Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on April 10, 2020, 12:49:13 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were the notes of our lives, and now it is time for you to post until the cows of our lives come home.
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And the word of the day is: PLACATE!
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BK, The Mouse that Roared was only eight minutes long? That must've been a pretty short version of the movie.
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I recorded Thoroughly Modern Millie on TCM several years ago and plan to make my own Blu-ray of it. It's never been released on Blu-ray, TCM broadcast it in hi-def (with the overture, intermission and exit music) and I was able to record it in hi-def, so it'll look pretty darned good. Now, I just need to finish it.
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Listening to a barely teen gal play the Menotti piano concerto with Stokowski conducting - circa early 1950s - she would give any well-known pianist a run for their money, and Stokowski's conducting is absolutely the best I've heard for this piece.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Guess I'll shower soon, and try to be in bed by two or thereabouts, like last night.
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And I know this will brighten everyone's day - tomorrow I'll drive to the Bank of Bur and pick up a proper mask. As it turns out, we bought a whole box of them two years ago when one of our Carol Christmas actors was sick and we didn't want her infecting the cast. So, Doug went and got them from the theater :)
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Whether I actually wear it is another story. Certainly if I have to do a Gelson's run I will and maybe into the mail place, but that's IT.
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This Menotti concerto is the berries. Beautiful melodies. Unfortunately, the YouTube thing is from a horrid-sounding transcription disc and has tons of little skips and constant surface noise. I wonder if there's a good copy of it anywhere?
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Good morning, all!
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I did sleep well until around 3:30, and then it became intermittent before the cats around 5:00 decided to invade the bed.
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This morning I will go to my pharmacy and pick up four prescriptions. I will also stop at the post office and purchase stamps.
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I must finish the Babes In Toyland lyrics conversion by Monday, so I may not see all the youtubue postings from yesterday. I lost yesterday afternoon watching Levi!, and don't regret that decision at all.
I didn't even mention how much I liked Lanny's orchestrations and the band.
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DR TCB, my maternal grandmother who died in 1962, was diabetic, and I have memories of her injecting herself with insulin in various fleshy parts of her legs when she lived with us.
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That leads to a digression. In the mid-1950s my Uncle Paul and his family moved into my grandmother's house at 711 Tenth Avenue. My grandmother then began a series of long visits with several of her her other six children: Jean didn't want her, Ruth lived in relative poverty in a very small house, Bob didn't want her, and that left Dorothy, Lois, and my mother. Between then and 1960, she stayed the most with us. She didn't get along with Dorothy's husband, Lois was her favorite daughter, my mother was her least favorite, yet she stayed the most with us. I loved her dearly and syill miss her.
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Last night I watched the interviews with Jane Seymour, Leonard Whiting, and Don Bachardy on the new DVD of Frankenstein: the True Story, my friend Sam Irvin's project. I'm hoping to watch the movie over the weekend. I remember seeing it in 1973, but I remember very little about it.
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After I noticed all those price increases for cat food on Amazon, I placed an order with Chewy.com last Tuesday. It took eight days to fill the order and ship it, but it took only two days to get here from California, and I am very happy to have it and ecstatic about the prices!
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Kitty cleanup is over, the bed is made, and I think I will prepare for my pharmacy-post office trip. There was no mail yesterday, and I'm wondering if the post officer is only delivering to my building two or three times a week now. I'm waiting on three Netflix discs.
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Monday I may venture out to the grocery store and post office myself. We shall see.
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As mentioned in the notes, Jean Seberg makes just about any movie worth watching. I even loved her in AIRPORT.
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Colder today, so we plan to mow the yard tomorrow.
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The Indiana numbers are not online yet this morning.
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I am a Thoroughly Modern Millie fan, and even though the film, is too long, I get a kick out of it. I think it tries at times to say "Aren't we camp?" and I think the movie's sense of camp would be brilliant if they stopped doing that. it has a sense of style that the dreadful stage version never achieved. Joy Layton's work is stylish, the costume design is really wonderful, and Andre Previn's arrangements, as well as his film score, are truly wonderful.
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I don't think I've ever seen a Jean Seberg film.
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The Indiana numbers are not online yet this morning.
CBS This Morning is now showing victims and talking about their lives. Very sad.
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Good morning, all.
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Many vibes of peace for Vixmom.
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Here’s how the San Antonio symphony is dealing with quarantine.
https://youtu.be/OsWhRXFDQG4
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Ditto!
