Topic: OLD CHINESE PROVERB (Read 20318 times)

bk · « **on:** February 02, 2011, 12:37:09 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were old and Chinese, and now it is time for you to post until the old Chinese cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2011, 12:39:11 AM »

And the word of the day is: BALANEPHAGOUS!

Smoke on your pipe and put that in.

George · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2011, 01:02:33 AM »

A Very Happy Birthday to DR Ben!!

George · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2011, 01:02:55 AM »

A Very Happy Birthday to Iris!!

Ben · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:15:44 AM »

I went to bed 57 and I woke up 58.

How does that happen???

Michael · « **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:16:14 AM »

Have a happy birthday Ben and I hope you are not too impacted by the snow storm

Michael · « **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:16:29 AM »

Have a happy birthday Iris

Michael · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:17:24 AM »

I hope everyone who lives in the path of the snow storm will be safe and warm.

Ben · « **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:28:10 AM »

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Ben · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:28:23 AM »

Well, it didn't quite work but you get the drift.

Ben · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:35:31 AM »

Other Desert Cities is quite a show. If it was on Broadway it would get Tony nominations all over the place. Linda Lavin is amazing in a small role and Stacy Keach is great. I don't think I've ever seen him on stage. He's powerful and very, very good. Stockard Channing does a great job as a really awful mother (in my humble opinion) but, we were in a small Off-Broadway theatre (the Mitzi Newhouse) sitting in the 3rd row and we could see everything very easily, including all the work she has had done. I'm sorry to say I think she looks awful. Linda Lavin is aging gracefully and looks wonderful but SC has chipmunk cheeks and her mouth barely moves and she has not a line on her face. It's great for the character but it's just kind of sad that people of such talent feel the need to disfigure (in my humble opinion) themselves like that. It's like Joan Rivers, a once attractive woman who now looks like a plastic factory.

Anyway, enough with the commentary. Other Desert Cities is great and if/when it transfers it will be an even bigger hit than it is now. It's scheduled to run through Februrary 27th.

I'm looking forward to War Horse (also at Lincoln Center) as well.

Ben · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:37:41 AM »

Thanks for the birthday wishes Michael.

We have ice all over the streets of New York. If you're here and you need to go out BE CAREFUL. It took almost 10 minutes for me to walk from my apartment to my office (a 3-4 minute jaunt on any other day). The streets are coated with ice. By the mid morning it should be melting but right now it's a mess. When the ice turns to rain and the temperature goes up to 35 it will melt everything.

Michael · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:50:54 AM »

ASK BK

Catching up on notes I see that John Barry has passed. Do you have any favorite scores?

Some of my favorites:
Born Free
Somewhere in Times
James Bond

Ginny · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:08:48 AM »

Tuesday morning greetings! Yes, we still have power even though the wind has picked up and there are branches down in our front and back yards. Coffee is brewing...

And the big news is that Richard took off in Rob's car for the big inspection that should enable me to have my own car back after three long, long months!

Ginny · « **Reply #14 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:09:08 AM »

Happiest of birthdays to DR Ben!

Ginny · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:09:38 AM »

Happiest of birthdays to DR Iris!

Ben · « **Reply #16 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:09:38 AM »

Thank you Ginny

Kerry · « **Reply #17 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:22:12 AM »

Happy, Happy day, dearest Ben!!!

Kerry · « **Reply #18 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:23:30 AM »

And thank you all for the FABULOUS birthday wishes yestersay. I rarely use the word, "fabulous," but you all are truly FABULOUS. Thanks again!!!

Kerry · « **Reply #19 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:23:53 AM »

And a Happy Birthday to Elaine Stritch.

Kerry · « **Reply #20 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:24:10 AM »

And one for Mahler!

vixmom · « **Reply #21 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:44:25 AM »

been defrosting two carsicles - time to go to work

Laura · « **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:10:56 AM »

Happy Happy Birthday, Ben!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:31:38 AM »

Good morning, all! In honor of DR Ben's birthday, I am listening to Joan Morris and Bill Bolcom, dear friends who - like DR Ben - will never age.

In another 30 minutes I will call my barber to learn if our date at 11:30 is still on. I'm not sure thar my scheduled lunch with Roberta at the Cole Porter Trust will happen either. So, I'm waiting for a reaponse to my email.

If I do not end up in midtown at 11:30, I will finish tallying my CD receipts, clean up my tax worksheets, bundle up what I need for my accountant tomorrow, and close the books on 2010. I like that.

Last night I had an interesting phone call from a young who's a grad student in film scoring and orchestration at USC. He is a huge fan of my orchestration for "Meadowlark" for Liz Callaway. He's just won a composition prize with the Buffalo(?) Symphony and coming to New York State next week for the orchestra reading. He's then coming down to the City for a couple of days, so we will have a nice get-together.

Ben · « **Reply #24 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:32:59 AM »

Thanks Larry and Laura and Kerry!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:39:09 AM »

Happy Birthday DR BEN.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:39:51 AM »

My friend Deb is in NYC at some retail gathering - she represents the Indianapolis Museum of Art.....but she gets to close up at 3 p.m. today, and hopefully come home tomorrow.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:40:11 AM »

Sounds like MR BK's rehearsals for ALL of his shows are going very well.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:40:35 AM »

Many things are closed today and we expecting an inch of snow on top of the ice.....so we shall see what we shall see.

Ben · « **Reply #29 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:42:59 AM »

Thanks Jack.

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