Topic: THE PASSOVER PLOTZ (Read 17535 times)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #60 on:** April 25, 2005, 09:59:46 AM »

Quote from: bk on April 25, 2005, 09:54:50 AM

Since Taylor is basically playing Herbert George Wells, maybe they're The Invisible Man, War of the Worlds, etc.

Knowing Wells' personality, that was my thought as well.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #61 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:03:15 AM »

Morlock Page Three Dance

William F. Orr · « **Reply #62 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:07:32 AM »

JRand. Love your new do. But do something with that skin problem.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #63 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:20:30 AM »

Oil of Olay has been suggested.

William F. Orr · « **Reply #64 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:25:01 AM »

In my house, we call it Oil of Oldage and use it liberally.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #65 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:26:55 AM »

elmore: I agree with your comments and offer:

"Every man's work is a portrait of himself, and the more he tries to conceal himself, the more clearly will his character appear." --Samuel Butler--

Jennifer · « **Reply #66 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:31:49 AM »

Happy Birthday DR joey.

Btw, DR MattH, I agree with your comments about last night's recap of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. There have been so many secrets this season, it is very hard to keep track of everything (even if you watch every episode). Some of the secrets, I knew, but had sort of forgotten. ANd it really helped seeing everything again!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #67 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:34:54 AM »

Five books...

The Joy of Cooking, by Rombauer and Becker. Not the new version, the older one.

Culinary Artistry, by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. Great for getting ideas together for dinner.

Hirshfeld On Line. Some books aren't eloquent with their words, and don't have to be.

The Silent Gondoliers, by William Goldman.

How Long Has This Been Going On, by Ethan Mordden.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #68 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:35:30 AM »

Happy Birthday, Joey.

Is this your 20th or 21st?

Ginny · « **Reply #69 on:** April 25, 2005, 11:00:16 AM »

TOD - another take:

In the May issue of O: The Oprah Magazine, novelist and critic Vince Passaro lists the following "Five Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once:"

Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
Four Quartets, by T. S. Eliot
The Wisdom of the Desert, translated by Thomas Merton
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #70 on:** April 25, 2005, 11:03:18 AM »

Quote from: William F. Orr on April 25, 2005, 10:07:32 AM

JRand. Love your new do. But do something with that skin problem.

Yeah, the "do" is okay....but I wonder if he's considered porcelain veneers.....

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #71 on:** April 25, 2005, 11:09:14 AM »

A question for you theater-loving people....

I have tickets to "And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson." Can anyone tell me about it?

George · « **Reply #72 on:** April 25, 2005, 11:18:34 AM »

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER TO DEAR READER JOEY!!![/move]

Jane · « **Reply #73 on:** April 25, 2005, 11:30:04 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEY!!!

SWW thanks, I doubt the after effects of this fall won’t last too long. So far I’m not as bad as I feared but I know it can take two days before I know for sure.

Sandra thanks for the vibes-so far no bruises but I’m still tender.

Ginny do you have any plans to visit your home town? I want to soak my slightly tender body in a tub but first I’m off for my daily walk.

Ben · « **Reply #74 on:** April 25, 2005, 11:30:42 AM »

DR Laura, I've never heard of the play, but this is what I found about it on line.

A play about tolerance, coming of age, living and loving. Elizabeth Ann Willow, a girl with disability, struggles not only with her wheelchair and leg braces, but also with the fear and anxiety of the community in which she lives.

Here is a link to an article about it. The article is very long so I won't put it here. You don't need to register at this site to read the article.

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/0410dance10.html

Here is a link to a review of the play.

http://www.cappies.com/news/itf2001/reviews/lasvegas.html

Sandra · « **Reply #75 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:03:55 PM »

Happy cakeday to Dear Reader Joey! And to Buster and Tessie, whoever they are.

This morning, I went to the Quickie Mart for breakfast (a Cherry Coke and a thing of Werther's candy), and the lady in front of me at the soda fountain was getting a Cherry Coke, but it was coming out all clear. We were both very distressed. She got Diet Coke and told the girl at the counter that the Cherry Coke was out of order. I just stood there PLOTZING until it got fixed. But I am happy to report that the Cherry Coke is back in working order, so everything is OK.

Whew!

And now, back to my Rhetoric/ F. Scott Fitzgerald term paper.

William F. Orr · « **Reply #76 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:22:44 PM »

A Note to DR Jose on "A Yard of Cherry Coke":

from http://www.ensoc.canterbury.ac.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=69

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History of the Yard of Ale

The lofty bulb-shaped Long Glass or Yard of Ale, which hangs carefully polished above many an Inn fireplace is a frequent draught used in merry making. The oldest Yards in existence date back to the reign of James 1 (1603 to 1625) and are now a valued rarity. Feats of drinking have always been a speciality of the English nation from the beginning of history. At no time was the Yard intended for normal daily drinking, but for festive and manly displays of prowess.

