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Title: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 12:23:45 AM
Well, you've read the notes, you read them just for the halibut, and now it is time for you to post until the fishy cows come home.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 12:24:19 AM
And the word of the day is: SHIVAREE!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 12:33:56 AM
A Very Happy Birthday to Richard M. Sherman!! :D
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 12:34:16 AM
First post after BK.

First post after George after BK!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 12:38:30 AM
A very Happy Birthday to Richard M. Sherman!

Thank you for the music of my childhood!
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 12:39:49 AM
Maybe that is the difference, George.  Is it worth finishing?
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 12:53:27 AM
Maybe that is the difference, George.  Is it worth finishing?

Even though I didn't love it, I did want to see how it ended.  It wasn't a long season, so it wasn't a great time commitment.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 12:55:08 AM
Maybe that is the difference, George.  Is it worth finishing?

Even though I didn't love it, I did want to see how it ended.  It wasn't a long season, so it wasn't a great time commitment.

It is ten episodes.  I have a feeling I know how it ends.
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 12:59:57 AM
And it is missing my favorite character, but I suppose I should see it thru to the end.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 01:02:49 AM
Yup...might as well finish the story. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 01:03:19 AM
And John Barrowman is always nice to look at.

;)
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 01:03:34 AM
Okay, thanks.
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 01:04:07 AM
And John Barrowman is always nice to look at.

;)


True!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 01:16:46 AM
Well, Tom, I must get to sleep. 

Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.

:)
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Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 01:17:52 AM
Good night.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 02:58:19 AM
Does any DR know anything about Apple's new proposed music streaming service? Does it really offer access to every single iTunes track for $9.99 per month?
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 02:58:46 AM
Going to try to go back to sleep now.
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 04:37:14 AM
Saturday morning greetings!  I woke up at 6am with many, many things on my mind.
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 04:43:40 AM
At noon today I'm going to see Tina for a haircut and Mary Linda is going with me to meet Tina for the first time.
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Post by: KevinH on June 13, 2015, 04:54:52 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 05:15:48 AM
Good morning, DR KevinH!  Sorry I got mixed up last night and thanked DR George for the dental vibes you had sent to me.

Thank YOU!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 05:34:58 AM
Good morning, all!  THis morning I shall listen to this new GOLDEN APPLE recording and work on the second edit of GENTLEMEN, BE SEATED!  Then I will take Rob Berman to lunch at 12:15, and we will see the American Ballet Theatre matinee of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.  I look forward to it.  It's a new production, and if it stinks, I close my eyes and enjoy Tchaikovsky's score.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 05:39:01 AM
DR George, I think Miss Kuhn is a neurotic mess, whose album for BK I enjoyed working on because I liked Michael Skloff and it was my first time recording with BK and his LA musicians.  Miss Kuhn never acknowledged my work, so I still do not know what she thought of the orchestrations, but I very much want to hear Joshie's orchestrations, and I hope that he will give me a copy soon.  He should be getting promo copies.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 05:40:44 AM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Financial and insurance vibes for DR cillaliz!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I fell over when you told us the possible costs for rabies treatments!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 05:42:20 AM
Last night I finished the first disc of Season 2, MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES: murders in a couturier establishment; it was like Miss Fisher goes to ROBERTA!

I'll begin Disc 2 tonight.
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Post by: Druxy on June 13, 2015, 05:43:19 AM
TOD:

FOURTEEN HOURS
MOGAMBO
REAR WINDOW
HIGH SOCIETY
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Post by: Kerry on June 13, 2015, 05:43:27 AM
A Very Happy Birthday to (almost an Honorary DR) Richard M. Sherman!!!
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Post by: Druxy on June 13, 2015, 05:44:21 AM
We watched THE LAST OF SHELIA last night.

Holds up very well.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2015, 06:08:58 AM
Good morning, all.

A pretty decent sleep was had, which I most definitely needed.

