Topic: IN AND OUT OF WHACK (Read 6225 times)

Jane · « **Reply #30 on:** October 22, 2016, 09:54:32 AM »

From DR John:

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The cream cheese was more solid, so I spread it around the outside of the bowl and put the more liquid dip in the center.

So there was a bowl dividing them. Now I can picture it

Jane · « **Reply #31 on:** October 22, 2016, 09:56:29 AM »

Quote from: Amy on October 22, 2016, 09:20:25 AM

TOD:
Heaven Can Wait
Reds

Why am I the only person who loved "Reds"? For years that was my favorite movie of all time - all three hours of it.

Red was good. I considered listing it.

Jane · « **Reply #32 on:** October 22, 2016, 09:58:18 AM »

My favorite film is
HEAVEN CAN WAIT

Jane · « **Reply #33 on:** October 22, 2016, 09:58:42 AM »

I've only seen it once, however, I recall liking DICK TRACEY.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 22, 2016, 10:05:20 AM »

Quote from: Laura on October 22, 2016, 09:32:14 AM

I'm afraid all the donuts won't get to your friend, Elmore. I got them from a place that was on the "best donuts in every state" list. My sample was awesome.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/the-best-doughnut-shop-in-every-state-according-to-yelp?utm_term=.ntJopAkom#.fbQEBMrE3

Maybe you should have got 2 boxes?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #35 on:** October 22, 2016, 10:05:33 AM »

DR Laura, have fun today.

Jane · « **Reply #36 on:** October 22, 2016, 10:06:54 AM »

Quote from: Laura on October 22, 2016, 09:32:14 AM

I'm afraid all the donuts won't get to your friend, Elmore. I got them from a place that was on the "best donuts in every state" list. My sample was awesome.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/the-best-doughnut-shop-in-every-state-according-to-yelp?utm_term=.ntJopAkom#.fbQEBMrE3

Some of the donuts on this link look amazing. I wanted the cream cheese donut with chocolate oozing out of it, from Dough in Brooklyn, until I read the chocolate is Nutella. Nutella is hazelnut and you know how I feel about that.

I have only been to one of these shops, Blue Star Donuts in Portland. A friend kept raving about them. We were underwhelmed.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #37 on:** October 22, 2016, 10:38:05 AM »

I love doughnuts. I don't go in for a lot of fancy ones, but there are a few in those pictures I could stuff my face with right now.

That would be perfect, actually... a nice finisher on top of the eggs and bacon. Don't you think? With another nice cup of coffee?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #38 on:** October 22, 2016, 11:26:33 AM »

Apropos of nothing, here's a Morphine Tango (from Kiss of the Spider Woman) you won't see -- or hear -- every day.

Laura · « **Reply #39 on:** October 22, 2016, 11:32:52 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 10:05:33 AM

DR Laura, have fun today.

Thanks, Elmore.

We are going to take the bus. The theater is on the university campus, and today is homecoming. Traffic will be a total mess. I am sad to say, that since I am going to have to do quite a bit of walking, that I will have to wear my hiking boots. My achilles tendon has not improved, and the boots are the only shoes I can walk any distance in.

Laura · « **Reply #40 on:** October 22, 2016, 11:34:30 AM »

I went back to the donut shop and got two smaller boxes. I don't think I could carry that big box on the bus very easily.

I got out of there without buying another donut.

FJL · « **Reply #41 on:** October 22, 2016, 11:53:34 AM »

Quote from: Laura on October 22, 2016, 11:32:52 AM

Quote from: elmore3003 on October 22, 2016, 10:05:33 AM
DR Laura, have fun today.

Thanks, Elmore.

We are going to take the bus. The theater is on the university campus, and today is homecoming. Traffic will be a total mess. I am sad to say, that since I am going to have to do quite a bit of walking, that I will have to wear my hiking boots. My achilles tendon has not improved, and the boots are the only shoes I can walk any distance in.

The hiking boots could be seen as a tribute to the "Climb Every Mountain" finale of the show, though.

