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Title: LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 26, 2008, 11:16:41 PM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both NY,NY and LA,LA, and now it is time for you to post until the LA cows come home.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 26, 2008, 11:20:37 PM
And the word of the day is: DIADEM!

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 26, 2008, 11:29:51 PM
This stinking, stupid excuse for a wireless connection - I managed to get the notes posted twenty minutes ago, but it just took twenty MORE minutes to simply change to discussion to the new one.  I really needed to be to sleep twenty minutes ago, not sitting here while this ridiculous wireless connection did everything except do what it's supposed to do.  Good night.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 26, 2008, 11:29:59 PM
I'm first after BK - How did that happen?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 26, 2008, 11:36:03 PM
I have been working on my trial for the past few hours.  I find I do my best prep work between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM.  I think it's just quiet and I've relaxed from the day.  I'm really catching up on the prep I didn't have time for during the week. I am going to be so ready to go on Monday morning.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 26, 2008, 11:37:37 PM
I'm first after BK - How did that happen?

Magic! :D

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 26, 2008, 11:38:45 PM
Would love to contribute to oh, any old conversation, but my brain is pretty much in a single minded zone right now.  I will say one thing. No matter what the outcome of this trial, I am extremely glad I took on this case.  It's reignited my love of trial work and all that goes into it and I've regained the confidence I lost working at my previous place of employment.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 26, 2008, 11:39:59 PM
Life is good...think I shall finish the last couple chapters of Kritzer Time and get some sleep.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 26, 2008, 11:44:28 PM
Tonight (Sunday evening, that is), my niece, my sister, her boyfriend and I (hopefully, I'll be well enough to go attend) are going to a Seattle Storm basketball game.  It's the last game before the Olympics.  A couple members of the Storm team are part of the American team and one is on the Australian team.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 26, 2008, 11:53:37 PM
Well, I need to be going.  Good night, all.

:)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 12:01:52 AM
With a word of the day like DIADEM, what would ArnoldBrockman have done for the song of the day if he were here?

"Beautiful Girls" is too obvious.
"Send in the Crowns" is too silly.
Something sung by Jewely Andrews?

Maybe something from the musical CROWNS???

Hmm, maybe just somthing that generated royalties?

I'm babbling, time to go to sleep.  :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:33:16 AM
bk, glad that the show went so well.  I'm sure those Jersey Men are glad that you were here.  And it sounds like Crista is, too!

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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:34:08 AM
Thanks for sharing the articles, DR JoseSPiano!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:48:14 AM
I keep forgetting about Donald's radio show...   :(

(http://www.haineshisway.com/images/donald.jpg)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:48:17 AM
Many a new day will dawn....
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:48:29 AM
Many a red sun will set...
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:48:46 AM
Many a blue moon will shine...
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:49:27 AM
This week features selections from Entertainment Weekly's recent list of top-rated stage shows from the past 25 years.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:50:10 AM
Many a blue moon will shine...

Oh, I'm getting a picture, all right!   ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:50:14 AM
Before I'm through!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:50:57 AM
Up till the wee hours, DR Ron Pulliam, or just up to get a drink of water?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:51:10 AM
Oh, I'm getting a picture, all right!   ;)

Don't try to publish it!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:52:14 AM
Up till the wee hours, DR Ron Pulliam, or just up to get a drink of water?

Just winding down before bedtime.  I sat up and watched two -- count 'em 2 -- films: Chariots of Fire and The Big Country.

But my, aren't YOU up early at 4:43 a.m.!!!


Or are YOU just crawling in?



 ;)

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:52:40 AM
Don't try to publish it!

Heaven forfend!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:53:15 AM
Heaven forfend!

Well I should hope so.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:54:17 AM
I get up at 4:00 AM during the week, and on the weekends my body just doesn't adjust.  So there it is.

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:54:19 AM
I see DearReaderLaura is kicking about, too!

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:54:40 AM
I know what let's do!

Let's sing SHOW TUNES!

:D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:54:53 AM
I don't think I'm familiar with The Big Country.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:55:15 AM
OK.  You start!   :D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:55:58 AM
I get up at 4:0 AM during the week, and on the weekends my body just doesn't adjust.  So there it is.


How very inconvenient for you.  On the other hand, you could do some work on the side prodding roosters to crow!



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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:56:05 AM
We could also toast marshmallows and sing Kum Bah Yah!    :D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:57:01 AM
Well, we've got a trio now...

How 'bout "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top"?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:57:41 AM
I don't think I'm familiar with The Big Country.

1958 -- directed by William Wyler -- starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker, Charles Bickford and Burl Ives -- about feuding cattlemen Ives and Bickford and how their feud affects lives and leads to ruin.  Seminal movie score by Jerome Moross.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:58:48 AM
And most appropriate for HHW, since it deals with cows.   :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 01:59:03 AM
"Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry...
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:59:29 AM
I wonder who came up with the phrase "Big Sky Country."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:00:17 AM
"When I take you out in the surrey..."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:00:32 AM
I wonder who came up with the phrase "Big Sky Country."

Someone overwhelmed with how much sky he could see as opposed to the flat lands.  The sky can be overwhelming when man's buidlings aren't in the way.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:01:00 AM
"When I take you out in the surry with the fringe on top.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:01:20 AM
DearReaderLaura DR is sitting there like a bump on a log.   Hi, DearReaderLaura DR!!!   :D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:02:39 AM
"Watch that fringe and see how it flutters"...
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:02:47 AM
We could also toast marshmallows and sing Kum Bah Yah!    :D

S'mores!

But no "Kum Bah Yah', please. No, nor any "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:05:31 AM
"When I drive them high-steppin' strutters...
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:06:08 AM
"Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!

"The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:06:09 AM
Methinks DR Ron Pulliam didn't enjoy summer camp.    ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:08:18 AM
Oh, great! DearReaderLaura was here, and now she's gone without a word.

I think she must have been sleep-walking!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:08:20 AM
"With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather..."

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:09:55 AM
"With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather..."




Oh, well done.  You got it!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:10:12 AM
Oh, great! DearReaderLaura was here, and now she's gone without a word.

I think she must have been sleep-walking!

She did the same thing about a half hour ago!!!

She's our very own lady of mystery!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:10:12 AM
"Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:10:43 AM
"You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap
Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!"
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:10:45 AM
She did the same thing about a half hour ago!!!

She's our very own lady of mystery!

I wonder if she knows!    ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:12:37 AM
Where's Dream Curly when you need him?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:13:47 AM
Oh...there you are.  I thought you'd fallen asleep on me!


"Would y' say the fringe was made a' silk?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:14:39 AM
"Dream Curly" sounds like some special edition Barbie...  I wonder if DR MBarnum knows anything about that?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:15:30 AM
"Wouldn't have n' other kind but silk."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:15:47 AM
"Has it really got a team of snow white horses?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:17:15 AM
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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:17:33 AM
"One's like snow,
the others more like milk."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:17:55 AM
"All the world'll fly in a flurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!



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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:20:17 AM
I'm gonna have to call it a night.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:20:32 AM
"When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!"
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:20:59 AM
DR Ron Pulliam - I completely understand!  Sweet Dreams.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:21:13 AM
"When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!
The wind'll whistle as we rattle along,
The cows'll moo in the clover,
The river will ripple out a whispered song,
And whisper it over and over:
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever and ud never stop
In that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:21:32 AM
Oh, and The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II will be published this fall.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 02:22:13 AM
Sweet sunrise, David!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:22:51 AM
:)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:27:09 AM
"I can see the stars gettin' blurry,
When we ride back home in the surrey,
Ridin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top!
I can feel the day gettin' older,
Feel a sleepy head near my shoulder,
Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder, till it falls kerplop!
The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill;
The moon is takin' a header,
And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still,
A lark'll wake up in the medder.
Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'!
Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin'
Whoa! you team, and jist keep a-creepin' at a slow clip clop.
Don't you hurry with the surrey with the fringe on the top!"
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:27:44 AM
Well, time to take Zach for a stroll.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:42:13 AM
It was a very short stroll.

At the first clap of thunder, Zach turned and headed for home.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Michael on July 27, 2008, 05:16:12 AM
BK:

Any photos of the boys in concert to share with us?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Michael on July 27, 2008, 05:25:54 AM
The six hours worth of exams went well. I feel confident about the first two. The third a reading exam I spent too much time on the first few passages that when it was announced that there was 10 minutes I had two passages left. With no time to read them I went to the questions and looked for the answers by scanning the passages. So I hope that I did well enough.

Since I had some time before the last exam (the dreaded math exam) I quickly went to the car and looked over the flash cards I made. This proved useful as  there questions related to the flash cards I crammed with. There were more problem solving questions like: Tom rented a car for $60 a day and $0.32 a mile. He used the care for three days and 343 miles. What city did he visit?

Just kidding. How much did it cost him?

There were some questions I had no idea and took a guess, In past exams there were patterns with the answers like answer B could appear three times in a row. So I tried that as a guess. In all the practice exams I usally did well enough to get a passing grade for the math test.

Not bad for someone who hasn't studied math for over 33 years.

Tomorrow and Tuesday are the job interviews.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 05:30:36 AM
Interview vibes for DR MS.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 05:34:12 AM
one of my favorite songs on the Dorothy Provine records is this one, here sung by Ms Fanny Brice.  I had never heard it before and haven't heard it since, until today.

I also love a medley of college tunes that includes Doin' The Sigma Chi, Bashful Baby, and Freddy the Freshman.

This is a pretty song that perhaps Mr Guy Haines can record someday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3jFA4begc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3jFA4begc)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 05:49:03 AM
Who has all the girlies
Chasing him around?
Freddy the Freshman
The freshest kid in town.

Who wrecks all the parties?
Turns them upside down?
Freddy the Freshman.
The freshest kid in town.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 05:50:40 AM
Early TOD:

What television star's album made because he/she was a television star is your favorite?

IE - Miss Dorothy Provine's two Warner Bros. Albums of 20's songs because she happened to play a singer in a speak easy on a Warner Bros series called The Roaring 20's....ie....
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 06:00:25 AM
I think she lives up in DR MBARNUM'S Great Neck of the Woods now:

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 06:00:48 AM
Glad to have the positive show report and the audience reaction information!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 06:07:52 AM
DR Laura - thanks for checking out that Phantom info.  

