Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on November 03, 2003, 12:18:42 AM
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Well, if you've read the notes you know what you must do. Let's make dear reader Emily proud, shall we?
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I'll be checking in from work and I hope to see a wonderful story to which I can contribute.
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For a differing opinion on Hulk, check out Ron Pulliam's post (the final post of yesterday's posts) - that, as they say, makes horse racing.
I meant to point out exactly what he did - the Danny Elfman's music seems to have been written for another film - it's very mid-eastern and sounds like we should be watching a film set in Iraq.
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Happy B-Day, Emily!
Would like to say more but otta run--work, ya know! Talk to ya'll tonight and in keeping with todays notes--I will try to give you a rose.
Be good! Be safe! And be here when I get home!
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Bon Fete Mme Emily
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We in fact have six roses Blooming in our garden this weekend! In November!
Happy Birthday, Emily!
Yes, chat was very lively last night, and I was glad I was there - twice!
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"Hey, you!" said the woman to the gentleman. "Hey, I said."
The man stopped reading his Playbill and looked up, "Are you talking to me?"
"Yea," she said. "My name is Rose - I am the stage manager for this show. Do you know the score?"
"Actors: 6 Audience: 3?" asked the man innocently.
"NO! Do you know the score to 'Half a Sixpence'?"
"Why yes," he replied, "I do. Why?"
"Because our leading man is ill - and YOU are going on for the second act!" Rose exclaimed, and began pulling at his arm.
This was a revolting development, but an exciting one. That is until he began to wonder if he would actually fit into those costumes....and would he have at least a short meeting with the choreographer....
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Favorite comics:
Superman - especially the Krypton & "dream" issues.
Mad magazine, of course
Famous Monsters of Filmland
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Actually started another storyline but didn't post it in time.......
Once upon a time, there was a man who had a habit of promising rose gardens. He promised a rose garden to everyone and yet he never delivered on his promise. This, of course, caused the man to have a lot of disgruntled people who harbored great animosity towards him. This man also loved musicals, and he would listen to his cast albums all the time, and he would also see musicals whenever he could - in between promising people rose gardens, that is.
One night, he was seeing a production of Half a Sixpence, a show that is rarely done. At intermission, he was standing in the lobby, when suddenly an irate and irritated woman came up to him and said...
Hey, you!" said the woman to the gentleman. "Hey, I said."
The man stopped reading his Playbill and looked up, "Are you talking to me?"
"Yea," she said. "My name is Rose - I am the stage manager for this show. Do you know the score?"
"Actors: 6 Audience: 3?" asked the man innocently.
"NO! Do you know the score to 'Half a Sixpence'?"
"Why yes," he replied, "I do. Why?"
"Because our leading man is ill - and YOU are going on for the second act!" Rose exclaimed, and began pulling at his arm.
This was a revolting development, but an exciting one. That is until he began to wonder if he would actually fit into those costumes....and would he have at least a short meeting with the choreographer....
Roger DeBris. He'll get you fit for your leather costumes (He Loves It) and you of course will have to have a crash course in playing a banjo and then it started to thunder and the skies opened up and a deluge occured. He immediatley started to sing If the Rains Gotta Fall.....
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Doncha hate when that happens, MDS?
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Emily - click the link for your Birthday Polka.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY! POUTINE FOR EVERYONE.
JRand, loved the Birthday Cake song.
I read Superman, Archie comics, and the Disney comics, especially Scrooge McDuck and Donald and his nephews. I also remember enjoying the Harvey brand, Little Lulu, Richie Rich, Little Lotta.
I also loved the Hardy Boys series, especially when it transferred on-screen to the Mickey Mouse Club. You younger readers, by that I mean the Original Mickey Mouse Club, not the re-hash with Britney Spears and other current pop stars ;D
I'll come back later and add to the story.
Sorry I couldn't make chat last night but dinner with friends was on our calendar. A nice breast of chicken with basil and sundried tomatoes, steamed baby carrots and wild rice was our main dish topped off by fresh seasonal fruit and good coffee.
Later, folks.
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Happy Birthday, Emily. I'd give you a gift of some karma but I still don't quite understand what that is.
Last night I made beef stew, without a recipe. Improvisation is the spice of life, folks; yes, improvisation
BTW (By the way, in Internet lingo), I'll be teaching an advanced song improvisation course at Second City/NY over the next several Thursdays. I'm also teaching a one-night drop-in (for which there's no prerequisite or commitment) next Monday night.
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Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and to BK for fulfilling my own personal "caprice" (Noel - are you sure that I can use that in English?)
I too will add to the story later. Right now there is not enough caffeine in my system for serious creative writing! :)
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Good morning everyone. Chat last night was quite lovely but I was about 20 minutes late and I think I missed all the surprises. ???
Thanks to those who replied to my theatre horror story. Maybe I'm strange, but knowing people sympathize makes the whole experience easier to digest. And like I said, I enjoyed the show so much that they didn't ruin it for me, which is a relief. I did seriously think about calling an usher, and will keep that in mind for the next time. (Hopefully, there won't be a next time!) It's so unfortunate that there are, as Tom and Jennifer said, people who think going to the theatre is the same thing as being home in front of the TV.
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Re: Finding Nemo
I also thought Ellen's performance was the best thing about this movie. (I enjoyed it a lot, but didn't like it as much as the previous Pixar films.) It would be great if she were able to receive some kind of award for it. I've just recently started watching Ellen's talk show in the morning, and I think she is hilarious! She is so gracious to her guests without being annoyingly self-serving like many other hosts. I hope the show does well.
td - I agree about Albert Brooks. He gives me the same feeling, but I didn't mind him as the father in this movie.
Re: other topics
MDS - sorry to hear about your losses. My condolences to you and your family.
Happy Birthday to DR Emily! Hope you enjoy your chicken and cake tonight. (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/cool/cool-smiley-026.gif)
Lastly, thank you to the karma fairy. Karma = warm fuzzies!
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MDS: My sympathies and thoughts to you and your family on news of your loss.
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Remember BK - no rose garden means no thorns.
I've been a fan of the Disney Comic books since I was a kid. At the time, I thought Walt actually had something to do with them but now I know all the best Duck stories and art were the work of Cark Barks. Fortunately in the early 90s almost all of the Barks stories were reissued on good paper with strong binding, and they hold up beautifully. After a short hiatus, several Disney titles began publishing again last September, and while they are still fun to read, most of them can't come close to the Barks in story (although they do in art).
It's a busy day at work (first of the month) so I'll just make brief comments on the two shows we saw over the weekend. CABIN IN THE SKY is one of those shows that falls into the great score/bad book category, but the cast at Musicals Tonight really did justice to the score so you didn't mind the book as much.
