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Well, you've read the notes, you've given a round of applause, a hip hip hooray, and a hearty hallelujah, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - which will be sometime after they realize it is no longer August.
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And the word of the day is: JOCULAR!
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My all-time favorite TV variety shows? At the top of my list are of course "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Muppet Show." They were the best. My I vaguely remember watching "Laugh-In" and "Sonny and Cher" and "The Cher Show" (or whatever the real title was). I also remember that we watched "Donny and Marie," but not much else about it.
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My all-time favorite TV variety shows? At the top of my list are of course "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Muppet Show." They were the best.
Yeah. What he said.
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I must hie myself to bed. Goodnight, all! 8) This can be either me sleeping or me with new glasses. I have an eye appointment this afternoon. ;D
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Oh...I submitted a correction at IMDb.com! I was looking up variety shows and I thought about Sha Na Na's variety show and that my sister and I used to watch it (I can remember that we liked it, but even at that age we knew that it wasn't "good" ::) ). Anyway, I didn't remember at all that Pamela Myers was on the show! So I clicked on her IMDb.com listing (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616822/) and saw in the Trivia section that it said that she Was nominated for Broadway's 1977 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "Company."
Hmmm...I didn't think that someone could be nominated for a Broadway performance five years after the show closed! So I confirmed what I knew to be the correct date (1971 Tony Awards®) and submitted the change. ;D
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NOW[/i] I must go to bed. Goodnight, Jed!
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Carol Burnett Show, The Entertainers (Burnett again!), The Perry Como Show, Laugh In and The Muppets.
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Must also add "In Melbourne Tonight" and "The Graham Kennedy Show" - Both hosted by the late Mr Kennedy and I think both had a certain MusicGuy as a regular guest.
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DP Colin adds "The Rosemary Clooney Show" to that list.
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Good morning, all! I was out too late, and I'm feeling the effects this morning: not enough sleep, headache, and a vague sense of forgetting something really important.
Once again, if any DRs can get a chance to see TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA in Central Park, do not miss it. I doubt this show, unlike the misguided ON THE TOWN, will transfer, and it's a lovely way to spend a nice evening in Central Park.
TOD: The Garry Moore Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Ed Sullivan.
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Good morning, DR Elmore. Thanks for recommending TWO GENTLEMEN. It's now on our to-do list.
Favorite variety shows: Sonny and Cher, Donny and Marie, Carol Burnett
Variety shows that were short-lived but for which I played the audio tape over and over: The Funny Side, The Hudson Brothers, and (dare I admit it lest I sound like a stalker :) ) Dinah Shore and Friends
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I remember when Laugh In first hit the airwaves, that there were members of the Burbank Women's Club that my mother belonged to who insisted that it had to be a local show, and not broadcast nationally. "No one else is going to get all those Burbank jokes!" they would say.
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September is Baby Safety Month.
September is Backpack Safety Month.
Never put your baby in a backpack, or make your baby wear one.
September is International People Skills Month.
September is International Gay Squaredancing Month.
An important skill, indeed!
September is also National Honey Month, National Mushroom Month, National Chicken Month, National Biscuit Month...
Sounds like dinner!
...National Potato Month, National Rice Month, Hug a Texas Chef Month, and Mom and Apple Pie Month.
And, just so we can fix the blame...
September is National Piano Month!
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TOD: The Garry Moore Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Ed Sullivan.
What he said.
And. . .THE GLEN CAMPBELL SUNSHINE HOUR and THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER'S summer series.
THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS - which also featured (among many others) Jennifer Warnes!
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I fulfilled two of S Woody's September things yesterday!
1. September is Baby Safety Month.
I watched THE PACIFIER on dvd - would you trust your baby to Vin Diesel?
2. September is National Piano Month!
My accompanist, Matt, done with the five summer shows he played, came over and we went over the songs I'm singing at Dad's Memorial Service AND took a good hard look at the songs we'd assembled for a country-flavored cabaret; so, the piano (and my voice) got a three hour workout.
Now that it's officially September, I guess I'll have to do it all again. ;)
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Oh, I almost forgot. I really got a real kick out of THE MELBA MOORE-CLIFTON DAVIS SHOW. I don't remember whether it was well-received, but my family loved it.
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LET'S GIVE THE GALS A LAUGH DEPARTMENT
1. Men are like . Laxatives . They irritate the s--t out of you.
2. Men are like . Bananas . The older they get, the less firm they are.
3. Men are like . Weather . Nothing can be done to change them..
4. Men are like . Blenders . You need One, but you're not quite sure why.
5. Men are like . Chocolate Bars . Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.
6. Men are like ....... Commercials . You can't believe a word they say.
7. Men are like . Department Stores . Their clothes are always 1/2 off.
8. Men are like . Government Bonds . They take soooooooo long to mature.
9. Men are like . Mascara . They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
10. Men are like . Popcorn . . They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
11. Men are like ... Snowstorms . You never know when they're coming,
how many inches you'll get or how long it will last.
12. Men are like . Lava Lamps . Fun to look at, but not very bright.
13. Men are like . Parking Spots . All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.
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TOD: Ed Sullivan
Carole Burnett
Andy Williams
Sonny & Cher
Flip Wilson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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LET'S GIVE THE GALS A LAUGH DEPARTMENT
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THE FULL MONTY - REVIVAL
CASTING CALL!!!!!!
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TOD:
I loved these shows growing up...I am sure some would not stand the test of time, however!
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
THE MUPPET SHOW
DONNY AND MARIE
SONNY AND CHER
LAUGH-IN
PINK LADY AND JEFF
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NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED DEPARTMENT:
Woman's Job Goes to Dogs
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Would you risk your job to help two dogs in trouble?
Valerie Cheatham, a longtime employee of a Neiman Marcus store in Atlanta, did just that — and may have been fired for her efforts.
Cheatham, 46, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that it all began on Aug. 2, when outdoor temperatures were about 90 degrees and she spotted two white poodles locked inside an expensive vehicle in the store's parking lot.
"I walked out the door, saw the dogs, went back into the store and got the phone number for Fulton County Animal Control and wrote down the tag number," said Cheatham. "I went out a second time and checked the doors and they were locked."
The sunroof was open, and Cheatham went back inside again, then came out a third time with a paper bowl and a bottle of water. But she couldn't reach the sunroof.
"I'm 5-2," she explained. "I took my shoes off and got on the hood."
Just then, according to Cheatham, the car's owner came out in a rage.
"She was just screaming," said Cheatham, who added that the angry woman called her "fat and ugly" and told her to get off the "$80,000 car."
Then, Cheatham said, came the clincher.
"I hope you're somebody," the car owner allegedly said, "because I'm going to have your job."
Two days later, Cheatham came into work and was told she no longer had a job.
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This tale, from Out There! (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168008,00.html) concludes with:
A Neiman Marcus spokeswoman said Cheatham had been a "glorified secretary" who had been in trouble before.
No sexism here!
der Brucer
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! GLORIOUS SEPTEMBER VIBES FOR ONE AND ALL AND ALL AND ONE ! ! ! ! ! [/move]
September has always been my favorite month. There is always such a sense of promise and renewal in the air. I'm sure this feeling primarily has to do with when the new school year started, with new classes, teachers, books and school supplies and all. But there was also the new fall TV season, the crisp, cool, refreshing weather, the start of the football season and the beginning of the anticipation for the coming holidays. Whatever it was, it's still with me and I still love it.
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Yesterday Jose said
Hmm... Maybe I'll get t-shirts made up... Hmm...
Maybe bk should get us all HHW T shirts with our names printed under:
http://www.haineshisway.com/
;D ;D ;D
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Good morning. We got some cooler morning air to start September, and I am very grateful for it. I hope it continues with the additional hope that the daytime temperatures will start to drop.
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TOD:
Hollywood Palace
The Carol Burnett Show
Sonny & Cher
Cher
The Flip Wilson Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Andy Williams Show
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Smothers Brothers
The Steve Allen Show
The Jonathan Winters Show
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Dean Martin Show
The Muppet Show
The Pat Pulsen Show
This Is Tom Jones
Saturday Night Live
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One thing I've been meaning to mention for a couple of days is that after years and years and years (read decades) of wrangling, the North Carolina legislature passed the lottery referendum and the governor signed it into law. We will have a state lottery!
NC was the only East Coast state not to have one despite the OVERWHELMING majority of people in the state wanting it. With gas prices way, way up, at least soon folks won't have to drive to SC or Virginia to play the lottery if they want to.
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Elmore's mentioning of TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA drove me to the review in VARIETY (mixed-to-negative), but I was pleased to see an actress from ONE LIFE TO LIVE in the cast playing Silvia - Renee Elise Goldsberry. How great for her! She occasionally gets to sing on the show (ONE LIFE has quite a few singers in the cast both male and female), so this is a nice showcase for her. The VARIETY critic gave her a very positive review, too.
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How do you all get your pictures posted INSIDE the message instead of at the bottom?
I cannot seem to manage it.
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I forgot the Muppet Show!!!
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Dance I must
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Favorite variety shows:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Hollywood Palace
The Garry Moore Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Red Skelton Hour
Kraft Music Hall
The Judy Garland Show (sadly for just a season)
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
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I loved seeing everyone's pictures yesterday! I started looking through my photo albums to find one to post and had quite a nostalgic little journey. Will post one when I get home from work tonight.
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Yes, I forgot THE MUPPET SHOW, too. When I went back home to live with the folks after college while I was teaching and working on my master's degree, this was the only show we'd all watch together. Well, that and 60 MINUTES.
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Jose, tell me more about this chicken with 40 cloves of garlic...
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DR TCB, you're welcome. It was a pleasure working on that picture for you. As I said last night, I really liked it a lot.
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On the TOD, the only variety show that I really watched during that time was the Muppet Show. My sister and I would argue over who got to be Miss Piggy.
A few years ago I caught a few episodes of Pink Lady and Jeff- it was delightfully odd and interesting.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! GLORIOUS SEPTEMBER VIBES FOR ONE AND ALL AND ALL AND ONE ! ! ! ! ! [/move]
September has always been my favorite month. There is always such a sense of promise and renewal in the air. I'm sure this feeling primarily has to do with when the new school year started, with new classes, teachers, books and school supplies and all. But there was also the new fall TV season, the crisp, cool, refreshing weather, the start of the football season and the beginning of the anticipation for the coming holidays. Whatever it was, it's still with me and I still love it.
Well, you're in a jocular mood! (Obviously not watching the news today)
der Brucer
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Today I will be finishing up LITTLE MISS BROADWAY.
I think I'd like to take X-MEN off the shelf and re-watch it. I re-watched X-2 a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't watched the original since I first got it several years ago.
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I saw SCARECROW in the theater. I remember there weren't many people there, but the thing I remember the most about the movie were the sequences with Richard Lynch as the gay convict who makes a play for Pacino.
Back then, there were so few gay characters in films, and when they popped out at you out of nowhere, a gay guy liked me was always startled. I would have liked it if he had been less sadistic, but back then, the only gay characters we got regularly were psychos and ne'er-do-wells.
I also remember the very bittersweet ending.
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OK, BIG BROTHER 6 fans: who's up for eviction tonight? Sorry, but I'm out of the loop on the show.
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Jose, tell me more about this chicken with 40 cloves of garlic...
I'm sure he can tell you quite a bit!
Epicurious (http://food4.epicurious.com/HyperNews/get/archive_swap27601-27700/27620.html) posts:
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
This is easy and finger lickin' good and after the meal, pour the carcass (*see note), juices, remaining garlic, and leftovers back in the pot, add remaining chicken broth and a sprig of parsley, bring to a boil, then simmer about 3 hours. Now you have a delicious soup for tomorrow's lunch or dinner.
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
1 chicken about 4 pounds
4 T olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
40 cloves of garlic - two whole heads, separated but unpeeled
3 sprigs of parsley
10 whole black peppercorns
1 cup fat-free chicken broth, save rest of can for soup
1 cup dry white wine (reserved)
Combine a crushed mixture of thyme, rosemary and sage to cover the outside of the chicken and sprinkle a little on the inside. Be generous.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Clean chicken, inside and out, and remove all fat, dry, and rub with the olive oil. Season inside and out with salt, pepper and most of the seasonings.
Place in a Dutch oven just large enough to hold the chicken and fitted with a lid. Scatter the remaining seasonings, garlic, parsley and peppercorns around the bird. Pour the broth in the bottom of the pan. Cover and bake for approximately 1 hour, then remove the cover and continue to bake until chicken is nice and brown, about another 25 minutes or less. It will be very well done.
Remove the chicken from the pan and place it on a serving platter with the garlic spread all around.
Put the pan with the drippings on the stovetop over high heat. Add the wine and scrape up any browned bits, (I add a few of the soft garlic cloves and they just dissolve in the sauce) stirring constantly to reduce the sauce until it is thick and very syrupy - about 1 cup or less.
Carve the meat and serve with a spoonful of sauce and a few garlic cloves. The garlic will slip easily out of the skins and add a incredible flavor to the chicken.
