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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were simply agog, and now it is time for you to post until the simply agog cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: JENTACULAR!
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Page 1? Is this a slow news days at HHW or what? ;)
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Topic of the Day: Fredric Brown (who's birthday was just yesterday...even though he died in 1973) wrote some wonderful fiction and science fiction, and although I can't specifically remember any, I would assume that he had written some speculative fiction, as well. :)
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I also love the recording (music written by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Spencer) to Weird Romance: Two One-Act Musicals of Speculative Fiction. :)
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And on that note (F-natural), good night, Singdaw!
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My favorite speculative fiction: my resume.
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Good night, dear DR George! :)
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Isn't tonight traditionally "devil's night" or mischief night?
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Wonderfully cute photo, DR Jose!
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Oh! I almost forgot! Last night, we got music for Nite of the Living Dead! The Musical! Josh, the composer/ lyricist/ bookwriter/ music director FINALLY e-mailed pdf files of music for some of the songs!! And what is written is a little different than what we've actually been singing. ::) NOW we'll finally be able to learn the songs correctly and consistently. ;D
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Thank you Bruce. The CD was in my In Box when I arrived at the office this morning. I shall play it as I work.
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Morning, Tom
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Good morning, all! I went to bed, opened a new book DESIGN FLAWS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION and laughed through the first five chapters. It's very funny, very New Yawk, and I think I will like this book quite a lot. Beginning it and sending off to Portland the finished David Burnham chart seem to be the only two things I feel went well yesterday.
I did indeed have weird dreams. Julie Andrews was in one of them nd I was high in a balcony watching her sing at some benefit, then I dreamed that I was working as a bagger in a supermarket and talking to Robert Kimball about a benefit to do the show and record JUBILEE when the Fat Conductor of Limited Talent and Limitless Ego showed up wearing a beard and raving about doing something with, probably butchering, Richard Rodgers' music.
Today: barber at 9:30, then Toyland, the NYPL, and perhaps I'll start the chart for Ashley Brown today.
Speculative fiction? TIME AND AGAIN by Jack Finney.
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Good morning!
I don't think I really understand the topic du jour... or it is to early in the morning to speulcate on the topic.
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Good morning, DR Ben!
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Good morning!
I don't think I really understand the topic du jour... or it is to early in the morning to speulcate on the topic.
Nor I. I don't want to speculate ( ;)) on the topic but what does it mean?
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Good morning. To kick off with the foot report: The meds seem to be doing their work, and I'm wandering about, still carefully, but not particularly painfully - not even a temptation to reach for the cane, so that's good.
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(http://humor.beecy.net/animals/halloween-dogs/j-pumpkin-dog.jpg)
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I took the TOD to mean fiction - in whatever genre - that asks the question "What If?" and then attempts to answer it.
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Glad to hear the good foot news, DR FJL! :)
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Thanks, singdaw.
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DR FJL - if you see Milla in the hospital or speak with her, will you please tell her that I'm thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery? She doesn't know me, but she did give me a big hug on the steps of St. Clement's!
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And the word of the day is: JENTACULAR!
And The Song Of The Day Is: COOKING BREAKFAST FOR THE ONE I LOVE
(with a bow to Fanny Brice)
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Tuesday morning greetings! Here I am at work with my angel costume on - almost everyone in the department dressed up, except for the ones I could have predicted would not.
TOD - in the post-apocalyptic vein:
Malevil, by Robert Merle
A Gift Upon the Shore, by M. K. Wren
Science fiction: The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell
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And The Song Of The Day Is: COOKING BREAKFAST FOR THE ONE I LOVE
(with a bow to Fanny Brice)
I just love this song, and one of these days, I'm going to see the movie where she sang it.
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TOD: I like short stories, so:
Lewis Padgett (a.k.a. Kuttner and Moore)'s Gallagher stories
Frederic Brown: The Star Mouse
E.M. Forster: The Celestial Omnibus
Most Harlan Ellison
And if Lewis Carroll counts, well...Through The Looking Glass would be my #1 fave.
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Good morning!
Chilly morning, and warming up only to 66 today. I haven't turned my heat on yet as the days warm up just enough to make the house tolerable if I'm dressed in sweats. Anyway, looks like fall is here to stay for awhile, and I love it.
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There was a book I read hurriedly when I was a teenager called IF THE SOUTH HAD WON THE CIVIL WAR. I remember being rather appalled by it then, but it's been so long, my memories are rather vague.
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Thank you, DR td, for your astute comments on THE SHINING. I'm looking forward to revisiting it this afternoon after many years away from it.
I had not read King's book when I saw the movie so I didn't share the outrage of others who felt the master's work had been violated. For me, the movie worked its spell pretty thoroughly, and even when parts of it baffled me, I still had a visceral response to the horrors both real and imagined in it.
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I have BONES and HOUSE and SVU and BOSTON LEGAL for tonight.
Tonight is also the season premiere of NIP/TUCK which I'll watch in the hopes that this is a better season for the show.
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We've gotten no all clear from our administrator, so I guess I still can't do a Potter Page Dance!!
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As soon as the barber session was over, I rushed home. I'm definitely sick and perhaps this is the reason that I'm feeling puny. I have to call my doctor and cancel tomorrow's physical and do whatever else needs to be acconplished. I want to be healthy to step out Thursday night with DR Jose and Baayork!
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Must be what's going around, DR ELMORE. I am feeling sickly as well....since Sunday.
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DR Elmore - feel better!
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DR JRand, too!
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TOD:
Ray Bradbury - Dandelion Wine, especially "Lime Vanilla Ice Cream" and "The Strangler" , although not really speculative.
Mr Harlan Ellison is my favorite speculative writer.
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Thanks, DR GINNY.
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DR FJL - if you see Milla in the hospital or speak with her, will you please tell her that I'm thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery? She doesn't know me, but she did give me a big hug on the steps of St. Clement's!
Did I miss something? Is something the mater with Milla and I missed it?
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DR JRand57, I hope you're not feeling as puny as I am! I hate hate hate being sick.
I just changed by physical exam to Nov 21, and there was a message on my phone from my sister-in-law and chef par excellence JoAnn telling me she loved my email to M. Ther has, of course, been no response from the Macbeths, but I didn't expect one.
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Sorry to read you're under the weather, DRs Elmore and JRand. I hope both of you feel better quickly.
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I'm heading down now to clean up for an early lunch with best friend John.
WBBL.
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Larry - Milla mentioned in the Birthday listings on All That Chat that she had to go to the hospital for a few days, but I haven't been able to get any info.
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Larry - Milla mentioned in the Birthday listings on All That Chat that she had to go to the hospital for a few days, but I haven't been able to get any info.
Give her my love!
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Today's headline on MSN:
Deadly Noel heads for Bahamas
At least now I know why he didn't ID my latest memory lapse. ;)
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Just spoke to Milla in the hospital. She's in excellent spirits. More later.
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Really scary column in this morning's Oregonian. Some kid in Madras (not the Indian one) was arrested for having sex with his underage girlfriend. The grand jury returned a "not to be indicted " finding but the jury foreman incorrectly signed the document (you're only supposed to sign if the jury indicts). Well, the prosecutor, D.A., judge and jail officials all "neglected" to see that the jury actually hadn't indicted and put the kid in jail. It was only because one of the jurors happened to read a little article in the Madras paper and called the D.A. that the kid was released--temporarily. The prosecutors are trying to blame the defense attorney and the kid himself for not noticing and they are now prosecuting him all over again, since because of the error, the first case is legally "nullified," so, according to them, there's no double jeopardy.
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Zac Efron will star in the TV movie about the case.....next week.
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Zac Efron will star in the TV movie about the case.....next week.
Lea Delaria IS the Grand Jury
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OK, time to take off this angel costume and dress like a professional for lunch with local philanthropists.
Bye for now!
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TCM has a great line-up of movies about songwriters/composers today. This morning they had films about Francis Scott Key, Rodgers and Hart, and coming up, NIGHT AND DAY, RHAPSODY IN BLUE, etc...
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I had never seen WORDS AND MUSIC before, but I've always loved SLAUGHTER ON 10TH AVENUE, so it was fun to see it danced with Gene Kelly and Vera Ellen.
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Larry, I hope you feel better soon!
There is definitely something going around---Greg's brother, sister and her husband were all very sick at our get-together. I came home and immediately took some Immunity and Airborne. It seems to have done the trick.
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bk, I hope you have a calmer day today and that the rest of the days leading up to the event are smooth sailing.
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Now I have to go and get a new phone. I can't charge mine anymore. Greg was able to get it charging but he has been out of town. I am torn between waiting for him to get home tonight to get it charged up again before it is replaced, so my phone numbers will transfer over, or going today and hope that the techie can make it work and not screw it up worse!
I really should have replaced it weeks ago when I was still able to change it. Dang!
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I hope DR GINNY has pictures taken.
DR EDISAURUS - Slaughter is probably my LEAST favorite part of WORDS AND MUSIC..... And I keep wondering why the Blackburn Twins don't stand up straight when they dance!!!
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Now I have to go and get a new phone. I can't charge mine anymore. Greg was able to get it charging but he has been out of town. I am torn between waiting for him to get home tonight to get it charged up again before it is replaced, so my phone numbers will transfer over, or going today and hope that the techie can make it work and not screw it up worse!
I really should have replaced it weeks ago when I was still able to change it. Dang!
Thursday would be better - Mercury retrograde is over on November 1. Technology problems until then. :D
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Oh re: the film ENCHANTED.
The name just didn't ring a bell. But i think i saw a preview for this when i saw the HAIRSPRAY movie. If so it's part cartoon. And it looks really sweet (romantic comedy but for the younger set).
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I wonder if Gog and Magog were ever agog!
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DR Edisaurus, that MEAN KITTY song on youtube cracked me up! That guy is very talented! I also watched his video on getting Mean Kitty to stop biting...and laughed all of the way. I will have to watch more during my lunch hour
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DR Ginny - any particular reason why the folks are dressing up today rather than tomorrow? ???
