Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 20 => Topic started by: bk on May 26, 2011, 12:39:45 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were now immortal, and now it is time for you to post until the now immortal cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CONCUPISCENT!
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That's what I'M talkin' about.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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I slept late again. What's going on. Maybe I'm getting old.
Or, I'm in preparation for Monday which is a holiday (you've been warned Bruce, no mail and the banks will be closed and probably your mail facility will be closed as well).
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Cil, it's in the mail.
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Work, work, work.
The Open Society Institute.
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And so, goodbye.
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Good morning, all! Yesterday's rehearsal went very well. The cast came in in tiers, so we began with David Lutken and the little boy learning "Snowman on the Mountain," which s a funny song written by David and DJ, the director. Then all the men learned "Goold Old Mountain Dew" and their version of "I Wish I Was Single Again." By this poit the ladies had arrived and they learned their version of "I Wish I Was Single Again" and the two tunes work in counterpoint. Before Ian arrived and we did my new arrangement of "I Wonder As I Wander," we worked on "The West Virginia Mine Disaster." The rest of the rehearsal was spent on learning the complete opening sequence from scraps of many pages of music that I'd photocopied from books. Last night, after the whole sequence was solid, I put the shebang together and we'll learn today if I remembered it all correctly.
Last night I completely vegged out, mostly looking at the new edition of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and epsodes of BONES on TNT. My subway/bus reading material is Congreve's WAY OF THE WORLD, a comedy I've never read before, and when I finish it, I'll begin MURDER AT THE MASQUERS.
This morning our rehearsal is at CAP 21 on West 18th Street, and I may stop in Academy Records on my way back uptown. I need some Gilbert and Sullivan recordings from the 1920s.
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I'll wave to 18th Street since I'm stuck in the office until lunch.
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Good morning, all.
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TOD: Ship of Fools
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Good morning from MTL
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TOD
Soap Opera movies are not my favorite genre, but I understand AIRPORT is considered one, but I since I don't I will say AIRPORT
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TOD:
AIRPORT is the best of them all.
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BK,
Give my regards to Malcolm & Christine at Mystery/Imagination.
Tell them that I will probably see them in September or October.
Hopefully, you too.
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And the word of the day is: CONCUPISCENT!
And The Song Of The Day Is: HOT HOT HOT
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Been up a while and still have done almost nothing.
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Me either
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Last night's rehearsal was cut short when the sirens blew....and then Director Shelly sent us home about 8:45 p.m.
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This morning my television is working, but I am not going to cancel the service call, because the last time I did that - it stopped working a week later.
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It's a shredded wheat kind of day.
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TOD:
Madame X - Lana Turner version
Imitation of Life - Lana Turner version
Peyton Place - ibid
Back Street - with Susan Hayward & John Gavin & Vera Miles
The Carpetbaggers - with George Peppard, Bob Cummings, Martha Hyer, Alan Ladd,
and Carroll Baker as Rina [Miss Baker's credit must appear on a separate line in the same size type as those preceding it - says the pressbook]
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Like this
(http://cdn1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/187/713/456/george-peppard-in-harold-robbins-the-carpetbaggers-80b9a.jpg)
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Ok TCB - I hope it works
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The Elmer Bernstein score for THE CARPETBAGGERS is one of my favorites as well.
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Good morning.
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Optimist!
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Thursday morning greetings! Guess what - it's raining AGAIN. This afternoon I'm going with 3 girlfriends to the Cleopatra exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center and to a discussion of the novel CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER. Hope this is our last storm of the day...
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It's 68 degrees here and it's supposed to get into the 80s as the day wears on.
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Tomorrow is a half-day at the office.
We are not going out to Long Island. We will stay in the city (and it's supposed to be raining for at least one of those days) and do whatever we fancy.
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Anthony has some records to transfer to CD and we have Downton Abbey to watch as well as The Duchess of Duke Street. A friend loaned us the DVDs. We may have a full holiday weekend of viewing.
I've begun to ride the exercise bike again (more consistently) and I'm sure I will have at least an hour on that every day this weekend.
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I have to look my best for a family reunion in Michigan. It's in August. It should be fun (he said full of hope).
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No Comcast yet....and it's raining again.
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A little face is peering through the window.
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I finished my proofreading!
