Topic: LARD ON A CHEESE STICK (Read 14167 times)

bk · « **on:** September 04, 2004, 11:59:07 PM »

Well, you've read the notes, you've pranced about the notes like lard on a cheese stick, and now you are ready to post until the cows come home. Aren't you just?

Noel · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:02:02 AM »

I'm confused. In order to get Panni to post a picture of herself in cheerleader's skirt and pom-poms, we're NOT supposed to post? OK, I won't post.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:06:51 AM »

Quote from: Noel on September 05, 2004, 12:02:02 AM

I'm confused. In order to get Panni to post a picture of herself in cheerleader's skirt and pom-poms, we're NOT supposed to post? OK, I won't post.

My sentiments exactly!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:09:23 AM »

Quote from: bk on September 04, 2004, 11:59:07 PM

Well, you've read the notes, you've pranced about the notes like lard on a cheese stick, and now you are ready to post until the cows come home. Aren't you just?

Note? What notes? There are no gnu notes. only ye olde notes - waz up?

Panni · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:16:42 AM »

I'm flattered, guys, but go ahead and post. My cheerleader's outfit is at the cleaner's, anyway.

Noel · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:20:34 AM »

Some time ago, some DR posed a question for Jose that went like this: What song has the same notes as Getting To Know You only with different note values?

I'm not sure who posted it; I'm not sure if Jose answered. But, what I'd really like is the answer.

(That is, as long as Panni's outfit is at the cleaners.)

Panni · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:27:47 AM »

Apropos of nothing, here's a factoid I ran across in an article about Jerome Robbins. Notice who first discovered his talent. (We're everywhere...)

Robbins began as a dancer, following his sister Sonia from Weehawken, New Jersey, to New York City, where she danced at Irma Duncan and Senya Gluck-Sandor's Dance Center. Robbins observed classes until he was eventually taken on as a company apprentice. By the late 1930s he was performing with the Dance Center and was versed in Asian dance traditions, flamenco, and classical ballet.
Gluck-Sandor noticed Robbins's varied talents. "He was eighteen or nineteen at the time. I needed a copy of Hamlet and borrowed his. Besides his notes, the margins were full of music he composed. He was always writing stories. He did wood carving and also drew. He had what you might call a photographic memory. Once he saw something, he could do it backwards."

And on that note (b-flat)...Good-night!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:37:51 AM »

AN APPROPRIATE SUNDAY LEVITY

Toward the end of the service, A Pastor asked his congregation, "how many of you have forgiven their enemies"?

About half held up their hands. He then repeated his question. As it was past lunchtime, this time about 80 percent held up their hands. Impatiently, he repeated his question again. All responded, except one small elderly lady.

"Mrs. Jones?" inquired the preacher, Are you not willing to forgive your enemies? >

"I don't have any." she replied. smiling sweetly.

"Mrs. Jones, That is very unusual. How old are you?"

"Ninety-three." she replied.

"Oh Mrs. Jones, what a blessing and a lesson to us all you are. Would you please come down in front of this congregation and tell us all how person can live ninety-three years and not have an enemy in the world."

The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, faced the congregation, and said:

"I outlived the bitches."

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2004, 12:43:35 AM »

Since there still are know gnu notes, and our probably sweaty host is off searching for a shower, I shall retire and ponder the meaning of "Lard on a Cheese Stick".

der Brucer

bk · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2004, 01:20:09 AM »

New notes have been up since midnight, albeit with the wrong date on them, which I've fixed. Of course, Panni could have told you that, but she was too busy thinking about her pom poms.

Jennifer · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2004, 05:18:35 AM »

DR Francois: thanks for the link for the candied orange peel. I wonder if I can buy that here?

What exactly does it taste like?

Also thanks for the waterbed link. I am at wit's end. And I REALLY appreciate it.

That is a great site you gave me. Only problem is I don't see the 54' X 74' double size here.

Jennifer · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2004, 06:47:07 AM »

Waterbed saga continues.

Well things are looking up, sort of.

It turns out I measured my bed incorrectly. It IS '54 X '84 (and not '54 X '74 as I had thought). I cannot believe I did that.

Truth is there are still not too many online sellers that have double. But I have found one (expressbeds). Only problem is they only ship within the US. But at least it's a start. I may just email them and beg them to ship it to me. Or else I will have to find someone who can be a go between.

