Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile’s band Punch Brothers is creating a new form of acoustic music, related to bluegrass but much deeper and more diverse, drawing on influences from classical, folk, jazz, and rock. Here’s a live performance of an excerpt from the four-part suite, “The Blind Leaving the Blind,” from the album Punch. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.)
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Big Steve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 2:59:05pm |
What is the lead singer playing? It looks too small to be a guitar.
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Charles Johnson Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:04:34pm |
That's Chris Thile, one of the world's best mandolin players.
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:05:40pm |
Speaking of a brother with a punch... Chris Hitchens has a new diavlog with Robert Wright. One of their topics:
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Bagua Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:22:12pm |
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:27:32pm |
re: #1 Big Steve
What is the lead singer playing? It looks too small to be a guitar.
No Italians in your family tree, I assume!
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:27:51pm |
Hitchens drills Wright in this segment:
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:28:30pm |
The tracks on the album are recorded great, the violin doesn't overwhelm the mandolin like it does on occasion in the video
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:31:25pm |
Wow, this is a very complex bit of work. Bluegrass at the core yes, but you have to peel back layer after layer to get to it.
Good evening Charles, lizards.
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:35:20pm |
re: #6 sattv4u2
No Italians in your family tree, I assume!
Or Irish.
The mandolin and the bouzouki are very common instruments in traditional Irish music.
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:36:04pm |
Here's a tune from Chris' 2006 album, Watch 'at Breakdown [it's a reel with ummm.. interludes ]
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Daniel Ballard Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:37:27pm |
Just love the mandolin. It has a certain lightness to the sound.
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Charles Johnson Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:38:44pm |
Chris Thile plays J. S. Bach's E Major Prelude:
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:39:07pm |
What a pleasure to listen to some lovely music after my miserable day.
We went to see Avatar. I'd like to tell you it was a wonderful movie, but I couldn't bear it. We got there in enough time to get a good seat, but for some inexplicable reason, there was one man tearing tickets and half the food and candy registers had missing employees. Aventura Mall is one of the largest malls in Miami. This is a week before Christmas, the place was mobbed. No one wants a job?? We purchased our tix online so we wouldn't have to spend 25 minutes standing in line at the theatre, which we did anyway.
So we get into the theatre while the coming attractions are playing and the only seats available are the 3 front rows. I didn't realize it was 3D and I have this vertigo issue... well that's my thing. I think I would have done better further back. I've never sat so close to a screen, but the most God awful thing was the volume. I've been going to rock concerts all my young adult life. Very loud concerts and at age 40 I started to have hearing issues because of it, but never, ever was the noise like this. My chest shook for 3 hours. I stayed because it's the only day my husband and I have had off together in 6 months and he really wanted to see this movie, but I tell you, it was torture.
And the woman in front of us had her 3 year daughter there! I was beside myself. This is not a child's movie. There is a lot of killing, but if that isn't bad enough the noise was intolerable. It's child abuse. Hell, it was adult abuse.
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watching you tiny alien kittens are Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:39:38pm |
As always as the end of the year approaches the "Top Ten" lists begin to appear, some thoughtful and some simply fatuous. This year we have a new and extremely ambitous list from the folks over at The Onion...
Top Ten Stories of the Last 4.5 Billion Years.
#1. Evolution Going Great, Reports Trilobyte.
#5. Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World.
#6. Dinosaurs Sadly Extinct Before Invention Of Bazooka.
#7. Rat-Shit-Covered Physicians Baffled By Spread Of Black Plague.
#9. Fire, Setting Everything In Sight On Fire Discovered
I left out a few completely lame ones...
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:40:56pm |
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:43:54pm |
re: #17 Thanos
Nice.
Such a beautiful instrument.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:44:30pm |
re: #3 freetoken
Speaking of a brother with a punch... Chris Hitchens has a new diavlog with Robert Wright. One of their topics:
I don't know who Robert Wright is, but I've sworn off watching famous atheists debate famous Christians. They seem to enjoy themselves, but it's boring as hell, and has nothing to do with me that I can see.
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:47:50pm |
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:49:48pm |
Well, my birthday week is over. I'm back from my trip to NY (just in time to miss the Big Snow) and the Canadians have gone back to Toronto.
Now I'm crashing. I think there's some Cabernet left.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:52:55pm |
re: #22 Alouette
Well, my birthday week is over. I'm back from my trip to NY (just in time to miss the Big Snow) and the Canadians have gone back to Toronto.
