Topic: THE WEARIN' O' THE GREEN (Read 60260 times)

MBarnum · « **Reply #120 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:21:51 AM »

BK, Miss Leslie Parrish should be arriving in your mailbox anytime now...if she isn't there already.

MBarnum · « **Reply #121 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:22:51 AM »

I cannot think of any particularly special St. Patrick Days, but I do always try to wear some green....wouldn't want to get pinched!

Jeanne · « **Reply #122 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:45:32 AM »

Good day to HHW!

Haven't caught up on the posts yet, but will reply to SINGDAW from yesterday regarding Leonard Bernstein's YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS:

I'm really enjoying the series. The name of the series is a misnomer--they were designed for kids, of course, but Bernstein assumes a very great deal from such young people. I find that the series works on many levels. I've been listening to classical music for 25 years or more, listen to it daily, etc, and I'm learning a great deal. I usually watch each lecture/concert twice. There's a book, too--did you know that? I haven't seen it, but it's available on Amazon.

And thanks again to DR ELMORE and DR JOSE for recommending the series to me (and to other DRs as well who made such fine recommendations).

bk · « **Reply #123 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:47:36 AM »

Haven't caught up on posts???

bk · « **Reply #124 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:47:58 AM »

I am trying to de-groggify, then might joggify.

Jeanne · « **Reply #125 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:49:24 AM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on March 17, 2007, 05:13:39 AM

True. and of course St Glad is the favourite saint of Dame Edna.

Yes, of course! I ADORE Dame Edna!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #126 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:00:09 AM »

AAR YE BEIN' SERVED?

This from a guy who thinks wearing a costume on Halloween is silly.

der Brucer

singdaw · « **Reply #127 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:06:31 AM »

Thanks, DR Jeanne! Yes, I did know about the book, but imagine that it's more fun to view the programs in their originally intended medium.

I fear for the future of classical music. The way they keep cutting the arts from public education, there'll be no audience for it at all before long...

singdaw · « **Reply #128 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:08:15 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 17, 2007, 11:00:09 AM

This from a guy who thinks wearing a costume on Halloween is silly.

Auditions for Seussical, Aisle 9!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #129 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:10:00 AM »

Dog Food Recall - Misleading?

The basic recall item read:

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WASHINGTON —

A major manufacturer of pet foods sold throughout North America under dozens of store names is recalling millions of containers of its products while working to determine what caused kidney failure and some deaths of cats and dogs.

Menu Foods said Saturday it is recalling dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands and distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The pet foods were sold by major retailers, including Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway.

A complete list of the recalled products along with product codes, descriptions and production dates is available from the Menu Foods website, http://www.menufoods.com/recall. Consumers with questions can also call (866) 895-2708.

..

However, further down in the newstory we learn:

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The company said it makes pet food for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.

P&G announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands.

Note: the P&G premium products, Iams and Eukanuba, are NOT listed on the Menu Foods recall site! (Menu foods is not recalling them, P&G is.)

The basic story sure leads consumers to believe that only "STORE BRANDS" are suspect; and the web site in inadequate!

der Brucer

singdaw · « **Reply #130 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:10:45 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on March 17, 2007, 10:21:51 AM

Miss Leslie Parrish should be arriving in your mailbox anytime now...if she isn't there already.

But it was really tough getting her to fit in there!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #131 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:14:07 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 17, 2007, 04:47:53 AM

DR Tomovoz, your "naughty boy" crack...

Is that related to a "plumber's crack"?

der Brucer

Jeanne · « **Reply #132 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:15:10 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 17, 2007, 11:06:31 AM

I fear for the future of classical music. The way they keep cutting the arts from public education, there'll be no audience for it at all before long...

I share your fears. I usually listen to the local classical music station each morning--wherever I'm living. We had a fairly good one here until recently--WGMS-FM--but it is no longer. National Public Radio has converted back to classical as a result, but without as much personality, IMHO. I liked hearing the latest Yoyo Ma and such; radio is a great way to hear new recordings.

