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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were dry and arid, and now it is time for you to post until the weary cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: STERNUTATION!
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Sternutation: Howard's greeting.
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DR Edisaurus wrote:
DR Sing, do you know what kind of cancer it is? (Of course, they all suck but some are easier to deal with than others...)
Vibes to your co-worker!!!
I believe she mentioned "Padgett's Disease"??
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Gesundheit![/size]
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I need to find the time to go check out ALL of DR BrettySpaghetti's YouTube clips.
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DR JoseSPiano, enjoyed reading of your walking tour of Astoria.
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***CONTINUED GOOD NEWS VIBES, XYLOPHONES, & GLOCKENSPIELS***[/size][/color]
for bk & Kritzerland!!![/size][/color]
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I need to find the time to go check out ALL of DR BrettySpaghetti's YouTube clips.
You can watch eight of them in under two minutes. But who has the time these days?
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I'm gonna have me a Bretty Marathon!!! :)
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By the way, do you ever sleep? ;)
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Well, time for me to go walk the dog.
And, in case you were wondering, that is not a euphemism.
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By the way, do you ever sleep? ;)
I slept through a great deal of "Atonement." When I woke up during the second reel, all of the characters were being played by different people!
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TOTD:
Breaking Away
Reds
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sophie's Choice
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Mission
Room With A View
Hope And Glory
Daniel
Laputa - Castle In The Sky
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I will have to see a few more lists before I can comment on TOD....I liked some of FRANCES, and the facts certainly didn't get in the way of the movie...unfortunately.
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MR BK when you start discussing your travel routes in the notes, you sound like Sandra Dee's date in THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE.
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Today is a work day. Oh well.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up.... And it's early! (for me at least) ;)
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Did John Hughes make 10 movies in the '80s?
;D
Seriously, I think "The Breakfast Club" might make my list, but I'll have to ponder that between ballet and waltz combinations today.
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OH! But I'm sure "Cinema Paradiso" will be near the top of my list.
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And now it's time for me to head down to 26th St. I'm not sure if I'll have internet access today - it's a new studio - well, "new" to me at least - but I'll be toting along my laptop just in case.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Laters...
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Tuesday morning greetings! It's very dark and rainy here in SW Ohio today. I'm enjoying a leisurely start to the day, puttering and such. It's a noon-9pm workday for me, because I'm teaching a seminar tonight.
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Anthony will be at Chelsea for a while this morning but not with Jose. He's auditioning for Theatre by the Sea in Rhode Island. Then he will be helping friends of ours who have a theatre in Pennsylvania. They are in New York auditioning for their summer season (unfortunately they have nothing for Anthony in the season) and they have asked him to be the monitor. He did it yesterday and will do it again tomorrow as well.
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Meanwhile, I'm just here workin' on the Rockefeller Foundation
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"And I'll throw anyone ELSE down if they don't like my new floral headdress, too!"
(http://bp3.blogger.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/R9sKHeMNlUI/AAAAAAAAAtM/T_rF9LXqZPg/s320/manmade.jpg)
photo: Man-Made
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***AUDITION VIBES***[/size][/color]
for Ant![/size][/color]
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In the new Broadway revival of South Pacific, Bloody Mary gets an upgrade:
(http://growabrain.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/13/my_private_rock.jpg)
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Lovely photo, DR SINGDAW - I hope they have good insurance!
Off to work...in the same rain that DR GINNY has....
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Audition vibes for Anthony....and continued good news vibes for MR BK and Kritzerland.
Did Miss Cindy Williams have any fun stories from her Broadway jaunt?
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Off to work...in the same rain that DR GINNY has....
At least it's not snow!
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Good Morning, once again.
Well, I appear to have found an open "signal" down here, so a-postin' I shall go...
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PAGE TWO MY FAIR LADY ON TOUR DANCE
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DR elmore - Will you be down at Toyland today? I'm just a block away. Maybe we could meet for lunch?
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...And it appears the actual auditions aren't starting until 10:00... Which means I could have slept in a bit more this morning... Hmm...
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And the word of the day is: STERNUTATION!
And The Song Of The Day: ADELAIDE'S LAMENT
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DR elmore - Will you be down at Toyland today? I'm just a block away. Maybe we could meet for lunch?
DR Jose, no, alas, not today! 'm working at home and then I have a chest x-ray at 12:30.
Good morning, all! I'm starting to feel that the battle with mites and bugs is over, I've got to be vigilant and regular in my attacks on them from now on, but this is one of the few bits of positive thoughts I've had in the past week, which has been needlessly fraught and tense.
My next apartment project is to buy a humidifier, which is recommended for keeping the mite population down.
DR tomovoz, I dearly love BREAKING AWAY, whose author, the late Steve Tesich, is the father of my goddaughter Charlotte's friend Amy. Since it was the first movie I saw in Manhattan after moving here in 1979, it will always be a 70s film to me.
TOD:
BABETTE'S FEAST
THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE
SIXTEEN CANDLES
ROOM WITH A VIEW
MAURICE
CHRISTMAS STORY
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
AMADEUS
HENRY V
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DR elmore - OH!! X-rays! Be sure to post pics later on! ;)
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Well... At least when I get here this early, I can watch the (male) dancers stretch out and warm up. ;)
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The females will be this afternoon.
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Well... Time to go over the music with the dance captain...
Laters...
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TOD:
Let's see... Well, there's Howard the Duck, A Chorus Line... Oh, wait a minute. Favorite films? ::)
In no particular order:
Driving Miss Daisy
The Little Mermaid
Ordinary People
Victor/Victoria
Amadeus
Working Girl
Maurice
Babette's Feast
Sophie's Choice
Room With a View
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Well... Time to go over the music with the dance captain...
And by "music," you mean... ???
;)
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Damn! My glasses just broke, and I'm now wearing the old pair from 2005. This really pisses me off because I don't know when today I can have them looked at or order a new set of frames.
To add insult to injury, with all my other debts this month, I don't know when I can afford to do this. I could use some vibes that the Patrick Cassidy check arrives ASAP!
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Check-arrival vibes for DR Elmore!
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***$$$$$ VIBES***[/size][/color]
for DR elmore3003![/size][/color]
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More good-news vibes to BK
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The IT geniuses at work are trying to upgrade the spam filter on our email. Apparently, they've disabled all filtering, because the sleazy email is overwhelming. It's a good thing, over this past 3-day weekend, I've been able to delete on a regular basis or I'd have a mess when I get to work at noon today. It's so bad, I'm even getting spam from myself ::)
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(http://www.gnomeswithouthomes.com/images/gnome_hawaii_3.jpg)
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And by "music," you mean... ???
And by "Opera" they mean: ???
LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM (http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_8606436)
A poetic triumph for York and L.B. Opera
…
"Enoch Arden," by Richard Strauss to a text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and "Frankenstein!!" by HK Gruber to a poem by Viennese poet H.C. Artmann, mark the second of four events in LBO's 2008 season and continue the company's tradition of presenting the new and unusual.
The two works, the first a melodrama, the second a "pandemonium," did have one more thing in common: Actor Michael York starred in both.
In "Enoch Arden," Tennyson's poem was recited and acted by York with Strauss' score played by pianist Lisa Sylvester. "Frankenstein!!" was more of an interactive romp, featuring York as both chansonnier and participant, the seven members of the Rogue Artists Ensemble, 11 musicians and Andreas Mitisek, LBO's artistic and general director, conducting.
...
der Brucer
But it does sound like fun!
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Good morning!
It's a gray day here today in anticipation for the rain that is to greet us tonight and tomorrow. We're still running way behind our yearly average of needed rainfall, so any will be welcome.
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Sorry about your glasses, DR Elmore. I've been meaning to schedule a long overdue trip to the optomitrist to have my eyes examined and get new contact and glasses porescriptions. I haven't been having headaches or anything like that, so I don't think my eyes have changed, but a check-up is still overdue.
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My favorite 10 films of the 1980s:
RAGING BULL
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
DRIVING MISS DAISY
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
SOPHIE'S CHOICE
RESURRECTION
ON GOLDEN POND
VICTOR/VICTORIA
MAURICE
OUT OF AFRICA
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Sad news that film director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage following a routine operation on his neck.
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And it killed me to leave out A CHRISTMAS STORY, FIELD OF DREAMS, THE VERDICT, ORDINARY PEOPLE, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, BROADCAST NEWS, and THE LITTLE MERMAID
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Sad news that film director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage during a routine operation.
I just read this in USA TODAY a little while ago. What a sad loss.
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TV Reminders:
Another BEatles night on AMERICAN IDOL
The penultimate episode of JERICHO.
The ladies dance on DANCING WITH THE STARS, the housemates bicker on BIG BROTHER, and folks lose weight on THE BIGGEST LOSER.
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Today I'll be watching last night's episode of OLD CHRISTINE. Then, I'll watch MANDA BALA, the documentary review copy I got yesterday.
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A day of reading and housecleaning for me today.