Now I'm crashing. I think there's some Cabernet left.
birthday WEEK!?!?!?
That must have been ine hell of a labor for your mom!!!
//
((Congrats ,, btw))
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Daniel Ballard Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:53:53pm |
re: #22 Alouette
When in need, call a Cab. ernet.
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:53:57pm |
Question, Charles: do you play more than one instrument?
Have you ever dabbled with mandolin?
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Killgore Trout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:56:40pm |
re: #13 Charles
Impressive. He's not just a bluegrass guy knocking out the notes. He understands the music on a serious level. Nice phrasing and dynamics.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:57:40pm |
re: #21 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
That sucks.
It did, but at least I can come online and bitch about it :p
The movie itself, what I managed to see of it, was spectacular. The plot is predictable though and I thought disappointing. 20 minutes in, you know exactly what's going to happen.
Tim Burton is doing an Alice in Wonderland remake coming this March. Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter. Another 3Der, but I'll chose to go on a Weds night next time.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:58:27pm |
re: #26 Killgore Trout
He's not just a bluegrass guy knocking out the notes.
There are some pretty serious, well-rounded bluegrass musicians too.
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reine.de.tout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 3:59:26pm |
re: #14 marjoriemoon
That must be a movie one either really hates, or really likes.
My daughter liked it.
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:00:53pm |
Here's a local group we are quite proud of in KC
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Killgore Trout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:02:08pm |
re: #29 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
There are some pretty serious, well-rounded bluegrass musicians too.
Agreed. Many of the best violin makers today are also passable bluegrass players.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:02:50pm |
re: #30 reine.de.tout
That must be a movie one either really hates, or really likes.
My daughter liked it.
The CGI, cinematography was really mind blowing. I wish I could have enjoyed it better. The plot, I'm sorry, really sucked, but I'm the worst critic in the world, too.
Did you see it?
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:04:15pm |
re: #31 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
hehe strangely similar, but I'd say even better. They showed the previews. It's not just Alice, it's Through the Looking Glass. Well if they follow the story, and I'm hoping they do right up to the dialogue, it should be amazing.
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:04:52pm |
re: #34 marjoriemoon
The CGI, cinematography was really mind blowing. I wish I could have enjoyed it better. The plot, I'm sorry, really sucked, but I'm the worst critic in the world, too.
Did you see it?
Dances With Smurfs.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:05:27pm |
re: #34 marjoriemoon
The CGI, cinematography was really mind blowing. I wish I could have enjoyed it better. The plot, I'm sorry, really sucked, but I'm the worst critic in the world, too.
Did you see it?
Here's another review I just read today saying about the same thing (minus the sound issue).
Has there ever been a big special effects blockbuster that had a good plot though?
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:06:40pm |
re: #36 Alouette
Dances With Smurfs.
rofl !!
My hubby has a thing for tall lanky blue women apparently. Who knew?
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:06:52pm |
re: #37 recusancy
Has there ever been a big special effects blockbuster that had a good plot though?
I suppose the LOTR trilogy doesn't count?
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Girth Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:07:02pm |
re: #14 marjoriemoon
A feel your pain. My friends and I got to the theater late on opening night for Cloverfield a couple years ago. Only front row seats were open, and that movie gets LOUD too. Craned neck, aching eyeballs and bleeding ears.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:07:23pm |
re: #40 Sharmuta
I suppose the LOTR trilogy doesn't count?
I couldn't make it through the first movie. Bored me to tears.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:08:12pm |
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Girth Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:10:21pm |
re: #37 recusancy
Here's another review I just read today saying about the same thing (minus the sound issue).
Has there ever been a big special effects blockbuster that had a good plot though?
Watchmen
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reine.de.tout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:10:33pm |
re: #34 marjoriemoon
The CGI, cinematography was really mind blowing. I wish I could have enjoyed it better. The plot, I'm sorry, really sucked, but I'm the worst critic in the world, too.
Did you see it?
No. I wasn't invited *sniff*.
I'll see it when it comes out on DVD tho I would love to experience the 3-D.
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:10:46pm |
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:10:55pm |
re: #29 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
There are some pretty serious, well-rounded bluegrass musicians too.
Ricky Skaggs.
Helluva mandolin player.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:11:37pm |
re: #35 marjoriemoon
I used to have an employee who would use this line on me, when he wanted to talk...
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
And cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings."
He was too smart to work for me....
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:11:58pm |
re: #37 recusancy
Here's another review I just read today saying about the same thing (minus the sound issue).
