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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were jazzy and snazzy and pizazzy, and now it is time for you to post until the jazzy cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: POLYSEMOUS!
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Good Morning!
-I'm still up!
:)
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Thanks to everyone for the Well-Wishes and the compliments on the interview!
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DR WFO - Many thanks for the update on the Vix Family.
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DR elmore - Hmm... Will and Audra? Hmm... I think not. However, there's someone else in that cast who is currently involved in a relationship of a somewhat clandestine and specious nature. :-X
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bk - So, was the "Terry Trotter TRIO" just initially brought together for the "Passion in Jazz" recording? Or had he worked with them before?
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And speaking of Jazz covers...
I remember hearing some selections from The Unsinkable Molly Brown played by Toots Thielemans. They were played on some overnight jazz show, and I've been trying to track them down ever since.
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DR Sam - You're welcome. (-For posting the link to the Susan Boyle video.)
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DR Dan (the Man) - As for Nikki and Paolo and those spiders... I know the writers admitted that that episode was more or less a "throw away" episode, but I have been wondering if that set-up would somehow come back. I almost thought that that would explain how Locke "died".
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DRs Ginny and Dan (the Man) - Thankfully, "many different herrings" were not served at the reception. Instead...
-Potato Pancakes served with Apple Sauce, Sour Cream and Capers
-Fried Tilsit Cheese served with a Cherry Tomato Compote
-Chicken Schnitzel Skewers
-Pulled Pork served with Horseradish Mayonnaise and Marble Rye Toast Points
-Assorted Crudité
-German Chocolate Cake Petit Fours
-Birthday Cake - It was also the birthday of the company's Founding/Artistic Director
-Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Beer, Soft Drinks
All in all, it was quite a nice spread. Very festive.
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DR Jennifer - The "original" Ricola's are the ones in the yellow wrapper. They are also the only ones in their line that are more cubed shaped rather an oval lozenge.
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DR Ron Pulliam - I believe I will be making a day trip to Columbia, SC next week. -Any suggestions for good eats?
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DR DerBrucer - She had an accent, but it was far from delightful.
*And listening to her talk to the customer who was in line before more... An elderly woman was fretting about not having enough money to pay for a new battery. The clerk kept telling her that the car needed the batter immediately(!), but she also said that if the woman needed to drive home to get more money, then she could have the repair tech drive her car around so that she could drive home to get the money. -But didn't the clerk just say that the car needed a new battery NOW?!?!? And the clerk also kept telling her that she really should get a -3-year battery - even though the woman/customer kept telling her that she only drove her car six miles each day - back and forth to her sister's house. "You could spend less money on an 18-month battery, but since you drive every day, you really should get the 3-year batter." Thankfully, the woman's sister drove up at that time to take her to lunch. -Otherwise, I was going to speak up... And I probably should have anyway.
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After the opening night reception - which was held in the President's House of the College of Charleston - the gang headed to Patrick's for some karaoke.
Patrick's is truly the most pathetic and scary (in a good way) "special interest" establishment I have ever been in. Interesting people behind the bar. Interesting people in front of the bar. Interesting decor: everything from "artistic" photos of scantily clad men to some local "winners" of various bar contests to puppies(!).
And the karaoke itself was also quite interesting and varied. Who knew that a shirtless African-American gentleman liked George Strait?!?!?
There were a bunch of "other" people at the bar tonight too, and then I realized that they admit people ages 17(?-18)-20 - they stamp their hand - so, I guess it's a good place for some of the "straights" to hang out since the bars downtown don't admit anyone under 21.
A truly interesting experience.
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OH! And the icing on the cake of the my visit to Patrick's was this flyer that was posted on a table by the door:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/5783735.jpg)
;D :D ;D :D ;D
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
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*And as for the final line of that review, well... There's a good reason the orchestra was/is "flawless". ;D
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OK... It is now 4:03AM, and I think I should get some sleep. So...
Goodnight.
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Congratulations on the great review, DR JoseSPiano. Does this mean they might ask you back? :)
Did you ever tell us how you got this gig, exactly? ;)
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"The Butterfly Effect," from The Story of My Life (http://www.truveo.com/Will-Chase-The-Butterfly-Effect-at-Broadway-Loves/id/2341871852957268516)
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Enjoyed the Notes again, bk! :)
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... Well, I'm still up - for better or worse... Hmm...
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Congratulations on the great review, DR JoseSPiano. Does this mean they might ask you back? :)
Did you ever tell us how you got this gig, exactly? ;)
Thanks, DR DAW.
They had approached me back in 2002 about possibly coming down for a full season. However, then I got offered Sweeney Todd at the Kennedy Center, so...
I've known the Artistic Directors through SETCs and UPTAs. Their resident musical director ended up not being able to finish out the season this year. Mary Beth had asked just after the New Year if I might be interested and available. A couple of weeks later, I was able to give her a definite answer. And that was that.
I do have to admit I was a little hesitant to take the position due to the fact that the show had already been cast - they try to have their whole season cast at the beginning of the season. They had originally planned to do - and had cast! - Crazy For You, but then switched to The Producers, so some people had to be re-cast, re-"roled". Thankfully, everything worked out. :)
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DR DAW - SLEEP IN!!!! ;)
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In honor of "Flawless Leader" Jose, I will take the OCR of The Producers to work today.
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TOD -
Currently re-reading Michael Tolliver Lives, by A. Maupin.
One aspect of the Tales of the City books that hadn't occurred to me, or maybe it's just this latest novel, is how often Maupin throws in commercial references, businesses where his characters shop or products they buy and use. Interesting what one can pick up on a second reading.
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Workies.
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I'm still in the hotel, so I still don't have access to a DVD player.
:'(
However, all that could change by next week.
:)
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We are supposed to have our area carpets today.
:)
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DR FRANCOIS thank you for the Hair/Creel links....interesting!
DR ELMORE I am intrigued by the Bobby Driscoll musical....is there a link?
Nice review, DR Flawless JOSE.
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Page Two Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont Dance.
(http://www.donbrockway.com/Picture3a_small.jpg)
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TOD:
CD - Two for the SeeSaw
DVD - Devils of Darkness/Witchcraft
VHS - Goldy
DR JOSE $5 isn't too much for a lot of makup.
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Friday morning greetings! Richard and I are going to Findlay Market (http://www.findlaymarket.org) today with one of my former coworkers. It's a beautiful day for this sort of adventure.
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It's a beautiful day in Manhattan as well.
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Have fun DR GINNY!
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Well BK has inspired me to go back and listen to all the Trotter, Ellis and the Geissman recordings.
BK for the GG recording you were referring to Broadway's Biggest 97-98 correct?
And GG also did Bacharach: The Instrumental Side, Hit TV: Television's Top Themes and Out At The Movies
And of course that great European group Omote-Sando who did Cinema Romance
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Interesting side not on Hit TV: Television's Top Themes
It suffered from the Anya original cast album (LP) notes effect.
