Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Laura]

That was beautiful, Elmore.

Do you hear the original and then reconstruct it? Or is it an all-new orchestration?

[Jrand73]

After reading all the posts from yesterday AND the notes....I''m hungry again.

I am not going anywhere today.....just watching Japanese Monster Movies all day on the STARZ RETRO channel....  They are the subtitled rather than the dubbed versions, so that is nice!

[Jane]

In CREED, Stallone was at his "Rocky" best.   Should have won the Oscar.

He was at his Rocky best and, IMHO, gave a better performance than the winner.

[Jane]

DR George was the pumpkin cheesecake home made or purchased?  I have never baked one and I rarely see it sold anymore.

[elmore3003]

Let the Christmas Season begin!
https://soundcloud.com/user5614139/masters-in-this-hall

[elmore3003]

That was beautiful, Elmore.

Do you hear the original and then reconstruct it? Or is it an all-new orchestration?

The original overture is long lost, so this was created new for this production of the show.  Rob wrote the transitional material and put it together from the songs.  Joshie and I suggested some changes and then he and I sat down together and orchestrated it.  After the first band rehearsal, we did a few rewrites.

[Druxy]

A questions for you all:

Has anyone seen "Hamilton," and what did you think of it?

I've heard the score.

Not into "rap".

[John G.]

Allergies are in overdrive today. I wonder if Cedar has come in.

[John G.]

Ragweed and grass. Both killers in my book.

[vixmom]

vixmom - Do you get comp time on another day when you volunteer to work on the day after Thanksgiving?

When I conducts closing during non work hours I get the closer fee we would normally pay to one of our per diem closers

[Laura]

I only saw the Tony performance. I wondered if I should even bother to see it.

I have no doubt that Lin Manuel Miranda is a very nice guy. I've heard great things about him. But I didn't care for the other rap show of his that I saw.

[vixmom]

This was an old brownstone in Brooklyn, beautiful original woodwork, the doors had to be 12 feet tall and there were beautiful fireplaces in the kitchen and livingroom and ornamental plasterwork around the chandeliers...lovely

[Laura]

Out here, Vixmom, that would be demolished and flipped.

[vixmom]

I wonder if I should go buy a small turkey...maybe just a turkey breast

[vixmom]

Out here, Vixmom, that would be demolished and flipped.

Wae Ling might quite enjoy Hamilton. The Vixter ( not normally a rap or hip hop fan) loves the OBC

[Laura]

A whole turkey. And stuff it. The turkey is just there to hold the stuffing.

[vixmom]

Out here, Vixmom, that would be demolished and flipped.

Now that would be a real shame...fortunately they are bring saved and restored here

[vixmom]

A whole turkey. And stuff it. The turkey is just there to hold the stuffing.

That's what I was thinking...on the other hand there are only 2 of us, and neither of us are fond of dark meat

[Jane]

vixmom - Do you get comp time on another day when you volunteer to work on the day after Thanksgiving?

When I conducts closing during non work hours I get the closer fee we would normally pay to one of our per diem closers

Good.  I figured it was just part of your base salary. 

[Jane]

This was an old brownstone in Brooklyn, beautiful original woodwork, the doors had to be 12 feet tall and there were beautiful fireplaces in the kitchen and livingroom and ornamental plasterwork around the chandeliers...lovely

Nice.

[ChasSmith]

I just finished my first plate of leftovers.  All very yummy, except I'm not thrilled with the gravy.  It's Trader Joe's turkey gravy (it comes in these cute little boxes), to which we added some of our own turkey drippings.  Maybe that's our own fault (?), but I just don't find their basic flavor very yummy.

But if I say so myself, my sage sausage/apple/cranberry stuffing and my very creamy/buttery mashed potatoes and my orange/cranberry sauce are fine indeed.

[ChasSmith]

That reminds me that DR Jeanne had asked about my shopping trip at TJ's on Sunday.  It was fine, and we always do it on the Sunday before, but this year they had run out of a couple of things -- actually a couple of days earlier.  Turkey broth for one.  I forget what else.  But I do like buying a cartload of stuff there for Thanksgiving, even though it must be supplemented at a regular full service supermarket.  And it's the only time of year I ever have to stand behind more than one person in line at my store.  They move so quickly though, that it's not that big a deal.

[elmore3003]

I had to do some cleaning today, so I moved Thatch's cage with the door open.  The move so terrified him that he bolted from the cage and now he's somewhere in the apartment.  God knows if we'll ever find him or see him again. 

And Annabelle, who was no help filling cartons with things to be tossed - she insists on lying down in the empty cartons while I'm trying to fill them -  refuses to help me look for him.

[Jrand73]

Helpful kitties.  Finding Thatch vibes for DR ELMORE.

[Jrand73]

HOLIDAY INN the stage version is on PBS tonight.  I think I shall watch it.....I hope I like it.

[Jane]

That reminds me that DR Jeanne had asked about my shopping trip at TJ's on Sunday.  It was fine, and we always do it on the Sunday before, but this year they had run out of a couple of things -- actually a couple of days earlier.  Turkey broth for one.  I forget what else.  But I do like buying a cartload of stuff there for Thanksgiving, even though it must be supplemented at a regular full service supermarket.  And it's the only time of year I ever have to stand behind more than one person in line at my store.  They move so quickly though, that it's not that big a deal.

Does TJ sell turkey broth all year round?

[elmore3003]

I walked into the bathroom to find that Thatch had half-buried himself in Annabelle's litter box.  He seemed happy that I had found him and happier to be back to his safety zone.   I believe Annabelle is still pissed that I fired her. She's retreated to her new bed.

[elmore3003]

Helpful kitties.  Finding Thatch vibes for DR ELMORE.

Thank you.  They worked!

[elmore3003]

DR Laura, I remain completely underwhelmed by HAMILTON.  I'm in the minority of a raving theatre community, I know, but I don't find it's composition inspired, and I detest rap and hip hop.  I am happy that it's a big success for its creators, and I would certainly see it if I were given a ticket, but pop music and I parted ways years ago, and I find little to appreciate musically in any of the current pop musicals.

[elmore3003]

The 2017 Trump Christmas card: