Topic: THE STATE OF FLUX (Read 19214 times)

MBarnum · « **Reply #30 on:** August 25, 2004, 09:20:44 AM »

I am trying to book a plane ticket to Burbank but by golly the ticket prices are sky high! What happened...a couple of weeks ago they were rather affordable, and now that I need one...! Well, doggone it1

For ask BK day...I don't have a question at the moment. It seems I always think of good questions during the rest of the week, but when it comes to Wednesday and "Ask BK Day" I plum forget all the nifty questions I had thunk up. Maybe I will come up with something.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #31 on:** August 25, 2004, 09:27:10 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 25, 2004, 08:45:57 AM

Here is the famaily's latest "Lost Cause":

FLETCHER

Congratulations on the latest addition to the family! Fletcher looks like a beaut!

When I was living at home with the folks, we had a Siberian Spitz who went deaf pretty early in his life. Not that he let us notice that there was any difference--he always remained the same lively and lovable dog he was since he came to us as a pup.

Good for you guys for bucking this bizzare dalmation adoption policy!

bk · « **Reply #32 on:** August 25, 2004, 09:46:18 AM »

Quote from: JRand53 on August 25, 2004, 04:14:28 AM

MY question for ASKBK Day:

Did you see either WILD IN THE STREETS (out on DVD yesterday) or THE APPLE (out on DVD now - or soon, I forget) on the big screen, and can you tell us your impressions of these....uh....movies?

Never have seen The Apple, but I believe I saw Wild in the Streets when it came out and I don't think I liked it at all. But, I'll see it again on DVD and see what I think.

bk · « **Reply #33 on:** August 25, 2004, 09:48:04 AM »

Quote from: beckon on August 25, 2004, 04:55:42 AM

AskBK:

Have any of your songs been published? If so, where can one get them? If not, have you ever thought of getting them published?

They are all published in that they are all ASCAP and protected, but they haven't been published in a songbook. I have no idea if anyone would be interested in such a thing but maybe if What If is a hit I could talk to one of the Sheet Music People I know.

bk · « **Reply #34 on:** August 25, 2004, 09:50:03 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on August 25, 2004, 05:37:01 AM

I got all kinds of What If? questions today...

BK, I brought it up in chat the other night, but I locked up and missed the answer--are you thinking of doing a cast recording? Or at least a "keepsake" recording?

Will you be done with What If? once the run is over? From the reviews, I'm garnering that a lot of folks feel that the show has legs. Do you see an extended run somewhere on the horizon (or on the vertical?) Would the current cast be available or do they already have future commitments?

We are thinking of doing a recording. We are also trying to see if we're going to extend one more week at The Hudson. After that, they have another show booked in. I've also been talking to people about the possibility of moving the show somewhere, and I'd like to get people in from NY but haven't done anything in that regard.

Stuart · « **Reply #35 on:** August 25, 2004, 10:16:43 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 25, 2004, 08:45:57 AM

....He was picked up as stray in Brooklyn (but we won't hold that against him)...

Weren't we all, DR DB...weren't we all.........well, at least us Brooklynites!

Gunther · « **Reply #36 on:** August 25, 2004, 10:27:36 AM »

I would like to ask BK and DRs for information on transferring LPs to CD. There are several companies listed on the internet who do this. Any recommendations? Is it safe to mail your cherished LPs to such a company? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

bk · « **Reply #37 on:** August 25, 2004, 10:41:21 AM »

Quote from: Gunther on August 25, 2004, 10:27:36 AM

I would like to ask BK and DRs for information on transferring LPs to CD. There are several companies listed on the internet who do this. Any recommendations? Is it safe to mail your cherished LPs to such a company? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

I've never used a company to do it, so I don't know how or even what they do. I have a stand-alone (well, two) burners and do it here at home. I don't use the computer even though I have one in there, too. I gather there is a way to transfer LPs directly into the computer and then to use some sort of program should you wish to get rid of some ticks and pops.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #38 on:** August 25, 2004, 10:49:04 AM »

Quote from: Gunther on August 25, 2004, 10:27:36 AM

I would like to ask BK and DRs for information on transferring LPs to CD. There are several companies listed on the internet who do this. Any recommendations? Is it safe to mail your cherished LPs to such a company? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Hey, Gunther!

If you have a turntable and a home PC that has an audio input jack, I would seriously consider doing this on your own. With the proper software (I use High Criteria's Total Recorder), this is actually a pretty easy process.

Personally, I don't like the idea of mailing my favorite LPs, no matter how well I could package them. And then there's the possibility that any company that performs such a niche business could go under while they have your LPs in posession.

But if you do have to use an outside duping business to do this, find out if you can send a cassette copy to use as a source instead of the actual LP.

Jennifer · « **Reply #39 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:04:16 AM »

Hmmm, I wonder how many of us first started watching soaps because our moms watched them when we came home from school.

Re: the Chinese restaurant comment

I don't know any restaurants here that serve anything other than chinese food. Although at Chinese buffets I sometimes see fries or little hot dogs for the kids.

Jennifer · « **Reply #40 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:10:54 AM »

Hey DR George, THANK YOU! The video of Tiger Cruise arrived.

George · « **Reply #41 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:13:05 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on August 25, 2004, 11:10:54 AM

Hey DR George, THANK YOU! The video of Tiger Cruise arrived.

You're welcome! Let us know what you think when you watch it!