I've been waiting to see a production of MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF since I first heard the LP in 1966 and I'm glad to say it was worth the wait. Mufti capped off a great season with a delightful production of this under-appreciated gem.
BK - I hope FINDING NEMO lives up to your rave. I enjoyed SPIRITED AWAY, but after all the great things you said about it I was a little disappointed that I merely liked it and didn't love it.
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Let's se if this actually works. If ti does, not only will we have cake, but weenies as well!
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YAY it worked! Typos and all !!!!!!
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CAKE FOR EMILY!
I guess the hot dogs are for the rest of us!
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Kerry, you get karma for the picture and for the commentary. Very funny!
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What a great picture! Thanks for sharing, DR Kerry!
As a young kid, I liked Casper. Then, pre-teen, I switched to Archie comics. I couldn't wait to grow up and get in high school and do cool things like the Archie gang did.
I went to camp the summer I was 12 and got introduced to SUPERMAN, and that was it! I subscribed to every one of the DC family of comics where Superman or his pals had leading roles (meaning we got A LOT of comic books delivered in the mail to my house). Couldn't ever quite get into Batman then.
BIG, BIG fan of MAD magazine. Loved the Hardy Boys on THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB, but couldn't get into the books. I much preferred Nancy Drew for some reason. The mysteries just seemed more dangerous and exciting with girls doing most of the detecting. I was STILL buying the yearly Nancy Drew title when I was in college!
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Happy Birthday, Emily!
I'll take a piece of cake AND a hot dog please.
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I forgot to mention comics. I was always a big fan of Archie comics and think they are still in a closet somewhere in my mother's house. I never got into Marvel or DC but I did watch some of the superhero shows on TV. I also read a lot of Nancy Drew, even into junior high I would read the ones set in the present.
I've read some of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics (I love his novels, too) and really like them, but I'm too cheap to go searching for every past issue, so I usually borrow them from friends. I like when past issues of comics are published in a handy-dandy book, making them easier to collect.
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Happy Birthday Emily!!! BK, you MUST go to the "Dear World" reading, it needs a new book but the score is so golden, if you get a chance to make an opinion if you go, if would be worth THEIR while, I'm sure. But then again, if they have issues with your opinions you can say to them, "I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden" and of course, they'll look at you and think "What the HELL is he talking about!" :)
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Happy, happy birthday Emily!!!
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Favorite comics when I was a kid were various Marvel comics but particularly THE INHUMANS, THE AVENGERS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, and THE FANTASTIC 4. I also picked up FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND each and every issue begining around 1975.
After I have had some coffee then I might try my hand at adding to the story-line. :-\
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMILY!!![/move] I hope you have a wonderful day.
KERRY: I haven't seen that photo in years. I used to have one of my sister's fan magazines that I saved because of that picture. In those days, I wasn't really a fan of Roddy's (too fey), but Tab was, after-all, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees. I thought he was dreamy (LOL).
My favorite comics were the same as several others. MAD Magazine was my all-time favorite and I was always getting into arguements with those unenlightened kids who preferred CRACKED to MAD I also liked ARCHIE (I identified with Betty) and SCROOGE MCDUCK.
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We need more story. Scroll up to MDS's post and then continue from where he left off...
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Just to clarify, the Kander/Ebb memory book COLORED LIGHTS does seem to be available now. I went to Amazon this morning and purchased a copy that the listing said was "in stock." Looking forward to reading this.
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Ouch! Oh! Too Bad: I'm way sorry BK didn't like "The Hulk." I, too, watched this film last night. I have some reservations about it, but not about the director, not about the story and not about it's totally arresting presentation. My reservations are about the music, and the stereotypical bug-a-boo of an eternally evil, always-against-the-civilians, military. Gimme a break.
I was fascinated, mostly, although the mid-eastern wailing affectations forced onto some of the scenes were joltingly banal and stupid. One doesn't expect that in scenes taking place in the American desert with only Americans in sight.
The story is the "front" for the entire comic strip series -- how Bruce Banner became "The Hulk." I thought the story developeld this "front" with compassion, intelligence and technical savvy.
It did not, however, have wit. And it needed some wit.
Eric Bana was fine as Bruce Banner, pre-Hulk. His character was mostly confused, so that's what Bana did with him throughout. I'd have loved seeing him -- just once -- forego the shame and embrace the Hulk within. I caught a glimmer of that in the last scene, but it WAS the last scene.
The CGI Hulk worked fine, for me. I accepted him quite easily, although I hate it when movies reveal all their special effects secrets before the film is ever released. Way too much calling attention to the special effects folks making us ever mindful that what we're seeing is not real and can NEVER SEEM REAL now that we're onto how they did it.
Jennifer Connelly was, in my estimation, adequate. Her character never rang true for me, although I don't blame Ms. Connelly for that. It was not a sympathetic character. She was too analytical in her relationship with Bruce and when he needed her most, she turned him over to the person with whom she had the most issues -- her father. Toward the end, when she said she loved Bruce, I think I sneered, so little did I believe her. And I'm a softy for screen romance.
Overall, it's a far more satisfying film than many of its ilk. I liked it better than "Spiderman," and 1,000 times better than "Armageddon." That measure ought to count for something by someone.
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Here is your Allison Hayes Picture of the Day. Featured as Joyce Kern AKA Sue Morton with Mr Dennis O'Keefe in 1955's Chicago Syndicate.
Costumes by Jean Louis. ;D
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The very best wishes, sweetie, on the start of your second decade!!
I SO wish now that I could have gotten on for chat earlier and stayed later, with all the revels and revelations that took place! But the half hour I was there was tres fun.
I'm not a big comics person, although I do have more than a passing aqcuaintance with some comics due to some of the men in my life, hehe. I agree with LC that The Sandman is excellent...so textured and mythic. I like some manga, Japanese comics. I also LOVE Mad Magazine...just brilliant satire.
MDS--My deepest condolences on your recent losses!
Well, I really should get going as I AM still at my friend's house. I'll post my own addition to Emily's birthday story later!!
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Maya: Do you mena Emily's second decade? Or her second score? If she is just turning eleven, I had better start watching my language more closely.
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MDS -- let me, also, extend my sympathies to you on the loss of your two family members.
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It did not, however, have wit. And it needed some wit.
Thank you, Ron, for providing me with guidance on The Hulk. I will never see it, because I don't waste my time on anything that lacks wit. Life has wit. Bad art doesn't. In this way the two things are unlike each other.
Yes, birthday girl, I found "caprice" in the Oxford American Dictionary paperback. This dictionary has hardly any words in it, so, when it does, you can be sure the word is used (in America, at least).
I read no comic books in my youth. As a young man visiting Japan, I was surprised to find the newsstands had comic books aimed at adults, filled with sex and violence. Not at all an enlightened attitude about women. It all seemed so very foreign.
