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Well, you've read the notes, the notes dumbfounded you, you dumbfounded the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the dumbfounded cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CHICANERY!
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I think Jose Felicano sang the theme song for chicaneryman.
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And a very happy haineshisway.com birthday to former dear reader Steveg, and to Geoff, whomever he may be.
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CHICANERY, baby, CHICANERY!
And now - Dino at the piano.
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Welcome eight GUESTS! We have enough people to do the lurker Lambada (The Forbidden Dance).
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I have no questions for "Ask BK Day." At least, I can't think of any, right now. So, I will go to bed because I'm very cold (it's getting cold, here in the Pacific Northwest) and I'm tired. Goodnight, all!
And Happy Birthday to both DRs steveg and Geoff!
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Good morning, all! In one more desperate bid to accumulate wealth, I think I shall work today. I will go into the office this morning and do some edits on the Toyland vocal score, have dinner with my friend Val, perhaps even edit a few of my editorial notes as well. I still have some work on these charts for Miss Karen Ziemba and the Chorus' dance number to do as well, so I see my bank account tripling or quadrupling in no time.
TOD: Who are these two birthday folk?
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Wednesday greetings!
TOD - What's the difference between a Hainsie and a Kimlet? Which am I?
'morning, DR elmore!
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Morning Ginny. Larry has gone but he may be back. It's 7:45am.
No questions, no answers.
It's all CHICANERY I tell ya!
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'morning, DR Ben!
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Yes, I come and go according to whim, and I'm briefly back. Hello, DRs Ben and Ginny! I'm trying to build up the energy to head out for the downtown bus, and it's so snug and warm here in the apartment.
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I've been puttering this morning and soon have to get ready for my workday. First, I have to go "over the river and through the woods," for an 11:30 meeting at United Theological Seminary (where I've never been) and then figure out how to get from there to the library downtown. Pray for Rosemary's baby.
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TOD - What's the difference between a Hainsie and a Kimlet? Which am I?
I think it depends on whether you are in Group A or Group One.
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I think it depends on whether you are in Group A or Group One.
Or a blue bird or a red bird?
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Or if you like Gimlets perhaps you're a Kimlet. Do people still drink Gimlets? What is in a gimlet, anyway?
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Question for BK: In any otherwise perfect or near-perfect movie, stage play or musical, is there any small piece of direction you would have changed?
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Or, perhaps it depends on your preference for Mr. Haines or Mr. Kimmel. If you are a fan of Mr. Haine's vocal stylings and play his CDs until others around you threaten you with physical harm, perhaps you're a Hainsie. If you log on to this here site looking for the warm, reassuring words of Mr. Kimmel (along with a dose or two of "arch" humor ;)) then I think maybe you're a Kimlet.
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I found last night's men's figure skating to be overall uninspiring if not downright dull. Quite a few robust skaters, but aside from the two leaders, not one of them was able to completely execute their programs. I though all of the music choices were bland (except for "Adagio For Strings", which always saddens me when I hear it) and all the choreography was either leaden or nonsensical. I'm merely hoping that the men's long programs are more interesting and that the women will provide some spark.
And am I the only one who thinks Johnny Weir is a pretentious and catty little twerp?
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Or if you like Gimlets perhaps you're a Kimlet. Do people still drink Gimlets? What is in a gimlet, anyway?
A gimlet is gin and lime juice, but they're sweet, too. I'm not sure of the sweet ingredient.
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According to the sites I found about Gimlets, it's just Gin and Lime Juice and a wedge of lime so the lime juice might add the sweetness (along with a tartness). There are some other recipies that use orange juice instead of lime juice.
Gimlet Ingredients (http://www.tulleeho.com/recipes/viewrecipe.asp?id=7)
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I'm now listening to Donald's weekly show but before that I listened to a funny show on BBC Radio 4. It's about some of the more notorious Broadway and West End flop musicals. It's a half-hour show broadcast on Sunday evening at 8:30pm EST. I don't know how many more episodes are scheduled but the two I've heard so far are lots of fun.
Here is the link:
More Fabulous Flops (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/atoz/)
Scroll down to the M and look for this
More Fabulous Flops
Listen|Go to Website
Click on Listen, the player will open and you can hear some funny stuff about Dance of the Vampires, Annie 2, a West End flop called Murderous Intentions and more.
Enjoy, and then go listen to Donald!!!
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Oh re: last night's American Idol. Did anybody else get teary when the 3 cowboys said goodbye? That little one is so sweet, even though he can't sing. I actually got tears when he kept saying how he let the others down. And the tall one kept saying how it was important to try their hardest and that was all they could do. It was sort of sweet.
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And am I the only one who thinks Johnny Weir is a pretentious and catty little twerp?
No, DR Dan(the Man), you're not.
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Good morning!
Another beautiful day with highs in the 60s set to continue through Friday.
Forcase for Saturday is rain with highs in the 30s!
You gotta love the South! Such ridiculous variables in temperatures during the winter and spring.
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Sorry, but I like Johnny Weir's skating. He's the most stylish and artistic of the men that I've seen. However, off the ice, he is pretentious and very full of himself. But he's got that devil-may-care attitude about life which turns off a lot of people.
At least he's not dull. There is personality there, even if it's one that rubs lots of people the wrong way.
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Last night, DR George wrote:
"Matt, have you ever gone to Exite.com's TV listings? Click HERE and just enter your zip code, pick your cable option and you're in. It's only text, so it loads very quickly. The only problem is that you can't search the listings, but you can see listing up to two weeks in advance. My computer at work loads much, much, much (that's three muches) more slowly than my computer at home, so I go there, instead."
DR George, you are a life saver and thank you so, so much for this link! I went there after reading your post and got the information I wanted in much faster time than TVGUide.com. AOL has pop-up blockers, so I wasn't bothered with that either, and it was a great site.
What's more, SUPERNATURAL IS coming on Saturday night on the local WB station (so is GILMORE GIRLS which also got preempted due to Duke basketball though I don't watch GILMORE GIRLS.) So great news, and I thank you so much!
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DR George, glad you got the package. Mail delivery sure is weird. I sent a different package to the West Coast a couple of weeks ago (same first class shipping) , and it took a week to be delivered.
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My friend Jeff is having me over for dinner tonight, and I offered to bring cupcakes for dessert. He forbade me to bake them! He's on a diet (many of us are) and didn't want the temptation. Ah, well. I'm going to get these baked at some point over the next week.
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Yes, I thought the three cowboys on IDOL had a very touching bond between them that was heartbreaking when they were all eliminated. The young 18 year old rancher from Wyoming knew the problem: he was just too green. Not ready to face 30 million people a week (and a live audience), and his nerves totally destroyed his pitch. He was a perfect example of walking desperation during his solo part of the group number. But his buddies seemed equally befuddled.
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And the word of the day is: CHICANERY!
There was a young vaudeville performer named Chica, who specialized in daredevil stunts. She was so adept at these tricks that they were named after her. Thus we get the word Chicanery.
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Page Two Dumbo tree Dance!!!
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Or if you like Gimlets perhaps you're a Kimlet. Do people still drink Gimlets? What is in a gimlet, anyway?
A gimlet is a cocktail made with vodka or gin, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes effervescent water and garnished with a slice of lime.
(Most of this post is a cut and paste. Kinda obvious, isn't it?)
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Der Brucer is watching a tape of his favorite cooking show, Graze Anatomy, and I have mucho catching up to do...
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BK, to answer your question about the studio where SUPERMAN was shot, this was addressed in one of the commentaries on the first season set, but I can't remember the exact answer. I believe one of the historians said the show was shot at the same studio where THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW was eventually shot; some of the same street buildings show up in both shows. I believe they said it was a Culver City movie studio. Anyway, they do reveal that information on the Season 1 disc somewhere.
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Someone has to say it:
Shayne come back!
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I looked up "Arch humor" and found it has nothing to do with Archie comics at all!
We have had a lot of Arch Hall Jr. humor on here though.
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Question for BK: In any otherwise perfect or near-perfect movie, stage play or musical, is there any small piece of direction you would have changed?
