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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were novel, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're doing number eight right now, and I'll leave whatever number eight is to your imagination.
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And the word of the day is: EXTEMPORE!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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I gotta tell you.
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Sounds like you enjoyed the "Victor/Victoria" movie and the movie-going experience, BK. I loved the movie and thoroughly enjoyed the Broadway production, also (I saw it on my first and so far only trip to NYC). I'll have to think about what Julie and/or James movies I've seen and check IMBD.com.
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I'm quite tired now, so I'm off to bed. Good night, BK and guests. :)
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CONGRATULATIONS & FELICITATIONS to bk on finishing your eighth tome!!!! :D :D
And lickety-split, no less! :)
***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES*** to DR JoseSPiano today...
DR DakotaCelt, hope you are back to 100% soon. Sparkle, Neely, Sparkle! :)
DR Tomovoz, glad you survived your trip to the library dentist.
CONGRATULATIONS to DRs Jed and Ann on their joyous news! Will DR TCB's screen name now change to GRAMPS?
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"Good morning, Elan!" I extemporized.
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I shall barely make it through the day, I think.
I've had something like five hours sleep, if that.
Maybe I'll nap when I get back from work.
That's the ticket.
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"Good morning, TCB!" I said, less extemporaniously (since I'd already said something like it before).
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Congrats, esteemed BK, on finishing the book.
(Not extempore at all, since others have already said it.)
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NUMBER EIGHT = BUNGEE MIRTH
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And one final load of laundry is drying, and once that is finished, then I can put the finishing touches on my baggage packing. And, I think I'm finally packing light for this trip. -And the reason I know that is because I feel like I need to pack some more "back-up clothes". Just say, "No," Jo! ;)
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DR Ron Pulliam - I believe DR elmore was stating/implying/etc. that Baz's staging of "La Boheme" was set during the 1950s, not originally produced and staged in the 1950s. Even I know that DR elmore would have not made such a mistake regardless of how much bug spray and Steri-Fab he's been inhaling over the past couple of weeks. ;)
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Good Morning, Gentlemen.
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Good morning gentle folk.
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DR singdaw - Thanks for the Travel Vibes.
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I've been sleeping later and later each day. Last week I was getting up at 5:30am and so far this week I have slept until at least 6am and today I didn't awake until 6:20am. The alarm never goes off but it's nice to sleep in, so to speak.
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Congrats to our dear Ann and Jed.
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I don't know if I'll get a chance to see Applause.
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It was 64 degrees in New York yesterday. Today the temperature has dropped into the 40s and by Saturday and Sunday it will be in the low 30s
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Good morning, friendly elves Ben and Jose.
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TOD:
Well, more of a peripheral to the TOD - courtesy of Annie Leibovitz (http://www.thedisneyblog.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/31/julieandrewsleibovitz.jpg)
Something for anyone with the blues.
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Good morning Jose, Woody, Ben, and Elan!
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DR TCB - You're up early. I think. Did you sleep well?
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Elan has left the building; and now elmore has joined us. Good morning, DR elmore.
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DR TCB - You're up early. I think. Did you sleep well?
No, this is my usual time on weekdays. I have to leave for work in about ten minutes. I did sleep well, thank you very much. In fact, I was sleeping so well, that I did not want to get up.
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Hello and goodbye, Elmore!
Time for me to leave.
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DR Ron Pulliam - I believe DR elmore was stating/implying/etc. that Baz's staging of "La Boheme" was set during the 1950s, not originally produced and staged in the 1950s. Even I know that DR elmore would have not made such a mistake regardless of how much bug spray and Steri-Fab he's been inhaling over the past couple of weeks. ;)
Thank you for defending me, DR Jose! I was getting ready to post just that. Luhrmann's staging was indeed set in the Paris of the 1950s and it's a lovely production. I've seen BOHEME productions set in the time periods running from the time of the original Murger novel (circa 1830) to later, from the 1870s to the current City Opera production taking place during World War I.
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Elan has left the building; and now elmore has joined us. Good morning, DR elmore.
Good morning, all! And a special hello to our DR TCB!
Today the new bed frame arrives, sometime between noon and 5 pm, but there's been no change in my bank account from the Institute's wire transfers so I many be sleeping on the floor another week until the funds arrive to order the box springs. I hate being poor. Perhaps the cabaret check will arrive today and I'll flap my arms and fly tpo the moon.
I have a short jaunt to the post office and I will return to work on "The Lady of the Slipper"reports.
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Surprisingly there is a lot for me on tv tonight.
Besides being the premiere of SURVIVOR. There are also new episodes of LOST and CELEBRITY APPRENTICE.
And at 10pm there is ELI STONE (which i still have not watched from last week), and the new show LIPSTICK JUNGLE (which i will check out). Plus in Canada they are starting the series BIG LOVE (also tonight at 10pm).
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Perhaps the cabaret check will arrive today and I'll flap my arms and fly tpo the moon.
Well, Good Travel Vibes to you too then! ;)
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PAGE TWO CITY CENTER ENCORES APPLAUSE DANCE!!!!
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Well, I should tend to some more packing and cleaning for a bit, but I shall return...
Little-Laters...
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Quote from JMK:
TCB, a mechanical is the per-song per-copy fee you pay to record someone else's material. I did get an answer from Harry Fox (the company that handles it): 9.1 cents per song per copy (if the song is under 5 minutes). So if you have 1000 CDs pressed, that's $91.00 per song.
I didn't think you were talking about The Mechanicals in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
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Black is the new Black. Apparently.
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Thanks, DR JoseSPiano, for your comments on Applause. I hope we shall have many more reports. :) And more parody lyrics.
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Thursday morning greetings!
What delightful news from last night about DRs Jed and Ann and their impending parenthood! Thanks, Grandpa TCB, for letting us know.
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Travel vibes to DR Jose - wave as you fly over SW Ohio!
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:D :D :D for DR elmore3003 this afternoon on the arrival of his new bed!
Positive news last night from DR TCB and ***CONTINUED HEALING VIBES*** to him.
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Well, our invoice person hs been having computer problems all week, he didn't send the invoices off on Monday, and now he claims we will not see payment till possibly Monday, of course that is, if the Institute received his emails which I don't seem to be receiving. What the hell?
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Thanks, DR JoseSPiano, for your comments on Applause. I hope we shall have many more reports. :) And more parody lyrics.
It will be interesting to see what the critics - armchair and otherwise - will have to say about this weekend's presentation.
And speaking of parody lyrics... The "Greatest Hits" section during "Applause" was pretty darn funny. To me at least. There were a bunch of people around me who had no idea what was going on.
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Travel vibes for DR JOSE S PIANO.
Health vibes for DR TCB and DR DAKOTA CELT.
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DR elmore - Maybe you should tell him to come up to your place and use your computer. -Or will I need to come in and check Curtis' computer when I get back from Memphis. ;)
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Good Morning All! I'll be back later totrealisht he postingd and add my own views.
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DR ELMORE there was a new moon last night and there is a solar eclipse today...both in Aquarius....so I am surprised ANY computer is working.
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:D :D :D for DR elmore3003 this afternoon on the arrival of his new bed!
Positive news last night from DR TCB and ***CONTINUED HEALING VIBES*** to him.
Won't do me a fucking bit of good since all it can do is sit in a corner till I can purchase the rest of the paraphernalia. On Jan 15, I had over $1000 in savings. Now I've got $45.00, and of course the landlord doesn't give a damn that it's their irresponsibility that's thrown me into a hole. Can we spell p-i-s-s-e-d?
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And speaking of Memphis, I should be heading to the airport soon, so...
Thanks again for all the Travel Vibes. I shall try my best to wave accordingly as I pass over various DRs states.
Laters...
