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« Reply #30 on: August 20, 2006, 08:29:29 AM »

Last evening Fred mentioned MAD MAX as a candidate for a musical.

[Sorry - that's VIVA MAX]

This plot line does seem like a narural:

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When his girlfriend tells him that his men wouldn't follow him to a house of ill repute, Max, a general in the Mexican army decides to perform some great act of heroism. He takes his men over the border into Texas and re-captures the Alamo. This upsets the Texans greatly. The Texas National Guard is sent to retake the mission. Normally this would be easy as Max's men have left all of their ammunition back in Mexico, but the State department insists that no one be killed and so the National Guard also goes in with unloaded weapons.

In the hands of a clever story teller, cross border invasions and unarmed antagonists could provide much fun for today's audiences.

Too bad it's not on DVD. (Of course the limited movie exposure could act to a shows advantage).

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I remember waiting in line at TKTS some years back and one matron observed she didn't want to see "The Wiz" because she already saw the movie. A second matron opined that she didn't want to see anything with Blacks (she used another noun) in the cast. I wondered where in Iceland she attended theatre?
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« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2006, 08:40:15 AM »

Shucks - missed a chance for a page two VIVA MAX dance:

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« Reply #32 on: August 20, 2006, 08:44:18 AM »

DERBRUCER - You got the plot right, so of course you know I meant VIVA MAX, not MAD MAX - but just in case someone didn't read yesterday's notes.  

Can't tell from your post if you're being sincere or sarcastic about it being a natural, though.    
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« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2006, 08:45:56 AM »

Oops, i typed that last post too slow (or else forgot to refresh my screen.)  :)
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« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2006, 08:54:49 AM »

DERBRUCER - You got the plot right, so of course you know I meant VIVA MAX, not MAD MAX - but just in case someone didn't read yesterday's notes.  

Can't tell from your post if you're being sincere or sarcastic about it being a natural, though.    

Quite sincere - I think properly done it could be a hoot; lots of room for:

Novelty numbers
Fun choreography
Topical asides and current-event references

Plus, the nature of the property permits variable cast sizes, and the score could be constructed for various size pits.

Plus, the world is filled with TCB wanna-bes ready to chew up all the scenery you can supply.

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« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2006, 09:06:53 AM »

DerBrucer, you have such gracefulness and you dance beautifully...

I do Irish stepdancing ...
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« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2006, 09:12:16 AM »

Now here's a souce for a real Comedy:

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ATLANTA - As John Mark Karr prepared to return to the United States today on a flight to Los Angeles after being expelled from Thailand, a clearer picture of his life is emerging on the East and West coasts.

The man who confessed to killing child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey apparently had another secret up his sleeve in the months before his arrest - he was visiting a surgical center that specializes in sex-change operations.

Staff at the Pratunam Clinic, Thailand's top transgender center, told the New York Daily News Saturday that the 41-year-old was a patient of theirs - but wouldn't say how close he was to getting "sexual reassignment" surgery.

"Yes, he had treatment here," a representative said. "He was our patient. He came a number of times. But we cannot give out details on his treatment as we are ethically bound to keep these things private."

The disclosure came a day after The News reported that Karr sought cosmetic surgeons' help changing his face in Bangkok. Two calls were to the Pratunam Clinic, which sponsors the annual World's Most Beautiful Transsexual competition. It charges $1,600 for the surgery, which could cost $25,000 in the West.


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Hmmm...did the clinic spokesman who confirmed that Karr was a patient seeking sexual re-assignment surgery suspect he may have opened the "privacy" bag a bit?
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« Reply #37 on: August 20, 2006, 09:25:48 AM »

Now here's a souce for a real Comedy:der Brucer

Hmmm...did the clinic spokesman who confirmed that Karr was a patient seeking sexual re-assignment surgery suspect he may have opened the "privacy" bag a bit?

Given his claims about Jon-Benet...and this revelation...does this mean he did it all "because he's a lesbian"?
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« Reply #38 on: August 20, 2006, 09:26:59 AM »

It's a cold, cold day here in Oakland C-A.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Temp. is low 50s at the moment.

Wish I could share some of it with those of you sweltering/sweating in misery.
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« Reply #39 on: August 20, 2006, 09:27:15 AM »

Not.


Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
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« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2006, 09:27:43 AM »

Oh, all right!

I'll share a little of it.
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« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2006, 10:16:07 AM »

Headline:

Shot hits woman in house

You think those revelers would know you drink the shot, you don't throw it! That poor women could have been seriously hurt if she had been hit in the head instead of the house.

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« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2006, 10:18:24 AM »

elmore - yes, the musical - an odd choice for a thesis project, and methinks it will be a copy of Mr. Falls production - I won't know, of course, since I haven't seen the show.

Got eight hours of sleep, which is why I'm just now getting up.
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« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2006, 10:19:24 AM »

`A very Disney kiss'

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That "Invincible" screen kiss between gridiron hopeful Vince Papale (played by Mark Wahlberg) and bartender Janet Cantwell (Elizabeth Banks)? Pretty spicy for a family sports-themed film, no?
"But it was a very Disney kiss," says Wahlberg. "There was no tongue."

Well, maybe not in what appears on screen. But as it turns out, the kiss, as filmed, was a bit spicier, says "Invincible" director Ericson Core.

"I shot that on the street in one shot with zero coverage, because with great actors you can do that," says Core. "So we did a few takes, found the one we wanted, and we all went home."

OK, so cut to the first test screening where studio executives inform Core that the Wahlberg/Banks buss, as depicted, "is not a Disney kiss." Which presents a bit of a problem, since the scene is in the can and there is no more-chaste version to replace it.

