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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were homicidal, and now it is time for you to post until the homicidal cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: GRUNTLE!
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The very long upload of the Kritzerland site has begun at a secret address. That's going to take all night. Hopefully by morning it will all be uploaded, and then we have to carefully test each page, each link, each button - once that's done, it is apparently very simple to take it to the correct address.
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Some of the errant and truant folks around here are heading for a bitch-slapping they will never forget.
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Hi.
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I do hope bk solves the missing shorts mystery.
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I need to solve the missing photo albums.
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Hi George.
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Congrats to MattH (from yesterday) ;D ;D
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Good night. ;)
Good morning everyone. :) :)
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Vibes to DR SAM to find the missing photo albums.
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Yes HOMICIDAL is one weird movie. Joan Marshall played the tall nurse who terrorized Sandra Dee as Tammy Tyree in TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR, and was the wife in THE MUNSTERS pilot, as well. It was strange to see her in a different role in TAMMY.
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Today is a work day.
TOD:
The Night Walker - another William Castle film....very strange
I don't have time to find the titles right now, but DR MBARNUM sent me a couple of Japanese movies that were VERY weird...
In one some students get involved with the Devil during test time....
In another an airplane crash leaves some people in some haunted weird place....
And in the last one, a man visits a house that is haunted....
Maybe DR MBARNUM can remember the titles.
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Saturday morning greetings! Rainy & dreary here in NYC - a good day to be in side seeing shows.
Thanks to DRs Ben and Jose for all the breakfast/brunch recommendations. We'll probably just go across the street to Cafe Europa, because I'm trying to keep my walking to a minimum. My feet are pretty wrecked.
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I have a favor to ask someone who's planning to meet up with us today - I need one white letter-size envelope and don't really want to buy a whole box. If we were in a hotel, they'd probably provide one and the landlady was supposed to, because I have to mail the mailbox key back to her when we leave on Tuesday. Guess she forgot.
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Good morning.
It looks like the whole City's been engulfed inside a cloud today. It's so foggy outside.
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I will bring you an envelope Ginny.
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Not sure if we will get more rain today or not....probably! Off to work. Oh well.
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Thank you, DR Julie!
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Looking forward to seeing everyone. I'll get there as soon as I can. I'm coming from the matinee of Ragtime --- I'm not sure what the running time is, and it's up at 52nd Street, so it will take me a few to walk down once it lets out.
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If someone seeing Finian's Rainbow today could try to remember to bring me a couple playbills, that would be great.
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You're welcome, DR Ginny. Have a good breakfast.
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Looking forward to seeing everyone. I'll get there as soon as I can. I'm coming from the matinee of Ragtime --- I'm not sure what the running time is, and it's up at 52nd Street, so it will take me a few to walk down once it lets out.
DR Julie - we saw last night's 8pm performance, stayed to listen to the playout music, and were through the stage door crowd by 10:50.
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All right, can anyone on Facebook explain to me the difference between "News Feed" and "Live Feed"?
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Looking forward to seeing everyone. I'll get there as soon as I can. I'm coming from the matinee of Ragtime --- I'm not sure what the running time is, and it's up at 52nd Street, so it will take me a few to walk down once it lets out.
DR Julie - we saw last night's 8pm performance, stayed to listen to the playout music, and were through the stage door crowd by 10:50.
Thanks, Ginny. It will take me a few minutes to say goodbye to the people I will be with, and then I will head down to John's to meet up with everyone -- hopefully already inside. :-X
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Headin' to breakfast, then a day filled with bubbles & rainbows...bye for now!
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TOD: The first weird film that comes to mind is "Carnival of Souls."
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The USA show WHITE COLLAR that DRs MAttH and Elmore mentioned will start here on Friday. Very oddly on Bravo which i didn't even know had new shows.
I think i will try it. Although it's on at 9pm (the same time as MEDIUM and UGLY BETTY). But here bravo replays throughout the night. They have the first episode at 90 minutes.
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It's raining here. And it's not supposed to stop all day. Yuck!
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I did not get to watch last night's GHOST WHISPERER, MEDIUM, or UGLY BETTY. Hopefully this weekend.
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Good Morning!
"Balmy" doesn't begin to describe outside this morning. It was downright HUMID. I did my walk, and thankfully there was a breeze that helped, but we start to cool back down after today.
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Page Two Dance!!!
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It just finished a heavy rain here. We need it (we're almost three inches below normal for the year), and I'm glad I got my walk in before it started.
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I was wrong about WINGS OF DESIRE. It IS over two hours (127 minutes, to be exact), so I won't be able to watch it this morning. I still can watch the bonus features until the phone calls start up, and then I'll save the rest for later this evening. I'd like to get the whole disc set done tonight so I can start on HOWARDS END tomorrow, but time will tell.
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CBS may be showing a new episode of THREE RIVERS tonight. Sounds like ominous news for the series if CBS is burning off episodes on Saturday nights. My cable guide said it was new. The newspaper listings this morning did not identify the episode as new. I do plan to record it, but I'll be busy working when it's on.
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Visiting a couple of other internet sites, it appears tonight's THREE RIVERS is NOT a new episode. I'm not sure if it's one I've seen or if it's last Sunday's episode which I haven't yet seen. I'll have to do more checking.
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So, I'll head down now to do some more checking and maybe watch LAW & ORDER from last night. We'll see how my time works out.
