Friday. But mentally, most people seem to be taking off the whole week.
You got that right!! ;D
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There's talk that the photo that's been making the rounds showing the full monty is actually Harry Potter's upper torso superimposed on someone else's full monty. Anyone else heard anything about that?
With careful studying, one could ascertain whether or not the wand in question belongs to Harry/Daniel/Alan Strang or to some poor wayfaring stranger. . .Anyone else remember that photo of Lee Harvey Oswald which was ever so obviously faked long before PhotoShop?
(http://www.canf.org/2006/images/kennedy/Lee%20Harvey%20Oswald%20am%2022%20nov%201963.jpg)
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Hunter Foster just completed a run in THE FULL MONTY. :)
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I make most of my side income singing in churches and synagogues, but I like singing theater and cabaret music most of all!
Are you "a low-down, cheap saloon singer?"
Name that musical!
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Where else can you get such lively and informed informational posts than here at HHW? ? ? ;D
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For fans of Brenda's "Kitty"
Mrs Slocum would have phrased it differently 8)
der Brucer
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Hi dear Laura......... UGH ! It's even to hot to go out and jump in the pool!
A little weatherbug tells me it is 114F.
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It's sleek, fast, cute — and pink. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287938,00.html)
But it doesen't live in Arizona!
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der Brucer
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Thank you all for the "feel better" vibes. Thankfully, I'm not ill...this cold sore is strictly a result of stress. The swelling is starting to go down, and I'm taking my Lysine, so hopefully it will go away soon.
DR Jason, you might have to do a little web researching on this, but I remember reading that certain varieties of yogurt are supposed to help in the rapid relief of cold sores. I think it was the type that has a high amount of the bacteria culture that makes yogurt--er--yogurty (as opposed to the standard supermarket brands.)
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A little weatherbug tells me it is 114F.
Sounds like gin and tonic in the hammock weather!
der Brucer
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Beedle-dee-deedle-dee-dee!
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Almost an Anita Morris reference.
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DR Jason, you might have to do a little web researching on this, but I remember reading that certain varieties of yogurt are supposed to help in the rapid relief of cold sores. I think it was the type that has a high amount of the bacteria culture that makes yogurt--er--yogurty (as opposed to the standard supermarket brands.)
You are refering to yogurt made with Lactobacillus acidophilus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactobacillus_acidophilus)
der Brucer
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This is the edited version of the picture I've got...
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I've seen this picture...but as far as I[/i] know, it's not actually an edited image. This is the only "official" version available. ;)
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For a closer look...
New Driver's License Picture:
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New Driver's License Picture:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/CaseAv.jpg)
Or a new avatar!
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Well, I'm off to Seattle for the Seattle Storm basketball game. Have a good evening, all!
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My gosh--I was just cleaning up my list of recordings on Tivo and I realized that Beverly Sills had hosted a Live From Lincoln Center broadcast on May 3rd and aside from being a little heavy, she looked great! Her illness must have effected her surprisingly fast.
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Back from a meeting, which was interesting. Like I needed something else to do, but I've agreed to supervise a recording project for Lynda Carter - it happens in about fifteen days - basically I'll run the session and lend my good ears, then Vinnie and I will mix it. Not much money, but every little bit helps, and I like her, so it will be fun.
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But before I go...Here's the Page 10 Cabaret Dance!!
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Spoke to that Musical Director chap and liked him very, very much. I offered him the job, he's accepted, pending checking with his boss on Drowsy Chaperone just to make sure he's covered for the few dates he'd have to miss. That's a big load off, and I just hope there aren't any conflicts. Whew! Wrote the general manager on bended knee to see if we could work something out. Otherwise, I'll move on to the next person, or I may just ask dear reader Rodzinski to be my line producer.
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Whew, I made it back safely from NYC! What a fantastic trip and what fantastic people populate that town...I am so fortunate to know such wonderful Haineses and Kimlets!!! What a crew!
I will post photos tomorrow perhaps, but I am still pooped! I arrived at my home environment at 1 am and got up around 6:30 am when my friend Ron brought Bosco home on his way to work (he and his partner Patrick watched the pup whilst I was a away.
