Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 4 => Topic started by: bk on November 15, 2005, 12:10:16 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were like a rollercoaster, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently on the rollercowster.
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And the word of the day is: REPTILIAN!
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If money were no object I would live in London at least five months out of the year in a house or large flat on the Thames in the West End, walkable to all the theatres. I would not even think of driving there, but I might have a chauffeur (since money's no object) tool me around in a Jaguar. The rest of the time I'd live in my house in Kentucky and maybe keep a condo or townhouse or loft in LA.
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I would definitely have an apartment on Central Park West on a high floor with a faboo view of the city.
I'd buy my current house, which I really like, even though I'm not in a buying frame of mind.
I'd have a flat in London, too, even though I've never been there - I know I'd love it.
And I'd have a little apartment in Santa Monica for weekend visits (well, I HAD an apartment there, five seconds from the beach, in a highrise, rent-controlled). When I moved back to the Valley I gave it up. That was the stupidest thing I ever did - they eventually, one year later, paid people fifty grand to move out. Had I stayed and not taken the 50K, I'd be paying app. $800 for a nice one bedroom with a lovely view of the ocean.
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I've always wanted to have one of those sporty Mercedes convertibles, so I'd just get me one of them. In NY, I'd be like Pogue - chauffeur me everywhere.
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And I'd have Dino at the piano play all my parties.
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If money were no object, I would love to have a place in New York City and London. Theater, you know. ;D I wouldn't want any place that's too big. Even if money wasn't a concern, I just don't want to live in a large place...at least, that's how I feel right now when money is a concern. ;)
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As for a car, I would want some sort of European car. My first car was a 1976 Volkswagon Super Beetle, then I had a 1989 Subaru Justy and now I have a 1998 Ford Escort. So, it's gone around and it's time for another German car. :) I would also like it have very good gas mileage...because it should.
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Hello DR Hisaka.
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Money no object:
I would live in Hampstead, London for part of the year.
I'm not that interested in cars so I'd rather have one that was looked after by someone else!
A holiday home on the south Island of New Zealand would also be a possible choice.
I like other town and cities like New York, Copenhagen, Stolkholm, Prague, Vienna and Perth but just as places to visit.
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TOD:
NYC. Central Park West overlooking the park. (just like bk) and I would not keep a car. I'd walk or cab it.
LA
Somewhere above the smog. A nice cottage with a pool. And a fuel efficient car with a computer direction guide (whose name totally escapes me for the moment) because I am sure I will
a) Get Lost
b) Need to find a shorter route to where I need to go.
c) So if I am caught in traffic I can find an alternate route.
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Good morning, all! I'm quite sleepy this morning and I blame the weather and DRJose. Around 10:50 last night, DRJoey called to tell me how his TWO CITIES day went, and it was quite an exciting one for him. His flight was delayed until 12:30, so I asked him to call me from LaGuardia to let me know he was safely there in a taxi, and he called me around 12:15 am to tell me the flight was on schedule and he was heading out. He still had a two-hour flight and a 90-minute drive to college, so he most likely wasn't relaxing before 3 am EST, since Iniana's an hour behind.
I had my usual evening: drawing notes for Mario, chilling out and catching up on the day's mail: last night was Opera News and New York Magazine.
TOD: London and Manhattan, no car.
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TOD:
In NYC, I'd want Jill Clayburgh's second apartment (the one with the little garden) from AN UNMARRIED WOMAN.
Then I'd want a house on the Hudson somewhere between Poughkeepsie and Kingston.
Then I want a ranch in Montana--big blue sky, wide open spaces.
Then I want Linda Ronstadt's old Pacific Heights house in San Francisco.
Then I want a beach house in Maui nearby the beach where they film LOST.
Cars? I'd like a 1990 Miata that was re-built to fit my long legs.
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A bigger place in New York, and flats in London, Paris, San Francisco and a cottage in Honfleur. Four of these cities are places where one does not need an automobile so I would not have one. Since money is no object I would be able to hire a car whenever I needed one.
Michael Shayne, Chitty is OK. It's not great, but I don't think it's the dog most others do. I think Jan Maxwell (the Baroness) is still in the show but Marc Kudish is no longer in the cast. He's doing See What I Wanna See, the new Michael John La Cuisa piece at the Public. As Matt said, they (Jan Maxwell and Marc Kudish as the Baron and Baroness) were the standouts in the show. If you miss it, you won't regret it but if you see it, you might like it. Who knows.
In My Life is not a classic bomb. It's bad, no question about it but it's not Carrie bad or Suzanne Somers bad. It's just stupid bad.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a great choice. Even if you don't love Guettel's work I think you would enjoy Light in the Piazza. It's at the TKTS booth, as is Chitty and Scoundrels. I forget what other show you mentioned in last night's post but
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I would have a big, old 1920s home in one of the ritzy neighborhoods in Portland, and a 1959 Chevy Impala 4-door to get me around town.
I would have a lovely old home in the Hollywood Hills with someone to drive me around.
And a big apartment in Manhattan. I would just take cabs when there.
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Money no object:
I'd have an estate in Aiken County, South Carolina. A few hundred acres, minimum. I'd have a sprawling home, with huge verandahs. The interior would be all climate-controlled. I'd have inglenooks near the front and rear entrances for those cold winter days they have. I'd have a huge green house for year-round vegetables. I'd plant at least 20 acres each spring (or allow it to be planted and share the harvest). I'd have an indoor gym with infinity pool; and there would be a large outdoor pool surrounded by parts of the house.
The kitchen would be state-of-the-art, plus it would have a brick wood-burning oven for the baking of bread and cooking of pizzas!!
I'd have a beachhouse somewhere on the SC coast, preferably near Beaufort SC.
I'd have a nice NYC apartment in The Dakota.
I'd have a modest cliffside villa on Capri off the coast of Naples, Italy.
And I am certain I'd be looking for a nice flat somewhere in London...
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Time to gild the lily, walk out the door and drive to work.
Sigh...just another Tuesday.
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Our esteemed BK still hasn't been to London??? Yipes!!! We must get him to hie hither pronto!
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I'm quite happy where I am right now. Although I would like to be chauffeured around in a Stutz Bearcat, simply because I like the sound of the name.
And Brent Barrett can play my chauffeur. ;D
And John Barrowman can be my butler. ;D
And Mario Frangoulis can be my chef. ;D
I'm still deciding who I want for my personal trainer. ;D ;D ;D
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Good morning!
Finally a break from the monotony. We have a showery, overcast day but still with very moderate temperatures (it's 65 right now and supposed to climb to the mid 70s this afternoon).
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I must head off to work.
Der B will be visiting the grandlads' school today, to talk with the teachers and get a better idea on how he can help them. Them meaning both the grandlads and the teachers.
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I made a date this morning with a friend to go see KISS KISS BANG BANG this afternoon. I'm looking forward to it, and the friend is going to drive since the theater is clear on the other side of town, a theater I've never been to and have no idea how to get there without consulting MapQuest.
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If money were no object, I'd have a condo in Manhattan for spring and summer living and a winter home in Hawaii. In the fall, I'd do travelling to all the palces in the world I have an interest in seeing but have never visited.
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Almost forgot. Today is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day!
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I see that ABC has canceled NIGHT STALKER. I gave up on the show a couple of weeks ago.
The producer made a couple of huge mistakes. He cast the part of Carl Kolchak too young and too dour. He also saddled him with a doubting accomplice who week after week questioned his suspicions about the supernatural.