"So we actually did some (computer-generated) work to de-tongue the shot," says Core. "There was a little bit of tongue that has since been removed technologically. You could hear it in the soundtrack and all the rest. We literally had to change that slightly to make it a little more Disney."

And the Oscar nominees for best Bowdlerization go to...

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« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2006, 10:26:49 AM »

BB7 spoilers.


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« Reply #45 on: August 20, 2006, 10:33:41 AM »

BB7  SPOILERS









Sounds like the houseguests think Janelle cheated during the Veto Comp and are asking the producers to review the tapes or do a new competition.  Apparently it had something to do with dolls and James claims he had one in his hand and Janelle ripped it out of his hands.  If that's the case, it really isn't fair not to do the competition over, they did it when Erika got HOH and it went to Janelle.   It's really looking like the producers are slanting things to favor Janelle.  
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« Reply #46 on: August 20, 2006, 10:34:33 AM »

It will be interesting to see what they show tonight.
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« Reply #47 on: August 20, 2006, 10:43:14 AM »

I still have a lot of stuff to box up and put in storage (and it'll take a few more days), but I won't have to do too much, today.  It's my dad's 68th birthday!  I bought him a DVD set of five John Ford movies.  I'm sure he'll love it. :D

We're going to a Chinese buffet restaurant this afternoon. I think it's actually one of my mom's favorite restaurants, but he must like it, too.  He wouldn't want to go if he didn't like it.  I'm surprised that he didn't want to go to dinner at the local casino. ::) Both my parents love to go there!



George, I hope you mean the Little Creek Casino and not the Red Wind.  The food I have had at the Red Wind was nasty.  Oh, but either way you are safe, you are going for Chinese.
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« Reply #48 on: August 20, 2006, 10:47:47 AM »

DR FJL - please give hugs from me to all your guests today - wish I could be there.  I, too, received theater tickets in the mail yesterday - 2 on an aisle for A Chorus Line!


I wish I could be at Fred and Skip's gathering tonight, as well.  It would be a little strange, however, since I have never met either one of them.  Unfortunately, I did not receive any theater tickets in the mail, or the male.
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« Reply #49 on: August 20, 2006, 10:53:05 AM »

Quite sincere - I think properly done it could be a hoot; lots of room for:

Novelty numbers
Fun choreography
Topical asides and current-event references

Plus, the nature of the property permits variable cast sizes, and the score could be constructed for various size pits.

Plus, the world is filled with TCB wanna-bes ready to chew up all the scenery you can supply.

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I can't imagine why anyone would wanna-be me.
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« Reply #50 on: August 20, 2006, 10:59:10 AM »

And I am so glad that today is free-for-all day!  Payday is still a week away, and I can't afford to pay for-all.
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« Reply #51 on: August 20, 2006, 11:42:53 AM »

Headline:

Shot hits woman in house

You think those revelers would know you drink the shot, you don't throw it! That poor women could have been seriously hurt if she had been hit in the head instead of the house.

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There was an incident last week in Grand Forks, ND where a woman was showering and she was thought from the apartment next door.
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« Reply #52 on: August 20, 2006, 11:44:08 AM »

There was a student at UND in Grand Forks that did Gilbert and Sullivan with a highschool for hsi master's thesis.
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« Reply #53 on: August 20, 2006, 11:53:31 AM »

Now here's a souce for a real Comedy:der Brucer

Hmmm...did the clinic spokesman who confirmed that Karr was a patient seeking sexual re-assignment surgery suspect he may have opened the "privacy" bag a bit?

They must have a different set of ethics there...if they really felt a duty to protect their clients, they wouldn't have confirmed that he was a patient.
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« Reply #54 on: August 20, 2006, 11:53:36 AM »

I wish I could be at Fred and Skip's gathering tonight, as well.  It would be a little strange, however, since I have never met either one of them.

Fred and Skip are pussycats - these are the guys to watchout for:





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« Reply #55 on: August 20, 2006, 11:55:24 AM »

..where a woman was showering and she was thought from the apartment next door.

Goodness - attack by ESP?

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« Reply #56 on: August 20, 2006, 11:59:22 AM »

I am ticked off with the vet.  I called today to see if I could come by to get a refill on Walty's meds.  He has to take them every day so it gets refilled once a month- this is our first refill.  I had imagined that I would call, they would look him up on the computer and then refill it.  Which is how things started off then I was told to call back in the afternoon around 1 or 1:30 and talk to the vet who could refill it.  Okay, so I called back at 2:15 (late I know) and was told that the vet never came in, he can't refill the prescription, and when I mentioned that I wanted to come by anyway to pick up food he said they were closed (!?) but if I ran over with cash he would sell it to me.

I'm going to look for another vet and another source for his food.  I'm really dubious about whether Walty absolutely needs to take this medication.  And mostly I'm just ticked off with them - why wouldn't they tell me that they were closing early when I called the first time??

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« Reply #57 on: August 20, 2006, 12:18:27 PM »


I'm going to look for another vet and another source for his food.  I'm really dubious about whether Walty absolutely needs to take this medication.


Are you taking paper script to a local pharmacy for the refill, or is the vet refilling? If you take a paper prescription to a Pharmacist (I know Sam's Club fills pet meds) they can do the dirty work of getting refill authorization.

What food are you using? (I'll look for a better source for you if you'd like)

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« Reply #58 on: August 20, 2006, 12:36:07 PM »

I suppose I should get off my butt cheeks and go jog.

I have decided to let my brain rest today - no writing, no nothing - well, maybe a little writing and a little something, but not MUCH.
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« Reply #59 on: August 20, 2006, 01:04:49 PM »

Drove to Arcadia Beach Saturday with Dog Bosco, James and Mark and their dog Digger...we had a fun filled frolic on the seaside! The weather was beautiful and the dogs were pooped by the end of the day!
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