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Archives => Archive 20 => Topic started by: bk on January 07, 2011, 12:17:46 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes connected the dots just like Adriana Hofstetter, and now it is time for you to post until the dotty cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CHATOYANT!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Topic of the Day:
On my DVR: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464913/) that was on the Sundance Channel.
In my new (to me) Blu-ray player: the complete Metropolis (http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Metropolis-Blu-ray-Brigitte-Helm/dp/B0040QYROK/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1294390226&sr=1-2). I ordered an Ethernet cable and hooked up my Blu-ray to the Internet and did a firmware update. It was so easy! I also watched a couple of YouTube video clips on my TV through the player...that's a pretty cool feature. Next, I'm going to try the Netflix option. :D
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I was looking through my "Play Now" list on Netflix through my player and I have "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story." I think that I'll start with that.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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good morning - no snow yet
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remember when I ran my camera over in November?
Well I found the same one on ebay and won the auction and paid
first the seller contacted me and told me thta there was a problem with paypal and that he didn't get the mney then he said never mind I got it and I'll ship to you - I never recieved it and all subsequent messages have gone unanswered
I complained through ebay and last night I finally was able to escalate the process -''
Has anyone been through this? What are the chances of me getting my money back?
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I have gotten my money back a couple of times, DR VIXMOM. It shouldn't be a problem.
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I received CASINO ROYALE and GENGHIS KHAN yesterday!
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Muse vibes for MR BK.
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Whew! I'm glad Cillaliz didn't see a murder.
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Good morning, all! Last day of recording, and I hope the predicted snowfall holds off long enough to get Korliss into town and back home safely before the weather gets terrible. Today we have Jeanne Lehmasn at 10:30, followed by Korliss, and we are finished: 90+ songs, 8 cello and piano pieces, and 16 piano pieces composed between 1888 and 1924. I really have no idea how many discs the final product will entail or how many releases this will become; I suspect an album of piano solos, an album of cello & piano, and several sets of songs. When it comes to 90+ songs, I have no idea how they'll be packaged: chronologically? by type: anthem, Irish ballad, revue number, propaganda?
I'll leave all of that to New World Records; all I know is that I've now got a lot of notes to write!
That's my day.
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Whew! I'm glad Cillaliz didn't see a murder.
LOL!
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Note writing vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Off to work. Oh well.
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Good morning, all.
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Still very tired and haven't had time to catch up with the notes from the last few days. If I'm this exhausted while I'm unemployed, what's going to happen when I get work?
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TOD:
Nothing new. Zip.
:(
I guess I'll just have to watch something out of my library.
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TOD: If I find time to get to the library, I plan on picked up "Toy Story 3" and "Great Expectations" for the weekend DVD viewing.
CD: "Happy End," "Kitty's Kisses," "13"
Car CD: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Disc 9 of 20.
Reading: Some stuff for class. Trying to get an early start before the classes begin.
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Last night, we watched THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC w/Judy Holliday.
It's a fun movie and the cast is great.
I've never seen the show on stage, but I'll bet it's just as funny (or funnier) when the character is (as originally written) a sweet old lady (ala Josephine Hull), rather than a show girl.
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Whew! I'm glad Cillaliz didn't see a murder.
You think I could have gone without mentioning something like that? Not.
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I've lost 6 pounds since Christmas! Woo and hoo..... now I need to go to work
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TOD: If I find time to get to the library, I plan on picked up "Toy Story 3" and "Great Expectations" for the weekend DVD viewing.
CD: "Happy End," "Kitty's Kisses," "13"
Car CD: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Disc 9 of 20.
Reading: Some stuff for class. Trying to get an early start before the classes begin.
Which "Happy End" recording? I've got "Kitty's Kisses," but I've never played it. I don't care much personally for the orchestrator/MD.
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Time to head out. I think I will stop at the liquor store and pick up a bottle of champagne to celebrate the end of the recording this afternoon.
News at 5.
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Job call vibes for DR Jane's DS Craig!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I've lost 6 pounds since Christmas! Woo and hoo..... now I need to go to work
That is amazing!
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Morning all.
That is all.
What DR Ben said (without the oatmeal)
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Friday morning greetings! We have a fresh dusting of snow that made DS Rob's drive home from school pretty tricky last night. He made it safely and, fortunately, did not have to drive to Dayton this morning.
