Topic: I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP (Read 8824 times)

MBarnum · « **Reply #60 on:** June 26, 2014, 10:51:28 AM »

Quote from: bk on June 26, 2014, 10:37:57 AM

Other than searching for a particular title, how on earth would you find a Vera Hruba Ralston movie on Netflix. It's one of the problems. Those things never show up in the things on the home page.

You go to Instantwatcher.com

ChasSmith · « **Reply #61 on:** June 26, 2014, 10:58:22 AM »

TOD:

There are more false portrayals of music in movies than you could ever shake a stick at, but this sounds like the turkey of all time. I wonder what frame of mind I should be in, or what influence I should be under, if/when I ever decide to watch it...

MBarnum · « **Reply #62 on:** June 26, 2014, 10:59:20 AM »

TOD:

Popeye (the Robin Williams movie)

John G. · « **Reply #63 on:** June 26, 2014, 11:06:46 AM »

TOD2:

As much as I love Robert Altman movies, I must admit Quintet was horrific.
And I love Ingmar Bergman movies, but not The Serpent's Egg.
Fellini's Casanova was unwatchable.

John G. · « **Reply #64 on:** June 26, 2014, 11:27:15 AM »

I kinda like Altman's Popeye.

John G. · « **Reply #65 on:** June 26, 2014, 12:37:05 PM »

Photos from the recording of the OBC album of "A Little Night Music":

http://www.pinterest.com/MasterworksBway/stephen-sondheims-a-little-night-music-cast-photos/

Jane · « **Reply #66 on:** June 26, 2014, 12:55:43 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on June 26, 2014, 09:34:12 AM

Sooooooo many things yet to do to get our India-US group ready for World Beat this weekend. Our President and Vice-President are both going to be on vacation during the event so a few more duties have fallen on my shoulders.

That wasn't nice of them.

Jane · « **Reply #67 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:00:36 PM »

Quote from: John G. on June 26, 2014, 11:27:15 AM

I kinda like Altman's Popeye.

I did at the time.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #68 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:32:31 PM »

My bathroom is finished and painted!

John G. · « **Reply #69 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:37:12 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 01:32:31 PM

My bathroom is finished and painted!

Glory be!

John G. · « **Reply #70 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:37:54 PM »

There are rumbles that Mary Rodgers Guettel has died. But I can't find any actual news reports. Does anyone know if that's true?

Jane · « **Reply #71 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:40:42 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 01:32:31 PM

My bathroom is finished and painted!

MBarnum · « **Reply #72 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:40:53 PM »

I don't know about Mary Rodgers Guettel, but I just read that Johnny Mann of The Johnny Mann Singers, passed away at age 85. Man do I love his/their music!!!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #73 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:47:13 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 01:32:31 PM

My bathroom is finished and painted!

Excuse me? What's that? I don't understand. Can someone please translate? Tell me what this means?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #74 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:58:18 PM »

Oh wait. I've figured it out!

It means DR Elmore is going to have a great ROBERTA session tomorrow!!! (Vibes!)

singdaw · « **Reply #75 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:09:17 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 01:32:31 PM

My bathroom is finished and painted!

HUZZAH!!!!!!

Don't pass out from the paint fumes.

bk · « **Reply #76 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:14:28 PM »

Back from a lunch meeting.

Druxy · « **Reply #77 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:15:48 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 01:32:31 PM

My bathroom is finished and painted!

Congrats!

bk · « **Reply #78 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:26:13 PM »

The UPS drama goes on - this time they needed a signed slip from the person whose shipping number we use, telling them to issue the check to us. This he did a few hours ago. We'll see what their next BS is, but they're literally going to get five calls a day until they do what they should have done weeks ago.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #79 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:35:09 PM »

This is so sad: Richard Rodgers daughter Mary ihas died. I knew she'd been ill with cancer, but this is really upsetting.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Composer-Mary-Rodgers-Guettel-Passes-Away-at-83-20140626#.U6yTNmcbhMI

She and I were both huge fans of "Bye and Bye" from Dearest Enemy, and when I restored the score in 2002, I wrote the Act Two Intermezzo as a love letter to her. She was always very kind to me.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #80 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:37:14 PM »

I'm just trying to imagine how UPS would be moving on this with any less than the likes of BK on their sorry ass.

