Topic: PREAMBLE (Read 32772 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #360 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:18:18 PM »

So... My friend, Jeremy, called me around 7:00. He had just gotten back into town after spending the holidays with his family, and wanted to grab a bite to eat with someone who was not a relative.

So, I headed on down to 91st Street, and we ended up at Ollie's for some surprisingly good Chinese food, and some truly sparkling and sometimes scandalous conversation. *We both decided to order an item off the menu that we thought the other person would not like, and in the process we both found two new favorites. -Jeremy actually speaks a bit Chinese, so I have no idea what he ordered for me - or if it was even on the menu, but I know it was something pork-y with leeks. And I liked it.

After dinner, I headed to the subway, but since it was such a gorgeous night out, I went ahead and walked the 50 blocks home.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #361 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:19:27 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 08, 2008, 07:51:43 PM

....I'm currently watching "Law & Order: SVU"... The perp has a familiar name.

Someone on L&O SVU has it in for me. Hated the actress playing the FBI agent.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #362 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:21:44 PM »

PAGE 13 PORK AND LEEKS DANCE!!!!

Jeanne · « **Reply #363 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:28:49 PM »

Quote from: td on January 08, 2008, 02:07:16 PM

You're not an ignoramus, nor should you feel like one.
Some of us have very trivial minds which soak up things like a sponge; sometimes those useless bits of trivia can come in handy.

Thank you, TD. I've never been a mainstream person--and am happy with that. I find, though, that it is useful sometimes to have at least a nodding acquaintance with things currant. After all, I don't have to like them!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #364 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:29:11 PM »

As for the Topic of the Day....

I think these are far out enough of the mainstream:

"A Home At The End of the World"
"The History Boys"
"We Don't Live Here Anymore"
"You Can Count On Me"

bk · « **Reply #365 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:34:44 PM »

I just had the muse Margaret call I've been waiting on pins and needles for and I'm happy to say she is loving the book. She was very specific about certain sequences and lines, and it made me very, very happy. She only had two little suggestions, both excellent - one for a slight change in a line because she felt the imagery I'd used wasn't funny enough, and I came up with its replacement as we were speaking and its much better, and one thing where I'd mentioned someone's clothing and she wanted it described, which I'll do later tonight. So, I'll be mushing on with the book tomorrow and catch up with what I didn't do today. Again, I actually will be keeping pace because I was at least ten pages ahead of where I thought I'd be. So, I'm a happy lad this very evening.

bk · « **Reply #366 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:35:37 PM »

Can someone send me that pork and leeks thing. Or, I could just steal it - have you ever taken a leek?

bk · « **Reply #367 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:35:47 PM »

Just asking.

bk · « **Reply #368 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:36:06 PM »

I must say Alfred Molina sort of reminded me of FJL.

Jeanne · « **Reply #369 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:36:28 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 08, 2008, 03:29:25 PM

... In fact, you can download a PDF of TONY's 100 Best Food and Drink list from their website for easier storage in your bag, purse and/or wallet.

Why would we need to when we have you, Jose?

bk · « **Reply #370 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:39:35 PM »

Will we never get to page fourteen?

bk · « **Reply #371 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:40:11 PM »

Listening to a CD and when it's over I'll enter the two little changes, then see if I feel like writing a page or two.

FJL · « **Reply #372 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:40:57 PM »

BK - I like that much better than when a friend told me that I reminded her of Deepak Chopra.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #373 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:41:17 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on January 08, 2008, 06:58:32 PM

... Never trust a P.E. teacher!

For some of us, that would be the opening sentence of a lurid tale of adventure.

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #374 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:41:52 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on January 08, 2008, 08:36:28 PM

Why would we need to when we have you, Jose?

Aw, shucks.

*Although, I do have to say that TONY has provided me with many a food-find. And vice versa.

bk · « **Reply #375 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:42:18 PM »

Nah, Alfred Molina, at least in The Hoax. Isn't it interesting that the Irving book came out in 1981 and it only took 26 years for someone to realize "Oh, there's a movie in this." Hollywood. I gotta tell you.

td · « **Reply #376 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:42:36 PM »

BK, regarding the YouTube Vidoes:
I use this program: http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

It saves them as flash videos, then you can convert them to whatever format you want them in.
I have burned a dvd of the Dorothy Loudon clips, which I converted to Windows Video Media after having saved them.
I havent' dvd-ed the FOLLIES clips, though I have them saved onto my computer.

td · « **Reply #377 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:43:50 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 08, 2008, 08:40:11 PM

Listening to a CD and when it's over I'll enter the two little changes, then see if I feel like writing a page or two.

I listened to a CD tonight; I wasn't impressed with Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

FJL · « **Reply #378 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:45:44 PM »

Well, Alfred Molina is nicknamed Fred.

http://imdb.com/name/nm0000547/bio

And you've never seen us in the same room, except when I've been in the audience and he's been onstage.

Jeanne · « **Reply #379 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:48:20 PM »

Quote from: FJL on January 08, 2008, 08:40:57 PM

BK - I like that much better than when a friend told me that I reminded her of Deepak Chopra.

LOL.

Kerry · « **Reply #380 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:48:58 PM »

Continued TOD:

Garbo Talks ( a favorite)

Fitzwilly

Max Dugan Returns

And more that I can't think of now

Jeanne · « **Reply #381 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:51:02 PM »

Glad to see that DR JANE is home safe and sound. I was just about to post some travel vibes for her when I saw her posts.

Travel vibes to DR SINGDAW for his upcoming trip.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #382 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:52:28 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 08, 2008, 08:42:18 PM

Nah, Alfred Molina, at least in The Hoax. Isn't it interesting that the Irving book came out in 1981 and it only took 26 years for someone to realize "Oh, there's a movie in this." Hollywood. I gotta tell you.

So, I guess that means the musical version will start workshopping in 2015.

Jeanne · « **Reply #383 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:52:34 PM »

Congrats to BK on passing the first hurdle of his new novel.

Jeanne · « **Reply #384 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:54:15 PM »

I loved THE HISTORY BOYS.

Jeanne · « **Reply #385 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:54:40 PM »

Good night.

td · « **Reply #386 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:55:09 PM »

I loved A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD.

bk · « **Reply #387 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:55:31 PM »

Quote from: td on January 08, 2008, 08:42:36 PM

BK, regarding the YouTube Vidoes:
I use this program: http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

It saves them as flash videos, then you can convert them to whatever format you want them in.
I have burned a dvd of the Dorothy Loudon clips, which I converted to Windows Video Media after having saved them.
I havent' dvd-ed the FOLLIES clips, though I have them saved onto my computer.

Well, td, I think we've just discovered the answer - download the Loudon clips, and the Lansbury Gypsy clips and burn them onto a DVD for me.

bk · « **Reply #388 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:57:13 PM »

I'm STILL waiting for this fershluganah CD to be over so I can resume writing.

td · « **Reply #389 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:57:43 PM »

Well, bk, the Loudon clip dvd shall be copied for you presently.
I'll burn the FOLLIES shortly.
I'm downloading the Lansbury as I type. . .

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