Well, I've always said that in The Dead Zone, my favorite of the Cronenberg films, there is a scene with Martin Sheen bullying the local newspaper editor that should come out of the film - it would be much better without it.
Same thing in The Boy Who Could Fly, the dream sequence where we do indeed see him fly which, uh, sort of ruins the magic when he actually DOES in real life.
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That's like when I watched EBB TIDE last week. The only part I would take out is the entirely incoherent plot. Everything else stays!
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Olympics Huge Guffaw Moment: During the men's short program, Sandra Bezic, whom I was beginning to revile, totally blew me away with a comment about one of the skater's (a French skater) program:
"His choreography is trite."
LOVED it! Great comment. Needs to be said more...especially when it pertains to Ms. Slutskaya's choreography!
Johnny Weir: I think he's y-o-u-n-g, immensely talented and, finally -- for the first time in his life -- able to "thumb it" back at the folks who have tormented him most of his life. You folks know what I mean -- the folks who called him "Johnny Queer" and "Weir as in Queer" and so on and so forth. To have endured all that while applying himself to his skating AND succeeding in spite of it DEMANDS my respect.
Based on some things he's said, I'm certain there are those in the U.S. Figure Skating establishment who have "encouraged" him to butch it up a bit more and to say a lot less.
Well, sorry....but Johnny's not gonna....and I'm truly shocked he finds criticism here, given what he has obviously put up with his entire life.
It's the young who are making the great sociological strides today...the ones who break down the barriers and challenge the old faux conventions.
Weir strikes me as being a breath of fresh air and a much-needed slap in the face of 1950s values.
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Oh...yes...Good Morning, everyone!
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Today is National Gumdrop Day.
No specific flavor, all are welcome.
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Got some errands to run, so I need to head down now to shower, shave, and generally clean up.
WBBL.
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We've got a quorum on the forum. Now if we only had some questions and answers on the forum or, at the very least, some answers and questions.
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Good Morning! On my way into work this morning I heard an advertisement on the radio for Cruise ship personnel.
It made me wonder if anyone here ever had been or considered being employed in the "cruise ship entertainment" field.
I myself have never been on a cruise, nor do I forsee one in my future as the whole idea of being stuck on a ship with no way off bothers me.
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Eight people, no posts. THAT'S inertia!
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bk is your musical theater workshop a "for credit" course? Do you only have enrolled students in your class or was it open to the public?
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Eight people, no posts. THAT'S inertia!
What am I, chopped liver?
:D
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I'm pulling this from IMDB's news section:
Winter Olympics Are Just a "Marketing Plan," Says Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel, who currently hosts a show on HBO called Real Sports, has concluded that the Turin Winter Olympics events are not real sports at all. During the former Today show host's commentary on the HBO program, Gumbel remarked that he never watches them and pointed out that the ancient Greeks never heard of skating or skiing. "So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention," Gumbel commented. "And try to blot out all logic when announcers and sports writers pretend to care about the luge, the skeleton, the biathlon and all those other events they don't understand and totally ignore for all but three weeks every four years. Face it, these Olympics are little more than a marketing plan to fill space and sell time during the dreary days of February."
To which I have to reply:
"So, if black people aren't playing the sport, it's not a real sport? Is that what you're telling us, Mr. Gumbel? Exactly how many black people were there in Ancient Greece?"
Sheesh.
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Good Morning!
I, too, have been puttering about this morning. Just because... However, I do have to be at the Manhattan Theatre Club by 2:30, so... That will get me out of the apartment for a while...
;)
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What am I, chopped liver?
:D
You are pate, dear Vixmom. You are a terrine of the finest pate.
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bk is your musical theater workshop a "for credit" course? Do you only have enrolled students in your class or was it open to the public?
It's for credit, but they did open the class because I asked them, too. Hence, we have one alum, and Tammy and her friend Lauren.
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The minute I said there were eight, there were six. Like we didn't notice.
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I have not seen nor heard this Johnny Weir person, but if he is indeed pretentious and catty...well...a lot of people have had rough lives and not turned out to be unpleasant...just my humble opinion.
I guess I need to see this guy in action. I have yet to watch any of the olympics.
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Where's The Seltzer?
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Where's Shayne? Has ANYONE heard from this guy?
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I don't know why DR Michael Shayne has been MIA for a while, however, I have an idea why DR Jason may have trouble posting during the day right now...
http://www.mtishows.com
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You are pate, dear Vixmom. You are a terrine of the finest pate.
:-*
Now that's what I call a Valentine!
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And, please note, I was no where near the MTI offices yesterday morning, so you can't blame me!
;D
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Where's Shayne? Has ANYONE heard from this guy?
I don't want to tell tales, but I spotted him earlier this morning at this here very site. Perhaps he is still catching up.
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There is seltzer on my desk right now. A bottle of it. Oh, it may have pretentions and call itself "Sparkling Spring Water", but it's seltzer, alright.
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Page Three Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/smilingseltzer.jpg)
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
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Today the Vixter and her chamber choir have been bussed into the New City of York... first for a lunch at one of Manhatten's "fine dining establishments" (ok so its Planet Hollywood in Times Square!) and then they are off to see Hairspray
I told the Vixter that Hairspray was written by the actor we saw playing Tevya in Fiddler on The Roof this past Ocotber and that he used to play the mother's role.
"The father played the mother? With that[/b] voice?!"
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Last night, DR George wrote:
"Matt, have you ever gone to Exite.com's TV listings? Click HERE (http://www.excite.com/tv/data.jsp?f=1) and just enter your zip code, pick your cable option and you're in. It's only text, so it loads very quickly. The only problem is that you can't search the listings, but you can see listing up to two weeks in advance. My computer at work loads much, much, much (that's three muches) more slowly than my computer at home, so I go there, instead."
DR George, you are a life saver and thank you so, so much for this link! I went there after reading your post and got the information I wanted in much faster time than TVGUide.com. AOL has pop-up blockers, so I wasn't bothered with that either, and it was a great site.
What's more, SUPERNATURAL IS coming on Saturday night on the local WB station (so is GILMORE GIRLS which also got preempted due to Duke basketball though I don't watch GILMORE GIRLS.) So great news, and I thank you so much!
Glad I could help! ;D
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I shall now be on my way to the editing room. I'll have my handy-dandy laptop with me so I'll check in then.
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We've got a quorum on the forum. Now if we only had some questions and answers on the forum or, at the very least, some answers and questions.
Okay, here's a question that I think has been answered before, but it's been such a long time that I can't remember: Who first coined the terms "Hainsie" and "Kimlet" and when/why did this happen?
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Where's The Seltzer?
Seltzer boy
Where are you hiding
If you don't come right now
I'm gon' tell you boss on you
Oy.
Don't bring me water
I rather have seltzer
'Cause water don't bubble
And water don't fizz
Water I hate it
'Cause it ain't carbonated
But a glass of seltzer
On the other hand is
Don't bring me Pepsi
Don't bring me a Kool-Aid
Don't bring a malted
And don't bring me champagne
I'll tell you what boy
Bring me one scotch and soda
Then you'll take back the scotch, boy
And leave the 2 cents plain
Seltzer boy
When are you coming?
If don't bring that seltzer
I'm gon' tell Mister Meltzer on you
Seltzer boy
[Seltzer squirting]
That's better, could you put in a little chocolate sauce?
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bk - your "Little Red Hat" recording with Miss Juiliana A. Hansen is a fabulous recording for working out! It's on a playlist that includes many tracks from the Hooked on Classics craze and many upbeat Opera overtures! Just thought I'd share.
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"The seltzer? Have you checked your pants?"
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bk - how long are you extending "Deceit"? I'll be in Anaheim the weekend of March 31-April 3 and have a night free. Your website only offers tickets untll March 5.
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darn - how could I have left LITTLE RED HAT off my list yesterday?
MR BK - I did NOT send an email with an attachment - I am expecting one, but didn't send one. Could to reply it back to me and let me take a look at it? If it's a virus or something, I want to take care of it.
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I have not seen nor heard this Johnny Weir person, but if he is indeed pretentious and catty...well...a lot of people have had rough lives and not turned out to be unpleasant...just my humble opinion.