In 1617, Young, in his England's Bane, protested that a man had to prove that he could drink "by the Yard" in order to be admitted as "a man of fashion". In 1685 John Evelyn the diarist, mentions "proclaiming the King, at Bromley, his Majesty's health being drunk in a "flint glass a yard long". A Yard of Ale is normally between 30 and 36 inches in length, horn shaped and with a bulbous base. The original capacity ranged from 2 3/4 to 3 ½ pints (1.5 to 2.0 litres).

Drinking the yard is an art in itself. The bulb of the glass should be firmly and steadily raised by the right hand extended as far as possible along the stem. To satisfy the strictest standards there should be a continuous intake of beer by the consumer from the time the glass is raised until it is held triumphantly upside down as a sign of victory, called flooring the long glass

The Guinness Book of Records records 5 seconds as the fastest consumption of a Yard

A Yard and a Half-Yard

William F. Orr · « **Reply #77 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:56:45 PM »

Joe and I went for a walk last week, and this is what we saw:

William F. Orr · « **Reply #78 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:57:48 PM »

And this is Joe looking at it:

William F. Orr · « **Reply #79 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:02:28 PM »

We also saw a schvan. Sorry, I'm no DR DearReaderLaura, but I try.

William F. Orr · « **Reply #80 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:04:29 PM »

Actually, my pictures come out surprisingly well for a credit-card digital camera with no settings whatsoever.

In the top one, you can see a small pond at Sunken Meadow Park, and in the distance the Long Island Sound.

Matt H. · « **Reply #81 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:09:22 PM »

I noticed DUBARRY WAS A LADY was on this morning. Not a great musical. Lucy dubbed by Martha Mears.

Matt H. · « **Reply #82 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:12:36 PM »

Whew! I am tired after all this running around today. And came home to find my digital cable out of commmission, and '24' coming on tonight. Guess I'll be recording it on videotape from analog cable in my bedroom. Sometimes, high tech ain't so high!

Matt H. · « **Reply #83 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:13:55 PM »

A friend also loaned me TROY to watch at some point over the next weeks or so. At 160+ minutes, when I'll find time to squeeze that in among the other things I wanted to see, well, I just don't know.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #84 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:15:47 PM »

Good Afternoon!

Yes, I know it's not 5:00 yet, but...

The closet and the two laundry baskets of clothes have been sorted. And sitting in my living room right now are TEN shopping bags of clothes that will be donated to Diversity Thrift come Wednesday morning. (They're only open Wednesday-Sunday.) Pants, shorts, sweaters, sweatshirts, t-shirts, dress shirts, etc. And there are a surprising number of pieces that had only been worn once, or even not at all!

I was particular amazed and confounded at the number of jeans, pants, slacks and shorts that I kept from "three waist sizes" ago. 22 pairs! 22?!?!?!?!?

As I started reassembling everything left in my bedroom, I found a few more things to add to the bags. Hoo and Ray!

I did have a few 'emotional' moments while sorting everything. A shirt bought for a certain special occasion. A t-shirt I wore during some cherished time with a friend who is no longer on this earth. Etc., etc., etc. It was nice to let go of some of that "stuff". Finally.

*And it was amazing the number of pieces of clothing I remember buying: which store? the city? the reason? even whether or not is was on sale.

Next stop will be my bookshelves...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #85 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:20:53 PM »

While going through my clothes and eyeing various things around my apartment, I realized that the best and easiest and most expedient thing to do with some of my "questionable" stuff would be to box and bag it up and donate that stuff to Diversity Thrift too. If I end up giving away something with some sort of monetary value, so be it. The more I hold on to it... well, the more I hold on to it. I do know which things I will not give away, will always keep, but there are a couple of things I know that I can part with easily.

We shall see...

A big part of this stack will be my VHS tapes. I will be keeping the show and recital tapes, but anything commercial will most likely go to the thrift store. And there are a couple of commercial releases that are still wrapped in plastic! And I have the DVD version of it too! And it's still wrapped in plastic too!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #86 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:23:18 PM »

DR WFO - A Yard! But, of course!!! Especially since I usually have a Yard whenever I go to Epcot!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #87 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:28:41 PM »

I also put a few CDs this afternoon...

I had forgotten just how much Dennis DeYoung altered Ira Gershwin's lyric to "Someone To Watch Over Me"....ugh! But I still do like the album, "10 On Broadway".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #88 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:30:52 PM »

Well, since it's a bright and sunny day here, I'm gonna go ahead and go for a walk...

Laters...

William F. Orr · « **Reply #89 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:36:43 PM »

Doing the Epcot Gavotte?

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