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[Ron Pulliam]

Use less yeast.  

If you're looking to get a rise outa me....well....

[Ron Pulliam]

Ooh!  Ooh!

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[singdaw]

Hey, what if Charles Strouse and Lee Adams had taken a stab at writing Young Frankenstein?

It is sickly and hulking and gangly-
Putrid and crusty and don't get it angry!
But alive!
But alive!
It's alive!

[singdaw]

If you're looking to get a rise outa me....well....

But you know you knead it!

[singdaw]

Man does not live by bread alone...

[Ginny]

Ugh!  "All-nighters."  I pulled a few in college to finish papers, etc.  But I could barely carry it off then, and certainly not now that I'm older.  
...

DH Richard and I are still feeling the effects of his all-nighter in the ER with his mother earlier this week and my ensuing sleeplessness.  He's been the first-responder in this scenario since his mother and late father were younger than he is now.  The older we get, the more difficult it becomes and it takes longer to recover.

[DearReaderLaura]

Wait a minute....did DR LAURA report a Hurricane in Arizona?

Yes. Hurricane Henriette, now in Mexico, is (hopefully) going to reach us on Thursday.

[Joy]

Hopefully?

[DearReaderLaura]

Yes. By the time it gets here, it won't have any strength left, just rain. Which we need.

[Joy]

Ah... that makes sense.  My dad says it's been in the hundreds for awhile... and will continue to be so for awhile.  He lives in Phoenix.  

[Ginny]

Here in SW Ohio we often get residual rains from Gulf hurricanes.  It's not always as welcome as yours will be in AZ, DR Laura.

[singdaw]

If you're looking to get a rise outa me....well....

I'd love to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair!

 

[Dan (the Man)]

In hot and hazy Harquahala, Hurricane Henriette hopefully happens.

[elmore3003]

Hmmm.....I wonder what Miss Penny Fuller's opening number will be?

Well, damn you, Daddy!

I would of course prefer the breathtaking "Away from You."

[JoseSPiano]

Good Afternoon!

I'm back from my very brief, yet very fun Mary Poppins rehearsal. Today, I just sat back and listened and took notes while the conductor taught the two new Jane Bank's a couple of the number.  And we will have another hour of rehearsal tomorrow.  -And, tomorrow, the rehearsal is at 1:00.  -And then there's still a chance I may be playing the staging rehearsal tomorrow, but there's also a chance that stage management may just want to deal with staging tomorrow, and then add the music elements at another time.  We shall see.

[JoseSPiano]

After my rehearsal, I headed to the post office to mail a package to a friend of mine in Charlottesville, VA via Express Mail.  Well, after requesting the proper size box from the always ornery staff at the Times Square/Port Authority location, and then standing in a line that built up quite suddenly while I was filling out my forms...  "This is guaranteed for Friday."  -What?!?!  "Yes, this may get there tomorrow, but for Charlottesville, VA, it's automatically a 2-Day Delivery." -What?  The clerk - who really wasn't all that ornery - then went ahead and flipped her monitor around so that I could see the delivery options.  She even reentered all the delivery info since she was sort of surprised they could not guarantee it for tomorrow.  Well, long story short, I just headed over to FedEx and sent it that way.  And it will get there tomorrow.  And for only a dollar more than what it would have cost the USPS.

It wasn't necessarily a bad experience with the USPS, just a strange one.  I mean, I've overnighted stuff to Charlottesville from NYC via the USPS before, and it's never been listed at 2-Day.  Hmmm...

[JoseSPiano]

In other news... I just wandered around Times Square for a bit.  I stopped into The Palace to say Hi to DR Jason and some of the other merchandising folks.  -And, yes, they were sort of buzzing about the MTV broadcast of Legally Blonde.  Let's just say that the performance schedule at The Palace could get quite crazy come October.

Then since I thought lunch would be a good thing, I stopped into The Duke, one of those massive lunch counters/deli/hot food buffet deals.  The location on 52nd has a Korean food counter in the back, so I had Bim Bim Bap for lunch.  Quite good.

