Haines His Way

You want to know why, ultimately, The DVD Place will become popular (without anyone really knowing about it, it's already getting quite a bit of traffic)?  Go read Nick Redman's followup to my One From the Heart thoughts.  
http://dvd.allaccessworld.com

Just read it. Excellent. I particularly liked (and laughed at) his reference to Mr. C as the Willy Wonka of film.

Yes, for those who thought I was talking about Mr. Redman's column, I was specifically speaking about his response to my thoughts on One From the Heart on the message board.  His column, of course, is excellent, too.

Chat in a mere nine minutes.

I'm enjoying the Francois Villion pictures.  I've been intrigued by this character ever since I found a tattered copy of the Justin Huntly McCarthy play, If I Were King in our school library when I was about thirteen.  I also have several copies of the novel (one a lovely copy with a dj and photos from the filmed operetta THE VAGABOND KING, based on the book and play).  Years later in a bookstore in Shreveport, LA., I found my own tattered copy of the play which I treasure (would love to do it some day) and I am a fan of the Ronald Colman movie as well.
I'm enjoying the Francois Villion pictures.  I've been intrigued by this character ever since I found a tattered copy of the Justin Huntly McCarthy play, If I Were King in our school library when I was about thirteen.  I also have several copies of the novel (one a lovely copy with a dj and photos from the filmed operetta THE VAGABOND KING, based on the book and play).  Years later in a bookstore in Shreveport, LA., I found my own tattered copy of the play which I treasure (would love to do it some day) and I am a fan of the Ronald Colman movie as well.

Oh, my God, another Villon fan!  I first saw the Ronald Colman movie on TV in college and thought, "This should be a musical."  I didn't discover The Vagabond King till many years later.  Yes, I have McCarthy's play and novel, and maybe about five French editions and five different English translations of his poems.

There is a running Villon theme in my novel Any Other Season (which will yes be on line whenever I get my web page up), including a parody--two parodies, actually, of his best known poem, "La Ballade des dames du temps jadis" (The Ballade of Ladies of Bygone Days).

The French parody is "La Ballade des drames du temps jadis" and has the refrain "Mais où sont les pièces d'antan?"  The English version is "The Ballade of Ladies of Bygone Plays", and the refrain is "But what's become of last year's shows?"  Full of Broadway jokes.

I guess I should post them here, just out of simple vanity, although the poems are a bit long.  Now, as Molly Brown says, "I was hoping someone would ask."

Chat in a mere no minutes.  In other words, chat be open.

WAY too many computer frustrations today.
My computer still won't do the chat room.  I don't get those little blanks where you put your name, or a button that lets you in.
Joy's computer deleted AOL.  So I got a disc and reinstalled it.  And now she has AOL, but no connection to websites.
So, much as I'd like to, I can't chat.

Despite absences, chat was loverly - it isn't quantity, even though some of my ravings may have led you to believe otherwise - it's quality, and that we had in spades, heart, clubs and diamonds.

Good Evening!

-Again...

Chat was lively and sparkling.  And what we lacked in quantity, we sure as hell made up in quality.  And quip-ity!

I got the slow cooker cleaned out - which was very easy to do.  Then took some garbage out... and the ground - and the cars - were covered with snow!  It seems to have slowed down now, but we'll see how much more is there in the morning.

And now I'm flipping channels like crazy... "Ellen Degeneres" on Oxygen; the MTM/DvD "The Gin Game" on PBS; "Taste of Harlem" on FoodTV; "Coupling" on BBCAmerica; etc., etc., etc...  -And I need to flip over to the weather on the 10:00 news on the local Fox affiliate in a little bit too.  In any case...

I am much more calmed down right now.  Much more.  -Ah, a Fantasticks reference!  And if my roomie happens to get home before I turn in, I may actually be able to be civil.  But I am hoping to turn in early, since I want and need to get an early start tomorrow morning.

DR Noel - Do you access HHW through the "internal" browser in AOL?  Or do you open an "outside" IE window?  I've found that sometimes when I turn my laptop on, AOL (9.0) kind of hijacks my system, and I have to browse via AOL.  Otherwise, I usually browse outside of AOL.  Mainly so I have more screen space to browse - no pesky tool bars to get in the way.  Oh, what was I trying to say?  Well... I hope you get yours and Joy's computer woes un-woed.

Until later...

TOMOVOZ....I am sure Jimmy and Rocky did wear curtains at one time or another.....  just NOT in the movies.

As designed by Bob Mackie?

I think the design of POPEYE was superlative, and the casting was terrific. But that score for the film just kills it for me. To my ear, those songs were horrible.

I know why I like SUPERGIRL. Faye Dunaway is a hoot and a half, and very few men fill a pair of jeans like the ever gorgeous Hart Bochner.

I got back from my sister's a while ago and boy are my arms tired.  No, I didn't fly, I swept...and swept and swept.  My sister having a new house built and has to do certain things to help keep the costs down.  Anyway, one of the things is to keep the areas clean and there was A LOT of drywall dust EVERYWHERE!  Fortunately, she bought some surgical masks, but still a lot of dust was inhaled.  I've been blowing my nose for the last few minutes and, well... it's pretty gross.  I will be doing a lot of laundry tomorrow and since it's Presidents' Day, I don't have to work.  

Good night.

Where in tarnation IS everyone?  I iz here.  Iz you?

And this:

Thanks George. No offence but another two releases that will not be getting me to open my wallet - ever!