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Title: THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 12:08:44 AM
Well, you've read the notes, you've been through the thick and thin of the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the thick and thin cows come home.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 12:09:57 AM
And the word of the day is: FRUCTOSE!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 12:36:44 AM
Why is everyone just sitting there like so much fish?
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Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 12:48:08 AM
Everyone WAS sitting there like so much fish, and then they swam away like so much fish.

FRUCTOSE, baby, FRUCTOSE!

And now - Dino at the piano.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 01:06:38 AM
TOTD
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lady Killers
I'm Alright Jack
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Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 01:09:05 AM
Did Mr Fruc and Jive have fructoes?

Any by coincidence (or not) I am going to see and hear Mr J Webb in concert in September.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: elmore3003 on July 10, 2005, 04:51:21 AM
Good morning, all!  Yes, indeedy, last night's margarita event was a lovely social gathering to make the Algonquin roundtable look like amateurs!  Reputations were made or destroyed, many ears burned, several butts were kicked around the block, and several worthies were reduced to complete rubble.  I'm sorry to hear TPunk's dinner was not a success.  I enjoyed my dinner immensely, but after two margaritas they could have served me Alpo.  My three good compatriots are some of the best, salt of the earth, and I'm privileged to call them friends.

So, today's another trip to Toyland, where my colleague Mr Murray and I will work on final edits for several numbers.  Yesterday, we did final edits on my favorite Toyland song "Jane, Jane, Jane," "With Downcqast Eye," "The Men," and something else I've forgotten.  Today, we'll hopefully tackle the problems of the Act One Finale, which are close to driving me to drink, and tomorrow I want to look at the various versions we have of "He Won't Be Happy Till He Gets It" in an attempt to get back to the original scoring of 1903.  When I return, I've several hours of DARLING OF THE DAY awaiting me.  

TOD:  I'm assuming, Dear Friend BK, you mean British comedies on film?  To be persnickety, I'm starting here:

PLAYS:  The Country Wife
            She Stoops to Conquer
            The School for Scandal
            The Relapse
            Rape Upon Rap
            Engaged
            The Importance of Being Earnest
            Blithe Spirit
            Private Lives
            Entertaining Mr Sloane
            Loot
            What the Butler Saw

FILM:     The Ladykillers
             Kind Hearts & Coronets
             Tom Jones            
             Blithe Spirit
             The Belles of St Trinians
             The Mouse That Roared
             Help!
             A Hard Day's Night
             The Knack

Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jennifer on July 10, 2005, 05:22:34 AM

Yestherday DR Jose wrote:
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I ended up picking up Andy, and we headed out for sushi - which was good - and a movie, "Madagascar", which was good too.  All those references to older movies and TV shows - including "The Twilight Zone" - were very funny, but I could tell they were going over almost everyone else's head in the theatre, since no one else was laughing when I was.  Ah, well...

Um, maybe cause they were all 5! :)

(sorry, couldn't resist).
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Post by: Michael on July 10, 2005, 05:51:04 AM
Several of the Carry On.....
On the Buses
The Mouse that Roared
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Kind Hearts & Coronets
I'm All Right Jack
Captain's Paradise
Our Man in Havana
Help!
The Belles of St. Trinian's
The great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Make Mine Mink
The Mouse on the Moon
and
The Ruling Class (a very strange black comedy)

and I am sure there is more
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Hisaka on July 10, 2005, 05:54:25 AM
Good Morning, DR Cillaliz!

Today is very hot, like the thick of Summer, in Tokyo, too, though still in the rainy season.

I’m about to watch un film “The Passion of The Christ” on TV, from 10:00pm.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jrand73 on July 10, 2005, 07:06:38 AM
MR BK is having a pineapple?  It couldn't please me more.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jrand73 on July 10, 2005, 07:08:23 AM
TOD:

Blithe Spirit, to be sure.
Hard Day's Night
The Importance of Being Earnest - Michael Redgrave version

The Cliff Richard musicals, especially The Young Ones and Summer Holiday

Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jrand73 on July 10, 2005, 07:08:55 AM
It will be 91 degrees here today.  Whew!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Charles Pogue on July 10, 2005, 07:10:44 AM
Brit comedies that come to mind:

Kind Hearts & Coronets
The Ruling Class
The Wrong Box
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 07:11:58 AM
Favorite British comedy by a mile is "Kind Hearts & Coronets." There are others, particularly from Ealing, that I like, but I think KIND HEARTS is just in a class by itself.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 07:17:30 AM
Many thanks to DR Rodzinski for compiling the lists of Sondheim songs from yesterday to see which collective ones got the most picks. I found that very interesting and appreciated his effort in doing that.

There were several that were bubbling just under my Top Ten: "Finishing the Hat," "A Weekend in the Country," "Anyone Can Whistle," "Sunday," "Giants in the Sky," and "Marry Me a Little." And, if we were to compile a list in a month from now, I suspect several of the ones I picked would be gone with other titles substituted. So rich are the pickings of his output that the choices are almost limitless.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 07:23:08 AM
Read with a little dismay the mixed review for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY in VARIETY this morning. The reviewer found the movie began superbly but went off course about halfway through (especially during some flashbacks to Charlie's unhappy childhood) and as the spoiled brats each get his comeuppance, the tone gets more and more sour and less entertaining.

