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Title: BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 12:04:28 AM
Well, you've read the notes, you've earned interest on the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they'll be home as soon as they're finished making their deposits, if you get my drift - or their drift.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 12:08:03 AM
And the word of the day is: ULULATE!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 12:22:22 AM
ULULATE, baby, ULULATE!

That's what I'M talkin' about.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 12:46:20 AM
Congratulations on the Stages/Together Again news, BK!!  I, for one, am one mighty happy fan! ;D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 12:48:29 AM
ULULATE:  v. To howl, wail, or lament loudly; emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: howl, wail, roar, yawl]

Who knew??
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 12:57:19 AM
This Follies casting is going to take a lot of thought...more than I can spare right now.  I will say that I've always wanted Shirley Temple to play Carlotta, just so that she could sing the line, "I've been through Shirley Temple." Cute, huh?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 01:02:03 AM
We've got some special surprises for the release of Stages/Together Again, including selected video scenes from the play on the website.  Never done THAT before.  
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 01:13:54 AM
Cool!  Can't wait to see those!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 01:19:10 AM
Goodnight, BK (and guests). 8)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 02:55:18 AM
Hi, dear Hisaka.  I cannot sleep.  I've got so much stuff in my head right now, and I can't seem to shut it off for the evening.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 02:55:45 AM
Shhh.  Hisaka and I are having private time.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Hisaka on July 07, 2005, 03:01:00 AM

Today (July 7th) is the Star Festival Day, The Altair and The Vega meet each other at some point on the Milky Way, just once a year, on this very day.   I liked this day very much as a child.  We children wrote our wishes down on a small cards and put them on a bamboo trees, since tradition says that if you make a wish on this special day, that will be obtained. My wish was always "want to be a florist" or "DON'T want to go to the dentist".  I remember the bamboo trees which were laden with children's notes(wishes) looked very beautiful.   I wonder there is the same special thing in other countries…

Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Hisaka on July 07, 2005, 03:02:41 AM

Drink a cup of hot milk for your beautiful sleep, dear BK.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 03:05:10 AM
I hate milk.  How about a cup of hot Diet Coke?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 03:05:46 AM
It's after three in the morning here.  I guess I should try to get a few hours of beauty sleep.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 03:06:25 AM
If Hisaka were here she could sing me a Japanese lullaby so that the Japanese sandman could help me fall asleep.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Hisaka on July 07, 2005, 03:08:05 AM
I made a Thai style green curry for dinner so am about to have it. I'm so hungry.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Hisaka on July 07, 2005, 03:09:38 AM
Quote from: bk on July 07, 2005, 03:05:10 AM
I hate milk.  How about a cup of hot Diet Coke?

I don't mind if you like. ;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Michael on July 07, 2005, 04:11:27 AM
I am so thrilled that Stages is coming out on CD! It really has been one of my favorite musicals scores. I think I have mentioned it so many times over the years. You will all be in for a special treat! And here is something I didn't know! The additional song! I will have to fix up the STAGES page on my website.

There really is some good numbers in there: My First Apartment, Circles, Musical Comedy, Here We Are, Getting Better Every Day, No Letting Go.

here is the link to the newly revamped STAGES Page

http://www.brucekimmel.com/Kimmel,%20Bruce%20Theater%20Credits%20Page.htm (http://www.brucekimmel.com/Kimmel,%20Bruce%20Theater%20Credits%20Page.htm)

Scroll Down on the left side until you get to the STAGES icon and click on it. You can also look at Together Again which I haven't redone  as of yet.
It will let you know what the show is all about
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 04:24:04 AM
Good morning, all!  And a special good morning to DRMichaelShayne, who's keeping me company.  Michael, are you coming to NYC in October?

Today, I'm back to the recording office and Toyland.  The last two days were profitable with DARLING OF THE DAY, and I got a lot of scoring accomplished.
DRRodzinski stopped by after his interview yesterday for a brief visit, and that was a pleasant diversion.

TOD:  Too scary.  I prefer the days of bad casting choices.  I will ponder the caqse and respond later.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Michael on July 07, 2005, 04:35:00 AM
Quote from: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 04:24:04 AM
Good morning, all!  And a special good morning to DRMichaelShayne, who's keeping me company.  Michael, are you coming to NYC in October?

What are the dates again???
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Michael on July 07, 2005, 04:37:17 AM
TOD: So many choices

But how about Carlotta----Judy Garland? I would have loved to have heard her sing the song I'm Still Here

Maybe Liza will record it so I can get an idea how her mother would have sounded singing the song.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 06:11:58 AM
Congrats on the new job, DR Rodzinski.

What a great TOD.  But it will take much thought, as DR Ge-orge (a KING AND I reference) has pointed out.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 06:44:10 AM
I don't know from FOLLIES.

Tell us about the potential new cat DR Rodzinski.

Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 06:45:34 AM
DR Hisaka, The Star Festival Day sounds like fun....and I think you should have been a florist as you have such a love of flowers!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:00:13 AM
All Star FOLLIES Movie Casting:

Sally:  Dottie Day (to be played at certain screenings by Jane Powell)
Phyllis:  Angela Lansbury
Ben:  Frank Sinatra
Buddy: Gene Kelly
Roscoe: Dan Dailey
Carlotta ("I'm Still Here"):  Susan Hayward
Solange ("Ah, Paris!"): Danielle Darrieux
Stella ("Who's That Woman?"): Mitzi Gaynor
Hattie ("Broadway Baby"): Joan Blondell
The Whitmans ("Rain on the Roof", and usually "Bolero D'Amour," these days):  Marge & Gower Champion
Heidi ("One More Kiss"):  Jeanette McDonald
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:05:44 AM
As FOLLIES is my favorite musical, this is going to require a lot of thought. I think DR Stuart has some excellent ideas, however.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ben on July 07, 2005, 07:06:20 AM
Oooh, Stuart, I like that casting, especially Joan Blondell and Jeanette McDonald. Good Work!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:07:30 AM
Last night, DR Jose wrote: "DR MattH - I think you should just go with your "instincts", and put "Lara Croft" back on the shelf.  For good.  I'm pretty sure there are better movies deserving of your viewing time - no matter how spectacular the productions values are."

