Topic: FAREWELL 2023, WELCOME 2024! (Read 10757 times)

bk · « **on:** December 31, 2023, 12:41:18 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes bid farewell and welcome, and now it is time for you to post until the 2024 cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2023, 12:42:12 AM »

And the word of the day is: FELICIFIC!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2023, 04:58:21 AM »

Good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:01:06 AM »

I slept rather well last night. Stella stayed with me much of the night and then replaced her. Annabelle showed up sometime - she's sneaky and a bit hard to document - and around 6:30 she crawled under the blankets to cuddle.

singdaw · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:03:56 AM »

Good morning, friends.

singdaw · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:04:36 AM »

The New Year's Eve ball first dropped in NYC's Times Square in 1907.

singdaw · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:05:13 AM »

singdaw · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:05:55 AM »

I still don't know what I'm wearing to the living room New Year's Eve.

singdaw · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:06:05 AM »

I might not even go.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:06:48 AM »

Yesterday was a rather good day with company just after noon. When Marc left, I downloaded the 2011 Ohio Light Opera performance of Jubilee to my iTunes. The orchestration changes on the numbers with no saxes do not sound bad. I think the orchestra strings sound great, but the conducting is very "in your face" and there is absolutely no subtlety in their very loud playing. The drummer is particularly obnoxious.

For the movie sequence, I got to write a parody of Max Steiner's King Kong music. This recording includes more of it than any other. Unfortunately, OLO adds some really poor dialogue over sme of it.

singdaw · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:07:07 AM »

Dress for success.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:13:44 AM »

I now have documentation of four Jubilee performances:
1986 premiere, New Amsterdam Theatre Co., Town Hall
1998 Gay Men's Health Crisis benefit, Carnegie Hall
1999 BBC Radio-3 holiday broadcast
2011 Ohio light Opera

My preference is the BBC Radio-3 broadcast, with reservations mainly about the producer's misinformation and decision to cut music rather than trim the book and to add additional uncredited scenes by Dick Vosburgh. The cast, for the most part, is wonderful, and the BBC concert orchestra makes my work sound really good.

After that, the 1986 performances because no other ingenue has performed the role as wonderfully as Rebecca Luker.

singdaw · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:15:22 AM »

Fascinating, DR elmore3003.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:19:25 AM »

As soon as I win the lottery or some wealthy show tunes-loving patron turns up wiith the money, I'm dragging Rob Berman off to Dublin with a select cast to record the complete Jubilee score. If I win the Powerball, I just may record another 4-10 shows while I'm at it.

singdaw · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:27:42 AM »

I'd buy that!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:52:52 AM »

elmore3003 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2023, 05:56:51 AM »

Donald Trump stinks! Literally.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/18sa3cl/whats_going_on_with_trump_and_diaperssmells/?rdt=41524

John G. · « **Reply #17 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:03:02 AM »

Good morning, all.

singdaw · « **Reply #18 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:05:13 AM »

This is the dawning of ~~The Age of Aquarius~~ 2024.

singdaw · « **Reply #19 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:09:27 AM »

Right before the clock strikes midnight tonight, make sure you raise your left leg.

singdaw · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:09:49 AM »

That was you will be sure to start the new year off on the right foot.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #21 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:20:02 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #22 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:25:38 AM »

It must be a leftover Christmas miracle - I had a solid un-drugged sleep, which was only interrupted by the expected coming-out-of-the-cold coughing fit at five in morning. I slugged back some Robitussin and slept soundly again till eight.

Now I have to really take it easy and get rid of the cough through today and tomorrow.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #23 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:32:15 AM »

But wait, there’s more!

I spoke with the scheduler at the doctor’s office and explained about the cold. She performed her own miracle and penciled me in for Thursday in case I woke up on Tuesday and didn’t feel good about coming in. And Thursday just happens to be the deadline for the doctor placing the order for the lenses. I’d be a fool not to take her up on that so I already know I’m calling in first thing Tuesday to ensure better success at - for instance, not coughing up a storm in there and alarming everyone.

singdaw · « **Reply #24 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:36:17 AM »

Great news, DR ChasSmith.

vixmom · « **Reply #25 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:36:20 AM »

Good morning

vixmom · « **Reply #26 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:36:28 AM »

I must get to church

singdaw · « **Reply #27 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:36:36 AM »

We didn't have a White Christmas here, but we did get snow overnight.

vixmom · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:36:37 AM »

But a quick Wordle

singdaw · « **Reply #29 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:37:17 AM »

One more.

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