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Title: CHOMPING AT THE BIT
Post by: bk on June 12, 2004, 11:59:57 PM: Well, you've read the notes, you know all about everything, and now you are chomping at the bit to begin posting until the cows come home. To it, I say.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 12:08:02 AM: Sort of a BK reference: I watched the Disney MM collection (Volume One) last night and saw Harpo riding an Ostrich in the Polo Match.
These cartoons are so wonderful. Nearly 70 years later and it's difficult to find any animation of the same quality. Perhaps it was Art made with love rather than movies made for $$$.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 12:08:44 AM: My first topic of discussion is that I'm going to bed. The Wonderdog had a bath today and smells very nice, so he will possibly cuddle up with me. This is not to suggest he doesn't ALWAYS smell nice - but tonight he smells even nicer.
Good-night.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 12:09:00 AM: And a very happy birthday to once hainsie/kimlet Philip Crosby.
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Post by: Michael on June 13, 2004, 12:27:49 AM: I really hated being away for so long. A day without HHW is like a day without HHW
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 12:39:33 AM: Happy Birthday to Philip - maybe he lurks sometimes!
"Caught" a one time New York poster lurking the other day! Guess the lurker was just checking to see that we were still the happiest bunch on the WWW. Which of course we are.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 12:47:04 AM: Happy Birthday, Philip Crosby.

DRMS - welcome back...I love TRON!

Wow....Mary has her father's smile! And Dave Willock also played father to Cynthia Pepper in the tv series MARGIE....and Cynthia will be at the Courts show with Mr BK very very soon!

Well....Spam sandwich and Velveeta cheese.

There was a short discussion yesterday about viruses being sent from your email. I will just say if you add an address to your address book that begins with some numbers and a phony .com - any virus that tries to send through your email will be stopped. The "number" email will be the first in your book, and when it fails, the virus will not continue in your address book.....example 0000123@shakalaka.edu

8-)

Sounds like the reading AND the dinner went very well MR BK. Congratulations!

STATE FAIR - the musical NOT the event - closed tonight....strike the set....cast party, talent show! And most of the acts were very good! I came in second place for my sign language interpretation of THE ROSE, third place was 5 year old Lily who played Brahm's Lullaby on the piano, and first place was Karen - who did a sword dance from the Middle East! Whew! BUT my favorite number was 8 year old Clay who rocked out to "The Old Apartment" by Barenaked Ladies....damn! I was astounded! Just last year he was Jerome in SOUTH PACIFIC, and now he is a rock star!

I will start a topic....what play, musical, tv show, did you see that you held no hope for - in fact may have been dragged to - and ended up loving so much, it became a favorite?

For me....a production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT in 1983, AIDA last year, and on TV "Trading Spaces." That will start....
Title: Re:CHOMPING AT THE BIT
Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 12:49:53 AM: Laterz.......
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 01:45:39 AM: Just checked through my CDs and memory and could not find an answer JRand. Easier to find shows I have been so keen to see and have been disappointed. Top of that list would be (many others would disgree) "They're Playing Our Song". A score in which I can not find much of interest and characters and a story line I could not care about. A few others have met my low expectations (or not even reached them!) - "J C Superstar" and "Blood Brothers" for a start.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 13, 2004, 06:30:54 AM: Wow where is everybody on a Sunday morning? And why do I feel so tired?

It looks like we have another beautiful day here. Bright sun and blue skies. I love it!

I think I'm losing my mind. There was something I really wanted to comment on from last night. And now I forget what it was. Maybe I should reread all of last night's posts? :)
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Post by: Jennifer on June 13, 2004, 06:35:32 AM: Oh well I cannot remember. :(

But welcome back to DR Jenny.

I need to get dressed and eat so I can go paint/clean.

Then tonight I am off to see Fiddler on The Roof in Yiddish. Should be interesting.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 06:36:16 AM: Good morning.
JR - I remember years ago (at the Pantages, I think) also being surprised by how entertaining JOSEPH was. Can't say it became a favorite, but I had a good time seeing it. There have been certain movies which surprised me that way. LEGALLY BLONDE (the first one) was actually fun - certainly no masterpiece, but an enjoyable romp. BTW - I just read that it's being made into a stage musical. I was also happily surprised by how wonderfully entertaining SCHOOL OF ROCK was.
Maybe some shows will come to mind as the day goes on.
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 06:53:17 AM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 13, 2004, 12:47:04 AM
I will start a topic....what play, musical, tv show, did you see that you held no hope for - in fact may have been dragged to - and ended up loving so much, it became a favorite?

I dreaded seeing a regional production of Baby, and the only reason I was roped into seeing it was because one of the young women in the cast was a co-worker, and she really needed the support. The production was wonderful, and the cast CD has never been left unplayed for very long.

TV show...Star Trek: The Next Generation. I've always been a huge Trekkie, and when this show first aired, I thought it was pathetic. In fact, after seeing the first half-dozen episodes, I gave up on it. And only after some serious persuasion, almost verging on an intervention, a couple of friends sat me down and had me watch some episodes during the series' third season. And they were great, I was forced to admit. (The first two seasons have some fine episodes, but my opinion is that most of them are quite poor.)
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 07:02:24 AM: DR JRand, the only show (and in this case movie) that comes to mind is MALICE. I waited until it came to a dollar movie theater here in town and didn't expect much. I was blown away by the twisting storyline and amazing performances. I was a Nicole Kidman hater until I saw her in this film.

I wish I could say ANYTHING that Andrew Lloyd Webber has done would have surprised and delighted me when I saw it, but usually the opposite is the case. Usually the shows are much worse than I expected them to be. I know they're generally loved, but I can't stand either JOSEPH or JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
Title: Re:CHOMPING AT THE BIT
Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 07:04:23 AM: BK, sorry if you've mentioned it often and I've forgotten, but what was the name of the play? And since its been a work in process for six years, has it undergone any title changes during those years?
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 07:07:51 AM: Having a downpour here that's lasted an hour. Got up to a cool, crisp morning, more like an autumn Sunday morning, and headed off to the grocery store. The rain started dropping as I wheeled my groceries to my car, and it hasn't stopped.

We need the rain, goodness knows, but I'd love to curl up back in bed for a few hours. This is great sleeping weather. Unfortunately, I'm wide awake!
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 07:39:41 AM: From today's paper, a humorous bit that will be lost on the creationists:
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Post by: Danise on June 13, 2004, 07:50:59 AM: Good morining all!

First, I'm glad that you had a nice day yesterday, Bruce. The play reading sounds like it was fun!

Forgive me but what was the purpose of it? I mean, what is the next step? Is it going to be on stage someplace? Does that mean that you might be on stage with it?

Michael, I would like to congratulate you on your excellent taste in flat panel monitors. You don’t know it but I bought the very same brand (A Xerox 17") last Sunday. I have been enjoying it ever since. Did you get yours at Best Buy? I have a hundred dollar rebate to send in from there for it. I waited because I wanted to make sure I wanted to keep it.

I'm finding that it IS much, much easier on my eyes.

I know what you mean about not being able to use the net or send/receive e-mails while at work. Sometimes I’m dying because it’s right in front of me and I can’t use it. But working for the government we are told that the news media monitor those kind of things.

Since I work in HR, I know that people get written up for it all the time. That’s why I don’t do it. I love you all but I have this thing about having money to buy food, dog bones and internet access at home.

Jane, are you sure about Echo? The way I read it, Keith (no disrespect) found out about it on the net but is it confirmed through your vet?

TCB, you know I was just joshing you. But for that I will tell you my Nathan’s Shrimp story. Those with a weak stomach may not wish to read this.

I worked for a seafood plant many years ago and they had the contract for Nathan’s. I used to love it when our line ran that shrimp because the batter smelled so good. It was different from the junk we always ran. You could tell there were spices and eggs and all kinds of good stuff in it.

Well, one day we were doing a run of it and several people, including me, noticed there were bugs in the batter. The whole line was stopped and the big wigs were called down to have a look. After about 10 minutes of discussion, the order came to run it anyway. Ugh. We were told no one would notice the extra crunch. Double ugh.

Soon after that, we lost the Nathan’s contract. I guess someone must have noticed, huh?

It started an investigation on other matters and could I tell you some stories about some other things that went on. Needless to say, the shrimp plant went out of business not very long after that.

