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Title: THE NERD ON MY BACK
Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:10:30 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you know of my new hopefully temporary addiction, and now it is time for you to post until the Nerds, uh, sorry, cows come home.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:13:41 AM: And the word of the day is: PRETERNATURAL!
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:59:08 AM: I see two count them two dear readers who have literally been sitting there like so much fish for forty-five minutes, without a post between them. I think it might just be time for a bitch-slapping of the highest magnitude.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 09:15:57 AM: test
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Post by: Jennifer on November 16, 2005, 09:19:53 AM: I guess we are up and running now!
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 09:21:28 AM: Well, that's a first. Pogue just called and said there was no way to post. I went to the site and posted fine. Then I used the "reply" box, and it said only admins could post because the topic was "locked". Somehow, I must have been so tired last night that I inadvertantly locked both last night's and today's topic, but I don't see how. I just don't see how I could have made that mistake - unless there was some weird glitch.

Well, we've got us some catching up to do, don't we? Quick, we need a frenzy or five. Quick, everyone make twenty posts each. Quick, someone SHOOT ME!
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 09:23:33 AM: Spooo....
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 16, 2005, 09:25:06 AM: Well, I just had to give BK a telephonic alert this AM. Our poor tired fella inadvertantly locked us out last night after he wrote the notes. Hence no posts! Let the barrage begin!

My favourite vacation spot, of course, is merry ole London which swings like a pendulum do! Going to as much theatre as I can, visiting bookshops, and just walking the streets rich with history and taking it all in.

But if one needs relaxation, I recommend the San Ysidro Ranch up near Monteceito and Santa Barbara, a mere hour and half away from LA. One gets oneself a lovely cabin and can never leave the ranch is that is what one desires. The Stone House Restaurant there is one of the best I've ever eaten in. If one wants a little more excitement that is still relaxing, Santa Barbara is about ten minutes away. Great shops and more nice restaurants and, of course, the ocean.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 09:25:56 AM: Bang!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 09:26:12 AM: So nice not to be cut off from the world....
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 16, 2005, 09:26:40 AM: It seems to me the only one in need of a bitch-slapping is BK. So bitch-slap yourself, BK.
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Post by: Jennifer on November 16, 2005, 09:35:00 AM: Hey for those who watch LOST, apparently the show is supposed to go over tonight on ABC. I'm guessing it will probably just be a few minutes, but for those recording WATCH OUT!

Although interestingly enough, LOST airs on a Canadian station at the same time. And they usually show less commercials and end on time! So sometimes I will watch the ending twice!
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 09:38:36 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on November 16, 2005, 09:35:00 AM
Hey for those who watch LOST, apparently the show is supposed to go over tonight on ABC. I'm guessing it will probably just be a few minutes, but for those recording WATCH OUT!

Although interestingly enough, LOST airs on a Canadian station at the same time. And they usually show less commercials and end on time! So sometimes I will watch the ending twice!

I read somewhere that it's supposed to be 64 minutes. I watch "Invasion" right after it, so I'm safe. ;D
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 09:39:01 AM: Quote from: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:59:08 AM
I see two count them two dear readers who have literally been sitting there like so much fish for forty-five minutes, without a post between them. I think it might just be time for a bitch-slapping of the highest magnitude.

I couldn't post! I waited for the day to change and when it did...it was all locked up! I even e-mailed BK but he had left the building. Anyway, all is right with the world. ;)
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Post by: MBarnum on November 16, 2005, 09:39:44 AM: The only resort I have been to, as an adult, is up on Mount Hood....very nice place, particularly if you like to ski. Haven't actually stayed in a room there, just visited.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 16, 2005, 09:41:06 AM: Well, that's a relief! I thought I was going to have to break in through the bathroom window to get in here today.
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 09:42:21 AM: As for the Topic of the Day, I've never been to a resort, so I can't comment on that. My favorite vacation spots (so far) have been New York City (midtown Manhattan...theater district) and London (theater district). I've only gone to each of them once, but I loved them both and would go back in a second!
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 09:43:10 AM: Well I see the lockout is over so the negotiations must have been sucessful althoughI do not recall being asked to vote on a contract to include a minimum of twenty posts each I will do my best to comply.

This is ONE
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 09:43:29 AM: Now I must hurry and shower and rush off to work. I don't want to be late...again. :o
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 09:46:27 AM: TOD: The closest I have come to luxururious resort is our time share: Orange Lake Resort in Kississemee FL. We bought it right after we were married and we like it very much but I do not know if it qualifies under what bk considers the lap of luxury or whatever

It sure beats the Holiday Inn (the founder , Kemmon Wilson I think his name was,of which, who was actually was the creator of our resort)

Thats TWO
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 09:48:38 AM: For our honey moon, we had a short four or fiver day stay at the hokey but fun Pocono Mounttain Resort of Champagne Towers, complete with swimming pool, champage shaped hot tub, fireplace, massage table, fireplace and steam room all In your own mutli-level room

That's THREE
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 09:55:59 AM: Seventeen more to go and will get OFF this page! Let's be like the galley slaves in Ben-Hur and row, row, row (that is three rows) our haineshisway.com boat to page two.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 09:57:02 AM: I have indeed bitch-slapped myself from here to eternity and hell and back.

I thought it was strange to see George and Tom just sitting there like so much fish for an hour, when they usually are among the first to comment on the new TOD.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 09:59:42 AM: I couldn't post, either. . .so I PM'd several H&Ks, then, I went out and found out that I am now EMPLOYED AGAIN! I'll still be a server, hell, that's my career, but, now I will be at the new Pittsburgh Mills' Red Robin Restaurant, pushing gourmet burgers and endless steak fries AND getting health benefits, too!
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 10:02:05 AM: I'm still fond of the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. Charleston is only an hour and a half away, and that is one gorgeous city. So, topically, I have to say that the beaches, cities and the incredible Brookgreen Gardens of the south eastern end of South Carolina would be tops for me.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 16, 2005, 10:08:37 AM: Charleston is indeed lovely! We spend a couple of weeks there several years in a row when some friends of ours rented a house on the Isle of Palms and invited us and another couple to spend some time with them there. Again, excellent restaurants and small,walkable city center of shops and elegant historic homes, all right there on the Ocean. I want a toggle bench!
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 10:15:24 AM: There is also a mighty fine restaurant in Charleston called:

[size=8]POGUE'S PORCH![/size]
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 10:17:23 AM: I do believe that DR Jose is working on a couple of musicals, one of which deals with PRETERNATURAL people. . .t'other could be considered PRETERNATURAL in a stretch (preferably the seventh inning).
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 10:29:04 AM: Congrats on the gig, TD - and on the health benefits. I'm considering switching over to the food industry, myself, to free up my days for auditions...

It's been announced that Ms. Effie White will, indeed, be played by a an American Idol contestant, but not the one everyone expected. Ms. Jennifer Hudson will be playing Effie in the film version of DREAMGIRLS as opposed to Fantasia. I couldn't be happier.
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 10:31:34 AM: Let's move this puppy to page 2
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 10:31:50 AM: And here we are Mr. Mahler!
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 10:33:56 AM: Faster! We must row, row, row (that is three rows), like the galley slaves in Ben-Hur. Where is Jack Hawkins when you need him. I want to be off this fershluganah page already.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 10:34:34 AM: Thank goodness!

PRETERNATURAL, baby, PRETERNATURAL!
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 10:34:57 AM: Now, how fast can we get to page three?

ROW, baby, ROW!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 16, 2005, 10:41:56 AM: Row well and live, Judah Ben-Hur!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on November 16, 2005, 10:43:02 AM: Actually I think it's Poog's Porch...named after a dog!
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 10:52:59 AM: I was going to post this in the morning before I was interrupted.

It's a link to a review of a new production of Jerry Herman's The Grand Tour and it stars the one and only Jason Graae (quoting from the review now) "one of those rare performers who can sing, dance and act, and is splendid as the Jewish Everyman Jacobowsky, a man who has learned to live ("survive" would be a better word for it) by his wits

The Grand Tour (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051116/stage_nm/stage_tour_dc)
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 11:10:06 AM: Quote from: bk on November 16, 2005, 10:34:57 AM
Now, how fast can we get to page three?

ROW, baby, ROW!

I refuse to be a scapegoat for administrative incompetence! ;D

I was so puzzled by the events this morning that I had to contact DRBen because I thought my computer had died.

I live in my favorite vacation spot.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 11:10:15 AM: DR MS - Dr DANISE posted the link and code for www.deepdiscountdvd.com

The other day, DR JASON posted an additional code:

you can use USATODAY or SUPERSALE - and get the discount on TWO ORDERS!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 11:11:37 AM: Whew! I thought I was late this morning...and only 2 posts....but now everything is as it should be.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 11:16:57 AM: The beautiful Sheraton Bal Harbour in Miami Beach is the most luxurious resort I ever stayed in. Beautiful....loved to sit on my balcony and watch the ocean and see the sunset....

