Topic: SUPERGUY (Read 25577 times)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #60 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:11:10 AM »

Well - I like a good Manhattan - which is what we used to call a piece of bread with mashed potatoes, gravy, and roast beef on top.

I also like a good Spam and Velveeta fried sandwich.

Great news about Leslie Parrish, MBARNUM. I knew that sooner or later someone at HHW would find her for you, MR BK.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #61 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:13:09 AM »

Lady Thiang Page Three Pose!

I am happy you enjoyed the Julie London link, DRBEN....it was pretty funny.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #62 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:15:33 AM »

DR ELMORE what a great opportunity to look at Trude Rittman's original music. I love THE KING AND I score....and Lady Thiang is a wonderful character. I love the way she was played in ANNA AND THE KING the movie by Gale Sondergaard - especially when she told the story of the tree.

DR GEORGE did you listen to ME AND JULIET yesterday? I like the score. There are many songs that I listen to over and over. "Marriage Type Love", "That's the Way It Happens", and "Keep It Gay" are all a lot of fun.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #63 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:16:31 AM »

DR JMK how is the family? Any job news from DW BETSY yet?

MBarnum · « **Reply #64 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:22:52 AM »

Quote from: JRand54 on February 17, 2005, 09:07:02 AM

Well I will just obsess away then DR RON.

LOL! I never obsess! Ha!

bk · « **Reply #65 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:23:38 AM »

I'm up, I'm up.

Hisaka: I did not dream of hot sandwiches. I had another peculiar dream, little of which I remember except that Steve Sondheim and I were shooting the breeze and laughing like crazy, and then somehow I ran into Frank Loesser - thankfully I had a soundtrack LP for The Five Pennies for him to sign. He pointed out to me that he hadn't written The Five Pennies, but had written Danny Kaye's Hans Christian Andersen. He signed it anyway.

And when I woke up, my pillow was gone.

PUSILLANIMOUS!

How many of you checked to see if there were really two LLs?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #66 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:26:31 AM »

Quote from: JRand54 on February 17, 2005, 09:07:02 AM

Well I will just obsess away then DR RON. Thanks. Did you order your IT'S A MAN'S WORLD vhs?

No, but I did, as I always do with sellers who refuse PayPal, let the seller know he lost a potential bidder by his refusal to use PayPal.

Most anti-PayPal sellers are vitriolic about having to pay PayPal any part of their sale proceeds...but the solution is so simple...just accept PayPal and make it clear that any charge for use of PayPal will be added to final price.

That gives buyers like me the option of bidding or not, knowing that I'll be paying the seller's PayPal fee...which is usually peanuts.

It is the very rare auction item that I will bid on if the seller doesn't take PayPal. It has to be virtually perfect or one-of-a-kind or something I've been searching for over many years before I'll deal with one of them.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #67 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:26:43 AM »

DR elmore - When I'm up in the city, can I join you on one of your "detective" missions?

Can you "say" what and when the chord is?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #68 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:26:50 AM »

I didn't. I am a pusillanimous willow.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #69 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:30:11 AM »

Quote from: bk on February 17, 2005, 09:23:38 AM

PUSILLANIMOUS!

How many of you checked to see if there were really two LLs?

Well... Now I did...

$:-\$

Matt H. · « **Reply #70 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:30:38 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on February 17, 2005, 08:34:37 AM

What about Clay? He certainly wasn't a sex symbol when he started. And even know I still don't think he has a poster boy image. And he is the most popular of all the Idols!

Oh, but he does have a loyal pre-teen and grandmotherly audience. He's safe in a nonsexual way for these folks and that has been the primary audience for his celebrity.

There was a Clay Aiken calendar out last Christmas season.

But you missed part of my point, Jennifer. Ruben was chosen over Clay even by the judges, and what they learned from that is that you've got to have a loyal audience of teenyboppers if you want to translate that into megasales of CDs and concert tickets.

Matt H. · « **Reply #71 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:35:32 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on February 17, 2005, 08:28:46 AM

Ah DR MattH, I know the guy you mean (American Idol). I really did not like that guy. And you are right, he totally blew his group audition. I was pretty sure he wasn't going to get in.

Well, to each his (or her) own. I would rather have had him than have two long-haired rocker types. I like Constantine rather a lot, but Bo could easily have been eliminated to have another really good, traditional-style singer in the group.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #72 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:38:38 AM »

OH!