I guess I need to see this guy in action. I have yet to watch any of the olympics.
I don't believe anyone ever mean to imply he was unpleasant ... or had an unpleasant personality.
He would be right at home here at HainesHisWay.com, just as many here would be uncomfortable being scrutinized by the media and being chastised for being "ourselves" by some governing federation.
He makes some folks uncomfortable because he isn't reluctant to be who he is and proud of it ... but he certainly isn't unpleasant about it, IMO. He has been "featured" in various segments of TV figure skating events the past couple of years doing things like "shopping"...and finding things "to die for".
That makes him "unpleasant" to folks who aren't comfortable seeing a man who loves to shop going nuts over something he finds....but it doesn't make him an unpleasant person.
Just my thoughts...based on what I've seen and heard.
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SUPERMAN SEASON TWO was filmed at the California Studios. I think this is the Culver Studios....as DR MATTH said, the same studio where Season One was filmed. But if the California Studios was something else....it was filmed there.
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The link (at least when I clicked on it) to MTI comes up as an error. I went to the Web site and found that their phone lines have been severed. There is construction at the office and somehow the lines got cut. They now have limited phone and internet but not enough, apparently, to let DR Jason post.
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Good Afternoon!
About to head to midtown, but before I do...
There have been some interesting articles and analyses of the "straight-washing" as they're calling it of the coverage of Johnny Weir. Even The Washington Post did a feature article on him, and never mentioned the fact that he is gay, a homosexual.
And whenever Rudy Galindo competed, did the judges ever make any references to his sexual preference? If they did not, in a way that's good. However, since he was very out... Just have to wonder what kind of pre-emptive "damage control" the execs at NBC and Olympics are most likely planning.
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I, too, spied Mr. Shayne here this morning. I even said hello, virtually. But he didn't post.
I have a couple of friends who worked on cruise ships. They said it was great fun when they were young but living on a ship with no permanent address wears thin after a while. Also, sometimes the necessity of interacting with passengers can be troublesome I am told. Still, I wouldn't mind doing it for a few months as a break from the real world.
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The link (at least when I clicked on it) to MTI comes up as an error. I went to the Web site and found that their phone lines have been severed. There is construction at the office and somehow the lines got cut. They now have limited phone and internet but not enough, apparently, to let DR Jason post.
Fixed - It seems I crossed one too many "t's".
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Who pays these coaches, like Frank Carroll - who seems to be a bitter old queen. And what good are they? And why do some of these guys choose such horrible music and do such silly routines?
I am dumbfounded.
The skaters pay the coaches. The coaches "coach", like directors "direct"...they are the ones who stay on top of the mindboggling rules and dogmas of the skating federations...the ones who contract for choreographers and consultants on finding the best routines to suit the strengths (and mask the weaknesses) of the skaters.
The music is a collaboration...and taste is everything...and often lacking, admittedly. Influence can be wielded, of course, from all sorts of people...there are many folks involved in the career of a skater.
Coaches primarily ensure the skaters perform their movements correctly...letting them know what they are doing wrong and how to correct it...during their practices. They bring in specialists to help skaters overcome stumbling blocks...like when skaters start maturing and find the extra body weight makes doing things they excelled at suddenly very difficult.
Skating is very costly. Many families sacrifice dearly to keep a skater on ice with a coach, and very often far away from home. Many get sponsors to offset costs. It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars EACH YEAR to keep a skater like Michelle Kwan or Johnny Weir on ice.
One of the benefits of the changes in rules (in the mid-1990s) about skaters earning money for endorsements and special appearances is that it enabled skaters to continue skating beyond one appearance at an Olympics. We used to see skaters for about four years...and then they were gone, whether they won or lost at the Olympics. Now it's possible for skaters to go to two or three Olympics.
Skaters like Tara Lipinski come along very seldom...she won Gold at age 15 and retired. She skates professionally, but cannot do much of what she did to earn her gold medal. Her jumps are severely restricted now because of hip problems. Sara Hughes wanted an education...and also put on a lot of weight within a year of winning her medal. She just could not maintain a balance of study/weight/practice to continue as an amateur.
It may seem silly and frivolous...and the coaches may appear to some as "bitter old queens"...but it's a sport that demands dedication and discipline...and not a little talent.
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And as for the bad music choices for the figure skating short programs... I believe the new scoring system may be coming into play. It's all about elements now it seems - even though there is still a an artistic mark - and, I'm guessing that the music choices, at least in the short program, are sort of a secondary consideration. I'm hoping we'll see more freedom and variety in the Long Programs.
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DR WFO has been doing his elusive butterfly routine as well. He tells me he is still catching up from his winter vacation and has only gotten half way through January. He doesn't like to post unless he has "caught up"
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And I did have to laugh out loud - LOL in internet-speak - when the commentators were exclaiming, "The most points ever scored by an individual in Olympic competition!"
-Well... Isn't this the first Olympics in which the new scoring/points system has been used?
;)
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OK - I must now hie myself onto an A Train to Times Square...
Laters...
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I had a productive lunch. Anthony is not home right now so I went back to the apartment, had a nice crisp apple, a hunk of cheddar cheese, a couple of whole wheat biscuts and some raspberry iced tea. I then walked over to my favorite neighborhood haunt
Academy Records (http://www.academy-records.com/)
I must say, I'm not crazy about the Web site. They don't have everything on the floor listed on the Web site and there are minor errors in listings on the Web site (like some film soundtracks listed under musicals, that kind of thing). Also the stuff on the Web site is more expensive than the stuff in the brick and mortar store.
I do like to go there in person because I come across bargins like The Color Purple for only $9.99. My great bargin today is Miss Debbie Shapiro Gravitte's album of music by Alan Menken called Part of Your World. There it was, in shrink wrap (I don't know if it's the original shrink wrap because it's easy to re-shrink wrap something) for only $4.99 It is now in my possession and I will listen to it later today.
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Question for those DRs who perform and entertain us all....
What is your most rewarding role?
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And I did have to laugh out loud - LOL in internet-speak - when the commentators were exclaiming, "The most points ever scored by an individual in Olympic competition!"
-Well... Isn't this the first Olympics in which the new scoring/points system has been used?
;)
Yes...I'm sure he meant under the new system...but, it being "the Olympics" and all...the announcer got carried away.
No one knows what a "perfect" score is...because there is, apparently, no perfect score...anything seems possible since it all depends on what the skater does on ice.
It's ALL very confusing...even to the skaters...
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Good Afternoon!
About to head to midtown, but before I do...
There have been some interesting articles and analyses of the "straight-washing" as they're calling it of the coverage of Johnny Weir. Even The Washington Post did a feature article on him, and never mentioned the fact that he is gay, a homosexual.
And whenever Rudy Galindo competed, did the judges ever make any references to his sexual preference? If they did not, in a way that's good. However, since he was very out... Just have to wonder what kind of pre-emptive "damage control" the execs at NBC and Olympics are most likely planning.
And that's the entire crux of the situation, isn't it. Whenever Johnny is interviewed about his performance, he talks about his performance.
Whenever they use footage of him talking about anything else, you seldom hear the question that was asked...rather, you hear his reaction to it. So, if you want to know why Weir would make a comment about how he doesn't care what "those Republican-type people" think about him, you really need to know what the question was...like, "How do you react to those who say your flamboyant style reflects poorly upon the sport of ice skating, or "What would you say to anyone who thinks you might be one of those people who is a proponent of gay marriage?"
I'd consider the statement made a rather cool, reserved response to such a question. I don't know the question he was asked...but you really should ask yourself what he was asked...and then consider the reason such a question might have been asked.
Everything has a context...and most of these reports skew the context to fit whatever agenda the director or reporter wants it to.
It's sad, but very, very true.
And if you need a bit more evidence of it...consider the CBS Winter coverage in 1994...the year of Harding/Kerrigan...and one Connie Chung landing an interview with Tonya Harding...and having Harding walk off the news set when Chung violated the pre-interview agreement NOT to bring up/ask questions about the incident at Nationals when Kerrigan was assaulted.
Chung forever damaged her credibility that night. Reporters today have less scruples than she!