Great service, lovely rooms, and great people. And so much to see in Florida! NOT ONLY Disney World and Universal. It is an historically interesting place to see....museums and parks, etc.
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:17:47 AM: As everyone knows I love London. I also love Honfleur in Normandy. I mentioned both of these sites yesterday as possible home locations if money were no object.

The Grand Canyon is a great adventure, although I was not able to walk down the trail into the canyon. It's an amazing site to stand at the rim and take it all in. Even for someone with a fear of heights, it's gorgeous!

I will report on how I feel about Cardiff when I return in January. I booked the flight on Ryan Air from Dublin to Cardiff and got a great deal for two nights in a 4 star hotel in Cardiff. We will spend some time as tourists, we will meet Beverly and meet my cousin Ray from Sheffield. It's turning into quite a trip.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 11:24:08 AM: Not so much vacation spots as resorts - you know, like resorts.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 11:24:40 AM: ROW, baby, ROW. Quick, Watson, another twenty posts to get us off this damnable page two.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 16, 2005, 11:27:24 AM: Remember:

Never pretersharp, never preterflat, always preternatural.
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 11:30:50 AM: My favorite resort experience was the Polynesian Resort Hotel in Disney World. Just an amazing place. We were there during a light season, and actually got upgraded to a better room. Plus the proximity to the Disney parks and Mickey's Polynesian Luau made for a great vacation. I really didn't want to leave.
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 11:34:24 AM: I'm a poor actor - I don't know from resorts.

The Bronx Zoo is my little haven of peace and quiet. And starting on Thanksgiving Day, I will be able to visit the Zoo for free any day of the year!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 16, 2005, 11:34:51 AM: Quote from: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:13:41 AM
And the word of the day is: PRETERNATURAL!
A preternaturalist would probably be a ghost nudist.

Which would explain the chills.
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:34:53 AM: Never been to a resort.
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 11:35:23 AM: Second favorite resort was the Rio in Las Vegas. Stunning room for just normal prices, since it's a little off the Vegas Strip. And they had something called Masquerade in the Sky going right through the lobby area over the gaming tables, opulent floats and entertainment on tracks, which was magic as long as you pretended not to notice the pulleys. Doesn't exactly SOUND relaxing but it put me ina wonderfully giddy frame of mind for the entire stay. A great place to come back to after hours of seeing all Vegas had to offer.
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 11:36:30 AM: BTB (By the by in internet lingo), CHITA RIVERA: A DANCER'S LIFE is on TDF right now...
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 11:38:13 AM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on November 16, 2005, 09:41:06 AM
Well, that's a relief! I thought I was going to have to break in through the bathroom window to get in here today.
Did you have a silver spoon with you for protection?

