Thank you, internet!
I started to watch Lawrence Welk regularly when he was on locally on Saturday night....I had my favorites of course...Guy & Ralna, Clay Hart, and the girl trio Sandy, Sally, and I forget the other girl's name....and the dancing, although Bobby kind of did what Judy Garland said Ray Bolger did: "Different music - same goddamned dance."
And the word of the day is: COUNTERMINOUS!
DR Jose - the Turtle Sundae ice cream was good, but I don't think I'd eat it for breakfast!
Thank you, internet!
TOD: Here's something that has never been explained to me. Why do you get bonuses for failure? Bonuses should only be for success. If you get them whether successful and not, then it's just outrageously stupid salary. This idea that people should still get their bonuses for failure is absurd; they should be fired.
However I dislike Mr Moore's tactics and one-sided "documentary" film making, that I get mad if I agree with him on ANYTHING, so I don't watch his movies.
Good morning, all! My left eye feels as though I've scraped my cornea; it aches and won't stop watering. I figure I've gotten around four hours worth of slep last night, thanks to the neighbor above, whose rapid demise I am heartily wishing for. He showed up noisly somewhere between 12:30 and 1:00 am by letting his front door slam shut, which woke me, walked around for a bit on the wooden flloor in heavy shoes which reverberate like mad. At one point I heard the dog's claws tapping on the wooden floor as well. He wasn't alone, because around 1:30 am the squeaky bed began bouncing loudly, interrupted by moments where one of them would get up and walk around a bit. Around 2:00 I turned on the tv and watched the COLBERT REPORT. Around 2:15, I turned off the television. Somewhere around 2:30, i heard the first words since he came in. He asked his partner if she was "ready?", there was more compling around and some time after that they left. That might have been directed at the dog. He returned about 15-25 minutes later, and about 30 minutes after that, all was quiet. The earplugs are not working. Clearly.
So, I wanted to sleep in, but I've got the McGlinnventory, then a trip to the barber, followed by a visit to my doctor. This will be followed with a phone call to my landlord.
However I dislike Mr Moore's tactics and one-sided "documentary" film making, that I get mad if I agree with him on ANYTHING, so I don't watch his movies.
Ditto. His claptrap of radical propaganda only appeals to those predisposed to accept conspiracy theories - a limited audience. Those of us he would most like to influence ignore him. He is a candidate for the "Effete Propagandist of the Year" award.
der Brucer
FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights sounds wonderful and people, I think, should have all these things.
Question: Who is going to pay for it?
Awwww...
R.I.P. Merlin Olsen
TOD: Here's something that has never been explained to me. Why do you get bonuses for failure? Bonuses should only be for success. If you get them whether successful and not, then it's just outrageously stupid salary. This idea that people should still get their bonuses for failure is absurd; they should be fired.
The bailout was necessary. The safeguards and checks and balances that have kept getting rolled back since the Clinton administration are more important and need to be reinstated and have real teeth for violation.
The other thing is that all CEOs should take severe pay cuts. It used to be a CEO made thirty-to-forty times the average worker in his business. Now they make 300-to-400 times that. We've outsourced jobs, cuts jobs, etc. So the profit margin can be larger and the fatcats at the top can make more money in a year than any ten normal people could spend in a lifetime. I can still remember when I was on the board of the WGA one year when Michael Eisner walked away with more in salary, bonuses, and stock options than the entire Guild received in residuals for entire membership.
I don't know enough about the TOD to comment, but I did love the photo of Godzilla and King Kong dancing.
TOD: Here's something that has never been explained to me. Why do you get bonuses for failure? Bonuses should only be for success. If you get them whether successful and not, then it's just outrageously stupid salary. This idea that people should still get their bonuses for failure is absurd; they should be fired.
Many of the bonuses at AIG were "retention" bonuses. These were offers in lieu of salary to many of the managers who were most knowledgeable about the tangled web of financial instruments that got them into so much trouble. Their unique knowledge was needed to unwind the packages and clean up the mess. It is a bit like bribing a crook to tell you where he stashed the loot, but is can be a wise investment nonetheless.
der Brucer
DR Jose - the Turtle Sundae ice cream was good, but I don't think I'd eat it for breakfast!