Has there ever been a big special effects blockbuster that had a good plot though?
It's awful. There is no original thought anymore? I mean you can borrow ideas, everything's been done, but it's beyond that. We got cool special effects now so we don't need a story.
A loss of imagination? How could that be? You see the toys they have for kids? I try to buy my nieces and nephews toys that will stir their minds so I usually end up with crafts. While I adored lego as a kid, I would never buy it again. Here's the house, spaceship, car, just like you see on the box, now go build it. What is that?
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reine.de.tout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:12:32pm |
re: #41 Girth
A feel your pain. My friends and I got to the theater late on opening night for Cloverfield a couple years ago. Only front row seats were open, and that movie gets LOUD too. Craned neck, aching eyeballs and bleeding ears.
I cannot sit near the front. I can't look up for several hours in a row; I will be in pain for days afterward. I've been known to leave and get a refund.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:12:42pm |
re: #50 marjoriemoon
It's awful. There is no original thought anymore? I mean you can borrow ideas, everything's been done, but it's beyond that. We got cool special effects now so we don't need a story.
A loss of imagination? How could that be? You see the toys they have for kids? I try to buy my nieces and nephews toys that will stir their minds so I usually end up with crafts. While I adored lego as a kid, I would never buy it again. Here's the house, spaceship, car, just like you see on the box, now go build it. What is that?
The masses buy the shit. That's the problem. What sells will win the day.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:13:19pm |
re: #40 Sharmuta
I suppose the LOTR trilogy doesn't count?
But that's not an original story either. Jackson was the first director to make it so well because he followed the book very closely (except for that love affair thing Aragorn and Erowyn). And only because he was such a big fan of the books.
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:13:19pm |
Climate change denier downstairs, if anyone wants to play?
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:14:32pm |
re: #46 reine.de.tout
No. I wasn't invited *sniff*.
I'll see it when it comes out on DVD tho I would love to experience the 3-D.
Go see it. Sit in back in a LARGE theatre! It's worth the $.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:15:05pm |
re: #49 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I used to have an employee who would use this line on me, when he wanted to talk...
He was too smart to work for me...
I'm a huge Alice fan.
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:15:08pm |
Ain't nothing like a hip filled with steroid to cure what ails ya'.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:15:36pm |
re: #50 marjoriemoon
"2012" proved that no matter how good special effects are...
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:16:37pm |
For those of you who have problems sitting near the front, crowd noise, and etc. I really recommend that you look for showings at dinner theaters ... some have no children showings and reserved seats, and they aren't any more than a regular movie if you count the cost of the concessions and the usual meal after...
[Link: noblesseoblige.org...]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:17:08pm |
re: #48 Irish Rose
Ricky Skaggs.
Helluvamandolinanything with strings player.
Smart as hell too...
Oh! and great voice.
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:18:40pm |
re: #50 marjoriemoon
I got my nieces & nephews toys at museums. Lots of creative things, wooden puzzles, etc.
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:19:13pm |
re: #50 marjoriemoon
I agree about the lack of creativity from hollywood. Seems most big movies these days are based on a book, a franchise, or it's a remake. I really like Pixar for original films (even if they are cartoons!), and there are a few others I've come across like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but it does seem good movies are far between.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:19:16pm |
re: #60 Thanos
Hmm, that's an interesting tip. I wasn't aware such a thing existed. I eventually found the experience of going to the theater to see a movie was so unpleasant that I just stopped going. The movies they're making these days doesn't help my enthusiasm.
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Gus Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:19:26pm |
re: #58 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
"2012" proved that no matter how good special effects are...
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Water Front" proved how excellent acting and writing results in great movies.
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:19:40pm |
re: #61 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
My favorite Ricky Skaggs video is this one that he did with the Chieftains.
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:20:17pm |
re: #59 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
in bed...
I doubt it tonight. I am pumped up. I know this is not the same steroid that body-builders use but, dang. This is pretty awesome stuff. Five minutes after the shot, I was strutting around like a bantam rooster.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:21:32pm |
re: #63 Sharmuta
I agree about the lack of creativity from hollywood. Seems most big movies these days are based on a book, a franchise, or it's a remake. I really like Pixar for original films (even if they are cartoons!), and there are a few others I've come across like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but it does seem good movies are far between.
Have you seen 'Science of Sleep'? It's by the same guy who did Eternal Sunshine.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:21:45pm |
re: #54 Floral Giraffe
Climate change denier downstairs, if anyone wants to play?
