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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were scary, and now it is time for you to post until the ax-wielding scary cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: APPROBATE!
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Here's the new release information:
Kritzerland is proud to present three new CD releases – three great live recordings of the all-star annual STAGE benefits:
BY SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
The 23rd Annual STAGE Benefit Concert
BLAME IT ON BACHARACH
The 24th Annual STAGE Benefit Concert
THE PERFECT YEAR: THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
The 20th Annual STAGE Benefit Concert
The annual STAGE benefits have been going on for over twenty-five years now – they are always an exciting event, peopled with wonderful performers doing wonderful music. Several of them have been recorded live and released on CD, including the Kritzerland release of Schwartz, Schwartz, and Strouse. We are very pleased to present three never before released recordings.
The Stephen Sondheim concert features a glittering array of performers, including Len Cariou, Sally Ann Howes, Patrick Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy, Ann Hampton Callaway, Nancy Dussault, Betty Garrett, Randy Graff, Alice Ripley, Michelle Nicastro, Felicity Huffman, Marc Cherry, Valarie Pettiford, Charlotte Rae, Carole Cook, Rip Taylor, and many others, all performing the brilliant Sondheim songs from such classics as Follies, Company, A Little Night Music, Anyone Can Whistle, Merrily We Roll Along, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum, Into the Woods and more.
The Bacharach concert features an amazing cast, including Melissa Manchester, Stephen Bishop, Vicki Lewis, Donna McKechnie, Dave Koz, Marilyn Maye, Nancy Dussault, Stefanie Powers, Danny Gurwin, Justin Guarini, Catte Adams, Carole Cook, Jai Rodriguez, Valarie Pettiford and more, all singing such Bacharach classics as “Baby, It’s You,” “A House Is Not a Home,” “Alfie,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Blue on Blue,” “The Look of Love,” “Walk on By,” and, from Promises, Promises, “Half as Big as Life,” “Turkey Lurkey Time,” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” and more.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert features a wonderful company of performers, including Tyne Daly, Bill Hutton, Valerie Perri, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Carole Cook, Dale Kristien, Franc D’Ambrosio, Ken Page, Terri Bibb, Karen Culliver, Mary D’Arcy, Anastasia Barzee, Reece Holland, David Burnham, William Katt, Brian Lane Green, Joan Ryan, Leslie Jordan, Valarie Pettiford, Kim Huber, Keith David, Nita Whitaker, Mary Jo Catlett, Sean McDermott, and many others, many of the performers appeared in the original companies of such Lloyd Webber classics as Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ, Superstar and more.
Recorded live, with all the vitality and excitement and, yes, sometimes roughness that goes with the territory. These were once-in-a-lifetime evenings and now they’re yours to enjoy on these CDs.
The Sondheim and Lloyd Webber albums are two-CD sets priced at 24.98 plus shipping. The Bacharach album is a single CD priced at $19.98 plus shipping. A portion of the proceeds goes to AIDS Project, Los Angeles, and other AIDS organizations. We’re pleased to offer a special sale price for those who wish to order all three titles. Just follow the link if you want to take advantage of the special deal.
CDs will ship by the fourth week of May – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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The 3-CD combo has been ordered! Can't wait!! ;D
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Good morning, all! At 5:45, I figured, what the hell and got out of bed. I'm shortly off to Toyland to use the scanner and work space. i'll proof the latest DEAREST ENEMY scores from there, and hopefully sinish another couple of ROBERTA scores.
Last night, after a couple of hours of tsuris things have calmed down for a moment. Hopefully, the moment of panic I found myself in is now put to rest. Most of the day was pleasant: I had a great time at City Center with Joshie and his intern Elise, who was taping the orchestra parts for Tuesday's orchestra reading of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. Rob Berman stopped by, so it was nice to see him, and we finished the DEAREST ENEMY vocal score, which is something to see. I fortunately had my cell phone turned off, because i am simply inept with the thing and forgot to turn it on after charging it, so I missed the myriad calls yesterday. If I'd taken the calls, we'd still be finishing the vocal score.
