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Title: A THOUSAND CLOWNS
Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 12:40:21 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of one thousand clowns, and now it is time for you to post until the one thousand clown cows come home.
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 12:41:08 AM: And the word of the day is: LISSOME!
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 12:41:51 AM: And now - Dino at the piano.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 12:47:37 AM: Topic of the Day: I'll have to think about Jason Robards, Jr. and Martin Balsam, but for William Daniels it's 1776 all the way! :D
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 04:14:11 AM: Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 04:21:21 AM: BK, I loved the notes today. "A Thousand Clowns" is a play I have never read, although I woulkd swear I had a copy of it in a Theatre Arts magazine at the time. I don't know now how I missed the film, although I suspect it was release date of Sept 1966, the beginning of my junior year and the month I discovered the theatre dept. and missed a lot of movies from then until graduation.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 04:25:16 AM: I have a couple of home projects to take care of and then I plan to watch the Kritzerland show from Sunday. Afyter the past week of pain and discomfort, yesterday was the first day I began to hope that things were physically returning to status quo in my body. Except for a big portion of time somewhere between 3:30 and 5:00 this morning I slept rather well, something I cannot say for thew weekend.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 04:34:44 AM: Last night I started watching the Francesca Annis-James Warwick series Partners In Crime, and within 30-40 minutes I was completely unconscious. I will have to begin it again tonight.
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Post by: Druxy on June 09, 2020, 05:03:07 AM: T.O.D.

I was a fan of Jason Robards ever since I saw him in THE JOURNEY (1959) with Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner.

Saw him on stage in HUGHIE at the Huntington Hartford.

In fact, back in the late 1960s, I directed a production of A THOUSAND CLOWNS at a community theater in Torrance, CA. Love that play.

Forgive the plug, but my play, JASON ROBARDS AT THE OLD PLACE, is available in paperback and Kindle editions via Amazon. AND, it is currently on sale ($5.05, as opposed to $8.49). How long the sale will last, I don't know.

An audio version was completed about a week ago, but, because of the pandemic, Amazon is now taking a month or two before their audios go on sale. Still waiting on MISS AUDREY HEPBURN, which was completed in April.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/167408384X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jason+robards+at+the+old+place&qid=1576674608&s=books&sr=1-1
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 05:43:20 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 05:45:46 AM: I’ve never seen it (in any form) or read it. And it’s one of those titles you hear all your life. I’ll see if I have it here.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 05:48:19 AM: I've accomplished kitty cleanup. Every day, since my return, I've had the fear I will get to the floor and not be able to rise again. The physical therapist yesterday suggested I use my cane around the apartment, but I'm still resisting the idea.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:28:03 AM: My teacher used to always say to me:

"Jack, shut up and LISSOME."

Or something like that.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:28:56 AM: Today I have a regular checkup with my oncologist.....so soon I shall be taking a shower to be all nice for him.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:29:48 AM: I have never been able to get into the film version of A THOUSAND CLOWNS - probably because of the things that MR BK wrote about in the notes, although I would never have known about those problems...consciously.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:30:40 AM: My main problem, I guess, is that I have an aversion to William Daniels.....which is not quite as bad as a revulsion, although it could be that as well.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:35:29 AM: TOD:

Jason Robards Jr.:
Divorce American Style
Any Wednesday
Something Wicked This Way Comes
You Can't Take It With You (tv version)
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:38:17 AM: Martin Balsam:

Just about anything except Archie Bunker's Place on tv.

Favorites:

The Carpetbaggers
Two Minute Warning
Me, Natalie
Harlow
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 06:39:13 AM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 06:28:56 AM
Today I have a regular checkup with my oncologist.....so soon I shall be taking a shower to be all nice for him.

DR JRand59, vibes it all goes well!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:40:47 AM: William Daniels.

I will say that my favorite thing about him is that because of his ego, the headline of his obit will read:

Voice of KITT Dies

instead of:

Tony Winner Dies
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:42:11 AM: Thank you DR ELMORE.

My test results are fine except that my glucose is high. I attribute that to the fact that the girl in the office called me to make my appointment out of the blue last week - and I went about 20 minutes later to get my blood work done.

