Topic: DAZED AND CONFUSED (Read 59723 times)

Edisaurus · « **Reply #30 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:39:53 AM »

Any recommendations for a cheapish hotel around Union Square? I think instead of Times Square we might try to stay near the Quad theatre in the village.

Thanks!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #31 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:41:35 AM »

I watched the David Hyde Pierce interview; it was just coming on when I got home from work, so thanks for mentioning it, Cillaliz.

He was good, but hardly got to talk about CURTAINS at all. Made me miss Johnny Carson, and reminded me why I don't watch Conan.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #32 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:45:38 AM »

Good Morning!

-With the theatre conference last week, and my normally non-standard, non-regular sleeping schedule, I really don't think I'm "feeling" DST this year. However, I usually seem to feel it more in the fall since it always seems to seem "so early" for a couple of days.

In any case, I'm up. My oatmeal has been consumed, and I'm sipping another cup of Throat Coat Tea. -My throat and sinuses, etc. feel almost back to normal this morning. (Whew!) -And now that I think of it, with all the A/C in the hotel in Atlanta, it had to be one of the driest hotels I've ever stayed in. I tended to wake up every morning quite parched.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #33 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:46:53 AM »

Good Morning, DR Ben.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #34 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:47:44 AM »

Good Morning, DR Michael S. -How are things in Florida? Any trips back to Montreal planned?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #35 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:48:43 AM »

Good Morning, DR elmore. -Do you remember the first cheap porn you bought? -And it was it really that cheap?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #36 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:52:11 AM »

Good Morning, DR edisaurus. Hmmm.... An almond croissant would go nicely with my tea right now...

As for a hotel around Union Square... The only one that comes right to mind is the W, which is most definitely not cheap. There are some smaller ones a few blocks over in Chelsea. I've had some friends who've stayed at the Chelsea Pines, and they liked it, and said the rates weren't too bad. With the Spring Break and spring tourist season about to kick in, I'd probably just check out Frommer's, and start going down the list of hotels and seeing what's available.

Ben · « **Reply #37 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:55:53 AM »

Oh, porn back then was not cheap!!! Not that I know, all my knowledge about that comes from my friends

There are not many hotels around Union Square. There is the W on 17th Street and Park Avenue South but it ain't cheap.

There are some B&Bs in the neighborhood but they are not low-priced either.

Here is a link to a place on 20th Street which charges $119 a night for a double

Chelsea Lodge

Here is another link to a place on 17th Street

Chelsea Inn

Guest rooms: $89.00 - $139.00+tax
Studio: $139.00 to $179.00+tax
Suite $159.00 to $229.00 +tax
Two room Suite: $199.00 to $279.00+tax
(Tax of 13.375% and 3.50 per room per night not included)

I've walked past it many times. It's near Splash so you could meet Jose there

Ben · « **Reply #38 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:56:49 AM »

Oh, btw, Good Morning back to Jose.

Ben · « **Reply #39 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:57:18 AM »

Seems we were on the same wave regarding low-cost accomodations in Union Square.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #40 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:00:57 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

For some reason, I'm thinking my father had bought a Beta and a VHS - or maybe someone gave us one or the other. -I just seemed to recall coming across some Beta tapes in storage once. However, VHS ended up being the main format for our household. And the second VCR player we had, that JVC model with the big colorful buttons and the "pop-up" loading tray, lasted quite a long time. I took it with me to college, and it survived to my junior year!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #41 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:04:22 AM »

Quote from: Ben on March 13, 2007, 06:55:53 AM

Oh, porn back then was not cheap!!! Not that I know, all my knowledge about that comes from my friends

There are not many hotels around Union Square. There is the W on 17th Street and Park Avenue South but it ain't cheap.

There are some B&Bs in the neighborhood but they are not low-priced either.

Here is a link to a place on 20th Street which charges $119 a night for a double

Chelsea Lodge

Here is another link to a place on 17th Street

Chelsea Inn

Guest rooms: $89.00 - $139.00+tax
Studio: $139.00 to $179.00+tax
Suite $159.00 to $229.00 +tax
Two room Suite: $199.00 to $279.00+tax
(Tax of 13.375% and 3.50 per room per night not included)

I've walked past it many times. It's near Splash so you could meet Jose there

Well, since I've only go to Splash on Monday nights... -And I really don't think I've ever gone there on any other night of the week. (Which probably has more to do with the cover charge later in the week for their theme nights.)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #42 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:08:43 AM »

Quote from: Ben on March 13, 2007, 06:57:18 AM

Seems we were on the same wave regarding low-cost accomodations in Union Square.

Hmm...

I just checked the website for Chelsea Pines Inn.

It seems they've just finished a major renovation. And although I don't see it directly stated on their site, it seems the Chelsea Pines is considered a "Gay Guesthouse", but I'm guessing that also means that they're "hetero-friendly".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #43 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:09:38 AM »

OK... Time for me to wash my oatmeal bowl and get ready to head out. There's WiFi down at the rehearsal studio, so I should be checking in during the lunch break today.

Laters...

elmore3003 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:10:56 AM »

Quote from: Ben on March 13, 2007, 06:36:00 AM

So where might you be moving Mr. Moore? Will it still be close to us so we can come visit you if the mood strikes us?

