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[Jeanne]

Sorry DR TCB.....I forgot the movie hasn't been released yet in the Northwest.

 

[vixmom]

Yes  Imeant to mention how very much I enjoyed the notes today

[vixmom]

I also enjoyed my dinner

[Jeanne]

I don't think I could do justice here about my "Fan Boy" status about the Sherman Brothers.  Recently, I saw Richard Sherman in concert at the D23 Expo in Anaheim a few weeks ago.  It was an hour of pure bliss.  He was on a bill with Alan Menken, who played the second hour and was amazing also.  Part of my love for Disney goes back to my interest in Walt Disney himself, and I'm always excited when people talk about working with Walt, and that's what Richard did in his portion of the concert.  He played and sang bits of almost everything he and his brother wrote for the Disney company. 

The cross section of everyone attending the concert was interesting (I waited in line for 4 hours, and I'd do it again in a second) people were very polite with their applause when Richard did his thing, but they went wild when Alan Menken did his part.  I always wonder about these young Disney fans.  Do people even know that Walt Disney was a person?  Do they know that the company produced fantastic movies BEFORE "The Little Mermaid"? 

I have found that many of the 20somethings I work with have no foundation in anything that happened before their time -- history, literature, culture, music, anything. And they don't care.

The other night on a JEOPARDY rerun of their Teen Tournament, the category was song lyrics.  I don't remember the exact answer, but basically it was "Frank Sinatra sang, If I can make it there  I'm gonna make it just about anywhere, about...."


All three of the teens looked at Alex as if he had two heads.  And there was no recognition when he told them it was New York, New York.   Hello!

hard to believe, isn't it?

[vixmom]

Vixdad had a bowl of chili and a cheesburger

[vixmom]

I had a caeser salad and 5 grilled shrimp, seasoned rice  and apple sauce ---

[vixmom]

I actually had 10 shrimp but I  brought 5 home

[Jeanne]

I don't think I could do justice here about my "Fan Boy" status about the Sherman Brothers.  Recently, I saw Richard Sherman in concert at the D23 Expo in Anaheim a few weeks ago.  It was an hour of pure bliss.  He was on a bill with Alan Menken, who played the second hour and was amazing also.  Part of my love for Disney goes back to my interest in Walt Disney himself, and I'm always excited when people talk about working with Walt, and that's what Richard did in his portion of the concert.  He played and sang bits of almost everything he and his brother wrote for the Disney company. 

The cross section of everyone attending the concert was interesting (I waited in line for 4 hours, and I'd do it again in a second) people were very polite with their applause when Richard did his thing, but they went wild when Alan Menken did his part.  I always wonder about these young Disney fans.  Do people even know that Walt Disney was a person?  Do they know that the company produced fantastic movies BEFORE "The Little Mermaid"? 

I have found that many of the 20somethings I work with have no foundation in anything that happened before their time -- history, literature, culture, music, anything. And they don't care.

The other night on a JEOPARDY rerun of their Teen Tournament, the category was song lyrics.  I don't remember the exact answer, but basically it was "Frank Sinatra sang, If I can make it there  I'm gonna make it just about anywhere, about...."


All three of the teens looked at Alex as if he had two heads.  And there was no recognition when he told them it was New York, New York.   Hello!

Maybe that just means that none of them are gay.

LOL.

[Jeanne]

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Bruce--

Yeah, the new version of The Great Gatsby features style over substance.  But then, so does every version, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's original.  (Because I'm not an F. Scott fan, that makes me pretty much a heretic here in Minnesota, where he has many worshippers at his altar.)  Baz Luhrman (sp?) specializes in style over substance, so for me, it's a marriage made in purgatory.  Or something. 

Oddly enough, the only Luhrman entertainment I actually found entertaining was Australia.  And that pretty much bombed, if memory serves.

The only Baz Luhrmann movie that I've seen was "Strictly Ballroom," and I love it! 

George, you never saw MOULIN ROUGE?

Nope.  Should I?

I found"Moulin Rouge" difficult to watch.  Not a fan...

I did, too. I'd heard it called great eye candy, but it fell flat for me.

[bk]

Second rehearsal went very well, but the actor who wasn't prepared on Tuesday is still struggling - I really don't think he's spent the time necessary and one can only hope he buckles down, Winsocki and nails his lyrics by Saturday.

[Jeanne]

Just came from a screening of Blue Jasmine, which I adored.  There was a trailer for the new "Making of Mary Poppins" movie attached to it, and the Sherman Brothers looked like, well, the Sherman Brothers.  Which is good.  Tom Hanks looks about as much like Walt Disney as I do, but whatever, as the kids these days says. 

Is it my imagination, or has Woody Allen gotten his groove back?  His last half-dozen or so movies have been wonderful.  IMHO, of course. 

Ah well, tonight it's laundry and the score album to The Time Machine, by Russell Garcia.  And grapes.  Must not forget the grapes. 

Glad to hear the good report. I'd like to see it.

[Jeanne]

Though I wish the song "My Way" was never written.  Jeeze, what an awful song. 

I agree.