That's FOUR
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 11:38:54 AM: Jason - If you've never been to a resort-type hotel, Vegas is full of great deals on hotels that give you the resort experience for as little as $50-60 a night if you time it right. Bally's was $60 a night, Rio was $89 a night, both wonderfully lavish. (June is a great time to find deals, for example, if you can go from Sunday through Thursday.)
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 11:40:51 AM: Quote from: td on November 16, 2005, 09:59:42 AM
I couldn't post, either. . .so I PM'd several H&Ks, then, I went out and found out that I am now EMPLOYED AGAIN! I'll still be a server, hell, that's my career, but, now I will be at the new Pittsburgh Mills' Red Robin Restaurant, pushing gourmet burgers and endless steak fries AND getting health benefits, too!
Congratulations td!

~~~Much Vibage for HUGE Tips~~~~
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 11:41:57 AM: Funny thing about the lavish Rio hotel room, though - it had a window from the shower/tub that allowed someone in the room to look into the bathroom and vice versa. Funky, that. :)
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 11:45:54 AM: Quote from: Jason on November 16, 2005, 11:34:24 AM
I'm a poor actor - I don't know from resorts.

The Bronx Zoo is my little haven of peace and quiet. And starting on Thanksgiving Day, I will be able to visit the Zoo for free any day of the year!

Why do you get this wonderful advantage over the rest of us poor Slobovians?
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:50:25 AM: Because he has just become a member of the Zoo! I know because I'm a member too.

Jason thanks for the tip on Chita. I'm going to skip Hedwig and Hedda that night and see Chita. I'm going Thursday December 1 at 8pm. Since they are E-Tix I won't know where I'm sitting until I get there.
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 11:51:35 AM: TOD - On the first of three lovely long road trips our family took while DS Rob was growing up, we stayed one night at Flanigan's Inn (http://www.flanigans.com) at the south entrance of Zion National Park in Utah. I've always wanted to go back to spend about a week there. It was casually elegant and the scenery was spectacular.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 16, 2005, 11:52:11 AM: Here's a resort that I've never been to, but if I had a significant other--or even someone I could just grab off the street who wouldn't put up much of a fight--I would go here (http://www.ladera.com/)!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 16, 2005, 11:52:42 AM: I don't think of New Yawk City or London as being resorts. They are cities that fascinate, true, but they are not geared specifically for the tourists. They make their monies doing other things.

I, on the other hand, live in a resort community. That's what Rehoboth Beach is, a resort community, dependent upon the annual influx of vacationers for it's income. As a working resident, I look forward to the increase in jobs these vacationers provide...and also look forward to the end of the season, when we don't have to put up with their rudeness, their attitude that they own the world.

I'm just glad I'm on antidepressants. It makes living here so much easier.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on November 16, 2005, 11:54:45 AM: Mister, I've been to the zoo.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 11:54:56 AM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on November 16, 2005, 10:43:02 AM
Actually I think it's Poog's Porch...named after a dog!
True, but, Pogue's Porch has a nicer ring. ;D
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 11:56:33 AM: Skip's birthday today made it into Do-Re-Milla's birthday list. Here's Milla's entire list of the day, which will hopefully push us along in terms of number of pages today. Skip is the seventh person down on the list.

George S. Kaufman 11/16/1889 - 6/2/1961 Producer, Writer, Source Material, Director, Performer, Theatre Owner/Operator - A former newsman, Kaufman will make his mark with the comedy Dulcy in 1921, and will go on to write dozens of comedies, dramas and musicals, at a clip of two or three a year until the 1940s, often in collaboration with the likes of Moss Hart and Edna Ferber. He will win the Pulitzer Prize twice, for his work on Of Thee I Sing and You Can't Take It With You, and will win his only Tony Award for directing the original Guys and Dolls. His plays include The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers (both for the Marx Brothers), Merton of the Movies, The Royal Family, I'd Rather Be Right, Once in a Lifetime, Dinner at Eight, Merrily We Roll Along and The Man Who Came to Dinner

Lawrence Tibbett 11/16/1896 - 7/15/1960 one of the all-time great baritons, performer - 1923 King Lear (Genevieve Tobin, Moffat Johnston, Reginald Pole); replacement in orig The Man Who Came to Dinner; Miracle in the Mountains; The Barrier (Reri Gristi); Fanny [replaced Pinza]

Burgess Meredith 11/16/1907 - 9/9/1997 Husband of Paulette Goddard (1944 - 1950) divorced, Producer, Director, Performer - 1930 Romeo & Juliet (Robert Lewis); The Barretts of Wimpole Street (Katherine Cornell, Brian Ahern); Winterset; 1946 The Playboy of the Western World (Julie Harris, Maureen Stapleton); Major Barbara (Glynnis Johns, Charles Laughton, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Eli Wallach, John Astin); Ulysses in Nighttown. Emmy Award-winning actor: The Big Event: Tail Gunner Joe [2-6-77], Gloria, Mr. Novak, Search, The Day of the Locust, Advice and Consent, Grumpy Old Men, In Harm’s Way, Of Mice and Men; TV host: Those Amazing Animals; author: So Far, So Good a Memoir; long Broadway career included original productions of Liliom, High Tor, Winterset, The Barretts of Wimpole Street and The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker. He created two memorable screen roles as well: the umbrella-wielding villain The Penguin in TV's "Batman," and the hard-bitten boxing coach who literally eggs Sylvester Stallone on to glory in Rocky.

Guy Stockwell 11/16/1934 - 2/6/2002 performer; brother of actor Dean Stockwell - tv's & film's The Richard Boone Show, Beau Geste, Return to Peyton Place, Airport 1975, Columbo: Columbo Goes to College

Clu Gulager 11/16/1935 performer - tv's & film's The Killing Device, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Return of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Kenny Rogers as the Gambler series, Force of One, The Other Side of Midnight, Smile Jenny You’re Dead, The Last Picture Show, The Killers, The Virginian, The Tall Man, The Survivors, San Francisco International Airport

Joanna Pettet [Joanna Jane Salmon] 11/16/1942 performer; married to Alex Cord (1968 - 1989) (divorced) 1 child
- The Chinese Prime Minister (Margaret Leighton, James Olson); Poor Richard; tv's & film's The Doctors; The Group; Robbery; Casino Royale; Captains and the Kings;

Skip Kennon 11/16/1948 - composer: Herringbone (1982 Playwrights Horizons - David Rounds, 1992 American Music Theater Festival - B.D. Wong, 1993 Hartford Stage - Joel Grey), composer-lyricist: Time and Again (1996 Old Globe Theater - Howard McGillin, Rebecca Luker, Jessica Molaskey, KT Sullivan, Danny Burstein; 2001 Manhattan Theater Club - Laura Benanti, Julia Murney, David McCallum, Lewis Cleale); Disney's video Hunchback of Notre Dame Part II (2002 - songs sung by Tom Hulce, Charles Kimbrough, Jason Alexander, Haley Joel Osment); The Last Starfighter (Storm Theatre 2004)

Marg Helgenberger 11/16/1958 performer - C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, Ryan’s Hope, China Beach, Fire Down Below, Gold Coast, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town

Michele Pawk 11/16/1961 performer, wife of Kevin McCollum (divorced), wife of John Dossett (? - present) - Mail (Mary Bond Davis, Brian Mitchell [not yet Stokes]); Crazy For You; 1998 Cabaret; Seussical; Hollywood Arms; tv's & film's Shattered Dreams; The Girl in the Watermelon; Cradle Will Rock

Kimberly Jean Brown 11/16/1985 performer; Set a record at age nine as the youngest actress to appear in three Broadway Shows: Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Les Miz, and Showboat. - Four Baboons Adoring the Sun (Stockard Channing, James Naughton); 1994 Show Boat; tv's & film's The Guiding Light; Ellen Foster; Be Cool
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 11:59:34 AM: Congrats to DR td on the new employment!

Does NERDS candy come in a box or a bag. If it comes in a box, I think I have seen it that way, can you get a bag of boxes? Was the NERDS candy left over from Halloween?
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:59:56 AM: Ralph Edwards of This is Your Life has died. Here is a link to a short obit.

Ralph Edwards (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051116/ap_en_tv/obit_edwards;_ylt=Amlynsgq4Iwg6lzHS5GZoYtX24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 12:01:24 PM: DR Ben: I think you have the right idea re. skipping "Hedwig." It's not one of my favorites, and I'm sure the crowd for that one will be quite...um..."interesting." So, and I hope you don't mind this, I'm taking my cue off you and treating myself to Ms. Rivera that night, too. Happy Birthday to ME!

And I'm not a member of the Wildlife Conservation Society yet...I'm waiting for my birthday money from Mom & Dad so I can join up. :)
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:01:49 PM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on November 16, 2005, 11:52:11 AM
Here's a resort that I've never been to, but if I had a significant other--or even someone I could just grab off the street who wouldn't put up much of a fight--I would go here (http://www.ladera.com/)!

I probably wouldn't fight very hard.....
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 12:02:21 PM: Happy Birthday to Skip!!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 12:02:43 PM: Dongrats to the FAMOUS DR SKIP!!
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:04:11 PM: Happy Birthday to Skip!

Jason, I don't mind at all. I know we will be in the same section. I hope we're sitting near each other.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:04:22 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:50:25 AM
Because he has just become a member of the Zoo! I know because I'm a member too.

Jason thanks for the tip on Chita. I'm going to skip Hedwig and Hedda that night and see Chita. I'm going Thursday December 1 at 8pm. Since they are E-Tix I won't know where I'm sitting until I get there.

I always get mail from them asking me to join, but since I haven't been there in about 9 years it doesn't seem like a good use of my limited resources!
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:07:48 PM: Happy Birthday to SKIP!!!!!
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:08:46 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:59:56 AM
Ralph Edwards of This is Your Life has died. Here is a link to a short obit.

Ralph Edwards (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051116/ap_en_tv/obit_edwards;_ylt=Amlynsgq4Iwg6lzHS5GZoYtX24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

I wonder if the news that Regis Philbin has just been signed to revive the show was the straw that broke the camels's back?

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Regis Philbin to host 'This Is Your Life'

Associated Press
Nov. 11, 2005 10:46 AM

NEW YORK - Regis Philbin is returning to primetime.

The "Live with Regis and Kelly" host will helm the new version of "This Is Your Life" for ABC. The series is a new version of the 1950s and '60s NBC original created and hosted by Ralph Edwards that each week surprised a guest with an often-emotional recounting of his or her life.

"My network needs me! I'm there," Philbin said in a statement. "`This Is Your Life' was always one of my favorite shows."

