Topic: TO BE FRANK (Read 35895 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #30 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:39:18 AM »

DR Michael Shayne, all of the STAR WARS films are in 6.1 (EX or ES depending on whether you're listening to Dolby Digital or DTS sound). Pixar/Disney's TOY STORY 2 and the last three Pixar movies: MONSTERS, INC, FINDING NEMO, THE INCREDIBLES.

And I'll tell you a little secret: many of the most recent regular 5.1 Dolby DIgital DVDs will translate just fine into 6.1 if you activate 6.1 EX decoding. You have to do this manually (on my Pioneer receiver, it requires only the push of one button on the front panel), but it will work. On older films with DD soundtracks, it doesn't work, and the surround track collapses into the center back only, but for anything made since 2000, it should work just fine.

Matt H. · « **Reply #31 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:40:11 AM »

Happy Birthday to DR Ben's ever lovin' Anthony!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #32 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:42:09 AM »

Friday Media Check:

CD - TWO'S COMPANY (OBC)
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (OBC)

DVD - RAGING BULL (need to finsh it)
GALAXY QUEST
NIGHTMARE ALLEY

DVR - PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET
LOST IN THE STARS

Matt H. · « **Reply #33 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:46:37 AM »

My Tony Award Playbill came in the mail today, so I'll enjoy flipping through that at some point this weekend, too.

Matt H. · « **Reply #34 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:52:00 AM »

My friend Hal came to see the show last night. Since hooking up with his new partner three years ago, he's pretty much given up theater though we had previously done shows together (SCROOGE, BENT). After seeing the show, he called this morning and said he had the itch to do something again, and I reminded him about the upcoming OLIVER! auditions. He was immediately interested in Bill Sikes, so looks like LA CAGE will succeed in getting a talented actor to come back to the theater, and I couldn't be happier.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #35 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:52:43 AM »

Good Morning!

YIKES! Almost 11:00 already!! John Michael's school musical is in 45 minutes!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #36 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:55:31 AM »

Media Check:

CD Player - "Unsung Sondheim", Das Barbecu OCR, "Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gerswhin Songbook", Thoroughly Modern Mille OCR...

And a few others, I think...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #37 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:55:53 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR/DP ANTHONY!!!!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #38 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:56:42 AM »

Quote from: JRand54 on June 10, 2005, 07:28:28 AM

DR DtM - I am thinking I am going to have to purchase the DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS CD after seeing Mr Norbutt Leo Butz last week. He was very good in his Tony-winning performance, although Mr Lithgow is certainly a Minus for me. Oh well.

Yep, Mr. Butz's "Great Big Stuff" has been repeating in my head all week since the awards. And I think you might change you mind about Lithgow when you give the CD a listen to. He is so over the top on a few of his numbers but so perfectly so.

And I love those Hugh Wheeler orchestrations.

Alright, I've now switched from Gorillaz to Scoundrels on my mePod.

Also, Leo Butz sounds a LOT like a young Robert Morse on this recording. There are times I expect him to start singing "Rosemary!"

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #39 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:56:52 AM »

After hemming and hawing, I will be staying down here this weekend. -And the heat...UGH! It's also Pride weekend down here too, so I have lots of friends coming into town. -And it also looks like I'll be playing the show on Sunday as well now, so...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #40 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:57:14 AM »

OK.... GOTTA RUN!!!

Laters...

Matt H. · « **Reply #41 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:01:08 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 10, 2005, 07:56:42 AM

And I love those Hugh Wheeler orchestrations.

Also, Leo Butz sounds a LOT like a young Robert Morse on this recording. There are times I expect him to start singing "Rosemary!"

I'm sure you meant Harold Wheeler. Dear Hugh Wheeler has been gone for quite a few years.

Matt H. · « **Reply #42 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:02:52 AM »

Yes, I'm going to take a break from the computer now and go rehearse Act I lines. I'll be back in the afternoon.

vixmom · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:03:02 AM »

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Happy Birthday to Anthony!!!![/move]

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #44 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:05:16 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on June 10, 2005, 08:01:08 AM

I'm sure you meant Harold Wheeler. Dear Hugh Wheeler has been gone for quite a few years.

Spoo!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:11:08 AM »

Thanks for the Lithgow update, DR DtM. I will listen with an open mind - unusual for me, I know.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #46 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:22:18 AM »

Quote from: bk on June 10, 2005, 12:01:25 AM

And the word of the day is: PERFIDY!

Mother Fidy had a very large family. One day she made cookies, about two dozen or so, and she handed them out, one per Fidy.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:30:30 AM »

Then there is the new Bruce Willis movie:

Perfidy Hard V

Jennifer · « **Reply #48 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:45:23 AM »

DVD player: I'm part way thru SIDEWAYS.

VCR: Last night's home renovation show on HGTV, THE BLOCK.

I'm curious, did anybody see last night's THE CUT (the new Tommy Hilfiger show). It had a very similar format to APPRENTICE. I like Mr. Hilfiger's stuff (especially the jewelry). And I actually quite liked this show. I wonder how it did in the Survivor CBS timeslot.

Jennifer · « **Reply #49 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:48:27 AM »

It is extremely humid here too. I think it is like 40C with the humidex.

DR Jose, is it normal for them to keep changing your schedule so often? This seems crazy to me.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #50 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:52:49 AM »

Dan (the Man)- Was that the new Gorillaz you were listening to? "Demon Days"? That is a pretty entertaining CD.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #51 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:53:35 AM »

To you...
My heart cries out Perfidia!
Cause I find you the Goddess of Love
In Somebody else's arms

MBarnum · « **Reply #52 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:55:35 AM »

You guys may be having a heat wave, but our sun has gone away

, replaced by gray skies and maybe some rain.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #53 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:56:06 AM »

Maybe he meant Hugh Herbert, the great character actor.

vixmom · « **Reply #54 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:56:21 AM »

Last night the Vixter had her dress rehearsal for her dance recital, this is her 8th year dancng at this studio.

The klittle ones, 3 & 4 year olds are so adorable and the some of the older ones, in high school are very talented... and then there are the poor overweight, untalented ones that are crammed into a leotard three sizes too small and are constantly 1/2 a step behind the rest of the class...its painful to watch, but I give them a lot of credit for sticking to it and performing with a smile!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #55 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:57:59 AM »

Quote from: Rodzinski on June 10, 2005, 08:52:49 AM

Dan (the Man)- Was that the new Gorillaz you were listening to? "Demon Days"? That is a pretty entertaining CD.

Yep, that's the one. I'll give it another go this weekend since I've switch to show tune mode now.

It sounds like something that should be listened to on head phones. They do a lot of cool subtle stuff on this one.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #56 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:58:51 AM »

We had a wild thundershower to start the day. The sun ain't out yet.

vixmom · « **Reply #57 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:58:51 AM »

We have heat, humidity, fog, grey skies and drizzle... oh what a lovely commute on the Long Island Distressway this morning

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #58 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:59:51 AM »

A bit of trivia:

David, the high tenor in the group "Il Divo", is David Miller, who was one of the Rodolfos in Baz Luhrmann's "La Boheme".

vixmom · « **Reply #59 on:** June 10, 2005, 09:01:05 AM »

Don't have anything in the CD player at work... I shall have to remedy that

I was listening to NPR on the car radio during the aforementioned commute of bliss

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