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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were informative and not, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home, which will be on a Friday in 2008, I'm quite certain.
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And the word of the day is: DELITESCERE!
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I am tired of reading the notes on Friday; this shall stop!
I shall read no more Friday notes this year!
der Brucer
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I received a belated Christmas Greeting;
TO ALL MY NUTTY FRIENDS
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der Brucer
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Coming soon in your mail box:
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der Brucer
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I shall be going to the bedroom environment very soon.
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Other planned 2008 stamp issues:
The Art of Disney: Imagination, featuring animated characters.
(Which I'm sure will greeted with great joy)
Traditional Christmas Stamp featuring a detail of a painting titled "Virgin and Child With the Young John the Baptist" by the Italian master Sandro Botticelli.
(Which I am sure will be greeted with great law suits)
der Brucer
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I read about the new stamps...pretty cool. :)
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AP
Dec. 26: Ice covers the South Haven lighthouse and gantry along the Lake Michigan shore.
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Dec. 24, 2007: James Moya, of Elyria, Ohio, gets a "lip smack" off the top of a wave on turbulent Lake Erie, at Edgewater Beach in Cleveland. Moya and other Cleveland area surfers enjoyed some Christmas Eve surf due to high winds created by the winter storm that blasted the rest of the Midwest on Sunday.
der Brucer
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Here's the story, morning glories:
This has been the travel day from hell.
I know you probably all have worse stories, but I was a good boy and arrived at the airport well in advance of my flight. Actually, another flight to Atlanta was leaving about half an hour after my arrival, and I attempted to get a seat on it just to guarantee me a cushion on the 30 minutes I was scheduled to have to make my connection once arriving in Atlanta.
Alas, no...the flights were ALL full. The earlier one, mine and the one after mine. Who knew, though, that I'd be sitting there waiting for my flight well after the one after mine had actually departed. My one o'clock flight departed at 3 p.m.! Maintenance issues was the reason. Two hours late. And of course, my Altanta flight to San Francisco departed five minutes after my flight left Columbia.
Fortunately, I was rebooked on a 6:55 p.m. flight to San Francisco. Oh, great! Well....it gave me time to make some phone calls. And it gave me time to eat something. And it gave me time to ponder all the time I was spending in an airport terminal far from home.
My 6:55 p.m. flight was on time...and a bit unusual, as it had an international stew crew! The flight had originated in Mexico City. Nevertheless, the first class service was fine, the food was great, but the sleep opportunities were nil. It was just not feasible for me to nod off for more than a few minutes. Something always awoke me. "Hairspray" was, once again, the inflight movie.
My luggage was waiting for me in baggage claim at SFO when I got there at 9:30 p.m. PST. At 9:40 p.m., I was at a curbside shuttle stop waiting for a shuttle to the east bay. At 10:10 p.m., I finally got one. He seemed reluctant to pick me up, but he had been designated as the "east bay shuttle." I was his only passenger.
I got home at 11:15 p.m.
And here I sit typing. I've been to my office and removed all my packages, presents and whatnot of a personal nature to peruse later in this day. There was quite a haul to bring home.
I've had myself a nice little egg nog toddy...and I'm ready to prostrate myself upon my bed.
Or, at least, lie down for a good night's sleep.
That's the word, hummingbirds! Thanks for all the good wishes, etc.
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This has been the travel day from hell.
You flew transcontinental in one day and your luggage arrived with you!
This, dear Ron, is NOT a travel day from hell!
But we're glad to have you back safe and sound.
der Brucer
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Topic of the Day:
just watched, recorded to VHS and deleted from my DVR: the last four episodes of "Big Shots." My friend Margo likes Michael Vartan and she asked me to record this show because I was watching it. She doesn't have cable. So last night, I took the time to watch the four episodes that I had recorded and to tape them for her. I also have the last two episodes each of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" to watch (and record for Margo) also.
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Welcome home, Ron!
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And on that note (G-flat), I'm off to bed. Goodnight, Der Brucer.
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'Bullitt,' '12 Angry Men' among honored films (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/classic.films.ap/index.html?iref=werecommend)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From "The Naked City" to "In a Lonely Place" and "Oklahoma!" the Library of Congress is adding 25 more classic American films to its national registry.
There are "12 Angry Men" to be heard, "The Strong Man" to be viewed and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" to be dealt with.
"Even as Americans fill the movie theaters to see the latest releases, few are aware that up to half the films produced in this country before 1950 -- and as much as 90 percent of those made before 1920 -- are lost forever," said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington in announcing the selections.
"The National Film Registry seeks not only to honor these films, but to ensure that they are preserved for future generations to enjoy," he said in a statement.
The 25 chosen this year bring the registry total to 475.
(See article for full list)
der Brucer
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The comments last night about my apparel did not go unnoticed. :P
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***GOOD HEALTH VIBES***[/color][/size]
to DR Jane and DD Sherlock[/color][/size]
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HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAY WISHES[/size][/color]
to our dear DR JULIE!!!![/size][/color]
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DR Ron Pulliam - sorry your trip home was fraught, but glad that you arrived safely. :) Thanks for keeping us updated.
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This will probably have DR dB foaming at the mouth. It takes about 20 minutes, but it's pretty interesting...
The Story of Stuff (http://www.storyofstuff.com/)
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Well!! I have just received the following message from our Information Technology group which makes everything crystal clear:
We have done some clean up on the ACP/ACR services that have been replaced with the HFP/HFR services. We cleaned up the corp client set ups and the current TEs. If you have any problems with the HFP or HFR services, please submit an email to the RS TrackIT mailbox and we will resolve the issue. All destination referral fees should be booked to the HF service on the DOTA.
Please Note - the WWL for ACP was .20 and the WWL for HFP is .05. You may see a difference in your WWL in the case where we removed ACP and replaced it with HFP (or ACR replaced with HFR).
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I'm not making this up, you know!
:)
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Lovely email, DR SINGDAW. Clears everything up for me!
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BIrthday Happy to DR JULIE!!
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Friday is a work day!
TOD:
DVD - Disneyland, the Golden Horseshoe Revue disk along with the time lapse feature of the building of Disneyland....both interesting.
CD - Michael Buble
VHS - Never Steal Anything Small
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Ad for The House of Murphy, the only NY Chop House in LA....where La Cienega meets Fourth.
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I like the motto. It's my life. I've lived it. Criticism be damned.
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Not sure if this is the same branch....South San Vincente in Beverly Hills on Restaurant Row. But this is the picture they showed on Queen for a Day.
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And the word of the day is: DELITESCERE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: SECRET LOVE
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Wow lots of postcards from the restaurant at EBAY, if you want to see them, just search House of Murphy. The Short Snorter's cocktail lounge was dedicated to aviators everywhere....
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I wonder what, exactly, was the connection between DR Jeanne and all of those aviators? ;)
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What an Unseemly start to page 2...
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I wonder what, exactly, was the connection between DR Jeanne and all of those aviators? ;)
Time will tell. :D
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I wonder if bk is going to comment upon the post over at ATC about how SUPERIOR the digital screening of Sweeney is over the garden variety film version.
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Time will tell.
Time is just a great big tattle-tale.
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Ain't it the truth.
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Well she's wearing her mink coat, so it's the scene at the airport, at Miss Caswell's audition, or in the stalled car....but something about Bette's mouth on that stamp is wrong.
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Did anyonce catch Sam Harris's show at Birdland?
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The cafeteria at work did not have any hot food this morning. :(
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Instead of eggs and whole wheat toast, I suppose I'll just have to eat chocolate and Christmas cookies.
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It's a sacrifice, DR SINGDAW.....
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I like the Tiffany Box color of Sam's shirt.
And now I am off to work.
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***PLEASANT WORKING VIBES***
AND A HAPPY WORKING SONG
to our dear DR JRand57!!
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Good morning one and all!
Off to work, but I'll say about the TOD:
DVD:
ARABIAN NIGHTS directed by Pasolini.
LOST (season three, disc four)
CD:
SWEENEY TODD soundtrack
COMPUTER CD:
THE PAJAMA GAME with Judy Kaye and Ron Raines
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[size=-10]hi, dr td![/size]
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Friday morning greetings! Another workday for me. Downtown Dayton is very quiet this week - I think a lot of folks have the entire week off.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Julie. It's great to have you back and posting again.
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I thought we might be hearing from EQUITY MEMBER DR Jason now that he has returned from his world tour.
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Healthy vibes to Jane and Sherlock
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Happy birthday to Julie
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More-hot-food vibes to singdaw
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Don't-post-on-ATC-when-you're-tired vibes to me
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More-hot-food vibes to singdaw
To hot [meat] pies and cold feets!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And... And...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR JULIE!!!!!
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Good morning, all! Another NYPL day, and whatever surprises may be coming along will be surprises. I am having dinner with my friends Cathie and Alice this evening and I look forward to that. Tomorrow is Kim Criswell's enhagement party, and I'm trying to plan a movie date with Simon Jones and his wife.
TOD:
DVD: Sleepy Hollow, Life on the D-List Season 1, a couple of operas
CD: Dwayne Britton, lots of Christmas albums, Sweeney Todd OBC
VCR: just the usual suspects
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to DR Julie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DR elmore3003, will be interested in hearing your reaction to the Dwayne Britton album.
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And now it's time to head up I-95 to Fairfax...
Laters...
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I hope everyone has a wonderful last Friday of 2007!
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Here is what The New York Times had to say about the film version of Tony n' Tina's Wedding:
The film version is now being granted a limited release. Exactly how limited will depend on your tolerance for tasteless behavior, extravagant overacting and a decibel level to rival the unveiling of Oprah’s Favorite Things.
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DR Jose - the answer to your question from last night is that my car CD player came with my 2005 Pontiac Vibe. The Sweeney Todd soundtrack doesn't play in my old portable CD player, either, which did not surprise me. It did load fine into my iTunes and now resides on my iPod.
To quote one of my favorite movie lines: "It's a mystery."
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"It's a mystery."
Is.
A.
Puzzlement.
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To serve The King is a cookbook
(almost a twilight Zone reference)
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I hope the king/chef closes his shirt when he cooks.
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And puts his arms down, too.
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although they're finely-toned arms, why should anyone put them down?
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I wonder if The King's cookbook has a recipe for peanut butter/banana sandwiches.
Or is that a different King?
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Leftover costumes from Woody Allen's The Sleeper now for sale!
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Food fit for a king - here, King, here, King!
(a Henny Youngman reference)
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What's this fuss about violins on television?
(an Emily Litella reverence)
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And the word of the day is: DELITESCERE!
Albert was hungering for a sandwich with that roasted beef flavor, so he asked the guy at the DELI T' SEAR him some cow.
;D
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Since our esteemed BK will be viewing the film version of Sweeney Todd at the DGA, his reaction to the film probably won't be too much like this one (http://www.reallifecomics.com/).
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Good morning!
Gray and gloomy here though not as cold as one might expect for December. I'm sure we'll have rain later.
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Happy Birthday to DR Julie!!!
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Glad to read that DR Ron Pulliam got home safe and sound albeit later than he expected.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (soundtrack)
DVD - ZODIAC - The Director's Cut, disc 2
GUNSMOKE, Season 2, Part 1, disc 1
BLADE RUNNER (Blu-ray) I'll more than likely watch "The Final Cut"
DVR - THE GREAT CARUSO
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Once again, nothing on TV for me tonight though I may check out GHOST WHISPERER since the rerun may be from season 1 or 2 before I started watching the show.
