Topic: THE WEEKEND COMETH (Read 31267 times)

Rodzinski · « **Reply #150 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:15:32 PM »

Olympic fans, don't want to be a spoiler if you haven't heard the news yet, but tune into the women's snowboardcross finals if they show them tonight to see something quite extraordinary and mind-boggling.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #151 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:18:33 PM »

Quote from: Rodzinski on February 17, 2006, 04:13:32 PM

Or maybe Matthew wants to be the next Earl Scruggs

He'd need to play Flatt.

François de Paris · « **Reply #152 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:20:55 PM »

Quote from: Rodzinski on February 17, 2006, 04:11:30 PM

George Formby played his own special, what he called, "banjo-lele"

Thanks for the Richard Hayman's album cover the other day!

It just so happens that I bought yesterday the rerelease of his 1990 Naxos tribute to Mancini.

I do enjoy Mr Hayman's arrangements and his harmonica playing is a delight!

(And yes, there's the Elephant Walk!...)
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Ginny · « **Reply #153 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:21:21 PM »

Survived my workday, met DH Richard at a fish fry for dinner, and am now home for my 3-day weekend. I'm looking forward to watching the Olympics tonight and sleeping in tomorrow morning.

François de Paris · « **Reply #154 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:23:16 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on February 17, 2006, 04:18:33 PM

He'd need to play Flatt.

You're too cryptic for me, Tomovoz, but then those puns are not intented for me anyway, so.....

bk · « **Reply #155 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:23:21 PM »

Quote from: George on February 17, 2006, 04:09:35 PM

BK, did you have to make changes/cuts in the movie or did you just argue your case?

To get our R rating, we had to remove on "f" word (we didn't actually remove it - we just took the sound out for that word - you can still see Stephen Nathan mouth it) and we had to delete one "humping" shot (app. 2 seconds) from the stunt c*!k scene - I missed the "f" word (it had an "er" at the end of it), but I certainly didn't miss the humping shot.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #156 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:24:20 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on February 17, 2006, 04:21:21 PM

Survived my workday, met DH Richard at a fish fry for dinner, and am now home for my 3-day weekend. I'm looking forward to watching the Olympics tonight and sleeping in tomorrow morning.

I had planned to sleep in tomorrow too, but the furniture store called and said they would be here at 7:30 am.....isn't that incredibly early?? Especially on a day when it will be in the teens below zero at that hour. Yikes!

bk · « **Reply #157 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:24:52 PM »

I guess the early LA summer is over, at least for right now - right now it is pouring rain. I did manage to finish the end of act one of our musical today. Now I have to go back through the act and add two or three pages of bridging material, then it's on to act two. David has already written two scenes, so I just have to plug in what comes before them.

François de Paris · « **Reply #158 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:25:04 PM »

Quote from: George on February 17, 2006, 04:15:17 PM

Again?? Don't you hate it when that happens!

Do you mean.... dying TWICE?!!

bk · « **Reply #159 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:25:36 PM »

This is LA for you - pouring rain, and now the sunshine is trying to break through - heaven forbid we should have more than one hour (if that) of pouring rain.

Ginny · « **Reply #160 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:26:31 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on February 17, 2006, 02:59:54 PM

DR Ginny - I rather like "As I Am". I used to play in a CCM band when I was in college, and there's still something appealing about pop music with a "message". My favorite track has to be her tribute to Sandy Patti, complete with all the Sandy Patti modulations and high notes.

I also remember hearing Kristin during the Metropolitan Opera Council rounds, and the sound of her voice on this record sounds very close to her sound back then. The 'cutesy' edge - which can sometimes get on my nerves - is not there.

Well, DR Jose, since I respect your opinion and since my one listen was in the car (not always the best way to enjoy music), I will give this CD another try. DH Richard and I are not huge fans of contemporary inspirational music, preferring traditional hymns and classical sacred music. It has made church-going somewhat problematic for us; even the church where he grew up and we were married, which was renowned for its music program, has gone "pop."

Ginny · « **Reply #161 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:31:04 PM »

DR Cillaliz - "sleeping in" for me is anything past 7am! Actually, I will have to get up tomorrow morning and help DH Richard get packed up to go shape-note singing all day. He's taking several food items to contribute to the potluck, but at least he'll leave a doughnut for me to have with my coffee. Later in the day, I'll prepare a couple of items for him to take on Sunday (it's a 2-day state-wide gathering of shape-note singers in Brookville, OH, northwest of Dayton).

Tomovoz · « **Reply #162 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:45:37 PM »

An Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt reference DR François.
A "bluegrass" duo possibly best known in the pop world for "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"

Cillaliz · « **Reply #163 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:59:49 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on February 17, 2006, 04:31:04 PM

DR Cillaliz - "sleeping in" for me is anything past 7am! Actually, I will have to get up tomorrow morning and help DH Richard get packed up to go shape-note singing all day. He's taking several food items to contribute to the potluck, but at least he'll leave a doughnut for me to have with my coffee. Later in the day, I'll prepare a couple of items for him to take on Sunday (it's a 2-day state-wide gathering of shape-note singers in Brookville, OH, northwest of Dayton).

