Topic: IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS (Read 28316 times)

bk · « **on:** December 15, 2006, 12:33:11 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were quite Christmasy, and now it is time for you to post until the crack cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2006, 12:35:00 AM »

And the word of the day is: NEOLOGISM!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2006, 03:55:13 AM »

Where are all my early morning denizens? I arose at 6 AM because I'm trying to get back to my old routine before Pacific Savings Time (

) warped it by adding 3 more hours to my day. I have to taxi to Toyland this morning with a large number of sundry volumes of published musical editions and the books are too heavy to carry on the train.

Dear Friend BK, today The Brain invades NYPL: I was there yesterday, looking at the New Mozart Edition, and I was talking to my favorite theatre librarian Jeremy Megraw about why he hadn't seen me in several weeks. The jist is that The Brain program, a poster, and libretto are becoming a part of the Billy Rose Theatre Collection; my copy of the score and work papers will at some point go into my collection at the Library of Congress.

Now that I've finished The Brain, I'm back to the Friday TOD:
CD: Guy Haines, Vaughan Williams Christmas pieces, Alice & Emily,
White Christmas, Robert Shaw Chorus Christmas arrangements
DVD: Tristram Shandy, The Three Musketeers (BBC)
VHS: Cheap Porn!!!!

Danise · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:15:47 AM »

Good morning Dear Elmore!

It's still raining here in Tampa. It's an ugly, nasty day weather wise. Ugh.

I had a weird dream last night--a sort of "Dawn of the Dead" type. I wasn't in it, nor anyone I know (thank goodness). It was more of a dream movie/video.

I have no idea what put it into my mind. I watched "Dawn of the Dead" back around Halloween.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:16:56 AM »

Speaking of the NYPL Performing Arts library, I stopped by the gallery to check out the current library exhibit of 70+ years of collecting theatre memorabilia, which had everything from prompt books and contracts to shoes from MY ONE AND ONLY> I saw DR Ben and Anthony there, watching bits of video from live performances to Noel Coward's home movies. What an amazing collection! There were costume designs by Caroline Seidle who designed the 1902 WIZARD OF OZ and BABES IN TOYLAND (none from either show), a stunning poster of Fred Stone as The Scarecrow, a Gypsy Robe, and other wonderful treats. I'll stop back in today and see what I missed.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:17:30 AM »

Good morning, DR Danise! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Danise · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:21:57 AM »

You too!

Maybe we can go to the NYPL Performing Arts library if I ever make it up to NY again. I'd love to see it and must have missed it the last time.

Danise · « **Reply #7 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:23:58 AM »

How is your Dad?

Mom is doing pretty good. She's starting to get up and spending about an hour watching TV with me.

Ya know, sometimes when the bus hits a bump it's very hard to type.

Danise · « **Reply #8 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:25:29 AM »

It's foggy out as well. Some of the buildings here in downtown are missing their tops!

Danise · « **Reply #9 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:27:09 AM »

Gotta sign off. Today is the last school day for the kids. They have the next 3 weeks off. I think that should be the same for working people as well.

Have a GREAT day everyone!

Michael · « **Reply #10 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:03:27 AM »

TOD
The last two episodes of season one of Mission: Impossible, Transamerica.

FJL · « **Reply #11 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:07:01 AM »

Edi - Thanks for sharing your travel inconvenience.

Indeed, we were given an option that, instead of our nonstop flight from Newark that would have gotten us into L.A. at 6:45 pm, we would have had to get to LaGuardia Airport during rush hour and take a connecting flight that would have, after changing planes at Ordway, first gotten us into L.A. at 12:45 a.m. L.A. time (the equivalent of 3:45 NY time, and I really can;t get sleep on planes, my own meshugaas). It sounded highly unappealing at the time the option was available, especially getting from Newark to LaGuardia during rush hour, and I was already very tried and cranky, but we are truly sorry to have missed the Brain from Planet X live and the get-togethers.

FJL · « **Reply #12 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:10:12 AM »

TRIED AND CRANKY - that's the name of my next....oh, never mind

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #13 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:23:47 AM »

TOD: Office day for me, so perhaps I will get a Christmas cd from the soundboard to play in the office.

vixmom · « **Reply #14 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:26:43 AM »

good morning all! Juat a quick login to say

VIBES to ALLL what needs 'em!!

