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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were high, and how it is time for you to post until the high cows come home - they've just taken a LOT of cowcaine.
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And the word of the day is: TRANCHE!
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I've tried pot once, but I couldn't get the pipe lit, or keep it lit. That's about the extend of that.
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I, like BK, have never partoken of any non-prescription drug. I had a roommate in college who did the dube, but I never liked the smell of it. I don't even like regular cigarette smoke. And as for anything else, I've never known anyone who's done anything else...and I don't want to.
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TOD:
Like bk and DR George, I have nothing to report.
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Great Kritzerland news!!! :D
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***LACCTAA EVENT VIBES***
for bk!!!!!!!
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***SOOTHING THROAT VIBES***
for DR Jennifer!!!!!!
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DR JMK, it's cool that you did the doggie DNA thing. I've always wanted to do that. :)
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Some of us are not hearty party people (myself included).
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I have finally caught up to yesterday
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~~~Feel Better VIBES to DerB~~~~~~
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Congratulations to making it to the west coast to Jeanne
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I hope dear Elmore had a nice quiet night's sleep and is feeling well rested this morning
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Thank you all for the continued VIBES for my Dad
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Well I guess I had better get ready for work -- LATERS!
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OH and feel better vibes for Jennifer's throat!
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and Cilla you look wonderful!!!
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And the word of the day is: TRANCHE!
And The Song Of The Day Is : WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
(From HIGH SOCIETY-Two Birds with One Stone)
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Lovely stories from yesterday.
So anyway - now I am IN Kiss Me Kate as Ralph, so there you are. I also get to choreograph Brush Up Your Shakespeare which makes me happier than being Ralph.
I have no HIGH times.....
I shall return later.
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TOD: Same as everyone else
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DR George: I believe the accurate spelling for "dube" would be "doob", or short for "doobie". And then, there's the "Doobie Brothers" to remember if you have second doubts. Or, just remember "Scoobie Doobie Doo"!
:)
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TOD: Don't ask, don't tell. Or, ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. ;)
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Good morning, all! Last night, I continued watching MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, which has a character modeled on Moliere's Tartuffe and excellently acted by Tom Wilkinson, and by the end of episode 5 I was so curious to know the denouement that I watced the entire rhing and got to bed arond 1:30. For a comedy, it's quite dark, involving parricide, murder, spousal abuse and a Madoff ponzi scheme that bankrupts several impotant characters. The cast was fantastic: Paul Scofield as brothers Martin and Anthony Chuzzlewit, John Mills. Elizabeth Spriggs as Sairey Gamp, the world's drunkest and worst nurse ever, an actor I don't recall seeing, Philip Franks, as the kindly, but duped, Mr Tom Pinch, and the wonderful Julia Sawalha as Mery Pecksniff, who goes from filrtatious girl to terrified and battered wife; she had my favorite line "When you married me, you broke my spirit. Don't break my heart as well." I realy limked this miniseries.
Today, I need to add footnotes to my Main Report on BABES IN TOYLAND. We've put in a request for a new office manager, since we've lost the wonderful Matthew Brookshire, but the institute is moving slowly in replacing him, and I will soon get tired of begging for one. I dislike begging as much as I dislike being a scapegoat for administrative incompetence.
TOD: It all comes out in the memoirs.
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BK, I've never done "recreational" drugs either. I don't like to be out of control...to say nothing of the havoc drugs can wreak on one's body and mind.
My one experience happened shortly after college. I was working in Texas and came back to visit some friends in Lexington. Remember the other day, when I told you about my friend who had discovered "the Method" in England. Well, this time he had "discovered" weed and was extolling its virtues.
He offered me a brownie, which I naively thought was just a brownie, but as I took a big bite into it...I knew it was laced with pot. I was about to spit it out but I thought, "Oh, Chuck, don't be a prude all your life. At least try it once...to say you have", so I hate the rest of the brownie.
My friend then insisted that we go see the STORY OF O that was playing downtown, so I could experience the movie while I was high. The only thing was, I didn't feel high at all...I didn't feel anything. He kept raving about the experience, but if anything, all it did...maybe...was seem to accentuate the colours a bit.
Now moving into high gear on his mission of converting me to the joys of pot. He insisted we smoke a hooka. One problem. I don't smoke. I've never smoked. I've always found it a filthy habit. I'm the one guy who will cut Clinton some slack when he says he "didn't inhale", because I had problems with that task myself. I tried to inhale, but I didn't know how.
All my attempt at smoking a hooka did was make me queasy...the act of trying to force smoke into my lungs, not the pot. I quickly gave up...and continued to feel nothing. Or so I thought...but sometime in the evening, I must have passed out. I awoke on the floor of his living-room the next morning, my throat was raw and in pain. I thought, my voice is my profession...if this is what smoking pot does to your throat, never again!
And it's been "never again" ever since. I just don't get it. What's the allure? What's the point? To say nothing of the expense!
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Tuesday morning greetings! Another April-showers day here in SW Ohio - at least this week they're not snow showers!
TOD - I've never even smoked a regular cigarette, although my lungs took in plenty of second-hand smoke when I was growing up (both parents smoked - my mother quit when I was in college, but my dad never did). When I was doing community theater, I was always afraid that I'd get a part that required smoking and someone would have to teach me.
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DH Richard and I tried to watch The Changeling last night and gave up after about 20 minutes - bad writing, bad acting.
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DH Richard and I tried to watch The Changeling last night and gave up after about 20 minutes - bad writing, bad acting.
Add MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT to your Netflix list. It's 3 episodes per side of the disc so you'll gewt the whole shebang on one DVD.
Time for a walk.
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Where are you going for your walk, Elmore?
I read in the paper that after three attempts, our giant $2.4 million floating jellyfish public art piece is finally in place. Maybe I'll go photograph that today.
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Enjoying the posts.
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In the Changeling department, I, too, did not like the "acting" of Miss Jolie, and yet she gets nominated and acclaimed and reviewed as if she was the equal of someone like Meryl Streep. And I agree that the Changeling script was not that good - it should have been, and yet, it, too, got nominated (I think) and wonderfully reviewed. Which tells you something.
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Good morning!
It's gray this morning and a bit cool. Maybe the sun will come out later.
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I believe I'm up, and I believe I'll be jogging in about an hour.
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A day of too much work and too little time.
This evening I go to the theatre to relax and see some English history.
Mary Stuart , originally by Friedrich Schiller and newly translated by Peter Oswald is at the Broadhurst and stars Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter.
My only concern is that it is directed by Phyllida Lloyd who directed Mamma Mia! I am not a fan of Mamma Mia (stone me now). But this particular production got rave reviews and I love English history so I'm looking forward to another night in the theatre.
I didn't care much for Distracted (I saw it Sunday afternoon). Most people really liked both the play and the performances. I think the performances were fine but I don't care for the play.
I did enjoy the revival of Accent on Youth, a play from 1934 written by Samson Raphaelson. He also wrote the 1925 stage version of The Jazz Singer. It's a classic 3 act 1930s Broadway comedy. It's been put into 2 acts but that doesn't affect the play in any way. Gorgeous sets and costumes! It's a sweet and funny production. Not great, but well worth seeing and it was a nice way to end my theatre marathon weekend.
DAW, I hope your your penultimate day at work is stress free (I believe you said tomorrow is your last day). Good luck with everything that comes after. Hugs to you as the new door opens.
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To try and make up for the fact that I won't be riding the bike this evening I will walk to the theatre, unless it's raining when I leave.
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I must return to the Sprint Foundation.
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Like others, I have never tried any drugs and have never even been tempted. (Same with cigarettes.) I like feeling "regular." I don't need artificial means to feel good, happy, joyous, etc.
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Today I'll be working on Season 6 of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. This was the season of Lynda Day George, and I remember loving her on the show. I hope my memories haven't been clouded by time.
