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Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on November 02, 2003, 12:35:49 AM
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Well, if you've read the notes you'll know all about this evening. You'll be in the know, which is better than being in the no.
If you didn't peruse yesterday's posts, do so, for there are a lot of fun images for you to check out. Here's another photo from the Kritzer era - this one right out of Benjamin Kritzer - the Dome Theater on the Ocean Park boardwalk. An amazing photo.
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A question to start the day: I have read a few posts about the "Follies" book and on searching for prices etc noticed books entitled "One More Kiss" about 1970's musical and also "Colored Lights" about and by Kander and EBB. Do DRs have any opinions about the books and are there others that they can recommend. I have books about "A Chorus Line", Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and of course Sondheim.
The review of "Colored Lights" suggests that it included information up to and including "The Visit".
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What a beautiful day it is here! I feel like singing, So everyone join in
Song #!
Sunday, sweet Sunday,
With nothing to do,
Lazy and lovely,
My one day with you.
Hazy and happy,
We'll drift through the day,
Dreaming the hours away.
While all the funny papers lie or fly around the place
I will try my kisses on your funny face.
Dozing, then waking,
On Sunday you'll see...
On...ly... me!
Sunday, sweet Sunday,
On Sunday you'll see...
On...ly... me!
or my favorite
Sunday,
By the blue
Purple yellow green water.
On the green
Purple yellow red grass
Let us pass
Through our perfect park,
Pausing on a Sunday,
By the cool
Blue triangular water
On the soft
Green elliptical grass
As we pass
Through arrangements of shadows
Towards the verticals of trees
Forever...
By the blue
Purple yellow green water
On the green
Orange violet mass
Of the grass...
in our perfect park
and what is your favorite Sunday song???
Or your favorite November song?
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Hey Danise: I still don't see a picture or a smiley. Email me if you need more help.
For Swishy Sarah: I can't believe that people with young children would get drunk like that. Very irresponsible. It's amazing though at your age, that you have already realized so much.
For BK: How pathetic am I? I read the notes first. And I still didn't know what you were talking about for tonight. I must have missed the last sentence of the first page.But I went back! Oy.
I am sick, sick, sick. Yuck, yuck yuck. My sinuses are hurting very badly. But luckily I have sinus pills which help a lot.
Maybe i'll check back later today.
And yes "hide" bolds. But that makes no sense. I really want the spoiler feature!!! :(
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DR Tom - I was less than impressed with One More Kiss - the movie about Broadway in the 1970's Maybe because I am such a great fan of earlier shows.
I loved Everything Was Possible - the Follies book. I would recommend Opening Nights on Broadway - there are two volumes. The shows are listed alphabetically and you can read what the critics thought about each show when it opened. Author Steven Suskin also gives some info about each show. First volume goes up to 1964 - second volume starts there and goes to the 1980's (I think).
Also The Making of Gypsy by Keith Garebian - a slim volume about how that show was put together.
And Ethan Mordden (author of One More Kiss) did better in other books Beautiful Morning: Broadway in the 1940's
Coming Up Roses : Broadway in the 1950's and Open a New Window: Broadway in the 1960's.
Since I enjoyed the other books, I was surprised in didn't like One More Kiss - but it may have been because I had just read Everything was Possible.
I am loving the Kritzer photographs! Makes the places in the books seem so more real when you know exactly what they looked like!
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http://cinematreasures.org/theater/705/ (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/705/)
Here's a nice website of theatres around the world. The one in the link USED to be the Cinerama Theatre where we saw How the West Was Won and Mad Mad Mad Mad World - it is now the home of the Indiana Repertory Theatre where out of work New York Actors come to do crappy plays.
There is a REASON they are out of work in NYC! They aren't good actors! There is a reason why these plays have not been produced....or revived....they are BAD plays!
Ugh1
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JRand, thank you so much for that link! I relived my childhood reading about The Nixon, The Penn, The Warner and the current Benedum Center and Heinz Hall.
Great site with some great pictures and comments.
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td - Sites like this make me realize why I LOVE the internet! Glad you could find some photos. Most of the theatres in my area don't have photos listed. Darn it!
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My screen is in Cinemascope, just for the record. That's OK. I can scroll to see the few words that get lopped off the side (my own version of panning and scanning).
I read ONE MORE KISS months ago, and I found it excellent. Of course, Mordden is such a fan of SOndheim that naturally I think he's a genius writer, but I think he had poorer shows to work with than he did with his earlier books. And, as this is the last of his decade survey books, nostalgia possibly played a part in my liking it. Of course, he only gives a chapter to FOLLIES while Chapin's entire book was about it. Like comparing apples and oranges. Chapin's book should win some sort of award, however. It's that good.
Kander's book hasn't been published yet, I don't think, but I will certainly pick up a copy when it's available. (I know the release is imminent.) He should have many fascinating stories to tell about his experiences in the theater, especially since he's worked with so many greats and created some of the great shows of the last 40 years in the process.
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I deleted my post MattH - that was probably the culprit.
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Jennifer one word for that sinus pain problem of yours:
CODEINE!!!!
cuz when ya got it... use it!!
(I should be getting paid by the codeine industry of Canada for all this promotion work)
:)
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Good morning all!
You mean NO ONE can see my smilies, Jennifer? Sigh! Well, I guess they aren't that important. I just won't use them.
Sorry to hear your still not feeling well. Hope you get better soon.
I've got to cut down on the candy myself. I did real good at the start of the year and then..... It's hard with the Holidays just around the corner. We have goodies down at work almost every day.
Have a happy Sunday all!
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BK - I had planned on sending you some more sour gummis but I'll wait until you go off your diet. I would not want to be the cause of this happening.
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DR JRand, it was an interesting pic. Can you downsize it and put it back up. And some explanation about it, too, would be appreciated. Mud wrestling?
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;D
Just a picture to celebrate DR Noel's victory over the elements. Now of course, it's too small! :(
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Well, if there's to be NO MORE CANDY, what about eye-candy?
(http://www.moviefans.de/mumie/img/imhotep.jpg)
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If you are a movie fan - check out this link. It is Nitpickers where viewers spot "mistakes" or "goofs" in movies and television series.
Pretty funny stuff!
http://www.nitpickers.com/ (http://www.nitpickers.com/)
And here is your Allison Hayes Picture of the Day - as she is about to be grilled by Perry Mason!
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Beautiful pic, JRand, although at very first glance I thought, "Oh, what a nice shot of Agnes Moorehead" Then I looked closer.
We're about to go out grocery shopping. A chore in NYC that I have mentioned before. I like doing it on Long Island or in the suburbs but when you need a cart and you have no elevator, it's drudgery!
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JRand, you may get to 200 posts today! Wonder what happens?
I, by the way, won't be at chat tonight. Perhaps next Monday.
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Say, where in tarnation IS everyone? Jennifer, at the end of part one of the notes is the news about our Unseemly Live Chat this evening.
Say, where in tarnation IS everyone?
I'm all for a lazy Sunday, but we must have some posts to read for our lazy mental delectation.
Here is a paperback book cover from the 70s - so awful yet so perfect.
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Good morning all. I apologize for my E&Tness yesterday. I have been unusually good with halloween candy and food in general, going into this holiday season. But yesterday I was VERY bad and ate a late supper of a Zesty Chicken Bowl from Taco Bell. I must say, those things are absolutely delicious. Drat...another food to resist. Bugger it all...
Post more later...
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Oh, yes, re the Follies book and the Kander and Ebb book:
I read the Follies book. It's certainly a must-have if you love the show and if you'd like to know the process of putting on a musical. I found it a bit dry and a bit frustrating at times, but it's mesmerizing nonetheless.
I've heard the Kander and Ebb book is fun, but know it's an oral history, in other words, it's in "their" words, taken from a series of interviews.
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Where is everybody? Nobody told me that this site was closed on Sunday. Perhaps we need one of those telephone chain lists, where each person is responsible for calling and checking on five or more other people. Unfortunately, the few of us that are here today would be very busy calling E & T members.
I love all of your artwork, BK. I would love to see the rest of your house, as well. Do you have other photos of your home that you can share, or is that too personal?
td: That guy from The Mummy was a very interesting man. Has he done other films? Does he look just as good with clothes on as off?
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Hellloooo!
The party I went to last night ended up lasting all night, and I just got up. It was a lot of fun--it was a joint birthday party for Macbeth and my other friend Brett. Swishy, you're so wise about the dangers of alcohol. There were a few people at the party who did drink too much, although no one got really rowdy or destructive.
