But I liked the scene where the lady of the house beats Susana with a whip.
DR John G, I spoke to Hugh Martin several times in 1998, when I was working on The Boys from Syracuse for Encores! He had a great sense of humor, especially about himself and his own work, and I found him absolutely charming. I sorta feel the same way about the score for High Spirits. I think the music and lyrics are great - for reasons I'll never know, "If I Gave You" breaks my heart - and I would love to see Martin's original sketches; I would love to know what Harry Zimmerman brought to the arran gements in his orchestrations, which I think are really good. The wonderful overture for the show was written by Luther Henderson.
..and then I actually stopped.
I forgot to mention, after the horror show of the cramped hands, yesterday was a complete day and evening with not a single cramp. Isn' that weird?
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The mountain ceder pollen level is high when it hits 100. Today, the count is 16,100. That’s just insane.
I should leave town.
I'm up, I'm up - probably seven hours of sleep.
Trump will run Venezuela? Isn't the actual line in "Matilda" - "She take me money and run Venezuela"
Quote from: Freddie on January 03, 2026, 09:29:29 AMTrump will run Venezuela? Isn't the actual line in "Matilda" - "She take me money and run Venezuela"I think I smell a parody.
Quote from: elmore3003 on January 03, 2026, 04:34:13 AMDR John G, I spoke to Hugh Martin several times in 1998, when I was working on The Boys from Syracuse for Encores! He had a great sense of humor, especially about himself and his own work, and I found him absolutely charming. I sorta feel the same way about the score for High Spirits. I think the music and lyrics are great - for reasons I'll never know, "If I Gave You" breaks my heart - and I would love to see Martin's original sketches; I would love to know what Harry Zimmerman brought to the arrangements in his orchestrations, which I think are really good. The wonderful overture for the show was written by Luther Henderson.I think that recording of Boys is a desert island disc for me, and Martin’s vocal arrangements, especially on Sing for Your Supper, are out of this world.
DR John G, I spoke to Hugh Martin several times in 1998, when I was working on The Boys from Syracuse for Encores! He had a great sense of humor, especially about himself and his own work, and I found him absolutely charming. I sorta feel the same way about the score for High Spirits. I think the music and lyrics are great - for reasons I'll never know, "If I Gave You" breaks my heart - and I would love to see Martin's original sketches; I would love to know what Harry Zimmerman brought to the arrangements in his orchestrations, which I think are really good. The wonderful overture for the show was written by Luther Henderson.
