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Re:COUNTDOWN TO ROCKIN' NEW YEAR'S EVE
« Reply #300 on: December 27, 2006, 08:08:11 PM »

I don't see the appeal of Josh Hartnet. And I don't even think it's because I'm OLD!

He exists....
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« Reply #301 on: December 27, 2006, 08:08:43 PM »

Another hop, skip and Jump and here we are at page 11!!
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« Reply #302 on: December 27, 2006, 08:09:31 PM »

I am aiming for 5500 posts by the end of the year... I wonder if I can do it?
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« Reply #303 on: December 27, 2006, 08:10:08 PM »

Good Evening!

Ah!  We had a very special guest tonight in the audience!  Mr. Sheldon Harnick himself!  -Accompanied by his lovely wife, Marjorie (sp?).   They stayed for a bit after the performance, and we all had a nice 'visit'.  What a lovely couple.  And he had many compliments for the cast and the production in general.  *He even liked where we ended up putting the act break.  Whew!

*And, thankfully, the cast had a good night with their lyrics.  Double-Whew!  ;D
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« Reply #304 on: December 27, 2006, 08:11:14 PM »

...And, for the record, I don't get Josh Hartnett either.  I don't think he's "dreamy", and I don't think he can act either.
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« Reply #305 on: December 27, 2006, 08:12:29 PM »

And you didn't turn around and tell her - in not so hushed tones, either - "That's why it's called a musical!" ???

Well, I and the two ladies next to me just started laughing out loud in response to her comment... And I believe that was the perfect response.
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« Reply #306 on: December 27, 2006, 08:14:13 PM »

DR Ron Pulliam - Welcome home!


*And as for Airborne... It actually make me feel a little "off" after I take it - like it did tonight. ??? But since at least four people in the orchestra have been fighting the flu the past couple of days, better safe than sorry.
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« Reply #307 on: December 27, 2006, 08:15:25 PM »

And a very belated welcome from this formerly E&T DR to DR Cason!
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« Reply #308 on: December 27, 2006, 08:16:58 PM »

TV shot of the week:
From The Kennedy Center Honors:

After Betty Buckley and the orchestra had a feud over tempo and Sarah Brightman joined in on the dueling "Memory", the camera cut to the ultimate CAT - Joan Collins.

Then Christine Ebersole showed that she sings a better Norma Desmond than Buckley!

der Brucer

Now I really need to get a tape of this year's ceremony!  -I guess I could always check YouTube.  ;)
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« Reply #309 on: December 27, 2006, 08:17:53 PM »

You limit yourself according to shelf-space???

Haven't you ever heard of stacking them up in piles on the floor?

The floor?  Well, that's where I keep my vocal scores and CDs.  :-\
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« Reply #310 on: December 27, 2006, 08:25:21 PM »

DR Cason - I know exactly what you're going through.  Alas, it's just a occupational hazard in most Arts-related college programs.  When I was in my undergrad, I used to do a lot of accompanying for both instrumentalists and vocalists - and that was in addition to playing my own solo piano juries.  The Music department exams and juries always ended up using the full exam period in order to make sure that there were enough performance spaces and accompanists(!) to go around.  I still remember having to play a jury or two on the last day of exams, at the last hour allowed by the university.  And when I accompanied for the Music Theatre department at Catholic University, I tied a "record" of sorts: in two days times, I had played for 15 full juries (a minimum of 10 songs per student), and FOUR graduation recitals (50 minutes of music, usually with an intermission)!  *And I even remember having to rehearse at midnight with a student since that was the only time the hall was available.
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« Reply #311 on: December 27, 2006, 08:26:37 PM »

My floor has binders of genealogy stuff, books, cds, and DVDs....

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« Reply #312 on: December 27, 2006, 08:29:01 PM »

*And I even remember having to rehearse at midnight with a student since that was the only time the hall was available.

Oh, is that what you told him? 8)
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« Reply #313 on: December 27, 2006, 08:29:28 PM »

It's time I thought of eating something.

Nothing nutritious, mind you.

But something hot and delish.  PIZZA!

Pizza is nutritious!  Cheese is dairy.  And, remember, the "good stuff" in tomatoes is actually enhanced after the tomatoes have been cooked.  -And if you drizzle the slice with some olive oil...  And accompany it with a glass of red wine...

