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Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 16, 2026, 12:41:22 AM

Title: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 12:41:22 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes previewed preview two, and now it is time for you to post until the two cows come home.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 12:55:50 AM
And the word of the day is: VICTORY!
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Post by: George on January 16, 2026, 01:14:39 AM
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Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 03:57:10 AM
Good morning, all!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 04:01:56 AM
I slept well until the 3:30 bathroom break. Followingthat, Stella came for a cuddle, followed by a chilly Annabelle who wanted un der the blankets to warm up, then Thatch showed up to be tickled, teased, and cuddled. Then Annabelle returned, followed by a noisy Thatch who seemed, from the noise and his lamentation and wailing,to be tangled in the window blinds. At that point, it was 5:20, and I decided to get up.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 04:10:04 AM
DR George, I was sorry to hear of the passing of Mark Milano, whom I knew from the Cast Recording List. I was not a fan of his; he once pestered me for months over an obscure musical theater citation I no longer remember. At one point he posted on his YouTube channel a number of MGM movie clips in which he replaced the dubbed voice of a singer with the actress' actual voice, for example Ava Gardner in Show Boat. His outrage when the copyright holders forced him to delete the segments was loud and long and ridiculous.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 04:11:03 AM
BK, I'm happy last night's preview went well.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 04:12:08 AM
DR John G, the Facebook video made me laugh. Annabelle says she should be starring, not Thatch.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: ChasSmith on January 16, 2026, 04:27:10 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: ChasSmith on January 16, 2026, 04:30:27 AM
I realized I'm familiar with Mark Milano through other clips and dubbings he's issued, a couple of which I think I downloaded.

I hoped I wasn't conflating two people, but DR Elmore's story pretty much clinches it.

Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: ChasSmith on January 16, 2026, 04:38:17 AM
Vibes to BK & Co. for another op'nin', another show!

This one has me intrigued and I hope we'll get to see video.

Weird is my middle name, so bring it on!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Laura on January 16, 2026, 05:13:21 AM
Good morning.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: ChasSmith on January 16, 2026, 05:21:45 AM
TOD

Watched Antonioni's The Passenger last night, and will continue with commentaries and extra features about it in the coming days. My shameful confession:  this was my first time to see it. I have no excuse.

I'll also be - (finally!) - listening to the new John Wilson Carousel recording that's been sitting here all this time.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: John G. on January 16, 2026, 06:22:59 AM
TOD

Watched Antonioni's The Passenger last night, and will continue with commentaries and extra features about it in the coming days. My shameful confession:  this was my first time to see it. I have no excuse.

I'll also be - (finally!) - listening to the new John Wilson Carousel recording that's been sitting here all this time.

Love that movie.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: John G. on January 16, 2026, 06:23:17 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: John G. on January 16, 2026, 06:23:43 AM
Not a great night of sleep.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: John G. on January 16, 2026, 06:25:27 AM
TOD:

The Last Showgirl
Maybe I will start Bela Tarr’s Satantango, which is 7 hours long.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 06:42:31 AM
Opening night vibes for MR BK & Co.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 06:43:34 AM
I didn't get in on the conversation last night, so I will say that I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about ten years ago.

i take two tablet of Metformin per day to keep it in check.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 06:44:26 AM
It is 29 degrees with a feels like of 25 degrees. We also have a dusting of snow.

Temps will reach 38 degrees today.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: John G. on January 16, 2026, 06:48:56 AM
Opening night vibes for MR BK & Co.

And more vibes.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 06:49:16 AM
I didn't get in on the conversation last night, so I will say that I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about ten years ago.

i take two tablet of Metformin per day to keep it in check.


I take one tablet of Metformin and one tablet of Jardiance every day.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 06:57:46 AM
It may be a stretch
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 06:58:06 AM

but maybe we can get to page 2 before 10 a.m. (Eastern)

Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 06:58:24 AM
It's not that close

Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 06:58:35 AM
but also not that far
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 06:59:59 AM
But a goal worth reaching

Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 07:00:15 AM
can be a goal worth reaching

Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 07:00:26 AM
With a little effort
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 07:00:43 AM
It can be done.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 07:00:57 AM
PAGE TWO!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 07:02:08 AM
God, I screwed up that post!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 07:05:59 AM
I didn't get in on the conversation last night, so I will say that I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about ten years ago.

i take two tablet of Metformin per day to keep it in check.


I take one tablet of Metformin and one tablet of Jardiance every day.

I take daily two Metformin and two tablets of Glipizide, which I returned to after bombing out with Jardiance.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:02:41 AM
From DR Singdaw,

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LOVED that winter scene of the 3 birds.

Thank you.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:05:26 AM
DR George I'm glad you posted the photo with the shirt you own cuz I didn't see it in that link.  Nice shirt.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:07:29 AM
I did see the photos on the FB link.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:09:45 AM
From DR Jrand,

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I had a lovely visit with two of my sisters today.

Such fun.

Comparing our memories is most enlightening.

