For a sweepingly romantic Irish film, David Lean's Ryan's Daughter with Sarah Miles falling first for the prim schoolteacher Robert Mitchum, and then for beautiful what-ever-happened-to Christopher Jones, all to Maurice Jarre's lush score.
I'm supposed to be writing a short story about the Irish famine right now,
And, isn't today the day on which we collectively watch THE QUIET MAN?
Although with Ms. O'Hara's recent memoirs, and their remarkable quips, it's still hard to me to get the image of John Ford KISSING :-* another man out of my mind!
The darling daughter is thirty-four.
What is your favorite...Color -- Today, it be green. Otherwise, it's blue.
::Hugs pet eggplant to protect it from BK, the evil eggplantophobe::
I loved the ensemble, and it was very nice to see my friend, Mark Price (who was the Toby in the KenCen Sweeney) on stage dancing again - what a dancer he is! -And his turn as the writer/Truman Capote-ish character during the "Christopher Street" sequence reminded me of some of his "Liza" moves. ;)
Oh my - I saw a headline yesterday:
Blue Ball Grange Members Meet
Speaking of FINIAN'S RAINBOW, I'd sure love to see Warners bring that out sometime soon on DVD.
In today's world of PC run amok do you think we're ready for:
"...an unbelievably offensive parody of a black butler shuffling and mumbling, "Yahsuhh, Massa, I's a comin' wit' yo' joolep awl minty 'n' awl. . ."
In the most astounding display of racism, the Senator's assistant mentions that Howard doesn't do what he "should":
"You don't walk like you're supposed to, and you don't talk like you're supposed to. Are you educated or somethin'?"
"I'm working on my Master's!"
"Your master's what?"
(above extracted from Culture Dose Reviews (http://www.culturedose.net/review.php?rid=10001777))
der Brucer (reasonably sure that black-face will fly no more)
Sport -- Baseball
DR George: Did you say pepperoni, pineapple and cashew pizza? :)
Um, I didn't even know that cashews were a pizza topping!
Cinemax will air a documentary investigating whether Adolf Hitler was gay.!
SPORT...I love to watch baseball; I love to roller skate (which probably isn't a sport)
Favorite Irish Song: The Irish Ballad – Tom Lehrer
(key verses)
One morning in a fit of pique,
Sing rickety-tickety-tin,
One morning in a fit of pique,
She drowned her father in the creek.
The water tasted bad for a week,
And we had to make do with gin, with gin,
We had to make do with gin.
Her mother she could never stand,
Sing rickety-tickety-tin,
Her mother she cold never stand,
And so a cyanide soup she planned.
The mother died with a spoon in her hand,
And her face in a hideous grin, a grin,
Her face in a hideous grin.
She set her sister's hair on fire,
Sing rickety-tickety-tin,
She set her sister's hair on fire,
And as the smoke and flame rose high'r,
Danced around the funeral pyre,
Playin' a violin, -olin,
Playin' a violin.
She weighted her brother down with stones,
Rickety-tickety-tin,
She weighted her brother down with stones,
And sent him off to Davy Jones.
All they ever found were some bones,
And occasional pieces of skin, of skin,
Occasional pieces of skin.
One day when she had nothing to do,
Sing rickety-tickety-tin,
One day when she had nothing to do,
She cut her baby brother in two,
And served him up as an Irish stew,
And invited the neighbors in, -bors in,
Invited the neighbors in.
Drink COFFEE, MARTINI
OH! Steve did send me an e-mail inviting me to dinner tonight, so... :D
WOW! I didn't realize that my last two posts were sooo long. Sorry for the length if length displeases you. -Hello, TCB?
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
What are your favorite Irish songs?"Galway Bay," "I'll take you home again, Kathleen," "Come On Eileen," "Darlin' Eileen" "How are Things in Glocca Morra?" and most of U2's songs.
What are your favorite movies about Gold?
What are your favorite movies about Rainbows?
What are your favoirite movies about Leprechauns?
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Speaking of FINIAN'S RAINBOW, I'd sure love to see Warners bring that out sometime soon on DVD. The Don Francks/Petula Clark duet to "Ole Devil Moon" has to rate as one of the sexiest musical numbers ever filmed.
Today I will be speaking to my school's principal about transferring schools. That is my plan for the day. Hoopla and whoop-de-doo.
What are your favorite Irish songs?
I thought of you when window shopping in Rehoboth:
(http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/3691292/47967987.jpg)
It's a lamp shade which says:
One Martini
Two Martini
Three Martini
Floor!
