Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 20 => Topic started by: bk on May 06, 2011, 12:29:38 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were vaguely noir and had vaguely the old ennui, and now it is time for you to post until the noir cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: JORUM!
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And here is the head's up on our new release - I'm hoping it will be a quick sellout, so don't wait too long - and believe me, you want this. You know the drill - it's 19.98 plus 3.75 shipping paid via paypal to kritzerland at adelphia dot net.
Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack:
MULHOLLAND FALLS
Music Composed and Conducted by Dave Grusin
THIS ISN’T AMERICA, THIS IS LOS ANGELES
Sometimes it’s just timing. Sometimes it’s just the luck of the draw. In 1996, an LA film noir called Mulholland Falls was released. Very much attempting to tap into the feel of the film Chinatown, it received some good reviews and some bad reviews; but not many people in 1996 cared to see a period LA film noir set in the early 1950s, despite its excellent cast, which included Nick Nolte, Chaz Palminteri, Jennifer Connelly, John Malkovich, Melanie Griffith, Chris Penn, Michael Madsen, Andrew McCarthy, and Treat Williams, as well as small roles played by Bruce Dern, Louise Fletcher, Rob Lowe and William Peterson. One year later, LA Confidential opened, and suddenly a period LA film noir set in the early 1950s was all the rage with audiences and critics. It’s interesting to think about what would have happened if the two films had come out in reverse order.
Mulholland Falls was loosely based on a real-life group of LA policemen known as the “Hat Squad” who pretty much did things as they pleased in the days long before the Miranda decision. It also concerned itself with secretly filmed incriminating lurid movies, the A-bomb testing in Nevada, and a mystery rife with cover-ups and secrets and immorality lurking around every corner. In other words, business as usual for an LA noir. Roger Ebert really liked the film, saying, “This is the kind of movie where every note is put in lovingly. It’s a 1950s crime movie, but with a modern, ironic edge.” The Los Angeles Times’ Kenneth Turan also liked it, and said, “Mulholland Falls combines a vivid sense of place with a visceral directorial style that fuses controlled fury onto everything it touches.”
The film disappeared quickly, but developed a cult following from its many cable showings and various video releases. Seen today, it is a moody, evocative, well-paced noir, with a powerhouse cast – and a lot of what works about the film can be traced to its score by Dave Grusin. Not only does his music do everything that film music is supposed to do, i.e. propel the film, establish its moods, define its characters, and illuminate its story, but apart from the film it is a great listening experience – its themes are beautiful and memorable, exciting and melancholy, mysterious and smoky and intoxicating. In fact, it’s one of the best noir scores ever written, and right up there with other classics of the post-1970s noir scores, Chinatown (Jerry Goldsmith), Farewell, My Lovely (David Shire), and LA Confidential (Goldsmith again).
The score to Mulholland Falls was issued on CD concurrent with the film’s release, on Edel. That CD presented about thirty-eight minutes of score and the classic song “Harbor Lights,” sung by Aaron Neville (who performs it on camera in the movie). That release has been long out of print and brings pricey collector prices. For this release, we’ve gone back to the original two-track mixed masters and discovered quite a nice number of cues that were not on the original Edel CD. So, for the first time we are presenting the complete score to the film, in film order (the original CD is, for the most part, in film order and is very well sequenced, but the missing cues are really good and really give the score a cohesive quality that is quite addictive), along with an alternate version of the main title.
Dave Grusin is a master film composer, and Mulholland Falls is right at the top of his prodigious output. So, just surrender yourself because there’s no way not to be caught in the spider web of its sinuous, silky musical world; a tone poem of doomed romance, conspiracy, and an LA that doesn’t exist anymore.
This release is limited to 1000 copies only. The price of the CD is $19.98, plus shipping. Additionally, we are offering a special deal with the purchase of this release. Go to the item page and click on the link to find out about it.
CD will ship the third week of June – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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good morning and good day
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looking forward to jason graae's new cd
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And so it goes
Sada Thompson Emmy (Family) and Tony (Twigs) winning actress passes
RIP
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/arts/sada-thompson-actress-known-for-maternal-roles-dies-at-83.html
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MULHOLLAND FALLS has been ordered.
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Friday morning greetings! Up early to go to Dayton to spend the day with my volunteer administrator friends. I haven't seen them since December, so I'm looking forward to it.
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Nice photos yesterday.
DR JOHN G I am not sure how I feel about the COMPANY video.....I have been listening to the OBC too long to change my ways.