I SOOO need to buy Everything Was Possible. Next paycheck, it's happening.
BK--I'm loving the pics! You must have such an amazing art collection!
Jennifer--Healthy, no-sinus vibes!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And now for a pleasing random bit of Parrish kitsch...
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Thought I should at least say that I've just received my wake up call from TCB and thus realise it is indeed Sunday in NY and such places and that Ishould be posting. I shall now phone François and then go back to sleep. Thanks to Jack. Matt & BK for your thoughts on the books. Thanks TCB for your thoughts too (or most of them). I WILL be back later. I need to go back to bed and sleep and dream of November and Sunday songs. I can onlt think of "Sunday and Me" by Jay & the Americans, and "November Rain" by Guns N Roses (which I would rather not think about at all). And speaking of Mummies, no doubt you all have Rod McKuen's pop song of early sixties vintage which I think was called "I'm A Mummy". (I think McKuen was recording as Bob McFadden).
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DR Emily wrote:
Jennifer one word for that sinus pain problem of yours:
CODEINE!!!!
cuz when ya got it... use it!!
(I should be getting paid by the codeine industry of Canada for all this promotion work)
What sinus meds have that in it?
I've been using Sinus and cold advil and it really works. I also took some syrupy stuff before i went to bed (that was for colds and noses). I keep waking up at 3am and I'm too fidgety and sick to sleep (and I NEVER have trouble sleeping).
My sis and her hubby came over again today and we packed up all the christmas gifts to send to his sister in Nunavut. But unfortunately one of the boxes was too small. So they will send a bigger box back tonight.
BK wrote;
Jennifer, at the end of part one of the notes is the news about our Unseemly Live Chat this evening.
Yes I saw it. But only after you mentioned that there was "something" tonight in your first post. For some reason I must have been trigger happy and I totally had never read the last line on page 1.
DR Danise. From which site are you trying to copy your smilies? You can always just choose from the 12 smilies on this site. If you take your smiles from clicksmilies then the instructions I gave you should work. Come on you can do it. I want you to be able to post smilies!
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http://cinematreasures.org/theater/705/ (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/705/)
Here's a nice website of theatres around the world. The one in the link USED to be the Cinerama Theatre where we saw How the West Was Won and Mad Mad Mad Mad World - it is now the home of the Indiana Repertory Theatre where out of work New York Actors come to do crappy plays.
There is a REASON they are out of work in NYC! They aren't good actors! There is a reason why these plays have not been produced....or revived....they are BAD plays!
Ugh1
JRand53 -- I'm having trouble remembering, although I've seen the theater. What is its proximity to the circle? And that high-rise in the background...is that they Hyatt?
From what I remember about them, repertory theaters get actors from all over, not just New York. A great number of them are out of drama departments from colleges around the country. Despite strenous, nervewracking audition processes, the ones who do get through aren't usually much better than beginners right out of high school Thespian Societies, IMO. But, Repertory is where they learn their craft...or used to.
I may be wrong about this, too, but, because it is repertory, and not lushly funded, aren't a lot of those plays used because they don't cost a fortune to get performance rights? Hopefully, though, you do get some professional actors in starring roles thrown into a couple of the better-known plays in the repertoire (supported by the company performers) to make the subscriber package attractive.
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Well, the drunk husband from last night just stopped by, wanting to know if they had paid me or not. I said yes, they had given me a twenty, and he said he had a check for me with the correct payment. To quote, "I guess I had a little bit more to drink last night than I expected...when exactly did we pay you? And um...do you know why the gate in the kithen is broken?"
But, at least he apologized, and I'm guessing the kids are all OK. The wife also called, and apologized, saying that they felt bad about setting such a bad example, and that they were proud that I used my instincs to call my parents instead of letting them drive. As nice as that is, I'm just going to have to think twice before I babysit for them again.
BK: I love these pictures, especially the one you posted today. It's so...movie-ish. I look at that, and my brain automatically sets into "they certainly must have had fun getting into costume to make that movie", because I can't picture anything like that actually...existing. Does that make sense? Anyway, they're very cool.
I'm babysitting again, tonight, in about 45 minutes, so I might not make it to chat, depending on how late they are. If they leave their computer on, I'm allowed to use it, so I might be able to drop in. We shall see. These people will NOT be drunk, and if they are, I can walk home, it's only 3 houses away.
LET'S MAKE IT TO PAGE TWO! Oh, and I granted some Karma to some people yesterday! How fun :).
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No, no, no (that is three nos or one big nose) this will NOT do. Skammen, as Mr. Ingmar Bergman would say. I know the psychology here - everyone thinks, oh, well, everyone else is posting so I'll just be errant and truant for a while, and then no one ends up posting except us chickens. This will NOT do, so let the errant and truant get off their lazy loafing butt cheeks and do some postin'.
Here's a wonderful magazine illustration painting by Harry Morse Meyers - it hangs above my bed.
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Ya know, Sarah, there's something terribly wrong about the situation with the drunk father.
You also indicated his wife was inebriated, too? And I got the implicattion that they drove themselves from wherever they were and were ready to drive you home, too?
If that is the case, they are breaking one of the nation's most severe laws, they are endangering EVERYone on the road (in fact, everyone with whom a moving car could come into contact), and they are endangering their children by putting their futures on the line to become orphans. And your knowing this situation exists sort of makes you "complicit" in the mix. How? By the fact that you know, from experience, that they come home drunk...that they were driving...and thus, that they were violating laws.
Do acquaintances let acquaintances drive when they're drunk? Where does the 'responsibility' stop in possibly saving someone's life?
I'd make some HUGE brownie points with my parents, if I were you, and sit down and discuss these things with them.
Just a thought....
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I drove down near Olympia last night, that's south of Seattle for those not in the know. And as I was driving back, I was going through an honest to god snowstorm. It turned into rain after I got up near Tacoma, but for a while there, it was really snowing! And according to my sources that are actually up at ungodly hours on Sundays, we here in Tacoma had a bit of snow this morning. Amazing...winter has come early to the Northwest. My best friend is from Hawaii, and she goes absolutely nuts when it snows...it's so funny.
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Hey cool, first post on page 2!
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RP: I know what you mean, but like TCB said, I can't change them. They have to change themselves. It's a small step, but at least they realized that they were setting a bad example. The husband talked to my dad for a little bit after he spoke to me, and my dad told me that he had been really embarassed about their behavior. And I know what you mean about talking to my parents. They are NOT drinkers by any means, I've never seen them even close to drunk. Some might say that it's bad for me, because now I'll want to run out and try it, but seeing things like this just makes me realize that I'd much rather be the designated driver than the loser throwing up in the backseat. I'd feel too guilty to drink as well, my brother put them through hell and back during his high school years, I've learned from his mistakes. Speaking of him, he got a speeding ticket yesterday going 90 mph on Rt. 66, where the limit is 65. How dumb can you get? And he asked them if they'd pay for it, because he's saving up for a car.
Ann: It is sunny and warm in NoVa at a nice 83 degrees. I'm wearing shorts. On the second of November. It's wonderful, you should come visit.
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Come on people!
I'm bored, and I need something to distract me from all the work I should be doing.
Here's a question for all you art lovers out there. My coworker in the bookstore where I work is on a hunt for a picture she saw years ago, and I thought you guys might be able to help. It's a picture, as she describes it, of a lady reclining in a boat, on a lake, with her hand running through the water, causing little ripples. Not it's not the Lady Of Shalott, by J Waterhouse. I've already looked at that one
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OH, man BK, that last picture, the magazine illustration that you say hangs above your bed...the colors are magnificent!! Can you put me in your will???? I promise that there will not be any mysterious deadly accidents! LOL! But that picture would look GREAT (!!!) hanging in my home! It so matches my furniture!
I am also glad that you are enjoying the Jack Benny DVD...I have that also and love it! The second disk has the funniest episodes IMHO (in my humble opinion in internet talk). I picked up a budget DVD called CLASSIC TELEVISION COMEDIES which is also very fun. It has one episode each of SUSIE, A DATE WITH THE ANGELS, TOPPER, I MARRIED JONE, THE LIFE OF RILEY, PETTICOAT JUNCTION. BURNS AND ALLEN, THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW, and others. It is interesting to see which show have held up over the years...SUSIE, BURNS AND ALLEN hold up very well, while LIFE OF RILEY, and TOPPER really don't, at least not for me. And the less said about A DATE WITH THE ANGELS (sorry Betty White) the better! LOL!