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I'm pretty certain that I coined hainsies - kimlet was coined by Tony Walton and I appropriated it and put them together.
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Jrand, it did have a virus attached - I tried to forward it to gmail and gmail refused it. Of course, it didn't cause any probs on the mac, but you might want to alert people. I'll see if I still have it and can forward it to you.
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Question for those DRs who perform and entertain us all....
What is your most rewarding role?
Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. :)
It was the only time I played THE lead of a show and the TITLE character! Although, I have played Sancho Panza in La Mancha, he's only one of the leads, not THE lead. ;)
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And I just read that the Las Vegas production of Avenue Q is closing! I hope that this hasn't been posted already, but click HERE (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/97959.html) for the Playbill.com article.
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The article says:
The Wynn Las Vegas announcement of the exclusive run outside New York closing also means the work will be released from its non-touring agreement and be able to be seen regionally. "Audiences and critics love Avenue Q. We look forward to sharing it with theatre audiences around the world," stated producer Kevin McCollum.
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'Bout freakin' time! ;)
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The Wynn Corporation will do some work on the establishment and then Spamalot will move in to the Avenue Q Theatre.
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Thank you Ron P for explaining further, and if that is the case then yes I applaud the guy for being himself. I guess I was under the impression that he was acting like a jerk or something and being rude to people.
Again, I need to watch me some Olympic coverage and see what is going on in the world! (Usually I only watch the summer Olympics).
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Love producer spin, don't you? Audiences and critics love Avenue Q and yet it is closing a complete bust in Las Vegas. Uh huh.
Certainly Broadway audiences and critics love the show - other than that, it hasn't proven itself anywhere else.
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My great bargin today is Miss Debbie Shapiro Gravitte's album of music by Alan Menken called Part of Your World. There it was, in shrink wrap (I don't know if it's the original shrink wrap because it's easy to re-shrink wrap something) for only $4.99 It is now in my possession and I will listen to it later today.
DR Ben, I love this album! "Daughter of God" is so great.
Oh, Lordie, Lordie! The retired cop on the fifth floor who bathes once every decade has left the elevator smelling like a sow in heat one more time. Why couldn't his New Year resolution been a bath once a week?
I thought the super's wife and I would not survive the trip from basement to the first floor.
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"He can't buy us with lemonade and chocolate eclaires, can he, girls?" Bo-Peep
I don't know, depending on the circumstances, I could be had for a good chocolate eclaire ;)
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Thanks MR BK. I will do ANOTHER virus scan. Did you say it came from my Gmail account? Strange.
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"He can't buy us with lemonade and chocolate eclaires, can he, girls?" Bo-Peep
I don't know, depending on the circumstances, I could be had for a good chocolate eclaire ;)
Mother warned me: don't drink with any guy
So I was made on lemonade
The heart is quicker than the eye
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I shall be truant for a while.. I'm looking for a really good recipe for chocolate eclaires
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My question is not for BK, but for SWoody or Jose or another of our fabulous cooks:
How to you keep pie meringue from getting weepy and from pulling away from the edge of the pie plate?
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I shall be truant for a while.. I'm looking for a really good recipe for chocolate eclaires
I thought they just appeared by magic in the bakery case. :P
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Mother warned me: don't drink with any guy
So I was made on lemonade
The heart is quicker than the eye
Perhaps we should form a club. 8)
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I shall be truant for a while.. I'm looking for a really good recipe for chocolate eclaires
;D
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Jack Randall Earles, look what is being released on DVD Feb. 28! I had forgotten all about this double feature coming out!
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000C20VOQ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
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I wonder when Mark Damon will break down and let me interview him?
I promise not to ask him about Raymond Burr!
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Jrand - no it didn't come from your gmail account- it was your regular e-mail address.
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I wonder when Mark Damon will break down and let me interview him?
I promise not to ask him about Raymond Burr!
Ask him. He'll lie anyway.
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Done onlining and shall now be on my way to rehearse with Miss Linda Purl. I made the little shot swap my executive wanted, but she was out of town and won't actually see it until three today - hopefully she'll be jiggy with the replacement shot - I thought it worked really well.
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Jrand - no it didn't come from your gmail account- it was your regular e-mail address.
Thanks. Time for a virus scan AGAIN!! They are rampant!
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Son of Samson + Son of Cleopatra......time to preorder!!
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We need rehearsal photos of Miss Linda Purl.
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It's A Quiz
Test for Mental Acuity
It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and
this should help get you started.
During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what
the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be
institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the
bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup.
"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you
want a bed near the window?"
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Pre ordered the Mark Damon-Mark Forrest movie twofer! Added the unrated WHERE THE TRUTH LIES which is also being released that day.
I haven't read a Mark Damon interview - ever.
Off to do a virus scan. BBL
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Thank you TCB.
My sister shall be greeted with a copy when she arrives at work in 20 minutes.
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My most rewarding role? Well, I adored doing Smudge in FOREVER PLAID. It was SO gratifying to do that show every night hearing all the laughter, the applause, and the audience clearly falling in love with us. I truly think FOREVER PLAID has that effect on an audience.
Georges in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES is the first time I felt the show rested on my shoulders. Yes, Albin is the more flamboyant and outrageous part, but Georges rarely leaves the stage (almost never in the second act) and has to hold court while Albin changes into those many gowns. He also has to go straight from book scenes to cabaret scenes without stopping for breath, and I found that the greatest challenge, but also the most satisfying when the show came to an end. I wasn't given the last bow in LA CAGE; Albin was, but I truly felt the Georges role is the bedrock of the show.
So, I guess the answer is I have two "most rewarding" roles.
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I preordered the Fox musicals that are coming out next week: DADDY LONGLEGS, PIN-UP GIRL, and WEEK-END IN HAVANA.
RENT seemed a bit overpriced to me, so I'll look to see if any stores have it on sale next week, and if not, I'll get a used copy later.
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Once Rudy Galindo became a singles skater, he toiled mightily trying to break into the upper echelons of the senior men's division. It took him many years for the judges to take him seriously, and I think the year he won his national championship (and finished third in the world), they really had no choice. He skated a perfect program with difficulty to match all the world's best skaters and with an artistry that left them in the dust. (He skated to "Swan Lake" the year he won.)
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Skaters' coaches are no different than a boxer's trainer. They are a trained set of eyes who can see problems and offer advice to correct errors that are being made. They also offer a shoulder to cry on and can be a person who's been there and understands what competition is all about. The bond between most coaches and their skaters can be a long one. Though some skaters jump from coach to coach, many stay with one for their entire careers relying on their savvy view of the sport to guide them through a sea of problems.
For all its beauty and majesty, the world of skating is as cutthroat as any other business. If you don't believe it, read INSIDE EDGE. It certainly opened my eyes.
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I had an enjoyable afternoon of video watching. I began with an episode from the CSI boxed set from season five. Another gripping case with a father, mother, and five year old all found dead in their home. The answer to the riddle of their deaths was a sad and surprising one.
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Next up was A CHARLIE BROWN VALENTINE recorded last night. Mostly recycled Schultz cartoon panels animated for TV, it had none of the freshness or sense of continuity that the best CHARLIE BROWN specials have.
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Finished my afternoon with the always riveting THE SHIELD. Forrest Whitaker is certainly setting himself up for Emmy recognition for his outstanding work on this series this season. Every week the show grips one tighter and tighter in its spell. Amazing drama.
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Page Five Tigger and Rabbit Dance!!!
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"All alone, I'm so all alone . . . ."
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Since I'm invited to dinner tonight, I must make a quick exit from here, get some cleaning done, and then be on my way to dinner.
WBBL.
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Once Rudy Galindo became a singles skater, he toiled mightily trying to break into the upper echelons of the senior men's division. It took him many years for the judges to take him seriously, and I think the year he won his national championship (and finished third in the world), they really had no choice. He skated a perfect program with difficulty to match all the world's best skaters and with an artistry that left them in the dust. (He skated to "Swan Lake" the year he won.)
I remember seeing that.... He was great..
Didn't he once do pairs with Kristi Yamaguchi?
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Listening to Robert Clary here at work... Somewhat quiet... Thanks DR George!!!
