Topic: INEXORABLY (Read 31793 times)

George · « **Reply #150 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:43:33 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 26, 2006, 03:32:03 PM

Allow me to put in a plug here for "Airborne", the mega-vitamin boost that has kept me from devleoping a cold this holiday season.

A cold was coming on. Yes, it was. I felt it. I sniffled. I ached a bit. I just KNEW I was going to be all kinds of sick.

But I'd just take another "Airborne" in a small glass of water. And the symptoms would go away.

I'm convinced.

For me, it's Dimetapp. I start taking that as soon as I feel something coming on, and then it usually doesn't. But I have to start it at the very first symptom(s) for it to prevent any more from developing.

Jennifer · « **Reply #151 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:43:52 PM »

Welcome back DR Jose!

DR MBarnum, I know what you mean about BK's version of "chilly" being different from ours. Today here it was 32F with a windchill making it a bit colder and i would not even call that chilly. I'll bet it was 70F when he said he was cold!

George · « **Reply #152 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:44:14 PM »

PAGE SIX DANCE!! THE DREAMGIRLS DISCO DANCE!!

FJL · « **Reply #153 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:45:41 PM »

How about a dime-a-tap dance?

George · « **Reply #154 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:49:26 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 26, 2006, 03:45:41 PM

How about a dime-a-tap dance?

Ooo...that's good!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #155 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:59:12 PM »

I hope you are enjoying a lovely Boxing Day DR TCB. I'm a Briefs man myself!

TCB · « **Reply #156 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:07:50 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on December 26, 2006, 03:59:12 PM

I hope you are enjoying a lovely Boxing Day DR TCB. I'm a Briefs man myself!

Couldn't prove it by me!

FJL · « **Reply #157 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:08:24 PM »

Did no one think to open the new ROCKY film on Boxing Day?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #158 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:13:41 PM »

Check your e-mail Mr Birkeland!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #159 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:16:15 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on December 26, 2006, 02:44:46 PM

- great news for usa ll here...

USA II, in OZ, how grand!

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #160 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:19:21 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 26, 2006, 04:08:24 PM

Did no one think to open the new ROCKY film on Boxing Day?

ROCKY so glorifies violence! I'd prefer:

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #161 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:21:08 PM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on December 26, 2006, 11:17:38 AM

...And cranky.

I'll say

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #162 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:22:52 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on December 26, 2006, 11:52:07 AM

When I was in Los Angeles I noticed that the native's idea of chilly varied considerably from my idea of chilly.

With beans, or without? Meat?

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #163 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:26:27 PM »

Cillaliz, just wipe them with a cloth and see how that does. Should be a soft cloth that doesn't "shed". With the turntable I got that hooks directly to the computer, you can actually transfer them at the 45 speed and the computer then corrects to 78, which it sounds like they are. If they're 331/3, then you're fine. They sound like acetates.

bk · « **Reply #164 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:27:16 PM »

I had a nice and light luncheon, and am watching the TCM documentary Looking For Lulu, about Louise Brooks. It's bad, like most of the TCM shows, and it makes Biography look like high art.

bk · « **Reply #165 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:27:40 PM »

The sun never really came out today - did a little peeking, but that's it.

bk · « **Reply #166 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:28:08 PM »

The postal office was empty - that made me very happy.

bk · « **Reply #167 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:28:34 PM »

What am I, doing a monologue?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #168 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:29:37 PM »

Quote from: George on December 26, 2006, 03:43:33 PM

For me, it's Dimetapp. I start taking that as soon as I feel something coming on, and then it usually doesn't. But I have to start it at the very first symptom(s) for it to prevent any more from developing.

Nothing beats a good single malt Scotch!

der Brucer

Matt H. · « **Reply #169 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:38:11 PM »

Before I set out on my afternoon adventure, I was able to watch about 45 minutes of BEST FOOT FORWARD.

The color looks simply splendid and the movie is in very good shape: sharp, almost no debris, clear mono sound.

I wish Hugh Martin had done a commentary for it. Or someone!

Matt H. · « **Reply #170 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:48:37 PM »

I did see CASINO ROYALE, but we had to go out of our way to do so. I'll admit, we were cutting it close getting to the theater. It was a 1:45 showing, and it was 1:38 when we got in line (yes, there was a line; there are six theaters at this multiplex). I got to the window and found out the showing was sold out.

The foolish people who booked the movie into this house assumed after a month at other theaters, it was probably played out and thus booked it into the plex's smallest theater - probably 75 seats. The next show there wasn't until 7:45.

Anyway, there was a 3:10 showing across town, so we went there. We bought tickets early to assure seats and did some window shopping. That theater was larger than the one at the other multiplex, but it was very full with only the front row empty. This theater probably had 150 seats.

As for the movie, the stunts, the action, the set pieces were on the typical grand scale (that opening chase after the credits was one of the more incredible things I've ever seen: those stunt men were fabulous).

But because they were restarting the franchise, the familiar personalities of the Bond series (other than Judi Dench) were missing. Well, Felix Leiter appeared late in the game, but as he's usually played by different actors in every film, it didn't matter.