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On TV Tonight!™
NBC - THE BIGGEST LOSER
CBS - WITHOUT A TRACE
ABC - ACCORDING TO JIM (two episodes), DANCING WITH THE STARS, CUPID
FOX - AMERICAN IDOL, FRINGE
CW - REAPER, 90210
FX - RESCUE ME
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In the Changeling department, I, too, did not like the "acting" of Miss Jolie, and yet she gets nominated and acclaimed and reviewed as if she was the equal of someone like Meryl Streep. And I agree that the Changeling script was not that good - it should have been, and yet, it, too, got nominated (I think) and wonderfully reviewed. Which tells you something.
No, the script wasn't nominated at the Oscars, but Jolie was, of course. The script may have gotten nominations somewhere else.
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Maybe it was nominated for a Golden Globe - I just know it got good reviews, although the film was not a success.
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Where are you going for your walk, Elmore?
I read in the paper that after three attempts, our giant $2.4 million floating jellyfish public art piece is finally in place. Maybe I'll go photograph that today.
I walked West across 82nd Street to Riverside Park and walked down past the basketball court and playground to the beginning of the park at 72nd Street, then I walked East up 73rd Street admiring the row houses and old apartment buildings to Broadway. I stopped at Broadway Market on 77th and Broadway for some 15-grain bread and canned bean salad and walked up Broadway till I got home.
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Now I have to work on Babes In Toyland for a while, adding footnotes to my report. I'll do this for a couple of hours and then jump over to THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
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Good Morning. I think that's it for now.
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I'm running way behind this morning, so I need to head down quickly now and get lunch started.
WBBL.
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When I was about 18 or 19 and living in an apartment in Ashland I did finally sample some mary jane, as provided by my room-mate Howard.
To me, it was not an enjoyable experience.
And I find the smell of it to be disgusting. :P
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Just for the record, alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant.
And there is a link between alcohol abuse and depression.
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Today was supposed to be a Personal Holiday. I've been called in to work. Say "La Vie." :-\
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Esteemed BK:
A quick question for Mr. J.R.B. for tonight, or maybe not that quick.
Two of your songs, favorites of mine, are "All the Wasted Time" from Parade, and "I'd Give It All For You," from Songs for a New World. Besides their both being love duets, they both appear (to my untrained ear, at least) to have similar, if not the same, time signature. So, Mr. Brown, I'm curious: Do you find yourself gravitating to certain tempos when writing certain kinds of songs?
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Workies (and the weather here in Rehoboth is foul - bleh!)
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My throat is still not great, but quite a bit better than yesterday. I tossed and turned most of the night. But at least i sort of slept. I found that ricolla's and peppermint candies seem to really make my throat feel good. I also had hot chocolate.
It still hurts when i swallow. But if i try not to swallow then i feel much better. And although swallowing hurts, it isn't excruciating like yesterday.
My sister had asked me if i'd watch my niece because tonight is the only night before the baby is born that they can tour the hospital. But i don't want to go over there. So i asked my mom if she would go in my place.
I usually also stay with my niece on wednesday night. But unless i feel near perfect i don't think i will go. I don't want to get her or my sister sick.
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Slow news day around here.
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For Jane and possibly MB--Bill Bradbury is who I was referring to yesterday:
http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/03/2010-bill-bradbury-for-governor.html
Betsy was his Media Director in the State Senate many years ago, and went on to be his Media Director and later Program Manager at an environmental organization he founded.
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I think I have run into Bill Bradbury a few times, or maybe I was at a meeting that he was at.
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Listening to "Two For the Seesaw" and loving it. My first real foray into the world of film soundtracks, this is such great music. Of course, I'm preaching to the choir here, but it's really fun. Maybe it's the time period, too. And of course, the sound.
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Back from the long jog, which was lethargic. Quite a pretty day out, though. Also did an errand and shall now shave for the first time since Saturday.
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
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BK, i have seen the film Sweet November. They updated it a few years ago with Charlize Theron. The update is one of my favorite movies.
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DR JMK, it's cool that you did the doggie DNA thing. I've always wanted to do that. :)
Have you doubts about your pedigree?
der Brucer
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... it's quite dark, involving parricide, murder, spousal abuse and a Madoff ponzi scheme that bankrupts several impotant characters.
Why are the studs immune from the scheme?
der Brucer
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Today was supposed to be a Personal Holiday. I've been called in to work. Say "La Vie." :-\
Okay! "La Vie"!
There, I've said it!
Someone else say it, too!
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Page 3 SAY IT Dance!
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
It works in the same way "America's Got Talent" does -- they hold auditions. Some make it through, more don't. Then they gather together those who made it through the auditions (like the Hollywood auditions of "American Idol"). They narrow the field down to a set number (12? 16? I don't really know) and everyone is told to "BRING IT"!. The audience votes each week just like on Idol. And there is a final showdown and, again, the audience votes, just like on Idol.
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It must be Meet the Owners day for the squirrels. The most I ever see are 5 - but today we had a scrambling crowd of nine (some obvious juveniles).
Before the rodents landed and the rain started, a Jay did swoop in for a snack:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/WINDOW/BJ.jpg)
der Brucer
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I wonder how elmore is doing with Finale?
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In the Changeling department, I, too, did not like the "acting" of Miss Jolie, and yet she gets nominated and acclaimed and reviewed as if she was the equal of someone like Meryl Streep. And I agree that the Changeling script was not that good - it should have been, and yet, it, too, got nominated (I think) and wonderfully reviewed. Which tells you something.
No, the script wasn't nominated at the Oscars, but Jolie was, of course. The script may have gotten nominations somewhere else.
It did: Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
and the BAFTA Awards.
der Brucer
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Good Morning! -At least it's still morning on the Left Coast...
I'm up...
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Good Afternoon!
I'm up... And today is a buckle down Winsocki day for me, so...
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
I'm sorry, but I wasn't wowed over by the woman. Yes, she has a nice, above average voice but it isn't anything that I would think of as spectacular. And that entire video segment is incredibly manipulative! Clips of young and attractive audience members rolling their eyes at this woman. Yes, I'm sure the video cameras just happened to capture those looks at that particular moment. And then we get Simon Cowel's tramsformation from dismissful smirk to angelic rapture. Puh-leeze...
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
DR Jennifer - First of all, I believe I was the first DR to post a link to Susan Boyle's performance. ;) -Of course, I didn't mention Simon Cowell, but I did mention Paul Potts - who was mentioned quite a few times on this here site last year when he started his "climb" on "BGT".
Secondly - WOW!!! So there is a reality/competition TV show that you did not know!?!?!??! ;D
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Today was supposed to be a Personal Holiday. I've been called in to work. Say "La Vie." :-\
Okay! "La Vie"!
There, I've said it!
Someone else say it, too!
Don't humor him :)
der Brucer
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Today was supposed to be a Personal Holiday. I've been called in to work. Say "La Vie." :-\
Is that pronounced LA VEE? or LA VYE? ::)
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Workies (and the weather here in Rehoboth is foul - bleh!)
OH!! Who driving? ;)
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I'm sorry, but I wasn't wowed over by the woman. Yes, she has a nice, above average voice but it isn't anything that I would think of as spectacular. And that entire video segment is incredibly manipulative! Clips of young and attractive audience members rolling their eyes at this woman. Yes, I'm sure the video cameras just happened to capture those looks at that particular moment. And then we get Simon Cowel's tramsformation from dismissful smirk to angelic rapture. Puh-leeze...
Well... All those "BGT" segments are somewhat over-produced, and the producers really do know how to work the audience in the studio and at home. I had a similar reaction to Paul Potts. A good voice, not a great voice, but a great story! There was no denying his passion and all the self-motivated hard work and practice he had done up to that point. -Then when you add a waterfall of fireworks behind him while he's singing Puccini, well, why wouldn't you start clapping?