Another weird thing (and this is really weird to me), is that I had found 2 other sites yesterday that sold double beds. But they are both down today. (one was waterbedmattresses.com and the other was e-waterbeds.com). I think I must officially be going crazy.

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2004, 07:34:04 AM »

It’s unusual when Sondheim’ contribution to a show is the least important, but that’s the case with THE FROGS which is neither the disaster that some critics led me to believe nor an important addition to the Sondheim ouvre. The score is mostly new, using only some of the songs from the swimming pool version. The highlights are the familiar opening number “Invocation” (with a lot of new lyrics) and a beautiful new ballad ”Ariadne” which ranks among Sondheim’s best ballads. Most of the rest of the score sounds vaguely like other Sondheim songs, though I think this is as much the fault of Jonathan Tunick’s orchestrations as the songs themselves.

The book is very funny and very topical with so many anti-Bush jokes (although only one uses the word “Bush”) that it is obvious why this was not on the Republican’s list of approved viewing. Since the show ran two-hours-and-twenty-two minutes, it’s obvious that there has been a lot of trimming since the over-three-hour version that played the first preview. Much of it is very funny.

I enjoyed Nathan Lane more than in THE PRODUCERS, but the show belongs to Roger Bart who took over from some “Saturday Night Live” comic on three day’s rehearsal and by now has made the part totally his own. The supporting cast consists of several excellent cameo performances and a chorus.

The show is very lavish, especially for a non-profit theatre and a limited run. In fact, with the puppets, bungee jumping, trapeze flying, etc. it’s as if Susan Stroman didn’t trust the material and was trying to “razzle dazzle” the audience. Of course it is also the least-effective Stroman choreography within recent memory.

THE FROGS is based on a play by Aristophanes, and I was amazed at how similar the basic plot was to another Aristophanes play, PEACE, musicalized in the late 60s by Al Carmines. Both involve a trip to another world as an effort to stop war. How little things have changed since 405BC.

I don’t think there will be the same new or revival debate with the TONY® judges that there was with ASSASINS, but I don’t think it will matter. The only thing Tony®-worthy is Roger Bart’s performance, and I hope he is remembered next spring.

Panni · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2004, 07:47:41 AM »

Quote from: bk on September 05, 2004, 01:20:09 AM

New notes have been up since midnight, albeit with the wrong date on them, which I've fixed. Of course, Panni could have told you that, but she was too busy thinking about her pom poms.

I don't know from dates. I live outside of time. If someone tells me it's the 4th, I believe them. But it's true that thoughts of pom-poms (and pommes frites and even Pomeranians) have occupied my mind of late.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:08:17 AM »

Quote from: bk on September 05, 2004, 01:20:09 AM

New notes have been up since midnight, albeit with the wrong date on them, which I've fixed. Of course, Panni could have told you that, but she was too busy thinking about her pom poms.

Far be it from me to say "Pants on fire!", but here on the East Coast at 12:40 PDT the notes were still yesterday's - with the HOT Stuff content and no link to the discussion board - trust em, I perused them dilgently to search for the meaning of life and LARD on a Cheese Stick.

der griping Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:27:17 AM »

Oh dear - remakes!

~~Ding~~ King Kong:

Quote

Filling Big Shoes in 'King Kong' Remake
Saturday, September 04, 2004

WELLINGTON, New Zealand —
...
New Zealand's Jackson, now 40 and with three Oscars for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, said the star-studded, multimillion-dollar remake will have some major changes from the 1933 original.

There will be much greater character development — particularly for the "very battered (and) ancient ... gorilla."

"He's a very old gorilla and he's never felt a single bit of empathy for another living creature during his long ... brutal life," Jackson said.

Scriptwriters had put a lot of thought into exploring what would happen if a relationship formed between an aging, brutalized gorilla and a young woman.
….

Sounds like a Panni script for LIFETIME TV.

Der Brucer (~~darling Panni, the Gorilla of my dreams~~)

Matt H. · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:39:30 AM »

With zilch on television tonight (SIX FEET UNDER's season finale delayed a week, I suppose because of the Labor Day weekend), I think today may be the day for LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS - Extended Edition.

If not, then it'll be THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD.

Matt H. · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:42:35 AM »

Thanks for the review on THE FROGS, WEL. I regret that there were no tickets available during the weekend I was in NYC. I think I might have liked it quite a bit.

