Topic: IN THE WORDS OF... (Read 69361 times)

Edisaurus · « **Reply #240 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:20:48 PM »

Quote from: George on March 19, 2007, 10:31:35 AM

I forgot about "Cradle Will Rock." I like that movie.

Featuring Bill Murray with a ventriloquist dummy, singing THE INTERNATIONALE.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #241 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:21:01 PM »

And one for Murray.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #242 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:22:33 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on March 19, 2007, 11:08:10 AM

The vet recommended Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance.

Where did you buy it, Cillaliz?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #243 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:23:17 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 19, 2007, 06:51:05 AM

Is there anything wrong with wanting and choosing to be primarily judged/chosen based on your talent alone?

Well, no,...but...

If we add to "talent" the ability to engage a multitude of avid fans we get a better picture of the nature of these contests.

Record producers are not concerned with who can make the "best" records, rather who can sell the most records.

A Broadway Star must have a certain "wow" that sells tickets.

In most of the "talent" categories, posters seem to rank Austin over Max. If I were buying an Album, it would probably be one by Austin; if I were buying tickets to Grease, I'd much prefer to see Max than Austin - Austin is just
"so perfect", but Max has that engaging
"bad boy" persona that personifies Danny.

Something the TV judges get that the viewers do not is a sense of how a performer projects "live".

I suspect all the attention the Grease show has garnered will translate into initial ticket sales.

der Brucer

elmore3003 · « **Reply #244 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:23:26 PM »

Quote from: bk on March 19, 2007, 02:43:46 PM

Back from the mail place (not the post office) - got one nice thing.

You sound like DR MBarnum after a trip to the retirement home!

Miss Karen · « **Reply #245 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:26:38 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 19, 2007, 02:51:24 PM

Meaning four people or wo, Miss Karen? Are you speaking from some experiences you never want Boo-key to hear of?

Moi? I don't know nothin' bout nothin'....

MBarnum · « **Reply #246 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:27:51 PM »

Quote from: JRand56 on March 19, 2007, 11:26:05 AM

Don't smile DR MBARNUM or you will look like dear Miss Allison at the end of THE HYPNOTIC EYE!

Uh, oh...and I best stay off the catwalk!

Miss Karen · « **Reply #247 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:28:28 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 19, 2007, 03:08:34 PM

always a helping hand to anyone in distress!

You are a hand man...

elmore3003 · « **Reply #248 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:31:01 PM »

Quote from: Miss Karen on March 19, 2007, 03:28:28 PM

You are a hand man...

This hand man ain't handy any more!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #249 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:31:40 PM »

Quote from: FJL on March 19, 2007, 08:06:22 AM

Thanks, JRand.

And I think I'm going to embrace my inner dinahshore today.

There you go with the damn Eggcorns again!

der Brucer

Miss Karen · « **Reply #250 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:32:17 PM »

der Brucer ~
St. Wallis -- never heard of him. Is that an alias? Or do you need to cut and paste a bio for the dude so I can decide if I value his quote or not....

Tomovoz · « **Reply #251 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:32:21 PM »

Cradle Will Rock
Reds
The Internationale
The Official Story
Daniel
City of God

Miss Karen · « **Reply #252 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:34:16 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 19, 2007, 03:31:01 PM

This hand man ain't handy any more!

That ain't what I heard....

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #253 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:34:50 PM »

Quote from: Ben on March 19, 2007, 08:21:03 AM

...with baited breath...

Lordy, it's contagious - another Eggcorn!

It's "bated breath" (as in held, abated...)

der Brucer

Matt H. · « **Reply #254 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:39:03 PM »

Off to clean the dining room, sort through some tax stuff, and then head back to the den for more TV. I got no packages today, so I'll be watching another Lucy-Desi hour when I fire the home theater back up.

Miss Karen · « **Reply #255 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:40:10 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 19, 2007, 03:34:50 PM

Lordy, it's contagious - another Eggcorn!

It's "bated breath" (as in held, abated...)

der Brucer

No, it's "baited breath" cause he was talking about something fishy going on...