There are tracks listed on the back insert of the CD that are no longer on it, tracks that are on the cd but not listed in the notes, the tracks are in a different order and there is one track missing
Below is the actual order of the tracks on the cd The tacks in " ( ) " are how they appear on the insert
1. Searchin' My Soul {From Ally McBeal}
2. Seinfeld
3. Law & Order
4. Caroline in the City
5. Fraiser
6. Oz
7. Dhrama and Greg* (South Park)
8. X-Files
9. Mad About You
10. ER
11. Buffy, The Vampire Slayer* (The Nanny)
12.The Nanny* (Touched By Angel)
13. Touched By An Angel* (Friends (I'll Be There For You))
14. Friends (I'll be there For You (The Magnficent Seven) .. & 15. Third Rock From the Sun* (Not listed)
* The line up is slightly different from what is printed on the back CD insert. 7. South Park (Is not on this recording) 11. The Nanny (Bumped to #12) 12. Touched By An Angel (Bumped to #13) 13. Friends (Bumped to #14) 14. The Magnificent Seven (Is not on the recording) 15. There is no track #15 listed.
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For those interested
BORDER's 50% OFF CDs & DVDs SALE
Borders is getting rid of there CDs & DVDs as they cannot make money from it (A store manager told me this) and they will only have current best sellers for sell.
I suggest you go early as I waited to long to go to the one in Boca and the pickings were very slim.
I have a feeling that Borders will also be on their way out very soon if they can't make money from music and movies how could they do it from just books??
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Hello All!
TOD: My compilation CD's
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For those interested
BORDER's 50% OFF CDs & DVDs SALE
Borders is getting rid of there CDs & DVDs as they cannot make money from it (A store manager told me this) and they will only have current best sellers for sell.
I suggest you go early as I waited to long to go to the one in Boca and the pickings were very slim.
I have a feeling that Borders will also be on their way out very soon if they can't make money from music and movies how could they do it from just books??
Border's started (quietly) liquidating their CD & DVD stock a while ago (relatively). -You could probably get a more exact date from DR td. :-\
As for how they will survive selling "just books", well... Just remember, Border's was originally "just" a book store. -Like most of their Waldenbooks brand stores were and are.
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DR elmore - As for the musical reading you went to yesterday...
Yes, Matthew Gumley is a great kid! He was one of my Mary Poppins kids, and he really does possess some great talent. And Mark Price too - another Mary Poppins cast member. His Toby in Sweeney Todd at the Kennedy Center is still the most endearing and heartbreaking portrayal of that role I've ever seen, experienced.
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I used to shop at Border Brothers when it was a hole-in-the-wall used bookstore on State Street in Ann Arbor.
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TOD:
CD: Johnny Crawford and his 1920's Dance Orchestra
DVD: Still working my way through the AGE OF KINGS and some episodes from the old ADVENTURES OF SIR LANCELOT show.
http://poguespages.blogspot.com
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TOD:
DVD:
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY (1960)
TOMAHAWK TRAIL TRAIL (1957)
TOUGHEST GUN IN TOMBSTONE (1958)
DELINQUENT DAUGHTERS (1944)
CD:
TWO FOR A SEE SAW (Soundtrack)
WORLD WITHOUT END (soundtrack)
DVR:
SOUTHLAND
THE OFFICE
SURVIVOR
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TOD: my little ipod, which contains some of DR Kerry's compilation cds.
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Good morning, all! A combination of UPS problems and my super's sudden refusal to accept packages has put the past two days has forced me to be u pleasant this morning with my landlord and UPS. Now I'm essentially stuck here today because on Wednesday my super refused a package and on Thursday the driver ignored my signed release telling him to leave the package at my door. Damn.
DR Jose, I am told the Audra thing is true and I've heard it from two different sources. I honestly don't know, but as I said, she's so grand I can't imagine she has sex.
DR JRand58, sorry nothing on SHOOTING STAR. Yesterday was its first reading.
TOD:
DVD: Two Netflix movies, more Dickens
CD: Judy Kuhn, Jacques Offenbach, Guy Haines, Jerome Kern
VCR: Oy!
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In honor of "Flawless Leader" Jose, I will take the OCR of The Producers to work today.
I always have it with me on my iPod. THE PRODUCERS is most probably my favorite musical score of the last ten years. I often hear it derided as being merely a spoof or that it's "not real Broadway" and I have no idea what these people are talking about. For me, every song instantly landed the first time I heard it--there were no repeated listenings in order to grow to love the score. Boom! It was love at first sight--er, hearing.
If I ever find my way back to the stage, I would love to play Max.
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And d'oh! I had not realized that last night was your opening night, DR Jose. A belated Merde and congrats to your success!
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The Power of Music:
Disturbing Strokes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr-e3qGQ884)
;)
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Wow, Jose - that was great!
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Hmmm...while I think that Audra MacDonald is a very sexy and attractive woman, I'm surprised that she has the time to spare to fool around.
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MEdia Check:
iPod: The Decemberists--THE HAZARDS OF LOVE, Marianne Faithfull--20TH CENTURY BLUES, and possibly THE PRODUCERS
Tivo: THE DEATH OF JOE EGG and some of the Robert Osborne interviews from TCM
DVD: THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR Season 3 and the Live from Lincoln Center A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
I wish I had the Trotter Trio PASSION cd here at work right now--I'm in the mood to listen to that now, too.
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Good morning!
Another beautiful spring day here. I'm really loving this weather we've had at the end of the week.
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I just finished going over the list of "bubble" shows and shows closest (if not already gone) to cancellation.
Among the big shocks: CASTLE is listed as "on the bubble." I thought it was one of the biggest hits ABC has had in quite a while. I would be SHOCKED to see it not renewed.
MEDIUM, CHUCK, COLD CASE are all listed as "bubble" shows. COLD CASE still pulls in healthy ratings, but the music rights to the old tunes it uses cost a fortune, and since CBS doesn't want to pay additional fees, they can't make money back on DVDs since they don't release the show on DVD.
I'm sure DR Jane will be unhappy to notice that WORST WEEK is in the "Dead or Nearly Dead" column.
Here's the link to the whole list:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-04-15-sos-network-chart_N.htm
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And the word of the day is: POLYSEMOUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: MEAN TO ME
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Friday Media Check:
CD - BRIGADOON (original soundtrack)
DVD - THE HIT (Criterion)
IT'S A GREAT FEELING
MILK (Blu-ray)
DVR - Wednesday night's CSI: NY
Thursday night's THE OFFICE
Thursday night's HARPER'S ISLAND
Thursday night's SOUTHLAND
Thursday night's KROD MANDOON
LEATHERHEADS (HBO-HD)
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On TV Tonight!™
NBC - HOWIE DO IT, DATELINE
ABC - reality shows, 20/20
FOX - PRISON BREAK (2 hours)
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CONGRATULATIONS JOSE AND COMPANY !!
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Yes, my work project today is Stephen Frears' THE HIT. There is a commentary, but not a plethora of bonus features, so I should have no trouble finishing this today and having some free time tonight to watch something fun.
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Page 3 THEME FROM PHYLLIS dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8--8V7bVeI
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I just finished going over the list of "bubble" shows and shows closest (if not already gone) to cancellation.
Among the big shocks: CASTLE is listed as "on the bubble." I thought it was one of the biggest hits ABC has had in quite a while. I would be SHOCKED to see it not renewed.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-04-15-sos-network-chart_N.htm
I do hope that both SOUTHLAND and CASTLE survive, as I do very much enjoy those two shows.
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By the way, I did watch that KROD MANDOON show, but only got about half way through before turning it off. I liked the idea, but thought that the lead actor (although quite attractive) was just not very good.
