Topic: A MODERN MAJOR MIRACLE PAYS A VISIT (Read 6256 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #120 on:** February 22, 2024, 12:18:08 PM »

DR Laura, I go an email from your donut-loving Sound of Music Captain von Trapp, Ben Davis, today. He just got back from singing in Italy.

singdaw · « **Reply #121 on:** February 22, 2024, 12:58:54 PM »

On This Day in 1983, the play Moose Murders flopped spectacularly on Broadway.

In the NY Times, Frank Rich wrote, "a visit to Moose Murders is what will separate the connoisseurs of Broadway disaster from mere dilettantes for many moons to come."

singdaw · « **Reply #122 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:08:16 PM »

Meanwhile, On This Day in 1879, the first Woolworth Department Store opened in Utica, NY.

singdaw · « **Reply #123 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:08:38 PM »

Pardon me whilst I saddle up to the counter and order a lime phosphate.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #124 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:10:13 PM »

Make mine a hand-mixed cherry or vanilla Coke.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #125 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:12:51 PM »

Amazon strikes again: three orders in two cartons delivered 45 minutes ago and I cannot find them since the floor they are sitting on is not in my building.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #126 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:15:58 PM »

Quote from: Jrand73 on February 22, 2024, 07:18:57 AM

And can you imagine what Jane Krakowski told HER friends?

"I was walking down the street and there was a nice looking man riding on a stack of boxes in the back of a pickup truck! He smiled at me!"

You made my day right there!

Rodzinski · « **Reply #127 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:18:51 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on February 22, 2024, 01:08:16 PM

Meanwhile, On This Day in 1879, the first Woolworth Department Store opened in Utica, NY.

When I moved to NY in the year 1996, there were dozens of Woolworths still around. My fave place to buy cheap movies on VHS.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #128 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:19:51 PM »

Michael Caine’s Scrooge in A Muppet Christmas Carol is amazing.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #129 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:21:09 PM »

There was a F.W. Woolworth at the county seat and several in Indy - but we had none in Mooresville.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #130 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:26:03 PM »

Moving right along this Thursday.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #131 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:26:19 PM »

Rain has stopped and the SUN is shining.

Ginny · « **Reply #132 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:28:41 PM »

Thursday afternoon greetings! We’ve had thunderstorms today, but the rain should stop in time for us to walk up to the activity building for tonight’s wine dinner.

Ginny · « **Reply #133 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:29:20 PM »

Quote from: Jrand73 on February 22, 2024, 01:26:19 PM

Rain has stopped and the SUN is shining.

Well, that’s encouraging!

bk · « **Reply #134 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:26:42 PM »

I'm up, I'm up - seven hours of sleep - was up at ten and immediately got enmeshed in trying to find the eight-year-old girl who was in Prime Suspect. Thanks to some great help from ChasSmith we figured out her name was misspelled on the call sheet. He found a girl from Newbury Park and the minute he said Newbury Park I pretty much knew it was the right girl because I remember visiting her at either Thanksgiving or Christmas after we wrapped the movie. But her first name was spelled several different ways. Through Ancestry, ChasSmith found a girl with that name, and yet another spelling of the first name - but the birth year was right. I searched her, found a number and called - disconnected. I searched Facebook and found a page for her.

bk · « **Reply #135 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:27:45 PM »

She had only a handful of posts and hadn't been on the page for two years. But it said she was a set painter for films and an IATSE member. It was hard to tell from her photos if it was the right girl.

bk · « **Reply #136 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:28:37 PM »

So, I called the IATSE local, they confirmed she was a member and I asked them to please ask her if she was in a movie when she was eight and if so to please give her my number.

bk · « **Reply #137 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:29:43 PM »

Five minutes later, she called me and it was indeed the same girl and we had a lovely conversation. I said I'd give her a copy of the book when it was out. I added the right spelling to the book and added a note about searching for and finding her.

Freddie · « **Reply #138 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:37:59 PM »

Nice detective work, BK and Chas! So glad it was the same person.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #139 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:40:19 PM »

That search was successful largely because of her not-so-common names. Even though it turned out that both were misspelled originally, their uniqueness made the Ancestry search ("sounds like" or "similar to") more doable.

And something else nice came out of it. While on Ancestry, I saw an offer for newspapers.com at a nice introductory 6-month discount, and took it. Finally!

MichaelG · « **Reply #140 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:45:33 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on February 22, 2024, 02:40:19 PM

And something else nice came out of it. While on Ancestry, I saw an offer for newspapers.com at a nice introductory 6-month discount, and took it. Finally!

Congratulations on the successful search! Newspapers.com is awesome, especially with the Publisher Extra that gets you the more recent editions of many of the big papers.

MichaelG · « **Reply #141 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:50:32 PM »

I'm on Ancestry a lot, working on my family history. Who knows, maybe I'm cousins with BK or someone else here? I once got a strong-looking DNA match with the guy who wrote My Cousin Vinny, but then learned that the match really wasn't as strong as Ancestry made it look back then.

MichaelG · « **Reply #142 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:52:51 PM »

TOD: It's got to be Patton for me. I really should re-watch it now that I've learned so much more about my Dad's service in World War II. I knew he was in Patton's army but now I've found where his battalion was each day of their service.

Jane · « **Reply #143 on:** February 22, 2024, 03:29:14 PM »

Quote from: bk on February 22, 2024, 02:29:43 PM

Five minutes later, she called me and it was indeed the same girl and we had a lovely conversation. I said I'd give her a copy of the book when it was out. I added the right spelling to the book and added a note about searching for and finding her.

Great ending to the story.

Jane · « **Reply #144 on:** February 22, 2024, 03:29:50 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on February 22, 2024, 02:40:19 PM

That search was successful largely because of her not-so-common names. Even though it turned out that both were misspelled originally, their uniqueness made the Ancestry search ("sounds like" or "similar to") more doable.

And something else nice came out of it. While on Ancestry, I saw an offer for newspapers.com at a nice introductory 6-month discount, and took it. Finally!

Those unusual names are much easier to find

Jane · « **Reply #145 on:** February 22, 2024, 03:30:18 PM »

Quote from: MichaelG on February 22, 2024, 02:52:51 PM

TOD: It's got to be Patton for me. I really should re-watch it now that I've learned so much more about my Dad's service in World War II. I knew he was in Patton's army but now I've found where his battalion was each day of their service.

Cool.

John G. · « **Reply #146 on:** February 22, 2024, 04:26:22 PM »

Quote from: Rodzinski on February 22, 2024, 01:19:51 PM

Michael Caine’s Scrooge in A Muppet Christmas Carol is amazing.

Yes, it is.

John G. · « **Reply #147 on:** February 22, 2024, 04:30:30 PM »

Went to the doctor today. Blood pressure was 100 over 64. If it’s that low, why has everything this afternoon rubbed me the wrong way?

Jane · « **Reply #148 on:** February 22, 2024, 04:34:10 PM »

Quote from: John G. on February 22, 2024, 04:30:30 PM

Went to the doctor today. Blood pressure was 100 over 64. If it’s that low, why has everything this afternoon rubbed me the wrong way?

Excellent, looks a bit like my normal. LOL, it doesn't means things aren't bothering you.

Jane · « **Reply #149 on:** February 22, 2024, 04:46:09 PM »

Such a shame. It seems we won't be seeing this beauty cruise past on anymore.

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