And I now know that it's possible to do my workout routine in my living room here in Richmond. Just push the coffee table up next to the couch, and, Voila! - Workout space.

It's a wood floor here - my parents had a carpeted basement. I did get a little self-conscious at the sound I was making each time I lifted and placed my foot down, but I got over that soon enough. And after my first batch of jumping jacks, I realized that I wouldn't be shaking the CDs off the once rack in the corner. -That was my big worry.

I think I'll try for another run tomorrow, just to change things up in my routine. Hopefully, it won't be too cold, but I do have the right gear, so...

Eight more... Seven... Six... Five... Four... Three... Two... and One... Now repeat on the left...

Jrand74 · « **Reply #73 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:41:58 AM »

Are you getting in shape for Indianapolis, DRJOSE?

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #74 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:42:59 AM »

Coon Rapids High School! Ben, I think that is just about one of the greatest names for a high school I've ever heard. I assume it was the name of the town as well. It has made me smile with great joy. It sounds like someplace where a Jimmy Stewart character grew up.

Vixmom, if you actually own that particular Fredric Brown paperback, it is worth a considerable chunk of change. Mr. BK and I are both Fred Brown aficianados. I have a considerable collection of his books...though I don't have that edition of THE CASE OF THE DANCING SANDWICHES.

I will take my tomato soup sans rice. The Lovely Wife makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches.

BK, though I hate to disagree with DR Jose, I've always found the Monte Cristo a sandwich which always sounds better than it actually is. For me it just promises more than it delivers. It also looks so tempting on a menu and I will occasionally get one and then always be disappointed or never quite satisified. I've had the one at House of Pies. Don't remember much about it. I think it may also just be that my tastes have changed over the years. They're not bad...it's just never my first choice in deeliciousness.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #75 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:46:36 AM »

As for Clay vs. Ruben... I think it was just a matter of mis-marketing on Ruben's behalf. Or lack thereof. I know that "Clay" was the People's Favorite, but I thought the AI people and the record company would have plastered Ruben's face all over - and I just didn't see it all over.

Yes, he played that whole Teddy Bear image to the hilt, then came the whole weight loss thingy, and the subsequent exhaustion... But it also seemed that AI just didn't book him on enough of the high-profile TV shows - well, at least at the right time and time slots.

Additionally, it seemed that "they" made the mistake of promoting Ruben in the R&B/Soul markets instead of trying for a little broader audience - like the one who voted for him on AI!

I dunno. That's just my opinion - and a very unqualified one at that since I didn't really follow AI that much that season. But I do go to Tower, Border's, B&N, etc., quite frequently, and I just didn't see any "hype on display" for him.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #76 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:47:08 AM »

Hmmmmmmm....no news yet about John Raitt.

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #77 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:48:20 AM »

The news I posted about John Raitt may have been slightly pre-mature. Although I read it on a site that is usually 100% reliable, they now report that he is very ill, but has not died yet. However often a celebrity's actual death is not officially reported till a day or two later. I'll keep this here site updated as soon as I hear more.

Ben · « **Reply #78 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:49:01 AM »

Yep, Coon Rapids, a suburb of Minneapolis. We were the Coon Rapids Cardinals. Never thought much about the name until I went to college and people from outside Minnesota heard where I grew up and they thought I was making up the name. It's like Lake Woebegon, which is actually based on Garrison Keillor's hometown, Anoka.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #79 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:49:30 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 17, 2005, 09:26:43 AM

DR elmore - When I'm up in the city, can I join you on one of your "detective" missions?

DRJose, most of my day in editor-proof land is so boring, I'm not sure you'd want to hang around. However, I do try to have fun while I'm working, and you're always welcome.

The chord: I hate to give away anything since I suspect my friend Bruce Pomahac will want to talk about it in his notes on the new edition. The chord in question is a B-minor 7, with a flatted 9 and sharped 11 in the accompaniment, against a flatted 10 in the vocal!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #80 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:50:34 AM »

Quote from: JRand54 on February 17, 2005, 09:41:58 AM

Are you getting in shape for Indianapolis, DRJOSE?

I shall be trim and svelte for Indy! I shall have Buns and Abs of Steel!

Then BK and I will be doing a calendar and an informercial!

"First you eat three chocolate donuts, then the next day you have a turkey sandwich. Then you have a big slice of Parisienne Cake, then you have a salad. Then you make a box of Trader Joe's Corn Bread mix..."

