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[Matt H.]

I had some equipment issues that I had to take care of, so I didn't get as much viewed as I would have liked.

[Matt H.]

Page Four Dance!!!

[Cillaliz]

Needless to say, I didn't get my cleaning done, so I still have to do it, but what a fun call

[Matt H.]

DR Jennifer, your criticism of Tiana's time as a princess is really not very sensible. She doesn't become a princess until she marries the prince, and that doesn't happen until the end of the movie. Or is that too much of a spoiler since you haven't seen the movie yet?

I mean, Snow White and CInderella don't become princesses until the ends of their movies either.

[bk]

BK, what's the email to send PayPal to for CUBA?  For some reason there's no Kritzerland in my history there, though your White Sheik addy is in there--is that the one?

It's in the press release above - actually ABOVE the press release - kritzerland at adelphia dot net -

[Matt H.]

I watched THE OFFICE while I ate lunch. Pretty funny episode, not the best in the show's history, but I did laugh several times.

[bk]

Back from our wonderful event with Gordon Hunt.  He was a class act - funny, honest, and very smart.  We had a very nice turnout.

[bk]

As I suspected it would be, book session pushed to five o'clock.

[Matt H.]

I also watched 30 ROCK while finishing lunch. An adequate episode, helped immeasurably by Michael Sheen who does superbly as the hapless Wesley.

[Matt H.]

Favorite Newman song: "When She Loved Me" from TOY STORY 2 which I mentioned here the other day.

[Laura]

I thought Snow White was the daughter of the king and stepdaughter of the Evil Stepmother Queen.

[Laura]

What a fun phone call, Cillaliz! I left a history of my mother's house for the new owners when I sold her house. I doubt they left it for the guy they sold it to.

I would love to have the history of my house. I remember years ago, when I had morning sickness and a toddler (and a house strewn with toys) the original owner dropped by. I know our house had been sold several times before we moved in.

[JMK]

Personally, my preference if there's a nuclear holocaust is that my lawn mower and yard equipment are among the first things to get blown to smithereens. 

[Matt H.]

I thought Snow White was the daughter of the king and stepdaughter of the Evil Stepmother Queen.

Maybe she was. The point remains about Tiana not being ABLE to be a princess until she married a prince, and that doesn't happen until the end of the film.

[Laura]

Isn't this movie set in Louisiana? Are there princesses in Louisiana?

[Matt H.]

The movie I selected from my to-watch bookcase is one I have't seen for years but really liked when I saw it at the movies many years ago - ABSENCE OF MALICE with Paul Newman and Sally Field.

It's a VERY old transfer, looks to be one of Columbia's earliest DVD transfers, but it IS anamorphic (actually has full screen and widescreen versions on flip sides), and doesn't look too bad. I only got about 15 minutes of it watched, but that will take up much of my evening tonight.

[Matt H.]

Isn't this movie set in Louisiana? Are there princesses in Louisiana?

No, she works in a restaurant. The prince is from a foreign land.

[Jane]

Vibes to Sue, cousin of DR elmore!  If she is that upset over the obit I think she should call the mortuary & have it corrected.

[Jane]

This afternoon I was cleaning up some things around the house and came across the file of the history of my house that was left for my by the former owners.  There were letters and articles written about the house from the daughter of the original owner.  There was a 10 year old phone number in the file....so I picked up the phone and dialed it.....she answered!!!

I told her I was the current owner of this house and she was delighted.  We talked for over an hour all about the house the neighborhood etc.   Her parents were looking through a magazine and saw a house that they liked in the French Normandy style, so the made a few alterations and had it built.  They moved in during the spring of 1934.  She was 5 years old.  They had the house until her mother went to a nursing home in 1970. 

It was a  great conversation.  I had most of the info in the file, but I did find out that my bomb shelter/storm shelter is neither.  It's just a cement block building her father built to store his lawm mower and yard equipment!! Too funny.  

  

[Edisaurus]

Cillaliz, that's such a wonderful thing. Given our penchant for old houses, we treasure information like this, and spend a lot of time searching for it.

[Jane]

DR Jennifer, your criticism of Tiana's time as a princess is really not very sensible. She doesn't become a princess until she marries the prince, and that doesn't happen until the end of the movie. Or is that too much of a spoiler since you haven't seen the movie yet?

I mean, Snow White and CInderella don't become princesses until the ends of their movies either.

Not a spoiler even though I haven't seen the movie yet.  I didn't know the roles were reversed from the original story.  I suppose it is good to be prepared

Snow White & Cinderella were beautiful & visible throughout the story so I personally don't think you can compare them to a character that begins in the form of a frpg.

