Here's a little bit more information about Clay AIken's rendition of "Vincent." Fifteen minutes before the show began that night, the producers changed the arrangement of "Vincent" cutting a different part of the lyrics than he had been practicing for three previous days. He didn't even have a chance to sing the new version with any accompaniment before the show started. He was trying during his backstage time to learn the altered cuts in the song, and that's why he went up on the lyrics during the live broadcast. When I found that out, I completely eliminated "Vincent" from my mind as dirty pool on the part of the show's producers. As far as I'm concerned, his renditions of every song during his weeks on the show were simply astounding.
I thought Saratoga was only famous as a place where you got off the train rather than get married. The club sandwiches must have broken a lot of hearts if they were so enticing.
Am I the only person who thinks it is funny that so many recipes for sandwiches included the directive: "put the other slice of bread on top"?
I mean... shouldn't that be intuitive? If you need to be TOLD that maybe you don't deserve the joys of the sandwich... :)
Am I the only person who thinks it is funny that so many recipes for sandwiches included the directive: "put the other slice of bread on top"?
I mean... shouldn't that be intuitive? If you need to be TOLD that maybe you don't deserve the joys of the sandwich... :)
Jennifer, The Name Game was a popular song in the sixties, by Shirley somebody (what was her last name?).
DR Jennifer: NEVER "sweat yesterday"!!!
I felt so bad for the lady who had lost both children, her parents, and her husband! And she still didn't win QUEEN FOR A DAY!
DR Jose: You are remembering "The Making of A Male Model" which starred Joan Collins and Kevin McCarthy. The film attempted to generate heat with heartthrob Jon-Erik Hexum as the "male being made into a model" by Collins. Jeff Conaway was, indeed, in that cast.
The general feverish, nauseous, headachey feelings of yesterday afternoon have evolved into an overall oh-that's-new-!, knock-me-out-and-drag-me-down-some-stairs, but don't-stray-10-feet-from-a-bathroom state of affairs.
OH DR Danise - how did you manipulate your photo? It is too funny!
The backstage story is interesting in that it shows how the producers manipulate the show, but it doesn't excuse Clay's choice to make the song (like everything else he sang) a friggin' Vegas Lounge Lizard riff-fest. It's a beautiful, simple song of compassion to a troubled soul. It does not need, and in fact suffers from, embellishment. Clay's inability to leave it alone told me that he's not much of an artist. But what can you expect from AI, you just have to accept it for what it is and not expect true artistry from it.
Interesting casting.
http://web.playbill.com/news/article/83081.html
Do you think Clay got to choose exactly how he sang the song?I don't know what the behind-the-scenes answer is to that, but I'm pretty sure nobody was forcing him to riff. Maybe he was coached to do that, but just looking at his face is enough to see that he had no idea what the song was about. And from what we know of Clay as a performer, no song is safe from riffing. Not even The First Noel. I think it's just his style and he lacks the maturity and wisdom to know when it's appropriate to embellish and when it's not. And let's not forget that these people are products, first and foremost. They're not looking for individuality and artistry, they're looking for bland, brand-name performers that will sell. Look at Ruben - sure, he can sing, but he's a one-trick pony. Safe, boring, cuddly, and no different than countless others who have come before.
Jed do you wish people a Mary Christmas or a Marry Christmas up there in them hills?
I just heard on the radio that a guy in Germany has been charged (or is on trial) with killing and then eating someone he met on the internet. Is HHW safe?
If I were to be killed and eaten by a fellow Washingtonian (for making fun of the accents - which I have never heard -) would that be a form of incest too. I am pleased that TCB is not out here reading and answering that one!
Hmmm....I'm in a sweet mood...so my question for BK and DRs...what is your favorite candy? Mine right now would be Almond Joys, but it changes on a daily basis!
Recently came across a new type of Reeses Peanut Butter cup which has the peanut butter on the outside and the chocolate on the inside.
Tonight we'll be trying Leg Covering for Jed #3. My Ghost of Christmas Present costume for A Christmas Carol is Henry VIII-esque, with a tunic that comes to just above my knees. No audience needs to be subjected to my blindingly white legs, so we want some sort of tights on me.
And not to neglect Aussie candy, I do remember enjoying something called a Violet Crumble once upon a time.They are still favourites (favorites Ron) here and I am fairly sure Jose has now tasted them too. Chocolate frogs are still high on the list. Thanks Jed, we OZ people in Washington's far SW county do not like to be neglected.
Jed do you wish people a Mary Christmas or a Marry Christmas up there in them hills?
Jennifer, I think I may need to send you a care package! If you e-mail me your mailing address I will send you some peanut butter m&ms and the new PB Cups with the PB on the outside. You Canadians are missing out on some tasty treats!
It is just a big long Mounds Bar, with a couple of nuts attached.
12 other people are logged on and I'm the only one who has posted in the past 12 minutes????
Jennifer - We've had Peanut Butter M&M's for a few years now, so that's certainly not a regional testing thing. I've heard of the inside-out Reese's cups... may have to find some and give 'em a try.
Jennifer - Just realized none of us ever actually told you what an Almond Joy is. It's coconut and almonds covered in milk chocolate. Yummilicious. It's counterpart candy is Mounds, just coconut covered in dark chocolate.
I haven't seen a Mounds bar either.
