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Title: TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 12:01:57 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you've gotten stuffed reading the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the turkey lurkey cows come home.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 12:09:29 AM: I'm just saying hello so I can say good-night. Must rest up for cookin' up a storm in the morn (candied storm is what I'm serving).

DR Jose - Don't forget - I want the story of why you have the pregnancy cookbook. No excuses!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 25, 2004, 12:17:22 AM: The ham is simmering along, the cranberry relish is chillin', the sweet potatoes are glazed and just need the marshmallows to be broiled on top.

I can do that broiling tomorrow. That and the creamed onions. Right now, I want to get a couple hours sleep.

Wuss, everyone.
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 12:21:56 AM: I can smell the fixin's.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 12:27:12 AM: Good Morning!

Why am I still up? I'm not even cooking?!?!??!

DR Panni - Actually, it's not that long a story. A voice teacher/performer I used to play for gave a recital a few years ago. She was pregnant at the time. So, she decided to call her recital/cabaret evening: "Barefoot and Pregnant". So, she walked out onstage, pointed to her pianist, and said, "Barefoot" - he had no shoes nor socks on. Then she pointed to her seven-months along tummy, and said, "Pregnant". And a good laugh was had by all. :)

In any case...

All of her students wanted to get her something nice for her recital/cabaret since it would also mark the start of her maternity leave. Well.. Since we all knew that she was entitling her evening "Barefoot and Pregnant", we all searched out for items that fit the theme. Well, since we were all very thorough searchers and foragers, we came up with a gift basket filled with things like foot massage scrub, pedicure kits, baby name books, baby booties, etc. And, of course, the cookbook. Actually, I think we ended up with about four copies of the cookbook. So... we gave one to the pianist, and the other two copies went back to the people who brought them in. One of whom was me. That's it!
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 25, 2004, 12:51:23 AM: The stew is cooking. I started at 5 p.m. (I first had to cook a 4-pound chicken and cool it before deboning it and cutting it up) and had everything in the crockpots by 7:30 p.m. It's a lot of work making a Brunswick stew, but the crockpot version takes less time than doing it on the stove. I'm not sure how many quarts are cooking, but the recipe called for two quarts of water, which I cooked the chicken in, with diced potatoes and chopped onions, plus tons of ingredients including 32 ounces of diced tomatoes, two cups of diced ham, three pounds of cut-up chicken, lima beans, corn, and assorted spices...so, both my crockpots are in full use. One is small, roughly two quarts. The other is either four or six quarts.

The apartment smells yummalicious, but I'll just have to sleep with the smells...all those ingredients will blend and merge and create a new smell by mid-morning and that will be when I start fixing cornbread, I reckon.

Wednesday night TV was crap. This was supposed to be a night for "Lost" and "Smallville." Instead, some crappy movie was on the WB and ABC ran a 2 1/2-hour finale to "The Bachelor." BLECH.

Oh, well...it's the beginning of the holiday season...and holiday specials...which means less new TV programming and more time to read books and watch DVDs.

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Thanksgiving, One and All![/move]
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 25, 2004, 01:34:59 AM: Favourite obscure show tune (but it isn't!) is "I'm Afraid To Go home" by Udell & Geld. I've always thought it must have been written for "Shenandoah" but discarded early. I've never been able to find out anything about it.
Always liked "Mama's Talking Soft" - well before I knew anything about Mr Sondheims and Mr Styne's work. I first knew the song through the Petula Clark version.
Ben Bagley is to thank for my knowledge of many other gems (pre BK).
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 01:43:00 AM: And in counterpoint to The Esteemed BK's strophe:

....with sincere apologies to Mssrs. Berlin and Kimmel... very sincere apologies...

Yeah, the bird's done deep frying!
It will be satisfying
When it comes out of that hot oil.
Hear it go spitter spatter.
No, it won't make you fatter
Just let that pan of gravy boil
Put some floop on your plate, ma'am
Chunks of cheese and some baked ham
Go wipe that drool right off your chin
For dessert be sure to try
Uncle Bruce's pumpkin pie
Eat some more, you're looking thin.

...like I said... very sincere apologies...

;)
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 01:54:23 AM: Pay no attention to the time stamp of my previous post... or of this one for that matter... ;)

-Must have been the cheesecake!?!?!?

I'm probably just gonna go up to Fairfax in a few hours, and come back to Richmond tomorrow night... Probably... So, if I end up doing that, I'm just gonna leave my laptop here. I'll try my best to log on from my parents' house, but if I don't...

I do want to wish a Very Happy and Very Thankful Thanksgiving to the whole HainesHisWay family. -That includes you too, you lurkers!

Eat well. Travel safe. Be safe.
Give Thanks. Share Love.
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Post by: Lulu on November 25, 2004, 02:45:54 AM: Looks like I'm the first Kimlet to awaken this brisk Thanksgiving morning. Actually, here in Florida it's not brisk, in fact it's positively slow, but I like to pretend it's brisk and nippy and the smell of burning leaves permeates the air. Here if the smell of anything burning permeates the air, it means the Everglades are on fire again.

For some reason this year, I felt the need to change or replace many traditional dishes we've always had. So instead of Pillsbury crescent rolls we get cornbread, and instead of our usual (very basic, white bread-and-onion-and-celery) stuffing, we get a super revved-up and fancy stuffing with chopped pecans, Granny Smith apples, raisins, and Italian sausage. Rather than an apple pie, we'll have a Williamsburg Orange cake (which I made yesterday) that involves golden raisins and more chopped pecans and buttermilk and minced orange peel in both the cake and the frosting. The Hubby makes the bird (as he does every year) and all night, it's been marinating in one of his homemade concoctions: grapefruit, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary, thyme, ginger, etc.

There! Enough talk about food? :)

Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone.
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: S. Woody White on November 25, 2004, 03:26:25 AM: Quote from: Lulu on November 25, 2004, 02:45:54 AM
... Here if the smell of anything burning permeates the air, it means the Everglades are on fire again. ...
Either that or some fool in the neighborhood tried to deep-fry their turkey without using any sense (which means they tried to deep-fry their turkey), and their whole house has burnt down. :o
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: S. Woody White on November 25, 2004, 04:40:26 AM: OK, it's a little later in the morning now...I've got the pearl onions cooling down in their bath of boiling water so I can make the creamed onions...Amanda the Smithfield Ham is cooling her hocks as well, in the sink gawd bless her, and when she's cool enough I'll be stripping her of her skin and excess fat...

And on the television, on A&E's classroom presentation, yes that's how it's listed, they're running the Biography of Bette Midler, telling the tale of how a young Jewish maiden from Hawaii emerged from the steam of the baths of New York City and became a star! Only in the U S of A, I tell you, and it makes me proud, yes PROUD to be an American!

In fact, it kind of makes up for how we have to spend most of this fenorkin' holiday with relatives. :o
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Post by: Michael on November 25, 2004, 05:11:05 AM: I will start off with:

Musical Comedy
Circles
Time To Go
No Letting Go

Four songs from a musical that played in only LA in 1978.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 05:19:20 AM: Good morning, all! And a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone of you DRs and to those you love.

The first five years I lived in this apartment, I invited all the people I knew with no Thanksgiving plans to dinner at my place. I had 3-5 friends who drove in from Ohio on Wednesday for the weekend, and we'd serve dinner to between 15-21 people. The dinners were a lot of fun; Ethan Mordden played piano and ran through all of my scores to accompany a lot of singing, Ken Mandelbaum arrived late for dessert a couple of times, and a lot of recent New York arrivals with family in the hinterlands became part of my nuclear famly for the day. It was a lot of fun. The sequence of Thanksgiving dinners ended because of several Ohio problems: one of my friends who died this year invited someone from Ohio I knew only slightly, and I had an alcoholic in my home for 4 days who never sobered up. The same deceased friend promised to help me with an errand using his car and then he lied, so I lost some furniture I had been promised. I decided then and there that I was not thankful for the friend or the alcoholic, and that was my last Thanksgiving dinner here.

After that, I started going upstate to Philmont, NY, where the (then)conductor of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus and his partner have a large Victorian home. There were usually 12-20 guests dinner, often 3-4 guests for the weekend, and I'd take my music paper and spend the weekend scoring the NYCGMC holiday concert, playing Hearts, and watching a lot of rented videos. One year Doctor Jay, who drove in from DC, and I had a tacky horror festival and forced the guests to watch horror videos all weekend. It was great fun for us, if not for them.

