Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on October 30, 2003, 12:15:45 AM
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Good morning everyone - hope you've read the notes and are ready to post until the cows come home.
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FIRST POST!! Yay!
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I've found a rerun of M*A*S*H to watch...a perfect way to end a rather lousy day
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Indeed it is difficult to go past the beautiful "No-one Is Alone" and the entire Laurie Beechman album. I would add "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with the angelic voice of Art Garfunkel and the Marin Mazzie tracks on BK's Stephen Schwatrz album "With You/Gifts Of Love".
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Yesterday Andrea tried to post a pic from GeoCities, which got her red-x'd.
I took the liberty of grabbing same (the pic, not Andrea) and fuss and fiddled and hosted in such a fashion that, hopefully all 3 pics will load rapidly; if not tell me!
Full Picture
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Trimed Picture
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Head Shot
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For the techo-nerds I right-clicked red x and save the picture to a file (.bmp). I opened the file in Windows Pintbrush and saved as a .jpg. I then opened the .jpg in my Kodak Picture Software which came with my Camera and trimed the main photo and also cropped the head shot. I saved all three pics in a medium grade EMail format. I then transferred the files to my HHW Album in PictureTrail and got Picture to generate URLs which I used to emden the images in this text.
the techo-nerd (not geek) der Brucer
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Inspirational songs? Well, I've pretty much decided which CD to play first, as der Brucer and I head eastward: Barbara Cook, singing "It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish," from SeeSaw (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by one of my favorites, Dorothy Fields). (The CD is Close as Pages In a Book, if anyone is curious. Not a BK production, but that might have been gilding the lily.)
Of course, given the situation, this ends up sending a confused message. Are we finishing our life in California, and beginning same in Delaware, or are we beginning our journey, with the finish to take place in a week's time? Maybe I should be trying a different song:
Don't lose your confidence if you slip.
Be grateful for a pleasant trip,
And pick yourself up, dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
(Fields again, here partnered with Jerome Kern. If anyone accuses me of being a "friend of Dorothy," I'll have to ask "Which one?")
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So many inspirational songs in musicals! :D BUT if I have to choose just one it would be SOME PEOPLE - it's great to have a dream, lots of people do, but you need the guts to make it come true. It won't come to you.
And Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne put the thought together perfectly!
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The perfect album sung by the late great Laurie Beechman. A beautiful selection of songs produced by Bruce Kimmel. Cannot recommend it enough especially knowing what Ms. Beechman was going through when she recorded the album
Climb Every Moutain is an excellent choice so I am going to chose another Rodgers and Hammerstein song, You'll Never Walk Alone Lanny Myers did a beautiful job of orchestrating and arranging this song and Laurie wa backed by Terri Klausner, Loni Ackerman, Armstead Christian, Linda Beasley and Victor Pond
After listening to album I think I will add No One is Alone to my favorite list
If you can still find a copy please get it. (But not from that other label directly)
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Song Listing:
1. These Are the Good Times (Kicks: The Showgirl Musical)
2. Someday (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
3. being Alive (Company)
4. No One Is Alone (Into the Woods)
5. Beautiful City (Godspell)
6. Climb Ev'ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)
7. If We Only Have Love (Jacques Brel)
8. There But for You Go I (Brigadoon)
9. If You Believe (The Wiz)
10. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
11. You'll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
12. I Am Changing (Dreamgirls)
13. Make Our Garden Grow/One Hand, One Heart (Candide/West Side Story)
14. God Bless Us, Everyone (A Christmas Carol)
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I would consider many of Jerry Herman's upbeat songs to be inspirational; among them, "The Best of Times," "Open a New Window," and "Put on Your Sunday Clothes." Another favorite is the stirring "Learn to Be Lonely," from the BK-produced (Bay Cities) A Doll's Life (Comden and Green, Grossman).
And a bit of unrelated trivia for der Burcer, et al.: "The word nerd first appeared in 1950 in Dr. Seuss's If I Ran the Zoo: And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring Back an It-Kutch a Preep and a Proo A Nerkle a Nerd and a Seersucker, too!"
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http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/060848/060848_01_03_30.wav (http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/060848/060848_01_03_30.wav)
Not sure if this will work. 8)
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Miss Ethel came through loud and clear JR. The late and sorely missed Nancy LaMott is a wonderful singer of songs of hope and inspiration, many of them penned by David Friedman. Listen to My Heart, We Can Be Kind and Help is on the Way all come to mind. I have all the LaMott CDs, including the Christmas CD and since the legal folderol seems to have been settled, I look forward to some more gems from the vault of Nancy and David.
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Happy Day Before Halloween!!!
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Thanks Ben!
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Here is a link to the revue, Listen to My Heart. You can hear 30 second clips of Nancy singing some of David's songs of hope.
http://www.listentomyheartsite.com/sample.html (http://www.listentomyheartsite.com/sample.html)
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Very nice, DR Ben. Thanks for sharing!
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ohhhh! Thanks der brucer
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Inspirational songs -- Gee, there are so many. One song that gets me choked up every time I hear it is "Home" from The Wiz. Strange as it may seem that song has meant so many things at various stages of my life.
Oh Gawd, it's too darn early to get so philosophical. Now, where are those photos from the hunky guys of Angel! :D
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I guess I really don't care for inspirational songs. Those by David Friedman in particular - they all sound the same to me. Within the context of the original shows, if supported by the book, an inspirational song can work (Don't Be Afraid from A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is one I like, father to daughter) but take it out of the show, sing it at a ballgame, I break out in hives.
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Did I miss the Ask BK answers? I went through all of yesterday's posts and today's notes.
As I said the last time this was the topic du jour, my favorite song of hope is "Gee I Hope I Get It" from A CHORUS LINE. Another song of Hope I like is "Thanks For the Memory".
Am I missing something or has DR Lulu been E&T for a while? I don't recall seeing posts from her for a while... even before the format change, but I may be wrong.
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ohhhh! Thanks der brucer
Ya know - if you were so inclined, you could use the head shot I posted as the avatar (picture that pops up in your profile) - just go to the message where the pic is posted, right-click it, select properties and cut and paste the URL to your profile.
a trying to be helpful der Brucer
PS I can edit the head shot if you'd like.
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Good morning Heartsville... I mean HHW! (I think I stayed up a little too late listening to my new Zanna Don't Cast Album courtesy of Andrea)
I get back my Mad Mahdiyya paper proposal today. Wish me luck that it was accepted!
Favourite inspirational broadway songs... hmm....
1) "Happiness" from You're a Good Man Charlie Brown always gets me out of a funk
2) "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha
3) "Climb Every Mountain" from The Sound of Music
4) "You Can do More" from The Inaudible Jason Robert Brown
5) "Louder Than Words" from Tick Tick Boom!