One could understand her doubting such phenomena once or twice, but it became absurd for her to ALWAYS be the voice of dissention and then be proven wrong during the course of the show. Her presence became a HUGE irritation, and truly that character became the reason I gave up on the show.
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Of course, tonight is one of those evenings where I have three/four shows that I enjoy all coming on at the same time: HOUSE, MY NAME IS EARL/THE OFFICE, and SUPERNATURAL.
Three nights a week I have this problem now. WB has been rerunning SUPERNATURAL on Sunday, so I could postpone watching it, but the minute I'd do that, they'd change the schedule and pull the show off that night.
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BTW, those of you who were fans of CLOSE TO HOME and distressed when CBS moved it to Friday. If last week is any indication, Friday IS going to be its permanent home. It won its time slot (finished third on Tuesdays) and garnered its biggest-ever audience coming after GHOST WHISPERER, so if you like the show, get used to its being there.
Tonight's ratings for THRESHOLD in the 10 p.m. time slot will be VERY interesting.
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TOD:
Well I think I would like to live in Ron's South Carolina house when he wasn't using it... it sounds faboo!!
I have always wanted a big Victorian house the kind with three floors.... two for living in and the entire top floor just a big attic and of course with a big finished basement as well.
I want fireplaces in every room and a big wrap around porch and lots of land a few acres as least so we can have horses. I would probably want this to be on the North Shore of Long Island.
and of course we also need nice apartments in NYC and London for the theatre and San Francisco where I have never been but where I have always wanted to go.
And also a nice warm house in Banth. Alberta, Canada...
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Of course, tonight is one of those evenings where I have three/four shows that I enjoy all coming on at the same time: HOUSE, MY NAME IS EARL/THE OFFICE, and SUPERNATURAL.
So...he'll watch one of them "live"....for the other two, he'll be either "comatose" or "deceased."
(Aww, let me have a little more fun with it!)
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I see that ABC has canceled NIGHT STALKER. I gave up on the show a couple of weeks ago.
The producer made a couple of huge mistakes. He cast the part of Carl Kolchak too young and too dour. He also saddled him with a doubting accomplice who week after week questioned his suspicions about the supernatural.
One could understand her doubting such phenomena once or twice, but it became absurd for her to ALWAYS be the voice of dissention and then be proven wrong during the course of the show. Her presence became a HUGE irritation, and truly that character became the reason I gave up on the show.
Funny, isn't it. This same scenario worked beautifully for "X-Files". Copycats never seem to recapture the magic.
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I'm still deciding who I want for my personal trainer. ;D ;D ;D
I'd recommend Rodney Gilfry!
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Holy Kazoo!
We've reached page 2!
There must be a reptilian
in the local zoo!
(A nonsense rhyme that celebrates the moment and uses the word of the day!)
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DR ELMORE Indiana and Noo York Citty are now on the SAME time!!
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So...he'll watch one of them "live"....for the other two, he'll be either "comatose" or "deceased."
Yes, the decision is which to watch "live" while the other two are recording on the DVR. I'm thinking SUPERNATURAL will be the one I watch "live."
This decision is open to change.
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Because I slept late and was on the phone planning the afternoon, I missed my workout this morning, so I'll have to make that up when I get in from the movies this afternoon.
I have to jump in the shower in just a minute to get ready for my "gentleman caller" (a Tennessee Williams reference)
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I would like a nice apartment on the upper east side in New York City - or a suite ALWAYS ready for me at the Plaza! That might be better! ;D
A suite at the Dorchester in London, the Ritz in Paris, and the Mark in San Francisco.
My MAIN home would be the Stahl house in the hills of LA, featured in many commmercials and movies....pictured below....the room at the upper right cantilevers out over the Hollywood Hills.
I might like the Ennis House as well.....
I would drive my PT Cruiser all over everywhere.
For vacations - a cabin in the hills of Casey County Kentucky where my father's relatives still live....of course "cabin" is a misnomer for what I want - picture Tanya Tucker's house! ;D
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Because I slept late and was on the phone planning the afternoon, I missed my workout this morning, so I'll have to make that up when I get in from the movies this afternoon.
I have to jump in the shower in just a minute to get ready for my "gentleman caller" (a Tennessee Williams reference)
LOL DR MATTH - will we have to bring in chairs from the funeral home? ;D
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DR MS - don't forget the Museum of the City of New York at something like 105th and 5th!
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I know a guy who didn't want to sell floor coverings because he didn't want to be a sales rep for the company....he didn't want to rep-tile.
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I woke up at three in the morning, didn't fall back asleep until four, and am now up. Too damn early.
Will ABC learn from their Night Stalker debacle (can you imagine how costly these failures are) - no, they'll just choose some other TV show to revive because they're so bankrupt of creativity. Night Stalker was a flop TV series the FIRST time around, even with Darren McGavin. This time some brilliant exec said, well why don't we do The Night Stalker - sure it was a flop, but we can tart it up and make it look like every other TV show, get some hot young guy to play Kolchak, and the stupid people of America will tune in every week because of our brilliant promos.
I saw one of those promos when watching Alias, and I knew within three seconds it was going to be awful.
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And I'd have Dino at the piano play all my parties.
Jose and I are heartbroken. :D
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Pogue, my late Uncle Charlie had a custom-built 1960 Jaguar that he used to tool around NYC in. It had cherry-wood in the back and a television and bar built into the back of the front seat (if that makes sense--so that you could drink and watch t.v. if you were in the back seat). Charlie took me for a drive in the Jag around Manhattan early one Sunday morning when I was a kid, and it was an exhilirating and terrifying experience. Charlie did not suffer red lights or slow cars lightly--several times he drove up on the sidewalks to get around "obstacles" (you know, like pedestrians crossing the street ;D). The cool thing about Charlie is he spoke several languages, including Mandarin Chinese and Russian, fluently, and he stopped in all the ethnic neighborhoods in lower Manhattan and spoke with vendors, etc., who were out on the street in their native tongues. It is a morning I will never forget.
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If I had unlimited funds, I'd have myself a loverly little set-up somewhere on Central Park West with a loverly view of the park, just like everyone else. Or maybe I'd want a place a little closer to the Theatre District. I dunno. I DO know, however, that there'd be a washer/dryer unit in my apartment. No question about it. No more schlepping 6 blocks with 60 lbs. of laundry on my back. Most people would just hire someone to do that for them if they had unlimited funds. Not me - I don't like nobody touchin' my dirty undies.
I'd, of course, have summer homes and winter cottages around the world. Specifically: A loverly cottage home in the British countryside. A cozy cottage in French wine country. A villa in Florence. A flat in Sydney and a cabin in Vermont.
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One of the reasons I had a sleepless night was because I just had all my staging images in my head, trying to figure out what to add, what to subtract, and to figure out the big ending when the whole thing turns into counterpoint, with all three different musical parts are sung (and fit) together.
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I really enjoyed last night's MEDIUM. And for the first time in weeks, the ending did not feel rushed to me! Yeah! :)
I also saw an ad that mentioned that here in Canada the 3D glasses (to view next week's episode) will be in this Saturday's Globe and Mail. So if TV Guide Canada does not have them, then I will go and buy that paper!
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And re: AQUAMAN.
Did any of you who watched the episode he was on (on SMALLVILLE) really think the actor who played him was that good? To carry a show I would want a much better actor than that for sure.
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Only 1000 more posts until we achieve our new plateau!
