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At last another "Death In Venice" reference.

And one for Dirk.

Watch your phraseology! This is a family site!

Did anyone eat a bunny today?  Let's have a meal report.

and a piece of Mahler's

Tonight: cheese fondue, with salad and, I think, pork loin chops.

The lamb roast can wait.  I roasted on Friday (which was good), and don't want to roast again so soon.

No chocolate bunny, but I did have a chocolate covered strawberry.

We saw LADY KILLERS today and were very bored.  Tonight we will watch Easter Parade TIVO is now recording for our evening viewing.

Oh, and the taxes our done thanks to Keith.  He uses TurboTax and sends it electronically.

AND FOXFIRE was the movie that was being shown on the Andrea Doria when it was struck broadside by the Stockholm.

But what were they showing on the Titanic?

I just noticed that I am now a "Sr. Member".  

I feel like I am now a checkerboard chick!  (Ooooh, Hairspray reference!)

I am watching EASTER PARADE and had really forgotten how glorious it is.  Judy and Fred make a good team...although he is a bit old for her!

And Ann Miller looks just stunning in the period costumes.

My favorite number...after much deliberation...was just on....the audition for Ziegfeld....When That Midnight ChooChoo Leaves for Alabam.... what great tapping.  A friend of mine and I copied that routine step for step so many years ago...great changes in direction and rhythm.  And this time I just noticed that Astaire looks down at his feet more in this number than any other number I remember....he NEVER looked down (Donald O'Connor always watches his own feet)...and on the last measure out the curtain Fred misses a beat.....whew!  

And of course everyone knows the story when Irving Berlin came out to work on the movie (or maybe it was on ANNIE GET YOUR GUN when Judy was still on the project)....as they sat at a piano Berlin made a suggestion to Judy on her phrasing....Judy replied:  "Listen, buster, you write 'em and I sing 'em!"  Berlin was truly amused.

Good evening!

Happy Easter!

Sorry for being errant and truant the past few days, but I kept finding myself exhausted and a little "under" after getting home from the show (and/or rehearsal).  Well, as it turns out, it appears my annual allergy-ear/nose/throat-infection-thingy has returned.  (It's a month early this year, however.)  -Gotta love those cherry blossoms... and all that cherry blossom pollen!  Ugh.  So...

If I could ask for those patented and proven Good Health Vibes from all your Hainsies and Kimlets out there, they would be greatly appreciated.

Thankfully, I did make it back to Richmond - the traffic was not too bad.  Of course, I came home to a less than clean apartment (and my roomie is still surprised that I'm leaving the place in June - for New York!)...  And the landlord finally brought in a new washer/dryer unit...Unfortunately, the old/broken unit is still in place, and the new one is taking up way too much floor space in the kitchen...

Hmmm.. Maybe I should have stayed up in Arlington this "weekend".  Ah, well...

I'm going to be turning out the lights soon, and heading to bed...  -Out of sight, out of mind.  Hopefully, come morning the Good Health Vibes will have done their job - I really don't want to spend my day off sick.  

-Although, since I'll most likely be cleaning and installing the new washer/dryer tomorrow...

I miss you guys.  

But, we did have great shows this weekend, and good audiences - babies included.  -And at least the whole stage left side of the pit (all four of us) is now doing the "Generations" dance.  

-The secret is to use both your arms and your chest.  

I hope everyone is doing well, and has/had a great weekend.

Evening all!

Hope you had a wonderful Easter.  I can't honestly say what I did with mine.  I think I just frittered the day away.  One moment it was morning and the next it's almost time to go to bed.  I didn't really do much of anything.

We had ham and sweet potatos for dinner and I ate at least 6 dark chocolate dove squares (for which I now feel quite guilty about) but that's about all.  I didn't buy any Easter candy and since we don't have any kids, we don't bother with colored eggs.  

Let's see, I was going to tell you about the Ren Fest yesterday.  I really enjoy seeing all the costumes.  Some are quite good.  There's nothing like seeing a handsome man walking with a cloak swishing behind him.  I find capes/cloaks to be very romantic.  

The sword play,  the jousting like wrestling and the human chess match.   Fake, I know but I love watching it.

And of course all the pretty things to buy.  This year I bought a very lovely crystal necklace and matching earnings.    They shine better than any diamond I’ve ever seen and when the sun hits them just right, the rainbow effect is just wonderful.

I also had my fortune read.  I haven’t done that in quite some time and it’s always fun.  I always take what’s said with a grain of salt but sometimes it hits pretty close or it says something interesting.    This time was something interesting but I won’t hold my breath on it coming to pass.

It’s pouring down rain right now and I’ve heard a couple of good claps of thunder.  Guess I’s better sign off while I can.  

Have a good one all!  

Of course there was the time Judy was asked to sing at a veteran's hospital.  She was in one of her bad periods and an hour after her concert was supposed to start she decided not to perform.  "But Judy," someone said, "they had to wheel in most of your audience in wheelchairs" to which Judy replied "if they wheeled 'em in they can Damn well wheel 'em out again!".