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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were stuffed, and now it is time for you to post until the stuffed cows come home - they're currently eating stuffed kishka by the pound.
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And the word of the day is: MATUTINAL!
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Favorite junk foods.
TOTD:
Hmmmm.
Cheetos are a bit of a guilty pleasure.
The "Puffs," not the crispy ones.
KFC.
And I don't know how one resists the crinkle-cut fries at Del Taco.
They are PURE evil.
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** CRICKETS CHIRPING **
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I want me some BRAIN FROM PLANET X CD.
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TOD
Wheat Thins
der Brucer
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Topic of the Day: Girl Scout cookies!!
;)
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Greetings, matutinal HHW denizens! :)
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These are supposedly kishki. I don't know if they're stuffed. What would you stuff a kishka with?
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TOD: It would have to be ice cream. I have no will power in that department.
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OMNIBUS KETCHUP CATCH-ALL POST:
***INJURY RECOVERY VIBES*** to DR td. I truly hope you are OK. Wish there was something we could to to help.
Glad your conference is going well thus far, DR Ginny! :)
No, DR SWW, I was not driving. But even so, I was probably OK. A few sips of a few types of wine over the course of several hours - and with snackies - would be relatively safe, I would think.
DR Vixmom: :D 30 lbs!!! That's fantastic!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :)
CONGRATULATIONS to DR Cillaliz's Paul. And thanks for the link to his exhibition!
CONGRATULATIONS to DR MBarnum on his new, convenient parking space. :)
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***CONTINUED GOOD NEWS VIBES***
for bk
***CONTINUED POSITIVE VIBES***
for the Starfighter workshop
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The wine-tasting was very interesting. I was wrong; it was not held at a synagogue, but at a local wine shop. It was co-led by the sponsoring Rabbi and the proprietor of the shop. They had done a lot of preparation, and it was great. Amid a great deal of learning, we sampled 5 Kosher wines, all of which were quite excellent and nothing like the syruppy sweet stereotype. They did say that they had sampled about 120 wines to get down to these 5, and that some of them had been quite horrid.
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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A Southern California McDonald's restaurants official says Egg McMuffin inventor Herb Peterson has died in Santa Barbara at age 89.
(http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/US/03/26/obit.peterson.ap/art.peterson.ap.jpg)
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Healing Vibes to TD!!
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FAV junk food
cookies.
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"We share our imaginary friend!"
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photo: The Happy Sad
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I think it's going to rain today. (Ah! A Randy Newman/Bette Midler/"Beaches" reference.) ;) -That was for you, DR Tomovoz.
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DR BrettySpaghetti - The Paul Rudnick article I mentioned yesterday is titled, "I Hit Hamlet", and it appeared in the December 24, 2007 issues of The New Yorker. Here's part of the "abstract" (since the full article is not available online) from The New Yorker's website:
PERSONAL HISTORY about actor Nicol Williamson and Paul Rudnick’s play, “I Hate Hamlet.” In 1987, Paul Rudnick moved into an apartment that had once been the home of John Barrymore. Barrymore had taken up residence in 1917, just before he began performing his legendary Hamlet uptown. Barrymore appeared with Katherine Hepburn in “A Bill of Divorcement,” as Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet,” opposite Carole Lombard in “Twentieth Century,” and opposite Greta Garbo in “Grand Hotel.” Rudnick began a novel about a character named Andrew Rally, a sitcom star who moves into Barrymore’s apartment just as he’s about to play Hamlet at Shakespeare in the Park. He gets apprehensive about returning to the stage when the ghost of Barrymore appears. Rudnick soon realized it would make a better play than novel, and he completed a draft of a two-act comedy called “I Hate Hamlet.”
-I also liked his most recent "I'll Be A Monkey's Agent" shout & murmur. ;)
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I really don't eat that much junk food at all - and I'm restricting "junk food" to the pre-packaged, high fat, high sodium, high sugar stuff in the stores, not the stuff that is baked in a bakery or that I bake myself. -Levain's Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies are most certainly not "junk". However, I do sometimes get a craving for something that I know is totally not bad for me, and when that happens, well...
Salty - Potato Chips, but if I had to narrow it down to one type of potato chip snack, well... Funyuns.
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/6e/Funyuns.gif)
Sweet - Snack Cakes. And, again, if I had to pick just one totally junky snack... Sno-Balls.
(http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/Search/36223bs.jpg)
*Although, I prefer the traditional pink ones. ;)
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Thursday and it is raining.
I like Potato Chips, how about you?
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DR CILLA LIZ thanks for the link to the exhibit....very interesting. I am sure it will be a great success.
EMAIL vibes for MR BK.
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Off to do some chores in the rain.
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Have fun banging the keys today, DR BIRTHDAY TWIN.
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Have fun banging the keys today, DR BIRTHDAY TWIN.
Thanks, DR BIRTHDAY TWIN! But I never "bang" the keys. Sometimes I "wonk" them, and "ping" them, but never "bang". -The things you learn in college.. ;)
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Okey-dokes... Time to get ready to head out - Don't forget your umbrellas!
Laters...
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Don't forget your umbrellas!
Or your rubbers.
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers.
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And the word of the day is: MATUTINAL!
And The Song of The Day Is: OH ,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
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Good morning, all! I have a few rounds of laundry this morning and a lot of THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER to write about.
I took the American Accent quiz: Inland North, whatever that means.
About a year ago this time, I began working on a restoration of Harold Arlen's LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40 for the Library of Congress Music Division. We visited the Shubert Archive to look at - and photocopy some - original materials, the Gershwin Trust librarian worked his fanny off copying everything they had and shipping it, we had to do budgets by the beginning of June, and I wrote out vocal sheets, and assembled scores. Contracts were supposed to be in place at the end of the summer. Through brouhahas and what I would guess are major beaurucratic snafus, we still have no authorization to continue the work, I cannot bill for what I've done, and the Library owes me and a few colleagues money for laast year's work. I'm both irritated and angered by this nonsense. Yesterday, I sent an email about all this to several colleagues - including those who also deserve payment for work performed - as well as friends at the LoC and the Gershwin Trust. There's been no response from anyone. I guess there will be no LIFE BEGINS . . . orchestra reading of the restoration in May.
TOD:
Doritos
Haagen Daz
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TOD: above all else, the Burger King sausage, egg and cheese croissant (although it DOES have egg in it, so maybe it's not entirely non-nutritious)
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Is it still called a croissan'wich, or did they abandon that moniker?
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And speaking of monikers, that fellow who asked that question of Chelsea Clinton (about her Mom's handling of the Monica Lewinsky situation) really seems to be seizing his minutes of fame, doesn't he?
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Larry - Are we still on for THE MUSIC MAN in Hartford? And if so, which day?
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Is it still called a croissan'wich, or did they abandon that moniker?
I have no idea, but now I want one! 8)
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Larry - Are we still on for THE MUSIC MAN in Hartford? And if so, which day?
Fred, yes! I think so. I haven't thought about it in some time, and I think we need to wait for house seats from Patrick. I told him I'd let him know more once I knew how many were going. I thought I'd sent Julie an email but she hasn't responded, and I forgot to ask DR Jose!
As for dates, either Saturday matinee April 26 or Sunday matinee April 27.