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As for The Topic of the Day...
Well...
Marijuana.
Once.
In Memphis.
In a hotel.
In a hot tub.
With a classical guitarist and a percussionist.
While drinking champagne (it was post-competition - they won).
I only took one toke - I'm not even sure I inhaled.
Of course, "they" say you never feeling it your first time, and I don't think I felt much of anything. -At least in regards to the MJ, and I didn't even have that much champagne either. But I did enjoy the hot tub - it was a long day of competition, of playing, and it felt good to relax.
While drinking champagne.
Since then, I've realized that I'm a bit allergic to the smoke - makes my skin itch and my eyes water like crazy.
That is all.
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
It works in the same way "America's Got Talent" does -- they hold auditions. Some make it through, more don't. Then they gather together those who made it through the auditions (like the Hollywood auditions of "American Idol"). They narrow the field down to a set number (12? 16? I don't really know) and everyone is told to "BRING IT"!. The audience votes each week just like on Idol. And there is a final showdown and, again, the audience votes, just like on Idol.
Simon Cowell is not a judge on "America's Got Talent", but Piers Morgan is, along with Sharon Osborne and David Hasselhoff. Jerry Springer is/was(?) the host.
*I have to wonder what the next Simon Fuller and Simon Cowell franchise will be after all the "Pop Idol" and "American Idol" spinoffs, "So You Think You Can Dance?", "The X Factor", "Celebrity Duets", etc., etc., etc.
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... it's quite dark, involving parricide, murder, spousal abuse and a Madoff ponzi scheme that bankrupts several impotant characters.
Why are the studs immune from the scheme?
der Brucer
... it's quite dark, involving parricide, murder, spousal abuse and a Madoff ponzi scheme that bankrupts several impotant characters.
Why are the studs immune from the scheme?
der Brucer
It's for the same reason you can't type "candlestick" yesterday. Glass houses, dearie!
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I wonder how elmore is doing with Finale?
Not so well as he'd like.
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
I'm sorry, but I wasn't wowed over by the woman. Yes, she has a nice, above average voice but it isn't anything that I would think of as spectacular. And that entire video segment is incredibly manipulative! Clips of young and attractive audience members rolling their eyes at this woman. Yes, I'm sure the video cameras just happened to capture those looks at that particular moment. And then we get Simon Cowel's tramsformation from dismissful smirk to angelic rapture. Puh-leeze...
Gee! Mr. Cranky Pants! :D I'd cast her in a musical in nano-second. Working with her as an actress would be the trick, but that voice is amazing to me. She has a wonderful open tone to my ears. And it's so totally unexpected. If that voice is "above average," I'll take it over most of what I hear every time there's a singer on the radio or TV.
;)
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I wonder how elmore is doing with Finale?
Not so well as he'd like.
Absolutely the least intuitive program I have ever worked for in any context. I hate it.
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
It works in the same way "America's Got Talent" does -- they hold auditions. Some make it through, more don't. Then they gather together those who made it through the auditions (like the Hollywood auditions of "American Idol"). They narrow the field down to a set number (12? 16? I don't really know) and everyone is told to "BRING IT"!. The audience votes each week just like on Idol. And there is a final showdown and, again, the audience votes, just like on Idol.
Simon Cowell is not a judge on "America's Got Talent",
Who said he was?
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FINALLY moved onto Illya Darling and am in LOVE with the Overture. Then again, for some reason, I'm enamored by Greek music. Which might explain my obsession with Mamma Mia and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". All of which, I do realize, are probably bad representations of Greek ANYTHING, but still, I think it's wonderful.
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bk - If you are still looking for possible questions for JRB and GS:
-Were you surprised at the critical reception of Parade in the UK? -At least in regards to the subject matter and historical setting of the show.
-Do you you (either of them) like hearing your own songs sung at auditions? And are there any of your songs that you think should only be brought in for a callback (for any show, not necessarily their own).
-Have you ever been totally "shocked" - in a good way or a bad way - by someone's interpretation of one of your songs?
And from a pianist-former-music-store-clerk point of view: Do you think there could ever be such a thing as an "Easy Piano" JRB collection? ;)
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Simon Cowell is not a judge on "America's Got Talent",
Who said he was?
No one, DR Ron Pulliam.
I was just trying to inform DR Jennifer whom the judges were for the US version, and that Piers Morgan does appear on both. And that Simon Cowell does not.
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OK... I've stayed too long at the fair. Until later tonight - probably much, much later tonight...
Laters...
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DR George: I believe the accurate spelling for "dube" would be "doob", or short for "doobie". And then, there's the "Doobie Brothers" to remember if you have second doubts. Or, just remember "Scoobie Doobie Doo"!
:)
;)
I stand corrected...by someone who obviously knows. ::)
;D
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Can anyone recommend a good recording of "The Tender Land"?
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TOD - I've never even smoked a regular cigarette, although my lungs took in plenty of second-hand smoke when I was growing up (both parents smoked - my mother quit when I was in college, but my dad never did). When I was doing community theater, I was always afraid that I'd get a part that required smoking and someone would have to teach me.
I had to grow up with it, also. And doing community theater, I've thought about what would I do if I were cast in a role that required smoking. So far, I haven't. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. :)
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TOD
When I was in college, my future Mother-in-Law provided me with a copious supply of her diet pills to help with exam cramming (they were. of course Dexedrine, the progenitors of speed).
Navy corpsman regularly supplied me with dexedrine or benzedrine )”bennies” to help stay alert for long periods of duty ( I would never have completed the arduous 18+hour Navigational Sea Detail from the Chesapeake Bay Light Ship to our home pier on the Potomac in D.C. without the drug assist).
Although I tried marijuana on numerous occasions, they were generally non-eventful – I usually fell sound asleep within a few minutes.
A few snorts of crystal were a help in navigating weekend forays into the LA club scene. One of the effects of using meth is a lowering of inhibitions and a tendency to get very talkative (so no one ever knew if I was on the stuff or not).
I’ve never had an interest in mind-altering drugs; a starlit night far at sea, the sunrise on the beach, listening to Beethoven or Puccini, or strolling through an Art Museum provide all the stimulation I’d ever need.
And of course, there is always chocolate.
der Brucer
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Can anyone recommend a good recording of "The Tender Land"?
Philip Brunelle; it's as good a recording of a boring opera as you'll ever get. And I like Copland's music.
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Can anyone recommend a good recording of "The Tender Land"?
Philip Brunelle; it's as good a recording of a boring opera as you'll ever get. And I like Copland's music.
Thanks, Elmore, I knew I could count on you. Am I better off finding some selections instead of investing in the whole opera, if it's boring, that is....
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George - another part made for you! (no, not the monster!)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/fsm.jpg)
Landless Theatre Company presents
The DC Premiere of
THE FLYING SPAGHETTI
MONSTER HOLIDAY PAGEANT
by Jeremy Gable
der Brucer
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DR George: I believe the accurate spelling for "dube" would be "doob", or short for "doobie". And then, there's the "Doobie Brothers" to remember if you have second doubts. Or, just remember "Scoobie Doobie Doo"!
:)
;)
I stand corrected...by someone who obviously knows. ::)
;D
Alternately, you can use "dooby". ;D
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George - another part made for you! (no, not the monster!)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/fsm.jpg)
Landless Theatre Company presents
The DC Premiere of
THE FLYING SPAGHETTI
MONSTER HOLIDAY PAGEANT
by Jeremy Gable
der Brucer
Sounds like a plan!! :D
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TOD - I've never even smoked a regular cigarette, although my lungs took in plenty of second-hand smoke when I was growing up (both parents smoked - my mother quit when I was in college, but my dad never did). When I was doing community theater, I was always afraid that I'd get a part that required smoking and someone would have to teach me.
