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Well, you've read the notes, you are now bewaring any residual Ides which may be in the ether, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're just trying to figure out what a fershluganah Ide is.
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And the word of the day is: ENCAPSULATE!
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And a very happy birthday to our very own bdapp, Miss Barbara Deutsch.
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Very Happy Birthday Wishes to BK's very own bdapp, Miss Barbara Deutsch!!
Probably my least favorite "classic" musical: Camelot. :P
I did this show here in Olympia in 1991 and had a wonderful time doing it. It was a great experience...wonderful costumes, sets and props; very good actors; incredible singers; fabulous and friendly director; etc. I made some friends during the show that are still some of my closest friends. But the show itself just grates me the wrong way...I hate it when that happens.
It's the only show (that I can think of) that I didn't like after I did a production of it. There have been other shows that I didn't know (Brigadoon) or really didn't like (Peter Pan) before I did them, and then when I performed in them, I ended up liking the shows, but not (as we used to call it) Camelsnot. ;)
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TOD
Classic Scores
Les Miz
Phantom of the Opera
Cats
Rent
Miss Saigon
Flops (amount of performances and not if it made money)
Rags
Smile
Mack and Mabel
Robber Bridegroom
Baker's wife
Anyone Can Whistle
Drat The Cat
and selected songs from Carrie
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And that's a good thing. I'm really trying to gear up for next week's Lestat orchestra rehearsals which will be starting at 9:00am... Which means I have to be on the subway by 8:15... Which means I have to be up by 7:30... So... After having the luxury of getting to sleep in until 10:00 (or later), I just need to adjust my body-clock accordingly. But as I said...
I'm up.
:)
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TOD:
WEST SIDE STORY
GYPSY
MY FAIR LADY
SHOWBOAT
CABARET
THREEPENNY OPERA
THE MUSIC MAN
BABES IN ARMS
OKLAHOMA
SOUTH PACIFIC
Favorite Flops:
CANDIDE
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I don't dislike the scores in toto, but there are a couple of selections from both Oklahoma and Carousel that I wouldn't mind being snipped. However, I have a feeling my less than enthusiastic feelings may have something to do with some less than spectacular productions I've seen of both shows.
Otherwise, I've never really cared for Annie.
As for Flops with Great Scores:
Rags
The Baker's Wife
I'm sure more titles will come to mind as the day goes on. Or I'll be "reminded" of them. ;)
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Thursday morning greetings! Nothing of significance to report yet - just wanted to say HI.
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...I don't dislike the scores in toto, but there are a couple of selections from both Oklahoma and Carousel that I wouldn't mind being snipped....
My DH Richard always falls asleep during the ballet sequences! I feel the same way about the "Little House of Uncle Thomas" thing in The King and I.
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Good morning, al! I can't believe it's nearly 9 am and there are so few posts! I have indeed been a Wussburger this morning, but where are my am cohorts?
I have to ponder a paragraph in my introduction to the Toyland notes which will consume a bit of time today. It's about the restoration problems of setting the musical program for a show that was a fluid, constantly changing item since its origin; how does one settle what is in and what is out and why. Oy! I'm not sure I need the paragraph, but a reader I respect gave me this suggestion so I want to see how far I can run with it.
I also need to hit the bank with a lovely deposit and set an afternoon date to see TRISTRAM SHANDY, which I quite look forward to.
TOD:
Classic shows with least favorite scores:
SOUTH PACIFIC
ANNIE
FIORELLO
Flops with great scores
TENDERLOIN
THE APPLE TREE
WORKING
MACK AND MABEL
OUT OF THIS WORLD
GOLDILOCKS
HOUSE OF FLOWERS
THE HAPPY TIME
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In other news...
I believe I finally know what a pulled groin muscle feels like. And I told him that it felt fine to me.
<ba-doom chick>
However... I believe that some of the compensating I was doing due the callous on my right foot has caused me to strain some other muscles. I'm still mobile, but I'm aching where I've not ached before. I'm gonna give it a day to see how things progress, and then if I need to see a doctor tomorrow...
But, I'm OK, and just thankful that I sit down for a living.
:)
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TOD:
Holy Cow that has yet to come home! Did I ever misread today's notes! I skipped over the word least in least favorite classic musical scores. Haste does indeed make waste.
Least Favorite Classic Musical Scores:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
BRIGADOON
Favorite Flops (I'll stick to what I previously posted):
CANDIDE
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
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Well, that's about it for me this morning. I'm heading out for a while to run some errands and make some visits.
Laters...
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The Ides of March is March 15.
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Today is National Crabmeat Day.
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And, speaking of crabmeat.... (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060307185909990007&ncid=NWS00010000000001)
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Another link, for those who appreciate fine art (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kinkade9mar09,0,5605083.story?coll=la-home-headlines).
Excerpt:
In sworn testimony and interviews with The Times, some ex-dealers have accused Kinkade — whose dreamily inspirational limited-edition prints are steeped in Christian-oriented themes of faith and family values — of ruining them financially while enriching himself and his business associates.
They and others also described incidents in which an allegedly drunken Kinkade heckled illusionists Siegfried and Roy; cursed a former employee's wife who came to his side when he fell off a barstool; fondled a startled woman's breasts at a signing party; and urinated on a Winnie the Pooh figure at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.
Just to get your curiosity going.
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Another link, for those who appreciate fine art (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kinkade9mar09,0,5605083.story?coll=la-home-headlines).
Excerpt:Just to get your curiosity going.
Wow! I never knew that Thomas Kincade was so cool!
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...But first some e-mails and phone calls...
OH!
BK - "The Stepfather" is one of those movies that I would always find myself watching all the way through whenever it came on HBO. I haven't seen it in a couple of years, but it really is a nice thriller. And I do remember that cheesy score. Ah, well... At least you get Terry Quinn's beautiful - if sinister - eyes. And that one sex scene has always seemed slightly gratuitous, but I guess it does serve it's purpose.
Alas, "Stepfather 2: Make Room For Daddy" ("Tonight - Daddy's Coming Home - To Slice Up More Than Just The Cake!) and the made for TV "Stepfather 3" ("Daddy's been working in the garden... again!") truly pale in comparison to the original. And just how did Daddy make it from the wood-chipper to the insane asylum? And, since Terry Quinn was smart enough to say, "No," to #3, the writers rolled out that wonderful device of a plastic surgeon.
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OK... Now I'm off...
Laters...
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Good morning!
We have a nice day here. It's mostly cloudy, but it's already warmer than usual and the temps will be climbing to the mid 70s today.
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Several favorite flop scores have already been mentioned:
THE HAPPY TIME
MACK AND MABEL
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
I'll add MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and ASSASSINS.
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As for classic musicals with less than adored scores, I'll agree that FIORELLO has, for me, a mostly forgettable score. I also don't much care for most of PETER PAN or HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.
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Of course, I guess some of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals are considered classics (not by me), but I don't like the scores to JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, JOSEPH, or PHANTOM except in one or two isolated songs.
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DR William E. Lurie beat me to the punch: I was going to post about March 15 being the Ides of March, but he got there first!
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Looks like NBC had a change of heart and decided to schedule reruns tonight instead of new episodes. TV GUIDE lists all new episodes of WILL & GRACE, MY NAME IS EARL, and THE OFFICE, but this morning's newspaper listed an hour of WILL & GRACE reruns (favorite episodes from previous seasons; "Das Boob" is one of the classics), and EARL and OFFICE repeats.
So, looks like CBS' slate of new episodes for its lineup will win tonight handily.
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I guess SHE LOVES ME would classify as a flop (even though it ran 300 performances), so naturally that score would belong in the above list, too.
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Why can't we have the Ades of March - LemonAde, LimeAde, Kool-Ade, GrapeAde?
Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? What am I, She Loves Me all of a sudden? Which, by the way (BTW, in Internet lingo), is one of my favorite scores from a flop musical.
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Grocery day today, so I was a bit late getting to HHW.
Hmmm....sorry you never met Mrs. Arballs, but I hear she was a SERIOUS backgammon player! And Carol Cooke's story about the light over her backgammon table always makes me laugh.
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Hmmm.....
Least favorite:
Brigadoon
Fiorello! (ugh)
Seussical the Musical
Grease
Flops with scores I like:
She Loves Me (another vote, I love this show)
DonnyBrook!
No Strings (was this a flop?)
Maybe I will think of some more when I see more lists.
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Page Two Lucy Dance. ;D
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NO STRINGS closed as a hit.
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Hmmmm....I have the silent THE TEN COMMANDMENTS on video (thanks DR MBARNUM) - and I see it is offered on the new DVD version.
I know this new version was discussed here. I have the 2 Disc DVD - is the new version worth the price? Amazon has it for about $17.
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I started Suskin's book this morning and got through the introduction and cast of characters. I may read the section on THE ACT as lunch is cooking.
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Hmmmm....I have the silent THE TEN COMMANDMENTS on video (thanks DR MBARNUM) - and I see it is offered on the new DVD version.
I know this new version was discussed here. I have the 2 Disc DVD - is the new version worth the price? Amazon has it for about $17.
I don't think there has been any change at all to the 1956 version in this edition. The only reason to buy it is to get the silent version as a bonus feature.
I won't be buying this film again. I don't watch it often enough to warrant the new purchase. Maybe years from now when a high def version is available, I may reconsider, but not now.
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[sigh] Still no word from Amazon about HARRY POTTER. Others have received theirs and mine hasn't even shipped yet.
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I just don't know how you can call Second Act Trouble Suskin's book - it actually says Steven Suskin instead of compiled by Steven Suskin or edited by Steven Suskin. He actually only "wrote" about ten percent of the book.
As I said the other day, the Ten Commandments is exactly the same two discs as the last DVD release - with the addition of a third disc with the silent version.
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I just don't know how you can call Second Act Trouble Suskin's book - it actually says Steven Suskin instead of compiled by Steven Suskin or edited by Steven Suskin. He actually only "wrote" about ten percent of the book.
Oh, yes, I know. I've just never read most of the articles that he includes, so I am looking forward to it.
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I'm absolutely stunned to read that a couple of theater fans here dislike the score to "Fiorello."
I find it one of the most enjoyable scores I've heard. Totally captivating and glorious.
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For a giggle, I offer Amazon.com's synopsis for the upcoming DVD release of "Gold Diggers of 1933":
"Barneny Hopkins is producing a new show on Broadway, but the day before it opens, the set and costumes are confiscated due to not paid bills. Everybody is sitting on the street and due to depression there is no possibility for the three chorus girls Carol, Trixie and Polly. But they hear rumors, that Hopkins is producing a new show, they invite him and he promises to give them work - when he found a backer to produce it. He hears the tunes of the composer next door, Brad Roberts, Pollys friend. Brad joins them and is backing the show. On opening night he takes over for the juvenile lead, who suffers from lumbago. Roberts has been very puplicity-shy, because he belongs to a wealthy upperclass family from Boston. When his family notices what he is doing, his brother Lawrence and their attorney Peabody come to New York, to end his relation with Polly. But he mistakes Carol for Polly, who does not correct his mistake. Lawrence decides to separate Polly from Brad by drawing her love on himself. But soon he realizes, that he is really in love with that chorus girl."
My favorite sentence is underlined above. All my young adult life, I wanted to take over the lead from an actor who suffered from lumbago.
It was my aspiration...my all...my everything.
And yet...I've never been within 100 miles of a lumbago clinic!
(There are obvious typos in the synopsis. Oddly enough. Amazon PAYS someone to write them...and the other synopses (synopsi?) for the "other" DVDs in the upcoming Busby Berkeley box are even worse...side-splittingly so).
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I know they're considered masters, but apart from SHE LOVES ME, Bock and Harnick's scores (even for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) have never been my favorites.
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When did I fall in love?
What night? Which day?
When did I first begin to feel this way?
How did the moments pass
Unfelt? Ignored?
Where was the blinding flash?
Where was the crashing chord?
When did I fall in love?
I can't....recall...
Not that it matters at all...
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Hits whose scores I have no use for:
WICKED, CATS, CAROUSEL, LION KING
Flops I can use:
GREENWILLOW, JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD, DARLING OF THE DAY
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I'm guessing "Dear World" was a huge flop, too.
That and "Mack and Mabel" are my two favorite "flop" scores.
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George- I have that original SALAD DAYS on old, old vinyl. I picked it up once because I liked the cover, and liked it so much I forced it down the throats of my theatre group, directed it, and we had a wonderful time with it. Love that show.
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I despise virtually everything about "Cats".
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I'm guessing "Dear World" was a huge flop, too.
That and "Mack and Mabel" are my two favorite "flop" scores.
Yes, it was a huge flop and one I should have included in my list as well.
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TPunk was in SALAD DAYS. She played Asphynxia.
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Well, I'm heading down now to start prepping lunch and see if I can get the section on THE ACT read.
WBBL.