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A day of reading and housecleaning for me today.
Keeping house
But clutching a copy of "Life" -
Just to keep in touch.
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Why didn't somebody mention that the fabulous Dr. Drew Casper does the running commentary on the latest release of 12 ANGRY MEN? I was just reading the review of the new disc (finally anamorphic), and stumbled on that wonderful news!
;D
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DR Cillaliz, yep a lot of people celebrate St. Patrick's Day, at least in Montreal. Lots of Irish people!
DR jane, no i was no familiar with the seal info you mentioned last night.
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the fabulous Dr. Drew Casper
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My eyes.......my eyes....... :o
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And when I'm listening to him,
my ears.....my ears......
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My Drew Casper fantasy: his loose fitting dentures pop out of his mouth while he is spewing some inanity.
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Good morning, all! I'm starting to feel that the battle with mites and bugs is over, I've got to be vigilant and regular in my attacks on them from now on, but this is one of the few bits of positive thoughts I've had in the past week, which has been needlessly fraught and tense.
:D :D :D
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The 1980s are my least favorite decade for motion picturs...if we include TV movies I would list:
SUMMER GIRL
AN EARLY FROST
but if we are sticking to theatrical motion pictures then I think my list will be:
LISA (1989) starring D.W. Moffett
I can't think of any other 80s movies that I like.
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MattH, what, if anything, do you know/think about the new Samsung dual format DVD player that does HD-DVD and BluRay? I have a 10% off coupon from eBay and there are a bunch listed there for under $500, so I'm thinkin' about it. ;D
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Vibes for DR elmore. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
On tv for me tonight (mostly at the same time): IDOL, BIG BROTHER, and DWTS.
Sort of annoyed that the last new episode of ONE TREE HILL is not on for me. I don't get the WB. And the station i watch it on (sun tv) showed 2 reruns last night but have nothing for the new episode.
My sis who does get the WB said she'd save it for me.
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I was not familiar with the seal info
Perhaps this will refresh your memory [ ;) ]:
(http://www.ruggedelegantliving.com/a/images/S.Helvenston.1992.SEALs.Calendar.jpg)
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The last of the visitors left this morning, when our niece (who will be attending Reed this fall) ventured out to take the bus to San Francisco. It's kind of nice to have the house to ourselves again.
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MONEY VIBES FOR DR ELMORE & EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THEM!
Audition VIBES for Anthony!
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MattH, what, if anything, do you know/think about the new Samsung dual format DVD player that does HD-DVD and BluRay? I have a 10% off coupon from eBay and there are a bunch listed there for under $500, so I'm thinkin' about it. ;D
I've read pretty good things, but since I'm getting ready to go downstairs in a second, let me scan through my home theater magazines and see what I can turn up before you buy.
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I do know the reviews have all said that the Samsung combination Blu-ray/HD-DVD player is superior to the one LG put out. But I'll do some checking for you and get back to you in a little while.
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Heading down now to do some research, check the mail, and then get started on preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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Bruce, excellent vibes and xylophones for a successful conclusion by the end of the week!
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From the "What will they think up next?" department...
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_fZ-TTr44G8U/Rk241Zel4BI/AAAAAAAACTs/-R2L28aEDPQ/s400/3000156.jpg)
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What does TOTD stand for?
Something of the day, obviously, but I can't crack the complete code...
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...travesty.
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We have many entries each day. ;)
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But only one topic, which bk generally proposes in his daily notes.
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Topic.
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Well...
The Polticos urged Barak Obama to sidestrp the "rae issue"
He decided, instead, to confront it head on.
His speech in Philadelphia hit the ball squarely out of the park.
"Reasonable" people will be assuaged/convinced - and for the others there is no hope.
"Issues" aside, if your want a new leader for the 21st Century this is the man.
der Brucer
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What does TOTD stand for?
Something of the day, obviously, but I can't crack the complete code...
For some of us the "T" stands for "Tirade".
der Brucer
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For JMK:
Your suggestion yesterday that my Republican chip might have been implanted a Bear Lake is way off-base.
I was working in the Philadelphia Eisenhower headquarters in 1956.
However, the chip may have received a tune up.
der Brucer
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From the "What will they think up next?" department...
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_fZ-TTr44G8U/Rk241Zel4BI/AAAAAAAACTs/-R2L28aEDPQ/s400/3000156.jpg)
Oh, those wacky Christians!
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TOD
(Favorites from our collection)
Airplane! (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1980)
Evil Under the Sun (1981)
Ragtime (1981)
Deathtrap (1982)
E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (1982)
Victor Victoria (1982)
Right Stuff, The (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Amadeus (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Back To The Future (1985)
Little Shop of Horrors (musical) (1986)
Name of the Rose (1986)
Short Circuit (1986)
Princess Bride, The (1987)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Batman (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Little Mermaid (1989)
der Brucer
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DR JMK,
Some preliminary findings.
The only one of my mags that had a review of the Samsung BD-UP5000 had a preproduction model which they did give initial very positive feelings about though there were some problems which Samsung convinced them would be worked out before shipping the finished model.
According to user reviews I've read, some of those caveats have not been fully addressed yet including not being able to decode the latest HD audio formats: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. True, there could be firmware upgrades that solve these problems, but none are on the horizon as of yet. There were some sound sync issues, too, that some folks had (including the original reviewer).
Nothing whatsoever wrong with the picture quality playing either HD source or regular DVDs, but those glaring audio shortcoming would make me wait for either definite firmware solutions before buying or simply waiting for a later model (if Samsung does a later model).
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TOTD:
Breaking Away
Reds
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sophie's Choice
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Mission
Room With A View
Hope And Glory
Daniel
Laputa - Castle In The Sky
Well, I thought knowing the abbreviation would help me, but it doesn't. The topic of the day is...this list of movies? Is Tom throwing out all of these to discuss in terms of what ties them all together, or are we to discuss them piecemeal, or what? I am ashamed to say I have only seen Raiders. Well, I only remember Raiders. I saw Reds when it first came out and was bored by it.
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Off now to complete lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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From the "What will they think up next?" department...
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_fZ-TTr44G8U/Rk241Zel4BI/AAAAAAAACTs/-R2L28aEDPQ/s400/3000156.jpg)
Judging from the tip of his stick, he is not impartial!
der Brucer
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Well, I thought knowing the abbreviation would help me, but it doesn't. The topic of the day is...this list of movies? Is Tom throwing out all of these to discuss in terms of what ties them all together, or are we to discuss them piecemeal, or what? I am ashamed to say I have only seen Raiders. Well, I only remember Raiders. I saw Reds when it first came out and was bored by it.
You need to read bk's daily notes to get the topic of the day always listed in the last paragraph of the daily notes.
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"Issues" aside, if your want a new leader for the 21st Century this is the man.
der Brucer
This has been said of many leaders...some of whom actually had "substance" instead of "charming rhetoric."
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And now I'm REALLY going!
:D
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Well, I thought knowing the abbreviation would help me, but it doesn't. The topic of the day is...this list of movies?
From todays notes:
Today’s topic of discussion: Name your top ten favorite films of the 80s.
der Brucer
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Well, I thought knowing the abbreviation would help me, but it doesn't. The topic of the day is...this list of movies? Is Tom throwing out all of these to discuss in terms of what ties them all together, or are we to discuss them piecemeal, or what? I am ashamed to say I have only seen Raiders. Well, I only remember Raiders. I saw Reds when it first came out and was bored by it.
From today's BK Column, final paragraph:
Today’s topic of discussion: Name your top ten favorite films of the 80s. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, as I rest the weary bones and head off to the bedroom environment.
List selections can, of course, be discussed. Unlike other forums where when you make a list you get attacked for your choices, here it's all "informational." Feel free, however, to ask folks what it is about one or more of their choices that appeals to them if you are curious.
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Poor Bretty....three (count 'em 3) responses.
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You need to read bk's daily notes to get the topic of the day always listed in the last paragraph of the daily notes.
Maybe I am reading the wrong notes. Is that different from the daily column? (Today's daily column is BK's notes, so I assume it is not.) The last paragraph of today's notes is: Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I really must get to bed and rest the weary bones and get my beauty rest, too.
It seems like the actual topic of the day is '80s movies or something similar. I am willing to pay extra for some guidance here.
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Poor Bretty....three (count 'em 3) responses.
I don't need your pity!
(Randy Newman, to the Academy, upon finally winning his Oscar.)
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Maybe I am reading the wrong notes. Is that different from the daily column? (Today's daily column is BK's notes, so I assume it is not.) The last paragraph of today's notes is: Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I really must get to bed and rest the weary bones and get my beauty rest, too.
It seems like the actual topic of the day is '80s movies or something similar. I am willing to pay extra for some guidance here.
Actually, "The Unseemly Button" is basically a "continued" and he goes on waxes poetic for a few more paragraphs....
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Hello, everyone.
In case BK didn't tell you, I've been laid up with a nasty case of food poisoning. It left me very weak and I'm still not ready to be up and around yet. I'm just checking in briefly.