That's nice, and it is interesting how childhood memories from siblings can vary.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:11:00 AM
DR George, thanks for the vibes.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:12:05 AM
George, thanks for the congrats last night to Keith and for the "nice" regarding the birds.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:13:03 AM
Wordle 1,672 4/6

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Very good.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 09:18:45 AM
Vibes for an excellent opening night!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 09:23:39 AM
From DR Jrand,

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I had a lovely visit with two of my sisters today.

Such fun.

Comparing our memories is most enlightening.

That's nice, and it is interesting how childhood memories from siblings can vary.


My greedy brother Macbeth's memories seemed to have morphed into being that everyone else was rotten, and he was the only good one - conveniently resulting in he and Lady Joann Macbeth his wife trying to steal our parents' entire estate.  Funny how convenient that can be. :)
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 09:25:23 AM
More broken-leg vibes for BK and company!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 10:31:46 AM
I'm up, I'm up - about seven and a half hours of sleep.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 10:31:59 AM
Computer is doing an update.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 10:32:52 AM
I missed the Mark Milano died post - I saw his name but skipped the post because I, like elmore, had several run-ins with him. Still, sorry to hear it.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 10:33:14 AM
Uh oh, computer restart - back shortly.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 10:50:53 AM
More broken-leg vibes for BK and company!
Ditto!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 10:54:34 AM
This is not my day for posting! I blame Donald trump's plans to invade Poland Greenland.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Laura on January 16, 2026, 11:33:04 AM
Good afternoon.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Rodzinski on January 16, 2026, 11:45:11 AM
Broken leggings for the big LA crew!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: bk on January 16, 2026, 12:06:49 PM
Everything Trump is saying is prime BS and is designed to have everyone not talking about Epstein. It will only get worse in terms of that distraction. Five new things a day.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 12:36:30 PM
I saw a woman at the market today wearing a big embossed t hat  >:(
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 12:38:00 PM
Last night I stupidly let my iPhone update to the iOS 26.2.  Now I can't send a new text message to more than one person.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 12:38:57 PM
A search tells me it is a known bug.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 12:41:40 PM
I am seeing complaints about this as far back as August, so why the heck are they still using it without fixing the problem!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 01:05:41 PM
Some of you may know who my friend Kurt Gänzl is. When I first met him in the 1990s at The Drama Book Shop, he was a London-based writer and leading operetta/British musical theatre historian whose books I really treasure. Now he is retired and living in New Zealand with his partner and cats. He just sent me this review of Annabelle & Thatch:

https://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2026/01/annabelle-and-thatch-miracle-on-w82nd.html
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: George on January 16, 2026, 01:17:04 PM
DR George, I was sorry to hear of the passing of Mark Milano, whom I knew from the Cast Recording List. I was not a fan of his; he once pestered me for months over an obscure musical theater citation I no longer remember. At one point he posted on his YouTube channel a number of MGM movie clips in which he replaced the dubbed voice of a singer with the actress' actual voice, for example Ava Gardner in Show Boat. His outrage when the copyright holders forced him to delete the segments was loud and long and ridiculous.

Oh, my.  Small world that you knew a random person who also owned my shirt. :)
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2026, 01:27:51 PM
My iPhone texting problem has been solved :)
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 02:05:14 PM
Some of you may know who my friend Kurt Gänzl is. When I first met him in the 1990s at The Drama Book Shop, he was a London-based writer and leading operetta/British musical theatre historian whose books I really treasure. Now he is retired and living in New Zealand with his partner and cats. He just sent me this review of Annabelle & Thatch:

https://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2026/01/annabelle-and-thatch-miracle-on-w82nd.html


Wow!  That's fantastic, Larry!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 02:05:47 PM
My iPhone texting problem has been solved :)


Good news, Jane.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Freddie on January 16, 2026, 02:06:06 PM
PAGE THREE!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:16:10 PM
Good phone news DR JANE.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:16:30 PM
DR ELMORE that was a great link.  Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:17:02 PM
DR FREDDIE I enjoyed your PRINCE link.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:17:39 PM
Friday night and I am staying home.

Twenty years ago.....that was unthinkable.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:17:56 PM
Or maybe 30 years ago.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:18:57 PM
I may watch Pillion in a few minutes.

I will certainly have a full repor on the film
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 16, 2026, 02:20:12 PM
I am so excited for MR BK & CO.

Opening nights.....I remember them.....most wonderful and mysterious....what will happen....what will the response be.  All of the work comes down to this!

As Cole Porter so aptly wrote.
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 02:40:38 PM
Friday night and I am staying home.

Twenty years ago.....that was unthinkable.

Same here, Jack!
Title: Re: PREVIEW TWO
Post by: elmore3003 on January 16, 2026, 02:42:57 PM
I am so excited for MR BK & CO.

Opening nights.....I remember them.....most wonderful and mysterious....what will happen....what will the response be.  All of the work comes down to this!

As Cole Porter so aptly wrote.

My last opening night was Oct. 2009, the Broadway ewvival of Finian's Rainbow.