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« Reply #90 on: March 04, 2006, 10:36:45 AM »

Boy, the thought of getting out of my chair, getting my shoes on and going outside is making going to the movies really seem like a chore....maybe I'll just curl up with a book....either way, laters
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« Reply #91 on: March 04, 2006, 10:37:26 AM »

I see I got us to page 4....my work here is done for the moment
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« Reply #92 on: March 04, 2006, 10:38:14 AM »

Well the handy man called and cancelled. Maybe that will be the title of MY next book  The Day the Handy Man Stood Me up

There's the old blues song, "My Handy Man Ain't Handy Any More."
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« Reply #93 on: March 04, 2006, 10:38:44 AM »

Well the handy man called and cancelled. Maybe that will be the title of MY next book  The Day the Handy Man Stood Me up

Cilla, can I submit a chapter also?
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« Reply #94 on: March 04, 2006, 10:39:51 AM »

There's the old blues song, "My Handy Man Ain't Handy Any More."

or  "My Handy man done quit me to be handy with someone else"
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« Reply #95 on: March 04, 2006, 10:41:40 AM »

Ok, I'm going to bite the bullet and get my butt to the Promenade...
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« Reply #96 on: March 04, 2006, 10:41:43 AM »

Happy Birthday DR Panni!
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« Reply #97 on: March 04, 2006, 10:43:51 AM »

DR JRand - I meant to respond to you about this yesterday...

Sunday In the Park with George is truly a wonderful work of art.  Not just musical theatre, but Art.  And I can honestly say, it was very pivotal in my choosing to pursue a career in the arts.  Seeing that show during my final year in high school, when it seemed like the weight of the world - and my family(!) - was on my shoulders to do the right thing, to go down the right path, the set the right example...  There is a great comfort knowing that if my efforts make just a small contribution to the whole, that it is still a contribution.  That it was and is still worth it.  Worth all the disappointment, frustration, sorrow... and happiness, joy and beauty.

Profound and life-changing.  I'm so glad you're e-Bay investment has had such a wonderful return.

*DR elmore also mentioned "Yoo-Hoo"...  When I was working on the Arena Stage production, we had access to the archived materials at the Library of Congress, as well as some materials that Mr. Sondheim shared with us.  Truly fascinating stuff.  And the page of sketches for the opening motif... all the various trial and error permutations before, "White.  A blank page or canvas." found it's musical cue.
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« Reply #98 on: March 04, 2006, 10:51:28 AM »

MY HANDY MAN (Andy Razaf / Eubie Blake)
Ethel Waters - 1928

Whoever said a good man is hard to find
Positively, absolutely sure was blind
I've found the best man there ever was
Here's just some of the things that my man does

Why he shakes my ashes, greases my griddle
Churns my butter and he strokes my fiddle
My man is such a handy man (oh yes he is)

He threads my needle, creams my wheat
Heats my heater and he chops my meat
My man is such a handy man

Now I don't care if you believe it or not
He's so good to have around
And when my furnace gets too hot
He's right there and turns my damper down

Why for everything he's got a scheme
You oughta see that new stuff he uses on my machine
That man is such a handy man (he's God's gift girls)

Why he flaps my flapjacks, cleans off my table
Feeds my horses out in my stable
That man is such a handy man, mmm yeah

Sometimes he's up long before the dawn
Busy trimmin' the rough edges off my front lawn
Yeah that man is such a handy man

Why you know he never has a single word to say
No, not while he's working hard
And I wished that you could see the way
He handles my front yard

eah you know my ice don't get a chance to melt away
Cause he sees that I get that fresh piece every day
My man, my man is such a handy man And I ain't kiddin'!