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I also got my EBATES money - which I just have posted to my PayPal account.....for doing basically nothing except logging into EBAY through EBATES.....I earned over $10.....which paid for almost half of my new Kritzerland CD.
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Friday is a work day.
Last night at rehearsal I told a bunch of little girls to shut up and listen to the director, and they just laughed....although they did shut up.
I HATE HATE HATE working in shows with children who don't really care about being in a show and know nothing and listen to nothing and are generally useless. They run around the theater during rehearsal and always have to ask ONCE AGAIN where they are supposed to be and WHAT are we doing.....HATE HATE HATE. And the NEVER shut up.
I now remember why I never audition for big musicals.
There ARE three children out of the group to whom the above does NOT apply.
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Good morning, all.
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TOD:
DVD: Death of a Cyclist, Funny Lady
CD: London Carnival, Saratoga
Car CD: Freedom Writers
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And so it goes
Sada Thompson Emmy (Family) and Tony (Twigs) winning actress passes
RIP
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/arts/sada-thompson-actress-known-for-maternal-roles-dies-at-83.html
Oh dear --- I loved her in Family when I was a kid
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I like the new avatar, George.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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I'm off to DC for the weekend so I won't be around. I will be without computer.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it's early. Well, early for me.
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DR Ben - I'll see you in the Grand Foyer tomorrow night!!
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And so it goes
Sada Thompson Emmy (Family) and Tony (Twigs) winning actress passes
RIP
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/arts/sada-thompson-actress-known-for-maternal-roles-dies-at-83.html
:(
-My favorite Mrs. Antrobus.
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Like flies....I tell you....they're dropping.
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DVD - Where Eagles Dare in BLU-Ray
CD - Broadway the Gold Collection
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Off to work.
Oh well.
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Friday is a work day.
Last night at rehearsal I told a bunch of little girls to shut up and listen to the director, and they just laughed....although they did shut up.
I HATE HATE HATE working in shows with children who don't really care about being in a show and know nothing and listen to nothing and are generally useless. They run around the theater during rehearsal and always have to ask ONCE AGAIN where they are supposed to be and WHAT are we doing.....HATE HATE HATE. And the NEVER shut up.
I now remember why I never audition for big musicals.
There ARE three children out of the group to whom the above does NOT apply.
DR JRand - Ummm... Where's the Stage Manager?
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Well...
The 80's Channel on Music Choice (Verizon FIOS) has been the source of some great giggles this past week.
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And now...
I need to get ready for the rest of my day: auditions, auditions, and more auditions.
Laters...
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DR Ben - I'll see you in the Grand Foyer tomorrow night!!
Sounds good!
We are having dinner at the Kennedy Center cafe. We had other plans but there have been adjustments to the weekend due to DC participant business/work issues so a simple dinner at the Cafe will be the plan for us.
I'm not a huge fan of Elaine Paige but otherwise I'm very excited about the show. Miss Lavin as Hattie Walker and Terri White as Stella Deems!!! Also the great Ron Raines and Danny Burstein (both personal friends of Dear Larry). I'm happy!
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And now, back to the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Good morning, all! I slept late.
I have very little to do today except for proofreading a score from EILEEN and thinking about this Appalachian theatre piece.
DR George, I like the new avatar.
DR cillaliz, I've considered several times, during one of the Oxford University Press sales, purchasing the complete Dickens, but I don't have the room. Are the editions nice?
TOD:
DVD: LOVE FOR LYDIA, ROMAN HOLIDAY
CD: The Great Waltz, Victor Herbert songs & cello-piano music, Guy Haines, Liz Callaway
VCR: porn
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DR Ben - I'll see you in the Grand Foyer tomorrow night!!
Sounds good!
We are having dinner at the Kennedy Center cafe. We had other plans but there have been adjustments to the weekend due to DC participant business/work issues so a simple dinner at the Cafe will be the plan for us.
I'm not a huge fan of Elaine Paige but otherwise I'm very excited about the show. Miss Lavin as Hattie Walker and Terri White as Stella Deems!!! Also the great Ron Raines and Danny Burstein (both personal friends of Dear Larry). I'm happy!
I'm convinced tha LaPeters, who is not a virtuoso performer for every Sondheim lead, is poor casting as Sally, so I hope your reviews prove me wrong. I think she should have been cast as Phyllis and Rebecca Luker cast as Sally. That said, I hope you have a great time and, if you run into Mr Raines, give him my love. He's the best!
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TOD:
No idea what I'll watch this weekend.
