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Well, you've read the notes, the notes became you, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - lateness becomes them, too, if you can believe it.
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And the word of the day is: PHILTRUM!
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TOTD:
Ragtime.
Whoops. Cagney. I often confuse them. Guess I'm not a fan of either.
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Also "Key Largo"
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Was Phil Trum one of the characters in the 2nd Harry Potter book?
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Not a movie role, but I've always liked his performance(s) in The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson.
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Has anyone heard anything about this new movie - "1408"?
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Nice to hear from DR MATTHEW!!
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I am feeling a bit better today and will go into work....for nine hours. Hopefully it will not be too hectic....or too slow....
TOD:
The Stranger
Soylent Green
Little Caesar
Double Indemnity
Tight Spot
The Ten Commandments
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Good morning, all! Another day at Toyland, and then back to the Kevin Spirtas charts; these two huge musical medleys are enormous. I have the same schedule tomorrow. My wonderful colleague Tom Murray, who heads off to London soon for the Donmar Theatre production of PARADE, begins a workshop of HONEYMOON IN VEGAS on Monday, so the week leaves me plenty of time to work on Kevin's charts with intermittent treks to the NYPL.
Our lease still isn't signed so keep those new lease vibes coming!
TOD:
Double Indemnity: I love him in this film
I know he's in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS but I dislike this film so much I couldn't tell you what kind of a performance Mr Robinson gives!
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BK, how is Mr. Wechter doing these days?
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He steals Debra Paget from John Derek....see....yea.....
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Sounds like Can-Can....can can!!!
How can MR BK think about missing a production of MERRILY????
Well off to work....hopefully for the whole day....time will tell.
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Thanks to everyone at HHW for the feel better vibes.....they worked....I don't feel great....but I do feel BETTER!!!
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Good morning all. I’m just in from my sleep study. Well, to be honest, I had to go and wash my hair first because of the goop the tech had to put in it for the sensors.
It was very interesting. I did found the chest straps a bit uncomfortable—tight but they had to be to measure my breathing. Then I had something on my finger to measure my oxygen levels. I’d seen that many, many times with Mom so I knew what it was and what it was for before he put on me. Then he put a kind of reverse oxygen probe in my nose to see how much I used my nose to breath. After that came the “snore mike”. I laughed when he put that on because I told him if I snored as loud as Thelma said I did, he’d better have that thing on low volume because I would blast him out the booth or room or wherever his equipment was set up. He thought that was funny but said he take it under advisement.
After being wired up and looking like Medusa, I had a very easy time falling asleep. I took my own pillow so I would be sure to be comfortable. I didn’t watch TV (not that I could with my contacts out) or read the book I brought with me. I just laid in bed and drifted off.
I confess I hedged my bet by making myself mow the front lawn the night before and I stayed up until ten thirty so I would be tired and go to sleep. It worked. I could hardly wait to lay down. I also couldn't drink any kind of stimulant the day of so I was a walking zombie at work.
I did hear the next person come in (he was scheduled for a ten o’clock arrival).
I only woke up once because I had to go potty. It was neat that the tech knew right away that I was awake and was on the intercom to ask if I needed to use the restroom almost as soon as I opened my eyes. That was about three this morning.
I asked him if I was snoring and he said I was neck and neck with the guy in the next room.
After I got back into bed and reattached to everything, I had a little bit of a hard time going back to sleep. I knew I was only supposed to stay until about five so I kept waiting for time. I thought I heard the guy in the next room snoring as well. I didn’t think I would go back to sleep when the next thing I knew I heard a “tap, tap, tap” sound. Turned out it was from a Cardinal at the window.
The tech immediately told me he would be right in and he was. He started taking all the wires off of me and I asked him if I stopped breathing during the night. He said he couldn’t tell me that—which makes me think I did because he was pretty forthcoming with telling me that I snored and that I did a lot of dreaming. He said I would have to wait for the doctor’s report.
In fact, it was about seven in the morning and the reason he didn’t wake me at five was because I was having “rolling REMS”, every time I slowed down from one cycle, I started another. So I must have been dreaming one dream after the other.
I remember some of them but only bits and pieces.
He said they don’t wake people up when they are in REM sleep because that’s when they get some of their best readings. He did say he got a lot of information on me and that he thinks the doctor will be able to help me. I hope so.
I’m just sorry I finely got this test when I am so stressed out. I don’t want the doctor to think this is something that just started happening.
So when I left, the other guy was long gone and I stopped off at McD’s to get myself a McGriddle egg and sausage sandwich.
I think that sleep tech has a pretty neat job. If I was younger, I would have considered going back to school to learn to do it. Of course, it would be all night work but I think I could get used to it.
Right now, believe it or not, I feel very tired and I think I might go in and lay down for awhile.
I really do hope they can help me.
The dogs were sure glad to see me. Poor things, they don’t know what is going on.
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DR Ginny, thank you for the lovey post card from NYC! It's always wonderful to hear from you.
And thank you, DR Jane for the phone call and allowing me to vent.
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Still waiting to hear about my job. The latest rumor is eight hundred will be laid off or let go. Considering the city let almost four hundred go--it's possible.
That's all I need. More stress.
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LESS TRESS VIBES TO DR DANISE!
LEASE VIBES TO DR ELMORE!
PRE-PRODUCTION VIBES TO BK!
. . .and a good morning to all!
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TOD
The movie where EJR becomes someone's dinner: Soylent Green
What could have been interesting EJR as Dr. Zauis in Planet of the Apes.
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Has anyone heard anything about this new movie - "1408"?
Not a word ... I thought for sure at least one or two HHWers would have seen it and posted a review so we'd know if 1408 was worth our time and money, or not....
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Thanks to everyone at HHW for the feel better vibes.....they worked....I don't feel great....but I do feel BETTER!!!
"Feel more than better, feel GREAT" vibes to DR JRand
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New lease vibes to DR ELmo
Less Stress and Restful Sleep vibes to DR Danise
Brain Share vibes to GM bk
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Got a chance to catch up and post.
BK - Interesting (and unlike them) that that financial element never came up in conversation with NYMF before they made their public announcement. Is it nowhere in the online info? When would you have found out if you hadn't read the contract so carefully?
That's all I'm able to post for now. I'll probably check in tomorrow morning. Best wishes from D.C.
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The critic for OUT PITTSBURGH has a few choice words about 1408:
http://www.outinpittsburgh.com/arts/movies.asp
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TOD
What could have been interesting EJR as Dr. Zauis in Planet of the Apes.
YES! FJL as Dr. Zauis in Planet of the Apes ... wait, wrong initials, never mind ...
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Ode to 3D:
We raise our 3D glasses
'Cause she got us off our -
Oh, never mind. The chocolates are on their way if they don't melt in this D.C. heat. :)
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And for those SCARLET STREET magazine fans, co-editor Ken Hanke had this to say about 1408:
http://www.mountainx.com/movies/review/1408movie
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TOD: THE SONG OF NORWAY (bad movie, but still one of my faves...)
A HOLE IN THE HEAD
KID GALAHAD
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TOTD:
Ragtime
James Cagney?
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Too bad about 1408. I ususally like John Cusack, plus Tony Shalhoub is in it...
The trailers are good, anyway.
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TOTD:
LITTLE CAESAR
BULLETS OR BALLOTS
SOYLENT GREEN
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
BARBARY COAST
FLESH AND FANTASY
SCARLET STREET
THE STRANGER
KEY LARGO
THE CINCINNATI KID
and quite guiltily, SONG OF NORWAY.
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BK - Interesting (and unlike them) that that financial element never came up in conversation with NYMF before they made their public announcement. Is it nowhere in the online info? When would you have found out if you hadn't read the contract so carefully?
Yep, a bit of false advertising on the NYMF website -- talks about a $500 fee, but nothing about the $5,000 fee -- so one is lead to believe there is only a $500 fee.
BK, did they say why only $500 for the link shows, but $5,000 for the nominated/recommended shows? Why not the same fee across the board for all the shows -- why the big jump to $5,000 for a recommended/nominated show? ???
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Page Two Edvard Grieg Dance:
(http://www.lypsinka.com/favorite/SongOfNorway2.jpg)
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Ode to 3D:
We raise our 3D glasses
'Cause she got us off our -
Oh, never mind. The chocolates are on their way if they don't melt in this D.C. heat. :)
:) ... But beware, 3D, if he promises flowers -- I never saw a single bud, a single petal ...
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I just realized that Sept 30th I have already spent several hundred dollars on an animal rescue benefit in NC. Tickets to this were my brotehr's birthday present, because I wanted him to meet the amazing woman who is having this.
Also, one of my favorite clients is getting married that weekend. But...I don't know his fianceé and he hasn't sent out invitations yet, so I don't even know if I'm invited. (I would be disappointed if I wasn't, but since I don't know her, it wouldn't surprise me.)
I will have to figure out how to work this out so I can still go to THE BRAIN!
(You can put me down for $100 anyway...)
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Speaking of SONG OF NORWAY, I still have the souvenir program sitting around here, not to mention the lp of the film's soundtrack AND the KEY video vhs release. . .or was that Playhouse video? ? ?
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Page Two Edvard Grieg Dance:
(http://www.lypsinka.com/favorite/SongOfNorway2.jpg)
Awwww. thanks, td. He's one of my favorite composers.
I just looked it up on the imdb and someone called it "The destitute man's SOUND OF MUSIC". A pretty apt description!
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Speaking of SONG OF NORWAY, I still have the souvenir program sitting around here, not to mention the lp of the film's soundtrack AND the KEY video vhs release. . .
Aha! but do you have the sheet music? I do! (Somewhere...)
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It's nice to know that someone else appreciates this film. (At least I think you do!)
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And of course, I have the VHS. Somehow, I don't know if this is one that I'll replace with DVD, but it's nice to know that I could...
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Aha! but do you have the sheet music? I do! (Somewhere...)
I have ONE of the two sheet music folios which were published, the tan one; I never tracked down the white one. . .
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I have the lp, too. It's all beat to hell.
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It's nice to know that someone else appreciates this film. (At least I think you do!)
;D
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Speaking of SONG OF NORWAY, I still have the souvenir program sitting around here, not to mention the lp of the film's soundtrack AND the KEY video vhs release. . .or was that Playhouse video? ? ?
Mine is Playhouse.
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I have ONE of the two sheet music folios which were published, the tan one; I never tracked down the white one. . .
I have the white one, but it wouldn't surprise me if it is down in the basement growing mold after one of the many renovation projects to my tiny house.
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td, we certainly seem to have similar tastes in movies!
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Although I haven't said it yet, I was thinking it:
Welcome, 3D Diffusion!
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Hi, MG---there's a little something on its way to you from Atlanta. It took a while to get it and your address in the same place so that I could send it! Vibes on your fundraising, too!
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td, we certainly seem to have similar tastes in movies!
;D
As past posts have proven!
Now, have you tracked this down yet?:
http://www.lmlmusic.com/product.php?id=LML-CD-150 (http://www.lmlmusic.com/product.php?id=LML-CD-150)
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Oh, the SONG OF NORWAY DVD is in PAL, so I guess that decision has been made for me!
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Oh, the SONG OF NORWAY DVD is in PAL, so I guess that decision has been made for me!
You DON'T have a region-free player?
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Good Morning, DR MusicGuy!
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Now, have you tracked this down yet?:
http://www.lmlmusic.com/product.php?id=LML-CD-150 (http://www.lmlmusic.com/product.php?id=LML-CD-150)
Ah, yes...here it is, in the Harry All Day broadcast. They included his version as well as Sinead O'Connor's.
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You DON'T have a region-free player?
Sad, isn't it. I don't have time to watch all the stuff I have, much less expand my options.
My DVD player is practically new. It has a recorder but I've never figured out how to use it. The cable guy said the only way I could record off-air was to buy their comcast TiVo thingy.
But whenever this one bites the dust, I will go for the multi-region one!
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Good morning!
Already very hot and we had a big cloud cover this morning, but that seems to be clearing away. I already see a lot more sunlight than I did even thirty minutes ago.
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My DVD player is practically new. It has a recorder but I've never figured out how to use it. The cable guy said the only way I could record off-air was to buy their comcast TiVo thingy.
I believe your cable guy is trying to sell/rent you their box, so I believe he's mistaken. If I were there, I'd be glad to see what I could do to hook you up so you could record. It's a shame to let that part of your equipment go to waste (unless you have no need to record anything).
