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Well, you're read the notes, the notes were backwards, and now it is time for you to post until the backwards cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MAUGRE!
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First post after BK.
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR John!! :D
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BK, it is interesting that you mentioned putting a section in the program to explain certain references in the play. Tonight at CALENDAR GIRLS, they had a page in the program explaining certain British references in the play. I thought it was a very good idea.
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Happy Birthday to
Dear Reader John G.!
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MONEY VIBES TO DR ELMORE!!
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I hope you enjoy the play tomorrow, George.
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I hope you enjoy the play tomorrow, George.
Thanks, Tom. I don't doubt I will. :)
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Good morning, BK.
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Good morning, George.
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Good night to you, Tom.
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And now, I'm off to bed.
Have a good day, all!
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DR John,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
🎁🎂⚘
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Happy Birthday to our dear John G
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I always wanted to be able to play the violin or piano or guitar
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I tried to learn all three at different points and practiced and practiced for naught
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I am unable to do fine finger movements with my left hand without totally concentrating on it to the point I have no idea what my right hand is doing
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Which explains my typing
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The people who heard me play urged me to take up the phonograph if I wished to make music
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I also love to sing
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When singing a lullaby to my sweet 2 year old she covered my mouth with her hand and said , gently, “it’s ok Mama , I’ll sing to you”
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It’s a common reaction
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Good morning!
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Thanks for the laughs, DR vixmom!
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Happy Birthday, JohnG!
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Good morning, all.
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Happy Birthday DR JOHN G.
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Vibes for Rex and Sandra.....
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Happy Birthday, Johng!
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Many thanks for the mention in the notes, BK. I’m 57 now. Seems odd.
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Two!
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The people who heard me play urged me to take up the phonograph if I wished to make music
I think this common among certain strains of Lutherans. I, too, am gifted in the same way.
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR John!! :D
Very many thanks, George.
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Happy Birthday to
Dear Reader John G.!
Thank you, sir.
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Vibes for Sandra, Laura and Rex.
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DR John,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
🎁🎂⚘
Thank you, Jane. Hope you’re enjoying your trip.
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T.O.D.
When I was growing up, I wasn't really interested in learning to play a musical instrument.
My mother wanted me to learn something, so I was given piano lessons, then accordion lessons.
:(
When I grew up and was in my early 40s, I bought myself an organ; learned to play it myself.
I wasn't good enough to play concerts, but I enjoyed playing it.
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Happy Birthday to our dear John G
Efharisto, Vixmom. (Gotta practice my Greek.)
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T.O.D.
When I was growing up, I wasn't really interested in learning to play a musical instrument.
My mother wanted me to learn something, so I was given piano lessons, then accordion lessons.
:(
When I grew up and was in my early 40s, I bought myself an organ; learned to play it myself.
I wasn't good enough to play concerts, but I enjoyed playing it.
Accordion lessons. Wasn’t that a punchline in My Favorite Year?
I kinda would like to learn the accordion.
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Happy Birthday, JohnG!
Thank you, KevinH. Any trips planned?
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Happy Birthday DR JOHN G.
Many thanks, JRand.
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Happy Birthday, Johng!
Thank you, Druxy.
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Off to take the bird yo the Tweet Suites.
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Good morning, all!
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I am grateful for a morning to sleep in. I had several painful bouts last night, but the cocktail of one Tramadol, one Tizanidine, and one Advil PM worked better last night than some of my earlier mixes.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serious Mega Vibes for our DR Laura, Sandra, and Rex! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Your news breaks my heart.
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Although my suspicion of constipation was wrong, I believe the X-ray that put me into overdraft was necessary, and Annabelle further paid me back for the torture she went throug at the vet by leaving me an appalling, stinky mess in the litter box this morning.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Wishes to our DR JohnG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I must wash out the breakfast bowls and clean the litter, bring up a carton of kitty treats from the lobby, and get some breakfast before I can make my bed and lie in it. I've been watching a Kenneth Branagh film about the last years of Shakespeare, All Is True, so I'll finish that today. Judi Dench is really wonderful as Anne Hathaway, and my close personal friend Ian MacKellan is really fine as the Earl of Southampton, once the young man at the center of the sonnets.
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I don't think I have any more plans for the day. I will visit with Kim Criswell either today or tomorrow, and I look forward to that. Since I am flat broke until Tuesday, October 1, I plan to do very little.
