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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were blurry, and now it is time for you to post until the blurry cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
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Will we never get to page two?
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Sometimes when you're so tired, it's like you're not tired. That was very Zen, wasn't it?
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And the word of the day is: TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
Six days late for that one!
der Brucer
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Perhaps we will skip that page.
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Spoo!
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And the one left standing looks a tad shaky!
der Brucer
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Perhaps we will skip that page.
Do OZ high-rises have 13th Floors?
der Brucer
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Ron Paul Will Place Second at Ames (http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/b050a593-906a-4e05-b2fa-6e352fdd3112)
His home base in Texas isn’t that far of a drive, and his people are motivated enough to come in from out of state for him.
Has some one moved the states around?
der Brucer
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Even the GUESTS are scarce this evening.
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Even the GUESTS are scarce this evening.
Maybe they are working overtime to amass funds to buy BRAIN shares.
der Brucer
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Wouldn't that be nice.
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No one does the topic of the day? What are you waiting for?
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Okay, I think I'm ready to collapse.
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And as some DRs may have noticed, OZDerek would have been celebrating his birthday today. I spoke with his sister Maureen today.
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DerBrucer - I have no idea! I do know hotels avoid the number.
I have not worked in a city nor do I visit the CBD often. I'm an urban fringe dweller.
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Hi, Tomovoz.
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I'm going to bed now, so good night, Tomovoz.
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I've started a list for the Topic of the Day, but it's a little Sondheim heavy, but I don't care. ;)
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TOTD:
The Stephen Schwartz Album
Showboat - the Jerry Hadley version (a DR Elmore reference!)
Follies - OBC
A Nigel Kennedy Cd - possibly Vivaldi
BEST of:
Paul Simon
Dusty Springfield
Linda Ronstadt
Ella Fitzgerald
The Carpenters
Peggy Lee
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Goodnight DR George.
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IMDB NEWS (http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2007-07-18/#3)
New Edition of Controversial 'Caligula' To Be Released
Caligula, the 1976 film that featured such respected actors at Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, and the late John Gielgud -- all of whom were blindsided when producer Bob Guccioni of Penthouse magazine fame cut x-rated scenes into the movie -- is due to be released on DVD as the "Four-Disc Imperial Edition" by Image Entertainment on October 2nd, the distributor announced Tuesday. The film has previously been released in versions that were as short as 98 minutes and as long as three hours. In a statement, the company said that the DVD set will include newly recorded, no-holds-barred commentary tracks by McDowell and Mirren. In addition, the set includes two versions of The Making of Caligula, one of which includes deleted and alternate scenes.
Let me hazard a few guesses:
A. DR Barnum has never heard of it.
B. DR Ginny's library won't stock it
C. It will fail to make DR Jane's Netflix list
D. DR MATTH will have an essay on skin-tone transfers
E. HHW Spoiler-Alert policy may need revisiting
F. DR JMK will know of a Brazilain Jazz version of the soundtrack
G. DR Elmore will insist on a VCR version
der Brucer
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TOTD:
The Stephen Schwartz Album
Showboat - the Jerry Hadley version (a DR Elmore reference!)
Follies - OBC
A Nigel Kennedy Cd - possibly Vivaldi
BEST of:
Paul Simon
Dusty Springfield
Linda Ronstadt
Ella Fitzgerald
The Carpenters
Peggy Lee
Blood Brothers didn't make the cut?
der Brucer
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Tell me it's not true!
Caligula (uncut) was so very very bad! And the movie too.
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Caligula - The "Reality" show.
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DR DearReaderLaura - WOW! You really outdid yourself with that photo spread! What an adventure!
DR Michael S. - Don't know if Sondheim came up with the lyric to "Goodbye for Now" from Reds simultaneously or after the fact.
DR Vixmom - sorry to hear about the water in your basement. Hope things are OK for you!
DR Cillaliz - many wonderful adventures for you yesterday! :)
***POSITIVE ESCROW CLOSING VIBES***
for DR MusicGuy
***CONTINUED SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
for DR Jason
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Hi there, DR Tomovoz! :)
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TOD will require some thought.
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BLURRY
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Hello DR FlungDung
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bk, interesting reports on your two major projects yesterday. Hope all continues well with both!
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Dinner time in OZ.
Laters! (A Blame reference)
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Hello DR FlungDung
I guess that's better than FlungDung!
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Too quick DR SingSing. I always proof read late!
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Dinner time in OZ.
Laters!
WHAT? You don't read and post continuously through dinner? ;)
Give Colin my highest regards! :)
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Hey, DR Tomovoz's edit just corrected itself in my quotation of his original post.
I don't recall THAT happening before!
That might make for some confusion if the trend continues.
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I'm up...I'm up.
It's too early for anyone to be awake, let alone myself. This is when I'm usually going to bed!
As I was getting ready this morning, I pulled out an old container of hair pomade that I haven't used in a long time. I'm out of hair product, so I'm using it as a last resort. Well...someone should have reminded me that a little dab'll do ya, cause I am WAXY right now. Stick a wick in my hair and you'd have one big birthday candle. Still, I can't be bothered to wash it out just now, and it seems to be "relaxing" just a bit as my hair dries.
I'm about to call a car service to take me to the airport. Let's keep our fingers crossed that when I get to said airport, my plane will still be scheduled to leave on time....
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Sweet!
The Landless Theatre Company July 19, 2007
Unpopular teen witch, Carrie Potter, gets her First Magic, falls in love, and meets Jesus - just in time for the prom!
Nobody can do Fringe like Landless Theatre Company! (After all, they're Fringe all year long!) So, come out and see how the rock-and-rollers do it with Landless' original musical, CARRIE POTTER AT THE HALF-BLOOD PROM.
Only 5 shows at Atlas Performing Arts Center, located at 1333 H Street, NE.
Sunday, July 22, 8pm
Monday, July 23, 8pm
Friday, July 27, 6pm
Saturday, July 28, 6:30pm
Sunday, July 29, 5pm
And hey, boys and girls, if you haven't had a chance to see the beautiful Atlas Center before, take this excellent opportunity, with the 2nd Capital Fringe Festival and CARRIE POTTER AT THE HALF-BLOOD PROM, to experience the theater's state-of-the-art acoustics and design!
Tickets are $15/show through the Fringe box office (or follow the link online at www.landlesstheatrecompany.org). BTW, if there was any doubt, this show is NOT for children, or humorless evangelicals of monotheistic or wicca persuasions.
der Brucer
George: This is the DC group that did Cannibal
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I'm up...I'm up.
And with a 30" waist:
BETTER LIVING THRU CHEMISTRY
der Brucer
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Hey, DR Tomovoz's edit just corrected itself in my quotation of his original post.
I don't recall THAT happening before!
That might make for some confusion if the trend continues.
I believe that will only happen when the originator does an edit after you hit "quote" but before you post.
der Brucer
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I believe that will only happen when the originator does an edit after you hit "quote" but before you post.
That makes sense! All is right again with the world. Thanks, DR der Brucer!
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All is right again with the world. Thanks, DR der Brucer!
My work is done.
Good night morning.
der Brucer
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Desert Island 10 Discs; GYPSY(OBC), CAMELOT(OBC), PACIFIC OVERTURES(OBC), CARMEN(RCA, with Leontyne Price,) Ethel Waters (On Stage and Screen), Handel's Messiah(complete), Petula Cark Anthology(Downtown to Sunset Blvd)PORGY AND BESS(London/Decca), SHOWBOAT(Angel/Emi), UNSUNG SONDHEIM; THank goodness I don't have to make do with only 10 in real life!
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Good morning DRs.
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Happy Birthday to DR OZDEREK.
Congrats to DR 3DDIFFUSION on becoming a Full Member.
Travel vibes for DR JASON....who is flying into some shaky weather this morning, but he should be boarding his plane about now.
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Real Estate vibes for DR MUSIC GUY.
We have not been instructed to pay for our shares as yet, have we?
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Working today....and tomorrow...and the next day.
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Hmmmm.....TOD:
The Best of Billy Vaughan
Guy Haines
GYPSY - soundtrack (I know, I know)
Candide - OBC
The Best of Glenn Miller
New Girl in Town - OBC
The Best of Gale Storm
Elvis' Golden Hits
Gone With the Wind - Soundtrack
Fred & Ginger at RKO
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We have not been instructed to pay for our shares as yet, have we?
I do not believe so.
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I do not believe so.
Okay!
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Interesting LuPone interview posted by DR JASON yesterday. She obviously reads EVERY word written about her.
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OKay - are you adding the OBC to your list JRAND?
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OKay - are you adding the OBC to your list JRAND?
??? ???
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Mars sextiles Uranus this week....and we ALL know what that means.
What a great combination we have when Mars in determined Taurus is activated by independent Uranus! With this high-energy aspect you'll be able to accomplish just about anything you set your mind to. So, plan ahead and carve out a new path, cook up something that improves your life, or take a chance on something you wouldn't previously have even considered. You are especially creative now. Take advantage of this opportunity to think outside the box and create something new, fun and interesting!
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It was a Gershwin reference DR JRand. Oh! Kay.
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It was a Gershwin reference DR JRand. Oh! Kay.
And I thought for sure you were commenting on his Gypsy soundtrack. ;)
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DR JRand56, what was you PayPal address again? ;)
Thanks for the prognostication! :)
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It was a Gershwin reference DR JRand. Oh! Kay.
Oh....my....gosh....of course....
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LOL...DR SINGDAW just send cash....it's so much more convenient, don't you think?
Off to work.
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LOL
Thank goodness we are all different.
DR Brian can cope with Petula Clark. I like her but only about three songs in a row. I prefer her output BEFORE Downtown.- Romeo, My Friend the Sea, The Road etc.
DR td will probably take along his 9 versions of Blood Brothers plus the Woman in White.
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MBarnum's list may well be the one with the most variety!
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And it's goodnight from OZ.
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Have a SAFE and enjoyable day everyone.
Thanks BK for the Derek mention in the notes.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO DR OZDEREK ! ! ! ! ![/move]
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TOD:
Syncronicity -- The Police
Crash -- Dave Matthews Band
A Little Night Music -- OCR
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Billy the Kid -- conducted by Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers and Hart Songbook
Cosmic Thing -- The B52's
South Pacific -- OCR
Patsy Cline -- Greatest Hits
k d lang -- Ingenue
Phoebe Snow -- It Looks Like Snow
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]* * * * * LEASE SINGING VIBES FOR DR ELMORE * * * * *[/move]
(...but go in and pack up your stuff just in case...)
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DR Singdaw, I'm going with the majority here:
You want your prize!
They promised you a prize!
You deserve a f*cking prize!
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Did brand-spanking new DR Lola ever post last night?
I can't wait till DR Sandra asks her about her drinking habits.
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Well, this is an unexpected frenzy.
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"The Unexpected Frenzy"...
Wasn't that a poem by Emily Dickenson?
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The unexpected frenzy.
It arrived with a few risks.