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For you eye-candy lovers -
Here is the crew setting up for the next BK book signing:
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Maybe we'll get Roman Meal bread to go with the cheese slices.
ever-hopeful der Brucer (who should be packing the car instead of futzing with pictures)
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Hmm...I'll probably add to this topic, but for inspiriational songs, Everybody Says Don't is the first one that comes to mind. I like the Babs version best, personally. *ducking tomatoes*
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I would have to go with BK's choice of Climb Ev'ry Mountain, because that was one of my favorite films growing up and I associate it with so many memories.
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Inspirational songs:
I love "Not While I'm Around" from "Sweeney Todd." It's very intimate -- a declaration that you are going to be watched over in bad times.
"Make Our Garden Grow" from "Candide" is also inspiring -- it is a declaration of survival by one who has endured unimaginable defeats.
"I'm On My Way" from "Porgy and Bess." A statement of hope and determination.
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. Now, where are those photos from the hunky guys of Angel! :D
For pics like this:(http://members.tripod.com/~Boreanaz_Pictures/pub/sm-lean5.jpg)
Go Here (http://members.tripod.com/~Boreanaz_Pictures/)
For pure (in a manner of speaking) David like this:
(http://www.david-boreanaz.com/albums/candidpictures/amv.thumb.jpg)
or this:
(http://www.david-boreanaz.com/albums/scannedpictures/ari.thumb.jpg)
Go Here (http://www.david-boreanaz.com/)
For other Angel folks, like this:
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Go Here (http://www.cityofangel.com/main/index.html)
the must get packing der Brucer
PS If this message doesn't load pretty quick, let me know.
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I have to agree with someone's earlier choice of You'll Never Walk Alone. Those final moments in CAROUSEL, where Billy tries to convince his daughter to believe, never fail to move me. Another song would have to be I'm Way Ahead from SEESAW. (I often use that song as a personal affirmation song for my life.) Third choice would probably be Make Someone Happy from DO RE MI.
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My favorite inspirational song of all time: "Move On" from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. Brings me to tears every time.
Other Sondheim favorites in this vein" "No One Is Alone," "Being Alive," "Our Time."
I was part of an awards show once and the ensemble of singers performed a choral arrangement of "You'll Never Walk Alone" which also choked me up during rehearsals because it was so beautiful.
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Good morning, folks. Well, I just got a call to be on alert for disaster relief in the LA area. I don't know if I'll go or not. I can't do anything about my mother's stuff until I get death certificates, so I suppose I should keep busy.
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Did I miss answers to our questions from BK. I used the new button for yesterday and didn't see any, and there weren't any this morning in the new notes or post.
BK? Did I miss them or have you been too busy to deal with them yet?
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I love “No On Is Alone” sung by just about anyone, but Laurie Beechman’s version is one of my favorites. I also love the duet with her sister Claudia, “If We Only Have Love.”
“Move On” from SUNDAY… I got to perform this duet in a revue a few years ago and it was one of the highlights of my performing life.
“Not While I'm Around” is a wonderful song.
“A Place Called Home” from the Menken/Ahrens A CHRISTMAS CAROL
I love the duet arrangement between the Harlem Boy Choir and Betty Buckley on “Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall” of “Our Time” and “Children Will Listen.”
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OK, for you ANGEL fans, what does the actor who plays Loren look like without the ghoulish make-up? Do any of you have pics of him in real life? Looks like an actor I might have seen in lots of other things.
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ooo yeah. Have to agree with Matt on "Move On" Gets me every time
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MAKE OUR GARDEN GROW especially the OC recording when everyone sings a capella at the end.
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Don't forget to tune your televisions to Channel 6 this afternoon to see the Finest in Fall Films! ;D
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Dear Der Brucer: If you're reading this from anyplace other than a hotel room...
Break's Over!
GET BACK TO WORK!
(Whistling some ditty from Snow White to lend inspiration...)
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ROTFLMAO!
;D
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER![/move]
SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!
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[font="courier new"]HEY! HEY! HEY! BIM IS ON THE
WAY!!![/font]
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BIM?
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Good morning/afternoon DRs![/move]
I have to apologize for my most unseemly E&Tness of last evening. I got home from American Lit class all stoked to log on to HHW and post my tired heart out, but guess what surprise I was greeted with? My sister's room in the basement is having the carpet replaced, so the PC was disconnected and my mom refused to let me hook it back up! You can imagine how happy I was about that >:(, and I was stuck on the antique Mac upstairs which takes about 10 minutes per page to load. I just finally called it a night and went upstairs to commit myself to the delightful task of homework.
So I'm typing this at school now...the PC should be hooked up by tonight!
You all have incredible taste, and most of my favorite inspirational songs have already been mentioned. I'll just list mine at the risk of being redundant.
Move On
Everybody Says Don't
Being Alive
Children Will Listen
It's Today
You'll Never Walk Alone
Somewhere
Some People
Don't Rain On My Parade
I hope you guys won't mind if I share a story that pertains to Laurie Beechman. When I saw Bounce a few days ago, I had the pleasure of meeting my friend Kate's friend (I don't want to write her name, because I don't know if she would want me to), who I really got along with well. At our sleepover, we really got to talking about our lives and shows and performers that moved us, and she told me the most wonderfully moving story about Laurie Beechman.
My new friend is from Philadelphia and often goes to the Walnut Street Theatre, where Laurie performed and also her sister Claudia. I forget what show it was, but she saw Laurie in a show there and just idolized her for then on. She wrote Laurie a long, gushing letter and wasn't even that sure she'd hear back. However, a few days later, she listened to the messages on her answering machine and lo and behold, Laurie had left her a long and grateful phone message. It's so sad...this all happened at the height of Laurie's illness, and she passed before she and my friend could ever really talk. But my new friend has become close with Laurie's mother, and also to a lesser extent with Claudia, who she recommends as a wonderful singer of French songs. Today's topic just made me think of this, and although it's so sad, it really gave me an idea of how exceptional a human being Laurie Beechman was.
On a lighter note...
Andrea--Love your pic, blondie! ;)
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Go and catch a rising star:
(http://www.kristinchenoweth.com/images/left_banner.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth, ladies and gentlemen!
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Oh, btw!
I've become addicted to making online quizzes at Quizilla.com, and I've made one that you guys may enjoy looking at!
Which of Guido's Women from the musical Nine are you?
go here (http://quizilla.com/users/bwaybabie/quizzes/Which%20of%20Guido's%20women%20from%20the%20musical%20Nine%20are%20you%3F/)
(Edited by: Rolakab Kram for amaM yxeS)
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Darn it, I can't get that hyperlink to work! I'm so hopeless with that kind of thing. Maybe I should ask Kram Rolakab what to do!
Ron--love the pic of Kristin! She's so purty!
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Inspirtational songs: You'll Never Walk Alone, Climb Ev'ry Mountain. We Can Be Kind (David Friedman), Not While I'm Around, Being Alive, Move On, and not a DAMN thing by Andrew Lloyd Webber, can you believe it? Of course you can! Going to dig the "Bear" costume out of the garage. I'll be sure and post a picture tomorrow, although it may look a lot like the existing picture to your left. :D
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Listened to Lucy as Mame this morning. It's actually not bad considering how bad I think the picture is (didn't anyone ever teach you not to end your sentence with is, young man?)
