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Title: THERE'S A RAINBOW 'ROUND MY SHOULDER
Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 12:17:53 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes were multi-hued like a rainbow, and now it is time for you to post until the rainbow cows come home.
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 12:21:05 AM: And the word of the day is: FESTINATE!
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 01:48:18 AM: TCB, you mentioned that you haven't gotten the last couple of Kritzerland blasts - they've absolutely gone out to you, so check your spam folder via AOL and my guess is you'll find them there.
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Post by: Michael on June 06, 2009, 04:54:43 AM: I saw Bent last night
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Post by: Michael on June 06, 2009, 05:05:30 AM: A very good production with a few directorial quirks that I did not like. They decided to do a pre-show staging of what happened at Greta's club prior to Scene one. What was a mistake was showing the Nazis. I explained to my friend that the audience is supposed to think that they are watching a contemporary play and should be "surprised" when instead of the landlord coming in to the apartment the Nazis do.

A couple of other times the Nazis come through the theater and shine their flashlight on the audience. (It's a small theater) I think that also was a mistake to include the audience and they ended the first act by telling the audience that they are all going to Dachau (setting for Act 2)

The actor who played the head guard in Act 2 was rather weak and maybe directed like that. I never believed he was menacing enough. He was almost benign.

The curtain call was most interesting. Instead of the actors coming in and taking a bow, they entered, stood still; clasped their hands and bowed their heads.

Over all it was very good production and would give it 3.5 stars out of 5
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Post by: Jennifer on June 06, 2009, 05:28:05 AM: I just had a frustrating situation last night resolved.

My mom asked me to make some photos for her on her account at costco (to do them online). I wanted to do them this morning. But i figured i should try to log in last night just to make sure i remembered the password i set up in feb.

Anyhow i go to the login page and nothing. The password i remember (and a few others do not work). I check the email they sent when i did it in feb but they do not list the password.

So i click the button for them to send the password. Nothing. it won't send it to me. I try to create a new account. It won't let me.

So i go to bed. Then this morning i try again. But this time i click on photo department. There is another place to enter your username and password and this time the password i remembered worked first try???

Like couldn't they put this in the faq. I spent an hour last night and went to bed crabby. I'm guessing maybe most people that want photos just start the photo process. But i didn't want to do that because i wasn't sure of the password. Oy!
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Post by: Michael on June 06, 2009, 05:43:41 AM: This is one of the posters which was created. The other one that they displayed at the theater was aimed for their gay audiences. Two men had their shirts off.

(http://www.risingactiontheatre.com/poster_lg/Bent_poster.JPG)
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Post by: FJL on June 06, 2009, 05:45:39 AM: Glad all worked out OK in the end, though, Jennifer
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 05:46:13 AM: Saturday.

There were too many connections for awhile this morning so I could not read the last three pages of posts from yesterday.
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Post by: FJL on June 06, 2009, 05:46:36 AM: Thanks for that theater analysis, Michael S!
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 05:47:11 AM: Congratulations to MR BK on his new car CD player/radio/IPOD.....very nice.

KISS ME KATE went well last night with a very responsive audience. We were sold out, hopefully tonight we will have a good show as well.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 05:47:43 AM: I have never seen BENT....onstage. I saw a bit of the movie, but didn't get to see it from the beginning, so I didn't watch it all.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 05:49:32 AM: TOD

I got on the internet in 1998 by signing up with Freeweb.com! No monthly charge, dial up, all you did was buy a disc for $89 and install......of course they went out of business about six months later...

I used YAHOO for awhile....the first day I logged on, I also signed up at EBAY!

Did lots of searches for movies and stars and theater. Very interesting. And I have been on the NET everyday since then.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 05:52:26 AM: I shall be working only 5 hours today, so I shall return....sooner or later.
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Post by: Druxy on June 06, 2009, 05:55:12 AM: When did I first get on the Internet?

Probably in the early 1990s. I don't really recall when.

I think that my first purchase was a laser disc...or two...or three.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 06, 2009, 06:02:29 AM: I first got on the net at my sisters house around 1996 or so and the first website I looked at was the old "B Movie Monster" site.

Around 1997 or 98 I got my first computer and signed up with AOL. My very first Ebay buy was this: a King Kong salt and pepper set.

(http://www.pophouse.com/site_images/small_photo/aut_0132.jpg)
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 06:41:24 AM: Good morning, all! Another free day, and I am lovin' it.

I have nothing major to report. Tonight I'm seeing a play at Horace Mann that the students who have graduated are returning to perform in, and Charlotte, my goddaughter, has one of the roles. I need to call Ron and ask what time we are heading to the performance.

I never liked BENT much; I thought most of the second act and the ending were bad and unbelievable.
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 06, 2009, 07:20:13 AM: Quote from: bk on June 06, 2009, 12:21:05 AM
And the word of the day is: FESTINATE!

And The Song Of The Day Is: I'M LATE
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 07:27:11 AM: TOD. I first got AOL in 1992 or 1993, it was before the world wide web was up and running and all you could do was type words, there really weren't many pictures to speak of. I got involved with a group of people who discussed the OJ Simpson trial. We were something of a family, like this group. I met a couple of them, but I sort of lost contact with them over the years.

I don't remember the first thing I bought or the first thing I bought on eBay
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:29:50 AM: So Cillaliz, what is the food report for yesterday?
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:35:05 AM: TOD: We got the internet in 1998 -- AOL. We had the one free month, and the day after that was over, I was banned for life. I bought a lot of vintage postcards on ebay for my girls: Evelyn Nesbit for DR Sandra and Marilyn Monroe for DR Megan.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 07:36:09 AM: I didn't eat very much all day. Mostly some fruit I had in the room from the farmer's market on Wednesday. Last night at the cocktail party they had a fruit and cheese table and some marinated vegetables to much on and some really good breads.

Dinner started with a nice spinach salad with oranges and I can't exacxtly remember the dressing. Then dinner was a grilled chicken breast and a small steak - both very moist and delicious. Mashed Sweet potatoes and a little squash. Gelato for dessert. I didn't take photos.

