Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on October 06, 2004, 11:59:44 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've zoomed through the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come zooming home whilst letting out with the occasional mooz.
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I don't think I have a place I MOST want to visit. There are a number of places I'd like to see. One is Rome -- and I'm going there in less than a month! I'd like to go to Greece. And to Japan -- but the countryside, not the big cities.
More in the morning.
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Paris. If only to say "We'll always have Paris."
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Well.....my first choice would be Italy, especially Rome and Venice. I fell in love with them in the movies. ;D
Rome Adventure and Summertime...and Three Coins in the Fountain.
And my second choice....Spain...to see the castles and all of the history....Christian and Moorish.
And here in the US....New York and LA of course, but to be a bit more specialized, a nice tour of Frank Lloyd Wright houses and buildings across the country. 8)
Here is Alcazar Castle in Segovia Spain.
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I've seen much of Canada, but have never been to Newfoundland. This summer I was talking to people who had been to Gros Morne National Park. They talked about its history (Aboriginal; Viking; French; British), scenery, whale watching and wonderful hiking opportunities.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/natcul/natcul13_E.asp
I've read quite a bit about the province, and would love to spend time exploring both St. John's and the outports.
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China.
It seems such an exotic place; such a different culture. The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, etc. Plus, the pictures I have seen of the landscape...Wow! Like no other place on this planet. Also, I would like to be able to take my mom there. It has always been a dream of hers to see the place.
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A lovely time was had by all last night. We NY HKs finally got to meet the lovely and quite young Jane. Barrymore's turned out to be a very good place to gather. We had good food, good service and wonderful chat. That Sour Cream Apple Pie as the topper was sublime! Plates of tomato and fresh mozzerella, fish and chips and quiche and burgers all around! A very nice patron took pictures of us which can be posted when Jane returns home. Penny raved about What If making the New Yorkers even more jealous of missing the event.
Noel left to teach a class and I had to leave to see a show at Playwrights Horizons. It was a very well done piece called Spatter Pattern (or, How I Got Away With It) by Neal Bell. It's a drama about a screenwriter still getting over the death of his lover. He moves into a new apartment and meets his neighbor, a college professor with some secrets who is now under suspicion of murder. The plot sounds a bit old but it's very well done with small twists and turns and well-crafted dialogue. Peter Frechette plays the screenwriter and he's wonderful. I first remember seeing him in thirtysomething in those great scenes with David Marshall Grant. Good theatre! Nothin' like it, IMHO (in my humble opinion in internet lingo).
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I would love to go to Iceland. I know a couple of people who have been and they say it's a fascinating country. I would try to go around the third week of June so I could see the perpetual daylight of the summer.
There are other places I would like to visit, another cold one being Alaska. Another friend took a summer cruise there and raved about the pristine beauty of the area. I would also like to tour the Fjords.
Japan is high on the list of places to visit. I would also like to visit Australia, to see the country and also to visit our our DR Tom.
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Good morning, all! I have a busy day, a meeting with Andre De Shields this morning about the Eubie Blake TAN MANHATTAN, and then an afternoon of play with DRJane, who's braving the subway to come downtown to 14th Street.
All of Europe, since I've never made it any further than London. I agree with DRBen: Ireland, home of several of my ancestors, would be a nice place to see as well. I just finished reading the novel of THE WICKER MAN, and the Hebrides Islands, which inspired a concert overture from Mendelssohn, might be fun to visit.
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How many DRs saw the title of today's notes and instantly thought about that wonderful PBS children's show of the 70s (and currently being revived)?
Even though I have heard it is the most expensive place in the world, I'd like to visit Japan.
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Za, Za, Za, Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/zoom.gif)
At first, I was going to say that Japan would be my number one place to visit, but thinking it over I'm finding myself more and more drawn to Venice, though it's probably not the best place to travel single-o.
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Great minds, DR WEL...
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Like several readers, I too have always wanted to visit Venice. And like Dear Reader Noel, it is with a specific purpose: To sing "Someone Woke Up" in it's appropriate setting. (and to just experience it, of course!)
Venice tops the list, but I would also like to visit London. Twice.
First time? "Papa! Mama! I'm here! I'm in London"
Second time? (And I need a big hat for this one...) "I'm in London again!"
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Good Morning!
-I think I may head back to bed in a few. My usual morning "snifflies" just seem a bit too sniffly right now, so... But as Gloria Gaynor said, "I will surive!" ;)
As for places I would like to visit... I would like to go back to the Philippines again. The last time I went, I was six years old. And I would also like to go back to Taipei - we had a stopover there on the way over to the Philippines. All I remember about Taipei is the big Buddha in the hotel lobby, and the jade carver who literally had a shop underneath a set of stairs - a very cramped place filled with figurines in various states of completion. He was a very old man, and I remember being "shocked" at his "office", and by all the jade dust in the air - and he wasn't wearing a face mask - but the shoppers were (or were at least covering their mouths and noses with their hands - including myself). -Things that stick in your head from age six.
