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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were in Sensurround, and now it is time for you to post until the Sensurround cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DINGLE!
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Dangle Dingle as I go riding merrily along
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***SURGERY VIBES***
for DR Cillaliz's DN David!!!!!!
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First I want to say that I just read the fantastic news about DR Vixmom!!
That is such fantastic news. I am so happy to hear that!
All the prayers and good vibes really did pay off.
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TOD:
CDs:
OBC, The Story of My Life
Malcolm Gets: The Journey Home
Stephanie Block: This Place I Know
preview/sampler disc of the upcoming Sondheim Road Show
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Next I would like to comment on Fry's
What fantastic customer service. I don't think BEST BUY or BRANDS MART would ever give the same customer service that BK has received.
Try and get the same salesperson twice at one of these stores.
Now is Fry's a chain or an independent store or a chain?
And I think it would be great to send an email to say how happy you have been with the customer service representative. Management does recognize the effort and they are usually rewarded with some kind of recognition.
PS If they are a chain they just might send you a coupon to purchase something else in the future.
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A favorite number of Ethel Mae Potter (we never forgot her!).
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Yes, she had many requests to sing it when she appeared at the Little Theater in Albuquerque.
"Your favorite....and mine....."
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Wonderful news yesterday from DR VIXMOM.
Continued vibes for DR CILLA LIZ's NEPHEW DAVID.
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Wonder if DR JOSE is still on that bus?
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I have had shortnin bread cookies, but it's not the same thing.
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TOD
CD - Tom Jones the soundtrack. Very nice!
DVD - The continuing story of PEYTON PLACE
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Good morning, all!
I have a lot of Loesser - it's endless, I tell you! - all weekend.
I have nothing else to report. I can't even think of anything for the TOD.
Oy!
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TOD
CD - Tom Jones the soundtrack. Very nice!
DVD - The continuing story of PEYTON PLACE
No TOM JONES. Yet.
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Between now and next Thursday I have a boatload of work to do. Besides my regular work I was asked a few weeks ago to do a short presentation at a Managers Meeting next Thursday. That will go easily and quickly and I will shine. I have also been asked to be part of a larger presentation that same Thursday for a group of Foundation officials who are making a visit to the Center. I was told about the presentation yesterday and found out it will be an almost all day affair. I've done a version of this before so it won't be trouble putting it together but spending time from 11am-3pm presenting and then talking to Foundation officials and then running off to a different room by 3:30 to make the other presentation will make for a VERY long day. Plus we have a 2 hour rehearsal for the 11-3 presentation on Tuesday and even though I've done this before I still have to make adjustments because it's a different foundation with different grants and there will be different questions (probably) and different people from the Center will be attending. I'm exhausted already and the holiday weekend hasn't even started!
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Wonderful news Deb!
I'll wave this afternoon when my train goes through Deer Park (that's good water).
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TOD
I am hoping to listen to the Tom Jones soundtrack if it arrives today or tomorrow
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I won't be listening to much and we have no viewing plans this weekend. We will be visitin' our peeps and sleeping late and the like. We may watch a movie but it's unlikely.
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And I just may rewatch Bagdad Cafe which I rented the other day from Net Flix
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To all those that have home theater set up have you ever heard of a device called the BUTTKICKER?
ButtKicker® brand low frequency audio transducers “shake” your couch, home theater seating, gaming chair, car, or drum throne precisely in sync with your movie, music or game.
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ButtKicker®
I hadn't thought of this, but it sounds like a promising new career line! :)
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My right ear has had a flutter since I saw EARTHQUAKE in SenSurround.....but of course Universal assumes no responsibility for the physical or emotional reactions of the individual viewer.
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Off to work.
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Since the radio stations here in Austin are not relly to my taste (I haven't found a good news station yet), I've been listening to CDs while I drive. Currently, I'm listening to MY FAVORITE YEAR, but I just finished THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X, and I must say, BL, that that is really a fun score. I'm still humming the title tune.
This weekend, aside from the final season of BOSTON LEGAL, I have several DVDs to watch.
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
TIME LIMIT
NORTH WEST FRONTIER
THE KING AND FOUR QUEENS
DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-A-LONG BLOG
Also 2 movies I've never heard of:
INCENDIARY
TABLE FOR THREE
Anybody know anything about those>
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To all those that have home theater set up have you ever heard of a device called the BUTTKICKER?
ButtKicker® brand low frequency audio transducers “shake” your couch, home theater seating, gaming chair, car, or drum throne precisely in sync with your movie, music or game.
Never heard of it and sorry I did. When I kick butt, I use my feet and heavy shoes.
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And the word of the day is: DINGLE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: DOWN IN THE VALLEY
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Good Morning!
Greetings from New York City!!!!
:)
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And what an absolutely glorious morning it is here in NYC! Watching the sun come up over the New York City skyline was the perfect wake-up call and welcome back!
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It is still gray and drizzly here in Phoenix, and the people all love it.
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PAGE TWO MONKEY IS HOME DANCE!!!!!
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So... To nap, or to Fleet Week?
::)
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Wonder if DR JOSE is still on that bus?
Not as of 6:30am. -And even with some traffic due to construction in Virginia and on the NJ Turnpike, we still made it to NYC in under six hours! -We didn't end up leaving Richmond until almost 12:50am.
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Good Morning!
Greetings from New York City!!!!
:)
Who'd-a guessed it? No sirens, thunderclaps, or lightning bolts. Or terrorist alarms. When DR MBarnum lands, the streets are filled with naked or towel-clad men running from gyms and old folks homes in terror.
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So... To nap, or to Fleet Week?
::)
Oy!
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To all those that have home theater set up have you ever heard of a device called the BUTTKICKER?
