Topic: THE BLOOMIN' GOR BLIMEY NOTES (Read 23286 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #120 on:** April 16, 2005, 02:30:13 PM »

DRTCB, would a chiropractor help? When I had my leg problem last August, the muscle relaxers were so powerful that I could have danced SWAN LAKE on them. Of course when they wore off, I couldn't stand. Thank God it's passed.

If the pain continues, hie thee to an ER, but not the one on tv: you'll be shot, beat up, stabbed, or perhaps a helicopter might fall on you.

bk · « **Reply #121 on:** April 16, 2005, 02:32:13 PM »

TCB, that doesn't sound right to me - I'm pretty positive it was comissioned by Merrick and that it began here. Anyone else have any info? I'll see if there's anything about it in my Newley bio.

Matt H. · « **Reply #122 on:** April 16, 2005, 02:45:35 PM »

Oh, yes, SLEUTH definitely and also PRIVATE LIVES.

Matt H. · « **Reply #123 on:** April 16, 2005, 02:49:53 PM »

I re-watched THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS this morning. After it went off, I put on PAINT YOUR WAGON which is my first time viewing on DVD. They found a beautiful copy of the film for the DVD master. It's looks very sharp and with very accurate color (a lot of mud color!) And the sound contains quite a bit of bass for a film this old. Only got about an hour in, but it's enjoyable to see this after all these years. I don't think I've seen it since I saw it at the theater.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #124 on:** April 16, 2005, 02:52:17 PM »

SMASHING TIME!! Oh my. Lynn and Rita can't pay their London lunch tab, so Lynn says to Rita:

"You stay here eating, I'll go downtown and get a modeling job and an apartment and be right back!"

Matt H. · « **Reply #125 on:** April 16, 2005, 02:52:18 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 16, 2005, 02:32:13 PM

TCB, that doesn't sound right to me - I'm pretty positive it was comissioned by Merrick and that it began here. Anyone else have any info? I'll see if there's anything about it in my Newley bio.

Here's what Peter Filichia says in his book:

"The 1965 production had already been produced for London but shuttered during tryouts. The authors went back to work and mounted it for America."

Tomovoz · « **Reply #126 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:27:21 PM »

Brit films of more recent vintage:

"Secrets and Lies" and "Priest".

Jennifer · « **Reply #127 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:27:32 PM »

Happy Anniversary to DR JMK and Betsy!

Feel better vibes to DR TCB !~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Michael · « **Reply #128 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:36:14 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 16, 2005, 12:38:51 PM

Of course Roar of the Greasepaint, while written by Brits, is not a Brit musical - it premiered on Broadway, and I don't know that it's ever played the UK in a first-class production.

It closed out of town in England. Norman Wisdom was the star

I guess I was the second person to post about this.

See pages 310-311 in the bio of David Merrick. Merrick saw it Liverpool.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #129 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:39:57 PM »

My references say a 4 month tour of Greasepaint in the UK provinces and the show not considered worthy of a West End production.. Then Newley replaced Norman Wisdom and a few months tour of the USA and Canada before Broadway.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #130 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:41:59 PM »

JMK and I would no doubt rather discuss the wonderful (score!) of "The Good Old Bad Old Days". The show was a lot of fun too.

bk · « **Reply #131 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:43:14 PM »

Apologies to TCB for my incorrect info.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #132 on:** April 16, 2005, 03:46:47 PM »

I guess that Greaspaint being considered not Brit makes "I & Albert" British.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #133 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:06:08 PM »

OOOH!. I've lost a post. I mentioned something about "Walking Happy" and "The Good Companions" but who really cares? LOL

George · « **Reply #134 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:06:11 PM »

Quote from: Joey on April 16, 2005, 05:51:28 AM

Just got back from the Relay for Life. It's only it's second year here at Ball State. Last year they raised $5,000 and this year we raised $13,000! I didn't actually run for our team, but I provided the tent, found a four part a cappella song to sing during the vigil with three of my friends (I was told it brough tears to people's eyes), and just cheered everyone on. One of my friends from church here is head honcho so many of us helped in many different ways. I puttered out about 4:00 AM and slept until 6:30. The funniest by far was the Miss Relay for Life competition. (Guys dressed in drag.) It was bad, but we did have one person come who is participating in the drag show this evening put on by Spectrum. She ended up getting the most donations around campus thus winning the title....

Joey, I'm a team for the Relay for Life, also! We have a team at work and our event this year is June 24-25. Last year, our team raised almost $3,000 but in the past (when we had more people on our team) we've raised as much as $5,000 in a year. Congratulations to you and your team!

George · « **Reply #135 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:08:14 PM »

Quote from: Danise on April 16, 2005, 06:44:44 AM

I don't know if it's been asked but how are the gas prices your way? Our "cheep" gas is at $2.19 but you have to go to a gas station called Race Track to get it. The prices go way up from there.

I'm lucky that there is a Race Track across from Walmart. Since I don't drive that much, a tank of gas lasts me a good month to a month and a half or longer. At least that is the way it is now. If the bus route gets changed, well, I think you know.

Still it was a real shockaroo the first time I had to fill Bonnie and it came to $37.00! And that was for three quarters of a tank!

