Topic: FIXING THE BRAIN (Read 18010 times)

MBarnum · « **Reply #60 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:22:01 PM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on August 15, 2006, 11:50:47 AM

BK, I think Yin and Yang did the Rickety Rickshaw bit on Sullivan once. When Yang did his leg bit the audience howled with laughter. I still have no idea how he did that with his leg. Man, it looked like it hurt.

My understanding is that the segment was censored in conservative Oregon...so that routine is only legend in these here parts.

Maria · « **Reply #61 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:22:42 PM »

Forgot to say that THE MISFITS is my favorite Gable film. As for Miss Russell, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, But one I've never seen that I'd like to is THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER.

And a big HHW Welcome to new Dear Reader LianWang! (BTW - "New Dear Reader LianWang" is a nice tongue twister if you say it quickly 5 times.)

Rodzinski · « **Reply #62 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:25:13 PM »

New Dear Reader LianWang
New Dear Reader LianWang
New Dear Reader LianWang
New Dear Reader LianWang
New Dear Reader WianLang—oops!

I couldn't even TYPE it five times.

MBarnum · « **Reply #63 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:26:14 PM »

Hey Rodzinksi, if you happen to be of the mindset, you could call me on your cell phone during the concert and let me listen to some of it...after all I am the biggest west coast fan of your musical group.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #64 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:35:39 PM »

Yin once wrote a very esoteric piece in the Theatre Arts Magazine back in the sixties about the ancient Chinese dramatic influences on modern Chinese comedy. It was entitled, I believe, " Noh Comedy".

Ginny · « **Reply #65 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:40:49 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on August 15, 2006, 12:26:14 PM

Hey Rodzinksi, if you happen to be of the mindset, you could call me on your cell phone during the concert and let me listen to some of it...after all I am the biggest west coast fan of your musical group.

My DH did that once so I could hear his shape-note group sing back-up for Alison Kraus.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #66 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:49:46 PM »

Will do, MBarnum. A telephone simulcast!

I usually start the song "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" with a bit where I pretend to be talking on the phone. Maybe I'll just actually dial!

Rodzinski · « **Reply #67 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:52:28 PM »

That's England Dan and John Ford Coley for you '70s aficionados.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #68 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:54:01 PM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on August 15, 2006, 12:35:39 PM

Yin once wrote a very esoteric piece in the Theatre Arts Magazine back in the sixties about the ancient Chinese dramatic influences on modern Chinese comedy. It was entitled, I believe, " Noh Comedy".

That was when Theatre Arts was doing an alternating viewpoints series, and of course Yang had to follow up the next month with "Noh Joke."

Matt H. · « **Reply #69 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:36:22 PM »

Really enjoyed FORBIDDEN PLANET, but the movie is DEFINITELY in need of a remastering. Maybe I hadn't noticed before, but there is a fair amount of speckling and dirt on the DVD transfer we have now, and some scenes definitely look digital instead of film-like.

The new version will HAVE to be an improvement.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #70 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:37:40 PM »

There's Noh Comedy like Loh Comedy.

Yoh! John Loh. Do some standup already.

(Can't find Yin and Yang listed anywhere in the Google community...except yesterday's column)

Must be that rare esoterica like the Meltz lyrics. You can only find it here.

Matt H. · « **Reply #71 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:40:47 PM »

Next came MR. MOTO TAKES A CHANCE. It looked very good with great grayscale imagery, sharp focus, and great contrast. Definitely the best of the three MOTOs I've seen thus far picture-wise.

The story again wasn't much of a mystery. I had it in my mind these were mysteries on the order of the CHANs, but my memory has proved to be faulty in that regard. Apart from the first, the next two were definitely not mysteries in the classic sense.

I know MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE (not in this box) will be a mystery since it was originally meant to be a CHAN picture but was switched to MOTO when Warner Oland died. As for the others, I'll have to see for myself.

bk · « **Reply #72 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:41:10 PM »

This is the only site on which to find true esoterica.

And it's Liang Wang, not Lian Wang. Lian Wang was a Chinese herbalist and pornographer.

Matt H. · « **Reply #73 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:44:13 PM »

When the MOTO movie finished, I watched the Peter Lorre documentary on the DVD. Not a happy man for much of his life, but he did do some wonderful films. Again, the documentary could have been three or four times the length.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #74 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:44:17 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on August 15, 2006, 01:40:47 PM

Next came MR. MOTO TAKES A CHANCE. It looked very good with great grayscale imagery, sharp focus, and great contrast. Definitely the best of the three MOTOs I've seen thus far picture-wise.

The story again wasn't much of a mystery. I had it in my mind these were mysteries on the order of the CHANs, but my memory has proved to be faulty in that regard. Apart from the first, the next two were definitely not mysteries in the classic sense.