He really does have a nice voiice. Reminds of when he and Gloria Loring would sing on Days...
I do have the score of the song Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson released, Friends and Lovers.
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Listening to Robert Clary here at work... Somewhat quiet... Thanks DR George!!!
He really does have a nice voiice. Reminds of when he and Gloria Loring would sing on Days...
I do have the score of the song Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson released, Friends and Lovers.
Glad you liked it! Do you want any of his others? You sent me three discs and I only sent you one.
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My question is not for BK, but for SWoody or Jose or another of our fabulous cooks:
How to you keep pie meringue from getting weepy and from pulling away from the edge of the pie plate?
Umm...eat it? ;)
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Question: Where is DR Sandra?
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Glad you liked it! Do you want any of his others? You sent me three discs and I only sent you one.
Do you have Sweeney Todd?
hmmmm
George said....
I also have Robert Clary's version on his CD, "Louis Lebeau Remembers Cole Porter, Not Stephen Sondheim (But Sings Their Songs Anyway)."
This would be good...
I also like surprises!!
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I remember seeing that.... He was great..
Didn't he once do pairs with Kristi Yamaguchi?
Yes...they won the national championship as a pairs couple. BUT...Kristi was also skating female singles...and decided she would pursue that exclusively.
Galindo was devastated...on top of that, he lost several people very close to him, including two coaches, to AIDS.
For a kid from a San Jose trailer park, he had to have a huge heart, an indomitable will and an extraordinary spirit to succeed. When he won the national title, his sister was his best friend AND coach.
I have always thought it paradoxical that someone like Michael Weiss, in his first years of national prominence, took such great pains to comport himself as butch/macho/straight, an effort that included toting his wife around and having her and their baby in the kiss-and-cry area with him after a performance. His father was always at his competitions, and it was always mentioned that his dad owned a gym when the camera was placed on the father (as it always was). His father, as it turns out, looks like a Marine drill sergeant. At some point, though, Weiss seemed to stop worrying about such things...and his skating took on depth...it began to flow and he accentuated the more artistic elements he was always capable of.
Rudy Galindo probably never fooled anyone into believing he was straight and to his credit, he never wasted any energy trying. Weiss exerted himself mightily simply not to be "presumed" gay. Galindo simply skated and, seemingly, was held back because of the presumption (my opinion).
As MattH said, though, the time came when Galindo simply could NOT be denied. I believe he is probably one of the most admired male skaters ever...for being who he is and bringing his own sensibilities onto the ice in his performances.
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Do you have Sweeney Todd?
Several versions...even the Barcelona cast recording, sung in Catalan with a female Toby! ;)
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J1908.jpg)
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Added the unrated WHERE THE TRUTH LIES which is also being released that day.
Was this ever released into the theaters? I don't ever remember seeing anything on it, other than it got an NC-17. According to Amazon.com's Editorial Review (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000DZ853Q/qid=1140045960/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-7701208-5864855?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130):
Director Atom Egoyan's 2005 film Where the Truth Lies is laden with nudity, sex, violence, lies, blackmail, betrayal… and really, what more could you want? Other than some genuine tension, a more compelling story, and better acting, that is. In adapting Rupert Holmes' novel, the Cairo-born Egoyan ... has taken on a murder mystery with film noir elements that will leave many viewers wondering exactly "whodunit" until the final few scenes; and while that's surely a good thing, the ride itself simply isn't all that scintillating.
:o
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Thank you all for the job vibes over the last few days! The HHW vibes do indeed have a miraculous power. I got a call today..and I start Friday :) The pay is slightly less than my previous position, but the chance to work in a more stable enviornment, and make a fresh start...I'm very excited.
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Congratulations DR Ann.
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Evening folks!
We went from the upper 20's to the high 60's all in one day! It's 68 degrees F as I type this and I am grateful! :D
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DR DakotaCelt, I've been meaning to tell you that I am also a Dr. Who fan. Tom Baker is my favorite doctor.
Also, I was born in raised in Tampa, Florida. I've never seen snow.
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Great news, Ann!!
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And the word of the day is: CHICANERY!
Is that the film with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere?
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Congrats to DR Ann!!! I hope you are very happy with your new job. Sometimes money isn't everything. Some of the best jobs I've had were the lowest paying.
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Oh re: last night's American Idol. Did anybody else get teary when the 3 cowboys said goodbye? That little one is so sweet, even though he can't sing. I actually got tears when he kept saying how he let the others down. And the tall one kept saying how it was important to try their hardest and that was all they could do. It was sort of sweet.
Gee, thanks for the <Spoiler Warning> Jennifer.
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Great news, Ann!! ;D
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Good to see you on the board DR Danise. Hope the news is better for you and yours.
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Hi DR Tom!!
Everything is going fine, so far! I had my Preop today and after some discussion, I will be staying one night in the hospital.
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Was this ever released into the theaters? I don't ever remember seeing anything on it, other than it got an NC-17. According to Amazon.com's Editorial Review (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000DZ853Q/qid=1140045960/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-7701208-5864855?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130):
Director Atom Egoyan's 2005 film Where the Truth Lies is laden with nudity, sex, violence, lies, blackmail, betrayal… and really, what more could you want? Other than some genuine tension, a more compelling story, and better acting, that is. In adapting Rupert Holmes' novel, the Cairo-born Egoyan ... has taken on a murder mystery with film noir elements that will leave many viewers wondering exactly "whodunit" until the final few scenes; and while that's surely a good thing, the ride itself simply isn't all that scintillating.
:o
Yes, DR George, it played in Manhattan. I meant to get to it, but . . .
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Thank you all for the job vibes over the last few days! The HHW vibes do indeed have a miraculous power. I got a call today..and I start Friday :) The pay is slightly less than my previous position, but the chance to work in a more stable enviornment, and make a fresh start...I'm very excited.
DR Ann, that's great! What's the job?
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Hi DR Elmore! Staying warm?
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Congratulations to DR Ann!
Onward and Upward!
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Gee, thanks for the <Spoiler Warning> Jennifer.
Hmmmm...does this mean we shouldn't say that the Russian pair won the gold medal Monday night?
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"He can't buy us with lemonade and chocolate eclaires, can he, girls?" Bo-Peep
I don't know, depending on the circumstances, I could be had for a good chocolate eclaire ;)
Now you tell me!
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Hooray for DR Ann!
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DR DakotaCelt, I've been meaning to tell you that I am also a Dr. Who fan. Tom Baker is my favorite doctor.
Also, I was born in raised in Tampa, Florida. I've never seen snow.
I love Tom Baker and Peter Davison...
I have Tom Baker's autograph...
HOld out your hand Danise..... :::Places a nice round snowball in Danise's hand:::
It is very cold!!!
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Thank you all for the job vibes over the last few days! The HHW vibes do indeed have a miraculous power. I got a call today..and I start Friday :) The pay is slightly less than my previous position, but the chance to work in a more stable enviornment, and make a fresh start...I'm very excited.
Good luck DR Ann!! Knock 'em dead!
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Hi DR Tom!!
Everything is going fine, so far! I had my Preop today and after some discussion, I will be staying one night in the hospital.
Good surgery vibes to Danise!!
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I love Tom Baker and Peter Davison...
I have Tom Baker's autograph...
HOld out your hand Danise..... :::Places a nice round snowball in Danise's hand:::
It is very cold!!!
Humm and what does one do with a snowball in their hand? Let me think.
Thinking.
Thinking.
I know!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Splat!!!!! [/move]
Why you throw it! ;D Guess who I hit! ;D ;D :o
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Everything is going fine, so far! I had my Preop today and after some discussion, I will be staying one night in the hospital.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HOSPITAL STAY VIBES FOR DR DANISE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Thanks all for the good wishes.
For anyone who wants details, here ya go - the job is, like my previous one, working with children. Unlike my last workplace, this one has a set curriculum to learn, and a much more stable administration in place. I'll get to work with all different age groups, starting with the toddlers, which are my favorites. I'm really looking forward to it!
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Hmmmm...does this mean we shouldn't say that the Russian pair won the gold medal Monday night?
