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[Jane]

When I was eight years old my family took a trip to Mexico.  The hotel had a rather old and unreliable elevator that had a tendency to take breaks.  My 4 1/2 years old sister decided it would be fun, as children often do, to press all the buttons and make the elevator stop at every floor.  Her trick backfired on one occasion as the elevator stopped between two floors.  One man started yelling at her that the air would be sucked out and we would all die.  My sister was tough and stood up to people but  she was also oddly gullible at times and believed the strangest things.  I, the shy meek one had to reassure her.  A few other adults also yelled at him which helped.  I thought it was fun climbing out of the elevator, between the floors.  Best of all my stomach was very happy she never ever played that game again.

[George]

DR George, are you sure Rosemary wasn't Carlotta?

OOPS!!  (That's Spoo in Internet lingo.)  Mea culpa (a Sweeney Todd reference)

[Sandra]

Get better vibes to Elmore! ~~~~~~~~~~~

What If vibes, xylophones, and my brother's drum while we're at it to BK, Jose, and cast! ~~~~~~~~~

The only time I've been stuck in an elevator was a couple family reunions ago, when my cousin Jonathan stopped the elevator halfway between floors when I was in it. He and my brother thought it was really funny. They gave me six dollars not to tell anyone. I, of course, told everyone.

[Jane]

Speaking of temperamental, I would do a dance if I could get one to post.  This will be my 5th try.  If the image doesn’t take I give up.

[bk]

And have you found your "watching spot" in the theatre yet?  Or are you a wanderer?  And do you go backstage during intermission, or do you let everything go until notes afterwards?  Do you have a good stage manager?

I've been sitting in the last row on the aisle next to that gal who's been assisting me.  During the run I'll wander.  I sometimes go backstage at intermission, but never to give notes other than "good show so far" or "more energy".  I have an excellent stage manager, very on top of things.  His name is Dale Cooke - I've known him for years because he's married to composer/lyricist Adryan Russ.

[Jane]

Sandra I have often had the urge to stop the elevator, just to see….  Of course I have never done it-too chicken.  Did alarms go off?

[MBarnum]

Some interesting TV shows coming our way:

1st season of NIGHT GALLERY (that show always scared me)

1st season of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

All 26 episodes of FRACTURED FLICKERS (I know some DRs loved this show when they were kids...I don't think I have ever seen it myself!)

[elmore3003]

Some interesting TV shows coming our way:

1st season of NIGHT GALLERY (that show always scared me)

1st season of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

All 26 episodes of FRACTURED FLICKERS (I know some DRs loved this show when they were kids...I don't think I have ever seen it myself!)

DRMBarnum, I loved FRACTURED FLICKERS; it was my intro to silent film.

[George]

Speaking of temperamental, I would do a dance if I could get one to post.  This will be my 5th try.  If the image doesn’t take I give up.

Jane, I wonder if the site that you're getting this image from won't allow links to other sites.  You may need to download the image to your computer and attach it using the "Attach" box below the message box.

[Sandra]

No, no alarms. This elevator was really only supposed to be used by people in wheelchairs and stuff like that. It was operated by what looked like a lightswitch. The outer door looked like it led into a closet or something, and if you opened it (which is what Jonathan did), the elevator would stop. The whole thing looked kinda homemade.

[bk]

MBarnum, where did you see those announcements?  I will be on my way shortly, to do some errands, then to the theater.  

[JoseSPiano]

Good to see you posting, DR Elmore!  I guess the muscle relaxants - and the valium - are doing their jobs.

-I still remember when I had my first bout with sciatica a couple of years ago asking my doctor, "You want me to take how many Advil at once?!?!?  But doesn't the bottle say you're only supposed to take 2 at a time?!??!"  Who knew?!?!?  -Of course, the higher dosage was only allowable if I had food in my stomach in order to buffer the large amount of medication - otherwise, other medical problems could have occured.

And I still remember the first time I took the muscle relaxer.  I had never been on any type of medication like that before in my life, and the doctor "warned" me that although it was a "mild muscle relaxer", that I should stay close to home (not drive, etc.), and probably stay in bed the first few days while my system gets used to it.  Well, I still remember taking it, getting into bed, putting the heating pad on... and then waking up a couple of hours later.  Whew!  But, boy, once the muscle relaxer started to wear off, did I start feeling the "twinges" again up and down my leg.