Then I headed back home via the C Train.  And now...

[JoseSPiano]

Now... I really want to nap.  I may head back in in a little bit, but since I need to do a few loads of laundry before I head down to Charlotte this weekend, well....  And, again, I really want a nap.

Alas, the handyman is here right now fixing the sink in my bathroom.  This morning, he "fixed" the slow drain - he pulled some big wad of what looked like pieces of fabric out of the drain pipe (looked sort of scraps of denim ) - and now he's re-caulking the wall-mount, and adjusting the drain stopper.  -And, of course, he's also in the process of re-attaching the soap dish in the upstairs bathroom.

[Matt H.]

Good luck to DR MATTH on his electronic problems.....whew.....my computer just slowed to a crawl for some reason....

Thanks. The cable still has not been repaired, so the plan is now for me to go to best friend John's house tonight to see the shows missed. He watches RESCUE ME also.

[JoseSPiano]

And as for the MTV broadcast of Legally Blonde, well... As a member of the AFM, I do hope that my Union's recording and broadcast office does not end up screwing over the Legally Blonde pit orchestra - their own members - again(!).  Otherwise, it could get interesting.

[Matt H.]

I spent another afternoon laughing and crying through multiple episodes of GREY'S ANATOMY. Included in those was the one where Meredith's mother has a temporary recovery from Alzheimer's, so for a few hours, they get to talk, argue, yell, and cry. Wonderful episode.

Then, I watched it again to listen to the commentary of Kate Burton and Ellen Pompeo whichwas very good, especially Burton's comments.

[td]

If you're looking to get a rise outa me....well....

Calling DR TCB!

[Matt H.]

I'm now beginning the third part of the three story arc involving Meredith's accident and drowning at the dock. Part II was unbelievably moving.

[Ron Pulliam]

Back from lunch -- a nice, fresh chicken Caesar salad at the Oakland Grill!

[George]

I spent a good portion of yesterday thoroughly enjoying revisiting GREY'S ANATOMY's third season. The storylines didn't really start to go awry until Meredith had her brush with death in that three part arc.

The story itself was moving, and it was a pleasure to see Kyle Chandler and Jeffrey Dean Morgan again in their famous roles, but after that, the writers seemed to feel the need to muck up Derek and meredith's romance past the point of endurance, and they also introduced that absurd Izzie/George coupling that came out of nowhere.

That's exactly what I though about the Izzie/George thing...totally out of nowhere and totally absurd! Talk about jumping the shark.

[Ginny]

For DR Edi and others who might be interested:

Presentation by Bruce Watson, author of Sacco & Vanzetti:  The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind

on C-Span2 three times this coming weekend.

[Matt H.]

That's exactly what I though about the Izzie/George thing...totally out of nowhere and totally absurd! Talk about jumping the shark.

First of all, I hate that expression. Secondly, one bad idea doesn't ruin the whole show, at least not for me. Thirdly, the producer has promised to get that mistake (yep, she admitted it wasn't a good idea) sorted out in the fourth season.

[George]

Guess I'll head down now and read some Harry Potter before starting on lunch preparation.

WBBL.

Speaking of Harry Potter...start saving your pennies!!

Radcliffe Expects to Reprise London Equus Turn, with Griffiths, on Broadway

[Matt H.]

Now, I'm heading down to tidy up a few things around the house before settling in with more GREY'S ANATOMY.

I cleaned the den this morning, so I don't have to do that.

WBBL.

[George]

First of all, I hate that expression. Secondly, one bad idea doesn't ruin the whole show, at least not for me. Thirdly, the producer has promised to get that mistake (yep, she admitted it wasn't a good idea) sorted out in the fourth season.

You're right about one bad idea not ruining a whole show, but I didn't know (and am very glad to find out) that they've admitted that it was a mistake.  I really do love this show (and not just because it's set in Seattle ).