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Good Morning All! I'll be back later totrealisht he postingd and add my own views.
You're gonna do what?
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DR elmore - Maybe you should tell him to come up to your place and use your computer. -Or will I need to come in and check Curtis' computer when I get back from Memphis. ;)
The Institute still hasn't replaced the computers stolen in 2006 or 2007, which is rude.
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TOD:
So many choices.....but....
Victor/Victoria, of course for both Mr Garner and Ms Andrews
Garner: The Thrill of It All, Grand Prix, Sunset, The Children's Hour, Sayonara
Andrews: Sound of Music, Our Sons, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Torn Curtain
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And the word of the day is: EXTEMPORE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: POEMS
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You're gonna do what?
I think it's a whole new language that some of us here at HHW use from time to time, depending on our fingers. ;D
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1st JA perf. I saw on the big screen was EMILY(POPPINS was doing one of those " we'll be in Boston Only for the next six mos")>My two faves prior to that were the TV Cinderella and her Carnegie Hall with Miss Burnett. Others include DARLING LILI(Which I've yet to see on the big screen)DUET FOR ONE and of course, VICTOR VICTORIA>I also liked SOB, tho she's more of a smaller part of the ensemble in that...Speaking of big screen, our local Big theater, The Michigan, which has the organ rising out of the orchestra pit, will be showing the film OLIVER! on Feb18. I'm praying it's a good print.
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DR MATTH - I am loving your WOO pages much more than the Harry Potter ones!
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For fans of Peter Cook AND Gerry & Sylvia Anderson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMbDbpXBJg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMbDbpXBJg)
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DR MATTH - I am loving your WOO pages
WOO, WOO! 8)
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Good morning, all & sundry!
My apologies for not responding earlier to the delightful greetings of the DRs; I was reviewing yesterday's postings (CONGRATS TCB!) and then had to perform some actual work (the nerve of the office taking away from full-time HHW posting).
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DON'T DO IT, DR ELMORE3003!!
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Good morning!
Gorgeous blue sky and moderately cool temps this morning, but it should be a lovely February day with highs in the 50s.
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Sunny and cool here today.
Sounds like a detective show, doesn't it?
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DON'T DO IT, DR ELMORE3003!!
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Can you hear me laughing heartily? No? When I'm pissed, I have no sense of humor and at the moment I have none.
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Page Three Scarecrow, Tin Man, Dorothy, and Lion Dance!!!
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DR MATTH - I am loving your WOO pages much more than the Harry Potter ones!
Thanks. The quality of paper is better so the scans are definitely better. Also, there is a mix of film frames and publicity shots which I like.
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Can you hear me laughing heartily? No? When I'm pissed, I have no sense of humor and at the moment I have none.
I also apologize for being snippy today.
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TV Reminders:
New episodes of LOST, ELI STONE, SMALLVILLE, SUPERNATURAL.
The premiere of LIPSTICK JUNGLE (with Brooke Shields and Kim Raver)
The premiere of another SURVIVOR.
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I also apologize for being snippy today.
Anyone who has undergone the nightmare of your situation has earned the right to be snippy AND THEN SOME!
I'd be in a padded cell by now. I'm not kidding. I don't handle disruptions to my schedule well AT ALL.
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SMALLVILLE tonight brings back my favorite character from the past two years: Justin Hartley playing Oliver Queen/The Green Arrow. Such a hunk and a great, sexy addition to the cast.
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Today I'll be tackling the last of the POWER RANGERS sets. There are 7 episodes in this last volume, but I should still be able to get it finished tonight before prime time begins.
Even if GONE BABY GONE on Blu-ray arrives today, I'll go ahead and finish up with the kiddie DVD.
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I have RENO 911, PROJECT RUNWAY, and CSI: NY on the DVR. RENO should be no problem to get to today while I'm waiting for my ride to lunch to arrive. As for the other two, no telling if I'll get to them today or not.
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Follow up on mechanicals: "they" did indeed tell me that. The "new" (as of 2006) rate is also on their website:
http://www.harryfox.com/public/licenseeRateCurrent.jsp
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My favorite James Garner performances apart from VICTOR/VICTORIA:
MURPHY'S ROMANCE (his only Oscar nomination)
THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY
THE GREAT ESCAPE
MAVERICK (TV show and film)
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Favorite Julie Andrews performances:
MARY POPPINS
THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
TORN CURTAIN
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
STAR!
DARLING LILI
VICTOR/VICTORIA
S.O.B.
OUR SONS
DUET FOR ONE
THAT'S LIFE
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It really annoys me that Lou Gossett Jr. and Jessica Lange won the supporting Oscars over Robert Preston (especially) and Lesley Ann Warren. Even Lange admits her Oscar that year was a consolation prize for not getting it for FRANCES (up against Meryl Streep's unassailable SOPHIE'S CHOICE).
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For fans of Peter Cook AND Gerry & Sylvia Anderson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMbDbpXBJg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMbDbpXBJg)
That gave me my good laugh of the day!
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It really annoys me that Lou Gossett Jr. and Jessica Lange won the supporting Oscars over Robert Preston (especially) and Lesley Ann Warren. Even Lange admits her Oscar that year was a consolation prize for not getting it for FRANCES (up against Meryl Streep's unassailable SOPHIE'S CHOICE).
It really annoys ME that the real Frances didn't get a supporting actress nom (she was too new for a Best Actress nom, though she was the lead) for Come and Get It, one of the all time greatest performances (literally, she plays two characters) of the Golden Age. ;D The fact that Brennan was nommed (and won) for his hammy work just makes it all the worse.
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I also watch SMALLVILLE. But we do not get the CW so for us it is only on on Sundays.
DR MattH, the character you mentioned you will be on tonight is also one of my favorites (love the actor playing him).
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Congrats to DRs Jed and Ann. For some reason i missed the post yesterday and did not know what you were all talking about.
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TOD:
James Garner: have never seen a performance by him that I didn't enjoy, but my top faves are SAYONARA and THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, along with his work on tv.
Julie Andrews: I have only seen two Julie Andrew's movies and some of her TV specials when I was a kid.....so...I will choose MARY POPPINS and SOUND OF MUSIC.
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My Navy Federal Credit Union account has been repeatedly suspended over the past few months. I find this very interesting as I don't have a Navy Federal Credit Union account.
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It really annoys ME that the real Frances didn't get a supporting actress nom (she was too new for a Best Actress nom, though she was the lead) for Come and Get It, one of the all time greatest performances (literally, she plays two characters) of the Golden Age. ;D The fact that Brennan was nommed (and won) for his hammy work just makes it all the worse.
Well, Brennan won his three Oscars almost certainly because the extras were allowed to vote during those years. He began as an extra, and with one of their own getting a nomination, they voted for him every time he was nominated. By the time he got his fourth nomination for SERGEANT YORK, they were no longer allowed to vote, and he lost.
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I'm heading down now to get cleaned up for my lunch outing later today.
WBBL.
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I have gotten roped into accompanying a horn player in a Hindemith sonata for a statewide competition. Oy, the atonality.
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Well, Brennan won his three Oscars almost certainly because the extras were allowed to vote during those years. He began as an extra, and with one of their own getting a nomination, they voted for him every time he was nominated. By the time he got his fourth nomination for SERGEANT YORK, they were no longer allowed to vote, and he lost.
And here I had been thinking it was simply because he slept with the Academy.
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James Garner -- The Rockford Files, Maverick, The Great Escape (everyone was good in that movie, I think)
Julie Andrews -- The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and V/V
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Oy, the atonality.
The upside is that if you make a mistake, no one will know the difference. ;)
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Hey DR ELmo ~ What kind of head board are you getting? Iron, I hope, so you break those little critters' choppers!