-And then there was my second bout with sciatica a few years later where I started getting some twinges down my other (right) leg due to some of the overcompensating I was putting my back muscles through while trying not to put weight on my left leg... that was not fun either.

As I stated before, Sciatica Sucks!

Continued Good Healing Vibes!!!

[JoseSPiano]

DR MBarnum - I got your e-mail/PM.  I shall be responding sometime soon.  Thanks!

[MBarnum]

MBarnum, where did you see those announcements?  

At www.thedigitalbits.com under the upcoming classics releases by Frank Maxwell.

[JoseSPiano]

Oh!  I need to be getting ready myself to head to the theater...

Laters...

[JoseSPiano]

Some interesting TV shows coming our way:

1st season of NIGHT GALLERY (that show always scared me)

1st season of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

All 26 episodes of FRACTURED FLICKERS (I know some DRs loved this show when they were kids...I don't think I have ever seen it myself!)

OH!  "Night Gallery" scared me too... Especially that one sort of Dorian Gray episode... The lady kept calling the guy's name as he was decaying behind the door... Or some scenario like that (I haven't seen it in about 25 years!)... Of course, the name she happened to be calling was..."Jose?.. Jose?!?!?... Jose??!!... JOSE!!!"

-And to make matters "worse" - I was watching it over at my cousin's house... and it happened to come on at around 2:00AM, so... Let's just say I didn't sleep too well that night.  

[Dan-in-Toronto]

Hey DiT - did you feel like Doris Day in MIDNIGHT LACE when the elevator stopped?

More like Oscar Lindquist in SWEET CHARITY.

[DERBRUCER]

They gave me six dollars not to tell anyone. I, of course, told everyone.

Late night drum solos are are great payback!

der keeper of the Karma Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

THEN do a major prunning because ...

One "n" , dear. (Doubling the consonant shortens the vowel - but you knew that.)

der smart-ass-editor Brucer

[Jane]

Jane, I wonder if the site that you're getting this image from won't allow links to other sites.  You may need to download the image to your computer and attach it using the "Attach" box below the message box.

Same site that I and others use.  For some reason it doesn't always work for me.  

[Jane]

Sandra, sorry I asked.  That wasn't as much fun as I expected.  

[DERBRUCER]

For a good time call a fun animated cartoon go to this site:

Fun With Italy.

(If your on dial-up it takes a bit of time to load - remember to have your speakers on for the sound)

der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

Same site that I and others use.  For some reason it doesn't always work for me.  

If you are copying a link into the Insert Image "button", and a extra space often makes the link not work - e.g.:

img]face.jpg [/img will fail when img]face.jpg[/img will work.

[Ron Pulliam]

After correcting Panni's spelling of "pruning"...

Late night drum solos are are great payback!

der keeper of the Karma Brucer

One "are", sir. (Doubling the words lengthens the sentence and confuses the reader - but you knew that.)

The Turnabout Kid

[Danise]

Evening all!

Well the big news topic of the night is Bonny and Charlie.  I keep telling people we need a Prince and then we would have Bonny Prince Charlie but no one ever listens to me!

The rumor mill at work states we will not be coming in on Friday because of the storm.  We were even issued our Emergency Computer Protection  Equipment today (that’s a big brown trash bag to you non techie people).  The guess is we will spend tomorrow afternoon moving what can be move to inner offices/closets in preparation for good ol’ Charlie.  

Mom and I are ready so please don’t worry about us.  I bought batteries, water, Sterno and extra canned dog/people food along with bread.  I’ve topped off the gas tank and took some cash out of the bank.  The ease with which I bought these items tells me that people are not taking the threat seriously.  Those shelves should have been bare by now.  Sad.  

When I get home tomorrow night, I will tape the windows and fill the bathtub with water.  

I’ll charge the cell phones up tomorrow as well so if you don’t hear from me on the net due to a power outage, I will give you a call, DR Jane to let you know all is well.  And, as I told you, should things go really bad, I will throw Mom, the dogs and the fish in the van and make a run for it.  

