Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 3 => Topic started by: bk on August 01, 2005, 12:04:51 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, therefore you are in the know and with it and happening, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've just realized it's August and instead of their usual "Moo" they all said, "Aha."
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And the word of the day is: PICAYUNE!
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My first thoughts:
Moricone's score for "The Mission"
Sir Ian McK for "Gods and Monsters".
Any song other than the Eminem "song". (I would liked to have seen Paul Simon's song from "The Wild Thornberries" win. The song from "The Color Purple" should also have won in it's year.
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I was very remiss, oh, yes, I was very remiss in my thoughts on Last Train From Gun Hill - I did not mention the absolutely wonderful and luminous performance of Miss Carolyn Jones.
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All right - I'm going to share the first blurb for Rewind. I have thought long and hard and also hard and long about how to deal with the book on this here site. I think that what will be best is to not discuss the plot of the book at all - that way, it's a surprise for everyone who reads it. I know you'll all understand this completely, starting with this very blurb. I'm really proud of this blurb - feel free to say you like it, etc. without going into further detail at this time. Here is the blurb:
"Bruce Kimmel's Rewind is a fascinating work of fiction, an alternately
dark, witty and chilling account of the trouble an honorable man can get
into in the music business, enhanced by intriguing 'insider' details that
spring from the author's apparently hard-earned experience as a record
producer. Good nasty, devious fun." Dick Lochte, author of Sleeping Dog, Blue Bayou, The Neon Smile.
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I offer some Blue Bajou,(Bayou) roses to Mr. Dick Lochte for dear BK. :)
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It's quiet here at HHW every Monday evening Tokyo time.
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DR MATTH mentioned yesterday;
If I had any objection with the book at all, it was Hitchcock's non-confrontational demeanor with Truffaut. When Hitch gauges that Truffaut didn't like a particular film (can't remember the ones now; possibly THE PARADINE CASE or TORN CURTAIN) rather than defend his work or the films or explain what went wrong, he just passes over them quickly.
I don't think he was intimidated by Truffaut as much as that he simply didn't like to argue or makes scenes.
I, too, felt that Hitchcock did that kind of demeanor with Truffaut in it and I think, Hitchcock, with the presence of great director, received sincerely and modestly YOUNG Truffaut’s remarks to his films.
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Good morning, all! This is my GOLDEN APPLE deadline week, so I'll be preoccupied with it and most likely boring you all with its minutiae. I've got to tackle Act Two of the Flute book this morning and schelp the harp part into Tams-Witmark to check some questions with the full score and string parts.
TOD:
1. Lynne Thigpen losing the Tony to Lauren Bacall.
2. Larry Hochman losing this year's Tony to LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
3. Ian McKellan losing the Academy Award for GODS & MONSTERS
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Here I am, all alone. I posted not a whit this past weekend. I had domestic chores and a play to see. I also went to bed early on Saturday since Sunday I needed to go shopping. Anthony was up in the Catskills for a special one day performance of a show. He went in spite of his ankle. It's still bothering him. He's thinking he might go back to the doctor. Perhaps an x-ray is in order to see if there is any other damage.
As much as I enjoyed (and enjoy) Cherry Jones and her wonderful work on stage, I do think Kathleen Turner was robbed this year. She deserved a Tony (IMHO) for Virginia Woolf. I may come up with more later.
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I think that Julie Andrews should have received an oscar nomination for Duet For One. Jane Fonda received one for The Morining After which was not that deserving. Andrews gave her best performance ever.
Ghandi sweeping the Oscars that year. What were they thinking!
As much as I liked Ain't Misbehavin, I thought On the Twentieth Century more and it should have won Best Musical. (It did win for Best Score and Best Book)
Angela Lansbury should have won at least one Emmy by now and maybe she will finally win it this year.
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BK:
Regarding the length problem of the cd. If you can't place the song opposites on the cd perhaps you can release the cd The Music of Bruce Kimmel. Drop the Stages and put the new one.
You could also add some other new songs you have written since then as well.
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No new radio show this week.
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Yes, Angela lansbury should have won at least ONE emmy.
Judy Garland should have won for STAR IS BORN.
I won't go into the people who SHOULDN'T have won.
>:(
I hope Ant's ankle gets better. Have you tried kissing it?
Beatiful roses, Hisaka!!!
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I spy our resident MTV star! Perhaps now we will find out whether the father/son duo will take the stage together.
I'm working a much earlier shift today than I'm used to, hence I went to bed early last night, and here I am very early in the morning. It's gray, cool, and rainy outside right now. A far cry from the gorgeous weather we've been having...ah well, it's supposed to return by the end of the week.
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I loved Amy Spanger as Lois/Bianca in the recent revival of Kiss Me Kate- she was definitely robbed of a Tony nomination.
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AHA--one of my favorite one-hit wonder bands from the 80s.
I'm still up set that Chariots of Fire won over Reds as Best Picture. Also, The Last Emperor over Moonstruck.
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D-t-M said:
I'm still up set that Chariots of Fire won over Reds as Best Picture
ME TOO!!!
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I spy a Vixmom! Welcome back from Canada.
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As a certain well known author/actor/produce.playwright etc etc etc. said,
I am back, and to prove it I'm here
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Vixmom is BACK in the HOUSE!!!
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I love that idea, Michael Shayne. Then BK must also include the songs from THE RATINGS GAME.
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I have not caught up i hope everyone is well, although I do see from todays posts that Anthony has injured his ankle in some way
so
~~~HEALTHY ANKLE VIBES~~~~ to Anthony
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I thought the Cheyenne kid from "All Shook Up" deserved at least a nomination. If you think of what a Tony means, a star-making sort of performance that is universally enjoyed by those who see it, carries a show, shows good comic timing and skill, has people leaving the theatre talking about him, that was deserving of a nomination.
Oscar-wise, Warren Oates, TWO-LANE BLACKTOP.
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Grande Praire, Alberta, Canada was cold ( 50 - 60 degrees)
and rainy
and boring
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There are so many Oscar and Tony mistakes that I will be naming my biggest peeves all throughout today.
First, for movies, Judy Garland should have won Best Actress for A STAR IS BORN over Grace Kelly in THE COUNTRY GIRL. Kelly's role was really a supporting one, and her performance is adequate, nothing more.
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For Tonys, of course I think FOLLIES should have won Best Musical over TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
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Speaking of Lauren Bacall, don't forget that her interview with Robert Osborne comes on tonight at 8 p.m. EDT on TCM.
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I guess I can understand how Julie Andrews lost her three Tony nominations to Judy Holliday, Elizabeth Seal, and Donna Murphy (which she undoubtedly would have won had she not denied her nomination), but I can't understand why the League and Wing haven't voted her a special Tony. Those great theater legends like Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, and Bette Midler have all been voted special Tonys. Julie should have one, too.
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TITANIC should never have won Best Picture over L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.
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And how outrageous that CAMELOT was denied a Best Musical nomination. In 1961, only three shows were nominated (DO RE MI, IRMA LA DOUCE, and the winner BYE BYE BIRDIE), but there was a space available for CAMELOT to get a nomination. It outran all three of the nominees, of course.
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Dan (the Man)- If you haven't yet, you should check out some of a-ha's recent albums. They still sound great after all this time, and have remained very popular in Europe. "Minor Earth Major Sky" is just a gorgeous CD.
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I was pleased to find a package awaiting my return today with the first 2 Kritzerland CDs and if my phone ever stops ringing maybe I will actually get to hear them!
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Good Morning!
I'm up! I'm up!
I slept rather well considering I don't have the most comfortable mattress in the world. But it's a dorm room, so what can ya' do?
I need to head in a little while and run by the admin office to finish up some paperwork, and then get something to eat somewhere, and get a little practice in before rehearsal at 3:00. We're having a read-thru/sing-thru at 6:00, so I'm guessing it would be good for me to learn a few more notes before then.
;)
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As for Oscar noms...
I still wish that "A Home at the End of the World" would have garnered a Best Adapted Screenplay nom. And that Sissy Spacek would have gotten a Supporting Actress nom too.
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And in regards to the Tony Awards...
Tom Sawyer getting a nomination for Best Set Design?!? When most of the set was one big rock?!?!?