It stated with a posting
'Bout my desert island disks.
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Wasn't that a poem by Emily Dickinson?
;D
OR...
A story by Edward Gorey!
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I've coulda gone on for pages
And left everyone in awe,
But the unexpected frenzy
Was done in by ol' Singdaw.
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Did you know that almost every Emily Dickenson poem can be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas"?
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OK, TOD. Mind you, this is subject to arbitrary, capricious, and frequent CHANGE:
In no particular order:
* Follies - the original cast, but NOT the OBC: the complete show, from the soundboard.
* King's College Choir, Cambridge: The choral music of Herbert Howells
* Britten: War Requiem [Britten conducting]
* Britten: Peter Grimes [again, composer's original recording]
* some Carpenters compilation
* some Copland compilation, including Appalachian Spring
* some Bernstein compilation including the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, or perhaps Bernstein's Mass
* some Samuel Barber compilation - probably the Thomas Schippers
* Nancy LaMott: Just In Time for Christmas
* Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Songbooks boxed set [cheating, I know!]
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Thursday morning greetings! We had a doozy of a thunderstorm overnight - our power was out for about 3 hours.
Today, I'm only working until 1pm, then taking the afternoon off to get ready for my book group's potluck dinner at our house. This month and next, we're reading Alison Weir's The Life of Elizabeth I. Tonight, after our dinner we'll watch part 1 of HBO's Elizabeth I and next month, at someone else's house, we'll have another potluck and watch part 2.
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But the unexpected frenzy
Was done in by ol' Singdaw.
And Emily was done in by your spelling of her last name! ;)
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Did brand-spanking new DR Lola ever post last night?
I don't believe so.
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Dickinson, schmickinson...
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Today, I'm only working until 1pm, then taking the afternoon off to get ready for my book group's potluck dinner at our house. This month and next, we're reading Alison Weir's The Life of Elizabeth I.
WHAT? Not HARRY POTTER?
;)
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Did you know that almost every Emily Dickinson poem can be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas"?
I did not know that!
Is this DR Miss Karen's tune that goes clap, clap, clap, clap, or is that another ditty?
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That's "Deep In The Heart Of Texas". I don't know whose poetry could be sung to that tune.
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Isn't there a Yellow Rose Deep in the Heart of Texas?
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Just a very quick (and early) good morning all....
And dear Laura.... I'll see you at the O.P.H. on Camelback at 9:00 this morning.
I'll have to think about the TOD a little later today..
Fly safely dear Jason..... I hope you don't have a bunch of delays.
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Go get 'em, DR MusicGuy! :)
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DR SwishySarah, you have my HARRY POTTER sympathies...hope you survive it all! And congratulations on your dating news. :)
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Pausing to remember DR OzDerek today...
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Speaking of Potter, The New York Times somehow obtained an advance copy and apparently printed a SPOILER-HEAVY book review in today's edition. BEWARE!
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Cripes! I'm afraid to look just about anywhere for fear of any HP spoilers. I've already accidently happened upon seeing the full wrap-around cover art (not that I gleamed anything from it.)
I bet that this will be the fastest-read book in human history.
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Isn't there a Yellow Rose Deep in the Heart of Texas?
Nope, just some sage in bloom.
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Good morning, all! I've been on the phone since 7:20 this morning and I slept badly over my MySpace debacle yesterday. So, any and all vibes for lease and morale are appreciated.
The 7:20 phone call was semi-good news about potential work and I neede to rally the team today. Shortly, I have to run down to the padlocked Toyland and deal with a few things, make a few telephonic calls and learn what - if any - fresh hell results from yesterday's embarassment. I can only say that I unwisely, out of sheer ignorance, contacted someone that I should not have and there may be unpleasant fallout. Mr Farrow, former DR here, very snidely and aggressively pointed out my failures in computer etiquette on the Cast Recording List, and I live in fear that something similar will happen after yesterday. It isn't that I deserve the chastisement, I'm mortified that it occurred.
TOD:
CANDIDE (OBC)
ALBERT HERRING
CARMEN (de los Angeles/Beecham, p'raps)
NOZZE DI FIGARO (Schwartzkopf/Giulini)
TOSCA (Callas/Serafin)
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (de los Angeles/Glyndebourne)
SHOW BOAT (EMI/Angel)
LOST IN BOSTON 1
UNSUNG MUSICALS 1
GUY HAINES
POULENC GLORIA
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I didn't know OzDerek, but I wish I had. And it won't stop me from wishing him a happy birthday, wherever he is.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]***LEASE VIBES***[/size][/color][/move]for DR elmore3003
And **STRENGTH AND MORALE VIBES AND LOINS OF STEEL***, for good measure! :)
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DR Elmore, I hope everything resolves itself today in your favor. I join the choir who says don't let your personal stuff go into storage. Someone might decide to stop paying the bills and presto, your stuff is out on the street. This has happened several times with films I've worked on...valuable stuff went into a dumpster. (Had I known, I could have made a fortune on EBay!)
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DR MusicGuy and DR Laura---have a Dutch Baby pancake for me!
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I also never knew OzDerek, but wish I had.
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~~~And Real Estate Odyssey vibes to DR MusicGuy, too!~~~~
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(Had I known, I could have made a fortune on EBay!)
Yes, I'll bet those outtakes of Elaine Stritch singing "The Internationale" would have brought a pretty penny! ;)
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For Michael Shayne: Did anyone mention the SUMMER OF '42 Theme, "The Summer Knows"?
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FJL, I was the one who mentioned tha Casino Royale lyrics. I believe they show up in the end titles.
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DR Drawstring, TAKE THE CAMERA! You deserve it!
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For Michael Shayne: Did anyone mention the SUMMER OF '42 Theme, "The Summer Knows"?
How could I forget that one! A Beautiful song
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So here is the list so far:
Theme Songs that were not heard in the movie. They had lyrics added after the fact USING ORIGINAL MUSIC HEARD IN THE FILM and then were recorded.
Where Do I Begin? (Love Story)
Speak Softly Love (The Godfather)
A Time For Us (Romeo & Julliet)
Somewhere In Time (Somewhere In Time)
Laura (Laura)
The Music of Goodbye (Out of Africa)
Somewhere My Love (Doctor Zhivago)
The Summer Knows (The Summer of '42)
Aournd the World (Around the World in Eighty Days)
My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (Gone With the Wind)
Race To The End (Chariots of Fire)
Picnic (Picnic)
Zorba's Theme (Zorba The Greek)
The Unforgive (The Unforgiven)
Does Anyone know if this was heard in the film? There is a credit on IMD, but they are not always correct.
The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) (Exodus)
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This brings up an ethical discussion my DH and I had yesterday. He had a dream that a kid backed into his car where he was working and damaged the door. The kid came back into the studio to tell DH who had happened. Since the kid could have just taken off, like many would, but made the decision not to, DH felt like he should be rewarded for doing the right thing.
He said that he would let the kid's parent know what happened, but offer to split the cost of repair, since DH would have had to shoulder the whole cost if the kid had not been honest.
I thought that it would teach the kid more responsibility if he had to pay the whole amount, and I wouldn't tell the parents.
Thinking about this later, I started to believe my DH had the better solution. But what was most interesting to me about it is that real parents deal with these kind of decisions every single day. Hats off to all parents/grandparents/uncles/aunts, etc. who take the time to help raise our kids right!
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Congratulations to DR's Julie and 3D on their new plateaus!
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~~~Travel vibes to Jason~~~
I've spent a bit of time in Louisville (or Louseyville, as we affectionately called it). The explosion in NY yersterday reminded me of when, 25 years ago, the Ralston Purina plant caused an explosion of sewage that ripped thru the downtown and the college campus. Manhole covers were blown off and found blacks away. There was a sewagey smell there for months. Surprisingly, no one was killed.
Them was some stinky times, I tell you!
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Hats off to all parents/grandparents/uncles/aunts, etc. who take the time to help raise our kids right!
Hear, hear! :)
I'm kind of torn with the two options you've laid out. But I do think your DH's solution is reasonable.
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TOD
No particular order
Show Boat (Complete)
Most Happy Fella (Complete)
Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser
Jason Graae Live At The Cinegrill
Barbara Cook At Carnegie Hall
Nancy LaMott Listen to My Heart
Laurie Beechman: No One Is alone
The Sound Of Music (Julie Andrews)
Dolly Parton: The RCA years
Guy Haines: A Wonderful Guy
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TOD-D.I.D.:
Because "Best Of..." compilations usually don't include some of my favorite songs by an artist, I would take my own compilations of my favorites. Is that cheating?
Paolo Conte
Van Dyke Parks
Squeeze
Joe Jackson
Francis Cabrel
Randy Newman
Harry Nilsson
Guy Haines
The Beatles
Bryn Terfel (my new favorite!)
I would include orchestral music, but if I was on a desert island, I think I would be able to stay saner and mentally sharper by remembering lyrics (and singing along, where no one else could hear me!)
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Hear, hear! :)
I'm kind of torn with the two options you've laid out. But I do think your DH's solution is reasonable.
He has always been very kind-hearted, sometimes to a fault.
I try to be tough but usually cave in. I can't even spank the cats who do destructive things deliberately to get my attention or get me P.O.'ed. Some mom I would be!
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TOD - Can't I just take my iPod Nano instead?
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Will we never get to page two?
Just got to page one myself.
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Good morning!
Hot and miserable - high of 95 today. It's mid-July! Ugh!
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I can only say that I unwisely, out of sheer ignorance, contacted someone that I should not have and there may be unpleasant fallout.
It's a poor person who won't accept an abject apology and be understanding about a genuinely ignorant mistake!
And a box of chocolates can do wonders as well...
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He has always been very kind-hearted, sometimes to a fault.
I try to be tough but usually cave in. I can't even spank the cats who do destructive things deliberately to get my attention or get me P.O.'ed. Some mom I would be!
Spanking cats doesn't work. It just makes them mad and they don't learn anything. If you feel you must discipline a cat, get a spray bottle, like you use for plants and spray water when they are doing the deed. This makes an unpleasant association and they won't do it again. Apparently this is true, I've never had the heart to do it. I just yell "NO" and they stop.
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Congratulations to Kyra Sedgwick for her Emmy nomination for THE CLOSER. Her competition:
Sally Field (BROTHERS & SISTERS)
Patricia Arquette (MEDIUM)
Mariska Hargitay (SVU)
Edie Falco (THE SOPRANOS)
Minnie Driver (THE RICHES)
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Good morning all.
Just checking in.
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Congratulations to Kyra Sedgwick for her Emmy nomination for THE CLOSER.
Thanks for mentioning that, Matt! I wish I could have watched the announcement but I was driving to work.
The episode she was recognized for was SLIPPIN', about the teenagers in the SUV who were shot as they drove through gang turf.
TNT got 11 nominations, all together. Yay!
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Best Drama Series: BOSTON LEGAL, HEROES, HOUSE, THE SOPRANOS, GREY'S ANATOMY.
