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Title: BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 12:03:47 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes bubbled and also squeaked, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home and if those damn cows don't come home they'll feel the back of my boot up their collective bums.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 12:06:39 AM
And the word of the day is: SUSURROUS!
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 01:20:31 AM
I was in hospital at the time of the JFK assassination.

I'm quite happy to go with a conspiracy - but which one?

It was certainly not beyond a possibilty.

My favourite theory (though fictional) is in the book "TheTears Of Autumn" Charles McCarry 1975
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 01:28:06 AM
Topic of the Day:  I wasn't born until 1966. :)
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 01:28:48 AM
BK, I sent you an e-mail about "Lost in the Wilderness."
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 01:44:11 AM
I think that this might've been posted before, but for fans of "How I Met Your Mother," click HERE (http://www.slapcountdown.com/)!! :D

If you're a fan of the show (or even if you're not) but you don't know or remember what that means, click HERE (http://community.comcast.net/comcastportal/blog/article?message.uid=473944). <-- CAUTION!!  THIS SECOND LINK CONTAINS SPOILERS!!

;)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 01:51:40 AM
Topic of the Day:  I wasn't born until 1966. :)
Goodnight Young George.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 02:00:31 AM
Good night, much...wiser...Tomovoz.

;)
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 04:35:10 AM
Good morning DRs Tom and Larry.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 04:46:43 AM
and Good morning DR Ben.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 04:47:30 AM
and as usual, it's goodnight from me.
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Post by: elmore3003 on October 25, 2007, 04:53:28 AM
Good morning, all! This is my first day to accomplish what I wanted to accomplish two days ago: laundry and a trek to the NYPL Theatre Collection.

Last night I read Fitz-Jams O'Brien's THE WONDERSMITH, which is the other source beyond the pantomime THE BABES IN THE WOOD for Glen MacDonough's BABES IN TOYLAND libretto.  I was hoping the story would be really terrifying, since O'Brien's considered the link between Poe and late 19th-Century supernatural fiction, but it wasn't.  Still, it gave MacDonough the wicked Toymaker, the bottle of evil souls and the killer toys, none of which made it to any film version of BABES IN TOYLAND.

TOD:  The only conspiracy theory I've read about is the Clay Shaw trial in AMERICAN GOTHIC by James Kirkwood of PS YOUR CAT IS DEAD and A CHORUS LINE fame. Oliver Stone's noble Jim Garrison was much more of a  lying homophobic pig who was later accused of molesting a teenage boy than Kevin Costner plays him.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 04:53:54 AM
Good morning all.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 04:54:49 AM
Deb/Vixmom, no I haven't yet found/received a Wyoming State Quarter.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 04:56:41 AM
I was ten years old and out sick from school that day. I was helping my mother fold laundry as we were watching The Price is Right. My sisters came home from school soon after that and we spent the weekend alternately playing and watching television, even though most of it was about the assassination. We did not see the shooting of Oswald (live) because we were at church, although my father did see it since he did not go to church with us.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 04:56:44 AM
It is Thursday, and I have to work.  But I have my car back.  So I guess that evens everything out.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 04:58:06 AM
I just got a TDF ticket for the new Tom Stoppard play, Rock and Roll. My theatre going is picking up now that work is winding down (although there is still some concern about when/whether we will finish by tomorrow afternoon or if we need to come in on Saturday)
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Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 05:00:52 AM
Yesterday I got "Shirley MacLaine-Live at the Palace" from 1976. Interesting. There is a LONG segment from Some Came Running where she re-enacts a scene with Frank Sinatra. It' a little strange for my taste. Perhaps if I was sitting in the audience of the Palace Theatre in 1976 it would have played better. Oh, well.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 05:01:12 AM
On to the Henry L. Hillman Foundation
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 05:01:52 AM
I was in the 8th grade on November 22, 1963.  When we returned to classes after lunch, the teachers were acting strange (well stranger than usual).

Mr Marksbury, the history teacher, told us to read a chapter and kept going in and out of the room.  My next class, our English teacher, a woman in her early twenties (this was her first teaching assignment) - didn't come into class until almost 10 minutes after the bell rang, and she was crying....she also told us to read....and left soon afterwards.

Last class of the day was Science with Mr Alexander.  We went in, sat down, and he didn't say a word.  Finally a girl in class named Karla Doty raised her hand and said:  "The radio said they shot President, is that true?"

We were all shocked.  Karla had a transistor radio and had turned it on during English class.  Mr Alexander just said: "We'll have an announcement in a minute."

The intercom crackled on, and our principal Mr Boyd said:  "President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, today.  He died an hour later.  Students are dismissed for the day."

I think there was more than one rifle.  But I don't think we'll ever know for sure.  Theorists always skew the facts to fit their own theory.

I don't know.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 05:02:35 AM
I will interested in the Rock and Roll report, DR BEN.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 05:12:44 AM
Everyone have a great day!

I am leaving home with a song in my heart.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 05:47:20 AM
Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm back from the gym, and.... I felt a little rushed this morning.  Well, I was rushing myself to make sure I made it back here in time to get cleaned up to head downtown for my set of auditions today.  However, I did take my time whilst going through my routine, I just didn't like having to check the clock after each set.  OK, OK... I'm babbling...
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 05:48:20 AM
bk - Do you want the score or vocal selections version of "Lost In the Wilderness"?  -And can't you just give Mr. Schwartz's assistant, Michael Cole, a call for the music?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 05:52:15 AM
As for the Topic of the Day...

I was born in 1968, so...

However, I believe we were first taught about the assassination in 5th Grade history class.  And then after Hinckley's attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981, my history teacher decided to take a detour from the regularly scheduled curriculum and we did a little bit more in-depth study of presidential assassinations.  -And I was just in 8th grade at the time.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 05:53:39 AM
OK - Time for me to go, go, go in the rain, rain, rain so that I can play, play, play for the singers, singers, singers who all want Applause! Applause! Applause!

Laters...
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 05:53:57 AM
What the frell was that?!?!?!?  8)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 06:00:36 AM
Good morning!  Callie is purring, ate some food this morning and I think I heard her scratching in the litter box.  Hoo and Ray!  

Last night Boo ate the prescription food that Callie didn't prefer - Callie ate all of the rest.  Neither of them got sick on it, so I mixed a little of the prescription food in with regular food for Boo.  She seemed to like it
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 06:02:45 AM
TOD - I was 2 years old.  There has been an ongoing argument in my family between my parents which one was home with me when it happened.  Mom is sure it was her and she was watching As The World Turns. Dad is sure it was him.  Either way, I must have been at home.


Now I must get to work.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 06:04:43 AM
Deb/Vixmom, no I haven't yet found/received a Wyoming State Quarter.

PM me your address I have a spare!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:05:17 AM
Bubble & Squeak?  ;)
(http://z.about.com/d/exoticpets/1/0/u/G/1/chihamr20020.JPG)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 06:07:06 AM
I'm going to Omaha with a client late this morning. It's the first  asylum interview for one of my clients and I believe this one is especially deserving so I'm hoping it's going to go well.

Rumor earlier this week was the least favorite asylum officer from Chicago was doing the interviews this week, so I did my best to totally prepare my client for whatever could happen.  I have many more of these coming up, so getting this first one under my belt is a big deal for me.  

I don't do much at the interview, but making sure my client is prepared for the questions is incredibly important and I had to do this one without ever experiencing exactly what questions may be asked.  There is no list, it's just up to the Asylum officer.  
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:07:24 AM
bk, thanks for the screen shot comparisons last evening...very interesting.

You'd think that someone can/would come up with some sort of color standardization scheme for film color hue, density, & saturation.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:08:38 AM
bk - Do you want the score or vocal selections version of "Lost In the Wilderness"?

I have both.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:11:23 AM
DR Cillaliz - hope things continue well with the kitties AND that your client's interview goes well today!  :)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:11:51 AM
I know what "bubble & squeak" is.  

What are wacky noodles?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:12:25 AM
WOD: today's unseemly film acting style
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Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:15:25 AM
DR Edisaurus - lovely story about your dinner.  I used to do that in a much less costly way.  I'd occasionally pay at the toll booth both for me and the car behind me.  It was fun; many times, the driver would try to catch up to see who had paid their toll for them.  And I wasn't looking in the rearview mirror to see what they looked like first!

Of course EZ Pass has done away with this little game.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 06:18:06 AM
TOD:  I was only 3 months old at the time.

I haven't done any reading on the topic, so am not qualified to offer an opinion on conspiracy.  However, from what I've heard, I am dubious about some of the Warren Commission's conclusions.  That wacky bullet trajectory, for example...
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 06:20:29 AM
I was in first grade, and becazsue of school overcrowding we had 1/2 day school in kindergarten and 1st grade, I was inthe morning session so I was outdoors playing when the news came down.  I do not remember specificaly being told that JFK was shot  but I remember watching the funeral.

I was aware of JFK despite my youth because I am the same age as Caroline and my younger brother was born the same year as John Jr  , we used to be constantly compared to them by our parents

(Do you think Caroline Kennedy uses table manners likr that when she eats in the White House?!)