And I had been eating ice cream and cookies all morning.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:42:32 AM: And I hope you are on the Recovery Road yourself.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 06:42:56 AM: TOD
I can't remember if I ever met Jason Robards, Jr, but I was lucky to see him co-star with Colleen Dewhurst in O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night and Ah, Wilderness!, the fantasy and reality of the O'Neill family skeletons. My memory was I attended two Saturday matinees, both loooong matinees and both wonderful!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 06:46:37 AM: I am currently working with a producer/director who thinks that shooting a 5-6 minute interview will only take 5-6 minutes.....but I think I try to convince him otherwise.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 06:49:35 AM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 06:42:32 AM
And I hope you are on the Recovery Road yourself.

Thanks! I thought I was until Saturday, but I'm thinking I'm back on track now.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 06:58:22 AM: TOD continued
Jason Robards, Jr.
All the Presidents Men
Long Day's Journey into Night
The Night they Raided Minsky's

Martin Balsam
Psycho
All the Presidents Men
Murder on the Orient Express
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 06:59:55 AM: The past week has been a raised toilet seat experience I would have rather avoided. I think - hope! - it is now resolved.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 07:32:22 AM: And from that to Kerri O'Malley. Her "Here On Earth" got a repeat listen from me.
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Post by: KevinH on June 09, 2020, 07:34:24 AM: Good morning!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 07:52:24 AM: Damn I forgot PSYCHO for Martin Balsam.....indeed a favorite.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 07:52:50 AM: I am all washed and scrubbed and ready for my appt. which is at 1:30 p.m.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 07:52:59 AM: Page Two.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 07:54:03 AM: OMG I found my nail clippers which were where they were supposed to be, but they weren't when I looked there last Friday.....

Damn ghosts.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 08:08:25 AM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 07:52:50 AM
I am all washed and scrubbed and ready for my appt. which is at 1:30 p.m.

I've brushed my teeth and I've washed my face
And I've had a nice shampoo.
What else can a general do when his troops are on review?
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 08:31:26 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 08:33:46 AM: Like ChasSmith, I have never seen or read A Thousand Clowns. I placed it on reserve at the library, which opens a week from today.
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:43:42 AM: Tuesday morning greetings! Still waiting...
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:50:07 AM: I have loved "A Thousand Clowns" since I read it in the John Gassner Best American Plays volume (Fifth Series, 1957-1963) that I had to buy for my college acting class 50 (gasp!) years ago. Haven't seen the movie in years.
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:52:25 AM: TOD - William Daniels in the TV series St. Elsewhere.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 09:05:49 AM: DR JRand69, I don't know a thing about William Daniels' ego, but I thought his performance in the original Broadway cast of 1776 was one of the greatest i've ever seen, and he was nothing but friendly and charming when I met him around 2003-2004. I liked him in St. Elsewhere, too, and I enjoyed his biography.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 09:06:45 AM: I watched several of the Kritzerland performances more than once, they were so good.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 09:54:38 AM: I will defer to DR ELMORE.

I just thought he was short sighted to turn down his Tony Award Nomination because it placed him in the Supporting Actor category for 1776 - on a technicality.....

Tony Winner - is hardly ever followed by the category you won it for....I think Tom Bosley won in the featured category for his Title Role performance in FIORELLO!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 09:54:51 AM: On my way to the doctor.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 10:07:24 AM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:50:07 AM
I have loved "A Thousand Clowns" since I read it in the John Gassner Best American Plays volume (Fifth Series, 1957-1963) that I had to buy for my college acting class 50 (gasp!) years ago. Haven't seen the movie in years.

One of my favorite series of books ever. I LOVE those collections, and when it comes to published books, i LOVE double-column for plays.

These, like plays in the Modern Library series (both regular and "Giant") affected me at a tender age......um.....yes, half a century ago.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 10:09:35 AM: So, my Gassner Fifth is out and ready.

Sadly (well, maybe), I never bought any of these new. I didn't start wanting to have them till I began going to the library sales and secondhand book shops, then I'd grab whatever they had.
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 10:27:30 AM: Quote from: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 10:07:24 AM
Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:50:07 AM
I have loved "A Thousand Clowns" since I read it in the John Gassner Best American Plays volume (Fifth Series, 1957-1963) that I had to buy for my college acting class 50 (gasp!) years ago. Haven't seen the movie in years.

