tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28962099469369688302024-03-05T06:29:28.814-08:00Mr. G's musingsI am intrigued with this blog thing and want to try it out myself. My name is Mark Gaulding and I live in Palm Desert, CA. I love books, music, theater, film, food, animals, travel. Oh, and did I mention books? I hope to hear from you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-33581292863114928102020-10-06T00:06:00.002-07:002020-10-06T00:06:20.288-07:00Which would you rather?<p> November 4</p><p>or November 5<br /><br />This is a survey.<br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-86445610632480504332020-02-09T17:01:00.001-08:002020-02-09T17:01:22.475-08:00My 2020 OSCAR predictions<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My predictions. We almost did it. See my earlier post about the Oscars 2/6.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We managed to see </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once Upon A Time in Hollywood</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: large;">We’ve seen all of them <i>except</i> Bombshell, Little Women, 1917 and The Irishman (by choice for the latter). And we saw all of these movies without leaving. </span><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here’s my predictions. I’m going on record.</span></div>
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Actor: Joaquin Phoenix OR Tom Hanks</div>
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Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt</div>
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Actress: Rene Zellwegger OR Cynthia Erick</div>
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Supporting Actress: Laura Dern OR Scarlett Johansson</div>
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Director: Joker OR Once Upon A Time</div>
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Documentary: Honeyland</div>
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International: Pararasite</div>
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Original Song: Stand Up, Harriet</div>
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Adapted Screenplay: Joker OR JoJo Rabbit</div>
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Original Screenplay: Parasite OR Once Upon a Time</div>
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Best Picture: Joker OR Parasite OR JoJo Rabbit OR Once upon a Time</div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>Here’s what I think will wi</i>n:</span></b></div>
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Actor: Joaquin Phoenix</div>
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Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt</div>
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Actress: Renee Zellwegger</div>
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Supporting Actress: Laura Dern</div>
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Director: Tarantino</div>
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Documentary: Honeyland</div>
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International: Pararasite</div>
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Original Song: Stand Up, Harriet</div>
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Adapted Screenplay: Joker OR JoJo Rabbit</div>
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Original Screenplay: 1917 OR Once Upon a Time</div>
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Best Picture: 1917 OR Once upon a Time</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-5187254936149092632018-09-30T18:06:00.002-07:002018-10-02T12:37:51.204-07:00I LOVE this beautiful modern homeThis house is exquisite. It blends with nature beautifully. It was in Dezeen (<a href="http://dozeen.com/">dozeen.com</a>) magazine (<a href="https://www.dezeen.com/author/james-brillon/" rel="author" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #657ab7; display: inline; font-family: "Chronicle Text G1 A", "Chronicle Text G1 B", serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" title="Posts by James Brillon">James Brillon</a><span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;">|</span><span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;"> </span><time data-published="1538244016" datetime="2018-09-29 18:00" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Chronicle Text G1 A", "Chronicle Text G1 B", serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;"><a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2018/09/29/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #657ab7; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;">29 September 2018</a>). </time><br />
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<span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;">The</span><span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;"> Idaho waterfront masterpiece by architects <b><a href="https://mccalldp.com/project/cliff-house">McCall Design and Planning</a></b> is built into rugged granite boulders that face Payette Lake. According to James Brillon, "</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;">Cliff House is named for its placement on a steep slope in a wooded area. The design was informed by the natural context, which helped determine the layout of the home's three levels as they step down the hillside." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;">It has five bedrooms on three floors. The home features floor-to ceiling windows throughout. The architects called it 'a sophisticated treehouse for grown-ups.' </span><br />
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My favorite interior feature is the large circular stair that leads from the living room down to the den which features a <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;">From the living room, a circular stair leads down to the den which incorporates an exposed boulder is visible here, reinforcing the connection to the site. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;">"Staircases were treated as sculptural elements, floating above existing and introduced rock elements," said McCall Design and Planning. "The flaring circular staircase to the game room was built using I-beams bent in Seattle after a full-scale mock-up was created on site in wood."</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.200000762939453px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: small;">This is an exquisite house. It faintly evokes of Frank Lloyd Wright's design motifs with low wooden ceilings. It pays homage to Wright's masterpiece "Fallingwater" (<a href="https://www.fallingwater.org/">https://www.fallingwater.org</a>). by integrating the house in its natural context with the a layout of the home's three levels as they step down and are integrated down the hillside. </span></div>