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I have several days of postings to catch up with, which I may do later this evening ....but as I have been out and about and working in the yard all day and chatting with neighbors and shopping....well, I am gonna flop on the couch for awhile.
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It's sleek, fast, cute — and pink. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287938,00.html)
But it doesen't live in Arizona!
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/298649/0_61_pink_dolphin_2.jpg)
der Brucer
I love the pink dolphin. I guess we are just lucky that Jerry Falwell already passed away.
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Before I go I must add that the gods were certainly smiling on me when I requested the limo service to drive me to the airport...my driver was a wonderful, wonderful guy from Egypt (grew up in Cairo) who had only been in NY for a little more then a year. His name was Gudda (sp?) and he is a 34 year old chef (he got his culinary degree in Australia, where he lived for about 10 years)...however, he discovered that most places in NYC hire very low wage people to cook...so he found it more economical to work as a driver...more relaxing also.
Anyway, he and I talked and talked and talked the whole hours trip to the airport! What a great guy! He was astounded that I knew so much about Egyptian pop music (I told him Amr Diab was my favorite modern crooner) and movies...he couldn't get over it! Even even turned off the George Benson that was playing on the stereo and popped in some Arabic pop for me!
He told me I needed to get a nice Egyptian wife...but I told him I would prefer an Egyptian husband...he laughed and then told me he would find me two (2) Egyptian husbands, and how would I like that!! LOL!
He also laughed when he found out we both liked Bollywood movies (which are popular in Arabic countries)!!!
I think Gudda would make a fine husband ;)
He truly was the frosting on my NY trip! What a way to go!
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First glimse of Vegas. Here is a photo of
the classy whorehouse, I mean the gayly decorated, I mean our upgraded room at The Flamingo Hotel. Sadly, the photo does not do it justice.
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DR 3D, are you in show business?
Would that I were. Was?
My response about the costumes was made from a business standpoint -- that's what made sense to me.
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Why hasn't darling elmore returned my call and/or e-mail?
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A little weatherbug tells me that the dew point is 53 degrees. MusicGuy and I know what THAT means. The Monsoon may be coming soon!
Our dewpoint is 69 degrees....yuck!
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First of all, I want to put to rest those rumors about the WSMA having work done. Rubish. Here is the most recent photo taken of the The Phantom and I, just a couple of days ago.
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I ain't eaten 'em yet. There was half a tuna salad sandwich and some cheesecake sitting in my fridge as well. That took precedence.
Ack! I knew I forgot to take something with me!! LOL!
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First of all, I want to put to rest those rumors about the WSMA having work done. Rubish. Here is the most recent photo taken of the The Phantom and I, just a couple of days ago.
Oh wait, that was Madame Tussaud's in Las Vegas; and that is supposed to be Michael Crawford.
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OK - Now I'm heading down to midtown. And I may just have to walk by Piece of Chicken to see what they have today. :)
Laters...
Chicken?
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Five o'clock and no one in the jernt but me? Well, me and the fifteen GUESTS.
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It's almost like a Boo-key movie, George!
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TXB - Nice picture of the so-called Flaming-O
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Spoo, meant TCB. not TXB
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Did you visit the Liberace museum in Vegas, TCB?
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So what did you think of the show, TCB?
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Did you notice the casino carpets and think of me?
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Spoo, meant TCB. not TXB
I daresay, sometimes DR TCB is X-RATED. . . . :o
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Welcome back from NYC, DR MBarnum!
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We haz slowed to a crawl.
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I do hope Mr. Willison is on time, as I'm completely starving. I'm going to try and make tonight the start of my serious dieting. Haven't eaten anything today, so if I can just do a reasonable dinner without being a pig, that will be good.
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For a closer look...click:
Cason looks better now that I can see him up close. :)
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Back from a meeting, which was interesting. Like I needed something else to do, but I've agreed to supervise a recording project for Lynda Carter - it happens in about fifteen days - basically I'll run the session and lend my good ears, then Vinnie and I will mix it. Not much money, but every little bit helps, and I like her, so it will be fun.
She's not able to pay the going rate???
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It's sleek, fast, cute — and pink. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287938,00.html)
THANK YOU! I've never seen one before, definitely cute :)
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MBarnum I have met some interesting cab drivers, nothing beats your story.
