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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were written today, and now it is time for you to post until the tomorrow cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DEHISCE!
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Welcome eight GUESTS!
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I wonder if DR George ever got home from the par-tay? :)
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TOD:
I'm sure there are lots that I'm not thinking of at the moment, but:
HANGOVER SQUARE
THE COMPETITION
A STAR IS BORN [Garland/Mason]
SHINE
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TOD
AMADEUS
Runners up:
GREAT CARUSO
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
MELBA
RHAPSODY IN BLUE
der Brucer
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I am feeling better today, and so it is a work day. Oh well.
I have not read the comments from yesterday, but I will later today.
TOD:
The Great Lie
The Red Shoes
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Purse strings tighten at Bob Baker's Marionette Theater
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-11/43536768.jpg)
Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
Bob Baker, 84, owner and creator of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater on the corner of 1st and Glendale, cozies up to a few of the 3,000 puppets in his collection.
LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-la-marionette22-2008nov22,0,5663814.story)
The nearly 50-year-old stage just west of downtown, where the owner crafts most of the puppets, is behind on mortgage payments. But he is determined that the show will go on.
By Cara Mia DiMassa
November 22, 2008
From the outside, the low-slung, white concrete building huddled underneath the Beverly Boulevard bridge looked like any other building in its industrial area just west of downtown, adorned with razor wire and a forbidding exterior.
Inside, as an elderly man wielded a marionette, the place's distinction became apparent. Bob Baker slowly tilted his hands this way and that, pulling on a series of delicate strings. And as he did, the 55-year-old puppet -- itself almost a senior citizen -- a black crow decked out in a straw hat, white jacket with red piping and matching tie, began to dance the Charleston.
Behind wire-rimmed glasses, Baker's eyes lit up as he worked, a peppermint pink polo shirt and gray hair framing his smile. "Ha, ha, ha," he whispered, in a syncopated rhythm. The crow's eyes darted open and closed, and its claws seemed to jive to the unheard music. And then, Baker moved his hands again. The crow jumped to his grand finish, and Baker exhaled: "Yeah, man!"
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is a place that is both magical and earth-bound. Operating from the corner of 1st Street and Glendale Boulevard just west of downtown Los Angeles for 49 years, it is a vestige of childhoods lived, where vegetables dance to old vaudeville tunes and musical instruments dance and jump across a black box theater festooned with crystal chandeliers.
But it's also been struggling for years, trying to eke out an existence on $15-a-head admission, amid the fickle nature of children's passions.
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Spend any time with Baker, and he will tell you that he has plans. Even though he's 84, even though some of them seem vastly out of reach, they are his plans. He has bought a pipe organ and wants to install it in the theater to accompany screenings of old-time movies. He talks of renovating the building and opening a school within the theater space. He wants to expand more into the toy industry. And oh, he dreams of doing films again.
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der Brucer
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Good morning, all! I did not sleep well, and I had most peculiar dreams. This morning I need to make a visit to the home of DR FJL and his wonderful partner Skip, talented composer and chef, and I will hopefully stop as well at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on 46th Street to look at their used furniture.
After that, it's back here to work on the two piles of music sitting on my desk. I have a deadline for the Men's Chorus on Monday evening, so I have those parts to finish up in the next two days.
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And the word of the day is: DEHISCE!
You can always tell if a snake is near by DEHISCE that spews from it's mouth.
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Good Morning, the proud and few!
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And the word of the day is: DEHISCE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: JUNE IS BUSTIN' OUT ALL OVER
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And the word of the day is: DEHISCE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: JUNE IS BUSTIN' OUT ALL OVER
Get June a bra
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Music-related films?
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
DE-LOVELY
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workies
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TOD:
'ROUND MIDNIGHT
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Good morning!
COLD! Perfectly beautiful out with no clouds in the sky, but the cold air and chilling breeze will make it a totally indoor day for me.
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TOD:
THE FIVE PENNIES
THE GLENN MILLER STORY
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Today I'll be working on the next Criterion in my stack, Samuel Fuller's WHITE DOG. I've never seen this, so it should be very interesting to watch given the controversy the film inspired.
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Tonight's HBO-HD movie premiere is THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, a really entertaining spy yarn. I don't need to record it, however. I got the HD DVD on a cutout sale and have watched it several times already. Universal is planning to release the three BOURNE films on Blu-ray in late January, but I see no need to rebuy them since the HD DVDs look splendid.
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Well, I've finished my morning surfing, so I'll do some computer maintenance stuff and then head down to check the mail and then get started on lunch.
WBBL.
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Morning all.
I'm seeing my friend's cabaret show this afternoon and then Funny as a Crutch this evening.
Last evening we began to catch up on the taped episodes of My Hero, a Britcom from the mid-late 90s.
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DR Michael S-very funny corrections. :)
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DR Dakoa, & all DR dieters, best of luck vibes for success.
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I've been quite busy: the Svation Army Thrift Store, DR Fjl's apartment, the laundromat and Laytner's Bed & Bath where I bought two blankets. Before leaving the apartment, I moved a CD shelf and vacuumed. Now I'm ready for a nap!
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Finally got a long night's sleep - close to nine hours. I needed it, because at best I'll only get six or seven tonight. I've printed out my boarding pass.
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And I'm up.
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It's a little overcast outside, but the sun looks like it's trying to have its way and cut through it.
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But the most important question is why are we STILL on page one?
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PAGE TWO
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I see Jane left without posting, and whoever was with her left, too. I think some errant and truant hainsies/kimlets best get their butt cheeks back here pronto.
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Thirty-one posts at one o'clock Eastern time is not what we like to see. It irks us. We do not wish to be irked. We wish to be irkless.
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Well, I did get us to page two!
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I think I must have slept very heavily last night (for probably the first time in a week). I woke up at 9:00 a.m., and my back was really hurting.
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T.O.D.
My favorite would be THREE LITTLE WORDS, but I guess that would count as a musical. I will give the topic some more thought!
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Good day, elmore! Good day, td!
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..................... and, good morning, Uncle Mikey!
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Good morning TCB.
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Probably the best seasonal book title I have seen this year...............
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A VAMPIRE
By Kerrelyn Sparks
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I see Jane left without posting, and whoever was with her left, too. I think some errant and truant hainsies/kimlets best get their butt cheeks back here pronto.
What are you talking about? I made two, count them-TWO-posts. :)
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I believe I finally had a good night's sleep last night. -Even if I did end up sleeping until 12:30pm. -Maybe my body is currently on West Coast time? ;)
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I see Jane left without posting, and whoever was with her left, too. I think some errant and truant hainsies/kimlets best get their butt cheeks back here pronto.
What are you talking about? I made two, count them-TWO-posts. :)
He don't read no stinkin' posts.
;D
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Well, yes, but then you left without taking us to page two. Most unseemly, but I forgive you because soon you will have a birthday.
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Has anyone sent anything express mail recently? I was told I can only send priority mail now. I called the USPS 800 number & he said I can still do express mail, yet the website says express isn't guaranteed. UPS will be more expensive to use but I would like the package to arrive by Wednesday. Since our post office is closed today I will ship on Monday, whichever I use.
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DR TCB - Good to hear that you slept well too, and I'm sure your back will ease up/out as the day goes on.
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Why is Jose's avatar so teeny-tiny - and no, that is not a euphemism.
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How fast can we get to page three?