So I should get to all of my DVDs that I have on the list for today.
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And the word of the day is: DELITESCERE!
Former WOD PERSIFLAGE's first gold record!
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I'm not making this up, you know!
:)
Ah, but do you look as good in pink chiffon drag as Anna Russell did?
:D
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'Bullitt,' '12 Angry Men' among honored films (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/classic.films.ap/index.html?iref=werecommend)
"Even as Americans fill the movie theaters to see the latest releases, few are aware that up to half the films produced in this country before 1950 -- and as much as 90 percent of those made before 1920 -- are lost forever," said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington in announcing the selections.
(See article for full list)
der Brucer
And each and every one of those films that are now lost is a film DR MBarnum would have loved!
:'(
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Good morning everyone!
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Thank you to BK for mentioning me in today's notes - what a loverly surprise!
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Coming soon in your mail box:
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der Brucer
Remember to use this stamp when mailing contributions to PETA.
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[size=20]THE BIRTHDAY GIRL IS HERE!!![/size]
Happy birthday, Julie!
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DR Singdaw - what a great cake! Thanks so much for the birthday wishes.
And thanks so much to DR FJL for pointing me to Milla's birthday post on another board - and for being such a great friend not just today but every day of the year.
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The LAST thing Margo Channing would have cared about would have been animal rights.
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Now, I'm heading down to shave and shower before heading out on my usual Friday errands.
WBBL.
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TOD:
DVD:
DREAMGIRLS (one of my b'day gifts from DR JRand!)
CD:
Soundtrack to the 1970s Bollywood movie BOBBY
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Thank you to wonderful DRs Ginny, Matt, elmore, Jose, JRand and Woody for the birthday wishes. What a treat to wake up this morning and find those here. You are all wonderful and have made me feel very welcome here and a part of the family. Thank you so much.
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I hope the king/chef closes his shirt when he cooks.
It takes a brave chef to fry bacon in that shirt!
;D
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What's this fuss about violins on television?
(an Emily Litella reverence)
I miss Gilda Radner! I loved her Emily Litella editorials.
Oh, you meant reference, not reverence.
That's very different.
Never Mind!
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The LAST thing Margo Channing would have cared about would have been animal rights.
Matt...
She's wearing a FUR COAT!
I was being SARCASTIC!
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(See article for full list)
der BrucerAnd each and every one of those films that are now lost is a film DR MBarnum would have loved!
:'(
Wow, that is what I was just thinking! LOL!
Actually, my thought was if they want to save films why don't they go after those that are more in danger of becoming lost, rather then those that are so easily found?
I mean really, there are probably a couple of rare June Kenney movies sitting in someones basement, just rotting away.
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'Bullitt,' '12 Angry Men' among honored films (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/classic.films.ap/index.html?iref=werecommend)(See article for full list)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is one of my favorites.
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Work schedule today: from 4pm to 10pm, self-scan monitor.
Work schedule tomorrow: from 9:15am to 3:15pm, regular register.
Which gives me less than twelve hours to get home, cook dindin for myself and derHighness, get to sleep, get up, and get back to work.
Union regulations state that the store only has to give me eight hours between shifts. (Fortunately, Dixie doesn't do that to people... very often.)
I can only imagine what a b***h this is like for workers who live an hour away from their jobsite.
Aren't unions wonderful?
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I thought the Bette Davis comment was a "Peta! Peta! Peta!" reference.
(Did Bette Davis ever actually say "Peter, Peter, Peter?" Is it a legend the way cary grant apparently never actually siad "Judy, Judy, Judy.")
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Happy Birthday, DR Julie!!!!!
Be sure to post photos of your cake later today!
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Unfortunately, Barnum, a lot of the films that are selected get on the list because they are well known, more than for their need of preservation. The idea is to encourage the voluntary preservation of the lesser-known titles, I suppose, but if all we hear about is what is known...
And if all the younger crowd knows about is what has been released in the last five years...
We're doomed, I tell ya, doomed!
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I thought the Bette Davis comment was a "Peta! Peta! Peta!" reference....
;D
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And a happy, happy, happy (that's three happys) birthday to DR Julie!!!
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Aren't unions wonderful?
Without unions, we wouldn't have this lovely little ditty:
International Ladies Garment Workers Union anthem
Words by Paula Green
Music by Malcolm Dodds
Look for the union label
When you are buying a coat, dress or blouse.
Remember somewhere our union's sewing
our wages going to feed the kids and run the house,
We work hard but who's complaining.
Thanks to the I.L.G. we're paying our way.
So, always look for the union label,
it says we're able
to make it in the U.S.A.
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Without unions, we wouldn't have the "Come on, union, get hot" part of "Steam Heat" either.
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...And if all the younger crowd knows about is what has been released in the last five years...
...
For example, one time at the store Maureen McGovern's voice was crackling over the muzak "There's got to be a morning after," and I commented to Rachel, another checker, that it was from The Poseidon Adventure, and she gave me a strange look. "I don't think so," she replied. It turned out that she didn't even know that Poseidon was a remake.
"Well, how can you expect me to know about all that old stuff?" she snorted. (Rachel is about 20 years old, if that.)
(She's also a tad homophobic. :P)
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Well, I hope to Ganesh that someone, someplace is preserving the 1960s Bollywood film TARZAN IN FAIRYLAND!
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Today's new, improved scam email department:
Received a "winning" notification from Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martins, with her picture attached! Picture is below, with its original title. Maybe Kelli is her nickname. :)
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Well, I hope to Ganesh that someone, someplace is preserving the 1960s Bollywood film TARZAN IN FAIRYLAND!
I'm pretty sure that's next on Scorcese's list.
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I mean really, there are probably a couple of rare June Kenney movies sitting in someones basement, just rotting away.
Or someone's VCR!
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(Did Bette Davis ever actually say "Peter, Peter, Peter?" Is it a legend the way cary grant apparently never actually siad "Judy, Judy, Judy.")
Or Ingrid Bergman "Play it again, Sam."
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Without unions, we wouldn't have this lovely little ditty:
International Ladies Garment Workers Union anthem
Words by Paula Green
Music by Malcolm Dodds
Look for the union label
When you are buying a coat, dress or blouse.
Remember somewhere our union's sewing
our wages going to feed the kids and run the house,
We work hard but who's complaining.
Thanks to the I.L.G. we're paying our way.
So, always look for the union label,
it says we're able
to make it in the U.S.A.
Yeah, right.
We work hard, but who's complaining.
THE UNION BOSSES ARE COMPLAINING! "GET BACK TO WORK AND STOP SINGING, YA DANGED MISERABLE SEAMSTRESSES! THE SIX FIGURE SALARIES WE GET THAT YOU PAY FOR OUT OF YOUR UNION DUES DON'T GROW ON TREES, YA KNOW!"
(Yes, I pay dues to a union, but they don't do much for me at the store, other than create friction between regional management and local management. Bleh.)
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Happy Birthday, DR Julie!!!!!
Be sure to post photos of your cake later today!
Thanks DR Laura!
I will be meeting up with DR FJL later tonight.
I'm not much of a cake person, though (sacrilege!). Perhaps I can post a picture of my birthday appetizer. ;D
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Today's new, improved scam email department:
Received a "winning" notification from Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martins, with her picture attached! Picture is below, with its original title. Maybe Kelli is her nickname. :)
Looks perfectly trustworthy to me. Should I arrange for an electronic bank transfer, or just send cash in an envelope?
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And a happy, happy, happy (that's three happys) birthday to DR Julie!!!
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
What a cute picture!
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Without unions, we wouldn't have the "Come on, union, get hot" part of "Steam Heat" either.
We wouldn't have had the entire plot of Pajama Game, for that matter. So there would have been no reason for Adler and Ross to write "Hey, There," "Hernando's Hideaway," or "I'm Not At All In Love."
I wonder what they would have written had the show been about a supermarket, instead.
"Racing With the Shopping Cart?"
"Once-A-Year-Sale?"
"I'll Never Be Rainchecked Again?"
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Looks perfectly trustworthy to me. Should I arrange for an electronic bank transfer, or just send cash in an envelope?
Blank check.
:o
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Perhaps I can post a picture of my birthday appetizer.
;D
Does this count?
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Honey, does this hat make me look fat?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JULIE
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What's this fuss about violins on television?
(an Emily Litella reverence)
JaneCurtin: "Not 'violins', Ms. Litella..."VIOLENCE'"!
EmilyLitella: "Never mind".
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Honey, does this hat make me look fat?
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/259143887_c9423ea4f3.jpg)
DOES ANYONE STILL WEAR A HAT?
I'LL DRINK TO THAT
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Well, I hope to Ganesh that someone, someplace is preserving the 1960s Bollywood film TARZAN IN FAIRYLAND!
Do you mean that you let this one slip through your fingers?
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Ah, DR Ron - It's so nice to have you back where you belong! :)
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[shadow=color, glow width,#characters wide] [size=8]Julie! Julie! Julie!
It's your birthday,Julie!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY![/size] [/shadow][/glow]
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Ah, DR Ron - It's so nice to have you back where you belong! :)
It is so nice to be back!
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I don't need vile lint on television - I have enough trouble with it on my sweaters!
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I must get myself to the post office annex in downtown Oakland and pick up all my "held" mail. This not only places all the mail I have missed into my hands, it also restarts my mail.
And we wouldn't want to miss any bills!
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I wonder what, exactly, was the connection between DR Jeanne and all of those aviators? ;)
BBL (Big Belly Laugh).
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JULIE!!!
HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY![/size]
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In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
In Florida, if an elephant, goat or alligator is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
In Montana, it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
In Oregon, a door on a car may not be left open longer than necessary.
In Tennessee, it is illegal shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
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BBL (Big Belly Laugh).
But I notice you didn't answer the question. ;)
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we wouldn't want to miss any bills!
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I mean really, there are probably a couple of rare June Kenney movies sitting in someones basement, just rotting away.
I think Mike is probably right. It makes me sick to think of all the stuff I threw out and I know that many others did, too. We just had no idea the value Hollywood memorabilia would have.
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Honey, does this hat make me look fat?
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/259143887_c9423ea4f3.jpg)
Is Sing sorting through his closet?
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Happiest of Birthdays to DR Julie!
May you have a lovely day!
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;D
Does this count?
(http://media.canada.com/gallery/hg2006_cocktailrecip/hg_cocktail_2.jpg)
Now, that's more like it!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JULIE
Thank you! :)
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Is Sing sorting through his closet?
Not going there. :-X
:)
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TOD:
DVD: JONATHAN CREEK
JOYEUX NOEL
LEGALLY BLONDE
(thanks again, George)
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Not going there. :-X
:)
Maybe the aviators are going through Sing's closet.
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[shadow=color, glow width,#characters wide] [size=8]Julie! Julie! Julie!
It's your birthday,Julie!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY![/size] [/shadow][/glow]
Thank you so much, DR Ron!
It's like seeing my name in lights!
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Ron,
I'm pleased to hear that you arrived home safely. I'm sorry it wasn't easier, but, like der B, I'd have to say that these days to arrive home safely and with your luggage may be the best one can expect. "Trouble-free travel" seems to be an oxymoron.
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DRs Jane and Jeanne - Thank you so much for the wonderful birthday wishes!
You have all made me feel so good today!
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Maybe the aviators are going through Sing's closet.
