Topic: EXTEMPORIZING (Read 13989 times)

George · « **Reply #120 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:14:13 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 22, 2011, 05:03:57 PM

Quote from: George on December 22, 2011, 04:48:51 PM
Quote from: Michael S on December 22, 2011, 04:02:19 AM
Talking about "rare" books.

I have a Johnny Carson authored book from the early 60's and was curious to see how much it was selling for on Amazon. I was shock! Tell you I was shocked. A used cop was going for

You're not going to believe this.

I didn't.

1 cent! (American)

That's just shocking!

Talking about rare items in general, I bought the "For Your Consideration - Best Original Score" CD to "Monsters, Inc." by Randy Newman from our very own BK. It has many more tracks than what's on the officially released soundtrack. I would search eBay and Amazon every once in a while to see what it might be going for and for a long time I saw only one copy for $199.99...much, Much, MUCH (that's three muches) more than what I paid for BK's copy. Well, just a couple of weeks ago, my sister told me that she LOVES "Monsters, Inc." It's her favorite Pixar movie. So, I decided to give her my "For Your Consideration" CD for Christmas. I happened to search eBay again and saw that the $199.99 copy was still available (no surprise there) BUT someone else was selling the same CD, and it's SEALED!, with a starting bid of only $9.99! There were no bids yet! I bid and I just won it for only $9.99 (plus $3 shipping)! So, I can give my sister a copy and still have a copy for myself.

Take that, seller-who's-selling-it-for-$199.99!

Check it against yours - it shouldn't be sealed - I don't think any of those Monsters promos were sealed.

You're right. My copy isn't sealed. When I did the search, a "For Your Consideration" CD for "Finding Nemo" kept showing up and that copy is supposed to be sealed, not mine. I must've been thinking of that when I posted...SPOO! The track list for the "Monsters, Inc." CD is identical to the one that I have, so it should all be good.

TCB · « **Reply #121 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:14:46 PM »

Quote from: John G. on December 22, 2011, 12:40:42 PM

First dance class in months tonight. I hope my body's up to the challenge.

What type of dancing?

TCB · « **Reply #122 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:18:20 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on December 22, 2011, 02:24:43 PM

I am now doing laundry. There's a note from the manager on the laundry room door: "HOLIDAY LAUNDRY HOURS: no laundry before 9 am on Christmas Day or New Year's Day." Does anyone do laundry before 9 am? Not I. Somehow I never thought that laundry needed a holiday schedule. Maybe it's just me.

I would assume that the manager's apartment has a common wall with the Laundry Room.

TCB · « **Reply #123 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:20:50 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on December 22, 2011, 02:46:07 PM

Then, since I needed to get my hairs cut, and found some raves for a place called "Refuge". It was just a half mile from Stella's, so I took a chance. And I'm glad I did!

I walked in just as Dot was finishing up another customer. As soon as he exited the chair, she said, "Step right up!" And then for the next 25 minutes, Dot took great care of me and of my hair. The Yelp reviews raved about Dot, and those raves were spot on. Very friendly, knowledgeable, just chatty enough, and she really took her time without ever feeling that she was going too fast nor too slow. And since I was getting my usual clipper cut - 1 on the sides, 3 on the top - she went ahead and rinsed, shampooed, rinses, conditioned, rinsed and hot-toweled me after she was doing cutting my hairs. And all of that was included in the price of the cut! Which was just $20!

Wow!

TCB · « **Reply #124 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:22:16 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on December 22, 2011, 02:49:25 PM

Quote from: Jennifer on December 22, 2011, 11:18:31 AM
Since everyone is posting about going to Target ... we are finally getting some Targets here. Sometime in 2012. The only thing is it means all our Zellers are closing.

DR Jennifer - Is it possible that some of the Zellers will become Targets? Target usually builds their stores from the ground up, but sometimes they do retrofit existing buildings.

Wasn't Zeller one of the Marx Brothers?

TCB · « **Reply #125 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:26:51 PM »

Quote from: Doug R on December 22, 2011, 03:15:03 PM

It's turned mild here. Looks like no chance of snow this Christmas - unlike last year.

What? No snow in London for Christmas. That seems ~~unAmerican~~ unEnglish.

TCB · « **Reply #126 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:29:16 PM »

Quote from: George on December 22, 2011, 04:48:51 PM

Quote from: Michael S on December 22, 2011, 04:02:19 AM
Talking about "rare" books.

I have a Johnny Carson authored book from the early 60's and was curious to see how much it was selling for on Amazon. I was shock! Tell you I was shocked. A used cop was going for

You're not going to believe this.

I didn't.

1 cent! (American)

That's just shocking!

Talking about rare items in general, I bought the "For Your Consideration - Best Original Score" CD to "Monsters, Inc." by Randy Newman from our very own BK. It has many more tracks than what's on the officially released soundtrack. I would search eBay and Amazon every once in a while to see what it might be going for and for a long time I saw only one copy for $199.99...much, Much, MUCH (that's three muches) more than what I paid for BK's copy. Well, just a couple of weeks ago, my sister told me that she LOVES "Monsters, Inc." It's her favorite Pixar movie. So, I decided to give her my "For Your Consideration" CD for Christmas. I happened to search eBay again and saw that the $199.99 copy was still available (no surprise there) BUT someone else was selling the same CD, and it's SEALED!, with a starting bid of only $9.99! There were no bids yet! I bid and I just won it for only $9.99 (plus $3 shipping)! So, I can give my sister a copy and still have a copy for myself.