Nothing new to review, so I'll probably pull something out of my library.
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I don't recall the score, but I did like MULHOLLAND FALLS...as well as FAREWELL, MY LOVELY.
I also think that L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is the best movie to come out of Hollywood in the last 25 years.
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morning!
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William Campbell, Jackie Cooper and Sada Thompson:
I guess it does come in threes, doesn't it?
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Both sad and kind of disgusted-amused as I read this sheaf of papers from NYU on my late Uncle. The Abraham Lincoln Brigade was both defaming him and begging for his considerable money within 24 hours of his death.
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I have ordered MULHOLLAND FALLS, and it is not here yet, so I am filing a dispute with PayPal.
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I believe Sada rented from one of my Uncles when she did a Neil Simon play, or am I imagining that she did a Simon play?
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I'm up, I'm up. Soon I will be on my way to the Colony Theatre.
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I might be thinking of Maureen Stapleton in "The Gingerbread Lady," though it indeed could have been Sada in "Twigs."
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MULHOLLAND FALLS has been ordered.
George
I Like Your New Avatar
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Druxy, have you ever posted a link to your reviews? I need to see how often you say "debris." ;)
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And the word of the day is: JORUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is : WE'LL TAKE A GLASS TOGETHER
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Here's the music geek observation o' the day: I'm listening to George Shearing's exquisite Bossa Nova album for the first time in years (it would make a great reissue, BK). I just noticed today that Clare Fischer, the consummate orchestrator/arranger, interpolated his own "Carnaval," a lovely and quite dissonant song, into his arrangement of "Green Dolphin Street." That is all.
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Druxy, have you ever posted a link to your reviews? I need to see how often you say "debris." ;)
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It's what BK likes to call a "runner", Druxy. Search for "debris" on this site and you will see BK does not like it when reviewers use that term.
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In any event, where can one find your reviews?
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Since so many have been puzzled by the debris comments, it's becoming clear none of you are reading BK's posts. :)
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Welcome to my universe, BK.
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! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY DR GEORGE ! ! ! ! !
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It's cool and refreshing, isn't it, debris?
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And of course there's Roger DeBris.
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I believe he and Carmen have a pavilion in their backyard.
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Awww, I always enjoyed Sada Thompson's performances.
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
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Pavilion...
Vermilion...
Okay, there's a show tune with the word vermilion but it keeps slipping out of my grasp. What is it?
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I think I'm hearing Barbara Harris sing it...
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...and another lyric rhymes with Castilian...
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Okay, I got it! Who else can guess the name of the song?
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From Bruce:
And what do you think they're saying on the chat boards about Mr. Laurents' passing? "This is such shocking news." Note to idiots: It's not shocking when a man who has lived and worked for ninety-three years dies. Shocking is when a twelve year old dies, or a twenty year old or a sixty year old.
This made me laugh. I was shocked when my 98 year old grandfather died. I was shocked because I always expected him to live 100 years. He only missed his birthday by a few months.
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Hint: I was wrong about Barbara Harris.
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DR George I like your new avatar very much.
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And I say, keep the beard. :)
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A ninety-three year old man's death would be shocking if he were found wearing an Esther Williams bathing suit.
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A ninety-three year old man's death would be shocking if he were found wearing an Esther Williams bathing suit.
Albert Dekker wasn't 93. ;D
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That, DRs, is a joke perhaps only for JR and myself.
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And so it goes
Sada Thompson Emmy (Family) and Tony (Twigs) winning actress passes
RIP
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/arts/sada-thompson-actress-known-for-maternal-roles-dies-at-83.html
Oh dear --- I loved her in Family when I was a kid
She was the heart of the show.
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And maybe not even for JR.
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William Campbell, Jackie Cooper and Sada Thompson:
I guess it does come in threes, doesn't it?
Fours, actually, since Yvette Vickers was in the mix as well.
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How soon they forget: what about bin Laden? :o
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In any event, where can one find your reviews?
http://pw1.netcom.com/~druxy/bestbets/Best_Bets_on_Laser/The_Kings_Speech.html
Among other places...
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TOD: Media check:
DVD:
Hopefully I can get to THE JAPANESE WIFE which Netflix sent me a few weeks back
CD:
Assorted latest Arabic pop music that arrived in the mail last week.
DVR:
Last night's OUTSOURCED and THE OFFICE
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Okay, I got it! Who else can guess the name of the song?
The Boy From ....
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I like the new avatar, George.
Thanks, John.