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SingDawggyDawg ~ Your posts...your photos...each day...I'm telling ya, ;D ;D
LOL!
I *heart* you!
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Congrats to bk!!
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Loved Garner in SKIN GAME, MURPHY'S LAW and MY FELLOW AMERICANS.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up but not at 'em. I'm very groggy right now.
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Perhaps I'll be at 'em shortly.
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Oh, silly me! Here I thought you'd seen V/V live.
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Mr Brennan lost for Sgt York to Donald Crisp for HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY:: I think Mr Crisp went back to silent films and was even more of an old time favorite than MR Brennan(not to mention that his performance was extraordinary)One Andrews' performance I also liked was that Ed Sullivan show devoted to Lerner & Loewe. She and Mr Burton did several scenes from CAMELOT and brought down the house with "What Do the Simple Folk Do?"...I was down at Record Lane the minute school got out on Monday.
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Hello, everyone--including BK, I see.
TOD:
Would have to be VICTOR/VICTORIA, which has always been one of my favorite films. A sort of guilty pleasure because I don't think of it as a great film--just a really fun film that was very well done. Is that the definition of a great film? Oh, well. I like the film.
Also liked JA in TORN CURTAIN.
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Destress, depiss vibes to DR ELMORE. May you soon reclaim your sense of humor and your razor-sharp wit.
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I've been meaning to thank MATTH for his TV programming reminders. Thank you, Matt.
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Must run some errands.
WBBL.
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Favorite Julie Andrews film: Sound of Music
Favorite James Garner film: Skin Game
Favorite Robert Preston film: The Last Starf... oh, nobody asked :)
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singdaw - You did ask for it, so I blame singdaw:
And she feels partially Christian, part Jewish
Fit as a fiddle but also quite flu-ish
But alive
But alive
But alive
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Thanks, DR FJL!!! ;D
I don't know why, but these things make me squeal like a schoolgirl! :)
[and that's a good thing...]
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My favourite James Garner movie and my favourite Julie andrews movie are one and the same, THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY.
I also like Garner in THE GREAT ESCAPE and SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF.
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Donald Crisp deserved his Oscar for HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY. A moving, poignant portrayal of the Welsh patriarch. He was one of the greatest character actors we had
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Romney steps down:
"I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney told conservatives.
der Brucer
Now - for Republicans, the battle moves to the VP slot.
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The shipping company called me on Monday to schedule the bed delivery for today between noon and 5 pm. The driver showed up at 11 am, God knows what the hell was the reason. I've now assembled the bed but now I have no idea where I want to place it in the room. My current thought is up the landlord's derriere but that's another story.
I also got a testy voice message from my colleague about my dismay over the invoice situation this week. I really want to kick some butt today, and I don't like this anger.
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The shipping company called me on Monday to schedule the bed delivery for today between noon and 5 pm. The driver showed up at 11 am, God knows what the hell was the reason. I've now assembled the bed but now I have no idea where I want to place it in the room. My current thought is up the landlord's derriere but that's another story.
I also got a testy voice message from my colleague about my dismay over the invoice situation this week. I really want to kick some butt today, and I don't like this anger.
I've heard Singdaw likes slapping (or least watching). Maybe you can work something out. ;D
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...and fly tpo the moon...
The acronym for Trans-Pacific/Outerspace (TPO) airlines should be all caps.
der Brucer
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When I'm pissed, I have no sense of humor and at the moment I have none.
Sounds more like "f&*king furious" than "pissed" - and justifyingly so.
der Brucer
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Page Three Scarecrow, Tin Man, Dorothy, and Lion Dance!!!
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In the early days, before Kimmel hands!
der Brucer
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DR Ron Pulliam - I believe DR elmore was stating/implying/etc. that Baz's staging of "La Boheme" was set during the 1950s, not originally produced and staged in the 1950s. Even I know that DR elmore would have not made such a mistake regardless of how much bug spray and Steri-Fab he's been inhaling over the past couple of weeks. ;)
Well that would certainly make sense....
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Have Xeroxed and delivered pages to muse Margaret and shall now hope she likes them.
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James Garner -- The Rockford Files..
See, we can agree on somethings!
der Brucer
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I woke up feeling very queasy this morning. And my equilibrium feels completely off. I do not like this sort of thing. And Kevin S. is coming over for a meeting and I don't know how helpful I'll be because I feel like I'm going to fall over and faint.
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Seriously, though, bk - hope this feeling passes quickly! Ick! :P
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singdaw - You did ask for it, so I blame singdaw:
And she feels partially Christian, part Jewish
Fit as a fiddle but also quite flu-ish
But alive
But alive
But alive
I've always assumed that must be how SINGDAW feels on those days when he's singing both church and synagogue services--assuming, of course, that he's also a bit under the weather at the time.
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A pic of DR MISS KAREN from one of her productions.
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Mega Feel Better Soon Vibes for BK!
I can hear it now: "WHAT?? FIVE WEEKS?? YOU WROTE A NOVEL IN FIVE WEEKS, PLUS ALL THE OTHER STUFF YOU DO, AND YOU EXPECT TO STILL FEEL TIP-TOP??"
(that's BK's body talking, in case you couldn't guess)
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The next line, of course, is
"Do you know how OLD you are??"
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Lest my sometimes strange sense of humor confuse, I think BK has done marvelously well--despite my teasing.
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I don't know why, but these things make me squeal like a schoolgirl! :)
I can hear you now - in your best Norma voice:
I'M HORNEY!
der Brucer
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Oy and vey, I feel really weird. I was looking forward to having something nice to eat today, but I guess THAT won't be happening.
I wish Kevin would get here so I can be done with that and then I can get into bed and try to sleep this yucky feeling off.
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I have managed to make a whole slew of telephonic calls I've been remiss about, so that's good.
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My favourite James Garner movie and my favourite Julie andrews movie are one and the same, THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY.
DITTO!
...and then there's Julie in:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
HAWAII
DUET FOR ONE
MARY POPPINS
SOB
TORN CURTAIN
THE TAMARIND SEED
VICTOR/VICTORIA
THE PRINCESS DIARIES
CINDERELLA on tv
THAT'S LIFE
James in:
GRAND PRIX
MURPHY'S ROMANCE
MOVE OVER, DARLING
THE THRILL OF IT ALL
A MAN COULD GET KILLED
SKIN GAME
MARLOWE
THEY ONLY KILL THEIR MASTERS
STREETS OF LAREDO on tv
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I woke up feeling very queasy this morning. And my equilibrium feels completely off. ... I feel like I'm going to fall over and faint.
Sounds like morning sickness to me!
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from Memphis, TN!
Getting out of LaGuardia was OK. However, the security line was a total joke. There were two lines - one had two TSA agents checking IDs, and one only had one TSA agent checking IDs. -Guess which line I was in? :-\ And due to some unfortunate luck of the draw, a whole slew of foreign travelers were in the line of front of me... And the TSA agent really wasn't sure just how much of their paperwork he had to check. There was a five minute(!) span where it appeared he was re-writing out this one gentleman's passport, after which he took him over to the "Special Handling" line. And then there was the Iranian family who spoke next to no English, and they continued to confuse the agent for another five minutes before he walked them over to the "Special Handling" line. Then came the group French students who were checked in as a group... Meanwhile, the other line was moving quite steadily. Some of us even pleaded with the "extra" agent to check our IDs so we could get through. One lady was already cutting it close in regards to her flight time due to an error with her ticketing before she got in the line. The gentlemen behind me even flagged down a few other agents to point out what was going on, only to be answered with, "Well, he'll be done with them soon. It's not my job." WHAT?!?!?!? Eventually, another TSA agent came by.. And while the "old" agent was still trying to figure out how to mark the papers of the five French students, about twenty of us were cleared by the new agent - including the British couple in front of me. I thanked her profusely for her efficiency. -And she seemed sort of caught off guard that I had thanked for anything.
