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[DAW]

I thought this was supposed to be a secret until negotiations were complete?

It was.

[MBarnum]

Does anyone remember NOWHERE MAN, which I think was the last series to film in Portland?  Tons of my friends were in that.

My friends Tina and Jeff were in that also. That made it fun to watch. Even more fun to hear their behind the scenes stories.

[TCB]

I suppose I could bring my camera, like Laura DR.

But her pictures will actually be entertaining and delightful.

Pictures of your husband trying on clothes could be quite delightful.

[JMK]

I thought this was supposed to be a secret until negotiations were complete?

It was.

Which is why I said "may be", not "is," and also never mentioned the show by name.

[MBarnum]

TOD:

FOOTLIGHT GLAMOUR (1943; Ann Savage get's Blondie and Dagwood involved in a little theatre production)

KAAGAZ KE PHOOL (1959; Guru Dutt  as powerful, but disturbed director and Waheeda Rehman as the actress he takes under his wing. Quite a classic of Indian film)

KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (2007; The tumultous relationship between a film writer and an actress in 1950s Bombay)

SUMMER STOCK (1950; Judy Garland and Gene Kelly)


GOLDDIGGERS OF 1933 (933)

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962 VERSION)

That is all that comes to mind just now.

[Kerry]

We took the St Charles streetcar, that wasn't running for a while after Katrina. Anyway, along that route and in the Quarter you really don't see much because there wasn't a lot of damage here - it's the highest ground in town.  But it's different than it was last time I was here. There aren't as many people here. The economy is partially to blame for that.  Bourbon street seems to have more of an edge to it - more of the barely legal sex shops and louder rock music, not as light a feeling as I used to get walking down the street and hearing jazz and blues.  I guess a lot of  that has moved to Frenchman Street.

I'm really glad I'm here. I wish the organization had arranged for us to help work on some houses or something.  I feel like I'm not really doing much.  Guess that's part of the reason I want to talk about it

You didn't take a streetcar named, "Deisre"?

[TCB]

TOD:

FOOTLIGHT GLAMOUR (1943; Ann Savage get's Blondie and Dagwood involved in a little theatre production)

KAAGAZ KE PHOOL (1959; Guru Dutt  as powerful, but disturbed director and Waheeda Rehman as the actress he takes under his wing. Quite a classic of Indian film)

KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (2007; The tumultous relationship between a film writer and an actress in 1950s Bombay)

SUMMER STOCK (1950; Judy Garland and Gene Kelly)


GOLDDIGGERS OF 1933 (933)

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962 VERSION)

That is all that comes to mind just now.

It is always amazing Mike, to see what films you mention, that I obviously forgot!

[TCB]

The film PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962) was the film that I saw on a double bill with THE UGLY AMERICAN the night of November 22, 1963.  My mom sent me to the movies to get away from the non-stop coverage of the Kennedy assasination.

[Kerry]

I'm listening to the London Recording Sessions Fred Astaire did.  I now have them on CD, and haven't heard some of them in years.

[ArnoldMBrockman]

And the word of the day is: VINACEOUS!

And The Song Of THe Day Is: THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES

[Kerry]

TOD:

I'll go with the lists people have compiled.  I need to see, "My Favorite Year" again soon.  It always makes me smile.

[George]

DR elmore - Ah, yes, The Theatre!

*I blame DR George.

Fine...you may remove "The First Nudie Musical" and "Singing In the Rain" from my official list. 

Consider them an addendum, along with other movies about movies and actors:

My Favorite Year
A Star Is Born
Sunset Boulevard

[George]

And add to my list of the official Topic of the Day:

Curtains (only know from the CD)
Funny Girl
Stage Beauty
Waiting for Guffman

[George]

And now, I must leave and go to work. 

Have a good day, all!

[Charles Pogue]

I think Pogue forgot his other fave - Those Lips, Those Eyes.

AHHH!  I cannot believe I left the one that would TOP my list OFF my list!  Yes!  Yes! Definitely, THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES!

[Ginny]

Saturday afternoon greetings!  Right after breakfast Richard and I took 4 boxes of books out to the AAUW book sale site and I stayed to help with the sorting and pricing.  My friend Katie brought me home in time for lunch and a couple of BONES episodes with Richard on DVD.  Now, we're getting ready to go to Cincinnati to see Stacy Keach in the touring production of FROST/NIXON at the Aronoff.

I have discovered that my new bifocals are useless for sustained reading and computer use.  Fortunately, I have a separate pair of glasses for those tasks.

[DERBRUCER]

I also build in little hiding places, which make my carpenters chuckle. I just have to hope that they don't divulge my secrets!

My father-in-law did all his own carpentry - the house was filled with abditories; I suspect there are some that have yet to be re-discovered.

der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

I don't think anyone has posted this (sorry if they did), but LEVERAGE is moving to my little town of Portland.  No doubt you will see a lot of the SAG/AFTRA locals with whom I work in musicals in supporting roles.