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I guess I should stop being lazy and go do the long jog - was just hoping for a bit more sun, because I gather I certainly won't be having any in NY. I do hope the hotel has a gym or exercise room, because if it's too too cold I'll have to do that rather than jog.
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Well, yes, but then you left without taking us to page two. Most unseemly, but I forgive you because soon you will have a birthday.
I never count the number of posts per page, don't even remember how many posts per page. Plus I had to call the post office & ups store.
LOL-I'm trying not to think of this birthday. It is going to be very strange to be older than my older sister.
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Why is Jose's avatar so teeny-tiny - and no, that is not a euphemism.
Because I was teeny-tiny-er when I was 18 months old.
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;D
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Has anyone sent anything express mail recently? I was told I can only send priority mail now. I called the USPS 800 number & he said I can still do express mail, yet the website says express isn't guaranteed. UPS will be more expensive to use but I would like the package to arrive by Wednesday. Since our post office is closed today I will ship on Monday, whichever I use.
What exactly were you told? Has Express Mail been discontinued in general? Or was this just in regards to the package you need to get there by Wednesday? Were you trying to mail it this morning?
You can always check the "Commitments" (http://webapps.usps.com/expressmailcommitments/landing.jsp) page on usps.com to check out the when's and where's of the guaranteed delivery times.
Some areas do have "exemptions" from the "guaranteed next day" rule according to geographic areas and delivery routes. -I know that if I mail something to you in your part of Oregon from the DC area, the "commitment" is 2nd-day delivery not next-day for Express Mail. I even have friends in Charlottesville, VA, who usually do not receive "next-day" deliveries due to the way the delivery routes work.
-I'm also wondering if the USPS is still adjusting to the influx of business as a result of taking on some of the former DHL workload.
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;D
I also wanted to see if I saved my avatar in a different format - GIF instead of JPEF - made a difference in the sizing of the avatars.
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Has anyone sent anything express mail recently? I was told I can only send priority mail now. I called the USPS 800 number & he said I can still do express mail, yet the website says express isn't guaranteed. UPS will be more expensive to use but I would like the package to arrive by Wednesday. Since our post office is closed today I will ship on Monday, whichever I use.
You can always check the "Commitments" (http://webapps.usps.com/expressmailcommitments/landing.jsp) page on usps.com to check out the when's and where's of the guaranteed delivery times.
I love the COMMITMENTS! I have all of their albums.
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Boy the things you receive in your e-mail. I guess I should say I can now die happy, now that I have seen Prince William's willy.
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re: last night's GHOST WHISPERER
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I must say i was not so sure about the plot twist with Melinda's husband. But i really loved last night's episode. IT had me so beyond teary. It was really nice.
And i really loved how they used the part about delia's son playing basketball with jim to make delia a believer. Very emotional episode~
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'm a sucker for almost any piano, piano player related movie:
"The Competition" - All those glissandos in the Prokofiev concerto!
"Madame Sousatzka" - The title character reminds me so much of my piano teacher in college. The both have very exotic last names. ;)
"Food of Love" - Based on David Leavitt's "The Page Turner".
"The Page Turner" ("La Tourneuse de Pages") - Not based on David Leavitt's "The Page Turner".
"Un Couer en Hiver" ("A Heart in Winter") - Ravel's chamber music has never been sexier.
"The Pianist"
"Le Maître de Musique" ("The Music Teacher") - This one revolves around a voice teacher and his student. The great Belgian baritone, Jose van Dam, plays the titles character - and he sings in the movie too.
"Mr. Holland's Opus"
And I'm really hoping that the upcoming screen adaption of "The Soloist" is not ruined by another self-absorbed, self-indulged performance by Jamie Foxx. The (audio)book made me cry - and it truly is "based on a true story" - and the movie better make me cry too. ;)
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It snowed. Therefore there is snow covering my driveway. I must go move it and feed the birds.
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No one can say I was here and didn't post :)
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Rocky A
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Home/DAY220001.jpg)
Rocky B
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Home/DAY220002.jpg)
SIDE BY SIDE
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Home/DAY220003.jpg)
der Brucer
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I SEE YOU!
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Home/DAY220004.jpg)
WHO? ME?
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Home/DAY220005.jpg)
OBLIVIOUS TO IT ALL
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Home/DAY220006.jpg)
der Brucer
That Darn Cat! looks pregnant.
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workies
And just after he dropped off-line, work called and asked if he would work an extra two hours this afternoon. That puts him at 36 for the week - which is pretty good for a part-timer! And he's already scheduled for 44.5 next week. The bank balance is happy. :D
der Brucer
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Has anyone sent anything express mail recently? I was told I can only send priority mail now. I called the USPS 800 number & he said I can still do express mail, yet the website says express isn't guaranteed. UPS will be more expensive to use but I would like the package to arrive by Wednesday. Since our post office is closed today I will ship on Monday, whichever I use.
What exactly were you told? Has Express Mail been discontinued in general? Or was this just in regards to the package you need to get there by Wednesday? Were you trying to mail it this morning?
You can always check the "Commitments" (http://webapps.usps.com/expressmailcommitments/landing.jsp) page on usps.com to check out the when's and where's of the guaranteed delivery times.
Some areas do have "exemptions" from the "guaranteed next day" rule according to geographic areas and delivery routes. -I know that if I mail something to you in your part of Oregon from the DC area, the "commitment" is 2nd-day delivery not next-day for Express Mail. I even have friends in Charlottesville, VA, who usually do not receive "next-day" deliveries due to the way the delivery routes work.
-I'm also wondering if the USPS is still adjusting to the influx of business as a result of taking on some of the former DHL workload.
The USPS site says they will take on the DHL business.
As for the express mail, I think/hope the woman on the phone was confused. She was filling in & likely didn't know what she was talking about. Yes, we rarely get a one day guarantee on express mail. If I mail it in the morning it should be ok, and arriving Tuesday is fine. Ashland is often the beaten path, business wise anyway. I miss having a post office on Saturday's.
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Boy the things you receive in your e-mail. I guess I should say I can now die happy, now that I have seen Prince William's willy.
What! No, I do not want to know ::)
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Off to hike.
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And I believe I'm going to head out for the afternoon too.
Laters...
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OH!
And just in case anyDR is still looking for ideas for Thanksgiving Dinner, the following recipe appeared in yesterday's, Tasting Table NYC (http://tastingtable.com/index.htm) e-newsletter.
Pumpkin Pie Jell-O Shots
Makes 8 pies
8 Keebler mini graham-cracker piecrusts
1 envelope Knox gelatin
1/3 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1/2 cup vodka
1/2 tablespoon cold heavy cream
Fresh whipped cream, for serving
1. Arrange the piecrusts on a baking sheet. Place 1 cup cold water in the top of a double boiler and sprinkle the gelatin over the top. Let stand for three minutes.
2. Heat the gelatin mixture over a gentle simmer until the granules have dissolved. Add the pumpkin, sugar and spices and heat, stirring occasionally, until the pumpkin and sugar are completely melted. Remove from heat and cool for 30 minutes.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the vodka with 1/4 cup cold water and the heavy cream. Whisk in the pumpkin mixture and immediately divide it among the piecrusts. Chill until firm, at least 4 hours. Slice the pies into wedges, if desired, top with whipped cream and serve.
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THE JOLSON STORY
JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
How could I have forgotten those?