This year, I have no plans, and that's fine. I am thankful that I survived six months of poor health this year, and I am thankful for the wonderful family and friends I have on this site and around the globe. God bless you all.
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: Michael on November 25, 2004, 05:32:18 AM: Has any of the LA members heard anything about the revival/revisal of Paint Your Wagon at the Geffen?
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 05:45:39 AM: We're talking favorite obscure show tunes here, and I can go back a long ways:

Jane, Jane, Jane (1903, BABES IN TOYLAND)
Jack-o-lantern Love (1912, LADY OF THE SLIPPER)
The Sun Shines Brighter (1917, LEAVE IT TO JANE)
Not Yet (1917, OH, LADY! LADY!)
Once in a Blue Moon (1923, STEPPING STONES)
Where The Hudson River Flows (1925, DEAREST ENEMY)
New York Serenade (1928, ROSALIE)
Starting at the Bottom (1930, FINE AND DANDY)
Ballad of the Robbers (1938, KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY)
Every Sunday Afternoon (1940, HIGHER AND HIGHER)
Nickel for a Dime (1940, TAN MANHATTAN)
Here I'll Stay (1948, LOVE LIFE)
Stay Well (1949, LOST IN THE STARS)

The advent of long play recordings and original cast albums in America covered a lot of ground in the 1940s to today, so I don't know what's obscure any more. I can think of a few, not-released-on-CD off-Broadway shows from the 1960s that have some great obscure numbers:

A More Than Ordinary Glorious Vocabulary (1961, ALL IN LOVE)
A Man With a Load of Mischief (1966, MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF)
I Want to Walk to San Francisco (1969, THE LAST SWEET DAYS OF ISAAC)

And there I'll stop.
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: Noel on November 25, 2004, 05:47:28 AM: Good job on both parts of the You're Just In Love parody!

There's something skewed about my perspective, and I'm not sure what show tunes are truly obscure. New Words? To me, that's a familiar cabaret standard.

I love Why Can't I, from a Rodgers & Hart show - I forget which one.

Since I was a kid, I've loved Hey Jimmy Joe John Jim Jack from Let It Ride. It bears some similarities to two BK favorites (from films), High Hopes and Pocketful of Miracles. I hope nobody thinks I'm evil for liking it (as happened at another site).

For the EXTREMELY obscure, does anybody know With My Eyes Wide Open from Brooklyn Dreams. Has anybody heard of Brooklyn Dreams? I know it sounds like a combination of two current Broadway duds. The last line of the bridge of My Eyes Wide Open still brings tears to my eyes (wide open): Morning is the best time, 'cause I'll wake up, and he'll be there.
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on November 25, 2004, 06:04:53 AM: For the TOD,

"Walking with Penina," from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (off-broadway), always makes me smile.
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: S. Woody White on November 25, 2004, 06:47:45 AM: I've had my first "disaster" of the Thanksgiving cooking for the day. The cream for the creamed onions went bad on me.

I mean, really, we've been in the house for just a year now, the cream has been sitting in the refrigerator for less than that...how can it have gone bad?

The good news is that the onions weren't tainted. And I've sent der B to the store to get fresh cream...and a shallot, and chives.

I've also still have to skin that pig.
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Post by: Danise on November 25, 2004, 07:03:20 AM: Don't feel bad, SWW. It could be worse--I just had my first one as well. While I was typing the above Bear had an accident. I won't go into details. :P :-X :(
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 25, 2004, 07:14:07 AM: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Title: Re:TURKEY LURKEY TIME
Post by: Noel on November 25, 2004, 07:25:57 AM: Quote from: Noel on November 25, 2004, 05:47:28 AM
I love Why Can't I, from a Rodgers & Hart show - I forget which one.

With My Eyes Wide Open from Brooklyn Dreams. Has anybody heard of Brooklyn Dreams? I know it sounds like a combination of two current Broadway duds. The last line of the bridge of My Eyes Wide Open still brings tears to my eyes (wide open): Morning is the best time, 'cause I'll wake up, and he'll be there.

I just realized that the bridge to Why Can't I ends with a similar thought: Can't I awake to someone's kiss?

Since the mention of Geld & Udell I've been humming How Do You Say Goodbye which I think is from Angel. In a sense, ALL of Geld & Udell's songs are obscure, and some are quite tasty.
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 25, 2004, 07:42:44 AM: Skinning Amanda was easy, it turned out. She'd been cooked long enough that I didn't even need to use the knife; the skin and fat just came off by pulling on it. In fact, the best comparison I can think of is the scene in Poltergeist, where...well, if you know the film, you know the scene.

Fortunately, the results are far more tasty.

All that is left is to broil the marshmallows on the sweet potatoes, a simple task. Well, that an pack everything up, including serving platters and such, and driving for an hour or so (but the driving is der B's job). And then discovering that Tarlie is facing a total disaster getting everything...or anything...on the table in time for us all, and pitching in as is needed.

I suppose doing an Anthony Bourdain impersonation in the middle of all the ruckus would go unappreciated. ::) 8)

I'd better lay back for a while, because I only got maybe two and a half hours sleep and the day isn't over by a long shot. If I'm errant and truant until tomorrow, let me wish everyone a happy turkey day now!
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Post by: Emily on November 25, 2004, 07:45:05 AM: Happy (US) Thanksgiving to all celebrating today!

Your descriptions of what's currently cooking in your ovens on on your stove-tops is making my mouth water.

The real question of the day: Will DR Jane be serving TOFURKEY? :)

Sorry to have been E&T lately but it's end of term and is also approaching the 15th anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre - so things are crazy at school AND at work. No excuse I know... but you all have been in my mind...

BK, my copy of Writer's Block was received on Tuesday and I am reading it every night before bed as a reward. So far, I am thoroughly enjoying it (although I too was thrown for a loop right in the middle like so many other readers).

Funny story:

My co-worker is an American who is currently living in Montreal with her Québecois husband who she met in Africa when she was in the Peace Corps and he was working for an NGO. Every year though, they go to Tennessee (sp?) for Thanksgiving at her grandparents' house where her entire familial clan joins up in a big two-century old farmhouse. The problem? He doesn't really speak English and her family doesn't speak French. The answer? Her family makes him feel "welcome" by pretty much feeding him constantly throughout the day - just piling food on his plate as he looks around without understanding a word that's being said to him except for that which Susan translates. It's no wonder that American Thanksgiving is his favourite holiday! :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 08:00:22 AM: Good Morning!

Once again, Happy Thanksgiving!

I did manage to get a couple of hours of good sleep, but, alas, my "alarm clock" turned out to be some thunder claps which shook my bedroom windows. I just checked the weather reports, and the line of storms is moving out of here pretty fast, and the radar does look like it will be clearing up. I called home to see if any time had been set for dinner, and it turns out we won't be gathering around the table until sometime in the evening. So, I have some time to continue waking up and wait out the weather before hitting the road. -Oh, and my brother, Jay, apparently got stranded at the airport yesterday, and was not able to fly back into DC yesterday due to all the bad weather. Hopefully, he'll make it back sometime in the next few hours.

-It's not that brisk here either. But it's getting there. The temp has been dropping a few degrees over the past few hours, but when I woke up it was in the mid-60s.

In the meantime... I'm flipping between channels watching the coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. *And I guess no one informed the commentators at CBS that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is now a musical coming back to Broadway - they just kept talking about the movie and music, but I believe the appearance of the car in today's parade was some advance promotion. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 08:04:31 AM: Quote from: Emily on November 25, 2004, 07:45:05 AM
Happy (US) Thanksgiving to all celebrating today!

Funny story:

My co-worker is an American who is currently living in Montreal with her Québecois husband who she met in Africa when she was in the Peace Corps and he was working for an NGO. Every year though, they go to Tennessee (sp?) for Thanksgiving at her grandparents' house where her entire familial clan joins up in a big two-century old farmhouse. The problem? He doesn't really speak English and her family doesn't speak French. The answer? Her family makes him feel "welcome" by pretty much feeding him constantly throughout the day - just piling food on his plate as he looks around without understanding a word that's being said to him except for that which Susan translates. It's no wonder that American Thanksgiving is his favourite holiday! :)

DR Emily - Very Funny Story! ;D
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Post by: Matt H. on November 25, 2004, 08:23:59 AM: A big Happy Thanksgiving to all DRs who celebrate this day!

My friends who have invited me over today have named 2 p.m. as the arrival time, so I will be E&T for a goodly portion of the afternoon and early evening. We're probably going to watch SHREK 2 or THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK after eating mid-afternoon. I'll have my DVR primed to catch tonight's 1 hour WILL & GRACE.

I have to say that in the seven years or so since I have had a significent other, I have had a few Thanksgivings with no invitations, and I never had a problem fixing my own celebratory feast, and the best part was that there were plenty of leftovers that I could consume over the long weekend. I LOVE Thanksgiving food.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 25, 2004, 08:24:14 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 05:19:20 AM
Good morning, all! And a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone of you DRs and to those you love.

This year, I have no plans, and that's fine. I am thankful that I survived six months of poor health this year, and I am thankful for the wonderful family and friends I have on this site and around the globe. God bless you all.

What fun you have had, erstwhile friend/drunkard guest notwithstanding.