WBBL.
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TOD:
Otto Preminger's SKIDOO.
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Good morning, all! As I was about to shut down the computer a London friend on Facebook sent me a message and we chatted until 1 am. I slept late and i am moving very slowly. Today will be a great day seeing everyone.
I have a couple of hours with Jerome Kern scores before I head down to midtown.
My London friend sent me this joke:
Dear Grim Reaper, so far this year you have taken away my favourite celebrity Jade Goody, my favourite dancer Michael Jackson, my favourite actor Patrick Swayze & now my favourite singer Stephen Gateley. Just so you know, my favourite composer is Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Today is a work day.
TOD:
The Night Walker - another William Castle film....very strange
I don't have time to find the titles right now, but DR MBARNUM sent me a couple of Japanese movies that were VERY weird...
In one some students get involved with the Devil during test time....
In another an airplane crash leaves some people in some haunted weird place....
And in the last one, a man visits a house that is haunted....
Maybe DR MBARNUM can remember the titles.
The airplane one is GOKE, THE BODY SNATCHER...love that movie. Have no recollection of the other two, but maybe the titles will come to me later.
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DR Ginny, the News Feed seems to be a condensced version of what your friends are posting. Live News Feed shows you all the postings of your Facebook buddies, plus it brings back the feature of showing who your friends have "friended."
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I'm up and shall now check out the Kritzerland site to make sure it's all working properly - while it was uploading last night I did check out a few pages that had uploaded and everything seemed fine.
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If you call UPS, FedEx and the USPS, and ask them how much it costs to overnigt a package so that it arrives on a Saturday, I think you'll find they all charge extra for the service. Their normal price is for Monday through Friday.
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At the moment Kritzerland is down
Kritzerland Records (http://www.kritzerland.com/)
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Yes, I believe they're doing the switchover right now.
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I asked the webguy to call the tech support people and do it with them on the phone just in case there were problems, and because the e-mail stuff all has to have their new server information so that all e-mails get forwarded to me as they have been.
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Until the switch is complete the site will not work. If you want to just gaze at its loveliness, it's currently housed at kritzertime.com
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I suppose she of the Evil Eye will be here shortly, and I'm hoping the switch is finished before I do the long and/or short jog.
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I am my own frenzy.
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Guess I'll call my webguy because the switch still hasn't taken effect.
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Now I'm sleepy. Damn!
I think I will run to the market and get ready to head into midtown. I also just cancelled by order for the GOLDEN APPLE vocal score from Amazon, who's asking $70.00 for it and pre-ordered it on Barnes & Noble for a grand total of about $56.00. They claim its release date is Nov 2. I didn't see what colony is charging for it, but I'm sure it's more than $70 since they always hike up their prices.
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Apparently the switch hasn't even started yet, so the site is indeed down - I'm thinking Bakalor took it down overnight because I told him we would be switching servers last night - why he would do that is anyone's guess before checking with me that we'd actually done the switch. Or maybe it's the same problem we had yesterday, but I'm afraid Bakalor doesn't respond to phone messages or e-mails so one has no way of actually knowing what's going on. Webguy is on hold with the new host and has been for ten minutes.
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Apparently the switch hasn't even started yet, so the site is indeed down - I'm thinking Bakalor took it down overnight because I told him we would be switching servers last night - why he would do that is anyone's guess before checking with me that we'd actually done the switch. Or maybe it's the same problem we had yesterday, but I'm afraid Bakalor doesn't respond to phone messages or e-mails so one has no way of actually knowing what's going on. Webguy is on hold with the new host and has been for ten minutes.
You could always leave a comment on his Facebook Wall. ;)
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And it was another WNYC/NPR morning... :)
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Now I'm sleepy. Damn!
I think I will run to the market and get ready to head into midtown. I also just cancelled by order for the GOLDEN APPLE vocal score from Amazon, who's asking $70.00 for it and pre-ordered it on Barnes & Noble for a grand total of about $56.00. They claim its release date is Nov 2. I didn't see what colony is charging for it, but I'm sure it's more than $70 since they always hike up their prices.
DR elmore - Have you tried calling Alfred directly? If your name appears in the published score, then they should send you a free "desk copy". -At least they used to do that when I was still in the "sheet music biz".
*And I'm betting Colony will sell it for at least $85.. Plus tax!
*And wouldn't the Moross family "give" you a free copy too?
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DR Jose, I am all in favor of the academic move for several reasons, the most selfish being that I would hate to know you were no longer living in Manhattan. I think it's a fabulous stop-gap possibility given that the theatre biz is always a precarious situation: it took me thirty years of living here to get a Broadway gig. I also think the academic position might lead to other things - musical theatre classes, etc. - that might lead to other fascinating things.
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DR Jose, I am all in favor of the academic move for several reasons, the most selfish being that I would hate to know you were no longer living in Manhattan. I think it's a fabulous stop-gap possibility given that the theatre biz is always a precarious situation: it took me thirty years of living here to get a Broadway gig. I also think the academic position might lead to other things - musical theatre classes, etc. - that might lead to other fascinating things.
Larry - Thank You. That means a lot to me. <tear>
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Now I'm sleepy. Damn!