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And speaking of monikers, that fellow who asked that question of Chelsea Clinton (about her Mom's handling of the Monica Lewinsky situation) really seems to be seizing his minutes of fame, doesn't he?
I heard a little bit about it, but what was his question?
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Larry - I'm holding both days open, which of course is no big deal since it's after tax season, so just let me know whenever you know.
Also, confirming that you and Skip are on to go see dear friend Maureen in The Glass Menagerie at Two River in Red Bank, NJ for Sunday, April 13 matinee. Maureen arranged for the tickets.
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Laura - I'm puzzled by what the question was. What I've heard the question to be must be incorrect, since it didn't sound inflammatory enough to have provoked a "Wow" and rude "None of your business" response from Chelsea Clinton, who is after all putting herself out there for questions and should expect a tough question every now and then.
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I imagine she is right -- it is none of his business.
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Don't mess with Chelsea, I guess.
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I'm a very very big fan of Hillary Clinton, but I'm finding Chelsea Clinton's attitude of wanting things only her own way, and putting herself out there for what she wants to say but thinking that she can single-handedly set the limits, to be a little oblivious to the way things work in the real world. it was one thing when she was a minor, but she's almost 30 now.
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Just checked. She's 28 - what's she doing limiting herself to taking questions from college students anyway? There's no logic to that.
I rant, therefore I am. :)
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Didn't mean for my rant to cause a lull. Sorry. :)
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Just worried that she's hurting her mom's campaign
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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A Southern California McDonald's restaurants official says Egg McMuffin inventor Herb Peterson has died in Santa Barbara at age 89.
(http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/US/03/26/obit.peterson.ap/art.peterson.ap.jpg)
"Care to join me?"
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Larry - I'm holding both days open, which of course is no big deal since it's after tax season, so just let me know whenever you know.
Also, confirming that you and Skip are on to go see dear friend Maureen in The Glass Menagerie at Two River in Red Bank, NJ for Sunday, April 13 matinee. Maureen arranged for the tickets.
Yes! The 13th is good.
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Good morning!
Overcast today, but no rain in the forecast, and it's going to be in the 70s, so I guess it's just a cloudy day and nothing more.
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"Care to join me?"
In a sandwich, or in the cemetary? :-\
;)
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TOD:
Doritos, especially the Blazin' Hickory Barbecue flavor which seems to be THE favorite flavor around my neighborhood because they're rarely in stock. And Doritos are a Buy-One-Get-One sale item this week, so if they ARE in stock, I WILL stock up.
Favorite fast food/junk food place is Burger King but I rarely go there because there isn't one close to my house. Taco Bell is closest and is my second favorite.
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TV Reminders:
SMALLVILLE
ELI STONE
(lots of reality TV, too, with Celebrity Apprentice and game shows galore).
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And The Song of The Day Is: OH ,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
Obviously!
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Maybe some DR can come up with this. Ever since the TOD the other day about running gags, I've continued to add to my list as I think of them.
But there's one that's eluding me. bk used to say it all the time; almost every day. But he hasn't for a long time. I remember it as being a fairly common, everyday phrase, and he either purposely transposed two letters or changed one letter to make it into something else.
I know that's pretty vague, but it's driving me crazy. Any DR have a clew what "bk phrase" I can be thinking of?
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I will likely be DVDing it most of the day today. I do plan to watch THE DEPARTED today, and I'll probably watch something on HD-DVD, too. Haven't decided what as yet.
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Maybe some DR can come up with this. Ever since the TOD the other day about running gags, I've continued to add to my list as I think of them.
But there's one that's eluding me. bk used to say it all the time; almost every day. But he hasn't for a long time. I remember it as being a fairly common, everyday phrase, and he either purposely transposed two letters or changed one letter to make it into something else.
I know that's pretty vague, but it's driving me crazy. Any DR have a clew what "bk phrase" I can be thinking of?
He repeats his catchphrases so much every day that it's hard to keep them all straight. Not catch up/ketchup?
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Just worried that she's hurting her mom's campaign
Don't worry - her father is doing that just fine.
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TOD:
Spicy pork rinds. The kind that are loaded with chili powder.
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Fast food jernt:
Taco Bell.
Popeye's would be tied, but our local outlet has a bitch as the boss, and just the way she treats her employees is reason enough for me to stay away from the place. She also prepares lousy Popeye's chicken, which is another reason.
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I guess I'll put in an IDOL spoiler though I think it's silly since the news was all over the newspapers and internet this morning
I was delighted that Carly was not in the bottom three this week. I think her fan base woke up and started calling after last week's scare. She did seem to be pushing it this week and wasn't as smooth and as accomplished as she's been throughout the rest of the competition, but I'm sure part of that was nerves over coming to close to being eliminated this week.
I'll bet the same thing happens to Jason Castro next week. His fan base will call en masse no matter how well or poorly he does since it's clear he's not going to rank near the top without help. I really do not like his singing style at all though he tends to stay on pitch more than many of the others.
Couldn't believe Ramiele wasn't in the bottom three after such a lousy performance this week. I think she's by far the weakest singer left.
I noticed Dolly Parton is the guest mentor next week. Does that mean a country week?
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Not catch up/ketchup?
Sorry, not the one I was thinking of, but thank you! :)
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...I noticed Dolly Parton is the guest mentor next week. Does that mean a country week?
Either that, or all the girls will be showing lots of cleavage.
How will the guys compete!!! ;D
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TOD:
Doritos, especially the Blazin' Hickory Barbecue flavor which seems to be THE favorite flavor around my neighborhood because they're rarely in stock. And Doritos are a Buy-One-Get-One sale item this week, so if they ARE in stock, I WILL stock up.
Favorite fast food/junk food place is Burger King but I rarely go there because there isn't one close to my house. Taco Bell is closest and is my second favorite.
I'd second Taco Bell!
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Speaking of the TOD department: did anyone else see the wire service report this morning that having a big belly statistically means you'll develop dementia later in life? I believe that means in about 10 years or so HHW will be even more incomprehensible than it is already. If that's possible. ;D
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Either that, or all the girls will be showing lots of cleavage.
How will the guys compete!!! ;D
I wouldn't mind looking at Michael Johns' cleavage.
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Speaking of the TOD department: did anyone else see the wire service report this morning that having a big belly statistically means you'll develop dementia later in life? I believe that means in about 10 years or so HHW will be even more incomprehensible than it is already. If that's possible. ;D
Some of us are constantly at work on reducing our bellies. It's certainly an ongoing struggle with me. I suspect it will be for the rest of my life. I just like to eat too much.
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Don't get me wrong, MattH--I will be at the head of the line, dementially speaking. Statistically, anyway. :)
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Well hello, Dolly! ;)
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Speaking of the TOD department: did anyone else see the wire service report this morning that having a big belly statistically means you'll develop dementia later in life?
My DH kindly taped that article to the bathroom mirror for me to find this morning as a little matutinal surprise.
He's so thoughtful that way. ::)
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Heading down now to clean up so I can go out to lunch at some fast food/junk food place. Ain't life grand!
WBBL.
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Singdaw, I don't have a clew what you mean.
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I've been listening to a lot of J.S. Bach in my car lately, and now I have an unending stream of 16th notes racing through my brain!
