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[Kerry]

Good morning and good vibes!

[Ben]

So I shall try to get 5 tickets, Anthony, Me, 2 for Amy and one for Larry.

[FJL]

I'm going to try to see the movie another time, when the theatre will be less crowded, I found the last two times I was there that I've physically outgrown the seats and I literally had to spill over into the next seats - both ways!!!

But I'd love to join you for dinner at 8:30 if that's OK. 

[elmore3003]

So I shall try to get 5 tickets, Anthony, Me, 2 for Amy and one for Larry.

Thank you, DR Ben!

I've tracked my package to the super and I've done some laundry and now I will head off to MTI. I hope this goes quickly.

[JoseSPiano]

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And...

[JoseSPiano]

Rest In Peace Jerry Bock

[JMK]

I wrote a show with Jerry Bock's nephew.

[Matthew]

First run with orchestra - almost a success.  That scene before the shooting is a bear and I think we were all nervous and our Joe raced through it which of course threw all our timings off.  The Car Chase music was great, until I screwed up the timing toward the end and we almost fell apart.  And of course, the title number - which is going well, is still a little laborious.  The tech needs to get their collective heads out of their "you know whats" and step it up, or I'm going to raise hell.  Things keep getting worse instead of better - on the tech side, that is.

[JMK]

Not to steal BK's thunder, but since I make part of my living tossing around Shayne's verbiage:

DNR=digital noise reduction.  When elements are artificially sharpened for high definition, you often get an increase in grain and general "noise," i.e., ugly little particulate matter that makes the image look dirty.  DNR is applied, often egregiously, to smooth out that look.  You can tell if an image has overly aggressive DNR if there's no apparent grain and things like skin pores are non-existent.

AVC is one of three compression codecs used to compress video for Blu-rays.  The others are VC-1 and MPEG-2.  MPEG-2 is the codec utilized for Standard Definition DVDs.  AVC seems to be taking the lead in most recent BDs.

[JMK]

In terms of Shayne's other two questions:

Believe me, people notice (or in the case of DNR, think they notice) these things.  Oy, do they notice.

I think the logic behind having Blu-ray/DVD combo packs is so that you can take the DVD version with you in the car, etc., where no one has a Blu-ray player.

[JMK]

Today's Blu-ray brouhaha:  Fremantle Media has reframed the new Blu-ray of 'The World at War' in 16:9 for high definition.  Outrage ensues. 

[Jrand73]

Gardenia Attendance Vibes for MR BK and Cast.

[JoseSPiano]

~~~~~SWEET-SMELLING GARDENIA VIBES TO BK AND HIS COMPANY OF SINGERS~~~~~

[JMK]

And to tie in two recent discussion topics, Mr. Keene Curtis won the Tony for Bock and Harnick's (undervalued IMHO) THE ROTHSCHILDS.

[JMK]

I love that ROTHSCHILDS Overture.

[VinTek]

BK is the Gardenia advertising this event to the general public?

The Gardenia doesn't typically do much advertising because it's such a small venue (about 50 seats, as BK mentioned).  They're listed on the Cabaret West Website and they have a monthly flyer that they send out via snail-mail.  That's pretty much it.  The place gets totally packed when someone like Andrea Marcovicci performs, but a lot of other shows are kind of hit-and-miss in terms of attendance.  Cabaret doesn't really have a very big following here in LA, which is why the Cinegrill didn't survive at the Hollywood Roosevelt.  Such noted performers as Debbie Gravitte and Sally Mayes sometimes played to a mostly empty room.  It's tough out here.

[John G.]

Morning, all.

[John G.]

Playing catch up. I worked 15 hours at the polls yesterday, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. without a break. We had a huge turnout.

[John G.]

To add to yesterday's TOD:

Original for screen:

The Pirate
The Bandwagon

Screen to stage:
A Little Night Music

[John G.]

Sorry to hear about Jerry Bock. Will definitely take out "Rothschilds" and "She Loves Me" later today.

[Jrand73]

I am reading Finishing the Hat.....most entertaining and informative.....but yes LOTS of prose.....but then the first time the stories have been told from this point of view.

[John G.]

I am reading Finishing the Hat.....most entertaining and informative.....but yes LOTS of prose.....but then the first time the stories have been told from this point of view.

Great read so far (but so far I'm only a few pages into it).

[John G.]

The major news services seem to be far behind on the Jerry Bock obit.

[Dan (the Man)]

Rest In Peace Jerry Bock

I'm afraid this is my fault.  I read his name in the Sondheim book last night and I thought to myself, "Is he still alive?"

[JoseSPiano]

The major news services seem to be far behind on the Jerry Bock obit.

Well, I believe the news services are still pre-occupied with the election results.

[JoseSPiano]

DR Dan (the Man) - I shouldn't have laughed, but I did.

[George]

Vibes for another terrific Gardenia show, bk!

~~~DITTO!!~~~

[George]

ASK BK

What is DNR?

And what do they mean by grain reduction, edge halo, AVC Code  and all the other terms they use when they review a film?

Does the casual viewer really notice these things?

And whats the point of buying the Blu Ray and getting a DVD version too?

And to continue that line of questioning...what exactly are "opticals"?

[George]

TRAVEL VIBES TO THE 'SAURUS Family, Edi, Mama etc....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~DITTO!!~~~

[elmore3003]

Easy day at MTI; the copyist did a great job on the orchestra parts and I've signed off on the show. It's ready for productions.