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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a touch of drama but not any chaos, and now it is time for you to post until the chaotic cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ARCANUM!
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My favorite Marvin Hamlisch scores are A Chorus Line (LOVE IT) and They're Playing Our Song...which I've never seen. I only know it from the recordings.
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Morning all.
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Hey, John G. If you want Anthony Trollope books in e-format go to Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page)
They have thousands of FREE books for download on many different electronic devices, including your PC or, if you get an e-reader, the Kindle or the Nook, etc.
They have all of Anthony Trollope's novels at this page.
Anthony Trollope (http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/t#a324)
We just recently watched some BBC adaptations of three of his works, The Barchester Chronicles, The Way We Live Now (with the amazing David Souchet) and He Knew He Was Right. Now I would like to read the books.
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Good news from DR VIXMOM (Carnegie Hall) and scary news as well (car).
DR VIXMOM - I love my PT Cruiser, although of course they are now discontinued. If you find a good deal on one 2006-2008, you might consider it.
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TOD:
I second DR GEORGE's choices for stage:
A CHORUS LINE
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG
For film, I differ:
Ice Castles followed closely by The Way We Were ;D
And of course his brief appearance in VALLEY OF THE DOLLS as Neely O'Hara's rehearsal pianist. ;)
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TOD: A CHORUS LINE, SMILE (at least what I've heard of it so far)
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Good morning, all! I have a day of events which begins soon with a trip to the post office to mail the Steven LaBrie audition tape to our producer. I will then work on scores for THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER at Toyland until it's time for my tax appointment. After that, it's back to Toyland for meetings on status of all works in progress. A long day indeed. The only good thing is that my tax accountant's office is next door to Toyland. When the office manager found the new office space in 2007, I told my colleagues that I knew the building since my accountant's offcie was there. I had no idea we would end up directly next door to him.
Time to head out.
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I forgot SMILE!!
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Tax Appointment Vibes for DR ELMORE.
Software vibes for DR FJL.
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I am mailing my check to the Indiana Dept of Revenue for my 2009 taxes......a painful thing to do, but I must.
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Thanks to DR JMK for the Faith Report yesterday.
I had never heard the disco A SUMMER PLACE before - it is now on my Top Ten list.
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MR BK have you made a final decision about coming to Indiana in April?
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Off to work. Oh well.
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Today I must go make a complaint about my most recent auto repair.
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I do not like drama and chaos. I like things to be nice and boring.
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TOD:
Screen:
THE STING (though he didn't compose the music I think he effectively used it.)
BANANAS
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
Stage:
A CHORUS LINE
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG
I could never really warm up to SMILE. I have to try that one aout again someday...
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It's been flurrying here in Philly for the past hour or so but so far it's not sticking and just making everything wet. For this they closed all the schools...
I am pack up the last of my stuff up here in my office to take home today in case I don't make it in tomorrow. *Sigh*...I'm going to miss having an office with a window and a nice view...
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Hey, John G. If you want Anthony Trollope books in e-format go to Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page)
They have thousands of FREE books for download on many different electronic devices, including your PC or, if you get an e-reader, the Kindle or the Nook, etc.
They have all of Anthony Trollope's novels at this page.
Anthony Trollope (http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/t#a324)
We just recently watched some BBC adaptations of three of his works, The Barchester Chronicles, The Way We Live Now (with the amazing David Souchet) and He Knew He Was Right. Now I would like to read the books.
Thanks. I think "He Knew He Was Right" is my favorite out of the 50 I've read and I saw the TV version first. The book somehow portrays the madness even darker than the movie, but without all the psychological terminology or "insight" that would be available post-Freud.
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TOD:
A CHORUS LINE
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Wow! I just read DR Vixmom's post about the Vixter making her debut at Carnegie Hall! Very cool!
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The first issue of San Antonio Taste magazine rolls off the press in less than an hour. I'm quite nervous. Hope it looks even better in print as it did in proofs.
TOD: "They're Playing Our Song," which still works on stage (though it was never a mental blockbuster, it worked largely because of the music) and, as DR Kerry put it, "Smile," what I've heard so far.
As for the movies, I liked his work on "Pennies from Heaven" even more than what he did for "The Sting." And I'm a sappy sentimentalist, I'm sure, but I liked the music for "The Way We Were."
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I watched the Danny Thomas version of THE JAZZ SINGER last night from the Warner Archive Collection.
I love the songs, particularly Sammy Fain's "Living the Life," but the screenwriters of this remake really stripped the film of any real drama. The climatic moment, where Thomas has to choose between going on stage opening night or going to his ailing father, fell flat.
The color transfer is not great, but okay.
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Anthony is getting his taxes done today also, after an audition. He has his taxes done by the VITA volunteers at Equity.
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Tax vibes for all in need. I have to get started on mine.
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TOD:
Ice Castles
The Way We Were
Sophie's Choice
Bananas
songs
Through The Eyes Of Love
The Way We Were
Nobody Does It Better
The Girl Who Used to Be Me
The Last Time I Felt Like This
Life Is What You Make It
Individual Songs
Ordinary Miracles
Sunshine Lollypops and Rainbows
Stage
Disneyland
In Our Hands
Until Tomorrow Night
What I Did For Love
One
I Can Play This Part
No More
Step Behind
Just For Today
I Still Believe In Love
Fallin'
They're Playing My Song
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And the word of the day is: ARCANUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: SCENT OF MYSTERY
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Thursday morning greetings! Another quiet day for me, which is good because the first 3 weeks in March might be pretty exhausting. Next week, Richard and I have some excursions planned that I will describe as they unfold. Then the weeks of March 8 and 15, I'm "on call" for jury duty, which means I might have to go to Hamilton, OH, and I might not. But I have to keep my calendar clear, just in case.
