Topic: WHIP CRACK AWAY (Read 21407 times)

Matthew · « **Reply #60 on:** July 13, 2005, 10:55:54 AM »

The day the terrorists attacks hit London, I was there, as you all know because I've posted about it. But my mom got several calls and emails about my whereabouts that day as a lot of people knew I was planning on going.

It seems like for the last few months, I've been writing lyrics to "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Gal) ... and I recently recieved an email and the subject title was "Has anybody seen...." - it was from a friend of mine whom I wrote a song about her using that same song. "Has anybody seen Ms. Howe" - so I was inspired to do the following (my last name is Mattei (mat-tay) just so you know as I use it quite a lot.

Matt’s Journey to London

(sung by Matt’s Mom to the tune of “Has Anybody Seen My Gal”)

Have you seen the news today
Terrorists down London way
Has anybody seen Mat-tei?

Paris first, did he say?
Was it London or Bombay
Has anybody seen Mat-tei?

Would someone check his list
Paris, Nice, where is he today?
Yes indeed, it was the day
Mat-tei was down in London way

Is he safe? Is he fine?
Did Mary Poppins really fly?
Has anybody seen Mat-tei?

(sung by Matt)

Yes I saw the news today
It was not so far away
Mat-tei was down Ol’ London way

Underground was shut down
Queue’s for taxi’s all around
Mat-tei was down in London town

The cops were all around
Streets were closed, Bus’s were down
In a pub, watched TV
Then fled to leave Ol’ London town

To our regret, heavy sigh
Mary Poppins did not fly
The day we were in London town!

Matthew · « **Reply #61 on:** July 13, 2005, 11:07:59 AM »

Is there any mac users that listen to the Broadway Radio Show... if so, how do you make it work?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #62 on:** July 13, 2005, 11:17:00 AM »

Quote from: Stuart on July 13, 2005, 06:35:41 AM

DR Ron Pulliam, I believe the irony in Miss Jones' MUSIC MAN pregnancy with Patrick (soon to be touring in JOSEPH... Again.) is that I have often heard/read stories that during the stage version, Miss Cook was also with child, and Preston told her he would cut the lift during the footbridge scene if she was feeling nausous, or something like that. So for uptight librarian/spinsters, those Marians got around.

Had never heard that about Ms. Cook.

My discomfort with the knowledge is that I shall, from this point forward, always be taken "out" of the movie thinking "here is where Shirley was preggers with Patrick" when this scene arrives.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #63 on:** July 13, 2005, 11:50:22 AM »

The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle...

That's Bobby Sherman alright, although for some reason Perry Como had the Top 40 hit of that song. If you like a good simple pop tune, Bobby Sherman's LPs are chock-full of 'em.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #64 on:** July 13, 2005, 11:53:32 AM »

There are so many great Western movie scores: Magnificent Seven, Big Country, The Bravados, Ride the High Country, Rozsa's Tribute To A Bad Man...

Western songs from movies: Gunfight at OK Corral; River of No Return (The Sons of the Pioneers have a great version of this); The Hanging Tree (by Marty Robbins), Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (never used in the movie); 3:10 To Yuma

TV Theme: I always like The Rebel Johnny Yuma and the Theme to Jim Bowie. Paladin is still pretty catchy.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #65 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:00:44 PM »

Correction: I have a song on a CD by Johnny Cash called The Rebel Johhny Yuma. It is NOT, however, the theme I remember from the TV show which went: "Johnny Yuma was a rebel..."

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #66 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:01:52 PM »

Of course, the greatest Western song...not connected to any movie or TV show that I know of...is still probably GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY!

JMK · « **Reply #67 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:05:23 PM »

Wild Wild West's film score is awful, and what makes it worse is it's by Elmer Bernstein (IIRC). There is virtually no use of the classic tv theme. For a while I thought it was a licensing issue, but about 3/4 of the way through the film, there's a brief quote of the theme.

Bobby Sherman's albums are great pop fluff. Bobby did a personal appearance at the downtown Seattle Sears store my Dad managed (it no longer exists

) and my Dad brought me home a copy of a promo 45 of "Easy Come, Easy Go." Years later it turned out that DS Betsy had IVd Bobby (who was then, IIRC, a paramedic) when he came to Chicago and did a guest spot on her radio show. She loved, loved, loved him.

Scary stalker department: I have a stalker. No joke. It's very scary and I think we're going to have to call the police. Vibes, please.

