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[elmore3003]

And as for Candide...

And I guess that Barbara Cook does sound "mature" on the 1956 (OCR), even though she was far from "mature" at that time.  -I also love her stories about that whole process, and to think that she was basically just "opening her mouth and letting the notes come out" during "Glitter and Be Gay" since she didn't really know the proper way to let them "fall out".

I think Ms Cook is radiant! Robert Roundesville is too mature, but I love his "Ballad of Eldorado!"

[JoseSPiano]

Planning a trip with Julie to the D.C. area to see Witches of Eastwick at the Signature in Arlington, Virgnia at the July 7 Saturday matinee, and then Dead Man's Cell Phone at the Woolly (sp?) Mammoth Theater that evening.

Jose -  We have an extra ticket for Witches of Eastwick if you're going to be in the D.C./Virginia area that day.  Or have you already seen it?  

DR FJL - Thanks, as always, for keeping me in mind.  Alas, I will be under the stage of the Shoenfeld for most of that weekend.

[elmore3003]

You mean to say that you would not want to stay on DR elmore's fire escape too?



 

 

 

I suspect that once DR Cason arrives for his Fringe Festival production in august, I will have him on the fire escape through the NYMF run. Oy!

Perhaps THE BRAIN Agelenos should all rent a commune together?

[FJL]

The Braingelinos - sounds like a moniker

[elmore3003]

So my choices:

ULYSSES (sort of the "A" version of a Steve Reeves film)

I've always liked this film and HELEN OF TROY as well.  Both do Homer better than Brad Pitt's version of a 10-year war.

[elmore3003]

And, I HOPE, illustrations!

If he doesn't hyperventilate while posting them!

[JoseSPiano]

I think Ms Cook is radiant! Robert Roundesville is too mature, but I love his "Ballad of Eldorado!"

Ah, I just went back and re-read your original post.  I misunderstood the placement of your commas.

[elmore3003]

Ditto from me.

To put a lighter spin on this, I'd say this is normally where someone would say, "Blame Jose".

But since it's Elmore and it's a herniated cervical disc, it had to have been caused by something else.

I say, "Blame MBarnum!"

I blame the headaches, the drugs, the alcohol, and the housecleaning on DR MBarnum.  The herniated disc is probably part of the problem requiring surgery in 1999, long before our Mikey (or DR Jose, scourge of God) was plaguing my life.

[bk]

I shall now be on my way to a work session, then rehearsal, after which I shall return.

[JoseSPiano]

bk - Some hotel chains do offer greatly reduced extended stay rates.  However, you usually have to contact the hotel directly to get them - and to haggle with them.  In the meantime, I'd pick up a copy of the Sunday New York Times this weekend, and check the Travel section for the hotel-apartment listings - which are usually only advertised in the out-of-town editions.

[Jeanne]

Thank you, DR ELmore, for the crash course on all things CANDIDE. One of the things that keeps me coming back to this site is the limitless knowledge of many of the posters here. Simply amazing.

Concur! Concur! Concur! I was most impressed with DR ELMORE's explanation, as I always am when he goes into detail on a topic. So much good information here!

[singdaw]

I misunderstood the placement of your commas.

The Placement of Your Commas - the title of my next novella.

[singdaw]

I will be under the stage of the Shoenfeld for most of that weekend.

Ah, is THAT what they're calling it these days?!

[DearReaderLaura]

I think his cell phone area code should be a Phoenix code which is probably 602

That is correct, sir.

[Charles Pogue]

Ron,

I love JASON & THE ARGONAUTS (particularly it's great Bernard Herrman score and the fight with the skeletons).

THE EGYPTIAN I enjoyed despite its flaws...Edmund Purdom and Mr. Zanuck's pretty committment, Bella Darvi.  I think it an earnest film but one that doesn't quite work.  One wonders what it might have been with Brando who apparently turned down the Purdom role...but one can also see why Mr. Brando did. I think Victor Mature is often underrated.  Michael Wilding is easily the best thing in the film along with Newman's score.  I've had the novel on my bookshelf for years, but have never read it.

Another sort of in the sword and sandal category is the SON OF SINBAD, with Rory Calhoun (isn't he also the star of THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES?) and Vinny Price.  A great piece of Arabian Nights hokum with lots of scantily-clad lovelies, notably stripper Lili St. Cyr.

I always enjoy these sword and sandal pictures but its tough to seperate all the various and sundry titles and interchangeable heroes:  Sampson, Hercules, Maciste, Atlas.  They all blur together so I have a tough time remembering which ones I've seen.  