And now, enjoying some coffee.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2015, 06:12:30 AM
I will be E&T today.  It's off to the big city and meeting up with a few cinema friends for some 3-D hi-jinx at MoMA.  Should be great fun, but it will be a long day.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2015, 06:19:15 AM
The very happiest of birthdays -- and many more! -- to the incredible Richard M. Sherman!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 06:24:01 AM
Happy Birthday to Mr Richard M. Sherman!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 06:24:17 AM
DR ELMORE - I have heard that everything is beautiful at the ballet.
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Post by: FJL on June 13, 2015, 06:24:20 AM
Happy happy birthday to Richard M. Sherman!!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 06:24:52 AM
TOD:

The Country Girl
To Catch a Thief
Rear Window
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Post by: FJL on June 13, 2015, 06:27:14 AM
Page 2 OVER HERE dance (from the Tonys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCpNzOaNIFI

Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 06:59:23 AM
Great number DR FJL!!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 06:59:36 AM
I am charging both my tablet AND my telephone!
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 07:08:56 AM
Back from a peek in at the garage sale.  There's still a LOT of stuff, but a lot of that will disappear when the half-price sale starts at 1pm.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 07:09:33 AM
Happiest of birthdays to Richard Sherman - it was an honor to meet you last fall in NYC!
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 07:10:33 AM
I will be E&T today.  It's off to the big city and meeting up with a few cinema friends for some 3-D hi-jinx at MoMA.  Should be great fun, but it will be a long day.

Have fun, DR ChasSmith, and give my regards to Broadway MoMA!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 13, 2015, 07:37:57 AM
And the word of the day is: SHIVAREE!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bigbuck on June 13, 2015, 08:03:37 AM
Good morning, can't remember if I already said it this morning.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 08:35:12 AM
I'm up, I'm up - not enough sleep - maybe six hours.
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2015, 08:35:45 AM
Learned this morning of the death of Clem Burton, who was our wedding organist.  He also put up with having me in the choir for several years, which was the price he had to pay to have Richard's voice.  I learned more from him in 3 or 4 years than I had in my entire K-12 music education experience and I will always treasure that experience.  Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 08:36:59 AM
DR ELMORE - I have heard that everything is beautiful at the ballet.

There's that rumor floating about.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 08:40:47 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Richard Sherman!  What a lot of joy you have given so many people over so many years.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 08:41:04 AM
Grey and rainy here.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 08:41:16 AM
Clem Burton was a good man.  RIP.

I am off to meet Rob.

I listened this morning to the new GOLDEN APPLE recording.  It's much better than the first performance bootleg I had heard and a lot of performance glitches in lyrics are repaired.  The cast shows more personality on the recording, but I think everyone - even the ones I'd liked on the bootleg - aren't quite good enough, Some are close, but . . .

My biggest problems are choices and changes the conductor made.  Why should he care what the composer wished?
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2015, 08:43:45 AM
And I am off -- on my way into the city for some shenanigans.  Back very late tonight.

I know DR Elmore will have a wonderful afternoon at lunch and the ballet.  Everyone else, too, have a wonderful Saturday!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 10:18:54 AM
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/manatea_zpscbp5253b.jpg)
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 10:19:32 AM
What is it, fish?
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 10:23:32 AM
I'm just here for the halibut.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 11:48:24 AM
Little pieces of our lives DR GINNY.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:08:17 PM
Hello, everyone.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:10:18 PM
Happiest of birthdays to Richard M Sherman!

With thanks for all the wonderful music you've given us!


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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:11:17 PM
Dental vibes to DR Ginny. Vibes that the rest of this crown experience is smooth and uneventful.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:15:25 PM
KUDOS to our HHW BATWOMAN, DR Cillaliz!

That must have been terrifying! A bat got into my bedroom when I was living in San Diego
County. I tried to get it to leave, but it wasn't feeling very cooperative. I called a friend to help. It was a very stressful experience. You were very brave and resourceful to use a butterfly net.