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Belaboring the obvious:
THE NEW YORKER (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/jamessurowiecki/2008/11/when-the-librar.html)
When the Library Is Full
James Surowiecki
November 21, 2008
Yet another story about declining DVD sales in the Times today. A chart accompanying the story shows that DVD sales have been stagnant since 2005, and are actually down after four per cent this year through September. And since DVDs are a major—the major?—source of profits for Hollywood these days, this is not a great sign for the business.
The curious thing to me, though, is that the flattening out and eventual decline of DVD sales had to be completely anticipated. After all, every year there are fewer and fewer good films for the studios to release on DVD. I’m not making a point about the quality of Hollywood’s new movies. Rather, I’m talking about the fact that a huge chunk of DVD sales over the years has come from the studios’ film libraries. The introduction of the DVD was a great boon to the studios’ bottom lines because DVDs were significantly better than videotapes (much better picture, and much longer-lasting) and people were, as a result, far more interested in owning them (rather than simply renting them). And people were interested not just in buying new movies, but also in buying older ones. So the studios have been able to turn their libraries into billions of dollars in sales.
The problem, obviously, is that those libraries, while vast, are limited. And at this point, while there are plenty of American movies that are still unavailable on DVD (Turner Classics runs many of them), most of the movies that even avid moviegoers would be interested in owning have already been released. Speaking from personal experience, the number of DVDs I buy has dropped steadily in the last couple of years, even given the release of some of the amazing retrospective box sets that the studios have put out, like Fox’s John Ford collection. There just is much less to buy.
Given this reality, I actually think the fact that DVD sales have basically stayed flat should be seen as something of a triumph. The problem for the studios, which the article alludes to, is that there’s no obvious revenue stream to replace the profits they’ve made from selling their backlist on DVD. The hope was that Blu-Ray would be the solution, but, from my perspective, the quality difference between Blu-Ray and DVD is not high enough to justify the massive price difference between the products, at least when it comes to movies I already own on DVD. I’ll buy some new releases, like “The Dark Knight,” on Blu-Ray. But I can’t see ever buying a Blu-Ray of, say, “Office Space,” to replace the DVD I own. In other words, unlike the way people upgraded from cassettes and albums to CDs, or from videotapes to DVDs, I think most movie watchers will be content to keep their current collections on DVD. And that means in the long run that Hollywood’s going to need to make up for a fairly sizeable drop in profits.
Well, there still is TV to take up some of the slack.
der Brucer
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Must've been a senior moment.
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Belaboring the obvious:
THE NEW YORKER (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/jamessurowiecki/2008/11/when-the-librar.html)
When the Library Is Full
James Surowiecki
November 21, 2008
Yet another story about declining DVD sales in the Times today. A chart accompanying the story shows that DVD sales have been stagnant since 2005, and are actually down after four per cent this year through September. And since DVDs are a major—the major?—source of profits for Hollywood these days, this is not a great sign for the business.
The curious thing to me, though, is that the flattening out and eventual decline of DVD sales had to be completely anticipated. After all, every year there are fewer and fewer good films for the studios to release on DVD. I’m not making a point about the quality of Hollywood’s new movies. Rather, I’m talking about the fact that a huge chunk of DVD sales over the years has come from the studios’ film libraries. The introduction of the DVD was a great boon to the studios’ bottom lines because DVDs were significantly better than videotapes (much better picture, and much longer-lasting) and people were, as a result, far more interested in owning them (rather than simply renting them). And people were interested not just in buying new movies, but also in buying older ones. So the studios have been able to turn their libraries into billions of dollars in sales.
The problem, obviously, is that those libraries, while vast, are limited. And at this point, while there are plenty of American movies that are still unavailable on DVD (Turner Classics runs many of them), most of the movies that even avid moviegoers would be interested in owning have already been released. Speaking from personal experience, the number of DVDs I buy has dropped steadily in the last couple of years, even given the release of some of the amazing retrospective box sets that the studios have put out, like Fox’s John Ford collection. There just is much less to buy.
Given this reality, I actually think the fact that DVD sales have basically stayed flat should be seen as something of a triumph. The problem for the studios, which the article alludes to, is that there’s no obvious revenue stream to replace the profits they’ve made from selling their backlist on DVD. The hope was that Blu-Ray would be the solution, but, from my perspective, the quality difference between Blu-Ray and DVD is not high enough to justify the massive price difference between the products, at least when it comes to movies I already own on DVD. I’ll buy some new releases, like “The Dark Knight,” on Blu-Ray. But I can’t see ever buying a Blu-Ray of, say, “Office Space,” to replace the DVD I own. In other words, unlike the way people upgraded from cassettes and albums to CDs, or from videotapes to DVDs, I think most movie watchers will be content to keep their current collections on DVD. And that means in the long run that Hollywood’s going to need to make up for a fairly sizeable drop in profits.
Well, there still is TV to take up some of the slack.
der Brucer
I totally agree with you.
With the exception of a few MGM titles from WHV in January (e.g. WATERLOO BRIDGE, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS, the musical, etc.), I'm not aware of any classic titles that have been announced for the 1st quarter of 2009.
Nothing from Fox. Paramount or Universal.
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Pray for me, DRs. Zach is the proud owner of his first drum kit. The house is now in Sensurround.
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I do recall reading that Sony is releasing STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, along with another Michael Powell film.
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Pray for me, DRs. Zach is the proud owner of his first drum kit. The house is now in Sensurround.
I feel so sorry for you.
We have a neighbor whose son practices drums daily. Drives us crazy.
Suggestion: Depending on his age, tell Zach that inside the drums is (a) candy (b) a PLAYBOY magazine (c) a six-pack of Coors.
That could solve your problem.
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Pray for me, DRs. Zach is the proud owner of his first drum kit. The house is now in Sensurround.
You have three choices:
Headphones
Handcuffs
Headaches
der Brucer
You could buy him an accordian....
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Pray for me, DRs. Zach is the proud owner of his first drum kit. The house is now in Sensurround.
Well, you know the saying...kids never stick to anything.
der Brucer
I think there might be a drumming excepetion to the rule ;D
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Back from the long jog.
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I'm here, so i figure I'd better post something.
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Wow, that post took a long time to get through.
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IOWA FIRST - THEN OLYMPIA WASH
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/112208_bibleterror.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,456446,00.html)
IOWA COLLEGE BASES MUSICAL ON BIBLE'S 'TERROR' STORIES
DES MOINES, Iowa — Don't expect to hear these Bible stories at church.
Cannibalism, rape, a bear that mauls children — this is the Bible?
They're among six stories from the Old Testament acted out in "Terror Texts," a musical at Northwestern College in Orange City.
Adding to the shocking nature of the stories are the theatrics, with actors decked out in Goth attire, a rock band and a mosh pit.