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DR George, I like the new avatar.
Thanks, Larry.
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George
I Like Your New Avatar
Thanks, Arnold.
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! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY DR GEORGE ! ! ! ! !
Thanks, Dan!
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
:o Do tell!
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DR George I like your new avatar very much.
Thanks, Jane. :)
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And I say, keep the beard. :)
I'm thinking about it. I need to get it cleaned up around the edges (professionally) so that I know what to do on my own (a Les Miz reference ;)).
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Okay, I got it! Who else can guess the name of the song?
The Boy From ....
Bingollian!
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I'm back from Dayton, having opted out of the optional lunch after the seminar. They were going to BW3 and I decided that sounded like someplace I didn't need to eat. I did an errand and came on home to eat a heart-healthy lunch.
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
:o Do tell!
Exactly.
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Okay, I got it! Who else can guess the name of the song?
The Boy From ....
Bingollian!
Lovely Linda Lavin
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
Laurents was on the original board of directors for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, and he was a total horror. I think the only good thng he did - and I believe he was the source - was to involve Steve Sondheim to the Chorus. He got his nose bent out of joint over a medley of songs from "La Cage aux Folles" that I had arranged, sent the Chorus MD a nasty note condemning the medley and me, and resigned. As Mary Rodgers Guettel said about him a couple of years ago, "Call me when he's dead."
I love his play "Invitation to a March," which is essentially "The Sleeping Beauty" set in the Hamptons.
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
Laurents was on the original board of directors for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, and he was a total horror. I think the only good thng he did - and I believe he was the source - was to involve Steve Sondheim to the Chorus. He got his nose bent out of joint over a medley of songs from "La Cage aux Folles" that I had arranged, sent the Chorus MD a nasty note condemning the medley and me, and resigned. As Mary Rodgers Guettel said about him a couple of years ago, "Call me when he's dead."
Did the chorus perform the medley anyway?
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
Laurents was on the original board of directors for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, and he was a total horror. I think the only good thng he did - and I believe he was the source - was to involve Steve Sondheim to the Chorus. He got his nose bent out of joint over a medley of songs from "La Cage aux Folles" that I had arranged, sent the Chorus MD a nasty note condemning the medley and me, and resigned. As Mary Rodgers Guettel said about him a couple of years ago, "Call me when he's dead."
Did the chorus perform the medley anyway?
He heard it in performance. I didn't hear the story until long after, but I don't think anyone on the board was sorry to see him leave. I didn't care one way or the other since I never met Evil Arthur. I think "La Cage Aux Folles" would have become a better musical if every gay man in the opening night Boston audience hadn't kvelled and stood up at the end. Maybe Arthur and Harvey would have fixed the show and given us a better score instead of relaxing with "we're a hit!"
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Found out today that I have to start taking insulin. A whole new world awaits.
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I think I need a nap...
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It's cool and refreshing, isn't it, debris?
Caressed debris, tenderly
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Or did someone do that one already?
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Strength to you, John G. Will you be able to take the medication orally?
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Since so many have been puzzled by the debris comments, it's becoming clear none of you are reading BK's posts. :)
That's because they're littered with debris.
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Back from a nice visit to the Colony Theater, where we'll be recording Jason Graae's Jerry Herman show. All details are known and it should be fun.
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Oh, John G., I am so sorry to hear that.
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Oh, I feel SO much better today. I went to bed early and slept in until 5:30. I've already been to the sewage ponds this morning, and now I am working on the minutes I have been avoiding.
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I just had a weird phone call with a number that was "unavailable" from my caller ID. Tje man was British and said he was calling from the train station for the Circle Line in london. A lost blackberry phone had been found with my number listed as "self" and i have no idea if I am now in a scam or what the heck.
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I'm sure it is a scam.
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Tell him to turn it in to the police and they will return it to its owner.
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What did you do?
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What did you do?
I spoke to him a bit, told him I hadn't been in London since 2002, and I stupidly mentioned a friend who's currently in London. i just sent my friend an email alerting him to my unhappiness with myself over this megillah.
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
Laurents was on the original board of directors for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, and he was a total horror. I think the only good thng he did - and I believe he was the source - was to involve Steve Sondheim to the Chorus. He got his nose bent out of joint over a medley of songs from "La Cage aux Folles" that I had arranged, sent the Chorus MD a nasty note condemning the medley and me, and resigned. As Mary Rodgers Guettel said about him a couple of years ago, "Call me when he's dead."
