Topic: WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT LOS ANGELES BY WATCHING A VERY BAD MOTION PICTURE (Read 4741 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 03, 2015, 07:55:39 AM »

Greetings from Toyland! I had a major crisis when I got here, but I think all is relatively good now.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #31 on:** May 03, 2015, 07:58:44 AM »

Major Crisis is the lead character in my next hilarious sitcom.

Dan M · « **Reply #32 on:** May 03, 2015, 09:50:41 AM »

Quasi TOD:

Mr. BK raises an interesting if unintended TOD. What films have you seen that did a poor job of disguising the fact that they were not shot in the environs they allege their story to be set in?

I can think of many movies and TV shows that are supposed to be set in NY and have been obviously shot in Canada or L.A. with some very careless cover shots to give some illusion to sense of place.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 03, 2015, 10:16:02 AM »

DR ELMORE your dream does indeed sound like a mix of past performance memories that have melded into one......

TCB · « **Reply #34 on:** May 03, 2015, 11:34:20 AM »

Today would have been my mother's 99th birthday!

Happy Birthday, Gram!

Dan M · « **Reply #35 on:** May 03, 2015, 12:48:34 PM »

Quote from: TCB on May 03, 2015, 11:34:20 AM

Today would have been my mother's 99th birthday!

Happy Birthday, Gram!

Happy Birthday to TCB's Dear Gram!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 03, 2015, 12:54:29 PM »

It was a helluva trip home. The City has blocked off Sixth Avenue for a bike marathon so that the buses are detoured and i could not pick it up to get home. I took a tax to Eighth Avenue, but i didn't know where the bus srp was and missed the bus. I had to wait 20 minutes for another, and of course the goddam bus stop has no bench for waiting. It took me about an hour and fifteen minutes to get home and around 6:30 I have to head back to midtown for David Lutken's hootenanny.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #37 on:** May 03, 2015, 01:51:12 PM »

Good afternoon! I've been working on the yard the past couple days, getting it ready for summer. Lawn furniture in place etc. Today I planted a forsythia and some more hostas. I also planted some seeds for flowers for the monarchs, as recommended by DR Laura. Just before I planted them, I was in the back yard watering some plants and what popped out of the bushes.....a monarch! I was so pleased. I made sure to plant the seeds right away. It's supposed to rain off and on all week, so I wanted to get the plants in the ground and the seeds sown

bk · « **Reply #38 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:10:36 PM »

I'm up, I'm up. Got up at eleven, but just stayed in bed until thirty minutes ago. So, not much time to kill before being on my way to The Federal - usually leave at three-thirty.

bk · « **Reply #39 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:10:58 PM »

I'd noticed that thread wasn't locked just before coming to see the posts - so, it's locked now.

bk · « **Reply #40 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:11:06 PM »

Page two? Really?

Ginny · « **Reply #41 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:29:55 PM »

...and I'm home!

Jane · « **Reply #42 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:31:50 PM »

Have fun tonight DR elmore.

Jane · « **Reply #43 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:32:26 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on May 03, 2015, 01:51:12 PM

I was in the back yard watering some plants and what popped out of the bushes.....a monarch! I was so pleased.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #44 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:38:16 PM »

I'm so tired, I doubt I will be there long. I've invited some of the PAINT YOUR WAGON cast that I think might be good possibilities for "Christmas Up The Holler." I want to be there if any of them show, although i suspect they will know others there from other casts.

Jane · « **Reply #45 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:41:17 PM »

Another smoke filled day due to the controlled burns. I won't miss these days.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #46 on:** May 03, 2015, 02:57:23 PM »

I'm watching "The Dust Bowl" on PBS. I've seen it in the past, but it's been awhile. I love Ken Burns docs.

Dan M · « **Reply #47 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:15:55 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on May 03, 2015, 02:57:23 PM

I'm watching "The Dust Bowl" on PBS. I've seen it in the past, but it's been awhile. I love Ken Burns docs.

Quote from: Jane on May 03, 2015, 02:41:17 PM

Another smoke filled day due to the controlled burns. I won't miss these days.

Look we had "Ken Burns" and "controlled burns" (aka Ken Burns's rarely mentioned brother who scratches 35mm film to make it have that vintage look).

Cillaliz · « **Reply #48 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:21:49 PM »

I'd groan but that's not allowed here

Dan M · « **Reply #49 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:26:18 PM »

The THIS channel just started about 19 mins. ago THE BOND FROM THE BEGINNING MARATHON. As many times as I have seen the Bond movies, I can't help but watch them even when I catch them somewhere in the middle. Not all are great. I stopped following them closely after Pierce Brosnan. I've seen the Daniel Craig ones. They're just not the same. I think they're more affixed to the 60s/70s. Roger Moore's began the trend toward cartoonish reliance on gadgets. Timothy Dalton was dreadfully unwitty. I just think there's now too much reliance on CGI that the charm of the earlier films is gone.

Much of the miniature work in the 1960s/70s Bonds was handled by workmen/craftsmen who had perfected miniature effects working on the Gerry Anderson Super-Marionation extravaganzas such as Stingray, Thunderbirds and Joe 90. CGI still can look very fake. Well-done miniatures done in proper scale may still not look that real but they are real in the sense that they really exist in space, and so that is captured by the camera.

Jane · « **Reply #50 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:26:28 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on May 03, 2015, 03:15:55 PM

Quote from: Cillaliz on May 03, 2015, 02:57:23 PM
I'm watching "The Dust Bowl" on PBS. I've seen it in the past, but it's been awhile. I love Ken Burns docs.
Quote from: Jane on May 03, 2015, 02:41:17 PM
Another smoke filled day due to the controlled burns. I won't miss these days.

Look we had "Ken Burns" and "controlled burns" (aka Ken Burns's rarely mentioned brother who scratches 35mm film to make it have that vintage look).

I would rather have the controlled burns than the dust Burns was telling about.

Dan M · « **Reply #51 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:31:31 PM »

Major Burns from a controlled burn or from M*A*S*H would not be any fun either.

Dan M · « **Reply #52 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:34:44 PM »

I must have made my 1100 millstone yesterday.

[In Jack Benny's voice:] Oh George, would you please record my millstone? I know it's not major, but it's a round number, and I like round numbers.

FJL · « **Reply #53 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:37:37 PM »

Vibes to BK!

Jane · « **Reply #54 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:45:11 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on May 03, 2015, 03:31:31 PM

Major Burns from a controlled burn or from M*A*S*H would not be any fun either.

George · « **Reply #55 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:47:22 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on May 03, 2015, 01:08:32 AM

The Jerome Kern Facebook page says:

Quote
Jerome Kern was possibly the greatest melodicist who ever wrote popular songs.

Is melodicist a word?

No.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:59:27 PM »

We have also done a lot of yard work today....well my brother did. It's looking very nice.

Dan M · « **Reply #57 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:04:22 PM »

Quote from: Jrand64 on May 03, 2015, 03:59:27 PM

We have also done a lot of yard work today....well my brother did. It's looking very nice.

Does he prefer getting paid by the yard or by the yard?

Dan M · « **Reply #58 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:05:18 PM »

I know, I'm a groan-inducing bunny pastard today, don't know why.

Jane · « **Reply #59 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:36:13 PM »

You are entertaining today DR Dan. Does this mean you are feeling good?

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