"Sound of Music" finale - Climb Every Mountain reprise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvDFoF9sfQA

bk · « **Reply #42 on:** October 22, 2016, 12:26:45 PM »

I'm up, I'm up - ten hours of glorious sleep.

Jane · « **Reply #43 on:** October 22, 2016, 12:32:24 PM »

Wear a long skirt with the boots

bk · « **Reply #44 on:** October 22, 2016, 12:32:27 PM »

While I was putting CDs away I found another performance of Randall Thompson's second symphony, this on Chandos, conducted by Neeme Jarvi with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Parts of it are the best of the bunch - the orchestra is really great and the only thing that took some getting used to was the quicker tempo in the slow second movement (a beautiful tune) - but the first movement is fifteen seconds faster than the Bernstein and boy does that make a difference in a good way. They're all interesting - Bernstein, in light of hearing these others, is certainly better than I was giving it credit for, save for the sloppiness. The Jarvi lacks a certain bit of the fun of the final movement, which is key. I also found the Koch so I'll be curious to play it and see if it's like the rest of their output - distant miked and bad - but that CD also has Thompson's third, so want to hear that - they also did his first and want to revisit that.

Jane · « **Reply #45 on:** October 22, 2016, 12:34:27 PM »

For those of you who have not had your flu shots yet, read this for the best time of day to get it.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #46 on:** October 22, 2016, 12:36:54 PM »

Soon it will be time for BK to transition from second symphonies to second concertos.

bk · « **Reply #47 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:18:37 PM »

As expected, the Koch recording is dreadful in just about every way, with a final movement that is a minute and twenty seconds LONGER than the Bernstein and a minute longer than the Jarvi - dynamics are, of course, distant and all over the place. Terrible. So, of these, the Jarvi is the smoothest and perhaps technically the best played, but in the end the Bernstein, while certainly not fun, captures the spirit of the piece best, save for the opening minute or so. That's the one to get until someone does one that's absolutely perfect, which will probably occur on the twelfth of never.

John G. · « **Reply #48 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:23:58 PM »

Quote from: Jane on October 22, 2016, 09:54:32 AM

From DR John:
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The cream cheese was more solid, so I spread it around the outside of the bowl and put the more liquid dip in the center.

So there was a bowl dividing them. Now I can picture it

No bowl dividing them. The liquid one was at the center. You could get one chip into both dips at the same time.

John G. · « **Reply #49 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:26:19 PM »

TOD:

McCabe and Mrs. Miller
The Player
Heaven Can Wait
Bugsy
Bulworth
Dick Tracy

Jrand74 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:38:58 PM »

Now I want donuts.

KevinH · « **Reply #51 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:48:05 PM »

Quote from: Jane on October 22, 2016, 12:34:27 PM

For those of you who have not had your flu shots yet, read this for the best time of day to get it.

Thanks, DR Jane! I'll have to go to the health unit at work between 9 and 11 am this week.

KevinH · « **Reply #52 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:51:36 PM »

Listened to the first several songs of Unsung Sherman Brothers--love it so far! Only problem--I tried later to play it in my car's CD player and it wouldn't work.

KevinH · « **Reply #53 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:53:44 PM »

Sorry to hear that comedian Kevin Meaney has died. I thought he was very funny.

George · « **Reply #54 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:40:38 PM »

Quote from: KevinH on October 22, 2016, 01:53:44 PM

Sorry to hear that comedian Kevin Meaney has died. I thought he was very funny.

He was only 60 years old.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #55 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:48:44 PM »

DR George, thank you for the instructions! I'll be trying that out later.

George · « **Reply #56 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:52:27 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on October 22, 2016, 02:48:44 PM

DR George, thank you for the instructions! I'll be trying that out later.

Great!

John G. · « **Reply #57 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:54:53 PM »

A preview story of Freaky Friday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/get-ready-for-another-freaky-friday/2016/10/20/1e2f89c8-947a-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-arts%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

John G. · « **Reply #58 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:55:58 PM »

Clearance sale at Half Price Books. Two hours of shopping was able to fill a bag of odds, ends and Casanova's autobiography.

John G. · « **Reply #59 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:56:06 PM »

Let's move on.

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