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Title: TEST PATTERN
Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 12:16:17 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had an actual test pattern, and now it is time for you to post until the test pattern cows come home.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 12:17:00 AM
And the word of the day is: FIDDLESTICKS!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 12:23:32 AM
Darn.  I almost made it to page seven last night. ;)
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 12:33:55 AM
Today, I'll probably do some laundry before I usher at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (last night was at South Puget Sound Community College).  Tonight's event is the Johansen Olympia Dance Center (https://www.olympiadancecenter.com/).  Previous dance companies for which I've ushered have shown filmed dances, but I don't know if this will have in-person performing, or if they'll show films.  I'll find out soon enough.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 12:35:57 AM
And now, I'm off to bed.

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 03:50:41 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 03:52:46 AM
DR vixmom, no, I am, not cancer free, much as I wish I were!  There were no signs of cancer in my skeletal system, which is very good. I will begin treatment for prostate cancer on Thursday.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 03:55:48 AM
Tomorrow morning I have a zoom meeting with my collaborator and producer for Moonshine & Mistletoe. He's trying to sell it for television, so some good vibes might be helpful. I also have an Amazon Fresh delivery, and Michael Gildin coming in, so it will be a busy day. Today, I'm resting up!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 04:04:49 AM
BK, I'm with you on Chimes at Midnight, which is based on Shakespeare's two Henry IV plays. Much as I love Henry V, I have never cared much for either part of the prequels, and I've never found Falstaff and nis cronies much fun. They seem to be having much more fun than I in the audience am having. I will say, though, that I do find the scene in Henry IV, Part Two, when Falstaff and his crew arrive at the coronation, expecting their cohort in crime, Prince Hal, to let them live at court, and he, now crowned King Henry V, banishes them one of the truly heartbreaking moments in drama.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 04:09:44 AM
What do Ponchielli and Verdi have in common besides being Italian opera composers? Boito, who wrote the libretti for Verdi's Otello and Falstaff and Ponchielli's La Gioconda, which is one of my most favorite operas with the stupidest plot. The music, including Fantasia's "Dance of the Hours," is quite beautiful, and this recording is really fine.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 06:05:48 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 06:16:37 AM
BK, I'm with you on Chimes at Midnight, which is based on Shakespeare's two Henry IV plays. Much as I love Henry V, I have never cared much for either part of the prequels, and I've never found Falstaff and nis cronies much fun. They seem to be having much more fun than I in the audience am having. I will say, though, that I do find the scene in Henry IV, Part Two, when Falstaff and his crew arrive at the coronation, expecting their cohort in crime, Prince Hal, to let them live at court, and he, now crowned King Henry V, banishes them one of the truly heartbreaking moments in drama.

I agree that Falstaff isn’t likable or enjoyable in these two plays. But to me, that makes the ending inevitable, not all that heartbreaking. It’s like the Shakespearean equivalent of “Bye, Felicia!”
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 06:24:23 AM
Sunday......television deal vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 06:27:12 AM
I loved the test pattern as well.  We had three local channels....Channel 4 (independent), Channel 6 (NBC), and Channel 8 (CBS).

Then one day in 1957, it was announced that Channel 13 (ABC) would begin broadcasting in October!  I turned to the channel every day....nothing....and then suddenly a TEST PATTERN....for a few days....and then.....THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 06:28:43 AM
The Hunchback is morte.

Great audience....set is struck.....and now I move on to JOSEPH with auditions at 3 p.m. this afternoon.  Last night during strike, I went upstairs in The Little Barn and brought down my palm trees and my camel....but I couldn't find my cactus.

This might be some HUNCHBACK photos.