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_5753_images/1122081429_M_112208_terror_texts05.jpg)
Oh, I see many roles for George!
der Brucer
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I'm at work (just for a couple of hours) and will have rehearsal at 2:00 pm. Last night's concert by Linda Eder was WONDERFUL! She did mostly standards and several from her Judy Garland album, which I helped sell in the lobby. We also sold her brand new CD, The Other Side of Me (http://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Me-Linda-Eder/dp/B001EIK7LO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1227385462&sr=8-1), which I'm listening to right now. It's more country-rock and also very good. I didn't get to meet her, but I was able to send my CDs (I bought her new CD and I brought my copy of the Broadway cast recording of Jekyll & Hyde) backstage and she signed them! ;D
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After the concert, I went to a party at the house of the Reefer Madness director. It was mostly the cast, but friends/partners were there, also. I've known this for a couple of years, but there are A LOT OF SMOKERS in this theater company! :P :P :P Anyway, there was a lot of chatting and drinking (by others) and some eathing. At the end of the evening, I drove a couple of people to their respective homes (I'm not a drinker and they were) and didn't get home until 2:30 am, or so. I didn't turn on my computer or TV. I just brushed my teeth and went to bed. Then I eventually woke up, fed my cat, showered, and now am at work until rehearsal.
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And that was my evening, last night.
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IOWA FIRST - THEN OLYMPIA WASH
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/112208_bibleterror.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,456446,00.html)
IOWA COLLEGE BASES MUSICAL ON BIBLE'S 'TERROR' STORIES
DES MOINES, Iowa — Don't expect to hear these Bible stories at church.
Cannibalism, rape, a bear that mauls children — this is the Bible?
They're among six stories from the Old Testament acted out in "Terror Texts," a musical at Northwestern College in Orange City.
Adding to the shocking nature of the stories are the theatrics, with actors decked out in Goth attire, a rock band and a mosh pit.
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_5753_images/1122081429_M_112208_terror_texts05.jpg)
Oh, I see many roles for George!
der Brucer
I don't doubt that they (TAO...Theater Artists Olympia) would seriously consider it! ;)
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Glenn Miller Story
Eddie Duchin Story
Gene Krupa Story
Benny Goodman Story
The Fabulous Dorseys
(The only one of these I've seen in the past 40 years or so would be the Miller story)
Unlike many others I loved "Beyond the Sea"
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Good Afternoon...
Well...
Since I can't seem to find my keys, I'm still here at the apartment. I do have the spare set of keys to use, so, that's good. However, since I know I came in with them yesterday, they have to be somewhere here in the apartment, so I started doing some cleaning and organizing and decluttering and de-piling and piling. Alas, still no keys. However, my room is more or less presentable again. ;)
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"Almost Famous" was also an enjoyable movie.
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And I still want to head out for bit anyway. I may just walk down to the Apollo Theatre to see if there's anyone still in line for the Dreamgirls open-call. -I also want to check in on the casting directors just to see how frazzled they are. ;)
-Or I could just head down to one of my favorite bakeries for a slice of cake. Today is a cake day! :)
OK...
Laters...
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Lady Sing The Blues.
(And you need to know I saw that in Zurich!)
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Excellent movie choices, most of which I've enjoyed. The one film mentioned that I hated beyond hate was De-Lovely.
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At long last page four.
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Excellent movie choices, most of which I've enjoyed. The one film mentioned that I hated beyond hate was De-Lovely.
Once again, we disagree.
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Poitier
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;)
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Shall now go out and do a couple of errands, after which I shall return, pack, and then have the rest of the day and evening to my very own self.
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Why is Jose's avatar so teeny-tiny - and no, that is not a euphemism.
Because new avatars added to the new board can only be 65 by 65 pixels at the most. Avatars from the old board could be up to 110 by 150 pixels. :-\
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Topic of the Day (all have been mentioned):
AMADEUS
THE COMPETITION
A STAR IS BORN (the Judy Garland version)
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
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Now, I must leave and go to rehearsal.
Have a good day, all! ;D
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I watched SUPERNATURAL while I ate lunch. Excellent episode with really good performances, especilly Jensen Ackles.
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Excellent movie choices, most of which I've enjoyed. The one film mentioned that I hated beyond hate was De-Lovely.
That makes two of us.
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Our Time Warner cable service has added MGM-HD to our high def service.
Today they were showing THE RED SHOES in high def. Several things wrong. It was a dirty print of the movie, slightly washed out. But the worst offense was that it had been matted to 1.78:1!!! It looked nice and sharp, but in the medium dance scenes, Shearer's feet are sliced off.
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I also skimmed through yesterday's AS THE WORLD TURNS, but no Luke and he wasn't in the previews for next week.
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I also watched the rest of IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME. I've always loved this movie.
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All right. Heading back to the home theater now to watch WHITE DOG. It's 90 minutes, and there don't seem to be a ton of bonuses with it, so I might be able to squeeze in something for fun tonight, too!
WBBL.
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It was cool and sunny today so I went and filled up on Indian food, then came home and tackled the rest of the leaves in the back yard and trimmed a bush or two.
Now I am showered, dressed in a kurta, and planning to flop on the couch with Freddy and LIFE ON MARS.
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Very anxious to hear about the transfer of White Dog - the DVD cannot come soon enough for me and will, in fact, hopefully be waiting for me upon my return.
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Along with all the other packages and mail - none of which arrived today.
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Gee, really, I'm the only one in the jernt? Really? I'm afraid this will NOT do and I am once again irked. In case you haven't noticed we're still on page four and on our way to the lowest posting day in the history of this board. And WHY? Oh, yes, I am irked, and there will be a reckoning, oh, yes, there will be a reckoning.
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I'm packed - so much for packing light. I forgot to put underwear and socks into the box I shipped ahead - so that's suddenly twenty items I wasn't counting on packing. Plus the new jeans, a couple of t-shirts, a belt (also forgot to put in the box), my mini-backup drive, and suddenly the suitcase is jammed. Unbelievable. Coming back, it will definitely be lighter.
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Ah, my hotel does have a full fitness center. So, I might try the treadmill there if it's too cold. Of course, I'll have to figure out how to USE the treadmill and figure out how to jog on it, but it's a good alternative, as is the exercise bike, which I know how to use, although it uses a whole different set of muscles. There's also a sauna bath and I'll use that for sure.
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So, if anyone knows the treadmill deal, tell me.
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Good evening!
Well... I guess even I thought it was a bit on the "too cold" side this afternoon, so...
I just ended up talking a brief walk around the 'hood, and then stopped into a great little Mexican place, El Toro Partido, for a torta with pollo con chipotle. Muy delicioso!
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So, if anyone knows the treadmill deal, tell me.
Treadmills are easy. Most of the machines have instructions on them, so just read everything. Basically, just start off slow, then increase the speed as you get more comfortable. *And most machines have an emergency stop button on them too, as well as a clip that you clip to your shirts or shorts. If you happen to "leave" the treadmill, then it will stop the motor.
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Busy busy day putting shades and blinds and curtains and drapes back into place over my new windows. Now I can once more feel free to walk around my house naked without embarrassment.
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I was going to make some comment about the how well the drapes "fell" but decided the expression I had in mind was not really suitable for a family site.
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Also cleaned away the magazines and catalogs that have already managed to clutter up the joint since September. The catalogs come unbidden through the mail, but where did all these magazines come from? REAL SIMPLE? COUNTRY LIVING? I don't remember buying these!
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Perhaps your visitors bring them DR DtM. They may fill in the time when you are playing with your new windows and appreciating the vista.
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We've has rain at long last here. I wonder if it is wet in NJ?
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Magazines show up all the time.....they are no respecters of persons. At the end of last year, I had three copies of Family Circle or something like that - and two Knitting magazines.
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The postman brought me the M SQUAD box set. All 117 episodes. It is a great show!