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DRs elmore3003 and JRand57 - FEEL BETTER PRONTO!!!!!
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DR Cillaliz wrote this about last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS.
I agree on the bottom 2. I loved Mel and Max - I thought it was amazing they could do that in 6 hours. It isn't that she doesn't want to work more, it's schedules, I think Jennie has improved the most and I liked Sabrina. I do like Helio and Julianne, but I'm not sure they are still my favorites. I think this is going to be really close in the end
I actually disagree about Mel. Last week she had the tough schedule. They didn't mention anything about her having that same schedule this week. I just don't buy it. Even with sabrina's ridiculous sched this week. I bet she did more like 20-25 hours of rehearsal.
Yes it is impressive that mel could do that well without rehearsing. But it made me really mad after i heard that.
I agree that jennie has improved a lot. bUt i think the brother sister (julianne and her bro who is jennie's partner) are just fabulous choreographers. And i think that helps a lot.
It will be interesting to see who is F3. Because a lot of it is fanvote and popularity. I"m not sure if jennie is THAT popular. Or Sabrina. And since mel was in B2 early on. I just don't think she has the fan vote. Even though marie is nice. I hope she doesn't have the fan vote that will keep her till the end.
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DR EDISAURUS - Slaughter is probably my LEAST favorite part of WORDS AND MUSIC..... And I keep wondering why the Blackburn Twins don't stand up straight when they dance!!!
DR JMK -- "Slaughter..." is one of my MOST favorite moments in this wonderful film (musically, not so much as a "story").
The Blackburns were tall men, compared to some of the stars they danced with...I suspect they spent their professional lives attempting to compensate. June Allyson was ... what?... 4-foot-9?
My most favorite number in the film: "Where's That Rainbow?" Ann Sothern and the Blackburns are tremendous in this wonderful number. The presentation, the color palette, the orchestrations and the performance mesh beautifully. I can't watch this number without a huge grin on my face and my toes tapping.
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Ann with Ramon & Royce Blackburn - that is a lovely number. But they hunch over when dancing "Thou Swell" - maybe because June Allyson is so short.
"Slaughter" - well......it's that truck driver-artiste.
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What DR RLP said.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up.
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Ann with Ramon & Royce Blackburn - that is a lovely number. But they hunch over when dancing "Thou Swell" - maybe because June Allyson is so short.
"Slaughter" - well......it's that truck driver-artiste.
There you go again...I'd rather watch Kelly's butch musical persona on screen -- and his inspired dancing -- more than than anyone else....other than watching the genius of Fred Astaire.
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All this FJL foot talk reminded me of that awful foot problem I had where one of my toes swelled up as big as a football and how painful it was. Had to go to the doctor, where I almost fainted, and then had to go to NY to record something or do something and I could barely get a shoe on - he gave me medication and it went down during the NY trip, but it was awful. I wonder if that was during the last six years? If so, I'm sure I wrote about it in detail.
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JMK, that article is nauseating.
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RE: last night's HEROES
SPOILERS
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I mostly liked last night's show.
I liked the stuff with claire and the cheerleader.
I could have done with the stuff with maya. But sylar makes it sort of bearable.
I'm hoping we are getting to the end of hiro in the Old times. I want him back now!
I found the stuff with claire's dad and the haitian interesting. ANd i love seeing the paintings. But i was a bit surprised at how they just had him shoot that guy. I thought they were trying to make him seem/act more like a realy good guy.
Btw, did anyone make it anything in the paintings? Was that suresh with the gun?
I was a bit disappointed not to see any of montreal. I thought they were going to show more. Maybe next week if they go back (not sure if they do).
Here is the televisionwithoutpity recap:
http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/portal/site/TelevisionWithoutPity/menuitem.766266d5c663f366b180b41045001d30/?vgnextoid=6ef9a2cffb0f5110VgnVCM1000006dc1d240RCRD&ShowName=Heroes (http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/portal/site/TelevisionWithoutPity/menuitem.766266d5c663f366b180b41045001d30/?vgnextoid=6ef9a2cffb0f5110VgnVCM1000006dc1d240RCRD&ShowName=Heroes)
They say re: the paintings:
They seem to show, in succession, a hand with a vial, a blonde woman who appears to be trapped, Hiro and Kensei fighting, a guy who might be Peter or Sylar who's holding a smoking gun, and Bennet's own painting.
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Bk - All in the big toe? And it wasn't gout?
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I watched a lot of the CBS comedy line up last night.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER has a couple of good guy actors, Neil Patrick Harris and Josh Radner - and Allyson Hannigan is okay....but the other girl Cobie Smulders is pretty bad....almost Debra Messing bad. And the writing is so ordinary.....
I watched BIG BANG THEORY for the first time. I thought it was funny. I like Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons as Sheldon and Leonard - a nod to a prolific producer? - and some of the jokes were funny....I may watch it again. I am a little behind on the character relationships, but the cast is good....at least they know how to time a gag, especially Parsons.
Two and Half Men is a show I like mostly because I like Sheen and Cryer. Holland Taylor was also pretty funny last night: "I was not put on this earth to help you." she tells her son.
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There you go again...
;)
You KNEW I would. ;D
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This was a pretty funny moment on BIG BANG THEORY. ;D
(http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/images/gallery/ep6/full/4.jpg)
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My two Brando box sets arrived today, so I shall probably spend the evening with Marlon....into the morning.
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....but the other girl Cobie Smulders is pretty bad....almost Debra Messing bad. And the writing is so ordinary.....
I don't see how that is even POSSible!
I "endured" a film a week ago on one of the cable channels that starred Debra Messing as a woman who was going to England for a wedding and hired an escort (Dermot Mulroney) to "play" her boyfriend.
Messing seemingly went out of her way to look as bad in each scene as she possibly could. There was one laugh-out-loud scene of her and Holland Taylor (who played her mother) in a beauty shop...rollers in hair...getting the "treatment" so they'd be all spiffy for the wedding. Taylor turned out great....Messing showed NO EVIDENCE of having had anyone touch her hair with anything other than oil...it was straight, askew, and her roots were evident throughout the film.
It was inconceivable to me that Mulroney would have fallen in love with her...or that anyone would not have told her she looked as if she were a guttersnipe.
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Good morning. Today seems a bit odd. It's very quiet, and it's almost 9:00. It's also quite foggy. I'm hoping fall as finally arrived and will be staying until Winter kicks it in the buttcheeks and takes over.
TOD - I don't read speculative fiction. James Patterson is more my speed.
Right now I'm sitting on the couch with a the DD (Dear Dog) asleep up against my leg. Calm before the storm as he's getting groomed today.
Nothing else from the Area of the Bay in CA.
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Good morning. Today seems a bit odd. It's very quiet, and it's almost 9:00. It's also quite foggy. I'm hoping fall as finally arrived and will be staying until Winter kicks it in the buttcheeks and takes over.
TOD - I don't read speculative fiction. James Patterson is more my speed.
Right now I'm sitting on the couch with a the DD (Dear Dog) asleep up against my leg. Calm before the storm as he's getting groomed today.
Nothing else from the Area of the Bay in CA.
Artie's just delivered some matzoh ball soup which was good for my soul if nothing else and I'm lying down and watching tv. Does anyone besides me watch Showtime's BROTHERHOOD? It's like an Irish clan verasion of THE SOPRANOS and I like it very much.
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Good morning. Today seems a bit odd. It's very quiet, and it's almost 9:00. It's also quite foggy. I'm hoping fall as finally arrived and will be staying until Winter kicks it in the buttcheeks and takes over.
TOD - I don't read speculative fiction. James Patterson is more my speed.
Right now I'm sitting on the couch with a the DD (Dear Dog) asleep up against my leg. Calm before the storm as he's getting groomed today.
Nothing else from the Area of the Bay in CA.
What time is the limo picking DD up?
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I don't see how that is even POSSible!
I "endured" a film a week ago on one of the cable channels that starred Debra Messing as a woman who was going to England for a wedding and hired an escort (Dermot Mulroney) to "play" her boyfriend.
Messing seemingly went out of her way to look as bad in each scene as she possibly could. There was one laugh-out-loud scene of her and Holland Taylor (who played her mother) in a beauty shop...rollers in hair...getting the "treatment" so they'd be all spiffy for the wedding. Taylor turned out great....Messing showed NO EVIDENCE of having had anyone touch her hair with anything other than oil...it was straight, askew, and her roots were evident throughout the film.
It was inconceivable to me that Mulroney would have fallen in love with her...or that anyone would not have told her she looked as if she were a guttersnipe.
Well she IS the new Lucille Ball, you know, just ask her. :P
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Artie's just delivered some matzoh ball soup which was good for my spoul if nothing else and I'm lying down and watching tv. Does anyone besides me watch Showtime's BROTHERHOOD? It's like an Irish clan verasion of THE SOPRANOS and I like it very much.
So....you're just a spoul man!
I am "preparing" some chicken noodle soup. I put a whole chicken in a crockpot last night and it cooked all night. Tonight, I will use some chicken stock and assemble some "Jewish penicillin" combining bits and pieces of various recipes to see what wonder I can create.
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DR JMK - I will be interested in hearing what the Arnold article you are bidding on has to say - it is obviously shilling for his book....but he may put some things in there he didn't include....or some observations he made....
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And, yes, I've already been to the gym.
I tried a new workout routine this morning, and I'm not sure I'm going to stick with it. Nothing was too taxing, nor too complicated, but there were just a lot of things to do, and, consequently, it took a lot of time. Yes, I like taking my time at the gym, but after a 15-minute warm-up/stretch, 40 minutes of resistance training, 5 minutes of ab work, then another 20 minutes of cardio, well... With the way my schedule is shaping up for the next couple of weeks, I believe I need something a bit more streamlined. We shall see.
