Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on September 20, 2004, 12:07:20 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've been possessed by the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the possessed cows come home.
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Good Evening! Good Morning!
<knock wood>
Thankfully, at least to my memory, I have never really had a true computer horror story. Yes, I've lost files unexpectedly, and/or had my computer freeze up in the middle of something. But I've never had a problem that didn't cause me more than just a few minutes of inconveniences. Now, if you want to talk about electronic keyboard and synthesizer programming, then that's a whole 'nother story!
<knock wood>
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I can't think of any computer tails of horror. Usually it's not the computer but some inept person -- like the AOL tech who made me lose years worth of saved mail. Or sometimes the ineptitude comes from little old me. One wrong key stroke and....
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BK - You cursor problem sounds like it could be a problem with your touchpad, if you have such a thing installed on your laptop. If you do have a touchpad, it may just be a matter of opening it's Properties box and "disabling the taps" or adjusting the sensitivity.
You may also want to check your Mouse properties. The "snap to" option may be set.
Then again, it could be just "one of those things" that happens from time to time.
My laptop - which has served me very well for the past couple of years - does have an issue with the touch pad. Well, it has developed into a "problem" over the past couple of months. I use a standard mouse now instead of the touchpad. The touchpad is just too touchy - or not touchy at all - right now. But, again, it was an easily diagnosed and easily worked-around problem, so...
<knock wood>
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Mouse pad properties? Where do I find such a thing? I thought a mouse pad property was a house where a mouse lives. What's a touch pad?
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Just a real quick good morning. I feel like scum on the half shell because I didn't pick up that it was DRElmores birthday yesterday.
But right now, I don't even have time for a proper BAD ME! :( :-[
Have a good day everyone!
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The Minnesota State Fair, being in the middle of Dairy Country (next to Wisconsin, the Cheese Capital of the Country), has a competition to choose Princess Kay of the Milky Way. This lovely woman, along with all the other contestants, gets an image of her head carved into a 90 pound block of butter and a crown is attached. Here is one such carving, Miss Rebecca Lynn Hoeper, from Wadena County in Sebeka, MN. I don't think the Miss America contestants would sit in a chilled dairy freezer in a parka wearing mittens to further their chances in a paegant!
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Now what, pray tell, does one do with one's butter head after the competition is over?
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Why, you melt it down for real butter on your popcorn!
There is a very nice Fred Ebb tribute on the Radio Show this week. If you can listen to it, surf on over.
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Re: last night's Emmys
I liked Elaine Stritch. Her speech was hilarious.
I also loved Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker. Very happy about those two wins.
I was not happy that they cut off SJP though. They let Al Pacino talk on and on (which is fine). But they must have realized that most people enjoy SJP's speeches. She is so emotional and it made me so mad when they started playing the music!
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DR George asked why Chris Noth asked Sarah Jessica Parker to marry him during their presenter banter.
My best guess (and because I love Sex & The City) is because a lot of fans were disappointed at how the show ended. I wanted Mr Big to propose to her. And he never did. So that's probably why he did it last night.
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I can't think of any computer tails of horror. Usually it's not the computer but some inept person -- like the AOL tech who made me lose years worth of saved mail. Or sometimes the ineptitude comes from little old me. One wrong key stroke and....
DR Panni, you and I must have had the same AOL tech! I had one who made me also lose all of my saved e-mails! I was so not happy! He also wiped out all of my "favorites" or "bookmarks" whichever you call them...and I had plenty!
Currently, my computer problem is ad-ware. I have some on my computer that I can't seem to get rid of. Everytime I run my ad-ware buster the darn things keep reinstalling themselves! I even went and found the dang things and tried to delete them myself...but you can't! I think there should be a law!
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Most likely the reason you delete the programs and they "re-appear" the next time you boot up is because they have embedded themselves in the "registry" which is part of the infamous Windows Operating System. You can do all the right things to try and clean up your system but if some nefarious program has slipped code into the registry, usually the only way clean it out is with professional help. Editing the registry if you're unfamiliar with what's in there (and it can be mighty confusing, obscure and arcane don't begin to describe it) you can shut down the entire computer.
Damn spyware and adware. Damn it all to hell!!!
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Emmy Thoughts:
I couldn't connect too much of the excitement of last night's awards simply because so many of the nominees are from HBO, which I don't have. Otherwise, I was happy (and very surprised) that Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce won. Disappointed that Angela Lansbury didn't win for The Blackwater Lightship (in fact, I've been very disappointed that this telemovie didn't garner more noms--it was easily the best and most moving drama I've seen on TV last season.) And Allison Janney went one better on my pet peeve of winners mentioning the other nominees in their category--she insisted that they join her up on stage. Tacky!
I agree with everyone who mentioned that Shandling was off-kilter. His material was funny, but the delivery was wierd. The funniest bits were the clips that the various comedy writing teams sent in and Meryl Streep's acceptance speech. Best unintentionally funny moment was Tome Selleck trying to introduce the In Memorium clip while appreciative members of the audience were wolf-whistling and hooting at him.
