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Well, you've read the notes, we had the notes to the grindstone, and now it is time for you to post until the ground cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ELEEMOSYNARY!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
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BK, thats exciting about the potential "Nudie" production!
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Who knows how serious the query is - but it's certainly worth the conversation.
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Definitely. Nothing to lose with talking.
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Yesterday, I wrote:
Three hours and forty-five minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o
Our run-through last night last three hours and forty-five minutes...including the intermission. :-X
It otherwise went quite well. My friend Josh (the mortician who moved to Newport, Oregon last year) was up visiting friends and he came to our run-through. I didn't get much time to chat with him after the show, but he seemed to really enjoy it (aside from the run-time).
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DR vixmom - thanks for checking in!!!!! :)
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Is Tom Cruise going to play Roger Federer in the movie??
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I heard he was up for the part of Serena Williams.
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Oatmeal, raisins and blueberries as the sun begins to rise in Manhattan. I will be heading to the office this morning though probably not until 7am. I will take my time eating breakfast and browsing the Net.
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Ginny, when do you and Richard arrive? We will be on Long Island for the July 4th Weekend and since the actual date is a Saturday my office will be closed Friday the 3rd and I, due to non-official accumulated comp time, will be leaving for LI around 1pm on July 2nd (Anthony will be out there probably on the 1st.
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I heard he was up for the part of Serena Williams.
;D He has range!!!
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
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I heard he was up for the part of Serena Williams.
Blackface is so passe
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I had tooooooooooo much sun yesterday.
And now I am paying for it.
Ouchhhh!
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
A nursemaid in The Wizard of Oz???
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
Damn! I thought she was going to do a strip tease!!
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
I'm way too cynical. Horrifying!!!
The scarier part is the comments telling her how wonderful she is. The director should be drawn and quartered.
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
One more
I thought the Tin Man was for Mad Show's alternate ending to the Wizard of Oz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exm2Hi28Xw
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Nose and teeth to the grindstone
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NUDIE production vibes to bk
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Good morning, all! Because I have an appointment tomorrow morning with my doctor, I am heading down to the law office this morning to work on the McGlinnventory. After that, a trip to Toyland to see my accountant and accomplish some other thing in the office.
I am quite tired this morning.
TOD: gin rummy and hearts are my two favorite card games. Here's is DR MBarnum's favorite!
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DR DAW - it's too early in the morning for that kind of singing....in fact I am not sure I would be prepared for it at ANY time of day. Fear inducing......including that fact that it actually happened and that people in charge encouraged it.....
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TOD:
My favorite card game is Euchre....because it is simple and quick....unlike DR GEORGE's current play....currently.
The first card game I played was either Old Maid....or more likely Go Fish or Slap Jack.
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Off to do some errands. BBL.
Good news about a NUDIE production.
Continued vibes for DR VIXMOM.
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Monday morning greetings!
Ginny, when do you and Richard arrive? We will be on Long Island for the July 4th Weekend and since the actual date is a Saturday my office will be closed Friday the 3rd and I, due to non-official accumulated comp time, will be leaving for LI around 1pm on July 2nd (Anthony will be out there probably on the 1st.
DR Ben, we arrive this coming Sunday evening, June 28. I have an errand to do at your workplace and Richard and I have some sightseeing to do on the Lower East Side, so maybe we could meet you for lunch early in the week? I'm glad to hear you're getting some well-earned time off.
We're seeing IN THE HEIGHTS on Monday evening, BLITHE SPIRIT on Tuesday evening, and HAIR on Wednesday afternoon, and keeping our other evenings open to try to see TWELFTH NIGHT with DRs Elmore and Jose.
We fly out Saturday morning, July 4.
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Monday morning greetings!
Ginny, when do you and Richard arrive? We will be on Long Island for the July 4th Weekend and since the actual date is a Saturday my office will be closed Friday the 3rd and I, due to non-official accumulated comp time, will be leaving for LI around 1pm on July 2nd (Anthony will be out there probably on the 1st.
DR Ben, we arrive this coming Sunday evening, June 28. I have an errand to do at your workplace and Richard and I have some sightseeing to do on the Lower East Side, so maybe we could meet you for lunch early in the week? I'm glad to hear you're getting some well-earned time off.
We're seeing IN THE HEIGHTS on Monday evening, BLITHE SPIRIT on Tuesday evening, and HAIR on Wednesday afternoon, and keeping our other evenings open to try to see TWELFTH NIGHT with DRs Elmore and Jose.
We fly out Saturday morning, July 4.
Lunch on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday would be great. What day are you at the FC? We could aim for lunch on that day.
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TOD:
Hearts. 99. Gin Rummy.
I suppose I'd like to learn how to play Bridge some day.
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In the meantime I guess I'll just sit here by myself and play Solitaire. :)
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Has any DR looked at this? Reactions??
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/0d/5a/bcaec060ada0093fe6101210.L.jpg)
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Monday morning greetings!
Ginny, when do you and Richard arrive? We will be on Long Island for the July 4th Weekend and since the actual date is a Saturday my office will be closed Friday the 3rd and I, due to non-official accumulated comp time, will be leaving for LI around 1pm on July 2nd (Anthony will be out there probably on the 1st.
DR Ben, we arrive this coming Sunday evening, June 28. I have an errand to do at your workplace and Richard and I have some sightseeing to do on the Lower East Side, so maybe we could meet you for lunch early in the week? I'm glad to hear you're getting some well-earned time off.
We're seeing IN THE HEIGHTS on Monday evening, BLITHE SPIRIT on Tuesday evening, and HAIR on Wednesday afternoon, and keeping our other evenings open to try to see TWELFTH NIGHT with DRs Elmore and Jose.
We fly out Saturday morning, July 4.
Lunch on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday would be great. What day are you at the FC? We could aim for lunch on that day.
My visit to the FC is not a fixed appointment. I ordered online a copy of the 2008 Philanthropy Annual, which UPS left on the porch in the rain when we were away for a week. It's totally ruined and my claim to UPS has gone nowhere. Thought I'd just pack it up and hand-deliver it to the FC and hope to get a replacement. As a retired CC supervisor and member of the Cleveland Advisory Board, I thought they could have sent me a complimentary copy...
Anyway, since we have a Wednesday matinee, Monday or Tuesday would probably be best to venture downtown.
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Monday morning greetings!