They'll look so chic in the mauve chiffon tafetta party dress with the plunging neckline and matching rhinestone pumps!
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They'll look so chic in the mauve chiffon tafetta party dress with the plunging neckline and matching rhinestone pumps!
How did you know what I was wearing tonight?
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How did you know what I was wearing tonight?
Simply diaphanous! :)
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If I had to hazard a guess, the House Of Murphy would have been on the east side of the street, and if I further had to hazard a guess, the building is probably not there anymore. The design is very much in keeping with other restaurants on Restaurant Row, like Lawry's and Richlor's. For those who've visited LA, it would have been located very close to the south end of the Beverly Center. Were it to have been on the West side of the street (highly doubtful), then it would have been replaced by the Millionaire's Club (which can be seen in the film The Loved One) or the Fish Shanty, which can also be seen in The Loved One. But I really doubt it was there, and that the safer bet would have been across the street from those to, and most likely on the south corner. Next time I drive by I'll check, but is there an address on the postcard?
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I was actually up at six again, but I willed myself back to sleep.
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Wasn't "Oh, Diaphanous" a Rogers & Hart song?
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I never repeat gossip, except on Page Six
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Just got a shipment of Grater's Ice Cream, and tried some of the Buckeye Blitz. It's got quite a strong after-taste, but a very pleasant one.
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Pardon my spelling: That's Graeter's ice Cream
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Pardon my spelling
That's what Aaron and Candy Spelling said about their daughter, Tori.
Only on Page 6.
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Buckeye Blitz
Our premium chocolate ice cream that has been fortified with our creamy peanut butter flavor and loaded with peanut butter cookie dough pieces and our signature chocolate chips
(http://www.graeters.com/images/cones_large/buckeye_blitz.jpg)
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Ooooo, DR FJL, Graeter's is one of my favorite places here in SW Ohio! What other flavors did you get? Being a true-blue Michigan Wolverine, I refuse to try the Buckeye Blitz, but it's one of my mom's favorites. My faves are: Toffee Chip, Raspberry Chip, Mocha Chip, and Coconut Chip.
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR Julie!!
(I can't believe I didn't post this at the beginning of today's posts! :-\ Sorry!!)
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Ginny - The flavors we got are:
Black Cherry
Butter Pecan
Caramel
Vanilla
Black Raspberry Chip
Chocolate Chip
Mint Chocolate Chip
Toffee Chocolate Chip
Cookie Dough Chip
Buckeye Blitz
Cookies and Cream
Peppermint
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We'll have to get another shipment before we see Applause at City Center. (a "Something Graeter" reference)
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Ginny - The flavors we got are:
Black Cherry
Butter Pecan
Caramel
Vanilla
Black Raspberry Chip
Chocolate Chip
Mint Chocolate Chip
Toffee Chocolate Chip
Cookie Dough Chip
Buckeye Blitz
Cookies and Cream
Peppermint
What?? They don't make Chip chip? ;)
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Since this is Page Six: This just in - Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are splitting up.
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(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61-%2Be0pW8DL._AA240_.jpg)
From the liner notes:
"...and with this delectable new score, [Mel Brooks] attains the upper brackets of such top composer-lyricists Jerry Herman, Frank Loesser, and...dare I say Cole Porter and Irving Berlin? I dare! I dare! The score is just that good."
???
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I'm here in North Carolina and DR Ron is back in California. Hmmm... I showered, I really did! I'm having fun so far, it's a lovely little town (Lexington) and reminds me of the town I grew up in in the foothills of California (Angels Camp). Everyone here is very nice, so adjusting has been easy. The Wedding rehearsal is this eve and the wedding is tomorrow and then I'm on a EARLY (5:50am) flight back to California.
Don't take this the wrong way, (as many of you will) but I'm excited and scared to check out the organ I'll be playing at the church. New organs are always an adventure (and not always good) but the groom assures me it's "big". The Bridal Processional is the Wedding Processional from "The Sound of Music" - I'm so excited by that. Everything else is Christmas(y) type.
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Wow, DR FJL, that's a
great graet Graeter's assortment!
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Hi, DR Matthew - welcome to the Eastern Time Zone!
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And I'm not going to let it go to waist, I mean waste
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DR Edi - your Inbox is full...
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And I'm not going to let it go to waist, I mean waste
In the past 30 years, I've let a lot of Graeter's ice cream go to waist (and hips and thighs...).
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Happy Birthday DR Julie!
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If I had to hazard a guess, the House Of Murphy would have been on the east side of the street, and if I further had to hazard a guess, the building is probably not there anymore....Next time I drive by I'll check, but is there an address on the postcard?
Address: 410 S. San Vicente, Beverly Hills, California
Source: LOS ANGELES HISTORY OF BARS, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS (SAN FRANCISCO, SAN DIEGO, LAS VEGAS, BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON D.C. AS WELL)
"LOS ANGELES TIME MACHINES" (http://www.latimemachines.com/)
(Look under extinct restaurants)
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your Inbox is full...
I hate it when that happens!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JULIE
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***LARGE ORGAN VIBES***[/size][/color]
to DR Matthew![/size][/color]
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Hi, DR Matthew - welcome to the Eastern Time Zone!
Thanks. I'm liking this area quite a lot.
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TOTD
Last night (That's this evening), DP and I watched the first two episodes of UK TV series "Spaced'.
Totally quirky and delightful.
Simon Pegg was the writer and Star.
The show is pre "Shaun of the Dead"
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I am enjoying the London cast recording of Jason Robert Brown's Parade quite a lot. It seems to be pretty complete on 2 CDs, with most of the dialogue included, plus a bonus DVD of interviews with the artistic staff.
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I'm here in North Carolina and DR Ron is back in California. Hmmm... I showered, I really did! I'm having fun so far, it's a lovely little town (Lexington) and reminds me of the town I grew up in in the foothills of California (Angels Camp). Everyone here is very nice, so adjusting has been easy. The Wedding rehearsal is this eve and the wedding is tomorrow and then I'm on a EARLY (5:50am) flight back to California.
Don't take this the wrong way, (as many of you will) but I'm excited and scared to check out the organ I'll be playing at the church. New organs are always an adventure (and not always good) but the groom assures me it's "big". The Bridal Processional is the Wedding Processional from "The Sound of Music" - I'm so excited by that. Everything else is Christmas(y) type.
If you want the organ checked, send a PM to East Coast Casting (DR Jose) or West Coast Casting (DR MBarnum) ASAP.
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The cafeteria at work did not have any hot food this morning. :(
You have a cafeteria at your work?
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Tomorrow is Kim Criswell's enhagement party....
Please tell Kim that she has a fan here in Washington State!! :D
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Oh, God, I love the stupidity of the soaps! Today AS THE WORLD TURNS is on New Year's Eve, and it will probably be New Year's Eve for the next week. Last week Christmas Day arrived on its traditional Dec. 25. The soaps have the strangest fiscal calendars.
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What's this fuss about violins on television?
(an Emily Litella reverence)
VISUALIZE WHIRLED PEAS!!
;)
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You have a cafeteria at your work?
I know, I know. I shouldn't be complaining! :)
There are many less fortunate.
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Page 7....
So...
No more gossip? :(
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... I'm having fun so far, it's a lovely little town (Lexington) and reminds me of the town I grew up in in the foothills of California (Angels Camp)....
Angel's Camp, which isn't too far from where my Dad lives, in Sonora. Very nice area!
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TOD:
DVD and VHS: "Funny Face" and "Vertigo"
CD player-- a Kerry mishmosh that has parts of the "Harlow" soundtrack, Elaine Stritch, Joannie Sommers and DR Laura's all -time favorite song, "In These Shoes?"
Happy Birthday to Julie!
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Please tell Kim that she has a fan here in Washington State!! :D
And in California!
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Remember to use this stamp when mailing contributions to PETA.
ROTFLMAO!!
;)
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Oh, God, I love the stupidity of the soaps! Today AS THE WORLD TURNS is on New Year's Eve, and it will probably be New Year's Eve for the next week. Last week Christmas Day arrived on its traditional Dec. 25. The soaps have the strangest fiscal calendars.
Well, I was wrong! It's now 2008 on AS THE WORLD TURNS.
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Page 7....
So...
No more gossip? :(
Well, I did want to bring up Aesop's fable about the frog and the ox on the cast recording list and decided no to.
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;D
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VISUALIZE WHIRLED PEAS!!
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:c1CjCAZcEpTFkM:http://www.worth1000.com/entries/310000/310466NTVS_w.jpg)
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Well, I was wrong! It's now 2008 on AS THE WORLD TURNS.
This is one of the sticking points in the WGA strike - the writers want accurate calendars, and the producers refuse to give them to them.
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How did you know what I was wearing tonight?
Well, Julie, you'd better get over to Sing's before the aviators get there. It's a very popular outfit!
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Time to get ready for work.
And to find out from der B what we're going to do about dinner... which will be late tonight.
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And to find out from der B what we're going to do about dinner... which will be late tonight.
Why of course, he's going to pick up some luscious take-out, and have it warm, ready, and waiting for you once he picks you up from work.
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Well, Julie, you'd better get over to Sing's before the aviators get there.
Why, here comes one now!
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And yes, that zipper does go from head to toe!
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Why of course, he's going to pick up some luscious take-out, and have it warm, ready, and waiting for you once he picks you up from work.
Just what I was thinking.
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Address: 410 S. San Vicente, Beverly Hills, California
Source: LOS ANGELES HISTORY OF BARS, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS (SAN FRANCISCO, SAN DIEGO, LAS VEGAS, BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON D.C. AS WELL)
"LOS ANGELES TIME MACHINES" (http://www.latimemachines.com/)
(Look under extinct restaurants)
Weird site - can anyone see any way of contacting the site? I looked, but didn't see any e-mail link or contact button, but I'd love to write the guy and tell him to put my father's restaurant in his extinct list, plus I can provide him with matchbook and menu covers for a number of places he's got that have nothing.
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And yes, that zipper does go from head to toe!
NOT what I was thinking. ;)
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I just chowed down on some rather greasy fish and chips from the little hole-in-the-wall Dublin chipper that I should partially own my now. (I'm a regular.)
Please note, Sing, NO tuna sandwich.
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I did a few more errands and took care of some other business. I'm stuffed from lunch, it feels like rain, and I'm starting to feel quite lazy.
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Dublin chipper
THAT'S the missing Graeter's flavor...
Dublin Chip!
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THAT'S the missing Graeter's flavor...
Dublin Chip!
Hmm, Irish whiskey flavored ice cream with chocolate chunks?
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THAT'S the missing Graeter's flavor...
Dublin Chip!
I've never tried Graeter's, but I'd like to! ;)
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sing, did you resolve your Amazon customer service problem?
I'm having one with them now.
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Oops. He left.
maybe he went to get some ice cream. Or Irish whiskey.
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I'd better try to get something more done today. I have a loooong to-do list.
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I thought the Bette Davis comment was a "Peta! Peta! Peta!" reference.
(Did Bette Davis ever actually say "Peter, Peter, Peter?" Is it a legend the way cary grant apparently never actually siad "Judy, Judy, Judy.")
I remember Bette Davis and Whitney Stine on Mike Douglas' show publicizing the book they wrote together (MOTHER GODAM). Bette claimed she never said the name, and Whitney corrected her with the names of three films in which the main male character's name was Peter. As to whether she ever strung the name together three times, I don't remember if he answered that or not.
