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Well, you've read the notes, the notes gave you a sugar high, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently playing Yahtzee and are very confused.
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And the word of the day is: NOCEBO!
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I gotta tell you.
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I see dear readers, but I do not see postings, except mine own. Listening to Rod McKuen's score to Joanna.
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I just purchased Bare: the Album (http://www.barethealbum.com/)[/b][/url]. Just had to share. :)
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Tonight I have a fitting for my costume. I was supposed to have one yesterday at 1:00 pm, but Tom the costumer called and said that he wasn't able to finish what he needed to finish for me to try it on. So, I'll go to rehearsal early tonight and see what it really looks like!
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Topic of the Day: I don't know what the "first" board game that I played was, but growing our family played Sorry a lot and Aggravation. Monopoly was another game that we had and played, but not as often (it just takes so long). Now, our game of choice is Phase 10, but that's a card game, not a board game.
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I'm off to bed. Good night, BK and guests.
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And the word of the day is: NOCEBO!
Did not know about this previously. What a frightening concept!
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I just purchased Bare: the Album (http://www.barethealbum.com/)[/b][/url].
I've only listened to this once so far, but I really liked it.
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Mark your calendars: PBS will broadcast a concert/semi-staged Camelot from Lincoln Center on May 8th. The pit band? The New York Philharmonic.
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DearReaderLaura DR - loved that pic from yesterday! :)
DR elmore3003 - the film sounds delightful; thanks for the report!
***HEALTH & PATIENCE VIBES*** to DR Michael S.!
DR Cillaliz - I was amazed [not in a good way] at your client's situation. You are a good soul!
CONGRATULATIONS to DR George on the progress on his re-fi.
DR Ron Pulliam - loved the Cactus Cuties! :D
DR JoseSPiano - glad you arrived safely and are well settled in.
I finally watched The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. last evening. How bizarre! Kind of fun, in a weird sort of way.
"Project Cranberry" continues the rest of this week, so I shall be scarce. :(
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One advantage (perhaps the only advantage?) of going to sleep late and waking up early is that it's easy to catch up on HHW.
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YAHTZEE according to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee).
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I could fit this hotel king-size bed into my luggage.. I slept very well. :)
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And I've already had my breakfast down the hall - just a bagel and some yogurt. I'll grab a piece of fruit on the way out.
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Exciting, huh?
*I would have had some oatmeal, but the Floor Concierge was still waiting for some "fresh supplies" from downstairs.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
First board was either Checker or Chinese Checkers.
My brothers and I played Monopoly a lot as kids. In fact, we seemed to buy a new set almost yearly. Of course, we never played by the real rules, just the "house rules" that had been passed on to us by our cousins and friends.
And there were also the usual suspects: Chutes & Ladders, Candyland, Life, Parcheesi, Risk, Stratego, Battleship (we even had the fancy electronic version complete with sound effects!), and Chess.
I also remember a Bermuda Triangle game which had this magnetic "cloud" that you moved over the board - and hoped that your pieces did not get "lost" in the Bermuda Triangle. ;) -And there was also a Titanic board game, or, at least, a ship sinking game, where you tried to have the most number of survivors. Hmm... Boy does that sound morbid.
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And thus completes my mini-frenzy for this morning. Be back at lunch... After the first 175 auditionees!
Laters....
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singdaw - Thanks for the day-brightener.
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Good morning, all! I slept late, and I've spent the last hour taking care of personal business and getting things ready for laundry.
Today, my life is tied up with the pharmacy trip I forgot yesterday, the dry cleaners, and the NYPL Theatre Collection. After all of that, some work on Victor Herbert music.
The first board game I remember is CANDYLAND, which my cousin Sue forced us to play whenever we visited.
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Thursday morning greetings! There's a hint of spring in the air, but there's also another winter storm on its way :P
TOD - The first board game I remember playing was Chutes & Ladders. Some of my favorites, which I still have, were Go to the Head of the Class, Careers, and Barbie: Queen of the Prom. My fav from DS Rob's childhood was Pizza Party, which we used as an icebreaker when we had exchange students from Japan - no language barrier!
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New ending to an old tale:
How To Give A Cat A Pill
1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
4. Tak e new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10 . Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door on to neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw Tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
12. Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie the little bastard's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tigh tly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
15 . Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
How To Give A Dog A Pill
1. Wrap it in bacon.
2. Toss it in the air.
der Brucer
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I am glad you all liked yesterday's photo. That was a bighorn mountain sheep on the mountain.
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DR Laura - yesterday's photo was exquisite. You should enter it in a competition.
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And the word of the day is: NOCEBO!
Ms Derek recalls games of hide and seek with John.
der Brucer
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Mark your calendars: PBS will broadcast a concert/semi-staged Camelot from Lincoln Center on May 8th. The pit band? The New York Philharmonic.
Who are the stars of this production, DR Singdaw?
Thanks.
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Good morning!
Another gorgeous day today with highs back to the 70s. It was slightly cool this morning, but with the sun beaming down brightly, that hasn't lasted long.
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TV Reminders:
LOST!!!
ELI STONE!!!
NEW AMSTERDAM!!!
(also rans: IDOL results show, SURVIVOR).
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I hadn't watched PROJECT RUNWAY yet, but USA TODAY had a big interview article with the winner, so I know who won without watching the show. I'll watch anyway to see the fashions.
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Page Two Wicked Witch Dance!!!
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And the word of the day is: NOCEBO!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I WANNA BE AROUND
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What happened to your viewing of The Orson Welles Film?
Did you watch it to completion?
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I have to agree with BK: THE HOT ROCK just doesn't work. I, too, wanted to love it as I (as well as the rest of the world) was having a love affair with Robert Redford at the time, but it's just dead in the water. I got the DVD some years ago hoping it had aged well or I had somehow grown to be able to appreciate its charms, but they were nonexistent. A real pity.
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The board game I first remember playing a lot as a young child was CHUTES AND LADDERS. I used to get SO frustrated with it, but my brother and I played it all the time. Another early board game I really loved was GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS.
I've mentioned here before that I didn't even get introduced to CANDYLAND until I was a sophomore or junior in high school. The younger brother of a neighborhood friend had no one to play with, and I'd go down and play this with him every afternoon when I wasn't busy with school activities.
I've mentioned here before about my fondness for DISNEYLAND, introduced to me at a children's birthday party, and after the party, I just couldn't live without having one for myself, so my mom took me downtown to the "dime store" and got it for me. Played it incessantly for years.
And I've also talked about my adoration of CAREERS which not one of my friends could stand at all. So I didn't get to play it much.
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I've never really liked Parcheesi or SORRY or RISK or LIFE.
I did adore Parker Bros.' CLUE and, of course, MONOPOLY. I remember long into the night sessions of MONOPOLY at the beach once we'd come in from the Pavilion
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Thank you very much, Coleslaw! I have been singing and humming that damn ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE for the past three hours.