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Is it me but all I see on that Parrish painting are.... phallic symbols! :o
Oh yes, people getting drunk is a great danger here too, mainly teenagers on weekends who drive drunk and kill themselves and others...
Another "insinuous" plague is people who never get drunk but get their daily ratio of alcohol. That's alcoholism!
Once society (us?) will understand that alcoholism is a sickness and alcoholics are not weirdos but people who need help we all be better!
Sorry for being that heavy on such a beautiful rainy autumn night in Paris.
Have I mentioned that I see phallic symbols in Paris... err... Parrish??
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OH, man BK, that last picture, the magazine illustration that you say hangs above your bed...the colors are magnificent!! Can you put me in your will???? I promise that there will not be any mysterious deadly accidents! LOL! But that picture would look GREAT (!!!) hanging in my home! It so matches my furniture.
For me it's reverse!
My furniture matches that painting!
So much for art aprreciation!! ;)
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DR Ron - that theatre is just west of Illinois Street on Washington St. The building behind it is the new Claypool Court-Suites that was built on the site of the now demolished Claypool Hotel.
Money means nothing at IRT - ego of the Artistic Director and "city favorite" actors is all.
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SUNDAY (recorded by The Manhattan Transfer...and many others, I'm sure)
Written by Miller, Conn, Styne, Kreuger
I'm blue every Monday
Thinking only of Sunday
That's one day when I'm with you
It seems I sigh all day Tuesday
I cry all day Wednesday
Oh my how I long for you
And then comes Thursday, gee it's long it never goes by
Friday makes me feel like I'm gonna die
But after payday it's my fun day
I shine all day Sunday
That's one day when I'm with you
Wanna see you next Sunday!
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Ann, I was out and driving about in Tumwater (just south, but almost attached to Olympia) last night and I drove by a bank. The temperature on their reader board showed 38 degrees! I couldn't believe it. After that, I went to the local mall and when I left there was snow mixed with rain. The cold season is upon us!
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François--LOL! I totally didn't think about that but the castle spires certainly could be interpreted that way!!
Ann--I LOVE Waterhouse! Forgive the art-craziness today, but BK's habit of posting his wonderful paintings must be rubbing off on me!
A purty mermaid for your visual enjoyment, peoples! Maybe I'll post a Merman later, hehe.
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Oh, I forgot!
Ann, you should be able to find the name of the pic you're looking for at this link!
http://www.artmagick.com/artists/waterhouse.aspx
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WARNING!
L O N G post! -- sorry! --
Past Sunday's London Times.
Mary Poppins - brought to the stage at last
An international alliance between two theatrical giants is set to
finally bring Mary Poppins to the stage. By Matt Wolf
It’s traditional, in the theatre, to think of the great partnerships
being on stage rather than off: Gielgud and Richardson, Finney and
Courtenay, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. But a recent Saturday found me
down in Somerset, in what was once a 13th-century priory, to discuss the
biggest behind-the-scenes theatrical pairing of our time: the first
collaboration between Sir Cameron Mackintosh, the British musicals
impresario, and Thomas Schumacher, the American head of Disney
Theatrical Productions.
What makes this important, you might ask. Because one can, without any
exaggeration, claim that these two men, between them, bestride the
theatrical world. Even Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, a glamorous West End
pairing though the Dames were last year, don’t represent such a potent
combining of forces, as theatregoers will discover when the first fruit
of the Mackintosh-Disney collaboration ripens at the end of next year:
the stage-musical premiere of Mary Poppins.
The story of Poppins’s belated stage birth is the one I have come to
Somerset to hear. And so I find myself in the spacious kitchen of
Stavordale, the seven-bedroom country estate (situated on 34 acres when
Mackintosh bought it just over a decade ago; the property now
encompasses upwards of 1,500 acres) that is the preferred one of the
producer’s multiple homes. With a personal fortune estimated by his own
office to be as much as £240m, much of it in land, Mackintosh, 57 last
Friday, need never start a new project again. He could live off the
continuing incarnations of the so-called Big Four — Cats, Les Mis, The
Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon — as they continue to blaze trails
around the globe. Last year, his company had a £30m turnover. But never
discount the power of individual passion in the theatre — the kind that
Mackintosh has, for a quarter of a century, harboured for Mary Poppins.
And in Schumacher — the 45-year-old American who joined Disney in 1987,
only to move over time from animation in order to devote himself wholly
to the conglomerate’s now crucial theatrical portfolio — Mackintosh may
just have met his theatrical soul mate. Like Mackintosh before him,
Schumacher is someone used to rolling out musicals around the world:
Beauty and the Beast, Aida and The Lion King, the last of which opens
its 10th production in Sydney tonight. And, as an employee of a company
whose total revenue for the 2002 fiscal year was £18 billion, Schumacher
is not exactly unaccustomed to thinking big or dealing with charismatic
people who operate on a large scale. The two producers, says Julian
Fellowes, who won an Oscar for his Gosford Park screenplay and is
writing the book for Mary Poppins, represent “rather an extra- ordinary
alliance; there’s showbiz history here, and, as the Americans say,
they’re on the same page”.
That’s where a shared desire to see a theatre adaptation of Mary Poppins
comes in, and it is what has brought Mackintosh and Schumacher together.
Still, why colla-borate? Simple: Mackintosh has long held the stage
rights to the author Pamela Travers’s Poppins books — three main texts
and several more collections written at her publisher’s behest. Disney,
of course, owns the hugely popular 1964 film, an epoch-making mixture of
live action and animation that brought Julie Andrews an Oscar as the
magical nanny (and preserved for ever her co-star Dick Van Dyke’s
distinctly dodgy cockney accent). If Mary Poppins were ever, therefore,
to come to the stage, it would have to arrive as some sort of theatrical
union.
Says Mackintosh: “Travers created the books, and Disney created the film
that turned everyone on to the books, and it is one of the most
wonderful films ever made. In my mind, there is no question that this is
part of the reason Mary Poppins is known by people in a way that I am
not. I hope I will be seen to have been the third person” — after
Travers and Disney — “who has brought something to it.”
Mackintosh first applied for the theatrical rights in 1978: “Like
basically every producer in the world, I had had the brilliant idea of
putting Mary Poppins on the stage.” But it wasn’t until 1993, when David
Pugh, the London producer of Art, arranged an introduction to Travers,
that things started hotting up, and various names even began to be
floated in gossip columns: Stephen Daldry as director, Emma Thompson or
Fiona Shaw as Mary Poppins. (“I’ve never heard Fiona Shaw’s soprano,”
deadpans Mackintosh.) The year is significant, as it was that same
autumn that Disney launched its theatrical division with Beauty and the
Beast, from which it was clear many more stage properties would flow.
Poppins, unsurprisingly, was in the mix relatively early. Says
Schumacher: “I have a memo that Michael Eisner (the head of Disney)
wrote in 1995, saying: ‘Let’s try to get this Mary Poppins thing tied up
in the next six months.’” What followed, instead, was a complex series
of negotiations. It wasn’t until the end of 2001 that Schumacher took
the initiative and arranged a meeting with Mackintosh. “I said to
Cameron, ‘Look, there’s all this deal stuff that is obviously never
going to work. But what nobody’s talked about is what the show could be.’”
Ah, the deal, that most salient of all words, whether you’re talking
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown or some of the partnerships entered, in
different ways, by Disney’s film-animation division — with Steven
Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis, for example, on Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
or Tim Burton on The Nightmare Before Christmas. But the Mary Poppins
deal is different from the Hollywood norm. “Much of Hollywood is about
the deal,” says Schumacher, “because so little of it is about the
making, and so there are people who are producers because they can make
a deal, and then they drop by the set twice — and the deal is not the
making of something. By contrast, this Mary Poppins is about making
something, about coming back to the table again and again.”
For Mackintosh, Schumacher’s wholesale commitment to Disney’s theatre
division was the impetus the British impresario required. “Everywhere
else in the world, you have to deal with a group of producers. Look at
(the Broadway musical) The Producers — there are about a dozen of them.”
With Schumacher, Mackintosh finds “it is like dealing with another me:
the artistic process couldn’t be simpler”. And though the men had met
only once prior to Poppins — “Over a jolly lunch,” recalls Schumacher,
in St Tropez in August 1997 — it is clear that they speak the same
language. Says the designer Bob Crowley, who will work on Poppins,
having won a Tony for the Mackintosh-backed National Theatre’s Carousel
and another one for the Disney-backed Aida on Broadway: “Once Tom and
Cameron met up, as opposed to the idea of the Cameron-Mackintosh
organisation and the corporation of Disney, and it became personalised
as it has, I knew it would be a great marriage.” For that, Crowley
credits Schumacher, for breaking from what might be seen as the Disney
mould: “I knew that if this was going to work, it would work because of
Tom. He’s a man of the theatre, not just a man in a suit from Burbank.”