I'm not sure what to make of Elaine Stritch. On the one hand, I can appreciate her excitement at winning but on the other hand, you would think that by now she would be able to compose herself and deliver a speech. She pretty much set herself up to become the butt of jokes for the rest of the evening.
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Currently, my computer problem is ad-ware. I have some on my computer that I can't seem to get rid of. Everytime I run my ad-ware buster the darn things keep reinstalling themselves! I even went and found the dang things and tried to delete them myself...but you can't! I think there should be a law!
MB, have you tried Spybot Search & Destroy? (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html) It's one of the best spywear removal utilities out there.
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We've had our share of bum computers, including our last one, a Gateway, which was, quite simply, the computer from hell.
But like Jose, my worst computer-related nightmare was a computer-chipped keyboard I was using for Music Directing Putting it Together in its northwest premiere here many years ago. Huge Equity house, great cast, etc., except the company was going out of business and so asked me to reduce the two piano score to one, which necessitated me recording some tracks on this keyboard and then performing live to playback. It took some deft maneuvering, especially in the opening number, but it all worked surprisingly well.
Until one night, that is, when during the one really quiet moment of the show--second act, just as the Night Music medley was starting, for some reason the metronome on the keyboard went off, with a huge jarring clanging sound going out over the whole sound system. Now as if that weren't bad enough, they had the three piece band on the stage, up very high on a huge column upstage, so as it happened the entire cast broke character, looked around, and my bass player and drummer just collapsed into giggles. I was madly pushing buttons trying to get the damned thing to stop, and finally had to shut off the keyboard, and reboot. It was a moment.
To top it all off, the nazi stage manager came back after the show and read us all the riot act for disrupting the performance, as if we had done it intentionally.
BTW, all AOL "tech help" (and I use the term beyond loosely) will ever say is "uninstall your AOL adapter." It has been their rote response for absolutely every problem I've had with AOL.
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No posts for over an hour?!? Skammen!
DR Panni, have you made any decisions regarding the nudes of you?
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Good morning (loosely speaking) - I've not had the greatest so far. A little car mishap - for which my friendly neighborhood garage has just told me I have to visit The Body Shop. I hear the sound of money migrating from my wallet.
Other stuff, too. But boring.
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DR Panni, have you made any decisions regarding the nudes of you?
I'm going to use them for a screen saver. ;)
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Good Morning!
DR Panni - Maybe you could scan one of the nudes and use it as your new avatar!!
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...And then you could switch back and forth between your cheerleader outfit pic!
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Good morning (loosely speaking) - I've not had the greatest so far. A little car mishap - for which my friendly neighborhood garage has just told me I have to visit The Body Shop.
The garage told you that your car needs glycerine soaps and fragrant lotions? I would get a second opinion on that.
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Good Morning!
DR Panni - Maybe you could scan one of the nudes and use it as your new avatar!!
I was thinking that someone should use the Big Butter Head Beauty Queen as an avatar. Who's from Wisconsin?
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From yesterday... -Sorry I can't recall the original poster...
RE: Windows XP Service Pack - I've heard horror stories from a bunch of people about this latest update. My friend, Steve, who uses his computers for work and home stuff had to basically reinstall the original Windows XP after installing the update. And, apparently, even the tech guy he got a hold of at Microsoft said that for some configurations, the Service Pack could be quite unstable. Thankfully, due to the way the service pack installs itself, he did not lose any of his programs or his files. Whew! But he was in a constant "boot cycle" for a good hour or two.
As for me, I'm still on Windows 98 Second Edition... And I'm still happy with it. No major problems. <knock wood>
And I've also never really had any problems with AOL either, so... <knock wood>
*My theory about my non-problematic AOL - and I've seen it posted elsewhere too - is that I don't have the "usual" AOL problems since I do most of my web-browsing "outside" of AOL. That is, I open an Internet Explorer window to do my web-surfing and browsing, rather than using the embedded version of IE that is part of AOL. This method apparently doesn't fill up AOL's settings and various backup folders with all the standard "trails" and junk that come from web-surfing. And it also helps in dealing with virus programs that take advantage of AOL's vulnerabilities. Again, just a theory.
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My most horrific computer problem has been well documented. In a nutshell, my computer died back in April for no apparent reason (I had just moved, but that shouldn't have had any effect on the computer, itself). Even my sister's boyfriend Larry (who built my computer) has no idea what happened.
Anyway, I lost everything! ALL of my e-mail, everything that was on my computer, over 1000 (3 gigabytes) of MP3 songs, CDs that I was making, etc., etc., etc. (a King and I reference). I wasn't able to keep up with HHW for three weeks! I was definitely in a state of mourning for several weeks. Even after I got a rebuilt computer, it just wasn't the same.
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Most likely the reason you delete the programs and they "re-appear" the next time you boot up is because they have embedded themselves in the "registry" which is part of the infamous Windows Operating System. You can do all the right things to try and clean up your system but if some nefarious program has slipped code into the registry, usually the only way clean it out is with professional help. Editing the registry if you're unfamiliar with what's in there (and it can be mighty confusing, obscure and arcane don't begin to describe it) you can shut down the entire computer.
Damn spyware and adware. Damn it all to hell!!!