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A vacuum created for Penny O to fill:
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Endangered dance species...another critic bites the dust
By Sasha Anawalt
Lewis Segal, chief dance critic for the Los Angeles Times, learned Friday that the paper will no longer support a full-time dance critic. His position is being eliminated. This after a week in which he wrote three feature-length reviews, a Sunday piece and a long obit.
In a city where dance riddles the inner sanctums of churches, temples, community centers, clubs, gymnasiums and zocalos, to say nothing of the nearly 280 legit performance spaces in mainstream theaters, large, mid-sized and small -- this signals a gigantic disconnect between the people and press.
Writes Segal, who has been in the post since 1996 and written about dance for the LAT for 12 years before that:
"...my position is being eliminated in the latest round of of staff layoffs and cutbacks...I have followed my supervisors' advice and applied for the Times buyout, which means I'll be off the staff as of the end of this month. However, there is some talk about my freelancing for the paper in the future."
Segal's intrepid and passionate coverage extends to nearly every part of the globe; he is by common consensus one of the most widely travelled arts writers of his generation. It's safe to say that the open, porous and welcoming embrace Angelenos now have particularly for non-Western forms is due to him.
This news comes right as Los Angeles Ballet is making a dent, right as it looks like there might be a relevant and exciting classical company finally anchored in this city. It comes when TV dance shows electrify viewerships and for good reason. Right when there are more languages spoken here than ever before and we must depend on dance watchers to decipher and translate culture from Other to Other. Segal is the right man, the best man, for this job -- and his loss is worth protesting on many fronts.
der Brucer
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TV Reminders:
LOST!!!
And for those interested at 8PM - LOST: last week's episode with pop-up annotations
der Brucer
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TOD
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der Brucer
The clue cards, in rhymed verse, were a good learn-to-read-for-fun tool.
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First board games I remember were Candyland and Chutes and Ladders; Monopoly was something the whole family played, with various visiting cousins, right thru high school; Then there's that game where you conguer the world,(I forget the name) which a group of us played(post college)while running a Xtian guest house in Ann Arbor in the summer of '72, but I havent played any board bgames since then; I vaguely remeber reading(Earl Wilson?)that Andre and Dory Previn were going to do Mr Chips when Richard Burton & Samanta Eggar were pencilled in for the leads. But I love the way that movie turned out; I'm always careful with the videocassete I made when it was on TCM;Until it's on DVD, I do not want to accidently tape over it
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...at the beach once we'd come in from the Pavilion
And where did you "beach"?
der Brucer
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Still sick. Oy.
Singdaw, that graph is hilarious. Thanks!
MattH, hope you got my e yesterday--package arrived yesterday, thanks so much!
Being sick (the oft-forgotten first draft of the 11 o'clock number for "Company") has had one benefit--I have made it through some DVDs (like the Burton/Taylor ones) and am now getting through some really old piles of OCRs I have had for years. Had a very pleasant listen this morning to the "Far From the Madding Crowd" musical with the Calloways. Some really nice stuff, and Mr. Yeko actually paid for an orchestra on this one. ;)
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First board game was probably Parcheesi.
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And where did you "beach"?
der Brucer
We went to the beach twice each summer: in June and August. In June we'd go to Myrtle Beach and stay with some bigshots in Springs Industries at the Springmaid Villa.
In August we'd stay with our cousins at Ocean Drive Beach at their beach house.
Both of these were on the South Carolina coast.
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Careers!!!
Life!!!
Battleship!!!
and my favorite (after Careers) - CLUE!!!!
And of course RISK!
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Yes, DR JMK, I did get your e-mail, and I'm glad the package got to you intact. Hope you enjoy the contents. (Did you find my reviewer's notes mistakenly left inside the case as I suspected?)
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Now I must head down and get ready to go out to lunch with friends.
WBBL.
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Just remember DR JMK....it could be worse....you could feel like Frances did when she was down in old Mexico!!!
DR ELMORE - Taming of the Shrew turned out to be my favorite in the set....which I recommend again to all. And that girl was GREAT.....I kept seeing a face in the TV promos of that movie who looked famliar....it was her!!! For some reason this almost seemed like a re-do of A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES....but on more investigation, Miss Pettigrew seems a different animal altogether. I certainly love the era!
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Yes, DR JMK, I did get your e-mail, and I'm glad the package got to you intact. Hope you enjoy the contents. (Did you find my reviewer's notes mistakenly left inside the case as I suspected?)
I thought they were part of the set for a minute (no joke). Do you want them back? (I threw them away but can retrieve them).
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Just remember DR JMK....it could be worse....you could feel like Frances did when she was down in old Mexico!!!
Interesting, because I did strip yesterday and start spraying my family members with seltzer water. :P
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DR RLP - SKIP THIS POST.
Today would have been the 78th birthday of Miss Allison Hayes. 8)
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Interesting, because I did strip yesterday and start spraying my family members with seltzer water. :P
Always the joker.....certainly a wake up call for the people in THAT hotel, she was!!! ;D
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I was disheartened and downhearted and dismayed by the results of PWOJECT WUNWAY and felt I just wasted all of the time I spent watching it because of the thing that won.
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And there they are...her calling cards and raison d'etre for having a B-
girlmovie career!
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Oh, shucks, JRand. The picture caught my eye and I didn't read before I wrote!
spoO!
:D
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Interesting, because I did strip yesterday and start spraying my family members with seltzer water. :P
I'll bet the neighbors were scandalized.
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Always the joker.....certainly a wake up call for the people in THAT hotel, she was!!! ;D
It totally spoiled Ricardo's rrrriiiccch Corrrriinnnnthiannnn leatherrrrr, if you catch my drrrrrift.
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I'll bet the neighbors were scandalized.
Luckily our house is totally secluded from prying eyes. ;)
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I was disheartened and downhearted and dismayed by the results of PWOJECT WUNWAY and felt I just wasted all of the time I spent watching it because of the thing that won.
SPOILER -- PROJECT RUNWAY
SPOILER
I wasn't invested in -- or put off by -- any of them, but I know what you mean. I thought his line the least interesting of the three. Too high-strung/overwrought/flaming queeny -- perfect fit for the designer, too. :)
I liked both Jillian and Rami very, very much. When they auf'ed Jillian (I was shocked, because I figured she'd take it all), I was certain Rami would win.
I felt badly for Christian because the horribly insecure little boy inside of him peeped out for the first time during this show...but moreso when they were waiting for the result than before.
Still...Rami and Jillian "have" very successful careers and, to hear Christian tell it, he had nothing on tap.
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Luckily our house is totally secluded from prying eyes. ;)
I'll bet that readily lends itself to "suspicious minds"!
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It's Thursday here in Oakland CA.
What day is it where YOU are?
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I wonder if "Project Cranberry" has anything to do with wingdab's announcement about a PBS airing of a performance of "Camelot".
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And there they are...her calling cards and raison d'etre for having a B-girlmovie career!
Of course you mean her jewelry.
DR JMK I am sure most people now are convinced we are crazy. 8)
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Leonard Rosenman passed away on Tuesday.
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Speaking of high-strung/overwrought/flaming queeny.....
