Topic: THE HIPPODROME? THE HIPPODROME (Read 51626 times)

Jeanne · « **Reply #120 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:15:40 PM »

Hello, BK.

Jeanne · « **Reply #121 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:16:49 PM »

I also loved DR BEN's remarks yesterday about baseball. Sort of summed up my feelings about the game--most sports, actually.

Matt H. · « **Reply #122 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:18:32 PM »

Quote from: bk on March 18, 2007, 02:11:21 PM

Will we never get to page five?

Certainly.

Matt H. · « **Reply #123 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:20:56 PM »

I watched two movies this afternoon.

I began with THE PERILS OF PAULINE which I haven't seen in a long, long time. The film wasn't any better than I remembered it, some of it good but much of it terribly cliched.

The print TCM aired was very deeply saturated, but it had loads of artifacts throughout, so if Universal were to release this Paramount feature to recover it from public domain hell, they'd have to do a lot of clean-up to make it presentable, and I doubt they'll go to the trouble.

Matt H. · « **Reply #124 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:22:25 PM »

Next, I put in THE LITTLE FOXES. I was going to watch one of the Criterion discs I got yesterday, but during THE PERILS OF PAULINE, I started thinking about this movie and not having seen it in several years, pulled it off the shelf and watched it again. Very, very enjoyable, and the old DVD transfer I have looked excellent apart from a few stray scratches.

Matt H. · « **Reply #125 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:23:37 PM »

I still have SUPERNATURAL to watch today, and may watch another Lucy-Desi hour since time will probably be too limited to squeeze in NIGHT AND THE CITY (Dassin's version) before GREASE comes on at 8.

Jeanne · « **Reply #126 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:23:48 PM »

BK, I am most impressed with the progress you're making on your new book.

Jeanne · « **Reply #127 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:24:27 PM »

Oh, I liked NIGHT AND THE CITY.

François · « **Reply #128 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:24:37 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on March 18, 2007, 12:37:18 PM

Several weeks ago, I reported in this forum that I had spent a pleasant couple of hours watching, on my then-new plasma HDTV, "South Pacific" and was totally blown away by the restoration, the colors, the sound, everything.

What I later realized, much to my chagrin, was that what I had watched was the familiar "theatrical cut" of the film...the one most everyone has seen over the past 49 years.

Last night (starting in late afternoon, actually) I popped in the "restored roadshow version" and spent the next 5 hours wallowing in stunned joy (and, at the end, outrage when I listened to the worst commentary tracks imaginable).

At any rate, if anyone is interested, here are my observations about:

[shadow=color,glow width,#characters wide][size=8]South Pacific[/size][/shadow]

Howard Keel did play Emile in a 70's touring of the show opposite Jane Powell! I got to see them in Montréal and they were wonderful! Ah, nostalgia!

George · « **Reply #129 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:30:10 PM »

Quote from: Miss Karen on March 18, 2007, 10:44:00 AM

#1000 -- Hee-Hah!!

Congratulations!! Now on to the next plateau!

George · « **Reply #130 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:31:31 PM »

Quote from: JRand56 on March 18, 2007, 08:07:41 AM

Page Two Rocketship Dance.

JRand, you should do something like this with the rocket (how about as a belated Page Five Dance?):

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Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #131 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:42:58 PM »

Quote from: Miss Karen on March 18, 2007, 10:31:20 AM

And a shout out to Dan the Man -- I was singing Danny Boy to you yesterday -- did you hear me?

That was you? Lord be praised--I though it was the angels!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #132 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:43:51 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2007, 11:56:09 AM

Good Afternoon!

In the midst of choreography rehearsal again... Still teaching more "vocabulary"...

One, two - buckle your shoe
Three, Four...

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #133 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:45:08 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 18, 2007, 06:21:04 AM

I believe the pianist in those clips is our Assistant MD/Conductor, Jim Laev. -He, along with our lead MD/Conductor, Patrick Vaccariello, have been with All About Us/Over and Over/Skin of Our Teeth since the original Signature Production.

-I'll ask Jim to confirm or deny that when I get to rehearsal today.