I assume they want snow-bound exteriors.

der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

Fuzzy But Fun

Pair of Chickadees


Lonely Cardinal


Woody contemplates the squirrel box


Woody gets his prize


der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

More thoughts on the TOD

Movies

White Christmas
Star
The Great Caruso
Billy Elliot
Melba
The Red Shoes

Shows:

Goldilocks
The Club
Accomplice
Nine

If we expand theatre to include other performing arts, like the circus:

Annie Get Your Gun
Greatest Show On Earth
Trapeze
Barnum

der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

THE GUARDIAN

American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving Hummers'

Extra-soft, quilted and multi-ply toilet roll made from virgin forest causes more damage than gas-guzzlers, fast food or McMansions, say campaigners

Americans already consume vastly more paper than any other country — about three times more per person than the average European, and 100 times more than the average person in China.

Barely a third of the paper products sold in America are from recycled sources — most of it comes from virgin forests.

"I really do think it is overwhelmingly an American phenomenom," said Hershkowitz. "People just don't understand that softness equals ecological destruction."

So, it's down to this: My Charmin or the planet.

Goodnight, Moon; Goodnight, Earth

der Brucer

We still have 11 roles of single ply that Woody bought by mistake - I have banned them from the bathroom. And, TP from recycled paper is one step up from corn-cobs

[DERBRUCER]

On Oscar night some one asked about the white ribbons:

LA TIMES

Lapel watch: White ribbon for equality? 

At several recent high-profile events, including the Grammy, Academy and Spirit awards in Los Angeles and a Broadway concert Tuesday night, the strip of white fabric, with a knot tied in the middle, has been worn as a symbol of marriage equality, and it was created by Angeleno Frank Voci.

I tracked down Voci on Wednesday, and he told me he had been motivated by the November passage of Proposition 8, which made marriage between same-sex couples illegal in California. He said his main goal was to keep the dialogue going and awareness high after the initial rallies and protests died down.

"I was thinking about causes and ribbons and was just playing around with a piece of ribbon and tied it in a knot and had this 'eureka!' moment -- 'tie the knot' -- it's perfect!"

der Brucer

[DAW]

Woody gets his prize

Straight from DR elmore3003's VHS collection!

[DERBRUCER]

I have discovered that my new bifocals are useless for sustained reading and computer use.  Fortunately, I have a separate pair of glasses for those tasks.

Welcome to the land of AARP. As we age our presbyopia decreases our depth of field at near and intermediate ranges - to keep an entire computer screen, or a page of a book, in focus requires a particular lens - I have made the journey from regular glasses, to bi-focals, to tri-focals and ended up with progressive lens with a customized gradient (more bifocal). I still need a separate pair of fixed-focus glasses for the computer. By locking down the focal range to 12-24" I can use the keyboard, read most reading material, and browse the screen in comfort. Driving is still a chore with the progressives - if I keep my head level to watch where I am going, I can not glance down and see the instrument panel in focus. (Which is why pricey cars have heads-up projections on windshields).

der Brucer

[Cillaliz]

We took the St Charles streetcar, that wasn't running for a while after Katrina. Anyway, along that route and in the Quarter you really don't see much because there wasn't a lot of damage here - it's the highest ground in town.  But it's different than it was last time I was here. There aren't as many people here. The economy is partially to blame for that.  Bourbon street seems to have more of an edge to it - more of the barely legal sex shops and louder rock music, not as light a feeling as I used to get walking down the street and hearing jazz and blues.  I guess a lot of  that has moved to Frenchman Street.

I'm really glad I'm here. I wish the organization had arranged for us to help work on some houses or something.  I feel like I'm not really doing much.  Guess that's part of the reason I want to talk about it

You didn't take a streetcar named, "Deisre"?

Not sure there still is one.  It's actually pronounced Desire' as in the woman's name, but that doesn't make as good a story as desire

[elmore3003]

DR elmore, NetFlix does not have THE RIVALS at this time.  I will watch for it at a future date.

It's on my Netflix page ; look for it under "Rachel Kavanaugh" the director.

[elmore3003]

Who the hell blew page 3 into Cinemascope?

[elmore3003]

TOD:

I'll go with the lists people have compiled.  I need to see, "My Favorite Year" again soon.  It always makes me smile.

Isn't it about television as opposed to theatre. just as "Sunset Blvd" is about the movie industry?

[elmore3003]

I'm cranky because I just had a long bus ride home which was complicated by a homeless women who smelled like 50 years of piss and gummed up the entire bus. No one was happy, especially me.

[Matt H.]

I think Pogue forgot his other fave - Those Lips, Those Eyes.

Yep, I was surprised not to see that listed, too!