Now of course, on the subway, I see such comics read by people of different languages on seats next to me.
While waiting for the dentist, Dr. Bocarsky, I would read Mad Magazine. But only then.
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Good afternoon to my fellow Hainsies/Kimlets (the E. Coast ones anyway)! I am stuck here in my room until it is cleaned, which is going to take a million and a half years. Every article of clothing I own is on the floor, along with everything else you could possibly think of. Sad, really.
The Holiday babysitting season has begun, and I'm already on a roll. I have a job today at 1:30, and I'm already getting scheduled for parties in mid-December. I shall be rolling in the dough, although I'm going to have absolutely no life. I'll be rich and lifeless. Like Donald Trump.
I never read comics when I was younger, except the ones in the newspaper. They were too boy-ish for me. But I remember my brother always had Spiderman or X-Men or something of the sort lying around.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EMILY! No longer a teenager, *sob*, you've ditched me. I hope your day is filled with cake and happiness and presents and all that jazz.
I'll add to the story when I'm done with my lunch. Weren't we talking about roses in chat last night? It all goes fuzzy when you look at the shocking number of things that were revealed, I'm forgetting the details.
Pink tanktop, black sweatpants, pink flip flops. It is nice and warm here in VA...again...I'm loving it.
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It is a GORGEOUS day here in NYC. 78 degrees at last notation. November and 78 degrees. Wow! I'm wearing tan khakis, a brown short-sleeved button down shirt and penny loafers with brown socks.
I still need to come back to the story. Sorry. I will get to it later, I hope. This silly thing called my job keeps interfering.
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Dear BK--I will be at Dear World tonight in Glendale. Not sure if that's incentive for you to come. Or stay away. ;)
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday Emily!!![/move]
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I came into the library to do an assignment for my Computers class. I need to make a Power Point presentation out of a file we put together in class. But we have to share computers, so the file is saved to the H:/ drive of the guy I worked with in class. Why does the teacher give assignments if only half the people in the class have the file? And this isn't the first time he's done this. AAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh, and happy birthday, Emily. May your day be free of stupid Computers teachers and rich in Cherry Coke.
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Dear Reader Laura--I have been meaning to ask you: What is the picture you've posted as part of your profile? It's very blurry. Is it one of those "Magic Eye" thingies where if I cross my eyes and stare at it for a while I'll see DaVinci's "The Last Supper" or something?
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Happy Birthday[/color] EMILY
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Sorry I wasn't in chat yesterday. But I was actually already in bed at 9 o'clock. My sinuses were just hurting too much :(
For DR Kerry: I'm glad you figured out how to post your pic.
For DR Swishy: For all we've heard about your dad not letting you use the internet right now (hey has that decision been reversed yet?), what you described yesterday was just really nice. The fact that he waits up for you till you come home from babysitting, and the fact that he picks you up no questions asked ... he sounds like a really great dad.
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People, we're telling a story here - go back to MDS' post on page one and continue it - it's Emily's birthday wish that you do so.
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Jennifer: My dad is awesome. Really smart and nice and funny and yeah. He always makes those corny "dad jokes", and he LIVES to go to my concerts and games and stuff. Uber-supportive and proud. Gotta love him.
And no, the internet thing hasn't been reversed. But I think he's just choosing to look the other way, because he hasn't said anything. I'm just not on as MUCH as I was. Like less than half the time. When report cards come out, we'll see what they say. If I have a B, then I think they'll let up on it. It I have a C or below, the computer is probably going to be taken away. I'm trying not to think about it.
Don't have time to write on the story, but I promise I will when I get home!! I get to go babysit kids while they're napping. Hopefully the stress won't kill me. ;)
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Roger DeBris. He'll get you fit for your leather costumes (He Loves It) and you of course will have to have a crash course in playing a banjo and then it started to thunder and the skies opened up and a deluge occured. He immediatley started to sing If the Rains Gotta Fall.....
Suddenly, none other than Broadway's favorite producer, Max Bialystock, burst in and grabbed Roger by the arm.
Bialy's face was tomato-red...this of course, meant that he was not pleased. "Roger, I've been looking all over for you! I've just had an amazing idea for a new show."
Roger stood there, rapt. "What...."Out Brief Candle," the Macbeth musical?? Or "Sexy Oedipus Rexy," the risque Ancient Greek revue??
"NO!" cried Bialy. I'm going to put up the greatest musical of all time and I want you to direct it. It's a musical about Atilla the Hun!!"
Roger clapped his hands together. "I love it! I can only imagine the possibilities!!!"
TCB--LOL, I stand corrected! Emily is out of her teen years today, not going into her tween ones!
Sarah--Your dad does sound very cool...I love his new "Turn head the other way while Swishy posts on HHW" policy!
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Roger immediately launched into a title song:
Attila, he was a killa
He was a darling, a sweetheart, a hun
Don't want to cross him
Don't want to boss him
Because if he gets mad it's really bad
And not a lot of fun!
Attila, strong as a pilla
He had such muscles especially his buns
He'll put your eye out
And you will cry out
Because Attila is the mother of all Huns
I really mean it
Attila is the mother of all Huns
He's pretty beefy
Attila is the mother of all Huns!
Roger looked at Max and said, "Well, what do you think?"
Max looked at Roger and said...
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Max looked at Roger and said:
"It's killer - we open in two weeks!"
Rushing to his office - with the strains of the Half a Sixpence Entracte filling his ears, Roger's feverish brain began to calculate.....
Attila the Hun....a hun-ey of a show....DeBris does it again...Hun Conquers Broadway...Hun's the One!
But the star would have to be someone who could command the stage. A name that would mean instant box office and theatre parties for months. Roger could always find someone to write the book and music, those people were easy to find - in fact why not just buy the James Darren catalog and work from that? Inspired.
Roger thought a moment more and then flipped his rolodex. He knew the man for the part. He knew the performer who had those mysterious qualities that stage audiences love. He checked the card and dialed a number in Las Vegas.
The dark haired man picked up on the first ring: "Hello this is Robert Goulet speaking."
"Bob," said Roger excitedly, "do you have Michael Crawford's telephone number?"
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Emilyyyyyyyyyyyy.... Happy Birthday to you!![/move]
Wasn't into comic books, but I read Mad and Cracked. Favorite books were The Chronicles of Narnia and Sweet Valley High.
Unfortunately, that's it for now...must get back to work but wanted to pop in and say hi!
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"How lucky is this", Goulet crooned, in that velvet baritone of his. I'm having lunch with Michael this afternoon. We're going to discuss my taking Dance of the Vampires out on a full-blown Equity tour. Would you care to join us? Meet us at the Cafe Edison in 10 minutes. Love you. He blows air kisses through the phone and hangs up.