And my very Catholic across the street neighbors (they had a baby every year like clockwork, they had 13 kids and the mom was pregnant when we moved away) all the kids went to Catholic school... were very proud of the first Catholic president, they had a big picture of JFK hanging on their living room wall right next to the pictures of Jesus and Mary.... and my friends  Mary Ann  and her sister Barbara Jean
would brag constantly about the Catholoc comnnection while I would retort with the age relationship! (4, 5, & 6 year old girls!!)


my that was a random wander down memory lane... anyway.............


I have no real theory, although I find it hard to believe it was just one guy....  I did propose  a theory in jest one time  - that Jackie Kennedy arranged to have the Mafia knock him off because of his philandering ways.....

and now to work  
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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 06:22:45 AM
I will have to have WFO log in today he may have some interesting views to impart on this topic....
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 06:24:17 AM
my car has been starting weakly the past few mornings and the bells have sounded weak and feeble, stopped in at my local mechanic after dropping the Vixter at school... left 45 minutes later with a new battery two new terminals and less $195.00......
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 06:24:33 AM
time to work
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Post by: Ginny on October 25, 2007, 06:25:18 AM
Thursday morning greetings!  After several gloomy, rainy days, it's a gloriously sunny autumn morning here in SW Ohio.

TOD - my day was almost identical to that of DR JRand on Nov. 22, 1963, except it was a math teacher who was in tears.  My parents picked me up from school and we spent most of the next several days in front of the TV.  Sunday, Nov. 24, was my parents' 23rd wedding anniversary and christening day for their first grandchild, my DN Laura.  We'd all been to church and were sitting around the dining room table after lunch, with the TV on (which never happened during mealtime in our household) when Ruby shot Oswald.  Seeing that live sure brought the festivities to a halt.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 06:31:56 AM
bk, thanks for the screen shot comparisons last evening...very interesting.

You'd think that someone can/would come up with some sort of color standardization scheme for film color hue, density, & saturation.

I have no knowledge of these transfer issues at all but I have heard this definition of an acronym regarding formats of VHS and DVD transfers.

As many of you know the U.S. has a system different from much of the rest of the world, it's called NTSC (many other countries use something called PAL). If a tape or DVD is in PAL and your television and/or VCR/DVD player only recognizes NTSC you can't watch your program, but that's neither here nor there.

NTSC (as I've heard and seen on various sites) Never The Same Color
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 07:00:19 AM
td - Maryann Lopinto really does seem to know the proverbial everyone.  A number of times, I've been about to introduce someone to Maryann, and they'll say "Oh, yes, I know Maryann" or words to that effect.

Maryann also came up with one of my all-time favorite twists on an idiom.  She referred to an event she enjoyed immensely as being "filled to the raptures," rather than filled to the rafters.  She says she said it by accident, but I loved the thought of it and have been trotting it out (crediting it to Maryann, of course) whenever possible.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:13:51 AM
Good morning!@

Rainy and cool which is fine and dandy by me. We need the rain, and I need the cooler temperatures.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:19:43 AM
bk, thanks for the screen shot comparisons last evening...very interesting.

You'd think that someone can/would come up with some sort of color standardization scheme for film color hue, density, & saturation.

There are numerous problems with this. First, film elements that come to the transfer houses vary greatly in quality, so they have to do what they can with what they have at hand. More importantly, the people behind the scenes twisting the knobs varies with every house, and each of them has his own agenda. I think it was on the GONE WITH THE WIND box set, there was a featurette about the Ultra-Resolution process that was being used to remaster GWTW for that 4-disc box set. The woman in question flat out said that she deliberately dialed back the color because the original Technicolor hues she started with were too garish for modern eyes. (They showed a clip of her doing this.) Of course, some of us were outraged about this, but our hands are tied. We can write letters, e-mails, and complain, but they own the films, and they're going to do what they please.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:22:55 AM
DR Ben, your description gave me chills because I was at home sick that day as well. My mom was in the kitchen cooking or ironing or something, and I was walking by the den where the TV was on. My mom asked me, "What are they saying on TV?" I answered, "Oh, something about the president being shot at." I didn't stop to listen and went back to my room to read a story for English class. I didn't know until some time later that day what had actually happened.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:23:51 AM
As for theories, Didn't Barbara Garson's MACBIRD solve the question once and for all? Lyndon Johnson was behind the conspiracy, wasn't he? ;D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:24:32 AM
I have the rest of WYATT EARP to finish this afternoon and would like to watch LIFE and CSI: NY from last night, too.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:25:57 AM
SCRUBS returns tonight for its final season, but I've given up on it. It became so silly and overdone last year that I just couldn't watch everyone acting like idiots any more. So, that saves me another 20 minutes or so. Thursday night is crowded enough as it is.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 07:27:25 AM
DR Elmore, I read a review of that new holiday box set that contains MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, and the reviewer was shocked to see that the original title BABES IN TOYLAND has been restored to the film used in the transfer. They were also very complimentary about the way it looked (it's in the original black and white, not the colorized version that is so prevalent.)
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Post by: Jeanne on October 25, 2007, 07:30:56 AM
Good morning, HHW.

TOD:
I was in 10th grade English class when our teacher got the news and announced to the class that President Kennedy had been shot. We were all stunned. Shortly thereafter there was an announcement from the principal.

I have not read the various theories and simply don't know what really happened.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jeanne on October 25, 2007, 07:31:18 AM
Re BUBBLE AND SQUEAK:

I had a vegetarian loaf called Bubble and Squeak once at a long-since-closed restaurant in West Hollywood called The Taming of the Stew. It was really delicious. I believe the orginal Bubble and Squeak is really a sort of meatloaf.  Anyone know for sure?
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Post by: Jeanne on October 25, 2007, 07:36:43 AM
Still wrestling with Verizon over getting my landline fixed. 'Nuf said?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ben on October 25, 2007, 07:55:26 AM
Bubble and squeak (sometimes just called bubble) is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added. It is traditionally served with cold meat from the Sunday roast, and pickles. Traditionally the meat was added to the bubble and squeak itself, although nowadays the vegetarian version is more common. The cold chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potato until the mixture is well-cooked and brown on the sides. The name is a description of the action and sound made during the cooking process.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:00:07 AM
Looks and sounds delicious.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:01:03 AM
Speaking of food, I'm going out to lunch with friends, so I need to think about getting cleaned up for that.

WBBL.
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on October 25, 2007, 08:01:23 AM
And the word of the day is: SUSURROUS!

And The Song Of The Day Is: WHISPERING
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 08:14:10 AM
And The Song Of The Day Is: WHISPERING


I can only hear Les Paul and Mary Ford doing this one!

;)
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on October 25, 2007, 08:16:34 AM
I can only hear Les Paul and Mary Ford doing this one!

;)

You got it...and Louis Armstrong too
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ginny on October 25, 2007, 08:17:47 AM
DR Ben's description and photo of Bubble & Squeak remind me our favorite dish cooked by one of the Japanese exchange students we hosted:

Okonomiyaki (http://www.japan-guide.com/r/e100.html)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 08:18:57 AM
I was in a frenzied flurry of busy "busy-ness" yesterday afternoon and never got back to this here site after my last post of the day.

Once home, I went through a few routines -- prepping dinner, checking my DVR cache to ensure a movie had recorded -- and then ate my early din-din.

Around 8:30 p.m., I was done for....went to bed!  (At least one of my "I will nots" was practiced).

Oh!  Oh!...To the obvious relief of many, in general, and S. Woody, in particular, I also did not walk around inside, or outside, my condo in the nude.  

By default, several other "I will nots" were observed, but not deliberately.

I'm up!  I'm well-rested!  And for some odd reason, I feel as if I could take a nap.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 08:33:59 AM
Men are in the attic looking for a dead rat.
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Post by: MBarnum on October 25, 2007, 08:38:06 AM
I was still in my mom's tummy when Kennedy was shot. I believe my sister was home (sick?) watching TV when the announcement came.

I don't know from the theories.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: MBarnum on October 25, 2007, 08:40:12 AM
BK, I believe my friend Diana Darrin plays a stripper or something like that in EXECUTIVE ACTION.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 08:45:42 AM
No rat anywhere.  Must be in the wall - I hate when those stupid rats get in walls.  So, we'll tough it out, smell-wise - it's almost gone anyway.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JMK on October 25, 2007, 08:55:38 AM
TOD:  this is one of my very earliest memories, and it is imprinted on me permanently.  I used to walk home for lunch in those days and when I got home my Mother was getting ready to go to a bridge game (in the too much information department, I can even recall she was fastening her panty hose to her girdle, LOL) and she told me what had happened (and it had *just* happened Rocky Mountain time).  At about the same moment, the mailman came for the afternoon delivery (does anyone else remember that there used to be two, count 'em, two deliveries every day--one in the early morning, and one in the early afternoon?).  And she told him, too.  I walked back to school and the news had evidently spread to the teachers in the lounge over lunch.  I went in to my class and my teacher was crying.  About an hour or so after classes recommenced, the Principal came on the loudspeaker, announced it to everyone, and said school was let out early.  We all started running home across the playground and I to this day remember some idiot kid screaming "Maybe they'll shoot Johnson on Monday and we'll miss another day!"
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:12:28 AM
I was still in my mom's tummy when Kennedy was shot. I believe my sister was home (sick?) watching TV when the announcement came.