Can you see an ordinary consumer going through this? Forget it. They'd be making out like bandits on this stuff after everyone gives up.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #81 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:38:35 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 02:35:09 PM

This is so sad: Richard Rodgers daughter Mary ihas died. I knew she'd been ill with cancer, but this is really upsetting.

Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear this.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #82 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:39:56 PM »

Good lord. Julius Rudel, too, at 93.

John G. · « **Reply #83 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:41:38 PM »

So sorry that the news about Mary Rodgers is true. I always liked watching or reading her interviews. She was very intelligent, funny and frank.

I have a collection of her children's novels and think I've only read Freaky Friday. I may have to haul it out now and read another one.

John G. · « **Reply #84 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:45:11 PM »

Phil Collins is going to be in town next week. Apparently he has been a huge collector of Alamo memorabilia and is donating the entire collection to the mission.

My first thought was, if Phil Collins is in town, is he going to see his musical, Tarzan? I know it's not done everywhere, so this might be a great bit for the community theater that's putting it on. Well, nobody at the theater made the connection with one of the authors of their show being in town. Their PR person doesn't know what to do, and now I'm feeding both the PR person and the theater tips on how to possibly get the two together.

Ben · « **Reply #85 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:46:28 PM »

Also Howard Baker, a Tennessee Republican who was on the Senate Watergate Committee has died.

Steve Rossi, the singer in Allen and Rossi, the comedy team has died as well.

Jane · « **Reply #86 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:47:17 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 26, 2014, 02:35:09 PM

This is so sad: Richard Rodgers daughter Mary ihas died. I knew she'd been ill with cancer, but this is really upsetting.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Composer-Mary-Rodgers-Guettel-Passes-Away-at-83-20140626#.U6yTNmcbhMI

She and I were both huge fans of "Bye and Bye" from Dearest enemy, and when I restored the score in 2002, I wrote the Act Two Intermezzo as a love letter to her. She was always very kind to me.

I'm sorry for your loss DR elmore. Thank you for the link. I did not know her my name but recognize much of her work.

bk · « **Reply #87 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:57:22 PM »

Mary was a wonderful woman - worked with her on Hey Love (which I think I had elmore orchestrate a little for the recording) - she was a doll. I'd heard a few days ago she wasn't doing well and at eighty-four better for her to be at peace - a long and wonderful life.

bk · « **Reply #88 on:** June 26, 2014, 03:00:24 PM »

I got another supervisor on the phone, she acknowledged receipt of the letter faxed and said now they would do another search for the package. And I went BERSERK. I told her I was the one guy she did not want to do this with, that I would launch a class action lawsuit and that I had hundreds if not thousands who would go along with it, and that I wasn't getting off the phone until she gave me an exact date the check was being cut and sent. She heard me loud and clear, apologized on behalf of UPS, and said the new search would only take one day and that the check would definitely be cut on Tuesday and sent - and that she'd just put a rush on it so that I would have it in seventy-two hours after they post it. I wrote all of that down.

John G. · « **Reply #89 on:** June 26, 2014, 03:05:08 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 26, 2014, 03:00:24 PM

I got another supervisor on the phone, she acknowledged receipt of the letter faxed and said now they would do another search for the package. And I went BERSERK. I told her I was the one guy she did not want to do this with, that I would launch a class action lawsuit and that I had hundreds if not thousands who would go along with it, and that I wasn't getting off the phone until she gave me an exact date the check was being cut and sent. She heard me loud and clear, apologized on behalf of UPS, and said the new search would only take one day and that the check would definitely be cut on Tuesday and sent - and that she'd just put a rush on it so that I would have it in seventy-two hours after they post it. I wrote all of that down.

Ridiculous. I hope this is the end for you and the check arrives soon. Have you checked online to see if anyone is selling the CDs for cheap?

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