*Note: After dinner, remove all the meat from the carcass and pour the carcass, juices, and leftovers in a soup pot and proceed as above. I add only a fresh sprig of parsley and the remainder of the can of chicken broth - nothing else is necessary. I remove all the chicken from the carcass and reserve it to add back into the soup the next day so it doesn't have that poached taste and is not toughened by the long cooking. This way, it is so tender and just melts in your mouth.
When soup is finished, remove all the bones and chill. It will be very gelatinous.
Adapted from Suzanne Somers' Eat Great, Lose Weight
Recipe says it serves 4, but 2 of us always finish it with a little chicken left for the soup.
The attribution to Ms Somers gets "roasted" on the site. Posters credit in to James Baerd, Julia Child (who seals the pot with dough), and the Glaumping Gormet.
der Brucer
(PS This is one of the many, many varients on the net - just google "chicken 40 cloves garlic" and have a ball)
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Renee Elise Goldsberry
Yet another Carnegie Mellon alum I had the pleasure of watching grow through four school terms!
The first thing I remember seeing her in following graduation was the premiere of HERCULES, broadcast on either ABC or The Disney Channel, where she sang and danced one of The Muses.
I also remember SCARECROW from the theaters, doesn't either Al or Gene have a one-night stand with Miss Irene Molloy herself, Eileen Brennan?
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Thanks Der Brucer! I hope Rodzinski is in the mood for chicken!
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DR MattH:
Howie and James are on the block tonight. All signs point towards James being the unlucky target.
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I saw SCARECROW in the theater.
.. but back then, the only gay characters we got regularly were psychos and ne'er-do-wells.
Well, there were also the suicidal losers :(
I enjoyed Scarecrow more when he teamed up with Mrs King.
der brucer
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I'm thinking of taking up a collection to enroll Jed in a "family tree" seminar in which he can pick up some terminology to simplify his familial relationships when he's posting here.
Jed: Buck up, old man! And don't even TRY to work out the differences between a "first cousin" and a "first cousin, once removed."
It's not as important as understanding the difference between your sister, your daughter, yourself, your brother, your son, your father, your brother, your son, your daughter, your sister, your mother, your girlfriend, your father's brother, your cousin, yourself...
OY! I'm getting a "Chinatown" headache, I am!
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After hearing DR Jose's raves about the program, I watched So You Think You Can Dance last night. I enjoy the format so much better than American Idol which I had to give up watching. Unlike Idol, the dance show is mostly dance and not as much crap. They don't spend half the show reairing previously aired footage.
I think this will be my new guilty pleasure.
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How do you all get your pictures posted INSIDE the message instead of at the bottom?
I cannot seem to manage it.
DR Vixmom, I store all my pics at www.photobucket.com, then create a link here using the IMG tag. The other advantage of this is that the pic doesn't take up storage space at this here site.
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Greetings all.
Great new avatars and old- time pics.
FJL: Loved the bit about taking a walk with your parents on the boardwalk so they could show that thier kids visited them for yunteff. Very funny. ARe you strictly kosher, or kosher-style, if I may ask. Just curious.
There was something else I was goign to comment on from last night's antics, but can't recall.
TOD: Basically all my faves were mentioned: Carol. Ed. Donny & Marie. Sonny & Cher/Cher alone. Muppets. Hudson Brothers (How well I remember my brother, former DR Jay, and I both being at my mother's apartment for some reason -- holidays? -- and after having stayed up late, watching Elaine Paige sing "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" in a contemporary singles bar setting.)
I'm just a bit too young to have been around for Perry Como, and some of those other mid 60s shows.
And I never, EVER, liked Red Skelton.
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Well, you're in a jocular mood! (Obviously not watching the news today)
der Brucer
Well, I was speaking in general. Truth be told, this morning I am feeling depressed and apprehensive about what is happening in Louisiana and Mississippi. I have that same shaky feeling I had in the days following 9/11 that there's the possibility that things are going to get much worse.
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I also liked Jackie Gleason's American Scene Magazine.
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Funny Haircut story:
(Funny ironic, not funny ha-ha)
So I finally remembered to make an appointment for a haircut for last Friday evening, after work. I have been going to this salon only for a few months, which translates to a few haircuts. I had been getting cut by the owner of the salon.
I arrive at the appointed time, only to find my stylist not there, and the other cutter washing out a perm. He says "You're Stuart, right?"
"Yes."
"Well, Scott (my stylist) just got around to eating lunch about a half hour ago. (It was about 5:30.) And it was a seafood salad sandwich. And he forgot to put it in the fridge when he came in, so he is home wretching right now. You can either come back tomorrow for him to cut you, or I can do it after I finish getting her (the perm person) under the dryer."
Since I had plans on Saturday, I opted -- after some hesitation, and since I really needed a haircut -- to let Chris cut my hair.
As I sat down, and snapped the smock over me, I said "You know, if I like your haircut I'm going to have to kill you."
"Why?"
"Because I usually get cut by Scott, and he owns the place, and I would feel funny coming back to you for a cut with him around."
Have you all caught on yet?
I freaking LOVE this haircut!
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Good Morning!
Well, I was saved by the bell this morning - well, more like the ringer on my cell phone. The coaching I was supposed to do at 10:30, got rescheduled to 4:30 due to a studio availability issue. Thankfully, I got the call around 9:00, and I had just gotten up, so I was able to go back to bed to catch a few more winks.
And now...
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DR td, thanks for the inside info on Renee Elise Goldsberry. It is always wonderful to see folks you know make good. :D
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Thanks, bk, for the info on the available soundtracks for THE STING. I have to admit I'll be watching it the first time with the DTS. I want to hear those Scott Joplin rags completely surrounding me.
I knew that lame first Universal release of THE STING was full frame and had only the mono track. So, glad to see they kept the original soundtrack for purists but did updates for those who prefer it.
I assume they did that with MOCKINGBIRD, too.
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Well, I was speaking in general. Truth be told, this morning I am feeling depressed and apprehensive about what is happening in Louisiana and Mississippi. I have that same shaky feeling I had in the days following 9/11 that there's the possibility that things are going to get much worse.
I share your apprehension - martial law seems a given; augmentation of the LA National Guard with US Armed Forces for riot control and, ultimatelty, forced evacuation. An inevitable casting of the disaster in racial-conflict terms. Left wing loonies calling on the UN to send in troups. The blame game is already in full swing - only Jose has escaped, so far.
I'm sure no Emergency Plan took into account that about 25% of the 400,000 population would ignore mandatory evacuation orders; nor did the New Orleans plan contemplate that the disater being addressed would extend so far afield.
I fear no agency has a well-thought out plan for "managing" upwards of a million homeless, out of work, refugees with little hope of returning home for 6-12 months.
Oh well, "Whistle a Happy Tune"...
der Brucer
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Topic of the Day:
"The Muppet Show"
"The Carol Burnett Show" - Ah, Lyle Waggoner... I think that's when I first "knew". ;)
"Sonny and Cher"
"Pink Lady and Jeff" - I remember this one quite vividly, and I still find it amazing that it only ran a few episodes. I guess it was that bad/good! -Does Trio still run it from time to time? I know they had that marathon a couple of months ago.
"The Donny and Marie Show" - This was basically required viewing for a while. And if we happened to be over at another family's house that night for dinner, we would all gather around the TV and watch.
"Tony Orlando and Dawn's Show" - Or whatever the exact title of that show was. I still remember one time where they had a magician on, and he did that trick where he puts a lady in a box, and slices her in half and then put her back together again. Well, this time, he put both "Dawns" into boxes, sliced them in half, then put them back together again, but he switched around their bottom halves. And when they stepped out of the boxes, they had "new" dresses on since they were wearing different colored dresses before they stepped in. -My apologies for the rather clumsy explanation.
"The Big Show" - This came out when I was in high school, I believe. It was an attempt to bring back the variety show. Alas, it was very short-lived.
And I'd have to include "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson". Yes, it was a late night talk show, but it sure had variety too!
And didn't the Smothers Brothers have a show for a while? I seem to remember snippets of those too.
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...an appointment for a haircut for last firday evening,
Haircuts are on "furday", "firday" is for tree trimming.
der Brucer
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I freaking LOVE this haircut!
Now you have to find out when the owner takes his day off!
:D
Do we get pictures? We love pictures!
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Dance again? I feel like Ron Pulliam!!!
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DRs DER BRUCER and TPunk - There are many variations on Chicken with 40 Cloves, but it's basically a roast chicken roasted with 40 - or more(!) - cloves of garlic. Some recipes call for peeling all the garlic cloves, others say to leave them unpeeled, while others suggest half and half. It all depends how garlicky you want your final product. And IIRC, the "tinkering" that Cook's Illustrated did a couple of months ago, also called for some finely minced garlic added to the final sauce to add a fresh note at the end.
*If you happen to have a clay pot cooker/roaster, Chicken with 40 Cloves is ideal for it. The moist heat insures that the garlic cooks down to a nice mush.
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I had been getting cut by the owner of the salon.
A line from Sweeney Todd?
der Brucer
PS - Dear Stuart - the 70's are over, scissors are out, clippers are in (but isn't nice to still have need for a haircut :))
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Dance again? I feel like Ron Pulliam!!!
Uh-Oh! DR vixmom is on Atrovert!!!
There's gonna be a slew of closings today!
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Uh-Oh! DR vixmom is on Atrovert!!!
There's gonna be a slew of closings today!
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And speaking of DR Ron Pulliam - I hope your allergies are under control today. -Or at least that you have some more Atrovert.
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*If you happen to have a clay pot cooker/roaster, Chicken with 40 Cloves is ideal for it. The moist heat insures that the garlic cooks down to a nice mush.
I'm sure Alton Brown would use a terra-cotta flower-pot from Home Depot!
der Brucer
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I'm sure Alton Brown would use a terra-cotta flower-pot from Home Depot!
der Brucer
Unglazed, of course.
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"Clean up in aisle four. There's a lady who's.. Oh, never mind... She's actually reorganizing the stock."
;D
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Thanks, DR Jose, for reminding me of THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR. It ran for 2 1/2 seasons and was canceled while still popular, but CBS was tired of dealing with the liberal-minded brothers. I loved the show.
Heck, I loved their lame situation comedy show, too which preceded the variety show by a couple of years.
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DR vixmom - Sorry I interrupted your stream.
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Stuart said:
And I never, EVER, liked Red Skelton
A man after my own heart. Sorry, I just don't get him. Kinda makes my skin crawl actually. Maybe he was better in the 40s and 50s movies he did, but his television show - nope!
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Oh, those single word posts. Argh! :P
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And didn't the Smothers Brothers have a show for a while? I seem to remember snippets of those too.
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1967-1970.
Don't you remember Pat Paulsen running for President.
der Brucer
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Stuart said:
And I never, EVER, liked Red Skelton
A man after my own heart. Sorry, I just don't get him. Kinda makes my skin crawl actually. Maybe he was better in the 40s and 50s movies he did, but his television show - nope!
Loved him. Loved his crew of characters. Always found "The Silent Spot" at the end of the very amusing and occasionally touched with pathos. And David Rose made that orchestra sound like a 70 piece orchestra.
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DR Stuart - I had the same "problem" with the lady who used to cut my hair in Richmond. Jane was/is a lovely lady, and she runs a very nice salon. She would always give me a very nice hair cut. Well, she was out for a few days, and she went ahead and passed me on as it were to one of the others stylists in the shop. Well, Chris really a did a wonderful job. Thankfully, by the time I had "discovered" Chris, I started getting more work on the road and up in DC... So that was my excuse whenever I ran into Jane and she would ask where had I been. ;)
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I'm up, I'm up.
And feeling JOCULAR myself.
The Ed Sullivan Show, The Perry Como Show, The Danny Kaye Show, The Red Skelton Show, Laugh-In, The Garry Moore Show, Smothers Brothers, and, many others, including my all-time favorite - The Jack Benny Show.
Yes, To Kill a Mockingbird also has DTS, 5.1, and mono.
Last night I dreamed I was at Manderley. I don't remember anything of the dream except that I was posting to this here site that it was hazy. Well, guess what? It's hazy.
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postees!!!!
You don't mean "Pasties"?
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I'll bet some don't remember it, but THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR was the first TV program able to not only survive opposite BONANZA (then the #1 show) but actually to score Top 20 ratings on its own. This was the beginning of the fall of BONANZA from the top of the ratings roost.
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Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1967-1970.
Don't you remember Pat Paulsen running for President.
der Brucer
1967-1970 - Really?!?!?
Hmm... I was born in 1968... Well, I guess it is possible that "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" could be one of my first TV memories.
If so... Well... Explains a lot. :P
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I was a member of the Smothers Brothers Fan Club from the mid-1960s until the early 70s. I really adored them; had their albums, etc. And I thought Tommy was adorable.
