Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on September 08, 2004, 11:59:14 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've digested the notes, you know the notes' deepest meanings, and now it is time to post until the intrepid and improved cows come home.
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Good Evening! Good Morning!
Hmmm... One-shot wonders... The only ones that come to mind right now are:
The Knack - "My Sharona"
The guy who sang "Rock Me, Amadeus"
And the group who sang "Pop, Pop... Pop Music"
Men Without Hats (I think - I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) - "Come On, Eileen"... Hmmm... Or were they responsible for "Safety Dance"? Hmmm...
-Sorry, I'm a bit too tired/lazy right now to Google for those particular unknowns. There were a bunch of one-hit wonders in the 80's pop-music scene. And they were one-shot wonders for a reason. ;)
OK... Time for me to start rolling up my sidewalk... WHAT!?!?!?!?!
Goodnight.
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Just so I won't be accused of Wussbergering, I'll post. I've been on the phone for the past hour, therefore not doing exciting late posts. Not that I had anything exciting to post about...
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Hmmm... One-shot wonders... The only ones that come to mind right now are:
The Knack - "My Sharona"
The guy who sang "Rock Me, Amadeus"
And the group who sang "Pop, Pop... Pop Music"
Men Without Hats (I think - I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) - "Come On, Eileen"... Hmmm... Or were they responsible for "Safety Dance"? Hmmm...
Goodnight.
Men Without Hats did sing "Safety Dance," as well as "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under" but it was Dexy's Midnight Runners who sang "Come On Eileen." These are songs that I knew in high school. They bring back such memories! And not all bad ones, either. ;D Anyway, I also remember "Pop Musik" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002F1G7E/qid=1094714746/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/103-4358801-4536629?v=glance&s=music) by M (I had to look up who recorded it. I don't think if I ever knew until now!). And I think it was Falco who did "Rock Me, Amadeus."
Another one-hit-wonder that I LOVED was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles (it also was the very first music video shown on MTV these many years ago). Also, "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves was one of my all time favorite hits of the 80s!
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Always difficult to answer if restricted to "One Hit Wonder" status as it singers often had hits in other countries and under other names.. The one or two hit songs is easier.
Star of them all was Joan Weber with "Let Me Go Lover".
Cathy Carr's "Ivory Tower" is worth a mention but she certainly had other minor chart entries.
Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" is a classic as is "Rhythm Of The Rain" by the Cascades. I guess Sister Janet Mead's "The Lord's Prayer" and The Singing Nun's "Dominique" should get a mention.
I always like Tab Hunter's Warner Brothers recordings "There's No Fool Like A Young Fool" and "Apple Blosson Time".
A name that some DRs may know in another context (The Orr connection) or should perhaps at least by his first name) Joe Dolcé. "Shaddup Your Face".
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Good night all!
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Shame George shame. Canadian group "Men Without Hats" are not the same group as Australian hit makers "Men At Work"!
Katrina & the Waves won the Eurovison song festival for the UK a few years back with a million selling disc "Love Shine a Light"
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Of course I would be remiss if I didn't mention Flip Top Box and Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu by Dickie Do and The Don'ts, Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots by The Cheers (which included Bert Convy), Ernie Felice singing Hot Spell by Burt Bacharach. Others will come to me.
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Of course I would be remiss if I didn't mention Flip Top Box and Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu by Dickie Do and The Don'ts,
Gee, you took the words right out of my mouth.
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TOD:
One hit wonders? Well, I don't really know many off hand. I love Mrs. Miller (mentioned by BK). Her greatest hits are always fun to listen to, especially "Downtown" and "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'."
I will add to the list.....Yma Sumac. I hope she counts. She did produce a number of albums, but is mostly forgotten today. I know her primarily through the recording of FLAHOOLEY. I swear she sounds like a tea kettle whistling in one number! (And I mean that as a compliment)
From the world of musical theatre...how about the female lead in GREENWILLOW? I can't remember her name right now (and I don't know where my CD copy is), but I think she has a lovely voice. I don't think she did many other major things except for this outing.
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On to work, but I liked Vicki Lawrence's The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia.
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Great production for Vicki by the wonderful Tommy "Snuff"Garrett. The album produced two other really big hits here in OZ. "He Did With Me" which was #1 for a few weeks and "Ships In The Night".
I get a chance to "show off". Wow!
Many DRs will remember Vicki from her years on the Carol Burnette show.
Vicki is married to Bobby Russell - composer of "The Night the Lights..." and that classic of pop "Honey"
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Another one-hit wonder, Canadian teenager Priscilla Wright?
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I hesitate to call Judy Tyler a one-hit wonder; she was killed in a car accident while in her 20s. She brings both strength and vulnerability to Pipe Dream's exquisite "Everybody's Got a Home But Me."
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TOD:
The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West.
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As your question revolved around a movie star who also recorded I'll add two people who were best known in other media but did put out a few recordings: Gale ("MyLittle Margie") Storm and Sal ("They used me like you use a woman") Mineo.
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Remember this one?
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And excellent getting-first-choice-of-house vibes to BK
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Fave one-hit wonders:
"Heartbeat" by The DeFranco Family.
And yes, you've been waiting for it, I can tell:
"Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band.
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No, D-I-T, I don't remember Richard Burton singing "A Married Man" one of the lilting tunes from Baker Street. You have a minor classic there, methinks.
I have Baker Street on vinyl but I missed Mr. Burton's release of the single. Hmm, I'll have to go through the used 45rpm records at Footlight to see if it's there :-)
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Well....good first house and water heater vibes to MR BK.
I enjoyed TCB's "small world" story about WHAT IF!
DRJOSE if you spend any more time at Best Buy, you will have to clock in.
I have a HITS CD by Mr Tab Hunter - an import - and yes his vocal ability was - uh - limited....but I still enjoy a track or two. And Gale Storm, yes - she had her share of top 40 hits.
I love VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR as well! And A Flock of Seagulls, I Ran so Far Away....
Hmmmmmmm one hit wonders.....Millie Small and MY BOY LOLLIPOP.
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Oh the DeFranco Family...all those blue jumpsuits!
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Hmmmmmm.....I really like Richard Chamberlain's LP.