Vibes for stress reduction and also for the bills! Sheesh!
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:16:23 PM
Does any DR know anything about Apple's new proposed music streaming service? Does it really offer access to every single iTunes track for $9.99 per month?

I know nothing.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:19:54 PM
Condolences to DRs Ginny and Elmore for the loss of their friend.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:20:12 PM
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/manatea_zpscbp5253b.jpg)

How cute!
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:22:17 PM
It's a cool, grey day here in LA. We've been told for weeks now that tomorrow will be much warmer, but it never is. Fine with me--I like cool weather. Given our severe drought, it's best that it NOT be hot.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:24:23 PM
I've been busy lately with lots of medical and dental appointments--and taxes--and really need some unproductive downtime. Do-nothing time. I'll try for as much of that as I can today.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 12:25:19 PM
I'm off to do nothing.

TTFN.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 12:37:02 PM
Back from some bacon and eggs and picking up no packages.  Must try and doze off for a bit, then do some work on the Kritzerland show.  I think I'm just too tired to go to a show tonight.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 01:26:01 PM
Learned this morning of the death of Clem Burton, who was our wedding organist.  He also put up with having me in the choir for several years, which was the price he had to pay to have Richard's voice.  I learned more from him in 3 or 4 years than I had in my entire K-12 music education experience and I will always treasure that experience.  Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

My condolences, Ginny.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 01:26:31 PM
I listened this morning to the new GOLDEN APPLE recording.  It's much better than the first performance bootleg I had heard and a lot of performance glitches in lyrics are repaired.  The cast shows more personality on the recording, but I think everyone - even the ones I'd liked on the bootleg - aren't quite good enough, Some are close, but . . .

My biggest problems are choices and changes the conductor made.  Why should he care what the composer wished?

Well, it's nice to know that at least it's not a train wreck that might really turn off everyone from the show.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 01:38:54 PM
DR SINGDAW if it's streaming AND downloading.....maybe....almost $120 a year is a lot of money.....
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Post by: Charles Pogue on June 13, 2015, 01:41:04 PM
Mucho Thanks, BK, for the care packet.  You know my penchant for Mr. Herrmann and I'm looking for the all-Kimmel album of Ms. Bainum and the latest installment of Ms. Hofstetter!  Nice to add the latest editions for my ever-growing Kimmel library...almost a whole shelf.   

TOD:  Never been much of a Grace Kelly fan.  Something of a cold fish to me.  COUNTRY GIRL & DIAL "M" FOR MURDER probably my favourite.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 02:56:21 PM
Best. Sleeping. Beauty. Ever.

I've seen 10-15 productions of this ballet on DVD and a live performance around 1995 of the 1990 Maryinsky Company's attempt to reproduce the original 1890 production. The Maryinsky production was the first I'd seen to employ children in the ballet, and this ABT production today was the second. When the Act One "Dance of the Pages" occurs, it was actually danced by 10-16 pages around the age of 10-12, and the kids were also great in the Act Three Hop-O'-My-Thumb dance.  I think there were about 20 children in the ballet.

This was the best production I've seen: great soloists and costumes and scenery reconstructed from Leon Bakst's 1921 London production.  There was one strange costume for the corps de ballet boys in the Finale:knee-length hoop skirts over their tights and boots that looked plain weird.  The orchestra played really well, and the choreography - mostly the original 1890 work of Marius Petipa - had some wonderfully comic moments, but the dramatics were all in place and there was some interesting glimpses of human charity and cruelty I'd never seen in any other production.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 13, 2015, 03:10:10 PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Financial and insurance vibes for DR cillaliz!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I fell over when you told us the possible costs for rabies treatments!

Thanks for the vibes, it's scary, I know, but when the choice is get the vaccinations and shots or risk rabies and death, you pay.  There is no treatment for rabies once you get it and it's an ugly death
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 13, 2015, 03:17:23 PM
KUDOS to our HHW BATWOMAN, DR Cillaliz!