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
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I am heading downstairs now to get cleaned up for my usual Friday outing.
WBBL.
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Since it is Friday, I would like to contribut to the TOD by updating my Alphabetical Musicals Project.
After a brief detour for the recently arrived Anya, Une Chambre en Ville, Evening Primrose, and Milla Ilieva, I resumed the D's with The Cradle Will Rock, which had somehow found its way out of the C's on the shelf.
I have the 1985 revival with Patti Lupone, but not the 1964 revival with Jerry Orbach (in a different rôle from Patti).
When I first heard the score on the earlier LP in college, I had no idea about the famous first night of the show, probably the most famous "opening" besides Pygmalion and Ernani. I actually first heard the story from Lehman Engel who told it to us in the first-year BMI workshop. Lehman was the conductor of the original production, although he didn't, of course, get to conduct, since there was no orchestra.
The show is almost always done with only a piano, in homage to its history, which, if you don't know, you can find on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cradle_Will_Rock) or in Tim Robbins' highly fictionalized film version Cradle Will Rock (without the the). There are some recordings, I believe, with the full orchestrations, which I'd love to listen to.
The show really seems to be ripe for a revival. Written in 1938, it speaks directly to 2009. Plu ça change,...
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
Well, there was that production of OKLAHOMA where Mel Tillis played Curley and sang "Pore Jud Is Daid".
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
Well, there was that production of OKLAHOMA where Mel Tillis played Curley and sang "Pore Jud Is Daid".
Close, but no seegar.
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Actually... not close at all. And I have found a snip of audio recording on the Internet.
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I've been up since eight, answering a LOT of e-mails, including one fairly annoying one - I've responded and that's that.
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Have to be on the road jogging in about thirty minutes.
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Jose, I think Terry had worked with Tom and Joe before on It's About Time - but I can't swear to it as that CD is in a big Varese box in storage. But them as a trio was created for our CDs.
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Shayne, I don't have TV's Greatest Hits in front of me, but those track listing screw-ups are major and I can't imagine how they happened - I'm sure I was in the midst of a million things back then, but I usually proofed everything, but had I those kinds of multiple mistakes, especially The Magnificent Seven, could not have happened. I do know we made some last-minute changes in the order, but as to the others - who knows?
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Oh, by the way, did anyone notice that A Storm Is Coming ? I am a California doctor, and I will have to choose between my faith and... the hipocratic oath? Anyway:
After looking at all the parodies, I think Steven Colbert (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/224789/april-16-2009/the-colbert-coalition-s-anti-gay-marriage-ad) had the best one last night.
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
:D
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DR Ron Pulliam - I believe I will be making a day trip to Columbia, SC next week. -Any suggestions for good eats?
I've been to Columbia only via the airport. Couldn't recommend an eatery at this moment. I'll ask a cousin, though, and see what he recommends.
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I used to shop at Border Brothers when it was a hole-in-the-wall used bookstore on State Street in Ann Arbor.
By the time I had my first experience it was a wonderful, old quality, multi storied bookstore. All the staff were well read, intelligent, & mostly college students. I thought it was the most wonderful bookstore I had ever been in.
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I went to bed at 10 last night.
I got out of bed at 7:10 this morning.
I can barely hold my eyes open.
Sigh.
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
I don't Know the show but Ethel Merman sang a song called PO-PO-POCAHONTAS
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I just finished going over the list of "bubble" shows and shows closest (if not already gone) to cancellation.
Among the big shocks: CASTLE is listed as "on the bubble." I thought it was one of the biggest hits ABC has had in quite a while. I would be SHOCKED to see it not renewed.
MEDIUM, CHUCK, COLD CASE are all listed as "bubble" shows. COLD CASE still pulls in healthy ratings, but the music rights to the old tunes it uses cost a fortune, and since CBS doesn't want to pay additional fees, they can't make money back on DVDs since they don't release the show on DVD.
I'm sure DR Jane will be unhappy to notice that WORST WEEK is in the "Dead or Nearly Dead" column.
Here's the link to the whole list:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-04-15-sos-network-chart_N.htm
Thank you for the link, I just voted.
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
I don't Know the show but Ethel Merman sang a song called PO-PO-POCAHONTAS
ORR WAS IT NANETTE FABREY?
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Quote from BK's notes:
then do my banking and shipping and deal with casting matters for the Brain
When and where are you doing BRAIN?
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Oh, by the way, did anyone notice that A Storm Is Coming ? I am a California doctor, and I will have to choose between my faith and... the hipocratic oath? Anyway:
After looking at all the parodies, I think Steven Colbert (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/224789/april-16-2009/the-colbert-coalition-s-anti-gay-marriage-ad) had the best one last night.
This was good.:)
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Thanks for the news on vixmom!
Congrats to DR Jose.
Thanks DR Matt for posting that link.
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Of the shows on the bubble the one i care about the most is MEDIUM. Then PRIVILEGED. Then CHUCK. And the only one in the almost dead category i care about is LIFE. (not including the ABC shows that were cancelled many months ago).
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
I don't Know the show but Ethel Merman sang a song called PO-PO-POCAHONTAS
ORR WAS IT NANETTE FABREY?
Much more esoteric than that. Extreeemely esoteric.
Hint: Cuba is involved.
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I missed LIFE. I would like to see it return for another season with Dani back on board.
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Moving right along with the Alphabetical Musicals Project:
Dear World. Back to the D's. Just like Jerry Herman, I was in a production of The Madwoman of Chaillot in college--in graduate school, actually. Madison WI in the sixties was a constant festival of film societies and off-campus theatre groups, literally dozens of them. I tried out for the Rag-Picker, I think it was, and got Third Prospector. I got to belch.
Our Madwoman was Pauline Walsh and was incredible. Most audiences thought she was an old lady, but she was an undergraduate. The other Madwomen, whose names I forget, were also excellent and both were pursuing professional acting carreers.
But I grew to love the play through the rehearsals in a very fine production, whose program I should dig out some day to find out what became of some of those involved.
Well, I am indeed a die-hard Sondheim fan, but I do loves me my Jerry Herman, and lots of this score is quite charming.
Which leads me back to a couple of TODs that I missed:
First, DerBrucer: No, you are not the only whore in the bordello claiming to be a virgin.
And on a related note... I have not had an alcoholic drink for lo these 23 years, and whatever embarrassing things I might have done whilst in my cups, I do not necessarily wish to share in a public forum.
Except.
After La Cage aux Folles had opened on Broadway, I penned a French translation of "The Best of Times", which I really thought was quite good despite my lack of fluency in the language.
But I went further and concocted the notion that I might translate the entire show, as task for which I was quite unqualified. Nonetheless, I telephoned a friend, after several drinks of course, who knew Jerry Herman, got Jerry's home number (back when he still lived in Greenwich Village) and proceeded to pitch it to him.
Well, Jerry was quite nice, listened to my ramblings, showed some interest, as he said he had been disappointed in the French version of Dolly, and in the end gave me his home address and asked me to send some of my work off to him, something that I never did.
If you are reading this, Jerry, I'm sorry I never sent you at least "The Best of Times", and thank you for being such a gentleman.
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*And as for the final line of that review, well... There's a good reason the orchestra was/is "flawless". ;D
Congratulations, Jose!
