Topic: DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE (Read 15737 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 08, 2009, 05:20:58 AM »

Good morning, all! I'm in the bit of a mess at the moment because
the idiotic Planetarium Station of the US Postal service has lost 3 days of my mail because some moronic postal worker did not get my request to have the mail held to the postal workers handling my route!

I just got off the phone with the supervisor who has promised to look into the matter but no one seems to know if my mail was maladroitly delivered, picked up at my door by one of my neighbors, handed to my super, or tossed into the garbage, but I am very very very pissed at the moment. I have to be out of here in another 40 minutes to get to 54th and Park Avenue to begin the McGlinnventory so all I can do for the nonce is wait for a return call from the post office to explain their major screwup and hope before I go out that I encounter either a neighbor or the super.

Heads will role because I have the hold request, the postal route supervisor has their print out from May 2 and some ass couldn't get it to the carrier before now, only 5 days later.

Ben · « **Reply #31 on:** May 08, 2009, 05:31:35 AM »

Quote from: FJL on May 08, 2009, 05:13:16 AM

Ben,

When you say on the aisle, does that mean seat 2 or seat 1, or were you in the actual center?

I was C-2 which is the Right Aisle seat. I was surprised that I got such a good seat from TDF. I actually thought I would have been in the mezz which would not have been bad at all because of the set (it's three levels) but 3rd row on the aisle is not bad either.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 08, 2009, 05:40:09 AM »

Vibes were telling me not to go to DC although I had, for the most part, a good time. The first day of the symposium wasn't as good as I'd thought, primarily because the author of the book had too many musical examples to be played (the sounds wasn't great and often the cues were wrong) and not enough of the panelists. There were some wonderful moments and the second day, in which the panelists ran with the symposium and took questions from the audience, went much better.

Then, just as the symposium ended, my friend Aaron Gandy, who's on the LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40 project with me, asked the person at the Library sponsoring the project about what was going on with it and she went ballistic, threw a rather drama queen-y tantrum blaming everyone - mostly me and the copyists - but herself for the problems on the project. A great way to end the day.

As to the Hotel Rouge, beautiful hotel, and too far away from the Library and, when you're in a hurry, the Metro.

The good things were hanging out with the panelists, meeting and dining with two friends from the Cast Recording List, and seeing friends I had not seen in years.

I am not at all caught up on posts but I will be by Sunday. I gather our DR TCB opens GUYS AND DOLLS tonight?Break a leg, DR TCB! Kisses on your opening!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 08, 2009, 05:48:30 AM »

Vibes for ARVIDE/TCB tonight. More I cannot wish you.

Off to work. Oh well.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #34 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:03:09 AM »

* * * * * CONTINUED SURGERY VIBES FOR DR CILLALIZ'S NEPHEW DAVID * * * * *

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #35 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:04:55 AM »

@ @ @ @ @ MANY BREAKING OF LEGS FOR DR TCB @ @ @ @ @

bk · « **Reply #36 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:20:06 AM »

Yes, break a leg vibes to TCB.

bk · « **Reply #37 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:21:13 AM »

I'm up. Have no idea what sort of weather awaits as I don't want to open the blinds yet. Soon I'll go down to the teeny-tiny fitness center and hope there's no one down there.

FJL · « **Reply #38 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:23:54 AM »

Thanks,. Ben, for the seat info

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #39 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:24:42 AM »

The sky was beautifully clear when I drove into Philly this morning but now the clouds have moved in so I guess we will have another rainy day like they predicted.

*sigh*...

Ben · « **Reply #40 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:28:25 AM »

It looks beautiful today. I don't know how long it will last but in Chelsea (where BK is at the moment), it's loverly!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #41 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:28:48 AM »

I loved it when Emily Litella would tell the story of "The Teeny Tiny Kingdom".

Ben · « **Reply #42 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:29:01 AM »

Break both your legs TCB!!!

Ben · « **Reply #43 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:29:17 AM »

To quote another reader a few panes up

More We Cannot Wish You!

Ginny · « **Reply #44 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:29:50 AM »

Friday morning greetings! It's cool and damp here in SW Ohio today. I have several things to do before Richard and I leave for Florence (Kentucky, not Italy) for 2 days of ordination festivities.