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I have a dentist appointment this afternoon at 1.
This will be my first time with this dentist. She actually has a practice with one other dentist.
This should be a refreshing change-of-pace from the dentistry-by-assembly of my last medical-plan-dentist. In that place, the first thing they want is your insurance card or a deposit. Never mind if you are in pain or whatever. If you don't have insurance, they take the next hour signing you up with a company that will finance your procedure with a repayment plan fully documented BEFORE you see a dentist.
Also, you could see every dentist's chair/patient through the reception area....looking like a large beauty salon where you can see each cutter/client in a Busby-Berkeley-like display.
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I had some nifty pics to upload, but it won't let me. What gives?
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DR RLP: eh? Did I slaughter someone or something in my sleep?
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Has anyone been seeing the promos for the upcoming Dreamworks Animation film "The Bee"?
Jerry Seinfeld is everywhere in them. And what I'm wondering is whether anyone else is confused about there not being anything remotely "funny" about them. Jerry mugs. Jerry talks. Jerry does this, that and the other. Folks talk about Jerry -- he's so funny, he has assembled a great cast, he's a genius. And yet, nothing in evidence seems to be offered that makes this movie appealing to me in the least bit.
Funny man? Jerry Seinfeld? He's never made me laugh at all. Moreso (or less) now than ever.
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I had hoped to get up early enough to get my workout in and a haircut before noon, but since I did not make it to the gym until 9:30, well... I have a few errands to run this afternoon, and they're all in different parts of town, so I'm trying to plan the most convenient routing. I guess I can get my haircut tomorrow, although there may be a way to get it in this afternoon. We shall see.
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I had some nifty pics to upload, but it won't let me. What gives?
The upload folder is still full and needs to be purged. In the meantime, you can still link to pictures if they're hosted on another site like photobucket, flickr, etc. or one of your own website(s).
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Also, you could see every dentist's chair/patient through the reception area....looking like a large beauty salon where you can see each cutter/client in a Busby-Berkeley-like display.
I'm getting a mental picture! :D
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Spending the Evening with Marlon....priceless.
[and good for the spoul, too! 8) ]
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DR elmore - ~~~~~GET WELL VIBES~~~~~
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Has anyone been seeing the promos for the upcoming Dreamworks Animation film "The Bee"?
Jerry Seinfeld is everywhere in them. And what I'm wondering is whether anyone else is confused about there not being anything remotely "funny" about them. Jerry mugs. Jerry talks. Jerry does this, that and the other. Folks talk about Jerry -- he's so funny, he has assembled a great cast, he's a genius. And yet, nothing in evidence seems to be offered that makes this movie appealing to me in the least bit.
Funny man? Jerry Seinfeld? He's never made me laugh at all. Moreso (or less) now than ever.
I'm not sure what to think about "The Bee" either. I've liked Jerry Seinfeld, but never loved him. However, the previews they've been showing in the theatres have been a lot better than the commercial spots running on TV right now. The TV spots obviously seem slanted toward attracting Seinfeld fans.
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I just got off the phone with my wonderful sister-in-law JoAnn. Yep, the Macbeths panties are in a bunch over my email, and we had a good laugh over their discomfort. She and I have questions for the DRs who sell on eBay since we want to put this motor home of my dad's up for sale.
I also think she's lined up some charity/used furniture place to empty the house. thank God!
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I'm not sure what to think about "The Bee" either. I've liked Jerry Seinfeld, but never loved him. However, the previews they've been showing in the theatres have been a lot better than the commercial spots running on TV right now. The TV spots obviously seem slanted toward attracting Seinfeld fans.
I still think "Seinfeld" was one of the funniest shows ever on tv, but a lot of the humor came from the great ensemble cast, not just the four principals but the parents of Jerry and George, Puddy, Elaine's employers, etc.
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OK - I need to get showered and start running all over creation - well, Union Square, Chelsea and midtown. Close enough.
Laters...
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Good morning to all of the dear studlies and lovelies here. And H/Ks, and DRs, and vixens and sirens also !!
And a lovely good morning to dear Esteemed BK .
I was visiting a longtime friend of mine who had to undergo bypass (5) surgery, and thankfully, everything went well and he was doing great in his "recovery rehab" hospital. He actually looked better than he has the past year or so.
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Dear Elmo.... I sure hope you get to feeling much better, just as soon as possible!
And "feel better / recovery" vibes ~~~ ~~~ to those DRs who could use them.
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And as for the TOD; my choice might not fit the exact criteria of which dear BK is thinking, but it certainly poses a lot of questions to think about, so one of my all time favorite pieces of fiction is still...
Atlas Shrugged
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I still think "Seinfeld" was one of the funniest shows ever on tv, but a lot of the humor came from the great ensemble cast, not just the four principals but the parents of Jerry and George, Puddy, Elaine's employers, etc.
Yes, indeed. And through it all, Jerry was the "straight man."
The show was far less funny in its first season when they combined his very dry standup with "TV show scenes."
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And now I must play a little "catch-up" with mail, bills, some work, etc.
TTFN :D
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THE BEE MOVIE promos are terribly unfunny to me.
Hello, DR MG. Who is John Galt?
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And where, today, can one buy blue steel?
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I've never been a Seinfeld fan. Although, I did think that the title "A Bee Movie" is quite clever.
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I also watched his video on getting Mean Kitty to stop biting...and laughed all of the way. I will have to watch more during my lunch hour
The one with the voodoo guy? Very funny!
I smell a series!
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To celebrate DR JOSE's gym visits, I am having pizza for lunch.
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To celebrate DR JOSE's gym visits, I am having pizza for lunch.
In addition to being agog, I'm contemplating being aghast and agape.
Make sure it's a "lite" pizza.
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I've got NIGHT AND DAY running while I do work at the house. So many songs make me think of our dear Larry and his wonderful Cole Porter orchestrations!
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When I see "The Bee Movie", and I will, it will be because of Patrick Warburton.
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Night and day
Chew are the one
Only chew beneath the moon and under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter darling where chew are
I think of chew, night and day.
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I liked the sequence in the book at the fancy party when Dagny Taggart exchanges her diamond bracelet for Lillian Rearden's made of Rearden Steel:
"You may have it back, Miss Taggart, when you change your mind," she [Lillian] said.
She [Dagny] clasped the metal bracelet on her wrist. She liked the feel of the weight against her skin. Inexplicably she felt a touch of feminine vanity, the kind she had never experienced before: the desire to be seen wearing this particular ornament.
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There Will Never Be Another Chew
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Ladies and gentlemen: eating that pizza was a mistake.
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In addition to being agog, I'm contemplating being aghast and agape.
;D
My dear DR Ron Pulliam - we wouldn't have it any other way!
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I think DR SINGDAW asked about tonight being Devil's Night or Mischief Night....yes it is.
Petty crimes, fires, and annoyances.....I think the tradition began in Detroit, there is no spiritual significance to the event.
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Ladies and gentlemen: eating that pizza was a mistake.
How can eating pizza ever be a mistake? ;)
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from edi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD! ;D thanks, we both got a kick out of it.
when our bosco was a kitten i found a sign to hang on the door knob that said attack cat on duty.
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Had to run out at lunch to use my 30% off coupon at Borders to get the new Twin Peaks box set.
So...
Who's buying Britney's new album? ::)
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jose, darling photo of the gang. :)
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How can eating pizza ever be a mistake? ;)
Chew never know!
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...and my toes tapping.
You and a Senator from Idaho :D
der Brucer
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There Will Never Be Another Chew?
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jose, darling photo of the gang. :)
What I want to know is whether it makes our Jose want to go out and procreate so there might be some little SPianos running around.
;)
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I've Got Chew Under My Skin?
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Chew and the Night and the Music?
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When I'm Calling Chew?
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The Song is Chew?
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Embraceable Chew?
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Chew and Me
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Chew Were Never Lovelier
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I hope DR GINNY has pictures taken.
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DR JRand, our assistant manager has taken lots of pictures today, including a cute one of 5 of us together. It's HUGE and would send us into Cinemascope for sure, so even if we could post right now, I wouldn't. Can't figure how to resize on this %$&@ PC, so will wait until I get home to my Mac and hope the upload folder is clear by then.
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Chew'll Never Know
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Science fiction: The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell
first book that popped into my head.
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singdaw - Got your message, thanks. Better health vibes to all of us and all of our friends, indeed.
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DR Ginny - any particular reason why the folks are dressing up today rather than tomorrow? ???
Long story, DR Singdaw. Here in the Bible Belt, the powers that be have decided that Trick or Treat should not be tomorrow because there are a lot of church services on Wednesday evenings.
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DR Ginny - Ah. Thanks for the tip! :)
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Another vote of CUTE for the family picture posted by DR JOSE yesterday.
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We shall patiently await the photo, DR GINNY.
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Back from lunch and a depressing speech on the health of children and teens in our area. While over in that part of downtown, I popped into the box office at the Schuster Center and got 2 great seats for the Nov. 24 matinee of Mamma Mia!. I'm taking my mother as an early 89th birthday present.
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You've Got to Ac-cen-CHEW-ate the Positive?
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MAMMA MIA! is in Indy next week....would like to see it....but at $204 per ticket....I shall have to pass.
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I shall now take some medication and pass out
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MAMMA MIA! is in Indy next week....would like to see it....but at $204 per ticket....I shall have to pass.
Yikes! I paid 'way less than that for 2 great aisle seats in the orchestra.
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Has anyone been seeing the promos for the upcoming Dreamworks Animation film "The Bee"?
Jerry Seinfeld is everywhere in them. And what I'm wondering is whether anyone else is confused about there not being anything remotely "funny" about them. Jerry mugs. Jerry talks. Jerry does this, that and the other. Folks talk about Jerry -- he's so funny, he has assembled a great cast, he's a genius. And yet, nothing in evidence seems to be offered that makes this movie appealing to me in the least bit.