That it seems to be working so far can be judged from the buzz that has
built around Poppins ever since a rehearsed reading of the show on
September 15, upstairs at the Old Vic in front of an audience of about
50, Eisner included. At last, the production’s co-director and
choreographer, Matthew Bourne, and its director, Richard Eyre — the
latter making his own bid for the kind of international musical
franchise over which his National Theatre successor, Trevor Nunn, has
long presided — could hear Fellowes’s Travers-steeped book wedded to the
extant Sherman brothers songs (one of which, Chim Chim Cher-ee, won an
Oscar) as well as half-a-dozen new ones from the composer-lyricist team
of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, whose National Theatre entry, Honk!
The Ugly Duckling, won the 2000 Olivier Award for best musical over,
wait for it, The Lion King. (“I guess the judges couldn’t get tickets to
Lion King,” quipped Stiles and Drewe at the time.) At the reading,
Joanna Riding was Poppins, with Drewe himself taking on the Dick Van
Dyke role. Julia McKenzie, in a rare return to singing, played Miss
Andrew, a former governess of the Banks family who features prominently
in the books and not at all in the film, while Alex Jennings (winner of
an Olivier for Mackintosh’s My Fair Lady in the West End) and Claire
Moore played Mr and Mrs Banks. The West End production has yet to be cast.
Rehearsals start next July, followed by an out-of-town tryout —
Mackintosh’s first — leading to a December 15 London first night at the
Prince Edward, one of Mackintosh’s seven West End theatres. “We have to
give the audience a show that delivers what you hope will happen when
you come to see Mary Poppins,” says Schumacher, “not just ride on the
title.” But will the Disney-Mackintosh names by themselves sell tickets?
“Let’s put it this way,” smiles Mackintosh, “I don’t think we’ll put
anybody off.”
Mary Poppins opens on December 15, 2004, at the Prince Edward, W1
Matt Wolf is the London theatre critic for Variety
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Back from the land of sleep and not much has happened here at HHW. I expected to see at last another entertaining and informative posts. At least a few of the Hainsies and Kimlets have returned from the wilderness but really.....
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A purty mermaid for your visual enjoyment, peoples! Maybe I'll post a Merman later, hehe.
An Ethel Merman?
Does this picture count as a Merman? He's in the water!
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That's what I call a post. You could hitch a whole wagon train to that one.
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"Sunday Morning Comin' Down" -Kris Kristofferson. I love the Johnny Cash version. I still can't find "November" (I know it's lurking somwhere between October and December).
My previous post was of course meant to relate to the one by François - I think it would be unseemly to relate it to the photo posted by George.
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The Kander/Ebb oral history is reviewed very positively at Playbill-on-Line today (Stephen Suskin wrote it, I think, but I didn't read the byline). He also reviews the cast album to SEVENTH HEAVEN and Barbara Cook's Christmas CD.
Does make me want the Kander/Ebb book all the more, but I'm disappointed because it's less than 300 pages. For a career that stretches back to the 1950s before they teamed up, the book ought to be twice that length whether its a Q&A format or not.
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Wow! That's a beautiful picture, George. Took my breath away! :D
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Wow! That's a beautiful picture, George. Took my breath away! :D
Thanks...mine, too! It's my computer wallpaper right now. ;)
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Thanks for the update on the K & E book Matt.
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François--thanks for the article! I think Maria Friedman would make a great Mary Poppins--would love to see her do it.
LOL, George! Wow, that's some merman!
Although this is more what I had in mind:
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NO MORE candy???
Really???
Toot Sweets
Caractacus:
Don't waste your pucker on some all day sucker
And don't try a toffee or cream
If you seek perfection in sugar confection
Well there's something new on the scene
A mouth full of cheer
A sweet without peer
A musical morsel supreme!
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
The candies you whistle, the whistles you eat.
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
The eatable, tweetable treats!
Truly:
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
The toot of a flute with the flavor of fruit!
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
No longer need candy be mute!
Caractacus:
Don't waste your pucker on some all day sucker
Truly:
and don't try a toffee or cream!
If you seek perfection in sugar confection,
Caractacus:
well, there's something new on the scene:
Truly:
that mouth full of cheer;
Caractacus:
that sweet without peer;
Both:
That musical morsel supreme!
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
A bon-bon to blow on at last has been found
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets,
with tweetable, eatable sound!
Scrumptious:
No--take it away!
Truly:
Father, please! (he takes one)
Toot! Hmm-Hmm. Toot! Laughter from Truly and her father. (He takes a bite)
Caractacus:
He likes it!
Cast:
Hooray!
Caractacus:
Their value is intrinsic,
Truly:
surpass any mint stick
Kids:
Or marshmallow mouthful you munch
Caractacus:
Though licorice is chewy
Truly:
And gum drops are gooey
Kids:
And chocolate is charming to crunch
Caractacus and Truly:
That savory fife,
Women:
that sweet of your life
Kids and factory workers:
It's clearly the best of the bunch.
(Dance break)
All:
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
Caractacus:
That savory fife
Truly:
That sweet of your life
All:
Is clearly the best of the bunch
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
A bon-bon to blow on at last has been found
Toot Sweets!
Toot Sweets!
The treat that's so tweetable,
lusciously eatable,
with that unbeatable--(break) sound!
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Here's my wallpaper. Just right to take me to the prom (or the Emmys which is where the pic was snapped).
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Ya wanna here (well, actually read) something funny? I lost my driver's license. That’s not the funny part. I didn't realize how long it had been or when it had happened, but I have not been able to find my driver’s license…and have been driving without it, as well. Just now, I found my Patti LuPone Live CD so that I could scan a picture of her back-up group, The Mermen, and continue the Merman thread. I opened up my scanner and there was my (current) driver’s license AND my previous one! I had left them there when I scanned them to make my HHW picture! Oh, my. Sometimes I really do believe that I have early onset of Alzheimer’s disease!
Anyway, here’s the picture of The Mermen, Patti’s back-up group…they’re really good, as is Patti—IMHO (In My Humble Opinion, in Internet lingo).
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That's what we'd call a Mère Man here!
Merman "sold" beer??
"I had a beer!
A beer about you, baby!"
"I get a beer
Every time I see you
Standing there before me!"
"Make it another old fashioned beer!"
"If i'm the bottom,
You're the beer!"
burp!
Sorry!
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Nice picture, Matt!
Well, I'm off to dine. I will be back in plenty of time to chat. Until then, then.
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I am watching one of my favorite movies today! Click on the link for a clue:
http://www.mydannykaye.com/sounds/jester3.wav (http://www.mydannykaye.com/sounds/jester3.wav)
;D
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DR George - is my OLIVER London Cast CD in your scanner? I took it out of the case to read the song list two months ago, and I can't find it anywhere.
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I've had a similar senior moment, DR JRand. I got the tape A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY (the Helen Hayes version) in the mail a couple of months ago. I took it out of the mailing wrapper, laid it down somewhere in my house, and I haven't seen it since. The only thing I can figure is that I laid the morning newspaper on it and it somehow got thrown out. I have turned my house upside down trying to find it to no avail. :(
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I just got in from a little trip to the video trading post, and what should mhy eyes behold? ? ?
I found FINDING NEMO
not to mention the first season of ALIAS. . .
and the new recording of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. . .
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Is the house still upside? All Australian houses are like that of course.
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NEMO is two days early being put out. You're SO lucky! I'm looking forward to Tuesday.
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I hope to fin Nemo in the mail very soon but please - not in the same format as that td.
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DR Tom, yes, it's still that way. I live in a perpetual state of topsy-turvy. So do you! :D
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Doncha hate that?
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Jrand, that wouldn't be The Court Jester, would it? :)
I absolutely love that movie. Get it? (got it) Good!
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Do you wanna know?
I know you don't but i'll tell you anyway!
FINDING NEMO is available on dvd in the States while it has not been shown in theaters here! -- coming up at the end of Nov. only!
Something fishy about that, hey?
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LOL DR Ann - you are no uncouth interloper. And watch out for magnetized armor if there is a thunderstorm.
Nobody can outfox the FOX!
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NEMO is two days early being put out. You're SO lucky! I'm looking forward to Tuesday.
