Topic: WONDERFUL GIFTS FROM ABOVE (Read 19420 times)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:10:10 AM »

Leaving for a bit....but I shall return shortly.....

elmore3003 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:10:43 AM »

Good morning, all! I am off to City Center to see Joshie before I head down to Toyland.

I've heard from Judy, so it looks as though we have a September between Sept 7 and 23 to record in Dublin, if that's how the plan of attack is to go. I'm hoping this will be the case. I've sent emils to one and all concerned with a proposed schedule. And that's this morning's situation. I am off to work.

TOD
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
DEAD OF NIGHT
KIND HEARTS & CORONETS
THE LADYKILLERS
THE HORSE'S MOUTH
TOM JONES
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
MARAT/SADE
THE BRIDES OF DRACULA
VAMPIRE CIRCUS
THE BELLES OF ST TRINIANS
BLITHE SPIRIT
THE INNOCENTS
MAURICE
A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Laura · « **Reply #32 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:18:57 AM »

Good morning. It is very cold for Arizona. Normally I wouldn't really mind, but my milkweed is freezing.

John G. · « **Reply #33 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:40:39 AM »

TOD 2:

Hope and Glory
Peeping Tom
Early Hitchcock, such as The 39 Steps
The Third Man
Many of the other movies mentioned

Jennifer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:53:16 AM »

BK, re: the patty melt not being good on the weekend. Did you mention this? Maybe they could show the weekend chef what the other guy does. Because there should not be that big a difference. I would have totally said something!

Druxy · « **Reply #35 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:53:31 AM »

TOD:

THE THIRD MAN
THE FALLEN IDOL
THE LADYKILLERS
OLIVER!
THE BROWNING VERSION
THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
etc., etc.,

Druxy · « **Reply #36 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:56:27 AM »

BK,

I could relate to your comment about going back to one of you older books and wondering how you wrote it.

I've often had that feeling when I've revisited one of my earlier works, particularly CHEYENNE WARRIOR.

Jennifer · « **Reply #37 on:** January 14, 2013, 06:58:28 AM »

Very interesting discussion in the notes about writing. You mentioned that working on the book every day is one big reason. That totally makes sense. Obviously you will finish faster. Plus I think once you get more experienced, it makes sense that you can do it in a shorter period of time.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #38 on:** January 14, 2013, 07:08:52 AM »

TOD:

Many already mentioned, but:

THE 39 STEPS
THE LADY VANISHES
THE THIRD MAN
DEAD OF NIGHT
THE INNOCENTS
SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON
ACCIDENT
THE SERVANT
PEEPING TOM
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
TOPSY TURVY
Many Hammer and Amicus films

Ginny · « **Reply #39 on:** January 14, 2013, 07:14:15 AM »

After a delicious lunch - fish & chips for Richard, coronation chicken sandwich for me - we checked into our fabulous corner room that's everything our room in Norwich was not. Richard is still not feeling great, so is napping until 3:30 and then we'll go out for a walk.

I have reason to suspect that I'm coming down with the class cold, too...

ChasSmith · « **Reply #40 on:** January 14, 2013, 07:43:02 AM »

What is a coronation chicken sandwich??

ChasSmith · « **Reply #41 on:** January 14, 2013, 07:43:36 AM »

VIBES for no class cold for DR Ginny!

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #42 on:** January 14, 2013, 07:44:05 AM »

TOD:

Korda's THIEF OF BAGHDAD
HOBSON'S CHOICE
KIND HEARTS & CORONETS
CAESAR & CLEOPATRA
ZULU
THE BROWNING VERSION
THE RED SHOES
SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS
...to name but a few...

Ginny, walk to the nearest Boots and get some Lemsip for your cold. Where are you staying near Westminster Abbey? Very much my stomping grounds about there.

John G. · « **Reply #43 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:03:26 AM »

Vixmom, judging chili in Texas is different from judging chili elsewhere. You have a definite set of rules, such as you cannot identify the meat by sight, so if you're mixing meats, they all need to be ground the same way, so the beef looks like the venison, pork or chicken.

NO beans. Ever.

It's called a bowl of red, so you are required to judge the redness of it and how well it works. Not Red Dye No. 2 red, but a natural, chili-induced red.