One of my favorite series of books ever. I LOVE those collections, and when it comes to published books, i LOVE double-column for plays.

These, like plays in the Modern Library series (both regular and "Giant") affected me at a tender age......um.....yes, half a century ago.

This is one of the few college textbooks I didn't sell back at the end of the semester. I also have the volume that covers "Early American Theatre," which was used in a graduate theatre history course I took here at Miami University in 1974. Haven't read as many of those plays as in the one that contains "A Thousand Clowns."
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 10:56:28 AM: Appointment vibes for Jack
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 10:56:57 AM: I never exactly met Jason Robards...
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 10:57:59 AM: Early in our marriage Vixdad took me to see Shadowlands on Broadway which was starting Nigel Hawthorne
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 10:58:33 AM: After the show we decided to wait around to see if Mr, Hawthorne would grant us an autograph
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 10:58:55 AM: A couple of young girls waited with us.
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 10:59:49 AM: Person after person left but it was never Mr. Hawthorne and we kept turning away in disappointment
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 11:00:34 AM: Then a gentleman stepped out and stood looking at us smiling ...not Mr, Hawthorne we groaned and turned away.
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 11:00:52 AM: The man turned and stalked down the street away from us
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 11:01:09 AM: Vixdad was killing himself laughing
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Post by: vixmom on June 09, 2020, 11:01:52 AM: When he could breathe again he said “you guys just blew off Jason Robards!”
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:08 AM: HA! That's some story DR VIXMOM!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM: Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 11:15:33 AM: Great story.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 11:16:00 AM: Very windy and cloudy here - we may have us a twister. The afternoon will tell.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 11:16:08 AM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:52:25 AM
TOD - William Daniels in the TV series St. Elsewhere.

Agreed.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 11:16:17 AM: Three!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 11:56:52 AM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 09:54:38 AM
I will defer to DR ELMORE.

I just thought he was short sighted to turn down his Tony Award Nomination because it placed him in the Supporting Actor category for 1776 - on a technicality.....

Tony Winner - is hardly ever followed by the category you won it for....I think Tom Bosley won in the featured category for his Title Role performance in FIORELLO!

He was pissed, and I would be, too. He drove that musical, and he was the leading role. Don't forget that Rita Moreno accepted the supporting actress nomination for The Ritz, and when she won, she said something like, "In this show the only thing I support are my earrings." Her comic lead was to The Ritz what Daniels was to 1776, and I am so grateful I caught both performances live. I'm equally glad both were preserved to film.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 11:59:01 AM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM
Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!

Fantastic news!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 12:01:36 PM: Annabelle has been watching the Kritzerland show all morning. She's looking for songs for her musical Annabelle With An A.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 12:03:53 PM: All of us napped for a while. I got a food delivery that I need to put away, and I need to bring down more cat food. I'm thinking it might be fun to create a cave out of the pillows and grandma's quilt for Thatch to play in.
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM: No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 12:39:22 PM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

Congrats, Ginny!!
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 12:39:31 PM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM
Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!

Great news, Jrand!!
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Post by: Laura on June 09, 2020, 12:43:52 PM: Congratulations, Ginny!
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 12:48:05 PM: Congratulations!
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 12:55:59 PM: I'm up, I'm up - seven and a half hours of sleep. Was up at noon and am all caught up now.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 12:56:38 PM: Ther door buzzers to open the front door have been out of commission since Sunday, and I for one am not amused since it's screwed up letting deliveries into the building.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 12:57:09 PM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

Fantastic!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 01:04:59 PM: Wonderful news from DR GINNY!!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 09, 2020, 01:06:30 PM: I just watched BEDEVILLED the first film shot in CinemaScope in Paris.

Miss Anne Baxter should never walk away slowly from the camera when she is being shot in CinemaScope.

It was not quite Rosemary Clooney in VistaVision.....but it was close.
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:18:58 PM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

I am very happy for your double gift.
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:20:15 PM: Bruce I wish I could have watched the live streaming of the Kritzerland show!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:20:17 PM: Quote from: George on June 09, 2020, 12:39:22 PM
Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

Congrats, Ginny!!

