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[TCB]

Well NO ONE at the Healthcare.gov site can tell me when my subsidy payment will be made to Anthem....they told me to call Anthem....I said if my payment hasn't been made, Anthem won't know me at all.....they insisted.

I called Anthem.....they never heard of me.....

So I don't know if my policy will be in force on January 1, or not.....

Nobody knows nothing.....

The first payment will come out of the check you receive in December.

[TCB]

ASK BK


BK, by any chance do you possibly have one copy of the Bernard Herrmann CHRISTMAS CAROL/A CHILD IS BORN left in your inventory?  If so, I will buy it immediately!!

TCB, we're doing an Encore Edition in about two to three weeks.

Fantastic, because I lost my copy.  Or it was stolen by some Scrooge!

[Matthew]

So, I saw the National Tour of Evita last night.  I found it a bore, not to mention totally over choreographed - and not in a good way.  The dancing was a hot mess.  Luckily Che, Eva, Peron, and the mistress were all sung well.  It was obvious, the orchestra didn't have much rehearsal as they had 2 (almost 3) train wrecks - all recovered well eventually. 

I don't like the staging of the revival at all.  I realize it's a good idea to do a fresh take on an old show, but they really missed the mark this time

[Matthew]

The highlight of my evening was finally meeting and shaking hands with former DR Jason. 

[John G.]

Bummer. I loved the original Evita. Great stage images that I have carried with me for, what?, 30+ years.

[George]

Nicky seems much better today.  And his daddy has stepped back from the brink of panic!

Thanks for the good wishes for my NickNack.

Very good news, TCB!

[Ben]

Bummer. I loved the original Evita. Great stage images that I have carried with me for, what?, 30+ years.

I also loved the original Evita. Some of my friends could not abide Miss LuPone but there was something about her that made it work and I didn't have a problem with her diction.

This production, which came over from London and played Broadway last year is deficient in many ways. There were some good things about it (on Broadway) but not enough to save it. It was a huge hit in London which is one of the reasons they brought it over but something was lost in the move, much like Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang, I expect, which i saw in London and loved but here at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Hilton/Foxwoods/Lyric it just didn't work.

[John G.]

New study suggests that singing show tunes is a way of battling Alzheimer's.

The Guardian reports:

    Over a four-month study, the mental performance of patients who took part in regular group singing sessions improved compared with others who just listened.

    In the sessions, patients were led through familiar songs from The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, The Wizard of Oz and Pinocchio.

    The sessions appeared to have the most striking effect on people with moderate to severe dementia, with patients scoring higher on cognitive and drawing tests, and also on a satisfaction-with-life questionnaire at the end of the study.

    Jane Flinn, a neuroscientist at George Mason University in Virginia, said care homes that did not hold group singing sessions should consider them, because they were cheap, entertaining and beneficial for patients with Alzheimer's.

    "Even when people are in the fairly advanced stages of dementia, when it is so advanced they are in a secure ward, singing sessions were still helpful. The message is: don't give up on these people. You need to be doing things that engage them, and singing is cheap, easy and engaging," she said.


Read more at http://www.bilerico.com/2013/11/study_singing_show_tunes_helps_fight_dementia.php#H75Ei44mFL4RQbMO.99

[Ginny]

Back from my errands and a HUGE grocery shopping.  It looked like some people were shopping today for Thanksgiving, but I was just replenishing the items we'd let run out before our week away.  I also went to Barnes & Noble for the PIPPIN recording and to the bank.

[Ginny]

My bank errand was to inquire at my home branch about something I'd asked about at another one and didn't like the answer.  You see, on my October checking account statement they'd listed #1703 as #1763 (which was still in the box of checks in my desk drawer).  I thought they could just correct it electronically, but NO-O-O-O.  Five people now at 2 different branches have told me the only thing to do is VOID #1763 and not use it when I come to it.  I've had checking accounts for 45 years in 2 different states and had never seen this mistake and I think the "fix" makes it sound like it was my fault.

End of rant.

[ryacko]

Greetings, all,

My last chance to log in was actually Sunday, unfortunately, which of course did not work. Good to see things up and mostly running again. I've just had busy days out and about with auditions, and now being a good boy and working on my Kritzerland songs.

I hope everyone is having good days too.

[Jrand74]

My bank errand was to inquire at my home branch about something I'd asked about at another one and didn't like the answer.  You see, on my October checking account statement they'd listed #1703 as #1763 (which was still in the box of checks in my desk drawer).  I thought they could just correct it electronically, but NO-O-O-O.  Five people now at 2 different branches have told me the only thing to do is VOID #1763 and not use it when I come to it.  I've had checking accounts for 45 years in 2 different states and had never seen this mistake and I think the "fix" makes it sound like it was my fault.

End of rant.

Use that check to make a bank payment.

[Jrand74]

Well NO ONE at the Healthcare.gov site can tell me when my subsidy payment will be made to Anthem....they told me to call Anthem....I said if my payment hasn't been made, Anthem won't know me at all.....they insisted.