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Bruce, I'm very glad to hear about the next release but I thought you had decided not to do that one. I will be happy to order it when it's announced!
I'm listening to Donald, in case you didn't know.
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Mmm, Something Cold to Drink
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PAGE FOUR OFF-TO-WORK DANCE!!
Have a good day, all!
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TCB - I meant Nudie, not Brain. Apparently my Brain was not functioning.
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Ben, when I queried about the album here I hadn't heard it yet - the minute I heard it I knew I had to do it, because the arrangements are so fun and I just love the whole smaller feel of the show.
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Even just listening to Donald's CR-R of Something Cold to Drink makes you realize what a good number it is. I'm looking forward to getting it.
I haven't mentioned the title because you should all listen to Donald's show ;D
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
:D
Wow! Jose....you're a RAVE in Charleston SC.
If you can MAKE it there, you'll make it ANYwhere....
:D
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Listening to The Broadway Radio Show.
And I have a Trivia Question:
What other piece of musical theatre (besides Illya Darling) has a song entitile "Po Po Po"?
I warn you, I have only my memory to rely on and have not found any documentation on this.
I don't Know the show but Ethel Merman sang a song called PO-PO-POCAHONTAS
ORR WAS IT NANETTE FABREY?
Much more esoteric than that. Extreeemely esoteric.
Hint: Cuba is involved.
I'll take one more stab....
Musical- TOO MANY GIRLS
Song- POTTAWATOMIE
which has the following Larry Hart Lyric--"SO THAT EVERY TOT OF ME THAT IS BEGOT OF ME WILL GO TO POT-POT-POTTAWATOMIE"
The Show Introduced DESI ARNAZ to Broadway
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We are back from a lovely outing to Findlay Market with my friend Lori. She shared a lot of "dish" from my old workplace and we took her for a tour of Mt. Adams and Eden Park. My lunch was a vegetarian crepe from the Taste of Belgium stand - roasted red peppers, spinach, and goat cheese in a buckwheat flour crepe with a balsamic glaze.
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I have a feeling that Borders will also be on their way out very soon if they can't make money from music and movies how could they do it from just books??
According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh.
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
I guess you did good! And how large is the flawless band?
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Border's started (quietly) liquidating their CD & DVD stock a while ago (relatively). -You could probably get a more exact date from DR td. :-\
The liquidation began quietly in February; MOST Borders stores are getting rid of at least 70% of their inventory of cds and dvds. Of course, with Borders trying to be the next Amazon, those titles no longer in stores will still be available online. . .
What we're seeing is both a last-ditch effort to find Borders' place in the retail world as well as a first-ditch effort to become a better online store.
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I guess you did good! And how large is the flawless band?
Of course DR Jose done good!
But, does size really matter when you've got DR Jose in the pit?
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According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh.
So I guess joining you as a Borders clerk is not in my job future?? :-\
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bk, enjoyed your radio show with Donald. :D
However, I was disappointed that Philemon wasn't bandied about as a possible future release!
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I am leaving work soon, so I will give the answer to my Trivia Question:
The song "Po Po Po" is from the Cuban zarauela Cecilia Valdés (http://www.amazon.com/Cecilia-Valdes-Gonzalo-Roig/dp/B000006O9E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239994007&sr=1-1) by Gonzalo Roig. If you follow the amazon link, the second selection is a snippet of "Po Po Po".
You see, back when we played these things called phonograph records, there was a publicaiton called the Swann Catalog, which was a joy to thumb through. I belonged to a record club that offered a 40% discount on everything in the catalog for a few years before it morphed into a typical "Buy One Blockbuster a Month" club. That's where I got all the foreign cast albums of My Fair Lady.
But the category was called "Operettas, Musicals, and Zarzuelas". The word intrigued me, and I looked about in the public library and found one, count'em, one (1) recording of a zarzuela, the above-mentioned Cecilia Valdés, which was actually performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1965.
So now you know more than you want to about Cecilia Valdés and zarzuelas. The rest can be wikied.
(http://www.cniae.cult.cu/Cecilia_TLNC_nov07_1.jpg)(http://www.esquife.cult.cu/imagenes/agendaesquife/2007/diciembre/cvaldes.jpg)
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According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh.
So I guess joining you as a Borders clerk is not in my job future?? :-\
I Guess It's A Borderline Job
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According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh.
So I guess joining you as a Borders clerk is not in my job future?? :-\
I Guess It's A Borderline Job
LOL
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According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh.
So I guess joining you as a Borders clerk is not in my job future?? :-\
Joining me is not out of the question; a Borders' clerk or barrista position is questionable.
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Moving right along...
After Dear World came Debbie Does Dallas, the musical, which deserves one or two kind words--but no more.
It did mark one of the first lead performances of Sherie Rene Scott, later to appear on Broadway in Aïda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
And the album has a hidden track. Well, not quite hidden, because they tell you about it on the CD case. And it isn't a Kimmel-type track, i.e. the last part of a long track containing lots of silence. It is a separate track preceded by several silent tracks of a few seconds each, presumably so that it will be track # 69.
And I think that's about all worth saying about the album.
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
:D
Wow! Jose....you're a RAVE in Charleston SC.
If you can MAKE it there, you'll make it ANYwhere....
:D
Pity LESTAT didn't open in Charleston!
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Topic of the Day:
In my CD player: "Two for the Seesaw" and a Bette Midler 4-pack from Costco: "The Divine Miss M," "Broken Blossom," Thighs and Whispers" and "Some People's Lives." The Bette 4-pack was only $19 total!
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Friday media check:
DVD - Miss Potter, Rachel Getting Married
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Hello, everyone.
Just so the world knows, my voice mail has been set up. Old-fashioned DR Jeanne is coming into the 21st century kicking and screaming, but advance she must.
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My unpacking and organizing continues.
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Any more news on Vixmom? I thank DR William Orr for the updates and hope that they will continue.
Health vibes to all.
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TOD:
DVD: HOTEL BABYLON
I found Ella and Patsy and Oscar and Itzhak and Mel who usually live in my car. I must dig deeper to find Guy and others.
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Friday media check:
DVD - Miss Potter, Rachel Getting Married
That Renee! It's so odd that she never mentions in her interviews her stripping days in Austin.
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DR Elmore - :o
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Good Afternoon!
-And then I slept. ::)
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So... After staying up all night - I just wasn't sleep, I went to breakfast at out on Isle of Palms, and then I came back here and started watching some TV. The next thing I knew it was 3:00. Sleep is good. I just hope I can get to bed at semi-normal hour tonight since I want to check out the Charleston Farmers Market tomorrow morning.
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
:D
Wow! Jose....you're a RAVE in Charleston SC.
If you can MAKE it there, you'll make it ANYwhere....
:D
Pity LESTAT didn't open in Charleston!
Trust me, TCB.....NO location could have made a difference with that show.
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Pity LESTAT didn't open in Charleston!
;D ;D ;D
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DR Ron Pulliam - What you said! ;)
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Page 5 "I Guess That's Why The Call it the Blahs" Dance
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DR Ron Pulliam - What you said! ;)
It GRIEVED me to say it, though. :)
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
I guess you did good! And how large is the flawless band?
Well... -And yes I've sort of avoided answering this question answering this question on the board, but now that the review is out, well...