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DR Stuart - My parents and my brother/sister-in-law keep a modified kosher home, with respect to all their dishes and cooking outlets. This is to allow for the strictly kosher relatives to feel comfortable eating in their homes. But they will bring in non-kosher and eat it on plastic and tin plates (preferably old Entenmann's tin pans). I've generally stopped following those rules since my yeshivah days, but tend to be just a little careful around the High Holy Days, more out of tradition than anything else. Mom loves coming here on Mother's Day, her birthday and such, because she can't have shrimp and lobster at my sister-in-law's house. :)
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Well, since I have no plans for eating lunch away from home today (who can afford gas to get anywhere), I need to start searching around here for something to eat.
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And, yes, we did have runs on gas stations yesterday as gas panic seemed to grip the area. Prices were flying upward, and lines were ten cars deep at pumps.
Reminded me of the oil shortage of the mid-1970s.
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One of our politicians has a slogan "If you have a problem, don't get mad, get Eva." The commercial was just on.
Reminds me of that movie title from a couple of years ago, DELIVER US FROM EVA. That seemed like one of those ideas that must have strated with a clever title and they built the screenplay from there.
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Lines at gas stations. Ah, people panic - nothing like it. And when there is people panic, then they can just raise the gas prices to whatever they feel like. Of course, I read yesterday, that AT THIS TIME there are NO oil shortages.
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And, yes, we did have runs on gas stations yesterday as gas panic seemed to grip the area. Prices were flying upward, and lines were ten cars deep at pumps.
Reminded me of the oil shortage of the mid-1970s.
Ok lordy!! Those odd and even days. I sometimes actually slept in my car in the gas station in front of the pumps in order to be first online in the morning to keep from being late to work.
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DR Stuart - My parents and my brother/sister-in-law keep a modified kosher home, with respect to all their dishes and cooking outlets. This is to allow for the strictly kosher relatives to feel comfortable eating in their homes. But they will bring in non-kosher and eat it on plastic and tin plates (preferably old Entenmann's tin pans). I've generally stopped following those rules since my yeshivah days, but tend to be just a little careful around the High Holy Days, more out of tradition than anything else. Mom loves coming here on Mother's Day, her birthday and such, because she can't have shrimp and lobster at my sister-in-law's house. :)
Ah, yes....the house with three sets of dishes: dairy, meat and traif. I know it well myself.
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You don't mean "Pasties"?
Is this what you had in mind?
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DR Stuart - My parents and my brother/sister-in-law keep a modified kosher home, with respect to all their dishes and cooking outlets. This is to allow for the strictly kosher relatives to feel comfortable eating in their homes. But they will bring in non-kosher and eat it on plastic and tin plates (preferably old Entenmann's tin pans). I've generally stopped following those rules since my yeshivah days, but tend to be just a little careful around the High Holy Days, more out of tradition than anything else. Mom loves coming here on Mother's Day, her birthday and such, because she can't have shrimp and lobster at my sister-in-law's house. :)
Gosh, it's so much easier being a Lutheran....no non-meat days, no fast days, no special plates, just lots of coffee and keep it coming!!!
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DR vixmom - Sorry I interrupted your stream.
:o
;D
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Oh, those single word posts. Argh! :P
Sorry, I was channeling RP.... I'll be good now... :-*...
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I forgot about TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN...watched that all the time as a kid...and SMOTHERS BROS. I have memories of.
And how could I have not mentioned the JACK BENNY SHOW!
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1967-1970 - Really?!?!?
Actually last show aired in 1969.
The did a latter version in 1988/9
Partial list of Guests:
AGNES MOORHEAD JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
ANDY WILLIAMS JENNIFER WARNES
ANTHONY NEWLY JIM BACKUS
ARTHUR GODFREY JIM NABORS
BARBARA BAIN JIMMIE RODGERS
BARBARA EDEN JIMMY DURANTE
BARBARA FELDON JOAN BAEZ
BEE GEES JOEY BISHOP
BETTE DAVIS JONATHAN WINTERS
BOB NEWHART JUDY CARNE
BOBBI GENTRY JUDY COLLINS
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD KATE SMITH
BURL IVES LANA TURNER
CARL REINER LIBERACE
CAROL BURNETT MARGARET O’BRIEN
CASS ELLIOT MARTIN LANDAU
DIAHANN CARROL MASON WILLIAMS
DION MEL TORME
DOLORES HALL MICKEY ROONEY
DOM DELOUISE MORT SAUL
DON KNOTTS NANCY SINATRA
DON RICKLES NANCY WILSON
ED SULLIVAN NANETTE FABRAY
EDDIE ALBERT PATTY DUKE
EDGAR BERGEN PETE SEEGER
ELAINE MAY PETER, PAUL AND MARY
EVA GABOR RAY CHARLES
EVERLY BROTHERS RICARDO MONTALBAN
FRANK SINATRA JR. RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
GEORGE BURNS ROBERT MORSE
GEORGE CARLIN SHIRLEY JONES
GEORGE GOBEL SID CAESAR
GLEN CAMPBELL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
GREER GARSON SONNY AND CHER
HARRY BELAFONTE STEVE ALLEN
HENRY FONDA STEVE MARTIN
HERMAN’S HERMITS TALLULAH BANKHEAD
IKE AND TINA TURNER TAMMY GRIMES
IRISH ROVERS THE BEATLES
JACK BENNY THE BYRDS
JACK JONES THE DOORS
JACKIE MASON THE WHO
JANE POWELL TONY RANDALL
JANET LEIGH VICTOR BORGE
VIKKI CARR
der Brucer
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Fortunately I filled up the gas tank a couple of days ago (or 30 cents a gallon earlier!)
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Is this what you had in mind?
Well, if you add sequins and/or tassels!
der Gottta-Have-a-Gimmick Brucer
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...modified kosher...
That's where you put the butter on the cheese side of a Ham and Cheese sandwich.
der Brucer
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Well, it looks like another beautiful day here in NYC... And I think I'm gonna head out now and enjoy it.
Laters...
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Thanks, DR Jose, for reminding me of THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR.
Heck, I loved their lame situation comedy show, too which preceded the variety show by a couple of years.
Well. . .I do believe I mentioned Jennifer Warnes in conjunction with the Smothers Brothers. There was a fascinating article/interview about the show and the brothers recently in FilmFax magazine. . .
I also remember the sit com, it had a catchy theme song. . .
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I got my hair cut yesterday, too.
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And, yes, we did have runs on gas stations yesterday as gas panic seemed to grip the area. Prices were flying upward, and lines were ten cars deep at pumps.
Reminded me of the oil shortage of the mid-1970s.
AOL news reports your problem:
"We don't have a shortage of gasoline. We have a delivery problem," said Bill Weatherspoon, executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council, which represents major retailers that get gasoline from the pipelines.
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Although police in Charlotte, N.C., reported prior to daybreak that only 30 of Mecklenburg County's 230 fueling stations were out of gas, that number appeared to grow considerably Thursday as drivers continued to crowd the open stations, fearing a shortage. On some busy streets, stations that did have gas were seeing lines that were causing traffic backups.
Charles Richardson, assistant manager of a gas station in Charlotte, said his was one of the few stations in the city that had received gas since Monday. "We ran out yesterday, but we got a drop this morning," he said.
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Whoa!
I'm having a serious identity crisis here.
Yesterday I was Rodzinski...or he was me...or???
And now vixmom??!!??!!??
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I?
(shut up, whichever smartass among you was going to answer THAT question).
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More on The Smothers Brothers:
In 1968 – at age 21 – Jennifer Warnes joined the cast of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a ground-breaking variety show that wore its left-leaning political spirit and love for music with pride.
Robert Stone
In one of her first shows, she performed two songs a capella with Donovan in an episode that was nominated for an Emmy Award.
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I remember liking "Your Hit Parade" and Perry Como's show and Dinah Shore's show (brought to us by Chevrolet..as in see the USA in the...mmmwahhh!)
Andy Williams' show was a favorite, too.
I hated/loathed/despised Lawrence Welk.
Blame Myron Floren!
Blame Bobby and Sissy!
Blame the Bossa Nova!
I think it was because I wanted to see whatever programming other networks were playing against it.
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And don't forget "Laugh-In"!
And "The Summer Brothers Smothers Show"!
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http://www.jenniferwarnes.com/ (http://www.jenniferwarnes.com/) has some really nice, memory-jarring photos. . .
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Skip got to meet Tom Smothers on a recent trip to California for the centennial of their high school. They named the one hundred most distinguished graduates of the Redondo Beach High School's first 100 years, and Tom and Dick Smothers were among the Top 100 (as was Skip), and Tom Smothers actually came and spoke, and was apparently very nice.
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Actually last show aired in 1969.
The did a latter version in 1988/9
Partial list of Guests:
I'm not quite able to picture Agnus Moorehead bantering with Tom and Dick. Maybe they just segued directly into her number:
"Ladies and gentlemen, singing "Fool On The Hill", here's Agnus Moorehead!"
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Steve Martin and the great Mason Williams were both major contributors to The Smothers Brothers show.
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Steve Martin and the great Mason Williams were both major contributors to The Smothers Brothers show.
I saw a couple of nice photos of Jennifer Warnes with Mason Williams.
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Ladies and gentlemen, performing our Page
Six Five number, Miss Agnus Moorehead!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/agnes.jpg)
"You keep saying
You got something for me!
Something you call love--
But confess!
Ha!"
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Looks like CDs won't be ready until late today, which means I won't get them until tomorrow morning. There is a chance some of them could be ready today, but we'll just have to see.
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The local reviews I saw for TWO GENTLEMEN were mixed to negative, perhaps to atone for its beating out FOLLIES for a Tony. In the show's defence, I have to say that most of the current critics would kill OKLAHOMA! if it opened today.
I, too, loved Red Skelton and THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS. My friend Louisa Flaningam, whom I first saw in the national tour of COMPANY singing "Another Hundred People," has nothing but hostile memories working with The Brothers in I LOVE MY WIFE.
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Well, we'd like some of those hostile memories - tell Louise to give us the dirt.
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Louisa.
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Just finished my shift at GMHC and now I must get some lunch. So long. :)
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I, too, loved Red Skelton and THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS. My friend Louisa Flaningam, whom I first saw in the national tour of COMPANY singing "Another Hundred People," has nothing but hostile memories working with The Brothers in I LOVE MY WIFE.
I remember seeing the Smothers Brothers in ILMW, but could swear that it was either Janie Sell (Trese) or Barbara Sharma, and Virginia Sandifur playing the wives. Did the Brothers (and Miss Flaningam) do the national company as well?
(Speaking of Miss Flaningam, I did see her do BALLROOM at the Marriott Lincolnshire. It was a nice performance, quite different from the original -- which I adored -- but the disco number was FABULOUS!)
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What am I?
Well...
(shut up, whichever smartass among you was going to answer THAT question).
Oh. Never mind. ;)
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My friend Louisa Flaningam, whom I first saw in the national tour of COMPANY singing "Another Hundred People," has nothing but hostile memories working with The Brothers in I LOVE MY WIFE.
She didn't play "the wife", did she?
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Actually DRDtM - I think Agnes' BIG number was always "Show Me the Way to Go Home" sung with the Cannonball Quartet. ;D
(http://www.bellsisters.com/images/redheads2.jpg)
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Well...Oh. Never mind. ;)
Your sister, your father, your brother, yourself....
;)
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Congratulations to HHW on a great August.
oh it's a long, long way from May to December...
and the days grow short when you reach September....
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Ladies and gentlemen, performing our Page Six Five number, Miss Agnus Moorehead!
Agnus? Is that the feminine spelling of Angus?
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TOD:
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Hollywood Palace
Kraft Music Hall
The Red Skelton Show
The Jack Benny Show
Your Hit Parade - this might not really be a variety show, but it had SONGS and Giselle and Dorothy!
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Your sister, your father, your brother, yourself....
;)
And so are his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts,
His sisters and his cousins, whom he reckons up by dozens, and his aunts!
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Maybe this will bring JMK out of the weeds:
This may come as a surprise to those of you not living in Las Vegas but there are more Catholic churches there than casinos. Not surprisingly,
some worshippers at Sunday services will give casino chips rather than cash when the basket is passed.
Since they get chips from so many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to collect the offerings.
The churches send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to the casinos of origin and cashed in.
Of course, this is done by a chip monk.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/1bigsmile.gif)
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Yes nice new avatar, DR TCB.
When is your star turn going to be broadcast on MTV?
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Your Hit Parade - this might not really be a variety show, but it had SONGS and Giselle and Dorothy!
Ah yes, a simpler era. When a man named "Snooky" could be a TV star! (And Liberace was every American Mom's idea of the perfect son.)
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And just how many ways can you stage "How Much Is That Doggie In the Window"?
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Oh dear
NEW YORK -- Fats Domino was missing Thursday, days after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, said his longtime agent, Al Embry.
Embry told The Associated Press that he hadn't been able to contact Domino since talking to him Sunday evening by phone.
