THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE premieres tonight with two episodes: at 8:30 and at 9:30 (which will be its regular timeslot). I haven't read a single negative review of the show, so I'm looking forward to seeing the 8:30 premiere episode. I'll be recording the 9:30 one because I'll be watching '24' by then.
I think the show's title is crappy, however.
~~~Job VIBES~~~ to Ginny
We just read that Maureen Stapleton has passed away at 80.
One of my early theatergoing memories was seeing her in the Circle in the square production of GLASS MENAGERIE, and she came out after the show to talk to our high school class about the play in her housecoat. She gave the impression of being a wonderful down-to-earth lady despite, or perhaps because of her security in, her tremendous talent.
Jody on Soap.
I think two of the first positive Gay character portrayls I remember seeing were Jeff Daniels and Richard Thomas in Fifth of July. I loved that show!
"Babes in Royland?"
RABES IN BOYLAND - that's the titel of my next pictorial essay, in which Jill Clayburgh and family visit Splash
I see lots of people on the board just sitting there like so much fish.
I have paid a few bills, packed up some stuff to ship off today, and will now start proofing/fixing story number two.
I see lots of people on the board just sitting there like so much fish.
Good Afternoon!
I'm just back at my apartment for a very brief stop - I had to come back to fetch a piece of mail that might have come in today.
SYDNEY, Australia - Police charged an Australian driver with "reversing further than necessary" after he traveled backward for more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) along one of the country's busiest highways.
Police said the man was stopped on the Hume Highway — which runs between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne — at Benalla, about 200 kilometers northeast of Melbourne.
Police said the man told them reverse was the only gear in the car that worked and that he was traveling home to the small regional town of Numurkah, 90 kilometers (56 miles) farther on his way.
He was also charged with unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered car and is to appear in court later this year.
Excellent reference work, DR Ben! My caller was satisfied with the info about Betty Hutton and Bing Crosby and Here Come the Waves, which I found in The Great Song Thesaurus.
A question for Tom of Oz. I see by my calendar that it is Eight Hour Day in Tasmania. What is Eight Hour Day?Yes it was a holiday for us here and in Tasmania. Eight hour day - the eight hour day of work! Labour day is much the same. Thanks to the Unions of the last century we were able to achieve the 8 hour day as a worker's right. The 40 hour working week.
It's also Labour Day in Victoria and next Monday it will be Canberra Day.
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And who can forget Lehman Engel's expression for when the sentiment would be laid on too thick. IIRC, he called it "piling Damon upon Pythias
Not to be confused with The Great Thongasaurous, my upcoming speculative novel about what really wiped out the dinosaurs.
QuoteSYDNEY, Australia - Police charged an Australian driver with "reversing further than necessary" after he traveled backward for more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) along one of the country's busiest highways.
And btb (by the bye in Internet Lingo) when is somebody going to write the Lehman Engel biography? Hopefully before all his students whor remember such little stories are gone and buried.
And btb (by the bye in Internet Lingo) when is somebody going to write the Lehman Engel biography? Hopefully before all his students whor remember such little stories are gone and buried.
.When my Joe and I were young and reckless, his car's transmission went kablooey on the way to Cape Cod, and we managed to get it to a garage in Providence, RI. They gave us a ride to a rent-a-car off in the boondocks. Then we had to get back to the garage for our luggage.
Joe got to downtown Providence, found the right street, but it was one-way in the wrong direction, so he proceeded to head in the right direction and "just back up a little"--thirteen blocks.
They told us it actually had been a two-way street for the last 10 blocks of our ride.
Facts in Five was great fun although it makes you search your brain for minutia. It's a cross between trivia and actual knowledge. Things like knowing flowers that begin with P and knowing enough of them that you can pick an obscure one because if someone else chooses the one you have, both of you must cross it off your list.
And yes, the walking taco was too good! And for dessert we had Toll House semi-sweet chocolate chips! Umm, umm good ;D
Well, there was an Engel bio; THIS BRIGHT DAY is the title, if I remember correctly. It's buried on a shelf here somewhere.
Question: Have others known people who later became characters in works of art? Discuss at length.
Well, that was his autobiography. Some fun name-dropping and stories like when he would always wear perfumed handkerchiefs in the front pocket of his army uniform. :D
Then there is A Class Act. I find it rather weird that I have known a character in a musical personally. Of course, Lehman is also a character in the film Cradle Will Rock.
And my undergraduate physics professor was Richard Feyman, who has been played by Matthew Broderick on film and Alan Alda on stage.
Question: Have others known people who later became characters in works of art? Discuss at length.
Yep, my third cousin Charlie Duke was one of the Apollo astronauts, and it was his chicken pox/measles (I've forgotten which) which prevented Ken Mattingley from taking part in the Apopllo 13 moon mission.
All of this is lovingly presented in Ron Howard's APOLLO 13.
Then DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. Very funny episode, just loaded with funny, witty, bitchy lines, and some melodrama, too. Really enjoyed it.
I just got confirmation it was sent out Saturday, so it should arrive tomorrow.
All right, class: Raise your hand if your remember when there were two (2) mail deliveries a day.
OH! Very strange thing just happened. I was Page Forwarding and Page Backwarding and ended getting a HHW Error Page with the word "Hacker?" on it.
