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[S. Woody White]

Weill:  Mack the Knife, September Song, Saga of Jenny, My Ship.

And I love Jason Robert Brown's parody, Surabaya Santa.

(Now we need a Shakalaka Santa, as well!)

[S. Woody White]

I'd dance, but I've got a full workday ahead and need to conserve my energy.

Vibes to Emily's Grandmother!
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[Panni]

           [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]QUICK RECOVERY VIBES TO EMILY'S GRANDMA![/move]

[S. Woody White]

George, re your comments on ages in Company, yesterday's posts.

The script doesn't really say how old everyone is, other than Robert being 35 and the others being his contemporaries, or thereabouts.  So Elaine was six years older than Dean?  No biggie.  Barbara Barrie was five years older than Charles Kimbrough, and they played husband and wife...or, in their cases, wife and husband.

There's nothing in the script that says Joanne has to be older than Robert.  Heck, in college, opposite Robert Westenberg, I saw Joanne played by a sophomore.  Named Bunny.  Knocked 'em out of their seats every performance.

Now, I'd be bothered by a Joanne who was obviously in her sixties coming on to a 35-year-old Robert.  But, within reason, I say cast whoever is best for the roles.  Most audiences are intelligent enough to work these things out for themselves.

(And I still would like to see Judith Light tackle Robert...uh, play the character of Robert.  Well, the other way might work, too... )

[Jane]

SWW, sweet corn at this time of year!  That got Keith’s attention.  Is it grown locally?  

Dan (the man) I do remember Jersey and Bucks County, PA corn.  I also remember the wonderful Cortland apples in the same areas.

To me sweet corn tastes best plain.

I’m with Jay on the out list for potato salad.  His in list sounds good though I have never had the egg mashed, or used olives and carrots.  Finely chopped celery and onions is important.  For me the mayo must be Best Foods or Hellmann’s and not the diet stuff.  I enjoy a good red potato salad.  To repeat Jay-NO PICKLES   .

George my older son doesn’t like celery either.  

SWW what chocolate chips do you put in your cookies?  While in LA Keith’s aunt made meringue chocolate chip cookies with Ghirardelli double chocolate chips which I couldn’t stop eating.

[Jane]

Bruce I wish I could go with you today.  

[TCB]

On Weill:  Thank you DR Elmore....I couldn't come up with the aria from MAHAGONNY, but you nailed it:  "As You Make Your Bed."  (Saw MAHAGONNY years ago at the Met, and that particular aria has always haunted me.  Not enough to go out and buy a CD (or even a TV), but it has always haunted me.  And either "Speak Low" or "That's Him."

DR Stuart -- I love your wit.  It must run in the family.

Good Vibes to Emily's grandmother

Weill Songs:  

"Mack The Knife"
"September Song" ( I would never have included this one, had I not sung it in the recent Gala.  I now realize how meaningful those lyrics are at my age)

Rain Songs:  

"Come Rain or Come Shine"
"Soon It's Gonna Rain"
"I Made It Through the Rain"

WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS!

 

[bk]

Good morning.  Excellent Weill and rain song choices, as always.  I expect nothing less.  You know, I'm always expecting nothing less and nothing less never shows up.  What is THAT about?

[George]

BK, Satureday?

FAVORITE KURT WEILL SONGS:
Economics
I Am a Stranger Here Myself
Mack the Knife (the library I work for has a newly released CD of Die Dreigroschenoper recorded in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s, which includes a recording of Bertolt Brecht himself singing “Mack the Knife” in German.)
The Saga of Jenny

FAVORITE RAIN SONGS:
Come Rain or Come Shine
Don't Rain On My Parade
Here Comes the Rain Again
I Made It Through The Rain
It's Raining Men
Raining In My Heart
Singin’ in the Rain
Soon It's Gonna Rain
Stranger To The Rain (from C.O.E.--I love this song)
and what’s that song from the late 70s or early 80s with the lines,
Oh no, it’s raining again
Oh no, my love's at an end.... I can’t even remember who sang it.  Any hints?

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[Panni]

Bruce I wish I could go with you today.  

Moi, aussi. It should be a grand evening. I'm going to be doing something not quite as humorous. I'll be on a panel of screenwriters at UCLA talking to young filmmakers about what it is that we do (like I knew!). I always enjoy this kind of thing because it actually makes me think a little about the "process" of what I do for a living. And seeing all these younger types dying to do what I do (hah!) - makes me feel lucky for a minute or two to be where I am in life. Then the minute passes. But it's a good minute.

[PennyO]

Weill songs:

September Song
What Good Would the Moon Be?
Lonely House
We'll Go Away Together
(yup, did Street Scene my first NYCO season...)
My Ship
TroubleMan
and, just cuz it was so fun to sing every night: Salesgirls Duet from SILBERSEE

Rain songs (and, yes, intermittant rain up here, what a surprise...)

April Showers
Soon It's Gonna Rain
Here's That Rainy Day
Look For That Silver Lining (not exactly "rain", but close...)
Singin' in the Rain

Now I'm scrambling to get the music scores for Washington's Wedding ready for the actors, before I leave for NYC on Saturday morn. The drudgery of it - ah, well, certainly worth it. Catch y'all later...

Wow! a patch of blue sky just appeared... what's all that light???