I don't know from the theories.


Looks like you never saw "JFK", either!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:14:34 AM
DR Jane:  I read with commiseration your description of your hand and how the ice pack seemed to help.

OTOH (that's "on the other hand" in Internet lingo...pun UNintended, natch), I have visions of you developing a new career:

Hand model for "Pushing Daisies" and horror film directors.

:D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:16:20 AM
Thanks for the info about Footlight last night, DR George.  I visited the site and found a couple of things I wanted.  And they are duly ordered!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:19:09 AM
Re: color in films and the way restoration "personages" are making uninformed/personal decisions about color...just look at the washed-out resolution that many modern films are espousing to get a sense of what is going on.

One of my "shows" each week is "Supernatural"...and it is one of the least colorful shows on TV.  One could almost imagine it in black-and-white because of its desaturation.  That's the ambience the production team wants, however, and one must accept it or change the channel.

But I'm appalled, I tell you...APPALLED...by the story DR MattH relayed about "Gone With the Wind."

Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:22:00 AM
I was in band when the principal made the announcement of JFK's assassination.  This was between one and two p.m. that afternoon.

I had one period remaining -- French class -- and we all finished the school day (this was when most folks rode the bus, and the school had to wait for the drivers to arrive).

My mom and I had just gotten home from church and were changing clothes when my dad yelled out that Oswald had been shot.

In the, you-didn't-ask-but-I-am-going-to-tell-you-anyway department:  Those were the days (early 1960s) when parents didn't discuss things with their kids (even though they saw Judge Hardy have such discussions with Andy when they were kids).  I had to  suss out my feelings based on the reactions I saw on the faces of my folks, the reactions of my peers, and what the newscasters had to say about what was happening.  My folks never said one word to me about how I should view what was going on, how I should feel about it, or anything.

I don't know, to this day, whether that was a good thing or not.  I do know, however, that my perspectives about government and world affairs were radically altered by this event, and the coming ones involvking MLK Jr. and RFK, along with the other tumultous doings/cultural changes of the 1960s.

My mom, to this day, wonders how in the world I could hold the views I have considering my upbringing.




;D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: elmore3003 on October 25, 2007, 09:24:05 AM
DR Elmore, I read a review of that new holiday box set that contains MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, and the reviewer was shocked to see that the original title BABES IN TOYLAND has been restored to the film used in the transfer. They were also very complimentary about the way it looked (it's in the original black and white, not the colorized version that is so prevalent.)

DR MattH, thatnks for the info! I'm delighted they've gone back to the oiginal title, and I'll have to look for a copy.  In 1951 Disney bought the Roach film and planned their own adaptation, and I believe that's when the film lost its original title so it wouldn't conflict with the new.  Of course it then took Disney 10 years to do the flm and it's a mess.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:29:25 AM
Despite the liberties/fictions interjected into Oliver Stone's screenplay for "JFK", I -- for one -- believe there is more truth to it than fiction.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:36:05 AM
I cannot subscribe to the lone gunman theory.  "Common Sense" prohibits such a subscription, in my opinion.

Bullets are not "intelligent".  Neither are they "willful" nor are they "mercurial."  They go where they are aimed.  They do not enter a man's head, change direction and reenter from a different angle, then ricochet and enter another man's arm, and then disappear from sight until they are "found" on a hospital gurney, unmarked and bereft of blood/skin traces.

Just     does    not    happen   !

And along those lines:  When Sen. Arlen Specter -- who co-authored the "magic bullet" theory -- was berating Anita Hill in the Congressional hearings over the nomination of Clarence Thomas for a seat on the Supreme Court, he asked her if she expected him to believe that a woman who was on a committee investigating the same kinds of harrassment that she was now accusing Thomas of would wait all those many years to step forward, I desperately wanted her to say, "Senator, I can't believe that you, of all people, would have trouble believing that it took me all those years.  You, after all, having come up with the "magic bullet" theory, which is far less believable than anything I've said, thus far."
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 09:41:46 AM
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My DH and I had dinner at a nearby Italian place. When we went to pay our bill, we were informed that it had already been paid by someone who was sitting a few tables away from us. He didn't even want them to tell us who paid for it.

edi, how nice.  i would be going crazy wondering who did that ;D


If Gris-Gris loves going to the vet in Marietta  I say it is worth the trip.  Have you had a chance yet to check out the local vet in case of an emergency?  Is there only one, u said vet, not vets?

Thanks for the vibes.  I hope the composer works out well.  he sounds like a nice, and interesting person.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ginny on October 25, 2007, 09:45:16 AM
Happy 80th birthday to

Barbara Cook (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112196.html)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 09:47:19 AM
I think that this might've been posted before, but for fans of "How I Met Your Mother," click HERE (http://www.slapcountdown.com/)!! :D

If you're a fan of the show (or even if you're not) but you don't know or remember what that means, click HERE (http://community.comcast.net/comcastportal/blog/article?message.uid=473944). <-- CAUTION!!  THIS SECOND LINK CONTAINS SPOILERS!!

thanks 4 the story.  we haven't found the show funny this season and stopped watching-that episode looks good.

;)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jennifer on October 25, 2007, 09:49:42 AM
Thanks DR SWW for the info last night re: my Food Network question.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 09:50:20 AM
Happy 80th birthday to

Barbara Cook (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112196.html)

Has it been five years since she was in concert here with her "Mostly Sondheim"?

She was totally spectacular for 90 minutes of non-stop singing.  I hope she stays in good voice for years to come.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 09:51:37 AM
Just popped in to say...Off to work!

;)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 09:52:01 AM
And Happy Birthday, Barbara Cook! ;D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 09:53:12 AM
Ron, you hit on one of the problems - which is the propensity of today's filmmakers to drain color from their films or to emphasize yellow and brown.  So, a lot of these kids who do transfers think that's what all films should look like - and, of course, they would be completely wrong, especially in the fifties and sixties when projectors used carbon arcs which created a more bluish light.  

Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 09:53:48 AM
It's not 100% certain, but it does look like both Mr. Menken and Mr. Schwartz will be in attendance for the fundraiser.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 09:54:48 AM
DR Jane:  I read with commiseration your description of your hand and how the ice pack seemed to help.


 ;D  I'm sure u do.  i don't know how you managed to do so much, without doing any damage.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:01:34 AM
I

And along those lines:  When Sen. Arlen Specter -- who co-authored the "magic bullet" theory -- was berating Anita Hill in the Congressional hearings over the nomination of Clarence Thomas for a seat on the Supreme Court, he asked her if she expected him to believe that a woman who was on a committee investigating the same kinds of harrassment that she was now accusing Thomas of would wait all those many years to step forward, I desperately wanted her to say, "Senator, I can't believe that you, of all people, would have trouble believing that it took me all those years.  You, after all, having come up with the "magic bullet" theory, which is far less believable than anything I've said, thus far."

 ;D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 25, 2007, 10:03:40 AM
This morning I looked in my living room, and this is what I saw:
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:03:43 AM
Vixmom, hi and thank you.  Years & years ago I hosted a Tupperware party with a mix of men and women.  

Welcome reraOwnebra

Jmk we never had two mail deliveries a day.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:04:23 AM
laura, thank you for sending me a smile
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jennifer on October 25, 2007, 10:05:08 AM
Tonight is SURVIVOR (yeah!).

Then i'll probably watch UGLY BETTY.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:08:42 AM
Cilla- LOL, of course the wrong cat ate the food, I should have expected that.  

When Bogie became overwhelmed with the meds I would wiggle my fingers as I approached and he would relax knowing they were pill free.

Sometimes breaks are needed, eating and feeling good are important, as well as following your instincts.  I’m very pleased to read the kitty news is good continued vibes for callie and boo.  
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 10:19:07 AM
Have you had a chance yet to check out the local vet in case of an emergency?

I do have a vet picked out and intend to take all the cats to him. His name is Duffy (I used to have a dog named Duffy, so I thought it was a good omen!) and he lives a few houses down from us.

He catches and neuters stray cats in the neighborhood; some of us contribute to his efforts even though he has never asked for anything.

When I put up the Katrina evacuees, the huge dog that stayed at the house had a lot of problems. I talked to Duffy and he took care of Tek, even provided free medicine.

I like going to our old vet place because there are 5 or 6 vets on staff and I trust them all. Duffy is young and has just started his practice so if it's anything serious, I might be inclined to go to the Marietta vets.

If something has them stumped, they call on Thad, whose father started the clinic. Thad is retired but still comes in a day or two every week...he wanted to retire but just couldn't completely give it up. He still has a picture of my ancient cat, Art, on his desk. He took very good care of Art for 22 years and was very comforting to us when Art passed on. We all love Thad!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 10:20:50 AM
It's not 100% certain, but it does look like both Mr. Menken and Mr. Schwartz will be in attendance for the fundraiser.