Did Freddy enjoy having you to himself last night?
TCB-The room looks nice. I’m looking forward to details & more photos.
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I'm a latecomer to the Lynda Carter party - it's a huge band, and a very expensive album - they had what they had - it's pitiful, and Vinnie will, of course, make much more than I, but, as I said, it's a short gig and it will be fun.
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At long last - page eleven.
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I'm starving, as you know. Well, guess who just called and is at least forty-five minutes away? Walter "Always Late" Willison. So, no way I'll be eating before eight. Terrible.
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Welcome DR 3DDiffusion!
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Nice pics Cason!
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I guess elmore has disappeared off the face of the earth.
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I'm hungryyyyyy. Just ate a few low-fat wheat thins. They didn't help.
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The hummingbird must think it lives here - it's outside my window all day long.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
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I'm glad MBarnum's dog Freddy spells his name Freddy rather than Freddie (my spelling). I'd hate for anyone to confuse me with Freddy.
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;D
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Bruce, elmore had late dinner plans.
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It seems Bruce has left for dinner.
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'night
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I wish Bruce had left for dinner, but alas, it is not the case. Bruce is getting a hunger headache right now - and who knows if he'll be here soon or not. He didn't think he'd be later than 7:45, but that is a mere six minutes from now and it's not looking good.
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We've had an incredibly exciting couple of days re-caulking our tub. Oy.
We've also been out kitchen countertop shopping. I like Silestone. Betsy likes the recycled stuff, like Paperstone. Another oy.
Does anyone have downtown San Francisco hotel recommendations? I don't want to drive much when we're there--so something well located to get on cable cars, etc., to take the kids everywhere.
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No Walter, and I'm afraid if it's going to be much longer, I'll call him and tell him to come later and I'll go get something to eat. Seven was what I planned for, not eight or eight-thirty.
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We're getting Frontier Airlines in Sioux City. It's about time we had more than one airline again. Apparently they are still trying to get another. Hopefully it will be someone who serves the east coast.
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We were expecting a bad storm tonight, but it missed us.
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Did Freddy enjoy having you to himself last night?
Evidently not, he chose to be outside all night.
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Whew! Had a full evening of viewing. I began by finishing the MEDIUM episode I had started. I pretty much remembered exactly what was going to happen, but it was enjoyable to revisit.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
Just around the corner (a Shirley Temple reference).
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Joshie punishes me for being gone too, MBarnum. Maybe he will forgive you tonight.
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How's the baby tonight, Cillaliz?
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Next I watched OUR VERY OWN, a slice of Southern life with some surprising adult folks in the cast: Keith Carradine, Faith Prince, Mary Badham, Cheryl Hines. The focus was on the kids, of course, and the plotting was stale and not thought through very well either. Ah, well.
The transfer was nice enough.
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I can't tell you how jealous I am that you will be working with Wonder Woman, BK. I mean...JEALOUS. Will you please tell her that she's one of my childhood icons? (I'm sure she's never heard THAT before). Seriously...I love her. No one can fill out a boustiere like that woman did...
I'm sitting here enjoying THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and a Diet Coke. DR Jose and I had a loverly dinner at the West Way Diner and then he went off for a bit of practicing while I found my way back to Amy's Bread for a coconut chocolate chip dream bar. It was sinful...
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I have been reading lately about tentative plans to release Disney's SLEEPING BEAUTY on Blu-ray next year, so I took out my standard definition disc and watched it tonight. I always love this film, and tonight was no exception.
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Next, I opened the second season of DANTE'S COVE, the gay soap opera on the here! network (which we only get On Demand for now), and watched the first episode. Terrible plots and acting that's pretty poor, but it's a cast of truly beautiful people, so I just turned off my brain and enjoyed the view.
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There was no new episode of MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST tonight, so I had nothing to record tonight. No RESCUE ME tomorrow night either, so there will be nothing to record then either.
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And one for Walter
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(Willison that is)
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Did you know Bruce Willis' real name is Walter Willis?
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Have some writing to finish up, so I'll get to that and then head downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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Good Evening!
Happy July Fourth! -from/for the East Coast, that is.
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bk - You have mail, although after reading the posts, it's a moot point. Or would that be a "mute" point? Or both?