[Elan]

Well, let me first do a quick greet to all... Hi, all! I'm an old-timer from some of Bruce's old hangouts, and am making my grand return to the Haines/Kimmel community with this here post...

All of my fave Weill songs have already been mentioned, but I didn't see two of my fave "rain" songs: "When the Rain Comes" (Andrea Burns's song on the Broadway Bound album), and a number called "Let the Rain Come Down" by Lori Lieberman.

Anyhow, finally glad to get my virgin post over with (was it good for you, too?) and looking forward to much further banter and discussion.

[PennyO]

Get well, Emily's granny!

[PennyO]

Procrastinating??? Me??

[PennyO]

Good morning.  Excellent Weill and rain song choices, as always.  I expect nothing less.  You know, I'm always expecting nothing less and nothing less never shows up.  What is THAT about?

The power of intention, I'll wager...

(Get to work, Pen!)

[Panni]

Welcome, Elan! The earth moved.

[PennyO]

Welcome, Elan!

[Jay]

Good thoughts and wishes for your Dear Grandmother, Dear Reader Emily!

[bk]

BK, Satureday?

Why, I'm quite sure I don't know WHAT you're talking about.
 

[Dan (the Man)]

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]VIBES OF VIM AND VIGOR FOR EMILY'S GRANDMOTHER!!![/move]

And let me be the first to say here today:

HOOP-LA!

[Jay]

Welcome Elan!


You Dear Readers out there in the dark have beat me to the punch with Weill songs and rain songs.

Has anyone yet mentioned "Pennies from Heaven," though?

[Jason]

"Shakalaka Santa"--A First Draft

Shakalaka Santa, Shakalaka Santa

Saw your sleigh, saw the damage was done
Saw when it fell, when the toys fell over.
A rounder man there never was one
You weigh too much and the thing tipped over!

(Woah-ho-ho)
The reigndeer are colliding
(Woah-ho-ho)
The Barbie dolls are flying
(Woah-ho-ho!)
Simply no denying
That you are a ball of blu-hu-hu-hu-hu-hu-bber...!

Shakalaka Santa
Shakalaka Santa
Eating piles of chocolate filled with cream...
Shakalaka Santa
Shakalaka Santa
This must be some nightmare Christmas dream.
Shakalaka Santa
Shakalaka Santa
Who'll put presents underneath my tree?
Shakalaka Santa
Shakalaka Santa
Won't you start a diet with me?

(No, no, no, no, no, no, no--ho, ho ho!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no--ho, ho, ho!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no--ho, ho, ho!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no--ho, ho, ho!)

It's rough--but it's a start.

[TCB]

I believe that I said it before, but I would like to reiterate what a pleasure it is to have DR Jason back with us.  You were truly missed, my friend.

Panni -- It is certainly not young people alone who are envious of you, and all of the others here at HHW, who work professionally in your chosen crafts.  What a great thrill it must be to earn your living doing what you love to do.  I have been incredibly fortunate to be able to play the roles that I have played during my lifetime, but to be able to earn my living as an artist would be, to me, the ultimate joy.

[Stuart]

DR Stuart -- I love your wit.  It must run in the family.

To quote the invincible Wayne Newton:  Danke Schoen.

Vibes to Emily's grandmother.  (The first time I typed this, I typed "vices to Emily's grandmother."  So, Emily, if you think she needs to take up smoking and drinking, you have my thoughts on that as well.)

Welcome, Elan.  Is that your Bar Mitzvah portrait?

[Jay]

DR Stuart -- I love your wit.  It must run in the family.
 

I do believe I need to thank you, too, for that comment, Dear Reader TCB.

Thank you!

 

[Panni]

Here's an interesting insight into why the Bollywood musical might actually run for a while on Broadway, and not just because of the Indian audiences... There is a man I see in the park every morning. I don't know his name - I know him as the owner of Lucy, a chocolate lab who is Abie's girlfriend (platonic!). This man and his wife just came back from NY - his first time. He is in his forties, a manufacturer of nuts and other condiments, not at all a theater person. I asked him if they saw any plays while in NY. He answered that they didn't have time- but there was one thing he would loved to have seen, "That Indian musical..."
Not exactly a scientific survey, but I rest my case.

[TCB]

WELCOME, ELAN (or should it be, Welcome Back?)!  Was it good for me?  Are you kididng?   I wanted a cigarette.

[Panni]

Thank you for your thoughts, TCB. And, of course, you're right in that it IS an enormous privilege to be able to make a living doing what you love. There is, however, an enormous amount of uncertainty, heartbreak and just plain bleeding on the page that sometimes makes you forget to thank your lucky stars.

[TCB]

BK -- With all the new members that have been arriving here lately, perhaps we are due for a Rollcall (Our Life In a Nutshell) Day?

[S. Woody White]

SWW, sweet corn at this time of year!  That got Keith’s attention.  Is it grown locally?  

As far as I can tell, it's very local.  Nice to be in a mostly rural area!

For me the mayo must be Best Foods or Hellmann’s and not the diet stuff.  I enjoy a good red potato salad.

What, you don't make your own mayo?  

SWW what chocolate chips do you put in your cookies?

Ghirardelli.  They're better than Nestle's, IMO, and cost less.  I buy the big bags at Sam's Club.  I also add a T cocoa powder to the basic Tollhouse recipe, along with a little cinnamon and a couple T molasses.