"This Is Your Life" - which ABC calls "the original reality show" - varied its subjects from celebrities to prominent business figures to regular folks. The format for the Philbin-hosted version hasn't yet been announced, nor has an air date.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:09:49 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 16, 2005, 11:59:34 AM
Congrats to DR td on the new employment!

Does NERDS candy come in a box or a bag. If it comes in a box, I think I have seen it that way, can you get a bag of boxes? Was the NERDS candy left over from Halloween?

We have a bag of boxes of Nerds left over from Halloween!
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 12:13:43 PM: From Jose:
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DR Jane - Does your new coat go with you new-ish earrings?

The earrings are a bit fancier than the jacket but I’m sure the colors will work. :D

What is your favorite treat at Billy’s.
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:14:31 PM: Vixmom, I agree about your use of resources and joining the zoo. You're far enough away from all of them (you get into the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo and the Children's Zoo in Central Park, the Zoo at Park Slope in Brooklyn, the Queens Zoo and the Brooklyn Aquarium) that it requires planning to go so the cost of a family membership could be used better elsewhere.
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 12:17:41 PM: Jennifer, cute photo.

Td congratulations on the job and health benefits! :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKIP!!
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 12:18:48 PM: Since we're looking to push along in terms of pages, I'll point out that Do-Re-Milla's database also includes our esteemed BK. Here's last year's December 8th listing (see 15th name below, obviously Dec. 8 is a very big day for theater people's birthdays):

Today's Birthdays 12/8
Posted On:12/8/04 at 11:14 AM

Queen of Scots Mary 12/8/1542 - 2/8/1587 Scottish queen, source mat'l

Queen of Sweden Christina 12/8/1626 - 4/19/1689 Swedish queen, source mat'l

Camille Claudel 12/8/1864 - 10/19/1943 French sculptor, source mat'l

Jean Sibelius 12/8/1865 - 9/20/1957 Finnish composer, violin lovers, take a listen to Oistrak's performance of the Sibelius vln concerto

Diego Rivera 12/8/1886 - 11/25/1957 Mexican painter, politically controversial murals in Ministry of Education Building, National Palace and other government buildings in Mexico City, Rockefeller Ctr (painted over), source mat'l

James Thurber 12/8/1894 - 11/2/1961 writer: New Yorker magazine; author: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, My World and Welcome to It, The Last Flower, Is Sex Necessary? - The Male Animal (Leon Ames, Don DeFore, Elliott Nugent, Ruth Matteson, Gene Tierney)

Lee J. Cobb 12/08/1911 - Feb 11, 1976 performer, Husband of Helen Beverly (? - ?) divorced - Till the Day I Die (Robert Lewis, Russell Collins, Elia Kazan); Thunder Rock (Frances Farmer); Death of a Salesman; King Lear (Rene Auberjonois, Philip Bosco, Paul Rudd); tv's THE VIRGINIAN

Richard Fleischer 12/8/1916 director, author; son of pioneering animator Max Fleischer; nephew of Dave Fleischer, brother-in-law of Seymour Kneitel studied drama at Yale and joined New York's RKO-Pathé newsreel operation in 1942, where he wrote and directed for the "This Is America" series and wrote and produced "Flicker Flashbacks." His success there earned him a chance to move to the "real" RKO studio in Hollywood, where he proved his mettle on a series of suspenseful, noirish grade-B programmers like Bodyguard (1948, based on a story cowritten by Robert Altman!); His memoir, "Just Tell Me When to Cry," was published in 1993 - tv's & film's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)(terrific cast, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, & the seal! 1 of my fav Disney movies); The Happy Time (Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan, Marsha Hunt, Linda Christian, Bobbie Driscoll); Barrabbas (Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine, Simone Signoret, Sharon Tate[Extra (uncredited)); Fantastic Voyage; Dr. Doolittle; The Boston Strangler; Conan the Destroyer; Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents

Sammy Davis Jr. 12/8/1925 - May 16, 1990 husband of Loray White (1958 - 1959) divorced; May Britt (1960 - 196 divorced; Altovise Gore (1970 - 1990) his death; nephew of Will Maston, son of Sammy Davis, Sr., performer - entertainer: Sammy and Company, NBC Follies; group: The Will Mastin Trio; actor: The Kid Who Loved Christmas, Cannonball Run series, Sweet Charity, A Man Called Adam, Robin and the 7 Hoods, The Three Penny Opera, Ocean’s 11, Porgy and Bess, Golden Boy, Mr. Wonderful, Rufus Jones for President; member: The Rat Pack; author: Why Me?

Maximilian Schell 12/8/1930 performer - Academy Award-winning actor: Judgment at Nuremberg [1961]; Little Odessa, Abraham, Stalin, The Freshman, Peter the Great, The Chosen, Julia, The Man in the Glass Booth, The Odessa File, Heidi, The Young Lions, Wiseguy

David Carradine 12/08/1936 performer, half-brother of Keith Carradine; son of John Carradine - Royal Hunt of the Sun

James MacArthur 12/8/1937 - performer; adopted son of actress Helen Hayes & Charles MacArthur - Invitation to a March; tv's & film's Hawaii Five-O: Dano of “Book ’em, Dano”, Hang ’Em High, Spencer’s Mountain, The Interns, The Swiss Family Robinson

Graciela Daniele 12/08/1939 Writer, Lyricist, Choreographer, Director, Performer, Other, Production Crew, Creative Consultant - What Makes Sammy Run?; Coco; Follies; Chicago; 1981 The Pirates of Penzance (Kevin Kline, Estelle Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Alix Korey); The Mystery of Edwin Drood; The Goodbye Girl; Ragtime; Annie Get Your Gun

John Rubinstein 12/8/1946 husband of Jane Lanier, son of piano great Arthur Rubinstein, performer - Pippin; Fools; Getting Away With Murder (Christine Ebersole, Terrence Mann); Tony Award-winning actor: Children of a Lesser God [1980]; Crazy Like a Fox, Family, composer: score: The Candidate

Bruce Kimmel Dec. 8, 1947 producer, performer, author, director - Producer of numerous theater albums, including The King and I (Donna Murphy, Lou Diamond Phillps); Bells are Ringing (Faith Prince); preserved many theater songs that might have gone unheard with the Lost in Boston series and the Unsung Musicals series; author of the novel "Writer's Block" (2004 - murder mystery novel about a musical's out-of-town tryout); film's: writer, director and co-star of The First Nudie Musical (1979)
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:20:52 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:14:31 PM
Vixmom, I agree about your use of resources and joining the zoo. You're far enough away from all of them (you get into the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo and the Children's Zoo in Central Park, the Zoo at Park Slope in Brooklyn, the Queens Zoo and the Brooklyn Aquarium) that it requires planning to go so the cost of a family membership could be used better elsewhere.

If I lived in the city I would join in a flash... but the weekends get filled so fast between family and activities and just general cleaning that it is hard to get the time to get in there and enjoy them... and weekdays are absolutely out !

The next time I see you I shall have to tell you about our last visit to the Bronx Zoo... the Vixter in the house o' creepy crawlies... it's one of those stories that have to be told in person...
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 12:22:57 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 11:10:06 AM

I live in my favorite vacation spot.

Maybe, but relaxing it is not. ;D
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 12:23:10 PM: Milla's list is obviously chronological, not in order of importance.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:25:49 PM: Quote from: Jason on November 16, 2005, 12:01:24 PM
DR Ben: I think you have the right idea re. skipping "Hedwig." It's not one of my favorites, and I'm sure the crowd for that one will be quite...um..."interesting."

You're skipping Hedwig?! I am sure you aren't talking about Harry Potters' dear owl?

BTW

How many of our esteemed HHWers plan to see HP this weekend?
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:26:50 PM: Another passing in the entertainment industry. I remember hearing of Fifi Oscard when I first moved to the city 25 years ago. She was an agent in the business for a long time. Here is a Playbill On-Line obit:

Fifi Oscard (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96312.html)
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 12:27:44 PM: Save them for next year, DR VIXMOM....I imagine the Expiration Date is sometime in '07!
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:32:51 PM: No, we are talking about the movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch. It's being shown at Chelsea Cinemas on December 1st as part of their Chelsea Classics series.

I won't be seeing Mr. Potter this weekend. I have much to do. Vixmom, I just found out that one of my nieces has an American Girl doll. She's got Kit. So, on Saturday afternoon I'm heading uptown to American Girl Place to purchase some accessories for her doll. She wants the pajama set for Kit or the accessories for the sweater set (apparently this is a hat, purse hanky and necklace).

I am then going to the GLBT Expo at the Javits Center. During one of our early forays to Chelsea Classics they were handing out cards which give you free admission to the event. The cards they hand out now only give you $5 off the admission of $15. I'm using the Free Card!

Sunday is housework and finishing odds and ends before I head out to Long Island (Centereach) for Thanksgiving. I don't go until Wednesday afternoon but I won't have lots of time to do things during the shortened week.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:33:21 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 16, 2005, 12:27:44 PM
Save them for next year, DR VIXMOM....I imagine the Expiration Date is sometime in '07!

;D

I would! But SOMEONE keeps eating them....... :D
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 12:42:24 PM: Quote from: td on November 16, 2005, 09:59:42 AM
I couldn't post, either. . .so I PM'd several H&Ks, then, I went out and found out that I am now EMPLOYED AGAIN! I'll still be a server, hell, that's my career, but, now I will be at the new Pittsburgh Mills' Red Robin Restaurant, pushing gourmet burgers and endless steak fries AND getting health benefits, too!

Congratulations!! Ain't Benefits Grand?? (almost an Ain't Broadway Grand? reference ;))
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:43:06 PM: Quote from: Jane on November 16, 2005, 12:22:57 PM
Maybe, but relaxing it is not. ;D

Says who? Says you!
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Post by: MBarnum on November 16, 2005, 12:43:43 PM: Happy Birthday to Skip!!!
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 12:43:53 PM: Quote from: bk on November 16, 2005, 09:57:02 AM
I have indeed bitch-slapped myself from here to eternity and hell and back.

I thought it was strange to see George and Tom just sitting there like so much fish for an hour, when they usually are among the first to comment on the new TOD.
At least George and I were able to send PMs. I thought I'd deleted the wrong cookies yesterday and somehow changed a setting!
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:44:02 PM: Quote from: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:25:49 PM
You're skipping Hedwig?! I am sure you aren't talking about Harry Potters' dear owl?

BTW

How many of our esteemed HHWers plan to see HP this weekend?

Saturday night, 8:30, you must have missed my post on the great day I had Monday.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:47:06 PM: Dansssse, Salome!