Funny man? Jerry Seinfeld? He's never made me laugh at all. Moreso (or less) now than ever.
The movie house trailer is pretty funny - however, I suspect Seinfeld is an acquired taste. The tag line in the trailer "Can anybody draw" got a laugh from me, and of course the Grandlad was enjoying all the Bee shenanigans.
der Brucer
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I've been listening to the quartet of new CD releases from ps classics [Andrea Burns, Victoria Clark, Lauren Kennedy, and demos by Jonathan Larson].
I must say, I'm really blown away by almost every song by Jeff Blumenkrantz that I've heard! His podcasts last year were quite something, too.
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Who is John Galt?
Read the complete radio address to find out.
der Brucer
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And as for the TOD; my choice might not fit the exact criteria of which dear BK is thinking, but it certainly poses a lot of questions to think about, so one of my all time favorite pieces of fiction is still...
Atlas Shrugged
i only shrugged when i read this. sometimes i wonder if i should re-read & attempt to figure out what i missed. ;D
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DR JRand, our assistant manager has taken lots of pictures today, including a cute one of 5 of us together. It's HUGE and would send us into Cinemascope for sure, so even if we could post right now, I wouldn't. Can't figure how to resize on this %$&@ PC, so will wait until I get home to my Mac and hope the upload folder is clear by then.
EMail it to me (GEORDIEMC@AOL.COM) and I'll size it and host it and return you a link
der Brucer
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Elmore, & jrand feel better soon.
JFL caneless, good news.
Ron, I hope u enjoy your new dentist, at least the atmosphere has to be better.
Music guy, nice to read how well your friend is following his surgery.
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TOD
Brave New World
Atlas Shrugged
The Alienist
Foundation Trilogy
der Brucer
(The evil cynic in me wants to add The Bible, but I shan't)
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Tuesday morning greetings! Here I am at work with my angel costume on - almost everyone in the department dressed up, except for the ones I could have predicted would not.
Did no one dress as a Hobo or a bag lady and mingle with the crowd?
der Brucer
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Long story, DR Singdaw. Here in the Bible Belt, the powers that be have decided that Trick or Treat should not be tomorrow because there are a lot of church services on Wednesday evenings.
interesting. so the kids go tonight then? i doubt they mind having it a day
early :)
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Really scary column in this morning's Oregonian. Some kid in Madras (not the Indian one) was arrested for having sex with his underage girlfriend. The grand jury returned a "not to be indicted " finding but the jury foreman incorrectly signed the document (you're only supposed to sign if the jury indicts). Well, the prosecutor, D.A., judge and jail officials all "neglected" to see that the jury actually hadn't indicted and put the kid in jail. It was only because one of the jurors happened to read a little article in the Madras paper and called the D.A. that the kid was released--temporarily. The prosecutors are trying to blame the defense attorney and the kid himself for not noticing and they are now prosecuting him all over again, since because of the error, the first case is legally "nullified," so, according to them, there's no double jeopardy.
A clear case where the "literal" reading of the law flies in the face of the spirit of the law, justice, and plain common sense!
der Brucer
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Long story, DR Singdaw. Here in the Bible Belt, the powers that be have decided that Trick or Treat should not be tomorrow because there are a lot of church services on Wednesday evenings.
And will those same Bible Belt powers that be then arrange for the spirits to awaken a day early for Feast for All Souls?
der Brucer
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Ron, I hope u enjoy your new dentist, at least the atmosphere has to be better.
U betcha.
Thanks.
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Trick or Treat?
Hmmmm....I'll have to give that one some thought.
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I actually disagree
Now that's more like it ;D
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I think DR SINGDAW asked about tonight being Devil's Night or Mischief Night....yes it is.
Petty crimes, fires, and annoyances.....I think the tradition began in Detroit, there is no spiritual significance to the event.
Mischief night was is full swing long before Detroit started with the fire crap. We had "Soap Night" in Philly ever since I can remember - which gets us back to FDR!
der Brucer
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Trick or Treat?
Hmmmm....I'll have to give that one some thought.
At my age any almost any trick is a treat 8)
der Brucer
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Trick or Treat?
Hmmmm....I'll have to give that one some thought.
Define "trick." 8)
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Define "trick." 8)
Define "treat". ;)
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i never heard of "devil's night" until we moved to pennsylvania. i was shocked to think parents would even let their children out to play "harmless" pranks.
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Well...the roller coaster continues... last night after Callie was so calmly sleeping she got up and her back legs, well at least one of them was very weak, she almost fell over several times. It was still that way this morning. We went to the vet this morning and she did a full blood panel. I am convinced that there is something unrelated to her bowel problem going on here.
I mentioned to the vet about the phosphate enema, she said she noticed too but it was 6 months ago, we looked at the chart and I pointed out that it was in September and she has never really recovered since. The results of her blood work will be in tomorrow. With her weak hind legs, I'm very worried.
Callie seems pretty calm today. She let me give her her regular meds in the regular doses without any objection. I have a lot to do at work, but just can't seem to get my mind on it.
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Oh re: the film ENCHANTED.
The name just didn't ring a bell. But i think i saw a preview for this when i saw the HAIRSPRAY movie. If so it's part cartoon. And it looks really sweet (romantic comedy but for the younger set).
With it's all-star cast, Disney Animation and a score by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz this film will attract a wide audience of all ages.
(And the purists among us would remind you that animated movies are not cartoons).
der Brucer
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Good morning. To kick off with the foot report: The meds seem to be doing their work, and I'm wandering about, still carefully, but not particularly painfully - not even a temptation to reach for the cane, so that's good.
Good news!! :D
~~~Continued Foot Vibes!!~~~
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~~~Feel Better Vibes for Elmore!!~~~
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i never heard of "devil's night" until we moved to pennsylvania. i was shocked to think parents would even let their children out to play "harmless" pranks.
Jane, time was when parents didn't make an event out of letting their kids out - children regulary "hung out" after school, and often after dinner, particularly when it was still light. And in the urban areas, hanging at the corner store or local park was ritual.
der Brucer
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Jane, time was when parents didn't make an event out of letting their kids out - children regulary "hung out" after school, and often after dinner, particularly when it was still light. And in the urban areas, hanging at the corner store or local park was ritual.
der Brucer
We "hung out" every day or went "driving around" It was common to T.P. trees, egg cars and soap windows during Halloween or homecoming etc. I didn't throw eggs, but i did soap windows and TP'd more than a few trees in my days.
We did all sorts of crazy things when I was a kid that were considered harmless pranks and today would land a kid in detention if not jail. Times have changed and I don't think for the better. I'd hate to grow up the way things are today.
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We "hung out" every day or went "driving around" It was common to T.P. trees, egg cars and soap windows during Halloween or homecoming etc. I didn't throw eggs, but i did soap windows and TP'd more than a few trees in my days.
I suspect juvenile delinquency is good training for a criminal defense attorney 8)
der Brucer
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I mentioned to the vet about the phosphate enema, she said she noticed too but it was 6 months ago, we looked at the chart and I pointed out that it was in September and she has never really recovered since.
BIG SIGH AND VIBES TO YOU BOTH!
when the other vet said the chart was wrong & he doesn't use phosphate anymore, did he say what they used?
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EMail it to me (GEORDIEMC@AOL.COM) and I'll size it and host it and return you a link
der Brucer
Thanks, DR der Brucer, I'll try. Sometimes our work email doesn't respond well to aol email addresses, though.
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Did no one dress as a Hobo or a bag lady and mingle with the crowd?
der Brucer
LOL! Several of us were standing around in the lobby at 9am when the floodgates were opened. One of the regulars went by and said, "I thought you all were going to dress up today." Jerk.
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BIG SIGH AND VIBES TO YOU BOTH!
when the other vet said the chart was wrong & he doesn't use phosphate anymore, did he say what they used?
Warm water and glycerine, but the time when the chart says it was phosphate is when her doctor was gone and the one I don't really like was there.
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I was just sitting here wishing that I could reschedule my 4:00PM appointment so I could go home and work (I have a bunch of writing to do and that I can do at home) when my 4:00 PM appointment called! There was no problem rescheduling, so I'm packing up a bunch of work and heading home. My imagination of how Callie is doing is worse than how she seems when I'm there.
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Thanks, DR der Brucer, I'll try. Sometimes our work email doesn't respond well to aol email addresses, though.
I got it fine - if the reply didn't work I'll post it for you.
der Brucer
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OK, here goes:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/GPHalloween.jpg)
My devil horns are provided by my good friend, Farmer Sue.
The "costume" on the far left is a literary reference. Can anyone figure it out?
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The Catcher in the Rye?
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The Catcher in the Rye?
Ding, ding, ding - you got it, DR Singdaw!
Apparently, the girl next to her is some anime character, too.
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Ginny - I read quickly and thought you said "My devil horns are provided by my Former good friend, Sue."
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How do you post a gif to your post? I am currently brain-dead.
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The "costume" on the far left is a literary reference. Can anyone figure it out?
I guess "The bread tray",
by Louis Pullig De Gouy (1944) is too obscure!
A modern Gretel preparing to go into the woods?
A pohibiton era "The Prophet" - no jug of wine.
der Brucer
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The Catcher in the Rye?
Good eye - I missed the Mitt - thought it was a tray!
der Brucer
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How do you post a gif to your post? I am currently brain-dead.
It depends - if it's animated it must be hosted elsewhere (like Photobucket), else (when the cache is not full) you can attach it in your reply.
der Brucer
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I can't disagree more about "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." I think it's a GREAT dance number, beautifully realized and performed. As I think Vera-Ellen was THE most talented female dancer in the history of Hollywood, naturally I think most of what she does is superb.
All of the numbers in WORDS & MUSIC are worth watching and give the film its only entertainment value. The "book" is such hogwash if you know the real stories of the two men.
