Topic: I FEEL A SONG COMING ON (Read 18523 times)

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #60 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:30:06 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 23, 2006, 10:51:44 AM

And it is orderable at SONYSony for $19.96 (with shipping)

der Brucer

And at Amazon.com at $17.99 plus shipping...as reported here a week or so ago.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #61 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:31:43 AM »

Quote from: George on August 23, 2006, 12:44:08 AM

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=10]A VERY MERRY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR TCB!![/size][/move]

My sentiments EXACTLY!

Happy Birthday, Tom!

The recycled greeting may seem cheap, but the sentiment is real!

Maria · « **Reply #62 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:31:44 AM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on August 23, 2006, 06:49:22 AM

What do you think of home schooling?
Is home schooling a good idea for the children involved? Or is it just a good idea for the parent doing the schooling?

First of all, if the girls are being turned against their father by the other parent -- that's against the law in many states. (I did research on it for a script -- so I know more than I care to know about "Parental Alienation.")

As for home-schooling - depends on who's doing it and what the motives are. Some kids are home-schooled because parents don't want them exposed to certain ideas which they oppose. These usually have to do with sexual orientation, religion, etc. - you fill in the blanks. Three guesses on what my opinion is on this reasoning.
Others are home-schooled because the parents truly believe they can get a better education that way. Home-schooling is very sophisticated these days. It's not just a matter of teaching your kids in your living room. There is a whole network out there that home schoolers can be a part of. Kids can go out and take classes with other home-schoolers - often taught by experts you would not find in a regular school setting. I have a friend in Denver who home-schooled her TEN children. They all wound up going to minor colleges like Yale and Harvard at unbelievably young ages (15, 16) and doing incredibily well.
And that's my two cents worth.

JMK · « **Reply #63 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:37:48 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TCB!!!

In the odd mac and cheese department--we took the kids to a "Noodles" restaurant the other night where the only thing even approximately kid-friendly was the Mac and Cheese. Well, guess what? They made it with Dijon mustard. Even I couldn't stand it.

bk · « **Reply #64 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:41:21 AM »

Dijon mustuard in mac and cheese? Blechhh. I'm going to Hugo's momentarily and I shall indeed be having the mac and cheese. They don't do it with mac noodles, and they use three different cheeses, but it's quite tasty.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #65 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:43:36 AM »

Quote from: bk on August 23, 2006, 09:40:56 AM

Betting on Bertie (don't know if it's still called that or not) had a score by Wright and Forrest - I think it had been kicking around for ages, but Walter Willison's friend Doug Holmes and written a new book - maybe Walter did some of the book, too. We did a reading in 1991, twice if I recall. It was based on Bertie Wooster and Jeeves by Wodehouse. Also in the reading was Christopher Hewitt, Judy Kaye, Loni Ackerman, Doug Holmes and others I can't remember.

Douglas and Walter both worked on the book. It got progressively worse as all the younger roles got cut for reasons I cannot go into.

Maria · « **Reply #66 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:44:24 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on August 23, 2006, 11:27:11 AM

You're missing one of THE GREAT entertainment events on television -- PROJECT RUNWAY! A new episode every Wednesday at 10 p.m.

I LOVE Project Runway.
I suppose I should also now confess to the guilty pleasure of THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR. I can't stay away from it. And I know others of my ilk (whatever that is) who are hooked, too. How can you resist the sweet (and it often is - really!) story of Hugh Hefner and his three live-in girlfriends - the youngest of whom is all of 20? What's strange is that there isn't anything "dirty" about the show. The young women - who do have amazing bodies - really seem to care for Hef and he for them. In last night's episode they all went to San Diego to visit the home of the youngest of the three. There was an awkward moment when Hef met her grandad -- who was probably younger than he is -- but hey, who's counting.
I started watching the show for a few minutes as a joke and wound up tuning in on an almost regular basis. Go figure.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #67 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:45:18 AM »

FOR TCB

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #68 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:46:31 AM »

elmore, I think they even cut my part - the wonderful Pongo Pilkington.

bk · « **Reply #69 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:46:50 AM »

BTW, when we did the reading, Jack Lee was the musical director.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #70 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:10:04 PM »

Quote from: JMK on August 23, 2006, 11:37:48 AM

Well, guess what? They made it with Dijon mustard. Even I couldn't stand it.

Well, a good number of Man and Cheese recipes call for dried mustard, and Gourmet Magazine calls for Dijon.