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VISUALIZE WHIRLED PEAS!!
;)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:c1CjCAZcEpTFkM:http://www.worth1000.com/entries/310000/310466NTVS_w.jpg)
I said VISUALIZE, not show!!
;D
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Oh, God, I love the stupidity of the soaps! Today AS THE WORLD TURNS is on New Year's Eve, and it will probably be New Year's Eve for the next week. Last week Christmas Day arrived on its traditional Dec. 25. The soaps have the strangest fiscal calendars.
It was New Year's Eve yesterday, too. I haven't watched today's episode yet.
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Page Eight Sirius Black (with Lupin) Dance!!!
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My outing was surprisingly warm for late December. I didn't even need a jacket. It started raining a couple of hours after I got back home, so I'm glad I wasn't out when the rain started.
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When I got in, I put on the next-to-last GREY'S ANATOMY episode from Season 2 (the L-Vad wire episode) and watched that while I cooked and ate lunch.
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Then, I put in disc 2 from the ZODIAC DVD set. It is CRAMMED full of information about both the making of the film (almost an hour long documentary) and in a separate section, interviews with all five of the Zodiac killer's crime investigators and survivors. That part of the bonus has already run 90 minutes, and I'm still watching it, though it has gotten to the last murder (the cab driver), so I'm thinking it doesn't have much more to run.
The movie has eeriely captured the look and feel of the period and the people which, apart from how well it's directed, makes it seem so memorable.
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There is one more section on the bonus feature disc about the real crimes to watch, and then I'll be finished with ZODIAC.
I can start on GUNSMOKE tonight.
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Where can I get me some of that ice cream???
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I'm going to take a drive. I spent the last couple of hours typing up book notes, and then working at the piano.
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Where can I get me some of that ice cream???
BK, here's Graeter's Online Store (http://www.graeters.com/new_store.cfm)
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There are 2 (count 'em, 2) Graeter's locations between work and home. Do you have any idea how difficult it's going to be not to stop at one on my way home tonight?
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...now it is time for you to post until the cows come home...
Soon Bk, soon.
(http://images.ucomics.com/comics/myth/2007/myth071228.jpg)
der Brucer
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JULIE!
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Going to write a little bit and then go back downstairs. I have to clean the bedroom areas which I haven't gotten to yet today and then I'll settle back in for the evening viewing.
WBBL.
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Wasn't "Oh, Diaphanous" a Rogers & Hart song?
Yes.
From their smash hit musical THE BOYS IN THE BAND FROM SYRACUSE.
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Good day one and all!
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Yes.
From their smash hit musical THE BOYS IN THE BAND FROM SYRACUSE.
That reminds me of the hilarious thread that I think was on CASTRECL (or was it here?) of combined show names (with descriptions). My favorite, loosely paraphrased, was Brigadoonesbury--once every 100 years Elizabeth Swados writes a hit, and this is it!
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Coming soon in your mail box:
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der Brucer
DBF will be happy. He is a Bette Davis fan... However he holds a candle for Susan Sarandon.
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Happy Birthday DR Julie and I hope you have a lovely day filled with freinds, family and surprises!
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BTW, that is a good photo of Bette on the stamp. I like it.
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I got a package from DR Ginny today! Many thanks. What can it be in two attractively wrapped boxes?
I also had a wonderful time at that t5he NYPL Music Division with my friend Bob Kosovsky. He always makes me laugh.
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Vibes to DR Jane and DD Sherlock!
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Elmore, it is freinds who make you smile and laugh that get one through. It is something that is helping me.
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I thought the Bette Davis comment was a "Peta! Peta! Peta!" reference.
(Did Bette Davis ever actually say "Peter, Peter, Peter?" Is it a legend the way cary grant apparently never actually siad "Judy, Judy, Judy.")
and here i thought you were talking about Pita bread.... ;)
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Elmore, it is freinds who make you smile and laugh that get one through. It is something that is helping me.
I agree. On my darkest days, it's my support system of dear friends and neighbors that keep me going. I can't count on family because they're too far away but I thank God every day for the friends on this site and elsewhere that get me through it.
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Oh, God, I love the stupidity of the soaps! Today AS THE WORLD TURNS is on New Year's Eve, and it will probably be New Year's Eve for the next week. Last week Christmas Day arrived on its traditional Dec. 25. The soaps have the strangest fiscal calendars.
I also thought the episode was a tad cheesier than usual. CBS preempts many of the soaps next week with bowl games as does NBC and ABC so th end of the year the eppies get bumped everywhere.
It will be innteresting to see if the shows bring in scab writers. Even YR was not that good today. I am still boycotting Days
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I agree. On my darkest days, it's my support system of dear friends and neighbors that keep me going. I can't count on family because they're too far away but I thank God every day for the friends on this site and elsewhere that get me through it.
Freinds can be family also. This board is a wonderful group. I have not posted a lot lately but the posts and singdaw's interesting photos have made me laugh. Laura's and Jose's pics have made me sigh in their beauty. I have appreciated it.
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I still say the best writing of the soaps was back in the 80s and early 90s
BTW, Elmore, I have enjoyed your friend, Ron Raines, on GL. He is a fine actor.
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Well, I was wrong! It's now 2008 on AS THE WORLD TURNS.
Yep and on all the ABC soaps also
My mother was watching part of DOOL and I caught an ad that was playing:
It was an commercial for a fitness website.
Part of the script was " Start out 2007 on a healthy note." It then provided the url fo the site.
One problem...... 2007 is almost over.
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I still say the best writing of the soaps was back in the 80s and early 90s
BTW, Elmore, I have enjoyed your friend, Ron Raines, on GL. He is a fine actor.
He's also one of the best gentlemen alive and a wonderful baritone, to boot! He's also very funny, which he hardly ever gets a chance to be on the soap.
I have to run to Coppola's now to meet Cathie and Alice for dinner. I'll check in when I return. Ginny's parcel was quite lovely!
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... luscious take-out...
Surely you jest - the best we can do aroung here would be Taco Bell!
Besides, he's agreed to cook "breakfast", which is fine by me.
(He outdid himself last night with "Cantonese Pan Fried Chicken with Lemon" and fresh baby Brussels' sprouts cooked with bacon.)
der Brucer
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Surely you jest
And don't call me surely! 8)
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sing, did you resolve your Amazon customer service problem?
Well, yes and no. The original pacakge is still "pending delivery," and I've given up on that. However, after a few very strong emails and phone calls [I'm learning from bk! :) ], they solved it by shipping a replacement package by a more reliable method. And that package has been received.
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Good for you, Slingclaw! Give 'em heck!
;)
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In my CD player right now: the
new (only) soundtrack to Disney's Enchanted (http://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Alan-Menken/dp/B000VWQTXE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1198883249&sr=1-1), with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
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TOD:
Home CD: Xanadu, Maltby & Shire's Take Flight
Car CD: Young Frankenstein, Wicked German Cast, and A New Brain German Cast [taking after DR George! :) ]
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TOD: I just hit play on the cd player at the office, and it still had the Kerry compilation Christmas cd in it.
We had water draining off the roof at the church; I guess a pipe burst from the cold last night. Said water froze and then drained all day as it melted. Luckily a man who knows how to fix things was there, and he made the necessary repair.
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Wasn't that an exciting story?
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No packages for me today - two are now overtly overdue and I'm not happy about it. Have written both people e-mails. However, I'm quite certain that one of them is at the mail place, lost - you remember I got a slip that said there were TWO envelope-sized packages for me, but they only had one. They either don't want to admit their mistake, or they've misplaced it, because there's no way this thing would take twenty-two days to get here via overseas first class e-mail. The other things that were shipped from overseas at exactly the same time got here two weeks ago.
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"And then he jumped up on the table and barked at me."
(A DR Sandra reference)
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Ate a sandwich at the Kansas City Barbecue, which has been great every single time I've been there.
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I had no idea that greater Phoenix could get cold enough to burst pipes.
Well I'll be!
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DR MattH, I'm not sure if both seasons 1 & 2 of Ghost Whisperer are out yet. But you should check them out. Especially the finale episodes (was that season 1 or 2?). There was a 2 or 3 parter that was so riveting. It was the best episodes of the show for me!
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Weird site - can anyone see any way of contacting the site?
HERE (http://www.latimemachines.com/new_page_15.htm)
Anyone who wants to contribute a scanned image (you keep the original) of non-copyrighted pictures, menus, postcards or match books, please send them to me as a jpeg email attachment to latimema@latimemachines.com (or just feel free to recount your memories of these places!).
der Brucer
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"And then he jumped up on the table and barked at me."
That DR Kerry needs SO much correction. ::)
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For those people on other websites who are still trying to say that the box-office of Sweeney is somehow stellar and that the marketing department has never tried to hide the fact that it's a musical, check out the latest ads - there's a full-page in the LA Weekly - the banner across the top of the ad is one of the worst adlines I've ever seen - THE PASSION OF SWEENEY TODD. Then there's Depp, standing there with that holster thing that makes the film seem like a western. No mention of Mr. Sondheim, singing or anything else. No quotes. And a border around the entire ad that looks like something out of Tim Burtonland. If a film is performing up to and over expectations they do NOT change the ad campaign. If it isn't, they do - it's also dropped from two Arclight Theaters to one.
I'll see it tomorrow at six and can't wait.
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TOD:
Home CD: Xanadu, Maltby & Shire's Take Flight
Car CD: Young Frankenstein, Wicked German Cast, and A New Brain German Cast [taking after DR George! :) ]
Cool! And taking after you, I just ordered the original London cast recording of Parade. :) I also bought the London Palladium cast recording of Scrooge (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000WFFO5O) with Tommy Steele. Both were only £10.20 each.
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And don't call me surely! 8)
Well, you sure can dress the part ;D
der Brucer
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I also bought Doctor Who : Infinite Quest - Complete Animated BBC Series (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000U55U82). We'll see how that is. :)
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Nothing to say, but it would be unseemly to leave without posting something.
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Nothing to say
That never seems to stop me from babbling on and on and on! :)
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You flew transcontinental in one day and your luggage arrived with you!
This, dear Ron, is NOT a travel day from hell!
But we're glad to have you back safe and sound.
;D Far from a travel day from hell, unpleasant waiting yes. From what I could tell you weren't stuck on the plane those extra two hours, something else to be grateful for.
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For those people on other websites who are still trying to say that the box-office of Sweeney is somehow stellar
FANTASY MOGULS (http://news.fantasymoguls.com/originalcontent/2007/12/thursday-estima.html)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Dreamworks/Paramount) was down for a third straight day, falling to No. 9 with $2.23 million and a $1,788 PTA. It is a film of undisputed brilliance, but it would have benefited from a platform rollout instead of the "cash grab" of a 1,788 location run. The studio took a "bait and switch" approach, essentially "tricking" younger moviegoers into seeing a horror film, which turned out to be a Sondheim musical. The perception of commercial failure, along with the (literally) rivers of blood spilled in the movie may conspire to keep this one out of the Best Picture category (although director Tim Burton and star Johnny Depp seem like locks with plenty of attention in the technical categories as well).
der Brucer
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I had no idea that greater Phoenix could get cold enough to burst pipes.
We get a few nights every year when it freezes -- usually around Christmas.
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We had water draining off the roof at the church;
Hint: next time you pray for rain, specify delivery instructions.
der Brucer
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Matt H, ZODIAC arrived from NetFlix & is waiting to be watched. I don’t think it has any special clips on it, I’ll have to check.