I always consider the tank on empty when it hits a quarter of a tank. That's because my dad told me that if I ever got into trouble to call him but if I ever called him because I had run out of gas, I had better learn to walk to get it. He was NOT going bring it to me. Needless to say, I have NEVER run out of gas!

I got gas at Tumwater's Costo last week for $2.339 a gallon. I had heard that at one place somewhere in Seattle, the price jumped to over $3.00 a gallon!! That's price gouging, if you ask me! Otherwise, around here the average (so far) has been between $2.30-$2.50.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #136 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:09:15 PM »

Back to yesterday!! This morning I have been listening to "That's All" - the Bobby Darin album of 1959. Truly great.

François de Paris · « **Reply #137 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:18:19 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on April 16, 2005, 04:06:08 PM

OOOH!. I've lost a post. I mentioned something about "Walking Happy" and "The Good Companions" but who really cares? LOL

Well.... little me for example, who like to walk happy with good companions!

Now, are we supposed to list the ones we really like or all the ones we know and/or know of?

That listing thing always seems such a "competition" between us kimlets! It's fun but seems so useless to this French pup...

Oh well, at least it has us posting which has to be one of the reasons for us "being here"!

One thing I'm sure of, Greasepaint never originated in France!!

George · « **Reply #138 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:18:31 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on April 16, 2005, 12:04:23 PM

JMK, I am quite pleased the Oregon hasn't gone to self serve gas!

When I was in Washington last weekend we had to fill up the car and it was such a pain! LOL! I hated it!

Wimp!

Quote from: MBarnum on April 16, 2005, 12:04:23 PM

I much prefer to stay put in my car and have the slack jawed gas jockey take my debit card and "fill 'er up"!

Oh...by all means, enjoy the view!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #139 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:24:07 PM »

Last week petrol was costing us $A4.70 per gallon!

George · « **Reply #140 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:24:12 PM »

Quote from: JMK on April 16, 2005, 10:27:01 AM

It is Betsy's and my anniversary today.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

George · « **Reply #141 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:26:38 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 16, 2005, 12:50:11 PM

About six years ago (during the last century) I had to have several disks in my neck fused due to cervical disk disease. This was at the same time as my last long-term relationship, which I now believe was God's way of telling me that that lulu was a real pain in the neck.

Since recovering from the surgery, I have not had any pain in my neck, except for the occasional morning slept wrong feeling. That is, until last night, while watching TV, when I turned wrong and instantly got a shock of electricity running down my neck and into my shoulders. Since that moment I have been in agony. Every wrong move of my head (standing up, sitting down, or in bed) brings awful pain. Tylenol doesn’t help (it isn’t an anti-inflammatory), but it is the only thing I can take for pain. I really do not need this right now. The last time, I had the surgery, I wasn't even allowed to ride in a car for six weeks!

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~ BEST HEALTHY AND PAIN-FREE VIBES FOR TCB!!! ~~~[/move]

Tomovoz · « **Reply #142 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:27:40 PM »

Irma La Douce was of course British. Perhaps it was really for the poor people of Paris. Of course I am just attempting humour here. François will no doubt "see" the reference.

George · « **Reply #143 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:28:42 PM »

And as for the Topic of the Day:

Plays:
Arcadia
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Noises Off

Movies:
The Commitments
The Crying Game
The Full Monty
Maurice
A Room With A View
Scrooge

Musicals:
The Boy Friend
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake (okay, it's a ballet...sue me)
Me and My Girl
Oliver!
Sweeney Todd (it's set in England...does that count?)

TV:
French & Saunders
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Murder Most Horrid
So Graham Norton

George · « **Reply #144 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:32:03 PM »

Well, I'm all frenzied out...and I have to go shopping with my sister and let out the cats of a friend of mine who is on vacation. They're coming back tonight and I'm not sure when. I said that I'd let them out this morning, but I forgot!

So, I'm off.

Oh, and I'll add The Mystery of Edwin Drood to my list. It (like Sweeney Todd) is set in England. That's good enough for me.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #145 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:33:15 PM »

I've switched from "That's All" to "What's New". Maybe I'll follow that with "Here's Love". It may be an apostrophic day.

François de Paris · « **Reply #146 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:37:55 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on April 16, 2005, 04:27:40 PM

Irma La Douce was of course British. Perhaps it was really for the poor people of Paris. Of course I am just attempting humour here. François will no doubt "see" the reference.

Irma La Douce was Sweet Irma, at first, and then became Sweet Charity!

Your attempt at humour is a success, dear reader Tom de Savoie!
I mean, Tom de Oz!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #147 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:43:51 PM »

I shall play "The Poor People of Paris" in honour of your paycheck DR François. Or maybe ABBA - Monnet Monnet Monnet.

François de Paris · « **Reply #148 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:44:15 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on April 16, 2005, 04:33:15 PM

I've switched from "That's All" to "What's New". Maybe I'll follow that with "Here's Love". It may be an apostrophic day.

Then Miss Lee is going to ask
"Is That All There Is?".........

While Oliver wonders "Where Is Love?"..............(oh! back to tod!)

François de Paris · « **Reply #149 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:48:21 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on April 16, 2005, 04:43:51 PM

I shall play "The Poor People of Paris" in honour of your paycheck DR François. Or maybe ABBA - Monnet Monnet Monnet.

Yes, his models, certainly PPP, used to sing:

"We're In The Monnet!"... and to them everything then seemed Rosie!

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