Wonderful news, bk!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: DERBRUCER on October 25, 2007, 10:27:40 AM
(in the too much information department, I can even recall she was fastening her panty hose to her girdle, LOL)

Too much information coupled, I suspect, with cloudy recall. Panty hose are not connected to a girdle. The whole point of wearing pantyhose is to avoid the use of a gridle or garterbelt to hold up the hose. If Mom was fastening hose to the clips on her girdle, they were just plain stockings, not panty-hose.

Too much exposition.

der Brucer
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: elmore3003 on October 25, 2007, 10:28:10 AM
Despite the liberties/fictions interjected into Oliver Stone's screenplay for "JFK", I -- for one -- believe there is more truth to it than fiction.

I wouldn't at all be surprised at any conspiracy, and Stone could have chosen from several. Stone's problem is that he and the film makes the insane and disgusting Jim Garrison's homophobic witch hunter the noble hero of his film and slanders Garrison's victim Clay Shaw.  Of course, Stone has to ignore any references to the later allegations that Garrison molested a teen age boy at the country club to which he belonged because good ol' straight boy Jim Garrison is what Americanjustice means.

I've always suspected that Garrison got his panties in a bunch because Clay Shaw wouldn't invite him to any parties given by rich gay men in New Orleans. Kirkwood's book is a great read.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: singdaw on October 25, 2007, 10:29:18 AM
(http://humor.beecy.net/animals/halloween-dogs/ghost-dogs.jpg)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 10:38:11 AM
This morning I looked in my living room, and this is what I saw:

Hey!  I saw a kitty cat inside a leopard!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jeanne on October 25, 2007, 10:47:47 AM
Bubble and squeak (sometimes just called bubble) is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added. It is traditionally served with cold meat from the Sunday roast, and pickles. Traditionally the meat was added to the bubble and squeak itself, although nowadays the vegetarian version is more common. The cold chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potato until the mixture is well-cooked and brown on the sides. The name is a description of the action and sound made during the cooking process.

Thank you, Ben. It really looks good! I didn't know it was prepared as patties, but that makes a lot of sense. Humm...
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 10:48:06 AM
Can ya swim, punk?...er....pumpk?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:50:10 AM
Ginny, to me Ben's photo looks more like potato pancakes with veggies.  i think i would like these.  i wonder why my, English, mother never made them.  maybe cuz she made great potato pancakes & used leftover mashed potatoes to fry in butter & then served topped with Golden Syrup-oh so yummy.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:51:45 AM
Bruce, interesting you should mention bubble and squeak, Keith and i were discussing it yesterday.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 10:56:59 AM
edi, I suspect your young new vet wouldn't have an issue conferring with the more experienced staff at the current office.  You are lucky to already have a relationship with one so close to home.  
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: DERBRUCER on October 25, 2007, 11:23:22 AM
TOD

I arose well before dawn to make landfall and find the Chesapeake Bay Lightship (we were returning to our home port of Washington DC from an oceanographic expedition in the Bahamas). The safe navigation of the ship (which was my responsibility) required me to be on the bridge supervising a 12 hour sea detail that took our deep-draft vessel from the Atlantic, up the Chesapeake Bay, into the Potomac River, under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to our dock at the Naval Research Center on the east shore of the river. This was in the days before fancy electronic navigation systems, and the safe navigation through the many twists and turns of our perilous (because of our deep draft sonar gear) journey depended on me and my team plotting a continual series of bearing lines for virtually all of the trip (You couldn't trust the buoys as occasionally one would go adrift.) When the radioman came to the bridge with news of the assassination, my immediate reply was "I wonder what this will do to Goldwater's chances for the nomination!" Now, as politically incorrect and insensitive as this might sound, it doesn't hold a candle to my wise cracks after MLK got shot.

As to who shot JFK, I think Oswald did it. I do not think he was part of any conspiracy. Could there have been a second shooter, yes. Using the principle of Occam's razor it is more likely that there were two independent shooters than there was a convoluted and still unproven conspiracy involving multiple players. There were lots of folks with a multitude of reasons to wish Kennedy dead; his itinerary was well published, and the opportunities for assassination limited. Is the theory of two independent shooters unlikely, yes. But the theory of a grand conspiracy kept well guarded all these years is even less likely.

der Brucer
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 11:25:34 AM
Where in tarnation IS everyone?  I will now say that it's certain that Menken and Schwartz will be there.  And, we're now trying to get a song from Enchanted - if we do, then I have to figure out who'll sing it.  It can be someone we have or a new person - we shall see.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: DERBRUCER on October 25, 2007, 11:29:49 AM
Bruce, interesting you should mention bubble and squeak, Keith and i were discussing it yesterday.

Strange pillow talk :)

der Brucer

And soothing vibes for your various and sundried aching parts.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 11:31:14 AM
Wow, that's impressive, BK!  (Especially with Alan Menken's LITTLE MERMAID starting previews on Broadway only two days before your fundraiser.)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: DERBRUCER on October 25, 2007, 11:32:07 AM
then I have to figure out who'll sing it.  It can be someone we have or a new person -

Maybe Andrea McArdle is available.

der Brucer
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 11:33:24 AM
Shudder.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 12:03:07 PM
BK, if it's not too late, I'm sending the song now. :)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 12:05:13 PM
Where in tarnation IS everyone?  I will now say that it's certain that Menken and Schwartz will be there.  

CONGRATS!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 12:14:15 PM
Great news about Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz!  I wish I could be there!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 12:14:17 PM
Great, George.  I'll look for it.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ginny on October 25, 2007, 12:17:34 PM
Ginny, to me Ben's photo looks more like potato pancakes with veggies.  i think i would like these.  i wonder why my, English, mother never made them.  maybe cuz she made great potato pancakes & used leftover mashed potatoes to fry in butter & then served topped with Golden Syrup-oh so yummy.

Yes, Jane, they're not exactly the same, but the idea of binding together assorted leftovers and frying the concoction is similar in both.  They both look and sound yummy, as do your mother's potato pancakes!

It has just become apparent to me that a lunch of cottage cheese and pineapple chunks is not substantial enough to keep me going all afternoon  :-\
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 12:26:08 PM
lol.  

actually my mother's fried mashed potatoes are made from leftovers.  fried potatoes (latkes) are made from freshly grated potatoes.  Keith's are even better, i could go for some of those.  like u i'm trying to be careful what i eat.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 12:40:33 PM
My mom makes a delicious potato bulbenik.  Her latkes are very good, but the bulbenik is incredible.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 12:54:04 PM
this is funny.  my english cousin jane, whom i mentioned yesterday, just happened to write today.  i asked her if she makes bubble and squeak and she made it for dinner last night.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 01:04:55 PM
:o Spooooky!!

;)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 01:06:39 PM
My mom makes a delicious potato bulbenik.  Her latkes are very good, but the bulbenik is incredible.

i can't place this, think it is like, or is, a knish-?

 so i looked it up and found the following definition:
bulbenik (Ameridish) — an actor who muffs his lines, from bulba (potato);D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 01:16:51 PM
fjl-I finally found a single reference to the food Bulbenik, you mix some sort of yeast dough with mashed potatoes and bake it for one hour.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: MBarnum on October 25, 2007, 01:19:54 PM
Actor Lee Patterson, star of my favorite tv show SURFSIDE 6, passed away...actually he died in February, but it was only just recently reported to news outlets. >:(


(http://i14.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/8b/bb/618c_1_b.JPG)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 01:32:26 PM
i'm surprised.  imdb shows him working as late as '94, and still alive.  a shame
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 01:35:05 PM
i'm surprised.  imdb shows him working as late as '94, and still alive.  a shame



 That was 13 years ago, Jane!

;)

He was 78 (nearly 79)....not too old, naturally, to continue a career, but perhaps there were health issues.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 01:37:40 PM
After I got in fron lunch, I immediately began with WYATT EARP as I had about 90 minutes of the movie left to watch.

Kasdan certainly cast some good looking men for WYATT EARP, including the Earp brothers and some of the Clanton gang too (where the always gorgeous Adam Baldwin ended up).
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 01:39:58 PM
I watched all of the special features on the disc which included a "making of" documentary, a TV special than ran 22 minutes, and 11 deleted scenes, none of which needed to be in the movie and were wisely cut (though Betty Buckley had one of her few scenes left on the cutting room floor).
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 01:41:42 PM
For fun, I put in the standard definition version of WYATT EARP and watched one sequence from it to compare to the Blu-ray version. The SD held up very well. It was sharp and clean, not quite the equal in dimensionality as the Blu-ray, but looked nice.

The Dolby Digital soundtrack is the same on both versions except the bit rate is a little higher on the Blu-ray (640 mbps compared to 448 mbps.)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 01:42:42 PM
I ahd time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. As expected, Luke's parents were major players on today's episode, but neither Luke nor Noah appeared today, and they don't seem to be on tape for tomorrow either.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ginny on October 25, 2007, 01:45:00 PM
... like u i'm trying to be careful what i eat.