That must have been terrifying! A bat got into my bedroom when I was living in San Diego
County. I tried to get it to leave, but it wasn't feeling very cooperative. I called a friend to help. It was a very stressful experience. You were very brave and resourceful to use a butterfly net.

Vibes for stress reduction and also for the bills! Sheesh!

Thanks Jeanne
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 03:18:10 PM
Happiest Birthday to Mr. Sherman!
I've been hearing in my mind's jukebox the Sherman Bros. songs that almost always come to mind: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers (the way Paul Winchell performed the song), Spoonful of Sugar, It's a Small World, and Feed the Birds. What a wonderfully, truly scrumptious jukebox indeed.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 13, 2015, 03:18:22 PM
Learned this morning of the death of Clem Burton, who was our wedding organist.  He also put up with having me in the choir for several years, which was the price he had to pay to have Richard's voice.  I learned more from him in 3 or 4 years than I had in my entire K-12 music education experience and I will always treasure that experience.  Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

So sorry, Ginny
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 03:20:11 PM
Here's a movie that might be fun to see out of curiosity. Anyone ever see this one?:

http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/8634-DVD-REVIEW-EVERY-LITTLE-CROOK-AND-NANNY-1972-STARRING-LYNN-REDGRAVE-AND-VICTOR-MATURE.html
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 03:22:05 PM
I will be E&T today.  It's off to the big city and meeting up with a few cinema friends for some 3-D hi-jinx at MoMA.  Should be great fun, but it will be a long day.

That sounds like fun. Read about the festival. Makes me wish I were in NY just for that.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 03:36:27 PM
I have been at home in bed all day just watching TV and burning DVDs.  I now need to take a shower, shave, and get dressed (in that order) so that I may venture out into the wilds of Olympia for the purpose of either ushering or working concessions.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 03:38:07 PM
I had originally signed up to usher for a  choir concert at the Washington Center, but this morning I got an e-mail from the volunteer coordinator asking if I would switch to concessions for an event at South Puget Sound Community College. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 03:40:47 PM
Looking at the volunteer sign-up website, they have one concessionaire, but it's not difficult for one person to handle concessions at SPSCC.  However, they only have two ushers signed up, when they want eight!  I e-mailed the volunteer coordinator that I could do either concessions or ushering at either venue.  Now, I'm just waiting to hear back where I am wanted...but I need to get ready.

Have a good rest of the day, all!
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Post by: bigbuck on June 13, 2015, 03:41:19 PM
I'll go fo the fish!
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Post by: bigbuck on June 13, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Birthday vibes go out to Mr. Sherman!
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 03:44:49 PM
Looking at the volunteer sign-up website, they have one concessionaire, but it's not difficult for one person to handle concessions at SPSCC.  However, they only have two ushers signed up, when they want eight!  I e-mailed the volunteer coordinator that I could do either concessions or ushering at either venue.  Now, I'm just waiting to hear back where I am wanted...but I need to get ready.

Have a good rest of the day, all!

There's a song in there. Perhaps: Au Contraire, Concessionaire, Savoir Faire.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2015, 03:58:54 PM
DR GEORGE is a man of many talents.

DR ELMORE maybe somebody found the hoop skirts in a trunk somewhere and decided...."What the hell....."
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 04:00:19 PM
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 04:01:03 PM
Savoir Faire.


Savoir Faire is everywhere!


At least, so I've heard.
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 04:07:47 PM
Savoir Faire.


Savoir Faire is everywhere!


At least, so I've heard.

Yes, you've heard correctement.
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Post by: bigbuck on June 13, 2015, 04:08:05 PM
An unanticipated fireworks accident happened just now not far from our home. James and Jeanie Agnew were having a fun time with their friends and relatives until the sudden explosion occurred.

They managed to put the fire out safely, now the kids won't even come out of the rooms. Before the explosion occurred we spent quality time with each other and everything pretty well went the way we wanted it to go. That explains it all!