I, for one, am also thankful you survived your bout with poor health and I'm wishin' and hopin' and prayin' that you're recovering FOR GOOD!

I have a couple of photos from a dear departed friend named Jim Whaley who spent an NYC Thanksgiving at the home of Van Johnson. Van set a gorgeous table! Your comments about Mordden and Mandelbaum reminded me of Jim's telling me about his Thanksgiving and then I remembered the photo!

The smell in my apartment would, for sure, attract a sleuth of bears if I lived near a forested area.

(Pedants beware: Do not try to force "sloth of bears" upon me. I've never seen a slofthful bear!).
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Post by: Matt H. on November 25, 2004, 08:33:09 AM: I've said this several times here, but I will repeat it: my favorite unknown song is from BK's UNSUNG SONDHEIM CD: "Water Under the Bridge," and Debbie Gravitte's rendition is unparalleled in power and impact. She puts Liza's lame attempt on THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM CELEBRATION set to pure and utter shame.

Funny story: Several years ago at a musical audition, I sang Jerry Herman's "It Only Takes a Moment." I didn't bother to announce what the song was from since I thought it was so well known. Anyway, the musical director, who I thought knew every musical famous and obscure backwards and forwards, said quite seriously, "That's a lovely song. Where did you find it?" So, sometimes even the most knowledgeable musician doesn't always know everything.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 25, 2004, 08:39:19 AM: I knew Doris Day and Martha Raye sang "Why Can't I?" in the movie JUMBO, but I wasn't sure if that was from JUMBO or interpolated into the film, so I had to go look it up.

The song is actually from SPRING IS HERE.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 25, 2004, 08:40:47 AM: DRRLP we need to see those photos!

Happy Thanksgiving (US) to everyone at HHW. Well we cooked our turkey yesterday, with stuffing, and a big salad. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream. And side dishes of peas and corn. So it will soon be time to eat! And then eat some more....and turkey sandwiches tomorrow!

Even though DRPANNI already mentioned it, I keep imagining that sooner or later will unroll one of those rugs and Elizabeth Taylor will show up!

Never heard of WICKER....hmmmmmmmmmmm

DRNOEL I did not know "Hey Jimmy Joe John Jim Jack" was from a musical. The only recording I have of it is on a Debbie Reynolds CD....she does a great version of it, and it's nearly my favorite selection on the CD!

Obscure....hmmmmmmm.....I love how Virginia Vestoff sings "A Man with a Load of Mischief"....."When I First Saw You" from DREAMGIRLS is so beautiful...."Twinkle Lullaby" sung by Doris Day in the movie MOVE OVER, DARLING......

So DRJOSE....what's the story with Steve....we haven't heard anything else....and enquiring minds want to know.

Grey corduroy pants with a red/green/grey paisley shirt and white socks!
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 08:47:44 AM: Not very obscure, but rarely performed favorites:

"Zip" (Rodgers and Hart)

"I Can Cook, Too!" (Bernstein and Comden & Green)

Pretty obscure:

"Thank You So Much, Mrs. Lowesbury-Goodbee" (Porter)
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 08:50:46 AM: Off to watch the Macy's parade, on tape delay here in the West.

Watching the parade was something the Dear Brother/Dear Reader Stuart and I really enjoyed doing together in our younger days, ~~so, so~~ not so long ago.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 25, 2004, 08:58:27 AM: Zip! I was reading Schopenhauer last night.
Zip! And I think that Schopenhauer was right!
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 09:00:36 AM: A beautiful Thanksgiving day here in the City of Studio. Today I shall lounge about in my lounging pyjamas and watch DVDs. And read the plethora of postings I know there will be. Then I shall mosey over to dear reader Panni's home environment and eat the Thanksgiving Dinner she's prepared, since neither of us had plans this year. Most years I've gone to the Jones's, but this year the Jones's were going elsewhere, so dear reader Panni (who also usually has somewhere to go) kindly offered to do up a Thanksgiving dinner. I will, of course, have a full report on its contents.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 09:01:44 AM: Quote from: RLP on November 25, 2004, 08:24:14 AM

I, for one, am also thankful you survived your bout with poor health and I'm wishin' and hopin' and prayin' that you're recovering FOR GOOD!

DRRLP, thank you for the kind thoughts, and I hope that you are also recovering nicely from your bout of poor health.

The Macy's parade just had a brief salute to New York City Ballet and the 5oth anniversary of Balanchine's NUTCRACKER this year. The City Ballet production is so wonderful that it's one of the guaranteed things to put me into a holiday mood. I may have to run out and buy a wreath tomorrow.

For all you DRs who have a long weekend because of today, can you tell us what your plans are? We all know what DRtd is up to, and I can't wait to see him again on Saturday.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 09:03:28 AM: DRJRand54,

Zip! That Stokowski leads the greatest of bands
Zip! Jurgen's Lotion does the trick for his hands
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 09:16:56 AM: As for obscure songs...

When I was playing for the musical theatre department at Catholic University, some of my students were on true missions to find songs that no one else in the department had sung, so they dug up a lot of obscure songs. Of course, some of the songs they dug up are obscure for a reason. But... Favorite ones...

"Close Upon the Hour" - OH!!! I bet the readers of this site can clear this mystery up for me!!!! OH! OH! OH! When I was given the music for this song, I was told it was composed by Stephen Schwartz for a version of King of Hearts. Plus, the copy I had was in manuscript, and it was apparently in Mr. Schwartz's own hand. A few years later when I met Michael Cole, Mr. Schwartz's assistant, I asked him about the music, and he had never heard about it before. So... Is there any DR out there who can solve my mystery? Is it really from King of Hearts? Is it really by Stephen Schwartz? -And it's probably not that mysterious at all...

"Karen's Song(s)" - from Quilt. The first one is my favorite. The last section with the key and tempo change always moves me.

"I Love You, Goodbye" (The Rose's Song) from The Little Prince (Cummins & Scoullar) - Beautiful - And hearing Jill Geddes sing this song night after night was pure bliss.

"Dreams of Heaven" and "Heroes" from Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down.

"A Recipe for Cheesecake" and "Snow" and "Wings" from Wings (Jeff Lunden and Arthur Perlman) - I played keyboards for the production at Signature Theatre a couple of years ago. A musical about a woman with stroke-induced aphasia?!? A surprisingly (for me) moving piece. And our Emily, Dana Kreuger, truly deserved all the praise - and the Helen Hayes award too - for her portrayal.

"Let It Sing" from Violet - Whenever I need a pick me up or some inspiration/motivation...
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 09:22:46 AM: Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 09:16:56 AM

"Close Upon the Hour" - OH!!! I bet the readers of this site can clear this mystery up for me!!!! OH! OH! OH! When I was given the music for this song, I was told it was composed by Stephen Schwartz for a version of King of Hearts. Plus, the copy I had was in manuscript, and it was apparently in Mr. Schwartz's own hand. A few years later when I met Michael Cole, Mr. Schwartz's assistant, I asked him about the music, and he had never heard about it before. So... Is there any DR out there who can solve my mystery? Is it really from King of Hearts? Is it really by Stephen Schwartz? -And it's probably not that mysterious at all...

DRJose, it's by Peter Link, whose score for THE KING OF HEARTS has some wonderful things in it. Peter also did a wonderful ragtime score for the Public Theatre's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Sam Waterston.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 25, 2004, 09:24:26 AM: A great big happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
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Post by: MBarnum on November 25, 2004, 09:37:50 AM: BK, I had the same opinion of Marceline Day after seeing her in THE CAMERAMAN few years back. What a lovely, beautiful actress she was. She died just a few years ago at age 92.

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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 09:42:27 AM: I must look her up on the imdb. Not only beautiful, but a terrific subtle actress in The Cameraman.
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Post by: Noel on November 25, 2004, 09:52:18 AM: I alluded to this perspective thing before, and DR Jay's mention of I Can Cook Too works as an example. Where I come from, this is not a "rarely done" song. When an exceptionally strong soprano wanted to use it to show off her belt, Sara Lazarus and I both said "Find something else - I Can Cook Too is done WAY too often." I wonder if DR Jose will confirm it's one of the top twenty most done audition songs

My favorite recording of Why Can't I is Joan Morris and, I believe, Lucy Simon.

For a long time, I didn't know Hey Jimmy Joe John Jim Jack was from a musical either. I knew it from a Limelighters' album called (almost eponymously), Through Children's Eyes. Imagine my surprise when, as an adult, I heard George Gobel's rendition.

That's right: Gobel, Gobel
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 25, 2004, 09:57:29 AM: LOL DRELMORE

Zip! Walter Lippman wasn't brilliant today.
Zip! Will Saroyan ever write a great play? ;D
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Post by: td on November 25, 2004, 09:57:43 AM: HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY TO ONE AND ALL!

