Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on November 28, 2025, 12:07:14 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of the turkey day, and now it is time for you to post until the day cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: SUSTAIN!
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Interestingly, on the day of my birth here in Los Angeles, many interesting things were playing in NY on the B'way and even some movies that hadn't come to LA, like the French film, Panique (based on Simenon's Monsieur Hire). But on Broadway, can you even imagine being able to see some of these shows? For example: A Streetcar Named Desire with its original cast. Rodgers and Hammerstein's flop, Allegro. Thomas Mitchell in An Inspector Calls. Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun. Born Yesterday. Brigadoon. Finian's Rainbow. Helen Hayes in Happy Birthday, directed by Josh Logan. Frank Fay in Harvey. High Button Shoes. Maurice Evans in Shaw's Man and Superman. Judith Anderson in Medea. Basil Rathbone in The Heiress. The Winslow Boy. Amazing, huh?
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What a lineup!
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Good morning, friends.
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And others.
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Good morning, all.
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Boy, does today ever feel like a Monday. Thinking about it yesterday evening, it felt like it was to be a Monday even then. There's so much going on, AND we start another weekend of shows tonight.
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But it's Friday - Black Friday, in fact - and I'll have to get myself into that mindset.
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Coffee!!
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Good morning, all!
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I got caught up last night in the Oxygen channel's true crime series "Homicide for the Holidays," and stayed up too ate watching Thanksgiving murders. When the alarm rang this morning at 5:45, I slept in for another hour with Annabelle & Thatch, who both seem very happy to laze about with me.
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I had a very weird dream in which I was isolated in a dwelling with 4-5 other people, including our DR ChasSmith and another friend, whom I cannot remember now. Outside the dwelling, there were other similpar o˜es, and the weather was freezing wth high piles of snow. The friend whom I cannot identify has a heavy vodka drinker, and our DR ChasSmith was beig interviewed by a TV crew.
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My only pan for the day is to work on the new ballet.
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We started watching a Canadian series called FAMILY LAW, which co-stars Victor Garber as the head of a law firm where his three children (from three different wives) work. The main lead character is his older daughter, who's had screw ups in her life and career and came to her father's law firm because no other place would hire her.
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It ran four seasons so far, 10 episodes a season, so it looks like a lot of "procedural" law firm show fun, if the series keeps being as involving as the first episode.
I'm surprised I'd never been aware of this show before, though it's possible when I saw the title FAMILY LAW, I was confusing it with an American series by the same name from decades ago. (That other FAMILY LAW series started in 1999 and ran three seasons.)
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Blue Moon is in Amazon Prime for $19.95, so I will have to wait a bit longer before I see it.
On the opening night of Oklahoma!, the last Rodgers & Hart show By Jupiter was still running. Rodgers, Hart, and Herb Fields then revised their 1927 show A Connecticut Yankee, and that opened eight months after Oklahoma! on Nov. 17, 1943. Hart died five days later.
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That's one helluva dream, DR Elmore.
As a matter of fact, we're supposed to get some sn*w on Tuesday (which would be bad for my schedule that day), but the jury's out on the timing of it. A one-day delay would be wonderful.
I wonder who the vodka drinker was!
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I suspect that Pal Joey and its poor reviews still rankled with Hart after several years, but I more suspect that it was a good, fast, easy hook/explanation for the movie audience about Hart's general state of mind. There are so many lyrics, from 1925 to 1943, that clearly point to a general unhappiness with the ways of the world, the despair of the outsider beating at doors to get inside, that break my heart. Josh Logan once told Bruce Pomahac, in a discussion of the wonderful "I'll Tell the Man in the Street" which is a comedy number in I Married an Angel, that people went to Rodgers & Hart shows for the comedy numbers. Was no one working with Hart aware of all the serious trouble he was in?
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I once again feel like the proverbial truck ran over me. I was perfectly good yesterday, food- and drink-wise. I of course ate a lot, but I didn't overdo it quite like in previous years, and I just had wine with dinner. And I didn't stay up too late. So, go figure. It was a true day off, though, and the break from everything was what the doctor ordered.
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I wonder who the vodka drinker was!
I'm still pondering that.
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We have our washer & dryer delivery and hookup this morning between ten and noon. Pray that everything goes well with that. I need to do some laundry! :)
Then, this afternoon I must get myself back in gear for playing the show!
