Topic: EASE ON DOWN LA STRADA (Read 32536 times)

Noel · « **Reply #120 on:** November 20, 2003, 02:28:56 PM »

Quote from: Tom from OZ on November 20, 2003, 01:07:49 PM

Not only no sign of snow but no sign of a posting frenzy either.

Don't you mean a flurry of posts?

For me to love a song, there's got to be a lot of emotion in it, and so many Christmas songs lack that; instead, they have obligatory devotions and images.

I love Christmas Dinner, which was recorded by Peter, Paul and Marry. It tells a story that makes me cry.

In a similar vein (femoral), I like the minor-key folk song Virgin Mary - Joan Baez recorded it - because I feel that woman really loves her baby. It's also kind of funny, because she's choosing a name. And, imagine, if, as an expletive, people shouted David H. Christ!

Matt H. · « **Reply #121 on:** November 20, 2003, 02:37:47 PM »

I like Christmas music, so I can't really say that I hate any song, but I think "Silent Night" has been sung to death, and I'm tired of it.

Love the McGuire Sisters' "Christmas Alphabet."

Jay · « **Reply #122 on:** November 20, 2003, 02:45:00 PM »

There's some good "old time" Christmas music on the soundtrack to ELF. And Zooey Deschanel actually does a nice job on "Baby, It's Cold Outside," with a dubbed Will Ferrell.

MBarnum · « **Reply #123 on:** November 20, 2003, 02:46:46 PM »

To all you LEAVE IT TO BEAVER fans here is a touching column in todays OREGONIAN newspaper. It is about Stanley Farara who played Whitey on LEAVE IT TO BEAVER and who passed away in Portland in September.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/1069247267223300.xml

TCB · « **Reply #124 on:** November 20, 2003, 02:55:39 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on November 20, 2003, 01:58:38 PM

One of my dearest friends who's actually 37 years old ADORES those animated Christmas specials "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Burl Ives' voice) and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (the one with Fred Astaire's voice; not sure if I got the name right). These specials were introduced after my childhood and I never got attached to them. Are others of you BIG fans of these shows like he is?

Well, Matt, I must have had a longer childhood, because I remember all of those specials fondly and still love them today. What annoys me about buying them on DVD or video is that, minus commericals, each one runs about twenty minutes. I can't believe they package each one separately and then expect people to pay $19.95 each to buy them. But Christmas is not Christmas to me unless I see Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, The little Drummer Boy, and this other one that I can’t remember the name of, but featured the voice of Tammy Grimes…. Guess I am just a kid at heart.

Matt H. · « **Reply #125 on:** November 20, 2003, 02:59:46 PM »

I certainly knew those specials were around as a teenager (and beyond), but I guess I thought of them as kid stuff and avoided them. (Not that there isn't plenty of child-oriented stuff that I love to watch even today.)

Matt H. · « **Reply #126 on:** November 20, 2003, 03:02:27 PM »

Show tune Christmas favorites: "Being Lovers on Christmas Eve" from I LOVE MY WIFE; "Pine Cones and Holly Berries" in counterpoint to "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" from HERE"S LOVE.

And, of course, "We Need a Little Christmas" from MAME.

Panni · « **Reply #127 on:** November 20, 2003, 03:17:57 PM »

Thank you for the welcomes back, Jay and Jr&53!

Jed · « **Reply #128 on:** November 20, 2003, 03:21:30 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on November 20, 2003, 03:02:27 PM

Show tune Christmas favorites: "Being Lovers on Christmas Eve" from I LOVE MY WIFE; "Pine Cones and Holly Berries" in counterpoint to "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" from HERE"S LOVE.

And, of course, "We Need a Little Christmas" from MAME.

And let us not forget the shopping oriented "Twelve Days To Christmas" from SHE LOVES ME.

Matt H. · « **Reply #129 on:** November 20, 2003, 03:23:41 PM »

If I get cast in that show SHE LOVES ME (auditions in basically two weeks), I'll be hearing that a lot. But as I'm not going for ensemble, I don't guess I'll be learning it.

George · « **Reply #130 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:04:42 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on November 20, 2003, 01:58:38 PM

One of my dearest friends who's actually 37 years old ADORES those animated Christmas specials "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Burl Ives' voice) and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (the one with Fred Astaire's voice; not sure if I got the name right). These specials were introduced after my childhood and I never got attached to them. Are others of you BIG fans of these shows like he is?

I'm 37 and I'm a fan...not a BIG fan, but a fan. After not having seen any in quite a while, they tend to blend in my memory as to which one is really which. But I do still like the (now considered primative) stop animation specials that I grew up with.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #131 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:08:03 PM »

I shall be missing for most of the day but at least I can say Hello to François and Jose before I go. Hi Guys. Good to have you back where you belong.