"AMERICAN IDOL" SPOILAGE
My picks for leaving tonight: Amanda Overmyer, Kady Malloy, Jason Cross, and Danny Noriega.
I'll let you decide how one of those four matches up to my introductory phrase.
(Hint: "What-EV-errrrrr!")
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I agree with MattH about the judges comments about performances...incomprehensible, for the most part. They are MOST forgiving, Paula and Randy....and for some reason, Simon seems to reserve his praise for the least worthy among them.
I'm so glad HE's there to give his PROFESSIONAL input because I simply would not know how unworthy my taste in music is without his guidance.
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And for those interested at 8PM - LOST: last week's episode with pop-up annotations
der Brucer
I'm sure whatever those pop-ups don't reveal is being wildly speculated upon, even as I type, in other forums.
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Tomorrow at 6:15 pm EST, one of Suzanne Pleshette's most overwrought and interesting performances will be seen.
A RAGE TO LIVE, I haven't seen this movie in decades, but Suzanne is splendid. Hopefully it will be in widescreen. The main title was one of my favorite Ferrante & Teicher recordings.
Suzanne Pleshette playing a character created by John O'Hara....it was meant to be.
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Nobody suffers better with BIG HAIR than Suzanne.
Note the GERMAN title of the movie. 8)
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I am very much looking forward to seeing RAGE TO LIVE!!!
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I am very much looking forward to seeing RAGE TO LIVE!!!
You will NEVER forget it! ;D
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A very happy birthday to DDA (Dear Deceased Actress) Allison Hayes!
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Tomorrow at 6:15 pm EST, one of Suzanne Pleshette's most overwrought and interesting performances will be seen.
A RAGE TO LIVE, I haven't seen this movie in decades, but Suzanne is splendid. Hopefully it will be in widescreen. The main title was one of my favorite Ferrante & Teicher recordings.
Suzanne Pleshette playing a character created by John O'Hara....it was meant to be.
"Where" will it be seen? Is it on TCM?
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Nobody suffers better with BIG HAIR than Suzanne.
Note the GERMAN title of the movie. 8)
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Wise Wretch! with Pleasures too refin’d to please,
With too much Spirit to be e’er at ease,
With too much Quickness ever to be taught,
With too much Thinking to have common Thought:
Who purchase Pain with all that joy can give,
And die of nothing but a Rage to live.
-- Alexander Pope
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Yes, DR RLP....I forgot to mention - it is ON TCM!!! I love that quote, and John O'Hara is one of my all time favorite writers.
I like his novels, but I love his short story collections....especially GIBBSVILLE.
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I remember when it was shown on NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies....Judith Crist in the TV GUIDE reviewed it by saying:
This particular film has Suzanne Pleshette raging to live all over the place to no good end for herself or us.
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Lovely photo DR MBARNUM....Miss Allison seems almost to be defying the law of gravity there.
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From Cilla:
I spent half of my evening looking for size medium white boxer shorts.
The story alone is rather bizarre. I’m even more shocked that as his lawyer you couldn’t just give him the shorts when you saw him. ???
You are so very good to your clients.
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Michael S:
Unfortunately not 100% My regular doctor won't see me until I get the reports from the hospital.
I hope your wait won’t be much longer.
Stay calm & feel better vibes!
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Thoughts and vibes to DR MICHAEL S.
So today is Thursday...it IS an Underpants Day!!
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From DerBrucer:
How To Give A Cat A Pill
How To Give A Dog A Pill
In my early days of giving cats pills my experiences did fit some of those descriptions.;D
I now think of myself as an expert at pill giving. I gotta tell you, not all dogs take pills as easily as wrapping them in a piece of food. Thankfully Sherlock is one of the those but we have had dogs that were more difficult to get a pill down than most of our cats. Bogie, the sweet cat that he was & who needed so many medications during his lifetime, was an absolute angel about it.
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Thoughts and vibes to DR MICHAEL S.
So today is Thursday...it IS an Underpants Day!!
So...where is DearReader Sandra just as we're becoming festively involved?
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Not a board game, exactly...but I love to play PIT with a lively group!!
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Did anyone watch NEW AMSTERDAM on Monday? I forgot it was on!
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A very happy birthday to DDA
(Dear Deceased Actor) JOHN SMITH
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John Smith is being featured in FURY AT SHOWDOWN this month on the Encore Western Channel....he is very good. And he has a terrific fight with John Derek.
Nick Adams plays Derek's brother....it's a fun little B Western if you haven't seen it. One of the best saloon fights I ever saw!
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up, at long last. I slept late because I guess I needed to.
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The PBS Camelot isn't cast yet - but it's being directed by Lonny Price, and I don't care for his work so I don't hold out much hope for it.
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I arrived just in time to take us to page four but if you think the party's over, bells are ringing and the party continues and all I've got say for those who stay it's a perfect relationship and we will dance the mu cha cha.
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Did anyone watch NEW AMSTERDAM on Monday? I forgot it was on!
Matt H did. We still have it to watch.
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Bruce-VIBES FOR GOOD NEWS TODAY!
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At the end of the list for the ADDITIONAL REPAIRS that my car "needed" since the warranty ended in February, was Right Brake Light out.
My mechanic never mentioned this on the telephone when he called me or I most certainly would have said "Yes" to fixing it.
I noticed it when they drove my car out to me yesterday morning. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Went to AutoZone and bought a bulb and the young man working there said (when asked) that yes he would replace it for me.... $4.29 total. Probably much less than would have been added to my bill at Westgate Chrysler Jeep.
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The problem turned out to be a broken band in a front tire, I got two new tires on the front with balancing - $157.28
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TV Reminders:
LOST!!!
ELI STONE!!!
NEW AMSTERDAM!!!
(also rans: IDOL results show, SURVIVOR).
Rehearsal!! :P
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Well DRGEORGE....that's show business.
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The no news has apparently been because my e-mails of the last two days have not reached their destination - odd, because it's a professional office e-mail where they're being sent. I finally had an e-mail asking for some details this morning - I've replied twice - and both e-mails didn't reach the person, but two others (without the details) did. I just resent again, as requested, and asked for confirmation of receipt. If I don't have that in ten minutes I'll give a call.
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Did anyone watch NEW AMSTERDAM on Monday? I forgot it was on!
We watched it, DR JRand, and will continue. I missed a chunk in the middle, due to a phone call, but DH Richard filled me in. Love the time-slip aspect and the NYC setting, both current and historical.
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Hi Ginny. My book group is reading the delightful GARLIC & SAPPHIRES by the New York food critic Ruth Reichl.
Have you read it?
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Sent the e-mail from my gmail address - that one got through and had a response. I still don't know if it's a go, but it's looking like it could be. Excellent vibes and xylophones to the max, baby.
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Excellent vibes and xylophones!
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Thanks for the info DR GINNY.
Of course excellent celeste vibes for MR BK....
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Excellent vibes and xylophones for BK!