Bea Arthur does her usual great job and everyone else, including Robert Preston, is fine. Still don't think I could sit through the movie again, unless it was with like-minded friends and we watched it in a Mommie Dearest frame of mind.
This is 92. Only 9 more. What ever can I talk about in 9 more posts. Oh, I'll think of something.
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I keep getting all this karma. Thank you, Karma Fairy, whoever you are! I love it. Helps me get through the busy days at work as I prepare for a presentation in Cleveland in mid-November and then preparations for our long-awaited Christmas vacation.
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I don't know if any of you are into cruises as much as I am (no, Tom from Oz, not cruising) but Radisson Seven Seas has just announced that one of their Spring '04, SPOTLIGHT CRUISES, is a ten-day Spotlight on Broadway Cruise. Among the guests on board for the cruise will be Mary Rodgers (although, Radisson insists on spelling it Mary Rogers of the Rogers and Hammerstein Library).
It sound like it would be wonderful, but be forewarned, Radisson Seven Seas is one of the more expensive of the current cruise lines.
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Did anyone else watch the Walt Disney Concert Hall Inaugural last night on PBS? It was wonderful!
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Just for clarification. Re: posting pictures in a separate thread. It was NOT me who suggested that.
This is what I wrote yesterday:
I have a question. Now that we are figuring out how to post pictures, we are picture posting trigger happy. But the problem is that it takes much longer to load the pages here. Is is possible that we try to control ourselves a bit. Like only a couple pictures each a day. It took me like 5 minutes to load page 1 today
Oh and btw, Der Brucer yes the pictures you posted today were much smaller and loaded much faster. And thanks so much for your email.
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BIM = Bugalew International Music
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How do I make my writing bigger? I see the "A with an arrow".
It doesn't seem to work? Help anyone.
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I'll try posting as much as I can, but so far I've had two computers that don't work (the last was a five year old iBook that was really incredibly annoying). I'm about to get incredibly annoying if they don't set me up with some things that work. I sort of just got a little snippy, and it's only going to get worse as the day goes by. I'm so easy - an office with a computer that works so that I can work, a parking pass and a door pass - none of which I have at the moment. The office manager is very busy because three or four new people are starting tomorrow, but I started yesterday, and he's trying to get them set up before he deals with my problems and I'm not having it. What do you think of THAT?
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How do I make my writing bigger? I see the "A with an arrow".
It doesn't seem to work? Help anyone.
DR Jennifer - click on the box that reads WYSIWYG! All will be revealed. ;D
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Jennifer: Highlight the word, press the A with the up-and-down arrow...and you will see code appear on either side of the word(s) you'd highlighted. You will also see a "2" which is the "current" size of the type. Change the 2 to a 3 or a 4 or a 5 and watch the word(s) GROW!
Bruce: Snippy? You? I can hear it now: "I WON'T be ignored!"
About to "defy" gravity:
(http://www.playbill.com/images/photos/wicked2.jpg)
The great Idina Menzel as Elphaba in "Wicked"!
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Actually, Jrand, BIM IS HERE! ! ! ! !
All I can say is . . .
well, actually I can't say anything, my tongue is on the floor. my mouth is agape. my heart is at 150.
(http://www.nbii.gov/education/images/apple.jpg)
Surely, Jrand and I are not the only ones who have bitten.
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OH, cool!
I am so glad that you asked that question
Jennifer! LOL!
More exciting new things to play
with!
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That was fast, DR td. I regret that it wasn't broadcast in stereo!!
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What a fabulous picture of Idina!! The lighting for that particular scene is absolutely amazing, and she just blows the song out of the water. I DO hope the reviews are favorable...I just don't see how they could be bad. I'm about to run to lunch now, but I wanted to stop by and say hello...so....HELLO!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here's to sending positive vibes to the cast, crew and staff of WICKED tonight--I think they've got a major hit on their hands.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/move]
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DR Jrand wrote:
DR Jennifer - click on the box that reads WYSIWYG! All will be revealed.
What the heck is WYSIWYG stand for?
How do I get it to "stick"?
DR Ron Pulliam wrote:
Jennifer: Highlight the word, press the A with the up-and-down arrow...and you will see code appear on either side of the word(s) you'd highlighted. You will also see a "2" which is the "current" size of the type. Change the 2 to a 3 or a 4 or a 5 and watch the word(s) GROW!
Well I did that, but it didn't grow. Let me try again.
I just clicked on it. I didn't realize I had to change the number. Thanks.
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Okay I got where the submit button is. But a bunch of font stuff was printed in my message. Let me try again.
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http://www.barbneal.com/wav/ltunes/misc/lrrh01.wav (http://www.barbneal.com/wav/ltunes/misc/lrrh01.wav)
Little Red Song NOT from Into the Woods!
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BIM has been revealed as
Bugalew International Music
but I can't find anything else. Is it a Web site? I can't find it on-line. I assume the apple drawing is somehow connected to BIM.
What's the story Morning Glory? What's the tale Nightengale?
BTW, WYSIWYG means What You See Is What You Get
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Just for clarification. Re: posting pictures in a separate thread. It was NOT me who suggested that.
Actually, I was the one who suggested the separate site for photos yesterday. I was only trying to suggest a compromise that would satisfy all of us. I wasn't trying to cause trouble -- honest! I love photos, I love smiley faces, I love HHW, and I love, love, love each and every one of you!
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DR TCB wins the Congeniality Award, given by the contestants themselves, so that makes it very special!!
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Look at this great news.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82473.html (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82473.html)
Bounce to Be Recorded by Nonesuch Nov. 10 in Washington, DC!!!!
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JRand:My dear man, you have WAY too much time on your hands (this from me as I just listened to that little ditty). What is that from. The voice sounds familiar. I'll probably kick myself when you tell me.
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DR TCB wrote:
Actually, I was the one who suggested the separate site for photos yesterday. I was only trying to suggest a compromise that would satisfy all of us. I wasn't trying to cause trouble -- honest! I love photos, I love smiley faces, I love HHW, and I love, love, love each and every one of you!
I didn't think you were trying to cause trouble. I thought it was very nice of you to try to find a way to satisfy everyone.
Btw, I love that flashy smiley!
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For those picture lovers, check out the picture in my previous post, advice also to those curious about BIM (the pic is a clue).
And now for photo lovers in general, and one particular DR who has been seen with this beauty. . .
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JRand: I went to the Web site. It's Lucy, right?
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BIM has been revealed as
Bugalew International Music
but I can't find anything else. Is it a Web site? I can't find it on-line. I assume the apple drawing is somehow connected to BIM.
What's the story Morning Glory? What's the tale Nightengale?