I love his play "Invitation to a March," which is essentially "The Sleeping Beauty" set in the Hamptons.
This has nothing to do with Laurents, but your comment reminded me of a story about INVITATION TO A MARCH.
Back in Seattle during the early 1960s, there was a young actress whose name was "Pam".
At auditions, she gave the greatest reading you ever heard...and directors who didn't know her would always give her the role. In fact, I gave her the female lead in the first play I ever directed.
:'(
The problem was that Pam never grew from that first reading. No matter how much direction you gave her, she was cemented into that initial performance.
I don't know what Pam's father did, but he claimed he was close friends with a "big shot" at MGM, who would be sure to fly up to Seattle to see Pam perform. [Now, you know why I didn't replace her, as I wanted to.] The guy never came.
>:(
A couple years go by, and Daddy somehow gets the financing for a 1-week run of INVITATION TO A MARCH at Seattle's Moore Theater...where a lot of national companies played. And, they hire Hugh Marlowe and his then wife, K.T. Stevens, to play the leads.
Naturally, Pam is cast as the young girl in the play.
During rehearsal, Marlowe and Stevens are sitting in the audience, watching Pam play a scene, and a disgusted Marlowe leans over to his wife and says in a loud whisper, "F**k her!"
;)
A couple of years later, Pam went to Hollywood and a publicity photo appeared in the Seattle paper of her with Paul Newman. She was an extra in THE PRIZE, which was an MGM picture.
When I saw the movie, I could not spot her.
No idea what happened to her after that.
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Strength to you, John G. Will you be able to take the medication orally?
Nope. There is no oral insulin. And I'm not fond of needles, but the one they made me give myself today did not hurt. It was more psychological than anything.
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Strength to you, John G. Will you be able to take the medication orally?
Nope. There is no oral insulin. And I'm not fond of needles, but the one they made me give myself today did not hurt. It was more psychological than anything.
~~~Vibes of Comfort and Coping!!~~~
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Vibes for DR John G - hang in there!
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Strength to you, John G. Will you be able to take the medication orally?
Nope. There is no oral insulin. And I'm not fond of needles, but the one they made me give myself today did not hurt. It was more psychological than anything.
What happened to move you to this state?
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Very sorry John, that you are no to take insulin. I keep hope out that I never have to do that.
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Vibes to John.
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William Campbell, Jackie Cooper and Sada Thompson:
I guess it does come in threes, doesn't it?
I missed William Campbell passing.
Is this the one that was in Star Trek
or the one who was The Rockateer?
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
I don't know what Pam's father did, but he claimed he was close friends with a "big shot" at MGM, who would be sure to fly up to Seattle to see Pam perform. [Now, you know why I didn't replace her, as I wanted to.] The guy never came.
Sounds lik "Waiting For Guffman"
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William Campbell was an actor in the 1950s and 60s. Bill Campbell was the actor in THE ROCKETEER.
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Strength to you, John G. Will you be able to take the medication orally?
Nope. There is no oral insulin. And I'm not fond of needles, but the one they made me give myself today did not hurt. It was more psychological than anything.
What happened to move you to this state?
It's hard to avoid potatoes, corn, white flour and rice.
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Well, a second blessing has come my way today (I see the insulin as one). I got the job that I interviewed for a few months ago. I'm starting on a temporary basis of three months, but if it works out, it could be permanent. It's with USAA, which is headquartered here.
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Congrats on the job John!
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Congrats on the job John!
Thank you. It feels weird after more than two years of facing life in an office again. (Well, a non-home office.)
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Reading about DR George's favorite pizza. I have never heard of pepperoni and pineapple. Also I don't think people here ever ask for extra sauce or extra cheese.
My fave pizza is bacon and pineapple. But i also like ham and pineapple.
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Well, a second blessing has come my way today (I see the insulin as one). I got the job that I interviewed for a few months ago. I'm starting on a temporary basis of three months, but if it works out, it could be permanent. It's with USAA, which is headquartered here.
Great news, John! Congrats!!
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Well, a second blessing has come my way today (I see the insulin as one). I got the job that I interviewed for a few months ago. I'm starting on a temporary basis of three months, but if it works out, it could be permanent. It's with USAA, which is headquartered here.
Very good. Pardon my idiocy, but ahat does USAA stand for?
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Congrats to DR John G for the job. And hope the insulin goes well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Reading about DR George's favorite pizza. I have never heard of pepperoni and pineapple. Also I don't think people here ever ask for extra sauce or extra cheese.