Like I said, there should be a law! How dare they imbed anything into my computer without my consent! It is darn annoying getting these constant pop-ups!
Dan-the-Man, I will try that Spybot Search and Destroy. I have been using the AOL Adware remover and it seems to get rid of some but not all. I am surprised that someone doesn't sue!
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From yesterday... -Sorry I can't recall the original poster...
RE: Windows XP Service Pack - I've heard horror stories from a bunch of people about this latest update. My friend, Steve, who uses his computers for work and home stuff had to basically reinstall the original Windows XP after installing the update. And, apparently, even the tech guy he got a hold of at Microsoft said that for some configurations, the Service Pack could be quite unstable. Thankfully, due to the way the service pack installs itself, he did not lose any of his programs or his files. Whew! But he was in a constant "boot cycle" for a good hour or two.
As for me, I'm still on Windows 98 Second Edition... And I'm still happy with it. No major problems. <knock wood>
And I've also never really had any problems with AOL either, so... <knock wood>
*My theory about my non-problematic AOL - and I've seen it posted elsewhere too - is that I don't have the "usual" AOL problems since I do most of my web-browsing "outside" of AOL. That is, I open an Internet Explorer window to do my web-surfing and browsing, rather than using the embedded version of IE that is part of AOL. This method apparently doesn't fill up AOL's settings and various backup folders with all the standard "trails" and junk that come from web-surfing. And it also helps in dealing with virus programs that take advantage of AOL's vulnerabilities. Again, just a theory.
At work they insalled a windows service pack on my computer. Afterwards the whole thing went kablooy! The computer people said the service pack was not responsible...but I don't know about that!
I honestly do not have much trouble with AOL...at least not on my new computer.
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By the way, Diana Darrin and Laurie Mitchell attended the big whoop to do at the Academy last Friday which was in celebration of the 30 year anniversary of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT...lots of MGM musical celebs were there! I tried to call Laurie last night to find out how it was (she had never been to an Academy thing before...Diana goes quite often as she is a member) but her line was busy. I am sure she had a wonderful time...and she talked her hubby into going...if it doesn't have to do with Football he usually isn't interested! LOL!
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Hey, all you reality competion fans..did you watch the new SURVIVOR?
All I can say is...BRADY! Yum!
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I tire of Page One. Someone take us to Page Two and quickly.
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Here we go!
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Boy, did that take a long time!!!
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It's 1:57 Eastern Standard Time (by my little computer clock).
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I'm still trying to come up with a computer horror story. The only truely horrible tale I have is when I upgraded to XP at home and lost the use of my flatbed scanner because it was not compatible with the new operating system. I spent untold hours searching the web for new drivers to get it to work but to no avail. It was really a shame because the scanner had a large surface that was big enough to accomodate album covers. I love my new scanner, but it's just not the same.
But aside from that, most of my bad experiences stem more from knuckleheaded tech people than from wares of the hard and soft varieties.
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I'm back and exhausted. We had a great time in Washington DC but you need at least a week to see all the various museums that make up the Smithsonian.
Re: Spy Wear - If your problem is called "About Blank" let me know and I'll send you a copy of the (allegedly) only spywear program that gets rid of that particular problem.
No time now (I'll catch up on the posts from when I was gone when I have a chance) but I do have one question: what Emmy did Elaine Stritch win?
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I installed the new XP Service Pack a few weeks ago. Aside from being about 20 MB bigger than advertised (I seem to remember the download page says 75MB and it turned out to be 93MB, which took almost all day to download on dialup), and the fact that when I rebooted after installing it took forever to finally fire up, it's been fine since. I do admit I was VERY nervous during those several minutes that I had a black screen when I restarted my computer. It was almost enough to make me uninstall my AOL adapter.
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No time now (I'll catch up on the posts from when I was gone when I have a chance) but I do have one question: what Emmy did Elaine Stritch win?
She won Best Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
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I couldn't got onto the forum this morning to post. I kept getting "too many connected" error message.
I don't have a computer horror story, but I have one to share that happened to a teacher friend of mine.
Her husband was a big techie and had one of the first Machintoshes available. He begged his wife to let him show her how great having this mega-expensive computer would be. So, she said, "Okay, show me."
Unfortunately, they chose the night before report cards were due. He decided he would let the computer average her grades, so they set up a spreadsheet and entered in nine weeks' worth of grades into the computer. Took them hours to get it all entered, and then he hit the button to compute the average for about 120 student averages.
"BOOM - Welcome to Machintosh" said the screen with the little bomb icon on the screen.
"What does that mean?" she asked
"It's gone; we've just lost everything," he responded.
At 2 a.m. she got out her calculator and started averaging. Her husband slept on the couch that night.
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Good afternoon all from the AUS Lounge Computer Labs!
I have Service Pack Deux for XP at home. It took me a crazy long time to get (even with a cable internet connection it took several hours) but luckily I haven't had any problems with it not being compatible with the rest of my system.
The only problem with SP2 is that it reinstalled my MSN Messenger somehow and now it won't tell me when I have new hotmail messages like it used to. I have to manually check every time. Grr...
