Haines His Way

Does no one else wish to share about their dishwasher cycle time?  

No.  My dishwasher's cycle is a very private matter and is not to be discussed in polite society...or even here.

Well -

Someone's feeling better...

Or at least, back to normal.    

Maude Spector, casting director

Mel[ville] Shavelson, writer

I had a nice weekend, sort of.

I had no pain, so there was THAT.  I did take more than my normal ration of naps, though.

And I cleared my DVR cache, including the watching of two rather entertaining motion pictures:

"Toys in the Attic" isn't exactly a classic motion picture, but it has a splendid performance by Wendy Hiller, a scenery-chewing performance by Geraldine Fitzgerald, and some good supporting performances including top-billed Dean Martin (but hardly the "star" part), Yvette Mimeux (at her long-blond-haired loveliest) and Gene Tierney (looking rather striking, IMO).  Topping it off, though, was a very atmospheric and lovely George Duning score.

"Panama Hattie" was a sheer delight, although it wasn't intended to be a top-drawer MGM musical.  In excellent black-and-white, this film starred Red Skelton and Ann Sothern (Sothern clearly the star but not top-billed), with some sterling supporting characters including Rags Ragland, Virginia O'Brien, Lena Horne (for the specialty numbers) and a very young, very dashing Dan Dailey (before he became a big Fox ego).  Everyone had "numbers" -- Sothern, O'Brien, Horne, Skelton, etc.  Cole Porter was the composer of note.  Other MGM music department talents also lent songwriting support, including Roger Edens.  It was great fun and lasted 79 minutes.  If only ALL movies could at least be as entertaining.

Manny Schevitz?

 
To my mind, this game is more fun with a bit of humor added.

Oh, and hello.

I'll be back when I catch up.

Has anyone brought up Maximilian Schell?

On what charge?  


Yes, I believe DR Matt H. mentioned him.

Re: dishwashers. Well, at least Bk's is working. Mine is not--again. :-(

I suspect the time quoted by the manufacturer included drying time. My dishwasher, when it's working, takes over an hour. But it's an old one.

Vibes to DR LAURA for her minister.

Morris Stoloff, Hollywood conductor, music arranger/supervisor, mostly for Columbia Pictures in the 1940s-60s.

Re: LA restaurants:
VALENTINO was around in my old LA days. I believe I only ate there once, and I know I loved it. Barbra Sreisand was a frequent patron in those days.

CAMPANILE is where I was taken for my birthday din-din last year. Expensive, crowded, NOISY--VERY NOISY. The food, IMO, was good, but not great. I would not return.