Ginny, when do you and Richard arrive? We will be on Long Island for the July 4th Weekend and since the actual date is a Saturday my office will be closed Friday the 3rd and I, due to non-official accumulated comp time, will be leaving for LI around 1pm on July 2nd (Anthony will be out there probably on the 1st.
DR Ben, we arrive this coming Sunday evening, June 28. I have an errand to do at your workplace and Richard and I have some sightseeing to do on the Lower East Side, so maybe we could meet you for lunch early in the week? I'm glad to hear you're getting some well-earned time off.
We're seeing IN THE HEIGHTS on Monday evening, BLITHE SPIRIT on Tuesday evening, and HAIR on Wednesday afternoon, and keeping our other evenings open to try to see TWELFTH NIGHT with DRs Elmore and Jose.
We fly out Saturday morning, July 4.
Lunch on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday would be great. What day are you at the FC? We could aim for lunch on that day.
My visit to the FC is not a fixed appointment. I ordered online a copy of the 2008 Philanthropy Annual, which UPS left on the porch in the rain when we were away for a week. It's totally ruined and my claim to UPS has gone nowhere. Thought I'd just pack it up and hand-deliver it to the FC and hope to get a replacement. As a retired CC supervisor and member of the Cleveland Advisory Board, I thought they could have sent me a complimentary copy...
Anyway, since we have a Wednesday matinee, Monday or Tuesday would probably be best to venture downtown.
I agree, they owe you one. Funny the things they do and don't do nowadays. Tuesday is good for me. Anytime between 11:30 and 1:30 for a time frame.
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TOD:
Gin. Gin all the time and all day long.
Oh, and my favorite card game is a friendly game of Poker.
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a friendly game of Poker.
Strip?? ;)
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And the word of the day is: ELEEMOSYNARY!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
And The Song Of The Day Is: SWEET CHARITY
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Has any DR looked at this? Reactions??
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/0d/5a/bcaec060ada0093fe6101210.L.jpg)
It's a funny premise but it's haphazardly executed. The guy just interpolates his own scenes into the original prose. Some of it is hilariously funny and off-the-wall but other times just repetitious.
This book is from the same guy who stole my Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter novel. Grrrrr... He had better stay away from my Ben Franklin is actually Merlin the Magician idea.
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OK, DR Ben, Tuesday it is! I'll look at our other downtown destinations and come up with a plan.
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a friendly game of Poker.
Strip?? ;)
Yep, with my frat bros!
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And why is Hermione Baddeley accompaning Dorothy in that clip?
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Because she can??
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Thanks for the zombie info, DR DtM!!! :D
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It's a symphony in hammering and yammering next door. The first movement began at seven with the allegro con brio. Ten minutes later, after the entire neighborhood was up, the andante began, with only occasional hammering and yammering. And so it goes.
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It's already very sunny out. And very blue. Yes, when sunny gets blue it may be time for jogging.
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Is Tom Cruise going to play Roger Federer in the movie??
(http://2008.wimbledon.org/images/pics/large/b_15_ambient_006_aeltc_b_martin.jpg)
I've always thought it was a little unfair that the men get a trophy and the women get a plate. I know it's a tradition, and it'll never change, but it doesn't seem quite equitable.
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Good morning!
It was a tiny bit cooler this morning when I went out to get the paper, but I didn't bother opening the house up knowing it would warm up quickly. Another day in the 90s today.
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Happy Birthday to Myrle Streep!
Looking forward to JULIA AND JULIA later this summer...
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RE HARRY POTTER Blu-rays:
The third film got the best reviews of the five released thus far. It was the first to not follow the books so slavishly, and it's very exciting as are all of the other films. It also was the first not directed by Chris Columbus, so that was also a big plus.
The Blu-rays look and sound marvelous.
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My work project for today is THE JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE.
The Jonas Brothers' concert film didn't do anything like the box-office business that the Miley Cyrus concert did a year ago, so I know Disney was a bit disappointed.
At any rate, they've extended the running time by 13 minutes from the theatrical cut, and there are both the 3-D and 2-D versions in the Blu-ray package. I'll start with the 3-D version and then just spot check the 2-D version. I have NO intention of sitting through the concert twice.
There don't appear to be many bonus features. Some extra songs and a behind-the-scenes featurette, but that looks to be pretty much it. If I'm lucky, I can finish up with this during the afternoon and have the evening free for something fun.
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On TV TOnight!™
NBC - I'M A CELEBRITY, DATELINE
ABC - THE BACHELORETTE, HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS
BRA - MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST
TNT - THE CLOSER, RAISING THE BAR
SHO - WEEDS, NURSE JACKIE
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TOD:
In college, it was definitely Hearts, and even during the early years of my first partnership, we used to have card night with friends every Tuesday, and we played Hearts. Really enjoyed those evenings.
Now, if I'm asked to play cards, I'd rather play gin rummy.
I used to play Bridge (learned how on my first computer), but I haven't played in so long I've forgotten almost everything about the bidding.
Simplier games like Old Maid, Go Fish, and Battle are also favorite memories from my youth.
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I wish someone would teach me pinochle. The game has always looked like fun, but I've never had anyone sit me down and teach me how to play.
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I'm expecting the Blu-ray review copy of BURN NOTICE - SEASON 2 in the mail today. If it comes, that will be my work project for the next two days beginning tomorrow. It actually streeted last week.
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I really don't understand this symphony in hammering and yammering. They make more noise than you can possibly imagine, and then ten minutes later it's down to almost nothing and now it's total silence. Why do they DO that? What sense does it make? Why don't they start quietly, THEN make the big noise.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, yes, I'm doing laundry.
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Ooohhh!!!!... Beach Volleyball Players on "The Today Show"... In their uniforms... Or the lack thereof... ::)
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Monday. No, I have never had to show a card when I purchased PVP at Blockbuster, although I have one....haven't RENTED anything in many years.
I found TWO Blu Ray Discs this morning - TWILIGHT and THE MUMMY CURSE OF THE CHINESE EMPEROR (or whatever it's called) - 2/$25......
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I am thinking of writing a book.....Ben Franklin is actually Merlin the Magician and Thomas Jefferson is King Arthur.....Betsy Ross is Guenevere and Patrick Henry is Lancelot. This is an original idea, isn't it?
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As for the Topic of the Day...
The first card games I remember being taught/playing: Go Fish, Old Maid, War. There was also something called "Spit" - where you were supposed to actually spit. I'm guessing that was not the official "Hoyle" version.
