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[ChasSmith]

I have the Encores! CD of Pipe Dream, but alas (or a lass, you take your pick), I didn't see that production.

There’s a very good bootleg out there.

Do tell. 

https://premiereoperaintl.com/dvd9711pipedream.aspx

Thank you!

[Laura]

Good morning.

[Laura]

TOD: Rodgers and Hammerstein

1. Cinderella. Probably the first R&H I ever saw was Leslie Ann Warren's Cinderella, which I love to this day. I think it is magical.

2. Carousel. Sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't. It depends on the casting. I like the semi-staged concert version with Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn.  Re the spousal abuse that so many people complain about: Wae-Ling and I watched it together, and we talked about the dangers of taking up with "bad boys." Yes, they are exciting, but a woman should really look for stability in her life. A nice boy makes a better partner.  The movie version bores me, by the way.

3. Sound of Music. I like both the movie and the musical -- except I like the placement of "My Favorite Things" and "Lonely Goatherd" better in the movie.

4. South Pacific. I'm trying to think if I have ever seen this live. I don't think so. I like the concert version with Reba MacEntire.  Except I wish they could have done it less like a concert and more like the Carousel.

5. King and I. I'm kinda meh on this one. When it toured through here last year, it was beautiful, but the king only had about 8 children.

6. Oklahoma. I like the version with Hugh Jackman. It's on youtube. The latest Broadway version is supposed to tour through here next season, and I'm pretty meh about it, from what I saw on the Tonys.

[Laura]

That's probably the longest post I've ever made.

[Laura]

DR Elmore:

Do you have any friends in the upcoming season in my area? Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Hadestown, Oklahoma, Tootsie, Frozen, The Band's Visit, Hamilton

[vixmom]

Last year at this time, we were in Kissimmee,  hosting a breakfast for the Vixter and (then) Vixfiancee and their wedding party prior to the arrival of the hairdressers and makeup artists and departure of the men.

Aren't you glad the wedding was last year and not this year?  Of course that question is rhetorical

So glad... they had actually considered marrying this year and decided it was silly to wait

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - seven hours and up at eleven as I wanted to be.

[bk]

I charged my magic trackpad overnight, and now when I unplug it bluetooth isn't finding it.  It reads as charged 100%.  I've turned it on and off - nothing.  Annoying - I know the recommendation will be to restart the computer but I doubt that will help.

[bk]

keyboard is working fine.

[elmore3003]

DR Elmore:

Do you have any friends in the upcoming season in my area? Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Hadestown, Oklahoma, Tootsie, Frozen, The Band's Visit, Hamilton

My Fair Lady has a couple of friends if there aren't any personnel changes.  My friend Adam Grupper was playing Doolittle and my friend John Bell was conducting.

[John G.]

I have the Encores! CD of Pipe Dream, but alas (or a lass, you take your pick), I didn't see that production.

There’s a very good bootleg out there.

Do tell. 

https://premiereoperaintl.com/dvd9711pipedream.aspx

Thank you!

And thank you.

[John G.]

TOD: Rodgers and Hammerstein

1. Cinderella. Probably the first R&H I ever saw was Leslie Ann Warren's Cinderella, which I love to this day.

I love it, too. I just wish they hadn’t cut so much music.

[Laura]

DR Elmore:

Do you have any friends in the upcoming season in my area? Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Hadestown, Oklahoma, Tootsie, Frozen, The Band's Visit, Hamilton

My Fair Lady has a couple of friends if there aren't any personnel changes.  My friend Adam Grupper was playing Doolittle and my friend John Bell was conducting.

Hopefully by February it will be safe to go out again.

I'll keep my cookie cutters handy.

[Laura]

At the rate Arizona is going, we'll have herd immunity by then.

[elmore3003]

DR Laura, the new Randy Rainbow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kOesPt7iBY

[bk]

I was able to pair the trackpad with my MacBook so I then knew the trackpad was charged and fine.  Ultimately, I restarted the computer and now it's fine.  Amazing how that seems to fix everything.  I have my old trackpad and that paired and was fine even before the restart.  Something with the new one and bluetooth must have frozen.

[Jane]

The laundry is put away, and the plumbers could not come until Thursday, so Jeff replaced the pipe that kept leaking and we hope that will take care of things.

Good luck.

[Jane]

I wish I knew someplace that makes a Chinese Chicken Salad at all, let alone a really great one. I shall have to poll every Chinese or Asian jernt around here and see what I can find.

Same with a good Chinese Cole Slaw. I love all that stuff.

I guess I could always try a few recipes myself, and see what happens.

Have you had the one at The Cheesecake Factory?

[Jane]

The laundry is finished and put away, and my doctor called about the results of my ultrasound last week: no cancer, just an infection that may take several weeks to return to normal.  It's uncomfortable but the pain is gone.  Stay on the antibiotics.

Excellent, then ok news.  And again could news that the pain is gone. 

[Jane]

Continued healing vibes for DR elmore!

[Jane]

Last year at this time, we were in Kissimmee,  hosting a breakfast for the Vixter and (then) Vixfiancee and their wedding party prior to the arrival of the hairdressers and makeup artists and departure of the men.

Aren't you glad the wedding was last year and not this year?  Of course that question is rhetorical

So glad... they had actually considered marrying this year and decided it was silly to wait

I didn't realize you had come close to the nightmare of a wedding this year.

[Jane]

DR Elmore:

Do you have any friends in the upcoming season in my area? Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Hadestown, Oklahoma, Tootsie, Frozen, The Band's Visit, Hamilton

My Fair Lady has a couple of friends if there aren't any personnel changes.  My friend Adam Grupper was playing Doolittle and my friend John Bell was conducting.

Hopefully by February it will be safe to go out again.

I'll keep my cookie cutters handy.

I hope so though I am not counting on it.

[Jane]

At the rate Arizona is going, we'll have herd immunity by then.

Maybe so in Arizona No that I have much faith in herd immunity without a working vaccination.

[John G.]

That Charles Strouse tune sounds lovely in Randy Rainbow’s parody.

[George]

Last night, BK wrote:

Sandy Rosenberg, the wonderful actress who played Mrs. Keller in the first Outside the Box episode (The Miracle Worker, The Musical), died this evening - cancer - too young.

That's so sad. I loved that episode and she was really good in it.

[George]

For the last month I’ve bee recovering from emergency eye surgery. In a few hours as I write I will find out if the operation took as there is a possibility I might have to do it again.i cannot see out of my eye and have not been able to use my computer. I use my iPad placing it 12 inches from my faces. Reading and usually using the dictation button

Oh, no! 

~~~Eye Vibes for Michael!!~~~

[George]

My toilet once again has sprung a leak, and our super has admitted, after 4-6 tries to repair it, that he needs to bring in a plumber.  I think I need a new one.  The current one was cheaply installed over 20 years ago when the landlord redid all the bathroom plumbing in the building as past of a water pressure-conservation move in the City.  There was even a Seinfeld episode about the situation.

The laundry is put away, and the plumbers could not come until Thursday, so Jeff replaced the pipe that kept leaking and we hope that will take care of things.

~~~Continued Toilet Vibes for Larry!!~~~

[George]

And just received from Amazon:  STEPHEN SONDHEIM: Concertino for Two Pianos.

[George]

And no, I can't play it, but I just wanted to have it since it was fairly cheap...new, but cheap. Maybe someone will someday play it and put it up on YouTube.

[George]

The laundry is finished and put away, and my doctor called about the results of my ultrasound last week: no cancer, just an infection that may take several weeks to return to normal.  It's uncomfortable but the pain is gone.  Stay on the antibiotics.

That's great, Larry!