Haines His Way

PAGE SIX DANCE!!  THE DREAMGIRLS DISCO DANCE!!

How about a dime-a-tap dance?

Ooo...that's good!

Check your e-mail Mr Birkeland!

Did no one think to open the new ROCKY film on Boxing Day?

ROCKY so glorifies violence! I'd prefer:



der Brucer

When I was in Los Angeles I noticed that the native's idea of chilly varied considerably from my idea of chilly.

With beans, or without? Meat?

der Brucer

I had a nice and light luncheon, and am watching the TCM documentary Looking For Lulu, about Louise Brooks.  It's bad, like most of the TCM shows, and it makes Biography look like high art.

The postal office was empty - that made me very happy.

For me, it's Dimetapp.  I start taking that as soon as I feel something coming on, and then it usually doesn't.  But I have to start it at the very first symptom(s) for it to prevent any more from developing.

Nothing beats a good single malt Scotch!

der Brucer

I did see CASINO ROYALE, but we had to go out of our way to do so. I'll admit, we were cutting it close getting to the theater. It was a 1:45 showing, and it was 1:38 when we got in line (yes, there was a line; there are six theaters at this multiplex). I got to the window and found out the showing was sold out.

The foolish people who booked the movie into this house assumed after a month at other theaters, it was probably played out and thus booked it into the plex's smallest theater - probably 75 seats. The next show there wasn't until 7:45.

Anyway, there was a 3:10 showing across town, so we went there. We bought tickets early to assure seats and did some window shopping. That theater was larger than the one at the other multiplex, but it was very full with only the front row empty. This theater probably had 150 seats.

As for the movie, the stunts, the action, the set pieces were on the typical grand scale (that opening chase after the credits was one of the more incredible things I've ever seen: those stunt men were fabulous).

But because they were restarting the franchise, the familiar personalities of the Bond series (other than Judi Dench) were missing. Well, Felix Leiter appeared late in the game, but as he's usually played by different actors in every film, it didn't matter.

I found the film incredibly overlong. While I admired all the action sequences, every one of them could have been trimmed. The love scenes could have been trimmed (especially late in the movie). The various rounds of the poker tournament could have been trimmed.

It really amounts to overkill once you pass the two hour mark.

Daniel Craig was rugged, incredibly athletic, and has piercing blue eyes. But in this first adventure, he didn't quite capture my heart. Pierce Brosnan did in his first Bond adventure GOLDENEYE. Perhaps it was the stoic early Bond who made many mistakes that prevented me from completely surrending to this new person in the role. Still, I'll look forward to the next one to see what kind of alterations he makes to his characterization.

MusicGuy - It may interest you to know (if you didn't know already) that Studio 54 is no longer the exclusive place it once was.  It's now a legit theater run by the Roundabout Theatre Company, all you need to get in is the $40 for one of the cheap seats; no getting past bouncers, no dress codes.    They still call it Studio 54, though.

Thanks FJL -- yes, I did know that the whole "complexion" of Studio 54 is now nothing like the glorious and insane disco days.  Whenever I happen to pass it (when I'm in NYC) it now looks kind of sad  to me.

Dear Esteemed BK --

When you have a second, I'd appreciate any tips that you could give me, as to how I can find (and hopefully print out) the title index, and the various artist and production credits for "A Wonderful Guy."

I tried looking at links here, and on the Kritzerland site, and I didn't have any luck.

Thank you, O wise and all-knowing Brain who has just come back from intermission.............

(one of my favorite lines from the show!!)

Thanks to DR Michael Shayne I am enjoying an Anna Russell day.
The only way to enjoy Wagner!

Damn Sony!  There are a few tracks from the albums, like the history of popular song, that never made it to the CDs and I loves Ms Russell!

The track listing:

1.   It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Bacharach & David)
2.   When You’re Alone (Williams/Bricusse)
3.   Spread a Little Happiness (Ellis/Grey & Newman)
4.   Guess We May As Well Stay Married Now (Schmidt & Jones)
5.   Evening Star (Schmidt & Jones)
6.   Brush Up Your Shakespeare (Porter)
7.   Sorry/Grateful (Sondheim)
8.   Roadside (Schmidt & Jones)
9.   What Can You Lose? (Sondheim)
10.   Everybody Wants to be Sondheim (Chapman)
11.   Bookends/Old Friends (Simon)
12.   You’re a Sucker for a Dame (Berlin)
13.   Brush Up Your Shakespeare Part Two (Porter)
14.   Her Laughter In My Life (Maltby & Shire)
15.   Be a Santa (Styne/Comden & Green)
16.   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Blaine/Martin)
17.   The Bee (Loesser)
18.   I Don’t Wanna Be Married (Berlin)
19.   Wishes Won’t Wash Dishes (Schmidt & Jones)
20.   Brush Up Your Shakespeare Part Three (Porter)
21.   Corner of the Sky (Schwartz)
22.   I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Bacharach & David)
23.   The Gift (Russ)
With Glory Crampton (track 4), Harry Groener and Jonathan Freeman (track 6,13,20)
Lynnette Perry (track , Michelle Nicastro (track 15), Klea Blackhurst (track 18)

Basically just a put-together of all Guy's recorded tracks through 2001.