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I'd recommend Rodney Gilfry!
Or Nathan Gunn!
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Or Nathan Gunn!
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Or Nathan Gunn!
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Or Nathan Gunn! He's on the cover of the new Opera News, playing the Montgomery Clift role in the Met premiere of AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (A PLACE IN THE SUN).
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I agree with DR MattH's use of the term "live" for watching a show when it is actually on tv, rather than recording it. It might not be technically correct, but it's a term that easily reflects what he meant. And that is good enough for me.
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DR ELMORE Indiana and Noo York Citty are now on the SAME time!!
Stop!
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I am surprised that CLOSE TO HOME did so well on Friday. Not because I don't think that putting it on after GHOST WHISPERER was smart. But because I'm sure plenty of people did not even know the show had moved nights. I know at least 3 people who watch the show, and who had no idea it moved. They really should have kept it on Tuesdays until they could put a note at the bottom DURING the show to say it was moving.
Oh and I did watch last week's GHOST WHISPERER (still my fav new show). I was not expecting things to go the way they did (with tattoo guy). He was so creepy and dangerous, I thought for sure he would have been different than he was!
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It is snowing here. Snowing and snowing and snowing. It was in the 70s this past weekend, tornadoes on Sunday and now snow. LOL! it's warm enough that it isn't sticking but 50 mph wind gusts are never a treat. It's really cold in my office today. So I'm drinking green tea and am all bundled up in a turtleneck, cardigan etc.
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I'm wishing I could be home today, but silly me I set an appointment at 4:00pm so I'll be here for the duration.
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Cillaliz we have your sun and you have our snow and it is beginning to warm up here.
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I'm wishing I could be home today, but silly me I set an appointment at 4:00pm so I'll be here for the duration.
Silly! Silly!
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Sometimes we look at the new lofts and condos going up in Portland. It would be nice to have a place near Bryan. However, if money is no option I might as well stay in the best hotels.
I would love to rent an Italian villa, one that includes a staff to take care of everything. We would have room for family and friends to visit, take multiple trips and stay until we felt like returning home.
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I've already had multitudinous telephonic calls, three visitors, and now I shall be on my way to a meeting, after which, I shall return to watch about ten more DVDs for footage.
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I agree with DR MattH's use of the term "live" for watching a show when it is actually on tv, rather than recording it. It might not be technically correct, but it's a term that easily reflects what he meant. And that is good enough for me.
It is an eccentric use of a word not at all "easily reflective" of the intent.
"Live TV" is an event that is aired as it happens. The state of the viewer is always "live" and it is a redundancy to say you're watching a pre-recorded event "live." It's also an abomination of the English language.
Watching something "live" in this context is applicable to every "watching" experience. It's as silly as saying you're watching it "dead" or "comatose".
:D :D :D :D
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Bruce, hope both offers are accepted.
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It snowed here today too for the first time. I am sure it will melt right away. And it isn't supposed to snow again. But yuck, it's only November. I'm not ready for snow yet. :(
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I was a bit confused with the use of “live” and wondered if I was missing something. Once we get around to watching MEDIUM I would have told Keith it was filmed “live”. ;D
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I was a bit confused with the use of “live” and wondered if I was missing something. Once we get around to watching MEDIUM I would have told Keith it was filmed “live”. ;D
"Confused" is an exact reaction to the misuse of the word "live" in this discussion!
:D
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It is an eccentric use of a word not at all "easily reflective" of the intent.
"Live TV" is an event that is aired as it happens. The state of the viewer is always "live" and it is a redundancy to say you're watching a pre-recorded event "live." It's also an abomination of the English language.
Well we will have to agree to disagree. Especially since many people here record their tv shows. I think it was quite clear what he meant when he said he was watching the show "live" (since we all knew MEDIUM was not being aired as it happened).
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Well we will have to agree to disagree. Especially since many people here record their tv shows. I think it was quite clear what he meant when he said he was watching the show "live" (since we all knew MEDIUM was not being aired as it happened).
Maybe clear to you. ;)
But watching something "live" has always, in my lifetime, meant the event was "live."
One's own state of existence is never referred to in such conversation.
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And btw, didn't the quotes around "live" give you any clue? :)
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But Jennifer, I did think I had missed something. I just record the shows & try to avoid the pre-show hype. ;D
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And btw, didn't the quotes around "live" give you any clue? :)
Must have been why I was confused and didn't completely take it at face value :)
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. It's as silly as saying you're watching it "dead" or "comatose".
When I was a kid and Dad was asleep in his recliner in front of the (one and only) TV and we kids tried to change the channel he would suddenly arouse from his loud snoring laden slumber declaring "I was watchng that!"
apparently one CAN watch TV while comatose :D
and I will say no more more about the matter except I knew EXACTLY what MattH was saying and that Ron is technically correct :-* :-*
So everybody kiss and make up and let's talk about something more interesting now....
like ME!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Vixmom-LOL
And I have been finding this conversation very funny ;D
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DR Ben: You might be interested to know that DangerMouse (Seasons 1 & 2) are now available on DVD. :)
My Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection just arrived from DeepDiscountDVD.com. Huzzah!
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BTW MattH, when I was spending ALL of the most beautiful, warm, sunny Saturday we are likely to see in all of November, cleaning out closets and drawers, doing laundry, cleaning bathrooms, vaccuming dusting, etc etc etc I kept thinking... MattH is on to something there with his daily cleaning schedule thing.... I bet he's not cooped up in the house all day today cleaning!
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DR Ben: You might be interested to know that DangerMouse (Seasons 1 & 2) are now available on DVD. :)
My Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection just arrived from DeepDiscountDVD.com. Huzzah!
Are you going to watch it live?
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spoo, broke my own rule already.... I'm a baaaaaaad girl
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My DeepDiscountDVD 20% off order is on it's way now!
Can't even remember what I ordered...LORRETTA YOUNG SHOW season One, I believe, and some 1970s Turkish Spy Film double feature or something.
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And btw, didn't the quotes around "live" give you any clue? :)
Yes...they further emphasized the idea that the event was LIVE. That's exactly the way the network press releases emphasize the nature of the special programs.
It means -- ATTENTION: THIS SHOW IS BEING PERFORMED LIVE.
As for clues...when a word is being misused, there is no adequate clue to explain it away.
Misused is simply misused.
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Are you going to watch it live?
I watched "The Trouble With Harry" "live" over the weekend. That and "Nicholas and Alexandra" and "Summertime" -- all "live," "live," "live."
And last night, I was so sleepy I couldn't stay up to watch "Medium" "live" -- so, I "filmed" it.
That's right. I "filmed" last night's "Medium"...but oddly enough, when I watch it tonight, I'm going to watch it "live".
Hee! Hee!
Somebody STOP me.....!!!!
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DangerMouse on DVD!!! Hoo and Ray! I'll have to look into it. I haven't seen an episode in years. How I wish the voice on that DVD was mine, but alas, I just put on the get up and rode in parades and opened malls, just like Ashlee Simpson. Who would have thought we had so much in common.
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DR Vixmom: I will, indeed, be alive while watching my DVDs. The movies, however, have been recorded. ;)
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So everybody kiss and make up and let's talk about something more interesting now....
like ME!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Harrumph!
Little Miss Fixit, eh?
Little Miss Peacemaker, eh?
WhyIoughta.....
:)
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DR Vixmom: I will, indeed, be alive while watching my DVDs. The movies, however, have been recorded. ;)
"Filmed", D-R Jason, they've been "filmed."