-We'll have to hire DR MBarnum to be the "After" photo/model!

-DR MBarnum - You can decide whether or not to wear the rubber wet suit.

Jennifer · « **Reply #81 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:52:30 AM »

Ah DR Ron, don't get me wrong. I love Clay. I was just saying he didn't fit DR Matt's description of sexy.

Jennifer · « **Reply #82 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:57:47 AM »

DR Matt, there were a few people (such as Bo) who made it to the Final 24 who I didn't think would.

Did it bug anyone else that there are people in the top 24 who we have not yet seen?

I actually think this is quite unfair. People like Anwar, and Mario and Constantine already have huge fan bases. I really think that we should have seen all the 24 a few times already. Instead we got to see the drama of that girl not getting in and having a tantrum <sigh>.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #83 on:** February 17, 2005, 09:58:57 AM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on February 17, 2005, 09:42:59 AM

BK, though I hate to disagree with DR Jose, I've always found the Monte Cristo a sandwich which always sounds better than it actually is. For me it just promises more than it delivers. It also looks so tempting on a menu and I will occasionally get one and then always be disappointed or never quite satisified. I've had the one at House of Pies. Don't remember much about it. I think it may also just be that my tastes have changed over the years. They're not bad...it's just never my first choice in deeliciousness.

DR Pogue - No need to hate to disagree with me...

When a Monte Cristo is OK, it's OK. When it's Good, it's Good. But when it's VERY GOOD, it's simply wonderful.

It's a heavy sandwich by it's construction - basically ham, turkey and cheese between slices of French Toast; deep-fried or pan-fried; then dusted with powdered sugar, and served with jelly on the side. And french fries too!

The one at House of Pies is good. Not GOOD. And it all depends who's manning the sandwich and fryer station that day.

When I worked for Coast Guard HQ in DC, they would make Monte Cristos on Wednesdays - maybe it was Thursdays. In any case, they were AMAZING. They weren't too big or two small, just the right proportion of meats, cheese, bread and egg batter.

Most of the ones served by diners - including the House of Pies - do tend to run on the "bigger is better" side. Which, as we all know, is not necessarily the case.

bk · « **Reply #84 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:00:11 AM »

Yes, I hadn't seen reports of the death anywhere, so Mr. Raitt appears to be hanging on.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #85 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:04:51 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on February 17, 2005, 09:49:30 AM

DRJose, most of my day in editor-proof land is so boring, I'm not sure you'd want to hang around. However, I do try to have fun while I'm working, and you're always welcome.

The chord: I hate to give away anything since I suspect my friend Bruce Pomahac will want to talk about it in his notes on the new edition. The chord in question is a B-minor 7, with a flatted 9 and sharped 11 in the accompaniment, against a flatted 10 in the vocal!

Time to dig out my score...

If you have any say in the "New Edition" - of the P/V score at least... Please make sure it's actually playable - well, that what's put on the page sounds "good". The new version of Carousel still has me looking for the right "support" in a few places. -I usually pull out my old copy consequently. Don't get me wrong, I love the new edition of Carousel, but it seems more like a a P/C score rather than a P/V score if you get my drift. Well, of course, maybe that was the point of the new edition. AH!

And, as for your work being "boring"... I used to spend hours, days, looking at manuscripts in the Library of Congress. For fun!

Oh, btw, I just got off the phone with Mr. Lowell. He sends his regards!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #86 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:08:07 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 17, 2005, 09:50:34 AM

Then BK and I will be doing a calendar and an informercial!

Why, oh Why did I put that image in my head?!?!?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #87 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:12:30 AM »

OK - Time for an e-break... I need to clean my room.

And move my legs for a bit before they start cramping up...

Laters...

vixmom · « **Reply #88 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:19:58 AM »

Quote from: bk on February 17, 2005, 10:00:11 AM

Yes, I hadn't seen reports of the death anywhere, so Mr. Raitt appears to be hanging on.

This John Raitt?

vixmom · « **Reply #89 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:27:09 AM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on February 17, 2005, 09:42:59 AM

Vixmom, if you actually own that particular Fredric Brown paperback, it is worth a considerable chunk of change. Mr. BK and I are both Fred Brown aficianados. I have a considerable collection of his books...though I don't have that edition of THE CASE OF THE DANCING SANDWICHES.

I do not, but I know where you can get one
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