I did stop and get a little pineapple sorbet on the way back to the room.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 07:40:06 AM: Quote from: JRand58 on June 06, 2009, 05:47:43 AM
I have never seen BENT....onstage. I saw a bit of the movie, but didn't get to see it from the beginning, so I didn't watch it all.

I played Greta in the only production of BENT which has been done in Charlotte. It was a wonderful production, and I was very proud of the theater that put it on to take a chance with it. We had full houses; the gay community really came out to see it.

Greta sings "Streets of Berlin" during the show (the music for the song is completely different in the movie), and the costume designer had me in a Marlene Dietrich-like wig and white satin dress and spiked heels. This was my favorite moment in the show. I had an accordian accompanying me, I was in a spotlight, and I truly felt like a star. It's just for that song and one scene; Greta's role is small, but it made a profound impression on me.

Incidentially, it's the only time I've ever donned drag either on or off stage.
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:40:30 AM: I'm glad you had one good splurge while you were there!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 07:41:45 AM: Good morning!

A lovely cool June morning, but the sun is out and things will heat up this afternoon. I may be able to go today without turning the air back on, but likely will need it tomorrow.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 07:46:05 AM: When I finally shifted over from Atari to IBM computers, I was going to hook onto the Microsoft Network, but it was so early in its existence that there was no local Charlotte number for the MSN. I would have had to use long distance.

So, I used Prodigy for awhile until I switched over to AOL. I can't remember what the first site I ever went to was. I do know it wasn't Ebay. I didn't go there for a long time, and the first thing I got there was a laserdisc of some MGM musical. I can't remember now what it was.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 07:49:08 AM: My work project today will be the Blu-ray edition of THE SEVENTH SEAL. Having already watched the movie on DVD and written it up along with its bonus features, it'll be just a matter of sitting through it again in HD and noting particular aspects of the picture and sound I want to comment on in the new review. Then, I'll need to note whether the bonuses have been ported over in SD or HD. I should have time tonight to watch something for fun.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 07:51:39 AM: On TV Tonight!™

CBS - HARPER'S ISLAND, 48 HOURS
NBC - STANLEY CUP FINALS
ABC - PUSHING DAISIES
FOX - COPS, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:00:31 AM: Saturday morning greetings! It's another bee-yoo-tee-ful day here in SW Ohio - sunny, not-too-hot, and not humid at all. It could stay like this all summer, as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:05:46 AM: we got the internet and out first computer in March of 1996 - I don't remerb when I discovered ebay or what I bought - but mostly I purchased toys for the then 3 year old Vixter
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:07:09 AM: TOD:

I can't remember what year we first got Internet access. We never went the AOL route, but had had a cheap, free email service for some years. I do remember, just prior to finally getting connected to the Internet, that I went through the Arts and Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times, making lists from the ads of all the sites I wanted to visit when we got connected.

My first ebay auction [and WIN!] was a VHS copy of Sondheim's Evening Primrose. Highly bootleg illegal.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:07:42 AM: Quote from: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:06:35 AM
I am trying to decide if you were replying to Cilla or Matt!

;D ;D

I was thinking the same thing. :)
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:08:38 AM: Quote from: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 07:36:09 AM
I didn't eat very much all day. Mostly some fruit I had in the room from the farmer's market on Wednesday. Last night at the cocktail party they had a fruit and cheese table and some marinated vegetables to much on and some really good breads.

Dinner started with a nice spinach salad with oranges and I can't exacxtly remember the dressing. Then dinner was a grilled chicken breast and a small steak - both very moist and delicious. Mashed Sweet potatoes and a little squash. Gelato for dessert. I didn't take photos.

I did stop and get a little pineapple sorbet on the way back to the room.
Quote from: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:40:30 AM
I'm glad you had one good splurge while you were there!

Quote from: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 07:40:06 AM
Quote from: JRand58 on June 06, 2009, 05:47:43 AM
I have never seen BENT....onstage. I saw a bit of the movie, but didn't get to see it from the beginning, so I didn't watch it all.

I played Greta in the only production of BENT which has been done in Charlotte. It was a wonderful production, and I was very proud of the theater that put it on to take a chance with it. We had full houses; the gay community really came out to see it.

Greta sings "Streets of Berlin" during the show (the music for the song is completely different in the movie), and the costume designer had me in a Marlene Dietrich-like wig and white satin dress and spiked heels. This was my favorite moment in the show. I had an accordian accompanying me, I was in a spotlight, and I truly felt like a star. It's just for that song and one scene; Greta's role is small, but it made a profound impression on me.

Incidentially, it's the only time I've ever donned drag either on or off stage.

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Quote from: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:40:30 AM
I'm glad you had one good splurge while you were there!

I am trying to decide if you were replying to Cilla or Matt!
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:10:17 AM: Hmmm - however did David quote me before I posted?

mysterious!

;)
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:10:43 AM: And I now have the dubious and somewhat amazing distinction of having quoted DR vixmom before she posted it. ;)
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:11:10 AM: Oh dear.
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:12:09 AM: TOD - I first used the internet at work (Miami University) as an adjunct faculty member in the teacher education department, a job I started in the fall of 1994. It was all text-based, so I used email and some discussion groups. It was during my 3 years in that job that the WWW became part of our lives and I was able to get a lot of in-service training from the University. I remember designing a lesson for aspiring teachers, where I asked them to find 3 sites for fun, 2 sites that would be useful in their teaching, and 1 site that they wouldn't want their students to find by accident. They found some doozies. It was all so new then...