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I was going to mention about not remembering Edward G. Robinson in RAGTIME. I do believe DR Tom was thinking of James Cagney. Hadn't Robinson died by the time RAGTIME was made?
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Favorite Edward G. Robinson films:
LITTLE CAESAR
DR. ERLICH'S MAGIC BULLET
KID GALAHAD
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
KEY LARGO
THE CINCINATTI KID
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I have two little items remaining to watch/listen to on the ACE IN THE HOLE set, and then I'll be finished with it. LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES coming on Monday.
I guess I'll continue with MURDER SHE WROTE this afternoon.
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Tonight is the HBO-HD premiere of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. I have the DVD, of course, and since I did, I didn't spring for the Blu-ray version of the film. Tonight, I'll get to see what the high definition version looks like. If it's a major jump from what I already have, I may give that disc to my friend Jeff and upgrade to the Blu-ray version. If I don't see much difference (and sometimes the differences aren't pronounced like with TERMINATOR 2), I'll just keep what I've got.
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Speaking of my friend Jeff, in about 40 minutes, he'll be joining me at my friend Hal's pool for a few hours of sun and swimming. Haven't been there this summer, so it should be a nice change.
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Good morning to all of the lovely and studly H/Ks and DRs here today....
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Page Three Ron Weasley Dance!!!
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Hi TD....hope all is going well in your part of the world..
Hi Amy....thanks for the "heads up".... I'll watch the mailbox :)
Oh and thanks to everyone for good thoughts for our Hopeful Heart fundraiser back on the 23rd and 24th. We had one of the largest turnouts ever, and raised around $30,000. after our few expenses were deducted. So, HUZZAH !!
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Good morning dear Jose...... you must have just opened your cute little eyes ! :)
If you're not busy today, I understand that there is a new Stephen King movie you might like........
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Heading down now to pack my beach bag for the trek to the pool.
WBBL.
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I believe your cable guy is trying to sell/rent you their box, so I believe he's mistaken. If I were there, I'd be glad to see what I could do to hook you up so you could record. It's a shame to let that part of your equipment go to waste (unless you have no need to record anything).
I know! My DH, who calls himself my resident AV geek, hasn't figured it out yet, and it's very inaccessible right now, because we have one cat who likes to get back behind everything and macrame the eletrical cords.
When we move, we will have to figure out new solutions since the TV will be in a bookcase. It we can't figure it out how to make it work then, I may have to have a phone consultation with you.
Speaking of...we've been painting the last week, again. It takes forever on this house, where you have to repair and undo crappy work done in the past. But we're getting there. It's just so SLOOOOOOOOWWWWW!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, thankfully, I did not wake up in room "1408". ;)
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And speaking of movies...
Among the coming attractions yesterday, were trailers for "Captivity" (now that one looks like a gruesome horror flick), "Shoot 'Em Up" (Clive Owen is in it, so I may give it a chance), and "Stardust". WOW! What a cast: Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Charlie Cox, Ricky Gervais and Peter O'Toole! Now that one certainly looks interesting.
STARDUST (http://www.stardustmovie.com/)
-Cool site.
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Good morning dear Jose...... you must have just opened your cute little eyes ! :)
If you're not busy today, I understand that there is a new Stephen King movie you might like........
Awww... Thanks. Yes, I did just indeed wake up. I still can't believe how tired I was last night, however, I think that was related to the small bag of Caramel Crisp with Nuts I had yesterday. And maybe even the Monkey Cake too. That was just too much "bad" eatin' for one day.
And as for the new Stephen King movie, well.. Um... No.
;)
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DR td - Thanks for the other opinions about "1408". Good to know some other people thought the same thing I did. ;)
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CONGRATULATONS to MUSIC GUY on such a successful fundraiser!!
May you raise large sums many times over!
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DR FJL - Good to know you made it safe and sound down to DC.
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DR Danise - Thanks for checking in. Just remember to breathe, relax and sleep. :)
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I have ONE of the two sheet music folios which were published, the tan one; I never tracked down the white one. . .
The white one is still in print. Although, I've seen the tan one still sitting on some music store shelves from time to time in my travels.
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I am amazed at EDISAURUS' stamina! She works double shifts, then goes home to paint the house!
I also empathize with how looonngg these projects can take. Marvelous Matt and I have been busting our respective buttchecks (if DR LAURA can say it so can I!) since early January to finish up the projects on my house. We've had several minor set-backs recently, but, thankfully, nothing major. And we're over two months behind schedule. Both Matt and I have a lot of renovation experience, including estimating these projects. One tends to forget that things don't always go smoothly when doing the estimate. I also neglected to factor in MERCURY RETROGRADE!!
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It takes forever on this house, where you have to repair and undo crappy work done in the past. But we're getting there. It's just so SLOOOOOOOOWWWWW!
I know.
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I walked over twice during the night to be sure the alarm was not ringing. This is the second weird alarm thing this week.
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DR DearReaderLaura - The street address of your church wouldn't happen to be "1408" would it?
;D
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And as for undoing crappy work, I learned the other day that the crew who painted the exterior of my house last fall "repaired" the rot on the outside of one of the french doors using joint compound instead of bondo or a consolidator. It looked fine at first--I checked it--but, less than a year later it's no longer adhering and must be undone and then done properly. Oh, yes. I do know about shoddy work. Of course, had I been pleased with the work they did last fall I would have hired them to do some of the interior painting. But I don't think they look that far ahead.
Sorry about the rant. It's most exasperating.
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"Lateness Becomes Me" - (a.k.a. "The Rabbit Died")
;D
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DR DearReaderLaura - The street address of your church wouldn't happen to be "1408" would it?
;D
LOL -- No.
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Today we are setting up for Vacation Bible School, so we can go check out the wiring while there.
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Today we are setting up for Vacation Bible School, so we can go check out the wiring while there.
Do you have a staff electrician? Or are you the staff electrician?
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Well...
Ditto.
;)
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And speaking of DVDs... And aren't we always...
The Virgin Megastore is in the midst of their ever-present, ever-ongoing "$10 Sale". While going through the bins the other day, I noticed that they had a bunch of 2-disc sets on sale for, what else, $10.00. And some of them normally retail for $25.00 or more: the three James Dean flicks ("Giant", "East of Eden", "Rebel Without a Cause"), the still sort of newish 2-disc set of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and a couple of other "steals". Decisions, decisions.
However, I also came across a special anniversary edition of "Fletch". Did we really need a Special Anniversay Edition of "Fletch"? Alas, that was just on sale for $15, but still.. ???
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Well, I guess I better get ready for rehearsal and the matinee...
Laters...
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Do you have a staff electrician? Or are you the staff electrician?
LOL -- well, I am the staff!
(Except for the minister, who just turned in his resignation a couple weeks ago, whom we have hardly seen since.)
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Bye, kids!
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Morning, all...
DR Danise: Glad to hear your sleep study went well. My first technician was not as amiable as yours sounded...she barely spoke with me while I was there.
At my follow-up with the neurologist, he told me that I have sleep apnea and I was waking up an average of 27 times per hour, which he called a moderate level of apnea. Some people wake up up to 80 or 90 times per hour, meaning they NEVER get sleep. He also told me that the apnea was the main reason I had to get up to pee during the night. It's not necessarily that you HAVE to pee, it's that you stop breathing and wake up and realize you have a full bladder. If you were having rolling REMs, though, you most likely have a minor case of apnea (if you have apnea at all), as most of us never get to REM sleep because we keep waking up when we stop breathing.
I had to go back for a second sleep study with my CPAP machine so they could determine the pressure levels that would work best for me. It was amazing how I fell asleep and had probably the best night of sleep I'd had in 15 years. I woke up the next morning feeling so good! Then I got on the subway and thought I was going to vomit. Seriously. I think because it was the first time my body had truly rested in so many years, a great deal of the toxins that I'd been holding onto were released, much like they are after a massage, and it made me nauseated. Once I got my own machine, though, that wasn't a problem...I just started having crazy dreams for a couple of weeks while my body adjusted to getting real sleep.
It's fascinating how much goes on when your body's "at rest."
Since I've lost so much weight now, I can actually sleep fairly soundly without the CPAP machine, though I wear it every night just in case...
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I would not call me a big Eddie G. Fan:
My absolute favourite of his would be KEY LARGO...when he's lascivously whispering in Lauren Bacall's ear and the way he treats poor Claire Trevor after she sings her pathetic song. Great stuff! And: "Yeah, yeah! That's what I want. More, more!"
I also like him in Double Indemnity and The Sea Wolf.
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Good morning all. I’m just in from my sleep study. Well, to be honest, I had to go and wash my hair first because of the goop the tech had to put in it for the sensors.
After I got back into bed and reattached to everything, I had a little bit of a hard time going back to sleep. I knew I was only supposed to stay until about five so I kept waiting for time. I thought I heard the guy in the next room snoring as well. I didn’t think I would go back to sleep when the next thing I knew I heard a “tap, tap, tap” sound. Turned out it was from a Cardinal at the window.
So, this was at a Catholic hospital?
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TOTD:
Ragtime
Isn't that James Cagney?
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I don't want to work two shows today. Actually, I do because I want to see just how much money I can make this week, but the idea of being stuck in that theatre for 10 1/2 hours makes me sort of sick. These five show weekends kill my shoulders - I get very tense from folding all the shirts and holding up puppets and being on my feet all day and night. Whatever...I'm whining. It's Broadway. I'm happy to have a job.
It's supposed to get up to 97 degrees tomorrow. I didn't approve that. Who's in charge here? Someone get my agent on the phone...and the Equity deputy.
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Don't see "1408."
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The NYMF fee is very annoying and, as has been pointed out, more than confusing - I mean, I saw the same $500 that everyone else saw. That's why I thought the contract was a mistake (and I posted about it here immediately). I have since found out that a) this is the first year they're doing it, and b) they're trying to call it a box-office advance (although that's not what it's called in the contract). I've asked my general manager to speak to them about it because he's done NYMF shows before and is doing a couple this year, so he knows the people.
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Edward G. Robinson is one of those actors that I don't give much thought to, but then when I happen to see him in a film it is like, Wow, he is one h-e-double hockey sticks of an actor!
My all time favorite Edward G Robinson movies is THE RED HOUSE (1947). Very creepy.
Runners up are FIVE STAR FINAL (1931) and TIGER SHARK (1932).
There are still many, many of his films that I have yet to see.
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And now it is NYC picture time!!! ;D
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We start off with my host for the first two days of my trip, the one and only DR Elmore3003. Here he sits at his computer taking names and making notes.
(http://shutter04.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/10/006/7B/A7/16/14/OudfUVJemRj0sFYXClhg18s3Aiw1Llhp0300.jpg)
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Edward G. Robinson is one of those actors that I don't give much thought to, but then when I happen to see him in a film it is like, Wow, he is one h-e-double hockey sticks of an actor!
My all time favorite Edward G Robinson movies is THE RED HOUSE (1947). Very creepy.
Runners up are FIVE STAR FINAL (1931) and TIGER SHARK (1932).
There are still many, many of his films that I have yet to see.
Leave it to DR MBarnum to come up with three EGR films that I have never even heard of in my life.
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Here you can see my third floor accommodations at Chez Elmore. It was quite comfy, when it wasn't raining anyway. It would have been even nicer if Larry had not always been feeding the birds by throwing birdseed onto the fire escape. He kept mentioning something about a scene in THE BIRDS, but I am not certain what that was all about.
Anyway, it was breezy but pleasant, if a bit difficult to maneuver while getting dressed in the morning.
(http://shutter02.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/10/00A/73/7F/12/80/K7dqDBTfakaxlzm0G24tSRtkfHBcblbG0300.jpg)
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After two wonderful days with Elmore he
pushed handed me over to our very own Rodzinski who has recently moved into a cool 3rd floor walk up just a couple of blocks from Times Square, on W 44th.
I could tell that Elmore was broken up about my move. He even had Rodzinski in tears. I thought that was very sweet.
(http://shutter08.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/11/001/7F/F3/4A/12/aGmVySVJX8ezDErzW9UxDhem1c-WpP0X0300.jpg)
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Here is a shot of Rodzinski's apartment building which also has a very nice fire escape. However, Tom had the for foresight to purchase a lovely, large couch just in time for my visit and so I was able to sleep indoors, despite objections from Elmore who thought it was much healthier for me to be in an open air environment.