[Jane]

Speaking of frogs, our have returned & it is only March.  Boy were they noisy last night when I couldn't sleep.  At least, so far, there isn't a bullfrog out there.

[Jennifer]

DR Jennifer, your criticism of Tiana's time as a princess is really not very sensible. She doesn't become a princess until she marries the prince, and that doesn't happen until the end of the movie. Or is that too much of a spoiler since you haven't seen the movie yet?

I mean, Snow White and CInderella don't become princesses until the ends of their movies either.

Well i read the book so i know the story.  I guess what i wrote did not come out as i meant it. i did not mean that i wish she was a princess for more of the movie. I meant that i wished she was a real person and not a frog for more of the movie.

[Jane]

Isn't this movie set in Louisiana? Are there princesses in Louisiana?

[Jane]

DR Jennifer, your criticism of Tiana's time as a princess is really not very sensible. She doesn't become a princess until she marries the prince, and that doesn't happen until the end of the movie. Or is that too much of a spoiler since you haven't seen the movie yet?

I mean, Snow White and CInderella don't become princesses until the ends of their movies either.

Well i read the book so i know the story.  I guess what i wrote did not come out as i meant it. i did not mean that i wish she was a princess for more of the movie. I meant that i wished she was a real person and not a frog for more of the movie.

I got it.

[Jane]

It is a perfect 70 degree sunny day today.  We had a lovely hike, even if it was too short for me.  When we pulled up in the driveway Keith noticed a Red Tailed Hawk gliding & circling above us.  We watched for awhile.  I then noticed a Bald Eagle flying our way.  Briefly we had them both above us.  Such a special treat, especially the hawk gliding as it did right above us.

We were so distracted we forgot to bring the groceries in, including the ice cream.  Good thing I decided I wanted ice cream & quickly noticed our error.

[Jennifer]

Also re: the PRINCESS AND THE FROG.

Even though there have been other non-white princesses, I still think that Tiana was a big deal for some black people.

I know when i read the book (i haven't watched the movie yet) I wished that she was not a frog for most of the story.

But even after i thought this, a friend of my sister's (who is white but her daughters are black) was so looking forward to having this princess for her daughters.  She went to the theatre to see the movie and mentioned to me that both her and her husband were a bit saddened that they bothered to have the first black princess. Yet the character was barely in the movie.

[Edisaurus]

Since Randy is one of my favorite songwriters, singers, film composers and all around nice guys, it's hard to chose. But "When She Loved Me" is, I think, one of the all-time greatest songs ever written for a film.

I love bk's verson of "Marie", and the new Randy album has turned out to be one of my favorites; Randy at his sarcastic best. I have been a fan of his for over 40 years, since I was in Jr. high school.

Favorite album: RANDY NEWMAN (produced by Van Dyke Parks) FAUST, LAND OF DREAMS

Favorite film scores: AVALON, AWAKENINGS, PARENTHOOD, PLEASANTVILLE...so many great ones. I use them as temp tracks all the time. I became friends with his music supervisor, Michael Roth, and he has done a wonderful job of scoring our baseball film. If anyone knows how to knock off Randy's style, it's Michael! We even got to use "Short People" in the baseball film.

When I was working in LA with him last month, he played me a demo that Alicia Keyes did when she auditioned for the role of the princess. She wasn't chosen because her speaking voice was too deep and didn't sound young enough, and the song was cut from the film, so it only exists in the demo Michael did with her, but it's wonderful. I hope it ends up being recorded for an album some day. (bk---hint...hint....)

[Matt H.]

DR Jennifer, your criticism of Tiana's time as a princess is really not very sensible. She doesn't become a princess until she marries the prince, and that doesn't happen until the end of the movie. Or is that too much of a spoiler since you haven't seen the movie yet?

I mean, Snow White and CInderella don't become princesses until the ends of their movies either.

Not a spoiler even though I haven't seen the movie yet.  I didn't know the roles were reversed from the original story.  I suppose it is good to be prepared

Snow White & Cinderella were beautiful & visible throughout the story so I personally don't think you can compare them to a character that begins in the form of a frpg.

She doesn't begin as a frog. She becomes one during the movie via voodoo.

[Matt H.]

Also re: the PRINCESS AND THE FROG.


I know when i read the book (i haven't watched the movie yet) I wished that she was not a frog for most of the story.

But THAT's the story. I just don't understand that as a criticism. What she learns during the time of her transformation (as well as what the prince learns) is what the story is about. Otherwise, you wouldn't have THIS story. It'd be something else entirely.