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[bk]

Had some pasta papa and a small Caesar for lunch - haven't had that in ages.  It was good.  Picked up one package, watched on motion picture.

[Jane]

Are you still going out for dinner?

[elmore3003]

And another young star continues to crash and burn!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Shia-LaBeouf-Escorted-Out-of-CABARET-in-Handcuffs-20140626#

[Jane]

Just reading the headline is sad. 

[TCB]

BK, your story about watching TARANTULA reminds me of going to see MR. SARDONICUS, except I didn't have a brother or even my sister to tell me when it was safe to look.  I had nightmares for months because of that movie and I still have no desire to watch it again.  It was a William Castle film, so I should have known better, but I went to see it by myself.

[TCB]

MOVIE OF THE DAY

I loved that movie!  Of course I had the hots for Doug McClure.

[TCB]

We watched Grand Piano a few nights ago, and howled with disbelief at all of the things bk listed in the notes. No one connected with the film has apparently ever attended a classical music concert, because all of those aspects of the film are entirely divorced from reality. Jaw-dropping, really. And the logistics of the plot make no sense at all.


There's bad, and then there's so bad it is funny. And this movie is definitely the latter.

Why didn't Mr. Cusack just play the notes himself?

[John G.]

For DR JohnG:

http://offbeat.topix.com/story/12765?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=12765

That brought up so many horrific memories. I mean really brought them up, the wrong way.

[John G.]

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 very sorry to hear this.  When I went to see Dawn Powell's "Walking Down Broadway" at the Mint Theatre in 2005, Mary Rodgers Guettel was in the audience.  She looked so familiar to me, but I couldn't place her.  When I heard her talking during intermission I recognized her voice from TV documentaries about her father.

Love Dawn Powell. Glad someone else appreciates her.

[Ginny]

DR John G, I had this retirement fantasy that I'd work up a Chautauqua portrayal of Dawn Powell, an unsung native Ohioan.  In July of 2010, I even met with a seasoned Chautauqua performer for advice.  However, a few weeks later I had a heart attack and my DP dream bit the dust.

[TCB]

Yes, I have attended several hootenannies in my day. There was one several months ago on 48th and Seventh Avenue that I missed.

Tomorrow's ROBERTA session could be grisly. I'm already getting defensive emails from Judy about "can we cut . . .?"  Please send good vibes! They may be essential.

Good ROBERTA Vibes for DR elmore!

We don't want elmore to end up in prison  for murder.

[John G.]

DR John G, I had this retirement fantasy that I'd work up a Chautauqua portrayal of Dawn Powell, an unsung native Ohioan.  In July of 2010, I even met with a seasoned Chautauqua performer for advice.  However, a few weeks later I had a heart attack and my DP dream bit the dust.

"My Home Is Far Away" and "A Time to Be Born" are two of my all-time favorites, and for every different reasons. Have you read Tim Page's bio of her? 

[Ginny]

Yes, I've read the bio and several of her novels.  My book group read MY HOME IS FAR AWAY several years ago.

[vixmom]

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.

I thought you were talking about  Obama  and Biden and  couldn't figure out how that was going to affect  your World Beat Weekend

[vixmom]

I guess I am still sleepy

[vixmom]

but not as  sleepy as last night when I apparently  was sleeptyping

[vixmom]

Bless you Laura,  for understanding me!

[vixmom]

My bathroom is finished and painted!

HOO and RAY!!!

[TCB]

Pretty much ever HHW get-together that I have ever been too......

Wonderful poster. And Ruta Lee, too.

AND Peter Breck!

[John G.]

Good night, all.

[singdaw]

Don't leave now, DR John G.  DR vixmom is just getting started.


I just grabbed a bowl of popcorn, myself.     

[singdaw]

[vixmom]

Don't leave now, DR John G.  DR vixmom is just getting started.


I just grabbed a bowl of popcorn, myself.     

 

[vixmom]

Man, I HATE when that happens

[vixmom]

I used to work for UPS   I worked in the tracing dept and late in the loss prevention department

[vixmom]

I can tell you the main reason things get broken is because when the packages are being sorted through out the building they are moving along on conveyor belts  10 - 15  above the concrete floor .. and if  there is a  jam  boxes can go flying over the edge and if they land on a  corner usually the box will split open

[vixmom]

Back tn the day  they used to have a huge  warehouse down  in Peachtree, GA where all the unidentifiable packages  and/or package contents would end up

my proudest moment  from my UPS experience is when I spent two whole days  calling all over the country until I was able to trace the contents  of a package being  sent cross country  that had never arrived

The contents were located in the Peachtree warehouse   t

It contained a wedding dress-  the brides' grandmother's wedding dress that had been worn by her mother and  her sisters before her


his was back before computers or even fax machines   so we had to do this by the bride describing to me in detail the dress, the packaging etc and me repeating the description  over and over until the dress was found


and we got it back to her pressed, cleaned and in time for her wedding

 

[TCB]

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/

Why do they keep saying a "young" Stephen Sondheim, but they don't say a young Len Cariou or an old Hemione Gingold?

[singdaw]

Have some cupcake with that frosting...

[vixmom]

I can't think of any dumb movies othe than every popular movie now  being made


but I started thinking about John Cusack movies