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DR Jose i just read your comment re: the olympics and the dutch skater being DQed in the 10 000. No i did not see his pre-race interview. Why? I did however, yesterday, see a post race interview with both the skater and the coach, which was interesting.
The skater said that he would continue with the coach since they had been together for so long and had so much success.
The coach took full blame. But the interesting part to me was that he said that normally at any race he is allowed to have another person there to write down the lanes. But they are strict at the olympics and he had to do that himself and made the error. I wonder why they would allow this in other races (i'm assuming he meant that) but not at the olympics when it could be extra beneficial.
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I'm just reading DRs Jane and MattH's comments about the ladies short program.
RE: scott hamilton being near tears during Joannie Rochette's short program (her mother went to vancouver to watch her and died unexpectedly of a heart attack a few days ago).
I don't know if NBC showed brian orser (canadian olympian and now yu-na kim's coach). He was crying too. And the canadian announcers didn't speak at all either. AFterwards Elizabeth Manley (who is one of the commentators on CTV) said she wasn't talking because her and the other announcer were crying.
I was actually so proud that Joannie skated as well as she did. It seems the women fall much less than the men (is that due to them not doing the extremely difficult jumps?).
I really hope she has a clean skate tonight.
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I believe I have figured out what the vaunted final shot of LOST is going to be department:
(SPOILER and/or POLITICALLY INCORRECT JOKE SPACE)
The camera pulls back to reveal the entire show has been occurring in the mind of an autistic boy watching a Gilligan's Island marathon on cable.
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BK, hopefully you saw how easy amputating an extra leg can be.
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And BTW we signed all the official documents yesterday at the title company and get our sparkling new house keys tomorrow morning.
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Another comment re: the women's skating. I did really enjoy yu-na kim. And the crowd loves her (not sure if it's mostly cause she trains in canada). But watching felt like i was watching little kids. They all seemed so young. I know the top 2 are 19. The top american looked way younger (and since they said she had to do her schoolwork i'm guessing she is 16-17).
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I'm gently prodding Grant to get rid of the leg - as always, he didn't want to because he thinks it's funny. We'll get there.
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Congratulations, DR JMK - now the fun begins!
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I'm up, and must be out of here in about eighty minutes.
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Good morning!
The return of cold weather. It was 27 this morning, so I had to bundle up for my walk. Beautiful day, however, even if it's not going to get out of the high 30s.
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New Survivor on tv tonight. I'll have to juggle that and the ladies long program. Although i'm guessing the good skaters won't be on until at least 10pm or 11pm! Oh and the Idol results at 8pm too.
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Another comment re: the women's skating. I did really enjoy yu-na kim. And the crowd loves her (not sure if it's mostly cause she trains in canada). But watching felt like i was watching little kids. They all seemed so young. I know the top 2 are 19. The top american looked way younger (and since they said she had to do her schoolwork i'm guessing she is 16-17).
Rachael Flatt is 17; Nagasu is 16.
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Yes, the final skate tonight should be a good one and a memorable one with so many stories in the background to make it more than just about who gets the gold. As usual, I'll be recording and then watching it tomorrow. If it's anything like the men's final, I'll be asleep before the final skater even takes the ice.
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PONYO on Blu-ray arrived a little bit ago, so this will be my work project for the day. YOJIMBO will have to wait for tomorrow (or later if those TV box sets come in.)
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Yes, there is a smattering of new episodes tonight. THE DEEP END has its finale episode. SURVIVOR is on with a new episode. IDOL results and KITCHEN NIGHTMARES are there.
And, of course, there are new episodes of BURN NOTICE and, I assume, PROJECT RUNWAY (though I didn't check on it).
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TOD:
Stage:
A CHORUS LINE
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG (which has a wonderful score and is a fun show to see. I saw the national tour when it came through here decades ago. We didn't get Lorna Luft, though. I'd have to check to see who played it here.)
[I do not like the score to THE GOODBYE GIRL.]
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Film:
Really love his score for THE WAY WE WERE and his adaptation of THE STING works wonderfully.
Love the Bond theme "Nobody Does It Better." It's one of the best of the Bond themes.
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Since I won't be having lunch out today, I'll be watching last night's PSYCH while I eat lunch. And that will clear off my cache again on the DVR. Nice having all that space, and if I had had more days off, I was going to get the TOnys transferred so I could get that off there, too.
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My favorite Hamlisch film score is his first - The Swimmer. My favorite Hamlisch score for the stage, based only on the recording I have, is Smile. Favorite Hamlisch song is Looking Through The Eyes Of Love from Ice Castles.
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Greetings from Toyland! It's snowing quite nicely and looking very pretty. I've run my errands and working on material composed by Mr Victor Herbert in 1912.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And the snowflakes falling here in Upstate Manhattan are Big and Pretty! :)
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I'm going to finish up a few items in the office, and then I'll head downstairs and maybe watch some SUPERMAN episodes before I start thinking about what's for lunch.
WBBL.
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I really like Hamlisch's score for the West End floperoo JEAN SEBERG. BK's close personal acquaintance Brian (?) from A1 Record Finders on Melrose gave me a copy years ago when I spent lots (as in LOTS) of moolah getting old, rare OCR's, long before we ever started seeing them on CD.