BTW, WYSIWYG means What You See Is What You Get
DR Ben - click on this link to revel in the awfulness of The Apple
And know that unless you Hear and See it for yourself - you have not experienced BIM!
http://www.coldfusionvideo.com/a/apple.html (http://www.coldfusionvideo.com/a/apple.html)
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Lorne, The Host (of ANGEL) sans make-up, as requested:
(http://www.cityofangel.com/characters/images/andyHallett.jpg)
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Ben - it's from the Bugs Bunny "Little Red Riding Hood" cartoon, and the name of the singer escapes me right now.
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[font="Times New Roman"]Okay let me try this again.
My first[/font] attempt had font sizes written all over it. [/color]
[font="Times New Roman"]Very bizarre![/font]
I'm gonna let this go thru. And maybe someone can explain why these font thingies appear. I'm using Times New Roman, font size 4.
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Does the "barbneal" part of the URL have anything to do with the singer of the song, JRand??????
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The only thing I can think of is maybe I chose a color that isn't available?
Very bizarre. When others use "WYSIWYG" and "submit" do you see font sizes and info in your message? I had to erase the extra stuff. And now the message seems okay. Weird.
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I don't think so DR Ron - I think she is the one who put the wav files on the site.
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No, Ron, it's just a combination of the Web site owner's name and his wife's name. She is Barbara and he is Neal, hence barbneal.
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I guess my little snippy fit worked because I finally have a computer that works! So, now not only can I do work on the computer, I can post on the computer and I can read YOUR posts on the computer, and all is well with the world.
I only answered a handful of my questions yesterday, but I will try to answer whatever I didn't later today or tonight. It was just impossible yesterday, what with having a computer that froze every three minutes.
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I delved into the "About Me" section of the man's Web site. That's how I found out about Neal who lives on Staten Island, and his lovely wife, Barbara and their children. This board is too tempting. I need to concentrate on work and then I must go home and do laundry. I would do it tomorrow, but since tomorrow is Halloween and I live one half block from the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade route (my laudromat is a half-block on the other side of the parade route), I prefer not to be out in that madness trying to cross the street with my laundry.
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Gotcha. Went there and what a treasure trove of .wav files!
Jennifer: By George (and Ben and Bruce and td and Jason), I think you've got it!
WYSIWYG -- did anyone tell you what this was? "What You See is What You Get"?
Jason: I was right at the stage the first time I saw "Wicked" and the lighting set up was astounding.
I was in the mezzanine the second time...and it's so cool seeing those intense lights shine down in a column onto the performers. I think the lighting in this show is unbelievably extraordinary.
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The singer is Imogene Lynn who did cartoon work and also sang with Artie Shaw's band for a time.
The internet is GREAT!!
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OMG, JRand, where do you find these things??? The Apple reaches new heights, or depths, depending on your definition of each.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]What a Hoot!!![/move]
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But now that I listen again - it does sound amazingly like Bea Benederet - who is also credited with voice work in the cartoon. Maybe it's Kate Bradley!
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Bea Benaderet
I loved her in so many things. Burns and Allen, all her little guest appearances in things like I Love Lucy and Jack Benny and her great cartoon voice work. What a talent!
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TCB--we love you too!!! :-*
Jennifer--thanks for the Bounce news! I cannot wait to buy the album...not the greatest Sondheim score ever, but certainly one I'm willing to spend twenty bucks on!
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/huepfen/jumping-smiley-017.gif)
I'm still on the school computer, and kind of paranoid now to go to Click-Smiley.com. Banner ads of sex smilies keep popping up. Ummm....no.
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Please forgive the vanity post....
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]I'm a Junior Member! Bye-bye newbiehood![/move]
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Hmmm...that was premature...I guess I needed 51.
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Welcome, Maya, to Junior Membership. I'm sure you won't be here long. You will soon join those of us FMs. With this post I reach my full membership and I can do the Full Member dance (though I generally don't dance in public - I did my dancing in the 70s disco days and have made a vow not to do anything resembling that, in public, again)
;) :-*
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Now time for my Vanity Post. Full Membership is here! Ah, it was a long, hard post, but I achieved it, nonetheless. I would like to thank the Theatre Wing (I'm a New Yorker, I dreamed about winning a Tony, not an Oscar!), my boyfriend and all the people I saw on the way up. Please treat me kindly if you see me on the way down.
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I have been E&T and also T&E because I have been out of town. But now I am back in town and at work. And work is on overload since I had been out of town. Just wanted to pop in and say hello to all the DRs. I will write more later..
p.s. To those who like David Boreanaz and ANGEL - I have some fun audio and video of David, as he was often my class partner in college during our freshman and sophmore years in college... A great guy then and even more so now...
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LOL, Ben, and thanks for the welcome! I only have about 50 posts til full membership now!
Thanks to those who made me feel even more karmalicious!
Craig--WB to the cookie jar! How cool is it that you went to school with David Boreanaz! TD must be turning green right now! ;D
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Favorite Broadway songs of inspiration:
Although most mentioned before:
When You Walk Through A Storm
Children Will Listen
Move On
No One is Alone
Somewhere
Climb Every Mountain
You've Got to Be Taught
Give Me Your Tired and Your Poor (IB from Miss Liberty)
With regard to Climb Every Mountain, last night I saw the PaperMill production of Sound of Music in NJ. This was a mediocre production, with the scenery not up to its usual standards. Although the Maria, the kids, and the supporting cast were generally good, Bob Cuccioli was terrible as the Captain. This is not a well written part, but his line readings were flat and boring and he was very stiff. Also the exits and entrances were very stilted. The Mother Superior had a decent enough voice, but not operatic enough for the role. There was nothing inventive about this production and it paled in cmoparison to the recent Broadway revival. What was interesting was, however, that they used a combination of the movie score in place of the Broadway score. They inserted the "I Have Confidence" song I and replaced "An Ordinary Couple" with the movie song "Something Good" . They, however, retained the placement of "My Favorite Things" in the Mother Superior's office and used the "Lonely Goatherd" during Maria's bedroom scene witih the kids during the storm. The Broadway revival used the movie songs but used "My Favorite Things" as the storm song as it was used in the movie, where it really works better for audience response. I don't remember where they placed the Goatherd song in the Broadway revival - maybe they used it as in the movie in a puppet show, but I can't remember. Also, I seem to remember that the reprise of "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" song between Leisel and Maria occurred after Leisel realized that her boyfriend had become a Nazi. Here it is placed before and doesn't make much sense, especially the lines "A bell is no bell 'till you ring it, a song is no song 'till you sing it, and love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, love isn't love 'till you give it away." By the way, I remember reading many years ago that these were the last line that Oscar Hammerstein wrote and were inserted during the pre-Broadway tour of TSOM.