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I began my afternoon with last night's CSI: MIAMI. It was an OK case, and it was wonderful to welcome Ryan Wolfe back to the squad, but that was six episodes of unnecessary angst they put fans through for such an anticlimactic payoff. Very, very poor writing.
And, I believe Emily Procter has subjected herself to collagen injections. Her lips last night were much fuller than they've ever been (and the most unattractive they've ever been, too. I can't understand why folks do this to themselves.)
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i'm listening to "mean kitty" ;D
did anyone see this by the same guy, no kitty but very sweet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luxgpavp6V0
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A recent phone exchange, which some might find offensive:
"I can't join you, my feet are killing me and I can hardly walk."
"Well, that's a lame excuse."
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Apparently, the girl next to her is some anime character, too.
Chihiro from Miyazaki's "Spirited Away"?
der Brucer
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Next, I watched the Blu-ray version of THE SHINING. I talked about the movie some this morning, but I found it had lost nothing in its power to grip one's attention and hold it. The new 5.1 soundtrack (I listened to the lossless PCM 5.1 track) spreads that eerie music and sound effects around you now for some really effective atmospheric lifts and jolts.
As for the HD transfer, it seemed a bit brighter than I remembered the old full frame transfer to look. The colors are very solid, there's not a twitter in the tight weaves of the herringbone and corduroy coats Jack wears, but I did find the flesh tones a tiny bit on the red side.
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Didn't have a chance to check out any of the new special features. I had watched Vivian Kubrick's documentary on the last DVD release of the film, but I've got that commentary and those other featurettes to look at tonight before prime time begins. Probably won't finish all of it until tomorrow.
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A recent phone exchange, which some might find offensive:
"I can't join you, my feet are killing me and I can hardly walk."
"Well, that's a lame excuse."
Sounds like something I'd say ;)
Well, as the Indians said, "Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile with his feet".
der Brucer
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For Stubby Kaye:
SIT DOWN, CHEWER ROCKIN' THE BOAT!
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Thank you, DR td, for your astute comments on THE SHINING. I'm looking forward to revisiting it this afternoon after many years away from it.
You're welcome. And I believe you know how much I value your opinion.
I'm still stunned that I've had this remarkable turnaround on THE SHINING, though I really think that I shall never warm up to EYES WIDE SHUT - which I have seen, without expectation, still it has that Nicole Kidman factor, which means I'll probably NOT be trying it out anytime soon.
So with Kubrick I like 2001, BARRY LYNDON, THE SHINING and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. I still don't consider SPARTACUS to be "A Stanley Kubrick Film."
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Apparently, the girl next to her is some anime character, too.
which one. it's driving me crazy now cuz i think i should know which one.
fun photo :)
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I can't disagree more about "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." I think it's a GREAT dance number, beautifully realized and performed. The "book" is such hogwash if you know the real stories of the two men.
Surrounding "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" with lousy writing is holding to tradition - look at On Your Toes!
der Brucer
Yes, I know you were really refering to the whitewashing in the movie script.
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For Stubby Kaye:
SIT DOWN, CHEWER ROCKIN' THE BOAT!
One more like that, young man, and chew can spend the rest of the day in chewer room!
der Brucer
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...it's driving me crazy
Is this a setup?
der brucer
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yes ;D
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TOTD: The Chrysalids - John Wyndam.
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I predict that JRand will feel better as soon as the Mercury retrograde ends.
Please deposit $35 in my PayPal account!
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I always liked "The Shining". I enjoyed the book and thought the maze was a good compromise/alternative to use in the film. It is my favourite Kubrick after 2001. I find Barry Lyndon so boring.
I loved the scenes with the kid on the tricycle rolling down those long hallways.
REDRUM
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which one. it's driving me crazy now cuz i think i should know which one.
fun photo :)
Sorry, Jane, she works part time and has left for the day. I'll ask her the next time I see her and let you know.
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thanks ginny. if bryan were here i could ask him.
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i'm listening to "mean kitty" ;D
did anyone see this by the same guy, no kitty but very sweet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luxgpavp6V0
Awwwww....that's so sweet! I'm a bit teary-eyed!
Thanks for the link, Jane!
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ginny, or anyone, have u read THE ROAD? i just began reading it for my next group discussion. so far it is beautiful & moving.
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Ginny, I got CATCHER IN THE RYE, but Singdaw is too quick on the draw!
Love your costume!
I didn't know about Trick Or Treaters coming on Wed....I'd better go get something to feed the hordes.
I have a neighborhood meeting at 6:30, where I am expecting to hear some bad news about our piece of paradise. I got wind of it just an hour ago...I hope it's not true! More later...
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I always liked "The Shining". I enjoyed the book and thought the maze was a good compromise/alternative to use in the film. It is my favourite Kubrick after 2001. I find Barry Lyndon so boring.
I loved the scenes with the kid on the tricycle rolling down those long hallways.
REDRUM
The first time I saw THE SHINING in the theater with Danny riding his big wheel across those floors and carpets (weird sound that this caused also a brilliant touch) being followed so closely with the Steadicam - well, I was on the edge of my seat. I just knew around any corner was going to be something shocking. Eventually, it was, but Kubrick, like always, took his time setting it up.
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Well, I guess I need to write a little bit and then head down to continue with the bonus selections on THE SHINING.
WBBL.
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the hordes.
I have a neighborhood meeting at 6:30, where I am expecting to hear some bad news about our piece of paradise. I got wind of it just an hour ago...I hope it's not true! More later...
What is it! Wherever you live - there goes the neighborhood!
der Brucer
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Thanks, DR Edi!
Hope the news you've heard turns out to be just a nasty rumor.
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ginny, i was just about to say that
good luck edi
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... but I did find the flesh tones a tiny bit on the red side.
Because I get VERY upset:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/2016318/28679082.jpg)
der Brucer
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Rodzinski (remember him) would know the Ames Brothers' song
"Chew Chew Chew (I'm in love with Chew)".
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Well, my day as an angel is about to end. Maybe I'll get home in time to greet a few trick or treaters - the brave ones who think it's worth it to hike up our steep driveway!
Bye for now.
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Recruiters have been going to the Pittsburgh school campuses. Craig interviewed for a government job he found interesting. They liked him and he had a follow-up phone interview. Now he has been invited to DC, where the job is, for another interview.:D This is going much faster than he expected. It would be great to know he has a job waiting for him.
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ginny, have fun tonight
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It sometimes take us a long time to catch up..
We watched "Casino Royale" last night. IMHO - the best Bond movie since "From Russia With Love" - (they gradually became sillier).
And thank you once again to DR Jose for providing me with the song from the movie. (Madonna's is still the worst of any Bond theme. I even prefer the Garbage song and the A-Ha etc).
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One of my favourite Bond themes is "Never Say Never Again". I suspect DR JMK would liek that one too.
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I'm a mess. I feel like garbage and all I can think of is CAKE! I WANT CAKE! CARROT CAKE! CHOCOLATE CAKE! BIRTHDAY CAKE! [/b]
Oy!
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"Chew Chew Chew (I'm in love with Chew)".
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiJ0oidHwBIBVWSjzbkF/SIG=128p5mj4j/EXP=1193866228/**http%3A//www.vintagevantage.com/uploads/copenhagen.bmp)
der Brucer
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On another note, BRASS DIVA the first of two new Ethel Merman bios arrived today. The author can't even get the facts about Mme du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, correct. This bodes ill.
I really like this novel I'm reading. It's quite funny.
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I'm a mess. I feel like garbage and all I can think of is CAKE! I WANT CAKE! CARROT CAKE! CHOCOLATE CAKE! BIRTHDAY CAKE! [/b]
Oy!
Don't you have an Enabler on speed-dial?
der Brucer
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I was visiting a longtime friend of mine who had to undergo bypass (5) surgery, and thankfully, everything went well and he was doing great in his "recovery rehab" hospital. He actually looked better than he has the past year or so.
~~~Vibes for MusicGuy's Longtime Friend!!~~~
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Good Afternoon!
Well, I managed to run down to 890 Broadway to pick up my rehearsal score for White Christma - I'll be playing a few days of rehearsal for the Boston company... Grab some lunch at 'wichcraft (chicken salad, roasted tomatoes, pickled red onions and frisee on multigrain bread)... And get my hair cut at Chelsea Barbers.
Of course, "due to an earlier incident" there were no C trains running uptown... And, of course, no announcement was made about that until after two(!) E trains had gone by. And, of course, by the time the next E train came by, it was packed. However, I was able to transfer over to a still somewhat packed A train at 42nd, and then over to a non-packed C train at 59th. Whew!
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Don't you have an Enabler on speed-dial?
der Brucer
I don't want to call him while I'm puny. I want to get well to go out with him on Thursday night.
Pie would be good, too. Or cobbler. And ice cream.
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Stick to the Chocolate cake, Carrot cake usually has a higher fat content than any other. It is SO not healthy.
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author can't even get the facts about Mme du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, correct.
We all know duBarry Was a Lady!
der Brucer
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DR elmore - Artie's has Birthday Cake among their dessert offerings.
*And if you need anything delivered, I could make a run up to your place a little before 8:00 - I have a coaching in midtown from 6:30-7:30. Just give me a call if there's anything you need (antacids, aspirin, cake, cookies, gelato, etc.).
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Stick to the Chocolate cake, Carrot cake usually has a higher fat content than any other. It is SO not healthy.
Who cares? I want cake!
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DR Ron Pulliam - I would LOVE to have a few "SPiano-ettes"! And I'm sure my mother would be LOVE that too. ;D
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DR elmore - Artie's has Birthday Cake among their dessert offerings.
*And if you need anything delivered, I could make a run up to your place a little before 8:00 - I have a coaching in midtown from 6:30-7:30. Just give me a call if there's anything you need (antacids, aspirin, cake, cookies, gelato, etc.).
DR Jose, I don't want to see you till I'm healthy, but a Levain oatmeal raisin cookie would sure perk up my spirits. What's run away with my mind?
