Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on September 12, 2022, 12:12:48 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes looked forward and were overwhelmed, and now it is time for you to post until the overwhelmed cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: GALLANTLY!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Topic of the Day: I don't know about my first, but one of the earliest at least professional shows that I saw was the national touring production of The Pirates of Penzance at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, starring Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, and Jim Belushi (then only known as John's younger brother) as the Pirate King.
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Whew! And now, I'm off to bed.
Have a good day, all!
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Good morning, all!
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Monday? It's gonnaq= be a morning of telephonic calls.
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I slept very well last night. Annabelle was restless, which is surprising since she usually sleeps through the night. Thatch abandoned me after midnight, and Stella showed up late into the night.
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Annabelle needs a serious vet checkup; I am a little worried about her.
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DR JohnG, I enjoyed your critique of the pie's flaws, but I'm sure it tasted just dandy.
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DR slingshot, when I saw that photo of the man at a desk, all I could think of was what a great job the art direcrtor did in assemblng those artistic piles of paper'
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BK, thanks for the information on the Music Box Theatre and Threepenny Opera. I know that E#steller Parsons was one opf many replacements at the Theatre de Lys in the Village, and I suspect several of the acvtors whose names I did not recognize were either NY replacements or LA casting. I think Jo Wilder was one of the first replacements for Jo Sullivan Loesser, and Samuel Matlovsky was the original 1954 music director.
Every time I've seen a show at the de Lys, I wonder, where was the band placed (8 players and big for off-Broadway)? what was the set like? It's one of the legendary productions I wish I'd seen.
As to the Music Box Theatre, I'd be curious to know if they produced other off-Broadway musicals.
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Thinking of BK's upcoming visit to Manhattan and an HHW gathering, I wonder if I could prevail on either DR ChasSmith or vixmom could get me safely home afterwards?
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Thinking of BK's upcoming visit to Manhattan and an HHW gathering, I wonder if I could prevail on either DR ChasSmith or vixmom could get me safely home afterwards?
If it’s at a time when I can attend I would be pleased to accompany you home
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Good morning, friends.
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The HHW reunion will be fabulous and it makes me sad that I am no longer living in the NYC metro.
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Good morning to all.
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TOD
Fiddler On The Roof with Paul Lipson
The Mikado (Doyle Carte Opera)
Beware The Quickly Who
All in Montreal at the Place Des Arts complex
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I think my first live per4formance was a community theatre production of Blithe Spirit, wehich I saw with DR Ginny's husband Richard.
First professional performance: either The Threepenny Opera, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, or national tour of Camelot, Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati.
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Good morning, all.
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I like that Estelle Parsons sort of ties together George’s and Elmore’s stories, as she played Ruth in the Penzance revival.
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I don’t know it were the first performance I saw, but the one I remember was an Actors Theatre of Louisville staging of some version of Dracula. I was eight or nine and could see it was not the best, but I still loved it.
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Wordle and Phoodle in 4
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Good morning, all.
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DR Elmore, we will definitely be in touch regarding your transportation.
My only (and rather huge) issue is my own conflict with the final rehearsals and opening of my show, so this depends on exactly when BK is going to be available to get together.
If it’s to happen around the last week of the month, I can only escape to the city (for sure) on Friday the 23rd. After that, I’m hosed till Sunday 10/2. That’s the kind of conflict we’re looking at.
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Great info in the notes. I have no idea where that theater sat at Hollywood and La Brea, what it looked like, or how long it was there, since I arrived on the scene in 1972. Or maybe I'm having a brain fart about what was around that intersection.
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I don't remember my early theater experiences. I just know that I started taking in a lot of Broadway shows when we moved to Connecticut in 1971. NYC was only an hour's train ride away.
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Two.
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PAGE TWO DANCE-LIKE-A-SPHYNX DANCE!
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The new refrigerator has been installed. Freezer foods are put away.
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I need to get back to work, but still have plenty of condiments and other items to get in.
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Good morning!
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Wordle: 6/6 I really didn't think I'd get it today.
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Speaking of the HHW gathering, I'm still wondering if you have any idea when it might be, BK.