I think I will run to the market and get ready to head into midtown. I also just cancelled by order for the GOLDEN APPLE vocal score from Amazon, who's asking $70.00 for it and pre-ordered it on Barnes & Noble for a grand total of about $56.00. They claim its release date is Nov 2. I didn't see what colony is charging for it, but I'm sure it's more than $70 since they always hike up their prices.
DR elmore - Have you tried calling Alfred directly? If your name appears in the published score, then they should send you a free "desk copy". -At least they used to do that when I was still in the "sheet music biz".
*And I'm betting Colony will sell it for at least $85.. Plus tax!
*And wouldn't the Moross family "give" you a free copy too?
Actually, a freebie is in the works from Alfred. It's the same score I've already got only no longer spiral bound so there's no rush on it. I primarily posted the new in case anyone on HHW wanted to order one, but it's always good to have one to hand, as Mrs Diana Trapes says in THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.
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Thanks for posting that, DR elmore3003. That discount was enough to get me off my butt to order one! :)
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So...
I think I'm gonna take it easy here around the apartment until I head into midtown later. In the meantime, I'm going to watch the "lost episode" of "Watch What Happens Live" with Andy Cohen on Bravo. -They had transmission problems for the live feed Thursday (mid)night. Scandalous! ::)
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DR Jose, I am all in favor of the academic move for several reasons, the most selfish being that I would hate to know you were no longer living in Manhattan. I think it's a fabulous stop-gap possibility given that the theatre biz is always a precarious situation: it took me thirty years of living here to get a Broadway gig. I also think the academic position might lead to other things - musical theatre classes, etc. - that might lead to other fascinating things.
Larry - Thank You. That means a lot to me. <tear>
My friend Dona D Vaughn, aka Mrs Ron Raines, has gone from being one of the original Vocal Minority in the OBC of COMPANY to running the Opera Dept of Manhattan School of Music with stops in between as gopher, production assistant, mother, director, so who knows where our paths may go?
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If anyone's coming into midtown around 4:30 to meet at the St James Theatre, I'm proposing we meet by the stage door, which is between the lobby of the St James and Angus McEndoe toward 8th Avenue. I'm goign to finish my tuna melt and head out.
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PAGE THREE ANDY COHEN AND DANIEL CRAIG DANCE!!!!
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/7/2008/12/340x_844319.JPG)
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PAGE THREE ANDY COHEN AND DANIEL CRAIG DANCE!!!!
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/7/2008/12/340x_844319.JPG)
Speculations are endless!
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I do hope bk solves the missing shorts mystery.
I was hoping that the missing sleeping shorts would be the next Adriana Hofsterrer mystery.
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I prefer the
undertow undercurrent of this photo.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Andy2.jpg)
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PAGE THREE ANDY COHEN AND DANIEL CRAIG DANCE!!!!
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/7/2008/12/340x_844319.JPG)
Speculations are endless!
But at least we've found the missing sleeping shorts.
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Back from the long jog - the site is back up, but I have no idea if it's on the old or new server. It can take anywhere from fifteen minutes to twenty-four hours to propagate to our new ip address. Bakalor finally responded that his server had another hiccup, which is why we were down this morning. I'm trying to get one piece of additional information about this site from him and then he's completely out of the loop from now on.
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The missing sleeping shorts have indeed be found. She put them in a drawer she's never put them in before and shoved them way in the back under socks I never use. I looked in that drawer three times but could only see socks and while I moved socks around I guess I didn't go far enough in the back.
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I must now leave for a while and let propagating occur.
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The missing sleeping shorts have indeed be found. She put them in a drawer she's never put them in before and shoved them way in the back under socks I never use. I looked in that drawer three times but could only see socks and while I moved socks around I guess I didn't go far enough in the back.
That was rather anticlimactic. I was hoping that there would be some crazed Nudie fan who broke in while she was cleaning and swiped the shorts for some lascivious activity.
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The missing sleeping shorts have indeed be found. She put them in a drawer she's never put them in before and shoved them way in the back under socks I never use. I looked in that drawer three times but could only see socks and while I moved socks around I guess I didn't go far enough in the back.
That was rather anticlimactic. I was hoping that there would be some crazed Nudie fan who broke in while she was cleaning and swiped the shorts for some lascivious activity.
Well... Maybe some fan did indeed do that... And was able to return just in time.
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I agree with TCB. The mystery being solved was rather boring.
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Finally finished the book, was surprised. The 3 books together are a really nice gift for a young reader.
Just one question, who is the mother based on, I don't know any parents that were that nice, we spent most of our time yelling at the kids during High School. What a unruly bunch they were.
Listening to How to Murder Your Wife.
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I WANT MORE RAIN IN LA.
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Silly little story. Since Orson Wells was part of the last book. And because I'm really sad that may dad did not keep one thing from being in the film industry for 82 years. I'm finally done going through everything. Now I just need to find one of his so called friends to tell me what he did with the photo album/pictures etc.
Orson Wells was filming a movie in Vegas (with Pia Isadora I think) and complaining about the camera noise during a scene. Supposedly they flew my dad in during the evening, put him in a suite at the hotel to be on the set the next day. He solved the problem by sticking the eraser from a pencil in the camera to shut it up for the scene. Filming continued.
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Must get ready to leave for the hair dresser. I always like going there, it cheers me up. Tom usually has at least 5 clients going at the same time. It's better than a scene with the girls from Sex in the City, since everyone is over 50 many good stories can be shared.