Let me say, though, WELCOME BACK to BRETTYSPAGHETTI.
At some point I shall attempt to catch up and rejoin you.
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Tim Gunn Fans!
Tim will be supervising fashion/look makeovers on the remaining "Biggest Loser" competitors tonight on NBC starting at 8.
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This has been said of many leaders...some of whom actually had "substance" instead of "charming rhetoric."
Unfortunately, current campaigning seems to be avoiding "substance" - on all sides.
der Brucer
I. for one, wish candidates would recognize the limitations of power that the President has in many areas - particularly domestic policy. Instead of attempting to craft specific legislation in stump speeches, I would preder to hear:
"I will urge Congress to present me with legislation that will address the future insolvancy of the Social Security Syatem."
"I will urge Congress to present me with legislation that comprises a National Energy Policy which will address both our dependency on foreign resources and our incresed concern for the environment."
"I will urge Congress to present me with legislation that will expand our health care safety net."
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Good Afternoon!
Lunch!
-And, hopefully, some macarons from the newly relocated Madeleine Patisserie - if it indeed has relocated.
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Audition vibes for Anthony....and continued good news vibes for MR BK and Kritzerland.
Did Miss Cindy Williams have any fun stories from her Broadway jaunt?
Many. :)
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TOD:
A Room With A View
Field of Dreams
E.T.
The Empire Strikes Back
Out of Africa
Hannah and Her Sisters
Poltergeist
Victor, Victoria
The Little Mermaid
Dirty Dancing
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Bretty, as mentioned, the clicking on the Unseemly Button will take you to part two of the notes, and in the final paragraph there is the topic of the day.
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Some of my favorite 80s films:
Witness
The Dead Zone
My Life As A Dog
Once Upon A Time In America
Body Heat
Poltergeist
ET
Victor/Victoria
Terms Of Endearment
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Oh, and I'm up. Had an e-mail this morning from the main person in the good news and since we're now talking specifics I think we're looking good, but I'm waiting to hear back from the people who actually decide.
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I am reading. That is all.
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the people who actually decide.
"I'm the decider."
(http://www.thesmokehammer.com/images/bush_head2.jpg)
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DR Jeanne - How horrid! :(
***FEEL BETTER & QUICK RECOVERY VIBES***[/size][/color]
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DR BrettySpaghetti -
Isn't it wonderful having all these people happy to direct you? ;)
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Favorite '80s movies:
THE STUNT MAN - I never get tired of this movie!!
The Shining
Witness
Liquid Sky
The Dead Zone
ET
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
The Empire Strikes Back
A Fish Called Wanda
The Fly
Hannah and Her Sisters
Lonely Hearts (Australian)
Modern Romance
The Princess Bride
Rain Man
This Is Spinal Tap
Tootsie
Children of a Lesser God
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I need to find the time to go check out ALL of DR BrettySpaghetti's YouTube clips.
I did that yesterday, too!
I don't want to embarrass him, but. . .BrettySpaghetti is such a cutie. Isn't he a cutie? (Ah! a COMPANY reference)!
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TOD - I have nothing
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As for the 80s movies, my top two would have to be:
JEAN DE FLORETTE
MANON OF THE SPRING
I adore both of these films, have seen them numerous times, read the source novel, owned every home video edition ever produced and have the marvelous soundtracks, too.
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I don't want to embarrass him, but. . .BrettySpaghetti is such a cutie.
Yes. We love him. :)
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I did that yesterday, too!
I don't want to embarrass him, but. . .BrettySpaghetti is such a cutie. Isn't he a cutie? (Ah! a COMPANY reference)!
I think I made it perfectly clear yesterday that I enjoy being embarrassed. Keep that praise coming, folks.
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Saw this today in my local Borders. It's quite fascinating!!
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h-gtIRgmL._SS400_.jpg)
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HA! My '80s list is so...American. No "Wings of Desire" or "Babette's Feasts" from this slack-jawed yokel!
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I also saw this:
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Saw this today in my local Borders. It's quite fascinating!!
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h-gtIRgmL._SS400_.jpg)
I saw it yesterday at Barnes and Noble! I just noticed it out of the corner of my eye and thought, "That looks interesting," but failed to hone in on what it was all about. Now I am kicking myself for passing it by.
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I guess that the antibiotics are taking effect, for now I am in pain!
The swelling went up last night, completely closing my right eye.
Of course this was before bedtime, and I did manage to take in GOLDENEYE on dvd before the swelling continued.
Then, in the middle of the night, the pain began. It's supposedly 'good pain,' meaning that the drugs are doing their work.
The swelling has gone down this morning, especially so after a long, hot, hot shower.
Thank goodness I don't go to any workplace until Thursday morning.
Still a chipmunk, though. ;D
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I think I made it perfectly clear yesterday that I enjoy being embarrassed. Keep that praise coming, folks.
We at HHW are always willing to oblige. ;)
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Maybe I am reading the wrong notes. Is that different from the daily column? (Today's daily column is BK's notes, so I assume it is not.) The last paragraph of today's notes is: Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below
And you did not click the Unseemly Button below and read what was there?
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Back from my X-ray. Now I wait for the results.
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Hello, everyone.
In case BK didn't tell you, I've been laid up with a nasty case of food poisoning.
That's what I called my last bad date, too!
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Still a chipmunk, though.
You mean you're not ready for your closeup? Sounds like it is time for a new avatar! ;)
Seriously, though, td:
***HEALING & PAIN-FREE VIBES***[/size][/color]
to you![/size][/color]
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And you did not click the Unseemly Button below and read what was there?
Aha! Finally! Some expert advice. Thanks, I have done so now.
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Now I am kicking myself for passing it by.
The method is very low-tech but surprisingly effective and evocative!
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TOD continued:
How could I foget E.T. or PEEWEE'S BIG ADVENTURE with Large Marge?
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Now I wait for the results.
Usually the hardest part. :-\
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DR elmore - OH!! X-rays! Be sure to post pics later on! ;)
LOL, and I was just about to say I'm on my way to get a mammogram...
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Sad news that film director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage following a routine operation on his neck.
That's sad, but what neck operation would be considered routine?
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Well...
The Polticos urged Barak Obama to sidestrp the "rae issue"
He decided, instead, to confront it head on.
His speech in Philadelphia hit the ball squarely out of the park.
"Reasonable" people will be assuaged/convinced - and for the others there is no hope.
"Issues" aside, if your want a new leader for the 21st Century this is the man.
der Brucer
Not for me
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Still a chipmunk, though. ;D
Glad you're feeling better...feel free to post chipmunk photos ;)
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Well my ears no longer hurt, but my nose is running like someone is chasing it and it doesn't want to be caught
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We at HHW are always willing to oblige. ;)
To be more precise, "td" and a few others are always willing to oblige.
Nothing personal, BrettySpaghetti, but the few who are gushing are doing so on their own recognizance and not representing the rest of us who can contain/comport ourselves without drooling. ;)
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(((((td, Jeanne, and Elmore)))))
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TOD - well, not really - more like the TOTN (that's title of the notes in internet lingo). But in Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett has a line in "More Hot Pies" when she says "Cor, me bones are weary" - who is Cor or what is cor? Anyone?
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(((((td, Jeanne, and Elmore)))))
Awwwww. . .
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Cillaliz: I commiserate with your ailments. Sounds like me yesterday. Yuck.
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To be more precise, "td" and a few others are always willing to oblige.
Nothing personal, BrettySpaghetti, but the few who are gushing are doing so on their own recognizance and not representing the rest of us who can contain/comport ourselves without drooling. ;)
Drooling is for babies and old men. I'm neither. I merely recognize a good thing when I see it. 8)
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That's what I called my last bad date, too!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh ... an unintentional "Raiders of the Lost Ark" reference.....
Indiana Jones (snatching a date from the air after spying a dead monkey): "Bad dates!"
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HA! My '80s list is so...American. No "Wings of Desire" or "Babette's Feasts" from this slack-jawed yokel!
BrettySpaghetti, the fine, upstanding, healthy, normal American boy! ;D
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Drooling is for babies and old men. I'm neither. I merely recognize a good thing when I see it. 8)
"Gushing" then. ;)
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"Gushing" then. ;)
"Gushing" is a good word.
Like a geyser or an oil rig?
;)
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"Gushing" is a good word.
Like a geyser or an oil rig?
;)
A "geyser" is the ticket. It's like a slip 'n' slide in here sometimes!
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Matthew, this is from a site on British slang:
Cor - You'll often hear a Brit say "cor"! It is another one of those expressions of surprise that we seem to have so many of. It will sometimes be lengthened to "cor blimey" or "cor love a duck", depending on where you are. "Cor blimey" is a variation of "Gawd Blimey" or "Gor Blimey". They are all a corruption of the oath "God Blind Me
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Two previous entries up on the list is this one:
Cock up - A cock up means you have made a mistake. It has nothing to do with parts of the male body.