   

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« Reply #99 on: March 04, 2006, 10:54:22 AM »

...And "Finishing the Hat" and "Lesson No. 8" are my favorite songs from the show.  Dramatically and lyrically, they are devastating.  Georges and George want to connect, but can't.  We all want to "finish the hat".  And we all have those times when we find ourselves missing... ourselves.
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« Reply #100 on: March 04, 2006, 10:55:50 AM »

My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More

Once I used to brag about my handy man,
but I ain't braggin' no more
Somethin' strange has happened to my handy man,
he's not the man he was before
Wish somebody could explain to me,
about this dual personality

He don't perform his duties like he used to do,
he never hauls the ashes 'less I tell him to
Before he hardly gets to work he says he's through,
my handy man ain't handy no more

He's forgotten his domestic science,
and he's lost of his self-reliance
He won't make a single move unless he's told,
 he says he isn't lazy, claims he isn't old
But still he sits around and lets my stove get cold,
my handy man ain't handy no more

Time after time, if I'm not right there at his heels,
 he lets that poor horse in my stable miss his meals
There's got to be some changes 'cause each day reveals,
my handy man ain't handy no more

He used to turn in early and get up at dawn,
and full of new ambitions, he would trim the lawn
Now, when he isn't sleeping all he does is yawn,
my handy man ain't handy no more

Once he used to have so much endurance,
now, it looks like he needs life insurance
I used to brag about my handy man's technique,
around the house he was a perfect indoor sheik
But now the spirit's willing but the flesh is weak,
my handy man ain't handy no more
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« Reply #101 on: March 04, 2006, 10:55:59 AM »

Despite the frigid temps and wind outside, I think I'm going to venture out for an afternoon shopping spree excursion.  I could use the fresh air after being cooped up all week.

Nice to see Miss Ray-Bans pop in for a visit! :)
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« Reply #102 on: March 04, 2006, 10:58:05 AM »

MY HANDY MAN (Andy Razaf / Eubie Blake)
Ethel Waters - 1928

Whoever said a good man is hard to find
Positively, absolutely sure was blind
I've found the best man there ever was
Here's just some of the things that my man does...

There's an actress who makes the rounds in NYC, and she uses this song for her auditions.  I LOVE it, and I LOVE her.  A smile comes to my face whenever she walks into the room and puts her music on the piano.

*And I seem to remember Jennifer Holliday performing that song a couple of years ago - maybe it was in Harlem Suite? She tore it up!
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« Reply #103 on: March 04, 2006, 10:59:42 AM »

There's a showing of CAPOTE at 6:00 at Lincoln Center; I think I will try to catch it.  And now, after showcasing two brilliant blues lyrics and considering printing as well "I Need a Hot Dog for My Roll," I'm back to work.
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« Reply #104 on: March 04, 2006, 11:14:33 AM »

And here's why I hate reality TV.

I heard the following conversation on a show:

"Shut up."
"Why don't YOU shut up?"
"Hey, I am the only one who told you to your face that I don't like you."
"Well, that's really sad.  If you don't like me then just pretend like I don't exist and stay out of my face."
"Why don't you just shut up and then I CAN pretend like you don't exist."
"No, YOU shut up."
"Alcoholic bitch."

How is this entertainment, especially when the exact same conversation is repeated ad nauseum on most of these shows?  I wish this phase would go away and we could get back to paying writers who know how to write interesting dialogue, instead of unintelligent, shallow people saying inane and nasty things to each other.

I won't even name the reality show, because it could apply to almost any of them.
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« Reply #105 on: March 04, 2006, 11:17:37 AM »

And if I hate it so much, why is it so hard to tear myself away from it and go do the things I need to do???   :o :D >:( ::) :-\ ;D
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« Reply #106 on: March 04, 2006, 11:30:08 AM »

Oh, that's right, we were discussing Oscar Picks, so...

I really do think the major awards are up for grabs, and my picks are about 50/50 who I think and who I hope will win:

Writing (Original Screenplay) - "Good Night, And Good Luck"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - "Brokeback Mountain"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener")
Actor in a Supporting Role - Paul Giamatti ("Cinderella Man")
Actress in a Leading Role - Felicity Huffman ("Transamerica")
Actor in a Leading Role - Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Capote")
Directing - "Brokeback Mountain"
Best Picture - "Good Night, And Good Luck"

And the following are more or less educated guesses.  The technical and music (song and score) awards could really go any way at this point, imho.

Animated Feature Film - "Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
Short Film - Animated - "The Moon and the Son: And Imagined Conversation"
Short Film - Live Action - "Our Time Is Up"
Documentary Feature - "March of the Penguins"
Documentary Short Subject    - "God Sleeps in Rwanda"
Foreign Language Film - "Joyeux Noel"

Art Direction - "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Cinematography - "Brokeback Mountain"
Costume Design - "Pride & Prejudice"
Film Editing - "The Constant Gardener"
Makeup - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"*
Sound - "War of the Worlds"*
Sound Editing    - "War of the Worlds"
Visual Effects   - "King Kong"*
Music (Score) - "Munich"
Music (Song)   "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" ("Hustle & Flow")**

*I wouldn't mind seeing "Narnia" take one of these awards.
**There were only three nominees for Best Song this year.  Hmm...

