Topic: READY TO GO (Read 21736 times)

Danise · « **Reply #150 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:28:35 PM »

Hi folks,

I've been on all of the travel boards looking at rates for the week of October 2nd.

I hate to say it but if I do come, I might not be able to afford the Muse (much as I LOVED it). The rates must really go up in the fall. Three hundred a night is about the average that I could find.

My fall back is the Best Western. Not as classy but I really liked the one in SLC. All I really want is a double bed, a place to hook my laptop and (of course,) a bath tub! I also checked out the Jet Blue prices. Not so bad either.

TCB · « **Reply #151 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:29:20 PM »

Okay , after all this time that you have all been making fun of the way we talk here in the Northwest (marry, merry Mary), they just had a story on the local news channel that it has now been proven that there is such a thing as a Northwest Dialect. Apparently, we use only 14 out of the 15 different vowel sounds. So look at these two words, and then say them out loud:

CAUGHT

COT

If they sound the same when you say them, you may have a Northwest Dialect.

Hell, I thought they were the same word.[/i]

TCB · « **Reply #152 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:32:52 PM »

Danise, how great to actually be online with you again!

Danise · « **Reply #153 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:37:05 PM »

Hi TCB! I've missed you as well.

Danise · « **Reply #154 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:38:48 PM »

But I've gotta run.....

Jane · « **Reply #155 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:41:48 PM »

elmore shaving must be a breeze then.

Danise I haven't thought that far in advance. First I need to decide how long I will stay in the city. I have to visit friends in Pennsylvania, NJ and Connecticut, unless they visit me in NY.

Jane · « **Reply #156 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:44:15 PM »

Speaking of NY. Bruce have a good trip. Where are you staying this time?

Danise · « **Reply #157 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:45:05 PM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on May 20, 2005, 09:25:26 AM

The seductive brunette slinked towards me from across the room, her sheer chiffon nightgown parting in a way that television censors wouldn't have allowed twenty-five years ago. "Darling," she whispered into my ear, "Of course we have J. R. Ewing getting shot to blame for cliffhangers on television. Everyone was talking about it, and the first episode of Dallas the next season got boffo ratings. Producers all want a piece of that action." Her hands, out of camera range, reminded me of how her career had begun with a guest shot on Different Strokes.

"But, Sweetheart, that doesn't mean that every show has to have a cliffhanger," I mumbled as my cufflinks fell to the floor. "Shows with continuing story lines, sure, it makes sense. It's like how daytime soaps had almost nothing happen during the week, and then on Friday something big was bound to happen. But if they start putting cliffhangers on shows like, say, Two and a Half Men, then I think they've gone too far."

She gently pushed me backwards, and I fell onto the bed. Like a tigeress, she had me pinned. "There's an easy way to know part of what's going to happen next, Pookiekins," she purred. "All you have to do is find out whose contracts have been signed for the next season. They're not going to knock off a character played by someone with a good contract, now are they? Speaking of which, I've heard your contract is running out."

She had me there. Wait, how did she get a gun in her hand?

*Click*

Freezeframe. Superimpose title: To Be Continued...

I'll be biting my nails waiting for the next installment!

Danise · « **Reply #158 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:47:38 PM »

Quote from: Jane on May 20, 2005, 05:41:48 PM

elmore shaving must be a breeze then.

Danise I haven't thought that far in advance. First I need to decide how long I will stay in the city. I have to visit friends in Pennsylvania, NJ and Connecticut, unless they visit me in NY.

I have an e-coupon from Expedia.com for a hundred dollars off if I book before the end of this month. Not sure I want to book this soon but I wonder if the rates will zoom up even more if I wait.

TCB · « **Reply #159 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:48:43 PM »

Quote from: Danise on May 20, 2005, 05:45:05 PM

I'll be biting my nails waiting for the next installment!

You will probably have to wait until November Sweeps.

bk · « **Reply #160 on:** May 20, 2005, 05:54:16 PM »

Had a lovely meeting, and have been packing and attending to details. Also rebooked my return flight as the original ticketing agent had given me incorrect info about when Jet Blue started their Burbank flights. So, I am now returning to Burbank rather than Long Beach - excellent. Also got my good aisle bulkhead seat.

Have to have something to eat at some point soon, and I am going to try and be in bed by ten.

Since Michael Shayne is dying to know what show we're recording, since the contract has now been worked out completely, and since he has already alluded to what it will be, it is the recent Irish Rep production of Noel Coward's After the Ball, adapted from Wilde's Lady Windemere's Fan, directed by our very own Mr. Tony Walton.

Danise · « **Reply #161 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:00:19 PM »

Quote from: TCB on May 20, 2005, 05:48:43 PM

You will probably have to wait until November Sweeps.

Drat and I have no doubt it will be on AFTER my bedtime as well!

TCB · « **Reply #162 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:02:27 PM »

Quote from: Danise on May 20, 2005, 06:00:19 PM

Sunset is after your bedtime, Danise.

Danise · « **Reply #163 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:03:47 PM »

I'm a reverse vampire--what can I say?