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DangerMouse on DVD!!! Hoo and Ray! I'll have to look into it. I haven't seen an episode in years. How I wish the voice on that DVD was mine, but alas, I just put on the get up and rode in parades and opened malls, just like Ashlee Simpson. Who would have thought we had so much in common.
DeepDiscountDVD.com is offering both seasons for $17.97. I may have to spring for them, too...I grew up on Danger Mouse when I was in England.
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"Filmed." "Recorded." I don't really care.
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No one has asked for votes.
Just trying to have fun with it.
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I watched "The Trouble With Harry" "live" over the weekend. That and "Nicholas and Alexandra" and "Summertime" -- all "live," "live," "live."
And last night, I was so sleepy I couldn't stay up to watch "Medium" "live" -- so, I "filmed" it.
That's right. I "filmed" last night's "Medium"...but oddly enough, when I watch it tonight, I'm going to watch it "live".
Hee! Hee!
Somebody STOP me.....!!!!
I warn you Ron if you don't stop I'm going to fly across the country and give you a great big kiss and then YOU are going to have this awful laryngitis bug up all and in ya!!!!
(Not to mention your extreme guilt at the great expense I will be forced to bear in order to carry out this threat and the biohazard I would be to any airplane full of passengers sharing a recirculated air supply with me at this time all your fault, Ron, all yours, if you don't stop
THIS VERY INSTANT!!!!!!
did that work?
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I warn you Ron if you don't stop I'm going to fly across the country and give you a great big kiss and then YOU are going to have this awful laryngitis bug up all and in ya!!!!
(Not to mention your extreme guilt at the great expense I will be forced to bear in order to carry out this threat and the biohazard I would be to any airplane full of passengers sharing a recirculated air supply with me at this time all your fault, Ron, all yours, if you don't stop
THIS VERY INSTANT!!!!!!
did that work?
No.
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BTW Jason, you didn't answer my Three Kings costuming question... I've been awake all night worrying about it!!!!!
And if she sings O Christmas Tree, should she be festooned with colored lights or lit candles?
If she sings O Tannebaum does she HAVE to wear leidenhosen?
We turn to you oh great GURU of the MTI to tell us !
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No.
Oh you naughty, naughty boy!!!!
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DR Vixmom: MTI only handles the Grand Rights (Stage Rights) for musicals. We do our best to allow directors, costumers and other designers to make their own creative choices when producing our materials.
Though I will say, I think having her dressed as a fir tree with an angel planted squarely on the top of her head would be most unseemly. ;)
How's that for a form letter? ;D
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I've already had multitudinous telephonic calls, three visitors, and now I shall be on my way to a meeting, after which, I shall return to watch about ten more DVDs for footage.
BK, did you get the DVD-R that I sent?? You should get it some time today.
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Today’s topic of discussion: If money were no object, where would you like to live, in what sort of home would you reside, and what sort of car would you want to tool around in?
Oh, even though I've never been, I'd have to give it all up for Paris, not Paris, Illinois, but, PARIS, FRANCE. Something has always drawn me towards Paree, quite often (as in frequently, not sans parents) my dreams are set there. Actually, I'd say that close to 95% of my dreams take place in Paris. ???
Of course, if I were dwelling in Paris, I would have to drive an expensive sports car - perhaps a Lamborghini Murcialago - in red or copper tones. Then of course, above the age of thirty-seven, I'd be able to ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in my hair.
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DR Vixmom: MTI only handles the Grand Rights (Stage Rights) for musicals. We do our best to allow directors, costumers and other designers to make their own creative choices when producing our materials.
Though I will say, I think having her dressed as a fir tree with an angel planted squarely on the top of her head would be most unseemly. ;)
How's that for a form letter? ;D
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Beautifully done, Jason, beautifully done!
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TOD - Why don't we just buy a building on Central Park West and turn it into an HHW residence? I'd also like to have a place on a large body of water - ocean, one of the Great Lakes, etc.
Actually, if money had not been an object, I might never have left Ann Arbor 32 years ago. The vibrancy of a large university community still calls to me, but the climate detracts from its appeal as a retirement destination. Of course, had I not left Ann Arbor, I would not have met DH Richard or DR elmore (and therefore all you folks here at HHW).
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My TV Guide just arrived along with the one pair of 3D glasses. Am I supposed to rush out now and buy a second pair? ;D
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TOD - Why don't we just buy a building on Central Park West and turn it into an HHW residence? I'd also like to have a place on a large body of water - ocean, one of the Great Lakes, etc.
Actually, if money had not been an object, I might never have left Ann Arbor 32 years ago. The vibrancy of a large university community still calls to me, but the climate detracts from its appeal as a retirement destination. Of course, had I not left Ann Arbor, I would not have met DH Richard or DR elmore (and therefore all you folks here at HHW).
Excellent suggestion DR Ginny!!!!
BTW - I did not forget about the picture but until we get our modem issues resolved at home I cannot get it to you!
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Though I will say, I think having her dressed as a fir tree with an angel planted squarely on the top of her head would be most unseemly. ;)
DR Jason, one of the best Halloween costumes I ever saw was a zoology professor dressed exactly as you describe, plus battery-operated twinkly lights. She gift-wrapped shoe boxes and wore them on her feet, too.
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My TV Guide just arrived along with the one pair of 3D glasses. Am I supposed to rush out now and buy a second pair? ;D
You are supposed to go out to the newstands and buy several copies of the NEW and IMPROVED and BIGGER & BETTERTV Guide for every member of your family and a few for any "drop-in guests" that might show up so everyone can see the show in MAGNIFICENT 3-D!!!!!!!!!!
(or at least I suspect that is the marketing strategy!) :D
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BTW - I did not forget about the picture but until we get our modem issues resolved at home I cannot get it to you!
No hurry, DR vixmom - I think the picture issue came up just as you were beginning to deal with vixdad's medical issue, too. BTW, how's he feeling?
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No hurry, DR vixmom - I think the picture issue came up just as you were beginning to deal with vixdad's medical issue, too. BTW, how's he feeling?
He seems ok... he's been a little short of breath which is what led to his Doctor suggeting a stress test in the first place, but the cardioligist says that while it is "important" to take care of this "soon", the need is not "critical" and hence he put it on hold until after Thanksgiving so Vixdad could enjoy himself for the holiday, He'll be going in the morning of the 29th(much vibage and prayers will be requested) for the angiogram and if they deem it necessary they'll do the angioplasty right away, install any necesary "stents" and keep him at least overnight
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DR Jason, one of the best Halloween costumes I ever saw was a zoology professor dressed exactly as you describe, plus battery-operated twinkly lights. She gift-wrapped shoe boxes and wore them on her feet, too.
Now THAT"S a picture I would like to see!!!!
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I'm off to try and clear up this mess of a desk...laters!
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I meant to mention last night that in a lengthy article in next week's TV GUIDE, it's explained that the 3-D used in next week's show will be used in some sort of paintings that reveal clues to Allison. Much of the episode will not be in 3-D, just the parts in some kind of paintings that will reflect what she's being told to give clues to whatever mystery she'll be trying to unravel.
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I have decided that I will be watching HOUSE "live," and will be recording SUPERNATURAL.
I haz spoken.
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I did enjoy seeing pictures in the TV GUIDE in 3-D using the glasses a lot of fun.
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Going to eat some lunch now.
WBBL with a report on KISS KISS BANG BANG.