Vibes for today's recording session, DR Elmore!
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Happy Thoughts and A Happy Day for Everyone!
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Friday media check:
DVD - We have INCEPTION for our family pizza/movie night. I also need to watch A DANCE FOR BETHANY, which my AAUW friends will watch together next Tuesday evening when Richard and I are in Newport, TN.
CD (car) - We have to visit the West Carrollton branch library to pick up MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL on CD to listen to in the car. Prep for our visit to Savannah.
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BK, is the March show on the 2nd or the 9th?
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We have snow in Manhattan again though it's not the blizzard that we had on the 26th. I think we can live through this one.
I've taken a day off from work. I go to see the doctor this afternoon for a final assessment and to set a date for the appendectomy.
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remember when I ran my camera over in November?
Well I found the same one on ebay and won the auction and paid
first the seller contacted me and told me thta there was a problem with paypal and that he didn't get the mney then he said never mind I got it and I'll ship to you - I never recieved it and all subsequent messages have gone unanswered
I complained through ebay and last night I finally was able to escalate the process -''
Has anyone been through this? What are the chances of me getting my money back?
If you paid via paypal, call them immediately and have them walk you through opening a claim. Once you do that, you will get your money back quickly.
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BK, is the March show on the 2nd or the 9th?
The 2nd.
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I'm up. My throat feels a little weird for no reason, so I'm sucking on Coldeez and just had some hot EmergenC, which I'm hoping will take care of it.
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We had a confectioners sugar coating of snow this morning and it resulted in the loveliest train ride I've ever had on this commute. The snow brought out details in every stick of wood and stone along the Schuylkill River. It was all so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes away from the train window and I barely read a word of my book.
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TOD: If I find time to get to the library, I plan on picked up "Toy Story 3" and "Great Expectations" for the weekend DVD viewing.
CD: "Happy End," "Kitty's Kisses," "13"
Car CD: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Disc 9 of 20.
Reading: Some stuff for class. Trying to get an early start before the classes begin.
Which "Happy End" recording? I've got "Kitty's Kisses," but I've never played it. I don't care much personally for the orchestrator/MD.
The one that Ghostlight released from the American Conservatory Theater. It's supposedly the first English language recording and it's good.
I'm enjoying "Kitty's Kisses." It isn't a great score, but it's pleasant. I need to do some research on it though. Was "The Continental" written for that (it's only in the Finale and not mentioned by that name) or was it just incorporated to give the recording a "hit" song?
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We had a confectioners sugar coating of snow this morning and it resulted in the loveliest train ride I've ever had on this commute. The snow brought out details in every stick of wood and stone along the Schuylkill River. It was all so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes away from the train window and I barely read a word of my book.
And if the train were heated, then all was certainly right with the world.
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We had a confectioners sugar coating of snow this morning and it resulted in the loveliest train ride I've ever had on this commute. The snow brought out details in every stick of wood and stone along the Schuylkill River. It was all so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes away from the train window and I barely read a word of my book.
And if the train were heated, then all was certainly right with the world.
The train was well-heated, DR John G. Plus I had a cup of warm coffee in my hand. The only thing missing were cookies.
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Thank you Vixmom.
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Ginny I'm very happy your niece is doing so well. :)
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Ron I knew what you were shocked about even before I opened the story. ;D
Who'd a thunk it!!!
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Cilla you did keep us all in suspense-lol
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George, thanks for the vibes.
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good morning - no snow yet
:) Keep up the good work.
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Whew! I'm glad Cillaliz didn't see a murder.
You think I could have gone without mentioning something like that? Not.
I think Not ;D
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I've lost 6 pounds since Christmas! Woo and hoo..... now I need to go to work
Congratulations!!!
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Thank you Jennifer.
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We had a confectioners sugar coating of snow this morning and it resulted in the loveliest train ride I've ever had on this commute. The snow brought out details in every stick of wood and stone along the Schuylkill River. It was all so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes away from the train window and I barely read a word of my book.
Your description is lovely.
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Ginny I'm very happy your niece is doing so well. :)
Thanks, DR Jane - we're very proud of her. Here she is caring for a Miami cheerleader during last night's game:
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How many of you are aware that Anderson Cooper had, as a guest on his show, former child star Kirk Cameron on AC 360...as an "expert" commentator on whether or not there is any "revelatory" meaning behind the deaths of thousands of birds and fish in recent days?