Noel · « **Reply #132 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:10:20 PM »

Quote from: TCB on November 20, 2003, 02:55:39 PM

this other one that I can't remember the name of, but featured the voice of Tammy Grimes

I think that would be 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, another Rankin/Bass . . . which I don't recall ever seeing. But I love Tammy Grimes' voice.

Jennifer · « **Reply #133 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:12:22 PM »

Quote from: SwishySarah on November 20, 2003, 01:45:14 PM

Jennifer: Ed was so cute! Although I think Carol is a whiny baby, the proposal was very cute. I actually liked the one in the beginning better, with the ballerinas . Tom Cavenaugh is hot.

About the Karma fairy: Does anyone else think it's "Cheating" when you post about how your Karma level has gone down, and you get more? I mean, it doesn't make me MAD (emphasis on this point...I am just intruiged), but it's just interesting that you do something, and the level goes down, you whine, and the level is bumped up. It kind of defies the purpose.

DR Swishy, I also loved the ballerina proposal. But the real one was pretty good too. I was actually all teary eyed.

Re: the whole karma thing

I am okay with people mentioning when their karma goes down, just because I like that there are DRs who care enough to give back what was taken away. I think some people feel hurt when their karma is taken away.

To me it's similar to when DRs say they have a problem/or a break-up/ or a bad day. I love that everyone tries to comfort that person. It makes me feel happy to do something that will make another DR feel better.

Matt H. · « **Reply #134 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:14:07 PM »

Well, there was "Frosty the Snowman," but it was line animation rather than stop motion. "Frosty" is my friend's least favorite of those Bass-Rankin productions.

Jennifer · « **Reply #135 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:21:21 PM »

Okay I gotta take off now. Sorry I can't add more posts. Maybe later.

I will add one more thing about what Swishy and others said about karma before I go. Does having your karma points taken away so often, make you feel like posting less? I come here to feel happy, not depressed. Just my 2 cents.

Have a good night everyone!

Matt H. · « **Reply #136 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:44:47 PM »

In addressing today's topic, I really do not like confrontations. As a fairly high strung person, I don't handle them well so I avoid them if possible. However, like so many others who have posted about this today, when pushed to the breaking point, I will deal face-to-face with the person pushing my buttons, and there will be sparks. Afterwards, I'm usually a quivery bowl of jelly, usually very upset and unable to concentrate on anything else. These upsets seem to happen a lot less now that I am retired, but even now, I try to avoid unpleasantness if at all possible. I'm not much of a scene maker unless provoked, and then, well, even I wouldn't want to be around me.

bk · « **Reply #137 on:** November 20, 2003, 04:54:07 PM »

May I just ask a SIMPLE question? Where in tarnation IS everyone? No way we're reaching two hundred posts today. Of course, I'd be happy to be proven wrong. I think I'm actually gonna get out of here at a decent hour tonight. At least I THINK I am.

Maya · « **Reply #138 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:07:41 PM »

I'm here, BK...waiting backstage to go on as Lady MacD...luckily there's internet access!

Hmmm...clothes call? (Or costume call, in my case)

I'm wearing a ripped black lace dress over a green satin slip...there's a green ribbon around the dress, and I'm also wearing black sandals.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #139 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:19:17 PM »

Quote from: [size=2]bk[/size] on November 20, 2003, 02:14:44 PM

So, no one here deals with jerks and obnoxious people in anything other than a passive way? I know that's not the case with dear reader Ron and certain people on the Internet. I don't suffer jerks lightly either, and I tend to be laid back until someone pushes too far and then I'm afraid I'm just a bad bad boy.

Ohhhh....you mean THEM!

I was thinking only of folks I came into physical contact with.

But internet MORONS, CRETINS and JERKS are too VILE to live. I have no tolerance at all when they pounce on the innocent and unsuspecting.

It's one thing when people are just incredibly mean and petty, such as can be the case at the Broadway Message board and All That Chat....but you'd have to read rec-music.movies to get a sense of where many morons touch base.

There is a degree of "jerkiness" at the Film Score Monthly Messageboard...and an ever-threatening eruption of bile from one particular poster there whenever the subject strays to religion or politics, both of which have this fellow on the extreme far loony right. Both topics are forbidden and result in instant banishment when it's perceived that the violations were deliberate rather than stumbled into. The man is a teacher at Wheaton and seriously demented.

There is also a newsgroup bully who is mean just to be mean; he's seemingly self-loathing so bilious is the crap he sometimes spits out at people for doing nothing more than making a simple statement that -- heavens defend us -- landed in this fellow's mail box unbidden, unwanted and unacceptable (never mind that he subscribes to the newsgroup to which this fellow posted).

And then he can be so pleasant. Truly a paradox, that one.

bk · « **Reply #140 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:28:20 PM »

May I just ask a simple QUESTION? Where IN tarnation is everyone? Where in TARNATION is everyone? Where in tarnation is EVERYONE? Well, at least it's not our LOWEST day.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #141 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:31:47 PM »

I'll answer Jennifer's KARMA question.

