And the word of the day is: CONTUMELIOUS!Edith, in a CONTUMELIOUS mood, dismissed the parade of bikinis at the beach as being TOO MINUSCULE. "Not the garments," she added, "the girls wearing them."
And the word of the day is: CONTUMELIOUS!
now it is time for you to post until the spicy cows come home.
And The Song Of The Day Is : BAD GIRLS
Toot, toot, heeeeeey, beep, beep.
A Noel Coward reference?
;)
bk, congratulations on the nice Variety review.
RENT is spent.
With writers on strike, networks ready a dose of reality with plenty of games
No premiere dates have been scheduled, but here's the alternative programming you can expect around the dial sometime after January.
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"Clash of the Choirs" takes celebrity artists back to their hometowns to assemble an amateur singing group made up of everyday people. Once the best have been selected and the choirs assembled, they will compete live.
Thanks for the DD code, DR SINGDAW.
What a story DR JOSE.....do you think the lady saw the prices on the Michael Buble Cd's and collapsed?
it sounds lime a tag line for Revlon Liguid Stockings!
der Brucer
And if I ever should pass out, I hope you are there.
NYC has a long history of problems with RENT control.
der Brucer
Thanks for the DD code, DR SINGDAW.
What a story DR JOSE.....do you think the lady saw the prices on the Michael Buble Cd's and collapsed?
Liguid Stockings??? I don't even know what liquid stockings are. Maybe I need to watch more TV commercials??
While leg makeup has been commercially available since the 1920s, it wasn't until rationing was introduced during the World War II that the product became an essential commodity for many American women. Unable to procure silk or nylon hose, many women resorted to painting their legs with products such as Leg Silque Liquid Stockings, made in Boston, Mass., by the Langlors Company. Some industrious users even drew black lines down the backs of their legs to simulate the seams.
I was looking through an old Playbill (October 1976)
Three shows that were troading the boards are on Broadway today!!
A Chorus Line
Chicago
Grease
and two more that are also headed back
Godspell
My Fair Lady
It is also sad to see that several theaters are no longer around
The Edison
The next three were torn down to build a hotel.
The Helen hayes (original)
The Bijou
The Morosco (Dark)
The Mark Hellinger (It was dark at that time and it hadn't become a church yet)
And others who have hand name changes
ANTA (August Wilson I think)
46th Street (Richard Rodgers)
Plymouth
Royale
DR PENNYO ENROUTE TO HER JOB INTERVIEW:
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der Brucer
Here's a review of a new book that may interest some of us:
Angels in American Theater: Patron, Patronage, and Philanthropy (http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/offtheshelf/ots.jhtml?id=192900032)
Question For BK
Have you thought about submitting Murder At Hollywood High for the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Awards? Dedline is November 30th. There is no cost to enter I believe, just a copy of the book (hardcover)
http://www.mysterywriters.org/index.htm (http://www.mysterywriters.org/index.htm)
I have to go downtown now and meet Brad. I've spent the morning marking up scores, thinking about fees, and having a good time.
QUESTION FOR BK...AND EVERYONE ELSE!
Do you have any suggestions as to where I can sell (either on the internet or at a store) old vinyl records and record albums (45, 78, 33-1/3, 12 inch)?
Thanks.
So much hairspray.
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Every day diplomacy
Countries, like people, make friends with others one at a time. This is a story of one failure. In fairness to an unknown visitor to our country, imagine yourself in his place. The scene is on a recent Amtrak trip between New York City and Boston. The conductor collects tickets, requests identification, folds destination stubs into seatbacks, moves on to other cars. An older man across the aisle, traveling alone, shows his passport. It is clear from their conversation he doesn’t know English.
After decades as a frequent traveler, I have thousands of pictures -- scenery, buildings, people, architecture, from around the world. Today the train passes a lovely stretch of Connecticut shore, tidal marshes, nesting ospreys, the Long Island Sound. What little attention I pay as the visitor takes pictures, is that I’m impressed with his equipment. He and I, unknown to each other, are members of a picture-taking culture, fellow citizens of a show-and-tell world. I wonder if his will join the thousands on YouTube. I imagine, after his return home, how many friends he will impress with stories and pictures of this mild, early autumn, Saturday morning journey along the New England shoreline.