You are cordially invited to come over anytime for a private showing, DR Matt. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Hello all. I'm sorry for being E&T all weekend but I have been busy seeing a couple of shows and enjoying the freakishly warm weather we are having. Plus there were so many posts the other night that I fell asleep at my desk while trying to catch up..! I'm probably missing some things I wanted to reply to, but here's what I have off the top of my head.
Ann - I am originally from Hawaii, and I can tell you the novelty of snow wore off long ago. But it was pretty amazing to me to see it for the first time. :)
td - I lived in Pittsburgh for a year and went to a concert at the Benedum Center once. What a beautiful building!
Ben - loved the Halloween pictures!
Noel - sorry to hear about your experience yesterday. My roommate and I were mildly inconvenienced by the subway fire, but nothing like what you went through! Glad you were still able to enjoy the opera.
Jennifer - hope you feel better soon.
Sarah - everyone else has basically said what I think about the drunk parents, so I won't repeat it, but I think you handled the situation very well. And congrats on the new job!
Here is something I feel like getting off my chest: Yesterday I went to a matinee performance (of WICKED). I ended up sitting in front of this young girl who talked really loudly through the first act. Continuously. I understand that children will ask questions and the like, but the parents didn't do anything to quiet her or at least get her to whisper, and the girl was talking constantly, not just here and there. My friend and I shushed her a few times, hoping the parents would get the hint, and the girl went right on talking. Finally I turned around and asked if they could please quiet her down (they didn't). During the intermission the father started shouting at me for "yelling" at his little girl, and did I feel guilty at all for that. I replied that I did not feel guilty as the girl distracted me through the whole first act, and I didn't pay $100+ to hear her talk. He tried to justify this by saying she was excited and wasn't I ever five years old, and I said sure I was five once, but I was taught to have manners and courtesy while in public! He then tried to give me $100 so I could "come see the show ten more times," and suggested I could go home with him and tell him how to raise his kids. I told him that raising his kids wasn't my problem, and thought to myself what an idiot - he thinks he can pay me off and that solves the problem? There were a hundred other children there and none of them were talking. I reiterated that an audience is entitled to a quiet performance with no distractions, and it was a manner of courtesy, and he got really close in my face and told me to shut up and go f*** myself. What a lovely example of a human being.
I was bracing myself for the worst in Act II but there was nary a peep. I suspect that maybe the mother got the hint and either left with the girl or moved, because I sneaked a glance during the cast bows and two of their seats were empty. Whatever happened, I'm glad about the outcome, and I'm also glad that I enjoyed the show (it was fantastic!) enough that the guy didn't ruin the afternoon for me.
I'm sure some of you DRs have had run-ins with obnoxious children or theatregoers. Are there any really memorable ones? (Not the most pleasant topic I know, but I'm sure it makes for vivid stories later!)
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DR Matt. I found the movie of "Topsy Turvy" quite fascinating and I am not a fan of G & S. At least we try to hold on to threads!
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SwishySarah–talk about adventures in babysitting! Wow!
I never have understood why people have to have something with alcohol in it to have a “drink”. I like water–it’s the best in the house. It’s pure, natural, no sugar, no calories. It’s very rare for me to even have a Coke or a Pepsi but I will confess to a Sprite/7-Up from time to time.
I have a friend who works for Bush. I make him mad because I tell him that there’s a reason the Clydesdales are their mascot. *chuckle*
You know, I think I like this board for it’s “artwork”. The “merman” and the lady with the flowers both caught my eye.
Jennifer: OK, I’ll give it one last go.
Here are some smiles from this board:
:) ::) :o ???
Here is a smile from Clicksmile.com, the site you told me about. I'm doing the same thing I did before.
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/lachen/laughing-smiley-014.gif)
Can you SEE them now?? Couldn't resist that one.
I did a preview and I can see them perfectly but then I saw them before.
I still would like to know which taro deck that was, JRand53. I thought the artwork was wonderful.
D
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Hey, I think I made a new level--I can see "applaud " and "boo"--I can give Karma now, right?
I'd do a smile but since I'm not sure you can see it, I'll wait.
D
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I just noticed my karma has gone down... :(
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was it something I said?
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The kids are asleep...already...and I am SO bored...
And these people might be coming home drunk too, actually. They're going to "sample" wine at a Vineyard, and then are moseying down to the local Pub to drink more and watch football. A plus is that these people pay MORE than usual when drunk. A minus (that makes the plus completely irrelevant) is that they have an 8 year old, twin 4 year olds, and a 2 year old. *sigh*, Adults these days.
Interesting Story: The kids were playing outside; Some kids who live next door were over playing too; They were comntemplating a new name for a stuffed animal duck. The usual names were said (i.e. Fluffy, Happy, etc.) One of the neighboring kids shouts out, "Bridget, name it Flucker!" Bridget has a little-kid speech impediment, and she cannot pronounce L's. Amused, I asked this child to explain to me the reasoning behind naming the duck Flucker. He squirmed for a little while, and then said in a very small voice, "...I think Fluffy is a good name..." and walked away.
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Hey. Only one more hour to Alias starts here. Woohoo!
Btw, BK you never answered my question about what you thought the season one cliff hanger was going to be. I think you said that you were expecting something to happen. And I need to know what :)
Actually I think another DR mentioned that the show took a real turn last year. And of course it took another HUGE turn with last year's season finale.
I just wish they would show Syd's mommy more.
DR LC: Hey thanks for the well-wishes. I took a nap and am feeling better.
I wish that Nemo was out here today. Cause it's the last item I have to put in the big Christmas box heading up north. It's so weird, but it's far till Christmas and I've already been shopped out!
As for Ron's comments about Swishy Sarah: she did not know that they were going to come home drunk. So how can she be responsible? It sounds like they realized that they acted foolishly and probably won't do it again (we can hope). But I do agree with the basic principle that people need to take some responsiblity for those around them. It sounds like Swishy's parents know the other parents were drunk. They should deal with the situation if need be (not her).
Anyhow just my thoughts.
Not sure if I will come to chat. Depends on if I'm awake.
Anyone looking for Lyon's Den tonight will find it it's not on in November. NBC has already pulled it at least for sweeps. I totally don't get how they can take someone like Rob Lowe, give him a show, and then not even support it.
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Go Sarah! I work as a nanny for a four year old and a 16 month old. Occasionally the older one will try out cuss words on me, mainly to see what reaction he'll get. I find that if I act disinterested in it, he'll stop using it. It's not fun when I don't react. Well handled...
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Oh Danise, I am so happy. I see them!!!!!
Yeah!
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Karma taken away. Perhaps it is because Broadway is now "Wicked". There are bad fairies out there too. Maybe it has something to do with Washington snow.
LC: My memories of "The Lion King" were just as bad. The children were even younger and the grandfather bought them every possible toy at the interval. The family (About 6 or 7) kept shifting seats, talking, passing the smallest child between them and behaving as if they were at home in front of the TV. We had paid a fortune for the seats and our whole experience of good seats in a NY theatre was ruined. I am now not a fan of the show at all (other than for the opening). It may well because of these people that I felt "Nothing" for the performance. (The whole family in question left the show during the second act). No wonder I much prefered "Seusical".
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Matt H., I think you and I have very similar tastes..oh, yes very similar! That George Eads is somthing else! I remember him all the way back to when he was on that fun, but short lived, night time soap called SAVANNAH!
Now where oh where is Kyle Chandler been lately! He needs a new series pronto.
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Ann,
You got Karma "inflation"!
Enjoy!
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I love karma! But are people really taking it away from others?
There is "applaud" (to add karma) and "boo" (to take it away).
Is it just me, but no matter how much someone might upset me, I would never take away someone's karma. It would make me feel too bad. And I would be afraid it would bring me bad karma too!
I need to eat now.
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While we're on the subject of babysitting and drinking, I must tell a little story that happened last week. Quinncy, who's the 16 month old, doesn't talk much yet, but he likes to be picked up and held in front of the fridge, so he can show you exactly what he wants. So one afternoon he pulled me over to the fridge, open the door, and asked to be picked up. I did so, and he reached in. Now i fully believe that he was after the clear plastic water bottle that he knew was in there. But he instead he reached in and, with a triumphant smile on his face, handed me the small bottle of Absolut vodka that was next to it inside the door. I had to put him down, I was laughing so hard.
A side note, I have worked for this family since last April, and the level on that bottle has not moved a bit since then, so the bottle hasn't been touched.