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« Reply #314 on: December 27, 2006, 08:29:35 PM »


Hi Dear Jose,

........you vixen... you tempter.....you siren....you dreamboat....you McStudly.....you bon bon .....you --

Oh well, you get the message.  You have been missed!
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« Reply #315 on: December 27, 2006, 08:30:08 PM »

You know, I don't think I have ever even seen this Josh Hartnett fellow.
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« Reply #316 on: December 27, 2006, 08:30:34 PM »


...and speaking of McHunkly.....

Hi dear MB !  Hope you are doing well and glorious!
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« Reply #317 on: December 27, 2006, 08:32:35 PM »


I think it is time to toddle off for a little bit of "telly" and then a good sleep.

Goodnight DRs and H/Ks....

Goodnight dear Esteemed BK .
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« Reply #318 on: December 27, 2006, 08:33:36 PM »


.. and a good night to Edi, Tom Dan, & Dakota...
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« Reply #319 on: December 27, 2006, 08:34:28 PM »

You know, I don't think I have ever even seen this Josh Hartnett fellow.

You haven't missed much.

But I'm sure he's a very nice person... :)
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« Reply #320 on: December 27, 2006, 08:36:18 PM »

Pleasant dreams to you Music Guy!
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« Reply #321 on: December 27, 2006, 08:36:52 PM »

Just heard that the movie Fargo  was just selected by the national registry for preservation.
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Mischief is where you are old enough to know better but young enough to try!~~ DakotaCelt, 2004
If a man loses something and he goes back and looks carefully, he will find it ~~ Sitting Bull
Noodles Grow... Meat Shrinks... Oh the beauty of cooking!
"Humility is probably the most difficult virtue to realize." --Thomas Yellowtail, CROW
Continue to contaminate your bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste. ~~ Chief Seattle, 1854

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« Reply #322 on: December 27, 2006, 08:40:27 PM »

The floor?  Well, that's where I keep my vocal scores and CDs.  :-\
Oh.

I suppose adding cookbooks to those piles could be confusing.
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« Reply #323 on: December 27, 2006, 08:40:28 PM »

The History Boys

That last one was a very touching story, and I thought it was beautifully acted by a very talented bunch.  And thank god, not a single "talentless teen diva" or American Idol winner among them.

I really am puzzled these days by the wailing and "pseudo-improvisation" that passes for popular singing.  Ugh!

But what the hell..... I'm just an old crazy-lady that grows peaches!

I agree with you about "The History Boys".  And I have to give Alan Bennett credit for being able to tell a tale that could have been otherwise very hard and "uncomfortable" to tell due to the subject matter.  I even remembering feeling that way after seeing the play.  I walked out of the theatre feeling uplifted and inspired.

*And I would also have to recommend the soundtrack for "The History Boys" if only to hear Samuel Barnett's (with Richard Sisson on piano) full renditions of "L'Accordéoniste" and "Bewitched", as well as the choral arrangement of "Bye Bye Blackbird".  -And I even like Rufus Wainright's "Bewitched" too.  -Although, I'm guessing you could download the individual tracks from iTunes too.
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« Reply #324 on: December 27, 2006, 08:41:06 PM »

Tonight I tried watching ONCE MORE WITH FEELING on TCM but I just couldn't get into it. Yul Brynner and Kay Kendall were so forced and shrill that they were giving me a headache.  I wish I had watched all of the PBS documentary about Jack Paar instead.
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« Reply #325 on: December 27, 2006, 08:41:45 PM »

Oh, is that what you told him? 8)

Umm... It was the student who had to book the rehearsal hall time.  I am no Mrs. Robinson!
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« Reply #326 on: December 27, 2006, 08:42:50 PM »

How good is it to see DRs DtM and Jose on the page.
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« Reply #327 on: December 27, 2006, 08:44:10 PM »

How good is it to see DRs DtM and Jose on the page.

It's always good to be seen.
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« Reply #328 on: December 27, 2006, 08:44:53 PM »

It's history boys.  They're back once more with feeling.
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« Reply #329 on: December 27, 2006, 08:45:16 PM »

You haven't missed much.

But I'm sure he's a very nice person... :)

Oh he's kind of cute, but as my mother would say, he needs to comb his hair.  
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