Jose, I’m so happy you liked the WATER HORSE. I’ve enjoyed the reviews and am looking forward to the film.
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In Oregon, a door on a car may not be left open longer than necessary.
Gosh, what's the fine? I need to make sure I don't get a ticket ;)
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LOWER EAST SIDE MATZO FACTORY FOR SALE
(http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Dec28/0,4670,MatzoFactory,00.html)
{xxx} = my comments
Friday, December 28, 2007
By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Long after most of its customers left the neighborhood to pursue the American Dream, the last matzo factory on the Lower East Side is moving out, saying goodbye to a part of town that was once home to hundreds of thousands of immigrant Jews.
Streit's, a family-owned matzo-making giant that churns out 16,000 pounds of unleavened bread a day and has been on the Lower East side for nearly three-quarters of a century, is putting the property up for sale.
It hopes to get $25 million for the antiquated six-story building in a part of New York where tenements and sweatshops have given way to fine hotels and condos, expensive restaurants and trendy nightclubs.
"We're doing this with a heavy heart," said Aaron Gross, the great-great-grandson of founder Aron Streit, an Austrian immigrant. "We're America's last family-owned matzo factory."
The red-brick factory will keep producing matzo until the family builds a new one in about a year, probably in New Jersey.
The 32-year-old matzo heir said it is just too difficult to keep manufacturing in the city. The streets are too congested for the company's tractor-trailers, and he gets regular complaints about the loud machines that mix, roll and cut the dough before it is baked in two 72-foot-long steel ovens.
{the factory was thre when the neighbors moved in - get used to it!}
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While many blocks of the Lower East Side are seedy, gentrification has swept the neighborhood since the 1980s. The elegant Beaux Arts structure built in 1912 for the Yiddish-language newspaper The Jewish Daily Forward _ which boasted a circulation of 275,000 in the 1920s _ has been converted into million-dollar condos. (The Forward says circulation for its Yiddish edition, now a weekly, is down to just 5,000, the English-language edition to 35,000.)
{So much for the "immigrants never assimilate" theory!}
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The factory doesn't appear to have changed all that much since a photograph from a half century ago that shows a group of rabbis in white coats supervising production to make sure it's kosher. Many of the 60 employees have been working there for decades.
{60 bread winners move to bread lines because neighbors don't like the noise of honest work!}
der Brucer
I hope somebody buys it and turns it into a Heavy Metal all-night Disco!
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Gosh, what's the fine? I need to make sure I don't get a ticket
I believe there is an exemption for women with compromised wrists traveling with large friendly dogs. :)
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Matt H, ZODIAC arrived from NetFlix & is waiting to be watched.
ZODIAC - Rated R for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images.
Looks like a thinly disguised attempt by Jane to get some extra hugging from Keith!
der Brucer
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Angel's Camp, which isn't too far from where my Dad lives, in Sonora. Very nice area!
A very nice area. We met friends nearby one New Years Eve. The boys spent the day skiing with their family while Keith & I drove around sight seeing.
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Weird site - can anyone see any way of contacting the site? I looked, but didn't see any e-mail link or contact button, but I'd love to write the guy and tell him to put my father's restaurant in his extinct list, plus I can provide him with matchbook and menu covers for a number of places he's got that have nothing.
Your father's restaurant should be on the list!
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HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO9V7Va9XWQ) is a clip of a cut song from My Fair Lady and Angela singing "I Don't Want to Know" from Dear World.
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In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
In Florida, if an elephant, goat or alligator is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
In Montana, it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
In Oregon, a door on a car may not be left open longer than necessary.
In Tennessee, it is illegal shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
And, in California:
Starting Tuesday, motorists could be hit with fines of up to $100 for smoking in a vehicle containing a child.
der Brucer
No problemo - put the kid in a box (remember to punch some air holes) :) - but then you can't use the HOV lane >:(
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bk, is your spaghetti sauce recipe a variation of something that you learned from your father?
Or someone that worked in the kitchen for your father?
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Wasn't that an exciting story?
Considering most your reports are about the heat, yes. ;D
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Your father's restaurant should be on the list!
Well, I posted the contact link - the rest is up to BK
der Brucer
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LOWER EAST SIDE MATZO FACTORY FOR SALE
(http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Dec28/0,4670,MatzoFactory,00.html)
Interesting, & a shame they are moving.
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I believe there is an exemption for women with compromised wrists traveling with large friendly dogs. :)
;D
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Well, if it's the last Friday of 2007 for posting, I think a gratuitous post from moi is in order ...
So be it, gratuitously!!
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My spaghetti sauce recipe is my own weird concoction - I came upon it after having dinner one night at the home of John Peyser, uncle of Penny Peyser. His sauce, while very different from my sauce, led me to my sauce, which I'd never made before. What I learned from HIS sauce was don't use less than eight cloves of garlic.
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And don't call me surely! 8)
Can we if we spell it Shirley, DR SinginginyoursparklyholidaypumpsDaw?
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ZODIAC - Rated R for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images.
Looks like a thinly disguised attempt by Jane to get some extra hugging from Keith!
LOL-except I didn't pick this one. After reading the description maybe I'll wait a few days to watch it. Last night we watched LORD OF WAR.
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My spaghetti sauce recipe is my own weird concoction - I came upon it after having dinner one night at the home of John Peyser, uncle of Penny Peyser. His sauce, while very different from my sauce, led me to my sauce, which I'd never made before. What I learned from HIS sauce was don't use less than eight cloves of garlic.
Who would've thunk bk's spaghetti sauce recipe could be a weird concoction?! ... Moi!!
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TOD ~ Nothing!
All my favorite songs are in my new little red Sansa ...
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..from Santa..
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Singdaw, thanks for the link.
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...and I got a book about some murder at some high school written by some guy named Bruce ...
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Can we if we spell it Shirley
Well....
OK!
;D
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.. and a toaster since I never got the HHW one when I reached godliness a while back ...
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That's the title of my next novella: A Sansa from Santa.
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Well....
OK!
;D
You're so easy ;) ;)
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.. and a toaster since I never got the HHW one when I reached godliness a while back ...
cue the violins
;)
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That's the title of my next novella: A Sansa from Santa.
...or musical for next year's NYMF...
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You're so easy
Funny; I think I've been told that before...
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All this talk about SWEENEY TODD, and I forgot to post this picture from the same week - it's our own (errant and truant) EvilTwin with the film's Judge Turpin:
(taken by Mark Rupp at one of Christie Ebersole's Christmas shows).
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/janet_rickman.jpg)
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Miss Karen, might I just ask where your SON is? This sort of haineshisway.com errant and truant behavior will NOT be tolerated, oh, no, it will NOT be tolerated. Just because he's all horny for some new girl does not excuse his absence.
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...or musical for next year's NYMF...
Even I am not crazy enough to willingly subject myself to that insanity!
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Funny; I think I've been told that before...
Shirley, you jest....
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Just because he's all horny for some new girl
I had missed this news... :D
It must be back on Page Six somewhere...
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Miss Karen, might I just ask where your SON is? This sort of haineshisway.com errant and truant behavior will NOT be tolerated, oh, no, it will NOT be tolerated. Just because he's all horny for some new girl does not excuse his absence.
Ding, ding, ding ! Bingo! We've got a winner! New girlfriend is the correct answer!
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I had missed this news... :D
It must be back on Page Six somewhere...
It's very new news. Met her through his good buddy down at ASU in Tempe.
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Funny; I think I've been told that before...
Many, many, many times I suspect!
der Brucer
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oooh, Free Bird just came up on the Sansa...
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Well, if it's the last Friday of 2007 for posting, I think a gratuitous post from moi is in order ...
So be it, gratuitously!!
Look what the cat dragged in! Miss Karen, nice to see you posting again.
der Brucer
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Many, many, many times I suspect!
My virtue for a meatball.
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Free Bird
Those post Holiday discounts ARE pretty amazing!
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You know, I totally forgot to mention that I woke up this morning surrounded by police officers.
Around 5 a.m. I heard voices outside. When they did not quiet down I finally looked out my bedroom window to see several police cars, assorted me in uniform, and at least one bad guy being arrested and getting what looked like a very stern talking-to by one of the policemen...on my front lawn.
It was still only 5:15 am so I went back to sleep.
Upon my alarm going off I looked outside again. They were all still there and were going through a car looking for Krishna knows what.
Once out of the shower all was clear, as if nothing had occurred.
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Of course, after the 12 Days of Christmas, people are pretty much "birded" out.
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Ding, ding, ding ! Bingo! We've got a winner! New girlfriend is the correct answer!
:D
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now, Gimme Three Steps .. oh yeah!!!
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I can't believe that a new girlfriend is more important then we are.
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MBarnum, I'm impressed you went back to sleep. ;D
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Girl From the North Country with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash...
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Thank you Julie, George- twice, Singdaw, FJL, & Dakota,
Sherlock is a wee bit better today. Actually Sherlock seems fine, just what comes out of him isn’t. This is far from the first time he has had this problem, so we decided to send his poo to a high tech lab for more through testing. We also sent his blood for allergy testing to see what he might be allergic to that is affecting his colon.
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MBarnum, I'm impressed you went back to sleep.
While visions of uniformed men danced in his head.
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I can't believe that a new girlfriend is more important then we are.
That's what I thought when he left to go to Tempe today ;)
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Good Lovin' !!!
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HHW with a Sansa soundtrack. Yeah! :)
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Hint: next time you pray for rain, specify delivery instructions.
der Brucer
I'll bring that up at the next meeting. Thanks.
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I tried to find the photo of MBarnum posting with the gentlemen of the NYPD, but I guess my searching skills on HHW aren't up to snuff. :(
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I need to get in contact with DR Cason soon.
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Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison (my favorite Beatle!)
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I need to get in contact with DR Cason soon.
Let's give him the double whammy -- you PM him and I'll tell him !
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I sent him an email.
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This is fun rocking out to my Sansa while I post away gratuitously...
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You would think the stress of not only worrying about Sherlock, but frustration that Keith might stay home while I go see Craig in LA & to a family function, my heart would act up for the 24 hour monitor. No such luck. It tends to race the most just before bedtime. I didn’t get one good series of racing, just a few little extra beats. More than the racing, cuz I know what that is, I wanted one good waking up gasping for air. I often do that just after I fall asleep & would like to know the relationship of that, if any, to my heart.
It’s just like when you take the car to the mechanic & that strange sound goes away, only to return shortly after you leave.
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I'll tell him!
You're telling him? ;)
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Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen...
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DR Jane - How utterly frustrating...
I'm so sorry! :(
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DR Miss Karen...
You could spare us all the suspense and just post the entire contents of your Sansa.
One.
Post.
At.
A.
Time.
:)
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You're telling him? ;)
That's the fun part of being a mom -- telling people what to do -- of course, the trick is getting them to listen/do it ...
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DR Miss Karen...
You could spare us all the suspense and just post the entire contents of your Sansa.
One.
Post.
At.
A.
Time.
:)
;D
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PAGE 12 Do I Hear a Waltz? on the Ed Sullivan Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqyBbBxZTDg&feature=related) DANCE!!
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Heavenly Day by Patty Griffin .... (that post is for you, DR SingingAlong)
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Thanks Singdaw. I know none of this is serious, just somewhat frustrating. The heart problem has been going on for years & years, this new doctor just decided to run the 24 hour test.