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 12:47:36 PM: Happy Birthday to a good friend and close companion of the Last Starfighter.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 12:48:14 PM: Kudos to the costumer and prop man on the above production.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:48:51 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:26:50 PM
Another passing in the entertainment industry. I remember hearing of Fifi Oscard when I first moved to the city 25 years ago. She was an agent in the business for a long time. Here is a Playbill On-Line obit:

Fifi Oscard (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96312.html)

She's gay, you know!
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 12:49:53 PM: Quote from: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 11:38:13 AM
Did you have a silver spoon with you for protection?

That's FOUR
Good line Vixmom.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:50:11 PM: Skip's birthday is today??????

Is that why he didn't answer the phone when I called this morning?
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:50:44 PM: I'm happy to report that the play is cast. Whew! I'll announce the actors in tomorrow's notes.

I had a big note sitting next to my computer about Skip's birthday, but apparently I was SO zonked last night that not only did I lock the today's discussion, I forgot to put the birthday in the notes.

So, let's put on our pointy party hats and our colored tights and pantaloons, let's break out the cheese slices and ham chunks, let's dance the Hora and the Wooly-Booly, and send a big haineshiswway.com birthday cheer to the wonderful Skip Kennon.
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 12:51:02 PM: ROW, baby, ROW!
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:54:21 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:32:51 PM
So, on Saturday afternoon I'm heading uptown to American Girl Place to purchase some accessories for her doll. She wants the pajama set for Kit or the accessories for the sweater set (apparently this is a hat, purse hanky and necklace).

Well you have to go in the front door, turn left, then a quick right to the escalator take that up to the 3rd floor where the American Girl Collection is located. The Kit stuff should be directly on your left hand side. :D

http://store.americangirl.com/pls/ag/AG_pagethumb?catid=376024

We'll (the Vixter & I ) will be in the city on Saturday, first the 9 AM Christmas Spectacular with her Girl Scout Troop (BTW does anyone know if the musicians will be back by then?) then possibly some adventuring with the GS Troop before possibly going off on our own to try to meet with DR Michael Shayne for afternoon tea

and who knows... a trip to AGP might end up being a part of our exploring so look out for a small troop of Girl Scout Cadettes....(there's only 5 girls in her new troop) while you're there! :D
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 12:56:09 PM: Resorts:
Capri
Montreaux

I like to go "up market"
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 01:01:05 PM: Larry, just to check, your message didn't sound like he was supposed to call you back. He was at the gym when you called, I guess, fulfilling one of his birthday resolutions. Does he owe you a call?
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 01:01:33 PM: Deb, it doesn't say anything about the strike being over or going on at the Radio City Web site. I haven't heard anything about it but I assume the musicians are still locked out.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:03:04 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:44:02 PM
Saturday night, 8:30, you must have missed my post on the great day I had Monday.

Nope I knew you were planning to go with your beloved goddaughter! The Vixter is raring to go, but after getting up at the crack of dawn for the Radio City thing on Saturday and tooling around NY all day I suspect that we wil not make a Saturday night showing without one or the other of us falling asleep, and the Vixdad wants to see it with us, but he HATES opening weekends, and Sunday after church we have a birthday party we must attend for our friends' 2 year old son, and Sunday evening is the Vixter's church Youth Group, and Friday night is Vixdad's D&D night, plus the Vixter has a Santa Lucia rehearsal at church until 8 and then we need an early night ( I refer you back to the Radio City debacle).

I knew that MattH was anxious to see this (where has HE been today I wonder? Did he give up when he saw he was locked out earlier?)

But I wasn't sure how many of us would actually get there this weekend.

We will probably be going over Thanksgiving weekend so I beg of those of you who DO go and see HP this weekend to post SPOILER ALERTS before any critiques etc etc. :)
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Post by: Ben on November 16, 2005, 01:03:28 PM: I take that back. They mention that the show will feature a 55 piece orchestra recorded for use in case of a walkout.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:04:25 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 12:49:53 PM
Good line Vixmom.

Thanks! I'm here all week! ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:10:02 PM: I was on the site for two hours off and on waiting for it to be unlocked, but I finally gave up the ghost. Glad others came back and got some posting done.

I did enjoy some private messages with several hks, so we DID keep the home fries burning, just not on the forum!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:14:15 PM: My favorite resort was Acapulco. Heavenly place to play and relax. We stayed in bungelos on the side of a mountain. The "hotel" was called Las Brises, and a guest was given pink (yep( jeeps to go up and down the mountain to your particular bungelo. Every two bungelos shared a swimming pool, too, if you didn't want to subject your skin to ocean water. This place really was heaven (and the gorgeous male bellboys who brought continental breakfasts up every morning I will NEVER forget.)
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:19:33 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:43:06 PM
Says who? Says you!

Says me. I still haven't recovered from all the excitement. :)
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:20:00 PM: Ginny, Flanigan’s Inns looks nice.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:21:17 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:10:02 PM
I was on the site for two hours off and on waiting for it to be unlocked, but I finally gave up the ghost. Glad others came back and got some posting done.

I did enjoy some private messages with several hks, so we DID keep the home fries burning, just not on the forum!

Speak of the devil! (as my Nana would say)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:21:54 PM: I spent much of the afternoon with the new OKLAHOMA! package.

I honestly think Fox packed the Cinemascope version of the movie on the first disc because they KNEW it was far superior to the other version IN THIS PACKAGE. The sound is strong and the color and sharpness are excellent. As DR td commented last night, when I want to see OKLAHOMA on DVD, this is the version I will play.

I don't think the Todd-AO version of OKLAHOMA on this release is merely soft. I think it is a total catastrophe of the highest order: out of focus, pale, it even FLICKERS, something that Todd-AO was famous for NOT doing in a movie theater.

I synched up the laserdisc of OKLAHOMA with this new version (didn't you just KNOW I'd do that!), and there is absolutely NO comparison. The laserdisc is a hundred times more colorful and sharper even though the laser is working with considerably fewer scan lines (and no anamorphic enhancement). This is THE DVD disaster of the year, and I have every intention of letting Fox know my EXTREME disappointment. They should hang their heads in shame to release such a calamitous transfer as the definitive disc for this movie.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:28:19 PM: I did listen to some of the commentaries on both discs. Nick Redman and Shirley Jones sounded like they were having much more fun on their commentary. Ted Chapin and Hugh Fordin I have the greatest respect for, but their commentary was pretty dry from the fifteen minutes or so of it that I listened to.

I was just so upset with the Todd-AO transfer (which has always been my preferred version of the film in terms of camerawork and performances), but perhaps I am not being fair to Chapin and Fordin.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:28:36 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 01:03:28 PM
I take that back. They mention that the show will feature a 55 piece orchestra recorded for use in case of a walkout.

dang I feel disloyal to Jose going to see a show with recorded music... I hope we don't have to cross any picket lines...
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:30:36 PM: I spent the last 45 minutes of the afternoon (before getting back on-line) with MY NAME IS EARL/THE OFFICE.

This is the bestg hour of comedy on television, and they couldn't be more different shows: one a redneck comedy with heart and the other a brittle social satire and character study.

This week, both shows had me laughing pretty much nonstop.
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:31:34 PM: Okay my friends... I have a few things I must attend to pronto before I can go home and go home at 5 on the dot I must to get the Vixter to her confirmation class on time... so laters!!!
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:31:46 PM: Matt H. When I was eight years old my parents took us to Mexico during our two week Christmas break. We spent Christmas at a resort in Acapulco. I loved water skiing, hated the milk we had to drink and the fishing trip I insisted on going. The plan had been to leave the kid that always got sea sick at the hotel with a sitter. I protested loudly, went and got very sick. Just as my parents finally decided I had ruined the trip & requested the boat be turned around, my father hooked a shark which he immediately lost when the boat turned. Recently my brother told me he was happy I was there to ruin the trip as he was also sick. I'm happy to have saved a life. :)
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Post by: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:31:53 PM: I lost count, did I make my quota?
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:32:43 PM: In talking with friends about when we would find it best to see HARRY POTTER, we've pretty much decided Tuesday of next week in the afternoon. The kids should be in school still (Thanksgiving vacation starts on Wednesday) and the first show of the day should be relatively empty compared to what the crowds will be like over the weekend.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:34:22 PM: DR Jane, have you not been back to Acapulco since then? I think you and Keith would love it now.
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:37:02 PM: Another great resort trip with my parents was at the Hotel DelCoronado http://www.hoteldel.com which is on an island off of San Diego. Technically my parents stayed there while my siblings and I slept at a motel across the street.
We had a grand time exploring the hotel, swimming and playing tennis. The trip was for a very special occasion. Before my father was an MD he was a DO (doctor of osteopath). We stayed at the hotel during a medical convention where my father became president of the California Osteopaths.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 01:38:57 PM: Quote from: FJL on November 16, 2005, 01:01:05 PM
Larry, just to check, your message didn't sound like he was supposed to call you back. He was at the gym when you called, I guess, fulfilling one of his birthday resolutions. Does he owe you a call?
Not really!