A majority(!) of the orchestra is MIDI/computer-generated/sampled. It wasn't my decision, but one that was dictated by the current budget constraints of the company. The "box" is actually provided by the licensing company, and is being supplemented by two additional live players on keyboards, myself and my keyboard player. So, we are implementing the full 23(?)-piece orchestration, but it is being played by two live musicians. I'm still processing some of the "gray area" in regards to this set-up, but I also know that if the company was able to afford a couple more musicians they would have. And even though the computer "lives" in the "box", I still had to do a ton of tweaking in order to get the show to sound the way I wanted it to sound like.
So... When I saw the word "flawless", well... I guess the Word of the Day could apply in this instance.
*And as the director was reading the review at Patrick's last night sometime around 1:00am, trust me, we all had a good laugh.
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I need to stop in at the office before I head to the theatre, so...
Laters...
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WOW! The Review is already in!
Brooks Musical Terrific (http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/apr/17/brooks_musical_terrific79026/)
:)
I guess you did good! And how large is the flawless band?
Well... -And yes I've sort of avoided answering this question answering this question on the board, but now that the review is out, well...
A majority(!) of the orchestra is MIDI/computer-generated/sampled. It wasn't my decision, but one that was dictated by the current budget constraints of the company. The "box" is actually provided by the licensing company, and is being supplemented by two additional live players on keyboards, myself and my keyboard player. So, we are implementing the full 23(?)-piece orchestration, but it is being played by two live musicians. I'm still processing some of the "gray area" in regards to this set-up, but I also know that if the company was able to afford a couple more musicians they would have. And even though the computer "lives" in the "box", I still had to do a ton of tweaking in order to get the show to sound the way I wanted it to sound like.
So... When I saw the word "flawless", well... I guess the Word of the Day could apply in this instance.
*And as the director was reading the review at Patrick's last night sometime around 1:00am, trust me, we all had a good laugh.
Is this from "Real Time Music Solutions" via MTI? I did a couple of Rodgers&Hammerstein shows for them and I had to work like crazy to get the right notes and a nice balance for judging what it might sound like. The folk at Real Time are great!
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I have to get ready to meet friends from Houston for dinner. I will try to stop at Little Pie Factory and pick up something nice for our DR Ben's visit tomorrow night.
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Isn't DEBBIE DOES DALLAS one of the earliest shows to include music by Tom Kitt, now represented to great critical acclaim by NEXT TO NORMAL
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According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh.
So I guess joining you as a Borders clerk is not in my job future?? :-\
I Guess It's A Borderline Job
Now I got the Madonna song going through my head...
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What a beautiful day to be outside. I walked around the shopping center (an outdoor strip mall type center) and enjoyed the fresh air and sunshine. It was cool, too, so the walk didn't get me all sweaty.
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Topic of the Day:
In my CD player: "Two for the Seesaw" and a Bette Midler 4-pack from Costco: "The Divine Miss M," "Broken Blossom," Thighs and Whispers" and "Some People's Lives." The Bette 4-pack was only $19 total!
I like BROKEN BLOSSOM a lot--I think it's one of her underrated recordings.
DR George, a lovely package arrived at my desk this afternoon and I couldn't be happier! I already did a sneak peek. I can't wait to get home and watch MARY'S INCREDIBLE DREAM! Thank you so much!
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As I ate lunch, I watched CSI: NY. Craig T. Nelson was the guest star, but I guessed the murderer easily. Not one of the great CSI cases.
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All right all you Susan Boyle fans, or not-so-much fans....here's a 10-year-old recording of her doing "Cry Me A River" for a millienium CD put out in a limited edition by the town she lives in:
Perhaps it will help to hear Ms. Boyle (http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/16130/susan-boyle-hype-revitalizes-10-year-old-cover/) without audience participation.
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I spent the majority of the afternoon with Stephen Frears' THE HIT. It has the same wryness and dryness that PRICK UP YOUR EARS had: somewhat tortured people dealing with problems that are bigger than they are.
I enjoyed the performances, particularly a very young Tim Roth and Terrence Stamp (in another of his sort-of Christ symbol characters). I was a little underwhelmed with the story, though. I got impatient with one bad decision made after another, particularly from a hitman who was seemingly professional and experienced (played by John Hurt).
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I listened to the audio commentary, a pieced together effort with Frears and the screenwriter, the editor, and actors Roth and Hurt all adding comments. I did enjoy hearing stories of casting and production problems filming in Spain.
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There was a 37 minute interview with Terrence Stamp on a BRitish talk show (kind of a Charlie Rose type interview show) in 1988, four years after THE HIT which is mentioned only in passing. Stamp was publicizing WALL STREET and his autobiography.
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I ended my afternoon watching last night's KROD MANDOON. Easily the worst yet of the televised episodes, not enough Krod and too much of the enemies. Very disappointing.
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We are back from a lovely outing to Findlay Market with my friend Lori. She shared a lot of "dish" from my old workplace and we took her for a tour of Mt. Adams and Eden Park. My lunch was a vegetarian crepe from the Taste of Belgium stand - roasted red peppers, spinach, and goat cheese in a buckwheat flour crepe with a balsamic glaze.
Sounds good.
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So it appears I will have the evening free. I must make a concerted effort to get some of the recorded stuff watched and erased from the DVR. I noticed it was at 86% capacity, so I need to do some major watching and erasing. Then, I'll see what kind of time I have left for something on DVD or Blu-ray.
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I have a feeling that Borders will also be on their way out very soon if they can't make money from music and movies how could they do it from just books??
According to Publishers Weekly, the end is nigh
I find this sad.
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DR Ron I'm glad you posted the link for CRY ME A RIVER. I suspect it won't be long before we read she has a recording contract.
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It is now day 6 since our exposure to Poison Oak & I have a new section on my body. According to this informative article (http://caminomedical.org/handouts/poisonoak.html) this should be the last day for new irruptions. I hope so. Ivy, Oak, etc. these itchy rashes last a good while. I can easily put my fingers around my left wrist, they won’t go around my right wrist it is so swollen.
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So sorry about the rashes, DR Jane. This stuff can make one so miserable. Hope it's gone sooner rather than later.
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I've got to hop off-line now and do some writing.
WBBL.
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Thanks Matt H. I keep telling myself I've had it worse & I'm not as bad as Keith. Since moving here my patches have all been fairly contained and only one or two at a time, far more tolerable.
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Topic of the Day:
In my CD player: "Two for the Seesaw" and a Bette Midler 4-pack from Costco: "The Divine Miss M," "Broken Blossom," Thighs and Whispers" and "Some People's Lives." The Bette 4-pack was only $19 total!
I like BROKEN BLOSSOM a lot--I think it's one of her underrated recordings.
DR George, a lovely package arrived at my desk this afternoon and I couldn't be happier! I already did a sneak peek. I can't wait to get home and watch MARY'S INCREDIBLE DREAM! Thank you so much!
I'm listening to "Broken Blossom" right now! I've never heard this album...nor have I heard many of the songs. I like it a lot. :D
And I'm glad I had the "Mary's Incredible Dream" video...as bad as it is. ;)
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All right all you Susan Boyle fans, or not-so-much fans....here's a 10-year-old recording of her doing "Cry Me A River" for a millienium CD put out in a limited edition by the town she lives in:
Perhaps it will help to hear Ms. Boyle (http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/16130/susan-boyle-hype-revitalizes-10-year-old-cover/) without audience participation.