As for Sherlock, I'm being selfish here, I really want to leave Sherlock at home & take the trip with Keith. The timing is lousy, or we should have done these tests the last time this happened.
We will decide next week if we are leaving him or not. If not, maybe I'll fly there. If we drive, that will depend on the weather. Snow, ice, or heavy rains can close the pass to California.
Tomorrow I'm definitely getting out for some exercise & get those endorphins
going ;D
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Life Goes On by LeAnn Rimes ...
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Love Is All Around -- The Trogs...
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MissKaren!
Nice to see you!
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Time to take off the headphones as Janis Joplin's Me and Bobby McGee ends and Van Morrison's Wild Night takes me on out of here... Have a great weekend folks as 2008 heads our way ...
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No cds here today, sorry...
I had all my mail held since I left last Friday.
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MissKaren!
Nice to see you!
Hey DCelt !!
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Dakota, from what you have said before, I believe your dog is in mourning. Bryan’s remaining Sugar Glider is also exhibiting interesting behavior, even waking up & being active during the day. Considering Sugar Gliders normally sleep during the day, I’m sure she misses her sleeping partner.
Please post the obit of your father. I would like to read it.
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You know, I totally forgot to mention that I woke up this morning surrounded by police officers.
So you threw on your bathrobe and ran out to the front lawn and sang:
Brave bobby, behave bobby
And change my point of view
People say that I'm a daughter of crime
And I wanna be raided by you!
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Oh, Monster Mash caught me -- gotta listen to that one before I go...
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Please post the obit of your father. I would like to read it.
Ditto. It would be nice to read about him...
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While visions of uniformed men danced in his head.
Actually, he's a bit more narcissistic; his post said "...assorted me in uniform...".
der Brucer
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Ciao!
... you can do the Monster Mash ... you'll catch on in a flash... mash good! Easy Igor! ....
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Good Evening!
Greetings from Fairfax County Virginia, more specifically, Burke, VA.
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Can you say, "rebound"?
Just sayin'. ;D
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I'm back (obviously) from a wonderful Italian meal at Coppola's on West 79th Street. Alice and Cathie are great friends and still raving about "The Brain From Planet X."
DR FJL, where is Skip taking his cooking classes? Alice is interested in checking it out.
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I feel bitchy! I feel bitchy!
I feel bitchy, and witchy and (fill in the blank according to your whim)).*
In other words, I'm not feeling that creative right now. ;)
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I feel bitchy! I feel bitchy!
I feel bitchy, and witchy and (fill in the blank according to your whim)).*
"thin"?
der Brucer
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Oh, Monster Mash caught me -- gotta listen to that one before I go...
When I think of this song, I remember dancing it with Jeff Bridges. I'm sure he doesn't remember dancing with me ;D
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Hi elmore, glad you enjoyed your evening.
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Does anyone know if the soundtrack to Southern Comfort was ever released?
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PAGE 12 Do I Hear a Waltz? on the Ed Sullivan Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqyBbBxZTDg&feature=related) DANCE!!
What a great clip, DR George! :D Thank you.
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Actually, I'm not feeling bitchy at all. I've had quite the wonderful day so far here in Northern Virginia.
We made it up here around 11:30, thanks to no traffic on 95. Once we made it to my brother's house, I went ahead and borrowed his extra car for the day. Well, it's more like a mini-van or "family vehicle" - whatever the dealerships are calling them these days. *I LOVE the seat-warmers! :)
I stopped by my old music store, Foxes Music, and did some birthday present shopping for Steve's mother. She's started playing piano again, and has been looking for some new classical music books to read through. It's been a while since I've browsed through bins of sheet music, and I somehow resisted checking out the Broadway bins - since I knew I'd probably walk out of there with a stack of books. None of the regular staff members were in today, but the new guys seem to be doing their job. -Although, I did assist one young man and his mother when they were comparing versions of "Rhapsody In Blue". :)
*It was also nice to see a lot of the signage that I had made for the store still in use after all these years - 10 at least!
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DR Ron Pulliam - Welcome home! And even though you had the travel day from hell, I'd definitely say it was more of a "hell" rather than "HELL". -And, heck, at least you didn't get bumped from First Class - not that would have been HELL. ;)
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What a great clip, DR George! :D Thank you.
I second that emotion!
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DR FJL - Hmm.... Graeter's. :)
-So, I guess I should bring some cake to go with that ice cream when I come over on January 1, 2008, for your New Year's Party? :D
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*I LOVE the seat-warmers!
Seat warmers are good. :)
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This will probably have DR dB foaming at the mouth. It takes about 20 minutes, but it's pretty interesting...
The Story of Stuff (http://www.storyofstuff.com/)
I was in full "foam" 3 minutes in! What a bunch of Socialistic clap trap! It's almost a commercial for Home Schooling.
der Brucer
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Waiting to download the Beta for Pirates of the Burning Seas! Such a geek I am!
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I was in full "foam" 3 minutes in!
(http://www.yankeessuck.com/blog/archives/images/george-drools.jpg)
:-*
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Waiting to download the Beta for Pirates of the Burning Seas!
I have no idea what this means...
Suddenly I feel very old! :)
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Listening to Donald Feltham's 2007 Top 10 Countdown right now...
And enjoying it! :)
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Seat warmers are good. :)
(http://www.leathercellar.com/wbhbrnhh.JPG)
der Brucer
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What a great clip, DR George! :D Thank you.
I second that emotion!
My pleasure! I wasn't even searching this when I saw it under the related videos section of what I was watching. :)
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After leaving the music store, I went ahead and drove through my old neighborhood since I was nearby... WOW!
It looked like almost every split-level and rambler had had some sort of work done to it - an addition, bump out, new roofs, etc. I actually drove by my old house the first time since I didn't recognize it. Oh, they put a new roof. WAIT! The put a whole new second floor on top of the living room!. -I guess it's no longer a split-level. Then when I drove around the block and could peer into the backyard, it looks they added the second floor to the front and back of the original structure, as well as bumping out the kitchen a little bit more into the backyard.
I noticed lots of similar remodeling work on a lot of other houses. And, frankly, it all looked a bit strange to me. All that very identifiable 1970's architecture with 2000's updates tacked on to the original structures.
I guess you really can't go home again. ;)
*I did drive my high school too - Bishop O'Connell. It looked exactly the same. Well, maybe except for maybe a fresh coat of paint on the carport area. ;)
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DR singdaw - I don't even want to know what the original caption to that picture was.
;D
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(http://www.leathercellar.com/wbhbrnhh.JPG)
To quote DR Jeanne from earlier this evening:
"NOT what I was thinking!" :)
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Somebody here got me over to youtube, and now I can't stop!
There's the clip of Dorothy Loudon doing "Vodka" on the Tony Awards show, but, there's, alas, no URL for it. . . :'(
BUT, what a treasure trove of FOLLIES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHR7AZVLWEA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHR7AZVLWEA)
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I don't even want to know what the original caption to that picture was.
It's innocuous enough...I think it's supposed to be George Steinbrenner drooling. But I don't follow sports, so...
:)
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Good evening all. If you watch the news at all, I'm deep in Presidential Caucus land. It's all politics all the time. Sort of a total immersion experience. Vixmom, you really should have come out here, it's just incredible this year. I'm now for Edwards and will be Caucusing for him on Thursday. I've seen everyone at least once except Dodd, so I may go seen him tomorrow, just to fill out the dance card, so to speak. Sunday Biden and Edwards are here, Clinton is coming back, but I haven't heard the details, I just saw Richardson and O'Bama is coming to town the same time as Clinton. I don't care to see either of them again.
So if you have any questions, my brain is so full of political issues, who stands where on what etc. etc. etc I can probably answer that without even looking it up.
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I have no idea what this means...
Suddenly I feel very old! :)
I have no idea about what half the posts mean.
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On the really important front.....who are the two Presidential candidates who said that American Idol is their favorite reality TV Show?
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After my drive down memory lane, literally, I met up with my friend, Brad, for lunch. We hadn't seen each other in person in about two years, and it was finally great to to exchange hugs after all this time. He's a university professor at a small private college, and it was fun hearing some of the tales from this past semester. He teaches psychology, and, from the sound of it, it looks like most of his students could use a couple of session on the couch. ;)
Then it was off to Tyson's Corner to do some browsing at the Container Store. I almost bought some things, but then I remembered - DUH! - that there are two Container Store locations in NYC.
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Which candidate answered the "Worst job" question with "Sliming fish in a cannery in Valdez, Alaska"
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Which Presidential candidate has cats named Jake and Squeaky?
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Which two Presidential candidates answered "Most prized possession" as a baseball signed by Ted WIlliams?
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Which candidate said his most prized possession is his "trophy wife"?
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Oregon's answer to Satan (Lon Mabon) wins another round!
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318926,00.html)
Judge Nixes Oregon Domestic Partnership Law Pending Hearing
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge on Friday placed on hold a state domestic partnership law that was set to take effect Jan. 1, pending a February hearing.
The law would give some spousal rights to same-sex couples.
Opponents asked U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman to intercede after the Oregon secretary of state's office ruled in October that they had failed to collect enough valid signatures on a referendum to block the law.
The Oregon measure covers benefits related to inheritance rights, child-rearing and custody, joint state tax filings, joint health, auto and homeowners insurance policies, visitation rights at hospitals and others. It does not affect federal benefits for married couples, including Social Security and joint filing of federal tax returns.
After the Legislature approved the domestic partnership law this year, gay rights opponents launched an effort to collect enough signatures to suspend the law and place it on the November 2008 ballot for a statewide vote.
But state elections officials said this fall that the effort fell 116 valid signatures short of the 55,179 needed to suspend the law.
In court Friday, Austin Nimocks, a lawyer for Alliance Defense Fund, which opposes the measure, said the state's review process was flawed, disenfranchising citizens who had signed petitions.
der Brucer
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I just watched GHOST WHISPERER. JP Pitoc of TRICK was the evil spirit. Now, SLEEPY HOLLOW! Yay.
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Which Presidential candidate was called "bird legs" when he was in
college? high school?
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I finished up today's trekking with dinner with my friend, Andy. -DR elmore, he says, HI!. It was sooooo good seeing Andy again. We chat almost daily online, and it really was nice being able to chat in person. We headed out to Reston Towne Centre for dinner at Rio Grande Cafe - well, Don Julio's Rio Grande Cafe - where a plethora of Mexican foodstuffs was consumed. We talked about this and that, and laughed and laughed.
Hopefully, now that his work situation has settled down, he'll be able to make another visit to NYC sooner than later.
*And we had a cute waiter too! So cute, that Andy left him a 30% tip! ;)
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Which Presidential candidate hates carrots so much he banned them from the governor's mansion just because he could?
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After leaving the music store, I went ahead and drove through my old neighborhood since I was nearby... WOW!
It looked like almost every split-level and rambler had had some sort of work done to it - an addition, bump out, new roofs, etc. I actually drove by my old house the first time since I didn't recognize it. Oh, they put a new roof. WAIT! The put a whole new second floor on top of the living room!. -I guess it's no longer a split-level. Then when I drove around the block and could peer into the backyard, it looks they added the second floor to the front and back of the original structure, as well as bumping out the kitchen a little bit more into the backyard.
I noticed lots of similar remodeling work on a lot of other houses. And, frankly, it all looked a bit strange to me. All that very identifiable 1970's architecture with 2000's updates tacked on to the original structures.