The turkey is set to come out, not of the closet, of the oven in about forty five minutes; the sweet potato casserole will go into the oven in about twenty minutes; the cole slaw is chilling, as are the cranberries, potatoes to be mashed are on the stove AND the pies baked last night look marvelous.
I hope everyone here has a beautiful day with friends, family and fine foods.
DRElmore3003 - who knows? maybe we might meet up at Academy in the morning, a little before noon. . .I get in at 9:00am, and have to do things until check-in, one of those things is hit the streets! I have a list of people I must call once I arrive and I will be doing that in the lobby of the Marriot Marquis, maybe with a bloody mary in hand. . . ;)
I spoke to my traveling mate a little while ago, he's already weary and tired from his adventuring in LA, so we've got to get some good high energy vibes floating Alex' way. . .
(Thanks BK for recommending your books to Alex at the birthday bash!)

Now, I'm just putting the little things together for the trip: toiletries, cds, reading material (hmmmm. . .a mystery seems to be in order), then it's off to the kitchen to slice, set and chow down.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 09:59:50 AM: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, ALL!

The candied yams are almost ready and the place smells quite yumillicious. The fridge is groaning with all sorts of delish items. The petite turkey (Tiffany) awaits my magic touch.

MBarnum - I hope you were watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (I have it on in the bg) - the Broadway cast performed Shakala, Baby! a little while ago.
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Post by: Michael on November 25, 2004, 10:00:52 AM: I went looking for a movie to watch today and this is how the film was listed.

"A young girl awakens in an alien landscape to discover she has accidentally killed a woman. She later conspires with three strangers to kill again."

Anyone care to guess what this movie is?
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Post by: td on November 25, 2004, 10:01:02 AM: I like "Flattery" from WHOOP-UP!
"When I'm Drunk, I'm Beautiful" from PRETTYBELLE
"Marty the Martian" and "Sweet Zoo" from AN EVENING WITH HARRY STOOMES
"Bethlehem" from MARTIN GUERRE
"Only Heaven Knows" from ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 10:01:52 AM: Thanks for the cookbook story, DR Jose. I borrowed some vanilla extract from downstairs this morning. You were right - it's handy to have a cook downstairs.
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Post by: td on November 25, 2004, 10:02:00 AM: Quote from: Michael Shayne on November 25, 2004, 10:00:52 AM
I went looking for a movie to watch today and this is how the film was listed.

"A young girl awakens in an alien landscape to discover she has accidentally killed a woman. She later conspires with three strangers to kill again."

Anyone care to guess what this movie is?

DR MDS is watching THE WIZARD OF OZ!

Last night, I watched SAVED! and laughed quite a bit.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 10:02:16 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 09:22:46 AM
DRJose, it's by Peter Link, whose score for THE KING OF HEARTS has some wonderful things in it. Peter also did a wonderful ragtime score for the Public Theatre's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Sam Waterston.

Thank you, DR elmore, you fount of knowledge.

I guess I should have added that the person - actually a teacher - who gave me the music, said she got it directly from Mr. Schwartz. ??? Oh, and the kicker is is that a friend of hers wanted her to sing it at his wedding. ??? Not exactly a song with nuptial sentiments.

Is the song recorded? The CD is one of those that I've hedged on buying each time I see it. -And there's no song listing on the case - at least on the copies I've seen. -Which further added to my confusion/questioning.
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Post by: td on November 25, 2004, 10:02:50 AM: Quote from: Panni on November 25, 2004, 10:01:52 AM
Thanks for the cookbook story, DR Jose. I borrowed some vanilla extract from downstairs this morning. You were right - it's handy to have a cook downstairs.

DR Panni! I had to borrow vanilla extract last night from my cousin just down the road! ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 10:10:18 AM: Quote from: Noel on November 25, 2004, 09:52:18 AM
I alluded to this perspective thing before, and DR Jay's mention of I Can Cook Too works as an example. Where I come from, this is not a "rarely done" song. When an exceptionally strong soprano wanted to use it to show off her belt, Sara Lazarus and I both said "Find something else - I Can Cook Too is done WAY too often." I wonder if DR Jose will confirm it's one of the top twenty most done audition songs

Amen, Brother Noel! Not only is it one of the top twenty most done audition songs done at auditions, it's one of the top twenty - maybe even top five! - songs butchered at auditions. The singer either wants it fast... very fast! (The intro almost becomes a tremolo!) And/or she doesn't belt it! What's up with that?!?!? ("Oh, but I really like the lyric.") Of course, my favorite was the time a young woman brought it in, and she had it transposed down a fourth. A fourth?!?!? What's the purpose then?!?!?

It's a very sad situation, because it's a great song on it's own when it's done well. Unfortunately, "How Could I Ever Know?" has suffered the same fate ever since the vocal selections were published.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 25, 2004, 10:10:56 AM: Quote from: bk on November 25, 2004, 09:42:27 AM
I must look her up on the imdb. Not only beautiful, but a terrific subtle actress in The Cameraman.

She made quite a few silent films and some sound films in the early 30s...some of which are available on DVD.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 10:13:00 AM: Good Afternoon!

Well, I've dilly-dallied long enough here at the apartment. I started cleaning up and organizing some stuff in my room... So.. Dinner won't be served until at least 6:00 so I still have a good chunk of time to make it up to Fairfax.

OH! And the sun is out! And the sky is a beautiful, clear blue! YEAH!!! Perfect Thanksgiving Day driving weather!

So... See all of you DRs from Fairfax in a few hours!

Laters...
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 10:13:30 AM: DRJose, yes, the song is on the cast album.

DRPanni, I think it's so cute you named your turkey Tiffany. Now I want to name all the foodstuffs in my apartment! I may go for rhymes, like Teddy Reddiwhip and Toby Lumpkin pumpkin pie.
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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 10:14:30 AM: Quote from: Matt H. on November 25, 2004, 08:33:09 AM
I've said this several times here, but I will repeat it: my favorite unknown song is from BK's UNSUNG SONDHEIM CD: "Water Under the Bridge," and Debbie Gravitte's rendition is unparalleled in power and impact. She puts Liza's lame attempt on THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM CELEBRATION set to pure and utter shame.
I LOVE this song, also! And I don't like Liza's version either. Debbie's version (as recorded by our very own BK) is the definitive version!

Quote from: Jay on November 25, 2004, 08:47:44 AM
Pretty obscure:

"Thank You So Much, Mrs. Lowesbury-Goodbee" (Porter)
The only recording of this that I know of is the from "Cole Porter: A Musical Tribute," performed by David Hyde Pierce. My favorite line: "He said he'd call." ;)
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:15:36 AM: Speaking of The Nutcracker...

You can add "Tchaikowsky" (Weill and Gershwin) to my list of favorite obscure/not-so-obscure-but-rarely-performed songs.
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:16:17 AM: I love Russian composers!
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:20:56 AM: Quote from: George on November 25, 2004, 10:14:30 AM
The only recording of this that I know of is the from "Cole Porter: A Musical Tribute," performed by David Hyde Pierce. My favorite line: "He said he'd call." ;)

One of the Ben Bagley albums features Miss Katharine Hepburn singing [sic] this song. How I wish I had that album in my musical library.
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:22:02 AM: May I suggest the turkey trot as our terpsichorean entree to Page 3?
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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 10:23:21 AM: Topic of the Day: I love the cast recording to One Man Band. Has anyone heard of (or just heard) that show? It is a one man (with three back-up singers) show about a man whose wife left him even though he's still totally in love with her. At the end of the show, you realize that she didn't leave him, she died and he finally accepts it. Very bittersweet.

As for food-stuffs and familial celebrations, I'm off now to my sister's. It'll take me all of 30 seconds to get there (we live next door to each other). So, have a great day everyone!
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 10:23:26 AM: Russian composers are always in a hurry. We don't allow groaning here at haineshisway.com but we do allow gobbling. I just played the piano for twenty minutes. I rarely do that, but I felt like it this morning.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 10:28:58 AM: Quote from: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:20:56 AM
One of the Ben Bagley albums features Miss Katharine Hepburn singing [sic] this song. How I wish I had that album in my musical library.

DRJay, maybe someone could send you a CD of COLE PORTER REVISITED VOL. 4. I also remember a recording of it by Porter himself. I sort of recall one on the Mermaid Theatre "Cole" album, but I could be wrong.
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:40:35 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 10:28:58 AM
I sort of recall one on the Mermaid Theatre "Cole" album, but I could be wrong.