Take that, seller-who's-selling-it-for-$199.99!

But the $9.99 copy doesn't include the nude photos.

TCB · « **Reply #127 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:34:22 PM »

This will not do. Post 127, and the only one here is me (+55 guests).

TCB · « **Reply #128 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:35:34 PM »

Come on Guests, join the party. You can see how much fun I am having by myself!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #129 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:38:22 PM »

I'm here.

Just catching up.

I have nothing to report.

Laura · « **Reply #130 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:39:32 PM »

Nothing to say. My butterfly didn't emerge yet. Hopefully tomorrow morning.

TCB · « **Reply #131 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:39:48 PM »

I just received an e-Christmas card from Atlantis Gay Cruise Line. I have never traveled with them.

KevinH · « **Reply #132 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:54:54 PM »

Finishing packing for my trip. I'm shuffling off to Buffalo yet again.

KevinH · « **Reply #133 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:59:22 PM »

Watching Kathy Griffin's special from the other night. I don't think it's quite as funny as some of her other shows.

KevinH · « **Reply #134 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:00:27 PM »

Laundry report: finished a couple of hours ago.

George · « **Reply #135 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:07:30 PM »

Quote from: TCB on December 22, 2011, 05:29:16 PM

Quote from: George on December 22, 2011, 04:48:51 PM
Quote from: Michael S on December 22, 2011, 04:02:19 AM
Talking about "rare" books.

I have a Johnny Carson authored book from the early 60's and was curious to see how much it was selling for on Amazon. I was shock! Tell you I was shocked. A used cop was going for

You're not going to believe this.

I didn't.

1 cent! (American)

That's just shocking!

Talking about rare items in general, I bought the "For Your Consideration - Best Original Score" CD to "Monsters, Inc." by Randy Newman from our very own BK. It has many more tracks than what's on the officially released soundtrack. I would search eBay and Amazon every once in a while to see what it might be going for and for a long time I saw only one copy for $199.99...much, Much, MUCH (that's three muches) more than what I paid for BK's copy. Well, just a couple of weeks ago, my sister told me that she LOVES "Monsters, Inc." It's her favorite Pixar movie. So, I decided to give her my "For Your Consideration" CD for Christmas. I happened to search eBay again and saw that the $199.99 copy was still available (no surprise there) BUT someone else was selling the same CD, and it's SEALED!, with a starting bid of only $9.99! There were no bids yet! I bid and I just won it for only $9.99 (plus $3 shipping)! So, I can give my sister a copy and still have a copy for myself.

Take that, seller-who's-selling-it-for-$199.99!

But the $9.99 copy doesn't include the nude photos.

NOW you tell me!!

TCB · « **Reply #136 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:12:11 PM »

Last ngiht, NBC was showing the Michael Buble Christmas Special for the second time in a week! Has NBC run out of original holiday programing? I didn't like it the first time I watched it.

Ginny · « **Reply #137 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:39:42 PM »

We had a nice visit with Lauren. She helped us decorate cookies, we had dinner, and she opened her Christmas present. She left with a plate of cookies for her boyfriend and hugs from us.

FJL · « **Reply #138 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:47:55 PM »

Diana Ross will get a lifetime achievement Grammy. Is it really 25 years since she last charted? Oy!

FJL · « **Reply #139 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:48:28 PM »

Diana Ross CHAIN REACTION dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnFPgofFTbs

her last Hot 100 song - maybe just last so far?

FJL · « **Reply #140 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:50:21 PM »

And here's Diana Ross in 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RvfKoOaBYg&feature=related

Ginny · « **Reply #141 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:53:22 PM »

Quote from: TCB on December 22, 2011, 04:32:42 PM

Quote from: Ginny on December 22, 2011, 04:41:50 AM
Thursday morning greetings! I'm up early to get some errands done and to pick up Mary Linda to retrieve her car from the place that did major brake work on it yesterday.

Does Mary Linda always go by her full name, or do people shorten to ML, or something like that?

DR TCB, she goes by her full name. I've never heard or seen it shortened.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #142 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:58:08 PM »

I am just checking to see what goes on around here at this time of night. There were 139 guests when I arrived, and now they have all left.

FJL · « **Reply #143 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:58:16 PM »

The CBS ad for the Kennedy Center honors show Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep, and then seem to show the three other honorees as if they're "and the rest" by showing Barbara Cook, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins all at the same time.

well, guess they have a TV show to sell.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #144 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:58:25 PM »

Ben is up late!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #145 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:58:57 PM »

I am going to check out the two One Hour Episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour that start in about ten minutes.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #146 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:59:20 PM »

And of course tomorrow is a work day......but even with a swollen eye, it should be fine.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #147 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:59:58 PM »

Travel vibes for DR KEVIN H.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #148 on:** December 22, 2011, 07:00:17 PM »

See you all in the morning!

bk · « **Reply #149 on:** December 22, 2011, 07:16:59 PM »

Just finished watching Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, about which much, much more later.

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