We connected here at home in late 1996 or early 1997, first using a local ISP called Infinet, then transitioning to Road Runner (Time Warner). I remember comparing the planning of our 1996 driving vacation out west (pre-Internet) to the planning of our 1999 driving vacation to the east coast (post-Internet). Totally different experiences!
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:12:12 AM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:10:43 AM
And I now have the dubious and somewhat amazing distinction of having quoted DR vixmom before she posted it. ;)

You are a man of many talents!!!
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:13:27 AM: My training regimen called for a series of shorter jogging intervals this morning which crazily enough was harder for me than the longer intervals I've been doing lately.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:14:48 AM: DR Ginny - loved your account of the traning development. How imaginative! :)
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 08:16:07 AM: I'm up. As per the last few days, it's very gray out.
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:16:30 AM: I was eBay-shy for a long time, but 3 years ago decided that I had to have some accessory pieces for some of my Vera Bradley bags in fabrics that had been discontinued. Every retailer I went to said, "Try eBay," so I did. This is one of the pieces I got:
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:17:46 AM: I have been watching the DVD compilation of the best of Garry Shandling's "The Larry Sanders Show" and enjoying it immensely. I never subscribed to HBO, so never saw the show when it originally aired. In the very last episode, Jim Carrey does an over-the-top take on "And I Am Telling You" from Dreamgirls. :D
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:17:48 AM: Now, I "shop" for discontinued Vera items on Facebook in the Vera Bradley Sales Discussion group.
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:18:03 AM: Last nights WELCA dinner show went very well despite the Vixter having been sent home from school witha raging headache and terribly sore throat - she called me from school asking if she could come home and being a person who knows what is importnat and what is not replied - "of course! You have a show tonight!" So Vixnana (aka Vixmomsmom) collected her from school and the Vioxter did the salt water gargle, took a long nap and a long hot shower and by 7 PM she performed like a trouper!!

She even hit all the high notes in Seasons of Love

Her performanace of Taylor the Latte Boy was the hit of the night (said the mother modestly and with no bias whatsoever)

;)
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:20:11 AM: How great for DR the vixter!!!!! :D

I'm glad that the school doesn't have the policy that ours had - i.e., if you were not in school for the whole day, you could not participate in any after-school events, including team sports, music, and theatre!
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:20:49 AM: Quote from: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:12:09 AM
TOD - I first used the internet at work (Miami University) as an adjunct faculty member in the teacher education department, a job I started in the fall of 1994. It was all text-based, so I used email and some discussion groups. It was during my 3 years in that job that the WWW became part of our lives and I was able to get a lot of in-service training from the University. I remember designing a lesson for aspiring teachers, where I asked them to find 3 sites for fun, 2 sites that would be useful in their teaching, and 1 site that they wouldn't want their students to find by accident. They found some doozies. It was all so new then...

We connected here at home in late 1996 or early 1997, first using a local ISP called Infinet, then transitioning to Road Runner (Time Warner). I remember comparing the planning of our 1996 driving vacation out west (pre-Internet) to the planning of our 1999 driving vacation to the east coast (post-Internet). Totally different experiences!

That sounds so interesting! Why did you give up teaching college?
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:20:56 AM: Almost forgot - thanks to DR Michael S. for his theatre reportage!!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:21:05 AM: I guess I'll do a few maintenance things on the computer and then head downstairs to check the mail and then get started on fixing some lunch.

WBBL.
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:21:32 AM: Congratulations to The Vixter! Do we have video of her performance? How does she feel today?
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 08:21:47 AM: We've done the Internet thing before, but not the first site visited - but I always love these stories so keep 'em coming. The first time I really got on the Internet was, I think, either the very end of 1997 or the very end of 1998, when I was given Web TV for Christmas (I didn't have a computer, and wouldn't get one until 2000). The Web TV booklet had a couple of recommended sites, including their version of Usenet. I was up until five in the morning and, of course, found eBay immediately. Trying to bid in those pre-snipe days was pretty frustrating with dial-up and with eBay's totally amateurish programming and frequent crashes. I lost as much as I won. I believe the first item I ever won from eBay was a Pez machine of some vintage - from a gal in Culver City - I even drove down and picked it up in person. I believe the second item I won was a little Buddha, which the description told me was very good luck. How I even found such a thing I'll never know, but it still sits on my piano.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 08:23:11 AM: Congrats to the Vixter!
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:23:15 AM: Quote from: bk on June 06, 2009, 08:21:47 AM
but it still sits on my piano.

And do you rub its belly every time you walk by? :)
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:23:44 AM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:20:11 AM
How great for DR the vixter!!!!! :D

I'm glad that the school doesn't have the policy that ours had - i.e., if you were not in school for the whole day, you could not participate in any after-school events, including team sports, music, and theatre!

The WELCA dinner was at our church so the school had no jurisdiction!

She had performed at the school's Spring Concert on Thursday night and had been rehearsing hard for both shows all week as well as church choir rehearsals - that combined with her pollen allergies and several late nights are what I think contributed to her condition on Friday morning -

last night she went right to bed as soon as we came home but this morning she seems fine again
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 08:24:04 AM: DAW has been one of the Kritzerland guinea pigs (the other was JMK, for the first go-round) - he's been very thorough and very helpful and has just sent a few more nitpicky things which I've forwarded to Doug, and who will, I'm sure, implement them. The only thing that won't really work for another couple weeks are the pages for my books, which I think have to be created anew - Doug knows about it, but he's let a lot of other projects slide and he has to prepare the booklet for our next release, so those won't be up until the very end of the month.
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:25:37 AM: Well it is after eleven _ I suppose I should get out of my pj's and start to be a productive memebr of society
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:26:18 AM: Happy to help. And nice to feel useful, since I'm not working at the moment. :)
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:26:18 AM: Quote from: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:20:49 AM
Quote from: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:12:09 AM
TOD - I first used the internet at work (Miami University) as an adjunct faculty member in the teacher education department, a job I started in the fall of 1994. It was all text-based, so I used email and some discussion groups. It was during my 3 years in that job that the WWW became part of our lives and I was able to get a lot of in-service training from the University. I remember designing a lesson for aspiring teachers, where I asked them to find 3 sites for fun, 2 sites that would be useful in their teaching, and 1 site that they wouldn't want their students to find by accident. They found some doozies. It was all so new then...

