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[FJL]

Are we there yet?

[FJL]

You are a hero DR FJL......

Speaking of which, maybe if I'd had a sandwich, i could have lasted longer.

[FJL]

Here's a link to a recent parody lyric about the noisy cicada bugs, setting to that Gershwin tune the old bromide "You Say Ci-cay-da, I Say Ci-cah-da"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/ellafitzgerald78.shtml

[bk]

Had a funny Facebook exchange with Tammy Minoff and Ryan Raftery, both of whom were in What If.  Ryan is, apparently, obsessed with my play Deceit - he knows every line, and every expression on the actor's faces from the DVD.  He's doing his club act next week so I'm going to see it.

[FJL]

I think they got all the tax returns out by midnight.  I don't have the courage to call and ask, in case my leaving at 9:45 put a damper on anything. 

[Jane]

I got an email from the NY Times saying the payment is on its way for writing that parody lyric they had asked me to do to note the end of their ArtsBeat column, which will come in handy since I'm going on a theater trip to Baltimore this weekend, to see a show with my cousin Randi who lives near there. 

Nice!

[FJL]

Thanks, Jane!

[George]

I've been thinking I should do a Harry Potter marathon and watch all the films in one fell swoop.

I still haven't seen Harry Potter 7, Parts 1&2...I bought them, but I haven't watched them.

[George]

WOW!

Yesterday, I got my quarterly royalty check from BearManor Media, and I was so taken aback that I contacted the publisher to confirm that the amount of the check was correct.  It was.

I am not going to reveal the amount, but the people at BearManor  believe that this is the largest quarterly royalty check that they had ever sent to an author.

I have several books with this publisher, but the vast majority of this check is from my biography, MISS DINAH SHORE, a virtually finished project that, because of a dispute with the original publisher, sat forgotten in my storage space for over 30 years before I re-discovered it a couple of years ago.

DOUBLE WOW!

You'll please excuse me now.  I'm going to the bank.

https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Dinah-Shore-Michael-Druxman/dp/1593938462/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436102515&sr=1-1&keywords=miss+dinah+shore

Congrats, Druxy!

[George]

I got an email from the NY Times saying the payment is on its way for writing that parody lyric they had asked me to do to note the end of their ArtsBeat column, which will come in handy since I'm going on a theater trip to Baltimore this weekend, to see a show with my cousin Randi who lives near there.

Congrats to you, too, Fred!

[FJL]

Thanks, George!

[Ginny]

Back from a nice lunch with Becky, bookended by fruitful shopping stops at Half Price Books and Michael's.

[John G.]

We missed a very important millstone earlier this summer:

Vernors Turns 150; Celebrations Bubble Over in Detroit This Week

As they used to say on Hee-Haw: Sa-a-lute!

[Laura]

Good afternoon.

Glad to hear some Dear Readers are getting unexpected money! Always a good thing!

[John G.]

I got an email from the NY Times saying the payment is on its way for writing that parody lyric they had asked me to do to note the end of their ArtsBeat column, which will come in handy since I'm going on a theater trip to Baltimore this weekend, to see a show with my cousin Randi who lives near there. 

Great news.

[John G.]

DR Laura, that was a gorgeous butterfly photo you posted on the Book of Face.

[Laura]

It is my first monarch of the season in my yard. He is on his journey southward (or westward) for the winter.

[John G.]

Here's a link to a recent parody lyric about the noisy cicada bugs, setting to that Gershwin tune the old bromide "You Say Ci-cay-da, I Say Ci-cah-da"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/ellafitzgerald78.shtml

Love it. Especially the dour/dewier dilemma.

[John G.]

It is my first monarch of the season in my yard. He is on his journey southward (or westward) for the winter.

We're having a moth invasion this week.

[Laura]

Can you get a picture of one? Some of the "moths" are really butterflies. And Texas is one of the best places for butterflies this time of year.

[FJL]

Thanks, JohnG!

[John G.]

The only tix left for Sound of Music are $124-$194 apiece. I don't think I'll be going.

[John G.]

Can you get a picture of one? Some of the "moths" are really butterflies. And Texas is one of the best places for butterflies this time of year.

I'm usually driving when I see them, and that's not always optimal for taking pictures. But I will try.

[Laura]

Are they big? Or little?

[elmore3003]

The only tix left for Sound of Music are $124-$194 apiece. I don't think I'll be going.

I'd miss it, too.

[Ron Pulliam]

Is anyone going to buy tickets for the "Hello, Dolly!" Bette Midler revival?

[ChasSmith]

The only tix left for Sound of Music are $124-$194 apiece. I don't think I'll be going.

I'd miss it, too.

Oy!  Indeed.

[John G.]

Are they big? Or little?

On the little side.

[John G.]

Is anyone going to buy tickets for the "Hello, Dolly!" Bette Midler revival?

I think it would be fun.

[John G.]

Let's move on.