I can't go into details, so you'll have to wait for my memoirs. I can ask, though, that you keep those vibes coming my way. My life until September1 is going to be a roller coaster, and you've been warned.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Weekend Vibes for One & All! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOD:
DVD: the Netflix discs are still here, along with a pile of others
CD: ONCE OBC, KISMET, Richard Rodgers songs, Guy Haines
VCR: smut
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Excellent Vibes & Xylophones for DRs Danise, vixmom and TCB! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Hope things are better on Long Island w/Dear Deb and her mother.
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Long day at work today.
Again, it's great that TCB is back.
Happy Friday the 13th!
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Good morning, all. And Happy Friday the 13th. I hope it will be a day of good luck for all.
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TOD:
DVD: Boardwalk Empire, The Myth of the American Sleepover
CD: Victor Herbert, Big River
MP3: A Man and a Woman, Wodka Cola
Car CD: Italian in 3 Months
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My passport arrived in the mail yesterday. I guess I'm headed to Italy in June. Ready or not.
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The 3-CD combo has been ordered! Can't wait!! ;D
Done.
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Ordered!!!
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So glad to hear that DR TCB is back at home.....
Healing vibes for DR TCB.
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Nice to hear about your dinner on the Titanic DR CILLA LIZ!!!
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Today is a work day. Oh well.
I am taking some CD's that I have burned, that contain all of the music from Titanic 1997 - and I have added parts of the CD Book of A Night To Remember between the songs.
We shall try to get some additional people to join us for the Titanic Seance tomorrow night.
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Good to have DR TCB back.
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good day to all
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tod
season 3 of night court
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TOD:
DVD - Perry Mason Series 1 box set. Bought this about a year ago and have started catching up with it again (39 episodes in all). I hadn't realised they used Bernard Herrmann's music for some of these episodes but it's instantly recognisable.
CD: The Robe. La La Land's new release, which is excellent.
Blu: Nothing.
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TOD:
DVD - Paramount Pre Code Films....watched The Cheat and Merrily We Go to Hell last night
CD - A Night to Remember audio book
Blu Ray - two spaghetti westerns that I am reviewing
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;D
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Off to work....but I may get to leave early since tomorrow is a LONG day for me.
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dear bk
I never drive the 101
I take old Los Angeles highway to the 118 to the 210 and drop into the valley at Foothill in Sunland.
No traffic at 70mph the whole way, even on the drive home.
I saw your car.
:)
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MEGA VIBES TO EVERYONE.
Off to work, really late.
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Really enjoyed Filichia on Friday today.
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It's Friday. Hooray Hooray!!
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Friday morning greetings! Sorry I didn't check back in last night, but I was exhausted after taking Mother to the new chiropractor. Didn't get home until after 5pm, ate dinner, watched some TV with Richard, finished up a project that had to be done by today, and collapsed in bed about 10.
Later this afternoon I'm off to Findlay, OH, for the AAUW state convention, so I'll be packing and posting today.
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My Mom liked the chiropractor and we'll go back on Monday for her diagnosis and suggested course of treatment, if any.
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How delightful to find that DR TCB has returned - Welcome Home!!!
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And, welcome, Page 2!
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TOD:
Unusual for me, but I haven't felt like watching much recently.
Last weekend, we watched CHAPLIN, which I really like, but there's nothing new that has come out on DVD during the last few weeks that has been of interest.
Besides, I'm following BK's lead and writing a 2nd memoir, which is keeping me very busy.
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Greetings from Toyland! The super has been in to check on the lighting in my office. It's dead as Santorum's presidential career this year. It turns out to not be a fuse but something in the circuit, so they will send in a professional electrician to check out the problem in the next few days.
The big crisis of yesterday has shrunk to a major irritation, but that's okay for the next week or so.
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TOD:
Unusual for me, but I haven't felt like watching much recently.
Last weekend, we watched CHAPLIN, which I really like, but there's nothing new that has come out on DVD during the last few weeks that has been of interest.
Besides, I'm following BK's lead and writing a 2nd memoir, which is keeping me very busy.
Looking forward to it.
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It was early, I was half-awake, and I ordered all three new releases, one at a time.
Sigh.
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Big front-page story in today's Cincinnati Enquirer about
Cincinnati's Titanic Connections (http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120412/NEWS01/120412025)
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And the word of the day is: APPROBATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
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I have a wonderful idea. I'll personally come to each and every DNR-phobe's home and personally scratch their eyeballs so that they can finally see some "grain". ;)
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It was early, I was half-awake, and I ordered all three new releases, one at a time.