And then there's the whole La Cage aux Folles winning over Sunday in the Park with George brou-ha-ha. I still think Sunday should have grabbed that one.
And that's all I can think of right now...
Time to get my day in full gear.
Laters...
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DR vixmom - So nice to see you back where you belong!
:)
Just breathe.
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Very weird thing just happened. The b.f. came back from the gym having been listening to 1980's music on his ipod saying that he found a great 1980's drum beat that he really flipped over. And (here it comes, you'll never believe it) he said "It's in a song called 'Take on Me' - have you heard the song?"
The group that recorded the song was of course A-HA. Eerie coincidence, that.
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DR vixmom - So nice to see you back where you belong!
:)
Just breathe.
Thank you ! Where are you that you are in a dorm room? I thought you were to be settled into your new NYC digs right around now
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Hello FJL nice to meetcha!
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And to get myself to post #25, I'll add that I felt Jan Maxwell should have won the Tony over Sara Ramirez this year. (But then Jan Maxwell lives in our building and Sara Ramirez doesn't, so I may be influenced by that.)
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Hi vixmom, nice to meet you too.
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Yes, Angela lansbury should have won at least ONE emmy.
Judy Garland should have won for STAR IS BORN.
I won't go into the people who SHOULDN'T have won.
>:(
I will.
No way should John Wayne ever have "won" an Oscar, much less for "True Grit"...especially considering the performances given that year by Peter O'Toole, Jon Voigt and Dustin Hoffman.
I also don't think Brando's performance in "The Godfather" was as great as people pretended it was.
Sadly passed by:
O'Toole in "The Ruling Class." No finer performance ever graced the screen, IMO.
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Hiya, Gang.
I'm up at the cabin, having said farewell to both parents between July 13 and 20. Two deaths, two funerals in just under a week.
It's lovely up here, as always. I have missed it so much. Whatta year, I tell yuz.
Anyhow, it looks like lots has happened here on HHW while I've been otherwise occupied. Many congrats. So, anyhow, next Saturday the Village Theater in Issaquah is presenting a reading of David Spencer's The Fabulist, which I saw in a reading in NYC two years ago. Of course I'll attend and see how it has fared... (David Spencer teaches at the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop).
Most of you may know that Spencer's book, The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide, has just come out to pretty nice reviews... I read an advance copy (a perk of being at BMI last year) and recommend it highly to composers, lyricists, book writers, as well as actors. It really is a how-to book on surviving in this industry, full of practical advice, anecdotes - all gleaned from experience, good and bad.
Well, hope we get some rain - some of the moss that covers my forest wonderland is turning brown...
Party on, friends. p
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DR PennyO - Peace.
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FJL: That's a tough call on Jan Maxwell/Sara Ramirez. I truly believe Jan was *the* saving grace of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, but I feel the same way about Sara's performance in SPAMALOT. I kept waiting for her to come out and liven things up. She had more to do - and girl can SANG! - so I feel like her win was justified.
I, too, believe that Cheyenne Jackson deserved a nomination for ALL SHOOK UP - certainly over Hank Azaria - and ALL SHOOK UP should've received a nom for scenic design as well. And Stephen Oremus deserves an award for his vocal arrangements for that show, too.
I think it's an absolute crime that "The Color Purple" didn't win any Oscars. It's a magnificent film - it deserved some recognition.
And I'll spit nails if "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl" doesn't get a Best Picture nod this year... ;)
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Dan (the Man)- If you haven't yet, you should check out some of a-ha's recent albums. They still sound great after all this time, and have remained very popular in Europe. "Minor Earth Major Sky" is just a gorgeous CD.
I liked what I saw of a-ha on the Live 8 concert, but I wasn't aware that they were still together. I will check them out. Thanks for the tip!
Now what about Big Country? :)
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Dear PennyO... my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
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thanks, Jose. Where are you living in the big apple?
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Hiya, Vixmom!! Thanks also to you.
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Thank you ! Where are you that you are in a dorm room? I thought you were to be settled into your new NYC digs right around now
Well... Since you asked...
July 16 - Moved to NYC. At least brought the first load of stuff up.
July 17 - Drove back to DC since...
July 18 - ...I had to play more auditions in DC.
July 19 - Drove down to Richmond at 6:30am to fetch a paycheck that had gone astray. Drove back up to DC around 9:00. Drove back up to NYC, courtesy of my pal, Curt. Brought up more stuff.
July 20-22 - Auditions, Auditions, Auditions in NYC
July 25 - I bough an air conditioner for my room in NYC - Harlem to be exact, 145th and St. Nicholas.
July 25 (evening) - Got a call from Williamstown...
July 26 - Hemmed and hawed over the over the offer from Williasmstown.
July 27 - I said, "Yes," to Williamstown.
July 28-30 - Relaxed for a bit in the City. Actually "lived" in my new apartment for a few days.
July 31 - Trained up to Williamstown. Started rehearsals that afternoon.
...And that brings us to today.
Whew!
I'm up here for three weeks working on a new musical. It's a workshop situation, and it's part of a new program that Roger Rees instituted this year called leapFROG. Check out wtfestival.org for particulars. -And after this week, on official press release about the project I'm working on should be coming out. -Yeah! My name in the papers again! ;)
So... That's what I've been up to.
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DR PennyO, I'm sorry to read about your loss.
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WOW!?!?!?!?
Has it really only been two weeks?!?!?!?!
WOW!?!?!?!?!?
I mean, I knew my life and schedule has been crazy, but until I just listed everything....
WOW?!?!?!?!?
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DR PennyO - You've been on my mind lately and I hope now you're being very good to yourself. In 1984, my husband and I went through the "2 funerals in a week" trauma, when we lost both our fathers. It takes a lot out of you emotionally and I'm glad you have a place to be that gives you so much comfort.
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...And David Spencer came up to Vassar to see the show at New York Stage & Film that I was assisting at a few weeks ago...
I would have said, HI, but...
Ah, well...
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Well, now I really must head out of here, and start checking things off my To Do List.
Laters...
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I think it's an absolute crime that "The Color Purple" didn't win any Oscars. It's a magnificent film - it deserved some recognition.
I disliked The Color Purple during its initial release (mostly due to what I then perceived as a lack of a performance from Whoopi), but it's a film that I've become very fond of over the years. That ending is a real sob fest.
Someday, I shall share with y'all my idea for a sequel: The Color Purple Goes Hawaiian.
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Welcome back, DR vixmom! You were missed here.
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I'm up, I'm up.
Glad to see PennyO is back. We spoke whilst she was here, but it was too crazy to try and get together. Glad to see vixmom is back, too. A nice way to start a new month.
Just got my second blurb, from Rupert Holmes, which I'll share with you on the 'morrow. You don't have to IGNORE talking about blurb one, just the plot.
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Penny, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Take care of yourself.
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D-t-M: As soon as I see those colored robes blowing in the wind I start getting choked up, but then...when she starts yelling, "NETTIE!!," that's when I lose it.
And the scene where Mister is throwing Nettie out...? Oh, my God...it kills me.
Nothin' but death can keep me from it!
PAGE THREE DANCE!
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(That's truly one of the most disturbing page dances I've seen here on HHW.com)
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I totally agree with the people talking about the lack of Tony nominations this year for ALL SHOOK UP. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but my gut tells me the nominators just took a stand against the show in principle, as there were so many elements that felt more worthy than the contributions of people that were nominated for other shows. It's almost like they were being punished for having accepted employment with or in a jukebox musical. Totally overlooking the show seemed like a statement of some sort.
And while we're at it, while there really was no chance, I felt that Kate Reinders in GOOD VIBRATIONS was a more worthy nominee than at least two of the Leading Actresses in a Musical who were nominated.
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Penny O,
Been thinking about you, girl. You definitely have been missed around here.
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Picayune...
Talkayune...
Picayune...
Talkayune...
Pic-Pic-Pic..
Talkayune Picayune once more.
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It's a small point, but I don't know what production of TOM SAWYER Jose saw, but the set I saw was the only good thing about the show. It had a crazy waterfall, an impressionistic, multi-level cave system, a beautifully-rendered giant tree for the picnic sequence, decent school and courtroom. I definitely remember that set.