To each his own. ::)
TOD: Here's something that has never been explained to me. Why do you get bonuses for failure? Bonuses should only be for success. If you get them whether successful and not, then it's just outrageously stupid salary. This idea that people should still get their bonuses for failure is absurd; they should be fired.
Many of the bonuses at AIG were "retention" bonuses. These were offers in lieu of salary to many of the managers who were most knowledgeable
DR Jose - the Turtle Sundae ice cream was good, but I don't think I'd eat it for breakfast!
To each his own. ::)
Yup, I could eat some right now for breakfast.
Speaking of eyes, how is yours Ginny?
... I did love the photo of Godzilla and King Kong dancing.
Speaking of eyes, how is yours Ginny?
Much better, DR Jane, thanks for asking. There's just a little redness and some slight yellowing. I did call my optometrist's office today, just because I thought they should know about this episode. The call was very satisfactory and I'm to stop by to pick up some sample packets of artificial tear drops that they recommend for the scratchy feeling.
...artificial tear drops ...
My favorite are GenTeal Gel drops.
My favorite are GenTeal Gel drops.
You can use all the Genteal drops you want - you'll still have Jewish eyes!
der Brucer
Do they make those for teenagers, DerBrucer?
My parents and maternal Grandmother were huge Welk fans and I suffered through endless Saturdays watching the show, which I largely loathed.
My favorite are GenTeal Gel drops.
You can use all the Genteal drops you want - you'll still have Jewish eyes!
der Brucer
...and thighs, too! ;)
LOL-except I take after my mother's "genteal" side. ;)
LOL-except I take after my mother's "genteal" side. ;)
That works better when you are a blonde.
der Brucer
MattH,
Last night you neglected to mention Mitchell's other pet - Zsa Zsa Gaboa.
der Brucer
I don't know which made me laugh louder...
me being called part of the radical right OR Michael Moore being called an artist......
DR GINNY - your date sounds like it was much fun....and just what you needed this week!
Now off to go south again today to stay with Greg's mom. His dad was admitted to the hospital a few days ago (for irregular heart rhythm and very high blood pressure) and everyone's taking turns staying down there. At least today I should have work to take with me if Fed-Ex brings the material they were supposed to deliver yesterday.
Any vibes for Greg's dad would be appreciated as they figure out what's wrong. One possibility is kidney problems, but we'll see after the catscan results today.
No internet at M&P's house so more later...
Just read it...
Alice Sommer Herz survived the Holocaust with the help of the piano. She tells us how, at 106, she has kept faith in music and humanity
(http://www.thejc.com/node/29251)
"I have never hated, and I will never hate."
DR TCB you correctly named the Kurasawa film I was talking about last night.
Oh! Lookee here...
Changes Likely to Phantom Sequel for Broadway Run (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/changes-likely-to-phantom-sequel-for-broadway-run/)
Jose, does it end with him in a convent with a monkey? If so, they stole it from DR Sandra.
Most networks are programming new episodes tonight, but the CW is still in rerun mode so no new SUPERNATURAL this week. That will help me not have to watch GREY'S ANATOMY "live" and I can fast forward through the personal stuff that irritates the crap out of me.
DR Sandra loves Lawrence Welk. I enjoy Arthur Duncan. Not that I see the show very often.
And this evening, we're going to see AVATAR.
Just read it...
Alice Sommer Herz survived the Holocaust with the help of the piano. She tells us how, at 106, she has kept faith in music and humanity
(http://www.thejc.com/node/29251)
"I have never hated, and I will never hate."
Thank you very, very much Jose.
And here the complete "review": Love Never Dies, Adelphi Theatre (http://westendwhingers.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/review-love-never-dies-adelphi-theatre/)
Most networks are programming new episodes tonight, but the CW is still in rerun mode so no new SUPERNATURAL this week. That will help me not have to watch GREY'S ANATOMY "live" and I can fast forward through the personal stuff that irritates the crap out of me.