I found the film incredibly overlong. While I admired all the action sequences, every one of them could have been trimmed. The love scenes could have been trimmed (especially late in the movie). The various rounds of the poker tournament could have been trimmed.

It really amounts to overkill once you pass the two hour mark.

Daniel Craig was rugged, incredibly athletic, and has piercing blue eyes. But in this first adventure, he didn't quite capture my heart. Pierce Brosnan did in his first Bond adventure GOLDENEYE. Perhaps it was the stoic early Bond who made many mistakes that prevented me from completely surrending to this new person in the role. Still, I'll look forward to the next one to see what kind of alterations he makes to his characterization.

Matt H. · « **Reply #171 on:** December 26, 2006, 05:08:45 PM »

Heading down to the confines of my own home theater. BEST FOOT FORWARD is waiting to put its best foot forward.

WBBL.

MusicGuy · « **Reply #172 on:** December 26, 2006, 05:18:49 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 26, 2006, 01:36:53 PM

MusicGuy - It may interest you to know (if you didn't know already) that Studio 54 is no longer the exclusive place it once was. It's now a legit theater run by the Roundabout Theatre Company, all you need to get in is the $40 for one of the cheap seats; no getting past bouncers, no dress codes. They still call it Studio 54, though.

Thanks FJL -- yes, I did know that the whole "complexion" of Studio 54 is now nothing like the glorious and insane disco days. Whenever I happen to pass it (when I'm in NYC) it now looks kind of sad to me.

bk · « **Reply #173 on:** December 26, 2006, 05:32:07 PM »

I shall now finish a motion picture on DVD that I began a few nights ago on the bedroom DVD player - tonight's DVD will be Brain de Palma's film of James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia.

MusicGuy · « **Reply #174 on:** December 26, 2006, 06:27:20 PM »

Dear Esteemed BK --

When you have a second, I'd appreciate any tips that you could give me, as to how I can find (and hopefully print out) the title index, and the various artist and production credits for "A Wonderful Guy."

I tried looking at links here, and on the Kritzerland site, and I didn't have any luck.

Thank you, O wise and all-knowing Brain who has just come back from intermission.............

(one of my favorite lines from the show!!)

Tomovoz · « **Reply #175 on:** December 26, 2006, 06:48:02 PM »

Thanks to DR Michael Shayne I am enjoying an Anna Russell day.
The only way to enjoy Wagner!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #176 on:** December 26, 2006, 06:50:00 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on December 26, 2006, 06:48:02 PM

Thanks to DR Michael Shayne I am enjoying an Anna Russell day.
The only way to enjoy Wagner!

Damn Sony! There are a few tracks from the albums, like the history of popular song, that never made it to the CDs and I loves Ms Russell!

bk · « **Reply #177 on:** December 26, 2006, 06:50:07 PM »

MusicGuy - the A Wonderful Guy CD was done for friends - not even pressed professionally. I have the track listing somewhere, but it doesn't give full credits on it. I'll see if I can do up something for you.

bk · « **Reply #178 on:** December 26, 2006, 06:56:59 PM »

The track listing:

1.   It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Bacharach & David)
2.   When You’re Alone (Williams/Bricusse)
3.   Spread a Little Happiness (Ellis/Grey & Newman)
4.   Guess We May As Well Stay Married Now (Schmidt & Jones)
5.   Evening Star (Schmidt & Jones)
6.   Brush Up Your Shakespeare (Porter)
7.   Sorry/Grateful (Sondheim)
8.   Roadside (Schmidt & Jones)
9.   What Can You Lose? (Sondheim)
10.   Everybody Wants to be Sondheim (Chapman)
11.   Bookends/Old Friends (Simon)
12.   You’re a Sucker for a Dame (Berlin)
13.   Brush Up Your Shakespeare Part Two (Porter)
14.   Her Laughter In My Life (Maltby & Shire)
15.   Be a Santa (Styne/Comden & Green)
16.   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Blaine/Martin)
17.   The Bee (Loesser)
18.   I Don’t Wanna Be Married (Berlin)
19.   Wishes Won’t Wash Dishes (Schmidt & Jones)
20.   Brush Up Your Shakespeare Part Three (Porter)
21.   Corner of the Sky (Schwartz)
22.   I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Bacharach & David)
23.   The Gift (Russ)
With Glory Crampton (track 4), Harry Groener and Jonathan Freeman (track 6,13,20)
Lynnette Perry (track

, Michelle Nicastro (track 15), Klea Blackhurst (track 18)

Basically just a put-together of all Guy's recorded tracks through 2001.

Adriana Patti · « **Reply #179 on:** December 26, 2006, 06:57:52 PM »

Well the sun is shining here in San Diego! The birds are squacking and it smells like ocean and my cousins are screaming in the backround...(Two girls 3 and 7).

Christmas weekend was lovley and filled with parties and food and even a few presents. I enjoyed reading about everyone elses holiday also.

I must now go set up mousetrap for the cuties! Goodbye!

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