I know anyone that works with food could tell you horror stories but I can only speak for what I have seen and can tell you: I don’t like seafood. And I refuse to eat shrimp.

I do love Nathans hot dogs, however. We buy them at grocery store down here. Can you get them at the store in NYC?
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 07:54:26 AM: Thanks Danise. The problem with Echo is rare except in German Shepard’s, and very rare in Bernese Mountain Dogs. The vet felt even worse for us as our last dog had the same thing, but at least she was old.

Jennifer thank you for the good vibes. She will need them while we are gone. If we didn’t miss our son so much we wouldn’t be going at all.

Hi Jenny and Michael Shayne-its good to have you both back. I will get to enjoy your posts until I leave for two weeks on Friday morning.

DerBrucer-ha, ha. At least I only use eggs from chickens that are cage free and range free, meaning they have access to the outdoors.

Michael Shayne I just emailed Penny. I haven’t heard from her either.

Thank you Panni and Tomovoz. We do obsess a bit about our furry family members-just like the rest of you, we can’t help it.

Thank you MBarnum. It has been tough on us.

We liked TRON. Wasn’t it the first film to use computer generated special effects?

TCB, thank you. I think I had to wait to post about Echo until I could handle all the kind responses I knew I would receive here.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 08:00:02 AM: Bruce, I didn’t eat Flicks very often, but did read the letter to Keith who was a fan. At the movies, he must have his popcorn.

Reading about your reading was fun and interesting. I’m glad it went so well, especially since previously you sounded hesitant about it.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 08:10:03 AM: Danise, Keith (after hours to find it, and then days of research to confirm) diagnosing the problem is because the doctors completely missed it. She has all of the classic early symptoms. The doctors did insist we do an x-ray, which made her symptoms worse, to rule out a disk problem. Aside from that, the only way to really diagnose this is by autopsy (it is okay to laugh at that).
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 08:29:46 AM: I'm sure I've eaten flicks before, but could someone provide a pic or description. They sound familiar but then again, maybe not. Thanks.
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Post by: Danise on June 13, 2004, 08:37:21 AM: Jane, I am truely sorry to hear about Echo. I was hoping that it might not as bad you thought. I guess I should have known you wouldn’t have said something if it wasn’t confirmed. Is there something, anything that can be done? Diet? Meds?
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 08:51:09 AM: Jane - I've got the nut allergy info. I'm sending you a PM.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 09:01:25 AM: Panni, thank you. I will watch for it.

Danise, diet, vitamins and antioxidants. The meds haven't been proven effective and do cause stomach problems so we are passing on those.

Off to walk Echo now.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 09:20:02 AM: MattH, Flicks were large chocolate chip type candies. The container was pretty much like the cardboard tube that your toilet paper is wrapped around, LOL! but the tube is wrapped with a colored tin foil as I recall. Delicious candy and it was my favorite to buy at the movie theater!!
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Post by: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 09:21:16 AM: I am still thinking on JRand53's question!
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 09:33:07 AM: Good morning. I remember also really dreading School of Rock and I ended up really liking it a lot. I can't really recall any musicals I dreaded and ended up liking - they were all as bad as I'd feared. I didn't really think I'd like Alias or The Sopranos when I got those DVDs, but I ended up loving The Sopranos and liking Alias.

The title of the play, which I don't like, is Loosie-Goosie. It does mean something to the play, but as a title it just doesn't say anything. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think there's probably a good title floating around that would be clever and let the potential viewer know what they're in for. Of course, Stones in his Pockets is meaningless until you've seen the play, but it's an attractive title nonetheless. So, maybe Loosie-Goosie is fine. I don't know if it's had other titles or not.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 09:34:07 AM: Oh, and lest anyone misunderstand MattH, Flicks aren't chocolate chip candies but chip-shaped candies, completely chocolate.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 09:42:24 AM: Well, excuuuuuuuuuse me - where in tarnation IS everyone? Sad to be all alone in the world.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 09:42:40 AM: And one for Mahler.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 10:13:06 AM: Oh my, to let myself down, I am watching the 1962 version of STATE FAIR (soundtrack on CD courtesy DR Nick Redman) - and it has some nice moments. All three of the distaff stars (Faye, Ann-Margret, Tiffin) are easy on the eyes, and the songs are pleasant. And it is interesting to see the on-location filming at the 1961 Texas State Fair in Dallas...at that time Midways were mostly the same....and I recognize some of the rides! Pat Boone is a pleasant Wayne Frake - in fact I like everyone except Tom Ewell, NEVER did like him in anything.

Interesting choices everyone is making. And I understand the point about seeing something and NOT liking it.... Yes, that is more common.

I also walked into a productions of SHE LOVES ME and CANDIDE not expecting anything or knowing anything about the shows (I know, I know) and two more favorites of mine were discovered.

Never had FLICKS!
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 10:14:35 AM: I'm cleaning house. Will soon shower. That's about it from here.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 10:19:09 AM: Uh - oh.

STATE FAIR (1962)

Budget: $4,500,000
US Gross: $3,500,000 >:(

(http://www.bobbydarin.net/statefairad.jpg)
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 10:47:55 AM: Matt H, I tried unsuccessfully to find a photo of Flicks for you. They tasted a bit like a Hershey Kiss, but with more of a waxy texture or flavor.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 11:08:29 AM: NOW I'm going to shower. Still haven't had breakfast. And I've beenup since 6. This day is running away from me. Somebody catch it!
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 11:16:31 AM: ..But first I must quote - EXACTLY as written - from a flyer I received from a neighborhood Hungarian restaurant:
NEW SUMMER MENU:
Every Tuesday: 12 Course Lunch Buffet
Every wenesday: Gurme Diner of the Season

(later on they offer "Fruits des Mares for 2 person [including] Seebas"
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 11:25:10 AM: Panni you are worse than I am about waiting to eat breakfast. I eat after Echo has had her walk and been cleaned up.

Offer your services to the Hungarian restaurant and trade free meals for typing their menus. :D
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:25:38 AM: As far as movies go, I can think of ony one off the top of my head that pleasantly surprised me. I was staying with a friend and he decided to rent Shallow Hal. Being the guest, I went along with it. I was not expecting to like it, but I really did. Not a masterpiece, but a quite enjoyable film.
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Post by: Jenny on June 13, 2004, 11:25:49 AM: Thank you for the warm welcome-backs!

DR Jay said yesterday "So, like, Dear Reader Jenny, whassup? First you're gone like that [sound of snapped fingers] and then [again, the sound of snapped fingers] you're back. Spill your guts, girl, and ply us with the saga of your absence. (Oh, a sort of Weill/Gershwin reference.)"

Well, it's not much of a saga, I'm sad to say. We beat the Computer Bug, and during the time I spent away from the internet, I was able to pull my grades up a bit. (Unfortunately, I proved my parents right that the computer is just a distraction). School is now over, and in two weeks I'll begin taking classes at the Circle In The Square Theatre School where, according to a friend, I might take classes with the great Noel Katz! The Great Noel Katz should let me know if he's still teaching there.

Well, I really must do something productive such as, perhaps, making a very short human pyramid. (A "Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead" reference!) Have a lovely sunday!
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Post by: Jay on June 13, 2004, 11:40:51 AM: Quote from: Jenny on June 13, 2004, 11:25:49 AM
Well, it's not much of a saga, I'm sad to say.

Hmmm. I was expecting a tale of abduction by pirates and an escape involving hounds nipping at your heels. Regardless, we're thrilled to have you back in the fold, Dear Reader Jenny!
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 11:42:40 AM: Topics, that's what we need, topics. This is my day of rest, topic-wise, so let's have more topics, shall we, you topics people.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 13, 2004, 12:11:29 PM: BK, when are you planning to go see 110 In The Shade at Pasadena Playhouse? Will your pal Harvey Schmidt be coming out to see the production?
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Post by: Jason on June 13, 2004, 12:13:19 PM: I'm cleaning my apartment and listening to PETE 'N' KEELY. I'll post more later.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 12:22:09 PM: Okay, here's a Topic. Perhaps a tad serious - but something I was discussing the other day and have always found intriguing. Do you believe in the mind-body connection in terms of illness? In other words - do you think that a person can (to some degree) bring on illness through stress, negative attitude to life, whatever? And conversely, do you think that illness can be staved off, made better, or in some cases even cured or by a more "positive" approach?
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 12:24:30 PM: DRPANNI - I am convinced that of it!
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Post by: Jay on June 13, 2004, 12:37:11 PM: I am off to Long Beach, Dear Readers, to catch a performance by the Long Beach Opera of a seldom-produced opera by Richard Strauss called Die Schweigsame Frau (The Silent Woman.)