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Ah, yes, Piece of Chicken, I have mentioned that previously - how soon ye forget. ;)
They originally started out just by selling pieces of fried chicken. They were basically selling off the extra pieces from the kitchen of Jezebel. You plunked down a dollar, they gave you a piece of chicken. And they chose whether you got a breast, wing, thigh, or leg.
After a couple of weeks of being in business, they started to expand their menu: piece of catfish, chicken livers, rib tips, collards, mac'n'cheese (good, but on the sweet side, imho), chicken soup, corn muffins, etc. And they also started letting people specify which piece of chicken they would like. All in all, a very happy and welcome enterprise.
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DR Cason - Thanks for the pics! But where are the pics of your po-po and hee-hah? ;D
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DR MBarnum - Glad to know you made it home safe and sound, and that you had a great ride to the airport. -And just imagine if you had booked an earlier pick-up time? You might have ended up with a Bollywood-hating Brooklyn-ite. ;)
*And, remember: Keep up the walking!
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And speaking of walking... I guess I did do a lot of walking last week. I stepped on the scale this morning expecting the worse, only to find that I had lost a pound. I guess HHW gatherings are not only good for my spirits, but good for my waistline too!
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So... DR Rodzinski - Have I missed a cookie report?
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So, as DR Jason mentioned, I did indeed go to the put-in rehearsal for Kevin Worley. It went quite well, and I was able to congratulate him after the show too at the stage door. And we also supped as Westway Diner. The fries were particular tasty tonight.
And then I saw Frost/Nixon....
WOW!!!!!!!
I had no idea what to expect, and, frankly, I was blown away by the whole production. The writing, the acting(!), the technical elements - a true WHOLE. I remember studying Watergate, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc., in high school, and I even vaguely remember the actual broadcasts of the Frost-Nixon interviews, but tonight, sitting in that theater, there were times when I did not know what was going to come next - true suspense! The pacing of the play is quite simply masterful, and Michael Sheen and Frank Langella keep that internal clock ticking the whole time, along with the rest of that immensely talented ensemble.
It's running for a few more weeks, and I think I may try to see it again.
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While sitting in The Jacobs, I could also sense - and sometimes hear - a very palpable visceral reaction from some of the audience members who had obviously lived through that era and had been affected by it. There were small cheers every now and then when a flaw of Richard Nixon was highlighted, and there were even some hushed boos when comments were made about the great losses of life - on both sides - during the Vietnam War. And during the one pivotal moment toward the end of the play, it was literally one of those "you could hear a pin drop" moments. Now that's great theatre!
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How's the baby tonight, Cillaliz?
He's in ICU actually. Even though he was over 7 pounds he is a preemie and his blood sugar was a little low. They aren't too concerned about it and he should be able to go home on Thursday. My nephew is just plain giddy, they all are. It's really too cute for words. He actually said that he couldn't wait to change the diapers on his changing table, lol. He really will too.
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The first time I became acquainted with PHANTOM OF THE OPERA was when I purchased the two-CD complete version of the Original London Cast. Although I enjoyed a lot of the music (sorry, a guilty pleasure), I found that I didn't listen to the CDs very often because there was so much filler on the two CD set, that I often found my mind wandering while listening. Then I discovered the one CD, OLC recording of PHANTOM. What a difference! The one CD version became one of my favorite listening pleasures; and it still remains so today.
I have previously seen the stage version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA three times. I saw two National touring productions in Seattle; as well as the Broadway production. (Again, a guilty pleasure.) However, even seeing the show live on stage, there have always been moments of tedium for me.
Last Friday night, I attended a performance of PAHNTOM: THE LAS VEGAS SPECTACULAR at The Phantom Theatre in The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The performance I saw starred Brent Barrett as The Phantom, Elizabeth Loyacano as Christine, and Tim Martin Gleason as Raoul. The difference between PHANTOM and POTO is very similar to the difference between the two-CD and the one-CD version of the cast recordings. The show is the same, but all of the filler has been removed.
This is not to say that this is in any way a Greatest Hits version of POTO. This is PHANTOM minus the extra baggage. The result is a tighter, more focused; and in many ways. a far more powerful production than any of the three versions of POTO that I have seen on stage.