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Speaking of the TOD department: did anyone else see the wire service report this morning that having a big belly statistically means you'll develop dementia later in life? I believe that means in about 10 years or so HHW will be even more incomprehensible than it is already. If that's possible. ;D
I'm already there.
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Now that the family has left, I need to work on the April newsletter and get back to the reading project I'm working on.
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I found this great publicity photo from 1903: it's William Norris, the star of BABES IN TOYLAND, dressed for Act 2. This is a publicity shot from early June 1903, and it's an assembled costume. His costume for "The March of The Toys" was actually more peculiar!
Norris, was 33 or so when he played Alan in BABES; he also starred with Peggy Wood in Sigmund Romberg's MAYTIME. His last show was the 1927 Rodgers & Hart CONNECTICUT YANKEE, in which he played Merlin. He died around 1930.
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That's a pretty spectacular find, DR elmore3003! :D
[ love the "privacy tassle"! ;) ]
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Singdaw, I don't have a clew what you mean.
;D
Something you said just shook it loose from my brain:
Various and sundried.
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Thanks, DearReaderLaura DR!!!
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Ah, yes, sundried. Like in Arizona.
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Favorite junk foods.
TOTD:
Hmmmm.
Cheetos are a bit of a guilty pleasure.
The "Puffs," not the crispy ones.
When we are traveling we treat ourselves to Cheetos, the crispy ones-never the "Puffs"
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TOD- Kit Kats and instant Ramen Soups. I used to love the Nestle Tollhouse frozen chocolate chip cookie ice-cream sandwiches, but have weaned myself off of them.
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TOD:
Brownies and/or chocolate chip cookies
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I have taken today off from work so as to accommodate the repairman when he shows up between 8 am and 5pm to install the new timer on my washing machine.
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I really don't eat that much junk food at all -
What! :o
and I'm restricting "junk food" to the pre-packaged, high fat, high sodium, high sugar stuff in the stores, not the stuff that is baked in a bakery or that I bake myself. -Levain's Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies are most certainly not "junk".
;D I'm glad you clarified your first statement ;)
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Successful show vibes to the talented DF of DR Cilla!
Cilla, congrats on the weight loss!
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Ah, yes, sundried. Like in Arizona.
Or like tomatoes.
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My DH kindly taped that article to the bathroom mirror for me to find this morning as a little matutinal surprise.
He's so thoughtful that way. ::)
ROTFLOL!
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DR elmore, nice photo.
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so as to accommodate the repairman when he shows up
Well...
Since no one got there before me...
Yes, I'm sure you will be very accommodating! 8)
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I guess I'll put in an IDOL spoiler though I think it's silly since the news was all over the newspapers and internet this morning
IDOL SPOILER-ish
I don't know if anybody has kept track of this kind of information, but at this point, isn't any American Idol contestant who winds up in the bottom-three DOOMED to be voted off eventually? In other words, has any previous American Idol winner ever found him/herself in the bottom three during the weeks of Top 12 through Top Four? I mean, it's all well and good if a Carly or a Jason narrowly escape being voted off for another week. But since all but ONE are destined to go bye-bye, aren't they just fooling themselves, and us?
Ramiele and David are obviously getting a lot of votes for being cute. But Ramiele is a better singer, I think. Her performance wasn't up to par last week, but the poor kid was sick. Don't worry, she'll be voted off eventually. My favorite right now is Brooke, but I doubt she'll be going all the way either.
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The Oregonian has no more pertinent news to report than first section weekly updates on whoever the AI finalist from rural Oregon is. I have no interest whatsoever.
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I heard a little bit about it, but what was his question?
IMHO, It is all rather silly.
"Miss Clinton was asked by Evan Strange, who works for the student newspaper, whether the Lewinsky scandal had damaged her mother's credibility as a candidate."
Chelsea’s response:
"Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70 college campuses I've now been to, and I do not think that is any of your business,"
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Hello.
FEEL-BETTER VIBES to TD.
CONGRATS to VIXMOM on her impressive weight loss.
Glad to see that DR LAURA has survived her in-laws' visit and is still with us.
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I have nothing else to report.
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Oh, I am doing laundry.
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TOD - the DP and I have been changing our eating lifestyle since mid-January and I can happily say that there has not been much - or ANY junk food (according to DR Jose's standards) in our home, cars, or mouths (for that matter!) since then. I've been to Taco Bell twice since January but no other fast food place. Although, Subway is a staple in our diet now, but that SO does not count!
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Just worried that she's hurting her mom's campaign
I don't see Chelsea's reaction to that question as a negative.
First, she's stumping for her mom, but she's not campaign manager or on her mom's election staff. She's stumping as "daughter" of the candidate.
As daughter of the candidate, I do believe she has the right to discriminate about which questions to her are appropriate and which are not.
When she "stumps", for instance, she doesn't answer questions from the omnipresent media. I give her serious props for that. I realize the question about Lewinsky was from a student reporter, but he was part of the constituency she was reaching out to.
The question asked of her was about the impact her mother's handling of the Lewinsky affair might have on her. Aside from it being totally a jejune question to ask of the former first daughter, the implication here is that her mother "handled" the affair in a way that was "public" and was, somehow, the business of the public. NEITHER is applicable, IMO. We have no idea what went on between Bill and Hillary. We know that she stood by Bill and that is all we know.
I think it was a very rude thing for anyone to ask anyone's daughter. To mention Monica Lewinsky to Chelsea as though Lewinsky had any bearing on Hillary's campaign (she doesn't to my way of thinking and any attempts to put her there are a bit "much", as well) was dumb.
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IMHO, It is all rather silly.
"Miss Clinton was asked by Evan Strange, who works for the student newspaper, whether the Lewinsky scandal had damaged her mother's credibility as a candidate."
Chelsea’s response:
"Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70 college campuses I've now been to, and I do not think that is any of your business,"
I think it's more a matter of the question being irrelevant than "not his/her business." The student wasn't asking what kind of underwear Chelsea was wearing. She should have just said, "No" and got out.
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IDOL SPOILER-ish
I don't know if anybody has kept track of this kind of information, but at this point, isn't any American Idol contestant who winds up in the bottom-three DOOMED to be voted off eventually? In other words, has any previous American Idol winner ever found him/herself in the bottom three during the weeks of Top 12 through Top Four? I mean, it's all well and good if a Carly or a Jason narrowly escape being voted off for another week. But since all but ONE are destined to go bye-bye, aren't they just fooling themselves, and us?
Ramiele and David are obviously getting a lot of votes for being cute. But Ramiele is a better singer, I think. Her performance wasn't up to par last week, but the poor kid was sick. Don't worry, she'll be voted off eventually. My favorite right now is Brooke, but I doubt she'll be going all the way either.
YEs....several weeks ago, Ryan asked Paula what she thought of the bottom three and Paula said she had never seen a bottom three with such talented people. First of all, I have no memory of who the bottom three were that night. But Paula is remarkably free of any memory regarding her tenure on "American Idol."
In Season 3, we had a bottom three consisting of Fantasia, Latoya London and Jennifer Hudson. Each had sung beautifully the night before. Each had received high marks from the judges the night before. I also think it was the first time any of them had been in the bottom three. That was the night Jennifer Hudson went home. Some really weak singers were "safe" that night and not one of them has matched Jennifer's subsequent success.