DR Andrea and I are going dragon boating again this evening. It is noticeably cooler here than it was last week... so here's a doubled wish that one of us doesn't end up falling into the basin!
MichaelShayne... you should be getting a PM from me soon-ish! :D
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I resented the crack Chris Rock made in the bathroom skit with Shandling. "Who the hell is Elaine Stritch?"
So, if someone isn't a movie star, she's not worth knowing. And her show was on HBO, the same network that hosts Rock's specials.
Sickening.
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No time now (I'll catch up on the posts from when I was gone when I have a chance) but I do have one question: what Emmy did Elaine Stritch win?
She actually won two: one for Outstanding Variety or Music Program (as a producer) and another for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety or Music Program.
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I can't be at chat tonight. I have rehearsal - we're blocking the 18 page opening number tonight. Should be a long night.
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Good Afternoon!
I've been spending the past hour or so doing some more packing and sorting and purging and putting things in the recycling bin. Whew! And it actually looks like I'll be able to get everything into my luggage for my trip back! -Of course, I am about to head to UPS to ship four boxes back - not big boxes, mind you, but I am shipping some stuff back. -Most of it is stuff I had shipped out here after my arrival in L.A.
I've also been dealing with phone calls this morning. Thankfully, they've been good phone calls! Don't worry, I'll keep you posted.
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I'm merrily unpacking - have done quite a few dining room boxes (none of which actually are for the dining room - I just put them in there).
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Hey, all you reality competion fans..did you watch the new SURVIVOR?
All I can say is...BRADY! Yum!
Agreed!
Brady Finta (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor9/survivors/bios/brady.shtml)
And after looking at the rest of this season's line-up, it seems to a particularly photogenic bunch this time round. *Of course, since I have really watched any of the seasons since season one...
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Panni I think Mary-Louise Parker only looked straight on in the mirror, not sideways. I kept thinking she was going to pop out of the dress.
To me popcorn always feels as if it has caffeine in it.
GOOD CAR VIBES!
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My goodness, what is with these slow days?
Photos coming up.
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The front of the new home environment.
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The back of the new home environment.
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Her husband slept on the couch that night.
So that is what I should have done to Keith. ;D - like he would do such a thing.
He sets up my holiday card mailing list (over 90 names worth) on the computer, then looses everything when the computer crashes. He has retyped it in the past. Last year after all was lost again, was the first since we were married I didn’t send any cards. I’m still waiting for the new list and it’s almost time to send out this years cards. It is going to be a real hassle. Hmmm, I should hint I want him to work on it while I’m in NY.
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Beautiful photos.
The contents of our bedroom and closet are scattered throughout the house. This morning when we had the carpet removed. Until Wednesday when the new carpet is installed we shall be sleeping in the guestroom.
I have much to do.
I need to find 3 tickets to MOVIN OUT for Oct. 7th. Has anyone seen the show and what did you think?
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My teacher friend said anytime she and her husband had an argument in which he was stubbornly sticking to his belief, all she'd have to say was "Boom, Welcome to Machintosh" and he'd back down. I'm not sure he'll ever live that down.
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And she has never grown to like computers. Resisted using them in her classroom until she retired. Lord, I couldn't live without them once we got them in our classrooms. I often wondered how I ever did without them.
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BK, the new homefront looks warm and inviting! Here's wishing you good luck and good times there!
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I need to find 3 tickets to MOVIN OUT for Oct. 7th. Has anyone seen the show and what did you think?
I liked the show but then I've been a Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel fan for a long time. If you like watching the Dance in America specials they occaisionally show on Great Performances, you should like Movin' Out.
BTW (internet lingo!), Tavern On Jane is named that because it's located on Jane Street in the West Village.
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I have never seen the Dance in America specials they occaisionally show on Great Performances.
;D It sounds much better know Jane is the name of the street.
Echo needs her walk.
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...<knock wood>...
...<knock wood>...
CUT THAT OUT!
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Great photos of the new home, BK. I just hope she of the Evil Eye knows how to prune roses!
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Whenever I have computer problems, I let der Brucer fix them. He's handy that way.
8)
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Welcome to your new home, BK.
Some favorite home-songs to celebrate the occasion:
"Welcome Home" (from Fanny)
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"Home" (70 Girls 70)
Others?
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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I love Arizona. It is so beautiful.
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This morning I helped Keith move the very large plasma screen TV from our bedroom to the other side of the house. It wasn’t so heavy as very awkward for me. My arms and hand were just too small to get a good grip on it. I knew I hurt my back a little. Half way on my walk it began to bother me. Now it is even difficult to use the keyboard. Keith will have to move it back by himself.
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Welcome to your new home, BK.
Some favorite home-songs to celebrate the occasion:
"Welcome Home" (from Fanny)
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"Home" (70 Girls 70)
Others?
"A Place Called Home" from Alan Menken & Lynn Ahrens' A Christmas Carol (recorded by Liz Callaway, produced by BK)
"Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" from St. Louis Woman
"Home" from The Wiz, Maury Yeston's Phantom and Disney's Beauty and the Beast, as well as others
and finally: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" (almost a BK reference!) from Oh! What a Lovely War, Swingtime Canteen and Darling Lili
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and that favorite (hopefully not true for BK), "The Swamps of Home" from Once Upon a Mattress
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...And possibly even "The Mason" from Working - "He builds a house..."