Why?
It's like trying to teach a pig to sing
It'll only aggravate the pig, it'll only frustrate me
And even IF successful, the results won't be pretty!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:22:00pm |
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:22:22pm |
re: #65 Gus 802
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Water Front" proved how excellent acting and writing results in great movies.
The first two were originally stage plays.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:22:22pm |
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:23:10pm |
If you think about it the really good movies the past few years have mostly come from books, with some exceptions like Cloverfield.
Master and Commander, Harry Potter, LOTR, and then there's the comic book movies (Iron Man, Hulk, X-Men)
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:23:14pm |
re: #71 sattv4u2
Why?
It's like trying to teach a pig to sing
It'll only aggravate the pig, it'll only frustrate meAnd even IF successful, the results won't be pretty!
Well, SOME people enjoy that sort of thing.
Not you or me, apparently!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:23:39pm |
re: #71 sattv4u2
It's like trying to teach a pig to sing
It'll only aggravate the pig, it'll only frustrate me
Mud wrestling with a pig. Hour and a half later you're exhausted, filthy, sweaty, and smelly. You look over and discover the pig's been enjoying it the whole time.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:24:01pm |
re: #60 Thanos
For those of you who have problems sitting near the front, crowd noise, and etc. I really recommend that you look for showings at dinner theaters ... some have no children showings and reserved seats, and they aren't any more than a regular movie if you count the cost of the concessions and the usual meal after...
[Link: noblesseoblige.org...]
This is Miami. I'd be surprised to find it here. Only the alta cockas go to dinner theatre :)
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Girth Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:25:06pm |
I love TCM. Something I've inherited from my mother, a love for classic movies.
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Gus Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:25:16pm |
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:25:28pm |
re: #74 recusancy
Most beautiful woman to walk the world.
I'll see your Audrey Hepburn and raise you a Gina Lollabrigida
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:26:02pm |
re: #63 Sharmuta
I agree about the lack of creativity from hollywood. Seems most big movies these days are based on a book, a franchise, or it's a remake. I really like Pixar for original films (even if they are cartoons!), and there are a few others I've come across like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but it does seem good movies are far between.
Indeed. There was another flick around the same time, Little Miss Sunshine? Kind of had a Raising Arizona quality.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:27:03pm |
re: #82 sattv4u2
I'll see your Audrey Hepburn and raise you a Gina Lollabrigida
No idea who that is. Just googled her. She's not even in Audrey's league.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:27:19pm |
re: #74 recusancy
Most beautiful woman to walk the world.
I know I'm biased, but, my daughter has a totally Audrey Hepburn "Breakfast at Tiffanys" thing going on when she puts up her hair and wears those big "Holly Golightly" sunglasses.
We got her a really nice pair of those for Christmas, as a matter of fact.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:28:40pm |
re: #75 Thanos
If you think about it the really good movies the past few years have mostly come from books, with some exceptions like Cloverfield.
Master and Commander, Harry Potter, LOTR, and then there's the comic book movies (Iron Man, Hulk, X-Men)
Alice too, but something worth seeing done well on screen.
I absolutely 100% refuse to see the remake of Miracle on 34th Street. It's my most favorite Xmas movie and the remake will ruin it for me.
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:28:48pm |
re: #82 sattv4u2
For opposites, equally magnificent, Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:29:27pm |
re: #83 marjoriemoon
Indeed. There was another flick around the same time, Little Miss Sunshine? Kind of had a Raising Arizona quality.
That was a great movie! If you like that you might like Sunshine Cleaning. It's close to a chick flick but I still really liked it.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:30:23pm |
re: #85 recusancy
No idea who that is. Just googled her. She's not even in Audrey's league.
Just a different type...
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:30:37pm |
re: #74 recusancy
Most beautiful woman to walk the world.
Swans have been known to commit suicide when they see her neck.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:31:39pm |
re: #92 MandyManners
Swans have been known to commit suicide when they see her neck with FBV.
*Stares off dreamily into space....*
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:31:57pm |
re: #86 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I know I'm biased, but, my daughter has a totally Audrey Hepburn "Breakfast at Tiffanys" thing going on when she puts up her hair and wears those big "Holly Golightly" sunglasses.
We got her a really nice pair of those for Christmas, as a matter of fact.
She available? ;) j/k
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:32:25pm |
re: #88 Floral Giraffe
For opposites, equally magnificent, Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren.