The look of the film was raved about (Tim Burton's films always have superb art direction), but I noticed it hasn't been filmed in Panavision or Super 35.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 07:27:06 AM
There were a whole bunch of people in here five minutes ago, and now I'm alone, I'm so all alone . . . .
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Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 07:29:06 AM
I have to say that I am REALLY looking forward to HAIRSPRAY tonight. The tour version has gotten rave reviews from both local drama critics in their newspapers, and since I never saw it on Broadway, this will be my first experience with it.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:11:18 AM
Last night, DR JMK wrote:

"But I think I have managed to answer the trivia question which, convoluted though it may be, is eminently solvable."


I haven't found it easy going at all. Perhaps having labored on them for the last four weekends, I am getting burned out on the process. All I know is several promising leads led me nowhere but down a blind alley.  
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jrand73 on July 10, 2005, 08:18:41 AM
DR MATTH - sometimes I find the Sparkling Trivia Question to be frustrating as well.  But don't give up.  There is a lead that will break it open - there always is - I haven't found it this week, but I am still looking.

Even when I am following a lead that goes nowhere - I usually learn something about a show or performer that I didn't know.

Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:24:55 AM
Oh, I'll keep at it, I guess, though time will be limited today by a very busy schedule. Good luck to you in trying to solve it, too!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: TPunk on July 10, 2005, 08:32:12 AM
Elmore and Ben, I had a lovely time at dinner last night.  And while my entree was not spectacular, the company (and the margaritas) were!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: TPunk on July 10, 2005, 08:33:00 AM
DR Sandra, in response to your question a few days ago.  I do like Cherry Coke... as well as Cherry 7UP and shirley temples.  I am in fact a fan of any and all cherry infused beverages.
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Post by: Kerry on July 10, 2005, 08:45:42 AM
Welcome TPunk.  Sandra will love you , I'm sure!  I, too, like Shirley Temples and have had to show more than one bartender how to make one (which is shameful that they don't know).

Break a leg vibes and good health vibes to all.

TOD:
Blithe Spirit
Importance of Beng Earnest
Man in the White Suit
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Admirable Crighton
Captain's Paradise
Ladykillers
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ginny on July 10, 2005, 08:50:26 AM
Thanks for the reports on last night's Margarita par-tay.

Congratulations, DR Jose, on your continued employment opportunities.

I spent yesterday with my mother and sister.  They had been to Bloomington, Illinois, to spend the 4th of July with niece Laura.  They brought me several treats from the Beer Nuts Factory Store - yum.  We went shopping together, looked at some model homes, had lunch at The China Cottage, and visited Dorothy Lane Market, where I bought DH & DS some Killer Brownies.  My sister and her husband are on their way home to Michigan today and Mom is probably enjoying her solitude.

The most productive thing I've done this weekend is to finish reading 2 books:

The Forest Lover, by Susan Vreeland, this month's book group book
Lucia, Lucia, by Adrianna Trigiani
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:52:20 AM
Good Morning!

I think...  I feel like I just woke up from a tech week, a couple of 14-16 days in row... Wait?!?!  I guess I did!

;)

For my breakfast/brunch, I had a slice of the Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie that I brought back The Little Pie Company in NYC.  Sooooo good.

http://www.littlepiecompany.com
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: TPunk on July 10, 2005, 08:53:02 AM
Hi Kerry, glad to hear about your mutual love of shirley temples.  I've never had to show a bartender how to make one, but I have had more than one scoff at my request.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:54:04 AM
DR Ginny - Thank you.

But more importantly, there's a Beer Nuts Factory Store? Do they sell broken and mis-matched peanut halves?

;)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:55:45 AM
Ah... Shirley Temples always remind me of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlors... But once I "grew up", I moved onto their Green Rivers drink.

:)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:56:11 AM
Well, since I'm here, might as well get up to Page Two...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:58:01 AM
Mission Accomplished.

Now I just need to figure out what I need to get done today - or at least which things I MUST get done today.  -I do a piece of luggage filled with clothes from the past week up at New York Stage & Film... I guess that means I'll be doing laundry at least...
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ginny on July 10, 2005, 09:02:38 AM
DR Ginny - Thank you.

But more importantly, there's a Beer Nuts Factory Store? Do they sell broken and mis-matched peanut halves?

;)

Take a look at www.beernuts.com (http://www.beernuts.com), but beware it's a "musical" website.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 09:40:54 AM
I'm up, I'm up.  Rehearsal is at one and will last until three.  Waiting for this gray guck to burn off so that the sunshine can shine through.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 09:42:26 AM
Take a look at www.beernuts.com (http://www.beernuts.com), but beware it's a "musical" website.

Thank you, again.

