Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Read 24401 times)

FJL · « **Reply #150 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:16:39 AM »

And one for hollar

FJL · « **Reply #151 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:16:48 AM »

Or is it holler?

FJL · « **Reply #152 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:17:43 AM »

Jrand - But I hate when someone hates me and I don't know why.

FJL · « **Reply #153 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:18:38 AM »

If someone's gonna hate me, I want to at least have done something.

FJL · « **Reply #154 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:20:23 AM »

What's the old joke:

Person #1: Why does everyone hate me as soon as they meet me?

Other person: Saves time.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #155 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:23:02 AM »

Quote from: FJL on December 25, 2009, 11:17:43 AM

Jrand - But I hate when someone hates me and I don't know why.

I understand - I know what you mean.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #156 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:23:35 AM »

I am listening to the Sajid Khan LP. Most entertaining.....to be followed by the Kurt Russell LP.

td · « **Reply #157 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:53:29 AM »

I *hope* that I haven't had any rifts or created any.
I do consider HHW a wonderful family, and as has been said, "What family doesn't have its ups and downs?"

td · « **Reply #158 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:58:53 AM »

As for the TOD:
This week I watched the blu and rays of:
A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE FOR THE SMITHSONIAN, and loved Amy Adams' Amelia Earhart. I bought the dvd/blu-ray combo pack 'cos mum really liked the first movie. Maybe I will show her the dvd tonight since our dinner plans were changed through a misunderstanding. (Our next door neighbors thought that they were invited over for a Prime Rib dinner. . .we're having them over, but, they are getting the leftovers which Mum and I planned to have as well as a nice newly roasted sirloin tip).

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE which I enjoyed tremendously. I very much liked the docu on J. K. Rowling and would like to be a friend of hers as well.

NINE and AVATAR don't look like they're happening today with the change in cooking plans. . . .otherwise I would be a the theater now.

JMK · « **Reply #159 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:02:40 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 25, 2009, 11:07:11 AM

Quote from: JMK on December 25, 2009, 10:23:03 AM
Happy Birthday to JRand's mom. Mom, did you know your son has an unhealthy obsession with long dead actresses. I find that extremely odd.

And to those who love DR JMK, present and past:

Tell Frances Farmer that JMK is obsessed with her!

Evidently once again my brilliant use of irony and self deprecation go completely unappreciated.

bk · « **Reply #160 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:02:46 PM »

I do want to see Avatar at some point, and will try to catch a screening.

bk · « **Reply #161 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:04:11 PM »

You know, why does a certain newly-banned member have an unnatural obsession and hatred of me, enough to follow me to other boards and attempt to cause problems there? There must be a reason but I haven't a clew as to what it is. And that's fine.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #162 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:25:02 PM »

I have returned from the Raines event. The bagels and lox were quite tasty this year. I had a nice time talking to many friends and seeing the beautiful Charlotte Raines. Her friend Amy, who's now living in Portland, OR, was there. Amy's father was the late great playwright Steve Tesich who wrote the biographical film BREAKING AWAY (one of my favorite films) about his growing up in Bloomington, IN.

Time to go to West 43rd Street now.

JMK · « **Reply #163 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:26:39 PM »

I believe Rift was the name of the leader of the Jets after he died.

Noel · « **Reply #164 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:49:45 PM »

CD: The lovely and intimate Christmas Mornings, crooned by the inimitable Brent Barrett. Thanks to all involved.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #165 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:57:05 PM »

Hey, Y'all! Just stopping by to wish everyone...

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Matt H. · « **Reply #166 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:06:14 PM »

Quote from: td on December 25, 2009, 07:23:05 AM

Quote from: Matt H. on December 25, 2009, 06:25:22 AM
Friday Media Check:

CD - THE DORIS DAY CHRISTMAS ALBUM
SCROOGE (1970) - movie soundtrack

Believe it or not: DITTO! At least that's what I was listening to all last evening.

What can I say? Great minds. . . .and all that!