The 77-year-old R&B legend, whose real name is Antoine Domino, told Embry that he planned to stay at his New Orleans house with his wife, Rosemary, and their daughter.
"I hope somebody turns him up, but as of right now, we haven't got anybody that knows where he's at," said Embry, who has worked with Domino for 28 years. "I would think he might be safe because somebody said he was on top of the balcony."
Checquoline Davis, Domino's niece, posted a message on Craigslist.com Thursday pleading for information. Davis wrote that Domino, his wife, their children and grandchildren "didn't get out" of the second floor.
Domino, who has rarely appeared in public in recent years, has a home in the 9th ward, a low-lying area of the flooded city.
Getting information on possible missing persons has been nearly impossible as phone lines for hospitals and police haven't been working.
Domino has sold more than 110 million records in his long career, including the legendary singles "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame."
His 1950 recording of "The Fat Man" is sometimes called the first real rock 'n' roll record. He was among the first honorees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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(And Liberace was every American Mom's idea of the perfect son.)
My grandmother always used to marvel when she saw him play "on the teevee"
"How does he make such beautiful music with such stubby fingers?"
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In an effort to become slim, svelte and beautiful before the October HHW meet I have purchased a sleeve of Quaker Chocolate Crunch Rice Cakes as an alternate to an afternoon snack.... I should have saved the $2.19 and simply eaten the styrofoam that came in my last delivery
YUCK
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GOOD NEWS!!!! They just announced in honor of the Labor Day Holiday weekend they are gving each of us an extra day off either tomorrow or Tuesday. I'm taking tomorrow!!
Tomorrow will be the last ditch effort to get everything done before school begins again on Tuesday.... haircut, eye doctors appointment, clothes shopping, etc etc etc
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der Brucer....
LOL!! Already forwarded to several friends!!!
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the styrofoam that came in my last delivery
Somewhere there's a OB/GYN joke in here!
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.... haircut, eye doctors appointment, clothes shopping, etc etc etc
What no visit to the Tattoo Parlor - no additional body piercings. Don't tell me your a CONSERVATIVE parent!
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In an effort to become slim, svelte and beautiful before the October HHW meet I have purchased a sleeve of Quaker Chocolate Crunch Rice Cakes as an alternate to an afternoon snack.... I should have saved the $2.19 and simply eaten the styrofoam that came in my last delivery
YUCK
Actually the Caramel ones are pretty good....caramel flavored styrofoam, yes....but okay. 8)
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Agnus? Is that the feminine spelling of Angus?
I'm sure she used "Angus" when she was feeling butch.
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What no visit to the Tattoo Parlor - no additional body piercings. Don't tell me your a CONSERVATIVE parent!
der Brucer
Conservative parent, NO!!, more like totalitarian dictator ;D
(just ask the Vixter!!)
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SIXTH PAGE DANCE!!!!
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And just how many ways can you stage "How Much Is That Doggie In the Window"?
Does anyone remember ABC's Music Scene, which was a sort of an updated Hit Parade?
When The Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" was the number one song for the third week, they had the Staple Family's Choir do the song in gospel style.
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Does anyone remember ABC's Music Scene, which was a sort of an updated Hit Parade?
When The Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" was the number one song for the third week, they had the Staple Family's Choir do the song in gospel style.
my dad probably wouldn't let us watch.....
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my dad probably wouldn't let us watch.....
Maybe he was a Laugh-In fan--it ran against the first 45 minutes.
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I was just haveing a telephonic conversation with the elusive and E & T DR William F. Orr
He sands his regards and promises now that the school year is beginning and he will have more computer access time available he will be rejoining our happy little clan very soon
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Maybe he was a Laugh-In fan--it ran against the first 45 minutes.
Oh yesthat's it!! You bet your sweet bibby we watched the Laugh-In!!
very interesting
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He sands his regards
I guess he wanted to make sure they were smooth and splinter- free
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Nothing worse thaN rough splintery regards
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]AFTERNOON FRENZY!!!!!![/move]
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I knew Lawrence Welk wasn't cool; that it was decidedly old fashioned and corny. More often thatn not on Saturday night, we'd watch at least part of it.
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JRand cute baby pic, and who could forget those glasses. :)
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Hmm... Maybe I'll get t-shirts made up... Hmm...
"My friend went to New York City to go on this walking and eating tour of New York City, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt... Because it's now too small for my friend."
;D
Nice birthday photos. :)
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Yes, DR td, I liked the theme song to the Smothers Brothers' sitcom, too:
"Tonight you'll meet two brothers who just happen to be us,
Though Tom is slightly different, that problem we will now discuss. . . ."
And for those who don't know what his problem was, he was dead and appeared on the show as Dick's guardian angel.
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What, no MANDRELL SISTERS fans on here?
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Carol Burnett, Sonny and Cher, Donny and Marie, those were the chief variety shows for me. I remember when KISS appeared on Donny and Marie.
I do remember THE BIG SHOW with Steve Allen.
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The crows are laughin', BK. The crows are laughin'.
That is a good movie. Pacino before he became a relentless ham.
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I finished LITTLE MISS BROADWAY which I enjoyed thoroughly. Always loved the songs in this score.
When it finished, I hit the menu button that put on the colorized version just to see what it looked like.
Well, I HATE colorization. The color is never rich or deep enough to pass as Technicolor, and it's annoying when they want something to be white (or black), they don't layer on fake white (or black); they leave the white (or black) from the black and white film and then everything else around it looks weird with color trowled on.
I watched the courtroom musical numbers in their entirety in "color," and found it funny to see the wood in the court painted yellow and blue. But, unlike older colorized films, the color that was there was pretty much stable and didn't have trouble keeping up with moving images as it used to when James Cagney would dance in the colorized YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.
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JRand cute baby pic, and who could forget those glasses. :)
Ain't it the truth, DRJANE... 8)
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Last night one of the experienced performers in MY THREE ANGELS who knows everything about theatre, directing, acting, and props (after all he has been in ONE other play!) said that he can't carry the actress he is supposed to carry in and hold her as long as he is supposed to.
His solution: Cut four of MY lines.
I stood up and said, every line I have I will say. The solution to NO problem includes cutting ANY of my lines. In fact, I may add a few.
The director tabled the problem so that it can be worked on tonight, but I think I will get to keep all my lines.
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That was so nice of him to offer to cut your lines!
Sheesh.
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What, no MANDRELL SISTERS fans on here?
No but I liked the mandrill sisters in MOGAMBO. ;D
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That was so nice of him to offer to cut your lines!
Sheesh.
Ain't it the truth....redux. ;D
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Then, I watched DAISY KENYON from the DVR recorded the other day off the FMC.
This is a very strange Joan Crawford movie. Not much camp value here (Otto Preminger was the producer/director), but not much fun either. For a story featuring the love triangle of Dana Andrews-Joan Crawford-Henry Fonda, it's about the least demonstrative melodrama ever made. It has NONE of the frenzied melodramatics that make her Warners films of the late 1940s like POSSESSED, HUMORESQUE and FLAMINGO ROAD so entertainingly over the top. And the development of her marriage to Fonda is dull enough to induce sleep. The most fun is hearing Dana Andrews' slick lawyer calling men "honey bunch" and "sweetie pie" when he gives them orders.
I'm not expecting to see this among FOx's Studio Classics any time soon, despite all the stars and famous pedigree.
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Another movie that should be out on DVD, Tommy Smothers in Brian DePalma's GET TO KNOW YOUR RABBIT. This is just a really good movie, stolen by the collective comic genius of Orson Welles, John Astin, and Alan Garfield. And the sublime Katharine Ross.
Tommy "drops out" of the corporate world to become a tap-dancing magician.
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BK, did you attempt my detailed method for getting your files NOT to open in preview?
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Same actor who decided since he had time left after setting the table, that he would pull the armchairs up around the table as well so there would be six chairs.
Of course when everyone else came out, there was no place to sit....the chairs were gone.
I am beginning to hate this person - and that is a waste of energy. Since Adolphe the snake's cage is still being worked on, HE demanded that he have something to carry so that he can get used to handling a prop. So I went upstairs and got him a nice purse. At least that amuses me while I watch him try to remember to say his lines.
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Last night one of the experienced performers in MY THREE ANGELS who knows everything about theatre, directing, acting, and props (after all he has been in ONE other play!) said that he can't carry the actress he is supposed to carry in and hold her as long as he is supposed to.
His solution: Cut four of MY lines.
I stood up and said, every line I have I will say. The solution to NO problem includes cutting ANY of my lines. In fact, I may add a few.
The director tabled the problem so that it can be worked on tonight, but I think I will get to keep all my lines.
Pretty brazen, even for an actor. Glad you stood your ground.
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Off to rehearsal.
DRGINNY...did your proposal get where it was supposed to go?
DRLAURA - I keep forgetting to tell you how nice the pictures are.....hope you get the showers okayed.... Not sure what they would need to be ADA compliant. Fingers crossed for you.
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DR JRand, in re "getting him a nice purse...."
You gave me my best laugh of the day. Thanks.
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Pretty brazen, even for an actor. Glad you stood your ground.
LOL...well you know how they are once they've done a part in a play! ::)
Back later! Everyone have a good evening. No surprise chat yet?
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I forgot to remind folks about THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA on TCM this afternoon. The DVR did pick it up for me, but I meant to mention it last night or this morning and totally forgot about it. I should be able to get to it this weekend at some point.
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Back from my haircut and I looked quite coiffed or coiffed quite.
How many of the listed variety shows did I appear in?
There is a meddlesome fly in the house. I don't know how it got in the house, since I am very careful not to let insects in. Perhaps it knew that I watched The Fly yesterday. I shall now stalk the little sucker and end its life.
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I cannot decide what to eat - I may try waiting until after recording the demo.
Still haven't heard if CDs will be ready today, but I'm beginning to doubt it. They'd better be ready tomorrow and early tomorrow at that.
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HE demanded that he have something to carry so that he can get used to handling a prop. So I went upstairs and got him a nice purse.
I think you should have given him some dumb bells so he could work on his upper body strength!
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How many of the listed variety shows did I appear in?
SIX!
do I win a fabulous shiny prize if I'm right?
There is a meddlesome fly in the house. I don't know how it got in the house, since I am very careful not to let insects in. Perhaps it knew that I watched The Fly yesterday. I shall now stalk the little sucker and end its life.
better check out its face first in case its someone you know
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well time to vamoose!!!
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Heard from the pressing plant. The Kevin Spirtas CD will be done end of day. I got rather terse when I heard that bit of news. She thinks the others will be ready by noon tomorrow, and I've told her that these had to ship by end of day tomorrow and that they've known this for a month. Apparently, they're not even getting the print on Harvey Schmidt until the morning. Thankfully, it's not that big of an order, and if the discs are already done, then we'll have a shot at noon, although I'd bet it will be more like three. If it's three, then I just don't see how I'll be able to get them all packed up and to the post office by five-thirty, but I'll try. If my shipping helper is here he can make two or three runs to the post office, but I can't even book him until I know what time, and then he may not be able to do it. I can, of course, ship on Saturday, too.
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DRGINNY...did your proposal get where it was supposed to go?
Yes, JRand, the staff member who escorted Elvis out of the building Tuesday afternoon and took him to FedEx was smart enough to check the tracking they provide. He had arrived in Minneapolis by the time I got to work at noon yesterday. Whew, several hours to spare! Thanks for asking.
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I started Wakefield Poole's autobiography DIRTY POOLE this morning and am greatly enjoying it. I don't remember who it was here on HHW who recommended it to me, but I'm grateful.
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And now I'm off for some chores, some reading, and some TV watching.
WBBL (Will be back later)
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In an effort to become slim, svelte and beautiful before the October HHW meet I have purchased a sleeve of Quaker Chocolate Crunch Rice Cakes as an alternate to an afternoon snack.... I should have saved the $2.19 and simply eaten the styrofoam that came in my last delivery
YUCK
Assuming you only wish to lose a pound or two, those rice cakes may do the trick.
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Went to an Italian restaurant for lunch today...Il Porcellino in Montclair Village.
Scrumptious, authentic Italian food. I had Spaghetti Choccata...spaghetti in a sauce of tomatoes, basil, garlic, red pepper, mozzarella and parmesan.
Truly Scrumptious!
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Fortunately, the day is moving along briskly. It's my last workday this week...a four-day weekend looms.
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Gosh and golly.
I'll have four days free to just post and post and post.
No telling where THAT might lead.
And with the extra boost of energy I've been getting from my nasal inhaler...why....the imagination is boggled.
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I might just catch up to someone!
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I hope it's not me, though.
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Dang!
For me, it seems the day is just getting started.
But some folks are signing off...or talking about "this evening" as though it were in five minutes....or looking to plan dinner.
Sigh.
Hmmm...I do have some leftover pork loin. Now what else to prepare....
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It's 11 minutes later...and I'm STILL talking primarily to myself.
And I don't even know if that's Rodzinski or vixmom...
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I see George and TomovOz lurking...lurking...lurking.