;D
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TOD:
GRAND HOTEL
DINNER AT EIGHT
THE V.I.P.s
NASHVILLE
AIRPORT
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TOD:
An Affair to Remember
The Rains of Ranchipur
Now, Voyager
Dark Victory
Just about anything with Kay Francis!!!
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TOD:
No one has yet mentioned VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.
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That wasn't so much glossy as shiny, DR DtM.
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Comcast man says someone in the office... some new person...has been erasing people's HD codes.....so it should be fine. He left his number to call if it goes crazy again.
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Question:
What is the name of the classic movie where a guy hires a hit man to kill him, then changes his mind...but can't locate the hit man?
Thanks.
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TOD:
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/459692.1020.A.jpg)
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/205378.1020.A.jpg)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/symphony-of-six-million-movie-poster-1932-1020455901.jpg)
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/507218.1020.A.jpg)
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I think many of us here at HHW are in "the dangerous years of life."
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from ginny:
Here is a video that was taken in Bellbrook, OH, a suburb of Dayton that's about 20 miles northeast of us
http://my.whiotv.com/_0525-Hailstorm/video/1585436/6688.html?widgetId=239134
now i know why a FB friend said the hail broke out the back window of the car.
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mbarnum, i enjoyed the movie posters.
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"Torn from the pages of the BEST SELLER by Fanny Hertz!"
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Cil, it's in the mail.
Thanks SOOO much.
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A little face is peering through the window.
Who was it?
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Question:
What is the name of the classic movie where a guy hires a hit man to kill him, then changes his mind...but can't locate the hit man?
Thanks.
Was it 1954's "Paid to Kill" with Dane Clark?
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And....
Since I seem to be sitting here like so much fish...
Laters...
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A little face is peering through the window.
Who was it?
Why, it's Wae-Ling. Her daddy said she could spend ALL DAY here again today.
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We went to the bookstore. I have read the first several chapters of "Little House in the Big Woods."
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I'm up, I'm up - had a needed good night's sleep but am now a little behind and need to get ready for my eleven-thirty meeting which is thankfully two minutes from here.
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Get me off this damn page.
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Off to see
The Wizard Cleopatra - bye for now!
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TOD:
AIRPORT is the best of them all.
Ditto...and to other titles that have been mentioned:
Dinner At Eight
Grand Hotel
Valley of the Dolls
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Question:
What is the name of the classic movie where a guy hires a hit man to kill him, then changes his mind...but can't locate the hit man?
Thanks.
Was it 1954's "Paid to Kill" with Dane Clark?
Yes, but I also think there are others.
Thanks.
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After only 16 hours of rehearsal we're in pretty good shape. The show seems a little "Jesus and Mary" heavy so we cut two numbers for tomorrow's presentation, and I think it will play well. Since it's all music, everyone's thinking far more of their music than their characters, but it's only after 16 hours. I'm just hoping someone likes what we've assembled. The cast is a wonderful group of people and I really appreciate their offering their time and talents .
I will take a break, get a bit of lunch and some allergy meds. After that, it's back to proofreading EILEEN scores
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Where is page 3?
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Hello, everyone.
Allergy vibes to those in need.
Storm vibes, too.
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Oh, here's page 3
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The folks at HHW always suggest so many good films! I think my Netflix queue will soon be at the breaking point again and I'll get one of those little messages.
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I think DR Ben has some very fine viewing ahead of him this weekend. DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET is an old favorite of mine--I've watched it countless times--but I wonder if it's more of a woman's film. Ben, I'd be interested in your (and others) feedback on this. It resonates very strongly with me; I wonder how others take to it.
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DR Ben, Academy was a bust today: no Arabesque recordings of G&S. I've not been there in so long that it took me a while to locate things.
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We are making pasta salad for lunch.
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Oh, I am doing laundry. (obligatory mention)
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I went to the post office this morning and sent packages (finally!) for DRs TCB and JohnG.!
Please let me know if when you get them and if everything's okay...meaning, if anything is damaged, which I sincerely hope will not be the case. :-\
Otherwise, ENJOY! :D
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A little face is peering through the window.
Who was it?
Why, it's Wae-Ling. Her daddy said she could spend ALL DAY here again today.