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8) 8) 8) 8) LOTS OF COOL HAPPENING VIBES FOR EVERYONE FOR THE WEEKEND 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Hi Sam, nice to see you!
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DR JMK et al - I'm currently watching "Latin Music USA" on PBS. Have you seen this yet?
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Have fun at John's my friends.
I'm waiting for Anthony to get home. He had business on Long Island (and he's also getting over a sinus thing). He will be back around 4:30 (the time of the gathering). We will be seeing Ginny and Richard on Monday for lunch down in our neighborhood (though I would love to see Vix and Mom and Julie but that will happen again I'm sure).
It's rainy here but it's muggy and kind of warm.
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And speaking of John's, I guess I better get ready to head down to 44th Street myself.
Laters...
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DR JMK et al - I'm currently watching "Latin Music USA" on PBS. Have you seen this yet?
Nope, I'm too busy watching "EuroTrash Opera" on my Blu-ray player. ;)
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Back from being out. Had some sausage and eggs at Jerry's Deli - that hit the spot really well.
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Glad Sam finished the book. The mother isn't really based on anyone in any major way - I just observe things, dynamics, and then use the parts I like, and I will say that at least a small part of her is based on - Sam, in the same way that a small part, a VERY small part of Adriana Hofstetter, is based on her daughter, at least the type of girl her daughter was (or that I imagined her to be) when I first met her back in 2006. The rest is from my imagination.
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Kritzerland seems fine - not sure which server it's on.
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Welcome five GUESTS. I guess 2005 was a very interesting year for our GUESTS.
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And I am here to tell you we'd better get the HELL past page three.
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Had a productive and fun day of viewing so far. I began by watching last night's MEDIUM. It was already on HD On Demand, but I had also recorded the 3:32 a.m. showing (moved there due to a local station preemption), and when I check to see how it recorded, it was in HD as well (big surprise!), so I just watched it from that DVR recording.
One of the best MEDIUM episodes ever, and most definitely the best of the season. I loved every minute of this story and also Marie/Bridgette's storyline.
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Good day, all and one.
I'm having a very enjoyable, leisurely three-day weekend.
Yesterday, I slept in and then got myself presentable enough to go out for a nice luncheon at Lake Chalet.
I had a wonderful lunch talking with my friend who, a week from now, will be retiring from his job with the City of Oakland.
When I got home, I found a package in my mailbox from a DR who lives in Portland, Oregon. Inside the package were two CD-Rs of the score to "Camelot".
I spent the next couple of hours revisiting the glories of Alfred Newman's exquisite adaptation of that show's score for film. And I sincerely thank the generous Jeffrey Kaufmann -in front of all Hainsies/Kimlets reading this -- for sending the CD-Rs.
Much appreciated, Jeff.
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While I ate lunch, I watched UGLY BETTY. Another tiresome bit of Betty stupidity (letting a potentially important client slip out of her grasp because she couldn't control her curiosity).
It was great to see Connor again.
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Then, I watched all of the bonus features on disc 2 of the WINGS OF DESIRE DVD set. (The Blu-ray will be one disc). Wonderful bonuses which have me all primed to watch WINGS OF DESIRE again. Haven't seen it in a long time (at least a decade), so this evening should be memorable. The movie has always been very touching to me.
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Just finished watching the 1958 film FRANKENSTEIN 1970. It was rather dull, and I blame much of it on the cast...I liked Jana Lund, Donald Barry, and Charlotte Austin, but the rest seemed like they were completely disinterested in being in the film...well, except for Karloff who was chewing so much scenery I am suprised there was anything left of the castle set by the time the filming was done.
Howard W. Koch has made much more enjoyable films in directing career then this one.
I am now listening to the commentary which, however, I am finding entertaining.
I am very glad I rented this and didn't buy it.
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DR JMK, I must say that I am sorry you switched the type of DVD reviews you do. I much prefered hearing your thoughts on films like FRANKENSTEIN 1970 then on opera.
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TOP
El Topo (Mexican film by Alexandro Jordowsky sp?)
or The Holy Mountain.
Both were very strange one of them showed a man's sac being cut off.
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Watching another William Castle film right now.
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TOD:
SWEET MOVIE was certainly among the most bizarre sights I've ever viewed in terms of film, but years before that in a film theory class I took, we saw the Polish film BARRIER, and it was another truly bizarre, unsettling (unlke SWEET MOVIE, not nauseating), and strange bit of political symbolism.
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Now, I will head downstairs so I can watch WINGS OF DESIRE. It has a commentary, too, so most of my evening will be given over to this classic movie.
WBBL.
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I spent the next couple of hours revisiting the glories of Alfred Newman's exquisite adaptation of that show's score for film. And I sincerely thank the generous Jeffrey Kaufmann -in front of all Hainsies/Kimlets reading this -- for sending the CD-Rs.
Much appreciated, Jeff.
Is he any relation to Jeffrey Kauffman? ;)
I'm glad they got there, and I apologize again they took so long to make their way to the land of Oak.
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I must hie myself to the home entertainment room to take screenshots of way too many BD's. MattH, do you have a bevy of November 3 releases, too?
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Well since i just got home, and since my niece is not staying over (she's not feeling well) i am gonna catch up on some tv: MEDIUM, GHOST WHISPERER, UGLY BETTY.
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We'd best be off page four very soon. That said, William Castle is not funny.