Sigh.
File a dispute with PayPal.
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hello, goodbye
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So excited that we get to have our orchestra rehearsal for Annie in the pit tomorrow. That saves SO much time for the coming week.
I know, it's the little things....
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I have a wonderful idea. I'll personally come to each and every DNR-phobe's home and personally scratch their eyeballs so that they can finally see some "grain". ;)
;D
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It was early, I was half-awake, and I ordered all three new releases, one at a time.
Sigh.
File a dispute with PayPal.
It wasn't anyone's fault but mine.
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Miss Mary Natalie Wick I'm glad you survived the sinking of the Titanic.
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ROLLER COASTER VIBES FOR DR ELMORE!!!
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So excited that we get to have our orchestra rehearsal for Annie in the pit tomorrow. That saves SO much time for the coming week.
I know, it's the little things....
It is.
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Story from Playbill.com on the new Kritzerland releases:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164858-Track-Lists-Announced-for-Starry-Concert-Albums-of-Stephen-Sondheim-Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-and-Burt-Bacharach-Tributes
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Hope things are better on Long Island w/Dear Deb and her mother.
I know. I've been hoping for news. I'm sure the Vix family is very busy.
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My passport arrived in the mail yesterday. I guess I'm headed to Italy in June. Ready or not.
:)
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I'm up - it's rainy out.
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Speaking of paypal, some French guy did file a dispute yesterday because he hasn't received his Barbarian and the Geisha, which was shipped - a WEEK ago and wasn't supposed to be shipped for three weeks.
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Speaking of paypal, some French guy did file a dispute yesterday because he hasn't received his Barbarian and the Geisha, which was shipped - a WEEK ago and wasn't supposed to be shipped for three weeks.
Oh, those wacky French.
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My passport arrived in the mail yesterday. I guess I'm headed to Italy in June. Ready or not.
Buon Viaggio!
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I have a few last-minute things to do before picking up my AAUW friend Anita in an hour. See you later from Findlay!
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Speaking of paypal, some French guy did file a dispute yesterday because he hasn't received his Barbarian and the Geisha, which was shipped - a WEEK ago and wasn't supposed to be shipped for three weeks.
THANKS, Bruce, for squaring my order away and rebating me $10. MUCH Appreciated!
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We had a healthy number of orders - hopefully there will be more as the day goes by. If we were to double what we've had so far, things would be much better. The good news is that about seventy percent of the orders are for the combo.
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I just got home. If the program THE TALK is on in the afternoon on the West Coast, they're doing a Titanic Day with artifacts and things. You might want to program it.
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Rain.
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One more.
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Page three!
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It was early, I was half-awake, and I ordered all three new releases, one at a time.
Sigh.
File a dispute with PayPal.
It wasn't anyone's fault but mine.
And your point is. . .? ;D
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"File a dispute with PayPal" has been a running gag, for those who regularly skip my posts. ;)
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I thought I'd get some fish and chips at a nearby takeaway - it's months since I bought any. It should only have been about a 5 minute drive and 5 minutes back. I set off and stopped to let a van driver get out of a side road into the main traffic. He immediately broke down in front of me. After getting past him I drove onto the main road which was practically at a standstill with traffic and a neon sign ahead said Long Delays Due to Accident. So my short 10 minute there and back trip ended up taking around an hour or so but at least the fish and chips were good when I eventually got back home.
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"File a dispute with PayPal" has been a running gag, for those who regularly skip my posts. ;)
I guess I didn't know that because you're a lesbian.
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A friend of mine, Peggy, is in need of some vibes. She had been diagnosed earlier this year with cancer, which turned out to be non Hogdkins lymphoma and is fairly treatable. Unfortunately, her liver is starting to fail because of the stress of the treatments and things don't look too good. She and her husband both worked at the newspaper when I was there, and she got laid off the same day I did.
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I had a waffle and matzo brei for the meal o' the day - it was pouring down rain really hard and whilst I was eating brei the power at Jerry's Deli went out - only for about two minutes, but it was quite weird. Thankfully when I got home the power hadn't gone out here and I hope it stays that way.