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TOD
We had moved from Columbus to Fort Lauderdale, and I had seen community productions and a few regional and stock productions that included Kenley Players and the like, but nothing totally professional yet. The lightning bolt event that immediately and directly influenced me was a community production of (wait for it) The Threepenny Opera.
I was there by myself in my early teens and knew no one there, but I met some people including the MD/pianist. I was blown away by the whole thing, and returned either the following night or the following weekend, and he invited me to sit next to the piano and observe. They apparently even trusted me with a score, because I remember hand-copying the song from the handwritten one that wasn't in the published vocal score.
EDIT: ("Ballad of Dependency")
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Good morning.
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I woke up yesterday morning with my back feeling very bruised. I have no idea what I could have done during the night to hurt myself.
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Luckily I have a checkup this week to look at my blood test results, so I can have the doctor take a look then, if it's still bothering me.
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We had a really BIG storm blow in last night. I don't even think it was in the forecast.
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TOD: My first professional show was a tour of A Chorus Line. I got a seat in the back row of Phoenix Symphony Hall. I wanted to see it because my older sister had an LP of the show, and I played it all the time when I was alone in the house.
She had taken me to see a couple of high school musicals, and of course, I saw the musicals when I was in high school.
The show that hooked me was Phantom of the Opera, which I still love, except they ruined it when they restaged the tour several years ago.
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~~~BACK VIBES~~~for DR Laura!!!!!!!
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That is an amazing memory/story, DR ChasSmith!
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My memory is that when I was starting out on piano lessons, one day I found the vocal score of West Side Story on one of the pianos in her studio and asked to borrow it. I was thrilled visually by the layout in the score of the Quintet. I followed along with the cast recording, and I was hooked from that moment forward.
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DR John G., compliments on your condiments.
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Really enjoying the theater memories.
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PAGE TWO DANCE-LIKE-A-SPHYNX DANCE!
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Refrigerator is now largely stocked. I have a few wine bottles to fit in. They’re the last of it.
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~~~BACK VIBES~~~for DR Laura!!!!!!!
Double vibes!
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We had a really BIG storm blow in last night. I don't even think it was in the forecast.
We have had rain the last three days, and nothing was in the forecast.
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May you all be out standing in your fields.
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I woke up yesterday morning with my back feeling very bruised. I have no idea what I could have done during the night to hurt myself.
That isn't good.
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Luckily I have a checkup this week to look at my blood test results, so I can have the doctor take a look then, if it's still bothering me.
I suppose the timing is good.
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I have read a favorable review for the forthcoming Glass Onion, a sequel to Knives Out.
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My sister is home from Maryland and stopped by so we did some accounting/estate business and visited for quite awhile.
Very nice.
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I went down to visit my brother who has the two new stents and took him a book titled CARS about CARS.
Lots of nice photos and drawings and information about many CARS.
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Hmmmm.....TOD:
I saw Miss Frances Farmer do The Seagull at Purdue University....and my uncle took me to see Lucille Ball in WILDCAT....which was thrilling...although when she wasn't on the stage - I wasn't much interested. And I kept standing up to see better and the man behind me kept pushing me down by my shoulders..... I was 9 years old....or maybe my late 8th year.
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I saw a few high school shows and then saw the touring company of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - and that was so wonderful and terrific I decided that that was what I wanted to do.
We had a few cast albums and I started buying as many as I could find at yard sales and discount record stores....usually for fifty cents or less.
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I think it's gonna rain.
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I too am loving these theatrical memories!
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This day is flying by like a gazelle diagramming sentences.
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The new refrigerator had a couple of small blemishes, as the delivery man called them. It’s nothing that a refrigerator magnet can’t cover. But he told me to call Home Depot to see what they could do. He took pictures and filed them.
So, I contacted them by text and sure enough, they discounted me 15% of the total.
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I'm up, I'm up - seven hours of sleep and much to do.
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The new refrigerator had a couple of small blemishes, as the delivery man called them. It’s nothing that a refrigerator magnet can’t cover. But he told me to call Home Depot to see what they could do. He took pictures and filed them.
So, I contacted them by text and sure enough, they discounted me 15% of the total.
Nice!
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That's wonderful, DR John G.