Very nice. She's definitely got some talent. :)
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It is now day 6 since our exposure to Poison Oak & I have a new section on my body. According to this informative article (http://caminomedical.org/handouts/poisonoak.html) this should be the last day for new irruptions. I hope so. Ivy, Oak, etc. these itchy rashes last a good while. I can easily put my fingers around my left wrist, they won’t go around my right wrist it is so swollen.
That's a small consolation, Jane.
~~~Vibes for a Quicker Recovery!!~~~
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PAGE SIX!!!
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PAGE SIX EARLY BETTE MIDLER DANCE!!
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VIBES FOR DR JANE AND DH KEITH!
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I can't understand why ayone who be more moved or less moved by the CRY ME A RIVER recording than the I DREAMED A DREAM VIDEO. Surely, no one can accuse Ms. Boyle of having anything to do with the quick-cut camera work, the mid-song standing ovations, or the genuine audience reaction shots. So what? The point is that everyone was ready to write this woman off (and laugh at her besides) until she started singing. Last I heard, over three million people have watched that clip (in less than one week). Bravo to Susan for taking a chance that not a lot of us would be willing to take!
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I can't understand why ayone who be more moved or less moved by the CRY ME A RIVER recording than the I DREAMED A DREAM VIDEO. Surely, no one can accuse Ms. Boyle of having anything to do with the quick-cut camera work, the mid-song standing ovations, or the genuine audience reaction shots. So what? The point is that everyone was ready to write this woman off (and laugh at her besides) until she started singing. Last I heard, over three million people have watched that clip (in less than one week). Bravo to Susan for taking a chance that not a lot of us would be willing to take!
I read that 15 million hits have been made on the youtube clips.
I posted what I did because some folks were more off-put by what they perceived as manipulative shots and music and couldn't appreciate the vocal because of it. I think it's a fair reaction, although I'm with you in having enjoyed the emotional wallow that was presented (the backstory is EVERYthing in this woman's performance).
I love the Scottish lilt that's in her singing voice.
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I can't understand why ayone who be more moved or less moved by the CRY ME A RIVER recording than the I DREAMED A DREAM VIDEO. Surely, no one can accuse Ms. Boyle of having anything to do with the quick-cut camera work, the mid-song standing ovations, or the genuine audience reaction shots. So what? The point is that everyone was ready to write this woman off (and laugh at her besides) until she started singing. Last I heard, over three million people have watched that clip (in less than one week). Bravo to Susan for taking a chance that not a lot of us would be willing to take!
I read that 15 million hits have been made on the youtube clips.
I posted what I did because some folks were more off-put by what they perceived as manipulative shots and music and couldn't appreciate the vocal because of it. I think it's a fair reaction, although I'm with you in having enjoyed the emotional wallow that was presented (the backstory is EVERYthing in this woman's performance).
I love the Scottish lilt that's in her singing voice.
I agree Ron. I guess I was just a little disappointed by those who couldn't look beyond the camera angles at the human story underneath.
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Good Evening!
So... Is it a bad thing that I'm hoping tonight's pacing is on the fast side so that I can make it to FIG before their kitchen closes? ;)
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This "work day" cannot END soon enough.
I'm so sleepy. Have been since I woke up. I even had -- gasp! -- two triple-shot lattes this morning. I never have more than one.
They barely helped at all.
I'll probably climb the walls tonight, though.
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DR elmore - Yes, we are using RMS. Thankfully, the learning curve was practically non-existent, at least for me. However, since it's basically a MIDI-based program, some tweaks require(d) adjusting each and every instrument setting in a particular section or measure(!). It's not yet set up with the availabilty to do a "mass edit" on an internal section. Consequently, when I found certain "events" were set too high, too low, too fast or too slow, well... Many more keystrokes were required than I would have liked. The big "culprit" were some of the preset tempos. Yes, the box follows you as you play, but if the preset tempo is set slower than you would like - and in many cases much slower than it ever should have been - then the program and computer is prone to "hiccup". (Since the duration of a quarter note at M.M.=120 is longer then it would be at M.M.=204.)
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Got some fun 50% stuff at Border's including the BBC sets of Ken Russell and Maggie Smith. Had to wonder why the Russell was twice as expensive as the Smith.
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I can't understand why ayone who be more moved or less moved by the CRY ME A RIVER recording than the I DREAMED A DREAM VIDEO. Surely, no one can accuse Ms. Boyle of having anything to do with the quick-cut camera work, the mid-song standing ovations, or the genuine audience reaction shots. So what? The point is that everyone was ready to write this woman off (and laugh at her besides) until she started singing. Last I heard, over three million people have watched that clip (in less than one week). Bravo to Susan for taking a chance that not a lot of us would be willing to take!
I read that 15 million hits have been made on the youtube clips.
I posted what I did because some folks were more off-put by what they perceived as manipulative shots and music and couldn't appreciate the vocal because of it. I think it's a fair reaction, although I'm with you in having enjoyed the emotional wallow that was presented (the backstory is EVERYthing in this woman's performance).
I love the Scottish lilt that's in her singing voice.
I agree Ron. I guess I was just a little disappointed by those who couldn't look beyond the camera angles at the human story underneath.
What a wonderful rendition of Cry Me A River. Two very distinct styles. Sultry for Cry Me a River and a great belt voice for I Dream a Dream. I hope she will succeed even if she doesn't on to the finale. (I hope she does.) I would love to see this show. I hope it is somewhere on the internet.
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Time for me to leave work. Today is my niece's birthday. I bought her "Slumdog Millionaire" (at her request) and it just arrived today! Talk about cutting it close.
Until later. :)
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It is now day 6 since our exposure to Poison Oak & I have a new section on my body. According to this informative article (http://caminomedical.org/handouts/poisonoak.html) this should be the last day for new irruptions. I hope so. Ivy, Oak, etc. these itchy rashes last a good while. I can easily put my fingers around my left wrist, they won’t go around my right wrist it is so swollen.
That's a small consolation, Jane.
~~~Vibes for a Quicker Recovery!!~~~
LOL-Thanks. I wish I had Keith control and didn't scratch.
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Thank you DR TCB. How are you feeling today?
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This "work day" cannot END soon enough.
I'm so sleepy. Have been since I woke up. I even had -- gasp! -- two triple-shot lattes this morning. I never have more than one.
They barely helped at all.
I'll probably climb the walls tonight, though.
That was me yesterday. As tired as I was I couldn't nap which may have been a good thing. I took a Tylenol PM last night & slept rather well. I'm much more alert today. I think I preferred sleep walking through the itching yesterday ;)
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I can't understand why ayone who be more moved or less moved by the CRY ME A RIVER recording than the I DREAMED A DREAM VIDEO. Surely, no one can accuse Ms. Boyle of having anything to do with the quick-cut camera work, the mid-song standing ovations, or the genuine audience reaction shots. So what? The point is that everyone was ready to write this woman off (and laugh at her besides) until she started singing. Last I heard, over three million people have watched that clip (in less than one week). Bravo to Susan for taking a chance that not a lot of us would be willing to take!
I read that 15 million hits have been made on the youtube clips.