Fantasia, however, went on to win that season's title.
I don't think last year's winner...Taylor Hicks...ever was in the bottom three (no matter how I prayed for it). Carrie Underwood was never in bottom three, although her runner-up, Bo Bice, was in there once.
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I dunno. I agree with Chelsea. It's no one's business.
And I am glad I do not watch tv.
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I think it's more a matter of the question being irrelevant than "not his/her business." The student wasn't asking what kind of underwear Chelsea was wearing. She should have just said, "No" and got out.
I agree.
I hadn't been paying her any attention until this & was surprised to find how good she is looking these days.
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And I am glad I do not watch tv.
And we're glad that you're glad! :D
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And we're glad that you're glad! :D
He speaks only for himself, DearReaderLaura. I, for one, am devastated you do not watch TV.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up.
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Singdaw, it's actually various and sundried - don't know why I haven't used that in a while, but I'd been using it for years.
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Reading about Chelsea I have become interested in Meghan McCain. DR Laura I think she will be more to your liking.
But Meghan McCain, 23, steers clear of politics and instead fills her blogs with fashion and make-up tips and happily describes herself as "an airhead".
Blogging about a recent trip to the White House, she told her readers: "Before there are any peanut gallery comments, no it didn't feel like a 'home'. At home, I lounge around in sweatpants. We met Mrs Bush and Jenna who gave us a tour.
"It is everything people say it is and more. Just truly, absolutely breathtaking.
"However, I do think it’s in need of some modern art. I was an art history major after all and love everything Andy Warhol has done - there should be one in the White House!"
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it's actually various and sundried
Of course! That works so much better. Thank you! :)
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Oh, I am doing laundry.
Clorox wishes and fabric softener dreams, then....
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Well...
Since no one got there before me...
Yes, I'm sure you will be very accommodating! 8)
He could take lessons from you on the art of being accommodious, could he not!
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Was anyone as surprised as I was last night when Kristy Lee Cook WASN'T in the bottom three for the first time this season?
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I remembered DR Jennifer's comment yesterday about some dress a former contestant was to wear last night.
I saw the dress...and it looked a tad "strange" to me...especially atop the bosoms where it looked like she tucked it in or something. From the draping, it seems to have been done by Rami Kashou (sp?). But I don't actually remember if it was his or not.
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Clorox wishes and fabric softener dreams, then....
DR Ron Pulliam - moonlighting at Hallmark, again? :)
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He could take lessons from you on the art of being accommodious, could he not!
I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
I am chaste.
Chaste, I tell you.
But if I'm not pure, at least my jewels are!
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Again, I speak as someone who would love to see Hillary Clinton as President. But I think the question of Senator Clinton's judgment (in going very public and even somehow coining the expression "vast right wing conspiracy" for the Lewinsky allegations) seems like everybody's business who has to decide whether to vote for her.
Is it a tasteful question to ask of a now-28-year-old daughter who is putting herself out there for the purpose of promoting her mother's campaign and one would assume her mother's qualifications as a potential President? That I don't know, but I think the subject certainly is the "business" of the voter in evaluating Senator Clinton's judgment.
I wouldn't like many of my judgment calls to be scrutinized, but then, i would never run for public office. And I think I would never put myself out there and under scrutiny the way Chelsea Clinton has, either.
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From the draping
...or Bob Mackie...
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I wanted to be productive today, but instead my allergies are all in an uproar so I am going to lounge on my couch and watch this thrilling Bollywood jungle adventure SHIKAR (1968) starring Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Johnny Walker, Helen, and Sanjeev Kumar.
(http://www.indiaweekly.com/dvdImages/b9224.jpg)
And for those who are brave enough...a romantic song and dance between the hero, the heroine, and a jeep!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sGZN42yoo&feature=related (http://ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sGZN42yoo&feature=related)
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DR Ron Pulliam - moonlighting at Hallmark, again? :)
Audtioning for a reality show on doing laundry!
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I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
I am chaste.
Chaste, I tell you.
But if I'm not pure, at least my jewels are!
Who around here is chasting you?
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YEs....several weeks ago, Ryan asked Paula what she thought of the bottom three and Paula said she had never seen a bottom three with such talented people. First of all, I have no memory of who the bottom three were that night. But Paula is remarkably free of any memory regarding her tenure on "American Idol."
Heh.
OK, I did a little research on this.
SEASON ONE: Winner Kelly Clarkson was never in the Bottom Three.
SEASON TWO: Winner Ruben Studdard was never in the Bottom Three, but significantly, was in the Bottom Two three weeks before the end (in a field of five).
SEASON THREE: Winner Fantasia Barrino was in the Bottom Three five weeks before the end of the competition (field of six).
SEASON FOUR: Winner Carrie Underwood was never in the Bottom Three.
SEASON FIVE: Winner Taylor Hicks was never in the Bottom Three.
SEASON SIX: Winner Jordin Sparks was never in the Bottom Three.
So what have we learned? In six years, there has been only one time where the winner of the competition was clearly not the front-runner in a field of six. At this point, we have a field of nine. Thus, if the trend from previous seasons continues, Carly, Kristi Lee, Syesha and Jason are certainly toast. Barring some kind of miracle, there is really no way any of them can win.
My money would be on Michael Johns or David Cook to survive until Top Three. I hope Brooke White can last that long as well. As far as I'm concerned, she is already the winner!
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I would never put myself out there and under scrutiny
Except for posting at HHW, of course. ;)
None of us know who is reading; who is watching... :P
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As I took my matutinal shower...I pondered your question...my favoirte snack? Hmmm...Now, since I am allergic to wheat, flour all gluten this makes it difficult. I really love corn tortillas. If that is a snack then that is my answer....
However, Joyce Bunson obviously hides snowballs all throughout her home (assuming that snowballs were invented back then... :)
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Speaking or reality shows...last nights BIG BROTHER....
I was ever so pleased with how last night's eviction went!
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DR MBarnum, perhaps the repairman will stay and watch Bollywood with you after he finishes his job.
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Again, I speak as someone who would love to see Hillary Clinton as President. But I think the question of Senator Clinton's judgment (in going very public and even somehow coining the expression "vast right wing conspiracy" for the Lewinsky allegations) seems like everybody's business who has to decide whether to vote for her.
Is it a tasteful question to ask of a now-28-year-old daughter who is putting herself out there for the purpose of promoting her mother's campaign and one would assume her mother's qualifications as a potential President? That I don't know, but I think the subject certainly is the "business" of the voter in evaluating Senator Clinton's judgment.
I wouldn't like many of my judgment calls to be scrutinized, but then, i would never run for public office. And I think I would never put myself out there and under scrutiny the way Chelsea Clinton has, either.
I wasn't considering Hillary's remarks about the "investigation".
That said, I agreed with her then and am more than certain now, in retrospect, that mountains were made of grains of sand at the outset and that is why the entire process was blown way out of proportion. That does not negate the President's lying under oath about not having had sex, but then that never harmed his popularity or approval rating.
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And a big HHW welcome to new D[ear]R[eader] booface! :) [/size][/color]
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Hey DRs MBarnum and RonP, did you like who won HOH last night? (and who got evicted)
... on BIG BROTHER.
