Topic: THE KING OF THE EM DASH (Read 12372 times)

bk · « **on:** March 13, 2010, 12:08:13 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes dashed, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently trying to cut back on their em dashes.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2010, 12:09:44 AM »

And the word of the day is: MANDARIN!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2010, 12:10:25 AM »

And now - Dino at the piano.

Michael · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:39:48 AM »

Quote from: bk on March 13, 2010, 12:09:44 AM

And the word of the day is: MANDARIN!

It's all Chinese to me

Jrand73 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:48:30 AM »

Yes we have no compression.

We have no compression today!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:48:41 AM »

BRAINEX is in Indiana in April as well.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:48:59 AM »

NIPPON GIRLS.....I shall have to check that CD out .

Jrand73 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:55:10 AM »

I have a coffee table book called

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN by Ethan Morrden that has some beautiful photos of the original stage productions.

BROADWAY MUSICALS by Martin Gottfried, more great photos....an OVERSIZED book.

DAVID O. SELZNICK'S HOLLYWOOD by Ronald Haver -- a BIG book with lots of photos from all the of the films and great text

JAMES DEAN AMERICAN ICON by David Dalton and Ron Cayen

Jrand73 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2010, 04:59:58 AM »

Married to It arrived at my house yesterday....I shall listen to it tomorrow.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2010, 05:00:11 AM »

Because today is a work day. Oh well.

Jennifer · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2010, 05:37:46 AM »

Last night DR MattH rated the 2008 Oscar contenders:

Quote

1. DOUBT
2. WALL-E
3. THE READER
4. MILK
5. BENJAMIN BUTTON
6. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
7. CHANGELING
8. FROST/NIXON

I've also seen all of these movies, although for some it has been a while. Here is from my memory how i would rate them (although i did like them all):
1.The Reader
2.Changeling
3.Frost-Nixon
4.Slumdog Millionaire
5.Doubt
6.Benjamin Button
7.Milk
8.Wall-E

Jrand73 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2010, 05:42:48 AM »

Off to work! Oh well...........last day this week at least.

Jennifer · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2010, 05:44:30 AM »

That's interesting BK about using a lot of dashes when you write. I almost never use dashes. But then again maybe you don't in everyday writing either.

ArnoldMBrockman · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:10:17 AM »

Quote from: bk on March 13, 2010, 12:09:44 AM

And the word of the day is: MANDARIN!

And The Song Of The Day Is: CHOP SUEY

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:21:53 AM »

TOD: I have echo Jrand about the Selznick book. I also enjoy HOLLYWOOD: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, THE BARRYMORES: Hollywood's First Family; and LONDON 360 with some terrific fold-out pictures of London places in 360 view.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:27:45 AM »

Good morning, all! My intentions of rising early were dampened by the inconsiderate person above me, who likes to clump havly around the floor between 1:30 and 3 am. As I mentioned previously, even the earplugs are accomplishing very little.

So, today I continue my BABES IN TOYLAND proofing on the "Evaline McCook" fixes; I caught a doozy last night because of a colleague's habit of assigning work without letting me know. In this case, although I had sent him revisions, I think he passed on the wrong materials, so why do it once when it can be done two or three times?

Tonight I'm seeing the High School of Performing Arts (of FAME fame) performing Victor Herbert's NAUGHTY MARIETTA; I want to see the high school girl who can carry off the "Italian Street Song." I hope the production is absolutely wonderful, and I'm really happy to know that a high school is performing Victor Herbert and not HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC 35. So, I'll meet my friend Joseph for Chinese food at 6 and then we'll see some operetta.

TURN YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD TONIGHT, FOLKS!

Ginny · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:29:46 AM »

Saturday morning greetings! It's very rainy here in SW Ohio, but at least we don't have to shovel it. I have a haircut appointment this morning and I think we're going to see CRAZY HEART this afternoon.

Ginny · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:35:17 AM »

TOD - I also have a copy of the Gottfried book mentioned by DR JRand. It was one of the first gifts I received from DH Richard (long before he was my DH).