Maureen O'Hara.
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:32:43pm |
re: #89 Sharmuta
I also enjoy almost anything with Anne Hathaway in it.
If you haven't seen Blindside I recommend it even though I'm not a Sandra Bullock fan. Pretty good movie.
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:33:23pm |
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:33:23pm |
re: #85 recusancy
No idea who that is. Just googled her. She's not even in Audrey's league.
You may not think she's AS beautiful, but "not even in the Audreys league' has me asking if you played too much football without a helmet!
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:33:40pm |
re: #87 marjoriemoon
Alice too, but something worth seeing done well on screen.
I absolutely 100% refuse to see the remake of Miracle on 34th Street. It's my most favorite Xmas movie and the remake will ruin it for me.
No need for a remake. The original is perfect.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:33:45pm |
re: #94 recusancy
Funny. I'd never noticed it, until we were in an Applebees, and she was being silly and put her hair up, put on her "prom queen" tiara, her big sunglasses and said, come look at this...
She stood by that picture... my chin hit the floor...
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:34:02pm |
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:34:05pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:34:18pm |
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:34:45pm |
re: #90 recusancy
That was a great movie! If you like that you might like Sunshine Cleaning. It's close to a chick flick but I still really liked it.
Looks good! Hubby likes heavy character driven plots which can be chick flicks, and Sci Fi. We're not real big movie goers. I end up watching a lot of classics and animation, cartoons, old kids shows on DVD.
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Gus Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:34:48pm |
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:35:22pm |
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:35:51pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:35:54pm |
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Gus Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:35:57pm |
re: #103 Sharmuta
I was furious they remade 'Sabrina'.
Ugh. Remakes. Actors acting like actors acting.
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:36:06pm |
re: #104 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You have a thing for redheads, don't you? ;)
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Gus Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:36:48pm |
re: #107 Alouette
A very fucked-up genius.
Yeah, I was just reminded. Whew. It's too bad he died the way he did.
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:36:56pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:37:30pm |
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:37:38pm |
re: #103 Sharmuta
I was furious they remade 'Sabrina'.
Really? It had a good caste, but I can understand if you have a strong feeling for the original.
The only remake that was quite possibly better than the original (debatable) but at least as equally good was The Body Snatchers IMO.
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recusancy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:38:42pm |
re: #105 marjoriemoon
Looks good! Hubby likes heavy character driven plots which can be chick flicks, and Sci Fi. We're not real big movie goers. I end up watching a lot of classics and animation, cartoons, old kids shows on DVD.
Then I highly recommend it. Plus Emily Blunt and Amy Adams aren't bad on the eyes. Rachel Getting Married is a heavy character driven movie. Also a chick flick, sorta, but really good.
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:38:47pm |
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:40:01pm |
re: #119 marjoriemoon
I feel a little about Audrey movies the way I feel about other people recording the Beatles. Why try improving on the perfect?
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:40:45pm |
re: #122 Sharmuta
I feel a little about Audrey movies the way I feel about other people recording the Beatles. Why try improving on the perfect?
Oh I here ya.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is what I meant back there btw heh
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:40:51pm |
re: #96 Thanos
If you haven't seen Blindside I recommend it even though I'm not a Sandra Bullock fan. Pretty good movie.
Thanks! I'll look into it.
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:41:41pm |
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:41:51pm |
re: #123 marjoriemoon
Oh I here ya.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is what I meant back there btw heh
Excuse the monstrous typos por favor. My head aches and my ears are still numb. I feel old today.
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Vicious Babushka Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:41:59pm |
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:44:43pm |
the ultimate redhead....imo
[Link: www.morethings.com...]
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:46:24pm |
re: #129 albusteve
the ultimate redhead...imo
[Link: www.morethings.com...]
And a redhead for the ladies
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:46:33pm |
re: #129 albusteve
Not hardly, that red hair of hers came out of a bottle.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:47:27pm |
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:47:53pm |
re: #131 Irish Rose
Not hardly, that red hair of hers came out of a bottle.
so I'm 0 for 2 with you...
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reine.de.tout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:47:55pm |
re: #89 Sharmuta
I also enjoy almost anything with Anne Hathaway in it.
Sandra Bullock.
I'll see anything with Sandra Bullock in it.
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Gus Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:48:23pm |
Great site for images of the greats:
[Link: www.doctormacro1.info...]
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:48:46pm |
re: #131 Irish Rose
Not hardly, that red hair of hers came out of a bottle.