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We made a Peach Pie. I don't think I've ever baked a pie. I find the whole dough portion a little tedious. Thank heavens for Junebug (my mother)! Bella, our recent adopted rescue dog, was our sous chef.</div>
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This turned out wonderful. The recipe had a fancier "lattice" top but we made a simpler one. </div>
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We didn't make the dough as the recipe directs. I bought packaged dough in the refrigerated section. </div>
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R.I.P. to Aretha Franklin who had one of the <b>most incredible singing voices of our time</b>. You deserve respect and devotion. She had an unprecedented talent.</div>
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A previous Facebook posting showed Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand singing together on Judy's eponymous television series in the 60's. It would have been even more of a triumph for Judy to have hosted the Queen of Soul. La Franklin was that and more.</div>
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Bravo, Aretha and thank you for changing our world with your talent, beauty and genius.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-42229303130652309622018-07-31T01:46:00.001-07:002018-07-31T22:10:03.997-07:00One of my favorite things: A New SKYSCRAPERI haven't posted here for a while. Thanks for the two comments that were left in the interim. Thank you.<br />
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No doubt that this passion I have for tall buildings is phallic. But I wasn't aware of this new structure, currently called "Lakhtta Centre" which is being built in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg in Russia. When finished it will be the tallest building in Europe at 87 floors, 462 meters high (1,516 ft.) The building, according to <i>Dezeen,</i> the design has a 90 degree twist from foundation to tip.<br />
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It was designed by "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.2px;">British architect Tony Kettle designed the tower during his tenure at </span><a href="https://www.rmjm.com/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657ab7; display: inline; font-family: "Chronicle Text G1 A", "Chronicle Text G1 B", serif; font-size: 16.2px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; widows: 2;">RMJM</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.2px;">, before handing the project over to Russian architects </span><a href="http://gorproject.ru/en" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657ab7; display: inline; font-family: "Chronicle Text G1 A", "Chronicle Text G1 B", serif; font-size: 16.2px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; widows: 2;">Gorproject</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "chronicle text g1 a" , "chronicle text g1 b" , serif; font-size: 16.2px;"> to complete." It continues a trend of "spire" skyscrapers (London's Spire, Shenzhen's new super tall building and others) that are being built.</span><br />
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I love the continued evolution and beauty of architecture in the world. The US was once the leader for these structures. Sadly, we have become very low on the totem pole of architecture height distinction and building design. It illustrates the decline of our country in so many things in this Trump-era. <br />
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India Block, <i>Dezeen, </i><a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2018/07/30/lakhta-centre-europes-tallest-skyscraper-rmjm-architecture/">https://www.dezeen.com/2018/07/30/lakhta-centre-europes-tallest-skyscraper-rmjm-architecture/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-5007121782258594022018-06-16T20:30:00.000-07:002018-06-16T20:34:16.693-07:00A beautiful, modern house in the HAMPTONS. Me Want!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is such a work of art, in my opinion. The architecture, interior design and landscape is perfect. It is named <a class="LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.thepinnaclelist.com_property_ocean-2Dpond-2Dluxury-2Dresidence-2Dtown-2Dline-2Drd-2Dwainscott-2Dny-2Dusa_&d=DwMFaQ&c=r30hyXAdWe8oret4PlAIyA&r=jtBxEpU3TgpSdJ3yg0L0isIrcR6Y1a8FSqjFnjAPzXpbB4tuwOLn1g8Q7sHGEnyW&m=dnvFpGElfZLXzz-hDPNN_E5VodTN_2WE8DMPcE5yV6w&s=U2M2Nb43vaTTtP44Yl6-r-D5V_TfbxGoakO-pTp8dGM&e=" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; transition: color 0.15s ease;">Ocean Pond</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgba(2 , 20 , 31 , 0.850980392156863);">. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgba(2 , 20 , 31 , 0.850980392156863);">This home was featured on daily beast at </span><span style="color: #020056;"><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/omg-i-want-that-house-ocean-pond-residence-photo/1">https://www.thedailybeast.com/omg-i-want-that-house-ocean-pond-residence-photo/1</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #020056;">"Set on 42-acres of beachside land, this chateau is all about a reverence for wood, for breathtaking design, and for the luxurious touches that will make your house the envy of the Long Island coast."</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in 2012 and devastated Manhattan and other neighboring cities. This article illustrates how they are rebuilding the houses that had been obliterated by Sandy. This is wonderful news. But 6 years later?????!