ANd Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate!!

Jennifer · « **Reply #15 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:34:12 AM »

Re: The Closer

We are finally almost caught up here. From looking at the list of shows for last season, it seems like we just finished part one of the finale from last season. This monday will be part two. I'm then really hoping that they continue. But i'm not holding my breath for that one. Since it will be christmas time.

I know that many of you guys were talking about a 2 hour show that was on last week. Has the new season started?

Jennifer · « **Reply #16 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:34:46 AM »

Also my favorite Golden Globe nomination was precious Hiro from HEROES for best supporting Actor. Go Hiro!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:55:17 AM »

Friday!

Well BOTH unauthorized charges have now been removed from my online statement. I called the Detective yesterday to see about the disposition of the case I investigated, but had to leave a voice mail...no reply yet.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:55:34 AM »

So the door in BRAIN FROM PLANET X opens both ways?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 15, 2006, 05:57:33 AM »

TOD:

DVD - Les Uns et Les Autres, again.

CD - BOLSHOI FAVORITES

VHS - Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, taped for me by someone who wrote about it on IMDB. P/S and second or third generation, but it is Richard Beymer's BEST movie performance, IMHO. He is really very good. Director Martin Ritt must take credit for that, I am guessing. LONG movie with some excellent sequences.

Ginny · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2006, 06:22:05 AM »

Friday morning greetings! It's very spring-like here in SW Ohio, which is both good and bad. Bad because it's not very Christmasy, but good because this warmer weather is supposed to hold throughout the state until Monday evening. By that time, I will have driven to Cleveland (Sunday afternoon) and back home (Monday afternoon). I have 2 meetings at the Foundation Center there on Monday.

Ginny · « **Reply #21 on:** December 15, 2006, 06:26:18 AM »

TOD - CD(car) - Bill Bryson's The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, read by the author. It's the same audiobook I reported last Friday and it's short enough that I should have finished it by now. However, when I don't drive to work for 5 days in a row, I don't get as much sustained listening done. It continues to resonate with memories of growing up in the 1950's.

DVD - Six Feet Under, season 5; White Christmas. Last night, we watched Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and I kept dozing off.

Jeanne · « **Reply #22 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:13:29 AM »

DVD: LIFE AND TIMES OF COLONEL BLIMP
WIRE IN THE BLOOD
(PEEPING TOM was last week)

S. Woody White · « **Reply #23 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:14:16 AM »

Why does the phrase "a crack crew" make me think of plumbers?

"A crack of plumbers." Yes, it definately sounds like one of those grouping phrases, like "a pride of lions" or "a gaggle of geese."

Jeanne · « **Reply #24 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:16:35 AM »

DR TOMOVOZ,
There used to be a restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA called the Ranch House, which had a set-up like you describe. They had only two sittings--reservations mandatory--and one could stroll through the herb garden between courses. It was lovely. Your restauant is the only other one like this that I've heard of.

Jeanne · « **Reply #25 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:19:12 AM »

Welcome back, Edi.

Lord, so many horrible travel experiences. It puts one off traveling.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #26 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:19:21 AM »

Quote from: bk on December 15, 2006, 12:35:00 AM

And the word of the day is: NEOLOGISM!

Casey would waltz
With a strawberry blonde
But they had trouble keeping in step
Because they were making up NEOLOGISMS
Like "a crack of plumbers" and such,
Some of which were quite naughty,
and it's hard to waltz while giggling.

Ginny · « **Reply #27 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:22:10 AM »

DR Edisaurus - welcome back and thanks for the birthday wish! Yes, I'd like to know more about the shape-note documentary - can you PM me?

S. Woody White · « **Reply #28 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:28:50 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on December 15, 2006, 05:57:33 AM

TOD:
...CD - BOLSHOI FAVORITES...

Not to be confused with BORZOI FAVORITES, which is a howl to listen to...

Matt H. · « **Reply #29 on:** December 15, 2006, 07:34:14 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on December 15, 2006, 05:34:12 AM

Re: The Closer

I know that many of you guys were talking about a 2 hour show that was on last week. Has the new season started?

No, That two hour episode was actually the season two finale. The new season doesn't start up until the summer of 2007.

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