Oops!  I just ate a candy bar - but it was a Payday, so it had lots of peanut protein...
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 01:52:00 PM
And the word of the day is: SUSURROUS!
Willie and Toby were an amazing pair of cow thieves - their victims often reported that there was barely a SUSURRATION in the grasses while they were being rustled.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: MBarnum on October 25, 2007, 01:53:06 PM
Lee Patterson had spent that last 15 or so years sailing on his boat, which made it particularly difficult for me to pin him down (no cracks DR Elmore) for an interview. Thus, I never did get his story down in print. I sure thought he was one heck of a good actor, and it was almost a toss up on who I liked better in Surfside 6, Patterson or Van Williams.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 02:11:18 PM
I'm going to head back down now to watch last night's episodes of LIFE and CSI: NY. Then, I'll be ready for tonight's TV onslaught.

I cleaned the bedroom areas this morning, so I don't have that to worry about.

WBBL.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 02:14:13 PM
TOD - I was in the fifth grade, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, when the vice-principal came in and made the announcement.

We did not go home until our regular time.

My father's parents, the only grandparents I ever really knew, were taking care of my sister and myself that week.  Mom and Dad were in San Francisco for a college reunion (UC Berkeley), which wasn't cancelled because too many people had come from too far away.  Their trip was remarkable mostly for the heel of Mom's shoe breaking at one point, causing her to fall keester first into the gutter - not something she was normally known to do.

I don't believe in conspiracy theories much - most conspirators are too sloppy to pull them off.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 02:24:50 PM
I have never met Maryann Lopinto.

Come to think of it, I've never even heard of Maryann Lopinto.

She has probably never heard of me, either.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 02:39:51 PM
Good Afternoon

Applause!  Applause!  Applause!


-Which reminds me, about an hour or so ago, I ran into Jason Graae on Eighth Avenue as I was walking up to Columbus Circle.

That's all.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 02:42:18 PM
Ah... I had a very groovy morning playing for the dance call for the upcoming presentation of Applause at Encores!  I didn't realize it was a dance until I stepped into the room and saw that Kathleen Marshall and her assistant were running through the routine.

We started with the men, and then the women came in.  And then we sang everyone who made the cut in the afternoon.

-Did I say that we started with the Men?  ;)  -Nothing like a room filled with cute, handsome, hot male dancers to get your day started.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 02:43:46 PM
Where in tarnation IS everyone?  I will now say that it's certain that Menken and Schwartz will be there.  And, we're now trying to get a song from Enchanted - if we do, then I have to figure out who'll sing it.  It can be someone we have or a new person - we shall see.
Where is James Marsden when you need him!?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 02:44:53 PM
After the auditions were finished - and about an hour earlier than scheduled/booked - I took care of some shopping.  A new pair of cross-trainers  - my current pair of gym shoes are truly on their last legs.  They look OK, but I can tell that the sole is "crushed".  And I also placed an order for a new pair of walking shoes - they didn't have my size in stock.  Then it was up to Whole Foods for some groceries.  And now I'm home, and I think I may take a brief nap.  We shall see.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 02:45:25 PM
bk - Have you asked if Mr Schwartz would sing one of his own tunes?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 25, 2007, 02:47:19 PM
I don't believe that I have anything to say.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 02:48:13 PM
Good Afternoon

Applause!  Applause!  Applause!


-Which reminds me, about an hour or so ago, I ran into Jason Graae on Eighth Avenue as I was walking up to Columbus Circle.

That's all.
Not so fast that you hurt him, I hope!   :o
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 02:52:13 PM
Today has been quite wet here in Rehoboth.  We've had rain off and on all day, which has been quite pleasant.  

After work (I pulled the early shift again today), I took a nap with a dalmatian as my blanket.  

That is all.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 02:55:41 PM
OH!!

And since we're sort of talking about Stephen Schwartz, and since yesterday was "Ask BK Day", well...  -I just keep meaning to ask this....

A couple of years ago, one of the voice teachers I work with came across a song entitled, "Close Upon The Hour".  It was listed as being from a musical versions of "The King of Hearts".  And it was also listed as being composed by Stephen Schwartz.  She even said she got it directly from him.  However...

King of Hearts, the Musical was written by Peter Link and Jacob Brackman, and the song "Close Upon the Hour" is indeed the same song I have.  Does anyone know if it's possible that Mr. Schwartz might have ghost-written one of the songs - "Close Upon The Hour" certainly does sound like if could have been written by Mr. Schwartz?  Or did my teacher simply get her stories and composers mixed up?  *On the manuscript copy of the music I have, it even says, "Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz" - and it actually looks like Stephen's hand too.  ???
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 02:56:20 PM
Schwartz was willing to play the piano for one song, but not sing, as he'll be too tired.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 02:56:30 PM
Not so fast that you hurt him, I hope!   :o

Nah.  We basically just exchanged a couple of those "Don't I know you from somewhere" glances?  ;)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 02:57:26 PM
No real surprise to me, but Sara Rue has dropped out.  I was hoping she'd do it last week, but she finally called and said she was fine and we booked today for rehearsal.  Then at noon she called an pulled out.  I'm working on replacing her now.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 03:03:40 PM
As for conspiracy theories in regards to JFK's assassination...

When I was in high school, Sister Maureen Bernard (or was it Sr. Maureen Christopher - ??), was my government teacher junior year.  She was a self-avowed JFK-aholic, and even more "rabid" JFK-Assassination-Theorist/Researcher.  She shared a bunch of information and writings that she had come across over the years.  She even had a copy one of the original "reports" that was released on the newsstands, as well, as the subsequent revised report that was released after the original ones were recalled.  It was fascinating - and a bit scary - to see what was edited and/or blacked out from the original copy.  She even followed the trail of the missing brain fragments, as well as the reports of someone in a wheelchair on Aristotle Onassis' boat in the middle of the Mediterranean.  And the eventually sighting of a burial at sea.  ???
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 03:06:54 PM
...And after hearing all of those bits of information, I do find it semi-credible that the government would go ahead and declare JFK dead in order to get Johnson sworn in as soon as possible.  In other words, to make sure there was an acting President in place ASAP.  And if JFK did end up spending his finals days with just enough brain matter to keep his system alive, while floating in the middle of the Mediterranean with Jacqueline still looking after him, well.. Even that's semi-credible too.
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 03:07:56 PM
Yesterday I got "Shirley MacLaine-Live at the Palace" from 1976. Interesting. There is a LONG segment from Some Came Running where she re-enacts a scene with Frank Sinatra. It' a little strange for my taste. Perhaps if I was sitting in the audience of the Palace Theatre in 1976 it would have played better. Oh, well.

Yes. DR Ben.  The scene did work better on stage. (The show toured here and Ms MacLaine was wonderful). There was also a scene where a dance was done thrice - in the styles of Fosse, Kidd and someone else.

I still have the record.

Ms Midler was at the same venue the week.  Why do I remember such trivia?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 03:08:59 PM
...And since the floors of the hospital above and below the one that JFK was being treated in were cordoned off for a lengthy period of time, well..  ???
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 03:12:52 PM
PAGE SIX LAUREN BACALL IN APPLAUSE DANCE!!!!

(http://www.musicals101.com/News/applause.jpg)
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 03:36:33 PM
I can only hear Les Paul and Mary Ford doing this one!

;)

Some of our fellow DRs would not have been around for the Nino Temp & April Stevens version of "Whispering".

And no I don't recall listening to Paul Whiteman's version in 1920.
(I have heard this since but the transfer is dreadful. I'm so pleased it was not a "blues" song or the colour would have been muted too much to  suit modern audiences).   ;)
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 03:41:32 PM
I watched all of the special features on the disc which included a "making of" documentary, a TV special than ran 22 minutes, and 11 deleted scenes, none of which needed to be in the movie and were wisely cut (though Betty Buckley had one of her few scenes left on the cutting room floor).

. . .as compared to THE HORSE WHISPERER where she had her entire role end up on the cutting room floor. . .
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 03:42:41 PM
I have never met Maryann Lopinto.

Come to think of it, I've never even heard of Maryann Lopinto.

She has probably never heard of me, either.

According to Maryann, she KNOWS everybody.
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 03:52:09 PM
Something tells me Maryann may have a different definition of "everybody" than I have.   ::)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 03:56:22 PM
DR JoseSPiano:  Oliver Stone has NOTHING on (or over) you!

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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 03:56:38 PM
Okay, I'll have my go at the TOD:

I was in Miss Kasarda's second grade classroom.  We had just come in from recess.  The fifth grade teacher, Mr. Jones, knocked on the door.  Miss Kasarda went out into the hall for a few moments and returned to tell us that there would be no more school that afternoon as somebody had killed our president.

My family was glued to the teevee for the following days.  We did witness Ruby shoot Oswald.  We cried with Jackie as John-John gave his salute.  