ButtKicker® brand low frequency audio transducers “shake” your couch, home theater seating, gaming chair, car, or drum throne precisely in sync with your movie, music or game.
Never heard of it and sorry I did. When I kick butt, I use my feet and heavy shoes.
Don't I know it!
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Welcome home Monkey, and welcome home to Jose, also!
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I am starting off the long weekend with a grand case of laryngitis.
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TOD:
I am on a Japanese kick. Just finished watching a 1967 Japanese spy film titled 3 SECONDS TO EXPLOSION. Now I am in the middle of the 1959 Toshiro Mifune film SAMURAI SAGA which is a samurai version of Cyrano de Bergerac. It is quite good.
Up next should be another Japanese spy film, DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL BASTARDS (1963) if Netflix delivers it today as well as the brand new Bollywood sci-fi flick LOVE STORY 2050.
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Trailer for LOVE STORY 2050:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCheKmFYPB8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCheKmFYPB8)
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So... To nap, or to Fleet Week?
::)
Oy!
That was especially for you, DR elmore! :)
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So... To nap, or to Fleet Week?
::)
Oy!
That was especially for you, DR elmore! :)
I love it when people yell at me, I'm a bowling pin, knock me down!
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To all those that have home theater set up have you ever heard of a device called the BUTTKICKER?
ButtKicker® brand low frequency audio transducers “shake” your couch, home theater seating, gaming chair, car, or drum throne precisely in sync with your movie, music or game.
Yep, and some Fox Blu-ray discs have D-Motion built into them to accentuate the experience.
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Good morning!
Gorgeous May morning with just cool enough temps to not be uncomfortable in shorts though it's going to warm into the low 80s today. Back to late spring temps now.
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Very happy about DR Vixmom's news. Keeping the good thought for continued good health.
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Today's work project is the Blu-ray of THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY. I had some time this morning, so I put in the disc and started watching the bonus featurettes. I got the first two watched, both making-of/tributes to the film and its director.
This is the 161-minute version of the movie rather than the bloated 180-minute movie version that I'll be watching today. Seeing the clips in the two featurettes brought back many fun memories of this wonderful movie.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - SHERRY! (studio cast), disc 2.
DVD - THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY (Blu-ray)
S. DARKO (Blu-ray)
SETH MACFARLANE'S CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY (Blu-ray)
APRIL IN PARIS
DVR - Thursday night's UGLY BETTY (last 48 minutes)
Thursday night's SOUTHLAND
THE FASHION SHOW (last two episodes)
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ON TV TOnight!™
ABC - 20/20
FOX - DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS
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I agree with bk about A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Revisiting the movie on Blu-ray a couple of months ago, I enjoyed it far more than other viewings, and the Blu-ray was excellent in picture and sound. A first rate effort.
I liked Ford's first venture into playing Jack Ryan, too - PATRIOT GAMES, but when I saw it on the Universal-HD Channel, it didn't look any better than my upconverted DVD, so I haven't gotten that on Blu-ray yet.
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So... To nap, or to Fleet Week?
::)
Oy!
That was especially for you, DR elmore! :)
I love it when people yell at me, I'm a bowling pin, knock me down!
I'm guessing that was me talking? ;)
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Good Morning! I am awake.
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Welcome Home, Jose! And hugs to Monkey!
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Welcome back to NYC to Jose and Monkey
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First off, yay for Vixmom.
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Second off - Sensurround began at seven-twenty - I am not exaggerating when I say my entire house is shaking, windows rattling, cabinets squeaking - there should be a law.
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Third off - I'm up.
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I am starting off the long weekend with a grand case of laryngitis.
I hope it is simply more inconvenient than painful, Michael. Feel better fast!
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Fourth off - there should be a law.
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And fifth?
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PAGE THREE FIFTH LAW DANCE!!!
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TOD:
VCR: The Sunshine Boys
A couple of episodes of "Our World" with Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf. It was so intelligent and witty and informative; no wonder the show didn't last.
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Second off - Sensurround began at seven-twenty - I am not exaggerating when I say my entire house is shaking, windows rattling, cabinets squeaking - there should be a law.
How well I remember. I actually had pictures shaken off the walls.
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Well, I guess I need to head downstairs now to get cleaned up a bit and head out for my usual Friday errands.
WBBL.
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bk - I feel your pain.
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FEEL BETTER, DR MBarnum!!!!!!!
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WELCOME HOME, DR JoseSPiano!!
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Thanks for all the Welcome Home's! :)
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And the word of the day is: DINGLE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: DOWN IN THE VALLEY
VALLEY HAI
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Friday morning greetings! I'm back from my local Vera Bradley retailer, where I found several bargains both for myself and for gifts. Richard drove me out there last night at midnight for their "Midnight Madness" sale, which was, indeed, madness. I told him just to drive on by and I'd be there when they opened at 9am today. Apparently they had 100 women waiting to get in at midnight and in 2 hours sold $6000 in merchandise. At least they didn't sell the one thing I really, really wanted:
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DR Jose - glad you're back in NYC - give my regards to Broadway!
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Good news from DR Vixmom!!!
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Surgery vibes to DR Cillaliz's nephew David!
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So... To nap, or to Fleet Week?
::)
Oy!
That was especially for you, DR elmore! :)
I love it when people yell at me, I'm a bowling pin, knock me down!
I'm guessing that was me talking? ;)
I think you've been channeling DR MBarnum. that's not a euphemism.
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Well, I think I'm going to lay down here for a bit. -And if I don't fall asleep here, then I'll probably head to the Park and take a nap there. ;)
Laters...
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Continued vibes for DR Cillaliz's nephew DAVID. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
Great news DR Vixmom. That brought a smile to my face!
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Tom Jones has arrived in the suburbs of NYC!! :D
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There was a brief respite but they're at it again. I guess I'll do the long jog just to escape.
