Topic: NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE (Read 856 times)

singdaw · « **Reply #150 on:** January 03, 2026, 06:59:41 PM »

There is something to be said for that.

singdaw · « **Reply #151 on:** January 03, 2026, 06:59:48 PM »

PAGE SIX

singdaw · « **Reply #152 on:** January 03, 2026, 06:59:57 PM »

Good night, friends.

singdaw · « **Reply #153 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:00:03 PM »

And others.

bk · « **Reply #154 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:36:46 PM »

Back from rehearsal.

bk · « **Reply #155 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:37:22 PM »

Run-through was a little sloppy for my taste. Act one ran fifty minutes, so that act is very close to what I want it to be.

bk · « **Reply #156 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:38:47 PM »

Act two ran fifty-five and is ten minutes too long- but in that act the line calls were way too frequent, and then they'd go back a few lines and do it again, etc. I don't think it will be hard to get it down - the entire courtroom scene was too slow so if we shave five minutes off that fifteen or twenty, we'll be very close.

bk · « **Reply #157 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:39:59 PM »

After the run-through, we went back to the top and I got through the first half of act one doing detail work. I changed some blocking, added a bit of ography, changed an entrance location, and worked on the timing.

bk · « **Reply #158 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:40:10 PM »

Then dinner at the Coral Cafe.

bk · « **Reply #159 on:** January 03, 2026, 07:41:00 PM »

Now I'm home and about to start futzing and finessing and then writing new pages. My goal for the next ninety minutes is futzing and finessing and then writing at least six new pages and then later four more.

John G. · « **Reply #160 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:19:14 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 03, 2026, 12:51:40 PM

Quote from: John G. on January 03, 2026, 12:01:55 PM
Listening to two BBC treatments of John Webster plays, The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil. The darkest of evil hearts are flayed here. Ugly, ugly behavior. Fascinating.

Are these audio or BBC broadcasts? The 1970s BBC televised Duchess of Malfi, with Eileen Atkins is on YouTube.

I’ll have to watch that. Thank you.

John G. · « **Reply #161 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:22:40 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on January 03, 2026, 04:37:30 PM

Quote from: John G. on January 03, 2026, 11:59:53 AM
I went outside to water plants and plant two irises. I had my mask on, but it didn’t help much.

John, was it a standard paper mask? I wore Breathe Healthy allergy masks all through Covid and found them to be both more comfortable and better-fitting than paper masks.

Escape-the-pollen vibes!

It was a K-95 or whatever those are called.

John G. · « **Reply #162 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:24:41 PM »

Quote from: Jane on January 03, 2026, 05:18:07 PM

I used to love the Walla Walla Sweet Onion dressing.

Yes. Maybe a tad sweet, but delicious.

John G. · « **Reply #163 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:27:33 PM »

My favorite salad has to be a traditional Greek salad. No lettuce. Just ultra-fresh tomatoes, Kalamata olives, bell peppers, red onion, maybe capers and a slab of feta cheese on top. Drizzle your finest olive oil on top and sprinkle a little dried Greek oregano over the whole plate.

John G. · « **Reply #164 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:28:43 PM »

The Cretan version comes with bits of stale rusk to soak up the oil, maybe sliced cold potato and possibly anchovies.

John G. · « **Reply #165 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:30:30 PM »

Watching 49th Parallel. It’s fairly intense.

John G. · « **Reply #166 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:31:30 PM »

Laurence Olivier hammed it up royally. His French Canadian accent was ridiculous.

John G. · « **Reply #167 on:** January 03, 2026, 08:35:04 PM »

Glynis Johns is so young in this movie.

George · « **Reply #168 on:** January 03, 2026, 09:08:57 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on January 03, 2026, 12:18:44 PM

And of course there's
"My Zelda" - Allan Sherman's take on "Matilda" -

"She took the money and ran with the tailor"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lohlSST9grE