My fave pizza is bacon and pineapple. But i also like ham and pineapple.
When I was a younger, I would usually ask for either pepperoni and sausage OR Canadian bacon (ham) and pineapple. When I went to college in Bellingham, a suitemate said that his favorite pizza was pepperoni and pineapple. I thought that that sounded good, so one time I tried it. I love it and it's been my favorite ever since!
And...no extra cheese ever?? I don't usually ask for extra cheese (mainly because like extra toppings, it's an extra cost), but I would hope that it's at least an option.
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If anyone is actually planning to come see The Singer, let me know - you'll be my guest. Also, are we having any kind of get-together at some point? I realize there may not actually be time.
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Did a mile and a half jog, then picked up one package and no important envelope - hopefully the latter will be here tomorrow. This is the second little package from the publisher this week - it's almost like they sent me the test books over again. Unless they're filling my order one book at a time.
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Elmore, it's United Services Automobile Association, which provides all manner of insurance and investment opportunities for any level of the military or anyone who has ever served in the military.
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Well, I'm glad you got some good news today, John G. And that IS good news.
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Great job news, DR John G - congratulations!
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The New York Times today is reporting on a new video game called "LA Noire." Seemed appropriate to mention, given the daily theme:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/arts/video-games/la-noire-from-rock-star-games.html?_r=1&ref=arts&pagewanted=print
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And thanks to Ginny, Laura, George and Elmore for the good wishes.
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I've been relaxing, which is what I really needed - I fell asleep a couple of times, and watched two motion pictures, both really bad and both part of that BBS box set.
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DR John G--let me add my congratulations!
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Congratulations to John G on the new employment opportunity!
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John G. I admire your attitude towards the insulin --- however I should tell you that a friend of mine has been taking daily shots since he was 7 years old at 53 he is still going strong!
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BK I would love to be your guest at the Singer unfortunately I cannot get into the city in time for the show
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I have the worst head cold I have had in years - I was feeling a little off when I went to bed last night but now I am just miserable
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In backyard news -- there is debris in my pavilion
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JMK - I signed up for ebates a while ago but never used it - thanks for mentioning it again - I just ordered the Vixter's graduation announcements from Shutterfly and got 8% back!
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I have an Arthur Laurents story. A couple of years ago my friend from England and I went to see Jane Fonda in "33 Variations" on Broadway. During the show we heard some groans from the row behind us.
At different points during the show a sign would be held up saying "9th Variation," or "18th Variation." When the sign came up "23rd Variation," we heard the man say "oh, no, 10 more!"
After the show, as we made our way up the aisle I spotted Arthur Laurents and pointed him out to my friend, Glenn. Glenn said "that's the man who was groaning!"
We went to the stage door afterwards and after a while the door opened and who should walk out but Mr. Laurents. He started to make his way down the street. A few seconds later his assistant (?) came out, looking frantically for him. I said "he went that way."
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I also signed up for ebates but never ordered through that site. I'll have to try it too!
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JMK when your boys were 8 days did you have de bris for them?
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George I like the new avatar and beard as well!
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Ginny I failed to mention that I like your new avatar Skinny Ginny indeed!t
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I am going to go put a hot washcloth on my face to try and relieve these sinuses a bit -I feel like my head is ready to explode ----
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LATERS
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JMK when your boys were 8 days did you have de bris for them?
Maybe they just had some rubble!
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George I like the new avatar and beard as well!
Thanks, Vixmom!
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BK I would love to be your guest at the Singer unfortunately I cannot get into the city in time for the show
Call in sick!
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Thanks, DR Vixmom! I hope you feel better soon.
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DR George. I like a clean short beard. Craig has one now which i hope he will keep.
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I'm hoping elmore will come and maybe FJL, too.
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DR John CONGRATULATION'S ON YOUR EMPLOYMENT!!
I'm sorry about the insulin. Traveling with it is going to be a big pain!!!
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I'm now off.
Be back later!
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Speaking of pain.....SIGH!!
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FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR DR VIXMOM!!!
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I've been falling all my life and never broke anything until a few years back. Now it seems if i fall i'm guaranteed to break.
Today i fractured my right wrist in several places. the good news is it was the good kind that doesn't require surgery. i see my orthopedist on tuesday as he was once again the doctor on call at emergency.
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my face doesn't look too great either. my left knee is hurting & i'm limping. the right side of my upper body from front to back is sore. i'm pleased to say i was able to walk myself back down the trail to meet keith at the car, after a few wobbly starts and stops to rest.