[MBarnum]

Oh yes, todays TOD is right up my alley.

But to pick some favorites....and of course my fondness is for the Italian sword and sandal spectaculars...I will list my favorite film for each of my favorite actors (most of which I have met in person!!   )

Mark Forest:

Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun






Gordon Mitchell (one of the dearest people I have ever met!!):

Battle of the Valiant (aka BRENNUS ENEMY OF ROME)





Ed Fury:

Samson Against the Sheik





Brad Harris (with Alan Steel)






Rock Stevens

Challenge of the Gladiators




and last but not least,

Richard Harrison

Medusa Against the Son of Hercules

[elmore3003]

Ah, is THAT what they're calling it these days?!

My bio of DR Jose is to be titled "The Scourge of God and his Euphemisms."

[Ron Pulliam]

I love all the "then" photos of some of MBarnum's favorite folks.

Wouldn't it be "neat" to see some "now" photos, too!

[Ron Pulliam]

My bio of DR Jose is to be titled "The Scourge of God and his Euphemisms."

Every page would have at least one use of the word "reservoir", I'm certain.

[Charles Pogue]

Rock Stevens bears an uncanny resemblence to Peter Lupus of Mission:Impossible fame.  And Rock Stevens sounds mightily like a made up name.

Elmore, I too enjoy HELEN OF TROY more than TROY and I'm quite fond of its Max Steiner score.

[Ginny]

Quick Tuesday greetings from the Washington Convention Center!  The Internet Cafe here at the conference isn't too busy and my official work is done - yay, I'm on vacation now!  Just waiting for a call from DH Richard, who's up the street at church.  When he gets back here, we'll go to Zaytinya for lunch, then over to Union Station to pick up our train tickets for Thursday morning.

[Jane]

From FJL: our salt water taffy of chocie was James' which is sold by Fralinger's.

https://www.seashoretaffy.com/

Did you try their almond macaroons?
https://www.seashoretaffy.com/departments.asp?dept=21

Do you agree the taffy is “cut to fit the mouth”?

[Jane]

I had a lucky thing happen today.

Last week, someone put a flyer in our mailbox for a yellow lab/golden retriever that escaped near our house next to the loft. We looked for it during the week but no luck.

Today when I went to the coffee shop, I noticed handwritten "lost dog" signs. No description, and it was about a mile from where the dog escaped. The coffee girl said she'd seen these signs in her neighborhood which actually described the dog as a yellow/golden. I called the folks who put up the posters, and also called the numbers of the flyers and gave each the other's numbers. The guy I talked to sounded like he was going to cry.

This afternoon, a woman called me to say she was going to pick up Layla from the girl who had rescued her. She had escaped while her owner stopped at the office across the street from our house---he was on his way to Oregon to be best man in his brother's wedding, and couldn't stay to find her so the office people said they would take care of things for him. The office lady was very happy because Layla was not from the area and got lost quickly.

Knowing I had a small part in reuniting them gave me a great start to the day

Edi, what a wonderful story.  I repeated it, just in case anyone happened to miss it yesterday.

[Jane]

DR elmore.  I'm very pleased you don't need surgery but is there nothing that can be done to improve things a bit?

[JoseSPiano]

Good Afternoon!

WOW!  Was that a lot of phone calls!  And I'm not even bk!  

In any case, time for me to head to midtown...

Laters...

[Jane]

Bruce, a number of years ago when Craig had a summer internship in NY the brother of a friend found an apartment for Craig to sub-let.  A notice had been posted at his office.  I suggest asking everyone you know in NY for leads.


Good luck finding something at a reasonable rate.  

[Jennifer]

Anybody here looking forward to the start of BIG BROTHER on july 5th?

Big Brother producer promises something die-hard fans will love:

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/big-brother-producer-promises-something-die-hard-fans-will-love-5408.php

[MBarnum]

Anybody here looking forward to the start of BIG BROTHER on july 5th?

Me, me, me!!! My favorite summer tv show!

[MBarnum]

Yes, indeed Rock Stevens = Peter Lupus.

He had appeared in a few roles as Peter Lupus but AIP changed his name to Rock Stevens when they signed him on to a contract, but once he started Mission Impossible the producers suggested that he would be taken more seriously as an actor on the show if he would change his name back to Peter Lupus.

[Michael]

i was going through an old Showbill program for Pacific Overtures from 1984. One of the actors, Chuck Brown list HERRINGBONE as a credit performed in Cleveland. I never realized the show has been around that long