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from Staples, and from shipping my four boxes 'o' stuff back home to Richmond. The boxes were actually lighter than I thought. Unfortunately, I forgot that since I'm shipping across 8 zones - in UPS talk - the price was a little higher than I thought it would be. -The last time I had shipped a bunch of stuff it was from Florida to Virginia - only two zones involved. In any case, the boxes should be on their merry way this afternoon, and they should be in Richmond a week from today.
At least Staples has their shipping center set up so that the customer can do all the "work" in regards to filling out the forms, weighing the package, etc. I have no idea how long it would have taken had I waited for any actual "help". Ah, well... But I've always liked doing the work on my own anyway.
On the way out of the Staples, I noticed a row of three stores along one strip of the shopping "center". It turned out to be three small Filipino food places - two counter/steam table places, and a bakery. Thankfully, I had had lunch before heading out, or I know I would have stocked up on pan de sal, pan de ube, hopia, siopao, halo-halo... Translation: Carb Heaven! -But there's alway tomorrow.... ;)
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DR Laura, you are a good photographer.
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Hey do you guys who watch Big Brother or TAR wanna place some bets on who will win tomorrow night?
As for TAR, it's a bit hard to predict, but I'm going with Colin and Christie.
And for BB, let's try to predict how the votes will go:
I will say:
For Drew: Diane, Marvin, Jen, Will
For Cowboy: Karen, Adria, Nat
Actually those are just guesses. It is very hard to know. I just think Drew will win.
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BK very nice pics of your new home. I hope you are happy there. My favorite part was the pool!
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and that favorite (hopefully not true for BK), "The Swamps of Home" from Once Upon a Mattress
Gluggle-uggle-uggle!
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BK, nice new home photos...particularly the pool...perhaps you should have one of your HHW gatherings in the backyard serving martinis!
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BK, nice new home photos...particularly the pool...perhaps you should have one of your HHW gatherings in the backyard!
Yes, next time we are in town.
Bruce is a pool service included in your rent?
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Evening all! Burrr, believe it or not, we are having our first kiss of fall. It’s been dreary and windy and overcast all day long. I understand that it is partly due our pal Ivan. Yes, dear ol’Ivan did a bit of a turnaround and decided to visit us once again.
He also decided to bring along a little souvenir of cool air on his return.
Kind of matches my mood. I find myself a bit depressed as the lady at works retirement grows closer. I know she worked hard and deserves it but I will really miss her. The new lady is nice but she’s not her.
A dog found us yesterday when I took B & B for their walk. I certainly didn’t find her. I just looked back and there she was! Despite my repeating, “Go home!”, many times, the only home she went to was mine! I had to take her back and knock on a lot of doors before someone claimed her. I’m so glad the story had a happy ending. I could not handle three dogs.
She was a cute little thing. Still a bit of a puppy. Tan with white paws and a blaze chest.
The chair went back to the store quietly. Not that I really expected any trouble out of it.
I’m just glad your ok, Panni. That is the most important thing.
I hated that HP computer that just died. I was actually glad that it broke down and gave me the excuse to buy this Sony computer. Every time I turned it on it warned that I should make sure I had everything backed up because the hard drive was going to crash. One fine day it did just that!
I like the new house, Bruce. Make that home. :D
I didn’t watch the award show last night. It rarely matters to me who wins what.
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I have my car back -- all fixed. (I posted a long post about what happened, but - to be at one with the TOD - hit not one but TWO wrong keys at the same time and Quit AOL. The whole story was gone and I ain't writing it out again. Let's just say that the right part of the fender was no longer attached to the body of the car. Got the picture?) Anyway, the job was done in two hours for $60! That's right - sixty dollars. My wonderful landlord took me to his body shop and the owner said that it was a $200. job but he'd do it for sixty because of my landlord. And he did - and my landlord took me home andf brought me back to pick up the car. Amazing! Nice people.
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Whew! What a day!
Lovely photos of the new home environment. Remember MRBK, you must get a NEW broom - don't take an old broom into a new house - and a new box of salt.....otherwise, you won't be there long!
Didn't watch much of the Emmy Awards....couldnt' get excited about it since I haven't watched much television this year....maybe next year!
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Winifred....Winifred.....Winifred........
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"Welcome Home" (from Fanny)
Another "Welcome Home" is from Pippin.
Also "Making a Home" from March of the Falsettoes
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Whew! What a day!
Remember MRBK, you must get a NEW broom - don't take an old broom into a new house - and a new box of salt.....otherwise, you won't be there long!
I firmly believe that the broom superstition is put out by the broom making industry. You can't go around throwing out perfectly good brooms each time you move! I say - if you get a new broom - great - a new broom is always nice to have. But if you don't, that's okay, too.
I gave bk bread and salt - which is the European (Hungarian Jewish, at any rate) form of ensuring health and happiness in a new home environment.
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The butter sculpture is incredibly weird and wonderful. DD sent me photos of the Museum of Marzipan in Hungary. They have Marzipan Muppets and everything else you can think of. I wanted to eat every photo.