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JRand, only 8 more to 200 posts. I eagly await the outcome.
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DR Ben- hmmmmmmmm....I don't think anything is supposed to happen at 200 posts - but time will tell!
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Just once...just once...I would like to get to the beginning of the New Year without having to change my Insurance Carrier. All of the paperwork, all of the aggravation. Making sure your doctor is in the plan, making sure that your premium doesn't triple, and making sure everything you need is in the plan.
I am NOT ready for government sponsored insurance, but why does it have to change every year???
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LOL...I just looked at today's heading again....perfect for my last rant!
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Are we having another slow morning? Will we set another record by going nuts at the end of the day? Have you promised me a rose garden?
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy birthday, Emily![/move]
May your day be merry and bright! (I stole that from "White Christmas"-- so sue me)
As you can see, my creative juices are not flowing, so I've decided to just read the story for now! I can't wait to read the rest!
RE comic books: I read Archie comics when I was younger. I loved his love triangle with Betty and Veronica.
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JRand53, I am so enjoying the Allison Hayes picture of the day!!! I do hope that I am not the only one ;D
Perhaps it will entice other DRs to go out and view some of her wonderful films and become Allison cultists...er...fans, just like you and I!
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Somehow, DR MBarnum, I feel that we are voices in the wilderness and that Miss District of Columbia 1949 is destined to remain a cult figure, known only to a few.
Until the Criterion DVD Release of Pier Five Havana, that stirring political diatribe starring Mary Jane and Cameron Mitchell, she will be only footnote in the annals of Hollywood Show Business.
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I'm finally back from DC...what a long weekend it has been. I think I got about 6 hours of sleep the whole time I was there. First off, my allergies are all in a tizzy because of the weird temperature changes (as DR Ben said, it's November and nearly 80 degrees! What's that about?!) Secondly, I saw BOUNCE yesterday and could hardly make it through the first performance, so I skipped out on the evening performance and let someone else go in my place.
The show is bad. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. The direction is bad, the music is apparently the rest of Sondheim's trunks songs from other shows that he didn't get to use in PASSION, the scenery didn't make sense a lot of the time, and a few of the performances were quite dull--especially Ms. Jane Powell. The story isn't at all worthy of being musicalized and at intermission I was ready to go home. Howard McGillin sounded fabulous, as usual, but brought very little interest to his character, though I fear that is the way the role is written...Richard Kind was wonderful, and our very own Ms. Michele Pawk was very good as well. Mr. Gavin Creel was quite handsome, but wasted in his role, and Ms. Jane Powell...well...she didn't impress me at all and her voice is practically non-existent now. Mr. Prince's direction is stale, predictable and sometimes downright silly, and Mr. Sondheim, as I said, has recycled some of his favorite...um...melodies...and even some of his favorite "clever" lyrics. Is it a requisite now to use the combination of "reverse/curse" in every show he writes? I love Sondheim...I love Prince...but I think this show was a bad idea. Perhaps with a few listens to the score I might appreciate it more, but I really doubt that I could sit through it again.
The trip home thoroughly exhausted me. Greyhound Busses aren't the most comfortable things in the world, so I think I'm going to take a nap now.
Happy Birthday, Emily and a Happy Belated Birthday to DR Mark Rothman!! (Only 16 days to my natal day celebration...)
DR Tom: Thank you for the new calendar! The pictures are gorgeous!
DR Ben: Loved the pictures. Who knew you looked like William Katt?
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You see? I am just too anal for this kind of story. I thought the story was taking place in New York, and then it kind of shifted to L.A. But then Roger called Goulet in Vegas and the three of them decided to get together for lunch at the Cafe Edison in ten minutes. Well, I don't know where the Cafe Edison is, but I know you can't get from L.A. to Vegas in ten minutes...... So, was Roger in Vegas the whole time? Does Roger have a rocket ship to get from L.A. to the Cafe Edison? So, I am at a total loss as to how to proceed with the story? Does any of that make sense?
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Isn't the Cafe Edison somewhere in the low 50's between B'way and 8th Ave. at the Hotel Edison? I believe I ate there once...it was tasty and CHEAP! The only thing that scared me about it was the very pushy Czech man who asked me what I wanted before he ever gave me a menu...
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Someone said, "How can we be in three places at the same time, that's what I'd like to know?" It was then that they all realized they were in a time/space continuum. The theme from The Twilight Zone began to play inside their heads as Robert Goulet said...
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Jason: Maybe the Czech man wasn't asking about food?
Thank you, BK, I just needed you to get the story back on track.
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Maybe the Czech was in the mail.
Thanks Jason for the Bounce report. Now, before we bounce you, you better make up for your errant and truant ways with many posts.
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I've read some of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics (I love his novels, too) and really like them, but I'm too cheap to go searching for every past issue, so I usually borrow them from friends. I like when past issues of comics are published in a handy-dandy book, making them easier to collect.
Any fan of Neil Gaiman deserves all the karma I can muster! ! !
DR Drumm (he of Phoenix, AZ - and where is he now?) got me started onto The Sandman series; I had already read and loved NEVERWHERE, but never thought myself to be the graphic novel/comic book kinda guy. Well, I was wrong ! ! ! Gaiman's take on mythology, dreams and the human condition is one of a kind. My last two Ebay wins were the dvd of the BBC broadcast of NEVERWHERE and the most recent Sandman graphic novel!
I also, thanks to DR Drumm (come back to HHW, B.D., B.D.!) have a place in my heart for Allan Moore's graphic novels; which is one of the reasons that FROM HELL, the movie, disappointed me. . .
(http://www.lby3.com/comic/images/gaiman-neverwherecover.jpg)
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I was going to give Jason a hard time for his "bussing" a greyhound (isn't that disgusting when they've had liver treats????), but I figured it would earn nothing more than a groan from a few of the oldsters and would be greeted with total silence by the youngsters, so I thought it best NOT to bring it up at all.
;D
Sarah: How come you aren't in school today? Is this a post-SAT holiday or something?
Emily:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday, Dear, Dear Emily[/move]
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Faithful readers of Scarlet Street magazine have been treated to the hot dog picture that Karma-worthy Kerry posted earlier in the day.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]HAPPY NATAL DAY, EMILY[/move].[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%] . .emily. .
[/move] [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%].emily. . .[/move](have you been Americanized yet?)
Robert Goulet took one look at the bill of faire at the cafe and shouted, "Now they have me working for hot dogs!"
Max calmly stated, "Bobby, baby. . . it's a kosher wiener."
Goulet, sullen, exclaimed, "If I had bigger ears, would you be tossing me peanuts as pay?"
Max, hesitant to create a furor in the Edison Cafe, blurted out, "Well, at least I never promised you a rose garden."
At which point, Tricia Nixon Cox walked gracefully into the cafe.