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I'd also like to go back to Australia, and make it over to the western side, Perth. European destinations would include Paris, the Po Valley, Lyon... well, almost anywhere in France. Mykonos, Vienna, Rome, Venice, etc., etc., etc...
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To those DRs who want to visit Japan my advice is go, go go! It is the most wonderful place...clean, beautiful, and safe!
Of places I have not been Iceland has always held a fascination to me...also Denmark, Scotland, and Switzerland.
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I remember the show ZOOM...and THE ELECTRIC COMPANY also...."Hey you guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuys"!!!!
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For me, London. Nope, I've never been there, but I've vowed I will only explore London with someone I love. I've been between loves for a few years now. So, I guess I'll have to be content exploring many places in the US where I've never been including Hawaii, Alaska, and Chicago.
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I forgot to mention this last night, but since I didn't have rehearsal last night, I was able to watch a DVD before the evening prime schedule of TV programs began. I selected the next-to-last Charlie Chan DVD in the boxed set - THE SCARLET CLUE. The murderer was pretty obvious mainly because none of the other suspects was given much screen time in order to make them suspicious. Really, it's undoubtedly the weakest of the Chans in that box. As I said, I have one more to watch.
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I remember ZOOM, but I watched it either as a college student or young adult. Always thought it was a fun show, and watching it helped me get some pointers of reaching that aged child once I started teaching.
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I've been up since six - I ate a little too much garlic last night and I've been paying the price ($3.86) with a heavy chest. Not the same kind of heavy chest as our very own June Wilkinson, no, the other kind of heavy chest one gets when one eats food that is a bit too spicy or garlic-laden. Perhaps I'll go lie down again in a bit.
I haven't been anywhere overseas really - so, London, Japan, France, Italy and Pomona.
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I would also like to tour the Fjords.
While I would prefer to tour the Cjhevrolets.
(Remember folks: there's no groaning at HHW.com!)
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Like several readers, I too have always wanted to visit Venice. And like Dear Reader Noel, it is with a specific purpose: To sing "Someone Woke Up" in it's appropriate setting. (and to just experience it, of course!)
Venice tops the list, but I would also like to visit London. Twice.
First time? "Papa! Mama! I'm here! I'm in London"
Second time? (And I need a big hat for this one...) "I'm in London again!"
On that basis, I'm heading to Rome. After I sing "Vissi d'arte" at the Farnese Palace, I'll jump into the Tiber from the parapets of the Saint Angelo Castle.
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DR Jay said:
While I would prefer to tour the Cjhevrolets.
(Remember folks: there's no groaning at HHW.com!)
Thanks for the reminder, Jay. I had to struggle mightily not to break that rule ;)
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Places I've never been but would like to go: Hawaii, Paris, Venice.
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Re: my salmon steak last night.
I know I only bake salmon fillets for about 15 minutes at 375F. But I wasn't sure how long for the steaks, since they are much thicker.
I think Emily's rule of 20 minutes per inch was good. I baked them for 20 minutes and they were cooked just right.
One thing I never do though is turn them.
As for tonight's ribs, I cannot decide whether to bake them and then broil them at the end. Or bake them and then BBQ/grill them at the end. Has anyone done the grilling thing? Does it make a big difference? I've always wanted to try BBQing ribs. I'm guessing 20 minutes at the end? (i read that somewhere).
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Good morning all
I've always wanted to visit Italy and Australia, in no particular order. When it comes to US desinations, New York has to top the list. I have been there, of course, but it was an all too brief stay during a choir tour in college, and I'd left my wallet in Miami, so I was wandering around the city flat broke...I'd like to go again with $$ in my pocket and the freedom to stay as long as I like.
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From the notes, I, too, thought of "ZOOM" the PBS Children's series, I grew up with that series. I would also like to know where I can find a picture of an ice skating Giselle, it sounds fascinating. London, Paris (especially Disneyland Paris) Itlay, Australia, and Hawaii are all on my places to see someday. Hopefully, next summer, Eric and I are going to London and perhaps France.
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Like several readers, I too have always wanted to visit Venice. And like Dear Reader Noel, it is with a specific purpose: To sing "Someone Woke Up" in it's appropriate setting. (and to just experience it, of course!)
Venice tops the list, but I would also like to visit London. Twice.
First time? "Papa! Mama! I'm here! I'm in London"
Second time? (And I need a big hat for this one...) "I'm in London again!"
In London, I gave myself a Tessie O'Shea/Ada Cockle (London Is A Little Bit of All Right) tour: Bow Bells, Big Ben, Up to the heath and down again, Battersea Park, and Kew Gardens.
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As for salmon, with all the bad press farmed salmon has been receiving, I tried wild salmon a couple of weeks ago. It cost twice as much - and didn't taste nearly as good. I went back to farmed, which (a thick filet) I cook at 375° for 21 minutes.
