Topic: THE MAN WITH THE PORCELAIN CROWN (Read 10088 times)

bk · « **on:** May 22, 2012, 12:18:22 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were very porcelain-like, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently trying to wear a porcelain crown on their heads, thinking they're royal cows.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:20:47 AM »

And the word of the day is: OUBLIETTE!

Druxy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:42:21 AM »

I haven't been able to fall asleep yet tonight.

Laid in bed for 3 hours with no luck.

Will try again soon.

Druxy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:43:24 AM »

TOD:

I enjoy reading about Hollywood history, the American West and the Prohibition/gangster era.

Druxy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:45:42 AM »

We discovered a growth on the hind leg of Missy, my border collie. She is 16 years old.

I was very worried, then the vet told us it was just a fatty tumor and to relax.

Druxy · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:45:57 AM »

I'm going to try to sleep now.

Jane · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:57:38 AM »

Quote from: Druxy on May 22, 2012, 12:42:21 AM

I haven't been able to fall asleep yet tonight.

Laid in bed for 3 hours with no luck.

Will try again soon.

I'm having the same problem only i am awake cuz i feel like barfing.

Jane · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2012, 12:58:45 AM »

Quote from: Druxy on May 22, 2012, 12:45:42 AM

We discovered a growth on the hind leg of Missy, my border collie. She is 16 years old.

I was very worried, then the vet told us it was just a fatty tumor and to relax.

Thst is good news!

Jane · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2012, 01:00:05 AM »

The light on my nook is bothering me so i am turning it off.

Ben · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2012, 02:36:42 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.

Michael · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2012, 04:20:49 AM »

morning all: the sequal

vibes and good thoughts to all.

John G. · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2012, 04:28:27 AM »

Good morning, all. The encore.

John G. · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2012, 04:29:46 AM »

TOD: The 19th century. It could be the Old West in America, Victorian England or life in Russia. Also, the Harlem Renaissance.

ArnoldMBrockman · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2012, 04:45:14 AM »

Quote from: bk on May 22, 2012, 12:20:47 AM

And the word of the day is: OUBLIETTE!

And The Song Of The Day Is: PRISONER OF LOVE

elmore3003 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2012, 04:45:44 AM »

Good morning, all! No dreams to be recounted, none at all. There's something vague at the back of my mind about the wonderful string line Jonathan wrote in "Another Hundred People" (beginning at "And they meet at parties through the friends of friends") but Ihave no context for it now.

I'm off to Toyland very shortly to deal with a few things. After that, i will head back here, hoping that a UPS package has been delivered. At 2pm, I meet DR Ginny and Richard at Artie's to hear about their trip thus far. I hope at some point to enter the Act Three fixes to the EILEEN libretto and proceed to the next step of putting the booklet together and laying out material in various subheadings like "synopsis," "history," "reconstructing the score," etc. The needy person with all of the plagiarism charges has been quiet for two weeks now, so I don't know if he's given up or is preparing another round. Time will tell.

Today the Encores! group records GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, and I am looking forward to the CD.

I go through historic obsessions so I'm not tied down to a specific period. I'm currently tied up in the American Revolution of the 18th Century because of DEAREST ENEMY, but it has ties to the French Revolution - I'm still readingTHE TERROR - as well as the disastrous Irish rebellion of 1798, which is the background for Victor Herbert's EILEEN. I also have an interest in World War I, the American Civil War, the Irish rebellion of Easter Week, and the Family of Henry VIII.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2012, 06:20:17 AM »

Good morning, world.

Jennifer · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2012, 06:24:14 AM »

DR Cillaliz what did you think of last night's DWTS?

It sort of bugged me that they kept giving everyone perfect scores. These three are all good. But it doesn't mean as much if you always give 10s.

I think Donald and Peeta probably did the best freestyle. They did some great lifts. But there was one thing that bugged me about it. I feel like Peeta is trying to showcase herself, when she is supposed to be showcasing her partner. Donald did the lifts. But other than that to me he did very little. It was all about her (and for some reason she rubs me the wrong way). I am guessing they could easily win. I am hoping for Mark and Katherine. But i don't really see how that could happen.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2012, 06:58:43 AM »

I'm bad about history. In general, it takes "something" to trigger a strong interest in a particular period, and that something is very often a movie. Or a particular group of movies. Or a category of movies. Or movies in general. Hmm, I seem to detect a pattern there. Sometimes it's a musical. Or a book.

But in general, it's American history that rings my bell. Simply put, I can "relate" to it, and, especially living in the northeast, I can look around and "see" it.

Specifically, I have a strong interest in learning about the founding of the country, more than the sound bites we were taught in elementary school -- from the first landing at P-town (see? at least I know it wasn't Plymouth Rock

) through the Revolutionary War. And boy, do I owe 1776 and John Adams, etc., big time, for this area of inspiration.

Then the exploration westward, and the "West" in general. And yes, Hollywood history. And World War II. Yikes. I'd better get started. But first, more coffee.

Kerry · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:09:23 AM »

My goodness, it's Tuesday already!

JMK · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:12:57 AM »

Druxy, I have a question for you: do you think there's a market for a film editor to put together book trailers for self-published authors?

JMK · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:19:49 AM »

I am beginning to think I may indeed need to have these two teeth pulled. It's not overly bad yet, but the sensation is mildly annoying.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:22:20 AM »

BeeGee the dog has good taste in books, I hear.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:22:35 AM »

Congrats to MR BK on the oral overhaul.

JMK · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:23:07 AM »

I am a huge history buff and enjoy reading about just about any era. I remember reading Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror many years ago when I was staying with some hippified folks in San Francisco, and one of them picked up the book and skimmed through it and remarked, "I just don't get what this is about!"

JMK · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:23:30 AM »

Quote from: Jrand61 on May 22, 2012, 07:22:20 AM

BeeGee the dog has good taste in books, I hear.

Don't get me started. I was aghast.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:23:48 AM »

I have MY cast....and it's a pretty good one.....and most of the conflicts are within the first two weeks, so I can live with most of them.

We will see....of course three of them have to miss the read thru tomorrow night....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Jrand73 · « **Reply #26 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:24:22 AM »

Enjoyed the photos and DR MBARNUM's bowling story....and the picture of Sherlock, of course.

DR JANE I have not seen the commercial again.....but I will keep looking.

JMK · « **Reply #27 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:24:36 AM »

It was a book I had acquired when I was working on my (aborted) Masters' thesis about the automatic writing by the wives of William Butler Yeats and Aleister Crowley. It was a very rare volume of Crowley writings and the few copies I've been able to find online are all for hundreds of dollars.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #28 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:25:23 AM »

TOD:

Like DR DRUXY - the history of Hollywood and Television.

Also - the French Revolution and the times of the Tudors and Stuarts.

JMK · « **Reply #29 on:** May 22, 2012, 07:25:34 AM »

I'm listening to some swingin' Si Zentner this A.M.

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