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I didn’t watch the award show last night. It rarely matters to me who wins what.
I don’t believe the Sci-Fi channel was represented in the nominations.
I’m so relieved you found the puppy’s home. Don’t forget where she lives-chances are you will need to know in the future.
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Now what, pray tell, does one do with one's butter head after the competition is over?
Save it for the corn roast.
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Panni I think your neighbors are wonderful. :)
I keep forgetting to post my photos of the marzipan factory. :-[ Remind me tomorrow if I forget again. The place was marvelous, even if you don’t enjoy eating marzipan.
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Danise, your card arrived this afternoon. Thanks for the nice thought!
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Jane and Jennifer: Thanks. Arizona is a lovely place. Today it didn't even hit 90F.
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Taken in the picturesque town of Szentendre--30 miles up the Danube from Budapest. The marzipan capital of Hungary, the Marzipan Museum was a varitable cornucopia of sights, sounds, and school-children-up-the-yin-yang!
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CHAT IS OPEN...WHERE ARE YOU?
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I left work early and did some errands, so I wasn't able to come into chat until now. Come in! The water's fine!
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and chat is still going!
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And going...
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And...Page 4!!
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Yes, pool service is included, although I don't know when they come and I don't know how to control the temperature of the pool. I hope to find out all these things very soon.
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OMG DR Jane, I think I am in love with your son! :)
Here is something for DR EMILY:
Check the Gazette. Every day this week they have a coupon in it for a dozen free KRISPY KREME donuts. Only catch is you have to buy it the same day the coupon appears. It will be in mon-fri this week.
I am so happy since I have a krispy kreme 5 minutes from me! Woohoo! :)
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Thank you Jennifer. :)
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I went back and looked at the photo Keith posted. Since that picture was taken Bryan has cut his hair and shaved. And I forgot to take a new picture of him when I was in Portland. I feel like such a bad mother. :o
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Dear BK: Here's to your tapings of What If? I'm not sure what to say to ward off bad luck for tapings like this. Merde? Break a leg?
Whatever. I was watching an archival taping of Pirates of Penzance earlier this evening, the Papp production filmed at the Delacorte in Central Park. It's flawed, of course, with the tape itself having deteriorated in places and a few places where the tape speed jumps, making for some funny audio warbles. Still, getting to see the original staging and performances (before the show transferred to B'way) was interesting and joyful. So I hope your taping captures the spirit of your show, too.
(And Linda Ronstadt was so thin back then! <meow>)
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Spark was chattling tonight.
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Something to add to the "what were they thinking" list:
Looking over a DVD sales site, where they were listing Angels in America, I glanced over to the side to their "May we also recommend" list. The very first entry was for the anniversary edition of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
It's not the sort of double feature I would have had in mind, but if they insist...
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Something to add to the "what were they thinking" list:
Looking over a DVD sales site, where they were listing Angels in America, I glanced over to the side to their "May we also recommend" list. The very first entry was for the anniversary edition of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
It's not the sort of double feature I would have had in mind, but if they insist...
When we were talking about DR Panni's sketches last night, I was thinking about that other famous double-feature:
What Do You Say To A Naked Lady?
Hang 'Em High
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There is a very weird but interesting wind blowing in the City of Studio tonight. I may turn out all the lights, turn off all the gadgets and just lie down and listen...
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Hey, gang, I only mentioned those pics to get some conversation going on a slow posting day. I didn't mean for them to become the topic of the month.
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Here in Philly it's a deliciously cool crisp night. If I were feeling better I would go out for a walk, but I'll settle for pulling out and using my Martha Stewart quilt for the first time this season.
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FAB-ulous digs, BK!
The front is most inviting and soothing. The pool is to die....or dive.
WOn-derful way to pamper yourself!
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Unproductive rehearsal tonight, I felt. The director's father-in-law died, so he didn't come to rehearsal, and we didn't stage that endless opening number. I guess we'll get to it tomorrow night. We did work on the same music that we worked on last night, and I didn't notice much improvement. I suppose some folks thought blocking would take so long tonight that music was an afterthought. Never assume.
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Working on the show takes so much time now that I don't see many DVDs getting watched until I get to the weekend, and even then I'll be going to see the production of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN that I auditioned for but didn't get. It's the revised version of the show that closed in NYC before I got a chance to see it, so that's the main reason I want to see it. I saw the original version so many times, and I'm interested to see the changes.
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I know I've posted my computer horror story before. My kitten Orlando deleted a paper I was writing the night before it was due. That's about it, except the time the whole family got kicked off AOL because my brother sent five email bombs.
I am now eating a piece of chocolate cake a la Aunt Rosemary.
I had an adventure at school today trying to get to the fifth floor of a four-floor building.
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Wow, DR Jane, you weren't kidding when you told me Bryan was a good looking guy! Holy molely!
That really is a nice pic of the two of you!
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Does anyone in the Hollywood area plan to see The Ten Commandments: The Spectacle Musical with Val Kilmer? According to THIS (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88510.html) Playbill.com article, it begins tomorrow and opens September 27 (which just happens to be my sister's birthday).