Well, it's not the DVD but recorded in high definition off Showtime-HD, so it's just a question of hitting a button to erase the whole thing. I really think I ought to see it through to the end, but I may have to continue to watch in little spurts of ten or fifteen minutes apiece.

Anyway, it is VERY clear to me why this film did less than half of the first film's box-office.



Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 07:07:48 AM
I've had a radical idea for sometime now on how to film Follies, but it would involve a huge revision of the book.

I see the setting of the show being updated.  It would now be a reunion of a 1950s/60s TV variety show--The Danny Wise Show.  It would still take place in a NY theatre--something along the lines of the Ed Sullivan Theatre--that is still destined to be demolished.  This Follies would be taped on video, and as the camera enters the theatre, we would see that the party has just started, with the guests gathered in groups throughout the auditorium.  There are monitors everywhere, each showing tapes of various Danny Wise Shows throughout the years it was broadcast--some in kinescope, some in pristine B&W video, others in muddled color.  As the evening and the show progresses, the figures in the videos begin to escape from their monitors, intermingling with the party guests, while some of the reunionees start to appear within the tapes from the past.  The "Loveland" segment would take place as an idealized past broadcast of The Danny Wise Valentine's Day Special, with a full and appreciative 1950's audience in place.  Ben's breakdown would set off a video breakdown, with ghosting, burnouts and over-saturations occurring as mismatched video images of the other characters collide with one another, culminating in the screen going blank except for that little white dot in the middle.

As far as casting is concerned, I would mine for the TV stars of the 50s and 60s (those that are still around, anyway.)  Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Ben and Phyllis?  Shirley Jones and Bob Newhart as Sally and Buddy?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:09:45 AM
The timeline for our bad weather has been pushed back to 2 p.m. We were supposed to get the 2-4 inches of rain starting during the night, but it hasn't arrived yet. The construction workers across the street arrived extra early this morning to get in all they could before the bad weather hits.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:11:49 AM
Poor BK! I have had nights like that when there are so many things buzzing around in my head that sleep was impossible. And sometimes, I just couldn't drop off and ended up spending the entire night sitting up eating reading or watching television only to catch a catnap later in the morning.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:21:21 AM
Quote from: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:05:44 AM
As FOLLIES is my favorite musical, this is going to require a lot of thought. I think DR Stuart has some excellent ideas, however.

Quote from: Ben on July 07, 2005, 07:06:20 AM
Oooh, Stuart, I like that casting, especially Joan Blondell and Jeanette McDonald. Good Work!

Merci, messieurs.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:22:29 AM
Sally:  Deanna Durbin
Phyllis:  Rita Hayworth (dubbed by Nan Wynn)
Ben:  Gordon MacRae
Buddy: Gene Kelly
Roscoe: Allan Jones
Carlotta:  Joan Blondell
Solange: Simon Simone
Stella: Doris Day
Hattie: Patsy Kelly
The Whitmans:  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Heidi:  Kathryn Grayson
Dimitri Wiseman: Clifton Webb
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:23:18 AM
Quote from: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 07:07:48 AM
I've had a radical idea for sometime now on how to film Follies, but it would involve a huge revision of the book.

I see the setting of the show being updated.  It would now be a reunion of a 1950s/60s TV variety show--The Danny Wise Show.  It would still take place in a NY theatre--something along the lines of the Ed Sullivan Theatre--that is still destined to be demolished.  This Follies would be taped on video, and as the camera enters the theatre, we would see that the party has just started, with the guests gathered in groups throughout the auditorium.  There are monitors everywhere, each showing tapes of various Danny Wise Shows throughout the years it was broadcast--some in kinescope, some in pristine B&W video, others in muddled color.  As the evening and the show progresses, the figures in the videos begin to escape from their monitors, intermingling with the party guests, while some of the reunionees start to appear within the tapes from the past.  The "Loveland" segment would take place as an idealized past broadcast of The Danny Wise Valentine's Day Special, with a full and appreciative 1950's audience in place.  Ben's breakdown would set off a video breakdown, with ghosting, burnouts and over-saturations occurring as mismatched video images of the other characters collide with one another, culminating in the screen going blank except for that little white dot in the middle.

As far as casting is concerned, I would mine for the TV stars of the 50s and 60s (those that are still around, anyway.)  Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Ben and Phyllis?  Shirley Jones and Bob Newhart as Sally and Buddy?

Cut!  Print!  I like it!

MTM and Shirley Jones are also very good ideas.

I was also thinking Jean Simmons for Phyllis.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:25:30 AM
Quote from: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:22:29 AM
Sally:  Deanna Durbin
Phyllis:  Rita Hayworth (dubbed by Nan Wynn)
Ben:  Gordon MacRae
Buddy: Gene Kelly
Roscoe: Allan Jones
Carlotta:  Joan Blondell
Solange: Simon Simone
Stella: Doris Day
Hattie: Patsy Kelly
The Whitmans:  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Heidi:  Kathryn Grayson
Dimitri Wiseman: Clifton Webb

Allan Jones!  Inspired!  (I couldn't decide on which role -- Sally or Heidi -- for Grayson, so remembering that many board denizens don't care for her, I decided not to cast her at all.)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:27:12 AM
Another Carlotta:  Miss Ava Gardner.  Or Miss Gene Tierney

Another....hmmm......Solange, I think:  Miss Lena Horne.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:27:35 AM
And now I need to drop off the internet and tend to some things in case we get this storm they keep saying we're going to have. I will be back later - perhaps in the early afternoon.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:28:31 AM
Quote from: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 07:27:12 AM
Another....hmmm......Solange, I think:  Miss Lena Horne.

