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elmore3003 · « **Reply #60 on:** January 30, 2018, 02:30:14 PM »

I suppose I'm lucky; if I didn't have my procedure tomorrow morning, I'd be at MACC adopting him, and I really can't afford another animal. I hope he's adopted tomorrow, if not today.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #61 on:** January 30, 2018, 02:31:07 PM »

Page 3 Dance!

Jane · « **Reply #62 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:24:19 PM »

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Jane, I loved both Nobody’s Fool and its sequel, Everybody’s Fool. Richard Russo is a favorite, and I look forward to every new book of his.

Thanks. Will it make for a good discussion?

It should. It’s a lively read with great characters. I loved Paul Newman and Jessica Tandy in the movie.

Thanks. I think I will enjoy discussing it. I also suggested we read a book and watch the movie as DR Ginny's group does occasionally. The group wants to do this, but then we wouldn't discuss it and I am kind of sorry I mentioned it-lol

Ginny · « **Reply #63 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:28:08 PM »

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Jane, I loved both Nobody’s Fool and its sequel, Everybody’s Fool. Richard Russo is a favorite, and I look forward to every new book of his.

Thanks. Will it make for a good discussion?

It should. It’s a lively read with great characters. I loved Paul Newman and Jessica Tandy in the movie.

Thanks. I think I will enjoy discussing it. I also suggested we read a book and watch the movie as DR Ginny's group does occasionally. The group wants to do this, but then we wouldn't discuss it and I am kind of sorry I mentioned it-lol

You have to have a potluck dinner before you watch the movie. That's when you discuss the book

Druxy · « **Reply #64 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:42:43 PM »

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Three-month old Carter was dumped at Manhattan Animal Care Center today by his owner. I'd adopt him in a second but after spending the past three months nursing sick kitties, I'm not ready to do it so soon. The baby is healthy, but I'd bet you that within a week, if he's not adopted, he will be on the kill list for upper respiratory infection and/or conjunctivitis; that place is a breeding ground.

Hw could anyone dump this adorable baby?

I love these pictures of cats you post. I wish my dog would let me have one.

Druxy · « **Reply #65 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:45:38 PM »

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I've long toyed with the idea of writing a one-person play on Gary Cooper.

I keep going back and forth on it, because I'm not sure if one could sustain a 60-75 minute play where half the dialogue would be "Yup" or "Nope".

Seriously: Any thoughts as to whether Coop would be a good subject for a one-person play?

This is something I'd really want to see. I'd think the relationship with his wife Rocky could make for a play or film in itself, though the gift you have of creating a one-person play (rather than regular play) out of a subject is why you're able to have success at that.

I guess my tastes lead me to think of him more for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Meet John Doe more than what i suppose are the more minimalist roles. (And of course, his name being referenced and breathtakingly rhymed in "Puttin' On the Ritz.") Was there by any chance a contradiction between a complicated or normal person/life and a seemingly uncomplicated actor? Or was it that what you saw is what he was?

My thought was to center it around the making of HIGH NOON. His affair with Patricia Neal was winding down at that point, and his friend, Carl Foreman, one of the film's writers, had just been blacklisted.

On the other hand, I could set it at the end of his life, as he looks back with regret at that period in his life.

But, once again, Coop was not that talkative.

Is Patricia Neal still well-known enough to do a play that's a two-hander featuring her and Gary Cooper? (She seemed very warm and chatty while she was well, and could maybe fill in the talkativeness blanks?)

I'd thought about making this a multiple-character piece to include Neal and a couple of other characters. Certainly that would solve the problem of Coop's "Yup"s and "Nope"s.

Jane · « **Reply #66 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:49:40 PM »

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Jane, I loved both Nobody’s Fool and its sequel, Everybody’s Fool. Richard Russo is a favorite, and I look forward to every new book of his.

Thanks. Will it make for a good discussion?

It should. It’s a lively read with great characters. I loved Paul Newman and Jessica Tandy in the movie.

Thanks. I think I will enjoy discussing it. I also suggested we read a book and watch the movie as DR Ginny's group does occasionally. The group wants to do this, but then we wouldn't discuss it and I am kind of sorry I mentioned it-lol

You have to have a potluck dinner before you watch the movie. That's when you discuss the book

I like that. It is not happening with this group

KevinH · « **Reply #67 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:10:21 PM »

Good evening!