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Oh, man, One Hit Wonders are my favorites! My list would be pages long and many of them have been mentioned but I will through in a few more:
Talk Talk "Its My Life"
The Orlons "Wah Watusi" (although they did actually have another hit with "Don't Hang Up", but I will mention them anyhow)
Boys Don't Cry "I Wanna Be a Cowboy"
Edison Lighthouse "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" (which is a rather suggestive title if you think about it)
And if we are mentioning just celebrity one hit wonders then:
David Soul "Don't Give up on us Baby"
John Schneider "It's Now or Never" (# 14 on the top 40 pop charts, but I think he has had several hits on the country charts)
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I need help from the other DR's!
My second set of I LOVE LUCY THE SECOND SEASON DVD's is having the same problem. The CBS Video logo and then the "no copying" screen comes up - then DVD screen comes up that says "incompatible disk" - all of the disks do that.
This is my second set, so it is the player. No other problems with other disks. It is an RCA DVD Player about a year old. Do I need to buy a new one already?
I have emailed RCA Customer Service, but well....who knows how long that will take?
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And on a more obscure not I have albums of Miyoshi Umeki which are excellent...she sings a mean "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and I have a very nice album by her FLOWER DRUM SONG co-star James Shigeta which I didn't care for at first, but it has now really grown on me.
And while digging through some old family albums I found that my sister had George Maharis' album. She had quite the crush on him when she was a pre-teen. I felt it my duty to inform her that her love for him could never be! LOL!
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I need help from the other DR's!
My second set of I LOVE LUCY THE SECOND SEASON DVD's is having the same problem. The CBS Video logo and then the "no copying" screen comes up - then DVD screen comes up that says "incompatible disk" - all of the disks do that.
This is my second set, so it is the player. No other problems with other disks. It is an RCA DVD Player about a year old. Do I need to buy a new one already?
I have emailed RCA Customer Service, but well....who knows how long that will take?
Wow, that is odd. Have you tried it on any other DVD players?
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That is my next step....sometime AFTER this play opens...LOL.
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If memory serves (a Tenderloin reference), Alexander Cohen produced Baker Street and Richard Burton's Hamlet at around the same time - so he was able to coax RB into making the cover version of "A Married Man." Of course, all this took place around the same time as RB-Elizabeth Taylor marriage.
And DR Ben, this one isn't in my collection. I merely found it on the net, and followed DR George's instructions for copying and pasting the image.
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And while digging through some old family albums I found that my sister had George Maharis' album. She had quite the crush on him when she was a pre-teen. I felt it my duty to inform her that her love for him could never be! LOL!
Really, now? I guess I never heard that about Mr. Maharis.
The more important question is whether SHE kept the framed cover artwork that came with the album that I referred to a couple of weeks ago.
And I finally remembered the cut on that album that I liked. He did a version of "The More I See You," which was the first slow version of that song I had ever heard. After that I learned that that was the intended tempo, and the fast version (Peter Allen?) was the anomaly.
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Favorite one hit wonder: Shelley Fabres' "Johnny Angel."
I also loved Tab Hunter's LP.
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Yes, Tab and George were/are members of the same community.
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I will be growing back my mustache - actually started a couple of days ago. My character in SOMETHING'S AFOOT is described as "the man with the ginger mustache" (there's even a song about it in the show), so I guess I will grow a real one instead of hazarding a fake one.
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Ind DR Ben, this one isn't in my collection. I merely found it on the net, and followed DR George's instructions for copying and pasting the image.
Could you print those instructions again? Thanks.
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Really, now? I guess I never heard that about Mr. Maharis.
The more important question is whether SHE kept the framed cover artwork that came with the album that I referred to a couple of weeks ago.
And I finally remembered the cut on that album that I liked. He did a version of "The More I See You," which was the first slow version of that song I had ever heard. After that I learned that that was the intended tempo, and the fast version (Peter Allen?) was the anomaly.
DR Stuart, I can't believe you never hear that about Mr. Maharis!
No, my sister didn't keep the photo that came with the album. She couldn't recall what had become of it. I am sure it was likely tacked to her wall at some point! I believe you can get his album on CD now from Amazon.com!
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Could you print those instructions again? Thanks.
From the master (DR George) himself:
To imbed an image within the text of a post, you have to link an image that's already somewhere on the Internet. If you quote my message, you can see the Internet link and code.
You find an image somewhere on the Internet, right click on the picture and click on "Properties." You should see "Address (URL)" and an Internet address for the individual image. If you triple click on it (assuming you're using a Windows-based PC...I have no idea about Macs), that Internet address will be completely highlighted. I'd recommend triple clicking instead of highlighting manually, because the entire address may not show. Anyway, after it's highlighted, right click on the highlighted area and click "Copy." Then, create a post at HHW and paste the image link where you want it. NOW THE IMPORTANT PART: highlight again the entire Internet link and click the "Insert Image" option above...it's directly under the "Glow" option (fifth from the left in the second row) as part of the "Add YABBC tags" options.
When you do it this way (as opposed to "attaching" an image file), you can preview it and see exactly what it's going to look like. I hope this helps!
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Lorraine Ellison -- "Stay With Me"
Debbie Boone -- "You Light Up My Life" (gag!)
whoever it was -- "Gimme Dat Ding"
whoever it was -- "In the Year 2525"
whoever it was -- "'Airport' Love Theme"
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From the master (DR George) himself:
To imbed an image within the text of a post, you have to link an image that's already somewhere on the Internet. If you quote my message, you can see the Internet link and code.
You find an image somewhere on the Internet, right click on the picture and click on "Properties." You should see "Address (URL)" and an Internet address for the individual image. If you triple click on it (assuming you're using a Windows-based PC...I have no idea about Macs), that Internet address will be completely highlighted. I'd recommend triple clicking instead of highlighting manually, because the entire address may not show. Anyway, after it's highlighted, right click on the highlighted area and click "Copy." Then, create a post at HHW and paste the image link where you want it. NOW THE IMPORTANT PART: highlight again the entire Internet link and click the "Insert Image" option above...it's directly under the "Glow" option (fifth from the left in the second row) as part of the "Add YABBC tags" options.
When you do it this way (as opposed to "attaching" an image file), you can preview it and see exactly what it's going to look like. I hope this helps!
Some site-masters take great offense to having us link to a photo on their site. Many have put blocks up to prevent it. Others will cut your link after they've discovered it.
Another way is to "copy" the photo and add it to your computer's files on your C:\ drive ("My Photos" folder). You can then link to that with no problem, plus you can re-size the photo so that it fits within the acceptable parameters of this here site.