So far, i've gotten tickets to Cirque du Soleil's LOVE early show and also for PHANTOM's late show for Monday the 18th, and for Cirque du Soleil's KA for Tuesday the 19th.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 27, 2008, 06:22:29 AM
Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day.  I am up.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 27, 2008, 06:23:45 AM
It looks overcast outside.  I'm hoping the sun breaks through or that it stays the same until I'm on my way to LA.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 27, 2008, 06:24:44 AM
I'm really not sure if I have a jog in me - we shall see.  Certainly, I'd begin it by going south rather than north, should I suddenly feel up to it.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 06:25:25 AM
Sounds like you'll have a good time, FJL. Don't forget your camera for the carpet photos.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 06:25:57 AM
Travel weather vibes!!!!!!
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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:26:38 AM
And the word of the day is: DIADEM!


MA DIED and forgot to leave me her DIADEM in her will.  Darn.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:29:01 AM
REMINDER

Since I will be working tomorrow, I will not be scorekeeping the Name Game.

Any and all scorekeeping will have to be done by der Brucer, between naps, mainly because none of the doggies can be bothered with learning how to work a spreadsheet.

That's the problem with dogs - they're just not computer literate.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 06:29:26 AM
It looks overcast outside.  I'm hoping the sun breaks through or that it stays the same until I'm on my way to LA.

If you want the rainbow, you must have the rain.  ;D

Great travel and vacation days, DR FJL, astrologically speaking.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 06:30:05 AM
REMINDER

Since I will be working tomorrow, I will not be scorekeeping the Name Game.

Any and all scorekeeping will have to be done by der Brucer, between naps, mainly because none of the doggies can be bothered with learning how to work a spreadsheet.

That's the problem with dogs - they're just not computer literate.

Oh they could be, if someone would invent a doggie chat line.  8)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:32:54 AM
With a word of the day like DIADEM, what would ArnoldBrockman have done for the song of the day if he were here?

"Beautiful Girls" is too obvious.
"Send in the Crowns" is too silly.
Something sung by Jewely Andrews?

Maybe something from the musical CROWNS???

Hmm, maybe just somthing that generated royalties?

I'm babbling, time to go to sleep.  :)
I'm thinking "Baubles, Bangles and Beads."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:35:07 AM
Doggie chat lines usually involve lots of licking and sniffing and butts.  

Clearly, if dogs are going to become computer literate, we need an Internet that smells.

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:35:46 AM
Page Four Doggie Conga Line Dance!

(I'll leave that one to everyone's imaginations.)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:49:00 AM
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Dream Curly and Dream Laurie practice for the Synchronized Hurdling event at this year's Olympics.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:53:20 AM
...Since I had some time before the last exam (the dreaded math exam) I quickly went to the car and looked over the flash cards I made. This proved useful as  there questions related to the flash cards I crammed with. There were more problem solving questions like: Tom rented a car for $60 a day and $0.32 a mile. He used the car for three days and 343 miles. What city did he visit? ...

Fresno.

The distances aren't all that great there, but there's nothing else to do so you might as well stay in your car and drive.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 06:57:47 AM
I had a very sleepless night; I imagine today will be difficult.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:58:52 AM
Early TOD:

What television star's album made because he/she was a television star is your favorite?

IE - Miss Dorothy Provine's two Warner Bros. Albums of 20's songs because she happened to play a singer in a speak easy on a Warner Bros series called The Roaring 20's....ie....

More to the point, which of today's television stars could get away with recording an album, simply based on the fact that they are television stars?

Oh, wait a second.

My bad.

I forgot - Miley Cyrus.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:00:06 AM
I had a very sleepless night; I imagine today will be difficult.

Tell today that if it doesn't behave it's going to get a time out.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JMK on July 27, 2008, 07:02:15 AM
Dorothy Provine was/is best friends with a woman whose husband worked for my Dad back in the 1960s.  This family was popping out a kid a year for the whole time they lived in SLC and I used to go over to their house and swim (the husband had been on the 1956 US Olympic Swim Team, IIRC--if 1956 was a summer year, LOL).  I remember M.A. (the wife-slash-friend of Provine's) took us to see "Good Neighbor Sam" just because Provine was in it.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:05:00 AM
I need a vacation.  These forty-four/forty-six hour workweeks are getting to me.   :P

Of course, we can't afford for me to go on vacation.  And the store can't afford for me to go on vacation.

 :P :P

What I really need is some good putz time.  Maybe on Tuesday (my only day off this week) der B and I can head into town, I can park him somewhere, and I can wander around aimlessly, just to enjoy myself.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 07:10:14 AM
BABBLES, BUNGLES & BIDS - that should be the title of something, shouldn't it?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 07:11:14 AM
yes DR GINNY - the World of Wisdom is a destination retailer!

DR JMK - back in the old days, the Winter AND Summer Olympics were held the same year.....  So 1956 was an Olympic Year.....

Exactly how does one become best friends with Dorothy Provine, I wonder?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 07:11:44 AM
I need a vacation.  These forty-four/forty-six hour workweeks are getting to me.   :P

Of course, we can't afford for me to go on vacation.  And the store can't afford for me to go on vacation.

 :P :P

What I really need is some good putz time.  Maybe on Tuesday (my only day off this week) der B and I can head into town, I can park him somewhere, and I can wander around aimlessly, just to enjoy myself.

And maybe you can git ur pitcher in the paper.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 07:11:56 AM
Good morning, all! The dog in the apartment above me began barking at 12:30 am and stopped some time later than the note I left on the tenant's door at 1 am.  If this begins to be a common occurrence, I will send emails to the apartment management as well.  I'm puzzled by the whole megillah since the dog's been really qiuiet for the past 6 months, and suddenly he's making noises. I know part of it is his owner's late night socializing - he wasn't in till about 4 - but this old coot needs whatever sleep he can get.

Then, I finally got to sleep and had a very bizarre dream which began in a bookstore, and I rcommended a book, which was sort of a cavalcade of friends in the late 60s wo had moved to New York, whose lives changed as they met other friends, changed lifestyles and occupations, onle lady had a baby by someone other than her partner, some left Manhattan for communal living; anyway, I was suddenly inside this story, and I was one of the characters whose lives outside Manhattan - by the ocean as I recall - didn'nt work and it was back to Manhattan, I was woring on a film score at Town Hall, I believe, with an unhappy singer etc.

I awoke from this thing thoroughly rattled by it all, around 4 am, feelng a great sense of loss or a similar emotion, and spent 5 minutes or so weeping uncontrollably.

This morning, laundry for the bedding wrapped in mothballs and some work on the BABRS IN TOYLAND info from the LoC.

BK, I'm happy the show went well for you, Kevin, and Sean. Here are some travel vibes to send you back to LA:[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Safe Travel Vibes for BK! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR JRand 57, I loved every album Miss Provine made and I wish that someone would release them on CD!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 07:12:46 AM
Jrand - Thanks for the travel prognostication.  I guess I'll confirm and pay for my flights now, then.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 07:14:18 AM
:)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JMK on July 27, 2008, 07:19:02 AM
JR--IIRC, M.A. (the wife/friend) had gone to college with Provine and I think they were roommates in their sorority--but this is all coming from the dim vestiges of my very young (like maybe 5 year old) memory.  I know they were still very close circa early-mid 60s when the family was in SLC.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 07:19:44 AM
JMK, did the song get changed?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 07:29:13 AM
1958 -- directed by William Wyler -- starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker, Charles Bickford and Burl Ives -- about feuding cattlemen Ives and Bickford and how their feud affects lives and leads to ruin.  Seminal movie score by Jerome Moross.

I'm not a huge fan of westerns, but there are a few that I liked and this is one of them. Heston gives one of the best performances of his career (I'm not a fan of his usually), and everyone is just wonderful.

Ives won an Oscar for his performance (though I think his Big Daddy in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF probably helped him win that year).
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 07:32:46 AM
Early TOD:

What television star's album made because he/she was a television star is your favorite?

IE - Miss Dorothy Provine's two Warner Bros. Albums of 20's songs because she happened to play a singer in a speak easy on a Warner Bros series called The Roaring 20's....ie....

And I just loved her song and comedy sequence in THE GREAT RACE.

The other day when we were discussing slapstick comedies, I never responded on the topic of the day, but THE GREAT RACE would certainly be among my favorites.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 07:35:17 AM
Good morning!

Began with some overcast this morning here, but that's now cleared away, and we're on our way to a high of 90. Ugh!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 27, 2008, 07:36:39 AM
I did take the two-mile jog, and now I must shower and pack up the computer and other stuff and wait downstairs for the car to pick me up at eleven.  The sun peeked out for about three minutes while I was jogging - keep the excellent vibes and xylophones for the weather to hold and be nice.  See you all when I'm back in LA.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 07:36:52 AM
My boss suggested that I not take the time to review the remaining Paramount barebones reissues they sent me and to move on to other stuff, but I decided I'd take a day for myself since that frees me from watching four movies this week.

The next DVD I'll review will be the PBS offering on the early adulthood of Muhammad Ali in Miami.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 07:37:57 AM
Color me surprised that Miss Dorothy - great scott that Miss Dorothy - had seen the inside of an institution of higher learning.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 07:38:05 AM
On TV tonight:

the season two premiere of MAD MEN on AMC.

LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT on USA

IN PLAIN SIGHT on USA.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 07:40:55 AM
I have the MONK episode that I started last night to watch during lunch today.

This afternoon, I'll likely watch NANCY DREW on the DVR recorded from HBO-HD.

If PATRIOT GAMES recorded from Universal-HD, I'll watch that, too, though it wasn't on the DVR playlist when I looked yesterday. I may have forgotten to set the DVR for it, so I'll have to search for it again. Universal-HD often replays these HD movies multiple times. I just wish they didn't have commercials.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:52:01 AM
Travel vibes

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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:53:12 AM
On TV tonight:

the season two premiere of MAD MEN on AMC.

LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT on USA

IN PLAIN SIGHT on USA.
And the season finale of Next Food Network Star.

But I'm not sure I'll be staying up for it.   :-\
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 07:57:15 AM
Dorothy did another Warner Bros LP with Joe FINGERS Carr featuring songs from the Gay 90's, but I didn't buy it and haven't heard it.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 08:00:38 AM
Getting warm here today, I may have to turn on the A/C.

I hope DR LAURA's day gets better.

Travel vibes for MR BK....wave when you fly over Kentucky and Indiana.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 08:06:46 AM
Dorothy did another Warner Bros LP with Joe FINGERS Carr featuring songs from the Gay 90's, but I didn't buy it and haven't heard it.

I liked it very much. I owned all of her recordings. The arrangements on the 1920s records were the real stock arrangements published for sale by Harms and Witmark, two of the publishers Warner Brothers Music purchased in 1929.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 08:06:49 AM
Thanks. I'll just be tired today. Nothing else to complain about.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 08:08:06 AM
I liked it very much. I owned all of her recordings. The arrangements on the 1920s records were the real stock arrangements published for sale by Harms and Witmark, two of the publishers Warner Brothers Music purchased in 1929.