No LOST, no DEADWOOD, no DEXTER, no THE SHIELD, no BROTHERS & SISTERS, no '24' (which did have a below average season), no CSI, no FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (which others love but I don't watch).
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Thanks for mentioning that, Matt! I wish I could have watched the announcement but I was driving to work.
The episode she was recognized for was SLIPPIN', about the teenagers in the SUV who were shot as they drove through gang turf.
TNT got 11 nominations, all together. Yay!
Jon Cryer announced her nomination (she was standing beside him announcing the male nominees), and she was clearly thrilled/giddy with excitement. I couldn't have been happier for her.
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Page Five Barty Crouch, Jr. Dance!!!
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I was very pleased with a couple of "surprise" nominations:
Neil Patrick Harris for best supporting comedy actor in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Three supporting females in GREY'S ANATOMY got nominations: Katherine Heigl, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson. (Also two female guest stars: Kate Burton among them).
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Today I'll watch another MOONLIOGHTING episode. I want to finish LOVE IS THE DEVIL. I have a little less than 30 minutes left of it. I will watch another Esther Williams movie, likely EASY TO WED.
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Tonight on AMC is a new series called MAD MEN, a new series about a group of ad men in the 1960s. It's gotten rave reviews, and I'll be recording it so I can blaze through commercials.
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Good morning, all! I've been on the phone since 7:20 this morning and I slept badly over my MySpace debacle yesterday. So, any and all vibes for lease and morale are appreciated.
The 7:20 phone call was semi-good news about potential work and I neede to rally the team today. Shortly, I have to run down to the padlocked Toyland and deal with a few things, make a few telephonic calls and learn what - if any - fresh hell results from yesterday's embarassment. I can only say that I unwisely, out of sheer ignorance, contacted someone that I should not have and there may be unpleasant fallout. Mr Farrow, former DR here, very snidely and aggressively pointed out my failures in computer etiquette on the Cast Recording List, and I live in fear that something similar will happen after yesterday. It isn't that I deserve the chastisement, I'm mortified that it occurred.
TOD:
CANDIDE (OBC)
ALBERT HERRING
CARMEN (de los Angeles/Beecham, p'raps)
NOZZE DI FIGARO (Schwartzkopf/Giulini)
TOSCA (Callas/Serafin)
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (de los Angeles/Glyndebourne)
SHOW BOAT (EMI/Angel)
LOST IN BOSTON 1
UNSUNG MUSICALS 1
GUY HAINES
POULENC GLORIA
What was the myspace debacle and what was the cast recording thing about - which page of posts was this on yesterday? I thought I'd read them all, but in my busy-ness yesterday I may have inadvertantly missed something.
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DR Elmore, I hope everything resolves itself today in your favor. I join the choir who says don't let your personal stuff go into storage. Someone might decide to stop paying the bills and presto, your stuff is out on the street. This has happened several times with films I've worked on...valuable stuff went into a dumpster. (Had I known, I could have made a fortune on EBay!)
I agree completely. I licensed Spaceship to a German company, and agreed to let them hold the print at a lab in LA for the duration of the five-year license. The five years is now up, the German company is out of business and, more importantly, they never paid the lab the storage fees and the lab sold the print. Needless to say, I was furious at the lab for at least not contacting me (I'm on the lab agreement letter), but legally they contacted the German company numerous times to no response.
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Who did elmore call that he shouldn't have? Why did Stephen Farrow castigate him - someone link me, baby, link me.
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I'd really hoped to sleep until nine, but my internal clock seems to be set at seven-thirty.
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Good morning, HHW!
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Lease-signing vibes to DR ELMORE!!
May this nightmare soon be over.
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bk, DR elmore has not chosen to share any more with us than what you've already seen.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I have to say that my parents' new place has good acoustics. I was amazed at how well Emily's crying carried this morning throughout the house. ;)
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My, my LAURA, what an adventure you had in the mud! Quite the visual image: DR LAURA jumping out of the car, which was out of control, to shoo away the cows.
And, as you yourself pointed out the other day, you know all the great places!
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bk, DR elmore has not chosen to share any more with us than what you've already seen.
Ditto. And I think he'd rather keep the matter "off-board" until it is resolved. Just give him a call or drop him an e-mail if you really need to know.
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Hmm... I hope DR Jason is enjoying some Chik-Fil-A about now. :)
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Real estate vibes to DR MUSIC GUY!
You will fill us in soon, won't you?
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Have to get cleaned up for lunch out with friends.
WBBL.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
1) Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Dawn Upshaw (I could do without the Harbison song cycle on this disc, but the rest of it is wonderfully accompanied and beautifully sung.)
2) Debussy - Preludes, Complete (Books 1 and 2) - Walter Gieseking
3) Billy Joel - "An Innocent Man"
4) A Chorus Line OCR
5) Ella Fitzgerald - "...Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook"
6) Sunday in the Park with George OCR
7) Florence Foster Jenkins - "The Glory (???) of the Human Voice" - If I was stranded on a desert island, I think some laughter would be a good thing.
8) Beethoven - Piano Sonatas; Richard Goode, pianist. I would like to take the complete boxed set with me, but if I had to restrict it to one disc, I would like the Op. 31 set.
9) Mussorgsky - "Pictures at an Exhibition" - Vladimir Horowitz, pianist.
10) Violet OCR
*Bonus CD: A homemade recording of John Michael singing "mystery", with Alyssa "singing" back-up ("Stop that, John!") and Emily crying in the background.
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-And if I had to pick a "Carmen" to bring along with me, I'd choose the set with Troyanos, Domingo, Te Kanawa and Van Damn, conducted by Solti.
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So here is the list so far:
Theme Songs that were not heard in the movie. They had lyrics added after the fact USING ORIGINAL MUSIC HEARD IN THE FILM and then were recorded.
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DR MichaelS - Do you have another website in the works?
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This brings up an ethical discussion my DH and I had yesterday. He had a dream that a kid backed into his car where he was working and damaged the door. The kid came back into the studio to tell DH who had happened. Since the kid could have just taken off, like many would, but made the decision not to, DH felt like he should be rewarded for doing the right thing.
He said that he would let the kid's parent know what happened, but offer to split the cost of repair, since DH would have had to shoulder the whole cost if the kid had not been honest.
I thought that it would teach the kid more responsibility if he had to pay the whole amount, and I wouldn't tell the parents.
Thinking about this later, I started to believe my DH had the better solution. But what was most interesting to me about it is that real parents deal with these kind of decisions every single day. Hats off to all parents/grandparents/uncles/aunts, etc. who take the time to help raise our kids right!
DR edisaurus - I think it would all depend on who had the better insurance policy. :)
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I guess the way elmore was posting today, that it was something he'd already discussed, epecially the part about myspace.
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Best Drama Series: BOSTON LEGAL, HEROES, HOUSE, THE SOPRANOS, GREY'S ANATOMY.
No LOST, no DEADWOOD, no DEXTER, no THE SHIELD, no BROTHERS & SISTERS, no '24' (which did have a below average season), no CSI, no FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (which others love but I don't watch).
That's ridiculous! As much as I liked and enjoyed HEROES, it was no way as well written, directed or acted as LOST.
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Shortly I shall be on my way to a notary, then on my way to deliver the notarized document.
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Haven't had a chance to catch up on the posts, but does anyone else find it ironic that it's Deep Discount, whose shipping isn't exactly speedy, that managed to get 1200 copies of Harry Potter to everyone a week early? ;D
Did anyone download the PDF version of the book yesterday?
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And amazing, I do NOT know of a Brasilian jazz version of the soundtrack to Caligula, though I imagine Cathy Berberian (remember her?) might have done the vocals, if one were indeed ever released.
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I'm about to call a car service to take me to the airport. Let's keep our fingers crossed that when I get to said airport, my plane will still be scheduled to leave on time....
If you get Gudda, the Egyptian, tell him Mike says hello...and I am still waiting for the two Arabic husband's he promised me!
Hope your trip is fun DR Jason!
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Maybe The Papaya King should be Disney's follow-up to The Lion King?
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Vibes to DR Musicguy for his real estate transaction(s)!!
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Oh, yes I have heard of and actually seen CALIGULA. I remember seeing it way back when it was released, or whenever it made it t HBO or a like channel (or maybe I rented it?). Either way I thought it was very disgusting and gory and gross and would not likely want to see it again.
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My top ten most needed desert island CD list:
1. Best of THE CARPENTERS
2. Best of Harbhajan Mann
3. LAKEER soundtrack
4. Gershwin's RHAPSODY IN BLUE/AMERICAN IN PARIS
5. Brain from Planet X cast recording
6. At least one PERCY FAITH AND HIS SINGERS cd
7 and 8 Two of my self made Bollywood Compilations
9 and 10 two of my self made World pop music compilations
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If Gudda, the Egyptian cab driver was adopted by the producers of GREY GARDENS and then won one of the leading roles in an all-male production of CANDIDE, he would be billed:
Gudda Gonda as Cunegonde
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Gudda Gonda as Cunegonde
Only here at HHW, folks.
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If Rhonda Fleming began running around with the husband of the GREY GARDENS producing team, would the tabloids headline with:
RHONDA FOND O' GONDA?
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I just had the most ridiculously good lunch. The new chef is amazing. Some dishes I'd never heard of before.
Whenever we have a housewarming party, this is exactly what I would like to serve. (Very inspired Mexican food...)
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Whenever we have a housewarming party, this is exactly what I would like to serve. (Very inspired Mexican food...)
Sounds good. When do we show up? ;)
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DR Dan (the Man) - If a Gilbert & Sullivan-hating python were chasing one of the Gondas, the headline might read:
ANACONDA FOND O' GONDA, BUT FEARS GONDOLIERS!
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If Suzanne Somers married Norman Fell, divorced him, changed teams and moved to Canada (or Massachusetts) and married Lesley Anne Down, then switched teams again and married (the late) Fred Astaire she would be...
Suzanne Somers Fell Down Astaire
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Sweet!
The Landless Theatre Company July 19, 2007
Unpopular teen witch, Carrie Potter, gets her First Magic, falls in love, and meets Jesus - just in time for the prom!
Nobody can do Fringe like Landless Theatre Company! (After all, they're Fringe all year long!) So, come out and see how the rock-and-rollers do it with Landless' original musical, CARRIE POTTER AT THE HALF-BLOOD PROM.
Only 5 shows at Atlas Performing Arts Center, located at 1333 H Street, NE.
Sunday, July 22, 8pm
Monday, July 23, 8pm
Friday, July 27, 6pm
Saturday, July 28, 6:30pm
Sunday, July 29, 5pm
And hey, boys and girls, if you haven't had a chance to see the beautiful Atlas Center before, take this excellent opportunity, with the 2nd Capital Fringe Festival and CARRIE POTTER AT THE HALF-BLOOD PROM, to experience the theater's state-of-the-art acoustics and design!
