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[Matt H.]

I think I'm about ready for bed. See you folks back here tomorrow.

Good night.

[Tomovoz]

As with DR Joy. I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed Fantasia 2000. I think some of the nay sayers may be remembering the joy of seeing the first Fantasia through a child's eyes. (Which of course is an obscure reference to a Frida Boccara song).

[Matt H.]

Page 6 Lucy Cry Dance!!!

[Mike]

I just discovered that a movie our esteemed BK appeared in was released last September by MGM/UA.

[Matt H.]

Once again, good night, all.

[TCB]

And thanks, TCB, for posting that letter.  Those conditions are unimaginable for me, but it's good to know that people are not giving up and are trying however they can to get their lives back.  It certainly puts life in perspective, especially for those of us who do WAY too much whining about our lives not being where we want them to be.  At least I have a stable home, a nice apartment, a safe and healthy family, plenty of resources should I need them in an emergency, great friends, good jobs, an amazing husband, and a nice rack.  Amen.

You are right, Joy, it certainly makes you appreciate what you have in your own life.

One of my co-workers said to me last week that the hurricanes really weren't that bad, because only 1,000 people died.  That is when I realized that last December's tsunami disaster (which killed over 100,000) had forever changed our perspective of what qualifies as a disaster.

[Rodzinski]

Forget to include yourself under the "tomfoolery" rubric, Tomovoz??

[Rodzinski]

JRand, you actually went to a Jerry Lewis Cinema? I had read about them in one of his bios, but I didn't know anyone actually went to them. Were they nice?

[Tomovoz]

Forget to include yourself under the "tomfoolery" rubric, Tomovoz??

No fool like an old fool.

(Tab Hunter sang about young fools though)

[Rodzinski]

Successful day at the (very crowded) record fair...
-Found a great Bea Wain Japanese import LP from 1982 that has marvelous packaging and sounds incredible.
-Two Homer and Jethros
-An LP of Julian Slade singing songs from "Salad Days" and other of his shows
-Roxy Music's 2nd LP
-a "Charlie Weaver" LP
-an extra copy of Gordon Jenkins' bizarre "Seven Dreams" album
-various other odds and ends, all pretty cheap.

[Rodzinski]

Did SALAD DAYS have popularity down under, Tomovoz?

[Tomovoz]

"Salad Days" and "Free as Air" were very popular with the local rep companies in the early 60's.
Of course with the change of season we have started our salad days.

[Tomovoz]

Of course I quite like "Slade" too. Slade  and T Rex were my favourite "Glitter Bands" of the 70's.

[François de Paris]

You are right, Joy, it certainly makes you appreciate what you have in your own life.

One of my co-workers said to me last week that the hurricanes really weren't that bad, because only 1,000 people died.  That is when I realized that last December's tsunami disaster (which killed over 100,000) had forever changed our perspective of what qualifies as a disaster.

Only dorks can have their "perspective" changed by the increasing numbers of victims of disasters!
If your co-worker had been living way down under, he/she might not be able today to utter such uncongruity: we all know that 1 000 dead people is 1 000 too many! Does that mean that the survivors are "luckier"? Well, in a way, yes, but...

We should always count our blessings for sure!

(Now let see; what am I gonna eat tonight and what new cd and dvd should I order from Amazon?? Hope they get here real fast!!)

[François de Paris]

Slade  and T Rex were my favourite "Glitter Bands" of the 70's.

Glitter and be Gay!!

[François de Paris]

Of course I quite like "Slade" too. Slade  and T Rex were my favourite "Glitter Bands" of the 70's.

Not enough snow here for a Slade Ride, I'm afraid!!

[Tomovoz]

I've given up the Glitter!

[JoseSPiano]

Good Evening!

Well, my week of Lestat rehearsals has come to an end, and, again, it was a very good week.  A truly memorable experience.

And now...  Well, now, I'm actually pretty tired.  The whole week just began to catch up to me a few hours ago.  I actually fell asleep on the subway for the first time.  Thankfully, I woke up just a stop away from where I needed to get off.  Whew!

And now...

[Rodzinski]

I was kind of half searching for FREE AS AIR today. The two songs Julian Slade performs on the album I got are nice.