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As for Ron's comments about Swishy Sarah: she did not know that they were going to come home drunk. So how can she be responsible? It sounds like they realized that they acted foolishly and probably won't do it again (we can hope). But I do agree with the basic principle that people need to take some responsiblity for those around them. It sounds like Swishy's parents know the other parents were drunk. They should deal with the situation if need be (not her).
Anyhow just my thoughts.
DR Jennifer: I am totally satisfied with Sarah's response to my comments to her.
I am concerned, however, that you feel I was holding her responsible for their actions. The VERY THRUST of my post was to encourage her to talk to her parents about it. Of course it's up to them.
I never once implied Sarah would know or be responsible for the actions of the others.
My advice to her was to discuss this problem with her parents. I do think it was her responsibility to do this because she quite rightly knew not to accept a ride home from either of them.
This is NOT a one-time thing. No one is more apologetic than a repeat offender. These people need help...for all future babysitters and for the sake of their children.
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Does than mean a French fairy has struck? International goodwill day. Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a holiday here. I wonder if any other country has a holiday for a Horse Race. Australians tend to ignore "Australia Day" (1/26) but go mad on Melbourne Cup Day.
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Karma, karma, karma!
The only karma I care for is karma sutra!
-- NO groaning! Merci! --
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Re: people be annoying at the theatre
LC: I cannot believe that man said those things to you. I would have gone over to management and told them what he did.
I think that children should be taught that theatre is not the same as tv. But I don't really blame that child. She didn't know any better. And nobody taught her what to do.
It is the father who you should be mad at. Not only did he not teach his daughter how to behave, but he had no respect for you. If I knew I took away from someone's enjoyment, I would be upset. The fact that he couldn't have cared less, shows a lot about him as a person. I think you just made him feel like an unfit parent.
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Wow! It's great that you Aussies can make so much fun for yourselves.
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Finally, some posts, and excellent posts they are. We just need double what we have and we'll be fine and dandy. Just finished Finding Nemo, which I hadn't seen before - I'll have a complete report tomorrow, but I will go out on a limb and say it's the best looking DVD ever produced.
More art from the walls, this a beautiful fall painting by the wonderfu Rico Tomassi.
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Yikes! DR Danise - sorry for not anwering you sooner. That is the Ancient Egyptian Tarot. I usually use the Londa deck, but I also have the Phantasmogorical which is very unique. ;D
DR LC - that man was completely out of line. In situations like that, as much as I hate to, I usually leave my seat and go get an usher. They are skilled at dealing with people like that, and you would have been even MORE of a heroine to the people around you than I am sure you were. There have been times when the exit of the troublemaker was applauded by those in nearby seats! :D
So many wonderful pictures and "things" to look at!
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I didn't "Boo" anyone, honest! I just applauded. I wouldn't "Boo" anyone either.
Well, Jennifer, I don't know what to say. I don't think I did anything different. Hummm. Interesting.
That's ok, JRand53. That is a very nice deck. For a time, it seemed to gift to give/get. That's how I got all of mine.
I'll try to be at the chat tonight if only for a little while.
And on that note, Let's try another smile
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/huepfen/jumping-smiley-017.gif)
See ya'll at the chat if not before!
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BK, what does everyone have Finding Nemo early?
I haven't seen it and might sneak a peek at it before I send it. After all I need to open it and check to make sure it's not damaged, right? :)
DR Ron: I reread your original post. I never meant to imply that you were holding Swishy responsible for the drunk parents. And yes you did suggest she talk to her parents. But I guess tone is sometimes hard to figure out, because you were using words like "complicit" and to me at least you made it sound like it was Swishy's responsibility to get these parents help. I'm sorry if I misrepresented what you meant.
I don't have much experience with drunk driving. But do we know for a fact that these parents have done this before. I know Swishy has babysat for others who came home drunk. But I wasn't aware that these people make a habit out of doing this. If they do, then I agree, something needs to be done.
The thing I find most disturbing is that Swishy makes it sound like most of the people she babysits for do this. This shocks me. I would expect that at least one of the parents would be the designated driver.
Personally I don't like to drive if I've had ANY alcohol period (not even one glass).
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French fairy? French fairy?
Tom, I resent that! ;)
I'm no French Glinda!
Regarding that disturbing family in theater; no wonder that little girl is a brat, when one sees how the father reacted!
And yes, I agree! call an usher next time; no need to confront rude people...; wast of time and energy, and they don't need that attention.
So gald they did not ruin the rest of the performance!
Oh! Have I told anyone that I'm no French fairy?
Btw, the pixie dust's on me!
BK,
I want that New England painting! I mean, I WANT that painting!
When can we visit your "museum"?
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Oh, François, I almost thought you were thinking the same thing I was thinking regarding Tom's "French fairy" comment.
But no...."redundancy" was not where you were going.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Questions to BK;
Does your fall painting follow the seasons?
When does it become a rise painting?
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DR Ron,
Should I resent your comment too?
Redundancy? Humm... now let's see?
That smiling "Chorus Line" looks like a Chinese brochette!
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Not all of the people I babysit for come home drunk, but some do. Especially now, when the holidays are starting. Sometimes I call my dad, sometimes I walk home, and sometimes I end up staying the night if it's too late. But my dad never goes to sleep until we're home, or we're staying someplace for the night. He's more than willing to pick us up too, regardless of the situation.
Ron, I know what you were saying. I also understand where Jennifer was coming from when she thought you were being accusatory, but I thought twice before responding. To quote our very own BK, "Tone is sometimes difficult to decipher on the internet." To quote someone ELSE, "Don't be gumpy! Walk in the sunshine!" No worries, :)
LC: That girl must have learned a thing or two from her father, as his manners are just as bad as her's. It was right of you to have complained!
Ann: My cousin used to get up in the middle of the night to get a bottle of water. One night, he went down to get a drink, and never came back upstairs. My aunt and uncle woke up the next morning, noticed he wasn't in his bed, dashed down the stairs, only to find their son sitting/leaning against the refrigerator door, asleep, with a half-empty bottle of Zima in his hand. Kids are funny.
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Greetings, Dear Readers--
I have been errant and truant, it is true.
Last night I saw Miss Susan Egan in her cabaret act. (NB: by that, I mean I heard her sing different songs by different people. She apparently took the week off from Cabaret in New York to do this gig in lovely Costa Mesa, California.) It was a most enjoyable evening. She has a dry sense of humor (my favorite kind) and showed some range, mixing a good number of comic/novelty songs in with standards and ballads.
And today, I saw Charles Busch's latest masterpiece, Die Mommy Die! Actually, it is a very well informed parody of "women's" films from the '50s. Sort of like Far From Heaven, only on drugs. There are gazillions of references to pictures from that genre/era, and the humor is done deadpan, which makes it even more funny.
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Hi, I'm back. Just returned from another "fun" trip to LA.
This is my first time posting on the new site and I must admit I'm a bit confused. I'm on the candy discussion but is there a main location to post?
No candy for me. This is the first year I have ever missed Halloween. I feel much better for not having over indulge. I did miss seeing the children in their costumes.
Did I miss any big news?
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I can not,for the life of me ,believe that it is November.Thanksgiving is around the corner.Where is everyone on this board celebrating Thanksgiving?It is my favorite Holiday.I spent many years celebrating at the wonderful Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge,Mass with another family and my own. I will miss that this year.I will celebrate with my abbreviated family-a wife,a son,my daughter in law and my two grandchildren.I will be missing my errant and truant younger son.And he will be missed.I still remember one year at the Red Lion Inn when he was sick and fell asleep,mind you,in the mashed potatoes.Happy November All!!
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Welcome to the new site, Jane. I don't like those quotation marks around the word "fun" in your post. You've had enough tsuris of late, and I fear you are alluding to more of it.
In any event, you made your "debut" as post #100 on a Sunday, which, as that shifty criminal doyenne of style, Martha Stewart would say, is a good thing.
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Jane, you'll get used to it. Every day, at the end of the notes, you'll click the icon and come to the discussion board. There you'll click on Daily Discussions, and from there you'll click on the title of that day's notes (today: No More Candy) - that's where the current day's posts reside. You can see the posts from the days before right below, according to the title of that day's notes. You cannot post to those past posts however, only the current day.
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/cool/cool-smiley-026.gif)
As to drinking, my views on drunkenness are fairly well-known. I don't care for liquor and I especially don't care for what liquor does to people - in moderation I suppose anything is fine, but when the line is crossed I find it horrible and quite off-putting. I do admire any person who has had that sort of abuse in their lives for overcoming their addictions.
Chat in a mere twenty-five minutes.