Ginny · « **Reply #45 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:30:20 AM »

Welcome back to DR Elmore - hope the mail situation resolves favorably.

Ginny · « **Reply #46 on:** May 08, 2009, 06:30:39 AM »

Break a leg vibes to DR TCB on his opening night!

Jennifer · « **Reply #47 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:21:41 AM »

Break a leg to DR TCB!

Druxy · « **Reply #48 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:26:12 AM »

More breaking, shattering and crushing legs here for TCB.

Jennifer · « **Reply #49 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:28:27 AM »

Reading the notes BK said he has to bite his tongue re: rude theatre goers. I'm curious if others here do the same or if they say something.

I'm the type of person who is really bothered by rude behavior. ANd i know if i don't say something that their behavior will just grate on me throughout the show (assuming they don't stop). So i usually try "the stare". And if that doesn't work (and they keep up the behavior) i usually try to nicely point out the problem. I mean mostly people probably don't know what they are doing, right?

JMK · « **Reply #50 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:31:40 AM »

I am SO frustrated with the friggin' Oregonian. They have been so inconsistent in getting Rave in the Nave performance announcements in the paper. I sent them a complete EPK on Daniel Stein, one of the most prominent modern theater people (albeit in a niche genre--corporeal mime). The guy is a Guggenheim Fellow, has NEA grants up the ying-yang, teaches at Juilliard, is here for one night only doing an internationally acclaimed show, and the Oregonian gives him a tiny calendar announcement, while they spend pages of newsprint on people who are here all year round (not that that's a bad thing, but still....). And they wonder why people are cancelling their subscriptions in droves.

The good news is the Jewish Review did a full page write up, and one of the neighborhood papers, The Beaverton Valley Times, also did a great feature on Daniel. But, boy, am I steaming mad at the Oregonian this morning. I'd like you all to cancel your subscriptions.

Matt H. · « **Reply #51 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:52:46 AM »

Good morning!

We never got rain yesterday, but it's in the forecast for today, too, and it's gray outside so it looks like we might indeed get the rain. We'll see.

Kerry · « **Reply #52 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:55:49 AM »

Break a leg vibes to TCB!

Matt H. · « **Reply #53 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:55:58 AM »

Right now, my work plans for the day are to take this afternoon off to watch some TV and one of those STAR TREK Blu-rays, and then tonight watch the next Criterion in a box set of movies that will take some time.

All of this could change, of course, if BIG or some other Fox Blu-ray that's past due date happens to land on my front or side porch.

Matt H. · « **Reply #54 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:56:34 AM »

Yes, indeed. Best broken leg wishes go to DR TCB on his opening night!

Matt H. · « **Reply #55 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:58:25 AM »

On TV TOnight!™

CBS - GHOST WHISPERER, FLASHPOINT, NUMB3RS
NBC - HOWIE DO IT, DATELINE
ABC - HAPPY FEET, 20/20
FOX - PRISON BREAK, DOLLHOUSE
CW - EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS, THE GAME

Jane · « **Reply #56 on:** May 08, 2009, 08:00:14 AM »

Quote from: George on May 08, 2009, 02:09:02 AM

Last night, I went to see "Star Trek" in IMAX. In one word: GREAT!

We plan to go next week.

Matt H. · « **Reply #57 on:** May 08, 2009, 08:01:00 AM »

Since I take Friday off from my workout, I spent the morning catching up on three TV shows. I began with last night's THE FASHION SHOW.

Couldn't be more of a PROJECT RUNWAY clone unless they brought in Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum lookalikes to host.

I enjoyed the clothes (those pencil dresses were the ugliest things I've ever seen). Had no problem with the winner or the loser though I think I would have thrown out the second-to-lowest designer instead of who was eliminated.

The first black dress challenge was lots of fun and I loved some of those designs.

Jane · « **Reply #58 on:** May 08, 2009, 08:01:14 AM »

Quote from: DAW on May 08, 2009, 03:20:16 AM

***CONTINUED SURGERY VIBES***
for DN David!!!!!

***CAREGIVER VIBES***
for DR jhvw!!!!!

DITTO!, DITTO!!

bk · « **Reply #59 on:** May 08, 2009, 08:01:29 AM »

Back from 4.5 miles on the treadmill, burning 565 calories, so I can eat well tonight!

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