By the time I reached the gate, they had just announced the "All Aboard" call, so I boarded. The flight, as always, was a bit longer than I think it "should" be - just under three hours - I keep thinking it should only take two. However, the middle seat next to me was empty, and I used the flight to catch up on my magazine reading, as well as some listening via my iPod.
...And when I got to the hotel, the UPTA folks had a nice snack table set up with chips, pretzels, nuts, fruit, sodas and champagne(!). :)
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Sparkle, Neely, Sparkle!
Speaking of Neely...
J.C. Superstar is coming to our "Cobb Energy Performance Arts Center". This is a new venue, so I think it might be a good excuse to check it out. IIRC, DR George, you had good things to say about Ted Neeley in this production?
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I have gotten roped into accompanying a horn player in a Hindemith sonata for a statewide competition. Oy, the atonality.
Well, at least it's not the Clarinet or Trumpet Sonatas. Those are the two least bearable Hindemith instrumental sonatas (he wrote one for every instrument). However, Hindemith is not really atonal. I'd say he's more multi-tonal. ;)
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The upside is that if you make a mistake, no one will know the difference. ;)
;D ;D ;D
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Welcome South, DR Jose!
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Well... I think I'm either going to take a nap, and/or take a walk to the little restaurant around the corner to get something a bit more substantial to eat.
Laters...
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TOD: James Garner--
MR BUDDWING
LEGALESE
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
THE GREAT ESCAPE
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Julie Andrews:
SOUND OF MUSIC
MARY POPPINS
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
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Well... I think I'm either going to take a nap, and/or take a walk to the little restaurant around the corner to get something a bit more substantial to eat.
Pulled pork BBQ is very substantial!
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/485771225_3acec53df2_o.jpg)
A pic of DR MISS KAREN fromhaving one of her productionsepisodes.
:D
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Pulled pork BBQ is very substantial!
Edisaurus....you betcha!
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We Southerners know...
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I don't believe Donald Crisp began his career as a movie extra, DR brian. That was the point of my post. The extras always voted for Brennan even when it was obvious he was giving basically the same performance each time out.
I agree completely that Donald Crisp deserved his Oscar. However, I think we all know that many deserving people have lost Oscars to others for reasons that have nothing to do with acting.
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I spent a good portion of the afternoon watching the last volume of POWER RANGERS. There were 7 episodes in this volume, but one was pretty much a recap episode to catch everyone up on the location of the jewels and crown that everyone was after.
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When I go back down, I still have the two bonus features on the disc to go through. Then I will be finished with the Power Rangers probably forever.
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I watched RENO 911 before I left for lunch. There was some funny business with the fellow auditioning folks for the "Nutcracker." Dangle's entrance was a classic.
Others segments weren't as inspired this week.
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Well, at least it's not the Clarinet or Trumpet Sonatas. Those are the two least bearable Hindemith instrumental sonatas (he wrote one for every instrument). However, Hindemith is not really atonal. I'd say he's more multi-tonal. ;)
Anything that doesn't cadence V7-I is atonal in my estimation. ;)
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I skimmed through AS THE WORLD TURNS. Noah and Luke were on, talking about their relationship, but it was just talk, nothing really accomplished with them. (Some allusions to "lots of meat" was about as racy as it got.)
They were not in the previews for tomorrow.
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I started PROJECT RUNWAY, but since they weren't informed by Heidi what the next challenge was in that opening segment, I turned it off and will pick back up with it later. I should have time to finish by the beginning of SMALLVILLE tonight.
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DR Jeanne, it's my pleasure to do the TV Reminders, though I feel a little guilty that I don't touch on all the shows. I only deal with the ones I watch and those I think there are fans for at this site.
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Because I needed one more thing to do (HA!), I've signed up for my AAUW group's Great Decisions (http://www.fpa.org/info-url_nocat4705/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=363943) discussion series. The first meeting is tonight and I've just finished the reading on "Iraq Endgame." What I've learned is how little I actually know about the topic.
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/485771225_3acec53df2_o.jpg)
This is funny!! I just made it into my work computer's desktop wallpaper. ;D
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I've definitely got a prob, tummy-wise. I think it may have been a frozen Stouffer's pizza - that's the only thing I can think of. I don't think it's a stomach flu because I haven't been around anyone who's had a stomach problem. It's really annoying - I just want to get in bed and see if I can sleep it off, but first Kevin was here for ninety minutes and now someone wants to have a phoner at two. After that, no more.
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I started PROJECT RUNWAY, but since they weren't informed by Heidi what the next challenge was in that opening segment, I turned it off and will pick back up with it later.
That'll show 'em! :D
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I watched last night's show as it aired. At first, it seemed like ANOTHER of those strange challenges that have become the hallmark of this season. It was later confirmed to be "just as strange" to my way of thinking.
Still, several designers were up to the challenge...and they are, I think, the strongest ones in the pack: Christian, Jillian and Chris. Romi Kashou has some outstanding strengths, but I don't think "outside the box" imagination is his forte. Ditto Sweet P who has done some really good work, but falls flat from time to time, including last night.
Christian is SO funny, and he "called it" for what it would be when he remarked, about the ultimate loser, that he probably should say something to Ricky about his "outfit" being nothing more than a bathing suit, but that Ricky's cluelessness is how the herd gets thinned out. Christian once again looked sadly disappointed that his design wasn't singled out as "the winner" (even though it probably WAS the best one!). Chris took the honors this week (and it's about time he got some recognition for his unusual tastes). He showed everyone that there's nobody like a drag queen/drag-queen designer to properly outfit a WWE female wrestling star!
;D
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Re: atonality. I am reminded of a little gem that Katherine Harris uttered when I was studying with Roy--"If I can't hum it, it's atonal." ;D
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The shipping company called me on Monday to schedule the bed delivery for today between noon and 5 pm. The driver showed up at 11 am, God knows what the hell was the reason. I've now assembled the bed but now I have no idea where I want to place it in the room. My current thought is up the landlord's derriere but that's another story.
I also got a testy voice message from my colleague about my dismay over the invoice situation this week. I really want to kick some butt today, and I don't like this anger.
Give 'em hell, Larry!! >:(
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I did get GONE BABY GONE on Blu-ray today, so I'll be watching that tomorrow.
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Well, I need to do some writing, and then it's back downstairs to clean the bedroom areas and then get back to viewing.
WBBL.
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Speaking of Neely...
J.C. Superstar is coming to our "Cobb Energy Performance Arts Center". This is a new venue, so I think it might be a good excuse to check it out. IIRC, DR George, you had good things to say about Ted Neeley in this production?
I was working backstage with the wardrobe people, so I wasn't in the best position to actually see it. I don't know how he acted the role, but he and the cast sounded great. Ted certainly still has the voice. I think it was Jose who said that that specific role is all his voice is good for anymore. It may be true, but I think you'll like him...and the show. Backstage, he was very nice to everyone. :)
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DR Matth, I hope someday you will have time to watch a Bollywood movie...or two!
Or at least the musical scenes/production numbers (which are easily accessed via that DVD menu....I'm just sayin')
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I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that I'll be getting my "Perfect Strangers" (seasons 1/2) today.
I'm also expecting a Toshiba upconverting DVD/VHS recorder/player.
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Give 'em hell, Larry!! >:(
There's nothing wrong with Larry that a Friday evening Margarita I.V. drip couldn't cure.
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My tooth was fitted for its crown this a.m.
It was a 90-minute appointment and involved several "shots"...one seemed to go on "forever".
There was also something called an "ElectroSurge" involved. And I didn't wanna know.....
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I am SO looking forward to "Lost" this evening.