My postman also told me that he has only 2 weeks left of this route, then he is taking an easier route. He has had this same route for the last 26 years. It is a lot of walking.
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Very cool today, but temps in the 50's expected tomorrow. Bring it on!
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Must be a North America thing. We rarely have magazines here. Of course we only buy the Newspapers two days per week. I'm sure we don't miss much!
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I don't have MGM HD on my system yet....but it sounds interesting. Is it a Turner service?
Frances Farmer showed both IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME and SUMMER STOCK several times on her afternoon show, and she always had nice things to say about them. Usually....I forget if it was Monday or Friday....she usually showed a BIG COLOR movie......
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DR JOSE's foto makes me smile.
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The postman brought me the M SQUAD box set. All 117 episodes. It is a great show!
My postman also told me that he has only 2 weeks left of this route, then he is taking an easier route. He has had this same route for the last 26 years. It is a lot of walking.
And carrying.....
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Perhaps your visitors bring them DR DtM. They may fill in the time when you are playing with your new windows and appreciating the vista.
I think you're right--and I have a number of suspects in mind who might be the ones who are dropping off their cast-off reading material. I'm tempted to gift wrap these magazines and sneak them under their Christmas trees next month.
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DR JMK....can you hear me? CAN YOU HEAR ME?
I sent your check today.
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Page 5 Carroll Baker and Barry Coe dance
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Perhaps your visitors bring them DR DtM. They may fill in the time when you are playing with your new windows and appreciating the vista.
I think you're right--and I have a number of suspects in mind who might be the ones who are dropping off their cast-off reading material. I'm tempted to gift wrap these magazines and sneak them under their Christmas trees next month.
It IS the thought that counts.
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Oh I love that movie, DR MBARNUM!!!!
Carroll is so sweet!
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The postman brought me the M SQUAD box set. All 117 episodes. It is a great show!
My postman also told me that he has only 2 weeks left of this route, then he is taking an easier route. He has had this same route for the last 26 years. It is a lot of walking.
And carrying.....
A much kinder response than DR Michael would receive from his New York landlord!
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the guy from pugnacious sound is on the board.
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Clark Gable plays a Broadway producer of an indeterminate age, Carroll falls for him....and Gable's ex Lilli Palmer - is most amused by the whole thing.
She invites Carroll to Clark's birthday party, and the expression on Carroll's face when the cake comes in with ALL THOSE CANDLES....is so funny.
A Perlberg-Seaton production.....I bet DR DRUXY knows the film.
But Not For Me....and remake of Accent on Youth.
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DR TCB......I got that email as well. Wow!
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And now for an evening of watching Mary Martin cavort in green tights...
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That is great news about stan. Continued vibes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I may need to look for that film. I really like Barry Coe.
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Carroll is the BEST!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhYEttDbnQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhYEttDbnQ)
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I may need to look for that film. I really like Barry Coe.
He's great!
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Now that I can very much do without. I'll stick with Cathy Rigby.
I just don't "get" Mary Martin - cavorting or singing.
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COPS is on!
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DR ANN, re: paypal.
I think i would do like others said and find out if the buyer can take back her money.
But if not i would call paypal with all the details of the transaction and tell them you need to speak to a supervisor. Tell them that the paypal account that was attached to your ebay account is one by a former friend and that it should not be attached to your ebay account. And ask them how the buyer can take back her money. Or how you can get paid for the transaction.
And just keep asking to go above that person you are talking to. You have every right to the money. And usually if you are in the right you can get them to see your point of view. But it might just be easiest to ask them how the buyer might be able to take back the money they sent and send it to your new account since the money was not accepted/claimed by you.
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Finished LIFE ON MARS. That Jason O'Mara is such a good actor, and very easy on the eyes. It would be so easy to really make a mess out of the role he is playing, but he plays it just right.
Now, no new episodes until January 26th!!! >:(
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And now for an evening of watching Mary Martin cavort in green tights...
It's a free country, after all.
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Oh, what a long day. I shall have to catch up.
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Carroll is the BEST!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhYEttDbnQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhYEttDbnQ)
Hey, I know that lady.
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Pray for me, DRs. Zach is the proud owner of his first drum kit. The house is now in Sensurround.
;D How are Betsy & the dogs handling it?
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Busy busy day putting shades and blinds and curtains and drapes back into place over my new windows. Now I can once more feel free to walk around my house naked without embarrassment.
T M I
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I have Barry's phone number and one day he will get a call from me asking to do an interview with him.
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Finished LIFE ON MARS. That Jason O'Mara is such a good actor, and very easy on the eyes. It would be so easy to really make a mess out of the role he is playing, but he plays it just right.
Now, no new episodes until January 26th!!! >:(
You could always go back to the original UK series with John Simm - (you could use the subtitles option).
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Wow, page 5 sure filled up fast!
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I took a nice hot shower and while I do we have two pages of postings. So, I'll continue to take showers all night. :)
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That is a good idea Tomovoz. Althought I hope watching the UK version won't spoil the end of the US version.
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You CAN jog on a treadmill, right? You don't have to do that power walking thing that I loathe, right? Otherwise, it's the bike for me - but maybe it will just warm up and I can go jogging from 42nd up to 82nd and back.
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Somehow I'd guess the USA has changed the ending. The UK followed with series three "Ashes To Ashes".
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Today they were showing THE RED SHOES but in the medium dance scenes, Shearer's feet are sliced off.
::)
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Page 6 Marjorie Hellen smile dance.
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PS: BK there are a ton of Marjorie Hellen (alias Leslie Parrish) publicity shots for sale on Ebay as I type this.
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Yes Bruce, you may jog on a treadmill. As Jose said, begin slowly while you get used to it & then slowly increase your speed until you feel comfortable. I also suggest slowing down the speed some before you turn it off.
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The one semi-depressing thing about treadmils is realizing just how fast - well, how slow - you run. Yes, the pacing is not accurate, but it's a good representation of your comfortable running pace.
*I usually set it on "Interval" so that it speeds up and slows back down every couple of minutes. It's a better cardio workout that way.
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DR JMK - Maybe you should have splurged on a set of Roland V-Drums. They now offer a smaller - and cheaper - kit. And, since you can use headphones...
(http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/YWJ/CMS/ImageGallery/Reviews/Audio_Video/roland_v_drums.250w.tn.jpg)
*I still remember selling two complete V-Drum kits the week before Christmas when I was still working at the store. Both sets of parents - well, the mothers - wanted to buy their sons a set of drums for Christmas, but they also wanted something quiet. Well, once they saw the digital set, and realized that they could use headphones, well... They both thought it was well worth the extra investment/splurge.
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I thought for a moment DR Jose was drumming up posts. But the silencer seems to be on.
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BK, do you remember a drive-in type eatery named STAN'S PIT BAR-B-Q? It is featured in the first scene of the Mari Blanchard/Richard Denning film I am watching titled THE CROOKED WEB.
(http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/3209261.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=C037F202D99E30994EF6F6AF5D1426E5A55A1E4F32AD3138)
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I thought BK was quoted in the L.A. Times that today was the lowest post total of all time? Hmm, misquoted again.
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the guy from pugnacious sound is on the board.
We prefer Putrid Sound.
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And now for an evening of watching Mary Martin cavort in green tights...
It's a free country, after all.
Is Austria a free country?
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I'm hoping DR TCB makes it to Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound. Of course I may not be "sound" by that time.
