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[elmore3003]

I look forward to tonight's bath.

[elmore3003]

Page 3 Dance!

[John G.]

Congratulations on the new chest of drawers, Elmore.

[John G.]

Act 3 of Rosenkavalier is starting.

[elmore3003]

What's your literary horoscope?
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[elmore3003]

Act 3 of Rosenkavalier is starting.

This opera is an hour too long, but the Act Two Presentation of the Rose is the best part of the opera.   Act Three is a chore until the last 15 minutes.

[ChasSmith]

I wish there was a way to capture these streaming operas. There are a few I’d like to keep around. At least the 24-hour window gives all but the busiest of us a chance to watch them.

Having said that, Fanciulla starts this evening and I might have to watch half tonight and half tomorrow.

[John G.]

Act 3 of Rosenkavalier is starting.

This opera is an hour too long, but the Act Two Presentation of the Rose is the best part of the opera.   Act Three is a chore until the last 15 minutes.

I agree entirely. A tighter editor would have helped

[John G.]

I wish there was a way to capture these streaming operas. There are a few I’d like to keep around. At least the 24-hour window gives all but the busiest of us a chance to watch them.

Having said that, Fanciulla starts this evening and I might have to watch half tonight and half tomorrow.

I agree. I would love a tape of Exterminating Angel just to hear that score again.

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - ten hours of needed sleep. 

[bk]

I'll go to the mail place in thirty minutes.

[ChasSmith]

I wish there was a way to capture these streaming operas. There are a few I’d like to keep around. At least the 24-hour window gives all but the busiest of us a chance to watch them.

Having said that, Fanciulla starts this evening and I might have to watch half tonight and half tomorrow.

I agree. I would love a tape of Exterminating Angel just to hear that score again.

This one, at least, has supposedly been released on Blu-ray and DVD. But on Amazon, it and the Buñuel film seem to have gone through the teleporter together. Most tragic.

[George]

DR George, the company selling that cat quilt is Fabricaly and they are selling numerous cat and dog items on Facebook.  I'm still waiting on their response to my inquiry.  If they do not come through, I shall file a claim with Paypal.
https://www.fabricaly.com/

Good luck!  They do have some really nice looking quilts.

[George]

Congrats to DR GEORGE on his PHASE 10 win!

Thanks, Jrand!  They are few and far between.

[George]

The seller was fantastic.  He knew from our communication yesterday that I was a gimp, so he carried the five drawers, two at a time, and the frame into my building, onto the elevator and up to the third floor hall.  I've taken the old chest to the basement with two of the five drawers.  Tomorrow I will take down the other three.  At the moment I am completely exhausted.

That's great about the fantastic seller! 

[George]

I wish there was a way to capture these streaming operas. There are a few I’d like to keep around. At least the 24-hour window gives all but the busiest of us a chance to watch them.

Having said that, Fanciulla starts this evening and I might have to watch half tonight and half tomorrow.

There are ways to capture some streaming shows.  Pretty much anything on YouTube is capturable (captureable?) otherwise it's hit and miss with other sites.

[Jane]

We just returned from a 5 mile walk to the market and back.  It is 93 degrees out.  We will not be talking a second walk today.

[Jane]

DR George I love your Star-Trek shirt and matching mask.

[Jane]

George, $80 out of pocket is a lot-sorry.

[ChasSmith]

I wish there was a way to capture these streaming operas. There are a few I’d like to keep around. At least the 24-hour window gives all but the busiest of us a chance to watch them.

Having said that, Fanciulla starts this evening and I might have to watch half tonight and half tomorrow.

I agree. I would love a tape of Exterminating Angel just to hear that score again.

This one, at least, has supposedly been released on Blu-ray and DVD. But on Amazon, it and the Buñuel film seem to have gone through the teleporter together. Most tragic.

Okay, following a little investigation:

The composer's name is screwed up on Amazon, AND the listing is a BrundleFly version of the two works, so I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole. Happily, it's readily available at the Met Opera Shop.

[Jane]

In new news, we're going to be renting a dumpster soon, like maybe starting next weekend. Around here you get them for a week, and can extend if necessary.

I don't know what size yet, but this has been a long time coming. To start with, we have a decrepit old grill and a couple of other outdoor pieces that will be the first things in there. There's a little couch-type thing in the basement that's good for nothing and needs to go, along with a large room-size rug that it's been sitting on that's in terrible shape. There's an old bike in the garage that in my expert opinion isn't worth the effort to refurbish. I have a ton (like, about fifty years) of National Geographics from my family and another person that it would be a huge effort to even give away, so there's several more feet of space I'll clear. OMG, I think there's even an old TV and some electronics that are shot.

All of that will be done on the first day, and over the next few days we'll be going through the house and tossing other stuff. None of it's anything that's worth giving away, let alone donating. We've needed this for a long time. Can't wait.

You will feel much better for it.  We usually move after we clean out

[Jane]

Congrats to DR GEORGE on his PHASE 10 win!

Dditto.

[Jane]

Kelly Preston
Regis Philbin
John Saxon
Olivia De Havilland.

4 in about 1 week.

 

[Jane]

But I was absolutely exhausted and decided to go back to sleep and watch the FB service at 10 am instead

I am proud of you for getting your much needed sleep instead.

[Jane]

I slept through that too

Good.  It is going to take awhile to fully recover from you saintly daughter duties.

[Jane]

The seller was fantastic.  He knew from our communication yesterday that I was a gimp, so he carried the five drawers, two at a time, and the frame into my building, onto the elevator and up to the third floor hall.  I've taken the old chest to the basement with two of the five drawers.  Tomorrow I will take down the other three.  At the moment I am completely exhausted.

That was very nice of him.

[George]

I wish there was a way to capture these streaming operas. There are a few I’d like to keep around. At least the 24-hour window gives all but the busiest of us a chance to watch them.

Having said that, Fanciulla starts this evening and I might have to watch half tonight and half tomorrow.

I agree. I would love a tape of Exterminating Angel just to hear that score again.

This one, at least, has supposedly been released on Blu-ray and DVD. But on Amazon, it and the Buñuel film seem to have gone through the teleporter together. Most tragic.

Okay, following a little investigation:

The composer's name is screwed up on Amazon, AND the listing is a BrundleFly version of the two works, so I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole. Happily, it's readily available at the Met Opera Shop.

ChasSmith and John, the Blu-ray of the Met version of Exterminating Angel is available on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KBT4XXG/

[George]

I just ordered it.

[George]

I already have the Criterion DVD of the original Exterminating Angel movie, so it'll be fun to compare them.

[George]

Here's the DVD of the Met opera:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JYYJHX1/

Although, the listing says that it's a PAL Region 2 DVD! HOWEVER, when you look at the back DVD image, it says this: 

"This is a region-free NTSC DVD, designed for playback on all NTSC and modern PAL compatible systems worldwide." 

Whew!