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Here’s how the San Antonio symphony is dealing with quarantine.
https://youtu.be/OsWhRXFDQG4
Glorious! "Nimrod" is the most beautiful and heartbreaking of Elgar's Enigma Variations. Each variation is one of Elgar's friends. Nimrod is Elgar's good friend Augustus Jaeger.
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Page 2 Dance!
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T.O.D.
I was sent a review copy of LOVE AMONG THE RUINS with Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier, which I will watch this weekend.
Both Hepburn and Olivier won an Emmy for their performances.
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I remember enjoying Love Among the Ruins. It’ll be interesting to read if you think if it holds up after all these years.
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I haven't managed to leave yet. I was sent the review of the Babes In Toyland materials going to the Packard Humanities Institute, and I needed to read it and send an email. Now I'm heading out.
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Maybe The Hardy Boys.
That is comment that would have worked last night.
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I have bookmarked the NOW & THEN link.
I may also watch JANE EYRE at the National Theatre's YouTube link.
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From Stan's Donuts. :(
Thank you!
We baked our last donut on
Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Thank you for all your support over the years.
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And I know this will brighten everyone's day - tomorrow I'll drive to the Bank of Bur and pick up a proper mask. As it turns out, we bought a whole box of them two years ago when one of our Carol Christmas actors was sick and we didn't want her infecting the cast. So, Doug went and got them from the theater :)
That is convenient. I hope the masks we ordered arrive soon and are decent. The ones our friend/neighbor gave us was actually very comfortable, not that I would want to wear it for long.
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Good morning, all.
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Whether I actually wear it is another story. Certainly if I have to do a Gelson's run I will and maybe into the mail place, but that's IT.
I read that Gelson's website says a mask is required.
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That leads to a digression. In the mid-1950s my Uncle Paul and his family moved into my grandmother's house at 711 Tenth Avenue. My grandmother then began a series of long visits with several of her her other six children: Jean didn't want her, Ruth lived in relative poverty in a very small house, Bob didn't want her, and that left Dorothy, Lois, and my mother. Between then and 1960, she stayed the most with us. She didn't get along with Dorothy's husband, Lois was her favorite daughter, my mother was her least favorite, yet she stayed the most with us. I loved her dearly and syill miss her.
You were lucky to spend time with a grandmother you loved.
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From Stan's Donuts. :(
Thank you!
We baked our last donut on
Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Thank you for all your support over the years.
Yep, saw that this morning. I'm afraid we're going to be seeing a lot of more of these announcements as the weeks go on. There are a couple of wonderful mom & pop places here that are at least as original and authentic as Stan's Donuts, and it will be sickening if they have to fold.
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Great vibes of comfort to Vixmom and her friends and neighbors. Stay safe and well.
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After I noticed all those price increases for cat food on Amazon, I placed an order with Chewy.com last Tuesday. It took eight days to fill the order and ship it, but it took only two days to get here from California, and I am very happy to have it and ecstatic about the prices!
I always liked Chewy.com. It is nice to know they have stayed honorable during these times.
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Chewy.com did well for us on our last order of Poe's probiotic and a case of food we get for Mikey to keep the shipping free. They'd always shipped in, like, one day in the past, and this time they took a couple of additional days (which they announced beforehand so we'd know), but the package still arrived the day after they shipped. They're a good company.
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From Stan's Donuts. :(
Thank you!
We baked our last donut on
Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Thank you for all your support over the years.
Yep, saw that this morning. I'm afraid we're going to be seeing a lot of more of these announcements as the weeks go on. There are a couple of wonderful mom & pop places here that are at least as original and authentic as Stan's Donuts, and it will be sickening if they have to fold.
It will be very sad if they fold. We are hoping the best for our local coffee shop.
Stan was close to retirement, still I thought someone might have purchased the shop.
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There are 2 Stan locations in Chicago. I hope they survive.
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I had a second wind going last night, enough that I went to the LA NOW AND THEN video and watched all of Act 1. I'm thoroughly enjoying it in spite of the shortcomings of the video. It's great to revisit the songs I'd already seen, but especially in the context of the entire show.
I just have to say right now that the wrestling scene is one of my favorite things ever. I'd been looking forward to seeing it again, and once again, my proverbial jaw practically hit the proverbial floor at the brilliance of everything and everyone involved in this staging. I can't even imagine the preparation, both individual and collectively, that went into it. BK should win an award for this one alone.