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Good morning, all.
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Happy Birthday, DR JohnG.!
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Strong vibes for DR Laura and Co. today.
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Well, I have a busy Saturday to contend with, and I had best get to it. Irritating stuff must be taken care of today, and I have a show this evening with three (3) subs. We are back to normal tomorrow, thank the gods.
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The dishes and litter are cleaned. I must make the bed and take the recyclables to the basement before I can bring up the kitty treats in the lobby.
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I did get a job offer this week: an overture of holiday songs for my friend Martin Yates' pops holiday concerts.
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I have a couple of questions concerning the overture, so I need to email the conductor today.
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I have been on telephone hold with New York Radiology for nearly 30 minutes. What bullshit.
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Just spoke to a young lady, and hopefully the X-ray and info have now been faxed to my physical therapist.
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Where have the last two hours gone?
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Page 3 Dance!
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Saturday morning greetings! I’m off to Beavercreek (Dayton ‘burb) in about half an hour for a paper crafting meet-up.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR John G!
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I'm up, I'm up - have actually been up since six - three hours of sleep. Sami's mom was texting me and that woke me up. Sami opened in her off-B'way show last night. I will have much more to say about the show and what kind of experience it was (hint: not good, which I sensed when the "director" called me for a recommendation for Sami), and how amateur theater gets to call itself off-B'way.
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DR TCB thanks for the birthday wishes.
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Tom did your sister give you the rug?
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Enzyme cleaners are good for removing cat pee odors.
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DR Laura, sad, sad news about Rex. Please give Sandra my condolences. 😔💔
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Wishes to our DR JohnG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks, my friend.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR John G!
Thank you, Ginny!
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I must wash out the breakfast bowls and clean the litter, bring up a carton of kitty treats from the lobby, and get some breakfast before I can make my bed and lie in it. I've been watching a Kenneth Branagh film about the last years of Shakespeare, All Is True, so I'll finish that today. Judi Dench is really wonderful as Anne Hathaway, and my close personal friend Ian MacKellan is really fine as the Earl of Southampton, once the young man at the center of the sonnets.
I have a reservation on that. Looking forward to seeing it.
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Happy Birthday, DR JohnG.!
Obrigado, ChasSmith!
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DR John,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
🎁🎂⚘
Thank you, Jane. Hope you’re enjoying your trip.
I am thank you. We spent the day with fb friends walking, talking, eating, and touring the Jorvik viking museum. The highlight of the tour is a Disneyland like ride through an old Viking village, odors included.
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Safe & easy travel vibes DR John. When do you leave?
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My friend Kim Criswell just left. She loved the cats and the cats loved her. DR George, she says howdy.
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Show vibes for Herr DR CHAS SMITH
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My sister Molly and I will be on our way in a bit to see A Gentleman's Guide to Murder at Ye Olde DePauw University.
There is a Theatre Alumni Pre Party that we will attend for a bit....we won't get there until about one half hour after it starts, so hopefully there will be some wine left.....
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I have heard the CD but I have never seen the show....we shall see what we shall see.
I certainly enjoy listening to the music. There are about half dozen performers from SISTER ACT in the show that I will enjoy seeing again.
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Back from a light breakfast, Amoeba - I can only last an hour there, but I do have to say they get tons of new classical CDs in all the time, many of which I'm willing to take chances on because their two and three bucks.
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Picked up some packages and came home. Three hours of sleep is getting to me.
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Listening to music. Lots of new composers and music I've never heard.
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Safe & easy travel vibes DR John. When do you leave?
5:30 a.m. All too soon.
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My friend Kim Criswell just left. She loved the cats and the cats loved her. DR George, she says howdy.
Very nice. Have always liked her voice.
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Up from a nap. Need to get a shower before tonight's dancing.
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It was supposed to storm here. The outside is sunny and hot. I must also water my plants.
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The house seems empty without J.B.
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My sister Molly and I will be on our way in a bit to see A Gentleman's Guide to Murder at Ye Olde DePauw University.
There is a Theatre Alumni Pre Party that we will attend for a bit....we won't get there until about one half hour after it starts, so hopefully there will be some wine left.....
that should be fun. I actually liked the show more than merely listening to the cast album.
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Can we heave ourselves off this page?
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And in one ...
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Four!