...Now I want to make a run to 7-11...
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: MBarnum on July 10, 2005, 09:49:15 AM
For some reason I cannot think of any British comedies that I have even seen, other the THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963)...and it has been about 30 years since I last saw that one. But I guess that will have to be my pick.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 09:53:01 AM
Well, MBarnum, you should take a Bollywood break and run, at the very least, The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and a few others mentioned here.  Very unlike American comedy, but very funny, nonetheless.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 09:53:17 AM
The gray guck is being stubborn.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 09:53:37 AM
The Gray Guck is Being Stubborn - that's the title of my next novel.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 10, 2005, 09:58:15 AM
I'm just on my second  cup of joe, and I nearly spewed a mouthful when I read the following (from today's San Francisco Chronicle, The Datebook, "Ask Mick LaSalle" -- LaSalle is a movie critic):
____________________________________________

Dear Mick: Cary Grant and Carole Lombard appeared in only one film together ("In Name Only"), and it was not a comedy. Other than Lombard's premature death, were there any other factors that kept them from appearing together more often?

Richard Hourula, Berkeley

Dear Richard: No. I'd say Lombard's death was the main factor. Once she was dead, her casting range became seriously limited. Paramount couldn't put her in a comedy, because that would have depressed people, and love stories were out because the love scenes would have been too one-sided. Her death, as it happened, came between eras. Had she died during the silent days, Paramount could have propped her up and cut to her for reaction shots, and had she died in the 1980s, she might have played opposite Andrew McCarthy in a "Weekend at Bernie's" spin-off. Of course, the unfortunate manner of her death easily could have precluded even these possibilities. Still, one thing can be said for certain: The decline of Lombard's career in the immediate aftermath of her fatal 1942 plane crash underscores the heartlessness of Golden Age studio executives, who consistently dropped stars who experienced reversals in their personal lives.
___________________________________

And I was always told there was no such thing as a stupid question!!!

:D
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 10:06:38 AM
The gray guck is disappearing rapidly.  Soon there will be blue skies abounding, and then I shall go sit on the patio on read a magazine.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 10, 2005, 10:09:07 AM
Everyone be sure to check your navels for lint.

Don't want to start a new week with a cluttered inny.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 10:13:53 AM
Well, I've sat in bed long enough...

Must be productive today...

Laters...
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 10:33:56 AM
The gray guck is completely gone.  

And now - Dino at the piano.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jennifer on July 10, 2005, 10:49:16 AM
DR Jane, that would be very cool if your cousin was involved with Big Brother (it is BB6).  What is his name so i can check? (you can email it to me if you don't want to print it here).
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Post by: Ben on July 10, 2005, 11:00:58 AM
I'm up, I'm up. Sounds familiar...

I, too, had a wonderful time last night. I got home safe and sound on the Number One train from 79th Street to 18th Street. I got the Sunday paper at my deli, separated the parts I don't read (Automobiles, Classified, things like that), brushed my teeth and then went to bed. I got up earlier this afternoon (actually around 10:30am), had breakfast and then went back to Footlight. I was there yesterday as well. The sale on CDs has been reduced to just 25 percent off on all used CDs. It was originally 20 percent on all CDs except new releases. Oh, well. I did get a nice piece of vinyl, though, at 75 percent off. It's the Original Cast Recording of a show from 1983 done in Los Angeles by the one and only, Mr. Bruce Kimmel.

Edmund Gaynes presents:
Together Again, a New Musical with Book, Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel

Now I just have to transfer it to CD!

Ah, Bruce, you look so young (not that you don't look young now, you just look younger then)

They are even taking 75 percent off the large stash of $2 records so I picked up a little gem called January the 26th. It is an original musical based on the history of Australia. It was issued in 1967 to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Bank of New South Wales. The guest star on the album is Miss Lana Cantrell. As the liner notes say:

So here it is - the first really big musical about Australian history. In 54 minutes of rare entertainment, this record keeps to the facts yet clothes them with humanity, humor, failure, triumph, anguish, and joy. The story, set to music, of the men and women who made Australia what it is today (in 1967).

I have some listening ahead of me.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Cillaliz on July 10, 2005, 11:23:16 AM
Good Morning, DR Cillaliz!

Today is very hot, like the thick of Summer, in Tokyo, too, though still in the rainy season.

I’m about to watch un film “The Passion of The Christ” on TV, from 10:00pm.


Hello DR Hisaka, you must have caught me when I looked at the posts and got off line to watch CBS Sunday Morning. They did a very nice segment on Rupert Holmes.  I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 11:24:38 AM
Ben, as reported HERE, you don't have to transfer Together Again to CD as it will be included in its entirety as a bonus when we release Stages in about eight weeks time.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jrand73 on July 10, 2005, 11:38:20 AM
DR LAURA thanks for the photo!  The church is looking very nice!  AND the landscaping is indeed very NATURAL....
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 10, 2005, 11:39:56 AM
DR RLP - I am intrigued by the premise of that answer.  However, how can one disagree?