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DR Jay - I am so jealous that you saw Die Mommy Die!. One of the shows I have directed - and probably the most popular box office wise was:
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom!
This is NOT from my production, but it's close.
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Hi y'all,
I got a lovely note the oother day explaining how to attach a picture with my post. I STILL can't figure out the darn thing (as opposed to that darn cat).
How do I simply include a picture with my post? HELP!!!!!!!!
Sorry I was E and t. Friday I worked and then came home to give mucho candy to all the kids bussed in to my neighborhood for trick or treating. It was very busy there for a few hours.
As for my favorite Halloween costume, it was when I was nine.
It was a fairy queen costume of my own design. And I put on rouge and lipstick though it wasn't allowed. I was so proud. And Daddy said,"Wash your face; you look like a whore."
Ooops, I think I started channeling Eve Harrington via Strouse and Adams.
Actually my favorite costume was when I went to a costume party dressed as Mary Hartman. At the time I related to her a lot. Some people got it; some people didn't. (and some people can't even give it away-- oh a Styne/Sondheim reference). For those younger Hainsie/Kimlets, Mary Hartman was a character on a TV show (called, interestingly enough, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman").
I loved all of Ben's costumes and pics. Thanks.
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Oh yes. I need to apologize to Dear Reader Francois and the entire Academie Francaise. Last night, in some goodnight wishes, I thoroughly butchered the French language. And I know how touchy they are about such things over there.
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Kerry, if your pic is on your computer somewhere, then you just hit reply (NOT quick reply) - you'll see a bar at the bottom of the page that says "browse" - click on "browse" and locate your photo on your computer - click "open". The address for the photo will automatically appear in the bar. Click post. Done. You must make sure your photo is under 100 kb size-wise.
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DR Sarah: First, I do believe you were my karma fairy over the last 24 hours, so thanks! Next, I think you handled the situation with the drunk parents well. As you mentioned in your post, we've talked about this before, and we definitely share the same views on alcohol. Oh, finally, the story about the duck was cute. Your direct approach with the boy diverted any problems. Good job!
DR LC: I'm so sorry about the man and child at Wicked. I too have an audience horror story. This one even included the management (and not in a good way). Last year, when I went to see Thoroughly Modern Millie for the first time, my mom and I were seated about 10 minutes before the show began. The row behind us was filling up, and already I could tell that some of them were obnoxious people. (They were talking loudly and perhaps negatively.) In front of me sat a mother and her two daughters. Just as the overture began, the mother began opening candy for her daughters, and the younger one decided to sit in her sister's lap. Behind us, some people arrived and found that their seats were occupied. This, of course, resulted in bickering between the people who were in the seats and those with tickets for those same seats. An usher came over to fix the problem, but the people in the seats would not cooperate. Finally, toward the end of the overture, the usher lost his composure, and said through clenched teeth, "Everybody GET UP!!!!" I was so upset. Never before had I been around such rude people. Apparently that problem was resolved, but as in your situation, the young girl asked many questions (especially since she couldn't read, and there are subtitles during some scenes) and proved to be quite distracting. Luckily, I was able to go back and see the show two more times in NYC, and both times were much more pleasant.
DR Jennifer: Hope you feel better soon!
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ArnoldMBrockman, once in mid October I spent a couple of nights at the Red Lion Inn. I still remember having the best clam chowder there.
Yes Jay, you caught my meaning in the word fun. Things should improve from now on. I still have to return to get my Dad's condo ready to sell, but shall be able to squeeze in some real fun then. Maybe Bruce can plan something so I can meet those of you in the area. Fun was being the 100th post today. If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have noticed.
I didn't have candy but I did find Mallomars in LA. Has anyone else seen them yet this season?
As to drinking and driving. When I was around 12 I had a terrifying experience driving with a drunk driver. Thank goodness the freeways, believe it or not, were not busy on Sundays back then. We drove from Long Beach back to LA averaging 10-15 miles an hour. I will never again drive with a drunk driver.
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Is chat open? I can't get in the room if it is, it just says "Connection shut down" or something.
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I believe meeting you on your next visit to L.A., Dear Reader Jane, would be a most enjoyable experience. Let's make it happen!
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Chat be open. Be there or be round
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No need to apologize at all DR Jay!
Professor Higgins' remark is from another time and we do our own butcherring of our language ourselves and very well too, believe me...
I only had good intentions in "correcting" you: it gave me an opportunity of showing off, something I don't get to do very often here!
Besides, I wanted to prove, if it needs be, how complex French language is...
I also hope I won't offend you more if I say that there are few chances that the Académie Française members have read your errors; they are old people who mainly work slowly on the dictionary...
My intentions were to do all this in good clean fun and i should have used smileys or just refrained from posting!
But no, I don't think the French are touchy about their language; if that's the common belief in the States it has to be a cliché!
Actually, we're speaking more and more "English" than French; not long are the days when we'll say -- as French Canadian people do, but don't tell them that they'll get upset! -- "tomber en amour" (to fall in love) instead of "tomber amoureux"!
But then I'm biaised....
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ArnoldMBrockman, once in mid October I spent a couple of nights at the Red Lion Inn. I still remember having the best clam chowder there.
Yes Jay, you caught my meaning in the word fun. Things should improve from now on. I still have to return to get my Dad's condo ready to sell, but shall be able to squeeze in some real fun then. Maybe Bruce can plan something so I can meet those of you in the area. Fun was being the 100th post today. If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have noticed.
I didn't have candy but I did find Mallomars in LA. Has anyone else seen them yet this season?
As to drinking and driving. When I was around 12 I had a terrifying experience driving with a drunk driver. Thank goodness the freeways, believe it or not, were not busy on Sundays back then. We drove from Long Beach back to LA averaging 10-15 miles an hour. I will never again drive with a drunk driver.
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Tone: Let's see if I can be more succinct than by using the word "complicit."
You're at school and one of your classmates has a gun in his locker.
You know this classmate has a gun, because you saw the classmate remove it from his pocket and put it into his locker.
Now you know that your classmate has been very, very upset with a couple of teachers lately.
What is your responsibility?
And if you don't say something, are you any less responsible?
By knowing someone is breaking the law, do you have NO responsibility? What if that person harms someone else and you knew the probability of that existed? No personal responsibility?
That's complicity.
Most folks just want to pretend they don't know something. It's safer for them that way.
Until they're walking along the street the drunk driver careens down.
Or until they're in the hallway when a classmate opens fire.
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Hey everyone. Sorry I'm not at chat right now. You see, I decided to spend the night at my friend's house and figured I'd be able to log onto chat here. But this is not the case, and all I'm getting on the chat page is a big black blank. I've been trying to get on for the last 15 minutes and it just looks pretty useless at this point. Boo.
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I was struck by DR Ron's statement that drunk driving is severely punished. I don't know that it is.
In the chat, discussion of this was juxtaposed with talk about guns. And that's an interesting connection because guns kill people and, even more frequently, cars kill people.
New York used to have a law and ad campaign, Use a Gun, Go to Prison.
I don't see why there can't be a similar thing: Drive Intoxicated, Go to Prison.
Too many people are being killed by cars and guns.
Pardon me for being on a soap box, but, as you know if you read yesterday, my feet are very dirty.
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Chat is still going on. Those who missed chat tonight missed a couple of real surprises. That is the price one pays for being errant and truant - like CRAIG and WEL and ANN and JENNIFER and DAN and BEN, and KERRY and MUSICGUY and on and on and on.
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Dear Reader Francois--I wasn't offended at all. I'm just embarrassed to see how badly my French has deteriorated. I guess not using it very much in twenty-five years will do that.
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Sorry for the short visit in chat. Time got away from me and it was later than I thought.
Next weekend is a 4 day holiday for me--can you say "Hooray"? so I will be able to chat till the cows come home.
Have a good evening everyone!
D
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Just to report I was in chat and was made privy to some rather interesting information! Some of the revelations were quite awesome. Some were quite shocking. It's a pity that those who weren't there missed out. Those who were present were sworn to secrecy.
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Chat is a madhouse...a zoo, I tell you....what a crazy assortment of lovable lunatics!
If you've not been in chat and can drop in, do visit a while!
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And Jay was very, very naughty.
He was so naughty that nanny might have to get out her spanky brush!
;D
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What can I say? It's my nature.
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I just got back from the rockingest chat ever. All those of you who missed it will never know just how rocking and rolling it was.
People declared their undying love for one another. There was a bitch slap or two. Someone entered and the proceded to dramatically came out of a coma. Our host was sexually assaulted. I think there was a shooting or two - but it was hard to tell amid all the chaos and fun.
