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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were mentioned cream sauce, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently shouting BRAVO and eating raspberries and trying to figure out why there's a "p" in raspberry.
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And the word of the day is: MACKLE!
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And a very happy haineshisway.com birthday to pianogirl, singingnymph, and Diane.
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I must now abed because she of the Evil Eye will be here bright and early and also early and bright.
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Will we never get to page two?
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Why am I the only one in the jernt?
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DR Edi ~ Tell your DH I haven't even met him yet and I already like him!
Me too! I'd trade my horse and dog for him!
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Great news on the set, BK!
And:
~~~Actress Acceptance Vibes!!~~~
;D
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Happy Birthdays to Pianogirl, Diane, singingnymph!
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Last night, I went to see a children's summer theater production of Camelot. The production was very good, the singers not horrible, the set was nice and used well, the staging pretty good (except the times where the kids just stood there for minutes on end talking and talking and doing nothing else ::)). Overall, the production was worth going to.
The show itself, however...for some reason, i just don't like it and I don't know why. :-\ The songs are good (and I love the scores to Brigadoon and On a Clear Day..., so it's not Lerner and Loewe). It's just one of life's imponderables.
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Yesterday, Miss Karen wrote:
Hey Case ~ I know a few posts ago, someone was saying you ought to put a photo from The Brain as your avatar. Is there any way to transfer (no doubt there is a more technical computer term for that) a photo from The Brain website or bk's myspace (he's got The Brain photos streaming across there) -- or no?
Then Cason wrote:
Very possibly - but I just don't know how to get it to fit the size qualifications for an "avatar"...
Then Miss Karen wrote:
I bet by tomorrow morning, one of our techie HHWers will have posted the directions ...
Then Cillaliz wrote:
I bet George can do it for you
I can! ;) The avatar has to be 110 pixels by 150 pixels. Here is one that I took from the Brain's MySpace website:
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Here is another:
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Here's something else I found ::):
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And finally, the cutie-patootie from days gone by:
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If you post (or link) a picture to HHW, I can modify it, also. I'm know that others can too.
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Later today, I'm going to a basketball game in Seattle, but I have to leave early...around 2:00 or 3:00 pm for a 7:00 game! They're doing construction on I-5, not too far south of Seattle. :P It'll be going on for several weeks!
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On Tuesday, I'm going back up to see the World Premiere Pre-Broadway Production of Young Frankenstein! I'll have to leave VERY early for that. Maybe I won't go to work and I'll make a whole day of it in Seattle. :D
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And now, I'm off to bed. It's too darned late and I would like to get a few hours in at work. I also need to move some shelf units from my sister's house to mine. We need to borrow my dad's truck, but I hope that he's able to drive it himself because he smokes in it and I do not want to drive it or even ride in it at all! :P
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And thus ends my frenzy. :)
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8)
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Happy Birthday TomofOz Century plus 1 Father!!!!
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FJL said yesterday:
Additional trivia bit: Rebecca Luker met Danny Burstein while they were both appearing in Skip's show Time and Again at the Old Globe in San Diego.
Question: Was she still with Gregory Jbara at the time or had they split?
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On Tuesday, I'm going back up to see the World Premiere Pre-Broadway Production of Young Frankenstein! I'll have to leave VERY early for that. Maybe I won't go to work and I'll make a whole day of it in Seattle. :D
How very exciting! I can't wait to hear all the details! Sutton Foster as Inga and Shuler Hensley as the monster! And is Roger Bart going to make a living reprising all of Gene Wilder's old roles?
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I love that whole avatar retrospective of Cason, DR George!
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Happy Century-plus-one, oh DadovOz!
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Happy Birthday to TomovOz's Dad!!!
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Well, the late summer ritual has begun again. I thought this year it would not happen or at least not happen in August but no such luck. Due to ineptitude (10 years worth) on the part of some unnamed people, my department has to work on Saturdays until the middle of October so for the next two and half months I will be at my desk on Saturday and I don't mean my desk in the apartment. It's nice for the paycheck (I don't get comp time, I get overtime) but after ten years of this crap the money becomes less and less alluring. It all goes into my IRA anyway so I can't even spend it (until I'm 70 and a half).
Back to the grindstone.
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I'm all alone here anyway so goodbye for now (A Sondheim and Reds reference).
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Mornin' Mr, I mean, DR Ben! Don't leave -- you aren't alone!
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I love that whole avatar retrospective of Cason, DR George!
Me, too! Awwwwwwwww, Boo-Key in his little white hat that he picked the invisible rabbit out of ... Thanks, Jorge -- what a great photo montage to begin my day (but of course I'm biased!) ;D
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My darlin' DR ELmo!
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The Brain Tap in honor of page 2 (The Brain From Planet X reference -- get your tickets to see it at the NYMF today -- shameless plug -- expect many more between now and Sept. 30 -- the buzz begins NOW!!!)
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Saturday morning greetings! Today's the first Sat. I've worked since July 14 and I've not missed it a bit. A class from a local graduate school is coming in this morning for grants research training, so I'll be E & T until lunchtime.
Birthday greetings to the father of DR Tomovoz!
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My pick is the Zubrick 02 avatar.
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Hi DR GINNY.....just the opposite for me!
This is only the second Saturday I have NOT worked in over a year.....and I am off NEXT Saturday too!!
Whew!
I could get used to this.
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FJL said yesterday:
Additional trivia bit: Rebecca Luker met Danny Burstein while they were both appearing in Skip's show Time and Again at the Old Globe in San Diego.
Question: Was she still with Gregory Jbara at the time or had they split?
The marriage was over by the time we recorded the Cole Porter album.
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And the word of the day is: MACKLE!
Holy MACKLE! Bukowsical opens today!
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Hi DR GINNY.....
Hi DR JRand ~ No "Hi" to me and DR ELmo -- I'd use the chopped liver reference but I think it's already been used on this site before ...
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Hi DR Jeanne (Don't want you to think you're chopped liver or anything like it...)
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Good morning, all! I'm off to Toyland today, then to the Post Office, and later tonight, to BUKOWSICAL. I haven't heard from my friend Matthew, so I hope he's still on tonight's schedule with me.
I have no other news.
My first memory of a standing ovation was for Carol Channing in the Houston Grand Opera Tour of HELLO DOLLY! with Alix Korey, Florence Lacey, and Leroy Reams, 1978, or so. Of course, we now know that Ms Channing's ex-husband was the instigator for all those ovations, but I must say, I saw every performance as an usher in Cincinnati and she deserved them.
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Me too! I'd trade my horse and dog for him!
Did you tie him up and brand him, too?
(By chance, does he have hair of red, and eyes of blue?)
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Good morning to DR MISS KAREN!!!!
Good morning to DR ELMORE!!!!
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Good morning to DR MISS KAREN!!!!
Good morning to DR ELMORE!!!!
Why, Good Morning DR JRand!!!
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Why, Good Morning DR JRand!!!
;D
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You know what, I think I'm going to book a flight to NYC in September and go see that new musical The Brain From Planet X at the Acorn. I hear it's ever so much fun.
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BRAIN BUZZ!!!
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BRAIN BUZZ!!!
You, ma'am, are one of those Brainiacs! 8)
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Well, DR JRand, I'll leave you to mind the store -- and remind everyone as they enter and exit to go to the NYMF and see The Brain From Planet X...Adieu, sweet prince!
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You, ma'am, are one of those Brainiacs! 8)
Moi? Well, if the shoe fits ...
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You, ma'am, are one of those Brainiacs! 8)
Great idea! We need to get T-shirts for all the HHWers to wear around the NYMF
"I'm A Brainiac" and then on the back The Brain From Planet X with the dates, time and location
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Will we never get to page two?
In a heartbeat.
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Good morning!
It was so hot here during the night that every time I woke up during the night, I was aware that my central A/C was running, something that rarely happens during the night and early morning hours.
They're predicting another near-100 day today after the last three have been 102, 104, and 104 respectively.
I hate summer.
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Yawn....tired this morning myself.
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My first memory of a spontaneous standing ovation was during MY FAIR LADY which I saw on Broadway in 1958. My memory is hazy about which number occasioned it, but if I had to bet, I'd say it was "Get Me to the Church on Time." I remember it happened because I turned to my uncle and said, "I can't see anything any more." He answered, "They'll sit down in a minute."
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As for movies getting applause, it wasn't common in my little town growing up, but I can remember being in NYC and being surprised how much applause THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT generated. Not just at the numbers, but when audience favorites would come on the screen, there was just this HUGE ovation. Both of Garland's segements (the Rooney/Garland sequence and Garland's solo sequence) got heavy applause throughout.
I especially enjoyed the sequence from the MGM 25th Anniversary lunch as the camera panned across the array of stars while they were eating. Some folks generated no recognition, and others like Angela Lansbury and Katharine Hepburn got HUGE ovations.
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed for HOT FUZZ to arrive today. I have other things I can watch, but I'd love to see it either tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
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I'll probably watch or record the next MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION episode tonight on ABC. This one did not get good reviews, but since the show only has three more episodes (including tonight's), I'll stick with it.
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Good morning DRs Ben and Matt!
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Good morning DRs Ben and Matt!
Good morning, DR td (a trifle late; I must have gone offsite as you were posting this.)
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I'll be back in a bit. Last weekend was tax-free weekend in NC, and I bought a reasonably cheap desktop computer to use as a back-up. It has Windows Vista on it, so I want to set the computer up and see if I can make heads or tails of the new operating system. If I like it, I may swap it out for the computer I'm using now.
Fingers crossed for an easy set-up.
WBBL.
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Good morning!
It was so hot here during the night that every time I woke up during the night, I was aware that my central A/C was running, something that rarely happens during the night and early morning hours.
They're predicting another near-100 day today after the last three have been 102, 104, and 104 respectively.
I hate summer.
I hate summer too! IT's going to be very hot here today as well. Last night on the news they said "If you are thinking of mowing your yard tomorrow, don't. Wait until it gets cooler" although I have a yard man, I will not exert the energy needed to call him.
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I am going to take my car in at 1:00 for an oil change. I forgot Paul doesn't have air conditioning in his car when I asked him if he wanted to meet me there for lunch. Doesn't bother him, but I'm not looking forward to it. maybe we should try one of the new places that are really close to the car dealership
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Speaking of the car dealership. They sent my Prius a birthday card and free car wash on the 2 year anniversary of me buying it. I thought that was really cute touch
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Good morning Cason, Break a leg for the show tonight.
Told you DR George could help you with your avatar. He's a wiz at that stuff. :)
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Wow page 3 dancing with myself dance
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Anyone can feel free to cut in any time
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My pick is the Zubrick 02 avatar.
Well, aren't we just on the same page -- I had already picked it and put it as my new one by the time I read this...hmmmmm...
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I'm going to meet my grand niece, Sophie and my grand nephew Gabe on Thursday! I'm more excited than I thought. Actually, I was considering driving up tomorrow to meet them and then come back here until Thursday when I'd go back, but it's going to be so hot I don't think I want to be on the road. I've waited this long, I can wait until Thursday
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Great Avatar DR Cason!
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DR Laura, I'm watching the weather channel and they have a Home Depot guy talking about how enjoyable it is to remodel a bathroom. Is that false advertising ;)
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Great Avatar DR Cason!
Why thank you! And thank you for the opening night vibes!
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Nice new avatar, Cason.
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When I worked, I naturally lived for summer because of the (usually) extended vacation time (Some summer I had to be in school to keep my teaching credentials up-to-date). But now that I live in a perpetual "summer," it's my least favorite time of the year. It actually has nothing to offer positively for me that I can't get in the other months especially without the added expense of electricity to run the A/C, etc.
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DR Cason, I am REALLY looking forward to meeting you and seeing you as Zubrick in THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X.
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At least as of right now, BUKOWSICAL is THE top sotory on playbill.com. Cason is of course mentioned in the article.
http://www.playbill.com/
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Yes, I much prefer DR Cason's new avitar now to his CABARET/Emcee. It was very nice of DR George to offer you so many choices. They were all fun.
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My complaints about summer mostly have to do with the heat. I don't handle it well physically. I should probably say the humidity. I actually did ok in Phoenix, but here, it's just oppressive.
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Direct link to the BUKOWSICAL article is here
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110235.html
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The new computer is still working out its kinks. You know how these new computers keep loading programs and checking out the system while you're trying to do work. Kind of maddening actually because it seems things are moving slowly when they're actually just opening up so you CAN work later.
Vista will take some time to be comfortable.
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DR Cason, I am REALLY looking forward to meeting you and seeing you as Zubrick in THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X.
Likewise! I'm very excited for the HHW reunion that is building up for our closing night...
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My complaints about summer mostly have to do with the heat. I don't handle it well physically. I should probably say the humidity. I actually did ok in Phoenix, but here, it's just oppressive.
I think I just don't want to deal with the heat any more. I'm not a big outdoor person anyway (the things I love to do are indoors), but when I have to do chores/work outside, I want to be able to do it as comfortably as possible. This kind of heat and exhausting humidity is just numbing. Also contributes to my being in a very bad mood for weeks on end.
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Thanks FJL and Matt for the nice comments on my new avatar. It quite captures the essence of Zubrick, don'tcha think?
