Sad news about Ebert. I generally enjoyed reading his reviews, even when I disagreed with his opinions.
How sad, the news says that Roger Ebert passed away today. I was just earlier this morning reading an interview with him about how his cancer had come back.
I guess people know my admiration for Stritch . I even had "stritchfan" as my twitter handle until my twiiter was hacked [amid the online nonsense, it seems] and lost as my handle last October.If it's Ok, here's my salute to Stritch - which I put yesterday afternoon way down in the comments box under Stephen Holden's Times article, the article which is at:http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/a-notable-audience-for-elaine-stritch-at-the-carlyle/Tune of I Never Know When to Say When -based a bit loosely on Mr. Holden's touching, insight-filled article, though of course Mr. Holden is obliged to deal with what he sees as the flaws for benefit of people paying the very high prices at the Carlyle for the rest of the run[Stritch]I’m having fun in hereA well-sold run in hereLook by the bar, seems every star knows I’m not done in hereThey hang on every turn of phrase, every rhymeThat says there’s never a time to call timeI may not toe a lineAnd I may blow a lineBut they don’t jeer, I make them cheer when I forego a lineIf I get controversial, it’s so sublimeNo, there is never a time to call timeNo getting old ain’t no crimeThere’s never a time to call time
We saw the marvelous "Passion" at Clasic Stage last night. Elmore's friend Rob Berman, who I've gotten to meet at dinner with him, did a spectacular job conducting, and I hope elmore got to see the show. Melissa Errico was out unfortunately. But Judy Kuhn lived up to the great memories of her Kennedy center oerformance, and Ryan Silverman made me wish I could afford to fly to oregon to see him in "Somewhere in Time" - he is that good. And such a featured cast - Steve Bogardus, Jeffry denma, Ken Krugman, and we're right on top of them, like in theior living room the way John Doyle set it up, really meant to be PASSION in-your-face! In a good way.Amy Justman did very very nicely. quite a fine compelling actress. Of course she is the understudy for both Fosca and Clara because she is so incredibly flexible that she could do either part. Would love to go back and see Melissa Errico, but it seems to be sold out for the run.
Coincidence - I don't think so: EXORCISTIC: A ROCK MUSICAL When a cash-strapped theatre company decides to capitalize on the 40th Anniversary of the theatrical release of “the Exorcist” with a parody rock opera, they unleash Hell. OPEN FISTJune 2013Directed by Ken SawyerWhy do I think that Mr. Sawyer and compatriots have seen a little web series. I will have a field day with this in June.
I think I am more of a Meryl Streep gal
Back in the mid-seventies, one of the local radio stations in Seattle interviewed one of the executives of the Altoid Company who was visiting Seattle. The reason he gave for his visit was that when they were calculating their world-wide sales; they discovered that the City of Seattle ranked as the third biggest sales market of all the countries in the world. So they had sent him here to find out how that was possible. The reason he found was that when the coffee market exploded in Seattle, people started looking for something to cure coffee breath at work. Someone stumbled upon Altoids and several coffee chains (i.e. Starbucks) began stocking them at the cash registers of all their stores. Thus started the Altoid fever in the United States.
From DR Vixmom:Quote I think I am more of a Meryl Streep galI think she would be a very good fit for you.
Roger Ebert has passed away. R.I.P.
OK, so far our cast is:Sally Field as DR JaneMeryl Streep as DR VixmomKathy Bates as DR GinnyAll Oscar winners...
"Hitler's Children" sounds very interesting.
Someone on that site we don't mention here posted the following link to a half-hour version of Songs from "The Grass Harp." Several of the original cast are featured. Wish the whole show had been filmed. But it's good to have this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8SZuO9mMsk
Quote from: John G. on April 04, 2013, 07:29:37 AMSomeone on that site we don't mention here posted the following link to a half-hour version of Songs from "The Grass Harp." Several of the original cast are featured. Wish the whole show had been filmed. But it's good to have this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8SZuO9mMskThat's pretty cool!
In the news today: Some communities in Georgia still have segregated proms!!!!Unbelievable.
DR VIXMOM so glad that your Tailgater worked out. I would definitely recommend it again - but certainly YOUR model is better than mine for volume and convenience.....although with mine, I guess you can hook two of them together.....