I forgot to take photos of inside Rodzinski's apartment, but it is tastefully decorated with some of the coolest retro items you can imagine!
(http://shutter03.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/10/007/69/DE/46/3C/rIRuDm7WKKSxUprVOrKekK8Whyx7yrmJ0300.jpg)
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.. my third floor accomodations...
Shall I correct the spelling later?
der Brucer
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Here is the delightful and handsome DR Musicguy. You may notice The Paramount in the background which Musicguy has a connection to. I will ask that he explain that connection as I have forgotten the full details.
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SECURE JOB VIBES FOR DANISE!!![/b]
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Good Afternoon!
And since I have just about 40 minutes to make it down to 45th Street, and since the trains are running "local" today...
Laters...
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I shall have to catch up on the pictures when I return, DR MBarnum. :)
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Shall I correct the spelling later?
der Brucer
Oh, der Bruce, correcting my spelling mistakes would be a full time job.
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DR Jason - It's a nice and very(!) cool, 64 degrees in the pit room at ACL. Come on over! ;D
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Jeanne asked:
Out of curiosity, who or what (organizations) usually funds such things?
I wish I knew, Jeanne. Oh, how I wish I knew. I've spoken to some who've been through NYMF before, and they speak rather vaguely about rich uncles and generous friends and bake sales. I've long feared that this wonderful opportunity, this grand and bully pulpit, is really only available to the rich and well-connected.
My musical Such Good Friends is a traditional large-cast show, in the grand tradition of, say, Bells Are Ringing or Guys and Dolls. There’s no way it will cost less than $20,000
Why not the same fee across the board for all the shows -- why the big jump to $5,000 for a recommended/nominated show?
There's a rationale, but it takes a whole lot of thinking to understand it:
Such Good Friends was one of 400 submissions to NYMF's Next Link. The idea is to give a boost to shows and writers who've languished in obscurity, like me. But there's no rule. Experienced practitioners are welcome to submit. All sorts of readers weed through the 400 to find the best 36 and these are sent to the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury consists of top Tony-honored Broadway people, Victoria Clark, B.D. Wong, Rachel Sheinkin, Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, Casey Nicholaw and they select 18 shows that will get a slot in the festival. None of this selectors know who wrote the shows or whether they've been produced before.
Then, the people who run NYMF - Kris Stewart, Isaac Hurwitz, Jess McLeod et al - think about what sorts of shows aren't in the festival. It's easy to imagine them saying "You know what this festival needs? A funny sci-fi spoof! Wasn't there one playing in L.A. some months ago?" And so, these Powers That Be contact those Esteemed and Experienced theatre pros (such as BK) whom they'd like in the festival, and have usually done their shows in another city.
So, the rationale for that $5,000 has to do with the idea that the Invited Works already have a track record, already have the wherewithal to stake 5 grand to the Festival, knowing that box office receipts will pay it back. The Next Link shows, which often have never been seen before on any stage (like Such Good Friends) pay $500 to participate, and don't get the same box office split, unless every seat sells. Those 400 submissions, by the way, all paid $50 to be considered.
Whew! That's a long and complex explanation. And hardly complete. But I hope it begins to answer your question.
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OK.. Now I really gotta run... Although, I guess I should mention that I received one of three(!) outstanding payments/checks in this morning's mail. Of course, it was for the smallest amount. Last time, they bundled a bunch of my invoices together and put them together in one check, so... We shall see what the mail man brings me on Monday - although, I do find it "strange" that if three checks were cut and mailed on Thursday, that all three did not reach me at the same time. Not even two out of three. Ah, well... OK...
Laters...
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Two of a favorite boys...DRs Musicguy and Jose on the Broad Way!
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A couple of Yahoo's in Time's Square (myself and that cutie pie DR Jose)
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....joined by one of my favorite couples DR Ben and his everlovin' Anthony!
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For some reason I enjoyed having the Yahoo sign in the backgound of these photos (no reflection on those being photographed)...Here we have the lovely DR Ginny, who looked smashing in this yellow outfit! Along with her is DH Richard who I met for the first time on this trip. Two adorable people, I tell you!
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GREAT PHOTOS!
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Lastly, but not leastly, we are joined by DR Jason, another of the cutest guys in the Big Apple, don't you agree!
This gathering of HHWers was for a wonderful meal at the Brooklyn Diner.
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Posting these pictures is really making me miss all of you guys!!! 90 percent of the fun for me on this trip to NY was seeing and visiting with you all! ;D
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The NYMF fee is very annoying and, as has been pointed out, more than confusing - I mean, I saw the same $500 that everyone else saw. That's why I thought the contract was a mistake (and I posted about it here immediately). I have since found out that a) this is the first year they're doing it
Point of information: I have here, on my desk, right in front of me, the list of actual expenses for one of last year's Invited Works. Application fees is the fourth largest budget item, $1,795. Total budget was $22,648.66
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Page 5 full meal deal dance!
The bunch of us after our brunch, courtesy of DR Musicguy!. I think Ant went to the potty and missed out on the photo op...from L to R: Jose, Ginny, Richard, Ben, Jose, Lyn (alias Musicguy).
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Ginny admiring the desserts at The Brooklyn Diner.
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Me admiring the desserts outside The Brooklyn Diner ;D
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More NYC photos later. I must now hie myself to a
cold shower and then do a little bit of shopping.
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Lastly, but not leastly, we are joined by DR Jason, another of the cutest guys in the Big Apple, don't you agree!
This gathering of HHWers was for a wonderful meal at the Brooklyn Diner.
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Great photos, Mr. B.! Jason does indeed look faboo!
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He sure does! :D
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Ginny admiring the desserts at The Brooklyn Diner.
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What is that pie-like thing on the far right? A pie with a huge amount of meringue on the top? Yummy.
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Page 5 full meal deal dance!
The bunch of us after our brunch, courtesy of DR Musicguy!. I think Ant went to the potty and missed out on the photo op...from L to R: Jose, Ginny, Richard, Ben, Jose, Lyn (alias Musicguy).
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Jose II looks very much like Jason.
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Good afternoon all.
I took myself a little nap because nothing tires a gal out like being sleep tested! ;D
Another lost day as far as getting any thing done around the house. That's ok. I have plenty of time to start the painting. I'm just going to take it easy today and watch some movies.
Thanks for telling me about your experence, DR Jason. Maybe I don't stop breathing. I just thought it was funny that the tech told me everything else but when I asked that question, he wouldn't say.
I was lucky that I had such a nice Tech. He explained what everything was for as he was putting it on me and he did answer most of my questions. He told me he had two daughters and a cat and we chatted about my dogs.
It is a bit scary to think that you might stop breathing durning your sleep.
DR Barnum, I loved your pictures. I wish I could have been there as well. Until everything settles down and I know I have a job, maybe I will be able to plan a vacation to NYC. I think I need some time away with some good friends.
One thing for sure I know that even if I have my job there won't be any raises this year. Sigh.
I seem to be catching the drift that there might be some sort of gathering in September. I'll just have to hope that I can make it at this point. I wish I had the money to give towards the play as well but again, until I know for sure if I have a job, I have to cut my spending. It's hard getting used to not having so much extra money like I did when Mom was alive.
I've already had a couple of close calls of being out of funds at the bank.
I'm very aware of the water running or a light that's on now. You learn quick that is way of spending money as well. ;)
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So, this was at a Catholic hospital?
:)
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Didn't finish "Mame" last night. However, while Ms. Ball is obviously miscast and Ms. Arthur looks horrid, it's a beautifully shot film. "Loving You" is now one of my most favorite Jerry Herman songs. I'm sure I'm totally in the minority with my review.
Today is Tech Day #1 for Beauty and the Beast lots of hurry up and wait and standing around. I do enjoy this day, I hope it won't dissapoint. Last night, the castle jumped the track and was slightly damaged. I think by the end of the night, they fixed it, I hope it holds up today (and for the next 3 weeks for that matter).
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Saturday greetings! On my way to work yesterday, I got to coughing so hard I almost turned around and headed back home. Today, I visited my doctor for the second time this week and was given a shot of Kenalog and yet another allergy med. At least he says I don't have pneumonia.
DR Danise - you sound like a very cooperative sleep-study patient. Hope the results are conclusive and helpful. Glad you enjoyed the postcard of "our" corner!
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I have no photos as exciting and as glamorous as Barnum and the HHWs. I hope Mike got the Badge Number of those two officers.
Here I am in Vegas. Looking at this photo, maybe I shoud tell everyone that I ran into Stockard Channing.
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes became you, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - lateness becomes them, too, if you can believe it.
Some cows are already home:
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Some are reluctant:
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Other are searching for the BRAIN
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All Images - (Glen Wexler Studio)
der Brucer
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DR MBarnum - thank you so much for the photos! What fun that was, just a week ago today.
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Looking at the picture of the desserts makes my mouth water and for whatever reason I was wondering if anyone here has ever had Baked Alaska or a Floating Island? I've read about them in books but have never had either.
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It's 94 degrees and feels much hotter. I think I shall put off mowing the back yard until tonight when it cools off. If it doesn't rain.
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Strangely enough, I had this photo taken during the broadcast of the Concert for Diana.
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...was wondering if anyone here has ever had Baked Alaska
It was a regular festive dessert on a few ships I sailed.
der Brucer
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When we returned home Monday evening, there was a package here that DH Richard said was a present for me. He'd ordered it from one of the vendors at the ALA exhibits and it's now hanging between the bookcases in our breakfast room:
The Marriage of True Minds (http://www.literarycalligraphy.com/weddings/trueminds.html)
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Strangely enough, I had this photo taken during the broadcast of the Concert for Diana.
It looks like she has her eye on you, DR TCB!
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When we returned home Monday evening, there was a package here that DH Richard said was a present for me. He'd ordered it from one of the vendors at the ALA exhibits and it's now hanging between the bookcases in our breakfast room:
The Marriage of True Minds (http://www.literarycalligraphy.com/weddings/trueminds.html)
That's very nice DR Ginny. One of my favorites.
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I have had Baked Alaska. Normally I'm not a fan of them, however, I found the ones on our cruise very tasty. One of our friends had never seen a Baked Alaska & was looking forward to the experience. She was very disappointed they weren't set on fire at the table.
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Is DR MBarum out of his cold shower yet? I want to see more fabulous
pictures from his NYC adventure!
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I have had Baked Alaska. Normally I'm not a fan of them, however, I found the ones on our cruise very tasty. One of our friends had never seen a Baked Alaska & was looking forward to the experience. She was very disappointed they weren't set on fire at the table.
Baked Alaska is served straight from the oven to the table.
The flaming dish is called Bombe Alaska.
der Brucer
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I looked up floating island. I think I have had it, or something similar, & doubt I was thrilled.
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Continued ***HEALING VIBES*** to DR MBarnum's mother
and thanks, DR MBarnum, for those fabulous NYC photos!
DR Danise, thanks for sharing your sleep study experience. Here's hoping the doctors can review the results and get you some help!
And ***JOB VIBES*** for you!
Continued ***LEASE-SIGNING VIBES*** to DR elmore3003
DR DearReaderLaura - thanks for the lovely photographs!
My concert last night was a great success. The Red Rock Center for the Arts is a fabulous venue, lovingly and beautifully restored. The seating capacity is 275, and we had at least 300 people show up. It went very well, and I was pleased. No word yet on exactly how much we raised, but estimated to be in the $4,000 - $5,000 range! Wish we could do it again and send the proceeds to The Brain seed money!
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For those on a budget - BARGAIN iPHONE!:
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KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS HERE (http://www.craftzine.com/blog/archive/2007/07/knit_iphone.html)
der Brucer
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The Holland America site shows baked Alaska with flames, and without. I have seen it served with flames and called baked Alaska-not that it makes it correct.
In fact, Bomb Alaska makes sense. There wasn't any rum on our baked Alaska. Can you taste the rum after it has been burned off?
"A variation called Bombe Alaska calls for some dark rum to be splashed over the Baked Alaska. Lights are then turned down and the whole dessert is flambéd while being served.
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Singdaw I'm pleased the concert went so well. I would like to take Keith to one of your concerts. Do you have a website &/or a schedule?
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I looked up floating island. I think I have had it, or something similar, & doubt I was thrilled.
It was a staple in our Philadelphia school cafeterias!
der Brucer
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Thanks, DR Jane, but I don't really perform regularly - usually just for a specific event to which I have some personal connection. And I don't have a website, a blog, or any shred of self promotion! It's really something I just do for fun, here and there. But thanks for asking! :)
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Was it rubbery and disgusting?