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D-t-M: As soon as I see those colored robes blowing in the wind I start getting choked up, but then...when she starts yelling, "NETTIE!!," that's when I lose it.
And the scene where Mister is throwing Nettie out...? Oh, my God...it kills me.
Nothin' but death can keep me from it!
PAGE THREE DANCE!
DR Jason, you're gonna make me cry into my tuna sub. ("Tuna and Tears"--that's the title of my next song composition.)
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Penny, glad to hear that you're in your cabin in a place you enjoy. You're in our thoughts here at HHW.
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Alas, the lead singer of Big Country hung himself a couple years ago, so unless they pull a crass idea like this INXS show, they are no more.
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WOW!?!?!?!?
Has it really only been two weeks?!?!?!?!
WOW!?!?!?!?!?
I mean, I knew my life and schedule has been crazy, but until I just listed everything....
WOW?!?!?!?!?
Are you kidding us? Any one of us could have outlined your movements the past month...
Dear Diary....
:D
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All right - I'm going to share the first blurb for Rewind. I have thought long and hard and also hard and long about how to deal with the book on this here site. I think that what will be best is to not discuss the plot of the book at all - that way, it's a surprise for everyone who reads it. I know you'll all understand this completely, starting with this very blurb. I'm really proud of this blurb - feel free to say you like it, etc. without going into further detail at this time. Here is the blurb:
"Bruce Kimmel's Rewind is a fascinating work of fiction, an alternately
dark, witty and chilling account of the trouble an honorable man can get
into in the music business, enhanced by intriguing 'insider' details that
spring from the author's apparently hard-earned experience as a record
producer. Good nasty, devious fun." Dick Lochte, author of Sleeping Dog, Blue Bayou, The Neon Smile.
I really like is blurb, it makes me want to read the book.
How do you "get" blurbs? Do you send preview version of the book to people with the request they give you a blurb or does your publisher do that for you? And how do you decide who to send it to and ask for a blurb from? And whoever made up the work blurb? That's a made up word if I ever heard one!!
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Re: A FACE IN THE CROWD. I may be in the minority here, but I think Andy Griffith overacts beyond reason in that film.
Re: THE RULING CLASS, yes Ron. A dynamic performance!
Also, Alan Arkin in CATCH-22 should have been honored.
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Well... Since you asked...
July 16 - Moved to NYC. At least brought the first load of stuff up.
July 17 - Drove back to DC since...
July 18 - ...I had to play more auditions in DC.
July 19 - Drove down to Richmond at 6:30am to fetch a paycheck that had gone astray. Drove back up to DC around 9:00. Drove back up to NYC, courtesy of my pal, Curt. Brought up more stuff.
July 20-22 - Auditions, Auditions, Auditions in NYC
July 25 - I bough an air conditioner for my room in NYC - Harlem to be exact, 145th and St. Nicholas.
July 25 (evening) - Got a call from Williamstown...
July 26 - Hemmed and hawed over the over the offer from Williasmstown.
July 27 - I said, "Yes," to Williamstown.
July 28-30 - Relaxed for a bit in the City. Actually "lived" in my new apartment for a few days.
July 31 - Trained up to Williamstown. Started rehearsals that afternoon.
...And that brings us to today.
Whew!
I'm up here for three weeks working on a new musical. It's a workshop situation, and it's part of a new program that Roger Rees instituted this year called leapFROG. Check out wtfestival.org for particulars. -And after this week, on official press release about the project I'm working on should be coming out. -Yeah! My name in the papers again! ;)
So... That's what I've been up to.
;)
Boy, I leave the country for two weeks (well Canda... that's sorta like leaving the country funny looking money and all)
and you run all over the place.... of course that's your usual modus operandi anyway isn't it?
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which of our dear Canadian friends will jump on me first?
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Burger King kidsmeal cheesburger, fires, coke and Guy Haines on the CD player
Lunch at my desk
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This past year, I was disappointed that The Incredibles was nominated only as Best Animated Film and not as Best Picture. I felt it was strong enough to receive a nomination in the bigger category.
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And that Jim Carrey did not receive a nomination for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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In the case of these two blurbs, I know the authors and I simply asked them to do it, with the only caveat being that they DON'T do it if they don't like the book. Happily, they both really liked it, hence the blurbs.
Tomovoz is now the second order I've found that didn't get printed out. I'm going to now have to cross reference every order with the paypal page. Very very disturbing.
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Nice blurb!
Would you categorize REWIND as a roman a' clef, Mr BK?
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Good vibes to DR PENNY O.
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First PIPPIN run though tonight, beginning to end. I know we will find MANY things to work on.
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Bette Davis in ALL ABOUT EVE and Gloria Swanson in SUNSET BOULEVARD. But I can't complain about Judy Holliday's win the same year. What a choice to have to make!
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I think Brian Keith did a wonderful Theodore Roosevelt in THE WIND AND LION - and in fact I think Sean Connery was also VERY good in the same film. I also liked the score and script!
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After listening to the CD 2X, my favorite song from Guy's new album is Millions of Men
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On to After the Ball
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Don't forget to make a pit stop.
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A small group of us is going to "Richie's" today for "dim sum."
Yum.
No picayune picking at portions, either.
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And the word of the day is: PICAYUNE!
As the waiter in the Southern Chinese restaurant often said, "Pic a-yune from column A, and a-tee-yew from column B..."
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Best wishes and strength to PennyO, from myself and der Brucer.
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I still think the Ashman/Menkin Beauty and the Beast should have won the Oscar for Best Pic.
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Jrand, the point is I don't want to categorize the book. It's a novel, and one I hope everyone will enjoy. Perhaps I'll post Rupert's blurb when I return.
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August is National Catfish Month.
It is also National Water Quality Month.
Interesting juxtaposition.
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Peter O'Toole & Richard Burton are probably the two most screwed actors when it comes to Oscar.
Cliff Robertson's Oscar I've always found a bad choice...especially when almost everyone else in the category that year would have been a better choice...O'Toole for Lion In Winter; Alan Arkin for The Heart is the the Lonely Hunter; Alan Bates for The Fixer; Ron Moody for Oliver.
I would have preferred Kirk Douglas for Lust for Life over Yul Brynner in The King and I. I thought The Grifters should have won a couple for acting roles. And , no, Titanic shouldn't have come close to beating out LA Confidential. An utterly absurd choice!
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DR PennyO, my thoughts are with you.
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Funny man and comedy writer, Pat McCormack, died today. He was an hilarious staple on Carson and so many other shows. A very funny man with most bizarre sense of humour.
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DR Cillaliz, thanks for the BB6 updates earlier. I really enjoyed them. If you ever watch the live feeds again, be sure to post if anything interesting happens.
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I think the sweep for THE PRODUCERS at the Tonys was not entirely unearned, but I thought the result of Cady Huffman winning over Kathleen Freeman (and Polly Bergen and Mary Testa for that matter) almost qualifies as tragic. OK, I'm being a little bit of a drama queen about it, and I DO love Cady Huffman as a performer, but Kathleen Freeman should have gotten it both for her performance and her legacy. Obviously, it's always a matter of being in the right show at the right time, but I thought Freeman was giving one of those once-in-a-lifetime performances in FULL MONTY, or at least was at the performance I saw.
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I think the sweep for THE PRODUCERS at the Tonys was not entirely unearned, but I thought the result of Cady Huffman winning over Kathleen Freeman (and Polly Bergen and Mary Testa for that matter) almost qualifies as tragic. OK, I'm being a little bit of a drama queen about it, and I DO love Cady Huffman as a performer, but Kathleen Freeman should have gotten it both for her performance and her legacy. Obviously, it's always a matter of being in the right show at the right time, but I thought Freeman was giving one of those once-in-a-lifetime performances in FULL MONTY, or at least was at the performance I saw.
FJL, I have to agree with you. I saw the original cast of The Producers and thoroughly enjoyed the show and the performances. Cady Huffman was great in the role, but I feel that any number of actresses could have done the same. Kathleen Freeman or Polly Bergen would have been my choices that year. Bergen was the best thing in that revival of Follies.