That album I do have in my collection, and it served as my introduction to the song. "Lost Liberty Blues" and "Laziest Gal in Town" are but two other highlights from this marvelous recording.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 25, 2004, 10:43:39 AM: Zip! Rip Van Winkle on the screen would be smart.
Zip! Tyrone Power will be cast in the part.
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:45:48 AM: Has the Macy's parade always been so blatant in its subtle and not so subtle plugs for products and recording artists (and I use that latter term loosely)? I don't recall it being such a three-hour commercial from when I watched it in my younger days.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 11:01:39 AM: I have read the great Kabala
And I simply worship Allah
Zip! I am just a mystic
I don't care for Shubert's brother,
Charley's Aunt, or Whistler's Mother
Zip! I'm mysogynistic
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Post by: Matthew on November 25, 2004, 11:02:24 AM: Happy Thanksgiving DR's. No cooking here today. Just topping off the Ina Garten's pumpkin mousse tart with pecan toffee and heading to my Aunts to endure the 23 people and tons of food, and to supervise the frying of the turkey.
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Post by: Danise on November 25, 2004, 11:18:08 AM: Quote from: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:45:48 AM
Has the Macy's parade always been so blatant in its subtle and not so subtle plugs for products and recording artists (and I use that latter term loosely)? I don't recall it being such a three-hour commercial from when I watched it in my younger days.

I was wondering the same thing. Is because we were kids that we didn't notice it or was it something different?
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Post by: Jennifer on November 25, 2004, 11:30:06 AM: Wow, DR Emily I can't believe that it's been 15 years since the Polytechnique Massacre. I had just started at Concordia when that happened.
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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 11:35:12 AM: It's 11:30 (a.m., PST), I'm at my sister's and I just found out that WE'RE NOT EATING UNTIL 5:00 P.M.!! Why did my sister want me here at 10:00 a.m.? Okay, I actually got here at 10:30, but still. So far, there's nothing to do, so I ate a vanilla bean yogurt. That's been my morning. I'm sure it'll pick up when my sister has decided why she needed me here so early and we actually start to clean up. But her house is quite neat. It doesn't need to be picked up...and I don't think it's that lonely! ;)
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Post by: Jennifer on November 25, 2004, 11:36:24 AM: Hmmmm, a few of you commented on last night's Bachelor finale. I actually enjoyed it. The show can get a bit weird (I mean WHY does a guy need to make out with different women on consecutive nights????).

But last night's finale was really sweet. The woman he chose (Mary) was from a previous Bachelor (she was one of the final 3 when Bob was on). I totally loved her then. So it was really nice to see her get her fairytale ending. And from what I've heard, Byron really does love her. So I actually believe we shall see a wedding!
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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 11:38:14 AM: I taped the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It doesn't surprise me that the parade has become a plug-fest. Just another example of capitalism at it's finest. Welcome to America! ;D
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Post by: Jennifer on November 25, 2004, 11:38:15 AM: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Post by: TCB on November 25, 2004, 11:47:10 AM: HAPPY THANKSGIVING,
TO ONE AND ALL!!

I apologize for being e & t so much of the time in the last few weeks. Tomorrow night is the opening of SCROOGE, THE MUSICAL; and, I am afraid, I am feeling like a somewhat-less than perfect Scrooge. I guess I expected more of myself. Maybe I am just tired. Maybe I am just old. Maybe I am just old and tired. Oh well, too late to replace me now. I will go on, and I will give it my best.

I am spending the afternoon with my friends Sharry and Micheal. It will probably be an early evening for me.

I would just like to say, how thankful I am too have all of you as part of my life. I love you all!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 25, 2004, 11:49:13 AM: I took the cornbread out of the oven 40 minutes ago.

It turned out beautifully (baked it in a pre-heated/oiled iron skillet).

I've had two pieces already. Now I have to delay having stew because I'm quite sated.

But the combo will be marvy....

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Eat, everyone, EAT![/move]
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Post by: Danise on November 25, 2004, 12:03:04 PM: Break a leg, TCB! I think you will be wonderful! :)

RLP, do you make your cornbread slightly sweet? That's the way I like mine.

As for last night's Bachelor, Jennifer, I found it discusting how Byron led those two women on a merry dance. By the way he kissed the one he didn't pick every two seconds, one wonders if he didn't whisper in her ear that if things didn't work out with the other one, he'd be in touch.

I had never watched that show before and never will again.
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Post by: TCB on November 25, 2004, 12:13:16 PM: Thanks, Danise!
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Post by: Jane on November 25, 2004, 01:20:25 PM: HAPPY THANKGIVING!!

DRLaura the church is coming along nicely. I had to tilt my head to the side to see the cross. Is it in a window?

Jose as soon as you began describing the cinnamon swirl bread I thought- FRENCH TOAST. Now I want some.
You are right the service at the Cheesecake Factory should have been better, plus the meal for that woman should have been free. You did say they just opened which must explain the lack of organization.

SWW-thanks for the spoiler-HA, HA! ;D
Your day with the grandlads sounds nice. I wish I am some grandlands to play with.
Keith and I also enjoyed THE INCREDIBLES. We thought the voice acting was very good.

Panni thank you for explaining the photos.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 01:33:54 PM: Good Afternoon!

Greetings from Fairfax!

So... I step into the house and the only here is my mother. Hmmm... She was starting to put the good tablecloths on the table and getting the plates and silverware set up. After some querying, it turns out one of my brothers is currently at the airport picking up my brother, Jay - who was supposed to be here yesterday at Noon, then this morning at 9:00, then... -He was flying out of Jacksonville, FL. I didn't realize Jacksonville was having weather issues too yesterday. Maybe they did, and it just didn't make the news - at least in Richmond. One of my other brothers just called, and he's about to head over with his family. My father is I-don't-know-where. My mom thinks he may have gone out for some last minute shopping - I did notice there were no onions or celery in the fridge. Or he may be out with my Aunt and her daughters just driving them around DC, showing them the sites. Or a combination of the two. Hmmm...

Well, I'm here, and that's all that matters! ;D

There's a ham in the lower over staying warm. -And true to fasion, it's already been picked over and sampled quite a few times by now. Mashed potatoes and a sweet potato casserole are warming in the upper over - I put them in there. And the turkey is still marinating - they're going to deep fry it again this year. I set the rolls and pies I brought out on the kitchen counter, and now I'm just waiting for everyone to show up so I we can eat!

In the meantime, I've been snacking on some peanuts that my Aunt brought with her from San Diego, from one of the Filipino grocery stores. They're quite tasty! First of all, they're oil-roasted - well, more like fried in oil, and they've been fried with slivers of garlic. So good. And so garlicky! And the fried garlic chips are very good and garlicky too as they should be.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 01:44:15 PM: Quote from: Jay on November 25, 2004, 10:45:48 AM
Has the Macy's parade always been so blatant in its subtle and not so subtle plugs for products and recording artists (and I use that latter term loosely)? I don't recall it being such a three-hour commercial from when I watched it in my younger days.

Well, I think things started to get more commercial when more than one network started doing major coverage of the parade. I was flipping back and forth between NBC and CBS this morning, and you could tell each network had their specific highlights and featured acts. And if you want a balloon in the parade, the character has to be commercial in order for their to be money to build it. And just like Broadway shows are avenues for product placement, it's probably more a matter of a company approaching Macy's to be in the parade rather than the other way around.

I missed all the Broadway performances on NBC, but I did catch the ones from Brooklyn and The Producers on CBS which were done on location - one location being on a platform with the Brooklyn Bridge as the backdrop, and the other one being the St. James Theatre - well, on the street outside the St. James Theatre. - 45th, I think.

I normally stick with the NBC coverage, but the CBS coverage was fun, and some of their guest commentators were fun too. I especially liked seeing "Rod" and Jahn Tartaglia, as well as Michael Park. -Sheesh, I wish he would take a break from "As the World Turns" and go back to the stage.

Of course, both networks utilized lip-syncing, but that's sort of inevitable under the circumstances. However, I had to wonder if the CBS performances were partially live. Hmm... And NBC had some true unknowns featured - at least unknown to me. And did NBC's soap opera, "Passions" really deserve a car?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 01:54:20 PM: Ooohhh! I did have one bit of "unpleasantness" during the ride up from Richmond. I had turned on WCVE, the public radio station, and they were playing a recording of a concert of one of the local amateur symphonies. Today's selection was the Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto, No. 1 in B-flat minor - a standard war horse. There was a brief intro done by the announcer, the conductor and the soloist. Then the music started... OUCH! The opening horn line was not quite in tune, and then the strings came in... and then the winds... Eh... Yes, it was the amateur - there's another term to use here, but it escapes me at the moment - symphony in town, but still...

Then there was some strangeness in the second movement. It started sounding like one of the microphones was placed right above the last chair violinist. And I mean the last chair. The intonation was way off. The rhythm was way off. Everything was off. But it was starting to overtake the level of the orchestra and the soloist. This went on for a few more seconds... I almost changed the channel, then there was this "skip", and all was back to normal... Wait, it started again.. Then it was back to normal again. And stayed that way. In retrospect, it sounded like another playing device had started in the broadcast studio, and started playing another piece against the Tschaik. A little Ives-ian moment, I guess. Well, then I had to listen to the rest of the concerto to see if the announcer was going to mention the snafu. No such luck. Ah, well...