<br />(1) Photos and article: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5803383/Photos-capture-house-raising-Jersey-Shore-Hurricane-Sandy.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5803383/Photos-capture-house-raising-Jersey-Shore-Hurricane-Sandy.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWkBd8rPQ1DqvIap2_QbrW_izMzuF_FNHM48EEoIWGRRh9INR-tTGZX9tpSmvZz0yWirXEiOWSUe9x9wPcqxG_fbNhyvd1LWEinXTO4M43E0JlD1NxQ_998uSt4pRpspXZ2i5QhJ6h_C3/s1600/4CD2AF4400000578-5803383-image-a-83_1528115854943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="962" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWkBd8rPQ1DqvIap2_QbrW_izMzuF_FNHM48EEoIWGRRh9INR-tTGZX9tpSmvZz0yWirXEiOWSUe9x9wPcqxG_fbNhyvd1LWEinXTO4M43E0JlD1NxQ_998uSt4pRpspXZ2i5QhJ6h_C3/s400/4CD2AF4400000578-5803383-image-a-83_1528115854943.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />The devastation that 2017 Hurricane Maria wrought on "is regarded as being the worst natural disaster on record." <br /><br />Recent news articles have uncovered the death total in Puerto Rico was so egregiously understated at 60 deaths just after the hurricane but is estimated now at approximately 4,500 people. A majority of the citizens of Puerto Rica are living in hideous conditions: <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-40144171492214937972018-06-03T00:20:00.001-07:002018-06-04T01:31:54.134-07:00I LOVE this architectural conversion from an electrical substation to a BEAUTIFUL Mansion and compound in Chicago. "OMG, I Want That House: Chicago, Illinois," Allison McNearney, <i>The Daily Beast</i>, June 2, 1918. This conversion of an old electrical substation in Lincoln Park to a repurposed mansion in Chicago is exquisite (Click on it to enlarge and enjoy it all the more). Architecture and design by Liederbach and Graham (<a href="https://www.trulia.com/p/il/chicago/1970-n-burling-st-chicago-il-60614--1147957990">https://www.trulia.com/p/il/chicago/1970-n-burling-st-chicago-il-60614--1147957990</a>).<br />
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I love this imaginative home. It used to be an electrical substation. And now, it is truly a beautiful example of design and the way ahead (without Trump) for our species. All photos are from www.thedailybeast.com:<br />
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This architectural curiosity is so reminiscent of another home that was featured earlier on this blog (which no one reads). A Spanish architect, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 13px;">Ricardo Bofill,</span> converted a former cement factory into a Medieval castle. No one seems to give a shit that I write here. But if you want to see the blog about the Spanish castle click here: <a href="https://markgsmusings.blogspot.com/2013/06/this-is-modern-architectural-wonder.html" style="color: #cc6600; display: inline !important; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;">This is a modern architectural RENOVATION wonder: former cement factory becomes a MEDIEVAL CASTLE in Spain</a><br />
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I do not spell or write very well anymore. I was infected with HIV at the onset of the illness in the early 80's (unprotected sex and methamphetimine usage when I shared needles. The first time I did meth intravenously, at 22ish, I felt more wonderful than I had ever felt. I remember saying to my friend: "where has this been all my life.) </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I fell in love with her when I discovered her and read the biography. I have seen it said that when Cindy Crawford started she was referred to as 'Baby Gia' on Twitter ('When I first started modeling I was referred to as "Baby Gia" after Gia Carangi. What do you think?', Cindy Crawford's Twitter account)</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/29/gia-carangi-fashion_n_4686597.html">https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/29/gia-carangi-fashion_n_4686597.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-50730432340885814242018-05-23T21:59:00.000-07:002018-05-24T20:48:43.273-07:00The SEATTLE SPACE NEEDLE completes a $100 million renovation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My paternal side of the family lived in Seattle and Washington. I lived in Texas. But I grew up as a young lad, teenager, young adult visiting Seattle and my favorite Aunt. She was Aunt LaVaughn by name but she was truly the most wonderful larger than life character. She was my very own Auntie Mame.<br />
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Every visit, we would go up to the rotating restaurant at the top of Seattle Space Needle. It was magical. In my adult life I been to Seattle many times. It feels like a second home considering I've been there so many times and had so many important people there throughout my life. <br />
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The last time I was there was five years ago. We went to the restaurant for lunch. It was lovely. (Except as the room revolved pieces of gum left by children over the years would reveal themselves.) It was disgusting. But they served as much as a landmark as the beautiful 360 degree Seattle cityscape that was hundreds of feet below. It was a very memorable dining experience then, when I was 50 as it had been decades when I was there as a young boy.<br />
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The last time I was there the renovation were announced.<br />
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Architectural Digest reports that the project is completed <span style="font-size: x-small;">(1)</span>. It looks as though they truly have made it a more modern and enticing experience.<br />