I posted what I did because some folks were more off-put by what they perceived as manipulative shots and music and couldn't appreciate the vocal because of it. I think it's a fair reaction, although I'm with you in having enjoyed the emotional wallow that was presented (the backstory is EVERYthing in this woman's performance).
I love the Scottish lilt that's in her singing voice.
I agree Ron. I guess I was just a little disappointed by those who couldn't look beyond the camera angles at the human story underneath.
What a wonderful rendition of Cry Me A River. Two very distinct styles. Sultry for Cry Me a River and a great belt voice for I Dream a Dream. I hope she will succeed even if she doesn't on to the finale. (I hope she does.) I would love to see this show. I hope it is somewhere on the internet.
I thought she was funny & Keith also laughed when I showed him the clip. For me the voice alone was the shock, and her age. After listening to Cry Me A River I have to wonder why she disappeared after the CD was released.
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I am back from a lovely dinner with Rob Seible, who conducted the choral concert in Houston with Ron Raines as guest star earlier this month. Rob is here with 9 chaperones, 52 students and the principal of the Houston high school for the performing arts who are performing in Bronxville tomorrow night in a choral competition. We talked about future work for me, the concert with Ron, what's been going on with the group for the past two days, and dished in general.
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I can't understand why ayone who be more moved or less moved by the CRY ME A RIVER recording than the I DREAMED A DREAM VIDEO. Surely, no one can accuse Ms. Boyle of having anything to do with the quick-cut camera work, the mid-song standing ovations, or the genuine audience reaction shots. So what? The point is that everyone was ready to write this woman off (and laugh at her besides) until she started singing. Last I heard, over three million people have watched that clip (in less than one week). Bravo to Susan for taking a chance that not a lot of us would be willing to take!
I read that 15 million hits have been made on the youtube clips.
I posted what I did because some folks were more off-put by what they perceived as manipulative shots and music and couldn't appreciate the vocal because of it. I think it's a fair reaction, although I'm with you in having enjoyed the emotional wallow that was presented (the backstory is EVERYthing in this woman's performance).
I love the Scottish lilt that's in her singing voice.
I agree Ron. I guess I was just a little disappointed by those who couldn't look beyond the camera angles at the human story underneath.
What a wonderful rendition of Cry Me A River. Two very distinct styles. Sultry for Cry Me a River and a great belt voice for I Dream a Dream. I hope she will succeed even if she doesn't on to the finale. (I hope she does.) I would love to see this show. I hope it is somewhere on the internet.
I thought she was funny & Keith also laughed when I showed him the clip. For me the voice alone was the shock, and her age. After listening to Cry Me A River I have to wonder why she disappeared after the CD was released.
Well, for one thing, there was only 1,100 copies of the CD ever made. Not enough for stardom.
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True, not enough for stardom, at least without the internet;) I meant that "someone" didn't hear the CD & notice her.
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I hope we will have a Vixmom report soon.
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Catching up! Anyway, a few things....
DR FJL, Skip was mentioned by the creators of Next to Normal on the Playbill Radio podcast (recording of Next to Normal) and was quoted as being "tough and kinda brilliant". If he hasn't heard already, please pass that along :)
I recently became more acquainted with the musical Seesaw. I find this an interesting thing as I had no idea of the relationship to "Two for Seesaw". It's all a very Twilight Zone-esque.
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Congrats on a great review to Jose and his flawless orchestra
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Anti-itch vibes to DR Jane and DH Keith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Tomorrow morning I get to go to Lowe's for a free power tool training for women. It's a prep class for a "women's build" for Habitat for Humanity. Once I get through this, finishing the basement will be a breeze
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I'm thinking about buying a chainsaw so my backyard work will go more quickly. I've spent 2-3 hours a night for the past 3 days working on one little area in the yard. It's going to look great as soon as the leaves come out.
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All right all you Susan Boyle fans, or not-so-much fans....here's a 10-year-old recording of her doing "Cry Me A River" for a millienium CD put out in a limited edition by the town she lives in:
Perhaps it will help to hear Ms. Boyle (http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/16130/susan-boyle-hype-revitalizes-10-year-old-cover/) without audience participation.
Thanks for posting this, Ron. I think she's wonderful--and, yes, it DOES help to hear it straight.
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Gotta go. The dog REALLY wants to go out.
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BK I remember what my question was I wanted to ask you on Ask BK day.
Have you given any thought of re-releasing the Ben Bagley recordings? They are just sitting somewhere i suspect gathering dust
There is an opportunity to pull material from various albums and combined them into one release ie. "Love Life" songs are spread out over three albums (Kurt Weill Vol 1 and 2 & Alan Jay Lerner) or do a "best of singers" like Dorothy Loudon, Ann Hampton Callaway. Or perhaps a cd of offbeat singsers like Katharine Hepburn and Gloria Swanson. There is also a wealth of unreleased material as well. (cast albums, revisited)
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Hello Hello :)
I managed to turn the computer on before late tonight. :o
Now to read today's posts. ;D
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We quite enjoyed Miss Potter.
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I hope we will have a Vixmom report soon.
So do I, DR Jane.
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Hello Hello :)
I managed to turn the computer on before late tonight. :o
Now to read today's posts. ;D
Sam, great to see you at the party so early!
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I hope we will have a Vixmom report soon.
So do I, DR Jane.
Couldn't someone call DR WFO, and see if he has any news?
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Better hurry, it is getting late in NY.
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Between reading slowly (I still read every word) and watching the links, it takes me forever.
Thank you everyone for the links, Jose, FJL, DAW, Matt, Ron, W. Orr, and anyone else I missed.
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Gabe has just updated me on the latest level of "Rick Rolling":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg
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Tonight I'll go through the cd's and see what's there for Terry Trotter, and listen to those for the weekend.
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And let's see if I can figure out how to listen to the radio show.
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Matthew - Thanks for mentioning that.
Skip is actually seeing NEXT TO NORMAL right this second.
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Dear JMK, was that video for real? I'm clueless , what is rick rolling ?
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Thanks DR Cilla. You got into the class-great!
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G'night!
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Off to listen to the radio show.
Have a good evening everyone.
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Goodnight TCB.
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A pet airline: http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92482/?fp=1
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So anyway....COMCAST is messed up tonight here, and I don't have all of my HD stations.
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Topic of the Day:
In my CD player: "Two for the Seesaw" and a Bette Midler 4-pack from Costco: "The Divine Miss M," "Broken Blossom," Thighs and Whispers" and "Some People's Lives." The Bette 4-pack was only $19 total!
I like BROKEN BLOSSOM a lot--I think it's one of her underrated recordings.
DR George, a lovely package arrived at my desk this afternoon and I couldn't be happier! I already did a sneak peek. I can't wait to get home and watch MARY'S INCREDIBLE DREAM! Thank you so much!
I'm listening to "Broken Blossom" right now! I've never heard this album...nor have I heard many of the songs. I like it a lot. :D
And I'm glad I had the "Mary's Incredible Dream" video...as bad as it is. ;)
As bad as it is is still as good as it gets. I enjoyed every minute of it. Many thanks again, DR George!
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Television's Greatest Hits.....are those the Blue CD's with the different television sets on them for the different decades? Or am I thinking of something else? I have the Black and White and Color CD's of them....and like them a lot.
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Work tomorrow....oh well.
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Thanks DR Cilla. You got into the class-great!