Her Daddy is very generous with your time ;D
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I've been looking up Old Maid songs for one of the characters in our show. We've got the holiday side of things covered very well, but I think we need a few character moments. I just sent the director lyrics for two comic songs, "Poor Old Maid" and "Old Maid's Song," and a sad one, "The Wagoner's Lad." I think the married coal mining couple need something, too, but I'll wait to get through this round and see what happens. My favorites:
POOR OLD MAID
(from Virginia)
Here I am, as you can see, poor old maid
All the way from Kankakee, poor old maid
My disposition's very mild
I'm just as meek as a little child
And for a husband I am wild, poor old maid
My younger sisters all are wed, poor old maid
I live at home, I'm nearly dead, poor old maid
I pull my nightcap o'er my head
No loving words to me are said
Alone at night I go to bed, poor old maid
I dreamed a dream the other night, poor old maid
Oh that dream was out of sight, poor old maid
I dreamed a man my window scaled
His moustache brushed my cheek so pale
I woke and found it was the tomcat's tail, poor old maid!
THE WAGONER'S LAD
(Eastern Kentucky)
O hard is the fortune of all womankind
We're always controlled and we're always confined
Controlled by our families until we are wives
Then slaves to our husbands the rest of our lives.
O bury me beneath the willow
Beneath the weeping willow tree
And if he comes he'll find me sleeping
And perhaps he'll weep for me.
I am a poor girl, my fortune is bad
One time I was courted by the wagoner's lad
We courted a while and I gave him my heart
But as we grew older, we drifted apart.
O bury me beneath the willow
Beneath the weeping willow tree
And if he comes he'll find me sleeping
And perhaps he'll weep for me.
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Did anybody see the American Idol finale last night? There were a lot of big stars performing. I think the most noteable was Lady Gaga. I thought what she did was quite interesting. But totally inappropriate for American Idol. They have such a young fanbase. And her performance was 18+. I am shocked that they would show something like that knowing how young their fans are.
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Did anybody see the American Idol finale last night? There were a lot of big stars performing. I think the most noteable was Lady Gaga. I thought what she did was quite interesting. But totally inappropriate for American Idol. They have such a young fanbase. And her performance was 18+. I am shocked that they would show something like that knowing how young their fans are.
Oh, Jennifer -- it's Fox....NEVER be shocked at any and all lapses of taste or discretion on that network's part.
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Today is Grease!day and our first two performances were great. One more tonight. I'm very proud of the kids.
As for the TOD, I know of nothing.
Just did a little shopping at Trader Joes, and my kitchen is still not even close to being stocked.
And that's all she wrote.
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Matthew, good news about the show!!!
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i hope this video i have on FB will transfer here cuz it is soooooo darn sweet!!! a must watch for cat lovers.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1700616204148&oid=265841916267&comments
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Today is Grease!day and our first two performances were great. One more tonight. I'm very proud of the kids.
As for the TOD, I know of nothing.
Just did a little shopping at Trader Joes, and my kitchen is still not even close to being stocked.
And that's all she wrote.
~~~Break Legs Vibes for Tonight's Performance!!~~~
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Today is Grease!day and our first two performances were great. One more tonight. I'm very proud of the kids.
As for the TOD, I know of nothing.
Just did a little shopping at Trader Joes, and my kitchen is still not even close to being stocked.
And that's all she wrote.
Break a leg tonight!
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This is funny...I think:
I just got a message from a friend of mine on FB...somebody I've known for years and did a play with back in college.
Her FB account had, obviously, been hacked, since this was an offer for me to go to a particular website where I could make $150K.
So, I sent my friend a message on FB, asking if she sent me that message, and "she" immediately replied, "Yes," and that I should go to that site.
And, while I'm typing a reply, "she" starts a chat session with me. "Yes," she says "I am ***".
This goes back and forth a couple of times, and then I ask her: "If you're really ***, what did you play in the show we did together (answer: a mermaid) and where did we do it (Penthouse Theater at the UW)?
"Don't you trust me?"
"Sure I do. Answer the question."
So, while I'm waiting for an answer, I phone ***...and she answers and, of course, knows nothing about this.
Then, I write in the chat session: "I'm talking to you on the phone right now. Why don't you know that?"
Suddenly, they were off line.
;D
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My son had that happen with a Facebook friend.