Yes, THAT Kirk Cameron...the one who became "born-again"...the one who starred in the very lackluster series of "Left Behind" movies (movies that might have been much, much better)...as an "expert" on possible religious implications?
I'm beyond apalled, frankly.
It's just too sad for words.
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This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "You Nazi dog":
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40963869/ns/world_news-europe/?gt1=43001
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How many of you are aware that Anderson Cooper had, as a guest on his show, former child star Kirk Cameron on AC 360...as an "expert" commentator on whether or not there is any "revelatory" meaning behind the deaths of thousands of birds and fish in recent days?
Yes, THAT Kirk Cameron...the one who became "born-again"...the one who starred in the very lackluster series of "Left Behind" movies (movies that might have been much, much better)...as an "expert" on possible religious implications?
I'm beyond apalled, frankly.
It's just too sad for words.
Just take it as another sign of the Apocalypse. :)
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DR Ginny thank you for sharing the photo. :)
We watched INCEPTION last night. Make sure you very alert tonight. This is not a movie to watch half awake. :)
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How many of you are aware that Anderson Cooper had, as a guest on his show, former child star Kirk Cameron on AC 360...as an "expert" commentator on whether or not there is any "revelatory" meaning behind the deaths of thousands of birds and fish in recent days?
Yes, THAT Kirk Cameron...the one who became "born-again"...the one who starred in the very lackluster series of "Left Behind" movies (movies that might have been much, much better)...as an "expert" on possible religious implications?
I'm beyond apalled, frankly.
It's just too sad for words.
I didn't know & don't want to watch after what you just reported. I've seen him in interviews & he always appears to be very happy & his comments weren't off the wall.
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How many of you are aware that Anderson Cooper had, as a guest on his show, former child star Kirk Cameron on AC 360...as an "expert" commentator on whether or not there is any "revelatory" meaning behind the deaths of thousands of birds and fish in recent days?
Yes, THAT Kirk Cameron...the one who became "born-again"...the one who starred in the very lackluster series of "Left Behind" movies (movies that might have been much, much better)...as an "expert" on possible religious implications?
I'm beyond apalled, frankly.
It's just too sad for words.
Just take it as another sign of the Apocalypse. :)
Shaking my head.
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And the word of the day is: CHATOYANT!
And The Song Of The Day Is: STRING OF PEARLS
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Heard from Muse Margaret - she hadn't read the pages last night because it was her anniversary and she and her ever-lovin' Richard went out to celebrate thirty-six years. But, she read them this morning and was very happy with it all save for some stuff in the first chapter. The way she first said that she had problems with the opening got me really worried, but it turned out to be some really minor stuff - words, really, descriptive prose that she didn't feel were right for Adriana - it took me all of thirty seconds to fix those four or five things. Funnily, too of the words I'd used in one of the other books and she'd had the same reaction then and I'd removed them or replaced them - but I forgot about it and used them again. But that's why she's so good with my stuff. She just instinctively knows when something is off, even if it's one word or a phrase. But she loved everything else, especially the return of a character from the last book. And the plot is holding her interest, so that's good. And I'm mushing on and have written a little over a page. I'm still feeling a little weird but my throat is already feeling better.
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TOD: If I find time to get to the library, I plan on picked up "Toy Story 3" and "Great Expectations" for the weekend DVD viewing.
CD: "Happy End," "Kitty's Kisses," "13"
Car CD: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Disc 9 of 20.
Reading: Some stuff for class. Trying to get an early start before the classes begin.
Which "Happy End" recording? I've got "Kitty's Kisses," but I've never played it. I don't care much personally for the orchestrator/MD.
The one that Ghostlight released from the American Conservatory Theater. It's supposedly the first English language recording and it's good.
I'm enjoying "Kitty's Kisses." It isn't a great score, but it's pleasant. I need to do some research on it though. Was "The Continental" written for that (it's only in the Finale and not mentioned by that name) or was it just incorporated to give the recording a "hit" song?