There's a lot I need to get done around here today, so it will be late this afternoon or this evening before I can watch Act 2. More later.
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I had a second wind going last night, enough that I went to the LA NOW AND THEN video and watched all of Act 1. I'm thoroughly enjoying it in spite of the shortcomings of the video. It's great to revisit the songs I'd already seen, but especially in the context of the entire show.
I just have to say right now that the wrestling scene is one of my favorite things ever. I'd been looking forward to seeing it again, and once again, my proverbial jaw practically hit the proverbial floor at the brilliance of everything and everyone involved in this staging. I can't even imagine the preparation, both individual and collectively, that went into it. BK should win an award for this one alone.
There's a lot I need to get done around here today, so it will be late this afternoon or this evening before I can watch Act 2. More later.
Really looking forward to that this weekend.
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Ginny, I’m almost finished with Book Woman. She enjoying the ride. Should be finished some time this weekend.
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I've never actually seen THE MOUSE THAT ROARED. Or read it. (I used to have, might still have, the movie tie-in paperback of it.) I think I started watching it once or twice, probably on VHS, but never got into it. I really should see it, though, for Peter Sellers and Jean Seberg.
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Book Woman of Troublesome Creek?
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Book Woman of Troublesome Creek?
Yup. Blue bookwoman of Kentucky. It was the first draft of the Patsy Cline song.
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There are 6,907 cases in Indiana - 300 dead - 89 cases in my county.
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Just so you know:
Now that Mercury has moved out of shy, introverted Pisces and into outspoken Aries, it’s time to say exactly what’s on your mind. The Ram is the sign that doesn’t get bogged down with the details, making the upcoming weeks more fast-paced!
This energy is about opening the lines of communication wide and giving us the confidence to talk to anyone about anything. Speaking without thinking is a danger of this transit, but between Mercury’s quick pace and Aries’ bold aggressiveness, it might be quite a while before you even realize you’ve offended anyone. Luckily, today’s transit is accompanied by enough bursts of brilliance to inspire you to keep going.
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Whites are in the dryer.
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Here is the third part of the College Bowl in which Agnes Scott College from Georgia took on Princeton College....
You can watch all three parts - but this is the exciting conclusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCriEBIBihI&t=43s
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All the Jean Seberg talk here makes me want to listen to the Jean Seberg bootleg I bought but haven’t listened to. I hear it was not top drawer Marvin Hamlisch.
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Let’s move on ...
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Three!
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Book Woman of Troublesome Creek?
Yup. Blue bookwoman of Kentucky. It was the first draft of the Patsy Cline song.
Interesting people.
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I took a taxi to the post office, bought my stamps, and walked across Broadway and 68th to Amsterdam Ave and hit the pharmacy. As soon as I entered, I was given a pair of gloves. I got my meds and some household necessities, and caught the bus home. It took me all of an hour and 38 minutes to accomplish everything. Once again, the bus ride was free and I am happy to be inside.
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BK, how long will the LA link be up?
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Good morning!
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The old Academy Building and Museum on our elementary school grounds.
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/92645599_10216805461308434_2050922694307741696_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=BxzbZgvAdSQAX-Hc9X0&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=cec61bbb447e5cbcd9fcc7f7d024a086&oe=5EB8173D)
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Our original Carnegie Library building on the left.....now a part of a savings and loan shark operation....
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/92947402_10216805468588616_5630556693168390144_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=3Y0azqWAfwkAX9X1dj6&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=b0b36baf39fa6d64ed5fc5342f1beccf&oe=5EB80D43)
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There are about 40 photos on my BookFace page.
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After I noticed all those price increases for cat food on Amazon, I placed an order with Chewy.com last Tuesday. It took eight days to fill the order and ship it, but it took only two days to get here from California, and I am very happy to have it and ecstatic about the prices!
Good to hear, I've been considering Chewy.com for my catfood
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Colder today, so we plan to mow the yard tomorrow.
We've gone from 70 a few days ago to snow predicted for tomorrow
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1388 cases in Iowa, 118 new cases ,2 new deaths for 31 deaths - My county is up to 15, the three new ones are probably the police officers.
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Listening to a BK oldie, Sondheim:A Celebration. Loving Loretta Devine.