Brent Barrett, as The Phantom, is, as the title suggests, spectacular. This is a Phantom portrayed by a true singer and actor. Even before his first appearance, Barrett's voice, drifting hauntingly through the theater; brings the focus of the show to where it belongs, on the Phantom. PHANTOM is now truly the story of The Phantom, not Christine and Raoul's story or of the famous chandelier's story. Barrett is romantic, powerful, mysterious, threatening, and in the end, heartbreaking. The final scene in The Labyrinth is a stunning tour de force for Mr. Barrett. Stripped of his mask, exposed to his beloved Christine, as well as the world as the creature that he is; Barrett strikes at the heart and the emotion of every member of the audience. Although, I have always felt sorry for The Phantom in the final scene; Mr. Barrett's stunning performance brought me to tears.
Tim Martin Gleason is everything a Raoul should be; handsome, dashing, with a glorious singing voice. Elizabeth Loyacano is a stunningly beautiful and convincing Christine. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Miss Loyacano seemed to talk-sing many of her songs, particularly the more operatic songs. It might not have been as important in another musical, but since Christine supposedly possesses this angelic voice; the lack of a true singing voice distracted from the overall effect.
The remainder of the cast is uniformly talented. From the wonderfully hysterical Monsieurs, Andre and Firmin, to the spooky Madame Giry; this cast is first rate. Special mention must be given to Elena Jeanne Batman as Carlotta. Ms. Batman managed to make Carlotta, not only a properly vain prima donna, but a hysterical foil for The Phantom, as well.
So, does the Vegas PHANTOM live up to the title, spectacular? Absolutely! From the breath-taking special effects (thank you chandelier for living up to the hype) to the jaw-dropping theater itself this is a total spectacle. At 94 minutes, without stopping for an Intermission; PHANTOM is a magnificent roller-coaster ride of a musical, that should be seen by everyone.
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Welcome home, DR TCB!
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Yes, Welcome Home, TCB
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With all the announcements of closings...are there any interesting shows preparing to open?
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Dr Jose, interesting to hear your reaction to Frost/Nixon. it's another show I wish I could have seen
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And thanks for the Phantom-Vegas report! Is John Leslie Wolfe still playing one of the Mssrs.? *I coached him before his final audition for the company. :)
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With all the announcements of closings...are there any interesting shows preparing to open?
Well, Xanadu officially opens on July 10. ;D
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Well, Xanadu officially opens on July 10. ;D
;D
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DR TCB: Glad to hear you enjoyed PHANTOM in Vegas. POTO is one of my guilty pleasures, as well. It's the show that got me hooked on musical theatre when I was 13 and I've loved it ever since. I recognize its flaws - and there are many - but I would love to be a part of it at some point in my career (assuming my career ever starts). It's fun to stand in the alley between my theatre and the Majestic and listen to the overture through the doors...
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"Like yellow parchment is his skin./A great black hole serves as the nose that never grew./You must be always on your guard/or he will catch you with his magical lasso...ooooo....??"
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Oh... And since I did not go to Amy's Bread before my show, I went afterwards. Tonight's selection was Aunt Somebody's Whole Lemon Pie - I can't remember the exact name of the aunt. In any case, it looks and tastes like a Lemon Chess Pie, however, it's a bit more substantial than that. As the name implies, it's made with whole lemons - there are bits and piece of the rind and pith in the custard, and that, I guess, helps to balance out the tartness of the lemon and the sweetness from the sugar. They also contribute nicely to the texture of the pie too. I may just have to sample it again sometime. ;)
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Think it's time for me to go to sleep.....night all
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And thanks for the Phantom-Vegas report! Is John Leslie Wolfe still playing one of the Mssrs.? *I coached him before his final audition for the company. :)
Thank you all for the Welcome Homes. It is always nice to come home to family, even if only on the internet.
Yes, Jose, John Leslie Wolfe is still playing Andre. He was hysterical, as was Lawson Skala as Firmin. I was going to mention the actors by name, but I thought I was pushing my luck writing as long a review as I did.
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Thank you all for the Welcome Homes. It is always nice to come home to family, even if only on the internet.