George · « **Reply #68 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:36:17 PM »

~~~ ANTI-STALKER Vibes for DR JMK!! ~~~

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #69 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:39:01 PM »

In Dallas, there used to be a very cool shopping mall called Ollapodrida.

Matt H. · « **Reply #70 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:41:29 PM »

If that WIZARD OF OZ was on TCM, DR MBarnum, you can bet it's going to be on that OZ set that's coming out this fall.

Matt H. · « **Reply #71 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:43:36 PM »

I've sung my praises of Alfred Newman's HOW THE WEST WAS WON score many times here, but I was more interested in TV Western themes which I don't remember our ever discussing before today.

George · « **Reply #72 on:** July 13, 2005, 12:51:10 PM »

Where I work, we have an employee bulletin every Friday. In last week's bulletin was a list of:

NEW WORDS FOR 2005

MOUSE POTATO: The on-line, wired generation’s answer to the couch potato.
STRESS PUPPY: A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.
SWIPEOUT: An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.
IRRITAINMENT: Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but you find yourself unable to stop watching them.
PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE: The fine art of whacking the heck out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
GENERICA: Features of landscape that are exactly the same no matter where one is, such as fast food joints, strip malls, and subdivisions.
OHNOSECOND: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you’ve just made a BIG mistake.
WOOFS: Well-Off Older Folks.

;D Just had to share! They don't always put something funny like this in it, but this week they did.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #73 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:14:43 PM »

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PROTECTIVE VIBES FOR JMK ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[/move]

Stuart · « **Reply #74 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:15:01 PM »

Vibes for DR JMK.

bk · « **Reply #75 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:21:40 PM »

Back from finishing the galley - I'm sure there's still a bad break or two, but I'm so done proofing this thing. Every book these days has much worse, so I'm just moving on. PDF of the galley has been sent to the publisher.

Tape hunt was a bust. Deciding whether to go to storage after I eat lunch, or tomorrow morning.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #76 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:23:40 PM »

Quote from: George on July 13, 2005, 12:51:10 PM

OHNOSECOND: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you’ve just made a BIG mistake.

This one was coined years ago by Rich Hall as a Sniglet. Back then, it was the measure of the amount of time between when you slam the car door shut and when you realize you left the keys in the ignition.

TPunk · « **Reply #77 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:27:35 PM »

Non-Stalker vibes for DR JMK

Matt H. · « **Reply #78 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:27:43 PM »

A stalker? Really? How bizarre. Be safe and careful and DO call the police!

Matt H. · « **Reply #79 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:29:08 PM »

I'm having dinner out with friends tonight, something of a rarety for me as I usually prefer to eat out at lunch time. At any rate, I'll be E&T for a bit tonight.

Matt H. · « **Reply #80 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:31:02 PM »

And I'll be E&T for quite a LONG bit tomorrow. Tomorrow is my friend Jeff's day off, and we'll be unloading that pod we packed up eight months ago and taking its contents into his new condo. Not looking forward to the work in the hot sun (it was cool fall when we packed it up before), but at least it will be over and done with after a few more days. He has until Tuesday of next week to get it totally unloaded. Then, the company comes and picks it up.

Matt H. · « **Reply #81 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:32:52 PM »

Enjoyed the rest of MONK disc 2 this afternoon. I guess up next will be one of the DVDs I got today or perhaps EAST OF EDEN which someone was mentioning yesterday.

JMK · « **Reply #82 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:43:56 PM »

Thanks, all. Yes, it's a very bizarre story. I don't want to say too much lest it be read here by interloping eyes, but suffice it to say you need to be very careful when you subscribe to any listserv or internet group. You never know who's on the "other end" (or off the deep end, as the case may be). We have dutifully recorded the many phone numbers this weirdo is calling from and will report them if we receive any more.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #83 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:45:49 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on July 13, 2005, 07:44:06 AM

I wonder if, in all of his years of screen acting, that Johnny Depp ever imagined that his likeness would one day appear on a candy bar wrapper.

The idea of someone under the age of puberty drooling over Johnny Depp creeps me out.

bk · « **Reply #84 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:52:51 PM »

I've eaten my fill. My fill was quite yummilicious. I've read the new Scarlet Street magazine, in which I, MBarnum, and Jrand have words. So, I may go over to storage and try to get that out of the way.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #85 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:59:03 PM »

It is 110 in the shade (some kind of reference) and I've been out in the sun all morning. We think we'll be done tomorrow, maybe. I have a headache.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #86 on:** July 13, 2005, 02:02:36 PM »

According to the imdb:

Johnny Depp

Date of birth
9 June 1963
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

He is as old as some of his fans' parents.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #87 on:** July 13, 2005, 02:04:54 PM »

Vibes of safety to JMK and hopes for prevailing levelheadedness to JMK's stalker.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #88 on:** July 13, 2005, 02:05:25 PM »

Quote from: George on July 13, 2005, 12:51:10 PM

IRRITAINMENT: Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but you find yourself unable to stop watching them.

Would FoxNews count as irritainment?

TPunk · « **Reply #89 on:** July 13, 2005, 02:19:04 PM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on July 13, 2005, 02:05:25 PM

Would FoxNews count as irritainment?

Absolutely!

News:

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