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[Jason]

DR Jason-  I had thought sharing my own hardship would help alleviate yours, knowing that someone else had something more gross, but really - I can't top YOUR blister story.  Maybe if I tell you about my kidney stone, but that was many years ago.

I don't have any kidney stone stories. I've heard they're awful, though. You got me on that one!

[Matt H.]

Hope to finish JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG today, and then perhaps put in SECONDS since we were talking about ROck Hudson last night.

Since ALEXANDER is SO long, I'm going to save it for the weekend when there is NOTHING on TV that I'm interested in.

[Matt H.]

I don't have any kidney stone stories. I've heard they're awful, though. You got me on that one!

Yes, they are about as awful as anything could be. I've passed four of them since age 30.

[Matt H.]

And another blisteringly hot day here, too. We had a big thunderstorm last night, but all the rain did nothing to cool things off. When friends have told me how cool things are in other areas of the country, I look at our predicted temperatures for the week and see nothing but highs in the high 80s and low 90s. Still summer down here!

[Matt H.]

The VARIETY review for LENNON wasn't as bad a pan as I was expecting. Though the reviewer didn't think the show worked (especially the first act), he did have good things to say about the Lennon songs in the second act, particularly one that hadn't been heard before performed by Terrance Mann and Chad Kimball among others.

[Jason]

Yes, they are about as awful as anything could be. I've passed four of them since age 30.

A friend of mine in high school passed one when he was in his early 20's. They had to give him an epidural to help him pass it without so much pain. He said it was the worst pain he could have possibly imagined. ::Knock on wood:: I've not had one yet and I hope to NEVER have one.

I do have a story that would make all of the men at HHW.com wince and cringe, but I won't share it in mixed company. I'll give you a hint, though...just think ZIPPER.

[vixmom]

Just catching up on the weekedn's posts


TOD: Bringing Up Baby
         Philadelphia Story
         North by NorthWest
         An Affair to Remember
         Penny Serenade
         Faqther Goose


I cannot think of any favorite Sophia Loren films... in fact I cannot think of any Sophioa Loren filmns that i have seen....althiough I cannot imagine that I never saw one growing up in the 60's as I did...

[Matt H.]

A fellow kidney stone sufferer and survivor gave me insight on how I could remain at home (rather than heading to the emergency room) and be able to pass a stone (provided it wasn't an oversized one that needed surgery). The last two I've had I passed at home and didn't require me being pumped full of Demerol.

[Dan (the Man)]

Shall I relate the story of the time I punched myself in the cajones?  It is theatre related.

[Matt H.]

Well, I have a lunch date, so it's off to the shower now to get cleaned up. Will be back later.

[JoseSPiano]

Good Morning!  -again...

And just in case... Good Afternoon!  and Good Evening!

I'm off to Goodrich for our tech rehearsal.  I do hope that I make it back in time to still post to "today" here on HHW... Otherwise... As DR Jrand is wont to say: Pray for Rosemary's Baby.

And as I am wont to say...

Laters...

[JMK]

BK, thanks for the forwarded email.  She got in touch with the guy, whom she does not remember.  

If you're going to watch Bunuel and haven't seen much of his work, I recommend starting with The Discreet Charm of The Bourgeosie, which has a lot of LOL sequences (the dinner party, especially, is quite droll) and an almost comprehensible storyline.  

Oy, did we have a busy weekend.  Adair and I did a fund-raiser Saturday for the theater company where the Bacharach show played.  Classic music director story that Jose and Larry at least will appreciate.  I'm standing off to the side and some guy walks up to me and starts to say "Great piano playi--"  He gets that far, sees Adair standing behind me, and I am forgotten like a piece of trash on the highway.  He moves directly onto Adair to shower her with praise without even finishing his sentence to me.  

Yesterday after work we did three hours of house hunting.  Oy and vey.  Although we are getting to see a lot of tony neighborhoods I've never been in before.  Then a Tigard Pops picnic and then dessert at some friends' house who are leaving for Yellowstone next week and wanted our advice on what to do and where to stay.  I need a vacation.  Again.  

[Rodzinski]

My fave Cary Grants are:
Penny Serenade
In Name Only
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse
The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer

Loren, I haven't a clew

[Rodzinski]

Gotta watch L'age D'or if you're digging into Buñuel. Just for sheer 1930s audacity.

[vixmom]

My fave Cary Grants are:
Penny Serenade
In Name Only
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse
The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer

Loren, I haven't a clew

How could I forget Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse !!

[vixmom]

Shall I relate the story of the time I punched myself in the cajones?  It is theatre related.

 I have a theatre related story that includes a six inch splinter in my bottom which required a emergency room visit to remove  

[Rodzinski]

I have a theatre related story that includes a six inch splinter in my bottom which required a emergency room visit to remove  

Dear lord, this just isn't that kind of site!

[td]

Favorite Cary Grant films:
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
HIS GIRL FRIDAY
CHARADE
NOTORIOUS
TO CATCH A THIEF
FATHER GOOSE
WALK, DON'T RUN
SYLVIA SCARLET
BRINGING UP BABY
THAT TOUCH OF MINK
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
(confession time:  I have never seen GUNGA DIN).

Sophia Loren films:
GRUMPIER OLD MEN
TWO WOMEN
MAN OF LA MANCHA
HOUSEBOAT
A SPECIAL DAY
MORE THAN A MIRACLE
ARABESQUE
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
MARRIAGE, ITALIAN STYLE

[vixmom]

Dear lord, this just isn't that kind of site!

Well it could be if everyone would just put in a bit of effort ....TCB and I can't do it all alone y'know!!!

[JMK]

Dear lord, this just isn't that kind of site!

Since when?  

[JMK]

Well it could be if everyone would just put in a bit of effort ....TCB and I can't do it all alone y'know!!!

I'm quite sure there's a splendid punchline in there somewhere about TCB doing it alone, but I'll leave it for others (possibly TCB himself) to work out.  

[Matt H.]

How could I forget Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse !!

I agree. Can't believe I left that off. Argh!

[Matt H.]

Waiting for my friend who's driving us to our lunch site today. Have no idea where we'll be going, but I suspect fast food.

[Matt H.]

So, LENNON is closing up shop at the end of the week. Are any of you NYCers planning to catch it before it goes away?

[Matthew]

DR MattH, where did you find the Lennon closing info?

[Rodzinski]

I was honestly unaware that it had opened.

It's kind of like one of Yoko's surreal performance art ideas:

Give a show with no audience.
Have performers only listen
To birds in the rafters.

[Matt H.]

DR MattH, where did you find the Lennon closing info?

An NYC friend whispered it to me, but perhaps it was just wishful thinking.

[Rodzinski]

I'm quite sure there's a splendid punchline in there somewhere about TCB doing it alone, but I'll leave it for others (possibly TCB himself) to work out.  

I love how we constantly reference TCB, when the fact is we are all just as foul at heart!  

[Jason]

So, LENNON is closing up shop at the end of the week. Are any of you NYCers planning to catch it before it goes away?

I've already seen it. DREAD-FUL! Not nearly as entertaining or moving as Ms. Suzanne Somers...that's all I can say.

[Jason]

An NYC friend whispered it to me, but perhaps it was just wishful thinking.

Mr. Howard Kissel of the Daily News shares that same wish. In his review, he wrote, "A bare stage would have been fine. At least it wouldn't cost much to tour. And I see no reason why it shouldn't hit the road immediately."

Yoko Oh, NO!!