You've got a point. I'm usually up by about 6:00am-ish.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #164 on:** February 17, 2006, 05:03:40 PM »

Oh but DRMATTH - 87 minutes with Mr Tati can seem like a lifetime to some of us.

DRMATTHEW - don't forget Nanette Fabray's ukelele story!

George · « **Reply #165 on:** February 17, 2006, 05:28:42 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on February 17, 2006, 04:26:31 PM

Well, DR Jose, since I respect your opinion and since my one listen was in the car (not always the best way to enjoy music), I will give this CD another try. DH Richard and I are not huge fans of contemporary inspirational music, preferring traditional hymns and classical sacred music.

Ginny (and others, too

) you might like the CD that I was on when I was in colllege. We, the Western Washington Concert Choir (I had no solo), recorded Domenico Scarlatti: Sacred Choral Works.

Jane · « **Reply #166 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:17:30 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on February 17, 2006, 05:49:20 AM

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]DR Elmore will be glad to know that I'm finally all caught up with BLEAK HOUSE. Gosh, it is such a wonderful presentation! Poor Ester! Poor Lady Deadlock! Can either of them take any more bad news? I pity them! I pity them both, I do!

Keith’s comment while we were watching was “at least Dickens books always have happy ending”. I laughed and said this is called “Bleak” House.

JRand by the time I receive NetFlix #23 I will gladly report, if I remember I’m supposed to.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #167 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:20:30 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on February 17, 2006, 04:18:33 PM

He'd need to play Flatt.

Thank you, Ernie!

Jane · « **Reply #168 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:20:35 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on February 17, 2006, 06:17:15 AM

The men's figure skating long programs were overall so much improved over what I saw the other night. Much better music choices and choreography (though still not as interesting as I recall from previous Winter Olympics.) And like DR Matt said last night, this new scoring is full of holes. It's still incomprehensible to me how the silver and bronze medal winners took a few spills during their programs and still scored high enough to gain the podium while a few others skated flawless and artistically pleasing programs and wound up with lower scores. This system needs revamping again.

I should get off the computer and actually watch the Olympics then I might have an opinion on the new scoring. I think it is a shame a new scoring system was needed to combat dishonest judges.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #169 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:22:09 PM »

I'm still in shock. I've just spent 12 hours today revising my report for the critical text on the various libretti to BABES IN TOYLAND! I think it's pretty good, but I feel like I've been though the war.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #170 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:25:22 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on February 17, 2006, 04:45:37 PM

An Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt reference DR François.
A "bluegrass" duo possibly best known in the pop world for "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"

Ohmigod! All I could think of was Earnest Scruggs tonight. My new theme song: Suddenly Senile!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #171 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:29:19 PM »

Quote from: Jane on February 17, 2006, 06:17:30 PM

Keith’s comment while we were watching was “at least Dickens books always have happy ending”. I laughed and said this is called “Bleak” House.

Keith should know better. Only a few will get a happy ending in BLEAK HOUSE, I suspect.

I knew it was Earl Scruggs. Why did I think Earnest? This tired old whore's heading for bed.

Jane · « **Reply #172 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:33:13 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on February 17, 2006, 12:28:02 PM

Last year, one of the first events at our new event center in town was Stars on Ice. I had never been to one, so I decided to get the best seat available and really enjoy the evening. Well it turns out the best seats are on the ice!! There was one row of seats on the ice. The skaters were, at times, literally 4-5 feet away from us. It was incredible to be there and really see their facial expressions and hear them talk to each other. Sale and Peltier were there as well as the Russians who also got the gold and the rest of usual suspects on Scott Hamilton's tour.

I didn't go this year, but if I ever go again, I will gladly pay extra to get one of those seats again.

Wow! I would have loved that. We went as a family shortly after Brian Boitano won the Olympics, and he was the highlight of the show for me.

I’m wearing my CuddleDuds

Tomovoz · « **Reply #173 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:35:00 PM »

You provided a laugh.. not all is lost!~

Tomovoz · « **Reply #174 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:36:00 PM »

Blame it on your foggy mountain breakdown OR Jose.

Jane · « **Reply #175 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:40:10 PM »

I'm off. Maybe I can catch a bit of the Olympics before Keith wants to watch MONARCH OF THE GLEN.

I have spent much of the day on the computer, or on the phone discussing the sad plight of Romanian dogs and what might be done to help them.

bk · « **Reply #176 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:40:52 PM »

I shall now be on my way to the theater. Pray for Rosemary's Baby.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #177 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:41:41 PM »

Break a leg, BK! G'night, all!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #178 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:00:08 PM »

My brother called me yesterday and sang "Cheney's got a gun".. (As in Aerosmith's JANIE'S GOT A GUN) I can't get the stupid thing out of my head now....I hate it when that happens

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #179 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:04:54 PM »

Good Evening!

Onions chopped. Green onions sliced. Mushrooms quartered. Garlic smashed and coarsely chopped. Add a hot saute pan and some olive oil... Saute each vegetable until cooked to almost-perfection... Brown the Italian sausages... Add to the vegetables with some marinara sauce... Simmer for about 45 minutes... Assemble a simple green salad... Warm up some olive rolls from Whole Foods... And, Voila! Dinner! Mangia! Buon Appetitto!

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