I also saw Wicked this past Monday night. It had a very strong audience reaction and the two leads were excellent. Much criticism has been heaped on the score, but I found it pleasant and I really can never judge a score on only a first hearing. The show is no Hairspray or Producers, and is not going to be a megahit in that category. I think it will get mixed reviews. Joel Grey is totally wasted in his role. He has very little to do and really doesn't shine at all. I found certain things disorienting with respect to WOZ, particularly the ages of the characters. I thought this was taking place many years before Dorothy falls into OZ, which makes sense that the witches-to-be are fairly young as compared to Glinda and the Wicked Witch in WOZ, who were both not very young. But when the Wicked Witch is melted by Dorothy in Wicked, it doesn't seem that very much time has passed since the time that she and Glinda met. Overall, however, my wife and I found the show enjoyable and I would recommend it. It is not, however, great. I would beware of where you sit in the Gershwin Theatre. If you sit too close on the side, you will miss alot of action. Parts of the scenary block the stage action to those on the sides. We were in row G, towards the side and were able to see, but those closer and more to the side really missed alot. The Gershwin (formerly the Uris) is too big and not a "warm" theatre at all.
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DR RonP wrote:
Jennifer: By George (and Ben and Bruce and td and Jason), I think you've got it!
WYSIWYG -- did anyone tell you what this was? "What You See is What You Get"?
Is that really what it stands for?
And btw, yes I was able to use the "WYSIWYG" button. But nobody answered my question. I click on that button. Choose a font and a size and colors. But when I "submit" my message in the little HHW message box, it has all kinds of font codes. What is that about? For the color part, I think I chose one that didn't exist. But why for the font and font size. Has anyone else experienced this? I simply previewed and deleted the code. But it seems awfully odd.
Btw, for those Survivor fans. Check out the canoe chat from today:http://rapids.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/NewChat/NC-transcript.pl?CHAT_NAME=SurvivorPearlIslands5&TEMPLATE=transcript.html&ACTION=LAUNCH&LAST=3 (http://rapids.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/NewChat/NC-transcript.pl?CHAT_NAME=SurvivorPearlIslands5&TEMPLATE=transcript.html&ACTION=LAUNCH&LAST=3)
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Yes. That's really what it stands for. And why in the world would you go through all the trouble to ADD the code through WYSIWYG and then immediately delete the code immediately after???
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At this time of the morning I need a song of inspiration! Where are you François? Yes indeed I expect our French friend to sing me a song of inspiration. It is Halloween here and as some of you are no doubt aware, a major NON EVENT in Oz. Happy Halloween to you all for tomorrow. The only Halloween song I can think of is "One Halloween" from "Applause".
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Hello fellow dear readers! I hope you all have been having splendid Thursdays, I know I'm having a great one. Thursdays are always the best days. :)
Story time: You all remember Paulie, correct? He's a poster here at HHW who, for the last few weeks, has been very E and T because of his many many commitments, etc. Paulie and I thought up the idea of writing a song a few months ago. We decided he would write the lyrics, I would figure out a melody, harmonies, etc, and he would then take the music and put piano to it. Well, he sent me the lyrics a few weeks ago, and they're gorgeous. They might need a little tweaking here and there, but they really show exactly what we were trying to make out of the song, etc. HERE is my problem: Every time I think of something, I automatically psyche myself out, because I'm afraid that whatever I think up won't go with his beautiful lyrics. So, of course, I am turning to you all. I'm going to post the lyrics, and you can play with them all you want, and if/when you think of a tune, tell me about it! He doesn't know I'm doing this, but I think it might cheer him up a bit, as he's a bit overloaded. BTW, some of the stuff may not make too much sense, but that's because he, very creatively, combined a lot of our inside jokes in it, etc. I'll get them and post them in a few minutes. THANK YOU!!!!!! *mwah*
BK: So glad you have a computer that works. Hissy fits rule.
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Everytime I look at the "Sleeping Beauty" headings I think of the Jimmy Dean song "To A Sleeping Beauty" - Wish I didn't! The mind wanders. Does anyone remember the Jack Ross version of "Cinderella"?
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The Lyrics to "Buona Sera, Darling"
I was hoping to see you tonight, my love
But clouds cover the sky, truly a shame
For I stare through the window dreaming of us
And far away I know you are doing the same
I wanted to kiss you goodnight
I wanted to embrace you tight
The distance between us keeps love away
But until we're together, to you I will say
Buona sera, darling
I hope you can hear me
Buona sera, darling
When will you be near me?
I am dreaming of keeping you warm, my love
Though the snow falls and the winder is cold
Still I stare through the window dreaming of the day
When I will finally touch your warm heart of gold
[bridge]
Buona sera, darling
Buona sera...
Darling, I'll always kiss you goodnight
And forever I'll embrace you tight
When I kiss your lips, the bells start to ring
And now that I with you, together we'll sing
Buona sera, darling
Love is now a song for two
Buona sera, darling
Always know that I love you
Always know that I love you
Buona sera, darling, I love you
So there you go...sappy, yes, but really cute, right? Oh and I might not be on for the rest of the night, as my dad just made a surprise turn and came home early. Eep! Email suggestions to me at sarah@davishome.us.
Bye! ~Swishy~
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WICKED opens tonight, so I just want to wish one and all to break legs for tonight's performance.
BOUNCE opens in DC tonight, too!
:)
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Thank you so much (a SHE LOVES ME reference), DR td, for the picture of Lorne, sans make-up. He DOES seem familiar.
I became a Junior Member today as well, and I feel SO grown up. And being a Junior in real life as well as at HHW makes me feel twice blessed!
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~~~~~~Good opening night vibes to Idina, Kristin, Joel, Norbert Leo, Michele, Howard, Richard, Gavin, Jane and to the entire collective casts of Wicked and Bounce~~~~~~~~~~~[/move]
Swishy--what a lovely song, or rather song lyrics...Paulie should be very proud. By the way, someone still owes me her voice clips! ;) Hopefully you'll be back on IM soon!
Time to go home.
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wow. out of sight- out of mind I guess. My karma seems so low compared to all you non E&T posters of the past few days LOL
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A song of inspiration? hum... let's see if I'm inspired!
Well! What about that great hymn by the great Jerry Herman?
"I AM WHAT I AM!"
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How is it that Francois, who is only present on Thursdays, can have more posts than me?! I am thoroughly confused. I shall just have to start posting numerous times. In a non-annoying way of course.
I'm practicing to try out for a solo at All-District Chorus next weekend. It's a call-and-response song called "Sahayta", made up of different words from different languages that all have meanings similar to "Peace and Joy". The "leader" sings something out, and the chorus and audience respond. There are some fun words like "!Uba !Uoba" (The "!" representing a tongue click...very fun), and Ngoyila, where you make the "ING" sound at the beginning. You get to do a lot of talking to the audience if you get the solo, so I'm thinking that might be fun.
Maya: Aren't they great? He emailed them and I was swoooooning.
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Mary Martin used to tell the story, that when Sound of Music was in rehearsal was when they were first told that Oscar Hammerstein was ill, but no one knew for sure how ill he was. The first night they opened out of town, Mary had hoped that Oscar would be able to come up for the show. Instead he sent her a note wishing her the best, and at the bottom of the note he had written by hand the now famous words A bell is no bell till you ring it.............