We connected here at home in late 1996 or early 1997, first using a local ISP called Infinet, then transitioning to Road Runner (Time Warner). I remember comparing the planning of our 1996 driving vacation out west (pre-Internet) to the planning of our 1999 driving vacation to the east coast (post-Internet). Totally different experiences!

That sounds so interesting! Why did you give up teaching college?

No future for adjuncts - the dirty secret of academia. I taught on a semester-to-semester basis, few fringe benefits, no raise for 10 years, etc. Met my needs when I was trying to be a mostly stay-at-home Mom, but eventually I needed a real job, so went back to library work when Rob finished elementary school. Now, I'd teach again in a minute, if anybody asked.
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:26:39 AM: Quote from: bk on June 06, 2009, 08:24:04 AM
DAW has been one of the Kritzerland guinea pigs (the other was JMK, for the first go-round) - he's been very thorough and very helpful and has just sent a few more nitpicky things which I've forwarded to Doug, and who will, I'm sure, implement them.

as I said a man of many talents!!
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 08:28:18 AM: Last night the most amazing part of the program was watching Jean Francois Detaille paint. He doesn't this fast painting with loud music and it was fun watching him. When he took a bow it was like "OK, that was clever" Then he flipped the painting over and this is what it was
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:29:02 AM: Quote from: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:26:18 AM
Quote from: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:20:49 AM
Quote from: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 08:12:09 AM
TOD - I first used the internet at work (Miami University) as an adjunct faculty member in the teacher education department, a job I started in the fall of 1994. It was all text-based, so I used email and some discussion groups. It was during my 3 years in that job that the WWW became part of our lives and I was able to get a lot of in-service training from the University. I remember designing a lesson for aspiring teachers, where I asked them to find 3 sites for fun, 2 sites that would be useful in their teaching, and 1 site that they wouldn't want their students to find by accident. They found some doozies. It was all so new then...

We connected here at home in late 1996 or early 1997, first using a local ISP called Infinet, then transitioning to Road Runner (Time Warner). I remember comparing the planning of our 1996 driving vacation out west (pre-Internet) to the planning of our 1999 driving vacation to the east coast (post-Internet). Totally different experiences!

That sounds so interesting! Why did you give up teaching college?

No future for adjuncts - the dirty secret of academia. I taught on a semester-to-semester basis, few fringe benefits, no raise for 10 years, etc. Met my needs when I was trying to be a mostly stay-at-home Mom, but eventually I needed a real job, so went back to library work when Rob finished elementary school. Now, I'd teach again in a minute, if anybody asked.

Maybe you should ask! For instance- I would imagine a course on grant seeking would be immensely interesting and useful!
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Post by: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:30:28 AM: Oh and I do have a videoof teh Vuxter's performance - what to do with it though....
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 08:30:39 AM: Then he did this one, only it was right side up as he painted it
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 08:32:20 AM: Vixmom, sounds like the Vixter behaved more professionally than many professionals.
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 08:32:42 AM: Quote from: vixmom on June 06, 2009, 08:30:28 AM
Oh and I do have a videoof teh Vuxter's performance - what to do with it though....

Youtube!
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 08:33:28 AM: Have you ever uploaded anything to youtube?
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 08:34:21 AM: Oh, I found it on you tube. It's not from our meeting, but it's the same painting. He was amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPuXd6TJSqY&feature=channel
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 08:37:36 AM: Vixmom, would love to see the video!
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Post by: Kerry on June 06, 2009, 08:41:34 AM: Quote from: bk on June 06, 2009, 12:21:05 AM
And the word of the day is: FESTINATE!

It was Festination, I know!
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Post by: Kerry on June 06, 2009, 08:48:39 AM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:17:46 AM
In the very last episode, Jim Carrey does an over-the-top take on "And I Am Telling You" from Dreamgirls. :D

When does Jim Carrey ever do anything that isn't over the top?
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Post by: Kerry on June 06, 2009, 08:52:45 AM: TOD: We first got internet in the early 90's. Started with e-mail. I have no idea what the first site I visited was, and I certainly didn't know what the possibilities were then. I think the first thing I bought was an M & M logo watch from e-bay. As I recall, the basic shipping of a a few dollars was more than the watch itself.
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Post by: JMK on June 06, 2009, 09:08:15 AM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:26:18 AM
Happy to help. And nice to feel useful, since I'm not working at the moment. :)

How many missing close parentheses did you find? :P ;D
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Post by: JMK on June 06, 2009, 09:08:48 AM: Quote from: Kerry on June 06, 2009, 08:41:34 AM
Quote from: bk on June 06, 2009, 12:21:05 AM
And the word of the day is: FESTINATE!

It was Festination, I know!

Frances' theme song!
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 09:41:09 AM: Quote from: JMK on June 06, 2009, 09:08:15 AM
How many missing close parentheses did you find? :P ;D

Isn't that one of the laws of thermodynamics?

Articles of punctuation are neither created nor destroyed... :)
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 09:55:53 AM: Front page Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124424873407590721.html#mod=todays_us_page_one) article about the increasingly bad behavior of Broadway audiences...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 10:29:41 AM: Good Morning!

I'm up...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 10:30:56 AM: Good Afternoon!

I'm up... And I've been up for a while, but moving a little slow this morning. Been feelin' my sinuses. Thankfully, I believe my head is finally clearing, literally.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 10:31:27 AM: And once I'm back from running some errands, I shall recommence with my posting.

Laters...
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 10:36:37 AM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 08:10:43 AM
And I now have the dubious and somewhat amazing distinction of having quoted DR vixmom before she posted it. ;)

Speaking of those types of mysterious things, how did I receive a letter yesterday from the IRS dated June 8, 2009? I know they are powerful, but wow!
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 10:44:14 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 10:30:56 AM
Good Afternoon!

I'm up... And I've been up for a while, but moving a little slow this morning. Been feelin' my sinuses.