I arrived at about 12:30 and I will be there from now to Monday, then the kids have to go back to school. Then I have to go back to my place and get ready to go to a interview in Big Falls. It's way too far of a drive, but I have to do it.
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Post by: bigbuck on June 13, 2015, 04:11:53 PM
I'm about to play a wonderful tune on my 30 year young electric guitar, sorta like a little gig but the kiddy giddy version, I guess. The kids can feel free to jam if they want. Like they can play a wee bit of guitar too. I consider myself to be a guitar god.

I nicknamed myself Goddes Guitar for when we go out for a gig or two. Usually instead of having the guitar singing or just a singing guy we make the drummer sing. It never works out so I end up having to sing it, so guess who the default singer is?

Just a curious question, are/were any of you in a band at one point of time.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 04:36:54 PM
Just found a website that might be helpful for the insomniacs here: an earplug superstore. Neither of the two styles of earplugs I've tried were comfortable and I'd never seen any other styles, but this store has LOTS. Plus white noise machines.

http://www.earplugstore.com/
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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 04:42:02 PM
Speaking of noise, there was a manila envelope taped onto the Noisy Neighbors' door yesterday, with the apartment manager's handwriting on it. Eviction papers, I'm hoping.

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Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 04:45:45 PM
The neighbor who lives beneath them has been here for almost fifty years and says they're the noisiest tenants who've occupied that apartment.

I fully expect them to blame me for this. We've ALL complained about their noise. But I know they blame me.
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 04:55:47 PM
Speaking of noise, there was a manila envelope taped onto the Noisy Neighbors' door yesterday, with the apartment manager's handwriting on it. Eviction papers, I'm hoping.

DR Jeanne, I forgot to update my neighbor situation. Last weekend, the guy upstairs had a bunch of his (and or her) friends over. They always get rowdy. Certainly not a cocktail hour crowd. You may recall that I contemplated calling the sheriff, but cooled my heels and instead wrote (yet another) email letter to the apartment manager. That seems to have been more effective. One of the front office women who is on my side told me that she had a thorough conversation with NN who claimed that the body slams/collapses I heard (on my ceiling) were not drunks falling over but a "vigorous" video game session. Perhaps, but he's been put on notice and she told me that he was "concerned". I will reserve verdict until and if there's a next time. He and his GF like to drink, and some of the familiar faces that gather there with them look not like a cocktail crowd but a typical college let's-get-F'd Up-crowd. The ones who look a bit more mature (in action, not age) always leave early before things do go out of control. If only the NN had that kind of sense.

After a long talk with a very good friend, she advised me to look at this as a signal from the universe/higher powers that I should get on with my surgery, get well, and then look for greener pastures to make a new home, as in a way I will be starting a new phase. Thinking this way has been helpful to me.
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Post by: Dan M on June 13, 2015, 05:07:07 PM
Just learned that today is also Basil Rathbone's birthday. My favorite Sherlock Holmes was born 123 years ago in South Africa and died in 1967 in NYC, believe it or not.
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Post by: Michael on June 13, 2015, 05:23:17 PM
good evening to all
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Post by: Michael on June 13, 2015, 05:24:58 PM
Cindy Williams new memoir Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life is coming out.

I'll buy it for the Bruce Kimmel chapters
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 05:54:59 PM
Cindy Williams new memoir Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life is coming out.