Gosh only knows where Jed went...tsk!
Poor Jed.
I wonder if he's found his sister's brother yet?
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So sad....
.......to be talking all alone in the world.............
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And each and every one of you NOT posting right now are to blame for these observations from "moi."
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Aussie!
Aussie!
Aussie!
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I'm having a serious identity crisis here.
Yesterday I was Rodzinski...or he was me...or???
And now vixmom??!!??!!??
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I?
(shut up, whichever smartass among you was going to answer THAT question).
Whoever you are you're older today in Oz time RLP. Happy Birthday.
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I'm still "catching up" Ron.
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Our news services here are keeping us up-to-date with the horrors in the South. I hope there are some stories about the goodness of human nature. The press concentrates on the bad.
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Thanks, Tom, for the "greeting!" I'm still younger here, so I'll cling to the time I have left without regrets.
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Our news services here are keeping us up-to-date with the horrors in the South. I hope there are some stories about the goodness of human nature. The press concentrates on the bad.
It's truly too awful to comprehend.
And on a cheeky note, I have to at least acknowledge that, for once, it's great not to be reading about the horrors "of" the South.
As for the press, that organization senses no "news value" in good news.
Perhaps, though, in this case, the bad so far outweighs the good that the proportions are, for now, correct.
Once volunteer relief efforts start having an effect, I'm certain we will get some stories on the better part of humanity.
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I had a Popeye's craving, so I had two Popeye's chicken breasts for my meal o' the day.
Waiting (what else is new) for Grant to call.
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I don't know.... in "my" world, a Popeye's craving would be.... spinach!
Favourite Variety Shows on TV:
Carol Burnett Show; I even attended a taping in 1974 (OMG -- favourite US expression!!)... 1974!!!) Telly Savalas was guest starring!
Donny and Marie O.
and A Prairie Home Companion with fond memories of guest stars Marilyn Horne, Maureen McGovern and... Karen Morrow!
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Gee, never thought I would STOP the "show" with my previous post! LOL!
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Polka everyone?
And one, two, three!
And one, two, there!
etc... etc.... ain't that a puzzlement?
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Gee, never thought I would STOP the "show" with my previous post! LOL!
Fear not, Cher François. This has been a severe "no-show" day for many Hainsies/Kimlets for some reason.
It could be that many took off today and are out having an extended four-day "Labor Day Weekend."
I've been typing furiously all day and even "I" am sick of seeing my face every time one of my posts scroll by.
I've begged. I've implored. I've besmirched. And no one will be moved.
I haven't tried canoodling....but an internet "canoodle" might be necessary to stir some of these folks out of their torpor.
Yes! I said TORPOR!
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Has Jed gotten caught up yet?
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I've NEVER understood why Labor Day is celebrated by NOT working!
That too is a puzzlement!
(I know! I know! I forgot "AND"!)
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Jed, backwards (!!) is dej as in "déjà vu"!
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They're all catching up!
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Jed, backwards (!!) is dej as in "déjà vu"!
I have the feeling I've seen that before.
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On the TOD, the only variety show that I really watched during that time was the Muppet Show. My sister and I would argue over who got to be Miss Piggy.
A few years ago I caught a few episodes of Pink Lady and Jeff- it was delightfully odd and interesting.
Oh dear, TPunk, I am afraid you should never have said that. Mr. Barnum will be arriving in The Big Apple in about one month; and I am afraid......... er... well, I am afraid you may just get a stalker.
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Ooooh..... so many lurkers and so few posts!
That's it! The title of my next book is
SO MANY LURKERS AND SO FEW POSTS!
In French: C'est la vie!
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I have the feeling I've seen that before.
Yes, but have you heard that song before???
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Good Evening!
Well, over the past couple of hours...
I took the A Train down to Columbus Circle (59th and Broadway)...
Then I decided to take walk through Central Park - It was one amazingly bee-you-ti-muss day!
I headed up the West Side of the Park - past the softball fields, past the Sheep Pasture, past The Lake, through Strawberry Fields, across to the Delacorte, then past the Great Lawn, over to Cleopatra's Needle, around the Met, back down to the Boathouse, through the Zoo...
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Then down Fifth Avenue a few blocks, over to Sixth Avenue, down to 46th Street, where I met my friend, Cindy, to go over some music for an audition she had this afternoon. "Goody, Goody" was the song - fun arrangement.
We practiced at Michiko Studios right across from the Equity Building, then headed over to New Dance Group for her audition. It went very well. -Although, the A/C in the audition room was VERY loud - there was so much white noise, I had trouble hearing her sing in a few spots.
...And I also put a few more flyers up while I was there too.
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DR vixmom - Sorry I interrupted your stream.
......If I had a quarter for every time I have said that.
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I see George and TomovOz lurking...lurking...lurking.
I'm here! I'm here! I've been gone from my desk most of the day (I had a meeting and an eye appointment and lunch and ... just stuff to do).
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Then I walked up Broadway for a bit, past Columbus Circle, up to Lincoln Center, then over to Amsterdam...
72nd... 85th... 96th... 103rd... 110th...
By that time, I realized that I needed to grab a subway back for the rest of the trip, so after walking through the Columbia University campus, I boarded the 1 Train at 116th and Broadway, and took that up to 145th, and walked back over to St. Nicholas...
And, now, I'm watching the "Six Feet Under" marathon on HBO-2... With my feet up.
Ahhh....
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......If I had a quarter for every time I have said that.
Left or right pocket?
:o
:-X
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François, you know the way to a Minnesota boy's heart when you said and A Prairie Home Companion with fond memories of guest stars Marilyn Horne, Maureen McGovern and... Karen Morrow!
I, too, still love PHC. A friend from Nottingham is also a big fan and she and her husband just finished up the PHC Cruise which left from Boston and went up to Prince Edward Island and back to Boston. She's on her way home to Gedling now. I can't wait to see pictures and hear stories.
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François, you know the way to a Minnesota boy's heart when you said and A Prairie Home Companion with fond memories of guest stars Marilyn Horne, Maureen McGovern and... Karen Morrow!
I, too, still love PHC. A friend from Nottingham is also a big fan and she and her husband just finished up the PHC Cruise which left from Boston and went up to Prince Edward Island and back to Boston. She's on her way home to Gedling now. I can't wait to see pictures and hear stories.
Well... I thought of you when I posted that! I remembered past posts of past years! (Gee, we're getting old here!!)
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Has Jed gotten caught up yet?
Caught up and even freshly showered. Now to grab a little something to eat before rehearsal...
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Not too long ago, at a pet store near me, they were selling Prairie dogs, would you believe??? Here in France!
People are nuts!
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Left or right pocket?
:o
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In Oz, it would be the middle one!! ;) (Upfront, of course!)
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Did they import them from South Dakota??? We don't even have Prairie Dogs in Minnesota. They're cute critters but they are not domestic pets!
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Not too long ago, at a pet store near me, they were selling Prairie dogs, would you believe??? Here in France!
People are nuts!
Ann and I just met someone last week who had previously owned prairie dogs. Neither of us had ever heard of them as being pets, but this woman said they were really quite good pets. Still, I don't think we'll be getting them any time soon.
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ROPROT is torpor backwards!
(Wonder what TCB can "do" with that?!)
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Yes nice new avatar, DR TCB.
When is your star turn going to be broadcast on MTV?
Thank you one and all for your compliments about my new / old avatar. I must confess that I was moved to action by DR Jane's belated admission that her avatar is NOT a current photo.
I did used to be cute, didn't I?
As for my national television debutt, we were informed today that MTV's HIGH SCHOOL STORIES will not start their new season until November, but that "Warrior Pride" is one of the first episodes that will be shown. Please check your local listings.
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Still, I think Prairie dogs belong to the Prairie, not homes anywhere in the world!
Me; old fashioned! (I love the moonlight...)
Why don't people "adopt" me?? I could be a good pet! I can even be a... dog at times... and I could dig holes in any prairie, oh, yes!
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My grandmother always used to marvel when she saw him play "on the teevee"
"How does he make such beautiful music with such stubby fingers?"
Really??? From what I have heard, that would disprove one old wives tale!
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......If I had a quarter for every time I have said that.
Well, you'd be a two-bit whore!
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"As for my national television debutt"
Debutt, TCB, debutt?????
You have me flat on my.... arse! LOL!
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Another movie that should be out on DVD, Tommy Smothers in Brian DePalma's GET TO KNOW YOUR RABBIT. This is just a really good movie, stolen by the collective comic genius of Orson Welles, John Astin, and Alan Garfield. And the sublime Katharine Ross.
Tommy "drops out" of the corporate world to become a tap-dancing magician.
Are you and Micheal Barnum related???
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Still, I think Prairie dogs belong to the Prairie, not homes anywhere in the world!
Don't get me wrong, I agree 100%. Some animals are pets, some ain't.
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TCB wrote:
I did used to be cute, didn't I?
Who said you've stopped????
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By golly, I do believe I just saw a young BK on my television screen, being treated by the doctors of the 4077th.
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TCB wrote:
I did used to be cute, didn't I?
Who said you've stopped????
HUGS AND KISSES,
François!
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HUGS AND KISSES,
François!
I'm blushing! I'm blushing!
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HUGS AND KISSES,
François!
Boy, do I love repeats of that post!! ;)
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Kugs and hisses would be... unseemly, right?
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I was just haveing a telephonic conversation with the elusive and E & T DR William F. Orr
He sands his regards and promises now that the school year is beginning and he will have more computer access time available he will be rejoining our happy little clan very soon
:) Say hello.
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"He sands his regards "
What paper caliber??
Georges used to do that... but, Willy nilly, that's a different story!! ;)
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TCB wrote:
I did used to be cute, didn't I?
Who said you've stopped????
Not Me! :-*
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Kugs and hisses would be... unseemly, right?
Not when DRs Francois and TCB are involved. ;)
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While strolling through the park - Central Park that is - today, I saw this:
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Not Me! :-*
Oh, no! Not you!
Signed: Mamita.
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And this:
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While strolling through the park - Central Park that is - today, I saw this:
Really! They should clean this place! Trash everywhere! :D
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And then when I looked up, I saw this:
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Not when DRs Francois and TCB are involved. ;)
Look WHO's talking?!!
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I must settle Bk's hash on a point in his notes. What is this shit that my characters aren't as lovable as Cronenberg's?...They're much more lovable! In fact, there very similar to his characters. The Scientist. The Scientist's girlfriend (In mine version, it was his wife...cause a wife would stick with a guy that would happen to), and his magazine publisher sorts of folds my other two characters into one character as the antagonist.
Have I settled your hash?
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And around the corner:
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And then when I looked up, I saw this:
That's SO phallic!
(There's even a "hidden Mickey" on it! Ah!
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And by the Boat Pond...
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I have become increasingly depressed watching hurricane coverage. I don't want to get too political, but it is hard for me not to notice that there is a particular population that is being severely affected by the disaster.
It just makes me sad that there were many who didn't have the resources to evacuate, whether it be because they didn't have transportation or they had no insurance and were not it a position to leave their homes and belongings behind.
Sorry for the depressing topic, I guess it's time to turn off the news...
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Thank you one and all for your compliments about my new / old avatar. I must confess that I was moved to action by DR Jane's belated admission that her avatar is NOT a current photo.
;D ;D I'm sure I had you fooled all this time.
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That's SO phallic!
(There's even a "hidden Mickey" on it! Ah!
Ah, but, where's Waldo?
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I did used to be cute, didn't I?
As for my national television debutt, we were informed today that MTV's HIGH SCHOOL STORIES will not start their new season until November, but that "Warrior Pride" is one of the first episodes that will be shown. Please check your local listings.
Yes you were cute, still are.
You must let us know the date to watch.
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Wow, great photos Jose. How many times have I been in Central Park and still not seen some of those sights.
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Breaking news: when wandering around the west village today, I saw the future site of a new Beard Papa store. It is on the corner of Carmine and 6th Avenue- unfortunately I didn't get to see when it was opening.
We could have cream puffs twice on the walking tour! We would of course want to compare the products of the two different locations.
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I love the ducks and the Alice in Wonderland statue. Danise will have a great time at the Central Park Zoo. She can also see the great clock that has animals marching around every half hour. It's on the way to the refurbished Children's Zoo, which also has lots of fund statuary.
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Jose thanks for the tour of Central Park. I must walk for real it in October.
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Carmine and Sixth, huh? Well, it's in my neighborhood :-) There is also a good bagel place on Carmine, Bagels on the Square. Well made bagels, if you ask me. And then, just about a block away is the Blue Note Jazz Club.
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Ben do they have egg bagels?
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Why, look at that! A new avatar. Can't say I don't look like this picture. It was taken in March at the Comfort Diner on 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues by our own Danise. Michael Shayne, Larry, Danise and I were having lunch there. We sat in back of Larry Moore's close and personal friend, B.D. Wong (AKA Brad Wong).
Yes, Jane, they do have egg bagels.