When I was playing for the community theatre circuit around the DC area, there were a lot of bridge players among the cast and crew. I picked up the game pretty fast, even if I was never that strategic a player. Of course, I "lost" the game just as fast as I picked it up.
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My work project for today is THE JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE.
The Jonas Brothers' concert film didn't do anything like the box-office business that the Miley Cyrus concert did a year ago, so I know Disney was a bit disappointed.
At any rate, they've extended the running time by 13 minutes from the theatrical cut, and there are both the 3-D and 2-D versions in the Blu-ray package. I'll start with the 3-D version and then just spot check the 2-D version. I have NO intention of sitting through the concert twice.
There don't appear to be many bonus features. Some extra songs and a behind-the-scenes featurette, but that looks to be pretty much it. If I'm lucky, I can finish up with this during the afternoon and have the evening free for something fun.
This is an instance where I definitely do not envy you in your work, DR Matt!
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PAGE THREE DECK OF CARDS DANCE!!!
(http://www.puzzlemethis.com/puzzle/images/items/USP80820.jpg)
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My favorite bridge game patter in the movies (except for Harpo and Chico in ANIMAL CRACKERS) - is Thelma Ritter in Titanic (1953) when the opposition takes the trick on the last play....
"Over trumped....don't send a baby to buy the beer."
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I am thinking of writing a book.....Ben Franklin is actually Merlin the Magician and Thomas Jefferson is King Arthur.....Betsy Ross is Guenevere and Patrick Henry is Lancelot. This is an original idea, isn't it?
Grrrrrr...
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The latest issue of Rolling Stone has hit my desk. In the Chart Flashback on the final page, it lists the top ten albums for the week of June 14, 1969. At number one, the HAIR...soundtrack?
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My work project for today is THE JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE.
The Jonas Brothers' concert film didn't do anything like the box-office business that the Miley Cyrus concert did a year ago, so I know Disney was a bit disappointed.
At any rate, they've extended the running time by 13 minutes from the theatrical cut, and there are both the 3-D and 2-D versions in the Blu-ray package. I'll start with the 3-D version and then just spot check the 2-D version. I have NO intention of sitting through the concert twice.
There don't appear to be many bonus features. Some extra songs and a behind-the-scenes featurette, but that looks to be pretty much it. If I'm lucky, I can finish up with this during the afternoon and have the evening free for something fun.
This is an instance where I definitely do not envy you in your work, DR Matt!
I know, but every job has its positives and negatives. I'm trying to keep an open mind though, I admit going in, that I'm not their biggest fan.
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Has anyone seen the remake of The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3? I was just reading some horrible reviews, mixed with some excellent reviews - although, the excellent reviews make the film sound more horrible than the horrible reviews. Of course, I only have to hear the name Tony Scott to know what kind of film I'm in for.
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Heading down now to get cleaned up to go out and get my lunch later. Best friend John is at the beach this week, so I'm lunching solo as everyone I contacted is busy for lunch today. [sigh]
WBBL.
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The latest issue of Rolling Stone has hit my desk. In the Chart Flashback on the final page, it lists the top ten albums for the week of June 14, 1969. At number one, the HAIR...soundtrack?
Nope, the OCR.
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The movie did not come out until 1979.
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The latest issue of Rolling Stone has hit my desk. In the Chart Flashback on the final page, it lists the top ten albums for the week of June 14, 1969. At number one, the HAIR...soundtrack?
No wonder I couldn't find it in the record racks....I was looking in Cast Albums.
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I do not plan to watch THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3.....didn't like it the FIRST time around.
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DR JOSE - I think DR DtM was commenting on how it was listed in Rolling Stone......
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DR JOSE - I think DR DtM was commenting on how it was listed in Rolling Stone......
Ah. I was thinking that might have been the case, but just in case...
-I never pass up a chance to do a bit of image-linking. ;)
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I never pass up a chance to do a bit of image-linking.
Me, too. :)
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Ginny, it's a good thing we set a date for Tuesday. The next day, July 1st I am doing yet another presentation. This time for
The Starr Foundation (http://www.starrfoundation.org/)
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I've decided to put Niki Scalera on the Nudie demo - she sings the songs wonderfully and she's much more what I want vocally. Grant is out of town until Wednesday, but when he gets back it's pretty easy to make the change, plus we'll add her into the Let 'Em Eat Cake song as we have in the script.
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TOD: I'm pretty sure my first card games were "Old Maid" and "Go Fish". I soon learned to play "War"....and there were a few stabs at "Rook" with cousins who loved the game but had no interest in making sure I learned it well enough to be competitive with them.
In college, I learned to play "Canasta" and really enjoyed it a lot. In the late 1970s, as an instructor at the DoD Defense Information School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN, I started learning how to play "Pinochle" when I was living in the barracks there. This was before I found an apartment. In my workplace, I began "kibbitzing" a lunch-hour "Bridge" game several instructors and staff would play each day.
They were gracious enough to allow me to ask questions. One gave me a crib sheet about bidding and what it all means. Another loaned me a book on how to play. I'd get "asides" on how to determine who held what cards based upon the bidding....and then I was off and running and "filling in" whenever one of them could not play. I later played "Bridge" on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the Chief's Mess and had a great time. I also played every time I visited my folks in Virginia (when they lived there before moving to South Carolina). All the Pulliam family will drop everything for a few sets of "Bridge". They'll drive 50 miles to do it, too!
Up until three years ago, I played "Bridge" at least two or three times when I was home at Christmas. It takes four, however, to play "Bridge"...and many folks either go away for the holidays or have too many other things going on to take the time. And, sadly, many folks I've played with in the past have either aged too much or have died, or they have moved away from my mother's small town of Johnston.
Ah, me.....
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Tonight we are blocking the opening scene in MAN OF LA MANCHA, I hope everyone comes to rehearsal with pencils and listening ears.
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listening ears
The best kind!!! :D But, alas, all too rarely encountered these days. :-\
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Ginny, it's a good thing we set a date for Tuesday. The next day, July 1st I am doing yet another presentation. This time for
The Starr Foundation (http://www.starrfoundation.org/)
And now, Ginny, I will have to keep you posted!!! I got back from lunch to find an e-mail asking if I'm available for a presentation on EITHER Tuesday, June 30 or Thursday, July 2. If it's Tuesday I should still be able to make lunch if it's early because the presentation won't be until 2pm. As I said, I'll keep you posted.
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Ain't it the truth, DR DAW...ain't it the truth!