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Yeah! My name in the papers again! ;)
And for once, it's not restraining papers! :-*
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Funny man and comedy writer, Pat McCormack, died today. He was an hilarious staple on Carson and so many other shows. A very funny man with most bizarre sense of humour.
He's the guy with the big moustache right? Didin't he streak during one of Carson's monolugues back during the big streaking rage in the mid 70's? He did some Gong Show stuff too didn't he?
If that's the same guy , I am sorry to hear of it he was a funny guy.
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TPunk... I am catching up (slowly) on my E & T days amd was sorry to hear about your "early dismissal" have you started collecting empty liquor bottles yet for the Grand Finale?
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My Accomplishments in Canada:
read "The Other Bolyen Girl" by Philipa Gregory historical fiction ( I recommend it)
read "Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince" (as did the Vixter... the jury is mixed on this ...the Vixter loved it right up until the unfortunate demise of a beloved person... I am not sure HOW I feel about this one... I think I need a reread)
Read "Kate Remembered" by Scott Berg it should have been titled "Look how many important people I know"
read 'American Gods" by Neil Gaiman a very odd, interesting book that I don't even know how to catergorize its fiction/fantasy/sciencefiction but very readable... I also enjoyed his book "Neverwhere" which I read last year
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Cabaret chanteuse Hildegarde also died this weekend. She was 99.
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I am listening to After the ball for the 2nd time now....bk why don't you print the lyrics for those of us who are working with ears still not quite right after all those darn plane rides?
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Here is blurb number two - I think dear reader Pogue will be most amused at the last line:
“Watch out, cruel world. Bruce is on the loose, and this time he's out for blood. That Marcel Proust of the 1950s, our Jean Shepard of the Twenty-First Century, now looks back in hilarious anger to just yesterday, when all our troubles seemed not far away. With the subterfuge of a Kasparov and the pungency of a Kerouac, show biz sleuth Kimmel takes us down a mysterious road, one he knows so well that he painted the double line down the middle. Once again, Bruce Kimmel proves to be a master of fiendish mystery as well as fondest memory. Be entertained. Be very entertained.”
Rupert Holmes
Multiple Edgar and Tony award-winning author of
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Accomplice, Where the Truth Lies, and Swing
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I saw THE PRODUCERS when Matthew and Nathan made their triumphal return. I didn't see what the big deal was. Nothing about the show really bowled me over - except maybe "Springtime for Hitler" which I could already watch at home on film - so I was a little confused as to why it won everything.
I feel like Rachel York was egregiously overlooked in VICTOR/VICTORIA. Sure, she was apeing Leslie Ann Warren, but DAMN! she was funny!
And, of course, DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES sadly didn't take home any awards or nominations. What a travesty. ;)
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I agree about John Wayne. Best Actor - never. I could have lived with a special award for a lifetime spent in the movies, but I think O'Toole deserved it that year for GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS. Over the years, I've come to find Hoffman and Voight's work in MIDNIGHT COWBOY a little too actory for my taste. They both earned Oscars for much better work later in their careers.
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Here is blurb number two - I think dear reader Pogue will be most amused at the last line:
“Watch out, cruel world. Bruce is on the loose, and this time he's out for blood. That Marcel Proust of the 1950s, our Jean Shepard of the Twenty-First Century, now looks back in hilarious anger to just yesterday, when all our troubles seemed not far away. With the subterfuge of a Kasparov and the pungency of a Kerouac, show biz sleuth Kimmel takes us down a mysterious road, one he knows so well that he painted the double line down the middle. Once again, Bruce Kimmel proves to be a master of fiendish mystery as well as fondest memory. Be entertained. Be very entertained.”
Rupert Holmes
Multiple Edgar and Tony award-winning author of
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Accomplice, Where the Truth Lies, and Swing
Excellent! And yes, was it not our own DR Pogue who coined the phrase "be afraid, be very afraid"?
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Vixmom, I also have mixed feelings about The Half Blood Prince. Up until the final chapters, I didn't find this one the page turner that the other books have been. On the other hand, Rowling's writing has never been better.
I'm a big Neil Gaiman fan, too. I think you and the Vixter would also enjoy his Coraline, which is a very bizzare take on Alice Through The Looking Glass. He also has a new novel coming out this fall.
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I still prefer RAGTIME to THE LION KING as Best Musical of that season, too.
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TPunk... I am catching up (slowly) on my E & T days amd was sorry to hear about your "early dismissal" have you started collecting empty liquor bottles yet for the Grand Finale?
Thanks Vixmom. No empty liquor bottles ;) but I am hoping that my exit interview with my boss's boss tomorrow morning has a similar effect.
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Funny man and comedy writer, Pat McCormack, died today. He was an hilarious staple on Carson and so many other shows. A very funny man with most bizarre sense of humour.
I read the obit and mentioned it yesterday.
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Now, that's a blurb that will reel them in!
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I think the sweep for THE PRODUCERS at the Tonys was not entirely unearned, but I thought the result of Cady Huffman winning over Kathleen Freeman (and Polly Bergen and Mary Testa for that matter) almost qualifies as tragic. OK, I'm being a little bit of a drama queen about it, and I DO love Cady Huffman as a performer, but Kathleen Freeman should have gotten it both for her performance and her legacy. Obviously, it's always a matter of being in the right show at the right time, but I thought Freeman was giving one of those once-in-a-lifetime performances in FULL MONTY, or at least was at the performance I saw.
I really had no problem with any of the awards won by THE PRODUCERS except Cady Huffman's. I feel exactly the same; she was fine, but it was a role any number of actresses could have done just as well. She didn't bring anything special to it. Kathleen Freeman's was a one-of-a-kind performance. Irreplaceable.
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As far as I'm concerned, The Producers was the show that saved musical theatre for me. I had been sour on B'way musical for a few years (Titanic and Side Show had just about done me in.) But then along came Bialy and company, and I've been a fan ever since. I was lucky enough to see the original cast twice, and both times I came away aching from laughing. I play the recording incessantly and never tire of it. I think it deserved every Tony that it won, hands down.
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The heat has come back to us with a vengeance. Almost 90 today and very humid.
Oh, well, I did enjoy it while it lasted.
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Yes, I saw the obit for Hildegarde yesterday, too, but I didn't write about it. Another old timer gone from our midsts. Sad.
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Watched more MARY TYLER MOORE episodes today. Lisa Gerritsen who played Phyllis' daughter Bess was a very good child actress.
After PHYLLIS went off the air, did she do any other acting? I never see her in any adult roles.
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Yes, WEHT Lisa Gerritson. I also believe she was in that Thurber show, My World and Welcome To It with William Windom.
We need us some Lisa Gerritson, damn it all.
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Vixmom, I also have mixed feelings about The Half Blood Prince. Up until the final chapters, I didn't find this one the page turner that the other books have been. On the other hand, Rowling's writing has never been better.
I'm a big Neil Gaiman fan, too. I think you and the Vixter would also enjoy his Coraline, which is a very bizzare take on Alice Through The Looking Glass. He also has a new novel coming out this fall.
I share the Gaiman books with the Mr. (well actually they're HIS I kinda take them when he puts them down which REALLY annoys him)
I enjoyed the writing and the pages did turn pretty fast... (of course we were trapped on various segments a 12 hour flight) but the Vixter started reading the book at 6 AM 7/16 and was done with it by noon on Sunday the 17th and read the first few chapters when she chanced to put the book down (that REALLY annoys her) and then I started reading it in earnest on Monday and had it done pretty much by Tuesday morning
I am just not sure I liked the turns the book was taking although I am very intrigued by the "Snape chapters" in the beginning and have a theory that he has made more than one of those "vows" if you get my drift.....
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Thanks Vixmom. No empty liquor bottles ;) but I am hoping that my exit interview with my boss's boss tomorrow morning has a similar effect.
;D
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Well, the tired old canard is out again. John Wayne's no actor. I beg to disagree. While he wouldn't have been my choice in '69, his performance in True Grit is fine! and he probably deserved a nod for either The Quiet Man or The Searchers. Give him the right material and the right director and could give a great nuanced performance.
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sorry abou the wide screen.. I am trying to fix it but it wont let me unattach my attachment. or DELETE the mesage....
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oh wait that time it worked.... never mind...