I had to grow up with it, also. And doing community theater, I've thought about what would I do if I were cast in a role that required smoking. So far, I haven't. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. :)
I have had the same thoughts about smoking for a role on stage. I almost had to do it once in THE LAST MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE WHITE MAGNOLIA. The script did say for my character to pull out a cig and light up only to make a mess of it. The director changed the business to my just pulling out a pack of smokes and waving them around to show everyone what a "man" I was. Worked just as well and took less time.
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The sun has finally come out and I see some blue sky now. Looks very pleasant out, unlike earlier today.
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I watched last night's CASTLE while I ate lunch today. OK episode. Not much mystery to it, but it was OK. I am GLAD that ex-wife is not going to become a regular. Way too hyper and irritating for me. That poor daughter! To have two juvenile delinquents as parents!
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Then I watched the first three episode of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. Lynda Day George wasn't given a huge amount to do in the first three episodes, but I'm sure her spotlight shows are coming. I had forgotten that Leonard Nimoy had left the show by this time so that there are only four regulars now: Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, and Lynda. Occasionally Sam Elliott jobs in for a caper, but he's not on every show.
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The season premiere had the GORGEOUS Peter Brown as the primary guest star. Tom Bosley and Harold Stone were also in the guest cast.
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The second show really stretched credulity with William Shatner in terrible old age makeup being given a makeover to confuse him into thinking he had returned to the days of his youth so he'd reveal where he had hid a body that would help convinct him for murder.
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The third didn't have any famous guest stars in leading roles, but the caper was the best of the three I watched this afternoon requiring split second timing and some really crafty hoodwinks on the crooks. I really enjoyed this episode.
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I ended my afternoon watching both yesterday's and today's episodes of AS THE WORLD TURNS. Yesterday, the boys were still enduring Zack and Zoe (Zach has a gorgeous body, but the pair of them are very grating to me. I know others find them a fun alternative to the stoic Noah and frenzied Luke, but I don't.
Today's episode didn't have anything of interest, but the boys are back in tomorrow's show.
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George - another part made for you! (no, not the monster!)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/fsm.jpg)
Landless Theatre Company presents
The DC Premiere of
THE FLYING SPAGHETTI
MONSTER HOLIDAY PAGEANT
by Jeremy Gable
der Brucer
N ot to offend anyone's deeply held religious convictions, but I've always thought that artistic representations of The Flying Spaghetti Monster looked suspiciously like the Chthulu Monster, whose cameo appearance has become de rigeur in horror movies of late.
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Well, I finished my afternoon surf a bit earlier than planned, so I'll head back down to maybe be able to squeeze in an extra MISSION IMPOSSIBLE episode other than the three more I was planning to get done today.
WBBL.
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Can anyone recommend a good recording of "The Tender Land"?
Philip Brunelle; it's as good a recording of a boring opera as you'll ever get. And I like Copland's music.
Thanks, Elmore, I knew I could count on you. Am I better off finding some selections instead of investing in the whole opera, if it's boring, that is....
DR Matthew, clearly. some folk like it or it wouldn't get recordings. I think it's a poor piece but you may find it wonderful.
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I inhaled. It made me want to sit in a corner and contemplate my toenails.
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I toked several tokes before seeing CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND on a big screen.
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I ended my afternoon watching both yesterday's and today's episodes of AS THE WORLD TURNS. Yesterday, the boys were still enduring Zack and Zoe (Zach has a gorgeous body, but the pair of them are very grating to me. I know others find them a fun alternative to the stoic Noah and frenzied Luke, but I don't.
Today's episode didn't have anything of interest, but the boys are back in tomorrow's show.
I find them the epitome of bad "indicating" soap opera acting. They're so blatantly perverse, you wonder why those two conservative gay boys don't see they're insane and trouble.
And what happened to all those mild-mannered gay kids on the show during the election fraud?
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I didn't really like marijuana, but, I love the song. . .and I love the musical REEFER MADNESS.
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So, I have had marijuana only two or three times. It certainly didn't make me want to progress onto harder drugs.
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It was not a good sky day. But here is our new $2.4 million public art piece:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/patience.jpg)
Sadly, my exciting "A Ride on the Light Rail" video is too big for photobucket.
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I was quite energetic in the disco days, so I didn't try speed or downers to turn those disco nights into disco daze.
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I also like VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.
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I took a diet pill once about 30 years ago. Never again.
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N ot to offend anyone's deeply held religious convictions, but I've always thought that artistic representations of The Flying Spaghetti Monster looked suspiciously like the Chthulu Monster, whose cameo appearance has become de rigeur in horror movies of late.
Did we see this car parked in your drive?
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Cthulhufish.jpg)
der Brucer
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Sadly, my exciting "A Ride on the Light Rail" video is too big for photobucket.
Send it over (geordiemc@aol.com) and I'll resize it.
der Brucer
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I signed on today to let you know they finally put it up- I can see it from my classroom. Funny how when I see a floating jellyfish, I think of you :D
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Just for the record, alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant.
And there is a link between alcohol abuse and depression.
I quickly learned in my early 20's to stay away from all alcohol if I was depressed.
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My throat is still not great, but quite a bit better than yesterday. I tossed and turned most of the night. But at least i sort of slept. I found that ricolla's and peppermint candies seem to really make my throat feel good. I also had hot chocolate.
It still hurts when i swallow. But if i try not to swallow then i feel much better. And although swallowing hurts, it isn't excruciating like yesterday.
My sister had asked me if i'd watch my niece because tonight is the only night before the baby is born that they can tour the hospital. But i don't want to go over there. So i asked my mom if she would go in my place.
I usually also stay with my niece on wednesday night. But unless i feel near perfect i don't think i will go. I don't want to get her or my sister sick.
Good idea to stay away from them until you are completely well, which I hope is soon.
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DR JMK, thanks for the Bradbury info. I had no idea.
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I quickly learned in my early 20's to stay away from all alcohol if I was depressed.
And so you lost your best excuse for tripping over your own feet!
der Brucer
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Simon Cowell is not a judge on "America's Got Talent",
Who said he was?
No one, DR Ron Pulliam.
I was just trying to inform DR Jennifer whom the judges were for the US version, and that Piers Morgan does appear on both. And that Simon Cowell does not.
I see....you were being pro-active in anticipation of possible questions.
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DR RonP, if you wanted me to watch that video of BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT all you had to say was that simon cowell was a judge! ;)
I was unfamiliar with the show. And surprisingly had no idea simon was a judge.
I think the moment i teared up was when she hit her first note and then the camera panned to simon's reaction.
It's funny but even after reading the comments here i was unprepared for what i heard. Unbelievable performance.
How does the show work? Does she only get to perform again at the end? It seem pointless to me for them to continue the competition. They already have their winner.
I'm sorry, but I wasn't wowed over by the woman. Yes, she has a nice, above average voice but it isn't anything that I would think of as spectacular. And that entire video segment is incredibly manipulative! Clips of young and attractive audience members rolling their eyes at this woman. Yes, I'm sure the video cameras just happened to capture those looks at that particular moment. And then we get Simon Cowel's tramsformation from dismissful smirk to angelic rapture. Puh-leeze...
Sorry to say, that was my exact reaction - the typical manipulated footage and editing - plus the outrageous three standing ovations in the MIDDLE OF THE SONG? You want to know why Broadway theatergoing is such a joke these days - blame shows like this - now the minute a singer in a B'way show open their riffing mouths the audience whoops and hollers and totally ruin the show for normal people - and this is why shows now get mid-show standing ovations - absurd, ridiculous and why I don't go to the theater much anymore.
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Had some pasta papa for lunch - very good. Got my motor car washed, which I hadn't done in about four months.