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On my calendar today, as we had intended to go, "Tom & Jed MURDER ON THE NILE-Lakewood Playhouse". :(
The timing was good as we weren't going to Chicago until the following week.
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I took a taxi to the post office, bought my stamps, and walked across Broadway and 68th to Amsterdam Ave and hit the pharmacy. As soon as I entered, I was given a pair of gloves. I got my meds and some household necessities, and caught the bus home. It took me all of an hour and 38 minutes to accomplish everything. Once again, the bus ride was free and I am happy to be inside.
Wow, they gave you gloves to wear. Did the have someone making sure people weren't trashing the gloves on the ground as they left? I have seen some awful photos.
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Nice photos JR Jrand.
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A tornado has been confirmed for last Wednesday......F1......
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I'm up, I'm up - seven and a half hours of sleep.
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elmore, I, too, hate the stage version of Millie. Also, Andre Previn only arranged the songs, Elmer Bernstein did the score and won an Oscar for it.
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I can leave the LA Now and Then link up certainly over the weekend.
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The wrestling thing was one of my favorite things to stage. We went VERY slowly as I blocked each move. And despite my saying repeatedly, don't do anything but learn the moves - no acting, no energy, nothing - the Blassie guy hit his head on the ground during a slow motion run of the whole routine and was out of rehearsal for four days. Once he was back, we slowly worked up to it and he never hurt himself again, nor did the other fellow. All my years of going to the wrestling matches and sitting in the front row really paid off. In today's theater, this would have been given to a fight captain, but I would never have allowed that. We did bring in a movement specialist after it was staged to watch it, but she was delighted and could see how safe we made it all.
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1388 cases in Iowa, 118 new cases ,2 new deaths for 31 deaths - My county is up to 15, the three new ones are probably the police officers.
Unfortunately many states have now surpassed Washington which has 9,755 confirmed cases. My county is now at with 14 deaths.
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I have been paying more attention to Cook County but I get the feeling DR Ginny prefers I don't talk about it :)
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Friday afternoon greetings! I’m about to make some Easter cookies, which are basically Christmas cookies using different cutters and toppings.
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I have been paying more attention to Cook County but I get the feeling DR Ginny prefers I don't talk about it :)
Rob and Mary Linda are in DuPage County, but still greater Chicago. So glad Rob’s out of both the medical field and the corrections system.
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I have been paying more attention to Cook County but I get the feeling DR Ginny prefers I don't talk about it :)
Rob and Mary Linda are in DuPage County, but still greater Chicago. So glad Rob’s out of both the medical field and the corrections system.
I didn't realize he was doing different work. He is still with the same company, right? What is he doing now?
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While high enough DuPage County has far fewer cases than Cook County.
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Crazy morning, lazy afternoon. I am back to watching Hardy. Gray clouds all around. Tragedy blossoming in the fields.
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elmore, I, too, hate the stage version of Millie. Also, Andre Previn only arranged the songs, Elmer Bernstein did the score and won an Oscar for it.
I had forgotten that.
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Another windy day in the nation's capital. 52 degrees.
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I finished changing the lyrics from all caps to normal type for Act Three. I still have the appendix lyrics to work on tomorrow and I need to learn how to do footnotes in a Word document.
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I finished changing the lyrics from all caps to normal type for Act Three. I still have the appendix lyrics to work on tomorrow and I need to learn how to do footnotes in a Word document.
I think I had a program to help me my footnotes for my college papers
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Four!
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I have been paying more attention to Cook County but I get the feeling DR Ginny prefers I don't talk about it :)
Rob and Mary Linda are in DuPage County, but still greater Chicago. So glad Rob’s out of both the medical field and the corrections system.
I didn't realize he was doing different work. He is still with the same company, right? What is he doing now?
About a year ago he quit being a jail medic and went to work in the lab at Mary Linda’s materials testing company. He’s doing similar work in Illinois, but his healthcare background got him assigned to watch the governor’s daily briefing and help the company respond appropriately.
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Logging off from work. Yay.
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DR ELMORE maybe somebody thought Ethel Merman would be singing the songs.....
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I have been paying more attention to Cook County but I get the feeling DR Ginny prefers I don't talk about it :)
Rob and Mary Linda are in DuPage County, but still greater Chicago. So glad Rob’s out of both the medical field and the corrections system.
I didn't realize he was doing different work. He is still with the same company, right? What is he doing now?