James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Robert Francis are just three more stars who were no longer offered parts after they died - coincidence?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 10, 2005, 12:02:16 PM
DR RLP - I am intrigued by the premise of that answer.  However, how can one disagree?

James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Robert Francis are just three more stars who were no longer offered parts after they died - coincidence?

I think not.

It's conspiracy, pure and simple.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: elmore3003 on July 10, 2005, 12:33:15 PM

The Importance of Being Earnest - Michael Redgrave version


Is there any other?
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: elmore3003 on July 10, 2005, 12:34:23 PM
Brit comedies that come to mind:

Kind Hearts & Coronets
The Ruling Class
The Wrong Box

Pogue's back!  And front.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ben on July 10, 2005, 12:35:05 PM
BK said:

Ben, as reported HERE, you don't have to transfer Together Again to CD as it will be included in its entirety as a bonus when we release Stages in about eight weeks time.

Oops (or spoo, depending on how you want to look at it). I remember now. I'm still glad I bought the album. They actually had two copies of Together Again, but none of Stages.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ben on July 10, 2005, 12:36:26 PM
Hello and Goodbye to my drinking partner, Mr. Moore. I'm back out into the heat to CVS. Although it's not a horrible 91 degrees, it is hotter than I would like it to be.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 10, 2005, 12:40:21 PM
Hello and Goodbye to my drinking partner, Mr. Moore. I'm back out into the heat to CVS. Although it's not a horrible 91 degrees, it is hotter than I would like it to be.

Hello and goodbye indeed!  Back to DARLING OF THE DAY for me!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 12:44:09 PM
I shall now be on my way to rehearse - which we are doing in the same rehearsal room where What If was created.

I shall return in two hours time.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 12:44:10 PM
Hi Kerry, glad to hear about your mutual love of shirley temples.  I've never had to show a bartender how to make one, but I have had more than one scoff at my request.

That has never happened to me, in fact I get the impression they think it is funny.  I remember sitting in the bar portion of a restaurant, waiting for a table, with a friend & ordering a Shirley Temple.  As we left the bar the men sitting next to us, good-naturedly, warned me not to fall down.

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Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 12:45:46 PM
Michael Shayne, good luck with your play.

George, along with HOUSE I think TRIAL BY JURY is the best thing on TV.  I wish I knew where to write and request it not be cancelled.  I have never done that before.
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Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 12:51:42 PM
Bruce congratulations on the weight loss.  I always find it best to drop a few extra pounds in preparation for those days I splurge too much.

I purchase my Shalimar by Guerlain  at frangrance.net or http://www.fragrancenet.com/f/net/index.html?mv_pc

Directly to Very Irresistible: http://www.fragrancenet.com/f/net/wf_items.html?cat=02420&cur_letter=V&gs_gen=W  

Do you know if the woman is wearing perfume or EDT (au de toilet) or cologne?  I suggest you ask as they all have slightly different scents and perfume isn’t necessarily better, just stronger.  I also suggest you purchase, unless this will be used on a regular basis, the smallest bottle of perfume or spray EDT. Just remember because it smells good on this woman doesn’t mean it will be as nice on someone else.  
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:12:48 PM
Oh, my lord. Why should a bartender care whether the drink he makes has liquor in it or not? Sounds kind of snooty to me.

I haven't had a Shirley Temple in years, but they are delicious.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:15:45 PM
I think not.

It's conspiracy, pure and simple.

Or discrimination. I'm thinking of writing a protest letter.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: MBarnum on July 10, 2005, 01:16:08 PM
BK, I will explore British comedy films one day...I don't know why I have seen so few...certainly I have seen many British horror and sci-fi and even some crime dramas and mysteries.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 10, 2005, 01:17:54 PM
DR Elmore3003, never fear, I did not even finish the first martini last night...it was sooooo strong that I couldn't even drink it all....just a few sips and I was beyond tipsy!

I ate dinner and drank coffee afterwards as I wanted to be clear as a bell while watching AUNTIE MAME...which I very much enjoyed, by the way!
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Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:19:29 PM
Michael Shayne, good luck with your play.

George, along with HOUSE I think TRIAL BY JURY is the best thing on TV.  I wish I knew where to write and request it not be cancelled.  I have never done that before.


Producer DIck Wolf was astounded when NBC canceled it thinking it had done more than enough to warrant a renewal. And its rerun numbers have been much better than the ratings for NUMBERS in reruns this summer. TNT was tinkering with the notion for producing more of them for their network, but the deal couldn't be worked out.

But, I'll tell you a secret. I think NBC will call it back next season as a replacement for one of their lame already announced shows that isn't going to draw flies. Mark my words.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:21:13 PM
I am back from picking my friends up at the airport. They happened to be out of London the day of the bombings, so they weren't in any danger as it turned out. Anyway, glad to have them back.

