Topic: BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED (Read 23023 times)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #90 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:30:27 PM »

Page 4 Dance.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #91 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:40:42 PM »

Quote from: JRand53 on July 02, 2004, 12:14:11 PM

If the idea of the film interests you, yes rent.....if you are looking for Prime Marlon....go with SAYONARA!!!

Good choice, but my favorite is "A Teahouse for an August Moon" - Brando's Okinawan house boy is perfection - and so un-Brando.

Of course I liked Alex Guiness in "A Majority of One" and Jonathon Pryce in "Miss Saigon", so I'm probably on the Asian-American Equity hit list.

der Brucer (whose first major stage role as an adult was as Captain Fisby in "Teahouse" - a very long summer run in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea CA).

Stuart · « **Reply #92 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:42:31 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on July 02, 2004, 11:59:37 AM

The alternative makes David look like a customer at a gay bath house (so I've been told).

Did I miss something that I shouldn't have?

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #93 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:52:15 PM »

BK---
Next time just write another play yourself. No rights problems there.

Jane · « **Reply #94 on:** July 02, 2004, 12:52:23 PM »

I hate to post without reading the posts, but I just unpacked my travel alarm which reminded me, as far as my body is concerned it is 9:45 at night and I think I may fizzle out soon. I have been up since early this morning walking Echo and doing “catch up” work. I still have calls to make and to go to the market.

Yesterday morning we had to get up by 3:00 am to catch our flight from Bratislava to Prague. From there we barely caught our next flight to Paris. From Paris it was a 14 hour flight, plus an hour on the ground waiting for take off, to S.F., then home last night. Some of our connections were tight and we were lucky to make them. Somehow we were flagged by security going both ways. We guess that is why one of our suitcases stayed in Prague while we returned home. With luck it will be delivered to us by tomorrow. Of course it is the bag with all of our good clothes in it.

Echo is doing well-no deterioration in her health!!

I hated to pass up Vienna since it was only a couple of hours away-but boy were we ready to come home. Echo cried when she saw us and Bogie hasn’t left us alone. He cried for attention and cuddled with us more than usual last night.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #95 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:01:48 PM »

Welcome home Jane & Keith.

DRSTUART....check DRJOSE's posts...he has a link on an "art controversy" in Richmond with PHOTOS!!!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #96 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:04:11 PM »

Quote from: Stuart on July 02, 2004, 12:42:31 PM

Did I miss something that I shouldn't have?

Yes, Jose posted this link to an Richmond Porn site.

der ever-helpful Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #97 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:07:16 PM »

From a NewsStory:

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Teacher Accused of Sleeping With Student Not Anomaly
…
A report to Congress Wednesday found that one in every 10 school-age kids endures sexual misconduct by a teacher or other school employee.

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The study found that more than 4.5 million children suffer misconduct ranging from inappropriate comments to physical abuse, naming teachers as the worst offenders at 18 percent.

How useful is a statistic that lumps “inappropriate comments” together with rape!

And since kids spend about 30% of their time with teachers and the teachers commit only 18% of the abuse, one is hard-pressed to conclude that the teachers are the worst offenders. Looked at another way, teachers surely represent more that 18% of the daily adult contacts most children have

der Brucer (whose school days look tamer every day).

Jane · « **Reply #98 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:11:35 PM »

Thanks JRand. I like your 4th page dance.

Matt H. · « **Reply #99 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:18:03 PM »

Wasn't a big fan of JIM BOWIE as a kid; I might like it better now. (I did like the theme song a lot.)

One show I was a BIG fan of as a kid was YANCEY DERRINGER.

Robin · « **Reply #100 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:18:38 PM »

As to this week's Medea Czech:

On deeveedee:
Wonder Woman--Season One
Lost in Space--Season One
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (the title is about as long as the movie is...!)

On CD:
Original Cast--Caroline, or Change
New Broadway Cast--Little Shop of Horrors
and
Frankie Laine's Hell Bent for Leather

What I'm reading:
The Green Rust by Edgar Wallace

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #101 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:19:52 PM »

Slow News Day ONE:

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Caution: Turtle crossing

Rush-hour traffic came to a standstill on June 28 on Indiana 933 near the Inn at St. Mary's as Frank Epperson encourages a turtle to finish its dangerous journey.

Yup, Indiana

Robin · « **Reply #102 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:20:32 PM »

When, oh when is Honey West being issued on deeveedee???

Matt H. · « **Reply #103 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:21:58 PM »

I was really impressed again rewatching LOVELY TO LOOK AT with the luminous ballroom dance by Marge and Gower Champion to "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." This might be the greatest, most romantic non-Astaire ballroom dance in the history of the musical, and in that breathtaking Technicolor, it is simply superb. I can't think of another to compete with it.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #104 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:22:53 PM »

Slow newsday TWO:

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Prayer for a porker

The Rev. Stanley Combs prays for "Reginald van Porker III," a pig belonging to Rebecca Rosenzweig of Red Lion, Pennsylvania. It was the annual Blessing of the Animals, held on June 27 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manchester Township.