After the show they learned that Oscar Hammerstein had died, and Mary asked that words me written into the show.
I don't know if the story is true, but it always made me cry.
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It is so nice to have a computer that works! I have set it up so I can write the next day's notes from here if I have time, which will be very helpful to me, oh, yes, which will be very helpful to me.
Now, what is this LULL? It is prime afternoon/early evening (depending on your time zone) posting time and yet the posts are few and far between. I need reading entertainment, dear readers, so let's get some postin' goin' on or I will send Sydney Bristow to visit you.
We're going to have quite the party here tomorrow - I've been preparing the party favors and I'm warning you now - be afraid, be very afraid.
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Swishy, you're wrong!
I'm "here" on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays AND Sundays every other week!
Thanks so much for noticing me! -- I'm joking --
I'm surprised you don't complain that my "karma" is less than yours!
Anyway, life is more than numbers!
Ain't that.... inspiring?
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I am remiss in not posting today until now. I've been tied up with sundry and moonwet tasks. As far as the Topic of the Day is concerned, I cannot think of a single song to add to the wonderful ones that have already been mentioned here. But Dear BK taught me long ago that a dull post with nary any content is better than no post at all.
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People? How can we ever get to five hundred posts if you won't pitch in. You must pitch in, you must pull your weight (no mean feat), you must help pull us over the top, for we must climb ev'ry mountain and ford ev'ry stream or, at the very least, chevrolet ev'ry stream. Give me a P, give me an O, give me an S, give me a T, what do they spell - POST.
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Lovely lyrics Paulie & Sarah.
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BK - I don't think a lot of DRs would mind if Sydney Bristow came to visit them!
Sarah - lovely lyrics.
I don't have very much to post about so here is what I've been up to.
Yesterday I went to the matinee of The Boy from Oz, which I mostly enjoyed. Very funny hearing all the women in the audience scream when Hugh Jackman took his shirt off - I wondered where the screaming men were? :) I also saw Brendan Fraser in the lobby going in and after the show the cast acknowledged him because he is apparently thinking of taking over the role after Hugh leaves. To raise money for BC/EFA, the cast auctioned off a pumpkin signed by the cast (since it's Halloween) as well as a towel used by Mr. Jackman. Both went for over $500!
Today I went to the in-store performance/signing for the new Little Shop cast recording. It was a lot of fun, and everyone in the cast was super nice, but the basement of the Virgin Megastore was like an oven!
I am seeing Wicked on Saturday and can't wait! A friend of mine saw the pre-New York run in San Francisco so we are going to compare notes afterwards. (Random story: I got a chance to meet Kristin Chenoweth a few years ago after a show and she was one of the nicest, most gracious people. The next day, she won the Tony!)
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/aktion/action-smiley-033.gif)
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To those who like David Boreanaz and ANGEL - I have some fun audio and video of David, as he was often my class partner in college during our freshman and sophmore years in college... A great guy then and even more so now...
Craig, that is what I would imagine of David B. Despite his portrayal of a vampire (soulful, though), he comes across as a down to earth, loving kind of guy. Hey, he has a couple of dogs, a beautiful wife and a nearly newborn baby, to paraphrase Stephen Sondheim: "What more could he need?"
Now, Maya, I'd hardly be turning green. . .that's for Lorne. . .PLUS, I'm still on the Jason Graae/Karen Morrow/Paige O'Hara High from a couple of weeks ago. . .
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I don't know nothin' about birthin' babies, but I do know a little something about unseemly lulls. I suppose I shall have to visit other websites for my reading pleasure if this lull continues. Since no other websites have our level of intelligence and discourse that shall be sad indeed.
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Give me a P, give me an O, give me an S, give me a T, what do they spell - POST.
The greatest such cheer of all time (IMO, of course) is done by my alma mater's marching band at a couple football games each year. Keep in mind, I find this so funny due to my status as a music nerd.
"Gimme an F! Gimme an A! Gimme a C! Gimme an E! What does that spell?
F MAJOR SEVEN!!!" ;D
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Oh pish posh, Bruce Kimmel. You want posts, you got posts.
I have to take the SAT on Saturday. I have to arrive between 7:30-7:45. The high school is 25 minutes away from my school. That means I have to leave at 7:10. THAT means I have to get up at 6. I don't WANT to get up at 6, just like I don't WANT to take the stupid test. AND, AND, I have to take it on December 6th as well. How dumb is that?
Best Friend Aly got her permit today, and so we are now both permitted drivers. 4 more months and I can get my license. That, my friends, is not very far away. I am tres excited.
Today I had something of a breakthrough friendship. A guy in my Algebra class and I have always been nice to each other, but today, we found out that we both lived in the same city in Oklahoma at the same time, but went to different schools. It was an automatic conversation topic, and we talked for a long time about places we remembered, etc. It was a fun conversation, and he's kind of gorgeous, so, I, needless to say, actually had a good Algebra class today.
Friday is Halloween, and I'm going to a party at a friends house where we shall watch a billion scary movies and talk away. Unfortunately, I have to leave early because of the stupid test. Pffltllfltlf.
BROTHER AND GIRLFRIEND MAY BE BREAKING UP! THIS IS GREAT NEWS! Happy dance is necessary!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]*dance-dance-spin-dance-take out voodoo doll of Arianne-dance-spin-twirl-stick pins in her eyes-dance-spin-leap-bow!*[/move]
I'm afraid that I'm actually OUT of babble. Scary.
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I think Jerry Herman has written so many songs that are inspirational. They're everywhere in his shows:
"Before the Parade Passes By," "It's Today," "Open A New Window, " "The Best of Times," "I'll Be Here Tomorrow," "Dear World, " etc.
My favorite would depend on my mood.
And I think it was Bea Benaderet.
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We had a nice long birthday luncheon for my boss (I had portobello mushrooms with mascarpone cheese and pine nuts for an entree and duck confit for my main course).
Then we had a two-hour staff meeting in which many important words were stated and then made fun of.
And now it's time to go home. But hopefully the lull ends here and now.
Now and here, the lull must stop.
Otherwise, I'll be posting another nonsensical message within 45 minutes that will appear right after this one.
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Swishy Sarah: Talking in Algebra class with some dishy guy with whom you went to different high schools together when you both lived in Oklahoma is NOT going to get your fershluganah Algebra grade UP!
;D
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Post #118! Short and to the point.
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You see, Swishy and Ron Pulliam, your posts were cheery and fun to read and saved me the bother of going to another website for my mental delectation. I am all caught up here, viewing-wise, so I think I shall go home a bit early. Tons of new tapes are getting transcribed, so tomorrow, Saturday and Monday's viewing chores will be enormous. The first two "reviews" of Wicked have arrived (both rather early in my opinion) - Mandelbaum and Talkin' B'way. I don't consider either of them important but they are both negative, with Mandelbaum a bit more in the middle than TB. Unfortunately, they both are unhappy with Mr. Schwartz's work. I must say, that unless this score has been completely redone since the workshop I saw, I have no clue why people are so displeased with the score - I thought it had some of Schwartz's best work in ages.