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This is funny...I think:
I just got a message from a friend of mine on FB...somebody I've known for years and did a play with back in college.
Her FB account had, obviously, been hacked, since this was an offer for me to go to a particular website where I could make $150K.
So, I sent my friend a message on FB, asking if she sent me that message, and "she" immediately replied, "Yes," and that I should go to that site.
And, while I'm typing a reply, "she" starts a chat session with me. "Yes," she says "I am ***".
This goes back and forth a couple of times, and then I ask her: "If you're really ***, what did you play in the show we did together (answer: a mermaid) and where did we do it (Penthouse Theater at the UW)?
"Don't you trust me?"
"Sure I do. Answer the question."
So, while I'm waiting for an answer, I phone ***...and she answers and, of course, knows nothing about this.
Then, I write in the chat session: "I'm talking to you on the phone right now. Why don't you know that?"
Suddenly, they were off line.
;D
That's pretty scary! :o Who knows what other information of your friend's that they have. They could open credit card accounts in her name and do some real damage.
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We went to the bookstore. I have read the first several chapters of "Little House in the Big Woods."
Loved that whole series.
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Today is Grease!day and our first two performances were great. One more tonight. I'm very proud of the kids.
As for the TOD, I know of nothing.
Just did a little shopping at Trader Joes, and my kitchen is still not even close to being stocked.
And that's all she wrote.
Break a leg
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Thanks for all the vibes for my mother. She came through with flying colors. She finished a lot quicker than we were told. The vibes really work.
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Great news, Michael S.
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i hope this video i have on FB will transfer here cuz it is soooooo darn sweet!!! a must watch for cat lovers.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1700616204148&oid=265841916267&comments
Very cute, DR Jane. I watched it on your Facebook
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FANTASTIC NEWS MICHAEL!!!
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Great news DR Michael S
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Druxy, while funny how you dealt with the hacker that is scary.
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I'm wishing Paul well. He hates to camp and has no good camping memories, but this weekend he's going canoeing and camping with some hard core group of democrats in Northern Wisconsin. He also hates tents etc. The weather forecast is cold and wet with scattered thunderstorms. LOL, this is SO not his cup of tea. I can't wait to hear what he says when he comes back. I told him to be sure and take lots of dry socks
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druxy has your friend fixed her fb so it is safe from the hacker?
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i hope paul doesn't get poison ivy/oak, whatever you have there, while he suffers through the camping trip.
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I think DR Ben has some very fine viewing ahead of him this weekend. DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET is an old favorite of mine--I've watched it countless times--but I wonder if it's more of a woman's film. Ben, I'd be interested in your (and others) feedback on this. It resonates very strongly with me; I wonder how others take to it.
keith liked it.
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i hope paul doesn't get poison ivy/oak, whatever you have there, while he suffers through the camping trip.
LOL, i hope he knows what leaves to stay away from....I am really amused that he's taking this trip. It's SOOO not him. It will either be fabulous or a total fiasco. I really hope he has a good time. He's been working really hard lately and deserves some time away. He does like to canoe, so that part will be good....unless it really is 45 degrees and raining, lol
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Cilla has joe spoken to his landlord?
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I don't know Jane.
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I would assume so
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They finally mowed my yard today. It's been raining every Thursday lately and god forbid they should cut it on a different day of the week, so it was VERY long. Especially after the 2.8 inches of rain we got, but with all this rain, it really looks great!
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Thanks for all the vibes for my mother. She came through with flying colors. She finished a lot quicker than we were told. The vibes really work.
Great news, Michael!
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I'm wishing Paul well. He hates to camp and has no good camping memories, but this weekend he's going canoeing and camping with some hard core group of democrats in Northern Wisconsin. He also hates tents etc. The weather forecast is cold and wet with scattered thunderstorms. LOL, this is SO not his cup of tea. I can't wait to hear what he says when he comes back. I told him to be sure and take lots of dry socks
So...why is he going??
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Betty, Pam, Lynne, and I had a great time this afternoon/evening. We went to Biagio's Bistro in Clifton (near UC) for an early dinner, then to Cincinnati Museum Center for the Cleopatra exhibit and book discussion. The exhibit was quite interesting and well done and the discussion was lively.
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T.O.D.
As an Arthur Hailey fan, I guess I would have to say AIRPORT and HOTEL.
and MADAME X.
