Topic: THE BLOOMIN' GOR BLIMEY NOTES (Read 19635 times)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #60 on:** April 16, 2005, 09:53:45 AM »

So many wonderful Brit stuff has been mentioned...I will try not to duplicate, although it will be difficult.

My first one is, of course, also a choice by someone else:

Movie - THE RED SHOES and I will also add the perverse PEEPING TOM. And to those I will add THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST and EXPRESSO BONGO and THE YOUNG ONES.

Musicals - hmmmmm OLIVER! and BLOOD BROTHERS.

Plays - HENRY V and A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL by Alyn Ayckbourn. And ARMS AND THE MAN and PYGMALION.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #61 on:** April 16, 2005, 09:53:49 AM »

TV: The Bretts, Poldark, By the Sword Divided, The Avengers, Blackadder, No...Honestly, Good Neighbours, The Sins, Men Behaving Badly, Six Wives of Henry VIII, Elizabeth R, Rumpole of the Bailey, Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes series

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #62 on:** April 16, 2005, 09:58:53 AM »

Couple more plays: Volpone, Peter Pan

Jrand73 · « **Reply #63 on:** April 16, 2005, 09:59:31 AM »

Page Three Expresso Bongo Dance.

bk · « **Reply #64 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:00:08 AM »

I'm up, I'm up.

Re, the Karen Morrow/Who Gave You Permission session: Karen is not that comfortable in the studio, so we did a few takes to get her comfortable, and I gave her a few little notes, and then she just nailed it in one or two takes, and I mean nailed it. When she began, she was just trying to sing it - by the end, she was inhabiting the song, which is all you ever want.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #65 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:00:11 AM »

Congrats to DRJOEY and friends on their Relay for Life contributions!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #66 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:01:19 AM »

Nice review this morning for the play - even though the Macarena wasn't mentioned!

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050416/ENTERTAINMENT01/504160439/1005/ENTERTAINMENT

Sandra · « **Reply #67 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:18:11 AM »

Can you believe I'm actually out of futon before noon on a Saturday? What is this world coming to? I am eating a nice healthy breakfast of Hershey kisses, cole slaw, and a Cherry Coke.

Final exam and term paper season has started, so I'm trying to get some History done today. And then I get to start on my Rhetoric paper.

I know it's not Ask BK day, but does anybody have any good ideas about what to write a Rhetoric paper on?? I'll take bad ideas too if there aren't any good ones.

I'm also signed up for summer school. Two hours and ten minutes a day in another History class. How excited am I?

Sandra · « **Reply #68 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:23:12 AM »

My favorite British TV show is Red Dwarf, but the local PBS station quit showing the reruns, so I haven't seen it in a long time. I also watch Keeping Up Appearances. One time, my brother answered the phone with "The Boo-kay residence, the lady of the house speaking," and I laughed so hard Cherry Coke came out of my nose.

bk · « **Reply #69 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:25:18 AM »

My idea would be to write a rhetoric paper on the subject of rhetoric.

Of course, if I were writing said paper, the entire paper would be about why anyone felt the need to stick that useless "h" in the word rhetoric.

JMK · « **Reply #70 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:27:01 AM »

It is Betsy's and my anniversary today. We will be journeying to the coast with the kids for a few days so I shall be E&T unless I can log on at an internet cafe.

I awoke to find a two page review of the Showtime Reefer in the Oregonian. I found this somewhat ironic, as when our version was in development here, the Oregonian refused to use the term "Reefer Madness" in our ads for casting, and then (by coinkydink? I think not) published the wrong venue and/or performance times repeatedly once we had opened. I fired off a letter to them this morning to that effect. My collaborator is convinced that the other version has appropriated large portions of our adaptation, but I have not seen it, so I can't speak to that. This has been a very frustrating situation, but I have joked for some time that I am now in the Maury Yeston/Andrew Lippa club for life. This is what has made me intent on protecting my authorship rights on any other things I've written--I now have an attorney who is a bulldog. Arf.