Sort of like an early Grace.

der Brucer (should have had this for BBQ day)

Noel · « **Reply #105 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:23:41 PM »

Bewitched may be the song most sung (and quoted) with wrong and/or censored lyrics. And it's particularly annoying because the actual Hart lyric is so brilliant.

It was simply too hot for radio, records, and publishers to handle - they kept cleaning it up to its detriment. The song has nothing to do with love (oh, a Personals reference) and all to do with sex. We hear a middle aged woman's feelings about the young stud who's "servicing" her. (Can I say a word like "servicing" on a family-friendly website?) And boy, that scares a lot of people. An imitation of the sad sensation of love wouldn't come in a half-pint size, by the way. Vera is referring to Joey's height, as he's a half-pint imitation of a man. (Some love song, eh?)

Stuart · « **Reply #106 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:25:04 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on July 02, 2004, 01:04:11 PM

Yes, Jose posted this link to an Richmond Porn site.

der ever-helpful Brucer

Danke Schoen, DR Der Brucer. You can only imagine my horror to read of such shennanigans, posing as art criticism or, better yet, family values.....

This might be best saved for Ask BK Day next week, but is there such a thing as a single shennanigan?

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #107 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:28:50 PM »

Jane, where did you stay in Bratislava? I spent a good time there when shooting DRAGONHEART. Vienna's only about forty minutes or so away, as I remember. We always flew in and out of Vienna, on British Air or Lufhtsana (spelling?) and then a driver picked us up and drove us to Slovakia. The old part of the city is quite nice. Is the K-mart still there?

Jay · « **Reply #108 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:28:53 PM »

Welcome home, Dear Reader Jane and Dear Husband Keith!

Happy to hear about Echo and Bogey!

Eager for details about your trip!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #109 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:30:33 PM »

Quote from: Robin on July 02, 2004, 01:18:38 PM

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes[/i] (the title is about as long as the movie is...!)

My favorite Tarzan - closest to ERB's writings.

Panni · « **Reply #110 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:43:13 PM »

Welcome home, Jane and Keith!

bk · « **Reply #111 on:** July 02, 2004, 01:53:51 PM »

Back home and no news, so that means Tuesday morning. We've been told that they will do their best to accomodate both productions, and yes, we're willing to shave a week off the end of the run and just do those three performances on Sundays during our five instead of six weeks. It's definitely not unheard of to have the same play being done in more than one venue at one time - last year there were three productions of Master Class, two in LA and one in the Valley, all running at the same time. That's NOT the case here - we'd be done by the time they go up, and the fact is we're only playing a total of eighteen performances over five or six weeks, so that isn't even going to take business from them really.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #112 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:09:49 PM »

YW DRJANE. That is one of my favorite dresses that Ginger wore in their dance duets. There are many lovely ones, but that one is so unique!

Isn't it funny, DRNOEL, that we hear the "wrong" or "cleaned up" lyrics so often, that the original, witty, and biting lyrics sound strange?

I believe even one deed or misconduct would be referred to as shenanigans. It is a great word, isn't it? And how is it spelled? It IS a great word. Has it ever been used in a song?

I too loved YANCY DERRINGER, DRMATTH - it used to be on in the afternoons following the Lawford-Kirk THIN MAN episodes. And I love the "Eyes" dance as well, but for me, and it is strange, the Champions seemed more a brother/sister type dance team to me than a romantic team....don't know why, and I know they were married, but they didn't seem to strike sparks for me chemistry wise. I think Astaire & Charisse and Kelly & Hayworth were very romantic....to me, anyway.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #113 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:10:12 PM »

Remember THE RED SHOES tonight on TCM!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #114 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:22:04 PM »

Welcome back Jane Keith. Good to hear news of Echo and Bogie too.

Jennifer · « **Reply #115 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:33:54 PM »

Welcome home DR Jane! I can't wait to hear all about your trip.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #116 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:49:05 PM »

Of course some lyrics are so sophisticated, that they remain ingrained in your memory forever!!!

Put on your old gray bonnet
With the blue ribbon on it
While I hitch old Dobbin to the shay.
Through the fields of clover
We'll ride off to Dover
On our golden wedding day.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #117 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:49:53 PM »

Off to rehearsal!!!! Dress rehearsal!!!! With clothes on!!!! And hats!

Jane · « **Reply #118 on:** July 02, 2004, 02:50:28 PM »

Thank you Jay, Panni, Tomovoz and Jennifer.

Charles Pogue, we stayed at the Radisson SAS Carlton in the heart of old town, just down the street from the American Embassy. Where did you stay? We talked about taking the boat to Vienna for the day but I was the only one who wanted to do that. The old part of the town is very charming and relaxing but I think we could have spared a day for Vienna. By then we were pretty tired and didn’t mind taking it easy, plus our son says the clothes in Romania tend to fall apart quickly and he wanted to buy a few things. We did walk out of the little old town area and go shopping. We didn’t see a K-Mart.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #119 on:** July 02, 2004, 03:10:55 PM »

Welcome Home, Jane and Keith!

-And I'm sure "your masters" were very happy to see you come through the door!

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