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2Feh8idc9zszgpw18%2FAABWsFZH1bzChhLPBbHPsnfoa%3Fdl%3D0%26fbclid%3DIwAR2V6XBYMfgYK4Dyf7YhgsY4MDxs8D9xwmzUpY6KawO6c0_XWBjlDLvp1bA&h=AT1nKKYilMLKnw58yWkDmVoVJRlSzmM8DUVV4JoL8DfAgFxLJzQi3l1UMsnsihPJL3iqMGDCH-w80zsPfK3F30wL_Dsisw3QUnUzbY1yKvk58kEKGO6Lm9I5vKSTCBFRW91qaBSzXHyrl24bkg&__tn__=R]-R&c[0]=AT0mP6A8BUC9sCYkw-HQ7gnyfkUFOrUUqRZg_yVW1WBMPKaspupz6hz4xkLK2BexGJQld5gdJAAL_hWJ84AVnp6w-O95BhSQvLIht44Ndaq-OKeSW6zoUQEEax2mUpBcbbQzo1PmL69DnYEcH_WrKgF8p3QOnYVAQI5GkXhN-6BONQs6URBLQotwfQ9skZ7kjQvEJJJsAwAZu1g8ets
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 06:33:09 AM
Takes a long time to load.....lots of photos.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 06:33:42 AM
Some people sit on their butts -
Got the book, yeah, but not the guts.....

Hopefully some time this week.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 06:48:34 AM
And there you are.

(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/197954290_10226567688923630_6370512895869149423_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=IjBoG7aMLY8AX8OGCKK&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=7814685d8304e649b66c3ded65296e7b&oe=60CABBD4)
Title: Re: TEST PATTERN
Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 06:53:19 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 06:56:19 AM
Whoa! Sometimes you ask for pictures, and the Lord provides.

That looks like quite the production, DR Jrand70!!
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 06:57:58 AM
I grew up with test patterns, too, of course, but I didn’t recall the Indian.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 07:05:54 AM
I first saw Chimes at Midnight at the Welles festival I attended at USC around 1981. They screened it with Macbeth one evening. (I remember Dan O’Herlihy was there.) I was fascinated by it then, but I haven’t had much luck getting into it and staying with it since.
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Post by: Donald on June 13, 2021, 07:09:01 AM
Hello everyone...there's an all new Broadway Radio Show up on this site for your enjoyment.  Author Mark Robinson is back to chat about some Fabulous Flops of the 1960's, specifically the star vehicles....shows starring the likes of Kate Hepburn, Julie Harris, Lucille Ball, Steve & Eydie, etc....plus Mark will chat about his new book for all theatre loving kids titled The Magical Mice of Broadway.  Check it out!!!

http://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/
Title: Re: TEST PATTERN
Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 07:56:30 AM
BK, I'm with you on Chimes at Midnight, which is based on Shakespeare's two Henry IV plays. Much as I love Henry V, I have never cared much for either part of the prequels, and I've never found Falstaff and nis cronies much fun. They seem to be having much more fun than I in the audience am having. I will say, though, that I do find the scene in Henry IV, Part Two, when Falstaff and his crew arrive at the coronation, expecting their cohort in crime, Prince Hal, to let them live at court, and he, now crowned King Henry V, banishes them one of the truly heartbreaking moments in drama.

I agree that Falstaff isn’t likable or enjoyable in these two plays. But to me, that makes the ending inevitable, not all that heartbreaking. It’s like the Shakespearean equivalent of “Bye, Felicia!”

But he brought him back for The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Title: Re: TEST PATTERN
Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:34:59 AM
The Hunchback is morte.

Great audience....set is struck.....and now I move on to JOSEPH with auditions at 3 p.m. this afternoon.  Last night during strike, I went upstairs in The Little Barn and brought down my palm trees and my camel....but I couldn't find my cactus.

This might be some HUNCHBACK photos.