Sorry, Ron, but I don't think you can have "spoilers" at the Olympics. At least not as long as every non-NBC-affiliated radio and television station is gleefully proclaiming the winners' names eight to twelve hours in advance.
I was under the impression that American Idol qualified as a reality show, not a sports or news program. Sorry, if my comment was considered out of line.
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Sorry, Ron, but I don't think you can have "spoilers" at the Olympics. At least not as long as every non-NBC-affiliated radio and television station is gleefully proclaiming the winners names eight to twelve hours in advance.
I was under the impression that American Idol qualified as a reality show, not a sports or news program. Sorry, if my comment was considered out of line.
I did not mean to imply any such thing, TCB...
I was just wondering how far back we need to go before we stop using "Spoiler"....
Such as in, "I'm so far behind that I need folks to not give away any results for anything since the day after the Super Bowl"....
:D
On the other hand, "Idol" is watched by so many people...and so handily wins its time slot on TV...that most folks can't avoid hearing/seeing/reading what happened the night before ...in work places, schools, on the street, in restaurants, etc.
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Hi DR Elmore! Staying warm?
I'm hot, baby! I am hot!
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Now you tell me!
Well, cheer up, DR TCB! Our DR Jose can be had for less thatn that. I read it in all the subways. He has a good publicist.
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Thanks all for the good wishes.
For anyone who wants details, here ya go - the job is, like my previous one, working with children. Unlike my last workplace, this one has a set curriculum to learn, and a much more stable administration in place. I'll get to work with all different age groups, starting with the toddlers, which are my favorites. I'm really looking forward to it!
My favorite rule in childcare: kids in comas cause no trouble.
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Congrats to DRANN on her new employment.
Hmmm.....DR DAKOTA CELT, I particularly enjoyed playing the lead in PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE, the Narrator in INTO THE WOODS, and the title role in THE NERD.
Pwoject Wunway is on tonight.
Men's Skating Finals tomorrow night, right?
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Doris is on in PILLOW TALK on TCM now.
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Has anyone noticed these strange bits of Olympic humor? I just watched David Pelletier give a lesson in using a handkerchief to a woman skater I didn't recognize, and then a huge teddy bear fell on them and knocked them over.
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My favorite rule in childcare: kids in comas cause no trouble.
Gee, you sound like me. I happen to love kids. Stuffed and mounted but I love them. ;D ;)
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Gee, you sound like me. I happen to love kids. Stuffed and mounted but I love them. ;D ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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My favorite rule in childcare: kids in comas cause no trouble.
DR Elmore, remember the Rodgers & Hart lyric, "Everyone loves you when you're asleep." I never fully understood that line until I became a parent.
Congratulations, DR Ann!
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DR Danise - Will you have any dietary restrictions after your surgery?
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DR Danise - Will you have any dietary restrictions after your surgery?
As far as I know the only restrictions I have are before the surgery. On Tuesday it's clear liquids all day. :-\ :(
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Yea, I have days when gin and vodka are all I can take, too.
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Yea, I have days when gin and vodka are all I can take, too.
;D I'll have to remember that!
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Yea, I have days when gin and vodka are all I can take, too.
I'm having that kind of moment right now - at work.
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Try the gimlet suggested earlier, DR GINNY....it won't help, but after awhile, you won't care either. :)
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Try the gimlet suggested earlier, DR GINNY....it won't help, but after awhile, you won't care either. :)
LOL!
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I am busy baking pies for a post-funeral luncheon. We lost an elderly member of our congregation. Our first official funeral in the new building will be tomorrow.
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Back from a good rehearsal with Miss Linda Purl. The Disney spots are approved and ready to go to audio on Friday, which will be an all-day affair.
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Or if you like Gimlets perhaps you're a Kimlet. Do people still drink Gimlets? What is in a gimlet, anyway?
I had a basil gimlet in Portland, Oregon once
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I had a basil gimlet in Portland, Oregon once
You are kidding...................... I hope!
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And am I the only one who thinks Johnny Weir is a pretentious and catty little twerp?
He is, but he's our pretentious and catty little twerp.
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Good Evening!
Hmm... The internet connection here seems to be quite wonky right now... So, if I come and go, and it's because I'm coming and going.
;)
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Olympics Huge Guffaw Moment: During the men's short program, Sandra Bezic, whom I was beginning to revile, totally blew me away with a comment about one of the skater's (a French skater) program:
"His choreography is trite."
LOVED it! Great comment. Needs to be said more...especially when it pertains to Ms. Slutskaya's choreography!
Johnny Weir: I think he's y-o-u-n-g, immensely talented and, finally -- for the first time in his life -- able to "thumb it" back at the folks who have tormented him most of his life. You folks know what I mean -- the folks who called him "Johnny Queer" and "Weir as in Queer" and so on and so forth. To have endured all that while applying himself to his skating AND succeeding in spite of it DEMANDS my respect.
Based on some things he's said, I'm certain there are those in the U.S. Figure Skating establishment who have "encouraged" him to butch it up a bit more and to say a lot less.
Well, sorry....but Johnny's not gonna....and I'm truly shocked he finds criticism here, given what he has obviously put up with his entire life.
It's the young who are making the great sociological strides today...the ones who break down the barriers and challenge the old faux conventions.
Weir strikes me as being a breath of fresh air and a much-needed slap in the face of 1950s values.
I do think he's pretentious and catty, but I didn't say he doesn't have a right to be that way
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Where The Truth Lies had a very perfunctory release, as if they were trying to sneak it in without letting anyone know about it. The handful of reviews I've seen were all negative. But, why film the book at all if you have no faith in it? I mean, they bought the rights, shot the film, spent the money, and then the release is like an afterthought. Of course, how anyone gives Atom Egoyan money to make films is anyone's guess. The man has never made a film that didn't lose money.
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Dear BK:
What is the date of the musical for the class you are teaching?
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Was this ever released into the theaters? I don't ever remember seeing anything on it, other than it got an NC-17. According to Amazon.com's Editorial Review (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000DZ853Q/qid=1140045960/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-7701208-5864855?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130):
Director Atom Egoyan's 2005 film Where the Truth Lies is laden with nudity, sex, violence, lies, blackmail, betrayal… and really, what more could you want? Other than some genuine tension, a more compelling story, and better acting, that is. In adapting Rupert Holmes' novel, the Cairo-born Egoyan ... has taken on a murder mystery with film noir elements that will leave many viewers wondering exactly "whodunit" until the final few scenes; and while that's surely a good thing, the ride itself simply isn't all that scintillating.
:o
It had a limited release but never got to too many theaters. I'm looking forward to seeing it
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I had a basil gimlet in Portland, Oregon once
Hmm... Sounds interesting... And potentially tasty...
I'm partial to ginger and blood orange ones. :)
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You are kidding...................... I hope!
No, actually I'm not and it was quite good. A gimlet with fresh basil crushed in it
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I can't remember the name of the bar that served it. It was a funky little place near the hotel that DR Jane and DH Keith were staying...which I can't remember the name of either! LOL..hormones.....
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I do think he's pretentious and catty, but I didn't say he doesn't have a right to be that way
Ummm....is there some reason you think I may have done so?
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I do think he's pretentious and catty, but I didn't say he doesn't have a right to be that way
DR Ron, I posted this before I read the whole discussion. I do understand your point
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Ummm....is there some reason you think I may have done so?
No, it was just an expression
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DR DearReaderLaura - You asked about a weeping meringue... Well... The "symptoms" you describe make it sound like you're not beating the egg whites enough. Are you using a stabilizer with the white? -Cream or tartar or a small amount of white vinegar?
Conversely, you could also be beating the egg whites too much before you add the sugar.
However, it does seem like you may be just slightly under-beating the meringue. Thankfully, when you add sugar to beaten egg whites, they become a bit more forgiving than plain whipped egg whites. It's very hard to overbeat a sweetened meringue. Just keep beating until you achieve stiff peaks - however, the "tips" can slightly droop.
As for the pulling away from the edges.... Hmm... Now that sounds like you might be baking it a bit too long and/or at too low a heat causing the whites to set up too much and shrink. Just make sure to spread the meringue to the edge of the pie plate.
