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Title: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 12:07:30 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of a partridge but not a pear tree, and now it is time for you to post until the family cows come home.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 12:08:34 AM
And the word of the day is: EMOLLIENT!
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 12:12:16 AM
I will read the notes after I get some sleep.
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 12:12:26 AM
'night
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 12:51:29 AM
TOD

Brady Bunch
Partridge Family
The Waltons
The Addams Family
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Munsters
Does Here Come-the Brides count? There were three brothers....

 
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 03:59:41 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 04:02:16 AM
Very strange night of sleep.  In one dream, the Wicked Witch of the West was hiding out in the hall closet of the house I grew up in, and then Judy Garland as Dorothy was fighting zombies.  There was a graveyard in it at some point, and someone's brother - mine> was it Toto - had their head chewed off byt a zombie bewfore Dorothy killed it.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 04:03:36 AM
I don't plan to do much, mostly lie down with the cats and maybe watch some DVDs.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 04:04:16 AM
TOD
Donna Reed Show
My Three Sons
Leave It To Beaver
The Addams Family
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Post by: Druxy on September 26, 2020, 06:28:43 AM
Back in THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY days, Dave Madden was my publicity client.

Nice guy.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 06:30:21 AM
I think my aunt had a Plymouth EMOLLIENT.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Druxy on September 26, 2020, 06:31:13 AM
With the exception of THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY, I never really watched the "family comedy" shows.

Not my cup of tea.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 06:31:16 AM
DR DRUXY  Paul Henreid's daughter does a betweener on TCM talking about her father.

It's a very nice tribute and has some great clips.  I like him in everything......but especially DECEPTION!
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 06:31:49 AM
Vibes for DR GEORGE and his family on this day!  I liked the photos very much.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 06:32:23 AM
What great photos in the notes!  And great stories.

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - NOW starring BRUCE KIMMEL!
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 06:33:00 AM
What did Ricky Segall have to say?  I would guess he would not have been very popular with the populace......
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Druxy on September 26, 2020, 06:33:38 AM
My son, David, was over yesterday for his birthday celebration.

Nice afternoon.

Great cake.

I wish he hadn't taken the rest of it home with him.

 :-\
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 06:36:27 AM
TOD:

Leave It To Beaver

The Donna Reed Show - I loved Shelley Fabares & Paul Peterson

The Partridge Family - loved the music and Shirley Jones and David Cassidy and Susan Dey and Danny Bonduce.....so much fun.

The Waltons

The Patty Duke Show
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:47:04 AM
Glad that the Partridge events went well.


I wonder how they would have been different if they had been in-person.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:48:15 AM
Nothing special at all planned for my day.
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Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:48:47 AM
Holding space today for DR George and family.
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Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:49:16 AM
I liked the photos, and that urn is beautiful.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:54:46 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:55:18 AM
Mom isn't feeling too well this morning. I think she tries to do too much. She's laying down for a nap.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:59:56 AM
TOD:

Arrested Development (before they brought it back)
The Waltons
The Andy Griffith Show
All in the Family
The Wonder Years
Happy Days
The Simpsons
Roseanne (before they brought it back)
Six Feet Under
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 07:08:58 AM
TOD:

Arrested Development (before they brought it back)
The Waltons
The Andy Griffith Show
All in the Family
The Wonder Years
Happy Days
The Simpsons
Roseanne (before they brought it back)
Six Feet Under

I misread the TOD, I was thinking it was shows from back when we were kids...if any family shows I would have to add

Six Feet Under
Arrested Development (yep the first run, John G)
This is Us (although I’ve fallen way behind and need to ketchup)
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 07:27:21 AM
TOD:

Arrested Development (before they brought it back)
The Waltons
The Andy Griffith Show
All in the Family
The Wonder Years
Happy Days
The Simpsons
Roseanne (before they brought it back)
Six Feet Under

I misread the TOD, I was thinking it was shows from back when we were kids...if any family shows I would have to add

Six Feet Under
Arrested Development (yep the first run, John G)
This is Us (although I’ve fallen way behind and need to ketchup)

since I've never fully grown up, they're all from my childhood.









Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: KevinH on September 26, 2020, 07:30:13 AM
Good morning!
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 07:46:10 AM
Hi, KevinH!
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 07:46:18 AM
One more!
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 07:46:26 AM
Two!
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 07:59:28 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:03:04 AM
Partridge events sound great.