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2Feh8idc9zszgpw18%2FAABWsFZH1bzChhLPBbHPsnfoa%3Fdl%3D0%26fbclid%3DIwAR2V6XBYMfgYK4Dyf7YhgsY4MDxs8D9xwmzUpY6KawO6c0_XWBjlDLvp1bA&h=AT1nKKYilMLKnw58yWkDmVoVJRlSzmM8DUVV4JoL8DfAgFxLJzQi3l1UMsnsihPJL3iqMGDCH-w80zsPfK3F30wL_Dsisw3QUnUzbY1yKvk58kEKGO6Lm9I5vKSTCBFRW91qaBSzXHyrl24bkg&__tn__=R]-R&c[0]=AT0mP6A8BUC9sCYkw-HQ7gnyfkUFOrUUqRZg_yVW1WBMPKaspupz6hz4xkLK2BexGJQld5gdJAAL_hWJ84AVnp6w-O95BhSQvLIht44Ndaq-OKeSW6zoUQEEax2mUpBcbbQzo1PmL69DnYEcH_WrKgF8p3QOnYVAQI5GkXhN-6BONQs6URBLQotwfQ9skZ7kjQvEJJJsAwAZu1g8ets

Great photos!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:36:18 AM
BK, I'm with you on Chimes at Midnight, which is based on Shakespeare's two Henry IV plays. Much as I love Henry V, I have never cared much for either part of the prequels, and I've never found Falstaff and nis cronies much fun. They seem to be having much more fun than I in the audience am having. I will say, though, that I do find the scene in Henry IV, Part Two, when Falstaff and his crew arrive at the coronation, expecting their cohort in crime, Prince Hal, to let them live at court, and he, now crowned King Henry V, banishes them one of the truly heartbreaking moments in drama.

I agree that Falstaff isn’t likable or enjoyable in these two plays. But to me, that makes the ending inevitable, not all that heartbreaking. It’s like the Shakespearean equivalent of “Bye, Felicia!”

But he brought him back for The Merry Wives of Windsor!

I do love him in that and I love that play. I know it's a problem play for some, but I saw a magical production of it that remains with me 40+ years later.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:38:04 AM
Hello everyone...there's an all new Broadway Radio Show up on this site for your enjoyment.  Author Mark Robinson is back to chat about some Fabulous Flops of the 1960's, specifically the star vehicles....shows starring the likes of Kate Hepburn, Julie Harris, Lucille Ball, Steve & Eydie, etc....plus Mark will chat about his new book for all theatre loving kids titled The Magical Mice of Broadway.  Check it out!!!

http://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/

Love me some flopsicals.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:43:29 AM
I went dancing this morning for 90 minutes. We worked on a series of tango steps that were new to me, but they came easily. Some had parts that we had worked on before. Felt good.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:43:40 AM
But I feel a nap coming on.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:43:54 AM
But first ...
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 10:44:18 AM
Two!
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Post by: vixmom on June 13, 2021, 11:19:42 AM
DR vixmom, no, I am, not cancer free, much as I wish I were!  There were no signs of cancer in my skeletal system, which is very good. I will begin treatment for prostate cancer on Thursday.

Oh dear I misread the post.  I will keep you in my prayers, my dear Elmore
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Post by: vixmom on June 13, 2021, 11:30:27 AM
What fantastic photos, JRand, a cast of thousands!! I wish I could have seen it!
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Post by: vixmom on June 13, 2021, 11:39:52 AM
I did get up at 730, oddly waking before the alarm, and made it to church, showered, shampooed, hair done and makeup on
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Post by: vixmom on June 13, 2021, 11:40:12 AM
On time!
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Post by: vixmom on June 13, 2021, 11:40:32 AM
Who said miracles do not still happen in this day and age?
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 12:05:37 PM
Good afternoon, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 12:05:49 PM
Wow...  nice photos, DR Jrand70.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 12:06:20 PM
~~~MOONSHINE AND MISTELTOE VIBES~~~ for DR elmore3003!

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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 12:15:04 PM
~~~MOONSHINE AND MISTELTOE VIBES~~~ for DR elmore3003!

I'll second that.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 12:21:25 PM
~~~MOONSHINE AND MISTELTOE VIBES~~~ for DR elmore3003!

I'll second that.

Thirded!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 12:22:31 PM
Summer is finally here and I feel too hot to move.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 12:24:36 PM
Falstaff is currently on MetOpera.org

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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 12:30:55 PM
In the Heights did not set box office records -- in fact, it was underattended. But exist polls show audiences liked it.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 12:47:18 PM
I'm up, I'm up - maybe a bit more than eight hours of sleep.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 12:48:20 PM
I got the stereo Callas Gioconda and also whatever the first stereo recording was in 1958 on Decca.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:00:58 PM
~~~MOONLIGHT AND MISTELTOE VIBES~~~ for DR elmore3003!