Has anyone heard anything about it? Is it going to be a huge, giant bomb or does anyone think that will it actually do well?? Inquiring minds want to know!
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I'm baaack!
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Welcome back, Charles Pogue!
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I see a Pogue - and speaking of computer horror stories, let's hear Pogue's.
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And speaking of horror stories, I'm trying to watch Ghost Story. I don't know why I thought I might like it better now than I did back in 1981, but I'm afraid it's just as bad. Nice to see the likes of Melvyn Douglas, Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and John Houseman, but it's not a good day for any of them.
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Welcome back, CP!
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I saw Ghost Story... But I can't remember it at all.
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I know it's not Ask Question Day, but has anyone ever had pop-up ads pop up when going to the HHW home page or when you post a message? It's never happened on my home computer (either before or after it crashed and was rebuilt) nor my work computer. But I has some computer problems yesterday and had Spybot-Search & Destroy installed. Ever since then, when I go to the HHW home page for the first time after starting up, I get a pop-up ad. And sometimes (I haven't figured out just when), I get a pop-up ad when I post a message.
Has anyone had this problem? I've never had pop-up ad blockers so I find it MOST strange that all of a sudden, it's now happening. VERY STRANGE!!
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A pop-up ad popped up when I posted my last post (#114). I'm getting tired of it. :( I'll have to talk with my tech guy (my sister's boyfriend) tomorrow. Hopefully, he'll know what's going on...hopefully.
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No to the pop-up ads. Sometimes little purple men pop out of my computer and sing to me, but I'm not supposed to talk about that.
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A friend of mine has this little program installed on his computer where a little hunk-a-hunk-a man jumps onto the bottom of his screen, dances around and strips! It's pretty funny!
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I saw Ghost Story... But I can't remember it at all.
I remember that the novel Ghost Story made a great deal more sense. Then again, there was a lot more story in the book than they could fit into the film, plus the book relied more on a sense of evil, rather than having to make it all visual. Too bad for the film.
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It doesn't interfere with anything that one might be doing on the computer...it just appears and dances for your (or my friend's actually ;)) enjoyment.
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I've never seen "Ghost Story." I vaguely remember the commercials for it, because I remember thinking that the idea of Fred Astaire being in a scary movie was very strange!
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This isn't it, but the program that my friend has is a bit like this. I hope it doesn't offend...I'll remove it if it does ::) and this one's not nude. I just think it's kind of funny:
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I'm being a bit maniacal this evening, trying to get things put away. I'm just sort of shoving things in drawers and getting stuff out of the way so I don't have to look at all the clutter. Then, at my leisure, I'll go through all the drawers and organize. Tomorrow I start hanging pictures.
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Good Evening!
DR George - Pop-ups? I've never had pop-ups here on HHW. Hmmm...
-Of course, now that I've "said" that...
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Does anyone in the Hollywood area plan to see The Ten Commandments: The Spectacle Musical with Val Kilmer? According to THIS (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88510.html) Playbill.com article, it begins tomorrow and opens September 27 (which just happens to be my sister's birthday).
Has anyone heard anything about it? Is it going to be a huge, giant bomb or does anyone think that will it actually do well?? Inquiring minds want to know!
Hmmm... I'll say this for now... A friend of mine has been doing some behind-the-scenes work on the show... And when I asked him if I should try to see the show before I leave L.A... Well, he basically said there were better things I could do with my time and money, so...
So... If I can sneak it in somehow tomorrow night or Wednesday... -Heck, I saw "The Brown Bunny", so...
But there is some "talent" in the cast: Lauren Kennedy, Luba Mason, etc.
And, somehow, the show has been nicknamed "The Ten Assertions". I'm not exactly sure how that nickname came about, but it sounds funny... for all the wrong reasons... of course.
I just have to wonder why the producers didn't just ahead and produce their own version of "The Ten Commandments", rather than "buying" the original French version, then hiring a new team to re-write the book and the music. Hmm... ???
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I'm being a bit maniacal this evening, trying to get things put away. I'm just sort of shoving things in drawers and getting stuff out of the way so I don't have to look at all the clutter. Then, at my leisure, I'll go through all the drawers and organize. Tomorrow I start hanging pictures.
Best of luck to you! Whenever I try that method of "organizing", I usually end up proving the old adage of "Out of sight, out of mind."
;)
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Good Evening!
DR George - Pop-ups? I've never had pop-ups here on HHW. Hmmm...
-Of course, now that I've "said" that...
I haven't either, until I installed Spybot-Search & Destroy...but then I was mucking around after that, so I could've done something wrong. Actually, it's entirely possible.
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When I was in the hotel last week they kept showing scenes from The Ten Commandments on the hotel station. It was one of the stupidest-looking things I've ever seen, complete with those ridiculous "Rent" microphones.
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Dear Reader Jose and I were at the historic Alex Theatre in downtown Glendale, California, U.S.A. this evening, Dear Readers. Tonight was the first presentation of the season for the Musical Theatre Guild, and the featured show was My Favorite Year, with music by Mr. Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Miss Lynn Ahrens and book by Mr. Joseph Dougherty, based on the film of the same name. Mr. Dougherty was in the audience this evening.