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...And for those who are brave enough...a romantic song and dance between the hero, the heroine, and a jeep!...
So, does the jeep sing soprano, alto, or bass?
;) ;D
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Good morning, all! I have a few rounds of laundry this morning and a lot of THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER to write about.
I took the American Accent quiz: Inland North, whatever that means.
About a year ago this time, I began working on a restoration of Harold Arlen's LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40 for the Library of Congress Music Division. We visited the Shubert Archive to look at - and photocopy some - original materials, the Gershwin Trust librarian worked his fanny off copying everything they had and shipping it, we had to do budgets by the beginning of June, and I wrote out vocal sheets, and assembled scores. Contracts were supposed to be in place at the end of the summer. Through brouhahas and what I would guess are major beaurucratic snafus, we still have no authorization to continue the work, I cannot bill for what I've done, and the Library owes me and a few colleagues money for laast year's work. I'm both irritated and angered by this nonsense. Yesterday, I sent an email about all this to several colleagues - including those who also deserve payment for work performed - as well as friends at the LoC and the Gershwin Trust. There's been no response from anyone. I guess there will be no LIFE BEGINS . . . orchestra reading of the restoration in May.
TOD:
Doritos
Haagen Daz
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WELCOME BOOFACE!!![/b][/size]
Do you have any pets?
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DR booface, concerning your gluten intolerance, you may want to consider THESE (http://www.tasteslikerealfood.com/) products...
:)
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I saw that, too DR SINGDAW. I think BooFace is a wonderful screen name. I may start using it on another message board.
I am dismayed at the outcome of HOH on BIG BROTHER, but that is neither here nor there, so hopefully it won't mean much as this particular person isn't much in the brains department.
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I am still a bit distressed by the passing of Richard Widmark. He did some good movies.....and some favorites of mine in addition to the obvious ones would be:
Pickup On South Street
The Long Ships
Cheyenne Autumn
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Good Afternoon!
Lunch!
-And, oooohhhhh, the tales I could - and will eventually - tell about this morning's auditions. I've most certainly been entertained today. ;D
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RE: last night's AMERICAN IDOL
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I was okay with who went home. I was even okay with any of the bottom 3 going home (i don't think any of them will win, and i don't particularly like any of them, although i do find jason appealing at time).
As DR RonP said the winners have occasionally been in the bottom (i think ruben was as well once). When you think about it normally the winner wouldn't be in the B3 so early on. But every time someone gets voted out their fans usually vote for someone else. And in the case of carly last week, i don't think it's necessarily that she was unpopular, more that people thought she was safe (and maybe a bit that she talked back to simon).
I think the most popular right now are the 2 davids.
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-Although, in the studio right below, there is small band set up - guitar, bass, keyboards and DRUMS(!!!). Lots of kick drum and bass drum today! :-\
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On tv for me tonight:
CELEBRITY APPRENTICE finale and ELI STONE.
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Pickup On South Street
I'm pretty sure DR JoseSPiano had a cameo in that one...
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Hillary Clinton. :P
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And I'm currently enjoying an amazingly good - and cheap (only $5.00) - lunch of sliced Roast Pork and Steamed Broccoli over rice! Sometimes it pays to "point and pray". ;)
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I'm pretty sure DR JoseSPiano had a cameo in that one...
Or maybe a pendant. ;D
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-Although, in the studio right below, there is small band set up - guitar, bass, keyboards and DRUMS(!!!).
Oh! And which have you been asked to play? :D
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I'm pretty sure DR JoseSPiano had a cameo in that one...
Wrong!
But I was in the sequel.
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Sometimes it pays to "point and pray".
So THAT'S how it works down at the Reservoir...
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My DH kindly taped that article to the bathroom mirror for me to find this morning as a little matutinal surprise.
He's so thoughtful that way. ::)
"Pot... This is Kettle."
???
;D
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So THAT'S how it works down at the Reservoir...
Wrong.
At the Reservoir, it's "pray" then "point".
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Our newest favorite junk food snack are the Lundberg Rice Chips. The first three ingredients are brown rice, brown rice flour, & white rice flour. NO WHEAT. Our favorite flavors are B-B-Q & Sesame Seaweed. I can't believe how much I like anything with Seaweed.
I can't swear it is gluten free.
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DR singdaw - :) :) :) :) :)
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Wrong!
But I was in the sequel.
Me too....it was called Let Down on Fairlane Drive ;D
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Or maybe a pendant.
Or a brooch.
Or a lavalier.
:)
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I'm already there.
No argument from this DR.
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Well...
Since no one got there before me...
Yes, I'm sure you will be very accommodating! 8)
And/or vice versa.
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I don't see Chelsea's reaction to that question as a negative.
First, she's stumping for her mom, but she's not campaign manager or on her mom's election staff. She's stumping as "daughter" of the candidate.
As daughter of the candidate, I do believe she has the right to discriminate about which questions to her are appropriate and which are not.
When she "stumps", for instance, she doesn't answer questions from the omnipresent media. I give her serious props for that. I realize the question about Lewinsky was from a student reporter, but he was part of the constituency she was reaching out to.
The question asked of her was about the impact her mother's handling of the Lewinsky affair might have on her. Aside from it being totally a jejune question to ask of the former first daughter, the implication here is that her mother "handled" the affair in a way that was "public" and was, somehow, the business of the public. NEITHER is applicable, IMO. We have no idea what went on between Bill and Hillary. We know that she stood by Bill and that is all we know.
I think it was a very rude thing for anyone to ask anyone's daughter. To mention Monica Lewinsky to Chelsea as though Lewinsky had any bearing on Hillary's campaign (she doesn't to my way of thinking and any attempts to put her there are a bit "much", as well) was dumb.
Agreed!
Chelsea is taking questions from "the future of America" that concern the current campaign, and, well.. the future of America. She has every right not to field or answer questions that are personal inquiries into the lives of her and her family.
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Me too....it was called Let Down on Fairlane Drive ;D
Well, remember, DR JRand - you were my co-star, and I was not the one "Let Down" on Fairlane Drive.
;D
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Valentino - the ersatz bio pic from producer Edward Small is on TCM today at 6 p.m. EST.
The title role is played by Anthony Dexter nee Walter Fleischman. Tennesee Williams writes in his Memoirs of seeing Walter play The Christ in a Passion Play when both were college students, and being completely enamored of him....and his lack of costume.
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Well, remember, DR JRand - you were my co-star, and I was not the one "Let Down" on Fairlane Drive.
;D
Well....there is that. 8)
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Now I want to eat some lunch and I do not want kishka, stuffed or otherwise.
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Was anyone as surprised as I was last night when Kristy Lee Cook WASN'T in the bottom three for the first time this season?
Not I. Her song choice more or less cemented that. Which brings up something else I've been meaning to mention/talk about...
The judges ALWAYS talk about "Song Selection". I think what the Contestants keep forgetting is that they are indeed Contestants, they are Competing against each other. Yes, they can pick a "good song", but if most of the people who are casting votes for them have no idea what words and melody just came out of their mouths, well... They've sunk themselves real good. The song doesn't have to be "wildly popular", but it should at least be something that "is in the air". I really think that's what did Chikezie in last night - and even affected David Archuleta's standing. Yes, they liked the song, but if their public had never heard the song before, well, they basically just alienated them.