It's Moonshine!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:02:26 PM
I got the stereo Callas Gioconda and also whatever the first stereo recording was in 1958 on Decca.

It's a wonderful opera!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:03:21 PM
DR Ginny, I just had a nice phone call with Jim Martin, who sends his regards.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:04:51 PM
DR Jrand71, the photos are great, but I would love a few from you with identifying cast and names and anecdotes or gripes in your inimitable style!
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 01:05:14 PM
DR elmore3003 ---  I don't what what you're talking about!      8)
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 01:05:50 PM
But....   apologies.

 :-*
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 01:16:12 PM
I am reading the Wagner overview in the latest issue of American Record Guide.  Lots to learn.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 01:17:05 PM
Next on the weekend agenda: home haircuts.  It's dicey, but we've gotten more and more proficient over the course of the pandemic.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:25:10 PM
I am reading the Wagner overview in the latest issue of American Record Guide.  Lots to learn.

I hate that magazine's editor Donald Vroon so much I stopped subscribing!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:26:07 PM
 ;D
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 01:27:52 PM
I do love Fanfare and Gramophone!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 01:30:27 PM
DR elmore3003 ---  I don't what what you're talking about!      8)

ChasSmith, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 01:31:36 PM
Can we make it to page 3?
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 01:31:43 PM
One more ...
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 01:31:53 PM
Three!
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 01:35:38 PM
DR elmore3003 ---  I don't what what you're talking about!      8)

ChasSmith, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

I don’t know what you’re talking about.   :D
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 02:20:45 PM
Thanks for having my back, guys!    :D
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Post by: Laura on June 13, 2021, 02:44:28 PM
Dear Elmore,

Please show Michael the concert I posted on Facebook, just in case he wants to book their act when Fiddler goes back on tour.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 02:44:31 PM
Is Fanfare still published?
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2021, 02:44:41 PM
Sunday evening greetings!  Fr. Richard worked both days at the church in Dayton this weekend, performing a wedding yesterday and celebrating mass today.  We both took long naps this afternoon.
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Post by: Ginny on June 13, 2021, 02:46:08 PM
DR Ginny, I just had a nice phone call with Jim Martin, who sends his regards.

DR Elmore, that means a lot to me!  I’m so glad the two of you have reconnected.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 02:49:00 PM
Has anyone seen or heard a musical called "35 mm"? The local Equity rep theater is doing it this coming season.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 02:50:30 PM
They were getting ready to open Bright Star when the pandemic hit, but that's not on their schedule.

Instead they are planning on She Loves Me, Once on This Island, Plaid Tidings, tick, tick ... Boom! and A Bronx Tale.

They used to do nonmusicals, but none appears on this schedule.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 13, 2021, 02:51:13 PM
I used to read all those magazines (Fanfare, etc.) — but more by browsing them in the record and book stores than subscribing or regularly reading every issue. I do miss that.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 02:57:57 PM
Dear Elmore,

Please show Michael the concert I posted on Facebook, just in case he wants to book their act when Fiddler goes back on tour.

I don't think he's going back out with it. He's waiting on an Asian tour of The Sound of Music top start up..
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 13, 2021, 03:00:26 PM
Is Fanfare still published?

Yes, I think so.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 03:01:28 PM
That reminds me...   I saw a video trailer for Tick Tick Boom...   Was it a Netflix coming attraction?  I can't remember.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 03:02:13 PM
Yes, bk, Fanfare is still published.  It's quite the tome!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 03:22:21 PM
DR ELMORE check my name - you're a bit previous...but just a bit.

I'm not sure you would want my comments on said photos....but perhaps I will do a few here and there.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 03:23:45 PM
JOSEPH auditions were very good, but of course I NEED more folks.  The dancing was fun and everyone seemed to be having a good time.

