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[John G.]

Two!

[John G.]

Must head for the hills.

[Freddie]

While I’m working my way out of this darn cold.

Sending feel-better vibes, Chas!

[John G.]

TOD:

I don’t remember not having cake. An early favorite was German chocolate with its eggy frosting laden with coconut and pecans. I asked for that to be my birthday cake several years running.

I also loved Mom’s version of a Black Forest torte. It’s the only version I know of made with a white cake. She would make three layers, cut them in half and then alternate between each layer with brandy-soaked bing cherries or a whipped cream frosting. The whole cake is covered in the frosting and topped with more cherries. Chocolate shavings are spread around the sides of the cake. I made one a couple of times, but it was too hot in Florida and here for it to hold up for very long.

[John G.]

From Mom’s cookbook, I love her pound cakes, especially the cream cheese pound cake, which is really moist, dense and delicious.

[John G.]

I won a couple of ribbons at the state fair as a kid for my cakes. I took a third for a butter pecan cake and a second for a Lady Baltimore cake.

[Freddie]

Another controversial yet interestingly expressed online posting about LOVE LIFE, this one from a "JereNYC" on ATC:

JereNYC
"My reaction to this interview is that if Victoria Clark doesn't like this material, think it works well enough for a limited remount, or doesn't think the rehearsal time allotted for it is enough to do the material, why is she directing it?

As part of choosing this title (and the interview says that she is the one who chose it), did she talk to the powers that be at Encores! about this one song that will require more rehearsal time and see what can be worked out about that? Maybe the singers doing it could be brought it a week early? Maybe they could hire a separate madrigal group to do this one number and allow them to devote their entire rehearsal time over the two weeks (or whatever) to this one number. I don't know what the answer is, but I question why the answer seems to automatically have been to cut it."

[Freddie]

I won a couple of ribbons at the state fair as a kid for my cakes. I took a third for a butter pecan cake and a second for a Lady Baltimore cake.

Really nice childhood memory!

[Jrand74]

Congrats to DR FREDDIE on his new millstone.

And congrats to DR JOHN G on his ribbon winning cakes.

[Jrand74]

Appointment vibes for MR BK.

[Freddie]

Congrats to DR FREDDIE on his new millstone.

And congrats to DR JOHN G on his ribbon winning cakes.

Thank you so much, Jrand!

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - four hours of sleep. Just can't get good sleep before these sorts of appointments.

[bk]

Congrats to Freedie on the achievement.

[bk]

Weird dreams.

[bk]

Maybe I'll go to Du-Par's after the appointment - I have to go that direction anyway.

[bk]

Or maybe I won't.

[Freddie]

Congrats to Freedie on the achievement.

Thank you so much, BK!

[elmore3003]

This morning I had two emails from what claims to be Social Security, claiming I have not responded to their inquiries on my current status. Does anyone know if this is real or a fraudulent phishing scam?

[Jrand74]

I didn't get anything from SS.

If you have an online SS account you might go there and ask.

My guess is that it is a scam DR ELMORE.

[Jrand74]

Contact the SSA Directly: If you're unsure about an email, contact the Social Security Administration directly at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visit your local Social Security office to verify the information.

[Jrand74]

Maybe there will be somebody left there who can answer the phone.

[elmore3003]

Contact the SSA Directly: If you're unsure about an email, contact the Social Security Administration directly at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visit your local Social Security office to verify the information.

Thanks! I Googled Social Security and the emails are not the one SS gives online.

[elmore3003]

WTF?

[bk]

I shall be on my way to the eye doctor in about forty-five minutes.

[Freddie]

I shall be on my way to the eye doctor in about forty-five minutes.

Sending more vibes for smooth traveling and a helpful, productive doctor visit!

[Freddie]

Maybe there will be somebody left there who can answer the phone.

[MichaelG]

DR MichaelG, the Encores! productions rehearse at City Center. The large studio is on the same floor as Joshie's music office.

Thanks so much, DR elmore! This will be my first time seeing anything at City Center.

[MichaelG]

DR MichaelG, there have been bootleg recordings of two Love Life productions - University of Michigan, 1987, and Opera North, 1996 - floating around for years.  There was a 1990 production in Philadelphia and a 1991 Lost Musicals in London, but I've never heard of any bootlegs for those two.

Thanks! Since the current Opera North production is being recorded for Capriccio, I'll wait for that. Maybe Encores is being recorded too?

[MichaelG]

TOD: My Mom was born in a chocolate store, so chocolate cake, definitely - both first and favorite.

[MichaelG]

After watching many seasons of GBBO and seeing how lemon drizzle cake was so many of their first bakes, I decided to bake it. It was so good, my first time ever baking a cake from scratch. I've made it several times since with lemons from our tree. Now I should branch out into baking other cakes.