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DR MBarnum: Do you know where I would most likely find 8x10s of Mssrs. Farley Granger (circa 1948) and Robert Cummings (circa 1942)??
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DR Jane, I guess you and Keith will have to pass the 3D glasses back and forth. It is a bit weird if two or more people are watching at the same time.
Our TV Guide (Canadian version and still little) came and no 3D glasses. But on MEDIUM last night it said to get them in Saturday's Globe and Mail (which unfortunately is not the paper most people here get). But I shall go to the newsstand and get it.
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My TV Guide just arrived along with the one pair of 3D glasses. Am I supposed to rush out now and buy a second pair? ;D
Nah. You can "film" it and watch it "live" at the same time.
That way, one of you can watch with the 3-D glasses "live" while the other does without. Then, you can replay it and the one who missed the 3-D effect can see it on the second "live" viewing.
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I've just spent some considerable time deleting cookies. It's always a concern that I will not remember passwords when I've deleted the wrong cookie!! HHW is safely back!!
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I am so confused.
But at least I'm caught up!
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I've just spent some considerable time deleting cookies. It's always a concern that I will not remember passwords when I've deleted the wrong cookie!! HHW is safely back!!
At first, I thought you were using a computer term as a "euphemism" for the actual eating of bunches of actual cookies. (Please note that the parens around "euphemism" are not intended as some Canadian/retired English teacher clue for the word meaning other than what it is intended). :D
Yes, Passwords ARE tricky, as are userids if you don't use the same ones all the time.
I keep a separate word document, falsely named, that lists for me all my separate log-ins.
It has saved me many, many, many times.
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Smokin'!
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At first, I thought you were using a computer term as a "euphemism" for the actual eating of bunches of actual cookies. (Please not that the parens around "euphemism" are not intended as some Canadian/retired English teacher clue for the word meaning other than what it is intended). :D
Yes, Passwords ARE tricky, as are userids if you don't use the same ones all the time.
I keep a separate word document, falsely named, that lists for me all my separate log-ins.
It has saved me many, many, many times.
"Cookies" is not the usual term in OZ for what we call biscuits. (as they do in the UK and NZ). Thus not a confusion here. I'm more likely to think of "77 Sunset Strip? and "Kookie" or Dagwood's daughter "Cookie".
Good idea about the Word Document Ron.
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Do you have Toll House Biscuits, Tom?
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Not that I am aware of Ron.
I think our word "Scone" is used differently too! I remember a discussion with TCB a year ago. We still make Scones - as in the English variety -- afternoon tea - scones, jam and cream
This is never ending.. Jam is of course jelly to you I think. To us Jelly is whay you call jello.
I do remember sending a recipe for scones to both TCB and DR Panni.
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DR MBarnum: Do you know where I would most likely find 8x10s of Mssrs. Farley Granger (circa 1948) and Robert Cummings (circa 1942)??
Why yes. You could check out either MOVIE STAR NEWS www.moviestarnews.com (http://www.moviestarnews.com) for the Farley Granger photos. They have some of Robert Cummings but they appear to be later then 1942.
Try Jerry Ohlinger's Movie Material Store for the Robert Cummings photos. http://www.moviematerials.com/ (http://www.moviematerials.com/) or Ebay.
Both stores are in Manhatten (I visited them on my trip). Movie Star News charges 10.00 a still if you go in person, and only $5 if you use the website. Of course if you factor in postage it might even out if you are only buying one photo.
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Of course, if you had a Mac, you could have your passwords automatically saved in your keychain items and access them whenever you forget them, even if you delete all your cookies. ;)
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I thought Ron had decided to leave just as I answered his question.. He is it seems checking his own profile.. Vanity. All is vanity. LOL.
Not that you need to know but I am now about to drive to the Post Office.
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One person watching MEDIUM "live" while the other watches it later from a recorded source sounds like a GREAT idea.
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CSI: MIAMI started with a VERY disturbing image - CSI Ryan Wolf being rushed to the hospital with a nail driven right above his right eyelid. Then, the next half hour was a flashback to see how this had happened. Oh, boy, they had every opportunity for Ryan to have his eye exposed to nail guns and other situations where we thought this HAS to be the moment where the injury occurred. But, no! Those were false alarms until we finally got the payoff and saw it happen. Then, the rest of the show went about solving the inital murder and the injury to Ryan.
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One person watching MEDIUM "live" while the other watches it later from a recorded source sounds like a GREAT idea.
It's "live" EACH time....as each viewing is from a recorded source!
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Not that I am aware of Ron.
I think our word "Scone" is used differently too! I remember a discussion with TCB a year ago. We still make Scones - as in the English variety -- afternoon tea - scones, jam and cream
This is never ending.. Jam is of course jelly to you I think. To us Jelly is whay you call jello.
I do remember sending a recipe for scones to both TCB and DR Panni.
We have jams, jellies and preserves. Jello is gelatin is Jello.
We have scones, as well.
But there ain't nothin' better than a properly made Toll House Cookie with chocolate chips and pecans.
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KISS KISS BANG BANG was wild and wacky fun for part of the way, but the plot was so convoluted and everything (dialogue, scenes) moved at such a rat-ta-tat clip that I found it hard to keep up or to keep the very perplexing mystery sorted in my head.
Downey and Kilmer did well with their roles, but did they honestly think we'd believe Downey and the leading lady (forgotten the actress's name) were the same age? (In flashbacks they were in the same grade in school and played together.) He looked WAY older than she did.
Kilmer seemed to be having the time of his life playing that gay character.
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It's "live" EACH time....as each viewing is from a recorded source!
No, the watching of the premiere telecast is "live." All others are not.
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I forgot to mention that the opening credits for KISS KISS BANG BANG were as imaginative and fun as any credits I've seen in DECADES! They certainly set up the tone and pace of this frantic movie.
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Back from a lovely meeting with the lovely Linda Purl. I'll be doing for her what I did for Mr. Kevin Spirtas - putting together a new one-person show for her. I really adore her, and it she's willing to go in new directions and to have fun. Her former act consisted of mostly standards, and when it was presented for bookers they didn't react well (they liked her, but the show didn't work for them) - she'd heard about Kevin's show, and since we had so much fun doing her album, she called me. So, I'll be having fun with Linda for the next couple of months.
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DR MBarnum: Thank you for the tip! I found some loverly photos of Mr. Granger and Mr. John Gavin, as well. I'm still looking for the "right" Robert Cummings picture. :)
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No, the watching of the premiere telecast is "live." All others are not.
Bull puckey!
:D
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We have jams, jellies and preserves. Jello is gelatin is Jello.
Well, if quibbling is going to be the way of all things for this day, the word is spelled "Jell-O" and it's a specific trademarked brand name. According to www.m-w.com, "Jell-O (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=Jell-O)" is:
Main Entry: Jell-O
Function: trademark
-- used for a gelatin dessert usually with the flavor and color of fruit
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Honore to Gaston: "Have a piece of cheese."
Please note that while George is correct about the trademarked name, Kraft Foods uses "jello" without the hyphen (and it could easily have hyphenated it) in the URL for "Jello.com":
http://www.kraftfoods.com/jello/main.aspx?s=&m=content_main (http://www.kraftfoods.com/jello/main.aspx?s=&m=content_main)
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George: DVD arrived yesterday - many thanks!
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Off to clean the living room now, and then to watch some TV shows "live."
WBBL.
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George: DVD arrived yesterday - many thanks!