Oh, I must not have told you, I re-read the info on the women's build and it's the day before the 5K walk I'm doing, so I decided to do both. I'll work on the Habitat build on may 9th from 9-4 and then do the walk the next morning. I'm sure I'll be tired, but it will be really good exercise
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I spent a couple more hours working on the yard tonight. I bought 5 bags of dark brown mulch and spread them around the bushes I cleaned up over the past few nights and then raked up that whole section of the yard. It looks good and we are expecting rain tomorrow, so I'm really glad it's done.
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We quite enjoyed Miss Potter.
I did, too, when I reviewed it a year or two ago.
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I had a night of entertainment completely from my DVR. I was getting dangerously close to filling it up, so I needed to watch some things.
I began with Kathy Griffin's stand-up special from Wednesday night. Very enjoyable. I'm not sure I laughed quite as much at this one as I did with hers from last year, but I still had a good time watching it.
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Next, I watched last night's SOUTHLAND. Very enjoyable episode, and I got involved in the story of the mother with the baby found crawling in traffic. I also liked the young hotshot being taken down a peg from last week.
And the ratings held up this week, so that's good news for the show. A greater test will arrive next week when PRIVATE PRACTICE airs a new episode opposite it and HARPER'S ISLAND.
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Next I watched LEATHERHEADS, the George Clooney-John Krasinski comedy from last year. It didn't quite work. There were a few OK lines, and the two male leads were just fine. I don't think Renee Zellweger worked very well in her part.
The movie was filmed in Charlotte and surrounding areas, so there was quite a bit to do with the stars during their time here. George and John were seen all over town. Renee stayed pretty much aloof and to herself during the shoot.
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I ended my evening by watching last night's THE OFFICE. Some very funny bits of betrayal between Dwight and Michael. I laughed quite a lot at their antics.
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And I've decided to take tomorrow off. I did get in a horror movie from Paramount for review (THE UNINVITED), but nothing I have left to review comes out until April 28th at the earliest (some are May 5th), so I'll just plan to have a good time watching stuff for fun tomorrow.
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I forgot to mention that I did skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS even though I knew the boys weren't going to be on. They were in next week's previews, of course, in a climactic encounter involving a shooting.
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Now, I have a few computer maintenance issues to handle and then I'm heading downstairs to bed. Good night!
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Thank you for the video link, DR Daw.
One I also like very mucho is the following:
http://www.truveo.com/Laura-Benanti-Gavin-Creel-The-Nearness-of-You-at/id/2305843012322585781#
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Last post at nine o'clock. Brilliant.
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page eight.
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Shayne, I have no idea who owns the Bagley stuff now.
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I've had a busy little afternoon and then sort of a busy evening, and it now looks like tomorrow will be busy, too.
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Right now, I'm listening to the just-arrived soundtrack to the new Miyazaki film Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea - another wonderful score by Joe Hisaishi.
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I did manage to watch a motion picture on DVD.
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I really must write short notes tonight and give my brain a rest.
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It looks like the next Kritzerland soundtrack will be a two-fer. I was going to release the main title alone, but it's really only twenty-nine minutes long and there was no way to charge less for it, since there are advances involved. So, even though it costs a little more, I found out today that I can pair it with another score by the same composer - that score has been out on CD before but only as part of a very expensive box set that sold out immediately - so, I think it's full speed ahead on that. It wasn't the first one I wanted to release of this new batch, but it's the quickest and easiest to prepare, so that's that. The one I wanted to release first will take a bit more time to get right because in addition to the source material from MGM I'm getting something that may have extra material from the composer's estate, at least that's what I've been told.
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What am I, doing a monologue?
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I did find time to make a pig of myself at the Cheesecake Factory, but I did run a very brisk four miles so hopefully that will mitigate, oh, yes, hopefully that will mitigate.
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This is my contribution to page 8.
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TV is off. I'm going to listen to "Two for the Seesaw" with the lights off then head to bed.
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Gratuitous Post #222.
:)
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Hi George.
I've been busy killing spiders. Wolf spiders and I do not get along, horrible reaction on my skin, so after seeing one I had to spray. Next outbreak and I have to go to Kaiser, and I don't want to do that, as I am due for a physical. Do not like physicals or spiders.
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The Donald Feltham Radio Show was really good.
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Hi George.
I've been busy killing spiders. Wolf spiders and I do not get along, horrible reaction on my skin, so after seeing one I had to spray. Next outbreak and I have to go to Kaiser, and I don't want to do that, as I am due for a physical. Do not like physicals or spiders.
"A spider on the wall signifies success. Who's success, I cannot guess...unless..."
;)
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Hey, are we supposed to post here after midnight ?
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Right now, I'm watching The Manhattan Transfer on "Austin City Limits" from 1998. I found my videotape and am making a DVD of it. It'll never be released on a purchasable DVD.
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Hey, are we supposed to post here after midnight ?
You can post until BK locks the day. So, post away!
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Fortunately, there aren't too many spiders in my place. I don't know about outside. The few that there are, are in corners that I can't get to, nor do they tend to leave said corners.
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So, post away!
Well, if you insist... ;)
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Don't have much else to say.
In the paper today, there was a really nice story about Susan Boyle, and someone named Potts who also was sort of the same story. A picked on person with an incredible voice who won the first season.
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So, post away!
Well, if you insist... ;)
It's about time!
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I think wolf spiders look for blood. They don't care if it's human.
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Hey, gang...only six more posts (after this one) to Page Nine!!
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I think wolf spiders look for blood. They don't care if it's human.
Ew!
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I don't like spiders, but at least I'm not deathly afraid of them.
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I love this "Austin City Limits" with The Manhattan Transfer!
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I wish that it could've been released on DVD.
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So why are you and I up at 12:30 ?
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Well, since we're so close...
We're here!!
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So why are you and I up at 12:30 ?
I'm (almost) ALWAYS up at 12:30. ;)
I'm very much a night-owl and NOT a morning person.
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...mainly because I'm a night-owl. :D
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Only on Friday and Saturday night for me, and only if I don't have to get up in the morning.
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And what are you doing up at this hour, Sam? Hmmm??
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My noisy neighbor decided to rent an electric sander and refinish something in his apartment, it was so loud everyone came outside at some point. The entire wall between us vibrated, and of course first chance I saw him outside I told him I had enough. Then my blood pressure went up, and from that the adrenalin kicks in and I'm awake for hours.
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My noisy neighbor decided to rent an electric sander and refinish something in his apartment, it was so loud everyone came outside at some point. The entire wall between us vibrated, and of course first chance I saw him outside I told him I had enough. Then my blood pressure went up, and from that the adrenalin kicks in and I'm awake for hours.
When did he start to sand?? That's QUITE inconsiderate!
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bk must have fallen asleep.
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I think before I got home from work, and then till, well I mouthed off at maybe (right before it got dark).
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bk must have fallen asleep.
I think he's writing tomorrow's notes. I don't think he'd ever just fall asleep!
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Well I'm going to go, the building is getting really quite and I still need to put some stuff away.
See you tomarrow.
To a very pleasant Saturday for us all.
Goodnight George.
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I'm going to look for this Potts video they were talking about.
Hate to leave you, night owl.
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Good night, Sam. Sleep well. :)
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Well, I hate to do it, but I must be going too. It's Wussburger time (even though it's after midnight ;)).
Good night, all!