About a year ago he quit being a jail medic and went to work in the lab at Mary Linda’s materials testing company. He’s doing similar work in Illinois, but his healthcare background got him assigned to watch the governor’s daily briefing and help the company respond appropriately.
It sounds like an interesting job.
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Vibes for DR JohnG's sister Brigitte. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I finished changing the lyrics from all caps to normal type for Act Three. I still have the appendix lyrics to work on tomorrow and I need to learn how to do footnotes in a Word document.
I think I had a program to help me my footnotes for my college papers
I've learned how to do it! I'm ready.
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Vibes for DR Vixmom's family members!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Someone asked if anyone was doing a Passover seder. We did a shorter one over video (my sister and nieces at their house). The only Passover thing that we ate was matzoh ball soup. No brisket or the usual foods as they are too difficult to get right now.
I miss my nieces so much. I saw them from 10 feet away when I brought them the matzah ball soup. It is so hard as I am used to seeing them 3-4 times a week. And my birthday is coming up in a couple weeks and I know that I won't get to spend time with them. :(
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Jennifer you have been video chatting, correct?
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DR Jennifer I think it is wonderful you were still able to have a seder.
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Jennifer you have been video chatting, correct?
Mostly telephone calls and texting (my 10 year old niece got a kids version of facebook messenger). We should definitely video chat more as it was really nice for the seder.
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We have a couple of new videos of Freyja today. They give us such joy, and such sorrow that we can't hold her. I know how you feel.
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We have a couple of new videos of Freyja today. They give us such joy, and such sorrow that we can't hold her. I know how you feel.
It is really hard. I cry every time I see people with birthdays on the news. And they show their family members standing outside the window with signs. It won't be that bad for me (as I should be able to see my nieces outside for a few minutes).
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I'm taking part in some video conferencing Partridge Family thing on Sunday and today they did a test. Via Google Meet - it's horrible quality and really weird. I'm sure there are better ways to do that?
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In other news, Los Angeles has once again changed the story a mere two days later - now everyone must wear masks outside. Good luck enforcing that, especially in neighborhoods where people are just taking a damn walk and not near anyone - in my nabe, there's never more than one or two people doing so - that doesn't go into effect for another five days. And the stay at home has been moved to May 15 now. If they move it again, I truly believe people will revolt.
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In other news, I did pick up a mask so I at least have one if I need to go into a store.
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In other news, I had two egg and bacon sandwiches on bagels. Very good.
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In other news, I did pick up a mask so I at least have one if I need to go into a store.
I purchased five at the pharmacy this morning.
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What kind are you finding in stores? For now, around here, everyone seems happy with people just doing the scarf or bandana thing.
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What a crazy day. But I think I’m about done enough with things that I can settle back into some LA NOW AND THEN watching.
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We have a couple of new videos of Freyja today. They give us such joy, and such sorrow that we can't hold her. I know how you feel.
It is really hard. I cry every time I see people with birthdays on the news. And they show their family members standing outside the window with signs. It won't be that bad for me (as I should be able to see my nieces outside for a few minutes).
Enjoy your outside time with them. Keith's birthday is going to be hard for him as he planned to spend it hold Freyja. Bryan had already scheduled time off so we should have a nice video chat, if she doesn't sleep through it ;D
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In other news, I did pick up a mask so I at least have one if I need to go into a store.
Bruce do you plan to get used to it at home before wearing it out? Knowing you can take it off any time might be easier with your claustrophobia.
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In other news, I did pick up a mask so I at least have one if I need to go into a store.
I purchased five at the pharmacy this morning.
Wow, they had them.
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What kind are you finding in stores? For now, around here, everyone seems happy with people just doing the scarf or bandana thing.
I tried that and they are simply too big for me.
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DR Vixmom how are your brother& sister in-law?
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CONTINUED STAY HEALTHY VIBES FOR YOU AND VIXDAD!
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I wore my mask while eating my food. Very interesting. :)
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I think I'm fine, mask-wise. If I have to wear it to Gelson's I'm in and out fast enough to not have it be an issue. Our longtime Kritzerland musical director posted this: As you know, my wife works at a hospital and she is on the “Corona Floor” as they call it every other day. Masks do not stop the virus. What it does do is give people a false sense of security. They think if they put a bandana around your face that you are invincible from giving or getting the virus. My wife wears TWO MASKS and protective gear that looks like the hazmat suits in E. T. and still nurses are getting sick. You really think a bandana from banana republic is going to keep this at bay?