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Jeanne asked:I wish I knew, Jeanne. Oh, how I wish I knew. I've spoken to some who've been through NYMF before, and they speak rather vaguely about rich uncles and generous friends and bake sales. I've long feared that this wonderful opportunity, this grand and bully pulpit, is really only available to the rich and well-connected.
My musical Such Good Friends is a traditional large-cast show, in the grand tradition of, say, Bells Are Ringing or Guys and Dolls. There’s no way it will cost less than $20,000There's a rationale, but it takes a whole lot of thinking to understand it:
Such Good Friends was one of 400 submissions to NYMF's Next Link. The idea is to give a boost to shows and writers who've languished in obscurity, like me. But there's no rule. Experienced practitioners are welcome to submit. All sorts of readers weed through the 400 to find the best 36 and these are sent to the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury consists of top Tony-honored Broadway people, Victoria Clark, B.D. Wong, Rachel Sheinkin, Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, Casey Nicholaw and they select 18 shows that will get a slot in the festival. None of this selectors know who wrote the shows or whether they've been produced before.
Then, the people who run NYMF - Kris Stewart, Isaac Hurwitz, Jess McLeod et al - think about what sorts of shows aren't in the festival. It's easy to imagine them saying "You know what this festival needs? A funny sci-fi spoof! Wasn't there one playing in L.A. some months ago?" And so, these Powers That Be contact those Esteemed and Experienced theatre pros (such as BK) whom they'd like in the festival, and have usually done their shows in another city.
So, the rationale for that $5,000 has to do with the idea that the Invited Works already have a track record, already have the wherewithal to stake 5 grand to the Festival, knowing that box office receipts will pay it back. The Next Link shows, which often have never been seen before on any stage (like Such Good Friends) pay $500 to participate, and don't get the same box office split, unless every seat sells. Those 400 submissions, by the way, all paid $50 to be considered.
Whew! That's a long and complex explanation. And hardly complete. But I hope it begins to answer your question.
Thank you, NOEL, for taking the time to explain your experience with NYMF. I wish you the best for discovering a rich uncle you never knew you had or a really STUPENDOUS bake sale!
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Two of a favorite boys...DRs Musicguy and Jose on the Broad Way!
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Given MUSIC GUY'S posts regarding JOSE, I'd say this pose was very TAME, indeed!
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Was it rubbery and disgusting?
No, it was really quite tasty.
Just think vanilla custard with a small piece of sponge cake on top and meringue.
der Brucer
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I was just deleting my post. I'm very tired this morning & missed my walk before it got too hot.
I should really go to a sleep clinic.
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Given MUSIC GUY'S posts regarding JOSE, I'd say this pose was very TAME, indeed!
You don't find foreplay exciting?
der Brucer
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Picture Day at HHWay!
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Here is the delightful and handsome DR Musicguy. You may notice The Paramount in the background which Musicguy has a connection to. I will ask that he explain that connection as I have forgotten the full details.
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That can't be our DR MusicGuy -- an imposter! Where's his pink shirt?
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At least I finally emailed Hopeful Heart about ordering the CD's ;D
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Two of a favorite boys...DRs Musicguy and Jose on the Broad Way!
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It may look tame -- but it was enough to have that guy in the back there keeping an eye on 'em ...
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And I don't have a website, a blog, or any shred of self promotion!
Why, you old fogey, you, SINGDAW!
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You don't find foreplay exciting?
der Brucer
Surely, my dear DER BRUCER, you're not asking me about my romantic preferences, are you?
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Why, you old fogey, you, SINGDAW!
Old fogeys can be cute and cuddly and absolute joys to be around.
(Just ask ME and TCB) :o
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I have had baked alaska--the flaming variety--and found it good but not great. A lot of show, a lot of drama--quite fun, but not my favorite dessert.
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It may look tame -- but it was enough to have that guy in the back there keeping an eye on 'em ...
Quite right, MISS KAREN. I'd missed that. Somehow my focus was on our two stunning H/Ks!
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Continued ***HEALING VIBES*** to DR MBarnum's mother
and thanks, DR MBarnum, for those fabulous NYC photos!
DR Danise, thanks for sharing your sleep study experience. Here's hoping the doctors can review the results and get you some help!
And ***JOB VIBES*** for you!
Continued ***LEASE-SIGNING VIBES*** to DR elmore3003
DR DearReaderLaura - thanks for the lovely photographs!
My concert last night was a great success. The Red Rock Center for the Arts is a fabulous venue, lovingly and beautifully restored. The seating capacity is 275, and we had at least 300 people show up. It went very well, and I was pleased. No word yet on exactly how much we raised, but estimated to be in the $4,000 - $5,000 range! Wish we could do it again and send the proceeds to The Brain seed money!
Must be some lounge act, DR SingSong! You must put it on for us when all the HHWers converge on NYC to see The Brain and Such Good Friends .. I'm sure there'll be a lounge in one of the hotels ... or there's always DR ELmo's "balcony" ....
(seriously, CONGRATS! And it would be nice to hear you do your Singdaw thing .. hint, hint)
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Don't you think that people will be rather confused if I show them this as one of my vacation photos from Las Vegas?
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Quite right, MISS KAREN. I'd missed that. Somehow my focus was on our two stunning H/Ks!
Yes, it is hard to take your eyes off 'em ....
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Old fogeys can be cute and cuddly and absolute joys to be around.
(Just ask ME and TCB) :o
And even more so together! ;) ;)
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And even more so together! ;) ;)
;) :D :-*
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Old fogeys can be cute and cuddly and absolute joys to be around.
(Just ask ME and TCB) :o
Oh, I have no question about that! It was the total lack of self-promotion on SINGDAW'S part that I found, well, not quite up-to-the-minute. And rather refreshing, in my view. (I'm an old-fashioned girl.)
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... I just happened to notice that other guy agape, aghast or possibly ogling them as I matted and framed the photo for my bed-side table...
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well, not quite up-to-the-minute
Dingdaw, she means that in the nicest possible way ... ;D
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... I just happened to notice that other guy agape, aghast or possibly ogling them as I matted and framed the photo for my bed-side table...
Obviously, Miss Karen will have very sweet dreams. (And not about Baked Alaskas)!
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Obviously, Miss Karen will have very sweet dreams. (And not about Baked Alaskas)!
I'm telling my husband it's a picture of some "cousins" .....
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... I just happened to notice that other guy agape, aghast or possibly ogling them as I matted and framed the photo for my bed-side table...
"My, what sharp eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.
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Dingdaw, she means that in the nicest possible way ... ;D
Yes, I do! It was a compliment!
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"My, what sharp eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.
The better to see lurkers with ...
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Obviously, Miss Karen will have very sweet dreams. (And not about Baked Alaskas)!
Perhaps some of us insomniacs should try it.
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Yes, I do! It was a compliment!
Of course it was ... I'll have to remember that one when I'm whispering sweet nothings in my DH's ear "My dah-ling, you're not quite up to the minute, yes, oh yes.." ;)
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I'm just teasing you, DR Jeanne -- your post made me laugh ...
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Of course it was ... I'll have to remember that one when I'm whispering sweet nothings in my DH's ear "My dah-ling, you're not quite up to the minute, yes, oh yes.." ;)
Sweet nothings? Wasn't that the title of the Notes several DAYS ago? Now, who's up-to-the-minute?
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I'm just teasing you, DR Jeanne -- your post made me laugh ...
I know you are, MISS KAREN. And I'm giving it back to you because I know that you know that it's all in fun.
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Sweet nothings? Wasn't that the title of the Notes several DAYS ago? Now, who's up-to-the-minute?
:) ... I call it being "topical"
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And what happened to DER BRUCER?
Gone.
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Did MISS KAREN and I chase everyone away. Oh! JANE's still with us.
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Hello, JANE.
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Did MISS KAREN and I chase everyone away. Oh! JANE's still with us.
What am I, chopped liver?
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Oh! Hello, TCB! Your name wasn't up at the top a moment ago. You're the cute and cuddly one, right?
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Did MISS KAREN and I chase everyone away. Oh! JANE's still with us.
and DR TCB came back and now DR Laura
Hi DRs Jane, TCB and Laura !
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Hello, Laura!
Alarms working OK?
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Oh! Hello, TCB! Your name wasn't up at the top a moment ago. You're the cute and cuddly one, right?
So does that make DR td the chopped liver? (He left so we can talk about him!)
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So does that make DR td the chopped liver? (He left so we can talk about him!)
No, TD said that he's cute and cuddly, too. Weren't you paying attention? Still gazing at MUSIC GUY and JOSE, I bet.
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Oh! Hello, TCB! Your name wasn't up at the top a moment ago. You're the cute and cuddly one, right?
Always!
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No, TD said that he's cute and cuddly, too. Weren't you paying attention? Still gazing at MUSIC GUY and JOSE, I bet.
I was enjoying looking at MBarnum and the police.
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There's 3-D! Speaking of the new kid, did anyone give her the member guide/rule book?
3-D, did anyone tell you that DR means Dear Reader not doctor (I don't think any HHWer is a real doctor -- even thought some of us might claim to be ...) and spoo is oops backwards
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I was enjoying looking at MBarnum and the police.
Yes, that's quite a nice photo. do you think Mike will be framing it and putting it next to his bed, like MISS KAREN has done with MUSIC GUY and JOSE.
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No, TD said that he's cute and cuddly, too. Weren't you paying attention? Still gazing at MUSIC GUY and JOSE, I bet.
Nope, I'm busy matting and framing that picture of Mikey with the hot cops for TCB's bed-side table ....
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Re: Song of Norway. I still remember the NY Times ads for the roadshow, proclaiming it was selling more tickets than any film since Sound of Music. I made my parents take me to the Seattle showing, which I want to say was at the Paramount, but I could be mistaken. I have the souvenir program and soundtrack, too! It's never been released on DVD, has it? I think I *would* get it--loved the photography. I still remember the opening vistas.
Re: 1408. It's gotten surprisingly solid reviews out in these parts.
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Yes, that's quite a nice photo. do you think Mike will be framing it and putting it next to his bed, like MISS KAREN has done with MUSIC GUY and JOSE.
I hope he's not cause that was going to be his Labor Day gift from me ...
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There's 3-D! Speaking of the new kid, did anyone give her the member guide/rule book?
and spoo is oops backwards
Now, now, MISS KAREN. She's supposed to read the books!!
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Nope, I'm busy matting and framing that picture of Mikey with the hot cops for TCB's bed-side table ....
MISS KAREN and I are thinking along the same lines, I see.
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... a framed and matted photo of Mikey and the hot cops, not Mikey and the hot cops (sorry TCB, I would if I could...)...
(modification/clarification -- it has been brought to my attention this post makes no sense -- nothing new -- but it's in reference to post # 202 if that helps ...)
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I hope he's not cause that was going to be his Labor Day gift from me ...
Ooops.
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Well we took a little gamble and booked an older hotel a block from Union Square for our SF stay. Most of the boutique hotels can't handle a family of 4 in one room, unfortunately.
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MISS KAREN and I are thinking along the same lines, I see.
be afraid, very afraid, if you're thinking along the same lines as me! (thought I'd beat der Brucer to the punch..) ...
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Nope, I'm busy matting and framing that picture of Mikey with the hot cops for TCB's bed-side table ....
Oh Karen, how sweet of you!
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... a framed and matted photo of Mikey and the hot cops, not Mikey and the hot cops (sorry TCB, I would if I could...)...
Huh?
??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Ooops.
or spoo ... (an example for 3-D) ...
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Good afternoon, kids. I am really enjoying the photos!
We looked at the doorframe and fixed the thing that set off the alarm; we called the alarm company service number and left a message. I hope they call back soon. I don't like having the alarm set if the alarm company doesn't get the signal.
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MISS KAREN and I are thinking along the same lines, I see.
Ah, great minds do think a like.
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Huh?
??? ??? ??? ??? ???
in reference to my post about his Labor Day gift (I thought I was quick enough, but some other posts got posted in between) ... his gift is going to be the framed photo not the real thing ...
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be afraid, very afraid, if you're thinking along the same lines as me! (thought I'd beat der Brucer to the punch..) ...
Well, that's what I was thinking as I typed it...
Der Brucer left. I wouldn't rise to his bait.
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Huh?
??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Thank you Jeanne, I thought I had missed something.