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I totally forgot that Rachel York in V/V was one of the egregiously overlooked. I'm in such total denial over her non-nomination that I was startled by its being mentioned. That was a fabulous performance, which I saw four times, having had some strange need to see all of the Victorias.
York amazed me in three roles lately, as Mother in RAGTIME recently at Paper Mill, as Ruth in DESSA ROSE at Lincoln Center, and as the lead in SUMMER OF '42 in the benefit concert at (appropriately) the York. Seeing her do those three roles within a matter of a month or so was (dare I say it since the word is overused) a revelation.
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FJL: I loved Rachel in DESSA ROSE, though the show itself left me cold. I didn't get to see RAGTIME at Paper Mill, but I heard she was great. I've loved her in everything I've seen her do. Except maybe that Lucy movie...
The only Victoria I saw was Toni Tennille. Yikes!!
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I just noticed that I've got serious 'crazy-eye' going on in my Avatar. What's up with that?!?!
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OK time to brave the LIE....
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Jason: I did miss Toni Tennille. Did she do V/V in New York? Or was she on tour? (I thought I'd seen all of them; I even saw the great understudy/standby, Anne Runnolfson, who actually made more emotional sense of the role than Andrews, Minnelli or Welch.)
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Pat McCormick was also good in the Robert Downey Sr. film RENTED LIPS, which was pretty much a theft of the FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL, only Martin Mull and Dick Shawn are industrial documentarians who end up making a porn film.
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:'( My workplace has been reeling today from the news that two staff members have died. One had been ill with emphysema for a long time, but the other (our beloved Young Adult Specialist) was at work Friday. He became ill at home this morning, made his own 911 call, and was gone by the time they got there.
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Yep MY WORLD was prior to MARY TYLER MOORE and PHYLLIS.
That's a show I'd love to see its one season come out on DVD. I have fond memories of it.
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Two amazing parcels from HHW folks arrived today! A two-CD collection of Brill Building hits and rarities from Tomovoz, which I am enjoying as I type.
AND...
The New Christy Mintrels "Wandering Minstrels" LP from DR George, which completes my set of NCM Lps from their golden era. That one had eluded me for many years.
Thanks fellas! Very kind and generous. What a great site this is.
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As far as I'm concerned, The Producers was the show that saved musical theatre for me. I had been sour on B'way musical for a few years (Titanic and Side Show had just about done me in.) But then along came Bialy and company, and I've been a fan ever since. I was lucky enough to see the original cast twice, and both times I came away aching from laughing. I play the recording incessantly and never tire of it. I think it deserved every Tony that it won, hands down.
Amen! It was one of the best times I've ever had in a theatre as an audience member.
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I saw Rachel York for the first time in CITY OF ANGELS and she, along with the other fabulous females in that ensemble cast, just blew me away.
Her rendition of "Lost and Found" on the cast recording is sensational.
She has been criminally neglected for awards and recognition.
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Very sorry to hear that news Ginny.
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Now I can't remember who mentioned Take On Me today...but thanks to them, it'll be in my head for the rest of the day! :)
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I had no idea until I read the review in the newspaper that in the current national tour of PETER PAN with Cathy Rigby, Captain Hook is being played by the marvelous Howard McGillan.
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Now I can't remember who mentioned Take On Me today...but thanks to them, it'll be in my head for the rest of the day! :)
If you manage to get it out of your head by the time you get home from work, I'll do my best to get it back in there. ;D
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Speaking of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and Howard McGillin, I was delighted when it won Best Musical but very disappointed when Patti Cohenour lost the featured actress Tony that year to Bebe Neuwirth in SWEET CHARITY. Bebe's wonderful, but Nikki is hardly a fantastic role in comparison to Rosa Budd in DROOD.
Now, to be fair, I didn't see that SWEET CHARITY revival (I had seen the original as a teen), but I knew the character and unless Bebe did something earthshaking with the part, I can't believe Patti's rapturous singing and delightful acting lost to her. Of course, Jana Schneider was also up from DROOD and maybe votes for a DROOD actress were split allowing Bebe to win.
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Talking of all these awards makes me wish they would release the vote totals after the ceremony is over like the Oscars used to do in the "old" days.
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Very sorry to hear that news Ginny.
Thanks, DR Rodzinski, fellow NCM fan.
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I must agree on the Duke, Mr. John Wayne. He was a wonderful actor - and the two mentioned films, The Quiet Man and The Searchers, would not be the masterpieces that they are without him. I'll tell you something - I'd rather watch The Duke than the De Niro any day of the week.
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Rented Lips and Orgazmo - two films that derived their existence from The First Nudie Musical (with Orgazmo ripping off one of Nudie's most famous lines wholesale), neither one of which had the good taste to at least acknowledge the "homage."
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FJL: Toni was the tour Victoria. I'd rather have seen Raquel. I think I saw Anne Runnolfson in PHANTOM on B'way - maybe on tour. I can't remember. I can't believe you saw V/V four times!
Of course, I saw VAMPIRES five time...but for totally different reasons! ;)
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Ginny, so sorry to hear about your co-workers.
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I'll tell you something, also...I avoid the Duke, The DeNiro and the Pacino at all turns.
:D
And I don't believe in "best" of year awards given for "lifetime achievements."
"True Grit" was neither Wayne's best nor the best acting of the year.
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Ginny, so sorry to hear about your co-workers.
Thanks, Ben. Time for me to go home now...
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In the case of these two blurbs, I know the authors and I simply asked them to do it, with the only caveat being that they DON'T do it if they don't like the book. Happily, they both really liked it, hence the blurbs.
Tomovoz is now the second order I've found that didn't get printed out. I'm going to now have to cross reference every order with the paypal page. Very very disturbing.
Thank you for checking BK. I still have "Bollywood" Cds to listen to if desperate and some wonderful Mahatten Transfers. I'll make it through the wait.
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Memory? Senility?
I think there was a mention of it before Bk (was it the rights?) but was "Where's Charlie" recorded alongside "After The Ball" - given that it was virtually the same cast?
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So sorry to hear your bad news, Ginny. It must have been quite a shock. I'll keep all your office friends in my thoughts.
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New Page Dance!
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Tomovoz: Jo Loesser and her legal person put the kibosh on the Where's Charley recording. She's notorious for this sort of thing - after raving about the production, and, at first, sort of being okay with the recording, she just did an about face and that was that. Really foolish, if you ask me. Your order has shipped, Tom.
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Very sorry to hear of the losses at your office, DR Ginny.
There is some good news that you will be interested in, however. In November, the WB network will be airing FELICITY: AN AMERICAN GIRL ADVENTURE (http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20050722wb04). It's been written by our very own erstwhile DR Panni!
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Hasn't Jo Loesser been referred to somewhere as the Loesser of too evil?
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Tomovoz: Jo Loesser and her legal person put the kibosh on the Where's Charley recording. She's notorious for this sort of thing - after raving about the production, and, at first, sort of being okay with the recording, she just did an about face and that was that. Really foolish, if you ask me. Your order has shipped, Tom.
Once again my thanks BK.
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DR Cillaliz, thanks for the BB6 updates earlier. I really enjoyed them. If you ever watch the live feeds again, be sure to post if anything interesting happens.
SPOILER sort of BB6
I watched for a little while last night. I really feel bad for Kaysar. He's going and he knows it and seems so depressed. He's not attacking anyone, just sleeping a lot and trying to make sure people will be his friend when he's gone.
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Very sorry to hear of the losses at your office, DR Ginny.
There is some good news that you will be interested in, however. In November, the WB network will be airing FELICITY: AN AMERICAN GIRL ADVENTURE (http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20050722wb04). It's been written by our very own erstwhile DR Panni!
Hungarian screenwriter, Australian Director and filmed in Toronto.
Global!
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BK - great blurbs. I'm really looking forward to reading the book....
BTW - I FINALLY got to listen to my new Guy Haines CD - I loved it.
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I had a strange thing happen tonight. The parking ramp wouldn't let me out! They've recently gone without humans. I used my pass and the arm wouldn't go up. Of course it did for everyone else and there I was stuck behind the arm.....hmmmm....I suppressed my urge to crash though it and paid for a lost ticket. I drove straight to the office and they refunded my money, but I must admit it must have looked silly to all the people zooming out past me.