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Last night's "American Idol""
What can I say? I think Gedeon, Kevin and Will are in the bottom three, although I'd like to see Will stick around.
Elliot, Chris, Ace, Taylor and Bucky were really good last night. REALLY good.
I didn't much care for any of the song choices, including Taylor's -- how quick the judges are to condemn a singer for taking a song too closely associated with another singer...and yet they didn't have a problem with Taylor's sounding like Michael McDonald singing the song he made famous. Who needs mimicry????? They did the same thing with Ruben, praising his copycat renditions of standards while chastising others for singing songs too closely associated with other performers...and sometimes taking a dig at them for trying to sound like the original.
Oh, well....
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Though I have some scenes with the lovely Debbie Rochon that were pleasant to film in Times Square and Central Park, I'm guessing she would no more remember me than the man in the moon. That girl does like a dozen low-budget horror movies every year.
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Flop scores I like:
KEAN
HAZEL FLAGG
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
I'm not much for any of the Lloyd-Webberish/Le Miz brand of musical scores.
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That's a real problem with 80s cinema. A lot of that synth stuff does not age well. And it is possible for a synth score to age well, but the 80s brought a lot of compression and cheesy rhythm machines and keyboard voices that just can't be taken seriously.
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In the I DON'T BELIEVE IT department:
Local weather forecast sez that measurable SNOW fall at sea level MAY OCCUR tonight and tomorrow night. A weird convergence of moisture and cold air -- much colder than normal -- is headed our way this evening.
Meteorologists are expecting temps to be 15 degrees below norm...and norm is in the mid-40s at night here.
So....The Bay Area could get its first sea-level snowfall in AEONS.
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Perhaps my sister can ski the hills of Berkeley.
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Thanks to all the HHW-ers who have emailed and or PM'd me. Not to worry--just very busy right now.
Betsy's cousin Wendy dated Patrick Moraz. I don't think he reads HHW, so BK's review shouldn't bother him. ;) He has several outstanding CDs out. He of course played with Yes and other supergroups and is an astoudningly gifted keyboard artist, but that doesn't always make for a good film score. :)
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I shall now be on my way to LACC, after which I shall return.
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Perhaps my sister can ski the hills of Berkeley.
I know MY fingers are crossed. I might even have to take a few plants off the balcony tonight!
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Thunderstorms predicted for my area this afternoon....and it does look gloomy.
DR RLP....well that's what makes horse racing, I guess.
Thanks for repeating what you wrote about TTC, MR BK. Like DRMATTH, I think I will skip this release!
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Hey JMK!
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From the internet:
The Ides of March
Just one of a dozen Ides that occur every month of the year
by Borgna Brunner
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As far as Caesar knew, the Ides were just another day.
The soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar, "Beware the Ides of March," has forever imbued that date with a sense of foreboding. But in Roman times the expression "Ides of March" did not necessarily evoke a dark mood—it was simply the standard way of saying "March 15." Surely such a fanciful expression must signify something more than merely another day of the year? Not so. Even in Shakespeare's time, sixteen centuries later, audiences attending his play Julius Caesar wouldn't have blinked twice upon hearing the date called the Ides.
The term Ides comes from the earliest Roman calendar, which is said to have been devised by Romulus, the mythical founder of Rome. Whether it was Romulus or not, the inventor of this calendar had a penchant for complexity. The Roman calendar organized its months around three days, each of which served as a reference point for counting the other days:
Kalends (1st day of the month)
Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other months)
Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other months)
The remaining, unnamed days of the month were identified by counting backwards from the Kalends, Nones, or the Ides. For example, March 3 would be V Nones—5 days before the Nones (the Roman method of counting days was inclusive; in other words, the Nones would be counted as one of the 5 days).
Days in March
March 1: Kalends; March 2: VI Nones; March 3: V Nones; March 4: IV Nones; March 5: III Nones; March 6: Pridie Nones (Latin for "on the day before"); March 7: Nones; March 15: Ides
Used in the first Roman calendar as well as in the Julian calendar (established by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C.E.) the confusing system of Kalends, Nones, and Ides continued to be used to varying degrees throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance.
So, the Ides of March is just one of a dozen Ides that occur every month of the year. Kalends, the word from which calendar is derived, is another exotic-sounding term with a mundane meaning. Kalendrium means account book in Latin: Kalend, the first of the month, was in Roman times as it is now, the date on which bills are due.
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Page Three Frances Farmer Dance.
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My thoughts on last night's IDOL.
I really didn't love most of the performances. And I"m not sure who will go home tonight. It's hard to predict, especially when the judges sometimes lobby certain performers, who I suspect the public might not otherwise vote for.
I did like Ace, although not the beginning too much. All that high stuff was too high for me. But obviously he will sail through. He is the one of the men who looks most like a typical pop star.
I didn't care for Chris as much as I normally have. But was anybody else stunned to see what he used to look like before he shaved his head. OMG! He was really hot.
I don't care for Gedeon at all. But the judges praise will probably keep him around. While the judges' brutal attack on Will will most assuredly mean he is bottom 3.
I actually liked Kevin better last night than i have before. He was just so sweet and sincere. I think he might not only have grannies voting for him, but also a bunch of little girls.
Another one I'm just not crazy about is bucky.
I think with what the judges said, anybody could be in the bottom (well not ace and chris). But you never know even about someone like elliot. They were very harsh on him. And i'm not even sure how many fans he has.
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Crabmeat day?
And Long John Silver is now offering Lobster Nuggets!
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Though I have some scenes with the lovely Debbie Rochon that were pleasant to film in Times Square and Central Park, I'm guessing she would no more remember me than the man in the moon. That girl does like a dozen low-budget horror movies every year.
Her imdb bio lists fifteen for 2005 alone.
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I am an Elliott fan....but not a regular AI viewer.
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Well, as Julius Cæsar said,
Up to then I didn't have and Idee
Of what the month of March was comin' to.
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Hits whose scores I have no use for:
WICKED, CATS, CAROUSEL, LION KING
Flops I can use:
GREENWILLOW, JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD, DARLING OF THE DAY
Putting CAROUSEL into the list you did is an insult to composition, Richard Rodgers and God, I tell you!
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DRJOSE - they did announce the winner of PWOJECT WUNWAY last night.
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Putting CAROUSEL into the list you did is an insult to composition, Richard Rodgers and God, I tell you!
This is God speaking, don't get me into this argument. 8)
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Well, as Julius Cæsar said,
Up to then I didn't have and Idee
Of what the month of March was comin' to.
He always was a snappy talker. ;D
Bet he bid two bits fer Calpurnia's basket. :P
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I just finished my new section for the editorial notes on Toyland, and here's what I wrote:
The popular musical theatre is a commercial venture; the show is produced to entertain an audience, and, by maintaining that audience, to provide its creators and investors with a nice bundle of cash. Because of its need to please an audience, the show is a fluid entity, constantly in flux, reshaping itself by whatever means it can employ to bring in the crowds. In previews, the show is under close scrutiny as it plays to an audience: dull spots, poor jokes, and inept performances are all reasons for immediate cuts, rewrites, and cast replacements. Much of this can be seen by the creators in performance with an audience, but the reviewers' opinions are equally important in determining what does and does not work.
It was imperative that the show be fixed well enough to attempt a New York run of performances since it was this "New York hit" billing, true or false, that kept the show touring the country for years, and this tour, if successful, was the primary source of income from the piece. If the show had been a major success in New York, first-class and second-class tours could take to the road and do even better: the Shuberts' Sigmund Romberg hit BLOSSOM TIME toured for years until it became a joke. Once the show opened in New York, if it were a hit, it was imperative to keep the publicity machinery running and the audiences returning. Often a cast replacement meant a new number and a bit of publicity. In one of Townsend Walsh's scrapbooks, an anonymous and undated newspaper clipping has a photo of Bessie Wynn with the announcement that she has a new number, "Our Castle In Spain," in the hit BABES IN TOYLAND. Come back and see it.
If the show were lucky, it might be picked up by a rental agency for stock and amateur performances, and Victor Herbert's publisher M. Witmark & Sons had formed the Witmark Music Library to represent the shows they published. The shows were simplified for casting and scenic concerns and the orchestrations were standardized so that all their shows used the same orchestration, usually 5 reeds, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, percussion, harp, and strings. Often, Herbert's concerns over how an amateur or pickup orchestra would play his music prompted the removal or simplification of the writing. Many of his shows for the rental package lost their original overtures in favor of the popular (and published for anyone's use) concert medleys.
After touring for several years, the orchestra parts would have been recopied several times from the constant wear. Often the part was recopied by the player or music director, accidentally replacing old copy errors with new ones: notes that had originally been cues were now accepted and played, accidentals were missed, and often bars were omitted. After the tours shut down and the rights reverted to the authors and publisher, the original performance materials were discarded, burned, or lost in the shuffle with the costumes and scenery.
In an era before easy access to multiple copies, the chorus and actors learned their parts by rote, reading from lyric sheets, while the conductor taught the notes. Until some of these lyric sheets turn up, the lyric for "If I Were A Man Like That" will remain incomplete. The original chorus parts written by Victor Herbert for BABES IN TOYLAND were copied into the scores Max Hirschfeld used to teach the singers and rehearse the orchestra. Unfortunately, a number like "Jane" had no choral writing, perhaps because it was still a solo for Jane when Herbert composed it. By the time the show opened, it was performed by Jane, Alan, and the Piper Children, and Hirschfeld may have written harmonies for the Piper Children since they usually sing in three parts. We also know, from a Pittsburgh review, that the song had some whistling as well, but any routining today is conjectural, based on what is known.
The loss of original orchestra parts, especially those of the original run, leaves many questions involved in a restoration of a musical theatre piece unanswered: how were numbers routined? how many verses in a strophic number were performed? how many encores? cuts? utilitiy pieces such as scene change, entr'acte, curtain calls? Much of this information is not provided in the rental package or any extant libretto to BABES IN TOYLAND. Luckily, Hirschfeld's notes on his scores provide some answers.
Herbert has a note on his rescoring of "Floretta" about an Entr'Acte, but there is no date to tell when this rescoring occurred. The rewrite employs the same paper as that used for the finales to Acts One and Two, so it's possible this rescoring occurred in Chicago, July 1903, to remove the dance to "Floretta" and shorten the number. Since this is the only source for any information on an Entr'Acte, it was determined that a reconstruction would be impossible. Nearly everything about a reconstruction, especially when there are no survivors connected with the original production, becomes conjectural, based on the knowledge, experience, and tastes of the person(s) recreating the piece.
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Putting CAROUSEL into the list you did is an insult to composition, Richard Rodgers and God, I tell you!
Well, I did say "hits" on purpose. If I had said "classics," only CAROUSEL would have been listed. I cannot help what was popular. Anyways, don't know about God, but Richard Rodgers can take it :)
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Beware, the Idas March!
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Well, I did say "hits" on purpose. If I had said "classics," only CAROUSEL would have been listed. I cannot help what was popular. Anyways, don't know about God, but Richard Rogers can take it :)
Well, he is dead, but it's R-O-D-gers! :-*
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Beware, the Idas March!
I'm not a particular fan, so beware the Idina march!
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Well, he is dead, but it's R-O-D-gers! :-*
Curses! (fixed it)
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Wow - Elmo!!!! Heck of a nicely written piece of musical theater history and commentary! I love it.
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Wow - Elmo!!!! Heck of a nicely written piece of musical theater history and commentary! I love it.
Thank you, DRPennyO! I just printed out the full report without the Critical Notes; it's around 25 pages of history and method.
I just received an email from DRPanni, who will be in New York the second week of April; NYC Hainsies/Kimlets, are you available for a small partay? DRDantheMan, wht don't you come in and join us?
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DR Elmore - I found the text informative and understandable. Thanks for sharing.
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TOD - Most of Phantom I didn't care all that much for. Couple of great tunes in an otherwise overblown and under-talented score...
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I just received an email from DRPanni, who will be in New York the second week of April; NYC Hainsies/Kimlets, are you available for a small partay? DRDantheMan, wht don't you come in and join us?
Whoopeee!
Joe and I are currently planning our annual "theatre week" during spring break, which is the second week of April, I do believe.
We hope to see Lestat, Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, JoseSPiano, Elmore3003, and other hits.
How nice it would be to get tickets to see Panni (by Harold Rome?) also.
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My workday morning was brightened by a delightful surprise. A co-worker from my distant past at Miami University-Middletown stopped by the library to visit. She has retired from the university and is playing in a seniors' symphonic band that rehearses at the University of Dayton every Thursday morning. We had a lovely time catching up on families and colleagues.
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We hope to see Lestat, Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, JoseSPiano, Elmore3003, and other hits.
How nice it would be to get tickets to see Panni (by Harold Rome?) also.
And it would be a pleasure to see Bill and Joe! Of course, I know that she will be here on business and the opening of FESTEN, so we need to co-ordinate things carefully.