As I mentioned, I was gobsmacked to see Hamlisch co-wrote SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS AND RAINBOWS, so I'll include that. But I also have a soft spot for a little known Hamlisch piece (Babs recorded it) called THE BEST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE. I sang that at my very first audition for a musical when I was a kid and got one of the featured parts in the show for which I was trying out.
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I do love the new book cover, Bruce - and I remember you from the daze of the Cute Picture.
TOD - love What i Did For Love.
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Tax vibes and expecially Real Estate Good Vibes (or death of the ddo-doo's vibes...) for my dear Elmo.
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Grant writing is major tedious - but, apparently, LUCRATIVE!!! Been doin' some work for a biotech company which has made a Change The World Healthcare advance. Wow -
And slogging through grant ap's for the theater I work for... sheesh.... Know the phrase, "A Dollar Short and a Day Late???" Yep... <sigh>
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On a deliriously 'appy note, I've put a lovely little garden on the balcony of the apartment I'm staying in, here at gawjus Marina del Rey. I do love a garden!
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And so, off I go into my day. Later, skaters.
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My favorite Hamlisch film score is his first - The Swimmer. My favorite Hamlisch score for the stage, based only on the recording I have, is Smile. Favorite Hamlisch song is Looking Through The Eyes Of Love from Ice Castles.
I had forgotten about "The Swimmer." Great music for a sadly underappreciated film.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
A Chorus Line - Some of my favorite moments are the bits of underscore - which I've always wondered if they were pulled from his "trunk". -Pardon that convoluted grammar.
They're Playing Our Song - "Fallin'" still gives me the warm-fuzzies.
Smile - Alas, I've heard "Disneyland" butchered at many an audition, so...
The Goodbye Girl - "No More", "My Rules" (which is just fun to play), "How Can I Win?"
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Hi, DR PennyO!
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Bye, DR PennyO!
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DR PennyO - Thanks for your Balanchine review. -I caught the "All Balanchine" program last week presented by NYC Ballet - and they revived(?) "Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto, No. 2". -Did the L.A. company use a live orchestra or a track/tape/CD?
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I shall shortly be on my way to Office Depot and then a casting session - I suspect that the person who caused the drama yesterday will be contrite - it's what usually happens after.
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PAGE THREE "CLASSIC" MARVIN HAMLISCH DANCE!!!
(http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/1/5/7/5/995751_356x237.jpg)
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A Very Merry Un-Birthday to One and All!
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DR Jose i just read your comment re: the olympics and the dutch skater being DQed in the 10 000. No i did not see his pre-race interview. Why? I did however, yesterday, see a post race interview with both the skater and the coach, which was interesting.
DR Jennifer - It was actually the interview right after he had won a Gold medal on the first day of competition. After being asked his name, country and event by a reporter, he replied, "Are you stupid?" You can get a breakdown of the exchange HERE (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/sven-kramer-to-nbc-report_n_467154.html). *It looks like most of the video clips have been pulled from net by the IOC.
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TOD -
Songs: Dreamers, The Way We Were
Stage: They're Playing Our Song,
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Well, I need to head out to run some errands - which I had "planned" to run earlier, but I let myself sleep in a bit this morning. Time to lace up the snow boots! :)
Laters...
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I just came across this, Bill Cosby's AFI tribute to Sidney Poitier. Very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDFUTNnyJqQ
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The auto repair has been made with no drama.
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From Matt H:
So did Scott Hamilton. He couldn't speak at all during the performance (none of the commentators did), and you could tell he was shaking with emotion as he tried to talk after it was over.
It was really something. I hope she can hold it together one more time.
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Today I must go make a complaint about my most recent auto repair.
:( Good luck!!
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The auto repair has been made with no drama.
And, I hope, no chaos!
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From Matt H:
So did Scott Hamilton. He couldn't speak at all during the performance (none of the commentators did), and you could tell he was shaking with emotion as he tried to talk after it was over.
It was really something. I hope she can hold it together one more time.
I wouldn't wish what happened to Joannie on anyone for anything, but it sure was nice to watch a competitive routine without commentary.
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DR Jose i just read your comment re: the olympics and the dutch skater being DQed in the 10 000. No i did not see his pre-race interview. Why? I did however, yesterday, see a post race interview with both the skater and the coach, which was interesting.
The skater said that he would continue with the coach since they had been together for so long and had so much success.
The coach took full blame. But the interesting part to me was that he said that normally at any race he is allowed to have another person there to write down the lanes. But they are strict at the olympics and he had to do that himself and made the error. I wonder why they would allow this in other races (i'm assuming he meant that) but not at the olympics when it could be extra beneficial.
I can understand why the error would have if he was inexperienced. Of course if he had known ahead of time he had to keep track of the lanes one would expect him to practice doing so beforehand.
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No drama, no chaos, and no charge.
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I'm just reading DRs Jane and MattH's comments about the ladies short program.
RE: scott hamilton being near tears during Joannie Rochette's short program (her mother went to vancouver to watch her and died unexpectedly of a heart attack a few days ago).
I don't know if NBC showed brian orser (canadian olympian and now yu-na kim's coach). He was crying too. And the canadian announcers didn't speak at all either. AFterwards Elizabeth Manley (who is one of the commentators on CTV) said she wasn't talking because her and the other announcer were crying.
I did not see any of that. Thank you even if I'm all teary eyed again ;)
We had a moving interview with Dan Jansen (speed skater who's sister died the same day he had to skate in the '94 Olympics. He was set to win the Gold & fell) talking about his personal experience & the email he sent to Joannie. He was hoping the few days gave her the time she needed before skating.