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At least not when he's trying to be funny. He can be droll in the scary gimmick films, but in his comedies he is mirthless.
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It's raining here. And it's not supposed to stop all day. Yuck!
It's rained here almost all month., Today was supposed to be sunny....it rained
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I am now ironing shirts and burnt my arm and contemplating what to watch next on DVD or DVR.
Perhaps THE MONROES or perhaps KING OF THE ZOMBIES.
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I agree with TCB. The mystery being solved was rather boring.
Thanks, Sam.
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I am now ironing shirts and burnt my arm and contemplating what to watch next on DVD or DVR.
Um, MBarnum, you are supposed to iron the shirt BEFORE you put it on.
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Yesterday, Druxy posted:
I don't recall where I found this, but I assume it is from Shakespeare:
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. ...
How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."
Sorry, only Streisand believed this Internet Hoax:
See:
http://snopes.com/quotes/caesar.asp
and URBAN LEGENDS (http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/dubiousquotes/a/caesar_quote.htm)
It has also been attributed (most famously by a red-faced Barbra Streisand) to William Shakespeare, who presumably would have composed the lines for his historical play, "Julius Caesar" — but they're nowhere to be found there, either. Apart from one small phrase, "And I am Caesar," which vaguely echoes the closing words of a couplet in the play ("I rather tell thee what is to be fear'd / Than what I fear; for always I am Caesar."), the language is anachronistic and distinctly un-Shakespearean. The words "patriotism" and "citizenry" were unknown in Elizabethan England. The Bard's Julius Caesar spoke in iambic pentameter, not mediocre prose.
Short of the culprit stepping forward, there's little likelihood of ascertaining who did write this politically convenient baloney, but we know it wasn't Shakespeare and we can be reasonably sure it wasn't Julius Caesar. It does, however, bear all the markings of a "classic" Internet hoax.
der Brucer
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I am now ironing shirts and burnt my arm and contemplating what to watch next on DVD or DVR.
Perhaps THE MONROES or perhaps KING OF THE ZOMBIES.
The later would go best with the smell of sizzling flesh permeating your environment.
der Brucer
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I am now ironing shirts and burnt my arm and contemplating what to watch next on DVD or DVR.
You are supposed to take the shirt off before you iron it.
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I am now ironing shirts and burnt my arm and contemplating what to watch next on DVD or DVR.
Um, MBarnum, you are supposed to iron the shirt BEFORE you put it on.
NOW you tell him!
der Brucer
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I'm glad that www.kritzerland.com seems to be up and running!
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Had a productive and fun day of viewing so far. I began by watching last night's MEDIUM. It was already on HD On Demand, but I had also recorded the 3:32 a.m. showing (moved there due to a local station preemption), and when I check to see how it recorded, it was in HD as well (big surprise!), so I just watched it from that DVR recording.
One of the best MEDIUM episodes ever, and most definitely the best of the season. I loved every minute of this story and also Marie/Bridgette's storyline.
I haven't watched this (or Ghost Whisperer) yet. Hopefully, tomorrow night.
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Tonight, I'm ushering for An Evening with Groucho featuring Frank Ferrante (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1095). This morning, there was a free "comedy workshop (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1097)" with Frank! Because the website was never updated about the time/place, it was essentially just five people sitting around and chatting with Frank. He talked about how he discovered The Marx Brothers on TV, how he decided to be a comic actor, how he met a lot of famous people (Groucho himself, Milton Berle, etc.) and it was great. We all chatted and there really wasn't any real "workshop"ing. But a good time was had by all. Tonight's show should be a lot of fun.
Have a good evening, all!
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We also greatly enjoyed the premiere episode of White Collar! :D
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Getting ready for a big day tomorrow. My DH will be playing on a Halloween organ recital. Dressed as a nun. And I have to lead the "pumpkin carols." Don't ask. :P
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They finally put the schedule/details for the H1N1 flu shots in the paper today.
Everyone can get them for free. They start next week. But there is a schedule based on priority. I think I am the last priority which is dec 7th. Although they said they would not turn away anyone who went early.
It's sort of weird because my sister is in the 2nd group (parents with kids under 6 months). Then my niece is in the 3rd group. And my other niece will be 6 months soon, so she will go then too. But i am around them 4 times a week. So if i give them the germs it won't really be good.
I may go with them in the 3rd group (or maybe since i am around them so much i am included in the 3rd group).
The first group is health care workers, daycare workers ...
The second group also includes people with diabetes and other problems.
I'll be curious to see how busy the places are (since many people may not be getting the shots). It is weird they are doing them at malls at schools (instead of medical places).
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I am dying to ask.
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I believe I said we must get off this page four thing and soon. This is most unseemly.
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I watched MEDIUM. I don't think i liked it as much as DR MattH.
It is always good. ANd i like seeing the kids (and found that part very interesting).
The case was interesting. Although i think my favorite cases are a bit more unpredictable. Although the stuff with alison was not predictable.
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How did that happen? You people are LUCKY, but now I think we need to get off this page five stuff right now.
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They started giving swine flu shots today to the public. First is infants and their caregivers, small children, and children with health issues.
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Tonight, I'm ushering for An Evening with Groucho featuring Frank Ferrante (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1095). This morning, there was a free "comedy workshop (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1097)" with Frank! Because the website was never updated about the time/place, it was essentially just five people sitting around and chatting with Frank. He talked about how he discovered The Marx Brothers on TV, how he decided to be a comic actor, how he met a lot of famous people (Groucho himself, Milton Berle, etc.) and it was great. We all chatted and there really wasn't any real "workshop"ing. But a good time was had by all. Tonight's show should be a lot of fun.