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i'm in a splint from fingers to just below my wrist. as i continue to swell my fingers and hand hurt more. i need to go find a more comfortable position than at the computer. i keep reminding myself this is a piece of cake compared to my shoulder.
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Jane you need to stay stationary for crying out loud. Hope you feel better. Stop going on walks. :)
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Or as perhaps you should start calling them, trips.
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Oh, Jane! I'm so sorry.
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I worry about falling, too, Jane. And rattlesnakes.
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Good Evening!
And about 24-hours from now, the curtain should be falling on the first performance/preview of Follies at The Kennedy Center.
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DRs Ben and FJL - Just a friendly reminder: Tomorrow's curtain at the Kennedy Center is 7:30pm. (Not 8:00pm).
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OH JANE!!!!! I am so sorry - Rapid Healing vibes to you!!
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I hope all enjoy the DC Follies!!
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Mending vibes to DR Jane!
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Friday is a work day.
Last night at rehearsal I told a bunch of little girls to shut up and listen to the director, and they just laughed....although they did shut up.
I HATE HATE HATE working in shows with children who don't really care about being in a show and know nothing and listen to nothing and are generally useless. They run around the theater during rehearsal and always have to ask ONCE AGAIN where they are supposed to be and WHAT are we doing.....HATE HATE HATE. And the NEVER shut up.
I now remember why I never audition for big musicals.
There ARE three children out of the group to whom the above does NOT apply.
Jack, my friend Sharry and I often discuss the same things. Both of us have been doing theater for over half a century, but times have really changed. When I was young, if I got cast in a main stage production, I was so grateful to be in the show that I didn't even sneeze unless I asked the director first.
Now, it is a question of entitlement. Young people in theater feel that they shouldn't have to start out in the chorus or in the small speaking parts. They expect to be cast in the prime ingenue roles from day one; and if they don't get that role, then they don't want the role. As a result you end up with young people who have no desire to be at rehearsals and feel that there is no reason why they pay attention to anyone.
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In other news...
I spent most of today in studio 407 at Pearl Studios playing auditions for the National Asian Artists Project or NAAP (http://www.naaproject.org/) for short. We had a very good turnout, although, I will admit that by 5:00, my energy - and patience - was starting to flag. However, it was great getting to spend the day with the always-amazing and energetic Baayork Lee.
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I was supposed to go see Patsy Cline tonight..................... ah, but she died.
Actually this is the musical ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE, but my friend Betzy is stuck working this evening, so we have to postpone until next week.
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~~~~~HEALING & STRENGTHENING VIBES TO DR JANE~~~~~
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DR JohnG - CONGRATS on the new job!
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DR JohnG - What type of diabetes do you have? -If you don't mind sharing that information here on the board. Is it possible that it could be regulated down the line via diet and exercise?
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And the word of the day is: JORUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is : WE'LL TAKE A GLASS TOGETHER
WSMA and Michael Jeter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDc9ul70kyY&playnext=1&list=PLFBFB7B7BE9231BA9
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And while I enjoyed Arthur Laurents' work, I know of a particularly cruel casting couch episode that never made me fond of the man.
Details??
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Pavilion...
Vermilion...
Okay, there's a show tune with the word vermilion but it keeps slipping out of my grasp. What is it?
Do Re Mi?
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And the word of the day is: JORUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is : WE'LL TAKE A GLASS TOGETHER
WSMA and Michael Jeter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDc9ul70kyY&playnext=1&list=PLFBFB7B7BE9231BA9
And the WSMA happened to be at the audition studio today too! -I'm not sure what he was auditioning for, but he was there.
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A ninety-three year old man's death would be shocking if he were found wearing an Esther Williams bathing suit.
I believe that was J. Edgar.
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How soon they forget: what about bin Laden? :o
And DR WEL.
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I'm back from Dayton, having opted out of the optional lunch after the seminar. They were going to BW3 and I decided that sounded like someplace I didn't need to eat. I did an errand and came on home to eat a heart-healthy lunch.
BW3?
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Found out today that I have to start taking insulin. A whole new world awaits.
I am so sorry, John G.
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Back from a nice visit to the Colony Theater, where we'll be recording Jason Graae's Jerry Herman show. All details are known and it should be fun.
Will there be signed copies available?
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I'm back from Dayton, having opted out of the optional lunch after the seminar. They were going to BW3 and I decided that sounded like someplace I didn't need to eat. I did an errand and came on home to eat a heart-healthy lunch.