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:40:33 PM: We went to Cancun which I expect is similar to Acapulco today-beaches lined with hotels.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:41:02 PM: Back to OKLAHOMA for a moment, I also watched on the second disc the fairly short documentary on the making of the film in Todd-AO and Cinemascope, but the short wasn't nearly long enough nor informative enough to suit me. In the part of the commentary, Shirley Jones talked a little about how filming was done, but NONE of that was mentioned in this documentary.

Something else I found interesting. I watched the main titles for both versions, and I never saw the word Technicolor ever mentioned in the opening credits. I'm trying to remember now if it was worked somehow into the end. (I didn't make it to the end of either version this afternoon.) Can't believe they'd not mention this brand name of color since it was the most famous color motif out there even then. I had to look it up to find out that Technicolor was used for OKLAHOMA.
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 01:41:13 PM: Quote from: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:28:36 PM
dang I feel disloyal to Jose going to see a show with recorded music... I hope we don't have to cross any picket lines...

Chances are you will.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:42:51 PM: I almost made it to Cancun once; a friend who had come into a big wad of money was going to pay the way for three of us to go there. When one friend backed out (too proud to accept this wonderful gift), the friend changed his mind and none of us went.

I also wanted to go to St. Croix or St. Thomas, but I've never gotten there, either.
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:44:36 PM: Reminiscent of the Del Coronado was the beautiful old hotel on Lake George in NY. We had a great time there when the boys were young. We played tennis, went boating, rafting and parasailing which I can’t believe I did. More than my going I let my little Craig go. Craig had wanted me to go first but the crew sent him ahead of me (very smart or I might have lost my nerve). I was screaming and laughing so hard I began to hyper-ventilate. The crew became concerned & was about to real me in. Thank goodness they said something to Keith first who said “she does that all the time” so they left me alone.
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:44:51 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 12:32:51 PM
I won't be seeing Mr. Potter this weekend. I have much to do. Vixmom, I just found out that one of my nieces has an American Girl doll. She's got Kit. So, on Saturday afternoon I'm heading uptown to American Girl Place to purchase some accessories for her doll. She wants the pajama set for Kit or the accessories for the sweater set (apparently this is a hat, purse hanky and necklace).

DR Ben, as The Vixter could tell you, Kit is my favorite American Girl because she lives in Cincinnati during the Great Depression. If your niece would like a commemorative bookmark from Union Terminal, the train station that's referenced in some of the stories, just email your address and I'll mail you one!
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:45:52 PM: Happiest of birthdays to Skip, our gracious host of Oct. 5!
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:46:39 PM: New job, and benefits, congratulations to DR td!
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:47:21 PM: DR elmore - congratulations on winning the sparkling prize in this week's trivia contest!
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:47:38 PM: In July we are going on a floating resort.
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:53:31 PM: Quote from: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:20:00 PM

Ginny, Flanigan’s Inns looks nice.

Maybe we could meet there sometime for a retreat ;D
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Post by: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 01:54:36 PM: Quote from: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:47:21 PM
DR elmore - congratulations on winning the sparkling prize in this week's trivia contest!

You know, I never win anything so I hope this boost pushes my luck with the lottery.

DRtd, congrats on the job!
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Post by: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:54:41 PM: Quote from: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 01:28:36 PM
dang I feel disloyal to Jose going to see a show with recorded music... I hope we don't have to cross any picket lines...

Just treat it as a "teachable moment" with those Scouts!
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 02:00:14 PM: Quote from: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 12:43:53 PM
At least George and I were able to send PMs. I thought I'd deleted the wrong cookies yesterday and somehow changed a setting!
Blame Jose!! ;)

Tom, check your mail in four to seven days! ;D

And Happy Birthday to Skip!!
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 02:03:45 PM: Quote from: Ginny on November 16, 2005, 01:53:31 PM
Maybe we could meet there sometime for a retreat ;D

I like that idea. :D
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Post by: MBarnum on November 16, 2005, 02:16:26 PM: TD let me also congratulate you on your job!!
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 02:27:31 PM: Quote from: vixmom on November 16, 2005, 12:25:49 PM

How many of our esteemed HHWers plan to see HP this weekend?

I'm fairly certain that I'll be seeing it late night on Friday. . .
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 02:28:03 PM: Vixmom I’m not sure when we will see GOBLET OF FIRE. I expect it will be within the next couple of weeks. So far we have seen all the Potter movies with friends during the day when the kids are in school.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 02:29:28 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on November 16, 2005, 12:48:51 PM
She's gay, you know!
I suppose Jose is to blame for that, too.
After all, he is such a cutie. ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 02:30:32 PM: Happy for you, DR td. Congrats!!!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 02:32:17 PM: Off to do some cleaning now and then to watch some TV. Yes, LOST does run longer tonight, but like others, I will watch INVASION "live" tonight and record LAW & ORDER. Usually, I do it the other way around.

And VERONICA MARS is on tonight, too, a sterling night for TV!
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 02:34:12 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 01:21:54 PM
I spent much of the afternoon with the new OKLAHOMA! package.
* * * * edited by td * * * *
This is THE DVD disaster of the year, and I have every intention of letting Fox know my EXTREME disappointment. They should hang their heads in shame to release such a calamitous transfer as the definitive disc for this movie.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
2121 Avenue of the Stars, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(310) 369-3900
(310) 369-3319 Fax

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E-mail: feedback@tcfhe.com
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 02:40:05 PM: Congrats, td.

And thanks for the reassuring messages this morning that there was nothing wrong with my computer when I couldn't post.
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 02:41:12 PM: Skip's been reading the birthday wishes and sends his thanks to everyone here.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 02:42:33 PM: When it rains it pours. . .
Now that the paper work has been filled out for one employer, I received a phone call about a half an hour ago offering me a position as an electronics sales(man) person - also with benefits. . .
Well, at least, the actual interview for the sales position, comes before the first day of actual work at the restaurant. . .
In other words, to be continued. . . .
Tune in tomorrow, same bat-time, same bat-channel.

Many, many thanks for all of the extremely positive vibes!

And on another note, when each time Dad and I (whether alone or with Mum and other relatives) were in New York City, he would bitch and moan about a hamburger costing $3.95! I can just hear his voice bitching about a burger for $7.99!
www.redrobin.com (http://www.redrobin.com)
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 02:43:35 PM: Quote from: FJL on November 16, 2005, 02:40:05 PM
Congrats, td.

And thanks for the reassuring messages this morning that there was nothing wrong with my computer when I couldn't post.

I THOUGHT it was my computer at fault! I was cursing Firefox for the first time since I've been a user!
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 02:50:02 PM: Happy Birthday, Skip. . .wherever you may be! ;D
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 02:59:17 PM: Quote from: td on November 16, 2005, 02:42:33 PM
And on another note, when each time Dad and I (whether alone or with Mum and other relatives) were in New York City, he would bitch and moan about a hamburger costing $3.95! I can just hear his voice bitching about a burger for $7.99!
www.redrobin.com (http://www.redrobin.com)

ONLY $7.99?? Here in Olympia, Red Robin burgers are $9.99!!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 16, 2005, 03:00:51 PM: Der Brucer and I won't be seeing Goblet for a while. Thanksgiving week is a monster for sales at grocery stores, so I'm planning on being on the job for most of next week. And the only day off I have scheduled is on Friday, and der B and I have something else going that day.

Namely, we may have found Peggy (in my arms in my avatar) a new home.

Oh, how I hope this works out!

In any case, we're driving into Pennsylvania on Friday, so I should get to see some great fall colors!
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Post by: S. Woody White on November 16, 2005, 03:02:59 PM: Besides, der B and I don't need to see the movie; we've already read the book! (Old fashioned gents, that's us!)
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 03:13:16 PM: Quote from: FJL on November 16, 2005, 02:41:12 PM
Skip's been reading the birthday wishes and sends his thanks to everyone here.

Tell Skip to come join us. I enjoyed talking with him.
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 03:18:06 PM: GOOD VIBES PEGGY HAS A NEW, HAPPY HOME!![/size]
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 03:21:55 PM: Man, was the first season of Laverne and Shirley really this unfunny? I'm trying to find two little snippets, and I haven't come close - there is the odd moment but they play out for too long for a clip reel - I guess they found their sea legs in season two.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 03:22:28 PM: Congratulations Mr Dale.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 16, 2005, 03:43:22 PM: tonight will be our coldest yet with temperatures predicted at 19 degrees!
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Post by: Jane on November 16, 2005, 03:45:58 PM: Quote from: bk on November 16, 2005, 03:21:55 PM
Man, was the first season of Laverne and Shirley really this unfunny? I'm trying to find two little snippets, and I haven't come close - there is the odd moment but they play out for too long for a clip reel - I guess they found their sea legs in season two.

Maybe. When was the last time you watched the show? We watched a few re-runs awhile back and wondered the same thing.
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Post by: Cillaliz on November 16, 2005, 03:52:29 PM: Happy Birthday Skip!!
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 04:04:54 PM: Quote from: George on November 16, 2005, 02:59:17 PM
ONLY $7.99?? Here in Olympia, Red Robin burgers are $9.99!!
Oh, DR George - I have a confession to make:
I've been watching those *films* from Richard Anthony Films again! You know, those ones with OLYMPIA in the title! I'm getting to be an Olympiaphile!