LBO has a history of mounting offbeat works in very offbeat productions. This piece premiered in Germany in 1935, which is all the more interesting in that the libretto is by Stefan Zweig, a Jew. The work, a comedy based on a 1609 story by Ben Jonson, was banned after three perfomances due to Zweig's religion.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 12:38:52 PM: I am not Mary Baker Eddy - or even Aimee Semple McPherson, BUT Reiki is an interesting subject! Check it out here...

http://www.terra.es/personal5/teramaireiki/ (http://www.terra.es/personal5/teramaireiki/)

Have any DR's in the LA area been to the FourSquare Gospel auditorium? What was it like? 8)
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 12:40:20 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 12:22:09 PM
Okay, here's a Topic. Perhaps a tad serious - but something I was discussing the other day and have always found intriguing. Do you believe in the mind-body connection in terms of illness?

I think it's a factor, but not necessarily the most important one. Certainly, one should have the motivation to get better...couldn't hurt. But getting oneself to a decent physician should be step one; gazing at crystals or seeking some alternative medicine quackery really isn't productive.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 12:50:05 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 13, 2004, 12:38:52 PM
Reiki is an interesting subject! Check it out here...

Don't need to check it out, JR. I know a little about the subject. My ex-husband who, when we wed many moons ago, was a hotshot producer, director, etc. ...is now (among other things) a Reiki Healer. Go figure. When he used to visit our daughter in Boulder, he would do Reiki on the dog (not Wonderdog, but his predecessor) to help her arthritis.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 01:03:49 PM: LOL....small world. And of course DRROBIN is correct, advice from a medical professional shouldn't be OPTIONAL.

I am for exploring ALL the alternatives.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2004, 01:04:51 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 11:16:31 AM
..But first I must quote - EXACTLY as written - from a flyer I received from a neighborhood Hungarian restaurant:
NEW SUMMER MENU:
Every Tuesday: 12 Course Lunch Buffet
Every wenesday: Gurme Diner of the Season

(later on they offer "Fruits des Mares for 2 person [including] Seebas"

Panni, do you know what "Seebas" means? I work with a woman who's last name is Seebas and I never thought that it might actually be a word other than a name.

As for JRand's topic: I really didn't want to see "The Commitments," but I went with a friend to another friend's house to see it. I really liked it! I was pleasantly surprised.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 01:29:51 PM: Where in tarnation IS everyone?

Pogue: Going opening night to 110, which is the eve before the Hollywood Collector's show. Harvey is coming out, but not for the opening - they're doing some sort of benefit honoring Harvey and Tom, and he'll be there for that.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 13, 2004, 01:31:28 PM: Okay now I remember what I wanted to say this morning. :)

It was about the flicks email. Never heard of it. STill don't really understand what it is. But if it's candy, I"m sure I'd like it.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 01:34:50 PM: We've explained what it is - it's little disc-shaped milk chocolate drops which came in a tube-shaped contained. They were and will be extremely yummilicious.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 01:35:03 PM: And one for Mahler.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 01:36:03 PM: As we head toward 50,000 posts (it will take a LONG time to get there if today is anything to go by), I'm also heading to 5,000 posts. Isn't that exciting? Isn't that just too too?

Just back from a nice walk.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 01:36:18 PM: And will be joining Alet and daughter Lucy at three.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 01:36:34 PM: I Am My Own Frenzy.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 13, 2004, 01:38:24 PM: I am tired. Just came back from my sis' new house. My gosh getting a new house in order is time consuming. I feel so bad for her. She is so tired. And all she seems to do is paint. I went over and cleaned a bunch of walls and got rid of cobwebs. I also had to try to ressurect the flowers I planted last week. Geez, who knew it could take her only one week to kill them. :)
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Post by: Jennifer on June 13, 2004, 01:40:36 PM: Re: the candy

Sometimes it's hard to understand what candy looks like and tastes like without having seen it.

Maybe a picture would help.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 01:41:29 PM: And one for Mahler.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 13, 2004, 01:44:08 PM: Well I must be off. I need to watch the end of last night's Trading Spaces and get dressed before I go out.

Have a good night everyone.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:01:08 PM: Good Afternoon!

I decided to go ahead and sleep in after hearing my roomie and his boyfriend (emphasis on "boy" ;)) get up a bit late for their excursion to Annapolis, MD this morning. Right before we turned in last night, they mentioned they had to leave Richmond by 9:00 since they had to be in Annapolis by 1:00 for the event they were attending. This way they would have at least four hours to get there, leaving a good hour or so for any traffic mess they may come upon. -And since they would have to deal with both I-95 and Rt. 50, traffic is a usual part of the weekend travel equation. In any case... We didn't get to bed until around 4:00am last night - just got to chatting and started fretting and figuring out driving times and directions. So, I started hearing them running around this morning, but when I looked at my clock it was already 10:30! Oops! I heard a few phone calls being made, a few e-mails being sent (well, I at least heard his computer modem through my door). -I just have to wonder what time they did make it to Annapolis, and whether or not they made it in time for their event - which I think was some sort of high-end wine tasting.

In the meantime...

I finally got myself out of bed around 1:30, and proceeded to get ready to head out to brunch at Sidewalk Cafe. Of course, as I stopped to get a newspaper on the corner, I realized I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to make a return trip back to the apartment. No big whoop.

Then once I got there, Edwina, my favorite waitress in the whole wide world, was sitting outside with some other customers taking a little break. It was already close to 2:00 and their "brunch rush" was still rushing. We talked for a little bit, and she even introduced me to some of her other regulars who were waiting for a table. It was a very sweet moment actually.

Edwina was my first waitress in Richmond back when she was working at Stella's - 18 years ago!! So, she considers me one of her "children". And I was introduced as one of her children today. It was very nice. And like a good son, I have more or less followed her from restaurant to restaurant over the past 18 years. She's going in for knee replacement surgery next month, and I already know I'm going to miss her on the weekend for those couple of weeks where she'll be off her feet. *Oh, and there were two other "children" having brunch today who just got enagaged!
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 02:01:13 PM: Michael and I spent the day at various and sundried book stores. I bought a couple of old paperbacks I'd been looking for, and an anthology of Dick Tracy comic strips. We considered seeing the movie The Chronicles of Riddick, but I nixed that idea, since I hated, hated, hated the movie to which this is the sequel (or prequel, or some damn thing), Pitch Black.

Right now, I'm eating Fig Newtons. Good eatin'!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2004, 02:01:39 PM: Off to my sister's. I hope to be back by chat time (6:00 PDT).
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 02:02:11 PM: I enjoyed The Commitments as well. One of my favorite moments was the line of people who were trying to get into the band, and one guy had just seen the line, joined it, and when he got to the door, thought they must be selling drugs! LOL....

No one has been to the Angelus Temple?

Did any of the DR's or sisters of DR's have a dollhouse when growing up? What kind was it? How many rooms, what kind of furniture?

My sisters had the Marx Split Level dollhouse, with a large living/dining room, and few steps down was a great kitchen, family room with fireplace (outside on the otherside was a grill on the patio) and laundry room....upstairs was a large bedroom, nursery, and bath! I bought one like it on EBAY and furnished it....lots of fun.

I also own a couple of others, a larger MARX house, a small fiberboard house, and a GREAT Tomy two story house.
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 02:03:49 PM: I tried watching the new version of King Solomon's Mines on the Hallmark Channel, but it's nothing but slimy, greasy gopher guts. Patrick Swayze has entered the black hole of Hollywood...rotten direct-to-cable-TV movies. Such a pity.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 02:05:13 PM: DR JOSE - after Peggy Cass' horrible experience, please have Edwina write on her knee "This One!" to prevent a similar catastrophe!
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 02:07:05 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 13, 2004, 02:02:11 PM
Did any of the DR's or sisters of DR's have a dollhouse when growing up? What kind was it? How many rooms, what kind of furniture?

