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[Matthew]

OH! It looks like I'm seeing Newsies again tonight.

Hi ho the glamorous life.

[Matthew]

Page 3 dance.

[Matthew]

I'm awake.   Feeling very unsettled today, and it's not about the show.  I had some dealings with personnel at church yesterday which is think is weighing heavily on my mind today.  Part of me is thinking I need to ask to have the name of my position changed from "Director" of Music Ministry to "Coordinator" of Music Ministry, because even with my direction, everyone seems to do whatever they want. 

And that's all I'll say about that.

I know the feeling.

DR Laura, do you ever think that the people that work in the church are the people that sometimes forget the meaning of "Christian"?

[Laura]

Well, Matthew, in our case it is a matter of not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings.

So we have really bad music, because the woman in charge doesn't want to hurt the mediocre pianists' feelings. So she has everyone take turns, and the newest pianist to come has the most talent, but he only gets in the rotation when there are five Sundays in a month.

Sadly, bad music keeps visitors from ever coming back.

So I wouldn't say they are not "Christian," just not willing to face reality of our shortcomings.

[Laura]

One time MusicGuy visited my church. Then we sat down together and went over his notes. Including my work. And he was right on every.single.item. They were very angry when I wrote out a report and discussed it with the worship committee. They believe everything is just fine.

[Laura]

And we haven't grown a bit since then.

[elmore3003]

And we haven't grown a bit since then.

I'm just curious: why do you continue to stay there?

[FJL]

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[Ginny]

Remember when I did a hurry-up editing job for Middfest a few weeks ago?  Well, the piece has turned up on their Facebook page, with 4 typos that were not there when I submitted it.  I've sent a message to the person who looks after their page.

Middfest International Raffle Ticket Donation

[Laura]

And we haven't grown a bit since then.

I'm just curious: why do you continue to stay there?

It's a very small denomination and a very small congregation. I have been there since I was expecting my first child, and they are like family.

They were the ones who stayed with my kids when they found my mother had passed away until I could get back into town and helped with the funeral and afterwards ... that kind of thing. If I ever get sick, these will be the folks helping to take care of me.

[bk]

Just had a lovely conversation with Jill O'Hara - what a delightful woman.

[ChasSmith]

Nice!!

[Jrand73]

NEWSIES!!!

[elmore3003]

And we haven't grown a bit since then.

I'm just curious: why do you continue to stay there?

It's a very small denomination and a very small congregation. I have been there since I was expecting my first child, and they are like family.

They were the ones who stayed with my kids when they found my mother had passed away until I could get back into town and helped with the funeral and afterwards ... that kind of thing. If I ever get sick, these will be the folks helping to take care of me.

I would still go for the good music. After i'm dead, I don't care.

[Jennifer]

So sunny and hot here today. 80s!!!!!

Sad the pool is now closed.

[Jane]

This summer in England has been the second wettest since records began in 1766.

Sorry.

[Jane]

From DR Jose,

DR Jane - Maybe you ate the chocolate in your sleep?

Maybe Lindt chocolate but not Hershey's. 

Well, maybe your subconscious likes Hersehy's.

No way! 

[Jane]

In a strange(?) bit of coincidence(?), Serious Eats recently did a taste test of the food at IKEA...

Taste Test: (Almost) All of the IKEA Food

No mention of eggs.

[Jane]

Small world: I'm trying to track down the Helen and George Ford papers, which a guide to collections tell me are in the Doheny Library of USC in Los Angeles. They may contain missing music and scripts for DEAREST ENEMY, CHEE-CHEE, and PEGGY-ANN. So, I sent an email of inquiry to their music collections and to their theatre collections, and their Assistant Director sent me back this email: You are the Larry Moore who does post the most informative messages on CASTRECL?

I emailed him back that I didn't know how informative I was but that I was indeed the person in question. I have my fingers crossed this will lead to some discoveries.

  Good luck!

[Jane]

You are missed!!

[JoseSPiano]

Good Evening!

Page Three?

[Jane]

And we haven't grown a bit since then.

I'm just curious: why do you continue to stay there?

It's a very small denomination and a very small congregation. I have been there since I was expecting my first child, and they are like family.

They were the ones who stayed with my kids when they found my mother had passed away until I could get back into town and helped with the funeral and afterwards ... that kind of thing. If I ever get sick, these will be the folks helping to take care of me.

A very good reason to stay.

[JoseSPiano]

So...

I headed down to the West Village to see my friend, Michael. I had to get him out of his apartment. He's a great guy, but for the past couple of months, he's been dealing with some sort of ennui. He's usually very outgoing and bright and cheerful, but he's had some sort of cloud over his psyche lately. Even he recognizes it. In fact, he went ahead and had a whole battery of physical and medical tests run just to see if it was something physiological. Nothing came up. Hopefully, it will be something that will just go away with time, but, in the meantime, I and some other friends try our best to cheer him up and make sure he doesn't get into a cocooning mode.

Anyhoo..

[Jane]

Former DR Joy,

[George]

Very Happy Birthday Wishes to (former) DRs Joy, Matt H. and Sigerson Holmes!

[George]

TOD:

Moon River
Two for the Road
Days of Wine and Roses

These are my three favorites, also.

[George]

This master of EILEEN sounds fantastic!

Cool!  Can't wait to hear it!

[JoseSPiano]

Since today is the First Year Anniversary of the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, we walked over to the East Village to join in the festivities. And it was most certainly festive!

"Bertha Mason" was keeping everyone in line in order and in stitches. She(?) also brought out a tray of her baked good: Spicy Chocolate Cookies, Blondie Bars and Cherry-Black Pepper turnovers. All quite yummy!

Once it was our turn to go inside the shop, I made my way to the back to the give the owners, Doug and Bryan, an Anniversary Hug. Michael ordered a Mermaid Sundae, and I ordered a Monday Sundae. Click here to view the TREATS. All quite delicious as usual, and it was great to meet some of the newest members of their every-growing staff.

Doug eventually made his way out to the sidewalk out front, and we chatted for a bit and took some pics. He gave me the inside scoop - pardon the pun - on some of their upcoming adventures. And we also took some pics of some of adorable children who wanted to have their pics taken with Bertha Mason.

All in all, it was a wonderful time. And it was nice to see Michael smiling and laughing and joking and having a genuinely good time.

[JoseSPiano]

As for the Topic of the Day...

"Two for the Road"

[Jane]

I'm a bit of an emotional mess right now.  We took Sherlock up to Mt. Ashland to be with Echo today. When we returned home there was an email from a Facbook, Bernese Mt. Dog friend who is also a very talented artist.