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Why, look at that! A new avatar. Can't say I don't look like this picture. It was taken in March at the Comfort Diner on 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues by our own Danise. Michael Shayne, Larry, Danise and I were having lunch there. We sat in back of Larry Moore's close and personal friend, B.D. Wong (AKA Brad Wong).
Yes, Jane, they do have egg bagels.
His name is Brad?? I never knew that.
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Well, finally....looks like the late shift has arrived!
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And around the corner:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Alice.jpg)
And what pray tell, is Alice suckling?
der curiouser Brucer
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It seems it was a gorgeous day in NYC today. Was it hot?
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(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Alice.jpg)
And what pray tell, is Alice suckling?
der curiouser Brucer
Get your eyes checked, derB! Or clean those glasses.
Alice's bodice is all perfectly in place.
That's nothing other than Dinah nestling up against her.
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BE KIND TO THE GALS - CHAPTER TWO
In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill.
Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber."I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces."The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant.It's an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the only hope. Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the brain yourselves..
"The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?"
The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain.
"The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked.
A man unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask,"Why is the male brain so much more?"
The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and explained to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure.! We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've actually been used."
der Brucer
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I must settle Bk's hash on a point in his notes. What is this shit that my characters aren't as lovable as Cronenberg's?...They're much more lovable! In fact, there very similar to his characters. The Scientist. The Scientist's girlfriend (In mine version, it was his wife...cause a wife would stick with a guy that would happen to), and his magazine publisher sorts of folds my other two characters into one character as the antagonist.
Have I settled your hash?
You have settled my CORNED BEEF hash, baby. I didn't mean that your characters weren't lovable, they are lovable IN THEIR OWN SWEET WAY. But, Cronenberg's are a little quirkier, especially as played by Goldblum and Davis, who are very endearing.
My POINT was that all the elements of the film, even in Cronenberg's redo of dialogue and characters (which he describes as "his") are in place in your script, which I found interesting. And you should be happy that Mr. Cronenberg said that you solved the main problem of the story "brilliantly" - which I agree with. I'd always thought (from things you've said) that there was very little left of yours in the film, but that's not the case. All the good bits, the ear falling off, the fingernails, the sugar, all of it, are in your script.
Now, have I settled YOUR hash?
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Demo is finally done and sent to young Caitlynne and her mother. Whether they like it or think it's right is anybody's guess, but I'm quite happy with it, and will have it sung properly by a teenage girl at some point in the near future.
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Ben maybe I will have to stop for an egg bagel. :-\ I fear by the time I have indulged in German pastries and marzipan, whatever food delights Romania has and eaten the goodies on Jose's walking tour, I will not fit into my clothes.
I'm trying to loose a couple of pounds in anticipation of gaining weight on our travels but my metabolism seems to have slowed down-it's not coming off. :(
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Good night.
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It seems it was a gorgeous day in NYC today. Was it hot?
It was indeed a gorgeous day in NYC today. Very much so! I'd say it got into the low 80s, but since there was always a nice breeze blowing, it always felt cool(er).
To put it another way, it was hot enough for people to be laying out on the rocks around the Lake, and on the Great Lawn, soaking up the sun. I thought I had taken pictures of "that", but I guess I didn't. Hmm...
:-\
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Breaking news: when wandering around the west village today, I saw the future site of a new Beard Papa store. It is on the corner of Carmine and 6th Avenue- unfortunately I didn't get to see when it was opening.
We could have cream puffs twice on the walking tour! We would of course want to compare the products of the two different locations.
Well... For a true comparison, I suggest trying Beard Papa and The Choux Factory. I forget exactly where the storefront is for The Choux Factory, but I do know they have a few carts around the city.
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FINALLY - SOME GOOD NEWS:
(from The AP (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168254,00.html)):
Good News: 'Fats' Domino, Irma Thomas Found
'Fats' Domino was finally rescued tonight in New Orleans, according to wire reports. And Irma Thomas, the Queen of New Orleans soul, has reported in from Baton Rouge where she escaped to the home of her aunt.
Both music legends were missing as of yesterday. This column broke that story this morning, Sept. 1, at around 6 a.m. Thanks to all the news outlets that picked up the story and made it their own. In the end, the whole point was to get the word out. And it worked.
Thanks also to Jason Hughes in Gov. Blanco’s office in Baton Rouge. His efforts, at our request, expedited what was turning into a terrible situation. Luckily, Jason had gone to school with two of Domino’s grandchildren, and felt a personal attachment to the story.
How is it that a member of the Rock Hall of Fame could have gotten stuck in New Orleans when most luminaries evacuated early? The answer is: easy.
Domino had told his agent, Al Embry, on Monday that he planned to ride out Hurricane Katrina at his home in the 9th Ward. Both Embry and I feared the worst on Tuesday when it was clear that the 9th Ward was filled with water. It didn’t seem possible Domino could have survived. But it’s a happy ending for the 76-year-old rock legend.
der Brucer
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Wow, great photos Jose. How many times have I been in Central Park and still not seen some of those sights.
I love the ducks and the Alice in Wonderland statue. Danise will have a great time at the Central Park Zoo. She can also see the great clock that has animals marching around every half hour. It's on the way to the refurbished Children's Zoo, which also has lots of fund statuary.
Jose thanks for the tour of Central Park. I must walk for real it in October.
Thank you.
One of the reasons I decided to take the walk through Central Park today - besides just having the time to do so - was that I've never really walked through the Park myself. I've usually stuck to the southeast and southwest corners, and the ice skating rink. Since today was such a gorgeous day...
There are still a lot of sights I want to check out in Central Park. I've never been to Bethesda Fountain, and one of these days I want to walk/jog/run around the Reservoir.
It always amazes me just how big Central Park is. And it's big! I didn't even cover half of the Park today on my walk.
http://www.centralparknyc.org
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To put it another way, it was hot enough for people to be laying out on the rocks around the Lake, and on the Great Lawn, soaking up the sun. I thought I had taken pictures of "that", but I guess I didn't. Hmm...
:-\
Let's hope when Jane tours Munich she takes pix at their park - where clothing is very optional. (Nudists playing volleyball is quite a visual experience)
der Brucer
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FINALLY - SOME GOOD NEWS:
(from The AP (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168254,00.html)):der Brucer
I hope they'll also mention the numerous unknown that are and will be rescued too!
Ah, le prestige de la célébrité!
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Well... For a true comparison, I suggest trying Beard Papa and The Choux Factory. I forget exactly where the storefront is for The Choux Factory, but I do know they have a few carts around the city.
Beard Papa? Choux Factory? For one moment one would think it's Paris (France, bien sûr) ;)
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WOW! I just checked out http://www.centralparknyc.org... The photo galleries are filled with beautiful pics. By season too!
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Barbe à Papa and Usine à Sprouts would have to be in Washington, DC, I guess!
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I have become increasingly depressed watching hurricane coverage. I don't want to get too political, but it is hard for me not to notice that there is a particular population that is being severely affected by the disaster.
It just makes me sad that there were many who didn't have the resources to evacuate, whether it be because they didn't have transportation or they had no insurance and were not it a position to leave their homes and belongings behind.
Sorry for the depressing topic, I guess it's time to turn off the news...
I have to say I feel the media, by way of information they were given, seriously underestimated the numbers of people who were left in the city when Katrina hit.
They were evacuating as early as last Friday...and by most accounts I heard, only a few thousands stayed behind for "whatever" reason.
Now, of course, it's clear tens of thousands not only stayed behind but possessed no means of escaping. Whether it was a lack of vehicle, or lack of money (and with that, nowhere to go), they stayed behind hoping that what little they had would be spared and that they could continue their lives.
Many of them probably work for hourly wages...dependent upon tourist trade and hotels and restaurants...and have large families.
I fear many large cities would find huge chunks of their populations would be left behind in event of evacuations because those people simply don't know where they would go and possess no resources to survive anywhere but where they know best.
I'm appalled, disgusted, disheartened and brokenhearted by all of it.
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WOW! I just checked out http://www.centralparknyc.org... The photo galleries are filled with beautiful pics. By season too!
Gorgeous pics indeed; yours and the site!
Merci!
I kept looking for Richard G. and Winona R. but... no! :D
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Assuming you only wish to lose a pound or two, those rice cakes may do the trick.
Maybe if I eat ONLY the rice cakes between now and the meet....
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Went to an Italian restaurant for lunch today...Il Porcellino in Montclair Village.
Scrumptious, authentic Italian food. I had Spaghetti Choccata...spaghetti in a sauce of tomatoes, basil, garlic, red pepper, mozzarella and parmesan.
Truly Scrumptious!
You are just no help at all are you?! >:(
;D ;D ;D ;D
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I have to say I feel the media, by way of information they were given, seriously underestimated the numbers of people who were left in the city when Katrina hit.
They were evacuating as early as last Friday...and by most accounts I heard, only a few thousands stayed behind for "whatever" reason.
Now, of course, it's clear tens of thousands not only stayed behind but possessed no means of escaping. Whether it was a lack of vehicle, or lack of money (and with that, nowhere to go), they stayed behind hoping that what little they had would be spared and that they could continue their lives.
Many of them probably work for hourly wages...dependent upon tourist trade and hotels and restaurants...and have large families.
I fear many large cities would find huge chunks of their populations would be left behind in event of evacuations because those people simply don't know where they would go and possess no resources to survive anywhere but where they know best.
I'm appalled, disgusted, disheartened and brokenhearted by all of it.
I think that one of the reasons that this hits close to home for me is because I wonder what would happen to my clients at GMHC in the event that we had to evacuate NYC... or what Rodzinski and I would do for that matter. We depend entirely on public transportation to get around.
The only positive is that I am committed to becoming better prepared for any kind of disaster. About a year ago there was this great subway ad campaign. It said something to the effect of: Bottles of wine the average New Yorker keeps on hand for surprise guests: 4, bottles of water the average New Yorker keeps on hand for an emergency: 0. Sadly, totally fall into this category.
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Our news services here are keeping us up-to-date with the horrors in the South. I hope there are some stories about the goodness of human nature. The press concentrates on the bad.
I have read some news stories about people offering their homes as havens for the refugees, people in Georgeia, New Mexico, Arizona etc offering anywher froma bed to three bedrooms to whomever needs it for as long as they need it....
I'll see if I can find the story again and post it here
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I would love to have been at a Carol Burnett taping, but when we were in LA, all we could get tickets for was ART LINKLETTER'S HOUSE PARTY. Guess that lets you know how long ago THAT trip was!
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My goodness. Take a few hours off for housework and TV/movie watching, and there are frenzies all OVER the place!
Won't bk be pleased!
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Maybe if I eat ONLY the rice cakes between now and the meet....
Traditional Korean Rice Cakes
(http://www.albany.edu/~dk7313/isp561/home/images/des4-1.jpg)
der Brucer
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Because the soap I watch was interrupted with local and national bulletins about the crisis in the Gulf states, I just gave up trying to watch it, and that's when I started watching DAISY KENYON this afternoon.
Thankfully, there is SoapNet which reruns my soap at 9 each night (also 2 a.m.), so I was able to DVR it and watch after CSI went off (and there were no interruptions for news bulletins). There are SOME benefits to having all those cable channels.
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CSI had a marvelous episode with a surprising story concerning a family who has a child merely to be able to mine her blood, bone marrow, and organs to keep the oldest son alive. Grisly tale on paper but quite riveting to watch.
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I would love to have been at a Carol Burnett taping, but when we were in LA, all we could get tickets for was ART LINKLETTER'S HOUSE PARTY. Guess that lets you know how long ago THAT trip was!
I remerber that! I remember his "kid interviews" when he would coax the kids into saying everything that their parents coached them not to say...
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I'm sure we'll be getting the BIG BROTHER report soon conerning who was evicted. I didn't watch. During that hour I started the movie I had said earlier today I wanted to re-visit: X-MEN.
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The day I was at ART LINKLETTER, Edith Head was a guest. She seemed very tiny to me.
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OH!
And on my walk up the Upper West Side, I had some damn good fried chicken at the Chicken Stop on Amsterdam between 88th and 89th. A 2 piece snack was only $4.00. Quite the bargain. And, in typical New York Melting Pot fashion, the place is run by Russians, and they apparently serve some great hot Borscht and Kasha dishes. In fact, it was the RUSSIAN FOOD window sign that initially caught my eye, but upon closer inspection, I started reading all the reviews for their fried chicken that were posted in their window. So, fried chicken it was!
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Traditional Korean Rice Cakes
(http://www.albany.edu/~dk7313/isp561/home/images/des4-1.jpg)
der Brucer
Hmmm... I always have to be careful when I hit those large Korean supermarkets - there are trays and trays of those rice cakes all over the place - savory and sweet. Nothing like glutinous rice mixed with sugar and toasted sesame seeds, or wrapped around sweet red bean paste.