But no Susan Dey?
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:18:37 AM
TOD

Too many to name. Hell, too many to even remember.
Hare are a few, with thanks to others for reminding me of some of them, old and new:

I Love Lucy
Honeymooners
Ozzie and Harriet
Donna Reed Show
Leave It To Beaver
Father Knows Best
Make Room for Daddy
My Three Sons
The Partridge Family
Addams Family
The Munsters
Andy Griffith Show
All in the Family
Married...With Children

(I have no shame.)

Which reminds me:  Shameless
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:20:44 AM
I love these contemporary ones, too, even if they aren't sitcoms.
But they're about family, damn it. :)

Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Big Love

And how about some animation?

Family Guy
American Dad
Bob's Burgers
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:24:02 AM
Well, there you have it, my illustrious contributions for the day.

Maybe somebody else will post and help us out of this mess.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:41:06 AM
Last night I followed BK's recent example and pulled out the Presumed Innocent / Frantic disc. I had seen the former only once, back when I got that Blu-ray, so I watched it straight through and hugely enjoyed it. Yeah, that cast really makes it. I had completely forgotten about Raul Julia's role in it. It's really wonderful.

Then, since it was late and I'm much more familiar with it (even though I hadn't watched this one either since I got that disc), I flipped through a few scenes of Frantic. We'll be watching it soon, anyway, so I didn't want to gorge on it. But this transfer, in particular, is FROM HUNGER. And I don't even like that expression. So how about this one:  This transfer, in particular, SUCKS.

There, that's better. Man, it's horrible. And this is from Warner. How many of these cheap-ass double feature things did they put out, anyway? I believe it's the only one I have, or even know about.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:42:41 AM
Next I think I'll follow another such example and pull out Black Widow. That will be especially enjoyable since the only time I've seen that one is when I got that disc, and right now I remember hardly anything of it.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 08:46:14 AM
I'm up, I'm up - about four-and-a-half hours of sleep and a fun movie-type dream that I don't think I figured in much.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 08:46:58 AM
The only other Warner double bill I had is Kelly's Heroes and another movie, can't remember which, maybe Where Eagles Dare?
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 08:47:21 AM
She of the Evil Eye should be arriving soon.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 08:49:04 AM
Re Rick Seagall - everyone seemed to like him.  I think there's been a bit of revisionist history because he certainly was not liked back then and he and David Bursky, the other new regular, were pretty much blamed for the show's demise, not that it was their fault.  But he's now a handsome guy and apparently talented on popular on YouTube for something.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 08:50:01 AM
We all felt bad for Brian Forster who never got three words out and was absent for most of it.  It's on Facebook, I think, and some YouTube channel.  I'll try to find a link.
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 09:08:16 AM
Good morning.
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 09:13:07 AM
That's all I have to say today.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 09:41:12 AM
TOD

Brady Bunch
Partridge Family
The Waltons
The Addams Family
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Munsters
Does Here Come-the Brides count? There were three brothers....

I liked Here Come the Brides.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 09:42:40 AM
My son, David, was over yesterday for his birthday celebration.

Nice afternoon.

Great cake.

I wish he hadn't taken the rest of it home with him.

 :-\

I guess he liked the cake-lol
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 09:43:47 AM
Mom isn't feeling too well this morning. I think she tries to do too much. She's laying down for a nap.

I hope she wakes up from the nap refreshed and feeling better.
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Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 10:24:05 AM
I keep trying to post an image of my devil breath contraption, but it keeps saying the file is too large.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 10:24:51 AM
Is Leonard holding something white, or are those his chest markings?
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Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 10:25:15 AM
Ten to go until the next page turn.
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Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 10:25:28 AM
Oy!
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 11:20:16 AM
Is Leonard holding something white, or are those his chest markings?

He's holding a crumpled piece of paper. He is all black, except for about 15 white hairs.
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 11:29:39 AM
MR BK's WB Double feature mention reminds me that TCM has a double feature of two of my favorite movies today starting at 5:15 p.m. EDST.....

Where Eagles Dare followed by The Red Shoes......
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 11:36:59 AM
I liked MY THREE SONS when Mike, Robbie, and Chip were the sons and Bub was around.....then Ernie came along, and he was okay.....but I never did like Uncle Charley (William Demarest)....he was just cranky with no redeeming qualities - and his red hairpiece plopped on his head was ridiculous.....then they brought on the cringe-worthy Beverly Garland as a new wife with Dodie as her daughter......UGH......

And I also hated it when Fred MacMurray played his Scottish cousin......