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I suspect that Pal Joey and its poor reviews still rankled with Hart after several years, but I more suspect that it was a good, fast, easy hook/explanation for the movie audience about Hart's general state of mind. There are so many lyrics, from 1925 to 1943, that clearly point to a general unhappiness with the ways of the world, the despair of the outsider beating at doors to get inside, that break my heart. Josh Logan once told Bruce Pomahac, in a discussion of the wonderful "I'll Tell the Man in the Street" which is a comedy number in I Married an Angel, that people went to Rodgers & Hart shows for the comedy numbers. Was no one working with Hart aware of all the serious trouble he was in?
Thanks for offering those insights, Larry.
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Good morning.
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The only thing on my calendar today is a blood donation. I wanted to wait until after the holiday, because sometimes it makes me really tired. I shall then laze about for a few days.
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Interesting.
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I have CBS Morning on and there is a woman talking about selling things and she has such an annoying loud voice....ugh.
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I may be the vodka drinker.
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Well not this early in the day.
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I watched the first two episodes of the hockey series.
It was most entertaining.
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Page Two.
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I shall be on my way in a bit for the labs to get that out of the way.
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I watched the first two episodes of the hockey series.
It was most entertaining.
Looking forward to seeing it!
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I shall be on my way in a bit for the labs to get that out of the way.
More labs vibes.
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Good morning, all.
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I’m not a vodka drinker.
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I’m not ready for it to be Friday. I have too much to do today.
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TOD:
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Garbo in The Painted Veil
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Leonard is very talkative this morning. I'm always worried he's telling me he's sick or something, but I don't think that's the case. He never gets into human food, so I'm sure it's not a tummy ache.
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I like Stella Stevens and would be up for a good hagiography.
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Especially a hagiography from a guy who helps Amy Irving telekinetically explode John Cassavetes in The Fury.
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Boom!
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Well that was an ordeal.
For someone reason the battery in the PT decided it didn't want to start at a 22 degree outside temp.
Which means I had to take Dennis the Smart Car - which meant I had to scrape the windows.
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Then I got there and the lab in my doctor's building was closed.
So I had to drive over to the Main hospital.
Then I had to go back to registration and uh....register.
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I finally got blood drawn and also had to pee in the cup....
ONE HOUR LATER I got home.
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Traffic didn't seem to be too bad.
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DR FREDDIE the guy playing the Russian hockey player - who plays for the Boston Commanders in the NLH - is using an accent that is difficult to understand sometimes.
And every few minutes there would be a screen shot:
Three Months Later
Six Months Later
2011
Winter 2014, etc.
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Boom!
Speaking of Boom!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umcQbYSL1yU&pp=ygUPTGl6IHRheWxvciBib29t
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Glad you got through that icy scenario, JRand!
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Then I got there and the lab in my doctor's building was closed.
So I had to drive over to the Main hospital.
Then I had to go back to registration and uh....register.
:( Sorry you went through that.
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DR FREDDIE the guy playing the Russian hockey player - who plays for the Boston Commanders in the NLH - is using an accent that is difficult to understand sometimes.
And every few minutes there would be a screen shot:
Three Months Later
Six Months Later
2011
Winter 2014, etc.
I'll hope the titles are working.
And thanks for the alert on all the time-shifting!
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Sometimes we must make sacrifices for watching high art, with promotional videos like this
"How Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams "prepared their butts" for 'Heated Rivalry' | Interview"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okvW5AguxpU
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Luckily, BLUE MOON bucked the time-shifting trend and just had one '"Seven Months earlier" in the entire movie, so we always knew where or when we were.
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I know this commercial acts like having a boss who knows everything about the employees is a good thing,
But having a boss who behaved like this would be creepy to me
"paycom" commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npsMaQpT7gA
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Congratulations!
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Boy, does today ever feel like a Monday. Thinking about it yesterday evening, it felt like it was to be a Monday even then. There's so much going on, AND we start another weekend of shows tonight.
I had to think twice this morning that today is not Monday.
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We have our washer & dryer delivery and hookup this morning between ten and noon. Pray that everything goes well with that. I need to do some laundry! :)
Then, this afternoon I must get myself back in gear for playing the show!
Fingers crossed all goes well.
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The only thing on my calendar today is a blood donation. I wanted to wait until after the holiday, because sometimes it makes me really tired. I shall then laze about for a few days.
Are you drinking enough water before and after your donation?
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I shall be on my way in a bit for the labs to get that out of the way.