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PennyO -- I am so sorry to hear about your double loss. You are in my thoughts and my prayers.
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. Of course, Jana Schneider was also up from DROOD and maybe votes for a DROOD actress were split allowing Bebe to win.
Has there been any follow-up stories regarding Jana Schneider and her condition?
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For anyone who has enjoyed the Haines CD, hie yourself over to amazon and write a cozy little review.
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Now I can't remember who mentioned Take On Me today...but thanks to them, it'll be in my head for the rest of the day! :)
Nothing is more fun than a table of half drunk people singing along with the final verse of this song with everyone shrieking that last note:
"Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone
In a daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy!!!!"
Horrible sounds, good times.
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DR Ginny, sorry about your disturbing news at work.
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My Accomplishments in Canada:
read "The Other Bolyen Girl" by Philipa Gregory historical fiction ( I recommend it)
read "Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince" (as did the Vixter... the jury is mixed on this ...the Vixter loved it right up until the unfortunate demise of a beloved person... I am not sure HOW I feel about this one... I think I need a reread)
Welcome back, Vixmom. However, I do wish you had posted a SPOILER ALERT on this previous post.
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All right - I'm going to share the first blurb for Rewind. I have thought long and hard and also hard and long about how to deal with the book on this here site. I think that what will be best is to not discuss the plot of the book at all - that way, it's a surprise for everyone who reads it. I know you'll all understand this completely, starting with this very blurb. I'm really proud of this blurb - feel free to say you like it, etc. without going into further detail at this time. Here is the blurb:
"Bruce Kimmel's Rewind is a fascinating work of fiction, an alternately
dark, witty and chilling account of the trouble an honorable man can get
into in the music business, enhanced by intriguing 'insider' details that
spring from the author's apparently hard-earned experience as a record
producer. Good nasty, devious fun." Dick Lochte, author of Sleeping Dog, Blue Bayou, The Neon Smile.
Oooo...very nice. I think that this speaks volumes. ;)
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Welcome back, Vixmom. However, I do wish you had posted a SPOILER ALERT on this previous post.
You didn't know?? All of the press for the book that I've read/heard/seen mentions that a beloved character dies. Of course, none has said which character, just that one does. :-\
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You guessed it first here at HHW.com: Per Jose's blind item, Playbill has just announced that the current revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will close up shop on January 8, 2006.
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Wait, we thought MOVIN' OUT was closing, didn't we? Well...maybe that'll be next, but I specifically remember us choosing FIDDLER, too...
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You didn't know?? All of the press for the book that I've read/heard/seen mentions that a beloved character dies. Of course, none has said which character, just that one does. :-\
George, I have purposely avoided all press regarding the HARRY POTTER book so that I wouldn't have to read anything about it. I'm sorry if that seems strange.
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Thank you for the kind words, DRs Laura, SWW, and DtM.
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Hasn't Jo Loesser been referred to somewhere as the Loesser of too evil?
Actually, DRSWW, the Loesser of two evils was his alcoholic first wife. I'm very fond of Jo Loesser, but she can be a tough cookie!
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I read on playbill.com today that Middletown, OH, native Debra Monk will step into the role of Mama Morton in Chicago on Broadway.
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FJL: I loved Rachel in DESSA ROSE, though the show itself left me cold. I didn't get to see RAGTIME at Paper Mill, but I heard she was great. I've loved her in everything I've seen her do. Except maybe that Lucy movie...
The only Victoria I saw was Toni Tennille. Yikes!!
I saw Julie Andrews and Rachel York and I was flabbergasted the York wasn't nominated. She was wonderful.
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School was boring today, but at least we got the Peloponnesian War over with.
Spoiler!
The Spartans won.
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George, I have purposely avoided all press regarding the HARRY POTTER book so that I wouldn't have to read anything about it. I'm sorry if that seems strange.
Ahh. I didn't realize that you were avoiding reading about it. If you had mentioned it before, then I forgot. I know a couple of other people (not on HHW) who are the same way. They want to experience it cold.
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I read on playbill.com today that Middletown, OH, native Debra Monk will step into the role of Mama Morton in Chicago on Broadway.
Debra Monk is from Middletown? Why did I never know that?
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Debra Monk is from Middletown? Why did I never know that?
Her write-up on IMDB says she was born on Feb. 27, 1949, in Middletown, Ohio, USA. I was surprised to learn that, too, when I looked her up after enjoying her in the made-for-TV Eloise movies and as one of the only good things about the TV remake of The Music Man.
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Two amazing parcels from HHW folks arrived today! A two-CD collection of Brill Building hits and rarities from Tomovoz, which I am enjoying as I type.
AND...
The New Christy Mintrels "Wandering Minstrels" LP from DR George, which completes my set of NCM Lps from their golden era. That one had eluded me for many years.
Thanks fellas! Very kind and generous. What a great site this is.
Glad you like it!
Also, if it wasn't part of the Brill collection, did you know that Janis Siegel recorded a CD made up of songs that were written in the Brill Building? It's called I Wish You Love (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005Y4PT/qid=1122942719/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-7701208-5864855?v=glance&s=music&n=507846). It's a wonderful CD by a wonderful performer. ;D
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And one for Mahler!
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DRs PennyO and Ginny, I've very sorry to hear about your losses. :'(
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I have now caught up with all the posts after being gone all day yesterday.
As for the Topic of the Day: besides the aforementioned Rachel York...ditto to everything. ;) It's just easier that way. Although I did think that The Secret Garden should have won best score over The Will Rogers Follies. Just my opinion.
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Good Evening!
Back from my first full day of rehearsal...
WHEW!
And now it's time for meeting of the creative team... and pizza... and maybe a beer or two... or three...
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Well, on second thought, let me get my usual, a Tanqueray & Tonic.
;)
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...And by no means am I implying that today was a bad day of rehearsal. It was a very good one, in fact. It was just long.
...and we're rehearsing in a space called "The Log" - which, as you may have guessed, is made out wood - but it's not really a log cabin.
However, it also does not have air conditioning, so...
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I think Fiddler announced their closing date since they're at the point where they haven't found anyone bankable to replace Harvey. -And, I'm guessing he'll be playing Tevye until closing at this point. This way, group sales sales can be coordinated and adjusted if necessary. -And it's a big group sales show.
Now, as for Movin' Out... I'm suspecting it will close mid-September. And, unfortunately, the buzz is that All Shook Up may close at that time if their advance sales do not pick up.
*I talked to a friend of mine who was in the city over the weekend. He and a couple of his friends actually managed to snag second row seats in the mezzanine at TKTS for All Shook Up on Saturday. Hmm... We shall see...
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DR PennyO and Ginny, I am also very saddened to hear of your losses. Plural in both cases. I just want to extend my very heart felt condolences to you both.
If the loss of one parent leaves a void, then losing both must be an aching gap.
The loss of two co-workers is also terrible. No matter if they were people you got along with or not, I’m sure the work environment will not be the same without them.
Be gentle with yourselfs. Time is the great healer but remember, it takes time for it to work. Just know that we are here for you.
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Actually, DRSWW, the Loesser of two evils was his alcoholic first wife. I'm very fond of Jo Loesser, but she can be a tough cookie!
Ah! I stand corrected! My bad. (I knew I'd heard the phrase, didn't know exactly who was being referenced.)
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I am sorry to hear about your parents, Penny. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Several of us here at HHW have lost parents over the last few years, so we know how difficult this time is for you now.
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Her write-up on IMDB says she was born on Feb. 27, 1949, in Middletown, Ohio, USA. I was surprised to learn that, too, when I looked her up after enjoying her in the made-for-TV Eloise movies and as one of the only good things about the TV remake of The Music Man.
Well, she graduated from high school in Maryland, so she didn't stay in Middletown! Next time I see her, I'll ask her when her family moved from Ohio.
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Well, she graduated from high school in Maryland, so she didn't stay in Middletown! Next time I see her, I'll ask her when her family moved from Ohio.
OK, and let me know what you find out!
Thanks to DRs George and Danise for their thoughts on my workplace sorrow.