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Well, the computer keeps telling me it needs to shut down so it can load and run McAfee successfully, so let me do that now.
WBBL.
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Thanks FJL and Matt for the nice comments on my new avatar. It quite captures the essence of Zubrick, don'tcha think?
Yes, indeed! A really good choice!
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DR Cason - break a leg vibes for the opening night of Bukowsical!
See you soon in The Brain from Planet X!
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DR Cason - break a leg vibes for the opening night of Bukowsical!
See you soon in The Brain from Planet X!
Thank you, thank you! I already can't wait...
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Good morning, everyone. I'm staying that now, while it's still morning.
Must catch up on posts.
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Well, think I'll get started with my day....as Jose says...Laters
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Voting ends today for the 2008 Big Read title. Should I vote for:
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
OR
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
OR
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver?
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I guess I ought to start getting ready as well...
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A happy Saturday filled with fun, joy, and ruggalah to all of the lovelies and studlies here this morning.
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Well HUZZAH and whoop-dee-do !!
PAGE FOUR _____ JOY GALORE !!! :o ;D
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Good thoughts are sent to you, dear DR Boo-key, from all the way out here in arid Phoenix. And a "cosmic" and long-distance pat on your po-po for much success in NYC !!
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Good morning dear DR Ciwwa ..... I guess I hadn't realized that you were a "fellow" Prius driver. I'm on my second one now, and I've never had a car that I liked any better, as far as performance, solidness, quiet insulation, no problems, and of course mileage.
I wonder if any other H/Ks or DRs are also in the Prius fraternity (or sorority, if you prefer) ?
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I'm up, and she of the Evil Eye is poised to make her entrance, right about NOW.
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But I'm not leaving yet and to prove it I've just sung a chorus of And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going.
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I have a lead on a sublet - expensive, but less than anything else I've found - still looking, but this one is in a great location - in fact, it seems like it would be very close to FJL's home environment. Most importantly, it has A/C and wireless.
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Good morning dear Esteemed, frustrated, rested, frenzied, ravishing, and rankled BK --
Oh grand Mensch, I wanted to let you (and the dear studlies and lovelies) know that I will be away from home, from tomorrow (Sunday) until I return on this coming Friday (17th). I will not have computer access while I'm gone, so know that thoughts and vibes are being sent out to you daily.
And I promise to take care of my hickey, and use sunscreen!
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Dear DR Laura..... yes, the saucepans turned up in a carton with an unopened bag of tortilla chips on the top. So I had thought that the entire box was pantry stuff.
Go know !!
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BK - Nice news on the sublet lead. Sounds like it would be very convenient to your theater, too, of course.
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Catching up while listening to the Johnny Mann Singers version of UP, UP AND AWAY.
Perfect new avatar Cason...that is you all over! And best of vibes for Bukowsical! It is very exciting and we expect a report on how it goes!
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Dog Bosco is now in the hands of the vet clinic, about to go under the knife...or whatever they use to extract a bad tooth.
I don't mind saying that I am most nervous, even though it is a simple procedure, cause they always have that paper you have to sign to make you aware that the pet could pass away while under anesthesia.
Anyway, I can pick him up later this afternoon.
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Vibes for Bosco! He'll probably feel a lot better with that pesky tooth outta there.
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm pretty sure I'm heading to Central Park, because...
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Page 4 Johnny Mann Singers dance (and just who is she remembering??)
(http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/jacksalbumattic/johnnymann.jpg)
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It's a BEAUTIFUL day here in NYC! It's currently 71 degrees, with a high of 80 predicted for this afternoon. And Sunny! :)
(Sorry, DR MattH.)
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Thanks DR Ginny!
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Alas, I probably should take it easy around the Reservoir today - and in the near future - at least until whatever is flaring up in my right hip/leg stops flaring up. I've had issues with sciatica before, but there are signs that I actually may be developing rheumatoid arthritis in my right hip. :-\
In any case, I'm really trying to be more active and more conscientious about my diet lately. And, yes, I want/need to lose those pesky 10-15 pounds I've been trying to lose the past three years. -But at least I haven't gained any since the last "drop". So that's good.
In any case... It's still a beautiful day here in NYC. :)
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Great idea! We need to get T-shirts for all the HHWers to wear around the NYMF
"I'm A Brainiac" and then on the back The Brain From Planet X with the dates, time and location
Can I order one, even if I can't be there?
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A happy Saturday filled with fun, joy, and ruggalah to all of the lovelies and studlies here this morning.
Wow...are you spying on me, DR MusicGuy? I just had a chocolate ruggalah with my bagel!
I just packed up 4 huge boxes of VHS tapes, and that's after throwing out 2 huge trash cans full of tapes. 2 boxes are just stuff I've edited.
That doesn't even include the VHS tapes my DH worked on. I am going to let him weed those out himself.
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BREAK A LEG TONIGHT, DR CASON!!!!
-Or maybe even break someone else's leg, if ya' get my drift. ::)
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Successful tooth extraction vibes to DD BOSCO and DR MIKE!
Will he be putting the tooth under his doggie pillow?
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BREAK A LEG VIBES TO DR CASON!
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I like JOSE's idea.
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CONGRATS TO DR JRAND on such a successful show!
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There is a great documentary on HBO about Hiroshima/Nagasaki, as told by the people who lived through it. It's heart-rending, but very well-done: WHITE LIGHT, BLACK RAIN.
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Me, too! Awwwwwwwww, Boo-Key in his little white hat that he picked the invisible rabbit out of ... Thanks, Jorge -- what a great photo montage to begin my day (but of course I'm biased!) ;D
Me, three! Love the choices, George!
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MARVELOUS MATT is here again today. Since he's soooo good at fixing things, I've asked him if he can fix my Hermann Miller office chair, the one that's been broken for years. You see? It never ends.
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed for HOT FUZZ to arrive today. I have other things I can watch, but I'd love to see it either tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
It certainly should! You got your notice before me and mine arrived yesterday! (Mailed from Allentown PA).
der Brucer
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At least as of right now, BUKOWSICAL is THE top sotory on playbill.com. Cason is of course mentioned in the article.
http://www.playbill.com/
I love Brad Blaisdell's credit for I LOVE MY WIFE, GOING UP.
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Vibes to BK for a great sublet!
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So...
Has anyone given any thought to the gathering(s) that will take place on September 30?
I'm guessing there might be a dinner that night between Such Good Friends and The Brain from Planet X.
And I'm guessing there might be some sort of soiree after The Brain from Planet X - which may or may not combine with the closing night festivities for the show. -And when does The Brain have to strike and load out? That night? or the next morning?
Just wondrin', plannin'.
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Good morning Cason, Break a leg for the show tonight.
Break a leg. Much success to Bukowsical!
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Well, aren't we just on the same page -- I had already picked it and put it as my new one by the time I read this...hmmmmm...
It looks great - love the new avatar.
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Hmm... I just reviewed my schedule for the next week. I guess since I will be busy for the next five days, I should go ahead and treat myself to the Park today. Yeah, that's the ticket!
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Page 4 Johnny Mann Singers dance (and just who is she remembering??)
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Her Youth!
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When I worked, I naturally lived for summer because of the (usually) extended vacation time (Some summer I had to be in school to keep my teaching credentials up-to-date). But now that I live in a perpetual "summer," it's my least favorite time of the year. It actually has nothing to offer positively for me that I can't get in the other months especially without the added expense of electricity to run the A/C, etc.
I guess the love for summer starts very young, when you would get the whole summer off from school. Now, summer is great if you're at a nice resort, the beach, even the park. But for having to get around the hot, sticky City, the subways, the general grime that a humid day seems to paste onto everything -- not my cup of tea, either. I'd be happy if it were a nice even 65-70 degrees year round.
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Oh! The funny thing about one of the upcoming NYMF shows that inquired about my availability to MD for them... Their performance space is The Acorn.
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I have a lead on a sublet - expensive, but less than anything else I've found - still looking, but this one is in a great location - in fact, it seems like it would be very close to FJL's home environment. Most importantly, it has A/C and wireless.
Location is everything. "Next to FJL's apartment" is the real high rent district of the City, being the most desirable locale of all. It says so in the Times (LA and NY).
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Good morning dear Esteemed, frustrated, rested, frenzied, ravishing, and rankled BK --
Oh grand Mensch, I wanted to let you (and the dear studlies and lovelies) know that I will be away from home, from tomorrow (Sunday) until I return on this coming Friday (17th). I will not have computer access while I'm gone, so know that thoughts and vibes are being sent out to you daily.
And I promise to take care of my hickey, and use sunscreen!
Happy vacation vibes to DR MusicGuy!
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Dog Bosco is now in the hands of the vet clinic, about to go under the knife...or whatever they use to extract a bad tooth.
I don't mind saying that I am most nervous, even though it is a simple procedure, cause they always have that paper you have to sign to make you aware that the pet could pass away while under anesthesia.
Anyway, I can pick him up later this afternoon.
Safe and quick recovery vibes for DD Bosco.
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CONGRATS TO DR JRAND on such a successful show!
Congrats from me, too! Very exciting!!
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And finally, the cutie-patootie from days gone by:
Jorge, I just noticed the tag line -- peppermint. LOL -- he did look like a little peppermint in that red and white striped jacket. HHWers, this is from his first time on stage -- and we've got the priceless video of it all. You ought to see his face the first time he hears the laughter and applause (and see him and the little girls in his group milk it throughout the show). A ham was born!
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summer is great if you're at a nice resort, the beach, even the park.
I've often noticed how advertisers think that that's how women spend their summers! All leisure! (Maybe they're all teachers with nothing else to do.)
After living on the East Coast for a few years I came to dread summers. Like DR MATTH, I kept saying, "I hate summer." I don't mind summer quite as much these days, but I always welcome the first sweater-donning of the season. "Yay! Fall!"
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Healthy, healing vibes to Bosco! Post a picture of him smiling with his misisng tooth!
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"Yay! Fall!"
DR Jeanne ~ There have been several of your posts within recent months that make me think we could be soul sisters (scary thought for you, I'm sure). Fall is my favorite -- "Yay! Fall!"
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Perfect new avatar Cason...that is you all over!
No, the perfect avatar would show Cason all over :D
der Brucer
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No, the perfect avatar would show Cason all over :D
der Brucer
The word is "avatar", not "centerfold". ;D
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Ohh...
And would there be the possibility of a HHW Brunch on Monday, October 1? Depending upon when everyone is heading out.
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DR Jeanne ~ There have been several of your posts within recent months that make me think we could be soul sisters (scary thought for you, I'm sure). Fall is my favorite -- "Yay! Fall!"
Yeah. I've thought the same thing, too. And I have a GREAT BIG SURPRISE for you, too. (BK knows it, but I'm sure he won't tell.) I'll tell you when we finally meet in person, whenever that is. (BK knows so many of my secrets that he probably doesn't even know which one I'm thinking of.)
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Well, time for me to head out of here for a bit and stretch my legs.
Laters...
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As it happens, while our general area is high-rent, our apartment building itself is fortunately in the reasonable Manhattan Plaza.
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The new computer is still working out its kinks. Vista will take some time to be comfortable.
I bought a new computer last year and was so annoyed at all the "kinks" that I went back to using my old one. The new one now sits in a box, shoved aside. Who has time to deinstall all that cr*p? I think I'll buy an Apple.
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-- "Yay! Fall!"
Eve, cheering the events at Eden!
der Brucer
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... in the reasonable Manhattan Plaza.
Wow - "reasonable" in the same sentence as "Manhattan".
Proof that everything is relative.
der Brucer
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DR Juls, I mean, Julie ~ I had a dream about posting on HHW last night -- or I think it was this morning after I woke up early (a long story regarding Deuce and a skunk -- and it wasn't Pepe, Francois) and tried to go back to sleep after posting a few musings this earky am. Any way, I was posting a long (surprise) post about you -- a really funny story or so I thought in my dream (but can't remember it now) and I kept referring to you as Juls (Jewels) -- like Juls said this and Juls did that in the story. That's all.
In re-reading that, it's most lame (and not the gold one) -- but I guess my point is I will now always be thinking of you as Juls when I see your posts. And if you've always hated Juls, I'm sorry I brought it up.
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LOL, DR Miss Karen! I was just wondering if anyone else had HHW dreams - I'm so relieved to find out I'm not the only one!
BTW, fall is my favorite season, too. May I join the sorority?
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Ohh...
And would there be the possibility of a HHW Brunch on Monday, October 1? Depending upon when everyone is heading out.
DH Richard and I will be in town all week, DR Jose. I have a work-related conference at the workplace of DR Ben on Oct. 5 & 6.
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No, the perfect avatar would show Cason all over :D
der Brucer
Well, I've got a few of those baby ones -- but you ain't getting your mitts on them.
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Page 4 Johnny Mann Singers dance (and just who is she remembering??)
(http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/jacksalbumattic/johnnymann.jpg)
Possibly a heavenly night with Slim Pickens?
Or....an encounter with Ish Kabibble?
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I love that whole avatar retrospective of Cason, DR George!
My pleasure. ;)
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LOL, DR Miss Karen! I was just wondering if anyone else had HHW dreams - I'm so relieved to find out I'm not the only one!