That's what the liner notes say
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 08:08:52 AM
Thanks. I'll just be tired today. Nothing else to complain about.

Don't let that stop you - it never stops ME!  ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: MBarnum on July 27, 2008, 08:16:35 AM
JRand's TOD:

Although it ain't just one TV star, but many, the Warner Bros. TV stars Christmas Album.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: MBarnum on July 27, 2008, 08:17:21 AM
I had no idea Ms. Provine put out so many albums. I have one, don't recall which one, but I do listen to it now and then.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: MBarnum on July 27, 2008, 08:17:56 AM
And I have a Clint Walker CD which I have yet to open.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 08:30:18 AM
And I have a Clint Walker CD which I have yet to open.

That might be a blessing in disguise.  8)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:30:24 AM
I have some computer maintenance chores to attend to, and then I'll head downstairs, get the laundry ready for washing, and then start thinking about what's for lunch.

WBBL.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jrand74 on July 27, 2008, 08:31:27 AM
I am writing the newspaper article for SINGIN IN THE RAIN......I don't want to say Don't come to this thing, it ain't the movie.....but that's probably not the right attitude.

AND there are so many names!!!  I will put them on the website, but my feeling is MOST would be edited out for print.

Mrs. Onassis' Moose by Oleg Cassini
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:31:54 AM
Remember on the sleeves that held LP records inside their jackets, there were often pictures of currently available LPs? I remember on Warner soundtracks that I'd often see pics of Dorothy Provine's LPs being advertised.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:32:23 AM
And now I'm REALLY going!

:D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 08:37:58 AM
Time to head off to work.

Hasta.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 09:21:00 AM
FJL, I believe that Anthony Crivello is the only PHANTOM currently in Las Vegas.  He does all eight performances a week.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 09:28:52 AM
And the word of the day is: DIADEM!




I believe that is what George needs for his current... uh, problem.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jennifer on July 27, 2008, 09:50:38 AM
On tv tonight for me:

BIG BROTHER.

And I'm sure i won't be happy but the 1st part of the season finale of HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA.

Apparently the girl that placed first last week will be safe. And the other 2 will compete in a sing-off before voting even starts. I am not happy about this. Because there was something wrong with my favorite's phone line last week, and we know for sure she was in the B2 (i had tried calling between 9-10:30pm and i read others report that there was a big problem with her line).

We don't have IN PLAIN SIGHT on tonight (tues). But i actually sort of like it. The stories are interesting.

Thanks for the heads up the NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR ends tonight. We are only at episode 4 or so. So i shall be on the lookout for spoilers in the media (assuming anyone covers it!).
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 09:52:11 AM
I think she lives up in DR MBARNUM'S Great Neck of the Woods now:




Miss Provine lives a little farther north, in my Great Neck of the Woods.










Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 10:09:01 AM
I'm thinking "Baubles, Bangles and Beads."

"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" springs to mind, as well.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 10:18:53 AM
Would love to contribute to oh, any old conversation, but my brain is pretty much in a single minded zone right now.  I will say one thing. No matter what the outcome of this trial, I am extremely glad I took on this case.  It's reignited my love of trial work and all that goes into it and I've regained the confidence I lost working at my previous place of employment.  

That is great!!! :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 10:20:12 AM
DR Vixmom, I enjoyed your late night posts.  DR The Vixter is more lovely every year.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 27, 2008, 10:24:28 AM
I liked it very much. I owned all of her recordings. The arrangements on the 1920s records were the real stock arrangements published for sale by Harms and Witmark, two of the publishers Warner Brothers Music purchased in 1929.

Yes, Dorothy Provine was a firecracker on network television in "The Roaring 20s".  I was always under the impression she was very popular because her albums were often prominently featured in a section of local record stores.  Since Warner Brothers had a rather "newish" label (3 years old in 1960), the studio used it generously to promote its own talent, including its first release by Tab Hunter.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 10:26:05 AM
SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES BRUCE!  

CONGRATS ON THE SHOW!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 10:27:35 AM
INTERVIEW & JOB VIBES FOR MICHAEL S.

JOB VIBES FOR ALL WHO NEED THEM!!!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 10:33:58 AM
I am feeling really lazy today.  Yesterday, I took a friend out for her birthday lunch at George's favorite seafood restaurant - The Red Wind Casino.  The lunch was wonderful, and a great bargain, but the casino managed to eat up (pardon the pun) any savings from the lunch.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:36:01 AM
Good Morning!  Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up... And I needed two - count 'em, two! - cups of coffee this morning!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:37:07 AM
~~~~~TRAVEL VIBES TO OUR VERY OWN BK~~~~~



*And it looks like he'll be taking off from JFK before the storms move in this afternoon.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:37:50 AM
And since I think they're heading back West today too...