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I wore my mask while eating my food. Very interesting. :)
;D
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I think I'm fine, mask-wise. If I have to wear it to Gelson's I'm in and out fast enough to not have it be an issue. Our longtime Kritzerland musical director posted this: As you know, my wife works at a hospital and she is on the “Corona Floor” as they call it every other day. Masks do not stop the virus. What it does do is give people a false sense of security. They think if they put a bandana around your face that you are invincible from giving or getting the virus. My wife wears TWO MASKS and protective gear that looks like the hazmat suits in E. T. and still nurses are getting sick. You really think a bandana from banana republic is going to keep this at bay?
I do not. I just hope it keeps sick people from infecting me.
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Remember that staff on the "Corona Floor" have a much longer exposure to the virus than we do just going out for brief shopping.
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I just quickly tested Messenger video chat with a friend who has never done it. We will have a better chat tomorrow now that she knows how it works.
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Jane, no one's gonna infect you if you stay away from them. Will not happen.
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Jane, no one's gonna infect you if you stay away from them. Will not happen.
But they walk up to me too often. We go to great lengths to avoid them when we are walking. It is getting better now, still they don't distance correctly. In a market it is more difficult to keep the distance unless there aren't many people inside.
Do I think you should be required to wear a mask outside, no.
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From the NY Times.
These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous
As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/coronavirus-viral-dose.html?fbclid=IwAR3cdWC_4tHNJux4Gy_H1ovnQ2gzA4HWh7_qEKlpazhk9aW-qUuA1F5I36U
To me this is obvious by the higher number of deaths of healthy young people working in the hospitals treating the virus patients.
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Hi, everybody, hope y'all are well. I am well but BORED. I had planned on continuing my conversation with DR Tom when my entire system went dead. No computer, no tv, no landline, nada. Had to wait over 24 hours for a repair guy. When he arrived, I was glad to see he was wearing mask and gloves but he had to go buy them himself. Fortunately it only took half an hour for him find a short in the cable and change it out. I have tv, computer, landline, the works. I forgot how quiet it can be without tv, etc. It's bad enough that you can't go anywhere but with no entertainment, AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH!
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Hi, everybody, hope y'all are well. I am well but BORED. I had planned on continuing my conversation with DR Tom when my entire system went dead. No computer, no tv, no landline, nada. Had to wait over 24 hours for a repair guy. When he arrived, I was glad to see he was wearing mask and gloves but he had to go buy them himself. Fortunately it only took half an hour for him find a short in the cable and change it out. I have tv, computer, landline, the works. I forgot how quiet it can be without tv, etc. It's bad enough that you can't go anywhere but with no entertainment, AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH!
With my livelihood depending on my working from home and with the aid of electronics of all kinds, I find that aggravating in the extremes. Glad you're back with us.
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I missed the stream of Pride & Prejudice. Maybe they'll repeat it.
I'm watching LA Now and Then instead. Loving it. The pacing is great. I don't remember seeing all of the songs before. Really enjoyed the singer who did the Roxy number.
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Hi, everybody, hope y'all are well. I am well but BORED. I had planned on continuing my conversation with DR Tom when my entire system went dead. No computer, no tv, no landline, nada. Had to wait over 24 hours for a repair guy. When he arrived, I was glad to see he was wearing mask and gloves but he had to go buy them himself. Fortunately it only took half an hour for him find a short in the cable and change it out. I have tv, computer, landline, the works. I forgot how quiet it can be without tv, etc. It's bad enough that you can't go anywhere but with no entertainment, AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH!
Thank goodness you could find someone to make a house call and all is fixed now.
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Hi, everybody, hope y'all are well. I am well but BORED. I had planned on continuing my conversation with DR Tom when my entire system went dead. No computer, no tv, no landline, nada. Had to wait over 24 hours for a repair guy. When he arrived, I was glad to see he was wearing mask and gloves but he had to go buy them himself. Fortunately it only took half an hour for him find a short in the cable and change it out. I have tv, computer, landline, the works. I forgot how quiet it can be without tv, etc. It's bad enough that you can't go anywhere but with no entertainment, AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH!
With my livelihood depending on my working from home and with the aid of electronics of all kinds, I find that aggravating in the extremes. Glad you're back with us.
That would be.
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We can connect our tablets to our cell phones.
