Topic: THE READERS DIGEST ABRIDGED NOTES (Read 25796 times)

vixmom · « **Reply #30 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:08:13 AM »

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vixmom · « **Reply #31 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:12:51 AM »

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Ben · « **Reply #32 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:17:18 AM »

Vixmom, thanks for your kind words. I actually do a bit of reviewing on the side. I'm a BBC fanatic. I listen to many of the stations on-line and 2 years ago I happened on a Radio Wales program called Showtime which plays theatre and movie music. I was listening for a few weeks when the host opened the show by playing the overture to Gypsy. I was seeing the revival the next night and sent an e-mail saying how much fun it was to hear the overture the afternoon before seeing the show. Well, the producer of the show e-mailed me back saying Beverly was interested in hearing my thoughts about Gypsy and could she call me to tape my "review". A chance to appear on the BBC? Like I'm going to turn that down. I thought it would be a one-time lark but apparently I impressed Beverly enough that it has become an on-going venture. I only review musicals for Showtime (since the show plays theatre and film music) even though I see lots of theatre. I see a number of shows, write a 90 second review (boy is that hard) and then when I have a group of reviews, the producer calls me and we record the reviews over the phone and they are put into Bev's shows as she sees fit. They are mixed with music from the show being reviewed (if it's possible, sometimes it's not because there is no cast recording) and there is an intro from Bev and a tag after my segment. It's been quite a wonderful gift to a former actor who has loved radio and lamented the state of it in this country. I've had 31 reviews broadcast so far (31! Even I'm amazed). The show is available on the Internet for one week after each broadcast so I can go on and record it at my leisure. I record them when they are played and I have the first 21 segments on a CD. I have recorded everything since which 10 so far with 5 more in the hopper to be broadcast. I am about to record a new set of segments which will include Good Vibrations, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and some other shows. I will have Volume 2 of my very own CD sometime in the summer.

And that, my dear, is a rather long-winded response to your kind words.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #33 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:41:04 AM »

George- Very sorry about your friends. Just the day before yesterday, we had a carbon monoxide detector installed in our apartment. I think it may be the law for NY apartments, but everyone should have one of these.

MBarnum · « **Reply #34 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:46:14 AM »

DR George, oh my gosh that is terrible. I am so sorry to hear about your friend and her husband. That is just very tragic.

Ben · « **Reply #35 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:53:26 AM »

Rodzinski said:

"Just the day before yesterday, we had a carbon monoxide detector installed in our apartment. I think it may be the law for NY apartments"

On Sunday afternoon we also had a CMD installed. Our super came around to each apartment in the unit and installed a combo CMD and fire alarm. It is a new law in New York. I don't know if it's just the 5 boroughs or the entire state of NY but we now have a new unit replacing the one installed in March of 1990 (when we took it off the wall the unit still had the post-it I attached with the date of installation).

Hisaka · « **Reply #36 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:21:13 AM »

DR GEORGE: Very sorry to hear about your friend.

Hisaka · « **Reply #37 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:23:14 AM »

I’ve got an “e-dictionary”. It’s quite compact and looks cute. It has a huge capacity, nine Japanese dictionaries, nine English dictionaries (included Japanese-English, English-Japanese, Oxford 6th edition and so on), Easy conversations of seven different languages, Internet terms and Medical terms for home and more.
I didn’t try much yet but it might be nice.

Hisaka · « **Reply #38 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:25:17 AM »

DR VIXMOM: Enjoyed your GONGOs. Thank you!

vixmom · « **Reply #39 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:36:44 AM »

Quote from: Ben on February 10, 2005, 06:17:18 AM

I've had 31 reviews broadcast so far (31! Even I'm amazed). The show is available on the Internet for one week after each broadcast so I can go on and record it at my leisure. I record them when they are played and I have the first 21 segments on a CD. I have recorded everything since which 10 so far with 5 more in the hopper to be broadcast. I am about to record a new set of segments which will include Good Vibrations, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and some other shows. I will have Volume 2 of my very own CD sometime in the summer.

Well I am not suprised, maybe you could take those reviews and get yourself afflliated with one of the local NPR stations or the News or Newsday all of whom (IMHO) are desperately in need of some competent reviewers. I would love to hear some of your work, Unfortunately my computer at work has no speakers and the computer at home is still on dial up and is so slow that I cannot get radio broadcasts.(Which is why I still have never heard this site's radio show ) Would you consider burning me a CD and giving it to me at Penny's show?

vixmom · « **Reply #40 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:44:51 AM »

Quote from: Hisaka on February 10, 2005, 07:25:17 AM

DR VIXMOM: Enjoyed your GONGOs. Thank you!

You're welcome!!!

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]BONGO!![/move]

Jrand74 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:53:33 AM »

DR GEORGE what a strange and sad story. My thoughts are with you and the family of your friends, and their colleagues in the show. What a shock!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #42 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:59:37 AM »

Re: JRB as MR BK wrote. Well, you were expecting something different from the hack/windbag? Whew! What a maroon.

Well we have had some excellent suggestions so far, so.........

I will go for the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Dinner Theater Production:

Albert: Burt Reynolds
Rosie: Angie Dickinson
Kim: Ann-Margret
Hugo: Bobby Rydell
Conrad: Edd Byrnes
Mae: Dom DeLuise
Harry McAfee: Larry Storch
Mrs. McAfee: Nita Talbot

Jrand74 · « **Reply #43 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:00:15 AM »

DR Hisaka what an interesting electronic device you have there.