It wasn't really a dollhouse, but I did have a model Mad Scientist's laboratory, decked out with plastic Kenneth Strickfadden-like acoutrements. I remember pulling apart GI Joes and re-assembling them in that lab fondly. Arm, leg and head transplants were commonplace in Robin's Laboratory of Horror!
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Post by: Sandra on June 13, 2004, 02:08:45 PM: Not much here to report, except that my mom is at a church board meeting, where I am sure she is bored out of her mind, while I am sitting at home not doing much of anything. Vibes to my mom while she tries to stay awake for another four hours. ~~~~~~~~~~~

And Jane, I hope everything turns out for the best, Echo-wise.

And Robin, do NOT get me started on those Fig Newtons. You think that shrimp batter story was gross... well I just won't go there.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:16:32 PM: WOW! All those posts in the 5:01EST minute!

In the meantime...

I finally got a table around 2:15, and ordered my usual Cajun Hash. Since it was the end of brunch, my serving of Cajun Hash was quite generous. There was LOTS of food on the plate. Cajun Hash is basically a concoction of blackened hash browns with bits of sausage, green and red peppers and shrimp(!) all topped with two eggs, over-easy, with a blanket of melted Fontina cheese baked over the top of everything. (And the Fontina cheese today tasted like it was Smoked Fontina - a very nice variation.) Where was I? Oh...

Well, the plate of food was put in front of me, and I started laughing out loud. I guess since it was the end of brunch, the kitchen was trying to get rid of the rest of the hash browns they've had on the grilltop all morning. There were enough potatoes for at least five or six people... maybe even seven. I picked out the pieces of sausage and shrimp, and ate as much of the potatoes as I could. And once I was finished, it still looked like I had not touched my plate. When Edwina came to pick up my plate, I commented to her, "Next time, make sure they put some potatoes in there!" It got a good laugh from her... and eventually the bar staff.

It was a good brunch. I headed back to my apartment for a pit stop, and then decided to go ahead and take a walk up and down Carytown - I needed to walk of some of those hash browns! By that time, the sky had clouded over and gotten a little gray, but at least it cooler and not raining. It was a good walk, and I also did some banking via the handy-dandy ATM. Oh, and I also got a nice scoop of some blueberry ice cream from Bev's, and I picked up some pastries at Jean-Jacques for later tonight. :) It may not be the healthiest diet in the world, but it will do for now.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 02:22:28 PM: JR - I had a doll house that I loved. don't know what kind it was. I think my mother got it for me at the Salvation Army or at some rummage sale. That's where I got most of my toys (and clothes) when we first arrived in Canada.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:24:18 PM: In the meantime...

Once I got back to my apartment, I did some tidying up (vacuuming and washing dishes), and decided to put a DVD in my DVD player. Well, after some fussing, I went ahead and put in the "Barbara Cook: Mostly Sondheim" DVD - which I have yet to watch. So, I'm sitting here posting on HHW, and listening and watching Ms. Cook. Quite a nice way to spend a late afternoon.

*Now if I can just figure out why the picture on my TV set keeps "cycling" from bright to dark and back again. When it goes dark, it just gets darker, not to black, so... And since I'm mainly listening to Ms. Cook's voice... This "symptom" has happened before, and it's not a consistent thing, so... I've tried separating the various electrical and patch cords... I've tried re-stacking the components... Ah, well... Any suggestions? -I'm just trying to figure out if it's something with my DVD player or with my TV.

*Sheesh! Who needs to keep a journal when one has HHW! :)
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 02:25:58 PM: I'll be going to the airport soon to pick up DD, arriving from San Francisco. She tells me that she was on a bus yesterday near Golden Gate Park and happened to look out the window... to see around ten "ugly guys" riding bikes (her description). The ugly guys were wearing big hats -- and nothing else.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 02:28:27 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:24:18 PM

*Now if I can just figure out why the picture on my TV set keeps "cycling" from bright to dark and back again. When it goes dark, it just gets darker, not to black, so... And since I'm mainly listening to Ms. Cook's voice... This "symptom" has happened before, and it's not a consistent thing, so... I've tried separating the various electrical and patch cords... I've tried re-stacking the components... Ah, well... Any suggestions? -I'm just trying to figure out if it's something with my DVD player or with my TV.

I have the same problem, have tried the separating the cords routine, restacking, etc. etc. -- and have given up. One of these days I'm getting a new DVD player.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:32:35 PM: DR Panni - I do believe there is something to the "mind-body" connection in regards to health. I wouldn't go so far as to say that a good state of mind will cure what ails you, but it definitely does help. When I was sick-sick a couple of weeks ago, I'd have to say my love of my work kept me going - and kept me showing up to the theatre every night even when my body was trying to telling me stay home in bed. I also just didn't want to stay in bed, in my apartment for 24/7. I didn't want to feel trapped. And I don't think "trapping" myself would have aided in my recovery. That's too easy a trap to fall into at times.

-What did I just say? ???

I think this is related to the whole concept of "Laughter being the best medicine". Even when the diagnosis is grave, a healthy attitude provides some comfort and levity when it is needed most.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 02:35:49 PM: Thanks to all for the explanation about Flicks. Now I know I have never had them. I was thinking they were maybe like Rolos (which I always loved as cheap as they tasted), but now I understand exactly what they are.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:37:55 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 13, 2004, 02:05:13 PM
DR JOSE - after Peggy Cass' horrible experience, please have Edwina write on her knee "This One!" to prevent a similar catastrophe!

Well, from what I understand the "magic marker prep" is now standard in most hospitals. However - and unfortunately - Edwina will be having both of her knees done. So, at least, they'll be marking "Left" and "Right".
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 02:39:36 PM: Re the connection between Health issues and non medical support and treatment. DR Jane would know how much better the residents of the Nursing Home feel after a visit from Echo and herself. I am sure there a re physical benefits from positive mental stimulation. HHW vibes are all about that phenomenon. Is someone going to say they don't work?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:40:08 PM: RE: Flicks - Hmmm.. Do you know when they went out of "circulation". I actually seem to remember them now from the various descriptions of the packaging and the candies themselves. Hmmm... Time to Google, I guess...
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 02:40:19 PM: After watching THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK yesterday, today I pulled out the laserdisc of ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED. It's a fantastic documentary, and for those who've never seen it, it's on DVD now and well worth at least a rental. Lots of information about Anne from people who knew her including those who were with her at the end. Kenneth Branagh narrates and Glenn Close reads excerpts from the diary.

I used to use this documentary as a supplement when I taught the play to my eighth graders, but I don't think I've watched it in the three years since I retired. It always brings forth tears.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 02:41:37 PM: Can't be at chat tonight. It's the season premiere of SIX FEET UNDER at 9 p.m. EDT.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 02:44:56 PM: Oh my, DRJOSE....being a waitress is tough on the knees...all that walking, carrying, and just plain standing....sending good wishes to Edwina!

Hmmmmmmmmm.....is your DVD player running through another component? Sometimes if a DVD or Video is copyright protected and you are sending the signal to another component before the signal goes to the TV, the DVD/video thinks it's being copied and the signal goes light and dark....and sometimes scrambles itself.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 02:45:57 PM: DRROBIN - I think I saw that Mad Scientist's Lab in the catalog and LONGED for it....but it was never mine!
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 02:51:38 PM: Great news about the Six Feet Under news season Matt. We won't get it until next year I suspect - I hope we don't get it when I am in Europe in three months time. I am so enjoying the viewing of Season one again.

We have the "Anne Frank Remembered" video. Wonderfully made and a very moving account.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:02:22 PM: DR Ann. I believe there is a welcome mat (even a Matt) ready for you. You can make it today.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 03:24:02 PM: In my mind, SIX FEET UNDER has gotten better every season. Now the characters are such richly drawn personalities each with noticeable and acknowledged quirks that this world is one I really look forward to visiting each week.