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Reading the posts this morning, I realize that I'm a lucky ducky in that I've been to a lot of places already - even Newfoundland!
I'd like to add Australia to the list - especially now that I have a HHW friend there.
I'd like to go back to Venice.
And I'd like to see Prince Edward Island (home of Anne of Green Gables). My best friend Kate's family owns a huge property there, so maybe one day I will.
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And one for Mahler.
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I'd really like to do New England in the fall.
I'd like to actually get out of London more than I do when I go to England and see other parts of the country, but I can't stop booking theatre. The Lovely Wife and I will try to take some day trips this time to Bath and Stonehenge and I really should at some point get up to Stratford-On-Avon. But...lots of good theatre this go-round.
One particular place I'd like to visit in Great Britain is Hay-On-Wye...the town in Wales that is made up of practically nothing but bookshops.
I've also often wanted to just take off in my Caravan and do a book hunt across the United States, stopping in little by-the-way towns and even big towns. I've done much of the East and most of the South and Southern West. But I've never done New England, the prairie states of middle America, or the northern Western states. Nor Hawaii or Alaska.
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The new refrigerator is here! The new refrigerator is here!!!
-Now I'm trying to decide if I want to switch the doors around, and if I really want to put on the door handles.... Decisions, decisions...
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...Or I could just sit here falling asleep on the couch...
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OK... Time for me to be productive... Or at least go for a walk...
Laters.
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Jose, you just posted the 69,000 and 69,001 messages. You're on a roll!
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One particular place I'd like to visit in Great Britain is Hay-On-Wye...the town in Wales that is made up of practically nothing but bookshops.
For a minute I misread that and thought you wanted to go to Ham-on-Wye.
Well, we can now begin our official countdown to our next landmark - 70,000 postings in Daily Discussion board here at haineshisway.com. I think this month is also not only the anniversary of this site, but also the anniversary of our new board - is that right?
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Yes, to go to Venice just to sing Someone Woke Up is a wonderful idea.
When I was in London, I went to all sorts of places just to sing the songs that mention them. Yes, Battersea Park for London Is a Bit of All Right from The Girl Who Came To Supper. Picadilly: If You're Anxious For To Shine from Patience. Petticoat Lane on a Sunday Morning from Blitz. A Nightingale (and I) sang on Berkeley Square. And, on Wimpole Street, On the Street Where You Live.
There were at least a dozen more.
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And right now I could go for a Ham-on-Wye
Wye?
Because I LIKE IT!
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In London, I gave myself a Tessie O'Shea/Ada Cockle (London Is A Little Bit of All Right) tour: Bow Bells, Big Ben, Up to the heath and down again, Battersea Park, and Kew Gardens.
The one time I went to London, we (my sister, niece and I) walked Fleet Street and our hotel was a couple of blocks from South Lambeth. We didn't get to do the Lambeth walk, though.
I'd love to go back, but there are a lot of places that I've never been to: Australia, Ireland, anywhere in Asia. My ex-boyfriend (we're still good friends) is from Pakistan. Maybe at a time of political rest. ::) Basically, lots of places. I'm not too pickly. I don't think that I'd say that I wouldn't want to go somewhere, especially if someone else was paying!
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Jose, you just posted the 69,000 and 69,001 messages. You're on a roll!
I actually did a screen capture when I logged in and saw it (and it's not faked):
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For a minute I misread that and thought you wanted to go to Ham-on-Wye.
And BK, I misread yours and thought you said ham and rye. :)
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Yes, to go to Venice just to sing Someone Woke Up is a wonderful idea.
When I was in London, I went to all sorts of places just to sing the songs that mention them. Yes, Battersea Park for London Is a Bit of All Right from The Girl Who Came To Supper. Picadilly: If You're Anxious For To Shine from Patience. Petticoat Lane on a Sunday Morning from Blitz. A Nightingale (and I) sang on Berkeley Square. And, on Wimpole Street, On the Street Where You Live.
There were at least a dozen more.
I too went to Petticoat Lane, thanks to Blitz (but not on a Sunday Morning). Also: Portobello Road (Bedknobs and Broomsticks).l
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When we were in London this Christmas we were on Fleet Street, but we saw no demon barbers. In fact, I don't think Mr. Todd would have recognized his old stomping grounds.
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With so many of us pining for a trip to Venice, maybe we all should charter a tour for spring of next year.
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Dan - oh what a tour bus that would be! Blasting show tunes, singing out the bus windows at passers by...it would be a grand old time.
Good news! I got a job! Well, at least, a weekend job. This does not end my quest for full time employment by any means, but it does pad the monthly income a bit, so that's nice. I will be working as a Family Support Services Specialist. That is a fancy way of saying I'll be picking kids up at foster homes, daycare places, and the like, and schlepping them to and from visitations with parents, observing the visits, and making notes of everything. Hey, a job is a job, right?? And since my goal is to work with children as a therapist, it's good training...