Tickets are $15/show through the Fringe box office (or follow the link online at www.landlesstheatrecompany.org). BTW, if there was any doubt, this show is NOT for children, or humorless evangelicals of monotheistic or wicca persuasions.
der Brucer
George: This is the DC group that did Cannibal
I wish I could see this!! :D
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This brings up an ethical discussion my DH and I had yesterday. He had a dream that a kid backed into his car where he was working and damaged the door. The kid came back into the studio to tell DH who had happened. Since the kid could have just taken off, like many would, but made the decision not to, DH felt like he should be rewarded for doing the right thing.
He said that he would let the kid's parent know what happened, but offer to split the cost of repair, since DH would have had to shoulder the whole cost if the kid had not been honest.
I thought that it would teach the kid more responsibility if he had to pay the whole amount, and I wouldn't tell the parents.
I think it would be wrong not to tell the parents. But i also think who should pay would depend on a few things. Like how much would the repairs cost. And do the kids or his parents have the money? And do you?
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Yes, I'll bet those outtakes of Elaine Stritch singing "The Internationale" would have brought a pretty penny! ;)
I've always preferred side B with her doing Berlioz' arrangement of "La Marseillaise."
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Lunch report:
Cava and spice braised pork
Elote with tostadas
Vegetable ceviche (which also included coconuts and pineapple)
The German chocolate cake was an anti-climax. And that's saying a lot!
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What was the myspace debacle and what was the cast recording thing about - which page of posts was this on yesterday? I thought I'd read them all, but in my busy-ness yesterday I may have inadvertantly missed something.
You didn't miss it. It was something I was informed of about 11:30 last night and it made me very angry at myself. I cannot go into details but I made an ass of myself. Again. Hopefully, the fallout will be slight.
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And do the kids or his parents have the money? And do you?
I know the answer to one of those questions.
Unfortunately...
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I've always preferred side B with her doing Berlioz' arrangement of "La Marseillaise."
When I mention the song "The Internationale", almost everyone thinks that this is the song of which I speak.
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Breakfast report:
I had a chicken crepe with potato pancakes and DR MusicGuy had bacon, eggs, and pancakes.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
1) Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Dawn Upshaw (I could do without the Harbison song cycle on this disc, but the rest of it is wonderfully accompanied and beautifully sung.)
I ended up with 11 on my list and this would be 12! I agree about the Harbison, but "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" is so beautiful that you can see why Sir Andrew took her up on her offer; isn't there a bit of it in POTO?
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If you get Gudda, the Egyptian, tell him Mike says hello...and I am still waiting for the two Arabic husband's he promised me!
Given Egyptian laws about homosexuality, I suspect your "two husbands" is a euphemism for prison guards.
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I had two dreams last night: one was about crawdads.
The other one was I was walking down the street and saw a squirrel and paused to toss it a pistachio I happened to have in my pocket. In real life, my cell phone rang, and in my dream the squirrel did a double flip, which scared me. When I woke up, I had been lying on my hands, so my hands were numb and I couldn't get my hands to open my cell phone.
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Lunch report:
Cava and spice braised pork
Elote with tostadas
Vegetable ceviche (which also included coconuts and pineapple)
The German chocolate cake was an anti-climax. And that's saying a lot!
My lunch was slightly different. Due to circumstances beyond my control, it consisted of:
Sushi,
McDonald's Apple Pie,
and
Gummy Bears...
...all without my even leaving my little cubicle!
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I had two dreams last night: one was about crawdads.
The other one was I was walking down the street and saw a squirrel and paused to toss it a pistachio I happened to have in my pocket. In real life, my cell phone rang, and in my dream the squirrel did a double flip, which scared me. When I woke up, I had been lying on my hands, so my hands were numb and I couldn't get my hands to open my cell phone.
I guess that's what all that rolling around in the mud will do to you. :)
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Lunch report:
I just chowed down on a falafel sandwich, which I managed to spill on my clothes several times.
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Lunch report:
I just chowed down on a falafel sandwich, which I manage to spill on my clothes several times.
How afel!
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BTW, Edisaurus has mentioned the new chef at work several times lately. Edi, your lunch is prepared for you compliments of your employer? Is this new?
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We had pastina, iced tea and bing cherries for lunch (We is Anthony and me)
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BTW, Edisaurus has mentioned the new chef at work several times lately. Edi, your lunch is prepared for you compliments of your employer? Is this new?
No, they have always done that. It's a big post house and it's cheaper and less complicated than ordering take out.
The original chef has been here a long time and we all love him, but his food is very heavy southern cooking...chicken pot pie, lots of comfort food, etc. And never anything new or experimental.
You can see that most of the people here, myself included, should NOT be eating heavy southern comfort food, especially with our sedentary jobs!
So I always feel a little guilty praising the new chef because I adore the original and don't want to make him feel bad. So I try to make sure he's not around when I do so.
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I just heard DR Jose's sweet voice right here in my editing room!
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BTW, we Atlantans are embarrased that Michael Vick is on our football team.
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Good Afternoon!
And I just heard DR edi's sweet voice in "my" room here. :)
*My brother is still working out the flight arrangements, so... -What are you doing Sunday night? ;)
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BTW, we Atlantans are embarrased that Michael Vick is on our football team.
And you should see the news coverage here in Richmond since he went to school in Virginia. It's been the lead story each night I've been here. :-\
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DR elmore - Did I miss something? Did Dawn Upshaw and Sir Andrew dilly-dally at some point in the past? ;)
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I just heard DR Jose's sweet voice right here in my editing room!
Why, DR Edisaurus...I'm shocked! :o
I didn't know that you edited THOSE kinds of films...
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PAGE SEVEN ON TIME FLIGHT VIBES FOR DR JASON!!!!
*I would post a pic here, but I have no idea what those kind of Vibes would look like. ;)
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Breakfast report:
I had a chicken crepe with potato pancakes and DR MusicGuy had bacon, eggs, and pancakes.
But did he stand up in the restaurant and yell "UNDERPANTS"?
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Hey, you Broadway insiders: is anyone watching Last Comic Standing? One of the semi-finalists is named Lori Chase, who last night did a routine about being on Broadway in "Cats" and other shows. She said her ex-husband "went on to become a big Broadway star." Does anyone know who he is? Here's her site:
www.lorichase.com
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But did he stand up in the restaurant and yell "UNDERPANTS"?
Sadly, no. DR Sandra was not with us, so we both behaved like mature adults. Which is not nearly as fun.
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And speaking of DR Jason...
I just spoke with him...
His flight pushed away from the gate right on time this morning from LGA. And then it sat on the tarmac for 30 minutes. Consequently, by the time he landed in O'Hare, his connecting flight to Louisville was already taking off. Then when he went to rebook his connecting flight, he was told the next one would not be until 8:00pm. Then after some creative "commenting", lo and behold, another flight popped up at 1:45pm... And, unfortunately, that one is due to leave 15-20 minutes late at this point.
So, he's been in O'Hare for the past three hours or so, wandering aimlessly, looking in vain for a stand that sells Garrett's Popcorn. ;)
Hopefully, he'll be in his Ol' Kentucky Home around 4:30 this afternoon. And enjoying Chik-Fil-A by 4:31. ;D
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DR Elmore: I guarantee you that no matter how you think you emabarrassed yourself on MySpace, you could in no way come close to the millions who routinely embarrass themselves there without ever thinking they have. :)
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DR Jose, we have to go to a party Saturday night, but Sunday is free!
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Hey, you Broadway insiders: is anyone watching Last Comic Standing? One of the semi-finalists is named Lori Chase, who last night did a routine about being on Broadway in "Cats" and other shows. She said her ex-husband "went on to become a big Broadway star." Does anyone know who he is? Here's her site:
www.lorichase.com
Never mind, just found it: Will Chase, of course.
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I don't need MySpace in order to embarrass myself. I can do that here daily.
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Hey, you Broadway insiders: is anyone watching Last Comic Standing? One of the semi-finalists is named Lori Chase, who last night did a routine about being on Broadway in "Cats" and other shows. She said her ex-husband "went on to become a big Broadway star." Does anyone know who he is? Here's her site:
www.lorichase.com
I believe that's Will Chase's ex-wife. Will was in the second cast of The Full Monty, as well as the short-lived High Fidelity last season. And he was one of my favorites Chris's in Miss Saigon.
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A traffic report on the news yesterday, and the reported obviously didn't get the humor of it:
A felled tree is down, blocking Beaver Ruin Road. Seek an alternate route.
Score one of the Beaver and his aptly named road!
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DR Jose, we have to go to a party Saturday night, but Sunday is free!
Hmm... OK. I'm pretty sure I'll be calling you again later. :-*
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Back and notarized, delivered, and ready to proof.
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Spanking cats doesn't work. It just makes them mad and they don't learn anything. If you feel you must discipline a cat, get a spray bottle, like you use for plants and spray water when they are doing the deed. This makes an unpleasant association and they won't do it again. Apparently this is true, I've never had the heart to do it. I just yell "NO" and they stop.
Spraying water on my niece's cats does NOT work. They just ignore it. One of them actually loves to play in the water dish and my sister and niece HAVE to keep all the toilet lids down or this one will splash in the toilet water!
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The cat that gives me the most trouble comes into the bedroom anywhere from 2-6AM and starts tearing up magazines until I get up and give her a treat. The rest of the cats never bother me until they sense that I'm awakem but this one I have to shut out of the bedroom. Spraying water would only succeed in getting some antique furniture wet.
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Back and notarized, delivered, and ready to proof.
BK---how do you feel about cats? And are you allergic to them?
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And speaking of being catty... ;)
OUCH!
I just read John Simon's review of the Legally Blonde OCR over at Broadway.com.
MEOW (http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=550644)
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I am not fond of cats, even though a cat has a nice role in my new novel. I am completely and majorly allergic to them.
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DR singdaw - Interesting lunch. Interesting.
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John Simon's review reminds me, I must purchase the Legally Blonde cast album ASAP.
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WHOA!
MAJOR storm about to come through.
Laters...
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Hey! Send your major storms out this way! Please!
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Damn that USPS MediaMail is SLOW!
On the early morn of 16 July I ordered some stuff from Overstock.com.
Today, at 1:30 PM I received an Email that my order had shipped.
An hour earlier the postman had left the package at our door!
Quite an eclectic collection:
The CD of "What's a Brayne and Wenda" (LA Cabaret)
The DVDs of second season of Beauty and the Beast
The 30th Anniversary Edition DVDs of Roots (which I've never seen)
der Brucer
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Storm getting ready to hit here, too...it's been thundering for hours.
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Hey! Send your major storms out this way! Please!
If My Little Margie joined M*A*S*H she would be a Major Storm.
der Brucer
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I thought that it would teach the kid more responsibility if he had to pay the whole amount, and I wouldn't tell the parents.
The kid in me agrees; however...
Our daily newsreports are replete with tragic stories that regualarly have "out-of-the-loop" parents as part of the problem.
I would have DH go with the younster to his parents, report the situation, commend his honesty (which should defuse the parents potential anger) and discuss restitution.
der Brucer
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BTW, we Atlantans are embarrased that Michael Vick is on our football team.
