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Title: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes' vacation is over, and now it is time for you to post until the vacationing cows come home.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 12:03:43 AM
And the word of the day is: ORBICULAR!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 12:20:42 AM
First post after BK.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 12:21:23 AM
BK, did you sleep thru Act 2.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 12:22:44 AM
First post after Tom.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 12:24:20 AM
Well, this is interesting...Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce And Star In FUN HOME Film Adaptation; Sam Gold To Direct (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jake-Gyllenhaal-To-Produce-And-Star-In-FUN-HOME-Film-Adaptation-Sam-Gold-To-Direct-20200102).
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 12:27:42 AM
Well, this is interesting...Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce And Star In FUN HOME Film Adaptation; Sam Gold To Direct (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jake-Gyllenhaal-To-Produce-And-Star-In-FUN-HOME-Film-Adaptation-Sam-Gold-To-Direct-20200102).


I want to know if he is going to shave his head.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 12:38:25 AM
Well, this is interesting...Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce And Star In FUN HOME Film Adaptation; Sam Gold To Direct (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jake-Gyllenhaal-To-Produce-And-Star-In-FUN-HOME-Film-Adaptation-Sam-Gold-To-Direct-20200102).


I want to know if he is going to shave his head.

It would be interesting to see Jake with a shaved head.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 12:51:29 AM
Good night, George.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 12:54:45 AM
Good night, Tom.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: youngreps@sbcglobal.net on January 05, 2020, 01:04:38 AM
Thank you DR Jane and all.   I forgot today to ask Doug Haverty about how to shrink a photo file but will ask tomorrow.  Meanwhile here is part of the cast with our fight cheer "JEF" (and sometimes, "Penguin!" or "Mesalia!") before the show. 
Jim Beaver (Sheridan Whiteside) is in the purple dressing gown with Susan Priver (Lorraine Sheldon) at his left.
To her left is Mark Stancato as Bert Jefferson, poor Doug Haverty is obscured and left of him is his daughter, the wonderful Hartley Powers as Maggie.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: youngreps@sbcglobal.net on January 05, 2020, 01:14:33 AM
Errata.  I meant to say at Jim Beaver's RIGHT.... and to our left ;)
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: youngreps@sbcglobal.net on January 05, 2020, 01:20:41 AM
Well, this is interesting...Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce And Star In FUN HOME Film Adaptation; Sam Gold To Direct (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jake-Gyllenhaal-To-Produce-And-Star-In-FUN-HOME-Film-Adaptation-Sam-Gold-To-Direct-20200102).
Yes, interesting.  Will this play well in a film version, I wonder. 
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 01:40:53 AM
Nice picture, Leslie!  If you have more and can post them, that would be great. ;D
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 01:42:05 AM
And now, I must be off.  I have no plans today, except to watch a couple of DVDs, and maybe to make a couple of DVDs.  I might even do some laundry.  We'll see. ;)

Have a good day, all!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 04:19:13 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 04:19:44 AM
Nice picture, Leslie!  If you have more and can post them, that would be great. ;D

Great photo. More. More.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 04:20:11 AM
Good morning, all!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 04:22:50 AM
I had a bad night.  I turned off the lights at 8:30 because i couldn't keep my eyes open, and then lay awake for over three hours while Stella and Thatch played musical beds with me.  Also, my apartment is too warm, too darn hot.  I slept under a sheet, and this is the first winter ever I can say that about January.  I tossed about most of the night.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 04:25:56 AM
I did have one dream.  I was a student at Miami University and I went to a birthday party for producer/bully Scott Rudin at his mansion just off campus.  After the party I walked back onto campus and could not remember the dorm I lived in.  The remainder of the dream was about trying to locate my dorm.  There was a subway ride in the dream as weli.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 04:26:51 AM
DR TCB, I'm happy Nicky wasn't killed by the wrong dosage, and I hope the correct dosage helps him out.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 04:28:15 AM
Why do I suspect DR youngreps@sbcglobal,net doesn't read the other posts?  Or is she pissed I thought she was Jan?

Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 04:32:55 AM
More work on my Brady bunch of scores today.  I doubt I will be leaving the apartment.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 04:48:32 AM
Good  morning
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 04:48:39 AM
Off to church
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 05:26:57 AM
Kitty cleanup went very easily.  Stella is trying to decide if she wants a bit of an oatmeal raisin cookie or not.  She decided she did.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 05:27:53 AM
Thatch has finally decided he can sleep in the top tier of the new cat tree.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 05:28:23 AM
I must make the bed and get to work.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2020, 05:41:31 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2020, 05:44:15 AM
Got to sleep in just a wee little bit this morning. A small miracle. I like small miracles. Well, I like big ones, too.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 05:52:54 AM
Page 2 Dance!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2020, 06:37:11 AM
I guess you could call this a new year’s resolution:

I spent much of yesterday reviewing and relearning what I’d half-assedly learned about Finale a couple of years ago, with the aim of carrying on and achieving some level of competence at it. It went both better and worse than I expected, because now there are aspects of it that make some sense, while others stop my brain dead in its tracks. I’ll do a little more on it today, but a little each day from now on will suffice. There’s no race to the finish. I just don’t want to lose it again because I’ve decided it really is something I can use here and there.

Sorry to bore those who have no idea what I’m blathering on about. DR Elmore will, and he’s probably shaking his head and taking pity on me as he reads this.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2020, 06:37:21 AM
More coffee!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2020, 08:08:22 AM
Congrats to DR JOHN G on his millstone...

And to DR JEANNE on being in the Terrible Twos.

Did DR VIXMOM get her tattoo?  I do not have such a thing on my person....
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2020, 08:08:40 AM
Vibes for MR BK for the M/G for the show and for the writing.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2020, 08:09:07 AM
Terrible report from DR TCB....someone certainly was NOT paying attention!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 08:48:10 AM
I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 08:48:55 AM
Kitty cleanup went very easily.  Stella is trying to decide if she wants a bit of an oatmeal raisin cookie or not.  She decided she did.

DR elmore dogs & cats should not eat raisins.
https://www.banfield.com/pet-healthcare/additional-resources/article-library/safety-tips/grapes-and-raisins-can-be-toxic-to-your-pets
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 08:49:13 AM
Thatch has finally decided he can sleep in the top tier of the new cat tree.

:)
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 08:49:17 AM
The Fun Home thing is amazing to me - it was put one someone's Twitter and B'way World saw it and posted it - there has not been one official announcement about it anywhere, and I've been looking.  So, until there is, it's just someone posting on Twitter.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 08:58:05 AM
George, thanks for the email.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 09:31:21 AM
I shall now be on my way to the theater for a meet-and-greet, then a bite to eat, then the matinee.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 12:30:54 PM
We went to brunch with friends this morning and had a very nice time.  The restaurant had excellent scones.  I was disappointed in the bread pudding french toast. 
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 12:50:45 PM
Chart Number 3 is finished!  One to go.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 12:53:02 PM
Kitty cleanup went very easily.  Stella is trying to decide if she wants a bit of an oatmeal raisin cookie or not.  She decided she did.

DR elmore dogs & cats should not eat raisins.
https://www.banfield.com/pet-healthcare/additional-resources/article-library/safety-tips/grapes-and-raisins-can-be-toxic-to-your-pets

Yes, I know, and I replied to your email of this link.  I honestly don't know if Stella ate that bit of cookie or not, but if she did, she's still alive.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 12:53:38 PM
I shouldn't have given it to her this morning.  I wasn't thinking, and I know better.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2020, 12:55:41 PM
While I worked on the chart today, I listened to all of the "Lost In Bostons" and "Unsung Musicals."  Lordy, they were good!  I love Dee Hoty's "Have A Memory on Me" and Debbie Gravitte's "Hero" still reduced me to tears.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2020, 01:41:38 PM
While I worked on the chart today, I listened to all of the "Lost In Bostons" and "Unsung Musicals."  Lordy, they were good!

What an incredible listening session!
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 02:37:00 PM
The Fun Home thing is amazing to me - it was put one someone's Twitter and B'way World saw it and posted it - there has not been one official announcement about it anywhere, and I've been looking.  So, until there is, it's just someone posting on Twitter.

This was in the Daily Mail.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7846409/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Good-Life-beckons-girl-Katherine-Parkinson.html

"Fun Home run for Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal and a team of creative collaborators are working on a film version of the celebrated musical Fun Home, based on illustrator Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about her bittersweet relationship with her father.