That sounded dirty!
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 10:50:42 AM: What a change in the weather. Thursday it was 91 in some parts of Tacoma, but today it is in the low 60s and rather drizzily (it that a word?). Vashon Island has completely disappeared into a fog bank.
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 10:51:45 AM: ...it is so sad to be all alone.
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Post by: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 11:58:52 AM: Listening to the "new" West Side Story recording. Was it really necessary??
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 12:08:26 PM: Back from the grocery, where I bought the ingredients to make chili (Richard's request). It's simmering now and beginning to smell good!
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Post by: FJL on June 06, 2009, 12:43:11 PM: Back from brunch with Ann of All that Chat, as well as our own "E&T" Julie and the rest (whose names are Linda and Jim)
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Post by: Ginny on June 06, 2009, 12:48:38 PM: Our mailman just brought me (via Netflix) Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About. I'm going to the other end of the house to watch it on the big TV.

Bye for now!
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 12:59:45 PM: Page three?
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 01:00:00 PM: Back from various and sundried errands and an early lunch.
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Post by: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 01:16:30 PM: However, the new Hair recording is really good!!! And you can never have enough Hair IMHO
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:28:39 PM: I sat on the porch a bit while lunch was cooking. It hadn't gotten overly warm yet and was very pleasant.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:29:38 PM: While I ate lunch, I watched last night's FLASHPOINT. It was a rerun, but since I was late coming to the show, it was new to me. Good episode with Colm Feore as the primary guest star.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:29:53 PM: Page Four Dance!!!
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 01:30:22 PM: Quote from: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
Listening to the "new" West Side Story recording. Was it really necessary??

Yes, I think so. The original was recorded before most of the listening public was even born. Was it really necessary for you to buy it? That you will have to decide.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:31:25 PM: Then I watched another episode from the NCIS box set. In this one, Tony is sent to Baghdad to investigate a murder. It was a contract killing with the perp back in Washington. Good episode.
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 01:32:38 PM: Quote from: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
Listening to the "new" West Side Story recording. Was it really necessary??

And the new recording uses a real orchestra with no sythesizers and the original orchestrations (or at least they only list the original orchestrators). That's got to count for something. :)
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Post by: Jennifer on June 06, 2009, 01:32:39 PM: Glad the Vixter was able to perform. Congrats!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:33:37 PM: A second NCIS episode found Ziva undercover trying to find a killer targeting women who were unfaithful to their Marine hubsna ds serving overseas. A very good, very poignant episode.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 06, 2009, 01:33:51 PM: Vixmom i would also love to see the Vixter sing Taylor the Latte boy if you put it up on youtube.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:34:15 PM: When I got back down, I'll start my work project for today - the Blu-ray of THE SEVENTH SEAL.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 01:41:30 PM: Heading down now to take care of a few household matters and then back to the viewing room for th evening's entertainment.

WBBL.
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 01:43:52 PM: The first time that I was on the inner-web was in the mid-1990s for work. It was mainly for e-mail, but the library system built its own website and shortly thereafter, I got www access for my home. Actually, it was when I was living with my sister and I got to use one of her AOL account screennames. We had that for a couple of years, then she decided to not use AOL anymore. We then got separate accounts through the cable system...attbi.com was the domain at the time. Eventually that became Comcast and I've been with Comcast ever since. I've had cable Internet for so long (especially at work) that I still find it hard to imagine still having dial-up service. Of course, there's the price, but that's a separate issue. ;)
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 01:45:49 PM: My first EBAY purchase was a lobby card of Miss Allison Hayes in the classic motion picture COUNTERPLOT....not available as yet on Blu Ray Disk.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 01:46:15 PM: DR DAW the scariest part of that article was the director's comments in the last paragraph.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 01:46:35 PM: I shall now be on my way to KISS ME KATE - The Third Performance!
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 06, 2009, 01:47:38 PM: I too am glad that the Bollywood strike has ended.

Statistics show however that while the strike put 4 actors out of work, it stifled the efforts of 106 dancers and 39 choreographers.
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 01:48:13 PM: As for eBay...I don't remember how I found out about eBay or purchasing through the Internet, in general. I remember the early days of eBay and not being able to "watch" anything. You had to either bid or bookmark the page. And when they finally did introduce "watching," you could only watch 20 items at a time. It was like a drug. Ooo!!! I want that...and that...and that! As for the very first thing that I ever actualy got from eBay... ::) This is a public site. 'Nuff said.

And I don't even smoke!

;D
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 01:54:23 PM: But one item that I won very early in my eBay experinces that I love (and still have) was a set of 36 slides from 1975 of The Manhattan Transfer in concert (it looks like a small cabaret setting) that I got from the photographer. When I told this story before, I think Vixmom said she dated him! His first name was Gordon but I can't remember his last night, right now.

Vixmom...does this sound familiar or am I totally wrong??
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Post by: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 01:56:07 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 06, 2009, 01:30:22 PM
Quote from: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
Listening to the "new" West Side Story recording. Was it really necessary??

Yes, as an attempted Cast Recording Completest (or whore in some circles), it was necessary.

Quote
Yes, I think so. The original was recorded before most of the listening public was even born. Was it really necessary for you to buy it? That you will have to decide.
Quote from: George on June 06, 2009, 01:32:38 PM
Quote from: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
Listening to the "new" West Side Story recording. Was it really necessary??

And the new recording uses a real orchestra with no sythesizers and the original orchestrations (or at least they only list the original orchestrators). That's got to count for something. :)

Well, most WSS recordings are done with limited keyboards, at least the ones I have. (see above statement) :)
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 02:47:51 PM: I just finished watching THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. What a fantastic movie! I cannot believe I have never seen this film before. Now I have to buy the DVD. Absolutely fantastic!
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 06, 2009, 02:52:17 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 02:47:51 PM
I just finished watching THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. What a fantastic movie! I cannot believe I have never seen this film before. Now I have to buy the DVD. Absolutely fantastic!

I agree with you Larry. One Of my all time Favorites,
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Post by: François on June 06, 2009, 02:52:30 PM: And now a word from Gavin Creel (Claude in the current revival Broadway production of HAIR)

http://www.gavincreel.com/GC/blog/Entries/2009/6/5_EPISODE_5__BroadwayImpact.html
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Post by: François on June 06, 2009, 02:54:07 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 02:47:51 PM
I just finished watching THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. What a fantastic movie! I cannot believe I have never seen this film before. Now I have to buy the DVD. Absolutely fantastic!