The news of his dogfighting hobby was indeed shocking and most disappointing. There isn't anything else a man with more money than he knows how to spend can do to pass the time?
Disgusting.
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George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Joe Lieberman are all flying over New Orleans in a Blackhawk, surveying the progress that has been made in rebuilding the city and the levees. As they fly over the Ninth Ward, Cheney looks out the window, grins, and says, "You know, I could throw a thousand-dollar bill out the window right now and make one of those poor bastards very happy."
Bush says, "Well, I could throw ten hundred-dollar bills out the window right now and make TEN people very happy."
Not to be outdone, Lieberman chimes in, "Oh yeah? Well, I could throw a hundred $10 bills out the window and make a HUNDRED Americans very happy."
Hearing this, Larry Moore, the pilot, rolls his eyes and says, "Man, I could throw all three of you out the window and make 300 million Americans very happy."
der Brucer
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Poor DR Jason has had the flight home from hell. I'm so sorry he's had so many inconveniences.
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I finished LOVE IS THE DEVIL, a very disturbing but quite interesting look at an artist totally lacking compassion. Daniel Craig has a completely nude frontal shot in a bathtub, plus views of every other inch of him in various other poses (since his character served for seven years as the inspiration for artist Francis Bacon).
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Next, I watched another episode of MOONLIGHTING. This one was entitled "My Fair David," Maddie's attempt to make David into a mature adult instead of a fun-loving, overgrown kid. Pretty standard mystery with guest stars Barbara Bain and Robert Joy (who's now a regular on CSI: NY).
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Then I began watching EASY TO WED, the color remake of LIBELED LADY. The four leads are OK but certainly not patches on William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, and Jean Harlow.
The DVD does not look very good. It's grainy, not especially sharp, and the color looks dated and flat. A disappointmenting transfer.
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I only got about 70 minutes into the movie, so I have more to watch when I go back down.
I also plan to watch the second disc of ELIZABETH I tonight and probably another MOONLIGHTING episode.
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I've proofed about thirty pages and must rest my eyes. I'm supposed to have visitor but they're quite late, so who knows. I kind of wish this dinner meeting were happening earlier than 7:30 as it probably won't leave me enough time to watch a DVD, and I'm far too restless to start one now, nor do I want to get caught up in a movie so that I don't proof.
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Darn! The Monsoon is delayed again.
In order for The Monsoon to begin officially, we must have three consecutive days with an average dew point of 55 degrees or higher.
We have had it for two days a couple of times already. Yesterday's was only 51, so we are back to starting over. Again.
It is so hot here and there's nothing much to do, so we sit around and watch the dew point. It is exciting, dontcha know.
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I probably removed a very large flowerpot's worth of mud from behind the wheels of the car this morning. But it still falls off with a thunk while we drive. When I look in the rear view mirror, I can see it bounce on the road.
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I probably removed a very large flowerpot's worth of mud from behind the wheels of the car this morning. But it still falls off with a thunk while we drive. When I look in the rear view mirror, I can see it bounce on the road.
At least you aren't picking off pieces of Bossie.
der Brucer
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Gee, in response to my Caligola post, I was expecting DR Edisaurus to regale us with tales of her porn-cutting days.
der Brucer
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Taking a break from preparing for my book group ladies to arrive with food. I'm just in charge of the main course, beverages, and the DVD. Chicken breast strips have been marinating in Montgomery Inn barbeque sauce all day and DH Richard will grill them. I've made iced Lady Grey tea and lemonade. I bought Elizabeth I several months ago with the Barnes & Noble gift card that I won at work. Now I have to go set out some dishes and futz a little more with the table settings.
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George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Joe Lieberman are all flying over New Orleans in a Blackhawk, surveying the progress that has been made in rebuilding the city and the levees. As they fly over the Ninth Ward, Cheney looks out the window, grins, and says, "You know, I could throw a thousand-dollar bill out the window right now and make one of those poor bastards very happy."
Bush says, "Well, I could throw ten hundred-dollar bills out the window right now and make TEN people very happy."
Not to be outdone, Lieberman chimes in, "Oh yeah? Well, I could throw a hundred $10 bills out the window and make a HUNDRED Americans very happy."
Hearing this, Larry Moore, the pilot, rolls his eyes and says, "Man, I could throw all three of you out the window and make 300 million Americans very happy."
der Brucer
Well, what's a body to do? :-*
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I finished LOVE IS THE DEVIL, a very disturbing but quite interesting look at an artist totally lacking compassion. Daniel Craig has a completely nude frontal shot in a bathtub, plus views of every other inch of him in various other poses (since his character served for seven years as the inspiration for artist Francis Bacon).
Talk about Old Maid and the Thief mythology!
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Oh, and no one mentioned bringing dessert tonight, so (just in case) I stopped at Kroger on my way home and bought assorted cookies and ice cream. Edy's Slow Churned was on sale, 3 for $10, so we have Cherry Chocolate Chip, Caramel Delight, and Mint Chocolate Chip. Figured if other desserts show up, my family can eat the ice cream.
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Talk about Old Maid and the Thief mythology!
And Derek Jacobi is just brilliant as Francis Bacon.
The whole film has the same "road to destruction" quality that PRICK UP YOUR EARS has, but the film is much more complexly directed and written.
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I was very pleased with a couple of "surprise" nominations:
Neil Patrick Harris for best supporting comedy actor in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Three supporting females in GREY'S ANATOMY got nominations: Katherine Heigl, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson. (Also two female guest stars: Kate Burton among them).
How about Isiah Washington ;)
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Ten desert island CDs:
FOLLIES (OCR)
MAME (OCR)
CAMELOT (OCR)
'1776' (soundtrack CD made for me by DR George)
A CHORUS LINE (OCR)
THE RINK (OCR)
CHARADE (film score)
BYE BYE BIRDIE (OCR)
GYPSY (soundtrack)
FOLLIES (Papermill Playhouse)
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If Rhonda Fleming began running around with the husband of the GREY GARDENS producing team, would the tabloids headline with:
RHONDA FOND O' GONDA?
Back in the 70s, I think it was, there was a girl named Rhonda from a town in Iowa named Fonda and she drove.....a Honda. They actually made a commercial featuring Rhona from Fonda in her Honda
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How about Isiah Washington ;)
T.R. Knight did get nominated! Isaiah Washington did not submit his name for consideration.
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Back and notarized, delivered, and ready to proof.
Rats! I missed the chance to say, "Get thee to a notary, BK!"
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The cat that gives me the most trouble comes into the bedroom anywhere from 2-6AM and starts tearing up magazines until I get up and give her a treat. The rest of the cats never bother me until they sense that I'm awakem but this one I have to shut out of the bedroom. Spraying water would only succeed in getting some antique furniture wet.
You could move the magazines ;D
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Darn! The Monsoon is delayed again.
Is it coming via airplane through O'Hare?
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Once again, the mail had not come when I came upstairs to get on-line, so I'm headed down now to check the mail and then read a bit.
I cleaned the bedroom areas this morning, so I don't have to worry about that.
WBBL.
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DR FJL - Do you have a place and dates & times for The Last Starfighter yet?
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WHOA!
MAJOR storm about to come through.
Laters...
If that's the one that roared through here in the middle of the night, you'd better batten down the hatches, DR Jose, and find your flashlight!
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Well, I have caught my breath a little today. I had 2 no shows, one a current client and one a perspective client, but I must admit it was nice to have time to work on the things that have been piling up.
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Quote for the Day: Elizabeth George (http://www.2blowhards.com/archives/2007/07/quote_for_the_d_2.html#004297)
Novels were designed to entertain, and those of us who wish to keep the art form alive need to keep this in mind. To aim for lofty literature instead of aiming for a good story with real characters who grow and develop and a setting that's brought to life is to go at the art form, like putting the varnish on the canvas first. I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by me and not by a pack of critics around the globe.
der Brucer
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In the strange dream department....I dreamed last night that all the people I used to work with were gathered around a table and had a birthday cake for me. I started in saying it was a little late for that and they were just doing that because they felt guilty. Then I went into a big rant telling them all off for how they had treated me etc.
After that I was talking to someone who had been listening who said "Rot in Hell? are you sure they need to do that?" I said "Yes, actually I do" and we both started laughing about it.
I woke up feeling good, tired but really good, lol
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Oh, I almost forgot, I got stuck in an elevator today.
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But I was also interviewed for a profile in my hometown paper. So that was cool. Hope I didn't say too much about how I feel about Congress and immigration, but it wasn't anything that my potential clients would get upset by.
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Oh, I almost forgot, I got stuck in an elevator today.
How does one forget being stuck in an elevator?????
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The interview was after I was stuck in the elevator, not during.... although that would have been a better use of the time. Pushing the emergency bell and shouting "HELLO! I'M STUCK IN THE ELEVATOR" over and over did get me out of there.
It was in the Orpheum building. No one actually fixed the elevator, but Joe, the maintenance guy was talking to me and was on his way to see if he could get me out. Just as he arrived it just decided to start working again. Maybe they really do have a theater ghost there
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PUNCH LINE CONTEST!
Q. How many neocons does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A. Neocons don't bother with light bulbs. They declare a War on Darkness and set the house on fire.
OR
A. None. God won't let their light bulbs go out. And it's an impertinent question.
OR
A. None. George Bush predicts the light bulb will be fully capable of changing itself within 3 months.
der Brucer
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The real fun was when I came back in that door and someone was holding the elevator for me....I said "No thanks" and as the door closed I added "I was stuck in there today...they just got me out" LOL they got off at the same floor I walked up the stairs to and the looks on their faces were priceless!
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You could move the magazines ;D
What a ridiculous idea. That would involve cleaning. ;D
Actually, when there are no magazines there, she paces back and forth beside me on the bed, up and down, with her tail pointing to the left so it brushes over my face. Then when she turns to walk back down ti the foot of the bed, she does it so that she brushes my face with her furry hindquarters.
I prefer the ripping of the magazines.
Her first trick to get me up was to flip the metal catches on my dresser with her tail, which woke me up with a pinging noise. How do cats know these things?
The thing is, I can shut her out but then that deprives my love cat of sleeping with us. He can't stand sleeping with the door shut because he might be missing out on some cat activity.
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Cilla - I got stuck in an elevator not too long ago. Not fun! Glad all was OK.
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Well, the storm passed over, and it wasn't too bad here. However, I just saw some footage on the news, and parts of Richmond are without power, some parts got hail, and some parts have trees down. Or all of the above. Thankfully, my brother, Mike, missed all of the bad weather as he was driving back up to DC a few hours ago.
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Speaking of comic relief...
I'm a history buff, and do some writing for a website called Ghostgunsvirginia.
Today I got the bright idea of filming a travelogue instead, to put up at Youtube, which would invariable drive thousands of people to look at the site.
So I went to Yorktown Battlefield, which I live near.
Haven't been there in a year. No script, no rehearsal. I just winged it.