~~~~~TRAVEL VIBES TO DR JULIEC40 AND HER SIS~~~~~
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:39:06 AM
~~~~GOOD TEST RESULT VIBES TO DR MICHAEL S~~~~~






Hmm... That almost sounds clinical. ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:41:17 AM
As for "The Next Food Network Star"....

I've finally caught up on this season over the past few days due to the rebroadcast/repeats, and I have to say that none of the finalists really appeal to me all the much.  And, frankly, I'm surprised that one of them made it past the second week - that contestant has absolutely no "TV-Q" or true, natural charisma to me.  Fake, fake, fake, fake.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:43:28 AM
-And just what has happened to the past winners of "The Next Food Network Star"?  -Besides Guy Fieri.

It's always interesting how the Food Network starts running a couple of new shows with new hosts at the same time they start the search for the "next one".
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:44:57 AM
As for "scorekeeping" for tomorrow's Initials Game/Listing/etc...

As long as we all read each and every post, we should have minimal problems with duplications.

;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 10:47:17 AM
And one for Miley
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 10:49:40 AM
As for the Topic O' the Day...

"The Chipmunks"

:)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 10:54:46 AM
Jose, or Laura, TCB or other Vegas-travel-knowledgeable folk - do you know anything about Vegas hotels?  We're looking at a portion of the Mandalay Bay Hotel that is called (drum roll) THEhotel at the Mandalay Bay.  They've got great weeknight deals (although pricey on weekends, but I'll be going Sun-Wed only anyway)  and we love the location.  Here's the description.  It's a bit daunting in terms of whether my family will measure up to the described sophistication level, but the rooms are quite a deal and the "suites" an amazing deal on weeknights:

THEhotel
THEhotel at Mandalay Bay ushers in a new model of understated luxury, affording guests a haven of sophistication and service on par with the best boutique hotels in the world. Its elegantly appointed suites and stylish lobby areas set a tone of confident discretion, while its carefully tailored roster of amenities provide an unparalleled atmosphere for attending to both business and pleasure.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 10:55:25 AM
Although I wasn't much of an expert on TV quality back in the late 50's and early 60's, I loved THE ROARING TWENTIES.  I also liked (although apparently no one else did) the Twenties-based sitcom MARGIE starring Cynthia Pepper.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 10:56:49 AM
Has anyone here actually stayed at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay or spoken with people who have?  I'm wondering if we'd be more "comfortable" at the plain old Mandalay Bay.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 10:58:44 AM
As for "scorekeeping" for tomorrow's Initials Game/Listing/etc...

As long as we all read each and every post, we should have minimal problems with duplications.

;)


Reading the posts?  Why?
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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:04:45 AM
Hmmm...when the slide show gets to THEexperience, the lady in the photo looks like she's smelling a fart or something like that.


http://www.mandalaybay.com/persona/THEhotel.aspx
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jeanne on July 27, 2008, 11:08:37 AM
Hello, everyone.

First thing this morning I threw on old jeans and an old tee-shirt and went out to the garden. We've had loads of rain--good for the plants, but too many weed! Of course, my Neighbor Who Does Nothing doesn't prune at all, so I always end up pruning some of his spillage. My neighbors on the other side are doing more remodeling (why??) and their contractor left a load of trash behind my fence. Normally, I wouldn't even notice it, but of course today was the day I was pruning and I couldn't reach much of my fence due to his trash.  I'm glad I got it done, but we now have BIG BOOMERS and it sounds like we'll get another deluge.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jeanne on July 27, 2008, 11:09:17 AM
TRAVEL VIBES TO BK!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jeanne on July 27, 2008, 11:10:20 AM
It's beginning to feel very nappish about now. Rain is sooo relaxing. (But not these hurricane-like storms we've been getting.)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jeanne on July 27, 2008, 11:10:59 AM
TTFN.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 11:12:20 AM
Has anyone here actually stayed at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay or spoken with people who have?  I'm wondering if we'd be more "comfortable" at the plain old Mandalay Bay.


Actually, Fred, I have never even set foot in Mandalay Bay.  It is as far south as you can go and still be on The Strip.  As for THEHotel at Mandalay Bay (with apologies to Groucho) do you really want to stay at a place that would allow guests like you?








Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 11:15:01 AM
Good Afternoon!

Dishes are washed. Kitchen counters are cleaned. At least those are done.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 11:18:18 AM
DR FJL - I've never been the Mandalay Bay, however... From what I understand "The Hotel" part is basically just that "The Hotel".  It's mainly rooms, as opposed to rooms, buffets, casinos, shops, etc.

Have you checked the ratings on Frommers.com?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JMK on July 27, 2008, 11:18:35 AM
Re:  WB Records.  As I have posted here before, the nascent WB label tried to woo Percy Faith away from Columbia, offering to make him equivalent to Mitch Miller at Columbia, plus they'd throw in several films that he could score as a sort of bonus.  One of the films in the job offer was "A Summer Place."  Percy of course declined, Steiner went on to score the film, Percy arranged it and had the biggest hit of his career and one of the best selling singles in American pop history.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JMK on July 27, 2008, 11:22:10 AM
I just got home and Betsy and Zach were working on the Wil Shortz puzzle from this week's All Things Considered.  They had been working on it for quite some time.  I solved it in about 3 seconds.  Why do Betsy and Zach hate me so much?  ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 11:27:20 AM
Fred, just take into account, that in August you are not going to be walking anywhere because of the heat.  What are your main reasons to go to Vegas and where in Vegas to you plan on spending most of the time?  Personally, I enjoyed The Famingo Hotel, not so much for its bordello rooms

(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/QueerEye.jpg)

(yes that is the bathroom in pink), but because it was right in the center of The Strip.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:29:37 AM
Jose - This is what it say at Frommers.com.  Is this

http://www.frommers.com/hotels/hotel_more.cfm?destID=13&acc=49992

a real review or a public-relations puff-piece?

"The rather silly nomenclature of this utterly fabulous Vegas accommodation reminds us of our previous consideration regarding the Four Seasons' relationship with Mandalay Bay (located on the top floors but operated as a separate entity) -- it's part of the hotel but not precisely the hotel. In this case, this really is THEhotel, in all senses, not the least of which is that even though we were quite fond of Mandalay Bay prior to the opening of this conjoined twin of a property, we now think of it, if we do at all, rather as the frowzy sister from the sticks who looks tawdry and rumpled next to its sleek Vogue-magazine-editor sibling. (Actually, we still like Mandalay Bay a great deal.) Yes, if Prada were a hotel, it would look something like THEhotel. Certainly, if there are Prada wearers in town, we bet they are going to be staying here."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:30:46 AM
TCB - That reminds me a little of the room I stayed in at the Rio.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:30:58 AM
:) :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 11:34:39 AM
Jose - This is what it say at Frommers.com.  Is this

http://www.frommers.com/hotels/hotel_more.cfm?destID=13&acc=49992

a real review or a public-relations puff-piece?

"The rather silly nomenclature of this utterly fabulous Vegas accommodation reminds us of our previous consideration regarding the Four Seasons' relationship with Mandalay Bay (located on the top floors but operated as a separate entity) -- it's part of the hotel but not precisely the hotel. In this case, this really is THEhotel, in all senses, not the least of which is that even though we were quite fond of Mandalay Bay prior to the opening of this conjoined twin of a property, we now think of it, if we do at all, rather as the frowzy sister from the sticks who looks tawdry and rumpled next to its sleek Vogue-magazine-editor sibling. (Actually, we still like Mandalay Bay a great deal.) Yes, if Prada were a hotel, it would look something like THEhotel. Certainly, if there are Prada wearers in town, we bet they are going to be staying here."


There is also this final statement from Frommers, "This is the place we would splash out on (and certainly would leap on any specials offered), but with the understanding that it's still, despite appearances, a Vegas hotel, though very likely the best there is."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:41:28 AM
They like the Mandalay Bay location in part because we're fairly sure the only rushed, hectic parts of the trip will be getting to and from the airport, and we like the proximity to the airport. We're expecting all other getting around to be leisurely by comparison.  And I don't drive but as a group we'll have a car, so that will help in getting around.  

But something seems a little hoidy-toidy about THEhotel, or at least the image they're trying to convey, even though it's really not expensive on weeknights - I know I'm comparing it to a different market, but it's certainly cheaper than the typical (non-budget) of the Disney World hotels, for example.

But i did like the Washington DC Ritz Carlton a lot, though they went out of their way not to have the negative snooty aspects of upscale there.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:45:35 AM
My brother and family are committed to staying at THEhotel, and he'll have the car :) - so my only real decision is just whether to stay at THEhotel or otherwise in the regular Mandalay Bay
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 11:46:41 AM
The true test of any hotel is to walk into the middle of the lobby and fart.  If the staff all turn and point at you - you are in the wrong hotel!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:48:01 AM
I've walked into the middle of a fart, but never into the middle of a lobby.  What's that like?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: bk on July 27, 2008, 11:48:44 AM
Well, here I am at JFK, where I have been since 11:00.  When I arrived my flight was already delayed twenty minutes.  While I looked at the departure board that turned into forty-five minutes.  Then we were told that our plane, which was coming from Tampa would be on the ground at one-thirty and we'd be out of here at 2:15.  At one-thirty we were told that our plane was, in fact, here, but circling - for another hour.  We'd had a little rain and thunderstorm that lasted approximately thirty minutes - by 1:30 it was completely over and the ground was already dry.  At two o'clock we were told that our plane had now been diverted to Atlantic City, New Jersey, so it could refuel - with no new estimated time of departure.  A lot of very angry people here - I overheard that JFK was not letting planes in or out.  I really think a class action lawsuit against this airport is in order - no other airport in the bloody United States has these problems.  

I went and got a sandwich (terrible) and a Diet Pepsi (equally terrible) and was finally able to get online in the food court here.  So, I have no clew as to what will happen - you can't even get through to JetBlue via telephone.  I really don't want to come back into the city and then come back out here tomorrow.  I have no idea if the four-thirty to Burbank is sold out or what, or if there's a later flight.  I also don't really want to spend the night here at JFK.  It's a mess, and there's no storm, no rain, no nothing.  I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that I'll get out here.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:49:05 AM
For the record, I joked above, but I loved loved loved the Rio Hotel - just didn't like its location a shlep off the Strip.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 11:49:07 AM
Everything that went into mothball storage in January is now laundered, so that's a big relief. I've also updated my main report of BABES IN TOYLAND with my new LOC info, and I'm ready for a nap.

Earlier, when I was running to and from the laundromat, I passed a lot of folk heading to Central Park for the day.  I hope they're having a good time. I'm happy being inside with air conditioning.

I think I will run out and visit the market.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 11:49:14 AM
My brother and family are committed to staying at THEhotel, and he'll have the car :) - so my only real decision is just whether to stay at THEhotel or otherwise in the regular Mandalay Bay


Try THEhotel.  If nothing else, you will have stories to regale us with for years to come.







Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 11:50:27 AM
I've walked into the middle of a fart, but never into the middle of a lobby.  What's that like?
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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 11:51:10 AM
Well, here I am at JFK, where I have been since 11:00.  When I arrived my flight was already delayed twenty minutes.  While I looked at the departure board that turned into forty-five minutes.  Then we were told that our plane, which was coming from Tampa would be on the ground at one-thirty and we'd be out of here at 2:15.  At one-thirty we were told that our plane was, in fact, here, but circling - for another hour.  We'd had a little rain and thunderstorm that lasted approximately thirty minutes - by 1:30 it was completely over and the ground was already dry.  At two o'clock we were told that our plane had now been diverted to Atlantic City, New Jersey, so it could refuel - with no new estimated time of departure.  A lot of very angry people here - I overheard that JFK was not letting planes in or out.  I really think a class action lawsuit against this airport is in order - no other airport in the bloody United States has these problems.  

I went and got a sandwich (terrible) and a Diet Pepsi (equally terrible) and was finally able to get online in the food court here.  So, I have no clew as to what will happen - you can't even get through to JetBlue via telephone.  I really don't want to come back into the city and then come back out here tomorrow.  I have no idea if the four-thirty to Burbank is sold out or what, or if there's a later flight.  I also don't really want to spend the night here at JFK.  It's a mess, and there's no storm, no rain, no nothing.  I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that I'll get out here.

BK, I am so sorry! I hope things change very soon for the best for you.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 11:53:46 AM
Vibes of all sorts to BK!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 11:54:22 AM
Better travel vibes to BK.


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Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 27, 2008, 11:58:03 AM
I'm up and feeling much, much, MUCH (that's three muches) better. :D I've decided to go to the basketball game with the family.  I need to take a shower now and then meet at my sister's house.  They want to go to Fry's Electronics and Ikea before the game (which doesn't start until 6:00 pm), so I need to be there at noon...in 10 minutes!  I can be a little late, so I will. ;)

Anyway, have a good day, all!  And:

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~SUPER TRAVEL VIBES FOR BK!!~~~[/move]

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:10:49 PM
DR FJL - I've found that a lot of those snooty and high-end descriptions are provided for people who want that type of "experience".  Otherwise, it's just a very nice hotel stay to others.  So, as long as you and your relatives aren't calling the concierge every five minutes, and asking for the linens to be changed twice a day, you should be fine.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:17:40 PM
bk - BREATHE!

*And traffic delays happen at all airports.  Not just JFK.  Trust me.  You could be stuck at O'Hare in Chicago overnight because you didn't make it in time to catch the last(!) connecting flight to your final destination.  And then there's Atlanta... OY!

**However, there is a Bliss Spa at JFK, so... You could go get a massage if there is an open appointment.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:20:32 PM
bk - Can you at least get on to jetblue.com?

-And I'm guessing you're waiting in the main JetBlue terminal, and not the "new" one that's under construction.  -However, the new one tends to be quieter.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:21:15 PM
-And after looking at the Weather map... Well, let's just say there's lots of it out there right now all around the country.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:25:13 PM
bk - Can they put you on a flight back to Long Beach?  It looks like the 3:55 is still on time.


-Alas, both last flights out today to Long Beach and Burbank have been Cancelled.  :-\
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 12:27:53 PM
Very scary weather going on around the heart of the country.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 12:31:25 PM