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Happy birthday, John G! And you get a birthday weekend too!
Wishing family health vibes to you, too.
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Safe & easy travel vibes DR John. When do you leave?
5:30 a.m. All too soon.
I hope the plane is on time, nothing like getting up that early to have the flight delayed.
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It is suppose to rain all day tomorrow. I hope we get a break while walking around this fun town.
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A high school classmate is in the area visiting her sister. They are coming tomorrow to meet us for lunch. Our plan is to walk around & find a place to eat.
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Just got the call I was hoping to get. When I was asked to direct The Man Who Came to Dinner it came with a caveat: I had to accept an actor in the leading role. I was then told it was one of these LA critics. I said okay, despite that. Said critic assured me one YEAR ago that he was starting to learn the play then so he would be letter-perfect at our first rehearsal, so that gave me some comfort, even though I had other concerns. He's a very "big" fellow, if you get my meaning, has trouble walking, etc. Anyway, he came to our callbacks last week to read with people and announced to me that he'd JUST started looking at the play. Obviously that look me aback and yes his nose was in his script for all the sides he read. THAT is why we had this table reading last night because Doug and I felt that we had no confidence that he could learn this part and give a performance that would be acceptable, because even in the callbacks he was completely unfunny.
So, the artistic directors, who'd made this decision in the first place, made the reading happen so they could assess the situation and assessing it was easy. The gentleman did not know one single line, his nose was in his script, he misread almost every line and - it wasn't funny, although the writing is so strong there were a few laughs despite that. I couldn't imagine an actor having to actually play a scene with this fellow, nice a guy as he is. He was also reading the character in a very one-note way and I felt that was never going to change and I felt strongly that the audience would hate him and the character.
So, the artistic director drove the guy home last night (that's another thing - no transportation) and told him he was really uncomfortable because the fellow had promised he was starting to learn this a year ago, and that he was not confident he could learn this in time to be directed and give a good performance. Excuses followed, of course, and assurances and that's how it was left. I spoke to the artistic director and got that part of the story this morning. It was left that the theater would provide someone to read lines with him this coming week and then the artistic director would go there and hear what was what and make a determination then.
But the fellow just called him and after a sleepless night decided we were all correct in our assumptions and that he, too, was now nervous about getting the show in his bones and was withdrawing in the best interests of all concerned, which is exactly the outcome we were all hoping for. Now, I have to find someone great to do it and I am on that path right now.
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I did get a job offer this week: an overture of holiday songs for my friend Martin Yates' pops holiday concerts.
Excellent news!
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Happy Birthday to DR JohnG!!!!!!!!!!
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DR George, who doesn't like seafood!?!?!?!
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Vibes for DRs Laura, Sandra and Rex!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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That is good news BK.
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Hello, everyone.
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Happy Birthday to John G!!
Hope you're having a great day!
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Travel vibes to John G, too. Have a good trip.
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When JB goes to Tweet Suites does he enjoy any extracurricular activities? Socializing with other birds, that sort of thing?
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Good news from DR Elmore!
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Good news from BK, but I thought it was already decided that Barry Pearl was going to play the lead. Am I confusing BK's shows?
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Continued vibes for John G's family.
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We had a little rain and drizzle today. Not much, but better than nothing.
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Good news from BK, but I thought it was already decided that Barry Pearl was going to play the lead. Am I confusing BK's shows?
No, you’re confusing the roles.
That is one big WHEW!, BK. Congrats!
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Jane, I am very happy with Natural Ophthalmics Women's Tear Stimulation pellets. As you pointed out, the eye drops are out of stock indefinitely, so I ordered the pellets (tiny pills). The directions say to take 3 pellets 3x/day. I've been taking only two pellets 1 to 2x/day and getting good results. I realized there's an advantage to taking the pellets: eye drops, unless they're in a single-dose container, usually have a preservative. No preservative with pellets. I'm very glad I tried these. I was using eye drops almost hourly some days. This is sooo much better!
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There's also a Men's Tear Stimulation product. The products vary due to differences in male and female hormones.
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Also, greetings from the playhouse.
In four hours I’ll have my scariest performance behind me.
Never again, man.
New rules.
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Vibes to DR Laura, Sandra, and Rex.
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Vibes to DR Chas.
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TTFN.