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DR John, congrats on the nice price reduction on your new frig. I like that the delivery man took photos of the blemishes.
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That is brilliant. Had to share it with my polka partner.
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DR John, congrats on the nice price reduction on your new frig. I like that the delivery man took photos of the blemishes.
He was the one who pointed them out.
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George turned me back on to eBay. Hadn’t been in a long time. I made two purchases, one of which was supposed to arrive Friday and hasn’t. The other, a Cy Coleman autograph, arrived today.
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DR John, congrats on the nice price reduction on your new frig. I like that the delivery man took photos of the blemishes.
He was the one who pointed them out.
Very nice of him. You are lucky magnets work for you.
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I couldn't sleep last night thinking about our swan.
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When I told Keith he said it didn't sleep either :(
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DR Jane, very sad story about the swan.
They usually mate for life, which makes it even more heartbreaking. 😢
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I would not have been able to sleep either.
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George turned me back on to eBay. Hadn’t been in a long time. I made two purchases, one of which was supposed to arrive Friday and hasn’t. The other, a Cy Coleman autograph, arrived today.
Very cool!
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Raining here, finally, and I love it.
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DR Jane, very sad story about the swan.
They usually mate for life, which makes it even more heartbreaking.
I didn't think about that. :-\
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Raining here, finally, and I love it.
This morning, it rained a bit here, too...not enough, though.
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Possible Amtrak strike.
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I still have one-third of The Ink Black Heart to get through, and Fairy Tale, the new Stephen King, has arrived.
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I did get a doctor’s appointment for tomorrow morning to check out my kidneys. They’re still sore, so I am glad I can take with someone.
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Raining here, finally, and I love it.
It's raining men?
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Monday evening greetings! Richard and I have somewhat reclaimed our family room because it could be a month or so before the corner is reconstructed after the mold abatement.
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TOD - my first professional show was the tour of “The Music Man” at Detroit’s Riviera Theatre. Forrest Tucker was Harold Hill and Joan Weldon was Marian. Then came Florence Henderson in “The Sound of Music” before the Riviera was replaced by the Fisher Theatre. The first show I saw there was “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” starring Harve Presnell and BK’s friend Karen Morrow. This was all in the very early 1960s.
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I would not have been able to sleep either.
Thank you.
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The swans often come visit us.
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Here they are in our main pond.
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DR Jane, very sad story about the swan.
They usually mate for life, which makes it even more heartbreaking. 😢
Very heartbreaking. Mute swans have been known to mate again after one dies. And after a grieving period.
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If we can't bring in another swan I fear the grieving period will never end.
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Raining here, finally, and I love it.
Congratulations.
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I did get a doctor’s appointment for tomorrow morning to check out my kidneys. They’re still sore, so I am glad I can take with someone.
Vibes for good news.
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What will they think of next?
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I don't eat Cheerios but why not. It might be good, not that I plan on trying them.
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DR Laura how much rain did you get?
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Last night I watched the final episode of The Boleyns. I enjoyed it very much. At the end of the episode it was disclosed that Queen Elizabeth II was a descendant of Ann Boleyn's sister Mary, making Elizabeth I a distant cousin.
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Last night I watched the final episode of The Boleyns. I enjoyed it very much. At the end of the episode it was disclosed that Queen Elizabeth II was a descendant of Ann Boleyn's sister Mary, making Elizabeth I a distant cousin.
Now that the series is done, I may watch it on pbs.org.
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DR Jane, the swans are beautiful, as are the ponds.
Hopefully, a new swan will take up residence.
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Ramsey Lewis passed away today at the age of 87.
Just listened to “Wade in the Water”….what a great jazz pianist.
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DR Jane, the swans are beautiful, as are the ponds.
Hopefully, a new swan will take up residence.
Thank you.
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Ramsey Lewis passed away today at the age of 87.
Just listened to “Wade in the Water”….what a great jazz pianist.
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Possible Amtrak strike.
My ex-boyfriend works for them. I wonder if he'll be affected. He used to be a porter, but he doesn’t work on a train anymore.
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I still have one-third of The Ink Black Heart to get through, and Fairy Tale, the new Stephen King, has arrived.