???
Speaking of out gay characters in theater, OUT Magazine a year or two ago had an interview with Tommy Tune in which he said his character in SEESAW was the first openly gay character ever in a musical. I wrote them a letter correcting that assertion pointing out both Lee Roy Reams' character in APPLAUSE and Rene Aberjonois' character in COCO were gay. They refused to reprint a retraction and said they stood by Mr. Tune's assertion that his character was the first one.That sounds very much like what Out would do, another example of fine journalism.
And then I'll hop on down to the Recording Office and help out DR elmore with some deciphering. Then a break in the afternoon before heading to the Alvin Ailey building for a one hour work-through of The King & I with the producer of the upcoming Asia tour of that show. And then...
..I wrote them a letter correcting that assertion pointing out both Lee Roy Reams' character in APPLAUSE and Rene Aberjonois' character in COCO were gay....And I just remembered, Russel Paxton (originally played by Danny Kaye) in Lady in the Dark is often referred to as "flamboyant."
Oh, Jose, please tell me you are going to play Anna!
I think one of the first Gay characters I remember seeing was Michael in The Boys in the Band. I, too, had that two record, four sided album and knew much of it by heart. Even though it was a rather sad and unpleasant depection of Gay men, I still like the show. I almost played Donald in a production in 1981. The opening and closing scenes with Michael are great fun to do. After the opening and before the end Donald is practically mute in the rest of the show but those two scenes are worth playing the role.
I think two of the first positive Gay character portrayls I remember seeing were Jeff Daniels and Richard Thomas in Fifth of July. I loved that show!
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Now this is a fun reality show....The Next Food Star...lol
Alas, I'm not playing Anna. However, I am still in the running for both Tuptim and Lady Thiang.
:P
;D
OH! Very strange thing just happened. I was Page Forwarding and Page Backwarding and ended getting a HHW Error Page with the word "Hacker?" on it.You were coughing?
???
In 1942, Chattom & Windus issued the first British edition of Curious George under yet another name, Zozo. George was the reigning monarch's name, and in 1940s Britain, curious meant "gay."
Page Six Dance:
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And I just remembered, Russel Paxton (originally played by Danny Kaye) in Lady in the Dark is often referred to as "flamboyant."
Alas, I'm not playing Anna. However, I am still in the running for both Tuptim and Lady Thiang.
:P
;D
I guess it depends on whether your high note is a G or a B!
I have both! *And Tuptim actually only goes to a high A#.
All kidding aside, DR Jose, it was nice to see you and DR Jason today. Thanks for the help.
Re: last night's DESPERATE HOUSEWIVESI'm not sure how I feel about it. Some of it was funny. Some of it was over the top.
The thing with Bree's son was sort of amusing. And you just knew she was going to find a way to beat him. I was sort of happy that they dealt with the drinking issue. But then sort of annoyed that she wasn't really sincere about AA. I'm wondering if since she is going, if they will drop this storyline. Or will it continue?
Aren't you lucky then! It means not only dogs will get to hear it. The song is in B, as I recall.
Bruce had Toco Bell, we had El Cholo's-oh so good!!
Good Afternoon!
In any case... It was nice seeing DR elmore in his element .............
:)
*And we also scouted out the new Trader Joe's when we left your office. I'm sooooo excited.Cute staff at the new TJ's?
:)
I had pizza for dinner. I never have pizza for dinner on Mondays. I feel like I've crossed some kind of line.
I have to go. Vixmom, if it isn't too late-don't worry if it is-please order me two boxes, one samoa and one peanut butter sandwich ones.
Page Six Dance:
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*Alas, I don't find the winners of the first season of "The Next Food Network Star" all that winning. They're OK, their program is OK, but, again, it's all just OK. -And I'm guessing that maybe the Food Network thinks it just OK too since the program is sort of buried in their schedule, and the promotion for it has been minimal. -At least in my viewing.
I, too, am sorry to read about Maureen Stapleton.
She gave a magnificent performance as Inez Guerrero in "Airport"...one that is heartbreaking and real.
Greetings from the new digs! TCB, did you know this place has a wireless connection? My laptop found it as soon as I opened my computer.
I ended up coming home sick today, two days of moving with a cold and an ear infection took their toll. I tried to go to work this morning, but after two hours of shivering, aching, coughing, and sneezing, I begged off and came home. I slept from 12 to 4, and I feel a bit better. Still achy and tired, but I can breathe a bit more. Time for more drugs..
Jose: Haven't heard from Christiane - I'd be surprised if she actually calls, but it would be nice to have her for the cabaret series.
I"m watching "The Secret Life of Pastries" Maybe I'm not quite ready to give up sugar....
DR Dan (the Man) - Nice to see you sharing pics from your family album.
;)
Remember the brouhaha this past winter over the malware that Sony had included in a number of its CD releases? The initial outcome of that mess was that Sony offered to replace the bad CDs with new copies that did not include the malware. I had purchased Cyndi Lauper's The Body Acoustic and was able to exchange it in a relatively sweat-free process.
Well, the fun didn't stop there. Evidently, there was a class action suit filed against Sony, and as a result I've been informed that I am entitled to either a $7.50 payment and a free album download or three free album downloads!
Now, that's what I call stickin' it to the corporation!