I do not know. We're looking for a new space as I type this.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #45 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:19:05 AM »

TOD:

I believe I bought my first VCR in January, 1984. It was a Panasonic VHS top loading model and it lasted me clear up until 2001. I had originally bought it for the sole purpose of taping the RSC's NICHOLAS NICKLEBY on PBS. I still have those tapes, even though I long ago purchased the DVD set.

I can't recall what was my first purchased VHS movie. Most probably it was a Disney animation--they were pretty much the first to offer the priced-to-buy videos. Likewise, I can't remember what was my first rental, though I'm pretty sure that THE BIG CHILL was among the first few.

I can definitely recall my first DVDs--CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, THE MATRIX, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE and SOUTH PARK THE MOVIE--all Christmas gifts given to me by my family even though I did not yet have a DVD player.

FJL · « **Reply #46 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:22:52 AM »

My first VCR was bought from Crazy Eddie's on East 57th Street in 1986. They assured me it would be easy to hook up. I found that it wasn't so easy to hook up.

singdaw · « **Reply #47 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:38:46 AM »

Good mornin', all!

I'm dazed and confused...my browser won't allow me to view today's column...keeps reverting to yesterday's. Even though I refresh.

I had a rehearsal last night, so just now catching up on everything.

Thank you, DR Sandra and DR DearReaderLaura, for those fabulous photos yesterday...sitting here at my desk, it's almost like taking a mini-vacation!

Ben · « **Reply #48 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:39:21 AM »

Quote from: FJL on March 13, 2007, 07:22:52 AM

My first VCR was bought from Crazy Eddie's on East 57th Street in 1986. They assured me it would be easy to hook up. I found that it wasn't so easy to hook up.

And our first VCR was purchased from Crazy Eddie's on Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street in 1984. I don't remember the first tape we bought. Videos were incredibly expensive in the early 80s. I remember tapes costing $80 and $90. Too much money for this starving actor.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #49 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:40:31 AM »

My first VCR was purchased at Wall-To-Wall Sound (it was just called Wall-To-Wall Sound then, not yet Wall-To-Wall Sound and Video) for over $400.00! It's tuner only included channels 2 through 13, so if I was taping through those channels I could still watch another station. But if I wanted to tape something "on cable" (channels 14 through 99), I would have to do some cable switching in the back of the TV and would have to watch whatever I was taping.

Is it any wonder why I love my Tivo?

singdaw · « **Reply #50 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:40:49 AM »

DR JoseSPiano, on which unreleased cast album did you star as Keyboard III?

Inquiring minds want to know...

singdaw · « **Reply #51 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:42:56 AM »

**FEEL BETTER** vibes to DR Ron Pulliam

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #52 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:48:02 AM »

My favorite video rental place back then was Movies Unlimited. And they certainly lived up to their name--they had everything[\i]! And if by some chance they didn't have it, they would special order it for you, even if you just wanted to rent it.

singdaw · « **Reply #53 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:50:18 AM »

DR Cillaliz, thanks for your reports on La Mancha. There's a "revisionist" touring production in New Haven, CT right now that's getting some interesting [read: peculiar] reviews.

One time when I was playing Don Quixote - fortunately, it was only a dress rehearsal - our Aldonza went to get a drink at a nearby water fountain and got locked out of the backstage area, missing her next entrance. I was stranded onstage, and had to improvise for 3 or 4 minutes while the stage manager figured out what had happened. It seemed like an eternity. It was the section leading up to "Dulcinea," so her presence was kind of required for us to continue the scene! I can tell you, I was not feeling very gazelle-like at that moment!

Ginny · « **Reply #54 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:02:18 AM »

Tuesday morning greetings! It's supposed to get up in the 70's here today, which is about 20^o above normal and not supposed to last.

TOD - our first experience with video (both cameras and players) involved equipment that DH Richard was allowed to borrow from the school district. We made videotapes of DS Rob's first and second birthdays and several years ago I became hysterical upon discovering that the first one had been taped over. I have now hidden the tape of the second birthday, which is the one I'd have saved anyway, if I'd been made to choose.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #55 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:10:15 AM »

Quote from: bk on March 13, 2007, 01:21:54 AM

And the word of the day is: FRESS!

Fess Parker, an actor of note of yore, is now a winemaker.

His twin brother, Fress Parker, took a stab at running a delicatessen, but couldn't resist eating all the profits.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #56 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:11:09 AM »

TOD -

I have always left the hardware to der Brucer.

singdaw · « **Reply #57 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:12:43 AM »

Fun with symbols:

A mark, a ¥, a $, or a £...

S. Woody White · « **Reply #58 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:14:59 AM »

Just before I woke this morning, I was dreaming.

I dreamt that I was watching 30 Minute Meals with Rachael Ray, but it wasn't RaeRay hosting the show. RaeRay was being played by Leslie Uggams!

She had all of RaeRay's bits and phrases down pat, I hand her that. "Now, isn't that cool!"

S. Woody White · « **Reply #59 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:17:50 AM »

Quote from: bk on March 13, 2007, 01:55:59 AM

That's how he signed his reviews - Steve Sondheim. He reviewed two Hitchcock films, Dial M For Murder and Rear Window, and On The Waterfront, where he praises the score of Leonard Bernstein.

Kissing up, was he?

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