Topic: TWIRLING A BATON WHILST SINGING YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS AND DOING THE SPLITS (Read 6069 times)

Ginny · « **Reply #30 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:08:45 AM »

Tuesday morning greetings! Today's supposed to be a tend-to-Mom day, but it's supposed to snow this afternoon. We'll see...

John G. · « **Reply #31 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:08:55 AM »

ChasSmith · « **Reply #32 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:09:56 AM »

Quote from: Druxy on March 25, 2014, 06:52:23 AM

Quote from: ChasSmith on March 25, 2014, 06:42:24 AM
I loved SAVING MR. BANKS, too, and brought the Blu-ray home the other day. My only regret is that Disney was so stingy with extra material -- all of 17 minutes worth. Those 17 are wonderful, especially because of Richard Sherman's participation.....but for someone who would watch 17 hours of material on Walt, those days at Disney, the creation of that film, and you name it, it's but a shot glass of water to a man crawling in the desert.

I got the DVD and the only extra was a deleted scene of "The Nanny Song".

Oy! I hadn't looked into deleted scenes. Just checked, and I have that song and two other things. Sorry, DR Druxy!

What's additionally odd is that they didn't release this as a combo pack with both formats. I could be wrong, but I thought they'd been doing that with everything these past few years.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #33 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:13:03 AM »

Sounds like Disney is bitch-slapping their DVD customers, but good.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #34 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:14:56 AM »

We are "supposed" to be getting only an inch of snowfall from this otherwise incredible storm overnight. I will be very grateful if that's true.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:16:56 AM »

Good morning, all! Come on, 2014! After screwing up half of my 2013, I'm waiting on you to become a halfway decent year and you are failing. I am sick of aches and apartment issues, and really sick of being under the weather. This cold is no fun at all, and I am sick of the entire goddam mess. I'm going back to bed.

singdaw · « **Reply #36 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:31:03 AM »

It does make one wonder...

singdaw · « **Reply #37 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:35:05 AM »

I forgot to mention how much I am enjoying DR Dan M's "on this day in ____" posts.

Ginny · « **Reply #38 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:58:48 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 25, 2014, 07:31:03 AM

It does make one wonder...

Could mean anything...

I had to share this on Facebook, with the caption "Writing prompt for Librarians' Creative Writing Workshop - Go!" Watch this space for responses...

MBarnum · « **Reply #39 on:** March 25, 2014, 08:42:17 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 25, 2014, 07:35:05 AM

I forgot to mention how much I am enjoying DR Dan M's "on this day in ____" posts.

I am, too!

MBarnum · « **Reply #40 on:** March 25, 2014, 08:48:04 AM »

I don't recall if anyone mentioned it or not, but actress Patrice Wymore passed away.

Many know her as the wife of Erroll Flynn, but I remember her best as the lead opposite Rex Reason in THE SAD HORSE, and for showing up on TV shows like Perry Mason.

MBarnum · « **Reply #41 on:** March 25, 2014, 08:48:24 AM »

Vibes for you DR Larry!

MBarnum · « **Reply #42 on:** March 25, 2014, 08:57:02 AM »

Oh goodness, and just now I learn that yesteryear Bollywood actress Nanda passed away today at age 75!

Nanda is an actress that some here will know, as she was the leading lady in the 1965 Hindi film GUMNAAM which is a remake of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE and is a film that both JRand and BK have enjoyed.

She started out as Baby Nanda when she entered films at age 8 and went on to leading lady status appearing in many films. She never married, and I think she left films in the early 70s.

bk · « **Reply #43 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:14:44 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - barely.

bk · « **Reply #44 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:16:06 AM »

Re the oreos sign - this is the new thing on Facebook - none of these things are real - they're all photoshopped - someone last night posted a sign from Santa Cruz saying Yoga would be subject to a fine due to a city ordinance. I called fake and someone posted the real sign pre-photoshopping - obviously nothing to do with Yoga.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #45 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:35:59 AM »

GUMNAAM is terrific and so is Nanda!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:37:13 AM »

The washer and dryer have arrived and are now on the job! Thanks, Lowe's. Scratch and dent is the way to go to save some $$$ and get more for your $$$.

Top loading high efficiency washer and matching dryer.....Whirlpool....very nice. My sister is happy.

bk · « **Reply #47 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:38:17 AM »

There's this author fellow I've met - and he has a "blog" now - late to the party, of course - and he relentlessly sends out e-mails about each and every utterance on his "blog" - it's just so off-putting that I would never even consider reading it. I'm talking two or three e-mails a week. I don't believe I have ever sent out one e-mail blast about this here site, and I believe I have linked to the notes here exactly twice on Facebook when there was something of interest. I just don't get people.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:38:38 AM »

And in other news....

