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[elmore3003]

Happy birthday DR elmore!

Thank you, DR MichaelG!

[George]

 

f o u r ! ! ! !

[John G.]

Frank Capra's American Madness is a precursor of It's a Wonderful Life. But the movie is about a run on a bank, not a savings and loan.

[John G.]

Walter Huston and Pat O'Brien star. Gritty. Fun.

[John G.]

Last night's anniversary show sounded great. I wish there were videos.

[Jrand74]

Thanks DR JANE hopefully we can keep the energy going tonight

[John G.]

Bruce Vilanich has a new musical coming.

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/dolly-parton-musical-here-you-come-again-announces-festive-london-run-and-more-tour-dates_1632562/

[singdaw]

On This Day in 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show aired for the first time on CBS.

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - five hours of sleep. Was up at eight-thirty and have been following this really interesting online book auction. Dealers showed up about an hour in, so some of the fun was lost, but they've kind of disappeared for the moment. Many bargains to be had and I will admit to buying three things - all these books mostly had a $50 opening bid, but when they didn't get it, they immediately dropped the opening to ten buck - I got three of those, including one lot that included twelve books! The biggie I got for that price was Time for a Tiger, original first UK edition of one of the few Anthony Burgess books I didn't have - it can go for over 500 bucks on a good day, so that was rather lovely to score. We'll see if anything else fun comes up for ten bucks.

[Jane]

Congratulations!

[Freddie]

I'm up, I'm up - five hours of sleep. Was up at eight-thirty and have been following this really interesting online book auction. Dealers showed up about an hour in, so some of the fun was lost, but they've kind of disappeared for the moment. Many bargains to be had and I will admit to buying three things - all these books mostly had a $50 opening bid, but when they didn't get it, they immediately dropped the opening to ten buck - I got three of those, including one lot that included twelve books! The biggie I got for that price was Time for a Tiger, original first UK edition of one of the few Anthony Burgess books I didn't have - it can go for over 500 bucks on a good day, so that was rather lovely to score. We'll see if anything else fun comes up for ten bucks.

That's great, BK!

[Freddie]

On This Day in 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show aired for the first time on CBS.

And the New York Times review of the first episode was quite dismissive!

"Situation comedy fell apart on both NBC and CBS. “Nancy” (9:30 P.M. Thursdays on NBC) is pure mush about the romance of a daughter of a Presi dent of the United States and a young veterinarian from Iowa. Mary Tyler Moore (9:30 P.M. Saturdays on CBS) is caught in a preposterous item about life as an “associate producer” in a TV newsroom. And the gifted Herschel Bernardi has a fight on his hands to salvage “Arnie” (9 P.M. Saturdays on CBS), a series about a blue‐collar ship ping foreman who is promoted to gray suited executive. The antics are all vintage kinescope."

https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/27/archives/television-well-lets-hope-first-impressions-are-deceiving.html

and also this:
https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/21/archives/tv-review-tim-conway-presents-own-show-on-cbs.html

"Perhaps Mr. Bernardi's per sonality will overcome the obstacles posed by the pro gram's dated construction, but Mary Tyler Moore, ap pearing at 9:30 on Saturdays, is in much worse difficulties. She is caught in a ridiculous item with one set of bizarre happenings at a TV station's newsroom and another in her living accommodations.

At the station, the editor is a happy sot who hires Miss Moore as she walks in and the station's news anchor man cannot pronounce the word “Chicago.” At home, Miss Moore disposes of a dilatory suitor, gets rid of her wandering new boss and starts a running gag with the neighbors."

[John G.]

Not sure about the apple pie filling, but the idea is good.

https://www.allrecipes.com/apple-pie-tiramisu-recipe-8707070

[Jane]

DR Freddy, that is interesting, thanks. 

[Jane]

I remember watching the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and enjoying it.

[Freddie]

I remember watching the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and enjoying it.

I really liked it, too.  I was 10 years old, so I don't know that I appreciated it the way I do now.  But we kept watching week after week.

[Jrand74]

I liked the MTM show was well.....and we watched Arnie, too.  I think MASH and the Bob Newhart Showwere eventually mixed into that group and adding The Carol Burnett Show turned it into a powerhouse......although TCBS either moved or was originally on Monday....after A Family Affair.....

[Jrand74]

I shall now be on my way for the fifth performance of FFA.....it is 89 degrees so the flowers may be a bit wilted.

[Jrand74]

I have had no response to my email.....so my guess is that they are now being ignored.  So I guess I shall move on and unpack the bag I had ready in case I got an emergency call to get Broadway......

[Jrand74]

I am creeping up on a millstone but it may be a few days.

[Jane]

I shall now be on my way for the fifth performance of FFA.....it is 89 degrees so the flowers may be a bit wilted.

Stay cool and have a great evening.

[bk]

Auction is done. I got two more great bargains at ten bucks each.

[bk]

Had clam chowder again, plus a small pizza.

[bk]

I'm full now.

[bk]

Are you?

[bk]

I am.

[bk]

Did some work at the piano.

[bk]

Got an e-mail from Broadway Licensing, who handles A Carol Christmas now - the company it WAS with sold to BL within two months and we didn't get put on their site for two and a half YEARS. We're there now and in this e-mail we're the featured show.

[Jane]

Auction is done. I got two more great bargains at ten bucks each.

Great!

[KevinH]

Good evening!