I was pleasantly surprised when I opened my program to see that Mr. David Engel was cast as Alan Swann, the dipsomaniac swashbuckling movie star, played by Peter O'Toole in the film. Mr. Engel was splendid; he has a terrific singing voice and played the part with great panache. Mr. Richard Israel was a credible Benjy Stone and both Miss Eydie Alyson as Alice Miller and Miss Eileen Barnett as Belle made excellent work of their parts.
I had not been exposed to My Favorite Year previously, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is not without its flaws, however. The first act curtain is rather weak, and the story line involving Swann and his daughter is handled in rather maudlin fashion. But there are several excellent roles with some genuinely funny lines, and the score--which covers a broad range of mood and situation--is quite enjoyable.
Just few seats away from Dear Reader Jose and me was Mr. Lenny Wolpe, on his night off from the national tour of Little Shop of Horrors, which I will be seeing on Thursday evening.
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I see DR Jay...
We went to see the Musical Theatre Guild's concert version of My Favorite Year at the beautiful(!) Alex Theatre in Glendale earlier tonight. Some wonderful performances, and even with some "requisite" sound problems, the music and lyrics of Ahrens and Flaherty were showcased nicely. "Nicely" - sorry, just can't think of the proper phrasing right now.
It's been a while since I've listened to the score. I had forgotten just how touching some of those ballads are/can be. And how comic the comics numbers are.
I also picked up a set of greeting cards that they were selling as a fundraiser. There is currently a set of four with plans for eight more. The front of each card presents a tableau from a famous musical. The catch is that the "actors" in the poses are young children between the ages of two and eight, Broadway Babies. The West Side Story and [/i]A Chorus Line[/i] cards are my favorites. -And the inscription inside the WSS card is "Musicals Ain't for Sissies". Very cute.
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Ditto
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Much as I love David Engel, and Alan Swann he isn't. I gather even Tim Curry wasn't. That role is the key to the show and I believe it's one of the reasons the show failed - if they'd had Kevin Kline, then maybe things would have been different. I'm sure David was terrific, but he's way too young for it. I don't know Richard Israel, although the name sounds familiar. If it's who I think it is, isn't he a bit long in the tooth for Benjy? Or maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
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OH! And we supped at a very nice Eye-talian place before the show. We both ended up having calamari in some for or another. And, unlike the meal I had last night, the calamari was perfectly cooked and very edible.
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I went to Todai for lunch with our very own Mr. Mark Rothman. He just calls out of the blue sometimes, or, sometimes he calls out of the red, and we just hop over to Todai and eat and eat. Although, for me, I was very good today and didn't overdo it.
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Much as I love David Engel, and Alan Swann he isn't. I gather even Tim Curry wasn't. That role is the key to the show and I believe it's one of the reasons the show failed - if they'd had Kevin Kline, then maybe things would have been different. I'm sure David was terrific, but he's way too young for it. I don't know Richard Israel, although the name sounds familiar. If it's who I think it is, isn't he a bit long in the tooth for Benjy? Or maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
David looked smashing with stage grey combed through his hair.
You are thinking of a different Richard Israel. This one is thirty-something and is active with Musical Theatre Guild, West Coast Ensemble and Reprise! He had a small part (one or two lines as one of the background corporate "suits") in The Cooler last year.
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Much as I love David Engel, and Alan Swann he isn't. I gather even Tim Curry wasn't. That role is the key to the show and I believe it's one of the reasons the show failed - if they'd had Kevin Kline, then maybe things would have been different. I'm sure David was terrific, but he's way too young for it. I don't know Richard Israel, although the name sounds familiar. If it's who I think it is, isn't he a bit long in the tooth for Benjy? Or maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
Tim Curry! That's who played Alan Swann on Broadway! For some reason I could not remember that earlier... ??? But I did recall Evan Pappas as Benjy. And I've had the extreme pleasure of playing "Larger Than Life" for him at an audition a coupe of years ago. In any case...
It was a concert version tonight, so as for being too young or too old... Well, no biggie. ;)
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I was actually going to try and get to MTG tonight, but I forgot all about it.
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...And, of course, I spent a good deal of the pre-show period and intermission looking at various people in the crowd... "Ooohh... I know her.... I've worked with him... Where do I know him from?... Was she in that workshop I did two years ago in NYC?... Etc., etc., etc.." Alas, I did not have enough chutzpah to go up to anyone and answer my own questions. Ah, well...
Now, BK, if you had made it there tonight, you probably would have known everyone... Ah, well...
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I haven't either, until I installed Spybot-Search & Destroy...but then I was mucking around after that, so I could've done something wrong. Actually, it's entirely possible.
...Well, there is that theory that some of those Spyware "prevention" programs are just spyware programs themselves, so...
If you have a Virus Protection program, you may want to run that too (if you haven't already). Some of the "early" versions of spyware and adware came in the form of viruses that did no harm to your computer, they just caused ads to pop up.
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For all you David Engel fans out there in the dark:
According to tonight's program, "David just completed shooting on Zombie Prom, a musical film playing romantic opposite to RuPaul."
'Nuff said?