Topic: A THOUSAND CHICKENS READING A TALE OF TWO CITIES (Read 6637 times)

John G. · « **Reply #60 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:05:20 AM »

TOD:

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Raging Bull
Lawrence of Arabia
Malcolm X
Sid and Nancy
Coal Miner's Daughter
American Splendor
The Intouchables
Hotel Rwanda
Downfall
Persepolis
La Vie en Rose

John G. · « **Reply #61 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:05:40 AM »

Three

TCB · « **Reply #62 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:16:17 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 21, 2015, 07:40:06 AM

Hey!

You caught me just before I started groaning.

TCB · « **Reply #63 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:21:56 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on July 21, 2015, 07:47:41 AM

TCB, I didn't know that close vision, being a whole different issue, could be corrected at all through any kind of surgery.

Well, that is what the doctor said, but he had probably already checked my bank balances, and felt safe offering the other option.

TCB · « **Reply #64 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:33:32 AM »

T.O.D.

LINCOLN
THE JOLSON STORY
THREE LITTLE WORDS
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
JESUS OF NAZARETH (TV; Zeffirelli)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #65 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:39:03 AM »

Thanks, everyone. I just don't think I have a "Gillette"-leading man voice....but then again, it's called acting!

I am reading about the castle DR CHAS SMITH, it is most fascinating....

DR TCB - there is sort of a resemblance....although I will need a nice new hairpiece that I can part in the middle.....

TCB · « **Reply #66 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:39:35 AM »

John, THE INTOUCHABLES is a true story?

TCB · « **Reply #67 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:40:39 AM »

Quote from: Jrand64 on July 21, 2015, 08:39:03 AM

Thanks, everyone. I just don't think I have a "Gillette"-leading man voice....but then again, it's called acting!

I am reading about the castle DR CHAS SMITH, it is most fascinating....

DR TCB - there is sort of a resemblance....although I will need a nice new hairpiece that I can part in the middle.....

You certainly do have the voice.

Druxy · « **Reply #68 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:48:59 AM »

I also love THE JOLSON STORY/JOLSON SINGS AGAIN, as well as YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.

However, I would not consider either one of them to be a "bio-pic". Dramatic license aside, both are, essentially, fictional excuses to present a bunch of the subject's musical numbers. And, they present those numbers extremely well.

Off the top of my head, I would pick PATTON as my favorite "bio-pic".

Druxy · « **Reply #69 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:55:02 AM »

Though it got just so-so reviews, I also liked DE-LOVELY, the bio they did of Cole Porter (with Kevin Kline) a few years back.

And, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is certainly not chopped liver.

TCB · « **Reply #70 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:58:11 AM »

Continued recovery vibes to DR Druxy

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Jane · « **Reply #71 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:58:30 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on July 21, 2015, 07:01:49 AM

Quote from: Jane on July 21, 2015, 06:44:26 AM
Bruce, having recently watched, and enjoyed, The Jersey Boys it was interesting to read your comments.

I also found the JERSEY BOYS movie adequate, but not nearly as good as the show is on stage.

I figured it would have been much better to see it on stage.

Jane · « **Reply #72 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:59:12 AM »

Quote from: Jrand64 on July 21, 2015, 07:21:09 AM

I got the lead.....I will be playing William Gillette in The Game's Afoot.

Congratulations!! Best Wishes for a terrific show!!

Jane · « **Reply #73 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:00:53 AM »

Quote from: TCB on July 21, 2015, 07:22:27 AM

Quote from: vixmom on July 21, 2015, 04:45:46 AM
TCB are your eyes all fphealed? How is your vision?

My eyesight may continue to improve slightly over the next few days, but I doubt I will even notice. My distance vision is wonderful. Very sharp and clear. I can no longer read books, menus, or legal contracts without wearing my cheaters. I wish I had the extra $3000.00 sitting around the house to correct my total vision, but that is only because I am vain and lazy. As long as I remember my cheaters, I am quite fine.

Thanks again to everyone for the good wishes during this entire process.

How would you do that? Keith has great distance vision since having his cataract surgery but also can't see much up close.

Jane · « **Reply #74 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:02:43 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 21, 2015, 07:39:40 AM

DR Jane: Would "abode" work in place of "house", "condo" and "apartment"? It's non-judgmental and gives no one any idea what type of habitate you have.

Thing "abode" it!

LOL I like that. I doubt I will remember to use it. I'm getting home, vs condo, out about half the time now. We called it the condo when we didn't live here. Everyday it feels more like home.