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Well, I think I'm going to lay down here for a bit. -And if I don't fall asleep here, then I'll probably head to the Park and take a nap there. ;)
Laters...
Or you could go to the Shake Shack and have a First of the Season Concrete!
I (we) can't because we will be on Long Island (Anthony is already there). I'm leaving in a couple of hours.
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"OK. Who hid the gift receipts??"
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Well, I think I'm going to lay down here for a bit. -And if I don't fall asleep here, then I'll probably head to the Park and take a nap there. ;)
Laters...
Or you could go to the Shake Shack and have a First of the Season Concrete!
I (we) can't because we will be on Long Island (Anthony is already there). I'm leaving in a couple of hours.
But there will be sailors in the park!
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"OK. Who hid the gift receipts??"
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Let me guess! The Trapp Family Singers? A singdaw reunion?
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And more hilarity can be found at Awkward Family Photos.com (http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/)! :D
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BK sorry about the torture.
Is there anyway that you can not work from home for the next few days? You'd think that they'd have to advise people how long the noise would be going on for. For people who work from home having their house shake from morning till night is not very comfortable!
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Speaking of Sensurround, had a rather contentious chat with the developer of the McMansions next door this morning. He thinks he can bully me. He quickly found out I'm not exactly a shrinking violet. :)
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The fact that I know he's already being sued for something like $70 million (yes, you read that right), gives me a certain, shall we say, confidence in not being bullied. ;)
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Two telling moments department: At one point, he sounded very tired and sighed and said, "Times are tough." Like that's my problem. And then later he said, "I'll be glad to be out of here." That one made me LOL.
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Oh, I forgot:
CONGRATS, VIXMOM!!!!!!
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Where is everyone? Have they taken umbrage?
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Does anyone know how I can find which government agency supervises bank regulations and outrageous practices. I really want to fight the $264 Sovereign Bank took from me.
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Does anyone know how I can find which government agency supervises bank regulations and outrageous practices. I really want to fight the $264 Sovereign Bank took from me.
Isn't it the SEC?
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What can you say to these people? They don't give a crap. They're doing a job they're paid to do - if doesn't matter to them if the neighbors' houses are being shaken from morning till night - oh, they might care, say, if someone were doing the same thing next to THEIR house and THEY had to endure - then they might just care. In other news, I decided I was being completely stupid about the TV - I LOVE the TV so I've cancelled the delivery of the would-be replacement.
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You will get used to the TVs lights, BK...just don't go towards them.
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I am taking a break from watching last night's episode of SOUTHLAND. I just love this show, even though it does show a side of Los Angeles that I would prefer not to know about.
And Regina King is quickly becoming one of my favorite modern day actresses. She really is great in this show.
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... I'm not exactly a shrinking violet. :)
Phrases that come to mind:
Shrieking Violet
Bulked-up Pansy
Petulant Petunia
Haranguing Hibiscus
der Brucer (a pedantic portulaca)
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Fourth off - there should be a law.
Any law that would make the development of the property economically unattractive would ensure you kept a deteriorating flop house as a neighbor.
der Brucer
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Tom and a bunch of whores showed up today.
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Thanks for the vibes for my DN. His surgery went well, but since he's been on blood thinners from the valve replacement they are keeping him in the hospital overnight. Hopefully this will be the end of it
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The situation that made me grumpy last night was resolved today. I'm feeling very good about it. I also cancelled the trip to the jail in the morning and as of noon today and off work until Tuesday. AHHHH Time to relax
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Tom and a bunch of whores showed up today.
They came to my house as well. Actually, they're not whores, just horny ladies looking for a good time. The whores are still at Fanny Hill's.
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Tom and a bunch of whores showed up today.
Maybe next door will become a McWhorehouse.
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LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigcourt22-2009may22,0,4704874.story)
Deportations carried out in the middle of immigration cases
Agents have arrested people at Immigration Court in downtown L.A. and expelled them. Authorities say they're reinstating previous orders. Lawyers say the legal process is being flouted.
By Anna Gorman
May 22, 2009
Fernando Arteaga appeared last week in Immigration Court as part of a lengthy battle to stay in the United States. But just before the hearing began, immigration officers removed him from the courtroom, arrested him and took him into custody.
Several hours later, agents deported him to Mexico -- even though his court case was still underway.
Arteaga, 44, is among a small number of immigrants picked up in recent weeks by immigration agents at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse. All of the people arrested there had been previously deported and all had criminal records, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Virginia Kice.
Immigration agents are reinstating previous orders of deportation, Kice said, which "enables the nation's immigration judges to focus on the cases of those aliens who have not had their day in court."
"People arrested for being in the United States illegally have access to due process," she said. "However, those who exercise their rights, then willfully ignore the immigration judge's decision or willfully reenter the United States after being previously removed . . . must understand there are consequences for those actions."
The arrests have angered immigration attorneys, who argue that once an immigrant is in court, the judge should make the final decision -- not the immigration agency.
Hmmm...I bet if ICE swooped in and snatched one of Cillaliz's clients mid-proceedings she would really become grumpy!
der Brucer
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LATIMES (http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/05/tony-awards-predictions-broadway-news-837910752.html)
Pundits' predix: Who'll win the Tonys
Here are the latest Tony Awards forecasts by these pundits sharing their views with Gold Derby readers: Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com), Susan Haskins (Theater Talk), Leonard Jacobs (ClydeFitchReport.com), Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Tom O'Neil (TheEnvelope.com), David Sheward (Back Stage), Matt Windman (AMNewYork).