BTW, fall is my favorite season, too. May I join the sorority?
Yes!! And we can celebrate it along with seeing The Brain (and DR ELmo's BD -- if but a few days belatedly) when we're all in NYC this Fall!
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Me, too! Awwwwwwwww, Boo-Key in his little white hat that he picked the invisible rabbit out of ... Thanks, Jorge -- what a great photo montage to begin my day (but of course I'm biased!) ;D
Anytime!
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I've often noticed how advertisers think that that's how women spend their summers! All leisure! (Maybe they're all teachers with nothing else to do.)
Most of the teachers I know either get summer jobs or take classes toward higher degrees.
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Vibes to BK for a great sublet!
BK ~ Do check out nycityliving.com -- you just type in what you're looking for (location, price, date, etc.) and then they get back to you -- plus they have photos and info posted about the sublets on the site. I know I was grumbling (some might say ranting) about the process, but Yaniv, my contact really was good about getting back to me (I reallly was a pest that week -- a call or an email every day with some sort of question and he promptly got back to me -- but his fee rewarded him more than enough considering it was just phone calls, emails and a fax or two). But the place is great according to Case, the owner has been very nice and talk about location -- I told Yaniv I wanted something close or with easy access to Theatre Row on 42nd street -- and it ends up the place is on 44th and is literally around the corner from the Acorn. Of course, make sure utilities are included -- or adjust the price accordingly and figure in the fee -- the price listed does not include all of that. Tell Yaniv, Karen sent you -- on second thought, maybe not. He may run the other way.
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Holy MACKLE! Bukowsical opens today!
~~~Opening Night Vibes for Cason and the Cast of Bukowsical!!~~~
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~~~Tooth Vibes to DD Bosco!!~~~
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Good morning dear DR Ciwwa ..... I guess I hadn't realized that you were a "fellow" Prius driver. I'm on my second one now, and I've never had a car that I liked any better, as far as performance, solidness, quiet insulation, no problems, and of course mileage.
I wonder if any other H/Ks or DRs are also in the Prius fraternity (or sorority, if you prefer) ?
Me! Me! My little egg car is most beloved.
It's white and the older design which I think looks like an egg -- mine is a '02 that I got in January of '03 as a protest to the talk of invading Iraq to look for weapons of mass oil consumption -- I know I shouldn't turn a car choice into a political discussion, but that is a true story. Everything DR MusicGuy says about his, I say ditto about mine. It runs like a top and I'm gonna drive it until it falls apart on me. It is the best car I've ever had -- and my favorite (edging out my college days' VW beetle, which come to think of it looked like an egg, too. )
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Boy, I'm long-winded today, sorry... okay, maybe that's nothing unusual .. but I'll give you guys a break. I know I need one!
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What day do you arrive in NYC, Miss Karen? I want to make sure to have the flour and chiclets ready for your arrival.
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Me, three! Love the choices, George!
We aims to please! ;D
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Well, I need to get to work and then it's off to Seattle! Have a good day, all! ;D
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What day do you arrive in NYC, Miss Karen? I want to make sure to have the flour and chiclets ready for your arrival.
Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23.
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So...
Has anyone given any thought to the gathering(s) that will take place on September 30?
I'm guessing there might be a dinner that night between Such Good Friends and The Brain from Planet X.
And I'm guessing there might be some sort of soiree after The Brain from Planet X - which may or may not combine with the closing night festivities for the show. -And when does The Brain have to strike and load out? That night? or the next morning?
Just wondrin', plannin'.
I love soirees -- count me in!
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Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23.
The first day of "Yay! Fall!"
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Whose soiree now?
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What day do you arrive in NYC, Miss Karen? I want to make sure to have the flour and chiclets ready for your arrival.
Don't forget the odes -- and margaritas on the rocks with salt!
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BTW, fall is my favorite season, too. May I join the sorority?
Of course!
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DR Juls, I mean, Julie ~ I had a dream about posting on HHW last night -- or I think it was this morning after I woke up early (a long story regarding Deuce and a skunk -- and it wasn't Pepe, Francois) and tried to go back to sleep after posting a few musings this earky am. Any way, I was posting a long (surprise) post about you -- a really funny story or so I thought in my dream (but can't remember it now) and I kept referring to you as Juls (Jewels) -- like Juls said this and Juls did that in the story. That's all.
In re-reading that, it's most lame (and not the gold one) -- but I guess my point is I will now always be thinking of you as Juls when I see your posts. And if you've always hated Juls, I'm sorry I brought it up.
Of course, I'm not JRAND and do not possess a Dream-o-matic in any model, but I would think that Julie's preference for things sparkly would make you think of jewels.
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Most of the teachers I know either get summer jobs or take classes toward higher degrees.
Yes. And so many of the teachers I used to know complained about low pay and couldn't afford the resorts or extended trips to the beach. Until I moved to the East Coast I'd never met anyone who took month-long vacations. I know a number of people here who do so. My point was that advertisers (and clothing manufacturers) seem to think that women (at least) vacation all summer long. I used to have trouble finding business clothes during the summer; women's summer clothes are all swimsuits and tank tops and such.
Of course, NOW I know I should go shopping with JRAND!
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~~~~~~~MISS DIXIE BELL SENDS VIBES TO DD BOSCO~~~~~~~
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And where is the beautiful MISS BLUE MOON today?
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BUKOWSICAL BULLENTIN/ALERT:
(Boo-Key just called from where they're a doing one of those al fresco deals and asked me to post this notice in case any HHWers were considering getting tickets to see him the days he's to be the lawyer.)
As of today, he WON'T be the lawyer on Tuesday the 14th, but WILL BE the lawyer tomorrow (Sunday, the 12th) at the matinee. And then he is still down to be the lawyer for the closing performance.
Not part of the bulletin, just my editor's note: Shoot, I was hoping he was calling to tell me Mr Ego Man Actor's conscience got the best of him and he decided to go be in sis's wedding after all ... no such luck, dang-nab-it!
Actually, to be fair, Cason was saying it's hard to wish the guy away because according to Cason the guy is really great in the part... so I'll cut the carping and wish them all a rousing break-a-leg in a stellar opening night!!
Go BUKOWSICAL !!
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MISS KAREN, did you see my post about a week ago about HUSTLE (British mini-series)? Given your/our sense of humor, I really do think you'd enjoy it. In the last episode of Season 2, the crown jewels are stolen. Right up your alley, I'd say. Have you noticed how many references you make to jewels? :)
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Of course, I'm not JRAND and do not possess a Dream-o-matic in any model, but I would think that Julie's preference for things sparkly would make you think of jewels.
Hot-diggity-dog, DR Jeanne, ain't you something?! Or more formally, "By Jove, I've think you've got it!The brain (both the musical and my actual reference to the cranium) is really amazing. Taking bits, pieces, slivers of things -- and then in your dreams putting them together in some wild montage. Sparkly, twinkly Julie becomes Juls (Jewels) -- makes sense to me!
I suggest you start a venture with DR JRand -- "The Great JRand and Madame J's Dream-0-Matic Hotline -- The First Minute Free!"
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Whose soiree now?
Certainly not Kalmar & Ruby!
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Break-a-leg vibes for Cason!
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Am I the only one here to long for a "centerfold" of Cason in his Cabaret-MC outfit?
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LOVE the rosy cheeks!
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MISS KAREN, did you see my post about a week ago about HUSTLE (British mini-series)? Given your/our sense of humor, I really do think you'd enjoy it. In the last episode of Season 2, the crown jewels are stolen. Right up your alley, I'd say. Have you noticed how many references you make to jewels? :)
Yes, interesting -- especially considering that I'm not a big jewelry person -- don't own or wear a lot of jewels or jewelry ... hmmmm, must ponder the significance...
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Dame Andrews is frequently called "Juls" in private, I was told!
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Pepe-le-Pew dance! Pooh-pooh pee dooh!
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MISS KAREN, did you see my post about a week ago about HUSTLE (British mini-series)?
I did not (I'm very sporadic -- often E and T and then on forever, like today), but I will have to check it out.
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MISS KAREN, did you see my post about a week ago about HUSTLE (British mini-series)? Given your/our sense of humor, I really do think you'd enjoy it. In the last episode of Season 2, the crown jewels are stolen. Right up your alley, I'd say. Have you noticed how many references you make to jewels? :)
Of course! With Cason in the family she has to be obsessed with jewels!
(Now, if THAT ain't a compliment!!... ;))
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Hot-diggity-dog, DR Jeanne, ain't you something?! Or more formally, "By Jove, I've think you've got it!The brain (both the musical and my actual reference to the cranium) is really amazing. Taking bits, pieces, slivers of things -- and then in your dreams putting them together in some wild montage. Sparkly, twinkly Julie becomes Juls (Jewels) -- makes sense to me!
I suggest you start a venture with DR JRand -- "The Great JRand and Madame J's Dream-0-Matic Hotline -- The First Minute Free!"
Well, I had been trying to think of some good business ideas...
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Pepe-le-Pew dance! Pooh-pooh pee dooh!
Or "Po-Po" pa-dooh! (in honor of DRs MusicGuy and Jose)
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I did not (I'm very sporadic -- often E and T and then on forever, like today), but I will have to check it out.
Well, what do you know?!; some are sport addicts, but, you, being a flower, you've got to be sporadic! ;)
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Well, I had been trying to think of some good business ideas...
I can see the informercial now ... it would be a hoot!
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~~~~~~~MISS DIXIE BELL SENDS VIBES TO DD BOSCO~~~~~~~
Such a lady! :)
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Well, what do you know?!; some are sport addicts, but, you, being a flower, you've got to be sporadic! ;)
Oh, Francois, you little charmer ... as you French are prone to be ...
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I can see the informercial now ... it would be a hoot!
Hoot-a-nanny? (Oh, don't mind me! ;))
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I can see the informercial now ... it would be a hoot!
My return to TV.
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Oh, Francois, you little charmer ... as you French are prone to be ...
NOTHING compared to the Italians, I'm afraid!
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NOTHING compared to the Italians, I'm afraid!
Italian men???
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Must scoot.
TTFN.
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Italian men???
Yes! Definitely!
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Must scoot.
TTFN.
Scooters are very popular in Italy! ;)
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Me, too.
Francois, see that we get to post 200 and beyond! Ciao!
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Hoot-a-nanny? (Oh, don't mind me! ;))
Mary Poppins told me this one! ;)
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Me, too.
Francois, see that we get to post 200 and beyond! Ciao!
Ciao Ciao Bambina!
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Me, too.
Francois, see that we get to post 200 and beyond! Ciao!
"200 & Beyond!" the next Pixar picture?!
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"200 & Beyond!" the next Pixar picture?!
AND Mr Randy Newman will write the music, just to please DR Tomovoz!
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Well, I'm left alone, like so much fish!
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And I'm not even Allan Jones!
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So...
Has anyone given any thought to the gathering(s) that will take place on September 30?
I'm guessing there might be a dinner that night between Such Good Friends and The Brain from Planet X.
And I'm guessing there might be some sort of soiree after The Brain from Planet X - which may or may not combine with the closing night festivities for the show. -And when does The Brain have to strike and load out? That night? or the next morning?
Just wondrin', plannin'.
I believe we're going to luck out and be able to strike on the 1st, since there's no show that day. And yes, we will have some sort of soiree somewhere for our closing night and you're all invited. Of course, there's always the chance, I suppose, that we might get asked to extend for a performance or two - not sure what I'd do about that, given that I have an early morning flight home on October 1st, and a fundraiser to put together in short order. And other than our showtimes, I'm completely available for whatever fun stuff people want to do.
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Back from various and sundried divings about in my motor car. I went to Amoeba to kill time but time wasn't there, so I got a CD instead. I still have the ability to be intrigued by an album cover, and am I glad I was - I was in the Brazilian section looking for CDs of Sylvia Telles, and I just happened to see a CD by a group called BR6, that said Jobim and Gershwin. So, I looked at the track list, but the thing that really caught my eye was the line that said it was an acapella album, and that despite what you think you may hear, nothing other than the voices of BR6 appear on the album. Well, I got into the car and put it on and the first track, a combo of a Jobim song and Rhapsody In Blue, was absolute genius. You'd think you were hearing percussion and bass, but no, it's all human voices doing amazing things in amazing arrangements and I absolutely love this album.
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I'm the only one in the jernt? You'd think it was a Saturday afternoon or something. Perhaps I'll try to rustle up a trivia question.
Meantime, the BR6 album, for those who are adventurous:
http://www.amazon.com/Here-Stay-Gershwin-Jobim-BR6/dp/B000PMLIFE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0399128-9951024?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1186861195&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Here-Stay-Gershwin-Jobim-BR6/dp/B000PMLIFE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0399128-9951024?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1186861195&sr=1-1)
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Sorry about the wide link that isn't really a link. Can someone tell me how to fix that stupid thing?
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Never mind, fixed it all by my lonesome.
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Shortly I'll turn on a movie and hopefully fall asleep immediately.
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Guess I'm not quite alone, what with these thirteen GUESTS.
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Make that sixteen GUESTS. And page eight.
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Will we never get to page nine?