TCB · « **Reply #75 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:05:44 AM »

Quote from: Jane on July 21, 2015, 09:00:53 AM

Quote from: TCB on July 21, 2015, 07:22:27 AM
Quote from: vixmom on July 21, 2015, 04:45:46 AM
TCB are your eyes all fphealed? How is your vision?

My eyesight may continue to improve slightly over the next few days, but I doubt I will even notice. My distance vision is wonderful. Very sharp and clear. I can no longer read books, menus, or legal contracts without wearing my cheaters. I wish I had the extra $3000.00 sitting around the house to correct my total vision, but that is only because I am vain and lazy. As long as I remember my cheaters, I am quite fine.

Thanks again to everyone for the good wishes during this entire process.

How would you do that? Keith has great distance vision since having his cataract surgery but also can't see much up close.

I don't know the procedure, but my doctor offered me the choice, but it would have cost me an additional $1500. per eye (I assume) for a different type of lens. My doctor was doing Lasik surgeries, as well as cataract surgeries, the day I was there.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #76 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:07:08 AM »

TOD:

With A Song in My Heart (Jane Froman)
Love Me or Leave Me (Ruth Etting)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (Rocky Graziano)
Lawrence of Arabia (T.E. Lawrence)
Becket (Thomas A'Becket)
Patton (George Scott Patton)
Deep in My Heart (Sigmund Romberg)
...and for the musical presentations...Till the Clouds Roll By (Jerome Kern) and Words and Music (Richard Rodgers).

TCB · « **Reply #77 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:07:52 AM »

It is so nice and cool here today.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #78 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:11:10 AM »

Quote from: TCB on July 21, 2015, 09:07:52 AM

It is so nice and cool here today.

Happily, I can say the same for Oakland CA today. Not so Sunday or yesterday, however.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #79 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:13:02 AM »

Quote from: TCB on July 21, 2015, 08:16:17 AM

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 21, 2015, 07:40:06 AM
Hey!

You caught me just before I started groaning.

At least you were caught!!!

TCB · « **Reply #80 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:13:13 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 21, 2015, 09:11:10 AM

Quote from: TCB on July 21, 2015, 09:07:52 AM
It is so nice and cool here today.

Happily, I can say the same for Oakland CA today. Not so Sunday or yesterday, however.

I know what you mean. We had 95 on Sunday.

bk · « **Reply #81 on:** July 21, 2015, 10:33:39 AM »

I'm up, I'm up. Not quite eight hours of sleep and some truly wacky dreams.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #82 on:** July 21, 2015, 10:39:22 AM »

It's overcast here. Mostly the "marine layer" rather than clouds.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #83 on:** July 21, 2015, 10:40:11 AM »

It's too early for lunch, but I'm rather hungry. Am making do with some cheddar cheese Pringles I bought to accessorize my two sandwiches (roast beef and turkey).

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #84 on:** July 21, 2015, 10:44:29 AM »

Whatever possessed folks to tear down The Brown Derby? If ever there was an historical landmark, that was one.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #85 on:** July 21, 2015, 11:03:05 AM »

I am home from Columbia and the pharmacy and ready for a nap.

DR JRand64, William Gillette, huh? Fantastic! I have been to the Gillette castle; it's quite fascinating and beautiful.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #86 on:** July 21, 2015, 11:17:49 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 21, 2015, 03:09:27 AM

I forgot to mention - good medical news yesterday from DR elmore3003!!

Ditto! Great news Elmore

Cillaliz · « **Reply #87 on:** July 21, 2015, 11:19:27 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 21, 2015, 05:45:41 AM

Quote from: FJL on July 21, 2015, 04:46:53 AM
the people who make the decisions to use the open floor plan usually aren't actually part of the open floor plan.

Truer words were never posted.

I hate open floor plans for offices. I'm also not particularly fond of it in homes either

Cillaliz · « **Reply #88 on:** July 21, 2015, 11:20:56 AM »

Quote from: Jrand64 on July 21, 2015, 07:21:09 AM

I got the lead.....I will be playing William Gillette in The Game's Afoot.

Congrats!!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #89 on:** July 21, 2015, 11:24:48 AM »

Quote from: Jane on July 21, 2015, 09:02:43 AM

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 21, 2015, 07:39:40 AM
DR Jane: Would "abode" work in place of "house", "condo" and "apartment"? It's non-judgmental and gives no one any idea what type of habitate you have.

Thing "abode" it!

LOL I like that. I doubt I will remember to use it. I'm getting home, vs condo, out about half the time now. We called it the condo when we didn't live here. Everyday it feels more like home.

A condo is your home if that's where you live. It may not be a house, but it is a home. When I lived in a condo, I never called it "my condo" I would say "my house" without thinking of it. If I was going to tell someone I was leaving, I would say I was going home.

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