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Could Thursdays BE any more wonderful for TV?
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Could Thursdays BE any more wonderful for TV?
It's frustrating for me because I have a regular Thursday night gig. Oy--this making a living business is getting in the way of my television viewing. ;D
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Sunny here today. I'm moving more easily. More like an 80 year old instead of a 90 year old!
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I am home from the doctor. Now I have to ketchup on all the posts.
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That's something Kerry. Did you speak to your doctor about the screw bothering you?
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TCB you look very distinquished, like a grandpa to be should.
Did the doctor confirm your high hopes?
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From Jose:
I really have to say, that I really needed today. Yesterday was one of those very rare days when I just wanted to get out of the biz. Today, I was reminded just why I love I what I do, and why I want to continue doing it.
All professions have those down days, your seem to be fewer than most. I'm glad you had a great day!
Have a good time in Memphis.
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I am home from the doctor. Now I have to ketchup on all the posts.
Great avatar, TCB!
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Bruce-Feel better vibes!
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I also apologize for being snippy today.
Real family members are allowed to be snippy with each other, so you are allowed, because this is the very specail HHW family (which is beats out the Macbeths and Little Foxes anyday)!!!!!!!
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The Michigan, which has the organ rising out of the orchestra pit, will be showing the film OLIVER! on Feb18.
Should I comment? No, probably not.
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That's something Kerry. Did you speak to your doctor about the screw bothering you?
No, that part is better, so I'm giving it a couple of days. Marshall DRLaura has been sworn in to ask me on Sunday (and push me to do the right thing, if necessary).
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Should I comment? No, probably not.
You AREN'T feeling well, are you?
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TCB you look very distinquished, like a grandpa to be should.
Did the doctor confirm your high hopes?
That is a nice new avatar, but if you don't mind, I think it should be at the correct ratio...this way, you're less squished.
;)
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Should I comment? No, probably not.
HYDROLICS make the organ rise.
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Hey DR ELmo ~ What kind of head board are you getting? Iron, I hope, so you break those little critters' choppers!
Are we talking about Michael Barnum again?
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That is a nice new avatar, but if you don't mind, I think it should be at the correct ratio...this way, you're less squished.
;)
I like the less squished TCB, too.
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DR Matth, I hope someday you will have time to watch a Bollywood movie...or two!
Or at least the musical scenes/production numbers (which are easily accessed via that DVD menu....I'm just sayin')
Listen, even I have three Bollywood movies (two of them courtesy of Hunky Mr. Barnum, but I even bought one-- granted it's at a friend's house waiting to be watched, and he has a new person in his life, so i may have to ask for it back)
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I like the less squished TCB, too.
I heard TCB LIKES to be squished!
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I heard TCB LIKES to be squished!
Being squished and being squished are two different things...I'm just sayin'. ;)
;D
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Though not precisely a Bollywood movie, it's a Canadian-Indian production, I think that many DRs here would really like WATER, a film by Deepa Mehta. I know that DR Jane would like it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/)
For those interested in its star, John Abraham:
http://www.bollywoodpicturesonline.com/john_abraham_01.htm (http://www.bollywoodpicturesonline.com/john_abraham_01.htm)
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I heard TCB LIKES to be squished!
I'm sure he does, but not in a public arena. ;)
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Good Evening!
Well... When I called down to the Front Desk earlier to inquire about the shuttle to Beale Street, the very kind lady informed me that one would be leaving a little after 3:30. So, a little before 3:30 I headed down to the lobby, and asked once again about the Beale Street Shuttle - "Oh, yes, just a little after 3:30, it'll be right out front."
Well, after sitting outside for a bit - which was fine since the fresh air felt good - I went back to the desk and asked about the Beale Street shuttle. -"Oh, you have to have a party of six in order to get the free shuttle. I'm sorry for the mix up." Well... OK.
So, I headed back out of the hotel, and after crossing the road/highway...
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Speaking of Neely...
J.C. Superstar is coming to our "Cobb Energy Performance Arts Center". This is a new venue, so I think it might be a good excuse to check it out. IIRC, DR George, you had good things to say about Ted Neeley in this production?
Has anyone bothered to tell Mr. Neeley that Christ died when he was 33! Ted has got to be sixty, at least.
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Though not precisely a Bollywood movie, it's a Canadian-Indian production, I think that many DRs here would really like WATER, a film by Deepa Mehta. I know that DR Jane would like it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/)
For those interested in its star, John Abraham:
http://www.bollywoodpicturesonline.com/john_abraham_01.htm (http://www.bollywoodpicturesonline.com/john_abraham_01.htm)
I'll take one! Have him wrapped and sent to my tent!
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Alas, I was not able to partake of any "substantial" pulled Pork BBQ, but this was certainly substantial...
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/EatingMemphis1D.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/EatingMemphis1C.jpg)
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I spent the remainder of the afternoon moving the bed around the apartment, moving CD shelves, vacuuming and dusting. I worked out a lot of anger.
I think I like the new bed frame, but I'll be happier when I order the box springs and can actually sleep on it. I've decided I need another filing cabinet and a floor lamp. And winning the lottery.
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...And due to the very generous serving, my "after" picture, looked very much like the "before" picture above.
*And those hush puppies were some of the best of I've ever had. Not only did they contain kernels of corn, but they were also seasoned with bits of finely diced jalapeno peppers. They weren't hot/spicy, they just had a nice fresh "sharpness" to them which played wonderfully against all the deep-fried cornmeal goodness.
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Has anyone bothered to tell Mr. Neeley that Christ died when he was 33! Ted has got to be sixty, at least.
It's like watching 50 year-old Renata Tebaldi playing Madama Butterfly and telling Pinkerton that she's 18!
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And since I started a new page, how about another reason to see a Bollywood movie:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/kapoor.jpg)
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I'll take one! Have him wrapped and sent to my tent!
DR Kerry! A man of infinite taste! I'd bring him personally if I could. . . ;D
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It's like watching 50 year-old Renata Tebaldi playing Madama Butterfly and telling Pinkerton that she's 18!
...Which reminds me of the press photo in the NY Times earlier this week of The Met's current production of Bizet's "Carmen". Olga Borodina is essaying Carmen once again, however, I have to say, you can really tell that she's most definitely not a natural brunette...
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/02/06/arts/carmspan.jpg)
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DR TCB - Hello, Daddy! ;)
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No, that part is better, so I'm giving it a couple of days. Marshall DRLaura has been sworn in to ask me on Sunday (and push me to do the right thing, if necessary).
Good for Marshall DRLaura! :D
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I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that I'll be getting my "Perfect Strangers" (seasons 1/2) today.
I'm also expecting a Toshiba upconverting DVD/VHS recorder/player.
They're HERE! They're HERE!
I'm doing a Myposian Sheepherder's Dance of Joy in my head.
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It's like watching 50 year-old Renata Tebaldi playing Madama Butterfly and telling Pinkerton that she's 18!
Or the 80-something (oh, all right! She's 87 this year!) Carol Channing playing the 40-something Dolly Levi (or is that a 30-something Dolly Levi?)
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DR Jose, I wonder what people think when they watch you sitting alone taking photos of your leftover's. ;D
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Has anyone bothered to tell Mr. Neeley that Christ died when he was 33! Ted has got to be sixty, at least.
Neeley is 65 this year.
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No, that part is better, so I'm giving it a couple of days. Marshall DRLaura has been sworn in to ask me on Sunday (and push me to do the right thing, if necessary).
I think he just called me a NAG.
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Should I comment? No, probably not.
Please, sir, can I have some----oh, never mind.
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DR Laura, I happy you are close by to "NAG" our DR Kerry.
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Or the 80-something (oh, all right! She's 87 this year!) Carol Channing playing the 40-something Dolly Levi (or is that a 30-something Dolly Levi?)