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The cats got their treats, I've had my dinner, a hot bath, washed their dishes, and set out fresh dry food and water. I'm tired, and I ache. I look forward to settling in with Midsomer Murders.
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More vibes for Laura, Sandra and Rex.
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Jesus has arrived. For some reason, to paint this tiny area in the living room they have covered the entire room in plastic. Everything. And now they're doing the same in the den. I'm stuck at the computer and I need to rest at some point.
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Since this is "backwards day" on HHW - This doesn't have the musical accompaniment yet, but it's my tribute to the whackiest theater news story of the fall so far:
-Breaking International Theater News: The Lady Who Mistook "Betrayal" for Chippendales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwUSypjagw8
DRAFT (NO ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK YET)
I know some of the words are still hard to read,
Trying to step back gradually to where I'd gotten in 2013, and try to undo the years of career damage City Center's lawyer did by involving Skip's collaborator, my sister-in-law, and the City Center marketing department in a matter that they kept claiming City Center had nothing to do with. The problems had completely stopped Feb. 2014 after a state Human Rights hearing, but inexplicably started again fall 2016.
Nobody pulls a scam like this for some videographer, no matter how gifted unless they're related to someone. So Jonathan Frank and Alex Pearlman must be related to someone, their video company having been used through four Marketing Directors now with no one else ever sought
It's one thing for my brother and his wife Lady Joann Macbeth of Cranford not to respond when his brother asks, but not answering the parents can't work. Shitty Center and JackAss and his brother TomAss and Jennifer Misdemeanor Tepper pull silent treatments with me. My brother does not have that luxury with our parents. You can't ghost the parents about what you're doing with their own assets.
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Travel vibes for John G , enjoy your well earned vacation
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Just had a performer drop out of the What If revue - annoying - Doug's daughter, who I put in it because she's a Group Rep member - now I have to scramble to find someone - it's really the Tammy Minoff track from years ago, so I'll go younger than Hartley and hopefully someone younger won't have learning problems because it's a lot to learn.
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T.O.D.
When I was growing up, I wasn't really interested in learning to play a musical instrument.
My mother wanted me to learn something, so I was given piano lessons, then accordion lessons.
:(
When I grew up and was in my early 40s, I bought myself an organ; learned to play it myself.
I wasn't good enough to play concerts, but I enjoyed playing it.
When we lived in Colorado and I was maybe 7 or so years old, my parents got me accordion lessons. I remember having private lessons and group lessons, too. I think I only lasted a year. ::) After we moved here to Washington, I took piano lesons for a few years in middle and early high school, then a couple of years as a student at the two year college I attended.
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T.O.D.
When I was growing up, I wasn't really interested in learning to play a musical instrument.
My mother wanted me to learn something, so I was given piano lessons, then accordion lessons.
:(
When I grew up and was in my early 40s, I bought myself an organ; learned to play it myself.
I wasn't good enough to play concerts, but I enjoyed playing it.
Accordion lessons. Wasn’t that a punchline in My Favorite Year?
I kinda would like to learn the accordion.
Yes, it was a punchline. ;)
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Although my suspicion of constipation was wrong, I believe the X-ray that put me into overdraft was necessary, and Annabelle further paid me back for the torture she went throug at the vet by leaving me an appalling, stinky mess in the litter box this morning.
~~~Continued Vibes for Both Annabelle and Larry!!~~~
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I did get a job offer this week: an overture of holiday songs for my friend Martin Yates' pops holiday concerts.
Congrats, Larry! :D
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I'm up, I'm up - have actually been up since six - three hours of sleep. Sami's mom was texting me and that woke me up. Sami opened in her off-B'way show last night. I will have much more to say about the show and what kind of experience it was (hint: not good, which I sensed when the "director" called me for a recommendation for Sami), and how amateur theater gets to call itself off-B'way.
Oh, my! Can't wait to read about it. :-\
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My friend Kim Criswell just left. She loved the cats and the cats loved her. DR George, she says howdy.
Thanks, Larry! :-*
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I have heard the CD but I have never seen the show....we shall see what we shall see.
I certainly enjoy listening to the music. There are about half dozen performers from SISTER ACT in the show that I will enjoy seeing again.
I hope it's good, Jrand. I love the CD!
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My sister Molly and I will be on our way in a bit to see A Gentleman's Guide to Murder at Ye Olde DePauw University.