In another time and place, I think Miss Horne would have been a spectacular Phyllis.  And Miss Pearlie Mae would have been perfect for Hattie.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:29:36 AM
Yes, I found it impossible to think of anyone else but Gene Kelly for Buddy. It's such a Kelly role, at least the way Gene Nelson did it on Broadway.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:32:40 AM
Yes, I know Kathryn is not liked at all by some folks around here, but it's MY movie!  :D

I would rather hear her (or Jane Powell) sing Heidi's song than Jeanette whose soprano for me always seems a bit flat, not in pitch but in tone. It's a kind of lusterless tone.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jason on July 07, 2005, 07:33:15 AM
I'm ashamed to admit it, but...I don't know from FOLLIES. I've seen the concert version and I ended up getting very confused when it came to who was old- and who was young-so-and-so. I'd love to see a full production of it someday, but until that time comes, I'm afraid I can't contribute to the TOD.

I woke up with an earache this morning. Not a good thing.

~~~~~~And let's all send our good vibes across the pond to all those people in London.~~~~~~~
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Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:34:38 AM
Oh, and about DR Rodzinski's comment about preferring Barbara Harris to Martin-Preston on that first Tony excerpts DVD, I meant only in terms of the number and its presentation. I love Barbara Harris, but I've never been quite as inthralled by that rendition of "Gorgeous" from THE APPLE TREE as some people have been.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jason on July 07, 2005, 07:38:00 AM
Matt H: I saw the Encores! production of THE APPLE TREE. I've never been a huge fan of the show(s), but Kristin Chenoweth was FA-BU-LOUS in it. She was much better live than Ms. Harris was on tape, though I'm sure she was much better live, too.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:01:55 AM
Well....I will only say that re: FOLLIES - I haven't gotten too far, but a couple of obvious choices for me:

Carlotta:  Frances Farmer
Phyllis: Allison Hayes


Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:02:53 AM
One June that DRMBARNUM never confuses with another would be June Kenney.

Congrats on the new job, DRRODZINSKI.

What great CD news, MR BK.  Perhaps someday I will be employed and can purchase even MORE items.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:04:04 AM
You are correct, DR TCB....I do not have a boyfriend in the show.  And I am sorry to knock PURLIE out of a Broadway theatre, but that's show biz!

I am auditioning for MY THREE ANGELS and the run will conclude a couple of weeks before the release of the DVD - how fortuitous.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 08:04:48 AM
Belated question for BK:

A few weeks ago, you compared Mr. and Mrs. Smith with a play starring Elaine Stritch called Night of the Predators.  Is this the same play that Ms. Stritch was referring to in At Liberty when she talked about the scene where a married couple are eating dinner and the actor playing the husband, realizing that the prop gun was missing, grabbed a jar of jam and exclaimed, "I'm going to kill you with this poison jelly?"
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 08:12:35 AM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 08:04:04 AM

I am auditioning for MY THREE ANGELS and the run will conclude a couple of weeks before the release of the DVD - how fortuitous.

Which role Jrand54? That should be a fun play!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on July 07, 2005, 08:35:16 AM
Quote from: bk on July 07, 2005, 03:05:10 AM
I hate milk.  How about a cup of hot Diet Coke?
You HATE milk?  Seems like a waste of emotion, to spend it on an inanimate object.

That could be the title of your next book, though: The Object of My Disaffection.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 08:36:59 AM
DR Jason:  Thanks for being a lone voice of concern for the terror attacks in London.  I'm guessing the entire West End would have had to be leveled to get much notice around these parts.

Otherwise, it's just any other ordinary day here at HHW.com...heidi-ho.


TOD:  As long as Bette Midler is in the cast...anything goes!

Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:42:38 AM
Well actually after reading the reports and watching some of the coverage on television, I decided not to mention it.

HOWEVER, it is my opinion that it might be related to the Olympics rather than a political conference.  But I am usually wrong.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:43:34 AM
One of the convicts, DRMBARNUM....but none of the roles are without interest.  Since I am choreographing PIPPIN during the beginning of the ANGELS rehearsal period, I might have to take a smaller role, which will be fine!  Fewer lines to learn!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:44:23 AM
And I am sure there are those who think Bernadette Peters should just play ALL the roles, she is SO multi talented.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:45:14 AM
And what the hell....

how about Carol Channing as Hattie?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on July 07, 2005, 08:48:09 AM
Vibes for those in London.

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 :'( once again.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JMK on July 07, 2005, 08:48:11 AM
There was, of course, a planned film of Follies years ago, and I believe Debbie Reynolds (and maybe Shirley MacLaine, IIRC) were announced as two of the stars.

RATM had several fun threads about this last year where we picked "golden era" stars of certain studios to cast the potential film.

Paramount, of course, was my favorite.  I think FF & Leif would have made a great Phyllis/Ben.  BK's recent dinner guest Marsha Hunt would be a great Sally (don't know if she sang, but she has the persona for that role).
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:50:27 AM
Terror Alert for mass transit systems in the US was just elevated to Orange.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 08:51:35 AM
But JMK - Frances' theme song could be "I'm Still Here" - LOL.  
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:52:11 AM
Good Morning!

FOLLIES is one of my favorite shows and scores... It would require a good bit of research on my part to come up with my dream cast...  Perhaps while I am sitting in the audience taking notes, and going over orchestra parts.... etc., etc., etc...
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on July 07, 2005, 08:53:00 AM
The "If Only They Could Sing" casting

Ben: James Stewart
Phyllis: Katherine Hepburn
Sally: June Allyson (yeah, she can sing, but she'd nail "Losing My Mind.")
Buddy: Spencer Tracey
Carlotta: Bette Davis


Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 08:54:08 AM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 08:44:23 AM
And I am sure there are those who think Bernadette Peters should just play ALL the roles, she is SO multi talented.

Absolutely correct.  Ms. Peters should be a part of it.

I am relishing "Sondheim, Etc." on a daily basis, and cannot wait for "Sondheim Etc., Etc." to be released on CD next month.