More labs vibes.
DITTO!
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The Carnegie Hall website says that Jack Viertel's show there in March 2026 was cancelled.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/03/02/Cancelled-The-Secret-Life-of-the-American-Musical-0800PM
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Leonard is very talkative this morning. I'm always worried he's telling me he's sick or something, but I don't think that's the case. He never gets into human food, so I'm sure it's not a tummy ache.
Vibes he is fine and is talking because he feel good.
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I finally got blood drawn and also had to pee in the cup....
ONE HOUR LATER I got home.
GROAN!
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I appreciated all of the comments regarding Blue Moon and related to it. We did not last long watching it and stopped not long after Elizabeth arrived at the bar.
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Washer and dryer are IN and have just completed an initial "clean out" cycle.
Let's all fervently hope this means our long national nightmare is over.
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My closet is also done (except for the re-carpeting) and usable (except for the re-carpeting). Said re-carpeting will happen when the carpet guy returns from his big family Thanksgiving visit to the Napa Valley. I've at least got my clothes out of the bathroom and hung back up, which is nice.
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Today, I dropped the kids off at their Canadian school, Mrs R and her friend took the ferry to Victoria, and I can now sit and crank up some vinyl treasures.
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Let’s start with pianist Eddie Heywood, a favorite of mine. On “Portrait of an Island” he performs his suite honoring Martha’s Vineyard.
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Eddie wrote “Canadian Sunset” and “Soft Summer Breeze,” and, as his 1950s LP covers will tell you, he lost the ability to use his hands for awhile. But he got it back. This is from 1973 on some private label.
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Washer and dryer are IN and have just completed an initial "clean out" cycle.
Let's all fervently hope this means our long national nightmare is over.
Yay. Vibes you are very happy with your new washer and dryer. I hope you replaced the hose and vent.
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My closet is also done (except for the re-carpeting) and usable (except for the re-carpeting). Said re-carpeting will happen when the carpet guy returns from his big family Thanksgiving visit to the Napa Valley. I've at least got my clothes out of the bathroom and hung back up, which is nice.
:)
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Today, I dropped the kids off at their Canadian school, Mrs R and her friend took the ferry to Victoria, and I can now sit and crank up some vinyl treasures.
Enjoy your quiet time.
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I voted and am waiting for my email confirmation.
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It has been confirmed.
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Washer and dryer are IN and have just completed an initial "clean out" cycle.
Let's all fervently hope this means our long national nightmare is over.
Yay. Vibes you are very happy with your new washer and dryer. I hope you replaced the hose and vent.
All replaced. It's the store's policy to install everything new.
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It has been confirmed.
You got two posts out of that. Why didn't I think of that? :)
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Is everything settled when the Zoom call will be?
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DR RODZINSKI I have never seen BOOM, but now I want to.
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Interesting link from DR FREDDIE.
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I think it’s there on YouTube to be watched in full.
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My low PT count has gone up from 114 in August to 141 today....the lowest number in the GREEN range is 150 - so I think I am improving.
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I guess I will have to make Vitamin B12 a regular thing.
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My low PT count has gone up from 114 in August to 141 today....the lowest number in the GREEN range is 150 - so I think I am improving.
Great news!
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Great news on the PT count. As PT Barnum once said, there’s a flavored vitamin B12 tablet to suck on every minute.
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Great news about washer & dryer too. Never fun when the big machines are down.
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I have moved on from Eddie Heywood but stayed in the piano realm. A composer named Dane Rudhyar’s work, performed by Michael Sellars under the composer’s supervision. Presented by the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation on Orion Records out of Los Angeles using the “Super Stereo Sound Dolby Process.” Also from 1973.
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Dane Rudhyar “pioneered in the integration of depth-psychology, astrology and a cyclocosmic philosophy of existence.”
So say the liner notes.
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DR Jrand75 is scraping ice, driving on ice, and watching ice on the teevee. I am beginning to sense a theme here.
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We watched Blue Moon this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes, there is a lot of talking.
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And it's kind of a downer.
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But well done.
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I love how the credits list the character as "Stevie Sondheim." Even though his presence is an anachronism.
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Anyone up for a round of pinochle?
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Doing laundry and making turkey stock.
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And trying to avoid Black Friday emails. Oy and vey.
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I never learned pinochle.
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I seem to recollect that pinochle was a punchline in something - a show? a comedy album? - but I can't remember what now.