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<a href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/seattle-space-needle-renovation?mbid=nl_05192018PM_Weekly&CNDID=35772209&spMailingID=13539731&spUserID=MTMzMTM1NjI1MDA3S0&spJobID=1401682475&spReportId=MTQwMTY4MjQ3NQS2">https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/seattle-space-needle-renovation?mbid=nl_05192018PM_Weekly&CNDID=35772209&spMailingID=13539731&spUserID=MTMzMTM1NjI1MDA3S0&spJobID=1401682475&spReportId=MTQwMTY4MjQ3NQS2</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(1) Kristine Hansen, <i>Architectural Digest</i>, May 2018, "Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle Prepares to Unveil a $100 Million Renovation"</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-47127048107143614952017-09-29T01:57:00.001-07:002017-09-29T01:57:59.845-07:00What a GREAT Home Design in JOSHUA TREEAccording to the article, this is a proposed home that has been commissioned by a producer. Designed by British architect James Whitaker, it is comprised of shipping containers that have been assembled in a modern, provocative and original design. The house will be built in Joshua Tree, CA which is a neighbor of mine in the Palm Springs area of southern California. Palm Springs is known for its mid-century modern architectural wonders. Joshua Tree and other hi-Desert homes have created many ultra-modern homes (this area isn't that populated) that, in my opinion, are the perfect setting for these cutting edge designs.<br />
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I have admired of the last few years many examples of beautiful homes that use shipping containers. This one is the best and I think that it is because of its location in such strange, other-worldly landscape. It would be just as appealable in an urban environment and I've seen examples. These designs aren't quite as cutting edge.<br />
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I love unique architectural designs. I live in a region where architecture is an important part of its history and culture. I'm fortunate.<br />
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Check out the article about this house at:<br />
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4929326/British-designer-creates-incredible-asterisk-shaped-home.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4929326/British-designer-creates-incredible-asterisk-shaped-home.html</a><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I have admired the Tesla cars since they were launched. But only the wealthy could afford the product. Elon Musk, the visionary and founder of Tesla thinks about transforming and improving the world we live in. I think he is single-handedly changing our world and the way we operate.</span><br />
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Last week, he launched a new and gorgeous product that is not as expensive as his previous creation. The new car, Tesla 3, reflect the same commitment to design quality and dedication to creating a new new automobile. This goes down in history tantamount to the creation of cars and of airplanes. Of course, the fact that is an all electric car is revolutionary.<br />
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In addition to that milestone, Tesla has a commitment to quality an design aesthetics which are reminiscent of Steve Jobs and Apple.<br />
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The car starts at $35,000 for the basic model. You can upgrade the battery length/distance and there features such as a moonroof. I will never be able to afford this beauty be the price is realistic and will help transition the auto industry. The article enclosed says that the UK has made oil (petrol)/gasoline vehicles to be illegal beginning in 2040. Volvo has also committed to moving to an all electric product line.<br />
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This is so wonderful for every driver on the planet. We will eliminate our dependence and gouging by oil companies and countries around the world that are making Trillions of dollars because of our dependance on oil. I wouldn't be surprised that the lunatic president in office now, as well as the oil industry and the countries that produce oil, don't do something to hijack them. This could make them all obsolete. I don't think that will happen without inference. These components in the current world make so much money. Most of our politics are based upon this resource.<br />
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I hope for mankind that Elon Musk is truly launching a new age. But I am very jaded about the world and big corporations and politics.<br />
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Enjoy these photos that illustrate the beauty of the Tesla 3 model. Check out this article:<br />
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4927404/Leaked-video-reveals-Tesla-Model-3-touchscreen-works.html?ito=email_share_article-bottom">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4927404/Leaked-video-reveals-Tesla-Model-3-touchscreen-works.html?ito=email_share_article-bottom</a><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I will never forget this remarkable, singular, enigmatic woman. She was a human who truly tried to bring good to the world. I feel so angry of her treatment. Her spoiled, jealous, heartless husband Charles and his mistress, Camilla, will go down in history as the world's most hateful, notorious bullies. I think that so many people let her down: the royal family and the Spencers. The Windsors wanted a young, virgin princess for the Prince of Wales. She gave them that. And she outshone them. As far as I'm concerned she was far more regal than anyone in that hateful, Windsor family, expect for The Queen.</span><br />
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Diana is pictured here with another remarkable humanitarian of that era, Mother Teresa. Diana was 19 years old when she married Charles who was 33. The royal priince just assumed that she would know how to be a fairy tale princess. And she became that. The public adored her, which created jealousy and envy within the Windsor firm. Rather than provide her with guidance, support and appreciation, they instead treated her with condescension and envy. In spite of the force of the Establishment that was against her, she grew as a human. She suffered personal pain, but this did not inhibit her from evolving and rising above all of it. She is perhaps the most accomplished humanitarian in history. She was remarkably beautiful. She evolved from a beautiful young woman into an astonishing, self-confident, remarkable human. She was dedicated mother who raised two sons who now portray all of her public qualities. She truly lives on through these two and the way they have chosen to behave as adults. All qualities that the royal family, for the most part, lack (they have tried to become modern, but they have a ways to go--and Charles is not the person who possesses the talent to do that. <br /><br />I just watched a tv show. Diana laughed and it was a beautiful, infectious moment. That is the thing about Diana, she was, and will forever remain magical, unlike anyone else.