Thank you for lightening my gloominess by naming one of my favorite enchantresses.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on July 07, 2005, 08:54:52 AM
Page Three Dance:

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(Well, duh!)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:55:05 AM
A very good rehearsal with George Ball this morning.  Luckily, he had just done a reading of this show a couple of weeks of go, so there wasn't too much new stuff to teach.  And since his wife, Amanda McBroom, is the lyricist for the show...  It was a very easy and fast rehearsal, just a few tweaks in the opening section for him.  Otherwise, I was just amazed I was that functional at 9:30am.

;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:59:21 AM
OH!!!

The next show workshop up here at Vassar is of a show called Limelight about Charlie Chaplin.  Luther Creek is playing Chaplin - I saw him as Bobby Strong in Urinetown on Broadway during it's closing week.  However...

There a lot of my "favorite" people in the cast too: Michael Rupert, Drew McVety, Kate Baldwin, Sara Litzsinger, Jacqueline Piro, etc...

Something tells me the cast party this weekend should be fun!

:)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:59:51 AM
OK... Time to check on some more parts...

Laters...
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:01:51 AM
Luther Creek is an Indianapolis boy who went to the big city and made good.  I met him a couple of times, but I don't think we ever worked on a show together.

Not my intent, DR RLP - but good results can never be discounted, I suppose.

But I I I I I....at least gotta TAAA-RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JMK on July 07, 2005, 09:02:20 AM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 08:51:35 AM
But JMK - Frances' theme song could be "I'm Still Here" - LOL.  

Shouldn't it really be "Losing My Mind?" (Or at the very least, "You Could Drive a Person Crazy", with her various personae doing 3-part harmony).  ;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jason on July 07, 2005, 09:03:40 AM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 08:50:27 AM
Terror Alert for mass transit systems in the US was just elevated to Orange.

Hoo and Ray. Can't wait to hop on the train to go home tonight! Getting on the train this morning was a little creepy - the N/W train is always packed at 8:45, but it was quite empty this morning...

Whether the London bombings were politically or Olympically (?) related, I can't say with any certainty, but according to early reports on the news, it's related a Jihad cell set up in Europe. This group has also issued threats on Italy and (I think) Denmark, demanding that they pull their troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, I have no idea if any of that information is credible, but that's what reports out of Germany were saying earlier this morning.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 09:13:46 AM
Quote from: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 08:04:48 AM
Belated question for BK:

A few weeks ago, you compared Mr. and Mrs. Smith with a play starring Elaine Stritch called Night of the Predators.  Is this the same play that Ms. Stritch was referring to in At Liberty when she talked about the scene where a married couple are eating dinner and the actor playing the husband, realizing that the prop gun was missing, grabbed a jar of jam and exclaimed, "I'm going to kill you with this poison jelly?"

Elaine had completely forgotten about the play - Time of the Barracudas.  When I met her to do Drat! The Cat! I reminded her of it and we talked about it for quite a while.  I believe that memory jog was why that story ended up in her show.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 09:16:32 AM
Excellent (REALLY excellent) choices for Follies.  Gene Kelly seems to be the shoo-in for Buddy, but I think someone else I named in my notes would also be good (just can't remember who it was).  And Bing Crosby at the right age would be an interesting Ben.  

But I really want to see dear reader Stuart's cast.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:17:32 AM
Quote from: JMK on July 07, 2005, 09:02:20 AM
Shouldn't it really be "Losing My Mind?" (Or at the very least, "You Could Drive a Person Crazy", with her various personae doing 3-part harmony).  ;)

Oh my - that was my second thought.  8)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:18:42 AM
Well just because Mr. Kelly is NOT my favorite - I would go with Dan Dailey and Betty Grable as Buddy and Sally.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 09:20:54 AM
RLP, speaking for myself anyhow, I am just still trying to digest the info of the attacks in London...as I do with each attack that occurs in Iraq, lately, or the attack on the train in Spain....then I wander over to HHW for more uplifting news.

So, even though it might not be the topic of discussion I have no doubt we are all thinking about the people over there and sending our vibes their way.

Everyone deals with this sort of thing in their own way, and that is OK by me.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 09:21:28 AM
Quote from: bk on July 07, 2005, 09:13:46 AM
Elaine had completely forgotten about the play - Time of the Barracudas.  When I met her to do Drat! The Cat! I reminded her of it and we talked about it for quite a while.  I believe that memory jog was why that story ended up in her show.

Where the heck did I get Night of the Predators from?  Oh, well--it can be the title of my new suspense drama.  Something about a group of runaway children and teenagers who crash a reunion party of former showgirls and hold them hostage.  Bitter secrets of regret are revealed.  The kids demand to know where are those people who did Hair.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:22:23 AM
The picture HHW has waited for.  The Above the Fold photo of I'll Be Back Before Midnight from yesterday's paper.  8)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 09:24:41 AM
Above the fold AND in color!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 09:26:10 AM
I would love to see the Allison Hayes version of FOLLIES on stage...however, I might subsitute Frances for Joi Lansing.

You know I don't think we have ever discovered any Allison Hayes stage work, have we (or did Sara Shane mention some...one of these days I will get to transcribing her interview).
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:26:56 AM
Quote from: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 09:21:28 AM
The kids demand to know where are those people who did Hair.

DR DtM - I also think your FOLLIES revisal is intriguing.

As for the above, I have a similar question, but it has nothing to do with the musical of the same name....  :P
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:29:20 AM
Well DRMBARNUM - Allison declared that it was her dream to one day tackle St. Joan onstage - but I am not sure what that means.

As far as I know, her Miss America experience was her only stage appearance - aside from her concerts with the American University Orchestra.  I am thinking she may have done some those industry shows when she was at Universal-International and the contract players did skits for the producers - but that hardly counts.