I only saw THE BAD; never had time to see THE BEAUTIFUL!

What a shame! ;)
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 06, 2009, 02:55:38 PM: Does anyone have The Blu-Ray of The Godfather Trilogy? And Is It worth Buying?
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 03:09:23 PM: Quote from: François on June 06, 2009, 02:54:07 PM
never had time to see THE BEAUTIFUL!

What a shame!

Have you looked in a mirror lately? :)
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Post by: François on June 06, 2009, 03:39:08 PM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 03:09:23 PM
Quote from: François on June 06, 2009, 02:54:07 PM
never had time to see THE BEAUTIFUL!

What a shame!

Have you looked in a mirror lately? :)

Yes, everyday! And what I see is far from beautiful, really!
Or, if that's what beautiful is, I've been told lies!! >:( ;)

Oh ... Gavin Creel is nominated for a Tony! Yeah!
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 03:54:28 PM: Good afternoon/evening everyone.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 04:01:56 PM: Trying to deal with my dad. Things could have been so easy and smooth if the help that was offered after surgery last year, or after the hospital stay this year, were taken. But he had to be stubborn and do it all himself, and it is not working his way.

I might not post much on days I'm busy with that after work.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 04:05:50 PM: Other than that, it's Saturday. ;D

There were absolutely beautiful white puffy clouds in the sky this morning and early afternoon.
Not possible to be anything be cheerful when I was on the freeway with a view like that.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 04:07:42 PM: Will come back later and try to read the last 3 days.

Hope everyone has a great evening.
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 04:13:07 PM: ~~~Continued Vibes for DR Sam and Dad!!~~~
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Post by: bk on June 06, 2009, 04:19:35 PM: Arnold M. Brockman, I've only looked at the first Godfather movie on Blu and it looks okay - I'm not as much of a fan of this "restoration" as others are - it still doesn't look like it's from first generation elements to me. I'm looking forward to checking out GFII, which is, as far as I know, direct from the good-condition camera neg.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 04:38:13 PM: Good afternoon, I was seminared out and realized I hadn't been outside (other than a quick peek at the pool) since Wednesday! So I walked to Harrah's and got on the monorail which I took to the Sahara and then walked back down the strip to the Palazzo. It's only about 1 1/2 - 2 miles, but it really felt good to get outside.

I had 2 comp tickets to Madam Toussad's that I got for going to the spa, so I decided to go. I used one ticket and gave the other to someone in line behind me. It was a woman with two teenagers. I figured since it's $25 per person she could use the help. She seemed very pleased to get the comp ticket. It was ok, but I don't think it's worth paying full price. Free, it was worth it.

Let's see, I shopped, went to a buffet for brunch, did some shopping and am now in the room relaxing before getting ready to go to Phantom tonight.

Very glad I decided to just play today and go where the day takes me. I was really tired and I'm feeling a bit rejuvinated.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 04:39:51 PM: ***DAD VIBES***
for DR Sam!!!!!
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 04:40:22 PM: I've really enjoyed Las Vegas and that sort of surprises me. I'd like it better if I didn't have to go through the casinos. I left a little money in the slot machines this morning, but I should have known better. I'm no gambler and would like it better if there were no casinos or if they were out of the way, but I understand that's where the money comes from here
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 04:42:26 PM: Continued vibes for DR SAM AND HER DAD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: MBarnum on June 06, 2009, 04:49:23 PM: I bought some Beef heart last night at the grocery store because it was quite inexpensive. I have been trying to find an easy recipe to use for the crock pot. So far everything seems to require ingredients I don't have and really don't want to have to purchase. Oh, well.
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 04:54:24 PM: Last night, I got my new monitor attached to my new computer and was able to actually go on the Internet! I still need to transfer my e-mail files to my new computer (and some other things), but I think that I'll need help with that. But otherwise, it seems to work well!
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 04:57:03 PM: I also still need to find my printer installation disc :-\ I thought that I had it on the shelf right behind where I sit at my computer, but I couldn't find it. I might be able to download the info, but I'll have to do some more searching.
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 04:57:22 PM: Well...I've done my time at work and now it's time to do my time at my sister's. ::)

She needs me to help set up her entertainment center...attaching it to the wall so that it doesn't fall during an earthquake and reattaching all the wires to all the componants. That's going to be soooooooo much fun. :P

But, I must. ;)

So, I'll be back later tonight.
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Post by: Michael on June 06, 2009, 05:13:19 PM: Did any of the NYCers go see the THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD NOT TAKEN last October and if they did what did they think of it?
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Post by: Michael on June 06, 2009, 05:16:40 PM: BK

Did I ever send you the recording of your book reading and singing of Stage Fright at the Drama Book Shop?
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:21:18 PM: PEEK-A-BOO!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wswE4fFvJ8)
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:27:07 PM: Dixie Carter's scary exercise video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1FwGF4Y0Vk)
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:32:30 PM: 132 posts? This is horrible. And speaking of horrible, Hi DAW!
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:33:10 PM: spoo! That didn't sound right.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:35:36 PM: DR TCB - I will take it in the spirit in which it was intended. :)
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:35:51 PM: Hi DAW! How is HHW's best-looking gay married man? Well, probably the only unless Matthew and his partner took the plunge; or maybe Fred and Skip took a trip to New England?
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:36:34 PM: Either this gal can't spell, or she has a gross fetish. Neither option is particularly flattering.

(http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl2/42/423748/23_2009/b0e07cc8b9a0eb8b_badtattoo.xlarger.jpg)
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:36:36 PM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:35:36 PM
DR TCB - I will take it in the spirit in which it was intended. :)

Oh no, please don't take it that way.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:37:42 PM: I'm OK, DR TCB. I'm kind of out of energy this evening. Just feel like plopping.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:39:06 PM: Quote from: Michael S on June 06, 2009, 05:16:40 PM
singing of Stage Fright

I think I know that tune! ;)
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:40:10 PM: Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:37:42 PM
I'm OK, DR TCB. I'm kind of out of energy this evening. Just feel like plopping.