(For those geographically challenged - South Island of Middle Earth)
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And now for an evening of watching Mary Martin cavort in green tights...
It's a free country, after all.
Is Austria a free country?
Wien is all a-zither with your humour.
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BK, do you remember a drive-in type eatery named STAN'S PIT BAR-B-Q? It is featured in the first scene of the Mari Blanchard/Richard Denning film I am watching titled THE CROOKED WEB.
(http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/3209261.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=C037F202D99E30994EF6F6AF5D1426E5A55A1E4F32AD3138)
Boy, that Stan has some gams
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And now for an evening of watching Mary Martin cavort in green tights...
It's a free country, after all.
Is Austria a free country?
Wien is all a-zither with your humour.
;D ;D LOL ;D ;D
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I vaguely remember Stan's - I think there were a few of them and I believe one of them was on Sunset and La Brea.
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I'm starving, but I shall be supping in about an hour and fifteen minutes with a friend.
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I have no idea WHERE I'm supping - depends where we can get in on a Saturday night without waiting. I'm thinking the Studio Cafe will be empty, and maybe even La La's might have a table. Not sure if Louise's is doing any sort of business these days, but I'll bet that the CPK, which is just as expensive, is jammed.
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There's a good Thai jernt near me - could go there and have a big order of Pad Thai.
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The one semi-depressing thing about treadmils is realizing just how fast - well, how slow - you run. Yes, the pacing is not accurate, but it's a good representation of your comfortable running pace.
*I usually set it on "Interval" so that it speeds up and slows back down every couple of minutes. It's a better cardio workout that way.
I like to control the changes & not set a program. I also find it bothers my back to go too fast on the treadmill.
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It has been snowing near Sydney today. There have been hail stones as big as baseballs (yes really!) in Brisbane this week!
Has this continent drifted too far South? It is summer here in another week or so!
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Safe travel vibes to BK!
G'night!
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Forty-five minutes to FOOD. I'm really hungry, but shall try to be a good boy.
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Twenty minutes to FOOD and twenty-five minutes since a post. I gotta tell you.
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If I go to the Studio Cafe, I'm having drumettes and a salad. If I don't, I have no clew WHAT I'm having. I might like some pasta with red sauce, but from where? I might like - oh, I don't know - I just want food in my gaping maw pronto.
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page seven.
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Will we never get to page eight?
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Bruce, SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES TOMORROW!!
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I'm back from reharsal ahd have just watched the latest "Grey's Anatomy." Now, I'mwatching last night's "Ghost Whisperer."
That is all.
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I forgot to mention, I really enjoyed last nights episode of ATLANTIS. Did anyone watch it?
'night
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I have been E&T most of the day as I had to play the most interminable funeral service EVER. OK, I get it, people want to honor someone's life and all that, but by the time we have the TWELFTH or THIRTEENTH family member and/or neighbor stand up to deliver a 10 minute monologue, you just want to SCREAM. Other than that, it was a great afternoon. :)
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Zach is doing quite well with his new kit. We actually did consider a digital set, but didn't get it for a number of reasons. First of all, every pro drummer I know who has one has said the "touch" is radically different from an "acoustic" kit (for want of a better term), especially with regard to rolls. Also, even the cheapest digital kit I could find was several hundred dollars more than I spent for this very nice kit that has all new Evans drum heads and, most importantly, SILENCER PADS. :)
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Re: the funeral. We had already sat through probably over an hour of reminscences when the minister stood up and positively bounded to the lectern. I could tell he was hoping it was all over. At which point the family member in charge called out, "I think we only have four or five more. Is that OK?" Like the minister was going to say, "No." (I would have). ;)
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Very anxious to hear about the transfer of White Dog - the DVD cannot come soon enough for me and will, in fact, hopefully be waiting for me upon my return.
You will be pleased. It looks beautiful: sharp, very clean, accurate fleshtones.
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I don't have MGM HD on my system yet....but it sounds interesting. Is it a Turner service?
No, not at all.
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I've been to funerals where no one had an amusing tale.
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I did begin my evening with WHITE DOG. I enjoyed the film, very visceral and, of course, an eye-opener that such things actually exist (dogs trained to attack non-white races). Paul Winfield gives his usual great performance.
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The bonus features are skimpy (but this is a Criterion "budget" release at $29.95 instead of $39.95). There's one excellent 44 minute set of interviews with co-writer Curtis Hanson, the film's producer, and Fuller's widow who has a small part in the movie. I really enjoyed their various tales of knowing and working with Fuller.
There are also a couple of step through galleries (one has text with the pictures; the other is just photos). And the usual Criterion booklet.
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I got INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL on Blu-ray today (on sale at Amazon), so I'm giving my review copy of the sDVD to a friend and I watched the Blu-ray tonight. Terrific sharpness and better color on the Blu-ray, of course. It also had a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack which is very enjoyable for this movie.
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My Little Rascals set came today, too, and if I get a chance tomorrow, I'll watch some of them. That will be certain to bring back my childhood instantly.
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My work disc for tomorrow is the Blu-ray of Vince Vaughn's holiday movie from last year - FRED CLAUS. I never saw it, so it should be OK fun. (I think it got OK reviews if I'm remembering correctly). There are a fairly long list of bonus features, so it may take most of the day for me to get through everything with it tomorrow.
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It's been a loooong couple of days...
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I will say that White Dog is my favorite Fuller film - in fact, I think it's brilliant. I've never seen a good-looking copy of it (( taped it off the old Z Channel and that's all I've ever seen), so this is going to be a real treat for me, and I'll write about it extensively, I have no doubt.
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Went to the Studio Cafe and had my usual - split an order of drumettes, a barbecue chicken sandwich (which just seems to get bigger and bigger every time I go there), and a teeny side salad. Very filling and it was all excellent.
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Here is Vixdad's take on how last Friday's doctor's appointment went....
We were scheduled in double-quick time for a visit with an Oncologist at Long Island Jewish, a hospital with a good reputation for oncological science. This is where the merely nerve-shredding business was taken to new lengths in human mental torture.
First, the appointment was moved from the afternoon to 9:30 am. Then the hospital turned out to be under renovation and the place looked like a bomb had hit it. We abandoned our car to a valet and went into the oncological building to ask for the doctor. We were, of course, in the wrong part of the bloody place, which everyone was able to tell us straight away, but no-one seemed to know where the right place was, exactly. We got directions, eventually, which led us in a great circle.
Mrs Stevie, ever the practical one, called the doctor's receptionist, who proved to have a grasp of the hospital's geography easily the equal of ours, which is to say that she knew where she was but couldn't recognize where we were. We finally got that sorted out and arrived in good time for the appointment.
Which is when we met Chauncy, who was to prove himself a complete waste of about three bux worth of chemicals and completely devoid of an I.Q.
His first act of anti-patient peace-of-mind terrorism was to produce a pad of forms containing no less than eight sheets of drivel that the doctor needed filling out, then explaining how to do that in an almost perfect imitation of Dustin Hoffman's brilliant portrayal of "Mumbles" in the movie Dick Tracy1. He must have spent ten seconds on the entire exposition. Mrs Stevie, naturally, became quite hostile that she was asked to fill in her name and nothing else on four sheets of paper, something the otherwise idle receptionist could have done while we were trying to find the bloody place. To add insult to more insult, Chauncy the Waste of Air couldn't get our surname right. A name with four letters, only three of them different, and with an obvious single syllable pronunciation I might add. Still, it would soon be over and we would know the worst.
