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SMELL-O-NOTES
« on: July 16, 2007, 12:06:16 AM »
Well, you've read the notes, the notes really smelled, and now it is time for you to post until the smelly cows come home.
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2007, 12:08:13 AM »
And the word of the day is: ONOMASTICS!
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2007, 12:09:35 AM »
Good Morning!

Hmm... I still haven't packed.  So...
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2007, 12:14:50 AM »
Will we never get to page two?
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2007, 12:15:03 AM »
All I've got to say is - CHERRY RIPE!
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2007, 12:15:34 AM »
I won't have my stash for four to ten business days.  I'm hoping sooner than later.
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2007, 12:16:08 AM »
As for standing ovations... Well... On a related note, I've also been reading about some of the fans and fanatics who have been lining up at midnight - or even earlier(!) - to be the first in line for student rush seats for Broadway shows.  And there are people who do this repeatedly, day after day.  There were reports on the web and elsewhere - from friends who live in midtown - that line for rush tickets for Spring Awakening this weekend were so long, that they eventually ended up down and around the corner!  -And there's not that many rush seats available!  But, still, people kept lining up - I guess they were hoping that some people would give up waiting, and/or that they would then be the first in line when the rush tickets for the evening show went on sale.  The cause for all this hoopla (for lack of a better word at 3:10am): it was the first time Jonathan Groff was going to be out, and his understudy was going on for the first time.

And then there was "Team Tarzan"... And now "Team Blonde" - or whatever they're calling themselves... The "FANadus"... And the "Altar-holics" for Altar Boyz.

So, how did you spend your summer vacation?
-Well, I spent most of it camped out on the dirty sidewalks of New York City waiting for theatre tickets.

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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2007, 12:20:01 AM »
To some extent, I "appreciate" the devotion - even Lestat had it's devotees - but I don't think I was ever that "crazy" to want to camp out on the sidewalk, three or four or more times a week, to see a show.  -Although, I do remember waiting an hour at the box office of the Kennedy Center for the first performance of the 1st National Tour of Les Miserables.  -But we were only waiting because we knew when the house row was being released, so... ;)
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2007, 12:21:44 AM »
Quote from: bk on July 16, 2007, 12:15:03 AM
All I've got to say is - CHERRY RIPE!

I seem to remember finding Cherry Ripe bars at some funky variety/candy store in Los Feliz.  Maybe DR Cason will come across them.
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2007, 12:24:40 AM »
Yes, it's the youngsters "adopting" the musical theater - groupies for every show, seeing shows ten, twenty times (parents must be very wealthy).  I find it weird and it's just turning theater into something that, for me, it shouldn't be.  Going to the theater was an event, a treat, something where you'd want to dress well and be respectful.  Movies were that way for me, too, but we all know that went to hell long ago, and now the Broadway movers and shakers are actively pandering to kids, just like the movies do.  
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« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2007, 12:25:17 AM »
Was the store on Vermont?
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« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2007, 12:26:24 AM »
As for standing ovations during the middle of the show, well... I'm trying to remember if I stood up after "Rose's Turn" last Wednesday.  I remember people standing at both the day and evening performances - moreso at the evening performance - but...  Well, now that I think of it, I think I did stand.  Although, only at the matinee and not at the evening show.  Or vice versa.

In any case... I'm very "stingy" with my standing ovations.  And I've had more than one person look down at me with that "Why aren't you standing up?" face.  But I also have no problem standing when I feel it is warranted and appropriate.
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« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2007, 12:27:23 AM »
Quote from: bk on July 16, 2007, 12:25:17 AM
Was the store on Vermont?

Norfolk, maybe?  I want to say it was a few doors down from Fred 62.
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« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2007, 12:28:37 AM »
Is there a Norfolk Street in Los Feliz?
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« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2007, 12:29:14 AM »
bk - And you may just want to give a 7-11 a try.  I mean, if they carried Violet Crumble bars, they might carry Cherry Ripe ones too.
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« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2007, 12:29:32 AM »
Damn!  Now I want a Mallo-Cup!
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« Reply #16 on: July 16, 2007, 12:30:18 AM »
In any case... I need to leave for Penn Station in 90 minutes.  I guess now would be a good time to start and finish(!) packing.