My dvd copy of GOD'S LITTLE ACRE arrived today, I will also watch it this evening....
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I think the actual HAIR revival recording is released tomorrow. I wish it had more interesting cover art.
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DR JOSE - I think DR DtM was commenting on how it was listed in Rolling Stone......
Ah. I was thinking that might have been the case, but just in case...
-I never pass up a chance to do a bit of image-linking. ;)
At first I read that as "image-licking", but then that's how my mind works...
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TRIVIA QUESTION OF WHICH I HAVE NO ANSWER:
Was HAIR the last time a cast recording topped the album charts?
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TRIVIA QUESTION OF WHICH I HAVE NO ANSWER:
Was HAIR the last time a cast recording topped the album charts?
Prolly - until THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL cd is released next year.
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TRIVIA QUESTION OF WHICH I HAVE NO ANSWER:
Was HAIR the last time a cast recording topped the album charts?
Prolly - until THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL cd is released next year.
For the booklet alone!
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I am sitting here with my eyes bugging out of my head because I just read DR Vixmom's description of her PEG removal procedure. Oy!
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After her warning, I skipped that post!
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DR Jose--no BROADWAY BARES for you this year? What gives? I was looking forward to Monkey's perspective on the festivities.
I would also like to have my eyes bugging out of my head under different circumstances.
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Dropping by again to say hi. This will probably not translate well to the printed page, but I was watching TAKEN last night and I got to that point where Liam Neeson says "I have a set of very specific skills," at which point the boys (who obviously have inherited my outre sense of humor) said from the other room:
(in a high Monty Python voice) I can talk in this high squeaky voice while flapping my arms like a dodo. I also crochet lovely sweaters. And if you press my belly button, I sing Ode to Joy backwards in German.
I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.
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When i was a kid my grandmother was very into card games. I remember my sister and i playing often with "the ladies". Go Fish for sure. And Gin.
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Back from various and sundried errands. Nice day out - not too hot yet.
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Speaking of the Jonas Brothers, i saw a bit of them last night. They were the hosts of the Much Music Video awards (sort of like MTV, although there is an MTV canada).
I guess whoever was in charge of the show was trying to get a lot of big current names. They had the Jonas Brothers performing. Kelly Clarkson. Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas. Lady Ga ga.
I only saw the beginning. But it was odd. It looked like it was held outside (?). And there were no seats. But thousands and thousands of screaming teens!
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DR JMK I see a future for those boys.
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I play a lot of solitaire on the computer. Other than that, not much for card games...ocassionally poker.
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Good Afternoon!
Cleaning, cleaning...
I just threw out any old and questionable stuff in the fridge - which happened to include some items that the previous tenants happened to leave behind. So kind of them. :-\
And now we're going through the other closets in the apartments... Where are finding some other things left behind by the previous tenants...
What to do? What to do?
Me, bitter? Yes!
::)
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Back from the two mile jog. Very pretty out. Shall now try and finish liner notes.
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DR Jose--no BROADWAY BARES for you this year? What gives? I was looking forward to Monkey's perspective on the festivities.
I would also like to have my eyes bugging out of my head under different circumstances.
Nope. No Broadway Bares for me this year. Actually, now that I think of it, it's been a couple of years since I've been to a Bares. I do appreciate the philanthropy behind the event, however, I will say that I've been turned off recently by all the hype and the craziness of it. I also didn't feel like standing outside in the rain for two hours waiting to get into Roseland.
*And due to the very cramped quarters, there's no way I would have subjected Monkey to those near-"should I call the Fire Marshall" conditions".
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I haven't seen any phOOtOOs from the Broadway Bares 2009 Bible Study yesterday.
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Although I did finally catch up with the Dustin Lance Black scandal PHOTOS!!
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However... Broadway Bares (http://www.broadwaybares.com/) does have its own website now. *You will have to certify that you are at least 18 years of age in order to view the site.
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Thanks DR JOSE somehow I hadn't found this yet.
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Thanks DR JOSE somehow I hadn't found this yet.
You're very welcome. -And I believe the site was just launched this past weekend - and from some of the "empty" pages, I would guess that to be the case.
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listening ears
The best kind!!! :D But, alas, all too rarely encountered these days. :-\
What?
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Paul and Liz do Shakespeare.
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=91757338566&h=xmxM5&u=DrCSp
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Oy, the Open Society Institute presentation is a go at 2pm on Tuesday June 30 and then the next day we troupe over to the Starr Foundation and present the same thing to them from 10-12. We get lunch afterwards.
I'm tired already!
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And now I am off to rehearsal. BBL
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Oy, the Open Society Institute presentation is a go at 2pm on Tuesday June 30 and then the next day we troupe over to the Starr Foundation and present the same thing to them from 10-12. We get lunch afterwards.
I'm tired already!
DR Ben - if this means you're unavailable for lunch on Tuesday, I fully understand. Keep yourself indispensable!
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Finished the liner notes and will now do the blurb.
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I never pass up a chance to do a bit of image-linking.
Me, too. :)
How well we know!!
;D
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Dropping by again to say hi. This will probably not translate well to the printed page, but I was watching TAKEN last night and I got to that point where Liam Neeson says "I have a set of very specific skills," at which point the boys (who obviously have inherited my outre sense of humor) said from the other room:
(in a high Monty Python voice) I can talk in this high squeaky voice while flapping my arms like a dodo. I also crochet lovely sweaters. And if you press my belly button, I sing Ode to Joy backwards in German.
I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.
It loses a bit in translation....
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I watched LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT while I ate lunch. Yes, this was the Karen Ziemba episode and an overall creepy episode.
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Then I watched THE JONAS BROTHERS Blu-ray concert film.
Well, the music (apart from the CAMP ROCK songs which I was familiar with) meant nothing to me, but the boys do work hard to do something apart from just standing there singing.
I have to say youngest brother Nick is either undergoing that period of his life when his voice is changing or he's simply not a very good singer. He's also a nasally singer, my least favorite kind of voice.
Kevin didn't sing a single solo song. Joe got the most solos and then Nick took lead in about four numbers. They might as well have just forgotten about Taylor Swift who came out for one song with the boys. Demi Lovato sang her song from CAMP ROCK and dueted with Joe, but otherwise, she could also have stayed home.
The crowds were huge for them.
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The 3-D worked a little better on this than on the Miley Cyrus concert disc, but the old anaglyph system just isn't great. They did throw a bunch of stuff at the camera and set up a couple of numbers to utilize the 3-D. They also sprayed the crowd with foam which looked rather startling in 3-D.