I disagree...sort of.  I don't like the song that's known as "My Way," but the original French is called, "Comme D'Habitude."  Deborah Boily is a singer who translated the original French lyrics and recorded them on her live CD, Thank You For the Music.  On the CD, she tells how she was in France and heard a song and the music sounded familiar.  She realized that it's "My Way," but those lyrics have nothing to do with the original French lyrics, so she translated them and eventually recorded the original French with her new English lyrics on her CD.  However, it's part of a medley and none of the on-line samples that I've found feature that part of the track.  I really do like her English version of "Comme D'Habitude," called "As Usual."

Very interesting. I didn't know any of this.

[Jeanne]

TTFN.

[Cillaliz]

Just came from a screening of Blue Jasmine, which I adored.  There was a trailer for the new "Making of Mary Poppins" movie attached to it, and the Sherman Brothers looked like, well, the Sherman Brothers.  Which is good.  Tom Hanks looks about as much like Walt Disney as I do, but whatever, as the kids these days says. 

Is it my imagination, or has Woody Allen gotten his groove back?  His last half-dozen or so movies have been wonderful.  IMHO, of course. 

Ah well, tonight it's laundry and the score album to The Time Machine, by Russell Garcia.  And grapes.  Must not forget the grapes. 

Glad to hear the good report. I'd like to see it.

Just noticed Blue Jasmine is going to be here starting tomorrow.  With all the heat...I know what I'm going to do

[Robin Raianiemi]

Okay.  Time to read.  Then time for sleep. 

Tomorrow, my fiancee and I are going to Iowa.  Cedar Rapids, to be more precise.  To visit Mike's Aunt, to be even more precise.  And to attempt to avoid this gosh-darned heat, to pinpoint the point down to a fine point. 

[John G.]

I spent most of today screwing around on the computer, playing games, etc.  Finally about 3:30, i got my act together and headed out to run my errands.  Just as I turned off the engine of my car in the Safeway parking lot, the clouds that had been threatening all day, opened up and dumped all of this rain.  By the time I got my wheelchair out of the trunk and rolled myself to the store, i got completely soaked.  Seriously, I looked like I was ready to enter a wet t-shirt contest.

Would you have won?

[John G.]

Okay.  Time to read.  Then time for sleep. 

Tomorrow, my fiancee and I are going to Iowa.  Cedar Rapids, to be more precise.  To visit Mike's Aunt, to be even more precise.  And to attempt to avoid this gosh-darned heat, to pinpoint the point down to a fine point. 

Sounds like a fun trip. I will be traveling across Texas where it goes from hot to hotter.

[Cillaliz]

Okay.  Time to read.  Then time for sleep. 

Tomorrow, my fiancee and I are going to Iowa.  Cedar Rapids, to be more precise.  To visit Mike's Aunt, to be even more precise.  And to attempt to avoid this gosh-darned heat, to pinpoint the point down to a fine point. 

It's hot in Iowa too, trust me on that one

[John G.]

Second rehearsal went very well, but the actor who wasn't prepared on Tuesday is still struggling - I really don't think he's spent the time necessary and one can only hope he buckles down, Winsocki and nails his lyrics by Saturday.

Sorry to hear that. Seems to be a repeat story.

[John G.]

Bruce--

Yeah, the new version of The Great Gatsby features style over substance.  But then, so does every version, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's original.  (Because I'm not an F. Scott fan, that makes me pretty much a heretic here in Minnesota, where he has many worshippers at his altar.)  Baz Luhrman (sp?) specializes in style over substance, so for me, it's a marriage made in purgatory.  Or something. 

Oddly enough, the only Luhrman entertainment I actually found entertaining was Australia.  And that pretty much bombed, if memory serves.

The only Baz Luhrmann movie that I've seen was "Strictly Ballroom," and I love it! 

George, you never saw MOULIN ROUGE?

Nope.  Should I?

I found"Moulin Rouge" difficult to watch.  Not a fan...

That's putting it most politely.

[John G.]

Where has Mr. Pulliam been the last few days?

[George]

Vixdad had a bowl of chili and a cheesburger

Ooo...that sounds good.

[George]

Okay.  Time to read.  Then time for sleep. 

Tomorrow, my fiancee and I are going to Iowa.  Cedar Rapids, to be more precise.  To visit Mike's Aunt, to be even more precise.  And to attempt to avoid this gosh-darned heat, to pinpoint the point down to a fine point.

~~~Travel Vibes!!~~~

[Laura]

Okay.  Time to read.  Then time for sleep. 

Tomorrow, my fiancee and I are going to Iowa.  Cedar Rapids, to be more precise.  To visit Mike's Aunt, to be even more precise.  And to attempt to avoid this gosh-darned heat, to pinpoint the point down to a fine point. 

It's hot in Iowa too, trust me on that one

Sorry. I win.

[George]

Well, it's much too late and I'm finally leaving work.  Since we didn't have a show tonight, I was actually able to get all of my time in for today.  And now, it's over.

Be back later!

[John G.]

Started watching "The Big Heat" tonight. Great Fritz Lang noir.  Wonderful to see a scene in a nightclub with Glenn Ford while the old "Gilda" theme, "Put the Blame on Mame," is playing in the background.

[Sam]

 

Good night.

 

[TCB]

Aww DR TCB, yet you braved the rain instead of sitting in your car.  You should be pleased with yourself.

Well, I had never entered a wet t-shirt contest before, so I figured why not.

[John G.]

Good night, all.

[bk]

I want to enter a wet t-shirt contest.