In a Review by William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide (quoted from e-music.com (http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-PS-Classics-Kitty-s-Kisses-2009-Studio-Cast-Recording-MP3-Download/11676203.html)):
Krasker, however, sweetens the pot a little. He notes that one part of the score was missing despite his efforts, the "Finale Ultimo." "… [R]ather than omit it altogether," he writes in his liner notes, "we devised one of our own with a playful tip of the hat to the composer." That is to say, he interpolated another Conrad song at the end, perhaps the composer's best-known composition, "The Continental" from the 1934 Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers film The Gay Divorcée, the first song to win an Academy Award. Thus, Kitty's Kisses finally has its hit song, albeit drafted in from eight years in the future.
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My TOD media check will likely be a bunch of Netflix streaming...Netflix added a whole slew of streaming titles today with many golden oldies...a little Mari Blanchard, a little Mamie Van Doren, even some Race Gentry! Oh, and a bunch of 1950s British films that I had never heard of.
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How many of you are aware that Anderson Cooper had, as a guest on his show, former child star Kirk Cameron on AC 360...as an "expert" commentator on whether or not there is any "revelatory" meaning behind the deaths of thousands of birds and fish in recent days?
Yes, THAT Kirk Cameron...the one who became "born-again"...the one who starred in the very lackluster series of "Left Behind" movies (movies that might have been much, much better)...as an "expert" on possible religious implications?
I'm beyond apalled, frankly.
It's just too sad for words.
Oh, come on. You don't think Anderson and CNN were up to something?
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
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TOD: If I find time to get to the library, I plan on picked up "Toy Story 3" and "Great Expectations" for the weekend DVD viewing.
CD: "Happy End," "Kitty's Kisses," "13"
Car CD: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Disc 9 of 20.
Reading: Some stuff for class. Trying to get an early start before the classes begin.
Which "Happy End" recording? I've got "Kitty's Kisses," but I've never played it. I don't care much personally for the orchestrator/MD.
The one that Ghostlight released from the American Conservatory Theater. It's supposedly the first English language recording and it's good.
I'm enjoying "Kitty's Kisses." It isn't a great score, but it's pleasant. I need to do some research on it though. Was "The Continental" written for that (it's only in the Finale and not mentioned by that name) or was it just incorporated to give the recording a "hit" song?
In a Review by William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide (quoted from e-music.com (http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-PS-Classics-Kitty-s-Kisses-2009-Studio-Cast-Recording-MP3-Download/11676203.html)):
Krasker, however, sweetens the pot a little. He notes that one part of the score was missing despite his efforts, the "Finale Ultimo." "… [R]ather than omit it altogether," he writes in his liner notes, "we devised one of our own with a playful tip of the hat to the composer." That is to say, he interpolated another Conrad song at the end, perhaps the composer's best-known composition, "The Continental" from the 1934 Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers film The Gay Divorcée, the first song to win an Academy Award. Thus, Kitty's Kisses finally has its hit song, albeit drafted in from eight years in the future.
Thank you, George. I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to read the booklets with any of the CDs I got for Christmas. I've barely had time to listen to the CDs. That makes sense on a certain level, but the song feels out of place with the rest of the score.
By the way, Danny Burstein practically steals the album. He's really funny.
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't have a problem with the idea of Streisand playing Mama Rose, but I do think she's a too old for the part. I'd rather see her do MAME.
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Casino Royale and Genghis Khan have arrived...I'll be listening to these, right now. :)
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AND the 3-pack of HDMI cables that I'd ordered on eBay have arrived!
True hi-def Blu-Ray...here I come! ;D
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't have a problem with the idea of Streisand playing Mama Rose, but I do think she's a too old for the part. I'd rather see her do MAME.
I think she's too old for Mame and Rose. Patti LuPone was the oldest actress to play Rose so far on Broadway, older than Rose was supposedly in real life. I'd still watch it, though.
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I'm sure it will come to pass that the Streisand Gypsy was just a way to keep her name in the press. I don't think it will ever happen and if it does it wouldn't be for at least two years and by then she'd be seventy-two or something. It's laughable.
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I've written three pages and that may end up being it for the day, especially if Gregory Harrison is coming by at two-thirty (I haven't had confirmation, but it could happen). I have to shower and then do a couple of errands. So, unless I get home from the Gardenia by eleven and whip out a few more pages, then that will be it, and I'll probably do more than usual tomorrow. I remember the days when I was thrilled if I'd done three pages in a day. And I'm pretty far ahead on this one, having done an average of ten a day.
