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[ChasSmith]

Three!

[John G.]

"Les Miz" has topped the sales charts for the week:

http://www.billboard.com/news/les-miserables-soundtrack-hits-no-1-on-1008076352.story#/news/les-miserables-soundtrack-hits-no-1-on-1008076352.story

[Jrand74]

Nice news about Karen Morrow......

[Jrand74]

My question for ASK BK day.....does anyone call Muse Margaret by the name of her TV namesake - Margie?

[Jrand74]

"Les Miz" has topped the sales charts for the week:

http://www.billboard.com/news/les-miserables-soundtrack-hits-no-1-on-1008076352.story#/news/les-miserables-soundtrack-hits-no-1-on-1008076352.story

Interesting article DR JOHN G - I don't think I have paid much attention to the Billboard charts for years......certainly downloading has made it a whole new world in music.

[Jane]

DR Sam, what kind of place do you live in that doesn't have heat?  House, apartment, cottage, etc.?  None of the above?  You certainly don't need MUCH heat in Southern California, but you do need SOME, and I don't recall knowing of places that didn't have any.

It can be cold and damp near the ocean.  I believe Ventura is even cooler than Santa Monica.

[George]

Nice news about Karen Morrow......

Very nice!  Congrats, BK!

[George]

Because I'm trying to be good, I only consume items like the treasure below in photographic form:

Spoken in my best George Takei voice..."Oh, My!"

[Druxy]

I just finished the first draft of my Basil Rathbone play. 

Now, I'll let it sit for a week or so before I read it.

[MBarnum]

There will still be maybe a dozen things I "have to" keep, but that's acceptable when you consider the original number was well over 200 tapes.  It's taken me a year and a half to get them down to this number.  The core of that material, the stuff I do love and go back to, has been replaced with proper DVDs, etc., and of course a little of it wasn't worth replacing at all.  At least I can say without hesitation that I'm much better now in knowing what to acquire.  I recently went through my hundreds of DVDs and BLUs and found the collection to be so tight that only two things came out.  When I know I'm that careful, I can live with the shelves and shelves and shelves of it.  In fact, I WANT to live with all those shelves of it.  They just have to be the RIGHT things, then all is justifiable.

DR ChasSmith, last year I started on a project to convert my "must-save" VHS tapes to DVD.  I actually completed a number of them, but as I began work on the 1983 Tony Awards I began to get discouraged because the video drops and distortions would cause the signal from my video tape player to my PC to cut-off the recording.  From what I've read I need to invest in a high-end VHS player and costlier video software for the PC.  Not sure I want to go that route.

DR DanTheMan, I gave up on the PC way of converting VHS to DVD...I find that my Panasonic DVD/VHS recorder transfers tapes very easily.

[MBarnum]

I just hate when I get to the bottom of my Facebook feed and it won't load any further. 

[ChasSmith]

DR Sam, what kind of place do you live in that doesn't have heat?  House, apartment, cottage, etc.?  None of the above?  You certainly don't need MUCH heat in Southern California, but you do need SOME, and I don't recall knowing of places that didn't have any.

It can be cold and damp near the ocean.  I believe Ventura is even cooler than Santa Monica.

Right.  The one place I lived where I experienced the "damp" cold feeling in winter was Redondo Beach, and I was right next to the ocean.  But the little electric in-wall heaters in the living room and bedroom took care of that.  And oh, to have those days back.  I remember the feeling of dread when I knew the winter electric bills would go as high as $45.

[ChasSmith]

It was also the only place where I had, and needed, NO air-conditioning, the exception being usually one week around August when some humidity would build up, even there at the beach.

[ChasSmith]

There will still be maybe a dozen things I "have to" keep, but that's acceptable when you consider the original number was well over 200 tapes.  It's taken me a year and a half to get them down to this number.  The core of that material, the stuff I do love and go back to, has been replaced with proper DVDs, etc., and of course a little of it wasn't worth replacing at all.  At least I can say without hesitation that I'm much better now in knowing what to acquire.  I recently went through my hundreds of DVDs and BLUs and found the collection to be so tight that only two things came out.  When I know I'm that careful, I can live with the shelves and shelves and shelves of it.  In fact, I WANT to live with all those shelves of it.  They just have to be the RIGHT things, then all is justifiable.

DR ChasSmith, last year I started on a project to convert my "must-save" VHS tapes to DVD.  I actually completed a number of them, but as I began work on the 1983 Tony Awards I began to get discouraged because the video drops and distortions would cause the signal from my video tape player to my PC to cut-off the recording.  From what I've read I need to invest in a high-end VHS player and costlier video software for the PC.  Not sure I want to go that route.

DR DanTheMan, I gave up on the PC way of converting VHS to DVD...I find that my Panasonic DVD/VHS recorder transfers tapes very easily.

Exactly.  When I was looking at them, the Panasonic had the reputation for being the least troublesome of them all, and I'll bet it still is.

[ChasSmith]

Twilight Time shipment got here today, and even though we all already knew this, I have to say the EXPERIMENT IN TERROR Blu-ray is drop dead gorgeous. 

This one has to be one of the highest ranking in my pantheon of late 50s / early 60s black and white films.