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Thanks, Dan in TO and RLP.
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Any site in the GeoCities family will not allow you to "hot link" - and yes it is best to check the "properties" to make sure we don't go into CinemaScope. Any number over 500 in heighth and/or width might be a risk!
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Re: Richard Burton's A Married Man--his version actually charted, believe it or don't.
Chart guru Joel Whitburn is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI, the tiny town Betsy is from. I had just discovered Joel's books shortly before getting engaged to Betsy, so when we were back there for our wedding on a lark I called his office and it turns out the entire staff went to school with either Betsy or her brothers, so they invited me over. It was a total trip--a fairly small office stacked literally floor to ceiling with thousands, probably tens of thousands, of copies of Billboard. Joel was out that day so I didn't get to see the super-secret vault containing his rare 45s.
I am a one-hit wonder fanatic (though some of these are actually two-hit wonders, or only-charted-on-AC wonders):
Bossa Rio (Sergio Mendes' spinoff group)--"With Your Love Now"
Lani Hall (Sergio's former lead singer with Brasil '66 and Mrs. Herb Alpert)--"Where's Your Angel"
Brent Bourgeois--"Dare to Fall in Love"
Nick DeCaro (great staff arranger at A&M)--"If I Only Had Time"
And in the beating a dead horse (and/or actress) department--fans of NPR should stay tuned. There's going to be a major story done later this year perhaps related to my favorite posting subject. I am currently sworn to secrecy but y'all will be the first to know.
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NPR? The left wing commie network? I can hardly wait, she will feel right at home.
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I know I didn't get all of one of the THIN MAN movies last night. It was one hour, 45 minutes, and that's what I set the DVR for. Forgot that Robert Osborne talks two or three minutes before the movies, even into the early morning. Ah, well, hopefully, I got the others. I'll see when I get back from lunch with friends.
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DR EMILY - what great news for Toronto!
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Okay I hope I can remember everything I wanted to comment on from last night's posts.
Congrats DR Matt.
DR Jane, I am SO sorry about Bogie. I really hope the diet ... works. Let us know.
BK, I cannot wait to see what you think of Alias Season 3. The good news is that Season 4 does not start until January. So you will be able to catch up and then watch the new season on tv. The bad news is that it's been so many months since Season 3 aired that I can no longer remember what happened. :(
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Shame George shame. Canadian group "Men Without Hats" are not the same group as Australian hit makers "Men At Work"!
Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa! Mea maxima, maxima culpa (a Sweeney Todd reference)!! In other words: OOPS!! Well, it was midnight:30. ::)
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That would make my subscription worthwhile. The first in the series was the yawn-inducing Korean musical "The Last Empress." Coming up next? "The Rat Pack," with Dean, Frank, Sammy and Shirley lookalikes.
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Ah, DR Emily I saw this news yesterday and forgot to mention it.
I think it would be great if Idina Menzel did Wicked in Toronto. And since her husband (taye diggs) is doing his new tv show there, I bet it will happen.
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Oh DR TCB that is an AMAZING story about your friend.
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I'll be interested in reading BK's comments on Season 3 of ALIAS, too, but I'm not sure he's going to like it. It WAS all over the map, kind of struggling to right itself after the surprises and unexpected developments at the end of Season 2. Although its over-the-top quality is always enjoyable and I wouldn't think of missing an episode, I thought creatively, it seemed muddled in Season 3. Supposedly, Season 4 is going to steady the water and get back to the solid spy work and situations that made Season 1 so terrific.
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I suppose we can add Richard Chamberlin and George Chakiris' albums to the mix.
Movers are here and have begun to box. And I do mean box.
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Are they wearing boxing gloves and trunks?
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Do you know I just realized that I did not read the notes. I think this is the first time I've forgotten.
I guess I need to remedy that now!
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Well, I had a productive lunch. I went to Footlight and found a copy of Golden Rainbow w/Mr. Lawrence and Miss Gorme for $4 (four) dollars. It's missing the book but it's got the back insert tray w/the 16 tracks listed so I'm happy. I also found for $4 dollars the World Premiere London Cast Recording of Doctor Doolittle. That one slipped by me. I didn't hear of a stage version of Doolittle. Again, no book, but so what. And finally, there was a promotional CD from Sh-K-Boom of Bare, the new "pop" opera. I don't know if it's the entire show (11 tracks) and it, too, is missing the book but I got them all for $4 dollars apiece. I just peeled off the $4 sticker from Golden Rainbow to find the original sticker price of $23.95! Yikes!
I have my listening this afternoon :-)
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The plumbers have arrived and (keeping digits crossed) at some point today it looks like I will have hot water, and also that I'll be able to use my washer/dryer again. Hoo and ray if it all happens.
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Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, used to have two really great newspapers that I subscribed to. There was the Menomonee Falls Gazette and the Menomonee Falls Guardian. Both printed only comic strips, one funny strips and one story strips. They printed both the current top strips and classics, a week's worth at a time. They still owe me money for the rest of my subscriptions when they went out of business.
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I cannot believe how hard it has been raining today. My umbrella was no use (even though it was one of those big ones). I got soaked.
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It actually rained here this morning. Now the sun is coming out. That's LA for you.
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I am now one day away from having read all the past posts (alliterative person that I am). I needs must read September 6th posts and I will be caught up.
It was good to see Jason back, although he hasn't been back since I've been back.
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DRBEN - what bargains....what bargains.
I love the GOLDEN RAINBOW Overture....and that duet For Once In Your Life....
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DR WEL: did you used to live in Menomonee Falls? You might have known Betsy's family--they owned the only big grocery/dry goods store in town for years and years.
In fact, here 's a great small world story: I was remodelling a previous house I used to own right after I had just met Betsy. The guy doing the work was a guy who had worked for me several times before, and whom I knew only from the work he had done for me in Portland. I was telling him about my new girlfriend and mentioned she came from a little town in Wisconsin. He said, "I'm from a little town in Wisconsin..."--and you can probably guess the rest. The really mind-blowing thing was he still had a bunch of old grocery sacks from Betsy's family's store lying around his house that he had kept stuff in for years and years!!
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Well THAT didn't work....
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Oh, I don't know...it has a zen quality....!