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It's still only flurrying here (though the wind is blowing it all sideways), but it's still not sticking. I'm beginning to think this storm is just a load of hooey...
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The auto repair has been made with no drama.
:D
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Cilla did you catch the wheel to your car? ;)
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From Vixmom:
Have I mentioned that the Vixter willbe singing at Carnegie Hall on March 11?
Exciting news!!!
Thank you for the link Jose.
DR Vixmom I hope you can record the ice skating tonight.
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I keep waiting for the day someone sues PETA & wins big time. This billboard, of course, was not authorized by Woods. I hesitate to share it & give them the attention they want it to receive. I find it hard to imagine this would encourage anyone to spay or neuter their pets.
(http://ewpopwatch.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/peta-tiger-ad_510.jpg)
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I'm just reading DRs Jane and MattH's comments about the ladies short program.
RE: scott hamilton being near tears during Joannie Rochette's short program (her mother went to vancouver to watch her and died unexpectedly of a heart attack a few days ago).
I don't know if NBC showed brian orser (canadian olympian and now yu-na kim's coach). He was crying too. And the canadian announcers didn't speak at all either. AFterwards Elizabeth Manley (who is one of the commentators on CTV) said she wasn't talking because her and the other announcer were crying.
I did not see any of that. Thank you even if I'm all teary eyed again ;)
We had a moving interview with Dan Jansen (speed skater who's sister died the same day he had to skate in the '94 Olympics. He was set to win the Gold & fell) talking about his personal experience & the email he sent to Joannie. He was hoping the few days gave her the time she needed before skating.
I haven't been watching NBC the past few days. I did not see dan jansen talk about this. Although i did see him on CTV last week being interviewed re: one of our speedskaters (jeremy witherspoon). Jeremy is considered one of the greatest long track speedskaters of all time. But he has not won gold. And they were interviewing jansen to see his opinion (since he was one of the greatest and almost didn't win).
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DR MattH we are still a few weeks behind on Project Runway. But don't be surprised if it's not new tonight. It's not listed as being new on tv guide.com (although they do sometimes forget things). They have Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and The Mentalist as being repeats.
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I'm just reading DRs Jane and MattH's comments about the ladies short program.
RE: scott hamilton being near tears during Joannie Rochette's short program (her mother went to vancouver to watch her and died unexpectedly of a heart attack a few days ago).
I don't know if NBC showed brian orser (canadian olympian and now yu-na kim's coach). He was crying too. And the canadian announcers didn't speak at all either. AFterwards Elizabeth Manley (who is one of the commentators on CTV) said she wasn't talking because her and the other announcer were crying.
I did not see any of that. Thank you even if I'm all teary eyed again ;)
We had a moving interview with Dan Jansen (speed skater who's sister died the same day he had to skate in the '94 Olympics. He was set to win the Gold & fell) talking about his personal experience & the email he sent to Joannie. He was hoping the few days gave her the time she needed before skating.
I haven't been watching NBC the past few days. I did not see dan jansen talk about this. Although i did see him on CTV last week being interviewed re: one of our speedskaters (jeremy witherspoon). Jeremy is considered one of the greatest long track speedskaters of all time. But he has not won gold. And they were interviewing jansen to see his opinion (since he was one of the greatest and almost didn't win).
At first I read that he didn't win, yet I remember watching him win the following Olympics. Now I see "almost" didn't win :) I don't normally watch speed skating but I did watch him because of his story.
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From Matt H:
So did Scott Hamilton. He couldn't speak at all during the performance (none of the commentators did), and you could tell he was shaking with emotion as he tried to talk after it was over.
It was really something. I hope she can hold it together one more time.
I wouldn't wish what happened to Joannie on anyone for anything, but it sure was nice to watch a competitive routine without commentary.
Sometimes i wonder if the announcers know when to speak. I personally don't like it when they babble. But i do like it when they tell which jumps are coming up. And what jump they did do (for example if they do a double instead of a triple).
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I am very confused about AMERICAN IDOL. Why were some contestants amazing during hollywood week. Yet they have no clue what to sing on live tv. Maybe it is the hugeness of doing it live that is making the difference. But last night they were almost all bad.
My favorite two are casey (who actually was the only one who did well). He is the guy with long blonde hair who kara has been drooling over. And Andrew Garcia (he went last). Hopefully he will be much better next week.
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Good Afternoon!
Just waiting for some forms to be processed, so...
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As for "AI"... I do like(?) the theory(??) that Simon Cowell deliberately sabotaged his final season. ::)
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Today is the 3 month anniversary of my surgery. It seems much, much longer ;D
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I am home at last! While I was out, I checked my phone messages, and I had this one from Jo Sullivan Loesser: "What are you doing out in this weather?" So I called her back from Toyland to tell her it hadn't been so terrible when I left home this morning; the flakes were huge but not sticking. Well, times change.
On the tax front, I am getting back from the State about $9 and from the IRS about $700! I am quite happy with the outcome. I also helped my colleague and dear friend Curtis Moore pack up and ship out the most irritating project I ever resigned from, and may the fools that made it so awful and unhappy for me and my colleagues rot in hell. Forever. Never trust a drunk.
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DR MattH we are still a few weeks behind on Project Runway. But don't be surprised if it's not new tonight. It's not listed as being new on tv guide.com (although they do sometimes forget things). They have Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and The Mentalist as being repeats.
I checked. They're repeaing the episode with the little kids.
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As for "AI"... I do like(?) the theory(??) that Simon Cowell deliberately sabotaged his final season. ::)
Well, there are FOUR judges, and if he has THAT much sway, then the show deserves what it gets.
