Haines His Way

And they're both soundtracks by major composers.

Has anyone heard from Jane and keith??

Here is a link for the trailer for Phantom of the Opera, due in movie theatres this Christmas. Nothing special about it, just a bunch of short, short clips speeding by w/underscoring. Certainly doesn't make me want to see it.

http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?%20_pgtyp=pdct&tab=trailers&mid=19465

Peter Scolari is replacing the wonderful Tony winning Dick Latessa as Edna Turnblad's husband in Hairspray beginning August 3rd. He's either leaving Sly Fox or Sly Fox will be closing by then.

ABC has announced they will re-run the Broderick/Chenowith Music Man over the 4th of July weekend. No wonder ABC is having ratings trouble!!!

It is rumored that Tim Curry will be playing the King in Spam-A-Lot.

And that, my friends, is your news from the Great White Way.

Not a fan of scary/horror whatever you want to call them movies. Also I don't eat barbeque much. Have no recipies or favorite bbq foods. Sorry.f May I still stay and play?

Has anyone heard from Jane and keith??

Danise did a few days ago. She posted a brief message from Jane that they were well.

LOL...thanks, Ben.  Actually the trailer makes the movie look pretty good to me....fan of POTO that I am (I have my tickets for the November 14 matinee!).

MATTH I highly recommend both I BURY THE LIVING and DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS to take you away from high brow entertainment such as DRIVING MISS DAISY and THE MARX BROTHERS.

DRPANNI that movie sounds beyond scary!

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Oh the movie within a movie in MATINEE called "Mant" is also a great example of the obscure sci fi flick.

I love using the BBQ (a recent finding for me).

So how long do you BBQ tomatoes for?  And in slices?

Has anyone BBQed fruit?  I would also like to try this.

And I like black!

Tomatoes - Just brush them with the oil of your choice (olive, corn, canola, etc.) and place them on the grill - halves or whole or really thick slices.  Cook until desired doneness.  Low to medium heat works best since the water content is so high.  *Or just skewer some cherry tomatoes and plop them on the grill until they begin to burst.

Fruit - I like grilled peaches and grilled pineapple.  Some oil helps here too - to prevent them from sticking to the grill.  Although you can add some savory hints by adding rosemary or thyme to the oil.  Just plop them on the grill, and when they're done, take them off.  Again, watch the heat level since the sugars in the fruit can go from caramel to "black" very quickly.  *Oooh, and grilled pineapple with ginger ice cream is a killer combination!

*Oh, and I've recently grown fond of a dash or two of cinnamon on my steak while it is grilling.

Yes, dRJENNIFER...as DRJOSE wrote....thick tomato slices with a bit of corn oil....turn them often.....you will know when they are done....a bit of brown color on both sides, depends on your taste and the heat of your grill.  You don't want to cook ALL the water out of them.

And also...you can slightly grill your watermelon slices for a different flavor as well.

The only things that I barbecue are hamburgers and hot dogs.  That's it.  Pretty simple.

As for horror movies, I don't think I've seen many obscure ones, but if I did, I can assure you that I do not remember what any of the titles are or what they're about.  I'm useless when it comes to things like that.

Robert Englund - Freddy from NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET - in case anyone did not know, is the son of Cloris Leachman.

This is a case of people having the same last name, an understandable confusion.

According to Imdb, Cloris Leachman is "Mother of actors Adam Englund, Bryan Englund, George Englund Jr., Morgan Englund and actress Dinah Englund."

Robert Englund is the son of Kent and Janis McDonald.  His father was an aircraft engineer.  (The bio says his father "designed the U-2 spy plane," but none of those aircraft were ever designed by a single engineer.)

There was a Gene Roddenberry TV movie for CBS during the 70s (I believe it was a pilot) that I remember liking a lot.  It had a Sleeper-like plot about a scientist who is frozen and then awakened hundreds of years in the future.  I don't remember much about it other than that the leading man wore a sexy body suit, there was a super-speed intercontinental subway, and that Mariete Hartley played a girl with two belly buttons.  For some reason, this vision of the future appealed to me at the time.

There was a Gene Roddenberry TV movie for CBS during the 70s (I believe it was a pilot) that I remember liking a lot.  It had a Sleeper-like plot about a scientist who is frozen and then awakened hundreds of years in the future.  I don't remember much about it other than that the leading man wore a sexy body suit, there was a super-speed intercontinental subway, and that Mariete Hartley played a girl with two belly buttons.  For some reason, this vision of the future appealed to me at the time.

Hmmm.  Mr. Washington Irving might have some dispute with you over the origin of the conceit.

Given that it's the upcoming fourth, are we talking BBQ or just outdoor grilling?  If it's the latter, I have to say that Harlan Ellison claims The Lovely Wife, Julieanne, grilled him the best steak he's ever eaten.  It's the way he introduces her to his friends. "She makes the best steak I've ever eaten."  He raves about it at odd moments.  He's also absolutely right.  She has a great marinade which is very simple, but I've always been too lazy to find out exactly what's in it and how she mixes it, how long she lets it sit.  She also buys the meat (and the cut of meat has a lot to do with it -- it's not always the most expensive cut), and she does the grilling as well.  My part is merely starting the coals, occasionally holding the platter, and eating.

We're not big home BBQers. But I am a big BBQ fan. We go out for it. Usually to Dr. Hogly-Wogly's Tyler Texas BBQ out on Sepulveda in VanNuys.  The best around and some of the best I've had anywhere.  Brisket you could slice with a fork and a dark brown sauce that is sweet, as opposed to tangy.  This is Texas BBQ, not southern.  I prefer Texas-style...though Southern ain't bad in a pinch.  I'm not a big ribs fan.  It's just too much work for too little meat.  Hogly-Wogly's also makes a great macaroni salad.

Though Hogly-Wogly's is the best, Larry Drake and I recently discovered a new place downtown called the Original Texas Barbecue King.  That gives it a run for its money.  It's at  867 W. Sunset.  When I've got a craving, but no energy, I just take a quick jaunt to Huston's in Hollywood on Cahuenga between Sunset and Hollywood Blvds, for a nice BBQ sandwich and a macaroni salad side.

Probably the best BBQ I ever had was a place on Lovers Lane in Dallas called simply THE RIB.  For eleven dollars and change (starting out...the price went up in later years), it was all-could-eat in rather fancy surroundings.  Leather-covered booths, the platters served to you by smooth waiters in red-livery.  There was brisket, ribs of various variety, hot links, chicken, pork.  Quite an array.  The waiter would always come by and graciously ask:  You gentlemens wants some more?".  We always did. Drake and I used to go when we were struggling actors.  The ritual when we got out in the parking lot was to flip a coin to see who had to drive home.  Once in the car, the belts were undone and  top pants button snapped open to accomodate extended belly girths.

My favourite low-budget horror films would have to be the Val Lewton stuff done at RKO.  Great exercises in atmosphere and what you imagined, as opposed to graphic stuff.

I recently picked up for a dollar at the 99 Cent store, a copy of THE LAST MAN ON EARTH with Vincent Price which I believe is an adaptation of I AM LEGEND and I remember it has being a pretty good low-budget horror, though I haven't seen it in years.

Jason, when you were in Lexington yesterday, did you eat lunch or dinner there?  If so, where?

After the Fox is one of the two soundtrack releases that I did the notes for.  What's the other one?  Hint: Same label.

Me want barbecue!

Waiting to hear about the rights to SOMETHING.  We're hopeful that our second backup will come through first, as we're now very sold on that play.  Send both vibes and xylophones and maybe we'll hear something soonish rather than laterish.  Vibes and xylophones for our second backup play.