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I went to the "official" Steve and Eydie Web site and all I can say is, somebody send those folks a Web consultant. The Web site is not very attractive to look at and much, if not all the text is in very large [size=8]CAPS[/size].
Mr. Bakalor (or somebody who knows how to put up a Web page) should call these people.
http://www.steveandeydie.com/ (http://www.steveandeydie.com/)
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I think a couple of us have commented on this before re: Steve and Eydie, but they had a really fun email glitch a few years ago (can't remember if it was after Sammy or Rainbow came out on CD from their site), but several people who had ordered whatever CD it was from them starting getting personal emails from their manager to some booking agent in Hawaii for a potential gig. The negotiations were hysterically funny, I wish I had saved the emails now.
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I am glad that everyone enjoyed my small world WHAT IF story yesterday.
By the way, BK, Sharry (she of the Friday night photo shoot) would be more than happy to send you and or your cast a copy of all the photos taken Friday night.
I know it isn't Ask BK Day but, Should Sharry send the photos to the theater in care of you?
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Good Morning!
Yep! It's drizzling in Pasadena! Looks like I'll need to carry my umbrella with me when I venture out later. -Hopefully, I didn't bring any of the current East Coast weather with me. ;) -Oh, but there are flashflood warnings posted for some spots inland and in the desert areas. Hmmm...
As I was channel flipping earlier, I came across Jane Pauley's new talk show... Hmm...
In other news... Well, there really is no other news right now... I just need to plan my day - or at least today and tomorrow. I just want to make sure I pace myself properly before the show tonight. We shall see...
Well...
OK - I'm babbling...
Laters.
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I would love to have those photos! She can send them to me directly. e-mail me and I'll give you the address immediately.
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Ben! Great to see you back.
I am not posting from work. I am still at home. My little Angel was very sick in the night, so I was up most of the morning hours cleaining up problems from both ends. I was quite sure that I would be taking her to the Animal Hospital this morning, but she seems quite perky today. Perhaps she is just getting nervous about the impending move (mine, not BK's)
Either that or I should stop letting her eat food that I cooked myself!
Jane, sorry to hear that Bogie is still not well, but this new doctor sounds very promising. I am keeping good thoughts for all of you.
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Uh....thanks DR RLP....yea...ZEN....yes that was what I was going for....yes....
From what movie: "He is in the Zen room."
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JRand54,
Is tonight opening night?
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Here is an amusing story: The Mold People just came to take a reading (they couldn't do the bathroom yet, until we decide whether the buyer is going to just do everything (we're paying) or whether we'll rebuild the part of the floor that needs tending to and the shower frame. THEN they retest, but all else is fine. So, the Mold Man says to me, "You got great reviews - and you just got a great write-up in the Ventura paper. Apparently he's been following the progress of What If. I've invited him to the show, so he'll call and book tix soon.
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Men Without Hats. I became friends with one of its members in the last year of his life. I met him about the same time I met DR Matt Hough on line. Time goes on (Sigh)
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There are currently forty boxes of CDs sitting in my living room. They aren't quite finished yet.
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Good Morning!
Yep! It's drizzling in Pasadena! Looks like I'll need to carry my umbrella with me when I venture out later. -Hopefully, I didn't bring any of the current East Coast weather with me. ;) -Oh, but there are flashflood warnings posted for some spots inland and in the desert areas. Hmmm...
As I was channel flipping earlier, I came across Jane Pauley's new talk show... Hmm...
In other news... Well, there really is no other news right now... I just need to plan my day - or at least today and tomorrow. I just want to make sure I pace myself properly before the show tonight. We shall see...
Well...
OK - I'm babbling...
Laters.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY BROTHER???
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In other words, DR Jose, tell him to get his tuchus over to the keyboard and post once in a while! ;)
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I've been going around singing, "Where's my other hat? Help me find my other hat."
I have to wear one - dermatologist's orders - and the old cap had seen better days. So yesterday I bought a new one and wore it home. It has to be here, no?
Fortunately, since I was about to walk Archie, I was able to retrieve the old cap from the dishwasher (the best place to wash an old cap said the guy who sold me the new one; and I think he was right).
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DR Noel:
Well, I never! (Well, maybe once...)
I was just browsing through some of the posts that I missed during my long absence, and I came across your quatrain on Inge.
Would you believe that I used exactly that same rhyme in my once-and-future internet novel Any Other Season, in Chapter 13: Rhyming Orange? The chapter contains about a dozen attempts to rhyme the infamously unrhymable word, and that was one of them.
I guess great minds think alike. 8-)>
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Thank you MBarnum. I feel so much better just having a doctor I have confidence in.
Jose-glad you had such good news after all the destruction back home. I’m even happier your place is okay.
So far I have only read last nights posts. I will have to catch up later.
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Here is an amusing story: The Mold People just came to take a reading (they couldn't do the bathroom yet, until we decide whether the buyer is going to just do everything (we're paying) or whether we'll rebuild the part of the floor that needs tending to and the shower frame. THEN they retest, but all else is fine. So, the Mold Man says to me, "You got great reviews - and you just got a great write-up in the Ventura paper. Apparently he's been following the progress of What If. I've invited him to the show, so he'll call and book tix soon.
BK, Be sure to get a quote from the Mold Man. I'm sure Mel Brooks would love seeing it next to his.
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The hot water heater is up and working - and in an hour-and-a-half I shall have hot water again. I can shower at home again, and I can do my laundry. O Joy O Rapture O Captain
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Oh, Tony (Randall)
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I must say, even though they're way too hard to pin down as to sched, the plumbers have done the best job of any of these people - totally professional, quick and easy.
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Bruce-best of vibes you got the house of your choice today!
I’m up to page two now. I will be back later.
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Oh yes! Hot water is a lovely thing.
Sometimes I forget in my little guest house that it takes time for the water to heat up. Once it does, there's plenty of it, as hot as you want. But it takes a little time initially to get out here, so I have to plan my showers and turn on the water 10 minutes ahead of time. Once in a while I forget and then were you a fly on the wall -- there's actually one here riright now - I left the door open for 2 seconds and the cursed thing flew in - but I digress -- were you flies on the wall, DRs, you would hear some choice swearing at the poor cold water that's just minding its own business and slowly warming up.
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It was great to see the sun this morning after three days of heavy rains, flooding, and overcast skies, As I took my walk for the first time in three days, I was amazed at how beautiful all that water left everything. Trees and grass that had been getting dry had suddenly sprung back to life.