TCB and Jose - Sounds like THEreasonable thing to do hotel-wise.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 12:36:32 PM
FJL - Is this a celebration for some kind out in Vegas?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 12:38:11 PM
I'm puzzled by the whole megillah since the dog's been really qiuiet for the past 6 months, and suddenly he's making noises.

Might there be mice? One mouse scurry may keep a dog barking for two hours.

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:39:18 PM
BK - If you're still reading this - and not standing in line yelling at the JetBlue people ... ;)

-There are some one-stop flight back to either Long Beach or Burbank this afternoon, so... Just an option or two to look into, ask about.

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 12:40:29 PM
I've had the patio doors open for the past hour or so.  Still no real rain up here yet, but the breeze - well, wind - has been nice and cooling.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 12:58:35 PM
We'd had a little rain and thunderstorm that lasted approximately thirty minutes - by 1:30 it was completely over and the ground was already dry.  ..- I overheard that JFK was not letting planes in or out.  I really think a class action lawsuit against this airport is in order - ... It's a mess, and there's no storm, no rain, no nothing.  I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that I'll get out here.

Don't blame the airport - take offs and landings are controlled by the FAA (and class-action suits against a US Government Agency are non-starters). Regardless of what you have seen, the entire area has been under major storm advisories most of the day.

Present Jet Blue status: Take off 3:45 - arrive CA 6:47

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:05:45 PM
Major thunder here in Westchester.  But no rain yet.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:06:38 PM
***CONTINUED TRAVEL VIBES***[/size][/color]
for bk!![/size][/color]
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:07:19 PM
***CONTINUED INTERVIEW VIBES***[/size][/color]
for DR Michael S.!!!![/size][/color]
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 01:07:42 PM
Very glad to read that DR George is feeling better!   :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 01:19:22 PM
Very glad to read that DR George is feeling better!   :)

And you felt him when?

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 01:21:26 PM
Weather channel reports JFK delays now 5 hours and 45 minutes!!

I think bk carries his own cloud with him.

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:22:13 PM
Had a nice afternoon of pure pleasure viewing.

I began with Friday night's MONK, and it was a decent episode for a change. Interesting mystery, good main guest star, and Tony Shalhoub less mannered than usual.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:25:19 PM
Next, I watched a bunch of WILL & GRACE episodes. Lots of guest stars crowded into these episodes, one of the true maladies of W&G paraticularly during the last years. Mediocre writing is not helped by putting famous people into roles if there are no jokes for them.

Luke Perry played the Hot Gay Nerd (a bird watcher) in one episode. He was kind of cute.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:26:18 PM
Sharon Stone was the guest star in another one playing Will's new psychiatrist who gives him a hard time. Grace starts going, and the two get along like gangbusters. One of the lamer episodes of its eight year run.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:27:56 PM
One of the best episodes of the season, however, guest starred the ever-adorable Stuart Townsend as Karen's Pastry Chef whom she wants fired. However, when Will goes to fire him, well, more than pastry starts cooking.

Later in the show we find out he's also involved with Karen and Rosario, an all-purpose lover.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:28:58 PM
I also found the episode where Will is seated by the fire in a swanky restaurant with innumerable jokes about how hot it is really hilarious. The rest of the episode is lacking, but those sight gags and puns are hilarious.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:32:36 PM
I ended the afternoon watching NANCY DREW on HBO-HD. A very wrongheaded movie. Why make Nancy a 1950s icon living in the 21st century? Were they trying to tap into the motif of the BRADY BUNCH movies? Nancy doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. I liked the casting of Nancy, Carson, and Ned. They would have been fine in a period whodunit or updated to now. But this concoction really wasn't very pleasing. And all the guest stars? Why is Bruce Willis there? And Chris Kattan?

No wonder it flopped at the box-office.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 01:34:05 PM
I noticed that THE WIZARD OF OZ is being shown on TNT-HD tonight at 8 (Also immediately following the first broadcast).

This isn't the first time they've shown it in HD, but it'll be the first time I've ever seen it broadcast as such. Looking forward to seeing it. Just sorry I'll have to suffer through the commercials.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 01:52:44 PM
TRAVEL VIBES TO DR JULIEC40 AND HER SIS!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 01:56:48 PM
Oh the joy at JFK Jet Blue:

BKs flight is now delayed to 5:45 - ETA CA 8:47

And - the scheduled 4:30 JFK-BUR flight has been cancelled.

The passenger area will be a zoo!

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 27, 2008, 01:56:55 PM
-And just what has happened to the past winners of "The Next Food Network Star"?  -Besides Guy Fieri.

It's always interesting how the Food Network starts running a couple of new shows with new hosts at the same time they start the search for the "next one".

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf/article/0,2495,FOOD_20096_5840178,00.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf/article/0,2495,FOOD_20096_5840178,00.html)  Amy Finley

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf/article/0,2495,FOOD_20096_5840920,00.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf/article/0,2495,FOOD_20096_5840920,00.html)  The rest of the contestents. I don't think I watched Season 1, I don't know who the winner was
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 27, 2008, 01:59:12 PM
As for "The Next Food Network Star"....

I've finally caught up on this season over the past few days due to the rebroadcast/repeats, and I have to say that none of the finalists really appeal to me all the much.  And, frankly, I'm surprised that one of them made it past the second week - that contestant has absolutely no "TV-Q" or true, natural charisma to me.  Fake, fake, fake, fake.

I'm cheering for Aaron, but I'm not really sure why.  I agree that none of them really appeal to me either.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 02:02:45 PM
Oh the joy at JFK Jet Blue:

BKs flight is now delayed to 5:45 - ETA CA 8:47

And - the scheduled 4:30 JFK-BUR flight has been cancelled.

The passenger area will be a zoo!

der Brucer

I'll bet I can guess what the topic of the notes will be for tomorrow!

 :o
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 02:04:47 PM
I'm heading down now to clean the guest bath, put away the folded laundry, and then get back to viewing. I'll have until 8 p.m. to watch something on DVD, Blu-ray, or HD-DVD. Then, THE WIZARD OF OZ.

I already have LAW & ORDER: CI scheduled to be recorded. I'll watch MAD MEN "live" though OZ doesn't go off until 10:15 so I'll get in on MAD MEN after it startes and catch up during commercials.

WBBL.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 27, 2008, 02:08:41 PM
DR FJL - I've found that a lot of those snooty and high-end descriptions are provided for people who want that type of "experience".  Otherwise, it's just a very nice hotel stay to others.  So, as long as you and your relatives aren't calling the concierge every five minutes, and asking for the linens to be changed twice a day, you should be fine.

I haven't been to THEhotel, but I've stayed at a lot of places that have descriptions like this when I've gone to meetings in various parts of the country.  I agree with Jose, it's usually just a nice hotel that has amenities available but I don't usually use them.  You're going to Vegas in the summer on a week night. That will be cheap. It's hot as hell there.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 02:11:24 PM
I'm cheering for Aaron, but I'm not really sure why.  I agree that none of them really appeal to me either.  

Well, I lean toward Adam - Lisa is plain annoying!

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 27, 2008, 02:12:30 PM
BK - If you're still reading this - and not standing in line yelling at the JetBlue people ... ;)

-There are some one-stop flight back to either Long Beach or Burbank this afternoon, so... Just an option or two to look into, ask about.



Also see if Jet Blue will put you on another airline.  I've had good luck with that in the past, but I've never flown Jet Blue, so I don't know if they do that
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 02:15:43 PM
I'll bet I can guess what the topic of the notes will be for tomorrow!

 :o

You're assuming bk will be somewhere he can post notes for tomorrow! If his flight is canceled  - he'll be stuck in NY for the night - and considering his lack of credit cards in hand, he may have to pull a Blanche and rely on the kindness of others for a place to stay.

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 02:16:58 PM
Also see if Jet Blue will put you on another airline.  I've had good luck with that in the past, but I've never flown Jet Blue, so I don't know if they do that

Not gonna' hoppen - JFK is full out in the weeds!

der Brucer

*Jet Blue has two other plane loads of Burbank people they have already cancelled!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 02:19:56 PM
Ah... That's what I needed...

I just made a few phone calls to some friends and some family.  So much easier and nicer than texting and exchanging IMs/PMs.

Alas, when I went to call my nieces and nephew, they were at a birthday party, and all I was able to hear in that brief 15 second phone call was a bunch of 7-year olds partying - a.k.a. screaming - in the background.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 02:22:11 PM
Weather channel reports JFK delays now 5 hours and 45 minutes!!

I think bk carries his own cloud with him.

der Brucer


;D

-Well, I guess I'll tune into NY1 to see if there are any news updates regarding a kvetching and kvelling record producer at JFK.

;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jennifer on July 27, 2008, 02:23:04 PM
Travel vibes for BK. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2008, 02:25:11 PM
Hello to one and all and all and one.    Does anyone have a powersaw and would be willling to cut off the bright purple cast from my leg?  I've just about had it with this, and there are 3 weeks to go.

This discouragement WILL pass, but that is my mood at the moment.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jennifer on July 27, 2008, 02:28:07 PM
Oh my gosh i am so tired.

My 2 year old niece stayed over for the first time overnight without her mommy.  She has stayed before with her mom. And I do see her 4 times a week. But we were not sure how she would do.

Well she loved it. And did not cry. In fact she did not want to leave (although she was asking for her mom to come for breakfast by 7am).

She decided she wanted to sleep in my waterbed. Which was fine. She fell asleep by 9:30pm. The problem was i did not sleep well. And it wasn't really because of her (because we did take a nap together this afternoon).

But i sort of dozed off from 10pm-2am. And i was totally awake from 2am till 6am. At 3am i found her on top of me and she asked if we could sleep together under the covers. Then at 3:40am she decided to go sleep in another room (where she usually takes her naps). So i guess maybe i was just worried she would get up and in a daze decide to go down some stairs! But she did not. only thing is she decided to get up at 6am.

She watched (in my bed) hi-5, strawberry shortcake and later curious george. And now she is home!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 02:33:44 PM
DR Kerry-VIBES!!!!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 02:35:40 PM

THEhotel at Mandalay Bay ushers in a new model of understated luxury, affording guests a haven of sophistication and service on par with the best boutique hotels in the world. Its elegantly appointed suites and stylish lobby areas set a tone of confident discretion, while its carefully tailored roster of amenities provide an unparalleled atmosphere for attending to both business and pleasure.


After going to their website, I don't think you need to be concerned.  IMHO, sophisticated is the beautiful Four Season's Hotel next door.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 02:37:16 PM
FJL, I only go into the fancy hotels to take photos of their stuff. I could never afford to stay in any of them.

Those big hotels are HUGE and take about a half hour of walking to get from your room to the street. The entire Strip is close to the airport. At Mandalay Bay, the planes will be almost going by your window.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 02:38:20 PM
I never stay in the room much anyway, so as long as it has a clean bed and is in a safe location, I'm ok with it.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 02:43:31 PM
Jose - This is what it say at Frommers.com.  Is this

http://www.frommers.com/hotels/hotel_more.cfm?destID=13&acc=49992

a real review or a public-relations puff-piece?

"The rather silly nomenclature of this utterly fabulous Vegas accommodation reminds us of our previous consideration regarding the Four Seasons' relationship with Mandalay Bay (located on the top floors but operated as a separate entity) -- it's part of the hotel but not precisely the hotel. In this case, this really is THEhotel, in all senses, not the least of which is that even though we were quite fond of Mandalay Bay prior to the opening of this conjoined twin of a property, we now think of it, if we do at all, rather as the frowzy sister from the sticks who looks tawdry and rumpled next to its sleek Vogue-magazine-editor sibling. (Actually, we still like Mandalay Bay a great deal.) Yes, if Prada were a hotel, it would look something like THEhotel. Certainly, if there are Prada wearers in town, we bet they are going to be staying here."


Maybe if I visited the hotel and not the website with the annoying loud music I would think it is sophisticated. ;D

If it were me, I would base my decision on how close I wanted to be to my family. ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 02:49:46 PM
I had some fresh corn on the cob from a farmer's market.  I did a little research on the Internet and tried cooking it in the microwave, in the husk.  I must say, it came out pretty well, and removing the silk was mighty easy that way!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2008, 02:55:24 PM
Thanks for the vibes.  I decided to make a list of the things I am grateful for, and that helped.  Silly to some-- but it worked.   And I have a lot to be grateful for.  All of you, for instance!    :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 02:59:32 PM
They keep teasing us by saying that we have a 50% chance of rain (which out here is pretty high) and then there's no rain.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2008, 02:59:39 PM
Time to catch up on all the posts.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 02:59:51 PM
FJL, I only go into the fancy hotels to take photos of their stuff. I could never afford to stay in any of them.

Those big hotels are HUGE and take about a half hour of walking to get from your room to the street. The entire Strip is close to the airport. At Mandalay Bay, the planes will be almost going by your window.

Mandalay Bay looked nice, even if it isn't on my favorite end of the strip. (http://www.vegas.com/lounge/map.html) I have always been interested in staying at The Venetian, but then I have never seen The Hotel.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 03:00:33 PM
I am going to run a couple of errands. ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:01:33 PM
Thanks for the vibes.  I decided to make a list of the things I am grateful for, and that helped.  Silly to some-- but it worked.   And I have a lot to be grateful for.  All of you, for instance!    :)

I often do the same thing, and it does help.  And we are all grateful for you. :)  Hang in there and continue healing.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2008, 03:02:35 PM
DRLaura just goes to hotels to take pictures of the carpets and ceilings!   There's a hotel on the far west side of town that has some great carpets.  You will undoubtedly see pics of the various patterns one of these days (hopefully without my cast in the shot).
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2008, 03:03:38 PM
RAIN!   I want rain and clouds!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 03:16:50 PM
Good Evening!

Brown rice (short grain) is simmering away on the stove.  Chicken breast chunks are sizzling away in the oven.  Dinner should be ready soon.

:)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: MBarnum on July 27, 2008, 03:18:52 PM

(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/QueerEye.jpg)


Hey, how did you get that picture of my bedroom?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Adriana Patti on July 27, 2008, 03:19:46 PM
Just thought everyone would like an update - Bruce is on flight 355 ( so you can track if  you wish)  which now says he will not be arriving until 9:17!!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Adriana Patti on July 27, 2008, 03:20:08 PM
However, he has turned his phone off, so perhaps he is aboard the plane...
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:24:41 PM
DR Andriana, thank you for the update and the good news he is finally on a flight.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:26:23 PM
