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[MBarnum]

DR Jane, I am always disppointed when a Chinese restaurant does not look "stereotypically" Chinese.

Also, if the place is playing non-Chinese music inside.

[Jrand74]

Vibes for Freddy the Cat.  Merlin the Magicakal Kat also drinks from the dripping faucet.

[MBarnum]

Page 5 Chinese restaurant dance

[MBarnum]

Thanks, DR JRand!

[Jrand74]

Nice photo DR RLP.

The Automat was in THAT TOUCH OF MINK and not LOVER COME BACK.....remember Audrey Meadows worked there and kept slapping Gig Young and throwing pies in his face when he tried to eat there.....she thought he was the one after Doris.....

[Jane]

I do have other stuff from the Kiru and will post it.

I look forward to it.

[ChasSmith]

One evening in the early '70s, someone took a few friends and me to dinner at a Chinese restaurant on or near Lankershim Blvd. -- which is all I ever remembered (rightly or wrongly) about its location -- and that damned place has haunted me ever since.  In my memory, it was a classic "nice" Chinese place, colorful inside and out, and I wish I could provide more clues as to its identity.  Why I never made the effort to get back to it at some point shall remain a mystery, but in those first couple of years in L.A. I didn't even have a car, and got to the Valley only infrequently, so there you have it.

[Jane]

DR Jane, I am always disppointed when a Chinese restaurant does not look "stereotypically" Chinese.

Also, if the place is playing non-Chinese music inside.

LOL. 

[Jennifer]

BK, I noticed in the notes that you mentioned you cannot scan any picture that is framed. Have you ever heard of a hand held scanner wand?

Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/VuPoint-Solutions-Portable-Scanner-PDS-ST410-VP/dp/B002R0BFAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1372099701&sr=1-1&keywords=handheld+scanner+wand

[Jane]

Interesting.  I wonder how well it works.

[Ron Pulliam]

Nice photo DR RLP.

The Automat was in THAT TOUCH OF MINK and not LOVER COME BACK.....remember Audrey Meadows worked there and kept slapping Gig Young and throwing pies in his face when he tried to eat there.....she thought he was the one after Doris.....

I do remember that.  Thanks for the correction.

[Jane]

Bruce I see you are now a member of the Hamilton facebook page.  Did you request the invite or did Jackie just add you without asking?

[bk]

Back from some chicken tenders.  I'll do a jog around three.

[ChasSmith]

For those who know their Cincinnati:

Here's the last remaining vestige (as of about a decade ago) of a Chinese restaurant (name unknown) I was taken to twice in the mid-1970s.  It was of somewhat more modern design, being situated in what I vaguely recall was a thriving mall or shopping center, but as the signage indicates, it was a nice place.  When I drove by in search of it some years later, that entire shopping structure seemed to have been abandoned by the retail world and was being used for community services of one kind or another.  I guess this is what was/is now called Swifton Commons, located on the east side of Reading Road.



And as long as we're into past glories of Cincinnati, I believe this site is just north of the long gone but fabled and eclectic Carousel Motel.

[George]

Recent episodes of MAD MEN have included scenes in the lobby of the General Motors building in Detroit.  My father worked in that building from 1953-1967 and I have vivid memories of the cars on display like we saw last night.  I also remember the model cars like the one Bob brought to Joan's little boy.  And I remember cellophane-wrapped, cherry-flavored hard candies in the shape of the Chevy logo...

SPOILERS!!! 

I haven't watched last night's episode yet!!

[George]

[George]

DR George I'm glad your friend is still alive and found you yesterday.

Thanks, Jane!

[Jane]

I attempted to find photos of some of the "classic" Chinese restaurants we used to eat at.  All I found were a couple of menus.

[singdaw]

Brass quintet tomfoolery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URtd0Fd5E8U

[singdaw]

Yes, DR George - how nice to reconnect to an old friend in person. And very sad also about your cousin, DR Ron Pulliam. But still nice to see the photo.


I forgot to comment from the notes about bk's new Kritzerland release. Sounds like it will be a great one!

[John G.]

Page 4 Pillow Talk ROLY POLY dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHd2ZPL_pk


i love when Doris Day is shocked that she's asked to sing another chorus. 

Just watched Pillow Talk last week and now have Man's Favorite Sport from the library.

[John G.]

DR Jane, I am always disppointed when a Chinese restaurant does not look "stereotypically" Chinese.

Also, if the place is playing non-Chinese music inside.

We have a Chinese restaurant here that people (not me) love and they play Italian-flavored music, specifically "The Godfather" theme in the background.

[Jrand74]

I am headed to an Act One rehearsal of ANGEL STREET - but we may finish early enough that I can head on over to THE DROWSY CHAPERONE for a bit....as well.....

[ChasSmith]

DR Jane, I am always disppointed when a Chinese restaurant does not look "stereotypically" Chinese.

Also, if the place is playing non-Chinese music inside.

We have a Chinese restaurant here that people (not me) love and they play Italian-flavored music, specifically "The Godfather" theme in the background.

Oy!!!

[Ginny]

Recent episodes of MAD MEN have included scenes in the lobby of the General Motors building in Detroit.  My father worked in that building from 1953-1967 and I have vivid memories of the cars on display like we saw last night.  I also remember the model cars like the one Bob brought to Joan's little boy.  And I remember cellophane-wrapped, cherry-flavored hard candies in the shape of the Chevy logo...

SPOILERS!!! 

I haven't watched last night's episode yet!!

No major spills here, DR George - just a couple of things to watch for.  The candies don't have anything to do with the show, but they were just the kind of thing the Mad Men would dream up.

[Ginny]

DR Vixmom's new "do" is quite becoming!

[MBarnum]

I would like to go to a Chinese restuarant that plays the soundtrack (or cast album) for FLOWER DRUM SONG.

[ChasSmith]

Music to eat Chop Suey by.

[elmore3003]

And I am home. I spent to much time cutting and pasting several orchestra parts for better page turns. It's one of the more frustrating things Finale cannot do, and my copyists are pianists who may be conscious of page turns, but are not necessarily savvy on where the turns should come. When you've got three copies of the same violin part, each needing a different turning point, Finale totally screws you up.

[MBarnum]

Regarding my earlier comments today, I want to make it clear that I adore and love Mamie Van Doren, and have since I was a kid. It is just that some of her movies are not of the same calibre as, say, GUNS, GIRLS, AND GANGSTERS.