Haines His Way

Ah, that's better.

Well, I'm back from my photo meeting, which went well, but I did have an obstacle thrown in my path today which has depressed me greatly.  Last year, during WHERE'S CHARLEY?, I had the impression I was offered THE BOY FRIEND, directed by Julie Andrews, at Goodspeed.  My friend Dan DeLange, a wonderful orchestrator who scored CALL ME MADAM and many others for them, told me he's been offered it.  He's in, I'm out, and now I have no work lined up for the summer.  I will survive.  But I'm very pissed off right now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!

                                                           

          HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRI!
                   

Good Afternoon!

I finally dragged myself downstairs, pushed play on the DVD and did my workout.  Wew!  Feels good.  And after the slices of cheesecake I sampled last night...

-I was actually surprised at how good they were.  The "plain" one was surprisingly tasty - at least to me.  I had run out of vanilla - horror of horrors! - so I improvised with a bit of almond extract, a bit of orange extract and a bit of lemon extract.  Very nice and "fresh".  And the chocolate cheesecake... WOW!  The recipe states that the flavor intensifies after 48 hours... Alas, I will not be able to find out if that is true.  At least for this round.  And I think the final two slices were taken home by the light op.

So, I pushed myself a little harder today.  And, actually, the whole workout routine has been getting easier.  I'm actually already up to 24 push-ups!  Which is about double the amount I was struggling to do when I started last week.



Hmmm.... Maybe I should eat cheesecake more often!

Oh, and I just read in the Post - the hard copy - that the local public radio station, WETA, is considering going too an all news format.  That is definitely not good news to me.  I know it's all economics, but...

In Norfolk, there are two public radio stations - they are sister stations.  One station is primarily a classical music station, while the other one is primarily news during the day, and jazz during the evening hours.  I just find it interesting that WETA which is based in DC Metro area, a more affluent area than Norfolk, cannot seem to muster the same amount of community support as it's Norfolk counterpart.  Or even it's Richmond counterpart.

And, yes, I am a member.  Although...

The most distressing part of the news is that the format change could happen as soon as the end of this month.  Some "important meeting" is supposed to take place next week, and then what will happen will happen.

There is a commercial classical music station in DC, WGMS, but since it's "commercial" it's playlist is usually restricted to the "standards".  I think they cycle through the Beethoven symphonies every three weeks or so.  I dunno.

Thank you, DRJane.  I'm very unhappy about the turn of events, but what the hell?

Hey Elmore. That's rotten, especially if they weren't forthright with you about it. On a sidenote, I directed "Where's Charley?" at a small Manhattan theatre a couple months before the Goodspeed one. I wanted to go out and see yours but never got a chance. I heard they added a rare Loesser fave of mine, "A Tune for Humming."

BK question: Where IS Charley???

DR Jane, I am, so glad they arrived! Are they fresh? Are they as good as you imagined?

Jose thank you for your kind offer of humbugs.  I like the mint humbugs with the toffee center.  My problem is I like the Marks & Spencers or Thorntons (if they still sell them).  So, if you are in the Brit store you might ask what brand they sell.  I buy these everywhere I go, often trashing them, and yet have found any I would buy in bulk.  I am way too particular about certain foods.  Maybe once I get use to the idea of $40 for shipping I will order the candies, or just wait until I finally make the trip to England.  

I have ordered cosmetics and perfume with less shipping costs so I was shocked at the cost.  I know it is a small fortune to send packages to Craig in Romania.  

Tomovoz what is the average shipping cost of a CD from the US to you?

Bruce Nick Redmand is in the UK-just tell him to bring me by humbugs.

elmore: Something better will come along, I'm positive.

The only radio station I listen to is the one on this here site.

I love A Tune for Humming but have no idea what it has to do with Where's Charley.  I discovered A Tune for Humming (which I talk about in Kritzerland or Kritzer Time, can't remember which) when my music appreciation teacher played it in class one fine day, in its most beautiful recording by George Shearing.

Danise, after hiking today, before I could drive my car guess what I had to do?

George, so what color is Ebonie?   Yes I have had cats perch on my shoulder.  I have had them arrive in that position by running up my leg and body to get there.  I have often had cats eat my hair.  Gosh I miss that.  Old cats don’t do much.

Oh I forgot, yes DRGEORGE, I once had a cat that liked to sit on my shoulder, and caused me great pain as she was getting comfortable.  Now of course, that she is gone to the Rainbow Bridge - I wouldn't mind her being there at all.

BK question: Where IS Charley???

Hong Kong, Baluchistan, or Nome.

BK, I cannot think of a question today...so, hey, what what is your opinion when DRs can't think of a question?

I rarely listen to the radio anymore, but when I do it is usually tuned to the AM station here that plays "The Music of Your Life."  Otherwise I tend to listen to CDs...now if the cool 70s station that we had for a short time a few years back would return then I would listen to that all of the time.