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As I thought, the extras were meager. Two bonus songs and a 15-minute behind the scenes look at their BURN UP tour. I looked at what was there, but I finished with plenty of time to spare.
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So I watched the penultimate episode in the CLOSER Season 4 set. This was the one when Fritz's sister barges into town and with her "psychic" abilities, helps Brenda to solve the case. Pretty good episode.
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Oy, the Open Society Institute presentation is a go at 2pm on Tuesday June 30 and then the next day we troupe over to the Starr Foundation and present the same thing to them from 10-12. We get lunch afterwards.
I'm tired already!
DR Ben - if this means you're unavailable for lunch on Tuesday, I fully understand. Keep yourself indispensable!
I'm thinking I may have to cancel. Even though the presentation isn't until 2pm and it's at the Center the people in charge are famous for rehearsal and micro-managing an event to death. I'll make a decision tomorrow when I know more.
Thanks for being understanding Ginny
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Finished the blurb and the credits, so everything is done for this release, which I'll announce here tomorrow.
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Well, La LuPone has done it again!
Another Show-Stopping Moment (Not the Good Kind) From Patti LuPone (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/another-show-stopping-moment-not-the-good-kind-from-patti-lupone/)
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I never pass up a chance to do a bit of image-linking.
Me, too. :)
How well we know!!
;D
All TOO well! :D
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
This little twerp's obnoxious "Star Search" arrangement and the audience's appreciation of it say a lot about what is wrong with entertainment today.
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I wish someone would teach me pinochle. The game has always looked like fun, but I've never had anyone sit me down and teach me how to play.
A friend taught me to play pinochle and cribbage once. They were both fun, but I've completely forgotten how to play both games.
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Is Tom Cruise going to play Roger Federer in the movie??
(http://2008.wimbledon.org/images/pics/large/b_15_ambient_006_aeltc_b_martin.jpg)
I've always thought it was a little unfair that the men get a trophy and the women get a plate. I know it's a tradition, and it'll never change, but it doesn't seem quite equitable.
But the plate can be use for the Passover Sedar and the cup can't
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TOD:
I first learned, "War," "52 pickup" and "Go Fish."
My favorites are poker, gin, and gin rummy.
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Here's the new sign that went up throughout the library system from which I just retired:
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I did get BURN NOTICE - Season 2 on Blu-ray in the mail today, so that will be my work project for tomorrow (and likely Wednesday as well).
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I'm jumping off-line now to get some writing done. Then, I'll head back downstairs and have a carefree evening of leisure viewing.
WBBL.
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TRIVIA QUESTION OF WHICH I HAVE NO ANSWER:
Was HAIR the last time a cast recording topped the album charts?
Well one would have to define album chart. Does that include Crossovers or Soundtracks?
I think "A Chorus Line" and "Annie" might have been on the top once
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I can’t remember which country we saw far more practical crutches & canes. They had a brace for the arm to slip into. They might not have looked as nice but I can guarantee, especial the cane replacement, was far steadier & safer.
DR Cilla, vibes your father doesn’t fall while using his crutches.
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Dropping by again to say hi. This will probably not translate well to the printed page, but I was watching TAKEN last night and I got to that point where Liam Neeson says "I have a set of very specific skills," at which point the boys (who obviously have inherited my outre sense of humor) said from the other room:
(in a high Monty Python voice) I can talk in this high squeaky voice while flapping my arms like a dodo. I also crochet lovely sweaters. And if you press my belly button, I sing Ode to Joy backwards in German.
I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.
Do They Have An Agent?
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Notes are proofed and sent.
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Just had a lovely telephonic conversation with Miss Paige O'Hara.
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Listening to several Johnny Mathis two-fers of his Columbia albums issued by Collector's Choice.
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I have to say, they really knew how to make great-sounding albums back then - especially at Columbia. They should be required listening for any wannabe record producer.
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Of course, I've spent my recording career trying to make albums that sound like those albums, and I think Vinnie and I succeeded more often than not.
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I'm starving. At three, I shall go out and find something amusing to eat. There's a new jernt on Ventura Blvd. called The Counter, which is basically a build your own burger place. I've driven by several times and it's been jammed with hordes of the kind of peoples that I loathe.
Johnny's singing the most romantic Stairway To The Stars ever.
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Well, I believe I'm done cleaning. At least for this afternoon. For today.
I had forgotten just how therapeutic a good cleaning jag can be.
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I'm starving. At three, I shall go out and find something amusing to eat. There's a new jernt on Ventura Blvd. called The Counter, which is basically a build your own burger place. I've driven by several times and it's been jammed with hordes of the kind of peoples that I loathe.
The Counter (http://www.thecounterburger.com/) makes a good burger. I believe I may have dined at one when I was out there last year. And I've also dined at their Charlotte, NC, location.
bk - If you want to cut down on your in-store time, you can study the MENU (http://www.thecounterburger.com/menu/) in advance, and formulate your personal burger before you get there.
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I have to say, they really knew how to make great-sounding albums back then - especially at Columbia. They should be required listening for any wannabe record producer.
If any of them are the ones orchestrated by Percy Faith, Percy was hands-on involved in all aspects of the engineering, especially with regard to mic placement around the orchestra.
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A semi-random update: I like my landlord now. ;)
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:D
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DR Vixmom, CONGRATULATIONS on getting the feeding tube removed. I’m just sorry the experience was so unpleasant.
VIBES IT HEALS OK & WITHOUT SCARRING!
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E&T DR Jason posted this disturbing Jekyll & Hyde version of Over the Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rdJcHGNh8&e) over at Facebook... :)
Oh...my...goodness!
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Has any DR looked at this? Reactions??
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/0d/5a/bcaec060ada0093fe6101210.L.jpg)
Last night, one of the guys in the show brought a book to rehearsal, "ZOMBIE HAIKU (http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Haiku-Good-Poetry-Your-Brains/dp/1600610706/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1)." It's very funny!
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Dropping by again to say hi. This will probably not translate well to the printed page, but I was watching TAKEN last night and I got to that point where Liam Neeson says "I have a set of very specific skills," at which point the boys (who obviously have inherited my outre sense of humor) said from the other room:
(in a high Monty Python voice) I can talk in this high squeaky voice while flapping my arms like a dodo. I also crochet lovely sweaters. And if you press my belly button, I sing Ode to Joy backwards in German.