In case anyone is interested here is the site itself.
British Slang (http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml)
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Nothing personal, BrettySpaghetti, but the few who are gushing are doing so on their own recognizance and not representing the rest of us who can contain/comport ourselves without drooling. ;)
Right. Nonetheless, I'm going to continue assuming that they represent the rest of you. That is how I roll.
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Great site, DR Ben! Thanks for the link. :)
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It's like a slip 'n' slide in here sometimes!
And that's a bad thing, right? ;)
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Matthew, this is from a site on British slang:
Cor - You'll often hear a Brit say "cor"! It is another one of those expressions of surprise that we seem to have so many of. It will sometimes be lengthened to "cor blimey" or "cor love a duck", depending on where you are. "Cor blimey" is a variation of "Gawd Blimey" or "Gor Blimey". They are all a corruption of the oath "God Blind Me
DR Ben, thanks for this info, this clears up everything!
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And the word of the day is: STERNUTATION!
I find STERNUTATION a great way of getting what is TRANSIENT OUT of my nose.
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photo: Man-Made
Give me ten push-ups, soldier! One... Two... Three...
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"Yeah, sure, it's a McMansion, but we don't hear any of the neighbors complaining..."
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This morning I went out to get the mail, and this is what I saw:
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(http://www.gnomeswithouthomes.com/images/gnome_hawaii_3.jpg)
Which reminds me - my Dad and StepMom should be back from those sandy shores by now.
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Well...
The Polticos urged Barak Obama to sidestrp the "rae issue"
He decided, instead, to confront it head on.
His speech in Philadelphia hit the ball squarely out of the park.
"Reasonable" people will be assuaged/convinced - and for the others there is no hope.
"Issues" aside, if your want a new leader for the 21st Century this is the man.
der Brucer
I'm waiting for someone from Hillary's camp to cite what speeches he plagarized this one from.
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"Yeah, sure, it's a McMansion, but we don't hear any of the neighbors complaining..."
If it were a McMansion, it would need a 3 car garage taking up the entire first floor. :)
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MattH, as always, thanks for your sage advice. :)
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For JMK:
Your suggestion yesterday that my Republican chip might have been implanted a Bear Lake is way off-base.
I was working in the Philadelphia Eisenhower headquarters in 1956.
However, the chip may have received a tune up.
der Brucer
Der B still couldn't vote in 56, but was old enough to help with the campaign.
If that helps anyone figure out how old Der Greyhairs is! ;D
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If it were a McMansion, it would need a 3 car garage taking up the entire first floor. :)
The submarine pen is located on the other side of the island. ;)
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That's sad, but what neck operation would be considered routine?
I was wondering the same thing. Then I read the surgery was last week to remove a growth. ???
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Well, I thought knowing the abbreviation would help me, but it doesn't. The topic of the day is...this list of movies? Is Tom throwing out all of these to discuss in terms of what ties them all together, or are we to discuss them piecemeal, or what? I am ashamed to say I have only seen Raiders. Well, I only remember Raiders. I saw Reds when it first came out and was bored by it.
Bretty, when you log onto the site, you're "supposed" to read BK's notes for the day first. That lets us all in on what is goiing on in his life (which can be plenty), and generally gives a reason, or at least an excuse, for the TOD. The TOD itself is chosen by our esteemed BK, except for Thursdays, which is "Ask BK Day," when we DRs ask BK (and each other) a question, and Sundays, which is sort of a free for all day.
If you are having trouble finding BK's Notes, go to the upper part of this screen, find where it says "Today's Column" right under the main logo, and click.
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Jeanne, food poisoning, how horrible. I'm glad you are on the mend.
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If you are having trouble finding BK's Notes, go to the upper part of this screen, find where it says "Today's Notes" right under the main logo, and click.
Correction: It says Today's Column.
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I've been working all morning, just in case the good news gets finalized - I shall be completely prepared to move quickly.
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td, continue to feel better.
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Welcome thirteen GUESTS.
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Wiggles is becoming more and more a part of the family.
It's taken a few days, but he now realizes that he's allowed to be on the couch. This is particularly nice, because he gets to cuddle next to der Brucer.
Then Fletcher decided that he, too, wanted to be on the couch, at the end opposite der B. Wiggles watched very carefully as Fletcher carefully positioned himself at his end, not very sure if he was supposed to make way for the giant spotted thing.
Fletcher and Wiggles are now sharing the couch, butt to butt.
*happy sigh*
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I've been working all morning, just in case the good news gets finalized - I shall be completely prepared to move quickly.
I suddenly have this image in my mind, of our esteemed one jumping high in the air and waving his hands and arms about.
That's probably not what he means by "move quickly," but it has a certain aesthetic to it.
;D
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Actually, "The Unseemly Button" is basically a "continued" and he goes on waxes poetic for a few more paragraphs....
Hmmm... so Bretty is having trouble with his buttons?
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... so Bretty is having trouble with his buttons?
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I guess that the antibiotics are taking effect, for now I am in pain!
The swelling went up last night, completely closing my right eye.
Of course this was before bedtime, and I did manage to take in GOLDENEYE on dvd before the swelling continued.
Then, in the middle of the night, the pain began. It's supposedly 'good pain,' meaning that the drugs are doing their work.
The swelling has gone down this morning, especially so after a long, hot, hot shower.
Thank goodness I don't go to any workplace until Thursday morning.
Still a chipmunk, though. ;D
One of the main characters in Enchanted (due out today on DVD) is a chipmunk.
I'll be thinking of you!
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Thanks for the well wishes.
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This morning I went out to get the mail, and this is what I saw:
You don't go far without your camera ;D, unless your mailbox is as long a hike as mine is.
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Quote from: Ron Pulliam on Today at 09:59:11am
To be more precise, "td" and a few others are always willing to oblige.
Nothing personal, BrettySpaghetti, but the few who are gushing are doing so on their own recognizance and not representing the rest of us who can contain/comport ourselves without drooling.
Drooling is for babies and old men. I'm neither. I merely recognize a good thing when I see it. 8)
Me, I send forth a very deep "Woof!!!" in their direction.
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BrettySpaghetti, the fine, upstanding, healthy, normal American boy! ;D
You forgot "patriotic." The full quote is "For he's a fine, upstanding, patriotic, healthy, normal American boy!"
(A Patterson/DeLeon reference, of course.)
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The sun did peep out from a clouds for about 20 minutes this afternoon, but it has retreated behind them again, and it's gray with a capital "g."
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I began my afternoon of viewing with last night's OLD CHRISTINE. I found this one very funny and enjoyed it thoroughly. Dave Foley was the guest, and he should come back as he and Julia-Louis make a good comedy couple. He did well playing gay on WILL & GRACE for a handful of episodes, too (when they wrote him a decent episode). Just a good, all-purpose comedy actor.
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Next came today's review disc - MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET). What a shocking documentary about the depth of kidnapping in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I had NO idea this kind of thing was going on. As in all good documentaries, eye opening information about the extent of corruption throughout Brazil. So sad.
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To my list:
Cinema Paradiso (we did not see it in Oz until 1990)
Grave Of The Fireflies (as with Castle In The Sky, seen much later than it's 1980's original Japanese release).
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TOD (more limited than der B's, who seems to not know how to count to ten...):
Series Segments:
Licence to Kill
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn
Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
Non-Series Films:
Field of Dreams
The Little Mermaid
The Right Stuff
Victor Victoria
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
and Amadeus, but I have to confess I did not see Amadeus until we bought the LaserDisc. That's right, I never saw it in the theater. So, while it is a film released in the '80s, it is not part of my own '80s experience. :-\
And it was somewhere in here that der Brucer and I finally met, and our film experiences start to mesh.
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Seeing documentaries like this make one all the more grateful that we live here relatively safe and secure in our homes and cars. There the kidnapping is so rampant that it's given rise to cottage industries such as bulletproof cars, academies for defensive driving, helicopter services which can keep the rich above the lawlessness on the streets, and plastic surgeons who have perfected ways to reconstruct new ears (the most commonly used body part sent to the families of victims).
All of this is also reflected in the ruthlessness of the politicians who steal millions from the country and under Brazillian law can't be prosecuted in civil court because of their "service" to the country, and how these people launder their money through these thriving frog farms.
Lots of information, kind of haphazardly connected and linked, but still eye-opening.
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There were only two bonus on the disc: seven deleted scenes (including the complete sequence of an operation to replace the cut-off ear of a victim by using rib cartilege) and a fleet of helicopters that remind one of the Wagner sequence in APOCALYPSE NOW.
Also a chatty though haphazard (like their film) audio commentary by the young director and two of his producers.
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(http://growabrain.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/13/my_private_rock.jpg)
Say, is there a hatch anywhere on this island?
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Next, I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No Luke & Noah and no sign of them in the previews either.
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You forgot "patriotic." The full quote is "For he's a fine, upstanding, patriotic, healthy, normal American boy!"