Joi would be a great Hattie!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 09:30:09 AM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 09:24:41 AM
Above the fold AND in color!

Isn't it lucky?

I sold 12 tickets and reserved 44 more in the box office last night from 5 pm to 7 pm.  ;D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jennifer on July 07, 2005, 09:54:54 AM
I was also pretty surprised when I came on here this morning and didn't see any mention of what happened in London.

DR Jrand, I agree with you, I think it is about the Olympics.  It just seems like too much of a coincidence.  Although how they could execute something so quickly seems crazy.

Everyone in London is in my thoughts.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 10:03:59 AM
Timeline is a bit quick, DRJENNIFER - so we shall just have to wait and see.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 10:11:05 AM
Anther fabulous Heidi (or Phyllis) - Irene Dunne.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 10:16:10 AM
Well, DR Ron, no one talked about the results of DANCING WITH THE STARS from last night either, but that doesn't mean we don't care!

All kidding aside, it goes without saying that I grieved for the citizens of London this morning. Seems like evryone on Earth now has a stake in this terrorist activity. No one seems immune.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 10:18:43 AM
And the sun is shining just as brightly as can be right now. Whatever hideous tropical storm we were supposed to have never got here. At least, not yet! [gulp]
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: S. Woody White on July 07, 2005, 10:21:18 AM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 09:29:20 AM
Well DRMBARNUM - Allison declared that it was her dream to one day tackle St. Joan onstage - but I am not sure what that means.
A football dream, perhaps?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 10:30:12 AM
Quote from: S. Woody White on July 07, 2005, 08:54:52 AM
Page Three Dance:

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Bolero D'Amore![/move]

(Well, duh!)

In the mail yesterday, I received a package from dresscircle.co.uk and in it was a Dutch cast recording of Barry Manilow's Copacabana (http://www.dresscircle.co.uk/product.asp?StockID=25049) (it's sung in English) and I really like his song by that title.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 10:33:53 AM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 09:26:10 AM
I would love to see the Allison Hayes version of FOLLIES on stage...however, I might subsitute Frances for Joi Lansing.

You know I don't think we have ever discovered any Allison Hayes stage work, have we (or did Sara Shane mention some...one of these days I will get to transcribing her interview).

Attack of the 50 Foot Sally!  Sally runs off with Ben (like he has a choice?)  Phyllis gets a revised song--"Ah, But Underneath (Sally's Foot)".  And Sally gets to declare to Buddy, "Oh, my God--it is tomorrow!  And it belongs to ME!  BWAH! HA! HA! HA! HAAAA!"
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ginny on July 07, 2005, 10:49:28 AM
Thursday greetings!  Long day at work today.  I'm no good at these casting topics, but the suggestions have made me want to go home and play my Follies record.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 11:07:04 AM
Works for me DR DtM - although the costumes would have to use a LOT more sequins....

Could be DR SWW....Allison was not a football fan as far as I know....
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 11:09:39 AM
Off to the theatre to get ready for opening night.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:08:11 PM
Whoa, no posts in an hour...we may need to protect our faces lest the bitch-slapping machine comes out! :o
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:10:30 PM
This July's Ray Courts Celebrity and Memorabilia show is looking to be a good one....and I am gonna attend! Woohoo!

I am very much looking forward to seeing Kim Richards!

Here is the link if you wish to see the line-up of celebs!

http://www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/Burbank.htm (http://www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/Burbank.htm)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 12:11:13 PM
Sally:  Rose Marie
Phyllis:  Cloris Leachman
Ben:  Dan Hagerty
Buddy: Morie Amsterdam
Roscoe: George Nader
Carlotta: Sandy Duncan
Solange: Rula Lenska
Stella: Joan Bennett
Hattie: Diane von Furstenberg
The Whitmans:  Ethel Merman and Groucho Marx
Heidi:  Dale Evans
Dimitri Wiseman: Mark Hamill
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:14:06 PM
Rodzinksi, once again you impress me by you knowledge that you know who George Nader is!

Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 12:15:06 PM
Thanks again for the well wishes, folks!

MBarnum, my friends are moving and she has developed an allergy to her cat, Walty, so they have been looking for a home for him so she could be in a cat-free environment in their new home. The Gal finally broke me down, and we are going to give it a shot as a two-cat household starting Saturday. I know Walty, and he seems nice. The quesion is whether he will get along with our Killbot, who is also very easy going. You never know!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jrand73 on July 07, 2005, 12:16:50 PM
The first Bernadette Peters Photo of the Week:


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/hotcouturewhite/bern1.jpg)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 12:16:56 PM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:14:06 PM
Rodzinksi, once again you impress me by you knowledge that you know who George Nader is!



THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS, baby!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:18:25 PM
Quote from: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 12:16:56 PM
THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS, baby!

And must not forget ROBOT MONSTER!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:19:05 PM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 12:16:50 PM
The first Bernadette Peters Photo of the Week:


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/hotcouturewhite/bern1.jpg)

Is this the replacement for the Allison Hayes photo of the week...oh, that just will not do!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:19:40 PM
I read that Zsa Zsa Gabor suffered as serious stroke today.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:22:21 PM
Hadn't thought of or seen that movie in eons!

Poor George...no wonder he went to Italy to make movies.

(http://i22.ebayimg.com/03/i/01/8d/c0/6e_1_b.JPG)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:24:53 PM
It always sort of reminded me of this movie...

(http://www.moviegoods.com/assets/product_images/1020/197310.1020.A.jpg)

both used to play on TV a lot when I was a youngun'...and of course I wouldn't miss them!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:28:00 PM
You know, they just don't make movies like that anymore.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 12:28:57 PM
Quote from: JRand54 on July 07, 2005, 11:09:39 AM
Off to the theatre to get ready for opening night.

Break legs, DR JRand!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 12:29:48 PM