And so did Steve's crush for her :)
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reine.de.tout Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:48:46pm |
re: #109 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Ann Margaret...
Sophia Loren
Still lookin' fine. BOTH OF 'EM!
Yes, they are!
Amazing.
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Randall Gross Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:48:47pm |
Two foreign films that critics recommend, rec'd Cannes awards, the first could be about homeschoolers
[Link: edition.cnn.com...]
and the second is about Germany at the start of war
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brookly red Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:50:01pm |
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:50:38pm |
re: #132 marjoriemoon
hehe That works!
Try this out- it came up as a related video, and it's pretty bad ass:
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:52:52pm |
re: #130 sattv4u2
And a redhead for the ladies
lol I'm trying to think of a famous redhead fellow other than Bozo! And all I could come up with is Axl Rose, but he's such a jackass.
So I tried googling "redheaded men" and got a host of gay porn sites and one Stormfront one. Now that's comedy.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:54:47pm |
re: #141 marjoriemoon
lol I'm trying to think of a famous redhead fellow other than Bozo! And all I could come up with is Axl Rose, but he's such a jackass.
So I tried googling "redheaded men" and got a host of gay porn sites and one Stormfront one. Now that's comedy.
Thomas Jefferson? ;)
Actually, one of my college friends has a brother who is a stunning redhead. To die for.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:55:13pm |
re: #140 Sharmuta
Try this out- it came up as a related video, and it's pretty bad ass:
[Video]
I'll bookmark it. I'm in need of quiet time :)
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:55:27pm |
re: #141 marjoriemoon
Prince Harry is a redhead.
Not too shabby.
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:57:41pm |
re: #142 SanFranciscoZionist
Thomas Jefferson? ;)
Actually, one of my college friends has a brother who is a stunning redhead. To die for.
Oh I have a thing myself for redheads, but there's got to be more guys out there than Bozo. There must! I had to resort to Axl.
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:57:43pm |
So, I'm trying to come up with a domain name... difficult of course since pretty much any English word is taken, and my nom de plume used here is being squatted upon (filthy bastards...)
Fortunately my real (legal) name is available... but that will be for personal use.
This is tougher than coming up with a catchy title for a story... or one of my late night ditties here...
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:58:23pm |
Danny Kaye was not a redhead, but he was gay
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:59:27pm |
re: #146 marjoriemoon
Oh I have a thing myself for redheads, but there's got to be more guys out there than Bozo. There must! I had to resort to Axl.
Natural redheads are pretty rare, we make up only 2 to 6 percent of the population.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:59:39pm |
re: #139 brookly red
we have all been there, no?
Yes... certainly.
Thanks goodness, the Christmas show is OVER. Almost two months of "It's A Wonderful Life..." ha, bah humbug... two months of any holiday is too much.
Semi-vacation coming up, 3 weeks before we tech out our new show, 4 weeks before we open our new show, and only 1 concert during that 3 week period, so, sort of a 3 week vacation.
Yippee...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 4:59:52pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:00:49pm |
re: #151 Walter L. Newton
Congratulations!
You survived the holiday production!
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MandyManners Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:01:36pm |
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott is coming on AMC.
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ryannon Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:01:36pm |
Two very different films I can wholeheartedly recommend if you haven't seen them yet. Both have been nominated for SAG awards and each have won various festival awards.
"Precious"
and
The Hurt Locker
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:01:41pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:02:13pm |
re: #148 albusteve
Danny Kaye was not a redhead, but he was gay
Producer Perry Lafferty reported: “People would ask me, ‘Is he gay? Is he gay?’ I never saw anything to substantiate that in all the time I was with him.”[3] Kaye’s final girlfriend, Marlene Sorosky, reported that he told her, “I’ve never had a homosexual experience in my life. I’ve never had any kind of gay relationship. I’ve had opportunities, but I never did anything about them.”[3]
I'm gonna run with that. Okay?
(NTTAWWT)
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:02:56pm |
re: #150 Irish Rose
Natural redheads are pretty rare, we make up only 2 to 6 percent of the population.
There are so many variations. I'm more towards auburn (red/brown). My g/f has two daughters each with true strawberry blonde hair. Breathtaking. Then I have a cousin with deep red hair with brown undertones. It's all very appealing to me.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:03:09pm |
re: #157 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I heart Danny Kaye.
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:03:58pm |
re: #159 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You're in luck... iheartdannykaye.com is available...