Fun Home featured lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. It was developed at the Public Theater in New York and won five Tony Awards, including best musical, when it transferred to Broadway. In 2018 it had a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Young Vic."
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 03:15:27 PM
Somebody said Cats should have been a movie.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 03:35:01 PM
Kitty cleanup went very easily.  Stella is trying to decide if she wants a bit of an oatmeal raisin cookie or not.  She decided she did.

DR elmore dogs & cats should not eat raisins.
https://www.banfield.com/pet-healthcare/additional-resources/article-library/safety-tips/grapes-and-raisins-can-be-toxic-to-your-pets

Yes, I know, and I replied to your email of this link.  I honestly don't know if Stella ate that bit of cookie or not, but if she did, she's still alive.

I figured she was ok but wanted to make sure you knew about grapes & raisins.  I know dogs that have eaten chocolate & were fine & others that got very sick on just a little piece. 

Before I knew of the dangers of onions we had a cat that ate small if they fell on the floor & he was fine.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 03:37:47 PM
Somebody said Cats should have been a movie.

LOL.  Not I as I did not care for the stage version.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 03:41:37 PM
Somebody said Cats should have been a movie.

Maybe they could re-dub it saying it was supposed to be terrible.
"Terrible Cats" scans just like Jellicle Cats.  it could work.

"Terrible Songs for Terrible CATS"
Tune of “Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats”

Did you hope for the worst
When their trailer appeared?
Had you thought C-G-I
Would look better than that?
Did you see it online
And then text that it’s weird?
Did you think every cat
Was a terrible cat?

Well, now -
Terrible's here and terrible's good
Go have fun at a terrible "Cats:"
Will an audience grow 
As we look at the stats
Make a hit of a terrible "Cats"
(repeat chorus now and forever)

or maybe not.  :)
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 03:48:25 PM
Somebody said Cats should have been a movie.

Maybe they could re-dub it saying it was supposed to be terrible.
"Terrible Cats" scans just like Jellicle Cats.  it could work.

"Terrible Songs for Terrible CATS"
Tune of “Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats”

Did you hope for the worst
When their trailer appeared?
Had you thought C-G-I
Would look better than that?
Did you see it online
And then text that it’s weird?
Did you think every cat
Was a terrible cat?

Well, now -
Terrible's here and terrible's good
Go have fun at a terrible "Cats:"
Will an audience grow 
As we look at the stats
Make a hit of a terrible "Cats"
(repeat chorus now and forever)

or maybe not.  :)

Very funny, Fred! :))
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 03:48:43 PM
George, thanks for the email.

You're welcome, Jane.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 03:55:18 PM
Thanks, George!
Even the "Mame" movie doesn't FEEL quite as upsetting now as it once did.  I think then we  were assuming it meant another "Mame" wouldn't be made, that it was stopping an Angela Lansbury "Mame" maybe. 
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 03:55:37 PM
But being real, if that "Mame" hadn't been made, there probably wouldn't have been any "Mame" movie at all.  It's not like anyone even cares enough to do a "Mame" for TV. 
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 03:55:48 PM
And these days, it's really easy to watch the scenes that work (to individual tastes) for us on YouTube.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 04:21:06 PM
Great fun, Fred.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 04:30:03 PM
But being real, if that "Mame" hadn't been made, there probably wouldn't have been any "Mame" movie at all.  It's not like anyone even cares enough to do a "Mame" for TV. 

Jerry Herman tried for years to get Cher to do it.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 04:30:24 PM
Three!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 04:40:10 PM
But being real, if that "Mame" hadn't been made, there probably wouldn't have been any "Mame" movie at all.  It's not like anyone even cares enough to do a "Mame" for TV. 

Jerry Herman tried for years to get Cher to do it.

I'd heard that, too.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 04:41:09 PM
Somebody said Cats should have been a movie.

Maybe they could re-dub it saying it was supposed to be terrible.
"Terrible Cats" scans just like Jellicle Cats.  it could work.

