Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5   Go Down

Author Topic: THE THICK OF SUMMER  (Read 22667 times)

0 Members and 5 Guests are viewing this topic.

bk

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 145277
  • What is it, fish?
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #90 on: July 10, 2005, 04:48:20 PM »

Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?  Well, as promised, I got some pineapple, which I shall now eat with relish, which is better than eating it with mustard and ketchup.
Logged

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #91 on: July 10, 2005, 05:00:59 PM »

A pineapple! What good is sitting alone in your room when you can have a pineapple. So what.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #92 on: July 10, 2005, 05:04:09 PM »

"Ananas" is of course French for pienapple.  I'm in a François mood.  Disney posts may follow.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

Ron Pulliam

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Online Online
  • Posts: 39066
  • The 1st HHW God!
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #93 on: July 10, 2005, 05:18:27 PM »

Here at least Shirley Temples are thought of as for children.  But that doesn't mean that you guys should not ask for them.  If you like the taste, then who cares what anybody else thinks!

Shirley Temples are bar drinks.  And in the USA, children aren't allowed in bars.  

Granted, it's cute to see a child with a Shirley Temple in restaurants that offer bar service, but any bartender who won't mix a non-alcoholic drink isn't worth doing business with.
Logged
Measure your life by moments that take your breath away, not by the breaths you take in a moment.

TCB

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 97748
  • Because I can!
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #94 on: July 10, 2005, 05:23:30 PM »

Oh... As for a British comedy...  "Cold Comfort Farm".

I still remember when this came out a few years ago, the box office in Richmond posted a sign "warning" theatregoers that the very thick English accents (of various types, regions) may be hard for Americans to understand at times.

;)

I always put on the English subtitles when I watch THE FULL MONTY.  I can never understand a damn word anyone says for the first forty-five minutes.
Logged
“One thing’s universal,
Life’s no dress rehearsal….”

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #95 on: July 10, 2005, 05:24:15 PM »

Hello RLP and TCB.  I guess the East Coast has been blown away by Dennis the Menace.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #96 on: July 10, 2005, 05:26:48 PM »

I always put on the English subtitles when I watch THE FULL MONTY.  I can never understand a damn word anyone says for the first forty-five minutes.
And this from a man who has appeared as Fagin and Scrooge.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

TCB

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 97748
  • Because I can!
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #97 on: July 10, 2005, 05:27:28 PM »

Hello RLP and TCB.  I guess the East Coast has been blown away by Dennis the Menace.

Sadly, that is almost true, Tomovoz.
Logged
“One thing’s universal,
Life’s no dress rehearsal….”

TCB

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 97748
  • Because I can!
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #98 on: July 10, 2005, 05:30:05 PM »

And this from a man who has appeared as Fagin and Scrooge.

I never played a fag in SCROOGE................!  Oh.  Never mind.
Logged
“One thing’s universal,
Life’s no dress rehearsal….”

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #99 on: July 10, 2005, 05:31:17 PM »

Yesterdays' topic.

Merry Me a Little
Getting Maryed today.
No Marry Ann.

I know the joke's wearing thin.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #100 on: July 10, 2005, 05:33:12 PM »

I never played a fag in SCROOGE................!  Oh.  Never mind.
:)  Nor a scroo in Oliver I guess.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2005, 05:39:08 PM by Tomovoz »
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

Michael

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15756
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #101 on: July 10, 2005, 05:46:50 PM »

They could do a remake of "Arnold." ;)

I remember seeing the film when it first came out and rather enjoyed it. But I saw it again a year or so again and it didn't have the staying power.
Logged
Never stop dreaming.

Michael

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15756
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #102 on: July 10, 2005, 05:51:31 PM »

My favorite T-shirt of the day

FREE KATIE HOLMES
and a red X through tom cruise's face!
Logged
Never stop dreaming.

Ann

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1816
  • Cake or Death?
    • My LiveJournal
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #103 on: July 10, 2005, 06:17:57 PM »

Well, we've had minor excitement around here.  Midway through a game of rummy (I was winning) I decided to take a bathroom break.  Our bathroom door had been getting increasingly testy about opening once latched, and we kept saying we should really stop latching it.  Well, we decided a little too late, it turned out.  Upon finishing, I tried to open the bathroom door, only to find that the latch had turned its last turn, and I was indeed stuck in the bathroom.  DB Jed, of course, came to my rescue.  He soon found that he couldn't open the latch either.  He proceeded to try to pry the door jam off in order to get at the latch with a knife.  25 minutes and 1 broken knife later, he had met with little success.  Eventually we hit upon the idea of sliding the knife under the door and letting me try...30 seconds later I was out.  I'm just glad he was around to help me.  I probably would have been fighting hysteria had I been locked in there with an empty apartment!
Logged

Jed

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1966
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #104 on: July 10, 2005, 06:23:24 PM »

In my defense, the first (and subsequently broken) knife was too thick to have been passed underneath the door.  It wasn't TOO horribly long after I had the skinnier knife in hand (alright, a bit longer than I'd care to admit, but still...) that we hit upon the solution!
Logged
I sat beside the class clown... and I studied him

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #105 on: July 10, 2005, 06:47:04 PM »

So you won't be descibed as a "Gay young blade" now DR Jed. "Jed The Knife".  For an English reference - possibly known to some DRs (Not just the poet reference):  Ann's Latchaway's Cottage.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

Jane

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 136483
  • Have a REALLY nice day!
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #106 on: July 10, 2005, 06:48:49 PM »


Ann, would you have locked the latch if you were in the apartment alone?