I think I only know them by the song, "almond joys have nuts, mounds don't!".
Could they not sell these in Canada?
I love chocolate.I know all things chocolate. This is an embarrassment!
I have no idea what a Mounds Bar is - although I think I may have *seen* an Almond Joy. I don't know... when I eat chocolate I stick to my traditional favorite bars and ignore the never ending supply of new ones...
Here are some chocolates we can lord over you with:
1) Coffee Crisps
2) Cherry Blosoms (although they have peanuts so I run away at the sight of them)
3) Laura Secord (trust Canuckistan to have its most famous sweet shop chain named after an American woman who ratted on the 1812 invasion plans of British North America by the Yanks)
There are others... :D
Yes, Jennifer, it is time someone told you the unvarnished truth:
America is withholding selected forms of chocolate from your country as retaliation for you guys having socialized medicine!
There, I have said it, and now I feel better.
Ok, here's my questions for the day--I kinda asked this the other day but it wasn't on the official ask a quesiton day.
What websites do you find useful or a favorites besides HHW? I don't think I have to mention BBW & Weatherbug but here is another favorite.
Thanks for the info DR DANISE....I am not familiar with that program. That isn't the one you were looking for is it?
3) Laura Secord (trust Canuckistan to have its most famous sweet shop chain named after an American woman who ratted on the 1812 invasion plans of British North America by the Yanks)
Re Something's Gotta Give - I'm so very bored of Hollywood's bankrupt propensity for using song titles as movie titles - I mean are these people just not able to come up with a title that MEANS something to the film at hand, and is not just some classic pop song they'll use over the titles?
Here's a question for BK and all the Hainsies and Kimlets: How much decorating do you do for the holidays? This counts for both exterior and interior decorating.
Interesting casting.
http://web.playbill.com/news/article/83081.html
By the way, concerning that strange casting article, she should be cast as King Sextimus since she prefers crossdressing roles and would not have to open her mouth until the final scene.
Recently came across a new type of Reeses Peanut Butter cup which has the peanut butter on the outside and the chocolate on the inside. Very delicious, I must say!I've seen the commercial for these and have been looking for them here in Olympia but have not found them anywhere! The closest thing to it is a large bag of white-chocolate-covered miniature peanut butter cups. The peanut butter on the outside ones sound so good and I want some!
Anybody remember Zero candy bars? How about Payday?I once won a portable CD player from a Zero candy bar! It really was a winning wrapper. Since I had already had a CD player (with a few more options than the free one had), I gave it to may dad who loves it and still has it.
Charles that must have been a horrible experience for your wife to go through!
Danise, we used to have Morning Glories. What amazing flowers! They know when it's morning!
Joy--I agree about Lea! I mean I have no problem accepting gays and lesbians in heterosexuals roles, but she is just way too butch for me to buy her being in love with a man. I heard she was a good Eddie too in RHS.
I was there the first time that revival of Rocky Horror played in front of an audience, and DeLaria was unable to get a single laugh. She was, merely, gross. She was much better in On the Town, even with the unlikely sexual chemistry. (Which was Comden & Green's comic point about wartime New York, a lack of available men makes for strange bedfellows!)Well, that's a good point, but it didn't come across. Then again, you saw the Park production and I saw the Gershwin, which I believe you didn't see, right? Maybe they were a little different. She wouldn't have been as bad if Chip wasn't so darn...well...gay. There's nothing wrong with being gay, but there's something wrong with playing gay if you're cast as a straight man. And the chemistry didn't work, because here you have a big truckin' diesel lesbian trying to get into the pants of a squirty little gay fella who only wants to see the Woolworth Tower, if you get my drift, and....
Well, that's a good point, but it didn't come across. Then again, you saw the Park production and I saw the Gershwin, which I believe you didn't see, right? Maybe they were a little different. She wouldn't have been as bad if Chip wasn't so darn...well...gay. There's nothing wrong with being gay, but there's something wrong with playing gay if you're cast as a straight man. And the chemistry didn't work, because here you have a big truckin' diesel lesbian trying to get into the pants of a squirty little gay fella who only wants to see the Woolworth Tower, if you get my drift, and...."Big truckin' diesel lesbian!!" Oh man, Joy....I just HAD to karmalize you!
...you know, the more I type, the more offensive it seems to get. So I'll just stop. :D
Then again, Chip sure doesn't seem interested in going up to Hildy's place at all, so maybe he IS gay! Who knows, sexuality is all so confusing.
Oooh, George, are you a "Local"? I have fond memories of "Locals" on tour. Although ours were frequently much less....um...shall we say "professional" than you. At times it was rahther frightening. Once we played a venue at which the Locals -- stage, props, and costumes -- were all jailbirds doing community service or "easy time", kind of like the guys in Shawshank Redemption who got to tar the roof. "Hey guys, I get to be on the coveted My Fair Lady K-City tour crew assignment! I'll make sure and memorize all the songs so I can sing them for you when I get back!"
Let the pummelling begin.
Two people perusing the board? My goodness, it must be dinnertime or something. For those who care and who might have missed my late-night post last night, I managed to snag a copy of the Patty Duke sings Valley of the Dolls album by checking the amazon.com zShops. I got it for sixteen bucks - we'll see what the condition is, although they graded it eight out of ten, I think.