(A Patterson/DeLeon reference, of course.)
I knew someone would catch that! I was sure it was only a matter of time.
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I ended my afternoon of viewing looking at the first episode of Season 3 of NUMBERS. I haven't watched the show since Season 1, so girl friend issues, promotions, etc. are unknown to me. I'll have to play catch-up with that. It did look like Rob Morror had been working out since I last watched the show.
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More on the T.O.D.:
TESS
THE ELEPHANT MAN
RAGING BULL
RAGTIME
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
RESURRECTION
SOPHIE'S CHOICE
THE VERDICT
VICTOR/VICTORIA
TENDER MERCIES
E.T.
FANNY AND ALEXANDER
A PASSAGE TO INDIA
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
MOONSTRUCK
THE UNTOUCHABLES
WORKING GIRL
A CRY IN THE DARK
HENRY V
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girl friend issues, promotions, etc. are unknown to me. I'll have to play catch-up with that. It did look like Rob Morror
He's been dallying with Charoset.
[ sorry; a little Passover humor ;) ]
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More on the T.O.D.:
Well heck, if we're allowed more than ten it would have been a lot easier! ;)
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Cillaliz: I commiserate with your ailments. Sounds like me yesterday. Yuck.
I'm pretty sure it's allergies. It didn't clear up when I took the advil cold and sinus, but when I left the office for my appointment, I was suddenly fine. I'm back at the office and so far so good. I did go shopping and got some new alergy medicine. Mine was way way way expired - we're talking years. So, I'll see if this helps any
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Doublechecking because of Matt's mention of Apocalypse Now - it's from 1979, not in TOD territory - I stumbled across this over at IMBD:
Apocalypse Pooh (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201428/maindetails)
Taking dialogue from the movie, and matching it with visuals from the Pooh cartoons? Martin Sheen as Pooh? Dennis Hopper as Piglet? Robert Duvall as Gopher? Ralph Wright as Eeyore/Col. Kurtz?
Oh bother, indeed!
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Congrats BK!
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Boy have I been unproductive today. The phone has been ringing a lot with potential clients, that's a good thing, but between my ears, my nose and one of my client's bringing me home made ceviche with avacado, cucumbers and tostada shells for lunch (it was wonderful) I haven't gotten a lot accomplished. Oh well, there's always tomorrow
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The YouTube Connection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj_YPJvia8A)
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Oh, how I wish we could have a VIDEO release of EVENING PRIMROSE!
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Now, I have some writing to do, so I'll drop off-line and get to it.
WBBL.
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Wow, the reaction is underwhelming. Perhaps I'll just remove the post and just repost when it's up at Kritzerland.
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bk, what a coup! :)
Kritzerland should be doing very well with this one. I'm sure it was not easy to put together.
Kudos!
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Wow, the reaction is underwhelming.
I didn't post about it because I was busy placing my order!
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Ah, I see - I forgot when it's not through Kritzerland's site, the notifications go to a different e-mail address. Now I'm happy, although I probably will remove the post later tonight.
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Hello, everyone.
In case BK didn't tell you, I've been laid up with a nasty case of food poisoning. It left me very weak and I'm still not ready to be up and around yet. I'm just checking in briefly....
At some point I shall attempt to catch up and rejoin you.
~~~Get Better Vibes For Jeanne!!~~~
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Well I'm a happy chappy. Congratulations BK.
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Yes, now I see the orders. Much better. This is a very pricey title for me and a little scary, but very much worthwhile doing, both for Kritzerland itself and fans of the score.
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~~~Get Better Vibes for TD!!~~~
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Wow, the reaction is underwhelming. Perhaps I'll just remove the post and just repost when it's up at Kritzerland.
I haven't actually caught up yet, but I saw this post and went to see what was going on... :o OMG!!!!!!!!!
This is so cool!!! :D
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Well heck, if we're allowed more than ten it would have been a lot easier! ;)
TEN years; up to ten films a year would allow for ONE HUNDRED. . .
Is twelve more than ten?
:-\
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Did PENNIES FROM HEAVEN debut in the 1980s?
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Is the Pope Catholic?
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Does a bear. . .well, you know the rest. . . ;)
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Yes, now I see the orders. Much better. This is a very pricey title for me and a little scary, but very much worthwhile doing, both for Kritzerland itself and fans of the score.
BK, how much would shipping be if we want two (2) copies??
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bk - order is placed! Thanks for the opportunity.
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Add to my TOD list DREAMCHILD; why isn't that on DVD?
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Bretty, when you log onto the site, you're "supposed" to read BK's notes for the day first. That lets us all in on what is goiing on in his life (which can be plenty), and generally gives a reason, or at least an excuse, for the TOD. The TOD itself is chosen by our esteemed BK, except for Thursdays, which is "Ask BK Day," when we DRs ask BK (and each other) a question, and Sundays, which is sort of a free for all day.
If you are having trouble finding BK's Notes, go to the upper part of this screen, find where it says "Today's Column" right under the main logo, and click.
Actually, Wednesday is the "Ask BK Day" and Friday is "Media Check Day," in which we all post what we're listening to on CD/talking book, watching on DVD/DVR/VHS, etc.
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This will probably end up being a real rarity if the 3000 sell out, which I'm pretty certain it will, once the Sondheads hear about it, and once I put an ad in The Sondheim Review.
So, order away and be the first to make sure you get a copy.
Done!
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Add to my TOD list DREAMCHILD; why isn't that on DVD?
Agreed - and my Video of it is in poor condition!
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Right. Nonetheless, I'm going to continue assuming that they represent the rest of you. That is how I roll.
Ack! Ack-ack! Ack-ack-ack!
Gather no moss.
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Ack! Ack-ack! Ack-ack-ack!
Gather no moss.
DR Ron Pulliam is not-so-obviously channeling Karen Black in NASHVILLE.
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BK, how much would shipping be if we want two (2) copies??
Same as one CD - 3.50. Shipping goes up to five for three or more. I'll just say that this is probably one for the pension fund. :)
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Topic of the Day: Here are some (meaning more than 10) of my favorite movies from the 1980s:
A Christmas Story
E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Ghostbusters
The Little Mermaid
Little Shop of Horrors
Maurice
The Princess Bride
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Reds
The Return of Martin Guerre
Room With A View
Tootsie
Twice Upon a Time
Victor/Victoria
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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Favourite films "Local Hero" and "Experience Preferred but not Essential" were also from the 1980s. "Manon de Sources" and "Jean De Florette" were also from the decade.
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I'm waiting for someone from Hillary's camp to cite what speaches he plagarized this one from.
Hopefully, "speeches" without typos.
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Same as one CD - 3.50. Shipping goes up to five for three or more. I'll just say that this is probably one for the pension fund. :)
Oh...I didn't wait long enough and sent an order for one (1) copy.
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Would it be okay for me to order one more copy separately and not add shipping? Would the two orders get put together??
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I have just put an order in the mail. What can I say. I don't have a Paypal account (I know I don't need one) but I still have placed an order. It should be there via US Post Office in a couple of days. Thank You! I'm a very happy Sondhead ;D
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DR Ron Pulliam is not-so-obviously channeling Karen Black in NASHVILLE.
And who would you be channeling...Mae West?
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According to his journal on his website, Nathan Gunn's been cast as Lancelot in the PBS concert of CAMELOT.
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If they get really hard up today, Jose, tell them that I do an incredible Col. Pickering.
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Would it be okay for me to order one more copy separately and not add shipping? Would the two orders get put together??
Yes, you can do that and we'll ship the two together, no problem.
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Damn! My glasses just broke, and I'm now wearing the old pair from 2005. This really pisses me off because I don't know when today I can have them looked at or order a new set of frames.
To add insult to injury, with all my other debts this month, I don't know when I can afford to do this. I could use some vibes that the Patrick Cassidy check arrives ASAP!
Cassidy check arrival vibes and x-ray vibes... or x-rays of Patrick Cassidy vibes (Pick two).
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Ben, just an FYI for the future - you don't need a paypal account to send money, just a credit card. We get lots of Kritzerland orders from people who don't have paypal accounts but use paypal to send money.
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Damn! My glasses just broke, and I'm now wearing the old pair from 2005. This really pisses me off because I don't know when today I can have them looked at or order a new set of frames.
To add insult to injury, with all my other debts this month, I don't know when I can afford to do this. I could use some vibes that the Patrick Cassidy check arrives ASAP!
And DR elmore, if I win the Mega Millions tonight, I will buy you your own optometrist!
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T.O.D.
Movies of the 80's??? Hell, I drank my way thru the 80's.
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Yes, you can do that and we'll ship the two together, no problem.
Thanks!! I'll do it now! :D
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I shall shortly be on my way to rehearsal. Order away, because I may take the post with the info down when I get home (I really don't want this to leak until I write up a proper press release - this is just for you lovely and loyal people out there in the dark).