There is a Theatre Alumni Pre Party that we will attend for a bit....we won't get there until about one half hour after it starts, so hopefully there will be some wine left.....
that should be fun. I actually liked the show more than merely listening to the cast album.
That's encouraging.
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Just got the call I was hoping to get. When I was asked to direct The Man Who Came to Dinner it came with a caveat: I had to accept an actor in the leading role. I was then told it was one of these LA critics. I said okay, despite that. Said critic assured me one YEAR ago that he was starting to learn the play then so he would be letter-perfect at our first rehearsal, so that gave me some comfort, even though I had other concerns. He's a very "big" fellow, if you get my meaning, has trouble walking, etc. Anyway, he came to our callbacks last week to read with people and announced to me that he'd JUST started looking at the play. Obviously that look me aback and yes his nose was in his script for all the sides he read. THAT is why we had this table reading last night because Doug and I felt that we had no confidence that he could learn this part and give a performance that would be acceptable, because even in the callbacks he was completely unfunny.
So, the artistic directors, who'd made this decision in the first place, made the reading happen so they could assess the situation and assessing it was easy. The gentleman did not know one single line, his nose was in his script, he misread almost every line and - it wasn't funny, although the writing is so strong there were a few laughs despite that. I couldn't imagine an actor having to actually play a scene with this fellow, nice a guy as he is. He was also reading the character in a very one-note way and I felt that was never going to change and I felt strongly that the audience would hate him and the character.
So, the artistic director drove the guy home last night (that's another thing - no transportation) and told him he was really uncomfortable because the fellow had promised he was starting to learn this a year ago, and that he was not confident he could learn this in time to be directed and give a good performance. Excuses followed, of course, and assurances and that's how it was left. I spoke to the artistic director and got that part of the story this morning. It was left that the theater would provide someone to read lines with him this coming week and then the artistic director would go there and hear what was what and make a determination then.
But the fellow just called him and after a sleepless night decided we were all correct in our assumptions and that he, too, was now nervous about getting the show in his bones and was withdrawing in the best interests of all concerned, which is exactly the outcome we were all hoping for. Now, I have to find someone great to do it and I am on that path right now.
Wow. It's great that the actor realized his inadequacies before it was too late.
~~~Re-Casting Vibes for BK!!~~~
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DR George, who doesn't like seafood!?!?!?!
I'm not the only one! I know several people who don't like it, either.
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Just had a performer drop out of the What If revue - annoying - Doug's daughter, who I put in it because she's a Group Rep member - now I have to scramble to find someone - it's really the Tammy Minoff track from years ago, so I'll go younger than Hartley and hopefully someone younger won't have learning problems because it's a lot to learn.
~~~Additional Re-Casting Vibes for BK!!~~~
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Well, I need to be going. I'm heading to Tacoma to see Calendar Girls. I also need to leave earlier to allow for the construction of the new diverging diamond that's being constructed in the Hawk's Prairie area of Lacey. Here's a local news report from last week: Marvin Road overpass to close starting Friday for reconstruction (https://www.kiro7.com/amp/news/south-sound-news/marvin-road-overpass-to-close-starting-friday-for-reconstruction/989226850).
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Here's what it's eventually going to look like:
(https://mediaweb.kirotv.com/photo/2018/05/22/515av%20Diverging%20Diamond.transfer_1526998261112.jpg_11750165_ver1.0_1280_720.jpg)
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Be back later!
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Bk do you have someone waiting in the wings for the lead?
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DR George, who doesn't like seafood!?!?!?!
I'm not the only one! I know several people who don't like it, either.
I am not a fan with a few specific exceptions
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I heard on the local news that yesterday morning a man left his 8year old daughter in his 2007 Honda Accord while popping into the 7 eleven and came out to find his car and daughter gone
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The child was later found in the parking lot of a bagel shop 2 towns away
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The parking lot videos collected images of a guy leaving a red van and jumping into the car and taking off
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This was in broad daylight in the parking lot next door to my church, a mile from my house
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Happy birthday, John G! And you get a birthday weekend too!
Wishing family health vibes to you, too.
Thanks, Fred.