Or not.
We were shown into an examination room at 10:30, fully one hour later than "the only time the doctor could fit us in", where we waited another half hour before the great man put in an appearance.
Understand that we sympathized with the problems that an emergency operation that afternoon had caused the staff. We just can't understand why we were completely ignored and kept in the dark as to what the fbleepck was going on and when we might actually see someone with a medical qualification.
Eventually the doctor showed up and did a couple of exploratory examinations. He then told Mrs Stevie that she was young to be getting this form of cancer, that she was extremely healthy, had none of the usual risk factors for the disease2 and that we had caught the disease early. The prognosis was therefore extremely good and the standard of care would be six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, with surgery probably not needed unless a PET scan showed otherwise. He was quite definite that he wanted the PET scan to be done "today or tomorrow"3.
We left the office and went back to reception, where we asked the receptionist to organize getting permission from the insurance company to do the test. She refused. Mrs Stevie pointed out that the doctor had been quite specific. She said that we had to get our GP to sort it out. A few minutes on the phone resolved the issue - we had spoken of setting up a "referral" when what was needed was an "approval". The receptionist got quite snippy over the fact that we had a less-than-perfect grasp of the jargon of her field of expertise - medical paper pushing. She summoned Chauncy, the Complete Waste of Skin.
Chauncy listened to about two words of the request before going through all the same strategies to avoid doing what was needed that the receptionist had used. Each one was fielded and returned by Mrs Stevie, a far more fiendish disputant than this Chauncy moron had ever met. He finally asked us to have a seat and disappeared upstairs, ostensibly to do what was required. He mispronounced our name again, just for laughs.
By now it was nearly lunchtime, and that brought on two concerns. Firstly, Mrs Stevie hadn't eaten since the day before and was getting severely squirrelly due to blood sugar levels dipping south of healthy. Then there was the certain knowledge that Chauncy Fbleepckwit was almost certainly near his own lunch-break, which would be an ideal way to bust our balls again.
I waited 40 minutes more before I called my insurance company and began asking them if the forms required had been received (they hadn't4) and how I could get the process moving from my end. I did this at the top of my voice in the (vain) hope that one of the stupid cows sitting behind the reception desk would get a clue and intervene. I should add that for the last hour we had been the only other people in the place. Naturally, neither one did intervene, but between me and Mrs Stevie we did get the insurance company to fax the forms required to Chauncy Lackabrain's office. They also said that the whole process should have taken no more than 15 minutes, which we kinda knew since Mrs Stevie had had a number of tests organized that week by someone getting on a computer and spending time being helpful instead of being a complete twbleept. Within five minutes, Chauncy Fbleepace had reappeared waving the form in question, mispronouncing our surname yet again, claiming it was all sorted out, and so we left that benighted hole.
Mrs Stevie was fit to spit nails, and said that she had little faith that an operation that couldn't organize a trivial paperwork exchange or muster staff who could pronounce her name would be competent to cure the condition she had. I had to agreee with her. Since she was feeling down I decided to take her to the California Pizza Kitchen for lunch.
On the way there, she called the insurance company and discovered that despite us having done everything but fill in the forms ourselves, and despite the doctor ordering the PET scan be performed "today or tomorrow5" Chauncy Fbleepckhead hadn't actually faxed through the paperwork. Mrs Stevie called him, and in a conversation that escalated until she was literally screaming down the phone at this waste of skin she argued that yes, since it was her life they were discussing in fact he did have time to walk across the bloody office, write one six digit number on the paper he swore blind he had faxed and resend it.
Chauncy Lackabraincell opined that he didn't have to be spoken to in that fashion and threatened to get Deirdre, his supervisor, involved. I was astounded this poor excuse for a human being would be so stupid as to provide such a useful opening in a day in which he had so far done a grand total of nothing to help us out, and Mrs Stevie, of course, yelled that she would love to speak to his supervisor and that she not only welcomed the opportunity to speak to her, she demanded it. Chauncy Fbleepckbrain madly backpedaled and announced she wasn't there, but that on reflection he did have time to deal with this issue himself and would do so, now.
We ate a splendid meal6 and returned home. On the way, I suggested Mrs Stevie re-check the situation vis-à-vis the paperwork since I had no faith in the Idiot Chauncy.
As you might predict, the now fed and therefore calmer Mrs Stevie discovered that the paperwork had not arrived, at least, not as it had been specified and was either never received or sent with inadequate identification. Mrs Stevie went white with rage and began dialing. I spoke up:
"Don't bother calling Chauncy. He is just getting some sort of odd twisted pleasure from making you twist in the wind. Ask for Deer-dree" I said.
And that's what she did. She explained what had happened, pontificated on the smarts of a staff that claimed to be able to marshal the state of the art in medical help yet couldn't get one four letter, single syllable name right, and said outright that she had never been so shabbily treated in her life and had no confidence in the Doctor or his support team as a result.
For the first time that day, people from that hospital began reacting to her with some shred of human decency, and she was apologized to and assured that the problems were not typical and would be dealt with.
Mrs Stevie hung up and announced that the woman's name was, in fact, Deer-druh, not Deer-dree. I replied that since they hadn't got our name right I wasn't too bothered about a regional pronunciation difference in one of theirs.
The doctor's personal assistant then rang us back and said that he would now be dealing with Mrs Stevie personally. He had sorted out the paperwork and faxed it to the insurance company in the way that they asked him to, and as a result, no sooner was he off the line than the insurance company called with the news that the test was approved.
I was glad that someone had finally decided that just because it was Friday it was no reason to make the life of a patient any more miserable than the discovery of the potentially lethal condition that made them come to the hospital had. I do however have one remaining puzzle arising from this horseshirt that I cannot for the life of me reason out:
What in Azathoth's name did Chauncy the Fbleepckwit think he could possibly gain by his behavior?
Try as I might I cannot fathom a way in which he could come out of a day like that thinking he was somehow ahead, so why did he do it?
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yesterday's appointment was much much different - I was cheerfully greeted immediately upon entering the building, which was clearly signposted and provided priority parking for RO patients.
I was offered beverage with the choices of several types of coffee, a selection of teas or hot chocolate
I was offered cookies from another selection . The waiting room was comfortably furnished with comfy chairs and TV and dozens of magazines
The staff was pleasant, the paperwork was already completed and my wait time was non existant. The RN explained all the procedures to me and even showed me a video of the procedure.
She then provided me with two books explaining the procedures and side effects, a diary for recording medications symptoms, questions etc and several papers full of information of local free and low cost resources for cancer patients and their families.
The doctor then came in and performed a complete examination and tehn HE explained all the procedures again in detail. In all I was there 2 1/2 hours and was being given information the entire time.
The most important words he said, IMHO, were contained in this one sentence:
"This is absolutely curable"
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Wonderful news, vixmom.
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I do wish unemployment-vibes on the likes of said Chauncy if he indeed was playing such games. Such mean-spirited behavior should be some sort of malpractice, or at least intentional infliction of emotional harm.
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Continued love and hugs to the vixfamily
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"This is absolutely curable"
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Hugs for Vixmom.
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DR vixmom - WOW! and WHEW! :)
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http://www.northshorelij.com/workfiles/radonc/radmednewsFall08.pdf
My Doctor....