There are a couple of folks I probably won't use just because of their past behavior......but I am SO leery of casting a person I don't know anything about in a leading role.....been burned a few times.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 13, 2021, 03:23:54 PM
And of course we need MORE men.
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Post by: KevinH on June 13, 2021, 05:18:01 PM
Good evening!
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Post by: KevinH on June 13, 2021, 05:18:57 PM
Nice photos, DR Jrand70!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 05:44:46 PM
That reminds me...   I saw a video trailer for Tick Tick Boom...   Was it a Netflix coming attraction?  I can't remember.

Netflix and some theaters.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 05:45:37 PM
And of course we need MORE men.

sounds like a song for Messalina from a musical version of I, Claudius.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 05:52:09 PM
The AC is in overdrive today. It probably didn't help that I had the stovetop going.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 05:53:15 PM
Made Classic French onion soup. The recipe was very respectful of tradition. The aroma was intoxicating. The flavor really special.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 05:53:28 PM
And now I'm down to five recipes left in the book.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 06:03:10 PM
Ned Beatty has died. He was from Louisville. Always enjoyed his performances, especially in Hear My Song, Nashville and Network.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 06:43:07 PM
Lots accomplished today. Feeling satisfied about that.
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Post by: singdaw on June 13, 2021, 06:43:25 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:28:47 PM
Lots accomplished today. Feeling satisfied about that.

Congratulations.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:29:24 PM
I started Stacey Abrams' thriller, While Justice Sleeps. It's picking up steam.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:29:32 PM
Let's move on ...
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:29:42 PM
Four!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:30:17 PM
I have too much housework to do. Oh, well. There's always tomorrow.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:30:30 PM
What am I, a Disney character all of a sudden?
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:30:39 PM
Please, don't answer that.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:30:55 PM
Hello, 2 guests!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:31:14 PM
What Disney character would people say you are?
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:31:39 PM
I'm sure a few would liken me to Ursula the Sea Witch.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:31:54 PM
Or one of the braying donkey boys from Pinocchio.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:32:10 PM
And who knows what my enemies would say.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:32:22 PM
Gratuitous post No. 99!
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 07:44:13 PM
Just learned that Ned Beatty went to the same high school I did. Obviously at different times.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 08:18:16 PM
Maybe he didn’t. But mom ran the cash register in the cafeteria for more than 10 years.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 08:18:38 PM
Anyway, that’s it for me today.
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Post by: John G. on June 13, 2021, 08:18:51 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 08:55:13 PM
Gee, some ME day this turned out to be, i.e. not at all.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 08:58:13 PM
I ended up doing fixes on the Nothing in Common script - we're now on Reading Script.3 and I hope that's it. I felt strongly that the character of a young girl disappears early in act two and never comes back. She's really lovable and it just didn't feel right to me. So, I talked to the writer and he agreed and he quickly wrote a little scene based on what I thought it should be. Then I rewrote it, he liked it and we put it in. I had to go over the entire script with the fellow who'll be reading the stage directions, so that took forever. As we were going through it, I realized that there was some dialogue in the middle of a song that we musically had no time for, nor did it belong there - so I moved it to before the song and now the set-up of the song is much stronger for that.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 08:58:30 PM
I had the Stanley's chopped salad for lunch - excellent.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 08:58:49 PM
I've had not time for watching, not one single minute.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 09:00:21 PM
I have been listening to music as I've been working: a wonderful two-CD set of Saint-Saens orchestral music, all of it unknown to me - beautifully done, great music, and great sound. And then Richard Strauss's opera Friedenstag, either his final opera or his penultimate. I like it.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:00:37 PM
Today, I'll probably do some laundry before I usher at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (last night was at South Puget Sound Community College).  Tonight's event is the Johansen Olympia Dance Center (https://www.olympiadancecenter.com/).  Previous dance companies for which I've ushered have shown filmed dances, but I don't know if this will have in-person performing, or if they'll show films.  I'll find out soon enough.

