Haines His Way

Ginny, I think Fantasticks should still be running. It's available on the half-price ticket booth but that's no indication of good or bad business, most shows appear at the booth at some point. I haven't heard any news about any closing so I think you'll be able to see the show.

And with former "American Idol" contestant, Anthony Fedorov, stepping into the role of Matt...  Lots of AI folks "on the boards" this season.  For better or for worse.


*There was a mention in some article about Constantine Maroulis showing up at every single theatre-related event in NYC lately.  Very funny slight.  -Now if I can just recall where I read that.

Marcia! Marcia! Marcia![/b]

DR singdaw - I've had variations of Paula Deen's "Better Than Sex" Cake.  Usually with chocolate pudding.  It's not bad, but I'm not sure I'd truly qualify it as "better than sex".  Although, that may all depends upon one's experience.  Or lack thereof.

In any case...  The one Paula Deen recipe that I think is truly over the top are her Gooey Butter Cakes - which is basically a box of cake mix and two sticks of butter melted.  Sort of like a "Dump Cake" but without the canned fruit filling.

DR singdaw - Which part of NYC do you live in?  I'm in Uptown/West Harlem/Heritage Heights/Sugar Hill.  Whatsaboutyou?

DR Cillaliz - Welcome to Chi-Town!  Any further reports on the road conditions in Omaha?

Which part of NYC do you live in?

DR JoseSPiano, didn't mean to mislead, but when I typed New York, I meant the state, not the city!  I'm in Westchester, but only about a half hour out by train.

Jose, Nope, don't speak French to any proficient degree.  Many translators/adapters don't speak the language of the plays they adapt.  Often they are given a literal translation of the play and work from that or...as in my case...I digested and referred to four different translations of the play and, from those, did a version (freely adapted) in my own words.

Gotcha.

Are you keeping the French(?) version of a scene where a scene equals anytime a character enters of exits the stage?  I remember studying some Moliere plays in high school, and the initials growns that went up from the class - myself included - when Mrs. Kammerer gave the class the assignment, "Please read and summarize the first 12 scenes for tomorrow." -Well, that basically ended up being only about 20 pages of text.  C'etait vrai, n'est-ce pas?

I really can't wait to see the cats though. I haven't left them for this long in ages and Callie hasn't had one of her medications since I left. The vet thought it would be ok for 5 days and well, this is day 5, so I really want to be sure she's ok.  She won't let my cat sitter give her pills, but does let her give her the liquid

DR Jose, what's the name of the great cookie place? I didn't get there, but know someone who would like to check it out.

Levain Bakery

It's on 74th between Columbus and Amsterdam.  And they're open until 7:00pm each day of the week.

OH!

DR elmore - Did you like your Levain cookie?

some bakeries

It's a deal!  What's a few extra hours on the treadmill?

It's a deal!  What's a few extra hours on the treadmill?

And in my "defense" as it were, any time I have made trips to a bakery for my own culinary satisfaction, I always make sure said excursion is either preceded and/or anteceded(?) by a good walk.

DR Ben (or other New Yorkers) - speaking of the half-price booth, how's the construction coming along on the new facility?  Are they still in the temp quarters?

They're still in temp quarters over at the Marriott Marquis.  *I'm just waiting to see what kind of madhouse that's going to be once the Spring and Summer theatre-going season kicks into high gear.  -Although, it really wasn't that bad last summer, so..  In any case...

There's something going on behind the construction walls.  Although, it seems they took a break over the past couple of weeks -maybe because of the weather?, I dunno.  There is one part of the initial "shell" that you can see, but that's about it.

AND...on a totally different subject...

WHY has not Rita Moreno's "Googie Gomez" of The Ritz been preserved forever on silver disc?