I'll buy it for the Bruce Kimmel chapters

It's been out for a month now.  There are no BK chapters - one tiny mention in one chapter - it's that kind of book.  This is the problem with co-written memoirs - Cindy's not writing at all - she's dictating, and therefore the book is bereft of details, jumps from one thing to the next, and is very shallow, IMO, and really without point, as most of these are.  I really feel the best memoirs are not co-written at all and have a point and story to tell.  For example, mine own - I would never have written them had I not had a point and a story to tell, with a beginning, middle and end.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 05:55:50 PM
I was bad.  I had a little craving for Togo's - haven't been there in about five years.  So, I went and got two of the small sandwiches, which add up to one large.  Oh, well, must jog later and work some of this off.
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Post by: Michael on June 13, 2015, 05:56:28 PM
That's a disappointment
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 06:01:37 PM
As you all know, I don't have much need or call for Facebook, outside of promotion and the occasional post.  I dread going there because every time I do my newsfeed is filled with utter crap from "friends" I don't know, most of whom spend their entire lives posting Facebook memes, phony "news" stories they post as real, links to click bait sites with headlines designed to anger and outrage so you'll click right through - I have systematically begun to unfriend every one of these idiots.  I don't warn, I just do it.  The humorous part is that almost all of them are older people, in their 70s, who have nothing better to do than be on Facebook trawling for things like that to share.  It's pathetic and I'm not having any more of it.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 06:03:48 PM
That's a disappointment

As you know, Cindy plays a prominent role in my book.  I'm reduced to one line in hers.  I'd say one of us is a real writer and knows storytelling, and one doesn't.  I don't know how you reduce someone you've known for fifty years, have worked with repeatedly, had romance with, and been through a lot with, the guy you always turned to when the TV show was bugging you, and reduce that person to one single line in a book about your life.  I'm not the only one, however.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bigbuck on June 13, 2015, 06:07:23 PM
Just learned that today is also Basil Rathbone's birthday. My favorite Sherlock Holmes was born 123 years ago in South Africa and died in 1967 in NYC, believe it or not.

Happy birthday to the late Sherlock Holmes.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:17:41 PM
Speaking of noise, there was a manila envelope taped onto the Noisy Neighbors' door yesterday, with the apartment manager's handwriting on it. Eviction papers, I'm hoping.

DR Jeanne, I forgot to update my neighbor situation. Last weekend, the guy upstairs had a bunch of his (and or her) friends over. They always get rowdy. Certainly not a cocktail hour crowd. You may recall that I contemplated calling the sheriff, but cooled my heels and instead wrote (yet another) email letter to the apartment manager. That seems to have been more effective. One of the front office women who is on my side told me that she had a thorough conversation with NN who claimed that the body slams/collapses I heard (on my ceiling) were not drunks falling over but a "vigorous" video game session. Perhaps, but he's been put on notice and she told me that he was "concerned". I will reserve verdict until and if there's a next time. He and his GF like to drink, and some of the familiar faces that gather there with them look not like a cocktail crowd but a typical college let's-get-F'd Up-crowd. The ones who look a bit more mature (in action, not age) always leave early before things do go out of control. If only the NN had that kind of sense.

After a long talk with a very good friend, she advised me to look at this as a signal from the universe/higher powers that I should get on with my surgery, get well, and then look for greener pastures to make a new home, as in a way I will be starting a new phase. Thinking this way has been helpful to me.

I think your NNs should meet my NNs. Out in the desert somewhere, where the only people they'll disturb are the coyotes.

Mine do the falling-down-drunk noises, too.

I'm pleased that you have someone on your side on the management team. You know, when it gets rowdy there's always a good chance there'll be breakage of some sort. I think this is a useful--and underused--approach. Ie, you're not just complaining, you're alerting them to a possible "situation."

And I concur with your friend 100%--you WILL be in a new chapter of your life, with lots of new opportunities and possibilities.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:22:36 PM
About a week ago some neighbors in the next building were having a very loud party. I figured it wouldn't be long before someone called the police. But I wasn't going to! Guess who is right next to all that noise? These party-goers actually shut things down at 11 pm, completely on their own! 
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:24:55 PM
That's a disappointment

As you know, Cindy plays a prominent role in my book.  I'm reduced to one line in hers.  I'd say one of us is a real writer and knows storytelling, and one doesn't.  I don't know how you reduce someone you've known for fifty years, have worked with repeatedly, had romance with, and been through a lot with, the guy you always turned to when the TV show was bugging you, and reduce that person to one single line in a book about your life.  I'm not the only one, however.