Sorry to hear that ONE LIFE TO LIVE is getting rid of their gay couple. I hope I named the right soap opera. I don't know for sure, but they call the couple "Kish."
I guess it's back to conniving jealous women, tired triangles, and more stale plots.
Whew! Another bullet dodged and that means I'm free to go have a blood test tomorrow. Isn't my life exciting?
MattH,
Last night you neglected to mention Mitchell's other pet - Zsa Zsa Gaboa.
Most networks are programming new episodes tonight, but the CW is still in rerun mode so no new SUPERNATURAL this week. That will help me not have to watch GREY'S ANATOMY "live" and I can fast forward through the personal stuff that irritates the crap out of me.
Sorry to hear that ONE LIFE TO LIVE is getting rid of their gay couple. I hope I named the right soap opera. I don't know for sure, but they call the couple "Kish."
The Scottsboro Boys
A tale of Southern bigotry and miscarried justice unfurls with swift and startling alacrity in the immensely satisfying The Scottsboro Boys, the new musical with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb and a book by David Thompson, playing at the Vineyard Theatre.
...
EYE & SLEEP VIBES FOR DR ELMORE!
VIBES FOR GREG’S FATHER!
SURGERY VIBES FOR THE GOOD FRIEND OF JOHN G.
My Dear MIL was a big Lawrence Welk fan. She watched the shows over & over again in her later years.
Just read it...
Alice Sommer Herz survived the Holocaust with the help of the piano. She tells us how, at 106, she has kept faith in music and humanity
(http://www.thejc.com/node/29251)
"I have never hated, and I will never hate."
And now for something completely different... ::)
The NY Times' review of Love Never Dies:
Same Phantom, Different Spirit (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/theater/10love.html)
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
What is a box store?
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
What is a box store?
Just a wild guess here: a store that sells boxes. ;D
And now for something completely different... ::)
The NY Times' review of Love Never Dies:
Same Phantom, Different Spirit (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/theater/10love.html)
I was surprised that so many of the reviews I have read have been fairly positive.
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
What is a box store?
I, too, always loved Mr. Welk.
My Dear MIL was a big Lawrence Welk fan. She watched the shows over & over again in her later years.
I think that I've told this before, but my dad's grandmother LOVED Lawrence Welk. She lived with my grandfather (her son) and every week they HAD to watch The Lawrence Welk Show on TV. One year for her birthday, they all got tickets to see the show live and she got do dance with Lawrence Welk! My dad said that she fell asleep and died quietly while watching the show. She was 92 years old.
Let's start Thursday with a little slap dancing! Keep watching.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usl7CV9WWaA&feature=related
I don't know which made me laugh louder...
me being called part of the radical right OR Michael Moore being called an artist......
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
What is a box store?
A bigbox store like Costco, TCB.
ON THE TOWN is in production in Seattle? One of our FINIAN'S RAINBOW ensemble, Joe Aaron Reid, is in it.
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
What is a box store?
Just a wild guess here: a store that sells boxes. ;D
Well, I'm off. I'm working concessions for a showing of the movie, "Sunrise (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=995)" at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. It'll be fun watching it on "the big screen"!
(http://www.washingtoncenter.org/user_images/events/season/medium/SunriseBIG.jpg)
Until later!
Well....if it wasn't DR TCB.....thanks who wrote the correct name of the Kurasawa film....must have been yesterday....
My Dear MIL was a big Lawrence Welk fan. She watched the shows over & over again in her later years.
I think that I've told this before, but my dad's grandmother LOVED Lawrence Welk. She lived with my grandfather (her son) and every week they HAD to watch The Lawrence Welk Show on TV. One year for her birthday, they all got tickets to see the show live and she got do dance with Lawrence Welk! My dad said that she fell asleep and died quietly while watching the show. She was 92 years old.
Just read it...