What gets to me -- what is really an irritant -- is the incessant CARPING about Karma.

When my karma wand is loaded, I have, several times, given it to EVERY single person who has posted at that time...all the way through to the end of the day.

I do it without SAYING I did it. I do it without wanting ANYTHING in return.

I have totally lousy days. I sit in my living room some evenings and cry. But I don't whine here...here is where I come to chat and have as much of a "good" time as I can. I don't enjoy it when someone asks for karma. I'd rather give it freely based on how I feel about something someone says, or offers to do for another, or simply shares with everyone some interesting tale or tidbit.

I love giving karma to a couple of folks who I think can benefit from seeing that people are rooting for them and liking them...not because they're unlikable, but because they don't post often and when they do, nobody throws any karma at them

I don't like it when someone sounds a rallying cry for everyone to give karma to someone who has just related some depressing news. Each time that has happened, I've already given that person karma. I don't need someone telling me I should be doing it.

I don't love the whining about lost points or about hurt feelings. I don't come here to hurt anyone's feelings, either, but it is not my place -- or anyone else's -- to say when and how karma is to be given or removed. No one has to justify to anyone else why they give or take away karma. It's a "choice" and no one has to defend making that choice. Also, why give anyone here the power to hurt your feelings?

I'd rather all my karma points disappeared than to come here and whine about losing them or suggesting my spirits would be lifted by getting more.

Do I notice when I get one? Yes. Does it make me feel good? Yes.

Do I notice when I lose one? Yes. Does it make me feel bad? Sort of.

But I'm not going to lose sleep over it, and I'm not going to try to make people feel guilty for exercising their freedom of choice.

Now I know other people feel differently about it, and I respect that.

But I have to also say that a lot of this is making me want to mistakenly click on "Boo" a few times!

TCB · « **Reply #142 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:35:31 PM »

Quote from: Noel on November 20, 2003, 04:10:20 PM

I think that would be 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, another Rankin/Bass . . . which I don't recall ever seeing. But I love Tammy Grimes' voice.

Thank you, Noel!

Ann · « **Reply #143 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:38:11 PM »

I confess that I don't have much Christmas music in my collection. In fact, the only CD I have that could be qualified as Christmas music is one of the Chanticleer Christmas ones. I do enjoy Christmas music as a whole, but I agree, it doesn't belong in rotation until after Thanksgiving. However, I've had "Let It Snow" in my head all day...since I woke up this morning to snow falling outside my window. (Note to TCB...it was OUTSIDE, not OUT...don't blame me for the snow

What is it about snowy weather that makes you want to blow off school work and curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and a book?

TCB · « **Reply #144 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:43:40 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2003, 05:19:17 PM

Ohhhh....you mean THEM!

I was thinking only of folks I came into physical contact with.

But internet MORONS, CRETINS and JERKS are too VILE to live. I have no tolerance at all when they pounce on the innocent and unsuspecting.

God, Ron, I love it when you get butch!

MrMarkBakalor · « **Reply #145 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:47:52 PM »

Ron, my thoughts exactly. We've had karma for several years at Sondheim.com and it's a very good way to, in a very low key manner, give or take just a little bit of a nod towards fellow community members. One sided positive karma would be meaningless.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #146 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:51:23 PM »

Quote from: TCB on November 20, 2003, 05:43:40 PM

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 20, 2003, 05:19:17 PM
Ohhhh....you mean THEM!

I was thinking only of folks I came into physical contact with.

But internet MORONS, CRETINS and JERKS are too VILE to live. I have no tolerance at all when they pounce on the innocent and unsuspecting.

God, Ron, I love it when you get butch!

Well, then, you'd love me first thing in the morning before I've had my coffee!

Maya · « **Reply #147 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:51:28 PM »

How cool is it, Ann, about that snow!

I have to say...I am very, very glad you guys have chosen to give me so much karma. And that no one has taken away any from me too. I love every last H/K, and to me, you all have limitless good karma.

*Group hugs everyone*

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #148 on:** November 20, 2003, 05:55:32 PM »

Maya: Ditto!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #149 on:** November 20, 2003, 06:00:01 PM »

OH! HECK! I forgot to bitch about something!

I had a doctor's appointment today, and before that appointment, I had scheduled a flu shot.

Well when I got there and checked in, I was "informed" that I also needed a tetanus shot and why don't we just do that one, too.

And, oh, by the way, you're "of an age now" (OF A FERSHLUGANAH AGE NOW!!!!) when you should get a pneumonia vaccination! And we can give you that one today, too!

THREE SHOTS! Count 'Em, THREE! My right arm hurts the most....and my left arm is sort of complaining.

Just a warning, my friends....don't let 'em gang up on you...or you might walk into a clinic expecting a checkup and get wheeled out after a colonoscopy!

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