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The newspaper had an article this morning saying that this winter has been the coldest and wettest one we've had in 38 years. I can believe it.
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Some TV box sets from Paramount arrived later this morning, so I won't be getting to YOJIMBO this week at least. I'll start on MATT HUSTON tomorrow, and it'll likely take me three days since it's the entire first season of the show.
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I watched another SUPERMAN episode this morning: "The Clown That Cried," one of my favorites from season two and the one which always made me cry (or at least feel bad) when I was a kid.
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I watched last night's PSYCH while I ate lunch. A very silly program, and while I will probably stay with the show through the end of its current season, I'll likely drop it when it comes back. The mysteries aren't much any more, and the Shawn character has moved to beyond ridiculous.
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Then I watched PONYO on Blu-ray. It's a family film but aimed at the younger tykes, a kind of adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID so it's a clear fantasy.
The animation is certainly arresting and unusual (waves portrayed as giant fish, for example), but it was pretty long for such a juvenile story - 103 minutes.
The English dub on this disc has a strong cast: Cate Blanchette, Liam Neeson, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin, Matt Damon. And siblings of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers play the two young characters, so the families were already on the Disney payroll.
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Lots of bonus features, too, though most were little vignettes of 2-3 minutes.
The biggest bonus is an interactive map of the four Hayao Miyazaki films which Disney is distributing which offers more than 3 hours of games, previews, summaries, highlights, etc. all in 1080p.
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I did have time left over to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Luke and Dr. Pill were both on snarling at each other as usual. (Noah was there, too, for one brief scene.) And, of course, we got the BIG reveal of Damien, too.
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Well, I guess I need to get busy writing. As far as TV watching tonight, since there's basically nothing new for me until after I go to bed, I may check in with the IDOL results and the Olympics to see the lower ranked skaters (if they show any skating before 10 p.m. which I doubt.) I may also watch THE MENTALIST rerun tonight rather than waiting to watch it tomorrow while I eat lunch.
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Oh, rats!
WBBL.
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As for "AI"... I do like(?) the theory(??) that Simon Cowell deliberately sabotaged his final season. ::)
Well, there are FOUR judges, and if he has THAT much sway, then the show deserves what it gets.
There are 4 judges, but basically he is the only one that counts. I find i end up fast forwarding through the others much of the time.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the show after he's gone. I really think that he is a huge part of the appeal.
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It's a beautiful day today, and I've been walking around the neighborhood quite a bit. I haven't seen anything particularly interesting, except for three chickens and a goat.
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DR Larry, vibes your tax refund is larger than the real estate taxes you will have to pay!
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TOD:
<SNIP>
[I do not like the score to THE GOODBYE GIRL.]
I really like the original Broadway recording with Bernadette Peters and Martin Short, but I cannot stand the London revival recording. What did they do?? It's a completely different score and not very good at all. :P
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Film:
Love the Bond theme "Nobody Does It Better." It's one of the best of the Bond themes.
Ditto! I always forget that he wrote that song.
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Film:
Love the Bond theme "Nobody Does It Better." It's one of the best of the Bond themes.
Ditto! I always forget that he wrote that song.
Ditto!
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DR Larry, vibes your tax refund is larger than the real estate taxes you will have to pay!
Unfortunately it wasn't! Thanks for the thought.
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TOD:
<SNIP>
[I do not like the score to THE GOODBYE GIRL.]
I really like the original Broadway recording with Bernadette Peters and Martin Short, but I cannot stand the London revival recording. What did they do?? It's a completely different score and not very good at all. :P
I saw "The Goodbye Girl" and Short was great. I've seen too many musicals now with Ms Peters where the question during the first act is, will they have her understudy sing Act Two because she sounds like she gargled with Drano?
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TOD:
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[I do not like the score to THE GOODBYE GIRL.]
I really like the original Broadway recording with Bernadette Peters and Martin Short, but I cannot stand the London revival recording. What did they do?? It's a completely different score and not very good at all. :P
I saw "The Goodbye Girl" and Short was great. I've seen too many musicals now with Ms Peters where the question during the first act is, will she have her understudy sing Act Two because she sounds like she gargled with Drano?
I've heard that about her. :-\
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[I do not like the score to THE GOODBYE GIRL.]
I really like the original Broadway recording with Bernadette Peters and Martin Short, but I cannot stand the London revival recording. What did they do?? It's a completely different score and not very good at all. :P
I saw "The Goodbye Girl" and Short was great. I've seen too many musicals now with Ms Peters where the question during the first act is, will she have her understudy sing Act Two because she sounds like she gargled with Drano?
I've heard that about her. :-\
Last good vocal performance: Sunday in the Park!
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CHART TOPPERS: Best-Selling Theatre Recordings (http://www.playbill.com/playblog/?p=5174):
Here are the best-selling theatre CDs for the week ending Feb. 27, 2010, as reported by billboard.biz.
- Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording
- The Lion King, Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Finian’s Rainbow, The New Broadway Cast Recording!!
- Mamma Mia!, Original Cast Recording
—Judy Samelson
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Thanks George.
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MR BK have you made a final decision about coming to Indiana in April?
If he can only make one trip, I call dibs!!
;)
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I signed off earlier to go shopping and when I got home Richard and I sat down to watch the Nancy Drew movie. Having just finished reading the Adriana Hofstetter trilogy, I found this movie pretty lame. Actually, as a kid I found the books pretty lame, too. We then fixed ourselves breakfast for dinner and now we're watching the Olympics.
