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[TCB]

PAGE SEVEN!

[Jane]

Just read it...

Alice Sommer Herz survived the Holocaust with the help of the piano. She tells us how, at 106, she has kept faith in music and humanity


"I have never hated, and I will never hate."

I just put in a request for the library to purchase this DVD.

If it comes in & you watch it, please give me a report so I can remember to check to see if NetFlix got it.

[TCB]

G'night!

[Jane]

I do have one very fond kind of tangential WELK memory.  It was a Saturday (of course) and my Grandmother was visiting from Pennsylvania.  We watched WELK as we always did and then the local news came on (this was SLC, where *none* of the affiliates *ever* broadcast the shows according to the network schedules--a truly odd phenomenon that used to drive me slightly crazy).  Anyhoo, my Dad had been making noise about us needing to watch the weather that night.  My Grandmother had a semi-crush on the SLC weatherman, who just happened to be an officer under my father's command in the Army reserve.  Well, Bob Welti's weathercast came on, and as he wrapped it up, he looked right at the camera and in his best Jimmy Durante voice said, "And good night, Mrs. Shallenberger, wherever you are."  (I'll let you guess who Mrs. Shallenberger was).  My Grandmother let out a whoop like you've never heard.  I'll never forget it. 

  That's great!

[Jane]

Before I left for lunch, I had a chance to watch Tuesday night's SOUTHLAND. It was another brutal, dark episode, and, of course, I loved it. One of the plots (the whiny wife who didn't want to go to a box store and got embarrassed there) I could have done without, but I've hated this couple and their storyline since the start of the series.

What is a box store?

Just a wild guess here:  a store that sells boxes.  

I had to look up Big-box store 

[Jane]

I watched a movie from the library that i did not think I would like. But I enjoyed it very much: Inglorious Basterds.

I really did not think it would be my kind of movie. But it was very interesting and not really what i was expecting. I think Chris Waltz was excellent.  Surprisingly to me, Brad Pitt was one of my least favorite parts of the movie!

That is how we felt them both.

[Jane]

Also i had no idea that most of the movie was in subtitles. Fine for the french parts. But a bit hard on me for the German parts (since i don't wear my glasses when i watch tv).

I had eye strain when we were done.  This is the film I did not care for the direction it took.  One of the things I like that the people were authentic.  The only bad accent was Pitt's

[Jrand74]

Great Welk stories from DR GEORGE and DR JMK.

[Jrand74]

Watching PWOJECT WUNWAY again from last week....I really like the sandpaper dress....most interesting....and not even in the top three.

[Laura]

I do not have a Lawrence Welk story, except that we visited his grave while in LA.

[Jennifer]

re: THIS WEEK'S LOST


SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEK'S SHOW

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I also really liked it. And i like the sideways world.  In past seasons the flashbacks or flashforwards were interesting. But there was only so many times you could show the same people. This in a way is more interesting, because we get to see the same people only they are totally different. And sometimes when there is an actor you love (for me it's ben) it can be so fascinating to watch him and to see what cast regulars are in that person's life. I loved seeing alex!

[Jennifer]

OMG i can't believe what just happened on IDOL!

Oy.

I actually think this is one of the worst elimination shows ever.

[Matt H.]

I have one of those total TV evenings. No movies tonight.

I began by rewatching the men's short and long programs from the recently completed Olympics. Yes, I've seen it numerous times by now, but it's fascinating seeing the ebbs and flows of the programs: people gaining strength or losing steam, people putting their all into the footwork or merely stepping through it to get finished.

[FJL]

In honor of the interpolation of "I Say A Little Prayer for You" into PROMISES PROMISES to beef up Kristin Chenoweth's part:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4srdnbhOYs4

Jan Horvath really does capture the comic essence of Ms. Chenoweth, i think, and it'a all meant with much fun and adoration.

[Matt H.]

Next I watched this week's UGLY BETTY. It was a fun episode, some impoprtant events taking place, and guest star Brian Stokes Mitchell reunited with Vanessa Williams. I think it was a one-shot. There didn't appear to be a lengthy story arc developing. Besides, Betty only has about 6 more episodes to go.

[Matt H.]

Next, I watched this week's PSYCH. A story built on references to various Hitchcock pictures (and that didn't make a lot of sense) and no mystery at all since the murderer stayed marked throughout and wasn't captured.

It was the season finale and for me, likely the series finale. I don't think I want any more of this.

[Matt H.]

I ended my evening with tonight's GREY'S ANATOMY. Three fairly interesting cases (really needed more background on them to become more involving). The personal stuff was interesting for fans of Bailey and Mark, I guess (both of whom were trying to make meaningful connections), but it bored me to tears.

[Ginny]

OK, I'm glad I've seen AVATAR, but there's really no need for me to see it again.

[Matt H.]

That was a very quick internet surf tonight, so now I'm ready to head downstairs to bed.

Good night!

[MBarnum]

I have not seen AVATAR, but I did just finish watching THE POLICE DOG STORY (1961).





It was just a good as one would expect it to be.

[elmore3003]

Josh just posted this photo of the harpist Anna, him, and me on closing night of FINIAN'S RAINBOW.

[Ginny]

Nice photo, DR Elmore!

[FJL]

Great photo, Larry

[DakotaCelt]

Good news... my mother has stage one breast cancer and the prognosis is very good.

[DakotaCelt]

Good evening one and all...

[Cillaliz]

I thought I sent you the scans of those two articles....one from the Des Moines Register and one when you were in Council Bluffs....which sound like cities that Esther Blodgett would play.

BK was in Council Bluffs?  Who woulda thunk it

[Cillaliz]

TOD. HMMMM... It was a bad idea, it didn't work and it didn't surprise me that it came from this administration. 

[John G.]

Great photo, DR Elmore. Thanks for sharing it.

[Cillaliz]

For Cillaliz:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/03/11/20100311joe-arpaio-corruption-investigations.html

Thanks DR Laura

[Cillaliz]

I watched a movie from the library that i did not think I would like. But I enjoyed it very much: Inglorious Basterds.

I really did not think it would be my kind of movie. But it was very interesting and not really what i was expecting. I think Chris Waltz was excellent.  Surprisingly to me, Brad Pitt was one of my least favorite parts of the movie!

I was surprised I really liked it too