The train is a half hour west of New Haven when the conductor, having finished her original rounds, reappears. She moves down the aisle, looks, stops between our seats, faces the person taking pictures. “Sir, in the interest of national security, we do not allow pictures to be taken of or from this train.” He starts, “I…….” but, without English, his response trails off into silence. The conductor, speaking louder, forcefully: “Sir, I will confiscate that camera if you don’t put it away.” Again, little response. “Sir, this is a security matter! We cannot allow pictures.” She turns away abruptly and, as she moves down the aisle, calls over her shoulder, in a very loud voice, “Put. It. Away!” He packs his camera.
Within a minute after our arrival in New Haven, two armed police officers entered the car, approached my neighbor’s seat. “Sir, we're removing you from this train.” “I….;” “I……” “Sir, you have breached security regulations. We must remove you from this train.” “I…,” “I…..” “Sir, we are not going to delay this train because of you. You will get off, or we will remove you physically.” “I…..”
Nearby passengers stir. One says, “It’s obvious he doesn’t speak English. There are people here who speak more than one language. Perhaps we can help.” Different ones ask about the traveler’s language; learn he speaks Japanese. For me, a sudden flash of memory -- a student at International Christian University in Japan, I took countless pictures without arousing suspicion.
The police speak through the interpreter, with the impatience of authority. “The conductor asked this man three times to discontinue. We must remove him from the train.” The traveler hears the translation, is befuddled. Hidden beneath the commotion is a cross-cultural drama. With the appearance of police officers, this quiet visitor is embarrassed to find he is the center of attention. The officers explain, “After we remove him from the train, when we are through our investigation, we will put him on the next train.” The woman translates. The passenger replies, “I’m meeting relatives in Boston. They cannot be reached by phone. They expect me and will be worried when I do not arrive on schedule.” “Our task,” the police repeat, "is to remove you from this train. If necessary, we will do so by force. After we have finished the investigation, we’ll put you on another train.” The woman translates. The traveler gathers his belongings and departs.
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I've been getting lovely e-mails all night from our performers, all of whom are saying it was one of the classiest and best thought out benefits they've ever done. That is music to my ears. Vilanch said he had the best time and would do it again anytime.
DR JoseP,
And if I ever should pass out, I hope you are there.
DR Laura, as others have said, Marie Osmond's father passed away.
She did the show on Monday night and dedicated the first number to him. Apparently he watched it and they chatted about it.
I guess he died sometime later that night. And Marie was not at the show yesterday (tuesday).
It really made me teary, because the dance was quite beautiful. She had done her hair like her mom had worn it (in tribute to her parents who had danced to earn money). It made me teary because they said her dad had watched it before he died.
Thanks for the DD code, DR SINGDAW.
What a story DR JOSE.....do you think the lady saw the prices on the Michael Buble Cd's and collapsed?
DR JoseP, your rants were right on the nose! What frustration!
And if I ever should pass out, I hope you are there.
DR PENNYO ENROUTE TO HER JOB INTERVIEW:
der Brucer
If DR PennyO is riding in a bejewelled chariot, then I'm the horse.
Do you have any suggestions as to where I can sell (either on the internet or at a store) old vinyl records and record albums (45, 78, 33-1/3, 12 inch)?
DR JoseSPiano, if you collected these audition stories into a book, I'd definitely buy it! :)
Does it show?
[a Babs reference - Hello, Dolly!]
DR JoseSPiano, if you collected these audition stories into a book, I'd definitely buy it! :)
Now, hopefully Adrianna and Cason will have more time to post now.
If DR PennyO is riding in a bejewelled chariot, then I'm the horse.
So, DR Jose - did you see DR EvilTwin today? ? ? ?
Liguid (sic) stockings were all the rage during the war (THE WAR) when the GI's were using nylon for parachutes and silk to seduce European "ladies":
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Smithsonian (http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=133)der Brucer
This was the same time when I had to raid my Mother's dressing table drawers for elastic garters to hold up my high socks because the lousy war-time elastic in my knickers wore out too fast.
OH!
And I have a new bedroom window. Finally. :)
Yes, I did indeed see DR EvilTwin today. And as she was leaving, I passed on my greetings to you through her.
And so ends my photo essay of "The Red Leaves In Front of the Place Where I Work."
And so ends my photo essay of "The Red Leaves In Front of the Place Where I Work."
So, DR George, where are all the homeless people?
Seriously, those are some beautiful red-leafed trees.
I enjoyed the photos of the trees and seeing where you work, DR George. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful fall foliage, DR George!
Thanks! It really is. :D
Are those maple trees, George, in your photos?
Patrick Cassidy don't look so bad, neither!
RE: last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS
ELIMINATION SHOW
SPOILERS
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DR Cillaliz I was going to post this last night. But i am also pretty sure that Marie Osmond must have been in the B2. And i think it was very classy that they did the show the way they did (saying she was safe in the intro and not having a bottom 2).