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I picked up no packages and, irritatingly, no important envelope, which had best be here tomorrow.
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Last night, after a couple of hours of tsuris things have calmed down for a moment. Hopefully, the moment of panic I found myself in is now put to rest. Most of the day was pleasant: I had a great time at City Center with Joshie and his intern Elise, who was taping the orchestra parts for Tuesday's orchestra reading of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. Rob Berman stopped by, so it was nice to see him, and we finished the DEAREST ENEMY vocal score, which is something to see. I fortunately had my cell phone turned off, because i am simply inept with the thing and forgot to turn it on after charging it, so I missed the myriad calls yesterday. If I'd taken the calls, we'd still be finishing the vocal score.
I can't go into details, so you'll have to wait for my memoirs. I can ask, though, that you keep those vibes coming my way. My life until September1 is going to be a roller coaster, and you've been warned.
~~~Continuing Vibes for DR Elmore!!~~~
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Turning right to go back home the street was literally like a river, up almost above the wheels of the motor car - this from four hours of mostly LIGHT rain.
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A friend of mine, Peggy, is in need of some vibes. She had been diagnosed earlier this year with cancer, which turned out to be non Hogdkins lymphoma and is fairly treatable. Unfortunately, her liver is starting to fail because of the stress of the treatments and things don't look too good. She and her husband both worked at the newspaper when I was there, and she got laid off the same day I did.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Health Vibes for Peggy, friend of DR JohnG! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR John G,
MEGA VIBES FOR YOUR FRIEND PEGGY!!!!
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I gotta tell you. Rain is lighter now.
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I think I can actually sit down now and watch a motion picture.
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A friend of mine, Peggy, is in need of some vibes. She had been diagnosed earlier this year with cancer, which turned out to be non Hogdkins lymphoma and is fairly treatable. Unfortunately, her liver is starting to fail because of the stress of the treatments and things don't look too good. She and her husband both worked at the newspaper when I was there, and she got laid off the same day I did.
~~~Vibes for DR John G.'s Friend, Peggy!!~~~
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I had a waffle and matzo brei for the meal o' the day - it was pouring down rain really hard and whilst I was eating brei the power at Jerry's Deli went out - only for about two minutes, but it was quite weird. Thankfully when I got home the power hadn't gone out here and I hope it stays that way.
This seems like an unhealthy combo for the meal of the day. I don't even know how you can eat the two together. :o
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It was GOOD eatin'
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We had a rather heatening (and LONG) meeting with our stockbroker today that seems to suggest we will in fact be able to retire. Someday.
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Nice to hear about your dinner on the Titanic DR CILLA LIZ!!!
It was great fun. They got a few facts wrong and Margret Brown didn't remember the story about the money in the stover. But all in all it was really good. The captain would come in and say.. the time and what was going on. It was a really good way to bring us back to the real events
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Miss Mary Natalie Wick I'm glad you survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Why thank you. Mother and I and Miss Bonnell were in lifeboat number 8. Here's more about me
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-natalie-wick.html (http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-natalie-wick.html)
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Last night there were no cats on my bed when I went to sleep. When I woke up in the middle of a thunderstorm, Boo was curled up by my left side and Ricky was curled up on my right with his head on my shoulder
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Last night we watched THE DESCENDANTS & felt it was by far George Clooney's best performance.
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So good to have TCB back!
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Today I called my dad to tell him to plugin the weather radio....tonight I had to call back to remind them to turn it on.
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Ever since their fire, nothing stays plugged in very long, lol
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Hello, everyone.
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Hello Jeanne
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Miss Mary Natalie Wick I'm glad you survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Why thank you. Mother and I and Miss Bonnell were in lifeboat number 8. Here's more about me
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-natalie-wick.html (http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-natalie-wick.html)
That was interesting & sad.
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Here's a heartwarming little video for a rainy Friday the 13th:
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Oops. Let's try again.
Here. (http://vimeo.com/40000072)
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Miss Mary Natalie Wick I'm glad you survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Why thank you. Mother and I and Miss Bonnell were in lifeboat number 8. Here's more about me
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-natalie-wick.html (http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-natalie-wick.html)
That was interesting & sad.