TCB · « **Reply #133 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:15:59 AM »

BK, NATIONAL PASTIME is not an entirely new play. I played the role of Branch Rickey in a Tacoma production two years ago, and won Best Actor of the year for it. If the play is running two and a half hours, now; then Bryan has done a great deal of padding to the two hour play that I did.

Jeanne · « **Reply #134 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:16:34 AM »

I can't recall any interesting St Pat stories...

Jeanne · « **Reply #135 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:17:35 AM »

Yes, there's a bit of Irish in me, but mostly Czech.

Jeanne · « **Reply #136 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:18:29 AM »

Quote from: bk on March 17, 2007, 10:47:36 AM

Haven't caught up on posts???

Have finally done so, dear BK.

TCB · « **Reply #137 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:19:47 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on March 17, 2007, 06:28:48 AM

Great Frank photo, DR TCB.

Isn't the play that MR BK mentions in the notes the play that you were in last year?

Congratulations, JRand, you have a great memory!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #138 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:19:55 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on March 17, 2007, 05:55:31 AM

...water sports may be back in style during the entire weekend...

FAMILY SITE!

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #139 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:30:58 AM »

Quote from: TCB on March 17, 2007, 11:15:59 AM

BK, NATIONAL PASTIME is not an entirely new play. I played the role of Branch Rickey in a Tacoma production two years ago, and won Best Actor of the year for it. If the play is running two and a half hours, now; then Bryan has done a great deal of padding to the two hour play that I did.

I suppose it could have been the pace of the production - it was very slow. Can you tell me a little about the style of your production, and if it had all that multiple narration going on?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #140 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:31:36 AM »

Quote from: MusicGuy on March 17, 2007, 08:44:09 AM

...I have a few friends spread all over Manhattan, from down in the Village to up north of Harlem...

Sounds like the start of a bloody episode of Law & Order!

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #141 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:33:01 AM »

One of the faculty members played Branch - he's been an actor for fifty years, lots of TV and stuff, but I would love to have seen what you did, because this gentleman chose to add about five hundred "I means" and "you knows" during the play, which I found actorish and ultimately not very respectful of the writer.

bk · « **Reply #142 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:33:34 AM »

Miss Leslie Parrish is in my mail box? That is a lovely thought.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #143 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:36:53 AM »

My family immigrated from Ireland. They were actually English, but it's a long story involving Cromwell, and I don't know my history well enough to relate all the details.

My mother did all of our geneology research (she's a librarian, too) and found the name of the street in Ireland where her great-great-great-great(?) grandfather had had his grocery store.

I took her and her partner to Ireland last year, along with a few folks, and spent an extra day and rented a car so we could go to the town of Nenagh and walk down Silver Street.

TCB · « **Reply #144 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:37:03 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 17, 2007, 08:46:35 AM

Gotcha. And I am indeed above 125th Street. I'm at 145th.

145Th? Isn't that Connecticut?

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DERBRUCER · « **Reply #145 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:42:57 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 17, 2007, 09:28:34 AM

Maybe someone can tell me how you increase the size of pasted photos.

Unfortunately they get grainy:

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #146 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:46:41 AM »

Quote from: Jeanne on March 17, 2007, 11:17:35 AM

Yes, there's a bit of Irish in me, but mostly Czech.

I presume the latter is on your father's side:

"The Czech is in the male."

der Brucer

PS Singdaw made me do it!

TCB · « **Reply #147 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:48:13 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 17, 2007, 11:46:41 AM

I presume the latter is on your father's side:

"The Czech is in the male."

der Brucer

PS Singdaw made me do it!

Okay, no groaning, but what about booing?

bk · « **Reply #148 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:50:52 AM »

Is TCB going to respond to my post?

bk · « **Reply #149 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:51:51 AM »

I'm being very lazy this morning. I've opened the book document but don't really feel like starting right now. Don't really feel like jogging right now.

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