Alice Sommer Herz survived the Holocaust with the help of the piano. She tells us how, at 106, she has kept faith in music and humanity
(http://www.thejc.com/node/29251)
"I have never hated, and I will never hate."
I just put in a request for the library to purchase this DVD.
I do have one very fond kind of tangential WELK memory. It was a Saturday (of course) and my Grandmother was visiting from Pennsylvania. We watched WELK as we always did and then the local news came on (this was SLC, where *none* of the affiliates *ever* broadcast the shows according to the network schedules--a truly odd phenomenon that used to drive me slightly crazy). Anyhoo, my Dad had been making noise about us needing to watch the weather that night. My Grandmother had a semi-crush on the SLC weatherman, who just happened to be an officer under my father's command in the Army reserve. Well, Bob Welti's weathercast came on, and as he wrapped it up, he looked right at the camera and in his best Jimmy Durante voice said, "And good night, Mrs. Shallenberger, wherever you are." (I'll let you guess who Mrs. Shallenberger was). My Grandmother let out a whoop like you've never heard. I'll never forget it. :)
Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.
What is a box store?
Just a wild guess here: a store that sells boxes. ;D
I watched a movie from the library that i did not think I would like. But I enjoyed it very much: Inglorious Basterds.
I really did not think it would be my kind of movie. But it was very interesting and not really what i was expecting. I think Chris Waltz was excellent. Surprisingly to me, Brad Pitt was one of my least favorite parts of the movie!
Also i had no idea that most of the movie was in subtitles. Fine for the french parts. But a bit hard on me for the German parts (since i don't wear my glasses when i watch tv).
I thought I sent you the scans of those two articles....one from the Des Moines Register and one when you were in Council Bluffs....which sound like cities that Esther Blodgett would play.
For Cillaliz:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/03/11/20100311joe-arpaio-corruption-investigations.html
I watched a movie from the library that i did not think I would like. But I enjoyed it very much: Inglorious Basterds.
I really did not think it would be my kind of movie. But it was very interesting and not really what i was expecting. I think Chris Waltz was excellent. Surprisingly to me, Brad Pitt was one of my least favorite parts of the movie!
Gee, BK, I think this is the most political I've ever seen you, but I'm still not quite clear where you stand on what all has happened in recent years.Thank you, Charles. I also don't think we want unnecessary wars that cost $1 billion a day.
Just another thought on the topic of the day. People want all the government entitlement programs and services -- medicare, social security police, fireman, strong armed forces, good schools -- but they have to be paid for. That means taxation. It cannot happen by just lowering taxes on the rich. As was proved by eight years of Bush, whose administration I still hold primarily responsible for the mess we are currently in.
As Lucy said to Ricky when she was complaining that they never went to the movies:
"They tell me they talk now and everything!"
Lawrence Welk was on in our house every time it aired. It was something I watched and remember going between liking it and falling asleep
And then, you can UP the taxes on every one of the big corporations who have been the ruination of this country for heaven knows how many years.
I also don't think we want unnecessary wars that cost $1 billion a day.
I have not seen AVATAR, but I did just finish watching THE POLICE DOG STORY (1961).
(http://api.ning.com/files/o6duofeKMNwOKP0GlTG5k37gk7j0GBp-VTdlLdyWqDA_/PoliceDogStory.jpg)
It was just a good as one would expect it to be.
Toe that line, baby. It's why nothing ever changes and the world is a shambles. Bravo.
Toe that line, baby. It's why nothing ever changes and the world is a shambles. Bravo.
That is not a reasoned counterargument - that is a petulant foot-stomp.
der Brucer
Next I watched this week's UGLY BETTY. It was a fun episode, some impoprtant events taking place, and guest star Brian Stokes Mitchell reunited with Vanessa Williams. I think it was a one-shot. There didn't appear to be a lengthy story arc developing. Besides, Betty only has about 6 more episodes to go.
OMG i can't believe what just happened on IDOL! :(
Oy.
I actually think this is one of the worst elimination shows ever.
But that's just my opinion.
...it's clearly at a point now where there is no "perfect" solution...