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François de Paris

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« Reply #150 on: May 14, 2004, 08:56:47 PM »

Dear Michael Shayne!

There's a lake waiting for you, thanks to talented Colin from Oz!
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« Reply #151 on: May 14, 2004, 08:57:34 PM »

Shall we dance?

AND one, two, threeè

Oom pah pah!
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« Reply #152 on: May 14, 2004, 08:58:09 PM »

It's sad to be all alone in this world!
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« Reply #153 on: May 14, 2004, 09:01:36 PM »

Dear Reader MBarnum is in Salt Lake City to check his Family Tree, since there's a sucker born ev'ry minute... so they say!
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« Reply #154 on: May 14, 2004, 09:05:08 PM »

Don't you have enough problems keeping track of your son without MBarnum not telling you his plans TCB. I wonder if Michael knows he is meeting DR Danise. She may be unlucky and find Michael Ball there instead.
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« Reply #155 on: May 14, 2004, 09:05:15 PM »

I just want to know what-the-Hell MBarnum is doing in Salt Lake City?

Mormons!
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« Reply #156 on: May 14, 2004, 09:08:47 PM »

I like your poem, Elmoore. And you know what they say about that prince showing up one day... You never know...
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« Reply #157 on: May 14, 2004, 09:10:48 PM »

Glad Kelsey is doing so much better, SWW. Abie sends his best.
Good luck/vibes on the job interview!
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« Reply #158 on: May 14, 2004, 09:11:42 PM »

I like your poem, Elmoore. And you know what they say about that prince showing up one day... You never know...

I thought I had met a prince one time, turned out to be a Queen.
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« Reply #159 on: May 14, 2004, 09:30:42 PM »

TCB!

Was that Prince a singer too?
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« Reply #160 on: May 14, 2004, 09:30:51 PM »

I thought I had met a prince one time, turned out to be a Queen.

Well, at least you still got to go to the balls, right?

For those of you not on the east coast, watch David Letterman tonight and meet my latest pretend girlfriend, Amy Sedaris.  She's so funny and cute and funny I could eat her up.  I heard that she once did a performance of 'Night, Mother wearing a fat suit.
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« Reply #161 on: May 14, 2004, 09:33:35 PM »

As long as that Michael is not Feinstein, dear Reader Danise is pretty safe! Right, Tomovoz?
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« Reply #162 on: May 14, 2004, 09:34:52 PM »

Dear Reader Dan,

You are worse than Dear Reader TCB!
He's gonna be proud of you!!
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« Reply #163 on: May 14, 2004, 09:42:08 PM »

Good Evening!

A very good show tonight!  Our "alternate" Father/God went on tonight, and did a wonderful job!  -Although, he was quite the "perspirer" on stage... He thinks he lost about 4 pounds in sweat tonight.  And from the looks of it, he probably did.  However, some of the sweat was from nerves, and some of it was from the heat in the theatre - again!  Ugh!!  When I was at Target this afternoon, I found a great little clip fan and I had it on my music stand all night.  Made such a nice difference!  Oh, and we also had some fun in the pit tonight... Some new dance moves.. and even some "rescue signs"... You'll have to come see the show to see what I'm talking about. ;)

OK - I need to check into some bank business.. I went to buy some food on the way home, and my credit card got declined  - and I was only buying $12.00 of food - ???  -However, after watching the manager/clerk who was ringing me up - and watching his hostess running around like crazy - I suspect it was an error on their part.  -I called the automated info line, and everything seemed to be in order.. now to check the web....

back in a few...

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« Reply #164 on: May 14, 2004, 09:43:28 PM »

Michael Douglas would be further down my list François.
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« Reply #165 on: May 14, 2004, 09:44:15 PM »

It must be useful to have alternate God DR Jose.
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« Reply #166 on: May 14, 2004, 09:51:25 PM »

Factoid of the night:  For those of you rushing out to get SHOWGIRLS, VIP EDITION -- It comes with a pair of sequined pasties.

 
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« Reply #167 on: May 14, 2004, 09:51:33 PM »

Thanks for the complement, DR François, but DR TCB is still the master.
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« Reply #168 on: May 14, 2004, 09:53:52 PM »

I don't know what got into me, but I started cleaning out my very messy garage.  This is a task that will take a few weeks, but I found some very interesting things, like the original LP soundtrack to Young Girls of Rochefort in English, a very rare record.  Unfortunately, it was at the bottom of a pile of stuff, not in its sleeve and filled with dust and dirt and grime.  Now, I know I'd already transfered it to CDR, but it's somewhere buried deep in storage.  So, I did as much cleanup work as I could and it's playing fine, albeit scratchy-sounding, but good enough to retransfer until I find my clean copy.
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« Reply #169 on: May 14, 2004, 09:54:07 PM »

Factoid of the night:  For those of you rushing out to get SHOWGIRLS, VIP EDITION -- It comes with a pair of sequined pasties.  

That's funny, so do I!

Ba-Ding-Boom!

