Topic: THE SEMI-VACATION (Read 8691 times)

bk · « **on:** December 18, 2011, 11:17:43 PM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes know no vacation, and now it is time for you to post until the semi-vacationing cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2011, 11:18:36 PM »

And the word of the day is: GANGREL!

Michael · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2011, 03:07:13 AM »

good morn to all

elmore3003 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2011, 04:30:36 AM »

Good morning, all! I slept well, I think, and I'm up early so I can be one of the first folk to hit the 68th Street Post Office when they open. I have a few packages to put into priority mail and a package of photocopies of the Herbert lieder to send to Cologne. I will be finished, hopefully, by 10am.

At 1pm I'm having lunch in midtown with an old friend from my hometown whom I rarely see, primarily because his wife drives me insane. When I last saw them, I would ask him a question and she would answer it; in fact, I would guess that in the two or so hours, I spoke maybe thirty minutes and my friend spoke fifteen. That gives her a talking time of an hour and fifteen minutes, and she's not all that interesting!

After that, it's back to ROBERTA and its endless fashion show. I have to print out several lists of the McGlinnventory libretti and plays so that tomorrow morning I can go to the office and collect further information, like publisher, translator - 6 different editions of PEER GYNT, for instance! - and condition for the auction lists. Our paralegal is wnderful but literature and music were never ywo of her prime subjects.

TOD: HALLOWEEN II

Kerry · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:12:50 AM »

Good Monday Morning.

Sam · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:32:20 AM »

Sam · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:32:37 AM »

Good morning.

ArnoldMBrockman · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:32:47 AM »

Quote from: bk on December 18, 2011, 11:18:36 PM

And the word of the day is: GANGREL!

And The Song Of The Day Is: A WANDERING MINSTREL I

Sam · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:33:16 AM »

Off to work.

Sam · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:34:13 AM »

Hope everyone has a stress free week before the holidays are here.

MEGA VIBES.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:41:02 AM »

DR CILLA LIZ - kudos to your fast-thinking and fast-acting parents! Wow! A happy ending to the story!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:42:20 AM »

I am intrigued by MR BK's description of the January release, although I know I should be able to figure it out.

DR ELMORE and DR JMK - I don't know what you will think of SF's THE LITTLE MERMAID.....she left me cold. Like DR GINNY, I didn't stick around for much of it, although I did make it to the beginning of Act Two where she was dancing in a box.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:43:07 AM »

TOD:

Dr Kildare
Ben Casey

The New Interns

Jrand73 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:43:29 AM »

Today is my last shopping expedition before Christmas....we shall see what I find.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2011, 05:43:37 AM »

Enjoy your day off DR JOSE.

Druxy · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:17:14 AM »

TOD:

THE HOSPITAL w/George C. Scott

Ginny · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:37:43 AM »

Monday morning greetings! Today I will take my mile-long grocery list and do what I hope is my last shopping trip before Christmas.

Ginny · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:38:56 AM »

TOD - on TV, I loved ST. ELSEWHERE and I wish they'd release it on DVD.

JMK · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:44:54 AM »

JR, I have so many higher priority titles I must get to first, it may well be months before I get to THE LITTLE MERMAID.

JMK · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:45:37 AM »

Today for instance I must at least get out a rather good VH1 Storytellers on The Dixie Chicks and then if I can muster the energy the Lady Gaga Madison Square Garden concert.

bk · « **Reply #20 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:53:42 AM »

I'm up, have announced, and am going back to bed for a bit.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2011, 06:55:13 AM »

The trip to the 68th Street post office took an hour out of my life, but it's so much a more efficient postal service than my Planetarium Station, where I would probably still be in line. The auomated priority mail service ran through my 6 packages in no time at all, and I stood in a rather long line for only 15 or so minutes to mail the package to Cologne; those clerks are moving at top efficiency, let me tell ya!

After that I stoped at magnolia Bakery for a pumpkin-pecan muffin, which I will have in about an hour with some tea.

For reading in line, I took Cecil Smith's MUSICAL COMEDY IN AMERICA, which remains to me still the best book written on American Musical Theatre. The book is now 61 years old, and no one writing since then has captured for me his grace, wit and perceptions.

JMK · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:02:13 AM »

It sounds like BK had a first "vacation" day kind of like my entire "vacation" is going to be.

JMK · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:10:49 AM »

I am listening to Anonymous 4's wonderful On Yoolis Night, one of their exquisite Christmas recordings.

Ginny · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:14:17 AM »

I just called the Telephone Reference Center at the library where I used to work to order my January book group book and the Cecil Smith book that DR Elmore just mentioned. The person who answered the phone was the gentleman whose place I took when he retired 8 and a half years ago. Wow, I hope I don't have to go back to doing that when I've been retired more than 5 years! It was good to talk to him, though, and hear about his plans to spend Christmas in NYC.

JMK · « **Reply #25 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:30:14 AM »

What are these "books" of which you speak?

JMK · « **Reply #26 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:31:00 AM »

Betsy and I saw a really funny comedian a few weeks ago who based some of his routine on questions he asked audience members and he had a great riff on some poor young woman in the front row whose nascent career was in "publishing."

Ginny · « **Reply #27 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:35:15 AM »

Quote from: JMK on December 19, 2011, 07:30:14 AM

What are these "books" of which you speak?

THE NATURE PRINCIPLE by Richard Louv and MUSICAL COMEDY IN AMERICA by Cecil Smith. They will be waiting for me at the library's drive-up window tomorrow when Richard and I go downtown to purchase my Mother's Christmas present (tickets to JERSEY BOYS for the 3 of us).

JMK · « **Reply #28 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:42:29 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on December 19, 2011, 07:35:15 AM

Quote from: JMK on December 19, 2011, 07:30:14 AM
What are these "books" of which you speak?

THE NATURE PRINCIPLE by Richard Louv and MUSICAL COMEDY IN AMERICA by Cecil Smith. They will be waiting for me at the library's drive-up window tomorrow when Richard and I go downtown to purchase my Mother's Christmas present (tickets to JERSEY BOYS for the 3 of us).

That was yet another joke on my part, Ginny, as in what are "books"? I'll just start including explanations for my hilarious humor.

Ben · « **Reply #29 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:48:24 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.

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