Thanks, DR George!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:21:27 PM: Quote from: Laura on June 09, 2020, 12:43:52 PM
Congratulations, Ginny!

Thank, DR Laura - I’m thrilled to be a member of the Grandma club!
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:21:31 PM: DR Ginny & Richard,

(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/74/fa/3f/74fa3fa28927715ae98b8c52eff5720a.jpg)
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:22:12 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 12:48:05 PM
Congratulations!

Thank you, DR ChasSmith!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:22:41 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 12:57:09 PM
Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

Fantastic!

Thanks, DR Elmore!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:24:01 PM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 01:04:59 PM
Wonderful news from DR GINNY!!!

Thank you, DR JRand - we think so!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:24:39 PM: Quote from: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:18:58 PM
Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

I am very happy for your double gift.

Thank you, DR Jane, on both counts!
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:25:43 PM: DR Ginny I suspect since you are not that far away you will see your granddaughter before we see ours. I hope so.
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:26:02 PM: Quote from: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:21:31 PM
DR Ginny & Richard,

(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/74/fa/3f/74fa3fa28927715ae98b8c52eff5720a.jpg)

Sweet - thanks, DR Jane!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:29:27 PM: Quote from: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:25:43 PM
DR Ginny I suspect since you are not that far away you will see your granddaughter before we see ours. I hope so.

We’re playing it by ear. The original plan was to see them before ALA in Chicago at the end of the month. That’s gone virtual, of course, so we’re not sure when we’ll venture up there.
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 01:29:31 PM: Good news tomorrow vibes for DR elmore.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 01:42:00 PM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 12:25:09 PM
No more waiting - Charlotte Berenice arrived a little over 2 hours ago!

Her middle name was my mother’s name and I was quite surprised and undone.

Welcome to the world, Charlotte!
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 01:42:23 PM: Four!
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 01:43:04 PM: Quote from: George on June 09, 2020, 12:39:31 PM
Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM
Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!

Great news, Jrand!!

Wonderful news!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:47:18 PM: Thank you, DR John G!
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:05:23 PM: Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:47:18 PM
Thank you, DR John G!

Baby news is great!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 02:18:13 PM: Quote from: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:05:23 PM
Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 01:47:18 PM
Thank you, DR John G!

Baby news is great!

It’s the best!
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:18:36 PM: The internecine crap at the office is starting two days after Leah left. God give me patience. It’s not someone on my team, but two of my team members have been trested poorly, and I ain’t putting up with it.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:40:36 PM: On to Henry VIII, the last Shakespeare play I have to watch. It’s a Zoom production. But it’s a production.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:51:06 PM: The Ghosts of Versailles is the Met’s broadcast Thursday.
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 03:34:24 PM: Back from picking up no packages and no mail, and then dining in at Jerry's Deli for the first time in over three months. I had several things I was thinking about ordering, but friend and server Ritchie beat me to the punch and said, "Chili, cheese, and onion hot dog?" I hadn't even thought of that but it was the perfect suggestion and that's what I had and it was GREAT. Only three booths in the entire restaurant were in use, but interestingly they were all in the same section - plenty of room between them, though.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 03:38:53 PM: Quote from: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:51:06 PM
The Ghosts of Versailles is the Met’s broadcast Thursday.

I love this opera! Figaro's first aria is amazing.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 03:52:02 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 03:38:53 PM
Quote from: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:51:06 PM
The Ghosts of Versailles is the Met’s broadcast Thursday.

I love this opera! Figaro's first aria is amazing.

Oh yeah, don’t miss this one.

(I still only have it on laserdisc!)
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 04:02:14 PM: Oh wait, I do have it on DVD. It’s in the Levine set. That’s good to know.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 09, 2020, 04:10:29 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 04:02:14 PM
Oh wait, I do have it on DVD. It’s in the Levine set. That’s good to know.

I don't think it was ever made available for commercial sale outside of that set. About ten years ago, Manhattan School of Music did a beautiful production. I dob't think the libretto works a solidly as it should, but it's a beautiful work.
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 04:20:52 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 03:52:02 PM
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The Ghosts of Versailles is the Met’s broadcast Thursday.