HBO has wisely held the show until the summer so it won't have competing series against each other for the Emmys (like last year when I'm convinced THE SOPRANOS and SIX FEET UNDER competing against each other allowed THE WEST WING after a very topsy-turvy season to win its 4th straight Best Drama Series award). SIX FEET UNDER won't be eligible for Emmys this year, so that leaves THE SOPRANOS with a clear shot to finally win the big prize. The nominations don't come out for another month, but I'm predicting THE SOPRANOS, '24,' THE SHIELD, NIP/TUCK, and CSI as the five Best Drama Series nominees. I read somewhere that a critic was predicting HBO's THE WIRE would be nominated, but I think it falls into the limited series category and not into the Best Drama Series slot. I could be wrong, however.
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 03:24:08 PM: I got up at 10. I showered, I had breakfast...and around 12 I thought "I think I'll just lie down..." I woke up again at 2:45. I guess I really needed sleep. I have been in my hometown all weekend for college graduation, seeing people and attending celebrations. Now I'm debating when to head back to Tacoma. I'm also debating having a bowl of ice cream for lunch...healthy, no?
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 03:25:13 PM: See, if I leave right now....I'd make it back home in time for chat tonight..hmmm
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 03:25:44 PM: After some Google-ing, I came across the following thoughts about "Flicks" over at http://www.etherfarm.com/thalamus/archives/taste/000467.html (http://www.etherfarm.com/thalamus/archives/taste/000467.html)

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Flicks Chocolate Candys Were Similar To Hersheys Kisses With A More Waxy Texture, But With Plenty Of Chocolate Flavor. Mainly Found At Movie Theatres, They Were Packed In Tubes Covered With Different Colored Foil/Paper Wrapping. No Longer Produced By Ghirardelli, They Will Only Continue To Exist As A Memory, But A Very Fond One At That.

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I, for one, was hoping to find that someone still made "Flicks". Fond memories from high school movie dates, eating Flicks. Sigh.
From: http://www.ghirardelli.com
I remember a candy called "Flicks". Do you still make them?
While we recognize many of our consumers remember “Flicks” with a nostalgic fondness, we no longer make the product. When the headquarters of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company moved from Ghirardelli Square to San Leandro, packaging equipment for this product was damaged. This machine was made before World War 1 and since the company that manufactured the machine had long since gone out of business, we were not able to repair the machine. Since that time, we have introduced a line of Chocolate Squares, including four rich, indulgent Chocolate Squares featuring smooth, creamy fillings. We expect these Squares to quickly surpass the legend created by “Flicks”, and garner a fond place in the heart of Ghirardelli consumers.

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"We expect these Squares to quickly surpass the legend created by “Flicks”, and garner a fond place in the heart of Ghirardelli consumers. "
like hell !!!
maybe if you melt them down and make flicks out of them.

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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 03:26:44 PM: oh, as a side note, I didn't bother brushing or drying my hair before I fell back to sleep. I have rather long blonde hair...right now it resembles a fright wig! :o
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:30:15 PM: To Icecream or not to icecream is not a question for debate. It is like chocolate - a substitute for any of the required food groups at any time of the day. It is also a documented cure for fright wig syndrome.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 03:33:30 PM: OOhh...

This site may have been posted here before, but just in case... Here's another source for those "ole time candies". *And I remember this place being featured on Food TV's "Food Finds".

http://www.sweetnostalgia.com/index.html (http://www.sweetnostalgia.com/index.html)
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:34:59 PM: Are there any other "Six Feet Under" fans out there. (MAat & Jose of course). For me it has been the most rewarding series made for American TV ever! Characters that have developed and that you really care for. Characters that are human enough to surprise you by their actions. Wonderful writing and wonderful performances.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 03:41:13 PM: I like SFU!

Oh my - I just realized Alton Brown looks like the lead singer from A Flock of Seagulls!
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:42:30 PM: I ran! or is it I raq?
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:47:31 PM: It is a holiday Monday here in the Southern colony. Queen's Birthday. The official day. It is celebrated in the UK with the traditional "Trooping Of the Colour" but is is not a holiday. You needed to know that.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 03:49:37 PM: LOL Tom.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:51:37 PM: But will anyone else understand?
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 03:53:21 PM: You are a JLS who stands out from the flock JRand.
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Post by: Sandra on June 13, 2004, 03:53:27 PM: I vote that Ann has the ice cream for lunch. (HHW is a democracy.) I personally am eating for lunch something that I pulled out of the back of the freezer and then heated up in the microwave.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 03:54:48 PM: Exhibit number one.

Alton Brown.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 03:55:13 PM: Exhibit number two: A Flock of Seagulls.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 03:55:50 PM: LOL Tom....I don't know what that means.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:00:21 PM: Back from a nice, if quiet, day at work. Der Brucer isn't happy, though, because I'm not scheduled for enough hours per week. He wants me to go job-shopping again, to find a second job and add to my income. Me, I'm not sure yet, having just gotten my feet wet on this job. We'll see what happens.

Re: Flicks. Yes, I remember them. I remember not really liking them. They may have been real milk chocolate, but they tasted strange to me, for some reason. I think it was a texture thing.

But the packaging was great.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 13, 2004, 04:01:49 PM: Robin, I opted out of watching the new KING SOLOMON'S MINES, the minute I saw who was playing Alan Quatermain (and it's Quatermain; not Quartermain as it is so often mis-written) and read a description of the plot. No one has ever done this movie right nor utilized the great inter-racial love story in it (which must have been very explosive for its time and is still pretty explosive in some quarters). Shame on them all and damn them all to Hell. It's gotten universally wretched reviews by the way..
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 04:04:35 PM: Jonathon Livingston Seagull. DR JRand.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 04:04:38 PM: Yes, I, too, am a "Six Feet Under" fan. And I'm afraid I shall be devoting my 9:00PM hour here on the East Coast tonight to the season premiere... I'll try to check in with chat, but... We'll see...
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:06:50 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 11:16:31 AM
..But first I must quote - EXACTLY as written - from a flyer I received from a neighborhood Hungarian restaurant:
NEW SUMMER MENU:
Every Tuesday: 12 Course Lunch Buffet
Every wenesday: Gurme Diner of the Season

(later on they offer "Fruits des Mares for 2 person [including] Seebas"
I've got to get my glasses cleaned off...I thought that was "Fruits des Mares for 2 person [including] Seebees."

Which would be a totally different kind of yummilicious.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 04:09:50 PM: Oh LOL....duh....thanks TOM.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:10:18 PM: Quote from: Jenny on June 13, 2004, 11:25:49 AM
...and in two weeks I'll begin taking classes at the Circle In The Square Theatre School where, according to a friend, I might take classes with the great Noel Katz! The Great Noel Katz should let me know if he's still teaching there....
This explains why Noel is being errant and truant for two weeks.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 04:13:23 PM: OOh... After finally watching the Barbara Cook, "Mostly Sondheim" DVD... What a wonderful performer and person she is! Seeing it on video/DVD brought back so many wonderful memories from seeing her live two summers ago at the Kennedy Center. Along with the many other wonderful memories from that summer at "Camp Sondheim".

I guess my only disappointment was realizing that they only featured two of the five masterclass participants. However, it was nice to see and hear Tim Tourbin again - if you think his eyes are blue on screen, in person... ;) And I liked how they interspersed the commentary from both Ms. Cook and the participants.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:21:57 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 13, 2004, 02:02:11 PM
No one has been to the Angelus Temple?
I used to ride past the Angelus Temple every day on my way to and from work. Never had a desire to go inside, the people who hung around the place were creepy enough. (Think Pat Robertson, but with a wardrobe from Salvation Army.)
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 04:24:43 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on June 13, 2004, 04:01:49 PM
Robin, I opted out of watching the new KING SOLOMON'S MINES, the minute I saw who was playing Alan Quatermain (and it's Quatermain; not Quartermain as it is so often mis-written) and read a description of the plot. It's gotten universally wretched reviews by the way...

Which it heartily deserves, based on the hour of it I watched. What is it with these Hollywood producers and their distrust of the source material? I just don't get it!

About the extra 'r' often attributed to Quatermain: it's in both the version of King Solomon's Mines with (Sir) Cedric Hardwicke, and in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. (But the added 'r' is the least of that movie's problems.)

I've often seen the extra 'r' show up in discussions of Hammer's "Quatermass" films, too.

I dunno why people insist on adding it, but it's just annoying. It's not like you can just add an 'r' to just anything, and not have people notice, Mr. Progue. I wonder what Mr. Krimmel would say about it? Or DR Dranise? Or DR Norel? Or DR Pranni?
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 04:26:15 PM: I knew there would be some TV show excuse, just not what. Here I thought, well, Alias is done and The Sopranos is done. And if Six Feet Under weren't on then it would be something else. I know this, because it doesn't matter WHAT night the chat is on, some folks just don't want to come. That, of course, is perfectly perfect and peachy as we'll have a wonderful time with whomever shows up or down.

Had a lovely late lunch with Alet and Lucy. Here is a photo.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:30:39 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:24:18 PM
*Sheesh! Who needs to keep a journal when one has HHW! :)
Journals are for when you have something dirty to write. Or you could use e-mail.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 04:31:23 PM: I'm back from the airport with DD.