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Just finished watching L.A. NOW AND THEN. Most enjoyable, and as DR John G. said, it's great to experience the pacing of the show.
Thinking back to Act 1 from last night, I *think* we saw this before (?) - but I was blown away by the Pan Pacific Auditorium monologue. I was ready to throw something at City Hall. That thing burned on my third to last evening in L.A. (a Wednesday) and I watched the smoke and flames from my room in the Holiday Inn, my last home between getting out of my apartment and flying east that Saturday morning.
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No, I've never shown the Pan Pacific monologue before. I wrote that in thirty minutes and never changed a word of it.
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Loved THE BLACK DAHLIA tonight.
Loved the variety show style of HULLABALOO.
With CHRISTMAS IN LOS ANGELES, I was missing my years living in Hollywood like crazy.
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No, I've never shown the Pan Pacific monologue before. I wrote that in thirty minutes and never changed a word of it.
That is incredible.
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No, I've never shown the Pan Pacific monologue before. I wrote that in thirty minutes and never changed a word of it.
That is incredible.
yes, but it also shows how much from the heart it was.
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Just finished the show.
Excellent band. What great fun they made everything with their sound.
Loved the choreography, including the disco number as well as Hullabaloo and L.A. Is a Great Big People Stew.
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Favorite songs were Sunset Strip, Whimsy Works, Black Dahlia, At the Disco and Mr. Helms Man. (I'm sure they're not exactly right.)
Robert Yacko was very good with his monologue about being gay in LA.
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Doug Haverty wrote the gay monologue. It took forever to get it right. He originally wrote it for two people and I said, "What about the word monologue don't you understand?" Then he made it a monologue and a VERY long one that was originally six pages longer. I kept making him take out anything that wasn't germane and we got rid of four of those six pages, and then I just diagrammed for him what was important to the story flow and what wasn't and he made the final cuts and it was kind of perfect - plus we had to work in the song with it all.
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I'm glad you all enjoyed it.
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I had to remove a thread on my timeline tonight because Barry Pearl came into it with a very weird post that looked like it was castigating me for saying something I hadn't said or anything like it, rather like what happened here last night. He clarified a couple of posts later that he was being general but the damage was done, which you could see by the people who "liked" his post and ignored his subsequent posts as well as mine as well as the others who totally saw what had happened. It was irritating but the likes were from people who want to believe the worst in everything and I'm going to unfriend every one of them for it and for not having the courtesy to even read the subsequent explanatory posts. It was an interesting conversation up until that point, with much humor and respect. To the people who understood what was going on and were supportive I said thanks. And Barry knows what he did was worded poorly, at least that's what his subsequent post implied. But, a simple click of a button and whoosh, gone with the damn wind.
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Now I'm watching Woody Allen's Interiors. I hated this movie when it first came out, and I think I can encapsulate it all into Geraldine Page's magnificent, supremely irritating performance. And I sort of feel this way in a great many movies she's in. I find it hard to watch her because she's so good at projecting a neediness to the depths of her being. And it's a little too facile for Allen in his memoirs to claim he's not an intellectual. He may not be, but he's certainly a failed intellectual, and the stodgy, wannabe Bergman script here is proof.
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But I do find it funny that whoever wrote the notes on the back of the Interiors DVD got Marybeth Hurt's and Kristin Griffith's characters backwards.
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I've had enough of these people. I will return to their depressing lives tomorrow. (Perfect bookend to the Hardy.)
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Good night, all.
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Why I oughta...
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And then I wrote...
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Where in tarnation IS everyone.
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I was trying to watch a William Castle movie I'd never seen before, but other than its camp value it is truly terrible - Project X.
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I had to remove a thread on my timeline tonight because Barry Pearl came into it with a very weird post that looked like it was castigating me for saying something I hadn't said or anything like it, rather like what happened here last night. He clarified a couple of posts later that he was being general but the damage was done, which you could see by the people who "liked" his post and ignored his subsequent posts as well as mine as well as the others who totally saw what had happened. It was irritating but the likes were from people who want to believe the worst in everything and I'm going to unfriend every one of them for it and for not having the courtesy to even read the subsequent explanatory posts. It was an interesting conversation up until that point, with much humor and respect. To the people who understood what was going on and were supportive I said thanks. And Barry knows what he did was worded poorly, at least that's what his subsequent post implied. But, a simple click of a button and whoosh, gone with the damn wind.