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JE6gfXgEfUs3RA4rVnt6Q5GLWrMkkLeWplw7uYNIdWf-s0YFPgdMu8WGGsyv3TEugQMKaqlZBprUgsqfrURCAhzQ7kHzRghids0VofWyCThyphenhyphenULNxLT5pvKPjFsSwmleeMuTw0k1jdPV9/s1600/Princess-Diana-John-Travolta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="595" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JE6gfXgEfUs3RA4rVnt6Q5GLWrMkkLeWplw7uYNIdWf-s0YFPgdMu8WGGsyv3TEugQMKaqlZBprUgsqfrURCAhzQ7kHzRghids0VofWyCThyphenhyphenULNxLT5pvKPjFsSwmleeMuTw0k1jdPV9/s320/Princess-Diana-John-Travolta.jpg" width="320" /></a>I remember the night she died. Where were you? I was in Montreal on vacation and had just checked in to my hotel. It was 10 or 11 pm. I turned on the television and heard the news. I was heartbroken. She had been such an inspiration since my early twenties when I'd watched her getting married to Charles. I admired her immensely. When I first heard the news I thought: "they've (the royal family) murdered her." I haven't changed my mind since. <br />
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The British monarchy pulled off the biggest scam in history, offering up this "sacrificial lamb" to create a false fairy tale. The world is basically a lie, but I didn't begin to know that until she died. In the twenty years since, the royal family have done their very best to vilify her. And they allowed Charles and her mistress to marry. Fine. But I don't think Charles should ever ascend to the throne (especially not Camilla as Queen--she is more of a courtesan). I think they got what they (Duke and Duchess of Cornwall) wanted and they should be exiled into anonymity onto their own island of Elba. That is certainly what the hateful royal family did to the previous Prince of Wales, King Edward VIII and thereafter Duke of Windsor.<br />
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I have feared all these years that the royal family would extinguish her from history. That doesn't appear to be the case, as she left behind two remarkable, modern, royal sons that have vowed that she will never be forgotten. She left a legacy far more powerful than would have ever been imagined. The future of the monarchy (if there is one) will be drastically different because of Diana and her sons, Prince William and Prince of Wales and the love that she gave to our world.<br />
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I admire the Queen immensely. Unlike the rest of her family Her Majesty has never put a wrong foot forward during her long lifetime. The only exception was Diana. Charles and his mistress are baboons. I know that he is so arrogant as to want to inherit the throne. How sad that this pathetic excuse of a man has never had to pay a price for his human weaknesses. This couple, Charles and Camilla should suffer karma. He should not be king. And they should both remove themselves from public life. Enjoy their bliss together. They certainly left a horrid path of destruction to achieve their aim to be wed.<br />
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I will not ever forget Diana. And I will always support her legacy: William, Kate, George, Charlotte <br />
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and Harry and those that follow. So many remarkable pictures and memories of her and just a few are shown here.<br />
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Diana, Princess of Wales you are gone, but I pledge I will never forget you. I suppose there may be people who don't know who she was or her story. Today, August 31, is the twentieth anniversary of her death. She inspired the world unlike few others.<br />
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A new Dubai tower, currently named the Dubai Creek Tower, will be the tallest tower in Dubai. According to CCN Online it "would be ready in time for Dubai Expo 2020." The current tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 2,717ft. CNN goes on to report: "When completed, this new 3,045ft tower will best the Burj by a massive 322ft." The Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world. <br />
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This will be great and a significant milestone. The problem is that another building is currently underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, The Jeddah Tower (formerly known as the Kingdom Tower), when it is finished will be 3,045ft making. As of July 2017, 58 floors have been completed on the Jeddah Tower.<br />
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Read more in the CNN article: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/15/architecture/dubai-creek-tower-building-progress/index.html">http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/15/architecture/dubai-creek-tower-building-progress/index.html</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-81272565668044916352017-08-10T20:53:00.001-07:002017-08-10T22:35:34.218-07:00Frank Lloyd Wright: Interesting NY island goes up For Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This Wright designed family compound which was built on "Situated on the 11-acre Petra Island in upstate New York's Putnam County, the property, known as the Massaro house," according to a <i>DailMail</i> online article by Kelly McLaughlin which was posted today. It is on Lake Mahopac and is a 15-minute helicopter ride to Manhattan, thanks to it's roof helipad.</div>
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The house and island is for sale for $14.9 and is evocative of the architect's most famed creations: Fallingwater which is located in Pennsylvania. </div>
