casablancalover

I loved that, every one seemingly but Paul Gross. (Due South and Slings and Arrows TV series)

[The Proclaimers|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0]

Hence the quote from A BRIDGE TOO FAR h4. SMILE WHEN YOU ORDER THAT MOCHA FRAPPACINO Each side of this masculinity view of what they're drinking, whether tea or coffee, has it's honor and respect from me. It's hard to imagine two men coming to blows after a hard night of drinking coffee, let alone tea... Whiskey is the drink of trouble, usually. Unless it's THE QUIET MAN and Cohan's pub; then a porter will do nicely...

h4. Oh, Canada [The Guess Who|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPqT031SWT4]

This is so awesome. Thank you all! I was feeling so down this morning. I looked at my calendar and saw I had taken one day off from working my jobs in the last 22 days, and I shouldn't do that. Wears me out. I have been so busy that I didn't even have time to post a calendar in one place to incorporate it all. Then I read your comments about Rare Earth and GFR most excellent number. Rare Earth did that so many times and so many subtle ways (had the great 2 disc concert set--the one in the "Army Surplus backpack" design) I loved that version too! In radio, the disc jockeys thought it perfect break music- they could actually take the break and few listeners complained.. I always thought it was something they didn't want to repeat the same every time, with each member providing his own interpretation to the tune. I will now listen to Grand Funk Railroad again. Yeah, I need to get to work again this morning. No time.. Wasn't that a Guess Who hit?

h4. The Memphis Belle

Potato/potato.. Ugh, _Villette_. I gave up always around page 50; three tries. It is an old wive's tale that siblings who befriend each other growing up will be at each other's throats as adults, and visa-versa. I know there was much battling with my sister growing up, and now we are the closest we've ever been. Amazingly, I don't recall the relationship of the Bronte sisters and their brother to each other, just how father was. I will check out those sources you've mentioned. Thanks.

I agree. I always preferred _Jane Eyre_ to _Wuthering Heights_ (Emily Bronte takes it generational and I was bored by the characters; your post reads like you may have been too. But I didn't find Devotion (1946) a strong story for a movie. Jane Eyre (1944) had Aldous Huxley, Robert Stevenson, John Houseman scripting, and it is really a very well-told version, although there were some liberties taken. The story of the Bronte sisters is actually pretty strange in certain aspects. The girls wrote stories since childhood, and they created their own language and syntax to tell them. Their father was a the Church vicar, he was generous, but had eccentric habits and odd perspective on education at the time, and their front yard was the Churchyard! You can tour the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth, outside of Bradford still. I did. Branwell, who their father thought the most gifted of his children, didn't really amount to much in his writing. Rather, Branwell would indulged in alcohol and laudanum, and die of TB in 1848 at the age of 31. Pastor Bronte outlived all his children. He died at 84. Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 25, 2012 8:12 AM- because how could she forget Aldous Huxley!

You just played one of my all time favorites! Thank you! [Get Ready|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gyeGudMMYU]

[swedish Rhapsody|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-wFEJExxn4]

[billy Paul|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIOYizNBhc] [The Dramatics|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRK4AwS3dh8]

The 70th isn't running anywhere near me, but I did see a roadshow presentation several years ago at the beautifully restored State Theater in Minneapolis. It was a PRISTINE print I am happy to say, so not sure what has happened in the meantime. I recall sitting near an older couple, and yes, they had seen it in it's original release, before her husband went to fight in the Pacific. I recall the wife reacting to Ilsa's line about thinking for all of us and the giggles in the audience to that. She said it does sound silly now. But the audience was in rapt attention for every line, every scene, and there was thunderous applause following. You knew they loved it ! There is nothing as validating, even for a movie -- than applause. I hope everyone who loves movies gets an opportunity to see this one as designed in the theater.

Grieg is so wonderful. The first time I visited Norway was late May, and you experience Grieg's environment personally, this music strikes an indelible chord with you. If you are Scandinavian, it leaves a deep mark. Thank you for posting it. Sorry I haven't the time to post a favorite spring Swedish Rhapsody version.. Maybe later. Today is my big day, but I still need to work the regular job first.

You and wouldbestar are drifting in thought to the same view, possibly. How to spark the imagination in terms of learning. Learning is much more than the digestion of facts, it is the opening of the mind to see the way you view your world and what is out there to support your view and to challenge it. I believe movies in the classroom are an important tool. It's a shame that because of time constraints it is something that is not explored, and many parents don't view the moving image as more than a wasteland --but then, look at all that's being offered on the telly. You know of examples.

h4. The Can't Enjoy it Unless They Can Believe It's Real wow, with all the posting about the CGI superiority over other special effects, I wonder if the suspension of disbelief will ever take hold of our imaginations again?

>misswonderly wrote: TikiSoo, I have to agree with you about the look of most of the Harry Potter films. (Except for the first one) - despite the realistic and engaging character development, and the wonderful, very carefully thought-out storyline, the films were flawed by way too much CG, and by how visually dark they were ( I know they were also "dark" in another way, but that was in their favour...) It's cynical me, but remember, they have a major-cross merchandising and Theme-park attraction to keep bringing in the bucks too. They cannot depend solely on the movie. Keeping it dark, I always thought, keeps the CGI from being hokey. It's harder to discern details in the dark. CLASH OF THE TITANS, I really liked, though it wasn't the special effects, but the effect Harry Hamlin was having on me. He wore his costume very well! I kept hoping for a breeze.

Guess what I am watching tonight??

h4. THE QUIZ SHOW Maybe it wasn't satire, but it really slapped around the small box and the phoniness of the quiz show empires of the fifties. I really liked that movie. The other movie about television I really liked and hope will be a classic is THE INSIDER which centered on the effect of 60 Minutes on a whistle-blower about the tobacco industry. Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 18, 2012 7:09 PM

So true, SansFin. h4. It's all about the money, honey. The East India Company was so powerful in it's day, they could direct what colonies to defend, what the battles to fight, to protect their sources of materials for trade. They made England=Tea. There are monuments to these defenders of trade in Westminster Abbey. [sir Eyre Coote|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Coote_(East_India_Company_officer)] [The East India Company|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_East_India_Company] Appropriate for St Patrick's Day/weekend. Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 18, 2012 1:12 PM

Flogging Molly did the best damn version of The Band Played Waltzing Matilda I had ever heard by a band. Here it is in a personal favorite. [The Band Played Waltzing Matilda|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWaDkGXzs_M]

h4. The Irish Guards under the command of Col. Vandeleur h4. A Bridge Too Far

Starbuck -- Leo Genn .. (sigh) Corporal Hancock: *Sir.* (Offers mug of tea) Major General Urquhart: *Hancock. I've got lunatics laughing at me from the woods. My original plan has been scuppered now that the jeeps haven't arrived. My communications are completely broken down. Do you really believe any of that can be helped by a cup of tea?* Corporal Hancock: *Couldn't hurt, sir.* {Urquhart accepts his mug of tea) from A Bridge Too Far (1977) Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 17, 2012 10:46 PM

thanks, Lavenderblue! In honor of the day, [Celtic Women|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xn7rjlOxfc] [Earl Scruggs and the Chieftains|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByYSkRGrMqw] Brian Boro's March [brian Boru pipe band of St Paul, MN|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNRi4juL8L4]

Yep, the poem, but don't ask me a line though. I was daydreaming through most of English Lit.

misswonderly- They will serve you hot tea, but you must specifically make sure to say HOT please. But then, you will be disappointed. They do "sweet tay" very well, but their hot tea is not what you would want. There is no real ceremony in producing sweet tay.