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Actually, Wednesday is the "Ask BK Day" and Friday is "Media Check Day," in which we all post what we're listening to on CD/talking book, watching on DVD/DVR/VHS, etc.
I stand corrected.
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Well...
The Polticos urged Barak Obama to sidestrp the "rae issue"
He decided, instead, to confront it head on.
His speech in Philadelphia hit the ball squarely out of the park.
"Reasonable" people will be assuaged/convinced - and for the others there is no hope.
"Issues" aside, if your want a new leader for the 21st Century this is the man.
der Brucer
What the Hell are you quoting?
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Movies of the 80's??? Hell, I drank my way thru the 80's.
I changed diapers, watched Sesame Street, and went on school field trips in the 80s.
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AARRGGHH!! I just bonked my watch against a counter and the crystal shattered! >:( I hate it when that happens. Now I have a crystal-less watch. I need to get it replaced and soon!
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And DR elmore, if I win the Mega Millions tonight, I will buy you your own optometrist!
My fingers are now crossed!
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Cillaliz: I commiserate with your ailments. Sounds like me yesterday. Yuck.
You had a mammogram yesterday?
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Matthew, this is from a site on British slang:
Cor - You'll often hear a Brit say "cor"! It is another one of those expressions of surprise that we seem to have so many of. It will sometimes be lengthened to "cor blimey" or "cor love a duck", depending on where you are. "Cor blimey" is a variation of "Gawd Blimey" or "Gor Blimey". They are all a corruption of the oath "God Blind Me
So, if I read this correctly, everytime I use the word "Blimey", I am asking God to blind me?
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This morning I went out to get the mail, and this is what I saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/redadmiral-1.jpg)
Your artistry, Laura, never ceases to amaze me!
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Bretty, when you log onto the site, you're "supposed" to read BK's notes for the day first. That lets us all in on what is goiing on in his life (which can be plenty), and generally gives a reason, or at least an excuse, for the TOD. The TOD itself is chosen by our esteemed BK, except for Thursdays, which is "Ask BK Day," when we DRs ask BK (and each other) a question, and Sundays, which is sort of a free for all day.
If you are having trouble finding BK's Notes, go to the upper part of this screen, find where it says "Today's Column" right under the main logo, and click.
That is what I have been doing wrong! All this time I have been asking BK questions on Wednesday, and now I find out that Ask BK Day is Thursday!
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I changed diapers, watched Sesame Street, and went on school field trips in the 80s.
;D Sounds familiar.
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Putting those coloured stripes on the wings must take a delicate touch.
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Bruce-CONGRATULATIONS!
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You had a mammogram yesterday?
No, Dear TCB...sinus problems.
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That is what I have been doing wrong! All this time I have been asking BK questions on Wednesday, and now I find out that Ask BK Day is Thursday!
Wednesday is Thursday here - does that help?
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BK, I am very happy that your news turned out good!
I, however, have never heard of this Evening Primrose show.
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Looking at everyone's lists of favorite 80s movies, I am suprised at how many of them I have actually seen! Still, none that I liked much.
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Ah, I see - I forgot when it's not through Kritzerland's site, the notifications go to a different e-mail address. Now I'm happy, although I probably will remove the post later tonight.
Congratulations, BK! Indeed that is a coup!
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According to his journal on his website, Nathan Gunn's been cast as Lancelot in the PBS concert of CAMELOT.
Oh, gee, that is a terrible turn of events. ;)
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Putting those coloured stripes on the wings must take a delicate touch.
Don't be snarky, Oz, there are masters at work on this site!
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No, Dear TCB...sinus problems.
Well, I hope you are feeling bettter today, Ron.
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Thanks, TCB. God is the artist, though.
Here is what it looks like with its wings open:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/RedAdmiral-2.jpg)
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I don't know Evening Primrose. I know it was a TV production, but nothing else. I run hot and cold with Sondheim. I have loved Sweeney Todd for eons, all but wearing out the LPs of the OCR I had in college. "Not a Day Goes By" from Merrily We Roll Along and "What Can You Lose?" from Dick Tracy are huge favorites of mine. Sunday in the Park is so innovative and interesting. Anyone Can Whistle and Company have some amazing material, but also some songs I feel are mediocre. And although theater people love it, I always thought Follies was a boring monstrosity. Sacrilege, I know. Into the Woods was a letdown too (am I the only person who thought "No One is Alone" was a ripoff of "The Candy Man"?). Someday I hope to find time to drill Bounce into my brain, but I figure it's probably his last full score, and I guess I've been saving it.
Unsung Sondheim is one of my favorite CDs, and I do genuinely look forward to hearing Primrose.
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Good Evening!
Well, once I got back to my apartment after my auditions, I sat down in the big, comfy chair in the living room to check my e-mail... And then fell asleep for at least an hour... Hmm...
Just sayin'...
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Well...
The Polticos urged Barak Obama to sidestrp the "rae issue"
He decided, instead, to confront it head on.
His speech in Philadelphia hit the ball squarely out of the park.
"Reasonable" people will be assuaged/convinced - and for the others there is no hope.
"Issues" aside, if your want a new leader for the 21st Century this is the man.
der Brucer
I, too, am a bit confused by the quoting, as well as the post-script nature of your(?) comments.
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And who would you be channeling...Mae West?
No, silly! I'm always Daisy Hilton.
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T.O.D.
Movies of the 80's??? Hell, I drank my way thru the 80's.
Late bloomer, DR TCB? I did that in the 70s, which I why I can't remember disco music, but can recall all the discos I ever drank in. . .
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Wednesday is Thursday here - does that help?
I wish it did.
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Good Afternoon!
Lunch!
-And, hopefully, some macarons from the newly relocated Madeleine Patisserie - if it indeed has relocated.
Good news, indeed!
After thoroughly enjoying my Shackburger Single and Black & White Milkshake from Shake Shack (http://shakeshacknyc.com/) under the portable heaters in Madison Square Park, I took a walk down 23rd Street where I was very happy to see that Madeleine Patisserie had indeed reopened two doors down from it's original location. In fact, today was just their second day of business in their new location.
I didn't ask "What took you so long?", but I could tell that the owners had hoped to be open sooner, and they're basically only "half open" - the soon-to-be unveiled seating area is currently behind a construction "curtain". However, I did say, "It's nice to have you back."
Alas, there were no macarons for sale today. I'm guessing they're still getting the kitchen area in order too. However, they did have croissants, pastries, madeleines, and some fruit tarts for sale. "Maria" told me that they should be selling macarons by next week. -And since I'll be working down in Chelsea again next week, I'm sure I'll be stopping by to check on their progress. ;)
Oh... Today's sampling and selection consisted of three madeleines: Chocolate, Espresso Walnut and Rose. All three were tres delicieux - the Rose one felt like I was tasting Spring, literally. And one the way home, I stopped by again for some sustenance for my subway ride home: a coconut meringue, and two small chocolate chip financiers. :)
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Late bloomer, DR TCB? I did that in the 70s, which I why I can't remember disco music, but can recall all the discos I ever drank in. . .
Well, no one asked me about the 70s.
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Yes. We love him. :)
We LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWVVVVVV you
*Even after years of listening to the OCR of Company that one moment in the opening number still makes me smile and cringe.
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Ooh! Ooh!
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I won't gush, don't ask me!
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Well, no one asked me about the 70s.
I figured you had two 80s and moved right on into the 90s.
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No discos for us in the seventies, we had too many goals to reach. We celebrated our first anniversary in 1970, worked to get Keith through 6 years of college, purchase a home and complete our family by the end of 1979. It seemed to take forever.
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Quote from: Ron Pulliam on Today at 10:23:35am
Cillaliz: I commiserate with your ailments. Sounds like me yesterday. Yuck.
You had a mammogram yesterday?
DR Ron would not properly have a ma'am-o-gram. He would have a sir-o-gram.
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SciFi writer
Arthur C. Clarke (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3579120.ece) passed away today.
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All of this is also reflected in the ruthlessness of the politicians who steal millions from the country and under Brazillian law can't be prosecuted in civil court because of their "service" to the country, and how these people launder their money through these thriving frog farms.
That reminds me of a friends recent trip to Peru to check out Machu Picchu. He had gone there a few times when he was younger. Back then, the most expensive part of the trip was the plane ticket to Peru. The train to the top of the mountain cost a $1.00, there was no admission to the ruins, and the bare bones hotel was $25.00/night. However, a few years ago, the upkeep of the ruins was sold to private companies. Additionally, the hotels and other tourist businesses (souvenirs) were also sold to private concerns (mainly international companies). The government made millions on the sale, however, the ruins have continued to degrade, and any maintenance is being sloppily done. He showed me a picture of part of a wall that was patched up with what looked like bits of modeling clay. And the prices for the one(!) railroad that goes up to the mountain and the one hotel on top of the mountain have increased astronomically with no real increase in "niceness" or amenities. The locals are now required to pay the train fare now to the ruins too.