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This house is very curious though. It was originally commissioned in 1950 by the owner of the island, engineer, Ahmed Chahroud. Alas, Chahroud, could not afford the $50,000 expense to build Wright's design. The Petra Island was eventually bought by Joe Massaro by a new owner who bought Petra for $70,000, who commenced construction of Wright's blueprints. It took four years and Wright's house finally completed in 2007. It is impressive. The furniture looks to be all evocative of Wright. It looks as though it was built in 1950 when the architect originally designed it. It remained fateful to the famed architect's design and beliefs.</div>
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When I was a kid I was obsessed with architecture. At the time I was obsessed with Frank Lloyd Wright and I recall checking out every book from the library about the man and his designs. I still love architecture. It is one of my few fancies these days. I so wish I could have become an architect but alas, I have found algebra, geometry, etc to be utterly impossible. </div>
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This is a wonderful story. A heart-shaped island within minutes Manhattan, with a Frank Lloyd Wright designed compound (house and two guest houses) which was not built until 2007, over a half century after the architect designed it in blue print.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-26458815141700011622017-08-08T21:08:00.000-07:002017-08-09T17:26:47.786-07:00R.I.P. to the legendary singer Barbara Cook.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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R.I.P. Barbara Cook who had one of the most luminescent and distinct voices in the last 100 years. And she was a master musical "storyteller". I feel so privileged to have heard her live in concert since my twenties. I have relished every single album she ever recorded (and they were numerous). She covered so many to the famous composers in recent musical history. I remember watching several television concerts (I think they were PBS--let us hope that future generation will not know and appreciate what PBS is and has done).<br />
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See the <i>New York Times</i> article from today: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/theater/barbara-cook-dead.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/theater/barbara-cook-dead.html</a><br />
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I loved all of her portfolio. She san all the standard Broadway composers, especially the brilliance of her voice in the 50's and 60's Broadway shows that she originated such Leonard Bernstein's Candide and The Music Man, the latter of which garnered her a Tony Award. She struggled with alcoholism and successfully overcame it. Gordon Cox, in Variety.com obituary date 8/8/17 shared a quote from Cook: "For some reason, it occurred to me that if I could find a way to really learn who I am and put that into my work, then there could be no real competition — because there’s only one of me.” <br />
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She did. Following her Broadway career she became a major cabaret/concert singer star for decades. Her voice was always an amazing instrument. Cook was a deserved recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2011. It appears that she continued to perform until 2010.<br />
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One of my favorite songs that she recorded and sang in concert was Janis Ian's, "Stars". Her rendition truly breaks my heart. You can see a youtube video of this song by clicking here here: <a href="https://youtu.be/cuUjb9cHJiU">https://youtu.be/cuUjb9cHJiU</a><br />
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What an amazing life of contribution to art and music and entertainment for decades. What beauty she brought to the world!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-33090467590092027452017-07-23T22:45:00.001-07:002017-07-23T22:45:24.808-07:00Movie: NORMAN--The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Junebug and I watched a film last night on cable movies on demand. I remember when the movie came out it interested me. <br />
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This movie might not be everyone's cup of tea. It certainly isn't a film that cost a billion dollars to make and is about comic book characters, animation or films geared for male aggressive pleasure. If that is your taste I apologize. I mean no insult. It's just that in this day and my age there are so few films that appeal to my taste. This is sort of a dark comedy/drama. We thought it was great.<br />
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Richard Gere plays the lead character (Norman Oppenheimer). I thought this was one of his best performance. He should do more character roles. He has the chops to do it. The cast is impressive too: Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hank Azaria, Josh Charles and others.<br />
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RottenTomato gave it an 89% critic rating which is high. Although I could care less what critics say. If a movie interests me I'll watch it, just as we did with <i>Norman.</i><br />
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Gere delivers an impressive performance. IMDb describes the story : "Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4191702/)"<br />
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It is an impressive ensemble cast performance, a very curious story line, great cinematography and film editing as well as directing. The ending was absolutely perfect in my opinion. There are a few moments in the film that seem prescient to the lunatic Donald Trump. The film was made in 2016 so someone was a little clairvoyant in the Israeli Prime Minister character. There are many moments when two characters are communicated by phone and the screen juxtaposes both actors side by side. It looks like they next door to each other. I know I'm not explaining it well, but I really was impressed. <br />
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This is a small little film that delivers on every level. <br />
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I have a feeling some of you mayfind it boring. We didn't. It was a compelling, piercing, emotional, heartfelt piece of film-making.<br />