I'll check out some other possibilities...
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Thanks. I haven't made a meringue pie in a long time -- I just remember that's how they turned out sometimes. I was thinking of making a lemon pie.
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DR elmore asked the other day - "Where is Liz Larsen?"
Well, yesterday, she was sitting in the lobby of 820 Broadway. ;)
I actually meant to ask her what happened to her role on "Law & Order". I wonder if her absence happened to coincide with the birth of her second son or her Hairspray commitment. Or if it was just one of those showbiz things.
???
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Sorry, Ron, but I don't think you can have "spoilers" at the Olympics. At least not as long as every non-NBC-affiliated radio and television station is gleefully proclaiming the winners' names eight to twelve hours in advance.
I was under the impression that American Idol qualified as a reality show, not a sports or news program. Sorry, if my comment was considered out of line.
DR TCB I could not tell if you were serious or joking. But I do think we should give spoiler warnings when talking about the olympics same day. Since most people are watching it at night. I don't think we should spoil anything.
Re: american idol. What i said didn't really give anything away, since you would understand what i wrote if you hadn't seen the show. But I think if you are going to give spoilers for a show you know people here watch, then just give the name of the show and a bit of space for them to avoid reading the plot.
Btw, congrats to DR ann.
DR MattH, is Veronica Mars a repeat? My sis said she heard last minute it was going to be a repeat.
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DR Ann - Great News!
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Love Liz and Sal, two of my favorite peoples.
Laura, not sure of the date, but most likely sometime in May.
Despite my occasional uneasy relationship with the Internet, here is one reason I love it: As you know, I spent many hours on that Cinema Treasures site, looking at all my childhood movie theaters. I made posts in the comment section of each and every one of them.
One theater, called the Del Mar, I posted that I worked there (my first job) as an usher in, I believe, 1964 (whatever year Viva Las Vegas and From Russia With Love came out). I shared some memories. Anyway, in my profile on the site I left an IM name and my e-mail address.
So, I just get an IM - from the man who currently owns the Del Mar! How funny is that? We just had a nice chat on the phone and I'll be having lunch with him next week and he's going to show me the theater, which has sadly been completely gutted. He runs a post-production sound house there.
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DR TCB I could not tell if you were serious or joking. But I do think we should give spoiler warnings when talking about the olympics same day. Since most people are watching it at night. I don't think we should spoil anything.
Re: american idol. What i said didn't really give anything away, since you would understand what i wrote if you hadn't seen the show. But I think if you are going to give spoilers for a show you know people here watch, then just give the name of the show and a bit of space for them to avoid reading the plot.
Btw, congrats to DR ann.
DR MattH, is Veronica Mars a repeat? My sis said she heard last minute it was going to be a repeat.
Oh, okay, I guess I missed the space after American Idol.
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No, it was just an expression
Awwww...otay!
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From CP:
Jane, we didn't buy candy, but the two little boys across the street, Trevor and his younger brother, Nicholas, have become devotees of The Lovely Wife. On the door this morning was a bag with two small valentine heart boxes of candy from her young beaus. We gobbled one up tonight while we watched ELIZABETHTOWN, which is a lovely film and I am at a loss as to why it got only lukewarm reviews. We loved it!
That is so sweet. :)
I just added ELIZABETHTOWN to our NetFlix queue.
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Awwww...otay!
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From CP:That is so sweet. :)
I just added ELIZABETHTOWN to our NetFlix queue.
That reminds me, I decided last night to go back to Netflix and just to one at a time to start. Think I'll add ELIZABETHTOWN, too
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DR elmore asked the other day - "Where is Liz Larsen?"
Hello, DRJose! We ended up going to Popover's for dinner.
My comment about Liz was because I had just seen a CLOSER with my friend Conan, a LAW & ORDER with my friend Billy, and I wondered where my friend Liz was! She was on a lot for a while.
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He is, but he's our pretentious and catty little twerp.
Not mine!
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Oh, okay, I guess I missed the space after American Idol.
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The only spoilers on AMERICAN IDOL are the judges and the talent.
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Congrats on the new job Ann!
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Good surgery vibes to Danise!!
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I am exhausted!! To bed for me!
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As for my day... It was quite a good one.
I spent a little bit of time over the offices of the Manhattan Theatre Club where the La Jolla Playhouse was having auditions for their upcoming production of Lucy Simon's Dr. Zhivago. They did a workshop last summer, and it's being given a fully-mounted presentation in a few months.
It was very cool walking into that room. I was not the accompanist for the auditions, but someone had asked me to play for theirs, so... I didn't know who the music director for the show was and it turned out to be Eric Stern. The last time I had run into Eric Stern was during the Sondheim Celebration - he was the MD for Merrily. -And that was over three years ago at this point. When I walked into the room and saw him at the table... "Oh, good to see you again." -That made my day.
*The one "funny" thing was that I noticed that everyone in the room - and I mean EVERYone - was wearing black. And there I was at the piano in my blue jeans and plaid button down shirt. Guess I should have called in advance.
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Yes, Good Surgery Vibes to DR Danise and Congrats to DR Ann
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Hmmmm...does this mean we shouldn't say that the Russian pair won the gold medal Monday night?
Thanks Ron! ;D I'm so far behind with my Olympics viewing there is no way I can avoid knowing the results.
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Matthew, as it stands now we'll be at the El Portal until April 1.
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I did not mean to imply any such thing, TCB...
I was just wondering how far back we need to go before we stop using "Spoiler"....
Such as in, "I'm so far behind that I need folks to not give away any results for anything since the day after the Super Bowl"....
Yep, that's me. ;D
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Tomovoz I read the last posts of the day.
Ann, CONGRATULATIONS on your new job. I hope you find it rewarding.
Danise, so glad the pre-op went well. You most likely will have dietary restrictions following the surgery. You might ask ahead. I don’t know why doctors wait until you go leave the hospital to tell you about them, like you can stop at the market on your way home.
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That's about 5 of us then DR Jane!
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After walking up and down Eighth Avenue for a couple of minutes... -Oh, I have to go to Staples... -Oh, I meant to meet DR Jason.. -Oh...
Well, as I was walking by the Marquis, I remembered it was matinee day, and the show was about to get out soon. Good - I could catch my friends, Jeff and Sean, at the stage door. Jeff is the bass player for the show, and Sean is one of the swing, and since everyone has been getting sick - at least according to the press release - I figured he was on today.
Well, I never saw Jeff leave, but I did manage to catch Sean. And we ended up having a nice reunion - we hadn't seen each other in a year or so. I was also the MD for Violet when Sean played Monty - and it was his first professional gig out of college.
And to bring the whole "thing" to full circle, it turns out that he was just hired to be the new swing for Lestat! We both screamed when we shared our news with each other. -And, I guess I just missed him the past two days when I stopped by rehearsals. We ended up going to Joshua Tree for a very yummy dinner and more catching up and dishing. ;)
-And we both ran into more people we hadn't seen in a while while we were eating.
It's a small world...
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That is wonderful about the Del Mar Theatre incident BK! That is one of the wonderful things about the internet!!
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And then on the way home, I stopped into Amy's Breads for an amazingly yummy slice of chocolate cake with vanilla icing.
-Yes, I walked a LOT today!
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Well... I'm actually a bit tired and sleepy already... And I do plan on being at Lestat rehearsal tomorrow morning... So... Off to the Land of Wussburgers I go...
Goodnight.
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COngratulations, DR Ann, on the successful employment. Hope things go well for you there.
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DR MattH, is Veronica Mars a repeat? My sis said she heard last minute it was going to be a repeat.
It's going to be repeats for the rest of sweeps month. The show was doing simply terrible with the weak lead-in it has now, so UPN decided to hold new episodes until it can have THE NEXT TOP MODEL as a lead-in (it returns in March). In the fall with that as a lead-in, VERONICA scored its highest ratings ever.
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Back from a delicious meal with my friend Jeff. He's a grand cook. We also watched some TV after the meal.
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First up was AMERICAN IDOL. Not enough clips of people singing, and of the clips they did show, I thought that was a ridiculous amount of wailing and wretchedly done malisma all over the place.