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i read a few nancy drew & hardy boy mysteries that were given to me. i never searched them out. my mother loved agatha christie & most mysteries and had them in the house. i didn't bother with them. i began reading mysteries a few years back because my brother loves them & it gives us more in common. he has introduced me to a number of excellent books & authors.
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My heart goes out to Walter Koenig (star trek) and his family. Today the body of his son, Andrew (growing pains) was found. It is horrible to lose a child, worse from suicide.
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Back from a REALLY long day and if you think that I am jumping for joy seeing page four you can think again. In fact, after a long day, I was hoping to come and read a plethora of nice postings - instead I've read about eight nice postings since I left this morning. I am going to really ponder this this evening. Sorry, but that's the way I feel about it.
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PAGE FIVE!
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When I got home from work, I wasn't feeling too great. I ended up taking a two hour nap, and now it is time to get ready for bed.
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At least tomorrow is finally Friday. I woke up this morning convinced that it was Friday, so today was a very long day!
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Women's figure skating must be on tap at the Olympics tonight. That is the only reason I can think of for everyone being gone from the site.
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Thank goodness, I have two Guests to keep me company. I wonder what pages they are reading?
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I assume that this is the last weekend of the Olympics. Next Sunday is Oscar Night!
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My heart goes out to Walter Koenig (star trek) and his family. Today the body of his son, Andrew (growing pains) was found. It is horrible to lose a child, worse from suicide.
I am also very sorry to read that they have found the body of Andrew Koenig. What a terrible loss for his whole family.
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Ginny, don't you dare leave without posting something! BK is not happy!
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George, are you still at work?
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At least tomorrow is finally Friday. I woke up this morning convinced that it was Friday, so today was a very long day!
All day yesterday, it felt like it was Tuesday. I don't like that. :P
But at least tomorrow is payday AND I'm supposed to get my income tax refund!! ;D
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George, are you still at work?
Of course...where else would I be at 7:00 PM??
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George, are you still at work?
Of course...where else would I be at 7:00 PM??
;)
Good point! Did you see the pictures yesterday of the world's biggest dog -- George?
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Five Guests. And BK is right. They aren't all reading today's posts.
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George, are you still at work?
Of course...where else would I be at 7:00 PM??
;)
Good point! Did you see the pictures yesterday of the world's biggest dog -- George?
Yes I did...and I'm very glad that I don't have a dog that big!! :o
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Why?
Why what?
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Why?
Why what?
Whatever are you talking about? ::)
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Never mind.
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Go home and watch the Olympics. Or AI. Or CSI.
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It is past my bedtime.
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Goodnight, George. Goodnight, Ginny.
G'night!
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Good night, TCB.
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I've been busy reading.
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I hope that was a satisfactory post.
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Yes, Laura is the ONLY one excused from posting :)
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page five.
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So, I'm listening to the original Broadway cast recording of Dear World on my computer here at work and the Windows Media Player can go to the Internet and get the show/performer/composer information and display that in the player. Sometimes it's not very accurate and I have to manually edit the info. For instance, for the composer, it shows Jerry Herman as composer for all the songs except for the Overture and the Finale. For the Finale, it lists three people as the composers: Geoffrey Burgon; Jerry Herman; Stephen Schwartz!
And the list of composers for the Overture are:
David Shire; George Gershwin; Harold Rome; Janet Gari; Jerry Herman; Jerry Ross; John Kander; Leonard Bernstein; Leslie Bricusse; Mark Mancina; Michel Legrand; Miklós Rózsa; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky; Richard Adler; Richard Rodgers; Stan Freberg; Trevor Rabin
What's that all about??
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As for "AI"... I do like(?) the theory(??) that Simon Cowell deliberately sabotaged his final season. ::)
Well, there are FOUR judges, and if he has THAT much sway, then the show deserves what it gets.
There are 4 judges, but basically he is the only one that counts. I find i end up fast forwarding through the others much of the time.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the show after he's gone. I really think that he is a huge part of the appeal.
Jennifer, I was speaking about Simon's role in selecting the 24 semifinalists. He should get one vote, and if his vote is weighed more heavily with the producers than the other three, then he could sabotage the show by selecting poor singers if he wished. I don't believe that's the case
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I've been off in another tab sending a Facebook message to someone I friended earlier today. My senior year in high school, I played Monica Breedlove in "The Bad Seed," and a very convincing sophomore played Rhoda. I discovered today that she was posting on the fan page for our old neighborhood. In response to my friend request, she sent me a message telling me how much she had looked up to me then and how she'd considered me a mentor. Now, this was 40+ years ago and made me realize that you never know how you're influencing someone.
She's also the second old neighborhood friend to comment on the color of my hair - LOL!
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My heart goes out to Walter Koenig (star trek) and his family. Today the body of his son, Andrew (growing pains) was found. It is horrible to lose a child, worse from suicide.
Oh, I hadn't seen that report. That is indeed awful, and I'm so sorry for them.
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When I went back downstairs, I ended up skimming through today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE. The fellas weren't on (they're not scheduled until next week some time later in the week or so I read), but it looks like some folks were sitting around nervously waiting on the operation to help the baby survive.
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I am still waiting for the federal government to pay me for 6 different fee claims, some dating back to last November. I hope I get them in time to write a check for my taxes.
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I toyed with the idea of watching maybe PRIDE AND PREJUDICE on HD-DVD or CUJO on Blu-ray, but since I start on a TV box set series tomorrow to review, I thought I'd watch a couple more SUPERMAN episodes before putting it back on the shelf. Once I start these TV box sets, I won't fill up spare time with other TV box set episodes.