I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.
You've trained them well. ;D
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However... Broadway Bares (http://www.broadwaybares.com/) does have its own website now. *You will have to certify that you are at least 18 years of age in order to view the site.
Thanks for sharing...I'll check this out, later tonight (much, much later) after rehearsal. ;)
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Unbelievable department: We took part in Gabe's magazine subscription drive for his school and got him and Zach Electronic Gaming Monthly, which gives updates on XBox games, etc. Well, evidently EGM ceased publication in January 2009 (first interesting fact). Because lo and behold what should arrive in today's mail but the soft-core porn magazine Maxim, with a note attached saying our subscription to EGM had been transferred to Maxim. I truly cannot believe the lack of judgment, not to mention the legalities involved--all of you know I am about as far from being a prude as you can get, but to send this in place of a magazine meant for a 10 and 12 year old is absurd.
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Unbelievable department: We took part in Gabe's magazine subscription drive for his school and got him and Zach Electronic Gaming Monthly, which gives updates on XBox games, etc. Well, evidently EGM ceased publication in January 2009 (first interesting fact). Because lo and behold what should arrive in today's mail but the soft-core porn magazine Maxim, with a note attached saying our subscription to EGM had been transferred to Maxim. I truly cannot believe the lack of judgment, not to mention the legalities involved--all of you know I am about as far from being a prude as you can get, but to send this in place of a magazine meant for a 10 and 12 year old is absurd.
The library where I work frequently has magazine substitutions when something is no longer published, but I don't ever remember hearing about a switch like this! Of course, if it did happen here, the library branch(es) could easily shelve it in the adult (not that kind of "adult" ;)) magazine section.
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And since we're so close...
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PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Topic of the Day: I'm sure we played Fish growing up, but I don't remember ever playing Old Maid. When we lived in Germany, we learned a few German card games (German playing cards are very different than US cards). We haven't played it in years, but the only name of a game that I can remember is watten (http://www.pagat.com/trumps/watten.html). And my mom's mom would cheat every chance she got. It was so funny to see her cheat like that and "pretend" to deny it all. :D
Here are pictures of three German playing cards:
(http://www.pagat.com/images/bayer/hk.gif)(http://www.pagat.com/images/bayer/s7.gif)(http://www.pagat.com/images/bayer/e7.gif)
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TOD - When I was in high school, my family played a rummy game called Liverpool. Our house didn't have AC, so my parents and I would sit up late at night playing Liverpool on our screened-in porch until the bedrooms cooled off. That ended when the 1967 riots brought about a curfew and we had to stay inside. We still played cards, but it wasn't as nice as out on the porch.
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TOD - When I was in high school, my family played a rummy game called Liverpool. Our house didn't have AC, so my parents and I would sit up late at night playing Liverpool on our screened-in porch until the bedrooms cooled off. That ended when the 1967 riots brought about a curfew and we had to stay inside. We still played cards, but it wasn't as nice as out on the porch.
Yes!!! We have tried to get our kids to play Liverpool. They are not enthused. :)
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Paul and Liz do Shakespeare.
That was fun, DR JRand58!! :D
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If JMK's progeny are that entertaining now, what will they be like after they read "Maxim"?? :)
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Do not mess with Ms. Patti LuPone.
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I went to Dino's and had some pizza - and no, Dino was not at the piano.
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I gotta tell you.
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Guess I'll finish Chamber of Secrets and then watch Leon: The Professional, a French import.
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The leaders at the "ENGLISH ONLY" conference had a teeny problem with their banner... ;D
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Sj_zSiKqu0I/AAAAAAAAX7E/TpryqD7XjPo/s400/conferenece.jpg)
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I can’t remember which country we saw far more practical crutches & canes. They had a brace for the arm to slip into. They might not have looked as nice but I can guarantee, especial the cane replacement, was far steadier & safer.
DR Cilla, vibes your father doesn’t fall while using his crutches.
My parents have a friend who had a walker with wheels (that concept doesn't seem right to me) that her mother couldn't use because she couldn't grip the brakes. Anyway, He borrowed it and will be using that instead of the crutches.
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Donny & Marie do Star Wars!!!!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW4Ad8fIF4) ;D
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Is Tom Cruise going to play Roger Federer in the movie??
(http://2008.wimbledon.org/images/pics/large/b_15_ambient_006_aeltc_b_martin.jpg)
I don't think Roger Federer is gay.
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My family has always been very big at playing card games. My parents play a lot of Bridge. When I was little I remember Go Fish, Old Maid, War, Kings on the Corners, Gin...later Cribbage, Spades, Hearts, Poker, Black Jack, Uno, Pitch, Euchre and about 50 different kinds of Solitaire
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In the meantime I guess I'll just sit here by myself and play Solitaire. :)
That is not a card game!
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If JMK's progeny are that entertaining now, what will they be like after they read "Maxim"?? :)
;D
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Dropping by again to say hi. This will probably not translate well to the printed page, but I was watching TAKEN last night and I got to that point where Liam Neeson says "I have a set of very specific skills," at which point the boys (who obviously have inherited my outre sense of humor) said from the other room:
(in a high Monty Python voice) I can talk in this high squeaky voice while flapping my arms like a dodo. I also crochet lovely sweaters. And if you press my belly button, I sing Ode to Joy backwards in German.
I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe.
DR JMK - So, how often do your kids get beat up at school?
;D
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Donny & Marie do Star Wars!!!!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW4Ad8fIF4) ;D
I actually remember seeing that when that was first broadcast!
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I'm starving. At three, I shall go out and find something amusing to eat. There's a new jernt on Ventura Blvd. called The Counter, which is basically a build your own burger place. I've driven by several times and it's been jammed with hordes of the kind of peoples that I loathe.
The Counter (http://www.thecounterburger.com/) makes a good burger. I believe I may have dined at one when I was out there last year. And I've also dined at their Charlotte, NC, location.
bk - If you want to cut down on your in-store time, you can study the MENU (http://www.thecounterburger.com/menu/) in advance, and formulate your personal burger before you get there.
This looks good, and they have sweet potato fries. Bruce, if you go please ask if they make their own veggie burgers.
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Good Evening!
Well, I donned my flip-flops a little while ago, and went out for a walk. Besides some very light sprinkles, the rain held off. However, the wind is starting to pick up again, and I'm guessing we're probably be getting some sort of storm sometime over the next few hours.