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
Not sad at all. Not to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't have a problem with the idea of Streisand playing Mama Rose, but I do think she's a too old for the part. I'd rather see her do MAME.
Would they bill that as "Barbra 'Mame'" or "Streisand 'Mame'" (vis a vis "Lucy 'Mame'")? :)
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How many of you are aware that Anderson Cooper had, as a guest on his show, former child star Kirk Cameron on AC 360...as an "expert" commentator on whether or not there is any "revelatory" meaning behind the deaths of thousands of birds and fish in recent days?
Yes, THAT Kirk Cameron...the one who became "born-again"...the one who starred in the very lackluster series of "Left Behind" movies (movies that might have been much, much better)...as an "expert" on possible religious implications?
I'm beyond apalled, frankly.
It's just too sad for words.
Oh, come on. You don't think Anderson and CNN were up to something?
After having watched Anderson Cooper giggle like a schoolgirl throughout his co-hosting gig with Kathy Griffin at the Tournament of Roses Parade, I have no clue what they'd be up to.
It would be interesting if they had been, however.
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Friday.
DR RODZINSKI is in Indiana to see the Colts/Jets game tomorrow and stopped by the World of Wisdom.
He sends his greetings to one and all....
He was with his friends Matt & Rebecca.....
I didn't have my camera to take a photo.....and didn't think of the camera phone until the car was leaving the parking lot....
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The last recording session was smooth and quick: Jeanne arrived at 10:30 and we had her three numbers finished by noon. Korliss and her husband Jerry Grossman, our solo cellist, arrived arounmd then, and we took a lunch break while Korliss warmed up. She had four songs, and we finished everything with her in about two hours. It was a great way to end the recording sessions.
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Received Casino Royale today and listening to it right now.
But I do have a question.
Was it not possible to have the Casino Royale end title vocal as a seperate track?
Otherwise I am enjoy listening to both versions.
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't think this is sad.
I just think it's dumb.
GYPSY has been filmed twice. Once with Roz Russell and once with Bette Midler.
The Midler one, as I recall, was pretty good.
If Hollywood is going to make a Broadway musical, how about one that has never been done before (e.g. LES MISERABLES, RAGTIME)
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“The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine.” – Abraham Lincoln
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“The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine.” – Abraham Lincoln
A forward thinker was our Abe!
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The last recording session was smooth and quick: Jeanne arrived at 10:30 and we had her three numbers finished by noon. Korliss and her husband Jerry Grossman, our solo cellist, arrived arounmd then, and we took a lunch break while Korliss warmed up. She had four songs, and we finished everything with her in about two hours. It was a great way to end the recording sessions.
Excellent news. Enjoy that Champagne. You deserve it.
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Friday.
DR RODZINSKI is in Indiana to see the Colts/Jets game tomorrow and stopped by the World of Wisdom.
He sends his greetings to one and all....
He was with his friends Matt & Rebecca.....
I didn't have my camera to take a photo.....and didn't think of the camera phone until the car was leaving the parking lot....
:D
Did he surprise you?
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The last recording session was smooth and quick:
:) :)
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A couple of hours ago Richard and I started out to the grocery store with the intention that later we'd send Rob out for carry-out pizza. However, we slid down our driveway, almost hitting the stone wall that borders the lower half on the driver's side. So I called Rob and asked him to shovel and salt while we were gone and we bought the makings for homemade pizza. The crusts have now been pre-baked and are cooling to get crisp. Soon I'll add toppings and finish the baking and no one will have to go back out.
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Nice to have someone at home to take care of the driveway while you are gone ;)
Did you make your own dough or purchase it? If purchased what form did it come in, pizza or dough shaped?
I'm very glad you did not hit the stone wall!!!
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DR Jane - I buy the Pillsbury pizza crust dough in a tube and make thin-ish rectangular pizzas.
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Thanks Ginny. We purchased a pizza stone over the holidays & Bryan made us delicious pizza. The dough was better the second day after sitting in the frig over night. Now that we have the stone we should make pizza more often. I don't think I can knead bread yet & am looking for a good pizza crust I can roll out & bake. I'll look for the Pillsbury.