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It folds (to three times its size) and unfolds itself within seconds with a push of the button. When "tiny houses" became fashionable I was fascinated. But many of them are too tiny. Anything under 500 sq. ft. is barbarism. This relatively affordable house, at $129,000, can be folded into a box and carried on the back of a heavy transport truck. It looks like it would be a very nice, not too small house. The house is manufactured by <a href="https://www.tenfoldengineering.com/">Ten Fold Engineering</a>.<br />
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See the mashable video that shows the structure folding and unfolding at: <a href="http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/ten-fold-engineering-foldable-homes/?utm_cid=hp-r-29#a8qWrNAtFsqJ">http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/ten-fold-engineering-foldable-homes/?utm_cid=hp-r-29#a8qWrNAtFsqJ</a><br />
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Have you ever regretted every moment of your life?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-61990623987366529062017-07-06T23:30:00.000-07:002017-07-07T18:57:22.410-07:00My nominee for the SEXIEST MAN.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V-uWlrO1RryCCvgA-NW_JMD5J_e5hSBFe158E6zG0kmRoG1SAb0u7To_8nB4YmyiQ_ZDMhXYCNBt7rrEV-4HgB0-B6gbROrAT2zfsLC8teoEoL3IrKs2P5CuEL9W0QvlDY76QbK6yi4B/s1600/2013%252BBravo%252BNew%252BYork%252BUpfront%252BQnDop-U1HQyx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V-uWlrO1RryCCvgA-NW_JMD5J_e5hSBFe158E6zG0kmRoG1SAb0u7To_8nB4YmyiQ_ZDMhXYCNBt7rrEV-4HgB0-B6gbROrAT2zfsLC8teoEoL3IrKs2P5CuEL9W0QvlDY76QbK6yi4B/s320/2013%252BBravo%252BNew%252BYork%252BUpfront%252BQnDop-U1HQyx.jpg" width="213" /></a><br />
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I am utterly charmed by Luis Ortiz, <span style="text-align: center;">who previously appeared full-time on <i>Bravo's Million Dollar Listing of New York</i>. </span><br />
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He currently appears occasionally however in past years he was one of the principal cast members of the show.<br />
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I love this man. He looks so beautiful. He is always so perfectly groomed (as are Ryan and Fredrik). But he exudes so much enthusiasm and earnestness, which is my favorite quality in people. He always appears immaculate. And he always has a gleam in his eye and his smile breaks your heart.<br />
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Tonight, he revisited the show and announced that he was going to move to Paris. Ryan and Fredrik were critical. But Luis' passion and enthusiasm made them look like old, warty, crone, witches. I think they were envious.<br />
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I'm not much of a fan for Bravo's programming these days. The housewives and other brands are so tiresome. Please make them go away, along with the Kardashians. I still watch the show <i>Below Deck </i>and <i>Million Dollar Listing of New York</i>. Occasionally, I'll watch <i>Watch What Happens Live</i> if it doesn't feature all of the housewives. Andy and most of his show is truly boring and most of his programming is now overdone, redundant and hackneyed.<br />
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Luis Ortiz is the biggest star discovered on Bravo. I wish him much success. I wish Andy would give Luis his on reality show. He has the star power and charisma more than anyone on the Bravo network. <br />
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I just finished watching the New York Housewives. With a couple exceptions, these people are truly lunatic. I find everything about them utterly repugnant. But Andy Cohen always is gleeful with these people's before. On his show tonight, he was orgasmic watching one of the drag queen bartenders open her legs whilst laying down in front of Andy and his guest. Mr. Cohen seems to think he has discovered something unknown. Been there with the drag queen in 1982. He delights with glee at how low he can go portraying humans in the lowest form (drag queens excluded but the gyrations were not as shocking as Andy thinks). Go away Andy. Or find a new act. I think you are in some ways responsible for the collapse of the US culture and the election of trump. Andy seems to always find it all so originally and hysterically funny. Sorry, dude. Your not original. And your rehashing programming for decades is really pathetic. When I first watched you years ago, I was enthralled. But you have long gone past your stale date.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-5099231314473038312017-07-01T19:51:00.000-07:002017-07-01T19:51:10.092-07:00INDEPENDENT films: 3 Generations & This Beautiful Fantastic<br />
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I love movies and have for my entire life. Unfortunately, the film industry's obsession with comic book-themed films that are obscenely over budget (and not interesting) are the overwhelming product that are made these days.<br />
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I have always loved independent films. They aren't very prolific these days. So I don't see movies very often.<br />
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Tonight was an exception. We watched two movies that were pay per view on tv. They were good in different ways. But I feel satisfied, which is rare, with our movie viewing experience tonight. <br />
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The two indie movies that the Bug (my mom) and I enjoyed tonight are:<br />
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<b>3 Generations</b>--Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon, Elle Fanning and others. "After Ray [Elle Fanning} decides to transition from female to male, Ray's mother, Maggie [Naomi Watts], must come to terms with the decision while tracking down Ray's biological father to get his legal consent." Sarandon plays the mother to Naomi Watts and grandmother to Elle Fanning.<br />