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Of course, the humorous thing is that we have 120 posts by five o'clock California time. So, you see, I am spoiled now, and we must have MORE posts, and then MORE posts, we must not STOP, we must RISE, RISE, RISE, RISE - I'll drink to that. And let me tell you, tomorrow is going to be amazing - you will not want to log off your computer once during the day and night.
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Just got home after a 12 hour plus day at work, No lunch break. No coffee break only a dentist break. And what is the first thing I do when I get home. I open the computer and hotlink to Haines His Way.
I'm an addict!
Hello, my name is Michael S. and I am Hanes His Wayaholic.
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Okay - here is something to make us smile:
Ms Leslie Parrish & Mr Chad Everett guest starring on Hawaiian Eye!
Plus Music:
http://www.hamienet.com/7897.mid (http://www.hamienet.com/7897.mid)
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:P
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DR Sarah,
Tell Paulie I like his lyrics, and I miss his posts. He's a funny guy. But sentimental, too. Was he really singing Buona Sarah?
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Such lovely songs everyone has chosen today. I have nothing more to add, except perhaps some hymns.
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Top of the Evening to ya’ll!
I read the board this morning but didn’t have time to post anything.
I have to say I liked the picture of the singing bird. That almost sounds like an Indian name. But all the talk about birds and posting till the cows come home made me smile because it made me remember a little ditty from when I was a kid----
Little Birdy in the sky,
Why’d you do that in my eye?
Aren’t you glad that COWS can’t fly?
Well, I give up on the smileys for tonight at least. I’ve tried and tried to post one (not the ones on this board but on another board I found that had a bunch of them) but can’t make it do it. Sigh. Why does everything have to be so hard?? What is wrong with cut and paste?
As far as inspirational song–it depends on what has occurred. Right now, I would have to say I like “Not To Far From Here”. I first heard it on Mr. C’s Live CD and really like it.
Not a big post tonight. I feel tired and grumpy and kinda like I’m coming down with something–like the FLU. It couldn’t have anything to do with that FLU shot from yesterday, could it??
Speaking of Sleeping Beauty, I beg your pardons but I think I'm going to go and practice for the part. I think I can nail the sleep half of it if I practice real hard tonight.
Have a pleasant evening.
D
:)
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We are very almost on our way! I was kind of expecting delays all day, with too much to get done at the last minute.
I'm not exactly sure what it means, however, that while I was in the shower, cleaning up after cleaning house, what melody should I find myself humming but that of "Anatevka." Strange, to be sure. Or at least warped.
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Awwww....S. Woody! You're feeling all sentimental!
Awwwwwwww!
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Maya, I was searching eBay (as is my wont) and I just happened to come across these two Goth-inspired dolls and I thought of you and your (not on purpose?) Goth-inspired picture!
One is a Goth Raggedy Ann and the other is a Goth Snowman called "Omen Snowman." They're original dolls (by the same seller) and the stories that accompany the listings are quite original. The prices are both around $100 right now, so they're really for "collectors." The details in the pictures are clear! Here are the links:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1217&item=2568207736
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1217&item=2569025807
Check them out!
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...all the talk about birds and posting till the cows come home made me smile because it made me remember a little ditty from when I was a kid----
Little Birdy in the sky,
Why’d you do that in my eye?
Aren’t you glad that COWS can’t fly?
Danise, I learned this as a kid, too, but with some slight variations:
(spoken in rhythm)
Birdie, birdie in the sky,
Please don't turdy in my eye!
(spoken as an aside)
Aren't you glad ELEPHANTS can't fly?
;D
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I'm not a lull kinda guy, but, I was out having photos developed.
Soon you shall see me in a photo from two weeks ago. . .
Tomorrow, being another day, you shall see me in a hand-made Halloween costume. . .
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I'm finally home. Oh, how I do love that Leslie Parrish. Just LOOK at her. Hubba hubba. Now I can finally make with the smileys, which I can't do from work.
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/grinser/grinning-smiley-039.gif)
Later, perhaps I'll post some more photos for your visual delectation.
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A last post before bed. I hope the reviews are good for both Wicked and Bounce. I could probably look at some of them now but I'll wait until tomorrow morning.
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If Best Friends Aly and Danielle, and myself, are bored tomorrow night, we might go candy-searching like we did two years ago: Jean jacket and Yankees hat, with "GO YANKEES! NY RULES!" written on our faces, and baseballs in hand. We have a lot of NYers in our neighborhood, and they go nuts and give away TONS of sugar.
Off to read Sir Gawain, and then fall fast asleep. I'm still not used to DST! Bonsoir!
DR Dan: I'll tell Paulie that y'all miss him. And as for the Buona Sarah part...some things are a bit too weird and stupid to try to explain.
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DR Mark when talking about the WYSIWYG button wrote:
Yes. That's really what it stands for. And why in the world would you go through all the trouble to ADD the code through WYSIWYG and then immediately delete the code immediately after???
You totally misunderstood what I meant.
The codes appear IN MY MESSAGE. I'll show you.
I click on WYSIWYG, and I change the fonts and colors. But when I press submit, the codes are showing in my message.
I "previewed" and saw which codes appeared. And THAT IS WHAT I DELETED.
Here is an example:
[font="Times New Roman"][/font]
[font="Times New Roman"]I am now using Times New Roman, size 4
font.[/font]
Now I am using Georgia size 5 font.[/color]
My question is why are these codes appearing.
In my message box this appears first:font="Times New Roman"][/font
If I erase this then everything appears as normal (the codes don't show).
Does this make any sense? Am i choosing fonts and colors that don't exist? Thanks (sorry I guess this should be on the technical board, i apologize). I will post it there as well. But if anyone has any idea feel free to email me, thanks.
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Later, perhaps I'll post some more photos for your visual delectation.
If it's alright with the DRs, here is a picture of three people about to go and be inspired by the music of JERRY HERMAN:
(from left to right: Roseanne Lea Irwin - vocal coach at Carnegie-Mellon University, you know who is in the middle and Dixie Tymitz - actress, storyteller and sometime singing partner to the man in the middle).
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I found this on another website and it's quite appropriate for the season:
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The other one that I have was from yesterday's Comcast.net homepage picture of the day:
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Great picture, td!
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DR td, I really enjoyed the picture! ;) Thank you!
Songs of inspiration:
I've always enjoyed "No One is Alone" and "If You Believe." Also, this is not inspirational; it's more of a let's-put-things-in-perspective song, but it really speaks to me: "Now and Then" from The Maury Yeston Songbook.
