And the word of the day is: GAZABO!I have no anagrams for GAZABO, nor do any of my fellows. Of course, since my fellows are all dogs, they don't give a dang about anagrams.
Good morning!
Loving these col mornings. I jsut wish the days would STAY cool instead of warming up. The A/C kicks in mid-afternoon which is better than running all day, but I long for fall when I can have fresh air all dayh long.
The fog is thick here this morning...and the air is very chilled.
Brrrrrrrrr.
Wish I could share it with those in need of a change of pace.
And remember, you promised DP Kerry and I a certain homemade cooked treat at your house, if we came over to the Brain opening ! Yummy !!
Then I got to work and the secretary who refused to do my work just a few short weeks ago is now doing things I have told her I want to do myself. She's driving me nuts!!!! She's like a mother hen, she has a sinus infection and says that she really should be home etc... Then go home!!!! However the investigator I really need to do some things for me is staying home with a sick kid for the second day in a row....I get so sick of it. Someone is gone everyday for at least part of the day for their kids. I understand every now and then but not every day. Of course these are the same people who thought it wasn't fair that I took time off....AHHHHH.
Ok, end of rant.
A quartet of legendary Broadway musicals - Candide, The King and I, My Fair Lady and South Pacific - gets a fresh airing in Masterworks Broadway's restoration of four essential cast recordings never before been issued on CD. Originally recorded in stereo and each a more complete representation of the show than its original cast recording, the four Masterworks Broadway titles have been remastered for this release from original analogue source tapes using Sony's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) System and SBM Direct to achieve the best in restored sound. Candide, The King and I, My Fair Lady and South Pacific will be in stores August 29, 2006.
Masterworks Broadway is a new imprint of Sony BMG Masterworks, showcasing the label's commitment to the great music of Broadway past and present. Masterworks Broadway will explore the riches of its combined catalogue of show recordings, originally made for RCA/BMG Classics and Columbia/CBS Masterworks/Sony Classical, in addition to recordings of new musical productions, such as the current hit The Wedding Singer, the upcoming revival of A Chorus Line and a deluxe 10th-anniversary edition of Chicago.
All four recordings have been repackaged with original cover art, and each booklet is illustrated with rarely seen session photos from the Sony BMG Archives.
The two Rodgers and Hammerstein titles - The King and I and South Pacific - are recordings of lavish Music Theater of Lincoln Center revivals, which were cast and supervised by Richard Rodgers himself in 1964 and 1967, respectively. Original cast recordings of both shows predated stereo recording, so these are the only stereo theatrical recordings that directly reflect Rodgers' famously specific ideas about how the scores should sound.
For South Pacific - a recording produced by Edward Kleban, who would later become the lyricist of A Chorus Line - the composer cast the operatic bass Giorgio Tozzi for the role of Emile de Becque (Tozzi "ghosted" the songs for actor Rossano Brazzi on the soundtrack of the 1958 film version) and, as the irrepressible Ensign Nellie Forbush, Broadway veteran Florence Henderson, shortly before she entered the pop-culture pantheon as the mom on TV's The Brady Bunch.
The CD release of The King and I includes a brief track - "Western People Funny" - that was recorded at the original sessions but never released. Opera's Risë Stevens and the late TV star Darren McGavin headline as Anna and the King of Siam, with richly sung supporting performances by Tony winner Patricia Neway (The Sound of Music) as Lady Thiang, Lee Venora as Tuptim and Frank Porretta as Lun Tha. This musically impeccable interpretation - led by Stevens' gracious Anna and McGavin as a powerful but less domineering King than Yul Brynner - might well be taken as Rodgers' final word on the show.
The Candide recording captures the uproarious energy - dialogue as well as musical numbers - of director Harold Prince's iconoclastic reinterpretation of this problematic musical, first staged in Brooklyn in 1973 and transferred to Broadway the following year for a lengthy run that resulted in five Tony Awards and a special citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle. With its cheerfully profane new book, some fresh Stephen Sondheim lyrics and zesty orchestrations, this Candide is a radical but hugely entertaining departure from the much grander original production, featuring infectious performances from Mark Baker, Maureen Brennan, Lewis J. Stadlen and June Gable.
The 1976 recording of Broadway's 20th anniversary revival of My Fair Lady gives a new lease on life to a show inevitably haunted by the voices of Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews and Stanley Holloway on the original cast recordings from New York and London. Christine Andreas, who is currently starring in the national tour of The Light in the Piazza, had her breakthrough on Broadway as Eliza Doolittle in this production, opposite Ian Richardson's distinctive Henry Higgins and George Rose's Tony-winning portrayal of Alfred P. Doolittle. The sumptuous recording includes "The Embassy Waltz," which did not make the cut on either of the show's original cast recordings.
All packages have been addressed. Whew!
Defense Rests After Calling Just 1 Witness in N.D. Slain Student Trial
Tuesday , August 29, 2006
FARGO, N.D. — Attorneys for the man accused of abducting college student Dru Sjodin from a shopping mall parking lot and killing her rested their case Tuesday after calling just one witness.
Closing arguments in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. were expected Tuesday afternoon, and U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson told jurors to expect to begin deliberations later in the day.
The only defense witness was George Sensabaugh Jr., a forensic science professor from California who testified Tuesday that tests for sexual assault were not reliable.
Rodriguez, 53, a convicted sex offender from Crookston, Minn., has pleaded not guilty to a charge of kidnapping resulting in death. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
Avoid wire hangers. They do hideous things to shoulders. Use wide, shaped plastic or wood ones instead.