"Terrible Songs for Terrible CATS"
Tune of “Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats”

Did you hope for the worst
When their trailer appeared?
Had you thought C-G-I
Would look better than that?
Did you see it online
And then text that it’s weird?
Did you think every cat
Was a terrible cat?

Well, now -
Terrible's here and terrible's good
Go have fun at a terrible "Cats:"
Will an audience grow 
As we look at the stats
Make a hit of a terrible "Cats"
(repeat chorus now and forever)

or maybe not.  :)

:D
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 04:41:42 PM
Cher is not my idea of Mame.
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2020, 04:53:16 PM
Good evening.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 04:53:38 PM
Cher is not my idea of Mame.

Nor mine. ::)
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2020, 04:53:43 PM
I have been sick. I think I'm finally about over it.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 04:54:09 PM
Sweet avatar, and funny text :)
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2020, 04:54:12 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, John G.
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2020, 04:56:47 PM
Vibes for Nicky. I almost way overdosed Joshie with pain meds one time.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:01:00 PM
And now, the Golden Globes are starting.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 05:04:24 PM
Thank you, Laura. Glad you’re feeling better.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:12:47 PM
First award...Best actor in a series, musical or comedy:  Ramy Youssef for "Ramy"
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:14:01 PM
Vibes for Nicky. I almost way overdosed Joshie with pain meds one time.

Scary.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:15:19 PM
Best actor in a limited series or TV movie:  Russell Crowe for "The Loudest Voice."
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:15:44 PM
Once my prescription was the wrong medication.  Fortunately I noticed before I took it, but not until after I was home.  That has to be easier to catch than the dosage being wrong on an unfamiliar medication.  Something for all of us to think about & double check before taking anything.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:20:50 PM
First award...Best actor in a series, musical or comedy:  Ramy Youssef for "Ramy"

I have never seen it.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:21:15 PM
I haven't seen most of the shows or movies that were nominated.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:21:57 PM
First award...Best actor in a series, musical or comedy:  Ramy Youssef for "Ramy"

I have never seen it.

Neither have I.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:22:33 PM
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Limited Series or TV Movie:  Stellan Skarsgård for "Chernobyl"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:23:39 PM
Best TV Series, Drama:  "Succession" (HBO)
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Post by: KevinH on January 05, 2020, 05:29:47 PM
Good evening!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:33:10 PM
Kerry Washington is not wearing a shirt. :o
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:34:05 PM
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy:  Phoebe Waller-Bridge for "Fleabag"
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:34:25 PM
So far I still haven't seen anything that was named.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:37:22 PM
Best Foreign Language Film:  "Parasite" (South Korea)
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:37:43 PM
So far I still haven't seen anything that was named.

I haven't either.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 05:38:14 PM
Thanks for the updates, George.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:49:02 PM
Kate McKinnon is presenting the Carol Burnett Award for Excellence in Television to Ellen DeGeneres.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:55:01 PM
Best Foreign Language Film:  "Parasite" (South Korea)

That was not the one foreign film we saw.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 05:55:19 PM
We will watch Maleficent: Mistress of Evil tonight.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 05:57:33 PM
We will watch Maleficent: Mistress of Evil tonight.

How was it?  I never saw the first one.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 06:03:03 PM
The beginning was just ok until Jolie Angelina appeared.  Her performance was excellent & we enjoyed it.

If I recall correctly DR John was not thrilled with it.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 06:03:41 PM
We will watch Maleficent: Mistress of Evil tonight.

How was it?  I never saw the first one.

My comments were for the first one.  I will have to let you know about this one later ;)
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:09:36 PM
I just missed a few categories.  I had to go downstairs and then I got a snack.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:10:02 PM
Best Animated Feature Film:  "Missing Link"
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Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 06:12:58 PM
Fascinating that Amy Poehler and Taylor Swift are presenting together.  Wasn't there once some controversy over what Amy Poehler said about Taylor Swift on the Golden Globes, or did they actually make up over that right away?
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:13:53 PM
Rewinding my DVR to find out the missing categories, the winner for Best Screenplay, "Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:14:59 PM
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama:  Brian Cox for "Succession"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:16:04 PM
And now I've caught up.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:16:14 PM
Gratuitous Post #100!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:18:48 PM
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:  Laura Dern for "Marriage Story"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:22:01 PM
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy:  "Fleabag"
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 06:24:19 PM
The beginning was just ok until Jolie Angelina appeared.  Her performance was excellent & we enjoyed it.