Well, you have had a busy week.
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:41:13 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:40:10 PM
Quote from: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:37:42 PM
I'm OK, DR TCB. I'm kind of out of energy this evening. Just feel like plopping.

Well, you have had a busy week.

Daw, have you decided if you want my job yet?
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:42:04 PM: Tomorrow will be busy with singing two services in the morning, then an end-of-the-year choir party, and then the HHW Tony festivities.
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:42:49 PM: DR TCB - I have always thought I might enjoy living in the Northwest! :)
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Post by: DAW on June 06, 2009, 05:48:49 PM: Well, I think I'm going to walk the dog, read for a while, and then turn in for the night.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 06:38:01 PM: Listened to 2 hours of Ray Charles, (love the genius loves company duet cd), and this morning when I woke up listened to both Guy Haines cd's. So I feel pretty cheerful.

I liked Dixie Carter's video. It probably really works. I don't think my neighbors would like it, my voice can be really loud.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 06:40:55 PM: Read today's posts. Thank you for the vibes. I talked to my friends in Ventura, her grandmother is 92 and his mother is 93, they are both going through the same thing so I got advise on what to do.
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Post by: Michael on June 06, 2009, 06:41:31 PM: DR SAM

Are you going to the reading of The First Nudie Musical?
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 06:41:37 PM: I LOVE VEGAS. 8)
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 06:44:34 PM: Dear Michael S: I did make reservations for both Monday and Tuesday night. I will be there no matter what happens.

Although I did have to stop myself from singing some of the songs at work last week.
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Post by: Matthew on June 06, 2009, 06:49:35 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 06, 2009, 05:35:51 PM
Hi DAW! How is HHW's best-looking gay married man? Well, probably the only unless Matthew and his partner took the plunge; or maybe Fred and Skip took a trip to New England?

We live in California, remember?? LOL
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 06:50:46 PM: I need to drive to Burbank, I think the Nudie cd is going in the car with me.

I can't wait till next week to hear the new songs.

Talk to ya later, and hopefully catch up on yesterday and the day before.
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Post by: Kerry on June 06, 2009, 06:58:49 PM: Quote from: JRand58 on June 06, 2009, 01:46:15 PM
DR DAW the scariest part of that article was the director's comments in the last paragraph.

I agree.
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Post by: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:23:03 PM: It was a beautiful spring day here (something we never say in June!), and I spent much of it outside.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 06, 2009, 07:31:14 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 02:47:51 PM
I just finished watching THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. What a fantastic movie! I cannot believe I have never seen this film before. Now I have to buy the DVD. Absolutely fantastic!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 06, 2009, 07:33:33 PM: TOD: I think I got the internet in 1997. I was quite leery of it; fearful that someone could come on and steal my files. The first thing I did on the internet do a search of myself, of course!
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Post by: TCB on June 06, 2009, 08:04:14 PM: G'night!
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:11:19 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 02:47:51 PM
I just finished watching THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. What a fantastic movie! I cannot believe I have never seen this film before. Now I have to buy the DVD. Absolutely fantastic!

Yes, one of the greats, and the DVD is a beautiful trasnfer, too. I just rewatched it a couple of months ago.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:13:58 PM: I have not seen the new GODFATHER restorations on Blu-ray. I reviewed the DVDs when they came out some months ago, and while I thought they were definitely improvements on the previous release, they still didn't wow me. (III looked by far the best of the three.)
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:16:20 PM: I began my evening rewatching THE SEVENTH SEAL, this time on Blu-ray. Exquisite encoding, and I liked that the contrast wasn't dialed up too intensely. It looked perfect to my eyes, very natural looking.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:17:00 PM: I checked out all the bonus features, too, to see if they were in high def. All of them were, either in 1080i or 1080p.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:18:20 PM: I finished the episode of NCIS that I started, the one with Ziva working undercover trying to locate the other part of the two man team who was killing wives of Marines who were being unfaithful to their husbands. I had forgotten the identity of the guilty party, so that was a nice discovery when the revelation finally came.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:21:25 PM: I was determined tonight to choose something to watch for fun from my stack of unwatched HD-DVDs. It's not a huge stack (the Blu-ray stack is three times as high), but most of the movies I have not watched yet are very long: GRAND PRIX, BABEL, SEABISCUIT. But in the stack I did have THE KINGDOM, and so that's what I watched tonight.

It's a very good political thriller/procedural with Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Jeremy Piven, and Richard Jenkins. Thoroughly enjoyed it though, of course, it was quite violent.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 08:23:41 PM: To conclude my evening of viewing, I cracked open season four of THE CLOSER. I had rewatched the season premiere the other day off TNT-HD, so I started with the second episode with the man run over twice by the same car. I did remember the identities of the perps, but it was still a very enjoyable episode. I'm going to enjoy making my watch back through season four whenever I get a break from my reviewing duties.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 06, 2009, 08:40:24 PM: I'm back from seeing Charlotte play Sian in a peculiar British black comedy that reminded me of Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf mixed with a lot of British black comedy and absurdist theatre, DINNER by Moira Buffini. When the play began, I thought of Joe Orton and his elevated comic dialogue combined with blood and violence, and when the uninvited guest Mike showed up, I thought, Hmmmmmm, Harold Pinterland. I'm not sure I liked the play much although I laughed at the outrageousness of it all, knowing that we were heading to something violent at the end. It reminded me a bit of Mark Ravenhill's play (I'm loathe to call it a comedy) Shopping and Fucking, which made me laugh but I felt was an unsatisfying piece of playwriting, but I spent a lot of time wondering why this play was the selection for the Horace Mann graduated students; perhaps because thet got to say a lot of profanities and be outrageous? Overall, the play required more mature actors and I think I'd still be apathetic after laughing at its deliberate attempts to shock.

