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8228. arkymalarky - 6/25/2006 3:15:20 AM I'm glad you and your mother enjoyed the concert, Wabbit. It's a shame people dominate a moment without thinking that it's important for other people, as well. Maybe you could write him a short email about how much you've enjoyed him over the years, etc. 8229. wonkers2 - 6/25/2006 5:01:34 AM Saw a quite interesting documentary tonight--"Sketches of Frank Gehry." The documentary on the architect, who some say is currently number one in the world, was directed by his long time friend Sidney Pollack and included a quite a bit of footage of commentary by Gehry's psychiatrist of many years as well as interviews with many others, architects and a director of the Guggenheim who worked with Gehry on his spectacular museum in Bilbao.
Gehry's architecture is different from any other I've seen, and he is a very interesting person. This movie is a "must see" for anyone interested in architecture and art. 8230. arkymalarky - 6/25/2006 6:02:19 AM I guess this goes here. In this seminar we saw the neatest little almost-silent film called "World Song" and I looked for the credits at the end because I'd love to have a copy of it, and turns out it was produced by General Motors. I think we're going to have a means to purchase any resources we aren't given, but I wondered if you were familiar with it, Wonk.
We've had people come from all over the country, some who were born and/or lived in other parts of the world, some who are "experts" in language acquisition, teaching ESL, developing and running ESL programs, or on laws pertaining to ESL, and the things they've shared have been wonderful for the most part.
A friend of Bro's presented this evening. He works with Public Radio and searches out stories and background on events in AR history and writes songs about them. We spend a lot of time talking about working with other cultures, but tend to forget that people may come here for many resons, none of which include a burning curiosity to see Arkansas culture firsthand, but they would generally like to know about us--as Arkies, not just as Americans--and it so happens there are about a dozen Taiwanese in the program who just loved this guy. He gave us cds and a lot of info on AR history and our cultural connections to it. 8231. judithathome - 6/25/2006 1:37:38 PM Went to see Side By Side By Sondheim yesterday and once again, sat in awe of the man who uses words like a slilled painter to create a visual. Luckily, my favorite song, I Remember, was done by an extraordinary tenor and it made my chest ache and brought tears to my eyes...in that good way that lyrics sometimes do.
My only quibble was they had a woman do Send In The Clowns and I thought it was weak...I love hearing that done by a male voice and with some of the phrasing spoken rather than sung. 8232. Adam Selene - 6/25/2006 4:51:23 PM Well, Mrs. Selene and I had a great day in NYC yesterday. Dropped the dog off with a neighbor, caught the Amtrak to Penn Station while we did Sudoku and crosswords for 3 hours, shared a great cheesesteak and fries at Penn, caught a cab to Studio 54 (while sweating out a terrible traffic jam) arriving just minutes before ThreePenny Opera matinee at 2pm.
We were first row, upper balcony - excellent seats. Studio 54 is a nice intimate theatre just barely off Broadway - reminded me of the London stage were we saw Mama Mia last year. Not a bad seat in the house really, not like the Lyric in Baltimore where there really aren't any good seats beyond 6th row, main floor.
Wasn't crazy about the actual story, or the melodies for that matter, but the performances were magnificent all around. Cindi Lauper was herself, a bit affected like the pop-star she is but still very much in place in a musical. Of course, she (and nearly everyone else) was hugely overshadowed by Nellie McCay's brilliant voice and stage presence. You'd think she was born to play Polly. I was amazed to hear how 3 months of Broadway has improved her voice control and her stamina. She was great before, but so much more consistent now and she now has the total command of her vibratto and upper registers.
(phone - will continue later.) 8233. Adam Selene - 6/25/2006 5:29:55 PM Out of time now... but to finish.
The play was a hoot - very enjoyable as long as you know what to expect. (But don't bring your kids. Definitely R+ rated.) After the show, we caught a cab back to Penn, grabbed some bagged sandwiches, and ate on the train - then did some more sudoku and crosswords. Picked up the dog about 930pm, watched a little tv and snacked, then crashed.
All and all a realy nice outing, we both had a great time. (And it should be for $500 total!) 8234. judithathome - 6/25/2006 11:19:55 PM Money well spent! 8235. judithathome - 6/25/2006 11:22:36 PM Wikipedia's take on the show 8236. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 2:59:40 AM Wow, sounds like it was great, Adam, from start to finish.
Just a brief fyi, it's "Cyndi" Lauper. Don't ask how I know, or why I care. ;-) 8237. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 3:00:09 AM Blast it, I hate when my smily's do that. 8238. Adam Selene - 6/26/2006 3:08:45 AM Hey, if I could spell, I wouldn't need my wife to edit my crosswords! ;)
p.s., my wife's name is Cyndie. :) 8239. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 5:49:57 AM Cool! First I've ever seen that spelling. 8240. arkymalarky - 6/26/2006 5:50:38 AM I think crossword editing is a new one on me, too. 8241. alistairconnor - 6/26/2006 10:35:56 AM I understand about DLL Hell, Adam...
And the show sounds great. It's been a long time since I've seen a decent musical. 8242. Adam Selene - 6/26/2006 1:56:41 PM lol - we do crosswords together. She's the technical expert, I'm a domain expert. She knows all those little special words that crosswordists are so fond of, while I know a lot of trivia and junk. Makes for a good team. Not that she needs me... she has been doing crosswords in pen ever since I met her. 8243. judithathome - 6/26/2006 10:00:29 PM True crosswordists do that...I have a special pen, even. 8244. wonkers2 - 6/26/2006 11:36:30 PM Mourning Doves 8245. judithathome - 6/26/2006 11:57:04 PM Tonight on PBS, we have a program called Hpw Art Changed The World. Check it out! 8246. judithathome - 6/26/2006 11:58:14 PM Sheesh...I screwed it up on two threads!
HOW 8247. Adam Selene - 6/27/2006 1:37:57 AM What's this "we" have a program? Are you invovled in it Judith? (Looks very interesting. I'm gonna check it out tonight. Thanks for the notice!)
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