KevinH · « **Reply #68 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:11:41 PM »

Happy Birthday Kate (aka Catherine aka Cate)!

KevinH · « **Reply #69 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:12:43 PM »

Vibes for DR Jrand67!

bk · « **Reply #70 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:13:20 PM »

Had a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich and a side Caesar salad and finished proofing the book, picked up a package, then came home.

KevinH · « **Reply #71 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:14:45 PM »

Winter is back! It was a cold windy day in the DC area.

bk · « **Reply #72 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:16:14 PM »

There was a fifteen page section of part two that began to irritate me - I made lots of cuts and I think Muse Margaret will agree with all of them - probably a page to a page and a half all told. Just too herky-jerky for me and I got antsy reading it. I think the cuts are all wise and help move that section along much better. I was quite surprised by my reaction, but remember I'm kind of reading this all together for the first time. Other changes were just a few minor additions and then grammar stuff. Then I wrote the extra material I was talking about - that came out to about two pages so I didn't actually lose any page count.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #73 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:25:36 PM »

Thanks DR ELMORE and DR KEVIN.....I am trying! Ha!

Jane · « **Reply #74 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:34:38 PM »

Thanks for the weather report DR Kevin.

FJL · « **Reply #75 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:49:18 PM »

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Vibes for DR Jrand67!

And even more vibes from Midtown Manhattan!

George · « **Reply #76 on:** January 30, 2018, 05:31:43 PM »

So...anyone gonna watch the state of the union address?

Jane · « **Reply #77 on:** January 30, 2018, 05:34:12 PM »

George · « **Reply #78 on:** January 30, 2018, 05:57:49 PM »

I'm at work, so I figure I'd listen to it. We'll see how long I last.

George · « **Reply #79 on:** January 30, 2018, 05:58:24 PM »

I'm listening to the C-SPAN channel, so there's no commentary.

George · « **Reply #80 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:33:02 PM »

I'm done. Time for some Villa-Lobos!

Jane · « **Reply #81 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:33:38 PM »

I don't need to watch or listen, I can just scroll down of Facebook

Jane · « **Reply #82 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:42:33 PM »

DR elmore, Excellent Vibes the procedure works tomorrow!

Jane · « **Reply #83 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:43:09 PM »

Continued be well vibes for DR Jrand!

John G. · « **Reply #84 on:** January 30, 2018, 07:28:10 PM »

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Jane, I loved both Nobody’s Fool and its sequel, Everybody’s Fool. Richard Russo is a favorite, and I look forward to every new book of his.

Thanks. Will it make for a good discussion?

It should. It’s a lively read with great characters. I loved Paul Newman and Jessica Tandy in the movie.

Thanks. I think I will enjoy discussing it. I also suggested we read a book and watch the movie as DR Ginny's group does occasionally. The group wants to do this, but then we wouldn't discuss it and I am kind of sorry I mentioned it-lol

You have to have a potluck dinner before you watch the movie. That's when you discuss the book

I like that. It is not happening with this group

How about a bottle of something before the movie and another during the movie?

John G. · « **Reply #85 on:** January 30, 2018, 07:28:39 PM »

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NO

Oh, no.

John G. · « **Reply #86 on:** January 30, 2018, 07:32:11 PM »

Instead of the SOTU, I'm watching another Cuban movie, Guantanamera. I saw this in the late 1990s and loved it, but I remember nothing about it.

John G. · « **Reply #87 on:** January 30, 2018, 07:35:44 PM »

The same two main actors from Strawberry and Chocolate are back again, but in very different roles.

bk · « **Reply #88 on:** January 30, 2018, 07:51:33 PM »

Muse Margaret could only do about a third of the pages we needed to do, as she had company coming. So, we won't finish until late tomorrow afternoon. But I did read her the additions of what she was looking for, this one additional thing, and she did love it, so that's good. And she did agree, so far, with all the little trims I wanted to make. More of those coming up - about three more. But with the additions I made and some other added stuff, my guess is the page count will be exactly what it was.

Jane · « **Reply #89 on:** January 30, 2018, 10:29:53 PM »

High Noon
Friendly Persuasion
The Pride of the Yankees

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