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[Jane]

Jennifer my library eBook doesn't show the blurbs.  Sometimes books do but not tonight.

My e-books never show the blurbs but i wish they did. I end up checking on goodreads. Or I can go from my kindle onto amazon's kindle page to read it.  But sometimes I can't read it all because they give away too much. But i like to have an idea what the book is about before i read it. Just no spoilers, if that makes sense.

Yes, which is why I am careful about reading blurbs.  I have some on eBooks that went on forever so I don't mind not having them there.

[Jane]

OMG there is too much snow today!

Sorry.  We are having a nice spring day.  Good for me since I have to drive to Medford and get that horrid bone medication.  Last year it made me feel like I had a mild case of the flu for several days. 

[Jane]

Winter is yet...

Lovely photo.

[Jane]

Good luck shopping DR Ginny!

[Jane]

DR Ginny - were you offering up this classic at your recent book sale?

For awhile I saved the fur of our Samoyed for a woman who wanted it to make yarn or weave it or something like that.

[Jane]

I drank a ton of water before getting the medication to help reduce side effects.  I feel stuffed and am wondering if I will fit into my jeans.  Right now I'm wearing my comfortable work out shorts.

[ryacko]

Happy Thursday, all!

Congrats on the book's wonderfully quick turnaround, BK!!

TOD: A super hero junkie, I was.
Superman, Batman, Aquaman, and others. Archie too.

*sings* If they asked me, I could read a Nook, about the way you walk and whisper and look...."   

[ryacko]

SPACKLING A HOLE (in the Universe) - possible sequel to "Naked Space"?

[George]

George is missing out on all the fun.

Evidently!

[George]

He's probably off becoming a Mormon or something.

Um...no.

[George]

When did I pass 75,000 posts???

I can't believe that I missed that!

[George]

I don't know, call me crazy, but if you go to the Kritzerland site there's a big image of Red Gold and if you click on it you get right to the item page.  So, I'm a bit baffled why a) someone would click on "books" instead, or not use the direct link provided in last night's posts or today's notes.  It is indeed wrong if you go to "books" and Doug will fix that shortly, but for anyone who's interested in ordering, it's quite easy to do so.

I personally followed the link you provided here (which worked). But when DR Elmore said he had a problem I went to the Kritzerland site.  I was not on my regular computer (I was on a slower one) and the pictures with the books did not appear. So i clicked on books and then on the book title.

Well, glad to know of the problem and it will be fixed by this evening.

Also BK, the link for "Murder at the School Musical" is dead.

[John G.]

So, what happened to the plane?

[Jennifer]

DR Jennifer I did not read the funny blurb.  If I don't fall asleep soon I will begin the book having already finished my last one.

The blurb isn't funny. IT is downright one of the creepiest things i've ever read!

LOL I guess I'm glad I missed it.  I am having a bit of trouble reading this book and reliving my life since my shoulder was broken.  Actually I would have liked to initially have had it as easy as she is.  I bet she heals better too, well I expect so as she needs to shoot again to keep her job

Actually she seems to be in a lot of pain. So it is probably quite realistic. The creepy stuff is not to do with her but the other narrator and the other narrator's sister.

[MBarnum]

So, what happened to the plane?

You know, reading about that missing airliner the other day I came across stories on two airline mishaps that I had totally forgotten about. Both passanger planes that were shot down by overzealous military personnel...

One was a Korean Airlines traveling from Alaska to South Korea which was shot down by Russian military, killing almost 300 passangers and crew. I think this was around 1983

The other was a passenger plane flying from Tehran to Dubai which was shot down by US navy personnel killing all 296 passengers and crew (including 66 children under the age of 12). This one was in 1989.

Both incidents were considered 'mistakes.' What terrible mistakes! And scary to think that such a thing could happen (not that I think this is what happened with the Malaysian airplane...although, you never know, I suppose).

[bk]

Back from the lunch meeting and am awaiting the arrival of Nick Redman.

[John G.]

I was thinking the plane crossed into the future or the past. But I read too many books of that nature.

[Ginny]

DR Ginny - were you offering up this classic at your recent book sale?

Eeeewwwww!

[elmore3003]

DR Elmore:  Probably another brain fart, but what MOST HAPPY FELLA involvement of yours were you referring to?

Oy!  I should try to get to that.  And what else were they doing? 

Edit:   IRMA LA DOUCE.  I've never gotten to know that one at all, yet, I'm afraid.

In 2009 or s, Jo Loesser asked me to edit a new edition of the orchestra parts, since the old hand-copied parts were hard to read and rehearse, and that meant editing a new full score for conductors to use as well. Took about a year working with a grad student in LA who did the Finale work.

And I am home. Good rehearsal, I think. Rob Berman is such a fantastic conductor!  And 38 players for the score!

[elmore3003]

Good morning, all! I will shortly head off to the orchestra reading for Encores! MOST HAPPY FELLA. This will be the first time I've heard the parts played from my edition of the score. I'm a bit excited about it.
...

DR Elmore, should Richard and I try to get tickets for that for April 2 or 3?

April 3. If you've never been to an Encores! performance, you should go. I think it may be a pretty good production,

[Ginny]

Good luck shopping DR Ginny!

Thank you, DR Jane.  I did find a dress.  Picture it with a black, short-sleeved bolero shrug.

[elmore3003]

bk, I think those DRs were just trying to be helpful in alerting you that the website link needed to be fixed.

Oh, I appreciate the alert - just surprised anyone would go that route when the cover of the book is smack dab center on the splash page.

Well, excuse me. I went directy to books since I was in a rush. How stupid of me! Next time I won't go to Books. I'll check Filichia on Friday. Perhaps the link is there.

[MBarnum]

I was thinking the plane crossed into the future or the past. But I read too many books of that nature.

Or this movie, which is available on Netflix streaming...I love it!

Despite its humble B movie status, it has a wonderful, hard-hitting anti-war moral.

[MBarnum]

Well, I  broke down and signed up for Amazon.com Prime. They are going to raise the yearly fee by $20, so I wanted to get in before the price changed.

[John G.]

Here's one for all you kitty lovers:

http://baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/13/turkey_cat_adoption.html

[John G.]

That looks great, MBarnum. (I still need to work up the couple of vintage Bollywood posters I took in Atlanta.)
 

[MBarnum]

Of course the novelty of the free, two day shipping caused me to go mega-shopping.

In two days I will have not only Fred and Wilma Flintstone salt and pepper shakers, but Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss, too!

[ChasSmith]

Good morning, all! I will shortly head off to the orchestra reading for Encores! MOST HAPPY FELLA. This will be the first time I've heard the parts played from my edition of the score. I'm a bit excited about it.
...

DR Elmore, should Richard and I try to get tickets for that for April 2 or 3?

April 3. If you've never been to an Encores! performance, you should go. I think it may be a pretty good production,

Well, there's one lone single seat I might as well grab for that night.  I hope DR Ginny and DH Richard can make it then.  There are just a few duos down the same row (G, mezzanine) still available...

Now I've got to get the records and score out and do a little cramming for this one.

[Jane]

*sings* If they asked me, I could read a Nook, about the way you walk and whisper and look...."   

[John G.]

First slow day at work this week and spring break is almost over. What gives!