It's an interesting site..encyclopedia titanica
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Hi, Cilla. Interesting Titanic adventure. I'd like to see more "real" history adventures--you know, like the PBS "1900 House."
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I watched THE IRON LADY the other night. After a rather strange beginning, I grew to really like it. Not at all what I expected. I think I'll watch it again before I return it.
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Is anyone familiar with the book" Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan"? Is was written in 1898 & is about a large passenger ship that hits an iceberg. It too did not have enough lifeboats for all of the passengers.
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Vibes to DR John G's DF PEGGY!!
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SMOOTH SAILING VIBES TO DR ELMORE!! (Timed-release variety)
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My nearby Whole Foods Market now serves CHICKEN & WAFFLES before 11 am. Is this becoming a new fad?
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I've heard about that book, DR Jane, but haven't read it
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DR Jennifer do you use a defogger for your swim goggles? I need to try something to reduce the fogging and am concerned I might have an allergic reaction to the stuff.
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A friend of mine asked if they served iceberg lettuce at the Titanic dinner....sheesh! (They didn't)
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I've heard about that book, DR Jane, but haven't read it
The author, Morgan Robertsonm had been a sailor & knew about ships & the dangers of modern technology.
"A 1914 edition of Wreck of the Titan included another Robertson story, "Beyond the Spectrum." This story centered on a war between the US and Japan (as were other speculative war stories), in which the Japanese were armed with a special ultraviolet searchlight, which had effects similar to those from atomic weapons."
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A friend of mine asked if they served iceberg lettuce at the Titanic dinner....sheesh! (They didn't)
;D
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I have no idea when this is being broadcast this weekend, and the IMDB tells me nothing. It will be available as a set from Amazon on April 24, so I just ordered it,
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Is anyone familiar with the book" Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan"? Is was written in 1898 & is about a large passenger ship that hits an iceberg. It too did not have enough lifeboats for all of the passengers.
That's very interesting...I've never heard of it. I just did a search in our library's catalog and we actually have this title: "The Wreck of the Titan, or, Futility ; &, Morgan Robertson, the Man." It's a reprint of two books in one from 1995 and we still have live copies.
And "The Wreck of the Titan, or, Futility" available as a free Kindle download (http://www.amazon.com/The-Wreck-Titan-Futility-ebook/dp/B004SQTHFG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334360091&sr=1-1). There are also other editions that cost.
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I believe the original title was FUTILITY & it was reprinted with the new title to include the name of the ship.
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Here's a heartwarming little video for a rainy Friday the 13th:
Oops. Let's try again.
Here.
(http://vimeo.com/40000072)
That is so sweet!
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Last night we watched THE DESCENDANTS & felt it was by far George Clooney's best performance.
I got this movie and Footloose today from the library.
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Vibes to DR John G's DF PEGGY!!
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DR Jennifer do you use a defogger for your swim goggles? I need to try something to reduce the fogging and am concerned I might have an allergic reaction to the stuff.
No I don't. My goggles do not seem to fog.
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This is LA: Hard rain, followed by immediate sunshine, followed by gray skies, more hard rain, then immediate sunshine. This city never ceases to baffle. Right now it's drizzling AND sunny. I'm sure the sun will be gone shortly. If it's gonna be gray and rainy then stay that way and stop with the LA schizo weather crap. Kiss my ASS, LA schizo weather crap.
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On behalf of Peggy, I wanted to thank y'all. Y'all are the best.
Y'all. One form of that is "vostri" in Italian.
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And y'all have done it again. I just received this email:
Peggy's not in liver failure although she has dead tissue in the liver. But the liver does regenerate, she just needs the time for it to do so and doctors are hoping to get her that time. the situation is not as dire as it sounded this morning.
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DR Jennifer do you use a defogger for your swim goggles? I need to try something to reduce the fogging and am concerned I might have an allergic reaction to the stuff.
No I don't. My goggles do not seem to fog.
Lucky you. I wonder why my no fog goggles fog up so much. What is special about yours?
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And y'all have done it again. I just received this email:
Peggy's not in liver failure although she has dead tissue in the liver. But the liver does regenerate, she just needs the time for it to do so and doctors are hoping to get her that time. the situation is not as dire as it sounded this morning.
Wonderful news!!
LIVER REGENERATING VIBES FOR PEGGY!!!
