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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #60 on: April 21, 2009, 08:11:45 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I decided to sleep in instead of heading out early for a breakfast at the Marina. And that was a good thing.
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« Reply #61 on: April 21, 2009, 08:12:13 AM »

DR elmore - The song in question is titled: "At The Rialto".

-And, yes, it is quite beautiful.
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« Reply #62 on: April 21, 2009, 08:12:33 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO DR JANE'S DH KEITH!!!!!
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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #63 on: April 21, 2009, 08:13:41 AM »

I like Target too.

*And as a current employee of Charleston Stage Company, I currently receive a 15% discount on all my purchases.  :)
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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #64 on: April 21, 2009, 08:16:01 AM »

I have had more packages gone astray on the Illya Darling release than any other, and I'm really annoyed about it - so far about ten, which, in my estimation, is an outrage.

...Time to start looking into printing out your mailing labels instead of (hand-)writing them out. There's a lesser margin of error for typeset/printed labels when they go through the scanners and sorters.  -Just sayin'. ;)
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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #65 on: April 21, 2009, 08:18:16 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

"Sometimes A Day Goes By"
"At the Rialto"
"Dressing Them Up" - Mainly for the fact that it's so fun to play.
And a very little known number, "Monopoly".
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« Reply #66 on: April 21, 2009, 08:19:29 AM »

DR JRand - I waved at you when we crossed Mooresville Rd. yesterday!  The Indianapolis airport has grown quite a bit since my grandmother lived near there in the '50s and '60s.

Yes our new International Airport is much changed from Weir Cook Airport of the 1950's....the NEW section opened earlier this year and I haven't seen it yet....so it should be quite interesting when Molly arrives in August.
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« Reply #67 on: April 21, 2009, 08:20:15 AM »

Well if ANYONE was going to go astray - it would be Illya.
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« Reply #68 on: April 21, 2009, 08:23:01 AM »

And now I need to go in for a brief rehearsal for tomorrow morning's butt-crack-of-dawn presentation. So...

Laters...
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« Reply #69 on: April 21, 2009, 08:24:23 AM »

And JANE

How does the 17 Year Old Look Today?

And What are your Plans For This Special Occasion?
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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #70 on: April 21, 2009, 08:29:50 AM »

Yes, BK, why don't you at least *try* maybe one or two PayPal multi-order shipping labels just to see how you like them?  You can download how ever many you want to do at any given time (I use the feature to print out individual labels all the time).  The only downside I can see is that you're going to have to trim the labels to fit on your CD packages, but is that any more trouble than hand addressing them all?
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« Reply #71 on: April 21, 2009, 08:31:36 AM »

One of the greatest joys I ever had as a performer was doing AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND. I loved being in this show, getting to sing a wide range of numbers from playful to sad to hilarious. And getting to dance on roller skates and crutches, strum a banjo, sing a bit of "New York, New York" in French, and do that fabulous jazzy five-part harmony rendition of "Cabaret" was simply one of the highlights of my time on the stage.

I saw the original cast off-Broadway and loved the show, but nothing can ever replace being in it.
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« Reply #72 on: April 21, 2009, 08:31:44 AM »

But before I go, here's a fun site - which now has an accompanying book:

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« Reply #73 on: April 21, 2009, 08:33:34 AM »

I guess I need to head down now to check the mail and then start thinking about fixing some lunch.

I'm also washing linens today, so I have a full afternoon of stuff to do!

WBBL.
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« Reply #74 on: April 21, 2009, 08:36:11 AM »

Back from the long jog and allergies are still with me - hoping the Alavert kicks in soon.
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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #75 on: April 21, 2009, 08:40:27 AM »

I'm not ready to accept pre-preorders yet (I'll be ready tomorrow or Thursday) but I think it's fairly known now that our new show release will be the 1968 revival cast album of Harold Arlen and Truman Capote's House Of Flowers, originally issued on UA Records.  It's a very different beast than the original Columbia albums and, in fact, has a few different songs, which makes it a must-have for completists and Arlen fans.  One of the new songs, Something Cool To Drink, is one of my all-time favorite Arlen tunes.  The other thing that makes the recording unique and very special in my estimation, are the downsized new arrangements and orchestrations by Joe Raposo, who would go on to write incredible stuff for Sesame Street - these are funkier, more fun, and very true to the spirit of the piece - more so than the show's original orchestrations, at least for me.  The cast is terrific and those songs - A Sleepin' Bee, I Never Has Seen Snow, Two Ladies in de Shade of The Banana Tree, Don't Like Goodbyes - every one a winner.
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« Reply #76 on: April 21, 2009, 08:54:00 AM »

Maybe Larry, who knows all, can help:  did you see L&O:CI this week?  If so, who was the Angie Dickinson lookalike who played Scott Cohen's wife?