Count me in among the SIX FEET UNDER fans. One of the best if not THE best shows on television. I've tried to convince bk to give it a try. Maybe if we all pressure him, he'll take a look.

Subliminal message:

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]WATCH SIX FEET UNDER, BK.[/move]
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:36:33 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 02:25:58 PM
I'll be going to the airport soon to pick up DD, arriving from San Francisco. She tells me that she was on a bus yesterday near Golden Gate Park and happened to look out the window... to see around ten "ugly guys" riding bikes (her description). The ugly guys were wearing big hats -- and nothing else.
Not even sunscreen?

Life is too short for just the ugly guys to be wearing nothing else.
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Post by: Robin on June 13, 2004, 04:36:34 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:00:21 PM
Der Brucer isn't happy, though, because I'm not scheduled for enough hours per week. He wants me to go job-shopping again, to find a second job and add to my income. Me, I'm not sure yet, having just gotten my feet wet on this job.

Not like I'm taking sides or anything, but learning two jobs simultaneously seems a bit too stressful to me. Learn the one job, and once you get it down pat, mebbe getting the second one would be in order.

When I first moved to Minnesota, I worked seven days a week for a long time...nearly four years. While it was beneficial to the ol' bank account, it certainly wasn't beneficial to me.

We work to live...we don't live to work.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 04:38:26 PM: Great lunchtime photo.....

Yes, MRBK, I think you might like Six Feet Under....because if it had been on back in the day, I think Benjamin Kritzer would have been fascinated by it....right up there with Twilight Zone....
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Post by: Michael on June 13, 2004, 04:40:21 PM: Barbara Cook is interviewed on 60 minutes.

The Parent Trap with Haley Mills is on. Anyone know the name of the actress who was her double? They really did a good job with her.

Why did Disney always seem to use process shots when actors were out doors. The scene with Mills and O'Hara walking on a treadmill in front of a screen is sooooooooo obvious.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 04:41:00 PM: Page Five dance.... ;D

(http://www.gifs.net/animate/argh.gif)
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 04:45:10 PM: I took a photo of DD with WD (dear daughter with Wonderdog) with my camera phone and emailed it to myself so that I could post it. But it seems to be lost in cyberspace.
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 04:45:30 PM: DR MS - her name was Susan Henning, and she is interviewed on the DVD! She and Hayley looked so much alike, in some scenes, Susan is clearly visible....but she had blue eyes NOT brown....

Hayley also says in her interview...."Susan gave the exact same performance I did, but her half of the movie was never used...."
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:46:01 PM: Re: Dollhouses. Nope, never had one. My sister didn't have one, either. But she did have a white mouse, for a while, and a maze for said mouse to run through. The mouse was smart, and ignored the maze, simply sitting where it wanted to until my sister got fed up and fed him. Smart mouse, getting my sister trained like that.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:50:35 PM: Re: movies we didn't expect to enjoy.

My turn-around was with Best of Show. I was in a terrible mood, very depressed, and didn't want to see anything at all. Der Brucer insisted. We both laughed our way through the entire film. (If only A Mighty Wind had been as good. *sigh*)

Der Brucer, on the other hand, had no expectation of enjoying Pacific Overtures when we saw it at the British National Opera. By intermission, he was literally bouncing with joy. Unseemly, but gratifying.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 04:54:33 PM: Back from Tarnation. It is beautiful there this time of year!

Went and saw THE STEPFORD WIVES...I hate to tell y'all this but I liked it! It is a comedy and I thought it was quite funny. Bette Midler, of course, stole the show! I didn't want to go and see it but my buddy Mark insisted...so I guess I could say that movie is one I didn't want to go to but liked a lot.

Actually, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is another movie I very much did not want to see but was forced to...and it ended up being quite good! I wouldn't particularly sit thought it again, but I was very well entertained.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:55:06 PM: Re: The healthy attitude.

Well, of course having a healthy attitude can help anyone's health. A healthy attitude can help cheer up the caregivers, as well. A genuine "thank-you" can make the caregiving tasks that much easier to perform.

When I'm in a depression, I try to be nice to the people around me. It makes their lives easier, and they are nicer to me in return. Or, if they're just nasty by nature, it confuses them.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 04:55:06 PM: The photo suddenly arrived from cyberspace. Go figure. Here are Rachel and Abie...
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Post by: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 04:57:23 PM: I never had a dollhouse and I don't recall my sister having one either. Of course she was a teenage by the time I was born so she wouldn't have likely had it...but since her Barbies went to my cousin Molly when she outgrew them I would guess if she had had a dollhouse then Molly would have ended up with it as well.

I did make lots of houses out of building blocks, tinker toys, and Lincoln Logs and occasionally Gumby and Pokey lived in them and a stray Barbie visited now and then, but that is as close as I ever got to one. I do recall seeing the ones that JRand53 refers too in the Christmas catalogs and I was always intrigued by them.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:57:47 PM: I can tell Abie is going to be spoiled rotten over the next couple of weeks.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 05:00:08 PM: Good Evening!

I just had my dinner, and, surprise, it wasn't the two remaininng pastries I bought earlier today. (The "alumette" (vanilla pastry cream and stawberries in puff pastry studded with slivered almonds) served as my appetizer, I guess. ;)) Instead I had some "Navratan Korma" - one of those pre-packaged, just heat and eat meals. It was better than I expected it to be. Good sauce, good variety of vegetables and legumes. I also added some toasted almonds just so that I would have some "crunch" in my dinner. And since it's been a while since I've had Indian food...

Now to decide which pastry will serve as my (first) dessert... Chocolate Cream Horn or Chocolate Cannoli? Hmm...

*I suspect DR TCB may find a theme in my choice of remaining pastries. ;)
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 05:02:16 PM: LOL DRJOSE.

Great photo DRPANNI!
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 05:02:31 PM: Wouldn't living in a doll's house be...well...drafty?

And how about changing one's clothes? Or using the bathroom? Or is one just supposed to get used to that sort of thing?

(Not that there are that many anatomically correct dolls. Maybe they aren't that easily embarrassed, for that reason.)

(Time to get dinner started.)
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Post by: Jrand73 on June 13, 2004, 05:02:40 PM: MBARNUM are you coming to chat tonight?
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 05:06:01 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 05:00:08 PM
...I had some "Navratan Korma" - one of those pre-packaged, just heat and eat meals... which pastry will serve as my (first) dessert... Chocolate Cream Horn or Chocolate Cannoli...
Indian cuisine and chocolate. Interesting combination, if not exactly traditional.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 05:17:42 PM: <drum roll>...

And the tonight's first selection will be...

well.. was...

Chocolate Cream Horn!

:D
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 05:28:00 PM: Chat in a mere thirty minutes. Eight hundred posts to 50,000.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 05:57:35 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on June 13, 2004, 05:02:40 PM
MBARNUM are you coming to chat tonight?

Yes, I shall hie myself to chat tonight!
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 06:02:14 PM: Chat is open and jumpin'. Dear reader Jane, come on in. Just click live chat, put in "Jane", no password, and voila.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2004, 06:04:28 PM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 02:24:18 PM
In the meantime...

Once I got back to my apartment, I did some tidying up (vacuuming and washing dishes), and decided to put a DVD in my DVD player. Well, after some fussing, I went ahead and put in the "Barbara Cook: Mostly Sondheim" DVD - which I have yet to watch. So, I'm sitting here posting on HHW, and listening and watching Ms. Cook. Quite a nice way to spend a late afternoon.

*Now if I can just figure out why the picture on my TV set keeps "cycling" from bright to dark and back again. When it goes dark, it just gets darker, not to black, so... And since I'm mainly listening to Ms. Cook's voice... This "symptom" has happened before, and it's not a consistent thing, so... I've tried separating the various electrical and patch cords... I've tried re-stacking the components... Ah, well... Any suggestions? -I'm just trying to figure out if it's something with my DVD player or with my TV.

*Sheesh! Who needs to keep a journal when one has HHW! :)

I have a problem with trying to record a DVD or LP to my computer, and a co-worker said that I should get "shielded" cables, which are more expensive than regular cables. I've heard from other people that it can make a big difference. If you can afford them (I don't know how much they are), they probably will be all that you need.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2004, 06:05:03 PM: I just got back from my sister's and now I shall join the chat!
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 06:32:48 PM: Chat is most amusing.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 06:44:30 PM: JoseSPiano I enjoyed your sweet story about Edwina. She must be very special for you to follow her around. Two knees at once will be tough. I wish her the best.