Matt H. · « **Reply #167 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:14:39 PM »

It stopped raininga couple of hours agao, but it's still murky gray and cold outside, a most unpleasant day, weather-wise.

Matt H. · « **Reply #168 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:17:55 PM »

I, however, had a superb Christmas dinner. The turkey came out flawlessly once again, and was so moist and tasty. Scarfed my plate of food all down in record time, felt guilty about eating like a ravenous dog, and then ate dessert on top of that. I felt stuffed all afternoon.

Matt H. · « **Reply #169 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:19:38 PM »

I watched an episode of THE MENTALIST with a con woman who appeared to be a character the producers might bring back on occasion (like that psychic from an episode earlier in the season). Patrick got the best of her, of course, but I loved how he read her so well and she sat there stewing that she couldn't fool him or he wouldn't fall into her sexual traps.

Matt H. · « **Reply #170 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:21:14 PM »

I thought I might watch last night's rerun of THE MENTALIST while I ate lunch, but it was a first season episode I just watched yesterday (the Lisbon-birthday episode), so I deleted it without rewatching it.

I tried SUPERNATURAL next, but it was the CHristmas episode from two seasons ago, before Castiel entered the picture and not one of the better episodes. So I deleted it, too.

Matt H. · « **Reply #171 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:22:00 PM »

Instead I skimmed through yesterday's episodes of ATWT and OLTL. Fish was on OLTL in a minor capacity. There was nothing of interest in yesterday's ATWT.

Matt H. · « **Reply #172 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:25:56 PM »

Then I began today's work project - MIGHTY MOUSE: The New Adventures. They were produced and supervised by Ralph Bakshi, so they're not serious adventures like the old Terrytoons cartoons of generations ago, but a tongue-in-cheek look at superheroes.

I watched seven episodes thus far (each episode contains two adventures), and Mighty Mouse is barely in some of them! There's an orphan mouse (Scrappy) who gets the focus of several of the cartoons, and other than Mighty singing "Here I come to save the day," there isn't the emphasis on singing the dialog as was present in the old cartoons. They're funny rather than great storytelling adventures.

There are 19 episodes in all, so I have 12 more to watch. I should be able to get 7 more watched easily tonight.

Matt H. · « **Reply #173 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:27:58 PM »

One episode, however, was very weird: the entire show was video clips from assorted old Terrytoons (including the original Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, etc.) with the soundtrack playing the original versions of "Do the Locomotion" and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" I can't imagine what little kids seeing this hodgepodge of sound and visuals tried to make of it.

Matt H. · « **Reply #174 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:28:51 PM »

I skimmed through today's ATWT (OLTL wasn't on), and the boys were there, but it was a stand-in-place story for them, just a rehash of where their rocky relationship stands at the moment.

George · « **Reply #175 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:56:15 PM »

Quote from: JRand59 on December 25, 2009, 08:05:00 AM

Today is also my Mother's 78th birthday.

A Very Happy 78th Birthday to JRand's Mother!!

George · « **Reply #176 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:56:49 PM »

Quote from: JRand59 on December 25, 2009, 08:13:54 AM

Im Weissen Rossl gets the German variety show treatment in the 1970's.....scary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBi62uRAbj0

Some of the lip-synching technique leaves a lot to be desired.

Druxy · « **Reply #177 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:57:20 PM »

Just got back from seeing UP IN THE AIR.

Excellent!

Matt H. · « **Reply #178 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:21:27 PM »

Quote from: Druxy on December 25, 2009, 01:57:20 PM

Just got back from seeing UP IN THE AIR.

Excellent!

I would say it and THE HURT LOCKER appear to be the front runners for the Best Picture Oscar this year.

Matt H. · « **Reply #179 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:22:26 PM »

I'm going to write for a bit and then head back down to continue with more MIGHTY MOUSE. I may stop a bit earlier than 10 p.m. so I can watch some of IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME in HD since I recorded it this morning.

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