But seriously, folks...
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« Reply #170 on: May 14, 2004, 10:11:46 PM »

Now I'm going to have to watch Young Girls of Rochefort.  I LOVE this music.  The English version is lots of fun, too.  Although the dialogue portions of the film were dubbed conventionally (actors speaking French, dubbed in English), the numbers were shot two ways - once with the actors mouthing French words, once with them mouthing English words.  And in the English version you actually get Gene Kelly singing his own songs (except for the high notes).
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François de Paris

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« Reply #171 on: May 14, 2004, 10:16:08 PM »

Hmmm
Dear reader BK,`

you've got Dirty Young Girls of Rochefort then...
A very rare item indeed!
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François de Paris

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« Reply #172 on: May 14, 2004, 10:18:50 PM »

Catherine Deneuve sang the high notes for Kelly and vice versa!
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« Reply #173 on: May 14, 2004, 10:19:14 PM »

If I cleaned out my garage (my landlord's actually - but filled with my things) - I think I would find Catherine Deneuve at the bottom of a pile of stuff. Not in her sleeves, and filled with dust and grime, but still fine.
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François de Paris

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« Reply #174 on: May 14, 2004, 10:20:17 PM »

In fact, our own Jason Graae sang for Kelly once..... in Forbidden Broadway.

But you all know, don't you?
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« Reply #175 on: May 14, 2004, 10:31:05 PM »

Poor Catherine! "Filled with dust and grime", like Tammy, but in her Dior dress, none the less!

How pathetic!
How poetic!
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« Reply #176 on: May 14, 2004, 10:33:20 PM »

Follow the bouncing ball!

Les demoiselles de Rochefort      
La chanson des jumelles     
   
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DELPHINE et SOLANGE
Nous sommes deux soeurs jumelles
Nées sous le signe des gémeaux
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do
Toutes deux demoiselles
Ayant eu des amants très tôt
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do

DELPHINE
Nous fûmes toutes deux élevées par Maman
Qui pour nous se priva, travailla vaillamment

SOLANGE
Elle voulait de nous faire des érudites
Et pour cela vendit toute sa vie des frites.

DELPHINE et SOLANGE
Nous sommes toutes deux nées de père inconnu
Cela ne se voit pas, mais quand nous sommes nues
Nous avons toutes deux au creux des reins
C'est fou...

DELPHINE
... là un grain de beauté...

SOLANGE
... qu'il avait sur la joue

DELPHINE et SOLANGE
Nous sommes deux soeurs jumelles, nées sous le signe des gémeaux
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do
Aimant la ritournelle, les calembours et les bons mots
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol rédo.

DELPHINE
Nous sommes toutes deux joyeuses et ingénues...

SOLANGE
... attendant de l'amour ce qu'il est convenu...

DELPHINE
... d'appeler coup de foudre...

SOLANGE
... ou sauvage passion...

DELPHINE et SOLANGE
... nous sommes toutes deux prêtes à perdre raison
Nous avons toutes deux une âme délicate

DELPHINE
Artistes passionnées...

SOLANGE
... musiciennes...

DELPHINE
... acrobates...

SOLANGE
... cherchant un homme bon...

DELPHINE
... cherchant un homme beau...

DELPHINE et SOLANGE
... bref un homme idéal, avec ou sans défauts
Nous sommes deux soeurs jumelles, nées sous le signe des gémeaux
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do
Du plomb dans la cervelle, de la fantaisie à gogo
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do

SOLANGE
Je n'enseignerai pas toujours l'art de l'arpège
J'ai vécu jusqu'ici de leçons de solfège
Mais j'en ai jusque-là, la province m'ennuit
Je veux vivre à présent de mon art à Paris.

DELPHINE
Je n'enseignerai pas toute ma vie la danse
A Paris moi aussi je tenterai ma chance
Pourquoi passer mon temps à enseigner des pas
Alors que j'ai envie d'aller à l'opéra

DELPHINE et SOLANGE
Nous sommes deux soeurs jumelles, nées sous le signe des gémeaux
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do
Deux coeurs, quatre prunelles, à embarquer allegreto
Mi fa sol la mi ré, ré mi fa sol sol sol ré do

DELPHINE
Oh ! Midi moins le quart. Cà y est, je suis en retard.

SOLANGE
Delphine !

DELPHINE
Oui.

SOLANGE
Tu vas chercher Boubou ?

DELPHINE
Oh tu peux pas y aller ?

SOLANGE
J'irai cet après-midi.

DELPHINE
J'peux pas sortir avec ça ! Oh puis si. Oh puis non. J'ai rendez-vous à midi
avec Guillaume, je n'y serai jamais.

SOLANGE
Qu'est-ce qu'il veut encore celui-là ?

DELPHINE
Je ne sais pas... me voir.

SOLANGE
Oh bien il attendra. Tu rentres déjeuner ?

DELPHINE
Oui. Mais pas avant une heure. Qu'est-ce que j'ai fait de mon poudrier ? Ah
non je l'ai.

DELPHINE et SOLANGE
Jouant du violoncelle, de la trompette ou du banjo
Aimant la ritournelle, les calembours et les bons mots
Du plomb dans la cervelle, de la fantaisie à gogo
Nous sommes soeurs jumelles, nées sous le signe des gémeaux

SOLANGE
Au revoir.

DELPHINE
Au revoir.

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« Reply #177 on: May 14, 2004, 10:37:23 PM »

...in the English version you actually get Gene Kelly singing his own songs (except for the high notes).
Yes, well, he always was worried about his reputation.   :-\
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« Reply #178 on: May 14, 2004, 10:42:56 PM »

Arthur Laurents talks about this in his autobio.....
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« Reply #179 on: May 14, 2004, 10:56:59 PM »

There must be a faulty trapdoor under Dear Reader Francois de Paris' chair.
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