First video is 29 seconds, second is 3 minutes.
And if anyone is impressed by my mellifluous tones, I'm available for voice over work. ;D
(That's a joke, as you'll hear if you watch the videos. :'()
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIAzUVOaml0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Tz_Kez_A4
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It was in the Orpheum building. No one actually fixed the elevator, but Joe, the maintenance guy was talking to me and was on his way to see if he could get me out. Just as he arrived it just decided to start working again. Maybe they really do have a theater ghost there
And maybe the ghost is angry because you didn't move into his building!
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Ginny - It should certainly be possible to see BK's Brain from Planet X, Noel's Such Good Friends, and Last Starfighter between Fri 9/28 and Sat. 9/29.
I know we have a performance of Last Starfighter on Sat. 9/29 at 1 p.m. at the Theater at St. Clements (46th not too far from 9th Ave.) and we do have a performnace on Fri 9/28, but I'm not sure exactly what time on the Friday.
They promise that a full schedule will be available within 48 hours.
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Well... I'm heading back over to Steve's for dinner.
Laters...
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Ginny - It should certainly be possible to see BK's Brain from Planet X, Noel's Such Good Friends, and Last Starfighter between Fri 9/28 and Sat. 9/29.
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DR FJL - Richard and I will have some expanded time, because we're planning the whole week in the city, arriving on Sept. 29. I have a conference at DR Ben's workplace on Friday and Saturday, October 5 & 6.
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My guests will be arriving shortly, so I'm going to log out for a while. I'll be back later tonight with a report on food contributions and reactions to Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I.
Bye for now!
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John Simon's review reminds me, I must purchase the Legally Blonde cast album ASAP.
I'm actually listening to it right now. ::)
So far...I don't hate it. ;)
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Most absurd quote for today:
"I contend [abortion] affects you in immigration...If we had those 40 million children that were killed over the last 30 years, we wouldn't need the illegal immigrants to fill the jobs that they are doing today. Think about it."
der Brucer
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Well, I think I'm out of here for today. I'm looking forward to a relaxing evening...
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Today I got the bright idea of filming a travelogue instead, to put up at Youtube, which would invariable drive thousands of people to look at the site.
What a great idea, DR 3D! Hope you'll do more of this.
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What a great idea, DR 3D! Hope you'll do more of this.
Thanks!
It might also be a great idea for certain other people who might like to generate publicity for any theatrical shows to take place in NY in the near future..... mebbe.... ;D
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I wanted to pop in for a minute, and say a very big THANK YOU to all of the DRs and H/Ks and studlies and lovelies here. Many thanks for vibes, xylophones, celesta, saucer bells, and glass harmonicas !
The first part of my escrow stuff got all signed and recorded today..... HUZZAH. This is progress, and moves life forward.
And as a wonderful bonus, dear DR Laura and I got to eat splendidly splendid pancakes and morning foods together this morning.
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Dearest sweet Elmo..... I'm sending you very big vibes and thoughts of strength and fortitude for you......
.....~~~~~~~ for Elmo ~~~~~~ for Elmo ~~~~~ for Elmo ~~~~
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Congratulations on being interviewed, DR Cillaliz!
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Visitors have come and gone and now it's back to proofing.
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~~~Vibes for Elmore!!~~~
Cool news, Cillaliz!!
Great idea, 3D!!
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Here's my extended Topic of the Day list. ::) I couldn't just limit it to 10 (they're in alphabetical order):
1. Anywhere I Wander: Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser
2. The Brain From Planet X: original cast recording
3. A Collector's Sondheim
4. Extensions: The Manhattan Transfer
5. Follies - the original cast, but NOT the OBC: the complete show, from the soundboard (idea stolen from DR Singdaw!)
6. Gypsy: original Broadway cast recording
7. Live In Berlin: Ella Fitzgerald
8. Lost In Boston: the complete collection
9. Les Misérables: original London cast recording
10. Once On This Island: original cast recording
11. Show Boat: the complete recording with Jerry Hadley
12. Side By Side By Sondheim: original London cast recording
13. Unsung Musicals: the complete collection
14. Unsung Sondheim
15. My COMPLETE 17-Disc "Simultaneous Songs and Counterpoint" Compilations!!
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Anyone see this madness in the NY Post today:
July 19, 2007 -- A WACKO group claiming to "cure" gays of their homosexuality is running secret meetings for closeted Broadway stars, according to a new documentary, "Gay No More?" Bill Hussung - who produced and directed the film with his wife, Mashara Canino-Hussung - says audiences will be "shocked" to see 20 popular Broadway dancers and actors who belong to the Life Ministry support group meeting twice weekly in underground locations. "It's an ex-gay movement with the core belief that you are gay because of a sexual trauma in your background. When you discover what that is, you can release it and be cured of gay desires," Hussung said. "People will be shocked to learn how widespread among the New York theater community this is." While he wouldn't name names, Hussung says all the performers "outed" in his movie signed releases saying it was OK. He hopes to have it ready for a September release.
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Anyone see this madness in the NY Post today:
July 19, 2007 -- A WACKO group claiming to "cure" gays of their homosexuality is running secret meetings for closeted Broadway stars, according to a new documentary, "Gay No More?" Bill Hussung - who produced and directed the film with his wife, Mashara Canino-Hussung - says audiences will be "shocked" to see 20 popular Broadway dancers and actors who belong to the Life Ministry support group meeting twice weekly in underground locations. "It's an ex-gay movement with the core belief that you are gay because of a sexual trauma in your background. When you discover what that is, you can release it and be cured of gay desires," Hussung said. "People will be shocked to learn how widespread among the New York theater community this is." While he wouldn't name names, Hussung says all the performers "outed" in his movie signed releases saying it was OK. He hopes to have it ready for a September release.
Where do I sign up?
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Welcome twenty GUESTS. Shares available.
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And as some DRs may have noticed, OZDerek would have been celebrating his birthday today. I spoke with his sister Maureen today.
No wonder I was thinking about him this morning. I planned on asking you how his sister is doing.
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I think about OzDerek often.
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IMDB NEWS (http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2007-07-18/#3)Let me hazard a few guesses:
A. DR Barnum has never heard of it.
B. DR Ginny's library won't stock it
C. It will fail to make DR Jane's Netflix list
D. DR MATTH will have an essay on skin-tone transfers
E. HHW Spoiler-Alert policy may need revisiting
F. DR JMK will know of a Brazilain Jazz version of the soundtrack
G. DR Elmore will insist on a VCR version
;D
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I was given a gift of a Joao Gilberto CD - I didn't have anything by him. This is a two-fer on Warners (but not sure if it came out in the US). The first album is orchestrated by Claus Ogerman, so that's luscious, of course, The second album is orchestrated by Johnny Mandel, and it's amazing, too. What a treat!
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I bet that this will be the fastest-read book in human history.
;D So true.
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DR GINNY stole my line:
Get the to a notary!
I said it again because it's funny.
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Blame DR DtM -
Sung to the tune of The Yellow Rose of Texas
Will there really be a morning?
Is there such a thing as day?
Could I see it from the mountains
If I were as tall as they.
Has it feet like water lillies?
Has it feathers like a bird?
Does it come from famous places
Of which I've never heard?
Oh some scholar. Oh some sailor!
Oh some wise man from the skies
Please to tell this little pilgrim
Where the place called morning lies.
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Gay people on Broadway?
Shocking!
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DR JOSE you know of course a Baayork Lee signature to keep with my OBC vinyl LP A CHORUS LINE would be fabulous.
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Lots of exciting things going on at HHW today!!
Keep up the posts, it makes my work day exciting....and helps me unwind.
I just have nothing exciting to add.
Although rumor has it that we now have a rehearsal schedule for THE FANTASTICKS.
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If you feel you must discipline a cat, get a spray bottle, like you use for plants and spray water when they are doing the deed. This makes an unpleasant association and they won't do it again. Apparently this is true, I've never had the heart to do it. I just yell "NO" and they stop.
When our last round of cats, all 4 of them, were young I kept a spray bottle in the kitchen. Many a time I also used the bottle on the boys.
During that time I volunteered at a school for special children. One, exceptionally frustrating, day the teacher used the plant water sprayer one of the children. The teacher looked up at me & said “don’t tell anyone, it isn’t permitted”. I just started to laugh. It was obvious the kid was as bothered by the spray bottle as my boys & cats were.
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Ginny and anyone else who was interested - It looks like the Last Starfighter performance times at the Theater at St. Clements will be on:
Fri 9/28 (first performance - not exactly sure what time)
Sat 9/29 - 1 pm
Wed 10/3 - 9 pm
Fri 10/5 - 1 pm
Sat 10/6 - 9 pm
Sun 10/7 - 4 pm
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Haven't had a chance to catch up on the posts, but does anyone else find it ironic that it's Deep Discount, whose shipping isn't exactly speedy, that managed to get 1200 copies of Harry Potter to everyone a week early? ;D
Did anyone download the PDF version of the book yesterday?
But it was an "accident" the books were shipped, just like it was an "accident" the review made it into the paper early.
Was it also an "accident" there is a PDF version?
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The cat that gives me the most trouble comes into the bedroom anywhere from 2-6AM and starts tearing up magazines until I get up and give her a treat. The rest of the cats never bother me until they sense that I'm awake but this one I have to shut out of the bedroom. Spraying water would only succeed in getting some antique furniture wet.
LOL Edi, your cat has obviously trained you well. You give treats for tearing up magazines.
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Thanks DRs Jane and Laura. Only minutes ago I heard from Maureen.
She managed to get through the day with concentrating on happier times. She is spending time looking after her father's needs (He is hospitalised) but finds it difficult as it is done out of duty not love. The father was not good to Derek or his siblings and has not even acknowledged Derek's passing.
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Well, let's celebrate Derek for a moment! I miss his posts, I miss his daily jokes, and I'm sure the bears are wearing black armbands today for him. I don't think of him often but I always think of him kindly and affectionately.
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MusicGuy-Congrats on the escrow closing & good vibes on the next step.
Hi Swishy Sarah. Good luck reading the Potter book before you hear unwanted details.
3D-I love your laugh.
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elmore, thank you for posting the photo of Derek.
I feel bad for Maureen. I'm glad she is remembering happier times.
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Congrats to Kyra & THE CLOSER. I hope they both win.
Cilla-I hope you will post a link to the article.
Lease and morale vibes for DR elmore!!!
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Thanks Larry. The Bears had a birthday party yesterday and many stories were told (I think a mythology is being created). Derek's "Ted" still writes often to Maureen but has tended (as often happens), to be a little "creative" in his stories about life with Derek.
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I doubt that Derek was really that "close" to Kylie Minogue or Sarah Brightman!
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I was given a gift of a Joao Gilberto CD - I didn't have anything by him. This is a two-fer on Warners (but not sure if it came out in the US). The first album is orchestrated by Claus Ogerman, so that's luscious, of course, The second album is orchestrated by Johnny Mandel, and it's amazing, too. What a treat!