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I love pinochle.
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The only thing on my calendar today is a blood donation. I wanted to wait until after the holiday, because sometimes it makes me really tired. I shall then laze about for a few days.
Are you drinking enough water before and after your donation?
All done! And I drink SO much water beforehand.
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I love how the credits list the character as "Stevie Sondheim." Even though his presence is an anachronism.
And the character is hardly the Sondheim who cried ugly at the opening of Carousel.
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But it was fun hearing him toss about “weighty affairs will just have to wait.”
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Now playing…
Songs by Dwayne Hickman, “Dobie” in glorious mono on Capitol Records, 1960. Arranged and conducted by Jimmie Haskell. Produced by Karl Engeman.
Dwayne has a pleasant voice, not nasal, on what was his only LP.
What’s nice and a bit unusual for its time is this seems to be all original songs.
I don’t remember buying this but it’s in great shape with the original Capitol inner sleeve.
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Interesting to consider that Sondheim, at the time of .. FORUM, wasn't given a Tony nomination for that score.
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According to a sticker, it was originally sold at a G-E-X dept store or Government Employees Exchange, if any of you remember those. It was sold for the Low Member Price of 1.77.
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I seem to recollect that pinochle was a punchline in something - a show? a comedy album? - but I can't remember what now.
Google's AI offers these thoughts
Pinochle appears in pop culture through its connection to historical and cultural references, such as being the "pinochle of his career" quote about director Michael Curtiz, Hillary Clinton's mention in a 2008 campaign ad, and its appearance in media like the Dungeons and Dragons podcast Dungeons and Daddies. It is also referenced in older media, sometimes as an allusion to "píña coladas" from the Rupert Holmes song, and is a part of modern online and real-world communities.
Historical and political references:
Director Michael Curtiz famously called the film Yankee Doodle Dandy the "pinochle of his career".
During her 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton used the line, "I was raised on pinochle and the American Dream," in a TV ad to evoke a connection to her Pennsylvania roots.
The card game has been the subject of temporary bans and anti-German sentiment in some U.S. cities due to its German heritage, as noted in this Wikipedia article.
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A closer look reveals G-E-X marked it down to 77 cents. No wonder this was Dobie’s only record.
With Jimmie Haskell involved, it sounds like songs Ricky Nelson turned down. Barry DeVorzon wrote a few on here.
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Thanks to DR FREDDIE and DR RODZINSKI for their comments.
I like to hear "Dobie" sing a song called "I Pass Your House" ... I lip synched it in a talent show and just got more creepy and stalkerish as the song went on....I think I got second place.
I wore a fedora and a raincoat.
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I was reading DR LAURA's quote.
I am channeling Rueben in THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS: "There are some people who are just too God damned ignorant to live."
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TOD: I put in my earbuds and clicked on "liked songs." The prologue to Into the Woods came on, and I didn't get to the end of it before I was done.
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We haven't heard from Iris in a while. I know she is undergoing treatment for cancer. So today's donation is in her honor.
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Good thinking DR LAURA.
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Iris -- if you needed blood products during your treatment, know that a unit has been put back into circulation for you.
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I know that most of us here can't donate; I do it for all of us.
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Thanks to DR FREDDIE and DR RODZINSKI for their comments.
I like to hear "Dobie" sing a song called "I Pass Your House" ... I lip synched it in a talent show and just got more creepy and stalkerish as the song went on....I think I got second place.
I wore a fedora and a raincoat.
If you’d have asked me what the best song on the record is, that would have been my pick. It’s lovely!
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But creepy.
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I’ve been thinking I need to give blood soon, yes.
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It's really not a big thing. Usually a quick sting and that's it. The last couple times, the phlebotomists have been so good that I didn't even have a sting. The actual donation is only about five minutes. Then sit around and eat guilt-free snacks for a few minutes.
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Washer and dryer are IN and have just completed an initial "clean out" cycle.
Let's all fervently hope this means our long national nightmare is over.
Yay. Vibes you are very happy with your new washer and dryer. I hope you replaced the hose and vent.
All replaced. It's the store's policy to install everything new.
Excellent.
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It has been confirmed.
You got two posts out of that. Why didn't I think of that? :)
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My low PT count has gone up from 114 in August to 141 today....the lowest number in the GREEN range is 150 - so I think I am improving.
This is very encouraging. When will you test it again?
