Topic: THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME (Read 5505 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:07:12 AM »

This morning, thanks to assistant conductor Jae Hwan, there was a link to mp3s of yesterday's rehearsal. It sounds like music, not the garbled noise on Zoom, so I am quite relieved. I also got a Zoom invitation from Sarah Wroth, the ballet director, to attend a rehearsal on Thursday and be introduced to the dancers.

Freddie · « **Reply #31 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:10:19 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 05, 2024, 04:07:12 AM

This morning there was a link to mp3s of yesterday's rehearsal. It sounds like music, not the garbled noise on Zoom, so I am quite relieved. I also got a Zoom invitation from Sarah Roth, the ballet director, to attend a rehearsal on Thursday and be introduced to the dancers.

Great news, elmore!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #32 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:14:32 AM »

I will spend a couple of hours this morning listening to yesterday's rehearsal, then I have today's rehearsal at 4:15.

Freddie · « **Reply #33 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:19:06 AM »

Fun postings of the photos of your watch, George!

Freddie · « **Reply #34 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:21:47 AM »

More get-well vibes for Rodzinski's daughter!

Freddie · « **Reply #35 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:22:03 AM »

And more vibes for vixmom!

Glad your boss told you not to come in!

singdaw · « **Reply #36 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:47:17 AM »

I think you already posted it a few days ago, DR George, but what watch did you get, again?

singdaw · « **Reply #37 on:** March 05, 2024, 04:47:43 AM »

Yesterday I saw a recipe online for chili - with pineapple in it.

singdaw · « **Reply #38 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:21:41 AM »

Spotted in the wild: the Croissantisaurus.

John G. · « **Reply #39 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:23:40 AM »

Good morning, all.

Freddie · « **Reply #40 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:23:53 AM »

Michael G, last night you mentioned "I retired last year, so no more work travel for me."

Interesting question of what it means to be retired when you still go on performing.

John G. · « **Reply #41 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:23:55 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 05, 2024, 04:47:43 AM

Yesterday I saw a recipe online for chili - with pineapple in it.

No.

John G. · « **Reply #42 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:24:53 AM »

I retired last year too, Michael G. Good company to be in.

John G. · « **Reply #43 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:26:57 AM »

I slept about eight hours. Quite nice. Don’t remember any dreams.

Freddie · « **Reply #44 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:27:37 AM »

Quote from: John G. on March 05, 2024, 05:24:53 AM

I retired last year too, Michael G. Good company to be in.

Michael G - Does that mean that for yourself, even if there are reviews and newspaper coverage, one might not think of performing in a show like "Corpus Evita" to be work as far as some of the performers are concerned?

It looked like for the writer and creatives and producers, they thought of it as a business venture, though.

John G. · « **Reply #45 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:28:33 AM »

I could only take Dame Edna in small doses. Losing My Mind being one of them, possums. I found that inspired.

Freddie · « **Reply #46 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:36:41 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on March 05, 2024, 05:21:41 AM

Spotted in the wild: the Croissantisaurus.

That's inspired!

MichaelG · « **Reply #47 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:43:59 AM »

Quote from: Freddie on March 05, 2024, 05:23:53 AM

Michael G, last night you mentioned "I retired last year, so no more work travel for me."

Interesting question of what it means to be retired when you still go on performing.

I'm an amateur singer. While the leads and creative team at West Bay are all professionals, the chorus is volunteer. The same is true for many symphony choruses. Boston's is all volunteer. San Francisco has a core of AGMA singers and the rest are volunteers.

So retirement means more time for performing. My professional work is software engineering.

MichaelG · « **Reply #48 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:47:25 AM »

Except the city is replacing the seats in our theater and doing some other upgrades, so no May opera this year like we usually have.

Freddie · « **Reply #49 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:50:17 AM »

Quote from: MichaelG on March 05, 2024, 05:43:59 AM

Quote from: Freddie on March 05, 2024, 05:23:53 AM
Michael G, last night you mentioned "I retired last year, so no more work travel for me."

Interesting question of what it means to be retired when you still go on performing.

I'm an amateur singer. While the leads and creative team at West Bay are all professionals, the chorus is volunteer. The same is true for many symphony choruses. Boston's is all volunteer. San Francisco has a core of AGMA singers and the rest are volunteers.

So retirement means more time for performing. My professional work is software engineering.

Sounds terrific!

Freddie · « **Reply #50 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:56:32 AM »

Quote from: John G. on March 05, 2024, 05:28:33 AM

I could only take Dame Edna in small doses. Losing My Mind being one of them, possums. I found that inspired.

Here's another shameless parody self-promo (to help nudge the YouTube views a bit, if possible - LOL)

THE MILLER'S SONG (LOSING MY SIGN)-HENRY MILLER'S GHOST gripes, but OKs renaming his theater for Mr. Sondheim as the new Stephen Sondheim Theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlrsBx23O0

From 1:46 to 2:35 of that "Losing My Mind" parody, I had quite a bit of content about Dame Edna in the lyrics, with no subtlety about it. Dame Edna's "All About Me" was the last show at the old Henry Miller Theater before it became the Sondheim.

Freddie · « **Reply #51 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:57:54 AM »

It has the Ghost of Henry Miller singing "I think about me" rather than "I think about you."

Freddie · « **Reply #52 on:** March 05, 2024, 05:59:36 AM »

If anyone is willing to click on it and let it run, even without watching - I think that can help.

Freddie · « **Reply #53 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:02:07 AM »

That "Rainbow High" parody OF "Forbidden Broadway" from the other day had nudges in the YouTube view count, from the few places I posted it, like here on HHW and on castrecl and the Times comments allowed me to put the link there, too. (And Facebook too, of course).

Jrand74 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:09:53 AM »

Congrats to DR FREDDIE on his millstone.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:11:23 AM »

That's a pretty funny video DR FREDDIE.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #56 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:11:42 AM »

I like DR GEORGE's watch!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #57 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:12:53 AM »

I ordered the book from the link on Facebook.

Then I came here and my last post was "Book Ordered." I don't think I ordered it twice......time will tell.

Freddie · « **Reply #58 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:13:01 AM »

Quote from: Jrand73 on March 05, 2024, 06:09:53 AM

Congrats to DR FREDDIE on his millstone.

Thanks, Jrand!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 05, 2024, 06:13:32 AM »

I think only one PayPal receipt.....so I guess I was GOING to order it last night.....

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