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Well, I'm off to a meeting in which one individual is going to take credit for single-handedly pulling of a multi-county project that has really been a collaborative effort to which he has contributed very little.
Some day I will look back fondly on these, my Dilbert Days.
Bye for now.
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TOD: Well, it's a horse race (on a Carousel, no less), so I hope there will be no bloodied noses here. I do recall when the question on "Opera Quiz of the Week" was "are there any great operas that you do not care for?"
Oy, did Tony Randall get letters after his honest answer: "How can you possibly dislike The Magic Flute? It is Mozart's greatest work."
To which Tony replied, "The question was about great operas, and I admit that is a great work. Just not to my personal taste, which is a different thing."
So with that disclaimer out of the way, I doubt I will ruffle many feathers here when I say,
Hits: Although I have really grown to like many of Lloyd-Weber's recent melodies, his recent scores, as musical theatre scores, leave me cold. Otoh (on the other hand in Internet Lingo), I like all of his Tim Rice work. Maybe it's just Tim Rice I like?
Rent, from the OBC and seeing it on Broadway: I still just don't get it. Although "Seasons of Love" is helpful in my Mathematics of Finance course, when I ask who knows how many minutes there are in a year.
Flops: The usual suspects.
Flora, the Red Menace
She Loves Me
Candide
Mack and Mable
Tenderloin
Drat! The Cat! (thanks to DW BK)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
and say, haven't most of Sondheim's works been, technically, flops: Follies, Sweeney Todd, Company, Passion, Pacific Overtures,... ?
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And it would be a pleasure to see Bill and Joe! Of course, I know that she will be here on business and the opening of FESTEN, so we need to co-ordinate things carefully.
Was ist das? FESTEN?
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Thank you, DRPennyO! I just printed out the full report without the Critical Notes; it's around 25 pages of history and method.
I just received an email from DRPanni, who will be in New York the second week of April; NYC Hainsies/Kimlets, are you available for a small partay? DRDantheMan, wht don't you come in and join us?
Why? Are you falling apart?
It sounds like a time, to me. Keep us posted on the coordinated dates. What is FESTEN, BTW?
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I found this on the web: FESTEN (http://www.whatsonstage.com/Festen/Pages/festenhomepage.htm), but it looks like a production in London. What's the Panni connection?
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Well, I'm off to a meeting in which one individual is going to take credit for single-handedly pulling of a multi-county project that has really been a collaborative effort to which he has contributed very little.
Some day I will look back fondly on these, my Dilbert Days.
Bye for now.
Curses!!!
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I found this on the web: FESTEN (http://www.whatsonstage.com/Festen/Pages/festenhomepage.htm), but it looks like a production in London. What's the Panni connection?
FESTEN is opening in New York, with Jeremy Sisto, I believe, and DR Panni is coming in for the opening performance and to meet the director, I believe. I have to watch her screenplay of FELICITY by then!
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DR PANNI always hobnobbed with only the BEST people!
Great writing, DRELMORE. I enjoyed it very much....sounds like the musical theatre/operetta/orchestra world back then was quite a bit like the wild and wooly west! That's a GREAT subject for a movie or musical itself!
As Allan Sherman wrote:
"He did sambas on Homburgs
To tunes of Sig Romberg's,
And sometimes the Nutcracker Suite!"
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DR CP - how many syllables did DW JULIANA put into the word:
Haaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnndd-baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag?
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Hmmmm....I have the silent THE TEN COMMANDMENTS on video (thanks DR MBARNUM) - and I see it is offered on the new DVD version.
I know this new version was discussed here. I have the 2 Disc DVD - is the new version worth the price? Amazon has it for about $17.
I am wondering the same thing! I haven't even opened the first DVD release of the 50s Ten Commandments! LOL! And it would be nice to have the silent one on an official release! Hmmmm....I will bet around Easter it will be sale priced at a retailer near you!
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But you never know even about someone like elliot. They were very harsh on him. And i'm not even sure how many fans he has.
I get it...you really, really don't like him.
Oddly enough, your "judges were very harsh on him" was not what I heard at all. If anything, Randy and Paula praised him to the skies...and Simon's comments were "constructive", simply telling Elliot that he's more a "soulful" singer and should select songs that display that quality.
Not a harsh word was uttered, that I heard.
As for his fan base, I wouldn't worry about it. We know who we are and we know who "isn't" among us.
:D
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elmore, I would very much like to see Panni again as well as to have an opportunity to see all the east coast HHW crowd and perhaps finally meet Dan (the man) and FJL and his everlovin' Skip! Please let me know when you're getting together and I will attempt to finagle my way there!
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elmore I enjoyed your writing very much. Could you explain to me what is meant by "rountined" and what is an "accidental"?
Sincerly,
your ignorant friend
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Finagle My Way There - was that a song for Barnaby that was dropped from HELLO DOLLY! in Detroit?
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Reheated mac & cheese for lunch... I should have added a little milk before I reheated it...
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Finagle My Way There - was that a song for Barnaby that was dropped from HELLO DOLLY! in Detroit?
I thought it was Dolly's song!
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How are you feeling today Mr.Ron?
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DRJOSE - they did announce the winner of PWOJECT WUNWAY last night.
I missed it. I was SO TIRED...and wanted to record "Invasion." I could have done "Project Runway," as well...but I knew it would be rerun a couple of times in the next few days, so....
That said, I do know who won....and I bet "someone" is just furious, fuming, fussing and beside someone's self in utter disbelief, disdain and disgust.
And I'm laughing, laughing, laughing...!
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elmore I enjoyed your writing very much. Could you explain to me what is meant by "rountined" and what is an "accidental"?
Sincerly,
your ignorant friend
Dear IF,
Routining is how a song is laid out in performance: for instance, "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" in HELLO DOLLY! is routined thusly: intro, refrain for Cornelius and Barnaby, transition, choral refrain, patter for Dolly and Ambrose, refrain, big finish. In BIT, most of the songs are strophic: several verses and refrain, usually followed by a dance after each refrain in the orchestra score. The routining would tell us if the dance was played after every refrain or only the last time.
The song "Jane" has a verse and refrain in the score, but there are three verses: was it repeated three times, and how was the routine set up to involve other groups of singers? This would only be known to some extent from what the original orchestra parts showed, such as "3 times" or pencilled notations telling us the player to repeat another chorus. Also routining might mean how the singing was laid out: possibly verse and refrain 1 for Jane, verse 2 for Jane and refrain 2 for Alan and Piper Children, verse 3 for encore and refrain 3 whistled. We'll never know.
Accidentals are sharps, flats and natural signs changing pitch.
Sincerely,
Cosi Fan Tutti
DRPanni is in town Saturday April 8-April 10.
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Off to pharmacy and movie. Were those of you receiving the Schoenberg commercial about to play it?
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"The Panni Connection" is going to be the name of my next movie.
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TOD:
I don't know from hits and flops.
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Thank you my esteemed elmore.. I learn somthing every day on this here site! How did you come to be so interested in Babes in Toyland in the first place?
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On the other hand I did find this lovely photo of my interviewee and good friend Diana Darrin* on Ebay today....isn't she pretty!!
(http://i6.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/75/3a/81_1.JPG)
*Whose interview is now in the current FILMFAX!!! Not that anyone should run out and buy it or anything...but don't be afraid to take a look at it should you be at Borders or Barnes and Noble.
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Re: Panni's visit... once you have all sorted out when and where you are going to meet just let me know, I'll stuff the Vixter into a paper bag in the back of the closet, call in sick and be on my way!!
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The previous post will of course be called into evidence at the Social Services hearing
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By the way Diana Darrin's 1958 film UNWED MOTHER will be released on DVD next month...just so you know.
(http://www.moviegoods.com/assets/product_images/1020/264617.1020.A.jpg)
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Good Afternoon!
VIBES Request:
I just got back from visiting my cousin, Richard, who's currently in the hospital with some mystery ailment. He was admitted last Friday due to a "shutting down" of part of his lower intestine, and as of this morning, his doctors still have no real idea what's going on. He's been going through all the usual and non-usual tests, but they have yet to provide him with an official diagnosis. -It's a very "House"-like situation (minus the bedside-manor-free doctor). And since he's not been able to keep any solid food down, he's been living off of Italian ices and Sprite for most of the past week.
To further complicate the situation, he is dealing with some pain. However, if he takes the meds to alleviate his pain, then that in turns slows down his digestive system. So, he's been testing his pain threshold over the past couple of days in order to keep things "moving" - he even opted not to take the meds last night when he went through another round of tests. -But at least his body was 'smart', and he ended up blacking out during the procedure.
Needless to say, Richard is very frustrated, and he and his wife just want some kind of answer. And soon. He was hoping to get discharged this afternoon, but that's not likely. He has another consult with a doctor this afternoon, and they'll also be bringing in a surgeon this time.
I hadn't seen Richard in a couple years - I even met his wife for the first time today - but we practically grew up together during grade school. My father and his father met while they were in the Coast Guard, and the families have been close ever since. And in true Filipino fashion, since the fathers and mothers became such good friends, they children of each family have become cousins. He's also a musician - rock bands. Even though it was not under the best of circumstances, it was nice to be able to catch up with him this morning. He's always been a mover and a shaker, and not one to stand still, and all the bed rest is definitely making him antsy.
I'm gonna stop by again tomorrow, and, hopefully, the mystery will be solved.
So... Vibes would be much appreciated, both for my cousin, Richard, and the staff of doctors and nurses attending to him.
Thank You.
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Off to pharmacy and movie. Were those of you receiving the Schoenberg commercial about to play it?
YES!
Thank you for the levity!
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Vibes for the cousin of DRJOSE - Richard.
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DRMBARNUM - wasn't Diana also one of the REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS?
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Today is National Crabmeat Day.
And Baron Bliss Day in Belize. ;)
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VIBES OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO DR JOSE'S COUSIN RICHARD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Twenty thousand writers on one picture. Imagine if it had won Best Screenplay. The Academy would have gone broke!
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TPunk was in SALAD DAYS. She played Asphynxia.
Cool! Then Salad Days is what I will listen to today! ;D
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Yes, I think the winner of PWOJECT WUNWAY was the appropriate choice, although someone I had disliked ALL the way through, really had some nice clothes!
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How are you feeling today Mr.Ron?
I'm pretty well rested, thank you so very much for asking!
:D
It's almost lunch time...and for the first time in ages, we're going to the local museum for MEAT LOAF!
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I get it...you really, really don't like him.
Oddly enough, your "judges were very harsh on him" was not what I heard at all. If anything, Randy and Paula praised him to the skies...and Simon's comments were "constructive", simply telling Elliot that he's more a "soulful" singer and should select songs that display that quality.
Not a harsh word was uttered, that I heard.
As for his fan base, I wouldn't worry about it. We know who we are and we know who "isn't" among us.
:D
Maybe my tone did not come across properly. But I never said I didn't like Elliot. I do like him, and think he has a really nice voice. He might not be my absolute favorite, but I do think he is one of the best men on IDOL.
When I mentioned that i didn't know how popular he was, I wasn't trying to be mean I was being genuine. I do not know how many fans he has.
As for the comments by the judges, maybe i'm mixing up the comments. But from what I remember Simon was really tough on him. And even if Randy or paula says someone is decent, if simon says he did not like the performance, then I believe this how the people vote.
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Yes, I think the winner of PWOJECT WUNWAY was the appropriate choice, although someone I had disliked ALL the way through, really had some nice clothes!
Too widdle too wate.
The other party, though...had won many individual competitions...how was that person's designs????
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Page Five Dior New Look Couture Dance. ;D
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~HEALTH VIBES~~~ [/move]
for Jose's cousin Richard
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for cousin Richard's doctor
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Too widdle too wate.
The other party, though...had won many individual competitions...how was that person's designs????
Surprisingly unfinished and lacking in details....pretty...with a couple of VERY nice things. But it was NOT a complete collection. ::)
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What did the meat loaf do to get it placed in a Museum?
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Vibes to DR Jose's cousin Richard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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What did the meat loaf do to get it placed in a Museum?
It SANG!
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That meatloaf would have been nice with my mac n'cheese
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Larry, the commercial wouldn't play. I got a message about a corrupt file. Oh, well. I'll try it again later.
I am available on April 8 and 9 for a Panni party. I don't yet know about Mr. Morelli. I will check when I return home.
Like many others have already posted, I am not a fan of Mr. Weber, although I do enjoy Evita. Les Mis has some moments but otherwise I'm not a big fan. I also do not like Miss Saigon and Lion King bores me.
My big flop love, as I've mentioned ad naseum, is Pacific Overtures. I can listen to it over and over. Someone in A Tree is, IMHO, one of the most brilliant songs I have ever heard, and I don't use the word brilliant with abandon. I do like lots of shows already mentioned, such as Dear World, Merrily We Roll Along, Anyone Can Whistle, Baker's Wife, Candide and Working (another show that I adore for some unexplainable reason).