BEST PLAY
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage" - Diamond, Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Reasons to Be Pretty"
"33 Variations"
BEST MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot" - Diamond, Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Next to Normal"
"Rock of Ages"
"Shrek "
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot" - Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Next to Normal" - Diamond
Brian Yorkey
"Shrek" - Jacobs
"[title of show]"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS)
"Billy Elliot" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Next to Normal"
"9 to 5"
"Shrek"
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
"Mary Stuart"
"The Norman Conquests" - Diamond, Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Waiting for Godot"
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"Guys and Dolls"
"Hair" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Liptonn, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Pal Joey"
"West Side Story"
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
"Liza's at the Palace" - Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Slava's Snowshow" - Denton
"Soul of Shaolin"
"You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jeff Daniels, "God of Carnage"
Raúl Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow"
James Gandolfini, "God of Carnage" - O'Neil
Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King" - Denton, Diamond, Jacobs, Lipton, Sheward, Windman
Thomas Sadoski, "Reasons to Be Pretty"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hope Davis, "God of Carnage"
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage" - Denton, Diamond, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Windman
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart" - Sheward
Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Gavin Creel, "Hair"
Brian d'Arcy James, "Shrek" - Lipton
Constantine Maroulis, "Rock of Ages"
J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal" - Jacobs
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey"
Sutton Foster, "Shrek"
Allison Janney, "9 to 5"
Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Josefina Scaglione, "West Side Story"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
John Glover, "Waiting for Godot" - Jacobs
Zach Grenier, "33 Variations"
Stephen Mangan, "The Norman Conquests"
Paul Ritter, "The Norman Conquests"
Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hallie Foote, "Dividing the Estate"
Jessica Hynes, "The Norman Conquests"
Marin Ireland, "Reasons to Be Pretty"
Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Amanda Root, "The Norman Conquests"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Bologna, "Billy Elliot"
Gregory Jbara, "Billy Elliot" - Diamond, Haskins, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Marc Kudisch, "9 to 5" - Jacobs
Christopher Sieber, "Shrek"
Will Swenson, "Hair" - Denton
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jennifer Damiano, "Next to Normal"
Haydn Gwynne, "Billy Elliot" - Denton, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Karen Olivo, "West Side Story" - Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs
Martha Plimpton, "Pal Joey"
Carole Shelley, "Billy Elliot"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King"
Rob Howell, "The Norman Conquests" - Denton, Windman
Derek McLane, "33 Variations" - Diamond, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward
Michael Yeargan, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Robert Brill, "Guys and Dolls"
Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot" -- Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windjman
Scott Pask, "Pal Joey"
Mark Wendland, "Next to Normal"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King" - Jacobs
Jane Greenwood, "Waiting for Godot"
Martin Pakledinaz, "Blithe Spirit" - Lipton, Sheward
Anthony Ward, "Mary Stuart" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, O'Neil, Windman
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregory Gale, "Rock of Ages"
Nicky Gillibrand, "Billy Elliot"
Tim Hatley, "Shrek" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Michael McDonald, "Hair"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
David Hersey, "Equus" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil
David Lander, "33 Variations"
Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" - Sheward
Hugh Vanstone, "Mary Stuart" - Windman
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, "Hair" - Denton
Kevin Adams, "Next to Normal"
Howell Binkley, "West Side Story"
Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot" - Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paul Arditti, "Mary Stuart"
Gregory Clarke, "Equus"
Russell Goldsmith, "Exit the King" - Denton, Diamond, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" - Haskins
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Acme Sound Partners, "Hair" - Denton
Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot" - Diamond, Haskins, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Peter Hylenski, "Rock of Ages" - Jacobs
Brian Ronan, "Next to Normal"
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Phyllida Lloyd, "Mary Stuart"
Bartlett Sher, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Matthew Warchus, "God of Carnage" - Denton, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil
Matthew Warchus, "The Norman Conquests" - Diamond, Haskins, Sheward, Windman
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Michael Greif, "Next to Normal"
Kristin Hanggi, "Rock of Ages"
Diane Paulus, "Hair"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage, "Hair"
Andy Blankenbuehler, "9 to 5"
Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Randy Skinner, "White Christmas"
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Larry Blank, "Irving Berlin's White Christmas"
Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot" - Denton, Diamond, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal"
Danny Troob and John Clancy, "Shrek"
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Some TONY fuss:
The three rotating Bill Elliots share a nod for Best Actor in a Musical, but the voting rules say you must have seen a performance to vote for it. There is doubt many voters will have seen each Billy.
der Brucer
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The parking lot of the grcoery store/shopping center was fuller than usual. I guess folks are preparing for the long holiday weekend. Thankfully, when it was time to check out, I walked right up to a self-check kiosk and was out quickly. Very lucky.
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Some TONY fuss:
The three rotating Bill Elliots share a nod for Best Actor in a Musical, but the voting rules say you must have seen a performance to vote for it. There is doubt many voters will have seen each Billy.
I believe I read the last rules posted at the most recent meeting of the Tony executive meeting, and they stated that voters need only see one of the three Billys to vote for the trio in the category.
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I watched the rest of UGLY BETTY while I ate lunch. These two shows back-to-back were among the best BETTY hours of the entire season. Very funny, very moving, very involving. I loved both episodes.
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I believe I read the last rules posted at the most recent meeting of the Tony executive meeting, and they stated that voters need only see one of the three Billys to vote for the trio in the category.
Thanx for the clarification.
der Brucer
I also read where the Elliot folks refised to give three passes to the Drama Desk folks.
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Next I would like to comment on Fry's
What fantastic customer service. I don't think BEST BUY or BRANDS MART would ever give the same customer service that BK has received.
Try and get the same salesperson twice at one of these stores.
Now is Fry's a chain or an independent store or a chain?
And I think it would be great to send an email to say how happy you have been with the customer service representative. Management does recognize the effort and they are usually rewarded with some kind of recognition.
PS If they are a chain they just might send you a coupon to purchase something else in the future.