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It was not a good sky day. But here is our new $2.4 million public art piece:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/patience.jpg)
Sadly, my exciting "A Ride on the Light Rail" video is too big for photobucket.
I'm sorry but to me, that is truly ridiculous looking. At first I thought it was a new kind of satellite dish.
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DR Jennifer - First of all, I believe I was the first DR to post a link to Susan Boyle's performance. ;) -Of course, I didn't mention Simon Cowell, but I did mention Paul Potts - who was mentioned quite a few times on this here site last year when he started his "climb" on "BGT".
I did not notice your link. I think sometimes i tend not to click on links if someone just says, "look at this". But if the link is explained i will usually click!
Secondly - WOW!!! So there is a reality/competition TV show that you did not know!?!?!??! ;D
Yep, well probably because it is from the UK. I'm not really that familiar with all foreign reality comps! Although i did know simon was not a judge on the US version.
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My throat is still not great, but quite a bit better than yesterday. I tossed and turned most of the night. But at least i sort of slept. I found that ricolla's and peppermint candies seem to really make my throat feel good. I also had hot chocolate.
It still hurts when i swallow. But if i try not to swallow then i feel much better. And although swallowing hurts, it isn't excruciating like yesterday.
My sister had asked me if i'd watch my niece because tonight is the only night before the baby is born that they can tour the hospital. But i don't want to go over there. So i asked my mom if she would go in my place.
I usually also stay with my niece on wednesday night. But unless i feel near perfect i don't think i will go. I don't want to get her or my sister sick.
Good idea to stay away from them until you are completely well, which I hope is soon.
Well if my sister wasn't pregnant i might have reconsidered. Since my niece is exposed to so many viruses. I felt bad because they really needed a babysitter. But my throat still really hurts. Although like i said, definite improvement from yesterday.
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Ben, Schiller's Mary Stuart sounds interesting. Great cast.
BK, I remember seeing SWEET NOVEMBER when it originally came out. No, it definitely did not work. I think my Dragonheart pal, Jason Isaacs, was in the remake...don't know if he played the Newley part.
My problem with THE CHANGELING was I felt it couldn't make up its mind what kind of film it wanted to be...there were like three movies in there. The whole subject matter made me very uncomfortable...more so, because it was true. I'm a great, great admirer of Clint as a filmmaker, but one just didn't click for me.
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DR Jennifer, was your mother able to fill in for you?
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I signed on today to let you know they finally put it up- I can see it from my classroom. Funny how when I see a floating jellyfish, I think of you :D
Ha ha! I saw it today. There's lots of junk in the way. It's hard to get a good shot. Maybe some day that park will be open and we can get closer to it.
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It occurred to me, DerBrucer, that I need to upload it to youtube and not photobucket. But thanks for being willing to fix it for me.
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Ben, Schiller's Mary Stuart sounds interesting. Great cast.
BK, I remember seeing SWEET NOVEMBER when it originally came out. No, it definitely did not work. I think my Dragonheart pal, Jason Isaacs, was in the remake...don't know if he played the Newley part.
My problem with THE CHANGELING was I felt it couldn't make up its mind what kind of film it wanted to be...there were like three movies in there. The whole subject matter made me very uncomfortable...more so, because it was true. I'm a great, great admirer of Clint as a filmmaker, but one just didn't click for me.
Keanu Reeves played the Newley part. I never saw the remake & can't comment on it. My friend's daughter was the stand in for Theron & had a fun time on the set. She said everyone thought Reeves was a great guy.
I've read reviews of Changling with similar comments to yours. Keith & I felt the stories were all connected and added to the plot and we liked the movie very much. Not that I have any interest in watching it again, as you said it isn't a comfortable subject matter.
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Betsy and I try to avoid films featuring plotlines involving missing children. :)
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I think my Dragonheart pal, Jason Isaacs, was in the remake...don't know if he played the Newley part.
He was, he didn't.
der Brucer
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Betsy and I try to avoid films featuring plotlines involving missing children. :)
Well, so much for Pinocchio and Peter Pan!
der Brucer
You might also consider a pass on Lord of the Flies
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Betsy and I try to avoid films featuring plotlines involving missing children. :)
I know what you mean. Whatever age my children are that is the worst age group for me to watch. Now that they are getting old I need to get over this problem.
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I do not like Lord of the Flies, never did.
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I'm not a Pinocchio fan either ;D
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Speaking of "High Times," Sasha has been enjoying the catnip sock today and has been acting a little goofy. She's at least 12 years old.
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I signed on today to let you know they finally put it up- I can see it from my classroom. Funny how when I see a floating jellyfish, I think of you :D
Ha ha! I saw it today. There's lots of junk in the way. It's hard to get a good shot. Maybe some day that park will be open and we can get closer to it.
That was a floating jellyfish? ;D I asked Keith to take a guess & he just shrugged.
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I do not like Lord of the Flies, never did.
What Jewish mother would!
der Brucer
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I guess I just don't "get" modern art -- sorry but I am not a fan of the floating jellyfish. I hope that you are not too offended Laura! :D
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FJL -
Since we have refrigerator full of colored hard boiled eggs I was wondering if you thought Skip would share his wonderful deviled egg recipe with us
Those were truly the best deviled eggs I have ever had in my life.
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I need to bringthe Vixter to her Girl Scout meeting
LATERS!
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DR Jennifer, was your mother able to fill in for you?
Yes they are together now!
My niece is so sweet she called and asked me "auntie, how are you feeling?"
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Short but sweet visit DR Vixmom :)
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The name of the piece is "Her Name is Patience." It is supposed to look like a saguaro blossom.
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/saguaro.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/patience.jpg)
It is purple on the outside and orange on the inside. Saguaros are white with yellow centers.
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That is sweet of your niece DR Jennifer.
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I'm not a Pinocchio fan either ;D
I think the films that distress me the most are those in which a perfectly vile character can totally destroy innocence (Think One Flew Over The Cukoos Nest).
der Burcer
I still get the creeps whenever Louise Fletcher shows up on the screen.
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The name of the piece is "Her Name is Patience." It is supposed to look like a saguaro blossom.
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/saguaro.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/patience.jpg)
The name of the piece is "Her Name is Patience." It is supposed to look like a saguaro blossom.
It is purple on the outside and orange on the inside. Saguaros are white with yellow centers.
At least it isn't a floating jellyfish ;D I still don't get how a city could authorize such an expense, honestly for any expense to commission that. I'm looking at the photos together and don't see it.
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I don't think any of us see it, Jane.
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The name of the piece is "Her Name is Patience." It is supposed to look like a saguaro blossom.
Looks like a gigantic I.U.D to me.
der Brucer
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Right now i'm watching last night's THE HILLS and the AFTERSHOW online.
I guess later i will check out IDOL.
And I guess i should eat. I haven't been hungry at all. But i still have some matzah ball soup left.
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I got word today that the movers are not going to have our stuff here until this weekend, which means that we're stuck in a hotel until early next week.
:'(
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The name of the piece is "Her Name is Patience." It is supposed to look like a saguaro blossom.
Looks like a gigantic I.U.D to me.
der Brucer
ROTFLOL
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I'm looking at the photos together and don't see it.
I suspect you need some local mushrooms to get the big picture.
der Brucer
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I'm sorry to hear about the delay, DR Druxy.
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RE: Anthony Newley
I never thought that he was that great an actor, but he was a terrific performer.
I got to know him during the early 1970s. Nice guy.
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You know you could entertain us all with a photo of whatever is outside your hotel room door.
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You know you could entertain us all with a photo of whatever is outside your hotel room door.
Especially if it's a gigantic IUD
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I got word today that the movers are not going to have our stuff here until this weekend, which means that we're stuck in a hotel until early next week.