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As for the comments by the judges, maybe i'm mixing up the comments. But from what I remember Simon was really tough on him. And even if Randy or paula says someone is decent, if simon says he did not like the performance, then I believe this how the people vote.
Then Will and Kevin have the most to worry about.
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Singing Meat Loaf - Hot Patootie Bless My Soul!
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That meatloaf would have been nice with my mac n'cheese
It's a spicy meat loaf with roasted potatoes and a green salad.
It's totally YUM.
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Surprisingly unfinished and lacking in details....pretty...with a couple of VERY nice things. But it was NOT a complete collection. ::)
I was afraid Tim's initial assessment, once the three returned to NYC, was going to be trouble for that designer.
But Tim was a bit concerned about the eventual winner, too, so......
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DRMBARNUM - wasn't Diana also one of the REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS?
Yes indeed, Diana has been in many classics of the silver screen.
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Larry, I'm playing the audio right now for the commercial. It's very funny! There is no video to go along is there? I don't need any video just wondering if I'm missing more.
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Re: who will be voted off American Idol
Then Will and Kevin have the most to worry about.
WEll I definitely think they should be worried, especially Will. I think Simon sent him home last night.
Although then again, sometimes if Simon comes across really mean towards someone then you get a backlash and that person stays.
Btw, I just checked out the AmericanIdol.com message boards, which i haven't done in a while. And someone is reporting that they are announcing that America will be surprised by 2 of those voted out. Some supposedly accurate survey system said lisa, konnik, gedeon, will. I wonder how close that will be (although i think konnik and will are no brainers after how they did).
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Or, George, you can listen to its sequel I just found out about: DILBERT DAYS.
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Twenty thousand writers on one picture. Imagine if it had won Best Screenplay. The Academy would have gone broke!
That's why the guild instituted the rule that now only 10,000 writers can be credited for any one screenplay.
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In the I DON'T BELIEVE IT department:
Local weather forecast sez that measurable SNOW fall at sea level MAY OCCUR tonight and tomorrow night. A weird convergence of moisture and cold air -- much colder than normal -- is headed our way this evening.
Meteorologists are expecting temps to be 15 degrees below norm...and norm is in the mid-40s at night here.
So....The Bay Area could get its first sea-level snowfall in AEONS.
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! THE END OF THE WORLD, I TELL YA!!
;)
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DRGINNY I really liked your story about your friend appearing at the library. Things like that don't just happen in the movies!
Catching up with old friends is (almost) always a treat.
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IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! THE END OF THE WORLD, I TELL YA!!
;)
We must go tell the king. 8)
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Good Afternoon!
VIBES Request
<SNIP>
Thank You.
~~~ Vibes for Jose's Cousin Richard!! ~~~
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Flops with Favorite Scores (most already mentioned):
Baker’s Wife
Mack & Mabel
Rags
Working
Anything by Sondheim...of course
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TOD I don't know if Chess counts becasue I never heard the Broadway score only the score from the album which is owned by DR WFO...
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To clarify
Flops: with score I love
Chess
Hits with scores I dinna care for
Peter Pan
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back to the saltmines
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Ron... I am sitting here salivating for your meatloaf!!!
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Most excellent vibes and xylophones to Richard.
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Vibes of good health and information for cousin Richard!!
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IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! THE END OF THE WORLD, I TELL YA!!
;)
I've already planted the seeds of the "Snow Day" concept in my boss' mind.
It's fun to think about, anyway!
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Ron... I am sitting here salivating for your meatloaf!!!
Well, stop it!
I've already eaten, and I ate every bite.
You'll just have to find your own.
:-*
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Re: who will be voted off American IdolWEll I definitely think they should be worried, especially Will. I think Simon sent him home last night.
Although then again, sometimes if Simon comes across really mean towards someone then you get a backlash and that person stays.
Btw, I just checked out the AmericanIdol.com message boards, which i haven't done in a while. And someone is reporting that they are announcing that America will be surprised by 2 of those voted out. Some supposedly accurate survey system said lisa, konnik, gedeon, will. I wonder how close that will be (although i think konnik and will are no brainers after how they did).
I'd be very sorry to see Lisa go. I'd rather see Paris or Melissa or Ayla go instead. Along with Kinnik.
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Please add my best wishes to the chorus of vibes, xylophones, celesta and triangles to DR Jose's DC (Dear Cousin) Richard.
It seems to my un-medically educated self that they could easily bypass the affected area of the lower intestine...we have a whole lot of that stuff, as I recall, and portions can be removed when they become troublesome.
Sometimes foodstuffs get trapped in the walls of the intestines where little pockets form...and cause all kinds of trouble. I'm betting something like that might have happened, although I am in no way qualified to speculate.
It's just something to do.
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Has anyone here ever been called a "worry wart"?
If so, do you have any idea what the etymology of the term might be and why someone began applying it to overly cautious worriers?
My take is that a wart worrier is someone who rubs on warts over and over...picking at them, rubbing at them, scraping at them...in hopes they'll go away.
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I'll bet that technique would work on people, too!
Until they hauled off and clocked you.
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I'm just having some fun with regionalisms, I guess.
Has anyone here ever "hauled off" and done something to someone...like "clocking" them?
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Thanks for all the Vibes for my cousin. I believe he's having the consult with his doctor and the surgeon as I type this.
It seems to my un-medically educated self that they could easily bypass the affected area of the lower intestine...we have a whole lot of that stuff, as I recall, and portions can be removed when they become troublesome.
Sometimes foodstuffs get trapped in the walls of the intestines where little pockets form...and cause all kinds of trouble. I'm betting something like that might have happened, although I am in no way qualified to speculate.
It's just something to do.
Some possibly graphic medical speak coming up.
Alas, the part of his intestine that is shutting down - actually, they say it's been in spasms - is right at the end of the lower intestine, right before it "changes" into the colon. They were - and still are, I hope - trying to find what is wrong before having to resort to surgery to what is wrong, not working, blocked, etc. They've tested from diverticulitis, Crohn's, cancer, etc., but nothing is coming back conclusive. The only outward physical symptom of his current condition is a very bloated, distended stomach. Additionally, according to his blood tests, there's no sign of infection in his blood - which is the usual sign that there is some blockage in the intestine causing the "bad stuff" to seep back into the body and bloodstream.
Hopefully, those patented HHW VIBES will do their magic, and the wait for an answer will come soon(er).
Again, Thanks for the VIBES. You're all "The Best"!
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Ron... I am sitting here salivating for your meatloaf!!!
<whistling>
;)
DR TCB where for art thou?
;D
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Dammit, now I want meat loaf for dinner.
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DR MBARNUM do you have any revelations or interesting bits in the Diana Darrin interview that you care to share with us?
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As for "Project Runway"...
I did see last night's episode and the announcement of the winner, but I was thinking last night's episode was supposed to be "Live", not "Live on tape". The three designer finalists were making the rounds this week - "The View", "The Today Show", etc. - and I could have sworn during those appearances they were saying the announcement would be made Live. Again, I guess I was wrong.
...And then seeing an interview this morning with the winner from the winner's home... when the winner - and the other finalists - were just in New York City yesterday for the press appearances. Hmm...
I guess I was happy with the selection of the winner, but I also did not think any of the final three collections really stood out. *I also think the various tasks during the course of the season do not properly prepare the finalists for the finals. It would be nice to see at least one piece that was made during the regular season appear in the final runway showing. And I also believe all the previous creations should come back to "haunt them" during the final judging process too.
*Oh, but Santino did show off his Mermaid(?) dress - the one with all the large gold sequins - on "The Today Show" yesterday... Eh...
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And even though this is not Ask BK/Ask DR Day, the whole "Project Runway" process prompts a question I've been meaning to ask about other reality/contest shows...
Does anyone know exactly what the penalty is if someone reveals whether they won or lost before it airs on TV?
*I'm particular amazed that the woman who beat Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy" was able to keep quiet for so long. With that taping schedule, she probably had to stay quiet for at least a month, probably more.
**And I had an inkling of the final winner of "Project Runway" when one of the judges stopped mid-answer while being interviewed on "The Today Show" yesterday. Oops!
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And even though this is not Ask BK/Ask DR Day, the whole "Project Runway" process prompts a question I've been meaning to ask about other reality/contest shows...
Does anyone know exactly what the penalty is if someone reveals whether they won or lost before it airs on TV?
*I'm particular amazed that the woman who beat Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy" was able to keep quiet for so long. With that taping schedule, she probably had to stay quiet for at least a month, probably more.
**And I had an inkling of the final winner of "Project Runway" when one of the judges stopped mid-answer while being interviewed on "The Today Show" yesterday. Oops!
I, too, have wondered how the "Survivor" finalists -- as well as the players who voted for a winner -- manage to keep quiet before the big reveal.
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Vibes for Richard, cousin to DR Jose!
The meeting I attended this afternoon was far better than expected. And shorter.
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Stephen Sondheim has had many shows not pay off, but COMPANY wasn't one of them.
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Best of health wishes to DR Jose's cousin Richard.
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If there are singers that will shock us tonight by getting voted off, I think it may very well be Elliott and/or Katharine. As I mentioned, neither of their lines were busy the last two nights at all when I called.
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I think one Survivor contestant a few years ago said something that pointed to the outcome before it was broadcast, and was immediately sued for six figures by CBS. I think there is a non-disclosure clause in the reality contracts that call for forfeiture of any winnings or renumeration and/or responsibility to recoup for the network any loss of revenue caused by such disclosure....which would amount to millions, I would guess. Perry Mason, Esq.
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Throughly enjoyed the first section of SECOND ACT TROUBLE that dealt with THE ACT.
Perfect? Not on your life. Suskin is annotating the articles written by others with comments, corrections, additional information, etc. Odd, though, how he didn't spot the writer of THE ACT asserting that Kander, Ebb, and Minnelli all took home Oscars for the film of CABARET. Only Minnelli did. Wonder if the writer though Kander and Ebb got Oscars becasue CABARET won the musical scoring award. Ralph Burns got that award, not Kander and Ebb.
I'm about halfway through the SEESAW article. Again, some of this stuff I knew, but I've never read the actual article in question before.
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Had a great time watching another FIREFLY episode, one I had never seen before because Fox didn't air it. It involved a villainess from a previous episode who duped the crew and got away with it. This episode allowed them some retribution, and I loved it. Also got to see star Nathan Fillion with no clothes on, always a special treat.
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In my frustration over not getting the new DVD of HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, I put in HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, and watched about 90 minutes of it. Will continue with it later tonight. Never tire of the POTTER films even the earlier ones when the leading actors weren't nearly as good as they are now.
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Re: Panni's visit... once you have all sorted out when and where you are going to meet just let me know, I'll stuff the Vixter into a paper bag in the back of the closet, call in sick and be on my way!!
I'm hoping Sunday afternoon, since I don't know when she arrives on Saturday. It's all a bit vague. I think FESTEN opens on April 9 (Sunday) at 6:30 pm. Perhaps we can schedule luncheon with DR Panni on Sunday?
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I finished my afternoon's viewing with last night's CSI: NY. Perplexing mystery with a neat solution.
Among the guest stars were Megan Mullalley's husband (whose name I can never remember) and the always luscious Brian Bloom.
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Just saw this report on the internet:
"Warner Home Video reporting sales of more than 5 million DVD copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in a single day, putting it on track to become one of the top-selling DVDs of all time. "
SOLD but not all DELIVERED! Argh!!!!!! :(
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I'm hoping Sunday afternoon, since I don't know when she arrives on Saturday. It's all a bit vague. I think FESTEN opens on April 9 (Sunday) at 6:30 pm. Perhaps we can schedule luncheon with DR Panni on Sunday?
I would definitely make arrangements to be there and since its a Sunday it could definitelybe sans Vixter as I have the Vixdad to leave her with!
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Just saw this report on the internet:
"Warner Home Video reporting sales of more than 5 million DVD copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in a single day, putting it on track to become one of the top-selling DVDs of all time. "
SOLD but not all DELIVERED! Argh!!!!!! :(
all but one, all but one!!
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Additional vibes for the cousin of Jose!!
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If there are singers that will shock us tonight by getting voted off, I think it may very well be Elliott and/or Katharine. As I mentioned, neither of their lines were busy the last two nights at all when I called.
I'd really be interested to learn whether they get more phone calls or more text messages.
I text-messaged about 25 votes for Elliot last night!
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Page 7....and....don't know if I wanna dance....or SING!
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Larry, I'm playing the audio right now for the commercial. It's very funny! There is no video to go along is there? I don't need any video just wondering if I'm missing more.
No, DR Ben! Only the audio.