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(http://ibelgique.ifrance.com/cinedestin/films/l/lesj/lesjeuxdelamouretdelaguerre.jpg)
(http://ibelgique.ifrance.com/cinedestin/films/l/lesj/lesjeuxdelamouretdelaguerrejacket.jpg)
(http://www.lewrockwell.com/gee/emily.jpg)
and, last but certainly not least, a great take on a great film:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/gee/gee10.html (http://www.lewrockwell.com/gee/gee10.html)
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Yes, Dear BK, thanks for the deux ex machina to get us back. We east coast folk can tend to be a little NY centric when it comes to place. Sorry bout that! We were talking about Max Bialystock, after all, so I just assumed (I know, never assume, you make an ass of u and me;-)
According to Playbill On-Line, Urinetown will close on January 18. It may be a publicity shot, but if not, I hope some deal will pop up to keep it open. It deserves to run longer, even without Mr. Cullum.
Too bad about Bounce. Doesn't sound like it will come to NY after Chicago and DC.
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Funnily, right after Tricia Nixon Cox walked into the cafe (gracefully), in walked Cynthia Nixon and Courtney Cox. That was a lot of Nixons and Coxes in the Edison Cafe. Cynthia Nixon ordered the Wally Cox special and Courtney Cox ordered the Richard Nixon special. Tricia Nixon Cox ordered the Lyndon B. Johnson special. In the meantime, Roger was saying, "What if we opened the show on Broadway with Michael Crawford and Bob could do a simultaneous tour, starting in the summer. Would you be up for that Bob? Could you stick with it or would you leave unexpectedly?" Bob Goulet looked at Roger wryly. "If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in summer," he said. Roger looked at him and said...
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"Could you ask the waiter to get me a rye and soda, please? With a maraschino cherry."
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First things first. Yes I have read today's column but not the posts. Happy birthday Emily. Now to read the posts.
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Does anyone still drink Rye? Of, course there is Faygo Rock and Rye, an obscure soda from the Detroit and Windsor area. Also from that area comes the delicious Vernor's Ginger Ale.
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I'm back, and $15 richer. I read a little bit of Sir Gawain, and watched a lot of TC. TLC has the best shows, I love the "Story" series. I also watched the first installment of 'Diddy Runs The City". I like P. Diddy. His music isn't GREAT, but it could be a lot worse, and he's got serious determination. If you haven't got the slightest clue as to what I'm talking about, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs ran the NY Marathon to raise $1,000,000 for the public schools in the NYC area. He is NOT a runner, and had to learn how to run 26 miles without killing himself. He did it in a little over 4 hours, which is AWESOME. It was fun to watch the thing unraveling.
It is HOT. I am in shorts and a tank top and I am HOT I tell you. It's wonderful. Hopefully this will carry over through December, although I doubt it. If it NEVER gets cold, I'll be as happy as a clam. WHAT does that mean, anyway? Are clams happy?
I think I got lost at some point during the story, so let me reread it, and I'll take it from there.
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And Bob said, "I could. Truly, I could. But I'm not your fershluganah 'boy'!"
"Ask him yourself!"
And Goulet stood up and went over to mingle with the Nixons and Coxes.
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I read from the Associated Press just now that it's official Urinetown will close in January. Oh, well.
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Suddenly, in walked Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Susan Ford, along with her brother, Peter ford.
Coxes and Fords, Nixons and Eisenhowers mingled and mixed.
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Out of the din, Julie Nixon Eisenhower's voice rang out: "Well, he's not at Hair Club for Men!" And everyone laughed gaily.
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Funnily, right after Tricia Nixon Cox walked into the cafe (gracefully), in walked Cynthia Nixon and Courtney Cox. That was a lot of Nixons and Coxes in the Edison Cafe. Cynthia Nixon ordered the Wally Cox special and Courtney Cox ordered the Richard Nixon special. Tricia Nixon Cox ordered the Lyndon B. Johnson special. In the meantime, Roger was saying, "What if we opened the show on Broadway with Michael Crawford and Bob could do a simultaneous tour, starting in the summer. Would you be up for that Bob? Could you stick with it or would you leave unexpectedly?" Bob Goulet looked at Roger wryly. "If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in summer," he said. Roger looked at him and said...
"Your jousting days are number, bubala. It's time to sing of garlic and blood and things that go bump in the night."
"ah, pardon me," said the stumbling form of Courtney Cox, "but, you're not David. Where is David?"
"David didn't come for this trip," sighed a relieved former first daughter, "he's off in Gettysburg near the Eisenhower estate."
Tricia chirrupped in, "Yeah, your David is at the Gettysburg address."
At which point Bob Goulet sang strongly. . .
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"LINE!"
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Did anyone mention that Eric Bana is yet another Australian invader?
Favourite comics: Mad, Archie, Superman and the Disneys (especially the serial ones with Donald, Scrooge H D & L etc).
I guess Jason will never get to work in a Sondheim show now!
And Melbourne OZ gets to see a production of "Urinetown" in early 2004.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! I AM A FULL MEMBER ! ! ![/move]
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"The Love Bug will getcha if you don't watch out
And if he every bit ya you would sing and shout
You'd go
Hie-de hie-de hie-de hie-di hoe-di hoe-di hoe
That's what love is all about."
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td - How is the DVD of Neverwhere? I loved the book as well and would like to see the miniseries. I have a friend who met Neil Gaiman when she was studying at Oxford and he supposedly wrote her into the series as an extra "woman in a red dress," but I have no idea if it made the final cut.
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He started to floridly sing in his once-full baritone--
"Seeing you in summer, I never would go
Your hair streaked with sunlight, your lips red..."
But Goulet could not finish the phrase for who should have walked in but Sir Elton John and David Hasselhoff. Sir Elton, clad in a white leather jumpsuit, looked ecstatic.
"This is it, everyone! I have found my Vampire Lestat!"
At that Hasselhoff started to sing a song from the score and Bialy, Roger, Michael Crawford, Cynthia Nixon, Courtney Cox Arquette and everyone else present at the Edison Cafe, simulataneously put their hands to their ears and screamed.
LC--that's so cool! Gaiman is a hunk!
Jason--I'm sorry to hear that you didn't like Bounce. Although I didn't love it by any means, I didn't feel as negatively about it as you did. There's just no getting around it though. It needs work (oh a Coleman and Zippel reference!) :)
I'm so sad to hear about Urinetown closing so early! Boo...does this mean I may not get to see Mr. Sheffield???
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Maya - he is, but given my choice of dark-haired British writers, I'd rather Alex Garland. :)
I guess you will have to come to NY again to see Urinetown!
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td: Even more in common now. Now if I can just work on lowering my age so we have that in common too. We chosen children deserve to be full members.