Stuart · « **Reply #44 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:02:45 AM »

DR George, I am sorry to hear of the passing of your friends. My thoughts are with you.

Matt H. · « **Reply #45 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:10:05 AM »

Always loved June Gable. I saw her in the 1974 CANDIDE revival and thought she was fabulous, and she was always good for laughs on FRIENDS.

Matt H. · « **Reply #46 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:12:39 AM »

BYE BYE BIRDIE miscast:

Albert: Haley Joel Osment
Rosie: Madonna
Mae: Mary Kate Olsen
Conrad: (always and forever) Mickey Rooney
Kim: Angela Lansbury
Hugo: Mickey Hargitay

Matt H. · « **Reply #47 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:13:13 AM »

DR George, I'm so sorry about your friends, but thank you for sharing this strange and sad tale with us.

Matt H. · « **Reply #48 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:15:50 AM »

Was very restless this morning and rather than trying to force more sleep, I flipped on the TV and what did I feast my eyes on on TCM but THE BIG HOUSE and A FREE SOUL, neither of which I had ever seen all the way through. Enjoyed both for what they were, though Chester Morris' girl friend in the former film was a truly terrible actress. You could drive trucks through the pauses she'd make between speeches.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #49 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:32:42 AM »

Good Morning!

Feeling much, much, much better this morning. In fact, the thing in my side wasn't hurting at all this morning. Well, that was until I tried seeing if it still hurts - twisted this way, stretched that way. Ah, well... It's definitely a muscle thing. Whew! -But I still have my doctor friend in my back pocket so to speak if things start feeling funny again.

Onward and upward!

Jennifer · « **Reply #50 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:33:59 AM »

Good vibes to DR George. Very sad story. I didn't even realize that such a thing could happen if people are in their bedrooms and the car is running in the garage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #51 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:34:34 AM »

DR George - So sorry to hear about your friends. And it's great that the theatre company will be doing some shows this weekend in her/their honor. And if she was doing Closer Than Ever in her 60's... That in itself is a great tribute to her energy and life.

Jennifer · « **Reply #52 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:34:35 AM »

Good news DR Jose.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #53 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:35:32 AM »

Yup sounds like you pulled something there DRJOSE. Ouch! The body is a sensitive entity and will always let us know its limits.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #54 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:37:03 AM »

As for Bye, Bye Birdie casting... -Didn't we just do that a couple of weeks ago? -My how the time continuum blurs here on HHW. In any case...

I shall ponder my casting choices whilst I get my hair cut in a few. I also need to head to Border's to copy a cookie recipe out of a cookbook since I forgot to bring the cookbook with me from Richmond - but I did bring all the ingredients with me, so... -And the recipe is nowhere to be found on the web, so.. Ah, well... And since a bunch of new things were released on Tuesday... Hmm...

Laters...

vixmom · « **Reply #55 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:38:22 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on February 10, 2005, 08:33:59 AM

Good vibes to DR George. Very sad story. I didn't even realize that such a thing could happen if people are in their bedrooms and the car is running in the garage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We had a similar thing happen here on Long Island last year,, it killed most of the family. I think what happened in that situation was the father started the car running in the garage to warm it up, then decided not to go out after all and forgot that it was running........

Jrand74 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:39:38 AM »

DR MATTH speaking of TCM.

Last night I watched for the first time LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT. Whew! Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards Jr, and Dean Stockwell. Directed by Sidney Lumet. The girl playing the maid was a WEAK link - but how could she NOT be?

I am stunned at this film. Emotionally powerful and yet not OVER acted or flashy. I don't know if I ever want to see it again.

AND then this morning....the opposite....MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA with everyone (especially Rosalind Russell and Katina Paxinou) behaving as if they were in a Clyde Fitch melodrama. Ugly costumes and settings....just so bad ... so bad.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #57 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:40:33 AM »

Don't forget to buy the new CLASSIC IMAGES issue, DRJOSE with MBARNUM's William Reynolds interview....I think that's who it is.

vixmom · « **Reply #58 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:42:00 AM »

Glad you are feelinmg better DR Jose

and speaking of feeling better, how is DR Ann faring?

and DR elmore?

My voice is sorta back, I now sound like a frog, but yesterday I was a whispering frog so I guess it's an improvement. Now, whether my co-workers, friends and family consider me regaining my voice as an improvement is rather a subject of debate!!

JMK · « **Reply #59 on:** February 10, 2005, 08:46:04 AM »

Well, I'm back, kind of. Thanks to all the folk who emailed me. I am still suffering from a severe bronchial ailment and will probably have to go back to the doctor today, even though I've completed the "cure"--Zithromax. The kids are finally back in school after two weeks (!!), but Betsy is still pretty sick. This has hit us all pretty hard since we are hardly ever sick and there has only been one previous time that all four of us were sick at the same time. Add to the misery the fact that Betsy's parents are in town (that doesn't sound quite right--wait, there's more

) and they are sick, too (there, that's the misery part) and you have some idea of why I've been E&T.

Re: JRB. Well, Jason can be a bit overbearing at times, but he has always been a perfect gentleman and scholar with me personally. And I find his writing frequently inspired. His orchestrations on Last 5 Years, especially the string writing, were superb. When I told him so, he was rather touched and said "It's always nice to know someone's really listening."

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