Until Stone's JFK, I was aware of many of the conspiracy theories being bandied about - I had even read THE WARREN REPORT when it came out -but, Stone sent me in search of the other materials out there.  The book I  like best is CROSSFIRE.

And DR elmore is sooooo correct!  Jim Garrison was indeed a very shady figure.

Stone's JFK is a film that I revisit quite often, maybe two or three times a year and then follow-up with more fact/fiction checking.  I have several shelves of books about the assassination, as well as Stone's illustrated and annotated screenplay.

So, whodunnit?
Even with books attempting to prove otherwise, Lee Harvey Oswald did not do it.

The government had to be involved, as who else would/could have known about the change in the motorcade's route that day?

Who was that person with the umbrella?

If I had a time machine at my disposal, I think that I would like to go back to Dallas on that fatal November day many times to view all of the strange goings on.
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 03:57:12 PM
Something tells me Maryann may have a different definition of "everybody" than I have.   ::)

I think that Maryann herself defies definition.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 03:59:05 PM
The day is "sorta" winding down out here on the left coast.

It's almost 4 p.m.   The sun is headed toward the horizon.  There is a haze that makes the light a bit dim.

Soon enough will I return to my humble abode and face the awful truth of being behind in my chores and projects.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 03:59:44 PM
I've known folks who "defied" definition.

They also defied spelling, grammar and rules of punctuation.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:00:12 PM
And that's different from folks who "deified" definition.

Anal twits that they are.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:00:56 PM
I desire a stereo recording of Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops' "SuperStar" album.

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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:03:14 PM
I think Lee Harvey Oswald fired shots from the book building.

I have my doubts that any of them came near the president's car.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:03:54 PM
My mom makes a delicious potato bulbenik.  Her latkes are very good, but the bulbenik is incredible.

I've had latkes and enjoy them...what is bulbenik?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:04:12 PM
I will not be going to bed at 8:30 p.m. today.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:04:31 PM
I will not be watching any HD DVDs tonight.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:05:05 PM
I will watch "Ugly Betty" and I will watch "Gray's Anatomy" while I record "Smallville" and "Supernatural."
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:05:30 PM
I will not watch "Survivor: China" tonight, but I will catch the episode on "On Demand" later in the week.
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Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 04:05:52 PM
I don't think Maryann ever claimed to know everyone.  I sort of said that about her, I don't think she's ever said that about herself.  To wit, or half-wit:

"Maryann Lopinto really does seem to know the proverbial everyone.  A number of times, I've been about to introduce someone to Maryann, and they'll say "Oh, yes, I know Maryann" or words to that effect."


Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 04:10:05 PM
DR Ron Pulliam - And then there are those who "defiled" definition.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:14:35 PM
The new vet called this morning. She consulted with her vet and they want to give Callie another prescription and would have to put her under and do a scope to decide if it's really a constriction or if it's megacolon. They thing it's megacolon, the other vet said...."well it definitely isn't megacolon".   Sheesh!  I told her I had to think about it and want to have Callie get well before we do anything at all.   What I really want to do is to learn to treat this with as few meds as possible and let her heal both physically and emotionally.

She's eating if I take it up to her room. She was down stairs when I came home but as soon as she saw me she ran up to her room.  I feel like I'm regaining her trust all over again.  She has no problem with the lactalose and took her antibiotic without any problem.  I think she just needs a break for awhile.  
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Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 04:14:41 PM
Lee Patterson had spent that last 15 or so years sailing on his boat, which made it particularly difficult for me to pin him down (no cracks DR Elmore) for an interview. Th

then he wasn't working by choice-nice.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:16:22 PM
Oh, she also told me if Boo has stomach problems that this food would be good for her too. I didn't get back in town in time to buy it tonight, so I'll make the trek to their office tomorrow morning. Hopefully, I can talk to one of the vets about what I'd like to do and see if they want to help me.  
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:21:23 PM
DR Ron Pulliam - And then there are those who "defiled" definition.

Names, Jose!  I want names!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:21:36 PM
I didn't hear from the old vet today....guess I'll just have to add him to the list of men who haven't called ;)

Seriously, I have gone to him for 6 years. Between the money and time I spent on 3 different cats, you'd think he'd call me back.  Either the front desk didn't tell him, or he didn't value me as the owner of two of his patients.  It may sound funny, but that hurts my feelings.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:23:51 PM
There was another vet I was considering. I may get my records back from the vet (they seemed concerned about hanging on to the x-rays) tomorrow and seeing about a consult with the other vet.  His office is more conveniently located and my former neighbor Helen had very good things to say about him.  
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:25:33 PM
I didn't hear from the old vet today....guess I'll just have to add him to the list of men who haven't called ;)

Seriously, I have gone to him for 6 years. Between the money and time I spent on 3 different cats, you'd think he'd call me back.  Either the front desk didn't tell him, or he didn't value me as the owner of two of his patients.  It may sound funny, but that hurts my feelings.


Also consider how he might have learned of your decision to go elsewhere, and who the "filter" of your request was and how it may have been relayed to him.

He may not think you actually want him to call.  It all depends on the message he actually received.

He, too, may feel hurt.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:26:38 PM
It was a very long day. They were behind so we had to wait 1 1/2 hours for our appointment.  Then the "non-adversarial" interview was extremely adversarial.  It was a very long drive back home, but I'm here.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:27:48 PM
Also consider how he might have learned of your decision to go elsewhere, and who the "filter" of your request was and how it may have been relayed to him.

He may not think you actually want him to call.  It all depends on the message he actually received.

He, too, may feel hurt.

Yeah, or he may think I'm a psycho bitch from hell, but you'd think after 6 years he wouldn't think that.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 04:30:06 PM
Yeah, or he may think I'm a psycho bitch from hell, but you'd think after 6 years he wouldn't think that.

Or is used to it by now.

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 04:32:11 PM
PAGE SEVEN PSYCHO BITCH DANCE!!!

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Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:33:36 PM
Yeah, or he may think I'm a psycho bitch from hell, but you'd think after 6 years he wouldn't think that.

That's what I mean.  He has no reason to avoid you after six years of treating Callie.  And you haven't seen him since you made your request for her records.

I think that person you were dealing may very well be  the broken link in this communications chain.

Of course, if the vet is savvy, he may figure that out in time.
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Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 04:33:54 PM
cilla, from what you said about the front desk, i bet the vet didn't get the message.  
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on October 25, 2007, 04:37:28 PM
I'm in concert with S. Woody on his salient comment:

Too bad JAMES MARSDEN (someone's very talented landlord with a gorgeous singing voice) isn't available!

(Or...is he?)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 04:42:45 PM
I'm in concert with S. Woody on his salient comment:

Too bad JAMES MARSDEN (someone's very talented landlord with a gorgeous singing voice) isn't available!

(Or...is he?)

Well, couldn't he come to the benefit to pick up the rent check for the month?  ;)
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Post by: S. Woody White on October 25, 2007, 04:46:05 PM
I'm in concert with S. Woody on his salient comment:

Too bad JAMES MARSDEN (someone's very talented landlord with a gorgeous singing voice) isn't available!

(Or...is he?)
Let us amend...

Too bad JAMES MARSDEN (someone's very talented landlord with a gorgeous singing voice and who just happens to be one of the stars of the film Enchanted) isn't available!
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 04:50:35 PM
OH!!

And since we're sort of talking about Stephen Schwartz, and since yesterday was "Ask BK Day", well...  -I just keep meaning to ask this....

A couple of years ago, one of the voice teachers I work with came across a song entitled, "Close Upon The Hour".  It was listed as being from a musical versions of "The King of Hearts".  And it was also listed as being composed by Stephen Schwartz.  She even said she got it directly from him.  However...

King of Hearts, the Musical was written by Peter Link and Jacob Brackman, and the song "Close Upon the Hour" is indeed the same song I have.  Does anyone know if it's possible that Mr. Schwartz might have ghost-written one of the songs - "Close Upon The Hour" certainly does sound like if could have been written by Mr. Schwartz?  Or did my teacher simply get her stories and composers mixed up?  *On the manuscript copy of the music I have, it even says, "Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz" - and it actually looks like Stephen's hand too.  ???

I've had this recording for quite a few years, and it's always reminded me of Stephen Schwartz's music.  I always wondered if he had anything to do with it.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:53:55 PM
Or is used to it by now.

;D

LOL!!!
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 04:56:04 PM
cilla, from what you said about the front desk, i bet the vet didn't get the message.  

do you know how the fist vet made the diagnosis

I can send you an email. I think people are probably getting tired of hearing about my cat's inner workings
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Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 04:59:39 PM
funny, i just modified my post when i realized u mentioned x-rays, which i gathered were used as a diagnostic tool.

i can imagine how frustrated u are.  i too would be hesitant to permit them to go exploring in there.

Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 05:07:59 PM
george, how did your appointment go.

i think vets or regular physicians most of us have dealt with at least one bad experience.
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Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 05:29:41 PM
Jose - Got your message.
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 05:30:57 PM
george, how did your appointment go.

i think vets or regular physicians most of us have dealt with at least one bad experience.