This location, I have just seen, just opened up in August... it is 7 miles and 15 minutes from home as opposed to 30 miles and an hour for the other location where we were treated so shabbily
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I went to work after the doctor's visit feeling as if a weight had been lifted from my heart --
I set up my appointments and referrals for the medical oncologist and gastro Docs and did some work
Then I drove to my mom's collected the Vixter and her galpals and off to the theatre (movie that is)
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While I was (and still am ) opposed to the building of the Mall I must say that teh movie theater is beautiful!!!
There is sufficient space between rows for you to strecth out you legs without accidently kicking the seat in front of you - in fact (I didn't try it, of course) but I think it would be nigh on to impossible for someone under 6'8" to intentioanally kick the seat in front of them while sitting down.
The entire theatre is stadium seating and chairs have high backs, their own arms (you are not fighting for the arm rest with your neighbor) and luxuriously well padded
We arrived a half hour early for the sold out show and found that some frieddsn we were meeting had arrived an hour early and had staked out the best seats in the house for us - dead cente, center.
The girls looooooooooooooooved the movie
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I do wish unemployment-vibes on the likes of said Chauncy if he indeed was playing such games. Such mean-spirited behavior should be some sort of malpractice, or at least intentional infliction of emotional harm.
Vixdad's description is absolutely accurate - it was amazing how quickly things were remedied when I said I was calling the referring doctor to advise him and to ask for a new referral....I guess the thought of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical fees sent cold shivers down someone's spine
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"This is absolutely curable"
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Hugs for Vixmom.
((((Tomovoz)))))
How're things downunder?
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Today the Vixter tied up the computer again finishing the Catcher in the Rye paper but by 2 PM it was done after 3 drafts a final proofreading a cover sheet and fancy report cover
WHEW!
Then we went off to the Church craft sale where the Vixter manned the Youth Group booth
While she was there I went to the gym to cancel my membership and then home to attend to some laundry and such like
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Vixmom, what a nightmare for you to go through, but very very glad the prognosis is so good.
Vibes for getting through the treatment as pain and nausea free as possible~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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After I moved snow, I went down to the room in the basement and scrubbed the numbers off of the PVC pipes that go through the room I'm remodeling. Then I primed them. I decided to sweep up the room and pick it up a little. The dust from the drywall was so bad that I got a mop and sort of mopped it up (I didn't really do a great job, didn't feel like changing the water 50 times) but I did accomplish what I set out to do, which was to get rid of a lot of the dust
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I then collected the Vixter popped home for a quick dinner and then back to the church to hear the prospective new Pastor preach
Afterwards we had meet and greet and Q & A session...
although he seems pleasant enough I was underwhelmed by his performance -- his sermon was meandering and pointless - and he couldn't seem to keep track of where we were in the service although we were following the standard format in the utheran Book of Worship, which is the form he purports to use in his current parish.
Speaking of his current parish, they have less people in the entire congreagtion than we have in our Snnday School. In fact we had more people at the Saturday night service (which is still less than half our Sunday Attendance for one of the services ans we offer two ) than belong to his current parish.
He was ordained only 6 years ago. I just don't feel that he is up to the challenge of a large (well by local standards) church like ours.
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Vixmom, what a nightmare for you to go through, but very very glad the prognosis is so good.
Vibes for getting through the treatment as pain and nausea free as possible~~~~~~~~~~~~~
thank you!!
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After I moved snow, I went down to the room in the basement and scrubbed the numbers off of the PVC pipes that go through the room I'm remodeling. Then I primed them. I decided to sweep up the room and pick it up a little. The dust from the drywall was so bad that I got a mop and sort of mopped it up (I didn't really do a great job, didn't feel like changing the water 50 times) but I did accomplish what I set out to do, which was to get rid of a lot of the dust
Did Juan ever come back?
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Then I got something to eat and was sitting here doing not much of anything and decided that I would paint the ceiling and walls. So I went to Home Depot. I'm beginning to like that place on weekend nights. I've had really helpful people there at night and no one seems to want to help during the day. Anyway, the paint guy and I went back and forth between the laminate floor I want to put in and the Fresh Aire no voc environmentally friendly paint display. There are limited colors available, so we went back and forth a few times.
He was so funny. He went through all the paint samples and picked the one he liked the best with the flooring. Well, we went through a few so he got an idea what I was looking for...but he stepped back and said "This is the one I like the best" in a way that sounded like I was going to paint a room in his house. It was actually what I liked the best too. So I got it....Honey Sand is the color
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I suppose I should go pray on the vote I must make tomorrow.....to call or not to call?
I'll be E & T most if not all of the day tomorrow... church followed by special session with voting on whether to extend a call to this Pastor, followed immediately by the Vixter's church league BB game and then off to our friend's home for dinner
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So then we looked at the no voc ceiling paint. The only color they make is bright white. I wanted a white, but not bright white. So he said he could put some colorant in it with voc, that it would be such a small amount that it shouldn't smell bad (the odor of paint really bothers me - so much that I'm sometimes amazed I keep painting things). I said go for it. Turns out he'd never done it before and wasn't sure what it would do to the paint. It colored it perfectly.
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VIBES and Prayers for all with special HUGS for TCB, Tomovoz and Elmore
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OMG - how did I miss this? Stan woke up?!
How wonderful!!!
Continuned prayers and Vibes for TCB's DF Stan!
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I came home about 7:30 PM and headed straight to the basement and started painting the ceiling. Since it was all primed, it went very quickly. Then I did the walls and I love it! I haven't taken any photos yet, but with the texturing that Juan the drywaller did, it looks almost like stucco. And with the laminate flooring, it should really look great.
The Fresh Aire paint was great too. It cost almost 10-15 dollars more than regular paint, but I was able to do the whole room with one gallon - it covered very well- and it really doesn't smell.
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After I moved snow, I went down to the room in the basement and scrubbed the numbers off of the PVC pipes that go through the room I'm remodeling. Then I primed them. I decided to sweep up the room and pick it up a little. The dust from the drywall was so bad that I got a mop and sort of mopped it up (I didn't really do a great job, didn't feel like changing the water 50 times) but I did accomplish what I set out to do, which was to get rid of a lot of the dust
Did Juan ever come back?
Nope. One of the reasons I painted tonight was that I still have his nifty folding sawhorse/step ladder thing that is great for standing on to paint. I wanted to get it done just in case he calls to get it back
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I haven't mentioned my friend Steve lately. He had his surgery in Rochester for his bladder cancer last Monday. They were able to remove it and make him a neobladder (from his intestine). It was a very successful surgery. They had him up and walking around by Tuesday and by Thursday he was eating solid food!
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So...back to the room for a minute. Now the hard stuff starts. My parents will be bringing dad's power mitre saw on Tuesday. I may have to get a coping saw or maybe one other kind, but then I will measure and measure and go back to Home Depot to pick out trim and to get the laminate flooring that I will install myself. I've never tried anything like this before, But I really think I can do it and am looking forward to the challenge. Oh, I do have to call an electrician, so that may set me back a little time wise, but my goal is to have it all done before Christmas. I think I can do it.
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It's late and I'm tired, but I'm also dusty, dirty and have some paint in my hair, so I must go take a shower before heading to bed.
Night!
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Well, notes are up and I'm changing the day right now.