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in reference to my post about his Labor Day gift (I thought I was quick enough, but some other posts got posted in between) ... his gift is going to be the framed photo not the real thing ...
Oh, right. Thanks for the clarification. I tend to confuse fantasy and fantasy--I mean REALITY!
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Thank you Jeanne, I thought I had missed something.
De nada. I wouldn't want you to miss out on even one morsel of this scintillating and informative discussion. Horrors!
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Posting these pictures is really making me miss all of you guys!!! 90 percent of the fun for me on this trip to NY was seeing and visiting with you all! ;D
When were you in New York?
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MISS KAREN, are you still taking good care of our togas?
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We have more company.
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Gabe had his first swim meet today and took home two First Places!!
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I cannot imagine what sort of impression lurkers might have if they happen into one of these wacky discussions.
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Hi everyone, saturday greetings.
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Gabe had his first swim meet today and took home two First Places!!
CONGRATS TO GABE!!
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MISS KAREN, are you still taking good care of our togas?
Yes. Is everyone still happy with their color choices? Togas can be exchanged at any point that any one changes his/her mind or palette/palate ...
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Hello, TPUNK.
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Hi TPunk, what an unexpected pleasure.
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There's 3-D! Speaking of the new kid, did anyone give her the member guide/rule book?
3-D, did anyone tell you that DR means Dear Reader not doctor (I don't think any HHWer is a real doctor -- even thought some of us might claim to be ...) and spoo is oops backwards
Spoo I didn't know!
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Ooops.
You mean Spoo. :)
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Today, I've read a delightful little book:
Summer at Tiffany (http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061189524/Summer_at_Tiffany/index.aspx)
by Marjorie Hart. In 1945, she and a U of Iowa sorority sister lived in NYC and became the first female pages at the 5th Ave. treasure palace.
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Larry, lovely fire escape.
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Hello, Ginny.
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Great pictures MBarnum!
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It looks like I missed quite a few HHW'ers while I was out of town.
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Gabe had his first swim meet today and took home two First Places!!
Wow! Baby Gabe? That's some baby! DR Cilla is gonna be bragging for sure ....
(I know, I'm slow -- it took me a second wondering why JMK was bragging about newborn Baby Gabe going to a swim meet -- and I thought that's funny, a good joke .... until it dawned on me JMK must have his own Gabe -- so CONGRATS to JMK's Gabe ... right? Or is Baby Gabe really Super Baby Gabe and tomorrow DR Cilla will be reporting that Baby Gabe has been accepted into Harvard... ;)
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Hi, DR Jeanne!
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It looks like I missed quite a few HHW'ers while I was out of town.
Hi, DR TPunk! We missed seeing you, too!
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Larry, lovely fire escape.
lovely "balcony" ....
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Great pictures MBarnum!
Yes, the HHW frame and mat concession is doing well. Does DR JASON handle that along with his Q duties?
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DR Miss Karen, how is BOO-KEY doing? Does he have another week of CABARET?
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lovely "balcony" ....
Thank you, MISS KAREN. A little slip of the fingers.
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Thank you Jeanne, I thought I had missed something.
Now, don't be encouraging her to question my postings!
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Yes, the HHW frame and mat concession is doing well. Does DR JASON handle that along with his Q duties?
Bet he'd make that commission if he did ...
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Wow! Baby Gabe? That's some baby! DR Cilla is gonna be bragging for sure ....
I think Gabe Kauffman can claim the title of being the original Gabe
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So does that make DR td the chopped liver? (He left so we can talk about him!)
. . .only if you're saying nice things. . .'cos like a bad penny, I keep coming back.
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I was enjoying looking at MBarnum and the police.
Still have that thang for men in (or out) if uniform, do you?
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DR Miss Karen, how is BOO-KEY doing? Does he have another week of CABARET?
He's in his element -- loves playing the Emcee. A 2 o-clock matinee today, and next Friday and Saturday evening (closing night). His ever-lovin' Heather is out in LA, so I'm sure he's in heaven.
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. . .only if you're saying nice things. . .'cos like a bad penny, I keep coming back.
I meant chopped liver in the nicest possible way. It was a compliment (DR Jeanne reference) ...
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Gotta go, folks. It's been fun.
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Thank you, MISS KAREN. A little slip of the fingers.
That's what I figured, so I was just trying to help out, you know me ...
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I'd sleep on DR elmore's fire es. . .er, balcony anytime.
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My folks and I saw a 70mm showing of SONG OF NORWAY at the King's Court Theater in Oakland (collegiate suburb of Pittsburgh) when it first opened. I'd like to see a dvd of it too.
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Still have that thang for men in (or out) if uniform, do you?
I do prefer certain people out of uniform!
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He's in his element -- loves playing the Emcee. A 2 o-clock matinee today, and next Friday and Saturday evening (closing night). His ever-lovin' Heather is out in LA, so I'm sure he's in heaven.
I'm sure he is in bed!
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The alarm repair guy will come on Monday, during Vacation Bible School.
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The alarm repair guy will come on Monday, during Vacation Bible School.
And you will know him by the uniform he wears.
THE BOOK OF TCB/TD, Chapter 11, verse 12
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Perhaps we can teach him a song and offer him a delicious snack.
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We are watching Pets on Parade, and now I want a dog.
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JMK-Congrats to Gabe!
DR Ginny, thanks for the book tip.
DRLaura, vibes the alarm doesn’t go off before Monday.
Hi Jeanne & Miss Karen :)
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DRLaura-There are puppies from Romania looking for a home.
http://www.romaniaanimalrescue.com/newsletter_200707.html
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I hate to post and run, but I don't have much time before I leave to go to my parents' house for a barbecue...and I'm starving! ;)
Last night's performance of "Taming of the Shrew" went really well! We had about half the house filled! And they really liked the show! We had our first review published and you can read it HERE (http://www.thenewstribune.com/ae/theater/story/104032.html)...it's pretty much a positive review, the only trouble being that he doesn't mention Kate at all! How can you review a show and not mention the title character even once? I hope that it's not a reflection on the actress. ::)
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Obviously, Miss Karen will have very sweet dreams. (And not about Baked Alaskas)!
Funny, I was just framing a picture of a Baked Alaska for my bedside table...
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Anyway, here are three pictures that were taken last night:
Stage Left (audience right) the infamous "pole" where the pole dancers pole dance:
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/ShrewSetStageLeft.jpg)
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And here I am in my Act One Baptista's servant's costume: a Buddhist monk of sorts (there are three of us, a monk, a priest and a rabbi...yes, there's a joke in there somewhere ;D), on Stage Left:
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/PhilipatStageRight.jpg)
All of us servants wear masks and most everyone else does at some point during the first act...it's supposed to mean something, but I never really learned what. ::)
;)
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And here I am, up close and personal:
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/PhilipUpClose.jpg)
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After last night's performance, Michael and Heather (a married couple who play Grumio and Curtis) had a party at their house. As usual, much alcohol was consumed (I'm a tea-totaller...is that spelled correctly??) and several of us went into their hot tub. ;) I didn't get home until 4:00 am this morning(!) and really have only gotten a couple of hours of sleep. :P
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And now I'm off to my parents' house...and then I still have a show tonight and TWO shows tomorrow! It's going to be a very long weekend. I'm seriously thinking about taking Monday off...or at least, coming in much later than usual. I have plenty of vacation time AND I think I just might wanna. :)
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And that's my "Shrew" frenzy and update. :D
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Jose II looks very much like Jason.
Oh, spoo!
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I hate to post and run, but I still need to take a shower before I go to my parents. Have a good day, all!
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DR Edi,
Any time you need a consultation (phone or e-mail) about your video set-up, I'm just a mouse click or a phone call away.
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Was it rubbery and disgusting?
That is the name of my next how-to-book.
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Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me upon meeting DR Singdaw (alias Naomi), which is a shame as he was not only very tall and handsome, much more so then even his avatar would suggest, but one heck of a neat guy!
And DR Danise, we thought of you a lot during the NYC get together, wishing you were there with us.
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...Mikey and the hot cops,
...and that is the title of my next...well, never mind.
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Old fogeys can be cute and cuddly and absolute joys to be around.
(Just ask ME and TCB) :o
I'm older than BOTH of you, curse the luck. I guess that makes me an ancient fogey.
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Although I did not get to see TPunk in the flesh while in NYC, as she was camping with the girls, I did get to speak to her via telephonic device, which was very nice.
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Thanks you so much, DR MBarnum, for the wonderful pictures of some of our HHW favorites. It really helps to share these moments, and I enjoyed the photos a lot.
Thanks, too, to DRs TCB and George for their enlightening photos as well.
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I had a grand time sunbathing and swimming this afternoon. Some pictures were taken, but I'm not promising anything until I lay eyes on them first. It was only my friend Jeff and I at the pool.
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On Saturday in NY we had a lovely soiree at the apartment of DR FJL and DH Skip. Here we see Elmore3003 and DD Tobey (or is that Dillon?)
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When I got back, I had time to listen to a little more of the ACE IN THE HOLE running commentary while I prepared lunch. A little dry for my tastes, but it's certainly a thorough commentary.
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Much delicious food was offered at Fred and Skips...I mean LOTS of food! Man 'o man was it good! Here is a small portion of what we devoured (referring to the food, not Jose, who is seen here dipping into the dip)
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I did manage to watch part of a MURDER SHE WROTE episode this afternoon. Over its 12 seasons, I was very consistent in watching almost every week, but this was obviously a week I missed because I had never seen this episode before, set in a San Francisco opera house. Among the guest stars are Carol Lawrence, Theodore Bikel, Jerry Stiller, and Kathleen Beller.
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Here Elmore and Ginny reminisce about old times in Ohio.
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Mid-afternoon today, we had a positively horrif rain and hail storm that was among the most violent I've seen in years. We had hail a week or two ago, but this was so thick and lasted so long that my front yard looked snowed in with the ice. Simply amazing.
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Also at the partay, but on the other side of the couch were Richard and Rodzinski....which sounds like a 1960s pop duo.
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Jason suddenly realized how many points we all just consumed, while Jose requests a third helping, please.
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Also present at Fred and Skips partay, were of course, Fred and Skip. However, under
threat of physical harm special request they asked not to be photographed.
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DR MBarnum - your photos are great and your captions are even better. BTW, I've decided I hate my hair and must have something different done to it ASAP!
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On Sunday Rodzinski and I shopped around an outdoor flea market where he found the most wonderful item: an old pull down school world map which now graces his apartment.
Afterwards we hopped the train for Jackson Heights and spent a good portion of the day in Little India where I shopped, and shopped, and shopped...and just when I thought I could shop no more...we ate at an Indian buffet.
Here is our waiter. His name is Som, and he is way cuter then this photo shows. He was quite amazed at the loot (bollywood DVDS/cds) that I had purchased. I may have flirted with Som a bit, I am not sure. I do know that I wanted to take him home with me...but since home at that time was Rodzinski's apartment...well, you have to be courteous when you are a guest.
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I suggest this, DR Ginny.........(http://www.ukhairdressers.com/history/1960.jpg)
...or perhaps this......(http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/hair60.gif)
Either would look lovely on you, just my humble opinion.
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In this shot you can see some of the stores in which I shopped at Little India.
Bombay Bazar is where I bought my two Kurtas from a very cute Sari clad salesgirl. The store was having a special, 30 % off. I couldn't resist.
On the street level, to the right you will see the stores Bollywood Music and Punjab Music. Both stores took a lot of my cash money.
(http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/13/007/5B/D2/8A/5B/OS0YzlgHY6fQ-f5EBB2+dmKXNJT8bn2w0300.jpg)
If Rodzinski hadn't told me it was time to leave I would still be shopping there, even now.
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Keep the pics (and captions) coming. Just great!
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Off to finish that MURDER SHE WROTE episode, finish up with ACE IN THE HOLE, and then enjoy THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA in HD.
WBBL.
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On Monday, my final day of vacation, I hopped the A train to Harlem where I made my way to this apartment.....
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Am I in the right spot? it's been a confusing day. In an elsewhere discussion of INTO THE WOODS< somone said they preferred the English cast because they werent a fan of BP; I started guessing, British Petroleum?, Blood Pressure?. BP, of course, meant Bernadette Peters. Shame on Me. Favorite EG performance and film=Key Largo and Brother Orchid, with, for camp value C>B> DeMille's THE TEN COMMANDMENT
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A knock on the door and out pops DR Jose!