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Subtle advertising copy for A RAGE TO LIVE:
Take it easy, Grace...! Think of a good lie to tell your husband. Tell him you're late because the car broke down...tell him anything! Even make love to him...after all, you need him more than other men!
The story of Grace Caldwell Tate really began in the back seat of a car... ...and went from man...to man...to man...
Charlie, Sidney, Roger... The names and places didn't matter... only 'when'
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YAHTZEE according to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee).
I've never played Yahtzee.
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A great party game, DR GEORGE.
Hey, Mr Howard Shoup received an Academy Award nomination for b/w Costume Design for A RAGE TO LIVE....
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This review (with spoilers & photos) sums up A RAGE TO LIVE.
http://www.coolcinematrash.com/movies/ragetolive.htm (http://www.coolcinematrash.com/movies/ragetolive.htm)
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Hi Ginny. My book group is reading the delightful GARLIC & SAPPHIRES by the New York food critic Ruth Reichl.
Have you read it?
Not that one, DR Jane, but we read her earlier book Tender at the Bone. One of our regulars started our discussion by accusing the author of having RUINED Gourmet magazine.
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I hope DR SINGDAW's devotion to Project Cranberry doesn't preclude his seeing this masterpiece.
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Not that one, DR Jane, but we read her earlier book Tender at the Bone. One of our regulars started our discussion by accusing the author of having RUINED Gourmet magazine.
;D I don't read Gourmet very often so I wouldn't know about that. Garlic & Sapphires is more about her different disguises & personas she acquired to dine in the New York restaurants incognito.
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George, did you see this article from Playbill On-Line?
Revised Sideshow (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115646.html)
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John Smith is being featured in FURY AT SHOWDOWN this month on the Encore Western Channel....he is very good. And he has a terrific fight with John Derek.
Nick Adams plays Derek's brother....it's a fun little B Western if you haven't seen it. One of the best saloon fights I ever saw!
I have discovered we don't get the Encore Western Channel :(
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I have discovered we don't get the Encore Western Channel :(
Shocking!!! 8)
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Yes it is. ;D
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I love Encore Westerns...but it would be nice if they would expand their film library some day soon.
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JRand, I used to write cool copy like that for the posters for my 8mm films (my film company's was called Galaxy Productions! ) I made in JR High School...the most controversial being for my 1977 classic THE INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN...something along the lines of ....Watch as they invade Uranus!
It did not take my buddies very long to point out how badly that tag line read :-\ much to my embarrassment.
They also were quick to point out that there was already a film titled INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN >:( >:(
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;D I don't read Gourmet very often so I wouldn't know about that. Garlic & Sapphires is more about her different disguises & personas she acquired to dine in the New York restaurants incognito.
Both of my library's copies of the audiobook are checked out, but I just put myself on the reserve list.
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We watched it, DR JRand, and will continue. I missed a chunk in the middle, due to a phone call, but DH Richard filled me in. Love the time-slip aspect and the NYC setting, both current and historical.
DRGinny, goddaughter Charlotte and I are crazy about Pete Hamill's FOREVER, the novel thay NEW AMASTERDAM seems to be plagiarizing. It's wonderful and everyone who loves Jacdkj Finney's great TIME AND AGAIN should read Hamill's book!
DR JRand57, as a lover of POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES, I can assure you that nothing in MISS PETTIGREW . . . reminded me of the Bette Davis film.
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DRGinny, goddaughter Charlotte and I are crazy about Pete Hamill's FOREVER, the novel thay NEW AMASTERDAM seems to be plagiarizing. It's wonderful and everyone who loves Jacdkj Finney's great TIME AND AGAIN should read Hamill's book!
DR JRand57, as a lover of POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES, I can assure you that nothing in MISS PETTIGREW . . . reminded me of the Bette Davis film.
Yay! the first check arrived for all the work I've been doing. Makes me happy.
I understand a bomb went off in Times Square today, but there's surprisingly little news coverage.
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Back from lunch. We went back to our longtime favorite Szechuan place Shan Dong.
We started with the complimentary Sweet/Sour Soup. It was yummilicious.
For an entree, I had the special Shan Dong Chicken and shared a plate of potstickers with my two luncheon companions.
I had several small cups of tea and a glass of water.
It was all very good. I am full.
That is all.
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I understand a bomb went off in Times Square today, but there's surprisingly little news coverage.
I heard about this on my local news this a.m. as I was getting ready for work. They said that the target was a military recruiting station and that someone on a bicycle had been seen in that area shortly before the explosion.
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I thought they were part of the set for a minute (no joke). Do you want them back? (I threw them away but can retrieve them).
No, I sent you an e-mail earlier in the week, but maybe you didn't get it. Anyway, I don't need them so just let them stay in the trash.
Thanks.
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Here is a GREAT video (http://video.bravotv.com/player/?id=223209&dst=btv) from Bravo TV of Tim Gunn and Christian Siriano having a "walk-off", followed by Heidi Klum tickling Tim Gunn .
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Did anyone watch NEW AMSTERDAM on Monday? I forgot it was on!
I watched it but it was on Tuesday night after IDOL, just like tonight. Fox slotted it after IDOL twice to try to get as large an audience as possible who will hopefully follow it to its regular Monday at 9 timeslot next week.
I'll record it tonight but will be watching LOST "live."
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Got back late from lunch, so I didn't have time to catch up on any TV from last night (meaning PROJECT RUNWAY or RENO 911). I may not get to them tonight either.
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Both of my library's copies of the audiobook are checked out, but I just put myself on the reserve list.
Which narrator will you have, the author (http://www.learnoutloud.com/Sale-Section/Biography/Everyday-People/Garlic-and-Sapphires/14065#) or, IMHO, the superior audio by narrator Bernadette Dunne? (http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Sports-and-Hobbies/Cooking-and-Wine/Garlic-and-Sapphires/14064#)
Either way, I think I prefer reading.
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In the mail today I got the Blu-ray disc of THE ROOKIE. Disney was obviously late sending review copies since the disc streeted on Tuesday, but anyway I watched it this afternoon. Very heart-warming/tear-inducing little melodrama. Amazing how they managed to have TWO come-from-behind stories within the boundaries of one movie.
The disc is close to flawless with a nice uncompressed 5.1 soundtrack. The movie runs 128 minutes, so all I had time for on the disc this afternoon was the movie. I'll get to the bonus features tonight.
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I did have time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS with Luke and Noah. They got to some intimate stuff late in the show while the camera was focused on the alleyway before they were interrupted.
They are on the previews for tomorrow as well where, as I predicted, the bombshell will be dropped about the solution to the visa problems for the Iraqi girl.
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Elmore, I saw a commercial last night of MISS PETTIGREW...and I am looking forward to seeing it!
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Elmore, I saw a commercial last night of MISS PETTIGREW...and I am looking forward to seeing it!
When I get up off the floor, I'll think of something to say to this.
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Edisaurus, reporting for bitch-slapping, sir.
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Elmore, I saw a commercial last night of MISS PETTIGREW...and I am looking forward to seeing it!