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« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2007, 12:38:46 AM »
Quote from: bk on July 16, 2007, 12:24:40 AM
Yes, it's the youngsters "adopting" the musical theater - groupies for every show, seeing shows ten, twenty times (parents must be very wealthy).  I find it weird and it's just turning theater into something that, for me, it shouldn't be.  Going to the theater was an event, a treat, something where you'd want to dress well and be respectful.  Movies were that way for me, too, but we all know that went to hell long ago, and now the Broadway movers and shakers are actively pandering to kids, just like the movies do.  

And, sadly, some shows now have certified stalkers.  I was talking to a doorman just last night, and he said they have three "problems" at this theatre.  And they're so problematic, that the security team at the theatre now scans the people waiting in line at the stage door.  And unless you're on "The List", you're not allowed backstage until the person you want to see comes out, sees you and brings you back personally.  -Apparently, these "problems" had done so much "research", that they were able to give the doorman info about the actors that got them through the stage door... and up to their dressing room.

OH!  And here's the truly scary part, the security staff had to start telling people in line that the actors would only sign show-related materials and merchandise - and they check to see what people are holding out to get signed.  Previously, someone had managed to get an actor to sign something - and that something was a fake legal document.
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« Reply #18 on: July 16, 2007, 12:50:17 AM »
7-11 had Violet Crumble bars?  Who knew.  I've never seen a Cherry Ripe there, or I would have bought it instantly.  I'll check around Fred 62 and see if I can find anything.
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« Reply #19 on: July 16, 2007, 01:34:54 AM »
...And I'm off!

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« Reply #20 on: July 16, 2007, 01:46:27 AM »
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I remember Skip having seen your show AREA 51 (he went with your mutual friend Nina), which I think was in early 2000.  But to put your mind at ease

Oh, my mind's quite at ease already, thank you.  And it darts from subject to subject like a gazelle after a Red Bull.  Your Starfighter good fortune led me to reminisce about Skip, who was gracious enough to attend Area 51, and after talking about Area 51, I thought I'd put minds at ease: No, of course I don't think Fred & Skip or the always sui generis BK gave a single thought to my loony little trifle in writing their sci-fi shows.  In the wacky world of musicals, two adaptations of a poem about a wild party can appear in successive months and nobody bats an eye.  Well, maybe Jane Krakowski did, but she's always batting her eye.  Jose is right: it's how we choose to tell the tale.  I'm merely bemused and amused that three 2007 musicals by famous writers, Curtains, The Pirate Queen and The Glorious Ones are ever-so-faintly reminiscent of mine.  Not concerned in the slightest.
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« Reply #21 on: July 16, 2007, 01:53:06 AM »
DR JoseSPiano:  
***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
& may your trip be both fun and productive!
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« Reply #22 on: July 16, 2007, 01:53:52 AM »
***TRAVEL VIBES***
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« Reply #23 on: July 16, 2007, 03:47:05 AM »
After a week of E & T ness I have finally gained access to the the computer, I just had to wait until everyone else in the house was asleep to do so!!


I caught up with yesterday... what wonderful news FJL!! The Vixter and I will be sure to be there!!!


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« Reply #24 on: July 16, 2007, 03:47:41 AM »
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« Reply #25 on: July 16, 2007, 04:27:55 AM »
Well off to get ready for the day!! Have a good everyone!!
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« Reply #26 on: July 16, 2007, 04:38:29 AM »
Good morning all and one.  And Goodnight.

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« Reply #27 on: July 16, 2007, 04:45:40 AM »
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« Reply #28 on: July 16, 2007, 04:49:28 AM »
TOD:

I'm with DR JoseSPiano...I often sit [at the end] when others are standing, but if it is truly deserved, I have no problem standing.  I can't think of any performance so good that would cause me to stand in the middle of a show, and I agree that this would disrupt  the show.  

I think many people stand at the end just so that they can SEE the curtain call.  And the effect has certainly become cheapened over the years.  Some say that people do so now on Broadway as a matter of course just to make themselves feel that the big bucks they've spent were worth it.
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« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2007, 04:51:37 AM »
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