If I recall correctly DR John was not thrilled with it.

It wasn’t my favorite.
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Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 06:24:33 PM
It's interesting somehow to see Colin Jost there as Scarlett Johansson's fiance/plus-one at the Golden Globes table when Laura Dern was pointing her out.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:25:32 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:25:52 PM
BK's schedule makes me dizzy.
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Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 06:28:50 PM
The beginning was just ok until Jolie Angelina appeared.  Her performance was excellent & we enjoyed it.

If I recall correctly DR John was not thrilled with it.

It wasn’t my favorite.

When I hear that expression, I think of the way Cher at 0:35 here said "It's not really crap, but it's not my favorite" about this song :) "Just Like Jesse James" before singing it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpclpqXGe5A
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:28:56 PM
I was horrified to hear of the mix-up over Nicky's medication.

Vibes to both Nicky and TCB!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:29:36 PM
Best Original Song:  "I’m Gonna Love Me Again" from "Rocketman"
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:29:54 PM
I guess you could call this a new year’s resolution:

I spent much of yesterday reviewing and relearning what I’d half-assedly learned about Finale a couple of years ago, with the aim of carrying on and achieving some level of competence at it. It went both better and worse than I expected, because now there are aspects of it that make some sense, while others stop my brain dead in its tracks. I’ll do a little more on it today, but a little each day from now on will suffice. There’s no race to the finish. I just don’t want to lose it again because I’ve decided it really is something I can use here and there.

Sorry to bore those who have no idea what I’m blathering on about. DR Elmore will, and he’s probably shaking his head and taking pity on me as he reads this.

I can certainly relate to learning a complex new software package.
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Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 06:32:01 PM
Vibes that Nicky is back to normal asap, TCB! That's so scary.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:32:27 PM
While I worked on the chart today, I listened to all of the "Lost In Bostons" and "Unsung Musicals."  Lordy, they were good!  I love Dee Hoty's "Have A Memory on Me" and Debbie Gravitte's "Hero" still reduced me to tears.

I don't know how you work on one chart while listening to other music. Don't you need to "hear" the piece you're working on in your head?
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 06:34:59 PM
I agree Jeanne.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:35:02 PM
Feel-better vibes to DR Laura, with no relapses.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:37:30 PM
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Limited Series or TV Movie:  Patricia Arquette for "The Act"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:40:29 PM
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama:  Olivia Colman for "The Crown"
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 06:41:34 PM
The Crown, finally something we watch.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:43:21 PM
A friend of mine used to belong to Kaiser's HMO. In one of many mishaps, he discovered that two doctors had each prescribed the same drug, presumably under different names, so my friend was taking a double dose. What I don't understand is this: pharmacy software has been around for AGES to guard against such things. Why didn't the software catch it? Why didn't any of the doctors or nurses catch it? HUGE mistake--and very preventable with just a little attention to the patient's history.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:45:19 PM
I guess I'll have to start watching some of these shows. Few excite me.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:46:20 PM
Will any DRs weigh in on their picks?
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:47:06 PM
Maybe none of us has seen very much.

BK, you have screeners. Any that you'd recommend?
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:47:45 PM
A friend of mine used to belong to Kaiser's HMO. In one of many mishaps, he discovered that two doctors had each prescribed the same drug, presumably under different names, so my friend was taking a double dose. What I don't understand is this: pharmacy software has been around for AGES to guard against such things. Why didn't the software catch it? Why didn't any of the doctors or nurses catch it? HUGE mistake--and very preventable with just a little attention to the patient's history.

Oh, my goodness! :o
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:48:26 PM
I would like to see ROCKETMAN.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:49:29 PM
A friend of mine used to belong to Kaiser's HMO. In one of many mishaps, he discovered that two doctors had each prescribed the same drug, presumably under different names, so my friend was taking a double dose. What I don't understand is this: pharmacy software has been around for AGES to guard against such things. Why didn't the software catch it? Why didn't any of the doctors or nurses catch it? HUGE mistake--and very preventable with just a little attention to the patient's history.