My wireless router arrived, I hooked it up to my wired router....and voila! My notebook is now on the inner web. I looked around a bit just to test it.

Remarkable. I think DR BEN assured me that it would work, so thanks DR BEN. Your expertise is most appreciated. I would never have thought it could work that way.

Ben · « **Reply #49 on:** March 25, 2014, 09:52:10 AM »

Glad that it's up and running and that you were able to do it by yourself. If you have a complicated set up it can require outside assistance but if all you have is a desktop with wired internet it should be easy enough.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 25, 2014, 11:19:29 AM »

And indeed it was.....plugged it in, attached to my modem.....turned on the tablet.....touched the wireless icon....and there it was.....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #51 on:** March 25, 2014, 11:21:22 AM »

When I got this "new" computer the Microsoft Office 2010 had not been activated, and of course the "key" didn't come with the material.....so after some research....I went ahead and got the new Microsoft Office Pro 2013...

It is working very nicely and I like the new interface.

bk · « **Reply #52 on:** March 25, 2014, 11:48:59 AM »

Page two? Really?

bk · « **Reply #53 on:** March 25, 2014, 11:49:36 AM »

Dealing with Abner casting. And waiting for Sandy and Lanny so we can go EAT.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 25, 2014, 12:56:54 PM »

I have almost two weeks before I have to deal with casting!

George · « **Reply #55 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:03:02 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 25, 2014, 03:48:07 AM

DR George - in answer to your question from last night...

Is the play by Bruce Kimmel? Because I may know a guy...

Actually, it's not. Although, I would love for TAO to do BK's "Deceipt."

George · « **Reply #56 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:17:43 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 25, 2014, 03:53:11 AM

This was posted last night on Facebook by Fred Barton. I enjoyed reading it, and thought some DRs might enjoy it, also:

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If you had either the bad judgment or bad luck not to have been in the Al Hirschfeld Theatre tonight, you missed four of the greatest minutes in Broadway history. Standing before a red contour curtain, Julie White, the co-host of BROADWAY BACKWARDS, introduced Patricia Morison, born in 1915, who made her Broadway debut in 1935, her film debut in 1939, and joined the pantheon of legendary Broadway performers in 1948 headlining Cole Porter's KISS ME, KATE. The curtain went up, and there she was, seated comfortably, in a resplendent gown, and absolute pandemonium filled the sold-out house for minutes and minutes.

Since she just celebrated her 99th birthday, I thought Patricia might just say a few words and call it a day; but I had heard a rumor she might sing "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from KISS ME, KATE, so I figured she might talk a verse or two. She spoke with great energy and wit -- and then the band struck up the tune and she SANG that sucker, full-on, full-out, with all the double-entendres in place, every lyric delivered to perfection.

A full two choruses and a half straight to the house, every laugh in place. She excused herself for referring to the next lyrics placed on a music stand, but she barely glanced at them while ripping through the next two choruses -- ending with a full-voice belted C above middle C. (Contemporary writers & women performers, take it from Patricia and Cole -- you really don't need more to bring the house to its knees, if you know what you're doing.)

She finished the song and and 1400 people absolutely jumped out of their seats as one. This was not just an indulgence for a 99-year-old legend. This was musical theatre magic from a superior pro and everyone knew it.

As the curtain descended in front of Morison, Julie White had the problematic task of restoring order. She let the house calm down for a minute – then, with her unfailingly impeccable, instinctive, split-second timing, she improvised: "…I'll have what she's having." Down came that house.

That's fantastic! I looked on FB and found Fred Barton's post. I know that HHW is a family site, but I think his next paragraph needs to be included:

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Then Julie White got back to business. Calming the house once more, she resumed: "The next performer…. is fucked." Down came that house.

George · « **Reply #57 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:20:21 PM »

Topic of the Day:

One novelty song that I only heard for the first time last year is one by Eddie Cantor: I've Got The Yes We Have No Bananas Blues...and it's very appropriate with today's notes.

singdaw · « **Reply #58 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:30:36 PM »

Thanks, DR George. I did not include that final bit of Fred's because I did not want to get in trouble here, but I'm glad that you did.

(And let it be on your head!)

George · « **Reply #59 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:37:52 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 25, 2014, 01:30:36 PM

Thanks, DR George. I did not include that final bit of Fred's because I did not want to get in trouble here, but I'm glad that you did.

(And let it be on your head!)

With what Larry posts here when he's really angry, you'd think this would get you in trouble?

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