"American Idol" is basically a "Popularity Contest" in the guise of an over-produced mega-Talent Night. And I believe the "popularity" part carries over to the songs themselves.
*Of course, now there's all the talk about David Cook covering Chris Cornell's version of "Billy Jean" almost phrase for phrase. Hmm....
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OY! And the same eight bars of "Ladies Choice" from the movie of "Hairspray" continues on and on and on and on and on downstairs... (Ah, almost a Baby reference.)
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So, what you're saying, Jose, is that the general public isn't going to like something they haven't heard before.
In that case, there is absolutely no hope for any new songs that are written, unless they sound exactly like something that has been written before.
This may explain the popularity of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
;)
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Well, 'tis time for me to get ready for the afternoon session.
Laters...
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Wait a second.
I just realized that my favorite composition of ALW's is Variations. I just proved my own point!
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So, what you're saying, Jose, is that the general public isn't going to like something they haven't heard before.
In that case, there is absolutely no hope for any new songs that are written, unless they sound exactly like something that has been written before.
This may explain the popularity of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
;)
Well, generally speaking, that's what I'm generally saying, in general. ;)
As as for Sir Andy, well, having worked beside him briefly(!) during Whistle Down The Wind, he is a very smart man. Very smart.
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TOD: above all else, the Burger King sausage, egg and cheese croissant (although it DOES have egg in it, so maybe it's not entirely non-nutritious)
Is it still called a croissan'wich, or did they abandon that moniker?
That's what they're called. I like 'em, too, but I prefer the bacon, egg and cheese croissan'wich. :D
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(Ah, almost a Baby reference.)
Nobody puts Baby in a corner! 8)
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Nobody puts Baby in a corner! 8)
Ewwww. That's one of the lines I hate most from any movie! :D
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That's what they're called. I like 'em, too, but I prefer the bacon, egg and cheese croissan'wich. :D
The smoked turkey with no-fat pesto spread, lettuce and tomato croissan'wiches are my favorites.
Of course...I have to make 'em myself.
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Hey DRs MBarnum and RonP, did you like who won HOH last night? (and who got evicted)
... on BIG BROTHER.
I have never been fond of that contestant, so I'm not thrilled by the fact that this person is now HOH. But...it will be interesting.
I'm thinking, "Bye-bye, Joshua"!
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I need me some sustenance.
Shrimp bisque is on today's menu.
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I noticed Dolly Parton is the guest mentor next week. Does that mean a country week?
Either that, or all the girls will be showing lots of cleavage.
How will the guys compete!!! ;D
Tight pants!
;)
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Welcome New Dear Reader booface! :D
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booface!
If you say that with a mid-Northern accent, does it come out "boofus"? ???
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I need to take Sherlock for a hike. He needs to burn off energy before class tonight.
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Welcome new DR (Dear Reader) Booface!
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No sun in sight this afternoon.
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I wonder how the washing machine repair in Oregon is going?
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If you say that with a mid-Northern accent, does it come out "boofus"? ???
It probably comes out the same way as "Dooface"!
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A big haineshisway.com welcome to booface, who, unless I'm mistaken, is our very own Joyce Bunson from The Brain From Planet X.
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I've been working at the piano on Nudie Musical stuff for the last two-and-a-half hours straight. Now I must run and do errands.
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I well remember Ruben Studdard in the bottom that one particular week, and he should have gone home that week. I never thought he was anything but mediocre, but as the weeks wore on, I always felt he got worse and worse, his voice more and more gravelly and often missing notes. Yet, the judges propped him up week after week. They were determined to have a "soul singer" be the Idol that year.
I thought Randy Jackson was going to have a heart attack that night that Ruben was in the bottom group.
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If you say that with a mid-Northern accent, does it come out "boofus"? ???
...or if you were in Italy, it would be pronunced boo-FAH-che.
;D
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PAGE 7 LUNCH TIME DANCE!!
I'm off to lunch. :D
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We had an early lunch today, so I got back in time to watch several things. I began with another episode of NUMB3RS. This one had to do with a series of deaths all connected to an illegal election. The perp was never much in doubt but finding evidence to pin on him was the problem. Pretty good episode.
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Next, I put in the Blu-ray of THE DEPARTED. I've only watched about 90 minutes (have another hour to do), but it is a very compelling Boston mob drama. Very fascinating parallel of Matt Damon and Leo DiCaprio in "mole" positions in their respective squads.
Mark Walburg definitely deserved his supporting actor Oscar nomination (he's hilarious), and DiCaprio would have been nominated for this is he hadn't made BLOOD DIAMOND the same year. Damon is superb, too. Really, four of these actors should rightfully have earned nominations for this movie (Jack Nicholson should have been the fourth), and only Walburg did. Funny how those things work.
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Next I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Yes, Luke and Noah were on, but they were really on the sidelines since most of the episode had to do with a trial which they attended.
They were not in the previews for tomorrow.
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I ended the afternoon watching a LAW & ORDER rerun on TNT. This was Jerry Orbach's last episode on the show, and it ended up being a very interesting case of two women who swapped murders and their subsequent simultaneous trials.
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I wonder how the washing machine repair in Oregon is going?
I worry more about the physical and/or emotional safety of the repairman!
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Next I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Yes, Luke and Noah were on, but they were really on the sidelines since most of the episode had to do with a trial which they attended.
They were not in the previews for tomorrow.
Not since Charles Dickens has there been such a last minute witness to save the day.
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Back from a couple of errands and whatnot, and must now get ready for tonight's rehearsal. I don't know WHERE this day went.
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I gotta tell you.
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It's very pretty out, and with a nice, cool breeze, too.
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Ah.. A lull... A break... A respite... Some silence... :)
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Not since Charles Dickens has there been such a last minute witness to save the day.
I can't believe the soaps still get away with this kind of thing. Of course, they're still milking cliches they've used for decades about eavesdropping on intimate moments at just the right pivotal second, etc. Pretty shameless and yet it continues.
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I didn't mention it, but the Blu-ray of THE DEPARTED really looks super, among the very finest transfers I've seen.
The uncompressed 5.1 sound is also quite effective.
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DR Matt H - Thatsa lotta gun shots!!!!!!
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They must come in the last hour of the movie which I'll be watching in a little while. So far, though it's certainly been violent, there hasn't been quite the amount or severity of violence that I was expecting.
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I've got some computer work to take care of and then will be heading down for more of THE DEPARTED and maybe another NUMB3RS episode if there's time.
WBBL.
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Who cut the cheese?
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Ah.. A lull... A break... A respite... Some silence... :)
You Know,Jose You Have Somewhat Of The Poet In You
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Will we never get to page eight? Will page eight never get to us?
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I mean, seven is heaven, but eight is great, and nine is unusually fine.
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I'm showered and fresh as a daisy and am now waiting for Mark to arrive so we can be on the freeway at three-thirty sharp.
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I am thrilled about who won HOH on BIG BROTHER!
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This particular washing machine repairman will have nothing to worry about from me, I can assure you, DR Elmore.