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In one hour I shall begin doing loads of lovely laundry, which will probably take two hours, and then I shall take an endless long hot shower.
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WARNING!! WARNING!! EXTREME DANGER!!!
The below picture of me was taken last Saturday. I thought you'd like to see this pool I've been talking about going to all summer. Ignore the big forehead in the middle of the pool.
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And one for Mahler
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Of course, I have no detergent so I have to go to Gelson's to get some right this very minute.
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I was walking on Hollywood Blvd and what did I see across from the Chinese Theater?
Something that would have Charlton Heston spinning in his grave.
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Not a whole lot to report. School was OK. I don't think my Shakespeare teacher even noticed that no one knew what he was talking about or was even paying attention. I at least had the decency to pretend to be taking notes.
House vibes for BK. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The brown furry meowing lump on my lap says hello. (Actually, he says "meow," but I'm translating.)
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The most unusual "footprint" at the Chinese Theater.
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A little further down the way was Eyptian Theater. Isn't this where The First Nudie Musical was "repremiered" last year?
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In behind the Kodak Theater is a shopping plaza. The pictures below look like a recreation of that set from the silent film Intolerance,
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Here is the 2nd one.
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JMK---
No I never lived there and have never been there. I just subscribed to the papers from an ad I saw. They were all comic strips, no news or anything else.
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OK, there is definitely something weird going on, and I swear I am not making this up--
I have just received another email from another author (someone else from the Washington Post) who has a book coming out next year on Communism and Hollywood from 1930-1960. Yes, he wants info from me, too.
What am I, 411 on FF? :)
Get me an agent, stat!!
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They were all comic strips, no news or anything else.
WEL--that is news in Menomonee Falls (little joke there, apologies to any cheese-heads).
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As I went walking on my first afternoon in Palm Springs.
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As I continued my walk I took this picture and felt I was having a religious vision.
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The courtyard of the wonderful inn I stayed at in Palm Springs
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An artistic shot.
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And for those that have no interest in wine bottles.
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And those who have no interest in men wearing speedos and rather see the wine bottle.
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The tram car arriving to take us to the top of the highest peek in the area,. The tram rotates 360 degrees on its 8 minute or so ride up the moutain.
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Here are some pictures of the ride up
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As we go further up
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The other tram car on its way down. Both cars start at the same time on their journeys up and down.
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Another mountain peak
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The valley below. Palm Springs is on the left followed by Cathederal City, followed by (I think) Palm Air and the other cities
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Looking down from the top of the mountain's nature walk. What a view! I fell in love with Palm Springs and environs and looking forward to going back!!
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They are just starting to pack the DVDs. They have already packed over 100 boxes of CDs and books. Unbelievable. I have no idea if they'll even finish today, but we're ever hopeful.
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I went on a beautiful nature walk. Scenery and the trees were gorgeous. I wish we had this in Florida. This is what I also miss most about Canada.
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Another view
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Another view
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The chalet at the very top. Had lunch there. Terrible food. I had tomato soup that was way too salty. The same could be said for the meat loaf. How can they go so wrong with such simple dishes???
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Rte 111 out of Palm Springs and on the way to Los Angeles and LAX
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Catching up on the postings for the last week. Have a question for Anna.
Regarding Flappers. I had a chance to work with Rummy Bishop for a season on the sitcom Snow Job. He told me that one of the characters "Uncle Rummy" was written for him. Cab you spill the beans and tell what happened?
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Belated (from Friday) birthday wishes to HAPPY MATTH, SIGERSON HOLMES AND DEAR READER NOEL'S EVER-LOVIN' JOY!!!
And especially Matt.
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Thank you for all the photos Michael.
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Had to remove the windmill pic - please resize smaller and post again.
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They are now packing up the kitchen - there's not really that much stuff, so hopefully it shouldn't take too much longer.
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Evening all. Not much to say tonight. I’m tired and for what ever reason my arthritis is kicking up in my hand. I don’t really feel up to a lot of typing.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed all of the wonderful pictures today. I didn’t realize that California was that hilly. I somehow thought it was flat like Florida.
I signed up for PaintBucket but I haven't had the chance to put anything there. I will play with it this weekend if Ivan will leave us alone and we have power.
Jane, good vibes for your kitty. I hope this is a marked improvement very soon.
Best of luck with the house, Bruce.
Did any one see this story?
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/09/shooting.dog.ap/index.html
I feel so bad for the three that didn’t make it. It's a shame the aim was off. It should have been a little lower or higher. No loss either way.
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Jennifer, thank you. And I shall be sure to let you know.
TCB I’m glad your little Angel is feeling better today. When Bogie gets that sick I have to watch for dehydration. Thank you for your good thoughts and I hope your move goes well. When are you moving?
Bruce, a hot shower and a functioning washing machine, life is good.
Matt H, nice picture.
Michael Shayne thanks for the trip to Palm Springs. I have wanted to return there for years. Last I was there I didn’t have children yet. I bet it has changed. The captions on the pool photos were very funny,
Danise I hope the penalty for animal cruelty is tough in Florida. Thanks to the publicity those pups are bound to get good homes now.
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Just had a gloriously glorious shower and have done four loads of laundry. They are just about through packing up the kitchen. And then I shall be on my way to the theater. Keep the home fries burning, you dear, dear people out there in the dark.
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Bruce, thank you for the reminder my smelling hot water is better than no hot water at all.
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What a day I've had today, Dear Readers. Too much to do, too little time. (Oh. A Funny Girl reference followed immediately by an almost Marlene Dietrich reference.)
Last night I was at opening night of the Los Angeles Opera. The "Season" has begun! The featured work was Mozart's Idomeneo. Not as well known as some of his other--and later--operas, it does contain some splendid music. It is an opera seria, which is a style of opera typified by heroic subject matter and recitative and aria followed by recitative and aria followed by recitative and aria. Mozart does liven matters up some with a duet or a chorus here and there, but Idomeneo does give life to the saying "Life is short. Opera is long."
Mr. Placido Domingo starred in the title role, and he was in terrific voice, though Miss Veronica Villarroel nearly stole the show in the role of Elettra.
It was a gala evening, with a fancy schmancy dinner following the performance. (I wasn't invited, so I didn't go.) I did have one bona fide celebrity sighting: Miss Doris Roberts. I'm sure there were many other celebs present, but I just didn't run into them.