Now, in just a few hours, I'll be hearing "Welcome to the Sixties" and other wonderful HAIRSPRAY numbers.
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Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 01:32:51 PM
Ginny what do you think of THE FOREST LOVER?  I like the title.  While I never would have chosen THE PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL for a discussion I’m sure glad someone else did.  I never imagined the book to be so exciting and engrossing.  
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 01:34:19 PM
Producer DIck Wolf was astounded when NBC canceled it thinking it had done more than enough to warrant a renewal. And its rerun numbers have been much better than the ratings for NUMBERS in reruns this summer. TNT was tinkering with the notion for producing more of them for their network, but the deal couldn't be worked out.

But, I'll tell you a secret. I think NBC will call it back next season as a replacement for one of their lame already announced shows that isn't going to draw flies. Mark my words.

I hope you are right!  I keep thinking it will be saved by someone, far worst show have.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 10, 2005, 01:35:55 PM
Or discrimination. I'm thinking of writing a protest letter.
I wonder if it might Help?

I'd love to see them get Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell together for a new film.  Possible for "The Fly III"?
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Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 01:38:46 PM
DR MATTH - sometimes I find the Sparkling Trivia Question to be frustrating as well.  But don't give up.  There is a lead that will break it open - there always is - I haven't found it this week, but I am still looking.

Even when I am following a lead that goes nowhere - I usually learn something about a show or performer that I didn't know.

I can never figure out HOW to even start looking...short of just picking a play at random and going from there. :-\
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 01:41:38 PM
....Waiting for this gray guck to burn off so that the sunshine can shine through.

It doesn't look like Washington state is going to get any sunshine today. :P It's overcast and has been sprinkling a bit.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 01:44:07 PM
Good Afternoon!

Laundry, dishes, etc...

My nephew and niece, John and Alyssa, have been here all day.  Alyssa has been in one of her "shy" modes again, but at least she's not crying.  -My brother and his wife decided to take a little "vacation" this weekend.

And now I must get another load of laundry started...  Will the excitement never cease?

:-\
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:44:30 PM
Hot, hot, hot here - near 90 and humidity so terrible that you want to wilt. Nio relief in sight either.

But folks struggling with the hurricane in the Gulf and now coastal Florida and Alabama have a lot more to worry about so I'll stop complaining about a little warmth.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:46:19 PM
Before I jetted away to pick up my friends, I enjoyed a couple of more MONK - Season 2 episodes (high points in the series, I think) with Monk at the circus and in Mexico.

Then I watched the rest of the BEWITCHED - Season 1 disc 2 episodes.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:47:04 PM
When I leave the computer in a few minutes, I'm going to get some of the DVR shows watched - primarily SYLVIA SCARLETT which I'm eager to see again after many decades.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 01:47:36 PM
DR RLP - I am intrigued by the premise of that answer.  However, how can one disagree?

James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Robert Francis are just three more stars who were no longer offered parts after they died - coincidence?

They could do a remake of "Arnold (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069732/)." ;)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 01:48:35 PM
Good Afternoon!


And now I must get another load of laundry started...  Will the excitement never cease?


Yes, knowing what a busy day I had in store for me, I got laundry started much earlier than usual today. It is now all finished and folded though I haven't put it away yet.

I have to leave SOME fun for later!  :D
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jennifer on July 10, 2005, 01:51:19 PM
I don't think the bartenders are making fun of the Shirley Temples because they are non-alchoholic.    I'll bet if you asked for a Diet Coke or some other drink they would not  blink twice.

Here at least Shirley Temples are thought of as for children.  But that doesn't mean that you guys should not ask for them.  If you like the taste, then who cares what anybody else thinks!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 01:53:31 PM
British comedies that I like (and have actually seen):

The Mouse that Roared
Blithe Spirit (I've only seen the play)
Importance of Beng Earnest (again, play only)

Britsh TV comedies:

French and Saunders
The League of Gentlemen (NOT the League of Extraordinary Gents)
Murder Most Horrid (I LOVE this show...but no one seems to know about it)
Red Dwarf
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 01:56:09 PM
Off to my sister's.  We're getting together to celebrate her boyfriend Larry's birthday, which is tomorrow.  And I have to put up the new light fixture in the downstairs bathroom before everyone comes over.  Have a good day, all!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Dan (the Man) on July 10, 2005, 02:02:14 PM
TOD:

All the good films have been mentioned already.  I'll add A Fish Called Wanda, though I'm not sure if it was British produced or not.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 02:38:36 PM
Oh... As for a British comedy...  "Cold Comfort Farm".

I still remember when this came out a few years ago, the box office in Richmond posted a sign "warning" theatregoers that the very thick English accents (of various types, regions) may be hard for Americans to understand at times.

;)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: elmore3003 on July 10, 2005, 02:43:46 PM
Oh... As for a British comedy...  "Cold Comfort Farm".


Stella Gibbons' "Cold Comfort Farm" is one of my alltime favorite comic novels, and I can't believe I forgot John Schlesinger's wonderful film version!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: MBarnum on July 10, 2005, 03:00:53 PM
I just got to thinking...I have seen THE FULL MONTY and BLITHE SPIRIT...and liked them both...so I have seen some British comedy films.