25 minutes is a long time.  I’m pleased you have been released from your confinement but I must admit to chuckling a bit over your story.  It is kind of sweet.
Logged

Jane

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 136483
  • Have a REALLY nice day!
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #107 on: July 10, 2005, 06:51:49 PM »

I always put on the English subtitles when I watch THE FULL MONTY.  I can never understand a damn word anyone says for the first forty-five minutes.

You might say that about most English films. ;D
Logged

JMK

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 13812
  • G-d made stars galore.--ZMK, modern prophet
    • All About Jeff:  The Musical
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #108 on: July 10, 2005, 06:57:49 PM »

If you are ever stuck in a room again, a quick and easy solution is to pull the pins out of the hinges and simply remove the door.  :)

(I have a great Bob Vila story to share sometime).
Logged
Would you like to take a picture of my lipoma for posterity?

"It is a tale of conflicting loyalties, megalomania, love, hate and a number of other issues I can't remember."

bk

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 145277
  • What is it, fish?
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #109 on: July 10, 2005, 08:02:46 PM »

Had a nice looooong walk and am ready for movie time.  And POSTS.
Logged

Tomovoz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15837
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #110 on: July 10, 2005, 08:05:34 PM »

I'm hoping for another 40 or so to read when I get back to the board after some shopping time.
A quiet day.
Logged
"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".
James Thurber 1957

JoseSPiano

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 58983
  • Who wants ice cream?
    • The View From A Piano Bench
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #111 on: July 10, 2005, 08:15:12 PM »

Good Evening!

Greetings from Richmond.  Nice drive down.  And it gave me time to plan the rest of my week in regards to my move.  I was toying with not heading up to NYC until next Tuesday since I have to be back in DC next Monday to play some more auditions down here.  But then I realized that I should still head up Friday, and I'll go ahead and drive up too.  This way I can bring up a bunch of stuff, and not have to worry about dragging bags-o-stuff through Penn Station and onto the subway.  Then I'll drive back Sunday night, play Monday, and train back up on Tuesday.

Sounds like a plan to me.

;)
Logged
Make Your Own Luck.

JoseSPiano

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 58983
  • Who wants ice cream?
    • The View From A Piano Bench
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #112 on: July 10, 2005, 08:16:12 PM »

In other news...

Well, there's really no other news right now...

But at least it's a post.
Logged
Make Your Own Luck.

JoseSPiano

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 58983
  • Who wants ice cream?
    • The View From A Piano Bench
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #113 on: July 10, 2005, 08:17:26 PM »

Well, it's been another longish day, and I plan to have a longish day tomorrow - with lots of digging through my storage unit in store for me.  I need my rest.

Goodnight.
Logged
Make Your Own Luck.

Cillaliz

  • Guest
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #114 on: July 10, 2005, 08:20:48 PM »

Oh, my lord. Why should a bartender care whether the drink he makes has liquor in it or not? Sounds kind of snooty to me.

I haven't had a Shirley Temple in years, but they are delicious.

My mother likes to order a Shirley Temple.....with vodka
Logged

Matt H.

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 52338
  • Side by side by Sondheim
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #115 on: July 10, 2005, 08:31:35 PM »

HAIRSPRAY was terrific fun from beginning to end. I had a smile on my face from the first moment Tracy started singing, and it never left. Funny, tuneful, just a feel-good time at the theater. Couldn't ask for more from a musical comedy.
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, that's about average for me.

Matt H.

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 52338
  • Side by side by Sondheim
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #116 on: July 10, 2005, 08:35:57 PM »

Sitting next to me at HAIRSPRAY was a gay couple who had seen me in LA CAGE and who couldn't have been more complimentary. So, it ended up being a memorable night all around. (The couple were two hunks, either of which I could have instantly fallen for with an ounce of encouragement.)
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, that's about average for me.

Matt H.

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 52338
  • Side by side by Sondheim
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #117 on: July 10, 2005, 08:39:18 PM »

I find it VERY hard to believe that Harvey Fierstein could win Best Actor in a Musical for the size part that Edna is in HAIRSPRAY. I think that's probably the biggest surprise of the show for me. It's really a supporting role, but I guess he was billed as a star of the show even if his role wasn't so big, and he seems so beloved in the theater community that they wouldn't deny him the award, but that just further points up a major weakness in Tony nomination procedures.
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, that's about average for me.

Matt H.

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 52338
  • Side by side by Sondheim
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #118 on: July 10, 2005, 08:42:08 PM »

Before I left for the theater, I did manage to watch SYLVIA SCARLETT all the way through. Has Brian Aherne EVER been more photogenic in a film? No wonder Sylvia flipped for him.

It was nice to see it again, but I erased it from the DVR. I don't think I need a DVD of it as I won't be interested in seeing it again any time soon.
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, that's about average for me.

Matt H.

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 52338
  • Side by side by Sondheim
Re:THE THICK OF SUMMER
« Reply #119 on: July 10, 2005, 08:43:57 PM »

I then put in the DVD of SUSPICION and watched the documentary attacted to it. Was it Robert Osbourne or one of the other interviewed people who mentioned that Joan Fontaine fit the image of the Hitchcock woman since she was quiet, inward, blonde. Blonde? Since when?
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, that's about average for me.
Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5   Go Up