Miss Karen · « **Reply #256 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:42:13 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 19, 2007, 03:34:50 PM

Lordy, it's contagious - another Eggcorn!

der Brucer

Lordy, it is contagious -- it's ERGcorn not eggcorn!

bk · « **Reply #257 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:43:15 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 19, 2007, 03:23:17 PM

I suspect all the attention the Grease show has garnered will translate into initial ticket sales.

der Brucer

"All the attention"

This thing has died in the ratings, and the only attention it's gotten is on chat boards, most of said attention being negative. I suspect if they actually do the show, that it will die a painful death - whether that death is slow or fast is wholly dependent on how much money the network is willing to sink into it. Ultimately, it will lose money.

bk · « **Reply #258 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:54:07 PM »

Look at all those people just sitting there like mackerals.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #259 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:54:21 PM »

bk · « **Reply #260 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:54:47 PM »

I wrote a half-page, but now have to wait for some research information before being able to continue. Hopefully that will arrive shortly.

bk · « **Reply #261 on:** March 19, 2007, 03:55:18 PM »

Obviously CDs will not be arriving today. I now suspect tomorrow in the late afternoon. The bitch will PAY.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #262 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:01:32 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on March 19, 2007, 03:32:21 PM

The Internationale

Thanks, DR Tomozoz!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #263 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:02:25 PM »

Quote from: FJL on March 19, 2007, 07:55:13 AM

I just don't get this pixel stuff.

A pixel is like a Georges Seurat brush stroke; it's the smallest discrete part of a digitized image - the more pixels per inch, the finer the picture's resolution. The more pictures in an image, the larger the file size. Computer screens have fixed pixel sizes - so a pixel becomes a unit of measure for the screen. Your HHW post area is about 620 pixels wide - posting pictures wider than that is what drives the board into Cinerama mode. (Actually, the available post size varies from poster to poster because the board creates variable "poster identity panes" on the left side. Folks like you or Jane (short screen names) have smaller identity screens, hence more room for pics. DearReaderLaura and I have longer screen names and we have wider identity panels and have a smaller posting area.

Now you really have a reason to be confused!

der Brucer

PS Digital cameras usually save a picture in a mega-pixel size, and the file is very large (usually much too large to post) so you need to use photosoftware to reduce the picture file size (i.e the number of pixels) so it can be better ahndles. Large file size take up more computer space and take longer to load. The quality of a picture on the screen, however, is not a function of the number of pixels, but rather the pixels per inch (that is why a 400KByte file reduced to a 20Kbyte file looks just as good on the screen).

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #264 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:12:13 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on March 19, 2007, 08:49:33 AM

The entire CBS slate of shows tonight are new, so I'll be tuning in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and OLD CHRISTINE along with CSI: MIAMI.

'24' is a new episode.

I'm sure some of you will be watching the return of DANCING WITH THE STARS, but I don't watch that show.

FX has a new The Riches at 10 (which I'll try again)

der Brucer

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #265 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:14:47 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 19, 2007, 03:23:17 PM

...if I were buying tickets to Grease, I'd much prefer to see Max than Austin - Austin is just "so perfect", but Max has that engaging "bad boy" persona that personifies Danny.

Hmmm. Max doesn't do any of that for me. I still remember him with the bad hair...and the continual struggle to try to "look" the part.

He will always be "Slacker" Danny....and the term wasn't applied to him because he looked like a bad boy. I think he tries too hard, actually. He seems far more phony to me than folks seem to think Austin is.

I don't know if Austin can be a "bad boy", but he could be a "nasty boy." Max seems lacking for me, although his fan base has "willed" him to succeeed thus far.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #266 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:16:41 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on March 19, 2007, 03:34:50 PM

Lordy, it's contagious - another Eggcorn!

It's "bated breath" (as in held, abated...)

der Brucer

If they who are waiting were chewing on some fish, then "baited" would be appropriate.

Matthew · « **Reply #267 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:26:31 PM »

Lunch - 4oz of chicken breast, 2/3 cup of rice and veggies - very yummy. Drinking water like it's going out of style, and it's coming out that way, too (TMI, sorry) The hardest thing is getting over the sugar crash that's slowly happening. Luckilly, caffeine is allowed!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #268 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:28:42 PM »

TOD:

Same choices when you last asked the same question on Oct 6, 2006 (RIGHT BRAIN)

Advise and Consent
Becket
A Man For All Seasons
Shenandoah
Born Yesterday
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Fail Safe
Seven Days in May

der Brucer

And the INTERNATIONALE to keep peace in the family.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #269 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:40:46 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on March 19, 2007, 11:16:11 AM

I knew someday it would happen...and today was the day....I accidently used my hair product on my face thinking it was moisturizing cream.

It took me a little over a half hour to figure out why my face felt so strange and stiff.

I remember youthful experiments with hair products that got similar non-hair related results

der Brucer

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