My jaw is agape (no mean feat) that you have had no Joao in your home environment. You are talking about Amoroso/Brasil, obviously--and, yes, the Warner Archives 2-fer release is a U.S. release. There was a previous Brasilian release, which is maybe what you have. If you can get ahold of it (it's no longer in print), try to get the World Pacific CD The Legendary Joao Gilberto, with 37 incredible tracks from Joao's first legendary (obviously, LOL) LPs, which introduced the bossa nova.
I'm assuming you know that Joao is Bebel's father. His second wife, Miucha, sang with Jobim and is Chico Buarque's sister. Chico wrote the great song A Banda, which Herb Alpert covered fairly successfully in the U.S. after it was a huge smash for Quarteto em Cy in Brasil.
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Is he Astrid's brother? Uncle?
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I've proofed about seventy pages and I just can't focus my eyes anymore. I've found some really surprising things that neither I nor my two proofers caught - they're really hard to see, though - things like dialogue missing a close quote mark. Or "in" instead of "it" - that sort of thing.
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3D-I love your laugh.
I was once at a staging of some play...I can't remember the title anymore. One of the actors did a bit of business that I thought was hilarious. ..but I was the only one who laughed. Loudly. The actor spent the rest of the scene looking up in my direction (I was in the balcony) trying to figure out who the culprit was... and I just kind of sank down in my chair...
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BTW, we Atlantans are embarrassed that Michael Vick is on our football team.
The Humane Society has a petition to sign to suspend him.
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2007_dogfighting_nfl2?rk=9pwb1ZM1Nbs8E
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3D-I wish you had been in the theater with me during an hysterical mime from the great Marcel Marceau. The entire audience was laughing but my laugh was by far the loudest & most distinctive. As we left the theater friends who were sitting on the opposite side ran up to me shouting "we heard you".
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Is he Astrid's brother? Uncle?
Astrud was his first wife. It was only because Joao was playing the date with Getz that Astrud ended up singing Girl from Ipanema--it was originally going to be an instrumental, but when Getz heard her sing, he asked her to do a comp vocal, which turned out to be the final track.
Astrud and Joao later divorced, Joao married Miucha (who's a much better singer than Astrud, IMHO), and they had Bebel, who is the darling of the neo-Bossa-techno movement (I love her, I'm not being disparaging).
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My brother laughs very loudly and if someone else laughs very loudly, he then looks around to see who the other loud laugher was.
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As we left the theater friends who were sitting on the opposite side ran up to me shouting "we heard you".
Once heard, never forgotten! Sounds like we're sisters under the... whatever the phrase is, if any, for distinctive laughers...!
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The "family trees" of the early Bossa pioneers are fascinating--it was a very incestuous group of people. Aside from Joao and Astrud (later Joao and Miucha), you had Edu Lobo and his wife Wanda Sa (who sang with Brasil '65), all of the Castro-Neves family (Oscar the guitarist is most famous, but there's also Mario and Pedro Paulo), the Caymmi family (Papa Dorival was Carmen Miranda's music director, but son Dori is the writer of so much luscious music it can't be listed, though most people know him for "Like a Lover (O Cantador)"; daughter Nana is one of the most unique voices in early Bossa; and other brother Danilo played and recorded with Jobim during his last years); Flora Purim's first percussionist husband was Dom um Romao, who later played with Brasil '66 and then Weather Report; Flora went on to marry Airto, who played with Return to Forever and Miles; and they all have kids now making music! There's Bebel Gilberto, Bena Lobo, Menescal (O Barquinho--My Little Boat) has a son who does trippy techno Bossa stuff with a group called Bossacucanova. It just goes on and on and I LOVE IT ALL~~~ :)
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My brother laughs very loudly and if someone else laughs very loudly, he then looks around to see who the other loud laugher was.
Welll..there's a distinction between a loud laugh and a distinctive laugh... and I'm afraid I've got a distinctive laugh... kind of Penguiny. But I swear it comes naturally and there's nothing I can do about it...
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Oh! And Oscar Castro-Neves was married to one of the "Cy" sisters of Quarteto em Cy, can't recall which right now. (But of course y'all knew that). ;) And Marco Valle's wife Anamaria sang with him.
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Who ya gonna call - Gut Busters
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For the most part I just have a little giggle, until something really strikes me funny, and then I laugh so hard I can’t breathe. This is the moment my laugh becomes distinctive, it comes from the combination of gasping for air, laughing out loud, gasping for air, etc. The longer this continues and the more I become at risk for dying from laughter, the louder I become & the worse I sound.
While we were still in high school Keith found a solution for this, only during movies & shows, he hit me on the arm. ;D
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'night
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The Last Starfighter
at Theater at St. Clements:
Fri 9/28 (not sure what time)
Sat 9/29 - 1 pm
Wed 10/3 - 9 pm
Fri 10/5 - 1 pm
Sat 10/6 - 9 pm
Sun 10/7 - 4 pm
The Brain from Planet X
at The Acorn:
Sep 20th- 8:00 pm
Sep 21st- 8:00 pm
Sep 25th- 1:00 pm
Sep 26th- 4:30 pm
Sep 28th- 4:30 pm
Sep 30th- 8:00 pm
Such Good Friends
at The Julia Miles:
Friday, September 28, 2007 @ 8pm
Saturday, September 29, 2007 @ 1pm
Sunday, September 30, 2007 @ 4:30pm
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 @ 4:30pm
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 @ 8pm
Saturday, October 6, 2007 @ 1pm
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Thanks for the YouTube links, DR 3DDIFFUSION....very interesting.
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DR MATTH - I liked EASY TO WED more than you did. I am in complete agreement that none of the cast is a patch on the original. I thought Esther was a bit miscast - but Lucy, Van, and Keenan were so very much fun.
"That dame is worth ninety eight cents....boiled down."
"What d'ya mean fake marriage. He says 'I do', I say 'I do' and the judge says 'You bet you do' and we're married!!"
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Has anyone heard from DR DakotaCelt lately?
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What a wonderful picture of OzDerek. How nice to see him again!
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Very cute picture of OzDerek. I'm sorry our paths did not cross.
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I just got back home from finishing painting the office walls. I was skeptical at first but I think I will like the color.
If not, there's not much wall to be seen, anyway!
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I was amused in EASY TO WED that they let Esther slip into a pool two times VERY briefly.
And that number that she and Van do in gaucho costumes? Why are they part of the floor show?
I was more disappointed with the transfer than the movie.
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I did finish EASY TO WED when I went back down. Then, I put in NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER again to see the Betty Garrett musical number outtake which I had never seen before. Nothing wrong with it, but it clearly wasn't needed in the picture, and didn't really show her off too well.
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Next, I put in the second disc in the ELIZABETH I set. This is the one with Hugh Dancy as Lord Essex. He richly deserved his Emmy nomination last year for his performance. I also loved Toby Jones as Cecil's son.
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Next came another MOONLIGHTING episode with a very easy to see through mystery as an old sweetheart comes back into David's life, asking the agency to help her find missing jewelry but which quickly becomes threats on the woman's life. The old flame was played by Dana Delaney.
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I completed my evening with the new AMC drama MAD MEN. It's set in a 1960 ad agency, and what sexist pigs these men were! And everybody's smoking like chimneys. And some surprises sprung throughout the hour. John Slattery played the big boss, and nice to see Bryan Batt as a guest star, mid-level ad man.
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I got more CLOSER scripts today. Yes, this week's episode wasn't the strongest of the season, but I can say that the rest of the season looks fantastic---best yet!
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Greetings from Kentucky...finally.
Basically, what Jose said. And then some. My flight out of O'Hare wasn't 20 minutes late, after all. It was nearly 2 hours late - most of which was spent sitting on the tarmac waiting for passengers, waiting for a mechanic (!) and then waiting to line up and wait to take off. We had been warned that the lavatory was not working on the plane, but none of us expected to be stuck on said plane for three hours. I think we finally rolled into Louisville - with bladders full and in the middle of a thunderstorm - at 6:00. We were supposed to arrive at 4:10. Then, to top it all off, because of the rain and lightning, the crew was unable to get our luggage off the plane. My parents and I waited until 7:30 to get my luggage before we decided to leave just so we could return later to pick up my bag. And when did airlines stop serving snacks? Sure, I could've bought a $3 candy bar from the very unfriendly flight attendant, but what happened to the free pretzels!?!?
This is the last time I will fly on American Airlines.
The stress has taken its toll on me today. I told myself I was going to vacation from Weight Watchers this week, but I went ahead and wrote in all the food I've eaten today just to find out what the points added up to. I get 31 points per day, and today alone I've eaten over 85 points!! That's how easily one can overeat. I will have to be far more responsible tomorrow, vacation or not. See, FJL...I don't always have self control! But those Krispy Kremes and the Red Robin Chili Chili Cheeseburger with Garlic Parmesean Steak Fries sho' were tasty!
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I completed my evening with the new AMC drama MAD MEN. It's set in a 1960 ad agency, and what sexist pigs these men were! And everybody's smoking like chimneys. And some surprises sprung throughout the hour. John Slattery played the big boss, and nice to see Bryan Batt as a guest star, mid-level ad man.
According to the email Bryan sent me, he's a regular on the show - not just a guest star. Good for him!!
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I'm glad you finally got home, DR Jason.
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Now that I know Jason is home I can go to sleep.....
Well, I thought it sounded good anyway.....I am glad you made it, Jason. Have a great time, you can always lose the vacation weight later.
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Oh, and my parents' new house is lovely. I never imagined, however, that they'd have too little furniture to fill it! I don't think they imagined that, either... I'll be sure to take pictures.
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DR Jason - So, no Chik-Fil-A today?
-Glad you finally made it home. *And I guess you could consider yourself "lucky" - a non-working lavatory can be used as a reason to ground a flight.
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DR JRand - Well, I should see Baayork and a few other ACL alumni next week, so... I shall see what I can do for you. :)
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No...no Chik-Fil-A today. Maybe tomorrow. And homemade fried chicken is tomorrow night. Mmmm...
I wondered how they could get away with a non-working lavatory... And it turns out that ours was one of the last flights to land in Louisville before the airport basically shut down because of the storm. They were actually bussing people to the Cincinnatti airport just so people could get to their destinations!!
Still, this has been one of the worst travel experiences I've ever had.
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Still, this has been one of the worst travel experiences I've ever had.
I'm not one for frivolous law suits, but seems to me every passenger on that plane with a non-functioning toilet deserved to get free snacks at the very least, and a free ticket at the very most.
Why not try writing to them and complaining? You might get a free ticket out of it.
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Good Evening!
Back from dinner with Steve. We ended up going for Chinese food at Peking, a small chain of restaurants that have been around for years in Richmond. Steve was really in the mood for scallops, and the kitchen very happily accommodated our request to add scallops to the Hunan Shrimp. Very good.