There is a Fry's here in Washington, not in Olympia, but close enough that I've been there...once. Anyway, my sister's boyfriend goes there and to their website and recommends them. :)
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Then I spent almost the entire afternoon with THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY. Even though the liner notes said this was the 161 minute version, they LIED. It was the 179 minute (endless) version of the movie. Don't get me wrong: it's an iconic film and vastly enjoyable from scene to scene from beginning to end, but 3 hours for this story is just way too long.
The Blu-ray makes it look as good as it probably can look, but it's definitely not a top tier transfer. The repurposed DTS-HD MA 5.1 track also has its ups and downs.
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I had time to sample the two commentaries. Richard Shickel's is a snooze. Christopher Frayling's is more lively in conversational tone and information, but he also does too much describing of what we're seeing on the screen.
The two documentaries I watched this morning are much better analyses of the film and aren't the least bit droning.
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Even though the liner notes said this was the 161 minute version, they LIED. It was the 179 minute (endless) version of the movie.
Are the added 18 minutes just a few scene additions, or are they tidbits scattered throughout?
der Brucer
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I'll still have a fair amount of stuff to work on with this disc once I go back downstairs. I also got a couple more review items in the mail today. After that lull I had a couple of weeks ago, I will be very busy for at least the next two weeks (and I know I have three more Blu-ray review copies on the way that will arrive next week).
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Even though the liner notes said this was the 161 minute version, they LIED. It was the 179 minute (endless) version of the movie.
Are the added 18 minutes just a few scene additions, or are they tidbits scattered throughout?
der Brucer
I think several scenes (maybe three) were added back in. When I get to the deleted scenes, I'll see if any of them are now in the movie I watched this afternoon.
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Good Afternoon!
...Or I could lie down for a second here... And then wake up an hour and a half later...
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LATIMES (http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/05/tony-awards-predictions-broadway-news-837910752.html)
Pundits' predix: Who'll win the Tonys
Here are the latest Tony Awards forecasts by these pundits sharing their views with Gold Derby readers: Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com), Susan Haskins (Theater Talk), Leonard Jacobs (ClydeFitchReport.com), Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Tom O'Neil (TheEnvelope.com), David Sheward (Back Stage), Matt Windman (AMNewYork).
BEST PLAY
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage" - Diamond, Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Reasons to Be Pretty"
"33 Variations"
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I'm guessing the first nominee listed in each category is the predicted/projected winner?
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Where is everyone? Have they taken umbrage?
I didn't take umbrage. I took a nap.
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Well, I think I'm going to lay down here for a bit. -And if I don't fall asleep here, then I'll probably head to the Park and take a nap there. ;)
Laters...
Or you could go to the Shake Shack and have a First of the Season Concrete!
OH! I like the way you think.
*And since I have been wondering what the lines would be like at the UWS location once the summer weather kicked in... Hmmm... -I really am wondering just how they're going to snake that line along the sidewalks should it - and it probably will - get that long.
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And more hilarity can be found at Awkward Family Photos.com (http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/)! :D
DR DAW - I wonder where you came across that link? ;)
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Where is everyone? Have they taken umbrage?
I didn't take umbrage. I took a nap.
If you showed up at a Loew's today by noon with a can of umbrage, they let you into the matinee free.
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BK sorry about the torture.
Is there anyway that you can not work from home for the next few days? You'd think that they'd have to advise people how long the noise would be going on for. For people who work from home having their house shake from morning till night is not very comfortable!
bk - If your house really is shaking that much, you may want to call some local authority to make sure that all precautions are being taken by the people doing the work. Just sayin'...
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PAGE FIVE ZIP LINE DANCE!!!!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3555163580_75d876ace0.jpg)
*And it's pronounced "TAH-GUY-TIE".
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LATIMES (http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/05/tony-awards-predictions-broadway-news-837910752.html)
Pundits' predix: Who'll win the Tonys
Here are the latest Tony Awards forecasts by these pundits sharing their views with Gold Derby readers: Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com), Susan Haskins (Theater Talk), Leonard Jacobs (ClydeFitchReport.com), Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Tom O'Neil (TheEnvelope.com), David Sheward (Back Stage), Matt Windman (AMNewYork).
BEST PLAY
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage" - Diamond, Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Reasons to Be Pretty"
"33 Variations"
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I'm guessing the first nominee listed in each category is the predicted/projected winner?
You must still be half asleep. The critics' names who are predicting their winners are next to the nominee.
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I must hop off-line now and do some writing. Then, it's back downstairs to finish my work project for the day and then decide what I want to have fun watching tonight.
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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Re, if three actors can win an award for best performance when the voters haven't actually seen all the actors, aren't they really voting for "best character?"
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LATIMES (http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/05/tony-awards-predictions-broadway-news-837910752.html)
Pundits' predix: Who'll win the Tonys
Here are the latest Tony Awards forecasts by these pundits sharing their views with Gold Derby readers: Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com), Susan Haskins (Theater Talk), Leonard Jacobs (ClydeFitchReport.com), Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Tom O'Neil (TheEnvelope.com), David Sheward (Back Stage), Matt Windman (AMNewYork).
BEST PLAY
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage" - Diamond, Denton, Haskins, Jacobs, Lipton, O'Neil, Sheward, Windman
"Reasons to Be Pretty"
"33 Variations"
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I'm guessing the first nominee listed in each category is the predicted/projected winner?
You must still be half asleep. The critics' names who are predicting their winners are next to the nominee.
I see - NOW - said the blind and still half-asleep DR.
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LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigcourt22-2009may22,0,4704874.story)
Deportations carried out in the middle of immigration cases
Agents have arrested people at Immigration Court in downtown L.A. and expelled them. Authorities say they're reinstating previous orders. Lawyers say the legal process is being flouted.