Then I put on the OCR of Wicked, and that carried me the rest of the way up north.

...Still no one else here except me and my mother. And my grumbling stomach... :-X

:P
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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 01:57:41 PM: I'm at home for the moment, checking e-mail, HHW and getting some diet Pepsi for the family and I also checked TVGuide.com. The second question in this week's (new every Thursday) Flickchick (http://www.tvguide.com/movies/flickchick/) column on tvguide.com was this:

Quote
Question: I always hear people saying "Be afraid, be very afraid!" Is this from a movie? — Debbie

Flickchick: It's the advertising tag line from David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986), and has got to be the most widely quoted piece of movie-related ad copy since "In space, no one can hear you scream." That was, of course, the tag line for the original Alien (1979). A toast, then, to the unsung copywriters who've added so many fine phrases to our daily discourse. Except for Vinny Warden of DDB Needham Chicago, who wrote the Budweiser "Wassup" ad campaign; a year of hearing frat boys, drunken losers and sundry hail-fellows-well-met croak "Wassup!" brought me to within a hair of bursting a blood vessel.

Too bad that the Flickchick didn't mention WHO actually wrote the script! Damn her...damn her to hell! ::)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 01:57:54 PM: Quote from: Danise on November 25, 2004, 12:03:04 PM
Break a leg, TCB! I think you will be wonderful! :)

RLP, do you make your cornbread slightly sweet? That's the way I like mine.

As for last night's Bachelor, Jennifer, I found it discusting how Byron led those two women on a merry dance. By the way he kissed the one he didn't pick every two seconds, one wonders if he didn't whisper in her ear that if things didn't work out with the other one, he'd be in touch.

I had never watched that show before and never will again.

I don't I've made it through one full hour of "The Bachelor" nor the "The Bachelorette". The whole enterprise is just smarmy to me.

And speaking of bad TV, I somehow found myself watching the following earlier in the week: "The Big 25 Million Dollar Hoax - Finale", an episode of Bravo's "Manhunt", and some other reality show that I've blocked from my brain already. P! U!

However, I did catch "The Amazing Race", and I found that quite watchable.
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 02:00:50 PM: Just met up with the Wechter clan at Tommy's Burgers (they'd played a father/son's baseball game). I only had a Diet Coke as I'll be eating in a mere two hours (and posting on location as the food goes down my gaping maw and my hugry gullet.
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 02:01:24 PM: Off to the County of Orange and Thanksgiving dinner with The Dear Mother. We're going to a restaurant with an ocean view in the Beach of Laguna.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 02:06:22 PM: Quote from: George on November 25, 2004, 01:57:41 PM
I'm at home for the moment, checking e-mail, HHW and getting some diet Pepsi for the family and I also checked TVGuide.com. The second question in this week's (new every Thursday) Flickchick (http://www.tvguide.com/movies/flickchick/) column on tvguide.com was this:Too bad that the Flickchick didn't mention WHO actually wrote the script! Damn her...damn her to hell! ::)

Hmmm... I suspect a Letter to the Editor is in oder.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 02:07:23 PM: Quote from: bk on November 25, 2004, 02:00:50 PM
Just met up with the Wechter clan at Tommy's Burgers (they'd played a father/son's baseball game). I only had a Diet Coke as I'll be eating in a mere two hours (and posting on location as the food goes down my gaping maw and my hugry gullet.

Which location of Tommy's? The original? Or the one on Hollywood Blvd? (which I don't think is the original) Or some other location?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 02:07:47 PM: Hmm... I think I smell something possibly burning downstairs...

BRB
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 25, 2004, 02:08:14 PM: Que esta "hugry gullet"?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 02:09:59 PM: B...

Nothing burning. Just some weird confluence of aromas.

However, I will say that for a registered dietitian, my mom sure knows how to cook like a non-registered, non-dietitian!

:D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 02:24:04 PM: OH! They have a website!

Original Tommy's (http://www.originaltommys.com/)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 02:25:14 PM: Ohh... a bag of roasted chestnuts...

I want my turkey!

-Don't make me attempt another Irving Berlin parody!?!?!?!

;)
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 02:27:37 PM: Tiffany's doing her thing in the oven. She looks quite yumilicious. The oven tried to fool me -- seems that the knobs do not quite tell the truth. Thus Tiffany was doing her thing a bit too fast, which is not good. I think I have it figured out now. Keep your fingers crossed, DRs, or the wrath of a hungry bk will be upon me. Almost everything is done except the rolls and the mashed potatoes (the potaters are boiling as I write; the rolls will be made close to dinnertime).
Soon I will shower.
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 02:41:05 PM: This Tommy's is on Laurel Canyon and Burbank Blvd.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on November 25, 2004, 02:44:04 PM: My copy of Writer's Block arrived this morning. The packing envelope had been opened, and I wonder if someone at Canada Customs or the loading dock of my building started reading WB and couldn't put it down - because, from the chapters I've read so far, that's exactly the kind of book it is.
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 03:20:41 PM: Hopefully your CD was in there.

I tell you, Thanksgiving at haineshisway.com is the cranberries.
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 03:47:14 PM: Next post will be "on location".
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Post by: William F. Orr on November 25, 2004, 04:33:25 PM: Quote from: Noel on November 25, 2004, 05:47:28 AM
For the EXTREMELY obscure, does anybody know With My Eyes Wide Open from Brooklyn Dreams. Has anybody heard of Brooklyn Dreams? I know it sounds like a combination of two current Broadway duds. The last line of the bridge of My Eyes Wide Open still brings tears to my eyes (wide open): Morning is the best time, 'cause I'll wake up, and he'll be there.

Let me guess. Is that a musical version of the movie The Lords of Flatbush, with Sly Stalone and our very own Cindy Williams?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 04:49:18 PM: Good E-Ve-Ning!

Stage 1 of Thanksgiving Simbulan Style, 2004, has just ended...

Since my brothers were running late, and my father was indeed taking my aunt and uncle of a sight-seeing tour of DC, I went ahead and manned the kitchen for a while getting the rest of the meal together. I made the stuffing - sort of an improvised cornbread version with lots of butter. I took the whole chicken out of the fridge so that it would not be so cold once it hit the hot oil - they were going to deep fry that instead, whole. I cleaned dishes, cooking utensils, etc. -For being food service people, my parents seem to ignore the rules for cross-contamination when it comes to the home environment. "Why are you slicing the ham with the knife you just cut the raw chicken with!?!?" -Thankfully, I had washed enough of the "used" utensils in order to supply a fresh and sanitary supply for the continuing meal preparations. -I get anal that way. Must be that Alton Brown influence!

My sister-in-law ended up making a Turkey at home earlier which turned out very tasty and not at all dry. She improvised a Mediterranean seasoning mixture for it - lots of herbs, lemon, etc. And I have to say, I was quite impressed with her results since she normally tends to over-cook and over-season everything... on purpose. -It's what she's used to.

My brother, Mike, had to gerry-rig some hangers in order to fry up the whole chicken since the turkey holder was too big for the job. Thankfully, we had enough oil in the house in order for him to deep fry the chicken. -And, that was some pretty good chicken!

The mashed potatoes were laden with sour cream and butter. My mom had apparently improvised with the yams. They tasted good, but we all thought something was different. She didn't want them too sweet this year, and she wanted an extra creaminess to them. She was short on cream, so she substituted a can of coconut milk and added some chopped apples. Very interesting, but very good variation. In fact, when I took my first spoonful, I thought it tasted like ginitan which is Filipino dessert "stew" made with coconut milk and various root vegetables. Well, she did cut down on the sugar, but with the coconut milk, who knows what the fat content turned out to be. But we all know fat grams don't count on Thanksgiving anyway.

Then my Dad walked through the door.... with about 30 live crabs he had bought at Fisherman's Wharf downtown. Big blues! So, we kept the flame going outside from the deep-frying and he divided the crabs among two big pots and got them cooked.

There was a "mystery pie" sitting on the counter. It looked like pecan pie, but it didn't have a crust. Once I took a bite, I thought it was sweet potato pie. Then the bell went off in my father's head. He had bought and cooked a store bought sweet potato casserole.

The pies I brought started being consumed. The cherry pie is good, but the Chocolate Pecan Pie... WOW! It's basically a chocolate chess/custard pie with pecans. Very good, and sinfully rich. Of course, I've had a slice and a half already.

In short, there was plenty of food on the table. And there is still plent of food on the table. I just had one generous plates-worth so far, but I know I'm going to graze off and on over the next couple of hours. -At least have another slice of pie... gently warmed.. with some vanilla ice cream...

;D

Oh, and is the tradition with Simbulan family gatherings, there were lots of pictures taken. I'll see which ones I can get to post here tonight. We'll see.