Isn't Dolly described by Wilder as a "woman of indeterminate age"? I personally loved the 80 year-old Carol Channing in the last revival and the one before that around 1978.
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TOD
Ms Andrews was robbed of an oscar nominations for either Duet For One or That's Life. She was amazing in the former and touching in the latter, My guess is that the votes got split amd that allowed Jane Fonda to sneak it. I believe that Andrews strengths as a dramatic actress are oftened overlooked. Her work in the Americanization of Emily and Hawaii are equally compelling and could have brought her a nomination if it wasn't for The Sound of Music.
I also enjoyed her work in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Star, Our Sons and The Taramind Seed.
As for Mr. Gardner
My favorites are Support Your Local ___________ films, I liked him in the Great Escape but there were many enjoyable performances in that one. They Only Kill Their Masters which was the last movie to be shot on the MGM backlot before it was demolished, The TV film Promise. Hour of the Gun
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The Saturday night Pensacola Symphony concert with Ashley Brown is sold out and there's a waiting list. I'm so excited. I loved working with Brad Haak, her MD.
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Which one is Olga?
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Oh, look!It's David Caddick, who is this lady, DR Jose, and Brad Haak!
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Lovely new avatar, DR TCB.
DR JOSE - my friend's name is Zachary Spicer....sorry I didn't answer earlier when you asked. He may show up from time to time at an audition.
And you can always say....Didn't I see you in The Glass Menagerie at the Putnam County Playhouse? hahahahahahaha
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Which one is Olga?
The one who looks as if singing the Habanera is giving her hemorrhoids.
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Looking forward to the new Eli Stone this evening.
Pwoject Wunway elimination was okay with me.....but the one outfit with the chaps didn't seem to have ANY trunks or shorts underneath, folks! From the walk away shot, it looked like only the net hosiery.
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The one who looks as if singing the Habanera is giving her hemorrhoids.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh ;D
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And of course there is the scene in THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY in which Ginger Rogers swears under oath while playing Sarah Bernhardt that she is 18 years old......
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All caught up and now have leave to retrieve the Vixter from a friend's house
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but first
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Page 8 - 18 year old Ginger Rogers Dance. :P
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Uh oh...DR VIXMOM might be planning something!
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Jrand, I was so sorry to read about your friend and his chief
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TCB continued healing VIBES
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DR MBARNUM I was hoping you would like that YouTube clip....very funny.
I also finished DHOOM today - a fine film with the fine Mr John Abraham. I liked it a lot. Fun story too. And of course the songs and dances were great!
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Congratulations to the E & T Jed and Ann
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Jrand, I was so sorry to read about your friend and his chief
Thank you. The funeral is tomorrow at the local high school which the chief attended many years ago.....
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TOD
Suport Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Sheriff
TV Nichols
The Rockford Files
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DR RLP already has his Madame X and Portrait in Black....mine shipped yesterday, but still word on my Tammy....she must be more popular than Lana!
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Ginger Rogers still NOT 18 years old dance encore.
(http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/50/50_images/1barkleyshead.jpg)
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What exactly would Catfish do in a Cabin, I wonder?
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Okay, I have caused enough trouble for awhile.
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Okay, I have caused enough trouble for awhile.
Never enough trouble, DR JRand57!
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This afternoon I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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Kinda blurry, but it was kinda far away.
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I also saw this:
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My DMIL had a biopsy on her thyroid today. She is sore & didn't want to eat. My brother-in-law made her eat ice cream, apple sauce and Jello with ready whip. ;D
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I got into bed at two, after not getting the phone call I was expecting. The phone rang twice, I had brief conversations, but other than that I managed to sleep until five. It's hard to tell if I feel a bit better but I think I do. Still, I'm conflicted about going tonight. I really should, but I'd have to shower and get dressed right now, as it starts at seven.
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I'd probably be better off staying home. Still a little nauseous, although even with the nausea I WANT to eat at that catfish jernt NOW.
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I never have my camera with me when I see a coyote, but then I'm not as good about carrying my camera as DR Laura is.
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I gotta tell you.
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Bruce, follow your instincts and stay home.
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Good Evening!
I'm back from The Company Meet and Greet. And, lo and behold, they had food! Pizza, pulled pork BBQ, assorted dips, breads, crackers, coldcuts, and a quite sizeable dessert table. And since I didn't have dessert earlier, well... :) *I think the Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies were my favorite.
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Lots of good stuff here tonight...
A safe arrival for DR JoseSPiano!
DR Kerry's ankle doing a little bit better!
DR TCB's spiffy new avatar!
DearReaderLaura DR's wildlife pics!
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***GOOD RESULTS VIBES*** for DR Jane's DMIL!
***FEEL BETTER VIBES*** for bk!
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I hope you feel better soon, BK.
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And while I was at the Meet and Greet I happened to run into a couple of friends and former "bosses". I also ran into a young woman who looked very familiar. She was there with her husband, who also looked very familiar to me. We both were giving each other that "I know I know you" look, so, after basically comparing resumes, we finally realized where we had met before. In fact, I had actually music directed both her and her husband in two shows a couple of years ago down in Florida.
Thankfully(?), all three of us had "forgotten" each other, so the whole reunion was not really that awkward. Just funny, in a sort of embarrassing way.
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Thanks DR ELMORE....for the thought....LOL
Coyote pictures!!!! Wow DR LAURA. The only wildlife we get around here is a possum around the cee-ment pond.
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And while I was at the Meet and Greet I happened to run into a couple of friends and former "bosses". I also ran into a young woman who looked very familiar. She was there with her husband, who also looked very familiar to me. We both were giving each other that "I know I know you" look, so, after basically comparing resumes, we finally realized where we had met before. In fact, I had actually music directed both her and her husband in two shows a couple of years ago down in Florida.
Thankfully(?), all three of us had "forgotten" each other, so the whole reunion was not really that awkward. Just funny, in a sort of embarrassing way.
Theatre is great like that, isn't it? ;D
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DR elmore et all - The Lady in question is the fantastically talented and kind Kristen Blodgette. She's the Associate Conductor/Musical Director for Mary Poppins. If you IBDB and/or Google her, you'll come quite an impressive list of credits.
*And I have to say, that that picture does not do justice to either David or Brad. Both men are much more handsome - and dare I say, hotter - in person. ;)
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Theatre is great like that, isn't it? ;D
Well, now that I think of it... The theatre we working at at the time was going through some "turmoil" - which also included firing the director for one of the shows a week before we opened. It was a bit difficult and sad time. I guess we all blocked it out. ;)
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Thank you Singdaw.
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I did the right thing and stayed home. I really still am very queasy. I guess I won't eat anything at all today and hope for the best tomorrow. Unless anyone has any suggestions, food-wise that they think wouldn't make me more queasy.
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I may just stay in bed this evening and watch stuff and sleep.
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Maybe I'll bring the laptop in the bedroom.
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I don't think I've ever posted from bed before.
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Will we never get to page ten?
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bk - You should eat something. Low-blood sugar isn't going to make you feel any better. What else did you eat yesterday? Or over the past couple of days? In any case, to play it safe, at least eat some rice, drink some apple juice. Just go to a Chinese carry-out place and buy a pint of rice. If you plan on taking on any medicine, having some food in your stomach will also be a good thing.
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Coyote pictures!!!! Wow DR LAURA. The only wildlife we get around here is a possum around the cee-ment pond.
The duck is a female common goldeneye, which, according to a local birding guy, is worth posting to the local rare bird list.
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So, I signed up to post on the rare bird alert, and I thought I posted it, but it's not there. I wonder where it ended up?
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Hmm... What exactly is an "enhanced" episode of "Lost"?