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LC--lol, that sounds like a plan to me! I was only planning on seeing 2 shows (Wonderful Town and Nine) on my NY trip this month, but I may have to try and get rush tickets for Urinetown and see that again.
Any way you could post a pic of Alex Garland??? ;)
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Does anyone still drink cellery soda?
I thought Rock and Rye was that extremely sweet liquor with the orange slices in the bottle? Isn't that called something and Rye?
Urinetown closing? That pisses me off!
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Yes, they were all in a time/space continuum. Meanwhile, back in the world of non-time/space continuums, Carol Lawrence, the former Mrs. Goulet was pruning some roses while she sang A Boy Like That. Suddenly, her phone rang.
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I just read the N.Y. Daily News review of "Bounce" -- and it's as positive as Brantley's was last week.
What's going on????
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It was Eydie Gourmet wanting to know if she could borrow a cup of flour. She wanted to make some matzohs, but was running low.
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Carol sighed. "Oh, Eydie, must you always call me and borrow my foodstuffs. I'm already busy making a salad for Rebecca Romaine Stamos and a roast beef for Shia LeBoeuf. "
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Wasn't "Rocking Through The Rye" a hit for Bill Haley in the middle 50's. The only other thing I know about Rye is the mention of it in "American Pie" (not the gross Teen movie, nor the Madonna version of Don McLean's wonderful song). OK. I live in my own little pop world.
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Maya, this is my first time posting a picture, so I hope it works!
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You know after Carol Lawrence and Robert Goulet got divorced and became so bitter towards each other, I thought they would have been prefect to play the roles of Marco and Rosalie in CARNIVAL.
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Congratulations, DR td, on attaining Full Member status. I'm sure you will feel the spurt of maturity that such status gives one.
You know, it's VERY rare nowadays (Kander and Ebb reference) for critics to give across-the-board raves for anything.
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And Eydie suggested: "How about some asparagus for Britney Spears?"
"Only if I can find some arugula for Christina Aguilera," Carol warned.
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Re Bounce - the positive reviews are few, and Brantley's was predictable. It's not positive for the show, but he, as always, refuses to place any blame at Mr. Sondheim's feet. He worships at the alter, as it were.
Same with Mr. Kissel. More telling is the audience reaction (despite the flag-wavers), and the out of town reviews. One can set their clock by Brantley, Sondheim-wise.
Having only heard the workshop version I can tell you that if any songs from that version were retained it is not a good thing - it was really bad, almost as if someone were doing a not-very-good Sondheim parody.
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LC, your picture worked perfectly! Karmaliscious, baby!
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(http://www.neilgaiman.com/images/about/author.jpg)
Meanwhile,
"Carol, darling, I simply must have your recipe for matzohs, not to mention you flour. Steve will be pleased to see such nice rounded matzohs like the ones you know how to make."
"Eydie, dahling, you're so full of b.s.! what's the matter? Web sales of GOLDEN RAINBOW not exactly what you thought they would be? Can't afford to go out and buy your own cookbooks and pantry needs?"
"Ah, Carol, you know me too well. Hey, there's an idea! Why don't we get that gorgeous producer Bruce Kimmel to produce an album of you and i singing duets? We could start with "I Know Him so Well" and move onto. . ."
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You know after Carol Lawrence and Robert Goulet got divorced and became so bitter towards each other, I thought they would have been prefect to play the roles of Marco and Rosalie in CARNIVAL.
It still remains the only divorce case in the history of L.A. County in which the records are permanently sealed. Which means, Dear Readers, that in spite of a Congressional act allowing us to see formerly sealed Kennedy Assassination reports, we still cannot know what exactly went on between Carol and Bob which caused that divorce to be sooo messsy.
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Ron: It's fall break, AKA "The two days that the school system has to fill out report cards." In other words, our last two days of freedom before everyone gets grounded or yelled at. I don't have school today or tomorrow. But tomorrow I have to go to school anyway, because I have my All-District Chorus audition.
I'm afraid I'm going to ruin the story if I add to it! I have no story-writing skills. Essay writing, yes. Stories aren't my forte.
LC, he is one good looking writer. I am loving these hot guy pictures that you all so readily have stored on your computers. I'm going to have to look for one here and post.
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I am totally digging these hottie pics!
Swishy, he looks like Matt Damon! It isn't Matt, is it? Break a leg on your auditions tomorrow, btw!
LC--Alex, Neil, Alex, Neil....which one would I choose??? Hmmm...can I have both??? :D
Who would have thought the day would come when you can use book jackets as pin-ups, hehe?
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Somewhat agape....a tad aghast....and impruriently agog!
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And reticent. Oh, yes! I'm reticent! (Ooh! A Eulalie McKecknie Shinn reference from "The Music Man")
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I'm thinkin' we might just make 100 posts. However, we must double that in order to be too too. Double, do you hear me? Get crackin' that's what I'M talkin' about.
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I stumbled onto this here site and it was full of Valley of the Dolls stuff, including clips.
Try this one out on Helen Lawson as portrayed by the late, GREAT Susan Hayward:
http://www.foxhome.com/valley/htmls/helen_qt.html
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OMG who is in that pic swishy posted? (sorry i haven't read the posts that carefully, i'm a bit out of it).
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The story continues:
Meanwhile, in a galaxy far far way, two aliens were working out at the gym. "I LOVE Moose Charlap - he wrote Whoop Up," sadi the first alien, whose name was Faboo. The second alien, whose name was Divoon, looked at Faboo and said, "Oh, you're so West Hollywood." Faboo looked at Divoon, who was wearing a tight glitter shirt and short shorts, and said, "Look who's talking. I heard you singing those songs from Ari."
The two aliens went into the steam room to continue their discussion.
"I think we ought to do an all-alien version of Hello, Dolly!" said Faboo.
"I think you ought to shut your bleedin' pie hole," said Divoon.
"You watch your lizard tongue, or I'll sing the whole score from Pleasures and Palaces," said Faboo.
"Oh, Mary, you're so Nellie," said Divoon, paying a tribute to Mary Martin and her most famous role in the same sentence.
Just then, a third alien came in the steam room, sat down, and said
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Now that really is spooky Dr Ron. I was just discussing dolls with another DR via email. Ah! The games peope play. Just had to get in a Joe South reference as I think he wrote "Rose Garden". Yes he did. (thank you Mr Whitburn).
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"Hi, guys! Guess what! I just got cast as the lead in a NEW MilkyWay musical!"
Faboo and Divoon swooned!
Then the third alien, whose name was ToDieFor, rushed out to find others to tell his news to.
Meanwhile, Faboo lifted himself off his four butt cheeks and adjusted his towel. "I just hate that ToDieFor...don't you?"
"Oh, I don't know," Divoon said dreamily. "He's pretty good looking!"