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Not only is today the first Saturday I've worked in a month, it's the first day I've done any information-waitressing since July 20. People are weirder than ever.
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Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23.
And will you see all possible Brain performances, or just wait for the big grand finale on Sept. 30?
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Will we never get to page nine?
What will DR MattH say to that?......
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People are weirder than ever.
Oh, even where you are? I thought that was only in Paris!! ;)
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This unlikely musical hit had several interesting things about its original production. It was directed by someone better known for directing classic straight plays. Its choreographer had, several years before created the choreography for a classic musical and would repeat that chore in the film version of said musical. A slightly lower-level person on the creative team would go on to become a major figure in the musical theater just a few short years later. The musical's cast included a star who would not appear on Broadway again for over twenty years. Said star also had a bit of bad luck just a few years prior to coming back to Broadway, said bad luck being well-publicized. Another member of the company would, just a few years later, go on to star in a hugely popular TV series. Another member of the company would go on to movie stardom a few years later when said company member starred in an iconic film. This musical also suffered a curious fate.
So:
Name the musical and its director.
Name the choreographer and said choreographer's few year's prior classic musical.
Name the slightly lower-level member of the creative team who would go on to become a major musical theater person.
Name the show's star, name the star's return to Broadway vehicle, and tell us the well-publicized bad luck incident involving the star.
Name the company member who would go on to star in a hugely popular TV series and name the series.
Name the company member who would achieve movie stardom a few years later by starring in an iconic film and name the film.
Name the curious fate that befell the musical.
Remember, do NOT post your answers to the site, send them to me at bruce@haineshisway.com. Good luck to one and all and also all and one.
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Ben & Ginny! Sounds like an Icecream brand, doesn't it?!
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For those of you who might like this kind of things, a very nice new blog!
http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com/
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Yeah. I've thought the same thing, too. And I have a GREAT BIG SURPRISE for you, too. (BK knows it, but I'm sure he won't tell.) I'll tell you when we finally meet in person, whenever that is. (BK knows so many of my secrets that he probably doesn't even know which one I'm thinking of
Oh, I won't be in NY. Can you email me so I know what the surprise is? :o :)
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Hiddy-Who, Girls (DRs Jane and Ginny -- Jane and Ginny's -- could also be an ice cream brand -- wow, there are all kinds of proposed business ventures today -- Brain T-shirts, Dream Hotlines, and Ice Cream)
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Happy Birthdays to Pianogirl, Diane, singingnymph!
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Oh, I won't be in NY. Can you email me so I know what the surprise is? :o :)
And, while you're at, email me too so I can know what the surprise is ... :)
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Is this supposed to be "batting eyelashes or shocked" :o It is difficult to tell ;D
There was a time it said what these were when I put the arrow over them.
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Hiddy-Who Miss Karen-you are such a riot. :D
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GOOD VIBES TO DD BOSCO!
BREAK A LEG VIBES TO DR CASON!
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DR Jane - has all your company arrived and settled in?
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Hi Ginny, I don't think they have left Portland yet. I expect we will be canceling our dinner reservations at the new Japanese restaurant. We didn't get anything to cook so I'm not sure what will happen.
They should show Ioana some of Portland before heading this way.
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And will you see all possible Brain performances, or just wait for the big grand finale on Sept. 30?
DR Ginny ~ Oh, yes! Definitely, ALL of them. That's my MO whenever I'm around for any of his plays or musicals. If I'm in town, I see everyone that he does. (Bukowsical's loss, they could have made some money off me... :)). Every performance is different as we all know with live theatre, I can't get enough of seeing him onstage and I like to see how each different audience reacts. I'd be there for The Brain's opening night, but I signed up to Asst. Direct for our theatre's opener -- Suburb -- as my practicum for my master before I knew The Brain dates (rats!), but that's our final weekend, so you never know -- if they've got it rolling along and I can get someone to fill in for me backstage those final performances (we're real short-handed crew wise),
I just may head on out (I'm flying out on SW so it's usually a piece of cake to switch flights around) -- then Jet Blue back with Case early on Oct. 1.
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They just left Portland!!! Since this site is so powerful I’m wishing Bryan, Craig, Ioana & the sugar gliders SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES!
While I’m at it I wishing my mother-in-law feel better vibes! She had a fall last week, was ok but sore. The last few days her chronic cough became rather severe. I suspect one or both of these caused her to have difficulty breathing since her back has been hurting (back pain in the right location can feel like you have been slugged & take away your breath-bruised ribs from coughing also make it difficult to breathe). She wouldn’t take her inhaler ahead of the prescribed time ::) & she wouldn’t let my brother-in-law go get her some oxygen so he called the paramedics. They sprayed her with a mist of the same ingredients that are in her inhaler & took her to the hospital. Her EKG was fine & she is feeling better, thanks to the mist. Now we are waiting for a report.
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Miss Karen I hope it works out for you to see Cason's opening night in NY. If not don't worry, there will be other opening nights in NY.
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Is this supposed to be "batting eyelashes or shocked" :o It is difficult to tell ;D
There was a time it said what these were when I put the arrow over them.
It's usually used to express shock on HHW (which seems unnecessary since it would really only be faux shocked... I mean, really, can any HHWer truly be shocked by anything anymore? ;D)
We do need more icons (DR Pogue just gasped) -- a little yellow face with batting eyes would be good (but I bet DR MusicGuy would overuse that one), one with a little yellow face sweating, I mean, perspiring, a little yellow face eating a Levain/Lavain (sp?) cookie ...
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Certainly -- safe, easy and on-time travel vibes to DR Jane's DFam ...
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I thought we did have batting eyelashes, my mistake. I have it on messenger not here. I tried to copy & paste but it wouldn't work.
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It certainly should! You got your notice before me and mine arrived yesterday! (Mailed from Allentown PA).
der Brucer
Mine did come today, and I was surprised since I know my postman does not like delivering packages on Saturday. But it was a very small box compared to the usual oversized boxes from Amazon.
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I bought a new computer last year and was so annoyed at all the "kinks" that I went back to using my old one. The new one now sits in a box, shoved aside. Who has time to deinstall all that cr*p? I think I'll buy an Apple.
All of that sluggish start-up loading and updating seems to be over with, and now it's operating beautifully. Very fast and very smooth. I'm going to enjoy using this computer.
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Too long a day! I've been back around 30 minutes and I'm all caught up on the posts. I will chill out for the next 40 minutes and head back downtown for BUKOWSICAL.
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I must go too. I tried finding a smiley face batting eyelashes to post & this is the best I could do ;;) ;D
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Continues to be deathly hot (is that like DEATHLY HALLOWS in the next Harry Potter book I'll be reading?) and I'm glad I've been able to spend the day inside.
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Will we never get to page nine?
I'm sure it's coming right up!
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Oops! Can't do a Harry Potter page dance yet. I haven't hooked up my printer/scanner to the new computer, so I'll owe the site a HP pic.
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What will DR MattH say to that?......
I came up with something. . . .
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Oh, I won't be in NY. Can you email me so I know what the surprise is? :o :)
Jane, I doubt that I'll be in NY, either--it looks like I'll have a major schedule conflict. But I'll be happy to tell you once I tell Miss karen.
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DR Elmo ~ What are you doing on here? Shouldn't you be getting all dolled up for tonight's Bukowsical opening? Give Book-Key a bug hug from his mother. Wish I could be there to go with you ... and lock one of those actors in the bathroom just prior... I'm only kidding (as she adjusts the halo perched on the pair of little horns atop her smiling face)
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Jane, I doubt that I'll be in NY, either--it looks like I'll have a major schedule conflict.
Well, that's no fun :'( -- we'll just have to unconflict it...
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True to form I put on a DVD and fell asleep for about twenty minutes - then got a call from our very own Mr. Kevin Spirtas, and we had a nice chat. Then I went back and watched what I'd slept through, and now I'm hooked on the film.
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But I'll be happy to tell you once I tell Miss karen.
Tell, tell -- even if you get unconflicted and get to NYC, I can pretend to be surprised (I'm very good at pretending stuff) ...
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I began my afternoon viewing by finishing THE HOUSE OF FEAR which I had started last night. Just as good as always, and the restored DVDs continue to look just wonderful compared to the lousy copies I used to suffer through.
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Next, I put in another Rathbone/Holmes film - THE SCARLET CLAW. This DVD had a five minute discussion on restoring the Holmes films to DVD. It could have been three times longer than it was, but I still enjoyed seeing it again.
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All of that sluggish start-up loading and updating seems to be over with, and now it's operating beautifully. Very fast and very smooth. I'm going to enjoy using this computer.
DR MATTH is MUCH better with electronics than I am. ;)
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And I then started THE SCARLET CLAW but with the audio commentary track on. I had listened to this once before, but it's a very enjoyable track as the commentator identifies all of the supporting and even bit players and talks about their links to other Holmes films. Quite interesting and well researched and delivered.
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Hey speaking of Bukowsical opening, didn't our most E and T DR Naomi at one point say he had tickets to it? If you see him, DR ELmo, ask him what the hay is going on -- our posting totals are way below average without him...
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DR MATTH is MUCH better with electronics than I am. ;)
Not better, just more patient (for awhile anyway).
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Oh look, FiFiLePew is back. You just missed Francois -- he was on a little earlier -- and we were discussing Pepe ...
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I came up with something. . . .
We can always pretend ... as my folks told me I always said when I was little in my heavy Texas drawl, we can:
"plike" (play like)
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Vibes to DD Bosco and cason. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Enough stalling, I simply must get on to some projects. I just couldn't seem to keep from returning to HHW today -- like a moth to the flame. (And of course I'm trying to fill in for DR ColeSlaw,-- big shoes, I know, which there is no way I can fill, but I'm compelled to do what little I can) ...
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Not better, just more patient (for awhile anyway).
Not just more patient.
Part of my problem, aside from not being mechanically-inclined, is that I spent many years in software. That's SOFTware, not hardware. I'm from the old days, when software got debugged and there was at least an attempt at hardcopy documentation. I am appalled at some of the stuff that Microsoft releases. There's just no excuse for it. They have the money, they have the resources. They choose to release software that hasn't been fully tested or debugged. This is a business decision. I also have major design issues with their products. Software doesn't have to be so difficult to use. As a former programmer and software designer, when I have a problem I at least have a clue where to start. I really feel for the non-savvy users. I just don't have much tolerance for poor quality anymore and I don't feel that a computer user should have to know a great deal about their system; it should be easy.
END OF RANT.
Do I sound like BK or something?
Der Brucer may disagree with me.
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I'm just bidin' my time, 'cause that's the kind of guy I'm. Just perused an unfinished copy of the NYMF program and must say that The Brain has the smallest ad in there - which actually kind of baffles me, given the cries of money woes. Had I known we were the smallest, I might have popped for the next size, which is what everyone seems to have done. Oh, well - no one tells you these things, then there's no way to know, is there? Well, we'll just have to be the little show that could.
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Voting ends today for the 2008 Big Read title. Should I vote for:
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
OR
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
OR
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver?
I really enjoyed Water for Elephants. I haven't read the others
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Good morning dear DR Ciwwa ..... I guess I hadn't realized that you were a "fellow" Prius driver. I'm on my second one now, and I've never had a car that I liked any better, as far as performance, solidness, quiet insulation, no problems, and of course mileage.
I wonder if any other H/Ks or DRs are also in the Prius fraternity (or sorority, if you prefer) ?
I'm on my second Prius too. I had a 2002 that I drove for 2 1/2 years before I decided to trade up to the new body style. I loved the old one, but this one is better for me, I like the hatchback
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Not just more patient.
Part of my problem, aside from not being mechanically-inclined, is that I spent many years in software. That's SOFTware, not hardware. I'm from the old days, when software got debugged and there was at least an attempt at hardcopy documentation. I am appalled at some of the stuff that Microsoft releases. There's just no excuse for it. They have the money, they have the resources. They choose to release software that hasn't been fully tested or debugged. This is a business decision. I also have major design issues with their products. Software doesn't have to be so difficult to use. As a former programmer and software designer, when I have a problem I at least have a clue where to start. I really feel for the non-savvy users. I just don't have much tolerance for poor quality anymore and I don't feel that a computer user should have to know a great deal about their system; it should be easy.
END OF RANT.
Do I sound like BK or something?
Der Brucer may disagree with me.
Well, you're speaking from a much more knowledgeable position than I'm in. I have somehow managed to be self-taught in the various electronics I like, and things have worked for me with a slight learning curve. I do marvel how programs keep getting bigger and bigger (in terms of space needed to load and use) instead of making them sleeker and effecient. The answer always seems to be: just add more memory and a larger hard drive. Well, I don't like that! Consequently, I rarely buy any new software for these computers. I use what I already have and just keep putting it back on each computer I buy.
For example, I use Word 2000. I don't have the complete Office suite. I don't need those other components. Word 2000 works beautifully for me, and it's been added to every computer I've owned since I bought/upgraded it.
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Now, I'm going to log off and see if I can't add my printer/scanner to this computer. Hopefully, it's going to be plug and play.
WBBL.
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DR Jeanne - "Hustle" is indeed a delightful romp with characters you want to see win. The whole premsise of conning those who deserve it - is great.
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Ohh...