And Happy Anniversary to ME! Twenty-seven happy years.
I have here right now my favorite sweet tooth confection - frosted brownies. I get a double shot of chocolate (to which I am definitely addicted) in one convenient piece of food.
I was absolutely astonished to read that Kenneth Branagh will be directing Michael Caine and Jude Law in a movie remake of SLEUTH, filming to begin in January. (BTW, Branagh is just a hired hand; it's Jude Law's production company who hired Branagh to do the job.)
Now, all three men are talented and wonderful at what they do, and the casting is apt, but this is going to bomb BIG TIME. I can't believe Michael Caine would agree to do it except that he gets the chance to play the other main male role and get to say that he played both parts on film in his lifetime.
But do they honestly think they can improve on the 1972 version? Is there a movie audience out there now who will sit still for such a literate theater piece on film, especially one in which the surprises are all now pretty much known throughout the world through the thousands of productions of the play and the film?
I was absolutely astonished to read that Kenneth Branagh will be directing Michael Caine and Jude Law in a movie remake of SLEUTH, filming to begin in January. (BTW, Branagh is just a hired hand; it's Jude Law's production company who hired Branagh to do the job.)Sorry, DR Matt, but I have to disagree, mainly because I believe your thesis that the film and play are so well known is off.
Now, all three men are talented and wonderful at what they do, and the casting is apt, but this is going to bomb BIG TIME. I can't believe Michael Caine would agree to do it except that he gets the chance to play the other main male role and get to say that he played both parts on film in his lifetime.
But do they honestly think they can improve on the 1972 version? Is there a movie audience out there now who will sit still for such a literate theater piece on film, especially one in which the surprises are all now pretty much known throughout the world through the thousands of productions of the play and the film?
Back from LACC and shall now have a sandwich.And shall now have a sandwich do what, exactly?
Thanks Ginny, MattH, and George!
I have been trying to take a nap. And the phone keeps ringing.Are you certain it isn't your DH trying to call?
In the Breaking News category: They may have captured the Baseline Killer in Phoenix, Arizona. This would be the second serial killer roaming our streets.
And Happy Anniversary to ME! Twenty-seven happy years.
Glad you are Bat-Proof DR CILLA LIZ.
I was waiting to make an entrance last night and down the steps came hopping ... a BAT! He couldn't fly, I guess, he was trying to get offstage, must have forgotten his lines.... He caused great consternation among those standing nearby. Calpurnia had the answer - she said "He's hurt, step on him and kill him."
I said: "I can't!" Not sure what finally happened to him. I think he made his way out the back door with the help of a broom. On his way to Iowa, no doubt!
Are you sure you don't work at the U. S. Post Office?
der Brucer
Anybody know a decent Federal Defense Attorney:
Fargo Justice! (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,211060,00.html) DA's case (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,119739,00.html)ONE defense witness in a not-guilty capital case! Looks like any first-year law student will be able to write an appeal based on inadequate counsel!
der brucer
(that was a joke, DearReaderLaura)Seriously,HAPPY ANNIVERSARY![/color][/b]
Cilla - hope your bat problem is over. You could send them down here to eat some of the mosquitos that have set up home in our complex. I can't enjoy sitting on my patio watching the cute boys in the pool while I'm getting eaten up by mosquitos. Humm..what to do for 45 more minutes.
Hi Francois!
It's usually bifurcated.
Where's Francois when we need a frenzy?
I'd better say goodnight. I haven't slept enough the past two nights, so I've got to make up for it.Yes, make up really helps when you haven't slept for 2 nights
Goodnight, Cilla
I'd better say goodnight. I haven't slept enough the past two nights, so I've got to make up for it.
Goodnight, Cilla
Hi, Cill!
When are you going to publish:
MY LIFE WITH CATS AND BATS?. ;)
In fact, the only piece I can think of referred to a "Largo" in its orchestra guise is Handel's aria "Ombra mai fu" from XERXES.
I'm just a lonely boy, lonely and blue
I'm all alone with nothin' to do
I've got nothing, not even the host
But all I want is someone to post
der Brucer
Go to the Post Office; it's usually full of people who want to post! :D
Do youngsters in France play "Post Office"?
der Brucer
And Happy Anniversary to ME! Twenty-seven happy years.
Anybody know a decent Federal Defense Attorney:
Fargo Justice! (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,211060,00.html) DA's case (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,119739,00.html)ONE defense witness in a not-guilty capital case! Looks like any first-year law student will be able to write an appeal based on inadequate counsel!
der brucer
Chocolate...the Breakfast of Champions®!
;D
Sometimes you don't have anyone to call as witnesses. It could be that they have more in store for the penalty phase of the trial. It's usually bifurcated.
The Illusionist is finally going to be here starting tomorrow and Hollywoodland is here as well. So I'm hoping to hit 2 movie matinees this weekend. Plus I have 2 art openings to go to. So, I'll be out and about....
Just discovered one of the world's greatest invention. They're called Dibs, and they're made by Edy's, and I just sampled the cookies and cream variety. Only about 15 calories each, but then I ate about 20, but who's counting?
No George, It is its very own food group!!
WE dont have either yet. With the luck we have here, it will probably only come out on DVD.
The bed, George, under the bed George, clean under the bed, George... (A Sunday reference)
der Brucer
..anything that needed to go to storage has been put into storage.
Swell, now we can all sleep a little bit esaier ;)
der Brucer
Okay, I know it's not Ask BK (or anyone) Day, but I have a question:
WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING??
(Details upon request.) ;)