"Sure," Faboo spat out. "He's okay if you like brown, green and purple eyes! And don't get me started on his beak!"
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Jennifer: That is our very own BK, of course! Can't you tell by the abs and buns of steel?
Actually, I haven't got a clue who that is. But I wish I did!
Maya: Thanks! I haven't been singing/straining too much, so my voice is in good shape. I'm not too worried about placement scores. As long as I get in, I'm happy.
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I'm listening to Howard McGillin's CD "Where Time Stands Still" I found it this morning at Tower Records, it's REALLY good. Just my 3 cents.
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I was Googleheiming this afternoon and stumbled across an equity site where a clip from one of their events featues Peter Palmer...SINGING....
http://ibs.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=3808
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Has anyone else had a prob accessing the site in the last hour?
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I've been trying for the last half hour and couldn't get in until now. I had my browser up all day but only checked back in recently. Now it seems to be working!
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I couldn't access it for an hour. There must have been a problem but no one tells me anything.
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I'm not sure how long it was, but I couldn't access HHW for a bit this afternoon.
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The story continues:
Meanwhile, in a galaxy far far way, two aliens were working out at the gym. "I LOVE Moose Charlap - he wrote Whoop Up," sadi the first alien, whose name was Faboo. The second alien, whose name was Divoon, looked at Faboo and said, "Oh, you're so West Hollywood." Faboo looked at Divoon, who was wearing a tight glitter shirt and short shorts, and said, "Look who's talking. I heard you singing those songs from Ari."
The two aliens went into the steam room to continue their discussion.
"I think we ought to do an all-alien version of Hello, Dolly!" said Faboo.
"I think you ought to shut your bleedin' pie hole," said Divoon.
"You watch your lizard tongue, or I'll sing the whole score from Pleasures and Palaces," said Faboo.
"Oh, Mary, you're so Nellie," said Divoon, paying a tribute to Mary Martin and her most famous role in the same sentence.
Just then, a third alien came in the steam room, sat down, and said
"A musical about that Canadian Emily who want a story written today on that website?"
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Well, clearly there was an hour between posts, from 3:46 to 4:46 or thereabouts - I do believe we wuz down, although no one has admitted that to me yet. That said, at least whatever backup system is in place seems to have worked in a somewhat timely fashion (tank top and leather pants).
Now, where were we:
Faboo said, "Why haven't they ever unsealed them divorce papers between Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence? They never did figure out that the two of THEM were aliens, did they? I thought it was obvious, but them earth people are gullible."
Divoon took a deep breath of steam and sang Steam Heat.
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No access from Oz either. Maybe it was Matthew's 3 cent coin that caused the damage.
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I believe the hosting site was down because www.brucekimmel.com was also down.
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I have been having trouble viewing the user profiles, but the site is working fine for me.
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I just want to say I gave a karma point to George for posting that very funny ad from yesterday's postings. Just caught up on them. It may me laugh out loud and made me feel better. Thank you.
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"And I think the show should have a complete orchestra....one that has every kind of instrument......does anyone know where we can get an organ grinder?"
And in a house in Gettysburg, PA, David Eisenhower suddenly felt compelled to phone his wife at the Edison Hotel!
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Hey, what's the deal here? Monday's aren't usually so slow (not that 120 posts is slow) - check out last Monday's stats why don't you?
We did indeed have a problem before - some hacker-related issue on the server - don't know if it was specific to us or not, but that would be doubtful. Still, they caught the issue, and got us back up in record time, so that is the good news. Now, let's get off them lazy butt cheeks and continue our story and get some postin' goin' on. I'm off to see Dear World in a bit.
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So what does happen?
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When a full member....
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....gets to 200 posts!
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]PARTY WITH PANTALOONS AND POINTY HATS[/move]
Let's have some chunks of ham and cheese! ! !
Unless, of course, you're celebrating Ramadan. . .then you're fasting!
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I am talking with TD live on the phone. Such fun
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Ramadan. . anyone else celebrating?
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Hello Everybody! My name is ROSE. What's yours?[/move]
Just checking in after pulling all nighters to get the Cabaret West Calendar and Newsletter out. In a day or two everything should be up on the site.
I hope some of you read this--I think it would be interesting to you...
A new movie has just been released called Anything But Love. It's a musical and was filmed similar to the Technicolor films of the 1950's. It stars Isabel Rose, Andrew McCarthy and Alix Korey--with a special appearance by Eartha Kitt. The score is full of standards plus some new material by Steven Lutvak. They don't have major distribution so they are relying on word-of-mouth and screenings at film festivals. There are several movie houses in the L.A. area that will be showing it on November 14. Here's a link to their website for all the info plus will keep you apprised of any new screenings should you like to see it http://www.anythingbutlovemovie.com (http://www.anythingbutlovemovie.com).
Now to catch up on my sleep...
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I am talking with TD live on the phone. Such fun
. . .and I'm talking with MDS on the phone BECAUSE he wouldn't answer his Instant Messenger ! !
>:( >:( >:(
Now, if we could only hear from Susan Gordon. . . who could tell us all about CHILLER. . .
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Can someone explain why your posting #s don't go up even if they are not consectutive and 45 minutes apart?
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Can someone explain why your posting #s don't go up even if they are not consectutive and 45 minutes apart?
Now I feel like a schmuck! I bitched and it worked!!
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Nope. It's stuck again. (god how many times have I heard that)
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I sent BK an e-mail shortly after 4 p.m., PST, asking if there was a problem with the site. He apparently hasn't read it yet...or accessed that mailbox.
I tried sending one to Tom of Oz, too, but it was rejected...a failure....
And Matt H, too. I'm hoping he got it, although I don't require a response now.
It was all too depressing at the time.
About this here storyline:
Are we allowed to just find a point somewhere in the story and then start adding to it even though the story has already been continued and is at a different point?
It seems hinky to me!
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Bruce!
Do Full Members ever earn more than three stars?
If so, at what point?
;D
You got us all excited by starting us out with one star and giving us a second star at 50 posts and a third at 100. Is that all there is? (Ooh-Ooh! A Peggy Lee reference!)
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Jack:
What happens...
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...when a full member....
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..hits the 200-post mark....
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...seems to be the same as what happened...
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...when you hit 150, 199 and 201....
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Take pride in the fact that you were there FIRST among the kimlets and assorted giblets!
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Oh, Hey! They've added someting! :o
There's a little thingie to the left above that shows what the post number is!
Wow!
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Live on the phone! The alternative is very scary.
Thanks for trying DR Ron. Please don't feel rejected.
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We were only down for an hour - not bad, when you consider the past.
Ron: I don't know from full members, if you get my drift.