Quote from: Panni on August 25, 2004, 08:08:19 AM

As I now have a personal turtle buddy, may I say EEEEEEEK!

Maybe he's referring to a chocolate pecan turtle...in which case I think that even you might agree that it's delish!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #42 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:51:11 AM »

Good Morning!

-Whew! Yes, it's still morning. I ended up sleeping in a bit, even though I got to bed "early" last night - well, early for me... In any case...

RE: Chinese Food - Most, if not all, of the Chinese restaurants I've been to in the DC area and Richmond have an "American" food section of the menu. It seems to be geared toward kids, but a lot of adults take advantage of it too. And, pricewise, sometimes the fried chicken at Chinese restaurants is cheaper than it is at KFC, Popeye's, etc. Actually, in Richmond, the section of the menu with fried chicken, french fries, etc., is sometimes labeled "Special Foods". -I guess fried chicken would be a "special food" to a Chinese person.

RE: Cuban/Chinese restaurants - Thanks, DR Jay for that "reminder". My favorite is "Chinita Linda" in Chelsea. I usually get an order of "yucca con chicharron" for an appetizer, followed by Hunan Chicken for my entree!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #43 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:53:45 AM »

Well, time for me to get my day in gear...

Laters...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #44 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:57:46 AM »

OH - but before I go...

I have ordered fried chicken at Chinese restaurants before - well, from at least one Chinese take out place in Richmond. One thing I noticed right away is that the chicken is cooked/fried to order instead of sitting under a heatlamp for an unspecified amount of time. In fact, if you choose to order a half-chicken, they "warn" you that it will take about 15-20 minutes to get your order - and many people wait for it. In other words, it's "fresh fried" chicken - and pretty good.

Sandra · « **Reply #45 on:** August 25, 2004, 11:57:54 AM »

Dear BK,

Was Clyde Flummox an albino, or did he trade albino horses?

Sandra · « **Reply #46 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:00:49 PM »

Well, it turns out that this school keeps the working computers deep underground in the library's second basement. Figures. However, there is no Cherry Coke allowed in here, so I have quite a dilemma!

George · « **Reply #47 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:11:58 PM »

Quote from: Sandra on August 25, 2004, 12:00:49 PM

Well, it turns out that this school keeps the working computers deep underground in the library's second basement. Figures. However, there is no Cherry Coke allowed in here, so I have quite a dilemma!

You could get a flask and hide it on your leg with a garter...like Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot!" Of course, the cherry coke would get warm and, although some like it hot, I'm sure you wouldn't like it warm.

Jennifer · « **Reply #48 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:16:51 PM »

Okay now I'm craving chinese food.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #49 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:20:25 PM »

Quote from: Jennifer on August 25, 2004, 12:16:51 PM

Okay now I'm craving chinese food.

So am I. I wish I didn't have the Greek sandwich for lunch and had shrimp fried rice instead.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #50 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:25:08 PM »

What a beautiful animal....Fletcher....nice name, too!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #51 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:30:41 PM »

Hey MB why don't you ride down to Hollywood with Cal?

Matt H. · « **Reply #52 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:39:05 PM »

I have to agree with DR Dan (tM). I would not let my cherished LPs out of my house. Even if I had to put a microphone in front of a speaker and upload them to the computer that way, I would definitely NOT send them to some company to do this.

Matt H. · « **Reply #53 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:41:30 PM »

No DVDs watched today. Had some things I had to take care of early this afternoon and have an appointment in the early evening, so DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT will have to wait until I get back home about 7:30 tonight.

Matt H. · « **Reply #54 on:** August 25, 2004, 12:44:45 PM »

Well, as Gomer Pyle once said (more than once actually), "Surprise....surprise."

The theater right down from my house is now showing DE-LOVELY. I've been wondering all week if I should give in to my curiosity and see it, or wait for the DVD rental which will only be a month or two from now and save some money (movie ticket more expensive than a DVD rental.)

Matt H. · « **Reply #55 on:** August 25, 2004, 01:09:21 PM »

I have to admit when I was in college with a lot of time on my hands, I got very hooked on soaps. They were all 30 minutes back then, so I could see three a day in only 90 minutes. I watched DAYS OF OUR LIVES at 2, GUIDING LIGHT at 2:30, and GENERAL HOSPITAL at 3. I was an equal opportunity soap lover watching one per network during those last three years of college. Most semesters, I had all my classes in the morning leaving the afternoons free for soaps, but occasionally I had to have a 2 p.m. class a couple of days a week that would cause me to miss them. Of course, you never got behind because nothing much EVER happened in a mere 30 minute time period with time out for lots of commercials.

When I graduated from college, I dropped my soaps all cold turkey. I was too busy with my first year of teaching to think about them. For awhile my mom kept me apprised of DAYS and GH (she watched them, too), but I just gradually lost interest.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #56 on:** August 25, 2004, 01:11:03 PM »

This morning I went for a walk and this is what I saw:

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #57 on:** August 25, 2004, 01:12:44 PM »

I also saw this endangered Mexican gray wolf.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #58 on:** August 25, 2004, 01:14:41 PM »

Beautiful Dalmation, DR DB. I wanted to get a Dalmation once, but my dog-knowledgeable friend told me it would be smarter than me.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #59 on:** August 25, 2004, 01:28:25 PM »

As slow day for Christianity DR Laura.

Thank you as always for sharing your "walk".

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