I remember seeing HUMAN DUPLICATORS on Elvira Mistress of the Dark back in the day.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 12:31:42 PM
I shall now be on my way to rehearsal.  I shall then return briefly, and then I shall be off to my meeting.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 12:34:50 PM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 08:36:59 AM
DR Jason:  Thanks for being a lone voice of concern for the terror attacks in London.  I'm guessing the entire West End would have had to be leveled to get much notice around these parts.



I have emailed all my friends in London, and I'm waiting to hear back.  I didn't hear a thing on the news this morning before I left the apartment.  There was a 14th Street ruckus around noon today: five police cars and flashing sirens at the subway stop.  My horoscope advised me, interistingly, to take the bus today, so I did.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:19:40 PM
I read that Zsa Zsa Gabor suffered as serious stroke today.

Possibly the shock of learning that a bigger bomb than THE QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE happened in London this morning?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 12:50:41 PM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:28:00 PM
You know, they just don't make movies like that anymore.

Thank you, Jesus!!!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 01:05:54 PM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:19:05 PM
Is this the replacement for the Allison Hayes photo of the week...oh, that just will not do!

Speak for yourself! ;) I love Bernadette!!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 01:10:48 PM
Well, I'm still struggling with the Follies casting.  I've added a couple of theater people (no, not Bernadette), but I'm having trouble thinking of a good Sally and Buddy (I do have Gene Kelly in my cast, but somewhere else ;)).
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 01:16:15 PM
Quote from: George on July 07, 2005, 01:10:48 PM
Well, I'm still struggling with the Follies casting.  I've added a couple of theater people (no, not Bernadette), but I'm having trouble thinking of a good Sally and Buddy (I do have Gene Kelly in my cast, but somewhere else ;)).

I thought DRStuart's cast was so good, I stopped thinking about it.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 01:32:12 PM
The tropical storm finally arrived around 3:30. We had a gully washer for about 45 minutes. Now, it's sunny and hot.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 01:35:32 PM
Quote from: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 12:28:00 PM
You know, they just don't make movies like that anymore.

No, a lot of what they make is much worse and costs many millions (insert DODGEBALL, VAN HELSING).
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 01:36:55 PM
I love Bernadette IN MANY THINGS but not everything. There is NO actress who's perfect for everything.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 01:38:47 PM
Well, to be true to my word, I stuck with LARA CROFT 2 to the bitter end. It actually inproved in the last 45 minutes and there were some very entertaining sequences along with a MOST surprising denouement. Won't spoil it for anyone who still hasn't watched it and wants to, but it wasn't as predictable as I expected.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 01:39:54 PM
I was trying to finish it before the storm arrived because I didn't want to running any sensitive (read expensive) equipment in the midst of a bad storm. Worked out exactly right. The raindrops started during the movie's last 10 minutes.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 01:40:35 PM
Break a leg with the opening night, DR JRand. Let us know later how it all turned out.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 01:43:35 PM
Good Afternoon!

Whew!

Who new real work could be sooo exhausting.

;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 01:43:55 PM
Oh...

Laters..
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Stuart on July 07, 2005, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 01:16:15 PM
I thought DRStuart's cast was so good, I stopped thinking about it.

Why, merci to you too!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 02:00:50 PM
Just pulled this off the internet. I was discussing this just the other day.

< Warner Home Video set to release two new remastered DVD editions of The Wizard of Oz. The two-disc set will contain plenty of extras and include a new digital transfer while the three-disc set boasts a new documentary on Oz author L. Frank Baum. >
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 02:02:01 PM
Irritating in that OZ press release that there is NO mention if they're including John Fricke's outstanding running commentary taken from the laserdisc set. It hasn't been on ANY of the OZ DVD releases.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 02:13:29 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 01:16:15 PM
I thought DRStuart's cast was so good, I stopped thinking about it.

Yes, I will freely admit that DR Stuart's is very good, and I would never suggest that mine is better.  It's just...different. ;) I've made some "non-traditional" casting choices.  That's all. ;D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 02:39:14 PM
Well, I've heard from two London friends so far, but a few of them are probably working in the theatre tonight.  My goddaughter's in London right now on a Shakespeare program.  I'm waiting to hear how she is.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 02:39:49 PM
Quote from: George on July 07, 2005, 01:05:54 PM
Speak for yourself! ;) I love Bernadette!!

Actually, I enjoy her too!  ;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ben on July 07, 2005, 02:44:50 PM
Pretty much everything theatrical has been cancelled in London tonight.

Here is the Playbill link to the article

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93908.html
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 02:48:44 PM
Okay, here it is:  My choices for a fantasy movie cast of Follies:
;D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 03:24:16 PM
I've had a report from Kim Criswell in London:

Dear All,
 
Yes, I do live very near both the Russell Square and King's Cross stations, but am on a quiet side street and can't see any evidence of chaos, at least not in my street.  I'm supposed to be doing a concert tonight in London---on a boat in the Thames---and am awaiting instructions as to whether it's going on or not.  It was supposed to be broadcast on BBC 3 and I have been informed that they have cancelled that part of it
(can't get the tech aspects pulled together in the chaos)---I imagine we will do whatever the West End theatres do regarding tonight's shows (they cancelled all the matinees, but are possibly going to go ahead tonight).  It all depends on what else happens, I guess.  The phone systems here (particularly mobiles) are seriously overstretched and not functioning all that well, so I thought it would be best to email anyone who might be worrying.  I am perfectly fine and expect to stay so . . .

Much love,
Kim (Criswell)  
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 03:25:40 PM
Thank you for passing on that Larry.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 03:26:14 PM