Well, it was all live dancing in the theater. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:01:00 PM
They only were allowing 120 or so seats to be sold, but I don't know what the final door count was. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:01:20 PM
They had seven groups, and each group actually performed twice in a row. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:01:30 PM
The first time was essentially each group's final dress, and parents/audience could take pictures or film that first time through (no flash, of course). 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:01:39 PM
The second time was the final performance. 
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 09:02:06 PM
After that's done, I think I'll listen to Troilus and Cressida by William Walton - I've only heard the Chandos recording, which I didn't love, but this is the original recording with Lawrence Foster conducting - maybe there was an earlier one? I do think Walton conducted one but think it was excerpts. I'll have to research.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:02:14 PM
They had a professional videographer filming, so no other audience filming of each group's second performance.
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 09:02:18 PM
I did a Gelson's run - just a few things.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:02:27 PM
I didn't notice anyone breaking that rule, so that was good.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:02:35 PM
It was fine evening and it all went quite well without any incidents. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:02:48 PM
And now...
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:02:56 PM
PAGE FIVE DANCE!!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:04:31 PM
Before the show, I went shopping and bought some new black pants.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:04:43 PM
I don't sew, so I taped up the hem on the inside of the pant legs. ::)
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:04:49 PM
;)
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:05:09 PM
It works for me.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:06:34 PM
I had lunch at Subway and had one of their new Ham and Cheese Fresh Melt Sandwiches (https://www.subway.com/en-US/MenuNutrition/Menu/Featured-Products).
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:06:57 PM
It's basically a sandwich with extra cheese that's toasted a little longer than usual.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:07:05 PM
I like the extra cheese.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:09:09 PM
After the show, I went to Fred Meyer and got some keto ice cream because low carbs.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:09:23 PM
I forget the brand, but I've gotten some before.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:10:19 PM
The flavors that I've had are quite tasty, but the cookies and cream flavor always seems a little grainy, but I think that it's the chocolate pieces more than anything else.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:10:46 PM
They don't use chocolate chips. 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:11:07 PM
They're cookie pieces, so I guess that's why it's kind of grainy.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:11:49 PM
It otherwise tastes good...the texture is just off on that one flavor.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:11:55 PM
And now, I'm home.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:12:29 PM
Oh, and I did no laundry today. ::)
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:13:36 PM
Tomorrow morning I have a zoom meeting with my collaborator and producer for Moonshine & Mistletoe. He's trying to sell it for television, so some good vibes might be helpful. I also have an Amazon Fresh delivery, and Michael Gildin coming in, so it will be a busy day. Today, I'm resting up!

~~~Moonshine & Mistletoe TV Vibes for Larry!!~~~
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:55:22 PM
The Hunchback is morte.

Great audience....set is struck.....and now I move on to JOSEPH with auditions at 3 p.m. this afternoon.  Last night during strike, I went upstairs in The Little Barn and brought down my palm trees and my camel....but I couldn't find my cactus.

This might be some HUNCHBACK photos.

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2Feh8idc9zszgpw18%2FAABWsFZH1bzChhLPBbHPsnfoa%3Fdl%3D0%26fbclid%3DIwAR2V6XBYMfgYK4Dyf7YhgsY4MDxs8D9xwmzUpY6KawO6c0_XWBjlDLvp1bA&h=AT1nKKYilMLKnw58yWkDmVoVJRlSzmM8DUVV4JoL8DfAgFxLJzQi3l1UMsnsihPJL3iqMGDCH-w80zsPfK3F30wL_Dsisw3QUnUzbY1yKvk58kEKGO6Lm9I5vKSTCBFRW91qaBSzXHyrl24bkg&__tn__=R (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2Feh8idc9zszgpw18%2FAABWsFZH1bzChhLPBbHPsnfoa%3Fdl%3D0%26fbclid%3DIwAR2V6XBYMfgYK4Dyf7YhgsY4MDxs8D9xwmzUpY6KawO6c0_XWBjlDLvp1bA&h=AT1nKKYilMLKnw58yWkDmVoVJRlSzmM8DUVV4JoL8DfAgFxLJzQi3l1UMsnsihPJL3iqMGDCH-w80zsPfK3F30wL_Dsisw3QUnUzbY1yKvk58kEKGO6Lm9I5vKSTCBFRW91qaBSzXHyrl24bkg&__tn__=R)]-R&c[0]=AT0mP6A8BUC9sCYkw-HQ7gnyfkUFOrUUqRZg_yVW1WBMPKaspupz6hz4xkLK2BexGJQld5gdJAAL_hWJ84AVnp6w-O95BhSQvLIht44Ndaq-OKeSW6zoUQEEax2mUpBcbbQzo1PmL69DnYEcH_WrKgF8p3QOnYVAQI5GkXhN-6BONQs6URBLQotwfQ9skZ7kjQvEJJJsAwAZu1g8ets