THE MOUSE THAT ROARED is one that I need to catch one of these days.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: MBarnum on July 10, 2005, 03:37:56 PM
DR Rodzinski, I am in the middle of watching THE NASTY RABBIT, the DVD you sent to me...I am trying to find it in my heart to forgive you.

(Of course I did send you FROM HELL IT CAME, so maybe we are even.)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 03:47:19 PM
DR Ginny - Thank you.

But more importantly, there's a Beer Nuts Factory Store? Do they sell broken and mis-matched peanut halves?

;)
Thank you for the morning laugh for breakfast DR Jose. I'm usually a bit shell shocked when I greet the day and Magnus' and Fosca's energy!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 03:50:28 PM
Back from rehearsal.  We had a really good run-through of Act One, and then we stopped, I gave notes, and we tightened and sharpened things while they were still fresh in Kevin's head.  Tomorrow we run Act Two and do the same, then Tuesday, one full run-through and work-through afterwards.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 04:43:05 PM
My sister wasn't home when I went over there...they all went to the wedding of a friend of my niece.  When my sister got home, she said that I shouldn't have put up the light fixture in the bathroom yet because she hadn't finished painting the wall yet.  She didn't leave me a note!  Anyway, it's up and she'll just have to paint behind it...or I can take it down fairly easily.   Anyway, everyone's coming over to her house at five, so I thought I'd just pop in and catch up.  Now that I'm caught up, I'll be going again. ;D
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 04:47:22 PM
I've just received a letter from DR François. He is Angouleme.  For once he actually has a television to watch. He was watching "Hey Mr Producer" on video.
I think he will be back at HHW a week from Thursday.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 04:48:12 PM
OzDerek just phoned.  He is back to the hospital this afternoon. More tests and the results from last week.  Stay tuned.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 04:48:20 PM
Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?  Well, as promised, I got some pineapple, which I shall now eat with relish, which is better than eating it with mustard and ketchup.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 05:00:59 PM
A pineapple! What good is sitting alone in your room when you can have a pineapple. So what.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 05:04:09 PM
"Ananas" is of course French for pienapple.  I'm in a François mood.  Disney posts may follow.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 10, 2005, 05:18:27 PM
Here at least Shirley Temples are thought of as for children.  But that doesn't mean that you guys should not ask for them.  If you like the taste, then who cares what anybody else thinks!

Shirley Temples are bar drinks.  And in the USA, children aren't allowed in bars.  

Granted, it's cute to see a child with a Shirley Temple in restaurants that offer bar service, but any bartender who won't mix a non-alcoholic drink isn't worth doing business with.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: TCB on July 10, 2005, 05:23:30 PM
Oh... As for a British comedy...  "Cold Comfort Farm".

I still remember when this came out a few years ago, the box office in Richmond posted a sign "warning" theatregoers that the very thick English accents (of various types, regions) may be hard for Americans to understand at times.

;)

I always put on the English subtitles when I watch THE FULL MONTY.  I can never understand a damn word anyone says for the first forty-five minutes.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 05:24:15 PM
Hello RLP and TCB.  I guess the East Coast has been blown away by Dennis the Menace.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 05:26:48 PM
I always put on the English subtitles when I watch THE FULL MONTY.  I can never understand a damn word anyone says for the first forty-five minutes.
And this from a man who has appeared as Fagin and Scrooge.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: TCB on July 10, 2005, 05:27:28 PM
Hello RLP and TCB.  I guess the East Coast has been blown away by Dennis the Menace.

Sadly, that is almost true, Tomovoz.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: TCB on July 10, 2005, 05:30:05 PM
And this from a man who has appeared as Fagin and Scrooge.

I never played a fag in SCROOGE................!  Oh.  Never mind.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 05:31:17 PM
Yesterdays' topic.

Merry Me a Little
Getting Maryed today.
No Marry Ann.

I know the joke's wearing thin.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 05:33:12 PM
I never played a fag in SCROOGE................!  Oh.  Never mind.
:)  Nor a scroo in Oliver I guess.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Michael on July 10, 2005, 05:46:50 PM
They could do a remake of "Arnold (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069732/)." ;)

I remember seeing the film when it first came out and rather enjoyed it. But I saw it again a year or so again and it didn't have the staying power.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Michael on July 10, 2005, 05:51:31 PM
My favorite T-shirt of the day