I know MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE (not in this box) will be a mystery since it was originally meant to be a CHAN picture but was switched to MOTO when Warner Oland died. As for the others, I'll have to see for myself.

You got a Moto photo?

Matt H. · « **Reply #75 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:46:34 PM »

I have cued up on the DVR MR. BELEVEDERE GOES TO COLLEGE. This morning, the Fox Movie Channel showed both sequels to SITTING PRETTY - this one and MR. BELEVEDERE RINGS THE BELL (about an old folks home). I plan to burn DVD-Rs for both of these films.

They haven't showed SITTING PRETTY in months, and I need that one, too, to complete the set. Can't believe Fox hasn't released all of these in a set.

Matt H. · « **Reply #76 on:** August 15, 2006, 01:48:21 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on August 15, 2006, 01:44:17 PM

You got a Moto photo?

Not on me, no.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #77 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:00:51 PM »

Well tonight is the beginning of the 2008 Presidential Campaign for me.

Oh they've already been here trolling county fairs and shaking hands, but I'm joining in on the meet in someone's living room thing tonight. It's really ridiculous that we have to hear campaigning for over 2 years before the election, but that's the price of having the caucuses be first in the nation and it's sort of cool in its own way.

Not trying to get political, just explaining one of the bizarre things about being from Iowa. It's sort of a game to see how many of them you can see, but the calls and ads start WAY too soon. By the time the caucuses hit we've been inundated for months and months and months and the real campaigning hasn't even started yet. I'll never forget New Year's Eve 2003/2004 You could go to the Sioux City Elks Club and dance with John Kerry....lol... it's almost pathetic.

Anyway, tonight it's Joe Biden (being a democrat, I don't get the invited to the Republican soirees, but that's ok with me).

George · « **Reply #78 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:20:40 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on August 15, 2006, 01:44:17 PM

You got a Moto photo?

Whoops, Mister Moto, I'm a coffee pot
(a Manhattan Transfer reference!)

Ginny · « **Reply #79 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:25:27 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on August 15, 2006, 02:00:51 PM

Well tonight is the beginning of the 2008 Presidential Campaign for me.

It's the END of the campaign that gets intense here in Ohio, which I heard described not long ago as "the purplest of purple states." November in a swing state, with lots of electoral votes, means that those presidential candidates spend a lot of time and media money here. One of my favorite Jim Borgman editorial cartoons from 2004 shows a woman on the phone saying, "I'd love to go out for pancakes with you, Mr. Kerry, but Dick Cheney is out mowing my lawn and John Edwards is on his way over to give me a foot massage."

S. Woody White · « **Reply #80 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:31:01 PM »

Quote from: Rodzinski on August 15, 2006, 12:52:28 PM

That's England Dan and John Ford Coley for you '70s aficionados.

England Dan being Dan Seals, who later had a respectable solo country career. Brother to Jim Seals, whose on-stage and recording partner was (is?) Dash Crofts.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #81 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:34:47 PM »

OMG new DR LIANG WANG.....I didn't realize you were a grandaughter of the famous comic.

I only know you by your married name Liang Wang Chung

Jrand73 · « **Reply #82 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:35:03 PM »

Best of performance vibes to DR RODZINSKI and his band this evening!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #83 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:35:15 PM »

More TKAM rehearsal.....and no we haven't.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #84 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:37:29 PM »

Ying and Yang - the routine I like the most....I think they did it on the Hollywood Palace when Anna May Wong was hosting....was that one called Waiter, There's a Bishu in my Pagoda. It was probably censored in Oregon as well.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #85 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:38:21 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on August 15, 2006, 02:00:51 PM

Well tonight is the beginning of the 2008 Presidential Campaign for me....Anyway, tonight it's Joe Biden (being a democrat, I don't get the invited to the Republican soirees, but that's ok with me).

We could always get you in contact with the Iowa Log Cabin group...

Jrand73 · « **Reply #86 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:38:40 PM »

DR JMK - for the SOUND OF MUSIC audiitions we had two high school kids (a boy and girl) do the ENTIRE love duet from MOULIN ROUGE (a collection of love song snippets) acapella....about 7 minutes of song - and it wasn't the girl's audition...she sang again by herself later....

Jrand73 · « **Reply #87 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:38:54 PM »

Off to rehearsal

Matt H. · « **Reply #88 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:39:24 PM »

Off to clean the living room, do some reading and then back with either the Clifton Webb comedy or MR. AND MRS. SMITH. Haven't decided yet.

WBBL.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #89 on:** August 15, 2006, 02:40:08 PM »

Have you ever had a bishu in your pagoda?

And didn't the duo break up for awhile when Yang joined a Buddhist monastary....

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