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At the moment I'm searching for an extra large dog bed for Sherlock.
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Well, it's time for me to leave work. I have some laundry to do and I'll also be playing around with the streaming-Netflix-and-YouTube feature of my Blu-ray player. :)
Until later!
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't have a problem with the idea of Streisand playing Mama Rose, but I do think she's a too old for the part. I'd rather see her do MAME.
I would rather she do SUNSET BLVD.
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One more.
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PAGE FOUR?
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Is today going to be the lowest posting day of all time?
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Is the power out up and down the East Coast?
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Has Ginny taken up sking in her basement?
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Has elmore finished his entire bottle of champagne?
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Is Ben busy playing house with Ant?
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Is it not in the cards for Jrand?
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Is MBarnum busy watching gladiator (or maybe Race Gentry) movies?
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Has Ginny taken up sking in her basement?
No, DR TCB, I've been trying to watch INCEPTION with Richard and Rob. It makes no sense to me and didn't seem worth the effort.
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Is JMK confused as to which house of worship to attend on a Friday?
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Is DakotaCelt buried in a 50 foot snow drift?
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Has Ginny taken up sking in her basement?
No, DR TCB, I've been trying to watch INCEPTION with Richard and Rob. It makes no sense to me and didn't seem worth the effort.
Whew! Thank you Ginny, I wasn't sure I would be able to stop.
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Is Danise forced to ride the bus home from work today?
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Is John G. still doing "extra" duty?
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Is Kevin in line somewhere waiting for a Brent Barrett concert?
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Is Cilla out and about witnessing murders?
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LOL DR TCB.
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Has Jose discovered the aphrodisiac properties of pina caladas?
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Is Jennifer out riding her bicycle in sub-zero termperatures?
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LOL DR TCB.
Okay, okay, I am done.
G'night!
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Is Kevin in line somewhere waiting for a Brent Barrett concert?
I wish! He's in Germany I believe.
And speaking of Brent, I'm watching Chicago on STARZ right now and thinking how great he would have been as Billy Flynn on film after playing the role on stage so often (no offense to Richard Gere, but he's no singer).
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I'm sure it will come to pass that the Streisand Gypsy was just a way to keep her name in the press. I don't think it will ever happen and if it does it wouldn't be for at least two years and by then she'd be seventy-two or something. It's laughable.
Excuse me, BK, but she's only 68 now (at least till April 24th)!
I for one hope it happens.
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While I'm enjoying Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger in Chicago, I'm thinking of how great the stage performers who do the show are (there's no cutting and pasting of the dance scenes on Broadway!)
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LOL DR TCB.
Okay, okay, I am done.
G'night!
I was laughing not complaining ;)
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Ben and Ant are playing house. We went to the doctor and all is well. I have to see my regular doctor this coming week to get an OK for surgery and to tell him all that's happened since December 10th (my official physician has not been involved in any of this since I couldn't reach him when it happened). I see my appendicitis doctor again on January 21st and we will then set the date for the surgery in February.
We then came home and had dinner and watched two more lectures on the history of musical theatre. It's a 4-DVD set done by a professor at Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. A friend lent them to us. It's a well-done set. We are now finished with Broadway in it's infancy and we have 8 more 45 minute lectures to go.
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Hi Ben--glad to hear you're doing well!
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Good news DR Ben. Did your surgeon (doctor you have been seeing?) send a report to your regular doctor?
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I personally think La Streisand would make a smashing Mama Rose. I will say her voice showed its age on that Blu-ray concert I reviewed last year, and I was in fact kind of shocked, though even Babs herself said it was due to her not having sung for so long, so maybe with proper warm-ups, she'd be OK. Plus her perfectionism would mean the pre-records would have to meet with her approval.
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The internets have been wonky here all day. It's driving me slightly insane.
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I have also, slowly but surely, been packing away Christmas decorations. Tomorrow we tackle the tree and it will be an interesting experience. Some of the ornaments clearly belong to Rob - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Starship Enterprise, Spock, Captains Kirk and Picard, etc. Those will be packed for him to take to wherever he and Mary Linda end up living after they're married.
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't have a problem with the idea of Streisand playing Mama Rose, but I do think she's a too old for the part. I'd rather see her do MAME.
I would rather she do SUNSET BLVD.