Have a good evening, all!
Did he happen to mention why he broke up with Louis Teicher?
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T.O.D.
I agree with td that SKDOO was pretty weird.
I would also have to add BREWSTER MCCLOUD.
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DR Jennifer I think you qualify for a higher ranking & will be surprised if they won't give you the vaccination with your sister's family. Do I understand this correctly, instead of going for 2 separate trips they are only going for the 3rd slot vs the 2nd?
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We spoke to both our boys & Ioana today. None of them have gotten either the flue or HINI vaccinations. I asked Bryan, now that he is doing some work at a hospital, if the school required or provided vaccinations. He said they offered them for a fee. Finals are next week & he has to study for the first of his board (forgot the official name) exams. I hope he doesn't get either flu.
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TOD:
The strangest movie I have ever seen was FELLINI SATYRICON.
I only watched it because I was interviewing a guy who was in it. I would never willingly watch it again.
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Am I supposed to take the shirt off before I iron it?
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Actually, I believe you are supposed to iron it before you put it on -- right after it comes out of the dryer. Why iron it after you've worn it?
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I am dying to ask.
That's two of us!
Back from a great day. The show was out by 4:25 and i'll leave DRs Ginny and vixmom to give their thoughts. By 5 o'clock, we were ready for pizza with a big crowd that unfortunately ended up at different tables. My table had DRs fjl, Julie, Ginny, Rodzinski, me, my friend Chris, my adopted son Josh Clayton, and our conductor Rob Berman. The other table had DRs vixmom and Jose, the vixter, and DH Richard. When Rob and Josh left, they came to join our table.
I must say that I found John's Pizzeria to be totally unsympathetic to a big crowd; they would not take a reservation for less thatn 15 and, when we alerted them to a minimum of 12 diners at 4:30, they were uncooperative and insisted we could do nothing till we were all there and they could seat us all at once. Still, I liked the festive crowd, and I'm happy that a few of my FINIAN friends could meet other dear friends of mine.
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On my way home I stopped at Colony to check out their price for the GOLDEN APPLE score: $80.00!
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We are also back from a fun day in Times Square - the 11am performance of the Gazillion Bubble Show, the 2pm matinee of Finian's Rainbow, pizza at John's, and dessert at the Marriott Marquis. The challenge we're having is finding places to hang out between commitments because we don't really want to come back here and climb 72 steps any more than we absolutely have to. And one can spend only so much time in Starbucks.
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Pumpkin carols?
O Holy Pumpkin?
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As for Finain's Rainbow - it's the complete package. Great music, of course, and this production's set, costumes, and choreography are both classic and fresh at the same time. I hope it's a HUGE hit that gets many Tony nominations. And I want a recording - ASAP!
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I must hie myself to the home entertainment room to take screenshots of way too many BD's. MattH, do you have a bevy of November 3 releases, too?
Well, I'm luckily getting three of them out of the way this weekend and Monday: WINGS OF DESIRE on DVD and Blu-ray, and the Blu-ray of HOWARDS END. Fox has its ICE AGE 3 coming out then, but I won't get any advance copy of that! I'll be lucky to get it on street date. Hopefully UP! will find its way here soon.
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TOD:
The strangest movie I have ever seen was FELLINI SATYRICON.
I only watched it because I was interviewing a guy who was in it. I would never willingly watch it again.
I consider it a very guilty pleasure. I don't watch it often, but its very unusualness keeps me glued to the screen when I do get a hankering to see it again.
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I spent all evening with WINGS OF DESIRE. It's a haunting, mesmerizing movie. I think it falls apart just a little at the end (that talky speech Marion gives near the end is SO anticlimactic). The human scenes have never struck me as being nearly as interesting as the angelic sequences.
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The commentary pieces together Wim Wenders and Peter Falk's six-plus hours of interviews into a really interesting commentary. Part of it is in interview form and part of it you can tell Wenders is watching the movie and commenting on what he's seeing.
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I meant to mention it this afternoon, but I was very surprised that in one of the bonus features on the making of the movie, one of the people interviewed was the director of the Americanized remake CITY OF ANGELS. I was very surprised he was asked to participate. Was that film made with Wenders' blessing?
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So between the film and the commentary plus my needing to come upstairs and actually write the review, I had no time for any other viewing.
But tomorrow, I'm definitely watching WHITE COLLAR!
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As for Finain's Rainbow - it's the complete package. Great music, of course, and this production's set, costumes, and choreography are both classic and fresh at the same time. I hope it's a HUGE hit that gets many Tony nominations. And I want a recording - ASAP!
Oh, I would give anything to be at the opening weekend of FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I am so excited for Larry (and, of course, Cheyenne)!
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I have asked to be excused from church tomorrow because my feet are sore and the bursitis in my hip is not liking the stair-climbing. Maybe a chill-out morning will refresh me. I'll meet Richard for lunch and we'll proceed to the Royal Family matinee.
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You should go to DAW's church and hear the pumpkin carols.
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As for Finain's Rainbow - it's the complete package. Great music, of course, and this production's set, costumes, and choreography are both classic and fresh at the same time. I hope it's a HUGE hit that gets many Tony nominations. And I want a recording - ASAP!