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FIVE!
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I guess I will have to make Vitamin B12 a regular thing.
How much do you need to take?
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And it's kind of a downer.
I really didn't want to watch a downer with annoying people talking.
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I’m listening now to a downer with annoying people singing. Well, they’re a Canadian teen female goth metal trio. Freeze the Fall. I thrifted this record still in shrinkwrap, thinking, hey if they make it big, maybe I’ll have something. It’s actually melodic but so compressed and supercharged.
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I'm up, I'm up - nine hours of sleep.
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Either Wacky Noodles or spaghetti with butter and cheese.
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That's what I'll make shortly.
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No one should pay 19.98 for Blue Moon. Trust me - no one is and by Monday it will drop to under ten bucks.
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Glad to hear that the washer & dryer of DR CHAS SMITH are in place and ready to function.
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FIVE!
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That's really nice!
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And it's kind of a downer.
I really didn't want to watch a downer with annoying people talking.
HHW RAVES: "A downer with annoying people talking."
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FIVE!
Thank you.
That's really nice!
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And it's kind of a downer.
I really didn't want to watch a downer with annoying people talking.
HHW RAVES: "A downer with annoying people talking."
;D
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DR JANE although the results of my labs are on the MY Chart - I doubt that they will be viewed by my doctor until next week....he may still be on holiday.
Then we shall see what the "official" opinion is.
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Who was the first author to use fentanyl in a murder mystery.
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You?
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According to Google AI - The Thursday Murder Club in 2020, one of two in 2020 to do so. Unfortunately for them, yes, I, BK, was the very first in Murder at the Magic Castle in 2019. Do I get the credit? Nooooo.
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That record-busting millstone for BK is so close!
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Currently spinning a German lp of an electronic band recreating “The Music of John Carpenter.” Sings from Halloween I and II, The Fog, Christine, other titles written in German.
I got it at an antique shoppe in Santa Barbara. But it has an old sticker from Footlight in NYC. This is one well-traveled record.
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Fred’s 2nd HHW identity has almost as many posts as my 20-year-old one.
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Fred’s 2nd HHW identity has almost as many posts as my 20-year-old one.
:)
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I enjoyed that so much I’m now spinning the “Big Trouble in Little China” soundtrack by Carpenter. On Enigma Records from 1986.
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I know that most of us here can't donate; I do it for all of us.
Good for you, DR Laura.
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Sorry you don't have easy access to your funky playlist for car trips. 8)
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It’s raining slightly. And I will be ushering tonight outdoors for the river parade.
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Joy.
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The interview at Trader Joe’s went okay.
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I should hear by Monday.
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I should hear by Monday.
Sending vibes.
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DR JANE although the results of my labs are on the MY Chart - I doubt that they will be viewed by my doctor until next week....he may still be on holiday.
Then we shall see what the "official" opinion is.
I love being able to see test results on MyChart without having to wait to hear from the doctor.
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According to Google AI - The Thursday Murder Club in 2020, one of two in 2020 to do so. Unfortunately for them, yes, I, BK, was the very first in Murder at the Magic Castle in 2019. Do I get the credit? Nooooo.
You should tell Google AI that it is wrong.
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It’s raining slightly. And I will be ushering tonight outdoors for the river parade.
Good luck the rain eases up.
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The interview at Trader Joe’s went okay.
:)
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I should hear by Monday.
Sending vibes the news is good.
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DR John, would the job at Trader Joe’s interfer with potential substitute teaching jobs?
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Interestingly, on the day of my birth here in Los Angeles, many interesting things were playing in NY on the B'way and even some movies that hadn't come to LA, like the French film, Panique (based on Simenon's Monsieur Hire). But on Broadway, can you even imagine being able to see some of these shows? For example: A Streetcar Named Desire with its original cast. Rodgers and Hammerstein's flop, Allegro. Thomas Mitchell in An Inspector Calls. Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun. Born Yesterday. Brigadoon. Finian's Rainbow. Helen Hayes in Happy Birthday, directed by Josh Logan. Frank Fay in Harvey. High Button Shoes. Maurice Evans in Shaw's Man and Superman. Judith Anderson in Medea. Basil Rathbone in The Heiress. The Winslow Boy. Amazing, huh?
That's amazing. Of course, that's looking back on what those movies and shows became.
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The interview at Trader Joe’s went okay.
3rd callback... did they make you dance?
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Good luck!