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And y'all have done it again. I just received this email:
Peggy's not in liver failure although she has dead tissue in the liver. But the liver does regenerate, she just needs the time for it to do so and doctors are hoping to get her that time. the situation is not as dire as it sounded this morning.
Very good news!!
~~~Continued Vibes for Peggy!!~~~
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DR Jennifer do you use a defogger for your swim goggles? I need to try something to reduce the fogging and am concerned I might have an allergic reaction to the stuff.
No I don't. My goggles do not seem to fog.
Lucky you. I wonder why my no fog goggles fog up so much. What is special about yours?
I think you just have to make sure that they are really stuck to your eyes. If you have a decent pair (which i'm sure you do) then you just have to make sure that water doesn't keep getting in them. I once had a very cheap pair and they fogged up a lot. But if you bought a slightly more expensive pair they aren't supposed to fog up.
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The book i was hoping to read was taken out by someone else ( i am number 2) .There must be someone else at my library who reads the same series i do. I checked and i suggested this current book on sept 30th. That is a long time. And we are the only two. For her to have suggested it sooner ... well i don't even know when the title was released. :)
At least one of the other books i wanted was there so i picked it up (they still haven't released the others yet).
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I think you have been lucky. I can't make them any tighter on my face. It comes with different size nose bridges. Maybe I'll try a different one & see if that works better.
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I managed to injure myself twice today. One was very odd. I was reaching down to throw something away in a garbage under the computer. And some how i reached with my neck and stretched it wrong. And boy did it hurt. It is still not feeling great. But i can still move around.
The other was my pinkie (actually the other one - not the one that got cut).My niece was throwing me her Harlem Globetrotter basketball. And instead of bounching it to me. She bounced it right at my hand. And she got my pinkie. Ouch. I iced it. It still hurts but i can move it okay.
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I think you have been lucky. I can't make them any tighter on my face. It comes with different size nose bridges. Maybe I'll try a different one & see if that works better.
Do you have them very tight on the sides of your eyes (like it might hurt). There needs to be no space. They need to be suctioned to her face pretty hard. It might feel uncomfortable at first.
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Today is the first day i've been on my bike since the warm hot weather in the beginning of March. It just became so cool and dreary for the last month. Today was very nice. I think it was low 60s when i went. Hopefully we can stick with temps like that.
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At least the path at the lake was fine. Although it is weird riding around when all the trees are bare.
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DR Jennifer when I put a book on hold using the library website it tell me how many people have holds & what my number on the queue is. It also says how many books the library has. That way I can see where I am. Sometimes it changes slightly because you can but a hold on your hold. Once you release that you drop back in where you left off without going to the back of the queue.
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My niece is so cute. She has started reading chapter books to herself. I am very impressed at 6 1/2. I'm not even sure if the other kids in her class can read in English (since they are really only teaching them to read in French). Although i would imagine that they would sort of get the idea for English books.
One day she was reading beside me. And she kept laughing out loud and asking if she could tell me the funny parts. :)
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Today is the first day i've been on my bike since the warm hot weather in the beginning of March. It just became so cool and dreary for the last month. Today was very nice. I think it was low 60s when i went. Hopefully we can stick with temps like that.
:)
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While I'm staying in the pool for the same length of time as always, 45 minutes, I'm doing more laps in the same amount of time. In the beginning I had to rest a lot.
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DR Jennifer when I put a book on hold using the library website it tell me how many people have holds & what my number on the queue is. It also says how many books the library has. That way I can see where I am. Sometimes it changes slightly because you can but a hold on your hold. Once you release that you drop back in where you left off without going to the back of the queue.
I think your library puts a book in the sytem very early on. I like that idea. Mine doesn't do that. My sister's library is sort of in between. They put the book into their system i think when they order it. So you can see where are you (although not when you suggest the book).
I wish i could see what place i am. Usually i am first. Although it seems when i really want a book then i am second.
I can usually tell how popular a book is. For instance this other book i am waiting for i am 95% sure i am first. I sort of had a feeling about the book the other girl took (where i am 2nd).
My library only puts the book into their system when they have received their copy at the library to process. But we can't even see our place then (for instance i saw the book was in binding 2 days ago). Only when they put the reservations in the system (on the day the books go out) can you see your position.
