Topic: THE AUDIENCE (Read 3470 times)

John G. · « **Reply #31 on:** June 24, 2016, 09:16:32 AM »

TOD:

I've got Antonioni's Le Amiche and Fellini's City of Women from the library, but I may decide on something else.

Car CD: Up to disc 15 of 23 in Can You Forgive Her?

John G. · « **Reply #32 on:** June 24, 2016, 09:19:14 AM »

Today is Dad's 88th birthday. I spoke with him earlier. He's much more lucid and chatty since someone is monitoring his meds and insulin intake more closely.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #33 on:** June 24, 2016, 09:33:03 AM »

TOD:

Last night I had a hankering to watch a Robert Altman film in the vein of THE PLAYER or SHORT CUTS. I chose the former, and will follow up with the latter within the next couple of days. Hadn't seen these two in some years, and I find them a lot of fun with some good L.A. eye candy. I had actually forgotten much of what's in THE PLAYER, so the rediscovery was nice.

FYI, for those who like to know these things, Criterion released this on Blu-ray last month. I watched the existing (but out of print?) Warner Blu-ray and will no doubt upgrade that to Criterion one of these days. But the Warner is excellent.

Don't know what else. I've got so many yet-to-be-watched films now, it's ridiculous. But I love having them to pick from.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 24, 2016, 10:55:12 AM »

Happy Birthday to the father of DR JOHN G.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 24, 2016, 10:56:07 AM »

I love rediscovering movies DR CHAS SMITH - and here at HHW there have been so many wonderful recommendations from MR BK and other Dear Readers, that my film going interests have really been expanded.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 24, 2016, 10:57:18 AM »

Last night's rehearsal was not bad.....I was thinking it would take us two hours to get through Act One - and in fact even with stopping and starting a couple of times and taking several minutes between each scene....we still finished at 92 minutes. We can certainly trim that down....

bk · « **Reply #37 on:** June 24, 2016, 11:50:18 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - I think I got almost eight hours of sleep.

George · « **Reply #38 on:** June 24, 2016, 11:50:39 AM »

Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley's Unattached: Live at Feinstein's/54 Below has arrived in Tumwater, and that's what I'm going to listen to now.

John G. · « **Reply #39 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:21:25 PM »

Forgot to mention the New York City Opera recording of The Cradle Will Rock arrived this week. Tammy Grimes is excellent. Always a thrill to hear that score.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:30:54 PM »

I am home from City Center. I had a good time with Joshie, and Rob Berman showed up, a nice surprise.

George · « **Reply #41 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:33:06 PM »

Quote from: John G. on June 24, 2016, 12:21:25 PM

Forgot to mention the New York City Opera recording of The Cradle Will Rock arrived this week. Tammy Grimes is excellent. Always a thrill to hear that score.

I ordered that. Mine hasn't arrived yet.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:33:43 PM »

DR Ginny, your postcard arrived today.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #43 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:37:26 PM »

Quote from: Druxy on June 24, 2016, 08:39:11 AM

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 24, 2016, 06:32:22 AM
I'm trying to make sense of this British exit from the EU.

People want to determine their own destiny.

Since I posted this earlier, I'm seeing that most of my British friends think it's a case of conservative nationalists screwing up the unification process. One of my friends posted:
Against my will, I have had my citizenship of the EU forcibly taken away from me. The immediate financial implications and the power vacuum that this has created are hardly worrying me as much as what seems to be a victory for insularity, nationalism, fear and mean-spiritedness, as well as the erosion of a flawed yet fixable, and incredible enriching peace project.

Sounds much like what's happening here with Trump supporters.

George · « **Reply #44 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:39:34 PM »

Quote from: Jrand65 on June 24, 2016, 07:38:57 AM

I agree with MR BK about audiences today....and I am unanimous in that.

I think it started sort of with the tv show STAR SEARCH.....each of the singers had 45 seconds to do their thing.....and at 30 seconds, each of them would sing a loud high note or start yowling and growling and the audience would always respond in kind - prompted, I'm sure.

It continued on American Idol, etc.....and still goes on.... It makes me want to avoid theatre.

The worst is when someone is singing a fairly quiet song and the audience starts whooping and hollering. I HATE that.

George · « **Reply #45 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:40:13 PM »

Quote from: John G. on June 24, 2016, 09:19:14 AM

Today is Dad's 88th birthday. I spoke with him earlier. He's much more lucid and chatty since someone is monitoring his meds and insulin intake more closely.

A Very Happy Birthday to your dad, John!

bk · « **Reply #46 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:42:06 PM »

My word, there were so many stupid typos in today's notes that I did something I never do - fixed them all.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 24, 2016, 12:57:33 PM »

I liked typos in headlines:

School Two Easy for Kids

Click her to visit our website

Jrand73 · « **Reply #48 on:** June 24, 2016, 01:00:43 PM »

One Armed Man Applauds Kindness of Strangers

Ginny · « **Reply #49 on:** June 24, 2016, 01:34:16 PM »

Got "home" from the genealogy seminar about half an hour ago. It was very worthwhile and my sister will like the goodies I send her.

Ginny · « **Reply #50 on:** June 24, 2016, 01:46:21 PM »

Regrouping with Richard and resting a bit before tonight's dinner at Cuba Libre with the Retired Members Round Table.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #51 on:** June 24, 2016, 02:18:35 PM »

Cuba Libre sounds good.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #52 on:** June 24, 2016, 02:20:40 PM »

Well, it's time for me to bring the portable tables and chairs up from the basement and gather various and sundry other items together. I believe someone's bringing fried chicken and sides and salads, and we shall picnic (and cocktail) on the lawn prior to seeing the show where this woman parades down some stairs.

Druxy · « **Reply #53 on:** June 24, 2016, 02:32:43 PM »

We're driving down to San Marcos tomorrow to see a matinee production of OKLAHOMA!

San Marcos is about halfway between Austin and San Antonio.

OKLAHOMA! was the 2nd stage play I saw. It was in the late 1940s; the National Company in Seattle.

The first play was HARVEY with Joe E. Brown when I was 5.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #54 on:** June 24, 2016, 03:04:28 PM »

I think we at HHW enjoy the BEST in entertainment!

George · « **Reply #55 on:** June 24, 2016, 03:33:31 PM »

Well, it's time. I'm off to have dinner in Tacoma with my sister and her boyfriend, then we're all going to see Mandy Patinkin in concert! I'm not running the sound for tonight's "The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)," of course. The director is going to sub for me tonight. Hopefully, he doesn't screw up anything.

Be back later with a report!

KevinH · « **Reply #56 on:** June 24, 2016, 05:17:46 PM »

Good evening!

KevinH · « **Reply #57 on:** June 24, 2016, 05:17:57 PM »

Page 2?

KevinH · « **Reply #58 on:** June 24, 2016, 05:18:27 PM »

BK will not be happy!

KevinH · « **Reply #59 on:** June 24, 2016, 05:19:23 PM »

My friend in Manchester voted to leave and my friends in Scotland and Wales wanted to stay.

News:

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