And would there be the possibility of a HHW Brunch on Monday, October 1? Depending upon when everyone is heading out.
Would love to but we head out in the morning
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DR François - many of our fellow DRs are so young they would not even know the son of Allan Jones.
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I bought a new computer last year and was so annoyed at all the "kinks" that I went back to using my old one. The new one now sits in a box, shoved aside. Who has time to deinstall all that cr*p? I think I'll buy an Apple.
I have 2 vista computers at the office. They can be annoying at times, but you can turn off most of the annoying features
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LOL, DR Miss Karen! I was just wondering if anyone else had HHW dreams - I'm so relieved to find out I'm not the only one!
BTW, fall is my favorite season, too. May I join the sorority?
I love the fall
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I associate Pedro more With Mr Tauber and Mr Schmidt.
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Me! Me! My little egg car is most beloved.
It's white and the older design which I think looks like an egg -- mine is a '02 that I got in January of '03 as a protest to the talk of invading Iraq to look for weapons of mass oil consumption -- I know I shouldn't turn a car choice into a political discussion, but that is a true story. Everything DR MusicGuy says about his, I say ditto about mine. It runs like a top and I'm gonna drive it until it falls apart on me. It is the best car I've ever had -- and my favorite (edging out my college days' VW beetle, which come to think of it looked like an egg, too. )
My 2002 was blue. I loved it. I thought it felt like I was driving a little eco-mobile...when I went to my 2005, I felt like I was in a sports car!
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Okay, off to BUKOWSICAL! I hope I like it.
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DR François - many of our fellow DRs are so young they would not even know the son of Allan Jones.
Well, Faith Prince has funny stories about him! ;)
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I associate Pedro more With Mr Tauber and Mr Schmidt.
Pedro... Almodovar or the fisherman? :)
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DR François - many of our fellow DRs are so young they would not even know the son of Allan Jones.
You're not talking about Tom Jones are you?!
(For a long time, a store here in Paris had placed a copy of The Fantasticks OBC in the Tom Jones Pop Music section! One day, I finally took it and placed it in the Broadway Cast Album Section! Since then, the store has closed for good!)
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I had a crazy day. Paul and I ate at a great Chinese restaurant I hadn't been to yet. Then I dropped my car off at the dealership and we went to a great antique mall where I made a very fun purchase (see below) we went back to get my car and they hadn't started. Rather than getting mad I said "Oh, you haven't started, do you know how long it will be?" The service manager chuckled and said "We can start right away, if you'll just give us the keys" Oh man....so I left the keys and we took off for awhile and got the car later.
Here's my purchase....it's brand new in the box. I paid a whopping $5.00 for it. I can't wait to start making whoville waffles!
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No word yet from DR SingSong on the shores of NJ. (Perhaps he has encountered DtM on the beach and they are both being serenaded by Pedro).
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You won't know your 'jones'
from your 'astors'.
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Pedro fishes whilst Allan serenades his mule. (Jack is probably still on the Love Boat)
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No word yet from DR SingSong on the shores of NJ. (Perhaps he has encountered DtM on the beach and they are both being serenaded by Pedro).
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr??! ;)
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Ohh...
And would there be the possibility of a HHW Brunch on Monday, October 1? Depending upon when everyone is heading out.
Yes for us...we head out early evening.
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Pedro Armendáriz, Jr??! ;)
Did Zorro ride a mule?
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DR François - many of our fellow DRs are so young they would not even know the son of Allan Jones.
Well, Tomovoz, you know I am gonna know who Allan Jones is! I love him!
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Did Zorro ride a mule?
Yes, but it's not official! Tevye claims it was a horse! ;)
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Thank you for the Dog Bosco vibes. I called the vet clinic and they said I could pick up the pooch at 5:45 in the PM. He is currently still out cold.
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Of course DR Michael Barnum, but Jack Jones would be too young for your interest.
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"The Bosco Who Came In From Being Out Cold" A John Le Caré novel.
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I chatted with a gal who I will soon be interviewing and it turns out she had worked with my friend Laurie Mitchell back in the 50s or 60s in a play titled 5TH SEASON which played LA and San Francisco.
They both had such fond memories of each other that I reunited the two and they will have lunch together this Wednesday.
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As Risqué as fiddling on the roof.
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Love at first sight?!? (Where's Lafayette when you need him!!)
http://info.rsr.ch/xobix_media/images/tsr/2007/swisstxt20070811_8096793_2.jpg
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~ ~ ~ ~ BREAK LEG VIBES TO THE CAST OF BUKOWSICAL !! ~ ~ ~ ~
(But, especially to the one and only Cason!)
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Lovely story DR MBarnum.
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As Risqué as fiddling on the roof.
Oh, that would be a perfect caption for what I just posted!
http://info.rsr.ch/xobix_media/images/tsr/2007/swisstxt20070811_8096793_2.jpg
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Am I the only one here to long for a "centerfold" of Cason in his Cabaret-MC outfit?
No, you're not!
Maybe Cason could fly to Paris following his fifteen minutes in Pittsburgh.
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OOH! I just checked that link François. There should have been a warning.
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I picked up a fantastic CD of THE BEST OF THE BOB CREWE GENERATION...is is a beautiful album!! I highly recommend it to those who enjoy easy listening music from the 1960s.
And of course Bob Crewe, among his many accomplishments, once dated (at least for a magazine layout) Miss June Kenney.
I believe this album would appeal most to JRand56 and Rodzinski.
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/612MKDAF5VL._SS500_.jpg)
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No, you're not!
Maybe Cason could fly to Paris following his fifteen minutes in Pittsburgh.
Ooooh! :o ;D That's the kind of a guy he is?!? :D
(As long as he does NOT fly to Maine!!)
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Vibes to DR Jane's DM-I-L! I hope she feels better soon!
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and to Tomovoz! (Who has the single and of course the Andy Williams vocal version)
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I picked up a fantastic CD of THE BEST OF THE BOB CREWE GENERATION...is is a beautiful album!! I highly recommend it to those who enjoy easy listening music from the 1960s.
And of course Bob Crewe, among his many accomplishments, once dated (at least for a magazine layout) Miss June Kenney.
I believe this album would appeal most to JRand56 and Rodzinski.
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/612MKDAF5VL._SS500_.jpg)
Got to love the Boys in the Band!!
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Travel vibes to the sugar gliders and the rest of the gang!
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OOH! I just checked that link François. There should have been a warning.
Parental Guidance required?? ;)
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and to Tomovoz! (Who has the single and of course the Andy Williams vocal version)
The man has EVERYTHING! It's as simple as that!!
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I'm off to an engagement party for one of my clients. I thought I would be going with my DH but he's on a crew that has been shooting since 5:30AM. He also has a client party tonight and more shooting tomorrow. It makes my day of packing and moving stuff in 100 degree heat seem like a walk in the park (around the reservoir.)
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Travel vibes to the gliders - I hope they make it back to the freedom of the Australian bush!
(I know they are loved and cared for - but they are NOT FREE)
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(DR Jane is quite aware of my views of course - as is DR Ann.)
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Love that title!!
Miniskirts In Moscow! (Would Poutine approve of it today?!)
What about: Vodka For Vladovic?! ;)
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Good Afternoon! Good Evening!
Now that was a walk!
Once I left the apartment, I decided to walk up 145th to Broadway in order to catch the 1 Train. Then since I had just missed the train - I saw people heading out of the station, and could hear the train pulling away - I decided to keep walking up 145th to the river where I ended up at Riverbank State Park. What a cool place!
I can't believe I haven't explored this Park in the two years that I've lived here - just five blocks away! There's a restaurant, a cultural center, a roller-skating/ice-skating rink, a football field, a running track, picnic grounds, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a gym with lots of treadmills and a weight room, an amphitheater, etc., etc., etc. And since was all surprisingly clean and well kept. -I guess that since it's run by the State and not the City. ;) In any case...
I've been looking for a running track nearby for a while, and I'm so happy I found this one today. And I can also get some more practice time in on my Land-Rollers at their rink. *And the restaurant had a pretty decent menu, and a full bar!
And the views of New Jersey and the George Washington Bridge from RSP are amazing! -Next time I'll bring my camera.
Riverbank State Park (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=75)
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Travel vibes to the gliders - I hope they make it back to the freedom of the Australian bush!
(I know they are loved and cared for - but they are NOT FREE)
Dream on!!
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Illegal trade in animals would not exist it they was not a demand for them. No matter how many steps removed - the practice is sustained by people wishing to own exotic pets.
I have very few "hobby horses". (I don't even like those in captivity).
(I do support Zoos in their efforts to educate people about endangered species and to help the survival by ading to the gene pool programmes etc)
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(DR Jane is quite aware of my views of course - as is DR Ann.)
DR Ann has her "heart" close to them!! :D
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...And then I just kept walking down the path along the Hudson... Through Riverside Park... All the way down to 72nd Street... Then over to Central Park West... Then to Columbus Circle... A good 7.5 miles. :)
And, again, a truly beautiful day here in NYC! :)
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I think DR Jed is the only captive pet now.
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Illegal trade in animals would not exist it they was not a demand for them. No matter how many steps removed - the practice is sustained by people wishing to own exotic pets.
I have very few "hobby horses". (I don't even like those in captivity).
(I do support Zoos in their efforts to educate people about endangered species and to help the survival by ading to the gene pool programmes etc)
Pool programmes?
Trouble! Trouble, right here in River City, my friend! ;)
And even then; some zoos should NOT be allowed to exist!
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DR MBarnum - Strangely enough, I know the play, The Fifth Season, since I worked on a musical called The Fifth Season which had nothing in common with the play of the same name.
*DR FJL - The Fifth Season was written by Debbie Wicks LaPuma and Kathleen Cahill. Do you know of them?
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~~~~~Continued Travel Vibes to Craig and Iona~~~~~
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I think DR Jed is the only captive pet now.
Her "new"... bosom buddy?! ;)
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~~~~~Smooth Recovery Vibes To DR Jane's Mother-In-Law~~~~~
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DR MBarnum - Have a wonderful "reunion" with Bosco this afternoon! :)
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bk - I LOVE BR6! Be sure to pick up their first self-titled album. Good stuff!!
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*DR FJL - The Fifth Season was written by Debbie Wicks LaPuma.
I heard her place is a real... zoo!
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Opening night vibes to DR Cason!
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Recovery vibes for DD Bosco!
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DR MBarnum - Have a wonderful "reunion" with Bosco this afternoon! :)
Welcome to the circus! :o ;)
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And if you like BR6, if you happen to come across anything by "The Real Group" from Sweden, I'd say pick it up.
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I am enjoying a quiet evening at home. My roommate is out at a movie with a friend. Killbot is snoozing on the couch. Lucy, normally the spastic one is alternating between curling up with me and on the rug, and Summer is batting around a crumpled piece of paper. I am catching up on last night's tv, first Monk which I enjoyed a lot, and now Psych.
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Am I the only one here to long for a "centerfold" of Cason in his Cabaret-MC outfit?
Yes!
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And just to make sure all the VIBES are properly aligned...
DR Cason is currently in Bukowskical! Not Bukowsical! ;)
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Yes!
NO I am NOT the only one! Ask td!! :D
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I am also awaiting a delivery from Home Depot. My roomate and I each bought area rugs for our rooms and some hardware to create canopies/fabric headboards. For only $21 they will deliver to your house same day- cheaper than if we had taken a cab.
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And just to make sure all the VIBES are properly aligned...
DR Cason is currently in Bukowskical! Not Bukowsical! ;)
As long as it's not BukowSICKal! ;)
(You're such a purist, DR JoseSPianjojo! :D)
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Now Summer has joined me on the loveseat.
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For Jose:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=KfPcYYi3YsY
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I have been having a great Saturday. Started the day with brunch with Rodzinski at the Film Center Cafe. Then we went over to Spoiled Brats, a pet store that gives space to an animal rescue organization. They had kittens galore! I had seen some online at petfinders.org that I was interested but fell in love with several others that I saw.
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DR Jeanne - All that "Microsoft crap" is the main reason I switched to a Mac a few years ago. I just got tired of it taking anywhere from three to five minutes for my computer to start up - and that was already after I had disabled and/or uninstalled all the "crap" I didn't need. -And once Windows became soooo internet dependent... Ugh! I'm not a "power user", and it seemed that Microsoft was "forcing" people to buy so many other peripheral programs in order to fully "enjoy" their computers. Yes, there are still sometimes I start up my PC laptop, but those are few and far between. *And I keep thinking that Apple should come out with an ad/promo featuring theatre personnel: When I was doing She Loves Me last fall at Arena Stage, there was one break where we counted 16(!) iBooks and MacBooks being used in the Green Room during breaks. :)
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Now Summer has joined me on the loveseat.
That's the title for my new book of Erotic Stories!! ;)
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DR Jeanne - All that "Microsoft crap" is the main reason I switched to a Mac a few years ago.
Oh, Bacon & Cheese and some Apples ain't bad either, from time to time! ;)
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For Jose:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=KfPcYYi3YsY
Merci beaucoup, DR François.
Or should that be: Merci beaucoup, CL François.