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<b>This Beautiful Fantastic</b>--Starring most notably Tom Wilkinson and Anna Chancellor (she played "Duckface" in 4 Weddings and a Funeral). "A young woman who dreams of being a children's author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower."<br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4560008/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4560008/</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-71084975259652010882017-06-20T20:34:00.000-07:002017-06-21T17:31:40.460-07:00RICHARD BRANSON has plans for a new Supersonic Commercial Jet to replace the Concorde<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is encouraging news about how we will be advancing forward in technology in the future. Billionaires they may be, but Richard Branson and Elon Musk are making giant steps forward mankind, unlike the imbecile trump and his junta government. I've always thought the it was very sad that our supersonic transportation became obsolete when the Concorde fleet was retired in 2003. Thank heavens for the amazingly wealthy humans who are doing something for mankind. The same could be said about billionaires who are philanthropic (Bill Gates). Fun article. I just hope I live to see the day it flies (well, maybe not, based upon the wold today).<br />
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The aircraft could go into commercial service as early 2020 and several airlines have committed to buy. The Concorde was funded by governments. Two airlines, Air France and British Airways starting in 1976. The aircraft was never profitable for either carrier. <br />
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This new plane will be more profitable for airlines to operate and will passengers will pay the equivalent of a Business Class fare today.<br />
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We just finished watching a great, quirky small independent film titled, Table 19. It has a great cast (Lisa Kudrow, Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson, among others). <br />
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Years ago in my 20's, 30's and 40's I relished indie films. And they were prolific compared to 2017. Most movies are made for young men. They have recently been the drivers for the billions of dollars generated by testosterone-geared movies. I was very happy to see that Wonder Woman which is from that genre, defeat and make huge amounts of money. I'm thrilled. But I doubt I'll watch the movie.<br />
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Table 19 is a film about a handful of odd characters who find themselves seated at the last table of a wedding dinner. They are individually eccentric, to say the least. I really enjoyed this film. I wish more indie films were made. I'm so old that maybe I'm just clueless. But I would recommend Table 19! If you don't like it then go watch the latest $300 M Mavil comic book which will premiered next Friday.<br />
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Great cast. Good script. Good production values. And not about comic book characters. I doubt they even spent more than $20-$30M to make it. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896209946936968830.post-68542631099349839372017-06-12T00:25:00.001-07:002017-06-12T00:26:36.408-07:002017 Tony Awards<div class="_1dwg _1w_m" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; padding: 12px 12px 0px;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5I3_lWI0WnRDR3Z-djroA-QW2zLDjSDMpzPG7sjiS9gy4kXgF1ZnCsA5ZZ7J5qM6qk0yDHMigmYLli6SFhRYX89aXoz1_DK1GPjUPUQ8n8QvO_Fb-RG8GXrUNn4_c119ehaaLvF5JW2R/s1600/Unknown-88.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="344" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5I3_lWI0WnRDR3Z-djroA-QW2zLDjSDMpzPG7sjiS9gy4kXgF1ZnCsA5ZZ7J5qM6qk0yDHMigmYLli6SFhRYX89aXoz1_DK1GPjUPUQ8n8QvO_Fb-RG8GXrUNn4_c119ehaaLvF5JW2R/s320/Unknown-88.jpeg" width="320" /></a>I so wish I could have seen shows this season. I saw two of my favorite actresses, Laura Linney and <span style="font-family: inherit;">Cynthia Nixon on Andy Cohen's talk show and I was so fascinated by the way their play, Little Foxes, was being presented (</span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F04%2F19%2Ftheater%2Flittle-foxes-review-cynthia-nixon-laura-linney.html&h=ATMaSRKJ1rzc3uoxN2RDLoeGL5WrHa88AuFGRxfNakw_ueoQE9bxvNJtgu-XvwQY_GENveuh7ceyr52r4dvIagIoATAynwPmQMYdBzyI0x3NZCxNF_IpY4ZwcxicdyFgBOJGYW3LzQTPPgjFVqCQETbh1iCGO0o6TBZI8rIl&enc=AZOxUUGb74dT3LhXtVM8fKtmApZR-L9ofxQoTG2L-6m40CGnOVhLAGUQ5IaIbYWdaZ4IUAYhWuFvLBNaNJ-HjZrPN6aU2XQgWSRcTP9Z2FyHSCKdJymSJpqTGgcH4TNyphsbz1POY9VqxC8FBBeQcTVKHwROBS6KpGz9yk2VMmHEAdhGIr4ohFd4FtfEL4B-1UQ&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/…/little-foxes-review-cynthia-nixon…</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">). Cynthia Nixon won an award and I was thrilled. Laura Linney didn't. This actor is long overdue for an Oscar and a Tony. I would love to see this show twice and watch the actors play the same role.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq4kRsG-Z9nEXoz8FANZts_wNFvNo6_DtTU4xupVYx4zSC-eMvMZlxPEyPeyIhlYUF6svNP0tPHBG93W5P7SkFy5MXywmp5sPl7VsV1cEDoRMMA92qOC8ApVvD5vBKMY8VTsA9NOMfvvQ/s1600/Unknown-89.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq4kRsG-Z9nEXoz8FANZts_wNFvNo6_DtTU4xupVYx4zSC-eMvMZlxPEyPeyIhlYUF6svNP0tPHBG93W5P7SkFy5MXywmp5sPl7VsV1cEDoRMMA92qOC8ApVvD5vBKMY8VTsA9NOMfvvQ/s1600/Unknown-89.jpeg" /></a>I'd read about the new musical Dear Evan Hansen and I had a feeling it was in contention. There several great performances but Ben Platt's (Dear Evan Hansen) was astonishing. The musical went on to win 6 Tony Awards including Ben Platt for Best Actor in a Musical. </div>
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Another remarkable moment for me, was when Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersol sang for the nominated musical "War Paint". What an amazing pairing of vocal genius. I read somewhere that Ms. LuPone thinks this is her last show. I hope not.</div>
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Finally, this award show had a show ending. Kevin Spacey and Patti LuPone sang a Frank Sinatra-esque song and all the winners came out. This year was star power even though Lin-Manuel Miranda made a short appearance to present an award. What a season that I missed. (Would love to have seen Sally Field and Cate Blanchett, both who were up for rewards.</div>
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