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As for tonight's "regular" episode of "Lost".... WOW!
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bk - You should eat something. Low-blood sugar isn't going to make you feel any better. What else did you eat yesterday? Or over the past couple of days? In any case, to play it safe, at least eat some rice, drink some apple juice. Just go to a Chinese carry-out place and buy a pint of rice. If you plan on taking on any medicine, having some food in your stomach will also be a good thing.
Dry toast helps me.
I find Basmati better than regular rice.
Hope you feel better by the morning.
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'night
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As for tonight's "regular" episode of "Lost".... WOW!
and may I add that Jeff Fahey is STILL totally hot; though in a much more mature Marlboro man way.
Favorite spots tonight (SPOILERS)*********************
Finding the PB in Tunisia! NOT Peanut Butter, btw. Nor any relation to the jazz song.
Ben's closing line, and the action leading up to it.
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This afternoon I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/coyote.jpg)
For a moment I thought I saw a kangeroo in that picture!
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Maybe I'll have some white rice.
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White rice or white toast witha littel cream cheese always makes my tummy feel better
FEEL BETTER VIBES TO BK
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BK - If you're stomach is feeling better tomorrow, I'd also advise staying away from fatty foods for another day or so. No hamburgers, no mac'n'cheese, no caesar salads, etc.
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Congrats on finishing the book, BK. The Vixter wants to read it... NOW!
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I'm off. I need to go to my sister's house for a bit. Mamma Mia! is coming to Seattle and we got tickets! My sister saw the show in Las Vegas, so this will be the first time that she's (ever, I think) seen a stage show more than once...including one's that I've been in.
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And I hope you feel better soon, BK!
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Until later!
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I have been dieting since January 2 in an effort to be slim and trim by the time we head up to Canada this August for Vixdad's niece's wedding.
According to Ye Olde Bathroom Scale effective today I am 16 pounds lighter than I was then
Huzzah! Only 44 more lbs to my goal!!!!
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Tomovoz... Vixdad wants to know if you ever read The Irregular Web Comic
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/485771225_3acec53df2_o.jpg)
This is funny!! I just made it into my work computer's desktop wallpaper. ;D
;)
I do detect a familial similarity - is this a more-youthful you?
der Brucer
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I have been dieting since January 2 in an effort to be slim and trim by the time we head up to Canada this August for Vixdad's niece's wedding.
According to Ye Olde Bathroom Scale effective today I am 16 pounds lighter than I was then
Congratulations!
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...there's nobody like a drag queen/drag-queen designer to properly outfit a WWE female wrestling star!
;D
Was there ever a doubt?
der Brucer
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thank you Laura... and what is new with your lovely daughter?
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thank you Laura... and what is new with your lovely daughter?
Nothing. She works all day. She says she has nothing to say.
This job is really cutting into our play time.
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It's like watching 50 year-old Renata Tebaldi playing Madama Butterfly and telling Pinkerton that she's 18!
When I saw her Cio-Cio San-ing, she was a wisp of a lass of a mere 34 - a tad more believable.
der Brucer
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Nothing. She works all day. She says she has nothing to say.
This job is really cutting into our play time.
I am sorry to hear that she is such a bright, creative individual maybe she could spend some of her parking lot time writing a book!....I look fowad to hearing of more DR Sandra adventures in the near future
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and now it is bedtime for Vixmom
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Your Turn !
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DR vixmom - Congrats!
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I have been dieting since January 2 in an effort to be slim and trim by the time we head up to Canada this August for Vixdad's niece's wedding.
According to Ye Olde Bathroom Scale effective today I am 16 pounds lighter than I was then
Huzzah! Only 44 more lbs to my goal!!!!
Congrats!! You are an inspiration.
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A spiffy new avatar for TCB. I like seeing the real people I'm writing to and reading. Just a little affectation of mine.
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This has been quite a long, interesting and at times rough week at work. I am looking forward to putting in one last day tomorrow and then escaping to california for a week.
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No hamburgers, no mac'n'cheese, no caesar salads, etc.
Good grief - give him some reason to go on living!
der Brucer
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My roommate and I just watched the premiere episode of Lipstick Jungle. I don't think we'll do that again. We found the dialogue to be of the not so great variety.
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I finished PROJECT RUNWAY when I got the home theater running again. Had no problem with the person sent home, but I wasn't as impressed with the winner's outfit as the judges were. Admittedly, they kept saying how expensive it looked, and I didn't see that, so perhaps I couldn't have been exactly fair to it. The person who finished next to last got on my last nerve for the entire show. I REALLY wanted this person gone.
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I finished the bonus features on the POWER RANGERS set. Nothing especially new or special about them. I guess the game will be fun for kids, but maybe people have more responsive remotes than mine is. I always seemed to be about half a beat behind even though I was pressing the button as soon as it was possible to register a button press. Oh, well.
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According to Ye Olde Bathroom Scale effective today I am 16 pounds lighter than I was then
Better get a new Passport photo, or we may not let you back in :)
der Brucer
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SMALLVILLE had a nice episode tonight with the return of the Green Arrow and the addition of the Black Canary. But I have to say that "secret identities" don't seem to be very secret any more in Smallville. Everyone seems to know everything about everybody.
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LOST was sensational with lots of new stuff to intrigue, confound, and excite.
And the show looked especially impressive in HD tonight. The show always stands out, but tonight in particular it seemed razor-sharp and very dimensional with the photography.
Did those of you with HDTVs think so?
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Enjoyed ELI STONE very much. Victor Garber got to sing, and it was very entertaining. The plot might not have captured my fancy quite as much as last week, but it was still enjoyable.
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Well, I should actually start getting ready for bed. The actor's briefing is at 8:00 tomorrow morning, and I'd like to get on the first bus from here to the venue which is at 7:00. It will be interesting to see how many singers we'll have tomorrow since they're all scheduled to go in the first part of the day. I could be done as early as 2:00... And if that happens, I may go head and take the shuttle back to the airport and rent a car. I was just checking out the rental rates here, and with the convention discount, it's only about $22.00/day. Not bad at all. We shall see.
Goodnight.
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And I recorded SUPERNATURAL tonight (in HD; thankfully there was no basketball game preempting it this week), so I'll watch that tomorrow during lunch preparation and consumption.
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Oh, I forgot to mention that as I waited for prime time to begin, I watched another episode of NCIS. This was the one with the blind photographer who mistakenly photographed a dead body. John Billingsley played the photographer.
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T Punk, I am also going to be in California this next week...however, I think we will be in different cities...but still, we can wave at each other as our planes enter the same air space!
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DR MBarnum, there is NO WAY that my first experience with Bollywood is going to be a piecemeal affair with my hopping through a movie. I will see it from beginning to end like any other movie as I can ascertain its effectiveness for me.
But I'm not seeing much daylight to watch any new films for pleasure this month. The stack of review material I have waiting is pretty staggering (right now: three Criterion sets, two TV box sets, two children's cartoon series, and three films - due on or before February 26th). I can occasionally slip in a 45 minute episode of some TV mystery or watch a film I've already seen before over the course of three or four days while I'm cooking and eating lunch, but that's not the way I want my first Bollywood experience to be.
Believe me, when I get a lengthy amount of free time, I'll head to Bollywoodland!
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Now, I'm going to finish writing up the Power Rangers and then head down to bed.
Good night!
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I'm still blecccch, but couldn't be happier - just got muse Margaret's call about the last fifty-three pages of the book, and she declared them perfect and she was so wonderfully effusive and, as always, very specific about what she liked.
The interesting thing about the long sequence at the end is that it was a goal of mine when I began the book - to do the ending in a certain way - and at first I didn't feel there would be any way to meet the goal. But, by the time I got to page two hundred I realized I might be able to work it out, and I did. The last thirty pages, as most of you know, were a real slog, and frequently very frustrating, but I got where I wanted to go, I guess.