And although I had been thinking of heading back to Bev's Ice Cream tonight for dessert, once we passed a DQ, well... We both had medium Blizzards, and I have to say, I should have gotten a small. I tried their new "French Silk" one - I really like the bits of pie crust. It was very good, but it really was a lot, almost too much, frozen ice cream treat.
Then a second round of storms started up, so I camped out at Steve's place for a bit until it passed over. We watched a video of the latest Richmond Men's Chorus concert. It was the first time they had had one of their concerts recorded. And it was the first time they used this particular audio/video company. Alas, it looks like it will be the last time. We both got dizzy watching the video - we hadn't seen so much panning since Lestat opened last season. ;D
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I got more CLOSER scripts today. Yes, this week's episode wasn't the strongest of the season, but I can say that the rest of the season looks fantastic---best yet!
I rewatched it yesterday (forgot to mention it in one of my posts), and I finally recognized Nina Foch as the lady selling the house! I didn't notice her screen credit when I watched Monday night, and I puzzled and puzzled over that familiar face.
I still thought it was a pretty ingenious murder plot, actually.
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Definitely, you should complain, Jason! And glad you arrived safely!
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And since we're so close...
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I was on a plane once with a non-functioning smoke alarm in the bathroom. They taped the bathroom shut and no one could use it on the long flight.
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According to the email Bryan sent me, he's a regular on the show - not just a guest star. Good for him!!
His role certainly seemed important enough to be a regular, but he was listed in the closing credits as a guest star (I think; it's late!). But that's just billing stuff. Rob Lowe was listed as a guest star for the entire second half of BROTHERS & SISTERS, but he was on every week and was insturmental in the show. He'll be listed as a regular in the upcoming season.
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I'm not one for frivolous law suits, but seems to me every passenger on that plane with a non-functioning toilet deserved to get free snacks at the very least, and a free ticket at the very most.
Why not try writing to them and complaining? You might get a free ticket out of it.
Do you know that the pilot and flight attendant only spoke to us twice during the hour and a half that we were stranded on the tarmac to explain to us what was going on...? And they couldn't give us a free cookie...?!?!
The problem with my situation is that I was flying using my dad's AAdvantage Miles - their version of frequent flier miles - so technically, I was already flying for free. But the poor people around me who paid $100+ for their tickets should have been really pissed.
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No...no Chik-Fil-A today. Maybe tomorrow. And homemade fried chicken is tomorrow night. Mmmm...
I wondered how they could get away with a non-working lavatory... And it turns out that ours was one of the last flights to land in Louisville before the airport basically shut down because of the storm. They were actually bussing people to the Cincinnatti airport just so people could get to their destinations!!
Still, this has been one of the worst travel experiences I've ever had.
Well...
Take a nice hot shower, and sleep well tonight. You have Fried Chicken Goodness to enjoy tomorrow!
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My eyes are getting really heavy, so I'm heading down now and going to bed.
Good night!
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I was on a plane once with a non-functioning smoke alarm in the bathroom. They taped the bathroom shut and no one could use it on the long flight.
Did they receive advance word that you would be on that particular flight?
;D
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It's time for me to head home...and to dinner. :)
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I have some left-over 3-cheese enchiladas. Mmmm. :D
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Broadway's John Dossett is on a rerun of Sex & The City right now.
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Jose: Yes, I have a chicken-filled day ahead of me. I'm very excited for that, though I still feel guilty for indulging so much, even though I'm "allowing" myself to go off the program this week. Maybe I'll go off, but not all the way off...
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...And I'm just hoping the storms don't wreak havoc with the trains tomorrow.
However, I am sooooo glad that I opted not to change my train from the 8:00am to the 6:00am. As much as it would been nice to get back into NYC two hours earlier, 6:00am really is just way to early. -In fact, I'm thinking I may go ahead and re-book to a later train just because I can. I was hoping to sit-in on the ACL rehearsal tomorrow afternoon, but since I don't have to, well... We'll see...
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Jose: What size T-shirt are you? You can PM it to me if you'd rather...
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Jose: Yes, I have a chicken-filled day ahead of me. I'm very excited for that, though I still feel guilty for indulging so much, even though I'm "allowing" myself to go off the program this week. Maybe I'll go off, but not all the way off...
Well, chicken is protein. And Chik-Fil-A sandwiches are chicken breasts, so... *My weakness at Chik-Fil-A are the waffles fried. With cheese.
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Jose: What size T-shirt are you? You can PM it to me if you'd rather...
L
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Well, chicken is protein. And Chik-Fil-A sandwiches are chicken breasts, so... *My weakness at Chik-Fil-A are the waffles fried. With cheese.
I'm going for the nuggets. No fries. OK...well, maybe a couple of fries. But definitely the nuggets.
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I'm getting really tired of all the pomade in my hair, so I'm going to shower. I may be back...
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Dust storm warning tonight!
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DR Jason - What time have you told your mother to wake you up tomorrow? ;)
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DR MichaelS - Do you have another website in the works?
Actually no.
I want to put together a CD of Songs from those movies. That's all. Some I have. Some I am sure are on ITunes.
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Hmm... Now I remember why I booked myself on the 8:00am train from Richmond back to New York - it's the "fastest" one. It's only supposed to take 5 hours and 40 minutes to get back. All the other trains take about 6 hours, and a few even take 7, so.. 8:00am it is.
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Dust storm warning tonight!
Got your camera ready?
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It is hard to photograph dust in the dark.
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Well... In any case... I guess I'll have to make another trip down here to go through the stuff I still have at my parents' house. Of course, now all the stuff is at my parent's new house, but still... I just haven't been motivated at all while I've been down here to do any sorting and purging. Also, I've been strangely tired/fatigued/lethargic while I've been down here, most likely from the lack of sleep Sunday night, and the consequent "early" mornings here. Ah, well. I've had a wonderful time while I've been down here, and it was an added bonus that my brother was down here this week with his kids, my nieces and nephew. :)
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I just got some kind of cool news--I've been hired as a film/DVD reviewer at a major site. They responded back to my sample (a review of Berri's "The Two of Us") in about 10 minutes, which totally shocked me. Once I'm "official," I'll post details here. DS Betsy is thanking heaven that maybe with free DVDs coming my way we'll be able to save for retirement! ;)
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But Jose .... where are photos of the children?
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Congratulations, DR JMK!
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DR Jose: My parents have both agreed (of their own accord) to let me sleep in tomorrow. I think they've forgotten what my idea of "sleeping in" is! I plan to set my alarm for 11:00-ish...
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85 points a day - now that's a diet plan i might actually be able to follow :)
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Well... I believe I'm going to get ready for bed. I want to be up by 6:00 so that I'm rushing to get everything ready to head to the train station. Thankfully, the Amtrak station is just 15 minutes away. So, until the morning...
Goodnight.
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The point system doesn't seem as confusing when it's 85 points instead of 31 points.
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So if you get a 30 waist from 30 points, what does 85 points get you?
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So if you get a 30 waist from 30 points, what does 85 points get you?
Fat and feeling sick. That's where it'll get you.
I'm not pleased with nor am I proud of myself for over-indulging, so I hope you don't think I was bragging. Still, it is my vacation, so I suppose I'm allowed to relax a little bit... What's frightening is that I used to eat like this every day!
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85 points and what do you get?
Flight staff that's rude, no john on the jet
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Seriously, i admire what you've accomplished, Jason
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(an ode to Jason and his point system, to the tune of Legally Blonde)
Back to the points, back in the race
Take a good look at his face
Where there were three, now you will see only one chin
He had a goal that he once faced
And it's a kick-ass-size waist
Now you can see
He wants to be
Regally thin
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I'm not one for frivolous law suits, but seems to me every passenger on that plane with a non-functioning toilet deserved to get free snacks at the very least, and a free ticket at the very most.
Why not try writing to them and complaining? You might get a free ticket out of it.
I was on a plane that had some smoke in it, we had to turn around and go back to O'Hare where there were firetrucks lining the runway as we landed and all we got was $20 off our next flight.
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It is hard to photograph dust in the dark.
LOL!!!!
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Fat and feeling sick. That's where it'll get you.
I'm not pleased with nor am I proud of myself for over-indulging, so I hope you don't think I was bragging. Still, it is my vacation, so I suppose I'm allowed to relax a little bit... What's frightening is that I used to eat like this every day!
Ah, don't beat yourself up about it. Enjoy while your there, you know you'll go back to it when you get home so you may have a little catching up to do, you know you'll do it.
Some of us still eat like that....no brag, believe me
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Seriously, i admire what you've accomplished, Jason
So do I. I'm a bit envious actually. What did your family say when they saw you, Jason?
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Guess I'll mosey on to bed. Lots to do tomorrow...
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Where do I sign up?
Sorry, BK -you might me a good actor, but that's one gig you couldn't pull off. One look at your recipe files would cause an instant toaster-oven recall.
der Brucer
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Many a time I also used the bottle on the boys.
Dear Jane, when the Pediatrician said it was time to move from breast to bottle, this is NOT what he meant.
der Brucer
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The dust storm has arrived.
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The Humane Society has a petition to sign to suspend him.
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2007_dogfighting_nfl2?rk=9pwb1ZM1Nbs8E
At the risk of sounding like a Progressive - the man has not been convicted of anything, yet. A Grand Jury has indicted him (insert Ham Sandwich joke) - but no panel of peers has addressed the issue in an open forum.
Football players should enjoy the same consideration as Congressman.
der Brucer
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I gotta tell you.
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Back from a nearly three-hour meeting - so much for watching a DVD or relaxing. Oh, well, there's always tomorrow.
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Welcome fifteen GUESTS. Shares available. I want ONE GUEST to buy a share - just for the halibut, damn it all.
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And when did airlines stop serving snacks?
This is the last time I will fly on American Airlines.
I take it you haven't done air travel for a while!
You and your luggage both arrived in the same destination city on the same day you departed - you should write a thank-you letter 8)
der Brucer
Do you really wish AA was serving free creme puffs?
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I'm not one for frivolous law suits, but seems to me every passenger on that plane with a non-functioning toilet deserved to get free snacks at the very least, and a free ticket at the very most.
Why not try writing to them and complaining? You might get a free ticket out of it.
Do you think the passengers would have been happier if as, as Jose suggested, the airline had invited them all to de-plane, cancelled the flight for mechanical reasons, and invited the passangers to return the next day and hope for another flight?
der Brucer
Also, remember, all "free" tickets will raise your airfares next year.
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DS Betsy is thanking heaven that maybe with free DVDs coming my way we'll be able to save for retirement! ;)
Sounds like a bigger budget for BossaNova to me :D
der Brucer
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Thunder and lightening.
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Rain! And this time, enough to more than just dampen the sidewalk.
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Great news DearReader Laura. enjoy your pancakes in the rain.
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Thanks, Tomovoz. It is a fast-moving storm, so it probably won't last long.
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In fact, I think it is over.
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(http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aolnews_photos/01/02/20070719193509990003)
See, Laura - bath remodeling is an ancient art!
der Brucer
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We still have one more bathroom to do.