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That wasn't so much glossy as shiny, DR DtM.
Or perhaps - tarnished?
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After only 16 hours of rehearsal we're in pretty good shape. The show seems a little "Jesus and Mary" heavy so we cut two numbers for tomorrow's presentation, and I think it will play well. Since it's all music, everyone's thinking far more of their music than their characters, but it's only after 16 hours. I'm just hoping someone likes what we've assembled. The cast is a wonderful group of people and I really appreciate their offering their time and talents .
I will take a break, get a bit of lunch and some allergy meds. After that, it's back to proofreading EILEEN scores
Elmore, did you say that Jarrod Emick is working on this epic?
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I went to the post office this morning and sent packages (finally!) for DRs TCB and JohnG.!
Please let me know if when you get them and if everything's okay...meaning, if anything is damaged, which I sincerely hope will not be the case. :-\
Otherwise, ENJOY! :D
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
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i hope this video i have on FB will transfer here cuz it is soooooo darn sweet!!! a must watch for cat lovers.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1700616204148&oid=265841916267&comments
Thank you, Jane. That was adorable.
And I liked it much better than the clip where the kitten fell asleep and the mama cat immediately snuck out to the gin mill on the corner.
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? gin mill-lol
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i hope this video i have on FB will transfer here cuz it is soooooo darn sweet!!! a must watch for cat lovers.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1700616204148&oid=265841916267&comments
OMGosh! That was very, very cute!
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'night
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I went to the post office this morning and sent packages (finally!) for DRs TCB and JohnG.!
Please let me know if when you get them and if everything's okay...meaning, if anything is damaged, which I sincerely hope will not be the case. :-\
Otherwise, ENJOY! :D
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
And let me know if it doesn't actually work...I did the transfer myself, so hopefully I did it right.
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I'm wishing Paul well. He hates to camp and has no good camping memories, but this weekend he's going canoeing and camping with some hard core group of democrats in Northern Wisconsin. He also hates tents etc. The weather forecast is cold and wet with scattered thunderstorms. LOL, this is SO not his cup of tea. I can't wait to hear what he says when he comes back. I told him to be sure and take lots of dry socks
So...why is he going??
Because he's Paul. Who knows. He's actually quite excited about it. I guess you'd have to know him. He'll have a good time, but it's so not him
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druxy has your friend fixed her fb so it is safe from the hacker?
I reported the person to FB and my friend is taking care of things from her side also.
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I'm wishing Paul well. He hates to camp and has no good camping memories, but this weekend he's going canoeing and camping with some hard core group of democrats in Northern Wisconsin. He also hates tents etc. The weather forecast is cold and wet with scattered thunderstorms. LOL, this is SO not his cup of tea. I can't wait to hear what he says when he comes back. I told him to be sure and take lots of dry socks
So...why is he going??
Because he's Paul. Who knows. He's actually quite excited about it. I guess you'd have to know him. He'll have a good time, but it's so not him
I hope he does has a good time!
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After only 16 hours of rehearsal we're in pretty good shape. The show seems a little "Jesus and Mary" heavy so we cut two numbers for tomorrow's presentation, and I think it will play well. Since it's all music, everyone's thinking far more of their music than their characters, but it's only after 16 hours. I'm just hoping someone likes what we've assembled. The cast is a wonderful group of people and I really appreciate their offering their time and talents .
I will take a break, get a bit of lunch and some allergy meds. After that, it's back to proofreading EILEEN scores
Elmore, did you say that Jarrod Emick is working on this epic?
I did. He's a very nice man. I've been a fan of his since DAMN YANKEES, and I was happy to hear he wanted to be involved.
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I sent the director, for his notes to the audience tomorrow these memories of my gradmother's home in the winter in a "holler" of the Cumberland Mountains not far from Louisa, KY:
The setting for most of the piece is in the common room of the farmhouse, which is probably a log cabin of some sort with "improvements" over the years. The illumination is from the bright sunlight, until it gets darker, and kerosene lamps. The farm probably has three rooms, maybe four at most: bedroom, kitchen, the bedroom where the children slept, and that may be it. There might be a "parlor," which would be the common room for socializing with a dinner table and a fireplace. There might be a small harmonium or parlor organ; my father's aunt had one, and my grandmother had a player piano that no longer worked. During the day, with all the cooking, the house would be relatively warm, but once the dinner was finished, it would become very chilly unless you were close to the fire or stove.