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I'm thinking about the white rice or the toast, but I just don't know that I should go out to get it.
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Great new avatar, TCB.
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Nice weight loss news, vixmom!
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The Reprise production of Li'l Abner got a rave from Variety, from a critic I've never heard of. It flies in the face of what I've heard from two different people who were hoping they'd love it. But, if it's great, that's great - the show deserves the best. We'll see what the other critics have to say, although, as I've said MANY times, LA critics are the oddest bunch in the nation.
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I think he just called me a NAG.
No a dear and caring friend who is smart enough to watch over me when I don't!
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Page 8 - 18 year old Ginger Rogers Dance. :P
(http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/50/50_images/1barkleyssmooch.jpg)
One of my favorite songs and dances (and arrangemnts0 of theirs!
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DR Laura, I happy you are close by to "NAG" our DR Kerry.
SO AM I!!!!!!
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SO AM I!!!!!!
LOL
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"Bluesy Bounce" has such a natural joy and ease to it that i coud watch it over and over. My two favorites of theirs are are still , "Pick Yourself Up" and "Never Gonna Dance" from "Swing Time." Perfection!!!!
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Me too.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
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It did seem weird to not write today.
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I'm going to eat some Saltines and have some 7-Up.
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Blechhhh.
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No more Stouffer's Lean Cuisine pizza EVER.
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I wonder if I'll be able to sleep right at midnight, given my three-hour nap today.
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Good vibes and health to us all!!!
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I hope you feel better in the morning, BK.
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The word on Applause on the chat board was that it was one of the worst Encores! shows ever, if not the worst. And not because of Miss Ebersole, but because (mostly) of Miss Kathleen Marshall. This woman was barely a choreographer, let alone a director.
Certainly the worst Encores! in the ten years I've been attending. But it's not the direction that makes it such a dull evening; it's the writing. Poor songs, save the title number. Poor script, which removes all the fun from All About Eve and has a series of characters make declarative statements about the theatre. No one to care about; no drama
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I, too, thought that LOST tonight looked for all the world to be a three-D presentation in HiDef, perhaps it was the choice of locales - the rocky beach where Miles parachuted - that leaned towards a very life-like presentation.
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Vibes to BK, Dear Jane's DMIL and anyone else who needs them
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I have just planned another trip! I had already planned a trip to New York the beginning of May. I've been pretty quiet about it because it's an NACDL meeting and I haven't seen my NACDL friends for 2 years, so I'm looking forward to seeing them. It's at the Marriott Downtown...I'm sure I'll have some time to get together if anyone wants to, but we can talk about that when the time gets closer.
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The new trip will be mid March in Green Valley, AZ. I made an off hand remark to my mother that I wanted to fly out and see them. At first she sounded sort of down on it, but today she asked if I had been checking air fares yet. So, I found a decent flight on Frontier out of Sioux City and I'm going to go. It will be fun to see the places they have been talking about for years. I'll only be there 3 nights, but it will be a nice break.
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I'm caught up. Don't have much to say about the TOD that hasn't already been said - but I must add that I enjoyed Julie Andrews in both "Princess Diaries" movies.
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We're STILL on page twelve? I rise myself from my bed and we're STILL on page twelve?
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I had an emergency delivery of Saltines, thanks to Miss Patti and her mother - also providing the 7-Up. I ate five Saltines and it was all I could do to not throw them up all over the computer.
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Not quite sure how I feel about the 7-Up, but it's probably good for Ye Olde Tummy.
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Good evening one and all!!
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Vibes.to elmore~~~~~~~
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Feel better vibes to bk....
BTW, I am not a fan of lean cuisine...
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The next line, of course, is
"Do you know how OLD you are??"
and here i thought he was 39 or younger like the rest of us.... :)
He is the picture of youthful exuberance
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TOD:
James Garner
Americanization of Emily
Support your local Sheriff
Murphy's romance
Rockford Files
Julie Andrews
Americanization of Emily
Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from Memphis, TN!
Getting out of LaGuardia was OK. However, the security line was a total joke. There were two lines - one had two TSA agents checking IDs, and one only had one TSA agent checking IDs. -Guess which line I was in? :-\ And due to some unfortunate luck of the draw, a whole slew of foreign travelers were in the line of front of me... And the TSA agent really wasn't sure just how much of their paperwork he had to check. There was a five minute(!) span where it appeared he was re-writing out this one gentleman's passport, after which he took him over to the "Special Handling" line. And then there was the Iranian family who spoke next to no English, and they continued to confuse the agent for another five minutes before he walked them over to the "Special Handling" line. Then came the group French students who were checked in as a group... Meanwhile, the other line was moving quite steadily. Some of us even pleaded with the "extra" agent to check our IDs so we could get through. One lady was already cutting it close in regards to her flight time due to an error with her ticketing before she got in the line. The gentlemen behind me even flagged down a few other agents to point out what was going on, only to be answered with, "Well, he'll be done with them soon. It's not my job." WHAT?!?!?!? Eventually, another TSA agent came by.. And while the "old" agent was still trying to figure out how to mark the papers of the five French students, about twenty of us were cleared by the new agent - including the British couple in front of me. I thanked her profusely for her efficiency. -And she seemed sort of caught off guard that I had thanked for anything.
By the time I reached the gate, they had just announced the "All Aboard" call, so I boarded. The flight, as always, was a bit longer than I think it "should" be - just under three hours - I keep thinking it should only take two. However, the middle seat next to me was empty, and I used the flight to catch up on my magazine reading, as well as some listening via my iPod.
...And when I got to the hotel, the UPTA folks had a nice snack table set up with chips, pretzels, nuts, fruit, sodas and champagne(!). :)
I only hope flying out of Fargo and then Flying out of Lost Wages is better
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I have not seen the movie version of THE CHILDREN'S HOUR... I have seen the play.
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Nice avatar TCB! You do look very distinguished!
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Though not precisely a Bollywood movie, it's a Canadian-Indian production, I think that many DRs here would really like WATER, a film by Deepa Mehta. I know that DR Jane would like it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/)
For those interested in its star, John Abraham:
http://www.bollywoodpicturesonline.com/john_abraham_01.htm (http://www.bollywoodpicturesonline.com/john_abraham_01.htm)
td, I have seen the film before and it is excellent.
I also recommend any of the Mira Nair films. They are quite good also. My personal favorites are THE NAMESAKE and MONSOON WEDDING.
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I also saw this:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/goldeneye.jpg)
Qauckers for President!!!
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This afternoon I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/coyote.jpg)
A coyote!!
howl!!!
Remember they are a tricksters.....
As always Laura, i truly do enjoy your pictures...
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I have been dieting since January 2 in an effort to be slim and trim by the time we head up to Canada this August for Vixdad's niece's wedding.
According to Ye Olde Bathroom Scale effective today I am 16 pounds lighter than I was then
Huzzah! Only 44 more lbs to my goal!!!!
U will succeed and you will knock 'em dead!
All the positive vibes in the world vixmom!
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Vibes to Jane's DMIL! I hope all is well...
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Enjoyed ELI STONE very much. Victor Garber got to sing, and it was very entertaining. The plot might not have captured my fancy quite as much as last week, but it was still enjoyable.
I like this show a lot, also. I love Loretta Devine. :)
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The Reprise production of Li'l Abner got a rave from Variety, from a critic I've never heard of. It flies in the face of what I've heard from two different people who were hoping they'd love it. But, if it's great, that's great - the show deserves the best. We'll see what the other critics have to say, although, as I've said MANY times, LA critics are the oddest bunch in the nation.
BK, do you have any plans to see it? Do you even want to?
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Not sure yet - I may.