Topic: AN AMERICAN IN SHERMAN OAKS LISTENS TO AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Read 5040 times)

bk · « **on:** October 22, 2019, 12:05:33 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were written by an American at the computer, and now it is time for you to post until the American cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:06:30 AM »

And the word of the day is: GRAVITAS!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:18:11 AM »

First post after BK.

TCB · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:18:30 AM »

Well, good night.

George · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:20:25 AM »

From last night: Tom, the reason I didn't take a whole donut was because a whole donut is almost too much anymore, and there weren't too many left, and I had it not too long after I got to work.

George · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:20:37 AM »

Good night, Tom.

Michael · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2019, 03:54:42 AM »

Good morning to all

elmore3003 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:04:50 AM »

Good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:06:52 AM »

I actually slept rather well last night. I think the Tylenol PM is the best of the various meds I've tried, but I still miss a strong pain med.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:11:11 AM »

Today I will spend a couple of hours going through the full score of this Holiday Overture, checking for anything I've botched or overlooked, and cueing the short score. I'm hoping that tomorrow I can send it to London.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:11:34 AM »

I need to spend a part of the day assembling my weekly meds and tidying things.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:18:55 AM »

Last Sunday, for the first time in years, I listened to Marc Blitzstein's opera Regina, and I liked it much more than I did when I first played the City Opera recording over 20 years ago. I am no fan of conductor John Mauceri, but I suppose at some point I should get his recording with his "improvements." It made me want to reread Hellman's The Little Foxes.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:21:17 AM »

DR vixmom, I was wondering how the washer search was progressing. Very good!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:22:53 AM »

And now . . . (drum roll) it's time to clean the kitty dishes and the litter.

My life is too exciting.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:23:32 AM »

Please keep thoses property selling vibes coming. I'm two months behind in my health insurance.

John G. · « **Reply #15 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:48:51 AM »

Good morning, all.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:49:04 AM »

The cats are taken care of and the bed is made. I want to dig around for my copy of William Mann's book Tinseltown. I've been curious since I started working with Joshie on Mack & Mabel.

John G. · « **Reply #17 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:49:20 AM »

I have to get ready for work.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:52:04 AM »

Yesterday afternoon I dragged out the Big Ladder to put away the various cartons of Fancy Feast that have been piling up on the chest of drawers. I must have been straining my left leg because the pains in my left thigh when I stand or walk means I've pulled something wrong.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:52:33 AM »

Good morning, DR JohnG!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 22, 2019, 04:53:01 AM »

And that's enough of me this morning.

vixmom · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2019, 05:10:41 AM »

Buenos Dias

vixmom · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2019, 05:11:17 AM »

TCB, I did say good night, I just said it in Spanish

vixmom · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2019, 05:13:38 AM »

I knew housing prices varied wildly throughout the US and that I live in high cost area, but I had no idea that appliance prices also varied so much.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #24 on:** October 22, 2019, 06:32:07 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #25 on:** October 22, 2019, 06:35:01 AM »

I wonder if I still have any of those Felix Slatkin recordings. I know I have a few of son Leonard’s which I’ve very much enjoyed.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #26 on:** October 22, 2019, 06:52:42 AM »

I love An American in Paris and will listen to a good “raw” performance any old day. Yesterday while driving to rehearsal, this American heard on the radio one of the most bland and silly renditions of Rhapsody in Blue ever. It was so remarkably undeserving of preservation that I stuck it out to the end just to hear the names of soloist and conductor. I was relieved to recognize neither.

Nothing unusual about that, of course. Just a sadly typical moment in the state of radio programming nowadays. I’ve often wondered how a radio station curated by Yrs Truly would go over, if indeed it would go over at all. Of course that’s the same thing I always wondered about a repertory movie theater, should I win the right kind of lottery.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 22, 2019, 07:03:09 AM »

Breakfast break!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #28 on:** October 22, 2019, 07:13:50 AM »

I had some light allergy irritation on my drive back from Ohio. Yesterday it was worse, so I took a Benadryl last night and slept remarkably soundly. Even better, I’m fairly well dried up, and what a huge relief that is. Now I need to find a little energy to compensate for the effects of the Benadryl, but that’s a problem I don’t so much mind having.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 22, 2019, 07:15:42 AM »

I have fallen in love with his dog. If I weren't in the shape I'm in, I'd run to Brooklyn and adopt her!
https://www.nycacc.org/adopt/peggy-79003

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