Haines His Way

Hey everyone...the new Broadway Radio Show is up and running....sorry for the lateness, but I ended up being out of town for the holiday weekend

Enjoy!

I was so unimpressed with the women that I really don't care which of them are eliminated tonight. I was more impressed overall by the men (though there were some weak apples in that barrel, too).

Put me on the side of those who found Mikalah tiresome and irritating. I would LOVE to see her get the hook tonight. I really didn't think she showed much singing talent (though she exuded sass to burn).

Kritzer books purchased for me mere moments ago by the Gal.

DR's. thanks for the B-day wishes on Monday.  I returned to the Bay Area on Monday without any problem.  The problem was getting back into the routine first thing on Tuesday morning - hence my being E&T yesterday.  I'm catching up.  Thanks again to the HHW family!

ON A CLEAR DAY looks and sounds quite wonderful. The transfer may be just a tad dark, but the Technicolor is so vivid that I didn't care. That kaleidiscopic credit sequence is sense-numbing with the vivid Technicolor. Astonishing.

"Love with All the Trimmings" remains probably the sexiest musical number ever filmed, and the film has a Dolby Digital 5.1 remastered soundtrack that gives nice body to the music. I even heard some bass coming out of the subwoofer, pretty good for a film that's 35 years old.

If only Robert Goulet had been chosen to played Marc.

Or even John Cullum....

I received my DVD of this title today and cannot wait until I can view it.

This movie should have been thought out just a little more carefully.

In essence, it's "My Fair Lady" with a twist...Daisy is a modern-day "flower girl" and her past self, the fabulous Melinda, is the transformed Eliza (but also from humble roots).

Professor Chabot (aka Bruckner in Broadway version) is a modern-day Henry Higgins (with spouse carefully out of sight) being "hired" to help Daisy with a problem and then finding himself immersed into his craft with a psychological phenomenon of past-life regression that comes on at the drop of a hint.

Streisand's penchant for the "mod look" , I'm guessing, led to the costume decisions that were made for Daisy...and those costumes ALONE date the film.

It's still glorious in some of its execution, and that's more than enough to recommend it.

SpillOVahz.....

As for Mikalah, I got the feeling she was trying to channel Baby Snooks, but some Molly Picon kvetch got in the way.

I think someone has told her she bares a very slight resemblance to Barbra Streisand, and I think she's trying to play that card for all it is worth. But I found her vocals THE most lacking of all the ladies last night. Only her chutzpah got her through the process, and the judges let her off VERY lightly, perhaps because she's so very young.

But as DR Ron said, they were pretty easy on all the girls last night, much more so than they were with the men. Of course, I think they, like I was, had higher expectations for the guys than they delivered.

Rodzinski, if you bring them to the Writer's Block event, I will be happy to sign them for you, and if you remind me on the 16th of March, I'll bring you a Kritzer CD.

I got SO many packages today filled with lots and lots of goodies.  Got many DVDs, including Behold the Pale Horse, My Sister Eileen, It Happened to Jane, On a Clear Day, The Widow of St. Pierre (unlike its US counterpart, proper ratio), the stage version of The Young Girls of Rochefort, an import multi disc complete Betty Boop collection, and Strangers When We Meet.  What to watch is the big question.  My pal David also sent me the two latest collector releases of two classic Herb Alpert albums, The Lonely Bull and South of the Border.

A question for ASK BK DAY!

BK, were there any songs for the new Guy Haines CD that had been suggested by your faithful HHWers, which you and/or Guy Haines hadn't thought of (or even heard of), but decided to actually record?

A question for ASK BK DAY!

BK, were there any songs for the new Guy Haines CD that had been suggested by your faithful HHWers, which you and/or Guy Haines hadn't thought of (or even heard of), but decided to actually record?

You don't have to specify which songs may have been chosen (until you're ready), just if any had actually been chosen from the HHW suggestions.

I'd have to go back and look at that day's posts - does anyone remember which day it was that we were taking suggestions?

I'd say that there are a few songs listed that are still under consideration, along with one that's probably a definite.

I keep hearing about songs that you are considering for the Guy Haines CD.  I know that you and Grant Geissman have gotten together at least twice, to run through music.  My Question is:

Doesn't Mr. Haines have any say in what songs he will sing on his own CD  Granted, with your talent and your batting average, he will certainly be in good hands, but I would think that he would want some say in this matter.  Or do Mr. Haines tastes in music run to heavy metal and (God help us) rap?

I suspect Guy Haines places himself in BK's hands far more than one might expect.

That statement can be taken a variety (and hollywood reporter) of ways!

Bruce, I didn't know "Strangers When We Meet" was out on DVD.  The movie is very well done.  Kim Novak is incredibly beautiful as usual.

It was sunny and 71 today, but California's wetness is headed this way.  I actually smelled orange blossoms today.  I would imagine the whole city will be perfumed by the trees in about a week or so-- it depends on how much sun we get.  I always feel wonderfully alive during the weeks you can smell citrus blossoms everywhere.

Bruce-- do you have a large sheet music collection?  I would imagine some of our extremely talented Dear Readers have quite a bit of sheet music.