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[Jay]

Forgive me, those of you who will.  My heart does go out to Mrs. Reagan and the Reagan family, but the little bit I saw on the TV this afternoon looked more like beatification than news coverage.

[Danise]

Sorry to hear about President Reagan but he did live a long, full life.  To think some of the others (like Errol Flynn) who could have still been with us.  If only...  They passed away much to soon.

I'm also sorry about "Smarty".  Aww, what a shame.  I would be tempted to pull my horse in and let him win since he came so close.  I know, I know, you can't do that but it doesn't seem fair for him to lose in the last moments of the race.

[DERBRUCER]

Smarty didn't make it, lost in the final seconds of the race.

...and not by much:

[Jennifer]

I could easily see liking a show that you previously didn't care for.  A new cast or a new production could certainly make a difference.

I am so tired.  I painted (for the first time!) and cleaned my sister's new house.  And I must say painting is totally exhausting.  We were priming the bedroom.  And my brother-in-law did the top, my sis did the floor and I used a roller and did the middles. I really liked it (except for when I had to look up and stretch my neck).  But by the end I was burning up.  Oy.

[bk]

Yes, ninety-three.  Nice long life.  If I should live so long I certainly wouldn't want anyone MOURNING me, just celebrating whatever they happened to like about me.

[JoseSPiano]

Good Dusk!

I'm back from the Greek Festival.  Today's menu: calamari (very good), souvlaki sandwich (ok - but pretty decent for a sandwich from a warming cabinet), loukamades (YUMMY!!!- And just oozing with warm honey!), pastry assortment (yet to be sampled).  I would have stood in the line for the "hot entree tent", but the line(s) were ridiculously long - probably 25-30 minutes.  Most people had a bottle or two of wine while standing in line with their friends.  I went by myself, and I'm not in a wine mode either right now, so...  They have a drive up kiosk, and I may just do that tomorrow for lunch so I can have some of the dee-lish spanakopita and tiropita.

*I had never been to the festival around dinner time, and I thought it was busy during the lunch period... WOW!  It was nice seeing everyone getting out in the very unseasonably cool weather - most people had jackets on - and carrying a very Richmond tradition.  And I also ran into a few actors and techies from past productions.

[DERBRUCER]

Forgive me, those of you who will.  My heart does go out to Mrs. Reagan and the Reagan family, but the little bit I saw on the TV this afternoon looked more like beatification than news coverage.

And they started the process before he even drew his final breath...

However, I suspect "protocol" requires that all negative comment be reserved until after the internment.

Remember how much "rehabilitation" Nixon got between
his last breath and burial.

It could be worse - some "fair and balanced" producer could call in Michael Moore for commentary.

der Brucer (rarely surpised by the expected)

[Jane]

Matt H, having read, and loved the book, I was disappointed in PORTRAIT OF JENNIE.  After reading the following link, maybe I should check it out again.
http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/portrait.html

Jennifer, one snowy day I posted a pic from our front door.  MBarnum, who is from this neck of the woods, said his brother delivers in the country and did we know him.  

[Tomovoz]

Thanks DR Danise. I have had the video of Barnum for ages (from TV) and am looking forward to the arrival of the DVD - and NOW the extras.

[DERBRUCER]

I would be tempted to pull my horse in and let him win since he came so close.  I know, I know, you can't do that but it doesn't seem fair for him to lose in the last moments of the race.

I wouldn't put this on my Job application for Jockey!

I assume you don't play Ice Hockey  


 

[bk]

And one for Mahler.

[bk]

Welcome eight GUESTS.  We're talkin' about William Holden.

[François de Paris]

Quote from Danise:

"I got tied up on the phone when I called a friend about the waterspout....."

My, quite an interesting sexual adventure!!


-- Sorry, Danise! I'd write anything for a laugh..... and I do! "

[DERBRUCER]

Yes, ninety-three.  Nice long life.  If I should live so long I certainly wouldn't want anyone MOURNING me, just celebrating whatever they happened to like about me.

Should you live 'til 93, I would be delighted to say a few nice words.

der Brucer (looking forward to the day - no, not BK's untimely death - my passing into the second hundred years!)

[Panni]

Unless it becomes an all-Reagan show (which I doubt)
CBS SUNDAY MORNING early tomorrow is supposed to have a piece on the new Broadway or Broadway trends or something of that sort. Their items are usually interesting and well presented. (Last week's Broadway understudy piece was excellent.) So, for those who are up and about early-ish on Sunday, you might take a look. IMHO, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, no matter what the line-up, is one of the few network programs worth watching every week. It hardly ever disappoints. A bastion of thoughtful, civilized programming in the vast wasteland.

[td]

I liked KING'S ROW and DARK VICTORY.
I remember DEATH VALLEY DAYS.
Even BEDTIME FOR BONZO has its moments.
93 years is a long time to live, with his body fraught with an incurable disease, it would be easy to say that Ronnie is finally at peace.
Still and all, should he be remembered by me, unfortunately it will be because of his policy of non-action in a nation's time of need and ANGELS IN AMERICA is the perfect movie for a dreary Saturday evening.

but, back to William Holden:
DR MattH - I'm in complete and total agreement with you on PARIS WHEN IT SIZZLES - it could've boiled, instead it merely simmered.