I’m also looking forward to the movie. I got a kick out of this Clip (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809874771/video/6560803/20080222/42/6560803-300-wmv-s.58688452-,6560803-100-flash-s.58688462-,6560803-100-wmv-s.58688446-,6560803-700-wmv-s.58688455-,6560803-1000-flash-s.58688472-,6560803-300-flash-s.58688466-,6560803-1000-wmv-s.58688459-,6560803-700-flash-s.58688468-)
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Hi Edi. How are things?
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I've been gone to long that I don't recognize some of our denizens! :)
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Things are good but extremely busy!
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Busy is good-yes?
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Any news on THE CLOSER?
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Today I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/flowerdesert.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/purpleflower.jpg)
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The desert is in bloom. It is quite pretty. I hope it stays that way long enough for my in-laws to see it.
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I'll be starting on THE CLOSER next week. We're doing a shoot with Kyra in NY next Monday (I don't get to go...) that should be a fun piece to edit. I'm booked solid through April which is nice...
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New episodes will start airing in July.
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I have caught up on all the posts and was delighted to see all of DR Laura's gorgeous photos! Wow!
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Edi, good news for you and for all of us CLOSER fans! :)
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Thanks for the Pettigrew assurance DR ELMORE.
DR MBARNUM - I hope you are keeping up the copyrights on all of your Galaxy Production films.
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hello DR EDISAURUS! What did you think of the editing winners and documentary winners of the Oscars?
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CONGRATULATIONS to DR George on the progress on his re-fi.
Thanks! I got a call from the title company and they're going to send me (overnight by UPS) the documents that I need to sign to close the loan!! If I wanted (and I don't), I could drive up to Federal Way to do the signing, but that's about an hour north of here and I don't want to have to use a full day of vacation time to do that. I will just need to sign the marked pages and have a couple of other pages notarized. Then I'll send them back with their pre-paid label and it's done! And the best part is that I won't have to make a mortgage payment for March or April!! Two months of no payment means two months of saving that money!! ;D
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Sent the e-mail from my gmail address - that one got through and had a response. I still don't know if it's a go, but it's looking like it could be. Excellent vibes and xylophones to the max, baby.
~~~Most Excellent Vibes and Xylophones and even Marimbas to the Max for BK!!~~~
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Good news George-Congrats!
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DRGinny, goddaughter Charlotte and I are crazy about Pete Hamill's FOREVER, the novel thay NEW AMASTERDAM seems to be plagiarizing. It's wonderful and everyone who loves Jacdkj Finney's great TIME AND AGAIN should read Hamill's book!
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Recommended by 2 astute readers - I'll check it out!
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The PBS Camelot isn't cast yet - but it's being directed by Lonny Price, and I don't care for his work so I don't hold out much hope for it.
Maybe they can get Brent Barrett, the World's Sexiest Man Alive to play the role of Arthur!! :D
One can dream, can't one? ;)
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Page 6 Brent Barrett (and Glory Crampton) Camelot Dance!!
(http://www.musicals101.com/News/pmsimplefolk.jpg)
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Just a note to BURN NOTICE fans.
The first season DVD set comes out in June.
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And now I'm going to write for awhile and then head back down to watch more special features on THE ROOKIE Blu-ray before the LOST pop-up show begins.
WBBL.
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I've been gone to long that I don't recognize some of our denizens! :)
Oh, the familiar faces are there...under newly colored hair....and a little blush.....
Of course, singdaw has become a "toon", so that will take a little getting used to...
:D
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George, did you see this article from Playbill On-Line?
Revised Sideshow (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115646.html)
I saw it last night! I printed it out and will bring it to rehearsal tonight. :D
I would love to see this!
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Page 6 Brent Barrett (and Glory Crampton) Camelot Dance!!
(http://www.musicals101.com/News/pmsimplefolk.jpg)
This picture of Brent Barrett (the World's Sexiest Man Alive) and Glory Crampton came from THIS (http://www.musicals101.com/camelot03.htm) review of a 2003 production at Paper Mill. It's an absolute love letter to this version of the show and to Brent Barrett (the World's Sexiest Man Alive)! ;D
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Which narrator will you have, the author (http://www.learnoutloud.com/Sale-Section/Biography/Everyday-People/Garlic-and-Sapphires/14065#) or, IMHO, the superior audio by narrator Bernadette Dunne? (http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Sports-and-Hobbies/Cooking-and-Wine/Garlic-and-Sapphires/14064#)
Either way, I think I prefer reading.
Jane - I'll be listening to the Dunne version. Agreed, reading with your eyes is better, but risky while driving ;)
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Congrats on your refinancing, DR George!
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Edisaurus, reporting for bitch-slapping, sir.
Welcome back, DR Edi - we've missed you!
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Good news George-Congrats!
Thanks! It's almost over!!
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Edisaurus, reporting for bitch-slapping, sir.
Welcome back...it's about freakin' time.
;)
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Congrats on your refinancing, DR George!
And thank you!
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George! Very handsome avatar! Wowza!
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I only caught up with the Oscar posts to the point where I knew that DR Kerry was going to be OK. Whew!
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George! Very handsome avatar! Wowza!
Why, thank you!!
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And the day that JJ left to be adopted I was crying too much to post. Even though I know that he will be better off not having to share his people with 4 dogs, it still made me very sad because I could tell that Der B and SWW had grown attached to him and that it was going to be hard for them to say goodbye.
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I had such a hard time giving my Ociee cat up for adoption, even though she was going to a wonderful home and would have been queen of the house. I had only intended to get her fixed and then adopt her out. But she hid the entire week she was there and the people gave her back. Boy, am I glad that it didn't work out, and she seems to be as well!
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BBl--gotta go meet with my gardening friend to get advice on where to plant all the stuff we dug up!
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Sent the e-mail from my gmail address - that one got through and had a response. I still don't know if it's a go, but it's looking like it could be. Excellent vibes and xylophones to the max, baby.
This slipped my mind!
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JRand, you must check out this colorful and fun dance number! It is now one of my favorites!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGkBVe4N8Do (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGkBVe4N8Do)
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At long last edisaurus! Can she please give me a call.
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Back from errands and whatnot. I think it will be a while until I have the final word on the good news, but I'm thinking it's a real good shot that it's going to work.
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I have discovered we don't get the Encore Western Channel :(
And I just discovered that I have the LOGO channel.
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I've never played Yahtzee.
Next thing you are going to tell us is that you never played "Spin the Bottle."
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It's Pacific Pops Choir recording session tonight, so DS Betsy's long national nightmare with our DVR begins momentarily. I'm thinking of doing Chipmunk versions of all the songs so that I can be home to see "Lost" live. :)
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DRGinny, goddaughter Charlotte and I are crazy about Pete Hamill's FOREVER, the novel thay NEW AMASTERDAM seems to be plagiarizing. It's wonderful and everyone who loves Jacdkj Finney's great TIME AND AGAIN should read Hamill's book!
DR JRand57, as a lover of POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES, I can assure you that nothing in MISS PETTIGREW . . . reminded me of the Bette Davis film.