DRvixmom, to answer your Babes In Toyland question: I first got involved with the show when the Houston Grand Opera hired me in 1989 to do a new musical adaptation for a holiday piece they hoped (and later abandoned faith in) would become an opera house equivalent of NUTCRACKER. At that point I went to the Library of Congress and looked at everything in the Victor Herbert Collection, which is enormous.
After a dismal experience in Houston, which opened, and never performed the piece again after 1991, Babes amidst too much infighting and too little faith in the piece. Losing a Great Performances broadcast because PBS waffled too long before saying yes was the coup de grace.
Several years later, I proposed the piece to John McGlinn, who looked into it, became interested in Herbert's music, and conducted a nearly complete concert performance with the St Paul Chamber Orchestra.
In 2001, the Packard Humanities Institute began an Americn Music Theatre project, which employed me and the very first thing we recorded was every piece of extant music (at that time) for ther show. We're still waiting to release the discs. The project was to include new editions of the Kern and Herbert shows we recorded, and I'm finishing up the work to publish a new edition of the show. I love what I do, and I believe I do it quite well.
I'm back from TRISTRAM SHANDY, which is quite wonderful, bawdy, and outrageously funny and intelligent. In the Sterne novel (?), which is the most unique book I've ever encountered, Uncle toby's favorite song is "Luliburlero." In one of the film's scenes, Uncle Toby is whistling the song, which was a nice throwaway bit. Lots of other funny bits are blithely tossed off, like the discussion of Al Pacino's MERCHANT OF VENICE. The cast is wonderful: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Gillian Anderson, Roger Allam, Kieran O'Brien, Stephen Fry, and Jeremy Northam as the film's director Michael. I recommend it highly.
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Ron... I am sitting here salivating for your meatloaf!!!
A majority of one! That's the title of my new novel.
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I just read the very mixed to negative review of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA with Paul Sorvino. The VARIETY reviewer didn't much think Mr. Sorvino was up to the task, but did like the actress playing Cleo.
He also thought the direction was listless and the dancing generic
According to the review, two songs dropped from the original Broadway version have been reinstated.
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I text-messaged about 25 votes for Elliot last night!
And I telephoned in at least that many and maybe more.
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For you Larry.. a post.
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Supportive OZ vibes for DR Jose's cousin.
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According to the review, two songs dropped from the original Broadway version have been reinstated.
You should have asked me. I thought I mentioned that I had pulled the materials at the Loesser Office for City Opera over a month ago.
Maybe I didn't.
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For you Larry.. a post.
Awwwww! Thank you.
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You should have asked me. I thought I mentioned that I had pulled the materials at the Loesser Office for City Opera over a month ago.
Maybe I didn't.
Come to think of it, maybe you did mention it. Seems like you did mention Jo Loesser in a post as well. I assume you had to clear this through her.
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In other news...
I just booked six days of work over the next few weeks which all just happened to coordinate beautifully with my Lestat schedule. When it rains it pours. And the extra bit of financial compensation will be quite welcome after the past couple of weeks of being "between gigs".
:)
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Well, off for household chores and to finish HARRY POTTER before IDOL results show.
Bo Bice is making a return appearance tonight. Will be interested to see him after all of the health issues he's had over the past few months.
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Oh, and April 8 is good for me too in regards to Lunch with Panni. During previews, our dark day will be Sundays. -Then we switch to the regular Tuesday-Sunday schedule after Opening.
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TOTD:
I too have never really liked the scores for "Peter Pan".
"J C Superstar" is way down on my list too.
Of the scores for flop musicals I would concur with most of those mentioned. "Merrily" and "Overtures" are wonderful. I'm also fond of the scores for "The Good Old Bad Old Days, "Gone With The Wind" and "The Good Companions".
IMHO "Carousel" is possibly the most beautiful score written for a musical.
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Come to think of it, maybe you did mention it. Seems like you did mention Jo Loesser in a post as well. I assume you had to clear this through her.
She's the one that needed me to come in and pull the materials for City Opera. This show's been my bailiwick in the Loesser office since the 1997 complete recording, with many cut numbers in the Appendix, for Jay Records. And I went back and checked my post; I didn't mention what I did on Jan. 30 at the Loesser office. I only remember the date since it was exactly one week after the recording of the Styne song for PS Classics. In my advancing senility, I need signposts.
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Oh, and April 8 is good for me too in regards to Lunch with Panni. During previews, our dark day will be Sundays. -Then we switch to the regular Tuesday-Sunday schedule after Opening.
April 9!! She arrives the evening of April 8, and she wants to keep Sunday open for a bit until she plans her schedule for her commitments.
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IMHO "Carousel" is possibly the most beautiful score written for a musical.
It's high on my list as well!
I could be wrong, but I suspect PETER PAN counts as a flop; it closed soon after the NBC broadcast, I believe. This is all DR Matt H's bailiwick, not mine, but I doubt it paid itself off as a theatre run. NBC may have helped it clear the books.
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DR MBARNUM do you have any revelations or interesting bits in the Diana Darrin interview that you care to share with us?
Hmmmm....she said that her starring role in the 1961 western THE BROKEN LAND was likely the only time she would have billing above Jack Nicholson (the film was one of his early roles).
She adored Shemp Howard and the other Stooges that she worked with, and she had a 10 year affair with Carbine Williams who was the one who brought her out to California from the East Coast.
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You should have asked me. I thought I mentioned that I had pulled the materials at the Loesser Office for City Opera over a month ago.
And just what did the materials do to deserve such a pulling? That is what I would like to know.
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And just what did the materials do to deserve such a pulling? That is what I would like to know.
You are soooo banished to the fire escape. I will pull your ears.
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Elmoore3003, everytime you mention TRISTRAM SHANDY it makes me think of Perry Mason and Allison Hayes.
Only, JRand55 will know why.
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Some recent news headlines
COMMENTARY
The fiction in Kimmel's lawsuit settlement
By Peter Dobrin
Inquirer Music Critic
Kimmel reaches a
By Peter DobrinInquirer
Culture Writer
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Back from class, lunch, and a plethora of errands, and have completed the annoying business of providing the Kritzerland royalty statement info to the person who'll be preparing that stuff, and also doing the new Kritzerland press release. Preorders for our two new albums should be up and running this weekend.
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A majority of one! That's the title of my new novel.
You're just jealous.
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You're just jealous.
You see right through me.
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And the word of the day is: ENCAPSULATE!
If we are talking about the Ides of March, shouldn't today's word be Caesarean?
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In other news...
I believe I finally know what a pulled groin muscle feels like. And I told him that it felt fine to me.
<ba-doom chick>
However... I believe that some of the compensating I was doing due the callous on my right foot has caused me to strain some other muscles. I'm still mobile, but I'm aching where I've not ached before. :)
Oh, now, I bet you have!
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Elmoore3003, everytime you mention TRISTRAM SHANDY it makes me think of Perry Mason and Allison Hayes.
Only, JRand55 will know why.
Pearl Chute didn't get that apartment on her salary as an ad illustrator, you know. She had a part time gig doctoring books, including a first edition of TRISTAM SHANDY....and she looked GREAT doing it. And even though she was grilled big time on the stand by Mason, she wasn't the killer.....it was indeed the CASE OF THE BOGUS BOOKS.
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Allison Hayes on Perry Mason Page Eight Dance. ;D
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Just finished Betty White's book HERE WE GO AGAIN....written in 1996...or there abouts. Talks about her years in television and her marraige to Allen Ludden.
She also talks about their friendship with Carol Channing and her (then) husband Charles Lowe. When Betty did HELLO DOLLY in stock in Ohio, she greeted Carol with the news that everyone in the audience had told her it was better than the Broadway production and that Betty was wonderful....Carol deadpanned to her: "Your mother said what?"
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There is a commercial for SUBWAY running here that has a young man trying to get into the movies by paying a child's admission for the man with him, obviously an adult on his knees in need of a shave.
The young man perpetrating the fraud looks exactly like DRJED!!
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vixmom-
Though I have some scenes with the lovely Debbie Rochon that were pleasant to film in Times Square and Central Park, I'm guessing she would no more remember me than the man in the moon. That girl does like a dozen low-budget horror movies every year.
Wasn't there anything about you, Rodzinski, that stood out?
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Will you allow me to SCREAM, SHOUT and YELL for a few seconds, please?!
The Academy Voters had NO GUTS, NO BALLS at all!
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN should have WON BEST PICTURE the other night!
Shame to CONSERVATIVE HOLLYWOOD! Shame on you!
Anyway, in the heart of millions of moviegoers 'round the world BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN IS their best movie in recent years and it does not need a gold statuette; it has gotten so many awards from people who know what movies are!
I'm getting off my soapbox!
Thank you!
(Oooh! Do you know that, in China, Mr Ang Lee's speech was censored??? Don't you love the World we live in???.....)
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Ooooh -- me again!! -- and... what about the big fuss regarding the fact that the Geishas in MEMOIRS are portrayed by Chinese actresses and not Japanese ones?
Ain't that just plain... RIDICULOUS?
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I'm pretty well rested, thank you so very much for asking!
:D
It's almost lunch time...and for the first time in ages, we're going to the local museum for MEAT LOAF!
Damn! That must be old meat loaf!
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Had a great time watching another FIREFLY episode, one I had never seen before because Fox didn't air it. It involved a villainess from a previous episode who duped the crew and got away with it. This episode allowed them some retribution, and I loved it. Also got to see star Nathan Fillion with no clothes on, always a special treat.
SOLD! I know what DVD set I am buying next.
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Glad to see Francois back.
This has been a day or organization and taking care of business, and I must say I got quite a lot done - no writing, unfortunately, but might try some after our rehearsal tonight. I'm also waiting to hear my muse Margaret's reaction to the three latest short stories. And I'm still debating whether I need another one or two - right now, I think the book would run to about 200 pages (a couple of the short stories are, in fact, long stories) - seven stories. I do have another idea or two, not fleshed out yet, but if I need to, I may just go ahead and write them and if I don't end up using them I could hold them for another time.
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Good evening, fellow Dear Readers. Yesterday DH and I went for a drive on historic Route 66. Here is where we stopped for lunch:
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Here is their delicious menu:
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Then we drove on, and this is what we saw:
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DR Elmore - I just listened to the commercial. Igor's my fav!
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I guess they had to post this sign on top of the bridge for liability reasons:
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Ang Lee's speech censored!
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3482861
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SOLD! I know what DVD set I am buying next.
Me, too! I'd actually thought about buying this before, but didn't. Now I have a reason to buy it! ;)
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Hmmmm....she said that her starring role in the 1961 western THE BROKEN LAND was likely the only time she would have billing above Jack Nicholson (the film was one of his early roles).
She adored Shemp Howard and the other Stooges that she worked with, and she had a 10 year affair with Carbine Williams who was the one who brought her out to California from the East Coast.
Carbine Williams! I love a man who plays to his strong suit!
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Carbine Williams! I love a man who plays to his strong suit!
I have no idea what that means. I think I was channeling Mae West.
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May I ask what DR Ron means by "being oh so... French!"... a comment he made a few days ago about the winners of the Best Documentary category?
I'm always amused at how we tend to generalize when it comes to cultural differences!
Sorry if i'm asking a question that'll bore most of you...
I'm just curious since I don't know what "being oh so... American" would be, inspite of my living in the US for six years!
Btw, the documentary is NOT a short but a full-length feature!
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Then we drove on, and this is what we saw:
London Bridge is falling down, falling down
My fair Laura! ;)
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Here's what the Cincinnati Enquirer (http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060309/ENT/603090327) has to say about Wicked.
This morning's paper also has a map of the route for Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade, which completely surrounds the theater and which starts at exactly the same time as our matinee.
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Y'all might remember that I'm involved in our multi-community reading initiative and our book this year is To Kill a Mockingbird. The discussion sessions began 2 weeks ago and preliminary plans were unveiled today for the gala event at the end of the program - a catered party with a cash bar. The planners are going to ask the bartenders to create a special drink called a
wait for it
Tequila Mockingbird ;D
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Y'all might remember that I'm involved in our multi-community reading initiative and our book this year is To Kill a Mockingbird. The discussion sessions began 2 weeks ago and preliminary plans were unveiled today for the gala event at the end of the program - a catered party with a cash bar. The planners are going to ask the bartenders to create a special drink called a
wait for it
Tequila Mockingbird ;D
Gee! Sounds like something that could happen here; books and booze! :D
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Gee! Sounds like something that could happen here; books and booze! :D
And they've booked a local band, comprised of high school English teachers, called Atticus Finch.
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And here's the venue (http://www.courthousesquaredayton.com/history_page_1.html) for the TKaM gala.
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Here's what the Cincinnati Enquirer (http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060309/ENT/603090327) has to say about Wicked.
This morning's paper also has a map of the route for Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade, which completely surrounds the theater and which starts at exactly the same time as our matinee.