Well, the good news is that this second vet doesn't think that Ebonie has a tumor! :D She (the vet) examined Ebonie's paw and claws and noticed...and I quote, "for lack of a better word:  gunk" coming out of the left pinkie claw.  The healing index claw still looks good but she could tell that something was going on.  The vet examined the gunk under a microscope and said that there wasn't much pus at all, it was more like a yeast infection.  She said that if it was a tumor, it was more than likely that there wouldn't be two claws that were affected (oozing gunk).  Not that it can't happen, but it's rare for that to happen with a tumor.  So, the course of action right now it to apply this ointment on both claws for a week and if it's still gunky or gets worse, they will do a biopsy then.  Along with the ointment, I'll still give Ebonie the antibiotics until they're all gone.

As for the bad news...there isn't any, at this time. :)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on October 25, 2007, 05:34:02 PM
PAGE SEVEN PSYCHO BITCH DANCE!!!

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Dang, that reminds me of one of my co-workers!
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 05:34:37 PM
Of course, with the ointment treatment, she needs to wear a collar. :-\ It doesn't seem to be hurting her, it's just damned inconvenient.  I also need to make sure that she's able to eat with it on.  The vet said that trying to use booties usually don't work at all. ;)
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 25, 2007, 05:34:55 PM
Well, that's good news, George. I hope that the treatment works.
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 05:44:21 PM
Well, that's good news, George. I hope that the treatment works.

Thanks, so do I!
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 05:52:17 PM
Who is DOT M's agent?

I think he booked her on the wrong message board.  :P
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 05:53:46 PM
DR FJL and The Pope were walking down the street.  Coming toward them were Brad Pitt and Mary Lopinto.

FJL said to the Pope:  Isn't that Brad Pitt?

And The Pope Said:  I don't know, but I think that's Mary Lopinto with him.
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 05:55:56 PM
Nice UGLY BETTY this evening.

Wonder if MR BK ever found MAD MEN?
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Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 06:09:23 PM
george,

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

SPEEDY HEALING AND NO TUMOR VIBES FOR EBONIE!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 06:14:59 PM
Jrand - ROTFLTMFH (Rolling on the floor laughing til my feet hurt)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: FJL on October 25, 2007, 06:15:51 PM
Vibes to Callie and to Ebonie
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 06:17:57 PM
george,

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

SPEEDY HEALING AND NO TUMOR VIBES FOR EBONIE!

THANK YOU, JANE!!!!!!
 :-*  :-*  :-*  :-*  :-*  :-*  :-*  :-*

Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 06:18:38 PM
Vibes to Callie and to Ebonie

And thank you, FJL! ;D
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Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 06:25:23 PM
Also, DotM, it's interesting that that was the post that brought you out and finally got you to post.
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Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 06:29:51 PM
Reporters surrounded Britney Spears car.
One police officer apparently wasn’t too thrilled by the scene. He ordered a group of photographers and cameramen who were surrounding the car in the middle of the street to sit on a curb and provide identification while Spears drove away.
The photographers were issued citations by the Beverly Hills Police Department. On the ticket, it listed “stood in front of car with a camera” as the reason. The ticket is not correctable and the fine is $80.

 ;D good for him.
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 06:41:28 PM
Jrand - ROTFLTMFH (Rolling on the floor laughing til my feet hurt)

 :D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: TCB on October 25, 2007, 06:42:24 PM
Where in tarnation IS everyone?  I will now say that it's certain that Menken and Schwartz will be there.  And, we're now trying to get a song from Enchanted - if we do, then I have to figure out who'll sing it.  It can be someone we have or a new person - we shall see.


Perhaps you should call on Guy Haines?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 06:42:40 PM
Reporters surrounded Britney Spears car.
One police officer apparently wasn’t too thrilled by the scene. He ordered a group of photographers and cameramen who were surrounding the car in the middle of the street to sit on a curb and provide identification while Spears drove away.
The photographers were issued citations by the Beverly Hills Police Department. On the ticket, it listed “stood in front of car with a camera” as the reason. The ticket is not correctable and the fine is $80.

 ;D good for him.

Wish someone would help these tabloids distinguish between MEDIA interest and PUBLIC interest.  :P
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 06:43:02 PM
Also, DotM, it's interesting that that was the post that brought you out and finally got you to post.

It is a puzzlement.  8)
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Post by: Jrand73 on October 25, 2007, 06:43:34 PM
And now I am going to watch THE WILD PARTY, purchased after reading some of DR EDISAURUS' posts.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on October 25, 2007, 06:45:47 PM
I still have nothing to say.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 06:47:01 PM
And now I am going to watch THE WILD PARTY, purchased after reading some of DR EDISAURUS' posts.

There are some wonderful things in THE WILD PARTY - David Dukes' performance being one of them.

I've just spent an hour and a half listening to Oliver Stone's commentary track on JFK, which I had never listened to before, but thanks to today's topic, I felt inclined towards.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jeanne on October 25, 2007, 06:54:13 PM
DR FJL and The Pope were walking down the street.  Coming toward them were Brad Pitt and Mary Lopinto.

FJL said to the Pope:  Isn't that Brad Pitt?

And The Pope Said:  I don't know, but I think that's Mary Lopinto with him.

 ;D  Very good, JRand.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 06:56:28 PM
Love the FJL and the pope tale.   ;D
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jane on October 25, 2007, 06:56:45 PM
'night
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Jeanne on October 25, 2007, 06:57:40 PM
Jrand - ROTFLTMFH (Rolling on the floor laughing til my feet hurt)

I thought your foot already hurts. does this mean that your foot had stopped hurting?   ;)
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: TCB on October 25, 2007, 07:06:21 PM
As for conspiracy theories in regards to JFK's assassination...

When I was in high school, Sister Maureen Bernard (or was it Sr. Maureen Christopher - ??), was my government teacher junior year.  She was a self-avowed JFK-aholic, and even more "rabid" JFK-Assassination-Theorist/Researcher.  She shared a bunch of information and writings that she had come across over the years.  She even had a copy one of the original "reports" that was released on the newsstands, as well, as the subsequent revised report that was released after the original ones were recalled.  It was fascinating - and a bit scary - to see what was edited and/or blacked out from the original copy.  She even followed the trail of the missing brain fragments, as well as the reports of someone in a wheelchair on Aristotle Onassis' boat in the middle of the Mediterranean.  And the eventually sighting of a burial at sea.  ???


Interesting, Jose.  I believe your Sister Margaritta got her Warren Commission mixed up with her National Enquirer (or maybe it was Weekly World News).  One of those tabloid magazines was credited with creating the JFK on Ari's boat story.  Actually he was supposed to stay most of the time on a private island owned by Onassis.  I even remember the photo / drawing of the figure sitting on the dock in a wheelchair all alone.  Of course, the photo was far too grainy to see any details of the figure.
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 07:07:36 PM
Did you notice DR TCB, DR tomovoz announced our engagement?
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 07:14:27 PM
And now I am going to watch THE WILD PARTY, purchased after reading some of DR EDISAURUS' posts.

Let us know how it is, JRand---I haven't ordered it yet!
Title: Re:BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 07:19:53 PM
TOD: I was in 3rd grade in Seattle, and my teacher came into the room and looked like she had been crying. She sent us all home.

Then I remember that there was nothing on TV for days except the coverage of the assasination and funeral. (My parents had voted for Nixon, but I wanted JFK to win because I thought he was handsome. Even in kindergarten, I would have voted Democrat!)

I also remember a book called "The Torch Is Passed", or something like that. I looked at the pictures in that book for hours. After MLK and Bobby Kennedy were shot, I just figured that's the way things were in the world. My parents never tried to explain any of it to us.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on October 25, 2007, 07:28:37 PM
Well, DR Ron Pulliam may not be heading to bed at 8:30pm tonight, but I just might.  Well, 8:30pm RonPulliam time at least.  Possibly even sooner.  And since I do want to hit the gym before another day of Applause auditions, well... Sleep would be a good thing.  So...  A-Wussburgering I shall go.

Goodnight.
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Post by: TCB on October 25, 2007, 07:32:03 PM
Did you notice DR TCB, DR tomovoz announced our engagement?

He is still hoping to be ring bearer.
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Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 07:34:06 PM
After dinner with Mr. Ivory, who is in the upper right corner:
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Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 07:36:57 PM
And a more traditional composition:

The young man kneeling to my left is our dear friend, John, who is James Ivory's editor.

Greg and I met 20-some years ago helping John on one of his films. His father performed our wedding ceremony. He is like a little brother to us.
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 07:46:17 PM
That is so cool, Edi!!  Say, how about a 2-fer avatar?? :D
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 07:48:07 PM
Well, I must be going.  I promised my sister that I'd put together the shelves for her kitchen island cabinet.  So, that's what I need to do.  After that will be back home to the cat with the collar who, hopefully, is adjusting to it. :-\
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Post by: George on October 25, 2007, 07:48:23 PM
Have a good rest of the evening, all!
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Post by: Edisaurus on October 25, 2007, 07:58:21 PM
Thanks for the avatar George, but I think I'll stick with my 20 year old one!