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Just got the call I was hoping to get. When I was asked to direct The Man Who Came to Dinner it came with a caveat: I had to accept an actor in the leading role. I was then told it was one of these LA critics. I said okay, despite that. Said critic assured me one YEAR ago that he was starting to learn the play then so he would be letter-perfect at our first rehearsal, so that gave me some comfort, even though I had other concerns. He's a very "big" fellow, if you get my meaning, has trouble walking, etc. Anyway, he came to our callbacks last week to read with people and announced to me that he'd JUST started looking at the play. Obviously that look me aback and yes his nose was in his script for all the sides he read. THAT is why we had this table reading last night because Doug and I felt that we had no confidence that he could learn this part and give a performance that would be acceptable, because even in the callbacks he was completely unfunny.
So, the artistic directors, who'd made this decision in the first place, made the reading happen so they could assess the situation and assessing it was easy. The gentleman did not know one single line, his nose was in his script, he misread almost every line and - it wasn't funny, although the writing is so strong there were a few laughs despite that. I couldn't imagine an actor having to actually play a scene with this fellow, nice a guy as he is. He was also reading the character in a very one-note way and I felt that was never going to change and I felt strongly that the audience would hate him and the character.
So, the artistic director drove the guy home last night (that's another thing - no transportation) and told him he was really uncomfortable because the fellow had promised he was starting to learn this a year ago, and that he was not confident he could learn this in time to be directed and give a good performance. Excuses followed, of course, and assurances and that's how it was left. I spoke to the artistic director and got that part of the story this morning. It was left that the theater would provide someone to read lines with him this coming week and then the artistic director would go there and hear what was what and make a determination then.
But the fellow just called him and after a sleepless night decided we were all correct in our assumptions and that he, too, was now nervous about getting the show in his bones and was withdrawing in the best interests of all concerned, which is exactly the outcome we were all hoping for. Now, I have to find someone great to do it and I am on that path right now.
I love THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER.
My High School in Seattle did it during my Junior year.
But, if you don't have a "Sheridan Whiteside," you don't have a play.
I hope you find a good one.
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Just got the call I was hoping to get. When I was asked to direct The Man Who Came to Dinner it came with a caveat: I had to accept an actor in the leading role. I was then told it was one of these LA critics. I said okay, despite that. Said critic assured me one YEAR ago that he was starting to learn the play then so he would be letter-perfect at our first rehearsal, so that gave me some comfort, even though I had other concerns. He's a very "big" fellow, if you get my meaning, has trouble walking, etc. Anyway, he came to our callbacks last week to read with people and announced to me that he'd JUST started looking at the play. Obviously that look me aback and yes his nose was in his script for all the sides he read. THAT is why we had this table reading last night because Doug and I felt that we had no confidence that he could learn this part and give a performance that would be acceptable, because even in the callbacks he was completely unfunny.
So, the artistic directors, who'd made this decision in the first place, made the reading happen so they could assess the situation and assessing it was easy. The gentleman did not know one single line, his nose was in his script, he misread almost every line and - it wasn't funny, although the writing is so strong there were a few laughs despite that. I couldn't imagine an actor having to actually play a scene with this fellow, nice a guy as he is. He was also reading the character in a very one-note way and I felt that was never going to change and I felt strongly that the audience would hate him and the character.
So, the artistic director drove the guy home last night (that's another thing - no transportation) and told him he was really uncomfortable because the fellow had promised he was starting to learn this a year ago, and that he was not confident he could learn this in time to be directed and give a good performance. Excuses followed, of course, and assurances and that's how it was left. I spoke to the artistic director and got that part of the story this morning. It was left that the theater would provide someone to read lines with him this coming week and then the artistic director would go there and hear what was what and make a determination then.
But the fellow just called him and after a sleepless night decided we were all correct in our assumptions and that he, too, was now nervous about getting the show in his bones and was withdrawing in the best interests of all concerned, which is exactly the outcome we were all hoping for. Now, I have to find someone great to do it and I am on that path right now.
Casting vibes. What a horror story.
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Happy Birthday to DR JohnG!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Jennifer!
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Happy Birthday to John G!!
Hope you're having a great day!
It’s been a wonderful day! Thank you, Jeanne.
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When JB goes to Tweet Suites does he enjoy any extracurricular activities? Socializing with other birds, that sort of thing?
He does not play well with others. Except humans. And only me if I’m around.
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BK, are you going to use the song Cole Porter wrote for The Man Who Came to Dinner? I think you should include the title song from Sherry! but nothing else from that show.