Thanks for the link! Ooohh... Julia Murney, Sebastian Arcelus... And you get Alma Cuervo too! She's an amazing actress. She was in W;t in Richmond a couple of years ago - a very passionate, committed and brave performance.
And I had forgotten that you have the John Doyle Companycoming up out there with another powerhouse cast including Barbara Walsh as Joanne. She and her husband, Jack Cummings, III, are wonderful people.
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DR François - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
And, I, too, thought the Academy voters chickened out.
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Or is it BROCKBACK MOUNTAIN en français?
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Here is their delicious menu:
YUMMERS!!!!!
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DR Ginny - Maybe the bartenders could consult THESE GUYS (http://www.octequila.com/).
Or maybe the bartenders at THIS PLACE (http://www.culinarymenus.com/tequilamockingbird.htm).
:)
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Then again, maybe they could just use the following recipe:
Tequila Mockingbird (http://www.cocktail.com/recipes/t/TequilaMockingbird.htm)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple cider
2 oz. tequila
2 oz. black currant-flavored liqueur (Cassis)
2 tsp. fresh lime juice
ice
Pour apple cider, tequila, black currant-flavored liqueur and lime juice over ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake well. Pour contents of cocktail shaker, including ice, into 2 old-fashioned glasses and enjoy! Serves 2.
Or THIS ONE (http://www.cocktailtimes.com/tequila/tequilamockingbird.shtml)
2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1 tsp Creme de Menthe (white) - Glassware: Cocktail Glass
Shake both the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Hmm... The first one looks interesting... And the second one kind of scares me.
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You kinda scare me Jose is there anything you don't know? You are amazing!
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I'd say just put a couple of bottles of Patron (Silver and Gold) on the bar, a bowl of lime wedges, a couple of salt shakers and let the party begin!
;D
And if you do body-shots, then there would be no glassware to worry about either.
:o
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Francois, no idea of a typical American? You mean you don't have the streotype there of overweight middleaged couple badly dressed traveling around Europe speaking loudly and slowly in English to non-English speakers?
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You kinda scare me Jose is there anything you don't know? You are amazing!
Well... I use Google - Ancient Filipino secret.
:P
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I'd say just put a couple of bottles of Patron (Silver and Gold) on the bar, a bowl of lime wedges, a couple of salt shakers and let the party begin!
;D
And if you do body-shots, then there would be no glassware to worry about either.
:o
bodyshots at the library... I love it!! That's one way to encourage reading!! ;D
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She was in W;t in Richmond a couple of years ago -
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Well... I use Google - Ancient Filipino secret.
:P
;D ;DI am laughing so ghard that Vixdad came in to see what was wrong
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So much to catchup on today. Is it my imagination, or has the record set on Oscar night made the chat even more exciting here if that's possible?
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Catchup on some meat loaf would be nice about now.
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How is your poorly back TCB? Did your car sustain any damage I forgot to ask I was too busy cruelly mocking you the other day
I hope you are feeling better
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Vixmom - How did you know what Skip and I looked like when we were in Paris? :)
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Catchup on some meat loaf would be nice about now.
Speak not to me about meatloaf!!! I am dying for some meatloaf but had to settle for salad beacuse we are too fat in this house
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Strong health vibes to Jose's dear cousin.
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DR François - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
And, I, too, thought the Academy voters chickened out.
As Tomovoz would say, I was trying to check if someone would read my post!! :D
Sorry for misspelling!
I do think it's an odd name for a mountain! It's true that Brockback does not have the same sound to it! ;)
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Vixmom - How did you know what Skip and I looked like when we were in Paris? :)
i thought that was how we ALL look to the them furriners
(its not that they're bad, it's knowing they're foreign that drives them all mad)
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Or is it BROCKBACK MOUNTAIN en français?
;)
Yes, we love badgers here! ;)
The French title is
Le Secret de Brokeback Mountain!
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Reviewed a return by someone in the office today that was a big step forward for this person as a tax preparer. I was all set to praise her on a job well done (well, actually, I did praise her about that) but noticed that I had to break the news to her that she had to enter everything on it again, because she had simply done the whole return in the wrong year and there's no way to just transfer info. :(
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How is your poorly back TCB? Did your car sustain any damage I forgot to ask I was too busy cruelly mocking you the other day
I hope you are feeling better
It is still sore, but getting better. In fact, the doctor says that if I take it easy, my back should be back to normal about the same time that Jed and Ann finish moving! ::)
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DRvixmom, did you get all your questions answered today?
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Francois, no idea of a typical American? You mean you don't have the streotype there of overweight middleaged couple badly dressed traveling around Europe speaking loudly and slowly in English to non-English speakers?
NO!
We stop them at the borders!
We only accept Americans who look (and sound???!!!) like George W. ;)
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Well... I use Google - Ancient Filipino secret.
:P
Barney?
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It is still sore, but getting better. In fact, the doctor says that if I take it easy, my back should be back to normal about the same time that Jed and Ann finish moving! ::)
AH HA!! My clever line of questioning has found you out!!!
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I thought in France they might call the film BRICKBATS MOUNTIN' - at least based on how we were treated during our visit. :)
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As Tomovoz would say, I was trying to check if someone would read my post!! :D
Sorry for misspelling!
I do think it's an odd name for a mountain! It's true that Brockback does not have the same sound to it! ;)
It used to be called Bareback Mountain, Francois.
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It is still sore, but getting better. In fact, the doctor says that if I take it easy, my back should be back to normal about the same time that Jed and Ann finish moving! ::)
ROTFLMAO!!!
How is the move going?
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bodyshots at the library... I love it!! That's one way to encourage reading!! ;D
Palms' reading?
- Oh, you've got lovely hands.
- But, sir! Those are not my hands! ;)
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DRvixmom, did you get all your questions answered today?
Oh you're back!! Yes! I am quite intriqued to hear this after all you have been saying. All this time I've been thinking of the Babes In Toyland with Laurel and Hardy but everything you been saying today makes it clear that I have been entirely on the wrong track all along. Do you have any expected date for the release of your work?
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NO!
We stop them at the borders!
We only accept Americans who look (and sound???!!!) like George W. ;)
EXCELLENT!!! We'll ship him right over, feel free to keep him as long as you like. The rest of us can stay here fat and happy :D
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Reviewed a return by someone in the office today that was a big step forward for this person as a tax preparer. I was all set to praise her on a job well done (well, actually, I did praise her about that) but noticed that I had to break the news to her that she had to enter everything on it again, because she had simply done the whole return in the wrong year and there's no way to just transfer info. :(
DOH!
I hate when that happens! I had a similar experience recently with a difficult bunch of land transfer documents ansd I put them on the wrong county forms.....grrrrr
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Oh you're back!! Yes! I am quite intriqued to hear this after all you have been saying. All this time I've been thinking of the Babes In Toyland with Laurel and Hardy but everything you been saying today makes it clear that I have been entirely on the wrong track all along. Do you have any expected date for the release of your work?
Alas, no! I hope we can finish up the edits by summer to present the edition to the Institute for perusal. The recording release has been quite frustrating.
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I thought in France they might call the film BRICKBATS MOUNTIN' - at least based on how we were treated during our visit. :)
Most of us STILL do not speak English here!
It was well enough to have to say Eyes Wide Shut when buying a ticket, even though, and it's against the law here, a lot of US films do keep their title en Anglais, when exploited in France, something I find rather annoying!
You see, Les Misérables must have been so hard to say that it was transformed into Les Miz.... over there, in Bushland!! Poor Victor Hugo!
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I shall now be on my way to our pickup rehearsal, which I'm hoping won't take more than an hour.
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I finally got my oil pumped! And I will soon receive a check for over $100! Huzzah!!
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EXCELLENT!!! We'll ship him right over, feel free to keep him as long as you like. The rest of us can stay here fat and happy :D
You got me wrong!!
I said "Who look LIKE!"
We have enough weirdos here, thank you very much! ;)
Ok! Stay FAT & happy but you'll never know the wonders of France that way, and keep thinking that every woman here is a prostitute and that we all drink and get high on wine! That we all wear bérets and carry, at all times, a baguette under one armpit, today's paper under the other, with a cigarette dangling from our lips, à la Humphrey Bogart!
Every Little Breeze Seems To Whisper Louise
Hon, hon, han, han, han..... :D
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On a more serious note. B flat -- a very serious note, indeed! I was talking to a very old and dear friend of mine who is employed by the local county health department. It was quite an eye-opening conversation. They told me that everyone from the CDC down to the local health department personnel is extremely worried (to the point of being terrified) by the very very very (that is 3 verys)real possibility of an avian and pandemic flu in the very near future
This goes well beyond the usual dire forecasts that we are used to hearing and reading about. This pandemic is very real and when it hits, it will hit so hard and so quickly that we won't have a chance to prepare ourselves. Health departments around the country are holding military-style alerts to test the readiness of their own personnel. From what I am told, perhaps it is time we all took these warnings a little more seriously.
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I finally got my oil pumped! And I will soon receive a check for over $100! Huzzah!!
Hmmmm.... Sorry for being so personal but it's been quite a while since mine has not been pumped! (sigh!) ;)
AND... I never ever got paid in the process either! :o
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I finally got my oil pumped! And I will soon receive a check for over $100! Huzzah!!
They pay YOU for that? :o
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I finally got my oil pumped! And I will soon receive a check for over $100! Huzzah!!
Michael? Have you gone in to a new business?
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I finally got my oil pumped! And I will soon receive a check for over $100! Huzzah!!
Is that a euphemism?
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You got me wrong!!
I said "Who look LIKE!"
We have enough weirdos here, thank you very much! ;)
Ok! Stay FAT & happy but you'll never know the wonders of France that way, and keep thinking that every woman here is a prostitute and that we all drink and get high on wine! That we all wear bérets and carry, at all times, a baguette under one armpit, today's paper under the other, with a cigarette dangling from our lips, à la Humphrey Bogart!
Every Little Breeze Seems To Whisper Louise
Hon, hon, han, han, han..... :D
Pssst. Which part of that is untrue?
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Pssst. Which part of that is untrue?
The last. It's rrron, rrron, rrron, rrron!
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Michael? Have you gone in to a new business?
Well, it beats selling apples, and DR MBarnum wants to get back to LA and NYC!
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Pssst. Which part of that is untrue?
NO breeze could whisper Louise! :D
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I finally got my oil pumped!
Is that what they're calling it these days? ;)
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And, ta da, I had meatloaf tonight for dinner! (the gardenburger variety...it wasn't half bad!)
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NO breeze could whisper Louise! :D
what about the birds in the trees?
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And, ta da, I had meatloaf tonight for dinner! (the gardenburger variety...it wasn't half bad!)
AUUUUGH!!! You taunt me with your stories of meatloaf while I suffer here eating like a rabbit...
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....the oil in the oil tank in my back yard..now that I have gas heat they came to pump all the oil out... 8)
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what about the birds in the trees?
and the bats in the breeze?
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If I was in France I suppose I would have eaten the rabbit
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I won't talk about American Idol tonight (since many of you have not watched). But it is interesting how the actual results relate to the supposedly accurate source that said who would go (that i posted earlier).
FYI the source (earlier today) said gedeon, will, konnik, lisa.
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....the oil in the oil tank in my back yard..now that I have gas heat they came to pump all the oil out... 8)
that's your story and you're sticking to it hey?
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Not to taunt you even more Vixmom, but I am going to have some low carb ice cream (chocolate chip mint) for dessert!
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No offence intended to the watchers and voters for AI but I wonder if the poulation as a whole votes in greater numbers than do in an election. Would an AI candidate have unseated Mr Bush?
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that's your story and you're sticking to it hey?
It's either that or the hoosegow, another fantasy fulfilled.
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and the bats in the breeze?
and the fat people wheeze
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No offence intended to the watchers and voters for AI but I wonder if the poulation as a whole votes in greater numbers than do in an election. Would an AI candidate have unseated Mr Bush?
I suspect there are a lot more morons on the phones for AMERICAN YODEL than an election. We're talking important here!
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Not to taunt you even more Vixmom, but I am going to have some low carb ice cream (chocolate chip mint) for dessert!
whimper whimper whimper
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I finally got my oil pumped! And I will soon receive a check for over $100! Huzzah!!
Never thought you call be so venal, DR MBarnum! :D
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Wow, I have a new favorite salad dressing I think (I am eating my salad as I type)...it is by Litehouse and the flavor is Rasberry Walnut! Ooh, yum it is good.
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No offence intended to the watchers and voters for AI but I wonder if the poulation as a whole votes in greater numbers than do in an election. Would an AI candidate have unseated Mr Bush?
if only!
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Wow, I have a new favorite salad dressing I think (I am eating my salad as I type)...it is by Litehouse and the flavor is Rasberry Walnut! Ooh, yum it is good.