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Stick to the Chocolate cake, Carrot cake usually has a higher fat content than any other. It is SO not healthy.
Then again:
Saturated fat: Good for you? (http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/26/saturated-fat-good-for-you/)
Bring on the Dairy Queen!
der Brucer
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Don't you have an Enabler on speed-dial?
;D
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DR Jose, I don't want to see you till I'm healthy, but a Levain oatmeal raisin cookie would sure perk up my spirits. What's run away with my mind?
Maybe he could slip one under the door?
Or considering the season, he could leave a bag, ring your bell, and run like crazy. Sort of like a Trick With Treat.
der Brucer
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I am so glad there's no bakery near my apartment.
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Maybe he could slip one under the door?
Or considering the season, he could leave a bag, ring your bell, and run like crazy. Sort of like a Trick With Treat.
der Brucer
If I didn't feel so lousy, I'd go out with a glass and Trick or Gin.
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Glad I came home. Callie really is much better in person than in my mind. I keep picturing the worst. She was waiting for food when I came home and is sitting in the window enjoying the breeze.
I'm starting to think she may have hurt her leg yesterday....all these doom and gloom thoughts are hopefully for naught.
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DR elmore - Alas, Levain closes at 7:00, so... But maybe an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie from Amy's Bread... Or a piece of Monkey Cake! Hmm...
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OK - Time to head back into midtown.
Laters...
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And one for A Piece of Mahler's
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(from Elaine stritch's legendary Mahler's bakery)
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If I didn't feel so lousy, I'd go out with a glass and Trick or Gin.
LOL, that sounds Yuleabaking (that's Yule-a-bock-ing) a tradition my parents used to participate in between Christmas and New Years. Someone starts and goes to an unsuspecting friend's house singing the Yuleabaking song, the friend then serves everyone a drink and the friend pick's the next house. Then they all go there and the same thing keeps happening...so at each place there are more people and more booze flowing. Of course that was before the drinking and driving laws were enforced like they are now. In the end the first couple has food etc for everyone. Then everyone signs a table cloth and the people who were last and had to provide drinks to so many people get to start it the next year.
The tradition stopped before I was old enough to go along, but there are memories of my dad blowing the bugle, people falling in snow drifts etc. It was something to see.
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DR elmore - Alas, Levain closes at 7:00, so... But maybe an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie from Amy's Bread... Or a piece of Monkey Cake! Hmm...
Not till Thursday, DR Jose! You need to stay healthy, and I'll try to show some self-control.
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Who cares? I want cake!
Would a huge slab of red velvet cake do?
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... I'll try to show some self-control.
We know you can! Macbeth still lives!
der Brucer
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Back from the dentist. Dr. Purohit.
I like her.
She's gonna be expensive.
But I felt like a "patient" rather than an insurance claim form with dollar signs.
She confirmed my suspicions that I've been grinding my teeth at night (while sleeping).
And she suggested.....BRACES....as a possible longterm solution! She'll let me know as soon as she studies all the X-rays, the impressions and the measurements they took. I'm thinking "invisaligns", but I'm certain someone here will start imagining "Ugly Betty"-styled braces.
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I had NO LUNCH today.
None. Nada. Zilch.
And I don't feel particularly hungry right now.
Except I know I'm gonna have to eat soon 'cause I'm feeling just the slightest bit "lightheaded" (shut up, springjaw!).
:D
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Not till Thursday, DR Jose! You need to stay healthy, and I'll try to show some self-control.
Does this mean no cake?
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The day has been gray and a bit gloomy all day. Not a spot of sunshine has peeked through the murk of the marine layer.
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I agree with DR Matthew that it seems almost like winter. And I, for one, will welcome it.
I long for some of those cold-ish, wet-ish days of clouds and fog...and a cheery fire going in my fireplace.
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I've Got Chew Under My Skin?
:o EW!! :P
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Nah....it's Googie Gomez day at HainesHisWay.com
Chew know what I mean?
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I am looking forward to getting home this evening and putting together my chicken noodle soup.
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I am looking forward to watching "Samantha Who?" for the first time. I recorded it on my DVR while I was watching "Heroes".
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I am so puzzled: I've been seeing reviews lately on the wonderful 1981 Beineix film DIVA, which I've owned forever. This morning on the Arts channel, I caught a clip of Wilhelminia Fernandez singing the big aria frpom LA WALLY, and I got the impression there's a new release of the film on DVD. Why can't I find anything on this?
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I've been listening to the quartet of new CD releases from ps classics [Andrea Burns, Victoria Clark, Lauren Kennedy, and demos by Jonathan Larson].
I must say, I'm really blown away by almost every song by Jeff Blumenkrantz that I've heard! His podcasts last year were quite something, too.
I want to get all four of those CDs...should I?? And I loved Jeff's podcasts, also! I downloaded them and burned them all to CDs. :)
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I am so puzzled: I've been seeing reviews lately on the wonderful 1981 Beineix film DIVA, which I've owned forever. This morning on the Arts channel, I caught a clip of Wilhelminia Fernandez singing the big aria frpom LA WALLY, and I got the impression there's a new release of the film on DVD. Why can't I find anything on this?
Dunno, but I have a tape of it I recorded off Cinemax back in the early 1980s. Haven't watched it in a while, but this film has some magic to it.
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Back and forth and forth and back and soon to the Dale of Glen. I had a very nice meeting at the theater in Anaheim Hills where The Brain will be done next May as part of the LA Festival of New Musicals. I got a good vibe from the artistic director, and while the space is small, it felt good to me. They have asked me to seriously consider directing it, which I'm seriously considering - just don't know that I will or won't yet - it depends on a lot of factors, but whether I do or don't, I've given them my blessing to do the show.
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I want to get all four of those CDs...should I??
I think you should! :D
I haven't listened to the Larson yet, but the three ladies are definitely worth it, imho.
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I want to get all four of those CDs...should I?? And I loved Jeff's podcasts, also! I downloaded them and burned them all to CDs. :)
Jeff's a good guy. I think I've known him since he left NYU and I really like his music.
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I think you should! :D
I haven't listened to the Larson yet, but the three ladies are definitely worth it, imho.
I just ordered the album by the veddy grand Ms Clark.
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I must have a death wish. I plan to listen to Patti's Gypsy later today.
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I must have a death wish. I plan to listen to Patti's Gypsy later today.
I thought she acted it well and mangled the rhythms of the music.
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I just ordered the album by the veddy grand Ms Clark.
DR elmore3003 - you surprise me! I thought you hated her guts.
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DR JoseSPiano - that should be a fun gig. I think I've enjoyed the White Christmas cast album more than I have most others in quite a while. The Brain excepted.
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***JOB OFFER VIBES*** for DS Craig! :)
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I thought she acted it well and mangled the rhythms of the music.
I'm listening now!
Horses and all that. You had to be there I guess. It's still that irritating voice.
"Some people" is playing. no! It's not for me.
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Great news, BK.
Here's the Chance Theatre's press release announcing BRAIN as part of its season (it's in pdf format)
http://www.chancetheater.com/press/p_r/2008Season.pdf
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Who cares? I want cake!
I HAD cake after dinner! Confetti cake, to be exact. Yum.
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I'm listening now!
Horses and all that. You had to be there I guess. It's still that irritating voice.
"Some people" is playing. no! It's not for me.
Would you be interested in Emily Skinner in THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK?
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PAGE TEN SOME PEOPLE DANCE:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Patti_LuPone__as_Rose_in_GYPSY_phot.jpg)
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Sadly, Mr. Robert Goulet has passed:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21552081/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21552081/)
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DR elmore3003 - you surprise me! I thought you hated her guts.
I don't hate her guts. I just think she's a pretentious twit and a lousy person. How can I badmouth her if I don't hear it?
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Sadly, Mr. Robert Goulet has passed:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21552081/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21552081/)
That's sad. I love his Emerald Nuts commercial.
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Sad to hear about Mr Goulet.
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Thanks td. I saw "Witches" in London. It just is not a good musical. The lyrics "seem" clever but nothing really seems to work. The cast was great. It is one of those musicals I just can't be bothered listening to again on CD. (and I really like Emily Skinner).
I enjoyed the book of "Witches", thought the film destroyed it and the musical really seemed to be from the film rather than the book.
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DR Jose has gone from being one of my dearest friends to MY HERO! He just brought me Cake!
I've been reading about this sci fi channel series TIN MAN. I hope it's good, but I'd rather see a miniseries f the novel WICKED.
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And the word of the day is: JENTACULAR!
Will Keith, determined to lose weight and following the logic that, if breakfast is the most important meal of the day then it logically is the meal to skip if weight-loss is the goal, took up jogging every morn and, to avoid anything JENTACULAR, planned his JAUNT CLEAR of every donut shoppe and coffee shop.
Then Starbucks opened two branches on either side of his apartment building. The poor guy's been a couch potato ever since.
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Sadly, Mr. Robert Goulet has passed:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21552081/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21552081/)
My mother will be heartbroken!
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DR Jose has gone from being one of my dearest friends to MY HERO! He just brought me Cake!
But what kind? We need DETAILS!!
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My cat just brought me his toy. For probably the 10th time today.
I think of him as "The Enabler", because I play with him and tehn the other cats join in.
Well, maybe "The Instigator" would be a better title.
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Can anyone PM me Rodzinski's address? I need to send him something from one of my "purging" sessions.
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It's all der Brucer's fault that I've been E&T.
I will now commence with catching up.
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Great news, BK.
Here's the Chance Theatre's press release announcing BRAIN as part of its season (it's in pdf format)
http://www.chancetheater.com/press/p_r/2008Season.pdf
it is. and thanks for the link
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The news about our house is better than expected: there IS a Peachtree Creek Parkway which will be built across the creek from our house. It crosses into our neighborhood about 5 houses up from us, so at least it won't be quite next to our house, and maybe they will consider moving the crossing further east, since there is no neighborhood on the other side of the creek.