:'(
This weekend >:(
You could damn near push a truck from LA to Austin in that time. Are they taking a Vegas detour?
der Brucer
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The TOD has come vibrantly alive (aurally at least) as I listen to THE LAST SWEET DAYS OF ISAAC:
"touching your hand is like touching your mind."
Well, we know a couple of people who did drugs, anyway. ;)
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RE: Anthony Newley
I never thought that he was that great an actor, but he was a terrific performer.
He sure was - I saw him in DC in Stop The World.
der Brucer
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The TOD has come vibrantly alive (aurally at least) as I listen to THE LAST SWEET DAYS OF ISAAC:
You're listening to elevator music?
der Brucer
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I got word today that the movers are not going to have our stuff here until this weekend, which means that we're stuck in a hotel until early next week.
:'(
This weekend >:(
You could damn near push a truck from LA to Austin in that time. Are they taking a Vegas detour?
der Brucer
As of this morning, the guy hadn't even left Los Angeles yet. He had 2 more loads to pick up.
I am not a happy camper.
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You know you could entertain us all with a photo of whatever is outside your hotel room door.
You want a picture of a brick wall?
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RE: Anthony Newley
I never thought that he was that great an actor, but he was a terrific performer.
He sure was - I saw him in DC in Stop The World.
der Brucer
Tomovoz and I saw him in London in The Good Old Bad Old Days. Separately of course (well, probably separately--I never asked Tom what night he was there, LOL).
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I got word today that the movers are not going to have our stuff here until this weekend, which means that we're stuck in a hotel until early next week.
:'(
iam sorry to hear that!
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Elmore, I have just added Martin Chuzzlewitt to my Blockbuster queue!
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It was not a good sky day. But here is our new $2.4 million public art piece:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/patience.jpg)
Sadly, my exciting "A Ride on the Light Rail" video is too big for photobucket.
Hmmm... If you told me that it was suppose to be a tornado, I would have said that it was pretty cool. But a jellyfish? I'm not seeing it...
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Still no biopsy results for my dad - of course the surgery tookplace late on Friday and it was a holiday weekdn so I suppose no one inthe pathology lab worked - they proabably just started the process yesterday - but it is a terrible thing to wait for the results
At least if we get bad news we know a really great radiology oncologist and chemotherapy oncologist....
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and Cilla you look wonderful!!!
Thanks Vixmom! CONTINUED VIBES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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It was not a good sky day. But here is our new $2.4 million public art piece:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/patience.jpg)
Sadly, my exciting "A Ride on the Light Rail" video is too big for photobucket.
Hmmm... If you told me that it was suppose to be a tornado, I would have said that it was pretty cool. But a jellyfish? I'm not seeing it...
Yep I definitely see tornado... a flower? Not so much
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Funny how when I see a floating jellyfish, I think of you :D
That's from a Fred Astaire song, isn't it?
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TOD: I'm not going to say anything although I could say a lot if I wanted to.
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* * * * * VIBES FOR DR VIXMOM'S DAD. * * * * *
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TOD: I'm not going to say anything although I could say a lot if I wanted to.
Likewise, DR CillaLiz. Likewise.
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TOD
I’ve never had an interest in mind-altering drugs; a starlit night far at sea, the sunrise on the beach, listening to Beethoven or Puccini, or strolling through an Art Museum provide all the stimulation I’d ever need.
And of course, there is always chocolate.
der Brucer
Well, it is pretty cool to move your arm and see the tracers or what ever they call it ....not that I would know ;)
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Well I guess I better get some food in me -- potato soup tonight!
I am still having difficulty with solid foods and I'm now I'm supplementing with the cans since I lost another 12 pounds trying to eat by mouth (much to my doctor's displeasure).
But I am thinking deviled eggs are smooth and slippery and should be easy to swallow!
....but for now it's Soup time!
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TOD: I'm not going to say anything although I could say a lot if I wanted to.
Likewise, DR CillaLiz. Likewise.
I'm starting to feel like the only girl in the brothel who does not claim virginity.
der Brucer
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POOPY-DOOPS!
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Page 7...
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But I am thinking deviled eggs are smooth and slippery and should be easy to swallow!
So are raw oysters :D
der Brucer
You might try some of the silly things you did as a kid, like putting a buttered slice of Wonder Bread in your tomato soup.
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Now I'm getting a case of "the munchies".....
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POOPY-DOOPS!
Well, now in the white House it will be PUPPY POOPY-OOPS!
der Brucer
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I just heard today that my nephew (dr jhvw's twin) has to have a heart valve replaced. Vibes would be appreciated. He has been estranged from his parents and I am very glad to say that he has been talking to them since getting this news.
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Now I'm getting a case of "the munchies".....
Have you tried the brownies? I hear they are out of this world! (or at least you'll think you are)
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to Cillaliz's nephew!
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Now I'm getting a case of "the munchies".....
Well, in Vixmom's honor, maybe we should get "the slurpies".
der Brucer
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Thanks DR Laura. They've known for sometime that this would happen some day. But man he's still in his 20s with a wife and a baby. Scary time for them. He has to decide whether he wants a tissue valve (think that's a pig valve) or a mechanical valve and then they'll schedule the surgery within the month.
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So, Idol fans, will Adam Lambert break way from his recent mellow demeanor, and go back to his rock persona tonight?
der Brucer
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I love brownies.
Yum-Yum! Eat 'em Up! Eat 'em Up!
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~~~~~~Heart Valve Vibes for Cillaliz's nephew!~~~~~~
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I love brownies.
Yum-Yum! Eat 'em Up! Eat 'em Up!
I'll pass on the scouting jokes.
der Brucer
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Thanks Ron
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~~~~~~Heart Valve Vibes for Cillaliz's nephew!~~~~~~
Add me to the list.
der Brucer
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Vibes to jhvw's brother
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I should be back to normal life (whatever that is) soon, but there just may be some last minute excitement (Taxcitement???) tomorrow.
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It's very exciting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFGaXKtKVA
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Looks like the sequel to the film of THE LAST STARFIGHTER will be THE NEXT STARFIGHTER.
imdb just identifies it as STARFIGHTER. But doing some google searches came up wiith:
"The Next Starfighter" - Sequel to the film "The Last Starfighter" which has secret members of the Kodan Armada trying to bring down the Frontier within the Rylan Senate. Louis Rogan is a full fledged Starfighter and is asked to help test the new prototype Gunstar named the Crimson Star. Xur is still alive and vows to destroy Starfighter Command, but Alex, Grig and Louis have to stop him.
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This sounds like an exciting approach to a follow-up. Also, I was wondering why we were getting more script inquiries about productions of the stage musical than we had been, and I guess this helps explain it.
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I'm glad you can return to normal life after tomorrow, DR FJL.
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~~~~~~Heart Valve Vibes for Cillaliz's nephew!~~~~~~
big ditto from me!
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DR Vixmom I'm sorry you have to return to eating cans. Twelve pounds seems like too much to lose. Have you been weighing yourself on a regular basis?
Continued vibes to you and to your father!
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DR Druxy you should have been told more than one household would be on your truck. When that happens there is usually an estimated delivery date.
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Vibes to jhvw's brother, health & job vibes to all of your family that need them.
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It's very exciting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFGaXKtKVA
I'm not sure about exciting, interesting yes. :)
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LOL!
(I didn't even think it was very interesting.)
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;D There was the river. I didn't expect a river!
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The name of the piece is "Her Name is Patience." It is supposed to look like a saguaro blossom.
Looks like a gigantic I.U.D to me.
der Brucer
I do not know of such things. ::)
I was thinking that it looked like a tornado.
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I just heard today that my nephew (dr jhvw's twin) has to have a heart valve replaced. Vibes would be appreciated. He has been estranged from his parents and I am very glad to say that he has been talking to them since getting this news.