But I did like The Danny Thomas Show/Make Room for Daddy....it was always irritating to me when Marjorie Lord would think what she said was SO FUNNY that she would have to press her lips together to keep herself from laughing.....Deb Messing does the same thing.....

And the last couple of seasons of the original run produced by Thomas after Sheldon Leonard left were pretty grim.....topped off by Sid Melton and Pat Carroll as the Halpers......
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Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 11:39:08 AM
Interesting about Ricky Segall but that is really revisionist if he's not being given flack......not his fault, I agree.....but obvious.

I read on his IMDB page that he directed and starred in a production of HAMLET......I am sure it was......something.......
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 11:44:26 AM
Okay, so, BY POPULAR DEMAND...

Some photographic evidence of what the Assassins benefit involved:

https://shrtm.nu/4Rwq

Apologies in advance for the ads you'll have to click past.
It's my free Flickr account, and I'm cheap enough to keep it that way.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 11:49:55 AM
Oh I had Mr. Segall's qv. wrong:

Some of Mr. Segall's favorite parts have been the roles of Fagin in "Oliver", Tevye in "Fiddler On The Roof", Claudius in "Hamlet" (which he also directed) and "Saint John In Exile": a one-person play originated by Dean Jones (Mr. Segall is the only other actor Mr. Jones has ever allowed to do the show).
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jrand74 on September 26, 2020, 11:55:26 AM
Wow that's a pretty cool setup DR CHAS SMITH!

I like it.....and I think I see the Audi in a shot or two.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 12:15:33 PM
Back from some matzoh brei at Jerry's Deli - I managed to kill ninety minutes there.  Then to the mail place to pick up no mail, then home just as she of the Evil Eye was leaving.  I pulled a few Blu-rays off the shelf for this weekend's viewing.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 12:16:36 PM
Okay, so, BY POPULAR DEMAND...

Some photographic evidence of what the Assassins benefit involved:

https://shrtm.nu/4Rwq

Apologies in advance for the ads you'll have to click past.
It's my free Flickr account, and I'm cheap enough to keep it that way.

Just like going to the drive in!  How large an audience was there?
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 12:25:58 PM
DR George, I hope everything is going well today.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 12:27:09 PM
I don't know where the day has gone.  This morning there was no hot water, but we now have hot water again.
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 12:28:01 PM
I've had a first: all three cats refuse to go near their dinners tonight. 
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Post by: elmore3003 on September 26, 2020, 12:36:29 PM
Speaking of cats, I've fallen in love with a one-year-old cat at the ACC named Tater Tot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUuR80dunKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsPjgYlBo6E
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 01:01:01 PM
Is Leonard holding something white, or are those his chest markings?

I looked twice cuz I didn't remember Leonard having white markings.  Look closely and you can see a bit of paper below his right paw.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 01:05:55 PM
Wow that's a pretty cool setup DR CHAS SMITH!

I like it.....and I think I see the Audi in a shot or two.

You probably don't see "that" Audi, because the space it was in is still vacant when these pictures were snapped, and it surely would have been escorted right up there. I remember noticing it pretty close to "curtain", and only because it still had its headlights on for a bit.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 01:06:15 PM
I liked MY THREE SONS when Mike, Robbie, and Chip were the sons and Bub was around.....then Ernie came along, and he was okay.....but I never did like Uncle Charley (William Demarest)....he was just cranky with no redeeming qualities - and his red hairpiece plopped on his head was ridiculous.....then they brought on the cringe-worthy Beverly Garland as a new wife with Dodie as her daughter......UGH......

And I also hated it when Fred MacMurray played his Scottish cousin......

But I did like The Danny Thomas Show/Make Room for Daddy....it was always irritating to me when Marjorie Lord would think what she said was SO FUNNY that she would have to press her lips together to keep herself from laughing.....Deb Messing does the same thing.....

And the last couple of seasons of the original run produced by Thomas after Sheldon Leonard left were pretty grim.....topped off by Sid Melton and Pat Carroll as the Halpers......

I agree about My Three Sons, except I thought Charley was ok and never noticed his hairpiece.

We recently watched some reruns of Danny Thomas.  I thought Marjorie Lord was just having fun with the role.
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 01:07:52 PM
I am glad I waited to read the notes on my computer, otherwise I would not have appreciated the photos.
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 01:12:44 PM
DR Chas thanks for the photographic evidence of the Assassins benefit.  It is far more than I imagined.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 01:13:36 PM
Okay, so, BY POPULAR DEMAND...

Some photographic evidence of what the Assassins benefit involved:

https://shrtm.nu/4Rwq

Apologies in advance for the ads you'll have to click past.
It's my free Flickr account, and I'm cheap enough to keep it that way.