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Back to X-MEN: Having seen the sequel X-2 several times, I was happy to go back to this first one to get it clear in my mind again the backstories on some of the mutants. I never read the comics (was into DC stuff, not Marvel), but now seeing X-MEN again, the two movies together make a great original and sequel pairing, and I'm thinking the sequel is an even better film.
Even after all these years, X-MEN is still a reference quality DVD in picture and sound. The sound is vanilla Dolby Digital 5.1, and I didn't experiment with the EX switch to see if a back surround channel would open up if I switched the channel on (many 5.1 films of recent vintage will add that back surround channel if you switch it on on the receiver). Still was full of surround activity and much subwoofer rumbling.
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But now this brings up tomorrow's films. I still have four films on the DVR, and I'll watch at least one of them tomorrow for sure. I will want to watch at least one DVD tomorrow also, perhaps two, so those decisions must be made as well to be ready for the Friday Media Check tomorrow.
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And since MONK has ended its season, there will be nothing coming on Friday Night television that should interfere with movie watching tomorrow night.
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In other news...
I've booked myself on the 7:30 Amtrak heading down to DC tomorrow night. It'll be my first trip "home" in about two months. WOW! Time certainly does fly. I'll probably be heading down to Richmond on Sunday or Monday, and then eventually make my way back up to NYC Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. I was originally thinking of driving back up so that I could bring back a few more things - I'm really missing my Kitchen Aid stand mixer - but with the continuously rising gas prices, I think it will be cheaper to take the train back up.
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The only positive is that I am committed to becoming better prepared for any kind of disaster.
Manhattanites have a particularly difficult problem with disaster preparadeness.
Take out two tunnels and a half dozen bridges and evacuating the city is hopeless. Of course, it would also be impossible to bring in enough food to feed the population either. If I were a Manhattan couple I would keep a two week supply of non-perishable food and bottled water on hand at all times. (Keep it one of the many spare closets found in most NYC apartments ::)
Were either of you around to enjoy the great NYC black-out? (1965, 1977, 2003 - your pick) (Wow, was that a HHW posting frenzy).
der Brucer
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Well, I'm going to be house-sitting at the house with no computer again...starting tonight! What was I thinking?? No computer? They pay me. That's what I was thinking. ;)
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I knew Lawrence Welk wasn't cool; that it was decidedly old fashioned and corny. More often thatn not on Saturday night, we'd watch at least part of it.
Lawrence Welk was always on at our house, too, though much of the time as background (Saturday nights were busy at our house.)
Nowadays, if I'm visiting Mom on a Saturday night, she usually has the TV tuned to the PBS channel that carries the reruns. What strikes me now about the show is that, as old fashioned and corny as it was, it was entertaining, at least in the early to mid 60s years. In its later run, I guess Welk or the producers became reactionary to the times and the show adopted a smugly patriotic and sanctimonious mode and became unwatchable. That tall blonde guy with the shallac hair makes me want to puke.
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Manhattanites have a particularly difficult problem with disaster preparadeness.
Take out two tunnels and a half dozen bridges and evacuating the city is hopeless. Of course, it would also be impossible to bring in enough food to feed the population either. If I were a Manhattan couple I would keep a two week supply of non-perishable food and bottled water on hand at all times. (Keep it one of the many spare closets found in most NYC apartments ::)
Were either of you around to enjoy the great NYC black-out? (1965, 1977, 2003 - your pick) (Wow, was that a HHW posting frenzy).
der Brucer
Rodzinski and I were living together at the time of the 2003 blackout but he was on one of the last planes that took off right after the blackout happened. He didn't even know about the blackout until after his stop over (in Texas I believe).
It was pretty crazy because I had no way of knowing if his plane had been able to take off. I walked home 8 miles to Washington Heights by myself and had to use my cellphone as a flashlight until I could find the one we kept in the apartment. We were extremely underprepared for it.
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Killbot and Walty are in the weirdest mood tonight. I can't tell if they hate or love each other. They are probably just cooking up a plot together...
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Last night one of the experienced performers in MY THREE ANGELS who knows everything about theatre, directing, acting, and props (after all he has been in ONE other play!) said that he can't carry the actress he is supposed to carry in and hold her as long as he is supposed to.
His solution: Cut four of MY lines.
I stood up and said, every line I have I will say. The solution to NO problem includes cutting ANY of my lines. In fact, I may add a few.
The director tabled the problem so that it can be worked on tonight, but I think I will get to keep all my lines.
And I think you just might say those lines a little bit slower during the performances, DR JRand.
Yes...a little bit slower each night. :)
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And I think you just might say those lines a little bit slower during the performances, DR JRand.
Yes...a little bit slower each night. :)
and maybe take the time to add an interpretive dance.
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I'm sure we'll be getting the BIG BROTHER report soon conerning who was evicted. I didn't watch. During that hour I started the movie I had said earlier today I wanted to re-visit: X-MEN.
BB6 - James was evicted - it was unanimous. They showed the sequester house for the first time. Nice place. Jennifer was a total bitch to Rachael, it was disgusting.
Howie won HOH - double elimination week. He nominated Ivette and Beau, which makes sense as they were the only couple left in the house.
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I've been pretty upset - both sad and angry about New Orleans. It has been known for ages that this could happen in New Orleans, but nothing was done about it.
And I can't believe that they could not possibly get food and water to people for this long. It's totally outrageous and I am so mad I could just spit....especially hearing Bush tell people who haven't had water for days that they'll just have to be patient, it will get there.
End of rant for now
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The day I was at ART LINKLETTER, Edith Head was a guest. She seemed very tiny to me.
Edith was a regular on the show!
(From Magic of Edith Head (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/womens_fashion/96452)):
In the book Edith Head’s Hollywood she philosophized about herself “I knew I could never be the greatest costume designer, but I knew there was no reason I couldn’t be the smartest.” (pg. 118) Edith knew that with each decade fashions change and so did studios attitudes toward designers. The 1960’s brought sweeping change for the studios; television was now a serious competitor for audiences. Many designers at other studios were considered too expensive to keep on and were either fired or they left to make more money elsewhere. Edith, having no desire to work retail, knew that the only way to keep her job was publicity and lots of it. Publicity was attention and attention mixed with a product such as a movie featuring Edith Head designs would definitely bring in money. Paramount continued to encourage Edith to promote their movies (or her movies as she like to refer to them as) on the TV show Art Linkletter’s House Party and showcased different movie costumes in her travelling fashion show. House Party would bring Edith directly in touch with her fans. Each episode she would walk up and down the aisles of the audience giving advice to each woman. Advising women to cut their hair, go on a diet, not to wear polka dots, etc. She was sometimes harsh and blunt with them, but they always appreciated the honesty. She was their one link to not only the glamour secrets of the stars, but they believed Edith knew the secret to their own personal glamour.
And a wee lass, she be!
(http://www.edithhead.biz/assets/images/Hartford_audience02.JPG)
And don't forget her last great role in The Incredibles!
der Brucer
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Of course bk is pleased.
No one has guessed which of the listed variety shows I've appeared on???
I'm watching a very enjoyable film called Jamboree from 1957. The DVD is already just out, or will be out very soon from Warners.
Caitlynne's mother already wrote me back - she loves the song. Caitlynne isn't home, but will hear it soon. If she likes it, then I suppose she's got her song for next year's competitions. I wrote it so it would be completely different from the Annie song - this one's a semi-ballad, but funny, and belty (really BELTY), about a girl who doesn't want to do the things that girls do these days, and only wants to sing on Broadway.
The first two verses:
Other girls my age
Do things that are the rage
Like wearing little thongs
Well, I prefer singing songs
To going to the mall
Not my idea of fun at all
I don't like MTV
And rap is not for me
Don't want to pierce my nose
No, I prefer doing shows
To getting a tattoo
There's just one thing I want to do
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The blonde with the helmet hair on LAWRENCE WELK was Tom Netherton. He had a gorgeous smile back in the day, but he tended to sing through his nose.
Since I really wasn't into much of the music that was popular when I was growing up, that easy listening stuff on WELK was right up my alley. They'd do a lot of show tunes, of course, and movie songs as well.
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And I can't believe that they could not possibly get food and water to people for this long.
Maybe people shooting at the relief heliocopters had something to do with it! Remember there was virtually no ground access to the flooded areas!
The folks had plenty of warning to stock up on both food and water!
der Brucer
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Edith really was the last of the costume designers who stayed on contract to a studio. She switched over from Paramount to Universal and stayed there until she died.
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Yes, I have EDITH HEAD'S HOLLYWOOD. Wasn't Marilyn Monroe the only huge Hollywood female star she never designed for, or at least that was her claim in that book? (Charles LeMaire did MArilyn's clothes in ALL ABOUT EVE while Edith outfitted Bette Davis.)
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And now I think I must call it a night. Hopefully, I'll get more than the 6.5 hours of sleep I got last night.
Good evening! (in my best Alfred Hitchcock imitation.)
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How soon we forget:
Tiny newsreport on the AP (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168242,00.html):
ORANJESTAD, Aruba — A judge on Thursday ordered the conditional release of a Dutch teenager in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, but he remains a suspect, his defense attorney said.
Joran van der Sloot, 18, could be released from jail as early as Saturday and remain free pending the outcome of the probe, said Antonio Carlo.
der Brucer
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Let's hope when Jane tours Munich she takes pix at their park - where clothing is very optional. (Nudists playing volleyball is quite a visual experience)
der Brucer
And then there is the infamous Mike's Bike Tour (which offers the free pint of lager to the gentlemen to help get their (*ahem*) courage up.)
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and maybe take the time to add an interpretive dance.
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der "who am I Tommy Tune?" Brucer
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I have to say I feel the media, by way of information they were given, seriously underestimated the numbers of people who were left in the city when Katrina hit.
They were evacuating as early as last Friday...and by most accounts I heard, only a few thousands stayed behind for "whatever" reason.
Now, of course, it's clear tens of thousands not only stayed behind but possessed no means of escaping. Whether it was a lack of vehicle, or lack of money (and with that, nowhere to go), they stayed behind hoping that what little they had would be spared and that they could continue their lives.
Many of them probably work for hourly wages...dependent upon tourist trade and hotels and restaurants...and have large families.
I fear many large cities would find huge chunks of their populations would be left behind in event of evacuations because those people simply don't know where they would go and possess no resources to survive anywhere but where they know best.
I'm appalled, disgusted, disheartened and brokenhearted by all of it.
The horrible thing about this is that a great deal of people went exactly where they were told to go--the Superdome, which has become a deathtrap and a mourge. This kind of thing is not supposed to happen in America.
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tonight i watched one and a half dvds: FRANCIS OF ASSISI starring Bradford Dillman, then BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON directed by Franco Zeffirelli. I tuned out of BSSM only because I knew that if I heard Donovan croon one more tune I would have to throw something at the teevee.
anyways, apropos de rein:
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The following is something my mom sent me. I think it's funny and fun. I've already worked out the "silly names" for several of you, but you each should take a moment or two and work yours out for the fun of it.
Sometimes when you have a stressful day or week, you need some silliness to break up the day. And, if we are honest, we have a lot more stressful days than not.
Follow the instructions to find your new name
The following is excerpted from a children's book, “Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants“, by Dave Pilkey, in which the evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names.
1. Use the third letter of your first name to determine your new first name:
a = snickle
b = doombah
c = goober
d = cheesey
e = crusty
f = greasy
g = dumbo
h = farcus
i = dorky
j = doofus
k = funky
l = boobie
m = sleezy
n = sloopy
o = fluffy
p = stinky
q = slimy
r = dorfus
s = snooty
t = tootsie
u = dipsy
v = sneezy
w = liver
x = skippy
y = dinky
z = zippy
2. Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name:
a = dippin
b = feather
c = batty
d = burger
e = chicken
f = barffy
g = lizard
h = waffle
i = farkle
j = monkey
k = flippin
l = fricken
m = bubble
n = rhino
o = potty
p = hamster
q = buckle
r = gizzard
s = lickin
t = snickle
u = chuckle
v = pickle
w = hubble
x = dingle
y = gorilla
z = girdle
3. Use the third letter of your last name to determine the second half of your new last name:
a = butt
b = boob
c = face
d = nose
e = hump
f = breath
g = pants
h = shorts
i = lips
j = honker
k = head
l = tush
m = chunks
n = dunkin
o = brains
p = biscuits
q = toes
r = doodle
s = fanny
t = sniffer
u = sprinkles
v = frack
w = squirt
x = humperdinck
y = hiney
z = juice
For example, mine is "Sloopy Chuckletush."
Do you have the nerve to find your silly name and post it here? How about you, "Dipsy FarkleChunks"? Or you, ""Tootsie PottySprinkles"?
(Remember that children laugh an average of 146 times a day; adults laugh an average of 4 times a day.)
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tonight i watched one and a half dvds: FRANCIS OF ASSISI starring Bradford Dillman, then BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON directed by Franco Zeffirelli. I tuned out of BSSM only because I knew that if I heard Donovan croon one more tune I would have to throw something at the teevee.