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:04:03pm |
re: #147 freetoken
So, I'm trying to come up with a domain name... difficult of course since pretty much any English word is taken, and my nom de plume used here is being squatted upon (filthy bastards...)
Fortunately my real (legal) name is available... but that will be for personal use.
This is tougher than coming up with a catchy title for a story... or one of my late night ditties here...
I have some magnetic poetry. I could randomly pick some words out of a hat and you could use that...
I came up with... bad mud shine.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:04:10pm |
re: #141 marjoriemoon
lol I'm trying to think of a famous redhead fellow other than Bozo! And all I could come up with is Axl Rose, but he's such a jackass.
So I tried googling "redheaded men" and got a host of gay porn sites and one Stormfront one. Now that's comedy.
Well ,, theres always THIS guy!
[Link: images.google.com...]
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:04:12pm |
re: #150 Irish Rose
Natural redheads are pretty rare, we make up only 2 to 6 percent of the population.
Ann-Margret was a brunette...
from Wiki...
Her redhead hair color (she is a "natural brunette") was the idea of Sydney Guilaroff, a hairdresser who changed the hair color of other famous actresses such as Lucille Ball.
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:04:20pm |
re: #154 MandyManners
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott is coming on AMC.
My favorite! I have it on DVD.
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:05:09pm |
re: #161 Sharmuta
Hmmm... badmudshine.com... that could be as cryptic as... littlegreenfootballs.com ?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:05:40pm |
re: #164 Sharmuta
My very favorite version.
Who's idea was it to make Scrooge look like Ichabod Crane?
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:05:41pm |
re: #157 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Producer Perry Lafferty reported: “People would ask me, ‘Is he gay? Is he gay?’ I never saw anything to substantiate that in all the time I was with him.”[3] Kaye’s final girlfriend, Marlene Sorosky, reported that he told her, “I’ve never had a homosexual experience in my life. I’ve never had any kind of gay relationship. I’ve had opportunities, but I never did anything about them.”[3]
I'm gonna run with that. Okay?
(NTTAWWT)
Danny wasn;t gay
But I think his boyfriend was!!
//
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:06:00pm |
re: #154 MandyManners
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott is coming on AMC.
My favorite Christmas Carole movies are Alastair Sim and Albert Finney which is more of a musical. Love musicals lol
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What, me worry? Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:06:54pm |
re: #162 sattv4u2
Well ,, theres always THIS guy!
[Link: images.google.com...]
I was going to keep the quiet you know.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:07:22pm |
re: #153 Floral Giraffe
Congratulations!
You survived the holiday production!
Yes, as they say in the theatre business "the fund raiser."
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:08:45pm |
re: #111 Irish Rose
You have a thing for redheads, don't you? ;)
Honestly? Truthfully? I've got a thing for women.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:09:43pm |
re: #153 Floral Giraffe
Congratulations!
You survived the holiday production!
And a visit by Cato the Elder.
Cato update... just spoke to him, he is a day early for his retreat in the California desert, so he is visiting an old friend in Santa Fe tonight and then onward to Ca. for a Tuesday morning check in.
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Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:10:36pm |
re: #165 freetoken
Hmmm... badmudshine.com... that could be as cryptic as... littlegreenfootballs.com ?
You could do something like this on your own by writing some favorite words down on scraps and picking them out at random- come up with a bunch of different ones.
Or- you could read some favorite poems, or find inspiration in some song lyrics... Maybe you want the title to reflect the focus of your site. Lots to think about. Good luck, and may your mud shine improve.
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cwnorma Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:13:20pm |
Hey all,
Just dropping by. Anyone got any gum?
/bored
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:13:57pm |
re: #173 Walter L. Newton
And a visit by Cato the Elder.
Cato update... just spoke to him, he is a day early for his retreat in the California desert, so he is visiting an old friend in Santa Fe tonight and then onward to Ca. for a Tuesday morning check in.
that's a long drive...12 hrs
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freetoken Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:16:00pm |
re: #174 Sharmuta
Well, I plan on having several domains to do everything I want. However, I wanted to do a blog that would tie into subjects for which I use this nom de plume. The other domain names I want are easy, the one for the blog is more difficult.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:16:53pm |
re: #176 albusteve
that's a long drive...12 hrs
He was suppose to be in Santa Fe Sat. night, but changed plans SAt. after leaving here and ended up in Taos Sat. night and tonight he is now in Santa Fe, and then on to Ca. tomorrow. I didn't get all the details of why he made the unscheduled Taos stop.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:16:55pm |
re: #173 Walter L. Newton
And a visit by Cato the Elder.
