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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #210 on: April 15, 2008, 01:00:32 PM »
Quote from: Edisaurus on April 15, 2008, 07:54:07 AM
TOD: Our family never went to fancy restaurants; it wasn't in the budget. However, when I was in high school, my father had a meeting in St. Petersburg, and my mom decided that we would go to a restaurant in Clearwater called "The Kapok Tree". It was the most spectacular, amazing place I'd ever seen. I can't remember much about the food because the place was so visually overwhelming. It was a real event to go there.

While you were waiting for your table, you could walk around the immense gardens full of statuary. I really can't do it justice, but here's someone's tribute site with a lot of pictures:
http://benzplace.com/kapok/

You can see how over-the-top it is. Anyone else ever been there?

I have not been there, but it reminds me of a restaurant near Santa Barbara called The Ranch House. There were two sittings only, the tables were in an herb garden, and guests were encouraged to stroll through the garden between courses. Very nice. I don't know if it's still there.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #211 on: April 15, 2008, 01:03:31 PM »
Quote from: bk on April 15, 2008, 12:37:50 PM
Yes, yes, and yes.  And there would be many fine dining experiences if you did. :)

We'll see and we'll talk about playing the show. I do want to see it while I'm out there, ya' know.  However, I hope to make it to Genghis Cohen this time round.  ;)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #212 on: April 15, 2008, 01:05:43 PM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2008, 01:03:31 PM
I hope to make it to Genghis Cohen this time round.

I hear tell it's quite yummilicious.      :)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #213 on: April 15, 2008, 01:13:12 PM »
Shall we all gather round the camp fire and sing Kum Ba Yah?     ;)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #214 on: April 15, 2008, 01:16:18 PM »
A lull.


Crickets...
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #215 on: April 15, 2008, 01:17:03 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 11:39:19 AM
What I ever did or said to deserve this reputation...

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...you'd do again with no regrets!    ;)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #216 on: April 15, 2008, 01:19:53 PM »
Hey!  I heard that!!   ;)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #217 on: April 15, 2008, 01:20:03 PM »
Quote from: JMK on April 15, 2008, 09:52:36 AM
As second-choice as it is, have you considered a pre-record for the instrumental tracks?

I have done two shows with prerecorded "click" tracks. (I think they called them Digitracks.) Anyway, I loved it. I always knew exactly the tempos and pacing for songs and lines during songs; always reliable and never any surprises.

Several actors in the shows hated doing the shows to tracks, but I loved it. I felt very secure with it.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #218 on: April 15, 2008, 01:20:35 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 10:41:47 AM
Define "good."       8)

Wherever did you see the word "good" used?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #219 on: April 15, 2008, 01:21:05 PM »
Remember that recurring song snippet in On the Twentieth Century, "I Have Written a Play"?

Everyone's doing it
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #220 on: April 15, 2008, 01:22:03 PM »
I was on a website about misuse of apostrophes and saw this entry; the common mistake of substituting your for you're. But if you look closely, it's kind of...creepy.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #221 on: April 15, 2008, 01:24:54 PM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2008, 01:20:35 PM
Wherever did you see the word "good" used?


Spoo!    :-[        Well, I'll admit, it don't make any sense.    :P

My eyes read DR FJL's post as saying "good gossip," but it sure as heck doesn't say that!
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #222 on: April 15, 2008, 01:27:45 PM »
When I read the summary of last night rerun of THE CLOSER (at 11 p.m.), I didn't recognize the episode at all so I recorded it and watched it today while fixing and eating lunch. It was a season one episode, the one that introduced the character of Dennis Dutton (Douglas Sills) to the show. Although I remembered immediately who the murderer was, I still watched the episode since the other Dutton brother was a gay character who came on strongly to Detective Sanchez, and so I enjoyed seeing it again in HD. (Of course, I have the first season DVD set, but it's not anamorphic.)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #223 on: April 15, 2008, 01:28:05 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 11:38:22 AM
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #224 on: April 15, 2008, 01:30:57 PM »
Next I watched Sunday night's episode of THE TUDORS. Oh, Elizabeth was born! What a disappointment for King Henry! Little did he know!
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #225 on: April 15, 2008, 01:33:05 PM »
The spent the rest of the afternoon watching all six episodes from season one of THE BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW.