Even the Dairy Farmers of Washington toss in a bit in one of their recipes.

der Brucer

Admittedly, my Gradson would toss it on the floor.

MBarnum · « **Reply #71 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:13:37 PM »

I wonder if John Saxon can sing? I'll bet a certain DR from Indiana would save up his pennies to see Mr. Saxon battle a brain on stage!

Ginny · « **Reply #72 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:19:38 PM »

Back from my errands which included having my car washed and mailing a package to The Vixter.

Now I have to get ready for the partay that DH Richard and I are attending tonight:

Preview Party at the new books&co at The Greene, 4453 Walnut Street, Beavercreek, OH. ...donation benefits Culture Works and Project READ...

The evening’s festivities include:
Musical entertainment, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres.

The opportunity to meet acclaimed authors Lara Parker, Jennifer Crusie, Will
Hillenbrand, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, David Catrow, Jaime Adoff and Arnold Adoff.

Each guest will receive a limited-edition commemorative book tote, a free Millionaire’s club discount card, and other surprises.

A special raffle of one-of-a-kind bookcases, designed by local artists Glen Martin Taylor, Allyson Cain and the DVAC team, that are filled with modern, classic and children’s books.

books&co at The Greene officially opens on Thursday, August 24 at 9 am.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #73 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:27:30 PM »

Quote from: bk on August 23, 2006, 09:40:56 AM

Betting on Bertie (don't know if it's still called that or not) had a score by Wright and Forrest -

When Forrest died in 1999, this newstory reported:

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For over seventy years Robert Wright and George Forrest were partners in life and art. Together they wrote music and lyrics for film, stage, and club acts. They specialized in adapting themes from classical music into engaging tunes for movie scores and stage musicals.
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In the 1990s Wright and Forrest returned to a work that they had begun three decades earlier with P.G. Wodehouse, Betting on Bertie, a musical about the Bertie Wooster character from Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. The project ended when Forrest died in Miami on October 10, 1999.
Forrest's passing brought to an end a loving and creative partnership of over seven decades. Wright and Forrest's professional career included work in film, television, radio, the cabaret circuit, and most notably the stage, rightfully acknowledged when they were given the 1995 ASCAP/Richard Rodgers Award for their contributions to American musical theater.

When Wright died last year, Playbill reported:

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Robert Wright, Composer-Lyricist of Kismet, Grand Hotel, Dead at 90
By Ernio Hernandez
August 1, 2005

Composer-lyricist Robert Wright who, with writing partner George Forrest, penned lyrics and wrote music for Kismet, Grand Hotel, Song of Norway and other musicals, died at his Miami home of natural causes July 27 at the age of 90.

Wright and Forrest were collaborators since the 1920s, when they were in high school together. They both played piano, and both wrote music and lyrics. The team was still active at the time of Forrest's death in 1999, refining a longtime project, a P.G. Wodehouse-Guy Bolton musical, Betting on Bertie, and developing another long-aborning project, a musical version of Eudora Welty's novella, "The Ponder Heart."

der Brucer

TCB · « **Reply #74 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:40:25 PM »

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One, two, three – A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER TO OUR VERY OWN TCB!!!

Thank you very much, BK.

I was so impressed by Woody's thoughtfulness (not to mention the post total) of thanking each birthday greeting individually; that I thought I would attempt it. Wish me luck (as well as Happy Birthday).

TCB · « **Reply #75 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:41:44 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on August 23, 2006, 12:38:22 AM

A most wonderful and happy birthday to DR TCB

Thank you, DF Tomovoz.

TCB · « **Reply #76 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:42:35 PM »

Quote from: George on August 23, 2006, 12:44:08 AM

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=10]A VERY MERRY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR TCB!![/size][/move]

Thank you, George.

TCB · « **Reply #77 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:43:37 PM »

Quote from: Maria on August 23, 2006, 01:01:05 AM

HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS, TCB!!!

Thank you, Maria.

TCB · « **Reply #78 on:** August 23, 2006, 12:45:14 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 23, 2006, 04:14:08 AM

Good morning, all! Not a great deal to do this morning, but I'm hopefully back to my usual schedule. This morning I've a trip to the post office, the recordng office, and the NYPL Theatre Collection: librarian Barbara Knowles phoned me yesterday to tell me a scrapbook I had requested has been located. Now if they can only find the missing BABES scrapbook I've been hunting for the past four years![move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO OUR DR TCB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thank you, DF elmore3003.