I have a hold on The Ink Black Heart ebook. It's estimated to become available later this week.
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Raining here, finally, and I love it.
It's raining men?
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Very nice swan pictures, Jane!
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Thank you.
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Ugh. Page Four. We meet again.
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Are the Emmy awards tonight? I am seeing news about winners.
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Rehearsal was fun, booked another fun guest star for the series, and on we go. Now I have to do a Zoom that I really do not want to do. My writing partner is now at the point where he is nitpicking everything and trying to "improve" what does not need to be improved. I'm really being strong about it and calling it out with every note he leaves. I can't allow good and real dialogue that is perfect for the character and the character's colors, to be replaced by cliches and exposition designed to hit the audience over the head with a sledgehammer. He's probably getting irritated with me but I just don't get this kind of thing. The good news is I usually win those fights because - well, I'm right.
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Congrats on booking another fun guest star.
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'night
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That sounds frustrating, BK.
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Plug on we must.
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Must we plug on?
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On must we plug.
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We have the plug.
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But do we have power?
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Five.
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Are we still on page five?
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These are existential questions.
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Good night, friends.
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Are the Emmy awards tonight? I am seeing news about winners.
I totally forgot about them...not that I've watched much broadcast TV in quite a while.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy. And it’s about time. After all, she’s a dreamgirl.
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I can’t say I liked her red carpet look. But she seemed to be having the time of her life. And that’s great.
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Was also glad Jean Smart and Jennifer Coolidge won.
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That’s all I have to say about the Emmys.
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Good night, all.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy. And it’s about time. After all, she’s a dreamgirl.
That's so cool!
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Was also glad Jean Smart and Jennifer Coolidge won.
And good for them, too!
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Tomorrow (Tuesday) night is the only night that I have rehearsal this week.
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After work tonight, I went to the local Happy Teriyaki for dinner and finished writing out the cues and my lines for the first half of my first scene.
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That first part of the first scene has the most lines of any section. :-\
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Fortunately, the next part has fewer lines, but still a whole bunch of 'em.
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I'm taking Wednesday off, partly to work on my lines, but also because I have too much vacation time and I need to start using it. ::)
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Has this site been down tonight? Or maybe it was my iPad that was down.
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Luckily I have a checkup this week to look at my blood test results, so I can have the doctor take a look then, if it's still bothering me.
You will feel fine the moment you enter the doctor’s office.
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I couldn’t get on here from nine o’clock until after eleven.
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I couldn’t get on here from nine o’clock until after eleven.
Oh, no! I haven't had any trouble. :-\
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The first professional production I saw was ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, with King Donovan as The Prince, Edward Everett Horton as The King, and, oh yeah, that bitch Imogene Coca as Winifred.
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I guess the first community theater production was IRENE, but I have no memory of it. The next one, which I remember vividly was CAROUSEL.
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The first professional production I saw was ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, with King Donovan as The Prince, Edward Everett Horton as The King, and, oh yeah, that bitch Imogene Coca as Winifred.
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I thought my high school’s theater shows were somewhat of an embarrassment. My junior year our big production was GET SMART.
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At least we didn’t do AARON SLICK OF PUNKIN CRICK
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The Seattle Seahawks beat Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos.
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I thought my high school’s theater shows were somewhat of an embarrassment. My junior year our big production was GET SMART.
You mean "Get Smart" as in the TV show with Don Adams and Barbara Feldon??
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The Seattle Seahawks beat Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos.
Is this a good thing?
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I thought my high school’s theater shows were somewhat of an embarrassment. My junior year our big production was GET SMART.
You mean "Get Smart" as in the TV show with Don Adams and Barbara Feldon??
That would be the classic.
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PAGE SIX GET SMART (the TV show) DANCE!!
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Page six!
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PAGE SIX GET SMART (the TV show) DANCE!!
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That would be it.
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Did you create it yourselves, or was it actually an existing script?
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New notes are up.
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Up are new notes.
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They are.
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Really.
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Prove me wrong.
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Or prove me right.
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Or vice versa.
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Did you create it yourselves, or was it actually an existing script?
No, the script, I believe, was from Samuel French.