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« Reply #107 on: March 04, 2006, 11:39:42 AM »

I'm digging the "annotated" listing of nominees at oscar.com - there are even film synopses and film clips.

http://www.oscar.com/nominees/list.html
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« Reply #108 on: March 04, 2006, 11:47:19 AM »

Anyone else interested in "joining" this:

http://predict.oscar.go.com/predict/frontpage

It's Entertainment Weekly's "World's Largest Oscar Pool".  You can win a pass to the Red Carpet area for next year's Oscars.  However, you can also Create and Join a group, this way you and your friends can keep track of each other's predictions.

So...  I've started a "private" group called "HainesHisWay".  And the password is what our beloved leader, BK, calls all of us who get to bed before he does and don't post until the wee hours of the morning.  (all lower-case).

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« Reply #109 on: March 04, 2006, 11:48:35 AM »

And I can honestly say, that I signed up on the ABC/Disney/go.com site years ago and requested not to be sent any other e-mails, and I have never received any e-mails from them.
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« Reply #110 on: March 04, 2006, 12:45:53 PM »

What?  No posts in almost an hour?  One would think it was a lazy Saturday afternoon?!??

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« Reply #111 on: March 04, 2006, 12:49:39 PM »

No it's a very lazy Sunday Morning..
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« Reply #112 on: March 04, 2006, 12:50:03 PM »

A yard sale is a great excuse to sit in the sun reading a book. I don't tend to sit and relax and read, all on my own. But, heck, what a nice way to spend an hour or two!!

Happy Birthday, dear Panni!!

(I'm on my friend's computer - we just put everything back in the garage, for the next sale, three weeks from now...)

Off to find a bite of something - doesn't a tuna melt on rye sound good right about now? And lemon sorbet! byeee....
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« Reply #113 on: March 04, 2006, 12:50:54 PM »

Oh - Bruce - is it just online, or are we coming to your house for free food and the oscars tomorrow????? And can I bring something????
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« Reply #114 on: March 04, 2006, 01:06:20 PM »

Our haineshisway.com Oscar Bash is a website event, the likes of which you've never seen.  However, you're welcome to come over - although, I'll be a bit late getting back, maybe five-thirty.  I'm TIVOing the first half-hour.
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« Reply #115 on: March 04, 2006, 01:13:22 PM »

What?  No posts in almost an hour?  One would think it was a lazy Saturday afternoon?!??

;)

No-o-o-o, DR Jose, I got involved in a "little" project that started out just to move my eMac from one side of my desk to the other (to make the ports more accessible).  One thing led to another and I've been dusting, vacuuming, rearranging, etc.
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« Reply #116 on: March 04, 2006, 01:13:53 PM »

yes, DR CP - it will be interesting to see which way the voters swing.


Well, we know how most of the voters swing, but what we care about is how they vote!
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« Reply #117 on: March 04, 2006, 01:19:18 PM »

No-o-o-o, DR Jose, I got involved in a "little" project that started out just to move my eMac from one side of my desk to the other (to make the ports more accessible).  One thing led to another and I've been dusting, vacuuming, rearranging, etc.

Don't you hate when that happens?

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« Reply #118 on: March 04, 2006, 01:19:48 PM »

Well, I believe I'm gonna bundle up, and head outside for a walk.

Laters...
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« Reply #119 on: March 04, 2006, 01:32:48 PM »

I've been cleaning up my den/home office here, but every once in a while I find myself exhausted and have to sit down--I think I'm still a wee bit dehydrated.  I'm trying to sort through some old computer software and whatnot--do I really need to keep hold of all the boxes from The Sims games?  Plus, I came across a couple of CDs that I had bought but never listened to.  Ach!  Clutter!  It's the bane of my existence!


Now I kind of like BANE OF MY EXISTANCE as the name of my next novel, but I suppose Dan the Man owns the rights.
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