Dana, Jerry Orbach was the first El Gallo, I'm pretty sure.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2004 6:07:14 am PST #1191 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Dana - Dec 29, 2004 6:08:01 am PST #1192 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, yeah, definitely. My parents have the OCR.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2004 6:09:46 am PST #1193 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Sniffle. All my heroes are dying. I got the Lost Treasures of Broadway DVD, and it has killer footage of Orbach doing "The Lullaby of Broadway" from 42nd Street.
juliana - Dec 29, 2004 6:10:08 am PST #1194 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I spent Monday afternoon in Juliana's IKEA
Dude, you are one brave soul. I would have come down and brought you a drink if I had known you were so close.
Betsy, you are correct: Orbach created the role of El Gallo in the off-Broadway milestone “The Fantasticks.”
Jesse - Dec 29, 2004 6:10:34 am PST #1195 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I saw him in 42nd Street, back in the day.
flea - Dec 29, 2004 6:11:24 am PST #1196 of 10002
information libertarian
My parents have the OCR.
I read this as Optical Character Recognition and was mightily confused for a minute.
shrift - Dec 29, 2004 6:12:05 am PST #1197 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I don't believe IKEA exists. It's like I live in the world without Swedish meatballs and SLUGIS boxes.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2004 6:12:13 am PST #1198 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
They have the old-fashioned biochemical kind.
Speaking of which, off to the eye doctor for eyelid torture.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 29, 2004 6:15:05 am PST #1199 of 10002
What is even happening?
Oh, Betsy. I hope you're told you're all done with this, soon.
...
Google has a [link] posted on its front page, which leads to the above page of tsunami victim relief sites, for anyone interested.
Rest in peace, Jerry Orbach.
Fred Pete - Dec 29, 2004 6:16:15 am PST #1200 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Also, Wabash is the coolest street name ever.
Personally, I'm a fan of "Lower Wacker Drive."
I mean, that is probably the most unlikely pairing anyone could ever have come up with, ever.
Or maybe Bing Crosby and David Bowie on "Little Drummer Boy"?