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(http://www.holmesthemusical.com/images/GaryChair.jpg)
The extremely talented Mr. Gary Life will be playing Moriarity in the musical HOLMES this weekend in Orlando
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What good is sitting alone in your room... unless you are sitting alone reading the VERY LATEST entry in Juliana's Journal just uploaded....
Enjoy!
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To those who like David Boreanaz and ANGEL - I have some fun audio and video of David, as he was often my class partner in college during our freshman and sophmore years in college... A great guy then and even more so now...
Craig, that is what I would imagine of David B. Despite his portrayal of a vampire (soulful, though), he comes across as a down to earth, loving kind of guy. Hey, he has a couple of dogs, a beautiful wife and a nearly newborn baby, to paraphrase Stephen Sondheim: "What more could he need?"
Me!
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TCB - you made me spout liquid from my mouth onto my computer screen! ! !
ROTFLMAO!
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td -- Glad you didn't get electrocuted.
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I'm not sure that's a true story about Oscar Hammerstein sending Mary Martin those words and her having them put into the show after he died. For one thing, he died 9 months after THE SOUND OF MUSIC opened, and the cast album with those words on it came out much sooner than that. But it is a sweet story, if somewhat apocryphal.
Bea Benedaret was the original voice of Betty Rubble on THE FLINTSTONES. She was also Lucille Ball's first choice for Ethel Mertz in I LOVE LUCY.
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td -- Glad you didn't get electrocuted.
I rolled rirantly onto the floor, thus avoiding electrocution. ::)
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WICKED's reviews (from the bits and pieces that I've read) have been mostly middle of the line to just plain old negative. I didn't even bother to finish reading most of them. I totally avoided Mr. Brantley's.
You all know how I feel about the show...I love it...and I agree with BK: This is Mr. Schwartz's best work in YEARS. I knew that people would harp on Mr. Eugene Lee's set (they always hate his stuff for some reason--probably because it's big), but I really can't understand why they seemed to dislike the show so much. It's the first real original musical that has any kind of story worth telling in quite a while. I don't understand critics. Never have, never will. Let's hope word of mouth has gotten out in enough time to keep it afloat.
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I did it. I read Brantley's review. It wasn't as horrible as the folks on ATC were implying it was. He practically handed Kristi her next Tony, but he certainly didn't pan the rest of the show, either. Perhaps I may have skipped something inadvertently, or maybe I'm being a ridiculous optimist, but I didn't think it was as bad as maybe it could have been. Hmm...
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I read Brantley, too, and thought it condescendingly bitchy of him to imply that one could love Menzel's performance only IF one is a fan of soft rock music stations...because the point is, the audience adores Idina and he didn't want to indicate he didn't "notice" that they hold a different opinion and that it is she who is the heart and soul of the show.
I love Kristin, too, and she's wonderful. The part is wonderful. But it only works with Idina's character being who she is.
It's silly of me, I know, but I think I could have helped fix a few things....lord knows, I posted enough comments on enough web sites to suggest ways of making some needed changes. Apparently, all the changes they did make were something other than the things that so obviously needed attention when it played here.
Oddly, Brantley praised the sets, the costumes, the lighting, Kristin, Idina, Butz and Federer, plus the director.
He wasn't fond of the score, and he didn't feel Elphaba was realized fully enough to hold her own with Glinda.
I think it depends on how you approach it...and whether you're obsessively distracted by bright shiny baubles. Brantley apparently is.
But I love it anyway. And if audiences latch onto it, the sky's the limit.
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After I saw the workshop of Wicked, I was asked by Mr. Schwartz to give him notes. I did as requested - I still have them somewhere. He seemed very pleased with them and agreed with virtually all of them, or so he said. When I read the comments and reviews of the show in SF it didn't sound like they'd done anything to address the problems (and believe me the problems were fairly obvious). It does sound like they've strengthened Elphaba on the way to NY, so that's good. But reading the current reviews it still sounds like there are tone problems that were in evidence from that early workshop. It's all very interesting.
Looks like we're going to have our second slowest day on the new board, although I am not bitching about 150 posts. I am BITCH-SLAPPING but not bitching.
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Here's a post, BK. Are you happy now?
Oh no, looks like I'm in one of those feisty moods again.....
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Here's something else I find odd:
Brantley's remarks indicate he enjoyed the show immensely about 90% of the time, since Kristin is on stage that much.
I know what he can do! He can...
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Kiss My ASS[/move]
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"The Faculty" was on the Sci-Fi channel tonight. I watched about 10 minutes of it but had to leave and go shopping for a potluck that we're having at work tomorrow. I had no idea that Jon Stewart was in the movie. Actually, the only person that I did know was in the movie was Elijah Woods. I liked what I watched...the scene where Elijah brings the thing to Jon Stewart and they put it in the water and it replicates itself and then bites Jon's fingers. I'm not going to watch the rest of it now (it started at 9:00 and goes until 11:00), but I like what I saw and want to watch the whole thing without any cuts or commercials.
Also, right now (at the same time) on the USA network is "Carrie." It's funny that both movies have Piper Laurie and they're on at the same time. Just a coinky-dink. (Is that how you spell "coinky-dink"? Does anyone know if there is an official spelling?)
Update: I'm a goon. I didn't realize that the movie "Carrie" that's on the USA network is the made for TV re-make without Piper Laurie. Ooops (that's Spooo spelled backwards.)
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]This is a test of the emergency marquee system.[/move]
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]This is only a test.[/move]
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Pretty cool, huh?[/move]
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%] ;D :D ;D[/move]
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%] :o[/move]
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Getting dizzy??[/move]
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I don't remember where I got this (it may have been posted here last year), but it's pretty funny:
Make Love to a Ghost
A visiting professor at the University of Alabama is giving a seminar on the supernatural. To get a feel for his audience, he asks: "How many people here believe in ghosts?" About 90 students raise their hands.
"Well that's a good start. Out of those of you who believe in ghosts, do any of you think you've ever seen a ghost?" About 40 students raise their hands.
"That's really good. I'm really glad you take this seriously. Has anyone here ever talked to a ghost?" 15 students raise their hands.
"That's a great response. Has anyone here ever touched a ghost?" 3 students raise their hands.
"That's fantastic. But let me ask you one question further... Have any of you ever made love to a ghost?"
One student in the back raises his hand. The professor is astonished. He takes off glasses, takes a step back, and says, "Son, all the years I've been giving this lecture, no one has ever claimed to have slept with a ghost. You've got to come up here and tell us about your experience."
The redneck student (remember, this is Alabama) replies with a nod and begins to make his way up to the podium.
The professor says, "Well, tell us what it's like to have sex with a Ghost."
The student replies, "Ghost?!? I thought you said 'goats.'"
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Maybe I should move to Washington State. This is a good time for me to be on line and it usually you guys (and TCB). I so "Wicked" gets an audience. Selfishly of course - I want it to be there still when I may visit NY this time next year. For those who care, I hope to have a photo of the Jose OZ visit posted soon.