I also love POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES. I think that was when I decided I wanted to marry (or is it mary?) Glenn Ford.
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JRand, I used to write cool copy like that for the posters for my 8mm films (my film company's was called Galaxy Productions! ) I made in JR High School...the most controversial being for my 1977 classic THE INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN...something along the lines of ....Watch as they invade Uranus!
It did not take my buddies very long to point out how badly that tag line read :-\ much to my embarrassment.
I just thought you were very advanced for junior high.
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Yay! the first check arrived for all the work I've been doing. Makes me happy.
I understand a bomb went off in Times Square today, but there's surprisingly little news coverage.
Perhaps they just thought it was a new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical!
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Welcome home, DR Edisaurus.
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Thanks! I got a call from the title company and they're going to send me (overnight by UPS) the documents that I need to sign to close the loan!! If I wanted (and I don't), I could drive up to Federal Way to do the signing, but that's about an hour north of here and I don't want to have to use a full day of vacation time to do that. I will just need to sign the marked pages and have a couple of other pages notarized. Then I'll send them back with their pre-paid label and it's done! And the best part is that I won't have to make a mortgage payment for March or April!! Two months of no payment means two months of saving that money!! ;D
Oh George, perhaps New York is calling your name this summer!
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Good Afternoon! Good Evening! Wherever you are!
Not a bad day of auditions. Our "no show" ratio continues to be very(!) low - which, in the long run, is a good thing. However, instead of ending the day at the estimated time of 5:00, we didn't finish until 5:50. We shall see what happens tomorrow.
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DR George - ...Or a lot more CDs and DVDs to buy! ;D
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Maybe they can get Brent Barrett, the World's Sexiest Man Alive to play the role of Arthur!! :D
One can dream, can't one? ;)
Well, he seems to have left PHANTOM.
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Jane - I'll be listening to the Dunne version. Agreed, reading with your eyes is better, but risky while driving ;)
At least you have the better version of the two. Not having read her previous books I can't compare them. I'll be interested in your opinion.
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Hi! and Bye! DR edisaurus!
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As for the explosion in Times Square last night... It was "news" during the first hour of "The Today Show" this morning, then nary a mention of it - at least until 8:30. ??? However, they did show the damage, which didn't seem like much. So... ???
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Oh, the familiar faces are there...under newly colored hair....and a little blush.....
Of course, singdaw has become a "toon", so that will take a little getting used to...
:D
Ron, I am not wearing blush!
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OH!
Today's "Gimme, Gimme" count: 2 (!!!!!!)
:)
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I thought the casting for the NY Philharmonic had been announced already? But after checking the latest press releases, I guess it hasn't. And, thus, I shall continue to sit on my hands - or at least still my fingers.
:-X
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Oh George, perhaps New York is calling your name this summer!
NYC or LA?? ;)
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...And I'm wondering if PBS will go ahead and broadcast the benefit concert version of Show Boat at Carnegie Hall this June too.
???
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DR George - ...Or a lot more CDs and DVDs to buy! ;D
There's that, too. :)
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So... After hearing the reports on the news today...
Have any DRs ever suffered - or are currently suffering - from "Mom-nesia"?
;)
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So... After hearing the reports on the news today...
Have any DRs ever suffered - or are currently suffering - from "Mom-nesia"?
;)
Is that forgetting:
1. That you had a mom
2. That you have a mom
3. Who your mom is
4. That you ARE a mom
???
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So... After hearing the reports on the news today...
Have any DRs ever suffered - or are currently suffering - from "Mom-nesia"?
;)
Huh?
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HA!
From Today's Urban Eye e-mail from The New York Times:
Snark Attack
Chuck Klosterman, the writer who smartly or snarkily or smart-snarkily analyzes pop culture (and sports), makes a highbrow/lowbrow appearance at the Highline Ballroom tonight. In “The Fiction of Criticism and Vice Versa,” Mr. Klosterman will discuss his career skewering glam rock, cereal and the impact of “The Real World,” as well as read from his forthcoming debut novel, “Downtown Owl,” set in his home state, North Dakota. Since he got his start covering music, don’t be surprised if there are musical guests. But do be surprised if any of them express sincerity.
"Smart-snarkily" - I like that!
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HA!
From Today's Urban Eye e-mail from The New York Times:"Smart-snarkily" - I like that!
Well, Ron is without a doubt the smartest-snarkily around.
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I seem to have single-handedly stopped all of the postings.
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Everytime I see Sugar (which is not often enough), I get a Sugar high!!!!! Even better than See's!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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I seem to have single-handedly stopped all of the postings.
You have the power!!!!!! Woof!
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So... After hearing the reports on the news today...
Have any DRs ever suffered - or are currently suffering - from "Mom-nesia"?
;)
;D Yes. I I couldn't understand my parents problem and I swore I would never do such a thing.
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You have the power!!!!!! Woof!
And you, my dear Kerry, have the power to start the postings again.
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Is that forgetting:
1. That you had a mom
2. That you have a mom
3. Who your mom is
4. That you ARE a mom
???
;D None of the above. I cheated & searched google.
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Kerry, glad you enjoyed your Sugar high.
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Well, if you can't make it NYC to see the still new-ish Broadway version, well, I guess you could CLICK HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK4bwAcBUEo).
;D
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I gotta tell you.
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I don't know where the HELL the day went, but last I looked it was about ten-thirty in the a.m.
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Listening to Laurie Johnson's fun music for The Avengers.
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Well, if you can't make it NYC to see the still new-ish Broadway version, well, I guess you could CLICK HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK4bwAcBUEo).
;D
That was horrible
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That was horrible
Well... It wasn't horrible to everyone. They were apparently National Champions! *Although, the link for the 1996 performance/edition has better costumes. ;)
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Oh... Brett Favre is still hot when he cries. ;)
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Hello, everyone.
I spent the day organizing tax documents and searching for receipts I missed on the first pass. Normally I don't mind doing this, but this year I'll be very glad to have it behind me.
I also had a showing on the house.
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Major vibes for BK's potential project.
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A question for DR FJL:
When you are doing tax returns what is the most helpful thing(s) a client can do to ensure a complete and accurate return at the lowest cost?
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OUCH!!!!!
-Oh, I'm watching "American Idol". ;)
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I just read that today is Stephen Schwartz's 60th Birthday (http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=25765)!! Happy Birthday to Stephen Schwartz!! ;D
It's also the birthday of:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 03/06/1806
Lou Costello 03/06/1906
Ella Logan 03/06/1913
Ed McMahon 03/06/1923
Rob Reiner 03/06/1947
Shuler Hensley 03/06/1967
:)
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Schwartz is OLD.
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Just listened to my fave - Bill Evans' Conversations With Myself, and am now listening to his Trio 65.