Oh, and my niece, Alyssa, likes me today. She won't let me hold her, but she's been giving me little kisses - besitos - all evening. :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 04:53:24 PM: OH! And there was that ham too!

...And it looks like I may be heading up to NYC tomorrow - Brooklyn, actually. My relatives who are here, will be attending a debutante ball for one of my distant cousins. ??? Well, my Dad will be driving them. However, my Dad has never really driven in New York, so... I don't have my formal wear with me, so if I end up driving them up, I'll most likely be hanging out in Manhattan for most of the day. The only drawback to the day is that they will be driving back tomorrow night since, as we all know, the hotels have been booked for weeks! Again, we'll see...

OK.. Time for some Must-See TV.... and another slice of pie!
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Post by: td on November 25, 2004, 04:56:26 PM: DR Jose - IF you do get up to NYC, give Larry a call, he'll know how to get in touch with me. . and you could join us all for dinner on Saturday, if you'd like. . . ;D
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 04:58:28 PM: Posting on location - dinner is very good so far - rolls with butter, candied yame with butter, mashed potatoes with butter, turkey, stuffing, cranberries - I've only done one helping and I'm already close to exploding.
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Post by: William F. Orr on November 25, 2004, 05:02:10 PM: John Barrowman Alert!

Tomorrow, at 13:00 ET/10:00 PT, the Sci-Fi Channel will air Shark Attack III: Megalodon--one of the most ludicrous shark movies ever made--it swallows boats, it swallows jet-skis, it swallows bodyguards in tuxedos!--but still not as weird as Peter Benchly's The Beast, which is on right now. However Megalodon does have John Barrowman for eye candy. Here he is conducting a musical theatre workshop in Jolliet IL:
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 25, 2004, 05:50:39 PM: Conducting it with his feet?

I was looking at Yahoo and a headline read:

THONGS CROWD SIDEWALKS IN NYC FOR PARADE

I looked again and realized it read:

THRONGS CROWD SIDEWALKS IN NYC FOR PARADE

So MR BK were you given the tour of the new PANNI PREMISES?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 25, 2004, 06:39:37 PM: DR Danise: You are not alone in liking your cornbread slightly sweet. There's not a mix out there that doesn't have sugar in it.

BUT...I am not among your numbers. Thus, I have to make my cornbread from scratch every time. Back east, in the south, it's common to be able to find cornbread mix alongside the flour....a mixture of flour and cornmeal, that is, ready for mixing with eggs, milk and oil. Here on the west coast, I have to buy the cornmeal and the flour separately. And I use buttermilk for extra tastiness.

:D

I like my cornbread without the sugar.
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Post by: Ginny on November 25, 2004, 06:44:24 PM: Thanksgiving greetings! We hosted a small gathering today for our son, who's home from college, my mother, my mother-in-law, and a couple who live in the same retirement community as M-I-L. Menu was very traditional - turkey, stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce (whole berry and jellied), cranberry Jello salad, rolls, and 2 kinds of pie (apple and pumpkin). I'm very thankful that we still have 2 Grandma's in our family and that one of them brought a lovely Gewertztraminer, which I'm finishing while catching up with all of you DR's.

I, too, noticed the commercialization of the Macy's parade - it's pretty blatant. We were watching NBC and I was in and out, but especially enjoyed seeing Brooke Shields' number from Wonderful Town, which I had just seen in person last month. The Thanksgiving parade and the Tony Award broadcast are some of the only opportunities for we hinterlanders to see Broadway performances. Where's Ed Sullivan when you need him?

Elmore - glad to see you're back safely from DC. What I had hoped would be a 6-day break from work will be interrupted by my having to work Friday. Oh well, I have a 3-day weekend afterward and we hope to see The Polar Express, IMAX version. Also, start decorating for Christmas and making this year's first batch of caramel corn for an AAUW fundraiser this week.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 07:05:43 PM: Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? You'd think it was Thanksgiving or something. I'm through eating - I don't really think I ate that much, at least for me, but I feel totally gross and bloated and ready to explode. Oh, well. I did eat quite a bit of yams which were very good.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 07:06:57 PM: Just do you're not confused - I'm writing on location from dear reader Panni's - hence her photo with my posts.
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Post by: Jennifer on November 25, 2004, 07:26:33 PM: That's funny, when I read post #109, I was like, "that sounds so much more like BK than DR Panni!" :)

Gee, I want some Thanksgiving food. It all sounds so good. :(
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Post by: MBarnum on November 25, 2004, 07:27:27 PM: Back from Thanksgiving in Corvallis at my nephew's wife's family's house....it was so much fun! I am so fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life...here on HHW and here at home in Oregon!

Highlight of the day was playing inside the miniature "playhouse" out back...this tiny little house was built in the early 1920s for the family's Grandma Jane when she was a tike...it is about the size of a small bedroom and sturdy as heck and very 1920s looking! Even wired for electric lights! Has childsize furniture, stove, brick-a-brack, kitchen utensils, bassinette, etc! My 3 year old grand-neice Taylor, my sister, and I played in it for quite a while (an adult can stand in it without stooping over) Eventually, others came knocking at the door and the place got crowded, but little Taylor was quite the hostess...she made toast in the little plastic toaster for everyone! LOL!
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Post by: Jane on November 25, 2004, 07:31:03 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 25, 2004, 05:45:39 AM
We're talking favorite obscure show tunes here, and I can go back a long ways:

Jane, Jane, Jane (1903, BABES IN TOYLAND)

Now one of my favorite songs since elmore sent it to me. :D
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Post by: Jane on November 25, 2004, 07:34:59 PM: Quote from: Emily on November 25, 2004, 07:45:05 AM
Happy (US) Thanksgiving to all celebrating today!

The real question of the day: Will DR Jane be serving TOFURKEY? :)

Sorry to have been E&T lately

E & T is the reason you didn't catch my comments regarding TOFURKEY- ;D It taste like cardboard.
We had a lovely dinner at friends tonight-ate everything but the turkey and I'm stuffed.
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Post by: Ginny on November 25, 2004, 07:46:11 PM: Oh, as usual, our Thanksgiving guests also nibbled on our centerpiece, too. I invented it years ago, when we were hosting the holiday dinner on a very tight budget - an inexpensive cornucopia spilling whatever fresh fruit we have on hand (Gala apples, this year), assorted nuts in shells, and Hershey miniatures (I like to have the ones with autumn-motif wrappers, so have to purchase them in early October, otherwise end up with Christmas). I didn't realize it had become such a tradition until we were at another home one year and a nephew (who I thought never noticed anything) said during the lull between dinner and dessert, "What this table really needs is some of those little candy bars like at Aunt Ginny's."
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Post by: Matt H. on November 25, 2004, 08:10:20 PM: Well, I had a wonderful, relaxing afternoon and early evening at my friends'[ home. They fixed a ton of food, and I ate half a ton of it. AFterwards, we watched (and in my case endured) THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. I can see why it didn't do much box-office in this country. (I think it did better in some overseas markets). A ridiculous waste of time, I thought.
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Post by: Jane on November 25, 2004, 08:10:38 PM: Emily-funny story. Enjoy your break from school

Lulu it was nice you could visit us for Thanksgiving. Did your family enjoy the new dishes?

I thought of Bruce tonight when I was forced to eat more of the home made whipped cream on my desserts. Now I’m sick.

Panni did the cook downstairs have Madagascar Bourbon pure vanilla extract?

TCB have a great opening night. :D

Alyssa kissed Jose, must have been the best Thanksgiving treat all day.

Ginny I love the idea of your centerpiece. Did you take a photo you can post?

Off to watch something with Keith and cuddle with the pets. Echo is already on the bed waiting for me.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 25, 2004, 08:13:46 PM: Still did not get to finish WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, but that is definitely on the docket for tomorrow. What else I'll watch is still up in the air at this point.
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Post by: Michael on November 25, 2004, 08:17:55 PM: If any one gets the Oxygen network I just noticed that the TV movie Little Gloria: Happy At Last with Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury and me is on. I am in two scenes. Now you see me now you don't. It is during the court battle for custody. It's not a bad film. You might enjoy and see a 20 year younger and thinner me.
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Post by: Sandra on November 25, 2004, 08:29:22 PM: I had a wonderfully wonderful traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Floop on a leopard-spotted plate. This is what Thanksgiving is all about.