It just reminds me that nowhere is safe from development!
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The cat has decided to abandon his toy since I'm not playing with him, and crawl up on my shoulders while I type. Now he's snoring. At least he's keeping me warm!
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DH is back from working in middle Georgia, so we're off to find dinner.
DR Elmore, I hope the cake does the trick. Jose is a hero to many of us!
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Sad to hear about Mr Goulet.
Yes, and it brings back other sad memories. I miss Derek.
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edi at first i read Peachtree Pathway, if only.
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My friend's sister sent some incredible photos from the San Diego fire.
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DR RonP, I liked that wedding movie with Debra Messing!
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Trick or Treat?
Hmmmm....I'll have to give that one some thought.
Why is it that when I open my door on Halloween, all anyone ever yells is "Treat?"
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Vibes for Callie. ~~~~~~~~
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Well...the roller coaster continues... last night after Callie was so calmly sleeping she got up and her back legs, well at least one of them was very weak, she almost fell over several times. It was still that way this morning. We went to the vet this morning and she did a full blood panel. I am convinced that there is something unrelated to her bowel problem going on here.
I mentioned to the vet about the phosphate enema, she said she noticed too but it was 6 months ago, we looked at the chart and I pointed out that it was in September and she has never really recovered since. The results of her blood work will be in tomorrow. With her weak hind legs, I'm very worried.
Callie seems pretty calm today. She let me give her her regular meds in the regular doses without any objection. I have a lot to do at work, but just can't seem to get my mind on it.
Healthy vibes to dear Callie.
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DR Edisaurus - I guess the news could about the development could have been worse!
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I am "preparing" some chicken noodle soup. I put a whole chicken in a crockpot last night and it cooked all night.
Wow, this method of cooking chicken amazes me. Sounds like it would make a great pot of soup. Just surprised that you don't have to cut up the chicken in pieces for it to be fully cooked.
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Recruiters have been going to the Pittsburgh school campuses. Craig interviewed for a government job he found interesting. They liked him and he had a follow-up phone interview. Now he has been invited to DC, where the job is, for another interview. :D This is going much faster than he expected. It would be great to know he has a job waiting for him.
That's wonderful! Good Luck to DS Craig!! ;D
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I am very much looking forward to halloween tomorrow. 2 year old megan has requested lasagna. So i will be making that for her before she goes for her first Trick-Or-Treat.
I will pick up her and my sister, and her dad will come later.
I have no idea if she will dress up. She has a purple unicorn costume. But she doesn't really like it. Plus i'm not sure if she will get the idea of going out. I have a couple back-up costumes if she refuses to put on the unicorn (devil and witch).
I put on the witches hat, mask and green hair on the weekend. And the look on her face when she saw me was pure terror. Even though she could hear my voice.
I carved my pumpkin today! And even open up the box of mini-chocolate bars (and sampled a few!) :)
Oh and i got sort of teary yesterday. My sis called me yesterday because megan was bawling. She wanted to see me (and i don't see her on mondays so my sis told her that). It's the first time she's every cried because she missed me. When her daddy came home she asked him, "where auntie?". She thought i was with him.
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On another note, BRASS DIVA the first of two new Ethel Merman bios arrived today. The author can't even get the facts about Mme du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, correct. This bodes ill.
The library where I work has ordered both books. I have holds on both, also. So...what else is wrong with this one??
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I'm gonna go watch the results show from DANCING WITH THE STARS. I should probably wait a bit longer, since they drag things out forever.
I hope marie osmond goes. My guess is jane seymour. But really i just have a feeling the other person in the bottom 2 will be a shocker.
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I don't think anyone mentioned last night's SAMANTHA WHO. But it's funny. And christina applegate just lights up the television. She is really endearing in this part.
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Oh and i got sort of teary yesterday. My sis called me yesterday because megan was bawling. She wanted to see me (and i don't see her on mondays so my sis told her that). It's the first time she's every cried because she missed me. When her daddy came home she asked him, "where auntie?". She thought i was with him.
This choked me up, as I'm a proud Aunt to a niece and nephew who both recently left the nest. My niece, Kelsey went away to college in a community over two hours away. My nephew, Tyler moved into his first apartment with two childhood friends. Thank goodness for the internet!
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Oh and i got sort of teary yesterday. My sis called me yesterday because megan was bawling. She wanted to see me (and i don't see her on mondays so my sis told her that). It's the first time she's every cried because she missed me. When her daddy came home she asked him, "where auntie?". She thought i was with him.
that is so sweet, even after u scared her with your costume ;)
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Good Evening!
I'm back from my coaching. Well, I was the coach and someone else was the "coachee". ;) It's gonna be an interesting process...
This young gentleman has been taken under the wing of a theatrical producer, as well as a casting agent. He's very "green", but he has tons of natural talent and charm to spare. -And his Irish/Italian heritage has also served him well in the "eye appeal" department. The producer asked me a few weeks ago if I wouldn't mind helping him out with the singing end of his career right now, help him get focused, build repertoire, etc. So we met tonight for the first time.
It was basically a meet and greet. We didn't sing at all during the hour. He's had an interesting career already so far. His voice matured early (when he was 13), and throughout high school he was booked for various gigs. Everything from opera to doo-wop to R&B to theatre gigs. He even did a stint on tour singing back-up for a pop singer, and he had a record contract almost as soon as he got out of high school as part of a group - one of the many "boy bands" that came out the craze that 'N-Sync and Backstreet Boys started. Alas, the record deal fell through, and he decided to take a few years to have a "normal life" - no music. Well, he started to get the "itch" earlier this year, went to an audition for a small show off-off-Broadway, and got the gig! And now.... Well, now the real work begins.
It's gonna be fun working with him. He's actually been up for two major Broadway roles over the past two months, but when it came down to the final stages of the audition process "they" went with people who had more than one NYC theatrical credit on their resumes. Sometimes being "green" can work for you, and sometimes it can't. So, the goal right now is to make him comfortable being "green", to make his freshness an asset rather than an obstacle to being hired. He's set a two-year goal, he wants to book a major gig in two years time. I already have a feeling he'll be making that goal sooner rather than later.
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DR elmore - You're more than welcome. -And you've been my HERO on more than one occasion too.
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thank you george
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As for tonight's cake selection:
From Amy's Bread - A slice each of Devil's Food Cake, and, of course, Monkey Cake.
:)
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And very sad to read of the passing of Robert Goulet. -I know that Mr. Goulet was sort of an "idol" to many of the cast members of The Brain from Planet X. -And they even paid him a tribute during their bows on closing night at The Acorn. Goulet!
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I think you should! :D
I haven't listened to the Larson yet, but the three ladies are definitely worth it, imho.
Thanks for the info. I get paid tonight, so it'll probably happen quite soonly. :)
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So I guess DR Jose was really an angel tonight - I just dressed up like one! Thanks for looking after our dear DR Elmore, Jose!
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jose, i'll be watching your posts for more news of this interesting young man
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Trick or treaters were still visiting our house when I got home. Our treats were little packages of candy corn. One little girl, about 4 years old and dressed like a cheerleader, ran down our driveway yelling, "Candy corns, Daddy, we got candy corns!"
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Sorry to hear about Robert Goulet. DH Richard and I saw him in South Pacific in Cincinnati, years ago.
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jose, i'll be watching your posts for more news of this interesting young man
I'm hoping I can find a photo of him to post here. I'm sure he'll have many more fans after I do that. ;)
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Jane, I have not read The Road, but am quite enjoying Martha Moody's Best Friends, my group's November selection.
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Would you be interested in Emily Skinner in THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK?
Umm...td? I would!! :D
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thanks Ginny, I've added it to my ever growing list of books to read
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Off to rehearsal!
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have fun
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Great news, BK.
Here's the Chance Theatre's press release announcing BRAIN as part of its season (it's in pdf format)
http://www.chancetheater.com/press/p_r/2008Season.pdf
Am I reading that press release wrong, or are they describing it as the World Premiere of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X?
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One more reason for living in New York City.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/200800006283_fc.jpg)
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One more reason for living in New York City.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/200800006283_fc.jpg)
As if anyone needed a reason for living in New York City!
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Another California fire picture... because I can!
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/image001.jpg)
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Well, since no one else wants to chat, I guess I will go to bed.
'night.
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The library where I work has ordered both books. I have holds on both, also. So...what else is wrong with this one??
I just opened the book to DUBARRY WAS A LADY this afternoon and found that misinformation. I'm not sure I can trust anything the author writes.
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Good Evening!
I'm back from my coaching. Well, I was the coach and someone else was the "coachee". ;) It's gonna be an interesting process...
This young gentleman has been taken under the wing of a theatrical producer, as well as a casting agent. He's very "green", but he has tons of natural talent and charm to spare. -And his Irish/Italian heritage has also served him well in the "eye appeal" department. The producer asked me a few weeks ago if I wouldn't mind helping him out with the singing end of his career right now, help him get focused, build repertoire, etc. So we met tonight for the first time.
It was basically a meet and greet. We didn't sing at all during the hour. He's had an interesting career already so far. His voice matured early (when he was 13), and throughout high school he was booked for various gigs. Everything from opera to doo-wop to R&B to theatre gigs. He even did a stint on tour singing back-up for a pop singer, and he had a record contract almost as soon as he got out of high school as part of a group - one of the many "boy bands" that came out the craze that 'N-Sync and Backstreet Boys started. Alas, the record deal fell through, and he decided to take a few years to have a "normal life" - no music. Well, he started to get the "itch" earlier this year, went to an audition for a small show off-off-Broadway, and got the gig! And now.... Well, now the real work begins.
It's gonna be fun working with him. He's actually been up for two major Broadway roles over the past two months, but when it came down to the final stages of the audition process "they" went with people who had more than one NYC theatrical credit on their resumes. Sometimes being "green" can work for you, and sometimes it can't. So, the goal right now is to make him comfortable being "green", to make his freshness an asset rather than an obstacle to being hired. He's set a two-year goal, he wants to book a major gig in two years time. I already have a feeling he'll be making that goal sooner rather than later.
