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[George]

PAGE FOUR DANCE!!

[Jane]

Last night, Jane asked, "How many authors did you see there?"  My answer:  I don't know exactly.  I met at least 10 authors (when I got their autographs), but there were many more there.  I also saw a few others as I walked by their presentations, but I didn't go into any of those events.

Thanks.

[Jane]

DR George were you familiar with any of the authors?

[Jane]

Where is everybody tonight?

Talking to friends on messenger.  We are making plans for their 4th of July visit

[Jane]

The couple who met us in Vegas for my birthday along with another good friend and her boyfriend we haven't met.  Three of us lived in the same building when we were first married.  The husband of the 3rd friend passed away when he was only 54.  After all these years she has a boyfriend.  We are extremely happy for her.

[elmore3003]

I'm watching Pete Kelly's Blues, directed by and starring Jack Webb, with a fun cast that includes Lee Marvin, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Janet Leigh and some might fine music. The script is fairly Disney and the production looks like it was filmed on a budget. But who cares?

All I remember of the movie is "I Can Sing A Rainbow." I love Ella, but she's no actress.

[Jane]

Last night after my ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle, I saw Green Book with my friend Margo, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it!  I thought it would go in certain directions, but it didn't, and that pleasantly surprised me.  I had forgotten that I'd heard that it was "inspired by true events."  I was really surprised when they said that the two men remained friend for the rest of their lives and died within months of each other in 2013.

A happy ending, good

[Jane]

And the Magnificent Ambersons. I wish I liked the book better, but Tarkington's casual racism is a little too much for me to stomach. I couldn't make it through. I had no active sympathy for any of the characters, but I did have an active dislike of too many of them. The movie is more successful, IMO.   

Then I am really glad I didn't read the book cuz it is not my favorite movie. 

[Jane]

Where is everybody tonight?

I'm recording the SAG Awards because I'm making MP3 files of YouTube videos that will be used as sound effects for a play that a friend of mine directing.  Hannah (the friend) only asked me to help on Friday, and she only sent me the links to the videos at about 10:30 last night (when I was at the movies), and a LOT of them are 10-hour videos of campfires noises, or river sounds, or waterfall sounds, so having to download 10-hour MP4 videos, then convert them to WAV files to edit, then crop them and save them as MP3 files is taking FOREVER!

I have no idea but this reminds me I need to put some notes together for my book group discussion tomorrow.  Since I was reading BORN A CRIME on the plane I didn't take notes at the time.  I highly recommend this memoir.

[Jane]

We didn't meet Bryan's in-laws until the wedding.  We had a nice time with them, even went out to dinner together.  After returning home we attempted to continue to communicate.  Sometimes they responded and then eventually not.  Oh well.  I do envy people who become family with their in-laws.

My parents and my in-law were not close but they did get along and occasionally got together.  After my mother died my in-law often invited my father over for the Jewish holidays even though we weren't there.

When my sister and her now late ex met and got married, both sets of parents became friends.  Even after they got divorced and to this day, they remained friends.

That is nice, especially since they share a grandchild.

[John G.]

A heads up for anyone who’s interested:
I was just reminded that tonight is “RENT: LIVE!”, 8 pm on FOX.

As a dinosaur who has never seen any incarnation of it, I’ll DVR this one to watch sometime.

I saw the original Broadway production of Rent several times, from the original cast through several cast replacements.  I'm very fond of the show, but I'm passing on the broadcast with its interminable commercial breaks.

I'm going to make a DVD of it...without commercials...if anyone else is interested.

Without commercials, yes. Thank you

[John G.]

I'm watching Pete Kelly's Blues, directed by and starring Jack Webb, with a fun cast that includes Lee Marvin, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Janet Leigh and some might fine music. The script is fairly Disney and the production looks like it was filmed on a budget. But who cares?

All I remember of the movie is "I Can Sing A Rainbow." I love Ella, but she's no actress.

She had maybe two lines of dialogue and two songs. And you're right.

[Jane]

I have read about the green book, not the movie, and look forward to seeing the movie about it.

[George]

DR George were you familiar with any of the authors?

Nope...at least, none of the authors whose autographs I got. There were a few throughout the place that I'd heard of, but none of those were there.  And none of them are authors that I regularly read.

[George]

A heads up for anyone who’s interested:
I was just reminded that tonight is “RENT: LIVE!”, 8 pm on FOX.

As a dinosaur who has never seen any incarnation of it, I’ll DVR this one to watch sometime.

I saw the original Broadway production of Rent several times, from the original cast through several cast replacements.  I'm very fond of the show, but I'm passing on the broadcast with its interminable commercial breaks.

I'm going to make a DVD of it...without commercials...if anyone else is interested.

Without commercials, yes. Thank you

You got it!

[George]

I have read about the green book, not the movie, and look forward to seeing the movie about it.

I only heard about the Green Book from Antiques Roadshow.  I think a couple of people had them valued.  Not incredibly valuable, but historically important.

[vixmom]

A heads up for anyone who’s interested:
I was just reminded that tonight is “RENT: LIVE!”, 8 pm on FOX.

As a dinosaur who has never seen any incarnation of it, I’ll DVR this one to watch sometime.

I saw the original Broadway production of Rent several times, from the original cast through several cast replacements.  I'm very fond of the show, but I'm passing on the broadcast with its interminable commercial breaks.

I'm going to make a DVD of it...without commercials...if anyone else is interested.

Yes please!!!

[John G.]

How's the weather in Florida, Vixmom?

[George]

A heads up for anyone who’s interested:
I was just reminded that tonight is “RENT: LIVE!”, 8 pm on FOX.

As a dinosaur who has never seen any incarnation of it, I’ll DVR this one to watch sometime.

I saw the original Broadway production of Rent several times, from the original cast through several cast replacements.  I'm very fond of the show, but I'm passing on the broadcast with its interminable commercial breaks.

I'm going to make a DVD of it...without commercials...if anyone else is interested.

Yes please!!!

You're on the list, too!

[John G.]

The first episode of Reformation was excellent. The actor playing Martin Luther holds everything together. Will hopefully have time tomorrow night to finish it up.

The only hard part is that German television is much more progressive than American TV, so the scenes of medieval torture were hard to take.

[John G.]

It's time for bed. Good night, all.

[TCB]

Good evening.

[TCB]

Sorry to have been E & T.

[TCB]

I have been traveling.

[TCB]

But considering the weather, I might as well be home in Washington.

[TCB]

When we arrived in Tampa on Saturday afternoon, it was overcast, but not bad.

[George]

Hi, Tom.

[George]

When we arrived in Tampa on Saturday afternoon, it was overcast, but not bad.

Where are you right now?

[jan]

Tom, you WILL have a wonderful SAFE trip!  I has spoken!

[TCB]

This morning when I got up (at ten) it was pouring. Saturday night was my first sleep in two days, except a couple of naps on the plane.