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Didn't get any DVDs watched today. I spent all afternoon shopping with a friend while his car was worked on. I was the fetch-and-carry person. Still, it was a different way to pass the afternoon.
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Might I just ask this simple question: Where in tarnation IS everyone? You'd think we were in the middle of summer during a holiday weekend. Most unseemly.
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Last night I went to Costco and bought the new 2-DVD set of "Aladdin." It came with a two-track CD containing the songs "One Jump Ahead with the vocal talents of Brad Kane" and "A Whole New World with the vocal talents of Brad Kane and Lea Salonga." Isn't that exciting? Isn't that just too too? ;D
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I have been to Ireland - as beautiful as you might imagine, but also such poverty....
London - very exciting....you're walking along and suddenly there is Buckingham Palace....I always thought these historical places were out in great gardens...but they are in the middle of a huge big CITY. Everyone is speaking English, but it sure sounds different when THEY say it!
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DRWEL sent me my "care" package today. What a lot of wonderful programs! It's not as good as being there....but I am just one step removed!
Everything looks great. And so many intriguing new musicals!
TOP GUN the Musical
ALTAR BOYZ the Christian Boy Band Musical (Matthew, Mark, Luke & Juan!)
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DRJAY thank you so much. Yes, HHW'er's - here it is the Hollywood home of Miss Allison Hayes! 8)
Lovely!
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I am thinking this "at home" photo session from 1955 took place here, when the bannister was cement rather than pipe! ;D
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DRJAY thank you so much. Yes, HHW'er's - here it is the Hollywood home of Miss Allison Hayes! 8)
Lovely!
Hoo and ray! The photos made their way safely to you!
Mission accomplished!
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"Here I stands in Picadilly Circus
Eros stands in Trafalgar Square..." A Leslie Bricusse reference, correct after many years thanks to DR CHARLES POGUE.
I'm not quite sure what was said by whom, but each time I've been to London (and London IS London IS England is Home), Eros stood atop his perch in Picadilly Circus, and Nelson stood atop his pedestal in Trafalgar Square.
Thus Leslie Bricusse put it in a lyric for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," and thus it was during my visits in 1973 and 1984.
"Eros stands in Picadilly Circus, (http://www.beautiful-london.co.uk/picadilly.htm)
"Nelson stands in Trafalgar Square (http://www.travellondon.com/templates/attractions/gallery_trafalgar.html)..."
It's the lyric Petula Clark sings (in heavy Cockney), and it is geographically correct.
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OY!! Homework!!
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And...
OY!! Midterms!!
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We must have a ferocious festive frenzy of felicitous postings, no? We must. We must be gay and carefree and post of whatever comes into our various and sundried craniums. Let us be bountiful.
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In other words, let's shake our bootays and post.
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And one for Mahler and his bootay.
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His bony and dusty bootay, I'm guessing
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RLP I said it wrong AGAIN
Eros stands in Piccadilly Circus.
Nelson stands in Trafalgar Square....
damn old BAD habits die hard.
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I deleted my WRONG post.
you can imagine my embarrassment.
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JRand, RLP has the lyric right...Eros stands in Picadilly Circus (which isn't really Eros...but that's another story); Nelson stands in Trafalgar Square, but it wasn't until I saw the lyric printed in a copy of Bricusse's musical SHERLOCK HOLMES (for which he appropriated London Is London from CHIPS), did I realize it wasn't "'ere I stands in Picadilly Circus", but "Eros stands in Picadilly Circus"...But who knows...Maybe originally it was "ere I stands" and, for Sherlock Holmes, Bricusse changed the lyric to "Eros stands"...
But it is the one song that The Lovely Wife & I sing repeatedly while meandering through London which we will be doing very soon again.
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DRJAY I will work on a video tape for you of a couple of Miss Allison's performances!
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Yes, DRCP - I deleted by WRONG post LOL....
whew!
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Ann -- Congratulations on the job!! Are you working for the State, Catholic Community Services, or some other agency. Let me know!
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Yes, that Flossie from Fulham number is a winner no matter what any of the critics said in their original reviews.
It's so danged catchy.
"London is a strange and changing town...and mark my words, whatever you've 'eard, London Bridge has no intention of falling down!"
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I don't have anything to say today.
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Second time? (And I need a big hat for this one...) "I'm in London again!"
And a bustle!
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Evening all!
I had to chuckle at your post about the tapes, George. I thought I had that market cornered. I think I have tapes from YEARS ago that I still haven’t gotten around to watching.
Would you believe that I just received another DVD that I ordered in the mail today. A Harrison Ford movie, Hanover Street. I know most people didn’t like it but I thought it was a very good movie. I LOVE the theme music and I thought it had some very touching moments.
I found a little tree sparrow this morning by one of the windows at work. He/She must have flew into the window and stunned him/her self. It was soooo cute with it’s little brown wings/back and it’s bright yellow chest. I knew it was going to be ok because it gave me quite a scolding for picking him/her up but was still too shaky to fly away.
