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Reminds me of the John Cleese joke: so John went to Auschwitz and arrived at the gate slightly after the last entry time and they wouldn't let him in. He said, "But I'm a Jew!" and they opened the gates and let him in.

^^I'd like to point out, I may have phrased this incorrectly. I never met in person, let alone watched Shogun with Richard Chamberlin.^^

@Axtremus said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

@Horace said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

Spend 2 hours on the plane in Business Class at the gate.

Gotta remember what's important and look at the bright side of life.

Yes, in a lot of cases Business Class gets sent ahead of the the other classes.

@Mik

The job is still out there, tho' now called "Groom of the Robes."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Robes

But maybe not in a so intimate position. Henry VIII seems to have other occupants than the one in Wiki.

I read the book and watched this the first time with Richard Chamberlin, it may be worth another watch. Probably a much better version than the first time.

Also, Penny Dreadful is on PRIME. I watched it a while ago when I had HBO and I loved it. I'm watching it again and it's just as good.

The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in the mist.

Other's might say (NOT ME--I'M NOT SAYING THIS, OTHER'S MIGHT, BUT NOOOO, NOT ME) that this is similar to the punishment being meted out to Hamas fighters in Gaza.

Have a wonderful and productive trip.

@Axtremus said in Piano Party 7/27. Klaus is coming to visit:

@Tom-K said in Piano Party 7/27. Klaus is coming to visit:

Pretty freakin' nice!

You really ought to get out to one of these piano parties one of these days. I have met everyone in this thread in person except you and @taiwan_girl .

You're right. I WANTED to go, but I was booked for Quebec City the week before (for Lakme at a local opera house,) so that was an issue, and then my DAUGHTER (who I would have brought, and at Juilliard no less) was a STINKER from hell about having something to play. (FYI I suck at the piano personally.)

BUT if I knew, if I KNEW that KathyK would be there I would have make it work out. I would have begged, and cringed and cowed and whimpered just to kiss her hand. And then my life would be complete. Now, now, I am to condemned to walk the earth: as a shadow.

Typical piano guy as far as I know.

Pretty freakin' nice!

Maybe we should start a book club for the obscure Finnish author, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen. I hear he's making a comeback!

@Axtremus said in Operation Bring Back George:

@Tom-K said in Operation Bring Back George:

So who do we have to say nice things about to get George back?

@Boris ? @Sidney ?

Maybe we should have threads to get Boris and Sidney to stop by more often.

So who do we have to say nice things about to get George back?

@Axtremus said in Hey, bring back Jolly too!!:

@Tom-K said in Hey, bring back Jolly too!!:

I vote NO! No more Jolly.

...

And while we're at it bring back George, too!

Say ... we didn't have a thread to advocate to bring @Tom-K back while he was away.

You had a "bring back Tom-K" thread in your hearts, and that's all that matters.

Yea, remember back when the word "comedian" meant a person that was funny? Bob Newhart was one of the best. RIP.

I vote NO! No more Jolly.

Only kidding--

Jolly, come back home to where you belong. You were right--Trump is pretty good!

And while we're at it bring back George, too!

@jon-nyc said in Maybe don't cheat on your spouse at a Coldplay concert?:

That is a TRUE look of TERROR on that girl's face. Back when I was a photographer I often tried to picture different expressions on models--and when you could get the real thing it was the REAL THING. The actual photograph of a real heightened emotion is rarely pretty so it's rarely used, but it is vastly compelling in it's own right.

The sad thing is Renauda had to pay for that study.

I know a lot a of good looking women, and none of them would say he was good looking unless he was rich.

Just saying.