I love this opera! Figaro's first aria is amazing.

Oh yeah, don’t miss this one.

(I still only have it on laserdisc!)

It's that production. Teresa Stratas, Renee Fleming and Marilyn Horne. I saw it when it aired live. I remember a few of the moments. I hope I have time to watch it again.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 05:13:56 PM: I saw it live, and went back a second time. Ah, those were the days. When's the last time I did that?
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 05:22:52 PM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM
Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!

Excellent!
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 05:23:21 PM: Quote from: John G. on June 09, 2020, 02:18:36 PM
The internecine crap at the office is starting two days after Leah left. God give me patience. It’s not someone on my team, but two of my team members have been trested poorly, and I ain’t putting up with it.

Good vibes!
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 05:24:24 PM: Quote from: bk on June 09, 2020, 03:34:24 PM
Back from picking up no packages and no mail, and then dining in at Jerry's Deli for the first time in over three months. I had several things I was thinking about ordering, but friend and server Ritchie beat me to the punch and said, "Chili, cheese, and onion hot dog?" I hadn't even thought of that but it was the perfect suggestion and that's what I had and it was GREAT. Only three booths in the entire restaurant were in use, but interestingly they were all in the same section - plenty of room between them, though.

Nice and quiet, the way I want to go to a restaurant ;)
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Post by: John G. on June 09, 2020, 05:39:58 PM: No focus tonight.
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 05:46:45 PM: Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM
Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!

Whew! Good news, DR JRand!
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Post by: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 05:50:06 PM: Quote from: John G. on June 09, 2020, 05:39:58 PM
No focus tonight.

I'm a little distracted, too, DR John G...
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 06:20:18 PM: DR Ginny have you been able to video chat yet?
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 06:25:52 PM: Well, I get to go home from work now. Pretty much everyone else has left, so I just need to make sure all the doors are locked, then I'll set the alarm, the hie myself to home.

Be back later.
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Post by: Jane on June 09, 2020, 06:55:25 PM: I am turning off my computer and do not plan on using my tablet at night for awhile.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 08:13:17 PM: Settling in for a Benadryl sleep tonight. Been working up to one for a few days now. Today was brutal.
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 08:41:07 PM: It was VERY hot today.
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 08:41:21 PM: Finished with my viewing.
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Post by: bk on June 09, 2020, 08:41:46 PM: Did no Kritzerland show work today save for casting one ensemble person.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 10:21:10 PM: America's Got Talent has started again.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 10:22:14 PM: I just started watching the first episode.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 10:24:53 PM: PAGE FIVE AGT DANCE!!

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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 10:28:01 PM: The first act has trained pigs.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 10:28:18 PM: They got four yeses from the judges and are going on to the next round.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 10:28:37 PM: Good for them!
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 11:34:14 PM: Tonight's AGT episode had the singer who was incarcerated for 37 years and finally released just last year because of DNA evidence! He was pretty good and was easily put through to the next round.
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 11:51:02 PM: Tonight was supposed to be the online reading of act two of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 11:52:32 PM: However, my friend Gary who organized this had to cancel because of "an unforeseen emergency that needs attention." :-\
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Post by: George on June 09, 2020, 11:52:55 PM: I don't know what happened, but I hope everything is okay!
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Post by: George on June 10, 2020, 12:03:05 AM: But he did post, Rest assured that we will be back next week to resume Act II of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf".
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Post by: bk on June 10, 2020, 12:10:05 AM: Um, no, just no - we should not be on this page. I know this for a fact.
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Post by: bk on June 10, 2020, 12:10:11 AM: Just no.
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Post by: bk on June 10, 2020, 12:10:19 AM: Most unseemly.
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Post by: bk on June 10, 2020, 12:10:50 AM: I gotta tell you.
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Post by: George on June 10, 2020, 12:28:03 AM: Chris Wallace is on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Post by: George on June 10, 2020, 12:29:47 AM: Incredibly interesting and informative interview. ;)
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Post by: George on June 10, 2020, 12:30:26 AM: Four, count 'em, FOUR "I" words.