Sheesh... all you errant and truant people missed
THE CHAT OF THE CENTURY!!!!
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So sorry I was absent, but my mother arrrived in town today for a short visit. It was wonderful to see her, but twinged in sadness as two members of our family past away this week. My mother's sister-in-law's father, a survivor of the holcaust and her husband of undiagnosed liver ailment. So I hope you will understand my absence. Thank you
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THE CHAT OF THE CENTURY??? :o
Oh, I'm sure the National Enquirer will have a report on that AND with color pics!
Please, save me a copy! Thanks! ;)
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Chat was jumpin and rockin and rollin and all that jazz. I pity the fool who wasn't there!
I made $87 this weekend. Fun muffins!
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Kyle Chandler is a regular on NBC's new show THE LYON'S DEN. Unfortunately, its ratings have been sliding so NBC has temporarily taken it off for retooling.
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bk, you must be very pleased to have over one hundred posts on both Saturday and Sunday.
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I'm just a few posts shy of gaining full membership status. Wonder if I'll get a certificate and an official decoder pin like Ralphie did in the wonderful A CHRISTMAS STORY when he became a full member in good standing of Little Orphan Annie's Secret Society?
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And sorry about not making it to chat tonight. The adventures of Sydney Bristow in high definition drew me away. And it wasn't worth it either. I thought it one of the weakest episodes ever.
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Sorry, DR MDS, about the losses to your mom's side of the family. Losing family members is difficult, and somehow with such big holidays looming, it seems especially poignant. Again, my condolances.
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All of the Pixar animated movies look supreme on video because it's a pure digital picture. The detail on the hair/fur in MONSTER'S INC. was staggering to me. I'm sure FINDING NEMO will equally blow me away.
I watched IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT today, the 1967 Oscar winning film. I hadn't seen it since its original theatrical release. Amazing to me that Rod Steiger won an Oscar for this. He's SO much better in THE PAWNBROKER.
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So sorry I was absent, but my mother arrrived in town today for a short visit. It was wonderful to see her, but twinged in sadness as two members of our family past away this week. My mother's sister-in-law's father, a survivor of the holcaust and her husband of undiagnosed liver ailment. So I hope you will understand my absence. Thank you
You're in my thoughts dear.
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OK, this post should do it. #101 for me.
Did anyone watch CBS at 75 tonight? It was a REALLY disappointing three hours of quick clips of their very classy history. Many of their crown jewels were inadequately honored while more undeserving fare got equal billing. Absurd!
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MDS: My thoughts are with you and your family. And congrats on your Full Member Status!
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On the subject of the nasty nasty drink: moderation is key as well as a lack of stupidity. Despite what DR Emily may say, I'm not a heavy drinker:)
Sarah, I'm glad you got to see this before you got to college. I pity the people whose idea of a good time is binge drinking. It's all about the sugar high!
Oh.. and if anyone asks, I'd love to talk about my "musical" experience at Rocky Horror Picture Show this past saturday ;)
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Went to the chat room and found it closed.
Just finished up FINDING NEMO, and I'll agree wholeheartedly with Bk on this one! By far the greatest looking dvd in my collection! Oh, and it's a great film, too! I cannot believe that what is probably the best performance on film of the year is none other than Ellen DeGeneres' "Dory!"
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DR MDS, I'm sorry to hear about your family's losses. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
I'm sorry I wasn't in chat. I have a headache, which is not very fun.
Thanks to whoever gave me the karma!
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Chat was indeed a thrilling, non-stop joy ride of fun! I am so glad to have been there for the fun, frills, and festivities (that is 3 F's).
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I was going to write "Hi Honey I'm Home" again but thought some readers might get the right idea.
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My thougts to you and yours too Michael.
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I'm going to be picky AGAIN!
Please, don't "hate" me!
Cars do not kill people!
Guns do not kill people!
"Only" the people using them!
... and overdrinking has nothing to do with being stupid or intelligent or wise or smart!
It can happen to everyone! It's a sickness that can be cured!
Don't mind me! I'm just blabbing away!
:)
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Blabber away mon ami. Your blabbering is SO RIGHT. The fairy at the bottom of our garden told me to write that. (I would venture into the garden myself but I am afraid of bunyips. Hopefully that is an incentive for everyone to go google mad).
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I agree about Ellen deGeneris - a brilliant performance. I really like her very much in just about everything, but she really shines here.
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Did anyone else notice that Francois' postings numbers equals (at this moment in time) his Member Number? ? ?
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I am hopeful that Ellen will release a recording of whale arias in the near future. What a talent and what a performance.
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I hope you are not expecting a prize td!
Now who is Taking Care of Business whilst the fairies are at play? That is my question.
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It's vocal performances like Ellen's that should be awarded with a Golden Globe or Oscar consideration. And, truth be told, FINDING NEMO is the first movie I could watch without flinching that had Albert Brooks in it. There's just something smarmy about him that I can't take; I know that he's been in some good movies (BROADCAST NEWS, MOTHER) but, I can't stand him. . .
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Are the browsers figments of my imagination? Perhaps I am a figment of theirs. Is everyone still looking for NEMO?
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td,
I know you're the one to answer that:
Is it my "number" that has a "member", or
my "member" that has a "number"?
I think the voice editors have to be complimented too, because, for what i know, they have the artist record each and every sentence recorded many many times in many amny different ways..... and they they pick up, with the directors of animation the combination they like best.
Most of the time, each voice actor records his lines ALL ALONE!
That does not diminish their talent, oh no!
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Soprry for the typos... I type too fast, and i 'm not even supposed to be using the computer right now!
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I guess that means you should be looking after the croissants and the Baker. My excuse is that I am a hopeless rpofoodreare.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your family's losses, MDS. My thoughts and prayers are with you through these difficult days.
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No! Not the Baker!
The Baker's Wife!
She has nice buns! --- remember Bruce's painting yesterday?
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I was probaby too entranced by the song of the meadowlark to notice the Baker's wife. I am far too polite to ask about the Baker's buns which may be like steel as are (we are told) those of our host BK.
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Sorry, Tom!
According to today's notes, BK's buns of stell are .... history! :P
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Stell?????
Don't mind me! i need some sleep!
Bye!
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Oh My Goodness! I forgot my two obligatory after-chat posts demanded by BK! :-[ And I reminded people to post just as I was leaving the chat! I need a bitch-slappin' but good! ;)
Anyway, here is my first post (and why I forgot to post):
I have a whole bunch of stuff on my work computer that I want to copy and save because the operating system is being upgraded on Tuesday. Mostly it's wallpaper files that are too big to put on individual diskettes. So I found my own personal gigabyte zip drive (not just 250 megabytes!) and had to make sure that it still worked. Well, I had to find and download a file so that my computer (here at home) would even be able to recognize it and that took me quite a while. Now it works! I had saved a bunch of folders and files from my old computer and they were still on one of the discs that I have (I have four gigabyte discs). Now I'm trying to re-integrate them into my current computer. It's slow going.
End of post-chat post #1
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One more hour of posts to go - no late night Hainsies/Kimlets around?
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Post-chat post #2:
While searching what was on my afore-mentioned zipdrive disc, I found this and had to share:
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PS. This is supposed to be an actual newspaper clipping. I changed NOTHING!
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I'm finally back from my Spiritually Fulfilled Retreat. Now time to read all the posts from the weekend. Phew, it may take me a while, but I shall journey on! (Hmm, sounds like a Ragtime quote)
BK: loved the musical smiley!
Sorry I missed the chat.
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Last chance to post. Post now or forever hold your piece, er, peace.
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Won't anyone post a final post?
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I think I shall post a final post then. Why not? Who's gonna stop me?
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/alles_moegliche/mixed-smiley-007.gif)
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George: Thanks for the classified. I think Ms. Shirley Hunsperger is going to get LOTS of phone calls to "see" the property!
I've just finished watching "The Hulk." I think it's a wonderful film -- although once again, in an action film about someone with super powers that are considered a "threat", all military and law enforcement are "the e-n-e-m-y" and not to be trusted, ever!
I get so-o-o tired of that stereotype. And this is one of the more intelligent "action" films made. I know its roots require such obeisance to type, but.....
There is an anomaly in the film, though....the music, which is pretty good most of the way through, suddenly devolves into a mysterioso vocalise with middle eastern construct for all scenes in the American desert at an American military post. What the heck is that all about? I felt they must be trying to conjure up "Gladiator" memories, but to what end I could not say. Ruined much of the movie's effect.