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Cilla did you catch the wheel to your car? ;)
Yes.
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I was supposed to get MATLOCK to review (coming out on Tuesday), but Paramount sent me HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL (Season 4, Volume 1) instead, so I guess I'll be working on it starting tomorrow. Since they're only half hour episodes and only half a season, I should be able to do them in two days.
Anyway, that'll be my work assignment and YOJIMBO will just have to wait until I finish these two TV box sets. I'll have to tackle MATT HUSTON at some point next week. However, GENTLEMEN BRONCOS is coming at some point next week from Fox, so that should break up the monotony of too many TV box sets in a row.
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The first SUPERMAN episode I watched was "The Boy Who Hated Superman." The actor playing Frankie goes from tough to tender very quickly, but he's a good actor. I've always liked this episode.
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And then we get a Jack Larson tour de force in "Semi-Private Eye," one of the show's most hilarious episodes, all due to Jack's fun Bogart impression and great comic business.
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I skimmed through the first elimination show on IDOL. I have to say they didn't kick off the worst singers, especially the two guys. Looks like this show is going to be toast for me this season.
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I saw a few sporadic free skates on NBC while I was waiting to start THE MENTALIST. Of course, these were lower ranked skaters, and much of the skating was mediocre or worse, but NBC was filling the time with very little of the lower ranked skaters and lots of other events.
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Then I watched THE MENTALIST rerun, the infamous episode where a squad is wiped out by a Red John associate. Good episode. I wasn't surprised the first time around with the identity of the killer, so I was ready for it even more this time since I did remember who it was.
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I saw a few sporadic free skates on NBC while I was waiting to start THE MENTALIST. Of course, these were lower ranked skaters, and much of the skating was mediocre or worse, but NBC was filling the time with very little of the lower ranked skaters and lots of other events.
They have already announced that once they get to the medal contenders it will be without interruption. That doesn't necessarily mean commercial free
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Back to skating after these messages......
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Nice posting for BK.
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Another nice posting for BK.
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'Night all!
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The Druxy has spoken.
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Druxy would probably be interested to know that someone who auditioned today was one of our Hail On The Chief actors.
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Well yes, there only a few pages to ponder....but we do have our annual Oscar Party looming large.
And we lost a DR who posted A LOT of entertaining posts that usually resulted in many comments - but we're working on it.
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The American men skiers in that one event look as though they are wearing their pajamas.
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Hello, everyone.
I have little to report. I spent much of the day running errands. Surely you don't want to hear about THAT!
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Well yes, there only a few pages to ponder....but we do have our annual Oscar Party looming large.
And we lost a DR who posted A LOT of entertaining posts that usually resulted in many comments - but we're working on it.
Someone's trying to get Singdaw back?
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I do not like ANY recording of the musical of THE GOODBYE GIRL or the show itself. I am happy it found an audience with some - but include me out.
Martin Short........disturbing to me.....so I haven't made it a point to watch or listen to much he is involved in.....I am usually sorry if I do.
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Well yes, there only a few pages to ponder....but we do have our annual Oscar Party looming large.
And we lost a DR who posted A LOT of entertaining posts that usually resulted in many comments - but we're working on it.
Someone's trying to get Singdaw back?
No......working on getting our TOTALS up. Getting DR SINGDAW back would be his prerogative, and I wouldn't presume.
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And now as DR DRUXY said.....good night!
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Congratulations to DR JMK and family on their new manse. May you have many wonderful times there.
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I saw a few sporadic free skates on NBC while I was waiting to start THE MENTALIST. Of course, these were lower ranked skaters, and much of the skating was mediocre or worse, but NBC was filling the time with very little of the lower ranked skaters and lots of other events.
They have already announced that once they get to the medal contenders it will be without interruption. That doesn't necessarily mean commercial free
Oh, sure, exactly as I would expect them to do. The ladies free skate is one of the marquis events of the games.
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Well yes, there only a few pages to ponder....but we do have our annual Oscar Party looming large.
And we lost a DR who posted A LOT of entertaining posts that usually resulted in many comments - but we're working on it.
Someone's trying to get Singdaw back?
No......working on getting our TOTALS up. Getting DR SINGDAW back would be his prerogative, and I wouldn't presume.
Oh.
(It's a post.)
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Wow! It's later than I thought! I'm heading down now and going to bed!
Good night!
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Bruce, it's very easy to feel discouraged when you're tired. Just remember that YOU'RE TIRED.
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And now I'm leaving work.
Later!
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Well, I'm not a fan of drama and chaos and that's what this month has been. Drama and chaos and then silence. I think things will be calming down soon. I can't wait. Edith told me I'm a workaholic today. Well she said it in a way that it was just assumed. I suppose that's probably right, but i don't think of myself that way
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I need a chocolate thin mint right now....they are in my desk at the office....so I can't eat the whole box at home....at night....when I'm really craving them....like right now!!!!!!
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I guess I could have a cup of hazelnut hot chocolate or a weight watchers fudge bar......
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The fudge bar hit the spot. Although the hot chocolate sounds good too..... ;)
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Good Evening!
It's still snowing here in NYC. And it kinda hurts. Ouch!
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I am really enjoying the women's skating tonight
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And, yes, I'm currently watching the Women's Figure Skating...
*I wonder if NBC could configure their SAP so that people at home could turn "off" the commentary from the judges. Or at least have some sort of "No babbling during the final 20 seconds" rule. ;)
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Hi
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Everything is going to a storage facility on Saturday, the new place is not ready to move into :'(
I'M HAPPY TO BE GETTING OUT OF THIS APARTMENT.