Perhaps her car is dying and she needs a new one.
Perhaps she's a bit behind in her mortgage payments.
Perhaps the IRS is sending her love letters.
Perhaps she feels the need for a long vacation.

Need I go on?
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:26:17 PM
TTFN 2.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 06:29:01 PM
Eviction papers, I'm hoping.


Wouldn't that be nice!       :)
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:31:05 PM
Eviction papers, I'm hoping.


Wouldn't that be nice!       :)

YES!!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:31:12 PM
Hi, Sing.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jeanne on June 13, 2015, 06:32:23 PM
I'm hungry.

Bye.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 06:34:12 PM
Thinking this way has been helpful to me.


That's good!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 06:34:43 PM
Good-bye, DR Jeanne!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2015, 06:50:30 PM
I had to take a Phryne Fisher break from Season Two and step away from the TV for a moment and the unhappiness of a situation.  I blame the damned continuous PBS fund breaks and no Britcoms for Suze Orman, other selfhelp gurus, folk reunions, and other assorted programs i would never spend money on for PBS to show.

and back to Miss Fisher.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 08:01:31 PM
Perhaps I'll jog now.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2015, 08:02:10 PM
How I long for the old view.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jane on June 13, 2015, 08:15:42 PM
Condolences to Ginny and Elmore.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jane on June 13, 2015, 08:20:03 PM
Speaking of noise, there was a manila envelope taped onto the Noisy Neighbors' door yesterday, with the apartment manager's handwriting on it. Eviction papers, I'm hoping.



Vibes it is!!!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jane on June 13, 2015, 08:26:06 PM
We went to a fun place to eat over the bridge into Portland, Island Café.  It is on a dock on the river.  It was fun to watch all the boaters and kayaks go buy.  A few boats tied up to the dock and stopped to eat.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jane on June 13, 2015, 08:27:04 PM
www.islandcafepdx.com
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jane on June 13, 2015, 08:29:01 PM
There is a nice photo gallery on that link.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: Jane on June 13, 2015, 08:30:32 PM
I hope we have more tv viewing options when we change hotels.  It is strange how the same shows play over and over and over and over again.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:21:03 PM
Page Five!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:32:52 PM
I can't believe I am still awake.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:33:36 PM
I only got three hours of sleep last night.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:34:23 PM
I had a few catnaps today, but not much else.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:36:02 PM
Tomorrow I am going to the closing performance of CABARET.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:38:00 PM
And next weekend I have to go see EDWIN DROOD, or I will have some unhappy friends.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:41:12 PM
My ex is leaving on Monday for Toronto.  They are doing a special event to the memory of Oscar Peterson at some music festival.  His niece is the widow of Oscar Peterson.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:43:43 PM
It is going to be in the 80's on Monday for the first practice round at the U.S. Open.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:45:21 PM
Positive and healing vibes to DR Cilla for the entire bat caper!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:47:33 PM
Good bye vibes to all the noisy neighbors (including mine) of all effected Dear Readers!
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:49:04 PM
I really wish I could move to a mobile home.  The noise upstairs is driving me crazy.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:52:30 PM
Where I lived in Puyallup, we had fruit bats in the summer.  I would walk down the block to get my mail when it would cool down after dark.  It was like having the entire cast of THE LOST BOYS flying over my head.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:53:56 PM
I kept waiting for Kiefer Sutherland to fly down and give me a hickey.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:54:27 PM
Never happened .
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:55:24 PM
It was a cool place to live.  My house faced this big green belt.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: TCB on June 13, 2015, 10:55:53 PM
Good night.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: bk on June 13, 2015, 11:26:49 PM
And if you didn't have enough reasons, here's another one for loathing Facebook and how dumb people are (even some of my quote friends) - Gene Wilder is dead posts everywhere - oh, no, says everyone.  And like 80% of the death posts, it's not true.  Who are these ASSES who perpetrate this crap and why can't they be held accountable - yes, they get their clicks and you read an article - a fake article.  Better yet, why can't people just take the four damn seconds it takes to Google and see that it's a hoax before just automatically sharing the damn lie?  How bloody hard is THAT?
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 11:55:37 PM
Looking at the volunteer sign-up website, they have one concessionaire, but it's not difficult for one person to handle concessions at SPSCC.  However, they only have two ushers signed up, when they want eight!  I e-mailed the volunteer coordinator that I could do either concessions or ushering at either venue.  Now, I'm just waiting to hear back where I am wanted...but I need to get ready.