To put it into perspective - well, into numbers - for my friends most recent trip to Machu Picchu - the cost of the train ride and the hotel - was the same as the cost of his plane ticket. -And plane tickets to Peru ain't cheap!
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Hopefully, "speeches" without typos.
;D
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If they get really hard up today, Jose, tell them that I do an incredible Col. Pickering.
Well, if you get real hard up, would you just like to do Col. Pickering?
:o ;D 8) ::) :P :)
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Good news, indeed!
After thoroughly enjoying my Shackburger Single and Black & White Milkshake from Shake Shack (http://shakeshacknyc.com/) under the portable heaters in Madison Square Park...
Ah, Shake Shack, one of Danny Meyer's operations. The latest delivery from Jessica's Biscuit included his tome Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business (http://www.ecookbooks.com/p-21150-setting-the-table.aspx), now in paperback and easier on the budget. I've a couple of other books in my stack that I want to get through first, but StT will probably be third.
(Other Danny Meyer establishments:
Union Square Cafe
Gramercy Tavern
Tabla
Blue Smoke
Jazz Standard
The Modern
Cafe 2
and Terrace 5.
A report on the quality of these establishments would be appreciated, of course.)
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Looking at everyone's lists of favorite 80s movies, I am suprised at how many of them I have actually seen! Still, none that I liked much.
Did you go to the movies in the 80s, DR MBarnum? ;)
Now... Are there any Bollywood movies from the 80s you like?
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Well...
The Polticos urged Barak Obama to sidestrp the "rae issue"
Unfortunately, current campaigning seems to be avoiding "substance" - on all sides.
der Brucer
I. for one, wish candidates would recognize the limitations of power that the President has in many areas - particularly domestic policy. Instead of attempting to craft specific legislation in stump speeches, I would preder to hear:
Bretty, when you log onto the site, you're "supposed" to read BK's notes for the day first. That lets us all in on what is goiing on in his life (which can be plenty), and generally gives a reason, or at least an excuse, for the TOD. The TOD itself is chosen by our esteemed BK, except for Thursdays, which is "Ask BK Day," when we DRs ask BK (and each other) a question, and Sundays, which is sort of a free for all day.
I blame Wiggles.
;)
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I knew something or someone had to be behind all those typos.
But somehow, "I blame Wiggles" doesn't have the same cachet as "I blame Jose." It just doesn't.
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More webbery from Meyer: the Union Square Hospitality Group. (http://www.ushgnyc.com/)
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I must have missed EVENING PRIMROSE and was not familiar with it. Wait, I just read the ending & think I remember it now.
After a bit of research, I have more appreciation for how special this CD will be.
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'night
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Ah, Shake Shack, one of Danny Meyer's operations. The latest delivery from Jessica's Biscuit included his tome Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business (http://www.ecookbooks.com/p-21150-setting-the-table.aspx), now in paperback and easier on the budget. I've a couple of other books in my stack that I want to get through first, but StT will probably be third.
(Other Danny Meyer establishments:
Union Square Cafe
Grammercy Tavern
Tabla
Blue Smoke
Jazz Standard
The Modern
Cafe 2
and Terrace 5.
A report on the quality of these establishments would be appreciated, of course.)
Well... Here's my quick assessment...
(on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best)
Union Square Cafe - 9 - The bar area - which does not require reservations is actually sort of a bargain, especially considering the quality of the food. But the main room is a worthy and justifiable splurge.
Gramercy Tavern (not Grammercy ;)) - 9 - Yes, the prixe fixe menu is worth the splurge(!), but like Union Square Cafe, the "tavern" is a great way to try some of the greenmarket-driven creations at a much lower tab without a months wait for a reservation.
Tabla - 8 - I've found the cooking here to be sort of inconsistent. I actually prefer to eat in the less formal and less expensive Bread Bar downstairs. I also have an issue paying high prices for Indian food, in general.
Blue Smoke - 8 - Very good BBQ in Gramercy -Although, after trying the nearby Hill Country recently, well... ;) -However, unlike most of the other Danny Meyer establishments, it's informal and relatively inexpensive throughout. -However, "relatively inexpensively" doesn't mean cheap.
Jazz Standard - This is the jazz club in the basement of Blue Smoke, and features the same menu. However, what's great about Jazz Standard is that there is no food and drink minimum to enjoy the pretty amazing line-up of jazzers, and the cover charges are quite reasonable too for the talent they bring in ($15-30).
The Modern - N.D.T.Y. (Not Dined There Yet) ;) However, I have dined at Cafe 2 and Terrace 5 which are the less formal dining establishments in the Museum of Modern Art.
Cafe 2 - 6 - The food is very good, but I wish the prices were a dollar or two cheaper - I've seen families run up quite the tab trying to feed everyone. It's all served cafeteria style, but not at your typical cafeteria speed of service. A lot of items are ordered at the main counter and then brought to your table. I also just find the Italian/Mediterranean menu sort of at odds with MoMA's aesthetic.
Terrace 5 - 7 - There's nothing like securing one of the outdoor tables overlooking the sculpture garden while enjoying a beautifully composed salad of roasted vegetables and greens, a perfectly prepared chicken paillard, the house-made chocolates served in a MoMA-inspired box, a perfectly frothed hot chocolate served with a trio of homemade marshmallows, and/or a nice glass of wine. :)
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As for the forthcoming Kritzerland release... I, too, am VERY excited about it. Alas, due to a possible issue that may have occurred while I was traveling week, I have to refrain from any "extraneous" credit card transactions right now. :-\
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Let's face it, Evening Primrose didn't make much of a stir when it first appeared on ABC's Studio 67.
It wasn't until three years later that Sondheim himself finally broke through and caught the public's attention with Company, immediately followed by Follies and A Little Night Music. Yes, he'd been part of WSS, Gypsy, and Forum, plus Do I Hear a Waltz and Anyone Can Whistle, but it was those three back-to-back productions he did with Hal Prince that put him on the general radar.
My own first encounter with any of the EP music came with the release of the 1973 Sondheim Tribute concert cast recording, aka the Scrabble album. I have loved the song "I Remember" ever since, "Take Me To the World" a little less so. And the score has been a cult item ever since, even with three complete renditions of the songs (that I know of) bringing it to more and more mainstream exposure.
That our BK has been able to get the rights to release the original television recording, with incidental music included, is just one more reason I refer to him as "the esteemed" BK. Kudos.
And I only kiss ass when I really mean it.
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DR JoseSPiano - Once again, and as always, thanks for sharing your considerable impressions with us. Most interesting! :)
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Jose:
"Relatively inexpensively"?
Wiggles must have some real range of influence!
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Then Fletcher decided that he, too, wanted to be on the couch, at the end opposite der B. Wiggles watched very carefully as Fletcher carefully positioned himself at his end, not very sure if he was supposed to make way for the giant spotted thing.
Fletcher and Wiggles are now sharing the couch, butt to butt.
Thus creating Wiggles room. ::)
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Jose:
"Relatively inexpensively"?
Wiggles must have some real range of influence!
All for you, DR SWW. All for you. ;)
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Martha came out with a new cookbook today:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AcroF8PPL._AA240_.jpg)
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American Yodel SPOILER TIME!
Enough space yet?
How about now. OK.
It's another Beatles night, and I am shocked. Yes, shocked.
I mean, I knew that the Beatles are no longer as influential as they were. But some of these kids don't even seem to know who the Beatles were!
Talk about making something passe!
On the other hand, if the Beatles get "rediscovered" because of AY, will they become "trendy"? Is that something we should wish for?
Go back to reading the posts, people. Spoiler over.
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Martha came out with a new cookbook today:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AcroF8PPL._AA240_.jpg)
I know Anyone Can Whistle, but does that mean Martha can whistle?
Does anyone really want to watch her pucker up her lips?
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DR JoseSPiano - Once again, and as always, thanks for sharing your considerable impressions with us. Most interesting! :)
You're very welcome.
And I just found out that I will be dining at Tribeca Grill (http://tribecagrill.com/) this Thursday! I wonder if co-owner, Robert DeNiro, will be in attendance that night? ;)
Hmm... I guess I could also come up with a listing of ratings for the other restaurants in the Myriad Restaurant Group (http://www.myriadrestaurantgroup.com/) too. ;)
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Martha came out with a new cookbook today:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AcroF8PPL._AA240_.jpg)
Alas, if you have her other cookbooks (especially her baking tome) and have collected some of the recipes from her magazine, then purchasing the new book is sort of redundant. Well, at least for me, that is. ;)
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I've just stuffed the taters into the oven to bake, and am going to run and hide in the back room to speed through Enchanted for the songs and the bonus features.
That, plus steak and salad for dindin tonight.
Tomorrow, we're having breakfast! (I get off from work late, and back early in the morning after, so breakfast is what cooks quickly with little fuss.)
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Well, if you get real hard up, would you just like to do Col. Pickering?
:o ;D 8) ::) :P :)
Always a possibility!
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I've just stuffed the taters into the oven to bake, and am going to run and hide in the back room to speed through Enchanted for the songs and the bonus features.