I'd rather she not. LOL
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Wow - only page 5 at 7:43pm PST? Must have been a busy day.
I for one took down the Christmas decor from the front lawn when I returned home from work. In 7th grade today we began talking about storytelling on the stage in the form of musical theatre, opera and ballet - all of which we will touch on soon. As we were talking about elements of all three, one of my 7th grade boys constantly asked about make-up and costumes, at least 3 times. I laughed inside and prayed for him!
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well the patented HHW vibes have come through again - the 6 -8 inch snowstorm turned out to be a slight dusting with no accumalation on the streets....so tomorrow morning the Vixter and I are off to the new city of York to look at some of King Tut's knick knacks and then to learn the Importance of Being Earnest
I ask for some continued storm stay away vibes - at least until we are home again
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Still very tired and haven't had time to catch up with the notes from the last few days. If I'm this exhausted while I'm unemployed, what's going to happen when I get work?
OMG, I know that feeling (has someone used "so inactive that you have to lie down" from WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY)
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Storm-stay-away vibes for all, especially vixfamily
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A little tribute to the People's Choice outfits, from Jan Horvath and me
Hmmm... that cut-and-paste wnet funky, well, it's HOLLYWOOD GOWNS, the first item on my blog
http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/
We're using the Peoples Choice outfits as a trial run for doing this for real for the Golden Globes outfits
Oh wait, this link should work dircetly to YouTube
HOLLYWOOD GOWN (adaptation of HOLLYWOOD TOWN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4EbJz5tPf0
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Hmm, that post looks like I was having a conversation with myself.
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So i do have the feeling some of those old-year "guest" searches were being searched by my ex-bosses, based on info they seem to have about Starfighter
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Good very late evening. Had a very busy day at work. Then we had a historic preservation holiday get together. It was really fun. It was at the home of one of the commission memebers. It's an 1892 Victorian than they moved across town. It's a huge house on a hill now that I first noticed when I first moved to town. It's always fascinated me, so it was really cool to go there. They've been restoring it for 15 years and it's really incredible. There were 9 of us, so it was a really fun size group. We did pot luck appetizers and had a liitle wine. Lots of fascinating talk and a very very good time.
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This isn't the best photo, it's from the assessor, but it's the house. We even climbed up to the little windows way at the top. It was cool
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page 5, really folks
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Man we have a way to go
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Um I really don't know much today
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Had a good day at work
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Why do people think it's a good thing to lie to their lawyers?
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Why am I still awake/
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I lost 6 pounds between Christmas and now....of course I ate a lot tonight, but oh well
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We may have a snow storm starting Sunday and I have a major brief that I have to overnight on Monday. Hmmmm
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Tomorrow I have lots to clean. I have to go to the office and I have to go to the store to stock up for the weekend
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Man, still a ways to go
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Why is Ted Nugent on tv a lot all of a sudden
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A little tribute to the People's Choice outfits, from Jan Horvath and me
Hmmm... that cut-and-paste wnet funky, well, it's HOLLYWOOD GOWNS, the first item on my blog
http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/
We're using the Peoples Choice outfits as a trial run for doing this for real for the Golden Globes outfits
Oh wait, this link should work dircetly to YouTube
HOLLYWOOD GOWN (adaptation of HOLLYWOOD TOWN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4EbJz5tPf0
very nice FJL!!
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Have we really stooped so low that Roseanne Barr and Ted Nugent are actually who we should be listen to about politics?
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When children have blubber they are going to need health care sooner - Ted Nugent
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Nice house Cilla I wol dhave loved tohav ebeenon that tour
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Do kids still have mandatory PE at school?
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I am pleased to announce that Ebay decided in my favor - hurrah!
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Do kids still have mandatory PE at school?
they do here
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thye have requiremetn for PE in the state colleges as well
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DR Laura, I never answered you about Callie. She is doing better every day. I think her mouth was pretty sore for a day or two. We all know the feeling when they do dental work and she had a lot of plaque around her gums. I can tell she feels better. She's hanging around a lot more instead of hiding out in her room
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This should do it
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well I wanted to stick around for page 6 but it is after one amd tomorrrow is an early start a
I would hate to fall asleep in the play!
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Thankd to Cilla we did it!
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good night CillaLiz!!
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Night vixmom.