Yea! It worked! ;D
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Linda Purl - oh my she was involved with that "Black Market Baby"!
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Glad to hear all the good comments about KISS KISS BANG BANG....finally I movie I might want to see.
If you are using DeepDiscountDVD - don't forget your 20% off codes!
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MR BISQUE - since you have an assistant who is writing down all of your blocking....
Last summer when I did PIPPIN, I made a word document for each number. Then if someone in the cast needed it, he/she would email me with the title of the song in the SUBJECT line, and I would reply with the choreography by "cut and paste" - made it simple!
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We had THUNDER storms and rain and tornadoes (almost) all afternoon so I had to turn off the computer.
Still raining, but hopefully no MORE wind and hail!!
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I just ordered a book called Technical Theatre for Non-Technical People. Has anyone else ever read/used this book?
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WOW! Dr Allen Josephs just sent me an email with the subject: "FINALLY!! A safe canned tuna with an oustanding taste!"
I don't think I will open that email.
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DR MS - don't forget the Museum of the City of New York at something like 105th and 5th!
I haven't been there in a long time. I remember they had a Broadway exhibit many original costumes. I wanted to take a closer look at Mary Martin's costume she wore for My Heart Belongs to Daddy. I got to close to it and the alarm went off. Scared the crap out of me.
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I remember when the voice over at the end of comedy series would say
__________ was filmed in front of a live studio audience. I don't think they would do the show at Forest Lawns. No standing ovations.
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So I will probably go see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I will skip Chitty. Who really needs to see a car fly. I will also go see Avenue Q and probably Souvenir.
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Another Question.
Those that have been to the Museum of Broadcasting do you know if you can do research and look up all the tv or radio appearances of an actor or actress?
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It is an eccentric use of a word not at all "easily reflective" of the intent.
"Live TV" is an event that is aired as it happens. The state of the viewer is always "live" and it is a redundancy to say you're watching a pre-recorded event "live." It's also an abomination of the English language.
Watching something "live" in this context is applicable to every "watching" experience. It's as silly as saying you're watching it "dead" or "comatose".
:D :D :D :D
So, DRRon, what single word would you suggest DRMatt use instead of "live"? Not a phrase, which would not be in the spirit of what he was telling us, but a single word that would convey the same sentiment?
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"Live from New York--It's Saturday Night!"
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"ALL IN THE FAMILY was recorded live before a studio audience"
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Maybe tonight I should watch The Country Music Awards on CBS - they're LIVE, and Joe Nichols will be appearing, he'll be live, too; I'll be living while I'm watching live.
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But there ain't nothin' better than a properly made Toll House Cookie with chocolate chips and pecans.
Bullsheep (or, if you prefer, "Ram This!"). A properly made Toll House Cookie is made with chocolate chips and walnuts.
And a bit of molasses, to give the cookie a chewier chew.
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WOW! Dr Allen Josephs just sent me an email with the subject: "FINALLY!! A safe canned tuna with an oustanding taste!"
I don't think I will open that email.
It does sound, well, fishy. :P
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"ALL IN THE FAMILY was recorded live before a studio audience"
After a certain the season was not filmed in front of a studio audience. But the complete show was the shown to a studio audience for live responses.
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Can someone post the site and the codes for the dvd site having the sale.
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I put in my work schedule request today.
I asked my supervisors to put me on duty Thanksgiving Day.
Otherwise, der Brucer and I will have to spend Thanksgiving with his daughter and her family.
And we will have to eat her food.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=20]NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO![/size][/move]
Or, if you prefer,
[size=2)]BLECHHH!!!!![/size]
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I have made chili in anticipation of der Brucer's return from visiting the grandlads. I included lots of bell peppers this time, red and orange and yellow and green. It looks quite colorful.
8)
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Is it a bad thing to eat an ice cream sundae while watching "The Biggest Loser?"
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During her concert, Dolly Parton was very excited about singing with Elton John at the CMAs tonight
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And I have a turkey roasting in the oven. It's basically there so we can have lots of leftovers. Der Brucer loves roasted meats.
Tomorrow, on my day off, I'm hoping to get him to go grocery shopping with me. I've got a coupon from the store worth 20% off the total purchase, and it's a good time to stock up on everything. Any closer to Thanksgiving (the expiration date on the coupon) and we'll be facing the Thanksgiving crowds. They're starting to show up already, as it is! (And today we clerks also had to deal with Full Moon Shoppers, who are unbelievably rude. Yuck.)
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Evening folks! I would tell you what I would do if I had unlimited money to do so but I think you would find it silly.
DR Ginny beat me to the HHW center in NY.
I also meant to tell you that I still won't believe that there is a such thing as snow until I see it for with my own eyes! I still say that it's just powdered sugar. Bah, humbug! ;) :D
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During her concert, Dolly Parton was very excited about singing with Elton John at the CMAs tonight
And you could tell by her breathing exercises, right?
ZAFTIG!!!!
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Is it a bad thing to eat an ice cream sundae while watching "The Biggest Loser?"
Not if the sundae is made with soy ice cream.
::)
:o
:P
;D
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Can someone post the site and the codes for the dvd site having the sale.
www.deepdiscountdvd.com
Code: supersale
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The sale ends on 11/19/2005
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Danise, Keith say hi. :)
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DR Jason - You've popped into my mind a number of times over the past few days at work. One of my co-worker's last name is Chakkalakkal, which invariably makes me think, "Shakalaka, baby!" :D
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DR Jane, Tell Keith I said "Hi" right back to him!
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During her concert, Dolly Parton was very excited about singing with Elton John at the CMAs tonight
Did Ms Parton do a strong selection of the songs on her current cd, THOSE WERE THE DAYS? It's a cd which has rarely left my cd player since it came out. . .love her and Cat Stevens doing "Where do the Children Play?"
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Jane - say "Hi" to Keith! (You can tell him it's from me, or from Dixie Bell). ;)
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Okay Danise & td.
td Keith says hi back and to Dixie Belle. The poor guy really misses having a dog.
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I did enjoy seeing pictures in the TV GUIDE in 3-D using the glasses a lot of fun.
My eyes hurt after a few seconds. I'm not looking forward to this.
Vixmom-LOL-I'm rushing out now. I used to have 3d glasses around here but since I'm not allowed to save junk anymore they have been long gone.
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DR Ben, tell DP Ant that I watched "Bones" tonight and the one who turned out to be the bad guy had a cane that I swear looked just like the one Barnabas had--a silver wolf's head!
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Good night to one and all!
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And you could tell by her breathing exercises, right?
ZAFTIG!!!!
LOL! Actually she said it, but she did look straight down at the mic and said "HELLO....Hello......hello, boy! that sounds like the Grand Canyon"
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Did Ms Parton do a strong selection of the songs on her current cd, THOSE WERE THE DAYS? It's a cd which has rarely left my cd player since it came out. . .love her and Cat Stevens doing "Where do the Children Play?"
Yes, she started the concert with "Those Were The Days" and also did "Blowin in the Wind", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", "Me and Bobby McGee", "Crimson and Clover", "Turn, Turn, Turn", "If I Were A Carpenter", "Both Sides Now" and ended with "Imagine"
Of course she said she wasn't protesting anything, they were just songs she liked and wanted to have for herself....I don't buy that for a minute, but whatever, the very conservative crowd ate it up and even swayed back and forth with lighters here and there during Imagine. It was quite an interesting site. She sang for 90 minutes. It was great.