Many do not use tomatoes.

I can't remember the rest this morning.

Matthew · « **Reply #44 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:16:01 AM »

Good morning Baltimore

Matthew · « **Reply #45 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:16:24 AM »

I'm not in Baltimore, but it seemed right at the time

Matthew · « **Reply #46 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:16:53 AM »

Welcome to Monday, now go home

Matthew · « **Reply #47 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:17:05 AM »

and that's all I's got

Jrand74 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:28:47 AM »

So many wonderful films for the TOD:

I will second and/or add:

A Night to Remember
Henry V (Branagh)
The Leather Boys
A Taste of Honey

Peeping Tom
The Red Shoes

And since we are saying favorite and not BEST:

The Earth Dies Screaming

Jrand74 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:29:34 AM »

And to add to last night's conversation - I like celery in my chili....if you haven't tried it....you might drop a few slices in next time and give it a try.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:34:55 AM »

Also thanks to all for the Globes updates.....I was watching DVD's and didn't see any of it.

Watched:

Some of My Best Friends Are..... mentioned here yesterday

The Leather Boys

The Night Walker .... also mentioned here in the last couple of days.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:05:16 AM »

Greetings from Toyland!

I had a nice visit with Joshie and Ben Whitely and Rob Berman showed up for a meeting. It was nice to say howdy to one and all and then head downtown out of their way. I am at Toyland for the next hour, I think, before I head home.

How could I forget either HENRY V? I love both the Branagh and the Olivier films. I alao like Trevor Nunn's TWELFTH NIGHT, although I'm sure how good a film it actually is; I think it's a lovely screen adaptation of the play.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #52 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:21:24 AM »

Quote from: John G. on January 14, 2013, 08:03:26 AM

Vixmom, judging chili in Texas is different from judging chili elsewhere. You have a definite set of rules, such as you cannot identify the meat by sight, so if you're mixing meats, they all need to be ground the same way, so the beef looks like the venison, pork or chicken.

NO beans. Ever.

It's called a bowl of red, so you are required to judge the redness of it and how well it works. Not Red Dye No. 2 red, but a natural, chili-induced red.

Many do not use tomatoes.

I can't remember the rest this morning.

Texas chili the best. And, yes, real chili does NOT have beans. Ever!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #53 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:45:32 AM »

TOD:

THE RED SHOES
BLACK NARCISSUS
THE FALLEN IDOL (only recently discovered this one!)
DR ZHIVAGO (Is this a British production?)
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
SMASHING TIME
GEORGY GIRL

There's too many. I could go on and on...

Jrand74 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:50:49 AM »

Oh.....

GEORGY GIRL for sure....and THE BLACK NARCISSUS....

Matthew · « **Reply #55 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:51:35 AM »

I'm off to work, then to lunch and then to purchase a new MacBook Air. But before I go, I'm just going to bitch about the lack of communication in the professional world. Not just music, but in general. All email programs come with a REPLY and SEND button and it's the easiest way (besides the phone) to communicate with people. Communications 101 - Reply then Send... the title of my next book.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #56 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:55:55 AM »

DR Matthew, there's also that invisible Passive-Aggressive button, unfortunately...

John G. · « **Reply #57 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:58:10 AM »

Vixmom, here's a recipe that's relatively close to a solid Texas chili, though I would probably brown the meat in the bacon drippings before adding:

http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Dakota_s-Texas-Style-Chili-Allrecipes

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #58 on:** January 14, 2013, 10:06:00 AM »

My first commuting book of the year is one which I had started when it first came out, but for some reason or other I didn't finish--COLORED LIGHTS, the Kander and Ebb book. I was organizing my library before New Year and pick this book up and found a bookmark tucked into the CHICAGO chapter and I realized I never read beyond that point. Why, I have no idea--I recalled that I was enjoying it. But I've started from the beginning and I'm up to STEEL PIER now.

Anyway, today I discovered that David Pogue, the New York Times technical guru, once worked with the team as a musical director and is also a composer himself. I never knew that!

bk · « **Reply #59 on:** January 14, 2013, 10:08:29 AM »

I'm up. Woke up several times during the night but got a pretty good night's sleep. It's warming up because I turned on the heat at seven.

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