BW3?
BW3 = Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck. -Although the "and Weck" part is not part of the chain's National branding.
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Well, a second blessing has come my way today (I see the insulin as one). I got the job that I interviewed for a few months ago. I'm starting on a temporary basis of three months, but if it works out, it could be permanent. It's with USAA, which is headquartered here.
Congratulations!
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Reading about DR George's favorite pizza. I have never heard of pepperoni and pineapple. Also I don't think people here ever ask for extra sauce or extra cheese.
DR Jennifer - Well... The next time you go out for pizza... Ask. ;)
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And so it goes
Sada Thompson Emmy (Family) and Tony (Twigs) winning actress passes
RIP
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/arts/sada-thompson-actress-known-for-maternal-roles-dies-at-83.html
Oh dear --- I loved her in Family when I was a kid
Oh...I did too
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DR JohnG, sorry about needing insulin and congrats on your job. What a day for you
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DR JANE....SO sorry about your wrist. How did you fall? QUICK HEALING VIBES ~~~~~~~~
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I am pooped out!!! I had a VERY busy day at the office then went to the book sale where my job was to be on the floor cleaning up the tables as people messed them up, cleaning up the boxes of books under the tables as people messed them up and adding more books to the tables as space opened up. I didn't have one break from 6:00 to 9:00. It was crazy. I've certainly gotten exersize this week
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Somebody from church gave me tickets to the symphony tonight, which was great. It was part of their Tschaikovsky (sp?) festival and they were playing all of his symphonies over a two-week period, with the ballet doing some of his work and other performances. Tonight, it was the 1st and 5th symphony.
Wonderful work and everybody seemed highly energized. Just a whole lot of fun.
Next season, the symphony will be doing all of Beethoven's nine, plus a piano group is planning on performing all of his piano solo pieces and a chamber group will do some of his other works.
I like this spirit of getting all the music groups in the area involved in a theme. There are also lectures and seminars, radio programs and some local TV on the PBS station.
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DR Jose, I have type 2 diabetes. My dad has it, his dad had it, my sister has it. It runs in the family. I thought I was doing OK in keeping it under control, but I've gotten lazy about exercising and eating right since starting school. I have to admit I wasn't feeling as well as I should have, and I hope I'm hearing the wake-up call.
I started by having shrimp tacos tonight without eating the tortillas. No corn, no taters, no white flour, no rice. And I just learned how to make bread. Oy.
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(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/el-bandolero3.jpg)
Here are those shrimp tacos with plenty of avocado, pico de gallo, cheese and sundry other good things.
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That looks delicious, John G.
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I don't need to starve myself. I just need to think first.
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Night, all.
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Back from a work session and a rather grand meal at Genghis Cohen, which is where the youngster wanted to go.
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Jose - i just sent you a private message
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DR Jane, please stop breaking yourself.
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Finished watching my shows from last night...
THE OFFICE is not so funny with Will Ferrell
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT was mostly funny.
OUTSOURCED was highly funny, and sweet.
Now to bed. I have a lot of Bollywood movies to watch tomorrow, so I want to get an early start.
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Oh shoot, another one....
RIP Dana Wynter :'(
(http://www.trueknowledge.com/images/thumbs/180/250/Dana_Wynter_in_Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_trailer.jpg)
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I've been falling all my life and never broke anything until a few years back. Now it seems if i fall i'm guaranteed to break.
Today i fractured my right wrist in several places. the good news is it was the good kind that doesn't require surgery. i see my orthopedist on tuesday as he was once again the doctor on call at emergency.
:o
~~~Quick-Recovery and As-Pain-Free-As-Possible Vibes for DR Jane!!~~~
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Good Evening!
And about 24-hours from now, the curtain should be falling on the first performance/preview of Follies at The Kennedy Center.
~~~Break Leg Vibes for the Cast and Crew of Follies!!~~~
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I was supposed to go see Patsy Cline tonight..................... ah, but she died.
Actually this is the musical ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE, but my friend Betzy is stuck working this evening, so we have to postpone until next week.
Last month, Capital Playhouse announced that that will be one of their shows next season.
Just had to share. :)
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And since we're so close...
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Gratuitous Post #200!
;)
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And the word of the day is: JORUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is : WE'LL TAKE A GLASS TOGETHER
WSMA and Michael Jeter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDc9ul70kyY&playnext=1&list=PLFBFB7B7BE9231BA9
I never get tired of watching this! I LOVE this song and especially this performance of it. ;D