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WFO - that day we were talking about how Inge's reputation is not all it should be.
And I see everything going from bad to verse
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I have a question. I am currently eating dinner (Keith is at the other computer eating-we each made our own dinners tonight) and was thinking of calling a friend while I eat. Some people find this rude and others don’t mind at all, in fact they also eat while we talk. Who thinks this is rude and who doesn’t mind? I don’t know how this particular friend feels about it so am waiting until I’m done before calling.
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Catching up on the postings for the last week. Have a question for Anna.
Regarding Flappers. I had a chance to work with Rummy Bishop for a season on the sitcom Snow Job. He told me that one of the characters "Uncle Rummy" was written for him. Cab you spill the beans and tell what happened?
It's possible - but I really don't remember. I mean, I remember him, of course, but I was working on two series and some longform at the time, so unless an actor did something unbelievably good or bad, it's a blur. I think that Rummy had problems with his lines - that's a vague memory - but don't quote me.
There was no regular character named "Uncle Rummy" - so he may have appeared on a few episodes - or perhaps just one.
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I still have the bible of Flappers around somewhere. Same for King of K - after we rewrote it with all the changes.
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I have a question. I am currently eating dinner (Keith is at the other computer eating-we each made our own dinners tonight) and was thinking of calling a friend while I eat. Some people find this rude and others don’t mind at all, in fact they also eat while we talk. Who thinks this is rude and who doesn’t mind? I don’t know how this particular friend feels about it so am waiting until I’m done before calling.
The Haines His Way Manners Expert says eating while talking on the telephone is most unseemly behavior.
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Last picture of the trip. The windmills of my mind.
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I am off to the Egyptian Theatre in the heart of Hollywood, U.S.A. to see a documentary motion picture entitled L.A. Plays Itself. As the title might suggest, the film's subject is the depiction of the city of Los Angeles--as background and as character--in cinema old and new.
I shall report on it when I return.
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I may haven;t got to them yet, but did you ever post those new reviews?
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A belated birthday wish to William E. Lurie.
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Well, I had a productive lunch. I went to Footlight and found a copy of Golden Rainbow w/Mr. Lawrence and Miss Gorme for $4 (four) dollars. It's missing the book but it's got the back insert tray w/the 16 tracks listed so I'm happy. I also found for $4 dollars the World Premiere London Cast Recording of Doctor Doolittle. That one slipped by me. I didn't hear of a stage version of Doolittle. Again, no book, but so what. And finally, there was a promotional CD from Sh-K-Boom of Bare, the new "pop" opera. I don't know if it's the entire show (11 tracks) and it, too, is missing the book but I got them all for $4 dollars apiece. I just peeled off the $4 sticker from Golden Rainbow to find the original sticker price of $23.95! Yikes!
I have my listening this afternoon :-)
Lucky you!
Golden Rainbow, contrary to what most think, is terrific on cd... and what a bargain at 4 bucks!
Doctor Dolittle is wonderfully orchestrated, with nice new songs and.... as a bonus, there's Dame Julie speaking AND singing for Polynesia!
Yes! Lucky you! :D
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Jane,
I'm with Jay on this one: nix to eating while on the phone. I sometimes hear my sister chomp while we're talking, and I have to say it bugs me. Folding socks, however, is acceptable. (Agree, HHWMEJ?) As for driving while on the phone (or is it phoning while driving?), don't get me started. A couple of years ago, a friend called on my birthday. Her greeting went something like this: "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear --- Michael, quick there's a parking spot over there ... "
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The below picture of me was taken last Saturday. I thought you'd like to see this pool I've been talking about going to all summer. Ignore the big forehead in the middle of the pool.
Okay, MattH! A little cheesecake.
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And a happy 25th wedding anniversary to Laura!
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I still have the bible of Flappers around somewhere. Same for King of K - after we rewrote it with all the changes.
Panni! You wrote KING OF KINGS????????
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When I was in LA I went window shopping and went into a book store, forgot the name, that had a lot of freebie newspapers. I went through them all to see if any of them had a review of What If? Only one of them had a review of it and all I can say is how can a gay man writing about musical theater not get the show???
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Well, I am off to my
Preview, I mean final dress rehearsal.
Apparently Jane, I am going to have to begin the moving process tomorrow, which also happens to be Opening Night! If you read this, DR and DS, Jed, if you have no plans this weekend, your help would be much appreciated.
Michael Shayne -- I hope you caught the mention of my friends meeting you Friday night.
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As some of you might know, I work the front desk of a hotel and i sometimes get calls from guests in their room who talk to me while munching on something!
Could not help it the other day and said:
"Hope what you're eating is good!?!"
We, (I!) snobby French find that extremely rude!
One thing at a time, please!
Let's take time to LIVE!
Very nice pictures, Michael Shayne!
Yes, Florida does not have beautiful trees like that!
Now, you got beautiful views and.... you ALSO expected good food?????
California... hilly?!
It even has some mountains!.....I've heard!
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Well, I am off to my Preview, I mean final dress rehearsal.
Apparently Jane, I am going to have to begin the moving process tomorrow, which also happens to be Opening Night! If you read this, DR and DS, Jed, if you have no plans this weekend, your help would be much appreciated.
Michael Shayne -- I hope you caught the mention of my friends meeting you Friday night.
Yes I did. It is a small world.
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Panni! You wrote KING OF KINGS????????
My secret's out. I look pretty good for a man my age, don't I?
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It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
and a world of fears
There's so much that we share
that it's time we're aware
it's a small world after all.
There is just one moon
and one golden sun
And a smile means
friendship to everyone
Though the mountains divide
and the oceans are wide
it's a small world after all.
En el mundo hay risas y dolor
Esperanzas y hay tambien temor
Mucho hay en verdad
que poder compartir
Entre la humanidad.
Muy pequeno el mundo es
Muy pequeno el mundo es
Debe haber mas hermanidad
Muy pequeno es.
Una luna hay solo hay un sol
Para todos brillan sin distincion
Y aunque muy grandes son
Las montanas y el mar
Muy pequeno el mundo es.
Au bout du Pole Nord
ou sur l'équateur
Il y a un Jean-qui-rit
Il y a un Jeab-qui-pleure
Du soleil de midi
Au soleil de minuit
On a tous le même vie.