Oh, my goodness! :o

Yes.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 06:50:16 PM
Charlize Theron is presenting Tom Hanks with the Cecil B. deMille Award.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2020, 06:50:23 PM
Methinks it's time for dinner.

TTFN.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:02:44 PM
Best Director:  Sam Mendes for "1917"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:12:08 PM
Best Actress in a TV Series, Limited Series or TV Movie:  Michelle Williams for "Fosse/Verdon"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:16:05 PM
She gave a good speech.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:16:23 PM
Best TV Movie or Limited Series:  "Chernobyl"
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Post by: KevinH on January 05, 2020, 07:20:25 PM
Vibes for TCB and Nicky!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:25:04 PM
Best Original Score:  Hildur Guðnadóttir for "Joker." 
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:27:06 PM
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:  Brad Pitt for "Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood"
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Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 07:31:03 PM
Tom Hanks is a supporting actor in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:35:10 PM
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:  Taron Egerton for "Rocketman"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:38:28 PM
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:  Awkwafina for "The Farewell"
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2020, 07:41:36 PM
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:  Awkwafina for "The Farewell"

I’m looking forward to seeing this.
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:48:38 PM
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:   "Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood"
Title: Re: MY SO-CALLED "VACATION" IS OVER
Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 07:53:46 PM
A friend of mine used to belong to Kaiser's HMO. In one of many mishaps, he discovered that two doctors had each prescribed the same drug, presumably under different names, so my friend was taking a double dose. What I don't understand is this: pharmacy software has been around for AGES to guard against such things. Why didn't the software catch it? Why didn't any of the doctors or nurses catch it? HUGE mistake--and very preventable with just a little attention to the patient's history.

OMG this is why we need to do our own research and read about these medications.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 07:54:19 PM
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:  Awkwafina for "The Farewell"

I’m looking forward to seeing this.

Yay, she deserves it.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 07:54:57 PM
Tom Hanks is a supporting actor in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?"

Yay, he deserves it.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 07:55:25 PM
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:  Joaquin Phoenix for "Joker"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 08:04:05 PM
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:  Renée Zellweger for "Judy"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 08:08:14 PM
Best Motion Picture, Drama:  "1917"
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 08:12:13 PM
And it's over.  Just over three hours. 
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 08:13:22 PM
And now, I'm switching over to watch Doctor Who.
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Post by: Druxy on January 05, 2020, 08:52:40 PM
I'm delighted that ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD did so well at the Golden Globes tonight.    :D

https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Time-Hollywood-Pennypacker/dp/1593937903/ref=sr_1_17?crid=CD58R467ZORL&keywords=once+upon+a+time+in+hollywood&qid=1578284240&s=books&sprefix=once+upon+a+time%2Caps%2C166&sr=1-17
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Post by: FJL on January 05, 2020, 09:03:15 PM
Tom Hanks is a supporting actor in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?"

Yay, he deserves it.

He didn't win.  It surprised me that he's in the supporting category.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 09:26:59 PM
Tom Hanks is a supporting actor in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?"

Yay, he deserves it.

He didn't win.  It surprised me that he's in the supporting category.

I haven't seen the movie, but I'd heard that Matthew Rhys was the lead of the movie.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 09:27:14 PM
PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 10:24:26 PM
Tom Hanks is a supporting actor in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?"

Yay, he deserves it.

He didn't win.  It surprised me that he's in the supporting category.

Darn.  I thought you were saying he won.  He was not the lead in the movie.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 10:25:40 PM
George we found the Maleficent sequel entertaining.
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 10:28:15 PM
Gidd eveninh
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2020, 10:28:58 PM
I have been reading the same book for 5 days now.  I need to read faster.
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 10:29:14 PM
I was sorry to hear about the med mixup for Nicky that is terrible.  I hope he’s better today
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 10:29:35 PM
I dozed off a few times today.
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2020, 10:29:46 PM
Time to get back to sleep
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 10:56:52 PM
The Fun Home thing is amazing to me - it was put one someone's Twitter and B'way World saw it and posted it - there has not been one official announcement about it anywhere, and I've been looking.  So, until there is, it's just someone posting on Twitter.