"'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Comes singing songs of love,
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Comes singing songs of love.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Here comes the roly poly man and he's singing songs of love,
Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly, poly he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang,
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang"
What's not to like?
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The following is something my mom sent me. I think it's funny and fun. I've already worked out the "silly names" for several of you, but you each should take a moment or two and work yours out for the fun of it.
You can call me Fluffy Pottysprinkles! ;D
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I got this at work, too! We had a great time with all of our new names!!
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tonight i watched one and a half dvds: FRANCIS OF ASSISI starring Bradford Dillman, then BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON directed by Franco Zeffirelli. I tuned out of BSSM only because I knew that if I heard Donovan croon one more tune I would have to throw something at the teevee.
What is truly disgusting is that we didn't get the alternate version of the film as shown in Europe with the beautiful score by Riz Ortolani and only a couple of songs by Donovan, neither of which were sung by him. The movie resonates in its intended form, but the forced "pop" score deprives the film of the beauty and power its director intended.
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Do you have the nerve to find your silly name and post it here?
Hmm..."Dipsy Frickenboob" - has a nice ring to it!
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Maybe I could've taken a chorus of The Hurdy Gurdy man . . .NOT!
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LOL DtM. You may just well try and catch the mellow yellow wind.
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(Remember that children laugh an average of 146 times a day; adults laugh an average of 4 times a day.)
I guess they know things we forgot to remember! Or maybe that's the difference between childhood and adulthood! Who knows?
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Sleezy Chucklehump.
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Jennifer was a total bitch to Rachel.
Ummmm...BB6's Jennifer IS a total bitch. Rachel was just handy.
:D
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Sleezy Chucklehump.
Unless you use your real name, Thomas.
Then you're Fluffy Chucklehump.
I truly can't decide which I like better, though....
:D
What happened to our ami, Snickle PottyDunkin?
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Snooty Farklechunks.
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But then who is my sister/brother/?? "Dipsy"?
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...And just when I was about to ask who the heck was "Sloopy Pottyface"..
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Hmm..."Dipsy Frickenboob" - has a nice ring to it!
That's a GREAT name! When you left the Navy, were you a CDR?
CDR Frickenboob?
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Well, it's bedtime for Snooty. I'm recording some demos from 1:00-5:00 tomorrow, and then it's right to Penn Station from there. But I'll need to pack in the morning, and take care of a few errands before leaving town. So...
Goodnight.
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Oh, I am sitting here laughing! What a good way to end the day. Thanks, DR Ron!
Night, y'all!
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OH!!! I just figured out who Dipsy is!
Hmm....
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Will the real Goober DippinDunkin PLEASE stand up?!!!
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Caitlynne has heard the song and "really, really likes it." I guess we'll all talk about it next week.
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I wonder if the alternately scored version of BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON is available on another regionally coded dvd. . .I was truly enjoying the movie, save for Donovan's pipes.
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Poor Jason!
He's Snooty GizzardButt!
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I wonder if the alternately scored version of BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON is available on another regionally coded dvd. . .I was truly enjoying the movie, save for Donovan's pipes.
Possibly the Region 2? I haven't heard, but BK might know.
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Sloopy GizzardLips here, currently waiting for Cheesey FrickenButt to get home from rehearsal.
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Sloopy GizzardLips here, currently waiting for Cheesey FrickenButt to get home from rehearsal.
Good STUFF!!!!!!
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Goober Dippendoodle here!
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I AM Dipsy FarkleChunks and don't you forget it!
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DerBRUCER I think you may have the answer there! Thanks to DRTPUNK and DR DtM for the suggestions as well.
I am very scared. We open in 6 days...and it's a mess....and I don't have my character yet....too scared about everything else. I don't know.
I guess I knew the job was dangerous when I took it. But I just wish some other people had been cast in a few of the roles...
But then I turn on the news, and I have NO PROBLEMS or complaints.
never mind.
Looking forward to THE FLY!
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Goober Dippendoodle
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I see a Dear Reader Laura, and we would all like to know why dear reader Sandra has disappeared off the face of the earth, haineshisway.com-wise. Do NOT ignore us.
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Dispsy Farkletush says goodnight.
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I cannot believe that no one here can take a guess as to which of the listed variety shows I appeared on. I have asked this question three times.
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She ignored us. She will PAY for this. She will have the torture of a thousand cats.
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Dear Reader Sandra has been busy with classes. She has two night classes this semester, as well.
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Sloopy GizzardLips here, currently waiting for Cheesey FrickenButt to get home from rehearsal.
Hmm...maybe I'll keep my name instead of taking his :D
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Goodness me - I'm finally caught up! Sorry to have been E&T - things at work are out of control busy right now with schools starting up, and we're operating without at least three states phoning in. The Louisiana rep had her first call today from a woman in Baton Rouge. She wanted to order extra scripts for SEUSSICAL. I guess her show really must go on. We still haven't heard from Georgia, Mississippi or anyone else from Louisiana. None of us expect to for many, many weeks.
TOD: Carol Burnett and the Muppet Show are the only two variety shows I remember from their first runs. I also enjoyed the reruns of the Mandrell Sisters' Show.
I very much enjoyed everyone's photos from yesterday's posts. And Jose's from the park today. Perhaps I'll go there this weekend... I'm heading to the Bronx Zoo Saturday morning with some friends. That'll be a lot of fun, and the weather is supposed to be more glorious than it was today.
My heart breaks every time I turn on the TV or go to CNN.com and see news about the flooding. New Orleans has historically been one of the poorest metropolitan cities in the United States. Sadly, many of its residents apparently couldn't afford to evacuate or simply didn't have anywhere else to go. Now, in the case of Mr. Domino and others who DO have the means to get out and had plenty of warning - I don't understand that. I've heard several people on the news say that they swore if they got through this one, they'd never NOT evacuate ever again.
I've often wondered what I would do if disaster struck NYC. I wasn't here for 9/11. I wasn't here for the blackout. I'm not sure how I'd handle myself in an emergency. I don't know my way around Queens and the East Side very well above ground - I'm usually in the subway - but I have a good sense of direction. I think I could get home, but I don't know how well I'd handle it emotionally or mentally. The stories we're hearing from New Orleans are horrifying to THINK about. I can't imagine what it must be like to actually be there.
Yesterday on MSNBC.com they were featuring a gallery of images from Louisiana and Mississippi. One of the photos featured a warning from the Editor, pointing out that the photo contained graphic images. When I opened the picture, it was an image of the exposed lower back of a drowning victim who was completely submerged in the greenish-brown water and partially covered by floating tires and empty plastic bottles. Many people would think that's a terrible thing to post on the web, but honestly - it was the most sobering image I've seen since this whole thing started and really gave me a hint of what things are like down there.
Anderson Cooper had a feature where he was shadowing the search and recovery teams in Gulfport or Biloxi. They cracked open a window to a house that contained four corpses. Anderson had a hard time keeping it together.
The scope of the destruction, death and chaos is unfathomable to me. I hope the relief supplies arrive in the Delta tomorrow so some of these people can start getting some help.
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I cannot believe that no one here can take a guess as to which of the listed variety shows I appeared on. I have asked this question three times.
Donny and Marie?
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I am very pleased that Caitlynne will probably be the only Canadian teenager singing a song that has a reference to "thongs" in it. As well as Paris Hilton. SCORE!
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Donny and Marie! Give that woman a ceegar.
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Sadly, that and the Dinah Shore and Her New Best Friends series were my only variety show appearances. I would love to have done others.
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Donny and Marie! Give that woman a ceegar.
I'd rather have pancakes.
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DR Sandra had fencing class tonight. She is currently recovering from said fencing class.
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Oh...
DR Rodzinski - Thank you for reminding me about the Mandrell Sisters. We watched that one a lot too. -Did the youngest one play anything else but the drums?
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Well, tell the recuperating daughter that it is RUDE to abandon friends who miss her daily doses of wit.
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Oh...
I was going to say "The Donny and Marie Show" too, but I figured your question was rhetorical in nature since you've mentioned your appearance(s) on the show before here on this site. So...
I know, I know... Excuses, excuses.
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All you have to do to have pancakes is come out here to LA.
Cinecon, a very big movie and dealer show has begun today. I might try to get over there on Saturday - don't think I'll have much time tomorrow, heaven knows.
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I could only think of "Donny and Marie," also, but it had been answered long before I even read the question. :-\
So, I must now be off to the house-sitting gig. Goodnight, all!
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I was actually in NYC during the blackout. I was on the 16th Floor of 520 8th Avenue, playing Camelot auditions at Ripley-Grier. None of us had any idea of what was going on.
Once we walked down to the ground floor, and started walking along the streets, we started picking up bits and pieces of news via people's car radios. It truly was such a "weird" time.
That day, I happened to be among some people who were in NYC during 9/11. They commented that they felt "safer" during 9/11 - even with the massive loss of life and the destruction of the World Trade Center. The power stayed on that day. People were able to watch the news reports on TV. People were chatting with their friends over the internet. People were able to watch TV. The cell phone towers were operational. In short, they knew what was going on, more or less.
I still remember that great sense of the "unknown" in the air that day of the blackout. We all kept looking to the horizon to see if there was some sign of smoke or fire, just some definite sign that some thing was happening. There were huddles of people on sidewalks around battery-operated radios. -And there were also huddles of people surrounding tables where batteries and candles were for sale. Most of "us" did not really find out what was going on until the following morning when we read the special editions of the newspapers - and I remember some of the newspapers were just being given out freely, as a public service of sorts.
However, as the evening approached that night, the word had spread from mouth to mouth to mouth that the power grid had blown. It was not a terrorist action. And that power had already started being restored to small pockets here and there. I was staying in the Village that night. It was very dark, but I felt very safe. In fact, it felt like the city was gearing up for one big slumber party. *And thankfully, I always carry a book of matches in my bag, and I had spotted where the candles were in the apartment I was staying in. What is it with gay men and their candles? ;)
...And then waking up the next morning, and finding that the Italian bakery downstairs had hot, fresh-from-the-oven pastries - gas ovens!... Hmm... And Amtrak was basically running on time too - at least southbound.
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OK... Now I'm going to bed...
Once again...
Goodnight.
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Good NIGHT! WUSSBURGER!
Four hundred posts anyone?
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We used to watch the Mitch Miller show - mostly for Leslie Uggams and Diana Trask. I doubt if Mr Welk's show made it to these shores.
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Dear Readers it is with much sadness that I must pass on the news that Derek Menzie died at some stage early today. The thoughts and wishes and indeed support have been of great stength to him over these past few month. OzDerek was one of the planet's kindest men. A truly selfless being.
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Maybe people shooting at the relief heliocopters had something to do with it! Remember there was virtually no ground access to the flooded areas!
The folks had plenty of warning to stock up on both food and water!
der Brucer
I hope you weren't serious about that comment, derBrucer? There are millions of people in this country who live from check to check (whether it be welfare, payroll, unemployment, or pension). A lot of those people don't have the luxary of hopping into their station wagon and buzzing down to the A & P so that they can stock up on food and water because a storm is coming.
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Oh my God, Tom, I am just stunned. What a tragic loss for his family, his friends, and for all of us here at HHW who loved him dearly.
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I'm sorry I've been so errant, truant, and otherwise unseemly, errant and truant-wise speaking, but I have not been enjoying myself, if that's any consolation.
My main problem, school-wise, is that I was forced to take another class with the dreaded Dr. C. The last time I had to take a class with this guy, it was in a lecture hall, so I was just one in a whole crowd of bored people, but the class this semester is in a small classroom, so I have had to brush up on my "yeah, I really care what you're saying" face. I usually don't know what he's talking about. On Monday he said, "History becomes anthropomorphized." I need a giant Cherry Coke to get through an hour and fifteen minutes of this guy.
On the first day of class, he said that he doesn't allow students to bring in tape recorders and record his lectures because we'd sell the tapes for thousands of dollars. Who does he think will pay me a thousand dollars to listen to him yammer? Heck, I'd pay a thousand dollars NOT to listen to him yammer.
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I'm so sorry to hear the sad news.
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I, too, am saddened by the loss of ozderek, who was such a lovely presence here at haineshisway.com. I know that wherever he is he knows our vibes and xylophones are with him forever.
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Thank you Bruce. Derek had quite a battle and the support he gained from the Hainsies helped him a great deal.
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He is the second hainsie/kimlet to pass on (dear reader Phil passed on a couple of years ago) - NO MORE, please. Everyone here is so dear, so treasurable.
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Sandra, we will accept your excuse this ONCE. From now on, you must simply find a minute or two every day to say hello to one and all and also all and one.
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I wonder if we shall reach four hundred posts? That would be a nice first day of September, wouldn't it?
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I'm listening to my iPod as I get ready to post the new notes, which have several interesting tidbits and also bittids.
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I can't stop now when we're so damnably close.
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Just three more posts and we're there, damn it all.
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I'm now obsessed with the number four hundred.
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Well, one more post ought to do it.
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And one for Mahler.