Robin, we saw THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK today. Keith read reviews that said it was difficult to follow but we didn’t have a problem. The movie was fun and entertaining, nothing great. Not having seen it, yet, I can’t compare it to PITCH BLACK.

Jennifer you are a good sister.

JRand I didn’t have the good fortune to have a doll house. I bet a daughter of mine, if she wanted one, would have had one. Of course I would have played with it too.

Sandra, four hours for a church meeting-absolutely good vibes to staying awake. And thank you for the good wishes.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 06:53:18 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 04:00:21 PM
Back from a nice, if quiet, day at work. Der Brucer isn't happy, though, because I'm not scheduled for enough hours per week. He wants me to go job-shopping again, to find a second job and add to my income. Me, I'm not sure yet, having just gotten my feet wet on this job. We'll see what happens.

The summer may be slow, but the hours should pile on during the holiday season.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2004, 06:55:36 PM: I left chat (which was sparkling and lively) so that I could watch "60 Minutes." Barbara Cook is on tonight's episode!
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Post by: Jay on June 13, 2004, 06:57:30 PM: I have said this before and I shall say it again: All I want for Christmas is Dear Reader Jose's metabolism.
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Post by: Jay on June 13, 2004, 07:00:48 PM: Dear Reader Panni: there is a bona fide medical research study (I am so sorry I do not have the citation) that observed a number of Jewish patients who were terminally ill. The study showed a marked dip in the mortality rate in the days leading up to the start of Passover, and then a spike in the mortality rate in the days following the start of the holiday.

The conclusion was that a mental state (i.e., wishing to hold on until the arrival of the holiday) could impact the physical state.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 07:01:27 PM: Panni, did the Reiki help the dog?

Yes Tomovoz, the residents feel emotionally better, but unfortunately Echo’s visits don’t help their illness one little bit.

I have tried the mind over matter, willing myself to stay healthy. It didn’t work and probably because that was all I did. To a certain degree, yes it does make a difference. When we are sick a good attitude can help find the strength to do what we need to do to get better. Balance is the key. My sister willed herself never to get our family curse and never did the usual tests to detect it early. When my mother died of ovarian cancer, my sister said she was going to chant and keep it away. I can tell you she had many regrets over that. If I get it, I will at least know I did everything possible to stop it or catch it early-no regrets. When I say everything, that includes medically as well as mentally.

Wow, that turned into a small rant-sorry.

Panni, I can see the family resemblance in the photo – Rachel of course. Nice pic of both of them.

Bruce I also like your photo.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 07:02:42 PM: Quote from: Jay on June 13, 2004, 06:57:30 PM
I have said this before and I shall say it again: All I want for Christmas is Dear Reader Jose's metabolism.

LOL-first I get hungry reading what he eats, then I get exhausted. ;D
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 07:07:59 PM: Bruce, I tried entering the chat but only get the following:

"Sorry, your browser is not Java enabled, please visit our java support pages "
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 07:08:57 PM: I was having fun here and forgot to wash the dinner dishes, have to go.

Goodnight.
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Post by: Jay on June 13, 2004, 07:12:08 PM: I have returned, obviously, from The Silent Woman. As with several of his other operas, I wish composer Richard Strauss had spent some time with architect Mies van der Rohe and learned from his mantra that "less is more."

Strauss takes three acts and two hours and a half of music to tell a story that probably would have been better served as a fifty-minute one-act opera. The story, by the way, is suspiciously similar to that of Donizetti's Don Pasquale. I'm glad I can say I saw The Silent Woman, but I doubt I will have much urge to see it again.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 07:34:10 PM: Jane - No, I don't think the Reiki helped Katie (the dog).

Interesting mind over matter (or not) discussion. Thanks, everyone.
I agree that attitude certainly helps. What I don't like is the kind of New Age belief that you somehow bring the illness on yourself because of the way you deal with life. My mother, for example, truly embraced life - she lived it like Auntie Mame. She did NOT bring on her ovarian cancer. It's true that she lived 5 years beyond her prognosis because I truly believe she wanted to spend time with her only grandchild whom she adored. And it's also true that when the cancer came back and she fixated on it, it killed her. So - yes - I think mind has a great deal to do with it. But not 100%.
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Post by: Jane on June 13, 2004, 07:42:00 PM: You hit a sore spot with me. I also hate the belief you bring things on yourself.

Have fun with Rachel and laugh a lot.

Good night for real.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 08:03:36 PM: I won't take away any West Coasters' enjoyment of SIX FEET UNDER by talking about it now. I can hold until tomorrow.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 08:06:33 PM: Quote from: Jay on June 13, 2004, 07:12:08 PM
...I'm glad I can say I saw The Silent Woman, but I doubt I will have much urge to see it again.
So, what did The Silent Woman have to say?
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Post by: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 08:06:35 PM: I've got Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH cued up for a spin tomorrow. I prefer the 1925 version rather than the 1942 reissue version with Chaplin's sound narration. Haven't seen it in years, however, so looking forward to seeing it tomorrow.

As for now, good night.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 08:26:11 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 07:34:10 PM
...I agree that attitude certainly helps. What I don't like is the kind of New Age belief that you somehow bring the illness on yourself because of the way you deal with life. ...
I was making Pat Robertson jokes before, but it is with this sort of thinking that he really goes overboard. His entire notion that America is a sick nation because it doesn't behave the way he thinks it should, and that G*d has abandoned us for the same reason, is an example of this lunacy.

My mother had breast cancer, back when I was in my mid-teens. She didn't get breast cancer because she was a bad person. She got breast cancer because, well, breast cancer happens.

She had a massive surgery, removing a breast and much of the lymph nodes under her arm. She also had a hysterectomy. And she survived all of that, because she believed in herself and because she wasn't a quitter. And she lived a productive and wonderful life.

Decades later, her hip shattered. A small bit of the original cancer had metastasized (sp?) to her hip, and lay dormant all that time. There was an operation, and radiation therapy, and this time it proved to be too late, as the cancer had spread this time through her body and ended her life.

She didn't quit living until the very end. It wasn't until she knew that we understood, and let her go, that she let go of her life.

The entire idea that her cancer could have been brought on by something wrong in her life is repulsive to me. She was not being punished. Cancer is simply something that happens. And no, Panni, I don't see how your mother was being punished for something, either. Those who insist on punishment have the wrong idea about life.

Either that, or they're lawyers. And I'm not sure that's not a redundancy.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 08:49:32 PM: Quote from: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 08:26:11 PM
And no, Panni, I don't see how your mother was being punished for something, either. Those who insist on punishment have the wrong idea about life.

I agree with everything you say, SWW. But what I was talking about is not so much the Pat Robertson type "you'll be punished for you sins" belief. What I had in mind was the more benign (and to me more dangerous) belief that "negative energy" attracts illness. That people who are not upbeat and positive in their daily lives can bring on the dark forces of illness and death.
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Post by: Sandra on June 13, 2004, 08:53:13 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 08:49:32 PM
What I had in mind was the more benign (and to me more dangerous) belief that "negative energy" attracts illness. That people who are not upbeat and positive in their daily lives can bring on the dark forces of illness and death.

One of the most upbeat, positive, and energetic people I ever met died of lung cancer at age 44.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 09:16:26 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on June 13, 2004, 08:03:36 PM
I won't take away any West Coasters' enjoyment of SIX FEET UNDER by talking about it now. I can hold until tomorrow.
I would prefer you leave it until well into next year! Please be "general" with your comments Matt and others.
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Post by: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 09:26:57 PM: Just finished watching AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. What a beautiful, beautiful, beautufil movie. I can't believe that in my years as a child watching musicals that I overlooked this film! And of course the title tune has long been one of my favorites.

And is there any man more hotilicious then Gene Kelly?!
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 09:31:03 PM: Back from a really brisk two mile jog. I did two days at the end of last week, but my legs were so sore that I stopped and didn't do three days. But tonight was really easy and I really did a brisk run. So, maybe I'm finally back on track and can now jog regularly.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 09:34:58 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 09:16:26 PM
I would prefer you leave it until well into next year! Please be "general" with your comments Matt and others.