TCB · « **Reply #164 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:14:40 PM »

Well, today is the day, for the woman who taught Michael Jackson everything he knows. Yes, that's right, in a few short hours Mary Kay Letourneau becomes Mrs. Vili Fualaau in a ceremony before three hundred invited guests and the cameras of Entertainment Tonight at the Columbia Winery in Woodinville, Washington. Word has it that the ceremony had to be postponed until today, to make sure that Vili was old enough to be legally served at the winery.

Jed · « **Reply #165 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:24:15 PM »

Quote from: TCB on May 20, 2005, 05:29:20 PM

Okay , after all this time that you have all been making fun of the way we talk here in the Northwest (marry, merry Mary), they just had a story on the local news channel that it has now been proven that there is such a thing as a Northwest Dialect. Apparently, we use only 14 out of the 15 different vowel sounds. So look at these two words, and then say them out loud:

CAUGHT

COT

If they sound the same when you say them, you may have a Northwest Dialect.

Hell, I thought they were the same word.[/i]

What, some people say those words differently, too? What the hell is wrong with all them non-Northwesterners?

Danise · « **Reply #166 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:26:45 PM »

I don't hear a difference when I say them.

Jed · « **Reply #167 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:28:13 PM »

Quote from: Danise on May 20, 2005, 06:26:45 PM

I don't hear a difference when I say them.

Welcome to the Northwest, Danise!

Danise · « **Reply #168 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:28:56 PM »

Thanks, Ya'll.

Jed · « **Reply #169 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:32:35 PM »

Suddenly my "Diction for Singers" class makes a bit more sense. There was one vowel sound, the "open 'o'," that our entire class had trouble differentiating from other vowels at times. Our New York native prof couldn't understand why her Washington and Oregon native students had such trouble with it.

Jed · « **Reply #170 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:38:31 PM »

I think I'm becoming addicted to Ritz Chips. DR Ann has a bag of them next to the computer, and I'm merrily crunching away waiting for her to come home so we can head to dinner (ever tried the Clubhouse Grill, TCB? On 6th near Mildred... we're becoming fans). I think I may have to buy her a replacement bag the way I'm going...

TCB · « **Reply #171 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:45:10 PM »

It was high noon in Dodge City. The streets were empty, except for one mangy old Tom cat who stumbled into the local saloon dragging his injured back leg behind him. The bartender moved down the length of the bar and fixing the cat with an evil sneer said, "What can I do for you, stranger?"

The cat looked back at the bartender and in a low voice whispered, "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."

TCB · « **Reply #172 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:46:40 PM »

Quote from: Jed on May 20, 2005, 06:38:31 PM

I think I'm becoming addicted to Ritz Chips. DR Ann has a bag of them next to the computer, and I'm merrily crunching away waiting for her to come home so we can head to dinner (ever tried the Clubhouse Grill, TCB? On 6th near Mildred... we're becoming fans). I think I may have to buy her a replacement bag the way I'm going...

I have only been there once, Jed. The hamburgers looked fantastic.

MBarnum · « **Reply #173 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:47:37 PM »

Quote from: JRand54 on May 20, 2005, 09:48:19 AM

I highly recommend Aventurera for all those who like VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, IMITATION OF LIFE, and other like movies.

It is available on a DVD with English subtitles. Yes, this film comes with the JRAND SEAL OF MELODRAMATIC APPROVAL with special kudos for musical numbers with pineapple hats and banana skirts, double dealing by madams with secret identities, knife-wielding cripples, bump & grind dancing while wearing a dress with knee-length peplum at a High Society soiree, and general sliding down into the depths of despair in high, high heels.

The star of Aventurere....Senor Wences....err I mean Ninon Sevilla.

Wow, with a review like that I had to put it into my Amazon wish list! LOL!

I see two releases of it listed...which one did you get?

MBarnum · « **Reply #174 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:49:02 PM »

Quote from: JRand54 on May 20, 2005, 09:53:16 AM

BUY THIS MOVIE - but be sure to get the DVD with subtitles, the less expensive ones do not have them.

You just answered my question! LOL! I was wondering why one was cheaper.

Jed · « **Reply #175 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:49:02 PM »

Quote from: TCB on May 20, 2005, 06:46:40 PM

I have only been there once, Jed. The hamburgers looked fantastic.

Don't know about the burgers, but the beef stroganoff and lasagna are both quite tasty. Also an excellent cheese bread appetizer. Unless there's a particularly tempting special, I think I may give their chicken fried steak a chance tonight.

Jed · « **Reply #176 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:50:36 PM »

DINNER TIME!!!

I'm outta here.

Danise · « **Reply #177 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:02:28 PM »

Bed time! I'm outta here! Good night all!

Jane · « **Reply #178 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:05:26 PM »

TV or DVD time-I'm outta here.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #179 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:25:28 PM »

MR BK thanks for the info....and reveal. I can hardly wait to hear it! I am assuming Coward used a lot of the original text....I haven't seen/heard his version.....

What a whirlwind NYC trip!

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