There might also be a shabby rather tacky pine Christmas tree set up and decorated with popcorn strings, ribbons etc. and possibly a few stockings for the children, which would be filled with walnuts, an orange or two, peppermint sticks, maybe a small doll or car. When the characters enter, they'd be dressed warmly, so there would be some carting of winter garments, probably to the bed they have to clear for Joy later, and Curleen would offer hot cider, maybe, or cups of herbal teas, maybe a little festive peach or cherry wine or brandy for her adult children. I remember my Uncle Jay drank beer and used to give it to his baby granddaughter, which really pissed off my mother.
My grandmother always made huge 7-layer cakes of various flavors: a layer of white cake, then a layer of chocolate, then a layer of white, then a layer of coconut, then chocolate. etc. and this was always on display on a cake server on the table. At some point, I suppose they've got to have some food or something to fill them up for the trip home. The ladies, when arriving at Curleen's would bring pies, hot dishes, like beans, or fried chicken, or other foul, possibly rabbit or deer, and Curleen would probably cook up a ham, cornbread, biscuits, maybe a fruit salad, and from her canning, pickled beans, pickled corn, tomatoes, etc. My grandmother also canned eggs which terrified me. She'd also have fresh-churned butter, various jellies and jams, apple butter, and sorghum molasses, which I hated.
Curleen is the name of the family matriarch in our show, played by the fabulous Deb Lyons. David Lutken is playing her husband Ulysses "Lessy Boy," Jarrod's playing her son who works as a coal miner.Julie Foldesi, who was in SOUTH PACIFIC, plays his wife Della. Mimi Bessette is playing Curleen's sister, who lost her husband in a mining disaster. The cast is really fantastic.
My earliest memories of my grandmother's house are how cold it was, especally upstairs where we slept under enormous piles of quilts and blankets because there was no heat. There was a stove in the dining room and a fireplace in the living room, but if you went more than 6 feet away from it, you froze. I don't believe there was electricity in the house until around 1956. She had no indoor plumbing until my dad installed it around 1966.
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Page FOUR? This will NOT do, oh, no, this will NOT do.
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I have had such a crazy day - I haven't really moved around a lot, but just one thing after another to deal with and no end in sight if I want to get today's stuff done.
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DR Elmore - those notes are beautiful!
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Had a good meeting and now have a huge decision to make - not quite ready to talk about it here, but it involves our series of shows at the Gardenia.
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Then I picked up some packages, had a Chinese chicken salad and sweet potato fries for lunch, then finally came home.
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One of the packages contained a 16mm print of a film that we're issuing the soundtrack for, or, for which we're issuing the soundtrack. It's never been on any home video in the US, although I did purchase a French DVD which was, unfortunately, IN French with no subtltles and it's a longer version of the film and it also includes a completely different musical score - in other words, it did me no good whatsoever.
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So, for the first time in probably fifteen years, I lugged out Ye Olde 16mm projector and ran a 16mm print. This print was a pan and scan of a scope film and completely faded to purple. But, I was able to see how the music was used (the music editor basically just used what she wanted where she wanted - the score was recorded by reel number, so it was easy for me to assemble it - that said, that assembly does not resemble the film's use of the score at all - and I don't give a flying Wallenda), and, more importantly, I was able to write track titles and I took some notes for the writing of the liner notes, which I've now got to add to the pile.
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After that, I watched a bit of the French DVD of the same film, just to see what was cut in the American version.
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By that time, it was simply too late to watch anything else. I also have to make an order for the Gardenia show, I have to get some writing done, and I guess that's what I'd better do.
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DR Elmore - those notes are beautiful!
Thanks, DR Ginny. I only spent the first 60 years of my life trying to escape that past, and now I wish my dad were alive to be at tomorrow's presentation. I just hope that someone in tomorrow's audience sees something in what we're doing beyond a lot of country yokels escaped from the Grand Ol' Opry.
It's certainly been a nostalgia trip!
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;D
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Main St. had an American Idol viewing party last night. Did not go.
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Valley of the Dolls ;D
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Well I'm about to call my date and say forget it, working on cars or me, get with it. It's 8:30 already. I think I'm in for the night, dressed but seriously thinking about making that call.
