Haines His Way

Luggage arrival vibes for Cilla!

Break legs tonight, DR George!

And thank you!

Hello, Bretty!

I'm going to hear her again, 2 weeks from tonight at the Audio Publishers Association dinner in Minneapolis.  There will be, potentially, 500 people at that event, so I'm glad I saw her up close and personal last night.

The other speakers at the dinner are audiobook narrator Scott Brick and audiobook producer Dan Musselman.

And I have reason to believe that attendees will receive "goodie bags"  

Ginny (or any other audio book fans) - were you familiar with Anna Fields who died tragically last year?   I have heard people say that she was one of the best.

George, have you ever met my step-son?

Yes, I was going to post about it, but I forgot.  I remember meeting him when The Abbey Players (a local theater group that no longer exists) did Anything Goes.  I wasn't in that show, but I knew most of the people who were (Jeff Kingsbury directed it).  And I think that we might've been in some show or revue together, but I can't remember if we actually were.  I haven't heard anything about him for years, so I assumed that he moved away.

Yes, I was going to post about it, but I forgot.  I remember meeting him when The Abbey Players (a local theater group that no longer exists) did Anything Goes.  I wasn't in that show, but I knew most of the people who were (Jeff Kingsbury directed it).  And I think that we might've been in some show or revue together, but I can't remember if we actually were.  I haven't heard anything about him for years, so I assumed that he moved away.

Well I would be the last to know.  His sister is living up in Covington, but I haven't a clue as to what happened to Buzz.

OZ -- If for no other reason than to see Chritopher Meloni nude.

He is almost never nude on Special Victims Unit!

Brett, I do hope you will make a habit of dropping in here more often.

Click HERE for a write-up on the Capital Playhouse production of Side Show!

George, if you think about it, sometime could you ask Jeff if he knows what happened to Buzz.

George, if you think about it, sometime could you ask Jeff if he knows what happened to Buzz.

Certainly!  He should be there tonight.

Having done How To Succeed twice (playing Finch), it depends on how you play him.  There's really almost no difference between the movie Finch and the show Finch - they did drop Coffee Break and Paris Original (I think) from the film, and I think Rosemary had a bit more to do in the film.

I'll bet you were enduring as Finch.

I don't know from the Stage Version of HOW TO SUCCEED....I would like to do it, but I haven't read the script.

DR RLP - I hope you took advantage of the Gold Box and got Girl Next Door....for 8 dollars less than I paid.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

It's fun, and the extras are interesting.

I listened to the commentary on BLACK WIDOW last night by Mr Alan Rode.  Mostly it was a list of the films of the various people.  He touched on Gene Tierney's problems and read a paragraph or two from her book.  And he added a couple of interesting items about the film itself.

Much publicity was made about a $2000 dress that was made for Ginger Rogers and there are several pictures of her in it, but it isn't in the movie.  Seems to have been a scene in her dressing room that didn't make it.

Rode has a big problem with names - Bea Benaderet becomes Bea Benaderek.

And I don't think this is right:

Skip Homeier - he pronounces it as Ho-mee-ay

Virginia Leith - he pronounces as LYth....I don't think either is correct.

He also points out a combination of a location shot and a studio shot that just wasn't possible....the cab pulls up and Heflin gets out.  The cab wasn't shot in NYC....couldn't have been.  No cut, no dissolve, no traveling matte.