Try Kens Steakhouse Brand Raspberry Pecan
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Didn't a rabbit write "Sunday In the Park" with George and Steve.
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Didn't a rabbit write "Sunday In the Park" with George and Steve.
George, Steve and Harvey?
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....the oil in the oil tank in my back yard..now that I have gas heat they came to pump all the oil out... 8)
Gas heat can be quite painful, DR MBarnum! ;)
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No offence intended to the watchers and voters for AI but I wonder if the poulation as a whole votes in greater numbers than do in an election. Would an AI candidate have unseated Mr Bush?
My thought to that would be, and I have never seen AI before ...if the elections had people that were half as interesting as those on AI then the voters probably would come out in droves!
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No offence intended to the watchers and voters for AI but I wonder if the poulation as a whole votes in greater numbers than do in an election. Would an AI candidate have unseated Mr Bush?
Hmmm. Bo Bice as President? I wouldn't mind.
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That sounds very tasty Vixmom...recently I have found Boysenberry and Pomegranate (sp?) flavored salad dressings that I really like!
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My thought to that would be, and I have never seen AI before ...if the elections had people that were half as interesting as those on AI then the voters probably would come out in droves!
I wonder if the national elections share in common with AI elections peole voting multipl times?
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George, Steve and Harvey?
A whole new meaning to "Ghost" writer.
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Hey Elmoore and Rodzinski...TCM is showing a whole bunch of pre-code movies tonight and tomorrow...some sound pretty darn good!
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Did you mean the late Harvey Davidson of Hells Angels?
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That sounds very tasty Vixmom...recently I have found Boysenberry and Pomegranate (sp?) flavored salad dressings that I really like!
Also I just discovered Makato Ginger dressing - excellent!!!
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I wonder if the national elections share in common with AI elections peole voting multipl times?
I don't even wonder!
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My thought to that would be, and I have never seen AI before ...if the elections had people that were half as interesting as those on AI then the voters probably would come out in droves!
The people on AI are interesting? We are becoming a country of untalented narcissists.
DRJose, speaking of AI, what is the gossip on the new Tarzan?
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Didn't a rabbit write "Sunday In the Park" with George and Steve.
That question BUGS me! ;)
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Did you mean the late Harvey Davidson of Hells Angels?
Do I look like someone who would know a Hell's Angel?
Dang I never even did body shots and I'm a regular at the library!
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I wonder if the national elections share in common with AI elections peole voting multipl times?
Only in Chicago. Maybe Texas.
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I don't know what a Makato is??? But I would be willing to give it a try if I could find it!
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I don't know what a Makato is??? But I would be willing to give it a try if I could find it!
Makato is the brand name. They keep it in the refrigerated produce section in my supermarket
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Elmoore, I think you are going to need a time out.
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Only in Chicago. Maybe Texas.
and Florida? Or do they just discard the ballots they don't like there after carefully poking a few extra holes in them?
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Elmoore, I think you are going to need a time out.
OK. 'Night!
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I don't know what a Makato is??? But I would be willing to give it a try if I could find it!
A Makato is a Chinese actor who plays a Japanese character in an American produced movie! Hence, the scandal:
"Makato fais de ta jeunesse!" ;) 8)
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I thought the Makato was an opera by Gilbert O'Sullivan
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The people on AI are interesting? We are becoming a country of untalented narcissists.
my cute cuddly curmudgeon....
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Didn't a rabbit write "Sunday In the Park" with George and Steve.
Ghost Rabbit In The Sky?!
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Isn't "makota" in the Dairy food section?
Three Little Dairy Maids from School are we.
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and Florida? Or do they just discard the ballots they don't like there after carefully poking a few extra holes in them?
Well, I was thinking about Florida, but I have a couple of Republican friends on the site I wouldn't want to ruffle.
I do have to add that I was proud today the Republicans also were dismayed about the Arabian firm controlling the ports. But then I was sorry about the patriot act being signed; what are those asses thinking? After they've come for the first round of enemies, they'll find reason with the act to start on another group, and then another. Ugly business.
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I hafta go out an itsa cold so Ima gonna putta makota on
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Beat me to the reference DR Vixmom. (Or for the Australian translation DR Vixmum).
As far as I'm concerned you can feed the Makato to the Titwillows.
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Makota is part of DR MakotaCelt's name! There!
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What did Della Wear? Perhaps it was ruffle with her brand New Jersey.
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Well, I was thinking about Florida, but I have a couple of Republican friends on the site I wouldn't want to ruffle.
I'll re-post that Hillary joke to make it up to them ;)
I do have to add that I was proud today the Republicans also were dismayed about the Arabian firm controlling the ports.
YES!!
But then I was sorry about the patriot act being signed; what are those asses thinking? After they've come for the first round of enemies, they'll find reason with the act to start on another group, and then another. Ugly business.
The Vixter was talking about her Social Studies class tonight She explained to me how the Continetal Congress took the Roman Empire as their example of how to create a good government but with the precaution to keep checks and balances becasue the rRoman Empire fell when it became a dictatorship and began to limit its citizens' freedoms, rights and protections
It made me want to send a few government officials back to seventh grade
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What did Della Wear? Perhaps it was ruffle with her brand New Jersey.
You mean Della Reese Witherspoon full of sugar?
I guess i'm out of topic! ;)
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Good Evening!
Well... THE VIBES WORKED!!!!
They ended up re-running and re-checking some tests they had run previously, and they were able to provide my cousin, Richard, with a diagnosis of colitis.
I'm not sure when he'll be able to leave the hospital, but at least they found the problem, and they didn't have to open him up to find out what it was. I'm gonna try to stop by tomorrow morning to check in on him. *I'm just hoping the extra days he had to spend in the hospital due to the delayed diagnosis will all be covered by his insurance. However, in the meantime...
THANK YOU!!
*I tell you, we should patent those VIBES!!!
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Reddy or not - here are the groan inducing puns!
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Good Evening!
Well... THE VIBES WORKED!!!!
!!!
Excellent news.... how are they treating it?
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Reddy or not - here are the groan inducing puns!
No groaning allowed on HHW!!!
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Just grin and bare it
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Good news Jose.
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oops bear... all that oil pumping earlier got me confused
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Hmm...
Is a Lapine in the Park is worth a lapin in your lap?
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Makato is what the Green Hornet called his chauffeur.
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Great photos DRLAURA - glad to see a restaurant finally being truthful about its entrees!!
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Excellent news.... how are they treating it?
I dunno. His mother just called with the good news. Details to follow. I think they just want to make sure he gets a good night's sleep tonight and go from there.
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Then the power failed and everyone spent Sunday in the Dark with George.
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I dunno. His mother just called with the good news. Details to follow. I think they just want to make sure he gets a good night's sleep tonight and go from there.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~CONTiNUED HEALTH VIBES~~~~[/move][/size]
for Jose's dear cousin Richard
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Makato is what the Green Hornet called his chauffeur.
Oh well done Jack!! Much better than my very strained one
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We try....although I would call it even! LOL
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Just grin and bare it
ONLY in the Library, I've learnt tonight! ;)
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Then there are the famous Game Shows whose titles can be mangled by changing one letter:
What's My Lint?
Dotty
The Joker's Mild
Or a missing letter....such as the famous game show:
Assword
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Hmm...
Is a Lapine in the Park is worth a lapin in your lap?
La pine, (2 words!) in French slang is something I can't explain on this "family" site, and I know that the notion of it would thrill TCB to pieces! ;)
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And as far as body-shots are concerned... You haven't done body-shots until you've done body-shots on the bar at The Brasserie at The Watergate. -And who said people who like Sondheim don't know how to have fun?
;D
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Vixdad says Robin Williams is on Whose line Is iT Anyway... and is invivitng me to watch with him so later gators the husband calls....
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And as far as body-shots are concerned... You haven't done body-shots until you've done body-shots on the bar at The Brasserie at The Watergate. -And who said people who like Sondheim don't know how to have fun?
;D
I must hear this story at the Panni luncheon!!
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Then the power failed and everyone spent Sunday in the Dark with George.
Where they went on... dancing!
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Oh and speaking of husbands ~~~~Health Vibes~~~
to FJL's Skip who was fighting a flu bug last i heard....
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Good night!
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La pine, (2 words!) in French slang is something I can't explain on this "family" site, and I know that the notion of it would thrill TCB to pieces! ;)
Well.. I almost went there, but...
One of my most memorable French classes in college was when Mssr. Beck took the time to review the terms for the male and female genitalia. Quite enlightening. And if I'm remembering correctly, I believe the male genitalia are feminine gender nouns. His theory was that the gender was determined by which sex actually owned them.
;D
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I must hear this story at the Panni luncheon!!
Better yet, I'll see if I can find the pictures!
:o
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Well.. I almost went there, but...
One of my most memorable French classes in college was when Mssr. Beck took the time to review the terms for the male and female genitalia. Quite enlightening. And if I'm remembering correctly, I believe the male genitalia are feminine gender nouns. His theory was that the gender was determined by which sex actually owned them.
;D
Well you had quite an open-minded teacher then! Well, yes and no about the gender; it's a... grabbag!! There are so many nouns in French, in the "correct" denomination and the slang one!
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My Gender is a Grabbag!
That is the title of my memoir.
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DR JOSE on a Brassiere! I suppose it's better than the opposite!
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Time for to go to bed.
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LOL DR FRANCOIS...
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Good evening all, sorry to have been so e&t lately.
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It's high on my list as well!
I could be wrong, but I suspect PETER PAN counts as a flop; it closed soon after the NBC broadcast, I believe. This is all DR Matt H's bailiwick, not mine, but I doubt it paid itself off as a theatre run. NBC may have helped it clear the books.
I looked it up. It ran 149 performances and closed as a hit, not because of scant business but because the NBC telecast had been agreed upon before the Broadway run. I'm sure their paying for the rights to telecast the show is what allowed it to play those relatively few performances and still close in profit.
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As requested here is a photo of yesterday's job fair outfit. Rodzinski gets credit as stylist.
And yes, my head is cropped. Because I had the loopiest expression on my face which I believe greatly distracts from the outfit! :)
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/tpunk/P3060052.jpg)
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Good Evening!
Well... THE VIBES WORKED!!!!
They ended up re-running and re-checking some tests they had run previously, and they were able to provide my cousin, Richard, with a diagnosis of colitis.
I'm not sure when he'll be able to leave the hospital, but at least they found the problem, and they didn't have to open him up to find out what it was. I'm gonna try to stop by tomorrow morning to check in on him. *I'm just hoping the extra days he had to spend in the hospital due to the delayed diagnosis will all be covered by his insurance. However, in the meantime...
THANK YOU!!
*I tell you, we should patent those VIBES!!!
Jose, that's:
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J1917.jpg)
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Then the power failed and everyone spent Sunday in the Dark with George.
A dream come true! ;)
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Here is me after the job fair and after work, sporting my most commonly found expression these days "exhausted"
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/tpunk/endofday.jpg)
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I have enjoyed all of today's thinly disguised comments about Project Runway. I reviewed each designer's collection online today and felt myself agreeing with the outcome x10.
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Jose, I'm glad the doctors were finally able to diagnose your cousin's illness. I imagine it must be a relief for everyone to have a name and cause for what has been going wrong.
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Speaking of awful puns: Has anyone mentioned SOME DAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE featuring the hit single "Que Seurat Seurat"
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No. Consider it appreciated. Some of us see the point.
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Kay Seurat Seurat - a well-known drag queen at the Gaiety circa 1985 who performed as a tribute to her legs the lovely Sondheim song "We Do Not Belong Together"
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Finished the write-up on SEESAW and went ahead and also read the one on BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, too.
I do find it amazing, and always have, that writers like Edward Albee, talented though he undoubted is, would be thought to be good ideas to write musicals. I guess because they're so entertaining, people think they're a piece of cake to write.
Next up in the book, DUDE.
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Good night all!
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Next, I finished HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, always an entertaining fantasy.
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I put in FUNNY FACE and cued it up to watch tomorrow.
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IDOL results - - - - - - -
Even though Bucky is from NC, I couldn't help but feel a little sad that Gedeon was ousted instead of Bucky. Gedeon's styl;e of singing is, of course, much more to my liking than Bucky's gravelly country rock sound. Will's elimination seemed pretty much a foregone conclusion.
I would rather have kept Ayla and let Melissa go, but she'll be gone in a week or two anyway, so it really didn't matter. Kinnik's dismissal was most deserved after this week's disastrous performance.
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Thanks for the vibes, vixmom. Happily, Skip's flu-ish symptoms had disappeared by this morning. Maybe it was just a 24-hour bug.
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It was nice seeing Bo Bice again. The two operations he had during the summer and fall of 2005 seem to have left him very slim, but glad to see him performing his heart out. Always liked that about him.
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Kay Seurat Seurat - a well-known drag queen at the Gaiety circa 1985 who performed as a tribute to her legs the lovely Sondheim song "We Do Not Belong Together"
Why the hell am I laughing?