[Danise]

Quote from Danise:

"I got tied up on the phone when I called a friend about the waterspout....."

My, quite an interesting sexual adventure!!


-- Sorry, Danise! I'd write anything for a laugh..... and I do! "

If only it were so!    

[Panni]

but, back to William Holden:
DR MattH - I'm in complete and total agreement with you on PARIS WHEN IT SIZZLES - it could've boiled, instead it merely simmered.

Am I correct in remembering that, no matter what the movie was doing,  Miss Hepburn and Mr. Holden were boiling?

[td]

Am I correct in remembering that, no matter what the movie was doing,  Miss Hepburn and Mr. Holden were boiling?

Their sparks did ignite a palpable flame.
(and where's an emoticom for *fire* when you need one?)

[Danise]

I wouldn't put this on my Job application for Jockey!

I assume you don't play Ice Hockey  


 

No, I don't play hockey but I am "aware" (how could I not be with all the media coverage, not to mention the men at work talking about it) that the Tampa Bay Lightning are in the playoffs.

[François de Paris]

but, back to William Holden:
DR MattH - I'm in complete and total agreement with you on PARIS WHEN IT SIZZLES - it could've boiled, instead it merely simmered.

Well, I guess they were right when they did not cast Hepburn(t) and Holden in IS PARIS BURNING? then.

[George]

Noel posted:

The statement,
I didn't like the show the first time I saw it, but after subsequent viewings, it grew on me
always bothers me.

It's very expensive to go to the theatre.  And the successful show (or theatre artist) must entertain the first time out.  Normally, writers don't get a second chance to convince an audience their work is worthwhile.

Jose replied:

And I would also say that if a piece of theatre, movie, book, teleplay was not "totally entertaining" the first time I saw it, but it made me want to try to figure it out, to want to see it again if possible, then I would think some sort of "mission" has been accomplished.  And I would also venture that some of the most acclaimed pieces of Art throughout history were not fully understood nor fully entertaining upon first experience.

Which dialogue highlights a unique artistic dilemma for theatrical works – they usually get only one bite of the apple.
We think nothing of “warming up” to an orchestral piece, a painting, a sculpture, or a collection of poems. Indeed, most of us relate fondly how the work “grew on us”, how we delighted in discovering new nuances not at first apparent. Some might suggest that a hallmark of great art is that it presents itself in many layers of craftsmanship – the first piques our curiosity, the next engages us, and, like Eliot’s (or, if you insist, Dante’s) multifoliate rose, following layers unfold revealing new delights. How many given a second chance to see Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon”, or to hear again Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, or visit anew with the Pieta, would reply, “No Thanks. Been, there, done that.”

Because theatre at it’s heart demands our “presence” (and as Noel so rightfully observes, charges us dearly for the pleasure) it suffers from a “sink or swim” exposure syndrome not afflicted on the other arts.

der Brucer (waiting 47 years to use "multifoliate" in a sentence)

I remember reading that Sondheim has said that he knows that most audiences only get one chance to see a show and that he writes so that the audiences (and I'll add, "if they're paying attention") get everything the first time.  ("Get" as in "receive"...he gives them everything they need to know.)

[Jane]

Danise I could not find if JAG is on DVD yet but I did find two sites to petition for it.  On the petition sites I did not see any dates to know if they are still valid.

http://www.maconjag.tvheaven.com/id363.htm

http://www.petitiononline.com/jagfans/petition.html

I read all the DUNE books.  I thought the first one was great, second okay and then wondered why I continued to read them.

Speaking of reading, I have a book I must finish by Monday night.  Normally I would just read most of the night, but lately a wonderful thing has been happening-I read a few pages, then fall asleep.

[Jane]

I thought the problem with PARIS WHEN IT SIZZLES was the script.  Audrey did have beautiful clothes to wear and was beautiful to look at.

Bye, have a nice rest of the evening.

[William E. Lurie]

My favorite William Holden film is L. A. AT LAST where he meets Lucy Ricardo at the Brown Derby.

[bk]

Off to see The Day Before After Tomorrow or whatever the HELL it is.  Keep the home fries burning until my return.

[Danise]

Jane,

Have you read the new "Dune" books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson?  They are in a word, "Wonderful."  

Thanks for the "JAG" websites.  

[Ron Pulliam]

Not a happy news day for Philadelphia Republicans.

With no disrespect intended to the memory of President Reagan, I can well imagine there has been a dearth of happy news days for Republicans for some time now.

I can assure all of them that some of the rest of us remain unhappy, too, but for different reasons.

[Ron Pulliam]

By the way....Richard Nixon was a hero of mine.

Ronald Reagan was NO Richard Nixon.

[S. Woody White]

Still working on catching up.  Got through yesterday's posts, and may I say that

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]I LOVE BEETS![/move]

Well, I'm not fond of the canned stuff.  They taste like cans.  But I love to roast them in the oven, slip the skins off of them while they're still warm, dice them and add a pat of butter and who needs anything else?  Yummers!