~~~Vibes for DR Cillaliz's Dear Nephew!!~~~
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Looks like the sequel to the film of THE LAST STARFIGHTER will be THE NEXT STARFIGHTER.
imdb just identifies it as STARFIGHTER. But doing some google searches came up wiith:
"The Next Starfighter" - Sequel to the film "The Last Starfighter" which has secret members of the Kodan Armada trying to bring down the Frontier within the Rylan Senate. Louis Rogan is a full fledged Starfighter and is asked to help test the new prototype Gunstar named the Crimson Star. Xur is still alive and vows to destroy Starfighter Command, but Alex, Grig and Louis have to stop him.
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This sounds like an exciting approach to a follow-up. Also, I was wondering why we were getting more script inquiries about productions of the stage musical than we had been, and I guess this helps explain it.
Good news for you and Skip! :D
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It's very exciting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFGaXKtKVA
That was fun. No, really...it was! Now, you should film the return trip from the other side. :)
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Vibes to DR Cilla's nephew!
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No, I haven't been sitting here like so much fish all evening. My friend Katie was about 10 minutes early picking me up for our current events discussion group (tonight's topic: Egypt) and I ran out of here before signing off and putting my computer to sleep.
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That would be the Salt River, which was navigable until it was dammed many decades ago. Then it was dry, unless we got a lot of rain, in which case they would release some water. Several years ago, the City of Tempe decided to make a lake in the riverbed. So they put up inflatable rubber dams and pumped groundwater into it and called it Tempe Town Lake.
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It's very exciting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFGaXKtKVA
That was fun. No, really...it was! Now, you should film the return trip from the other side. :)
I did. And you get a great view of the reflection of the person in the seat in front of me.
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Some day I should record a ride to downtown Phoenix, which would be all the blight along Washington Street.
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TOD: I'm not going to say anything although I could say a lot if I wanted to.
Likewise, DR CillaLiz. Likewise.
I'm starting to feel like the only girl in the brothel who does not claim virginity.
der Brucer
You are not derBrucer.
G'night!
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I got word today that the movers are not going to have our stuff here until this weekend, which means that we're stuck in a hotel until early next week.
:'(
Druxy, the Lovely Wife and I just slept on an air mattress in an empty house until the movers came. Larry Drake who drove across country with me and the dog (the wife flew with the cat) slept in a sleeping bag in an empty guest room.
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DR Laura - thank you for taking us for a ride on the light rail. I miss visiting Phoenix now that my mom and aunt have moved here.
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Thanks, George!
Would any of the people who go to the film chat boards be willing to spread THE NEXT STARFIGHTER info around? It would really help Skip and my musical for word on this to get around. Also found out that the script WILL indeed be written By Jonathan Betuel, who wrote the original film, allowed Skip and me to do the musical, and even joined us on a panel along with Lance Guest after our presentation in issaquah (which George and PennyO were at).
Here's the info again in case you can help.
Looks like the sequel to the film of THE LAST STARFIGHTER will be THE NEXT STARFIGHTER.
imdb just identifies it as STARFIGHTER. But doing some google searches came up wiith:
"The Next Starfighter" - Sequel to the film "The Last Starfighter" which has secret members of the Kodan Armada trying to bring down the Frontier within the Rylan Senate. Louis Rogan is a full fledged Starfighter and is asked to help test the new prototype Gunstar named the Crimson Star. Xur is still alive and vows to destroy Starfighter Command, but Alex, Grig and Louis have to stop him.
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This sounds like an exciting approach to a follow-up. Also, I was wondering why we were getting more script inquiries about productions of the stage musical than we had been, and I guess this helps explain it.
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RE: Anthony Newley
I never thought that he was that great an actor, but he was a terrific performer.
I got to know him during the early 1970s. Nice guy.
He was a terrific performer. I saw him once do his niteclub act in a Dallas Supper Club. Hell of a show.
Re: Sweet November. I also worked with Sandy Duncan once in San Diego. She was doing Same Time, Next Year. I assistant stage-managed and understudied the male lead (lead?...Hell, the only other part in the play). She was a nice lady. The Stage Manager was the son of E.E. Clive, a well-known British character actor from the 30's-40's. I remember him telling me an hilarious story where he, as a kid, ruined the big charge scene in CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (which his father was in with Mr. Flynn) because he was spotted watching from a hillside within camera range.
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I got word today that the movers are not going to have our stuff here until this weekend, which means that we're stuck in a hotel until early next week.
:'(
Druxy, the Lovely Wife and I just slept on an air mattress in an empty house until the movers came. Larry Drake who drove across country with me and the dog (the wife flew with the cat) slept in a sleeping bag in an empty guest room.
If only we had had air mattress back when we had to sleep on floors. We did that for two weeks in New Jersey when the driver of the truck decided to abandon the truck without telling anyone. We were lucky it was found undisturbed. That was the move from hell.
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I must stop rubbing my face. Every time I do so I have to wash my hands with Tecnu. For most of the day I have been washing our clothes, sheets & towels in it. For those of you who don't know Tecnu is for poison oak & ivy. Keith & I have the west coast Oak. His is far worse than mine. My right forearm is slightly red and swollen. My face isn't bad except for the area at the outer corner of my eye where I keep touching it. If I don't stop I fear I will spread it more.
I'm very grateful for Tecnu & Cortisone 10. Keith purchased a Tecnu spray today I used on my arm instead of the Cortisone ointment. I'm going to go wash it again with Tecnu & use the ointment again, that feels much better.
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RE: Anthony Newley
I never thought that he was that great an actor, but he was a terrific performer.
I got to know him during the early 1970s. Nice guy.
He was a terrific performer. I saw him once do his niteclub act in a Dallas Supper Club. Hell of a show.
Re: Sweet November. I also worked with Sandy Duncan once in San Diego. She was doing Same Time, Next Year. I assistant stage-managed and understudied the male lead (lead?...Hell, the only other part in the play). She was a nice lady. The Stage Manager was the son of E.E. Clive, a well-known British character actor from the 30's-40's. I remember him telling me an hilarious story where he, as a kid, ruined the big charge scene in CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (which his father was in with Mr. Flynn) because he was spotted watching from a hillside within camera range.
Sandy Dennis was in SWEET NOVEMBER.
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Aww, poor Jane and Keith. I hope it gets better soon!
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Get-better-soon vibes to Jane and Keith
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Thanks. So far I'm not bad. I'm hoping the Tecnu keeps it that way. Keith just walked by to say he is taking a shower & made sure we had a bottle in the bathroom.
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Vibes to DR Jane and her DH Keith!
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I must stop rubbing my face. Every time I do so I have to wash my hands with Tecnu. For most of the day I have been washing our clothes, sheets & towels in it. For those of you who don't know Tecnu is for poison oak & ivy. Keith & I have the west coast Oak. His is far worse than mine. My right forearm is slightly red and swollen. My face isn't bad except for the area at the outer corner of my eye where I keep touching it. If I don't stop I fear I will spread it more.
I'm very grateful for Tecnu & Cortisone 10. Keith purchased a Tecnu spray today I used on my arm instead of the Cortisone ointment. I'm going to go wash it again with Tecnu & use the ointment again, that feels much better.
~~~Feel Better Vibes for DR Jane and DH Keith!!~~~
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Did I miss any discussion here of the Susan Boyle "ordinary"-woman-with-a-great-voice phenomenon in England. There was even a report on it on ABC news just before 7:00.
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Thanks everyone.
Yes, FJL, you missed the discussion & links. Feel free to add new info :) I've got to go now. I'll watch the video you emailed tomorrow & comment.
'night.
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Thanks, Jane.
And thanks to the folks who went to the video, it's really appreciated.
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vixmom - Did that recipe get to you OK?
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Time for me to leave work.
Be back later. :)
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Thanks, Jane.