I called Anthem.....they never heard of me.....

So I don't know if my policy will be in force on January 1, or not.....

Nobody knows nothing.....

The first payment will come out of the check you receive in December.

Except that I don't owe anything....my premium is less than my subsidy....but I guess that means they will receive my subsidy from the US Government in December.

[Jrand74]

I hope I don't end up with a deficit check for December! 

[George]

New study suggests that singing show tunes is a way of battling Alzheimer's.

The Guardian reports:

    Over a four-month study, the mental performance of patients who took part in regular group singing sessions improved compared with others who just listened.

    In the sessions, patients were led through familiar songs from The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, The Wizard of Oz and Pinocchio.

    The sessions appeared to have the most striking effect on people with moderate to severe dementia, with patients scoring higher on cognitive and drawing tests, and also on a satisfaction-with-life questionnaire at the end of the study.

    Jane Flinn, a neuroscientist at George Mason University in Virginia, said care homes that did not hold group singing sessions should consider them, because they were cheap, entertaining and beneficial for patients with Alzheimer's.

    "Even when people are in the fairly advanced stages of dementia, when it is so advanced they are in a secure ward, singing sessions were still helpful. The message is: don't give up on these people. You need to be doing things that engage them, and singing is cheap, easy and engaging," she said.


Read more at http://www.bilerico.com/2013/11/study_singing_show_tunes_helps_fight_dementia.php#H75Ei44mFL4RQbMO.99

So, doing community theater is a good thing (especially for me...both my grandmothers had Alzheimer's).

[John G.]

I hope I don't end up with a deficit check for December! 

I hope none of us does.

[ChasSmith]

DR ChasSmith, was it last night that you asked about LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH?  I saw it in the 1970s and it was terrifying: frightening and very disturbing. It creeped me out for days. I own it on DVD, and I am too afraid to watch it alone.

DR Elmore, I've now watched some of it, and unless it pays off in some wonderful unexpected way, I probably won't be finding it scary.  Atmospheric, yes.  And "so" 1970s.  Which is kind of fun.  But also, I'm not easy to scare.  Back in those years, yes, but a report from me in 2013 might not be of much help in that regard.

[bk]

Back from a good lunch meeting, and I'll be helping the singer put together a club act, which will be fun since I like her very much.  We've worked together in many Kritzerland shows - Shannon Warne.

[bk]

And I picked up a couple of packages and did some banking.  Now, I'll relax for a bit, then try to finish liner notes.

[Ginny]

My bank errand was to inquire at my home branch about something I'd asked about at another one and didn't like the answer.  You see, on my October checking account statement they'd listed #1703 as #1763 (which was still in the box of checks in my desk drawer).  I thought they could just correct it electronically, but NO-O-O-O.  Five people now at 2 different branches have told me the only thing to do is VOID #1763 and not use it when I come to it.  I've had checking accounts for 45 years in 2 different states and had never seen this mistake and I think the "fix" makes it sound like it was my fault.

End of rant.

Use that check to make a bank payment.

LOL, DR JRand!

[ChasSmith]

My bank errand was to inquire at my home branch about something I'd asked about at another one and didn't like the answer.  You see, on my October checking account statement they'd listed #1703 as #1763 (which was still in the box of checks in my desk drawer).  I thought they could just correct it electronically, but NO-O-O-O.  Five people now at 2 different branches have told me the only thing to do is VOID #1763 and not use it when I come to it.  I've had checking accounts for 45 years in 2 different states and had never seen this mistake and I think the "fix" makes it sound like it was my fault.

End of rant.

Use that check to make a bank payment.

LOL, DR JRand!

He's got a million of 'em!     

[elmore3003]

Today, I did the laundry and finally cleaned off my work table. My apartment is a complete mess at the moment but I have a spot of work and I need to get to it. In the next week, I hope to get this place in order and uncluttered.

I'm exhausted.

[Jrand74]

Unhclutter vibes for DR ELMORE.....

[Jrand74]

I am now going to watch Miss Mamie Van Doren and Miss June Wilkinson in THE CANDIDATE!

[MBarnum]

I remember LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH to be very creepy, when I saw it as a kid.

[MBarnum]

I am now going to watch Miss Mamie Van Doren and Miss June Wilkinson in THE CANDIDATE!

How did your copy get there so fast! Maybe you got my copy by mistake.

[George]

Well, I think that we can all give a big sigh of relief...BK's landlord is NOT January Jones' Baby Daddy.

 

[Ron Pulliam]

My Ontrac carrier just delivered a package:

The Blu ray disc of "The Slipper and the Rose".

Oh, boy!

[bk]

Down again - I have just read these people the riot act and told them if they have to put us at a different data center on our own server where we will NEVER have a problem again that they'd better damn well do it and do it right now.  I said if this data center is so inept then they need to get away from there today.