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LOL, DR MBarnum! Those girls look right out of my high school yearbook. Actually, I had something more like Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada in mind. Maybe more curly.
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Inside the building we find Jose collecting his daily mail (not his daily male, however...that is what the computer is for)
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Jose gave me the grand tour of the apartment (both floors) and I met one of his roomies, Megan.
Here is a shot of the door to their wonderful backyard.
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Just checking in from D.C. Back from Witches of Eastwick, which had a slightly long first act but the second act went like gangbusters. Take 15 minutes off this show and I'd bet they've got a smash hit.
I didn't get a chance to say hello to Ms. Skinner or Ms. Noll on behalf of BK (or to Jackie Piro on behalf of Skip) because we ended up being in a rush to get Milla to the train station back in D.C. and she made the earlier train with barely ten minutes to spare.
Julie and I will see Dead Man's Cell Phone tonight, and possibly get a late dinner. Then possibly Shear Madness at Kennedy Center or the naked Macbeth at the Shakespeare theatre tomorrow. Then home tomorrow night.
Does anyone know if the Spy Museum is interesting? (It's right near our hotel, and that's intersting in itself, but is it worth \seeing?)
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and the backyard from another viewpoint. It is really nice.
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After seeing the home environment of DR Jose, we hopped the subway to a different part of Harlem. Here is a shot of it. You can see the Apollo in the background.
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Another shot of Harlem before we headed back on the train to.....
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Back in Manhattan, Madison Avenue to be exact, as we made our way to Central Park. I don't know how this jogger got in front of my camera. I think he spoiled the shot, don't you?
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This is, of course, what the shot should have looked like. And once I cleaned up the drool and revived Jose I got a perfect photo.
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Jose leading me
to temptation to the entrance of Central Park.
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The infamous reservoir. Jose takes many jobs, er jogs, here.
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Jose's kindness knows no bounds as he offers to take a photo of a very nice tourist couple from Washington D.C.
(http://shutter08.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/11/007/3D/E8/90/65/9In4fDvJZmXZtVcAsbejm8VyNmrE964G0300.jpg)
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After a lengthy walk around the reservoir we made our way to this castle like place.....
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...where a modeling session was being shot....
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Here we enter a place in the park known as The Ramble. It was a very nice nature area with lots of wildlife and bears.
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Especially for DearReaderLaura and DR Sandra, the ceiling of the Bethesda Terrace structure. Although not a casino, I am certain that there have been many games of chance played inside that structure over the years.
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And opposite the terrace is the Bethesda fountain and the lake. If you look closely you will notice a film crew setting up behind the fountain.
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After leaving the park we headed over to Park Avenue where I finally found my future home.
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Jose and I soon parted and I made my journey back to Rodzinski's to pick up my luggage and await Gudda to drive me to the airport.
It was a great trip guys and I thank all of you New Yorkers for making it so much fun and for you out of towners for adding even more enjoyment to my trip! Take care and hope to see all of you at a future HHW gathering soon!
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A very fun trip Indeed!
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Hi Mikey B.... you are also very missed !! It was great fun seeing you in NYC and I send you a big insterstate HUG and a pat on your po-po ! :)
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Hi there Miz Patti..... you cutey!
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Hello. It is too hot outside.
:~(
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I'm older than BOTH of you, curse the luck. I guess that makes me an ancient fogey.
So there are THREE old fogeys hanging around HainesHisWay. :P
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I just got caught up on today's posts. I have to say, there was a lot of besmirching going on earlier..... oh yes, besmirching! :)
I merely agree to provide protection for dear DR Jose while he has his "sidewalk picture" taken, and I'm accused of all manner of lechery. Well, I never!!.......OK, almost never...... I was merely shielding dear Jose from unseemly gazes and keeping strong winds from blowing his back.
And as for my pic in front of the Paramount building, my shirt did have pink in the pattern but it was pretty subtle and hard to see. You can ask Jose or Jason -- I had run out of all of my other pink shirts by that last morning.
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Oh..... and from earlier in the day: 2 of the least satisfying desserts to waste the effort (and calories) on..... baked Alaska and Floating Island.
Just give me my table at The Little Pie Company, with a Levain chaser !
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A knock on the door and out pops DR Jose!
That's the title of my next pop-up book:
JOSE POPS OUT
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And the word of the day is: PHILTRUM!
Casey would waltz
With a strawberry blonde,
Whose PHILTRUM was covered with a bit of LIP THRUM
(also known as a moustache).
(Thrum being defined as a fringe, when used as a noun.)
(I figured that since others are returning, Casey might make a renewed appearance as well.)
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That's the title of my next pop-up book:
JOSE POPS OUT
Illustrated, I take it?
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Der Grampa and I have returned from the moving picture theatah, where we took the grandlads to see Ratatouille. Very enjoyable, even for the older grandlad who doesn't like food.
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Jason suddenly realized how many points we all just consumed, while Jose requests a third helping, please.
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All the photos & captions are wonderful. The building shots are beautiful & your story telling very entertaining. Dear dog) & Elmore looked comfortable on the couch.
This photo of Jason, well….the expression is priceless. :D
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Illustrated, I take it?
POP-UP, of course! ;)
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DR George - thanks for sharing your role and photos with us!
DR MBarnum...you make me blush! Your travelogue was the highlight of my day!
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George, fun photos of you in costume. I enjoyed the sets as well.
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...I didn’t think I would go back to sleep when the next thing I knew I heard a “tap, tap, tap” sound. Turned out it was from a Cardinal at the window....
It's one thing to dream about a baseball player, but to identify which team he plays for...
;D
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I love all the photos! And knowing you thought of us when you took the photo of the ceiling, well, it is just swell!
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Illustrated, I take it?
Graphically.
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Back from a really excellent work session - lots of little interesting changes, some dialogue replacement, and one major thing in act two - nothing in the scene changes, except the location and that brilliant brainstorm will inform EVERYTHING about the scene and musical number that's within it. Our most exciting change today. We clarified things, strengthened the very end of the final scene (before the finale) and all these changes will work. David will do the first pass and I'll smooth and rewrite as necessary. I hope he'll just get to it tomorrow and the next day, as I'll want to send out the new version only by end of next week.
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Only thirty-nine more shares and we're THERE!
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Good Evening!
Ah, I have the apartment all to myself tonight for a few hours. I've turned on the A/C just to cool down the place a bit, but the TV is off, and I don't even have any music on. The quiet is nice. :)
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DR MBarnum - Thanks for the rest of the pics! *And did I really wear the same white Izod polo on both Saturday and Monday? I guess I did. ???
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A knock on the door and out pops DR Jose!
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Sprinklers Throughout The Building...
Somehow, that's appropriate.
Nothing, of course, will ever deter our DR Jose!
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...Does anyone know if the Spy Museum is interesting? (It's right near our hotel, and that's intersting in itself, but is it worth \seeing?)
Washingtonian Magazine's current issue covers the museum scene, and they gave the Spy Museum a very good write-up.
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Julie and I will see Dead Man's Cell Phone tonight, and possibly get a late dinner. Then possibly Shear Madness at Kennedy Center or the naked Macbeth at the Shakespeare theatre tomorrow. Then home tomorrow night.
Does anyone know if the Spy Museum is interesting? (It's right near our hotel, and that's intersting in itself, but is it worth \seeing?)
Jaleo's kitchen is open late.
As for the Spy Museum - I love it! It's a great place, and very well set up. You can either just walk through it nice and quick, taking in the highlights, but you can also take your time (if you have the time) and read all the various bits of info. And some of the actual spy items they have in there are pretty cool - and sometimes a bit frightening and unsettling. -Especially that clock that was given to some U.S. official by school children, but turned out to be a surveillance device with no discernible power source. And because they charge admission, and have timed passes, it's never really that crowded. *And the Spy Museum Cafe ain't bad either. -However, I also really like Zola next door.
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Hmm... It appears I may have been bitten by a mosquito or something. I seem to have come down with a case of the "itchies". -Time for an antihistamine, I guess.
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POP-UP, of course! ;)
And just where would you like me to sign your copy?
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Only thirty-nine more shares and we're THERE!
Make that 38 -- I'll buy one.
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Dear DR Jose.... did you see how much besmirching and "innundo" (a Philadelphia Story reference) was being thrown our way earlier today??
Why, it was shameful I tell you. I stood up for your good name, cuz I is a gentleman.
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Time to get dinner on the table.
(Roast pork w. ginger, wasabi mashed potatoes, and stir-fried green beans and mushers.)
(The latter is from a recipe I found in a book on Asian cooking... that was originally published in Germany. No, really. I can't make stuff like that up.)
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dear Esteemed and re-written BK -- check your message "inbox" here.......
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Oh..... and from earlier in the day: 2 of the least satisfying desserts to waste the effort (and calories) on..... baked Alaska and Floating Island.
Just give me my table at The Little Pie Company, with a Levain chaser !
Baked Alaskas can be quite good, if they're constructed with quality ingredients - especially the ice cream. The trick is make sure the ice cream has sat out of the freezer just long enough so that it's no longer like a "rock". This way when you spoon through the meringue, you don't have to dig when you hit the ice cream and cake. However, it really is more of a "decoration" than a dessert, however, it can still be a delicious dessert.
As for Floating Islands... Well, I've had good ones and not so good ones, but I think I'd rather have a cold fruit soup with some meringue cookies on the side - which I have had as a dessert - a sort of deconstructed Floating Island.
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Dear DR Jose.... did you see how much besmirching and "innundo" (a Philadelphia Story reference) was being thrown our way earlier today??
Why, it was shameful I tell you. I stood up for your good name, cuz I is a gentleman.
Hmm... I took it all as compliments.
;)
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Wow! Just looking at DR MBarnum's pics from last week. This past Monday really was a beautiful day weather-wise.
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Hmm... I took it all as compliments.
;)
...... :D.... ::)...... me too, but I didn't want to admit it.... ;D
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DR George - Have another good show tonight. -And good shows tomorrow!
*And remember to get some good sleep and rest between all those shows and partays. :)
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Hmm... I just threw some stuff away in the garbage can in the kitchen, and as soon as lifted the lid a whole bunch of flies flew out. YUCK! Guess it's time to start "wrapping" our trash again - at least if we keep planning on opening our doors and windows during the cooler evenings. -And, yes, I did go ahead and change bags, and put a nice little "reminder" on the dry erase board on the fridge.
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Time to toddle off to a few evening things.........keep the home-fries burning !
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...... :D.... ::)...... me too, but I didn't want to admit it.... ;D
If you've got it, flaunt it.
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Time to toddle off to a few evening things.......
And there names would be... ??
;)
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Gabe had his first swim meet today and took home two First Places!!
Go Gabe!
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... a framed and matted photo of Mikey and the hot cops, not Mikey and the hot cops (sorry TCB, I would if I could...)...
(modification/clarification -- it has been brought to my attention this post makes no sense -- nothing new -- but it's in reference to post # 202 if that helps ...)
Hot cops? or hot t... -Oh, nevermind. 8)
::)
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So does that make DR td the chopped liver? (He left so we can talk about him!)
Hmm... I happen to like Chopped Liver. With pickles, a touch of mustard and some good rye bread.
:)
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Frenzying, frenzying, frenzying...
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OH!!
So, as DR Jason and I are walking to dinner - our shows happen to get out at the same time, so... - I stared hearing some people yelling, "Jose! Jose! Jose!" It turned out to be my friends, Tim and John, from Richmond. It turns out they just decided to come up for the weekend - they usually come up for Broadway Bares, but since they had concerts down in Richmond that weekend, they weren't able to come up then. They're seeing Curtains tonight, and then heading back tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet for brunch before they head back to Virginia (and my matinee).
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OH!!!
And as I was checking the callboard at the theatre, I happened to notice a flyer for the upcoming production of Gypsy at City Center. Upon closer inspection, I noticed it was a special flyer for the "Broadway Community" that was offering greatly discounted tickets for some of the previews next week. So, after dinner, we walked up to the City Center box office, and picked up two very good seats for next Wednesday's matinee. -And both tickets were less than the price of one single ticket! -So, if any DR in or near the NYC area would like to see Gypsy next Monday night or next Wednesday afternoon, just PM me for the code. -Which can also just be mentioned at the box office - no printout needed.
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... I just happened to notice that other guy agape, aghast or possibly ogling them as I matted and framed the photo for my bed-side table...