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Tonight we are blocking the opening scene in MAN OF LA MANCHA, I hope everyone comes to rehearsal with pencils and listening ears.
You are joking, aren't you?
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In other news...
I just noticed over at Playbill.com that they posted the news that actor, T. Scott Cunningham (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130457-T._Scott_Cunningham_Actor_of_Off-Broadway_Stage_Dies_at_47), passed away.
I never worked with him, but I knew his partner from the tour of The Producers. However, I could have sworn that someone here on HHW had mentioned his name before. I contacted DRs FJL and elmore, but they did not know him. Maybe I was just mixing up the names. Or... In any case... He was a great talent, and he died way too young.
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Did anyone else ever play AUTHORS when they were kids? It was my favorite game, and probably had a lot to do with my love of reading.
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I'm starving. At three, I shall go out and find something amusing to eat. There's a new jernt on Ventura Blvd. called The Counter, which is basically a build your own burger place. I've driven by several times and it's been jammed with hordes of the kind of peoples that I loathe.
The Counter (http://www.thecounterburger.com/) makes a good burger. I believe I may have dined at one when I was out there last year. And I've also dined at their Charlotte, NC, location.
bk - If you want to cut down on your in-store time, you can study the MENU (http://www.thecounterburger.com/menu/) in advance, and formulate your personal burger before you get there.
This looks good, and they have sweet potato fries. Bruce, if you go please ask if they make their own veggie burgers.
DR Jane - The Counter does make their own Veggie Burgers. In fact, in some areas they are famous for them. There's even a write-up from the Chicago Tribune on Counter's website: Meatless No Longer Means Tasteless (http://www.thecounterburger.com/chicagotribune08/)
"This nicely grilled and seasoned patty of panko bread crumbs, beans, corn, cranberries, mushrooms and more is delicious all by itself."
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However... Broadway Bares (http://www.broadwaybares.com/) does have its own website now. *You will have to certify that you are at least 18 years of age in order to view the site.
Thanks for the web site. Wow! I don't remember this Tommy Birkeland ever looking like that Tommy Berklund.
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Tragic news out of Washington, DC, this afternoon with the collision of the two Metro trains. And some very strange news out of South Carolina - It's 8:49pm, do you know where your governor is?
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However... Broadway Bares (http://www.broadwaybares.com/) does have its own website now. *You will have to certify that you are at least 18 years of age in order to view the site.
Thanks for the web site. Wow! I don't remember this Tommy Birkeland ever looking like that Tommy Berklund.
Oh! and OOOHH!!
*And, I have to say, I like Tommy Berklund better with shorter hair.
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Tragic news out of Washington, DC, this afternoon with the collision of the two Metro trains. And some very strange news out of South Carolina - It's 8:49pm, do you know where your governor is?
Yes, ours is in Columbus reading all the emails and postings on his Facebook page about his knuckle-headed plan to cut library funding in half for the next couple of years.
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Did anyone else ever play AUTHORS when they were kids? It was my favorite game, and probably had a lot to do with love of reading.
Yes! We had that game
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Well, La LuPone has done it again!
Another Show-Stopping Moment (Not the Good Kind) From Patti LuPone (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/another-show-stopping-moment-not-the-good-kind-from-patti-lupone/)
"I promise not to be mad at you. Just tell me, what were you doing." I love it!
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DR TCB - I saw that!
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Time for me to head to rehearsal...hopefully it will NOT take as long as last night. :-\
;)
Until later!
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Well, La LuPone has done it again!
Another Show-Stopping Moment (Not the Good Kind) From Patti LuPone (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/another-show-stopping-moment-not-the-good-kind-from-patti-lupone/)
"I promise not to be mad at you. Just tell me, what were you doing." I love it!
She must have excellent eye sight to have noticed this. ;D
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Well, La LuPone has done it again!
Another Show-Stopping Moment (Not the Good Kind) From Patti LuPone (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/another-show-stopping-moment-not-the-good-kind-from-patti-lupone/)
"I promise not to be mad at you. Just tell me, what were you doing." I love it!
She must have excellent eye sight to have noticed this. ;D
Well, if the idiot - like many other idiots - was holding his cellphone/Flip-camera/thingamjig up by his face, then that "flashlight" was most likely visible to not only Miss LuPone, but to the people sitting around him.
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Speaking of Donny and Marie..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGjWs57MWg&feature=related
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From one of my facebook friends
In S.C. our governor is missing. if you see him, please, do not call anyone.
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I'm starving. At three, I shall go out and find something amusing to eat. There's a new jernt on Ventura Blvd. called The Counter, which is basically a build your own burger place. I've driven by several times and it's been jammed with hordes of the kind of peoples that I loathe.
The Counter (http://www.thecounterburger.com/) makes a good burger. I believe I may have dined at one when I was out there last year. And I've also dined at their Charlotte, NC, location.
bk - If you want to cut down on your in-store time, you can study the MENU (http://www.thecounterburger.com/menu/) in advance, and formulate your personal burger before you get there.
This looks good, and they have sweet potato fries. Bruce, if you go please ask if they make their own veggie burgers.
DR Jane - The Counter does make their own Veggie Burgers. In fact, in some areas they are famous for them. There's even a write-up from the Chicago Tribune on Counter's website: Meatless No Longer Means Tasteless (http://www.thecounterburger.com/chicagotribune08/)
"This nicely grilled and seasoned patty of panko bread crumbs, beans, corn, cranberries, mushrooms and more is delicious all by itself."
Thank you. I do enjoy a good homemade veggie burger. My favorite restaurant in town, because of their awesome burgers which were awesome, closed a couple of years ago. I like my veggie burgers with little avocado, tomato, & lettuce. Sometimes with jack cheese. I noticed there is only jalapeno jack cheese on this menu.
I used to get a great veggie burger with a pesto mayo sauce in Ann Arbor. I don't remember the name of the restaurant. They had fantastic sweet potato fries.
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Yay! THE CLOSER is going to be intense tonight.
I am feeling like garbage.
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In other news...
I just noticed over at Playbill.com that they posted the news that actor, T. Scott Cunningham (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130457-T._Scott_Cunningham_Actor_of_Off-Broadway_Stage_Dies_at_47), passed away.
I never worked with him, but I knew his partner from the tour of The Producers. However, I could have sworn that someone here on HHW had mentioned his name before. I contacted DRs FJL and elmore, but they did not know him. Maybe I was just mixing up the names. Or... In any case... He was a great talent, and he died way too young.