By Anna Gorman
May 22, 2009
Fernando Arteaga appeared last week in Immigration Court as part of a lengthy battle to stay in the United States. But just before the hearing began, immigration officers removed him from the courtroom, arrested him and took him into custody.
Several hours later, agents deported him to Mexico -- even though his court case was still underway.
Arteaga, 44, is among a small number of immigrants picked up in recent weeks by immigration agents at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse. All of the people arrested there had been previously deported and all had criminal records, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Virginia Kice.
Immigration agents are reinstating previous orders of deportation, Kice said, which "enables the nation's immigration judges to focus on the cases of those aliens who have not had their day in court."
"People arrested for being in the United States illegally have access to due process," she said. "However, those who exercise their rights, then willfully ignore the immigration judge's decision or willfully reenter the United States after being previously removed . . . must understand there are consequences for those actions."
The arrests have angered immigration attorneys, who argue that once an immigrant is in court, the judge should make the final decision -- not the immigration agency.
Hmmm...I bet if ICE swooped in and snatched one of Cillaliz's clients mid-proceedings she would really become grumpy!
der Brucer
Yup!
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PAGE FIVE ZIP LINE DANCE!!!!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3555163580_75d876ace0.jpg)
*And it's pronounced "TAH-GUY-TIE".
Where's Monkey?
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PAGE FIVE ZIP LINE DANCE!!!!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3555163580_75d876ace0.jpg)
*And it's pronounced "TAH-GUY-TIE".
Where's Monkey?
Monkey is in my pocket. Safely tucked away in my pocket. However, Monkey felt safe enough for the return trip.
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Now, THIS (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/deep-soap/deep-soap-quitters-never-win/?cmpid=FCST_beta) is real interesting...especially for fans of "The Young & the Restless."
Career Suicide
It’s the shocking daytime scandal du jour. Chris Engen (Adam) has quit The Young & The Restless because he didn’t want to play a gay kissing scene. Y&R has already replaced him with Michael Muhney, known for his role as Sheriff Lamb on Veronica Mars. According to my sources, Engen was unhappy with more than the prospect of his character’s potential homosexuality. He also hated that Adam was faking blindness and gaslighting Ashley. But it was the kissing scene with Rafe that led to him parting ways with the show.
My gut reaction: Engen is unprofessional for quitting the show mid-contract, whatever his reasons were. Actors hate their storylines all the time. That doesn’t stop them from doing their jobs. Moreover, if he thought that a gay kissing scene would have a negative impact on his career, he has seriously misjudged the current state of American culture. Brokeback Mountain enhanced Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal’s reputations without damaging their status as sex symbols. In daytime, playing a gay storyline has become a surefire way to generate a huge, passionate fanbase and garner mainstream press attention. I am sure that Van Hansis, Jake Silberman, Eden Reigel, Jessica Leccia and Crystal Chapell are thankful that their characters were given gay storylines. Egan might have gotten even more attention since Y&R is such a popular show. It’s possible that Adam, who is willing to inject toxic chemicals into his eyeballs to fake blindness, may only be pretending to be interested in his lawyer Rafe. Or he could turn out to be bisexual, attracted to both Heather and Rafe. The openly gay actor Thom Bierdz, who has just rejoined the show in the role of Phillip, has hinted that his character may be gay. This would be a huge storyline that would have offered Engen a chance to shine. Instead, Muhney will get the opportunity.
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I'm back from various and sundried errands and whatnot plus luncheon at Casa Vega. They're still going strong next door but I do believe they'll have to stop at four or they'll go into overtime. I had to be away today - the house was literally shaking and rattling and if I stayed I would have gone next door and started screaming at these creeps. Of course, who I really want to scream at are the owners - and their day WILL come, oh, yes, their day WILL come.
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I went to Fry's and undid what I'd done last night - and it was the totally right decision - the color, brightness, and sharpness on the LEDs, even with the little flashlighting problem (which I probably would never have noticed had I not read about it on that forum - and those boys, while knowledgeable, I'm sure, are so ridiculously anal AND in the scheme of things what do they really know? I read about the settings they use on my TV and I've played with them and it looks TERRIBLE. If that's what they think color and film look like, then they'll LOVE any Warners transfer, because what they're doing is rendering a gorgeous picture that's almost perfect coming right out of the box (the ONLY settings I touched were that auto motion and judder stuff - that they were right about) and making it a brown/yellow dim, muddy mess.
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I will say that I was a bit surprised at how good Fry's prices are on Blu-Ray discs - I got Bullitt for twelve bucks, and Force Ten From Navarone for sixteen bucks.
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The Casa Vega lunch was, as always, spectacularly tasty - one beef taco, one cheese enchiladas, and a few chips. Yummilicious.
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Will we never get to page six?
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PAGE FIVE ZIP LINE DANCE!!!!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3555163580_75d876ace0.jpg)
*And it's pronounced "TAH-GUY-TIE".
Where's Monkey?
Monkey is in my pocket. Safely tucked away in my pocket. However, Monkey felt safe enough for the return trip.
It's a great photo...glad Monkey got to experience it with you :)
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It's a great photo...glad Monkey got to experience it with you :)
I'm just glad Monkey did not end up in the ravine. Whew!
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Right now, I'm listening to a CD compilation that I put together, "Simultaneous Songs & Counterpoint - Disc 16." :D And the song that is playing RIGHT NOW is "Be a Santa" with the lovely Michelle Nicastro and our very own Guy Haines!
Just had to share. :)
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Tom Jones CD arrived today.
Listening to it right now.
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OH!
As for last night's "Ugly Betty"...
If the "assistant in training" ("I'm not gay.") looked familiar, it's because that was none other than Ryan Raftery from What If?.