Just like going to the drive in!  How large an audience was there?

I think they got something like 100 cars, with up to five people allowed in each. That's about half the capacity of the drive-in, and I think they tried to leave an empty space between each vehicle.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 01:25:42 PM
Cake decorator extraordinaire.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/tdna192632
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 01:27:21 PM
Andrew Lloyd Webber is back to offering stage shows on YouTube. This weekend, it’s the 30th anniversary of Fame. Not really liking the first half hour.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 01:34:27 PM
Have they announced what ALW's other offerings will be?

I didn't even look at the Met's this week. Too busy. It was all Puccini. Next week is Mozart, and I'll probably hit a few of those.
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 01:36:29 PM
Cake decorator extraordinaire.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/tdna192632

She is very talented.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 04:03:17 PM
Speaking of cats, I've fallen in love with a one-year-old cat at the ACC named Tater Tot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUuR80dunKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsPjgYlBo6E


I love Tater Tot as a cat name.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 04:03:49 PM
Have they announced what ALW's other offerings will be?

I didn't even look at the Met's this week. Too busy. It was all Puccini. Next week is Mozart, and I'll probably hit a few of those.

They did, but I don’t remember.
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Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 04:04:41 PM
Fell asleep for two HOURS.  Very unusual.
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Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 04:04:53 PM
Had the hot dogs just now.  Very good.
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Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 04:05:07 PM
For those who might be interested: https://youtu.be/M6SmgL8Ljuk
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 04:15:21 PM
Thank you!
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 04:25:56 PM
ChasSmith, here’s the ALW lineup.

https://www.playbill.com/article/the-shows-must-go-on-returns-september-25-with-stream-of-fame-the-musical
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Post by: Matthew on September 26, 2020, 06:23:58 PM
Hey all.  It's was so nice to log on and see familiar faces and read good content.

I shall be back for more....

Things are fine here in the SF Bay Area.  Still teaching tech and music - Distance Learning at the moment.  In a few weeks, kids may be coming back to campus with about 120 pages of regulations and precautions - which are totally doable.  So, that's exciting.  My pups, Ben and Leo, are fine.  Sometimes I miss doing theatre, sometimes I don't.  Been doing a few recordings myself, some Facebook Live events as well, and that is fun.  One day at a time. 

It was nice to log back in again.  I like that this can be a safe place. 
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 06:39:36 PM
Hi Matthew! Welcome home!
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 06:40:36 PM
Leonard is supposed to get two new toys from Amazon tomorrow. If he understood English, he'd be excited.
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 06:41:18 PM
Grandpa put together a birthday toy today. Leonard played in the box.
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Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 06:41:38 PM
The box will probably be a bigger hit than the two new toys.
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Post by: Druxy on September 26, 2020, 06:43:49 PM
We just watched WHERE EAGLES DARE with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.

Hadn't seen it for years.

Still a good action movie...with a few surprises.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 06:45:53 PM
Leonard is supposed to get two new toys from Amazon tomorrow. If he understood English, he'd be excited.

;D
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:46:01 PM
Welcome home, Matthew!
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 06:46:11 PM
DR Matthew it is good to see you.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:46:14 PM
Four!
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 06:46:46 PM
The box will probably be a bigger hit than the two new toys.

Probably.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Laura on September 26, 2020, 06:47:11 PM
To update Matthew: Jane, Ginny, and I are all part of the Granny Club.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:47:49 PM
Back to Fame. I have an hour left. Oy. Good performances, horrible script and score.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 06:48:10 PM
DR Singdaw did you have to quarantine after having your covid test prior to surgery?  Keith's cousin will have to quarantine in his bedroom since he lives with his father.  I was surprised about that.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:49:50 PM
Okay, it’s not as bad as Flashdance the Musical.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:50:16 PM
Yes, DR Jane - strict instructions to quarantine completely from time of COVID test to surgery.
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:50:33 PM
Welcome back, DR Matthew.
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Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:51:26 PM
bk, just watched "The Booksellers," a documentary available on Amazon Prime about the world of book collectors and book dealers. Interesting!
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: singdaw on September 26, 2020, 06:52:04 PM
Back to Fame.


Are you gonna live forever?
Title: Re: THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AT 50
Post by: Matthew on September 26, 2020, 06:54:51 PM
To update Matthew: Jane, Ginny, and I are all part of the Granny Club.