Do we have ta'?

:-X

Well, I will say this... After working with - and truly right next to Craig Wright - last year, it was fun watching "Six Feet Under" with a sort of insider's view. His writing is so varied, yet so specific. And his use of language... Now I'm just waiting for one of songs to pop up in one the scripts. He wrote some beautiful songs about Time and Time Passing for Melissa Arctic which would fit nicely into the show. But my guess is that he would most likely write something specific for the show rather than borrowing from another piece he wrote.

But I will say that I truly enjoyed tonight's season premiere. It seemed liked every minute counted. Every scene. And a lot did happen, relatively, in the hour. This show is truly my "Must See TV".

And then it was onto "Queer As Folk"... As I've said before.. From the sublime to the ridiculous... And, boy, were there some ridiculous moments tonight on QAF!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 09:37:53 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on June 13, 2004, 09:26:57 PM
Just finished watching AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. What a beautiful, beautiful, beautufil movie. I can't believe that in my years as a child watching musicals that I overlooked this film! And of course the title tune has long been one of my favorites.

And is there any man more hotilicious then Gene Kelly?!

"hotilicious" - YES!!! -And very much so in this movie!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 09:44:04 PM: Good Evening!

Well, I'm going to attempt to get up early tomorrow morning.. and I mean early! But before I retire for the evening...

Thanks for all your suggestions about the "phasing" problem with my DVD player. I think DR MattH may be onto something since some DVDs have the problem and some don't - I just tried some other back-to-back, and it seems the ones from more established companies have the problem, and other don't. So... Again, it's not a big deal, but if I can solve it with just a few more cables... Unfortunately, I do have to run the DVD through my VCR since my TV is a few years older than the DVD player and it doesn't have any direct connections for audio and video into it - just the standard antenna connections. So...

OK... I'm starting to babble...

OH - there's also been one other "problem" I've been having today... I seem to be smelling "something" every now and then here in the living room. Like I stepped in "something" and dragged it inside with my shoes. But I've checked my shoes, and there's nothing on them. And I've also done a few sniff tests here and there. Nothing. So...??? Maybe I'm just being too "sensitive" today... I hope. In any case...

Goodnight.

(although somethings tell me I'll probably be checking in in before I actually go to bed ;))
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 10:18:31 PM: I have to say I didn't think the season's premiere of SIX FEET UNDER was wonderful. For one thing, the rhythm of the entire hour was basically the same - relentlessly dour. And it was lacking the wonderful quirky humor that's one of the things which makes the show so special. Oh well - there's always next week.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on June 13, 2004, 10:20:38 PM: Boy, howdy! That was a long board meeting!
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 10:21:15 PM: I also take back my recommendation to bk that he should watch it. That is - I still think he should - but only after he's caught up with the story by watching the first three seasons on DVD (Are they available?). I was imagining coming to tonight's show cold - and there's no way it would work.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2004, 10:24:01 PM: I think the first two seasons are out on DVD. Sometimes I get these box sets from the DVD Academy.
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2004, 10:26:19 PM: In answer to Jrand's question, the only show that comes to mind was the musical, BARNUM. A friend of mine in New Jersey had gotten two tickets for the show so that I could take his niece to a Broadway show. At the time, the commercial for BARNUM was running about once an hour on all the local Tri-state television stations, and I had gotten very tired of seeing the ad. In addition, I don't care much for circuses. Well, I now freely admit that I was wrong about the show. I have loved the show (and the Crawford video/DVD) ever since. Jim Dale's tightrope song back and forth between his wife's theater box and his mistress's is still one of the best first-act curtain numbers I have ever witnessed.
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Post by: Panni on June 13, 2004, 10:39:33 PM: I'm woosing out tonight, folks. Am REALLY tired and my stomach hurts like hell from a huge Hungarian dinner. (Wiener Schnitzel - which is technically speaking actually Austrian). I'm going to tuck myself in and read.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 10:42:20 PM: And guess who watched the "Barnum" DVD last night?
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2004, 10:51:53 PM: Quote from: Jay on June 13, 2004, 06:57:30 PM
I have said this before and I shall say it again: All I want for Christmas is Dear Reader Jose's metabolism.

Is that a euphemism?
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2004, 11:05:18 PM: Quote from: TCB on June 13, 2004, 10:51:53 PM
Is that a euphemism?

Oh! All alone! LOL LOL LOL......... At least, I crack myself up.

Goodnight.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 11:09:02 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 10:18:31 PM
I have to say I didn't think the season's premiere of SIX FEET UNDER was wonderful. For one thing, the rhythm of the entire hour was basically the same - relentlessly dour. And it was lacking the wonderful quirky humor that's one of the things which makes the show so special. Oh well - there's always next week.

POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD FOR DR TOMOVOZ AND OTHERS WHO HAVE NOT WATCHED TONIGHT'S SEASON PREMIERE OF "SIX FEET UNDER"

Yes, I guess it was a bit intense... But I think it was a good way to open the season. And it picked right up where the last season left off rather than a few months down the line like last season. But I did think it was kind of "funny" how the opening tied into the end. -Although, there was a clue that that was going to happen given away during the course of the show. But we all need clues every now and then, now don't we. ;) And I found that there were some moments of very dark humor here and there. However, with the various setups, I think that's how it had to open. And tonight's opening left lots of room for humor in upcoming episodes. I hope.

It would be hard to come into tonight's episode with no knowledge of what came before. -But it was fun watching the "catch up" clips at the top of the show.

END OF POSSIBLE SPOILER FOR DR TOMOVOZ AND OTHERS WHO HAVE NOT WATCHED TONIGHT'S SEASON PREMIERE OF "SIX FEET UNDER"
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 11:14:01 PM: Thank you Jose - Tom & Colin (& Magnus & Fosca).
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 11:19:58 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 11:14:01 PM
Thank you Jose - Tom & Colin (& Magnus & Fosca).

You're very welcome.

And Goodnight.
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Post by: Noel on June 13, 2004, 11:29:42 PM: Quote from: Jenny on June 13, 2004, 11:25:49 AM
two weeks I'll begin taking classes at the Circle In The Square Theatre School where, according to a friend, I might take classes with the great Noel Katz! The Great Noel Katz should let me know if he's still teaching there.

I don't really teach during the summer session, but yes, after my two weeks vacationing at an undisclosed location I'll be back at Circle, the coldest place on earth, and very much look forward to working with DR Jenny.
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:32:27 PM: Ah! I said I'd try to become a god by the end of the weekend...and I only have an hour left!
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:32:50 PM: correction...HALF hour! :)
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:34:35 PM: Tomorrow I'm going to get up early and go shopping for bedding. I'm getting a twin mattress set from a friend who's moving back to Hawaii, so I'm going to get some king size bedding to go with my new HUGE bed. Gotta love it. This way I get a larger bed and I don't have to give up my twin mattress which I love because it's so comfortable.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 11:37:56 PM: You can do it, Ann!!

I know you can!!

-Hey, that ryhmes!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 13, 2004, 11:38:54 PM: DR Ann - Could you possibly entertain the option of starting off the next week - which is coming up in about 20 minutes - with your ascent to the clouds?
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:40:44 PM: Thanks Jose! I'm trying to post things of a bit of substance so it doesn't seem like I'm cheating to get there. Hmm...does this post count? :)
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:42:50 PM: Yay! It's supposed to be sunny for this whole week!!
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:44:27 PM: Okay, has anyone else seen this commercials for Hampton Inns? A punk cover of Wouldn't It Be Loverly that starts out with the inspired lyric -

"All I want is a room somewhere
A great escape from the ordinare"

They couldn't do any better than that???
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Post by: Ann on June 13, 2004, 11:45:30 PM: Yay!!!!!! I'm a god!!!!!
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 11:53:11 PM: Quote from: Panni on June 13, 2004, 10:21:15 PM
I also take back my recommendation to bk that he should watch it. That is - I still think he should - but only after he's caught up with the story by watching the first three seasons on DVD (Are they available?). I was imagining coming to tonight's show cold - and there's no way it would work.
The first season is quite definately on DVD. We have it. But I've never viewed past the first episode. I can't remember why.
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Post by: Tomovoz on June 13, 2004, 11:54:04 PM: Congratulations DR Ann. A very warm welcome to you.
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Post by: S. Woody White on June 13, 2004, 11:57:55 PM: Congratulations
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