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TOD - We are watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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Even though the liner notes said this was the 161 minute version, they LIED. It was the 179 minute (endless) version of the movie.
Are the added 18 minutes just a few scene additions, or are they tidbits scattered throughout?
der Brucer
I think several scenes (maybe three) were added back in. When I get to the deleted scenes, I'll see if any of them are now in the movie I watched this afternoon.
I have the extend cut on DVD
These are the extended scenes
1) After being betrayed by Blondie, surviving the desert on his way to civilization and assembling a hybrid revolver from parts of various original makes, Tuco meets with members of his gang in a distant cave, where he conspires with them to hunt and kill Blondie.
2) During his search for Bill Carson, Angel Eyes stumbles upon an embattled Confederate outpost after a massive artillery bombardment. Once there, after witnessing the wretched conditions of the survivors, he bribes a Confederate NCO for clues about Bill Carson.
3) The sequence with Tuco and Blondie crossing the desert has been extended: Tuco mentally tortures a severely dehydrated Blondie by eating and drinking in front of him.
4) Tuco, transporting a dehydrated Blondie, finds a Confederate camp whose occupants tell him that Brother Ramirez's monastery is nearby.
5) Angel Eyes appears at a Union camp, where his affiliation with the Union Army and his rank is explained.
6) Tuco and Blondie discuss their plans when departing in a wagon from Brother Ramirez's monastery.
7) A scene where Blondie and Angel Eyes are resting by a creek. A man appears and Blondie shoots him. Angel Eyes asks the rest of his men to come out (all are hidden as well). When the five men come out, Blondie counts them (including Angel Eyes), and concludes that six is the perfect number. Angel Eyes asks him why, mentioning that he'd heard that three was the perfect number. Blondie responds that six is the perfect number, because he has six bullets.
8 ) The sequence with Tuco, Blondie and the Union Captain has been extended: the Captain asks the pair questions about their pasts, which they are reluctant to answer.
There was also a long more brutal scene of Tuco being beaten up, but the quality of the negative was poor.
Eastwood and Wallach went back into the studio and dubbed their dialogue into English, Since the scenes were never in the original US version, they didn't dubbed the those scenes.
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Trailer for LOVE STORY 2050:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCheKmFYPB8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCheKmFYPB8)
I think Harman is the reason for watching that film!
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I gotta tell you.
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I'm thinking we'd better get to page six before I have a hissy fit.
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Many people don't know that Log Lady was originally Giant Squash Lady.
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I'm thinking we'd better get to page six before I have a hissy fit.
Well, since we're so close...
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PAGE SIX NON-HISSY-FIT-FROM-BK DANCE!!
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Where is everyone? Have they taken umbrage?
Nope! It's all locked up safe and sound!
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Does anyone know how I can find which government agency supervises bank regulations and outrageous practices. I really want to fight the $264 Sovereign Bank took from me.
Why not start with the Better Business Bureau? They certainly would know to whom you should turn if it is not their turf.
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The air date of my sister's episode of UFO HUNTERS has been changed to June 10. The producers are doing additional editing - and there are rumors, phone calls, and emails concerning an interesting development.
When I know - YOU will know.
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Watching MARNIE on TCM.
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What can you say to these people? They don't give a crap. They're doing a job they're paid to do - if doesn't matter to them if the neighbors' houses are being shaken from morning till night - oh, they might care, say, if someone were doing the same thing next to THEIR house and THEY had to endure - then they might just care.
Does your neighborhood have any kind of homeowner's association that governs what can and can't be done for those who live there? If you do, it might be able to negotiate "work hours" with them that give some consideration to your needs.
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PAGE SIX NON-HISSY-FIT-FROM-BK DANCE!!
;)
Are you sure that's what you want, George?
I've found some hissy fits mighty entertaining.
Just so long as "you" aren't on the receiving end of one, it's something EVERYone should experience.
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Monkey looks glad to be home.
I am using DR JOSE's zipline photo as my screensaver.
HMMMMMMMMM......wonder if Ryan Raftery pays more attention to the director of UGLY BETTY than he did the director of WHAT IF??
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PAGE SIX NON-HISSY-FIT-FROM-BK DANCE!!
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Are you sure that's what you want, George?
I've found some hissy fits mighty entertaining.
Just so long as "you" aren't on the receiving end of one, it's something EVERYone should experience.
True, so maybe for just this time, let's not create a situation for a BK Hissy Fit. :D
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PAGE FIVE ZIP LINE DANCE!!!!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3555163580_75d876ace0.jpg)
Was this the rig originally designed for Catherine the Great - she of horse riding fame?
der Brucer
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This evening's dinner might be a midnight snack - Woody is trying out his new pasta maker.
der Brucer
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DR Laura, just saw a preview for Jimmy Falon. They are playing wheel of carpet samples...thought that may be a game you'd enjoy ;)
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I can't wait to go to the lake tomorrow. I was going to get my laundry done etc today, but that didn't happen. I only have about 2 loads, think I may take it with me.
I know who cares, but it's a post
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DR Laura, just saw a preview for Jimmy Falon. They are playing wheel of carpet samples...thought that may be a game you'd enjoy ;)
I don't know from Jimmy Falon, but Wheel of Carpet Samples is hilarious.
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I only have about 2 loads, think I may take it with me.
Aren't you a bit old for taking dirty laundry home to Mom :D
der Brucer
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DR Laura, just saw a preview for Jimmy Falon. They are playing wheel of carpet samples...thought that may be a game you'd enjoy ;)
I don't know from Jimmy Falon, but Wheel of Carpet Samples is hilarious.
It's one of the new late night shows. I think he took over for Conan O'Brien
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DR Laura, just saw a preview for Jimmy Falon. They are playing wheel of carpet samples...thought that may be a game you'd enjoy ;)
I don't know from Jimmy Falon, but Wheel of Carpet Samples is hilarious.