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DR jane i like the idea that you can put a hold and then go back into the queue. Although i'm not sure i would like it if i thought i was next. I would only like it if i was away and didn't want to lose my place.
For us if you are away you basically lose your spot.
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My niece is so cute. She has started reading chapter books to herself. I am very impressed at 6 1/2. I'm not even sure if the other kids in her class can read in English (since they are really only teaching them to read in French). Although i would imagine that they would sort of get the idea for English books.
One day she was reading beside me. And she kept laughing out loud and asking if she could tell me the funny parts. :)
:)
Does she read well in French?
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Sherlock suffers from a rare condition, he is very afraid of his loud farts. LOL. Really afraid. Last night he ran over Keith jumping off the bed. It is a good thing he rarely has gas.
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DR jane i like the idea that you can put a hold and then go back into the queue. Although i'm not sure i would like it if i thought i was next. I would only like it if i was away and didn't want to lose my place.
For us if you are away you basically lose your spot.
I noticed my numbers changing once in awhile but if I was tracking where I was on the queue I saw it happening. It sure beats finally getting near the top of the queue only to end up number 50 again.
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My niece is so cute. She has started reading chapter books to herself. I am very impressed at 6 1/2. I'm not even sure if the other kids in her class can read in English (since they are really only teaching them to read in French). Although i would imagine that they would sort of get the idea for English books.
One day she was reading beside me. And she kept laughing out loud and asking if she could tell me the funny parts. :)
:)
Does she read well in French?
Unbelievably well. She is the top reader in her class. The teacher can't believe how well she is doing.
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DR Jennifer when I put a book on hold using the library website it tell me how many people have holds & what my number on the queue is. It also says how many books the library has. That way I can see where I am. Sometimes it changes slightly because you can but a hold on your hold. Once you release that you drop back in where you left off without going to the back of the queue.
I think your library puts a book in the sytem very early on. I like that idea. Mine doesn't do that. My sister's library is sort of in between. They put the book into their system i think when they order it. So you can see where are you (although not when you suggest the book).
I wish i could see what place i am. Usually i am first. Although it seems when i really want a book then i am second.
I can usually tell how popular a book is. For instance this other book i am waiting for i am 95% sure i am first. I sort of had a feeling about the book the other girl took (where i am 2nd).
My library only puts the book into their system when they have received their copy at the library to process. But we can't even see our place then (for instance i saw the book was in binding 2 days ago). Only when they put the reservations in the system (on the day the books go out) can you see your position.
The books that go in early are usually from a popular series so they know they will be getting it. I don't know if they wait until they can be pre-ordered to make the queue available. I wish they did the same with eBooks. I can't put a hold on my hold either. Before our last trip I took a few books off my queue and back into my wish list.
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My niece is so cute. She has started reading chapter books to herself. I am very impressed at 6 1/2. I'm not even sure if the other kids in her class can read in English (since they are really only teaching them to read in French). Although i would imagine that they would sort of get the idea for English books.
One day she was reading beside me. And she kept laughing out loud and asking if she could tell me the funny parts. :)
:)
Does she read well in French?
Unbelievably well. She is the top reader in her class. The teacher can't believe how well she is doing.
:)
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DR jane i like the idea that you can put a hold and then go back into the queue. Although i'm not sure i would like it if i thought i was next. I would only like it if i was away and didn't want to lose my place.
For us if you are away you basically lose your spot.
I noticed my numbers changing once in awhile but if I was tracking where I was on the queue I saw it happening. It sure beats finally getting near the top of the queue only to end up number 50 again.
We don't have numbers like that here. You would never ben number 50 for anything. I know your library serves a lot of areas. How many people do you think live in these areas?
Here my library is only for my one suburb. There is another library 10 minutes away. There are a lot of people that live in the suburb (maybe 50-70K). But i think if you were number 20 for something it would be extremely odd.
Even the dvds that you can now reserve. There are at most 6 reservations for each new movie.
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I am so happy that Passover is over tomorrow.
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Now that I've seen all of the first season of "Boardwalk Empire," it's time for the last season of "Big Love."
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DR jane i like the idea that you can put a hold and then go back into the queue. Although i'm not sure i would like it if i thought i was next. I would only like it if i was away and didn't want to lose my place.
