Had to turn the heat off in the apartment because it's baking. Clicked linky and now I've got goosebumps. Nothing has ever topped Les Miserable for me. Not that I've seen them all.
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Juliebird - Apr 18, 2009 5:46:58 am PDT #15768 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
msbelle - Apr 18, 2009 5:47:25 am PDT #15769 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Here is what I was thinking maybe could wait until that weekend:
Build glass brick or some other material wall to block off scary crawl space.
Painting a spare room or even one of the living spaces.
Hanging pictures.
Changing light fixtures.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 18, 2009 6:06:38 am PDT #15770 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
There is so much to do and money to spend.
AHAHAHA! That's home ownership in a nutshell.
Congrats-I'm glad the closing went well! Yay!
Amy - Apr 18, 2009 6:16:11 am PDT #15771 of 30000
Because books.
Congratulations, sara! I'm so excited for you! And you survived!
Just for comparison-- Ruthie Henshall at the Les Miz 10th Anniversary concert.
I know she's performing in character there, but that sounded sort of ... forced to me in places.
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2009 6:31:31 am PDT #15772 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For Jilli and others who might like a photo of a young, well-dressed Bowie: [link]
Jesse - Apr 18, 2009 6:36:25 am PDT #15773 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think Mark Blankenship hits many nails on the head regarding Susan Boyle: [link]
Barb - Apr 18, 2009 6:53:45 am PDT #15774 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Nothing has ever topped Les Miserables for me.
I'm such a huge sucker for that show-- manipulative as it is. I don't care. And my absolute favorite version is that 10th anniversary concert-- I loved the concert in costume staging and the fact that they had the All Star cast, plus such a huge chorus comprised of company members from around the world. (Colm Wilkinson as Valjean! Michael Ball as Marius! Meep!)
My absolute favorite moment, though, was the encore, where they brought on 17 Valjeans from international productions and had them sing phrases of "Do You Hear the People Sing" in their native languages. And for anyone who's as big a geek as I am and watches the Japanese Iron Chef, yes, that's Chairman Kaga as the Japanese Jean Valjean.
msbelle - Apr 18, 2009 7:03:55 am PDT #15775 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My brother took a trip to london in the spring of 86 and returned with the london les miz cast recording on LP. I had the all the show soings memorized by that summer, singing all parts (of course). I never saw the show though until it was closing on bway, something around 2000.
Amy - Apr 18, 2009 7:09:35 am PDT #15776 of 30000
Because books.
I saw it on Broadway, too, probably around 1995? Loved it. I love the soundtrack, too. In fact, I may go dig that out and give it a listen today.
Jesse's link said "I Dreamed a Dream" had shot into the top 50 songs on iTunes in the past few days.
msbelle - Apr 18, 2009 7:10:49 am PDT #15777 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Is squeezing a tube of toothpaste really so difficult that we need a machine for it?