As Kermit would say "It's not that easy being green"
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Thanks for the vibes for Callie. She's doing very well tonight. My emotions have run the gamut about her today. I am now ready to hear whatever it is I will hear tomorrow. At least then I'll have an idea what I'm dealing with and what I need to do.
Thanks for letting me go on and on about it here. It's really helped
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'night
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cilla, i almost missed your post. good, good luck tomorrow.
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I heard tonight that there was a break in about a block from here. Someone knocked on a door at 10:30 AM and when no one answered broke in. Oh great something else to worry about. My first thought is that the cats would get out and get lost and I wouldn't be here to find them.
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cilla, i almost missed your post. good, good luck tomorrow.
Thanks Jane
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Continuous vibes to Cilla and Callie
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Back from the printers, have done a long phone interview, have had soup and shall now sit on my couch like so much fish.
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I heard tonight that there was a break in about a block from here. Someone knocked on a door at 10:30 AM and when no one answered broke in. Oh great something else to worry about. My first thought is that the cats would get out and get lost and I wouldn't be here to find them.
Cillaliz, this was the first thing I worried about when we knew we were going to move. In fact, that's why I wanted to introduce the kitties to the porch soon, so they might get acclimated to their surroundings more if they ever escaped. This was a very real fear because we already had a break-in before we moved here, and there had just been one down the street.
I have been considering having them "chipped". They are so big and healthy that I don't think anyone would mistake them as strays, but two are very skittish and would be hard to catch. Oooohhhh...I don't even want to think about it!
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We have had lost dogs turn up occasionally. One of them had a tag with a website, and from that we were able to find the owner, the address, all of their phone numbers---too much info to put on a tag. We called and they came over immediately.
I don't remember the name of the service but that was very handy.
Of course, we would have to get collars for our cats. I actually bought some before we moved, thinking that their rabies tags could identify them, but I haven't had the heart to put them on. They've always gone "natural".
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This was a pretty funny moment on BIG BANG THEORY. ;D
(http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/images/gallery/ep6/full/4.jpg)
Four guys flashing each other.
Is this why hi-def is necessary?
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Very sorry to read about Robert Goulet. I have to say that seeing him on the stage of the Broadway Theater during THE HAPPY TIME was one of the few times in my life when an actor's physical magnetism could be felt by me in the audience. He was mesmerizing. And then that voice. Wow!
One of my fondest theatrical memories.
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I spent most of my pre-primetime hours watching the bonus features on THE SHINING. There are three new featurettes that weren't on the previous SHINING DVD. The first one was the best with some people who actually worked on the film talking about what it was like. That runs about 30 minutes. The other two new features were lesser in interest but still worth seeing once.
I watched the Vivian Kubrick documentary again (it was on the last SHINING DVD), and then I rewatched it listening to her commentary done 27 years after the fact. Ended up better than I thought it was going to be becasue she started off merely telling us what we were seeing on the screen.
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I started the movie from the beginning to listen to the running commentary on it, but I only got about 10 minutes into the film. Sounds like it's going to be very interesting (Steadicam operator and Kubrick biographer are the speakers).
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I also skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No gay boys, but they do show up tomorrow.
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BONES tonight had an unusual case of two mummified corpses found at Halloween spook attractions. Nice episode with some good laughs. Pretty easy killer though since the suspect pool was limited.
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TOD
Brave New World
Atlas Shrugged
The Alienist
Foundation Trilogy
der Brucer
(The evil cynic in me wants to add The Bible, but I shan't)
Oh, but you shad!
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HOUSE had a strange case, too.
I have to admit I got really tired of all the petulent stuff House was doing to Cuddy to get back at her for bringing back Foreman.
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Trick or Treat?
Hmmmm....I'll have to give that one some thought.
It's a redundancy.
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NIP/TUCK had an intriguing season premiere with the boys now trying to get established in Hollywood. Nice guest stars, too: Bradley Cooper, Craig Bierko, Jennifer Coolidge.
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Hopefully, ABC got around to broadcasting last week's BOSTON LEGAL tonight. I'll watch that and SVU tomorrow.
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OK... Me sleepy.
Goodnight.
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A recent phone exchange, which some might find offensive:
"I can't join you, my feet are killing me and I can hardly walk."
"Well, that's a lame excuse."
I've done worse.
A co-worker of mine (male) at an earlier job came in and announced with pride: "My wife is expecting!"
Without even blinking, I turned to him and replied: "That's fantastic! Who's the father?"
Gabe and I loved to tease each other, but that was really pushing it.
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I've a bit of writing to do, and then I'm heading down to bed also.
Good night!
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5.6 Earthquake just happened. Epicenter was about 5 miles or so away from us. We're fine. Otto knew it was coming and was acting weird. DP ran to the door way as we felt the apartment building shake and sway. All is well now. A little freaky, but over. (for now)
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...And she suggested.....BRACES....as a possible longterm solution! She'll let me know as soon as she studies all the X-rays, the impressions and the measurements they took. I'm thinking "invisaligns", but I'm certain someone here will start imagining "Ugly Betty"-styled braces.
What? Ugly Betty is so not you!
I propose the braces worn by the young Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! If you're going to intimidate your co-workers, do it right!
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Vibes to DR Matthew
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DWS Results show
I was simply agog....that is all
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Another California fire picture... because I can!
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/image001.jpg)
Another reason for living in Rehoboth Beach, DE!
(See quote below.)
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OK, since der Grampa didn't post about it...
Yesterday, we took the younger grandlad, William, to see Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D, and dinner afterwards at Red Lobster.
He was singing along with the end credits, remembering the melody. He's got that good an ear.
And he absolutely loved dinner. We started with snow crab legs, which he'd never had before and dived right into, and followed with all sorts of shrimp, where he ate his fill.
He doesn't care for breading on the shrimp, nor for cocktail sauce. Fortunately, with my fries a ramekin of katsup had been delivered, so I gave him the ramekin and he was very happy.
And he, too, noted how much more fun it was to be with just to two of us, instead of with his older brother, who never likes anything.
A good time was had.
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Lucky me, I have tomorrow off from work.
I do not have to dress up. Hoo. Rah.
(I'm not a big Halloween fan.)
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And with that, or some facsimile, I am heading to bed.
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I agree with DR Matthew that it seems almost like winter.
It got so cold in the house (67) that I had to turn the furnace on for the first times in ages.
der Brucer
When the day time temperatures stay in the mid-seventies, the house can hold the heat over a chilly night.
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Been busy the last couple of days here at work and I have gotten a lot of little projects done. I feel accomplished, so far.....
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... and putting together my chicken noodle soup.
Soup - from IKEA?
der Brucer
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Good morning. Today seems a bit odd. It's very quiet, and it's almost 9:00. It's also quite foggy.
I rest my case.
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LOL, DR Matthew, quoting yourself isn't usually considered corroboration
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Well, time for bed. I didn't get some things accomplished today that I really needed to get done. I have blocked out most of the day tomorrow to sit in my office and write. The hard part is ignoring the phone and letting it go to the answering machine..
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Dakota! Clear your inbox please. Or at least look in it. :)
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Vibes for Callie and for Callie's owner and buddy!
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I'm tiiired, but must now write some stuff.
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Did a nice interview this evening with actor Steven Marlo (aka Morris Miller), star of STAKEOUT ON DOPE STREET and THE YOUNG CAPTIVES...he made a career out of playing gangsters, hoods, and assorted bad guys in movies and tv and later, in the 1970s, worked as a dialogue coach.
He also has several Broadway credits.
(http://www.riflemanconnors.com/co-stars/SM-Patsy.JPG)
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I am so puzzled: I've been seeing reviews lately on the wonderful 1981 Beineix film DIVA, which I've owned forever. This morning on the Arts channel, I caught a clip of Wilhelminia Fernandez singing the big aria frpom LA WALLY, and I got the impression there's a new release of the film on DVD. Why can't I find anything on this?
'cause you didn't look?
AMAZON (http://www.amazon.com/s/102-6455202-3248967?ie=UTF8&tag=imdb-adbox&index=dvd&hidden-keywords=6304689640%7C%20B00004VY1X%7C%20B000059PPB%7C%20B00005LJBW&link%5Fcode=qs) second-sellers offer two different DVD versions:
Ancho Bay
June 12, 2001
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q3VA76XJL._AA240_.jpg)
Fox Lorber
November 19, 1997
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EQXJVE0NL._AA240_.jpg)
Both are in the $50 and up price range.
der Brucer
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Great news, BK.
Here's the Chance Theatre's press release announcing BRAIN as part of its season (it's in pdf format)
I wonder if bk read:
The Chance Theater’s 2008 season will be presented in four slots of two shows running in repertory- that is: two shows on the same
stage at different times and days.
BKs favorite scenario - dueling sound/light divas!
der Brucer
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5.6 Earthquake just happened. Epicenter was about 5 miles or so away from us. We're fine. Otto knew it was coming and was acting weird. DP ran to the door way as we felt the apartment building shake and sway. All is well now. A little freaky, but over. (for now)
And this is the Internet's version of great-visuals for the quake:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/319529/6_62_quake320.jpg)
der Brucer
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LOL, DR Matthew, quoting yourself isn't usually considered corroboration
I'll corroborate.
I was nearly nodding in my rocker at 8:05 p.m. when the "rolling" started...and it came in waves. I thought it would end well before it actually did.
It was not as jolting, IMO, as others I've feltl, but the magnitude was certainly the strongest I've experienced here since I moved her in 1993.
Nothing amiss, either. I heard some creaking. But by and large, that was it here in Oakland.
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I, too, was sorry to read about Robert Goulet's passing. He was much too young, at 73.
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It's time this boy was in bed.
That's not a euphemism.