Have a good rest of the day, all!

All went well.  The one person who had signed up for concessions had never done it there before, and not by herself, so she ushered and I worked concessions. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2015, 11:55:51 PM
And shortly after I started setting things up for concessions, another person came in to help, so I didn't have to sell by myself.  We chatted the whole time and it was all good.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:00:33 AM
After intermission was over and we cleaned up the concessions area, I went down to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts to wait and watched the last number of Masterworks Choral Ensemble.  I went because my friend Margo was ushering for that and we were going to go out afterwards, which we did.  We went to McMenamin's Spar restaurant...very good.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:01:01 AM
The MCE were doing "Songs of Broadway," which is what I had originally signed up for, but I noticed that they weren't doing only Broadway songs.  Well, all the songs were performed on Broadway, but they weren't all written for Broadway...or even musicals. 
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:02:28 AM
Their last number was a big ABBA medley of songs that were used in "Mama Mia," which ended with "Waterloo."  I thought that that was a strange song to end on, but the audience seemed to like it all. 

Okay. ::)
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:03:25 AM
They also did a Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song that was used in "Jersey Boys." 
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:03:32 AM
So, it wasn't pure Broadway, but oh well.  I had nothing to do with it. ;)
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:04:36 AM
I'm about to play a wonderful tune on my 30 year young electric guitar, sorta like a little gig but the kiddy giddy version, I guess. The kids can feel free to jam if they want. Like they can play a wee bit of guitar too. I consider myself to be a guitar god.

I nicknamed myself Goddes Guitar for when we go out for a gig or two. Usually instead of having the guitar singing or just a singing guy we make the drummer sing. It never works out so I end up having to sing it, so guess who the default singer is?

Just a curious question, are/were any of you in a band at one point of time.

I was never in a band, but I was in choirs for quite a few years.  That's one of the reasons that I wanted to usher for the Masterworks Choral Ensemble.  I don't want to get back into choir singing, but I enjoy going to their concerts once in a while.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:05:09 AM
Speaking of noise, there was a manila envelope taped onto the Noisy Neighbors' door yesterday, with the apartment manager's handwriting on it. Eviction papers, I'm hoping.

Good luck with that!  Hopefully, it'll all be resolved...and quietly!

;D
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:07:08 AM
Cindy Williams new memoir Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life is coming out.

I'll buy it for the Bruce Kimmel chapters

I put in a purchase request for the Kindle version.  My library has ordered the book, and there are requests for that, so maybe they'll buy the e-book, also.  It's entirely possible.  They haven't gotten to the point of either/or with physical books versus e-books, yet.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:08:43 AM
That's a disappointment

As you know, Cindy plays a prominent role in my book.  I'm reduced to one line in hers.  I'd say one of us is a real writer and knows storytelling, and one doesn't.  I don't know how you reduce someone you've known for fifty years, have worked with repeatedly, had romance with, and been through a lot with, the guy you always turned to when the TV show was bugging you, and reduce that person to one single line in a book about your life.  I'm not the only one, however.

That's really too bad.
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:12:29 AM
I hope we have more tv viewing options when we change hotels.  It is strange how the same shows play over and over and over and over again.

I hate it when that happens! :P
Title: Re: JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:12:38 AM
And since we're so close...
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Post by: George on June 14, 2015, 12:15:49 AM
PAGE SIX STEPHEN NATHAN DANCE!!

(http://cdn-media.hollywood.com/images/905x1000/2022160.jpg)

;)