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DRS PennyO and Ginny, I am also very sorry for your losses.
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TITANIC should never have won Best Picture over L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.
;D Or just about anything, IMHO.
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What rehearsal? What creative team?
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Bk, is there any Michel Legrand you are still seeking?
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Ginny I'm very sorry about your co-workers.
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Thank you, Jane and Cillaliz. Goodnight, all.
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You didn't know?? All of the press for the book that I've read/heard/seen mentions that a beloved character dies. Of course, none has said which character, just that one does. :-\
I went to great lengths to avoid the press and any discussion of the plot or outcome, then just prior to reading the book it popped up on Google news. I wanted to enjoy the book, not keep wondering “who it will be”. I had to work very hard not to think about it.
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I went to great lengths to avoid the press and any discussion of the plot or outcome, then just prior to reading the book it popped up on Google news. I wanted to enjoy the book, not keep wondering “who it will be”. I had to work very hard not to think about it.
Have you started it? Have you finished it? Have you found out who dies?? I haven't read ANY of the books and I only just watched the third movie Saturday night (Sunday morning), which I quite enjoyed.
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Hisaka the Blue Bayou roses are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love the scent of lavender colored roses.
Cillaliz, just four more evenings before we meet in person. :D
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Have you started it? Have you finished it? Have you found out who dies?? I haven't read ANY of the books and I only just watched the third movie Saturday night (Sunday morning), which I quite enjoyed.
LOL-Yes, yes, and yes. And I enjoyed it very much. It didn't take me long to read it. It might have taken an extra day but I woke up during the night, after dreaming I was in the world of Harry Potter, and just had to finish reading it. :)
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Cillaliz, just four more evenings before we meet in person. :D
Looking forward to it!!
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LOL-Yes, yes, and yes. And I enjoyed it very much. It didn't take me long to read it. It might have taken an extra day but I woke up during the night, after dreaming I was in the world of Harry Potter, and just had to finish reading it. :)
Cool! And since I'm not reading the books, can you PM me with WHO died?? ;) I promise that I won't post it anywhere...I am just curious. Is it someone who is not in the first three movies? If it is, then I have no idea who could it be...who could it be! (a CATS reference ;D)
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DR Ginny, sort about your losses.
And I will agree re: Harry Potter. I had read a long while ago about the loss, but forgot about it until it was mentioned here. It's not a big deal. But I think it's just something to remember that not everybody wants to know these things.
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What rehearsal? What creative team?
For the show I'm doing up here at Williamstown.
http://www.wtfestival.org
It's called Triangle. The composer is Curtis Moore - who mentioned the other day that's he's talked with a few times, BK. The lyricist is Tom Mizer. The book writer is Joshua Scher. For a brief description of the show, and a sound clip of one of the songs, check out:
http://www.trickybox.com
And our director is Carlos (I have yet to get his last name). He's one of the Directing Fellows this season, and he actually just won one of those Princess Grace Awards too.
All good people.
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I usually read at night until I get drowsy, put the book down and go right to sleep. Last night I didn’t get drowsy and was completely engrossed in my book (ON FALCON’S WINGS) and read until there wasn’t anymore to read. By then it was almost 4:30. 6:00 came way too early this morning. I dosed on and off until 6:30 when Keith woke me up.
Right now I'm struggling to stay awake.
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I have been watching Love at First Bite - not too funny, although a few of the gags are okay. I never saw the whole thing, but I definitely remember the very amusing disco scene and I Love the Nightlife dance. Well, guess what? These sickening cheap cretins at MGM/UA or whatever concern controls the rights, have seen fit not to pay for I Love the Nightlife, and it is replaced by some awful song at the wrong tempo and it completely ruins what was, according to most, the highlight of the film. I shut it off and back to the store it goes, because NOWHERE on the packaging does it say that the film has been altered.
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Cool! And since I'm not reading the books, can you PM me with WHO died?? ;) I promise that I won't post it anywhere...I am just curious. Is it someone who is not in the first three movies? If it is, then I have no idea who could it be...who could it be! (a CATS reference ;D)
LOL-no wonder you weren't bothered by the advance information. I would want to wait. I will email you now.
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Hi Bruce-nice blurbs. :)
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I have been watching Love at First Bite - not too funny, although a few of the gags are okay. I never saw the whole thing, but I definitely remember the very amusing disco scene and I Love the Nightlife dance. Well, guess what? These sickening cheap cretins at MGM/UA or whatever concern controls the rights, have seen fit not to pay for I Love the Nightlife, and it is replaced by some awful song at the wrong tempo and it completely ruins what was, according to most, the highlight of the film. I shut it off and back to the store it goes, because NOWHERE on the packaging does it say that the film has been altered.
I just read on Muppet Central (http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2005/070605.shtml) that there will be a new special edition DVD release of "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas" with a whole bunch of scenes, dialogue and songs that have been cut out of past releases but because Disney now owns "The Muppets," all of the Kermit the Frog narrations will be edited out! That is so wrong!
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Thanks for the info, Jane! :-X (this is me with my mouth shut! ;))
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I decided to trade up to a new 2005 Prius. I have a 2003 - now called a "classic" LOL, like they've been around long enough to be classic! I lucked out and the dealership is getting one in any day that wasn't spoken for....well it is now! I should have it tomorrow. If not, I'll be waiting until I get back from Portland on Sunday.
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DR Jane, the pic is so you'll recognize me as we eat dinner....this was me eating my birthday turtle cheesecake!
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4 more posts and I'll finally be at 400
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Then 100 more and I'll make it to the next level....that is right isn't it?
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hmmm can't think of anything clever to say
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But this should do it
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Has there been any follow-up stories regarding Jana Schneider and her condition?
You'll have to clue me in, DR Dan. I don't know what you're referring to.
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I wasn't a big fan of LOVE AT FIRST BITE but I really disliked ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE, his follow-up.
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I enjoyed the Lauren Bacall interview with Robert Osborne. In print interviews, she has come across as a tough cookie, a really demanding and cantankerous woman, but the lady being interviewed tonight was gracious, unassuming, grateful for her success, and rather modest. I thought. Was she giving a performance for TV? I was really surprised!
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No, I'd rather see a De Niro movie than a Wayne movie, and I'd rather see a Pacino movie than either one of them (since DR Ron mentioned Pacino).
That doesn't meant there aren't Wayne movies that I like a lot. For starters, RED RIVER.
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And, of course, we've talked before about unworthy Best Songs. I antagonized some DRs here the last time I dumped on "Sweet Leilani," but I say again that I think "They Can't Take That Away from Me" should have gotten the Gershwins an Oscar instead.
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Has anyone been watching Anthony Bourdain's new show on the Travel Channel, No Reservations? We watched the Finland episode tonight; it was filled with his usual laid-back but quirky cynicism. Some of it was laugh-out-loud stuff, but Bourdain is an acquired taste, not unlike his reaction to fermented shark meat.
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On that Bacall interview, they showed a clip of Bacall doing "Welcome to the Theater" from the Tony Awards. She did look marvelous, and you could tell she was thrilled to be there, thrilled to be nominated, and she affirmed during the interview that to be a respected stage actress was always her dream. She was supposed to be singing into a floor mike but she kept moving out of the range of the mic and her voice would raise or lower in volume as she did so.
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When I first met Bacall and had dinner with her, I found her completely charming and gracious, and when we recorded her she was down-to-earth, took suggestions, and was wonderful to work with.
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OH...
I just received an updated contact list from my stage manager. My director's full name is: Carlos Amesto.
...Just thought you'd like to know that.
;)
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I saw Julie Andrews and Rachel York and I was flabbergasted the York wasn't nominated. She was wonderful.
I think Rachel York was robbed! She should have been nominated.
I think she she had the best line in the show.
After finding out that Victor is a woman, and Squash is gay. She's had enough.
I leaving and I am going to be a nun.
(The gangsters laugh)
What's the matter with that? My mother was a nun!
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The worse musical I ever saw that won the Tony Award was The Will Rogers Follies. I saw it on tour with the two leads at the Jackie Gleason Theater. I wanted to leave at intermission, but I thought my parents were enjoying it. Turns out they thought I was enjoying and they would have left at intermission as well.