Not art, but, you've got a lovely city with a lovely lake and it's a very photogenic town. . .
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Post by: Michael on November 16, 2005, 04:38:02 PM: Happy Birthday Skip!!!
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Post by: Michael on November 16, 2005, 04:38:28 PM: TD now that you have the possibility of two jobs is NYC on again??
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Post by: Michael on November 16, 2005, 04:39:09 PM: Quote from: Ben on November 16, 2005, 11:59:56 AM
Ralph Edwards of This is Your Life has died. Here is a link to a short obit.

Ralph Edwards (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051116/ap_en_tv/obit_edwards;_ylt=Amlynsgq4Iwg6lzHS5GZoYtX24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

New series:

This Is Your Death
Title: Re:THE NERD ON MY BACK
Post by: MBarnum on November 16, 2005, 04:39:46 PM: Quote from: JRand55 on November 16, 2005, 03:43:22 PM
tonight will be our coldest yet with temperatures predicted at 19 degrees!

Gets a little chilly in them thar hills...flats...backwoods...whichever Indiana's geography is mostly.
Title: Re:THE NERD ON MY BACK
Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 04:49:57 PM: Quote from: td on November 16, 2005, 04:04:54 PM
Oh, DR George - I have a confession to make:
I've been watching those *films* from Richard Anthony Films again! You know, those ones with OLYMPIA in the title! I'm getting to be an Olympiaphile!
Not art, but, you've got a lovely city with a lovely lake and it's a very photogenic town. . .

Photogenic town...yea, that's the ticket. ;)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:00:16 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 02:32:17 PM
Off to do some cleaning now and then to watch some TV. Yes, LOST does run longer tonight, but like others, I will watch INVASION ~~"live"~~ tonight and record LAW & ORDER. Usually, I do it the other way around.

"Wordy" (unnecessary verbiage) : -3 points
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:05:44 PM: Resorts? Hmmmm.........

I suppose Capri and Sorrento count, so those are both terrific places to recommend. I prefer Capri, all things considered, because the entire island is a resort and lush and gorgeous. There are two centers -- Capri and Anacapri, the latter at a higher elevation on the island and loaded with hotels and fancy-schmancy shops.

Does Santa Fe count as a resort? It's certainly low-key and fun. Not like a vacation spot, per se, where people rush around madly trying to have fun.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:11:05 PM: I've been home all day.

Yesterday was very, very windy. I, and some co-workers, went out to lunch. Each way was about a 10-minute walk. When we were eating, we were facing the open street.

I totally underestimated what all that wind would do to me. I left work around 3 p.m. yesterday. Last night, I managed to get the ill effects under control with some extra-strength medication.

While I was essentially "dried out" and breathing easily, a side effect was an unpleasant pressure behind my right eye -- and extreme light sensitivity. I was whupped when it came time to get ready for work. So I didn't. I made my apologies via e-mail and stayed home.

I've been in bed most of the day and am, quite frankly, slept out (tired of being in bed!!!).

The breathing is still easy, however, and the evening loom with promises of excellent television entertainment that I will watch without having to record a thing.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:13:14 PM: Ooh-ooh! This morning (around 9), during a waking period, I managed to watch "Ruthless People" and "Big Business" on DVD.

I also started watching "What's the Matter With Helen?" around 1 p.m., but suddenly could watch no longer and I returned to my slumbers. Looked interesting.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:15:15 PM: I see....I start posting and everyone finds a reason to leave. That, or east coasters are engaged in primetime "live" viewing or recording, and west coasters are on the road....and the middling folks are somewhere in between...watching Jeopardy or the Wheel, I suppose.

I won't even speculate about what the Down Under folk might be doing. I viewed "Who's Online" and did not find Tomovoz viewing his profile. What a relief.

;)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:16:00 PM: Well, I'll have a personal frenzy.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:17:39 PM: I was up after 2 a.m. today and visited this here site. Read BK's first posts...and the chastisement of those lurking and not posting.

So...I thought I'd post...and then found the forum missing a few things...like the "Quick-Reply" feature and the "reply" button.

Like many of you, I sent BK an IM...and went back to bed.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:18:43 PM: Well, I didn't exactly go directly back to bed.

The sinus meds had me a tad dry...but I opted to eat some Healthy Choice vanilla ice cream....cold and creamy and soothing and good.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:20:29 PM: The building next door has been the site of much activity as they've had their roof re-done. The noise factor hasn't been an issue, but the smell of tar in the afternoon is not the most pleasant aroma to have wafting through one's bedroom window.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:24:33 PM: There have been those, in my past, who suggested that my tours of duty on aircraft carriers constituted "resort-like" living....being on a ship the size of a city, having shops to go to, exercise facilities, stunning views, etc.

Right!

Those ships did take me to some pretty wonderful ports, however, and one of my favorites was Singapore. I've been there during monsoon season, at Christmas (and I was stunned by all the seasonal decorations and then learned that Singapore was predominantly Christian) and in their Spring. While I never stayed at Raffles (but wanted to), I had a terrific time in this glorious city.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 05:28:44 PM: Quote from: Michael S on November 16, 2005, 04:38:28 PM
TD now that you have the possibility of two jobs is NYC on again??

Actually. . .YES. . .after the new year. ;D
And. . .it's still THREE - I'm still on payroll at the still-being-renovated Sam Morgan's Clubhouse. The way my luck is going, I'll probably get a phone call tomorrow from them telling me to start to work again on Friday. . . ::)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:31:01 PM: Yes, I have a past. Some of it surprises even me when it pops up, unwanted and demanding to be recalled and reflected upon.

All learning experiences, I assure you. I am the sum of many, many, many (well, not THAT many) parts.

It's often amazing to me that I was ever that young, that trusting, that willing to believe in so many things about so many people.

The strongest memories, of course, are the ones about the people I knew...some I still do, some I wish I still had in my life, and some I hope found great misery in life to counter the disappointment and misery they inflicted upon others.

Oh....my....
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:34:22 PM: I have read that the most recent Mega Millions (multi-state) lottery ticket winner purchased the ticket in Anaheim. This is California's first winner.

Wish it had been me taking home the $312 million.

However, it's fun to know someone won it.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:35:21 PM: Wow! Look at all the Hainsies/Kimlets now on the board.

Like stars popping up in the sky just after sunset.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:37:13 PM: I had better start thinking about my dinner.

Since I have some already prepared chicken breasts (barbecued), I think I'll whomp up some rice and finish off my collards.

Or, maybe some potatoes instead of rice.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 05:37:51 PM: Quote from: George on November 16, 2005, 04:49:57 PM
Photogenic town...yea, that's the ticket. ;)
Key word is PHOTOGENIC.
Odd, I've yet to find a fellow Pittsburgher who knows Michael Haboush - or if they do, they're not admitting to it. . .
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:40:23 PM: Does anyone else ever experience the phenomenon I do when I have a head cold:

You go through the entire day feeling like you've gotten through the worst of it, and then, after sunset, all the symptoms seem to overwhelm you?

I'm guessing it's a matter of either meds wearing off, or, perhaps, the body wearing down and tired of putting up a brave front.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:42:09 PM: Potatoes, it is.

Potatoes Anna, I think.

Love those!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:45:18 PM: The stars are winking out again, it seems.

Perhaps they're just in eclipse?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 05:47:43 PM: This will do it for me, I think, for the nonce.

Those Potatoes Anna won't peel, slice, arrange and bake themselves.

And I won't be in the mood to do those things, either, in another 30 minutes.

So it's off for now...the nonce....or the poncie ponce...
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 16, 2005, 05:56:19 PM: There is a screening of "Rent" happening in Bk's territory in a few minutes!! Amazing what you can learn on the NET.
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Post by: Jed on November 16, 2005, 06:10:25 PM: Quote from: td on November 16, 2005, 09:59:42 AM
I couldn't post, either. . .so I PM'd several H&Ks, then, I went out and found out that I am now EMPLOYED AGAIN! I'll still be a server, hell, that's my career, but, now I will be at the new Pittsburgh Mills' Red Robin Restaurant, pushing gourmet burgers and endless steak fries AND getting health benefits, too!

Congrats, td! Now you've got me craving a yummilicious Red Robin guacamole burger and a bunch of them steak fries. Aalhglrhglghlrhglrhglhrhllhlhhhh...
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 16, 2005, 06:15:10 PM: TOD: I have never stayed at any resort. I did stay in Pomona once, though.
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Post by: Jed on November 16, 2005, 06:25:28 PM: I don't know from resorts.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 07:16:03 PM: Good Evening!

Yes, you can continue to blame me. For everything!

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 07:20:00 PM: Topic of the Day-

The Crowne in Melbourne which I mentioned in yesterday's posts. It's basically a city within a city. Indoor Olympic-sized swimming pool, posh restaurants, not-so-posh restaurants, full-service spa, and a casino that is open 24 hours! And it's located right on the river, and the views of the city from any of the rooms are stunning. And truly the best customer service I've ever received in a hotel-type establishment.

I've also spent some time down at Disneyworld, and The Grand Floridian truly is worth the splurge. However, I don't even mind the "family-priced" resorts. I always prefer to be "on campus" when I'm there.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 07:21:45 PM: DR Jane - As for Billy's Bakery... The cupcakes are good. I'm partial to the vanilla cake with chocolate icing. However, I've also had a very good slice of blueberry pie there too. And the chocolate chip cookies are also pretty satisfying.

:)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 07:22:00 PM: Happy Birthday, Skip!
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Post by: TCB on November 16, 2005, 07:23:39 PM: Quote from: Jane on November 16, 2005, 01:47:38 PM
In July we are going on a floating resort.

So, that's why you are going to be in Seattle. You are going on an Alaskan cruise. How wonderful. Which cruise line will you be on?

Happy Birthday, Skip!

Congratulations, td!