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VIBES VIBES VIBES :) ;) ;D
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See ya in March, from a much happier place. 8)
Cheers and smiles for the weekend. 8)
Night. :-[
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bk,
Nice cover.
What slow lane ?
Hope I'm on the list for pre-orders.
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Tomorrow night I've been invited to a get together at the home of the friend who did the artwork in my office. They arrived back from Saipan a couple days ago. I really need a nice casual night out with friends.
This week is also our big home show. I may actually go in the afternoon tomorrow before the weekend crowds. It's a huge home show with lots and lots of freebies. I mean everyone needs a new yardstick every year, right?
Sunday we are meeting at 1:00 PM to watch the films for the film festival and choose a judges favorite. There is drama in that group too. Really more a clearing of the air. One person is just doing everything her way without ever having meetings or telling anyone what she is doing. So, there is no communication and we haven't had any films shown in months. The natives are getting restless. I don't think it will be major drama, but one never knows.
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Hmm, that looks like a whole weekend away from work! I like that idea.
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Earlier tonight, I headed back to Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall for tonight's concert by The New York Philharmonic. On tonight's program - which will be repeated tomorrow morning at 11:00am(?!?!?!?) and Saturday evening - which was under the baton of Guest Conductor, David Robertson:
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Barber - Violin Concerto - with Gil Shaham as the soloist
Bartok - "The Wooden Prince"
Alas, I think I really got spoiled by Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra players two weeks ago, since I just kept wishing for "more" throughout tonight's concert. It wasn't a bad concert by any means, but for a concert programmed with "magical" pieces, there was some magic missing. Even Gil Shaham had an interesting night intonation-wise during the first movement of the Barber - and I could tell that he was feeling a bit unsteady before the second movement started. However, the moto perpetuo third movement rocked!
The NY Phil also used surtitles during the Bartok to describe what was happening in the "plot". It sort of worked, but then, inevitably, you read things like: "Then he had an idea," - then you heard the "idea" in the orchestra. -"Then he had another idea..." <ding> But the most memorable one was: "She was ashamed of her baldness." Alas, all those surtitles did was kind of distract me from the music-making as well as make me want to see the ballet.
*And I'm really wondering who is going to show up for tomorrow morning's 11:00am concert? Tonight's concert was only about 60% full, and a slew of people left at intermission. -If tomorrow's concert was meant as a school concert, well, with the snow... Hmm....
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I like the way they call it a victory ceremony when they hand out the medals
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Hi, DR Sam!!!
~~~~~SMOOTH MOVE STORAGE VIBES TO YOU THIS WEEKEND~~~~~
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I like the way they call it a victory ceremony when they hand out the medals
I kind of wish they would make the winner's announcement in the winner's home language.
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I like the way they call it a victory ceremony when they hand out the medals
I kind of wish they would make the winner's announcement in the winner's home language.
That would be very nice, but I'm sure they have leaned the announcement in both french and english. :D
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All the skating was fun to watch this year. There were so many personal bests and only a little grumbling. The new system seems to work pretty well. At least it doesn't totally favor one country over another and seems to be much more fair
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BK, Did you decide to lose the leg in the photo? If you answered this, sorry, I'm a bit scattered at the moment.
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Has anyone else read the John Dunning "Book" books with Cliff Janeway as the former cop/book dealer? I really enjoy them. I just finished the last one. The Bookwoman's Last Fling. I'm hoping he'll write another soon
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We are about to reach an all time record for the most consecutive days under 40 degrees. Oh Joy. We are very excited that we will be in the 20s this weekend
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It was a sunny day, though. Very bright. The sun is warm.
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VIBES TO ALL WHO NEED OR WANT THEM.
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And as for tonight's "American Idol" result show...
I love this tweet/comment from Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler):
"Oy! "American Boy" group number on American Idol was American Awkwardness."
And since I just watched it - Agreed! ::)
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And as for "American Idol" in general... If you've ever wondered just how much money the contestants make, well...
‘Idol’ Winners: Not Just Fame but Big Bucks (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/arts/television/24idol.html)
*It was interesting to read that since the group numbers are not a part of the contest, that the contestants are paid the standard AFTRA scale of "from $1,011 for a one-hour show to $1,540 for a two-hour episode" for those performances.
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OOOH!!!
Tomorrow's Hot Chocolate Flavor at City Bakery is "Shagri-La" - which is based on ChocoVivo (http://)'s "Shangri-La" bar: "Black Roasted Sesame Seeds and Goji Berries".
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Don't Judge Too Quickly... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC7uJKdrgYk)
;)
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I think those may have made the rounds before, but... It's a new year... And I'm trying to get to a new page...
;)
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And, would ya' lookee here...
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WELCOME TO PAGE EIGHT!!!!!!!!
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PAGE EIGHT WOODEN PRINCE DANCE!!!!!!!!
(http://www.zti.hu/bartok/exhibition/pics/4/BanffyPrince.jpg)
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Cilla et al - yes, the leg will be gone. I had dinner with Grant and it's all fine. I'm hoping he can get to it by the weekend and get me the new version, which will have the leg gone and a smaller drop shadow on the lettering.
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WOW!!
NYC shot in tilt shift, time lapse video (http://thedeadline.tumblr.com/post/411745666/mdfsmash-dascola-this-video-is-awesome-nyc)
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And...
Goodnight.
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I had no idea it was this late. Well, at least this week is almost over.