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Jeanne - Unless a return is really simple, I don't think it's possible to ensure a complete and accurate return at the lowest cost :) - but the most important thing to do, I think, is go through the prior year return and make sure every single item of income or deduction on there is somehow accounted for on a list, either with the current year's number or with a notation of NONE for this year. That should cut down on the need for the preparer to have to contact the client over and over. Even if they've been guaranteed a set fee for the return, I can almost assure the client that if a preparer feels like they're unexpectedly spending too much time on the return relative to the fee, they will start to cut corners time-wise, and/or charge you an amount next year that is more commensurate with the work they did this year.
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Schwartz is OLD.
But only a tiny bit older than some. ::)
;)
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Schwartz is OLD.
You should know ;)
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OY!
I need a flow-chart!
-I'm watching "Lost". ;)
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Off to rehearsal. I MUST watch last week's and tonight's "Lost"s afterwards, because I don't want to be that far behind. I'll start watching as soon as I get home and won't log in here until I see both episodes. I'm recording both tonight, so I get the pop-ups for last week's episode.
Until later!
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I had a nice long chat with Danise. She mentioned taking photos of the beautiful sunrises she has been having. She promised to post them. When that will happen I'm not sure as she has a busy weekend of fun ahead of her.
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'night.
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Jeanne - Unless a return is really simple, I don't think it's possible to ensure a complete and accurate return at the lowest cost :) - but the most important thing to do, I think, is go through the prior year return and make sure every single item of income or deduction on there is somehow accounted for on a list, either with the current year's number or with a notation of NONE for this year. That should cut down on the need for the preparer to have to contact the client over and over. Even if they've been guaranteed a set fee for the return, I can almost assure the client that if a preparer feels like they're unexpectedly spending too much time on the return relative to the fee, they will start to cut corners time-wise, and/or charge you an amount next year that is more commensurate with the work they did this year.
Thanks, Fred. I'm not sure I phrased my question well--I certainly wasn't trying to be snarky. What you said makes sense and is close to what I do. I can't keep things in my head like I used to--"What year did I sell such-and-such property?" etc., so I may make a notation that said property was sold in 2005, even if it's not relevant to 2006 or 2007, just so I know I haven't forgotten something. These notes are for myself, even though they are on the spreadsheets I give my accountant. And I set up my spreadsheets each year based on the previous year.
The first tax accountant I used was aggressive about saving me money. That was great! I think the guy I'm using now is trying to reduce the Federal deficit. I'll use him this year just because he's familiar with my situation, but I plan to change next year.
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Yep! I've got a "Lost" headache.
:P
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New ending to an old tale:
How To Give A Cat A Pill
1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
4. Tak e new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10 . Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door on to neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw Tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
12. Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie the little bastard's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tigh tly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
15 . Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
How To Give A Dog A Pill
1. Wrap it in bacon.
2. Toss it in the air.
der Brucer
At my house we do step one and we are done. ;D
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Jeanne - Still, being aggressive about saving a client money is the surest way not to have a complete and accurate return - LOL!
But seriously, do you think the guy you're using now isn't watching out for your best interests? If so, I wonder if you should cut it off now, even if it means going on extension this year.
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Cilla and TCB, love your new avatars!
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The story alone is rather bizarre. I’m even more shocked that as his lawyer you couldn’t just give him the shorts when you saw him. ???
You are so very good to your clients.
Thank you, but the story didn't end there. I dropped off the boxers this morning at the jail. this afternoon I get a call from my client. They transferred him to another jail and didn't give him the blasted underwear. So I talked to that jail, they told me that they don't accept underwear from people outside the jail it has to be purchased from commissary. FINALLY they told me if he's indigent (he is) they would give him a pair of white boxers from the jail. I'll find out tomorrow if he has his underwear. It's outrageous if you ask me.
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Just got back from dinner. We decided to walk to Wolfgang Puck's, a 4 mile walk round trip. It was a nice way to end the day.
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RE pill giving: I sit on the floor with the cat in my lap, and pop it in---no problem. They all cooperate.
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I've never played Yahtzee.
DR GEORGE!!!! You've never played Yahtzee....oh my gosh, we've got to get this boy some dice!
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I shared the Floyd clip with lots of folks---very well done and brilliant editing!
I also liked the raccoon clip. It reminded me of the many nights when a family of raccoons used to sneak in our cat door. Once they dragged a whole bag of Science Diet through the door but couldn't quite get it through, so they ate out of it like a feed bag!
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DR Jose, welcome South! I wish you were a little bit closer so we could take you out for some BBQ!
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DR GEORGE!!!! You've never played Yahtzee....oh my gosh, we've got to get this boy some dice!
I hope that's not a euphemism! :o
I love Yahtzee, BTW. It was one of the most popular games in our family, along with Monopoly and Clue. We had a travel trailer and camped a lot, so we spent a lot of time playing board games in the evening.
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I noticed a barbershop on the way home, and my DH and I decided that we should open a barbershop with pingpong tables so you can play while you're waiting for your barber. And of course, they would serve tapas.
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DR Jose, welcome South! I wish you were a little bit closer so we could take you out for some BBQ!
I wish I was too! -There's on BBQ place near the Convention Center, but it closes at 6:00 - ??? -There's also an English Tea Shop nearby, but it too stops serving lunch (pasties, kidney pie, ploughman's breakfast, etc.) at 3:00. No fun food for me. :(
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...Although, the cake display at the diner across the street is filled with some interesting - and delicious - creations. ;)
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I go away, and Jeanne puts her house on the market to move to LA, Rodz gets engaged and everybody looks different.
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How many auditions have you played so far?
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Underpants!
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How many auditions have you played so far?
262
However, not everyone sang today, but the non-singers were most definitely in the 10s of people.
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Cilla and TCB, love your new avatars!
Thanks!
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I wish I was too! -There's on BBQ place near the Convention Center, but it closes at 6:00 - ??? -There's also an English Tea Shop nearby, but it too stops serving lunch (pasties, kidney pie, ploughman's breakfast, etc.) at 3:00. No fun food for me. :(
I'm sure there are probably pasties being served in some nearby bar. 8)
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I hope that's not a euphemism! :o
I love Yahtzee, BTW. It was one of the most popular games in our family, along with Monopoly and Clue. We had a travel trailer and camped a lot, so we spent a lot of time playing board games in the evening.
No, it wasn't I just love Yahtzee and thought he should have some dice so he can learn to play
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I never felt very safe on Southwest Airlines. Now I know why http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06/southwest.planes/index.html
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Jeanne - Still, being aggressive about saving a client money is the surest way not to have a complete and accurate return - LOL!
But seriously, do you think the guy you're using now isn't watching out for your best interests? If so, I wonder if you should cut it off now, even if it means going on extension this year.
I've always been meticulous with my taxes--everything FULLY documented and very straight-arrow. I asked him several times about various expenses to my house and he nixed them all, saying, "That isn't material" or "That's a repair." Yet my reading of the IRS booklets says otherwise. I certainly do not wish to use him for 2008, as I expect to sell my house in the coming months. As for this year, there is no home sale and things should be pretty straight-forward. I'm anxious to get everything organzied and to him BEFORE my move. Everything will be in storage in VA for several months, so if I misplace or forget a receipt--well, I won't be coming back for it. He's competent, but no, I don't think he represents my best interests. I just don't think it will make a big difference until I sell the house.