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Listening to Guy Haines, Point of No Return, just came on. ;D
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Need to close the windows and turn on the lights. Night everyone.
Happy weekend thoughts for all of us.
;D
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Loved your notes DR Elmore.
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Good Evening!
It certainly feels like summer in NYC.
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DR elmore - Beautiful notes.
-Just what kind of project is this? For some reason I thought this was just going to be a song cycle of sorts. But now it sounds more like a show-show.
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And this was posted today on the Kennedy Center's website:
Theater Look-In: Follies (http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=A73857)
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Man, someone just went tires a squealing around the corner by my house. I heard a thud like it hit something, but by the time I got up and looked out the window it was gone. Hope it didn't damage anything
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bk - Will you be heading up to San Francisco to catch Judy Kaye and Julie Reiber in Tales of the City (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151212-PHOTO-CALL-Tales-of-the-City-With-Judy-Kaye-Wesley-Taylor-Betsy-Wolfe-Premieres-in-San-Francisco) at ATC?
How about you DR Ron Pulliam? DR Matthew?
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DR Elmore - those notes are beautiful!
They are indeed. All the best with this. Every posting makes me want to hear it all the more.
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great news, Michael S.
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Spent the evening writing a paper on "The Sun Also Rises." Not my favorite novel and not my favorite writer. Thankfully, some Sibelius came in to the library today, so I at least had dramatic music in the background.
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George, I thank you in advance.
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Night, all.
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DR Michael S - Great news! May you get more good news during your stay.
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bk - Will you be heading up to San Francisco to catch Judy Kaye and Julie Reiber in Tales of the City (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151212-PHOTO-CALL-Tales-of-the-City-With-Judy-Kaye-Wesley-Taylor-Betsy-Wolfe-Premieres-in-San-Francisco) at ATC?
How about you DR Ron Pulliam? DR Matthew?
Yes, I have plans to. In fact, I had to turn down a ticket offer for tonight. I know the ticket guy at ACT, I should be able to get a single at some point.
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And Grease certainly was the word this evening as the show was great. Or "cute" as my mother put it. However, her DP was rather impressed that I got the 8th grade boys to sing (as he just retired from teaching 8th grade PE) - it was a great show. I'm proud of them. Next week, graduation.
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And Grease certainly was the word this evening as the show was great. Or "cute" as my mother put it. However, her DP was rather impressed that I got the 8th grade boys to sing (as he just retired from teaching 8th grade PE) - it was a great show. I'm proud of them. Next week, graduation.
DR Matthew - Congratulations to you and your students!
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This is funny...I think:
I just got a message from a friend of mine on FB...somebody I've known for years and did a play with back in college.
Her FB account had, obviously, been hacked, since this was an offer for me to go to a particular website where I could make $150K.
So, I sent my friend a message on FB, asking if she sent me that message, and "she" immediately replied, "Yes," and that I should go to that site.
And, while I'm typing a reply, "she" starts a chat session with me. "Yes," she says "I am ***".
This goes back and forth a couple of times, and then I ask her: "If you're really ***, what did you play in the show we did together (answer: a mermaid) and where did we do it (Penthouse Theater at the UW)?
"Don't you trust me?"
"Sure I do. Answer the question."
So, while I'm waiting for an answer, I phone ***...and she answers and, of course, knows nothing about this.
Then, I write in the chat session: "I'm talking to you on the phone right now. Why don't you know that?"
Suddenly, they were off line.
;D
DR Druxy - I'd be sure to change your FB password too just in case.
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I certainly would go up there to see Judy - that is if I had any interest in the show. But, who knows. Just have to get through the next week without either exploding or imploding. I should be writing right now but I'm all in and can't. So, after the mix session in the morning and picking up some tapes from the MGM vault and before our rehearsal, I shall try to do some writing. Then on Saturday I should have at least three hours to write, although I also have to do the contextual commentary for the Gardenia show and the new liner notes. See what I mean?
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And... Since I'm meeting a friend at Penn Station in eight hours...
Goodnight.
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Caught up on today, and must say goodnight
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And this was posted today on the Kennedy Center's website:
Theater Look-In: Follies (http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=A73857)
Cool!
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PAGE SIX DANCE!!