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I just got out of the show and it was great! Now, I get to drive all the way back to Tumwater!
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PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Be back later!
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Just got the call I was hoping to get. When I was asked to direct The Man Who Came to Dinner it came with a caveat: I had to accept an actor in the leading role. I was then told it was one of these LA critics. I said okay, despite that. Said critic assured me one YEAR ago that he was starting to learn the play then so he would be letter-perfect at our first rehearsal, so that gave me some comfort, even though I had other concerns. He's a very "big" fellow, if you get my meaning, has trouble walking, etc. Anyway, he came to our callbacks last week to read with people and announced to me that he'd JUST started looking at the play. Obviously that look me aback and yes his nose was in his script for all the sides he read. THAT is why we had this table reading last night because Doug and I felt that we had no confidence that he could learn this part and give a performance that would be acceptable, because even in the callbacks he was completely unfunny.
So, the artistic directors, who'd made this decision in the first place, made the reading happen so they could assess the situation and assessing it was easy. The gentleman did not know one single line, his nose was in his script, he misread almost every line and - it wasn't funny, although the writing is so strong there were a few laughs despite that. I couldn't imagine an actor having to actually play a scene with this fellow, nice a guy as he is. He was also reading the character in a very one-note way and I felt that was never going to change and I felt strongly that the audience would hate him and the character.
So, the artistic director drove the guy home last night (that's another thing - no transportation) and told him he was really uncomfortable because the fellow had promised he was starting to learn this a year ago, and that he was not confident he could learn this in time to be directed and give a good performance. Excuses followed, of course, and assurances and that's how it was left. I spoke to the artistic director and got that part of the story this morning. It was left that the theater would provide someone to read lines with him this coming week and then the artistic director would go there and hear what was what and make a determination then.
But the fellow just called him and after a sleepless night decided we were all correct in our assumptions and that he, too, was now nervous about getting the show in his bones and was withdrawing in the best interests of all concerned, which is exactly the outcome we were all hoping for. Now, I have to find someone great to do it and I am on that path right now.
What a relief! Vibes you find a great replacement.
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Jane, I am very happy with Natural Ophthalmics Women's Tear Stimulation pellets. As you pointed out, the eye drops are out of stock indefinitely, so I ordered the pellets (tiny pills). The directions say to take 3 pellets 3x/day. I've been taking only two pellets 1 to 2x/day and getting good results. I realized there's an advantage to taking the pellets: eye drops, unless they're in a single-dose container, usually have a preservative. No preservative with pellets. I'm very glad I tried these. I was using eye drops almost hourly some days. This is sooo much better!
That's great. Thanks for letting me know.
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We're making a short list. The first person we approached because I thought it was a fun idea was Barry Gordon, a wonderful actor who, when he was a child, was in A Thousand Clowns on B'way and film (Barry understudied him in Clowns on the road with Dane Clark in the lead). But he has a commitment he can't get out of. So, we have a few other names who we'll start approaching tomorrow. Robert Yacko is one of them, but he accepted a gig that would keep him away for seven days right in the middle of rehearsal - it pays (not much, really) so he needs to do it.
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Tried to watch Rapture but kept falling asleep.
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Have listened to a ton of really interesting and good music today and tonight - mostly composers I've never heard of before. Paint is dry, Jesus wrapped up and was gone by five. I had a spicy Eyetalian Subway sandwich for dinner.
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I'm super tired, but tomorrow I can sleep in.
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I am grateful for a morning to sleep in. I had several painful bouts last night, but the cocktail of one Tramadol, one Tizanidine, and one Advil PM worked better last night than some of my earlier mixes.
Good.
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Although my suspicion of constipation was wrong, I believe the X-ray that put me into overdraft was necessary, and Annabelle further paid me back for the torture she went throug at the vet by leaving me an appalling, stinky mess in the litter box this morning.
Stinky mess equals happy parent 😊 :D
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I did get a job offer this week: an overture of holiday songs for my friend Martin Yates' pops holiday concerts.
Congratulations.
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This was in broad daylight in the parking lot next door to my church, a mile from my house
:( Thank goodness the little girl is safe.
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Good evening.
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My friend Betzy (also my kitty sitter) came to see the condo now that I am completely moved in.
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Then we went out to lunch. We tried a new place down the street from my place called the Black Bear Diner. It is part of a chain, mostly on the West Coast.
