Topic: KRITZERLAND AT STERLING'S 29 (Read 15172 times)

George · « **Reply #90 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:00:23 PM »

And now, I must be leaving. Tonight, Theater Artists Olympia is having their callbacks for the female version of "Reservoir Dogs." I made some copies of the script so that the auditioners can have something to audition with, so I need to be there. I'll stay for a while and see how it goes.

Be back later!

Jane · « **Reply #91 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:13:41 PM »

Quote from: George on January 07, 2013, 05:58:57 PM

Quote from: Jane on January 07, 2013, 05:52:06 PM
I've been following a story on facebook which I shared for my Portland friends. Saturday night a women went into a restaurant for dinner leaving her little dog in a crate in her car. Unfortunately another car, a suspected drunk driver, crashed into her parked car and split. Looking at a photo of the car she is lucky her dog survived (thinking of you DR Cilla). The crate popped open and the dog ran away prompting a major search for him. His story was on the news & was shared on FB and today he was found. He is limping but otherwise fine.

Good news about the dog! It could've been so much worse.

From the various sightings of him they suspected he was staying away from loud noises after the crash which is my guess why he wasn't hit by a car.

TCB · « **Reply #92 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:17:38 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 07, 2013, 09:56:02 AM

Re the Outside the Box comments today, which I'm enjoying. Even though some of them are indeed more outrageous than others, my intention always is to write them as if I were really writing a musical of the source material. Some lend themselves to more outrageous treatment (The Miracle Worker, Ben-Hur) and some don't (the current episode) - but it's almost the ones that don't that make me happiest, and seeing the new episode with the audience last night was fantastic. The set-up scene got great laughs, as did the first two numbers. The final song really only has three laughs and they're not huge - the accompaniment, and the two references to Chinese food, but a friend at the next table leaned over to me after the final song and said, "That's such a good song!" and that, for me, means I succeeded in my goal.

And so far, only Peter Filichia, who sent me a really nice note about the episode (he really liked it a lot) noticed the very intention reference in the first number to the opening number of Merlin

Aahhh, you lost me on that last comment.

TCB · « **Reply #93 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:47:27 PM »

Quote from: George on January 07, 2013, 05:01:58 PM

And another one comes out! Kyle XY's Matt Dallas Announces He's Gay and Engaged to Musician Blue Hamilton on Twitter!

Who?

Jane · « **Reply #94 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:50:49 PM »

We watched the show when it was first on. Dallas was good as Kyle but the show didn't hold our attention for too long.

Jane · « **Reply #95 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:50:57 PM »

'night

TCB · « **Reply #96 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:00:52 PM »

Quote from: Matthew on January 07, 2013, 05:51:27 PM

Hi - we're back from Disneyland. bk, I waved to you as we went through Burbank on the I-5 both down and back. No one killed anyone, were all alive. I'll spare you all the gory details, but we had a great time. The new addition to Disney California Adventure was amazingly done. Beautiful artwork, wonderful use of space and technology. A+ from me.

I'll do my best to catch up!

I am glad you had a good time.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #97 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:08:29 PM »

Well, it took me a few days to get back to it, but I watched the second half of BELOVED INFIDEL tonight, and loved it. Before starting this post, I went back and reread BK's notes about it, so to make a short post shorter, I'll just say I agree. On every point. It is such a total pleasure, not to mention an honor and a privilege, to spin these beautiful Blu-rays and be able to return to the golden age of the '50s/'60s.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #98 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:14:16 PM »

Quote from: Matthew on January 07, 2013, 05:51:27 PM

Hi - we're back from Disneyland. bk, I waved to you as we went through Burbank on the I-5 both down and back. No one killed anyone, were all alive. I'll spare you all the gory details, but we had a great time. The new addition to Disney California Adventure was amazingly done. Beautiful artwork, wonderful use of space and technology. A+ from me.

I'll do my best to catch up!

I was amazed at how much I accepted and liked California Adventure. I never saw it in its first incarnation, but it's certainly a fine place now. Disneyland itself is still wonderful. I certainly miss a few things they've dropped or changed radically, and a few old favorite areas were closed for maintenance or renovation the day I was there, but with few reservations, I am happy to say that, all in all, the current state of things met with my approval.

TCB · « **Reply #99 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:19:02 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on January 07, 2013, 07:14:16 PM

Quote from: Matthew on January 07, 2013, 05:51:27 PM
Hi - we're back from Disneyland. bk, I waved to you as we went through Burbank on the I-5 both down and back. No one killed anyone, were all alive. I'll spare you all the gory details, but we had a great time. The new addition to Disney California Adventure was amazingly done. Beautiful artwork, wonderful use of space and technology. A+ from me.

I'll do my best to catch up!

I was amazed at how much I accepted and liked California Adventure. I never saw it in its first incarnation, but it's certainly a fine place now. Disneyland itself is still wonderful. I certainly miss a few things they've dropped or changed radically, and a few old favorite areas were closed for maintenance or renovation the day I was there, but with few reservations, I am happy to say that, all in all, the current state of things met with my approval.

I have always been curious about California Adventure. It didn't exist yet the last time I was at Disneyland. Wow, it must be about 30 years since I was there.

TCB · « **Reply #100 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:34:03 PM »

When my niece was eight or nine, my sister and I decided to take her down to Disneyland. We had such wonderful memories of the park that we wanted to watch my niece have the same experience. After about a half day at the big "D" my niece told us she was bored, and asked if we couldn't go back to that other cool park, Knott's Berry Farm, that we had gone to the day before.