JetBlue shows flight #355 as DELAYED.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 03:28:21 PM
Hey, how did you get that picture of my bedroom?

In your dreams, Alice! I got my own Wonderland. Actually, I believe that if this were your dream budoir, DR MBarnum, Matt Battaglia would be sprawled across the spread.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 03:30:15 PM
Sunday evening greetings!  Whew - I've had a full day.  Rode to Cincinnati with DH Richard and dropped him off at church.  Then I drove on down to UC and picked up DS Rob, took him to Starbucks, and we were back in time for the 11:30 service.  After church, we drove by a church building that's for sale, went to lunch, then went shopping at Kenwood Towne Center.  I now have 2 new pairs of Ecco sandals on which I can fasten all 3 straps.  We took Rob back to his apartment, stopped for gas for my car, and came home to crash.

All this while BK was trying to get out of NYC - hope that's on track now.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 03:30:41 PM
well, $#&%!!!  *$#**!!!  @#$$!!!

I was talking on my cell to DR FJL when I tried to pour a pan of pasta into a colander.  My cell phone fell into the pan and demolished itself. I'm now back from Verizon with a new cell phone, and now I have to rebuild my contact list. Oy!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 03:42:28 PM
Mmm..... Dinner.  :)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 03:43:50 PM
DR elmore - You can always do what my friend, Nick, does every time he drops/drowns/demolishes/loses/washes/etc. his cell phone... Just send out an e-mail and/or put a message on Facebook/MySpace to have all your friends call and/or e-mail you with their contact info.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:49:23 PM
well, $#&%!!!  *$#**!!!  @#$$!!!

I was talking on my cell to DR FJL when I tried to pour a pan of pasta into a colander.  My cell phone fell into the pan and demolished itself. I'm now back from Verizon with a new cell phone, and now I have to rebuild my contact list. Oy!

Oh, how frustrating.  Good luck duplicating your contact list.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:51:06 PM
DR Ginny, it sounds like you are ready for your first day back to work.  Have a good one & enjoy your new shoes.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:52:26 PM
DR elmore - You can always do what my friend, Nick, does every time he drops/drowns/demolishes/loses/washes/etc. his cell phone... Just send out an e-mail and/or put a message on Facebook/MySpace to have all your friends call and/or e-mail you with their contact info.

What a great idea!  I called but it was a short one as he is on the phone with someone else.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 27, 2008, 03:53:19 PM
Jet Blue website says estimated departure of flight 355 is 7:25 PM and arrival is 10:27 PM.

Vibes to Bruce. I've had delays like that, but it's been years. I still remember it way to well
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 03:55:49 PM
DR Elmore - Richard said to tell you about the cell phone that he dropped into the toilet.  He says it's a "function of age" - and that you would love hearing that.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:57:13 PM
At least Bruce doesn't have a connection to make.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 03:59:18 PM
DR Ginny I have come close to doing that, a very scary thought.  I dare not ask where DH Richard was at the time.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Cillaliz on July 27, 2008, 04:00:23 PM
DR Ginny I have come close to doing that, a very scary thought.  I dare not ask where DH Richard was at the time.

My guess is he was in the bathroom  ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:00:41 PM
Keith has his second cataract surgery tomorrow.  I should do some cleaning and make sure there isn't dog hair floating around.  Keith already vacuumed.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:02:27 PM
My guess is he was in the bathroom  ;D

Ha Ha!!  A scuzzy gas station bathroom or in the privacy of his nice home.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 04:04:43 PM
Ha Ha!!  A scuzzy gas station bathroom or in the privacy of his nice home.

Right here at home.

And he got a new cell phone.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 04:05:15 PM
***COPING & STAMINA VIBES***[/size][/color]
for bk!!![/size][/color]
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 04:05:33 PM
Surgery vibes for Jane's DH Keith!  Hope this one goes as well as the first.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:05:42 PM
DR Ginny, thank goodness for that, home is the best place if it has to happen.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 04:06:00 PM
***SURGERY & RECOVERY VIBES***[/size][/color]
for DH Keith!!![/size][/color]
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 04:06:44 PM
***PATIENCE VIBES***[/size][/color]
for DR elmore3003!!![/size][/color]
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 04:07:33 PM
Ha Ha!!  A scuzzy gas station bathroom or in the privacy of his nice home.

I remember when I got my last cellphone, the salesperson's first and main reason for buying the cellphone insurance was "just in case you drop it in the toilet or urinal".  I guess that happens a lot.  Thankfully, not to me.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:08:50 PM
Thank you DR's Ginny & Singdaw.  

Keith is really hoping the vision in both eyes is the same.  Since I watched the first surgery he has requested I watch the second.  I was more than willing to skip this time. ;D  The surgery is interesting, I was just very tense knowing it was Keith's eye & I was watching it LIVE.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 04:08:53 PM
Yep... As I'm continuing to re-watch the past episodes of "The Next Food Network Star"... Yep, they all suck.

;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:12:00 PM
I remember when I got my last cellphone, the salesperson's first and main reason for buying the cellphone insurance was "just in case you drop it in the toilet or urinal".  I guess that happens a lot.  Thankfully, not to me.

 ;D  I've learned to shove it deep into my pocket or move it into my purse.  It's not like I plan on answering the phone while I'm in there.  The odd thing is how many people chat away while using public bathrooms.  From Keith's observation's I believe men do this far more than woman.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:12:22 PM
 ;D  The things we talk about here.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 04:20:12 PM
Well, I do hope that bk is in the air by now.  -I just heard from two friends who are heading back into the city right now due to their flights being cancelled.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 04:29:20 PM
I just ran out of printer paper.

I hate it when that happens!  It feels like I brought home a whole case from Staples not that long ago.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:30:56 PM
Well, I do hope that bk is in the air by now.  -I just heard from two friends who are heading back into the city right now due to their flights being cancelled.

Estimated departure time 7:40
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 04:36:59 PM
DR Elmore - Richard said to tell you about the cell phone that he dropped into the toilet.  He says it's a "function of age" - and that you would love hearing that.

Yes, but Richard's crazy and old. My mental health is much better. That should put a bunch in his panties!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 04:37:05 PM
bk is going to be tired and cranky when he finally gets home!   :(   What a day.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:37:27 PM
I'm so glad Ioana flew from Bucharest to NY, to Pittsburgh on Friday and not today.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 04:37:53 PM
Dear Nursie, I'm sorry I was on another call! It was loverly to hear your voice. I owe you a long phone call this week.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 04:38:31 PM
I just hope bk still got his bulkhead seat.  Although, something tells he me he did regardless of whether one was available or not.  ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:39:36 PM
bk is going to be tired and cranky when he finally gets home!   :(   What a day.

So true, yet on days like today I am very grateful to be one of the lucky ones who make it home.  Wishing the same for Bruce, and a nice flight once he is in the air.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 04:39:43 PM
I am happy t learn that all my vital statistics and phone message have been successfully transferred to my new phone. Now If I could only find a ringing sound I liked . . .
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:40:22 PM
DR elmore, did my phone number register so you could save it in your contact list?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:40:58 PM
I just hope bk still got his bulkhead seat.  Although, something tells he me he did regardless of whether one was available or not.  ;)

 ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 04:41:33 PM
bk is going to be tired and cranky when he finally gets home!   :(   What a day.

I just hope he eats on the plane - even if he just has a couple of bags of peanuts and some of those cheese-crackers.  -Although, my favorites are the mini-chocolate-chip-cookies.

At least they offer Diet Coke as part of their beverage service.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:46:01 PM
I can't remember ever having mini-chocolate chip cookies.  Bruce should have had plenty of time to get something at the airport.  If there was something to be had.  I've been stuck in airports where there weren't any vegetarian choices except stuff that would make me sick.  When that happens I buy slices of turkey, if I'm lucky enough to find them.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 04:54:20 PM
I can't remember ever having mini-chocolate chip cookies.  Bruce should have had plenty of time to get something at the airport.  If there was something to be had.  I've been stuck in airports where there weren't any vegetarian choices except stuff that would make me sick.  When that happens I buy slices of turkey, if I'm lucky enough to find them.

The JetBlue terminal at JFK has decent food choices, and their "take and fly" food counters are priced surprisingly reasonably.  And with "The Grove" stands, there are some vegetarian selections - well, at least fruit smoothies and juices, and trail mix.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 04:57:40 PM
I can't drink a lot of juice or eat trail mix.  A small yogurt fruit smoothie would be ok, even sounds good.  If only JetBlue came to Medford.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: singdaw on July 27, 2008, 04:58:42 PM
Just finished a really marvelous debut novel by Andre Aciman, Call Me By Your Name (http://www.amazon.com/Call-Me-Your-Name-Novel/dp/031242678X/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217202364&sr=8-1).

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41LshgF3BLL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg)

Beautiful, and beautifully written.   :)

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:00:20 PM
I forgot, I can't eat regular yogurt before flying.  I doubt airport stands use goat yogurt.  ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:02:00 PM
Thanks for the book suggestion DR Singdaw.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 05:09:46 PM
DR Elmore -  ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 05:16:50 PM
Cell-phone-transfer vibes to Larry
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:27:15 PM
Vibes for Bruce.  The new estimated departure time is 8:20

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:28:31 PM
I wonder how the DR sisters are doing.  Weren't they returning home today?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:30:06 PM
I show one JetBlue flight from JFK to Portland and it was canceled.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Adriana Patti on July 27, 2008, 05:31:30 PM
Newest Flight 355 arrival estimate is 11:55pm
>.<
Poor Bruce
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 05:31:55 PM
Vibes for Bruce.  The new estimated departure time is 8:20



I'm just wondering - and hoping - they didn't put everyone on the plane and then have them sit on the tarmac for the past couple of hours.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2008, 05:34:15 PM
Surgery vibes to Keith!  Please keep us posted!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Adriana Patti on July 27, 2008, 05:37:00 PM
I'm just wondering - and hoping - they didn't put everyone on the plane and then have them sit on the tarmac for the past couple of hours.

No, they are still not on the plane - the plane is there, and so is the crew, and the bags are loaded - but there is no pilot! I won't talk about it too much, since I'm sure it will all be in the notes.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 05:39:58 PM
No, they are still not on the plane - the plane is there, and so is the crew, and the bags are loaded - but there is no pilot! I won't talk about it too much, since I'm sure it will all be in the notes.

Hmm... I would have saved myself the frustration factor and headed back into the city.

*And I'm guessing the pilot was supposed to come from one of the inbound flights that got cancelled.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 05:46:10 PM
They make yogurt out of goats now?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 05:46:54 PM
So... Since I'm not watching "Big Brother"...

This "High School Musical" program on ABC is quite interesting.  It's kind of cool - and encouraging - seeing how the judges and the auditionees handle the No's.  Very positive all around.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 05:47:12 PM
;D  I've learned to shove it deep into my pocket or move it into my purse.  It's not like I plan on answering the phone while I'm in there.  The odd thing is how many people chat away while using public bathrooms.  From Keith's observation's I believe men do this far more than woman.

A good thing for women to remember when using public restrooms.  Never put your purse down on the stall floor, but always hold on to it, or hang it on a hook.  The germs that the bottom of your purse picks up from a restroom floor is more terrifying than you can imagine.  Take it from someone who has experienced MRSA first hand; you do not want to carry those germs out of the bathroom on the bottom of your purse.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:47:25 PM
I'm just wondering - and hoping - they didn't put everyone on the plane and then have them sit on the tarmac for the past couple of hours.

I keep thinking the same thing.  One stormy winter in Detroit they let us off the plane until it was time to board again-so very, very nice of them.

I had the pleasure of going to a business convention with Keith.  There was a big snow storm & the driver was late picking me up (thank goodness I wasn't driving).  It was also the night of the Detroit Car Show & traffic was horrendous.  I would have missed my flight if it hadn't been delayed.  This was before we had cell phones (only car phones) & poor Keith was waiting anxiously at the airport for me.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:48:46 PM
No, they are still not on the plane - the plane is there, and so is the crew, and the bags are loaded - but there is no pilot! I won't talk about it too much, since I'm sure it will all be in the notes.

I'm relieved to know Bruce isn't sitting on the plane.  Do you know where the pilot is?  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:49:29 PM
Thank you DR Kerry.  I will post after I email Keith's mother.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 05:50:08 PM
Just finished a really marvelous debut novel by Andre Aciman, Call Me By Your Name (http://www.amazon.com/Call-Me-Your-Name-Novel/dp/031242678X/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217202364&sr=8-1).

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41LshgF3BLL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg)

Beautiful, and beautifully written.   :)




I have read rave notices about that book.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:52:20 PM
They make yogurt out of goats now?

 ;D

http://www.redwoodhill.com/farm_show/

http://www.redwoodhill.com

Bryan says their Chevre is excellent.  I will have to see if they sell it here.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 05:55:35 PM
How can Jet Blue say that the actual estimated arrival time for Flight 355 is now 7:17 p.m.?  That plane hasn't even departed yet, and it is going on 6:00 p.m.  Is Jet Blue using the old SST planes?








Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 05:57:08 PM
How can Jet Blue say that the actual estimated arrival time for Flight 355 is now 7:17 p.m.?  That lane hasn't even departed yet, and it is going on 6:00 p.m.  Is Jet Blue using the old SST planes?

What?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 05:58:19 PM
Well... At least it's listed as "Boarding" now.  Flight 355, that is.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 05:58:26 PM
Estimated departure is 8:50PM.  
Estimated arrival is 11:51PM
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 05:59:30 PM
What?


By the time that plane takes off, it will be 6:00 pm.  I don't think a plane can make to Burbank in an hour and 17 minutes.  Can it?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:00:25 PM
DR TCB, you were reading an earlier post, prior to the current time schedule.  And that was estimated departure, not arrival.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 06:00:57 PM
Estimated departure is 8:50PM.  
Estimated arrival is 11:51PM

Okay, now it has updated to 11:51 pm.  It was saying 7:17 up to a few moments ago.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 06:02:13 PM
DR TCB, you were reading an earlier post, prior to the current time schedule.  And that was estimated departure, not arrival.