And I look forward to a cast recording which I believe I read was going to be forthcoming.

TCB · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:43:15 AM »

Why is it, that I can come up with loads of brilliant free-for-all topics during the week, but am brain-dead come Sunday morning?

I could, of course, write them down as they come to me, but that would require me to remember where I put the piece of paper with the topics come Sunday morning (an almost STERILE CUCKOO reference).

Panni · « **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:48:25 AM »

"Scriptwriters had put a lot of thought into exploring what would happen if a relationship formed between an aging, brutalized gorilla and a young woman."

Sounds like the story of my first love affair.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:48:32 AM »

Hmmmmmmmm...

I am not sure, but I think you can get Lard on a Cheesestick at just about ANY county fair here in Indiana from June thru August!

DR LAURA such lovely photos....and a nice photo from DRJASON as well.

I was on the MTI site on Thursday to check on something and DRJASON is now the Representative for Arkansas and several other states at MTI. He isn't the Rep for Indiana.....but the MTI site links were not working anyway...and no one answered the phone... "Maintenance" the recording said, but I faintly remember DRJASON saying that MTI would be closed during the Republican Convention....or did I dream that?

Extra rehearsal today...suddenly everything revolves around getting the school kid home in time to go to bed...I have stood around for hours in that damn monster costume and full head mask waiting for him to be blocked and RE-blocked and correct HIS mistakes ... sweating and barely breathing....like an actor in a monster costume....without anyone saying: "Are you okay?" Hmmmmmmmmm....so much for playing the title character! Oh welll....

I shall post pictures when I have some.

Free for all! Free for all..... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

I am sending my I LOVE LUCY SECOND SEASON dvd set back today to Amazon and they are going to replace them....but....grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

MBARNUM yes that girl can dance! But I am certain she broke her brain loose from all that shaking in GUMNAAM...she looks like she is about faint in some of the takes as it is!

No chat for me this week. Rehearsal in a monster costume!

Okay, here is a question: Who are some of the other DR's sports heroes, past and/or present?

I will start:

Babe Diedrickson and Jesse Owens, easy choices!

I also like Tony Stewart, a Nascar driver; Eric Lindros, whose hockey career may be over now; and the Williams sister who can play some mean tennis!

Matt H. · « **Reply #21 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:49:01 AM »

I ordered that William Inge biography in paperback this morning and am looking forward to reading it.

Remember William Goldman's sly reference to the homosexuality of both Tennessee Williams and William Inge in THE SEASON. He pretended he didn't know the sexual orientations of either of the men, but I find that VERY difficult to believe, especially to one who was researching the theater in as close a degree as he was doing. Yes, I know people's personal lives were not as loudly broadcast in newsprint and on TV back then, but theater people have traditionally been more open about their proclivities, and especially in Tennessee Williams' case, his lover was quite widely known in the theatrical community. He even dedicated THE ROSE TATTOO to him.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:55:47 AM »

Tony Stewart

Eric Lindros

Jrand74 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:58:31 AM »

DRMATTH - I think the reason for Goldman's not declaring the sexuality of the two men in question was that neither one had publicly "come out" even though at least Williams was open in his lifestyle. And back in 1967-68 when the book was published, declaring someone a homosexual might have been cause for a slander suit against himself or his publisher. I imagine the publisher allowed the "skirting" of the issue such as it was so it would be obvious without using the actual words.

Jason · « **Reply #24 on:** September 05, 2004, 08:58:47 AM »

Good day, all. Interesting review of THE FROGS, WEL. Personally, I thought the score was awful and Nathan Lane bored me to tears. I felt his "jokes" and updates to the book were incredibly pedantic, pedestrian and altogether predictable and it made me sad to hear Viagra jokes on Broadway. I hated the thirty minute Writer's Competition and the choreography was a mess. I agree with you that Roger Bart is by far the best thing in the show. There again, I've loved him in everything I've seen him in. I thought it was more entertaining, perhaps, than BOUNCE, but I have to agree with the critics on THE FROGS...it didn't do anything for me.