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My Dearest Penny O
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you.
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And Jose, to tie separate postings together, you can ask Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore about the time they both simultaneously danced with Lauren Bacall at Amanda Green's wedding. I wasn't there, but we heard about it. Reportedly they made a Lauren Bacall sandwich. Wonder if there are pictures of that.
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I also watched the next episode in the continually improving and quite interesting Lisa Kudrow series THE COMEBACK. The character she's playing showed some dynamic change this week after weeks of getting run over, backstabbed, and humiliated on camera.
I really am starting to love the canny mix of humor and pathos in the show now. I hope HBO will give it another season despite less than stellar ratings.
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TWO WALTER WILLISON STORIES.
BK: I read an old article that Walter Willison recorded two songs with Richard Rodgers. Do you think that would be interesting enough to be part of a cd of Richard Rodgers songs. Perhaps some from his last three musicals and his tv musical?
Actually the next thing is actually a trivia question
What TV and Film actor was born with the name Walter Willison but had to change it when he became an actor?
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I'll grant you that THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES was not a great musical (I found it glossily entertaining, however), but I certainly preferred it to MISS SAIGON which I suspect finished ahead of THE SECRET GARDEN in the Tony voting, but that's just a hunch. THE SECRET GARDEN had some dead spots for me (no pun intended), so I was OK with WILL ROGERS winning the prize.
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Bacall mentioned during the interview that among her film roles, she most admired her work in DESIGNING WOMAN saying that she enjoyed doing a comedy since she hadn't done one. Later on in the show, however, she mentioned HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE which was made before DESIGNING WOMAN and was, of course, a comedy.
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One final Oscar disappointment which I've mentioned here before. THough he was certainly wonderful in A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, Paul Scofield got the Oscar that year that should have gone to Richard Burton in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF.
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BK:
And speaking of Rupert Holmes.....
I am listening to Widescreen. What was the origin of "Psycho Drama" and did you or Rupert decide to include it on the reissue.
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1991 was an interesting year for Best Musical noms. Between Will Rogers Follies, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden and the show so many people forget was also in the running, Once on This Island, I've always found WRF to be the weakest. On the other hand, der B was so entranced by the SG score that I had to hide the CD from him, just to get him to play something else!
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I'll grant you that THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES was not a great musical (I found it glossily entertaining, however), but I certainly preferred it to MISS SAIGON which I suspect finished ahead of THE SECRET GARDEN in the Tony voting, but that's just a hunch. THE SECRET GARDEN had some dead spots for me (no pun intended), so I was OK with WILL ROGERS winning the prize.
Secret Garden's score is the only one I still listen to. There is nothing memorable about Will Rogers and Miss Saigon was a one listen and that's it.
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1991 was an interesting year for Best Musical noms. Between Will Rogers Follies, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden and the show so many people forget was also in the running, Once on This Island, I've always found WRF to be the weakest. On the other hand, der B was so entranced by the SG score that I had to hide the CD from him, just to get him to play something else!
Once On This Island had some really good songs, but I might have enjoyed them more if I saw the show.
And don;t forget BK recorded two songs on the Lost In Boston Series
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And Jose, to tie separate postings together, you can ask Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore about the time they both simultaneously danced with Lauren Bacall at Amanda Green's wedding. I wasn't there, but we heard about it. Reportedly they made a Lauren Bacall sandwich. Wonder if there are pictures of that.
I shall ask them about it... And see if there are any pictures too!
;)
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OOHH!! Page Nine!
How about a Waltz!
-A sort of reference to the musical Nine.
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Wasn't Psychodrama on the original LP of Widescreen?
Rupert was very complimentary about the book, and he was delighted that his name appeared in it, and that part of one character bears at least some resemblance to part of his career.
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DR FJL - Any chance that you'll be heading up to Williamstown some time in the next few weeks?
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I thought Will Rogers was wonderfully staged. I thought Keith Carradine was charming. I thought Tammy Minoff was cute as a button. But, the book was truly horrid (apologies to Betty and Adolf), and if that yokel in the box seat had stood up one more time and said, "Let's go flying, Will" I would have screamed.
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I'm watching Follow the Fleet - I love the song Let Yourself Go - if Guy Haines ever does another album, it will definitely be on it.
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Now, THIS is a way to start August!
Nothing PICAYUNE about it.
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DR Michael Shayne - Psycho Drama was on the original Widescreen. In Rupert's recent box set, Cast of Characters, he says this:
"As for 'Psycho Drama', yes it was a pretty psychotic idea for a fledgling singer-songwriter to allocate ten minutes of his debut LP to an original radio show, but I thought it might better convey that I wanted to make musical movies where the listener provided the cinematography...which was exactly how 'Old Time Radio' worked during it's golden age. "
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Just read that The Boatniks is being released in full screen. Was this originally shot for TV and released to theaters? Never saw the film but I read the book in school, It had pictures from the film.
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Jose: We won't be able to get to Williamstown to see stuff, too tied down by the dogs with no one to watch them these days, but we're big Mizer and Moore fans here. My b.f. actually works for Curtis as one of his day jobs.
Thanks for linking the trickybox website - I didn't know about it before - lots of great stuff there!
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I'm watching Follow the Fleet - I love the song Let Yourself Go - if Guy Haines ever does another album, it will definitely be on it.
"Let Yourself Go" is one of those tunes that I need to sit down at the piano with one day and actually figure out a decent accompaniment to/for it. The standard sheet music version just does not sound good - at least to my ears. Melody doubled in the left, chords in the right hand - at least in the verse and bridge. Just not supportive for a singer.
...And that's that.
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Jose: We won't be able to get to Williamstown to see stuff, too tied down by the dogs with no one to watch them these days, but we're big Mizer and Moore fans here. My b.f. actually works for Curtis as one of his day jobs.
Thanks for linking the trickybox website - I didn't know about it before - lots of great stuff there!
Ah! Shall I go ahead and say HI to Curtis for your b.f. then?
;)
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Speaking of Picayune, I actually worked at a firm (Gosh, is it really 20 years ago now?) where one of the bosses was named Herb Huene, and he was indeed very exacting and annoying about senseless detail, and some of his employees did call him "Picky Huene."
Probably meaningless, but that's the only Picayune story I have. :)
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And on that note.. A G below middle-C... I shall have to head off to the land of the Wussburgers. We're starting a bit earlier tomorrow, and we're also getting a new finale for the show too. So, some sleep would be a good thing.
Goodnight.
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Jose: My b.f. already talks to him plenty, LOL, but you can tell them Fred and Skip say hi and send their love and broken legs.
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Speaking of Picayune, I actually worked at a firm (Gosh, is it really 20 years ago now?) where one of the bosses was named Herb Huene, and he was indeed very exacting and annoying about senseless detail, and some of his employees did call him "Picky Huene."
Probably meaningless, but that's the only Picayune story I have. :)
Nothing to worry about, DR FJL. We're all about meaningless stories here on HHW!
;D
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Jose: My b.f. already talks to him plenty, LOL, but you can tell them Fred and Skip say hi and send their love and broken legs.
OK.
OH! And maybe they'll have pics of you too!
;D
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Wasn't I going to bed?
Ah, yes. Yes, I was.
Once again, Goodnight.
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And if there's a piicture of them dancing with Lauren Bacall, that would make a lovely page break dance photo someday, wouldn't it? :)
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Well... I'm back...
I was just checking out the NY Times website, and came across a review for a new play called Saint Frances of Hollywood. It's about a certain actress near and dear to certain DR's hearts.
A Rising Star's Startling Flameout (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2005/07/30/theater/reviews/30fran.html)
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YIKES! Some major thunder and lightning just moved in in the past couple of minutes.... Guess I'll be up for a while longer... And running on battery power too just to be safe.
WOW! That one shook the windows!
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Thanks, all, for so many good wishes and condolences. Another day has whisked by... they all do lately. Where does it go? And gone. And never comes again. Ah, well - a good ride. And off I toddle to bed. Sweet dreams, y'all!
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Nothing to worry about, DR FJL. We're all about meaningless stories here on HHW!
;D
Here's another meaningless story:
I had my library privileges suspended because the people there said I ate a book.
Can you believe that?