We have an “island” in the front of the building that has some shrubs and little trees so I put him/her there. I promised to come back with a box at my break and if he/she was still there, I would have taken him/her home.
I would have done that right away but birds are such delicate creatures—they can have a heart attack if they are to badly frightened. Nine/Ten hours would be along time for the little thing to be in a box as well.
I hope I did the right thing. I think I did because when I came back down at ten (my break) he/she was gone.
I also had the chance to speak to DR Jane and DR Elmore on my lunch break. I don’t know if it was DR Jane’s cell phone or mine but I was having a very hard time hearing them. I only caught about every other word.
I’m not honestly sure what DR Elmore said at all!
I’m so very glad everyone had such a good time last night. I’m delighted to hear that DR Elmore walked with DR Jane & DR PennyO. The operative word there is WALKED. That must mean he is feeling much better and I am so very glad for that. :)
I’m sitting here eating an Everlasting Gobstopper. I spotted them at the local dollar store and just have to have a box. They are not as everlasting as they are advertised but they are good.
We had our second kiss of fall today. You could feel a subtle coolness in the air this morning.
There are many places I would like to go see but as my trips taught me, it’s not any fun to go somewhere alone. I think I’ve had about all the travel I want for a long, long time. I would like to see snow. I may have to make a brief trip someplace with the white stuff someday but I really don't have a place in mind to go to see it.
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On that basis, I'm heading to Rome. After I sing "Vissi d'arte" at the Farnese Palace, I'll jump into the Tiber from the parapets of the Saint Angelo Castle.
DRJay, I love you but I have bad news: you won't make a splash but a splat; the Castle isn't that close to the river, as I recall.
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DRAnn, best of luck with the new job!
I've just come in from a lovely day with DRJane. She met me in my recording project office at 14th and Seventh Avenue, we bussed to 2nd Avenue on the 14th Street bus, and walked down to the 2nd Avenue Deli for lunch. I had matzoh ball soup, potato pancakes and fresh applesauce, and DRJane had egg salad on challa (?). The deli not only serves generous portions of food, but wonderful cole slaw and pickles. We then walked to Soho and wandered about before walking to the West Village, where we stopped for a rest and chat in Winston Churchill Park on 6th Ave. We ended up at 14th and Seventh! From there, we subwayed to the Upper West Side, visited some more and then took the No 7 bus back to her hotel by 7 pm. She's having dinner with her nieces this evening, and it was really sad to say goodbye to such a wonderful friend.
Dear Friend BK, here's a publicity photo from THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. Steve Cole sent me some good reviews today.
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If I could visit any place in the world, I would love to see South Africa. From everything my sister's told me, it sounds like the most fascinating place on earth. Part Africa, part Europe. And that history! It must be incredible. I would also love to visit Japan, Greece, Germany, Russia (to study at the Moscow Art Theatre), Italy (if just to see the the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski), and California (for the Kritzer tour!).
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Well, we've have just been home-inspected for a new foundling dog. I think we passed muster with flying colours. Julieanne has already see the orphan...a Cairn mix. I'll go give him the once over tomorrow. If he lives up to expectation and doesn't bite me or something, we may have a new critter in this house by Saturday.
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New critters, excellent. Of course, I have no new critters.
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I'm now off to usher for a local production of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. It's put on by Harlequin Productions here in Olympia and they do really good work. From what I understand (I've never seen it), it's very funny but very wordy. I guess I'll have to pay attention.
After that, I'm going directly to the house that I'm house-sitting. No high-speed Internet for me later tonight...sigh. Only two and a half more weeks till the owners come home! Then I'm free! (almost a Forum reference ;D)
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R & G ARE DEAD is a brilliant, brilliant play! Stoppard is one of my few gods. Very wordy? Maybe, but what words!
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Words, words! We didn't need words, we had faces then.
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Yea, you used to be big!
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I get to write a seven-page paper on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tuesday. And I get to write a four-page paper on "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning by tomorrow. At last count, I only had three pages and I have nothing more to say. "My Last Duchess" is only one page long. If Browning only has one page worth of stuff to say, why do I have to say four times that much?
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"My Last Duchess" is only one page long. If Browning only has one page worth of stuff to say, why do I have to say four times that much?
"My Last Duchess' is GREAT. You can quote me on that. If you type REALLY big, it might use up a quarter of a page.
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Good Evening!
Well, I was sort of productive today. I ended up getting in the car earlier this afternoon and running some errands. Target, Lowes, and Lee's Fried Chicken for a late lunch.
Then I decided at sort of the last moment to head to the theatre to get some more practice in for The Producers in the pit on the keyboard I'll be playing on with the sounds I'll be playing/hearing. I also futzed with some levels just so that I could used to playing "deaf" since there are a few moments where the keyboard level gets lost in the mix. It was a good hour or so of practice. Then it was a nice walk home, and now...