[elmore3003]

I am home after running several errands.

Now I am wondering why the hell a package sent on Dec 14 to Dublin has not yet arrived.

[George]

DR Sam, what kind of place do you live in that doesn't have heat?  House, apartment, cottage, etc.?  None of the above?  You certainly don't need MUCH heat in Southern California, but you do need SOME, and I don't recall knowing of places that didn't have any.

It can be cold and damp near the ocean.  I believe Ventura is even cooler than Santa Monica.

Right.  The one place I lived where I experienced the "damp" cold feeling in winter was Redondo Beach, and I was right next to the ocean.  But the little electric in-wall heaters in the living room and bedroom took care of that.  And oh, to have those days back.  I remember the feeling of dread when I knew the winter electric bills would go as high as $45.

For about five years, I lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Lacey (about 10 miles away from where I live now) and during those five years, my electric bill was never more than $25.  Oh, to have those days back, too.

[George]

There will still be maybe a dozen things I "have to" keep, but that's acceptable when you consider the original number was well over 200 tapes.  It's taken me a year and a half to get them down to this number.  The core of that material, the stuff I do love and go back to, has been replaced with proper DVDs, etc., and of course a little of it wasn't worth replacing at all.  At least I can say without hesitation that I'm much better now in knowing what to acquire.  I recently went through my hundreds of DVDs and BLUs and found the collection to be so tight that only two things came out.  When I know I'm that careful, I can live with the shelves and shelves and shelves of it.  In fact, I WANT to live with all those shelves of it.  They just have to be the RIGHT things, then all is justifiable.

DR ChasSmith, last year I started on a project to convert my "must-save" VHS tapes to DVD.  I actually completed a number of them, but as I began work on the 1983 Tony Awards I began to get discouraged because the video drops and distortions would cause the signal from my video tape player to my PC to cut-off the recording.  From what I've read I need to invest in a high-end VHS player and costlier video software for the PC.  Not sure I want to go that route.

DR DanTheMan, I gave up on the PC way of converting VHS to DVD...I find that my Panasonic DVD/VHS recorder transfers tapes very easily.

Exactly.  When I was looking at them, the Panasonic had the reputation for being the least troublesome of them all, and I'll bet it still is.

I have two Panasonic stand-alone DVD burners (they're the same model) with 80GB hard drives.  I use them just like VCRs but can edit out content like commercials.  I've had them a few years and really love them.

[George]

My coworker who discovered them and told me about them said that newer models (of any brand) seem to no longer have hard drives...you can only burn directly to DVDs with no editing.  I really don't like that.

[Doug R]

Last night I went through the last of what used to be MANY boxes of home-grown VHS tapes, mostly movies recorded off the "air", many still unavailable on disc or which I simply want/need to watch once before tossing them.  Got a couple of things watched and tossed, which felt good, and I really wish I could toss the lot in one fell swoop since storage is always at a premium and needs to be dedicated to DVD and Blu-ray.  But man, that is so much easier said than done.  I need to devote a few evenings to just sitting down and schlepping through these last couple of dozen tapes, watching whatever it is I was keeping them for, and kiss 'em off.

Years ago I converted a few VCR tapes to DVD but I just couldn't be bothered to do the rest and just threw them out. It was a great relief and I don't miss them because I've forgotten what they were

[Matthew]

Mandolin in the classroom today - learned a few chords - did a demo with the guitar, mandolin, and ukelele. Rockstar Status!!!

[Jane]

DR Sam, what kind of place do you live in that doesn't have heat?  House, apartment, cottage, etc.?  None of the above?  You certainly don't need MUCH heat in Southern California, but you do need SOME, and I don't recall knowing of places that didn't have any.

It can be cold and damp near the ocean.  I believe Ventura is even cooler than Santa Monica.

Right.  The one place I lived where I experienced the "damp" cold feeling in winter was Redondo Beach, and I was right next to the ocean.  But the little electric in-wall heaters in the living room and bedroom took care of that.  And oh, to have those days back.  I remember the feeling of dread when I knew the winter electric bills would go as high as $45.

[Jane]

It was also the only place where I had, and needed, NO air-conditioning, the exception being usually one week around August when some humidity would build up, even there at the beach.

Our first 7 1/2 years on the East Coast we did not have air conditioning.

[Jane]

My teeth have been cleaned & the x-rays didn't find any cavities.

[elmore3003]

Besidesthe fact I have felt today was Friday, this day has been like walking through mud.

[ArnoldMBrockman]

And the word of the day is: CONTERMINOUS!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  HOWDY NEIGHBOR

[Jane]

DR elmore wishes tomorrow will feel like you are floating on air!

[Jane]

At my book group discussion I was told that Ray Bradbury is the reason his books are not available as eBooks.  I can understand his reason for this.  I just wish I could explain my need for eBooks to him.

[elmore3003]

I'm very excited! My friend Ben Davis' movie is finally being released in the USA!



The English version in the film is by Stephen Fry. I already own the PAL edition, and the film is quite imaginative.

[elmore3003]

DR elmore wishes tomorrow will feel like you are floating on air!

Thanks, Nursie!