Well... Since we really can't/shouldn't play the sound clips that loud here in the rehearsal room... The consensus is is that it is neither Jim nor I playing on those sound clips. We both seem to think that those clips are from the original demos - pre-Signature Theatre production. But...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #134 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:46:39 PM »

OH! We're finishing earlier than scheduled today! HOO and RAY! -It really has been a long week for everyone. The phrase "head is going to explode" has been used many times today. So...

Now I get to home and do laundry! $:-\$

Laters...

Matt H. · « **Reply #135 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:58:33 PM »

I have my laundry done and folded. Will have to put it away later.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #136 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:05:14 PM »

I have yet to start my laundry. I know I'm facing at least four loads of it.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #137 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:05:42 PM »

Congrats to DR Miss Karen on 1000 posts!

Matt H. · « **Reply #138 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:06:06 PM »

I'm heading down now to clean my bathroom and then get back to viewing.

WBBL.

George · « **Reply #139 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:16:34 PM »

It's time for me to get ready to work the concessions counter for a performance by the Olympia Symphony Orchestra playing German music...Beethoven, Wagner and Brahms. I must shower, then dress, then eat, then do a few errands, then go downtown to do concessions. I'll record everything that I want to watch on TV tonight. The symphony starts at 7:00 p.m., but I don't have to stay after the intermission, so it shouldn't be too bad.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #140 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:16:40 PM »

And I finally bought my office chair at Office Max this afternoon. Brown leather, terrific back support and nicely contours to my tush. Small problem where I couldn't fit the box in my car, but I simply took it out of the box and loaded it in (the store had no problem with me leaving the box in the vestibule.) The chair was a snap to put together and I'm sitting on it as I type.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #141 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:17:38 PM »

Now to start tackling that pile of laundry...

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #142 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:26:03 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on March 18, 2007, 02:15:00 PM

DER BRUCER,
I loved your joke yesterday about "the Czech is in the male." I have a t-shirt that says "Czech It Out," but had never heard the "Czech is in the male" joke.

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Thank -you for the set-up.

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #143 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:27:53 PM »

Quote from: bk on March 18, 2007, 11:27:21 AM

Well, Grease is on tonight, hopefully that will perk things up.

Well, if our esteemed host won't be watching, it would be rude of us to comment.

der Brucer

(Like that's ever stopped me!)

bk · « **Reply #144 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:34:08 PM »

Have Xeroxed pages and delivered them. I shall now watch a motion picture on DVD, then get ready for the birthday bash.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #145 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:37:53 PM »

Quote from: François on March 18, 2007, 02:24:37 PM

Howard Keel did play Emile in a 70's touring of the show opposite Jane Powell! I got to see them in Montréal and they were wonderful! Ah, nostalgia!

And I saw the same in LA (1977), directed by Donald Driver.
Keel and Powell returned to LA in 1980 to do "I Do, I Do".

der Brucer

MusicGuy · « **Reply #146 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:39:37 PM »

Hi dear Esteemed, well-slept, and tuneful BK --

Good vibes on your performance this evening. When you have a second, could you please give a little "credential and bio" rundown on Barbara Deutsch? I googled that name, but there are lots of different ones in various fields.

Thanks, oh brain who is so brainy !!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #147 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:50:37 PM »

All this MattH inspired Susie Homemaker frenzy even inspired me to do two loads of laundry and one of dishes - that's it for 2007!

der Brucer

elmore3003 · « **Reply #148 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:55:46 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on March 18, 2007, 11:16:39 AM

My DVR is already set DR Elmore!

My work is done.

DR MissKaren, congratulations on reaching 1000. I knew you'd like it here.

DR JRand56, is that a SKIN OF OUR TEETH DVD in your box?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #149 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:57:11 PM »

Quote from: bk on March 18, 2007, 01:44:10 AM

And the word of the day is: AHIMSA!

Uncle Remus looked over the crowd of youngun's and queried: Which of you is Homer?

A polite young lad answered sheepishly:
AHIMSA
A' HIM

der Brucer

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