TCB · « **Reply #101 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:48:48 PM »

I would like to go back to Disney World some day.

TCB · « **Reply #102 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:49:46 PM »

I don't see much chance of that while I am in a wheelchair or on a walker.

bk · « **Reply #103 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:52:18 PM »

Crazy day spent mostly in the editing room. I only got one page written after finessing and then I had to go. Four hours in the editing room, trying to shorten the mammoth 9:30 piece down to a more reasonable running time. Funnily, it didn't seem long at the long length. I was brutal in the set-up scene, removing a lot of Stephen Findle superfluous lines, dropping one audition completely, and just getting the others to their essence. Most of the time came from that section - I also cut the opening verse of the final song and that plays better that way. So, running time is now just at eight minutes. Watching it again just now I felt we may have cut the first audition too tight so I think we'll put back the two lines of dialogue we cut that follow it, then I may remove one more very short audition, and I'm going to cut one more line at the end of the audition sequence. So, it will still be eight minutes, but it moves right along and I think I'll be fine with it.

TCB · « **Reply #104 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:52:42 PM »

BK, have you watched THE IMPOSSIBLE yet? If so, what did you think of it.

bk · « **Reply #105 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:53:40 PM »

I had a sandwich for dinner. Then I wrote about four more pages - not nearly enough today, so I'm now going to watch one or two episodes of The Killing and then write for another ninety minutes. I should be able to do at least four to six more pages.

bk · « **Reply #106 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:54:23 PM »

I wrote about The Impossible right after I'd seen it several weeks ago - I liked most of it very much. The director was one of the five that I voted for today.

TCB · « **Reply #107 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:55:49 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 07, 2013, 07:52:18 PM

Crazy day spent mostly in the editing room. I only got one page written after finessing and then I had to go. Four hours in the editing room, trying to shorten the mammoth 9:30 piece down to a more reasonable running time. Funnily, it didn't seem long at the long length. I was brutal in the set-up scene, removing a lot of Stephen Findle superfluous lines, dropping one audition completely, and just getting the others to their essence. Most of the time came from that section - I also cut the opening verse of the final song and that plays better that way. So, running time is now just at eight minutes. Watching it again just now I felt we may have cut the first audition too tight so I think we'll put back the two lines of dialogue we cut that follow it, then I may remove one more very short audition, and I'm going to cut one more line at the end of the audition sequence. So, it will still be eight minutes, but it moves right along and I think I'll be fine with it.

Hmmm, so some day we are going to have to buy the Director's Cut to find out what you cut.

TCB · « **Reply #108 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:56:58 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 07, 2013, 07:54:23 PM

I wrote about The Impossible right after I'd seen it several weeks ago - I liked most of it very much. The director was one of the five that I voted for today.

I thought you had, but I was too lazy to go back and find out. Besides, we need the posts.

TCB · « **Reply #109 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:59:56 PM »

So what film do you think will take Best Picture? LINCOLN?

John G. · « **Reply #110 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:00:04 PM »

Quote from: George on January 07, 2013, 05:01:58 PM

And another one comes out! Kyle XY's Matt Dallas Announces He's Gay and Engaged to Musician Blue Hamilton on Twitter!

Who?

John G. · « **Reply #111 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:02:14 PM »

Quote from: TCB on January 07, 2013, 06:47:27 PM

Quote from: George on January 07, 2013, 05:01:58 PM
And another one comes out! Kyle XY's Matt Dallas Announces He's Gay and Engaged to Musician Blue Hamilton on Twitter!

Who?

Thank you.

John G. · « **Reply #112 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:03:14 PM »

Quote from: Matthew on January 07, 2013, 05:51:27 PM

Hi - we're back from Disneyland. bk, I waved to you as we went through Burbank on the I-5 both down and back. No one killed anyone, were all alive. I'll spare you all the gory details, but we had a great time. The new addition to Disney California Adventure was amazingly done. Beautiful artwork, wonderful use of space and technology. A+ from me.

I'll do my best to catch up!

So glad you enjoyed yourself.

John G. · « **Reply #113 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:05:31 PM »

Home finally after 2 1/2 hours of intensive dance classes. Body still aches, but it seems to enjoy the exercise.

There's a reason they call the fox trot the "f" dance, though. Every time I take a class, they change the rules on me. I guess I just need to take more classes.

TCB · « **Reply #114 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:07:06 PM »

Arnold has a new film coming out. Stallone has a new film coming out. Suddenly I don't feel like I am too old to start a film career.

John G. · « **Reply #115 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:09:18 PM »

I'm watching the last half hour off "Jiro Dreams of Sushi." Jiro is 85 years old and the passion he shows for his work is astounding. He is the master of his craft, the only Japanese sushi chef to merit a three-star Michelin rating, and yet he talks about another chef who, he says, is better and how much he'd love to be that good. He's ever working at becoming better. And I admire that.

And, yes, he does dream of sushi.

John G. · « **Reply #116 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:11:12 PM »

TCB, can we push this puppy to page five soon?

John G. · « **Reply #117 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:20:27 PM »

I guess not.

John G. · « **Reply #118 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:20:51 PM »

Haven't had time to watch "Downton" on pbs.org yet. Maybe tomorrow.

John G. · « **Reply #119 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:21:16 PM »

We're expecting four to six inches of rain over the next two days.

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