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This afternoon, several hours after I intended, I finally got a break from dealing with the remodel problems and ran took care of a few errands. Which meant I finally stayed in the car long enough to listen to THE LAST STARFIGHTER. :D :D :D
While I was out I happened to see a cute winter jacket. I have only been looking for a cute winter jacket for YEARS. This might not be warm enough but it is cute, comfortable & I love the color.
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Linda Purl - oh my she was involved with that "Black Market Baby"!
Oh, my golly! All day today I was trying to think of what movies I knew Linda Purl from (I always mix her up with Linda Blair for some reason)...and BLACK MARKET BABY is the one I remember seeing on TV when I was a kid! LOL!
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Another Question.
Those that have been to the Museum of Broadcasting do you know if you can do research and look up all the tv or radio appearances of an actor or actress?
No. I found their collection to be very small. You can look for TV shows to watch...but the collection is not what I thought it would be....and looking up ALLISON HAYES I found....nothing!
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Woohoo! I got a nice box of goodies from Oldies.com including CDs by The Orlons and The Dovells! ;D
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Michael Shayne, as Michael Barnum mentioned, you can't really do much research at the Museum of Television and Radio. The database only lists performances which are in the collection. It is not a complete database. It's a good place but it is woefully underfunded. Earlier this year they had to make cutbacks in staff and hours (IIRC). It's a musuem of television and radio but the computer system, even though it's Mac, is old and somewhat decrepit. I am always disappointed that the broadcast and cable television networks don't do more to support this archive. It's in a great building on 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues but only because of the efforts of William Paley. If the organization had not had his support I don't know what kind of facility they would have. Even though I don't watch much television anymore I think this kind of archive/museum is an important part of American culture. They should have access to much more material and they should have much more cutting edge technology. Basically, once you find the program you want to watch, you sit in front of a television while a tape is put into a VCR. So much more could be done with DVDs and better computer systems and televisions. Oh, well. It's all a matter of funding and they don't have much other than what Paley left in his will.
I will now step down from my soapbox.
Danise, I will tell Anthony about Bones.
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Good Evening!
Well, I'm back from rehearsal and another trip to Trader Joe's, and I'm also now caught up on the Notes and Posts, so...
In no particular order...
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DR elmore - Good that hear the DR Joey had a good Tale of Two Cities day. And good to hear that you had a good day yesterday too.
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DR Jane - Does your new coat go with you new-ish earrings?
;)
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DR Jane - Ah, yes, Billy's Bakery. -I believe I listed that on the Eating and Walking tour itinerary. -And if we had walked up to Fred and Skip's from Chelsea Market, we would have passed Billy's Bakery on the way.
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I forgot to mention that the opening credits for KISS KISS BANG BANG were as imaginative and fun as any credits I've seen in DECADES! They certainly set up the tone and pace of this frantic movie.
I liked the opening credits too. Glad you enjoyed the film.
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DR Ginny - I may still be in the city that night in January. Since we'll be in the middle of the run at that time, I won't have to head back until Tuesday morning/afternoon - just as long as I'm back for the Tuesday night show at 7:30. I'll keep you posted.
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Topic of Yesterday...
I had a bunch of places in Richmond that I secured on my own both while I was in school and after school. Each of them had their "charming" qualities. Of course, my favorite apartments were the two I shared with Steve.
:)
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Topic of Today...
I'll buck the trend and say that I'd like one of those spacious loft spaces in SoHo. Complete with one of those freight type elevators. Of course, it would also come with a great rooftop area/garden with views into Brooklyn and across the river in Jersey. And the midtown skyline to the north.
A "winter" house in Syndey - well, two of them. An apartment in the city, preferably with a great view of Syndey Harbor (the Opera House, Bridge, etc.). And one along one of the canals (I think they were canals?).
A "standing" room in the Crowne in Melbourne.
And for good measure, a chateau in the Po Valley.
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As for a car... I've never really been into "nice cars". As long as the vehicle runs, gets good mileage and has a working radio, I'm happy. A friend of mine has one of those sporty Mercedes convertibles. It's nice, but I'm still happy with my 1993 Ford Escort Wagon. -Which is about to hit 220,000 miles! *And it averaged 42mpg this past weekend on the trip up and back to and from New York City.
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It appears that one of our actors is definitely set, and the other is almost definitely set (he's accepted the role, but his agent has some "questions"). I'm presuming the "questions" are ones of schedule, especially as pertains Christmas. We'll know tomorrow, but I'm hoping it all works out early.
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Hmm if money were no object. I think I'd still like my home base to be in the North Central part of the country. Maybe a nice cozy home on a lake close to Minneapolis/St Paul or Chicago. I may even stay in Iowa. I really do love the people here. I'd have a live in cat sitter for the times I traveled.
I don't think I'd want more than one house. If money was no object I could stay in fabulous suites in different hotels whenever I traveled and all my stuff could be in one place.
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Topic of the day:
If money were no object I would buy a brownstone in Park Slope Brooklyn. Something with a garage or parking spot where I could park my hybrid car for use on the weekends. I would love to be able to stay within a very close distance to Manhattan and have the luxury of a beautiful park and residential neighborhood.
And then a house in Spain. I do believe my paternal grandfather's blonde hair and green eyes can be traced back to Spain (he was born in Mexico) and I think that a lovely home in Spain would be a nice way to get in touch with my heritage. (And a nice way to escape the some of the problems I see with our culture and society...)
And finally, if money truly were no object, I would love to be able to take six months out of each year to travel around the world with Doctors Without Borders or some other like minded organization, providing therapy to families and children in need, doing community organizing, and HIV prevention work.
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I love my 2005 Prius. Wouldn't want another car....well, maybe a Mini-Cooper. I could fit them both in the garage I have now!
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I was going to say I'd get an apartment in New York on the Upper West Side overlooking Central Park, but I'd already have so many friends there, I wouldn't need one of my own!!!
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Congrats BK, on having one of the actors set. Good vibes for tomorrow and hopes that the questions are easy ones to answer!
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DR Michael Shayne - As others have mentioned...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is good, not great. I'd say see it via TKTS of TDF. Not full price. And Mark Kudisch is currently in See What I Wanna See down at the Public. -I'd actually recommend that show to you.
In My Life - Just not worth it. I saw it for free and I still felt sort of cheated. As DRs Ben and Jason stated, it's bad, but it's not "Carrie bad".
Avenue Q- Highly recommended. The ticket demand has died down a bit, so you may be able to snag a decent seat or two. -Although, I understand that most shows have a pretty good advance for December - Happy Holidays!
Have you seen Spelling Bee? The Color Purple?
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DR MBarnum - Thank you for the card! And the "liner notes". They were waiting for me in my P.O. Box when I stopped by the post office last night after getting in from NYC.
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DR Michael Shayne - When are you planning to come to NYC anyway?
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DR SWW - Happy Thanksgiving!
;D
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Oh...
Of course, after I win the $317 Million (and growing) MegaMillions Lottery tonight, I will start looking at loft spaces and booking my standing reservation at the Crowne.
;D
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After doing my cleaning and some reading, I only had about a half hour before network TV began, so I took out THE SOUND OF MUSIC and put in THE KING AND I.
The color on this non-anamorphic transfeer is very nice, and when Fox redoes this next year with anamorphic enhancement, it should look really wonderful. It's acceptable now but not nearly as good as it could be.
