Topic: IT IS DECREED AND WRITTEN IN STONE (Read 54549 times)

bk · « **Reply #31 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:08:19 AM »

I'm up - not enough sleep, but what can one do when one is up and has things to do, places to go, people to see?

bk · « **Reply #32 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:08:52 AM »

The movie Pogue mentions, about Roger Maris, sounds interesting. I'll have to see if it's on DVD or something.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #33 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:14:43 AM »

And if I haven't said it before, I will have to say it now... again...

The People on this board - whether you're a Hainsie, a Kimlet, or a DR (or from Column A) - are some of the Best People I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and meeting.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #34 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:21:16 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 25, 2012, 09:14:43 AM

And if I haven't said it before, I will have to say it now... again...

The People on this board - whether you're a Hainsie, a Kimlet, or a DR (or from Column A) - are some of the Best People I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and meeting.

Awwwww....

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #35 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:22:06 AM »

TOD:

Sunrise at Campobello
The Spirit of St. Louis
Prince of Players

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #36 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:25:35 AM »

DR Ron Pulliam - So... What are you up to today? Tomorrow? Thursday morning?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #37 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:40:45 AM »

As for TITANIC...

My only real memory of the show was that it had just started previews when I was in NYC playing auditions for Arena Stage's production of Sunday in the Park with George. Different members of the production team had already gone to see it, and it was fun hearing them compare and dissect the various versions of the show that each of them had seen due the numerous changes that seemed to take place daily. I kind of wish I had seen it, but...

When the tour came through, all I heard about was how the set had been cut down for the road. Of course, it was all justified by the tour's director. Alas, since I had worked with the associate director for the tour before, well... I passed on the tour.

Otherwise...

I do like like listening to the OCR from time to time, and there are some great songs that are used for auditions. -And once the "Barrett's Song" got legally published, it was nice not to finally read off of the scribble-ridden copy that had been floating - pun intended - around for years.

John G. · « **Reply #38 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:45:06 AM »

The following is from a press release on a beer event:

"With panderers, philanderers, cupidity, timidity, goodness, badness, panic, madness, mistakes, fakes, rhymes, crimes, tumblers, grumblers, bumblers, and fumblers, there is truly something for everyone at this unforgettable night of passion, adventure, and intrigue."

Do people think that no one will have heard the lyrics of "Comedy Tonight" before and that the author of this release is the one responsible for such word play?

And doesn't it flop when written out as prose?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #39 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:46:27 AM »

And now...

I'm gonna get ready to head out for a bit. I hope the Golden Gate doesn't stay too fogged in today.

Laters...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #40 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:48:48 AM »

Quote from: John G. on September 25, 2012, 09:45:06 AM

The following is from a press release on a beer event:

"With panderers, philanderers, cupidity, timidity, goodness, badness, panic, madness, mistakes, fakes, rhymes, crimes, tumblers, grumblers, bumblers, and fumblers, there is truly something for everyone at this unforgettable night of passion, adventure, and intrigue."

Do people think that no one will have heard the lyrics of "Comedy Tonight" before and that the author of this release is the one responsible for such word play?

And doesn't it flop when written out as prose?

WOW!

Is there a "Funny Thing..." theme to this event?

John G. · « **Reply #41 on:** September 25, 2012, 09:53:50 AM »

Nope. Here's the whole paragraph:

"For one night, discover the secrets that lie behind the walls of the legendary Dos Equis Most Interesting Academy. Love, Hope, Strength invites you to an awe-inspiring night of mystique, astonishment, enlightenment, and enchantment. Only those with a predilection for bravery will test their skill against adroit swordsmen; only those with agile proclivities will briskly cross a mind-bending quicksand pit; only those with dispositions of the most resilient kind will resist the siren call of the Kathak temptresses. Black Joe Lewis and Girl In A Coma will propel the evening's festivities by endowing us with their celestial musical talents. With panderers, philanderers, cupidity, timidity, goodness, badness, panic, madness, mistakes, fakes, rhymes, crimes, tumblers, grumblers, bumblers, and fumblers, there is truly something for everyone at this unforgettable night of passion, adventure, and intrigue."

Jane · « **Reply #42 on:** September 25, 2012, 10:10:31 AM »

Thank you DR's Jose, KevinH, & Vixmom.

Jane · « **Reply #43 on:** September 25, 2012, 10:11:41 AM »

I feel better than yesterday. I hope a repeat of a gentle work out will be of equal benefit as yesterday. I need to clean the guest rooms this afternoon.

Jane · « **Reply #44 on:** September 25, 2012, 10:12:15 AM »

Our front steps look very nice. I can't wait until they set them.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #45 on:** September 25, 2012, 10:21:04 AM »

It's about time to head home.