And I happen to have a matted and framed photo of Boo-Key... Oh... Nevermind....
:-X
:P
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PAGE 13 LUPONE GYPSY DANCE!!!!
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-And, I have to say, that the logo looks more like Liza in Gypsy than LuPone Gypsy.
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You are correct about last weeks weather Jose, it was wonderful, just perfect.
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I'm telling my husband it's a picture of some "cousins" .....
And just how many "cousins" do you have? I take it you have a lot of "nephews" too?
;D
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I shall now be on my way to see Merrily We Roll Along - I have yet to see a production I've liked, so we'll see.
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I mean, I don't think it's a show that will ever work.
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My concert last night was a great success. The Red Rock Center for the Arts is a fabulous venue, lovingly and beautifully restored. The seating capacity is 275, and we had at least 300 people show up. It went very well, and I was pleased. No word yet on exactly how much we raised, but estimated to be in the $4,000 - $5,000 range! Wish we could do it again and send the proceeds to The Brain seed money!
Congrats, DR singdaw! When do you head back east?
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And just where would you like me to sign your copy?
In Pittsburgh.
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I took a nap and finished last nights movie. Now it is time to eat some dinner and watch my second Bollywood movie...this one is a war movie from 2003 titled BORDER HINDUSTAN KA.
For a war movie, it has some great musical numbers.
(http://www.fiveriversstore.com/dvd/AtoF/BorderHindustanKa/BorderHindustanKaL.jpg)
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thank you all for the mother-get-well vibes. She is now out of the hospital and resting at my sister's house in Aumsville.
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thank you all for the mother-get-well vibes. She is now out of the hospital and resting at my sister's house in Aumsville.
GREAT NEWS!
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I mean, I don't think it's a show that will ever work.
I would just like to see a production of the show that uses the original book and music, warts and all. I've seen about three or four big/professional productions of Merrily, and then one I liked the most was the one that didn't stray too far from the original.
However, the version that was presented at the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration was pretty good. -And Raul Esparza's rendition of "Frankling Shepard, Inc." was amazing!
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MBarnum, glad to hear the good news!
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In Pittsburgh.
I take it you're here all week?
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DR MBarnum - :)!! -Will you get a chance to visit?
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I have no photos as exciting and as glamorous as Barnum and the HHWs. I hope Mike got the Badge Number of those two officers.
Here I am in Vegas. Looking at this photo, maybe I shoud tell everyone that I ran into Stockard Channing.
Hmm... Is that supposed to be Elizabeth Taylor? Or is it Stockard Channing?
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Didn't finish "Mame" last night. However, while Ms. Ball is obviously miscast and Ms. Arthur looks horrid, it's a beautifully shot film. "Loving You" is now one of my most favorite Jerry Herman songs. I'm sure I'm totally in the minority with my review.
Today is Tech Day #1 for Beauty and the Beast lots of hurry up and wait and standing around. I do enjoy this day, I hope it won't dissapoint. Last night, the castle jumped the track and was slightly damaged. I think by the end of the night, they fixed it, I hope it holds up today (and for the next 3 weeks for that matter).
DR Matthew - I meant to ask you this yesterday... How are those 16th-notes in "The Transformation" coming along? ;)
When I played the tour, it was a true endurance test keeping that pattern running in time. And since the string patch didn't "speak" as well as (I thought) it should have, I had to depend on my fingers more than my ears.
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What is that pie-like thing on the far right? A pie with a huge amount of meringue on the top? Yummy.
Yes, that is the Brooklyn Diner's Lemon Meringue Pie. Which happens to be one of the two desserts we - we being DR MusicGuy, Jason and myself - did not try last week. The other one being their Chocolate Blackout Cake. -However, I also noticed some pretty decadent looking Chocolate-Chip Cookies and Rugelach on the counter.
-Wow! Was that just last week?!?!?
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Me admiring the desserts outside The Brooklyn Diner ;D
We passed another "dessert" on the street yesterday, and we thought of taking a picture of him to send to one of our friends in Oregon. ;)
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Hmm... Is that supposed to be Elizabeth Taylor? Or is it Stockard Channing?
I had the same reaction ;D
I have been craving Lemon Meringue pie for several weeks now.
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'night
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Good to hear the GOOD news DR MBarnum.
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I suggest this, DR Ginny.........(http://www.ukhairdressers.com/history/1960.jpg)
...or perhaps this......(http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/hair60.gif)
Either would look lovely on you, just my humble opinion.
That's how I wore my hair in high school! Both ways!
And look at the false eyelashes. (I threw those away loong ago. )
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For me the original Merrily worked well. IMHO every fix since has not.
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For me the original Merrily worked well. IMHO every fix since has not.
Agreed! There seems to be less and less "heart" with each revision. And I still don't get why "The Hills of Tomorrow" no longer bookends the show?!?!?
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LOL, DR MBarnum! Those girls look right out of my high school yearbook. Actually, I had something more like Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada in mind. Maybe more curly.
Miss Streep had a WONDERFUL haircut. I wasn't crazy about the film; I kept looking at her hair.
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The DG (Dear Girlfriend) of our DS Rob is here for the weekend and we've had a delightful family movie night watching Shakespeare in Love. This afternoon the two of them went to the first wedding in Rob's peer group. Makes Mom feel old.
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I think your hair looks just fine, Ginny. I've been letting mine grow out over the past year or so, trying out somewhat different styles along the way. That can be kinda fun.
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OH! (Yeah, another OH!)
While walking through the Virgin Megastore this afternoon, I noticed they had just placed a bunch of the Sony Masterworks/Broadway releases on their $8.00(!) Sale. So... I recorded a voice memo to myself on my cellphone, and once I check to make sure I don't already have those titles, I believe I shall be making a couple of purchases tomorrow. :)
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The bookends worked well when I first saw a production and the cast did not wear those silly named T-shirts! The audience had no problem with following the time aspect nor knowing who was who. Great theatre. I wonder if it was just the wrong time and the wrong theatre in NY.
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CONGRATS to GEORGE on a successful show!
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I think your hair looks just fine, Ginny. I've been letting mine grow out over the past year or so, trying out somewhat different styles along the way. That can be kinda fun.
Thanks, Jeanne. Since I had to cancel my scheduled haircut appointment today in order to see the doctor, maybe I'll start letting mine grow again, too.
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Hi, DR Vixmom!!!
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Having hair is over rated to be sure.
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Dear DR Jose.... did you see how much besmirching and "innundo" (a Philadelphia Story reference) was being thrown our way earlier today??
Why, it was shameful I tell you. I stood up for your good name, cuz I is a gentleman.
Actually, it was rather fun.
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Two first places in swimming for Mr Gabe Kauffman....great news.
DR MBARNUM's mother resting at his sister house....great news.
Good news from DR DANISE.
And what wonderful and brightly captioned photos of the recent NYC sojourn of DRMBARNUM and the cast of HHW!!!
Thanks so much for sharing them. Almost like being there.
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My LP Is Beat to Hell
that is the title of the second volume of my autobiography.
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I spent a whole afternoon with DR JOSE and he never once tried to embrace me or was untoward at all.
I just keep remembering Pat Hitchcock's line in PSYCHO:
"He must have noticed my wedding ring....."
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Watching some Elvis movies tonight...
I like the Drums of the Island sequence of PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE, and I like that Elvis' sidekick is played by Mr James Shigeta.
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Have I told you that my LP is beat to hell?
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Page 14 is all about me, I see.
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Thanks for the photos DR GEORGE...and the review.
Hmmm....for some reason the name Tim Goebel sounds very familiar to me....does he have any Indiana connections?
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We had a very good day at the World of Wisdom today and I earned about $135 in commissions.
Nothing like working on Broadway of course....but I didn't have to deal with puppets.
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Having hair is over rated to be sure.
;D
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No hair means you can wash your face and your head with the same soap.
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This looks like DR GEORGE's first costume.
(http://static.artbible.info/large/ezechiel_tissot.jpg)
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I spent a whole afternoon with DR JOSE and he never once tried to embrace me or was untoward at all.
I just keep remembering Pat Hitchcock's line in PSYCHO:
"He must have noticed my wedding ring....."
Well, I was behaving since DRs Ginny, Richard and Joey were in attendance. I must try to preserve some sense of decorum any chance I get. -Meaning, when there are witnesses. ;)
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Ginny, I quite like that necklace you were wearing in the photos. Is that a gold coin?
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Hmm... There seem to a be a lot little flying things in the apartment today. They look like large fruit flies. At least I hope that's what they are. :-\
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No hair means you can wash your face and your head with the same soap.
I can see the advantages, but somehow never considered it. ;)
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Ginny, I quite like that necklace you were wearing in the photos. Is that a gold coin?
Thank you, Jeanne. It's a medallion with my monogram.
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Hmm... There seem to a be a lot little flying things in the apartment today. They look like large fruit flies. At least I hope that's what they are. :-\
I've been getting little flying things, too. I don't know what they are.
Mostly they're squished.
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This looks like DR GEORGE's first costume.
(http://static.artbible.info/large/ezechiel_tissot.jpg)
Or MBarnum's nightgown.
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Good for you, BK, for getting so much Brain surgery done today. It really sounds great.
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I completed the MURDER SHE WROTE episode I had been watching set at the opera. I neglected to mention that Keith Michell was also a guest star.
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Remedy for fruit flies: Put out an old banana on the counter and get out the vacuum with the hose attachment.
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The bookends worked well when I first saw a production and the cast did not wear those silly named T-shirts! The audience had no problem with following the time aspect nor knowing who was who. Great theatre. I wonder if it was just the wrong time and the wrong theatre in NY.
Or the wrong gimmick.
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I had enough time before PRADA began so I watched another MURDER SHE WROTE episode. This one had Gene Barry as a millionaire author who brings Jessica to his island to help him discover which person in his family was trying to kill him. This was definitely not one of the high water marks of Season 6 and an easily spotted murderer. Keir Dullea was another guest star in the episode.
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Remedy for fruit flies: Put out an old banana on the counter and get out the vacuum with the hose attachment.
Cool!
So, did you ever put moths in the microwave?
:o
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I then watched THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and enjoyed it all the more in HD. However, the step-up from SD to HD wasn't major enough to make me want to rebuy the disc, so I'll hang on to what I already have.
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I then put in the final MURDER SHE WROTE of the evening, sad to say another Jessica-less episode, this time focusing on Barry Newman as a police detective who's made to teach a criminology class at a local college, and the murder he investigated with his class of two students. Gerald O'Laughlin was another guest star in the episode.
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Tomorrow I'll be watching CAGED in the afternoon and probably THE HILL in the evening. I also have JESSE JAMES waiting to be watched. I'm not sure I'll have time for all of those full length movies (might have to plug in a MURDER SHE WROTE or two to fill out the afternoon or evening.)
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No.
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I completed the MURDER SHE WROTE episode I had been watching set at the opera. I neglected to mention that Keith Michell was also a guest star.
I can only assume it was NOT ERCOLE with a naked title character. 8)
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Hello hello!!
What wonderful pictures Mikey!! Thanks for sharing. How I wish I could have made the trip in to see youse guyz.
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Well, I was behaving since DRs Ginny, Richard and Joey were in attendance. I must try to preserve some sense of decorum any chance I get. -Meaning, when there are witnesses. ;)
Oh.....well.... You know JUST what to say, don't you? ;D
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A Moth in the Microwave.
Is that the opposite of Pulling the Wool Over Your Ice?
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I will be in NYC on this Monday, the Vixter's Girl Scout troop has been invited to interview an editor at Redbook Magazine, and afterwards we are all off the the wax museum.
I manged to get a couple of tickets to the Monday night Les Miz performance so if any one in the vicinty would care to join us for a meal before the show we would love to see you!!
(Notice how I have to squish a vacation week into one day?!)
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It is 11:30 p.m. and it is still 80 degrees here.
Has anyone heard from DR RLP?
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So after you get the banana on the table and the vacuum out of the closet...
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I am intrigued that DR VIXMOM and group will be visiting BOTH the Wax Museum AND LES MIZ in the same day....
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DR Jose - should I assume a no answer to the PM means "No"?
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Vixdad is watching The Dirty Dozen.
I keep thinking about Tom Hanks "crying " over it in Sleepless in Seattle
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So after you get the banana on the table and the vacuum out of the closet...
We are all waiting in anticipation.....
My guess is you DON'T eat the banana, but that's just a guess. ;D
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I am intrigued that DR VIXMOM and group will be visiting BOTH the Wax Museum AND LES MIZ in the same day....