bk · « **Reply #71 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:32:02 AM »

Well, then, you'll be happy to know that the cable movie has garnered some of the worst reviews in the history of cable. And why not? I saw it the week it opened in LA and it was not good then, and I can't imagine it was good in NY, hence why should it be good as a cable movie? How did it get made? Well, let's just say that someone high up was having a liason with someone involved in the property. And so it goes.

bk · « **Reply #72 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:32:18 AM »

And you'd BETTER find an Internet cafe.

bk · « **Reply #73 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:34:17 AM »

I find this such a pleasant way to spend a Saturday morning - looking out the window at a beautiful day, whilst hanging out at haineshisway.com with a Diet Coke by my side and the singing bird in the yard doing its rendition of Coco.

Jed · « **Reply #74 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:51:54 AM »

All these gas prices mentioned so far actually don't seem too bad to us west coast types. The cheap stuff here in Tacoma is currently around $2.37.

All things British? First stage stuff that jumped to mind was Sleuth, Noises Off, and Stop the World - I Want to Get Off. As for TV, Fawlty Towers is certainly wonderful, and I also rather enjoy Keeping Up Appearances starring Patricia Routledge.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #75 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:53:42 AM »

Congrats to Betsy and JMK on their anniversary!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #76 on:** April 16, 2005, 10:54:52 AM »

Matthew Bourne, Brit choreographer!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #77 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:02:26 AM »

We are at $2.13 here in Indiana.

bk · « **Reply #78 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:02:31 AM »

I may actually go out, so beautiful is this day.

Sandra · « **Reply #79 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:32:55 AM »

OK, enough of this lollygagging. I am going to DO MY HOMEWORK!

JMK · « **Reply #80 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:36:17 AM »

$2.39 in Tigard, where I mostly work. $2.45 in Portland proper. Of course, Oregon is one of only two states that bans self-service, so part our expense is overhead for the slack-jawed ape-person who fills your tank.

TCB · « **Reply #81 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:48:56 AM »

Plays:

SLEUTH
NOISES OFF

Films:

THE INNOCENTS
THE LION IN WINTER

Musicals:

ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT, SMELL OF THE CROWD
OLIVER

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #82 on:** April 16, 2005, 11:51:43 AM »

Today's mail brought the renewal for the Broadway tours. I am disappointed. Three of the seven shows they have already brought through.

Moving Out (not interested)
Annie (repeat)
Evita (repeat)
Swan Lake (not particularly interested)
Golda's Balcony
Joseph... Dreamcoat (repeat)
Wicked

MBarnum · « **Reply #83 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! I much prefer to stay put in my car and have the slack jawed gas jockey take my debit card and "fill 'er up"!

And the gas in Washington wasn't any cheaper then here..which isn't saying much!

MBarnum · « **Reply #84 on:** April 16, 2005, 12:07:14 PM »

For the most part I am not a big fan of British films, but of those that I do like:

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962 Hammer version)

TV:
ARE YOU BEING SERVED
STINGRAY
THUNDERBIRDS

TCB · « **Reply #85 on:** April 16, 2005, 12:14:52 PM »

CONGRATULATIONS TO JMK!

and obviously

COURAGE AND PATIENCE TO BETSY!

bk · « **Reply #86 on:** April 16, 2005, 12:20:18 PM »

I'm back from a little jaunt in my motor car on this beauticious day. I'm heating the pool and should be safely therin in about an hour or two.

TCB · « **Reply #87 on:** April 16, 2005, 12:21:09 PM »

Two more plays:

PRESENT LAUGHTER
PACK OF LIES

Jane · « **Reply #88 on:** April 16, 2005, 12:28:49 PM »

Bruce, such a lovely story with a happy ending.

Michael Shayne, darling page two dance.

JMK and Betsy HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #89 on:** April 16, 2005, 12:29:59 PM »

Congratulations to JMK and Betsy!!

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