Congrats!!!!
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:58:10 PM
Started a book called Ritz and Escoffier about opening the first modern hotel in Lodon. Richard D’Oyly Carte is a character. Fun.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:59:02 PM
Back to Fame.


Are you gonna live forever?

It’s gonna last forever.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 06:59:30 PM
bk, just watched "The Booksellers," a documentary available on Amazon Prime about the world of book collectors and book dealers. Interesting!

I really want to see that.
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Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 07:46:28 PM
Finished a movie.  Maybe I'll watch The Booksellers now.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 07:55:26 PM
Fame is over. Except for the interpolated title song, only one song late in act 2 was any good. It was about a girl falling under the spell of the LA life. If you missed the show, you missed very little.
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Post by: John G. on September 26, 2020, 07:55:34 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:05:12 PM
Fame is fleeting.

Or so I’ve been told.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:05:42 PM
Welcome, DR Matthew!
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:08:09 PM
I watched the first twenty minutes of Partridge with Shirley Jones (I started to type Jackson!), and it’s wonderful.

Yes, too bad about the technical mishegas. Mishegoss? Oh, you know.

But it’s great fun and I’ll watch the rest tomorrow.
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Post by: ChasSmith on September 26, 2020, 08:11:16 PM
I’ve also bookmarked “The Booksellers” to watch tomorrow.

Because damn it to hell, tomorrow is another day.  Right?  Am I right?
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 09:58:10 PM
Okay, so, BY POPULAR DEMAND...

Some photographic evidence of what the Assassins benefit involved:

https://shrtm.nu/4Rwq

Apologies in advance for the ads you'll have to click past.
It's my free Flickr account, and I'm cheap enough to keep it that way.

That’s really cool, Chas.  I wish I could have been in the audience
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:01:32 PM
Cake decorator extraordinaire.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/tdna192632

Wow!
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
For those who might be interested: https://youtu.be/M6SmgL8Ljuk



Ooooh! Thank you!
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 10:05:18 PM
Yes, DR Jane - strict instructions to quarantine completely from time of COVID test to surgery.

That is tough when there are other people in the home.
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 10:07:02 PM
bk, just watched "The Booksellers," a documentary available on Amazon Prime about the world of book collectors and book dealers. Interesting!

We watched part of that tonight and was just about to mention it.  I too recommend it.
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:07:22 PM
Welcome home Matthew!
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:07:41 PM
It’s after 1 I should go to sleep
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:07:58 PM
I wonder if I can find page 5 first
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:08:08 PM
One more?
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Post by: vixmom on September 26, 2020, 10:08:23 PM
There we go!
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Post by: Jane on September 26, 2020, 10:08:44 PM
To update Matthew: Jane, Ginny, and I are all part of the Granny Club.

Congrats!!!!

Thanks.  Unfortunately we have been too nervous about traveling to go meet our granddaughter.
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Post by: bk on September 26, 2020, 11:02:51 PM
Watched The Booksellers - I enjoyed it but it's so New York-centric and there are so many great dealers, many of whom I know well, all around the country.  And it also veers off into other directions that weren't necessary, but I did enjoy it.  And how nice to see a book fair with people and no one wearing masks, circa a couple of years ago.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:23:03 PM
Feel better vibes to DR John’s mother!
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:26:08 PM
I have never seen ASSASSINS, is Santa Claus a character in the show?
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:27:17 PM
Quiet evening at HHW.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:28:34 PM
U N D E R P A N T S !
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:29:58 PM
I hope all went well for George and his family today.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:30:40 PM
Hello, vixmom.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:33:20 PM
I went to the store today.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:33:47 PM
The excitement never ends in Puyallup.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:35:51 PM
Tomorrow I am going to drive in to Lakewood for a bit.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:37:47 PM
First, I will spend at least sometime on my book.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:38:35 PM
Vibes for DR GEORGE and his family on this day!  I liked the photos very much.

Thanks, Jrand!
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:38:52 PM
Hi, Tom and Vixmom.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:39:15 PM
This week, my friend (and Jane’s and George’s), Sharry and I are having lunch on Tuesday.


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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:39:39 PM
Hi, George.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:39:53 PM
Well, today was a day.  I didn't get enough sleep (of course) and had to be at my mom's by 8:00 am, but I made it.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:40:10 PM
This week, my friend (and Jane’s and George’s), Sharry are having lunch on Tuesday.