Cato update... just spoke to him, he is a day early for his retreat in the California desert, so he is visiting an old friend in Santa Fe tonight and then onward to Ca. for a Tuesday morning check in.
You, a Sante Fe friend
CATO's really spreading the joy, huh!
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:18:28pm |
re: #179 sattv4u2
You, a Sante Fe friend
CATO's really spreading the joy, huh!
Yes he is. Cato is a really nice guy, and he had a really neat Sarah Palin blow up doll in his overnight bag. Wonder what he does with it?
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:18:54pm |
re: #178 Walter L. Newton
He was suppose to be in Santa Fe Sat. night, but changed plans SAt. after leaving here and ended up in Taos Sat. night and tonight he is now in Santa Fe, and then on to Ca. tomorrow. I didn't get all the details of why he made the unscheduled Taos stop.
it's the Zen up there
| 182 |
Sharmuta Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:19:20pm |
re: #177 freetoken
Well- good luck, and let us know what you come up with. We'll have to come have a blog warming thread at your place, and we can all say "hi".
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Cheechako Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:19:22pm |
re: #180 Walter L. Newton
Yes he is. Cato is a really nice guy, and he had a really neat Sarah Palin blow up doll in his overnight bag. Wonder what he does with it?
Drive in the car-pool lane?
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:20:28pm |
re: #180 Walter L. Newton
Yes he is. Cato is a really nice guy, and he had a really neat Sarah Palin blow up doll in his overnight bag. Wonder what he does with it?
Practices looking at it and saying "yes, Mrs. President"!
///
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:21:26pm |
re: #181 albusteve
it's the Zen up there
I can't STAND Taos, I call it the Indian DisneyLand. It's really a tourist trap as far as I'm concerned. My ex-wife use to live in the pueblo there, and now it's turned into a Indian Theme Park. And all that "indian jewelry" has turned into mass-manufactured junk.
Don't like the place.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:22:10pm |
re: #183 Cheechako
Drive in the car-pool lane?
Well, it's anatomically correct, if that means anything?
| 187 |
albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:23:33pm |
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Cheechako Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:23:49pm |
re: #186 Walter L. Newton
Well, it's anatomically correct, if that means anything?
Careful...it could make you blind.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:25:43pm |
re: #185 Walter L. Newton
I can't STAND Taos, I call it the Indian DisneyLand. It's really a tourist trap as far as I'm concerned. My ex-wife use to live in the pueblo there, and now it's turned into a Indian Theme Park. And all that "indian jewelry" has turned into mass-manufactured junk.
Don't like the place.
What do you have against turquois?
| 190 |
Walter L. Newton Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:26:47pm |
Supper... see ya all on a thread later.
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albusteve Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:28:52pm |
re: #185 Walter L. Newton
I can't STAND Taos, I call it the Indian DisneyLand. It's really a tourist trap as far as I'm concerned. My ex-wife use to live in the pueblo there, and now it's turned into a Indian Theme Park. And all that "indian jewelry" has turned into mass-manufactured junk.
Don't like the place.
Taos Pueblo is a World Heritage Site, it has remained unchanged for centuries...Toas itself is kinda touristy but hardly overboard...and there is plenty of hand crafted jewelry for sale...you can watch it being made by renowned artists if you like
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Irish Rose Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:30:43pm |
re: #158 marjoriemoon
There are so many variations. I'm more towards auburn (red/brown). My g/f has two daughters each with true strawberry blonde hair. Breathtaking. Then I have a cousin with deep red hair with brown undertones. It's all very appealing to me.
I'm one of those strawberry blondes you're referring to.
| 193 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:35:42pm |
I LOVE GEORGE C. SCOTT AS SCROOGE!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:36:29pm |
re: #193 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
THANKS MANDY!
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:46:53pm |
re: #178 Walter L. Newton
He was suppose to be in Santa Fe Sat. night, but changed plans SAt. after leaving here and ended up in Taos Sat. night and tonight he is now in Santa Fe, and then on to Ca. tomorrow. I didn't get all the details of why he made the unscheduled Taos stop.
He posted about the Flamenco dancers last night.
Hmmmmm!
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Ramzy Sun, Dec 20, 2009 5:59:26pm |
"Blind Leading the Blind" also the name of a great ska song from about 20 years ago by the Dance Hall Crashers:
[Link: tinyurl.com...]
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