Car le monde est tout petit
Devant le ciel on se dit
Que nous sommes des fourmis
Le monde est petit.
Au bout du Pôle Nord
Ou sur l'équateur
On a toujours l'air
De venir d'ailleurs
Mais quand on fait le tour
De nos joies, nos ennuis
On a tous la même vie!
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New page, same world!
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Okay, MattH! A little cheesecake.
TCB, if you can't say something nice ::)...besides, he's lying on his stomach!! How can you tell?? :o ;)
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The First Out of town review
Last Friday night I went to Hudson Theater on theater row to see a musical review called. “What If?”. Let me get right to the nitty gritty. I loved the show. I laughed more than I had at the recent Broadway revival of “Sly Fox” with Richard Dreyfus and the musical numbers were more enjoyable than all the Peter Allen songs in the recent, “The Boy From Oz”.
In the past, having only read the wonderful “What If” lyrics, it was wonderful to hear them sung by a more than capable cast of performers. Each brought a unique style and presence to the show.
The cast in alphabetical order they are: Susan Blakeslee who did a wicked Julie Andrews singing the “What If Rodgers and Hammerstein had written Assassins” and in her own voice in “A Little Lift” and “A Slight Neurotic”. Paul Haber is a seasoned performer who shined in his solo spots singing “Something” (Mr. Karp’s reply to “Nothing” from “A Chorus Line”) and “Millions of Men” and shined in the group numbers “What If Bock and Harnick Wrote A Chorus Line” and “What If Irving Berlin Wrote West Side Story” among others.
Tammy Minoff who I saw in The Goodbye Girl on Broadway and from her recordings as part of Bruce Kimmel’s rep company has blossomed in beautiful young woman with a voice to match. At Friday’s performance Bruce Kimmel treated us to a new song about wanting to be the star of the musical Annie. It was only the second time she performed it in front of the audience but it as if she had been doing it since the beginning. Ryan Rafferty the goofy bespectacled performer who wants nothing, but to sing “Don’t Rain On My Parade” even bribing musical director Jose Simbulan and asking a member of the audience before the start of act two if they new how to play. Ryan is a wonderful and engaging performer.
Finally, there is Alet Taylor who up to now I knew as Alet Oury from her recordings she has made for Bruce, Finally it was wonderful to put a face to the voice, and I was not disappointed. I especially enjoyed “When You Are Waiting For Love”.
Bruce Kimmel has staged a fast-paced show, wrote the specialty lyrics, and as well as contributing several songs to the show. This musical revue is not a composer's greatest hits nor is Forbidden Broadway where it is one parody after. Kimmel scored with all the “What Ifs” and especially shined with the “Coming Attractions” sequence. I would love to see a couple more spread out through the evening. Jose Simbulan the musical director and pianist for the evening complimented his singers with his adept playing. Joseph McKee and Cheryl Baxter’s homage to choreographers like Jerome Robbins and Michael Bennett enhanced the evening and even had there own laughs. I cannot remember when I saw choreography get their own laughter.
I wish that I lived in LA because I would love to see the show repeatedly. The best $20 I spent in a long time.
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Au bout du Pole Nord
ou sur l'équateur
Il y a un Jean-qui-rit
Il y a un Jeab-qui-pleure
Du soleil de midi
Au soleil de minuit
On a tous le même vie.
Car le monde est tout petit
Devant le ciel on se dit
Que nous sommes des fourmis
Le monde est petit.
Au bout du Pôle Nord
Ou sur l'équateur
On a toujours l'air
De venir d'ailleurs
Mais quand on fait le tour
De nos joies, nos ennuis
On a tous la même vie!
Wow... now I finally have a song to sing at work so that my French co-workers can be equally as annoyed as my English ones :)
Don't you love how when songs get translated the exact meaning of the lyrics get "massaged". This version in particular has some weird images... especially the "Devant le ciel on se dit/Que nous sommes des fourmis" part... cute though :)
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DiT I also fold socks while I’m on the phone. ;D Having a headset makes it easy. Most often I do my favorite activity while on the phone, pace. Have you ever told your sister you find her chomping annoying?
If I receive a phone call while I’m eating I give the person the option of my calling back when I’m done. No one has ever taken me up on that. I only call a select few people when I’m eating, the ones that also eat while on the phone with me.
Last week while waiting in line at the bank to cash a check I was on the cell phone to Keith. The teller, very sweetly, said she would help me when I was done. As cute as she was, and as rude as I was, I stayed on the phone explaining we were dealing with an emergency with our cat. She was very nice about it. I also spoke softly enough that no one could hear what I was saying and Keith waited while I talked to her. :-[
So now the truth is out. I’m a rude person, I eat while on the phone and I use my cell phone while driving and walking. I even have a head set for my cell phone which I don’t use very often.
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TCB GOOD VIBES FOR YOUR OPENING NIGHT!
CONTINUED GOOD VIBES FOR AN EASY MOVE.
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Michael Shayne-best review yet. Thank you. Of course now more than ever I wish I could go. We have a nice Cabaret Theater here, if only....
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LOL DR Jane, I doubt your are really rude!
Personally I don't care if someone calls me while they are eating, and I take calls while I am eating but I don't think anyone ever knew I was eating...or at least never mentioned it. I don't normally make any calls while eating, however as I like to give food my full attention! LOL!
Now I do find it rude if someone calls me and talks to me while they are watching television and they end up paying more attention to the TV show then to me who they called up! If the show was something they wanted to watch then why call me? My buddy Mark does that a lot, but I tell him it bugs me...maybe that is why he does it! LOL!
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Jane - For what it's worth, I don't think you're rude.
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DR Jane,
Oh yes, most definitely, so rude!!! You're a riot.
Of course, it's the way callers eat (i.e., chomp) and the way they handle those car-phone conversations (radio going full blast) that turn my crank. And while I'm sure I didn't turn yours, please forgive me if I did - even if just a little.
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MB and I were posting at the same time. Two votes for DR Jane NOT being DR Impolite Jane.
There are worse things to do than eat and phone. I've had calls from people who are... well, use your imagination. Let's say they're calling from a small room with an echo. Multi-tasking taken to the extreme.
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First rehearsal of SOMETHING'S AFOOT was fun with those not familiar with the play enjoying its surprises as we read through it. With only a cast of 10, it should be a really fun experience putting this together (sort of a Sondheim reference).