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I found two possible houses today. One I only saw from the outside - and it was charming - and will view on Saturday; the other I saw and filled out an application for. I don't know if I will be accepted. For one thing, I want to pay a lower rent than is being asked. But I accidentally met the owner and she and I hit if off. I sent a letter along with my application and will get letters of reference from my landlord and the William Morris Agency. We shall see.
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I made it home in time to catch "Will & Grace"... Eh... And now "The Apprentice"... Eh...
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And I don't think I've ever been #69,000 nor 69,001 before for anything in my life! ;)
-You may stop applauding now and be seated.
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TCB - I'm working for GATEWAYS for Youth and Families, the Family Support Services department.
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Oh! While at Target, I did my usual scoping out of the end-caps for the Clearance items. There was a lot of stuff in all the departments, and it seemed like they were just getting rid of some overstock. However...
I ended up picking up a box of Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger "Chocolate Chip Ginger Cookies". YUMMY! It's basically a chocolate shortbread cookie with chocolate chips and bits of candied ginger. Quite good.
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I get to write a seven-page paper on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tuesday. And I get to write a four-page paper on "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning by tomorrow. At last count, I only had three pages and I have nothing more to say. "My Last Duchess" is only one page long. If Browning only has one page worth of stuff to say, why do I have to say four times that much?
DRSandra, a question: did the Duke kill her?
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DRJOSE are you allowed to eat in the pit?
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Tom Stoppard:
Wife: You made love to me while I was asleep?
Husband: I wanted to try it once without you talking.
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Oh! Oh! OH!
I heard from a friend of mine in L.A. who also had the unfortunate "pleasure" of seeing The Ten Commandments. She said she spent most of the show in shock. She just couldn't believe how bad the show was, and that all the reviews were actually right. She saw it this past weekend, and said there were still some very noticable technical glitches. Who knows? Maybe some of those "glitches" aren't really glitches at all, but the way they're supposed to be.
I've also noticed how the latest press releases have changed their wording in regards to the show touring after it closes in L.A. Instead of saying the show "will be opening" in New York and other cities, they now say "may go onto other cities including New York..." Very, very interesting.
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Panni, good luck and thank you for your input. :D
Yes, he did, Elmore.
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JRand, RLP has the lyric right...Eros stands in Picadilly Circus (which isn't really Eros...but that's another story); Nelson stands in Trafalgar Square, but it wasn't until I saw the lyric printed in a copy of Bricusse's musical SHERLOCK HOLMES (for which he appropriated London Is London from CHIPS), did I realize it wasn't "'ere I stands in Picadilly Circus", but "Eros stands in Picadilly Circus"...But who knows...Maybe originally it was "ere I stands" and, for Sherlock Holmes, Bricusse changed the lyric to "Eros stands"...
But it is the one song that The Lovely Wife & I sing repeatedly while meandering through London which we will be doing very soon again.
... and it's one hell of a song to sing!! :o
When does one catch one's breath to keep in rhythm????
I wanna see New England too.... and Grand Canyon.... and the National Parks BEFORE Dubuya turn them into privately owned properties, and before they all are polluted!
I wanna see more of Canada, Australia, more of Austria, Germany, more of my own country, France, Italy - NEVER been there!-, Ireland....
Hummmm.... I guess that'll be in another life, because in this one, I'll never have the time AND the money!
But... I can dream :D....
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Re TOD:
I'd like to see the Scandanavian countries, I think. And travel through Italy, which should be a marvelous way to gain weight.
And Australia.
And, closer to home, New Orleans. But not during Mardi Gras, because I don't do crowds well.
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Tom and Colin should arrive in Paris October 12!
I haven't received anymore news from them since the short note on the card i got from England a few weeks ago! (... and that I mentioned on this here site then, DR Danise)
DR Ben; interval has to be British because, in Chiracland, we say "entracte"....
The Oz friends must be quite busy driving the byroads of France!
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I do hope dear reader Jane gets to a computer so we can hear how much fun she's having.
I was just fast-forwarding through Gas! after watching the first twenty minutes. It's one of the worst movies ever made and it's easy to see why it went virtually unreleased. That said, Cindy Williams (her first screen appearance), Bud Cort (his second after his walk-on in Sweet Charity), Ben Vereen (ditto, after dancing in the film of SC), Tally Coppola (later to be Talia Shire), etc.
I think I shall perhaps watch It's Alive this evening - if not, I may try Tess, although I just finished Fearless Vampire Killers and may save my next Polanski for the weekend.
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New Page...
... and we forgot to do the Tom Stoppard Two Steps!
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I gather that Gas!... is gastastrophic then!
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We have spent the day driving around southern Delaware again, taking pictures of dogs for the Rescue Society. One was billed as a Shepherd mix, but der B thought more a border collie. The other two were a Dalmatian and a spaniel mix.