Although that said, they have done the elimination this way towards the end. Because they don't always want the fans to know who was in the bottom.
I was also very sad to hear about marie's father. I didn't even realize he was still alive. But how touching that he got to see her tribute to him (and that wonderful first dance she did). That made me teary.
I am not surprised with who left (jane). And while i think she is lovely and i loved watching her on the show. I think she was the right choice. Many of the others are too strong.
Oh, how sad.
So she went on the show and competed shortly after it happened?
Looks like there were photos:Ah, yes, the stairway to the balcony at the Alex Theater, I remember it well.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/cason_bruce.jpg)
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http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22788 (http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22788)
Yes, those are red maples, and beautiful photos, George.
Nice red leaves, DR George. Thank you! :)
Just read that child star Sonny Bupp passed away yesterday. In a career that spanned the years 1934 to 1943 he appeared in almost 70 movies, including CITIZEN KANE (as Charles Foster Kane III) and working with the Three Stooges.
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Nice red leaves, DR George. Thank you! :)
Thanks, DR td, for the photo link.
Pretty leaves, Pretty men!
George! what lovely photos!!
i don't believe i have ever hear patrick cassidy sing. i couldn't find a link to hear him. anyone know of one?
i don't believe i have ever hear patrick cassidy sing. i couldn't find a link to hear him. anyone know of one?
This is the dogwood at my old house on South Avenue in the spring. I think of this tree as an example of "skillful transformation"---when life smashes you with a big catastrophe, sometimes you can emerge, not only unscathed, but actually stronger and more beautiful than you ever could have imagined.
I often think of it when I'm going through difficult times and it helps me get past the present turmoil and look towards what will hopefully be a better future.
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/S_Ave_Dogwood.jpg)
One day - that's all I want - one day without this merde. I just took a hot shower and even that didn't work as well as it usually does.
Thank you for the beautiful tree photos, George and Edisaurus. We don't get that kind of thing here.
I look like a beached whale in that really wide pic. I'm fine in the other, so maybe it's the angle, he said wishing it were so.You do NOT look like a beached whale.
http://www.patrickcassidy.net/ (http://www.patrickcassidy.net/)
Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?Yes.
Perhaps you can say next time DR JOSE: "The music isn't familiar, but the outfit is."
Patrick Cassidy, Shirley Cassidy, David Burnham and Rex Smith all sang on the BK produced "Lerner, Loewe, Lane & Friends (http://Lerner, Loewe, Lane & Friends). The Amazon listing has sound clips. :)
Great pics from the benefit!
*I keep meaning to ask - Were there any songs from Menken's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater?
DR Vixmom: The DeepDiscount.com sale runs 11/9/07-11/25/07.
Use Promo code DD1109 to get an additional 20% discount.
I read MURDER AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH today.
Traveling with Adriana while she unraveled the mystery was fun. I found her mother a real hoot.
If DR PennyO is riding in a bejewelled chariot, then I'm the horse.
It seems familiar, so m,aybe I read about it here on HHW? Amy Adams is co-starring with Ms. Streep:
Meryl Streep to play Julia Child
Nora Ephron attached to direct film
By TATIANA SIEGEL
Meryl Streep as Julia Child?
Columbia is cooking up "Julie & Julia," starring Streep as the famous chef and Amy Adams as a mastercook wannabe.
Project centers on a frustrated temp secretary who embarks on a yearlong culinary quest to cook all 524 recipes in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd.
Nora Ephron, who is adapting the screenplay from Julie Powell's book "Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen," is attached to direct.
Studio is eyeing a 2008 start date.
Streep will next be seen in the war-themed drama "Lions for Lambs."
Adams has three films awaiting release: "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," "Charlie Wilson's War" and "Enchanted."
All caught up.... I am still digesting the Book will work on the review this weekend
It has been a chockablock week so far and it's only 2/3 through....
thank you. that was the first place i went, just didn't scroll down far enough. i finally got a couple of them to open but the sound was too low to hear.
i had better turn the volume down on my computer, currently it is on loud.
Perhaps George is reading a new mystery novel.
my brain has ceased functioning
my brother in Ohio had an emergency appendectomy and I keep forgetting to call him unitl it is some unreasonable hour... like right now
The Mother of a childhood friend died this weekend and I missed the wake because I forgot until a half hour after it was over
I do not even know how to apologize to these people for being such an idiot
Lovely fall foliage fotos from DR GEORGE...thanks!