Say goodby to another reasonably affordable housing neighborhood!
der Brucer
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Which Presidential candidate answered the question about his/her current car with "I don't drive, I navigate"?
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If you want to guess, the candidates participating in this little quiz were (in no particular order) Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Fred Thompson
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BUT, what a treasure trove of FOLLIES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHR7AZVLWEA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHR7AZVLWEA)
DR td - I did not know this stuff existed. I am truly in heaven! Thank you!!!!
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here ya go
http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=156094&fh_id=10533&s_id=0D2008721E716CFC6D8983C89906E8EF (http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=156094&fh_id=10533&s_id=0D2008721E716CFC6D8983C89906E8EF)
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Which Presidential candidate said his current car is a Chrysler 300C, full size sport luxury sedan?
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Which Presidential candidate hates carrots so much he banned them from the governor's mansion just because he could?
He may have gotten a chuckle with that, but it really wasn't nice, if in reality it was done.
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Ok, I'll stop
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He may have gotten a chuckle with that, but it really wasn't nice, if in reality it was done.
That would be Gov. Huckabee - the other man from Hope, Arkansas
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Which candidate said his most prized possession is his "trophy wife"?
But Sen Kerry wasn't there!
der Brucer
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But Sen Kerry wasn't there!
der Brucer
No but Fred Thompson is! (They said he said it tongue in cheek, but who knows)
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DR Dakota, thank you for posting the obituary. It sounds like you father was very loved and lived a good life. Hope you can find some comfort in that.
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And now I'm back at my brother Mike's house waiting for my brother Jay to arrive. Hopefully, my brother, Don, has already picked Jay up at Dulles and in en route. Once he's here, we're going to have a photo-op since all four boys will be here. The my parents and I will be heading back down to Richmond, and Jay will be heading over to Don's house before driving up to Philly in the morning.
At least that's the plan for now.
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Here's a link if you want to see all the answers
http://www.siouxland.net/articles/2007/12/27/community/01comm_world.txt
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Thanks Cilla,
He was .... and I do find comfort... he was a character and highly prouc of his ala mater high school sports team.... Reynolds Rockets!
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No but Fred Thompson is! (They said he said it tongue in cheek, but who knows)
Well, he is regularly teased about the trophy wife.
der Burcer
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DR DakotaCelt, thanks so much for posting that link!
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Dakota, thank you for sharing your father's obituary. Your parents were married a long time, but not long enough. My heart goes out to your mother, you and your family.
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Dakota, that was a very nice obituary for your father.
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Somebody here got me over to youtube, and now I can't stop!
There's the clip of Dorothy Loudon doing "Vodka" on the Tony Awards show, but, there's, alas, no URL for it. . . :'(
What do you mean "no URL for it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Sp_ig4YXA)"??
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DR Cillaliz - who's the candidate with the cats? :)
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...BUT, what a treasure trove of FOLLIES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHR7AZVLWEA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHR7AZVLWEA)
"I'm Still Here":
Yvonne De Carlo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXYt3la3RuQ&feature=related) at the Hollywood Bowl
Yvonne De Carlo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G27ar-IL6qc&feature=related) on David Frost
Julie Wilson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inr3KqPISzU&feature=related)
Shirley MacLaine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkjQSpfW3iw&feature=related)
Dolores Gray (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TrPkz4XnHE&feature=related)
Eartha Kitt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbN4Ie3eTI&feature=related)
Polly Bergen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53BIwlQXYA0&feature=related)
Jim Bailey as Judy Garland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MPBkApOQgA&feature=related) (although Judy never actually sang it)
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Singdaw- McCain, who seems to be going for the pet lover's vote.
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Oh, thanks, DR Jane. Just saw DR Cillaliz's post to the answer key.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1y-LWf0MWQ
Babs is still here too!
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Dakota, how old is Molly?
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No packages for me today - two are now overtly overdue and I'm not happy about it. Have written both people e-mails. However, I'm quite certain that one of them is at the mail place, lost - you remember I got a slip that said there were TWO envelope-sized packages for me, but they only had one. They either don't want to admit their mistake, or they've misplaced it, because there's no way this thing would take twenty-two days to get here via overseas first class e-mail. The other things that were shipped from overseas at exactly the same time got here two weeks ago.
Bruce, I just received a package from Canada today, a Christmas present. It was mailed on Dec 6! I usually receive Canadian parcels in 10 days to 2 weeks. It's been a full three weeks. I don't know if delivery was just slow or the problem was at customs. (We have many problems at customs.)
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Thank you singdaw, George, Jane and Cilla
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Molly just turned nine this past november... My faather spoiled her rotten. She is a cheese fiend. One cannot sneak into the fridge without her knowing it.
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Well, yes and no. The original pacakge is still "pending delivery," and I've given up on that. However, after a few very strong emails and phone calls [I'm learning from bk! :) ], they solved it by shipping a replacement package by a more reliable method. And that package has been received.
Well, I hope that your new package is just as good as what you were expecting.
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I am still waiting or a parcel from Great Britain that was mailed november 26
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Nine, I suppose all your mother can do is continue to spoil her. Not an easy job.
'night.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1y-LWf0MWQ
Babs is still here too!
Try this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1y-LWf0MWQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1y-LWf0MWQ) :)
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bk, is your spaghetti sauce recipe a variation of something that you learned from your father?
Or someone that worked in the kitchen for your father?
One has the impression from the Kritzer books that young BK only ate shrimp cocktails.
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And just because...click HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g0W0rXPyx0).
;D
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.. and a toaster since I never got the HHW one when I reached godliness a while back ...
Many DRs didn't get the toaster, Sis. Seems it was an Amazon customer service problem.
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SONY QUITS REAR-PROJECTION TVS (http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Dec27/0,4670,JapanSony,00.html)
TOKYO — Sony is dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on two flat panel technologies _ liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode, the company said Thursday.
Sales of rear-projection TVs had been declining recently as LCD TVs gain in popularity and get bigger, Sony Corp. spokesman Shinji Obana said.
der Brucer
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DR Cillaliz - who's the candidate with the cats? :)
Jake and Squeaky belong to Bill and Barbara Richardson
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John McCain has the following pets - Sam the English springer spaniel, Coco the mutt, turtles Cuff and Link, Oreo the black and white cat, a ferret, three parakeets and 13 saltwater fish.
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Hope he's got a good pet sitter
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You would think the stress of not only worrying about Sherlock, but frustration that Keith might stay home while I go see Craig in LA & to a family function, my heart would act up for the 24 hour monitor. No such luck. It tends to race the most just before bedtime. I didn’t get one good series of racing, just a few little extra beats. More than the racing, cuz I know what that is, I wanted one good waking up gasping for air. I often do that just after I fall asleep & would like to know the relationship of that, if any, to my heart.
Jane, it could be a magnesium deficiency.
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John Edwards has a Golden Retreiver and a Chocoate Lab
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I was doing a cursory overview of my genealogy research of the lines I am working on since I have a copy on my mother's puter.
Lets see:
Germans, Irish, Scots, Croats, English, Canadian, English, Czech, Polish, Italian, Native American, Lebanese, South African, Kenyan, Indian, Indonesian, Thai, Australian, Korean, Japanese, African-American, Hispanic, Metis, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Swedish, Russain, Chinese,
I think that is about alll.... I think.....
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Vibes for Jane....that's scary stuff
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Bird Legs is Mitt Romney
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If I'm to dine, I needs must fetch the chef.
der Brucer
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SONY QUITS REAR-PROJECTION TVS (http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Dec27/0,4670,JapanSony,00.html)der Brucer
I read that the other day.
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Vibes for jane!
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Yes, recovery vibes to Jane. I do hope you find the culprit soon and can easily correct it.
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Time for me to leave work and forage for dinner.
Until later. :)
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Well, the gang's all here! Jay's flight came in only 15 minute late, but it took about 30 minutes for his luggage to make it to baggage claim... And then another 30 minutes to the house... Yadda-yadda-yadda...
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As for Follies, I hear that there's a bootleg or two floating around. Just sayin'. ;)
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DR Jane - ~~~~Good Heart Vibes~~~~ to you.
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DR DakotaCelt - Just keep remembering and sharing the love and happy memories.
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OK! Picture time!
And then it's time to head back down to Richmond.
Laters...
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Well, the gang's all here! Jay's flight came in only 15 minute late, but it took about 30 minutes for his luggage to make it to baggage claim... And then another 30 minutes to the house... Yadda-yadda-yadda...
Shud-up and pose :D
der Brucer
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Cillaliz:
Latest Iowa poll:
Democrats
Edwards 29 (+5 vs. last poll Dec 10-13)
Obama 29 (-4)
Clinton 28 (+4)
Richardson 7 (-2)
Biden 3 (nc)
Undecided 2
Looks like every vote can count!
der Brucer
IMHO:
Clinton can survive any loss
Obama can NOT survive a loss to Edwards
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Matt H, ZODIAC arrived from NetFlix & is waiting to be watched. I don’t think it has any special clips on it, I’ll have to check.
Jose, I’m so happy you liked the WATER HORSE. I’ve enjoyed the reviews and am looking forward to the film.
What you got is the original DVD issue of the film which has been out a few months. What I've been watching is the 2-disc Director's Cut that doesn't come out until January 8th.
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DR MattH, I'm not sure if both seasons 1 & 2 of Ghost Whisperer are out yet. But you should check them out. Especially the finale episodes (was that season 1 or 2?). There was a 2 or 3 parter that was so riveting. It was the best episodes of the show for me!
Both seasons are available on DVD sets. I just haven't found the "nice price" that will put them in my hands. I will eventually have them.
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Cillaliz:
Latest Iowa poll:
Democrats
Edwards 29 (+5 vs. last poll Dec 10-13)
Obama 29 (-4)
Clinton 28 (+4)
Richardson 7 (-2)
Biden 3 (nc)
Undecided 2
Looks like every vote can count!
der Brucer
IMHO:
Clinton can survive any loss
Obama can NOT survive a loss to Edwards
Der Brucer, I think that Edwards is picking up a lot of people from the "lower tier" of candidates who don't want to see Clinton or Obama win in Iowa. A part of it is who we really want to win and a part of it is if Clinton and Obama don't win here, maybe just maybe the primaries will go on long enough that people will get to see and decide about more candidates than just the two the media has chosen to win.
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Der B -
I honestly think that Edwards can win. It's anyone's race, but I just have a feeling. Of course anything can happen between now and Thursday
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It is going to be a long 11 months...
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Of course it is impossible to poll accurately in Iowa. Most people don't go to the caucus. It's not like doing a quick vote, it takes time, sometimes several hours. The people who are die hard caucus goers quit answering their phones long ago, So I really don't know who they are talking to
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Oh, I was sick of the politics for awhile, but it's really quite fun now. They are all gearing up, drawing big crowds and giving their closing speeches. No matter what party you are in there is someone for you to cheer for and if you don't like either party there is always Ron Paul. Watching the campaign strategy, watching them try to get our attention, try to convince us they are the best. It's quite a show.
But what you see most is that they are all good people. They are out there, trying to answer questions (well most of them), running themselves ragged and whether you agree with them or not, it's clear that they really want to do what they think is best. I do believe that. Seeing them light up when the room is full or seeing the wind go out of their sails when the room is empty..it's seeing them as real people and for some reason it really makes me feel patriotic and optimistic about our country.