What is sad is how short a notice the Rescue Society gets on placing these animals. The owners have just a few days before they move, or some other excuse. It would be so much easier to place the dogs (and cats, they try to place cats, too) if there was more time to interview the prospective new owners, and let the people meet the pets.
I have a feeling that der B and I may be fostering a few dogs somewhere down the line, until better foster homes can be found. That's going to make our lives a little more hectic.
A little? Understatement.
BK, if you are really interested in a pet, I'd suggest getting ahold of the Rescue Societies in your area. They want to match the pet with the new owner as best as they can. I've a hunch you could give an older dog a good home, and find a good companion that way.
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Other dog news:
Rehoboth Beach is hosting a gathering of greyhounds and their owners this weekend. I understand there will be more than 3000 roaming our streets. (The dogs, not counting owners.)
I don't think I'd want a greyhound as a pet. They're far too skittish, and tend to get injured easily.
But that's me.
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I'm here to report that DR Elmore was looking fit and spry, easily the most energetic talker of our table of 5. DR Ben's Anthony was not feeling fit enough to join us, and I'm wondering how he's feeling today.
Thinking back to that orgiastic bacchanale when DR Penny and I first met... Well, as often happens at the end of orgiastic bacchanales, she asked me for my card, and I gave her one. How does one spell nmemonic?
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Yes GAS-SS is very bad, but Cindy is funny and some of the rest of the cast do good jobs.
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We must have a ferocious festive frenzy of felicitous postings, no?
I didn't think we were allowed to use the F-word at HHW! :D
(A joke stolen from NUNCRACKERS, thus, a NUNCRACKERS reference).
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Yes, that Flossie from Fulham number is a winner no matter what any of the critics said in their original reviews.
It's so danged catchy.
"London is a strange and changing town...and mark my words, whatever you've 'eard, London Bridge has no intention of falling down!"
"London Is London" and "You and I" were then and are now my favorite songs from the musical version of GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS.
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Unless you count the FRIENDS episode I watched from Season 6 DVD boxed set, I watched nothing else all day today. I haven't been home for any extended period in order to watch anything. But I have some things lined up for tomorrow (even though I do have rehearsal in the evening.)
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BK,
I hate to admit it but i saw Claude Lelouch last movie "Les Parisiens", first part of a trilogy, last week and it is terrible!
He was so upset by the critics that, the other friday, he invited whoever wanted to attend one showing, in ALL the 400 theaters showing his film, for FREE, so that the audience could judge for itself!
To no avail! It's a bomb!
Again, it's very musical, very emotional, with a lot of improvisations from the actors, but it did not work for me!
I did not care for the characters, I did not care for the actors playing them, I did not believe in the story...
There must be 4 songs -- by Francis Lai -- and one gets to hear each song sung from beginning to end 3 times during the film!
AND so many huge closeups and scenes filmed through the windshields of cars that prevent one from seeing the actor's faces and tells you that the actors just are "not driving the bloody car because if they were, they would be looking straight ahead and not at the bloke next to them"... and other incongruities of that sort...
I am afraid Mr Lelouch has lost his touch...
Sad!
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Tonight I watched The Farmer's Daughter on TCM. It was the first time since my twenties that I've seen it all the way through. A bit on the hokey side, but still cherce.
Even though I remember that we watched the TV series every week, I really can't recall if it was any good or not. I remember liking Inger Stevens a lot. But I mostly remember getting a kick of watching Cathleen Nesbitt riding up and down the stairs in that chair of hers. It was a sort of a prelude to my fascination with the Bat Pole.
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"London Is London" and "You and I" were then and are now my favorite songs from the musical version of GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS.
.... and "Walk Through The World With Me": Petula at her best!
-- with a wonderful arrangement by John Williams, that he somewhat reused in Tom Sawyer! --
Oh.... and "YOU & I" sung by Barbara Cook!!!!
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Panned, An Oscar Winner Offers Free Tickets "French director Claude Lelouch faces a hefty bill after offering free screenings of his latest film when it was panned by newspaper critics. About 40,000 people across France took up the free tickets to see 'Les Parisiens' - at a cost of £104,000 ($186,000) to Mr Lelouch." BBC 09/22/04
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So triste to be all alone in Paris and at HHW!
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The only recent Lelouch I've seen is And Now, Ladies and Gentleman with Jeremy Irons. I didn't think it was brilliant but I did enjoy it nonetheless. From what I understand, his take on Les Miserables with Jean Paul Belmondo is really excellent - however, not available on DVD.
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People come, people go, like Grand Hotel.
Back to the killer baby.
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The Jib Jab guys, who created the hilarious "This Land" cartoon, have created another one. Though it wasn't slated to be released until tomorrow, you can go to Jibjab.com (http://jibjab.com/) tonight and see it before the site becomes impossible to get to.
It's not as good as the first one--it repeats a lot of the jokes. But it still made me crack a few smiles.