And thanks to the folks who went to the video, it's really appreciated.
I went and voted. Perhaps you can explain the background, I was a little lost.
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It's very exciting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFGaXKtKVA
Judging from your video, your town is a very clean and sparsely populated village.
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Mega vibes to your nephew, DR Cillaliz!
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So, Idol fans, will Adam Lambert break way from his recent mellow demeanor, and go back to his rock persona tonight?
der Brucer
I had a feeling he's return to something rock, and I wasn't wrong!
He was also BY FAR the best singer/performer of the night. He makes everyone else look like real amateurs.
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Good evening one and all... it has been a very busy night at the library...
along with a pair of sore hands.... I processed 115 uncatalogued gov docs for a patron ...
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Michael S - NO SPOILER YET - I'LL WARN PEOPLE WHEN THE SPOILER IS ABOUT TO BE REVEALED
Charles Isherwood in the Times said, as quoted on the ourtownoffbroadway.com website
"A WONDERFULLY INTIMATE AND HIGHLY REWARDING PRODUCTION. A surprise Mr. Cromer springs – A beautiful feat of stagecraft that transmits the essence of Wilder's philosophy with an overwhelming sensory immediacy."
- Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
That special surprise they spring with sensory immediacy is
SPOILER RE THE CURRENT PRODUCTION OF "OUR TOWN"
The smell of bacon permeates the theater, and bacon is fried right there on the stage.
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And Michael S - Thanks!!!
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Fred, very funny video! I rated and commented. I can only rate once until I clear out my cookies, then I can go back and rate again.
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I managed to get through 4 1/2 more episodes of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. All were pretty good episodes and with lots of guest stars. Nice to see Leonard Frey in an episode. Also was surprised to see a very young Joe Don Baker and Billy Dee Williams.
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Elizabeth Ashley was probably the most famous of the female guest stars in the episodes I watched. And she played two different roles which gave her more to do in the episode than series regular Lynda Day George.
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Then I watched tonight's AMERICAN IDOL. Even though the DVR had programmed the show to go one minute over, they still didn't finish on time! (They also only allowed two judges' comments per singer which also helped.) And I did get to hear all 7 singers, but the recap got lopped off on the DVR.
Apart from Adam who blew everyone else out of the water with "Born to Be Wild," I felt almost everyone else started very weakly. Some redeemed themselves during the latter portions of their songs (Allison, Anoop, Danny). Others just never pulled it together for me: Matt, Lil, Kris. Those three would be my bottom three this week. I honestly think Lil should go home. I thought her version of "The Rose" was very poor.
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I concluded my evening with RESCUE ME. Some really funny bits tonight, and some poignant ones, too, with Franco talking about his theories concerning 9/11. Probie Mike and Probie Sean were, as always, hilarious in their idiocy.
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Mary Stuart was an excellent production. Even with a piece of historical inaccuracy (Mary and Elizabeth never met but they do in the show) it was worth it. A strong cast, both Brits (including Brian Murray) and Americans (including John Benjamin Hickey). It's amazing how a well done British accent can work wonders (go back to my comments on the Philanthropist which was full of bad British accents). A friend who saw it said it was talky and too long but I didn't think so. It's hard to compress all that history into a short time. I think 2 and 1/2 hours is time enough for the battle between Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart. The production began at the Donmar Warehouse before transferring to the West End and then, eventually, here. Since it began at the Donmar they decided to keep the sparse look with only the two Queens looking at all period. It worked very well with all the men in modern business suits and the Queens in period dress. It rained on stage at one point. Since he invented the meeting between Elizabeth and Mary I wonder if the brief respite from prison and playing in the rain was a created moment as well. If it was, it worked, giving Mary and her servant a chance to relax before the confrontation.
I don't think it's selling that well. It's on TDF and half-price all the time. English history is not on the minds of the New York theatre goer. Oh, well. Their loss.
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Thanks, Ben!
I'd heard of people calling their friends and asking them to give ratings of 1 to movies on imdb, but I'd never heard of this happening on youtube. Whoever did those four 1's did them within a few hours of one another (the average flew down to 2 very very quickly), and I'll obviously never know what caused that effort. I got a couple of 1's on the FISH video, but there were enough 5's on that to offset the 1's easily. I tried disabling the ratings, but then when people googled or searched or looked at my menu, the average comes up even if ratings are disabled.
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Good Evening!
Tonight's final tech run-thru went well. There are a still a few transitions to work out, but we should be able to take care of most of those things during the day tomorrow before the cast is called in for a brief rehearsal before the "pay what you can" preview - our first audience.
Otherwise, the show is shaping up nicely, and I really think having an audience tomorrow night will help the rest of the "stuff" fall into place. I just hope that the cast is prepared for some real, honest to goodness laughter tomorrow night. -And I hope we hear some honest to goodness laughter tomorrow night too! ;)
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DR Ron Pulliam - Exactly!
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DR FJL - I guess that whole "sensory" thing must be "in" right now. I mean, the pre-show for Happiness at Lincoln Center.... Well.. If you read the reviews, it's all revealed there.
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DR Jane - When did you and Keith come in contact with the poison oak? Did Sherlock get exposed too?
~~~~~NO-ITCH, NO TOUCHA-DA-FACE VIBES TO BOTH OF YOU~~~~~
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Jose - Not to mention the smell of beer at ROCK OF AGES! :)
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DR Laura - I think it looks like a really bug margarita glass.
*Maybe it looks like a flower from overhead. ???
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DR vixmom - Eat! Drink! And gain some weight back!!!
:)
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Some day I should record a ride to downtown Phoenix, which would be all the blight along Washington Street.
Now that I would recognize...this I didn't recognize at all
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Phoenicians seem to agree it looks like a floating purple jellyfish.
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DR Druxy - I'm sorry to hear about the delay. -Did the moving company initially give you an estimated time of arrival? If so, would it possible for them to reimburse you for part of your hotel stay? In any case... Enjoy the view of the brick wall. ;)
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Thanks all for the vibes for DN David
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VIBES TO JANE AND KEITH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Man, do I hate it when I itch!
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DR Druxy, also sorry for the delay
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And since I came back to the offices to work on my taxes... -I had left some of my forms in NYC, and they didn't get to me until this past weekend, so... And lo and behold! I'm getting a refund this year! A small refund, but a refund nonetheless. :)
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~~~~~VIBES TO THE DN DAVID OF DR CILLALIZ~~~~~
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Oh, as I was saying... Since I came back to the offices... I now want to leave the offices... So I shall...
And I have a pretty good feeling that once I get back to the apartment, I shall be heading right to bed, so...
Goodnight.
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I'm heading down now to get some sleep.
Good night!
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I honestly think Lil should go home. I thought her version of "The Rose" was very poor.
It sure seemed she had no understanding of the song.
der Brucer
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So, Idol fans, will Adam Lambert break way from his recent mellow demeanor, and go back to his rock persona tonight?
der Brucer
I had a feeling he's return to something rock, and I wasn't wrong!
He was also BY FAR the best singer/performer of the night. He makes everyone else look like real amateurs.
"Someone" very savvy is guiding his song selections. As Simon noted, "Some people will love it, some people will hate it" - true, the rock fans who may have strayed from his camp the last three weeks, will return; a smart choice to consolidate a divergent fan base.
der Brucer
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I hope you are feeling better today, DerBrucer.
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I hope you are feeling better today, DerBrucer.
I am, thank you.
der Brucer
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Hello everyone,
Have not had time to read posts or notes, must do that tomarrow. ( 2 days worth).
Just wanted to say have a great Wednesday (or like we say at work, hump day).
I miss reading everyone's comments.
See ya.
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Finally back from a fantastic LACCTAA event and some dessert at House Of Pies, about which more later in the notes, which I must now write in a big hurry.