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Apr 13, 2001 - 4:41 AM
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Howard L
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First, a moment of tribute to England's Harry Secombe, who just passed away. To many folks he's Oliver's Mr. Bumble singing Boy For Sale, but for me the first thing that comes to mind is his Pickwick singing If I Ruled The World. Tony Bennett did a nice recording of World but Mr. Secombe's was heartfelt and moving beyond all words. Good night, sweet prince.Attn: Mr. Dickinson I expect to be journeying to the fair colony of New Jersey around 5/18 and should be there for a little more than a week. Surely our much talked about and least seen first carbon-based encounter should be arranged, for we have a week...a whole week. The entire Earth was created in a week! And it would be truly ironic if I should come all the way back down here to the Dimpled Chad State and finally sit down to that much fabled steak with Logied's name on it while yet having met my fellow Pro from Dover. What say ye, Friend Klingon, will it be done then?!!!!!!!
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Your timing, Howard...is amazing.
Simply amazing.
My daughter, who now resides in the fair state of Tennessee, and who I have not seen in two years, will be visiting Bonita & I during that very week!
However, because she will also be making the "Little Old Lady Tour" of her other living relatives, there certainly must be a window of opportunity for me to finally, in person, heave that beloved lemon meringue pie right smack into your living, breathing kisser.NYUK, NYUK, NYUK!!!  http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/biggrin.gif">
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Oh, and by the way...I portrayed "Mr. Bumble" in the Halifax High School Spring Musical production of "OLIVER!", May of 1970. Harry was a hero of mine.
He was especially wonderful in those wild British comedy outings featuring Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness...
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Apr 14, 2001 - 8:41 AM
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Howard L
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Ah, you have reminded me of a Nipsey Rusell original and how appropriate in light of the recent airing of The Ten Commandments:You must not covet with thy neighbor,
You must not slaughter.
Thank goodness He didn't say,
You must not covet with thy neighbor's daughter... Mr. K, by all means make sure you catch 60 Minutes tomorrow night. They're interviewing Mel Brooks on the heels of what appears to be a huge hit on his hands. Now isn't that TRULY ironic considering it's a play about the makings of a Broadway flop!
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1050478&a=7760084&p=33910788"> LEO: Is it time to blow up the theatre?
MAX: Yep! It's time to blow up the theatre! There was an article in last week's Philadelphia Inquirer about the Broadway musical production of The Producers, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.
The show cost $10 million to mount, and prior to opening had $12 million in advance ticket sales!
I'm not surprised...I'd love to be there myself to see an actual Broadway presentation of "Springtime For Hitler"! http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/biggrin.gif">
[This message has been edited by Chris Kinsinger (edited 14 April 2001).]
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Apr 13, 2001 - 11:45 PM
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Howard L
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...you mean Springtime for You-Know-Who?I just read in the lastest New York Magazine that the show includes a chorus line of "little old ladies" and that Brooks originally wanted the show to open like the movie (Max's office) but instead it opens with a huge number that celebrates Max's latest flop. Man, I laugh just reading and thinking about all this!
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After watching the 60Minutes piece on Mel Brooks tonight, Bonita & I have decided...WE GOTTA SEE THIS SHOW!!!But with $12 million in advance ticket sales, how long will we have to wait? Will we be able to get in anytime this year? Or, (even worse), by the time we DO get in, will Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick have been replaced by Kelsey Grammer & Ray Romano? (shudder..)
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Apr 16, 2001 - 8:22 AM
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Howard L
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LOL. Broderick looks like a winner in the Wilder role, as does Lane. Brooks is just as nuts as ever. Hard to believe we'd ever see the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles on 60 Minutes!Oh...one of the gals in the office just mentioned we hadn't gotten a check from some client. Which means I automatically launched into Zero and let 'em all know that we can't produce plays without the checkie!
(happens all the time)
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I've seen slices of it at different times, but I've never watched it all the way through.
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Perhaps we should start a brand new thread about RED BUTTONS AND RAY WALSTON!!!WE LOVE THEM AND WE HATE THEM...ALL AT ONCE!!!
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I believe that both versions of The Thing are masterpieces, and comparisons are pretty much fruitless.
Carpenter's film is so totally different from the original, and it is perhaps the very best film he's ever made.
Morricone's score chills me right to the very bone! (So does Tiomkin's!)
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Bialy, I GOTTA SEE this play!
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