For us if you are away you basically lose your spot.
I noticed my numbers changing once in awhile but if I was tracking where I was on the queue I saw it happening. It sure beats finally getting near the top of the queue only to end up number 50 again.
We don't have numbers like that here. You would never ben number 50 for anything. I know your library serves a lot of areas. How many people do you think live in these areas?
Here my library is only for my one suburb. There is another library 10 minutes away. There are a lot of people that live in the suburb (maybe 50-70K). But i think if you were number 20 for something it would be extremely odd.
Even the dvds that you can now reserve. There are at most 6 reservations for each new movie.
I was exaggerating a little. That has only happened with the really hot books like the Millennium Trilogy. Yes, we do cover a very large area.
The DVD's seem to have long waits. It is easier for us to go to the Red Box for $1.20 & they have been sending us special discounts.
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I am so happy that Passover is over tomorrow.
Do you eat matzo instead of bread?
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'night
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I am so happy that Passover is over tomorrow.
Do you eat matzo instead of bread?
Well i don't eat bread. But i am not crazy about matzah. I did have pizza on it one day. And i had chocolate covered another day.
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I have no idea when this is being broadcast this weekend, and the IMDB tells me nothing. It will be available as a set from Amazon on April 24, so I just ordered it,
The miniseries is on Saturday and Sunday night on ABC
http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/arts/television/titanic-a-mini-series-starts-on-saturday-on-abc.html (http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/arts/television/titanic-a-mini-series-starts-on-saturday-on-abc.html)
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Anyone else watching the Lionel Richie concert?
His "You Are" with Blake Shelton feels almost like they're singing to each other rather than with each other.
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Big Lots had some good new choices today, including "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "West Side Story." I also dropped 99 whole cents on a double-feature of Elvira favorites, "Monster of Hydra" and "The House That Screamed."
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Anyone else watching the Lionel Richie concert?
His "You Are" with Blake Shelton feels almost like they're singing to each other rather than with each other.
I love it when that happens.
;)
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I managed to injure myself twice today. One was very odd. I was reaching down to throw something away in a garbage under the computer. And some how i reached with my neck and stretched it wrong. And boy did it hurt. It is still not feeling great. But i can still move around.
Am having difficulty picturing this. Were you somehow holding that something you were throwing away in your mouth? And that's why you reached with your neck?
That's sort of like a form of whiplash, I'm reckoning.
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I managed to injure myself twice today. One was very odd. I was reaching down to throw something away in a garbage under the computer. And some how i reached with my neck and stretched it wrong. And boy did it hurt. It is still not feeling great. But i can still move around.
Am having difficulty picturing this. Were you somehow holding that something you were throwing away in your mouth? And that's why you reached with your neck?
That's sort of like a form of whiplash, I'm reckoning.
A chair massage might help.
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So, I don't have a Blu and Ray player yet. Anybody know if my laptop will play these? The library has started getting Blu-Ray discs, so I guess I have to buckle down and get one.
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The first four episodes of "Big Love" are really depressing. And it doesn't look like the rest of the season is going to get much better. Bummer.
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One more.
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Page six!
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Night, all.
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Listening to Titanic - The Ultimate Collection. Very thankful that this made it onto the hard drive and not sitting in storage somewhere when it should be played this weekend!
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So, I don't have a Blu and Ray player yet. Anybody know if my laptop will play these? The library has started getting Blu-Ray discs, so I guess I have to buckle down and get one.
Not to ask the obvious question, but does your laptop have a Blu-ray drive?
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Finished with my viewing for the evening. We had a good Melody rehearsal, too.
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So, I don't have a Blu and Ray player yet. Anybody know if my laptop will play these? The library has started getting Blu-Ray discs, so I guess I have to buckle down and get one.
The library where I work has not gotten into Blu-rays at all. We only get DVDs. Just a couple of months ago, the selector wanted to buy a new movie, but it was only available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for $35 or so (list price). Because of the requests, she decided to buy it. We took out the Blu-ray discs and just circulated the DVDs. The Blu-rays are probably going to be used as freebies at our All Staff Training Day or could be give-aways for the adult reading program.
There was another movie that was also only available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo that she didn't get at all.