Wednesday I had a tooth pulled. No, not pulled - YANKED - from my head. I went in for what I thought was going to be a filling. About a year ago I chipped off a piece of enamel at the gumline from my second molar on the upper right side. Since I don't have dental insurance, I couldn't get it fixed right away which was fine because it never once hurt. Cut to Wednesday: The dentist is drilling around in there as best he can (the tooth was WAY back there - right up against my jawbone) and he says to me that the nerve is exposed and I need a root canal. Problem is, he can't get to the tooth properly because it's too far back, and even if he could do the root canal, he wasn't sure that they could get a crown on it because of it's location. Our other option - which would cost my parents about $800 less than the root canal - would be to yank the sucker out of my head. So he did. That was Weds. Things seemed to have been going swimmingly - I was doing everything I could to avoid dry socket, there's no real pain and I've been very good about keeping it clean, and then last night as I was gently brushing back there, I noticed some blood as I expectorated. Yes, blood. Does that mean that the blood clot has come out and I have dry socket now? I don't know what that means. My ear has been full of drainage for the last two days, but other than that there is no real pain in the area, and from what I understand, dry socket is extremely painful. Should I be worried? I don't know...

I'm going to attempt once more to post a picture of loverly Amish Acres in Nappanee, Indiana, where my best friend is currently serving her 9-month sentence as an actress at their theatre. It's beautiful country up there...I just can't imagine living there for 9 months!

Matt H. · « **Reply #25 on:** September 05, 2004, 09:01:21 AM »

Sports heroes? Well, I wasn't much interested in sports growing up. My brother worshipped Mickey Mantle and Arnold Palmer. My parents did likewise to Jack Nicklaus, but I really didn't care about sports and didn't really have anyone I rooted for or followed. Even figure skating, which I've always loved, didn't inspire rooting interest in any one particular skater. I wanted the one who skated best to win. I guess if I had one skater I really watched with eagerness, it was John Curry, the world and Olympic champion from Great Britain.

Years later, I did become interested in some sports stars: Lance Armstrong, Greg Louganis (even before his coming out), Mark McGwire, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, and now the Williams sisters in tennis along with Lindsey Davenport, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in NASCAR, and in skating Michelle Kwan.

Noel · « **Reply #26 on:** September 05, 2004, 09:01:45 AM »

I agree, Matt, that Goldman probably knew the sexual preference of both Inge and Williams, but, in those days (1967? 1968?) he probably didn't want to be one of the first to state this in print. It wasn't considered respectful back then.

And now, a bit of verse:

After ...Sheba and Bus Stop, Picnic and...Stairs,
The public was crying out "More Inge!"
The clamor of this was so loud, in fact
That Tom Ridge declared level Orange.

Jason · « **Reply #27 on:** September 05, 2004, 09:02:31 AM »

It didn't work.

Jrand: Yes, I am now the rep for Arkansas, Arizona, New Hampshire, Michigan, Massachusetts, Virginia and Oregon. The reason the site and the phones aren't responding...well, we were, indeed, closed for the Republican Nat'l Convention. I believe, however, that the Powers That Be told everyone we were closing for "system updates." We will re-open on Tuesday to piles and piles of emails, snail mails and phone calls beyond belief. I'm actually kind of afraid to know what we're going back to. I'm sure it will be a harrowing experience.

Last night I finished reading Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and I then read Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." After that, I started "Wuthering Heights." I guess you could say I'm on a reading frenzy.

And now I think it's time to clean my apartment...

Matt H. · « **Reply #28 on:** September 05, 2004, 09:05:24 AM »

Quote from: JRand54 on September 05, 2004, 08:58:31 AM

DRMATTH - I think the reason for Goldman's not declaring the sexuality of the two men in question was that neither one had publicly "come out" even though at least Williams was open in his lifestyle. And back in 1967-68 when the book was published, declaring someone a homosexual might have been cause for a slander suit against himself or his publisher. I imagine the publisher allowed the "skirting" of the issue such as it was so it would be obvious without using the actual words.

I'm sure you're right about the possibility of a slander suit, but what I objected to was not the innuendo but his (Goldman's) declaring that he honestly didn't know what their sexual orientations were. I just found it then and find it even more now IMPOSSIBLE to believe.

And the substance of his point was that two of the US's three leading playwrights were telling audiences in their plays about the nature of heterosexual love which they may or may not have ever experienced. How stupid and short-sided is that for an argument. In my opinion, that chapter was the nadir of that otherwise quite wonderful book.

Jason · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2004, 09:07:27 AM »

By the by...Mr. Sondheim and Mr. Lapine were in the office the other day. They send their love to all at HHW. :-)

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