No, Jane, I was reading what Jet Blue had on the computer as the arrival time in Burbank.  It has now been corrected.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:03:13 PM
DR TCB, I thought you were reading an earlier post.  I have no idea where you saw that time on JetBlue's sight.  There must have been a brief glitch.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 06:04:32 PM
DR TCB, I thought you were reading an earlier post.  I have no idea where you saw that time on JetBlue's sight.  There must have been a brief glitch.

Well, probably the same place you were looking.

http://www.jetblue.com/flightstatus/FlightStatusSched.aspx

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:05:12 PM
The other day when I was tracking Ioana's flight the satellite map showed the plane approaching NY, then for several minutes it showed her plane back over the ocean with 4 hours of traveling time left.  I punched the info again and her plane was landing at the airport.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:05:16 PM
I remember when I got my last cellphone, the salesperson's first and main reason for buying the cellphone insurance was "just in case you drop it in the toilet or urinal".  I guess that happens a lot.  Thankfully, not to me.
I've heard of not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time, but not being able to talk and ... uh, well, this is a family site.   ::)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:06:56 PM
Departure is now 9:05
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:09:22 PM
Well, probably the same place you were looking.

http://www.jetblue.com/flightstatus/FlightStatusSched.aspx



I go in from http://jetblue.com   It takes me to a slightly different page than yours.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:09:41 PM
Hmm.. I'm guessing JetBlue's site must be a little "busy" right now.  I just checked the flight status for BK's flight a couple of time over the past few minutes.  It changed each time I refreshed the window.  Sometimes for the better (sooner), sometimes for the worse (later).  Now it's giving an estimated departure of 9:05pm (EST) and an arrival time of 12:05am (PST).  Well...  I hope he can at least sleep a while on the plane.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DearReaderLaura on July 27, 2008, 06:12:38 PM
If only we could spread some of that weather out over other parts of the country -- like Arizona, for example. We would welcome some rain.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 06:14:55 PM
DR elmore, did my phone number register so you could save it in your contact list?

Yes, Nursie! And I've begun the tedium of collecting everybody else. The emails are out and the numbers are rolling in.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 06:16:43 PM
I go in from http://jetblue.com   It takes me to a slightly different page than yours.  


That is exactly the same place I went, Jane, and then I clicked on Tracking A Flight, which took me to the other page that I posted.  I was saving you a step.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: elmore3003 on July 27, 2008, 06:17:14 PM
It only took me 19 months on how to get the most out of the old cell.  I am in trouble by my calculations. I can find nothing, nada, zip on this new one!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:23:49 PM
Earlier today, I posted travel vibes for BK.

Obviously, they didn't work.

Either that, or I'm a jinx.

I'm not going to post travel vibes again.

For anyone.

Ever.









Unless I want to jinx them.   ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:26:10 PM
It only took me 19 months on how to get the most out of the old cell.  I am in trouble by my calculations. I can find nothing, nada, zip on this new one!

Have you checked Verizon online to see if there is some sort of fact sheet and/or on-line tutorial for your phone?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:27:25 PM
Earlier today, I posted travel vibes for BK.

Obviously, they didn't work.

Either that, or I'm a jinx.

I'm not going to post travel vibes again.

For anyone.

Ever.









Unless I want to jinx them.   ;D

Well, according the JetBlue's site, bk's flight departed at 9:03pm, so... Maybe there was some sort of time delay/warp.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:27:30 PM
That is exactly the same place I went, Jane, and then I clicked on Tracking A Flight, which took me to the other page that I posted.  I was saving you a step.

My step looked slightly different than yours-go figure. ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:29:54 PM
Hmmm... Although, it's showing him arriving at 7:17pm now.  I guess they caught a good air current.  ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:30:34 PM
Now 11:48pm.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:31:02 PM
Don't we Hainsies and Kimlets know how to have fun?  ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:33:28 PM
So... I was thinking that for a future Initials Monday, maybe "we" could pick the initials.  The first DR to post after bk picks one initial, and the second DR picks the second initial.

*Of course, we'd probably end up having to search for names beginning with "Q. X.", "X. Q.", "X. Z.", etc., etc., etc.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 06:33:29 PM
Attention Everyone!

Tomorrow's notes will be going up a bit late tonight.  So feel free to begin thinking of your own set of initials for the game.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:37:03 PM
Hmmm... Although, it's showing him arriving at 7:17pm now.  I guess they caught a good air current.  ;)

I'm showing 11:54
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:38:11 PM
Attention Everyone!

Tomorrow's notes will be going up a bit late tonight.  


 ;D  You think.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: TCB on July 27, 2008, 06:39:59 PM
;D  You think.


I probably should have said, "...might go up late."
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 06:41:01 PM
With a flight to LGA booked for one month from today for Richard and myself, all of BK's difficulties are making me very nervous.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 06:43:09 PM
With a flight to LGA booked for one month from today for Richard and myself, all of BK's difficulties are making me very nervous.

Well, JetBlue and the FAA - and Mother Nature - likes you.

;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 06:45:01 PM
DR Ginny, it sounds like you are ready for your first day back to work.  Have a good one & enjoy your new shoes.

Thanks, DR Jane!  Richard is concerned about my stamina for a 5-day work week, but it's a quiet one - no meetings, no programs, etc.

And, remember my co-worker who broke her leg last weekend?  She's coming back tomorrow, too, in a cast that sounds a lot like DR Kerry's.  I figured if she can do it, so can I.  By the way, she broke her leg getting off a Segway.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 06:49:59 PM
We have been thinking about doing a Segway tour of Jacksonville.  Friends went and said it was fun.  They also said first time users are not given a key to work the higher speeds.  I never thought about falling while getting on and off when it was stopped.

I agree with Richard, take it easy at work.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 06:54:13 PM
Attention Everyone!

Tomorrow's notes will be going up a bit late tonight.  So feel free to begin thinking of your own set of initials for the game.
And the notes are bound to be filled with Jet Blue language!!!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 06:59:10 PM
DR Jane - this was my friend's second Segway adventure.  She said the first time, the guide held the Segway for each rider as they got on and off.  Last week, in a different city, the guide didn't do that and my friend even thinks that the Segway might have run over her leg.

Thanks for the work vibes.  Not only is my calendar clear, the manager will be at a conference all week and the assistant manager's position has been vacant since the end of June.  And I'm taking chocolate treats to thank my coworkers for the cards, emails, and phone calls, and for putting up with my demanding nonprofit constituents.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 06:59:50 PM
Well, JetBlue and the FAA - and Mother Nature - likes you.

;D

How 'bout USAirways?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:01:25 PM
While re-watching the Doctor Who season finale, part one, I also stopped to watch the promo for Eureka, which aired during the second commercial break.  That's the ad where Colin Ferguson and the rest of the returning regular cast do a marvelous song and dance based on the Mr. Roger's "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" song.

Conspicuous in his absence is Matt Frewer.

And, checking the Sci-Fi Channel's website, he's just as conspicuous over there, too.

Just as well.  I thought his character was a bit boring.

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 07:12:48 PM
I agree he was somewhat boring.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 07:16:24 PM
I'm not riding a Segway if it doesn't have a break.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:21:27 PM
I'm not riding a Segway because I really don't need to be any taller.




 ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: S. Woody White on July 27, 2008, 07:22:39 PM
I've got to get dinner on the table.  A simple salad, with leftover chicken.

I'll check in tomorrow morning, before going to work.

But I'm not scorekeeping.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 07:23:01 PM
Out of Eureka's 32 episodes Matt Frewer has only been in 13 of them.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Jane on July 27, 2008, 07:26:36 PM
'night
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Ginny on July 27, 2008, 07:32:11 PM
'night!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 07:53:23 PM
NO SPOILERS







This just in from Food Network Star - Susie Fogelson has learned how to smile.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 07:54:42 PM
bk is going to be tired and cranky when he finally gets home!  

YA THINK ;D

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 07:59:01 PM
bk is going to be tired and cranky when he finally gets home!   :(   What a day.

When he gets home?  I suspect he's already there.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 07:59:44 PM
Ooh, Suisie Fogelson even sung-spoke  a couple of notes.  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 08:12:14 PM
POSSIBLE FOOD STAR SPOILER
























What the f****?  Ten weeks of being crappy, comes together for four and a half minutes with what seemed to be a knee-jerk laugh track laughing at things that just weren't even jokes, and he wins?  
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 08:15:37 PM
MORE FOOD NETWORK SPOILAGE




































Although Adam's concept did sound a little close to the new "Ask Aida" show to be ready for next week.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: FJL on July 27, 2008, 08:16:51 PM
And one for Bruce getting home with no more stress
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 08:26:53 PM
I'm relieved to know Bruce isn't sitting on the plane.  Do you know where the pilot is?  

He heard BK was a passenger and was gaining courage at the bar :)

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:28:56 PM
Well, I feel somewhat guilty with so many people having the vapors over Bruce's departure and arrival times, and I was sitting in my den oblivious to it all watching some marvelous things.

Can we just say his plane is running later than originally scheduled?
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:30:59 PM
I began my evening watching one of my favorite Norma Shearer movies - A FREE SOUL. Of course, Lionel Barrymore won the Oscar for this, but I think it's Shearer's movie, and she DOES have solo star billing.

Clark Gable plays a racketeer in this, and he's GREAT playing bad, rough guys. When he became a star, he began to plays rascals, but here he's really rough, and he's electric.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:32:47 PM
I had about 50 minutes before the start of THE WIZARD OF OZ on TNT-HD, so I put in the season 1 episode of THE CLOSER that introduced Bill Croelick (Jason O'Mara). Such a mesmerizing performance, and the two of them together are just terrific. In their first interrogation scene when she shakes hands with him and they stare into each other's eyes, WOW!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 08:33:13 PM
hope he can at least sleep a while on the plane.

A plane full of parents with cranky kids who have been waiting in the airport for 8 hours or so? I'm sure the flight will be restful for all.

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:34:58 PM
I watched THE WIZARD OF OZ in HD on TNT-HD, the first time I've watched it on commercial TV in decades. The HD was variable. In some scenes, it really popped. In others, there wasn't much different from seeing it upconverted from sDVD on my equipment. The poppy field and the Haunted Forest sequences were really impressive in HD. And Margaret Hamilton's close-ups were VERY impressive in HD, that green makeup really standing out.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:36:41 PM
I had to laugh out loud a couple of times during WIZARD when a crawler would come on the bottom of the screen advertising THE CLOSER. Kyra appears on the screen, reaches in her famous black purse and pulls out a cookie and eats it. Terrific!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 08:39:28 PM
With a flight to LGA booked for one month from today for Richard and myself, all of BK's difficulties are making me very nervous.

You should have little difficulty getting there.
Getting back is another story ;D

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:41:03 PM
And then I watched tonight's premiere of MAD MEN. Not the most mesmerizing episode certainly, but good getting everyone back in the game. Surprised Don's wife did what she did. This is a women REALLY in need of therapy. If she's still going to the doctor she was seeing in season one (and I doubt it since she found out what he was doing), it's not working. This is a woman with SERIOUS problems.

My cable company does not have AMC-HD, but there is in the On-Demand section, a free section of HD On-Demand, and the entirety of MAD MEN season one is there in HD. If tonight's episode shows up there within the next week or two, I'll stop watching the regular broadcast and wait for the HD versions in On-Demand. I enjoy them so much more in HD. I've really gotten spoiled.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 08:45:55 PM
When he gets home?  I suspect he's already there.

Not unless he changed planes in  mid air - Jet Blue #355 ETA has slipped to 11:57

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: Matt H. on July 27, 2008, 08:59:37 PM
Well, I'm heading down to bed now.

Good night!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 09:17:12 PM
OK...

I know now who "The Next Food Network Star" is... And I still don't care.

And I also watched the season premiere of "Mad Men"... A good episode.  Not a great one, but as DR MattH mentioned, a good re-introduction to everyone.  Well, almost everyone.  ;)
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 09:19:45 PM
Well, I feel somewhat guilty with so many people having the vapors over Bruce's departure and arrival times, and I was sitting in my den oblivious to it all watching some marvelous things.

Can we just say his plane is running later than originally scheduled?

I guess some of us were having our own Personal Slow News Day/Night.  ;)

*And, trust me, I did not have any vapors over bk's departure and arrival times.  However, if I had known someone on the same flight with him, well, that would have been a different story.  :P
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 27, 2008, 09:20:09 PM
And, I, too, am heading to bed now too.

Goodnight.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 09:31:08 PM
I guess some of us were having our own Personal Slow News Day/Night.  ;)


And it was family friendly and we all got good grades for "plays well with others".

der Brucer
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 27, 2008, 10:01:13 PM
I suspect Jet Blue flight 355 is remaining airborne for the specific pupose of torturing bk.

der Brucer

Actually, as long as the notes go up on time, little else matters.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: MBarnum on July 27, 2008, 10:45:33 PM
My feet are cold, and I can only find one slipper.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: MBarnum on July 27, 2008, 10:47:25 PM
A good thing for women to remember when using public restrooms.  Never put your purse down on the stall floor, but always hold on to it, or hang it on a hook.  The germs that the bottom of your purse picks up from a restroom floor is more terrifying than you can imagine.  Take it from someone who has experienced MRSA first hand; you do not want to carry those germs out of the bathroom on the bottom of your purse.


What about shoes?





Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 27, 2008, 11:01:06 PM

And the word of the day is: DIADEM!

I believe that is what George needs for his current... uh, problem.

 ???

Actually, today I felt totally normal! :D I ate with no problems and continue to have no problems. ;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 27, 2008, 11:02:02 PM
Today, I went to the Seattle Storm women's basketball game (they won!) and three of the Storm players are playing in the Olympics...one for the US, one for Brazil and one for Australia.
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 27, 2008, 11:59:04 PM
~~~Quick Cell Phone Contact Recovery Vibes for DR Elmore!!~~~
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 28, 2008, 12:07:39 AM
I remember when I got my last cellphone, the salesperson's first and main reason for buying the cellphone insurance was "just in case you drop it in the toilet or urinal".  I guess that happens a lot.  Thankfully, not to me.