;)
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It's usually used to express shock on HHW (which seems unnecessary since it would really only be faux shocked... I mean, really, can any HHWer truly be shocked by anything anymore? ;D)
We do need more icons (DR Pogue just gasped) -- a little yellow face with batting eyes would be good (but I bet DR MusicGuy would overuse that one), one with a little yellow face sweating, I mean, perspiring, a little yellow face eating a Levain/Lavain (sp?) cookie ...
And maybe one showing the other set of cheeks - also for MusicGuy.
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Since Killbot has responded so well to having Summer and Lucy around, we've decided (we'll my roomate is permitting me) to get a kitten. I think it's much easier for her to adapt to a little one than an adult. I decided to go with one of the kittens I had specifically come to look at rather than the others I saw. I picked one of a trio of 12 week old orange tabbies, Tom, Dick, and Harry. I'm not sure which one I picked. The other kittens were younger and more wide eyed in their cuteness, but the one I picked was calmer, up to date in his shots and very socialized. The others were clearly newer rescues. I think this guy will be a good match for Killbot. Here's a link to his webpage:
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=8927432
at least I think it's his webpage... he could be one of the others, they're very similar in appearance
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That's the title for my new book of Erotic Stories!! ;)
Hee hee!
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I am going to an orientation on Monday night and then someone will delivery my new baby later in the week. I want to wait until our godkittens have been returned to their mommy.
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Finished an eighty minute movie in three hours, must be a record. Now listening to Sylvia Telles - another wonderful CD, It Might As Well Be Spring.
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I might make some cookies tonight. My roomate is allergic to peanuts and has recently discovered the joys of soynut butter. I'm thinking I can use it as a substitute in a peanutbutter cookie recipe. Has anyone ever tried that?
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My allergies seem to be at full throttle today.
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I might make some cookies tonight. My roomate is allergic to peanuts and has recently discovered the joys of soynut butter. I'm thinking I can use it as a substitute in a peanutbutter cookie recipe. Has anyone ever tried that?
You may want to chill the dough a bit before baking to help control the "spread". Just depends upon how finely processed the soynut butter is.
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BK - did you receive your Look For A Star CD?
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You may want to chill the dough a bit before baking to help control the "spread". Just depends upon how finely processed the soynut butter is.
Jose, somehow I knew you would have some helpful advice. :)
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Wow, at some point I hit 2000 posts!
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Since Killbot has responded so well to having Summer and Lucy around, we've decided (we'll my roomate is permitting me) to get a kitten. I think it's much easier for her to adapt to a little one than an adult. I decided to go with one of the kittens I had specifically come to look at rather than the others I saw. I picked one of a trio of 12 week old orange tabbies, Tom, Dick, and Harry. I'm not sure which one I picked. The other kittens were younger and more wide eyed in their cuteness, but the one I picked animalswas calmer, up to date in his shots and very socialized. The others were clearly newer rescues. I think this guy will be a good match for Killbot. Here's a link to his webpage:
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=8927432
at least I think it's his webpage... he could be one of the others, they're very similar in appearance
Some pet-stores here sell pets way too young (under 3 weeks!) and the animals have had no time to be "curbed" by the mother which make them so "undiciplined"! When caught, those stores are closed for good and fined 30 000 euros!
Summer vacation time is awful; so many people abandon their pets, and shelters are over crowded....
Lovely kittens!
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Wow, at some point I hit 2000 posts!
Why such violence?! ;)
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CL François - Do you happen to know if "La Lectrice" is available on DVD on your side of the Atlantic?
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bk ~ When are you heading back to NYC? Also, do you know what day BJ is flying in to NYC -- and possibly the time? Is BJ flying out early on Oct. 1, too? 8 am, Oct. 1, is check-out time at the sublet.
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(You're such a purist, DR JoseSPianjojo! :D)
I thought he was a pianist ... ;)
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Since Killbot has responded so well to having Summer and Lucy around, we've decided (we'll my roomate is permitting me) to get a kitten. I think it's much easier for her to adapt to a little one than an adult. I decided to go with one of the kittens I had specifically come to look at rather than the others I saw. I picked one of a trio of 12 week old orange tabbies, Tom, Dick, and Harry. I'm not sure which one I picked. The other kittens were younger and more wide eyed in their cuteness, but the one I picked was calmer, up to date in his shots and very socialized. The others were clearly newer rescues. I think this guy will be a good match for Killbot. Here's a link to his webpage:
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=8927432
at least I think it's his webpage... he could be one of the others, they're very similar in appearance
How adorable -- my, what big ears Harry (Dick or Tom) has -- the better to hear DR TPunk with! Cute photos -- my favorite is the one of him lounging in the person's arms...
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And maybe one showing the other set of cheeks - also for MusicGuy.
Yep, I'm sure a "mooning" icon would get used pretty often, too, here at HHW (and not just by DR MusicGuy) ....
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Spoo, mini-frenzy -- better let others have a turn ...
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NO I am NOT the only one! Ask td!! :D
I'm stunned, too!
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps DR TCB is waiting (with bated breath and hook) for the DR td CABARET calender. . .coming soon to a Hallmark store near you. . . ::)
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Yep, I'm sure a "mooning" icon would get used pretty often, too, here at HHW (and not just by DR MusicGuy) ....
I spend my day-ay-ays, just moo-oo-oo-oo-ning over you-oo. ;)
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How adorable -- my, what big ears Harry (Dick or Tom) has -- the better to hear DR TPunk with! Cute photos -- my favorite is the one of him lounging in the person's arms...
Yes, they were all very cuddly and loved to be held. They started purring as soon as I picked them up.
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Page 13!
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Something must be in the air this week... Or maybe I just need to get some "snarkiness" out of my system...
I was just watching my roommate and his boyfriend wash their dinner dishes. First they squirted a good amount of Palmolive in the pan. Then they filled the pan with water. And kept filling it until almost all of the bubbles stopped. Then they took the scrubber out. While the water kept running.
Sheesh! Someone needs to teach you boys how to wash dishes.
-Did I say that out loud? Yes, I did. :-\
In any case, I guess since we're not paying for water here... But still...
I'll apologize once they're back downstairs.
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DR Jose ~ Why aren't you at Bukowsical -- I mean -- Bukowskical (you had me going there for a moment thinking I had been typing it wrong all this time -- you're such a tease .. and a purist ... and a pianist) with DR ELmo and his friend Matthew? Are you going to be able to catch it at some point? Cason has been raving about it and the cast from day one -- he says it's perfect for the Fringe. Are you at least meeting the boys for a snack or cookie afterward?
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DR Jose ~ Why aren't you at Bukowsical -- I mean -- Bukowskical (you had me going there for a moment thinking I had been typing it wrong all this time -- you're such a tease .. and a purist ... and a pianist) with DR ELmo and his friend Matthew? Are you going to be able to catch it at some point? Cason has been raving about it and the cast from day one -- he says it's perfect for the Fringe. Are you at least meeting the boys for a snack or cookie afterward?
Well, I really want see DR Cason go on. So... However, with the change in his schedule, I'm not sure that it lines up with mine, so... We'll see.
As for meeting afterwards tonight, well, I think I'm due for a quiet evening at home. Especially after my sojourn along the Hudson River today.
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And I had a weird - in a good way - "moment" today...
I was sitting in Columbus Circle by the fountains listening to the first track of Eldar's "re-imagination" CD (via my iPod). Such a cool track - it switches been 4/4 and 7/4, and he manages to swing and groove even in the odd-meter sections. Well, after the track was done, I started it again to give it a closer listen. And as I sat there listening and marveling at the prodigious technique, talent and genius of it all, I started to cry. And once I realized that some people were looking at me, I stopped crying, but still, I got a bit teary-eyed.
Again, weird, but in a good way.
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Just remember, the show is about Charles Bukowski. So, just add "cal" to the surname plus an exclamation point (!), and you'll be all set.
And correct. ;)
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I wonder where Home Depot is? Lucy and Summer are keeping watch for them in the window.
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OK.. Time for an e-break...
Laters...
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Alright, I'm going to say TTFN and try to get a little work done around the home.
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tomovoz, I know I mentioned receiving the package - it's sitting on the pile of to listen to CDs.
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BJ is flying in on the 22nd, and is leaving early on the 1st - I think his flight is ten-thirty, so he can just head over to the airport with Cason, whenever. He's on Jet Blue.
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DR Jose ~ In case you didn't see it I was going to cut and paste this story on the internet today (but alas, you're aware of my computer-challenged problems) about the conflict with the African dummers and new residents in Harlem. They're making the drummers (who have been doing this since the 60s) move further into the park because the new folks are complaining about the "noise." It seems sad that folks move to a place for the character and charm and history, but then not really -- they really want to change stuff to suit themselves ....
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BJ is flying in on the 22nd, and is leaving early on the 1st - I think his flight is ten-thirty, so he can just head over to the airport with Cason, whenever. He's on Jet Blue.
Perfect -- we're on Jet Blue, too, and our flight is at 8:45 am.
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CL François - Do you happen to know if "La Lectrice" is available on DVD on your side of the Atlantic?
Well, after a quick google check, the dvd doesn't seem available at this time!
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I thought he was a pianist ... ;)
That's what HE thinks he is!! :o ;)
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Just remember, the show is about Charles Bukowski. So, just add "cal" to the surname plus an exclamation point (!), and you'll be all set.
And correct. ;)
You'd better email the producers, et.al -- they've got it wrong on the website and on all their publicity stuff ... ;)
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Since Killbot has responded so well to having Summer and Lucy around, we've decided (we'll my roomate is permitting me) to get a kitten. I think it's much easier for her to adapt to a little one than an adult. I decided to go with one of the kittens I had specifically come to look at rather than the others I saw. I picked one of a trio of 12 week old orange tabbies, Tom, Dick, and Harry. I'm not sure which one I picked. The other kittens were younger and more wide eyed in their cuteness, but the one I picked was calmer, up to date in his shots and very socialized. The others were clearly newer rescues. I think this guy will be a good match for Killbot. Here's a link to his webpage:
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=8927432
at least I think it's his webpage... he could be one of the others, they're very similar in appearance
Harry is a QT
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tomovoz, I know I mentioned receiving the package - it's sitting on the pile of to listen to CDs.
Must have missed it during a speed reading day Bk. Guy sounds GREAT.
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CL François - Do you happen to know if "La Lectrice" is available on DVD on your side of the Atlantic?
But, La Tourneuse De Page is and it's quite good too!
http://www.glowria.fr/viewTitleDetails.do?titreId=129707
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I spend my day-ay-ays, just moo-oo-oo-oo-ning over you-oo. ;)
In The Mooning,
In The Ev'ning!
Ain't We Got Buns? ;)
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Hey Francois, are you flying over to NYC for The Brain and HHW reunion? It will be ever so much fun -- like a Mad Tea Party at all the soirees!
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I think for breakfast in the morning I'm going to have some Whoville French Toast! Actually the waffle maker came with a bunch of interesting recipes... what fun I will have...
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As for meeting afterwards tonight, well, I think I'm due for a quiet evening at home.
Mr Sondheim's asking:
.. So what can you do on a Saturday night, alone?
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Hey Francois, are you flying over to NYC for The Brain and HHW reunion? It will be ever so much fun -- like a Mad Tea Party at all the soirees!
Hummmm.... I am waiting to see if I won at the National Lottery!
The fact is: I haven't bought a ticket!! ;)
I am NOT English enought to join a Mad Tea Party! ("Mustard? Mustard?? Let's not be silly!") :D
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MBarnum - Vibes for Dog Bosco~~~~ I'm sure he'll recover remarkably fast and will be very happy to see you
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DR Jeanne - "Hustle" is indeed a delightful romp with characters you want to see win. The whole premsise of conning those who deserve it - is great.
I agree. I think the whole show is wonderful--writing, acting, the whole shebang. I have one more episode to go in Season 3 and I'm holding off because I don't want it to be over!
PS I think my favorite character is Danny Blue. He's terrific!
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Overheard at the video store the other day:
A man suggests a film to his female companion. She asks, "Does it have subtitles?" He says, "Yeah. You don't want subtitles?" She says, "No. I can't watch it while doing other stuff."
Has concentrating on a movie become obsolete??
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Waiting to hear how Bosco is doing.
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Ah! I see Mike Barnum has just logged on. Hi, Mike! How's Bosco?
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Danny is also my favourite character. I love the fact that show also cons its audience by leaving you hoping and guessing. I suspect it is the only time I've liked Robert V.
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Subtitles - never a problem here. Within a few minutes I forget I'm reading. I was pleased that the local cinema showed La Vie En Rose with the subtitled version.
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Danny is also my favourite character. I love the fact that show also cons its audience by leaving you hoping and guessing. I suspect it is the only time I've liked Robert V.
I had never seen or heard of Marc Warren (Danny Blue) prior to HUSTLE, but his performance here certainly makes me interested in seeing his other work.
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Thanks to all the the wonderful HHW vibes Dog Bosco is happy, healthy and currently lounging in the back yard in a drugged out haze. He has more painkillers in him then Lindsay Lohan.
Freddy seems to be keeping watch on him.
It turned out that Bosco had two broken teeth...both are now gone.
It cost me $463.00 to learn that bones and cow hooves are not good for dogs teeth. They break them. For now on it is only pig ears for this doggie!