Welcome back, Stuart!
Brothers, brothers,
There were never such devoted brothers
Do you remember:
Good Old Shibe Park - take the Broad Street Subway to the North Philadelphia station and walk down Lehigh Aveneue hill to 21st Street.
DR td - I have also read the Christopher Jones interview in Movieline... Was he not married to Susan Cabot at one time?
Tell me, td....tell me the anecdote!
I watched American Idol last night and I think I'm going to have to disagree with most of you on the question of John Peter Lewis. I really dislike how he blurs together all of the words of the songs that he sings to the point where they become unintelligible. Plus the "dancing" (if you can actually call it that) makes him look ridiculous and not the charming boy-next-door at all (which I think is what he is trying to go for as an overall "look").
I really really like the last girl who sang (Diana? is that it?) and the Gospel-y guy who sang "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" if only he would stand still every once in a while.
The red haired guy, no matter how adorable and uniquely talented he is, will definitely not last very long if he keeps up with bad song selections like that he sang last night. Ergh. Yawn.
I missed the first part of the show though and didn't get to see Latoya whom many people are calling the favorite to win-it-all. Grr...
I'll be watching tonight for sure! :)
I just got a call from the L.A. Times telling me that the letter to the editor I sent the other evening is "under consideration" for publication in Saturday's paper, where they have have an expanded letters section. We'll see....
[ (New Good Eats every other week!)
I had my daughter when I was four. I was very precocious.AHA! Proof that the Kritzer stories are not autobiographical!
At the end of "Christopher Street". I whispered to Woody "That's the first time I ever saw a single chorus member steal an entire number!".Nope, he said steal. (The lilac costume helped with the lift.)
der Brucer (who might have said "upstage" rather than "steal")
der Brucer (reasonably sure that black-face will fly no more)Except in Lend Me a Tenor.
WOW! I didn't realize that my last two posts were sooo long. Sorry for the length if length displeases you. -Hello, TCB?
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BTW, you DO remember the anecdote told by both Sarah Miles and David Lean regarding the love scene in RYAN'S DAUGHTER, don't you?Uh, no. Is it a good one, or merely proper?
Uh, no. Is it a good one, or merely proper?
LOL! I love that! Bye the way, the floor usually hits me on the 2nd martini.
And I thought I was the only one addicted to Alton Brown!It's you, me, and Jose!
As promised, here is a photo of the British Quad poster for Nudie Musical. I had never seen this poster before and am totally smitten with it, especially the co-feature.Now that's a picture I wish was sending us into Cinerama!
Irish songs? Let's don't forget about Judy Garland's "It's a Great Day for the Irish" from LITTLE NELLIE KELLY.
I'll be booking the Ray Court's Hollywood Collector's Showcase show in a couple of weeks. Ray actually called to see if I wanted to do the April show, but it's coming up too quickly, and I like the June show anyway. Plus, I've convinced my friend Penny Peyser to do it with me, so we'll be sitting next to each other and having a blast. This will be her first show and I think she'll have loads of fun.
Yep, got the book, and that's where I got it...a couple of days early. Drat. Wish we could have been there.
Here is a very interesting piece!
Brown, Guettel, and LaChiusa Discuss Musical Theater at Drama Book Shop:
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=4504
DR SWW - Steve is taking me out for Italian food tonight, so no corned beef and cabbage for me. However, I will most likely make it this weekend. *Do you mix applesauce and horseradish together as an accompaniment for your corned beef? YUMMERS!!We're more likely to get out a horseradish mustard for this meal, but the horseradish/applesauce mix sounds great! Thanks for the idea!
We're more likely to get out a horseradish mustard for this meal, but the horseradish/applesauce mix sounds great! Thanks for the idea!
(And DR Jane, you really need something to spice up that tofu! Give it a try!)
A question to all the "Irish" DRsHow many of you are having corned beef and cabbage tonight for dinner?
And, to those who aren't, what are you having instead?
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One MartiniI wouldn’t make it past the first two sips. I don’t drink and even a little bit makes me tipsy.
Two Martini
Three Martini
Floor!
TCB Jane - I'm sorry about your car door. I remember one summer when my driver's side window refused to open. What a nightmare that was. The car was old and had no AC, so without the window to open, it became an oven on wheels. Going through drive thru windows was interesting too...I got some really odd looks, opening the back window and leaning my seat back to reach through. Ahh, the BBQ-Moblie...I kinda miss that car....