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A 15-hour documentary on the Story of Film? On Amazon Prime.
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Keith got Wordle in three.
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Good evening!
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Great, DR George!
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Keith got Wordle in three.
Great for Keith!
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I got Wordle in 4 today.
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I'm one of the very few, apparently, who liked "Blue Moon."
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Keith got Wordle in three.
Great for Keith!
Thank you.
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I got Wordle in 4 today.
Very good.
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What a spam-filled day - at least ten spams a minute.
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Someone screenshot what will happen momentarily.
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Looking for a movie. The DGA app is misbehaving.
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Annoying.
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Wacky Noodles were excellent.
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Later, I had rice pudding. One more pill to take around nine o'clock.
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And I don't care who knows it.
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All right - screen shot the next post.
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And here it is.
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And here it is.
Yes, here it is! Congrats on your latest millstone, BK! ;D
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Now, to ketchup on today's posts!
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And here it is.
Yes, here it is!
Congratulations, BK, on your record-breaking new millstone!
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Is everything settled when the Zoom call will be?
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We have our washer & dryer delivery and hookup this morning between ten and noon. Pray that everything goes well with that. I need to do some laundry! :)
Then, this afternoon I must get myself back in gear for playing the show!
I hope it all went well, ChasSmith!
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I may be the vodka drinker.
Well not this early in the day.
As "they" say: It's five o'clock somewhere.
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Well that was an ordeal.
For someone reason the battery in the PT decided it didn't want to start at a 22 degree outside temp.
Which means I had to take Dennis the Smart Car - which meant I had to scrape the windows.
Yikes! :o Fortunately, it's going fo be a while before it gets that cold around here!
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Congratulations, BK, on your lofty new perch in the HHW firmament!!!
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That's a lot of words!!
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I watched the first episode of the gay hockey players series.
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Maybe I have the settings wrong on my teevee, but I found it extremely off-putting that there were long scenes in French and Russian that were not subtitled. I kept thinking, "what's the point"?
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Really annoying.
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And thus endeth my rant.
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It's too bad the costume department couldn't find any clothes for the two male leads to wear. 8)
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We are enjoying a re-watch of the British sitcom To the Manor Born, from 1979. Penelope Keith is magnificent.
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Turkey broth is completed and the house smells magnificent.
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It is supposed to snow here continuously from 10:00pm tonight until 5:00pm tomorrow night, but the total predicted accumulation is only 4 inches.
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Good night, friends.
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And others.
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DR John, would the job at Trader Joe’s interfer with potential substitute teaching jobs?
Don’t know yet.
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Congrats, BK.
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It’s raining now. Yay!
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Gratuitous post 200!
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Back to Stella. I think the actress reading Stella’s quotes isn’t very good.
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Boom!
Speaking of Boom!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umcQbYSL1yU&pp=ygUPTGl6IHRheWxvciBib29t
Oh, my goodness! :o Hopefully, they get called out on it!
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It's too bad the costume department couldn't find any clothes for the two male leads to wear. 8)
In the same vein, there's some kind of budget problem at TRACKER where they can't afford to get the star Justin Hartley T-shirts that fit him.
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So, I don't specifically follow MickeyJoTheatre (https://youtube.com/@mickeyjotheatre) on YouTube, but his review videos show up in my feed every once in a while. Here's his (40 minute!) take on The Queen of Versailles:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg22dibDg
He did not like it. ::)
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So, I don't specifically follow MickeyJoTheatre (https://youtube.com/@mickeyjotheatre) on YouTube, but his review videos show up in my feed every once in a while. Here's his (40 minute!) take on The Queen of Versailles:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg22dibDg
He did not like it. ::)
Right near the beginning, he seems rather surprised and upset that they wouldn't give him press tickets. I'm sure that didn't affect his opinion, but I can't help wondering if that was involved with the uncharacteristically nasty tone he had for the whole video.
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You can’t be sure that didn’t affect his review.
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Stella’s ending was sad. She had a form of dementia.
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Starting The Painted Veil. The star is listed in the credits as Garbo, not Greta Garbo.
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Page turn!
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Eight!
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Love Life arrived today. I won’t be able to listen to it for two days.
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I know this commercial acts like having a boss who knows everything about the employees is a good thing,
But having a boss who behaved like this would be creepy to me
"paycom" commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npsMaQpT7gA
Agreed! It's one thing for a boss to know most things about their employees' work history, but to just spout out personal things while walking past, that's pretty weird. :P
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Love Life arrived today. I won’t be able to listen to it for two days.