(now I guess you really aren't moving to Tacoma)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 07:24:38 PM: And now I must buckle-down winsocki myself, and finish Finale-ing a transposition for the show. I've actually been reading the song "down" the past couple of rehearsals, and it's been pretty easy, surprisingly so. But I need to run off a copy for the conductor and also for the final "book" of the show for this production. I just hope I don't keep reading this transposition "down" - it's happened before - I just seem to get in that mode.

Laters...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 07:25:21 PM: OH!

And "Lost" was pretty jam-packed with exposition and information. And that's all I'll say for now.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 07:25:34 PM: Quote
(now I guess you really aren't moving to Tacoma)

Well, I thought of moving to Olympia. . .
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 07:29:18 PM: Continued thanks from Skip for the birthday wishes. The main birthday celebration will be on Saturday evening, but we had a delicious birthday dinner at 44 and X Restaurant. Unfortunately, just before the main course was served, the loudest party of six you've ever heard was seated right next to us. But the food was delicious. (I couldn't resist - following the discussion here a bit back, i felt compelled to order the chicken and waffles with the maple syrup reduction; it wasn't as good as at Jezebel's, but it was still pretty great.)
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Post by: Jason on November 16, 2005, 07:31:17 PM: FYI: David Letterman will feature the cast of THE COLOR PURPLE singing "Push Da Button" this very evening...
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Post by: Michael on November 16, 2005, 07:31:46 PM: I am not usually very picky about transfers. When people state the edges are soft and many of the other usually complaints (grain etc) I usually can't see what they are talking about.

BUT BOY OH BOY

Where they right about OKLAHOMA! and the Todd AO version yech!!!
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Post by: TCB on November 16, 2005, 07:34:16 PM: All the resorts I have been to, have been the floating variety. However, each of those vacations, whether seven days or thirty, has been incredible.
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Post by: Michael on November 16, 2005, 07:36:06 PM: and now the Sound of Music.

I have a 2 questions

On the trailer for the rerelease was the voice over Malachi Throne?

On the comparisons section

The 2005 restoration vs 2005 video version. IMHO the video transfer looks better. The sky looks bluer than the film restoration. Shouldn't they be the same? WHy the difference?
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Post by: FJL on November 16, 2005, 07:38:29 PM: As to Disney World's resort hotels, a word of warning: While the Polynesian Resort is my all-time favorite (and Grand Floridian Resort looks just great and apparently is great according to Jose's post above) the so-called Contemporary Resort is a "resort" only in the most kind sense of the word. While priced as a luxury property, it is really just an extremely well-located ordinary hotel. A big disappointment in terms of atmosphere and amenities after having stayed at the Polynesian. I would probably stay there again because of its great location, and the fact that the hotel houses the great California Grill, but I now know what to expect in terms of the place itself.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:25:39 PM: Quote from: td on November 16, 2005, 02:34:12 PM
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
2121 Avenue of the Stars, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(310) 369-3900
(310) 369-3319 Fax

Web site: http://www.tcfhe.com
E-mail: feedback@tcfhe.com

Thank you SO much, DR td, for this information. I went to the website but saw no way to leave a message and was going to have to send a snail mail letter.

Now, I'll start with an e-mail and go from there.

And reading other opinions at amazon.com, it's obvious that lots of other people are outraged as well.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:30:59 PM: I had planned to watch SUPERNATURAL off the DVR during the 8 p.m. hour leading up to LOST, but instead got consumed with STATE FAIR.

First, the 1962 version looked and sounded just fine. I even listened to a bit of Pat Boone's commentary, but he doesn't talk constantly. There are quite a few quiet portions where the film just plays. However, I only listened to the last maybe 15 minutes of the film with the commentary track turned on. Up until then, I was listening to the Dolby 4.0 surround track.

Pamela Tiffin was not a very talented actress, at least not in this. That Southern drawl she's attempting is pretty awful, and then Anita Gordon's voice comes in singing for her with NO accent.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:36:18 PM: I also played some of the 1945 version of STATE FAIR, and I'll be darned if I didn't think the color in this wasn't up to snuff either. It seemed very pastel and not very rich Technicolor. The image was sharp enough but the color didn't pop at all.

I stuck in the old DVD of STATE FAIR to compare and sure enough, the colors are deeper and richer in that transfer. But the old one doesn't have the stereo track or the commentary that the new disc has. I guess I'm going to have to hang on to both. Argh!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:42:00 PM: Yep, LOST was jammed full of action and exposition all right, but for my taste, it was just a bit TOO jam packed. I know the viewing public would be up in arms if they had to stay several weeks away from Jack and Kate and Sawyer and Charlie and Hurley and Locke, but really, some of the events that happened to these other survivors deserved a lot more fleshing out and could have made for exceptional hour broadcasts of their own.

I felt it was way too rushed, like having a Cliff's Notes summary of their story with all the tone and detail missing. Just a bunch of climaxes that were exciting but not as satisfying as they might have been.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:44:15 PM: INVASION gets creepier by the week. It's clear we have a variation on INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS with this show, but how it's happening and how long it takes for the substitutions to take over are making for really flesh crawling viewing.

Creepy fun!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:57:05 PM: DR td, I guess that Fox e-mail address didn't work since my mail bounced right back to me. :(
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Post by: Matt H. on November 16, 2005, 08:58:24 PM: So, the DVR line-up for tomorrow consists of SUPERNATURAL, LAW & ORDER, and VERONICA MARS.
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 08:59:52 PM: "Lost" is just starting. Later!
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 09:00:24 PM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Page 8 Dance!![/move]
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 10:07:11 PM: Good Evening!

The chart is done. And I got it done a lot quicker than I thought it would have taken. So, I decided to go ahead and do some corrections and edits on some of the other charts I've been working on, and then get them all printed out. -Just one more print out to go. *I would have had this done a few minutes ago, but I got into auto-pilot mode and shut down my laptop before printing out the file I had just edited and saved. Ah, well...

But it's done!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 10:12:23 PM: And like DR MattH - I liked tonight's episode of "Lost", but it was just a bit too too much. Myself, I would not have minded having the storyline stretched over another episode or two... or even three.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on November 16, 2005, 10:13:45 PM: And now I believe some sleep is in order...

Goodnight.
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Post by: td on November 16, 2005, 10:19:57 PM: Maybe FOX doesn't want to hear about how bad their OKLAHOMA! transfer really is! I'm fairly certain that the R&H org. will have something to say. . .
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Post by: bk on November 16, 2005, 10:21:40 PM: Back from a long but good rehearsal - still having issues with a couple of cast members - hopefully all will be sorted out by Monday. But, the opening number is finished - never got to the act one closer but that's much easier and will only take me a couple of hours on Monday.

I am so on overload right now - I still have to find one more Laverne and Shirley clip, then one more DVD after that, then I must put post-its with time codes on thirty-five DVDs. Notes may be a little late. Then I have to meet David Wechter at EIGHT in the morning in the Oaks of Sherman.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 11:29:42 PM: SPOILER

Re: "LOST" -- SPOILER

I thought tonight's show was devastatingly BRILLIANT...well done, beautifully acted, and it brought all the key survivors of the tail section into sharp focus.

I now have an attachment to some of them as great as I have toward others from the front section of the plane whose stories preceded.

I'm not at all worried about exposition, as we will surely get details on all of them down the line. Front and center is Ana Alicia who now pops for me as one of the best characters on the show, along with Eko.

I can't think of a better way for the writers to have done this -- they obviously have to get back to the "other" survivors and merge the groups.

I truly loved this episode...one of the best I've ever seen in any genre!

Also interesting is the insights we got into "the others" -- that they're probably not cannibals, but have integrated their kidnap victims into their tribe...for purposes, I'm sure, to be revealed later.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 11:33:50 PM: So, here it is late at night and I should be getting to bed.

I'm so keyed up after "Lost" and "Invasion", though.
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 11:34:46 PM: I definitely enjoyed tonight's "Lost" and "Invasion" shows! It would have been nice to get a little more (maybe two episodes) of the other Lost survivors, but the recap was more than adequate for me.
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 11:35:31 PM: Tomorrow at work, we're having a Technical Services lunch (pizza), provided by the technical services supervisor (Judy, my supervisor's supervisor). She is providing the lunch for all of us (more than 20!) and I was asked to put together a couple of CDs for music...and NO SHOW TUNES!! Why in the world would they ask ME to put together some music and not want show tunes?? How rude! ;)

Anyway, I have some light jazz recordings that would not be inappropriate for background music: solo CDs from members of The Manhattan Transfer; Ella Fitzgerald; Cleo Laine; Natalie Cole; Michael Bublé; Bill Charlap; Lea DeLaria; Ann Hampton Callaway; Harry Connick, Jr.; and most of the BK produced Sondheim in jazz CDs...what they don't know won't hurt them. ;D
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Post by: George on November 16, 2005, 11:36:26 PM: So, that's what I'm going to be working on now. :P It has to be done tonight before I go to bed. Yet another late night. ::)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 16, 2005, 11:37:30 PM: Quote from: Michael S on November 16, 2005, 07:36:06 PM
and now the Sound of Music.

I have a 2 questions

On the trailer for the rerelease was the voice over Malachi Throne?

On the comparisons section

The 2005 restoration vs 2005 video version. IMHO the video transfer looks better. The sky looks bluer than the film restoration. Shouldn't they be the same? WHy the difference?

Confused, I am, over this.

What are the distinctions between "restoration" and "video version" as stated above?

What "video transfer" are you talking about? The current DVD release? A previous one?