FREE KATIE HOLMES
and a red X through tom cruise's face!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Ann on July 10, 2005, 06:17:57 PM
Well, we've had minor excitement around here.  Midway through a game of rummy (I was winning) I decided to take a bathroom break.  Our bathroom door had been getting increasingly testy about opening once latched, and we kept saying we should really stop latching it.  Well, we decided a little too late, it turned out.  Upon finishing, I tried to open the bathroom door, only to find that the latch had turned its last turn, and I was indeed stuck in the bathroom.  DB Jed, of course, came to my rescue.  He soon found that he couldn't open the latch either.  He proceeded to try to pry the door jam off in order to get at the latch with a knife.  25 minutes and 1 broken knife later, he had met with little success.  Eventually we hit upon the idea of sliding the knife under the door and letting me try...30 seconds later I was out.  I'm just glad he was around to help me.  I probably would have been fighting hysteria had I been locked in there with an empty apartment!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jed on July 10, 2005, 06:23:24 PM
In my defense, the first (and subsequently broken) knife was too thick to have been passed underneath the door.  It wasn't TOO horribly long after I had the skinnier knife in hand (alright, a bit longer than I'd care to admit, but still...) that we hit upon the solution!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 06:47:04 PM
So you won't be descibed as a "Gay young blade" now DR Jed. "Jed The Knife".  For an English reference - possibly known to some DRs (Not just the poet reference):  Ann's Latchaway's Cottage.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 06:48:49 PM

Ann, would you have locked the latch if you were in the apartment alone?

25 minutes is a long time.  I’m pleased you have been released from your confinement but I must admit to chuckling a bit over your story.  It is kind of sweet.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Jane on July 10, 2005, 06:51:49 PM
I always put on the English subtitles when I watch THE FULL MONTY.  I can never understand a damn word anyone says for the first forty-five minutes.

You might say that about most English films. ;D
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JMK on July 10, 2005, 06:57:49 PM
If you are ever stuck in a room again, a quick and easy solution is to pull the pins out of the hinges and simply remove the door.  :)

(I have a great Bob Vila story to share sometime).
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 08:02:46 PM
Had a nice looooong walk and am ready for movie time.  And POSTS.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 08:05:34 PM
I'm hoping for another 40 or so to read when I get back to the board after some shopping time.
A quiet day.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:15:12 PM
Good Evening!

Greetings from Richmond.  Nice drive down.  And it gave me time to plan the rest of my week in regards to my move.  I was toying with not heading up to NYC until next Tuesday since I have to be back in DC next Monday to play some more auditions down here.  But then I realized that I should still head up Friday, and I'll go ahead and drive up too.  This way I can bring up a bunch of stuff, and not have to worry about dragging bags-o-stuff through Penn Station and onto the subway.  Then I'll drive back Sunday night, play Monday, and train back up on Tuesday.

Sounds like a plan to me.

;)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:16:12 PM
In other news...

Well, there's really no other news right now...

But at least it's a post.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 10, 2005, 08:17:26 PM
Well, it's been another longish day, and I plan to have a longish day tomorrow - with lots of digging through my storage unit in store for me.  I need my rest.

Goodnight.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Cillaliz on July 10, 2005, 08:20:48 PM
Oh, my lord. Why should a bartender care whether the drink he makes has liquor in it or not? Sounds kind of snooty to me.

I haven't had a Shirley Temple in years, but they are delicious.

My mother likes to order a Shirley Temple.....with vodka
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:31:35 PM
HAIRSPRAY was terrific fun from beginning to end. I had a smile on my face from the first moment Tracy started singing, and it never left. Funny, tuneful, just a feel-good time at the theater. Couldn't ask for more from a musical comedy.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:35:57 PM
Sitting next to me at HAIRSPRAY was a gay couple who had seen me in LA CAGE and who couldn't have been more complimentary. So, it ended up being a memorable night all around. (The couple were two hunks, either of which I could have instantly fallen for with an ounce of encouragement.)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:39:18 PM
I find it VERY hard to believe that Harvey Fierstein could win Best Actor in a Musical for the size part that Edna is in HAIRSPRAY. I think that's probably the biggest surprise of the show for me. It's really a supporting role, but I guess he was billed as a star of the show even if his role wasn't so big, and he seems so beloved in the theater community that they wouldn't deny him the award, but that just further points up a major weakness in Tony nomination procedures.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:42:08 PM
Before I left for the theater, I did manage to watch SYLVIA SCARLETT all the way through. Has Brian Aherne EVER been more photogenic in a film? No wonder Sylvia flipped for him.

It was nice to see it again, but I erased it from the DVR. I don't think I need a DVD of it as I won't be interested in seeing it again any time soon.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:43:57 PM
I then put in the DVD of SUSPICION and watched the documentary attacted to it. Was it Robert Osbourne or one of the other interviewed people who mentioned that Joan Fontaine fit the image of the Hitchcock woman since she was quiet, inward, blonde. Blonde? Since when?
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:45:28 PM
Back to HAIRSPRAY a minute. I was quite surprised that it was not a sellout. True, it has been playing here two weeks, but there were plenty of seats to be had. I'll be interested to read how much it grossed during its two week stay.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:46:21 PM
The all-time low is 122 posts, so I'm doing my best to get us past that figure. Then, I'll leave it up to the West Coasters to carry on.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:47:36 PM
I will watch SUSPICION at some point during the next couple of days and then start tackling some of the films and shows that are sitting on the DVR hard drive ready for viewing.

There just aren't enough hours in the day.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Matt H. on July 10, 2005, 08:48:02 PM
And with this post, we get past our all-time low, so I'm headed for bed.