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Danny is also my favourite character. I love the fact that show also cons its audience by leaving you hoping and guessing. I suspect it is the only time I've liked Robert V.
Robert Vaughn's character is intriguing--older man, very distinguished, just perfect as the "roper"! And he is sooo smooth!
One of my favorite scenes: when Danny sits down in a bar next to the young grifter and lifts item after item off him--his wallet, his pen, etc. Priceless!
Anyone who hasn't seen this series is in for a real treat and a great deal of fun.
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Thanks for the Bosco Report, Mike. Glad to hear he's doing fine.
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Pigs' ears??? Whatever happened to rawhide chew-toys?
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Now for some dinner and a Bollywood movie...tonights feature is:
YEH RAASTEY HAIN PYAR KE (1963)
I know nothing about the plot, I just liked the way Sunil Dutt looked in the pilot uniform on the front cover of the DVD box...so I bought it.
(http://www.indiaweekly.com/dvdImages/b3015.jpg)
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Pigs' ears??? Whatever happened to rawhide chew-toys?
He won't even so much as look at the rawhide chews, for some reason.
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Subtitles - never a problem here. Within a few minutes I forget I'm reading. I was pleased that the local cinema showed La Vie En Rose with the subtitled version.
Overheard from someone leaving the theater showing Life is Beautiful years ago...."It was a little hard to follow until about half way through when they started speaking English" We burst out laughing. The guy didn't know he just forgot he was reading
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Thanks to all the the wonderful HHW vibes Dog Bosco is happy, healthy and currently lounging in the back yard in a drugged out haze. He has more painkillers in him then Lindsay Lohan.
Freddy seems to be keeping watch on him.
It turned out that Bosco had two broken teeth...both are now gone.
It cost me $463.00 to learn that bones and cow hooves are not good for dogs teeth. They break them. For now on it is only pig ears for this doggie!
Glad to hear he's doing well. I've had 2 cats who needed to have teeth pulled. It was scary for me, but it didn't seem to phase them. Hope it's the same for Bosco the dog
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Marc Warren turned up in the (to me) delightful - Colour Me Kubrick - another Con film!
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Great news on Dog Bosco.
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LOL Cilla. But I do understand - you really do believe you are understanding the language after a while. It's an odd trick that the brain (that's a reference to something) plays.
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LOL Cilla. But I do understand - you really do believe you are understanding the language after a while. It's an odd trick that the brain (that's a reference to something) plays.
Oh I understand too, but the guy really thought the language changed. He actually went back and watched it again before he would believe us.
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Overheard at the video store the other day:
A man suggests a film to his female companion. She asks, "Does it have subtitles?" He says, "Yeah. You don't want subtitles?" She says, "No. I can't watch it while doing other stuff."
Pardon my French: what a jerk!
(You're supposed to WATCH a film; it's not a cd one listens to! Is this really the world we live in?! :-\)
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For JRand: (No; there are no sub-titles but... what a bra!)
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=3u_d0bRy2JE&mode=related&search=
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Marc Warren turned up in the (to me) delightful - Colour Me Kubrick - another Con film!
Oh, really? I haven't heard of it, but I'll sure watch out for it. Thanks, Tomovoz, for letting me know. I'd like to see it.
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There is great scene in Colour Me Kubrick where "Kubrick" attempts to con the young guy from "Hustle". A lovely "in joke" for the fans of the TV show.
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Pardon my French: what a jerk!
(You're supposed to WATCH a film; it's not a cd one listens to! Is this really the world we live in?! :-\)
Yes, Francois, my feelings exactly. Have people gotten so used to watching TV while doing other things that they do this to movies, too?
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There is great scene in Colour Me Kubrick where "Kubrick" attempts to con the young guy from "Hustle". A lovely "in joke" for the fans of the TV show.
Oh, I bet it is. Do you think that people steer clear of the HUSTLE cast when they see them on the street?
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Yes, Francois, my feelings exactly. Have people gotten so used to watching TV while doing other things that they do this to movies, too?
Well, TV I can understand since most shows have Talking Heads and are like radio shows but... movies? Oy!
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Only if they're guilty about something they've done!
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One more stuff for JRand!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=abekqjso47c&mode=related&search=
Let's all sing together!
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The great thing about Hustle is that the victims are so deserving.
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Only if they're guilty about something they've done!
Like "not watching a movie with subtitles?".... ;)
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Just added COLOR ME KUBRICK to my NETFLIX queue.
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Well, TV I can understand since most shows have Talking Heads and are like radio shows but... movies? Oy!
Yes, the TV part is understandable in many cases.
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The great thing about Hustle is that the victims are so deserving.
For little me, with young Annette, it's more Bustle than Hustle! ;)
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The great thing about Hustle is that the victims are so deserving.
Yes, they are. You don't have much sympathy for them.
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Just added COLOR ME KUBRICK to my NETFLIX queue.
Pardon my French #2:
I won't tell you about my... queue but it's sure no NETFLIX!
It's more NETFLEX than anything!! :o ;)
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A song about JosePiano man?!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=LUeO876XMqg&mode=related&search=
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"You can't cheat an honest man."
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As they say
In the US of A:
OMG!!!!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=eZxTDEJlu4Y&mode=related&search=
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a film clip for DR JRand François.
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Pardon my French #2:
I won't tell you about my... queue but it's sure no NETFLIX!
It's more NETFLEX than anything!! :o ;)
Francois, I'm afraid some of your posts are beyond me. :)
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and speaking of Jo Jo.
One of our better non-professional companies is presenting "Seusical" in March.
I'm very happy.
I love the show and consider it musically so much better than the winner of that year's Tony Awards - The Producers.
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The "Horton Hears a Who" movie will be out about the same time I think.
(Title may be wrong)
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I'm stunned, too!
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps DR TCB is waiting (with bated breath and hook) for the DR td CABARET calender. . .coming soon to a Hallmark store near you. . . ::)
Now, THAT, I would buy!
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Queue = tail I believe. (it makes sense that we use that word in English for a line of people or whatever)
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M I C.....
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=MOaeSduTJDI&mode=related&search=
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Good night.
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Goodnight DR Jeanne
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François is the leader of the MMC band today.
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Back from dinner - had to go to two restaurants since I exited the first in a huff, about which more later.
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Now, THAT, I would buy!
For you, DR TCB, it'd be F-R-E-E!
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Wow! Those kids sure were talented!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=LRdTTPhF1BI&NR=1
Don Gradi sure was a cutie:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=LRdTTPhF1BI&NR=1
Well, he still is....
http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Interviews/DonGrady/GradyMain.jpg
http://www.dongrady.com/
Now a musician who occasionally works for Disney!
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François is the leader of the MMC band today.
just call me Jimmy, please! ;)
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I always had a hankering for Don Grady on MY THREE SONS. . . ::)
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Now, THAT, I would buy!
Well, we do know how you love... dates!! ;)
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I began my evening of viewing with the remainder of THE SCARLET CLAW, a very enjoyable Holmes film and the commentary was just as entertaining.
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Well, we do know how you love... dates!! ;)
Not dates, FIGS. . . . ;D
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Francois, I'm afraid some of your posts are beyond me. :)
Don't worry, you are NOT the only here to think that way!
(I was being salacious!)
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I'm viewing - for the FIRST TIME - PRINCESS MONONOKE. Will return when finished with this enchanting film. (In spite of seeing STARDUST last night, I'm NOT listening to Neil Gaiman's English translation).
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Next came Luis Buñuel's THE MILKY WAY which certainly held my interest even when I didn't understand all the religious allusions he was throwing at me every thirty seconds. It's surreal, of course, as so many of his films are, and there are some funny moments amid all the lecturing on the evils of restrictive dogma of the Catholic Church, but when all is said and done, if you need a playbill to understand all these heresies he's using as symbols or illustrations of his points, it's too enigmatic for the casual consumer. Or at least for THIS casual consumer.
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Not dates, FIGS. . . . ;D
Any fruit will do, I guess! (Almost a Dreamcoat reference!)
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Fortunately the Criterion disc offers Ian Christie's illuminating video essay on the film which helps clear up a lot of the unfathomable nature of the events in the film. Didn't make me like it much better, but at least it was made a lot clearer that he was actually doing in the film what I thought he was doing.
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To clear my cinematic taste buds, I put in the overlong but delightful HOW TO STEAL A MILLION. I still have about an hour to go with it, but I'll finsh it tomorrow.
This was the period when Peter O'Toole was still one of the world's handsomest men.
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Heat Index was 101 today. More if the same tomorrow. Oh joy.
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For MattH, since I know how he likes that talented girl! Listen to that voice!
What a waste! She did not prove that song right!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ODeG3e5uUpQ
(Funny how she always reminded me of young Julie Andrews, for some reasons!....)
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Vibes to Dakota Celt. Hope you let us know how you are doing. Glad it's cooler tonight in North Dakota
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Yes, I'm watching the weather....how did you guess?
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So, does anyone have a good macaroni and cheese recipe for me? I never make it from scratch, but all the talk the other day encouraged me to buy the ingredients at the store. I plan to wing it, but if anyone has a recipe, that would be cool
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Jose - Not familiar with THE FIFTH SEASON. But I'll bet they went through four other titles before settling on that one. (almost a Mary Tyler Moore-Lou Grant reference)
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Heat Index was 101 today. More if the same tomorrow. Oh joy.
So was Tomovoz's Dad, yesterday AND he IS a joy!! :D
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So, does anyone have a good macaroni and cheese recipe for me? I never make it from scratch, but all the talk the other day encouraged me to buy the ingredients at the store. I plan to wing it, but if anyone has a recipe, that would be cool
The secret is to always layer it - never make a sauce.
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You'd better email the producers, et.al -- they've got it wrong on the website and on all their publicity stuff ... ;)
Hmm... I stand corrected. And humbled. However...
I checked a couple of sites for the correct spelling of the title, and, lo and behold, it appears both ways depending which site you look at. A couple of the reviews of the L.A. production have it spelled with the "k". And both spellings come up in Google.
In any case...
BUKOWSICAL!
BUKOWSICAL!
BUKOWSICAL!
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The secret is to always layer it - never make a sauce.
Thanks
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But, La Tourneuse De Page is and it's quite good too!
http://www.glowria.fr/viewTitleDetails.do?titreId=129707
I used to be one of the on-call Tourneurs for concerts at my alma mater and at the Kennedy Center.
And there's also the David Leavitt novella, "The Page Turner", and the resultant movie, "Food of Love".
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Hmm... I stand corrected. And humbled. However...
I checked a couple of sites for the correct spelling of the title, and, lo and behold, it appears both ways depending which site you look at. A couple of the reviews of the L.A. production have it spelled with the "k". And both spellings come up in Google.
In any case...
BUKOWSICAL!
BUKOWSICAL!
BUKOWSICAL!
I thought you had just been teasing us -- because the purist, or pianist, spelling would correctly be Bukowskical -- but now you let the cat out of the bag -- never, never admit you're wrong, just blame Jose --- oh, wait a minute, that's no help to you... ;D
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I bought an external hard drive for home today. I have been going along for a long time without backing up my computers. I am now backed up and feeling relieved about it.
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I don't talk about my "queue" so I won't (NO! TCB! Don't insist!) talk about my... hard drive!
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I'll just say that it's... external too!
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DR Cillaliz - Good to know that you're all backed up. And relieved. ???
;D
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DR Cillaliz - Good to know that you're all backed up. And relieved. ???
;D
;D I knew someone would say something about that...
So DR JOSE, do you layer or make a sauce for your m & c
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I am now backed up and feeling relieved about it.
Bran - but never make a sauce.
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DR Cillaliz - I make a sauce. Always! (DR TCB - Grrrr.... ;) )
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DR Cillaliz - I make a sauce. Always! (DR TCB - Grrrr.... ;) )
I think that Patti LuPone layers it.
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DR Cillaliz - I make a sauce. Always! (DR TCB - Grrrr.... ;) )
I'm a bit saucy ;) Care to share your sauce recipe?
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But Patti LaBelle makes a sauce!
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She makes a Sauce!
She makes a Layer!
She makes a Sauce!
She makes a Layer!
Sauce! Layer!
Sauce! Layer!
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DR Cillaliz - Here's the one from from "The Joy of Cooking" (1997 edition). It's a basic "sauce" version. I'd use it as a guideline. You can adjust the amounts and types of cheese, as well as the seasonings to your taste. -A lot of Southern recipes also add mustard (dry and/or prepared) and sugar. -I don't like mine sweet.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 1-1/2 quart deep baking dish.
Bring to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan:
6 cups water
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
Add and cook until just tender:
2 cups elbow macaroni (8 ounces)
Drain and remove to a large bowl. Have ready:
2-1/4 cups grated sharp Cheddar or Colby Cheese
Melt in a large saucepan over medium-low heat:
2 tablespoons butter
Whisk in and cook, whisking, for 3 minutes:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Gradually whisk in:
2 cups whole or skim milk
Stir in:
1/2 medium onion, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
Simmer gently, stirring often, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in two-thirds of the cheese. Season with:
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Stir in the macaroni. Pour half of the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with half of the remaining cheese. Top with the remaining macaroni and then the remaining cheese. Melt in a small skillet over medium heat:
1 tablespoon butter
Add and toss to coat:
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
Sprinkle over the top of he macaroni. Bake until the breadcrumbs are lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serves 4-6 as a main course.