That, plus steak and salad for dindin tonight.
Tomorrow, we're having breakfast! (I get off from work late, and back early in the morning after, so breakfast is what cooks quickly with little fuss.)
Well, if you can put another tater in the oven, and have any steak leftover after tonight's din-din, you could make a pretty substantial hash for tomorrow's brekkie.
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As for the forthcoming Kritzerland release... I, too, am VERY excited about it. Alas, due to a possible issue that may have occurred while I was traveling week, I have to refrain from any "extraneous" credit card transactions right now. :-\
Well, you could always send a check to Kritzerland, like I did
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DR JoseSPiano - Once again, and as always, thanks for sharing your considerable impressions with us.
Yes, but does he do a good James Cagney?
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George, other than GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, do you remember what other shows Capital Playhouse is doing next season?
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George, other than GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, do you remember what other shows Capital Playhouse is doing next season?
As a matter of fact, I do! I have the tickets already and they're here at work so I don't forget to go. ;) They are doing:
Three Penny Opera
Scrooge (yet again!)
A Grand Night for Singing
Jesus Christ Superstar
A Little Night Music
:)
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And CLICK HERE (http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/Photos/Side%20Show/) for pictures from Side Show.
;)
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Is this you?
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Wireless at rehearsal!! Not that there is much chance to post, but I'm just sayin'....
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I have been known to post during District meetings at times. ;)
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Working Shop-ette's at the moment, then a run-through.
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Is this you?
Yup. My moment in this scene (the "Freak Show") takes all of probably 20 seconds and I'm practically running down stage then off. So the expression is just one exceedingly quick moment where I'm in the middle of speaking some word. ::)
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Just came home from an evening of song and merriment and saw DR Arnold Brockman which was a nice surprise as he normally attends the Monday night performances.
Christine Pedi who was wonderful and is nice to hear her sing in her "real" voice and not as Liza or Ethel or Carol or Julie or Mary or Eartha or Barbra or Judy.
John Treacy Egan late of the Producers and currently in The Little Mermaid was also there.
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Just came home from an evening of song and merriment and saw DR Arnold Brockman which was a nice surprise as he normally attends the Monday night performances.
Christine Pedi who was wonderful and is nice to hear her sing in her "real" voice and not as Liza or Ethel or Carol or Julie or Mary or Eartha or Barbra or Judy.
John Treacy Egan late of the Producers and currently in The Little Mermaid was also there.
Did she perform her new-ish Sheldon Harnick act?
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The rain I was expecting for us never arrived. Maybe tomorrow.
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I began my evening with another NUMB3RS episode. This was one dealing with an art masterpiece stolen from a museum. Pretty fair mystery, but there was Judd Hirsch two years since I last saw him, lecturing the boys again on the importance of getting married and having families. This is what drove me away from the show two years ago, and it may indeed make me put this set back on the shelf.
Nice seeing Garrett Dillahunt and Benito Martinez in guest star roles.
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Next, I watched another DVD I got for Christmas - I'LL CRY TOMORROW. Susan Hayward reached new heights of performance in this film, and watching her hit bottom and then dry out are harrowing.
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Just came home from an evening of song and merriment and saw DR Arnold Brockman which was a nice surprise as he normally attends the Monday night performances.
Christine Pedi who was wonderful and is nice to hear her sing in her "real" voice and not as Liza or Ethel or Carol or Julie or Mary or Eartha or Barbra or Judy.
John Treacy Egan late of the Producers and currently in The Little Mermaid was also there.
Yes.I did see our DR Michael Shayne at The Crest Theatre Tonight. I didn;t realize he had changed his series from Monday to Tuesday. I had to change to Tuesday for the Treacy Egan and Pedi performance because The Polo Club had Tony Orlando Monday Night(By the way he was terrific) Michael S looks to be in "Tip-Top " Shape.
Yes,Uncle Jo Jo Christine did sing some songs by Sheldon Harnick.
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About tonight's AMERICAN IDOL, another Beatles night.
Too bad they can only send one home. I would send at least five home:
Amanda Overmeyer - back to her sub-level awful yowling that passes as singing.
Kristie Lee Smith - off key much of the time and again, no poise, no personality, voice quavery even late.
Chikisie - like Amanda, back to that awful off pitch singing style from the first weeks.
Brooke White - dull with a capital "d." Even she knew it was a bad night for her.
Ramiele - the producers chose HER to end the evening? Pathetic. Ghastly off key singing.
As for the best:
David Archuleta by a mile, a great recovery from his stumbling performance last week.
Carly Smithson, his only competition of the night and one of the few times since the season started that I didn't think she was the best one.
David Cook - two really good rock performances in a row. Would like to see something else just for a change, but in this style, he can do well.
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JERICHO. Tense episode. A nice surprise or two. Good suspense well sustained.
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Sad to report that Ivan Dixon passed away Sunday in Charlotte, N.C of complications from kidney failure....he was one of the few things I liked about HOGAN'S HEROS. I wish I had gotten around to interviewing him :-\
(http://hofbrau.freeservers.com/images/mini_kinch.jpg)
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Got some on-line work to do, so I'll log off here for now.
Good night!
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And little Vicki Van Meter, the kid who flew a plane from the U.S. to Europe back in the 90s committed suicide Saturday at age 26 :-\
(http://news.free-radio.de/media/Meter_01.JPG)
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Re: tonight's DANCING WITH THE STARS.
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I must admit i really love the women. Usually i prefer the guys (cause i seem to love more of the female pros). But i was really impressed with much of what i saw.
There were 4 performances that really stood out to me.
1.I had a feel that Kristi Yamaguchi (sp?) would be great. Even though figure skating is different. I thought her athletic nature, plus her competitiveness would help. Plus the grace from skating. And i was right. She was the best of the night. I really liked her.
2. I loved Marissa jaret winokur. She obviously loves the show and loves performing. And i thought it was nice that she got a standing ovation. She had such energy. And i voted for her to support a broadway performer on the show!
3. Priscilla Presley. I was actually impressed with her. She did much better than i expected. I'm not sure how old she is (early 60s?). They said she was the oldest woman ever. Anyhow she is a perfectionist. But has a lot of natural talent.
4. Marlee Matlin. Very moving. The judges were very moved too. She did great!
Monica seles is quite hopeless. She is too stiff. Maybe she can improve a bit. I fear she will be the woman booted.
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RE: tonight's AMERICAN IDOL
About tonight's AMERICAN IDOL, another Beatles night.
Too bad they can only send one home. I would send at least five home:
Amanda Overmeyer - back to her sub-level awful yowling that passes as singing.
Kristie Lee Smith - off key much of the time and again, no poise, no personality, voice quavery even late.
Chikisie - like Amanda, back to that awful off pitch singing style from the first weeks.
Brooke White - dull with a capital "d." Even she knew it was a bad night for her.
Ramiele - the producers chose HER to end the evening? Pathetic. Ghastly off key singing.
I would agree on some of these. I do not like amanda at all. Or kristy. And i'm not too fond of chikizie. Remiele i think has a nice voice but not great stage presence.
But i will disagree about brooke white. I just find her lovely on stage. She has wonderful stage presence. And she feels so much emotion. Plus she has a lovely personality. I just like watching her and listening to her. I'm not saying she was great tonight. But i like the way she handles herself.
As for the best:
David Archuleta by a mile, a great recovery from his stumbling performance last week.
Carly Smithson, his only competition of the night and one of the few times since the season started that I didn't think she was the best one.
David Cook - two really good rock performances in a row. Would like to see something else just for a change, but in this style, he can do well.
I think lilttle david did well. Carly is good as always. But i am no longer wowed by her. She has experience. But i just don't find myself interested.
I loved avid cook the last two weeks but was not crazy about him tonight.
I think kristy could go. Or remi. I think michael johns is running out chances. He did so great in hollywood. I just don't get what has happened to him.
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Congrats to BK on his news.
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Vibes for DR Jeanne. Feel better. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I've just stuffed the taters into the oven to bake, and am going to run and hide in the back room to speed through Enchanted for the songs and the bonus features.
I was disappointed not to find the one Stephen Schwartz song that was cut from the movie, the title song that Idinia Menzel was supposed to have sung. I assume they decided to hold it back for the inevitable 2-DVD version to make all of the fans re-buy the same product...
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I, too, am a bit confused by the quoting, as well as the post-script nature of your(?) comments.
The quoting is to set off words for particular emphasis (sometimes called Apologetic Quotation Marks) - if I were speaking my vocal inflection would convey the intent.
The post scripts are just that - after-thoughts on what I had written. The ones in question were just my idealizing what I would like to hear a candidate say
der Brucer
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I blame Wiggles.
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Well, I do suffer from peripheral neuropathy.
der Brucer
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Just finished three tax returns in under two hours.
Simple returns, of course, but it still felt like a nice accomplishment for the after-midnight hours. :)
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Home from another late rehearsal and must now write the notes.