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Well, I took a very, very,very (that is three verys) long nap and now I must finish the watching of SHIKAR! It is quite a good little murder mystery in the jungle...well, it is more a state park...but parks in India are jungles so...
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This particular washing machine repairman will have nothing to worry about from me, I can assure you, DR Elmore.
;D
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Ah, the man has arrived and now I have a working machine...and boy do I need to do some laundry!
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I shall now be on my way to the Heim of Ana, with or without Mr. Rothman, who is late for the second day in a row - I don't think he quite has it in his head yet that I want to be ON the freeway at three-thirty.
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I'm a very very big fan of Hillary Clinton, but I'm finding Chelsea Clinton's attitude of wanting things only her own way, and putting herself out there for what she wants to say but thinking that she can single-handedly set the limits, to be a little oblivious to the way things work in the real world. it was one thing when she was a minor, but she's almost 30 now.
I don't believe Chelsea should be responsible for answering any questions regarding Monica Lewinsky. She did not have sex with Monica, nor is she married to the man who did. Why should be expected to answer any question regarding her parents marriage?
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I'm surprised she wasn't prepared for the possibility with a better response.
It was a stupid question & I have difficulty imagining any response would affect Hillary's election.
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This particular washing machine repairman will have nothing to worry about from me, I can assure you, DR Elmore.
If you even talk to him, he'll be screwed up forever!
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I am a Cheetos kind of guy.
I don't know if it's a national brand, but as far as potato chips go, I'll go with Herr's Kettle Cooked.
http://www.herrs.com/Products/Products.html (http://www.herrs.com/Products/Products.html)
I'm fond of the brown and the blue.
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Oh! And which have you been asked to play? :D
Organ.
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As for yesterday's events, I'm still not quite 100%, but, I've been to work, I've walked the DD Dixie and I have emptied the 55 gallon trash can - I'm doing okay. :)
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Organ.
Ooooh! May I play a duet avec toi?
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Hi td, I'm pleased to see you posting. :)
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Hi td, I'm pleased to see you posting. :)
:D
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I am a Cheetos kind of guy.
I don't know if it's a national brand, but as far as potato chips go, I'll go with Herr's Kettle Cooked.
http://www.herrs.com/Products/Products.html (http://www.herrs.com/Products/Products.html)
I'm fond of the brown and the blue.
Since moving to the Pacific Northwest we have been eating Tim’s original potato chips (http://www.timschips.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=T&Product_Code=ORI_PC&Category_Code=TIMSPC)
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I am a Cheetos kind of guy.
Was it you who cut the Cheetos?
;)
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Ooooh! May I play a duet avec toi?
What a set-up! :D
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I'm surprised she wasn't prepared for the possibility with a better response.
It was a stupid question & I have difficulty imagining any response would affect Hillary's election.
:)
I was rather fond of "It's none of your business!" It was succinct, accurate and civil.
;D
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Welcome to The Shining DR td.
I never really understtood the criticisms!
I loved those scenes with Danny going along the corridors.
The film was beautifully referenced in "Hot Fuzz"
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Was it you who cut the Cheetos?
;)
I blame DR BrettySpaghetti ::)
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And for those who care .......
My accent is North East it seems.. Probabbly North Jersey, NY, Connecticut or R.I..
Who would have thought?
I may see Merry Mary Marry.
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Welcome to The Shining DR td.
I never really understtood the criticisms!
I loved those scenes with Danny going along the corridors.
The film was beautifully referenced in "Hot Fuzz"
Are you trying to gaslight me? The last time I posted anything about THE SHINING was way back in October. . .
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I felt energized after our hike, now I’m struggling to stay awake. I couldn’t sleep last night so I finished reading Tim Winton’s THE RIDERS.
I had better get re-energized before class tonight.
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None of us know who is reading; who is watching... :P
The Shadow knows!
der Brucer
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Are you trying to gaslight me? The last time I posted anything about THE SHINING was way back in October. . .
:) I'm catching up!
Or NOT~
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Strange book Jane! But I love his writing. His new book is out in May. His last one (Short stories that are for the most part linked) is wonderful. Dirt Music, his last novel, whilst beautifully written, goes nowhere.
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So, does the jeep sing soprano, alto, or bass?
;) ;D
Dharmendra sang bass, Asha sang tenor
And the little jeep would join right in there
der Brucer
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Has anyone read HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill? I noticed it today at Borders, and a customer did recommend it. . .
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Welcome to The Shining DR td.
I never really understtood the criticisms!
I loved those scenes with Danny going along the corridors.
The film was beautifully referenced in "Hot Fuzz"
Huh??????????
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Are you trying to gaslight me? The last time I posted anything about THE SHINING was way back in October. . .
Maybe he's the one who's cutting the Cheetos.
8)
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She has every right not to field or answer questions that are personal inquiries into the lives of her and her family.
However, has she simply answered "No", we probably would not have heard about it. Her "None of your business" reply was a natural pick-up for the media and it let them drag up the Monica affair again!
der Brucer
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Huh??????????
Tom's referencing Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining". And then he says the movie "Hot Fuzz" referenced it.
Tomovoz knows these things.
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However, has she simply answered "No", we probably would not have heard about it. Her "None of your business" reply was a natural pick-up for the media and it let them drag up the Monica affair again!
der Brucer
"No" would have been an answer.
Her point: It deserved no answer as it was none of the questioner's business.
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DR tomovoz is in the know.
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I don't believe Chelsea should be responsible for answering any questions regarding Monica Lewinsky. She did not have sex with Monica, nor is she married to the man who did. Why should be expected to answer any question regarding her parents marriage?
I agree.
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I have been given an impossible task: to fly in and out of a small city for a meeting in one day. I can't get in before the meeting begins, and there are no flights after the meeting is over.
Although, I guess I can take the route that goes from the small city to San Fransisco to Las Vegas to Boston to Minneapolis to Phoenix.
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DR tomovoz is in the know.
He's also gone. Foot!
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Idiot Dance!
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I have been given an impossible task: to fly in and out of a small city for a meeting in one day. I can't get in before the meeting begins, and there are no flights after the meeting is over.
Will they allow you to charter a plane?
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Question, especially for those of you in SoCal: How do you pronounce the word "Pantages" (i.e., Pantages Theatre)? Do you say it to rhyme with Engages or Contagious?
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Since moving to the Pacific Northwest we have been eating Tim’s original potato chips (http://www.timschips.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=T&Product_Code=ORI_PC&Category_Code=TIMSPC)
These are very good. :)
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Her point: It deserved no answer as it was none of the questioner's business.
Maybe it's because I'm a reporter, but I would disagree with her point. If she's stumping for Mom, and the position is for the most important job in the world, I think it's a perfectly reasonable question to ask. Hillary has presented herself as the person who you want to "answer the phone at 3 a.m." Why should Americans take her word for it? We need proof. And if Chelsea is taking questions from an audience, she should expect to be asked questions outside the neighborhood of "How are you?" It's a tough job, and we have tough questions. I'm glad the question was at least asked.
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I'm surprised she wasn't prepared for the possibility with a better response.
It was a stupid question & I have difficulty imagining any response would affect Hillary's election.
If the intent was to embarrass the Clinton campaign, it was a brilliant question.