This was in the Daily Mail.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7846409/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Good-Life-beckons-girl-Katherine-Parkinson.html

"Fun Home run for Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal and a team of creative collaborators are working on a film version of the celebrated musical Fun Home, based on illustrator Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about her bittersweet relationship with her father.

Fun Home featured lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. It was developed at the Public Theater in New York and won five Tony Awards, including best musical, when it transferred to Broadway. In 2018 it had a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Young Vic."

But that story also emanates from that same Twitter feed.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 10:58:50 PM
The Golden Globes are a bad joke.  Whoever gives the most swag to them wins. 
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:01:19 PM
What a day.  The meet and greet was fun and fine.  Then Doug and I went and got some soup and split a bit of fried rice - I really didn't eat much - just the soup and about four ounces of the rice. 
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:02:50 PM
Then we played the matinee.  Full house, but strange energy from the audience - lots of old folks.  I knew they were not going to be our best audience when I did the pre-show speech.  I have certain laugh lines built into it and I've done them every time always to big laughter.  Today, mild chuckles.  And so it went.  Only the most blatant stuff landed well, but they really seemed to enjoy it, so there you are.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:03:01 PM
Kay did great on her final show.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:03:21 PM
Then I stopped at Gelson's and got some small snacks for the evening, then came home.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:04:19 PM
I dove right into the book and didn't do any futzing and finessing, so I'll have a lot of that to do tomorrow.  I took a break and watched the rest of Alphaville, which is just weird.  Then I watched a bit of the English version - fell asleep - it's badly dubbed. 
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:04:53 PM
Then it was back to the book.  I finally stopped ten minutes ago after forty-three pages. 
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2020, 11:05:09 PM
Now I'm listening to music and I don't care who knows it.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:36:36 PM
Good evening.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:38:27 PM
I missed the first hour and a half of the Golden Globes.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:39:10 PM
Luckily, they repeat the broadcast at 8:00 pm.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:40:41 PM
I don’t understand why the Golden Globes keep hiring Ricky Gervais as the host.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:41:34 PM
I found very little of his monologue to be funny tonight.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 11:48:52 PM
George we found the Maleficent sequel entertaining.

Thanks for the info, Jane.  Maybe I'll check out both of them.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 11:51:32 PM
Gidd eveninh

Gesundheit. ;)
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 11:51:38 PM
Then we played the matinee.  Full house, but strange energy from the audience - lots of old folks.  I knew they were not going to be our best audience when I did the pre-show speech.  I have certain laugh lines built into it and I've done them every time always to big laughter.  Today, mild chuckles.  And so it went.  Only the most blatant stuff landed well, but they really seemed to enjoy it, so there you are.

That's too bad. :-\
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 11:51:53 PM
I found very little of his monologue to be funny tonight.

I completely agree.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2020, 11:55:09 PM
Hi, Tom.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:57:46 PM
Hi, George.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2020, 11:59:30 PM
Then we played the matinee.  Full house, but strange energy from the audience - lots of old folks.  I knew they were not going to be our best audience when I did the pre-show speech.  I have certain laugh lines built into it and I've done them every time always to big laughter.  Today, mild chuckles.  And so it went.  Only the most blatant stuff landed well, but they really seemed to enjoy it, so there you are.


I usually find that audiences of older people usually love the show, but aren’t normally big laughers.
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Post by: TCB on January 06, 2020, 12:01:09 AM
I normally share that with a cast, but most of the time the cast thinks there is something else wrong and they try to force the laughs.
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Post by: TCB on January 06, 2020, 12:05:06 AM
Seven!
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Post by: TCB on January 06, 2020, 12:05:27 AM
Well, good night.
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Post by: George on January 06, 2020, 12:05:55 AM
I normally share that with a cast, but most of the time the cast thinks there is something else wrong and they try to force the laughs.

Never a good thing.  Always perform the show you rehearsed.  I learned that early in my theatrical career.
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Post by: George on January 06, 2020, 12:06:08 AM
Well, good night.

Good night, Tom.
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Post by: Jane on January 06, 2020, 12:08:35 AM
I finished my book.
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Post by: George on January 06, 2020, 12:21:43 AM
I finished my book.

It's about time, Jane.  I'd heard that you'd been reading the same book for 5 days now!
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Post by: George on January 06, 2020, 12:21:50 AM
;)