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VIBES TO ALL WHO NEED THEM
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Congrats on getting your money, Vixmom
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Time for me to go to bed. Looking forward to sleeping in
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Is John G. still doing "extra" duty?
John G. is exhausted from two days' work. It may take me five days to recuperate.
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While I'm enjoying Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger in Chicago, I'm thinking of how great the stage performers who do the show are (there's no cutting and pasting of the dance scenes on Broadway!)
No cutting of the vocals, either.
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A little tribute to the People's Choice outfits, from Jan Horvath and me
Hmmm... that cut-and-paste wnet funky, well, it's HOLLYWOOD GOWNS, the first item on my blog
http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/
We're using the Peoples Choice outfits as a trial run for doing this for real for the Golden Globes outfits
Oh wait, this link should work dircetly to YouTube
HOLLYWOOD GOWN (adaptation of HOLLYWOOD TOWN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4EbJz5tPf0
Fun. The TV shoot this week was at a Burlington Coat Factory that had dresses that looked like something Pat Benetar rejected back in the '80s. Or like something in your video. Quel dommage.
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Have we really stooped so low that Roseanne Barr and Ted Nugent are actually who we should be listen to about politics?
Have we stooped so low that George W. Bush or anyone in his cabinet would be a person we would listen to about politics?
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Ben and Ant are playing house. We went to the doctor and all is well. I have to see my regular doctor this coming week to get an OK for surgery and to tell him all that's happened since December 10th (my official physician has not been involved in any of this since I couldn't reach him when it happened). I see my appendicitis doctor again on January 21st and we will then set the date for the surgery in February.
We then came home and had dinner and watched two more lectures on the history of musical theatre. It's a 4-DVD set done by a professor at Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. A friend lent them to us. It's a well-done set. We are now finished with Broadway in it's infancy and we have 8 more 45 minute lectures to go.
Great news that all is well.
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TCB, you are amazing. And many blessings on your head.
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I have at least caught up with today's postings. And now I must go to bed. Night, all.
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Here's some sad news:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/barbra-streisand-as-mama-rose-why-not-patti-lupone-.html
I don't have a problem with the idea of Streisand playing Mama Rose, but I do think she's a too old for the part. I'd rather see her do MAME.
I would rather she do SUNSET BLVD.
I'd love to see Babs in Sunset Blvd.
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Ben and Ant are playing house. We went to the doctor and all is well. I have to see my regular doctor this coming week to get an OK for surgery and to tell him all that's happened since December 10th (my official physician has not been involved in any of this since I couldn't reach him when it happened). I see my appendicitis doctor again on January 21st and we will then set the date for the surgery in February.
Very good news, Ben!
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Shayne - while it would be lovely to make every note of music a separate track to do so would make the publishing royalty prohibitive, which is why tracks are combined. So, no, it was not even a remote possibility.
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My very long day is finally done. Not as much writing as I'd hoped to do (about five pages) but I'll do more tomorrow. I was going to do a couple more tonight but now the helper's boyfriend has moved up our meeting time to nine in the morning. This entire business is really starting to irk me now - I just want things to work the way they were working, i.e. not everything falling on my shoulders. There are simply not enough hours in the day for me to have to do everything.
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I started to connect my new Blu-ray player to my TV with my brand new (and quite inexpensive) HDMI cable and found that my DVR was connected to my TV with BOTH component AND HDMI cables. I don't remember setting it up that way, but both work. So, I left the existing HDMI cable hooked up to my DVR and moved the component cables to my regular DVD player. I then connected my new Blu-ray player to my TV with my brand new (and quite inexpensive) HDMI cable.
I then watched almost the whole first hour of the newly restored "Metropolis" and now am watching "2001: A Space Odyssey."
"WOW," is all I have to say about the picture quality. :D
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A little tribute to the People's Choice outfits, from Jan Horvath and me
Hmmm... that cut-and-paste wnet funky, well, it's HOLLYWOOD GOWNS, the first item on my blog
http://music-and-comedy.blogspot.com/
We're using the Peoples Choice outfits as a trial run for doing this for real for the Golden Globes outfits
Oh wait, this link should work dircetly to YouTube
HOLLYWOOD GOWN (adaptation of HOLLYWOOD TOWN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4EbJz5tPf0
Funny!