A question to all the "Irish" DRs
How many of you are having corned beef and cabbage tonight for dinner?
Are you fixing it yourself, or going out for the festive feasting?
And, to those who aren't, what are you having instead?
(All right, that's three questions. I've just started ours on the stove, with a can of beef broth added to the braising liquid, a peeled onion, and a couple of carrots and celery stalks each, both chopped. The cabbage and taters will go in later...much later.)
(And yes, thrifty me, I'm planning on taking that braising liquid, straining it, and freezing it for use again later! A bit more Scots than Irish, but it works!)
Quote from: Danise on Yesterday at 08:50:21pm
Evening all.
I’m so sorry I missed chat last night. My Mom wasn’t feeling very well last night and it just slipped my mind.
That's not slipped, that's higher priorities.
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...Well, my big news of the day is: I’m going to NYC!!!!!!!
You DO know we all dine at Joe Allen at least once when we're in NYC, right? And you know about taking advantage of TKTS for discounts on shows you might not have thought of seeing?
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Is everyone ready for St. Patricks day? Are you going to wear green or chance getting pinched? I'm wearing GREEN!
What about wearing orange? Does anybody wear orange? I've got this really cool Hawaiian shirt that has both green and orange, keep myself covered on both fronts (but look strange in what is still winter weather).
Humm so should I write a book, "Jane Though The Car Window" A la "Alice Though The Looking Glass"? Instead of winding up IN the car, she lands in a different world?
Telarc.com has finally put a page for Janis Siegel's new CD (to be released on April 27) called Sketches of Broadway (http://www.telarc.com/gscripts/title.asp?gsku=3597&mscssid=C9KGQG7WHHHS9GAENRS1AVWU6G3S0G18)! They don't have a cover displayed yet, but the songs that she's chosen are:
1. Show Me from My Fair Lady
2. Sorry-Grateful from Company
3. It's a Woman's Prerogative from St. Louis Woman
4. The Story of Lucy and Jessie from Follies
5. Born Too Late from The Littlest Revue
6. Out of My Dreams from Oklahoma / I Have Dreamed from The King & I
7. I've Got the Sun in the Morning (And the Moon at Night) from Annie Get Your Gun
8. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top from Oklahoma / Stoned Soul Picnic [I have no idea what this is]
9. It Never Was You from Knickerbocker Holiday
10. My Best Beau from Mame
11. Make Someone Happy from Do-Re-Mi
My birthday is only a week after the release date. I'll mention it to my sister and niece that that's what I want. They're pretty good about getting me things that I want (within reason, of course).
I'm not sure what /where Joe Allen is. Is that the same as Joe's Pub? I'll be there Sunday night, the 23rd for the charity event. If it isn't the same place, where is it? Maybe I could stop by and say "Hello" on the way to a show.No, Joe's Pub is not the same as Joe Allen (http://www.joeallenrestaurant.com/newyork/janymenu.htm). Joe Allen is one of the friendliest places in town, with good nosh and good times to be had. 326 West 46th Street, on Restaurant Row, just west of Broadway in the Theater District.
Yes, I've heard of TKTS but not sure where it is or how it works. I'm waiting on the tour book from AAA to try to figure out where things will be from where I decide to stay. Right now its between the Milford Plaza on 45th street and the President, Best Western on 48th street. The BW is thirty dollars cheeper and seems to have more to offer but some have told me the Milford is more central to all the shows. I don't like to go out at night as it is so I would like one where I could walk to most of them shows and back to the hotel.
Yes, I've heard of TKTS but not sure where it is or how it works. I'm waiting on the tour book from AAA to try to figure out where things will be from where I decide to stay. Right now its between the Milford Plaza on 45th street and the President, Best Western on 48th street. The BW is thirty dollars cheeper and seems to have more to offer but some have told me the Milford is more central to all the shows. I don't like to go out at night as it is so I would like one where I could walk to most of them shows and back to the hotel.
"Stoned Soul Picnic" is a Laura Nyro tune. . .covered, iirc, by The Fifth Dimension
DR Jenny: ...Hope your meeting with your principal goes well. Do let us know (and if you'd like us to know why you want to transfer).
I'll be teaching Song Improv, the no-pre-requisite drop-in workshop, at Second City/NY Monday night.
As for TKTS, personally, if I were you I would decide which shows I wanted to see in advance and get the discounts for them at playbill.com or hitclub. That way you can go to the box office directly. If you don't care what you see, and have time to spend in line, then the TKTS booth is fine.
Too many damn bus rides.