When we had our little stray cat fixed she kept licking her stitches and so we had to make her wear the collar. She hated it!

We kept her sequestered in the kitchen away from our other cats. One night she stepped on the blender buttons and turned it on. That plus the collar was too much and it scared her half to death and woke us up. She was hanging from a picture frame in the kitchen. It took us all a while to calm down!
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Post by: TCB on October 25, 2007, 08:05:23 PM
There are some wonderful things in THE WILD PARTY - David Dukes' performance being one of them.

I've just spent an hour and a half listening to Oliver Stone's commentary track on JFK, which I had never listened to before, but thanks to today's topic, I felt inclined towards.


Sadly, Mr. Dukes passed away while filming ROSE RED here in Pierce County.  The treatment received by his widow, Carol Dukes, by the medical examiner's office in our county is a continuing embarrassment to the people who live here.  This is the same medical examiner's office (different Medical Examiner) that was accused of selling morgue photos of our late Governor Dixie Lee Ray.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 08:05:30 PM
Thanks for the avatar George, but I think I'll stick with my 20 year old one!

When we had our little stray cat fixed she kept licking her stitches and so we had to make her wear the collar. She hated it!

We kept her sequestered in the kitchen away from our other cats. One night she stepped on the blender buttons and turned it on. That plus the collar was too much and it scared her half to death and woke us up. She was hanging from a picture frame in the kitchen. It took us all a while to calm down!

OMG, I shouldn't laugh at this, I'm sure it scared your poor cat and you!
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Post by: François on October 25, 2007, 08:06:15 PM
Do you want to be bedazzled?

Well, then please, check those videos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaDjrFk5ajg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ypOdjtuRuA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rm-WXaHqXQ

(Crowds are so smart in Japan! To watch a parade, everyone sits on the floor so that everyone can see perfectly! Here, and where you are, people are glued to the floats!)
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:07:45 PM
It has rained on and off all day long. It's the first really soaking rain we've had since spring and very much needed. Of course, we're so far behind the needed rainfall that we'd need a week of this and still probably not be caught up.

I'm just happy it's stayed cool all day. Perfect sleeping weather.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:11:44 PM
I began my evening by watching last night's LIFE episode. OK story - Russian bride/con game scenario. Not bad at all.

Sad to say, its ratings continue to sag a little each week.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:13:11 PM
Next came CSI: NY which had an infuriating set-up for what looks like a season-long chase for a computer whiz/hit man (woman).
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:16:09 PM
Page Nine Harry Potter Dance!!!


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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:19:00 PM
Then I began the next TV box set - CSI: MIAMI, Season 5. It begins with that shameful episode that established Horatio and Delko as vigilantes traveling to Rio to avenge the death of H's wife and Delko's sister.

It had a running commentary with it which I also listened to, but the three speakers basically talked about the beauty of Brazil. They spent three months organizing and arranging everything there and actually filmed only four days!
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:20:28 PM
UGLY BETTY






























had some wonderful gags, a couple of sweet love stories (nice to see them pairing Marc up with someone - his polar opposite). Glad to see the twist with Justin.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:21:50 PM
I liked GREY'S ANATOMY very much tonight, too. I suppose this is the last episode we'll see with Edward Herrman as an intern (do they have a psych teaching program at Seattle Grace?).
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:22:36 PM
I began watching CSI at 10, but after the opening teaser, I thought I remembered the episode, and sure enough, checking the DVR guide showed it was indeed a rerun, so I erased it.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:23:34 PM
So, I watched SMALLVILLE. Enjoyable episode, nice to see them doing something interesting with Lana. First time we've seen Lionel in weeks.
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:24:10 PM
Tomorrow, I'll have the NBC comedies (sans SCRUBS) and tonight's LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT.
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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 08:26:49 PM
Too much information coupled, I suspect, with cloudy recall. Panty hose are not connected to a girdle. The whole point of wearing pantyhose is to avoid the use of a gridle or garterbelt to hold up the hose. If Mom was fastening hose to the clips on her girdle, they were just plain stockings, not panty-hose.

Too much exposition.

der Brucer

I don't think panty hose was invented yet in 1963, I certainly know that when I started wearing hoisery in 1967/68 or so (fishnet stockings were big then) I had to use a garter belt
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Post by: Matt H. on October 25, 2007, 08:42:02 PM
I'm heading off to bed now.

Good night!
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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 08:46:25 PM
Ben  - tomorrow I will put something in the post for you !!!

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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 08:46:57 PM
VIBES for all and to all a good night
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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 08:48:50 PM
Hmmm apparently panty hose was invented in 1959 but became more widely available after 1965.....



 
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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 08:49:15 PM
I think I am focusing on the wrong part of JMK's story
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Post by: vixmom on October 25, 2007, 08:49:54 PM
Good night MattH, Goodnight DearreaderLaura
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 09:08:49 PM
He is still hoping to be ring bearer.

With all the lovely things in his garden, he'd better be bearing FLOWERS!
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 09:16:58 PM
Sadly, Mr. Dukes passed away while filming ROSE RED here in Pierce County.  The treatment received by his widow, Carol Dukes, by the medical examiner's office in our county is a continuing embarrassment to the people who live here.  

That is so sad to hear.
I met David Dukes on several occasions at Joe Allen in NYC.  The first time I met him, the UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS wannabe had just begun its run on CBS.
It seems like every time I went to Joe Allen thereafter, David was there and always remembered me, picking up our conversations virtually at the same place we had left off.
When I finally got to see Mr. Dukes on stage, it was a phenomenal performance, matched by his co-star Richard Gere, in BENT.  After the show, I was sorta numb and just meandered on the street, where the stage doorman suddenly called out to me (honestly, I had no idea I was even near a stage door) that Mr. Gere and Mr. Dukes were on their way out, and if I wanted to meet them, I should step inside. . .once again, David remembered me and promptly introduced me to Richard Gere.  Gere told me that since it was between shows, he and David were going out for a quick bite and that I should come along if I didn't already have plans.  . .UNFORTUNATELY, I had a bus to catch in less than a half hour, so I missed out on dinner (probably at Joe Allen) with David Dukes and RICHARD FRIGGIN' GERE!
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 09:40:29 PM
I don't think panty hose was invented yet in 1963, I certainly know that when I started wearing hoisery in 1967/68 or so (fishnet stockings were big then) I had to use a garter belt


I remember my mom and my sister using garter belts and my sister would have only been 9 in 1963, so I suspect pantyhose either weren't around or not widely used
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 09:44:44 PM
Well I don't necessarily remember them in 1963, I'm sure I was older when I remember them....my point is, in 1963 most women were probably wearing garter belts....
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 09:44:57 PM
Guess I could have just agreed with Vixmom
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 09:45:55 PM
I can't sleep. Neither can Boo. It could be the full moon. With Boo, I think the Japanese Lady beetles are like speed.  She eats them and then has boundless energy.
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Post by: Cillaliz on October 25, 2007, 09:46:30 PM
Think I'll go read some more and try to fall asleep.
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 09:59:04 PM
DR TCB forced me to search the web for more information on David Duke's death, and I came up with this wonderful piece by his widow:
http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/articles/2001_articles/Heartbeat001.htm (http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/articles/2001_articles/Heartbeat001.htm)
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 10:01:52 PM
. . .and this is the maddening part to which DR TCB referred:
http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/david_dukes/med_examiner_popup.htm (http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/david_dukes/med_examiner_popup.htm)
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Post by: td on October 25, 2007, 10:17:18 PM
Good morning, DR tomovoz.
Good night, DR DERBRUCER.
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 25, 2007, 10:19:00 PM
Good night DR td. You're out of practice- it is way past morning here.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on October 25, 2007, 11:04:49 PM
cilla, from what you said about the front desk, i bet the vet didn't get the message.  


Hmmm a certain line about a "***" vet seem to have disappeared ;D

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on October 25, 2007, 11:06:19 PM
Well I don't necessarily remember them in 1963, I'm sure I was older when I remember them....my point is, in 1963 most women were probably wearing garter belts....

Not the ones in mini skirts!

der Brucer
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Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 11:56:35 PM
Page nine?  Page nine?  How unseemly.  I'm back and must now write the notes.
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Post by: bk on October 25, 2007, 11:56:48 PM
Not that anyone is here to read them.
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Post by: Michael on October 26, 2007, 12:09:15 AM
What am I doing up so early/late?????
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 26, 2007, 12:20:36 AM
Hello Michael S.
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 26, 2007, 12:39:24 AM
Hello Adriana.
I'm about to post some photographs taken an hour ago. I will wait for the new notes.
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 26, 2007, 12:50:21 AM
Trial! more tomorrow
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Post by: Tomovoz on October 26, 2007, 12:51:42 AM
These kangaroos are about 5 minutes drive from our house. Photographs were taken this evening.  
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Post by: Adriana Patti on October 26, 2007, 01:10:22 AM
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Post by: Adriana Patti on October 26, 2007, 01:10:51 AM
woohoo page 10 kangaroo dance ( hops around )