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I've never felt safe on Southwest Airlines because I don't understand how the plane gets up and stays in the air.
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I had a fun thing happen last week. I found a song by a group called Kory and the Fireflies (from Sioux City!) and used it for the new season of Trading Spaces. The song's called "She's Coming Back Again", so it was perfect to herald the return of Paige Davis. The network loved it and licensed it for the whole campaign.
Last week, the band was in Atlanta playing a private party at the Hard Rock, and Kory showed up at my editing room with a bunch of CD's. He wanted to thank me in person for using his song. (He made LOTS of money from that!) I have placed a lot of songs in films and trailers, but this is the first time someone went to some effort to thank me. So that was cool.
The funny thing is, if you listen to the whole song, it's about a woman who dumps her boyfriend, loses all her money and friends and then comes crawling back. So I couldn't help but picture Paige driving along and hearing the song on the radio. First: "There's my song"! And then: "Heeeeyyyyyy...wait a minute...."
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I had a nice chat with the Dell guy who was in the Himalayas in India while we talked. They are sending the tech back out to replace the motherboard. He told me it should NOT effect the contents of my computer. I'm hoping he's right. Just in case, think I'll at least back up again so I don't lose some things I want to keep.
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I go away, and Jeanne puts her house on the market to move to LA, Rodz gets engaged and everybody looks different.
We need to publish some sort of summary for the E&T. Reading the posts is more fun when you're caught up!
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bk, if I see you've returned while I'm still awake, I'll give you a call. Otherwise, I'll call you tomorrow after I see you're awake.
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How long will you be in Chatt., Jose?
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I also read on the net how to fix my "piece of crap" gateway laptop that I haven't used in years. It's an easy fix...but I can't find my little tiny phillips screw driver, so it will have to wait until tomorrow. I hope it works, if I can fix it up enough to do email and open stuff I need for work, it would be a great road computer. Then if it dies it dies. I'm going to take it to the office and see if my computer geek friends can help me out about it
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Good night.
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I would love to know the backstory behind Sanda's sig...
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I had a fun thing happen last week. I found a song by a group called Kory and the Fireflies (from Sioux City!) and used it for the new season of Trading Spaces. The song's called "She's Coming Back Again", so it was perfect to herald the return of Paige Davis. The network loved it and licensed it for the whole campaign.
Last week, the band was in Atlanta playing a private party at the Hard Rock, and Kory showed up at my editing room with a bunch of CD's. He wanted to thank me in person for using his song. (He made LOTS of money from that!) I have placed a lot of songs in films and trailers, but this is the first time someone went to some effort to thank me. So that was cool.
The funny thing is, if you listen to the whole song, it's about a woman who dumps her boyfriend, loses all her money and friends and then comes crawling back. So I couldn't help but picture Paige driving along and hearing the song on the radio. First: "There's my song"! And then: "Heeeeyyyyyy...wait a minute...."
Cool Edi! I've seen Kory and the Fireflies. I don't go out much, so I haven't seen them a lot of times, but I'll have to keep my eye out to see if they are here anytime soon.
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We need to publish some sort of summary for the E&T. Reading the posts is more fun when you're caught up!
Yes, it took me days to catch up, but I didn't want to post until I did.
I'm glad you got your goody bag, Jeanne!
My bk magnet is on my fridge...
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Kory was a very nice guy; no attitude whatsoever.
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How long will you be in Chatt., Jose?
I head back to NYC on Sunday.
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I would love to know the backstory behind Sanda's sig...
So would I. All I know is he was talking about walruses.
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Cilla, you're looking quite svelte in your avatar.
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I'm glad to hear that Danise has a fun weekend in store, and I hope she'll be back to join us soon.
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All I know is he was talking about walruses.
The Oracle of Delphi has spoken.
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Kory was a very nice guy; no attitude whatsoever.
Well, he is from Iowa after all ;D
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I head back to NYC on Sunday.
Where is the fall SETC? Atlanta, I hope!
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I go away, and Jeanne puts her house on the market to move to LA, Rodz gets engaged and everybody looks different.
So don't go away anymore ;)
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Well, he is from Iowa after all ;D
He is from I--oh---way!
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Cilla, you're looking quite svelte in your avatar.
It's an optical illusion. Trust me on that one
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So don't go away anymore ;)
Actually, so many good things have happened that maybe I should stay away more often!
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Love the haircolor, with the matching steps!
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I have my first Board meeting for the IA ACLU board on Sunday. It will be a long day, about 6 1/2 hours in the car and 4 hours for the meeting. I am looking forward to it.
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Time to trim kitty claws. 40 in all!
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Love the haircolor, with the matching steps!
It's supposed to be blonde. Yeah right. If it didn't match the steps, I may be upset about it
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Yeah, we should have pedicures around here too, but I'm just not in the mood.
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Where is the fall SETC? Atlanta, I hope!
I believe we're back in Greensboro for the fall convention. Although, it used to be held in Atlanta - and may be returning there next year - depending on the status of Spirit Square.
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I gotta tell you.
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Isn't it lovelier than lovely to have edisaurus and Sandra and her underpants back here? Now if only Pogue would return.
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I'm watching motion picture number two, but am taking a brief break.
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I had a big ol' salad of my own concocting (from Gelson's salad bar) - lettuce, egg, parmesan cheese, mushrooms, and bay shrimp with Good Seasons Eyetalian Dressing. Very good, but now I feel like vomiting on the ground.
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I watched the bonus features on THE ROOKIE Blu-ray disc. All were ported over from the standard DVD and were in standard definition. SOme deleted scenes, a biographical featurette on the real Jim Morris, and some pointers on how to play baseball from the film's baseball supervisor.
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I also listened to the commentary track. The director did most of the talking, but star Dennis Quaid would add in a comment every now and then. He really didn't seem to want to be there.
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I watched the "pop-up" LOST again. Not quite as much information as last week, I didn't think, but entertaining nevertheless. They didn't seem to have as many facts to pop up this time.
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As for the new LOST episode, some really good tension, some really surprising information in the backstory. Good episode but I didn't think it quite matched the breathless episodes of the past month. Good not great for me.
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ELI STONE. Wonderful and kind of heartbreaking, too. Johnny Lee Miller has the most soulful eyes.
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Watched the IDOL results. Shed no tears for anyone sent home. Too bad three or four more couldn't have gone with them.
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Got some writing to finish up, so I'll do that now and then head down to bed.
Good night!
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...And I have another 260-ish people to play for tomorrow.
Goodnight.
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Send me ONE of the 260 who isn't Equity, will ya?
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This WUSSBURGERING is soooo tiresome.
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Listening to the Gary McFarland Orchestra with solist Bill Evans. Doesn't ever attain the heights of the Ogerman/Evans albums - nowhere near, but not a bad listen.
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td was here - td is gone with nary a posting.
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So, it must be up to me to take us to 300 postings.
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Maybe I will, maybe I won't.