Get some idea of what's playing, get in line (which will take a while), chat with the others in line with you (again, a very friendly place) and get other opinions.
And your copy of Kritzer Time will go out first thing tomorrow.
...I couldn't open the driver's side door far enough to get in, forcing me to use your method of entry....The classic Beatles tune keeps running though my head, "He came in through the car door window..."
I was hoping he was a baseball fan, but, alas and a lack, apparently football is more his game.We cannot all be base......
Sport: "Sports and drama are like plaids and stripes. They just don't mix."
From today's Post:
Cinemax will air a documentary investigating whether Adolf Hitler was gay.!
<<DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) - The county that was the site of the Scopes ``Monkey Trial'' over the teaching of evolution is asking lawmakers to amend state law so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature.
The Rhea County commissioners approved the request 8-0 Tuesday.
Commissioner J.C. Fugate, who introduced the measure, also asked the county attorney to find a way to enact an ordinance banning homosexuals from living in the county.
``We need to keep them out of here,'' Fugate said.
The vote was denounced by Matt Nevels, president of the Chattanooga chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
``That is the most farfetched idea put forth by any kind of public official,'' Nevels said. ``I'm outraged.''
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas' sodomy laws as a violation of adults' privacy.
Rhea County is one of the most conservative counties in Tennessee. It holds an annual festival commemorating the 1925 trial at which John T. Scopes was convicted of teaching evolution. The verdict was thrown out on a technicality. The trial became the subject of the play and movie ``Inherit the Wind.''
In 2002, a federal judge ruled unconstitutional the teaching of a Bible class in the public schools.>>
I have some words of advice. If you're gay, and you live anywhere near these freaks, move.
Right now its between the Milford Plaza on 45th street and the President, Best Western on 48th street. The BW is thirty dollars cheeper and seems to have more to offer but some have told me the Milford is more central to all the shows. I don't like to go out at night as it is so I would like one where I could walk to most of them shows and back to the hotel.
I have to find out where Macys is. I just have to go there one time.
Got home, signed on here, and rolled around on the floor reading DR Jose's review of the Gypsy audience. And you just try to read a computer screen while you're rolling around on the floor! It ain't easy.
And now back to read the rest of the notes.
P.S. Joe should be coming home Friday. Hoo and Ray!
Pshaw, says I! Oh yes, I says pshaw! I'm a confirmed theatre guy, whose favorite channel is ESPN, and whose radio is most often tuned to the sports station.
DR Jose - Joy moved to New York at the beginning of 1998. She went back down to Virginia to play a lead at the Shenandoah Summer Theatre - not sure what year that was, but probably last century.
DR Jose wrote: "The Broadway, Studio 54, The O'Neill, The Gershwin, The Neil Simon and The Walter Kerr which are up on 49th-54th."
Don't forget the Virginia!
Pshaw, says I! Oh yes, I says pshaw! I'm a confirmed theatre guy, whose favorite channel is ESPN, and whose radio is most often tuned to the sports station.
Hey, Dan the Man - did you see on ratm that our favorite Idiot called Larry David an anti-semite? He goes on about how he wouldn't think CYE's doing The Producers would be funny - this he says without having seen the show. And, of course, one would have to have a sense of humor which Mr. Newport sorely lacks.
And I am a gay confirmed theatre guy, who watches a lot of ESPN and FSN and has even considered writing to the Pope regarding sainthood for his beloved Mariners.
*I'm still trying to figure out the latest fad of horseradish encrusted salmon. Just doesn't work all that well for me.Horseradish encrusted tofu?
You'd be wasting your time, DR TCB. From what I understand, he's a Brewers' fan. >:(The Pope has a thing for Teresa Brewer?
The Pope has a thing for Teresa Brewer?
And I am a gay confirmed theatre guy, who watches a lot of ESPN and FSN and has even considered writing to the Pope regarding sainthood for his beloved Mariners.
By the way, Jed, we are on for a game this summer. I was going to say, that's a date, but I knew that someone would make something rude out of that.
Wheel of Fortune news: My daughter has made it into the finals! She has the final audition/game in San Fran on April 3rd.
Please send good vibes.
I have some words of advice. If you're gay, and you live anywhere near these freaks, move.
I disagree. I'm generally not crazy about the idea of gentrification, but this town sounds like the idea place to organize and create a gay community. Either set an example for these people and show them they have nothing to fear or hate, or drive up the property values sky-high and force the yahoos to vacate further up the hills. Avoidence of confrontation is not a good option.