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I find it interesting but ND does not really get a voice in the primaries. Matter of fact Obama and Clinton just opened offices here. Not sure if edwards does.
I have heard that Romney and Giuliani have offices. I am not interested in either person
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Just caught up on lots of pages.
Got back a while ago from a late-ish dinner with DR Julie at Pietrasanta.
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Loved those FOLLIES clips. They brought back so many wonderful memories. Oh, what a magnificent show!
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I began my evening of viewing by finishing the rest of the bonus features on the ZODIAC set. The last section examined in detail the case for and against the man suspected of being the Zodiac. How amazing that the evidence they have is still inconclusive!
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I love SLEEPY HOLLOW! I haven't seen it in over a year, and it's so much like the SWEENEY TODD film in so many ways:
Nuclear family: Ichabod-Katrina-Maspeth & Sweeney-Lovett-Toby
Desaturated colors in SLEEPY HOLLOW until the endng when the sun suddenly comes out over the Hudson, which it never does in London
Background sequences in brighter colors: Young Ichabod & Mother vs Sweeney & Lucy
Ichabod and Sweeney both haunted by their pasts
There are two lines in SLEEPY HOLLOW from Bernstein musicals: Ichabod says to Katrina's question where are they going "Anywhere but here" which is the Old Lady's line in CANDIDE in "Quiet" and the paraphrase of "New York New York"at the end: the Bronx is up and the Battery's down, both added to the screenplay, I suspect, by Tom Stoppard.
I watched thre "making of" feature and in many places, Burton could be talking about his views on SWEENEY TODD. Cathie and Alice want to borrow SLEEPY HOLLOW so I'll run it over to them tomorrow.
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Next, I opened the second season of GUNSMOKE, and there in the first episode of the season was Tommy Kirk playing the son of a farm family who hated and didn't trust doctors. Naturally, the father gets sick.
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I love SLEEPY HOLLOW! I haven't seen it in over a year, and it's so much like the SWEENEY TODD film in so many ways:
Nuclear family: Ichabod-Katrina-Maspeth & Sweeney-Lovett-Toby
Desaturated colors in SLEEPY HOLLOW until the endng when the sun suddenly comes out over the Hudson, which it never does in London
Background sequences in brighter colors: Young Ichabod & Mother vs Sweeney & Lucy
Ichabod and Sweeney both haunted by their pasts
There are two lines in SLEEPY HOLLOW from Bernstein musicals: Ichabod says to Katrina's question where are they going "Anywhere but here" which is the Old Lady's line in CANDIDE in "Quiet" and the paraphrase of "New York New York"at the end: the Bronx is up and the Battery's down, both added to the screenplay, I suspect, by Tom Stoppard.
I watched thre "making of" feature and in many places, Burton could be talking about his views on SWEENEY TODD. Cathie and Alice want to borrow SLEEPY HOLLOW so I'll run it over to them tomorrow.
I like it, too, and loved it in high def on Blu-ray. Amazing visuals even with that desaturated look.
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I did flip over to GHOST WHISPERER. This may have been the very first GW episode I ever saw (it was a season 2 episode). I remembered that Pitoc was in it, but didn't remember how it all worked out in the end, so I continued watching the entire hour.
And any chance to see the wonderful Fredric Lane is always a treat.
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I then continued watching more GUNSMOKE episodes, some of which I actually remembered from all those decades ago.
I noticed Sam Peckinpagh wrote the teleplay for one of episodes.
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Never did turn on the DVR tonight to watch today's AS THE WORLD TURNS, so I guess I'll get to that tomorrow.
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Don't read Elmore's comments.... ;D
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Never did turn on the DVR tonight to watch today's AS THE WORLD TURNS, so I guess I'll get to that tomorrow.
DR Matt H, trust me, you can breeze through it really fast!
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and I agree....
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I have some writing to do, but I think I'll save it until tomorrow because my eyes are feeling heavy, and I need to get to bed.
Good night!
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What do you mean "no URL for it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Sp_ig4YXA)"??
Whenever I go there there's an embed link, but not one for a URL. . . :'(
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Good Evening!
Greetings from Richmond!
The picture taking went well, although, for some reason the lighting was kept low in the room, and the shots look dark to me, but since I wasn't the photographer, well...
It was a nice, albeit quick visit with my brother, Jay. He'll be heading up to Philly first thing in the morning, but he'll be back down in Virginia on the 2nd, and doesn't fly back to San Diego until the 6th. So, if it works out, I may actually head back down on the cheapo-Chinatown bus next weekend.
Since it was raining and foggy, I was asked to take the wheel for the drive back to Richmond - which was OK with me, since I always prefer to be the driver. The rain and fog weren't too bad, and there were only two idiot drivers along the way, so it was an uneventful drive down 95. :)
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Whenever I go there there's an embed link, but not one for a URL. . . :'(
DR td - Just copy the URL from the address bar in your browser. Works for me. ;)
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DR elmore - As for it being New Year's Eve and then New Year's Day on the soaps... Well.. Refer to DR DakotaCelt's post. ;)
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DR Jeanne - Which fish'n'chips place do you go to in Alexandria? Is it the one that is owned by the husband and wife(?) who also run two other restaurants nearby? Eamonn's/A Dublin Chipper?
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DR Cillaliz - It's been great reading your opinions and observations about the current political race in Iowa (and the Nation). You make it sound "fun", and accessible.
I was a bit turned off by the whole political process a number of years ago when I found myself in the office of the Republican National Convention in DC. (My father's idea of a summer job for me. ???) I admired the college-age kids who were manning the phones, raising the money, and getting the word out. However, what I didn't like was the fact that some of them had never really thought about WHY they were a Republican. Many of them came from Republican families, and they were just continuing the tradition. Some were in that office since their friends were there. I still remember overhearing one young man trying to answer some question that one of his call-ees had asked. I didn't hear the question, but from his stuttering and pausing, he had obviously been asked some form of "Why?". -And there was not a scripted answer in the call-book in front of him for that question.
It's nice to know that there are people who are not casting their vote blindly - or deafly. ;)
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Look! It's the Enabler! Find any Levains in your Christmas stocking?
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...aahh, Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison...
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Where is everybody? You'd think it was the last Friday of the year or something...
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I was a bit turned off by the whole political process a number of years ago when I found myself in the office of the Republican National Convention in DC.
I would have been too!
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Walking to Memphis...
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Der B -
I honestly think that Edwards can win. It's anyone's race, but I just have a feeling. Of course anything can happen between now and Thursday
If I were betting, it would be on an Edwards win.
der Brucer
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Look! It's the Enabler! Find any Levains in your Christmas stocking?
Sadly, no. However, I did have a Potbelly Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie today. :)
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The Follies clips are amazing. I thought I'd seen it all, but not these. Every time there's a revival you have Sondheads proclaiming it amazing and perfection and that we who remember the original and tell them nothing will ever top that, are told that we are looking back through rose-colored glasses. Or, the critics of these revivals say the book doesn't work. Well, these clips are the living proof of the perfection of the original production, which, in my view will never ever be topped by any show. It's only frustrating watching them because you want more and more, and I actually yelled when it cut out just before Gene Nelson's brilliant final move in The Right Girl - you see him getting ready, and then it cuts to directly after the number. One wonders if there's more of these film clips somewhere.
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Hey, you guys stop the lurking (or is it lurkering?) so my mini-frenzy can be broken ...
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Hey, you guys stop the lurking (or is it lurkering?) so my mini-frenzy can be broken ...
Never mind, you all started posting while I was typing that...
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:P
I'm not impressed by any of the candidates ... and who is taking care of all of those pets while they're all out wheeling and dealing anywhew?
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We could top 500 postings this fine day. In case you haven't noticed, I decided not to go to the Chance Theater party - it was being held in some rich person's home, I wouldn't have known one person there, but most importantly, in no traffic it would take an hour and ten minutes to get there. On a Friday night, probably two hours, so I just wasn't up for driving three hours for an hour of party.
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Will we never get to page eighteen?
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We could top 500 postings this fine day.
Are you throwing down the gratuitous gauntlet?
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....With or Without You -- U2...
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..American Girl -- Tom Petty...
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"Hot Monkey Love" (Eating Raoul)
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...the office of the Republican National Convention in DC.
Do you mean the RNC = Republican National Committee?
der Brucer
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..Bad Moon Rising -- Creedence...
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:P
I'm not impressed by any of the candidates ... and who is taking care of all of those pets while they're all out wheeling and dealing anywhew?
Probably an undocumented pet sitter :D
der Brucer
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Do you mean the RNC = Republican National Committee?
der Brucer
No matter what you call it -- :P!
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Probably an undocumented pet sitter :D
der Brucer
Bingo!
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We could top 500 postings this fine day.
Have you prepared a message for the LA Restaurant web site to see if you can get your family restaurant listed?
der Brucer
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..Brown-Eyed Girl -- Van the Man!!
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Beethoven - Symphony, No. 6 "The Pastoral" - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor.
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I'd like to send them a message if you can show me HOW. I could find no e-mail link or contact button anywhere.
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No matter what you call it -- :P!
The point being the Convention and the Committee are two very diffferent things.
der Brucer
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...Crazy Love -- Van the Man...
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I'd like to send them a message if you can show me HOW. I could find no e-mail link or contact button anywhere.
I gave it to you earlier - page 9, Reply #252!
der Brucer
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The point being the Convention and the Committee are two very diffferent things.
der Brucer
Point noted -- the :P was for either or both! (and not for you der B -- this is for you :-*)
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No matter what you call it -- :P!
Ditto.
;)
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HERE (http://www.latimemachines.com/new_page_15.htm)der Brucer
Anyone who wants to contribute a scanned image (you keep the original) of non-copyrighted pictures, menus, postcards or match books, please send them to me as a jpeg email attachment to latimema@latimemachines.com (or just feel free to recount your memories of these places!).
AGAIN
der Brucer
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Well, looky there -- we picked up bk's Post #500 gauntlet and can hand it back to him
... so after Tracy Chapman's Crossroads ends, I'll give the headphones a rest and hit the hay...
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Oh, wait! Van the Man's Domino just came on -- can't leave on that one....
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Point noted -- the :P was for either or both! (and not for you der B -- this is for you :-*)
Back at ya
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der Brucer
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Back at ya
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der Brucer
awwwww ... :)
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Now, this time I mean it..I'm off to dreamland...G'Night!
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/122807_seattle.jpg)
JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Accused Washington Family Killer Expresses Regret
The man said to have joined his girlfriend in the slaughter of six says he's sorry in a jailhouse interview.
Well, as long as he's sorry....
der Brucer
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OH...
As for the Friday Media Check...
Radio: WCVE (89.9FM)
CD via iPod:
Grease - Current revival cast recording. I bought this the week it came out, but didn't listen to it until this week. It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be. However, the Prologue is sort of embarrassing.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist - Saint-Saens, Piano Concertos, No. 2 and 5. -I need to see what kind of "effect" he put in the piano to achieve the cool sound in the second movement of No. 5 ("The Egyptian").
All Shook Up OCR - It just started playing, and I kept listening. I had forgotten how wonderful the vocal arrangements were for this show.
Brent Barrett - "The Alan Jay Lerner Album" - :)
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Well, I was going to wait around for the new Notes and Posts, but since I'm supposed to be helping Steve shop for food for his mother's birthday party in six hours...
Goodnight.