I'm on my third cell phone and have never had any kind of replacement insurance.  So far, I've never needed it.  I keep it in the fob pocket of my jeans, so it's protected.  My friend Margo, however...she (and/or her children) have ruined so many phones that I've lost count.  She's lost a couple, she's dropped a couple, she even dropped one in the toilet.  She just has not been able to keep a phone for very long.

;)

Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: DERBRUCER on July 28, 2008, 12:12:50 AM
The Kimmelbird has landed!

der Brucer

No shilly-shallying, no dilly-dallying, let's get the notes posted now!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 28, 2008, 12:20:04 AM
They make yogurt out of goats now?

As an appetizer for shepherd's pie peppered with actual shepherd on top.

;D
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 28, 2008, 12:23:10 AM
By the time that plane takes off, it will be 6:00 pm.  I don't think a plane can make to Burbank in an hour and 17 minutes.  Can it?

A few weeks ago, I read an article about a plane that's being developed (YEARS down the road) that will be able to travel at 10,000 miles per hour!  No, really!  That means that it could fly across the country in 20 minutes!  Imagine that!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 28, 2008, 12:28:19 AM
And, remember my co-worker who broke her leg last weekend?  She's coming back tomorrow, too, in a cast that sounds a lot like DR Kerry's.  I figured if she can do it, so can I.  By the way, she broke her leg getting off a Segway.

Today, we saw someone at the Seattle Center riding around on a Segway...inside buildings and outside.  It was the first time that I had ever seen one live.  I've seen them on TV and on-line, but in person.  It was pretty cool!
Title: Re:LA, LA
Post by: George on July 28, 2008, 12:28:39 AM

Very glad to read that DR George is feeling better!   :)

And you felt him when?

der Brucer

I'll never tell.

:)