Another favorite is Thou Swell, Thou Witty: The Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart by Dorothy Hart. It was also a gift and has a lovely May 3, 1979, inscription from the giver - our very own DR Elmore.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:37:06 AM »

TOD:
Martin Gottfried's first book on BROADWAY MUSICALS
Frank Rich's THEATRE ART OF BORIS ARONSON
Christopher Finch's THE ART OF WALT DISNEY
Andrew Stiller's HANDBOOK OF INSTRUMENTATION

I also like very much the W.W. Norton "Annotated" editions of classics, from Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes to Classic Fairy Tales and The Wizard of Oz

John G. · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:41:09 AM »

BK, the em dash is something many of us use and abuse in our writing. But do you like them better for asides than parentheses? Also, no matter how many you have used in your manuscript, I doubt that you have come close to the number in "Zuleika Dobson," Max Beerbohm's novel from 1911 -- that's 99 years ago! (to throw in both an em and a parens). I thought my eyes were going to bug out seeing so many on the page before I started focusing on the words.

Funny thing is, we had a few em dashes in the first issue of San Antonio Taste magazine, which is finally hitting newsstands, but our designer had the hardest time getting them right. He kept getting them confused with hyphens and en dashes and we kept sending the same pages back again and again for correction.

John G. · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:50:02 AM »

TOD: My first coffee table book remains one of my favorites, Robert Kimball's "Cole" with all its photographs of Cole Porter's luxurious early years and the beauty of his shows without glossing over the hardships he faced after his horse-riding accident. And the lyrics! They were candy to someone who has always loved words.

Since then, some of my favorites have included the Gottleib "Broadway Musicals" as well as the entire series of "Complete Lyrics" from Porter to Mercer. Abbeville released "Great Magazine Covers of the World" in the early 80s, which has some excellent designs. The magnificent "Winged Migration" is an excellent companion to the bird lover's film.

On my coffee table right now are a volume of Miro paintings and the cookbook "Fat," which brilliant photos of everything from bacon to butter. Just a few photos into it, and you can feel your arteries stand at attention.

Matt H. · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:07:34 AM »

Good morning!

It's an absolutely glorious morning here with moderate temperatures and just acres of sunshine after about two inches of rain last night. Spring is definitely here!

Matt H. · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:08:38 AM »

Yes, I simply HATE that daylight savings time is beginning so early again this year (and I guess for the rest of my life). Now I'll go back to walking in the dark in the morning for the next month.

Druxy · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:10:11 AM »

TOD:

I also thought that the SELZNICK book was great.

There was also another one that, as I recall, was titled THE MOVIES. It had a bright red cover.

Matt H. · « **Reply #24 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:11:41 AM »

My work project today is OSSOS (translated BONES from Portuguese), the first of three films this weekend by Pedro Costa. I think these movies are going to be depressing gauging from the liner notes, but I'll see for myself starting tonight. OSSOS is the shortest of the three films in the box. The other two are both over 2 1/2 hours each (one of them is only 9 minutes short of THREE hours).

And there are 199 minutes of supplements in the box set (they're on their own disc), so I won't be finishing with this until Monday evening. Then, the TOY STORY films should arrive on Tuesday.

Matt H. · « **Reply #25 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:13:36 AM »

My favorites (TOD):

BROADWAY MUSICALS

THE 100 GREATEST MUSICALS

DAVID O. SELZNICK'S HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS

bk · « **Reply #26 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:26:14 AM »

Quote from: Druxy on March 13, 2010, 07:10:11 AM

TOD:

I also thought that the SELZNICK book was great.

There was also another one that, as I recall, was titled THE MOVIES. It had a bright red cover.

That was my first coffee table book, too - and is mentioned lovingly in one of the Kritzer books. It was by Arthur Knight.

bk · « **Reply #27 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:26:32 AM »

I'm up very early, aren't I?

Matt H. · « **Reply #28 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:34:00 AM »

I'm going to clear up a few desktop items and then head downstairs to begin the day's viewing.

WBBL.

FJL · « **Reply #29 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:48:13 AM »

Today is a tax office day.

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