Td: Susan Gordon Doesn't Live Here Anymoe. One makes choices in life, you know. I'm sure she'll be quite busy doing every convention known to man on the face of the entire planet, and we wish her well doing them. She's been very helpful in the editing of Kritzer Time.
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A good decision indeed BK. Most unseemly reading!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!!
Oh boy, I’m in. Last night our computer had problems. Once we were back on line I couldn’t get in to post. For some reason my password wouldn’t work. Maybe I was too tired by then to type correctly.
MDS, my deepest condolences.
I loved Superman comics. My brother & I would have to smuggle them into the house as my mother thought they were junk. It didn’t matter that we were well read and our sister, who didn’t read much of anything, didn’t bother with the comics. My favorite books were horse stories, especially The Black Stallion series. My all time favorite book was Rusty, A Cocker Spaniel. Of course it was about a wonderful, bright and courageous Cocker Spaniel.
I enjoyed the Hulk. It was better than the original previews, after the Hulk himself was improved. It was also sad as I missed Bill Bixby.
MDS, love the cake!
78 degrees! Its was only 46 degrees here today and last night it snowed.
Tomorrow I will try to change the picture of the duck I accidentally picked up. Thanks for the help Ron. Hope it works.
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Oops, Mark, thanks for the tip. I shall try it tomorrow when I am more alert.
Jay, I didn’t get to respond to you last night. You are so sweet. See you in LA.
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Gremlins are still active. I can not navigate through much of the site. DR Ron: I did post a new email address to the usual suspects last week. I shall try again later.
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Where did everyone go? Well, I’m going to go relax, curl up with Keith and the pets and watch some TV. Goodnight.
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Where is WEL with his pompoms when we need him? BK leaves and all of the sudden it STOPS.
I'm sure you people have more eye candy on your hard drives, let's see em!
And start posting for BK's mental delectation. Let's not be errant and truant, let's get some postin' going on.
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I have been having trouble viewing the user profiles, but the site is working fine for me.
ditto.
Happy birthday emily... and I NEVER PROMISED YOU A CARD!
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DR Ron, I finally got around to reading and answering your e-mail. I was off-line when the trouble was happening here obviously. Glad everything is working properly. Thanks to whoever got things going again.
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I am not happy. The weather forecast for tomorrow has freezing rain and/or ice pellets. How could it be 65 degrees on Friday and now this? Not funny!
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I am not happy. The weather forecast for tomorrow has freezing rain and/or ice pellets. How could it be 65 degrees on Friday and now this? Not funny!
Please don't tell me we live in the same city!
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Just for fun, here's a URL for a site on "Li'l Abner" the movie, giving lots of background on how the play went from Broadway to celluloid.
http://povonline.com/Abner2.htm
(http://povonline.com/images/abner5.jpg)
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(http://povonline.com/images/abner7.jpg)
And you can visit:
http://povonline.com/abner1.htm
for an article on just the Broadway musical.
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Now...is this a repeat? I don't remember if someone posted this "Li'l Abner" photo here or not:
(http://www.conelrad.com/conelrad100/images/lilabner.jpg)
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Happy, Emily!
Just a quick note: the lead-footed der Brucer and I have made it to Knoxville, KY (lead-footed being a ref to his behavior in Texas). I've got lots of catching up to do, obviously, but won't be able to do any of that until we get to Rehoboth Beach, DE, if then! (There are phone hookups to deal with.)
Many many many many (that's four manys) stories to be told of our travels, which will take some time to organize and write, so let us simply say that I look forward to the telling, and to catching up with everyone else's lives. Der Brucer and the dog dog dog dog dog (that's five dogs!) are all well.
Best to all! - S. Woody
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Thanks for those great LI'L ABNER pics. I need to take out my videotape and give it a look soon. It's been too long since I watched it.
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Hey Ron, the blonde muscleman whose arm Mammy Yokum is squeezing is my buddy Gordon Mitchell, who, unfortunately passed away lin September. Great guy!!
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Happy Birthday, Dear Reader Emily. I hope it was a good one. We want a cake report in the morning.
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Note to DR Jay...
DR Sandra set it to post the picture. It's a bat, hanging from the ceiling. It's wings are folded, and you can see his eye near the bottom right of the pic.
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Dear Readers--
I have just returned from the Musical Theatre Guild's semi-staged production of Dear World in Glendale, California.
I ran into Dear BK during intermission and enjoyed chatting with him and some of his friends. He assured me that he will be writing about Dear World in tomorrow's notes, so I shall endeavor to not steal any of his thunder. Can't help but say, however, that my scorecard ended up reading Score: 10. Book: 3. (Oh, a A Chorus Line reference.)
There were a few notables in the audience beside BK. I'm pretty sure I saw Guy Haines (well, the back of his head) across the lobby before the show began, but by the time I was able to make my way over there to say hello, he was gone.
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Dear Reader Laura (and Dear Reader Sandra):
Now I know. Thanks. (I think.)
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Well, we couldn't even beat yesterday - most disappointing I must say. I shall now go pout in the corner.
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Okay, it's pretty late, but who says we can't beat yesterday's posts? Here's number 167.
Did anyone watch "Average Joe" hosted by Kathy Griffin? It's a new spin on an old "reality" show. A beautiful woman with 16 not-so-beautiful men. Some very not-so-beautiful. I'll admit that several were kind of cute, IMO (in my opinion, in Internet lingo). But, I'm not the one on the show. Anyway, that's what I watched this evening.
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What's all this fuss about not doing as well today as we did yesterday.
And where in tarnation has everybody gone to, that's what I'd like to know.
MBarnum: Thanks for the info re: Gordon Mitchell. Can you share more info on him? Was he a bodybuilder? Did he do other movies? I know nothing about him, but I'm glad you got to know him.
Tonight's episode of "Everwood" was magnificent. I'm often amazed at the writing and acting, but tonight they outdid themselves and guest stars Beau Bridges and James Earl Jones were vibrant and real and very touching I cannot recommend this show highly enough to anyone. It's quality to the nth degree!
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It just makes no sense to me, really. I mean, one tries to see patterns and one does on certain days. Then, out of the blue, the pattern changes and I do not like change. Oh, well, post while you can because the new notes will be up shortly.
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Man! It's hard to believe that S. Woody and der Brucer have made it all the way to Knoxville since leaving Long Beach on Saturday.
I'd be totally whupped by this point...and probably somewhere in Nebraska!
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I think it may be the novelty is wearing off a bit, BK!
That, and the stunning realization that after you earn 3 stars at 100 posts, there's nothing "more" to look forward to on the "how-many-gizmos-can-I-amass-by-my-name" circuit!
Or it could simply be that we lost a bunch of potential posts when things went kaflooey for an hour this afternoon.
For me, it's always been about the content, and now that we can add pictures, I like the prospects even more. I'm sure things will stabilize to your satisfaction.