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[Danise]

So Danise what IS going on with your governor?

So Danise what IS going on with your governor?

  In a word.  He is a JERK.  He wants to take away government workers pensions and he's hurting teachers as well.  I don't know how that nut job got voted in.  I know I didn't vote for him.

[Cillaliz]

 Decorah Eagles

Total views: 11,167,542

Pretty amazing - over 11 million views of the bald eagles.  It's really cool to see the chat room.  Kids are watching at school, with their parents etc.   It's an addiction

[vixmom]

I love it -- these politicians serve one term and they have a pension for life but the non elected public workers work for 40 years and then are supposed to live on the street


way to help the economy  morons --- people who have no money cannot spend it



DUH!

[Danise]

I need to see that as well.  I keep hearing about it.

I have to ask you, Cillaliz--am I walking the beat in your city?  I think that's sooo cool to see you and Jason!

[Danise]

I love it -- these politicians serve one term and they have a pension for life but the non elected public workers work for 40 years and then are supposed to live on the street


way to help the economy  morons --- people who have no money cannot spend it



DUH!

And we have to deal with what they did for years after they are gone.  Benefits, once taken, are VERY hard to get back.

[Cillaliz]

I need to see that as well.  I keep hearing about it.

I have to ask you, Cillaliz--am I walking the beat in your city?  I think that's sooo cool to see you and Jason!

I'm not sure how they assign the cops, I don't think you are one of mine, but I'm about ready to upgrade again, so maybe you'll be the next one

[Danise]

'Night all!

[Cillaliz]

I need to see that as well.  I keep hearing about it.

I have to ask you, Cillaliz--am I walking the beat in your city?  I think that's sooo cool to see you and Jason!

If you're talking about the eagles, the infrared nightvision camera is on now.  Mom stays on the nest all night with the kids and dad perches on a branch nearby. You don't see him, but that's what the moderators explained.  Eagles don't see well at night, so he stays very nearby, but doesn't sleep on the nest

[Cillaliz]

And the feathers on the lower left are what's  left from dinner

[John G.]

Don't know how to say it but Steak Tar Tar.  Yummers!    I'm one of those odd people who like their steak rare.  Just run it though a warm room and I'm happy.

[Laura]

Thanks for the male/female explanation, Cillaliz.

[elmore3003]

Mildred was quite fierce tonight. It's an amazing series.

Has anyone read these "Game of Thrones" books? HBO had a 15 minute preview of the upcoming series.

[bk]

I have proofed a couple chapters carefully, and then I watched a motion picture on Blu and Ray, and I may or may not watch another.

[John G.]

I have finished my bar review for the evening. Now off to read some more about 1959. Night, all.

[vixmom]

good night all  I m dozing off and Mr.Frodo is about to take a canoe ride with Sam

[JoseSPiano]

Good Evening!

And now...

[JoseSPiano]

Since today is Ask Jose Day.........

Jose have you ever played auditions for the Prather's Organization?

Tom - Yes, I have. In fact, I MD'd three shows for their "Pratherland" down in Ft. Myers, Florida. And I've occasionally played for them at UPTA and SETC.

Why do you ask?

[JoseSPiano]

OH!

I know it's not Ask BK Day, but...

I recently introduced a friend of mine to Kristin Chenoweth's recording of "Lion Tamer". He's basically been listening to it non-stop for the past two days. You've mentioned that that was a "one take wonder". Was there any other "story" to that story? I thought you had posted something somewhere before, but I can't seem to Search/Google it out.

She came in and we hugged and I sent her in to do a take on her own, which is what I always do - then we listen, I give whatever notes I have and we do another and then however many takes are needed till I feel we have enough to put together a great vocal.

She sang the song - it was perfect.  Sometimes it just happens.  I got on the talkback and said, "Go home."  She came in the booth and said, "Don't you need me to do it again?"  I said, "It was absolute perfection, listen."  We played it back for her and she agreed and said, "I just sang it from the heart."  I said, "You should sing everything from the heart, then."  I let her do another take just so she could, but she knew the first one had the heart and the magic.

Thanks, bk.

[Laura]

Hey, Jose -- did you play for the current tour of "Fiddler on the Roof"?

[JoseSPiano]

Housing Vibes for Jose

Thank You, DR vixmom.

And, as it turns out, as I was talking to some friends today, I found out the main reason why some of my housing "options" have been falling through. There's a relatively new law on the books that prevents landlords from renting a place for two months or less. -Apparently, it's to help(?) boost the City revenue from hotel taxes and fees. I happened to run into someone today who runs a bed & breakfast in the Village, and because of the new law, he is closing up his business. He would have to convert to a full blown "hotel" - which means new taxes, plus installing and upgrading certain amenities to hotel standards. Ugh!

Of course, landlords and property managers would rather set up 12-month and 6-month agreements. So...

Thankfully, I have some good contingency plans lined up, and everything will work out one way or another.

[JoseSPiano]

Hey, Jose -- did you play for the current tour of "Fiddler on the Roof"?

The Equity or non-Equity? There are two of them out right now. In any case, I played a brief session for both of them.

[JoseSPiano]

A former co-worker and I went to see the Cherry Blossoms this morning.  I haven't been to see them for many years, though I did drive by them other years when I was working on a Saturday ( I don't drive to work on weekdays).   It's a beautiful, sunny day , though a little chilly.

And I will be seeing the Cherry Blossoms later this week since I'll be heading down Tuesday for a few days of pre-production work on Oklahoma! at Arena Stage.

[Laura]

It sure seemed non-Equity.

[Laura]

John Preece IS Tevye.

[JoseSPiano]

Play what, Missy?

let's play brunch --- you be the chef I'll be the customer

Is that some variation of the Randy Vicar and the Kitchen Wench?

[JoseSPiano]

Well, I think Mr. Jose, if he shows up from his home hunt, would have enjoyed the meal. And I like oatmeal, too. But not at brunch.

<NOD>

And for dessert tonight, I happened to have bacon doughnuts served with maple glaze and a coffee ice cream.

[JoseSPiano]

Act One is finished except for two horrid pages at the end of the First Finale that I will have to redo. It's time for MILDRED PIERCE Part 3.

DR elmore - Any thoughts on the upcoming sequel to "Upstairs, Downstairs" starting next week on "Masterpiece"? -It's now called "Upstairs Downstairs". -No one seems to know exactly what happened to the comma.

[JoseSPiano]

It sure seemed non-Equity.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[JoseSPiano]

John Preece IS Tevye.

Or was it more like "Tevye IS John Preece".

-And, yes, that's the Non-Equity tour.

[JoseSPiano]

In other news...

After I dropped off my stuff at this morning's Electronic Recycling Event at Union Square, my friend, Neal, texted me, and said he wanted to meet for brunch. Well, since we were only two blocks from The City Bakery, and since he had never been there, well...

And that was Brunch #1.