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[bk]

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were stale and smelled like pesticide, and now it is time for you to post until the stale cows come home.

[bk]

And the word of the day is: FACULTATIVE!

[George]

First post after BK!

[George]

Tonight, I'm working concessions for the Washington Center's Comedy in the Box comedian for April, Drew Dunn.  They'll have a separate bartender while I'll just sell sodas, cookies, candies, and nuts (cashews and almonds).  It's pretty easy.  I can watch the show if I want, but I'll bring my Kindle, just in case I don't want to watch the performer.

[George]

And on that note (C-natural), I'm off to bed.

Have a good day, all!

[ChasSmith]

Good morning, all.

[ChasSmith]

First light in the east.  That's me.

[Druxy]

I recall seeing THE RIVER'S EDGE (1957) in Seattle when it was first came out.  I recall liking it and wondered, with that cast, why it was playing the 2nd half of a double bill.

I haven't see it since, so I imagine that, if I saw it again today, my opinion might be different.

I guess that's a good reason not to revisit movies you haven't seen in decades.

[ChasSmith]

Loving BK's continuing adventures with Schoenberg and others.

Wiki has a page on the Five Pieces for Orchestra.  An interesting tidbit:  "This [concert] was attended by Gustav Holst, who obtained a copy of the score, the only Schoenberg score he ever owned. Echoes of the work appear in The Planets (originally titled Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra), and in the opening of his ballet The Lure (1921), which closely resembles the third of Schoenberg's Five Pieces."

Some nice program notes at:  http://americansymphony.org/five-pieces-for-orchestra-op-16/

[Druxy]

I certainly admired both Anthony Quinn and Ray Milland as actors, though I can't think of any films they made that are my "favorites".

Nevertheless, here's an Anthony Quinn story from my first memoir, MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD...AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE:

Comedian Jack Carter, one of my publicity clients, and I were
on the Universal lot one afternoon for whatever reason and Jack decided
to visit his friend, Tony Quinn, on the set of his short-lived series, "The Man
and The City".

Quinn was relaxing in his dressing room trailer and we joined him
there. We’d been chatting for about ten minutes when there was a knock
on the door. The caller was a jeweler who said he had an appointment
with Quinn.

“Who are you?” Quinn said to the man, apparently embarrassed at
his being there. “I don’t know you.”

“But we had an appointment, Mr. Quinn,” the man protested. “You
said you wanted to see some diamond bracelets.”

“I’m talking to my friends here,” Quinn said. “You shouldn’t come
around bothering people like this.”

The man departed. Later, as we left the studio, Carter told me what
was going on. “Tony was going to buy a present for his mistress,” Jack
said, “and he didn’t want us to know about it.”

https://www.amazon.com/Forty-Five-Years-Hollywood-Escaped-Alive/dp/159393601X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282489337&sr=1-1

[vixmom]

Good morning

[John G.]

Good morning, all.

[KevinH]

Good morning!

[FJL]

I'm definitely putting "Don't eat stale matzo" on the list of rules for living like "Don't sleep in the subway" and "Don't stand in the pouring rain."

[elmore3003]

Good morning, all!

[elmore3003]

I was up too late dealing with the yes's and no's of whether a 3-year-old blind dog was silently murdered by the NYC ACC yesterday.  So, I slept in, and Annabelle is antsy that we are off her schedule and she's acting out. I will return.

[Jrand73]

Annabelle says things could be happening we need to be OUT THERE, Larry.

Or does she call you Mr. Moore?

[Jrand73]

I am happy for MR BK that he is applying for his SS benefits which are owed him....and of course Medicare will come along with it to pay some of any medical bills that come up in the years to come.....

I applied early so that my benefits started the month they were due to start....so I don't know if MR BK will receive extra benefits from the time he applies until they finally kick in.....but they do hold back one month, so it will start to come one month after it is due.

Congratulations.  IF you don't have your SS card, go ahead and apply for a replacement now.....I lost mine, but when they sent my original, they sent two and I accidentally found it so now I have mine.

[elmore3003]

Annabelle says things could be happening we need to be OUT THERE, Larry.

Or does she call you Mr. Moore?

Her heart belongs to Daddy!

[elmore3003]

Leonard weighs 14 lbs? DR Laura, are you sure he's a cat?

[elmore3003]

Annabelle and Thatch both weigh around 8.5 lbs, and she's pudgy.  She likes her kitty treats.  Thatch looks lean and mean - he's so beautiful - but I think I'd be happier if he gained about 8 oz.  Yesterday, he hid behind my iMac and kept sticking his paws out to touch me.

[elmore3003]

I think I may do laundry today.

[elmore3003]

The RTE has sent me a form to be filled out for a bank transfer.  They've asked me to return the check as well.

[elmore3003]

DR TCB, when Randy and Jo were looking for a house, there was an online virtual reality tour of the house and property they bought.  Is there one for your condo?

[Jrand73]

Awwww....I'm sure it does DR ELMORE!

[ChasSmith]

I'm still sad that my original Social Security card was lost to the ages so long ago. Just having it as an artifact would be nice.

Mine was issued in 1963 or thereabouts, and my name and number were TYPED on it, on a manual typewriter. I was the only kid we knew at that time who had one at such a tender age. It was because I'd taken my first regular job which was playing the organ at a church for $15 or $25 per week.

And yes, back then we carried them in our wallets like anything else. I know mine became worn, but I had it for years. Then at some point, I just didn't have it anymore. I wish I could remember when that was. I must not have had to show it to anyone for many years. That need finally did arise about 12 years ago when I was first hired as a keyboardist by one of the school districts. I went to the local SS office to apply for a replacement, they sent two copies, and now of course I know to keep them safely filed away. But I don't recall any difficulty in providing the birth certificate and whatever else they needed, and I know I wasn't asked about any list of former addresses. Maybe because I'd been at this one for a certain number of years.

[Jrand73]

DR JOHN G I have All His Jazz by Martin Gottfried - an author mentioned here by DR ELMORE a few weeks ago - and Razzle Dazzle The Life and Work of Bob Fosse by Kevin Boyd Grubb, which is more of a picture book with text.

Both are interesting.....although one says Carol Haney broke her ankle which sent her understudy Shirley MacLaine on for the second night of the show....and the other says Carol Haney pulled a ligament....  So there you are.

[elmore3003]

This made my morning.

[elmore3003]

DR JOHN G I have All His Jazz by Martin Gottfried - an author mentioned here by DR ELMORE a few weeks ago - and Razzle Dazzle The Life and Work of Bob Fosse by Kevin Boyd Grubb, which is more of a picture book with text.

Both are interesting.....although one says Carol Haney broke her ankle which sent her understudy Shirley MacLaine on for the second night of the show....and the other says Carol Haney pulled a ligament....  So there you are.

I finished this about six months ago, and I think this is the source for the series.  It's very good.

[ChasSmith]

This is what mine looked like in the early 1960s. (I was wrong, above, about the number also being typed.)