I blame it on Jose's Waffle Stove.
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CSI did a change of pace episode tonight with a reality camera crew following the team around as they investigated their crime. Liked that it strayed a bit from the formula. The reality show footage was widescreen but less resolution than the usual show making it easy to tell what was being filmed for the reality show and what was the actual "live" investigation.
Among the guest stars: Jack Noseworthy.
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WITHOUT A TRACE also had a slightly different investigation without their missing persons format.
And ironic that the woman who went missing was played by the same actress who was the villainess in the FIREFLY episode I mentioned having seen earlier today!
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Thanks, DR Tomovoz. Just trying to combat DR Elmore's recent comment that I hadn't been around the block enough to play Stritch. :) :) :)
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One for Mahler, indeed!
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A LISZT FULL OF MAHLER'S - that's the title of my latest classical spaghetti western
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One for Mahler, indeed!
WRONG SHOW, DR FJL!
But I guess since you mentioned Stritchy, that was your segue from Sunday to Company.
;)
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Someone must have thought of A FISTFUL OF MAHLER'S, but this is a family site so I won't go there.
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Kay Seurat Seurat - a well-known drag queen at the Gaiety circa 1985 who performed as a tribute to her legs the lovely Sondheim song "We Do Not Belong Together"
Ah!!! Kay Seurat! Just got it! :D
Sorry, sometimes I'm not... Swift enought!
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Jose - Actually, they're all PUTTING IT TOGETHER references . :)
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Someone must have thought of A FISTFUL OF MAHLER'S, but this is a family site so I won't go there.
No, mainly since "there" can be the pits... and I'm NOT talking about the orchestra's, Mr Piano Man! ;)
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Ah Swift.
A lillipuddle where the lillipoodle did a lillipiddle.
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Ah Swift.
A lillipuddle where the lillipoodle did a lillipiddle.
My (French, what else?!) poodle's name is not Lilli, not even Gigi!
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You folks are in fine form tonight.
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Back from the pick-up rehearsal, which was fine. I put a new line in tonight, and Tammy will try it out tomorrow.
And, I'll be hornswoggled if we haven't had us a frenzy whilst I've been at rehearsal.
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Francois - That joke is, of course, with due deference to Fred Ebb's punch line for the song "Everybody's Girl."
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But I have a guest arriving from out of town tomorrow, so I need to head downstairs and get some sleep.
Good night, everyone.
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Well... My eyes are tired, and I'm actually sleepy, so...
Goodnight.
*And thanks again for the all the VIBES for my cousin. There's nothing like global support.
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Francois - That joke is, of course, with due deference to Fred Ebb's punch line for the song "Everybody's Girl."
I always think there's a different punchline coming when the piano joke comes around.
;D
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Francois - That joke is, of course, with due deference to Fred Ebb's punch line for the song "Everybody's Girl."
Oh, I know you would not have abused my Kandeur! ;)
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All these Swift(y) references remind me of that great lyric "Lazar, but you're joking."
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Let's just say it - if Sondheim can rhyme "cigar butt" with "bizarre but" why shouldn't the "Hard Out Here for a Pimp" songwriters be able to rhyme "pimp" with "rent" - I mean, really!
:)
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I can picture Desiree Under the Elms - smoking a cigar.
Or was she being birched? Wrong movie - wrong park.
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Wrong board too!
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Ah, Francois, your Kandeur response is without Pier. I'll probably Steel it someday.
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A STREETWALKER NAMED DESIREE - that's the title of my...I'll come up with something.
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I shall refrain from groaning and calling that post "Wet".
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Let's just say it - if Sondheim can rhyme "cigar butt" with "bizarre but" why shouldn't the "Hard Out Here for a Pimp" songwriters be able to rhyme "pimp" with "rent" - I mean, really!
:)
Ok! So Poor Rap's Crap has to rhyme with Pa's Rent Trap, no??? ;D
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I just dropped my medication in the chicken run and the 'en capsule ate".
I Apologise if someone else went there earlier. I'm too lazy to check back through the puns etc.
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Not only WHY all those Rod Sewart songs but WHY the Barry Manilow album as well.. I know $$$$$.
Willie Nelson's venture into the genre was to my mind more successful and less pretentious. Nilsson's was better.
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Yes! I just heard a Barry Manilow track on the radio.
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As Desiree said, I'm being called to bed. (Is that a lyric?)
Goodnight, all.
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It's quite probable that page 15 shall be reached with another meaningless post or two.
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Goodnight Fred.
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A Barney Rubble reference.
A Bedrock Dance would thus seem appropriate.
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Good Afternoon!
VIBES Request:
I just got back from visiting my cousin, Richard, who's currently in the hospital with some mystery ailment. He was admitted last Friday due to a "shutting down" of part of his lower intestine, and as of this morning, his doctors still have no real idea what's going on. He's been going through all the usual and non-usual tests, but they have yet to provide him with an official diagnosis. -It's a very "House"-like situation (minus the bedside-manor-free doctor). And since he's not been able to keep any solid food down, he's been living off of Italian ices and Sprite for most of the past week.
To further complicate the situation, he is dealing with some pain. However, if he takes the meds to alleviate his pain, then that in turns slows down his digestive system. So, he's been testing his pain threshold over the past couple of days in order to keep things "moving" - he even opted not to take the meds last night when he went through another round of tests. -But at least his body was 'smart', and he ended up blacking out during the procedure.
Needless to say, Richard is very frustrated, and he and his wife just want some kind of answer. And soon. He was hoping to get discharged this afternoon, but that's not likely. He has another consult with a doctor this afternoon, and they'll also be bringing in a surgeon this time.
I hadn't seen Richard in a couple years - I even met his wife for the first time today - but we practically grew up together during grade school. My father and his father met while they were in the Coast Guard, and the families have been close ever since. And in true Filipino fashion, since the fathers and mothers became such good friends, they children of each family have become cousins. He's also a musician - rock bands. Even though it was not under the best of circumstances, it was nice to be able to catch up with him this morning. He's always been a mover and a shaker, and not one to stand still, and all the bed rest is definitely making him antsy.
I'm gonna stop by again tomorrow, and, hopefully, the mystery will be solved.
So... Vibes would be much appreciated, both for my cousin, Richard, and the staff of doctors and nurses attending to him.
Thank You.
I send get well vibes to Richard...
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I just finished my new section for the editorial notes on Toyland, and here's what I wrote:
The popular musical theatre is a commercial venture; the show is produced to entertain an audience, and, by maintaining that audience, to provide its creators and investors with a nice bundle of cash. Because of its need to please an audience, the show is a fluid entity, constantly in flux, reshaping itself by whatever means it can employ to bring in the crowds. In previews, the show is under close scrutiny as it plays to an audience: dull spots, poor jokes, and inept performances are all reasons for immediate cuts, rewrites, and cast replacements. Much of this can be seen by the creators in performance with an audience, but the reviewers' opinions are equally important in determining what does and does not work.
It was imperative that the show be fixed well enough to attempt a New York run of performances since it was this "New York hit" billing, true or false, that kept the show touring the country for years, and this tour, if successful, was the primary source of income from the piece. If the show had been a major success in New York, first-class and second-class tours could take to the road and do even better: the Shuberts' Sigmund Romberg hit BLOSSOM TIME toured for years until it became a joke. Once the show opened in New York, if it were a hit, it was imperative to keep the publicity machinery running and the audiences returning. Often a cast replacement meant a new number and a bit of publicity. In one of Townsend Walsh's scrapbooks, an anonymous and undated newspaper clipping has a photo of Bessie Wynn with the announcement that she has a new number, "Our Castle In Spain," in the hit BABES IN TOYLAND. Come back and see it.
If the show were lucky, it might be picked up by a rental agency for stock and amateur performances, and Victor Herbert's publisher M. Witmark & Sons had formed the Witmark Music Library to represent the shows they published. The shows were simplified for casting and scenic concerns and the orchestrations were standardized so that all their shows used the same orchestration, usually 5 reeds, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, percussion, harp, and strings. Often, Herbert's concerns over how an amateur or pickup orchestra would play his music prompted the removal or simplification of the writing. Many of his shows for the rental package lost their original overtures in favor of the popular (and published for anyone's use) concert medleys.
After touring for several years, the orchestra parts would have been recopied several times from the constant wear. Often the part was recopied by the player or music director, accidentally replacing old copy errors with new ones: notes that had originally been cues were now accepted and played, accidentals were missed, and often bars were omitted. After the tours shut down and the rights reverted to the authors and publisher, the original performance materials were discarded, burned, or lost in the shuffle with the costumes and scenery.
In an era before easy access to multiple copies, the chorus and actors learned their parts by rote, reading from lyric sheets, while the conductor taught the notes. Until some of these lyric sheets turn up, the lyric for "If I Were A Man Like That" will remain incomplete. The original chorus parts written by Victor Herbert for BABES IN TOYLAND were copied into the scores Max Hirschfeld used to teach the singers and rehearse the orchestra. Unfortunately, a number like "Jane" had no choral writing, perhaps because it was still a solo for Jane when Herbert composed it. By the time the show opened, it was performed by Jane, Alan, and the Piper Children, and Hirschfeld may have written harmonies for the Piper Children since they usually sing in three parts. We also know, from a Pittsburgh review, that the song had some whistling as well, but any routining today is conjectural, based on what is known.
The loss of original orchestra parts, especially those of the original run, leaves many questions involved in a restoration of a musical theatre piece unanswered: how were numbers routined? how many verses in a strophic number were performed? how many encores? cuts? utilitiy pieces such as scene change, entr'acte, curtain calls? Much of this information is not provided in the rental package or any extant libretto to BABES IN TOYLAND. Luckily, Hirschfeld's notes on his scores provide some answers.
Herbert has a note on his rescoring of "Floretta" about an Entr'Acte, but there is no date to tell when this rescoring occurred. The rewrite employs the same paper as that used for the finales to Acts One and Two, so it's possible this rescoring occurred in Chicago, July 1903, to remove the dance to "Floretta" and shorten the number. Since this is the only source for any information on an Entr'Acte, it was determined that a reconstruction would be impossible. Nearly everything about a reconstruction, especially when there are no survivors connected with the original production, becomes conjectural, based on the knowledge, experience, and tastes of the person(s) recreating the piece.
Very interesting read DR Elmore and very well written!!
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There are no such things as meaningless posts, only meaningless fences.
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I managed to watch two motion pictures on DVD, about which more later.
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Nobody here but us chickens - me, Dakota Celt and Dear Reader Laura.
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I'm making up for lost time - I'm putting on eye shadow, lip gloss, and a bit of rouge, but only because I like lost time.
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Do you know that I shall achieve my new plateau of 18,000 postings quite soon. If others would post alongside me, it could even be tomorrow morning.
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I am my own frenzy.
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Great pictures DR Laura... Roadkill Cafe! what a hoot!
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Do you know that I shall achieve my new plateau of 18,000 postings quite soon. If others would post alongside me, it could even be tomorrow morning.
Working on it...
BTW, Is USC in LA?
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There are no such things as meaningless posts, only meaningless fences.
yes and meaningless stairways... There is an sculpture in Fargo called "The STair to nowhere!
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I thought the Makato was an opera by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Good think I re-read that. I thought it said Mankato!
I have not seen the Mikado yet but I would like to.
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Makota is part of DR MakotaCelt's name! There!
Cool!! I like it...
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Did you know that car horns in the key of F sharp?
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As requested here is a photo of yesterday's job fair outfit. Rodzinski gets credit as stylist.
And yes, my head is cropped. Because I had the loopiest expression on my face which I believe greatly distracts from the outfit! :)
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/tpunk/P3060052.jpg)
lovely outfit TPunk!! Job interview vibes for you!! I wish you well
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USC is indeed in LA - near the Shrine Auditorium.
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We were so close in having this posting day enter our top ten, but a few too many people WUSSBURGERED right on out of here.
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Still and all, it would be a shame not to get to page 16.
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Plus, I get to get closer to achieving my new plateau, don't I?
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Oh, it's seven more posts - should I do it, even though I've opened the new topic and all?
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Perhaps I should. Perhaps I will. Yes, by gum and by golly and buy bonds, I will! I haz spoken.
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What am I, doing a monologue?
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Perhaps I can impart some earth-shattering information.
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Perhaps not.
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Well, barring any earth-shattering information, I can post an interesting factoid, like I cut my fingernails today.
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This is like pulling teeth, this getting to page 16.
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Holy moley on rye, still not there.
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All right, this is now officially ridiculous.
And one for Mahler.
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Finally!
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Oh, well, you know, three more posts and we're in the top ten.
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And actually, in about fourteen more posts I achieve my new plateau.
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I think we've just aced The Global Notes out of the top ten.
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And with that, my work is done.
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One more for safe measure.