I find it annoying when people comment without reading the full thread as questions are often answered and views explained.
As for the misunderstanding last night, I admit having to re-read your original comment before reacting. If I was trying to cope with my brother being sick and 10 deaths at my husband's place of work my reaction might have been the same :(
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Jane, I understand that, but I was called out for something I hadn't said and I would hope that the clarification would have meant something, but apparently not. I'm not a callous person and I would think everyone here would know that by now and read what was written carefully before going off on someone.
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I realize that, and it is why I re-rsad what you had written. However, I might not have taken the time if I was already upset and scared before reading it.
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Well, as I said, I explained how the post was completely misunderstood to no response. I tell you, when stuff like this happens I just want to shut down the board and frankly shut down everything. That's the point I'm at right now, sadly. All I'm trying to do is remain positive and to be accused of making light of deaths doesn't sit well with me, when the simple point of the post was that Dr. Fauci had downsized the potential deaths and considerably so, which I thought was a good thing because it IS a good thing. Instead, words are put in my mouth that I never said and I actually have to stop typing this post or I WILL shut the damn thing down because it is becoming impossible to be positive in this world in which we're living and I will NOT EVER go to the negative side, despite some of my curmudgeonly rants, which are merely that - that's why I've been sharing stuff I really shouldn't be sharing, so that people can have some damn enjoyment. I gotta tell you.
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I am guessing your response hasn't been read yet. I am sure it will be. I have trouble listening to music on the internet but obviously what you have been sharing has been uplifting and greatly appreciated.
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I am a Thoroughly Modern Millie fan, and even though the film, is too long, I get a kick out of it. I think it tries at times to say "Aren't we camp?" and I think the movie's sense of camp would be brilliant if they stopped doing that. it has a sense of style that the dreadful stage version never achieved. Joy Layton's work is stylish, the costume design is really wonderful, and Andre Previn's arrangements, as well as his film score, are truly wonderful.
And speaking of Millie's costumes, did you (or anyone) see this on YouTube:
A Thoroughly Modern Wardrobe for Thoroughly Modern Millie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEfZTIvMqR0). When I make my Blu-ray of Millie, I'm going to add this as a bonus segment. :)
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Hi, Jane.
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The Indiana numbers are not online yet this morning.
CBS This Morning is now showing victims and talking about their lives. Very sad.
Oh, my...when I first read this, I thought it said, "CBS This Morning is now showing victims taking their lives." :o
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I am SO glad that I misread that. :-\
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Here’s how the San Antonio symphony is dealing with quarantine.
https://youtu.be/OsWhRXFDQG4
That's great, John! I just watched this: Disney Broadway stars perform ‘Go the Distance’ on ‘GMA’ for ABC’s ‘Day of Hope’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_SFEF8mCsI). ;D
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Many vibes of peace for Vixmom.
~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
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From Stan's Donuts. :(
Thank you!
We baked our last donut on
Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Thank you for all your support over the years.
That's too bad. A local burger joint, Eagan's , just re-opened their drive-thru on Wednesday after being closed for a week and a half, so there's some good news. A friend of mine works there, so I went on Wednesday AND today.
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I had a second wind going last night, enough that I went to the LA NOW AND THEN video and watched all of Act 1. I'm thoroughly enjoying it in spite of the shortcomings of the video. It's great to revisit the songs I'd already seen, but especially in the context of the entire show.
I just have to say right now that the wrestling scene is one of my favorite things ever. I'd been looking forward to seeing it again, and once again, my proverbial jaw practically hit the proverbial floor at the brilliance of everything and everyone involved in this staging. I can't even imagine the preparation, both individual and collectively, that went into it. BK should win an award for this one alone.
There's a lot I need to get done around here today, so it will be late this afternoon or this evening before I can watch Act 2. More later.
Really looking forward to that this weekend.
Me, too!
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I gotta tell you.
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Jane, if it hasn't been read that's even worse because that means she still thinks what she thinks, which, in my book, just isn't right.
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But that's in my book.
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And then I wrote...
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Oh, the notes are up so perhaps I'll change the topic.
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It's looking like I may have a couple of Li'l Abner clips to share :)
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There are 6,907 cases in Indiana - 300 dead - 89 cases in my county.
In Washington state, there are 9887 confirmed cases, 475 total deaths, but only 1 death in my county.
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It's looking like I may have a couple of Li'l Abner clips to share :)
That'll be fun!