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We both enjoyed the place and the food was very good. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner at all times they are open..
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I had an omelette and Betzy had a turkey pesto sandwich which she loved.
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I had an omelette and Betzy had a turkey pesto sandwich which she loved.
I’m sorry, but between the pesto and the avocado, it looked like she was eating a green turkey sandwich.
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Congratulations, Elmore, on the the new job!
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Vibes to Laura, Sandra, and Rex.
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Then we went out to lunch. We tried a new place down the street from my place called the Black Bear Diner. It is part of a chain, mostly on the West Coast.
There used to be one here on the west side of Olympia, but it closed a couple of years ago. I enjoyed it the few times I went.
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I'm home from seeing Calendar Girls.
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Then we went out to lunch. We tried a new place down the street from my place called the Black Bear Diner. It is part of a chain, mostly on the West Coast.
There used to be one here on the west side of Olympia, but it closed a couple of years ago. I enjoyed it the few times I went.
Yes, I will go again.
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I'm home from seeing Calendar Girls.
Glad you made it home safely. I think half of Tacoma is “under construction.”
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They were actually selling calendars of the people in the show and others involved in the production to raise money for a charity.
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I forget which...my calendar's downstairs and I'm too lazy to get it. ;)
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They were actually selling calendars of the people in the show and others involved in the production to raise money for a charity.
I said that last night.
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Leukemia.
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Anyway, I (and many other people who bought the calendar) got autographs of the models! I took a picture of my and Jane's and Tom's friend Sharry's picture and autograph:
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They were actually selling calendars of the people in the show and others involved in the production to raise money for a charity.
I said that last night.
Spoo! I forgot that you mentioned it.
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I'm home from seeing Calendar Girls.
Glad you made it home safely. I think half of Tacoma is “under construction.”
I'm glad, too! The Marvin Road overpass is closed this whole weekend! Fortunately, I only had to go under Marvin Road and I-5 itself isn't closed!
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I literally got to the theater about 10 minutes before the show started! I dilly-dallied a little too much this afternoon before I left. ::)
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6!!!!!!
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Then we went out to lunch. We tried a new place down the street from my place called the Black Bear Diner. It is part of a chain, mostly on the West Coast.
I am familiar with it. We ate at on in Shasta years ago.
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I had an omelette and Betzy had a turkey pesto sandwich which she loved.
I’m sorry, but between the pesto and the avocado, it looked like she was eating a green turkey sandwich.
;D
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I didn’t ask for autographs on the calendar, because I was afraid I might end up with some autographs that I didn’t want.
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Anyway, I (and many other people who bought the calendar) got autographs of the models! I took a picture of my and Tom's friend Sharry's picture and autograph:
Anyway, I (and many other people who bought the calendar) got autographs of the models! I took a picture of my and Tom's friend Sharry's picture and autograph:
😊
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I didn’t ask for autographs on the calendar, because I was afraid I might end up with some autographs that I didn’t want.
Ahh. ;)
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They don't know me and I only know Sharry and Chris, so I didn't mind.
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Anyway, I (and many other people who bought the calendar) got autographs of the models! I took a picture of my and Tom's friend Sharry's picture and autograph:
And also Jane’s friend!
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The woman who played Rose in Gypsy with Jed had a small role, so I mentioned that I saw the show (which I did) and knew him (which I do). She said how great he was and how fun that show was.
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Well, George, I am glad you enjoyed the production.
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Anyway, I (and many other people who bought the calendar) got autographs of the models! I took a picture of my and Tom's friend Sharry's picture and autograph:
And also Jane’s friend!
Yes :)
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Anyway, I (and many other people who bought the calendar) got autographs of the models! I took a picture of my and Tom's friend Sharry's picture and autograph:
And also Jane’s friend!
Yes! Sorry, Jane! Original post fixed! ;D
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Thank you 😊
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I am also glad you enjoyed the show.
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I should get moving. Laters.
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Well...
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The woman who played Rose in Gypsy with Jed had a small role, so I mentioned that I saw the show (which I did) and knew him (which I do). She said how great he was and how fun that show was.
Yes, I really think that Stephanie did the show for the chance to work with Sharry. A lot of people do.
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...since we're so close...
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Gratuitous Post #200!!
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Good night, Jane.
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And good night, George.
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Good night, Tom.