Good night, all.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 09:00:56 PM
Was anyone interesting in the cast?
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: divarobbie on July 10, 2005, 09:16:22 PM
Re: Harvey in HAIRSPRAY.  He permeated the production so thoroughly (and so memorably), that you left the show doing  two things:  the damn finale (which you can't forget for weeks), and thinking about how marvelous he was, and how you forgot he was a man.  No mean feat.

Also, no mean feet.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 09:45:27 PM
And speaking of Hairspray, I have a question.  My ex-boyfriend (with whom I am still friends ;D) is from Pakistan (he's lived in the States since 1986) understands that the part of Edna in the movie was originally played by Divine (Harris Glen Milstead).  However, when the musical came out (no pun intended ;))...opened on Broadway, he couldn't understand at all why they would cast a man as the mother.  I told him that that was how the movie was done and that (probably) Harvey Fierstein was such a dynamic actor that they decided to continue the conceit of having a man play the woman's role.  First of all, does that make sense?  Secondly, he still didn't get it.  Every once in a while when we get together (we're still very good friends), I'll make some reference to the show and he'll ask (yet again) why did they cast a man in the woman's role.  Can anyone give me an answer that I can tell my ex?  Something that will be a little more convincing than just "because they can"??
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 10:40:55 PM
In two hours two posts.  Perhaps it's time to close down the jernt for the evening, as I'm rather nauseated by the WUSSBURGERING going on around here.  I'll give it another half-hour and we'll see what happens, although, since I'm a majority of one at the moment, I don't think much will be happening.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:20:50 PM
I have just returned home - with a flying elephant and some dinosaurs. Disney is so tempting and DVDs were not on my shopping list at all.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:23:32 PM
Maybe George has some posting to do. How many hainsies does it take to change a light fitting. Whatever the answer, it would be more it were to be a heavy fitting.

I know the reason why I live 50 minutes drive away from my sister! I went through too many years of "being on hand".
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:25:04 PM
I was also tempted to buy Disney's "Robin Hood". Not however by the special set of Pocahontas - a movie which went know where much at all - but had a couple of lovely songs.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:28:48 PM
Not that there is anyone to answer the question or comment, but we thinking about using Amtrak next year in the USA. Maybe a pass so that we can travel from LA  to SF and eventually to Seatle. From Seattle to Vancouver and across to Toronto to New York. We figure we can make good use of the 30 day pass available to non North American residents.
any comment and thoughts on the proposal would be appreciated - particularly the stopping off points.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:30:29 PM
DR JMK has already been helpful. Partner Colin and I used Amtrack from NYC to Niagra and also from NYC to Montreal some years ago. We also went by train from Montreal to Quebec.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:31:11 PM
George has been frighten off it seems. Perhaps he's gone to rake down the light fitting.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:32:39 PM
Back to TOTD. I've always been fond of "Billy Liar" as a film too. I am a fan of the musical as well.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 11:32:50 PM
George is a WUSSBURGER!

And now - Dino at the piano.

I can't even remember the word of the day.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 11:33:26 PM
FRUCTOSE, baby, FRUCTOSE.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 11:33:42 PM
I think I shall take a nice long shower right about now.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:34:26 PM
I've been joined by BK who does not have to change a light fitting.

I wonder how the weather is in Florida. We've had no updates during the day on our news broadcasts.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:35:36 PM
And for another post - just for the halibut. What is it fish?
The radio is playing Miss Toni Fisher singing "West Of The Wall" - a favourite of Salem resident Mr Barnum.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:37:34 PM
I shall return for the new notes.
But first a request - does any DR (who catches up with these notes) have a copy of Bob Lind's greatest hits. The Cd is out of print and as elusive as a butterfly. I may try Japan.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:38:18 PM
I shall now eat a banana for my daily fructose input.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 11:38:33 PM
I am NOT a Wussburger...well, I have had Wussburger tendencies, but right now, I'm watching "Ebert and Roeper."  They're going to review "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" later in the show.  They didn't like "The Fantastic Four."  No surprise there. ::)
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 11:40:53 PM
They just reviewed an Australian (I think) movie called "Undead" (about killing zombies) and gave it Two Thumbs Down®.  They said it wasn't scary enough to be a thriller and not funny enough to be a comedy.
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:44:12 PM
Well the movie has not even had a review here Geroge - let alone a release! (or if it did it came and went in the blink of a Zombie's eye).
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: Tomovoz on July 10, 2005, 11:44:48 PM
And MBarnum will be pleased to know I do have a favourite Zombie Movie - "Scared Stiff"
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: George on July 10, 2005, 11:55:27 PM
I assume that it's nothing like the musical (recorded by our very own BK) called Lucky Stiff! ;)

Ebert and Roeper gave "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Two Thumbs Up® but neither really liked Johnny Depp.  Roger said that Johnny was like a cross between Michael Jackson and Carol Burnett!
Title: Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
Post by: bk on July 10, 2005, 11:58:41 PM
New notes in a mo, or maybe a larry or shemp.