Cool. My copy has finally shipped and should arrive on Monday. :)
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Congratulations!
Thanks, Jane! I was quite surprised!
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The Carnegie Hall website says that Jack Viertel's show there in March 2026 was cancelled.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/03/02/Cancelled-The-Secret-Life-of-the-American-Musical-0800PM
That's too bad. :-\
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Washer and dryer are IN and have just completed an initial "clean out" cycle.
Let's all fervently hope this means our long national nightmare is over.
Congrats, ChasSmith!
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Eddie wrote “Canadian Sunset” and “Soft Summer Breeze,” and, as his 1950s LP covers will tell you, he lost the ability to use his hands for awhile. But he got it back. This is from 1973 on some private label.
Very cool.
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Congrats to MR BK on his millstone.
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No snow yet.....but we are just under a Winter Storm Watch not a warning.
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DR singdaw the second episodes include some subtitles when a foreign language conversation live OR text happens.
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It is finally Saturday which it has felt like for at least the last 24 hours.
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Still watching Carol Burnett & Dave Karger talking about movies and sketches on the Carol Burnett show taking on similar movies.
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Interesting.
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Now I am trying to decide if I want to watch 42nd Street or Kiss Of The Spider Woman....I shall probably be asleep before either of them ends.
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Yes I have lots of emails telling me about bargains bargains bargains .....
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I voted and am waiting for my email confirmation.
It has been confirmed.
I voted twice last night (using different email addresses) and haven't gotten a confirmation email from either! :o
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I voted both times on my phone, so that may be the issue. I'll try again on my desktop computer.
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Interesting. Barbara Cook sounds like she’s on AGT, but she’s having fun. The Best of Times is great. And the video cuts off Hearn before the last word.
https://youtu.be/wrjWW7NpvDU
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My low PT count has gone up from 114 in August to 141 today....the lowest number in the GREEN range is 150 - so I think I am improving.
That's great, Jrand!
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Good night, all.
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Interesting. Barbara Cook sounds like she’s on AGT, but she’s having fun. The Best of Times is great. And the video cuts off Hearn before the last word.
https://youtu.be/wrjWW7NpvDU
I don't think I've seen any video of George Hearn as Zaza in costume. I've seen still photos, but I don't remember ever seeing video. Pretty cool...except for the early cutoff of the video. ::)
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I never learned pinochle.
Neither have I. Should I?
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I seem to recollect that pinochle was a punchline in something - a show? a comedy album? - but I can't remember what now.
Google's AI offers these thoughts
Pinochle appears in pop culture through its connection to historical and cultural references, such as being the "pinochle of his career" quote about director Michael Curtiz, Hillary Clinton's mention in a 2008 campaign ad, and its appearance in media like the Dungeons and Dragons podcast Dungeons and Daddies. It is also referenced in older media, sometimes as an allusion to "píña coladas" from the Rupert Holmes song, and is a part of modern online and real-world communities.
Historical and political references:
Director Michael Curtiz famously called the film Yankee Doodle Dandy the "pinochle of his career".
During her 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton used the line, "I was raised on pinochle and the American Dream," in a TV ad to evoke a connection to her Pennsylvania roots.
The card game has been the subject of temporary bans and anti-German sentiment in some U.S. cities due to its German heritage, as noted in this Wikipedia article.
Thanks for the info, Freddie!
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Thanks to DR FREDDIE and DR RODZINSKI for their comments.
I like to hear "Dobie" sing a song called "I Pass Your House" ... I lip synched it in a talent show and just got more creepy and stalkerish as the song went on....I think I got second place.
I wore a fedora and a raincoat.
Congrats on the win, Jrand. That's actually a pretty cool prize.
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We haven't heard from Iris in a while. I know she is undergoing treatment for cancer. So today's donation is in her honor.
Very sweet idea, Laura.
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It's really not a big thing. Usually a quick sting and that's it. The last couple times, the phlebotomists have been so good that I didn't even have a sting. The actual donation is only about five minutes. Then sit around and eat guilt-free snacks for a few minutes.
A former coworker of mine has been donating blood regularly for many years.
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FIVE!
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cb/1e/a2/cb1ea25386b5fb22da5b5d8f7c9e09ec.jpg)
Very nice, Jane.