No no, the Vixter and I are dumping the group and taking off on our own to see the show.
I found out that Les Miz is having Monday night performances over the summer months
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What movie have YOU seen, that we have probably missed, that YOU would recommend?
I will start:
THREE WISHES with Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
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DR Jose - should I assume a no answer to the PM means "No"?
Oh, no, it just means I haven't responded yet. Nor have have had a chance to check out the possibilities. However, I'm pretty sure something can be arranged.
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No no, the Vixter and I are dumping the group and taking off on our own to see the show.
I found out that Les Miz is having Monday night performances over the summer months
I hope you instructed them to drop bread crumbs to find their way home. 8)
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Oh, no, it just means I haven't responded yet. Nor have have had a chance to check out the possibilities. However, I'm pretty sure something can be arranged.
I hear DR ELMORE is an expert arranger. ;D
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No no, the Vixter and I are dumping the group and taking off on our own to see the show.
I found out that Les Miz is having Monday night performances over the summer months
Yep, they switched to their summer schedule - giving the cast and crew an actual "weekend" on the weekend. Well, at least Sunday.
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We are all waiting in anticipation.....
My guess is you DON'T eat the banana, but that's just a guess. ;D
I was imagining vacuuming up the banana whilst it was covered with creepy crawlies and envisioning the mess in the filter screen
:P
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Oh, no, it just means I haven't responded yet. Nor have have had a chance to check out the possibilities. However, I'm pretty sure something can be arranged.
Which is why we love you.
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Yep, they switched to their summer schedule - giving the cast and crew an actual "weekend" on the weekend. Well, at least Sunday.
Have you seen this production? I saw the one 20 years ago and the Vixter has been campaigning to see this one...
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I can only assume it was NOT ERCOLE with a naked title character. 8)
I guess I'm too ignorant about opera to get the joke.
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Now, I'm heading downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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I take it you're here all week?
I'm here for you, Jose.
(and for DRs Matt, Elmore, MBarnum, TCB, BK, Jeanne, Karen, Ginny, DakotaCelt, Jane, Noel, Jason. . . et al).
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I guess I'm too ignorant about opera to get the joke.
:-\
Vivaldi's ERCOLE performed au natural was recommended yesterday by DR elmore. Alas, the dvd is NOT available, yet, on Netflix.
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You wait until the little critters land on or fly near the old banana, and then you suck them up. Of course.
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I guess I'm too ignorant about opera to get the joke.
:-\
There was a discussion about a production of Vivaldi's opera HERCULES yesterday...with some photos of Zachary Stains singing the title role sans clothing.... :o
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Wow! I look pretty decent in that first picture. Then there's the second one...what's that all about??
Thanks for posting those, MBarnum. I hope you had a good time. :)
I'm tired. Two shows at Q have wiped me out. And I get to do it all over again tomorrow. And both of my shows were so bad today that I doubt that I'll make commission - AGAIN - this week. I'm not happy about that.
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Page 16 Zachary Stains opera dance.
(http://www.amadeusonline.net/news/ercole01.jpg)
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Zachary stopped HHW in its tracks. Must be his paw!
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Virginia Bruce and Fredric March don't have much onscreen chemistry....
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Zachary certainly couldn't dance dressed that way if he were doing SONG OF NORWAY. ::)
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Bed time for Bonzo.
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Page 16 Zachary Stains opera dance.
(http://www.amadeusonline.net/news/ercole01.jpg)
Despite the paw placement, I can still see Zachary's kibbles and bits... :-X
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Zachary certainly couldn't dance dressed that way if he were doing SONG OF NORWAY. ::)
I do look forward to the NEXT revival of COMPANY though....costumed this way....except of course for "The Ladies Who Lunch." ::)
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What movie have YOU seen, that we have probably missed, that YOU would recommend?
I will start:
THREE WISHES with Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
1408
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Old Lady to Policeman: The people next door are swimming nude in their pool and it offends me when I look out my window.
Policeman: (looking out window) I don't see anything.
Old Lady to Policeman: Well stand up on this box and use these binoculars and you sure will!
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What did Diana think of it? :D
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I thought I was going to bed.
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Favorite stage directions:
From offstage we hear the scream of a naked woman.
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Dim Lights.
Drop Flies.
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I can't go to bed until someone else posts something.
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Good night Jack!
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Good night Jack!
Thank you!!!
Good night!! ;D
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I am amazed at EDISAURUS' stamina! She works double shifts, then goes home to paint the house!
Oh no....I wouldn't do a double and then paint! We actually have hired a painter...big move for us because it's hard to find someone who will do the job as well as you'd do it yourself. The guy rushed through the first day, trying to impress us with how much he could get done. Now that he understands that we are willing to pay for him to take the time to do it right, it's much better. Still not as good as if we'd done it ourselves, but at least with Carlos' help, we might move in in my lifetime.
Also, having someone there working makes us work harder to keep ahead of him, so we're all getting a lot done!
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Have you seen this production? I saw the one 20 years ago and the Vixter has been campaigning to see this one...
I actually haven't seen it yet. However, I'm planning on going in two weeks or so when Drew Sarich takes over the role of Valjean. -He was Armand in Lestat. Additionally, my friend, Megan McGinnis, was just promoted to Eponine, and her boyfriend is now a part of the ensemble.
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I need to see LES MIZ, too. 1) I love Lea Salonga and 2) my friend, Jeremy, just went into the ensemble, and 3) the original Christmas Eve, Ann Harada, is playing Mme. Thenardier, so I feel like I should go send some Avenue Q juju her way...
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I actually haven't seen it yet. However, I'm planning on going in two weeks or so when Drew Sarich takes over the role of Valjean. -He was Armand in Lestat. Additionally, my friend, Megan McGinnis, was just promoted to Eponine, and her boyfriend is now a part of the ensemble.
Vixter will be pleased to know that we are seeing friends of yours!
I am sorry I will miss Drew Sarich, we liked him as Armand. Vix also wanted me to tell you that she is
"really, really really really happy Jose's back on Broadway where he belongs"
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I need to see LES MIZ, too. 1) I love Lea Salonga and 2) my friend, Jeremy, just went into the ensemble, and 3) the original Christmas Eve, Ann Harada, is playing Mme. Thenardier, so I feel like I should go send some Avenue Q juju her way...
well just come join us!!c :D!
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Nice new avatar, Jason.
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if your friends can't set you up with a ticket I have code for discounted seats!
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Vixter will be pleased to know that we are seeing friends of yours!
I am sorry I will miss Drew Sarich, we liked him as Armand. Vix also wanted me to tell you that she is
"really, really really really happy Jose's back on Broadway where he belongs"
I <HEART> The Vixter
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well just come join us!!c :D!
:) I'd love to, but I have a show Monday night. :(
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Hmm.. DR Jason has a show that night, but I may be free, so... Hmm....
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-Although, I'm really thinking of see Gypsy on Monday night too, just because I can... And since the discount is just too good to pass up.
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But dinner sounds good, DR vixmom. Just give me a call when you get in.
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I saw the original original Broadway cast (The one before the official opening night) Performance #4. I liked it but it had its problems. I thought Rich and Happy didn't work which they changed later to That Frank
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At least I finally emailed Hopeful Heart about ordering the CD's ;D
They are all so wonderful, Jane. You'll love them!
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As I was catching up on the postings Jason avatar changed. He really does look fabulous. Slim and trim
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But dinner sounds good, DR vixmom. Just give me a call when you get in.
will do!
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Re: Song of Norway. I still remember the NY Times ads for the roadshow, proclaiming it was selling more tickets than any film since Sound of Music. I made my parents take me to the Seattle showing, which I want to say was at the Paramount, but I could be mistaken. I have the souvenir program and soundtrack, too! It's never been released on DVD, has it? I think I *would* get it--loved the photography.
It seems to only be available on PAL DVD.
I don't think we were offered souvenier programs. But I did get to see it on one of the last big screens in Atlanta. (Torn down now, of course...)
I remember being amazed when Harry Secombe belted out "At Christmastime". I only knew his from The Goon Show---didn't realize he had such a lovely voice!
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:) I'd love to, but I have a show Monday night. :(
and I'm not ready to take the Vixter to your venue yet!
(she's probably ready... I'm just not!!)
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Oh, NOW Vixmom comes to NYC!
I missed you :-\
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Depending on what time you meet, I may be able to do dinner, too...
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Oh, NOW Vixmom comes to NYC!
I missed you :-\
I am so sorry to have missed you Mikey!!!(and Ginny & Richard!!) I really wanted to come in last Sunday but various things happened during the week to make it impossible
I would have liked to have had the opportunity to meet Music Guy for the first time as well!
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Depending on what time you meet, I may be able to do dinner, too...
Excellent! We will be at the wax museum with the Girl Scouts but we can leave whenever we need to so youze guyz set the agenda and we'll be there!!
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Oh, NOW Vixmom comes to NYC!
I missed you :-\
and I still have your Christmas gift here! (and Ginny's and Danises' and JRands and and and......
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DR Edi,
Any time you need a consultation (phone or e-mail) about your video set-up, I'm just a mouse click or a phone call away.
Thank you so much, Matt! That's very reassuring! I'm sure we will be getting in touch after the move...
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Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me upon meeting DR Singdaw (alias Naomi), which is a shame as he was not only very tall and handsome, much more so then even his avatar would suggest, but one heck of a neat guy!
I always had hte sneaking suspicion that Sing was taller than his avatar.
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Love all the photos, MBarnum, especially you with the "Hot Fuzz"!
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Bombay Bazar is where I bought my two Kurtas from a very cute Sari clad salesgirl. The store was having a special, 30 % off. I couldn't resist.
You would probably have to pay more to get her sari half-off.
Harharhar...old joke, I know...
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I <heart> Jose's apartment!
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Lastly, but not leastly, we are joined by DR Jason, another of the cutest guys in the Big Apple, don't you agree!
This gathering of HHWers was for a wonderful meal at the Brooklyn Diner.
(http://shutter08.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/11/001/4F/BA/16/31/CP390xOgbZXbUrnlbEQzz2optvCEQuDW0300.jpg)
Great Photos!!!! DR Jason..you are quite the hunk!!!
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BTW Ginny, I love your hair!
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Cilla I am glad to hear that you are already getting lots o' cases even before the official opening!!
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The guy in black (over DR Jason's right shoulder) seems to be enjoying the view as well
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well it is getting on to 1 A Yem on this here Island so time for this mama to go sleepybyes
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When do you head back east?
Thanks, DR JoseSPiano! Flying back to the East Coast tomorrow [Sunday] afternoon/evening.
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Last question before I head out... Edisaurus any word on a release date for your S & V dvd?
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For a war movie, it has some great musical numbers.
HHW quote: priceless!
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Well, me sleepy, so time for me to head to bed...
Goodnight.
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night night Jo Jo
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The bookends worked well when I first saw a production and the cast did not wear those silly named T-shirts!
The original production's sets and costumes were simply the ugliest things I've ever seen on a stage. :(
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Cilla I am glad to hear that you are already getting lots o' cases even before the official opening!!
Well it's not lots and most aren't really panning out, but it's ok. It was a boost when I needed one
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I'm at my parents' at the lake this weekend. It's late and I'm tired. Night all.
Vibes for all who need them
Great photos to all who posted them
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For a war movie, it has some great musical numbers.
(http://www.fiveriversstore.com/dvd/AtoF/BorderHindustanKa/BorderHindustanKaL.jpg)
I just love you Mikey... only from your mouth would the above phrase eminate !! ;D
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DR Jason - great new avatar! :)
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DR Jason - great new avatar! :)
Thank you! DR MBarnum took the pic...I just posed for it. :D
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Hi Jason..... did I actually catch you here online at the moment??
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Anyway dear Jason..... please check your "message inbox" here at HHW.
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Night-night..... the 'lids are getting heavy.
Smooches to all and sun-dried ! :)
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The original production's sets and costumes were simply the ugliest things I've ever seen on a stage. :(
Yep! the pics in the Cd booket were Ughhhh. I saw the show by a very good local non professional group here. (At the Univeristy of Melbourne).
The show was done in the "round" (actually in the square). I found it very moving indeed.
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Half-way through my Bollywood war movie. The choreography was done by someone named Lollipop.
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DR Jose, please to e-mail me your mailing address.
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Back from Merrily and must now write Ye Olde Notes.