I just had some pumpkin pie, and I am thinking about fighting off the rest of my family for the last slice. It's that, or write one of my term papers.
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 08:58:37 PM: I had yummilicious yams, I had tasty turkey, I had potent potatoes, I had caloric cranberries, I had stupendous stuffing, I had riotous rolls, and now I am stuffed to the gills and ready to vomit on the ground. I'm back in the home environment as Abie the dog finally got to my allergies.
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Post by: Joey on November 25, 2004, 09:07:30 PM: Thanksgiving Break has afforded me some time to sit back and relax and get on the board! I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I have been home from school since Tuesday cleaning house. (My dad thinks it was for Thanksgiving but it is more for his suprise 50th birthday party we are having for him on Saturday. His birthday isn't until the 30th.) I stayed up late cleaning and doing laundry and then proceeded to head to Butler University in Indianapolis at 3 am to help with the Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving dinner. We were done by 7:30 am because they had so many volunteers. All the local news channels were covering it. (Actually the camera people kept getting in my way.) I had trash duty so I probably had the least glamorous job, but if I had gotten behind it would have held everything up. I then came home and slept until 2. I didn't have to help cook our family meal at all so I did dishes. We had, ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, heavenly hash, green bean casserole, croissants, cheescake, pumpkin pie, deviled eggs, banana nut bread, zuchini bread, jello with the nuts and bananas in it. I am sure I am forgetting something. It was all quite delicious. We watched White Christmas as per tradition, and then my sister went and proposed to her boyfriend. (He had proposed twice before and she freaked out and never gave him an answer. He told her next time she would have to ask him so she went and did that tonight after everything was done and he said yes. It's just been a really good day.
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Post by: Joey on November 25, 2004, 09:08:18 PM: Ohh how could I forget the stuffing! :o :D
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Post by: Kerry on November 25, 2004, 09:16:47 PM: And here all along I thought it was Goosey Poosey time. I wish someone would have told me earlier!
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Post by: Jay on November 25, 2004, 09:21:02 PM: Confidential to Dear Reader Joey:

The way you describe it, your holiday sounds like it came out of a Norman Rockwell painting or a Frank Capra movie. (And I do not mean that in a sarcastic way!)

You are very lucky to be so blessed!
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 25, 2004, 09:21:43 PM: *BURRRRRP!!*

(excuse me...)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 09:21:56 PM: Good Post-Feast!

Stage 2 of the Thanksgiving Simbulan Style, 2004...

...is just now wrapping up. The counters are cleaned off. The dishwasher has just started the drying cycle. My brother Michael, his wife Vero, and his two children, John Michael and Alyssa have departed and are finishing their Thanksgiving at their own house. My brother, Don, is upstairs in his room with his daughter, Alexandra. -He's in the process of moving into a new house right now. My aunt and uncle are in the guest room - they were the first ones down so to speak. I thought they had flown from San Diego, it turns out they had taken Amtrak cross-country. WOW! My parents are getting for bed, and for their trip up - and back - to NYC tomorrow. And I'm sitting here in the living room on my laptop. Letterman is on in the background. And I just finished the last slice of the Chocolate Fudge with Pecans Pie - which I warmed slightly in the microwave, and accompanied with a few forkfuls of vanilla ice cream. ;)

It was a very nice Thanksgiving. I was happy I could be here and help out. For some unknown reason, my appearance this afternoon surprised my parents, but they were very glad to have me here to help out, and just to be with the family. I think they thought I was working in Richmond. ?? In any case, they were very happy to have all four of their boys home at the same time - which happens less and less as we have grown up and moved away. It truly was nice being together as a family again.

One thing I forgot to mention earlier... At the height of the cooking and preparations, there were at least five cooks in the kitchen at once. There was some amazing choreography around the island, by the stove and the sink. Of course, during all of this, my two-year old niece, Alyssa, was walking around supervising all of us. She gave us all "Satisfactory's" for our perfomance tonight. Come to think of it, all the young ones tonight were very well behaved, and they even were settled enough to pose for pictures. Usually they're all very fussy... or asleep by the time the cameras come out.

But the big surprise of the evening is/was the lack of leftovers. The turkey was basically down to the bones. The chicken, ditto. The mashed potatoes were finished off. The ham is now just a soup bone. My mom's experimental yams were reduced to one small Tupperware container. Oh, there was a lot of stuffing left, but that always happens. And there also is a full pan of gravy left too - but that also always happens - at least in this household. However, all the main dishes were well served, and served us all well. -Oh, and there's just 1/2 of the cherry pie left!

;)

Stage 3 will begin tomorrow with.. Hmm.. I may have to head out to get some breakfast. :P
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 09:29:25 PM: As for heading to NYC... We'll see. There really is a bunch of stuff I want and need to get done in Richmond before starting back up here next week with Hallelujah, Baby! I'll just see how I feel when I wake up - and also see how my Dad feels about the drive. I forgot that he has done the drive up to Manhattan before, but never into Brooklyn. Then I had think about it... I've never driven into Brooklyn either. Queens, yes; Brooklyn, no. They Mapquested their route and they only have two turns after getting off the Verrazano Bridge, so it's not that difficult a drive. -And as long as they don't have to deal with coming out of the Lincoln Tunnel - that's still the scariest part of the trip for me when I drive up - I'm sure they'll be fine on their own. Again, I'll just see how I feel in the morning.

Dr td - I will give Larry a call on his cell if get up there, but since I'd have to head back tomorrow night, I can't really meet up with you guys on Saturday, so...

But it does look I can make it up there for the book signing. Everything will depend upon how orchestra rehearsals go. Due to some changes, there will be some "work" going on in the rehearsals, and if we get that work done in the first two days, then I should be all clear for NYC.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 09:30:41 PM: Oh, and if you haven't guessed by now - and if you care to know - I'm staying up in Fairfax tonight. I'm in the traditional post-Thanksgiving Feast Food Coma. And driving while in a Food Coma is never a good thing.
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Post by: Noel on November 25, 2004, 09:53:12 PM: Quote from: Joey on November 25, 2004, 09:08:18 PM
Ohh how could I forget the stuffing! :o :D

This was exactly what my father's wife said, after we'd finished Thanksgiving dinner and she realized that the stuffing had been prepared and put in a serving dish, but never arrived at the table
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Post by: Noel on November 25, 2004, 09:57:24 PM: The dessert, cherry pie, prompted me to teach Cherry Pies Ought To Be You to a friend. And from there it was on to No Lover. I played piano for more than two hours, including a rendition of Clap Yo' Hands played entirely with my right fist, no fingers at all. The key was to do in G-flat.

I have the feeling the Thank You So Much Mrs. Lowesborough-Goodbye line that David Hyde-Pierce is quoted as saying is not written by Cole Porter.

DR Jane, did DR Elmore also send you Kern's Leave It To Jane Jane Jane?
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Post by: bk on November 25, 2004, 10:05:31 PM: Jose, I do hope you will be there for the signing and our post-signing gathering. It will be too too.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 10:13:26 PM: Quote from: bk on November 25, 2004, 10:05:31 PM
Jose, I do hope you will be there for the signing and our post-signing gathering. It will be too too.

Well, with an "invitation" like that... I will try my best to make it up there.

*A further motivation to make it up to NYC that weekend is that it will be my last chance to get up there for more than just a day until I head up there in March for Penny O's Jewish Thighs.... Hmm... :-X
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Post by: TCB on November 25, 2004, 10:21:58 PM: Good night, all.

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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 10:51:01 PM: Quote from: Joey on November 25, 2004, 09:08:18 PM
Ohh how could I forget the stuffing! :o :D

My sister makes Scarborough Fair Stuffing (her speciality)! She uses fresh bread and the herbs are parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Everyone who had some loved it.

As for the rest of the food, it was fairly traditional: turkey, jellied and whole cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green salad. My mom (who's German) made German dumplings, which I think are like Matzah (sp?) balls but larger and not salty at all. She also made some cheesy broccoli dish. For dessert, there was a pumpkin pie from Costco (I made real whipped cream) and my mom made cream puffs. Both were very good. ;D
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Post by: George on November 25, 2004, 10:58:07 PM: Even though I didn't have the turkey (ick), I did fill up with other stuff. After dinner and dessert, we played Phase 10. My dad won...darn it. Now, I'm at home and will be going to sleep quite soon, so good night and have a pleasant tomorrow...a "Saturday Night Live" reference!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2004, 11:07:39 PM: ... Well, since we're not officially in the Christmas season...

And to all a Good Night.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 11:19:23 PM: It was a lovely Thanksgiving and I too am stuffed. bk was a charming guest and brought a great housewarming gift -- a marvelous stereopticon. No household should be without one. Abie fell in love with bk (who fed him from the table -- oy!) and is now stretched out in the guest room, dreaming of turkey. The cleaning up is basically done and I'm ready to take a walk. Which probably is not a great idea this time of night.
Once more, a Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 11:21:13 PM: To clarify - ABIE is stretched out in the guest room, dreaming of turkey, not bk.
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Post by: Panni on November 25, 2004, 11:41:29 PM: Quote from: Jane on November 25, 2004, 08:10:38 PM
Panni did the cook downstairs have Madagascar Bourbon pure vanilla extract?

It was Tahitian Blend Pure Vanilla Extract.

MERDE, TCB!!!