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And it's kind of a downer.
I really didn't want to watch a downer with annoying people talking.
HHW RAVES: "A downer with annoying people talking."
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According to Google AI - The Thursday Murder Club in 2020, one of two in 2020 to do so. Unfortunately for them, yes, I, BK, was the very first in Murder at the Magic Castle in 2019. Do I get the credit? Nooooo.
There should be a way to rectify this egregious error! >:(
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I should hear by Monday.
Sending vibes.
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Oh, look! It's PAGE NINE!! :D
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Keith got Wordle in three.
Congrats to Keith!
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Great, DR George!
Thanks, Kevin!
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I got Wordle in 4 today.
That's great, Kevin!
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What a spam-filled day - at least ten spams a minute.
Oh, my goodness! I can't imagine getting that many!
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It's too bad the costume department couldn't find any clothes for the two male leads to wear. 8)
:o
;D
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Maybe I need to see this show...but how??
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It's too bad the costume department couldn't find any clothes for the two male leads to wear. 8)
In the same vein, there's some kind of budget problem at TRACKER where they can't afford to get the star Justin Hartley T-shirts that fit him.
Don't you just hate it when that happens! ;)
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So, I don't specifically follow MickeyJoTheatre (https://youtube.com/@mickeyjotheatre) on YouTube, but his review videos show up in my feed every once in a while. Here's his (40 minute!) take on The Queen of Versailles:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ragg22dibDg
He did not like it. ::)
Right near the beginning, he seems rather surprised and upset that they wouldn't give him press tickets. I'm sure that didn't affect his opinion, but I can't help wondering if that was involved with the uncharacteristically nasty tone he had for the whole video.
That is a possibility. :-\
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Stella’s ending was sad. She had a form of dementia.
Oh, no. :(
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So yesterday, family and friends gathered at my sister's house for the Thanksgiving festivities.
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We had 11 people there. My sister borrowed a square-ish wooden table from Shelly as an extender for her dining room table, and everyone was able to sit and eat comfortably.
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The only photo that I took of the food was this of the totally homemade pumpkin pie that my housemate Shelly made from actual pumpkins, not canned:
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Finished with my viewing. A documentary.
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Had some crackers.
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Some crackers had me.
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That doesn't sound right.
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Spams have almost stopped.
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Thank heavens.
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Even the crust was totally homemade! It was really quite good, and here it is right now in the process of being devoured by myself:
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Spams have almost stopped.
Whew!
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Here's a picture of my sister's house with the Christmas lights up and on, but it's in the middle of the day, so you can't see them too well:
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Here's the house at night:
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Zoom fun is Sunday at 4 my time, 7 East Coast, and whatever time the one-hour zones would be. I've already set it up after a thirty-minute ordeal with Zoom because nothing worked when I launched it. I had to change the password three times to finally log in and then it was a whole different thing instead of my usual window that's been there for five damn years. I finally called and got an AI thing at which point I began yelling so Miss AI said, "I hear that you're frustrated, I'll put you through to an agent." At that point, I wanted to eat the head of a chicken and I told him to get my damn window back or lose me as a Zoom customer. We finally got it back and I told him I better never have this issue again. Apparently, when you have a new Mac you have to go through everything all over again as if you've never been a Zoom customer. Which is insanity itself.
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Haven't quite decided how I want to get people the link, which I've now created. Not sure I want to put it in the notes, but we'll see.
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Zoom fun is Sunday at 4 my time, 7 East Coast, and whatever time the one-hour zones would be. I've already set it up after a thirty-minute ordeal with Zoom because nothing worked when I launched it. I had to change the password three times to finally log in and then it was a whole different thing instead of my usual window that's been there for five damn years. I finally called and got an AI thing at which point I began yelling so Miss AI said, "I hear that you're frustrated, I'll put you through to an agent." At that point, I wanted to eat the head of a chicken and I told him to get my damn window back or lose me as a Zoom customer. We finally got it back and I told him I better never have this issue again. Apparently, when you have a new Mac you have to go through everything all over again as if you've never been a Zoom customer. Which is insanity itself.
How rude! >:( Glad you got it resolved, BK.
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Love Life arrived today. I won’t be able to listen to it for two days.
Mine too! I'll probably have to wait until the middle of next week to listen, though I've heard it once on streaming.
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New notes are up.
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Up are new notes.
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I've seen them.
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I've read them.
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I wrote them.