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My evening of TV started with BONES. As DR Danise said earlier, the show featured a guy with a cane. The mummification of a body was rather interesting but the list of suspects was pretty narrow for this episode. Not one of the series' best.
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Next on my agenda was HOUSE which had an excellent episode with its usual medical mystery of the week but some really excellent comedy in the early sequences and some melodrama later with poor House who's nursing a lingering love for his ex-lover. Sela Ward is a terrific actress, and the two of them bantering back and forth is something to see.
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And then LAW & ORDER: SVU featured the still handsome (more rugged now, less pretty boy) Dean Cain as a rapist manipulating the justice system to his own ends. The story lost focus three-fourths of the way through veering into the area of who has the right to decide pulling the plug on a brain dead patient: a husband of a week or a mother. And then, as usual, SVU provided a very neat surprising twist to the story. Love this show!
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I will have tonight's SUPERNATURAL and MY NAME IS EARL/THE OFFICE to watch over the next few days.
I also recorded A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS off TCM which I haven't seen in years.
All of this plus sure-to-arrive DVDs tomorrow. (Of course, I was sure they'd arrive today, and they didn't.)
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...During a break today, I happened to notice one of the schedule guides for the AFI Silver Cinema was left on the table on the green room. In the next two months alone they will be having the following film series:
2005 EU FILM SHOWCASE
THE CINEMA OF LOUIS MALLE
ERNST LUBITSCH, PART 2
HOLIDAY CLASSICS
16TH WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
ERNEST LEHMAN REMEMBERED
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY
CinemAFRICA
CINEMA TROPICAL
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE SERIES
TALK CINEMA
I may try to make it to a few of the Louis Malle showings. However, I'm most interested in catching "The Sound of Music" and "The King and I" on the big screen. -Oh, and "A Muppet Christmas Carol" is part of their Holiday series!
:)
www.afi.com/silver
It's a very nice theatre complex, and, thankfully, the people that go to see films there, actually go to see the films. Not talk on their cell phone or play catch up with their "neighbors" while the movie is running.
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I think this pic makes my niece look like a cabbage patch doll.
But for some reason this pic makes me smile. :)
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DR Michael Shayne - As others have mentioned...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is good, not great. I'd say see it via TKTS of TDF. Not full price. And Mark Kudisch is currently in See What I Wanna See down at the Public. -I'd actually recommend that show to you.
In My Life - Just not worth it. I saw it for free and I still felt sort of cheated. As DRs Ben and Jason stated, it's bad, but it's not "Carrie bad".
Avenue Q- Highly recommended. The ticket demand has died down a bit, so you may be able to snag a decent seat or two. -Although, I understand that most shows have a pretty good advance for December - Happy Holidays!
Have you seen Spelling Bee? The Color Purple?
Last two shows opened after the last time I was there. So It's a possibilty/ I think Avenue Q is a go as well as dirty rotten scondrels
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DR Michael Shayne - When are you planning to come to NYC anyway?
This Saturday through Thanksgiving day
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No. I found their collection to be very small. You can look for TV shows to watch...but the collection is not what I thought it would be....and looking up ALLISON HAYES I found....nothing!
Thank you. I guess I can look up a few names and see what they have. More interested in dates and production info than watching it.
Would the Lincoln Center Library have any references books for tv?
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Michael Shayne, as Michael Barnum mentioned, you can't really do much research at the Museum of Television and Radio. The database only lists performances which are in the collection. It is not a complete database. It's a good place but it is woefully underfunded. Earlier this year they had to make cutbacks in staff and hours (IIRC). It's a musuem of television and radio but the computer system, even though it's Mac, is old and somewhat decrepit. I am always disappointed that the broadcast and cable television networks don't do more to support this archive. It's in a great building on 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues but only because of the efforts of William Paley. If the organization had not had his support I don't know what kind of facility they would have. Even though I don't watch much television anymore I think this kind of archive/museum is an important part of American culture. They should have access to much more material and they should have much more cutting edge technology. Basically, once you find the program you want to watch, you sit in front of a television while a tape is put into a VCR. So much more could be done with DVDs and better computer systems and televisions. Oh, well. It's all a matter of funding and they don't have much other than what Paley left in his will.
I will now step down from my soapbox.
Danise, I will tell Anthony about Bones.
It's been such a long time since I've been there and I was a member once long ago so I could spend more time on the vcr.
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This Saturday through Thanksgiving day
Ohh... I guess Thanksgiving is next week... WOW!
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Museum of Broadcasting Page 8 Dance
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RE: "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" - I happened to read today's TV column in the Washington Post, and it's been interesting following the whole "we were not cancelled, we had only planned on season anyway" spin. -I actually thought it was just going to be for one season anyway for the main reason they've been giving: With the daily talk show, Martha is just too busy to do another season.
Who knows?
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I've been watching the Bonus DVD of my Hitchcock set all evening. Now I'm watching "Rope" and one of my new favorite actors, Mr. Farley Granger. :)
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You should be able to score tickets for AVENUE Q and SCOUNDRELS, both of which are excellent entertainment. And for me, SPELLING BEE was this year's AVENUE Q in terms of an original, delightful musical comedy.
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You can bet your bottom (top?) dollar that if Martha's APPRENTICE had scored big in the ratings, she'd be doing another season after the holidays. Fact is, it finished fourth in the time slot and didn't average even 7 million viewers per week. And it's weak, weak ratings have been hurting LAW & ORDER, too, by not providing much of a lead-in audience for it.
All of that talk about "only one season" is merely to save face for Martha and NBC.
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I'm heading for bed now.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the evening.
Good night, all!
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I'm sooooo zonked right now. I am finally two DVDs away from being finished viewing footage. Today, many VHS tapes were dumped on me, but they're all cued up, so IF I end up using any of them, I'm just transfering the first thirty seconds of whatever's there. A lot of the VHS tapes are from working actors, but not what we'd call celebs, and I think this thing is going to become very unwieldy if we use it all. I'd rather less people and slightly longer clips. My co-director told me he thought it would be fine at ten minutes long - I think not. That is just too long for an audience to sit watching video in a live show. So, the longest I'll allow is five minutes, but you're talking at least twenty to thirty people, so that's less than thirty seconds per. It's really difficult to do, but we shall do our best.
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Well, I'm pretty zonked now too... So...
Goodnight.
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just finished up the Special Features disc of THE SOUND OF MUSIC's 40th anniversary dvd; I was fine until the great-grandchildren of the real Maria & Georg stood up on the Hollywood Bowl's stage and sang "Edelweiss." :'(
A thought occurred to me with the mention of it being Oscar Hammerstein's final lyrics, as everyone mentions how appropriate these lyrics were for a dying man, I thought - - well, the verse to "The Sound of Music" (which was not used for the film) was even more a propos: My day in the hills has come to an end, I know. A star has come out to tell me it's time to go. But deep in the dark green shadows are voices that urge me to stay; so I pause and I wait and I listen for one more sound, for one more lovely thing that the hills might say. . ."
As for OKLAHOMA! - i only looked at the "All er Nothin'" chapter of both the 'scope and the Todd-AO, the 'scope transfer throws lassoes around the Todd-AO presentation, which (to my eyes) looked like a 2nd generation video dub. . .truly, all or nothin.
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I'm tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiired. Trying to finish the DVD I started, but after so much viewing, it's tough going. I shall endure, oh, yes, I shall endure.
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I'm tired, and yet George and I are the only ones in the jernt for the last NINETY MINUTES. Oh, well.