That said, I couldn't argue with the people who were sent through. Can't wait until next week when we get to hear each of them sing a REAL song all the way through.
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LOST - a tense episode. I have a spoiler question. . . .
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Did Locke get the numbers punched in on time or did the machine reset itself when he failed to enter them in properly?
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INVASION has become just as tense and unpredictable as LOST. I'm going to miss the show when it wraps up next month. I fear it's the last we'll see of it.
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It's past midnight, and I'm off to bed.
Good night, everyone!
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Here is a BK question for the day which the East Coasters might have to wait until tomorrow to answer (because I was too darned late in thinking one up):
What movie genre is your least favorite.
And although it is your least favorite genre, what two films from that genre do you still find that you enjoy very much.
My least favorite genre would likely be war films. However, two of my favorite films are war films...or more like anti-war films I guess...the 1930 version of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT and the Jeffrey Hunter film HELL TO ETERNITY.
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Oh, and I also like AIPs 1959 film SUICIDE BATTALION.
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"War Films" for me too DR Michael with Westerns as a close second.
I do like "King and County" and "Oh What a Lovely War".
Of westerns I still like "Butch Cassidy", "Cat Ballou" and "Shane".
I did not like Westerns on TV either. (I used to watch "Wagon Train" (Not for Ward Bond).
I loathed "Rifleman" and "Bonanza"
One of my favourite TV shows set in Wartime was "The Secret Army". It was the show that gave birth to "Hello Hello".
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Here is a BK question for the day which the East Coasters might have to wait until tomorrow to answer (because I was too darned late in thinking one up):
What movie genre is your least favorite.
And although it is your least favorite genre, what two films from that genre do you still find that you enjoy very much.
My least favorite genre would likely be war films. However, two of my favorite films are war films...or more like anti-war films I guess...the 1930 version of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT and the Jeffrey Hunter film HELL TO ETERNITY.
I don't really know that I have a least favorite genre, although I don't love war films either - that said, Paths of Glory, Patton, several Sam Fuller movies, and about forty others are films I love so there you are.
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Hmmmm...does this mean we shouldn't say that the Russian pair won the gold medal Monday night?
Gee thanks, Ron... I was planning on watching that in August!!! ;D
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For DR Rodzinski: My obscure music being played today was "Lapland" by the Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band. (1967).
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Way to go, Ann!
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Sounds right up my alley, Tomovoz.
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No, actually I'm not and it was quite good. A gimlet with fresh basil crushed in it
Have never had one.... Not big on liqour
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Saw a film with some folks tonight at Film Forum. Carol Reed's THE FALLEN IDOL. Unbelievable movie. Fantastic.
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Matthew, as it stands now we'll be at the El Portal until April 1.
An interesting extension date: April Fools day.... :)
bk, a workstudy student I have just previewed her play tonight... They brought the house down. I plan on watching Friday, weather permitting....
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Why does it remind of Keanu Reeves.... or Johnny Dep?
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DakotaCelt, I too, am a big Tom Baker fan. I think his were the first episodes regularly shown on my PBS, then they went back to some Pertwee episodes. Do you know the episode PYRAMIDS OF MARS? My absolute fave.
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bk a what if question......
If you were to take Deceit and make it a movie where you would film it?
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Rodzinski LP of the night. A goodie and a rarity, called RUDY VARON IS ALIVE AND SWINGING AT THE HOMOWACK LODGE—BUT NOT WELL
The Homowack Lodge was somewhere in the Catskills. I found this LP in the Poconos, however. Still wrapped. There is one great rendition of "Up Up and Away" that is quite fun.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/Maclord/varon.jpg)
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It's funny that despite their best photographic efforts, they could not make the Homowack Lodge look nicer than a VA hospital.
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HOMOWACK LODGE...I don't think I would want to go there...or maybe I would...I am so confused.
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DakotaCelt, I too, am a big Tom Baker fan. I think his were the first episodes regularly shown on my PBS, then they went back to some Pertwee episodes. Do you know the episode PYRAMIDS OF MARS? My absolute fave.
I loved that story too until my VCR decided it was hungry and made mince meat out of it!!!
Our pbs station showed Doctor Who, Survivors, Blakes 7, Space Cops and Red dwarf. I prefered Doctor Who...
My favorite Peter Davison story was Castrovalva and Black Orchid.
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DakotaCelt, I too, am a big Tom Baker fan. I think his were the first episodes regularly shown on my PBS, then they went back to some Pertwee episodes. Do you know the episode PYRAMIDS OF MARS? My absolute fave.
ARe u going to see the new stories on Scifi channel in March?
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I have a new theme song for the night..... "Baby, It's cold outside"
It truly is cold, we have a -15 F. windchill!
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Blakes 7. I used to really enjoy that. It was weird that the character of Blake disappeared pretty early on, never to return.
Red Dwarf, somebody lent me and I watched the first few series on video. It really grew on me. But Dr. Who was the best. Don't know if I'll tune in to see the new ones though. I never watched the post TB episodes.
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Near as I can tell from our magical friend, the internet, the Homowack Lodge is still operational:
Homowack Lodge
Spring Glen, NY
330 rooms, Kosher, bowling, mini-golf, nightly entertainment, fitness and recreational facilities, and private lake for rowing. Pool, tennis, golf, fishing and nearby skiing. Handicapped accessible.
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It's 10:15 p.m. (PST) and I'm still at work! It's the final day to pay our bills for this month, but I haven't assembled everything that I've done, yet. I guess I'm coming in real early tomorrow to do that! It has to get done, and so it shall...just a little late. ;)
And now, to home. Finally. :)
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Blakes 7. I used to really enjoy that. It was weird that the character of Blake disappeared pretty early on, never to return.
Red Dwarf, somebody lent me and I watched the first few series on video. It really grew on me. But Dr. Who was the best. Don't know if I'll tune in to see the new ones though. I never watched the post TB episodes.
I taped a lot of Blake's 7, Survivors, and Red Dwarf when it was broadcast here. I have a lot of DW stories also... I was not impressed with Colin Baker as the Doctor.
To me the best ones were Perwee, Tom Baker and Davison.
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It's 10:15 p.m. (PST) and I'm still at work! It's the final day to pay our bills for this month, but I haven't assembled everything that I've done, yet. I guess I'm coming in real early tomorrow to do that! It has to get done, and so it shall...just a little late. ;)
And now, to home. Finally. :)
DR GEorge, good luck on the project!!
I just got home from work and it is after midnight here central time...
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I spoke of the region 2 DVD of Fallen Idol just a few months ago. A wonderful film, as wonderful as it gets. The William Alwyn score is tops, as William Alwyn always is.
If I were to make Deceit into a film, I would shoot the exteriors in NY and the apartment here in LA.
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I spoke of the region 2 DVD of Fallen Idol just a few months ago. A wonderful film, as wonderful as it gets. The William Alwyn score is tops, as William Alwyn always is.
If I were to make Deceit into a film, I would shoot the exteriors in NY and the apartment here in LA.
I think Deceit would make for an interesting movie....
I will add Fallen idol to my list...
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A student was watching a DVD on his puter and I was not impressed with the transfer. American Graffiti, the words and mouth did not match. IT was really bad... The mouth moved but the words a bit after they formed the words...
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Thanks for the info, bk - I think I may try and get there on March 31.
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I'm home now and have eaten. But, I'm going to go to bed. I didn't expect that I would be home this late, so I didn't set my VCR, so I don't have "Lost" OR "Invasion" to watch. :'(
BUT I did call my niece and she always tapes "Lost," so I asked if she would also tape "Invasion." She said, "If I must." I said, "Yes, you must." She said, "Okay." She has the nerve to have that kind of attitude after I drove her to Seattle on Saturday, just to see a movie! Well! ;)
Anyway, I'll watch them whenever I take the time to. Tomorrow afternoon, I'm driving my friend Margo to the airport. She's taking her two younger daughters to Disneyland...they only went to Hawaii last year! And since I want to get to work VERY early to finish assembling the invoices to give to the business office, I need to sleep now.
Goodnight, all! 8) (this is me asleep)