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I'm thinking of going to Switzerland for one night, jet-setter that I am. At the end of the month I will fly from LA to Budapest, then to Rome, then back to Budapest - and perhaps, before returning to LA, bop over to Zurich, then back to BP. My cousin, Janos, has written me a number of emails recently in which he outlined how he'll be waiting for me, flowers in hand, as I land in Zurich, drive me to their house in a town nearby. Eat and talk through the night. Then drive me back and put me on the plane to Budapest. "We are waiting. You must come!"
I haven't seen him in over 10 years, so I'm actually considering doing it.
And I'm trying to decide whether to book seats for BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE at the Hungarian National Opera. Last time I saw it I was 6 years old. I might perceive it differently now. Or I could go see the Hungarian version of PHANTOM. That's the hottest ticket in town, I'm told.
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Hey, where'd everybody go?
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I just saw the most despicable ad on TV. Two grey-haired Vietnam widows talking about their heroic husbands -- then pointing out that John Kerry spoke out about Vietnam when he came back. They say that if he couldn't be trusted then, how could he be trusted now.
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Look up "frenzy" in the dictionary and see my pitcture.
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The only recent Lelouch I've seen is And Now, Ladies and Gentleman with Jeremy Irons. I didn't think it was brilliant but I did enjoy it nonetheless. From what I understand, his take on Les Miserables with Jean Paul Belmondo is really excellent - however, not available on DVD.
I did not go and see "And Now, Ladies and Gentelmen" because I'm prejudiced!
I can't stand Mr Jeremy Irons, even though I know is a good actor!
And I'm allergic to Patricia Kaas: her singing makes me nauseus...
Told you i'm prejudiced! >:(
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Like Ute Lemper, Patricia Kaas thinks she's a French reincarnation of Marlene Dietrich!
Poor girls!
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I just saw the most despicable ad on TV. Two grey-haired Vietnam widows talking about their heroic husbands -- then pointing out that John Kerry spoke out about Vietnam when he came back. They say that if he couldn't be trusted then, how could he be trusted now.
"Trust" when there has been so many lies all through those years!
They're widows but "we" don't have to trust them!
Because -- or thanks to! :D -- lack of finances, campaigns here are FOR and not AGAINST!
We all know that Kerry went to Vietnam so that many years after he could run for presidency, don't we all!?!?
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New page!
Let's do the Widow Dance!
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Jeremy Irons should run for Presidency!!
What?
He's British?!
Shoot!!
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Jeremy Irons should run for Presidency!!
What?
He's British?!
Shoot!!
Where's Lafayette when we need him?
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Where is everyone when you need them? Off being WUSSBURGERS, that's where.
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Good Evening!
Well, one hour of practicing turned into almost three...
Then I happened to catch the end of "Like Water for Chocolate" on IFC. One of my favorite movies.
And, now, I am off to join the Wussburgers of the world...
Goodnight.
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I wasn't here because der Brucer was on line, posting pretty pictures of pooches pursuing possible placement with prospective people.
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I want chocolate.
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I really don't want to finish this paper. I took a break and went to fencing and beat the snot out of the new lady. And now I'm too tired to work on this paper.
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I guess the new Aladdin DVD doesn't have the famous "Take off your clothes" moment. And that's not an urban legend. I, Panni, personally saw it.
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I want chocolate.
Hear hear!
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Then I made up a list for der B, of books I'd like him to order. (All on cookery, of course.)
I think there's a drawback, however, trying to browse books at one of the on-line bookstores. I like holding a book in my hands, flipping through it (well, if it's non-fiction, having learned my lesson with fiction), and seeing if there's enough of interest in the book to warrant my shelling out.
For example, Gourmet magazine has released a thick tome covering sixty years of recipes. Sounds good, right? But, when I saw the book at the bookstore a couple of nights ago, I found it less than pleasing. The names of the recipes, for instance, were printed in a sort of marigold ink, which was hard to read on the white paper. And there were other organizational issues that made me back away.
On the other hand, Anthony Bourdain, novelist, chef and bad boy of repute, has just released his Les Halles Cookbook, covering the recipes from his day job. He made it clear that he was not writing the book for sissies; yes, he does use fish heads when he makes fish stock, and that sort of thing. What I liked when holding the book was how he focused more on method than on exact "recipes," expecting the reader to know how to adapt stuff to their own kitchens. My kind of fellow.
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I'm going to bed. Have a network meeting tomorrow morning and I need to reread my script.
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if I get a new place I will once again have a REAL kitchen and can cook up a storm. You're all invited!
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I guess the new Aladdin DVD doesn't have the famous "Take off your clothes" moment. And that's not an urban legend. I, Panni, personally saw it.
I thought that was a "heard it" moment.
There have been a lot of slips in the Disney catalogue over the years. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is filled with them, some intentional for those with freeze frame capabilities. "For a good time, call Alice," on a bathroom wall, for instance. But I've never been sure whether Jessica's panties was intentional or not.
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And one for Mahler.