Nice.  Please tell her hi from me. :)
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:40:12 PM
I hope the day went okay for you and your family.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:40:52 PM
We get to the church and eventually everyone who is going to show up, shows up.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:41:24 PM
Today, they had a full liturgy (mass) and the priests referenced my dad a few times during the service.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:42:01 PM
Before the liturgy, the military honors was performed.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:42:37 PM
Two men were in the chapel with the flag that my mom got from the funeral home, and a third person (a woman) was outside playing Taps on the bugle.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:44:08 PM
The two men ceremonially unfolded the flag, then snapped it fully open for a few moments, then ceremonially refolded the flag and gave it to my mom.  It was VERY moving and touching. 
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:44:29 PM
I was sitting right next to her and when it was over, she handed me the flag and had to look in her purse for some tissues.  Fortunately, she actually had some, because I didn't.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:45:29 PM
The priests then went through the whole service and it was mostly sung, but this time, the programs with all the text didn't have any music, so most people who weren't regular Byzantine church goers just followed along or watched.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:45:54 PM
Two men were in the chapel with the flag that my mom got from the funeral home, and a third person (a woman) was outside playing Taps on the bugle.

The flag came from the funeral home?  I always understood that the VA provided the flag.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:46:18 PM
I think there were close to 40 people or so there. 
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:47:44 PM
Six!
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:48:04 PM
Two men were in the chapel with the flag that my mom got from the funeral home, and a third person (a woman) was outside playing Taps on the bugle.

The flag came from the funeral home?  I always understood that the VA provided the flag.

I don't know.  Maybe I just thought that the funeral home provided the flag because my mom said that they were going to contact the military about his death (and the stopping of his benefits). :-\
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:49:16 PM
Here's the flag in front of his urn after the whole ceremony:
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:50:17 PM
And here's a wide-angle view of the whole church:
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:52:07 PM
Yes, I checked, the flag is provided by the Veteran’s Department.
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:52:50 PM
Here's the flag in front of his urn after the whole ceremony:


Very nice, George.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:53:49 PM
After the service, we all went to the hall next door and turkey or egg salad sandwiches (homemade) and chips and peanut butter cookies (not homemade) and coffee and water were provided.  The memory board that my sister made was in that room and other people came to look at it and really enjoyed it, too. :)
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:54:02 PM
Yes, I checked, the flag is provided by the Veteran’s Department.

I stand corrected...while sitting on my bed! ;)
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Post by: TCB on September 26, 2020, 11:54:07 PM
Good night, George.  I hope you can relax tomorrow.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:54:28 PM
Here's the flag in front of his urn after the whole ceremony:


Very nice, George.

I agree. :)
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:55:36 PM
I took a picture of the memory board in the church's hall, but there was too much glare to get a good picture.  We brought it to my mom's house and I was going to take a picture there, but I forgot.  I'll get one tomorrow because tomorrow is my sister's birthday and everyone's coming over to my mom's for that.
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:56:41 PM
After we got to my mom's house (only the family came today), I went and got some pizza (Costco was a madhouse! :P ) and we play...guess what??  Phase 10!  And guess what again...I lost. ::)

;)
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:57:22 PM
Good night, George.  I hope you can relax tomorrow.

Thanks but I won't...not really.  It's my sister's birthday tomorrow. 
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Post by: George on September 26, 2020, 11:59:29 PM
After we all left my mom's house, I went shopping for gift for my sister and ended up getting a gift card to Vic's Pizzaria (https://www.vicspizzaoly.com/).  My sister and her daughter really like their vegan pizzas.  I don't love their crusts, but since it's for my sister, it doesn't matter.
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:00:45 AM
I then came home and relaxed a bit in my recliner and promptly fell asleep for a couple of hours.  I got up and had dinner and now I need to ketchup on all of today's posts!
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:01:32 AM
First, Congrats, BK, on the successful streaming back-to-back Partridge Family events!
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:01:59 AM
Holding space today for DR George and family.


Thanks, David.
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:02:14 AM
I liked the photos, and that urn is beautiful.

Thanks, again!
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:05:01 AM
We all felt bad for Brian Forster who never got three words out and was absent for most of it.  It's on Facebook, I think, and some YouTube channel.  I'll try to find a link.

That's too bad. :-\
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:09:23 AM
Okay, so, BY POPULAR DEMAND...

Some photographic evidence of what the Assassins benefit involved:

https://shrtm.nu/4Rwq

Apologies in advance for the ads you'll have to click past.
It's my free Flickr account, and I'm cheap enough to keep it that way.

That's really cool, ChasSmith!
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Post by: George on September 27, 2020, 12:10:12 AM
DR George, I hope everything is going well today.

Thanks, Larry.  It all did go well.