This know-it-all doesn't! I was watching LITTLE DORRIT and missed CI. I'm sorry.
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« Reply #77 on: April 21, 2009, 08:58:02 AM »

I've lunched on tuna salad, 3-bean salad and a kosher dill, and I'm ready to walk in the rain to the Lincoln Center NYPL. On Saturday, around 3, my blood sugar crashed and I had to get home, so today I will take some candy in my pocket to cover such an emergency. If needed.
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Re: HOW BEAUTIFUL THE DAYS
« Reply #78 on: April 21, 2009, 08:58:25 AM »

One of the first shows I ever MD'd was And the World Goes 'Round, so the score has a soft spot in my heart.  I can remember vividly the personal CRAP I was going through at the time, so whenever I hear the "I Don't Remember You" and "Sometimes a Day Goes By" duet, it conjures up those old thoughts/feelings without fail.  I also love the "We Can Make It", "Maybe This Time", "Isn't This Better" trio.  It barely works together, that's what's so great about it.

Other Kander and Ebb songs:   Boom-Ditty-Boom (70 Girls 70). Ah Ma (The Rink), and the score to Cabaret
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« Reply #79 on: April 21, 2009, 09:02:48 AM »

Well....here is the vapid and ego-driven non talent named Bob Braun who took over from Ruth Lyons...
watch at your own peril.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UkZQUybNgQ&feature=related
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« Reply #80 on: April 21, 2009, 09:08:45 AM »

Hmmmm I got my two Steve Cochran movies (mentioned by DR MBARNUM last week) and REPO THE GENETIC OPERA today.  I shall watch them when I get home this evening after rehearsal.
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« Reply #81 on: April 21, 2009, 09:22:15 AM »

TOD:

Since "Everything" is too inclusive an answer:

"And the World Goes 'Round", one of Ebb's most perfectly crafted lyrics.  (And my Esperanto version "Kaj Rondiras Ter' " ain't too shoddy either  ;D )

"Mr. Cellophane"

"Seeing Things", although I could kick Brent Barrett for not doing the verse, which contains the great lead-in, "You say, 'Come down; you're going to fall!' / I say, 'Go up; you're touching the sky!' "

"My Own Best Friend", and rats to Fosse for not seeing how great it could have been if he hadn't decided to camp it up with irony.

"Where You Are".  In some bad situations, this song gives me very good advice.

"Blue Crystal"

"Marry Me"

"The Apple Doesn't Fall"

"Colored Lights"-- incredible verbal pyrotechnics.

Just about anything else from The Rink.

"Sing Happy"

Yeah, I'll name "New York, New York", but only Liza's version, because every time I hear Sinatra's I think, how sad that his voice was almost gone.  What he could have done with this song when he was young!

"All That Jayazz" with the second syllable intact.

Most of my others have been listed already, but I may come back to add more.  One never knows, do one?


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« Reply #82 on: April 21, 2009, 09:31:09 AM »

"Do We?"

"Coffee in a Cardboard Cup" Would you like a slice of Sara Lee with that?  No thanks.  Forget the 'and', Andy.  Not coffee and, Andy; just coffee, Andy.

"Wet", how could I forget Brent and Jane's incWETibly sexy version of "Wet"?

"The Skin of Our Teeth"

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« Reply #83 on: April 21, 2009, 09:33:53 AM »

who was the Angie Dickinson lookalike who played Scott Cohen's wife?

Frances Farmer??         :)
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« Reply #84 on: April 21, 2009, 09:35:01 AM »

I am uploading yet ANOTHER fascinating video on youtube. I bet you all can't wait.
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« Reply #85 on: April 21, 2009, 09:35:46 AM »

Something I've been wondering:

DR WFO: Have you heard anything from Angel Jim?
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« Reply #86 on: April 21, 2009, 09:37:39 AM »

Is DR WFO doing Guys & Dolls too?
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« Reply #87 on: April 21, 2009, 09:39:45 AM »

who was the Angie Dickinson lookalike who played Scott Cohen's wife?

Frances Farmer??         :)

She would if she could, I am sure.
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« Reply #88 on: April 21, 2009, 09:49:34 AM »

Something I've been wondering:

DR WFO: Have you heard anything from Angel Jim?

Unfortunately, he is still in Attica, and it isn't from not trying.  Thousands of dollars to lawyers, appeals, at least one article in a major newspaper--it's very sad.  Quite clearly there are people all the way up to the top who want this case buried, because there has been a cover-up from day one of the police actions.

Quite frankly, I don't know when Jim is getting out.  They keep turning down his probation.  It's five years now, and the only charge is basically fleeing from the officers, who didn't identify themselves.

Thanks for asking about him Laura.  He'll be pleased to know you're thinking of him.
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« Reply #89 on: April 21, 2009, 09:53:51 AM »

I thought he would have been out for quite some time now.
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