Oh, I would give anything to be at the opening weekend of FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I am so excited for Larry (and, of course, Cheyenne)!
I'll let The Vixter provide the details, but will say that Cheyenne was very nice to her at the stage door.
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Heading downstairs to bed now.
Good night!
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G'night!
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As for Finain's Rainbow - it's the complete package. Great music, of course, and this production's set, costumes, and choreography are both classic and fresh at the same time. I hope it's a HUGE hit that gets many Tony nominations. And I want a recording - ASAP!
Oh, I would give anything to be at the opening weekend of FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I am so excited for Larry (and, of course, Cheyenne)!
I'll let The Vixter provide the details, but will say that Cheyenne was very nice to her at the stage door.
Mr Jackson is very generous with his time with his fans, and I think that's one of the reasons he's so beloved by them. Do you all know about his new recording? They're selling it at the theatre but it isn't released yet.
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Good Evening!
Well... Since they say a picture is worth a thousand words, here's a few thousand for your perusal...
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And...
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And...
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And...
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Presenting the Music Staff for Finian's Rainbow:
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DR Jose, I love the photos!
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WOW VIXMOM!! You look Fantastic!!!
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Oh, everyone else looks great too ;) Thanks for sharing Jose
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DR Jose, I love the photos!
Thank you, DR elmore. -I just wish the lighting was better in John's Pizza. ;)
*And there were too many people with blue eyes at the table! ::)
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Great photos, DR JoseSPiano! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the photos, Jose! Looks live everyone had fun.
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The photos are great, Jose!
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Oh joy....only 1 day without a chance of rain next week. Enough already
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A lovely dinner at John's. So nice to see everyone, but disappopinted that I didn't really get to chat with everyone because of the two different tables business. Next time, we'll have to find a place that's willing to take a reservation and seat us all together. Otherwise, lots of fun!
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The view from the other table:
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The view from the other table:
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LOL!
I'm SO SORRY we all had our backs to you. That's a terrible view!
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And speaking of Cheyenne....
Here's the second installment of his Finian's video blog (http://www.broadway.com/buzz/cheyenne-jackson-video-blog-2-backstage-essentials-miley-zora-and-glee/#)!!!
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Is anyone besides me watching IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA? I just caught the current episode in Season 5 and i swear it's the funniest show on tv.
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Mmmm - John's Pizza - not worth the aggravation, but still good. Glad to hear the show was so loved and that everyone had a great time.
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I was suddenly very hungry and was going to go to Gelson's to get something, but these jerks who live across the street and who thrive on having big parties in their yard for any reason are having their Halloween party and one two of their jerk guests have my car totally blocked in at both ends. No way to get out, and I don't feel like going over there to berate them, even though I would do it well. I have some pasta and sauce here and I'm going to make about six ounces of pasta - nice and low calorie - the sauce is almost nothing at all and the pasta will be about 600 calories - all I've had were the sausage and eggs and toast earlier (only two sausages) and I ran four miles so a little pasta should be fine and dandy and also dandy and fine. I'm watching a very long but very wonderful motion picture.
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DR JOSE thanks for the great photos! Everyone looks great - who is the man in the blue sweatsuit with the white stripes on the sleeve?
Thanks to DR DAW for the Cheyenne blog link......
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Trapped In My House - that is title of my new novel.
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Now I shall watch The Painted Veil with Ms Greta Garbo.
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WHAT are you doing?
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What ARE you doing?
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What are YOU doing?
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What are you DOING?
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DR JOSE thanks for the great photos! Everyone looks great - who is the man in the blue sweatsuit with the white stripes on the sleeve?
Thanks to DR DAW for the Cheyenne blog link......
DR JRand - The man in question is Larry's friend, Chris. -I think his name is Chris. He was the drummer for the Flying Nun musical that Larry orchestrated a few years ago.
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bk - Call the cops. It's illegal to block someone's driveway. Just call the non-emergency number for your area.
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Wonderful NYC pics.
On the other coast, I had the extreme pleasure of hearing one of my tunes performed this evening by current Grammy nominee Weber Iago and Downbeat critics' poll favorite John Stowell. I may be uploading a bit of it to my site. ;)
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And since we're so close....
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WELCOME TO PAGE SEVEN!!!!!!!
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JRand, while you were watching The Painted Veil with Greta Garbo, I was watching the remake.
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Well, it's time for sleep here. The symphony was fabulous tonight. Our new conductor/musical director Ryan Haskins is great. Very young. He's got energy and whatever outreach he's doing to the young folks it seems to be working. Lots of young people and families I had never seen at the symphony before. They had dueling pianos and even did a piece with the orchestra, pianos and the Mighty Wurlitzer. It was fantastic.
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Had my pasta, which was yummilicious, and a few snack-sized candies for dessert.
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done viewing - which was for both pleasure and work.
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Here's the review from the performance I saw tonight.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/music/reviews/article_647db4ca-ebce-5fbf-95c5-a3798d0128a6.htmlWurlitzer highlights symphony performance
By Bruce R. Miller - bmiller@siouxcityjournal.com | Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:00 am
Put an organ with an orchestra and you're going to get surprises.
Saturday night, the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra unleashed the Mighty Wurlitzer with Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3 and impressed in more ways than one.