Wow!  Those are some great costumes, Jrand!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:55:33 PM
And there you are.

(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/197954290_10226567688923630_6370512895869149423_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=IjBoG7aMLY8AX8OGCKK&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=7814685d8304e649b66c3ded65296e7b&oe=60CABBD4)

How distingue and debonair you are!
Just slightly west of Leicester Square you are!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:56:20 PM
In the Heights did not set box office records -- in fact, it was underattended. But exist polls show audiences liked it.

I'd read that, too.  Too bad. :-\ Hopefully, it'll do (financially) better.  I wonder if/how they account for the HBO Max streaming.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:56:30 PM
;D

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6528.0;attach=12275)

:))
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 09:58:21 PM
Has anyone seen or heard a musical called "35 mm"? The local Equity rep theater is doing it this coming season.

It's different, but I really liked the cast recording.  Someone posted the CD on YouTube HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfbI63koVno&list=PLTe5BbUEjTaWIp2DVDJI7T2HkfOyAKOb3).
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 10:01:34 PM
And HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-0MMCm1kY) is a (concert?) performance of the show from 2016.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 10:03:48 PM
They were getting ready to open Bright Star when the pandemic hit, but that's not on their schedule.

Instead they are planning on She Loves Me, Once on This Island, Plaid Tidings, tick, tick ... Boom! and A Bronx Tale.

They used to do nonmusicals, but none appears on this schedule.

I'd love to see those shows!
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 10:04:04 PM
And of course we need MORE men.

Story of my life.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 10:04:12 PM
:o

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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 10:04:20 PM
;D
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 10:04:33 PM
Ned Beatty has died. He was from Louisville. Always enjoyed his performances, especially in Hear My Song, Nashville and Network.

Oh, no! :( I actually saw him live in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in London in 2001.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:42:10 PM
Well...
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:42:19 PM
...since we're so close...
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:42:42 PM
PAGE SIX CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF DANCE!!

(https://www.vandaimages.com/media/2006AX4107-Brendan-Fraser-and-Ned-Beatty-in-Tennessee.jpg)
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:44:16 PM
Here's the description for the image (https://www.vandaimages.com/2006AX4107-Brendan-Fraser-and-Ned-Beatty-in-Tennessee.html#):

Brendan Fraser (b.1968) as Brick Pollitt and Ned Beatty (b.1937) as Bid Daddy in Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Lyric Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. Black and white photography. London, England, 2001.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:46:48 PM
Here are Brendan Fraser and Frances O'Connor in that same production:

(https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/actors-brendan-fraser-and-frances-oconno-do-a-scene-from-the-west-end-picture-id1162096)
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Post by: bk on June 13, 2021, 11:47:20 PM
https://youtu.be/GmnnLs0v9_s
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:48:42 PM
Here's the description for that picture:

394334 05: Actors Brendan Fraser (Brick) and Frances O''Conno (Maggie) do a scene from the West End play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" September 11, 2001 at the Lyric Theatre in London. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:48:57 PM
My sister, niece and I saw the show in December 2001.
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:51:37 PM
https://youtu.be/GmnnLs0v9_s

That's funny! 
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Post by: George on June 13, 2021, 11:52:03 PM
I actually know someone who kind of has eyes like that, and usually gets a little to close to people when he's talking to them.  He's a nice guy, but doesn't always understand the concept of "personal space." ;)