I'm back, but must leave shortly.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 03:29:31 PM
I've been sending text messages and emails to friends in London. I guess those of us who know London reasonably well have horrific pictures in our minds.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 03:35:02 PM
Quote from: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 03:25:40 PM
Thank you for passing on that Larry.

You're welcome; she also mentioned to me that my friends Alison Fox, formerly of EMI Records, and David Charles Abell are fine.  Alison had already emailed me, and director Martin connor also checked in.  I'm still waiting to hear from Ian Marshall Fisher, Jason Carr, trumpeter John Wallace and a few others.  Kim just sent this as well:

Have spoken to Mr. Abell and heard from Alison (both ok), so not to worry.  The entire west end is shut down, all shows and concerts cancelled, including mine (the transport system is still shut down, so no point in performing to empty houses).  So I'm home drinking beer watching TV, like all the other white trash.
Ain't this modern world great?
Much love, thanks for worrying,
Kim
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 04:07:52 PM
The UPS guy just delivered!

"Georgy Girl" is here, and it's not only anamorphic widescreen BUT it was remastered in High Definition.

That will be good news for Matt H.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 04:10:38 PM
I've read that Amazon.com was going to be surprising a few customers by having various ordered items delivered in person by the artists who created them.

I guess that means John Williams might deliver an OST CD to "The War of the Worlds";

I had hoped Lynn Redgrave might pop in with my DVD...just for grins, but I'll take it via UPS.

If someone has been "expecting" something that is now overdue, it "may be" that someone connected with the item will be "personally delivering" it to you.

What are the chances, though, that anyone "we" know will be a lucky customer???
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TCB on July 07, 2005, 04:28:02 PM
Quote from: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 12:11:13 PM
Sally:  Rose Marie
Phyllis:  Cloris Leachman
Ben:  Dan Hagerty
Buddy: Morie Amsterdam
Roscoe: George Nader
Carlotta: Sandy Duncan
Solange: Rula Lenska
Stella: Joan Bennett
Hattie: Diane von Furstenberg
The Whitmans:  Ethel Merman and Groucho Marx
Heidi:  Dale Evans
Dimitri Wiseman: Mark Hamill


Rodzinski -- You are a sick man.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 04:30:59 PM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 04:10:38 PM

I had hoped Lynn Redgrave might pop in with my DVD...just for grins, but I'll take it via UPS.


I'm sure Lynn, who's a lovely lady, would be happy to deliver your DVD; however, she is tied up now with the comedy THE CONSTANT WIFE.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TCB on July 07, 2005, 04:37:39 PM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 07, 2005, 04:07:52 PM
The UPS guy just delivered!

"Georgy Girl" is here, and it's not only anamorphic widescreen BUT it was remastered in High Definition.

That will be good news for Matt H.


Congratulations, Ron!  I have always wanted to hear some lucky guy say that.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 04:44:04 PM
Quote from: TCB on July 07, 2005, 04:28:02 PM
Rodzinski -- You are a sick man.

A single tear just sped gently down my cheek.

And it was a tear of pride.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 04:54:15 PM
Have you jumped the fence DR Rodzinski?  It was pride week after all.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 04:58:58 PM
Ha! Well, I did spend Pride Week in the Bay Area.

Alas, the pride alluded to above was from the honor of being called sick by the Grand Master.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 05:04:34 PM
Grand Master TCB - a rap act out of Tacoma.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 05:24:30 PM
Quote from: Rodzinski on July 07, 2005, 04:58:58 PM
Ha! Well, I did spend Pride Week in the Bay Area.

Alas, the pride alluded to above was from the honor of being called sick by the Grand Master.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO WEAR THAT FROCK!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 05:31:45 PM
Years ago one of my Radio Announcing friends introduced The Hollies song as "Long Cool woman In A Black Frock". It said more about the announcer than the artist. (But he had a great Radio voice!)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 05:37:17 PM
Good evening everyone.  I'm new to the board, but some of you may already know me as "The Gal."
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 05:50:25 PM
Quote from: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 05:37:17 PM
Good evening everyone.  I'm new to the board, but some of you may already know me as "The Gal."

I don't know "The Gal" from "The Pal" but welcome to the zoo!  Tell us about yourself.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 05:53:53 PM
Hi Elmore, I'm a close, intimate friend of Rodzinski ;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 05:54:06 PM
Quote from: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 05:37:17 PM
Good evening everyone.  I'm new to the board, but some of you may already know me as "The Gal."

Welcome!  Are you Rodzinski's "Gal"?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: George on July 07, 2005, 05:54:31 PM
Yup, you are!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 05:57:27 PM
Welcome TPunk. OZ greetings. (that are not from the TV show)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 06:17:14 PM
Quote from: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 05:53:53 PM
Hi Elmore, I'm a close, intimate friend of Rodzinski ;)

Antonia! C'est toi?

Did you give him that frock?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jed on July 07, 2005, 06:26:03 PM
Welcome TPunk/Antonia/The Gal!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Ben on July 07, 2005, 06:33:56 PM
Welcome to Antonia, AKA TPunk.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 06:49:43 PM
Thanks everyone.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 06:50:15 PM
And yes Elmore, he has been known to raid my closet from time to time.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 06:55:49 PM
Quote from: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 06:50:15 PM
And yes Elmore, he has been known to raid my closet from time to time.

He's sick!  That's why I like him.  Has he told his current employers to stick it?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: TPunk on July 07, 2005, 07:01:18 PM
Quote from: elmore3003 on July 07, 2005, 06:55:49 PM
He's sick!  That's why I like him.  Has he told his current employers to stick it?
I think he's still determining his best course of action...but I would sure like him to! >:(
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Joey on July 07, 2005, 07:01:32 PM
Hello Antonia and welcome!

Came on to share some good news.  I officially decided I am coming to Ne York sometime after the 6th of August and before the 22nd. They are going to do some presentations at the end of the A Tale of Two Cities summer workshop that I am going to attend and I was already thinking about coming so I said to myself, "What the hay." Now's as good of time as any. I'm already looking for plane tickets and trying to decide which shows I want to see... Six years of waiting and a little over a month away!  ;D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Joey on July 07, 2005, 07:17:30 PM