Yes, Jose, John Leslie Wolfe is still playing Andre. He was hysterical, as was Lawson Skala as Firmin. I was going to mention the actors by name, but I thought I was pushing my luck writing as long a review as I did.
Thanks, DR TCB, for the confirmation.
And one cool tidbit about Tim Martin Gleason - They gave him the option of alternating shows - like they switch off the actors playing The Phantom - but he said he preferred singing all the performances each week, and just having a regular understudy instead of an alternate. And, if I recall correctly, he's actually singing almost the same amount of music as he did on Broadway when he was Raoul, but just in 90 minutes now instead of spread over two and a half hours.
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Well, I'm playing the matinee of ACL tomorrow/today - my first show on Keyboard 2 - and then, apparently, there's some sort of cookout/party here at the apartment. ??? And then more ACL first thing Thursday morning, so...
Goodnight.
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Thanks, DR TCB, for the confirmation.
And one cool tidbit about Tim Martin Gleason - They gave him the option of alternating shows - like they switch off the actors playing The Phantom - but he said he preferred singing all the performances each week, and just having a regular understudy instead of an alternate. And, if I recall correctly, he's actually singing almost the same amount of music as he did on Broadway when he was Raoul, but just in 90 minutes now instead of spread over two and a half hours.
After the show Friday night, my friend, Mike, and I wandered down to the orchestra pit, where I asked to speak to the Stage Manager. I told him I was here to see Mr. Barrett. He asked if Mr. Barrett was expecting me. I said, "Oh, of course." He went back to the dressing room to confirm that Larry Moore had not yet reported me to Brent as a stalker. When he came back, the stage manager said that they were having some problems with one of the set pieces, so it would be a few minutes.
A few minutes later, the stage manager escorted Mike and I backstage and into the cast and crew elevator where we descended into Brent's labyrinth.
When we got off the elevator the first person we encountered was Elizabeth Loyacano (Christine) who was chatting with a few people. Unlike what you would normally expect, Ms. Loyacano is even more beautiful close up than she is onstage.
After that, we were taken down the hall to the make-up room where the make-up artist was still removing Brent's makeup. I went in and introduced myself to Brent; and Brent, the make-up artist, and I chatted for a few minutes while they finished up. It takes about an hour to put on The Phantom's make-up every night and twenty minutes to remove it. As Ron, the make-up artist said, the combined time is just about equal to the entire running time of PHANTOM.
(To be continued)
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Right now I am finishing my final edit of a Jason Graae music video. Edited to the song What's New Pussycat! from The Burt Bacharach album. It is a combination of video and photos that I took mixed with cd covers, headshots, production photos and photos of him with other stars.
For those that would like to see it here is the link to it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3pCNyt95ees
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(Part Two)
When Brent was finished having his make-up removed, he came out of the room, met my friend Mike, and we all chatted for a while. I told Brent that Larry sent his best, and that BK had sent a kiss; both of which I delivered verbally.
Let me say, that Brent Barrett is not only one of the most beautiful men I have ever met (truly the WSMA); but he is also one of the nicest and friendliest people I have ever met. It was obvious that Brent was exhausted (and with good reason) but he was charming and gracious to both of us; until I was the one that finally said that we should let him go.
The best news of all is that Brent told that us that he has signed on for another year of playing The Phantom. That might come as a disappointment to those who were hoping that Brent would return to New York and to the cast of PRINCESSES. However, it is fantastic news for anyone who has a chance to get to Vegas in the next year. Don't miss a chance to see Brent in PHANTOM. He is awesome.
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Right now I am finishing my final edit of a Jason Graae music video. Edited to the song What's New Pussycat! from The Burt Bacharach album. It is a combination of video and photos that I took mixed with cd covers, headshots, production photos and photos of him with other stars.
For those that would like to see it here is the link to it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3pCNyt95ees
Very nicely done, Michael!
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By the way, as we were talking to Brent, Elizabeth Loyacano came by with some friend of hers from New York, who wanted to meet Brent. We chatted with her for a few minutes, and she was extemely delightful and down-to-earth.
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My cell phone has gone missing within my room...
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Glad you liked Brent, who will, of course, be appearing in our fundraiser come November. Had dinner with Walter - of course, I was so bloody hungry I ate too much, so diet starts on the 'morrow.
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I found my cell phone
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