I brought my Beta fish home from the office today just in case.  He has a feeder that would have taken care of him for a week but since you never know what is going to happen, I didn’t feel right leaving him at the office.

I don’t expect it but after the lesson of Hurricane Opal (who went from a Cat 1 to a Cat 4 in the matter of few hours) I want to be prepared for anything.

I think I can say we are safe for the foreseeable future.  Hummm, where did I read that phrase at?

Thank you for the answers, DR Jose.  It did help me to understand some things a little better.  

I was so sorry to read about your pain, DR Elmore.  Perhaps now you will heal.  Be well.

I go for my post surgery check up tomorrow.  The one where I was supposed to be released to go back to work.  Ha.  Ha.  

My hearing comes and goes.  At times (like right this moment) I think I hear perfectly.  Other times (like this morning) I couldn’t hear a blessed thing.  I am continuing to take the antibiotics and am hoping they will prove to be the cure.  The doctor did say it would take three or four days before I would notice a difference.  

That’s the news from my neck of the woods.

[DERBRUCER]

After correcting Panni's spelling of "pruning"...One "are", sir. (Doubling the words lengthens the sentence and confuses the reader - but you knew that.)

The Turnabout Kid

Well played!

[Jay]

Living in earthquake country has its advantages relative to living in areas prone to hurricanes or blizzards:  there's no time or energy wasted in the anticipation of the event!

[Dan (the Man)]

DTM, I omitted some details.

My sister was with me - nobody else. She had come in from New York for the unveiling of my mom's tombstone, and we had just returned from the cemetery. My sister is ultra-ultra-ultra (that's three ultras) Orthodox, and I'm near the other end of the spectrum. My sister has a heart of gold, but she never misses an opportunity to preach. I was on my best behavior, but when the lights went out, the elevator stopped, and the sermon started, I simply said: "Look, my nerves require total quiet in a situation like this." It worked.

So, does the scriptwriter get the job?

Well, okay, it's edgy in that Arrested Development kind of way.  I think it will work.  Give the sister a small York terrier that never stops yipping.

[Dan (the Man)]

DR Brucer,

Here's the scoop on the Hot Spot recording. DR WEL posted the following awhile back:


"I finally listened to the new CD of Judy Holliday in HOT SPOT and I have to say it is the worst quality "private recording" I have ever heard.  Unlike most of them which were made through the theatre's sound system, this was made with a portable cassette recorder from someone in the audience.  All the lyrics are mumbled and it sounds like the orchestra is in an echo chamber.  It's impossible to judge the score itself.  A few of the songs were recorded by BK on "Hey Love", a Mary Rodgers revue, and they all sound much better there.  The best song in the score (the Sondheim one "Don't Laugh") hadn't been added to the score when the tape was made but is included in a commercial recording by Phyllis Newman.  I'd love to hear Judy Holliday do it, but will never get the chance.  There is one song I know I have heard (it's not in "Hey Love") called "I Think The World of You" but I don't know where I heard it.  The CD ends with a demo by Rodgers and Charnin.  It includes mostly cut songs and none of them are any good.  However there is one couplet I find worth repeating:
  Communisim is a headache
  Democracy is the Bufferin"

This is a shame because the guy who is selling this on eBay has previously sold three other decent CDs:  live recordings of Zenda and The Body Beautiful (both of which have good sound) and studio demos of Look to the Lillies and Palaces and Pleasures.  I guess if the sound on Hot Spot is that bad, I'll pass it up.  Fun cover, though.

[DERBRUCER]

Warner Bros.  Records had the rights to record HOT SPOT but they passed on it.  A CD of a live preview is available (I have it) and of all the live show bootlegs I have in my collection or have heard this has the worst sound quality.  It wasn't even recorded through the theatre sound system like most recordings of this kind, but sounds like it was a portable cassette recorder on someone in the audience's lap.  Still, the material is interesting.  It's sold through All Music in San Francisco and on their web site.

Remind me to add you to my "Lifeline" list for future fact-checking jobs.  I assume the CD you have is the one I showed that was on EBay. I found a listing for All Music Services, but the website is listed as "under construction". I'm curious to know if potential buyers are warned about the true nature of the product they are purchasing.

Thanx for the info.

der Brucer