On a sidenote, he sings a one-off song about planning a charity ball where he actually references the band Slade.

[JoseSPiano]

BK - Juliana Hansen sends her love.   It turns out she got cast in the workshop I played auditions for a few weeks ago.  -And the workshop was taking place in the same complex as the Lestat rehearsals.  We ran into each other in the elevator on the way down to lunch.

*And I have to say she looked pretty groovy.   She's working on a new 70's/Disco show, and she was wearing some pretty
cool threads.  I saw more than a few heads turn when she was walking down the sidewalk.  

[Cillaliz]

Well, I had a great time at Dolly Parton tonight. It was pretty much all blue grass.country plus a few of her hits "I Will Always Love You" "Nine to Five" and 'Here You Come Again" I really enjoyed it. She also did some of her old old stuff, played the ducimer, the banjo, the guitar and the harmonica.

Of course the tour is for her new album which is a group of her favorite songs from the 60s and 70s with guests - on the CD not in the concert. (Not sure how she got Yusef Islam -Cat Stevens- I didn't think he was performing any more) anyway, she claims that it isn't a protest album, but we're talking Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Turn Turn Turn, Blowin In the Wind, Imagine.....well you get the picture and she does say these songs seem to reflect our current times.    

MBarnum, if you like the blue grass style of country, you'd enjoy the concert.  You almost wouldn't recognize her, she's had a lot of work done, but she joked about it saying the only thing about her that isn't phony is her heart, hey at least her phony looked good, especially since she's about to turn 60.

She's had some trouble with her voice on the tour, is taking antihistimines and took several breaks to drink water but sang for 1 1/2 hours, was very upbeat and I thought for the most part her voice was very strong.

She did say that she is having a lot of fun writing the songs for the new musical version of "Nine to Five" that she is hoping will be Broadway Bound soon

[François de Paris]

Un jour, un enfant

Paroles et Musique: Frida Boccara   1969
© 1969 Editions French Fried Music
note: Concours Eurovision 1969 - France - 1ère

1 - Un jour se lèvera
Sur trois branches de lilas
Qu'un enfant regardera
Comme un livre d'images
Le monde autour de lui
Sera vide et c'est ainsi
Qu'il inventera la vie
A sa première pa-a-ge.

2 - En dessinant la forme d'une orange
Il donnera au ciel son premier soleil
En dessinant l'oiseau
Il inventera la fleur
En cherchant le bruit de l'eau
Il entendra le cri du cœur.

3 - En dessinant les branches d'une étoile
Il trouvera l'enfant, le chemin des grands
Des grands qui ont gardé
Un regard émerveillé
Pour les fruits de chaque jour
Et pour les roses de l'amour.

[bk]

Too bad dear reader Joy is not on this coast - she could probably do a better job than my casting director.

I've only watched the Rhapsody in Blue segment of the new Fantasia, and I found it quite wonderful - I should pull out the DVD and watch the rest.

Watching Revenge of the Sith right now.  HD cameras have come a long way, I must say.

[Rodzinski]

Gary Glitter has taken an unseemly path.

Sweet is probably my fave glam band.

[bk]

I appear in Night Visitor (which I wrote about back in September) for a total of thirty seconds - done as a favor to the director.  I also polished some of the awful dialogue, but they didn't use much of the polish and went instead with the awful dialogue.  I recognized a few lines in the meet cute of the boy and the girl, but that was about it.

[Cillaliz]

Got my flu shot this morning.  I'm glad I did, sounds like they may be running low again this year. Maybe that's just a scare tactic, I don't know.

[JoseSPiano]

DR Joy - Stuart is not in the business.  He's a literary agent.  I'm not sure we're at the "boyfriend" stage, but the topic has been discussed.  In fact, it was discussed earlier tonight.



*And that's all the news for now on that front.

[Rodzinski]

I saw FANTASIA 2000 on the IMAX. Looked okay to my undemanding eye. The whales were the most memorable.

[JoseSPiano]

DR Joy (Part Deux) - Just in case I get sidetracked over the next 24-36 hours - which is a possibility with all the stuff I have to get done before Tuesday morning's first rehearsal for Damn Yankees...

Break A Leg!  Have a fun time casting!

[Cillaliz]

DR Rodzinski I love your new avatar