Like all sketch shows, the skits vary in quality and amusement value. But on three different episodes, they took a sitcom and "gayed" it up: THE FACTS OF LIFE, ALL IN THE FAMILY, and THE HONEYMOONERS. All were funny, but ALL IN THE FAMILY was my favorite. Also, one of the guys did a hilarious drag parody of Charlotte Rae on THE FACTS OF LIFE that had me in stitches.
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« Reply #226 on: April 15, 2008, 01:34:43 PM »
But the funniest skit in the entire first season was a take-off on Elaine Stritch as a Wal-Mart greeter. You have to know AT LIBERTY and the COMPANY recording session to get all the hilarious allusions, but it was fall down funny - five minutes of sheer hysteria. I haven't laughed that hard in a long, long time.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #227 on: April 15, 2008, 01:35:23 PM »
All of those episodes were on the first disc. The second disc is all bonus features, and I'll watch them when I go back down later this afternoon.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #228 on: April 15, 2008, 01:35:55 PM »
No matter what, Genghis Cohen is a given, Jose-wise.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #229 on: April 15, 2008, 01:36:05 PM »
I gotta tell you.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #230 on: April 15, 2008, 01:37:02 PM »
Welcome sixteen GUESTS.  Finding anything interesting?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #231 on: April 15, 2008, 01:48:26 PM »
I'm closing up shop here to do some banking for the volunteer administrators and then meet DH Richard for dinner.

Bye for now!
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #232 on: April 15, 2008, 01:58:13 PM »
Where are the avatars???
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #233 on: April 15, 2008, 01:58:37 PM »
Don't bother... they're here
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #234 on: April 15, 2008, 02:03:34 PM »
Quote from: elmore3003 on April 15, 2008, 12:09:48 PM
Now if we could only sell my Dad's property and close this estate!

~~~Selling Dad's Property Vibes for DR Elmore!!~~~
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #235 on: April 15, 2008, 02:07:59 PM »
Quote from: Edisaurus on April 15, 2008, 12:40:13 PM
I always thought that, until people kept correcting me and telling me that there was supposed to be an apostrophe.

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage (2002) advises using the apostrophe "for terms like PC's, TV's, and VCR's", so...

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage (2002) can KISS MY ASS!

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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #236 on: April 15, 2008, 02:12:59 PM »
Quote from: bk on April 15, 2008, 01:35:55 PM
No matter what, Genghis Cohen is a given, Jose-wise.

YEAH!

And I think I'll be meeting up with the wonderful Amanda McBroom while I'm out there too.  Maybe I can get her to go see The Brain?  :)

And I also just checked with my friend, Chris, in Los Feliz, and I'll be staying with him for the week too.

OH!  And the car rental rate was a surprisingly reasonable $125 for the week, so... -Of course, the cost of gas is another story.  :-\  But all in all, things seem to be falling into place quite nicely.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #237 on: April 15, 2008, 02:14:27 PM »
Quote from: George on April 15, 2008, 02:07:59 PM
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage (2002) can KISS MY ASS!

;)

In the Puget Sound area?



Hmm... Doesn't have quite the same ring or impact... Hmm... Maybe just..


In the Puget Sound?


-Are you even near Puget Sound, DR George?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #238 on: April 15, 2008, 02:28:25 PM »
Quote from: Matthew on April 15, 2008, 01:58:37 PM
Don't bother... they're here


Shoot...I was just getting read to send them in....
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #239 on: April 15, 2008, 02:30:18 PM »
Quote from: George on April 15, 2008, 02:07:59 PM
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage (2002) can KISS MY ASS!

;)

AP Style used to be apostrophes after single letters, like P's and Q's, but no apostrophe after more than one, like ABCs.

That was back in the early 1980s.  Style guidelines fluctuate with common (mis)usage.
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