Sorry for the break in but I was excited and had to share. I am going to go catch up on today's posts...
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 07:19:46 PM
I'm back, and to prove it, I'm here.

WELCOME TPUNK, we LOVE you!

I had one of the worst dining experiences ever at the Hollywood Hamburger Hamlet.  It was, however, preceded with a most interesting meeting with the Hollywood Redevelopment organization.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 07:38:57 PM
Hello Ms. Antonio TPunk! Glad to see you on the board!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: MBarnum on July 07, 2005, 07:39:59 PM
Just 20 minutes until Big Brother 6...get ready BK, as us reality show fans will be at it again (just when you thought it was safe!).
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:46:32 PM
My best friend and his family are in London now; I'm supposed to pick them up on Sunday from the airport, and then we're going to see HAIRSPRAY whose national tour has been in Charlotte for the past two weeks.

I have not gotten an e-mail, so I have no idea if they're OK or not, but I'm hoping for the best.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:49:10 PM
DR Joey, you will be arriving in NYC right after I have left. But if this is your first time in the city, I know you will enjoy yourself.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Jason on July 07, 2005, 07:49:34 PM
Welcome, Antonia!

Joey - you're going to LOVE New York! See SPELLING BEE if you get the chance.

I just got in from seeing ALTAR BOYZ and I must admit, despite my trepidation, I had a really good time. The show overstayed its welcome by about 10 minutes, but I can forgive that thanks to Tyler Maynard's hilarious performance. He really was the star of that show, even when he didn't mean to be. The other guys were great - don't get me wrong - but Tyler owned that audience.

A lot of fun...see it if you can before this cast leaves (next week, I think...?). It's worth it.

And now I need a shower. (Not because of the show...just because it's humid outside!)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Joey on July 07, 2005, 07:49:39 PM
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~Good vibes for Matt h's best friend and his family~[/move]
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Joey on July 07, 2005, 07:51:29 PM
And Congrats BK on the new cd! Hopefully I'll be able to buy it once all is said and done with... ;D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:52:40 PM
Earlier tonight, I watched the laserdisc of FLAMINGO ROAD, and while I was watching, I realized how far we've come in becoming discerning about our home video quality.

For years, I have thought this a perfectly acceptable video of this film, but tonight, I started noticing all the speckles, splices, what looked like water damage, and other debris as the movie unfolded. It didn't spoil it exactly, but it made me realize how much my standards have been raised since DVD has raised the stakes in our expectations of what constitutes a good video transfer. If this were on DVD in the same shape as it is on laser, I'd be screaming from the rooftops, and I suspect a lot of other people would, too.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Joey on July 07, 2005, 07:53:15 PM
Quote from: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:49:10 PM
DR Joey, you will be arriving in NYC right after I have left. But if this is your first time in the city, I know you will enjoy yourself.

Sorry to miss you, but my summer job isn't officially over until the 6th. I'm sure you'll survive without me though.  ;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:54:40 PM
Welcome to DR TPunk. My goodness, you two have very original forum signatures!  :D
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:56:08 PM
Thanks for the good wishes for my friends. I do wish they'd find an internet cafe and just drop me a note. I guess their cell phone wouldn't work from over there.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 07:58:48 PM
And I see from the little note written in my calendar that DR TCB opens in 42ND STREET tomorrow, so here are early broken limb wishes for him to have a smashing first night.

Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 08:12:39 PM
Guess I'll wander toward the bedroom now and get some rest. Be back tomorrow for Friday Media Check!

Friday! Where has this week gone?
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Matt H. on July 07, 2005, 08:13:19 PM
BTW, I got four packages today which helps to ease some of the bitter disappopintment of getting almost nothing since Tuesday.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 07, 2005, 08:20:21 PM
Welcome to brand spanking new DR TPunk!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:21:21 PM
Good Evening!

First performance over.

:)

And another very long day has come to an end too.

:)

And I believe I shall be heading to Poughkeepsie's "special interest estabishment" in a little bit.

;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:21:37 PM
...Oh, we're not starting until 1:00 tomorrow...

:)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:21:51 PM
Welcome, DR TPunk!
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:24:30 PM
DR elmore - What a truly pleasant fellow Larry Hochman is!  I ended up spending some time with him today, as well as joining him for supper.  Wonderful conversation.  Some good dirt.  And just a plain ole good time.

:)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:25:08 PM
Hmmm...

Well, I'm gonna head out now...  I know there were some other things I wanted to post.. But those shall have to wait till later... Or not...

;)
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:25:29 PM
If anyone asks...  I'll be at Griff's...

Laters....
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 07, 2005, 08:26:55 PM
Oh!

DR Joey - I should be at the readings for A Tale of Two Cities since I know some of the people in the reading, as well as the director, David Bell.  -He was the director for the production of Children of Eden I did last year.

If I don't see you there, however, I do hope to see you while you're in NYC.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 09:09:46 PM
I, too, got a few packages, including the one that was long overdue.  I was charged close to twenty-five bucks for shipping, and the jerk sent it media mail - cost to him, ten bucks.  I'm going to drop him a line.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: bk on July 07, 2005, 10:34:34 PM
Last post at 9:09???  It is now ninety minutes later???  I must say this late night WUSSBURGERING is reaching new heights and those are not heights to which we should aspire.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 11:02:01 PM
I've never been able to aspire to heights. Vertigo.
Title: Re:BANK NOTES
Post by: Tomovoz on July 07, 2005, 11:08:12 PM
I heard from own London friend about an hour ago - internet connections are not good but cellphone message got through eventually - both ways.