And any news mention of Monica re-enforces Hillary's negatives in the public mind - and her campaign is already on life-support.
der Brucer
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Idiot Dance!
Have second thoughts on sleeping with the pilot?
der Brucer
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Have second thoughts on sleeping with the pilot?
der Brucer
I decided it was a stupid post, and since it didn't ruin anyone's page dance, I deleted it.
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Starting the Thursday evening TV block with Miss Guided followed by LOST and ELI STONE
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Who cut the cheese?
Nikki - on last night's Top Chef. (Humungous block of Velveeta to use in her disastrous Mac and Cheese.)
der Brucer
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I decided it was a stupid post, and since it didn't ruin anyone's page dance, I deleted it.
But you just aren't quick enough to evade us pouncing-posters!
der Brucer
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Question, especially for those of you in SoCal: How do you pronounce the word "Pantages" (i.e., Pantages Theatre)? Do you say it to rhyme with Engages or Contagious?
After how many Martinis?
der Brucer
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Starting the Thursday evening TV block with Miss Guided followed by LOST and ELI STONE
Uh....Lost is lost until late April, no?
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After how many Martinis?
Comedy 1, Knowledge 0.
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Uh....Lost is lost until late April, no?
LOST returns in a few weeks. . .April 24, iirc.
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Comedy 1, Knowledge 0.
We can all help you bone up on your knowledge, DR BrettySpaghetti. ;)
Musical theater knowledge, of course . . .
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Tom's referencing Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining". And then he says the movie "Hot Fuzz" referenced it.
Tomovoz knows these things.
Oh I understood THE SHINING reference (even though I can't stand the film), but I couldn't figure out what it had to do with td.
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Scanning thru tv the other night. It was the dancing with stars.
Has this been discussed?
What the hell has Priscilla Presley done to her face. She looks like she is wearing a mask. She should sue her doctor.
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Scanning thru tv the other night. It was the dancing with stars.
Has this been discussed?
What the hell has Priscilla Presley done to her face. She looks like she is wearing a mask. She should sue her doctor.
It's sort of been discussed, however... She apparently had the work down in Chile by some "miracle doctor"... And she paid cash for the operation/injections... And, of course, now the doctor has been brought up on charges of malpractice, so... Ah, well...
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When we are traveling we treat ourselves to Cheetos, the crispy ones-never the "Puffs"
Hey! That's my car road trip snack!
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Successful show vibes to the talented DF of DR Cilla!
Cilla, congrats on the weight loss!
Thanks. I'm having a couple tough days diet wise. I'm in awe of our wonderful Vixmom and her stick-to-it-ness to lose all the weight she's lost so far!
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Thanks. I'm having a couple tough days diet wise. I'm in awe of our wonderful Vixmom and her stick-to-it-ness to lose all the weight she's lost so far!
I can't understand how Vixmom managed to do it during Girl Scout Cookie season.
Congratulations, Cilla and Vixmom!
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It's sort of been discussed, however... She apparently had the work down in Chile by some "miracle doctor"... And she paid cash for the operation/injections... And, of course, now the doctor has been brought up on charges of malpractice, so... Ah, well...
Well I guess it wasn't "Delightful Down In Chile" (A Gentlemen Prefer Blondes reference)
I guess no Doctor would touch her in the USA
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Agreed!
Chelsea is taking questions from "the future of America" that concern the current campaign, and, well.. the future of America. She has every right not to field or answer questions that are personal inquiries into the lives of her and her family.
I saw Chelsea give her intro (On TV not in person). She talked about having a job and living in New York and being out to support her mom. She said when it's over she'll go back to her life and her job. I don't think she has any political ambitions. I think it's outrageous to be asking a child about a parent's reaction to the other parent cheating. I think she's showing a lot of class by not answering those personal and outrageous questions. Go Chelsea!
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Uh....Lost is lost until late April, no?
Yes. But DR JRand57 has special clarivoiant powers. :)
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I received a delightful surprise in the mail today from DR MBarnum. Thank you, Michael!
I shall soon be enjoying DR Rodzinksi on the small screen. And no, not in one of DR emore3003's VHS tapes. At least, I don't think so... ;)
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Musical Theater Crossovers.
1) Loreli Lee visits Nelli Forbush in the South Pacific and they sing Just a Little Girl From Little Rock
2) Ella Peterson while traveling stops in this drought ridden town and meets Lizzie Currey and they both dicovered that they pretended to be Melisande.
3) While traveling in Greece, Carmelina Campbell meets Donna Peterson and discover they both have daughters whose father could be one of three men.
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Question, especially for those of you in SoCal: How do you pronounce the word "Pantages" (i.e., Pantages Theatre)? Do you say it to rhyme with Engages or Contagious?
Rikkie Lee Jones can answer that question.
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Good night.
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I received a delightful surprise in the mail today from DR MBarnum. Thank you, Michael!
I shall soon be enjoying DR Rodzinksi on the small screen. And no, not in one of DR emore3003's VHS tapes. At least, I don't think so... ;)
Did you download his clips from YouTube, use vixy.net and save them to you computer?
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I better go walk on the treadmill for my 30 minutes. I'm doing 3 days working out, 2 days off....I just had my 2 days off so it's time to walk. Laters
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I can certainly see now what DR Jose meant about the gunfire in THE DEPARTED. My goodness, what an explosive finale. I was jumping every few seconds. Wow! I enjoyed the entire film, but what a kinetic kick to the last quarter hour!
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After I finished THE DEPARTED, I watched another episode of NUMB3RS. This one had to do with a prisoner scheduled for death who wanted to see his daughter for the first (only) time and was bargaining for the opportunity with facts he had about murders he committed and bodies he had buried. An OK episode, but again, not much mystery.
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SMALLVILLE had a good episode tonight with James Marsters returning as Brainiac. A surprise or two along the way as well, much to my liking, I must say.
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I watched the "Squeegee" LOST episode which was a rerun of the season premiere. Some nice information in the pop-ups, so I'm glad I rewatched it.
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ELI STONE had a good episode tonght because there was no irritating Maggie tonight and no Loretta Devine-secretary either, so the irritation quotient was reduced considerably. Laura Benanti was on. Looks like she might become a recurring character on the show.
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DR MBarnum you must have posted just when i was posting my question.
I too was very happy with who won. At first i was not that fond of natalie (since she seemed oblivious to matt and was sort of prostituting herself out to him). But as the weeks grew, i became more fond of her (especially as others became more and more vile).
I think nat is at least good-intentioned. Even if she is sometimes dillusional. I like that better than people who are malicious like chelsia.
So i was quite happy with the win. And happy with chelsia going home (although i would have been happier probably with james leaving). Hopefully this week!
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BIG BROTHER LIVE FEEDS COMMENTS
i.e,. what is happening today.
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No writing to do, so I'm going to tinker with the computer for a bit and then head down to bed.
Good night!
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Matthew, have you told us the total weight loss you have enjoyed?
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I lost forty pounds once. Of course, it was in a British casino and they were pounds sterling, but that's another story.
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Back from a rehearsal. I must now write the notes. What else is new?
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Somehow, I am not tired, although I suppose I should be.
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Alas, my spring break is coming to an end - school again next week.
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No one is here so I figured I would take a moment in the spotlight.