The nice thing was that Charlotte's mother Dona flew back early from Portland, ME, where she directs the Potrtland Opera Company, and Charlotte's wonderful godmother Celia Weston came along as well. We were joined at the school by Chalotte's best gay friend Gregg, who's attending the Joffrey School of Ballet.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 08:52:04 PM: Good Evening!

My day in a nutshell:

I walked here. I walked there. And I even walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. And then back again.
Title: Re: THERE'S A RAINBOW 'ROUND MY SHOULDER
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 08:52:45 PM: Quote from: Laura on June 06, 2009, 07:23:03 PM
It was a beautiful spring day here ~~(something we never say in June!)~~, and I spent much of it outside.

Ditto.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 09:09:48 PM: It's cool now with the windows open. I hope to sleep very well tonight.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 06, 2009, 09:10:15 PM: And with that, I think I'll head downstairs.

Good night!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:16:00 PM: As for the Topic of the Day...

I seem to remember my parents buying a computer for the house when I was a junior or senior in high school, so that would have been around 1985-86.

Prodigy was my first connection to the internet.

And I've have to say that my first true World Wide Web experience happened in the computer labs during my freshman year at college.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on June 06, 2009, 09:22:27 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 06, 2009, 04:49:23 PM
I bought some Beef heart last night at the grocery store because it was quite inexpensive. I have been trying to find an easy recipe to use for the crock pot. So far everything seems to require ingredients I don't have and really don't want to have to purchase. Oh, well.

Beef Heart Stew

INGREDIENTS
1 medium beef heart, rinsed and cubed
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
1 cup water
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

DIRECTIONS
Dredge the beef heart in flour until coated. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Fry the pieces of heart until browned. Stir in onions and water. Season with salt and seasoning salt. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is very tender. Serve over noodles or mashed potatoes.

Place in Bosco's bowl.

Call Domino's

der Brucer
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:28:13 PM: As for my first purchase off the internet... Hmm...

As far as e-Bay is concerned, I bought one thing about ten years ago - a gift for Steve. However, I do remember helping a friend "snipe" in a computer lab one time before that. She had four of us checking the prices during the closing seconds of the auction.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:29:45 PM: DR MBarnum - You can also just braised the beef hearts in some red wine. Just season with salt, pepper and whatever else you have, like in the cupboard. Just throw the in the pot, cover them with red wine, bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer... Cook until edible. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:31:16 PM: DR DER BRUCER - ;D
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Post by: FJL on June 06, 2009, 09:33:26 PM: Back from the All That Chat party and a dinner afterwards at Rachel's (where even jesse21 had time to join us).

Much to my surprise and delight, a fellow who goes by NYCJoshua with whom I've found myself sparring on the chat board reminded me that online temperaments can be deceiving. He turned out to be loads of fun in person.

I also finally got to meet Matt Windman, who was singlehandedly responsible for getting the momentum going on people watching my FISH "Jeremy Piven parody" video by posting it to his AM New York blog, from whence it spread like so much fish.
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Post by: FJL on June 06, 2009, 09:35:46 PM: A talented lady named Leasen Almquist, accompanied by Michael Lavine, performed a very clever parody ditty by Bob Gutowski.

And I was overjoyed that Nancy Opel performed one of my parody ditties, accompanied on piano by Skip.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:43:37 PM: DR FJL - Sounds like you had a wonderful evening. -It almost makes me want to check into ATC more often. Almost. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:46:24 PM: Well, after all the walking I did today, I'm a bit tuckered out, so I'm afraid I'm going to have to head to the land of the Wussburgers now...

Goodnight.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 06, 2009, 09:46:54 PM: ~~~~~VIBES TO DR SAM AND HER FATHER~~~~~
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 09:55:50 PM: Good evening. I'm back in my room after seeing Phantom. The theater and the set are both really incredible. I loved the special effects, but could have lived without the fireworks - they were too bright for my eyes. Other than that it was a thoroughly enjoyable
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 09:59:08 PM: I'm leaving here bright and early in the morning. I will be back on my diet when I get there. I've eaten so much while I've been here, I know I've gained weight, but I'm also so sick of eating...it will be nice to get back on track.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 10:15:16 PM: Just wanted to say good night.

And hope we all have a beautiful Sunday.
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Post by: Sam on June 06, 2009, 10:18:36 PM: Dear Cillaliz, I remember the food in Vegas all too well. We were always there with a kid, which meant 3 meals a day, every day for a week or more.
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Post by: Cason on June 06, 2009, 10:45:47 PM: Hi all -

Well, Nudie finally has a cast. Lord knows I don't wanna jinx it though...
Title: Re: THERE'S A RAINBOW 'ROUND MY SHOULDER
Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 11:01:13 PM: Quote from: Sam on June 06, 2009, 10:18:36 PM
Dear Cillaliz, I remember the food in Vegas all too well. We were always there with a kid, which meant 3 meals a day, every day for a week or more.

There is less food than there was a week ago...I have eaten a bunch of it ;)
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 11:03:06 PM: Well, I'm packed, so tomorrow morning should be relatively painless. I just need to put in a wake up call and set the alarm. Last Wednesday I got here pretty early, but the hotel computers went down about the time that a lot of the attendees were checking in and I guess it was a total mess. I talked to several people who after 3 or 4 hours just went to another hotel. Long story Long, I just don't want to rely on the same computer system to wake me up in the morning.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 06, 2009, 11:05:27 PM: The weather forecast isn't great for home tomorrow, but I have a direct flight to Omaha so at least there won't be connection issues if flights are delayed etc.

Time for sleep. Good night Las Vegas. It's actually funny, I get up early and go to bed early so it's quiet when I'm up in the morning and right when it gets really insane in the main public areas of the resort/casino, I go to my room. Sometimes being out of step with the world is very relaxing.

I had a good time but am ready to go home.

Night
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Post by: George on June 06, 2009, 11:36:32 PM: ~~~Travel Vibes for DR Cillaliz!!~~~