Jennifer · « **Reply #46 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:14:47 AM »

Quote from: John G. on September 25, 2012, 08:57:52 AM

Great quote from J.K. Rawling on her new book, "The Casual Vacancy." Glad I have my request in already at the library:

I was conscious when I started writing The Casual Vacancy of what I wanted it to be. I did want it to be like a Trollope or a Dickens or Mrs. Gaskell in the sense that I'm taking a small community, literally a parochial community, and trying to analyze it and anatomize it in the way that they did. I really like those 19th-century novels. That's the kind of thing I love reading.

I'm trying to decide if i want to read this or not.

Jennifer · « **Reply #47 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:15:07 AM »

I loved SIDE SHOW. I think i saw it in NYC on the same trip as TITANIC.

Jennifer · « **Reply #48 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:15:23 AM »

I saw the dvd of the HUNGER GAMES. And actually liked it a lot more than I did in the theatre.

Jennifer · « **Reply #49 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:18:07 AM »

Did anybody here watching DANCING WITH THE STARS last night?

For most of the couples I am either not crazy about the celeb or the pro.

The only couple where I really like both: Apollo and Karina.

I thought the scores for many were way lower than they deserved.

And giving Joey Fatone the same-ish scores (6.5) as Pamela Anderson??? I think she is by far the least competent dancer. I actually have no idea why she was invited to be an all-star. She was not a very good dancer the first time either.

George · « **Reply #50 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:53:17 AM »

Quote from: John G. on September 25, 2012, 08:57:52 AM

Great quote from J.K. Rawling on her new book, "The Casual Vacancy." Glad I have my request in already at the library:

I was conscious when I started writing The Casual Vacancy of what I wanted it to be. I did want it to be like a Trollope or a Dickens or Mrs. Gaskell in the sense that I'm taking a small community, literally a parochial community, and trying to analyze it and anatomize it in the way that they did. I really like those 19th-century novels. That's the kind of thing I love reading.

I have the first request (out of 188) for the 30 copies that our library bought.

John G. · « **Reply #51 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:56:31 AM »

Glad you're feeling better, DR Jane.

John G. · « **Reply #52 on:** September 25, 2012, 11:56:45 AM »

Page Two?

George · « **Reply #53 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:00:51 PM »

Quote from: Jennifer on September 25, 2012, 11:15:07 AM

I loved SIDE SHOW. I think i saw it in NYC on the same trip as TITANIC.

I was in a local production of Side Show and had a great time.

George · « **Reply #54 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:01:10 PM »

Quote from: Jennifer on September 25, 2012, 11:18:07 AM

Did anybody here watching DANCING WITH THE STARS last night?

For most of the couples I am either not crazy about the celeb or the pro.

The only couple where I really like both: Apollo and Karina.

I thought the scores for many were way lower than they deserved.

And giving Joey Fatone the same-ish scores (6.5) as Pamela Anderson??? I think she is by far the least competent dancer. I actually have no idea why she was invited to be an all-star. She was not a very good dancer the first time either.

She has a good agent?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #55 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:09:55 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 25, 2012, 09:25:35 AM

DR Ron Pulliam - So... What are you up to today? Tomorrow? Thursday morning?

Today...working
Tomorrow...working
Thursday morning...working.

Yesterday, off...free as a bird.

How far is your hotel from a BART station?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #56 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:11:28 PM »

Quote from: Jennifer on September 25, 2012, 11:18:07 AM

Did anybody here watching DANCING WITH THE STARS last night?

For most of the couples I am either not crazy about the celeb or the pro.

The only couple where I really like both: Apollo and Karina.

I thought the scores for many were way lower than they deserved.

And giving Joey Fatone the same-ish scores (6.5) as Pamela Anderson??? I think she is by far the least competent dancer. I actually have no idea why she was invited to be an all-star. She was not a very good dancer the first time either.

Neither was Bristol...

elmore3003 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:27:58 PM »

I am home. Traffic is grisly today, as it always is when the President's in town to address the U.N. The bus ride took forever.

TCB · « **Reply #58 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:40:57 PM »

Horse racing! I love the score of Titanic. I think I wore out my first CD listening to the show; so I ended up buying a second CD.

Also, the musical taught me something about the Titanic saga that I had not known. When I saw the show in previews, they had the character of Fred Barrett as one of the crew members who died. I thought that was very strange, since Fred Barrett was one of the important witnesses to testify at both the American and British Inquiry (American spelliing). When I saw the tour a few years later and Fred still died. Still confused. When a local trheater did the show for the 100th anniversary, I had my friend in the show check the script. Fred Barrett was still dead.

Finally, I went back to my reference materials where I discovered that there were two Fred Barretts on the Titanic, one who died and one who lived. I don't know how I missed that fact before.

TCB · « **Reply #59 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:41:14 PM »

Just one more.

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