Now you have an excuse to buy a TV!
der Brucer
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I only have about 2 loads, think I may take it with me.
Aren't you a bit old for taking dirty laundry home to Mom :D
der Brucer
LOL, I would actually do the laundry, not her. She would rather have me there while I do my laundry than to wait for me to do my laundry before visiting
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Plus I'm taking her a care package of Dutch goodies from the Dutch bakery and Dutch meat market (my mother is Dutch). She loves that stuff and there isnt' anywhere close to her to get it.
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Does anyone have a Wii? Do you like it? I'm considering getting a Wii with wii fit, but can't decide if it's worth it
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Spoo, I was so happy to have caught up last time that i forgot to post!
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Good evening!
This morning I picked up some pastries and visted my radiology oncologist's office and told them the good news They were so wonderful during treatment and they were all very pleased to hear the news (and get the pastries!)
then I was off to the office where I worked a full day and then went off and conducted an evening closing
I didn't get home until nearly 7:30 and then I cooked dinner (well it was hot dogs and hamburgers, not too much cooking!)
I managed to eat the whole hot dog and some saurkraut after only 90 minutes and tehnI cought up and her I am!
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VIBES to Cilla's DN David for a speedy and painless recovery from gallbladder surgery and continued Healing vibes for the heart valve surgery
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Elmore - this may be the place you need
http://www.banking.state.ny.us/
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Glad to know that Jose and monkey made it home safely!
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Thanks Vixmom. Last report David is doing well
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I am sorry to hear about the noise from next door BK, I hope that your joy in your new TV helps to allieviate some of the stress
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I am afraid I am very tireed so I must sign off now -
VIBES for All Good Things to one and all!
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Listened to a bit of House of Flowers today before Max and Leo arrived to run stuff. My, those UA engineers certainly liked reverb, didn't they?
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Thanks Vixmom. Last report David is doing well
I am glad to hear it , Were they able to perform the operation laproscopically ?(I am sure I spelled that wrong!)
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Where is everyone? Have they taken umbrage?
Nope! It's all locked up safe and sound!
You may think you know where the lockbox is kept, but that's a closely guarded secret known only to me, Tipper and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ;D
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and I really must go I am falling aseep at teh j=keyboard
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I finished all of the various featurettes and bonus items on the GOOD, BAD, UGLY Blu-ray. I knew NOTHING about the Silbey campaign during the Civil War, so that was a very interesting documentary.
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Next I put in the Blu-ray of SWEENEY TODD which I just bought for myself off Ebay for a very low price. All of the compression issues I found with the DVD of the movie (which otherwise looked very good indeed) are put to rest in this wonderful Blu-ray rendering. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing it again.
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After that finished, I watched last week's episode of THE FASHION SHOW. (This week's episode will be watched probably on Sunday while I eat lunch.) I completely agreed with who was eliminated. Her cocktail dress was abominable.
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Thanks Vixmom. Last report David is doing well
I am glad to hear it , Were they able to perform the operation laproscopically ?(I am sure I spelled that wrong!)
Yes, I'm sure they were, the actual removal of the gall bladder only lasted a matter of minutes
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And I finished my evening viewing with last night's SOUTHLAND. Good season ender with a very surprising ending.
NBC, PLEASE get rid of the Sammy and Tami characters next season!
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Night Vixmom, sleep well
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And I finished my evening viewing with last night's SOUTHLAND. Good season ender with a very surprising ending.
NBC, PLEASE get rid of the Sammy and Tami characters next season!
Not to mention that annoying guy who does all the NBC promos. :)
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Tonight I saw several nighthawks and a bat over the house.
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Yeah, I know. But it's a post.
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I'm heading downstairs now to bed. I think I'll be mowing the backyard tomorrow morning if it's cool enough and not too wet back there.
WBBL.
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Tonight I saw several nighthawks and a bat over the house.
I was thinking it was that time of year for all of our batfriends to come out.
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I could not get through either LOVE STORY 2050 or DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3.
LOVE STORY 2050 was indeed just as bad as the reviews said it was and Harman Bewaja (in his first film role) was a very annoying actor
So instead I am going to finish reading a magazine and hit the hay!
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Good Evening!
When I headed out earlier, I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do, or where exactly I wanted to go, nor what I wanted to eat. Well, I started walking over to Broadway...
I bought two tamales (one pork, one chicken - "spicy") from Maria's cart on the corner of Broadway and 145th, then hopped on the 1 train downtown. -And proceeded to consume said tamales during the train ride down to 72nd.
At 72nd, I started walking back uptown. Well, I started walking toward the Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Truck. :)
Then I just kept walking uptown until I was back home. It was - and still is - a beautiful night out there. Along the way, I saw many a familiar face; noticed a few closed storefronts, as well as some new ones. And I smiled. A lot.
:)
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Monkey looks glad to be home.
I am using DR JOSE's zipline photo as my screensaver.
HMMMMMMMMM......wonder if Ryan Raftery pays more attention to the director of UGLY BETTY than he did the director of WHAT IF??
-Monkey is.
-I'm flattered.
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Finished watching a strange motion picture and shall now play on the Internet and then write Ye Olde Notes.
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Tom Jones! (http://www.kritzerland.com/TomJones.html) arrived at my house today! I'll listen to it at work tomorrow, before I go up to Seattle to see our very own TCB in Guys & Dolls! ;D
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It's funny how Tom arrives on the East Coast before it arrives in Tumwater. Weird.
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It's funny how Tom arrives on the East Coast before it arrives in Tumwater. Weird.
Very weird...but as long as I get it, that's all I care about. :)
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Gratuitous Post #200!
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Gratuitous Post #201!
;)