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Wow... now I finally have a song to sing at work so that my French co-workers can be equally as annoyed as my English ones :)
Don't you love how when songs get translated the exact meaning of the lyrics get "massaged". This version in particular has some weird images... especially the "Devant le ciel on se dit/Que nous sommes des fourmis" part... cute though :)
I don't "get" the annoying part for that song!
Granted, the chorus played over and over becomes tiresome, but all children songs are repetitious, non?
Now, most people refer to the RIDE but the ride is something.... moving and people tend to forget that the song is played in different arrangements and style and orchestrations to fit the "country" the boat one is in goes through, with lyrics sung in the native language...
I don't know why adults seem to be embarrassed to enjoy the ride and the song which has a naive but nice message of tolerance and humanity amongst people of the world! Quite silly in 2004, I agree, and ludicrous too!
Remember, that attraction was FIRST a ride for the UNICEF Pavilion in the New York World's Fair of 1964....
Oh well, just my two euros!
I don't see a "massaged message" in "devant le ciel on se dit que nous sommes des fourmis"!
Quite literal to me: compared to the vastness of the sky we only seem to be ants....
I do know Dear Reader Pogue would quite agree with me on that!!!! ;D
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MB and I were posting at the same time. Two votes for DR Jane NOT being DR Impolite Jane.
There are worse things to do than eat and phone. I've had calls from people who are... well, use your imagination. Let's say they're calling from a small room with an echo. Multi-tasking taken to the extreme.
W H A T ????????
:o
I hope they're not friends of yours..... or WERE friends of yours!!
Some people!!
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Thank you all for your lovely anniversary wishes. We had a nice mini-vacation together.
Yesterday afternoon I went for a walk at the Grand Canyon, and this is what I saw:
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Thank you all for your lovely anniversary wishes. We had a nice mini-vacation together.
Yesterday afternoon I went for a walk at the Grand Canyon, and this is what I saw:
Gorgious picture!
But you were really walking high!
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W H A T ????????
:o
I hope they're not friends of yours..... or WERE friends of yours!!
Lyndon Johnson?
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I'm relishing the silence in here now, but, every few moments, it's interrupted by the tear of a post-it note. You wouldn't think post-it notes would need a tearing sound everytime they're used, but that's what's periodically breaking the silence.
What's going on is that Joy is proofreading my script. Every time she makes a correction, she puts a post-it on the page. It's nerve-racking having someone read your work. So far, I've been the only reader. What if it doesn't make any sense?
She already asked about a line that made no sense to her, one that references "Wheat Thins" so now I need to know: were Wheat Thins a well-known foodstuff in the early 1950s. So much of this script needs to be "vetted" - if that's the proper term.
There's that tear again. Arrrrgggghhh!
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I'm relishing the silence in here now, but, every few moments, it's interrupted by the tear of a post-it note. You wouldn't think post-it notes would need a tearing sound everytime they're used, but that's what's periodically breaking the silence.
What's going on is that Joy is proofreading my script. Every time she makes a correction, she puts a post-it on the page. It's nerve-racking having someone read your work. So far, I've been the only reader. What if it doesn't make any sense?
She already asked about a line that made no sense to her, one that references "Wheat Thins" so now I need to know: were Wheat Thins a well-known foodstuff in the early 1950s. So much of this script needs to be "vetted" - if that's the proper term.
There's that tear again. Arrrrgggghhh!
There's material for a song, there, I believe! :D
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At last, my torment is over.
I can't believe I misspelled "Minsky's"
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I don't "get" the annoying part for that song!
Granted, the chorus played over and over becomes tiresome, but all children songs are repetitious, non?
Now, most people refer to the RIDE but the ride is something.... moving and people tend to forget that the song is played in different arrangements and style and orchestrations to fit the "country" the boat one is in goes through, with lyrics sung in the native language...
I happen to LIKE the ride. It's a celebration. Musically, it's a bit like a "theme and variation" work, deconstructing the world and then putting it all back together for the party at the end. (Side note: only two "USA" dolls are in the entire collection, a Cowboy and Indian as part of the finale.)
I don't know why adults seem to be embarrassed to enjoy the ride and the song which has a naive but nice message of tolerance and humanity amongst people of the world! Quite silly in 2004, I agree, and ludicrous too! Remember, that attraction was FIRST a ride for the UNICEF Pavilion in the New York World's Fair of 1964....
AND it was sponsored by Pepsi, back in the days Joan Crawford was running the show.
Now, here's a trivia question for you, Francois, one for which I'm not sure of the answer. Disney used AudioAnimatronics for four attractions at the 1964 World's Fair. I remember "It's a Small World" as being the big star attraction, and the Dinosaurs (later incorporated into the Train Ride at Disneyland) as the second. The third was "The Carousel of the Future," a GE-sponsored event, also later transferred to Disneyland (and eventually replaced with "America Sings").
What I'm not sure of is which the fourth attraction was that Disney contributed. I'm tempted to say it was the Abraham Lincoln exhibit, for the state of Indiana, but I'm not sure. Do you have any records or way of verifying this?
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Michael, I presume you're referring to the Frontiers review, re a gay man not "getting" this show. I haven't seen it, but apparently it's our only pan. All I can say is that paper should, like Nellie Forbush, send him on his way.
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I wouldn't worry about Frontiers, BK. The only real contribution to culture (as we know it) made by the magazine was when it picked up the full-page comic Leonard and Larry, the continuing adventures of a committed couple and their friends and families. The comic had originally been carried by the Advocate, but a change in that magazine's staff led to their dropping the strip. Frontiers picked up the strip, and let Tim Barela, it's creator, do his thing.
Three trade paperback collections later, the leadership at Frontiers changed. The new leadership stopped paying Barela for his work, and then he was finally given the heave-ho, in favor of a far less clever (but nationally syndicated) strip called The Chelsea Boys. All and all, the heave struck me as similar to one involving you, yourself.
Frontiers is one thing I do NOT miss about SoCal.
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She already asked about a line that made no sense to her, one that references "Wheat Thins" so now I need to know: were Wheat Thins a well-known foodstuff in the early 1950s. So much of this script needs to be "vetted" - if that's the proper term.
You could try writing Nabisco, which makes Wheat Thins.
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Vibes to BK on sorting, packing, moving, repairing, etc. I KNOW what a big job it is!