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DR Cillaliz - Here's the one from from "The Joy of Cooking" (1997 edition). It's a basic "sauce" version. I'd use it as a guideline. You can adjust the amounts and types of cheese, as well as the seasonings to your taste. -A lot of Southern recipes also add mustard (dry and/or prepared) and sugar. -I don't like mine sweet.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 1-1/2 quart deep baking dish.
Bring to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan:
6 cups water
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
Add and cook until just tender:
2 cups elbow macaroni (8 ounces)
Drain and remove to a large bowl. Have ready:
2-1/4 cups grated sharp Cheddar or Colby Cheese
Melt in a large saucepan over medium-low heat:
2 tablespoons butter
Whisk in and cook, whisking, for 3 minutes:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Gradually whisk in:
2 cups whole or skim milk
Stir in:
1/2 medium onion, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
Simmer gently, stirring often, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in two-thirds of the cheese. Season with:
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Stir in the macaroni. Pour half of the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with half of the remaining cheese. Top with the remaining macaroni and then the remaining cheese. Melt in a small skillet over medium heat:
1 tablespoon butter
Add and toss to coat:
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
Sprinkle over the top of he macaroni. Bake until the breadcrumbs are lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serves 4-6 as a main course.
Hmmm, layering sounds easier.
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She makes a Sauce!
She makes a Layer!
She makes a Sauce!
She makes a Layer!
Sauce! Layer!
Sauce! Layer!
You mean, there's no traditional recipe for that?
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Colby cheese?
Cheese from a TV show??
Oh you, Americans!
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Thanks Jose. I was going to do a white sauce, add cheese and experiment. It's nice to have this as a starting point
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Don't mind me!
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Hmmm, layering sounds easier.
DR TCB, how do you do your layered Mac and Cheese? Just noodles and cheese?
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For MattH, since I know how he likes that talented girl! Listen to that voice!
What a waste! She did not prove that song right!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ODeG3e5uUpQ
(Funny how she always reminded me of young Julie Andrews, for some reasons!....)
Thank you! I really enjoyed that performance. Yes, what a waste is right!
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I guess I'll write a bit more and then head down for bed.
Good night!
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Or here is Oprah's favorite Macaroni & Cheese from Delilah Winder who runs Bluezette in Philadelphia. I made it once just to see what all the fuss was about. Alas, I didn't think it was worth all the fuss - no matter what Oprah says. The recipe is meant to serve 6 to 8 people, however, it's very rich - 12 eggs, 6 cups of half-and-half and 2 sticks of butter. It works better in smaller portions as a side dish. Or a very small main dish. With lots of vegetables on the side to help keep you arteries clear. ;)
This is how the recipe appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, however, I've appended the directions from her cookbook "Delilah's Everyday Soul - Southern Cooking With Style".
2 lbs elbow macaroni
1 1/2 quarts half-and-half
3 cups sharp yellow cheddar cheese
2 cups extra-sharp white cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 cup asiago cheese
1 cup monterey jack cheese
1 cup muenster cheese
1 cup Velveeta cheese
1/2 lb butter
1 dozen eggs
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1. Cook macaroni according to box instructions.
2. Melt butter, crack eggs into a bowl, beat until egg yolks and white are blended well.
3. Grate all cheeses (except the Velveeta).
4. With the cooked elbow macaroni still warm, mix in the Velveeta cheese, melted butter and a 1/2 quart of the half-and-half.
5. Blend until creamy and smooth.
6. Add the remaining half-and-half, all grated cheeses, eggs, salt and pepper.
7. Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
8. Bake in your favorite baking dish (one with deep sides, rectangular works) at 325 degrees for 1 hour, until golden brown.
9. Tip: Make sure all ingredients are mixed well and your oven has been preheated.
10. For an extra kick, add some additional grated yellow cheese on top midway into the baking process.
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until still slightly al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside to keep warm.
Whisk the eggs in a large bowl until frothy.
Combine the Velveeta, butter, and 2 cups of the half-and-half in a large bowl. Add the warm macaroni, tossing until the cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth. Add the remaining half-and-half, 3 cups of the sharp yellow cheddar cheese, the remaning grated cheeses, and salt and pepper, tossing until completely combined.
Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole or baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of sharp yellow cheddar and bake until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes more.
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I think my arteries are clogging just from reading the recipe!
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DR TCB, how do you do your layered Mac and Cheese? Just noodles and cheese?
Actually, don't listen to me, I defer to Jose for anything to do with food. Although I do lke mine.
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Well, back from our opening night - and a nice apres-theatre snack with DR Elmo and his friend Matthew.
Opening night was sold out (we had taken out a row of chairs to accommodate our floor mics, but ended up putting them back in). We were running about 10 minutes behind, as our audience was still filing in. The audience seemed to really like it - but I noticed the laughs didn't come as easily as some places had in LA (obviously, we aren't performing in a bar...) - but the crowd did get more of the literary humor.
All in all, I think we made a good impression - Elmo wasn't a fan (I'm sure he'll have more) - but the cast still needs to realize that they don't have mics taped to their faces anymore and can't belt out everything, especially not over people's solos. If the audience can't hear the lyrics, this show is lost.
Being backstage as the "running crew" (I ran the fog machine and helped with a couple of wayward costume changes), I have to say that actors have no idea what the crew does for them. Lots of diva-ish and ego-induced energy floating around this evening, which I really have never been a big proponent of...
Yet, I better hop into bed, as we have a noon show tomorrow and I'm playing the lawyer (one of Elmo's favorite bits tonight).
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I spy DRs Elmore and Cason
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-The inclusion of Velveeta among the cheeses, although, "traditional", seems out of place among all the other cheeses. I'd rather add some American Cheese, some more cheddar and a heavy dash of salt. :-\
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Thanks! I will experiment tomorrow
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I think I'll keep it simple, the half and half and all the butter etc is a little richer than I like.
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And in the interest of "Equal Time"
Basic Layered Macaroni & Cheese
8 oz. elbow macaroni
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
salt
pepper
2 cups milk (approx)
Cook macaroni till tender. Drain.
Alternate layers of macaroni and cheese in a shallow 2 qt baking dish.
End with cheese.
Pour milk over almost to cover.
Bake 350 for 1 hour.
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Being backstage as the "running crew" (I ran the fog machine and helped with a couple of wayward costume changes), I have to say that actors have no idea what the crew does for them. Lots of diva-ish and ego-induced energy floating around this evening, which I really have never been a big proponent of...
That's my boy! Be nice to the crew -- a show can't go on without them!
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Or here is something closer to what I've come across at many a "covered dish" potluck:
8 ounces elbow macaroni
1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 cup buttered bread crumbs
Boil macaroni in salted water, following package directions. Drain under running cold water. Cover bottom of a 2-quart baking dish with layer of macaroni, a layer of cheese, bits of butter, salt and pepper.
Continue layers until all ingredients are used, ending with a cheese layer.
Whisk milk and egg together, pour over the top, cover with buttered bread crumbs, and bake in a 350° oven for 25 to 35 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
Serves 4 to 6.
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And in the interest of "Equal Time"
Basic Layered Macaroni & Cheese
8 oz. elbow macaroni
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
salt
pepper
2 cups milk (approx)
Cook macaroni till tender. Drain.
Alternate layers of macaroni and cheese in a shallow 2 qt baking dish.
End with cheese.
Pour milk over almost to cover.
Bake 350 for 1 hour.
;D
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DR Jose, the show is BUKOWSICAL! with an exclamation point, according to the cover of the playbill, and on the back cover is the website www.bukowsical.com; I don't see a Bukowskical anywhere in sight.
If you want to hear a lot of songs giving you rhymes to words such as
clit
tit
shit
fuck
suck
and so on, and if you could actually hear the lyrics, you might enjoy the show. I wanted to like it.
I did not.
It felt like a MAD Magazine sketch that outstayed its welcome and I thought the staging either really good or really sloppy. There was a funny song extolling LA since it's common knowledge that Los Angelenos can't do musicals and it was one generating no rhymes on the above-mentioned words. I think the friends and families of the writers and the cast loved it. Maybe, if it had kept its barroom staging and I were drunk, I'd laugh my ass off. There might have been a rhyme for "ass" that I missed. It was hard to hear, the space is crap and there are huge poles blocking the view.
I loved my time with Cason, Matthew, DR Julie (surprise!) and my friend Andy who showed up. Before and after Bukowsical!
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Then there are all the variations:
Polka Dot Mac & Cheese - Top with Pepperoni Slices during the last 15-20 minutes of baking time.
Ham & Mac & Cheese - Stir in a cup of diced ham chunks before baking.
Mexican Mac & Cheese - Stir in a cup of salsa and/or a can of Ro-Tel and/or a can of Diced Green Chiles before baking, plus some chili powder.
Cheeseburger Mac & Cheese - Brown a 1/2 to 1 pound of ground beef, and stir in before baking.
Philly Mac & Cheese - Saute some onions (and peppers (green and/or red)) along with some ground beef, then add to the dish before baking.
Etc., etc., etc.
*And if you want a truly decadent "Italian" style:
In place of the cheese sauce, just use 16 oz. of Marscapone Cheese, and add some Parmesan Cheese. Usually, the heat from the macaroni will be enough to melt the cheese - which is basically heavy-heavy cream.
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LOL, Thanks Jose.
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Well...
Bukowskical! (http://bukowski.net/forum/showthread.php?p=21407)
Bukowskical! (http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/134453)
Bukowskical!/Bukowsical! (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/283601/interview_with_emmy_nominated_music.html)
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LOL, Thanks Jose.
You're welcome, DR Cillaliz.
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And then, of course, for day old Mac & Cheese... There's always the deep-fried route. :) Courtesy of Alton Brown.
Leftover baked macaroni and cheese, refrigerated for at least overnight
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 egg beaten with 2 ounces water
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Oil for deep frying, preheated to 375 degrees
Cut refrigerated macaroni and cheese into slices or bite size pieces.
Season the flour with salt, pepper and cayenne. Dredge each piece through the flour and gently tap off excess. Dip in the egg wash and then coat with the bread crumbs.
Allow them to rest for 5 minutes so the crust can set.
Very carefully drop into the oil and fry until golden brown. Remove to a baking sheet fitted with a rack and rest for 2 minutes before serving.
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It's easy to get laughs from friends and family and loud drunkards in LA - the trick is to get them from the regular folks. I saw Bukowsical here in LA and its pre-bar incarnation. I told its composer that while I thought some of it was funny, it went on too long and I found its smug, superior attitude a little wearying. When I helped them with casting and other stuff, they solicited my opinion, and I gave it to them - it doesn't sound like they addressed any of it, and I even sensed then that they didn't really want to hear it. It does sound, from what I understand, perfect for the Fringe, which does tend to respond to that sort of material. It's not that the authors aren't talented, they are, but when I saw it it just wasn't the sort of thing I respond to, although I like a good revue as much as anyone.
Wishing Cason many not-literal break-a-legs for tomorrow's show. Of course, we'd all love to know who the divas are, although I pretty much can guess at least one of them.
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I have yet another headache, so I'm done watching DVDs, and the one I watched was the longest eighty minutes I've ever spent watching a film. It's certainly an odd film, but boy.
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DR Jose, I think you should be The Next Food Network Star. You would be fabulous....of course Broadway may not be able to get along without you ;)
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VIBES FOR A PAINFREE HEAD AND A RESTFUL NIGHT SLEEP TO BK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR Jose, I think you should be The Next Food Network Star. You would be fabulous....of course Broadway may not be able to get along without you ;)
Hmm... So what would should I call my TV show then?
"Cooking From The Pit"
"Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Carbs But Were Afraid To Ask"
"The Keys To Cooking"
"Hot Notes, Hot Food"
"Bach, Beethoven and Bechamel"
"2 Hands, 1 Skillet"
And, of course:
"Blame Jose... For My Waistline"
:)
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I think the Bollywood movie I am watching is some sort of Hindi remake of ANATAMY OF A MURDER or some such thing...it is quite good, but I will finish it tomorrow a I am headed to bed to read some more of the new bio of Barbara Payton, which I am loving...this author really, really did his research!
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Mac and Cheese does terrible things to my blood sugar....but you guys are just making me so want to munch on some!!!!!!!!!
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...but I will refrain and instead will eat a bowl of puffed wheat and non-fat milk.
Sigh. It just isn't the same.
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...but I will refrain and instead will eat a bowl of puffed wheat and non-fat milk.
Sigh. It just isn't the same.
Well, you can always make Mac & Cheese with Whole Wheat Pasta and Low- or Non-Fat Cheese and Skim Milk.
Or not. ;)
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OK... I need to get to bed. Or at least try to get to bed. I'm back on Key 3 for tomorrow's matinee of ACL, which, thankfully, is not until 3:00. However, like last week, I then have a string of 10-6 days. And since I've been sleeping until Noon the past couple of days, well...
Goodnight.
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I'm being lazy and nosing around the Internet mindlessly.
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I submitted my trivia guesses.
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And they may only be guesses.