How very sad. I wonder what show or shows he did at the Seattle Rep?
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I am pricing countertops for the kitchen. Granite is a nice idea....laminate makes cents.
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I'm on YouTube! With my old Mormon pals Donny and Marie - and Cindy. I was taller then?
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Speaking of Donny and Marie..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGjWs57MWg&feature=related
Thanks very much for sharing that, DR Kerry!!!! :) :) :)
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Wow. Men in shiny tuxes sure are sexy!
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Men in shiny tuxes sure are sexy!
And bk did it before Neil Patrick Harris did! :)
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Laura DR: Your new tag line... ;D
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I'm on YouTube! With my old Mormon pals Donny and Marie - and Cindy. I was taller then?
How short tall is Donny?
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She's a charmer, DAW. :)
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DR TCB - I saw that!
So did I!!!!! :) Do you have his phone number?
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Speaking of Donny and Marie..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGjWs57MWg&feature=related
Thanks very much for sharing that, DR Kerry!!!! :) :) :)
That was fun! :D
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Nuf, spelled backward.
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Well, it is bedtime.
G'night!
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Speaking of Donny and Marie..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGjWs57MWg&feature=related
Thanks very much for sharing that, DR Kerry!!!! :) :) :)
Anytime!
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I need some chocolates. Godiva cherry cordials sound awfully good right now.
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What Elmore said.
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Kathy Griffin is terrorizing Paula Dean tonight. I've never seen her cooking shows, but she's funny and charming on the D-List.
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I need some chocolates. Godiva cherry cordials sound awfully good right now.
I'd settle for some truffles, but a Godiva cherry cordial is close to heaven.
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I'd settle for a Hershey bar.
Maybe Mae-Ling is right.
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;D
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Why you should get copies of all test results & personally look at them: Click Here (http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/06/22/patients-often-not-told-about-abnormal-test-results.html)
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BK and Cindy Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hfKcHLLgPU
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Scary. Thanks for linking that, Jane!
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Did anyone else ever play AUTHORS when they were kids? It was my favorite game, and probably had a lot to do with my love of reading.
Oh, sure, the Milton Bradley version of Go Fish but infinitely more fun if you loved books and writers. I still have a couple of packs of those cards in my game box.
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Yay! THE CLOSER is going to be intense tonight.
I am feeling like garbage.
It was!
FEEL BETTER!!
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Kathy Griffin is terrorizing Paula Dean tonight. I've never seen her cooking shows, but she's funny and charming on the D-List.
I recorded it, but I likely won't get to it until later in the week (it was Friday before I got to it last week.)
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Since bk mentioned THUNDERBALL on Blu-ray a few days ago, I remembered that I had never watched any of the making-of documentaries on THUNDERBALL, so I put in the Blu-ray and watched two of them. I had no idea that the original song over the credits was going to be Shirley Bassey (and then Dionne Warwick( singing "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang."
I am SO glad they got the REAL title song and chose Tom Jones to sing it.
When I watched THE THUNDERBALL PHENOMENON, I was reminded about 007 cologne and lunch boxes and games. Oh, such memories!
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Next I watched CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS from last night's POIROT Mystery. Wonderful show, and it was only 90 minutes, so hooray for them for doing it in such an adroit way!
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Since I'll be working on Season 2 of BURN NOTICE tomorrow, I thought it best to put in season 1's final episode and watch it so I could pick right up with the story tomorrow. So glad I did that and now will be ready to start season two with no confusion at all tomorrow.
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I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS, but the boys weren't on. They are on tomorrow along with Colonel Mayer. That should be fun.
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And I concluded my evening with tonight's THE CLOSER. Really suspenseful episode, and the scenes between Kyra and Mary McDonnell were crackling with hostile vibes. We have not seen the last of her, I fear. We did have to bid goodbye tonight to one of the series' most beloved characters. It was handled very movingly. This may end up being Kyra's Emmy submission episode for NEXT season's awards. Only season 4 episodes can be submitted for nominations and awards to be announced next month.
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Well, it's time for me to head downstairs and go to bed.
Good night!
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They found the governor of South Carolina....he took a hike
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/south.carolina.governor.hiking/index.html
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Thanks to all who provided the Donny-and-Marie-and-Bruce-and-Cindy romps down memory lane!!!
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I wonder if he took photos so we can all see what he saw...
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Just watching motion pictures. Finished Chamber of Secrets and am now watching Leon. After that, I shall pee (eep, spelled backwards).
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Well... I just compiled and double-checked my schedule for tomorrow, and it looks like I'll be running around quite a bit tomorrow, so...
Goodnight.
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Hmmmmmmmm.......dialog is very low on my BLU RAY and effects and music drown it out.....can't get the balance right.
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Rehearsal went well....although MANY people had to borrow MY pencils. I lost a cast member as well...but someone will step in just fine.
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Was just told that e-mails were flying back and forth between various Nudie Musical cast members - someone had read what I'd written, my venting in the notes. If those e-mails involved the three or four ensemble members who were problematic, good. I have no problem with them knowing exactly how I felt about their work ethic. But two people got upset because they weren't in my list of people I'd take to NY - which is, of course, very silly, since I was writing very late at night and didn't mention everyone. Of course, it seems people would rather e-mail back and forth rather than actually call or send an e-mail to the person who could actually tell them what's what.
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Today is not yet locked. ::)
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Gratuitous Post #230!
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So tonight (Monday) we had our first rehearsal with costumes and props and make-up (if one had it...I didn't). We started the first act at 8:45 (ugh) and ended about 10:45. We started our second act at about 11:07 and ended the show at 12:22. We actually shaved about 15 minutes from last night's rehearsal. That's good news! Now tomorrow (Tuesday) night is our last performance in an empty theater. Wednesday, we can invite friends to see the show for free! Thursday is our official opening night!
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But it's still a FREAKIN' LONG SHOW!! I thought that Chris (our director) had made substantial cuts to the original script. Someone in the crew said that he only cut a few lines here and there and that it's almost the whole original show! :o
No wonder it's SO FREAKIN' LONG!!
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But I said this before, I really think that it's a well-acted show. There is a lot of emotion on the stage and for the most part, it's very effective and appropriate.
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And NOW, I'm off to bed.
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people got upset because they weren't in my list of people I'd take to NY
I wondered how long it might be before something like this might happen.
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I enjoy it when the previous day's chat isn't closed!
:D