Organist Rick Darrow didn't enter the piece until the orchestra had gotten a brisk start. When he did, the notes were barely noticeable. And then? Wow! The organ kicked into first gear, two pianists matched him and the brass got the perfect chance to strut their stuff. The number -- written by a composer who knew the organ better than just about anyone -- was a real treat, a great dessert after a pretty hearty main course.
The night's featured artists -- pianists Richard Steinbach and Howard Helvey -- were part of the organ symphony but their own taste treat wasn't the scheduled piece but an encore. Written by Darius Milhaud, the sprightly "Bazileira" showcased the two in fine fashion and provided the kind of excitement Francis Poulenc's Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos and Orchestra couldn't. The extra number provided ample opportunity for both pianists to dazzle.
The concerto? Not so much. Helvey, in fact, didn't have the flashy part, just a very supportive one. He did well but this was not equal footing (or, for that matter, the kind of dual piano piece you'd expect). Members of the orchestra, in fact, got just as much of a workout.
Oboeist Heidi Venaas was solid throughout the evening, earning her own ovation for Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin. She helped bring a series of dances to life and provided ample support to both the concerto and the symphony.
Flutist Lori Linder, bassoonist John Tompkins and percussionist Tim Hillyer were also good. Toss in a harp and you know they're not just serving up the staples.
Conductor Ryan Haskins stirred all three pieces well, suggesting he's going to be a stickler for precision and timing. He's bringing out different elements in the orchestra, too, and he's not relying on the same cooks to serve it up.
The organ piece? That was a sure sign there's a new chef in town. It had plenty of spice and enough taste to delight everyone.
Steinbach and Helvey were like salt and pepper -- reliable elements that made the evening work.
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Just watched The Mummy again, and watched Troy last night. I think Scorpion King will be for tomorrow, or maybe still tonight.
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Hi JRand59, I hope I find something.
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Hi td
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Great pictures Jose, I'm glad everyone looks simply marvelous.
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Back to my life in progress. Today my hair is chocolate. I said no more red, lets go more to my natural color, maybe start letting the grey grow in. So now my hair is chocolate (looks rather deep velvet purple to me).
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What fun NY pics! I am glad you all had such a wonderful time!
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Weird movies. I love weird movies, even if it takes me days to watch it. Not creepy movies though, creepy is just creepy.
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If you go to this site
http://www.johnnyxmovie.com/ghastlyvision/mp0002.php (http://If you go to this site
http://www.johnnyxmovie.com/ghastlyvision/mp0002.php)
and click on the filming Johnny X link you will see our esteemed BK in his cameo right at the beginning of the clip
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Had a lovely day of watching movies combined with doing some necessary yard work and laundry...now I am pooped.
I did get half way through tonight's Bollywood movie, a 2005 potboiler titled CHAAHAT EK NASHA. starring my newest fave Aryan Vaid. I will save the rest for my dreams for tomorrow.
(http://images.smashits.com/reviews/2005/feb/11/review0211_inside3.jpg)
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Good night.
Wonderful happiness for Sunday ;)
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Tonight, I'm ushering for An Evening with Groucho featuring Frank Ferrante (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1095). This morning, there was a free "comedy workshop (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1097)" with Frank! Because the website was never updated about the time/place, it was essentially just five people sitting around and chatting with Frank. He talked about how he discovered The Marx Brothers on TV, how he decided to be a comic actor, how he met a lot of famous people (Groucho himself, Milton Berle, etc.) and it was great. We all chatted and there really wasn't any real "workshop"ing. But a good time was had by all. Tonight's show should be a lot of fun.
Have a good evening, all!
Tonight, I went to see "An Evening with Groucho featuring Frank Ferrante" and I must say that it was a wonderful evening! A great time was had by all! It was basically Frank telling about the life of Groucho Marx while doing some of Groucho's act. There was a pianist who was wonderful, also. Groucho (Frank) interacted with the audience at times and really knew how to hold your attention and be funny. If you ever get a chance to see this show, DO! ;D
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As for Finain's Rainbow - it's the complete package. Great music, of course, and this production's set, costumes, and choreography are both classic and fresh at the same time. I hope it's a HUGE hit that gets many Tony nominations. And I want a recording - ASAP!
Oh, I would give anything to be at the opening weekend of FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I am so excited for Larry (and, of course, Cheyenne)!
Ditto and Ditto...and Ditto! :D
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TOD:
The strangest movie I have ever seen was FELLINI SATYRICON.
I only watched it because I was interviewing a guy who was in it. I would never willingly watch it again.
I watched part of this...I couldn't finish it. :P
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Love the HHW Get Together pictures from NYC!!
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Gratuitous Post #200!
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Tonight, I'm ushering for An Evening with Groucho featuring Frank Ferrante (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1095). This morning, there was a free "comedy workshop (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/season/season_detail.asp?event_id=1097)" with Frank! Because the website was never updated about the time/place, it was essentially just five people sitting around and chatting with Frank. He talked about how he discovered The Marx Brothers on TV, how he decided to be a comic actor, how he met a lot of famous people (Groucho himself, Milton Berle, etc.) and it was great. We all chatted and there really wasn't any real "workshop"ing. But a good time was had by all. Tonight's show should be a lot of fun.
Have a good evening, all!
Did he happen to mention why he broke up with Louis Teicher?
Nothing of the sort was mentioned. ::)